First British Hit Parade: The B Sides / Various: First British Hit Parade: The B Sides (Various Artists)
First British Hit Parade: The B Sides / Various: First British Hit Parade: The B Sides (Various Artists)
Format: CD
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Artist: First British Hit Parade: The B Sides / Various
Label: Acrobat
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 824046871222
Genre: Rock
Acrobat's British Hit Parade series has been established for well over a decade as a unique range of completist original artist collections comprising every record that appeared in the UK record sales charts in every year since the charts began in 1952. In recent years Acrobat has introduced parallel collections which consist of the B sides of all the records included in the main compilations, and these have proved hugely popular with collectors, since many of the records concerned have never been available on CD and are very rarely heard. This single CD set effectively completes the series, and is the companion product to our existing First British Hit Parade (ACRCG 711) and features the B sides of the tracks on that collection, which comprised all the records which appeared in the newly-established Top 15 British record sales chart, first published in November 1952. In this pre-rock 'n' roll era, B sides tended not be afterthoughts dashed off at the end of a session, and were generally afforded exactly the same time and treatment as the A sides, with full orchestral arrangements and productions, so these are high quality recordings, featuring some of the illustrious names from what was often called the golden age of popular music. As ever, it's an eclectic snapshot of an ignored but fascinating aspect of the pop business, including an in-depth booklet with background notes on every record. We are sure British Hit Parades enthusiasts will want this album to complete their collections of the series.
Tracks:
1.1 Al Martino - I Cried Myself to Sleep
1.2 Jo Stafford - Pretty Boy (Pretty Girl)
1.3 Nat King Cole - Walkin' My Baby Back Home
1.4 Bing Crosby - at Last! at Last!
1.5 Guy Mitchell - Angels Cry (When Sweethearts Tell a Lie)
1.6 Rosemary Clooney - Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
1.7 Frankie Laine - Rock of Gibraltar
1.8 Vera Lynn - When Swallows Say Goodbye
1.9 Doris Day ; Frankie Laine - How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies!
1.10 Ray Martin and His Concert Orchestra - Unforgettable
1.11 Vera Lynn - Yours
1.12 Vera Lynn - from the Time You Say Goodbye (The Parting Song)
1.13 Mario Lanza - the Song Angels Sing
1.14 Max Bygraves - True Love and False Lovers
1.15 Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads - What's the Use?
1.16 Al Martino - I Never Cared
1.17 Doris Day - When I Fall in Love
1.18 Kay Starr - Three Letters
1.19 Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman - the Maiden of Guadalupe
1.20 Winifred Atwell and Her Piano - Dixie Boogie
1.21 Nat King Cole - Faith Can Move Mountains
1.22 Mantovani - Adeste Fideles
1.23 Johnnie Ray - a Sinner Am I
1.24 Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton - That's My Desire
1.25 Bing Crosby - Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
1.26 Tony Brent - I Don't Know What to Do with My Time
1.27 Jo Stafford - Early Autumn
Audio Sample:
All soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.
