New Hit Parade/ERIC releases...

Great news! ERIC records will be releasing the latest Hard to Find Jukebox Classics installments on their Hit Parade imprint this coming February! The following track listing was posted recently on the Both Sides Now website:


Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1958: Pop Gold
1. Honeycomb - Jimmie Rodgers
2. You Are My Destiny - Paul Anka
3. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka (stereo)
4. The End - Earl Grant
5. The Hawaiian Wedding Song - Andy Williams (stereo)
6. The Wedding - June Valli (CD debut)
7. The Secret - Gordon MacRae (rare on CD)
8. Miracle of Love - Eileen Rodgers (rare on CD)
9. Treasure of Your Love - Eileen Rodgers (stereo & rare on CD)
10. Put a Light in the Window - The Four Lads (stereo & rare on CD)
11. Everybody Loves a Lover - Doris Day (CD exclusive in stereo)
12. A Wonderful Time Up There - Pat Boone (stereo rerecording)
13. Sugar Moon - Pat Boone (stereo & rare on CD)
14. Belonging to Someone - Patti Page (rare on CD)
15. As Time Goes By - Johnny Nash (CD debut in stereo)
16. The Voice Of Love - Johnny Nash (CD debut in stereo)
17. Pledge of Love - Ken Copeland (CD debut in USA)
18. A Fallen Star - Nick Noble (CD debut)
19. Dance Everyone Dance - Betty Madigan (rare on CD)
20. That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
21. You Need Hands - Eydie Gorme (CD debut)
22. Dream - Betty Johnson (CD debut in stereo)
23. Billy - Kathy Linden
24. Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye - Kathy Linden (CD debut original version)
25. The Little Blue Man - Betty Johnson (rare on CD)
26. Beep Beep - The Playmates (CD debut single version in stereo)


Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1958: Rhythm & Rock
1. Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay - Danny & The Juniors
2. Black Slacks - Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones
3. When - The Kalin Twins
4. Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies (stereo)
5. I Met Him On a Sunday - The Shirelles
6. La Dee Dah - Billy & Lillie (rare on CD)
7. Forget Me Not - The Kalin Twins (CD debut in USA)
8. Bluebirds Over the Mountain - Ersel Hickey (rare on CD)
9. Hula Love - Buddy Knox
10. Over and Over - Bobby Day
11. Leroy - Jack Scott
12. My True Love - Jack Scott
13. Down the Aisle of Love - The Quin-Tones
14. We Belong Together - Robert & Johnny
15. Matilda - Cookie & His Cupcakes (rare on CD)
16. Try Me - James Brown
17. Please, Please, Please - James Brown
18. Fever - Little Willie John
19. Talk to Me, Talk to Me - Little Willie John
20. Lonely Island - Sam Cooke (CD debut original version)
21. What Am I Living For? - Chuck Willis (stereo & rare on CD)
22. I Cried a Tear - LaVern Baker (stereo)
23. Star Dust - Billy Ward & His Dominoes (stereo & rare on CD)
24. To Be Loved - Jackie Wilson
25. Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet) - Jackie Wilson
26. I Put a Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Gary Mack wrote: TomDiehl1 wrote: I can tell you that City Of Angels by the Highlights first turned up on ACE's cd The Golden Age of American Popular Music: Hard To Find Hot 100 Hits 1956-1965. No doubt the mastering on the Hit Parade cd is done by Tom Daly at Skyline Mastering, and if listening through speakers, any vinyl dubs will still sound great (though they may fade a little early), but in headphones any NR artifacts would be more noticable. So, audiophile quality, perhaps, but perhaps not... Or, ERIC could have used the tape source still held at Capitol/EMI. City of Angels appeared on the 1961 Liberty LP "The Original Hits: Volume Two." GM

Let me clear up any speculation about "City of Angels." For a prior ERIC release where "City of Angels" did not make the cut, Bob Hyde at Capitol/EMI Music Special Markets sent me a digital dub of the tape used on the 1961 Liberty LP. This is the source I used on the Hit Parade release, and I felt it would be the best we'd find. When foreign labels outside of North America would request domestic masters, often they were supplied with a commercial record and told to use that. Consequently, I'm not likely to trust foreign sources of late 50s to early 60s American recordings.