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Everybody Dance: 25 British Dance Bands of Thirties/Original Mono Recordings 1930-1940

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Artist: Various Artists
Label: Living Era
Category: Music

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 125183

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5

UPC: 743625536225
EAN: 0743625536225
ASIN: B00004Z1C9

Release Date: January 1, 2001

Tracks:

•	Happy Days Are Here Again - Ambrose & His Orchestra/Lou Abelardo
•	Banking On The Weather - Bertini & His Band/Tom Barratt
•	Clouds Will Soon Roll By - Cotton, Billy & His Band/Cyril Grantham
•	Thanks For The Memory - Fox, Roy & His Band/Denny Dennis
•	September In The Rain - Geraldo & His Orchestra/Cyril Grantham
•	Dinner At Eight - Gibbons, Carroll & Harry Bentley
•	Sidewalks Of Cuba - Hall, Henry & The BBC Dance Orchestra
•	Gypsy In My Soul - Harris, Jack & His Orchestra/Dinah Miller
•	Turning The Town Upside Down - Jackson, Jack & His Orchestra
•	I'm In A Dancing Mood - Kunz, Charles & The Casini Club Orchestra/George Barclay
•	Mist On The River - Lipton, Sidney & His Grosvenor House Dance Orchestra/Celia Lipton
•	Everybody Dance - Loss, Joe & His Orchestra/Clem Stevens
•	Midnight In Paris - Mantovani & His Tipica Orchestra/George Barclay
•	Rhythm Of The Rumba - Merrin, Billy & His Commanders
•	Isle Of Capri - Noble, Ray & His Orchestra/Al Bowlly
•	Love Letters In The Sand - Payne, Jack & The BBC Dance Orchestra
•	Two Trumpet Toot - Roy, Harry & His Orchestra/Bill Currie
•	Stormy Weather - Scott-Wood, George & His Orchestra/Sam Browne
•	Hear My Song Violetta - Silvester, Victor & His Ballroom Orchestra
•	Lover - Somers, Debroy Band & Dan Donovan
•	I Can't Write The Words - Stone, Lew & The Monseigneur Band/Al Bowlly Trio
•	Stop You're Breaking My Heart - White, Jack & His Collegians/Tony Morris
•	When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South - Wilbur, Jay & His Band/Sam Costa
•	Little Bit Independent - Winnick, Maurice & His Orchestra/Sam Costa
•	Kiss Me Goodnight - Hylton, Jack & His Orchestra

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Everybody Listen! April 29, 2008
P. J. Wallace (East Yorkshire, UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is a very worthwhile collection of recordings by the great British Dance Bands of the period 1930-1940. These were the "pop groups" of their day - with high standards of musicianship and great interpretations of the popular songs of the day. I'm not sure how this particular selection was decided upon - it appears rather random - but there are some lovely performances.

Unfortunately the accompanying notes are not error free and contains some incredible comments such as "Similar in style and scope to (Charlie) Kunz was the band formed in 1932 by London-born Sidney Lipton". Leaving aside the inaccurate spelling of Sydney, to draw comparisons between the small band led by Kunz with the larger orchestra directed by Lipton is ill-considered at best! In the detailed track listing there are some howlers such as suggesting that Mantovani was at the Monseigneur Restaurant in 1936 when that establishment had closed down a couple of years earlier. I don't wish to spend time correcting them all but I'll just also point out that the Jack Harris Orchestra of 1938 were not at Grosvenor House, Park Lane - the then home of Sydney Lipton's Orchestra.

5 out of 5 stars

dance , dance, dance March 15, 2008
C. N. Windsor (stamford lincs)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

to hear so many of these great bands and singers on 1cd is truly amazing.you could put this disc in your player and have your own strictly come dancing show in your home.to get 75minutes of first class music for this price is a real steal. i know that there is quite a few younger people turning to ballroom dancing so maybe before too long we shall see the return of the big bands.