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 Two 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:
- Frankie Laine - The Tarrier Song
- The Five Smith Brothers - Don't Worry
- Eddie Calvert - Heart Of The Sunset
- Frank Sinatra - If I Had Three Wishes
- Ferko String Band - Sing A Little Melody
- Rosemary Clooney - It Just Happened To Happen To Me
- Caterina Valente - Jealousy
- Nat King Cole - Don't Hurt The Girl
- Ronnie Hilton - We'll Go A Long Long Way Together
- Ray Burns - The Voice
- Frank Sinatra - How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me'
- Joe 'Mr. Piano' Henderson - Sing It Again With Joe Part 2 (Medley)
- The Stargazers - I've Got Four Big Brothers
- Jimmy Young - No Arms Can Ever Hold You
- Tony Bennett - It's Too Soon To Know
- Cyril Stapleton - Honey Babe
- Sammy Davis - Give A Fool A Chance
- The Johnston Brothers - Hey There
- Doris Day - Sam, The Accordion Man
- Mitch Miller - Blackberry Winter
- Al Martino - To Please My Lady
- Charlie Applewhite - A Prayer Was Born
Disc 2:
- Lita Roza - Hernando's Hideaway
- Ruby Murray - It's The Irish In Me
- Doris Day - Ten Cents A Dance
- Central Band Of The Royal Air Force - Lilliburlero
- Gary Miller - The Man From Laramie
- Sammy Davis Jr. - My Funny Valentine
- Johnnie Ray - I've Got So Many Million Years (That I Can't Count Them)
- Ron Goodwin And His Concert Orchestra - Lonely Heart
- Frankie Laine - If Spring Never Comes
- Don Lang - Seventeen
- Winifred Atwell - Let's Have A Ding Dong Side 2
- Billy Cotton & His Band - Bring Your Smile Along
- Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves
- Ronnie Hilton - Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
- Frankie Laine - My Little One
- The Stargazers - An Old Beer Bottle
- The Four Aces - Shine On Harvest Moon
- Max Bygraves - The Little Laplander
- Pat Boone - Tennessee Saturday Night
- Fontane Sisters - If I Could Be With You
- Dickie Valentine - Where Are You Tonight'
- Singing Dogs - The Singing Dogs Medley
Disc 3:
- David Whitfield - Angelus
- Petula Clark - With Your Love
- The Coronets - Meet Me On The Corner
- Frankie Laine - Your Love
- Lee Lawrence - Mi Muchacha (Little Girl)
- Frankie Vaughan - Meet Me On The Corner
- Mitchell Torok - Weep Away
- Harry Secombe - Strange Harmony Of Contrasts (Recondita Harmonia)
- Big Ben Banjo Band - Let's Get Together Again No. 1 Side 2
- Jo Stafford - Nightwatch
- Ruby Murray - Slowly With Feeling
- Anne Shelton - Song Of The Trees
- Dickie Valentine - First Love
- Julius La Rosa - Everytime That I Kiss Carrie
- Boyd Bennett - Little Ole You-All
- Jimmy Young - I Look At You
- Jimmy Shand - The Veleta
- The Johnston Brothers - Join In And Sing Again Pt. 2
- Bill Haley & His Comets - Burn That Candle
- Perry Como - (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
- Eve Boswell - Blue Star (The "Medic" Theme)
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