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

The Last of the Mix-Tapes

For the time being, this will be the last of Monsieur Maurice's  Mix-Tapes... but there will be more in the future !!!

Tracks
01 Midnight Cowboy - Lee Morgan
02 A Whiter Shade of Pale - James Last
03 Both Sides Now - Ronnie Aldrich & His 2 Piano's
04 Spinning Wheel - Peggy Lee
05 Sunny - Dusty Springfield
06 Theme from M.A.S.H - Enoch Light & The Light Brigade
07 Samba Di Una Nota - Caterina Valente
08 The girl from ipanema - Eartha Kitt
09 My Funny Valentine - Carmen Mc Rae
10 Superstar -  Bette Midler
11 Valley of the Dolls - Dionne Warwick
12 Theme From a Summer Place - Julie London
13 More (Theme from Mondo Cane) - Jack Jones
14 Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
15 MacArthur Park - the Mike Flowers Pops
16 If - Tom Jones
17 Somewhere - Lena Horne
18 Everybody's Talkin' - MC Squared
19 The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack
20 You're my World - Cilla Black

This one is a bit heavier on the vocal tracks. As in the previous ones : the same tracks, different artists.

Monsieur Maurice's Mixtapes

Remember those Mixtapes from last summer ? Well Monsieur Maurice made more of them...
The same 20 tracks as in the previous volumes, but different versions of those tunes.

Tracklist

01 Midnight Cowboy- Manuel and the Music of the Mountains
02 A Whiter Shade of Pale - The Keith Mansfield Orchestra
03 Both Sides Now - Enoch Light & the Brass Menagerie
04 Spinning Wheel - Peter Covent Band
05 Sunny - The Brass Ring
06 Theme from M.A.S.H - Tony Hatch
07 One Note Samba - Enoch Light & the Light Brigade
08 The Girl From Ipanema - Joe Loss
09 My Funny Valentine - Peter Nero
10 Superstar - The Ventures
11 Valley of the Dolls - Gabor Szabo
12 Theme From a Summer Place - Paul Mauriat
13 More (Theme from Mondo Cane) - Billy May & His Orchestra
14 Wichita Lineman - David Snell
15 MacArthur Park - Duncan Lamont & his Orchestra
16 If - Tony Mottola
17 Somewhere - Wes Montgomery
18 Everybody's talking - Ray Davies & Button Down Brass
19 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Tony Mottola
20 You're My World - Francis Moore Orchestra

Monsieur Maurice's SleazeBox Compilation

Just like one can read Playboy Magazine for the articles, one can watch raunchy movies for the soundtrack...
To spare you the effort, Monsieur Maurice sat through countless movies of ill repute to distill the best soundtracks from it's sleazy bulk.

1 Brandende Liefde - Laurens Van Rooyen
2 Mlle Bonnema - Laurens Van Rooyen
3 Repulsion - Laurens Van Rooyen
4 I Need A Man - Francis Lai
5 Rainbow - Francis Lai
6 Scene D'Amour - Francis Lai
7 God Is Love - Blue Marvin Orchestra
8 Hawaiian Sand - Nico Fidenco
9 Thoughtless - Nico Fidenco
10 Cigarette Act- Francis Lai
11 Emmanuelle - George Saxon
12 Mood - Francis Lai
13 L'Amour d'Aimer - Sylvia Kristel
14 Le Jardin de Jade - Pierre Bachelet
15 Histoire d'O  - Andre Carr Orchestra
16 O' Et La Rencontre - Pierre Bachelet
17 The Young ''O'' - Stanley Meyers
18 Le Theme De Laura - Patrik Juvet
19 Liebesthema - Das Grosse Gluck - Michael Holm
20 Liebesthema - Titel - Michael Holm
21 The Duke Of Burgundy - Cat's Eyes
22 Pavane - Cat's Eyes
23 Coat Of Arms - Cat's Eyes
24 Sexy Girls - Gert Wilden & Orch
25 Title Theme - Gert Wilden & Orch
26 Moord Met Geduld - Rogier Van Otterloo
27 People's Playground ver. b - Hubler & Schwab

From the usual suspects like there are 'Bilitis' and 'Emmanuelle' to less known gems like 'Brandende Liefde' and the more contemporary 'Duke of Burgundy'.
Enjoy.

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

Monsieur Maurice digs Sgt. Peppers

I offer you an 'easy listening' take on the 'fab four's' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. As you can imagine, it's quite a trip trough the weird and wonderful.

01 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Hollyridge Strings
02 With A Little Help - Tony Mottola
03 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - John Keating
04 Getting Better - The Rubber Band
05 Penny Lane - Enoch Light & His Orchestra
06 Fixing a Hole - Jack Convery
07 She's Leaving Home -  The Laurie Steele Combo & Chorus
08 Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite - Les Miserables Brass Band
09 Within' You Without You - Peter Knight and his Orchestra
10 When I'm Sixty-Four - The Swingle Singers
11 Strawberry Fields Forever - The Ventures
12 Lovely Rita - Peter Knight and his Orchestra
13 Good Morning Good Morning - mr. Pickwick Players
14 A Day In The Life - Tartaglia
15 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - Beegees & Peter Frampton
16 With A Little Help From My Friends - José Pirata & His Orchestra
17 Lucy in the sky - John Schroeder Orchestra
18 She's Leaving Home - London Pops Orchestra
19 A Day In The Life - Peter Knight and his Orchestra
20 With A Little Help From My Friends - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
21 Lucy In The Sky - Enoch Light
22 When I'm Sixty-Four - Hollyridge Strings
23 A Day In The Life - The Laurie Steele Combo & Chorus
24 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Ronnie Aldrich
25 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Finale) - Beegees & Peter Frampton

Heartache in duplicate

Monsieur Maurice brings you the second installment of his 'UNDUN' series. 42 songs about heartache, love lost or never found, too much love, or too little...
Thanks to Roy for the cover (please don't sue me!)

Enjoy, or start sobbing relentlessly...

CD1
01  Without Her - Herb Alpert & TTB
02 Love is Blue - Nancy Wilson
03 If You Go Away - Glen Campbell
04 Reaching For The Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
05 Stormy Weather - Etta James
06 As Tears Go By - Nancy Sinatra
07 Heard it Through The Grapevine - Little Missy Walters
08 Breakin' Up A Happy Home - Dusty Springfield
09 Goin' Out Of My Head - Nancy Wilson
10 I Who Have Nothing - Tom Jones
11 Once I Loved - Wanda Sá
12 I Won't Cry Anymore - Dinah Washington
13 I`ve Never Been To Me - Nancy Wilson.
14 Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
15 You Were Always On My Mind - Gwen McCrae
16 Why Can`t I Cry - Tom Jones 
17 Where Can I Go Without You - Connie Francis
18 A Woman's Intuition - Beverly Kenney
19 Cry You Out Of My Heart - Ella Fitzgerald
20 Sweet Lover No More - Blossom Dearie
21 I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City - Peggy Lee

CD2
01 Without Him - Astrud Gilberto
02 You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry - Claudine Longet
03 What Becomes of The Broken- Hearted - The Supremes
04 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
05 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Roberta Flack
06 Começar de Novo - Simone
07 Walk On By - Isaac Hayes
08 Face it Girl, It"s Over  - Nancy Wilson
09 Sweet Lover No More - Dusty Springfield
10 To Make A Big Man Cry - Tom Jones
11 It's Too Late - Wanda Sá
12 Tired Of Waiting For You - Nancy Sinatra
13 Since I Fell For You - Teal Joy
14 Love Me Or Leave Me - Misora Hibari
15 Cry Me a River - Dinah Washington
16 Everything Happens To Me - Helen Merrill
17 Trouble Is a Man - Chris Connor
18 Softly as I Leave You - Shirley Horn
19 Bang Bang - Nancy Sinatra
20 It's Over - Roy Orbison
21 I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City - Julie London