Well, here we are again, exploding on the pop scene for the twenty sixth time with our smash-hit series of “Top of the Pops”.
And once again, we’ve pulled out all the stops to give you what we believe is the hottest ever album of twelve high-steppers in the Pop charts. Remember, we’ve already grabbed a fistful of No.1 spots in the L.P. charts in our short “Top of the Pops” history, but we aim to make every issue unbeatable.
Look at the sleeve, look at the great tunes; listen to our record – and see how it grabs you!
The room was semi-darkness and through the grey haze of cigarette smoke, the vague shapes of people could be made out, some lounging against walls, others draped over odd bits of furniture. The somewhat subdued hum of voices, interspersed with the clinking of glasses and occasional bursts of laughter could be heard in the background. Suddenly, a blast of music shattered the calm and filled the room with its vibrant, swinging sound. The reaction was instantaneous – everybody rose as one and started dancing to their favourite Top Tunes.
Yes, you’ve guessed it – someone had started playing the latest Top of the Pops album. A sure way of making any party swing.
This album is really ‘Top of the Pops’ it contains all those funky, laid-back numbers that are sailing high in the G.B. charts – How do we do it ?? – you may wonder! Well, Pickwick have a completed team of Pop Pickers who get their groovy heads together and, after a ‘Sound Session’ they choose the twelve tracks that are certain to be ‘Top of the Pops’ by the time this great album is in the stores. So, all these sound calculations mean that you won’t have to spend pounds on buying all the singles because Pickwick bring you all the tops on one L.P.!
HELLO from us all here at Pickwick. It’s time again for the latest, most up-to-datest, SPEC-TAC-ULAR, ‘TOP OF THE POPS’, Vol. 55. Yes, chart sounds abound on this the world’s best-selling regularly released L.P. We’ve got just the record to brighten up those dark grey wintry nights. Get your friends in and give it a spin. It’s top-tapping, Knee-knocking, mind-blasting music. So check it out while you can, if you’re not already a fan – join the ‘Top of the Poppers’ and have yourself a real fun time. You’ll be the envy of your friends when you play them these fantastic hit songs, together ONLY on this terrific L.P.
We’ve popped up again – and we’ll soon reach our half-century – for this fabulous pop album is No. 43 in the longest running series of its kind in the history of recorded music.
How has this been achieved? We’ll tell you. HALLMARK RECORDS, a part of world famous PICKWIK INTERNATIONAL, was established to give record folk everywhere the greatest value ever. Mediocrity we don’t want. Our “Top of the Pops” sleeve design has to be the best of its type; our pressing standard second to none; our tracks the best in the current charts; our Session Musicians the finest available (and they’re really good!); our hi-fi sound unsurpassed. Only then will we issue another Top of the Pops. That’s why we’ve reached this forty-third issue; that’s why we’ll reach our half-century.
Sure, we get some complaints. We can’t please everybody (although we try); and by listening to criticism we’re trying to improve all the time. But we’re very proud of our letters of praise from all over the world – sackfuls of them! Pop people, we’re on your side, all the way.
Take a “look-see”, a “Butcher’s”, a “gander”, a “dekko”, or even a dignified glance at the 12 super, high-in-the-charts tracks we’ve picked for you, and we know you’ll get these albums moving from the shops – but fast! This album you’ll love. The dealer will love you. And we’ll love you most of all!
As we were saying on the Sleeve of our last TOP OF THE POPS album (SHM 825 – Volume 31), this series is “the recording phenomenon of today”; and you all helped us to keep up the fantastic pace. That last issue was one of our best sellers in a best selling series – and in the middle of summer, too!
Now, look at the 12 great tracks we’ve chosen for you on this album. We think they’re great – but we also hope you will think them great. We’ve tried so very hard to give you high-up-in-the-charts songs and, as always, the finest value for money in the history of L.P. albums.
So, here we go again, let’s have a ball once more with this, the rocking-est cover version ever to hit the Pop World. We hope it grabs you.
Yet again Hallmark’s “Top of the Pops” series has proved our claim to be consistently Britain’s best selling L.P. record by hitting the No. 1 Spot once more with our last issue (SHM 755).
How is it that time after time we can outsell the greatest artistes and groups on the International Scene? We’ll tell you.
We use the finest recording techniques available to-day to give you that incomparable sound you all want to hear. We have the most talented session musicians and vocalists in the business to record our cover hits. We employ the greatest studio engineers in the country to ensure that technical perfection is obtained. We have a sleeve designer who is a “natural” for the job. All this, plus lots and lots of hard work trying to calculate what are going to be the hit numbers when our record is released.
That’s what makes a Hallmark “Top of the Pops” album. Then it’s up to you Pop Fans to prove us right or wrong. If you like the sound we’re tremendously thrilled and grateful. If not, we try all the harder next time.
Just look at the list of tracks on this latest album. We’ve pulled out every stop to give you what you want to hear.
It’s Poperific! It’s Singsational! It’s TOP OF THE POPS Volume 49… what else? Once again those groovy gentlemen (and ladies) at Pickwick have got together another great volume of the World’s most popular L.P., packed with the swingiest, singiest twelve chart-embracing hits. Wanta know how they select up-to-the-minute music? Well, sitting on the desk in the King of Pickwick’s office is a giant Crystal-ball that tells all – helped a little by the Pickwick people, of course. Yes, Pickwick can foresee the Music scene, present and future, even before the charts do, sometimes!
Pop fans! Here’s Volume 33, our latest TOP OF THE POPS album, packed with twelve of the punchiest hit tunes of the day! With this issue we hope to smash all our previous best-selling targets; and with the help of all you pop connoisseurs we’ll do it. We’ve done our darndest to cover the whole spectrum of pop music so that all sections of the pop world are satisfied. Just listen to the fabulous sound and, if you’re not hitting the ceiling within seconds, then we want to hear from you and we want to know why. Fair enough? So, pop fans, try it. We think you’ll love it!
This is an SOS to all you Poppers, boppers and coppers announcing the arrival of sixteen show-stoppers from the great Top Of The Poppers. With the festive season here you must not shed a tear you really won’t look soppy if you just pick up a copy of Top Of The Pops… Volume 89.
