What's in Your Matt Monro Collection?

[cyp21]

Im curious to know what items other fellow members and fans of Matt have in their collection so feel free to list your CD''s Records, Tapes etc or ones that your still trying to find. Also what memroblia do u have?

I have all original UK Stereo pressings LP's from the 60's and am working on the Mono's. I only have a few CD''s at present. I have a signed photo with a small concert flyer from gig in 1984 and a signed album page. The only other item i have is An Evening with Matt Monro DVD so it's not a great deal but would like to hear from other members to what they have in their collection.

[mariana44]

I have all of Matt's cds, and dvd's--plus a few Lps--but no other memorabilia as such--although I know some forum members have lots of bits and pieces.

[Josh]

I better start writing my list!

[karl]

I have most of Matt's cd's if not all and have about four vinyl albums, two being proper albums and the others are compilations.

[bigdipper]

I NEED TO SORT MINE OUT BUT ITS QUITE A LOT OF EVERYTHING

[hpooch]

I have most of Matt's CDs and some LPs & 45s. Also I have some rare songs that I hope will be enhanced by Richard in the "Rarer Monro" CDs.
These songs include: "The Way We Were"..."Let Me Try Again"... "It's Magic"..."Without a Song"..."I'll Walk Alone"..."I've Heard That Song Before".
Also some programs when Matt was the guest vocalist - - The Airmen of Note-"Serenade in Blue" & Billy May conducting BBC Big Band with Matt.

[Rmoore]

Unfortunately Henry most of those song's don't survive in good enough quality for me to do do any thing with - they are either from audience tapes from concerts or low quality off air recordings.

Of course if anybody has really good off air recordings of these or any other songs do let us know! These things do turn up sometimes - I have recently been sent a disc of some off air TV show soundtracks that are (whilst not perfect) several gennerations closer to the original than we had before.

The Airmen Of Note recordings are not available for licence. The Billy May stuff does exist in stunning quality though. The broadcast was produced by the late great Alan Dell. Even though the BBC didn't keep the recording, he kept a copy of the masters reels!

These are now part of the Dell Collection at the British Library National Sound Archive - Visitors can listen to both halves of the broadcast on their sound servers.

However due to the BBC not having copies of the show themselves it's quite complicated to get this licenced. We have hopes that we might be able to do something with it in the future but not in time for Rarer.

I currently have a list infront of me that will fill two CD's right to the brim IF there are no licencing issues.

[karl]

Well we wish you the best of luck in your efforts Richard.

[GregT]

Guys'n'Gals, (Monrovians all)..
currently on CD I have:
1/. Live in Australia.
2/. Matt Sings - Nelson Swings.
3/. The Complete Singles.
4/. Matt at the Movies.
5/. Words and Music.
6/. This Is The Life / Here's To My Lady.
7/. Heart of the Man.
8/.Yesterday.
9/. The Rare Monro.
10/. The Collection.
11/. Matt At The BBC.
12/. The Complete Hits.
13/. The Very Best Of.... and needless to say they're all loaded on my home PC,Laptop and I-Pod. Viva Monro...and keep plugging on,Richard..we luv ya'.
gt

[mike]

Do you folks tend to buy all of the Matt best of collections, even if this means duplicating most of the tracks?

[mariana44]

I think many of us do, Mike--especially if that compilation has a previously unreleased track-than it becomes a must-have.

[Marian]

My list, I was surprised how many there were. Most now oblescent with the new releases the last few years, but still nice to have.

Heartbreakers
Complete Heartbreakers
My Kind of Girl
The Impossible Dream
Songs of Love set
Sings the Standards
Sings the Classics
Portrait of My Love
Alguin Canto
Complete Hits
His Finest
Simply the Best
These Years/ Late Late Show
Matt And Mel (With Mel Torme)
The Collection
Through the Years
The Best of the Capitol Years
The Best of the EMI Years
Original Gold set
Gentlemen of Song
For The Present/ The Other Side of the Stars
Best of..
Reader's Digest Set
Decca Recordings
Portrait of a Song Stylist
Hollywood and Broadway
Moment to Moment set
20 Great Love Songs
A Time For Love
Softly
Sings Don Black
This is the Life/ Here's to my Lady
En Espana/Grandes Exitos en Espanol
By Request
The Singer's Singer
Christmas Magic
Matt Sings Nelson Swings
The Rare Monro
The Ultimate
Words and Music
Matt at the BBC
Live in Australia
Heart of the Man
Matt at the Movies
Yesterday

[karl]

45's
Born Free
The Music Played
The Impossible Dream
We're Gonna Change The World
Isn't It A Pity
I Am In Life
And You Smiled

LP's
HIts Of Yesterday
Very Best Of
More Heartbreakers
Matt Monro Sings Don Black
I Have Dreamed
We're Gonna Change The World
Matt Monro (cassette)

CD's
This Is Matt Monro
20 Great Love Songs
A Time For Love
By Request
The Capitol Years
Softly As I Leave You
The EMI Years
MM SIngs Don Black
MM Sings
Hollywood & Broadway
Very Best Of
En Espana/Grandes Esitos En Espanol
The Collection
These Years/The Late Late Show
This Is The Life/Here's To My Lady
For The Present/The Other Side Of T he Stars
Heart Of The Man
The Best Of
The Best Of (Australian)
The Rare Monro
Through The Years
The Man Behind The Voice
Songs Of Love
Matt At The Movies
Words & Music
Complete Singles Collection
The Singer's Singer

When I typed this out I knew I had more. I have just found them on the top of a shelfl waiting to be filed in with the rest of my MM collection - here's what I found:-

Best Of (Australian, bought on my trip last year)
From Matt With Love
Matt Sings Nelson Swings
Yesterday
Matt Monro Sings
Live In Australia
Born Free
Matt At The BBC
Words & Music & Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra

DVD'S
Portrait Of
Matt At The Movies
I'm sure I have another dvd but can't find it at the moment.

[Marian]

Mine are just my CDs listed. I'll have to look out LPs, 45s, and I have all the DVD's that have been released.

[mike]

I think many of us do, Mike--especially if that compilation has a previously unreleased track-than it becomes a must-have.

So far I've gone down the route of not buying too many of the compilations. Where there is one unreleased track I've just downloaded it. Must admit I'd like all those tracks to be in one place. I've crumbled a bit recently as I bought Complete Heartbreakers as I liked the selection on there, and a couple of others as they were extremely cheap second hand on Amazon.

Where there is a CD like the Marks & Spencers exclusive, it is frustrating not to be able to download the exclusive tracks that are on there. I never did find that CD.

Very impressed with your lists everyone.