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Desmond Carrington shares good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before. This week, he sorts through his personal record collection of some 250,000 titles for songs and music related to the theme 'en vacances' - holidaying aboad.

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Fri 20 May 201119:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Bing Crosby / Rosemary Clooney

    Fancy Meeting You Here

    • Fancy Meeting You Here.
    • BLUEBIRD.
    • BG2 63859.

  • The Manhattan Transfer

    On A Little Street In Singapore

    • Pastiche.
    • RHINO.
    • 8122 71809.

  • Milos

    Recuerdos De La Alhambra

    • Guitar.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 477 9653.

  • Gracie Fields

    Isle Of Capri

    • Romantic Gracie.
    • MEMOIR.
    • CDMOIR 312.

  • Michael Nesmith

    Rio

    • ISLAND RECORDS.
    • WIP 6373.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Earnslaw Steam Theme

    • Drake 400 Suite.
    • MARCO POLO.
    • 8. 223518.

  • Michael Holliday

    Old Cape Cod

    • Very Best Of Michael Holliday.
    • EMI.
    • 0946 3 58864.

  • Manuel

    White Rose Of Athens

    • Unforgettable Memories.
    • EMI.
    • CDM 7 96619.

  • Muriel Smith

    Bali Ha'i

    • South Pacfic Soundtrack.
    • RCA.
    • INTS 5232.

  • Boyfriend Cast

    It's Nicer In Nice

    • Boyfriend Original London Cast.
    • SEPIA.
    • SEPIA 1042.

  • June Christy & Stan Kenton - Tampico

  • Andy Williams / Williams Brothers

    Canadian Sunset

    • Very Best Of Andy Williams.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • SONY TV 78CD.

  • Eddie Calvert

    Turkish Patrol

    • Golden Trumpet.
    • REX.
    • REXX 330.

  • Anne Shelton

    I Shall Return (Terang Boelan)

    • Broadway's Gone Hawaii.
    • HARLEQUIN.
    • HQCD 187.

  • Kenny Ball

    Midnight In Moscow

    • Cheers.
    • RONCO.
    • RTL 2039.

  • Frank Sinatra

    It's Nice To Go Trav'ling

    • Come Fly With Me.
    • FORUM.
    • FRC 6135.

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 May 201119:00
    BBC Radio 2