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A former lawyer and pilot who saw action during the Second World War, Paddy Roberts became a highly successful songwriter during the 1950s, penning major hits for David Whitfield, Anne Shelton, Max Bygraves, Ruby Murray and Lita Roza, among others. His abilities were sufficient to earn him two Ivor Novello Awards, yet when it came to his own recording career, he opted to pursue a different path. Whilst his hits for other artists had been wholesome material, he chose slightly risqué material for Strictly For Grown-Ups. Along with Tom Lehrer and to a lesser extent Peter Sellers, Paddy Roberts was at the forefront of a musical comedy boom at the end of the 1950s.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Unfortunately, Amazon UK have mixed up two set of reviews here......The negative comments made (on more recent posts) about poor sound quality and audible distortion relate to the 'cheapo' Hallmark CD edition (playing time: 30 minutes) of this album - the red cover 'Must Close Saturday' CD listed here (playing time: 75 minutes) has none of these problems, and much more care has been taken over presenting the tracks in the best possible sound quality.
Of course, the 1959 Decca album 'Strictly for Grown Ups' was recorded and issued in Mono sound, but apart from that, this CD presents a quality restoration of the source. The 'Must Close Saturday' CD listed on this page also adds 16 bonus tracks of other Paddy Roberts songs from the 1950s, and the sound quality on these is generally excellent. If you like Paddy Roberts songs, the choice is clear - you won't wan't to bin this CD edition - You get what you pay for !
Of course, the 1959 Decca album 'Strictly for Grown Ups' was recorded and issued in Mono sound, but apart from that, this CD presents a quality restoration of the source. The 'Must Close Saturday' CD listed on this page also adds 16 bonus tracks of other Paddy Roberts songs from the 1950s, and the sound quality on these is generally excellent. If you like Paddy Roberts songs, the choice is clear - you won't wan't to bin this CD edition - You get what you pay for !
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I mentioned to a friend that I would like to receive this CD for Christmas and was delighted when it popped through my letterbox on Christmas Eve.....
All of the CD tracks sound good, but the five songs by Paddy Roberts from THE GOOD COMPANIONS (1957 film) have been exceptionally well remastered. I have the old vinyl EP so appreciate what has been achieved here.......
The whole collection displays the ability of Paddy Roberts to write any type of song lyric and in many cases music as well, from sentimental ballads (for Ruby Murray, David Whitfield, jolly numbers (for Diana Decker, Lita Roza), early rock 'n' roll (for Don Lang), and of course, the humourous songs for which he is most well known, such as 'The Ballad of Bethnal Green'. Anybody who enjoys the wide spectrum of 1950s songs will like this collection, I think !
All of the CD tracks sound good, but the five songs by Paddy Roberts from THE GOOD COMPANIONS (1957 film) have been exceptionally well remastered. I have the old vinyl EP so appreciate what has been achieved here.......
The whole collection displays the ability of Paddy Roberts to write any type of song lyric and in many cases music as well, from sentimental ballads (for Ruby Murray, David Whitfield, jolly numbers (for Diana Decker, Lita Roza), early rock 'n' roll (for Don Lang), and of course, the humourous songs for which he is most well known, such as 'The Ballad of Bethnal Green'. Anybody who enjoys the wide spectrum of 1950s songs will like this collection, I think !
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Very funny,yet not rude in anyway by todays standards,just sheer fun to sit back ,relax and enjoy an innocent giggle with the very cleverly written words of Paddy Roberts.You will be sorry when it's over ,i'm now looking for more of his work.
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It brings back happy memories...
... from some 50 years ago when we used to listen to it on an L.P. Full of humour. I sent another to a friend who loved it.
Published 3 months ago by Inspector
Paddy Roberts
This MP3 download has been worth waiting for. I loved Paddy Roberts in the 70's and things have not changed a lot.
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Published 4 months ago by Ms. P. H. Marshall
To raise a laugh
A Christmas Present to make some amusing mioments aming the older generation laughing aboit 'the old days' |nescape froim eceryday worrues
Published 5 months ago by Music Lover
Poor reproduction and noise spoils this CD of Paddy Roberts' memorable...
Why does a company market a product that has such poor sound quality and not warn the buying public what to expect? This CD was advertised as "original recording"! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Nostalgic romantic
Memories
Bought this in memory of the vinyl LP I bought in the 60's.
Transferred it to my I pod and listen to it in the car. Read more
Transferred it to my I pod and listen to it in the car. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Adrian F
Rubbish for sale
Am disappointed that this CD was mastered from a damaged and inferior copy of the original LP, and not any original master tape. Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. Allen
Poor quality CD copy from a worn 33rpm disc.
Although the product was delivered quickly as promised - and received in good condition, the audio quality of the CD was extremely poor. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Fred -M
Entertaing sofistication
Paddy Roberts resembles Noel Coward in his sofisticated and witty songs. I find they stand repeated hearings
Published on 17 May 2010 by R. B. Kitching
A real flashback to simpler days...
I have not heard Paddy Roberts songs since the 1960's and what a pleasure it was to do so. Listening to all those almost forgotten songs brought back so may happy memories of my... Read more
Published on 25 April 2010 by G. M. Collins
Good old Paddy
This is a wonderful collection of Paddy's songs and it includes the pop songs he penned - I was listening to it almost non stop for the first 5 days. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by R. Newton
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