Hollyridge Strings
The Hollyridge Strings was a catchall name for the group of largely interchangeable studio musicians who recorded a series of easy listening instrumental albums for Capitol Records at the peak of the British Invasion era. The project was masterminded by music industry veteran Stu Phillips, a composer and producer who previously headlined his own series of Capitol easy listening records including Organ and Strings in Stereo before leaving the label in 1960 to become head of A&R for Colpix Records, where he produced a series of pop smashes including the Marcels' "Blue Moon," Shelley Fabares' "Johnny Angel," Paul Petersen's "My Dad," and James Darren's "Goodbye, Cruel World." In 1964 he returned to Capitol, where his familiarity and dexterity with the rock idiom made him the logical choice to cash in on Beatlemania with a record targeted at a more mature audience; the first Hollyridge Strings record, The Beatles Song Book, was a Top Ten hit, and resulted in similarly syrupy collections of hits by Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, the Four Seasons, and Simon & Garfunkel. At one point in time, no fewer than three different Hollyridge Strings LPs hovered in the Billboard Top 20, and their success spurred copycat projects from labels including Vee-Jay (the Castaway Strings), Liberty (the Sunset Strings), and MGM (the Fantabulous Strings). During his Capitol stint Phillips also headlined his own Feels Like Lovin', a minor classic of '60s soft pop that added vocals to the signature Hollyridge Strings sound.
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Discographie
7 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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The Beach Boys Songbook
Pop - Paru chez Capitol Records le 8 sept. 1964
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas Favorites
Musiques de Noël - Paru chez Capitol Records le 4 oct. 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Best Of The Beatles Songbook
Jazz - Paru chez CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) le 13 févr. 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Beach Boys Songbook Vol. 2
Pop - Paru chez Capitol Records le 1 janv. 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Play Hit Songs Made Famous By Elvis Presley
Lounge - Paru chez CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) le 1 janv. 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Nat King Cole Song Book
Pop - Paru chez CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) le 1 janv. 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Themes from Great Motion Pictures (Mono Version)
Lounge - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo