Bargain Basement: Light Music Classics Vol.4

This fourth volume in Vocalion's 'Light Music Classics' series offer superb value for money, containing twenty-six classic recordings from the 1940s/'50s heyday of British orchestral light music. Featured are some of the genre's most eminent names, conducting their own compositions as well as those of others. Anthony Collins conducts the London Promenade Orchestra in two of his best-known light music compositions, With Emma to Town and Vanity Fair, while Sidney Torch leads The New Century Orchestra in his recordings of Bowin' and Scrapin', Sombrero and Celtic Snapshots. These are but a few examples of the many fine recordings contained in this superb collection.

Contents:
1. With Emma to town (Collins)
- The London Promenade Orchestra/Anthony Collins
2. Vanity fair (Collins)
- The London Promenade Orchestra/Anthony Collins
3. Bowin' and scrapin' (Casson)
- The New Century Orchestra/Sidney Torch
4. Poodle polka (Walters)
- L'Orchestre Devereaux/Georges Devereaux
5. Sombrero (Brown)
- The New Century Orchestra/Sidney Torch
6. Midsummer madness (Watters)
- L'Orchestre Devereaux/Georges Devereaux
7. Chiming strings (Richardson)
- L'Orchestre Devereaux/Georges Devereaux
8. Eternal melody (Hanmer)
- L'Orchestre Devereaux/Georges Devereaux
9. City centre (Ewing)
- L'Orchestre Devereaux/Georges Devereaux
10. Celtic snapshots (Pagan)
- The New Century Orchestra/Sidney Torch
11. The beachcomber (Richardson)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Jack Leon
12. Shop window (Hanbury)
- L'Orchestre Devereaux/Georges Devereaux
13. Getting together (Richardson)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Jack Leon
14. Paris interlude (White)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Jack Leon
15. Savoir faire (Curzon)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Nat Nyll
16. Hey presto! (Wilson arr Duncan)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Frederic Curzon
17. Melody at moonrise (Watters)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Frederic Curzon
18. Piccadilly spree (Watters)
- The New Concert Orchestra/R de Porten
19. Ski jump (Dollimore)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Frederic Curzon
20. The juggler (Liter)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Nat Nyll
21. Making tracks (Duncan)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Frederic Curzon
22. Bob-sleigh (Jupp)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Frederic Curzon
23. A mood for lovers (Burns)
- The Symphonia Orchestra/Jack Talbot
24. Practical joker (Spass muss sein) (Van Phillips)
- The Lansdowne Light Orchestra
25. Bargain basement (Watters)
- The New Concert Orchestra/Jack Leon
26. Moonlight with Maxine (Van Phillips)
- The Lansdowne Light Orchestra

Recorded between 1945-58