Album Info Hide Show Artist: Cliff Richard Album: Cliff With Strings (My Kinda Life) Released: UK & Europe, 2023 Tracklist: A1 The Best Of Me 4:04 A2 Carrie 3:53 A3 My Kinda Life 3:31 A4 Wired For Sound 3:55 A5 Living Doll 2:46 A6 Marmaduke 3:46 B1 Everything I Do (I Do It For You) 4:14 B2 Suddenly 3:58 B3 Peace In Our Time 4:14 B4 Summer Holiday 2:20 B5 The Young Ones 3:31 B6 We Don’t Talk Anymore 4:22 Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. 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Miss You Nights was already one of his most affecting ballads, and here the strings sit close to the vocal, supporting rather than competing. It brings out the tenderness in Dave Townsends melody and reminds you why Cliff has called it a personal favourite over the years. On the other side of the catalogue, We Dont Talk Anymore, the Alan Tarney era synth-pop juggernaut from 1979, gets a shimmering new lift. The pulse is still there in your head, but the violins add patient, sighing lines that underline the ache in the lyric. It makes a huge hit feel smaller in the best way, like hearing it after midnight instead of at peak hour. Devil Woman benefits from the treatment too. The song has always had a cinematic streak, that slinky progression and coolly observed warning, and the strings go for mood rather than muscle. They slide around the vocal with just enough tension to make you think of black-and-white thrillers and late-night TV reruns. Carrie, from 1980, is another smart pick. The arrangement emphasises the uncertainty in the story, a kind of queasy hush between the phrases that suits the songs shadowy streets. You notice how disciplined Cliffs phrasing is on these cuts, because the strings leave space for it. Then theres the title track, My Kinda Life, originally a jaunty 1977 single. It bounces along with a new gloss, and while the strings obviously cant replicate the originals rhythm guitar chug, they find their own pocket, lifting the chorus in a way that feels more show tune than pub rock. Its playful, and it works because the vocal is so cocksure and bright. Suddenly, the 1980 duet with Olivia Newton-John from Xanadu, lands softly and respectfully. Hearing her voice threaded into fresh orchestration after her passing in 2022 is poignant, and the new setting keeps the sweetness without tipping into syrup. If youre a completist for Cliff Richard albums on vinyl, this sits comfortably alongside the hits sets and the Tarney-era records. The approach is different to those big Royal Philharmonic remakes that have been fashionable lately, more focused on texture and tone than on sheer weight. That makes it an easy record to live with. You can put it on while making dinner and find yourself humming harmonies you swear werent there in the old versions. Is every track a revelation? Not quite. A couple of up-tempo numbers that were born of drum machines and bright guitars can feel a touch restrained when draped in strings, and you may miss the snap of the original production. But the success rate is high, and the sequencing is deft, moving between uptempo and ballad so you never feel stuck in one gear. As a late-career statement its quietly confident, almost conversational. Cliff has always been a stylist first, and the recontextualised vocals make that clear. The little details pop, the way he leans into a syllable in the pre-chorus, the clipped consonants that give the choruses their lift. These arrangements respect those choices rather than sanding them down. For those hunting for Cliff Richard vinyl, the Cliff with Strings: My Kinda Life vinyl pressing is an easy recommendation, especially if youre looking to buy Cliff Richard records online and want something that plays to both nostalgia and curiosity. Its the kind of record you might spot in a Melbourne record store staff picks bin, tagged with a handwritten note that says something like classic vocals, fresh strings, surprisingly moving. If youre crate digging for vinyl records Australia wide, this one earns its shelf space, a reminder that even songs you think you know inside out can show you a new colour with the right light on them. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review