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The Essential Collection - British Dance Bands

Various Artists Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (21 Aug 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: West End
  • ASIN: B000H5U49K
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,125 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Penny SerenadeAl Bowlly, Geraldo & His Orchestra 3:25£0.69
Listen  2. Love Letters In The SandAmbrose and his Orchestra, Sam Browne 3:29£0.69
Listen  3. The ContinentalAlfie Noakes, Joe Crossman, Joe Ferrie, Lew Stone & His Band, Nat Gonella 3:03£0.69
Listen  4. How'dja Like To Love Me?Mary Lee, Roy Fox & His Orchestra 3:11£0.69
Listen  5. Roll Along, Prairie MoonFred Latham, Jack Jackson & His Orchestra 2:55£0.69
Listen  6. April In ParisLes Allen, The BBC Dance Orchestra, Henry Hall 3:08£0.69
Listen  7. FreeAlan Breeze, Billy Cotton & His Band 2:58£0.69
Listen  8. From The Top Of Your HeadBrian Lawrance, Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans 2:44£0.69
Listen  9. Deep PurpleBruce Trent & chorus, Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 3:11£0.69
Listen10. Love Is A Dancing ThingMaurice Winnick & His Orchestra, Sam Costa 2:44£0.69
Listen11. Vo-Do-Do-De-O-BluesCyril Ramon Newton, The Savoy Orpheans, Carroll Gibbons 3:18£0.69
Listen12. Lullaby Of BroadwayBill Currie, Harry Roy, Harry Roy & His Orchestra, Ivor Moreton 2:36£0.69
Listen13. Sadie The ShakerSyd Lipton & His Grosvenor House Band 2:58£0.69
Listen14. LazybonesDan Donovan, Debroy Somers Band 3:16£0.69
Listen15. Do SomethingBob Busby, Bob Manning, Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra 2:36£0.69
Listen16. The Japanese SandmanRay Noble & His Orchestra 3:14£0.69
Listen17. I Get A Kick Out Of YouDan Donovan, The BBC Dance Orchestra, Henry Hall 3:04£0.69
Listen18. What A Diff'rence A Day MadeBrian Lawrance, The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, Carroll Gibbons 3:12£0.69
Listen19. You Must Have Been A Beautiful BabyHugo Rignold & His Orchestra, Sidney Gowan 2:54£0.69
Listen20. Begin The BeguineChick Henderson, Joe Loss & His Band 3:31£0.69
Listen21. Lights OutJack Hylton's Orchestra, Pat O'Malley 2:40£0.69
Listen22. Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up!Betty Bolton, Ray Starita & His Ambassadors' Band 3:09£0.69
Listen23. Tuxedo JunctionKen 'Snakehips' Johnson & His West Indian Dance Orchestra 2:58£0.69
Listen24. I Only Have Eyes For YouJack Plant, Scott Wood & His Orchestra 2:58£0.69
Listen25. Bye Bye BluesAmbrose and his Orchestra, Sam Browne 3:27£0.69
Listen26. Happy FeetJack Hylton & His Orchestra, Pat O'Malley + duo 3:02£0.69
Listen27. Jog AlongHarry Leader & His Band, Sam Browne 2:48£0.69
Listen28. Robins And RosesChips Chippendall, Sydney Lipton & His Orchestra 3:04£0.69
Listen29. Toodle-OoBrian Lawrance, Brian Lawrance & His Lansdowne Orchestra 2:37£0.69
Listen30. I Believe In MiraclesGeorge Barclay, The Casani Club Orchestra, Charlie Kunz 3:07£0.69
Listen31. Annie Doesn't Live Here AnymoreJoe Crossman & The Band, Lew Stone & His Band 2:59£0.69
Listen32. Everybody DanceJack Harris & His Orchestra, Sam Costa 3:01£0.69
Listen33. My DanceBilly Scott-Coomber, Garland Wilson, Jack Payne & His Band 3:07£0.69
Listen34. Remember Me?Billy Cotton & His Band, Sam Browne 3:07£0.69
Listen35. Let's Break The Good NewsHelen Raymond, The Organ, The Dance Band & Me, Billy Thorburn 3:09£0.69
Listen36. Look Out For The SunshineBilly Merrin & His Commanders, Ken Crossley 2:43£0.69
Listen37. I HeardAl Bowlly, The Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Carroll Gibbons 2:43£0.69
Listen38. Bojangles Of HarlemTommy Kinsman's Fischer's Restaurant Dance Band 3:02£0.69
Listen39. Everything I Have Is YoursDenny Dennis, Roy Fox & His Band 2:55£0.69
Listen40. Goody GoodyLou Preager & His Romano's Restaurant Dance Orchestra, Sam Costa 2:45£0.69
Listen41. We're In The Money (The Gold Diggers' Song)Billy Ternent), Jack Hylton & His Orchestra, Pat O'Malley, Sonny Farrar 2:39£0.69
Listen42. When Lights Are LowHughie Diamond, Teddy Joyce & His Orchestra 3:05£0.69
Listen43. Goodnight, My LoveAnne Lenner, Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans 3:22£0.69
Listen44. Faint HarmonyJack Jackson & His Orchestra, Sam Costa 3:11£0.69
Listen45. Bye-Bye BabyAmbrose and his Orchestra, Jack Cooper 3:02£0.69
Listen46. A Foggy DayCyril Grantham, Geraldo & His Orchestra 3:05£0.69
Listen47. She Shall Have MusicJimmy Miller), Mrs. Jack Hylton & Her Band 2:46£0.69
Listen48. You Go To My HeadChick Henderson, Joe Loss & His Band 3:07£0.69
Listen49. The Chestnut TreeBilly Nicholls & The Romaniacs, Oscar Rabin & His Romany Band 3:23£0.69
Listen50. It's Time To Say GoodnightLes Allen, The BBC Dance Orchestra, Henry Hall 3:09£0.69


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Album Description

The more sedate cousin to American Swing, the Golden Age of British Dance Bands covered the period between 1927 and 1939. At that time most top hotels and restaurants would feature a dance band led by one of the era’s great bandleaders. AVID Entertainment’s tribute to the UK Dance Band era in it’s Essential Collection series features all the legendary leaders of the day from Ambrose, Lew Stone, Ray Fox and Geraldo to the BBC’s Jack Payne and Henry Hall. Many of these greats even had their own regular radio shows airing to millions of listeners each week. The start of the second world war put an end to this golden period but the music of course lives on in the grooves of this fine double CD from AVID!

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
great value 15 Mar 2008
Format:Audio CD
when i ordered this double c.d for such a low price i was;nt quite sure what i would be getting but i was pleasently surprised. to get 50 briliant recordings played & sung by an array of top class artists lasting 2 and a half hours is real value for money.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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A superb collection of nostalga from a timeless period. The quality of the recordings is excellent. Highly recommended
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By Barry McCanna TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
This 2-CD set comprises 50 tracks and delivers over two-and-a-half hours of music for half the price of one normal CD. It sounds too good to be true, and has been achieved by combining two earlier separate CDs, AVC 539 and AVC 632. The track listing omits personnel and recording dates, and the liner note is minimal, but sound quality is excellent and some of these tracks have not been reissued since their original release. It could be argued that others are too familiar, and that a few do not merit "essential" status, but that would be to look a gift horse in the mouth, because overall this is an excellent compilation. Whether or not to buy it must depend partly on how many of these tracks you own already, but with that small proviso it is heartily recommended.
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