Sleeve Notes: We are proud to present this, the twenty-seventh volume of “TOP OF THE POPS” consistently the best selling album of its kind in recording history. Without massive T.V., press or radio advertising, this budget L.P. keeps at the … Continued
Sleeve Notes: 4 years and 4 million copies later we dash onwards with this, our 25th edition of the fabulous “TOP OF THE POPS” series, which has smashed every conceivable record for albums of this kind. We have been acclaimed … Continued
Sleeve Notes: THIS IS OUR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY!It is four years almost to the day since we introduced the “TOP OF THE POPS” series to the world and, thanks to you all, we have gone from strength to strength culminating in … Continued
Sleeve notes: People, it is said, can become cynical, blasé, bored, even resentful, with constant success. We’re different. Our last Top of the Pops album (SHM.780) again hit the top spot in Britain’s L.P. Chart – our fifth No. 1 in … Continued
Sleeve Notes: We issued our first Hallmark “Top of the Pops” album some three and a half years ago and what has happened since then has been an uninterrupted run of success after success; fantastic world sales; Top-Ten-topping; Gold Awards … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. We asked you wonderful Pop Fans on our last “Top of the Pops” sleeve if you would help us make that record (SHM.745) into the third successive No 1. Well, you’ve done … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Top of the Pops albums, Nos. SHM 735 and 740 both hit the No. 1 spot on the “Record Retailer” National L.P. charts, topping such fabulous super stars as the Rolling Stones, and Simon & Garfunkel. We’re so … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Teenagers ! Kids ! Switched-on Mums and Dads ! Here it is, our latest Top of the Pops album at a price you can all afford! Look at the list of titles, and you’ll find that most, if … Continued
In 1971 record buyers of this particular series were still being described as “ravers”. What’s more the demographic of the Top of the Pops series apparently also included “Hippies and yippies and, …switched-on Mums and Dads“. The BBC must by … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Here comes No. 9 in the series of “Top of the Pops”. There are a few “Greats” like Sinatra or the Rolling Stones who can successfully repeat a winning style; but the great majority of songs in the … Continued