CDs Dave's compiled/written notes
(Over 1000 CDs this century in Pop, Rock, MOR, Country and R&B)
INCLUDES 2008-10 SERIES
‘THE OFFICIAL TOP OF THE POPS SERIES’ (16 albums) for EMI/BBC
‘TRUE’ (21 X 3 CD Box Sets for Universal)
‘ULTIMATE’ (7 X 3 CD Box set for Universal)
‘BRITISH ROCK’N’ROLL ANTHOLOGY’ (5 CD)
‘THE ROCK’N’ROLL YEARS’ (16 CD set)
‘THE BOAT THAT ROCKED’ (2 CD) last three for Universal.
‘THEN’ (1953-1957)(5CD)
2011 COMPILATIONS INCLUDE TOP 20 UK HIT ALBUMS BY
FRANKIE LAINE
JOHN DENVER
JOHNNY MATHIS
SOLO ACT COMPILATIONS INCLUDE
(in many cases more than one album per act)
1940s acts
Bing Crosby
Frankie Laine
Anne Shelton
George Formby
Jimmy Dorsey
Al Bowlly
Vera Lynn (Inc 5 CD set)
Ambrose
Andrews Sisters
Billie Holiday
Gracie Fields
Edmundo Ros
Geraldo
Ella Fitzgerald
Billy Cotton
Joe Loss
Judy Garland
Ethel Merman
Flanagan & Allen
Jimmy Durante
Charlie Kunz
Marlene Dietrich
Lena Horne
Josef Locke
1950s acts
Buddy Holly
Platters
Pat Boone
Chuck Berry
Connie Francis
Eddie Cochran
Fats Domino
Perry Como
Harry Belafonte
Marty Wilde
Ray Conniff
Billy Fury
Gene Vincent
Crickets
Lonnie Donegan (inc 5 CD set)
Dickie Valentine
Alma Cogan
Ray Martin
Anthony Newley
Lita Roza
Tony Brent
Shirley Bassey
Beverely Sisters
Ray Ellington
Teddy Johnston
Sammy Davis jr
Max Bygraves
Guy Mitchell
Glen Mason
Frank Chacksfield
Avons
Eve Boswell
Mudlarks
Jimmy Young
McGuire Sisters
Stargazers
Ted Heath
Winifred Atwell
Mantonvani
Charlie Kunz
Johnston Brothers
David Whitfield
Anne Shelton
Teresa Brewer
Joan Regan
Four Aces
Danny Kaye
Eartha Kitt
Patti Page
Al Martino
Dean Martin
Eddie Fisher
Harry Secombe
Julie London
Michael Holliday
Nat ‘King’ Cole
Ronnie Carroll
Ronnie Hilton
David Hughes
Frankie Laine
Dinah Washington
Dion & The Belmonts
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Ricky Nelson
Frankie Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Tommy Steele
1960s/70s pop/rock
Tom Jones
Petula Clark
Olivia Newton-John
Righteous Brothers
Billy Fury
David Essex
The Shadows
Dusty Springfield
Des O’Connor
Herman’s Hermits
Engelbert Humperdinck
Spencer Davis
Kathy Kirby
Brenda Lee
Bobby Vee
Johnny Burnette
John Denver
New Vaudeville Band
Peter Sellers
Karl Denver
Fortunes
Tony Christie
Vikki Carr
Lulu
Bachelors
Timi Yuro
Burt Bacharach
Carpenters
Jet Harris
Johnny Preston
Lesley Gore
Righteous Brothers
Susan Maughan
Sam the Sham
Acker Bilk
Brian Hyland
Dr. Hook
Jack Jones
Bobby Darin
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick…
Donny Osmond
Eric Burdon
Neil Diamond
Roger Whittaker
Sergio Mendes
Small Faces
Thunderclap Newman
Cher
Manfred Mann
Bert Kaempfert
Billy J. Kramer
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Helen Shapiro
Jan & Dean
Don McLean
James Last
John Barry
Johnny Pearson
Larry Page Orchestra
Ventures
Ricky Valance
Val Doonican
Johnny Kidd & Pirates
Swinging Blue Jeans
Val Doonican
The Ventures
80s
Blondie
Sheena Easton
Madness
Michael Ball
Supertramp
Strawbs
Steely Dan
Allman Brothers
Aswad
Split Enz
UFO
Wet Wet Wet
Sheena Easton
Quireboys
Living In A Box
Barbara Dickson
Culture Club
Elkie Brooks
Flying Pickets
George Thorogood
Iris Williams
R&B/Funk/Soul/Blues
James Brown
Marvin Gaye
Al Green
Barry White
B.B. King
The Drifters
The Supremes
The Temptations
Kool & The Gang
The Stylistics
The Impressions
Earth, Wind & Fire
Smokey Robinson
Four Tops
Brothers Johnson,
Gwen Guthrie
Cameo
Con Funk Shun
Dee Dee Warwick
Ohio Players
Mary Jane Girls
Gene Chandler
Stephanie Mills
Parliament
The Miracles
Crystal Waters
Womack & Womack
Thelma Houston
Jeffrey Osborne
Junior
Junior Parker
Quincy Jones
Alexander O’Neal
P.M. Dawn
Jocelyn Brown
LL Cool J
Bobby Womack
Lionel Richie
Clyde McPhatter
Temptations
Etta James
Ike & Tina Turner
Bo Diddley
Howlin’ Wolf
Muddy Waters
Buddy Guy
Louis Jordan
Brook Benton
Dinah Washington
Sonny Boy Williamson
Gene McDaniels
Nina Simone
Edwin Starr
Dells
John Lee Hooker
Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland
Country
Johnny Cash
Kenny Rogers
George Jones
Tanya Tucker
Conway Twitty
Reba McEntire
Patsy Cline
Webb Pierce
Kitty Wells
Jerry Lee Lewis
Hank Williams
Hank Williams Jr
Billy Ray Cyrus
Kitty Wells
Bill Monroe
Freddy Fender
Mavericks
Willie Nelson
Charlie Rich
Dolly Parton
Crystal Gayle
Roger Miller
VARIOUS ARTISTS COMPILATIONS/SLEEVE NOTES INCLUDE
OVER 300 HITS OF THE 1950S & 1960S albums for TIME LIFE, UNIVERSAL, EMI, SONY/BMG as well as OVER 100 COUNTRY AND SOUL COMPILATIONS & SLEEVE NOTES.INCLUDES:
R&B
Time Life Classic Soul Years
Solid Gold Soul (series)
23 sets (1950-1990s)
Soul Connection
Philly Groove Story
Chess Divas
Chess Double Album
Chess 60s R&B
Chess Blues Compilation
Chess R&B Compilation
HMV Chess Blues
Sweet Soul of 70s
Country
Time Life Country Classics
23 Sets Vols 6-28
Superstars of Country (series)
Classsic Country Gold (series)
Country Ladies
County Lovin’
Country Hits 70s
Bluegrass Double
Country Million Sellers
HMV Country Double
Million Dollar Country
Pop, etc
Sounds Of The 60s (series 20 + sets)
25 Years of Rock’n’Roll (series)
Music Of The Years 1955-69 (Series)
British Hit Parade (series)
Guinness Book Of Hits Series
Flower Power (6 CDs)
The Roulette Story
Xmas Love
Complete Christmas Collection (Series)
What They Did Pre R&R
100 Hits of the 50s
100 Hits of the 60s
The Fabulous |Fifties
The Four Tenors
Girl Watching
Boy Watching
Christmas Past
Greatest Rock’n’Roll
HMV Gold
Hits That Rocked The Airwaves
Hits of the Blitz
Haynes Ultimate 50s Hit Collection
Gold Rock’n’Roll