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MR XXX Presents .. Ayshea Brough, Beat Girls and another K-Tel ..

Hi Les,

I realise you've taken a step back from the blog, and don't expect you to put these up, but last year Samapplepie requested Ayshea Brough.

At the time I had a few random tracks which I posted for him all from vinyl as at that point only two tracks had been officially released on CD.

Since then her debut album has been released as a digital download, plus a few other single tracks from Polydor. I've also recently purchased 

her hard to find second album in mint condition.

Known to many, Ayshea Brough was the much loved TV presenter of Granada Television's 'Lift Off with Ayshea',

which ran for 144 editions, spanning 8 series and broadcast to millions of kids across the UK from 1969-1974.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tvWcaRw_MM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Off_with_Ayshea

Ayshea was also an accomplished singer and often performed on her weekly pop show. She recorded two albums and

numerous singles across a two decade career.

• Ayshea Brough - Ayshea (2021 Remaster) (1970)

Her first album has been absolutely impossible to find for the past 50 years, since very few copies were initially pressed in 1970.

I've never once seen a copy in a shop or for sale online.

Luckily, and to my great surprise, Universal just issued a digital download of the album earlier this month (April 2021) for sale on

Amazon and other sites.

https://www.discogs.com/Ayshea-Ayshea/release/6576756

• Ayshea Brough - Lift Off with Ayshea (2021 Remaster) (1974)

Her second album from 1974 has never been released on CD and has become quite rare and hard to find.

This is my rip from my own personal mint condition vinyl LP. Digitally edited and cleaned up, plus artwork scans.

https://www.discogs.com/Ayshea-Lift-Off-With-Ayshea/release/4183743

• Ayshea Brough - Lift Off... The Very Best of Ayshea (2021)

My own 25 track, 79:49 minute CD length compilation featuring her best singles, B-sides and album tracks.

First ever 'best of' compiled of her 60s and 70s recordings for Fontana, Polydor, MAM, Harvest, and DJM.

Also included are a number of the excellent Pye and Decca Beat Girls compilation series CDs from Ace Records, of which Ayshea's debut 1965 Fontana single 'Eeny Meeny' is featured on Live It Up! Bayswater Beat Girls 1964-1967 (2019):

Don't Blow Your Cool! More 60s Girls from UK Decca (2020)

Live It Up! Bayswater Beat Girls 1964-1967 (2019)

Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1962-1970 (2016)

Marylebone Beat Girls 1964-1967 (2017)

Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls 1963-1968 (2016)

She Came from Liverpool! Merseyside Girl-Pop 1962-1968 (2019)

She Wants You! Pye Records' Feminine Side 1964-1970 (2021)

The Pye Girls Coloured My World - 32 Brit Girl Tunes of the Swinging Sixties (2020)

and another 2CD K-Tel comp:

• 44 Superstars - 44 Original Hits - 44 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 939 UK) (2021 Remaster) (2CD) (1976)

44 UK smash hits, including 9 number 1's! Featuring quite a few tracks not featured on previous (1972-1976) K-Tel compilations.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-44-Superstars/release/327

Download all

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MR XXX Presents ... K-Tel, Arcade and Ronco compilations

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A few more K-Tel, Arcade and Ronco compilations compiled from scratch 

using the very latest, best quality sounding digital remasters.

20 Dynamic Hits, Vol. I - 20 Original Stars - 20 Original Hits (K-Tel TE 292 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

22 Dynamic Hits, Vol. II - 22 Original Stars - 22 Original Hits (K-Tel TE 291 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

20 Fantastic Hits by the Original Artists - Volume One (Arcade 2891 001 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

20 Fantastic Hits by the Original Artists - Volume Two (Arcade 2891 002 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

20 Fantastic Hits by the Original Artists - Volume Three (Arcade ADE P5 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1973)

20 Blazing Bullets - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Ronco RTL 2012 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

Dance, Sing or Anything - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Ronco CDR 2011 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

Disco Hits 75 - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Arcade ADE P18 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

Hit Action - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 993 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1977)

Hit Machine - 22 Original Hits - 22 Original Stars (K-Tel TE 713 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1976)

Space Invasion - 20 Galactic Hits (Ronco RTL 2051 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1980)

StarTrackin' '76 - 20 Starburstin' Original Hits (Ronco RTL 2014 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1975)

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The reason I decided to rebuild all of these albums from scratch

 (rather than ripping from the original vinyl), is that all of these 70s compilations

from K-Tel, Arcade and Ronco were very badly mastered with poor sound quality 

with many tracks being severely edited in order to squeeze on as many tracks per side as possible.

I've made absolutely sure through extensive research to use all the original complete 7" 45 single versions (which were originally used on the albums, but cut short),

from my own extensive CD library and mp3 digital downloads, to make these compilations the very best sounding they can be.

What makes these albums most interesting for me is that each one contains, even to this day,

 a few extremely rare, obscure and hard to find tracks.

DETAILS OF TRACK LISTS ON DISCOGS .......

• 20 Dynamic Hits, Vol. I - 20 Original Stars - 20 Original Hits (K-Tel TE 292 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-20-Dynamic-Hits/release/8540659

• 22 Dynamic Hits, Vol. II - 22 Original Stars - 22 Original Hits (K-Tel TE 291 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-22-Dynamic-Hits-Vol-II/release/974222

• 20 Fantastic Hits by the Original Artists - Volume One (Arcade 2891 001 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-20-Fantastic-Hits-By-The-Original-Artists/release/1955039

• 20 Fantastic Hits by the Original Artists - Volume Two (Arcade 2891 002 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1972)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-20-Fantastic-Hits-By-The-Original-Artists-Volume-Two/release/5646698

• 20 Fantastic Hits by the Original Artists - Volume Three (Arcade ADE P5 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1973)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-20-Fantastic-Hits-By-The-Original-Artists-Volume-Three/release/919074

• Dance, Sing or Anything - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Ronco CDR 2011 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Dance-Sing-Or-Anything/release/1315869

• Disco Hits 75 - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Arcade ADE P18 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Disco-Hits-75/release/4269604

• Hit Action - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 993 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1977)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hit-Action/release/3770683

• Hit Machine - 22 Original Hits - 22 Original Stars (K-Tel TE 713 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1976)

There were 3 releases of this album in the UK, US and Canada, all released in 1976 by K-Tel. They each had different tracklistings. I went for the UK edition as this has the superior tracklisting overall.

I expanded the original 22 tracks by adding 2 of the best songs (two number 1's) as bonus cuts from the US and Canadian editions to make a 24 track, 79 minute CD length compilation.

UK: https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hit-Machine/release/1802251

US: https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hit-Machine/release/2976917

CAN: https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hit-Machine/release/15901439

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• 20 Blazing Bullets - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Ronco RTL 2012 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)

This was my most difficult and challenging collection to compile to date as it features 13 really obscure and hard to find tracks.

I had to order a quite a few original 45 7" singles from Discogs, as many of the songs have never been released on CD or as a digital download.

 

Reparata's 'Shoes' has only ever been released on CD once, and is quite rare, and has over the years become something of a cult classic. 

It should have been a massive hit, but encountered huge release and distribution problems back in 1975:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoes_(Reparata_song)

https://www.discogs.com/Various-20-Blazing-Bullets/release/1297083

• Space Invasion - 20 Galactic Hits (Ronco RTL 2051 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1980)

Quite an interesting concept for a compilation album originally released by Ronco in 1980. It features 20 space, galactic, alien and UFO themed songs,

and is really very good!

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Space-Invasion/release/531565

• StarTrackin' '76 - 20 Starburstin' Original Hits (Ronco RTL 2014 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1975)

There were 3 releases of this album in the UK, US and Canada all with different tracklistings. 

I went for the UK edition as this has the superior tracklisting overall.

I expanded the original 20 tracks by adding 4 of the best songs (3 number 1's and a number 2)

 as bonus cuts from the US and Canadian editions to make a 24 track, 79 minute CD length compilation.

GREAT cover artwork too!

UK: https://www.discogs.com/Various-Star-Trackin-76/release/4106001

US: https://www.discogs.com/Various-Star-Trackin-76/release/2327356

CAN: https://www.discogs.com/Various-Star-Trackin-76/release/396358

ENJOY ... 

CLICK READ MORE FOR COMPLETE TRACK LISTS ... 

MR XXX Presents .. BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne Shows (1972-1978) (2021)

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I'm sending you 66 Tom Browne BBC Radio 1 Top 20 shows I've recently acquired 

which I didn't have before ranging from 1972-1978.

In fact, I'm now only missing about 5 or 6 shows from his entire 5 1/2 year run from 

October 1972 - March 1978 ... over 300 shows in all!

Some tremendous high quality FM stereo recordings on many here.

A few years ago I would have had to send you 66 CDs!!!!

What could be more appropriate, than sending these to you on a Sunday evening ... !!! !

Hope they bring back many fond memories.

Enjoy!

LES SAYS .....

I’ve uploaded in YEARS so not 66 separate downloads ...!!!

Contents for each year as follows ... 

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66 Tom Browne BBC Radio 1 Top 20 shows

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1972

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._01 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 22nd October 1972

._02 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 29th October 1972

._03 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 12th November 1972

._04 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 3rd December 1972

1973

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._01 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 4th February 1973

._02 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 18th March 1973

._03 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 25th March 1973

._04 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 8th April 1973

._05 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 15th April 1973

._06 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 22nd April 1973

._06 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 27th May 1973

._07 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 3rd June 1973

._08 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 24th June 1973

._09 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 1st July 1973

._10 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 8th July 1973

._11 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 15th July 1973

._12 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 5th August 1973

._13 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 16th September 1973

._14 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 23rd September 1973

._15 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 21st October 1973

._16 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 18th November 1973

._17 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 9th December 1973

._18 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 16th December 1973

1974

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._01 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 13th January 1974

._02 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 31st March 1974

._03 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 7th April 1974

._04 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 14th April 1974

._05 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 21st April 1974

._06 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 19th May 1974

._07 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 9th June 1974

._08 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 4th August 1974

._09 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 1st September 1974

._10 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 8th September 1974

._11 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 3rd November 1974

._12 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 8th December 1974

1975

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._01 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 19th January 1975

._02 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 23rd February 1975

._03 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 16th March 1975

._04 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 23rd March 1975

._05 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 6th April 1975

._06 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 4th May 1975

._07 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 6th July 1975

._08 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 5th October 1975

._09 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 19th October 1975

._10 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 9th November 1975

._11 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 21st December 1975

1976

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._01 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 18th January 1976

._02 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 14th March 1976

._03 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 4th April 1976

._04 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 11th April 1976

._05 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 6th June 1976

._06 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 18th July 1976

._07 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 15th August 1976

._08 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 26th September 1976

._09 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 10th October 1976

1977

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._01 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 23 January 1977

._02 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 6th February 1977

._03 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 27th February 1977

._04 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 13th March 1977

._05 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 17th April 1977

._06 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 24th April 1977

._07 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 5th June 1977

._08 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 12th June 1977

._09 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 14th August 1977

1978

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._01 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 1st January 1978

._02 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 22nd January 1978

._03 BBC UK Top 20 Radio 1 - Tom Browne 19th March 1978

 

MR XXX PRESENTS More Homemade Compilations ... UPLOADING NOW

Les,

Sending you a few of my own home made compilations you and others may enjoy...

Available HERE ......

 Notes and descriptions on some below.

• Britpop: The 100 Greatest Anthems (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2020)

• The British Pop Invasion 1964-1967: 160 Classics from the 1960s (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2020)

• The 125 Greatest Glam Rock Stompers of the 70s (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2021)

• VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s (5CD) (2020)

• Classic Pop Magazine Presents: The Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (Readers Poll - January 2014) (7CD) (2020)

• Classic Rock Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Rock Songs (7CD) (2020)

• MOJO Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Motown Tracks (Experts Poll - February 2009) (5CD) (2020)

• Q Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (6CD) (2020)

• Q Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Songs Ever! (7CD) (2020)

• MOJO Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (Experts Poll - August 1997) (6CD) (2020)

• MOJO Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (Readers Poll - December 1997) (5CD) (2020)

• The 100 Greatest Reggae Songs of All Time (2020 Super Deluxe Edition) (7CD) (2020)

• The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of the 60s & 70s (Super Deluxe Edition) (5CD) (2020)

• The 125 Greatest Funk Songs of All Time (Super Deluxe Edition) (9CD) (2020)

• The 100 Greatest Northern Soul Floorshakers in the World... Ever! (4CD) (2019)

• The Northern Soul Top 100 Bubbling Under (21st Anniversary, 2021 Remastered Edition) (4CD) (2000)

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• Britpop: The 100 Greatest Anthems (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2020)

Following weeks and weeks of extensive research, critics polls, readers and listeners polls (NME, Melody Maker, Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, BBC Radio 1 and others), 

online discussion forums votes (Steve Hoffman), Wikipedia insight, my own recollections and favourites, I have finally settled upon my top 100 Greatest Britpop Anthems of all time collection.

The absolute best of the best, cream of the crop - there is no better Britpop compilation available anywhere.

As per usual with my collections, many tracks you just never see on compilations due to licensing issues, etc.

Almost 7 hours of classic 90s Britpop.

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After my recent Britpop compilation, I thought it only right to follow it up with:

• The British Pop Invasion 1964-1967: 160 Classics from the 1960s (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2020)

No officially released compilation has ever done this fantastic run of 4 years (1964-1967) justice, due to many key tracks being omitted,

especially by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Dave Clark Five, The Animals, The Kinks and others due to licensing restrictions, music rights issues, etc.

A number of singles released in the UK in 1962 & 1963 didn't make the US charts until 1964 following The Beatles legendary appearance on the 

Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964.

I felt it was about time a fully comprehensive British Invasion collection was put together, with all the great songs that made such a HUGE impact on the American charts.

ALL 100% original 1960s recordings - NO later re-recordings or remixes here!

Includes the super rare US 7" single version of The Who's 'Substitute' which contains altered lyrics for US radio airplay, plus The Animals' 'We Gotta Get Out of This Place' 

again with altered lyrics for the US market, plus many other single mixes which are different to the album versions.

No question that this is the greatest compilation from that period ever 'released', mainly because it includes ALL the key tracks which have been omitted from other compilations

over the years.

Over 7 hours of music and 160 classic tracks to enjoy!

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• The 125 Greatest Glam Rock Stompers of the 70s (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2021)

Updated and expanded to 125 tracks: The 125 Greatest Glam Rock Stompers of the 70s is now a 6CD set.

The absolute best of the best glam rock songs that rocked the charts in the early to mid 70s, with many tracks you never see on compilations,

due to licensing restrictions, music rights issues, etc.

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• VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s (5CD) (2020)

Someone recently uploaded their own made fan compilation of VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s online. It was originally broadcast in 2006:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6pqozr

https://list.fandom.com/wiki/VH1%27s_100_greatest_songs_of_the_80%27s

Whoever put it together did a truly abysmal job. Many of the tracks were the incorrect versions: later re-recordings, cover versions (can you believe!), live versions as opposed to the original studio recordings,

plus songs that didn't even represent what the tags said they were! Quite a few sound like they are bad, poor quality YouTube rips, and many sounded like they were recorded underwater, very low volume, flat and dull.

I decided to take it upon myself to recompile this great compilation of classic 80s hits as voted for by VH1 viewers from my own high quality library of songs, including many hard to find original 7" single versions and radio edits as originally broadcast at the time, and were often featured on the official video versions as screened on MTV and VH1.

6 1/2 hours of classic 80s! 

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VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s compilation which was based solely on the US singles charts and the most popular songs MTV and VH1 were playing on their stations.

• Classic Pop Magazine Presents: The Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (Readers Poll - January 2014) (7CD) (2020), which was voted for by readers in January 2014. Being a UK based music magazine,

the songs to receive the most votes were based on what was being played on UK radio and TV, in particular BBC Radio 1 and Top of the Pops. So to confirm, the VH1 comp is from an American perspective,

and the Classic Pop poll is from a British perspective.

Quite a considerable difference between the US and UK radio stations. In the US they tended to focus more on rock, power ballads and big hair bands, whereas the UK tended to play more synthpop,

early indie like The Smiths and Echo & the Bunnymen and lots of great pop.

I made a point of adding many original UK 7" single mixes, some of which are really hard to find, rather than album versions which you often see appear on the thousands of 

80s CD compilations you see hogging up the shelves, to make the compilation more authentic and have it coming from a UK point of view.

I have enclosed a PDF file of the original magazine issue from January 2014 in the artwork folder, so you can read up on the history of each single.

The compilers listed another 24 tracks as 'bubbling under' which didn't quite made the Top 100 list, so I've also added those as an extra bonus making it a 7CD set.

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• Classic Rock Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Rock Songs (7CD) (2020)

ONE HUNDRED HEAD BANGIN' CLASSICS!

Britain's Classic Rock Magazine released a special issue dedicated to the 100 Greatest Rock Songs voted for on Facebook and Twitter by the PEOPLE!

I decided to take it upon myself to compile this truly superb list with the actual songs.

A FANTASTIC LOUD collection of so many blistering classics that you just never see on most of run of the mill 'rock' compilations clogging up the shelves in HMV and the like.

Compiled from the very latest digital remasters and super deluxe editions for the very best sound quality.

All original studio versions, no re-recordings or bootleg live versions here!

Over 8 1/2 hours of roaring rock!

I've also included a PDF file of the original magazine issue full of fascinating information and background history on each track in the artwork folder.

Hope you enjoy and don't forget to crank it up LOUD!

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• MOJO Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Motown Tracks (Experts Poll - February 2009) (5CD) (2020)

Continuing on with my Top 100 lists from Britain's best music magazines over the past few years...

I thought I'd take a stab at MOJO Magazine: The 100 Greatest Motown Tracks (Experts Poll - from February 2009).

I made absolutely certain to feature all the original hit single 7" 45 versions in the glorious original mono mixes, until stereo became the norm in the early 70s.

I added 10 additional tracks as an extra special bonus, the tracks I think should have been included in the Top 100. Brought everything up to a nice even 22 tracks per disc.

Most officially released Motown CD compilations feature the much inferior stereo album mixes of songs, and not the far superior original 7" mono single mixes.

I think you'll agree, the original mono single mixes sound a million times better than the 'fake' stereo album versions.

I honestly don't think you'll find a better Motown collection anywhere with this kind of quality and 110 massive hits found here.

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• Q Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (6CD) (2020)

• Q Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Songs Ever! (7CD) (2020)

Following the sad demise of Britain's much loved Q magazine with the final issue Q415 being released on July 28th, 2020:

https://www.qthemusic.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(magazine)

I decided to take it upon myself to compile 200 songs from two of their greatest issues:

The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (February 1999 issue) and The 100 Greatest Songs Ever! (October 2006 issue).

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After compiling the Q lists, I thought I'd take a stab at MOJO Magazine's 100 Greatest Singles of All Time.

The MOJO lists feature many different tracks to the Q lists.

Two polls were taken in 1997, an industry experts poll :

MOJO Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (Experts Poll - August 1997) (6CD) (2020)

Compiled by MOJO magazine from top 10 lists supplied by over 100 artists, producers and music industry personalities worldwide.

The 100 greatest singles were voted for by the experts listed on the inside cover of the August 1997 - issue 45. Songs not available on 45s in the UK were disqualified. 

and a follow up readers poll:

MOJO Magazine Presents: The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (Readers Poll - December 1997) (5CD) (2020)

In addition to the Top 100 in the experts poll, 32 additional singles were listed as 'bubbling under', so I decided to add these as a bonus.

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• The 100 Greatest Reggae Songs of All Time (2020 Super Deluxe Edition) (7CD) (2020)

• I decided to take another look at my 100 Greatest Reggae Songs of All-Time compilation from 2017.

I was never 100% satisfied with it and thought over the past couple of years it could be much improved. After considerable

research and scrolling over lists and lists online of the best reggae songs ever made, voted for on many forums, I decided to remove a few tracks,

and add some better ones, based on the comments and praise online, plus my own recollections from listening to all the great reggae John Peel used to play.

I was also able to replace a few tracks with some better quality sounding rips than I had previously, plus add a number of

great instrumental dub versions of the A-sides which often appeared on the B-sides of the original 7" singles.

I'm really happy with the final outcome, and it was definitely worth a second look to improve the overall collection.

I also redesigned the cover artwork to read the '100' more clearly across the top, and replaced a few record labels with a number of cooler, much more interesting vintage reggae 45 designs.

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• The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of the 60s & 70s (Super Deluxe Edition) (5CD) (2020)

• The 125 Greatest Funk Songs of All Time (Super Deluxe Edition) (9CD) (2020)

I decided to revisit my funk and soul compilations as I felt I could improve on them somewhat by adding and subtracting a few songs, plus

adding several better sounding remasters I've acquired since I put these together about 18 months ago.

I wasn't 100% satisfied with them last year and felt they needed a second look. I'm much happier with these final selections after a lot more

extensive research and study into the absolute best of each genre according to many many lists, votes and online discussions.

I also expanded the funk collection from 100 tracks to 125 tracks, now making it a 9CD length set with over 11 hours of music.

Updated, cleaned up and revised artwork covers too!

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• The 100 Greatest Northern Soul Floorshakers in the World... Ever! (4CD) (2019)

This compilation features the very, very best Northern Soul tracks ever released.

Highly influenced and inspired by Kev Roberts list:

https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-Northern_Soul.html

http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/northern_soul_top_500.htm

plus a number of others, including The Guardian article with many, many responses from Northern Soul experts and fans on the records they think matter most:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/23/northern-soul-10-of-the-best

I agree with about 90% of his list, but there are definitely a few others I would have included, as mentioned by many posters, so I did substitute a few tracks which also feature in a number

of other lists, I think making it an overall better Top 100.

A number of tracks have never been officially released on CD, due to their rarity and scarcity values, so there are a few vinyl rips included as these are all that exist,

as the records are so rare and impossible to find, and if you're lucky will appear on eBay, selling for thousands of £££!

There are tons and tons of Northern Soul compilations out there, but there is nothing that comes close to this Top 100. I don't think you'll find a better compilation of this music anywhere.

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• The Northern Soul Top 100 Bubbling Under (21st Anniversary, 2021 Remastered Edition) (4CD) (2000)

As the follow up to Kev Roberts' Northern Soul Top 500, he also listed 100 records as 'bubbling under' in his book:

“Every Soul Boy & Girl has their favourite sounds, I’m sure that as you read the Top 500 that you were surprised not to see a record that is particularly close to your own heart.

I have my own personal favourites many of which didn’t make it either, however you may well find it in this list of 100 spins that nearly made the chart…”

http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/northern_soul_top_500.htm

To my knowledge the top 100 bubbling under tracks have never been compiled before by anyone and posted online.

Here is my collection compiled using the very latest and best sounding remasters released to date, from my own CD collection,

Amazon, iTunes digital downloads, etc.

So many rare records here. It's amazing that even though these 100 tracks are bubbling under the top 500, there are so many GREAT Northern Soul

floor-shakers here.

Hope you enjoy all these newly updated collections .......

 

Amazulu - Amazulu (2021, 35th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) (3CD) (1986)

Britpop - The 100 Greatest Anthems (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2020)

Classic Pop Magazine Presents - The Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (Readers Poll - January 2014) (7CD) (2020)

Classic Rock Magazine Presents - The 100 Greatest Rock Songs (7CD) (2020)

Club Ska '67 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1967)

Club Ska '67 - Vol. Two (2020 Digital Remaster) (1967)

Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1979)

MOJO Magazine Presents - The 100 Greatest Motown Tracks (Experts Poll - February 2009) (5CD) (2020)

MOJO Magazine Presents - The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (Experts Poll - August 1997) (6CD) (2020)

MOJO Magazine Presents - The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (Readers Poll - December 1997) (5CD) (2020)

More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67 - Vol. 2 (2020 Digital Remaster) (1980)

Neneh Cherry - Greatest (Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (2020)

Q Magazine Presents - The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (6CD) (2020)

Q Magazine Presents - The 100 Greatest Songs Ever! (7CD) (2020)

Sunny - Doctor's Orders (2019, 45th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1974)

Sunny - The Best of the Woman In Me (2019, 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1979)

The 100 Greatest Disco Songs of All Time (9CD) (2019)

The 100 Greatest Northern Soul Floorshakers in the World... Ever! (4CD) (2019)

The 100 Greatest Reggae Songs of All-Time (2020 Super Deluxe Edition) (7CD) (2020)

The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of the 60s & 70s (Super Deluxe Edition) (5CD) (2020)

The 125 Greatest Funk Songs of All Time (Super Deluxe Edition) (9CD) (2020)

The 125 Greatest Glam Rock Stompers of the 70s (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2021)

The British Pop Invasion 1964-1967 - 160 Classics from the 1960s (Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2020)

The Northern Soul Top 100 Bubbling Under (21st Anniversary, 2021 Remastered Edition) (4CD) (2000)

VH1 - 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s (5CD) (2020)

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