My Moonlight Madonna
Reg Owen And His Orchestra
Cover photo location: R. H. Macy's Corner Shop.
RCA Victor LPM-1580
1958
The Reg Owen Orchestra was regraded, at the time, as one of England's leading orchestras. He arranged for Ted Heath and Cyril Stapleton. Owen got into writing film scores in the late 50s and, after writing scores for a few "B" movies he progressed to write for feature films, including Very Important Person (1961).
He died in 1978 at the age of 57.
RCA Victor LPM-1580
1958
The Reg Owen Orchestra was regraded, at the time, as one of England's leading orchestras. He arranged for Ted Heath and Cyril Stapleton. Owen got into writing film scores in the late 50s and, after writing scores for a few "B" movies he progressed to write for feature films, including Very Important Person (1961).
He died in 1978 at the age of 57.
From the back cover: The affable sandman leading you into a musical land of dreams in this album is a talented Britisher named Reg Owen. Somewhat of a late entry in the musical world, Reg didn't really take any interest in music until he was sixteen, at which time he started playing the saxophone and then decided to enter the Royal College of Music.
After only eighteen months the Second World War intervened and Reg was off to the R.A.F., where he continued his studies in spare moments and taught himself to write music. When he came out of the service he had absorbed enough technique and developed his natural talent to such a degree that he I was able to join Ted Heath's band, for which he wrote all the music from 1951 to 1954.
At the present time Reg is on his own, working in practically every phase of music and doing it all ex- ceptionally well. He writes for most of the bands in England, in addition to composing and conducting music for films, TV and radio. In free moments, which he somehow managed to find in the midst of all this activity, he wrote a book on modern studio orchestration.
With this album, DREAMING, Reg Owen makes his debut on RCA Victor records. It is a most promising beginning, for this music radiates with a vitality and imagination that should have all listeners demanding more recorded representations of Reg Owen's delightful talents.
Over The Rainbow
After only eighteen months the Second World War intervened and Reg was off to the R.A.F., where he continued his studies in spare moments and taught himself to write music. When he came out of the service he had absorbed enough technique and developed his natural talent to such a degree that he I was able to join Ted Heath's band, for which he wrote all the music from 1951 to 1954.
At the present time Reg is on his own, working in practically every phase of music and doing it all ex- ceptionally well. He writes for most of the bands in England, in addition to composing and conducting music for films, TV and radio. In free moments, which he somehow managed to find in the midst of all this activity, he wrote a book on modern studio orchestration.
With this album, DREAMING, Reg Owen makes his debut on RCA Victor records. It is a most promising beginning, for this music radiates with a vitality and imagination that should have all listeners demanding more recorded representations of Reg Owen's delightful talents.
Over The Rainbow
Drifting And Dreaming
Lovely Lady
Deep Purple
Everything I Have Is Yours
My Moonlight Madonna
Stars Fell On Alabama
Embraceable You
By The Sleepy Lagoon
Memories Of You
Moonlight Serenade
Goodnight, My Love
Nice vintage one with lovely cover!
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