Shirley Bassey is realy something


Most of us remember "Gold Finger" from the James Bond movie; that was "Shirley Bassey". The fact that she is one of the most fantastic female vocalists of our time is less well known. How she came to my attention recently is a story in itself.
As you know, equipment must be used to remain functional; my cassette deck for example. I popped a cassette in without looking at who it was. When I heard Shirley Bassey's sultry voice, I began to listen. While the audio quality of a cassette is not as good as reel, TT, CD or hardrive; the music was good. This made me acutely aware of the fact that all of this equipment would be "Junk" without the music. I no longer listen to the amp, speakers, tubes or whatever, I listen to the music.
Back to Shirley Bassey. I am looking at an LP with the picture of a beautiful woman overlooking the sea; a woman whose sultry voice is even more beautiful. She sings each song as though she has lived it. My favorite is, "If you go away, you might as well take the Sun away; but if you stay, I will make you a day like no day has been, or will ever be again". When her sultry voice sings those lyrics, I think, "Ain't no way I would go nowhere". If you listen to Shirley Bassey, you will fall in love just like I have.
orpheus10
Collectors choice music has all of Shirley's CD's available on line at ccmusic.com
1970 marked a transition for Bassey from traditional pop (standards, show tunes, torch songs) to more contemporary pop. My favorite albums are probably the first four of these, 'Something', 'Something Else', 'I Capricorn', and 'And I Love You So'.

The above clips may make some think she is just a belter, but she really does have a gorgeous voice, check out her studio work.
It's quite ironic that I don't have the albums where she appears as a "Belter", but I do have some of those you mentioned.

While I am not an "Analoger", meaning I will take Shirley any way I can get her; she seems to sound sweeter on vinyl. I have discovered all of those albums are available as LP's and I will be ordering.
In regard to John Barry and James Bond music, did Shirley Bassey make John Barry famous. When you hear "Gooldfinger" do you think of John Barry or Shirley Bassy? When you hear "Diamonds are Forever", do you think of Shirley Bassey or John Barry? One thing is for certain, they made a very good match.