MR XXX PRESENTS .. NME GREATEST SONGS FROM THE DECADES .. PLUS ODDS ..

 I decided to take up the challenge and tackle the GREAT lists of Britain's top weekly music paper, New Musical Express over the decades:

NME - The 100 Greatest Songs of NME in the 1950s (4CD) (2021)

NME - The 100 Greatest Songs of NME in the 1960s (5CD) (2021)

NME - The 100 Greatest Songs of NME in the 1970s (6CD) (2021)

NME - The 100 Greatest Songs of NME in the 1980s (7CD) (2021)

NME - The 100 Greatest Songs of NME's Lifetime... So Far (6CD) (2021)

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

http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_60years.htm

60 Years of the NME

The Best Tracks of the Last Six Decades

NME was founded as a newspaper on 7th March 1952. To celebrate the NME's 60th year in 2012, the paper compiled the best tracks of each of their decades. 

The lists were published in full on NME.com from March 2012. Here are the bare bones lists. A full appraisal and embedded videos of most of the tracks are available at NME.com.

›› 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's 

Also published in the magazine a top 100 in June 2012 and a readers Top 20 in July 2012.

›› 100 Greatest Tracks Of NME's Lifetime... So Far

There has never been a really good 50s and 60s officially released CD compilation that I've ever come across to date, mainly because the main labels like Universal, EMI, Sony and Warner 

just can't secure the rights to many of the major artists from these decades like Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan, etc., 

therefore always missing key tracks on their compilations.

Plus, to get all the ORIGINAL single versions in one place has been nigh on impossible until now! NO RE-RECORDINGS or horrible fake 'stereo' versions here! All the original hit single versions are featured across these 5 collections.

Many of the original hit single mono releases are featured on the 50s and 60s collections in particular, until stereo became the norm in the 70s and 80s. 

I think it's so wrong to listen to records released particularly between 1950 and 1965, not to be in the original mono form. 

In fact, many mono single mixes were quite different to the stereo album counterparts, particularly in the early to mid 60s.

There are a few instances where the UK mono single version is different to the US mix. Since the NME is a British based music magazine,

I made a point of including the UK mixes where appropriate.

I decided to tackle the 50s through the 80s lists, and the final 'of a lifetime... so far'.

They put together some truly excellent lists here, every single track is a masterpiece in its own right.

Hope you enjoy my most recent compilations of over 400 of the greatest records ever created.

AVAILABLE HERE ….

•••• PLUS:

• Juke Box Jive - 40 All Time Rock 'N' Roll Greats! (K-Tel NE 709 UK) (2021, 45th Anniversary Expanded Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (1976)

Like all K-Tel, Ronco and Arcade albums released in the 70s and early 80s, this compilation has never been released on CD.

Originally released by K-Tel in 1976 this double album contained 40 all time rock 'n' roll greats. Since the original albums had a fairly short

running time of around 48 minutes each, 24 minutes per side, I decided to expand them to a 79 minute CD length. Adding another 25 classic rock 'n' roll

songs overall, this collection now contains an astonishing 65 tracks spread across a 2CD set.

All 100% original hit single 7" 45 versions, NO horrendous RE-RECORDINGS or fake 'stereo' mixes here, using the very latest, highest quality, best sounding digital remasters released to date.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Jukebox-Jive-40-All-Time-Rock-N-Roll-Greats/release/6027404

• Dusty Springfield - The Complete Atlantic Mono Singles 1968-1971 (2021)

• The Glitter Band - Complete Singles Collection (3CD) (2021)

• The Rubettes - Gold (3CD) (2021)

ALL AVAILABLE HERE