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8LP Set*
Released 1975
Cat No.: RDS9031-8  (RDC90201-4)
RD Code: HIT 016

This was the first RD album that I purchased. It's almost a perfect pop package, the only downside being that it stops in 1973.
*This set came with a bonus LP "Hair" (RDS9039) which fetaured tracks from the musical of the same name.


LP 1      The Fifties

1 - Just Walkin' In The Rain - Johnnie Ray
2 - Singing In The Blues - Guy Mitchell
3 - Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan
4 - We Will Make Love - Russ Hamilton

5 - Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
6 - Nairobi - Tommy Steele
7 - All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers 
8 - It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards
9 - Hoots Mon! - Lord Rockingham's XI
10 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
11 - Teenager In Love - Marty Wilde
12 - Three Bells - The Browns
13 - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For - Emile Ford and The Checkmates
14 - Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka

LP 2      1960-61

1 - Why? - Anthony Newley
2 - Delaware - Perry Como
3 - Running Bear - Johnny Preston
4 - My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan

5 - Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones
6 - Because They're Young - Duane Eddy
7 - Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson
8 - Sailor - Petula Clark
9 - Are You Sure? - Allisons
10 - Blue Moon - The Marcels
11 - On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
12 - Halfway to Paradise - Billy Fury
13 - Well I Ask You - Eden Kane
14 - Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean

LP 3      1962-63

1 - Wimoweh - Karl Denver
2 - Hey Baby - Bruce Channel
3 - Picture of You - Joe Brown
4 - Telstar - The Tornados

5 - The Locomotion - Little Eva
6 - It Might As Well Rain Until September - Carole King
7 - Venus In Blue Jeans - Mark Wynter
8 - Island of Dreams - The Springfields
9 - Diamonds - Jet Harris and Tony Meehan
10 - Twist & Shout - Brian Poole and The Tremeloes
11 - Sweets For My Sweet - The Searchers
12 - Just Like Eddie - Heinz
13 - Memphis Tennessee - Chuck Berry
14 - I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield

LP 4      1964-65

1 - Needles & Pins - The Searchers
2 - Diane - Bachelors
3 - Juliet - Four Pennies
4 - I Won't Forget You - Jim Reeves

5 - You Really Got Me - The Kinks
6 - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
7 - He's In Town - Rockin' Berries
8 - Tired of Waiting For You - The Kinks
9 - Concrete and Clay - Unit 4 + 2
10 - Here Comes the Night - Them
11 - King of the Road - Roger Miller
12 - Where Are You Now My Love? - Jackie Trent
13 - Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
14 - Tossing and Turning - Ivy League

LP 5      1966-67

1 - Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
2 - Michelle - The Overlanders
3 - You Were On My Mind - Crispian St. Peters
4 - A Groovy Kind of Love - The Mindbenders

5 - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - Walker Brothers
6 - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
7 - Black is Black - Los Bravos
8 - Puppet on a String - Sandie Shaw
9 - A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum
10 - Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
12 - San Francisco - Scott Mackenzie
13 - Massachusetts - Bee Gees
14 - Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations
15 - Let The Heartaches Begin - Long John Baldry

LP 6      1968-69

1 - Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
2 - Cinderella Rockafella - Esther & Abi Ofarim
3 - Legend of Xanadu - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich
4 - Young Girl - Gary Puckett And The Union Gap

5 - Fire - Crazy World of Arthur Brown
6 - With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
7 - Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde - Georgie Fame
8 - Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
9 - Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da - Marmalade
10 - Blackberry Way - The Move
11 - Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
12 - In The Year 2525 - Zager And Evans
13 - A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
14 - Call Me Number One - The Tremeloes

LP 7      1970-71

1 - That Same Old Feeling - Pickettywitch
2 - House of the Rising Sun - Frijid Pink
3 - Yellow River - Christie
4 - Grooving With Mr. Bloe - Mr. Bloe

5 - In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
6 - Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs
7 - Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
8 - Pushbike Song - The Mixtures
9 - Hot Love - T. Rex
10 - Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
12 - Never Ending Song of Love - New Seekers
13 - Maggie May - Rod Stewart
14 - Coz I Luv You - Slade
15 - Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos

LP 8      1972-73

1 - Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip
2 - Without You - Nilsson
3 - Come What May - Vicky Leandros
4 - Rocket Man - Elton John

5 - Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon
6 - You're A Lady - Peter Skellern
7 - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers
8 - Part of the Union - The Strawbs
9 - Sylvia - Focus
10 - Welcome Home - Peters and Lee
11 - Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters
12 - Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and The Crypt Kickers
13 - Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
14 - Caroline - Status Quo

4 comments:

  1. Do you know if I can get this on cd ? Thanks

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    1. This set was never released on CD, please contact me directly for more details (sfcpres99 @ googlemail.com)

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  2. I have the Golden hit parade volume but i am missing Albums 2 & 7 can I still get these from you.

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    1. Please contact me directly for further information... sfcpres99 @ googlemail.com (remove gaps)

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