The compilations that I post here were originally made for my own enjoyment and that of my family, but out of the generosity of my heart I want to share them with the world !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 nov 2024

Welcome to MM’s Popcorn Party

 In the ‘60s and ‘70s, a curious music scene developed in the dancehalls in Belgium. It was a mixture of obscure sixties soul, ska, calypso, chachacha, loungy instrumentals, … All driven by this slow or medium recognizable tempo, ideal for dancing a slow swing. The Belgian Popcorn was born.

Tracks

01 Old Time Love - The Rivingtons
02 Dog (Part 1) - Jimmy McCracklin
03 Baby Please Don't Go - Jo Ann Henderson
04 Besame Mucho -  Damita Jo
05 The Joker - Xavier Cugat
06 Corazon De Melon - Trini Lopez
07 Any Way You Wanta - Harvey
08 Search For Vulcan - Ray Barretto
09 Wondrous Place  - Billy Fury
10 Don't Talk Baby - Joan Malone
11 Fever - Vinnie Bell
12 You Came A Long Way From St. Louis - Merv Griffin
13 For Crying Out Loud - Bunny Sigler
14 It Ain't Necessarily So - Milton Grayson
15 Trinidad - Willie Bobo
16 Ahbe Casabe - Marti Barris
17 Drums In My Heart - Dee Clark
18 Misirlou - Earl Washington
19 Summertime - Billy Stewart
20 It Was A Very Good Year - Della Reese
21 Fannie Mae - The Three Souls
22 It'll Never Be Over For Me - Baby Washington
23 My Nerves  - Little Willie John
24 Venus - Bill Butler 

You find a little booklet included with some information on the Belgian Popcorn Scene. For access to the goodies you need to head to the Comments.

So join in and dance!

MM


1 okt 2024

That Voodoo That You Do ....

The time is nigh, for ghouls and spectres, and monsters and things that lurk in the dark. So Monsieur Maurice has made another one of his Halloween Albums. This time with a definitive Voodoo-Vibe. 

Tracks

01 The The Voodoo Man - Del Vikings
02 Voo Doo Drums - Les Elgart
03 Voo Doo Dolly - Jimmie Hombs
04 Voodoo Rhythm - Billy Bo & His Arrows
05 Voodoo Drums - The Shangaans
06 Voodoo - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
07 Pigmy - Billy Larkin & The Delegates
08 It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield
09 Rookombey - Lloyd Prince Thomas
10 Witch Doctor - Augie Colon
11 Jungle, Ungle, Um, Bai! - Pony Sherrell
12 Moon Mist - The Blue Jeans
13 Taboo - Sylvie Mora
14 Voodoo Drums - Aki
15 Voodoo Woman - Curtis Knight
16 Medicine Man - Baby Washington
17 Voodoo Walk - The Voodoos
18 Voodoo Doll - Glenda & Glen
19 Voodoo Dreams - Martin Denny
20 Witch Queen Of New Orleans - The Lyrics
21 I Put A Spell On You - Arthur Brown
22 Voodoo Voodoo - LaVern Baker
23 Love Charms - Diane Maxwell
24 She Made My Blood Run Cold - Ike Turner & His Orchestra
25 Voodoo Moon - Kip Anderson And The Tides
26 Voo Doo Man - The Quartette Très Bien
27 You've Got Me Voodoo'd - Louis Armstrong

So if you want your Halloween Party to be full of creepy witch doctors, primitive spell bounding drums and mysterious witch queens, be sure to get this album. You can find the link in the comments. 

So grab it... if you dare !!!

 

Mwahahahaha

MM 


Need some more ? Here's the previous blood sucking Halloween Album of Count Maurice

MM's Halloween Album  





    

 

 

P.S : The Archive is OPEN !

The Archive is a navigatable document where you can find the links to all of the previous posted compilations with their download link. All the links are updated to MEGA. The Archive is hosted on a different site so you will be transferred there.

 

 

 

 

1 sep 2024

Let's Go Loco one more time !

 Monsieur Maurice puts on his dancing shoes again and goes... one, two, cha cha cha... Come on and join in !


Tracks

01 Cha-Cha-Cha Loco - Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra
02 Two Guitars in Cha Cha - Billy Mure
03 Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha - Sam Cooke
04 Midnight Cha Cha Cha - Chaquito and his Orchestra
05 Cha Cha Chicago - Kai Winding
06 Lessons In Cha-Cha-Cha - Chaquito
07 Cha Cha Chornia - Joe Quijano
08 Bongo Cha-Cha-Cha - Caterina Valente
09 Robin's Nest Cha Cha - Plas Johnson
10 Whistling Cha-Cha - Fernandez Pray & Sein Orchester
11 Ya Ya Ya Cha Cha Cha - Billy May
12 The Kittens ChaCha - Randy Carlos
13 Alley Oop ChaChaCha - The Pré-Historics
14 African Cha-Cha - Sammy & The Five Notes
15 Tea for Two Cha Cha - Larry McGinnis
16 Far East Cha Cha Cha - The Turbo Jets
17 El Cha Cha Cha - Les Soeurs Etienne
18 Trumpet ChaChaCha - Eddie Calvert
19 Whatever Lola Wants - Della Reese
20 Perdido Cha Cha - Bill Ador
21 Strictly Cha Cha - Billy Mure & The Islanders
22 Mucha Muchacha - Esquivel
23 Willie Did The Cha Cha - The Johnny Otis Show
24 El Mambo Cha Cha - The 4 El-Moroccos
25 La Moomba Kasa Boo Boo Cha Cha Cha - The Century-Five

So make the most of these last rays of sunshine and keep the summer-vibe alive. You can find the new goodies in the comment section as usual.

If you need some more 'Latin Flavoured Tunes' check out these previous compilations.

 

MM Dances the Mambo!
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Enjoy Muchacho's and Muchacha's !

MM

31 jul 2024

Ciao Bellissima !

 Time for another volume of MM's 'European Holiday Destinations' compilations. Let's swing by Italy again, and dream of cruising in a convertible past the Amalfi Coast...


Tracks

01 Io Lavoro - I Camaleoni
02 Prendi Un Fiammifero - Gli Innominati
03 Tam Tam - The Rogers
04 Lady Jane - I New Dada
05 Volando - Dik Dik
06 Non Dirmi Niente - Ornella Vanoni
07 Qui Ritornerai - Rita Pavone
08 La Nostra Favola - Jimmy Fontana
09 Luna Del Lunedì - Bobby Solo  
10 Torna A Casa Ragazzina Beat  - Elio Cipri
11 O Carpinteiro - Ronnie Von
12 Preghéro Pt. Uno - Adriano Celentano
13 Non Mi Pentiro - Jenny Luna
14 Puoi Farmi Piangere - The Planets
15 La Casa Del Sole - Marcellos Ferial
16 Una Verita' - I Motowns
17 Ciao Ciao Ciao - Rocky Roberts e i Pyrañas
18 Era Bella - I Profeti
19 Lacrime E Pioggia - Armando Savini
20 La Bambolina Che Fa No No No - Quelli
21 Little Man - Milva
22 Addio Angelina - Bobby Solo
23 Ho visto un film - Gianni Morandi
24 Datemi Un Martello - Rita Pavone 

 

Enjoy, and keep cool !


You can find the new compilation in the Comments!

If you want to check out the previous volumes in this series, feel free to grab them here...

MM's Stereo - Wunderbar

MM's Stereo -  Vive La France II

MM's Stereo - Vive La France

MM's Stereo - Fabelhaft

MM's Stereo - Bella Italia


1 jul 2024

Let's welcome the Summer ...

 'Cause Monsieur Maurice is dancing The Mambo ! Creating his own personal heatwave with these Latin rhythms... So put on your dancing shoes and start to sway.


Tracks

01 Mambo (from West Side Story) - Enoch Light
02 Mambo Baby - Ruth Brown
03 Mambo in old Lisbon - Joe Loss
04 Mambo Parisienne - Henry Mancini
05 Mambo Jambo - The Frank Barber Percussion Ensemble
06 Mambo De Paris - Eartha Kitt
07 Auto Horn Mambo - Hector Pellot and his Aces of Ritmo
08 Mambo no 5 - Nico Gomez & His Orchestra
09 Sir Julian's Mambo - Sir Julian
10 Papa Loves Mambo - Nat King Cole
11 La Cucaracha Mambo - Woody Herman
12 Mambo Inn - Grant Green
13 Mambo Mania - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra
14 Mambo Bacan - Sophia Loren
15 Ragtime Mambo - George Siravo
16 Mambo For Latin Lovers - Ido Martin
17 The Anything can happen Mambo - Mel Thormé
18 Mambo Jambo Version2 - Billy Vaughn
19 Five Bottles Mambo - Yma Sumac
20 Cool Mambo - Francis Bay
21 Mambo Italiano - Alma Cogan
22 Riviera Mambo - Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
23 It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mambo - Joe Cain

If you fancy more Latin Fever, you can check out these previous Monsieur Maurice compilations. (New Mega Links)

Belgium Goes Latin V1

Belgium Goes Latin V2

Enjoy!

MM


1 jun 2024

Ain't no sunshine...

 Only rain in Belgium... When will there be some sun ?!?

To oppress the doom and gloom, Monsieur Maurice presents the 3th volume of MM's Got Soul!

 20 delightful instrumental soul-tunes to brighten up your day.

Tracks

01 Respect / (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - The Sound Symposium
02 Groovin' - Dick Hyman and The Group
03 Up On The Roof - 101 Strings Orchestra
04 After The Love Has Gone - John Gregory & His Cascading Strings
05 Ain't No Sunshine - Nick Ingman
06 It’s A Man’s Man’s World - Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd
07 If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right - Washrag
08 At Last - Johnny Lytle
09 Get Ready - Living Marimabas
10 Ain't That Peculiar  The George Benson Quartet
11 Oh Girl - Terry Baxter
12 Ain't No Way  - Arif Mardin
13 A Change Is Gonna Come - Arlen Roth
14 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Garry Blake Orchestra
15 The Love I Lost - Peter Dean
16 Treat Her Like A Lady - Monk Higgins
17 SinceYou've Been Gone - The Soulful Strings
18 I Never Loved A Man - Paul Mauriat
19 You Make Me Feel Brand New - Brian Dee
20 Check-Out Your Mind - T. Honda & His Orchestra

Be sure to check out the previous MM's Got Soul compilations for prolonged listening enjoyment!

 

MM's Got Soul V1

MM's Got Soul V2

Let's get Groovin'

MM

1 mei 2024

You can't always get what you want...

 But you sure can get what you need... And this has to be the next compilation in the series of Ladies Sing...

This time they sing the songs of the Rolling Stones.

It was not an easy feat. The pickings on female covers of Stones songs are scarce, but Monsieur Maurice managed to compile a beautiful selection for you all. 


Tracks

01 Sympathy For The Devil - Sandie Shaw
02 Gimme Shelter - Merry Clayton
03 Happy - The Pointer Sisters
04 Beast Of Burden - Bette Midler
05 The Salt Of The Earth - Joan Baez
06 Angie - Lady Jane Medley - Tommi
07 Back Street Girl - Bojoura
08 Let's Spend The Night Together - Claudine Longet
09 Out Of Time - Margie Miller
10 Tumbling Dice - Linda Ronstadt
11 Jumpin' Jack Flash - Thelma Houston
12 You Can't Always Get What You Want - PP Arnold
13 Wild Horses -Labelle
14 Ruby Tuesday - Melanie
15 No Expectations - Odetta
16 I Am Waiting - Jennifer Warnes
17 As Tears Go By - Naomi & The Boys
18 The Last Time - Lulu
19 Paint It Black - Jackie Carter
20 Under My Thumb - Beverly Johnson
21 Honky Tonk Women - Mieko Hirota
22 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Phyllis Diller

I hope you all will enjoy this new compilation as much as I enjoyed making it. You know what to do... Check out the 'Comments' for the goodies, and leave a little word behind...

See you later !

MM


Don't forget to check out these previous albums in the Ladies Sing Series :

MM’s Ladies Sing
The Beatles I
LINK D1 - D2


MM’s Ladies Sing
The Beatles II
LINK D1 - D2





MM’s Ladies Sing
Elvis
LINK D1 - D2

MM’s Ladies Sing
Bob Dylan
  LINK D1 - D2
MM’s Ladies Sing
Simon & Garfunkel
LINK