NOW Yearbook Presents - The 60s - Volume 1 : 1960-1962 Bright Red Triple Vinyl

Step back to the dawn of the decade a golden age of charttopping pop, timeless soul, rock n roll energy and unforgettable ballads. NOW Yearbook Presents The 60s Volume 1 19601962 features 54 unforgettable tracks across a 3LP set, pressed on bright red vinyl.LP1 kicks off in style with The Everly Brothers and their 7week chart charttopper Cathys Clown ahead of two more true legends, Cliff Richard and Elvis Presley. Cliff, along with The Shadows on The Young Ones from 1962, and Elvis with his fifth 1 Its Now Or Never from 1960. Evergreen pop gems from Bobby Darin, Frankie Valli amp The Four Seasons and Chris Montez are up next along with floorfillers 1962style from Little Eva with The Locomotion, US 1 Please Mr Postman by The Marvelettes and The Crystals with Hes A Rebel. Flip the LP over for Easy Listening Pop gold Stranger On The Shore by Acker Bilk was 1962s biggest selling single in the UK and a US 1, and features along with Matt Monro, Bobby Vinton, Roy Orbison, The Allisons and Ricky Valance ahead of LP closers from Jim Reeves with Hell Have To Go, and Brenda Lees US charttopper Im Sorry.LP2 opens with a stellar run of early 60s soul classics Stand By Me by Ben E. King, which finally became a UK 1 26 years after its original chart run, Dionne Warwick made her debut with the sophisticated Dont Make Me Over and The Drifters hit 2 with Save The Last Dance For Me. Jukebox classics from Bruce Channel, Maurice Williams amp The Zodiacs, The Marcels, and the US 1 Duke Of Earl from Gene Chandler follow with Carole King and Neil Sedaka closing Side A, whilst over on Side B, 1Moon River from Breakfast At Tiffanys by Danny Williams opens ahead of the classic instrumental Theme From A Summer Place from Percy Faith amp His Orchestra and Reach For The Stars a 1 for Shirley Bassey. Connie Francis and Petula Clark are up next before earworm smashes The Lion Sleeps Tonight Wimoweh, I Remember You and Why, a 1960 charttopper for Anthony Newley and the disc closes with Brian Hylands Top 3 classic Sealed With A Kiss.The final LP starts with the timeless and beautiful True Love Ways from Buddy Holly before rock n roll influenced hits from Bobby Vee and Eddie Cochran who hit the top with Three Steps To Heaven in 1960. Chubby Checker is next, celebrating the Twisting craze with Lets Twist Again, whilst the rest of the side features pop gems from Susan Maughan and Helen Shapiro with her 1Walkin Back To Happiness plus Dion, Del Shannon and Billy Fury and over on the final side. The Tornados became the first British group to top the US charts when Telstar repeated its UK success, and The Shadows debut hit away from Cliff Apache hit the top spot in 1960. Dave Brubecks Take Five remains one of the most influential and biggest selling jazz tracks ever and Dinah Washington made an evergreen classic with Mad About The Boy. Stylish pop from Linda Scott, Roy Orbison and Connie Stevens leads into a pair of truly timeless collection closers Patsy Cline hit the US Top 10 in 1961 with Crazy, a song that would become an enduringly popular standard over the decades and to finish, a stunning ballad Cant Help Falling In Love from Elvis Presley. Making his second appearance here with his tenth UK 1, one of an incredible 9 of them that hit the top during the threeyear span of this collection.NOW Yearbook Presents The 60s Volume 1 19601962 a celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of these magical years in pop.