Stars on Long Play
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Long Play Album was the first album by the Dutch soundalike studio group Stars on 45
, released on the CNR Records label in The Netherlands in 1981. In the US the album was retitled Stars On Long Play, released on Atlantic Records
' sublabel Radio Records and credited to 'Stars On'. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand the group was renamed 'Starsound' (on certain releases spelt StarSound or Star Sound) and the album itself was listed as Stars On 45 or Stars On 45 - The Album and released by CBS Records
. In Spanish-speaking countries both the group and the album were launched under a fourth name; Estrellas del 45. Stars On 45 was also one of the very few Western pop albums to be officially released in the Soviet Union
and large parts of the Eastern Bloc
on the state-owned Melodiya
label, credited to Stars On 45 but the Russian title of the album translates as Discothèque Stars. In the Philippines
, it was released and uses "Stars on 45 Long Play Album" as its title on the label of the LP (Manufactured and printed by Dyna Products, Inc. under license from PhonoGram International B.V., Baarn, the Netherlands, using Mercury label [Violet background, silver foreground]).
Following the chart success of the first "Stars on 45
" single producer Jaap Eggermont took the original 12" mix of the medley, a re-recording of the Canadian bootleg release "Let's Do It In The 80's - Great Hits" a.k.a. "Bits and Pieces III", which included both excerpts from various hits from the 50's, 60's and 70's as well as the four minute Beatles cover segment ("No Reply"/"I'll Be Back"/"Drive My Car"/"Do You Want To Know A Secret"/"We Can Work It Out"/"I Should Have Known Better"/"Nowhere Man"/"You're Going To Lose That Girl") and divided it into two separate medleys. The Beatles part was extended to a whole sixteen minute medley which took up the entire Side A of the vinyl album, with excerpts from another twenty-one Beatles titles plus George Harrison
's solo hit "My Sweet Lord" being recorded and added plus two reprises of the "Stars On 45" theme.
The remainder of the original 12" mix was re-edited and placed as track one on Side B, coupling recent pop and disco hits like Heatwave
's "Boogie Nights", Lipps Inc.'s "Funky Town", Penny McLean's "Lady Bump" and The Buggles
' "Video Killed The Radio Star" with classic chart hits like Shocking Blue
's "Venus" and The Archies
' "Sugar Sugar" - both of which had been included on the 7" version of the Beatles medley along with an uncredited musical reference to The Sparks' 1979 hit single "Beat The Clock
" - , The Everly Brothers
' "Cathy's Clown", Roy Orbison
's "Only The Lonely", Martha and the Vandellas
' "Jimmy Mack", The Fortunes
' "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling" and Brian Hyland
's "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" -- the latter, however, not on the North American editions of the album because of copyright issues. The medley also featured another uncredited instrumental reference to The S.O.S. Band and their 1980 hit "Take Your Time (Do It Right)
".
Side B of the album continued with two further medleys performed by Dutch rock revival band Long Tall Ernie & the Shakers. These two titles, "Do You Remember" and "Golden Years Of Rock And Roll", had been hits in The Netherlands as early as in 1977 and 1978 respectively and had also been produced by Stars on 45 producer Jaap Eggermont.
The Long Play Album/Stars On Long Play/Stars On 45 album and its concept was a smash success as it not only reached #7 in the Netherlands, but managed to top both the U.K. and the Australian charts and also reached #9 on the U.S. charts.
The last four minutes of the album version of the Beatles medley ("Good Day Sunshine"/"My Sweet Lord"/"Here Comes The Sun"/"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"/"Taxman"/"A Hard Day's Night"/"Things We Said Today"/"If I Fell"/"You Can't Do That"/"Please Please Me"/"I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"Stars On 45") was in the autumn of 1981 released as the follow-up single in the US under the title "Stars On 45 Medley Part 2" (#67 on Billboard
s Hot 100). The second single in Europe and most other parts of the world was instead a medley of ABBA
hits released under the title "More Stars
" (confusingly also the title of the third US single, but an entirely different medley) and was later that same year extended for inclusion on the second Stars On 45 album.
The Long Play Album/Stars On Long Play/Stars On 45 album in its entirety and in its original form remains unreleased on CD.
The US release had a cover in the style of a newspaper with the headline being the album title, the byline "Performed by Stars On" and using a black-and-white photo of 1950s movie goers wearing 3-D glasses. Bursting through the photo is a big, silver, five-pointed star. The rest of the cover is the track listing for the side one medley in newspaper font.
All tracks written by John Lennon
and Paul McCartney
unless otherwise noted
2. "Do You Remember" a.k.a "Rock 'n Roll Medley" performed by Long Tall Ernie and The Shakers - 4:31
3. "Golden Years of Rock & Roll" performed by Long Tall Ernie and The Shakers - 4:35
Stars on 45
Stars on 45 was a Dutch novelty pop act that was briefly very popular in the United Kingdom, throughout Europe, the United States and Australia in the early 1980s. The group later shortened its name to Stars On in the U.S., while in the U.K. and Ireland it was known as Starsound...
, released on the CNR Records label in The Netherlands in 1981. In the US the album was retitled Stars On Long Play, released on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
' sublabel Radio Records and credited to 'Stars On'. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand the group was renamed 'Starsound' (on certain releases spelt StarSound or Star Sound) and the album itself was listed as Stars On 45 or Stars On 45 - The Album and released by CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
. In Spanish-speaking countries both the group and the album were launched under a fourth name; Estrellas del 45. Stars On 45 was also one of the very few Western pop albums to be officially released in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and large parts of the Eastern Bloc
Eastern bloc
The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
on the state-owned Melodiya
Melodiya
Melodiya is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union.-History:It was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya"...
label, credited to Stars On 45 but the Russian title of the album translates as Discothèque Stars. In the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, it was released and uses "Stars on 45 Long Play Album" as its title on the label of the LP (Manufactured and printed by Dyna Products, Inc. under license from PhonoGram International B.V., Baarn, the Netherlands, using Mercury label [Violet background, silver foreground]).
Following the chart success of the first "Stars on 45
Stars on 45 Medley
"Stars on 45" was a song issued in 1981 by the studio group Stars on 45. In some countries including UK, Ireland and New Zealand the band was credited as 'Starsound' and the medley itself was named "Stars on 45"...
" single producer Jaap Eggermont took the original 12" mix of the medley, a re-recording of the Canadian bootleg release "Let's Do It In The 80's - Great Hits" a.k.a. "Bits and Pieces III", which included both excerpts from various hits from the 50's, 60's and 70's as well as the four minute Beatles cover segment ("No Reply"/"I'll Be Back"/"Drive My Car"/"Do You Want To Know A Secret"/"We Can Work It Out"/"I Should Have Known Better"/"Nowhere Man"/"You're Going To Lose That Girl") and divided it into two separate medleys. The Beatles part was extended to a whole sixteen minute medley which took up the entire Side A of the vinyl album, with excerpts from another twenty-one Beatles titles plus George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
's solo hit "My Sweet Lord" being recorded and added plus two reprises of the "Stars On 45" theme.
The remainder of the original 12" mix was re-edited and placed as track one on Side B, coupling recent pop and disco hits like Heatwave
Heatwave (band)
Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful...
's "Boogie Nights", Lipps Inc.'s "Funky Town", Penny McLean's "Lady Bump" and The Buggles
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...
' "Video Killed The Radio Star" with classic chart hits like Shocking Blue
Shocking Blue
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, formed in 1967. Their biggest hit, "Venus", went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974.-Members:...
's "Venus" and The Archies
The Archies
The Archies are a garage band founded by Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, and Jughead Jones, a group of adolescent fictional characters of the Archie universe, in the context of the animated TV series, The Archie Show...
' "Sugar Sugar" - both of which had been included on the 7" version of the Beatles medley along with an uncredited musical reference to The Sparks' 1979 hit single "Beat The Clock
Beat the Clock (Sparks song)
Beat the Clock is a Disco single by Sparks released 1979. It is named after the game show Beat the Clock.The song peaked at #10 in August 1979 and spent six weeks in the UK top forty singles chart. It was their third and final top ten single in the UK....
" - , The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
' "Cathy's Clown", Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
's "Only The Lonely", Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas were among the most successful groups of the Motown roster during the period 1963–1967...
' "Jimmy Mack", The Fortunes
The Fortunes
The Fortunes are an English harmony beat group. Formed in Birmingham, The Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US and UK Top 10s...
' "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling" and Brian Hyland
Brian Hyland
Brian Hyland is an American pop recording artist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s...
's "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" -- the latter, however, not on the North American editions of the album because of copyright issues. The medley also featured another uncredited instrumental reference to The S.O.S. Band and their 1980 hit "Take Your Time (Do It Right)
Take Your Time (Do It Right)
"Take Your Time " is the first single by the SOS Band. In the USA, it reached the number one spot in the Hot R&B Songs charts and number three on the pop charts during the summer of 1980. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies...
".
Side B of the album continued with two further medleys performed by Dutch rock revival band Long Tall Ernie & the Shakers. These two titles, "Do You Remember" and "Golden Years Of Rock And Roll", had been hits in The Netherlands as early as in 1977 and 1978 respectively and had also been produced by Stars on 45 producer Jaap Eggermont.
The Long Play Album/Stars On Long Play/Stars On 45 album and its concept was a smash success as it not only reached #7 in the Netherlands, but managed to top both the U.K. and the Australian charts and also reached #9 on the U.S. charts.
The last four minutes of the album version of the Beatles medley ("Good Day Sunshine"/"My Sweet Lord"/"Here Comes The Sun"/"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"/"Taxman"/"A Hard Day's Night"/"Things We Said Today"/"If I Fell"/"You Can't Do That"/"Please Please Me"/"I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"Stars On 45") was in the autumn of 1981 released as the follow-up single in the US under the title "Stars On 45 Medley Part 2" (#67 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Hot 100). The second single in Europe and most other parts of the world was instead a medley of ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
hits released under the title "More Stars
More Stars
"More Stars" a.k.a. "Stars on 45 Vol. 2" was a song issued in 1981 by the Dutch studio group Stars on 45, in the UK credited to 'Starsound'. It was the follow-up to the US and Dutch #1 and UK #2 single "Stars on 45"...
" (confusingly also the title of the third US single, but an entirely different medley) and was later that same year extended for inclusion on the second Stars On 45 album.
The Long Play Album/Stars On Long Play/Stars On 45 album in its entirety and in its original form remains unreleased on CD.
Cover
The cover of the European CNR Records/Red Bullet release of this album only listed the medley tracks and a short producer credit. It contained no pictures or other artwork. The lettering was set in an old fashioned telex-style font.The US release had a cover in the style of a newspaper with the headline being the album title, the byline "Performed by Stars On" and using a black-and-white photo of 1950s movie goers wearing 3-D glasses. Bursting through the photo is a big, silver, five-pointed star. The rest of the cover is the track listing for the side one medley in newspaper font.
Track listing
Side A
1. "Medley", performed by Stars On 45/Stars On/Starsound - 15:48 (US: 15:33)All tracks written by John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
and Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
unless otherwise noted
- "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser)
- "No ReplyNo Reply (song)"No Reply" is a song by The Beatles from the British album Beatles for Sale and the American album Beatles '65. It was written mainly by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Lyrics:...
" - "I'll Be BackI'll Be Back (song)"I'll Be Back" is a John Lennon composition credited to Lennon–McCartney, and recorded by The Beatles for the soundtrack LP to their film "A Hard Day's Night"...
" - "Drive My CarDrive My Car"Drive My Car" is a song primarily written by Paul McCartney, with lyrical contributions from John Lennon, and first released by The Beatles on the British version of the 1965 album Rubber Soul; it also appeared in North America on the Yesterday and Today collection...
" - "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
- "We Can Work It OutWe Can Work It Out"We Can Work It Out" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was released as a "double A-sided" single with "Day Tripper", the first time both sides of a single were so designated in an initial release...
" - "I Should Have Known BetterI Should Have Known Better"I Should Have Known Better" is a song composed by John Lennon , and originally released by The Beatles on the United Kingdom version of A Hard Day's Night, their soundtrack for the film of the same name....
" - "Nowhere Man"
- "You're Going to Lose That GirlYou're Going to Lose That Girl"You're Going to Lose That Girl" is a song by the Beatles from the album and film Help!, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Capitol Records originally titled the song "You're Gonna Lose That Girl" in the United States.-Composition and recording:...
" - "Ticket to RideTicket to Ride"Ticket to Ride" is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 album, Help!. It was recorded 15 February 1965 and released two months later. -Composition:...
" - "The WordThe Word (song)"The Word" is a song by The Beatles first released on their 1965 album Rubber Soul. It has been cited as the first instance in which The Beatles began writing about love in more abstract terms, versus concrete girl/boy terms, a la "She Loves You", with preaching lyrics such as "The word is love"...
" - "Eleanor RigbyEleanor Rigby"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, simultaneously released on the 1966 album Revolver and on a 45 rpm single. The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney...
" - "Every Little ThingEvery Little Thing (song)"Every Little Thing" is a song written by Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles on their 1964 British album Beatles for Sale. In North America, Capitol released it as the last track on Beatles VI.-Composition:...
" - "And Your Bird Can SingAnd Your Bird Can Sing"And Your Bird Can Sing" is a song by The Beatles, released on their 1966 album Revolver in the United Kingdom and on Yesterday...and Today in the United States. The songwriting credit is Lennon–McCartney, though the song was written primarily by John Lennon, with contributions by George Harrison...
" - "Get BackGet Back"Get Back" is a song by The Beatles, composed by Paul McCartney and frequently attributed to Lennon–McCartney. The song was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969, and credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston." A different mix of the song later became the closing track of Let It Be ,...
" - "Eight Days a WeekEight Days a Week (song)"Eight Days a Week" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, based on Paul's original idea, recorded by The Beatles and released on their December 1964 album Beatles for Sale.-Inspiration:...
" - "It Won't Be LongIt Won't Be Long"It Won't Be Long" is the opening track on With The Beatles, The Beatles' second UK album, and was the first original song recorded for it. Although credited to Lennon/McCartney, it was primarily a John Lennon composition, with Paul McCartney assisting with the lyrics and...
" - "Day TripperDay Tripper"Day Tripper" is a song by The Beatles, released as a double A-side single with "We Can Work It Out". Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rubber Soul album...
" - "Wait"
- "Stars On 45" (Eggermont, Duiser)
- "Good Day SunshineGood Day Sunshine"Good Day Sunshine" is a song by The Beatles on the 1966 album Revolver. It was written mainly by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Leonard Bernstein praised the song for its construction in a 1967 CBS News documentary...
" - "My Sweet LordMy Sweet Lord"My Sweet Lord" is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass. The song was written in praise of the Hindu god Krishna...
" (Harrison) - "Here Comes the SunHere Comes the Sun"Here Comes the Sun" is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road. It is regarded as one of the most popular Beatles songs. The song was written while Harrison was away from all of these troubles...
" (Harrison) - "While My Guitar Gently WeepsWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a song by George Harrison, first recorded by The Beatles in 1968 for their eponymous double album...
" (Harrison) - "TaxmanTaxman"Taxman" is a song written by George Harrison released as the opening track on The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver. Its lyrics attack the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson.-Composition:...
" (Harrison) - "A Hard Day's NightA Hard Day's Night (song)"A Hard Day's Night" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. Written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released on the movie soundtrack of the same name in 1964...
" - "Things We Said TodayThings We Said Today"Things We Said Today" is a song by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was composed for the film A Hard Day's Night and appears on the soundtrack album...
" - "If I FellIf I Fell"If I Fell" is a song by The Beatles which first appeared in 1964 on the album A Hard Day's Night in the United Kingdom and on the North American album Something New...
" - "You Can't Do ThatYou Can't Do That"You Can't Do That" is a song written by John Lennon and released by The Beatles as the B-side of their sixth British single "Can't Buy Me Love".-Composition:...
" - "Please Please MePlease Please Me (song)"Please Please Me" is a song and the second single released by The Beatles in the United Kingdom, and the first to be issued in the United States. It was also the title track of their first LP, which was recorded to capitalise on the success of the single...
" - "From Me to YouFrom Me to You"From Me to You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a single in 1963. The single was the Beatles' first number one in some of the United Kingdom charts, second in others, but failed to make an impact in the United States at the time of its initial...
" (song not included on the US release) - "I Want to Hold Your HandI Want to Hold Your Hand"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded in October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment....
" - "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser)
Side B
1. "Medley" (2) performed by Stars On 45/Stars On/Starsound - 8:03 (US: - 7:25)- "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser)
- "Boogie NightsBoogie Nights (song)"Boogie Nights" is a 1976 single by the British-based funk-disco group Heatwave. It was the group's debut single and was written by Rod Temperton. It was included on Heatwave's debut album, Too Hot to Handle...
" (Temperton) - "FunkytownFunkytown"Funkytown" is a 1980 disco hit song by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts in 1980, also reaching number 1 in Germany,...
" (Greenberg) - "Video Killed the Radio StarVideo Killed the Radio Star"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by...
" (Horn, Downes, Wooley) - "Venus" (van Leeuwen)
- "Sugar, SugarSugar, Sugar"Sugar, Sugar" is a pop song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. It was a four-week 1969 number-one hit single by fictional characters The Archies. Produced by Jeff Barry, the song was originally released on the album Everything's Archie. The album is the product of a group of studio musicians...
" (Kim, Barry) - "Cathy's ClownCathy's Clown"Cathy's Clown" is a popular song, written and recorded by The Everly Brothers, in which an unnamed narrator informs Cathy that he "don't want your love anymore." It was their first single for Warner Bros., after spending three years on Archie Bleyer's Cadence label. "Cathy's Clown" sold eight...
" (Everly, Everly) - "Breaking Up Is Hard To DoBreaking Up is Hard to Do"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, and co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two vastly different arrangements.-1962 version:...
" (Sedaka, Greenfield) - "Only the LonelyOnly the Lonely"Only the Lonely " is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Recorded by Orbison, it became his first major hit. As an operatic rock ballad, it was a sound unheard of at the time, described by the New York Times as expressing "a clenched, driven urgency". It is seen as a seminal event...
" (Orbison, Melson) - "Lady Bump" (Levay, Kunze)
- "Jimmy MackJimmy Mack"Jimmy Mack" is a 1967 pop/soul single recorded by Martha and the Vandellas for Motown's Gordy imprint. Written and produced by Motown's main creative team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Jimmy Mack" was the final Top 10 hit for the Vandellas in the United States, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard...
" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) - "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling" (Cook, Greenaway, Instone)
- "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot BikiniItsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" is a novelty song telling the story of a shy girl wearing a revealing polka dot bikini at the beach, who in the first verse is too afraid to leave the locker where she has changed into her bikini; in the second, she has made it to the beach but sits...
" (Vance, Pockriss) (not included on the US release) - "Stars on 45" (Eggermont, Duiser)
2. "Do You Remember" a.k.a "Rock 'n Roll Medley" performed by Long Tall Ernie and The Shakers - 4:31
- "Do You Remember"
- "LucilleLucille (Little Richard song)"Lucille" is a 1957 rock and roll song which was one of Little Richard's international hits.Released on Specialty Records in February 1957, Little Richard's single made number 21 on the US pop chart, and number 10 on the UK chart...
" (Collins, Penniman) - "Bird DogBird Dog (song)"Bird Dog" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by The Everly Brothers released in 1958 and was a #1 hit on theBillboard Country Chart . The song also hit number two on the U.S...
" (Bryant) - "RunawayRunaway (Del Shannon song)"Runaway" was a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song made famous by Del Shannon in 1961. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit...
" (Shannon, Crook) - "Do You Remember"
- "Bread and Butter" (Parks, Turnbow)
- "That's All Right (Mama)That's All Right (Mama)"That's All Right" is the name of the first single released by Elvis Presley, written and originally performed by blues singer Arthur Crudup. Elvis' version was recorded on 5 July 1954, and released on 19 July 1954 with "Blue Moon of Kentucky" as the B-side...
" (Crudup) - "Rip It UpRip It Up (song)"Rip It Up" is a song written by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco. It was first released by Bill Haley and his Comets and Little Richard in 1956. The Little Richard version hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart for two weeks and peaked at number seventeen on the pop chart.-Cover...
" (Blackwell, Marascalco) - "Jenny, Jenny" (Johnson, Penniman)
3. "Golden Years of Rock & Roll" performed by Long Tall Ernie and The Shakers - 4:35
- "Nut RockerNut Rocker-External links:**...
" (Tchaikowsky, Fowler) - "Golden Years of Rock & Roll" (Treffers, Britnell)
- "Sherry (song)Sherry (song)"Sherry" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons. It was their first nationally-released single and also their first number one hit, initially reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1962...
" (Gaudio) - "Wooly BullyWooly Bully"Wooly Bully" is a popular song originally recorded by novelty rock 'n' roll band Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965. Based on a standard 12-bar blues progression, it was written by the band's leader, Domingo "Sam" Samudio. It was released as a single on the Memphis-based Pen label and...
" (Thomas, Smith) - "Golden Years of Rock & Roll" (Treffers, Britnell)
- "Buona Sera" (De Rose, Sigman)
- "Slippin' and Slidin'Slippin' and Slidin'"Slippin' and Slidin" is an R&B/rock song performed by Little Richard. The song is credited to Little Richard, Edwin Bocage , Al Collins, and James Smith....
" (Penniman, Bocage, Collins, Smith) - "Nut RockerNut Rocker-External links:**...
" (Tchaikowsky, Fowler) - "Golden Years of Rock & Roll" (Treffers, Britnell)
- "At the HopAt the Hop"At the Hop" is a hit rock 'n' roll song written by Arthur Singer, John Medora and David White and originally released by Danny & the Juniors. The song was released in the fall of 1957, and reached number one on the US charts on January 6, 1958, thus becoming one of the top-selling singles of 1958...
" (Singer, Medora, White)
Personnel
- Bas Muys - vocals (John Lennon)
- Okkie Huysdens - vocals (Paul McCartney)
- Hans Vermeulen - vocals (George Harrison)
- Jody Pijper - vocals
- Long Tall Ernie and the Shakers - performers
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... Albums Chart |
1 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |