22 Home Entertainment 75655 SWEET AS A SONG


CD by Carroll Gibbons Performing with The Savoy Hotel Orpheans, 22 tracks include On The Air with vocals by Harry Bentley, You’re A Sweetheart with Anne Lenner on vocals, Nice Work If You Can Get It with George


Melachrino, In the Still of the Night, Rosalie, The Moon Got in my Eyes and The Silver Wedding Waltz among them. Dreamy romantic songs from yesteryear. ONLY £4


75656 MAMBO JAMBO CD by Edmundo Ros


Cuban Love Song, Tia Maria, The Wedding Samba, Take Her To Jamaica, The Marharajah of Magador, Chocolate Whiskey and Vanilla Gin, Rum and Limonada, Rio de Janeiro and Shoo The Little


Fly Away are among the 23 tracks to click your heels to, clap your hands and watch a smile spread across your face. ONLY £4


45785 MILITARY CLASSICS: Classical


Performances CD by Military Bands


Featuring Fanfare for the Common Man, Mars from the ‘Planets’, Grand March from Aida, Crown Imperial, Radetsky March and the


rather grimly titled March to the Scaffold and more. With the band of HM Royal Marines, The Blues and Royals, The Coldstream Guards, Welsh Guards and Royal Engineers among them. A powerful and passionate collection of the most and evocative works. Running time on bargain CD 69.56 mins. ONLY £4


45792 SWINGING ON A STAR CD


by Bing Crosby and Friends Humpty Dumpty Heart, But Beautiful, San Fernando Valley, Don’t Fence Me In (the Andrews Sisters), Is You Is Or Is You Aint My Baby, When the Dreamboat


Comes In, I’ll Be Seeing You, Pistol Packin’ Mamma, Careless Hands, Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy and Have I Told You Lately That I Love You are among the 20 tracks chosen to make your heart sing and your body swing from such crooners as John Scott Trotter, Woody Herman, Victor Young, Bob Crosby and their orchestras. ONLY £4


45793 BILLIE’S BLUES CD by Billie Holiday


I Wished on the Moon with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, A Sailboat in the Moonlight, Strange Fruit, Yesterdays, Fine and Mellow, Them There Eyes, God Bless the Child with Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra, I’ll


Get By, I’ll Be Seeing You, As Time Goes By, Lover Man and There is No Greater Love are among the 20 tracks from this soulful singer who will never be forgotten. Here is the blues at its very purest. ONLY £4


45811 FLYIN’ HIGH CD by the RAF Dance Band Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and Blues in the Night both have Sid Collins on vocals, You Came Along From Out of Nowhere, Hobo’s Prayer, Blue Champagne, Please Don’t Say No, When Buddha Smiles, Down Forget-Me-Not Lane,


Tangerine, A Sinner Kissed an Angel, The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet, G.I. Jive and The Nango are among the 25 tracks of wartime favourites. ONLY £4


53643 MY PRAYER CD by Vera Lynn


Back in the news lately, we are thrilled to present at a bargain price 23 tracks on CD on which the Forces Sweetheart sings. They include Goodnight Children Everywhere, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Where in the


World, I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night, How Green Was My Valley, Do You Ever Dream of Tomorrow?, Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat, Over the Hill, Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart and From The Time You Say Goodbye among them. ONLY £4


54462 BACH GREAT ORGAN


WORKS CD by J. S. Bach All 12 tracks were recorded in the Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire with Alexei Parshin on organ and Svetlana Mitriakina on flute, tracks nine and ten. The listener is drawn


into this atmospheric music and you can just imagine yourself on the pew in one of the grandest churches in the world listening to these regal preludes, fugues, toccatas and adagios. Bargain CD. ONLY £4


74258 RE BOP: The Savoy Originals CD


by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie et al 15 tracks, three of which are by Dizzy Gillespie, and others by Duke Jordan, Curtis Fuller, Herbie Mann, Charlie Parker and Cannonball Adderley with tracks like Moose the Moocher featuring Miles Davis, Caravan, Night and Day, Bohemia After Dark and Show Nuff. ONLY £4


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62140 JAZZ CLUB CD by Humphrey Lyttleton, Jack Parnell, Nat Gonella et al 25 tracks from the stars of traditional British jazz including George Shearing, George Melly (our late dear friend), Harry Parry, Vic Lewis and George Webb. Tracks you may


recognise and others delight in for the first time include March Hare, Kitchen Man, Barefoot Blues, On the Alamo, One Man Went to Blow, Blue Lou, Dixie, Parry Party, Apex Blues and Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town.


ONLY £4 73469 A WORLD OF FAVOURITE CLASSICS: Three


CDs by Reader’s Digest Soothing and relaxing, the CDs are entitled Sighs, Lullabies and Countrysides and include 12, 14 and 12 tracks respectively including


Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt, Pie Jesu, Clair de Lune, Andante Cantabile, Ave Maria, the Cradle Song, So Deep is the Night, Bird Songs at Eventide, Autumn Festival and Fantasia on a Theme. A Reader’s Digest discontinued line now at a bargain price. ONLY £6.50


74534 RUSSIAN PIANO CONCERTOS:


TCHAIKOVSKY, RACHMANINOV CD by Sviatoslav Richter


Herbert von Karajan conducts on this 1962 recording of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23 on tracks 1-3. Tracks 4-6 were recorded in 1959 and reproduce Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18. Total playing time 70.41 minutes on CD. ONLY £6


74762 BEETHOVEN DIABELLI VARIATIONS OP.120 CD


by Sviatoslav Richter Recorded live in 1988 and 1982, the first 33 tracks running time 52 minutes is the ‘Diabelli’ variations: Thema-Vivace, the longest of


Beethoven’s piano works which predictably covers every emotion. Also is Mozart’s Violin Sonata in G Major K379 in three movements, running time 22.27 with Oleg Kagan on violin and Richter on piano. New CD. ONLY £3.25


74537 BAROQUE TRUMPET MUSIC: HANDEL,


TELEMANN, VIVALDI CD by Maurice André Herbert von Karajan said ‘He’s undoubtedly the best trumpet player, but he’s not from our world.’ The Guardian said ‘He effortlessly negotiated the stratospheric pitch range for which the Baroque repertoire was notorious. In the virtuoso faster movements, his tone sparkled brilliantly; in the slow movements it was creamy and seductive.’ Trumpet concertos and sonatas from Richard Mudge, Capel Bonde, Carlo Tessarini, Vivaldi, Handel and Telemann in a Double Concerto in C Minor for Trumpet and Oboe are among the nine tracks, total playing time 76 minutes. New CD. ONLY £6


74538 ART OF ROSTROPOVICH: SCHUMANN, BRITTEN, DEBUSSY CD


by Schumann, Britten and Debussy Mstislav Rostropovich on cello is accompanied by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra for Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op.129 on a recording first published in 1961. For Claude Debussy’s Cello Sonata he is accompanied by Benjamin Britten on piano in a recording first released in 1962. This collaboration between these two great names extends to just over 76 minutes playing time on this new CD. ONLY £6


74540 BAROQUE VIOLIN CONCERTOS: BACH,


VIVALDI CD by David Oistrakh Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso in A minor for two violins, Op. 3 No. 8 and J. S. Bach’s Concerto for two violins BWV1043 and Violin Concertos Nos 1 and 2 in A Minor BWV1041 and 1042. In style, timbre, flawlessness of intonation, speed of vibrato, inaudibility of bow-change, they are absolutely as one. We recommend without hesitation this CD for all lovers of fine violin playing. 74 minutes playing time. ONLY £6


74541 VOICE OF LEONTYNE PRICE: VERDI,


PUCCINI CD by Regis Records Rich, subtle and shining, it was in its prime capable of effortlessly soaring from a smoky mezzo to the pure soprano gold of a perfectly spun high C, here is the voice of Leontyne Price. Tracks one and two are from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Alleluja, track three Ave Maria, four tracks by Verdi from Aida and The Requiem, two tracks from Puccini’s Madam Butterfly, four further Puccini tracks from Tosca and Turandot and finishing with Sweet Little Jesus Boy and Summertime. Playing time 77.15 minutes on bargain CD, recording is rather crackly. ONLY £5


74768 PUCCINI: MADAMA BUTTERFLY COMPLETE OPERA: 2 CDs by Victoria De Los Angeles and Giuseppe di Stefano


This legendary performance is the complete Puccini opera in two acts with chorus and orchestra of the


Rome Opera. Feel happiness, and the tears proportionate to it, in this, easily the most satisfying performance. Gianandrea Gavazzeni has life, warmth and a sure control…compassionate and beautifully sung Sharpless of Tito Gobbi, Victoria De Los Angeles herself is adorable, the voice in richest bloom here. With full cast list inside but also including Anna Maria Canali as Suzuki. With bonus tracks both from La Bohème. Two CDs playing 143.39. ONLY £7


74542 ART OF DAVID OISTRAKH: TARTINI,


BEETHOVEN VIOLIN SONATAS CD by David Oistrakh


Superlatively rich violin playing, David Oistrakh is accompanied by Vladimir Yampolsky on piano in a recording first published in 1957 Sonata in G Minor ‘The Devil’s Trill’ on tracks one to two. Tracks three to five are Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No.9 in A, Op.47 (Kreutzer). First published in 1959. Tracks six to eight are Szymanowski’s Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op.9 recorded on 8th June 1954. Total playing time 68.33 minutes on new CD. ONLY £6


74543 SIBELIUS AND SZYMANOWSKI VIOLIN CONCERTOS CD by David Oistrakh


Here are interpretations of the highest order from the violist David Oistrakh, playing Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor Op.47, (first recorded in 1961), on tracks one to three. Tracks four and five he plays Violin Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op.35 by Szymanowski with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in a 1960 recording. Tracks six and seven he plays with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on 8th June 1962 Beethoven’s Romance No.1 in G Major Op.40 and Romance No.2 in F Major, Op.50 for violin and orchestra. Total playing time 70.55 minutes on new CD. ONLY £6


74544 BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS 1 AND 2 CD by Emil Gilels


Gramophone magazine says ‘Gilels plays sprucely, with address but not too much heaviness, on a fairly light toned piano that suits the music nicely.’ Emil Gilels plays with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in C Major Op.15 on the first three tracks and Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in B Flat Major, Op.19 on the following three. Total playing time 64 minutes 59 seconds on new CD. ONLY £6.50


74545 HANS HOTTER SINGS WAGNER AND VERDI CD by Regis Records


Hans Hotter was the unforgettable exponent of the great Wagnerian bass-baritone roles - Wotan, Guremanz and the Flying Dutchman. Tracks one to five were recorded in 1944, track six in 1942 and tracks seven and eight recorded in 1939 on this bargain priced new CD, playing time 76.32 minutes. ONLY £5


74546 J. S. BACH THE FLUTE SONATAS BWV


1030-1035 CD by Jean-Pierre Rampal The French flautist achieved remarkable popularity and restored the flute to its former prominence as a solo instrument. He produced a silvery tone and radiated enjoyment. Here he plays with harpsichord and cello on Bach’s Sonatas in B Minor, BWV 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034 and 1035. Total playing time 73 minutes 27 seconds on new CD. ONLY £6


74760 PLAYS AND POEMS OF NOEL COWARD CD by Noël Coward


A complete adaptation of Brief Encounter has playing time of 23.48 minutes plus scenes from Blythe Spirit also featuring Noël Coward and Margaret Leighton, Present Laughter, Private Lives, The Boy Actor, Nothing is Lost, Honeymoon, Mrs Mallory, 1901, A Lady At A Party and Opera Notes among the 14 tracks, total playing time 77.56. New CD. ONLY £3.50


74763 SONGS OF STRUGGLE (AND MORE) CD by Paul Robeson


Ballad of Joe Hill, Kevin Barry, Summertime, Cradle Song, Song of the Plains, How Proud Our Quiet Don, St. Louis Blues, Swing Low Sweet Chariot and The Little Black Boy are among the 25 tracks selected on this new CD playing time 71.15. Paul Robeson once said: ‘The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery.’ Several tracks include Lawrence Brown on piano. ONLY £4


HUMOUR


The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.


- E.E. Cummings


75214 EASY AS PI: The Countless Ways We Use Numbers Every Day


by Jamie Buchan Do not panic at the title. The author is not a mathematician, just an interested amateur who has done everything possible to make his book interesting and amusing. Zooming from zero to infinity via Amazonian tribes, drug culture and nuclear paranoia, he investigates


the derivation of numerical expressions and their inescapable influence on our culture, from alarm clocks to cell phones. En route, he skilfully answers such puzzling questions as: What makes ‘cloud nine’ and ‘seventh heaven’ so blissful? Why is number 7 so lucky and number 13 so unlucky? Is ‘fourth-dimensional thinking’ really out of this world? What prompted Ray Bradbury to call his novel Fahrenheit 451 and how did 007 become James Bond’s number? You may be intrigued to know that the Infinite Monkey Theorem was recently tested by placing a computer with macaques in a zoo enclosure. Not only did they fail to type the works of Shakespeare but they also attempted to destroy the computer with a rock, as well as using it as a toilet! However, the experiment was slightly invalidated by there being a mere six monkeys instead of the postulated infinite number. A joy of a book. 174 pages


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75617 YOUR CASE IS HOPELESS: Bracing Advice


from The Boy’s Own Paper edited by Karl Sabbagh Where did the Victorian schoolboy go for answers to his embarrassing health problems, as well as his queries regarding the rules of cricket, caring for sick animals, identifying strange creatures and crafts and hobbies? The answer is The Boy’s Own Paper, whose


tireless editor received sacks of mail every day, often including packages of birds’ eggs and expired wildlife for identification, which the Post Office had usually crushed beyond recognition. How can you cure a stammer? Sick rabbit/parrot/squirrel? This immensely entertaining selection of answers to problems published in the BOP between 1879 and 1900 provides a unique glimpse into the minds of Victorian schoolboys, and the brisk, occasionally cruel but ever-amusing way in which the editor’s advice is dispensed tells us yet more about the era. As Stephen Fry remarks, “[the book] would have saved me from the mire of impurity, beastliness and vice in which I am irretrievably trapped. Read it for the sake of your virtue.” 288pp with period b/w illus. £12.99 NOW £4


74460 MRS DOLBY’S MEMORY MAGIC by Karen Dolby


Language, spelling, general knowledge, history, maths, science, sport, geography, astronomy - absolutely anything - Karen shows us a variety of proven techniques so you can discover which one works for you. Here are techniques employed by memory experts, how actors remember their lines, the actual electro- mechanics of how the brain stores memories. Here are many much cherished mnemonics and rhymes and great many more that were new to us. Illus. 273pp. £9.99 NOW £2.50


74510 RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF A


COUNTRY HOUSE by Richard Goodenough In this invaluable guide to methods and resources, the author uses his own country house, Trimworth in Kent, as a case study. The present Trimworth appears to have started life as a medieval hall-house, and was substantially rebuilt in the 17th century. Written records include place names, Anglo-Saxon charters, the Domesday book, chancery rolls, post-mortem records and parish registers. The author has a table showing the dateline for major sources: for instance, rates were first levied around 1500, fire insurance records started in 1680, and telephone directories were first produced in the 1880s. Maps, plans and surveys, tithe maps, railway maps and sewer records. 164pp, photos, maps. £17.99 NOW £3.50


75075 MAKE DO AND MEND: Keeping Family


and Home Afloat on War Rations foreword by Jill Norman


Save fuel, looking after your woollens, reinforce clothing for extra wear, saving pennies with electricity and fuel for cooking, rules for sheet repairs, replacing buttons and repairing trousers, making slippers for the family, altering clothes, deft darns, preventing moth damage, patching a carpet, washing hints, refurbishing and recycling - all this advice is still relevant today. Never before published in book form, here is a nostalgic collection of original facsimile leaflets issued by the Government. Facsimile reprint, original colours. 160pp.


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with delightful line drawings and short glossary of mathematical terms. $14.95 NOW £4


75512 AVERAGE LIFE OF THE AVERAGE PERSON: How It All Adds Up


by Tadg Farrington Who would have thought that, in the UK, the Tooth Fairy currently has an annual turnover of £20,000,000? We knew that would stop you in your tracks! This endlessly diverting almanac, covering a miscellany of 100


statistics - both material and intangible - approaches the everyday from a surprising angle, to tell the up-till-now untold stories behind the things we take for granted. Its picture of the numbers that make up a human life will knock you for six. We can bet that you were not aware that owning a cat makes you more likely to crash your car. If you are a female, you may be shocked at the thought that you are doomed to spend nearly two years of your life washing, and styling your hair. Or, if a male, that not only will you waste 144 days shaving, but you will probably cry 4,982 times. Yes - even macho men cry more frequently than they would admit. In the 21st century, a human lifespan is, on average, a glorious 79 years. During that time, a person living in the UK will eat 479 fish fingers, take 7,163 baths, shed 121 pints of tears, dream 104,390 dreams, buy 733 balloons and spend £658 on Christmas crackers. It covers everything from cows to condoms, atoms to alcohol and the solar system to stomach acid. 397 irresistible pages very lavishly illustrated in colour and b/ w.


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