Bought from HMV a remastered release of 2 of James Last's classic albums, on 1 CD - Voodoo Party & Well Kept Secret. Whilst it is great that these 2 albums have been released on CD, it is a shame that it is not James Last's record label Universal Music / Polydor that released the CD, rather a UK record company called Vocalion, who licensed the recordings from Universal.
It is a great shame that Universal Music / Polydor no longer have in James Last's catalogue of current releases any of his original albums, apart from those released in the 21st century, which is a shame as I think some of his classic albums should be released on CD, perhaps where possible as a 2 LP on 1 CD compilation, to maximise the use of the space on a CD.
I believe that the time has come for Universal and James Last to work together with the fans to release some of James Last's best albums on CD - I do not believe it is practical to release all of them on CD, as there are over 100+ albums in James Last's back catalogue - due to the fact that James Last released in his heyday 3 or 4 albums year, but even if a few were released it would be better than the compilation albums that currently get released with the same popular songs.
My thinking is that these re-releases could include a box set of the Beach Party CD's, a best of Non Stop Dancing, on maybe 4 CD's as Volume 1 - '65 to '69, Volume 2 '70 to '74, Volume 3 '75 to '79 and Volume 4 '80 to '85. Also the his very first album Non Stop Dancing '65 should be released in full on CD. Other releases that could make it to CD are Games That Lovers Play, James Last Live (from 1974), Western Party & Square Dance, and maybe a box set of the A GoGo albums.
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