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Review listings includes (date placed on website):
Readers should first contact the addresses below before making any purchases to verify correct address. I will not be responsible for unannounced changes or discontinued items.
It would also help me (and others) a lot to notify me of any errors.
Michael Wright
Website Editor
Date of review and market availability: Some of these CDs and the sources listed on the following parts may no longer be available. Some have closed since the review was posted (note the date). Rather than trying to track market availability, many listings are left in place for references.
Bear Family Records at http://www.bear-family.de (Excellent CD packages of Connie Francis music)
Note: I.D. International Disc has recently closed down. I'm working on finding alternate sources for many of the Connie Francis CDs they offered. website editor
Some previous websites of I.D. International Disc included http://www.ImportMusic.com/titles/conniefr.htm listing many of the Connie Francis CDs, tapes, and videos.
Various Connie Francis CDs including foreign releases from CD Universe http://cdu2.cduniverse.com/asp/exactartist.asp?search=Francis,+Connie&frm=lk_wwwlyric
wherehousemusic.com has a collection of Connie Francis CDs and cassettes.
Francis CDs and cassettes.onnie Here is a nice CD listing database from http://www.cddb.com which has quite a lot of Connie's CDs in it (they only list 69 CDs, there are more than 220) but it's a start. Take a look at this list (click here).
Rockhouse Records at http://www.musicmailexpress.com.
To locate the index for Connie Francis, use their "search artist" feature, but type in last name first, i.e., Francis Connie.
FootLight Records
113 East 12th Street
New York, New York 10003
Phone: 212-533-1572
http://www.footlight.com
FootLight Records Hours: 11AM-7PM Monday to Friday
10AM-6PM Saturday
12PM-5PM Sunday
CD Now at http://www.cdnow.com carries many Connie Francis albums including the new releases from Pendulum and imports. Click here for the Connie Francis discography website of CD Now.
Rhino Records
http://www.rhino.com
1-800-432-0020
In Your Ear Music
http://www.in-your-ear.com
(800) 660-3981
Music Boulevard
http://www.musicblvd.com
1-800-99MUSIC or (610) 293-4793
Music Boulevard Discography on Connie Francis
Superior Dancing Volume 5
This CD is music chosen by ballroom dancers for ballroom dancers. Many songs on this set are by Connie Francis.
Ballroom Connection
1111 W. El Camino Real #219
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Order by phone or fax: 408-773-8833
http://www.ballroom-connection.com/dancemusic/index.html#Superior5
(note: this webpage may take some time to load)
EP Collection1 / 6 CD SET, $75 US, $150 Dutch Guilder
"The original 6 EP's from the 60's now on 6 CD's in a box together: Canta Rock And Roll/ Connie Francis, Same/ El Twist/ Hey Ring-A-Ding/ Where The Boys Are/ Who's Sorry Now."
Go to Rockhouse Music Mailorder Holland at http://www.musicmailexpress.com. Do a search on "FRANCIS CONNIE".
The above site also includes,
Connie Francis/Sue Thompson DEK-027-6
$15.88 plus $6.00 for shipping and sales tax
This VCD karaoke CD of Connie Francis songs (also includes Sue Thompson) is available from CDKARAOKE.COM.
Song List:
Where the Boys Are, When the Boy is in Your Arms (is the boy in Your Heart), Wishing it Was You, Stupid Cupid, Never On Sunday, Mama, My Happiness, Who's Sorry Now, Lipstick on Your Collar, Frankie, Follow the Boys, The Wedding (plus two songs by Sue Thompson)
The webpage for this is at http://www.cdkaraoke.com/Karaoke_VCD/english/dynasty/connief_suet/dek_027_6.htm
Review by Janis:
The VCD works on a personal computer if it has 133 mghtz or more. You get the lyrics on the monitor and the audio on the personal computer speakers. HOWEVER, you cannot take the training vocal out unless you have a multplex button on your mixer. You have to run the output from your PC to your sound mixer, hit the multiplex button and then run that through your stereo speakers. If it sounds complicated, it IS!!!
I was advised to stop all that nonsense and buy a DVD karaoke player for $800. It will play the VCD disc. However, everybody is switching to DVD anyway so VCDs will be out of date soon.
Frank took my VCD to a karaoke place and them record the non-vocal tracks for me for $10 onto audiotape. The fidelity is lower, of course, but at least I now have something to work from.
BTW, the overall quality of the VCD was very good. Excellent. Mama is excellent except it does not have Connie's intro. and all lyrics are in English. I give it an "A."