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