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Audio restoration at Sound Mastering Ltd.
All tracks mono except 6, 10, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23 stereo
26 tracks from the 50s and 60s in their original, pre-hit versions.
From liner notes:
Track 1 dates from 1965 and was a hit for [a=Soft Cell] in 1982.
Track 2 dates from 1968 and was a hit for [a=Elvis Presley] in 1969.
Track 3 dates from 1965 and was a hit for [a=The Troggs] eight months later.
Track 4 dates from 1960 and was a hit for [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/251671-The-Bobby-Fuller-Four]The Bobby Fuller 4[/url] in 1966 and for [a=The Clash] [in 1979].
Track 5 dates from 1961 and was a hit for [a=Sam Cooke] [in 1963] and for [a=The Rolling Stones] in 1963 (as "Little Red Rooster").
Track 6 dates from 1963 and was a hit for [a=Tommy James & The Shondells] [in 1966].
Track 7 dates from early 1964 and was a hit for [a=The Moody Blues] in 1964.
Track 8 dates from 1958 and was a hit for [a=Brook Benton] & [a=Dinah Washington] in 1960, also covered by [a=Shakin' Stevens] and [a=Bonnie Tyler] [in 1984]. [a=John Lee Hooker] also appropriated large chunks of this song for his "This Is Hip" in the early 1960s.
Track 9 dates from 1965 and was a hit for [a=Gary Lewis & The Playboys] in 1965.
Track 10 dates from 1960 and was a hit for [a=The Nashville Teens] in 1964.
Track 11 dates from 1962 and was a hit for [a=James Brown] as "I Got You (I Feel Good)" [in 1965]. This song was also later appropriated as the basis of the [l=Studio One] reggae instrumental "Heavenless".
Track 12 dates from 1956 and was a hit for [a=Elvis Presley] in 1964.
Track 13 dates from 1957 and was a hit for [a=The Kingsmen] in 1963. It was also covered by [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/607732-The-Wailers-2]The Wailers[/url] and [a252481] among others.
Track 14 dates from 1956 and was a hit for [a=Millie Small] in 1963.
Track 15 dates from 1964 and was a hit for [a=The Music Explosion] in 1967.
Track 16 dates from 1967 and was a hit for [a=Kenny Rogers & The First Edition] in 1969.
Track 17 dates from 1964 and was a hit for [a=The Animals] as "Baby, Let Me Take You Home" in 1964. This track is based on a traditional folk blues song which was also recorded by [a=Bob Dylan] as "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" in 1961. The Animals' version borrowed from both Bob and Hoagy.
Track 18 dates from 1962 and was a hit for [a=Led Zeppelin] as "Whole Lotta Love" in 1969.
Track 19 dates from 1965 and was a hit for [a=The Mindbenders] in 1965. It was also covered by [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/403181-Patti-LaBelle-And-The-Bluebells]Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles[/url].
Track 20 dates from 1964 and was a hit for [a=We Five] in 1965 and for [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/343593-Crispian-St-Peters]Crispian St Peters[/url] in 1966.
Track 21 dates from 1962 and was a hit for [a=Dusty Springfield] in 1964.
Track 22 dates from 1964 and was a hit for [a=The Youngbloods] [in 1967] and for [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/329252-The-Dave-Clark-Five]Dave Clark Five[/url] [in 1970].
Track 23 dates from 1961 and was a hit for [a=The Rivieras] in 1964. It was also covered in the late 1970s by The [a=Ramones].
Track 24 dates from 1967 and was a hit for [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/52833-Frank-Sinatra]Franck[/url] & [a=Nancy Sinatra] in 1967.
Track 25 dates from 1965 and was a hit for [a=Jimi Hendrix] (in 1966) and for [a=Tim Rose] (in 1966). It was also covered by [a=Love] (March 1966), [a=The Leaves] again (as "Hey Joe" in June 1966) and by [a=The Byrds].
Track 26 dates from 1954 and was a hit for [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/282897-Bill-Haley-And-His-Comets]Bill Haley & His Comets[/url] in 1954.
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