Ring Ding Dingeling Ding ...

Just one more to get you trough...

Tracklist:


01 Sleigh Ride - The Andrews Sisters
02 Sleigh Ride - Al Hirt
03 Sleigh Ride - Ferrante And Teicher
04 Sleigh Ride - George Melachrino & His Orchestra
05 Sleigh Ride - The Kaye Sisters
06 Sleigh Ride - Beegie Adair
07 Sleigh Ride - The Manhattan Transfer
08 Sleigh Ride - Glenn Miller Orchestra
09 Sleigh Ride - Lenny Dee
10 Sleigh Ride - Johnny Desmond with The Ray Charles Singers
11 Sleigh Ride - Mantovani Orchestra
12 Sleigh Ride - New Christy  Minstrels
13 Sleigh Ride - Jorgen Ingmann
14 Sleigh Ride - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
15 Sleigh Ride - The Partridge Family
16 Sleigh Ride - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra
17 Sleigh Ride - Jo Stafford
18 Sleigh Ride - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
19 Sleigh Ride - The Spectorettes
20 Sleigh Ride - Greg Hawkes

Happy Holidays !
Monsieur Maurice

Ring Ding Dingeling...

It's the most wonderful time of the year... so Monsieur Maurice offers this gift to all of you.
Originally meant as a family joke, Monsieur Maurice collected a whole bunch of different versions from the Christmas classic 'Sleigh Ride' and put them on a CD. Turns out this compilation is a rather enjoyable listen...
See (or rather 'listen') for yourself.
Happy Holidays !

Tracklist

01 Sleigh Ride - Doc Severinsen
02 Sleigh Ride - Ray Conniff
03 Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald
04 Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
05 Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis with Percy Faith and His Orchestra
06 Sleigh Ride - Jack Jones
07 Sleigh Ride - Ron Goodwin
08 Sleigh Ride - Lenore Paxton Trio
09 Sleigh Ride - Enoch Light Orchestra & Chorus
10 Sleigh Ride -The Soulful Strings
11 Sleigh Ride - Combustible Edison
12 Sleigh Ride - Carpenters
13 Sleigh Ride - Command's Guitars And Strings Feat.Al Casamenti
14 Sleigh Ride - Amy Grant
15 Sleigh Ride - The Three Suns
16 Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
17 Sleigh Ride - Ferrante & Teicher and Les Baxter
18 Sleigh Ride - Francis Goya
19 Sleigh Ride - Spice Girls
20 Sleigh Ride - R2D2 & C3PO (Meco)

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