Startime

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

The Sensational 70s

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10LP Set / 6 Cassette Set
Released 1981
Cat No.: RDS9833-42  RDC90978-83
RD Code: SEN 074

LP1    ‘70

1 – Melting Pot – Blue Mink

2 – All I Have To Do Is Dream – Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell

3 – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) – Edison Lighthouse

4 – I Want You Back – The Corporation

5 – Wand'rin’ Star – Lee Marvin

6 – Yellow River – Christie

7 – Honey Come Back – Glen Campbell

8 – Cottonfields – Beach Boys

9 – In The Summertime – Mungo Jerry

10 – Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

11 – Mama Told Me Not To Come – Three Dog Night

12 – Black Night – Deep Purple

13 – Woodstock – Matthews Southern Comfort

14 – I Hear You Knocking – Dave Edmunds

15 – When I'm Dead And Gone – McGuiness Flint

16 – Grandad – Clive Dunn

LP2    ‘71

1 – Stoned Love – Supremes

2 – Baby Jump – Mungo Jerry

3 – Indiana Wants Me – Dean R Taylor

4 – Knock Three Times – Dawn

5 – I Did What I Did For Maria – Tony Christie

6 – Banner Man – Blue Mink

7 – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep – Middle of the Road

8 – Don't Let It Die – Hurricane Smith

9 – I'm Still Waiting – Diana Ross

10 – Hey Girl Don't Bother Me – Tams

11 – Maggie May – Rod Stewart

12 – Simple Game – Four Tops

13 – Witch Queen Of New Orleans – Redbone

14 – Johnny Reggae – The Piglets

15 – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) – Benny Hill

16 – Something Tells Me – Cilla Black

LP3    ‘72

1 – I'd Like To Teach The World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) – New Seekers

2 – Amazing Grace – Pipes and Drums and Military Band Of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

3 – A Thing Called Love – Johnny Cash

4 – Lady Eleanor – Lindisfarne

5 – Rockin' Robin – Michael Jackson

6 – Rock And Roll (Part 2) – Gary Glitter

7 – Puppy Love – Donny Osmond

8 – Sylvia's Mother – Dr Hook and The Medicine Show

9 – Silver Machine – Hawkwind

10 – It's Four In the Morning – Faron Young

11 – All The Young Dudes – Mott The Hoople

12 – You Wear It Well – Rod Stewart

13 – Virginia Plain – Slade

14 – Mama Weer All Crazee Now – Slade

15 – Clair – Gilbert O'Sullivan

16 – Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool – Little Jimmy Osmond

LP4    ‘73

1 – Blockbuster – Sweet

2 – The Twelfth Of Never – Webster Livingston

3 – Get Down – Gilbert O'Sullivan

4 – Giving It All Away – Roger Daltrey

5 – See My Baby Jive – Wizzard

6 – One And One Is One – Medicine Head

7 – Rubber Bullets – 10cc

8 – Yesterday Once More – Carpenters

9 – You Can Do Magic – Limiie and The Family Cookin'

10 – Rock On – David Essex

11 – Nutbush City Limits – Ike and Tina Turner

12 – Eye Level – Simon Park Orchestra

13 – My Coo-Ca-Choo – Alvin Stardust

14 – I Love You Love Me Love – Gary Glitter

15 – The Show Must Go On – Leo Sayer

16 – Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade

LP5    ‘74

1 – Wombling Song – Wombles

2 – The Air That I Breathe – Hollies

3 – Jealous Mind – Alvin Stardust

4 – Seasons In The Sun – Terry Jacks

5 – Waterloo – Abba

6 – Shang-A-Lang – Bay City Rollers

7 – Sugar Baby Love – Rubettes

8 – The Streak – Ray Stevens

9 – Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies – Drifters

10 – Rock Your Baby – George McCrae

11 – You Make Me Feel Brand New – Stylistics

12 – When Will I See You Again? – Three Degrees

13 – Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas

14 – Sad Sweet Dreamer – Sweet Sensation

15 – Gonna Make You A Star – David Essex

16 – You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet – Bachman Turner Overdrive

LP6    ‘75

1 – Down Down – Status Quo

2 – Ms Grace – Tymes

3 – Please Mr Postman – Carpenters

4 – Goodbye My Love – Glitter Band

5 – Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) – Cockney Rebel with Steve Harley

6 – Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye) – Bay City Rollers

7 – Stand By Your Man – Tammy Wynette

8 – Three Steps To Heaven – Showaddywaddy

9 – I'm Not In Love – 10cc

10 – Tears On My Pillow – Johnny Nash

11 – Barbados – Typically Tropical

12 – Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) – Stylistics

13 – The Last Farewell – Roger Whittaker

14 – Moonlighting – Leo Sayer

15 – Love Is The Drug – Roxy Music

16 – D. I. V. O. R. C. E. – Billy Connolly

LP7    ‘76

1 – Forever And Ever – Slik

2 – Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto – Manuel and his Music of the Mountains

3 – I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance) – Tina Charles

4 – Convoy – C W McCall

5 – Love Really Hurts Without You – Billy Ocean

6 – Save Your Kisses For Me – Brotherhood Of Man

7 – Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) – Wurzels

8 – You To Me Are Everything – Real Thing

9 – My Friend The Wind – Demis Roussos

10 – Don't Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John and Kiki Dee

11 – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel – Tavares

12 – Jeans On – David Dundas

13 – Dancing Queen – Abba

14 – You Just Might See Me Cry – Our Kid

15 – Under The Moon Of Love – Showaddywaddy

16 – When A Child Is Born – Johnny Mathis

LP8    ‘77

1 – Isn't She Lovely – David Parton

2 – Boogie Nights – Heatwave

3 – When I Need You – Leo Sayer

4 – I Don't Want To Put A Hold On You – Bernie Flint

5 – Red Light Spells Danger – Billy Ocean

6 – Free – Deniece Williams

7 – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) – Joe Tex

8 – Baby Don't Change Your Mind – Gladys Knight And The Pips

9 – Angelo – Brotherhood Of Man

10 – Float On – Floaters

11 – Oxygene (Part 4) – Jean Michel Jarre

12 – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie – Baccara

13 – 2-4-6-8 Motorway – Tom Robinson Band

14 – Floral Dance – Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band

15 – Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gale

16 – It's A Heartache – Bonnie Tyler

LP9    ‘78

1 – Figaro – Brotherhood Of Man

2 – Take A Chance On Me – Abba

3 – Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush

4 – Denis – Blondie

5 – Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs – Brian and Michael

6 – Too Much, Too Little, Too Late – Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams

7 – Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young

8 – Boy From New York City – Darts

9 – Dancing In The City – Marshall Hain

10 – Forever Autumn – Justin Hayward

11 – Three Times A Lady – Commodores

12 – Deadlock Holiday – 10cc

13 – Sandy – John Travolta

14 – Rat Trap – Boomtown Rats

15 – YMCA – Village People

16 – Song For Guy – Elton John

LP10    ‘79

1 – Woman In Love – Three Degrees

2 – Heart Of Glass – Blondie

3 – I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

4 – In The Navy – Village People

5 – Hallelujah – Milk & Honey

6 – Reunited – Peaches & Herb

7 – Dance Away – Roxy Music

8 – Sunday Girl – Blondie

9 – Ain't Not Stoppin' Us Now – McFadden and Whitehead

10 – Up The Junction – Squeeze

11 – Ring My Bell – Anita Ward

12 – Wanted – Dooleys

13 – I Don't Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats

14 – Every Day Hurts – Sad Café

15 – Whatever You Want – Status Quo

16 – One Day At A Time – Lena Martell

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