TOM JONES - TOM SINGS THE BEATLES (2007)

This post features the album by Welsh singer and actor Tom Jones, entitled "Tom Sings The Beatles". This album was released in 2007 by the label San Juan Music.

Singer and actor Sir Tom Jones (Thomas Jones Woodward) was born on June 7, 1940, in the city of Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom.

His career peak came in the 1960s and after several hits in the UK and Europe, he became a Las Vegas casino singer.

Among his main successes, which occurred mainly at the beginning of his career, are the songs What's new pussycat (1965), composed by Burt Bacharach, It's not unusual (1965), Thunderball (1966), theme of the James Bond film of the same name, The Green green grass of hom (1966), his most successful compact EP, I'll never fall in love again, (1967), Delilah (1968), Can't help yourself (1968), Without love (1969, She's a lady ( 1971), among others.

With an extensive discography, Tom Jones has 36 singles in the Top 40 in the United Kingdom and 16 singles in the United States.

His career stagnated until the late 1980s and only managed to be positioned again in the music market, with the release of the song A boy from nowhere, in 1987.

In the 1990s, it began to be remembered and quoted in the media, more emphatically. In 1996, he participated in the duet album, released by singer Paul Anka and Venezuelan singer José Luiz Rodrigues (El Puma). The selected song was Ella es una dama (She’s a lady).

Then, in 2000, he released the album “Reload”, which became the biggest success of his career. In it, he presented the versions of other artists, recorded in duets with them.

In 2002, he released the album “Mr Jones” and the following year he would be awarded a “Brit Awards”, for his contribution to music. Tom Jones is the one who sings the opening theme of the cartoon series “Duck Dodgers. As an actor, he participated in the film “Marte Ataca”.

In 2011, he made a special appearance on the CD album of actor Hugh Laurie, who is famous for the House series. His contribution is on track 14, singing the Baby blues, please make a change.

In 2012, he released a single in collaboration with Jack White, from White Stripes. The single featured recordings of Evil, composed by Howlin Wolf and Jezebel, which had already been recorded on the album “Mr. Jones ”. This work was released under the label “Third Man Records”, owned by Jack White.

In the same year of 2012, he was invited to be a judge on the program “Talent Show, The Voice UK”, from the British broadcaster BBC, where he remains in the cast until the present day.

In 2013 and 2014, Tom Jones was elected the “Sexiest Singer in the World” by “Glam Mag” magazine.

Source: Wikipedia, Oct / 2020.

The album selection for this post focused on songs that were recorded by the Beatles, in the voice of singer Tom Jones, listed below:

01. We can wort it out (2:37); 
02. The long and winding road (2:29);
03. Got to Get You Into My Life (2:26);
04. Yesterday (2:58);
05. Twist & shout (1:42);
06. Can't buy me love (1:38);
07. Let it be (2:59);
08. (Just like) stairing over (1:51);
09. Lady madonna (2:47);

10. Roll over Beethoven (1:41).

Links:

TOM JONES - TOM SINGS THE BEATLES

SAN JUAN MUSIC - USA 2007

ZONA FRANCA - INTERPRETA VERSÕES HISTÓRICAS DOS BEATLES (1994) REPOST

In response to requests, I re-present the rare album "Interpreta Historical Versions of the Beatles", by the studio group called Zona Franca.

This rare album was released in Brazil in 1994 by the Polygram label, under the Polydor label.

The formation of the Zona Franca group for recording this album consisted of Guggu (voice and choir), Fábio Barreto (drums and choir), Marcelo Cabral (bass and choir), Ricardo Candido (guitar, 12-string guitar and harmonica), Neném (12-string guitar and guitar) and Célio Bussai, on keyboards and choir).

It counted on the production and participation of Márcio Antonucci, former member of the duo "Os Vips", who acted in the Jovem Guarda movement, as well as the direction was up to Max Pierre.

The disc selection is made up of the following songs:

01. Feche os olhos (All my loving);
02. Hey Jude;

03. Meu primeiro amor (You're going to lose that girls);

04. Eu te amo (And I love her);

05. Menina linda (I should have know better);

06. Quis fazer você feliz (If I fell);

07. La vem o sol (Here comes the sun);

08. Viver e reviver (Here, there and everywhere);

09. De leve (Get back);

10. Michelle;

11. Meu bem (Girl);

12. Até o fim (You won't see me);

Links:

ZONA FRANCA - INTERPRETA AS VERSÕES HISTÓRICAS DOS BEATLES

POLYGRAM / POLYDOR - BRASIL 1994

TRIBUTE THE BEATLES (FLAC VERSION)

O SUBMARINO AMARELO - VOLUME 2 (2001) REPOST

Hello people. In this post, I present Volume 2, from the album entitled "O Submarino Verde e Amarelo", a Brazilian tribute to the Beatles. This album is a continuation of the Brazilian musical project of a charitable nature, whose funds were allocated to Aminca (Association of Friends of the National Cancer Institute).

The show for this volume was recorded live in Brazil, in 2000, at the ATL Hall, Rio de Janeiro, during the recording of the TV special for Canal Multishow.

 

In addition to the interpreters of the songs on the disc, the musicians who participated in the project for volume 2 were: Christiano Galvão (drums), Vinicius Sá (bass), Paulo Marconi (guitar), Filipe Freire (guitar and guitar), Marcos Nimrichter (piano) , Léo Brandão / Lourival Franco (keyboards) and Eugenio Dale / Emerson Ribeiro and Paulo Marconi (vocals).

 

The project consisted of the presentation of Beatles songs, performed by Brazilian artists, passionate by Beatles. The musical production fell to Aramis Barros and Vinicius Sá.

 

The album was commercially released in Brazil in 2001, by the Som Livre label, with the Multishow label and was composed by the following songs:

01. I want to hold your hand (Jota Quest);

02. I saw her standing there (Roger);

03. Sgt. Peppers lonely hearts club band (Toni Platão);

04. Le it be (Rosa Maria Colim);

05. Hello goodbye (Kleiton e Kledir);

06. The fool on the hill (Paulinho Moska);

07. Get back (Branco Mello);

08. Yesterday (Ivan Lins);

09. Norwegian wood (Zé Renato);

10. I'm so tired (Nando Reis); 

11. Don't let me down (Arnaldo Antunes);

12. Help (Ana Carolina);

13. Across the universe (Jane Duboc);

14. Helter skelter (Lobão);

15. Hey jude (The group Roupa Nova and all the artists of the show).

 

Links:

O SUBMARINO AMARELO - VOLUME 2

SOM LIVRE / MULTISHOW - BRASIL 2001

 

ERICH KUNZEL & CINCINNATI POPS ORCHESTRA - PERFORM MUSIC OF THE BEATLES (2001)

This time, I present the American conductor Erich Kunzel, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and the vocal of Kings Singer, in the album "Perform Music Of The Beatles", released in 2001, in the United States, by the record company Telarc.

Conductor and arranger Erich Kunzel Junior was born in New York, on March 21, 1935 and died in Bar Harbor, on September 1, 2009. His first musical graduation took place at Dartmouth College and later at Harvard and Brown University.

From 1960 to 1965, he conducted the Rhode Island Philharmonic and from 1965 to 1977 he was the associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Since 1977, his recordings of popular classical music, by the Telarc record label, have been made, mostly, as director of the Pops Orchestra of Cincinnati. During this period he was the leading conductor of eight popular concerts. He also made innovative jazz recordings and conducted the National Symphony Orchestra on televised concerts.

In 1977, when the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Council created the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, he was appointed its music director. He made a historic and unprecedented feat with his orchestra, to become the first American to perform with an orchestra in China, in October 2005.

In 2006, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Practically, a year before he died, in June 2008, he conducted the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

The post's album is a tribute to the Beatles, featuring a selection of songs listed below:

01. Eleanor rigby (Orchestral version);
02. All You need is love;
03. When I'm sixty-four;
04. Michelle (With Jack Frost, accordion);
05. Octopus's garden;
06. Across the universe;
07. Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da;
08. Penny lane (With Philip Collin, trumpet & Chandler Webber, saxophone);
09. Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band;
10. Eleanor rigby;
11. Because;
12. Yesterday (With Chandler Webber, saxophone);
13. Here, there and everywhere;
14. The long and winding road (With Chandler Webber, saxophone);

15. Hey jude;

16. Let it be.

Links:

ERICH KUNZEL & CINCINNATI ORCHESTRA

TELARC - USA 2001

SIMPLY ACOUSTIC - CLASSIC MELLOW MOODS - THE BEATLES (2004)

For friends who like the Beatles, extract five tracks, compositions by Lennon & McCartney, from the discs that make up the series "Simply Acoustic - Classic Mellow Moods" and compiled a single disc, posted here.

As for the performers who perform these songs, there is no explicit mention of who they are. By the indication of some musicians contained in the insert of this series, it is deduced that they were studio musicians who did this work.

This series was launched in the United Kingdom in 2004 by the label Union Square Music, with distribution from MCPS. Following are the songs by Lennon & McCartney extracted from the four albums of the series, in box format:

01. Eleanor rigby;

02. Penny lane;

03. Straberry fields forever;

04. A hard day's night;

05. Norwegian wood.

Links:

SIMPLY ACOUSTIC - CLASSIC MELLOW MOODS - THE BEATLES (Mp3)

UNION SQUARE MUSIC - REINO UNIDO 2004 (Flac)

ENA BAGA - HAPPY HAMMOND PLAYS LENNON & MCCARTNEY (1970)

Ena Baga was a theater instrumentalist. She was well known for improvising accompaniments for silent films in the 1920s, as well as during the renaissance of interest in silent films that began in the 1970s.

She was born on January 5, 1906, in Clerkenwell, in the city of London, United Kingdom and died on July 15, 2004, in London.

The selection of Lennon & McCartney songs on this record is made up of the following songs, instrumentalized in the famous Hammond organ:

01. Ob-la-di, ob-la-dá;

02. With a little help from my friends;

03. Here, there and everywhere;

04. Can't buy me love;

05. World without love;

06. From me to you;

07. Hey Jude;

08. A hard day's nigh;

09. Eleanor rigby;

10. Michelle;

11. Yesterday.

Ena Baga

Links:

ENA BAGA - HAPPY HAMMOND PLAYS LENNON & McCARTNEY

HALLMARK - ENGLAND 1970

ORQUESTRA NAMORADOS DO CARIBE - OS GRANDES SUCESSOS DOS BEATLES (1966)

Among the various Beatles tribute singles I found one that presents the quartet's music in a bolero / salsa style. This is the EP of the Orquestra Namorados do Caribe, entitled "Os Grandes Sucessos dos Beatles".

There is little information on the network about the Orquestra Namorados do Caribe. But there are mentions that this orchestra was a studio orchestra by the record company RCA Victor and that it emerged as a marketing counterpoint to the Orquestra Românticos de Cuba, by maestro Severino Araújo, from the record company Musidisc.

Unfortunately, at that time it was common practice to not mention the musicians, nor the conductor of such records. In this particular case, I found information that the conductor of the Orquestra Namorados do Caribe was the conductor of Rio, hired by the record company RCA Victor Brasil.

The conductor, Carioca, whose name was Ivan Paulo Silva, was born in Taubaté, São Paulo and died in the city of Rio de Janeiro. He performed as in Brazil as an instrumentalist, trombonist, orchestrator and orchestra leader.

The double compact disc for this post was released in Brazil in 1966 by the label RCA Victor and contains the following Beatles songs:

Lado A:

01. Day tripper;

02. Yesterday;

Lado B:

03. Girl;

04. Michelle.

Links:

ORQUESTRA NAMORADOS DO CARIBE - OS GRANDES SUCESSOS DOS BEATLES

RCA VICTOR - BRASIL 1966

BANDA PLASTICA DE TEPETLIXPA MEXICO - ADIOS A LOS BEATLES (1971)

The album "Adios a Los Beatles" is a curious and eccentric album with versions of some of the successes of the famous British group that, according to the legend, was made as a way of saying goodbye to two of the members of the Beatles, from an unconfirmed visit to the Mexico.

According to reports of the time, the Beatles were incognito in Mexico, to know the priestess María Sabina and, thus, the band of Tepetlixpa wanted to pay tribute to them with this album.

Little is known of this imaginary visit of the Beatles to Mexican lands in 1969, to meet Maria Sabina, the most famous shaman of Mexican mysticism where, it is said, they visited her in Oaxaca. Legend has it that Paul and John, at that time, would have traveled to these places ...!

The “Banda Plastica de Tepetlixpa”, was a band formed by some natives of the city of Tepetlixpa, who recorded this album with 10 cover songs. On the cover, you can see the band with a big sign saying goodbye to the British.

Whatever the story, and if this visit really existed, it's a very eccentric album, no doubt. It is a band, in the style of those that also exist in Portugal, usually based in Recreational Associations, Fire Bands or Philharmonic Bands, with a folk and regional sound, based on saxophones, trumpets, trombones and various percussion instruments of the time, but it is still a sincere, honest and poignant tribute by some Mexican musicians, to the most important and famous English group in the music scene.

On this disc you can hear different, colorful and picturesque versions of classics from the British group, such as Yellow submarine, Yesterday, Hey Jude and Eleanor Rigby, marked by brass and percussion instruments.

Fontes:

https://www.adncultura.org/ - mai/2020

https://yesterdayssoundstodaylatinoeuropean.wordpress.com/ - Dec/2018

The disc was released in Mexico in 1971, by the label Caleidofon. The musical selection is composed of the following songs:

01. Ob-la-di, Ob-la da;

02. I want to hold your hand;

03. Carry that weight;

04. Yesterday;

05. Eleanor rigby;

06. Yellow submarine;

07. Hey Jude;

08. Girl;

09. I should have known better;

10. A hard days night.

Photo: Banda Plastica de Tepetlixpa Mexico - 1971

Links: 

BANDA PLASTICA DE TEPETLIXPA MEXICO - ADIOS A LOS BEATLES

CALEIDOFON - MEXICO 1971

BARBARA DICKSON - NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY WORLD (2006)

The album in this post, titled "Nothing's Gonna Change My World", by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson and is a tribute to the songs of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison.

It was released in the United Kingdom and Europe in 2006, by the Universal label, by the Concord label.

The songs selected for the album "Nothing's Gonna Change My World", posted here are the following:

01. If I needed someone;
02. I will;
03. Rain;
04. Here, there and everywhere;
05. Every little thing;
06. Eleanor rigby;
07. Things we said today;
08. I'll be back;
09. P.S. I love you;
10. Fool on the hill;
11. Across the universe;
12. Goodnight.

Links:

BARBARA DICKSON - NOTTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY WORLD 

UNIVERSAL / CONCORD - REINO UNIDO 2006

JOEMY WILSON - BEATLES ON HAMMERED DULCIMER (1989)

In this post, I present the album "Beatles on Hammered Dulcimer", by Joemy Wilson. It was released in the United States, in 1989, by the label Dargason Music.

Joemy Wilson is a hammered dulcimer player from New Haven, Connecticut. Her first instruments were the piano and violin. She also took voice lessons in high school. She started playing Appalachian dulcimer while attending Barnard College, and started playing hammered dulcimer in 1979.

Wilson has made several recordings on the Dargason label, and is particularly noted for her recordings of the compositions of Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan. She has collaborated with several artists, including Miamon Miller, Valarie King, Scott Fraser, Anisa Angarola, and Sylvia Woods.

The following is a list of the Beatles' songs that make up the selection for this album:

01. Eleanor rigby;

02. For no one;

03.  When I'm sixty-four;

04. You've got to hide your love away;

05. She's leaving home;

06. Norwegian wood;

07. And your bird can sing;

08. In my life;

09. Eight days a week;

10. Across the universe;

11. Yellow submarine;

12. She loves you.

 Capa (Front) - Edição K7 - USA 1989

Joemy Wilson - 1989

Links:

JOEMY WILSON - BEATLES ON HAMMERED DULCIMER

DARGASON MUSIC - USA 1989

BEATLES OVER EASY - A BONGOLONG COMPITILATION (2010)

In this post, I present a compilation of orchestrated songs, in the "Easy Listening" style, exclusive with Beatles songs.

I got this material from the inactive JbPimentel blog a few years ago and decided to share it again with friends from the LaPlayaBeatles blog.

The collection consists of 43 songs distributed on two discs, listed below:

Disco 1:

01. Do you want to know a secret (London Starlight Orchestra) 1996;

02. She loves you (James Last) 1983;

03. I want to hold your hand (101 Strings) 1995;

04. All my loving (The 101 Strings Orchestra) 2002;

05. A hard days night (The Hollyridge Strings)1996;

06. Every little thing  / Got to get you in to my life (The Simon Cale Orchestra) 1994;

07. Ticket to ride (John Keating) 1966;

08. You've got to hide your love away (Percy Faith) 1966;

09. Yesterday (James Last) 1983;

10. Michelle (Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra) 1973;

11. Girl (Paul Mauriat) 1972;

12. In my life (The 101 Strings Orchestra) 2002;

13. Day tripper (The Hollyridge Strings) 1996;

14. Got to get you in to my life (Frank Chacksfield) 1970;

15. Here, there and everywhere (The Percy Faith Strings) 1970;

16. When I'm sixty four (Gunter Noris) 1969;

17. Hello, goodbye (Enoch Light) 2001;

18. Hey Jude (Enoch Light) 2001;

19. Martha my dear (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass) 1971;

20. Goodbye (Paul Mauriat) 1972;

21. Here comes the sun (Strings For Pleasure) 1975;

22. Because (The Percy Faith Strings) 1970;

23. Come together (Frank Chacksfield) 1970.

Disco 2:

01. And I love her (Newton Wayland) 1989;

02. I feel fine (The Hollyridge Strings)1996;

03. Norwegian wood / The fool on the hill (The Simon Cale Orchestra) 1994;

04. Nowhere man (The 101 Strings Orchestra) 2002;

05. Eleanor rigby (Paul Mauriat) 1972;

06. Strawberry fields forever (The Hollyridge Strings) 1996;

07. Penny lane (Kay Warner) 1976;

08. Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Enoch LIght) 2001;

09. She's leaving home (Baja Marimba Band) 1967;

10. With a little help from my friends (Enoch Light) 2001;

11. All you need is love (James Last) 1983;

12. Ob-la-di, ob-la-da (Frank Chaksfield) 1970;

13. Don't let me down (Franck Pourcel) 1970;

14. Get back (Paul Mauriat) 1972;

15. The ballad of John and Yoko (The Percy Faith Strings) 1970;

16. Octopus garden (String For Pleasure) 1975;

17. Something (Peter Nero) 1974;

18. Let it be (James Last) 1983;

19. The long and winding road (Andre Kostelanetz) 1973;

20. Free as a bird (The 101 Strings Orchestra) 2002.

Links:

BEATLES OVER EASY

A BONGOLONG COMPILATION 2010

RONNIE ALDRICH - PLAYS THE BEATLES (2019)

In this post, I present a compilation made by the defunct blog "Instrumental World", containing the interpretations of Beatles songs performed and released by conductor and pianist Ronnie Aldrich, in his extensive discography, on Decca Records, by the London label.

Following are the Beatles songs contained in this compilation, with graphic material added by the LaPlayaMusic blog:

01. What is life;

02. Because;

03. Michelle;

04. Something;

05. My sweet lord;

06. The fool on the hill;

07. Yesterday;

08. The long and winding;

09. Hey Jude;

10. Lucy in the sky with diamond;

11. Imagine;

12. Let it be.

Links:

RONNIE ALDRICH - PLAYS THE BEATLES

INSTRUMENTAL WORLD BLOG / LAPLAYAMUSIC - 2019