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I'm currently trying to collect everything on CD, (as a group and solo, although not in the minutest detail) and was satisfied that I had all the Jet and Tony early stuff. Then I realised that although I have The Man with the Golden Arm, it is the normal version. I've got a 7" maxi single from the early 80s (which you guys probably know well) where that track has a voice over by (I think I read somewhere) Kent Walton the wrestling commentator. Anyway, my question is :

Is the Kent Walton version available on CD ? and if so which CD ?

Thanks in advance...

I don't think so, at least I have never seen it on an official CD.
This version originates from the LP Honey Hit Parade, Decca/Ace Of Clubs (ACL 1138), which was released in 1963. The first track on side 1 is Main Title Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm [Sorry for the mistake, was obviously too tired] with an intro spoken by Kent Walton and the last track on side 2 is again Main Title Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm with an outro by Kent Walton.

That's The Man With The Golden Arm, of course.

Ace Of Clubs was a Decca group label (the equivalent of EMI's Regal-Starline or Pye's Golden Guinea) and most of the artistes mentioned were signed to Decca. Cloda Rogers (however spelt) wouldn't have any hits for another six years, but was Mark Wynter a Decca person? I thought he was on Pye?

And who's that at No.5, Side 2? Why, it's our old chum that popular DJ, hospital visitor and friend of children! He's apparently performing something where the first word is Very but the definition isn't good enough to work out the other word. What can it be? Answers to be as scurrilous as possible, please.

Ray

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Honey-Hit-Parade/release/2635819

Not to be confused with another Kent Walton "Honey Hit Parade" LP on Pye's Golden Guinea label:

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Honey-Hit-Parade-/release/3391928

There's a useful listing of similar product at:

http://www.peterice.com/Compilations2.htm

Ray - Jimmy Savile is peforming Very Unlikely.

I'll leave you to add your own punchline...

Cheers

Matt

JimN wrote:... but was Mark Wynter a Decca person? I thought he was on Pye?

He started on Decca...

http://www.45cat.com/artist/mark-wynter

Kent Walton was the unseen voice of ITV's Cool For Cats.

Bill

The other side of that Savile 45 was Ahab the Arab from 1962.
I read somewhere that Brian Poole and the Tremeloes did backup vocals on this disc, a
fact they would probably want to forget too!!!

Mike

MartcasterJunior wrote:Ray - Jimmy Savile is peforming Very Unlikely.

I'll leave you to add your own punchline...

Cheers

Matt

Something of a bizarre cover version of an obscure American original by Paul Peterson and Shelley Fabares...

http://www.45cat.com/record/7n25133

Bill

UlrichS wrote:I don't think so, at least I have never seen it on an official CD.
This version originates from the LP Honey Hit Parade, Decca/Ace Of Clubs (ACL 1138), which was released in 1963. The first track on side 1 is Main Title Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm [Sorry for the mistake, was obviously too tired] with an intro spoken by Kent Walton and the last track on side 2 is again Main Title Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm with an outro by Kent Walton

The Honey Hit Parade compilations stem from the Radio Luxembourg series presented by Kent Walton, as this album's sleeve note informs us... by Tony Barrow who also wrote the notes for the Beatles early albums. Also, Louise Cordet's I'm Just A Baby (written by Jerry Lordan) was arranged and produced by Tony Meehan.


Bill