Super Oldies

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Annotation

The release is a 133x133x32(±2)mm cardboard box with the discs inside ten separate cardboard sleeves with their own barcodes and catalog numbers.

Barcodes and catalog numbers on the backs of the sleeves:
8712155006456, PC 001C (Masters of Blues)
8712155006470, PC 003C (Rock & Roll Hits)
8712155006494, PC 005C (Swinging Soul Hits)
8712155006517, PC 007C (Masterpieces of Rock)
8712155006531, PC 009C (Disco Dance Hits)
8712155006555, PC 011 C (Hits of the 70's) (sic)
8712155006623, PC 013C (The No. 1 Hit-Collection)
8712155006708, PC 015C (Golden Oldies)
8712155006722, PC 017C (Caribbean Memories)
8712155006746, PC 019C (Romantic Moods)

These texts on the discs are etched on the aluminium, most easily readable from the clear side of the discs:
"GZ D51307", "PC 001" (Masters of Blues)
"GZ D42913", "PC 003" (Rock & Roll Hits)
"GZ E10511", "STAR 005" (Swinging Soul Hits)
"GZ D51306", "PC 007" (Masterpieces of Rock)
"GZ D42917", "PC 009" (Disco Dance Hits)
"GZ E10508", "STAR 011" (Hits of the 70's)
"GZ E10604", "STAR 013" (The No. 1 Hit-Collection)
"GZ D52217", "PC 015" (Golden Oldies)
"GZ D52507", "PC 017" (Caribbean Memories)
"GZ D52502", "PC 019" (Romantic Moods)

This warning is printed on the back of the large box, as well as below the barcode on the backs of "Disco Dance Hits", "The No. 1 Hit-Collection" and "Golden Oldies":
"Some tracks of this compilation might not be the original hitrecordings, but anyhow recorded by the original artist(s)." (sic)

This warning is printed below the barcode on the backs of "Masterpieces of Rock" and "Hits of the 70's":
"Some tracks are re-recorded by the original artists."

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-12 02:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Masters of Blues
2CD: Rock & Roll Hits
3CD: Swinging Soul Hits
4CD: Masterpieces of Rock
5CD: Disco Dance Hits
6CD: Hits of the 70's
7CD: The No. 1 Hit-Collection
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Those Were the Days
recording of:
Those Were the Days (in 1968-07)
lyricist:
Gene Raskin
composer:
Борис Фомин (Boris Fomin)
publisher:
Essex Music, Inc.
translated version of:
Дорогой длинною («Ехали на тройке с бубенцами, а вдали мелькали огоньки. Эх, когда бы мне теперь за вами, душу бы развеять от тоски!…»)
Mary Hopkin44:58
2If I Had a Hammer
cover recording of:
If I Had a Hammer
writer:
Lee Hays (in 1949) and Pete Seeger (in 1949)
publisher:
M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
Trini Lopez2:59
3See You Later, Alligator
live cover recording of:
See You Later, Alligator
lyricist and composer:
Robert Guidry (in 1955-10)
Bill Haley & His Comets2:20
4He’s So Fine
recording of:
He’s So Fine (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Mack (1960s US songwriter)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Chiffons3.351:53
5My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3.93:38
6King of the Road
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States (on 1964-11-03)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-11-03)
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (on 1964-11-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Smash (in 1965)
recording of:
King of the Road (on 1964-11-03)
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller4.52:24
7Everybody’s Somebody’s FoolConnie Francis2:49
8Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
cover recording of:
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
The Marmalade3:12
9Leader of the PackThe Shangri‐Las4.52:51
10The Ballad of the Green Berets
recording of:
The Ballad of the Green Berets
writer:
Robin Moore (Robert Lowell Moore, Jr.; writer) and SSgt Barry Sadler
Sgt. Barry Sadler32:22
11When a Man Loves a Woman
producer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Quin Ivy
double bass:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1966-02-17)
farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge4.352:50
12You’re My Soul & InspirationThe Righteous Brothers3:03
13Tequila
The Champs2:14
14Pony Time
guitar:
Arto Lindsay
vocals:
Arto Lindsay
cover recording of:
Pony Time
writer:
John Berry (US country singer-songwriter) and Don Covay
Chubby Checker42:23
8CD: Golden Oldies
9CD: Caribbean Memories
10CD: Romantic Moods