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Various ‎– Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade

Label:
Reader's Digest ‎– GHIT - 8A
Format:
8 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Box Set, Compilation
Country:
UK
Released:
1976
Genre:
Rock, Pop
Style:
Rock & Roll, Skiffle

Tracklist Hide Credits

The Fifties
A1 –Johnny Ray* Just Walkin' In The Rain
Written-By – Bragg*, Riley*
 2:37
A2 –Guy Mitchell Singing The Blues
Written-By – Endsley*
 2:24
A3 –Lonnie Donegan Cumberland Gap
Arranged By – Donegan*Written-By – Donegan*, Trad.*
 1:55
A4 –Russ Hamilton We Will Make Love
Written-By – Hulme*
 2:38
A5 –Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls Of Fire
Written-By – Hammer*, Blackwell*
 1:50
A6 –Tommy Steele Nairobi
Written-By – Merrill*
 1:58
A7 –The Everly Brothers* All I Have To Do Is Dream
Written-By – Bryant*
 2:16
B1 –Tommy Edwards It's All In The Game
Written-By – Sigman*, Dawes*
 2:36
B2 –Lord Rockingham's XI Hoots Mon
Written-By – Robertson*
 2:13
B3 –The Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Written-By – Kern*, Harbach*
 2:35
B4 –Marty Wilde Teenager In Love
Written-By – Pomus*, Shuman*
 2:18
B5 –The Browns (3) Three Bells
Written-By – Reisseld*, Gilles (51)
 2:48
B6 –Emile Ford And The Checkmates* What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
Written-By – Johnson*, Monaco*, McCarthy*
 2:00
B7 –Neil Sedaka Oh! Carol
Written-By – Sedaka*Written-By [Uncredited] – Greenfield*
 2:15
1960
C1 –Anthony Newley Why?
Written-By – De Angelis*, Marcucci*
 2:24
C2 –Perry Como Delaware
Written-By – Gordon*
 2:19
C3 –Johnny Preston Running Bear
Written-By – Richardson*
 2:36
C4 –Lonnie Donegan My Old Man's A Dustman
Written-By – Donegan*, Buchanon*
 3:18
C5 –Jimmy Jones Good Timin'
Written-By – Bullard Jnr*, Tobias*
 1:58
C6 –Duane Eddie* Because They're Young
Written-By – Schroeder*, Costa*, Gold*
 1:56
C7 –Johnny Tillotson Poetry In Motion
Written-By – Anthony*, Kaufman*
 2:28
1961
D1 –Petula Clark Sailor
Written-By – West*, Busch*, Scharfenberger*
 2:50
D2 –The Allisons Are You Sure?
Written-By – Allison*, Allison*
 2:03
D3 –The Marcels Blue Moon
Written-By – Hart/Rogers*
 2:15
D4 –Floyd Cramer On The Rebound
Written-By – Cramer*
 2:06
D5 –Billy Fury Halfway To Paradise
Written-By – King/Goffin*
 2:24
D6 –Eden Kane Well, I Ask You
Written-By – Vandyke*
 2:13
D7 –Jimmy Dean Big Bad John
Written-By – Dean*
 2:58
1962
E1 –Karl Denver Wimoweh
Written-By – Campbell*, Linda*
 2:29
E2 –Bruce Channel Hey! Baby
Written-By – Channel*, Cobb*
 2:21
E3 –Joe Brown Picture Of You
Written-By – Beveridge*, Oakman*
 2:17
E4 –The Tornados Telstar
Written-By – Meek*
 3:13
E5 –Little Eva The Locomotion
Written-By – King/Goffin*
 2:25
E6 –Carole King It Might As Well Rain Until September
Written-By – King/Gofiin*
 2:22
E7 –Mark Wynter Venus In Blue Jeans
Written-By – Greenfield*, Keller*
 2:09
1963
F1 –The Springfields Island Of Dreams
Written-By – Springfield*
 2:34
F2 –Jet Harris And Tony Meehan Diamonds
Written-By – Lordan*
 2:21
F3 –Brian Poole and The Tremeloes* Twist And Shout
Written-By – Russel*, Jedley*
 2:02
F4 –The Searchers Sweets For My Sweet
Written-By – Pomus*, Shuman*
 2:26
F5 –Heinz Just Like Eddie
Written-By – Goddard*
 2:35
F6 –Chuck Berry Memphis Tennessee
Written-By – Berry*
 2:10
F7 –Dusty Springfield I Only Want To Be With You
Written-By – Raymonde*, Hawker*
 2:34
1964
G1 –The Searchers Needles And Pins
Written-By – Nitzsche*, Bono*
 2:11
G2 –The Bachelors Diane
Written-By – Rappee*, Pollack*
 2:29
G3 –The Four Pennies Juliet
Written-By – Fryer*, Morton*, Wilsh*
 2:20
G4 –Jim Reeves I Won't Forget You
Written-By – Howard*
 2:00
G5 –The Kinks You Really Got Me
Written-By – Davies*
 2:12
G6 –Sandie Shaw Always Something There To Remind Me
Written-By – Bacharach, David*
 2:36
G7 –The Rockin' Berries He's In Town
Written-By – King/Goffin*
 2:33
1965
H1 –The Kinks Tired Of Waiting For You
Written-By – Davies*
 2:30
H2 –Unit 4+2* Concrete And Clay
Written-By – Parker*, Moeller*
 2:14
H3 –Them (3) Here Comes The Night
Written-By – Berns*
 2:45
H4 –Roger Miller King Of The Road
Written-By – Miller*
 2:26
H5 –Jackie Trent Where Are You Now My Love?
Written-By – Trent*, Hatch*
 2:47
H6 –The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man
Written-By – Dylan*
 2:17
H7 –The Ivy League Tossing And Turning
Written-By – Carter*, Lewis*, Ford*
 2:23
1966
I1 –Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass* Spanish Flea
Written-By – Wechter*
 2:07
I2 –The Overlanders Michelle
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
 2:19
I3 –Crispian St. Peters You Were On My Mind
Written-By – Fricker*
 2:42
I4 –The Mindbenders A Groovy Kind Of Love
Written-By – Bayer*, Wine*
 1:58
I5 –The Walker Brothers The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
Written-By – Crewe/Gaudio*
 3:00
I6 –Dusty Springfield You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Written-By – Donnaggio*, Napier, Bell*, Wickman*, Pallavicini*
 2:46
I7 –Los Bravos Black Is Black
Written-By – Grainger*, Wadey*, Hayes*
 2:55
1967
J1 –Sandie Shaw Puppet On A String
Written-By – Martin, Coulter*
 2:20
J2 –Procul Harum* A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Written-By – Brooker*, Reid*
 4:02
J3 –The Jimi Hendrix Experience Hey Joe
Written-By – Roberts*
 3:20
J4 –Scott Mackenzie* San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)
Written-By – Phillips*
 2:55
J5 –Bee Gees Massachussetts
Written-By – R. Gibb, B. Gibb, M. Gibb*
 2:22
J6 –The Foundations Baby Now That I've Found You
Written-By – Macleod/Macaulay*
 2:36
J7 –Long John Baldry Let The Heartaches Begin
Written-By – Macleod/Macaulay*
 3:14
1968
K1 –Manfred Mann The Mighty Quinn
Written-By – Dylan*
 2:49
K2 –Ester And Abi Ofarim* Cinderella Rockerfella
Written-By – Williams*
 2:26
K3 –Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich The Legend Of Xanadu
Written-By – Howard Blaikley
 3:33
K4 –Gary Puckett And The Union Gap* Young Girl
Written-By – Fuller*
 3:09
K5 –The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Fire
Written-By – Brown*, Finesilver*, Ker*, Crane*
 2:54
K6 –Joe Cocker With A Little Help From My Friends
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
 4:25
K7 –Georgie Fame The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde
Written-By – Murray/Callander*
 3:05
1969
L1 –Fleetwood Mac Albatross
Written-By – Green*
 3:05
L2 –Marmalade* Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
 2:58
L3 –The Move Blackberry Way
Written-By – Wood*
 3:36
L4 –Thunderclap Newman Something In The Air
Written-By – Keen*
 3:53
L5 –Zager And Evans* In The Year 2525
Written-By – Zager, Evans*
 3:17
L6 –Johnny Cash A Boy Named Sue
Written-By – Silverstein*
 3:38
L7 –The Tremaloes* Call Me Number One
Written-By – Blaikley*, Hawkes*
 3:41
1970
M1 –Pickettywitch That Same Old Feeling
Written-By – MacLeod/Macauly*
 3:06
M2 –Frijid Pink House Of The Rising Sun
Adapted By – Price*Written-By – Trad.*
 3:25
M3 –Christie Yellow River
Written-By – Christie*
 2:45
M4 –Mr. Bloe Groovin' With Mr. Bloe
Written-By – Gentry*, Laguna*, Naumann*
 2:38
M5 –Mungo Jerry In The Summertime
Written-By – Dorset*
 3:29
M6 –Hotlegs Neanderthal Man
Written-By – Stewart*, Godley*, Creme*
 4:08
M7 –The Jimi Hendrix Experience Voodoo Chile
Written-By – Hendrix*
 5:08
1971
N1 –The Mixtures The Pushbike Song
Written-By – E. Jones*, I. Jones*
 2:28
N2 –T. Rex Hot Love
Written-By – Bolan*
 4:54
N3 –Lynn Anderson Rose Garden
Written-By – South*
 2:50
N4 –The New Seekers Never-Ending Song Of Love
Written-By – Bramlett*
 3:07
N5 –Rod Stewart Maggie May
Written-By – Quittenton*, Stewart*
 5:11
N6 –Slade Coz I Love You
Written-By – Lea*, Holder*
 3:18
N7 –John Kongos Tokoloshe Man
Written-By – Kongos*
 5:10
1972
O1 –Chicory Tip Son Of My Father
Written-By – Moroder*, Holm*, Bellotte*
 3:11
O2 –Harry Nilsson Without You
Written-By – Nilsson*
 3:18
O3 –Vicky Leandros Come What May
Written-By – Panas*, Monro*, Newell*, Desla*
 3:29
O4 –Elton John Rocket Man
Written-By – Taupin, John*
 4:36
O5 –Lieutenant Pigeon Mouldy Old Dough
Written-By – Fletcher*, Woodward*
 2:42
O6 –Peter Skellern You're A Lady
Written-By – Skellern*
 4:32
O7 –The New Seekers I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
Written-By – Backer*, Davis*, Cook/Greenaway*
 2:20
1973
P1 –The Strawbs* Part Of The Union
Written-By – Ford*, Hudson*
 2:54
P2 –Focus (2) Sylvia
Written-By – Van Leer*
 3:28
P3 –Peters And Lee* Welcome Home
Written By – Aeldone, Blackburn, Dupree
 3:28
P4 –The Carpenters* Yesterday Once More
Written-By – Bettis*, Carpenter*
 3:49
P5 –Bobby Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers* Monster Mash
Written-By – Pickett*, Capizzi*
 3:06
P6 –The Sweet Ballroom Blitz
Written-By – Chapman, Chinn*
 3:59
P7 –Status Quo Caroline
Written-By – Young*, Rossi*
 4:16

Notes

Some issues came with a 9th bonus LP "Hair". Catalogue No. RDS 9039. See www.discogs.com/The-Original-London-Cast-Hair/release/1186532?ev=rr

All tracks except B3, B5 & B7 have been electronically re-processed for stereo.

All credits taken from the rear sleeve as opposed to the disc labels as they appear erroneous.
Errors on the disc labels:
A3 - Credits Donegan as the writer.
B7 - Greenfield not credited at all.

Discs are listed as follows and feature one year per side of disc.
Disc 1 - The Fifties [1956-59 Mixed]
Disc 2 - 1960-61
Disc 3 - 1962-63
Disc 4 - 1964-65
Disc 5 - 1966-67
Disc 6 - 1968-69
Disc 7 - 1970-71
Disc 8 - 1972-73

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other (Record 1 Cat. No.): RDS 9031
  • Other (Record 2 Cat. No.): RDS 9032
  • Other (Record 3 Cat. No.): RDS 9033
  • Other (Record 4 Cat. No.): RDS 9034
  • Other (Record 5 Cat. No.): RDS 9035
  • Other (Record 6 Cat. No.): RDS 9036
  • Other (Record 7 Cat. No.): RDS 9037
  • Other (Record 8 Cat. No.): RDS 9038

Other Versions (5 of 5) View All

Cat# Artist Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
GHIT - 8A/S1 to GHIT - 8A/S8 Various Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade ‎(Box, RE + 8xLP, Comp) Selecções do Reader's Digest GHIT - 8A/S1 to GHIT - 8A/S8 Portugal 1976 Sell This Version
DRDS 2224 to DRDS 2231 Various Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade ‎(8xLP, Comp + Box) Reader's Digest DRDS 2224 to DRDS 2231 Netherlands 1976 Sell This Version
RDS 9039 Various Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade ‎(8xLP, Comp + LP, Bon + Box) Sélection Du Reader's Digest, Polydor RDS 9039 France 1978 Sell This Version
RDS 9031 to RDS 9038, GHIT-8A/S1 to GHIT-8A/S8 Various Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade ‎(8xLP, Comp + Box) Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest RDS 9031 to RDS 9038, GHIT-8A/S1 to GHIT-8A/S8 Netherlands 1976 Sell This Version
RDS 9031 to RDS 9038 Various Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade ‎(8xLP, Comp + LP, Album, Bon + Box, RE) Sélection Du Reader's Digest RDS 9031 to RDS 9038 France 1979 Sell This Version

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