Julie London London by Night ( 180g vinyl LP )

Release date 10-12-2009 (Originally released in 1959)

2009 EU reissue on 180gram virgin vinyl - London by Night was released by Liberty Records in 1959.  It featured backing from Pete King and his Orchestra and was recorded in Los Angeles.

Julie London was one of the most sensual singers in the history of jazz/popular vocal and her risqu album covers were as much a part of her legend as her sultry and husky vocals. In addition to recording around 30 albums between 1955 and 1969, London would also enjoy a career in both television and over 20 movies.

Tracks:
A1     Well, Sir
A2     That's For Me
A3     Mad About The Boy
A4     In The Middle Of A Kiss
A5     Just The Way I Am
A6     My Man's Gone Now

B1     Something I Dreamed Last Night
B2     Pousse Cafe
B3     Nobody's Heart
B4     The Exciting Life
B5     That Old Feeling
B6     Cloudy Morning

Breathy vocals from the great Julie London, an album recorded early in her years on Libery Records, but with a slightly full sound overall. Backings are by the orchestra of Pete King a little heavy on the strings but never too much so just enough to give the tunes a sadtinged sort of sound that glows and shimmers nicely behind Julies vocals very much in the moody feel you might expect from the trashy image of London in an alley on the cover. The sets never sleepy and has a nicely dark undercurrent