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The Melachrino Strings, The Melachrino Strings Play the Tom Jones Hits! (Pickwick, [>1965])

This Pickwick album seem to be an American release of a Pye recording of the famous Melachrino Strings. George Melachrino died in 1965, so he isn't involved obviously.

Some sites report that Robert Mandell led the Strings after Melachrino's death. But the tracks on this album are conducted by Lad Busby, a Jamaican Trombonist who formerly played with Ted Heath's Orchestra, among others. Later on Busby had his own orchestra, it seems.

Conducted by Lad Busby
Recorded in England at PYE Studios, London. Produced by Bob Leaper.

SPC-3242
Side 1
1. Help Yourself
2. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
3. Love Me Tonight
4. Daughter of Darkness
5. Let It Be Me

Side 2
1. Delilah
2. It's Not Unusual
3. Green, Green Grass of Home
4. Olvidar
5. I Can't Stop Loving You

Arrangements:
Lad Busby: Help Yourself; You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'; Delilah; Green, Green Grass of Home.
Peter Knight: Love Me Tonight; Let It Be Me; It's Not Unusual.
Gordon Franks: Daughter of Darkness; I Can't Stop Loving You.
Bob Leaper: Olvidar.

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