For her success story with the tragic ending please check post on her Swedish album https://monolover.blogspot.com/2017/05/alma-cogan-pmes-535-65-72-mono-sweden.html. Though very sick in stomach cancer at the time she made attempts to record this LP, trying for a second breakthrough with a more modern style. Sadly she passed away during the sessions so a couple of earlier 45 cuts was thrown in to make a full album. Posthumously released almost a year after her death. I'd wish it to be a perfect farewell where she really could flaunt her stronger sides, but apparently the illness had got a lot of her already so instead it turns out rather uneven. What saves the record for me are four strong Beatles covers. "Eight Days A Week" very slow and very emotional, "Ticket To Ride" playful in a jazzy way, "I Feel Fine" bossa style and a hardcore orchestrated "Yesterday". There are also good versions of "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and "Don't You Know, Yockomo?". But why oh why did they use so much reverb? This mono is absolutely swamped with it, creating a distance to her almost impossible to beleap. Maybe an attempt to cover up if her voice was fading, but it's so wrong and I bet all old fans would have preferred her vocals naked, as they were at that moment. But it is what it is and maybe the stereo comes out more dry and close. Also issued on vinyl Downunder on Columbia (330SX 6130). UK 1997 CD on EMI (72438556026). Premiere UK had label as shown here in a laminated flip/back cover. (FÄV*) (ÖLMÖ*)
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