SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES: 1963

Third volume in the “Sounds Of The Sixties” series, which was to run for 20 editions.

3CD Set
Released February 1998

Cat No.: RDCD2191-3 (RDC93861-3)
RD Code: SS63-003
Series Code: 521
Compilation by J K Hall - Booklet Notes by S Barnard- Mastered by P Marchant
(Re Issued: 2006 RTS63-004  K07050KK  RDCD5971-3)

Whenever I think of this set, I am reminded of the TWO glaring mistakes I made on it. By 1997 the pressure to release more and more collections was getting ridiculous. When I started at RD, two repertoire compilers had been producing around 5 or 6 sets a year, by this point, there was still two compilers, but we were working on anything up to 30 sets at any one time. Mistakes were inevitable...The first however was intentional. We had never been able to obtain certain tracks by high profile artists. This was because the artists themselves would have final say, and some would feel a bit 'snobbish' about appearing on a Reader's Digest collection. However, apparantly, my work at RD had come to the attention of none other than Bob Dylan, who specifically said that I could use "It Ain't Me Babe" on the 1963 volume of this series. Now normally, I would have turned to the record company and said either "It's an album track", "It was only released in 1964" or "Dylan wasn't even known in the UK until 1965", but this was BOB DYLAN! I accepted gracefully a shoe-horned the track onto the third disc, alongside the other oddity of Steveie Wonder's "Fingertips (Part 2)" as 'bonus' tracks for the set, in the hope that we would get more Dylan material for later editions (we never did!).
We was under pressure to get the set out as the third in the test series, and I mistakenly decided to skip the final masters audio check before production. It was a horific moment for me personally, when I received a letter pointing out that we had received the wrong master from the BBC for the "Doctor Who Theme"! Receiving the 1973 version instead of the 1963 original. As a life long Dr Who fan, I was appalled and disgusted with myself.

1           I Like It – The Greatest Hits Of 1963

01 Surfaris - Wipe Out

02 Beach Boys - Surfin' Usa

03 Shadows - Dance On

04 Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday

05 Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret

06 Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made For Me

07 Bobby Vee - Night Has A 1000 Eyes

08 Hollies - Stay

09 Tommy Roe - Everybody Eats When They Come To My House

10 Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

11 Springfields - Island Of Dreams

12 Tommy Roe - Folk Singer

13 Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl

14 Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You

15 Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof

16 Frank Ifield - I'm Confessin (That I Love You)

17 Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa

18 Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet

19 Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It

20 Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It

21 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone

2           Sweet Dreams – The Memories Of 1963

22 Frankie Howerd & The Company - Comedy Tonight

23 Benny Hill - Harvest Of Love

24 Harry H Corbett - Like The Big Guys Do

25 Tommy Steele - Flash, Bang, Wallop

26 Black & White Minstrels - Everybody's Doing It (Dixie Melody)

27 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Acapulco 1922

28 Johnny Cymbal - Mr Bassman

29 Helen Shapiro - Woe Is Me

30 John Barry Seven & Orchestra - Human Jungle

31 Matt Monro - From Russia With Love

32 Jimmy Young - Miss You

33 Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World

34 Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams

35 Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King

36 Shirley Bassey - I (Who Have Nothing)

37 Maurice Jarre & The L.P.O. - Lawrence Of Arabia- Title Theme

38 Radiophonic Workshop - Doctor Who Theme

39 Frank Ifield - Wayward Wind

40 Miki & Griff - I Wanna Stay Here

41 Bachelors - Charmaine

42 Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki

43 Edith Piaf - Polichinelle

44 Millicent Martin - That Was The Week That Was

3           Let It Rock – The Rock 'n' Roll Of 1963

45 Brian Poole And The Tremeloes - Twist & Shout

46 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Hungry For Love

47 Duane Eddy - Boss Guitar

48 Bern Elliott & The Fenmen - Money

49 Chucks - Loo-Be-Loo

50 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

51 Cougars - Saturday Nite At The Duck Pond

52 Bruisers - Blue Girl

53 Roy Orbison - Mean Woman Blues

54 Manfred Mann - Cock-A-Hoop

55 Chuck Berry - Let It Rock

56 Eddie Cochran - My Way

57 Fats Domino - Red Sails In The Sunset

58 Buddy Holly - What To Do

59 Crickets - My Little Girl

60 Swinging Blue Jeans - It's Too Late Now

61 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - Diamonds

62 Chiffons - He's So Fine

63 Billy Fury - Somebody Else's Girl

64 Joe Brown - Sally Ann

65 Ricky Nelson - It's Up To You

66 Brenda Lee - I Wonder

67 Exciters - Tell Him

68 Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe

69 Stevie Wonder - Fingertips - Part 2

 

 Re Issue

In 2006 RD reissued the series as a 12 volume set. The running order was reworked, which made the set more 'generic' and less themed by disc. The natural collecting of the three Gerry & The Pacemakers Number Ones was split up, and several tracks were dropped, and others added * utilising tracks that I was unable to use originally due to there usage on othger RD releases (a silly rule that existed at the time). Ironically the series was renamed 'Remembering The Sixties' but the dropped tracks were those that were more 'memories' than actual hits.

Dropped tracks;-

 Black & White Minstrels - Everybody's Doing It (Dixie Melody)
 Bruisers - Blue Girl
 Edith Piaf - Polichinelle
 Frankie Howerd & The Company - Comedy Tonight
 Millicent Martin - That Was The Week That Was
 Radiophonic Workshop - Doctor Who Theme 

 Stevie Wonder - Fingertips - Part 2
 Tommy Roe - Everybody Eats When They Come To My House
 Tommy Roe - Folk Singer 

The new track listing was;- 

CD1 

01 Surfaris - Wipe Out
02 Beach Boys - Surfin' Usa
03 Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret
04 Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It
05 Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You
06 Shirley Bassey - I (Who Have Nothing)
07 Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl
08 Springfields - Island Of Dreams
09 Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World
10 Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday
11 Shadows - Dance On
12 Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet
13 Helen Shapiro - Woe Is Me
14 Hollies - Stay
15 Frank Ifield - Wayward Wind
16 Billy Fury - Somebody Else's Girl
17 Frank Ifield - I'm Confessin (That I Love You)
18 Bachelors - Charmaine
19 Brenda Lee - I Wonder
20 Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made For Me
21 Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You
22 Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa

CD2

23 Maurice Jarre & The L.P.O. - Lawrence Of Arabia- Title Theme
24 Matt Monro - From Russia With Love
25 Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams
26 Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King
27 Chucks - Loo-Be-Loo
28 Benny Hill - Harvest Of Love
29 Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof
30 Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki
31 Roy Orbison - Mean Woman Blues
32 Buddy Holly - What To Do
33 Miki & Griff - I Wanna Stay Here
34 Jimmy Young - Miss You
35 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Acapulco 1922
36 Tommy Steele - Flash, Bang, Wallop
37 Harry H Corbett - Like The Big Guys Do
38 Joe Brown - Sally Ann
39 Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe
40 Cougars - Saturday Nite At The Duck Pond

*41 The Bachelors - Whispering

*42 Paul And Paula - Hey Paula

43 John Barry Seven & Orchestra - Human Jungle
44 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone

CD3

 
45 Chuck Berry - Let It Rock
46 Eddie Cochran - My Way
47 Fats Domino - Red Sails In The Sunset
48 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - Diamonds
49 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
50 Manfred Mann - Cock-A-Hoop
51 Swinging Blue Jeans - It's Too Late Now
52 Brian Poole And The Tremeloes - Twist & Shout
53 Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It
54 Exciters - Tell Him
55 Crickets - My Little Girl
56 Bobby Vee - Night Has A 1000 Eyes
57 Bern Elliott & The Fenmen - Money
58 Ricky Nelson - It's Up To You
59 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Hungry For Love
60 Johnny Cymbal - Mr Bassman
61 Duane Eddy - Boss Guitar
62 Chiffons - He's So Fine

*63 Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt

*64 Billy J Kramer And The Dakotas - Bad To Me

*65 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Do You Love Me?