Paradise - The sound of Ivor Raymonde

"Best New Reissue" -"The composer behind Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be With You" also worked with David Bowie, the Walker Brothers, and Ian Dury. A new compilation reveals how he helped shape 1960s British pop ... Paradise portrays Raymonde as a composer with remarkable range, one who treated the stars and the nobodies, the cheeky novelties and the heartfelt ballads, with equal insight and consideration".

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"Twist and turn though this compilation does, for me it all comes back to Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield. Ivor Raymonde shared their vision of taking slick, American-sounding orchestral arrangements, stripping away the schmaltz, and giving the whole thing an underlying rock and roll swagger. He's an unsung hero of British pop music, long overdue a fresh appraisal. With 'Paradise: The Sound of Ivor Raymonde' his ship may finally be coming in again".

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