Just for comparison, here's the list of tracks for NA-466(Australian Version) - Side A = 1.Let's Dance(Chris Montez); 2.I Fought The Law(Bobby Fuller Four); 3.Clap Your Hands(Beau-Marks); 4.Pretty Little Angel Eyes(Curtis Lee); 5.Lucille(Little Richard); 6.Shake, Rattle & Roll(billed only as Bill Haley - no mention of The Comets); 7.Shakin' All Over(The Guess Who); 8.Party Doll(Buddy Knox); 9.La Bamba(Ritchie Valens); 10.Surfer Girl(Beach Boys); Side B = 1.Runaway(Del Shannon); 2.Rhythm Of The Rain(Cascades); 3.Love Potion No.9(Clovers); 4.Sweet Talkin' Guy(Chiffons); 5.Twilight Time(Platters); 6.The Wanderer(Dion); 7.Chapel Of Love(Dixie-Cups); 8.Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa(Gene Pitney); 9.Get A Job(Silhouettes); 10.Venus(Frankie Avalon). How does this compare with the USA compilation? PhilMH, to answer your question, Frankie Avalon was issued on His Master's Voice, Del Shannon on London. London was Decca-owned but EMI-distributed in Australia at that time, and HMV - an EMI flagship label, of course. I can see only about 7 tracks in common between the two versions. In effect, this should render them as completely separate albums and should not share the title or the cover artwork. But that's my view.
I wonder if the differences in tracks between countries could be due to licensing reasons, either a particular company not having a licensee in particular countries, or maybe if there was a licensee, terms couldn't be agreed? Off the top of my head, I see tracks from Mercury. ABC, Roulette, MCA, United Artists and Hickory, all of whom had Australian outlets at the time. (I'm not sure who had the rights to Frankie Avalon and Del Shannon then - or even now!).
ahh yes I got this album and I thought it was a Australian compiled album this was the follow up to the best of marty robbins NA 265 previously Goofy Greats was NA 264 :)
That's why you'll notice of all the K-Tel albums I posted, none of them are linked, because it seems K-tel had a habit of changing at least one or two tracks, sometimes more, between every different country. Even between the US and Canada they're virtually never the same, often not even the same number of tracks
A quick glance at my own copy K-Tel NA-466 in Australia, shows a completely different line-up of tracks! You'd think Aussie K-Tel would've made the effort to a) follow the American track line-up(content), there are no Australian records included in the Aussie issue - It's all American content! Or b) redesign the cover instead of using the American sleeve design, considering the difference in content.
I don't know, those tracks don't particularly bother me too much, although they're definitely not among my favorite tunes. It's not as weird as the sessions compilation I posted yesterday https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/dpl20109
I mean, the "Guess Who and Ed Ames on the same album?
I really should have put a light colored backdrop behind the album to show it up better, the dark green carpeting on my record room floor is not the best backdrop :-)
Hurray for this album.
Altho I never understood why they felt compelled to add A8 and B5 from the punk late 60s. Trying to be cool with the hippies at the same time? Doesn't work.
Note that the top of the cover does not extend to square corners, just the shape of the jukebox.
But the Canadian issue had some differences in songs, including Daddy's Home.