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100 World's Best Loved Melodies
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Henry Mancini Slipcase
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Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman and the Theremin
from: Basta Records
: :Originally released as a series of 78 rpm recordings for Capitol in the late 1940s, this set collects the work of Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman, the leading theremin virtuoso of his age. After adding theremin to a number of successful films (most notably, Spellbound, The Lost Weekend, and The Day the Earth Stood Still), Hoffman (a podiatrist by profession) teamed with British composer Harry Revel. The result: three albums that introduced this oddly provocative instrument to the world. On Music Out of the Moon, the tone is optimistic futurism with Hoffman ...
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The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber
: :Johann Sebastian Bach Beruhmte Orgelwerke Vol. 2 Famous Organ Works Vol. 2 Otto Winter (Silbermann Orgel/ Silbermann Organ)
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Days of Wine and Roses
: :Henry Mancini's response to the lounge-music fad whose beginnings coincided with his 1994 death is unknown, but his place near its center is hard to deny. The Days of Wine and Roses collects three CDs of often wonderful melodies (particularly on the composer's early work) and occasionally less-striking work-for-hire (the theme from What's Happening!). Irony aside, this box's soothing qualities and playful jazziness are worth investigating. --Rickey Wright
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Ballroom Dance Music
: :Henry Mancini's response to the lounge-music fad whose beginnings coincided with his 1994 death is unknown, but his place near its center is hard to deny. The Days of Wine and Roses collects three CDs of often wonderful melodies (particularly on the composer's early work) and occasionally less-striking work-for-hire (the theme from What's Happening!). Irony aside, this box's soothing qualities and playful jazziness are worth investigating. --Rickey Wright
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101 Strings: Gold Edition
from: Madacy Records
: :Henry Mancini's response to the lounge-music fad whose beginnings coincided with his 1994 death is unknown, but his place near its center is hard to deny. The Days of Wine and Roses collects three CDs of often wonderful melodies (particularly on the composer's early work) and occasionally less-striking work-for-hire (the theme from What's Happening!). Irony aside, this box's soothing qualities and playful jazziness are worth investigating. --Rickey Wright
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Music to Watch Girls By
:Album Description:The forerunner to the resurgence in the interest in top quality easy listening. A superb double album of just about every swingin', cool cut you could possibly want on one collection. Thirty eight easy listening classics of pure genius, from Dean Martin's 'That's Amore' and Julie London's 'Fly Me To The Moon' through to Nat King Cole's 'Let There Be Love' and Andy Williams' title track 'Music To Watch Girls By'. 38 tracks. Sony. 1999.
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Unchained Melody
:Album Description:The forerunner to the resurgence in the interest in top quality easy listening. A superb double album of just about every swingin', cool cut you could possibly want on one collection. Thirty eight easy listening classics of pure genius, from Dean Martin's 'That's Amore' and Julie London's 'Fly Me To The Moon' through to Nat King Cole's 'Let There Be Love' and Andy Williams' title track 'Music To Watch Girls By'. 38 tracks. Sony. 1999.
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Collection
:Album Description:The forerunner to the resurgence in the interest in top quality easy listening. A superb double album of just about every swingin', cool cut you could possibly want on one collection. Thirty eight easy listening classics of pure genius, from Dean Martin's 'That's Amore' and Julie London's 'Fly Me To The Moon' through to Nat King Cole's 'Let There Be Love' and Andy Williams' title track 'Music To Watch Girls By'. 38 tracks. Sony. 1999.
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