Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals [Original recording remastered]

Hard To Find Instrumentals (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Eric Collection
• ASIN: B00001XDKZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,339 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love Is Blue (Original Single Version) - Paul Mauriat

2. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert

3. Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk

4. Theme from Medic - Les Baxter & His Orchestra

5. Ruby - Richard Hayman & His Orchestra

6. Limelight (Terry's Theme) (1965 Stereo Version) - Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra

7. Maria Elena - Los Indios Tabajaras

8. The High And The Mighty - Victor Young & His Orchestra

9. Moritat (Theme from Three Penny Opera) - Dick Hyman

10. Only You (And You Alone) - Franck Pourcel

11. Charmaine (1960 Stereo Version) - Mantovani & His Orchestra

12. When The White Lilacs Bloom Again - Helmut Zacharias

13. Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross

14. Around The World (Main Theme) - Victor Young

15. Themes From `The Man with the Golden Arm' - Richard Maltby

16. Shangri-La - Robert Maxwell

17. Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline) - Raymond Lefevre

18. The Homecoming - Hagood Hardy

19. Cry - The Knightsbridge Strings

20. Song From M*A*S*H - Al DeLory

Editorial Reviews

'Hard To Find Orchestral Instrumentals' - includes 'Ruby' Richard Hayman & His Orchestra; 'When the White Lilacs Bloom Again' Helmut Zacharias; 'Themes from the Man with the Golden Arm' Richard Maltby; 'Tracy's Theme' Spencer Ross (stereo); 'Ame Caline (S

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals, December 4, 2002

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cenco (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

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ERIC Records is a "class act". They are out to provide only the best audio quality from the best sources available. This Orchestral Instrumentals collection is supurb! You would spend a great deal of money to have all these great instrumental hits on CD if you could find them. ERIC has brought them all together here and all you have to do is sit back and enjoy. Great Listening!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential sampling of the genre, October 13, 2002

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals (Audio CD)

Prior to the emergence of rock and roll instrumentals in the later fifties, the airwaves were filled with lushly produced tunes without vocals that often were pushed to the top of the pop charts. Even with the teenage takeover of music during the early rock era, exquisite full orchestral instrumentals continued to capture the record buying public.

From Eric Records, the small, independent powerhouse label providing great early rock-era compilations, comes this excellent gathering of orchestral instrumentals from the 50's and 60's. While among the 20 tracks presented here are many top five tunes, there are several lesser-charting gems that have not been treated kindly in previous reissues of this type, if at all making this a thoroughly enjoyable and interesting collection. Among the more familiar tunes are Acker Bilk's plaintive rendition of "Stranger On The Shore", Paul Mauriat's harpsichord- and strings-laden "Love Is Blue" and Franck Pourcel's lush interpretation of the Platters' "Only You". Adding interest to this compilation is the inclusion of rarities-on-domestic-CD such as Raymond Lefevre's worldwide hit "Soul Coaxing", Hagood Hardy's "Homecoming" from the TV-movie which spawned "The Waltons" and Helmut Zacharias' "When The White Lilacs Bloom Again".

Sound quality is top-notch though by virtue of their vintage, many of these tunes appear in mono. However, there are many stereo cuts here (1-3,7,8,15-20) making for a superb sonic experience when you let the volume crank. Included is an informative eight-page booklet providing backround on the included tracks.

This is a superb sampling and an essential piece of the more sophisticated and adult-oriented pop instrumentals of the era.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!, February 1, 2000

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Jmark2001 (Florida) - See all my reviews

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Have you ever heard an orchestral piece on the radio and wondered, "What was that? Who did it? Where can I get it?". This cd has many of those great pieces. Over the years, I have come to appreciate the music of my parents young adulthood more and more. This has led me to start collecting "lounge" music, Broadway cast albums, etc. The pieces on this cd are very difficult to find. Every one is an enjoyable timepiece.