Customer Reviews

The Best of Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra

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I have many of these greatest hits on lps and waited impatiently for a CD release. Because Billy Vaughn had big hits in Latin America, South America, Africa, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Sweden, Germany and the US among other countries, it is definitely a feat to include just 50 of his most popular on a 2 CD collection. This collection was originally aimed at the German market. Yes, there are some HITS missing including US and German hits but those are available on other CD collections. Some of the tracks are in mono but that is because they either were not recorded in stereo (Sail Along Silvry Moon, Melody of Love, Raunchy, etc.) or a stereo master is not available. The greatest thing about his collection is that many of the cuts were previously available only on 45 rpm singles.

This is the best introduction to the most successful studio orchestra of the rock n roll era.

Between 1955 and 1970, Billy Vaughn had 28 singles and 36 albums in the Us Chart alone. In Germany he had a very impressive string of 19 top hits until the mid-1960's. A big two cd offer a good music string and other tunes, "Sukiyaki", "Happy Comboy","Berlin Melody","Come September"...Is a good buy...

I have been playing this album on 33 1/3 / 45's for many
years... CD is great. I'm greatful this album was saved on CD.
His music is smooth and a pleaure any time of the day. After
50++ years of listening to a lot of music (clasic to country)
Billy is in the high top five..

I had been haunting music stores and collectors for the last two years, looking for CDs or tapes of Billy Vaughn. Many of his songs stand out in my mind but mostly it was "Shifting, Whispering Sands" that I really wanted. The rest are icing on my cake but what an icing it is! Superb.

At last a compilation that stands out for miles! When I say Billy Vaughn I mean saxes, and saxes in that special harmony. If I wanted strings and violins I'd buy Felix Slatkin or Mantovani. "Michelle" I could personally do without, but the rest is absolutely marvellous. Here you find many rare tracks like "You`re my baby doll" - B-side of "Cimarron" 45- a nice little tune where Billy V. proves that he can still produce that "rounchy" beat as well as sax harmony. It`s a string of perfect little masterpieces track by track. I just can't stop playing these CDs over and over. This item was really worth waiting for. The sound is great also - compared to original Dot LPs I still own, the CDs win all the way.

While this CD contains 50 of Billy Vaughn's original hits, the versions all seem to be low to mid fidelity. The version of "Sail Along Silvry Moon" is not the more peppy, layered radio version that many of us are used to hearing [with the harmonizing saxophones].

I returned this product and purchased the "Sail Along Silv'ry Moon/Blue Hawaii" CD which contains the better remastered recordings... it contains only half the number of tracks, however.

Billy Vaughn is the best!

These CDs have some very rare excellent tunes including "Come September", which can't even be found by its original composer, Bobby Darin (go ahead and try to find it!). The only donwside of these discs is that some of the tracks are in mono. For example you are better off getting "Sail along silvery moon" from his album "Melody of Love" - you can easily tell the difference. In any case, these CDs are a jewel. This is the kind of music that puts you in a good mood, that's why I gave the five stars mono-tracks notwithstanding.

As a child of 12, I first heard Billy Vaughn's music, and I collected many of the LP's he had out then. I was so facinated by the man and his music that I wrote him a letter in care of, I think, DOT records at the time. And guess what he did? He wrote me back a wonderful letter!!!!!!!!!!! I still have that wonderful letter from him after all these years!!!!!!! Thanks again, Billy!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was a revelation! Beautiful mastering of good source material has led to a delightful listening experience. Many reissues of Billy Vaughn's recordings have inferior sound, but these German CDs are gorgeous and fat - sweet & melodic as they should be. This is an excellent value for the money and very highly recommended!

I'm very happy with this record. I'm a fan of Billy Vaughn, and I love almost all the songs in this record. The recording sound quality is excellent. I recommend this audio CD to those who love pop songs in the fifties and early sixties.