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Record Collector 23rd Jan 2015
| | One of those tracks I got on my compilation album called silly love songs |
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Neil Forbes 23rd Jan 2015
| | R.C.'s tongue-in-cheek remark: "He does backing vocals on blue swedes hooked on a feeling ohhh Chaga Chaga lol" - Surely not... Not really? But with Loop Di Love running in my head right now..... Hmmmmm! |
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Record Collector 23rd Jan 2015
| | He does backing vocals on blue swedes hooked on a feeling ohhh Chaga Chaga lol |
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Neil Forbes 23rd Jan 2015
| | There was an Explosive Hits '73! Had a quirky track called "Loop Di Love" by Shag(real name escapes me for the moment, but had a hit in 1965 called Everybody's Gone To The Moon) which I later found on a British Decca-issue 45 on the UK label. Much of the Explosive Hits '73 content was of 1971 to 1972 vintage. Probably had only a couple of 1973-vintage, just enough to justify the title. Will upload sometime soon. |
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Record Collector 23rd Jan 2015
| | Interesting there is no explosive hits '72 I gather That album was shelved |
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Neil Forbes 23rd Jan 2015
| | Really was much of a muchness! K-Tel Australia and EMI racing each other to see which company could get their latest compilation out first(or so it might've seemed). K-Tel drawing on a wider arc of record companies for their album content while EMI seemed to be stuck with the labels it represented at the time for its album content - Ah but we may as well try to "catch the wind" than try to work out the machinations of LP compilations from K-Tel, EMI, Polygram or any other company. |
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Record Collector 23rd Jan 2015
| | what is interesting I don't really remember these early compilations I have a vauge memory of 20 happening hits volume three that was issued the same times as explosive hits '73 but most of the ktel commercials I do remember year by year was from 1975 onwards with mind bender and outa sight among others |
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Neil Forbes 23rd Jan 2015
| | Hi, R.C.! Taking your most recent remark first, if you have the facility on your computer to extract tracks from a CD, you could compile a CD version for yourself of the Australian "Believe In Music" album. Mind you, you'd to spread the contents evenly over two CDs(to replicate the LPs, no doubt), and to your second comment, the contents of the two different versions cater to vastly different eras in music tastes. The Australian album was a "nostalgia trip" delving back into the 1950s while the Canadian(and American) versions were of more contemporary music of the time(early 1970s), it would've been like comparing apples to oranges. |
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Record Collector 23rd Jan 2015
| | all the tracks that featured on the Australia issue I do have on CD |
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Record Collector 23rd Jan 2015
| | to be honest with you I like the Australian issue better |
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Neil Forbes 23rd Jan 2015
| | Yes, I'd borrowed a friend's copy once, many years ago to put Wayward Wind on cassette(yonks before we could make our own CDs). I'd often seen other copies of the LP at second-hand shops and recycling centres(where old LPs go to die). But, as I said, the make-up of this Canadian album, and its American counterpart(most likely) vary markedly from the Australian album in ways I've already explained some minutes ago. |
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Record Collector 23rd Jan 2015
| | the cover on the Australian issue has a purple background with Believe In Music in Big Gold lettering |
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Neil Forbes 23rd Jan 2015
| | Looking at this LP now, I realise that it only shares its title with the Australian album. The artwork in the cover and the LP's contents vary wildly from the Aussie album.
The differences are:
Canadian: Single disc - 11 tracks per side, material of contemporary(early 1970s) vintage.
Australian: Two discs - 10 tracks per side, material of 1950s vintage, many issued as 78s. |
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Record Collector 23rd Jan 2015
| | Album Title Believe In Music (Double Album)
Label Majestic (Australia)
Catalogue Number NA 449
Year Released 1973
Just Walkin' In The Rain - JOHNNIE RAY
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania - GUY MITCHELL
Bimbombey - JIMMY RODGERS
Baby It's Cold Outside - BUDDY CLARK AND DINAH SHORE
April Love - PAT BOONE
Glow Worm - MILLS BROTHERS
A Certain Smile - JOHNNY MATHIS
Wayward Wind (The) GOGI GRANT
March From The River Kwai - MITCH MILLER
Rags To Riches - TONY BENNETT
On The Street Where You Live - VIC DAMONE
24 Hours From Tulsa - GENE PITNEY
Secret Love - DORIS DAY
All I Have To Do Is Dream - EVERY BROTHERS
I Believe - FRANKIE LANE
Standing On The Corner - FOUR LADS
Peg O' My Heart BUDDY CLARK
What A Diff'rence A Day Makes - DINAH WASHINGTON
Frankie's Man Johnny - JOHNNY CASH
Friendly Persuasion - PAT BOONE
She Wears My Ring - JOHNNY O'KEEFE
Sail Along Silv'ry Moon - BILLY VAUGHAN
Broken Hearted Melody - SARAH VAUGHAN
Dream Lover - BOBBY DARIN
Come On A My House - ROSEMARY CLOONEY
It's All In The Game - TOMMY EDWARDS
Sioux City Sue - GENE AUTRY
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
Green Door - JIM LOWE
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - PLATTERS
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Neil Forbes 20th Dec 2014
| | The sleeve and labels show 11 tracks per side, the list for submission only shows 10 per side. Two are thus not listed in this Canadian version. The missing tracks are "Sealed With A Kiss"(Bobby Vinton) Side 1/Tr.11 and "I Believe In Music"(Gallery) Side 2/Tr.11. |
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Record Collector 20th Dec 2014
| | released in Australia under majestic records same title but different track listing with the catalogue number NA 449 also cover not the same as overseas issues |
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whitewhale1965 19th Dec 2014
| | The US version is almost identical to this Canadian release. |
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