FLAC (tracks) | Pop, Vocal Jazz, Blues, Easy Listening | 03:31:21 | 4CD | 601 MbTracklist:CD1[02:42] 01. Jerry Butler – He Will Break Your Heart[02:27] 02. Floyd Cramer – Last Date[03:14] 03. Bert Kaempfert & His Orch. – Wonderland By Night[02:27] 04. Brook Benton – Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)[03:13] 05. Kathy Young & The Innocents – A Thousand Stars[03:03] 06. Johnny Horton – North To Alaska[02:41] 07. Bobby Bland – Cry Cry Cry[02:49] 08. Miracles – Shop Around[02:24] 09. James Booker – Gonzo[02:52] 10. Ray Charles – Ruby[02:08] 11. Nina Simone – Trouble In Mind[02:49] 12. Etta & Harvey – Spoonful[02:52] 13. Ike & Tina Turner – I Idolize You[02:34] 14. Little Junior Parker – Stand By Me[02:07] 15. Drifters – I Count The Tears[02:34] 16. Marv Johnson – Happy Days[02:25] 17. The Innocents – Gee Whiz[02:33] 18. Jimmy Reed – Close Together[02:28] 19. Ronnie Love & His Orch. – Chills And Fever[03:46] 20. Rosie & The Originals – Angel Baby[02:52] 21. Ferrante & Teicher – Exodus[02:49] 22. Ray Charles & His Orch. – Them That Got[02:12] 23. The Capris – There’s A Moon Out Tonight[02:26] 24. Maxine Brown – All In My Mind[02:46] 25. Roy Hamilton – You Can Have Her[03:09] 26. Aretha Franklin – Won’t Be Long[02:49] 27. Mary Wells – Bye Bye BabyCD2[02:36] 01. Jackie Wilson – The Tear Of The Year[02:22] 02. Fats Domino – What A Price[02:12] 03. Lawrence Welk – Calcutta[02:23] 04. Chubby Checker – Pony Time[03:00] 05. Etta James – At Last[02:20] 06. Carla Thomas – Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)[02:33] 07. Brook Benton – Think Twice[02:42] 08. Bobby Bland – I Pity The Fool[02:24] 09. James Brown – Bewildered[02:18] 10. Marcels – Blue Moon[02:40] 11. Brook Benton – For My Baby[02:37] 12. The Vibrations – The Watusi[02:59] 13. Ben E. King – Spanish Harlem[03:04] 14. Ray Charles – One Mint Julep[03:00] 15. Etta James – Trust In Me[02:24] 16. Ernie K-Doe – Mother-In-Law[02:51] 17. Jerry Butler – Find Another Girl[03:01] 18. Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar – Apache[02:01] 19. Jackie Wilson – Please Tell Me Why[02:34] 20. The Miracles – Ain’t It Baby[02:36] 21. Drifters – Some Kind Of Wonderful[02:17] 22. Clarence “Frogman” Henry – But I Do[02:18] 23. Gene McDaniels – A Hundred Pounds Of Clay[02:18] 24. Del Shannon – Runaway[02:49] 25. Shep & The Limelites – Daddy’s Home[02:17] 26. Joe Barry – I’m A Fool To Care[02:21] 27. Maxine Brown – Funny[02:36] 28. Junior Parker – Driving WheelCD3[02:54] 01. Ben E. King – Stand By Me[01:50] 02. Cleftones – Heart And Soul[02:13] 03. Regents – Barbara Ann[02:45] 04. Jimmy Reed – Big Boss Man[02:57] 05. Etta James – Fool That I Am[02:45] 06. James Brown – I Don’t Mind[02:51] 07. Elvis Presley – I Feel So Bad[02:03] 08. Pips – Every Beat Of My Heart[02:29] 09. Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry – You Always Hurt The One You Love[02:38] 10. Bobby Lewis – Tossin’ And Turnin’[02:37] 11. Dee Clark – Raindrops[04:30] 12. Ray Charles – I’ve Got News For You[02:20] 13. Jackie Wilson – I’m Comin’ On Back To You[02:38] 14. Brook Benton – The Boll Weevil Song[02:15] 15. The Drifters – Please Stay[02:33] 16. Gary “U. S.” Bonds – Quarter To Three[02:15] 17. B.B. King – Peace Of Mind[02:10] 18. Chris Kenner – I Like It Like That (Part I)[03:09] 19. Spinners – That’s What Girls Are Made For[02:45] 20. Damita Joe – I’ll Be There[02:38] 21. Mar-Keys – Last Night[02:41] 22. Gary U.S. Bonds – School Is Out[02:27] 23. Bobby Bland – Don’t Cry No More[02:47] 24. Mary Wells – I Don’t Want To Take A Chance[02:14] 25. The Chanters – No, No, No[02:23] 26. Jerry Butler – I’m A Telling You[03:16] 27. Yvonne – Music, Music, Music[02:35] 28. Jive Five – My True Story[02:13] 29. Fats Domino – Let The Four Winds BlowCD4[02:57] 01. Ben E. King – Amor[03:03] 02. James Brown – Baby, You’re Right[03:03] 03. Bull Moose Jackson – I Love You Yes I Do[02:40] 04. Ike & Tina Turner – It’s Gonna Work Out Fine[02:38] 05. Jimmy Reed – Bright Lights, Big City[02:06] 06. Bobby Lewis – One Track Mind[02:27] 07. Brook Benton – Frankie And Johnny[01:55] 08. Ray Charles – Hit The Road Jack[02:17] 09. Chantels – Look In My Eyes[02:13] 10. Jarmels – A Little Bit Of Soap[02:24] 11. Etta James – Don’t Cry, Baby[02:15] 12. The Stereos – I Really Love You[02:20] 13. Dovells – Bristol Stomp[02:26] 14. Lee Dorsey – Ya Ya[02:35] 15. Drifters – Sweets For My Sweet[02:29] 16. Marvelettes – Please Mr. Postman[02:36] 17. Dion – Runaround Sue[02:58] 18. Aretha Franklin – Operation Heartbreak[02:40] 19. Little Junior Parker – In The Dark[02:15] 20. Gene McDaniels – Tower Of Strength[02:57] 21. Jimmy Mccracklin – Just Got To Know[02:16] 22. Sims Twins – Soothe Me[02:29] 23. Chubby Checker – The Fly[02:04] 24. Dinah Washington – September In The Rain[02:48] 25. Solomon Burke – Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)[02:56] 26. The Miracles – Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues[02:33] 27. Bobby Bland – Turn On Your Love Light[02:31] 28. Crystals – There’s No Other (Like My Baby)[02:19] 29. Impressions – Gypsy WomanAcrobats British Hit Parade series has been established for well over a decade as a unique range of completist original artist collections comprising every record that appeared in the UK record sales charts in every year since the charts began in 1952.

In recent years Acrobat has introduced parallel collections which consist of the B sides of all the records included in the main compilations, and these have proved hugely popular with collectors, since many of the records concerned have never been available on CD and are very rarely heard.

This 4-CD set is the companion product to our existing 1954 British Hit Parade (ACQCD 7000) and features the B sides of the tracks on that collection, excluding the ones which appeared on the original collection as Double A-side hits.

In this pre-rock n roll era, B sides tended not be afterthoughts dashed off at the end of a session, and were generally afforded exactly the same time and treatment as the A sides, with full orchestral arrangements and productions, so these are high quality recordings.

As ever, its an eclectic snapshot of an ignored but fascinating aspect of the pop business, including in-depth 10-000+ word booklet with background notes on every record.