Stewart Copeland

 

Artist:  Stewart Copeland

Birth Name:  Stewart Armstrong Copeland

Birth:  July 16,1952.  Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Genre:  Rock, Pop, New Wave, New Age,  Classical, Easy Listening, Stage & Screen

Occupation:  Musician, Composer

Instruments:   Drums

Stewart Copeland is an American Musician and Composer, best known for his work as the Drummer of the English Rock Band The Police from 1977 to 1986, and again from 2007 to 2008.  Before playing with The Police, he played Drums with English Rock Band Curved Air from 1975 to 1976.  As a Composer, his work includes the films Wall Street (1987), Men At Work (1990), The Equalizer (1985-1989), The Amanda Show (1999-2002), and Dead Like Me (2003-2004).  He was ranked into the 10th Best Drummer of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2016.  He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of The Police in 2003, the Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame in 2005. and the Classic Drummer Hall Of Fame in 2013.

Title:  Police Deranged For Orchestra (2023)

Genre:  Rock, Pop, New Wave, New Age,  Classical, Easy Listening, Stage & Screen

Label:  BMG

Rating:  ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:  

 1.  Don't Stand So Close To Me (5:08)

 2.  Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (4:46)

 3.  Message In Bottle (4:39)

 4.  King Of Pain (5:01)

 5.  Demolition Man (4:07)

 6.  Murder By Numbers (5:50)

 7.  Roxame (4:19)

 8.  Tea In The Saharah (4:04)

 9.  Can't Stand Losing You (Regatta De Blanc (6:57)

10. Every Breath You Take (Intro) (2:09)

11. Every Breath You Take (3:37)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Don't Stand So Close To Me (5:08)

 2.  Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (4:46)

 3.  Message In Bottle (4:39)

 4.  King Of Pain (5:01)

 5.  Demolition Man (4:07)

Side B:

 1.  Murder By Numbers (5:50)

 2.  Roxame (4:19)

 3.  Tea In The Saharah (4:04)

 4.  Can't Stand Losing You (Regatta De Blanc (6:57)

 5.  Every Breath You Take (Intro) (2:09)

 6.  Every Breath You Take (3:37)

Personnel:

Stewart Copeland:  Drums, Percussion, Orchedstration

Armand Sabal Lecco:  Bass

Rusty Anderson:  Guitar

Amy Keys:  Vocals

Carmel Helence:  Vocals

Ashley Tamar:  Vocals

With The Full Symphony Orchestra

Police Deranged For Orchestra is an album by Stewart Copeland, released on June 23, 2023 by BMG, featuring  The Police songs by Orchestra.

K.D. Lang

 

Artist:  K.D. Lang

Birth Name:  Kathyn Dawn Lang

Born:  November 2, 1961.  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Genre:  Country, Pop, Folk, Alternative Country, Contemporary Country, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary, Adult Alternative Pop, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Stage & Screen, Soundtracks

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Actress

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

K.D. Lang is a Canadian Pop, Country Singer, Songwriter, Actress.  She has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances.  Hits include the songs "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine".  A mezzo-soprano, she has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, The Killers, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson and Jane Siberry.

Title:  All You Can Eat (Limited Edition) (2021)

Genre:  Country, Pop, Folk, Alternative Country, Contemporary Country, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary, Adult Alternative Pop, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Stage & Screen, Soundtracks

Label:  Rhino Records/Warner Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  If I Were You (3:59)

 2.  Maybe (4:11)

 3.  You're OK (3:03)

 4.  Sexuality (3:24)

 5.  Get Some (3:37)

Side B:

 1.  Acquiesce (3:33)

 2.  This (4:02)

 3.  World Of Love (3:44)

 4.  Infinite And Unforeseen (2:57)

 5.  I Want It All (3:39)

Personnel:

K.D. Lang:  Vocals, Guitar, Harp, Ukelin, Banjo, Glass Harmonica, Keyboards

Teddy Borowiecki:  Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes

Graham Boyle:  Percussion

John Friesen:  Cello

Ben Mink:  Bass, Guitar, Violin, Keyboards, Ukulele, Viola

David Piltch:  Bass

Randall Stoll:  Drums

All You Can Eat is the third studio album by K.D. Lang, originally released on October 10, 1995 by Warner Bros., remastered and reissued on November 26, 2021 by Rhino Records/Warner Records.  Limited Edition pressed on Orange and Yellow Vinyl.

Judy Garland

 

Artist:  Judy Garland

Birth Name:  Frances Ethel Gumm

Born:  June 10, 1922.  Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA

Died:  June 22, 1969 (Aged 47).  London, England

Genre:   Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, American Popular Song, Standards, Slow Tunes, Cast Recordings, Show, Musical, Stage & Screen

Occupation:  Actress, Singer, Dancer, Television & Radio Presenter

Judy Garland was an American Actress and Singer and extended into Movies, Records, Radio, Television.  She is a best remembered as the big-voiced star of a series of movie musicals, particularly The Wizard Of Oz, in which she sang her signature song "Over The Rainbow".

Title:  In Person Judy Garland (2022)

Genre:   Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, American Popular Song, Standards, Slow Tunes, Cast Recordings, Show, Musical, Stage & Screen

Label:  Sepia Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Let's Have A Party (The Hi-Los & Judy Garland)(5:54)

 2.  The Man That Got Away (4:15)

 3.  Carolina In The Morning (2:36)

 4.  Medley:

      This Is The Time Of The Evening (The Hi-Los)/While We're Young (4:44)

 5.  A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow (3:10)

 6.  Medley:

      Judy's Olio (You Made Me Love You

      For Me And My Gal/The Boy Next Door/The Trolley Song (6:46)

 7.  Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody (3:47)

 8.  After Yy've Gone (2:18)

 9.  A Couple Of Swells (Paul Sander & Judy Garland) (5:06)

10. Over The Rainbow (5:06)

11. Liza (3:03)

12. Swanee (3:38)

13. Now About you? (2:59)

14. But Not For Me (3:07)

15. Embraceable You (3:12)

16. Mine IBing Crosby & Judy Garland) (2:46)

17. Love (3:23)

18. Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Bing Crosby & Judy Garland) (3:03)

19. You'll Never Walk Alone (3:12)

20. I Wish I Were In Love Again (2:47)

In Person Judy Garland is a live album by Judy Garland, released on June 12, 2022 by Sepia Recordings,  concert at the Long Beach, California, Municipal Auditorium, Monday July 11, 1955., and issued a celebration to her fans, past and present.

Matt Berry

 

Artist:  Matt Berry

Birth Name:  Matthew Charles Berry

Born:  May 2, 1974.  Bromham, Bedfordshire, England

Genre:  Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Pop, Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Neo-Progressive, Alternative Rock, Blues,World, Country, Stage & Screen

Occupation:  Actor, Comedian, Musician, Writer

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Organ, Mellotron, Harmonica

Matt Berry is an English Actor, Comedian, Musician, and Writer.  He is best known for his roles in comedy series such as The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Mighty Boosh, Snuff Box, What We Do In The Shadows, and Toast Of London.  The series earned him the 2015 BAFTA Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme.

Title:   Gather Up (2021)

Genre:  Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Pop, Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Neo-Progressive, Alternative Rock, Blues,World, Country, Stage & Screen

Label:  Acid Jazz

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Take My Hand (2:51)

 2.  Something In My Eye (3:03)

 3.  Medicine (3:02)

 4.  Badger's Wake (3:28)

 5.  World In Action (2:42)

 6.  One By One (3:08)

Side B:

 1.  Take A Bow (2:58)

 2.  October Sun (4:54)

 3.  So Low (2:47)

 4.  Summer Sun (3:56)

 5.  Gather Up (2:21)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Snuff Box Theme (2:49)

 2.  Middle Of The East (3:38)

 3.  Like Stone (2:54)

 4.  Phantom Birds (2:38)

 5.  Music For Insomniacs Pt. IV (3:07)

 6.  Say It Again (2:39)

Side D:

 1.  The Innkeepers Song (Live) (3:09)

 2.  Obsessed & So Obscure (3:11)

 3.  Woman (3:31)

 4.  Solstice (9:27)

Gather Up is the compilation album by Matt Berry, released on November 26, 2021 by Acid Jazz, in Double Red Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve.

 

The Sound of Music

 

The Sound Of Music

Directed by Robert Wise

Screenplay by Ernest Lehman

Starring:  Julie Andrew, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, Eleanor Parker

Music by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II (Lyricist)

Distributed by 20th Century Fox

The Sound Of Music is a 1965 American Musical Drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise, and starring Julie Andrew and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmkan Carr, and Eleanor Parker.   The film was a major commercial success, becoming the No. 1 Box Office Movie after four weeks and the highest-grossing film of 1965.  By November 1966, The Sound Of Music had become the highest-grossing film of All-Time -srpassing Gone With The Wind, and held that distinction for 5 years and was just as popular throughout the world.  The film sold 283 million admissions worldwide and earned a total worldwide gross of $286 million.  The Sound Of Music received five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.  The film also received two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Motion Picture and Best Actress, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical.  In 1998, the American Film Institute (AFI) listed The Sound Of Music as the fifty-fifth Greatest American Movie Of All Time.

Title:  Sound Of Music (2021)

Genre:   Film Music, Soundtrack, Stage & Screen, Musical

Label:  Craft Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Prelude And The Sound Of Music...Maria (2:44)

 2.  Overture And Preludium (Dixie Dominus)....Orchestra And Nus Chorus (3:12)

 3.  Morning Hymn And Alleluia...Nuns Chorus (2:00)

 4.  Maria...Nuns Chorus (3:15)

 5.  I Have Confidence...Maria (3:21)

 6.  Sixteen Going On Seventeen...Rolf And Liesl (3:13)

 7.  My Favorite Things...Maria (2:16)

 8.  Climb Ev'ry Mountain...Mother Abbess (2:13)

Side 2:

 1.  The Lonely Goatherd...Maria And The Children (3:08)

 2.  The Sound Of Music... The Children And The Captain (2:09)

 3.  Do-Re-Mi...Maria And The Children (5:30)

 4.  Something Good...Maria And The Captain (3:15)

 5.  Precessional And Maria...Organ, Orchestra And Nuns Chorus (2:25)

 6.  Edelweiss...The Captain, Maria, The Children And Chorus (1:48)

 7.  So Long, Farewell...The Children (2:52)

 8.  Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Reprise)...Chorus And Orchestra (1:18)

Cast:

Julie Andrews:  as Maria

Christopher Plummer:  as The Captain

Peggy Wood:  as Mother Abbess

Dan Truhitte:  as Rolf

The Children:

Charmian Carr:  as Liesl

Nicholas Hammond:  as Friedrich

Heather Menzies:  as Louisa

Duane Chase:  as Kurt

Angela Cartwright:  as Brigitta

Debbie Turner:  as Marta

Kym Karath:  as Gretl

Sound Of Music is the 1965 the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture, originally released in 1965 by RCA Victor, remastered and reissued on December 17, 2021 by Craft Recordings, featuring the beloved favorites "Do-Re-Mi", "Sixteen Going On Seventeen", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Edelweiss", "The Sound Of Music" and More.