Tuesday 5 March 2024

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 216: Dean Stevens; Ricky Stevens; The Statesmen; Johnnie Spence Orchestra

 

1. Dean Stevens - Sad And Lonely (2:01)
2. Dean Stevens - I've Just Heard (2:08)
3. Dean Stevens - Let Me Show You Now (2:16)
4. Dean Stevens - High On The Hill Of Hope (2:38)
5. Dean Stevens - Only 'Cause I'm Lonely (2:18)
6. Dean Stevens - Love Me Like I Love You (2:01)
7. Ricky Stevens - I Cried For You (2:10)
8. Ricky Stevens - I Am (2:19)
9. Ricky Stevens - Forever (1:55)
10. Ricky Stevens - Now It's All Over (2:14)
11. Ricky Stevens - You Made Me Love You (2:32)
12. Ricky Stevens - If I Had My Way (2:11)
13. Ricky Stevens - Something Has Changed Me (2:18)
14. Ricky Stevens - My Mothers Eyes (1:57)
15. Ricky Stevens - I'll Get By (2:04)
16. The Statesmen - Look Around (2:19)
17. The Statesmen - I'm Wandering (2:27)
18. The Statesmen - I've Fallen In Love (1:56)
19. The Statesmen - It's All Happening (1:59)
20. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - Adventures In Paradise (2:25)
21. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - The Balcony (3:08)
22. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - Wheels (Dans Le Cœur De Ma Blonde) (2:03)
23. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - First Romance (D'un Seul Amour) (2:45)
24. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - Baby Elephant Walk (1:54)
25. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - Sugar Beat (1:58)
26. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - Theme From Dr. Kildare (2:25)
27. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - The Midnight Theme (3:34)
28. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - The Limbo Line (2:28)
29. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - Marry Me! Marry Me! (3:06)
30. Johnnie Spence Orchestra - Main Title (2:28)

Johnnie Spence. Born John Spence Abrahams (4 February 1936 – 15 August 1977), British musical arranger, director, and orchestra leader. He is credited with the arrangements and musical direction of numerous records and television light entertainment works throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In the late 1950s, Spence became piano accompanist to Anne Shelton, a popular English vocalist. In the 1960s Johnnie Spence went on to become one of the most respected arrangers, conductors and composers in the business. With the success of Parlophone as a pop label, he became orchestral arranger for recordings and television shows. Johnnie Spence & His Orchestra released several of their own records, predominantly of television and film themes (four singles between 1960 and 1962 on Parlophone).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Spence

In the late 1960s Johnnie Spence Orchestra released few more singles and OST album.

Dean Stevens. Obscure British teen-pop singer. Between 1962 and 1964 recorded three singles, for Philips (composed 3/6 of all songs).

Ricky Stevens. Born Kenneth Leonard Foskett, in London. British teen-pop singer – three singles and one EP, released between 1961 and 1963 on Columbia, with Geoff Love & His Orchestra. 

The Statesmen. A five piece Merseybeat band from Manchester. In 1963 they recorded the first single, at Decca Abbey Road studios. Then, they moved to Brian Epstein and began to work throughout the Liverpool circuit of clubs including The Cavern, also few weeks residence at the Star Club in Hamburg. In 1964 they recorded the second single with Fontana.

https://www.manchesterbeat.com/groups1/statesmen

Link below, track-list in Content

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