Radiodiffusion Internasionaal Annexe

♬ She Is Eighteen / 姐兒一十八 

♬ Girl with Mini Skirt / 穿短裙的小姐

I was first introduced to Liu Yun on a mix disc of music from Taiwan that was given to me from Menghsin Cindy Horng. On that mix was a song titled “Sister Is of Age”. I instantly fell in love with the song – especially it’s Booker T. & The M.G.’s infected bridge. And for the next 16 years, I searched to find the record with that song on it. Of course, that was not the name of the song. The name of the song is “She Is Eighteen”. Also, she wasn’t from Taiwan.

Liu Yun born in Beijing in 1941. She recorded her first record – “Wisteria Flower “/ “藤蘿花“ and “Bridal Chant“ / “洞房吟“ – in 1958 for Angel Records. Following that release, she recorded a handful of soundtracks for Shaw Brothers films. She went on to record over a dozen albums, most of which were released by Pathé – up until 1981. Then her output ceased. 

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Catalog number S-CPAX-331 on Pathé. Released 1967.