The royal philharmonic orchestra

 

00-2004 CD Symphonic Rock EMI 7243 8 66478 2 5 (UK)

 

Disc One: Relax Disc Two: Rhythm & Rock
1. Come Away With Me  1. Beautiful Day
2. Yellow       2. Champagne Supernova
3. Here With Me    3. Handbags & Gladrags
4. Millennium    4. Why Does It Always Rain On Me
5. Hero   5. Livin’ On A Prayer
6. What Can I Do     6. Layla
7. Flying Without Wings  7. Stairway To Heaven
8. Everybody Hurts  8. Bat Out Of Hell
9. Every Breath You Take    9. Every Breath You Take   
10. Let It Be  10. China In Your Hand
11. A Whiter Shade Of Pale  11. Torn
12. Nights In White Satin   12. Bittersweet Symphony
13. Candle In The Wind  13. Good Vibrations
14. Imagine  14. Bohemian Rhapsody

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays a really fantastic classical instrumental version of “Handbags And Gladrags”
which of course was included because The Stereophonics had a big hit with this song. In the booklet D’Abo is
mentioned as writer of the song.

00-2003 CD Garden Party Classics Peoplesound 0207 766 400 (UK)

One year earlier than the above mentioned classical CD by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, UK newspaper “Daily Express”
gave away classical CD’s every now and then and on one of the their CD’s they also included a version of “Handbags And
Gladrags”, but this one is slightly different to 2004 version and this time they mention Mike D’Abo as composer.

Tracks on this CD are:
1. Trouble
2. A Design For Life
3. Porcelain
4. Millennium
5. Babylon
6. Handbags And Gladrags
7. Here Comes The Sun
8. Yesterday

Find out more about The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at: www.rpo.co.uk