Acker Bilk - Stranger on the Shore (1962) and 43 similar items

Catalog Number: ATCO-33-129 Condition Details: Vinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Cover looks good; a few creases near edges, light-scuffing, surface impressions, and discoloration with darker spots (front/back); a few tiny tears near top right and top edge on front. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is easy-to-read, with mild wear and printed off-center. Little shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge; slightly heavier wear to corners. Opening shows signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Sentimental Journey Nobody Knows The Trouble Greensleeves Deep Purple Take My Lips Brahms' Lullaby Cielito Lindo Carolina Moon I Can't Get Started Is This The Blues? Mean To Me Stranger On The Shore About The Record: Stranger on the Shore, by Mr. Acker Bilk, was originally named Jenny, after his daughter. The tune was written on a single scrap of paper by Bilk and handed over to Leon Young who crafted the string arrangement. The recording was subsequently used as the theme tune of a BBC TV drama serial for young people, Stranger on the Shore. It reached No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK. In May 1969, the crew of Apollo 10 took Stranger on the Shore on their mission to the moon. This release featured the Leon Young String Chorale and primarily consisted of melodies from classical, traditional and show music sources.