Smith & Co
PO Box 608
1620 AR Hoorn
The Netherlands
Phone: 0031 (0)229 - 578425
Fax: 0031 (0)229 - 579640
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People:
Paul Smith - Managing Director
Petra Smith - Business manager
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Between the mid-to-late Fifties Rock 'n' Roll heyday and the Sixties tsunami of Beat, Folk, Soul and such, on both sides of the Atlantic there was a sanitization of the vocal talents being hit paraded - when instrumental recordings provided a more exciting antidote. They could be studio sessioneers vamping under an alias, backing groups stepping to the fore, established soloists or newly formed combos.
The "Just about as good as it gets! " series received 4 and 5 star reviews and has been selling consistently since the day it was released. These lovingly mastered recordings on a series of double collections are bringing us lots of goodies that were consistently charting in the fourties and fifties as well as some diamonds that never reached this side of the Atlantic. On this page you'll find an overview of the "Just about as good as it gets! " Rock 'n Roll series divided in Skiffle, Rockabilly and British Rock 'n Roll. You'll find the 'Just about as good as it gets!' jazz series here.
Between the mid-to-late Fifties Rock 'n' Roll heyday and the Sixties tsunami of Beat, Folk, Soul and such, on both sides of the Atlantic there was a sanitization of the vocal talents being hit paraded - when instrumental recordings provided a more exciting antidote. They could be studio sessioneers vamping under an alias, backing groups stepping to the fore, established soloists or newly formed combos. In the USA it was the Pop chart that most reflected a noticeable blip towards instrumentals during 1958-62, with acts such as Duane Eddy & The Rebels, Johnny & The Hurricanes and The Ventures breaking big.
It's unlikely that many Brits of the 1950s ever picked a bale of cotton, lay their burden down by the riverside or rode a train that was 24 coaches long. Nonetheless, when a motley crew of renegade UK jazzers began celebrating that imagery of Americana with a mix of respectful and playful gusto, soon inspiring a younger generation of would-be rockers to strum along, a rowdy revolution swept the country. They called it Skiffle.
After the Oscars and the Golden Globes, the most prestigious film festival in the world would have to be the Cannes Film Festival, held every year in Cannes, France. It certainly produces the most media interest, after the Academy Awards, with daily television shows being broadcast in masses of countries to keep the viewers up to date and informed about the films on show as well all the latest gossip. However, due to the nature of the films, loosely described often as “Art House” mainly because they are shot in languages other than English!
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