Greatest Hits of the 60’s

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Annotation

8-CD set. CDs 2, 6 & 8 are missing.

This is the 2003 version; it differs from the 2000 version having a couple of different tracks:

CD 1: Tracks 8 & 12
CD 2: ???
CD 3: Tracks 10 & 16
CD 4: Track 11
CD 5: Tracks 6, 9 & 10
CD 6: ???
CD 7: Track 15
CD 8: ???

Annotation last modified on 2011-07-07 15:24 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▶CD 2
▶CD 3
▶CD 4
▼CD 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Working in the Coalmine
recording of:
Working in the Coal Mine
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Lee Dorsey52:51
2The Israelites
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
Israelites
writer:
Desmond Dacres and Leslie Kong
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Sparta Music (publisher) (in 1978)
Desmond Dekker42:29
3Wonderful World, Beautiful People
recording of:
Wonderful World, Beautiful People
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff53:12
4The Birds and the Bees
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Era (55-90 US indie) (in 1965)
recording of:
The Birds and the Bees
lyricist and composer:
Barry Stuart
publisher:
Pattern Music Inc. (not to be confused with Pattern Music, Ltd.) and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Jewel Akens32:09
5Good Vibrations
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick, Chuck Britz and Larry Levine
engineer:
Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
mixer:
Derry FitzGerald
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 6) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available)
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
The Beach Boys4.23:38
6I’m Gonna Knock on Your Door
Eddie Hodges2:05
7Melting Pot
recording of:
Melting Pot (Blue Mink Song)
writer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer) and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Polygram Island Music Publishing
Blue Mink3:49
8Peppermint Twist, Part 1
Joey Dee and the Starliters2:00
9Flowers in the Rain
recording of:
Flowers in the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
The Move2:26
10It Keeps Right on A‐Hurtin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1962)
recording of:
It Keeps Right On a‐Hurtin’ (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Tillotson
publisher:
Ridge Music Corp.
Johnny Tillotson2:49
11A Must to Avoid
recording of:
A Must to Avoid
writer:
Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Herman’s Hermits1:57
12Carrie Anne
recording of:
Carrie Anne
lyricist:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies)
writer:
Tony Hicks and Graham Nash
The Hollies2:55
13Anyone Who Had a Heart
cover recording of:
Anyone Who Had a Heart
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Cilla Black2:51
14Goodmorning Starshine
cover recording of:
Good Morning Starshine (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
Oliver3:39
15Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying
cover recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Gerry & the Pacemakers2:37
16I’ve Been Drinking
guest performer:
Rod Stewart
recording of:
I’ve Been Drinking
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Doris Tauber
arranger:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist) and Rod Stewart
arrangement of:
Drinking Again
Jeff Beck feat. Rod Stewart3:18
17We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 35) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 233)
recording of:
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30), Francis, Day & Hunter (publisher) (in 1979) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Animals3.73:14
18Little Green Bag
recording of:
Little Green Bag
writer:
Hans Bouwens and Jan Visser (Dutch Gospel singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
George Baker Selection3:23
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Credits

Release

ASIN:DE: B00009MDFZ [info]

Release Group

part of:Greatest Hits of the (Label: Disky) (number: 60) (order: 2)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/360597 [info]