The compilations that I post here were originally made for my own enjoyment and that of my family, but out of the generosity of my heart I want to share them with the world ! They are made with tracks from my own vinyl collection but also from tracks that I've collected trough the years from all over the internet. It's impossible to credit the original poster, but consider yourself utterly thanked.


1 mrt 2024

The Many Faces Of Em(m)anuelle

 Monsieur Maurice created another one of his infamous SleazeBox Collections. A compilation of beautiful, funky, grooving, mesmerizing tracks from the  world of sleazy movies. This time it's a tribute tot the phenomenon 'Emmanuelle'. A beautiful woman celebrating love and freedom... (who doesn't want that ?)

Tracks

01 Emanuelle Nera - Emanuelles Theme - Nico Fidenco
02 Emanuelle, Perché violenza alle donne? - A Picture Of Love (Instrumentale) - Nico Fidenco
03 Velluto Nero - Velluto Nero - Dario & Alberto Baldan Bembo
04 Emanuelle In America - Emanuelle in America - Nico Fidenco
05 Emanuelle Nera - Orient Reportage - Arabian Evasion Theme - Nico Fidenco
06 Io, Emmanuelle - Emmanuelle - Gianni Ferrio
07 Emmanuelle - Emmanuelle In Thailand - Pierre Bachelet
08 Emanuelle Nera nº 2 - Emanuell’s In Love (Vers. B) - Don Powell
09 Emmanuelle 4 - L’extase d'Emmanuelle - Michel Magne
10 Velluto Nero - Love Scene - Dario & Alberto Baldan Bembo
11 Emanuelle e gli Ultimi Cannibali - Make Love On The Wing (Vocal Version) - Nico Fidenco
12 Goodbye Emmanuelle - Goodbye Emmanuelle (Version instrumentale) - Serge Gainsbourg
13 Emmanuelle 2 - Emmanuelle 2 -  Francis Lai
14 Tokyo Emmanuelle - Mrs. Tokyo Emmanuelle (Pt1) - Eddy And Orient Express
15 Amore Libero - Janine - Fabio Frizzi
16 Emanuelle e gli Ultimi Cannibali - Wild Nightmare - Nico Fidenco
17 Emanuelle in America - Rhubarb (#2) - Nico Fidenco
18 Emanuelle, Perché violenza alle donne? - My Boundless - Nico Fidenco
19 Laure - Laure - Franco Micalizzi
20 Emanuelle Nera,  Orient Reportage - Sweet's Variation - Nico Fidenco
21 Tokyo Emmanuelle - Mrs. Tokyo Emmanuelle (Pt2) - Eddy And Orient Express
22 Emanuelle in America - Dream - Nico Fidenco
23 Emanuelle Nera - Unavoidable - Nico Fidenco
24 Emmanuelle - Emmanuelle In Thailand (Variations) - Pierre Bachelet
25 Emmanuelle - Emmanuelle Song (French Vocal) - Pierre Bachelet

So join the journey of these different incarnations of the free spirited Em(m)anuelle, and enjoy. 


More Sleazy Listening can be found on these previous compilations. 


As from today 'the Archive' will be temporally closed for updates and maintenance. No worries. It will pop up again when you're least expecting it !


Take care and enjoy the music.

MM




1 feb 2024

Maurice's Got A Brand New Bag!

 Let's groove on these Soul instrumentals. The second volume of MM's Got Soul.


Tracks

01 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - John Schroeder
02 Back Stabbers - MFSB
03 Living For The City - Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
04 Tears Of A Clown - Simon Park
05 Reach Out (And I'll Be There) - The Keith Mansfield Orchestra
06 Lovin' You - Enoch Light
07 Walk Away Renee - The Groovin' Strings And Things
08 You Keep Me Hangin On - Paul Mauriat
09 Tracks Of My Tears - Mongo Santamaria
10 Can I Change My Mind - Willie Henderson & The Soul Explosions
11 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Electric Indian
12 Killing Me Softly With His Song - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
13 Love And Happiness - Monty Alexander
14 For Once In My Life - Buddy Fite
15 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Living Marimbas
16 What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Andy Mackay
17 Hot Fun In The Summertime - David T. Walker
18 Let's Stay Together - Herbie Mann
19 I Can't Help Myself - Earl Van Dyke
20 Dancing In the Street - Don Sebesky & The Jazz Rock Syndrome
21 Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Willie Bobo

You know where to find it ! 

Be sure to check out volume 1 of this series.

MM's Got Soul


1 jan 2024

Time flies...

 Another year over. And also the first day of 2024 has almost come to an end... And I forgot to post the new Monsieur Maurice Compilation!

But fear not... Here it is...

The third volume of Attention Violons. Instrumental versions of French chansons played by French Orchestra's. With lots and lots of violins.

Tracks

01 Sympathy - Franck Pourcel
02 Je Ne Suis Que De L'Amour - Caravelli
03 Jaccuse - Jean-Claude Borelly
04 Monday Tuesday ... Laissez-Moi Danser - Paul Mauriat
05 Prendre Un Enfant - Franck Pourcel
06 Love Me, Please Love Me - Carivelli
07 Mon Dieu - Franck Pourcel
08 Que Reste T'ill De Nos Amours - Caravelli
09 Vis Ta Vie - Paul Mauriat
10 Sur Les Bords De La Tendresse - Raymond Lefèvre
11 Je Vole - Jean Claude Borelly
12 Il Y A Du Soleil Sur La France - Caravelli
13 Salut Les Amoureux - Paul Mauriat
14 Alexandrie Alexandra - Jean Claude Borelly
15 Reality -  Paul Mauriat
16 Gloria - Caravelli
17 Les Divorces - Raymond Lefevre
18 Le France - Jean-Claude Borelly
19 Le Coeur Grenadine - Franck Pourcel
20 Une Femme Avec Toi - Andre Popp
21 Que Reste T'Il De Nos Amours - Francis Lai
22 C'est Si Bon - Paul Mauriat
23 Les Play Boys- Caravelli

And as always, Monsieur Maurice wishes you all the best for the New Year !

I wish you Joy, and Happiness, and Love, and Health, and Peace...

 

Enjoy,

MM




15 dec 2023

Let It Snow ! (But not really...)

 Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

But not in our neck of the woods. It's gonna be a green & wet Christmas in Belgium (as usual). 

So to evoke some Christmas Spirit, Monsieur Maurice has compiled another of his infamous Holiday Compilations. This time you can feast your ears on 25 versions of Let It Snow!


Tracks

01 Ace Cannon - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
02 Jorgen Ingmann - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
03 Blue Diamonds - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
04 John Klein - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
05 Doc Severinsen And The Tonight Show Orchestra – Let It Snow, Let It Snow
06 Randy van Horne Singers - Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
07 The Mexicali Brass - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
08 Camarata - Let It Snow
09 Doris Day - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
10 Ferrante & Teicher - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
11 Wayne Newton - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
12 Ira Ironstrings - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
13 The Three Suns  - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
14 Ella Fitzgerald - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
15 Rhoda Scott - Let It Snow
16 Pete Fountain - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
17 Ronnie Aldrich And His Two Pianos - Let It Snow, Let It Snow
18 Lena Horne- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
19 Lenny Dee - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
20 The Temptations - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
21 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
22 Wayne King And His Orchestra- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
23 Ray Charles Singers - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
24 Richmond Brass Ensemble - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
25 Les Brown - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

And as promised, the Archive will be open as from NOW!

The Archive is OPEN

Among the other Monsieur Maurice goodies, all the previous Holiday Compilations will be available there for download, so you can bring cheer to your guests (or annoy the hell out of them...) with hour upon hour of the same Christmas classic! Enjoy.

 

Happy Holidays to you all !

& Peace... please

MM

1 dec 2023

Tweedle-Dee...

Tweedle-Dum

Let's take another stroll trough 70's music. Happy tunes, classic tunes, well loved tunes,... all Monsieur Maurice Style.

Tracks

01 Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle-Dum - Caravelli
02 Laughter In The Rain - The 50 Guitars With Tommy Tedesco
03 I'll Meet You Halfway - Wayne Newton
04 Let's Stay Together - O'Donel Levy
05 I'll Be Home - Lorraine Ellison
06 If You Could Read My Mind - Berry Lipman
07 Let It Be - Dion
08 Child In Time - Helmuth Brandenburg
09 Superstar - Don Ellis
10 Everything's Alright - Bojoura
11 You're So Vain - John Keating
12 You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Armada Orchestra
13 Help Me Make It Through The Night - Vikki Carr
14 Why Can't We Live Together - Blue Marvin
15 It Must Be Love - The Button Down Brass
16 I Think I Love You - Andy Williams
17 What Is Life - Max Greger
18 Beautiful - Barbra Streisand
19 The Way We Were - Johnny Sax
20 Band On The Run - L.A. Sounds
21 Fire And Rain - James Burton
22 You're A Lady - Raymond Lefevre
23 Montego Bay - Pete Moore & His Orchestra

This is the 3th album in this series. Be sure to check out the previous postings.

MM's I Love 70's

MM's I Love 70's Vol2


Enjoy and keep on groovin'

MM


29 okt 2023

Tis The Scary Season...

 So Monsieur Maurice is a little bit early to spoil you all rotten and putrid with his Monsieur Maurice's Halloween Album.


Let yourselves be frightened and haunted with spooky tunes and devilish cacle. Voices from beyond the grave and sounds of nightmares...

 

Tracks

01 Merv Griffin - House of Horrors
02 The Deadly Ones - Raunchy
03 Ekseption - Dance Macabre Opus 40
04 Atilio Et Son Orchestre De Tangos - Dracula Tango
05 The Three Suns - The Creep
06 Henri Salvador - Dracula Cha-Cha
07 Dracula's Them - Hot Blood
08 The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Dracula Pt. I
09 The Moontrekkers - Night Of The Vampire
10 The Deadly Ones - There's A Creature In The Surfers Lagoon
11 France Gall - Frankenstein
12 The Ghouls - Dracula's Theme
13 The Deadly Ones - Rebel Rouser
14 The Moontrekkers - Return Of The Vampire (The Bogey Man)
15 The Daniels - Satan Boogie
16 Christine Pilzer -  Dracula
17 The Vampires - The Glob
18 Theme from 'The Munsters' - Jimmy Smith
19 Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - Experiment In Terror Twist
20 The Ghouls - Blood And Butter
21 The Deadly Ones - The Mad Drummer (Part-1)

Enjoy, (or suffer...) 

MM

30 sep 2023

Monsieur 100.000 volts

 Another tribute to the French chanson, this time the songs by Gilbert Bécaud.


Tracks

01 Et Maintenant - The Hotvill's And The "Dance Club" Orchestra
02 It Must Be Him (Seul Sur Son Êtoile) - Doc Severinsen
03 Je T'attends - Hildegard Knef
04 September Morn (C'est En Septembre) - Franck Pourcel
05 Love On The Rocks (L'amour Est Mort) - Paul Mauriat
06 C'était Moi - Les Riff
07 Le Petit Oiseau De Toutes Les Couleurs - Jean Paques
08 La Ballade Des Baladins - François Vermeille Et Son Orchestre
09 Mon Arbre - Christyne Chartrand
10 Let It Be Me ( Je T'appartiens) - The Melachrino Strings
11 Marie Marie - Migiani Grand Orchestre
12 Mé Qué Mé Qué - Joe Dassin
13 Je T'attends - Alain Debray
14 Si Je Pouvais Revivre Un Jour Ma Vie - Aimé Barelli Et Son Orchestre
15 Nathalie - Rod McKuen
16 It Must Be Him (Seul Sur Son Étoile) - Terry Baxter
17 On Prend Toujours Un Train Pour Quelque Part - Caravelli
18 Something Missing (L’absent) - Caterina Valente
19 Le Jour Où La Pluie Viendra - Jane Morgan
20 Les Cerisiers Sont Blancs - Les Haricots Rouges
21 Je Reviens Te Chercher - Maurice Larcange
22 Through the Livelong Day (Croquemitoufle) - Petula Clark
23 L'important Cest La Rose - Ed Maciel E Su Orquestra

As always you can find the goodies in the comments of this post.

 Previous Posts in this series are :

MM Salutes Gainsbourg

 
MM Salutes Aznavour


Also you may have noticed that The Archive is now CLOSED. It will be updated and re-opened near the end of the year.