Danny Ross : SRT Custom Pressing (45 rpm EP) : HQ
Danny Ross
Danny Ross : 45 rpm Single (1972) (EP: Extended Play) (Stereo) High Quality WAV Files Side A Track 1 : Letter of Love Side A Track 2 : The Old Bazaar in Cairo Side B Track 1 : Take Me to Your Heart Again (La Vie en Rose) Side B Track 2 : Stop and Shop at the Co-Op Shop High Quality .wav files British comedian Danny Ross , best known as Daft Alfie in The Clitheroe Kid on BBC radio, released this pop record in the 1970s, featuring two romantic songs and two 1930s comic songs. The Old Bazaar in Cairo is a comedy number traditionally associated with Lancashire comedian George Formby (who may have sung it in his Variety act, although he seems never to have recorded it). Stop and Shop at the Co-Op Shop is a comedy song popularised by Lancashire singer Gracie Fields . This was a novelty record made by Danny in an attempt to broaden his showbusiness career, by diversifying away from comedy: expanding beyond his radio and tv acting work as a comedian, into a new field as a singer. To bridge the gap between comedy and straight acting he recorded two comedy songs associated with famous Northern stars of the past alongside two well known romantic ballads. SRT Records (Sound Recording Technology) Produced by: P.H.Warren / J.Davey Label: Custom Pressing 73317-A Item No: 200072975822 Also known as : Letter Of Love (7", EP) SRT Custom Pressing SRT 73317 UK 1973 This 1972 EP features four numbers, each of which is a cover version of a song made famous by another artiste. One of the comic songs on the EP was originally a hit for George Formby ( The Old Bazaar in Cairo ), and the other was a hit for Gracie Fields ( Stop and Shop at the Co-Op Shop ). Of the two serious numbers, Take Me to Your Heart Again is a reworking of La Vie En Rose (retaining the music, but substituting English lyrics), and is a version which had been a success for another artiste (Gracie Fields again). One of the four tracks suffers from an engineering error, present on the original recording, in consequence of which the song plays at the wrong speed. (This might now be correctable in software: some audio programs, including VLC Media Player, will play a track at a non-standard speed.) The reference on the disc's label to P.H.Warren is because he was Danny Ross's manager, and hence produced the EP. It was sold in theatres after the show, where Danny was appearing on stage, or given away as a promotional item. Danny had gradually become a successful stage performer in consequence of his television popularity as sidekick to Jimmy Clitheroe on ITV, between 1964 and 1968. But by the early 1970s stage work was drying up everywhere, as more and more theatres closed due to competition from tv. In 1972 he was attempting to begin a recording career as a singer (because his broadcasting career ended that year, with the final radio series of The Clitheroe Kid ). Danny Ross was an English character actor and occasional singer, active in British showbusiness during the period 1947 to 1976. Be careful not to confuse him with the American 21st Century singer of the same name. During his lifetime Danny Ross was sometimes confused with the British pop singer Annie Ross.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.