If the Art Deco style - at its height in the 1930s - could be put into words and music then the artisits on this 2-CD collection would come closest to symbolising it. Immerse yourself ...
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The Charleston eighty years on, this lively collection of music remains as immediate as ever. Excellent music for 1920s themed parties!
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Boogie on down to some of the greatest dance tracks ever recorded! The Charleston, Black Bottom, Happy Feet, King Porter Stomp, and The Jumpin Jive - this is a foot stomping collection that is guaranteed ...
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Timeless vocals. This album is a continuation of our journey through the 1930s and 40s with Hutch, Al Bowlly, Reinhardt & Grappelli, Jessie Matthews and a wonderful Noel Coward medley.
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Hollywood Musicals! When the silver screen learned to talk it also learned to sing, as some of the greatest vocalists eloquently prove on this album featuring 20 American classic movie songs.
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This Great Bands album features Ray Noble with Jack Hylton, Ambrose, Harry Roy, Henry Hall and many more musicians and bandleaders. Essentially, the 'Golden Age of British Dance Bands' was pre-war and this collection concentrates ...
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This stylish collection is the follow up to our hugely successful 'Sophistication' album, with another all-star line up, including Fred Astaire of course, Noel Coward, Hutch, Benny Carter, Jean Sablon, Elisabeth Welch and Marlene. 22 ...
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The danceable tempos and alluring sounds presented in this wide ranging compilation come from a time when people craved the excitement afforded by the live presence of a big band.
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Bask in a comforting warm nostalgic glow. Some wit once quipped "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be". I think when you hear this collection you will disagree. Happy listening!
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Gracie Fields and 'The Thing-Ummy-Bob (That's Going To Win Us The War)' brings to mind that hard working girls and men working in the munitions factories up and down the country for the war effort. ...
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1938 was the start of the big time for the Andrews Sisters with their signing to appear on Phil Baker's 'Dole Pineapple Show'. Although the series ran for just one season there were plenty of ...
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A truly great album featuring Billy Cotton and many other memorable bandleaders. Enjoy 22 superb tracks, each one by a different British Dance Orchestra. Great maestros, fine bandleaders and sheer majesty of sound. This evocative ...
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Put your gladrags on and get dancing to the infectious rhythm of vintage dance band music. This hugely popular style of high tempo music reached dizzying heights between the 1920s and 50s - providing the perfect tonic for post war depression and a young generation eager to show off exciting new moves on the dance floor.
Film superstars like Ginger Rogers and the inimitable Fred Astaire helped to make the classic dance bands popular with music lovers young and old. These much loved 78rpm recordings had a profound effect on all who listened and still do today!
Past Perfect offers a comprehensive selection of nostalgic dance band music compilation CDs and high quality remastered recordings of influential artists such as Glenn Miller and Al Bowlly.