Country Connection

 

 

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8 LP 4 TC
Released 1983
Cat No.: RDS10091-8 (RDC91151-4)
RD Code : CCN 133 (GCCN-A-133 on Box)

'COUNTRY CONNECTION' features no fewer than 111 fine country-pop performances by some of the World's greatest stars. It signals, in the most enjoyable and easy-to-listen-to fashion, that country music has become very much part of the mainstream of popular music.Artistry and class, combined with melody and style, are the hallmarks of this collection, which will delight both pop and country fans, and may even surprise those who don't imagine they're either!.

1       Million-Selling Magic

01 - Engelbert Humperdinck - There Goes My Everything

02 - Everly Brothers - Devoted To You

03 - Dinah Shore - Buttons And Bows

04 - Pat Boone - Moody River

05 - Frankie Laine - The Cry Of The Wild Goose

06 - The Brothers Four - Greenfields

07 - Brook Benton - Boll Weevil Song

08 - Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number

09 - Teresa Brewer - Till I Waltz Again With You

10 - Patti Page - Detour

11 - Andy Williams - I Really Don't Want To Know

12 - Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California

13 - Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra - Riders In The Sky

14 - Elton John - Country Comfort

 

2       The Feminine Touch

 

15 - Lena Martell - The Seeker

16 - Twiggy - Here I Go Again

17 - Marti Caine - I Honestly Love You

18 - Dusty Springfield - I Just Fall In Love Again

19 - Teresa Brewer - Youor Cheatin' Heart

20 - Vera Lynn - Until It's Time For You To Go

21 - Julie Felix - Last Thing On My Mind

22 - Dana - I Love How You Love Me

23 - Kitty Kallen - In The Chapel In The Moonlight

24 - Petula Clark - Every Little Bit Hurts

25 - Patti Page - Allegheny Moon

26 - Mary O'Hara - You Needed Me

27 - Ann Williamson - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'

28 - Tammy Jones - My Happiness

 

3       Easy-Listening Guys

 

29 - Pat Boone - Walking The Floor Over You

30 - Roger Whittaker - I'm Just A Country Boy

31 - Jack Jones - The Race Is On

32 - Johnny Mathis - We're All Alone

33 - Harry Secombe - It Is No Secret

34 - Tom Jones - He'll Have To Go

35 - Perry Como - Carolina Moon

36 - Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr Bojangles

37 - Andy Williams - In The Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)

38 - Frankie Laine - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

39 - Tony Christie - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

40 - Jimmy Young - (The) Wayward Wind

41 - Andy Stewart - Act Naturally

42 - Engelbert Humperdinck - Am I That Easy To Forget?

 

4       Super Hits Of The 60s

 

43 - Tom Jones - My Elusive Dream

44 - Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved?

45 - Frank Ifield - Mary In The Morning

46 - Lena Martell - Love Letters

47 - Paul Anka - Oh Lonesome Me

48 - Miki & Griff - She Think I Still Care

49 - The Springfields - Say I Won't Be There

50 - The Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats

51 - The Mills Brothers - Are You Lonesome Tonight?

52 - Teresa Brewer - The Tip Of My Fingers

53 - Ray Conniff And The Singers - Invisible Tears

54 - Dave Berry - Memphis Tennesee

55 - Peters & Lee - So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)

56 - Sandy Posey - The Single Girl

 

5       Sweet Harmonies

 

57 - Everly Brothers - Take A Message To Mary

58 - Miki & Griff - You Lay So Easy On My Mind

59 - Mike Sammes Singers - City Of New Orleans

60 - The Alexander Brothers - Forty Shades Of Green

61 - The Searchers - Sea Of Heartbreak

62 - Danny Street & Laura Lee - Lookin' For Love

63 - The Ames Brothers - Love Me Tender

64 - The Springfields - Island Of Dreams

65 - Ray Conniff - Half As Much

66 - The New Christy Minstrels - Nine Hundred Miles

67 - The Beverley Sisters - Have You Ever Been Lonely

68 - The Mills Brothers - Twilight On The Trail

69 - The Walker Brothers - Brand New Tennessee Waltz

70 - The New Seekers - Cryin' Time

 

6       Cracklin' Chart-Toppers

 

71 - Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues

72 - Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group - Battle Of New Orleans

73 - Karl Denver - Wimoweh

74 - Everly Brothers - Problems

75 - Tom Jones - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings

76 - Christie - San Bernadino

77 - Georgie Fame - Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde

78 - Frankie Laine - Cool Water

79 - Peters & Lee - Welcome Home

80 - Pat Boone - There's A Goldmine In The Sky

81 - Rod Stewart - What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)

82 - Doris Day - The Black Hills Of Dakota

83 - Teresa Brewer - Let Me Go Lover!

84 - The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me

 

7       Sounds Orchestral

 

85 - Douglas Gamley & Orchestra - How The West Was Won (Theme)

86 - Roland Shaw - Jolene

87 - Mantovani & Orchestra - Home On The Range

88 - The London Festival Orchestra - The Big Country (Theme)

89 - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra - Cracklin' Rosie

90 - Ray Davies & The Button Down Brass - The Streets Of Laredo

91 - Alan Tew - The Call Of The Faraway Hills

92 - Perry Botkin Jr. & Orchestra - Leaving On A Jet Plane

93 - David Whitaker - The Ballad Of Cat Ballou

94 - Henry Mancini - Stand By Your Man

95 - Arthur Greenslade & Orchestra - Tom Dooley

96 - Hugo Montenegro - Theme From A Fistful Of Dollars

97 - The London Philharmonic Orchestra - Abilene

98 - John Barry - Theme From Midnight Cowboy

 

8       Today's Easy-Listening Hits

 

99 - Mike Sammes Singers - Coat Of Many Colours

100 - The Ladybirds - Lucille

101 - Andy Williams - You've Got A Friend

102 - Mary Mason - Right Time Of The Night

103 - Perry Como - I Believe In Music

104 - Marti Caine - Fire And Rain

105 - Ray Conniff - Angie Baby

106 - Petula Clark - Natural Love

107 - Vera Lynn - Sunshine On My Shoulder

108 - Brotherhood Of Man - A Little Bit More

109 - Lena Martell - Every Time You Touch Me I Get High

110 - Vikki Carr - Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady

111 - Vic Damone - She Believes In Me

 

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8LP* Set / 4 Cassette Set
Released 1978
Cat No.: RDS9541-8  RDC90721-4
RD Code: IME 001

*Was issued with the bonus LP "Dance Party (with the Kai Warner Singers and Orchestra) / Salute To New York (with Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra" (RDS9549) 

In 1978, someone at RD finally decided to use a uniform numbering system, starting with this item. It was to be several years before the system was adopted by everyone in the UK office, so several anomalies still exist after this point, but it was a good start.

LP1  Romancing with the Stars

1 - Never Ending Song of Love - New Seekers

2 - Don't Stay Away Too Long - Peters and Lee

3 - (It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again  - Tom Jones

4 - Come Softly To Me - New Seekers

5 - As I Love You - Shirley Bassey

6 - Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat Orchestra

7 - My Friend The Wind - Demis Roussos

8 - Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters

9 - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Frankie Vaughan

10 - Love Me Tender - Vicky Leandros

11 - Killing Me Softly With His Song - Peters and Lee

12 - Yesterday - Tom Jones

13 - Have You Met Miss Jones? - Ella Fitzgerald

14 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

15 - Make It Easy On Yourself - Walker Brothers

16 - The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck

LP2  The Stars Entente Cordiale

1 - Edelweiss - Norrie Paramour Orchestra

2 - All or Nothing At All - Michel Legrand Orchestra

3 - Winchester Cathedral - Paul Mauriat

4 - Welcome Home - Peters and Lee

5 - Charmaine - Bachelors

6 - Without a Song - Harry Secombe

7 - We Can Work It Out - Sacha Distel

8 - Je t'aime - Francoise Hardy

9 - Petite Fleur - Chris Barber and his Jazz Band

10 - I Love Paris - Maurice Chevalier

11 - Michelle - Sounds Orchestral

12 - All Over The World - Francoise Hardy

13 - On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - Cleo Laine

14 - Les Bicyclettes de Belsize - Engelbert Humperdinck

15 - Shadow Of Your Smile - John Hanson

16 - Milford - Frankie Vaughan

LP3  Folk and Country Stars

1 - Witchita Lineman - Tom Jones

2 - Take These Chains From My Heart - Ray Charles

3 - Love Minus Zero - No Limit - Julie Felix

4 - It's Four In the Morning - Faron Young

5 - Proud Mary - The Hillsiders

6 - Gentle On My Mind - Roger Miller

7 - I Know Where I'm Going - Mary O'Hara

8 - Walk On By - Conway Twitty

9 - Seven Drunken Nights - The Dubliners

10 - Both Sides Now - Julie Felix

11 - Ring of Fire - Tom Jones

12 - I Walk the Line - Hank Williams Jnr.

13 - She Moved Through The Fair - The Spinners

14 - I'm a Rover - The Corries

15 - Love's Been Good To Me - Tom T Hall

16 - By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Engelbert Humperdinck

LP4  International Cabaret

1 - Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun - Demis Roussos

2 - Stompin' at The Savoy - Sarah Vaughan

3 - (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Tom Jones

4 - Circles - New Seekers

5 - You'll Never Know - John Hanson

6 - Love Me or Leave Me - Nina Simone

7 - Release Me - Engelbert Humperdinck

8 - Tulips From Amsterdam - Max Bygraves

9 - What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstong

10 - Sound Of Silence - Bachelors

11 - Walk Tall - Val Doonican

12 - Send In The Clowns - Peters and Lee

13 - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers

14 - Stormy Weather - Shirley Bassey

15 - Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto

16 - Queen of 1964 - Neil Sedaka

LP5  Starring the Orchestras

1 - Something - Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra

2 - Hello Young Lovers - Norrie Paramour Orchestra

3 - Those Were The Days - Arthur Fiedler And The Boston 'Pops' Orchestra

4 - La Mer - Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra

5 - Popcorn - Ray McVay Orchestra

6 - Lilli Marlene - Werner Miller Orchestra and Chorus

7 - Perfidia - Michel Legrand Orchestra

8 - Peanut Vendor - Syd Lawrence Orchestra

9 - The Very Thought Of You - David Rose and his Orchestra

10 - Bye Bye Blues - Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra

11 - I Kiss Your Hand Madame - Helmut Zacharias Orchestra

12 - Morning Has Broken - Cascading Strings

13 - Cecilia - Arthur Fiedler And The Boston 'Pops' Orchestra

14 - Plaisir d'Amour - Norrie Paramour Orchestra

15 - Come Back to Sorrento - Michel Legrand Orchestra

16 - Nights in White Satin - Werner Miller Orchestra and Chorus

LP6  Showtime with the Stars

1 - More - Stuart Gillies

2 - Walk On the Wild Side - Brook Benton

3 - On The Street Where You Live - Billy Eckstine

4 - The Way We Were - Vince Hill

5 - What Kind of Fool Am I - Antony Newley

6 - What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones

7 - Mame - Bachelors

8 - I Got Rhythm - Ethel Merman

9 - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - John Hanson

10 - The Ballad of Mack The Knife - Lotte Lenya

11 - A Taste of Honey - Tom Jones

12 - A Man and A Woman - Engelbert Humperdinck

13 - Tonight - Harry Secombe

14 - You'll Never Walk Alone - Bachelors

15 - Can't Help Loving Dat Man - Lena Horne

16 - Good Morning Sunshine - Annabel Leventon and Linda Kendrick

LP7  Stars Around Britain

1 - Ye Banks And Braes - Moira Anderson

2 - Paddy McGinty's Goat - Val Doonican

3 - Rose of England - John Hanson

4 - We'll Keep a Welcome - Harry Secombe

5 - Scarborough Fair - Kenneth McKellar

6 - Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms - Frank Patterson

7 - Life Is Nothing Without Music - Harry Secombe

8 - Underneath The Arches - Morecambe and Wise

9 - All Kinds of Everything - Dana

10 - Mighty Lak' A Rose - John Hanson

11 - Try A Little Tenderness - Vera Lynn with The Williams Singers

12 - Will Ye Go, Lassie Go - The Corries

13 - Finnigan's Wake - Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem

14 - Bonnie Annie - Andy Stewart

15 - All Through The Night - Harry Secombe

16 - Streets of London - Vince Hill

LP8  Classics By Starlight

1 - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - Swingle Singers

2 - Symphony No. 1 in C Major, 4th Movt. - Manuel De Falla Orchestra

3 - Love Theme from 'Romeo And Juliet' - Tilsley Orchestral

4 - Symphony No. 1 in C Major, 4th Movt. -  Theme - Manuel De Falla Orchestra dir. Waldo De Los Rios

5 - Clair de Lune - Tilsley Orchestral

6 - Nabucco: Chorus of the Slaves - Manuel De Falla Orchestra and Chorus

7 - Symphony No. 6 in F major - Manuel De Falla Orchestra and Chorus

8 - Air in D - Swingle Singers

9 - Aida: Triumphal March - Manuel De Falla Orchestra and Chorus

10 - Gaudeamus Igitur - Tilsley Orchestral

11 - Symphonie Fantastique, 2nd Movt - Manuel De Falla Orchestra

12 - Missa Luba - Les Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin

Superstars Of The 60s & 70s

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10LP Set*
Released 1978
Cat No.: RDS9561-70 (RDC90741-5)
RD Code: SUP 003 (GSUP-10A)

Issued with Bonus LP "Hits From the Mersey Era"

01 - Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet

02 - Searchers - Sugar & Spice

03 - Searchers - Needles And Pins

04 - Searchers - Don't Throw Your Love Away

05 - Searchers - Someday We're Gonna Love Again

06 - Searchers - When You Walk In The Room

07 - Searchers - Love Potion No 9

08 - Searchers - Goodbye My Love

09 - Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa

10 - Gene Pitney - That Girl Belongs To Yesterday

11 - Gene Pitney - I'm Gonna Be Strong

12 - Gene Pitney - I Must Be Seeing Things

13 - Gene Pitney - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love

14 - Gene Pitney - Backstage (I'm Lonely)

15 - Gene Pitney - Nobody Needs Your Love

16 - Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

17 - Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart

18 - Cilla Black - You're My World

19 - Cilla Black - It's For You

20 - Cilla Black - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

21 - Cilla Black - I've Been Wrong Before

22 - Cilla Black - Love's Just A Broken Heart

23 - Cilla Black - Alfie

24 - Cilla Black - A Fool Am I

25 - Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy

26 - Manfred Mann - Sha La La

27 - Manfred Mann - If You've Got To Go, Go Now

28 - Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo

29 - Manfred Mann - Semi Detached Suburban Mr James

30 - Manfred Mann - Ha! Ha! Said The Clown

31 - Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn

32 - Manfred Mann - Fox On the Run

33 - Hollies - Just One Look

34 - Hollies - I Can't Let Go

35 - Hollies - Bus Stop

36 - Hollies - Stop Stop Stop

37 - Hollies - Carrie Anne

38 - Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother

39 - Hollies - I'm Down

40 - Hollies - Air That I Breathe

41 - Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

42 - Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat

43 - Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass Of Home

44 - Tom Jones - Detroit City

45 - Tom Jones - I'll Never Fall In Love Again

46 - Tom Jones - I'm Coming Home

47 - Tom Jones - Delilah

48 - Tom Jones - Help Yourself

49 - Sandie Shaw - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me

50 - Sandie Shaw - Girl Don't Come

51 - Sandie Shaw - I'll Stop At Nothing

52 - Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love

53 - Sandie Shaw - Message Understood

54 - Sandie Shaw - Tomorrow

55 - Sandie Shaw - Nothing Comes Easy

56 - Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String

57 - Neil Sedaka - Calandar Girl

58 - Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

59 - Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

60 - Neil Sedaka - Next Door To An Angel

61 - Neil Sedaka - Standing On The Inside

62 - Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together

63 - Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain

64 - Neil Sedaka - The Hungry Years

65 - Kinks - You Really Got Me

66 - Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night

67 - Kinks - Tired Of Waiting For You

68 - Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

69 - Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

70 - Kinks - Death Of A Clown

71 - Kinks - Autumn Almanac

72 - Kinks - Lola

73 - Troggs - Wild Thing

74 - Troggs - With A Girl Like You

75 - Troggs - I Can't Control Myself

76 - Troggs - Any Way That You Want Me

77 - Troggs - Give It To Me

78 - Troggs - Night Of The Long Grass

79 - Troggs - Love Is All Around

80 - Troggs - Little Girl

81 - Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich - Hold Tight!

82 - Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich - Bend It

83 - Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich - Save Me

84 - Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich - Touch Me Touch Me

85 - Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich - Okay!

86 - Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich - Zabadak!

87 - Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu

88 - Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Tich - Last Night In Soho

89 - Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe

90 - Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

91 - Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary

92 - Jimi Hendrix - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

93 - Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

94 - Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile

95 - Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941

96 - Bee Gees - Massachusetts

97 - Bee Gees - Words

98 - Bee Gees - World

99 - Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You

100 - Bee Gees - First Of May

101 - Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember

102 - Bee Gees - Run to Me

103 - T Rex - Ride A White Swan

104 - T Rex - Hot Love

105 - T Rex - Get It On

106 - T Rex - Jeepster

107 - T Rex - Debora

108 - T Rex - One Inch Rock

109 - Move - Night Of Fear

110 - Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow

111 - Move - Flowers in the Rain

112 - Move - Fire Brigade

113 - Move - Blackberry Way

114 - Move - Curly

115 - Move - Brontosaurus

116 - Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby

117 - Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden

118 - Tremeloes - Even The Bad Times Are Good

119 - Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me

120 - Tremeloes - Helule Helule

121 - Tremeloes - My Little Lady

122 - Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One

123 - Tremeloes - Me And My Life

124 - Slade - Coz I Luv You

125 - Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome

126 - Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now

127 - Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane

128 - Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

129 - Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me

130 - Slade - My Friend Stan

131 - Slade - Far Far Away

132 - Gary Glitter - Rock And Roll (Part 2)

133 - Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)

134 - Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me

135 - Gary Glitter - Hello Hello

136 - Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)

137 - Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love

138 - Gary Glitter - Always Yours

139 - Gary Glitter - Oh Yes! You're Beautiful

140 - Elton John - Daniel

141 - Elton John - Candle In The Wind

142 - Elton John - Island Girl

143 - Elton John - Your Song

144 - Elton John - Bitch Is Back

145 - Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

146 - Rod Stewart - Maggie May

147 - Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe

148 - Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well

149 - Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind

150 - Rod Stewart - What Made Milwaukee Famous

151 - Rod Stewart - Angel

 

 

 

 

 

 

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