Description
The music business was transformed in the middle years of the 1950s by the arrival of rock 'n' roll
The music business was transformed in the middle years of the 1950s by the arrival of rock 'n' roll as not only a powerful and increasingly evident element in the record sales charts, but a catalyst for huge social change as the teenage baby-boomers asserted themselves as an economic force. Acrobat has a long-established, popular and successful series called The British Hit Parade which, for the years 1956, 1957 and 1958 comprise two 4-CD sets for each year featuring every record which appeared in the UK Top 30 during those years - a total of around 600 records across the three years. This great-value 40-track 2-CD set comprises a distillation of some of the biggest hits across those three cataclysmic years as American rock 'n' roll legends made inroads into the established order of middle-of-the-road 50s pop, and then Britain started to develop teen stars of its own. Every single one of the records in this collection was either a No.1 or No. 2 in the charts, so these are hits that many people who were growing up through those years will remember as key landmarks in a teenage rite of passage, from skiffle to novelty hits, big ballads to out-and-out rock 'n' roll. It makes for evocative and hugely entertaining listening.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
- The Dreamweavers - It's Almost Tomorrow
- Winifred Atwell - Poor People Of Paris
- Pat Boone - I'll Be Home
- Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In love
- Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms
- Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues
- Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love
- Andy Williams - Butterfly
- Johnnie Ray - Yes Tonight Josephine
- Lonnie Donegan - Puttin' On The Style
- Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
- Paul Anka - Diana
- Perry Como - Magic Moments
- Connie Francis - Whoâs Sorry Now
- Four Preps - Big Man
- The Kalin Twins - When
- Conway Twitty - Itâs Only Make Believe
- Shirley Bassey - As I Love You
- Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This
- Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz
- Ronnie Hilton - No Other Love
- Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be
- Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain
- Frankie Vaughan - Garden Of Eden
- Tab Hunter - Young Love
- Guy Mitchell - Rock A Billy
- Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
- Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand
- Michael Holliday - The Story Of My Life
- Marvin Rainwater - Whole Lotta Woman
- Elias And His Zig Zag Jive Flutes - Tom Hark
- Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live
- The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
- Dean Martin - Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)
- Cliff Richard & The Drifters - Move It
- Tommy Edwards - Itâs All In The Game
- Lord Rockinghamâs X1 - Hoots Mon
- Jane Morgan - The Day The Rains Came
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Pop/Rock
Language: English
Run Time: 143 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 06/08/18
UPC: 824046324629