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Hey!! How's it going???? I'm awesome. My name is Chris, I live in Northern PA and am a music lover and LP collector. I have all kinds of genres and all kind of great artists who recorded for many different record labels. I like this website very much and decided to join the forum, since a huge portion of my collection are those of A&M. The first song my mother ever sung to me was the Carpenters' "(They Long To Be)Close To You" as a baby and it holds a special place in my heart today. But only when I hear Karen sing it,

Here are the A&M albums in my collection:

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

The Lonely Bull (1962) 1015
Volume Two(1963) SP-103
South Of The Border(1965) SP-108
Whipped Craem and Other Delights(1965) SP-4110
Going Places(1965)SP-4112 (LP-112)
What Now My Love(1966)SP-4114
S.R.O.(1967)SP-4119(LP-119)
Sounds Like....(1967) SP-4124
The Beat Of The Brass(1968)SP-4146
Warm(1969)SP-4190

Herb Alpert solo projects

Just You And Me -PROMOTION COPY- (1976) SP-4591
Rise (1979) SP-4790

Sergio Mendes & Brasil'66
self-titled(1966) -HERB ALPERT PRESENTS- SP-4116 (LP-116)
Look Around(1968) SP-4137
self titled solo effort (1983) SP-4937

Claudine Longet
self-titled(1967) SP-4121 (LP-121)

Jimmie Rodgers
Child Of Clay(1967)SP-4130

Burt Bacharach
Reach Out(1967)SP-4131
Make It Easy On Yourself(1969)SP-4188
Greatest Hits(1973)SP-3661

Franklyn Ajaye
Comedian(1973) SP-4405

Cat Stevens
Tea For The Tillerman(1970)SP-4280
Teaser and the Firecat(1971)SP-4313
Catch Bull At Four(1972)SP-4365
Buddah and the Chocolate Box(1974)SP-3623

Carpenters
Close To You(1970)SP-4271
self-titled(1971)SP-3502
A Song For You(1972)SP-3511
Now And Then(1973)SP-3519
Christmas Portrait(1978)SP-4726

The Sandpipers
Guantanamera (1967)SP-4117(LP-117)
Come Saturday Morning(1970)SP-4262

Various Artists
Bless The Beasts and Children(1971)SP-4322
Music Box(1968)SP-19003
Something Festive!(1968)SP-19006

Rick Wakeman
The Six Wives Of Henry VIII(1973)SP-4361

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
self-titled (1973) SP-4411
It'll Shine When It Shines(1974) SP-3654

Strawbs
Hero And Heroine(1974)SP-3607
Ghosts(1975)SP-4506

Captain and Tennille
Love Will Keep Us Together -REISSUE-(1975)SP-4552
Song Of Joy(1976)SP-4570
Come On From The Rain(1977)SP-4700
Dream(1978)SP-4707

Styx
Equinox(1975)SP-4559
Crystal Ball(1976)SP-4604
The Grand Illusion(1977)SP-4637
Pieces Of Eight(1978)SP-4724
Cornerstone(1979)SP-3711

Tim Weisberg
4(1974)SP-3658

Chuck Mangione
Feels So Good(1977)SP-4658

Gap Mangione
Suite Lady -PROMOTION COPY-(1978)SP-4694

The Police
Zenyatta Mondatta(1980)SP-3720

.38 Special
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys(1980)SP-4835

Pablo Cruise
Worlds Away(1978)SP-4697
Out Of Our Hands(1983)SP-4909

Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond Quartet Live (Horixon Jazz Series) -PROMOTION COPY-
SP-850

Peter Frampton
self-titled(1975)SP-4512
Frampton Comes Alive!(1976)SP-3703
I'm In You(1977)SP-4704

Gino Vannelli
Storm at Sunup(1975)SP-4533
The Gist of the Gemini(1976)SP-4596
A Pauper In Paradise(1977)SP-4664
Brother to Brother(1978)SP-4722

Joe Cocker
Greatest Hits(1977)SP-4671

A&M 45s:
A Little Lovin'(Keeps The Doctor Away)/To Love Somebody
THE RAES(1978)

The Lord's Prayer/Brother Sun and Sister Moon
SISTER JANET MEAD(1973)

A&M/Universal
Sting
All This Time(2001)606949316921

Vanessa Carlton
Be Not Nobody(2002)606949330729

There'll Be more A&M (and non-A&M items)to come
Any recommendations?

Take care of yourself and each other

Chris
 
Any recommendations?
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Yes, you need more Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (and '77).

And you haven't even scratched the surface of the Baja Marimba Band yet. Get with it man! :D

Welcome to the Corner.
 
As far as Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass goes, you need Summertime, You Smile, The Song Begins, Coney Island and The Brass Are Comin'... And the numerous albums Herb made after Rise, too... The two collaborations Herb made with Hugh Masakela aren't bad either...

Lots of Sergio Mendes & Brasil'66 titles as well as Brasil '77 stuff seems badly needed, too... Get Fool On The Hill, Equinox, Ye-Me-Le, Stillness, Primal Roots and Pais Tropical to complete your collection... Additionally there are a couple albums he made on Bell...: Love Music and Vintage '74 and a few on Elektra, which I also enjoy: Sergio Mendes (Self-Titled) and Homecookin'...


For furthur entries in Claudine Longet's catalog, go to The Look Of Love, Love Is Blue, Run Wild, Run Free and Colours...

And as for Jimmie Rodgers, how can you only have ONE? Troubled Times and The Windmills Of Your Mind should also be added...


The self-titled Burt Bacharach, Woman, Futures, Living Together, Growing Together and the Soundtrack for BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID are also recommended listening there...


The rest of the Sandpipers catalog is nearly completely available on CD, but I have all their Original Albums, still on vinyl... Look for The Sandpipers (Self-Titled) Misty Roses, The Wonder Of You, Softly and A Gift Of Song at your favorite store...


For the best, most varied, Various Artists set, nothing beats Family Portrait as being also the most-complete!


For Tim Weisberg, I have Hurtwood Edge...


As for Chuck Mangione, Mainsqueeze is what I consider his best and I'm fairly impartial to 70-Miles Young...

The Gap Mangione titles I have on A&M are She And I and Gap Mangione!... And I also have Sing Along Junk on Mercury; still can't find Diana In The Autumn Wind, also on Mercury...


The Gino Vannelli, you really must get are: Powerful People and Crazy Life...!


Paul Desmond's From The Hot Afternoon and Summertime are the top-picks there...!



Dave

...Wishing you Happy Hunting and a Welcome to our Forum! :thumbsup: :thumbsdn:
 
Welcome to A&M Corner, Chris! The varied tastes you displ;ay in your A&M collection indicate you'll probably be a prominent poster here. Looking forward to your inputs!

--Mr Bill
 
i would say the first 7 brasil 66 albums
are among the best albums ever made

right up there with the beatles or the supremes or the fifth dimension or anybody
 
I thought sure that walterphil would have recommended the Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 Christmas album... :wink:

Harry
 
oh yeah, gee i forgot
that was such a neglected masterpiece.

(especially lani and karen cooing "away in a manger" together)
and that swingin' bossa nova 7 minute version of "it's the most wonderful time of the year."
sergio was really hammerin' on the keys like mad on that one!

they just don't make em any better than that
sigh
 
Note to the new guy: Before you get all excited about a Sergio Christmas album, there's no such thing...the above 2 posts are an inside joke from a couple of years back. Carry on! :D
 
Yes, sorry to get anyone excited, but I know how much walterphil has enjoyed that Sergio Christmas album. It's one of those albums he just can't get out of his head... :wink:

Oh, and a big welcome to our newcomer, alonely bull in paradise.

Harry
 
Maybe Sergio is reading the forum and he'll say, "HEY, reunite Brasil '66 to do a Christmas album...not a bad idea!"
 
well, i can't see why that couldn't really happen. ol' bette midler is releasing one this year. it seems like a neat thing to do late in your career. (neil diamond, barry manilow, dionne warwick, etc.) c'mon sergio! get the lead out!!!! let herb arrange it. have your people call my people.
 
Given Herb's last dozen or so albums, I think Sergio should arrange such an album... He hasn't strayed as far from his classic sound as Herb has.
 
I got some new A&M's

Humble Pie
Eat It (1973)SP-3701

Styx
Paradise Theatre(1980)SP-3719

45's include:

Richard Carpenter

Something In Your Eyes/Time

Miguel Rios

A Song Of Joy (Himno A La Alegria)/El Rio

Jimmy Cliff

Wonderful World, Beautiful People/Waterfall

The Brothers Johnson

Stomp/Let's Swing

I got the new release by Peter Frampton "Fingerprints"
 
Baja Marimba HEADS UP = good choice! It's one of their best albums. They were really in the groove by the time that one came around.

If you like it a lot, may I suggest you track down RIDES AGAIN and THOSE WERE THE DAYS next. The former is much more Mexican-flavored and includes Julius' version of "Brasilia" (later recorded by the TJB of course) and the latter includes his terrific rendition of Burt Bacharach's "Always Something There to Remind Me," which I can NOT figure out why it hasn't been picked for a compilation yet.
 
Mike Blakesley said:
the latter includes his terrific rendition of Burt Bacharach's "Always Something There to Remind Me," which I can NOT figure out why it hasn't been picked for a compilation yet.
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Well, it sort-of has been, on the hard-to-find but worth-seeking-out compilation called THE A&M JOURNEY OF BURT BACHARACH from Japan.

http://www.diana.dti.ne.jp/~u-suke/burt_bacharach/cd/journey_of_bacharach.html

journey_of_burt_bacharach.jpg


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Casino Royale
Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass

Promises, Promises
Burt Bacharach

(There Is) Always Something There To Remind Me
Julius Wecter And The Baja Marimba Band

I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Pisano & Ruff

On A Bicycle Built For Joy
B.J. Thomas

Living Together, Growing Together
Burt Bacharach

Where There's A Heartache
The Sandpipers

Knowing When To Leave
Julius Wecter And The Baja Marimba Band

I Say A Little Prayer
Wes Montgomery

Windows Of The World
Pete Jolly

Something Big
Burt Bacharach

I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Jimmie Rodgers

Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Julius Wecter And The Baja Marimba Band

The World Is Circle (single version)
The Sandpipers With The Mitchell Singing Boys

Anyone Who Had A Heart
Tim Curry

The Sundance Kid
Burt Bacharach

Reach Out For Me
Walter Wanderley

The Look Of Love
Pete Jolly

I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Carpenters

April Fools
Burt Bacharach

This disc was out from 1996 to 1998.

Harry
 
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