Various - The Fabulous Fifties (10xLP) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

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Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Reader's Digest, GFAB-10A, 1977, 10 LP BOX SET Writing On Sleeve
 

Notes:

Rear of box:
Tracks A1, A5, B4, M8, Q6, Q8, S4, S6 and T2 are stereo recordings. All other tracks are electronically reprocessed for stereo.

Recordings taken from the company labels of Janus Records, Decca Record Co. Ltd, CBS Records, Pye Records Ltd, Phonogram Ltd, Sonet Productions Ltd, Pickwick International Inc. (GB), RCA Records.
© Reader's Digest 1977

Runouts are etched.
Matrix can be found at six o'clock; at three o clock there is a letter, sometimes inverted and sometimes below a number separated by one or more small lines; at nine o'clock there is a number, sitting on top of two or more small lines.

. 1950
A1. Frankie Laine - Mule Train
A2. Merv Griffin, Freddy Martin And His Orchestra - I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts
A3. Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra - The Wedding Samba
A4. Anne Shelton - I Remember The Cornfields
A5. Vic Damone - You're Breaking My Heart
A6. Frankie Vaughan - The Old Piano Roll Blues
A7. Billy Cotton And His Band - The French Can-Can Polka
A8. The Squadronaires - Sentimental Me
B1. Doris Day - Bewitched
B2. Gene Autry - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
B3. Gracie Fields - If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake
B4. Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz
B5. Joy Nichols - Cherry Stones
B6. Dick James - Let's Do It Again
B7. Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra - Dear Hearts And Gentle People
B8. Dennis Day, The Mellomen, Henri René And His Orchestra - Christmas In Killarney
. 1951
C1. Benny Lee - Ferry Boat Inn
C2. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - On Top Of Old Smokey
C3. Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra - Any Time
C4. Jimmy Young (5), Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra - Too Young
C5. Frankie Laine - Jezebel
C6. The Three Suns - The Petite Waltz
C7. Jo Stafford, Gene Autry - My Heart Cries For You
C8. Tony Bennett - Because Of You
D1. Guy Mitchell - The Roving Kind
D2. Jo Stafford - Shrimp Boats
D3. Tony Bennett, Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Cold, Cold Heart
D4. Stanley Black & His Orchestra, Dick James, The Stagazers, The George Mitchell Choir - Mary Rose
D5. Rosemary Clooney - Come On-A My House
D6. Guy Mitchell - My Truly, Truly Fair
D7. Billy Cotton And His Band - Rose, Rose, I Love You
D8. Eddie Fisher - Unless
. 1952
E1. Ezio Pinza - Some Enchanted Evening From 'South Pacific'
E2. Billy Cotton And His Band - There's Always Room At Our House
E3. Jimmy Young (5) - We Won't Live In A Castle
E4. Johnnie Ray - Cry
E5. Frankie Laine - High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
E6. Lee Lawrence - Blue Tango
E7. Anne Shelton - The Isle Of Innisfree
E8. Tony Martin (3) - Domino
F1. Lita Roza - Allentown Jail
F2. Dickie Valentine - The Homing Waltz
F3. Gracie Fields - At The End Of The Day
F4. Del Wood - Down Yonder
F5. Rosemary Clooney - Be My Life's Companion
F6. Doris Day, Frankie Laine - Sugarbush
F7. Eddy Howard And His Orchestra, Jack Halloran Choir - Be Anything (But Be Mine)
F8. Georgia Gibbs - Kiss Of Fire
. 1953
G1. Eddie Fisher - Outside Of Heaven
G2. Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers
G3. Lita Roza - (How Much Is) That Doggy In The Window?
G4. The Stargazers - Broken Wings
G5. The Johnston Brothers - Oh, Happy Day
G6. Johnnie Ray - Somebody Stole My Gal
G7. Frankie Laine - I Believe
G8. Billy Cotton And His Band - In A Golden Coach (There's A Heart Of Gold)
H1. Muriel Smith, Wally Stott & His Orchestra - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
H2. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - The Song From 'Moulin Rouge' (Where Is You're Heart?)
H3. Ted Heath And His Orchestra - Hot Toddy
H4. Doris Day, Johnnie Ray - Let's Walk That-a-Way
H5. David Whitfield - Answer Me
H6. Ted Heath And His Orchestra - Dragnet
H7. Lee Lawrence - Crying In The Chapel
H8. The Beverley Sisters - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
. 1954
I1. Frankie Laine - Blowing Wild (The Ballad Of Black Gold)
I2. Guy Mitchell, Mitch Miller & His Orchestra - Cloud Lucky Seven
. Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party (Medley 1)
. Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party (Medley 2)
I5. The Stargazers - I See The Moon
I6. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Skin Deep
I7. Doris Day - Secret Love (From 'Calamity Jane')
I8. Johnnie Ray - Such A Night
J1. Frankie Laine - The Kid's Last Fight
J2. Billy Cotton And His Band - Friends And Neighbours
J3. David Whitfield - Cara Mia
J4. Petula Clark - The Little Shoemaker
J5. Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
J6. Eddie Fisher - Oh, Mein Papa
J7. Jo Stafford - Make Love To Me
J8. Dickie Valentine - Finger Of Suspicion
. 1955
K1. Eddie Fisher - I Need You Now
K2. Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano
K3. Johnny Brandon - Tomorrow
K4. The Crew Cuts - Earth Angel
K5. Doris Day - Ready, Willing And Able
K6. Dickie Valentine - I Wonder
K7. David Whitfield - Everywhere
K8. Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise
L1. Frankie Laine - Cool Water
L2. Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra - Blue Star
L3. Mitch Miller - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
L4. Johnnie Ray - Hey There (From 'The Pajama Game')
L5. Jimmy Young (5) - The Man From Laramie
L6. The Johnston Brothers - Hernando's Hideaway (From 'The Pajama Game')
L7. The Stargazers - Twenty Tiny Fingers
L8. Petula Clark - Suddenly There's A Valley
. 1956
M1. Bill Hayes - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
M2. Gary Miller (2), Tony Osborne And His Orchestra, Beryl Stott Group - Robin Hood
M3. Don Cherry (2) - Band Of Gold
M4. Dave King (5) - Memories Are Made Of This
M5. David Whitfield - My September Love
M6. Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group - Lost John
M7. Louis Armstrong - The Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera' (Mack The Knife)
M8. Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
N1. Doris Day - Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
N2. The Platters - The Great Pretender
N3. Anne Shelton, Wally Stott, Wally Stott & His Orchestra, The Wally Stott Chorale - Lay Down Your Arms
N4. Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys - Giddy-Up A Ding Dong
N5. Frankie Laine - Woman In Love
N6. Frankie Vaughan, Wally Stott, Wally Stott & His Orchestra, The Wally Stott Chorale - The Green Door
N7. Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' In The Rain
N8. Little Richard - Rip It Up
. 1957
O1. Frankie Vaughan, Wally Stott, Wally Stott & His Orchestra, The Wally Stott Chorale - The Garden Of Eden
O2. Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group - Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
O3. David Whitfield - The Adoration Waltz
O4. Johnnie Ray - Look Homeward Angel
O5. Shirley Bassey, Wally Stott, Wally Stott & His Orchestra, The Wally Stott Chorale - The Banana Boat Song
O6. Nancy Whiskey, The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group - Freight Train
O7. Guy Mitchell - Rock-a-Billy
O8. Russ Hamilton - We Will Make Love
P1. The Diamonds - Little Darlin'
P2. Lonnie Donegan - Gamblin' Man
P3. Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun
P4. Paul Anka - Diana
P5. Petula Clark - With All My Heart
P6. Paul Anka - I Love You Baby
P7. Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
P8. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
. 1958
Q1. Larry Williams (3) - Bony Maronie
Q2. Paul Anka - You Are My Destiny
Q3. Gary Miller (2) - Story Of My Life
Q4. Marion Ryan - Love Me Forever
Q5. Tommy Steele - Nairobi
Q6. Ted Heath And His Orchestra - Swingin' Shepherd Blues
Q7. Lonnie Donegan - Grand Coulee Dam
Q8. Johnny Mathis - A Certain Smile
R1. Jerry Lee Lewis - Breathless
R2. The Platters - Twilight Time
R3. Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live (From 'My Fair Lady')
R4. Marty Wilde And His Wildcats - Endless Sleep
R5. The Chordettes - Lollipop
R6. Everly Brothers - Bird Dog
R7. Lonnie Donegan - Tom Dooley
R8. Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon
. 1959
S1. Shirley Bassey, Wally Stott & His Orchestra - As I Love You (From 'The Big Beat')
S2. Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential
S3. Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Monty Sunshine - Petite Fleur
S4. The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
S5. Marty Wilde - Donna
S6. The Beverley Sisters - The Little Drummer Boy
S7. Anthony Newley - I've Waited So Long
S8. Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group - The Battle Of New Orleans
T1. Frankie Vaughan, Wally Stott, Wally Stott & His Orchestra, The Wally Stott Chorale - The Heart Of A Man
T2. Johnny Mathis - Someone
T3. Sarah Vaughan - Broken-Hearted Melody
T4. Everly Brothers - Till I Kissed You
T5. Johnny And The Hurricanes - Red River Rock
T6. Floyd Robinson - Makin' Love
T7. Davis McBeth - Mr Blue
T8. Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number

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