CinematiCA #189 / SPECIALE LES REED

In questo episodio: uno SPECIALE dedicato alla carriera di Les Reed (1935-2019), musicista, session payer, arrangiatore, direttore d’orchestra, band leader ed autore di tantissime hits musicali tra il 1964 e la fine degli anni Settanta! Dagli esordi con John Barry Seven alle produzioni strumentali per la Piccadilly Records, fino ai successi su Decca, Fontana e Columbia con Applejacks, Kathy Kirby, The Fortunes, Lulu, Herman’s Hermits, Tom Jones ed Engelbert Humperdinck; le versioni italiane dei suoi brani con Little Tony e Mal, stranezze dal suo catalogo discografico come i novelty records con Frazer Hines; e ancora i successi per Des O’Connor e Mireille Mathieu, le colonne sonore per il cinema – lo score cult per Girl on a motocicli del 1968 – e i temi per i jingle e la radio…

CINEMATICA #189 / TRACKLIST /

*The John Barry Seven, plus orchestra feat. Adam Faith – Bee’s knees (J. Barry) (live at “Drumbeat” Tv show) / 12th street rag (O. Bowman) / The beat girl song (J. Barry-T. Peacock) / Donna’s theme (L. Reed) – da “The Bee’s knees (The EMI years 1957-1964)” (Parlophone – 50999 098392 29 – EU 3CD 2011) e “Drumbeat” (UK BBC Tv show 1959) e da (Parlophone – 45R 4582 – UK 7” 1959) e da “Beat girl” (1960) di E.T. Greville e da (Columbia – 33SX 1225 – UK LP 1960) e da “Stringbeat” (Columbia – SCX 3401 – UK LP 1961)
*The Les Reed Brass – The Saint (Theme from the TV series) (E. Astley) – da (Piccadilly – 7N.35080 – UK 7” 1962)
*The Les Reed Piano – Minuet Mash (L. Reed) – da (Piccadilly – 7N.35097 – UK 7” 1963)
*The Applejacks – Tell me when (L. Reed-G. Stephens) – da (Decca – F.11833 – UK 7” 1964)
*The Les Reed Combo – Spanish Armada (J. Porter – M. Jones) – da (Fontana – TF 455 – UK 7” 1964) e (Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. Mood Music – FDH305 – UK 10” 1964) e da “People in London” (UK ITN TV show 1964)
*Kathy Kirby, orchestra conducted by Ivor Raymonde – I’ll try not to cry (L. Reed – B. Mason) – da (Decca – F.12087 – UK 7” 1965)
*The Fortunes – Here it comes again (L. Reed- B. Mason) – da (Decca – F.12243 – UK 7” 1965)
*The Les Reed Orchestra – Hot line (L.Reed – R. Tilsley) – da (Fontana – TF 576 – UK 7” 1965) e da “Hot Line” (UK BBC Tv series 1965)
*Lulu, orchestra and chorus conducted by Mike Leander – Leave a little love (L. Reed – R. Conrad) – da (Decca – F.12169 – UK 7” 1965)
*Tom Jones, ensemble arranged and conducted by Les Reed – It’s not unusual (L. Reed – G. Mills) – da (Decca – F.12062 – UK 7” 1965)
*Little Tony, orchestra Willy Brezza (ar, cond) – Non è normale (L. Reed-G. Mills-Phaltan) – da (Durium – Ld A 7455 – ITA 7” 1965) e da “Marinai in coperta” (1967) di B. Corbucci
*Herman’s Hermits – There’s a kind of hush (L. Reed – G. Stephens) – da (Columbia – ESRF 1846 – FRA 7” 1967)
*The London Studio Orchestra, conducted by Jack Trombey – Detroit (L. Reed- R. Tilsley) – da “Mini-Skirt” (Music De Wolfe – DW LP3047 – UK LP 1967)
*Engelbert Humperdinck, Les Reed Orchestra & Chorus – The last waltz (L. Reed – B. Mason) – da (Decca – F.12655 – UK 7” 1967)
*Des O’Connor, Geoff Love (ar, cond) Orchestra & Chorus – I pretend (L. Reed – B. Mason) – da (Columbia – DB8397 – UK 7” 1968)
*The British Lion Orchestra, conducted by Douglas Gamley – Girl on a motorcycle (L. Reed) – da “Girl on a motorcycle” (Le motorcycle, aka Nuda sotto la pelle) (1968) di J. Cardiff e da (Polydor – 583714 – UK LP 1968)
*Mirelle Mathieu, Les reed Orchestra & Chorus – Sweet souvenirs of Stefan (L. Reed – Van Dyke) – da (Columbia – DB8457 – UK 7” 1968) e da “Girl on a motorcycle” (Le motorcycle, aka Nuda sotto la pelle) (1968) di J. Cardiff
*Frazer Hines, orchestra & voices conducted by Nicky Welsh – Who’s Doctor Who (L. Reed – B. Mason) – da (Major Minor – MM579 – UK 7” 1968)
*Tom Jones, Les Reed Orchestra & Chorus – Daughter of darkness (L. Reed – G. Stephens) – da (Decca – F.13013 – UK 7” 1970)
*Mal, orchestra Piero Pintucci, I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni – Treno che corri (Dossena-L. Reed-G. Stephens) – da (RCA Italiana – PM3534 – ITA 7” 1970) e da Lacrime d’amore” (1970) di M. Amendola e da “Gran Varietà” (RAI Tv 1970)
*Les Reed Orchestra – Man of action (L. Reed) – da (Chapter 1 – CH 126 – UK 7” 1970)
*Les Reed (comp, ar, orch), Rick Wakeman (comp), orchestra – You killed me (L. Reed-R. Wakeman) – da “Creepshow 2” (1987) di M. Gornick e da (Wax Work – WW031 – US 2LP 2017)
*Leeds United FC Team & supporters, Les Reed Orchestra – Marching on together (Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!) (L. Reed – B. Mason) – da (Chapter 1 – SCH 168 – UK 7” 1972) e da VVAA “Marching on together – Leeds U.F.C. greatest hits” (Laser Disc – LUFC2000 – UK CD 2000)