Acrobat Music's series of British Hit Parade collections has become an essential annual purchase for collectors

As the collections move into the '60s, the steady but inexorable shift in the balance of the music styles represented in the charts continues. As with the last two years, with the New Musical Express and Record Retailer charts extended to a Top 50, and including all the records which only charted in Melody Maker, Disc or Record Mirror, the number of titles in the complete anthology is just under 300, meaning that the collection comprises 12 CDs, once again released by Acrobat as three 4-CD box sets, our well-established format for these releases, along with the customary substantial 15,000 word booklet. Once again, we are also producing parallel collections of the B sides of these hits.
Part Three includes the original versions of every record that entered the charts mentioned between 6th September (other 6th September entries close Part 2) in chronological order of chart entry, with nearly four hours of eclectic and fascinating entertainment.
The charts of 1962 had a rather 'safe' feel to the music - whether this is just us knowing in hindsight the revolution that was about to happen or not, it was clear that Tin Pan Alley was well in charge, with dozens of solo artists guided by their recording managers and brilliant backroom songwriters making skilfully crafted but sometimes bland recordings. The bite and challenge that the advent of rock 'n' roll had brought had been watered down. That's not to say the music wasn't entertaining and interesting, and the commercial environment laid the way open for an eclectic mix of genres to be accommodated in the charts, with modern jazz, country and early soul music finding their niche alongside the always collectable offerings of the forgotten one-hit wonders. One record in this Part, of course, heralds the changing times with the first Beatles hit, and the landscape would change dramatically within just a few short months.

Track Listing

• Little Eva - The Locomotion
• Cliff Richard & The Shadows - It'll Be Me
• Tommy Roe - Sheila
• Del Shannon - Cry Myself To Sleep
• Jerry Lee Lewis - Sweet Little Sixteen
• Spotnicks - Rocket Man
• Vernons Girls - Loco-motion
• Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me
• Brenda Lee - It Started All Over Again
• Buddy Holly - Reminiscing
• Joe Brown & The Bruvvers - Your Tender Look
• Kenny Lynch - Puff
• Valerie Mountain - Some People (EP)
• The Eagles - Johnny's Tune
• Valerie Mountain - Too Late
• Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September
• Karl Denver - Blue Weekend
• Nat King Cole - Ramblin' Rose
• Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
• Bobby Vee - A Forever Kind Of Love
• Mr. Acker Bilk - Lonely
• Frankie Vaughan - Hercules
• The Fentones - The Breeze And I
• Chris Montez - Let's Dance
• Mark Wynter - Venus In Blue Jeans

• Four Seasons - Sherry
• Johnny Tillotson - Send Me The Pillow You Dream On
• Bobby Darin - If A Man Answers
• The George Shearing Quintet - Baubles Bangles And Beads
• Tony Hatch & His Orchestra - Out Of This World
• Del Shannon - Swiss Maid
• Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl
• The Beatles - Love Me Do
• Little Richard - He Got What He Wanted
• Jess Conrad - Pretty Jenny
• Craig Douglas - Oh Lonesome Me
• Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - The Pay Off
• Helen Shapiro - Keep Away From Other Girls
• Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues
• Rolf Harris - Sun Arise
• Everly Brothers - No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile
• Billy Fury - Because Of Love
• Marty Wilde - Ever Since You Said Goodbye
• Frank Ifield - She Taught Me How To Yodel
• Richard Chamberlain - Love Me Tender
• Joe Loss & His Orchestra - Must Be Madison
• The John Barry Seven & Orchestra - James Bond Theme
• Chubby Checker - Limbo Rock
• Elvis Presley - King Of The Whole Wide World
• Elvis Presley - This Is Living

• Elvis Presley - Riding The Rainbow
• Duane Eddy And The Rebelettes - Dance With The Guitar Man
• Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd - Desafinado
• Brian Hyland - Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)
• Matt Monro - My Love And Devotion
• Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers - Can Can 62
• Jimmy Dean - Little Black Book
• Roy Orbison - Workin' For The Man
• Joe Brown & The Bruvvers - It Only Took A Minute
• Pat Boone - The Main Attraction
• Hank Locklin - We're Gonna Go Fishin'
• Ronnie Carroll - If Only Tomorrow
• Ray Ellington - The Madison
• Crystals - He's A Rebel
• Neil Sedaka - Next Door To An Angel
• Ella Fitzgerald - Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)
• Jim Reeves - I'm Gonna Change Everything
• Carol Deene - Jame Hold The Ladder Steady
• Elvis Presley - Return To Sender
• Maureen Evans - Like I Do
• Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
• Patsy Cline - Heartaches
• Russ Conway - Always You And Me
• Bobby Darin - Baby Face

• Brian Hyland - Sealed With A Kiss
• Cliff Richard, The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings - The Next Time
• Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red
• Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Bachelor Boy
• Chubby Checker - Dancin' Party
• Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof
• Clyde Valley Stompers - Peter And The Wolf
• Tommy Roe - Susie Darlin'
• Eddie Hodges - Made To Love (Girls Girls Girls)
• The Shadows - Dance On!
• Lonnie Donegan - Pick A Bale Of Cotton
• Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl
• Jet Harris - Main Title Theme From 'Man With The Golden Arm'
• Adam Faith - Baby Take A Bow
• Brook Brothers - Welcome Home Baby
• Ray Charles - Your Cheating Heart
• Buddy Knox - She's Gone
• The Springfields - Island Of Dreams
• David MacBeth - Roses Are Red
• Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr. - Me And My Shadow
• Duane Eddy - Ballad Of Paladin
• Bernard Cribbins - Gossip Calypso
• Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - So Do I
• Nat King Cole - Dear Lonely Hearts
• Jimmy Justice - Spanish Harlem
• The Harry Simeone Chorale - Onward Christian Soldiers
• Carole Deene - Some People
• Chubby Checker and Bobby Rydell - Jingle Bell Rock
• Vernons Girls - You Know What I Mean
• Connie Francis - I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter
• John Leyton - Down The River Nile
• Julie Grant - Up On The Roof
• Floyd Cramer - Hot Pepper
• Mike Sarne - Just For Kicks
• Jet Harris - Some People
• Ray Bennett - Go Away Little Girl
• Elvis Presley - She's Not You
• Routers - Let's Go (Pony)
• Shirley Bassey - What Now My Love
• Johnny Tillotson - I Can't Help It
• Adam Faith - Don't That Beat All
• Orlons - Don't Hang Up
• Mike Sarne - Will I What
• Mike Berry & The Outlaws - Don't You Think It's Time
• Ricky Nelson - Teenage Idol
• Paddy Roberts - Merry Christmas You Suckers
• Tornados - Telstar
• Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
• Drifters - Up On The Roof

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 300 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/09/13

UPC: 824046705329