Hits of....

[karenbrown18]

Another vague memory.....

I can remember my brother buying (or receiving as presents) LP's which was called something like Hits of.... (1970) (1971). The songs were never sung buy the original artists, and the cover always had a woman (girl) dressed up in a football kit. Ring any bells for anyone? or was it just a dream.....

[sixtyten]

They were Top of The Pops albums as far as I recall..
never the original artists

http://www.easyontheeye.net/albums/totp/totp_25_32.htm

[Heather74]

yep I recall us having a TOTP one with a girl in her football kit.
Infact i think we had one or two of those D :)

[karenbrown18]

Blimey Daz that was quick... that's them (Don't know what made me think of football kits:confused:)

Just read some of the songs on those albums:-

Mouldy old dough - Remember that one on top of the Pops? :eek:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFGfIAJRvo :o:eek:

[sixtyten]

There were another series, we had one with a girl in an Arsenal kit standing in a goal. I think one of the tracks on it was 'Hickory Holler's Tramp'.
I've never understood what the hell that song was about:p

[sixtyten]

Some good stuff on that site, if you go to the main index..
K-Tel Disc-o-Select

[karenbrown18]

http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/thesonofhickoryhollerstramp.shtml

You can read the words, weird title though!

[karenbrown18]

OMG we actually had one of these LOL:-

http://www.easyontheeye.net/albums/discoselector/discoslector.htm

[sixtyten]

Ahh! It finally makes sense..
Hickory Holler is a place, whereas I was thinking it was a person..
Thats why the chorus never made sense to me:p:rolleyes:

[sixtyten]

On a mission to find that Arsenal kit album sleeve now..:o

another track on it was (I think,I'm going back to the early 70's here)..
Did you ever? OR
Taps turns on the water by CCS

[karenbrown18]

Some good stuff on that site, if you go to the main index..
K-Tel Disc-o-Select

My brother would kill for some those, i bet he's got a few missing from his collection!

[karenbrown18]

http://www.justsomelyrics.com/1650108/C-C-S-Tap-Turns-On-The-Water-Lyrics

Not heard of that one!

[sixtyten]

YAY!!! found it!

[Heather74]

Cool lets see :)

[karenbrown18]

Have you downloaded it? I have never heard of CCS? Were they popular?

[sixtyten]

Haven't enlarged the picture yet.. whats the betting I've got the tracks wrong??

They are the one you were thinking of, Karen

[sixtyten]

Have you downloaded it? I have never heard of CCS? Were they popular?
No,I meant the album sleeve.
CCS were popular, as the singer was DJ Alexis Korner and their version of "Whole Lotta Love" was the 70's TOTP theme

[sixtyten]

THESE are the ones we were thinking of..

http://uproar.fortunecity.com/galaxy/399/hothits.htm

[sixtyten]

Hot Hits 7 was the one we had:)

[karenbrown18]

Oh! I see I thought that was the Led Zeppelin version!... you learn something every day!! LOL

[sixtyten]

Nope, Zep would not allow the original to be used

[sixtyten]

Well bugger me..
what did I say..
Arsenal sleeve. Did you ever.. tap turns on the water..

WHAT A MEMORY;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/dagga36/ads/hh7.jpg

[karenbrown18]

Oh yes... They were the ones! we had the TOTP ones too. but it was definately the Hot Hits ones!! Well done Daz!

[Heather74]

He shoots, he scores :D

[sixtyten]

Sleeve is wrong though, as Did you ever/tap turns on..are the same song

[karenbrown18]

I can remember the one we had I think was from 1969 had:-

harper Valler PTA
Cinderella Rockerfella on it!!

Blimey the things you remember....................

[sixtyten]

Must of been either 1-6, as number 7 was issued in 1971!:eek:
God, I feel old now

[karenbrown18]

Oh yes....... most definately! LOL

[sixtyten]

Looked at numbers 1-6 and those songs are not on them, must be another set of albums or later than you think

[karenbrown18]

Just checked it was actually 1967... Had a look what else was in the charts.......... now that certainly made me feel old!!

[karenbrown18]

Looked at numbers 1-6 and those songs are not on them, must be another set of albums or later than you think

The one with those songs I just mentioned may have been from a different album.... not originals (again).. this thread just triggered another memory of those particular songs!

[karenbrown18]

I absolutely hate hearing non-original versions of songs... makes me cringe!

[joybee]

So does that mean you prefer to hear Manilow than Take That and Westlife singing Could it be Magic and Mandy Karen ?? :p;)

Personally, I would - especially Mandy - but I am an unashamed Manilow fan:D

[sixtyten]

Take That versions not too bad, but as for Westlife :eek::rolleyes:

I think she means non-original in the TOTP albums context as the tracks were all played by unknown session men. Like that horrid piped muzak you get in cheapo supermarkets that don't want to pay for a PRS license:p

[joybee]

I prefer the Take That one too Daz - Westlife one was c**p !!

I knew exactly what she meant though - just pulling Karen's chain a little :p

[karenbrown18]

Take That versions not too bad, but as for Westlife :eek::rolleyes:

I think she means non-original in the TOTP albums context as the tracks were all played by unknown session men. Like that horrid piped muzak you get in cheapo supermarkets that don't want to pay for a PRS license:p

Yep that's what I mean't.........