Friday, May 13, 2011

"The Golden Millions..." Lawrence Welk




"The Golden Millions..." Lawrence Welk

STEREOPHONIC DLP 25611
MONOPHONIC DLP 3611
DotR
A LONG PLAY
ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY
RECORDING


During a golf game I played recently with Randy Wood, President of Dot Records, the conversation inevitably got around to music and, just as inevitably, to hit records. It occurred to both of us that some of the greatest songs in the past ten or fifteen years had been recorded by girl singers. We were able to recall at least a dozen of these, all done by famous female vocalists, which had sold in the neighborhood of a million records.

Along about the ninth hole, an idea began to take shape. We felt sure that each of these fine melodies could stand on its own merits in an instrumental version. By the eighteenth hole, the album was pretty well along in the planning stage. We decided to use a big band, get the finest arrangers available, and give these beautiful songs the rich, lush treatment they obviously merit.

Here are the twelve songs which constitute the "GOLDEN MILLIONS." We think you will agree that they richly deserve the designation.

- LAWRENCE WELK


1. In 1949, Patty Andrews stepped out of the famous Sister Act long enough to do a solo on the song, "I Can Dream, Can't I," and its success rivalled that of the trio's great hits.

2. A little girl with a big voice, Teresa Brewer made it big in 1953 with "Till I Waltz With You."

3. The score of the Broadway musical, "Pajama Game" in 1954, contained a memorable ballad - "Hey There," and Rosemary Clooney did a memorable job on this song.

4. Gogi Grant took a lovely waltz, "Suddenly There's A Valley," gave it her own special treatment, and rang the bell to the tune of a million records.

5. Pretty Kitty Kallen had a big winner in 1954 with "Little Things Mean A Lot."

6. "Why Don't You Believe Me" was one of the first and best of Joni James' many hits.

7. The distinctive voice of Julie London did wonders for "Cry Me A River" in 1956.

8. One of the sentimental ballads that Patti Page does so well was her big record of 1952. "I Went To You Wedding."

9. This combination of a great voice and a great song just couldn't miss - Jo Stafford and "You Belong To Me."

10. Margaret Whiting made history back in the late 40's with "A Tree In The Meadow."

11. Another song with a great emotional appeal was one of the hits of 1954. The song was "Let Me Go, Lover," and Joan Weber's record made the golden circle.

12. To complete the "Golden Million" we bring you a song recorded by the charming television actress, Connie Stevens - "Sixteen Reasons."



side one

1 YOU BELONG TO ME BMI

2 CRY ME A RIVER ASCAP

3 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT ASCAP

4 HEY THERE ASCAP

5 I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I? ASCAP

6 WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME? ASCAP


side two

1 LET ME GO, LOVER! BMI

2 SUDDENLY THERE'S A VALLEY BMI

3 SIXTEEN REASONS BMI

4 A TREE IN THE MEADOW ASCAP

5 TILL I WALTZ WITH YOU BMI

6 I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING BMI


Arranged by George Cates, Dave Grusin, Richard Hazard,
Joseph Lipman, Lyn Murray, Lew Raymond, Frank Scott

Produced by George Cates and Lawrence Welk

Mfd. for Teleklew Prod. Inc.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - The Lennon Sisters



DOT ULTRA STEREOPHONIC RECORDING

CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

The Lennon Sisters

Dot RECORDS
ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY



ALSO AVAILABLE IN MONO

America's Singing Sweethearts with the Twelve All-Time Great Hits of Our Time

Conducted by MILT ROGERS

Arrangements - BILLY VAUGHN - MILT ROGERS - BOB BALLARD - FRANK SCOTT - JOE RIZZO



Dot

STEREOPHONIC

This Ultra High Fidelity record has been recorded and manufactured with the very finest stereophonic equipment; for best results it should be reproduced on a stereo-phonic playback.

DLP 25417



SIDE ONE

1 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

2 SHE'LL HAVE TO GO

3 I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING

4 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE

5 A LITTLE BITTY TEAR

6 BLUE HAWAII


SIDE TWO

1 MOON RIVER

2 (HOW MUCH IS) THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW

3 I UNDERSTAND

4 JUST OUT OF REACH

5 A THOUSAND STARS

6 MICHAEL



The Fairchild 641 stereophonic disc mastering system was used in transferring the original masters from tape to disc. The superior performance of the Fairchild system insures the transfer of the full frequency and dynamic range as well as maintaining excellent channel separation.

Produced by George Cates, Lawrence Welk and Randy Wood
Pfd. for Teleklew Prod. Inc.

PRINTED IN U.S.A.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

LAST DATE - LAWRENCE WELK AND HIS ORCHESTRA




Dot RECORDS

LAST DATE

LAWRENCE WELK AND HIS ORCHESTRA

HEADLINED BY HIS LATEST SMASH HIT RECORDING, LAWRENCE WELK PLAYS A DOZEN POWERFUL SELECTIONS.


Dot R
DLP 3350
A LONG PLAY
ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY
RECORDING


Side One

1 LAST DATE

2 SLEEP

3 TO EACH HIS OWN

4 (Theme From THE ALAMO) THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER

5 TEMPTATION

6 GEORGIA ON MY MIND


Side Two

1 PLEASE HELP ME, I'M FALLING

2 CHANCES ARE

3 MELODIE D'AMOUR

4 NIGHT THEME

5 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN

6 MISTY


Arrangements by : CURT RAMSEY / LARRY GORDON / BILL FONTAINE / RAY AUSTIN / DICK REYNOLDS / MILT ROGERS