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 3-CD set is the first of two companion products to our existing 1955 British Hit Parade Parts One & Two (ACTRCD 9008 & 9009), and features the B sides of the tracks on Part One of those collections, excluding the ones which appeared on the original collection as Double A-side hits. It also includes the B sides of relevant records which were chart entries in the Melody Maker, Record Mirror and Record Retailer charts, and which were not included in the original sets, but appeared later on our "1950s British Hit Parades - The Hits We Missed" collection (ADDCD3078). As ever, it's an eclectic snapshot of an ignored but fascinating aspect of the pop business, including in-depth 10-000+ word booklets with background notes on every record.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- The Four Aces - I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
- Bill Haley & His Comets - Thirteen Women
- Bing Crosby - What Can You Do With A General
- Suzi Miller & The Johnston Brothers - Tell Me, Tell Me
- Tennessee Ernie Ford - River Of No Return
- Max Bygraves - Do You Love Old Santa Claus
- Ronnie Harris & The Coronets - Surprisingly
- Ruby Murray - What Could Be More Beautiful
- Frankie Vaughan - Danger Signs
- The Ames Brothers - Addio (Ah-Dee-O)
- Dean Martin - That's All I Want From You
- Ruby Murray - Let Me Go Lover
- Teresa Brewer - Baby, Baby, Baby
- David Whitfield - Open Your Heart
- Ray Burns - These Are The Things We'll Share
- Mantovani & His Orchestra - Lazy Gondolier
- De Castro Sisters - It's Love
- Joan Weber - Marionette
- Petula Clark - Fascinating Rhythm
- Mario Lanza - Beloved
- Dickie Valentine - I Want You All To Myself (Just You)
- The Stargazers - (My Baby Don't Love Me) No More
- Nat King Cole - Alone Too Long
Disc 2:
- Johnny Brandon & The Phantoms - High As A Mountain
- Frankie Laine - Old Shoes
- Eddie Fisher - A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him)
- Ruby Murray - Before We Know It
- Perez Prado - Maria Elena
- Joan Regan - When You're In Love
- Eartha Kitt - Lovin' Spree
- Don Cornell - The Devil's In Your Eyes
- Eddie Calvert - Roses Of Picardy
- Doris Day - You, My Love
- Johnnie Ray - Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Dean Martin - What Could Be More Beautiful
- Tony Bennett - Take Me Back Again
- Bill Haley & The Comets - Birth Of The Boogie
- The Crew-Cuts - Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
- Tony Martin - Vera Cruz
- Frankie Vaughan - Give Me The Moonlight Give Me The Girl
- The Ink Spots - Am I Too Late
- Joan & Rusty Regan - If You Learn To Love Each Other
- Ronnie Hilton - Prize Of Gold
- Alma Cogan - (The Diddle-Ee-I) Irish Mambo
- Jimmy Young - Help Me Forget
- Georgia Gibbs - You're Wrong, All Wrong
Disc 3:
- Bing Crosby - Who Gave You The Roses
- Al Hibbler - Daybreak
- Rosemary Clooney - Brahms' Lullaby (Close Your Eyes)
- Johnnie Ray - Parade Of Broken Hearts
- The Four Aces feat. Al Alberts - You'll Always Be The One
- Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra - Gabrielle
- Joe 'Mr. Piano' Henderson - Sing It With Joe (Irish Medley)
- Eddie Calvert - Sincerely
- Dickie Valentine - You Too Can Be A Dreamer
- Les Baxter, His Chorus & Orchestra - The Medic Theme
- The Stargazers - Hey Mr. Banjo
- Frank Sinatra - Just One Of Those Things
- Judy Garland - Here's What I'm Here For
- Jane Froman - I'll Never Be The Same
- Liberace - The Bridges At Toko-Ri (Love Theme)
- Frankie Laine - Bubbles
- Barbara Lyon - Pendulum Song
- Ruby Murray - Bambino
- Malcolm Vaughan - Mama
- Johnny Brandon - Strike It Lucky
- Slim Whitman - We Stood At The Altar
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