Sold Date: October 16, 2018
Start Date: October 16, 2018
Final Price: £25.00 (GBP)
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Mike Sammes Singers / The Ted Taylor Organsound – Hymns A' Swinging

Label: Davjon – DJ 1006 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: UK Released: 1968 Genre: Jazz/FOLK FUNK 

Condition Cover : VG+ Vinyl : Ex

Original UK LP Issued in 1968 by Davjon Records (DJ 1006).

First Pressing !!

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Hymns a’ Swinging has become something of an underground classic. And that’s because nothing sounds quite like this album at all – where else could you hear "All Things Bright And Beautiful" as a heavy latin workout? When else would you encounter a psyched-out sitar interpretation of a Franz Haydn classic? With a surprise waiting for you in just about every track, Hymns A’ Swinging will raise a smile, confuse and possible even startle you with its brilliance and occasional madness. Everything is played and performed with consummate enthusiasm and extremely skill, not surprising really as the line up includes London sax hero Tubby Hayes jamming along with the vocal talents of the Mike Sammes Singers – the whole sound then glued together thanks to the musical talents of the Ted Taylor Organsound, whoever they are. From the sublime to the ridiculous, Hymns A’ Swinging is unlike anything else ever musically created. By the mid 1990s Hymns A’ Swinging was big news in amongst the UKs record nutters, it was funky, fashionably easy, had some killer, loopable intros (just listen to "He Who Would Valiant Be"), and with it’s intriguing line up of musicians which included Tubby Hayes, prices for rough old discarded copies were reaching the heavens – by this I mean about £100 (Trunk records) So grab a bargain here >>>

A1 Harvest Home 

A2 Hills Of The North 

A3 40 Days And 40 Nights 

A4 For All The Saints 

A5 All Things Bright And Beautiful 

A6 Bright The Vision That Delighted 

B1 Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken 

B2 He Who Would Be Valiant Be 

B3 Immortal Invisible God Only Wise 

B4 O Jesus I Have Promised 

B5 O Worship The King 

B6 Praise To The Lord 

Credits Alto Vocals – June Jay Arranged By, Music Director – David Moses

Bass – Mike Nottingham Bass Vocals – Allan Grant Drums – Len Clarke

Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Tubby Hayes Guitar – Cedric West, Clive Hicks, Ike Isaacs

Organ – Ted Taylor (3) Producer – John Britten (2) Soprano Vocals – Pat Whitney

Tenor Vocals – Freddie Williams (3)

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