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TOP OF THE POPS SOUNDS WHILE THEY ARE HOT ON THE B.B.C. CHARTS, THE 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.
Label: Stereo Gold Award MER 110
This makes the tenth L.P. in the “Top of the Pops” series, which (apart from the water for the whisky) must be about the best value for a party you’ll ever find.
Right now there are quite a few people sharing this opinion because with each fresh issue we keep finding “Top of the Pops” in the best sellers, and that can only be because the word’s getting around!
So, if you like parties, use “Top of the Pops” as an excuse to organise your own. Alternatively, if you don’t like parties, why, throw a quick one and just invite yourself.
Label: Hallmark CHM 670
When a budget record claims to offer million seller hits including such classics as Hey Jude, Satisfaction, Maggie May, and I’m A Believer you should greet it with a large pinch of salt. Although nowhere on the record cover or sleeve does it point out that these recordings are by session musicians whose job it is to try to make them sound as close to the actual recordings as possible. Sometimes they come close, most times they don’t. Here is another in the sound-alike category!
Label: MFP 5282
Featuring Leo Sayer, Three Degrees, Stevie Wonder, O.C. Smith, Nilsson, Gladys Knight, Alan Price, Liner, John Mile, Roberta Flack, Elton John, Justin Hayward, Ian Matthews, Chris Rea, Heatwave, Sutherland Bros., L.S.O., Diana Ross
Label: K-Tel NE 1053
There was a time, and not that long ago, when Reggae records just didn’t make the best-selling charts. Or if they did, those charts were small and specialised.
Not anymore. Today reggae discs not only become hits but they’ve helped to make stars of names like Desmond Dekker, Bruce Ruffin, Jackie Edwards and a host of others. With its own writers, producers and artists reggae has steadily mushroomed from a small part of the record industry to an accepteda and vital part of pop music. And a big one in terms of the talent it has developed. Artists like Desmond Dekker and Bruce Ruffin have increased their fan following ten-fold with a succession of hit records and their appearances are sell-outs wherever they go.
This album, that kicks off with Dekker’s memorable hit ‘Israelites”, contains a wealth of reggae talent. Talent that has given the world of pop music some fine solo names as well as good bands like Upsetters and Greyhound. They each contribute performances that really sum up what reggae is all about, and why it will continue to give the record charts hit records for many years to come.
Label: Hallmark SHM 786
Hello Dolly, It Must Be Him, Soleado, Carmen, Moonlight Serenade, Tonight, Top Hat, White Tie And Tails, Aquarius, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Francais Francais, Dancing In The Sun (Un Rayo Del Sol), Days Of Pearly Spencer, Mariachi, Love At First Sight, Love Said Goodbye, Yesterday, Fernando, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bonanza
Label: EMI Studio2stereo TWOX 1054
Front cover photo: Raymond Kirby
Once again, we are delighted to bring to you the new FLAG collection of chart-busting sounds! From the summer sound of “Seaside Shuffle” to the beautiful “Love Theme from The Godfather”, through the rock of “Layla” – it’s all here on Flag 039 for your listening pleasure. So once again we invite you to get your friends in, roll back the carpets, and have a party!!
© ART SOUND LTD, 1972
Label: Flag VOL. 039
TOP OF THE POPS is here – yes, Volume 44 of Pickwicks’ top selling smash hit series. Once again you can enjoy listening to 12 of the latest, exciting new tracks, hand-picked from the charts, and all on one fabulous L.P.
As quoted in one pop magazine — “Some of these cover versions are better than the originals.” And that’s what it’s all about — all our artists and musicians are tops, all our songs are pops, all our recordings are great … and, like the proverbial “Hot cakes” all our volumes sell almost before you can say ‘TOP OF THE POPS!’
… By the way, if you (or your friends and family) have got a tape machine in your home or car, TOP OF THE POPS is also available on Cassette HSC 250 and 8-track Cartridge H8250. Tune in!
Label: Hallmark SHM 900
The last few years has seen a tremendous change in the form of worship in most churches, especially in the realm of praise. Our music has developed so that we can sing about Jesus and what God has done for us in the kind of music we enjoy most.
Label: Dovetail DOVE 13
En la Costa Malagueña, Bere-Bere- Gitano, Niña Lucero, Azabache, Zángano de Veléz, Bamberas
Málaga Reina Calé, Las Hoces, Malagueñas, Salero, Susy se llama mi Perra, Malagueñas de Chacón
Label: Granada 210-G-534
Photo Portada: Roberto