Following the outstanding success of our Hallmark L.P., “The Top of the Poppers present the Beatles’ Golden Hits,” our brilliant London-Based group of session musicians and singers, “The Top of the Poppers” present another selection of all-time hits made famous by, perhaps, the greatest duo in Pop music to-day, Simon & Garfunkel. Their “Bridge over Troubled Water” will remain a classic of its kind for ever; for in this soulful, plaintive, haunting melody is the distilled essence of Man’s tribulations.
Great composers automatically attract attention wherever and whenever their music is performed and in the case of Simon and Garfunkel there can scarc,’y be a territory in the world that hasn’t heard one at least of their classics. And classics they are, rightfully taking their place in the musical library of the day as songs that are a reflection of our times and the creation of two finely-tuned musical minds.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel don’t write or appear together very much these days; like many teams they’ve separated in order to pursue other activities in show business. But their partnership, particularly during the late 1960’s gave us some superb songs and you’ll find most of them on this album.
“The Sound Of Silence’: “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “The Boxer”, “Cecilia” are songs that future generations of entertainers will sing with the same delight that the Top of the Poppers give them. They’ll sing them and enjoy singing them simply because they contain just about every ingredient needed for a performer to feel confident; the lyrics make sense and have a feel that is lasting and the melody has real strength.
If that’s what success in popular music is all about then Simon and Garfunkel capture it – and capture it truly. All that’s needed then is an appreciative audience and you alone can provide that.
Side One Elected There Are More Questions Than Answers Loop Di Love In A Broken Dream Burning Love Mouldy Old Dough Clair Puppy Love
Side Two Gudbuy T’ Jane Beautiful You You’re A Lady New Orleans Donna Hallelujah Freedom Goodbye To Love Amazing Grace
Start building your collection of the CHART HITS series from CONTOUR RECORDS 16 HIT TUNES straight from today’s popular charts. Entertain tour family and friends with these fabulous sounds. There’s more to come…
TOP OF THE POPS SOUNDS WHILE THEY ARE HOT ON THE B.B.C. CHARTS, THE ORIGINAL HIT SOUNDS THAT ARE SELLING MILLIONS. LOOK FOR AN EXCITING NEW ALBUM OF UP-TO-DATE HITS EACH MONTH. BUILD THE MOST EXCITING COLLECTION OF POP TUNES IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD.
A great mixture of Rock, Ballads, and straight Pop – that is the chart scene at the moment. From the gorgeous tenderness of “Help me make it through the night” to “The Jean Genie” – they are all here on the latest addition to the FLAG collection. As near as possible to the original, twelve tracks of current hits all on one album, it’s your ideal party record.
Here are the hits, while they are at the top of the charts – hits that you and millions of others put on the charts. The original thrilling Top of the pops sound!
Label: Stereo Gold award MER 357 Cover photo of Marilyn Ward* – Paul Chave
“Romance in Hawaii” is a more than appropriate title for an album that concentrates on conjuring up just the right mood for relaxation and romance. To do so it uses the soft and delicate songs of the islands that possess a very special charm and magic. Hawaiian music lovers know this only too well and as their ranks increase with every new Hawaiian LP it’s only fair to assume that what was once a minority music has become something special for thousands of people. Certainly the catalogue of Hawaiian songs is on the increase and those who know the music well will find, in addition to some old and loved favourites, new compositions that rightly find their way onto this LP. To perform the eighteen songs we’ve selected the Dimensions in Sound Orchestra, a group of musicians who play every note with perfection and who give each song a really professional gloss.
This Golden Hour album then is something that everyone can enjoy simply because whether or not you’ve visited the islands of Hawaii the music is capable of bringing out the romantic in all of us.
Music from the unforgettable 50’s. That’s 20 years ago, and yet musically it can seem like yesterday, for memories are evoked so easily with a melody.An album that contains 12 such nostalgic themes as these is a treasure-chest of romance and happiness. The sparkle that enhances each tune is the magic touch of Joe Henderson.
He was born in Scotland and although his early musical studies never actually embraced the bag-pipes Joe was soon to realize that the crotchets and quavers he longed for were the professional ones in the Mecca of Music London. Since his early days there, he has been immersed in the creation and dispensing of romantic melody and this album is the very latest to benefit from his wealth of talent, charm and superb musical taste.
An impressive array of arrangers have given their all to support this master of the keyboard and these inspirations have produced a sound that is nostalgically faultless.
If you are of an age to remember these tunes from the 50’s and if they really mean something to you then drift into the mists of time and let your senses become saturated. If music be the food of love then, Joe Henderson, play on. As he might say himself “Come a little closer It’ll do you good”.
