Matt Monro Forum

A very Happy 90th to Dame Vera Lynn!

Yes - the 2CD set is out, sales are very healthy and EMI are please so hopefully more will follow. I hope everyone who buys it will enjoy it as much as I did in putting it together! Eight pounds for 45 tracks is dirt cheap too. What ever you do play a Vera Lynn song on 20th of March while drinking a...

That is so true and one of the downfalls of this series. The sleeves are actually just direct photocopies downsized from original LP covers which gives a poor reproduction qulaity. I have also been disappointed with the quality of some of the artwork, used and damaged sleeves have been used in the p...

Thanks for clearing up this issue Michele, glad that EMI are continuing with this series BUT I do hope that they use the Stereo masters for the albums - if and when possible...

Yes at last a face to the name...

Dean

That's very possible as there are many different charts published. I am glad that it has sold well!

To be honest I have found this series to be a little hit and miss...several cds have been issued in Mono when Stereo masters were available. One set from Julie London missed a song, even though it was listed on the copy of the album sleeve! The artwork is often of poor quality - copies of album slee...

The new Matt Monro cd has entered the UK album charts at number 39!

The cd has been issued as of Decemeber 2006 - unfortunately only two albums were owned by EMI so it is only a single disc release.
The sound is excellent; trcaks have been restored to there original order and the release includes all the original artwork.

Dean

On March 5th 2007 EMI will issue a 2CD set 'Singles Collection' - this set is one of the projects I have been working on with EMI. The 2CD set includes many rare jewels that have not been available for 40 years or more. ALL of Dame Vera's EMI single releases are included and have been wonderfully re...

Have ordered it but it still has not arrived. There are reports that the BBC are doing a docu on her life later in the year.

Thank you! Lots of research and reading all the covers of LP's etc I can find, EBAY is also a great place for research, just have to be careful I don't buy to much!

I'll do a section of the Parlophone years next. Can I put pictures up here?
Would be nice to add some sleeves.

Milk in tea is something the Dutch do not understand, that really is a British thing. Here they call normal tea 'English Breakfast Tea' but it is very week and you drink it black. A bit strange at first but you get used to it, I cannot drink British tea now as it is far to strong. That I don't miss....

Fontana Single release 1958 A: I’ll Never Have A Sweet Heart (Lewis / Stock) B: Golden Age (Dix / Robbins) Original release: Issued on 7” single by Fontana on H115 A: and B: CD re-issue: None to date April 1958 A: The Story Of Ireland (Horan / Newell) B: Another Time Another Place (Livingston /...

Tell me about - I have to get to the UK at least twice a year for things I cannot buy here in Holland, and I have lived here 17 years. Crazy but I still just miss some British things...