Grand Award Records Cat # GA 222 SD (1958) Review by Tony Wilds A famous album and a smash success, I Want to Be Happy Cha Chas probably can be blamed as much as any Grand Award LP for all the Command records to follow. Actually, I Want to Be Happy Cha Chas is less offensive. The percussion and channel separation is not yet pushed to extremes, and the organ duplicates that of the Prado outfit. ("Patricia" and "Guaglione" are covered.) Latin fans may despise North American tunes that were adapted to the cha cha and cheesily arranged, but it is certainly a classic … read more
Grand Award Records Cat # GA 222 SD (1958) Review by Tony Wilds A famous album and a smash success, I Want to Be Happy Cha Chas probably can be blame… read more
Grand Award Records Cat # GA 222 SD (1958) Review by Tony Wilds A famous album and a smash success, I Want to Be Happy Cha Chas probably can be blamed as much as any Grand Award LP for a… read more
Enoch Light was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. He is credited with being the first musician to go to extreme lengths to create quality recordings that took full advantage of the technical capabilities of home audio equipment of the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly stereo effects that bounced the sounds between the right and left channels (often described as "ping-pong"). He arranged his musicians in ways to produce the kinds of recorded sounds he wished to achieve, the first to do so. The first of the albums produced on his record label,… read more
Enoch Light was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. He is credited with being the first musician to go to extreme lengths to create quality recordings that took full … read more
Enoch Light was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. He is credited with being the first musician to go to extreme lengths to create quality recordings that took full advantage of the technical capabilities of hom… read more