101 Strings | |
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_(album_cover).jpg) Promotional copy of first 101 Strings album, 1957 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Easy listening |
| Years active | 1957–1981 |
| Labels | Essex Records, Somerset, Alshire |
101 Strings Orchestra was the brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings.[1] Its LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence", a puffy cloud logo and sepia-toned photo of the orchestra.[2] The 101 Strings orchestra included 124 string instruments, and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan. The orchestra's famous official photograph was taken in the Musikhalle Hamburg.[3]
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- ^ "101 Strings - One Hundred and One Strings with the Alshire Singers (1986) album rating, credits & releases". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "D. L. Miller". spaceagepop.com. SpaceAgePop. Retrieved 29 August 2014.