Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 12 (60s & 70s Pop Classics)

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 23, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Eric
• ASIN: B0030IXW86
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,867 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1960s
  • #28 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1970s
  • #74 in Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro

Track Listings

1. Game of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (stereo debut)

2. The Nitty Gritty - Shirley Ellis

3. Keep the Ball Rollin' - Jay & The Techniques

4. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay & The Techniques

5. Call Me - Chris Montez (stereo debut single version)

6. Come Saturday Morning - The Sandpipers

7. I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan

8. Born a Woman - Sandy Posey (stereo debut single version)

9. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks (rare)

10. Garden Party - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band

11. I've Found Someone of My Own - The Free Movement (rare)

12. Black Pearl - Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd. (rare stereo version)

13. Eres Tu (Touch the Wind) - Mocedades (rare)

14. Do You Wanna Make Love - Peter McCann

15. Baby It's You - Smith (rare single version)

16. One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) - Coven (original soundtrack version)

17. Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest (best stereo version)

18. Toast and Marmalade for Tea - Tin Tin (mono / rare)

19. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

Editorial Reviews

Not one, not two, but three sound engineers went over every track on this latest rare hits collection from Eric Records to make sure you got the best-sounding version EVER! Includes the worldwide stereo debut of Game of Love Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders; the stereo debut single versions of Call Me Chris Montez and Born a Woman Sandy Posey; the rare single version of Baby It's You Smith; the original soundtrack version of One Tin Soldier (the Legend of Billie Jack) Coven; Eres Tu (Touch the World) Mocedades; the rare stereo version of Phil Spector's last big independent production, Black Pearl Sonny Charles & the Checkmates; Long Lonesome Highway Michael Parks; Toast and Marmalade for Tea Tin Tin; I've Found Someone of My Own Free Movement, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner From Eric Records!, February 27, 2010

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This review is from: Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 12 (60s & 70s Pop Classics) (Audio CD)

Eric Records continues to impress with another fabulous volume in their Hard to Find 45s on CD series! Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 12: 60s & 70s Pop Classics starts off with the world premier of the stereo mix of the #1 hit, "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, which sounds superb! The CD includes many songs which made the Top 20 as well as some which peaked just outside of the Top 20. I was particularly pleased that Eric Records included "Toast and Marmalade for Tea" by Tin Tin, which rarely gets any airplay on most so-called oldies stations. The rare stereo mixes of "Dancing in the Moonlight" by King Harvest and "Black Pearl" by Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd. are included on the CD and sound wonderful! As with all Eric Records CDs, the song selections, sequencing, sound quality, and the included booklet are all top notch! Eric Records appears to be the only remaining company in the U.S. producing this type of various artist compilation. We are fortunate that they take such great pride in producing collections that are valuable and enjoyable additions to our music libraries! This CD collects many songs which you already know and love and will introduce you to some great songs which you may have missed back in the 60s and 70s!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps the Ball Rollin', February 23, 2010

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 12 (60s & 70s Pop Classics) (Audio CD)

In this latest volume of Eric Records' "Hard to Find 45's on CD", the music spans the period from the British invasion to the heart of the disco era. The pop tunes collected here run the gamut from Shirley Ellis' pre-novelty phase r'n'b ditty "The Nitty Gritty" through the Sandpipers' dreamy "Come Saturday Morning". Amongst the tasty other flavors here are the Spectorian grandeur of "Black Pearl", the foreign-language hit "Eres Tu", Smith's harder-edged remake of the Shirelles' early 60's classic "Baby It's You" and the Gibb music factory's "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" from youngest brother Andy.

Among the 19 tracks, all but two were top-20 45's in their day but even those two slightly lower charting tunes, namely Chris Montez' "Call Me" and Coven's "One Tin Soldier", were both more widely known than their relatively unimpressive chart positions would imply. And, while billed as "hard-to-find", there are no obscurities here and most fans of music from the era will be drawn into the majority of these songs within the first few notes.

Although there are no new-to-CD tracks in this collection, what elevates this piece above the pack is Eric's commitment to production standards. Sound quality is paramount here and what truly makes this collection unique is the first-time new stereo mix of "Game of Love". All the other tracks included are stereo single versions with the exception of the lone mono track, "Toast and Marmalade for Tea". And, as with previous volumes in this long-running series, the music is brought to life in another dimension through the extensive liner notes booklet.

This most recent effort from Eric Records is another outstanding entry in their lineup of CD reissues and compilations. If there were anything to have been desired here, it would have been the appearance of one or more of the charting tunes of the era that has yet to appear on legitimate CD. Perhaps that is a wish to be fulfilled in (hopefully) further volumes in the series. Until then, we can all enjoy what Eric continues to do better than any other domestic reissue company - with this and the other CD's - in their top-notch series of "Hard to Find CD's on 45".

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to Find 45s-Volume 12 (60's and 70's Pop Classics), March 31, 2010

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Mitchell S. Friedman "Taxheart" (Walnut Creek, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 12 (60s & 70s Pop Classics) (Audio CD)

I am collector of obscure yet still great recordings that might have not got the credit they deserved when they were first released, so this collection is right up my alley. After all, if you do NOT like "Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" or "Long Lonesome Highway" then this collection is not for you. if you love those songs as I do, then this collection is a must-have for you.