Old Enough to Forget

My parents, particularly my mum, loved strings. Lush and syrupy and shrill. That's how she liked them. I bought a Frank Chacksfield record just so she could hear her favourite song of all time, "Ebb Tide" when she visits. When she was moving out of her house she had to downsize and box up a lifetime of accumulated treasures. I went through the remaining records in the cabinet. I found quite a few that came home with me. Some I was genuinely curious to hear, and some were for her to listen to when she comes over. This was one I was curious about. Stu Phillips & The Hollywood Strings, Hits of the 70's . The album was released in 1972 and the essay on the back cover says the record contains the main themes to three of the most successful motion pictures of the decade. Yup, two years in and they're already claiming they're the best of the decade. Then whoever wrote the back piece went even further by stating, "70's music is the most feeling popular mu...