Various Artists - Hit That Perfect Beat: The London Records Story - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2011 three CD compilation. The legendary Music City Records of Berkeley, California was one of the longest-lived, most fiercely independent black-owned record companies of the era. Over the course of two decades, owner Ray Dobard's schedule reflected the evolution of black popular music, from smooth Blues in the early 1950s, through R&B, instrumentals, Rock 'n' Roll through to the end of the decade, proto-Soul in the early '60s and into Funk and modern Soul in the 1970s. But it is the rich seam of Bay Area vocal groups that Music City mined, that collectors associate with the tag. Dobard had only a couple of minor hits - the Four Deuces' popular 'W-P-L-J', Johnny Heartsman's raucous 'Johnny's House Party' - but released over fifty 45 rpm singles and taped much, much more. 78 tracks. Ace Records.

As adjuncts to our highly popular InchAmerica's Greatest HitsInch series of collections for each calendar year in the 50s and early '60s, we have already produced collections based on landmark moments in the Billboard charts - InchThe First Top 100 Nov. 1955Inch (ACQCD7062) and InchThe First Hot 100 Aug. 1958Inch (ACQCD7083). This collection highlights another musical landmark with the very first Hot 100 chart of the 1960s, the dawn of a momentous decade in the annals of popular music. It simply comprises every record in that chart, published by Billboard on 4th January 1960, from No. 1 (Marty Robbins' InchEl PasoInch) to No. 100 (Rod Bernard's InchOne More ChanceInch, capturing the musical zeitgeist of the era, as pop music made the transition from the rock 'n' roll era into a period which would see equally iconoclastic developments in the genre. Alongside the major names there are a host of obscure and collectable records - minor one-hit wonders on relatively unknown labels which are not generally available on CD and which give a fascinating insight into the music of the time. It contains a 10,000+ word booklet featuring background notes on every record.

Various Artists - Icon Classic Rock / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/11/2014