The Omega Site
A ReDiscovery Website
| The
Mighty Wurlitzer Vol 2 Gordon Kibbee ST 7001 PLAY |
 Likely licensed
from Urania records.Oklahoma! / Oh What a Beautiful Morning / Surrey with the Fringe on Top / All 'er Nothin' / Kansas City / People Will Say We're in Love / South Pacific Overture / Dites Moi / Twin Soliloquies / This Nearly Was Mine / Happy Talk / Younger than Springtime / Bali Ha'i / Cockeyed Optimist His extremely talented playing of this fine organ combined with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s music should more than please all those who enjoy light music on the pipe organ. Full range fidelity. —Tape Recording |
| The
Hi-Los in Stereo The Hi-Los / Frank Comstock and his Orchestra ST 7006 PLAY |
  Despite
the title, a few of the tracks are actually monophonic. Licensed
from Starlite records.Reissue: DSST 800. LP: OSL 11. Reissued on CD by drg. Available on Apple Music. Surrey with the Fringe on Top / Too Young for the Blues / Shadow Waltz / Island of Desire / Chinatown My Chinatown / Long Ago and Far Away / Birth of the Blues / Summertime Recorded with fabulous fidelity. The singing is ultra-clear; every breath can be heard. A fine record of its musical type. But as to stereo, it’s nothing much. —Audio |
| HiFi
Showpieces for Pipe Organ Gordon Kibbee ST 7007 PLAY |
  Licensed
from Judson Records.Granada / Baia / Begin the Beguine / Somebody Loves Me / My Heart Belongs to Daddy / Tea for Two This tape is entertaining and well recorded. I’ve never heard the pipe organ get so jazzy. —Tape Recording |
| This
Is It...! Warren Baker's Dozen ST 7010 PLAY |
  Fanfare
/ Theme: This Is It...! / September Song / Tin Tot Tarantella / Pool of Enchantment / Midnight Chimes / Bolero / Once in
a WhileSentimentalized, and not notably danceable…but thanks to beautifully transparent and open stereo recording, every tinkle and whispering snare can be welcomed by one’s ears. —High Fidelity |
| Aphro-Disia Laurindo Almeida / Bob Romeo Sextet ST 7011 PLAY |
  Labeled
and released as
stereo, this is actually a mono recording that was rechanneled for an
artificial stereo effect.Available on youtube. Jungle Fantasy / Lonely Flute / Song of India / Wedding in Monaco / Algiers / Flute Hurricane / Jungle Fifes / Sahara / Merry Flute / Zen / Dardanella / Hindustan |
| Presenting
Oscar Moore Oscar Moore / Leroy Vinnegar ST 7012 PLAY |
 Reissued on CD by VSOP. Available on Apple Music.I Can't Get Started / It's a Pity to Say Goodnight / If You Were Mine / There's a Small Hotel / Sweet Loraine / Angel Eyes / To a Wild Rose / Tabora / Tangerine |
| Out
of this World ST 7013 |
 Music
by the Dick Marx
Quartet, the Intervals, and Nan Pastor.Out of This World / I Hear Music / Satin Doll / Out Love Is Here to Stay / The Continental / Lullaby of Birdland / My Secret Love / There Will Never Be Another You / They Can't Take That Away from Me / I Remember Mama |
| After
Hours Warren Baker's Little Jazz Band ST 7014 |
 Blues
After Hours / Fish Horn Fantasy / Isle of May / Dark Eyes / First Love
/ Chasing Chopin / Saki / Little Brown Jug / First RomanceNondescript yet mildly ingratiating tea-dance versions with an overprominent bass player, in attractively clean and transparent recordings. —High Fidelity |
| Pops
for Pipes Gordon Kibbee ST 7015 PLAY |
 Licensed
from Judson records.I Could Have Danced All Night / Vienna City of My Dreams / The Boy Next Door / Out of My Dreams / Careless / I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face / When Your Lover Has Gone |
| The
Hi-Los on Hand The Hi-Los / Frank Comstock and his Orchestra ST 7016 |
 Licensed
from Starlite records.Reissued on CD by Jasmine. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby / All I Do Is Dream of You / Mamselle / The Touch of Your Lips / Lulu's Back in Town / April Snow / Indian Summer / You Took Advantage of Me / Clap Yo Hands |
| Jazz
Variations on Around the
World in 80 Days Bud Lavin Quartet ST 7017 |
 Performers: Bud
Lavin,
Jerry King, Harlan Kewish, Richard Andrews.Reissued on CD by King. Around the World in 80 Days / India Countryside / Phileas Fogg / Way Out West / Pagoda of Pillagi / Passepartout / Princess Theme / Latin Theme |
| Have
You Met Miss Jones? Inez Jones / Oscar Moore Quartet ST 7018 |
 Available on youtube.Too Marvelous for Words / Until the Real Thing Comes Along / Since I Fell for You / Where or When? / Dancing on the Ceiling / Moonlight in Vermont / Don't Worry 'Bout Me / Don't Take Your Love from Me |
| Johnny
Mercer Sings Just for
Fun Johnny Mercer / Paul Smith Trio ST 7019 |
 Licensed
from Jupiter records.Reissue: SST 804. Blues in the Night / Love Is Just Around the Corner / Old '97 / Spring Spring / Them There Eyes / Moonlight on the Campus / Somebody Bad Stole the Wedding Bell / St Louis Blues / Accentuate the Positive / Laura / How Little We Know / Hear Them Bells |
| The
Art of Pepper Vol One Art Pepper Quartet ST 7020 PLAY |
 With Carl Perkins,
piano; Ben Tucker,
bass; Chuck
Flores, drums.Reissued on CD by Fresh Sounds. Available on Apple Music. Holiday Flight / Too Close for Comfort / Webb City / Surfride / Body and Soul / Begin the Beguine |
| Rolling
with Bolling Claude Bolling and his Big Band ST 7021 PLAY |
 Licensed
from Club Francais du Disque.LP: OSL 6. Available on youtube. Royal Garden Blues / I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say / Muskrat Ramble / High Society / Coronet Chop Suey / Saint Louis Blues / Basin Street Blues / King Porter Stomp |
| Jazz
Rolls Royce Howard Rumsey / Lighthouse All Stars ST 7024 PLAY |
Performers
include Stu
Williamson, Frank Rosolino, Bob Cooper, Victor Feldman,
Stan Levey. LP: OSL 5. Reissued on CD by Fresh Sounds. Available on Apple Music. Strike Up the Band / Prelude to the Queen / Clown's Dance / Coop Salutes the Co-op / Bruinville, My Bruinville / Mambe del Quado |
| Stereo
Dance Time Roger Lecussant and his Orchestra ST 7025 PLAY |
 Licensed
from the Club Francais du Disque.Tenderly / Matilda / Moritat / La Panse / My Man / Day-O / Que Sera Sera / The Most Beautiful |
| The
Glenn Miller Sound Members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra ST 7026 PLAY |
 Conducted
by Maxwell Davis.Reissue: SST 832, STF 4001. Available on Apple Music. Anvil Chorus / Danny Boy / Under the Double Eagle / Song of the Volga Boatmen / Sunrise Serenade / Moonlight Cocktail / Serenade in Blue / Chatanooga Choo Choo / Kalamazoo Maxwell Davis does a keen job of arranging and conducting the men…The fdelity is tops…bass response is sharp…those drums really send you! —Tape Recording |
| A
Toast to Tommy and Jimmy
Dorsey Members of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ST 7027 PLAY |
 Maxwell
Davis conducted, with the Al Cava singers.Reissue: SST 831, STF 4006. Available on Apple Music. On the Sunny Side of the Street / Swanee River / Tangerine / Song of India / Marie / So Rare / Maria Elena / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Boogie Woogie / Green Eyes / Lonesome Road |
| Under
Paris Skies Roger Lecussant and his Club Lido Orchestra ST 7028 PLAY |
 Licensed
from Club
Francais du Disque.Reissue: STF 4015. LP: OSL 30. Under Paris Skies / Coin de la Rue / April in Paris / Ame des Poetes / Ciel de Paris / La Mer / Rien Qu'une Chanson / I Love Paris / Mon Homme / Ce Jour la a Paris |
| A
Breath of French Air Roger Lecussant and his Orchestra ST ST 7030 PLAY |
 Licensed from
the Club
Francais du Disque.Boum / Rien Qu'une Chanson / Quand Vous Entendrez / Mamselle Menilmontant / La Mer / Coin de Rue / Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir / Ame des Poetes / Vos Etes Jolie / Bonsoir, Jolie Madame |
| Sounds
Crazy Paul Severson Quartet ST 7031 |
 From ST
4016. I Only Have Eyes for You / One More Mambo / Short Story / Robin's Nest / After You / Too Much / Pennies from Heaven / Just Loafin' / Whee / I Could Write a Book / Eleventh Heaven / Who Me? One of the most ingenious exploitations of stereo potentialities I’ve yet come across. — R.D. Darrell, High Fidelity |
| The
Art of Pepper Vol Two Art Pepper Quartet ST 7032 PLAY |
With Carl Perkins,
piano; Ben Tucker,
bass; Chuck
Flores, drums. Duplicates ST 2030. Reissued on CD by Fresh Sounds. Available on Apple Music. Long Ago and Far Away / I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me / Fascinatin' Rhythm / Without a Song / The Breeze and I |
| Marx
Makes Broadway Dick Marx / Buddy Collette ST 7033 PLAY |
 With Frank Capp, Howard
Roberts, Irving Ashby, Red Mitchell, Carson Smith.See also: ST 65. LP: OSL 2. Reissued on CD by VSOP. Available on Apple Music. Joey, Joey / Why Can't You Behave? / All of You / Cool / Too Close for Comfort / If I Were a Bell / Baubles, Bangles, and Beads / A Sleepin' Bee / Guys and Dolls / Just in Time The playing is accomplished with dexterity and versatility by these artists. The mood is jazz…but comfortable, quiet jazz. Reproduction is handled with precision. —Tape Recording |
| Shep
Fields and his Rippling
Rhythm Shep Fields and his Orchestra ST 7034 PLAY |
 Licensed
from Golden Crest records.Reissue: SST 816, STF 4005. Swinging Down the Lane / Me and My Shadow / Tip Toe Through the Tulips / When I Take My Sugar to Tea / We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye / For Me and My Gal / Harbor Lights / Avalon / Give Me a Little Kiss / There Must Be a Way / Let's Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep / Singing in the Rain The orchestra keeps a fluid, smooth flow of music for the dance. The mood is gay but sedate and sophisticated. The reproduction is very good as are the stereo effects. —Tape Recording |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Tommy Dorsey Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7035 PLAY |
 Omega's Francis Bay
series (recorded at the Brussels World's Fair they said, actually at Decca’s Brussels studios) was the
label's most
ambitious original recording project. Omega went to Belgium to produce
these spectacularly lifelike
tapes. The series was hailed for performances ‘smooth as whipped cream and completely delicious’ with ‘impressive…excellent’ sonics (Tape Recording). As announced in Billboard (October 1958) these were to
include a tribute to Mantovani. That did show up, but not as a Francis
Bay release (see ST 7042 below).Reissue: SST 860, STF 4006. LP: OSL 22. Available on youtube. Opus One / Daybreak / Love for Sale / This Love of Mine / Hawaiian War Chant / Not So Quiet Please / There Are Such Things / Well Git It / I'll Never Smile Again / Yes Indeed We have become most impressed with the Bay Big Band. We have been a willing audience to their renditions of some of America’s most popular bands…If you get one of the Brussels Omegatapes, we believe you will want them all. —Tape Recording |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Ted Heath Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7036 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 868, STF 4040. LP: OSL 17.Available on youtube. King's Cross Climax / Lullaby of Birdland / Jungle Drums / Hot Toddy / I've Got the World on a String / Heathsville / Strike Up the Band / Blue Skies March / Madagascar / Dig Deep / The Hawk Talks / Listen to My Music This band is notably smooth and has an overall evenness of sound. The whole group plays well together. —Tape Recording |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Glenn Miller Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7037 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 861, STF 4001. LP: OSL 18.Available on youtube. St Louis Blues March / At Last / Sleepy Town Train / Yesterday's Gardenias / In the Mood / American Patrol / I Know Why / Tuxedo Junction / Rhapsody in Blue / Adios There is an overall polish about this band which shines as they perform…we found that while this danceable tape lacks a bit of fidelity lustre, it still rates high. —Tape Recording |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Benny Goodman Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7038 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 862, STF 4008. LP: OSL 19.Let's Dance / Jersey Bounce / Wang Wang Blues / I Found a New Baby / Benny Rides Again / And the Angels Sing / Air Mail Special / Brussels Blues / Six Flats Unfurnished / Goodbye This group of erstwhile musicians are greatly versatile. They do not have the impeccable greatness of the bands they salute, but they nevertheless lose non of the distinctiveness of each. —Tape Recording |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Perez Prado Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7039 PLAY |
   Reissue: SST 866, STF 4003. LP: OSL 20.Reissued on CD by VSOP. Available on Apple Music. Mangos / Mambo Jambo / Patricia / Tequila / Rumbalero / Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White / Mambo No. 5 / Guaglione / April in Portugal / Topaz Here’s the second batch of ‘salute’ dance programs featured at the recent Brussels World’s Fair…notable throughout for the infectious verve and danceability of their performances, as well as definitely outstanding for the brilliant clarity and strongly marked stereoism of their recording. —High Fidelity |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Artie Shaw / Swing Low Great Clarinet Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7040 PLAY |
  Reissue: SST
861, STF 4008.
LP: OSL 21.Available on youtube. Begin the Beguine / Dancing in the Dark / Cross Your Heart / When the Quail Come Back to San Quentin / Temptation / 's Wonderful / Stardust / Frenesi / Summit Ridge Drive / Moonglow / Nightmare |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Harry James / Swingin' Sweet Trump / James Session Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7041 PLAY |
  Reissue: SST 863, STF 4030. LP: OSL 22.Available on youtube. Trumpet Blues / I've Heard that Song Before / Cherry / Two O'Clock Jump / Sleepy Lagoon / Strictly Instrumental / James Session / I Had the Craziest Dream / Velvet Moon / The Man with a Horn / Music Makers |
| Strings
Around the World Peter Plum / Brussels World's Fair Orchestra ST 7042 PLAY |
 Conceived
as a tribute
to Mantovani (part of the Francis Bay series) it would end up separate from
that group of releases. However, the first tape release used the same image; the LP used the same World's
Fair designs as the Bay LPs, and even featured a member of
the band on its cover!Reissue: STF 4012. LP: OSL 23. Charmaine / Around the World / Stella by Starlight / Our Waltz / Moulin Rouge / Greensleeves / Unchained Melody / Laura / California Melodies / Autumn in Rome |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Duke Ellington Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7043 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 867, STF 4007, STF 4046. LP: OSL 24. Available on youtube.Take the 'A' Train / Don't Get Around Much Any More / Solitude / Mainsteam / Things Ain't What They Used to Be / Perdido / Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me / Sophisticated Lady / Jack the Bear / Passion Flower |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Les Brown Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7044 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 865, STF 4043. LP: OSL 25.Sentimental Journey / Baby, Don't Cha Go Away Mad / Stompin' at the Savoy / Twilight Time / Lover's Leap / I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm / Coffee Time / Blue Moon / Bizet Has His Day / Leap Frog |
| The
Brussels World's Fair
Salutes Count Basie Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7045 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 867, STF 4007, STF 4041. LP: OSL 26.Available on youtube. April in Paris / Rusty Dusty Blues / One O'Clock Jump / Jive at Five / Lester Leaps In / The Mad Boogie / Fiesta in Blue / Taps Miller / Rock-a-Bye Basie / Oh Lady Be Good |
| Big
Sounds by the Bay Big Band Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7046 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST
869, STF 4040.
LP: OSL 27.Available on youtube. Artistry Jumps / How High the Moon / Southern Scandal / Unison Riff / Eager Beaver / Lover / Machito / Collaboration / Intermission Riff / The Peanut Vendor |
| Music
from Peter Gunn Ted Nash and his Orchestra ST 7048 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 802, STF 4011.Unauthorized reissue on CD by Fresh Sounds. Available on Apple Music. Peter Gunn / Sorta Blue / Session at Pete's Pad / Dreamsville / Soft Sounds / Fallout / The Floater / The Brothers Go to Mother's / A Profound Gass / Brief and Breezy |
| Pink
Champagne for Dancing Lloyd Mumm and his Starlight Roof Orchestra ST 7049 PLAY |
  The notes on the box credit the accordion playing to Freddy Saunder, an alias used by Fritz Sundermann, Belgian guitarist who played with the Francis Bay Orchestra. Another of many Omega releases that re-used cover designs from old LPs on the Broadway label.Reissue: SST 818, STF 4022. LP: OSL 37. Available on Apple Music. Pink Cocktail for a Blue Lady / Tea for Two / Beer Barrel Polka / Full Moon and Empty Arms / Elmer's Tune / Missouri Waltz / The Happy Whistler / Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / Pizzicato Polka / I'm Always Chasing Rainbows / C'est Si Bon / Champagne Waltz |
| Piano
Bravo Leah and Shirley Effenbach ST 7052 |
 LP: OSL 43.Infante: Andalucian Dances / Benjamin: Jamaican Rhumba / Milhaud: Scaramouche / Debussy: Fetes |
| Latin
Heat with a Latin Beat Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7053 PLAY |
  Several excerpts from this release are played in a 1961 episode of Ozzie and Harriet: "The Dancing Lesson". Ozzie and Joe Randolph play selections to help them learn Latin dance steps. A mono Omega LP label is also displayed briefly.Reissue: SST 821, STF 4003. LP: OSL 44. Cha-Chas: Sweet Sue / Night and Day / I Found a Million Dollar Baby / Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe / Will You Still Be Mine? / On the Trail / Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / Around the World / It Ain't Necessarily So / Chatanooga Choo Choo / All I Do Is Dream of You / you Came a Long way from St Louis |
| The
Ink Spots' Greatest Hits The Ink Spots ST 7054 |
 Reissue: SST 801, STF 4013.If I Didn't Care / We Three / You Always Hurt the One You Love / You Tell Me Your Dream / It's a Sin to Tell a Lie / Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall / Maybe / I Love You Truly / Shine on Harvest Moon / When You Were Sweet Sixteen |
| Flamenco
by Laurindo Almeida Jose Barroso ST 7056 |
 Reissue: SST 807.Available on Apple Music. Farruca / El Vito / Soleares / Fandanguillos / Tanquillo / Malaguena / Cuadros en Aragon / Soleras Op 10 / Serenata Espanola / Tango Espanol |
| Hawaiian
Enchantment for
Dancing George Poole and his Orchestra ST 7057 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 810. LP: OSL 34.Beyond the Reef / Sweet Leilani / Pagan Love Song / Wedding March / Hilo March / Song of the Islands / Moon of Manakoora / Bali Ha'i / Blue Moon / Enchanted Isle, Hawaii |
| Cinema
Italiano Pola Chappel / Quintetto Almeida ST 7058 PLAY |
 From: ST 2034. LP: OSL 10.Autumn in Rome (Indiscretion) / Anema e Core (Three Coins in the Fountain) / Believe in Me (Summertime) / Gelsomina (La Strada) / Souvenir D'Italie (Danger! Girls at Play) / Guaglione (10,000 Bedrooms) / Arrivederci Roma (Seven Hills of Rome) / Ciurri-Ciurri (Volcano) / Scapricciatiello (Wild as the Wind) / Anna (Anna) |
| Jungle
Echoes Chaino ST 7059 PLAY |
 Reissue: STF 4021, 3HT 20013. LP: OSL 30.Available on youtube. The Jungle Chase / Torture of the Mau Mau / Co-gona Voodoo / The Feast Dance / The Limbo / Jungle Drum Variations / Cum-Ba-See / The Spear Dance / Safari Jungle Maze |
| Voices
from the Vienna Woods Karl Etti / Boys Choir of Vienna ST 7061 PLAY |
  Licensed
from Symphony Tone, Vienna.Reissue: SST 822, STF 4019. LP: OSL 28. Available on Apple Music. German Dances / Komm Lieber Mai / Es Klappert die Muhle / Sanger's Lust Polka / Treasure Waltz / Holy Night / Ueb Immer Treu und Redlichkeit / Ach, du Lieber Augustin / Gott Ist Mein Lied / Holy / The Trout / Die Zufriedenheit / God Will Favor / Farewell / Sleep, Dear Sweet Boy |
| Kapu
(Forbidden Music) Milt Raskin and his Orchestra ST 7065 PLAY |
 Reissue: DSST 830. Available on Apple Music.Koko Head (Pele's Creation) / Lanikai (Heavenly Sea) / Maika (Blue Green Eyes) / Telani (Evening Star) / Leahi (Diamond Head) / Moon Festival (Chinese Holiday) / Kapu (Forbidden) / Lehua (Blood Red Blossom) / Iolana (Bird of Heaven) / Mileka (Orange Gold) |
| On
Stage Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra ST 7066 PLAY |
 Reissue: DSST 823, STF 4044.Available on Apple Music. Cherokee - Caravan / Let the Good Times Roll / I've Got It Bad / Gone with the Wind / E-O-Eleven Blues / Skyliner / Rocking in Rhythm / One for My Baby / The Lady Is a Tramp / Maghunters' Ball - Closing Theme |
| Zitherama Anton Karas / Hans Hagen / Vienna Amusement Orchestra ST 7067 PLAY |
 With The Two Rudis.
Though
labeled as stereophonic, several selections are in rechanneled
mono. Licensed from Symphony Tone, Vienna.Reissue: SST 809. LP: OSL 36. Lili Marlene / Johann Strauss Medley / Cuckoo Waltz / Franz Lehar Medley / Sunday Morning / I Kiss Your Hand, Madame / Oscar Strauss - Robert Stolz - Von Suppe Medley / Just a Gigolo / Emmerich Kalman Medley / White Lilacs |
| Salute
to Benny Goodman Members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra ST 7068 PLAY |
 Conducted
by Maxwell Davis.Reissue: SST 813, STF 4045. Available on youtube. Let's Dance / Sing! Sing! Sing! / King Porter Stomp / Bugle Call Rag / Don't Be That Way / Christopher Columbus / Down Hill Special / Frankie and Johnny / Sugar Foot Stomp / And the Angels Sing / The Saints Go Marchin' In |
| Strauss
Waltzes and Polkas Boys Choir of Vienna / Vienna State Opera Orchestra ST 7069 PLAY |
 Conductor: Dr Karl Etti.
Licensed from Symphony Tone,
Vienna.Reissue: SST 806, STF 4019. LP: OSL 38. Available on Apple Music. Swallows from Austria / Zapperl Polka / Emperor Waltz / Vienna, City of My Dreams / 1001 Nights Waltz / Viennese Children / My Austria |
| Sound
on Parade Gustav Gaigg / Vienna Army Battalion Band ST 7070 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 808.Deutschmeister March / Radetsky March / Schoenfeld March / Sieferditz March / Andreas Hofer March / Kaiserjaeger March / The Bosniaks Come / Aviators March / Old Comrades / 84th Regiment March / O You My Austria. |
| Flower
Drum Song Hollywood Radio City Orchestra and Singers ST 7071 |
 Performers: Lynn Shizeko, Taruko
Taketa, Jodie Elaine Moore, Gwen Richards, Anabell
Lake, Jeffrey Lane, Don Vesta.Reissue: SST 803, STF 4016. Overture / You Are Beautiful / A Hundred Million Miracles / I Enjoy Being a Girl / Like a God / Chop Suey / Don't Marry / Grant Avenue / Love Look Away / The Other Generation / Finale |
| Blue
Hawaii The Polynesians ST 7072 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 834.Available on Apple Music. Ke Kali Nei Iau / Blue Hawaii / Isle of Golden Dreams / Mauna Wili Hula / Aua Chant / Sweet Leilani / Makala Pua / Maui and Maui Girl / Island Moon / Kou Kino Mambo |
| Tribute
to Charlie Barnet Members of the Charlie Barnet Orchestra ST 7073 PLAY |
 Conductor: Maxwell Davis.Reissue: SST 817, STF 4044. Available on Apple Music. Cherokee / Pompton Turnpike / Claude Reigns / Charleston Alley / Redskin Rhumba / Skyliner / Charley's Other Aunt / Lonely Street / Really / East Side, West Side |
| Dine
and Dance at the Beverly
Hilton George Liberace and his Orchestra ST 7074 PLAY |
 Reissue: DSST 829, STF 4060.Available on Apple Music. Opening Intro and Thanks - You're My Friend Ain't Cha - The Night They Invented Champagne / The Peanut Vendor / Nevertheless - Silver Threads Among the Gold / When the Saints Go Marching In / Blue Danube Waltz - True Love - Chopin Waltz / They Can't Take That Away From Me - Did You Ever See A Dream Walking / George Liberace Mambo / My Heart Will Always Cry - Stardust & Starlight - Thanks |
| Smash
Flops The Characters ST 7075 |
Congratulations, Tom Dewey / I Wish I Was in Chicago (on St Valentine's Day) / We're Depending on You, General Custer / When the Hindenburg Lands Today / Confederate Victory Song / 48 States in the USA / When Amelia Earhart Flies Home / Little Rock--That All-American Town / Good Job, Well Done, Neville Chamberlain / Sleepy Cape Canaveral Moon / Columbus--You Big Bag of Steam / Bon Voyage, Titanic |
| Tribute
to Woody Herman Members of the Woody Herman Orchestra ST 7077 PLAY |
 Conductor: Maxwell Davis.Reissue: SST 815, STF 4042. Available on Apple Music. Woodchoppers Ball / Northwest Passage / Apple Honey / Goosey Gander / Four Brothers / Blue Fame / Wild Root / Blowin' Up a Storm |
| Porgy
and Bess Hollywood Radio City Orchestra and Singers ST 7078 PLAY |
 Reissue: STF
4017.Available on Apple Music. Overture / Summertime / Bess, You Is My Woman Now / It Ain't Ncessarily So / A Woman Is a Sometime Thing / My Man's Gone Now / I Got Plenty of Nothin' / There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York / Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way / Finale |
| The
Sound of Music Al Goodman and his Orchestra ST 7079 PLAY |
 Performers: Bill Heyer, Jane A
Johnston.Reissue: SST 819, STF 4018. Available on Apple Music. Overture / The Sound of Music / Lonely Goatherd / My Favorite Things / An Ordinary Couple / 16 Going on 17 / How Can Love Survive? / Climb Every Mountain / How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? / So Long, Farewell / Do-Re-Mi |
| Strings
Around the World Vol 2 The London Pops Orchestra ST 7080 PLAY |
 A grab-bag of selections mostly from early half-track releases by ‘Andre Montero’ and unnamed performers in the ‘Hit Tapes’ series.Reissue: STF 4012. LP: OSL 55. Ebb Tide / How Deep Is the Ocean? / Poinciana / Sleepy Lagoon / Off Shore / Harbor Lights / Tenderly / Paradise / The Lamp Is Low / None But the Lonely Heart / My Ideal / All Alone |
| Shep
Fields at the Shamrock
Hilton Shep Fields and his Orchestra ST 7082 PLAY |
 Licensed
from Golden Crest records.Reissue: DSST 835, STF 4005. Available on Apple Music. Don't Fence Me In / Linger Awhile / I Used to Love You / Please Think of Me / A Fine Romance / On the Isle of Capri / 12th Street Rag / On the Beach of Bali Bali / This Love of Mine / That Old Feeling / It's De-Lovely / Louise |
| Heartaches
in Hi-Fi Ted Weems and his Orchestra ST 7083 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 824, STF 4023, STF 7-1060.Heartaches / To Each His Own / Somebody Else Is Taking My Place / These Foolish Things / Music Maestro Please / I've Told Every Little Star / Mickey / I Understand / Say It Isn't So / Love of Mine (Bon Voyage) / On the Alamo / That's Where I Came In |
| Flying
Home: The Hits of
Lionel Hampton Maxwell Davis / Members of Lionel Hampton Orchestra ST 7084 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 836, STF 4041.Available on Apple Music. Flying Home / Air Mail Special / Midnight Sun / Hamp's Boogie / Cool Train |
| More
Music from Peter Gunn Pete Candoli TV All Stars ST 7085 |
Reissue: SST 837, STF 4011. Unauthorized reissue on CD by Fresh Sounds. Little Man / Joanna / Lightly / Blues for Mother / Quiet Gass / Goofin' a the Coffee House / Blue street / Spook / Timothy / Walking Bass / Dod Ball / My Manne Shelly |
| Primitive Stanley Wilson and his Orchestra ST 7086 PLAY |
 Original
Soundtrack to "The Mating Urge".Reissue: DSST 838, STF 4021. Available on youtube. The Sing-Sing / Music for a Bath / The South Seas Can-Can / Zulu Love Magic / The Land Divers / Bali #1 - The Proposal / Bali #2 - Nogorood (Abduction of the Bride) / Kandy Wedding / Pinchak Knife Fight / Ritual of the Fertility Tree / Grass Skirt Proposal / Turkana Love Dance |
| Gershwin:
Rhapsody in Blue,
An American in Paris The London Pops Orchestra ST 7087 |
 The cover design seems to have been lifted from an old Coronet LP.Reissue: SST 839. |
| Look
at Me Now Dick Haymes / Maury Laws and his Orchestra ST 7088 |
 This was the first release from Hallmark, a sub-label of Hollywood Records. In fact, Hollywood's parent company was already operating under Chapter 11 when the LP appeared in 1958, and they didn't last much longer. How Omega got tape rights is unclear.Available on Apple Music. The Long, Hot Summer / So Far / You Stepped Out of a Dream / This Time the Dream's on Me / My Heart Stood Still / A Sinner Kissed an Angel / Cheek to Cheeck / You're My Girl / A Very Precious Love / On a Slow Boat to China / Oh Look at Me Now / The Riviera |
| Spirituals
in Rhythm Sister Rosetta Tharpe ST 7089 |
Reissue: DSST 841. LP: OSL 31. Nothing Between / Lily of the Valley / Seeking for Me / Shine for Jesus / Never Alone / I Do, Don't You / God, Lead Us Along / Family Prayer / What Are They Doin' in Heaven? / I Saw the Light / Blow You, the Trumpet of Zion / Oh, the Joy That Came to Me |
| Tangos
of the Argentine Raphael Valdez and his Orchestra ST 7090 |
On Coronet, this album was credited to "The Nick Arnold Orchestra". Reissue: SST 842. La Cumparsita / El Choclo / Adios Muchachos / Ty / La Paloma / Irresistable / Estrellita / Tango Espanol / Che Que Tal / Valentino Tango |
| The
Happy Harmonica Danny Welton ST 7091 |
Reissue: SST 843. Samson and Delilah / No Other Love / Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / Man on the Flying Trapeze / Love Walked In / Yama Yama Man / Humoresque / C'est Magnifique / I Talk to the Trees / La Cucaracha / To a Wild Rose / Isle of Capri |
| Polka
Time Paul Paulaski and his Polka Dots ST 7092 |
 Most likely recordings by top Polka Bandleader Larry Chesky.Reissue: SST 844, STF 4051. Available on Apple Music. Nancy / Under the Double Eagle / Candlelight / Twilight Aberek / Darling Lady / Gay Drifter / Fiesta / Conchita / Zulin Aberek / Colonel Bogey / Rosita Rheinlander / Mexican Hat Dance |
| Grofe:
Grand Canyon Suite London Pops Orchestra ST 7093 PLAY |
 The
"London Pops" (Omega's all-purpose pseudonymn) in this case was
actually the Hamburg Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Hans
Jurgens-Walther.. The same recording turned up on Design,
Crown, and
several other labels, with varying attributions.Reissue: SST 845. LP: OSL 73. Available on Amazon Music. |
| The Five Pennies Bob Freedman and his Orchestra ST 7094 PLAY |
 Reissue: SST 846. Jada / Five Pennies / Lullaby in Ragtime / Back Home in Indiana / The Saints Go Marching In / After You've Gone / Follow the Leader / The Music Goes Round and Round |
| Music
of Leroy Anderson London Pops Orchestra ST 7095 |
 Once
again
the "London Pops" was actually the Hamburg Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Hans
Jurgens-Walther. The same recording turned up on Design
(by "Warren
Edward Vincent") and numerous other labels. The cover design seems to have been lifted from an old LP on Hollywood Record, the company behind the short-lived Hallmark record label.Reissue: SST 847. Belle of the Ball / Fiddle Faddle / Penny Whistle Song / Syncopated Clock / First Day of Spring / Forgotten Dreams / Blue Tango / Sleigh Ride / Serenata / Song of the Bells |
| Golden
Hymns Jimmy Graham / The Abbey Choir ST 7096 |
Reissue: SST 848, STF 4050. Going Home / God Be With You / Take Time to Be Holy / Sweet Peace / Beautiful Heart of Someone / I Need Thee Every Hour / Now the Day Is Over / Whispering Hope / Nearer My God / His Eye Is On the Sparrow / Jesus Savior Pilot Me / What a Friend We Have in Jesus |
| Cha-Cha-Cha Art Mooney and his Orchestra ST 7097 |
 Reissue: DSST 849.Harvest Moon / Midnight Breeze / Hands Across the Table / Vwana / I Let a Song / Caravan / Who's Sorry Now? / Glow Worm / Jamaican Rhumba / Chapenecas / Old Apple Tree / Chi Chi |
| How
to Use Your Tape Recorder Dr Millard McClintock ST 7100 |
Reissue: SST 850. Introduction / Frequency Response / Cycle Tones / Choice of Tape Speeds / Signal Strength / Microphone Placement / Recording and Editing |
| Porgy
and Bess Monty Kelly and his Orchestra ST 7101 |
 Licensed
from Carlton records.Reissue: DSST 851. Summertime / A Woman Is a Sometime Thing / My Man's Gone Now / I Got Plenty of Nothin' / Bess You Is My Woman Now / Can't Sit Down / It Ain't Necessarily So / I Want to Stay / There's a Boat Dat's Leaving Soon For New York / Where's My Bess? / I'm on My Way |
| Anita
Bryant Anita Bryant / Monty Kelly and his Orchestra ST 7102 |
Licensed
from Carlton records. Reissue: DSST 852. Till There Was You / Just in Time / Hello Young Lovers / Mr Wonderful / Small World / Love Look Away / Promise Me a Rose / Blessings of Love / Wouldn't It Be Loverly? / Anyone Would Love You / Do-Re-Mi / The Party's Over |
| Nola Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra ST 7103 |
 Licensed
from Carlton records.Reissue: DSST 853. Nola / Rosalia / Body and Soul / Yours Is My Heart Alone / The Chauffeur and the Debutante / Your Kiss / Kitten on the Keys / Afternoon of a Faun / Doll Dance / Extrellita / Hi Fi Hop / Cheek to Cheek |
| Yesterday's
Hits, Today's
Classics George Liberace and his Orchestra ST 7104 PLAY |
 Licensed
from Carlton records.Reissue: DSST 854, STF 4060. Hora Staccato / Roses of Picardy / Wunderbar / My Hero / Blue Danube / Will You Remember? / When the Lilacs Bloom Again / Silver Threads Among the Gold / Italian Street Song / I'll Follow My Secret Heart / Serenade / Indian Love Call |
| Big
Band Blast Francis Bay Orchestra ST 7105 |
 Reissue: DSST 855, STF 4048.
LP: OSL 58.Begin the Beguine / Rhapsody in Blue / Hawaiian War Chant / Eager Beaver / Take the 'A' Train / I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm / Lullaby of Birdland / Jersey Bounce / Sleepy Lagoon / One O'Clock Jump |
| Swingin'
Night People Francis Bay and his Big Band ST 7106 PLAY |
Reissue: SST 856, STF 4048.
LP: OSL 50. Available on youtube. You Hit the Spot / When Your Lover Has Gone / For You / The Night We Called It a Day / Button Up Your Overcoat / If I Love Again / I Only Have Eyes for You / The Song Is You / As Time Goes By / Bye Bye Blackbird / That Old Feeling |
| Tempation Chaino / Members of the Francis Bay Orchestra ST 7107 PLAY |
This
album has a strange history. An early LP release on Omega was "Latin
Rock" performed by "Los Gatos Ritmos".
It never appeared on
tape, and
though a track showed up on a demonstration LP, it may never have
appeared on vinyl either. Omega sent Kirby Allen the "Latin
Rock" tapes and
had Chaino overdub his bongo stylings. The result was "Temptation"; it
was issued on reel tape but the vinyl edition was stillborn because Omega
was going out of business in its then-present form. According to the box for the quarter-track release, the Bay performers involved were: Benny Couroyer (sax) / Christian Kellens (trombone) / Johnny Renard (vibes/trumpet) / Pres Creado (flute) / Guy Dossche (drums) / Clem de Mayer (bass) / Armand Van de Walle (bongos) / Herve Capelle (timbales). Reissue: SST 857, STF 4021. Available on youtube. Quiet Village / Mambo Italiano / An Occasional Man / Eso Es el Amor / Mambo Inn / Temptation / Lisbon Antigua / The Bad and the Beautiful / Return to Paradise / Cool Mambo / Cuban Caper / Caravan |
| Soft
Lights, Soft Sounds Warren Baker ST 7108 |
Reissue: DSST 858. Soft Lights / September Song / I'd Like to Love / Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere / World Events / Soft Sounds / Once in a While / Wonderful Gal / What Is This Thing Called Love? / Huneysuckle Rose |
| Songs
and Marches of the
French Paratroopers Band of the French Paratroopers ST 7109 |
 Reissue: DSST 859.Tous Des Lions - March Des Paras / Dans Les Combats / March Des Commandos De France / Sur La Route / En Passant Par La Lorraine / Colonel Bogey / Oh! La Fille / Aupres De Ma Blonde / Les Commandos / La Marseillaise |
| jazztapes |
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| Sounds
Crazy Paul Severson Quartet ST 4016 |
 Reissue: ST 7031.I Only Have Eyes for You / One More Mambo / Short Story / Robin's Next / After You / Too Much / Pennies from Heaven / Just Loafin' / We / I Could Write a Book / Eleventh Heaven / Who Me |
