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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The Beach Boys Songbook
Pop - Released by Capitol Records on 8 Sep 1964
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas Favorites
Christmas Music - Released by Capitol Records on 4 Oct 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Best Of The Beatles Songbook
Jazz - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 13 Feb 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Beach Boys Songbook Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Capitol Records on 1 Jan 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Play Hit Songs Made Famous By Elvis Presley
Lounge - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Nat King Cole Song Book
Pop - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Themes from Great Motion Pictures (Mono Version)
Lounge - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
In The Middle
Pop - Released by Sandmann & Walther on 21 Jun 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Splash Of Color
Pop - Released by Sandmann & Walther on 28 Aug 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Talkative Friend
Pop - Released by classics & more on 11 May 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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In That Golden Summer Time
Pop - Released by golden times on 17 Jul 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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A Bouquet Of Hits
Pop - Released by cappo digital on 25 Feb 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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