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. These two 4-CD sets are companion products to our existing 1957 British Hit Parade Parts One & Two (ACQCD7024 & 7025), and feature the B sides of the tracks on those anthologies, excluding the ones which appeared on the original collections as Double A-side hits. It also includes the B sides of 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, with in-depth 10-000+ word booklets with background notes on every record.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Don Lang - Six Five Special
- Nat King Cole - It's All In The Game
- Everly Brothers - I Wonder If I Care As Much
- Sal Mineo - Love Affair
- Fats Domino - It's You I Love
- Gary Miller - Love Letters In The Sand
- Cyril Stapleton - It's Not For Me To Say
- Johnny Duncan And The Bluegrass Boys - Rock-a-billy Baby
- - All Star Hit Parade No 2 Side 2; A White Sport Coat - Max Bygraves, Freight Train - Beverley Sisters, Butterfly - Tommy Steele
- Terry Dene - Green Corn (Come Along Charlie)
- Petula Clark - Gonna Find Me A Bluebird
- Ronnie Hilton - The Miracle Of Love
- Billy Williams - Date With The Blues
- Peter Sellers - Boiled Bananas And Carrots
- Paul Anka - Don't Gamble With Love
- King Brothers - Rockin' Shoes
Disc 2:
- Elvis Presley - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
- Tommy Steele & The Steelmen - Grandad's Rock
- Debbie Reynolds - French Heels
- Harry Belafonte - Hold 'Em Joe
- Johnnie Ray - Street Of Memories
- Little Richard - Miss Ann
- Billy Ward And The Dominos - Lucinda
- Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Creation Of Love
- Larry Williams - High School Dance
- Frankie Vaughan - Isn't This A Lovely Evening
- Buddy Holly And The Crickets - I'm Looking For Someone To Love
- Jerry Lee Lewis - It'll Be Me
- Billy Eckstine And Sarah Vaughan - The Door Is Open
- Russ Hamilton - I Still Belong To You
- The Coasters - Young Blood
Disc 3:
- Jimmy Gavin - Lonely Chair
- Guy Mitchell - Cure For The Blues
- Jim Dale - You Shouldn't Do That
- Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group - I'm Just A Rollin' Stone
- Nat King Cole and The Four Knights - Send For Me
- Johnny Duncan And The Blue Grass Boys - Jig Along Home
- Nat King Cole - Love Letters
- Frankie Vaughan And The Kaye Sisters - Single
- Harry Belafonte - Eden Was Just Like This
- Jimmie Rodgers - Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring
- Everly Brothers - Maybe Tomorrow
- Laurie London - The Cradle Rock
- Petula Clark - Long Before I Knew You
- Jackie Wilson - By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
- Elvis Presley - Santa Claus Is Back In Town
- The Shepherd Sisters - Congratulations To Someone
Disc 4:
- The Johnny Otis Show - Romance In The Dark
- Tommy Steele & The Steelmen - Plant A Kiss
- Southlanders - Swedish Polka
- Malcolm Vaughan - The Heart Of A Child
- Russ Conway - , By The Light Of The Silvery MoonParty Pops Part 2: For Me And My Girl, Shine On Harvest Moon, Side By Side
- Little Richard - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
- Billy Ward And The Dominoes - Do It Again
- Johnny Duncan And The Blue Grass Boys - Get Along Home Cindy
- Bobby Helms - Standing At The End Of My World
- Pat Boone - When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
- Buddy Holly - Everyday
- The King Brothers - Winter Wonderland
- Vic Damone - The Legend Of The Bells
- Winifred Atwell - Let’s Have A Ball Part 2: Last Train To San Fernando; Bring A Little Water Sylvie; Puttin’ On The Style; Don’t You Rock Me Daddy, O
- Pat Boone - Jingle Bells
- Jimmie Rodgers - Better Loved You'll Never Be
- Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Woman Blues
- Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group - Ham 'N' Eggs
- Frankie Vaughan - Rock-A-Chicka
- Dickie Valentine - Convicted
- The Crickets - Not Fade Away
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