Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 8: 70's Pop Classics

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Eric Records
• ASIN: B000066AOK
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1970s

Track Listings

1. Kiss You All Over - Exile

2. Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman

3. Which Way You Goin' Billy? - Poppy Family

4. Last Song - Edward Bear

5. Oh, Babe What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith

6. Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean

7. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

8. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale

9. You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

10. My Angel Baby - Toby Beau

11. Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea (Single Version)

12. Emotion - Samantha Sang

13. Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes

14. After The Goldrush - Prelude

15. Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M

16. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone

17. Magic - Pilot

18. Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch

19. Driver's Seat - Sniff 'N' The Tears

20. Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young

Editorial Reviews

20 tracks-all in stereo-that are, like the title says, hard to find on CD! Includes Which Way You Goin' Billy? Poppy Family; Fool (If You Think It's Over) (original single version) Chris Rea; After the Goldrush Prelude; Last Song Edward Bear; My Angel Baby Toby Beau; Rivers of Babylon Boney M, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More classics than hard-to-find, January 30, 2003

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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 8: 70's Pop Classics (Audio CD)

The key here, in Eric Records latest collection of 45's on CD, is that while many of these songs have been available elsewhere on CD, the versions found here are the original singles. All of the 20 tracks here were top-30 so even the casual listener will be humming along with just about every tune. The hard-to-find aspect comes into play here with the appearance of the likes of Prelude's "After The Goldrush" and domestically at least, Boney M's "Rivers Of Babylon". While there are only a few such uncommon tracks in this collection, there are finds here such as the original version of Chris Rea's "Fool If You Think It's Over", a song often encountered in its rerecorded version in other compilation CDs. While the hard-to-find nature of this collection is thinner then other Eric CD's, the quality of the production is everything that we have come to expect from this small independent label. Sound quality is excellent with all tracks in stereo and interesting backround is provided on each of the included tracks in the liner notes booklet. While not quite as interesting from the collectors' standpoint as previous ones, this volume in the "Hard To Find On 45..." series does offer an excellent tour of the mainstream pop music of the 70's done to Eric's usual high standards.

32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Most of these are easy to find, February 27, 2003

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"prymel" (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 8: 70's Pop Classics (Audio CD)

While there is a wealth of great 70's songs on this set, only Chris Rea's "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" is really a difficult find, and even that one can be had with moderate effort. For a better sampler of hard to find hits, try "Lost Hits Of The 70's" on EMI-Capitol Music or the Barry Scott "Lost 45's" series (although Vol. 1 of that series is hard to find itself, and doesn't come cheap used).

Nevertheless, there are a lot of good memories here, so it's a decent value. Just don't kid yourself into thinking you're getting rare songs on this CD, because most of these songs are all over the place.

31 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars only compliation of the 70s worth buying !, November 30, 2004

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Taylor Lee "cat mommie" (Texas Gal) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 8: 70's Pop Classics (Audio CD)

I have had the HARDEST time finding original, great 70s songs. ! to the maker of this cd: please, please make ANOTHER COMPLIATION!!! this is an awesome cd ..not re recordings..but original songs !get it!