50th party playlist

[tigermother]

Help please, running out of time fast and haven´t done the music thing for dh´s 50th party, though f knows I´ve had to do everything else . Looking for a few chillout compilations that I can just leave playing but nothing miserable, obviously, and also anything else that might be good. All ages coming and it will be outside and with the good weather forecast, I have visions of a balmy evening with everyone looking happy and beautiful music wafting through the garden. Yes, I know, but I can dream, can´t I?

florence and the machine are pretty chilled but still gots beats, mumford and son, keane, coldplay? prob be easier to upload to an ipod and then leave it to play. good luck

I like this as a compilation Bar Culture.

I don't think it would be too modern but it's possible I suppose; in terms of music he'd be a child of the 70s and 80s in the main? It has a few great oldies and some funky numbers.

You could obviously do worse then a few quality Best Ofs. Best of The Who, Talking Heads, T-Rex, The Smiths, Pink Floyd presumably would be cool.

This is also a top compilation from the early 80s era Sound of the Suburbs.

I also own and rate highly all of the following as general compilation albums; they mainly cover the 80s and 90s eras:

'The Album'
Unbelievable
Unbelieveable Vol.2 (more dance/grunge than the first volume

The latter albums aren't really chillout... sorry. Bar Culture though is pretty relaxed with a bit of oomph. It's kind of wine bar vibe (as the name suggests). It has 'Rapture' by Blondie on it... one of my all time favourites.

Just thought; 'Forever Changes' by Love is a great album and pretty soothing.

thanks Eugene and Ally, ýou´ve given me some great ideas.