The Fantastic Voyage Podcast
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Podcast Description
All the news about forthcoming releases from the Fantastic Voyage Label with your host John Silke.
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The Fantastic Voyage Podcast 5 - January 2012 | Part two of the 1961 Hit Parade show. Del Shannon, Jan & Dean, Acker Bilk and much more. | 1 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Fantastic Voyage Podcast 4 - December 2011 | Part 1 of 2. Various: 1961 British Hit Parade – Part 1: January - June The 1961 British Hit Parade Parts 1 and 2 collectively present every recording to debut on the UK hit singles chart during 1961, drawing on the Record Retailer Top 50, as well as the New Musical Express, Melody Maker and Record Mirror charts. In the extensive booklet notes, record producer and music historian Stuart Colman guides us through the year’s hits and headlines.The early months of 1961 saw The Avengers debut on TV, the UK opening of Frank Sinatra’s new project, Reprise Records, and The Beatles’ first-ever gig at the Cavern Club. In April, ITV unveiled Thank Your Lucky Stars, hosted by Pete Murray, and in May Spurs beat Leicester City to win the double. June brought the weddings of both Shirley Bassey and Petula Clark, as well as the defection to the West of Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.Chart-toppers in the first half of 1961 included Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Elvis Presley), Sailor (Petula Clark), Walk Right Back (The Everly Brothers), Blue Moon (The Marcels), On The Rebound (Floyd Cramer), Runaway (Del Shannon), Well I Ask You (Eden Kane) and You Don’t Know (Helen Shapiro). Among the many other hits which are now regarded as golden oldies were You’re Sixteen (Johnny Burnette), Calendar Girl (Neil Sedaka), My Kind of Girl (Matt Monro), Will You Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles), Rubber Ball (Bobby Vee), Runnin’ Scared (Roy Orbison), Hello Mary Lou (Ricky Nelson) and Stand By Me (Ben E King).The year also saw a proliferation of instrumental hits, with newcomers Nero & The Gladiators, Rhet Stoller, The Ramrods, The String-A-Longs and The Packabeats joining seasoned acts like Duane Eddy, Bert Weedon, The Shadows, The Ventures and The Piltdown Men in the charts. There was comedy aplenty, including Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren, Benny Hill, Anthony Newley and Tommy Cooper, while The Temperance Seven specialised in smile-inducing pastiches of the popular sounds of the twenties | 4 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Fantastic Voyage Podcast 3 - OCTOBER 2011 | The third episode of The Fantastic Voyage Podcast, with your host John Silke. This time we focus on The Ember Jazz Originals series, with 2 CD reissues, Jazz at the Flamingo and The London Jazz Quartet.It's not all Jazz though as we hop from west Coast Rock N Roll to the blues. Plus a chance to win some CDs. A great listen lies in store for music lovers. | 23 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Fantastic Voyage Podcast 2 - JULY 2011 | Sample some great forthcoming releases from the Fantastic Voyage label, with your host John Silke. This month we have great music from Freddie Slack, some great Jazz Noire, a dash of Doo Wop, a chance to win a great 3-CD Tubby Hayes set and more. | 25 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Fantastic Voyage Podcast 1 - May 2011 | Enjoy some of the forthcoming May releases from the Fantastic Voyage label with your host John Silke. George Jones, Denny Doherty, Ina Ray Hutton and much more. ©Futurenoisemusic.com | 13 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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