"Twist and turn though this compilation does, for me it all comes back to Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield. Ivor Raymonde shared their vision of taking slick, American-sounding orchestral arrangements, stripping away the schmaltz, and giving the whole thing an underlying rock and roll swagger. He's an unsung hero of British pop music, long overdue a fresh appraisal. With 'Paradise: The Sound of Ivor Raymonde' his ship may finally be coming in again"