London American Label Year by Year 1961 by Various (CD, 2009)

ACI, ACE Records UK

0029667039222

23046048772

2009

CD

Oldies

Various

London American Label Year by Year 1961

0.38in

0.24lb.

5.62in

5.06in

28

1

1.1 What'd I Say - Jerry Lee Lewis 1.2 Spanish Harlem - Ben E King 1.3 Riders in the Sky - the Ramrods 1.4 Lovey Dovey - Buddy Knox 1.5 Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke 1.6 Wait a Minute - the Coasters 1.7 The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola ; His Orchestra 1.8 More Than I Can Say - Bobby Vee 1.9 You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin 1.10 So Long Baby - Del Shannon 1.11 Hurt - Timi Yuro 1.12 Ring of Fire - Duane Eddy 1.13 Moody River - Pat Boone 1.14 Weekend - Eddie Cochran 1.15 Naomi - Al Tousan ; His Piano 1.16 Spanish Twist - Bill Haley ; His Comets 1.17 Ram-Bunk-Shush - the Ventures 1.18 Girls - Johnny Burnette 1.19 Ain't Gonna Wash for a Week-Eddie Hodges 1.20 Crying - Roy Orbison 1.21 Twist-Her - Bill Black's Combo 1.22 Sweets for My Sweet - the Drifters 1.23 Lonesome Road - Mirriam Johnson 1.24 The Peppermint Twist - Danny Peppermint ; the Jumpin' Jacks 1.25 Get with It - Sandy Nelson 1.26 Boo Hoo - Marvin Rainwater 1.27 What a Party - Fats Domino 1.28 Morning After - the Mar-Keys

2010 compilation that collects the celebrated A-sides of singles issued by the London-American label in 1961. London-American was the prime UK outlet for U.S. hits in the 1950's and 1960's, introducing the British public to America's biggest stars. This second volume contains a fantastic selection of U.S. and UK hits, flops and flips that all saw their first UK release on the famous silver and black logo of London-American. 28 tracks including cuts from Jerry Lee Lewis, Ben E. King, the Coasters, Bobby Vee, Duane Eddy, Bill Haley & His Comets and many others. Ace.