JIMI TENOR AND HIS SHAMANS "FIGHT / CRISIS" (1989)
Jimi Tenor was born in 1965 as Lassi O. T. Lehto in Lahti, Finland. The resemblance to the youngest member of The Osmonds, Little Jimmy Osmond, earned him his nickname of Jimi in the early '70s. Just...
View ArticleRITA CHAO (凌雲) "HANKY PANKY" (1967)
Rita Chao, best known to her Mandarin-speaking fans as 凌雲 (…Ling Yun, Ling Ying or Seow Mei-Mei, depending on your preferred source of information…), was born in Singapore, probably sometimes in 1949...
View ArticleDICK HYMAN "THE MAN FROM O.R.G.A.N." (1966)
«The dynamic genius of Dick Hyman, who has found unbelievably resourceful ways of using the organ to express the pulsing drama, the fun and the soaring beauty of today's vivid, new music, goes to work...
View ArticleLONG HOT SUMMER
Long time no see! There hasn't been any new posts here on Stereo Candies since late April... Unfortunately, sometimes life gets in the way and priorities change. I am still not calling it a day, but I...
View ArticleMAURIZIO FABRIZIO "AZZURRI ORIZZONTI" (1975)
Pettegolezzi di madri ai fioriti balconi d'estatelontano i suoni di tristi canzoni, organetti stonatiLe biciclette sui muri lasciate, quando poi piovevae quell'odore di strade bagnate che nel cuore...
View ArticleRITA CHAO (凌雲) "RITA CHAO WITH THE QUESTS" (1967)
Rita Chao, best known to her Mandarin-speaking fans as 凌雲 (…Ling Yun, Ling Ying or Seow Mei-Mei, depending on your preferred source of information…), was born in Singapore, probably sometimes in 1949...
View ArticleSCOTT WALKER, 9 January 1943 - 25 March 2019
Scott Walker has joined the great majority today. I truly regret that the final chapter in the trilogy of posts dedicated to his lostalbums could not be posted here on Stereo Candies before this...
View ArticleROBERTO BRIVIO "SALVE EROI DELLA LUNA / GLASS" (1969)
Best known as a member of I Gufi (The Owls) - an Italian musical and comedy ensamble - actor, singer, comedian and writer Roberto Brivio was born in Milan in February 1938.Son of a man from the Brianza...
View ArticlePANCY LAU (劉鳳屏) "快回頭望一望" (EP, 1969)
Pancy Lau (Lau Fung Ping, 劉鳳屏 or 刘鳳屏, also referred to as Liu Feng Ping) was born sometimes in the late 40s / early 50s in a family of musicians; her father Lau Bak Lok (劉伯樂) - also known as Tin Ngai...
View ArticleFERRANTE & TEICHER "ADVENTURE IN CAROLS" (1956)
«What other duo-pianist can boast that they have played together since the age of six? Arthur Ferrante and Louis Teicher were fellow prodigies at New York’s famous Juilliard School of Music, and even...
View ArticlePIETRO ATTILA AND THE WARLOCKS "PIETRO AND THE WARLOCKS" (1969)
You say it's your birthdayIt's my birthday too, yeahThey say it's your birthdayWe're gonna have a good timeI'm glad it's your birthdayHappy birthday to youYes we're going to a party partyYes we're...
View ArticleDICK HYMAN "THE AGE OF ELECTRONICUS" (1969)
«Joe Carlton, Command Records president, is moving on several roots to advance the field of electronic pop music. He is proposing to guitar companies that they manufacture a guitar synthesizer which,...
View ArticleENOCH LIGHT AND THE LIGHT BRIGADE"PERMISSIVE POLYPHONICS"(STEREO-4...
«Enjoy a wild, all-out performance of “Puppet Man” featuring Julio Ruggiero on Fender bass, Bernie Glow and Mel Davis on trumpets, Dick Hyman on electric organ, Arnie Lawrence on alto sax.Experience...
View ArticleANDREA LIBEROVICI "LIBEROVICI" (1980)
Piccola mia, dormi ancora che è prestodormi ancora, il sole è lontanoPiccola mia, no, non voglio svegliartivoglio solo accarezzartiIl sole è nato, ancora addormentatala tua pelle è tutta sudataLa casa...
View ArticleTHE SHEEP RECORDS STORY #21: LOS BANDITOS "OPIUMPARTY" (2002)
Sheep Records was a Swiss underground label specialized in Garage-Rock, Surf, Lounge and other Rock'n'Roll oddities. Run by Christian Müller from Zürich, along with friends Andi Frick and Andreas Egi,...
View ArticleDICK HYMAN "STROBO / LAY, LADY, LAY" (1969)
Richard "Dick" Hyman (born March 8, 1927, New York City) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer, best known for his versatility with jazz piano styles. Over a 50-year career, he has...
View ArticleFOUR TOPS "LIVE & IN CONCERT" (1974)
There's not a street that you can walkYou've got to watch just who you're talkin' toThey're out to get 'yaCan't turn your back on a smiling faceNext thing you know, there ain't no trace of youAnd this...
View ArticleDICK JENSEN "HONOLULU GIRLS / ON THE BEACH" (circa 1982-84)
As promised just a few months ago, here comes what could possibly be one of the last posts in the long series that I dedicated to Dick Jensen since October 2011. Well, I must admit that I am...
View ArticleVINNY BELL "WHISTLE STOP" (1964)
«SPECIAL NOTE TO THE CONSUMER AND RECORD REVIEWER: this album contains recordings by VINNIE BELL, at this writing New York's busiest studio guitar player. It is designed to show-case Vinnie's...
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