Tag: Philips
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Edith Piaf, Pleins Feux Sur Edith Piaf, 1973(?) on Philips
Not entirely sure on the year of release here, but “Pleins Feux Sur” (which translates as “spotlight on”) is a series of early 70s Canada releases on Philips. You can see some of the other releases in the series (“egalement disponible dans la même série”) in the gatefold. My copy via Cheap Thrills in Montréal,…
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Spring is Spring, 1963 on Philips
I’m a huge fan of Gerry Mulligan, from his days with Miles Davis and Chet Baker and all the various quartets and orchestras. This is Mulligan with Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), Bill Crow (bass), and Gus Johnson (drums), recorded in 1962. Philips as a label (you may know them more from health care technology) was…
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David Bowie, Space Oddity, (originally) 1969 on Mercury
An album so great they named it three times. 😉 Originally released with the album title “David Bowie” by Philips in the UK, but by Mercury in the US/Canada with the subtitle “Man of Words / Man of Music” added, in 1969; reissued in 1972 as “Space Oddity” to capitalize on the popularity of the…
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Nina Simone, High Priestess of Soul, 1967 on Philips.
Nina Simone, High Priestess of Soul, 1967 on Philips. From the Queen of Jazz (Ella, yesterday) to the High Priestess of Soul. This is a killer collection of some jazz standards (Duke Ellington, Nat Adderley & Oscar Brown) plus some Simone compositions My copy is a 2016 reissue pressed at Record Technology Inc. Via Record…
