Wouldn't it be nice...

 To have a glimpse of Summer on these sad and drab, autumn days?

When I heard of the passing of Brian Wilson last June, immediately I began thinking of a MM compilation celebrating the music of the Beach Boys. So here it is... in memory of the genius of that one special Beach Boy.

  Tracks

01 Don’t Worry Baby - The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
02 I Can Hear Music - The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus
03 I Get Around - The Hollyridge Strings
04 Be True To Your School - Papa Doo Run Run
05 409 - The Rip Chords
06 Surfin' Safari - Les Fingers
07 Little Honda - The Mustangs
08 God Only Knows - Four King Cousins
09 Surfer Girl - Doc Severinsen
10 Disney Girls - Jack Jones
11 Friends - Gary Usher
12 Forever - American Spring
13 Warmth Of The Sun - Sounds Incorporated
14 Darlin' - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
15 Good Vibrations - Mike Hurst Orchestra
16 I Just Wasn't Made For These Times - Carmen McRae
17 Heroes And Villains - Don Costa
18 Wouldn’t It Be Nice - 101 Strings Orchestra & The Alshire Singers 
19 Fun, Fun, Fun - The Boomerangs
20 Help Me Rhonda - Takeshi Inomata & His West Liners
21 The Girls on the Beach - The Jay Five
22 In My Room - Sagittarius
23 Wendy - The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
24 California Girls - The Goldfingers
25 Hawaii - Rincon Surfside Band
26 Surfin' Usa - Billy Mure's Supersonic Guitars

As always you can find the new link in the Comments.

Enjoy

MM 

The Beat Goes On...

 MM Digs the music, created by and / or made famous by Sonny Bono and Cher. As a duo, but also in their solo endeavours. 

Tracks

01 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Petula Clark
02 Gypsys, Tramp & Thieves - Kiyoshi Sugimoto
03 It Might As Well Stay Monday (From Now On)- The Red Birds
04 Last Night I Didn’t Get To Sleep At All - Frances Yip
05 Sing C'est La Vie - Glenda Collins
06 A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done - Terry Baxter & His Orchestra & Chorus
07 Little Man - James Last
08 Dixie Girl - Barbi Benton
09 Make The Man Love Me - Dusty Springfield
10 Touch And Go - John Rowles
11 Dark Lady - Ronnie Aldrich
12 Half-Breed - Joy Fleming
13 I Got You Babe - Etta James
14 Just You - Betty Wright
15 The Beat Goes On - Les Guitares Du Dimanche
16 Where Do You Go - Terry Knight & the Pack
17 You'd Better Sit Down Kids - Byrdie Green
18 Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies) - Paul Mauriat
19 When You Find Out Where You're Goin' - Bobby Russell
20 Don't Try To Close A Rose - Maureen McGovern
21 Baby Don't Go  - Those Fantabulous Strings

I hope you'll enjoy these fine tunes and if you want to try out some more of these Monsieur Maurice compilations, take a gander in the Archives... They will be closed for inventory and maintenance by the end of the month.

Enjoy,

MM

Monsieur Maurice Digs A Heart Of Gold

A tribute to the great Canadian singer songwriter. A varied bunch of covers, knit together in true Monsieur Maurice style.

Tracks:

01 Heart of Gold - Bettye LaVette
02 Helpless - Buffy Sainte-Marie
03 Old Man - Sandy Nelson
04 Look Out For My Love - Linda Ronstadt
05 Don't Let It Bring You Down - David Clayton-Thomas
06 Cinnamon Girl - Bad News Reunion
07 Harvest - Southern Comfort
08 Only Love Can Break Your Heart - David T. Walker
09 Southern Man - Merry Clayton
10 Love Is A Rose - Linda Ronstadt
11 Tell Me Why - Matthews' Southern Comfort
12 Hold Back The Tears - Jessi Colter
13 I Believe In You - Rita Coolidge
14 I Am A Child - Jeremy Storch
15 Like A Hurricane - Sandy McLelland And The Backline
16 Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
17 I've Loved Her So Long - Unicorn
18 Birds - Linda Ronstadt
19 Four Strong Winds - Judy Collins
20 Journey Thru The Past - Rita Coolidge
21 Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing - Fever Tree
22 Down By The River - Buddy Miles
23 Ohio - Nuestro Pequeño Mundo
24 After The Gold Rush - Nana Mouskouri

Enjoy and Spread the Love!

MM

2.14.0.0

Lay Lady, Lay...

 Dylan seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. Monsieur Maurice made a new variation in the Ladies Sing... series. Today you are getting Disk 1 of a double feature.

Tracks

01 Just like a Woman - Marie Cain
02 It Takes a Lot to Laugh It Takes a Train to Cry - Tracy Nelson
03 Rainy Day Women #12&35 - Merry Clayton
04 Corinna, Corinna - Linda Mason
05 Visions Of Johanna - Marianne Faithfull
06 Walk out in the rain - Ann Christy
07 Sign On The Window - Jennifer Warnes
08 Tonight Ill Be Staying Here with You - Esther Phillips
09 Drifter's Escape  - Joan Baez
10 Paths of Victory - Odetta
11 All I Really Want To Do - Jean King
12 Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) - Julie London
13 Maggie's Farm - Isabella Bond and the Pan Americans
14 Baby You've Been On My Mind - Linda Ronstadt
15 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Jackie DeShannon
16 All Along The Watchtower - The Brothers And Sisters
17 If Not For You - Sarah Vaughan
18 Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands - Joan Baez
19 Lay Lady Lay - Melanie
20 Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues - Judy Collins
21 Wheels On The Fire - Julie Felix

When you need some more Dylan to get your fix, here are the previous Dylan compilations for you to grab.

MM Digs Dylan

MM Digs Mo' Dylan

MM Digs Dylan III

 

Check out the comments for the new goodies, and enjoy!

Peace,

MM

2.14.0.0

Walk me out in the morning dew my honey...

 Walk me out in the morning dew today...

Let's hope this madness will end soon.

 Disk 2
01 Morning Dew - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
02 All I Want - Keith Jarrett
03 Bird On A Wire - Rita Coolidge
04 If You Could Read My Mind - Terry Baxter & His Orchestra
05 Little Green Bag - Jerry Ross Symposium
06 Pearl's A Singer - Bernadette Peters
07 Time Of The Season - Charlie Byrd
08 Barabajagal - The Flying Guitar
09 I Want To Take You Higher - 5Th Dimension
10 Black Magic Woman - The Button Down Brass
11 Suzanne - Francoise Hardy
12 Touch Me - The Arbors
13 Question - James Last
14 In The Summertime - The Stereo Action Orchestra
15 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) - Nina Simone
16 Hang On To A Dream - Alan Lorber Orchestra
17 Lady Jane - Bud Shank
18 Fire & Rain - Marcia Hines
19 Walk on the Wild Side - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
20 Green Tambourine - Mrs Miller

Previous Peace, Love & Music comps are available in last months post.

Enjoy and let's give Peace a chance!

MM

In These Troubled Times...

 In these troubled times we all need Peace, Love & Music more than ever! Monsieur Maurice used his trusted recipe to create another volume of this well loved series of 60's and 70's tunes.

This is the first part of MM Digs More Peace, Love & Music Vol. 2

Tracks

Disk 1
01 A Horse With No Name - Ray Conniff & The Singers
02 Give Up Your Guns - Ritty McGarretty
03 I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - The Ventures
04 Everyday People - Phoenix Authority
05 Creeque Alley - The Stapleton-Moreley Expression
06 Carey - Goldie Hawn
07 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye _ In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida _ Oh Well - James Last
08 I Don't Believe In Miracles - Russ Ballard
09 Won't Somebody Dance With Me - Sounds Orchestral
10 Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension
11 Midnight Train to Georgia - Ferrante & Teicher
12 Going Up The Country - Count Buffalo & His Rock Band
13 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Vikki Carr
14 I Can Hear Music - The Ventures
15 I'll Take Good Care Of You - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
16 Daydream - Bobby Darin
17 Dream A Little Dream With Me - Tony Mottola
18 I'm Not Lisa - Marianne Faithfull
19 Longer - The Cascading Strings
20 Mellow Yellow - Herbie Mann

Peace,

MM

For you're convenience, here's a Re-Post of the previous compilations of this series.

More PeaceLove&Music CD1

More PeaceLove&Music CD 2

PeaceLove&Music 2 (2cd's)

 

PeaceLove&Music 1 (2cd's)

 

Love Grows... where Monsieur Maurice goes !

 Spreading More Peace, Love & Music with the second part of this volume... He's a Rainbow!

Tracks 

Disk 2
01 Heart Of Gold - Terry Baxter His Orchestra & Chorus
02 When A Man Loves A Woman - Wes Montgomery
03 Midnight Train to Georgia - Cissy Houston
04 You're So Vain - David Axelrod
05 Crimson And Clover - The Longines Symphonette
06 Born To Be Wild - Kim Fowley
07 Wooden Ships _ Dharma for One - Ides Of March
08 Catch The Wind - Cher
09 Everything Is Beautiful - Birds 'N Brass
10 You're A Lady - The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett
11 Just The Way You Are - The Salsoul Orchestra
12 Sad Lisa - Marianne Faithfull
13 Nao Chore Mais (No Woman No Cry) - Gilberto Gil
14 Rainy Night In Georgia - Herbie Mann
15 Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon - Jerome Richardson
16 Our House - Congress Alley
17 The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
18 She's A Rainbow - The Groovin' Strings And Things
19 Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Billy Vaughn
20 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Joe Loss & His Orchestra

 Enjoy !

MM

One can always use some more... Peace, Love & Music!

Monsieur Maurice takes another dive into the psychedelic world of the late '60s early '70s. This is the first part of a double bill of groovy tunes Monsieur Maurice style.

Tracks

Disk 1
01 Let Your Love Flow - Roy Etzel Soundorchester
02 I Can't Let Maggie Go - The Robert James Orchestra
03 Nights In White Satin - Ted Heath & His Music
04 Alone Again Naturally - Sarah Vaughan
05 Until It's Time For You To Go - Gabor Szabo
06 Time In A Bottle - Judy Stone
07 Life On Mars - The Orchestrah
08 Groovin' With Mr Bloe - Hot Hits
09 Everybody Needs Somebody (To Love) - Burt Blanca
10 Peace Train - The Ventures
11 Morning Dew - Lulu
12 Eight Miles High_Paint It Black (Medley) - Floating Bridge
13 Children Of The Revolution - Top Of The Poppers
14 I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Cilla Black
15 I Got A Name - Ronnie Aldrich And His Two Piano's
16 What Have They Done To The Rain - The Seekers
17 The Rain, The Park And Other Things - Rogério Duprat, Os Mutantes
18 The Pied Piper - The Ventures
19 Hey Joe - New Freedom Singers
20 Daydream - Tony Hatch

Enjoy

MM

Oooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day

 Some songs from this Irish bard for you all to brighten up this merry month of May. His 'Best Of' album was one of the first records I've ever owned.

Tracks

01 Nothing Rhymed - Alan Tew
02 No Matter How I Try - Roy Budd
03 Ooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day - Hugo Strasser
04 Alone Again Naturally - Esther Phillips
05 Ooh Baby - The Lovelets
06 Thunder And Lightning - Rune Gustafsson
07 Happiness Is Me And You - Ronnie Aldrich & His 2 Pianos
08 Independent Air - Rune Gustafsson
09 That's Where I Belong - Tom Jones
10 Clair - Percy Faith
11 Alone Again (Naturally) - Duncan Lamont
12 Get Down - The Longines Symphonette
13 I Don't Love You But I Think I LIke You -  Joe Loss-
14 Who Knows, Perhaps Maybe - Inger Lise Rypdal
15 We Will - Louis Van Dijk
16 Nothing Rhymed - Yvonne Elliman
17 Who Was It - Roy Budd
18 Why, Oh Why, Oh Why - Claude Papesch
19 Matrimony- Tony Nolte Television Orchestra
20 Too Much Attention - Roy Budd
21 Permissive Twit - Rune Gustafsson
22 We Will - Rod McKuen

Enjoy and keep up the good spirit!

Presevere.

We will get there!

MM

Festivalitis

No music festivals this summer...
Damn You Covid-19!
To soften the blow Monsieur Maurice presents you the second volume of Peace, Love & Music. An impression of the music festivals in the late 60's, early seventies Monsieur Maurice Style.

Tracklist

Disk 1

01 Albatross - Wout Steenhuis
02 American Woman - Birds & Brass
03 Going Up The Country - Sandy Nelson
04 Get Together - Anne Murray
05 Lady Jane - Steve Race
06 Baby Please Don't Go - Dion
07 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Incredible Bongo Band
08 Spinning Wheel - Mongo Santamaria
09 Incense And Peppermints - Martin Denny
10 Instant Karma - Larry Page Orchestra
11 Let It Be - Living Guitars
12 Atlantis - The Red Devils
13 Crystal Ship - Mike Curb And The Waterfall
14 Nights In White Satin - Deodato
15 Der Wind Ruft Mary - Bill Ramsey
16 The House Of The Rising Sun - Living Guitars
17 Spirit In The Sky - Hardy Kingston
18 What Have They Done To My Song Ma - Claudine Longet
19 Turn! Turn! Turn! - Bud Shank (feat Chet Baker)
20 Woodstock - Ronnie Aldrich & His Two Piano's
21 People Are Strange - Tiny Tim

Disk 2
01 Samba Pa Ti - Antony Ventura & His Orchestra
02 She's Not There - Santana
03 Down On Me - Phoenix Authority
04 California Dreamin' - The Free Design
05 Aquarius~Let the Sunshine In - Charlie Byrd
06 Hotel California - Shoji Yokoughi Quartet
07 Lay Lady Lay - Melanie
08 Green Onions - Claus Ogerman Orchestra
09 Bourree - Ekseption
10 Motherless Child - The Les Humphries Singers
11 Wight Is Wight - Sandie Shaw
12 Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me - The Shadows
13 On The Road Again - Santo & Johnny
14 Everyday People - James Last
15 Touch Me - Enoch Light
16 With A Little Help From My Friends - Arthur Lyman
17 Good Morning Starshine - Chris Clark
18 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - David McCallum
19 I Can Hear Music - Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus
20 Me And Bobby McGee - Thelma Houston
21 While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Jimmy Ponder
22 Put Your Hand In The Hand - Andre Kostelanetz

43 tracks for you to freak out on!
You know where to go !
MM

Kinky Tunes

In this crazy world of today, Monsieur Maurice presents to you a compilation of covers from The Kinks. Hoping to bring a bit of cheer now that this virus is wreaking havoc in everybody's life.

Tracklist :

01 All Day & All Of The Night - Larry Page Orchestra
02 Waterloo Sunset - Norman Percival
03 I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The Sacred Mushroom
04 Sunny Afternoon - Brian Bennett
05 Tired Of Waiting For You - Stu Phillips
06 Days - Petula Clark
07 Ape Man - James Last
08 Lola - The Kinks
09 You Really Got Me - The Boss Guitars
10 Who'll Be the Next in Line - Françoise Hardy
11 Sunny Afternoon - Les Haricots Rouges
12 Dandy - Trombones Unlimited
13 Got My Feet On The Ground - Larry Page Orchestra
14 Un Figlio Dei Fiori Non Pensa Al Domani (Death Of A Clown) - I Nomadi
15 I Go To Sleep - Peggy Lee
16 Celluloid Heroes - Reg Livermore
17 Something Better Beginning - Larry Page Orchestra
18 Un Jeune Homme Bien - Petula Clark
19 Dandy - Les Haricots Rouges
20 Revenge - Ray McVay Sound

MP3 @ various kbps
You can find this in the comment section.

Take care everybody. Be careful and protect others from getting sick. Together we can beat this thing.
Bless you,
MM

The Voice of His Generation

Keeping up the vibe of 'Peace' and 'Protest', Monsieur Maurice presents to you his third Dylan compilation. A collection of tracks chosen from the man's vast repertoire and expertly covered by his peers.

Tracklist

01 Pat Garret And Billy The Kid (Knocking on Heavens Door) - Geoff Love
02 Like A Rolling Stone - Living Voices
03 I Threw It All Away - Cher
04 With God On Our Side - The Golden Gate Strings
05 I Shall Be Released - The Brothers And Sisters
06 Wigwam - Sounds Orchestra
07 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Goldie Hawn
08 Just Like A Woman - Richie Havens
09 Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word - Joan Baez
10 Peggy Day - The Sound Symposium
11 It's All Over Now Baby Blue - Dion
12 It Ain't Me babe - Billy Strange
13 Corrina , Corrina - Hugues Aufray
14 Maggie's Farm - Booker T & Priscilla
15 She Belongs To Me - Epsilon
16 All Along The Watchtower - The Alan Brown
17 Masters Of War - Odetta
18 The Ballad Of Hollis Brown - Nina Simone
19 The Man In Me - Al Kooper
20 It Ain't Me Babe - Hugo Montenegro
21 Rainy Day Woman 12-35 -  The Baroque Inevitable

Mp3's @ various bitrates can be found in the Comment Section.

For this occasion I've re-uploaded the previous Dylan comps again. You can find those here :

MM Digs Dylan

MM Digs Mo' Dylan

Be Safe
Be Healty
Be Kind
Peace
MM

Peace, Love & Music

Think Woodstock, think the Isle of Wight...
Think San Francisco, think Flower Children, think VW vans painted in psychedelic patterns...
Think Peace Activism, think Protest Songs...
MM gives you 2 discs of all that... Monsieur Maurice style.

Tracklist
Disk 1
01 Society's Child - The Sounds Of Our Times
02 Eve Of Destruction - James Last
03 Peace Will Come According To Plan - Claudine Longet
04 San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair) - The John Schroeder Orchestra
05 Teach Your Children - The Miami
06 Universal Soldier - Lobo
07 Lay Down - Lee Patterson Singers
08 Blue - Paul Horn
09 A Woman Left Lonely - Rita Coolidge
10 Purple Haze - Dion
11 For What It's Worth - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
12 California Dreamin' -  Jose Feliciano
13 White Rabbit - Gabor Szabo
14 Riders On The Storm - Horst Jankowski
15 Black Magic Woman - Hugo Strasser Und Sein Tanzorchester
16 Simple Song Of Freedom - Della Reese
17 Move Over - Doc Severinsen
18 Foxy Lady - Booker T & The MG’s
19 Light My Fire - Erma Franklin
20 Chelsea Morning - Paul Horn
21 Somebody To Love - The Richard Wolfe Children's Chorus
22 Universal Soldier - Living Voices

Disk 2
01 Have You Ever Seen The Rain - The Mike Curb Congregation
02 Let's go to San Francisco - John Cameron Orchestra
03 Green Tambourine - The Lovers
04 Big Yellow Taxi - Monty Alexander
05 For What It's Worth - King Curtis & The Kingpins
06 Brand New Key - Ray Conniff And The Singers
07 Blowin' In The Wind - James Last
08 With A Little Help From My Friends - Patti Miller
09 We Shall Overcome - Paul Winter
10 Bird On The Wire - Tim Hardin
11 Leftover Wine - Della Reese
12 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Herbie Mann
13 Woodstock - Alan Tew
14 Society's Child - Don Costa
15 Beautiful People - The Tokens
16 Fire And Rain - Enoch Light & The Light Brigade
17 Marrakesh Express - Stan Getz
18 Hello I Love You - Touch Me - The Lettermen
19 San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) - Merrilee Rush
20 Hush - Rune Öfwerman & Funky Strings
21 White Room - Jimmy Takeuchi
22 Mellow Yellow - The Johnny Arthey Orchestra
23 Brand New Key - Ray McVay Orchestra

You know what to do... just be sure to wear some flowers in your hair...
Peace Out
MM

If I were a Carpenter...

Way back in 2017 Monsieur Maurice presented his first Carpenters Compilation. Now I present to you Carpenters... again.

Tracklist :


01 Sing - Pepe Jaramillo
02 I Won't Last A Day Without You - Paul Mauriat
03 For All We Know - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
04 I Believe You  -  Raul De Souza
05  Close to You - Gabor Szabo
06 A Song For You - Blossom Dearie
07 This Masquerade - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
08 It's Going To Take Some Time - Groove Holmes
09 Only Yesterday - Ray Conniff And The Singers
10 Hurting Each Other - Percy Faith
11 Let Me Be The One - Suzanne
12 I Need To Be In Love - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
13 I Just Fall in Love Again - Dusty Springfield
14 Bless The Beasts And The Childeren - Ray Conniff And The Singers
15 Superstar - Ray Davies & Button Down Brass
16 Yesterday Once More - Billy Vaughn
17 Please Mr Postman - Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
18 Sweet Sweet Smile - Norrie Paramor & The Midland Radio Orchestra
19 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Boots Randolph
20 Calling Occupants In Interplanetary Craft - Gro Anita Schønn
21 Solitaire - Dana Valery
22 All You Get From Love Is A Love Song - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
23 Sometimes - Peggy Lee
24 Desperado - Ann Burton

24 tracks of Carpenter gems brought to you by the cream of the crop of the Easy and Jazz universe and for you to discover in the comment section. May this compilation be the soundtrack of the first days of this new year.
Let's set off some fireworks during this one !

Want some more ??? You can also find the first MM Digs Carpenters in the comment section.

MM Digs Bread

No, not just the carbohydrates stuff with some butter and cheese, or with a dollop of fresh home made marmalade... Mmmmm...
No, in this case it's the 70's LA pop group  and the songwriting artistry of David Gates.

Tracklist :
01 Make It With You - Maxine Weldon
02 It Don't Matter To Me - Friends Of Distinction
03 Sweet Surrender - Andre Kostelantz
04 Hold Tight - Mary MacGregor
05 The Guitar Man-Sweet Surrender - Orquestra Serenata Tropical
06 Everything I Own - Olivia Newton-John
07 The Other Side Of Life - Dusty Springfield
08 if - John Pigneguy
09 Lost Without Your Love - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
10 Coming Apart - Jack Jones
11 Diary - Anita Kerr
12 Baby I'm A Want You - Shirley Bassey
13 Make It With You - Young Holt Unlimited
14 The Guitar Man - Dave Snell
15 Look At Me - The Main Ingredient
16 Medley-If ~ Make It With You ~ It Don't Matter To Me - Hugo Montenegro

A sweet lineup of 16 tracks for you to savor on a Sunday morning, together with a fresh slice of the carbohydrates stuff.
Enjoy ! 
MM

Mellow Yellow Fellow

Monsieur Maurice presents to you the 'British answer to Dylan'. A Mellow Yellow Fellow... A Sunshine Superman... Donovan.

Tracks

    1 Sunshine Superman - Enoch Light
    2 Mellow Yellow - Noel Trevlac
    3 Jennifer Juniper - The Sandpipers
    4 Oh Gosh - Sandie Shaw
    5 Skip-A-Long Sam - Cleo Laine
    6 Epistle To Dippy - The John Schroeder Orchestra
    7 Season Of The Witch - Enoch Light
    8 Catch the Wind - The Nirvana Sitar and String Group
    9 Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Eartha Kitt
    10 Hurdy Gurdy Man - Button-Down Brass
    11 Trans-Love Airways - Big Jim Sullivan
    12 First There is a Mountain - Cal Tjader
    13 Colours - Shake Keane
    14 Mellow Yellow - Big Maybelle
    15 Sunny Goodge Street - Judy Collins
    16 Be Not Too Hard - Joan Baez
    17 Lalena - Anita Kerr Singers
    18 Young Girl Blues - Marianne Faithfull
    19 Hurdy Gurdy Man - Eartha Kitt
    20 Turquoise - Joan Baez
    21 Atlantis - Electronic Concept Orchestra
    22 Sunny Googe Street - The Mystic Moods Orchestra
    23 Poor Cow - Vic Lewis & His Orchestra
    24 Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Peggy Lipton

24 tracks of psychedelic colors drifting on essence of Patchouli.
Enjoy man !
MM

Diamond's Diamonds

Monsieur Maurice pays tribute to the great songs of Neil.
23 Tracks for your listening pleasure, compiled in true Monsieur Maurice fashion

Tracklist:

01 Beautiful Noise - James Last
02 Cracklin' Rosie - Alan Moorhouse Band
03 That Kind - Glen Campbell
04 Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon - Hugo Montenegro
05 Coldwater Morning - Percy Faith
06 Play Me - Nancy Sinatra
07 Soolaimon - Hardy Kingston & His High Life Music
08 Cherry, Cherry - Anita Kerr & The Anita Kerr Singers
09 Sweet Caroline - The Midas Touch
10 Personne Ne M'aime (Solitary Man) - Dick Rivers
11 Kentucky Woman - The Marina Strings
12 Two-Bit Manchild - Hugo Montenegro
13 Red Red Wine - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
14 Song Sung Blue -Tony Mottola
15 I Am....I Said - James Last
16 Love On The Rocks - Johnny Gregory
17 September Morn - Salena Jones
18 You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore - Muzak
19 Holly Holy-Sweet Caroline - Liberace
20 Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show - Peggy Lee
21 Lordy - Hugo Montenegro
22 C'est Pour Vous Que Je Chante (Thank The Lord For The Night Time) - Les Hou-Lops
23 The Boat That I Row - Sodsay Chaengkli



Enjoy
Monsieur Maurice

Homage to the Rhinestone Cowboy

Glen was a true artist. From his days as a member of the Wrecking Crew till his final stage in life where the only thing that still made sense to him was performing.
Monsieur Maurice Digs ... pays homage to this wonderful artist.

Tracklist
 

01 By The Time I Get to Phoenix - Dorothy Ashby
02 Dreams of The Everyday Housewife - Wayne Newton
03 Gentle On My Mind - Enoch Light and the Brass Menagerie
04 Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling - Denny Doherty
05 Hey, Little One - Al De Lory
06 Its Only Make Believe - Floyd Cramer
07 Where's The Playground Susie - Kurt Edelhagen
08 Little Green Apples - Tony Mottola
09 MacArthur Park - Horst Jankowsky
10 Galveston - Herb Larson
11 Gentle On My Mind - Nancy Wilson
12 Southern Nights - Laurie  Bower Singers
13 Rhinestone Cowboy - James Last
14 Try A Little Kindness - Lynn Anderson
15 Sunflower - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
16 True Grit - Geoff Love & His Orchestra
17 Turn Around, Look At Me - The 50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett
18 Honey Come Back - Kurt Edelhagen
19 Classical Gas - Hugo Montenegro
20 Wichita Lineman - Larry Page Orchestra

Monsieur Maurice celebrates the early Elton

A re-discovery of Elton's early hits, Monsieur Maurice Style...

Tracks
01 Rocket Man - John Keating
02 Crocodile Rock - Geoff Love
03 Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Max Greger
04 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - John Fox & His Orchestra
05 Holy Moses (Border Song) - Su Kramer
06 Pinball Wizard - Sandy Nelson
07 Bennie and the Jets - King's Road
08 Tiny Dancer - Lani Hall
09 Come Down In Time - The Mike Batt Orchestra
10 Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Walter Jackson
11Daniel - John Fox & His Orchestra
12 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - James Last
13 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters - Judith Durham
14 Candle In The Wind - Sandy Denny
15 Song for Guy - Franck Pourcel
16 Come Down In Time - Lulu
17 Your Song - Sounds Orchestral
18 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Johnny Pearson
19 Blue Eyes - Fausto Papetti
20 Honky Cat - Claude Denjean

Just when you thought it was impossible... Mo' Dylan

Monsieur Maurice did it again... More tunes written by the 'God of Nasal Poetry'. He has a cameo or two in this one. In the case of track 20 'Is Your Love ...' purely for the fact that this version is the only one worth listening to.
I want to point out that in these compilations, I focus mainly on versions from around the time of the original. Sometimes, when there is no other good alternative I choose a more contemporary version, but I always try to stay true to the style and feel of the compilation.

01 I Want You – Cher
02 This Wheel's On Fire - Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
03 Mama, You Been On My Mind - The Sound Symposium
04 Girl Of The North Country - James Last
05 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Man To Cry - The Lyman Family with Lisa Kindred
06 Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man - The Gene Norman Group
07 Just Like a Woman - Nina Simone
08 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Booker T. Jones
09 This Little Bird - Marianne Faithfull
10 Färval Angelina - Ann-Louise Hanson
11 Forever Young - Joan Baez
12 Wigwam - Bob Dylan
13 My Back Pages - Hugo Montenegro
14 The Times They Are A-Changin' - Cher
15 Mr. Tambourine Man - Glen Campbell
16 Chimes Of Freedom - The Byrds
17 Mighty Quinn - The Hollies
18 Tangled Up In Blue - Unknown Bluegrass
19 Mama, You've Been On My Mind - Johnny Cash - Alt Version
20 Is Your Love In Vain - Bob Dylan
21 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Nina Simone
22 Lay, Lady Lay - Alan Lorber Orchestra
23 If You Gotta Go - Mae West