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Music Events Timeline : 1966 =
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass set a world record by placing five albums simultaneously on Billboard's Pop Album Chart, with four of them reaching the Top 10. Their music outsells The Beatles by a margin of two-to-one... over 13 million recordings.
THE SYMPHONETTE SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
The Longines Symphonette Society was a record label which specialized in releasing classic radio programs and multiple-record box sets.
The initial conductor was Macklin Marrow, followed for most of the run by Michel Piastro, one-time concert master of the New York Philharmonic.
The Longines company sold its record business to Warner Music Group. Re-issues of the Longines recordings since the 1990s have been credited to the "Symphonette Society" and no longer have any reference to the watch company.
THESE EYES
"These Eyes" is a song by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The song was co-written by the group's lead guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings and originally included on the band's 1969 album Wheatfield Soul. It was first released as a single (backed by "Lightfoot"), in their native Canada, where its chart success helped land them a U.S. distribution deal with RCA Records. It was then released in the U.S. in April 1969, and became a breakthrough success for the group, as it would be their first single to reach the top ten on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, and would eventually be certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies.
MHO
Guess the "Guess Who" would never have guessed ;) back in the sixties that their first US hit "These Eyes" would be played by a large studio orchestra, conducted by a classically schooled conductor, in the early seventies....
And what an orchestra that was (is) ! Having the best arrangers and musicians at its disposal the 'Longines Symphonette Society Orchestra' was, and still is, a "quality stuffed" musical package.
While the orchestration balances between soft tones and a more 'explosive' sound at some parts, the arrangers also managed to keep the somewhat 'dark' and mysterious aspect, that partially defines the song. Listen eg at 2:17 where the violins stress that aspect of the composition.
The 'immediate' insertion of the strings right after the previous phrase, enhances the effect even more.
Enjoy !
Music Events Timeline : 1966 =
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass set a world record by placing five albums simultaneously on Billboard's Pop Album Chart, with four of them reaching the Top 10. Their music outsells The Beatles by a margin of two-to-one... over 13 million recordings.
THE SYMPHONETTE SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
The Longines Symphonette Society was a record label which specialized in releasing classic radio programs and multiple-record box sets.
The initial conductor was Macklin Marrow, followed for most of the run by Michel Piastro, one-time concert master of the New York Philharmonic.
The Longines company sold its record business to Warner Music Group. Re-issues of the Longines recordings since the 1990s have been credited to the "Symphonette Society" and no longer have any reference to the watch company.
THESE EYES
"These Eyes" is a song by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The song was co-written by the group's lead guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings and originally included on the band's 1969 album Wheatfield Soul. It was first released as a single (backed by "Lightfoot"), in their native Canada, where its chart success helped land them a U.S. distribution deal with RCA Records. It was then released in the U.S. in April 1969, and became a breakthrough success for the group, as it would be their first single to reach the top ten on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, and would eventually be certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies.
MHO
Guess the "Guess Who" would never have guessed ;) back in the sixties that their first US hit "These Eyes" would be played by a large studio orchestra, conducted by a classically schooled conductor, in the early seventies....
And what an orchestra that was (is) ! Having the best arrangers and musicians at its disposal the 'Longines Symphonette Society Orchestra' was, and still is, a "quality stuffed" musical package.
While the orchestration balances between soft tones and a more 'explosive' sound at some parts, the arrangers also managed to keep the somewhat 'dark' and mysterious aspect, that partially defines the song. Listen eg at 2:17 where the violins stress that aspect of the composition.
The 'immediate' insertion of the strings right after the previous phrase, enhances the effect even more.
Enjoy !
