VARIOUS ARTISTS ALBUMS FEATURING STRAWBS - 1990s

REDISCOVER THE 70'S: 1969-1980 - EMOTIONS (24 LOVE SONGS) (*)    NEW 

(2CD, OG 3209, Old Gold, UK and France, 1991)

Hudson Ford's "Floating In The Wind" is sufficiently emotional here.

CD1

Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love

Lobo - I'd Love You To Want Me

Korgis - If I Had You

Starbuck - Moonlight Feels Right

Harry Chapin - Cats In The Cradle

Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away

Judy Collins - Send In The Clowns

Samantha Sang - Emotions

Elkie Brooks - Sunshine After The Rain

Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers

David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us

Les Crane - Desiderata

CD2

Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun

Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'

Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle

Air Supply - All Out Of Love

Styx - Babe

John Holt - Help Me Make It Through The Night

Gladys Knight And The Pips - Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

Randy Vanwarmer - Just When I Needed You Most

R & J Stone - We Do It

Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do

Hudson Ford - Floating In The Wind

Gallagher & Lyle - Heart On My Sleeve

RADIO SAMPLER VOLUME 3 PROMO CD (*)

(COMP032591, Virgin, Canada 1991)

A Virgin Canada sampler which includes Rod Demick's song from Ringing Down The Years, "Afraid To Let You Go"

Kish - I Rhyme The World In 80 Days (Radio Edit)

Aswad - Next To You

Tabu - I'm So Cool (CHR Edit)

West End Girls - Not Like Kissing You (Radio Edit)

Styx - Love At First Sight

Phantoms - Heavenly Girl

Johnny Rutledge (2) - Endlessly

Strawbs - Afraid To Let You Go

Katrina & The Waves - Red Wine And Whiskey

Jelly Fish - Baby's Coming Back (Remix)

Sydney Youngblood - Ain't No Sunshine (Radio Edit)

Albert Collins - Travellin' South

THE ROCK COLLECTION: ROCK HITS

(Time Life Music TL 527/05, 1991)

A 1991 outing for "Part Of The Union".

Track listing

Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

Starship - We Built This City

REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run

Derek & The Dominos - Layla

Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me

John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

Toto - Hold The Line

Guess Who, The - American Woman

Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer

Moody Blues, The - Nights In White Satin

Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

Jimi Hendrix Experience, The - Voodoo Chile

T. Rex - Ride A White Swan

Stray Cats - Rock This Town

10cc - Dreadlock Holiday

City Boy - 5-7-0-5

Joe Cocker - Delta Lady

Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water

Status Quo - Whatever You Want

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town

Hawkwind - Silver Machine

Queen - We Are The Champions

25 YEARS OF ROCK'n'ROLL - VOLUME 2, 1973

(Connoisseur Collection RRT CD 73, 1992)

Strawbs get cover featured (bottom left) on a 90s compilation featuring "Part Of The Union" and Hudson Ford's "Pick Up The Pieces" (and Rod Coombes on "Stuck In The Middle With You").

Status Quo - Paper Plane

Argent - God Gave Rock'n'Roll To You

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now

Kiki Dee - Amoureuse

Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown

David Essex - Lamplight

Wizzard - Angel Fingers

Mud - Dyna-mite

Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Medecine Head - One And One Is One

Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright

Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces

Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band

Golden Earring - Radar Love

The Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

Isley Brothers - That Lady

ROCK ANTHEMS (*)

(STACD 041(A), Stardust, 1993)

"Part Of The Union" is the opening track.

Track listing

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Smokie - Oh Carol

Meat Loaf - Rock And Roll Mercenaries

Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now

Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Double Trouble (Live)

Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down

Status Quo - Whatever You Want

10cc - Life Is A Minestrone

Slade - Thanks For The Memory

City Boy - 5-7-0-5

Toto - Hold The Line

ELO - I'm Alive

Edgar Winter - Frankenstein

Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Argent - Hold Your Head Up

Chuck Berry - Route 66

Dobie Gray - Drift Away

[Israeli title] - THE 70S REVISITED (*)    NEW 

(3CD, Hed-Arzi/Helicon Records ARTON 19515, 1993)

"Part Of The Union" makes it onto this Israeli 3CD compilation, along with Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You".

CD1

England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight

Dolly Parton - Jolene

America - Sister Golden Hair

Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion

The Charlie Daniels Band - The devil Went Down to Georgia

Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache

Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock

Gary Wright - Dream Weaver

Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song

Billy Paul - Me And Mrs. Jones

Rita Coolidge - Higher And Higher

The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

City Boy - 5705

The Guess Who - American Women

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky

Brian & Michael - Matchtalk Men and Matchtalk Cats and Dogs

Jim Capaldi - Love Hurts

Earth And Fire - Memories

CD2

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You

The Motors - Airport

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Kursaal Flyers - Little Does She Know

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

The Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music

Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways

Gallagher & Lyle - Heart On My Sleeve

Sniff'n'the Tears - Drivers Seat

Blue Öyster Cult - Don'T Fear The Reaper

The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl

Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug

Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

The Peddlers - Girlie

John Miles - Music

Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo

CD3

5000 Volts - I'm On Fire

Bay City Rollers - I Only Want To Be With You

La Bionda - One For You, One For Me

John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air

Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice

Carpenters - Goodbye To Love

White Plains - When You Are A King

Three Dog Night - Joy To The World

Oscar Benton - Bensonhurst Blues

Anne Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaitras

Nada - Il Cuore E' Uno Zingaro

Barrabas - Woman

Afric Simone - Ramaya

Bruno Castucci - La Nouba

Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

Hot Butter - Pop Corn

Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime

Middle of the Road - Soley Soley

The Sweet - Co-Co

Dawn - Candida

WORLD HITS 1972 (*)

(Spectrum, 550 697-2, Germany, 1994)

"Lay Down " is the track of choice on this German 1972 hits compilation.

Elton John - Crocodile Rock

Dave Newman - The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Peter Skellern - You're A Lady

New Seekers - Beg Steal Or Borrow

Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road

Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin

The Temptations - Take A Look Around

Mouth & McNeal - Hello-A

Gladys Knight - Help Me Make It Through The Night

Vicky Leandros - Come What May

Barry Ryan - Can't Let You Go

Strawbs - Lay Down

Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well

Stylistics - I'm Stone In Love With You

WORLD HITS 1973 (*)

(Spectrum, 550 698-2, Germany, 1994)

"Part Of The Union" is the choice on this German 1973 hits compilation.

Track listing

The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me

Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby

Demis Roussos - Goodbye My Love Goodbye

David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome

Medicine Head - One And One Is One

Peters And Lee - Welcome Home

Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More, Baby

Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright

Nazareth - This Flight Tonight

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Limmie/Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic

Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams

Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusions

Stuart Gillis - Amanda

ACOUSTIC MOODS

(Polygram TV 516 659-2, 1994)

"Lay Down" is in stellar company with some all-time great tracks in this Polygram TV compilation, Rick Wakeman's unmistakeable piano shines out of Cat Stevens' "Morning Has Broken", and of course Rod Coombes features prominently on the classic Stealers Wheel track "Stuck In The Middle With You"

Lindisfarne - Lady Eleanor

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat

Racing Cars - They Shoot Horses Don't They?

Sutherland Brothers And Quiver - Arms Of Mary

The Byrds - Chestnut Mare

Don McLean - Castles In The Air

Justin Hayward & John Lodge - Blue Guitar

Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow

Strawbs - Lay Down

Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance - How Come

Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe

Duncan Browne - Journey

Bourgeois Tagg - I Don't Mind At All

Brian Protheroe - Pinball

Ralph McTell - Streets Of London

Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle

Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken

Prelude - After The Goldrush

THE 70S - 1973

(Time Life TL 597/04, 1994, 2CD)

The familiar pairing of 1973 chart hits "Part Of The Union" and Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You" (featuring our own Mr Rodney Coombes) on this 2CD Time Life set.

The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz

Gary Glitter - Hello, Hello I'm Back Again

Wizzard - See My Baby Jive

Suzi Quatro - Can The Can

Slade - Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me

Mud - Dyna-Mite

Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo

10 CC - Rubber Bullets

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven

Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone

Nazareth - Broken Down Angel

Free - Wishing Well

The Faces - Cindy Incidentally

Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You

Focus - Sylvia

The O'Jays - Love Train

The Isley Brothers - That Lady

David Essex - Rock On

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse

Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together

Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side

SOUTHERN ROCK (*)

(7243 8 29360 1 9, EMI/Polygram, Greece 1994)

"Little Sleepy" from Nomadness, appears on this Greek selection, no doubt selected for its Southern rockiness! Also released on cassette (7243 8 29359 4 0)

The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles

Atlanta Rhythm Section - Doraville

Wet Willie - Keep On Smilin'

The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

The Doobie Brothers - Take Me To The Highway

Leo Kottke - Eight Miles High

Mink DeVille - Spanish Troll

Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider

John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat - The Drifter

Duane Allman - Going Down Slow

The Devils - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The J. Geils Band - One Last Kiss

Sea Level - That's Your Secret

Strawbs - Little Sleepy

Pat Travers - Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)

25 JAAR PINKPOP (*)

(2CD, Magnum 516 828-2, Netherlands, 1994)

"Part Of The Union" is the Strawbs cut on this 1994 2CD set. Labelmates The Police and Joe Jackson also feature.

CD1

Golden Earring - Smoking Cigarettes

Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman

Supersister - Radio

Argent - Hold Your Head Up

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Alquin - Wheelchair Groupie

Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen

Status Quo - Roll Over Lay Down

Little Feat - Long Distance Love

Thin Lizzy - Parisienne Walkways

Mother's Finest - Piece Of The Rock

Partner - Kayuta Hill

Rush - The Spirit Of The Radio

Elvis Costello - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

Dire Straits - Down To The Waterline

The Police - The Bed's Too Big Without You

The Jam - Going Underground

Joe Jackson - I'm The Man

J. Geils Band, The - Love Stinks

TC Matic - Oh La La La

Big Country - Chance

CD2

The Pretenders - Thin Line Between Love And Hate

The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home

Claw Boys Claw - Rosie

The Fatal Flowers - Younger Days

The Pogues - Fiësta

Sinéad O'Connor - Mandinka

Fishbone - Change

R.E.M. - South Central Rain

The Mission - Tower Of Strength

The Black Crowes - Hard To Handle

Urban Dance Squad - Deeper Shade Of Soul

Luka Bloom - Rescue Mission

Buffalo Tom - Taillights Fade

Pearl Jam - Alive

The Jayhawks - Crowded In The Wings

Red Devils - Automatic

Living Colour - Love Rears Its Ugly Head

Rage Against The Machine - Bullet In The Head

LABELLED WITH LOVE

(A&M? 540 266-1, Greece 2LP, 1994) (*)
(A&M/Spectrum 551 834-2, UK CD 1995)

This appeared on Discogs as a 1994 Greek 2LP test pressing. All 19 tracks have subsequently been released on CD (both covers above). Hudson Ford's "Pick Up The Pieces" is featured along with "Stuck In The Middle With You" (with Rod Coombes on drums).

Record 1

Herb Alpert - Rise

Jeffrey Osborne - On The Wings Of Love

The Police - Every Breath You Take

Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You

Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer

Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out

Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together

Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red

Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better

Record 2

Gallagher & Lyle - Heart On My Sleeve

Black - Wonderful Life

Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone

Styx - Babe

Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces

Squeeze - Labelled With Love

Hazel O'Connor - Will You?

Carpenters - Goodbye To Love

Alessi - Oh, Lori

ESSENTIAL FOLK

(Nectar, NTRCD030, 1995)

Strawbs' "Lay Down" brings up the rear on this folk compilation.

Ralph McTell - Streets Of London

Donovan - Colours

Michelle Shocked - 5AM in Amsterdam

Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat

Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne

Melanie - Ruby Tuesday

Pentangle - Light Flight

Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days

John Martyn - May You Never

Nanci Griffith - The Wing And The Wheel

Nick Drake - Northern Sky

June Tabor - All This Useless Beauty

Bert Jansch & Albert Lee - If I Were A Carpenter

Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle

Fairport Convention - Ginnie

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick - The Sheepstealer

Richard & Linda Thompson - Walking On A Wire

Strawbs - Lay Down

SOMMER, SONNE, SUPERSONGS & GOLDEN HITS (*)    NEW 

(SPV Recordings SPV 084-89582 Germany, 1995)

A rather odd compilation, "Part Of The Union" included along witha bunch of rather novelty hits, including one of Cousins' hero Lonnie Donegan's songs.

The Mixtures - Pushbike Song

Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime

Scaffold - Lily The Pink

McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone

Lonnie Donegan - Does Your Chewing Gum Loose It's Flavour On The Bedpost Overnight

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral

The Abdul Hassan Orchestra - Arabian Affair

Jonathan Richman - Egyptian Reggae

Typically Tropical - Barbados

Jimmy & The Rackets - Ten Little Indians

Alan Price - Hi-Lili Hi-Lo

Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String

Herman's Hermits - I'm Henry The Eighth I Am

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Bubblerock - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Napoleon XIV - They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-haa

THE VERY BEST OF ROCK (1971-1975)(*)

(Very Best Of Music, EMC7175120, 2CD, Scandinavia, 1996)

A rather good compilation, with a tendency towards the heavier end of rock, "Part Of The Union" is the Strawbs cut. NB Confusingly there are two releases with this exact same title from the same label - the 1995 release, which looks VERY similar except the date is in blue not green - has a different track list and no Strawbs-related content.

CD 1

Sweet - Blockbuster

T.Rex - 20th Century Boy

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

America - A Horse With No Name

Bad Company - Can't Get Enough

Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer

Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father

10CC - Rubber Bullets

Santana - Samba Pa Ti

Justin Hayward And John Lodge - Blue Guitar

Emerson Lake & Palmer - From The Beginning

Ten Years After - Choo Choo Mama

Atomic Rooster - Devil's Answer

Albert Hammond - I'm A Train

CD 2

Status Quo - Down Down

Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

Nazareth - This Flight Tonight

Deep Purple - Fireball

Black Sabbath - Laguna Sunrise

Bachman Turner Overdrive - Roll On Down The Highway

Focus - Sylvia

Brownsville Station - Smokin' In The Boys Room

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar

Uriah Heep - Stealin'

Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Osibisa - Sunshine Day

Grand Funk Railroad - Loco-Motion

Alice Cooper - Elected

SUPERNATURAL FAIRY TALES

(5CD, Rhino Records R2 72451, US, 1996)

Two classic Strawbs tracks, "New World" and "Round And Round" represent Strawbs on this tasty 5CD prog-rock set.

Track listing

CD 1

The Nice - America

Traffic - (featuring Stevie Winwood) - Paper Sun

Procol Harum - Repent Walpurgis

The Pretty Things - Private Sorrow / Balloon Burning

The Moody Blues - Legend of a Mind

Renaissance - Kings & Queens

Rare Bird - Sympathy

Pete Sinfield - Under the Sky

Klaus Schulze - Searching

Kingdom Come - Sunrise

CD 2

Aphrodite's Child - The System / Babylon

Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You

Ash Ra Tempel - Der Vierte Kuss

Van Der Graaf Generator - Killer

Can - Oh Yeah

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Knife-Edge

Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink

Curved Air - It Happened Today

Focus - Hocus Pocus

Wigwam - Prophet / Marvelry Skimmer

CD 3

Yes - Perpetual Change

Argent - Lothlorien

Roxy Music - Ladytron

Supersister - Radio

Savage Rose - Dear Little Mother

Genesis - The Musical Box

Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven

Strawbs - New World

Premiata Forneria Marconi - Celebration

CD 4

Genesis - Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

Yes - Siberian Khatru

Roxy Music - Virginia Plain

Wishbone Ash - Warrior

Lard Free - Warinobaril

Amon Duul II - Mozambique

Strawbs - Round and Round

Nektar - Questions and Answers

Ange - Fils de Lumiere

Le Orme - Ritorno Al Nulla

Clearlight - Without Words

CD 5

Seventh Wave - Star Palace of the Sombre Warrior

Gong - Perfect Mystery

Gentle Giant - Free Hand

Henry Cow/Slapp Happy - War

Samla Mammas Manna - Andra Satsen

Hatfield & The North - Let's Eat (Real Soon)

Banco - Traccia II

Magma - Troller Tanz (Ghost Dance)

Faust - It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl

Quiet Sun - Mummy Was an Asteroid, Daddy Was a Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utensil

Golden Earring - Radar Love

The Mothers Of Invention - Inca Roads

THE MUSIC DOCUMENT SOFTROCK VOLUME 4 (*)

(PolyGram Special Projects – 553 224-4, Netherlands, 1996)

"Part Of The Union" is the pick here..

Track listing

The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Because Of You

Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

The Strawbs - Part Of The Union

All About Eve - Martha's Harbour

Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi

Big Country - Wonderland

J.J. Cale - Cajun Moon

The Allman Brothers Band - Revival

Dillinger - Cokane In My Brain

Soft Cell - Torch

Status Quo - What You're Proposin'

ABC - When Smokey Sings

10CC - Life Is A Minestrone

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth

Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Know

BEST OF BRITISH FOLK ROCK

(Park PRKCD36, 1996)

"Lay Down" and "Part Of The Union" from the live 1990 show released as "Greatest Hits" .

Track listing

Capercaillie - Waiting For The Wheel To Turn

Steeleye Span - The Golden Vanity

Oysterband - When I'm Up I Can't Get Down

Strawbs - Lay Down

Fairport Convention - Jewel In The Crown

Runrig - Breaking The Chains

Pentangle - The Blacksmith

Lindisfarne - Lady Eleanor

New Celeste - Johnny

Capercaillie - Pige Ruadh (The Brown Whiskey Jar)

Oysterband - One Green Hill

Fairport Convention - A Surfeit Of Lampreys

Pentangle - So Early In The Spring

Runrig - Tir An Airm

Steeleye Span - All Around My Eye

Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner

New Celeste - Morrison's Jig

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

WHISKEY IN THE JAR - 20 ROCK CLASSICS FROM THE 70S

(EMI Spectrum Music/Polygram 552 910-2, 1997)

A 70s compilation featuring "Lay Down".

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar

Free - Wishing Well

Deep Purple - Black Night

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Bachman Turner Overdrine - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

E.L.O. - 10538 Overture

The Strawbs - Lay Down

McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead & Gone

Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air

Canned Heat - Let's Work Together

Roy Wood - Forever

CCS - Whole Lotta Love

Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away

Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking

The Move - California Man

Frankie Miller - Darlin'

The Band - Rag Mama Rag

Wizzard - Ball Park Incident

Slade - Coz I Luv You

Status Quo - Down Down

THE NO 1 70'S COLLECTION (1970-1974) (*)

(PolyGram DGCD 150/151, South Africa, 1997)

"Lay Down" and Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You". Rick "One Take" Wakeman was a session player on David Bowie's hit "Space Oddity".

CD 1

ABBA - Ring Ring

Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band

Cat Stevens - Moonshadow

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You

Michael Jackson - Ben

The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin

Medicine Head - One And One Is One

The New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love

The Jackson 5 - ABC

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown

Billy Preston - Will It Go Round In Circles

Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

Hotlegs - Neanderthal Man

Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay

David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome

CD 2

Status Quo - Caroline

Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar

Slade - Coz I Luv You

Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe

Strawbs - Lay Down

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses

The Kiki Dee Band - I Got The Music In Me

David Bowie - Space Oddity (Original Version)

Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Live Version)

Peter Skellern - You're A Lady

Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone

Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything

The Supremes & Four Tops - River Deep Mountain High

R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me

White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin'

Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand

Mr. Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe

40 YEARS OF NUMBER 1'S MORE HITS! (*)    NEW 

(PolyGram DGCD 152/153, South Africa, 1997)

"Part Of The Union" here.

CD 1

Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street

Mary Wells - My Guy

Diana Ross, The Supremes - Baby Love

The Platters - The Great Pretender

Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

The Troggs - With A Girl Like You

The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love

Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire

The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Slade - Take Me Back 'Ome

Status Quo - Down Down

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night

Elton John, Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster

Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You

Player - Baby Come Back

10cc - I'm Not In Love

CD 2

Donna Summer - Hit Stuff

Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

Lipps, Inc. - Funky Town

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

Bananarama - Venus

Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me

The Jam - A Town Called Malice

Tears For Fears - Shout

John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire

Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

Los Lobos - La Bamba

Vic Reeves, The Wonder Stuff - Dizzy

Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing

Chaka Demus & Pliers - Twist & Shout

Yazz, The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up

Amy Grant - Baby Baby

East 17 - Stay Another Day

GEORGIA ON OUR MIND    NEW 

(Deep Sea Records, SeaD 8001, 1997)

This CD was put together by David Suff as a tribute by the great and good of folk music to Sandy Denny for her daughter Georgia and includes the hard to find Cousins/Willoughby version of "Ringing Down The Years", the B-side of "The King" single.

Dave Cousins & Brian Willoughby - Ringing Down The Years

Deep Sea Ensemble - Georgia On My Mind

Danny Thompson & Whatever- Dargai

Chris While & Julie Matthews - All The King's Horses

Christine Collister - I Can't Cry Hard Enough

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick - All In Green

Richard Thompson Band - John The Gun

John Martyn - Big Muff

Fairport Convention - Matty Groves

The John Kirkpatrick Band - Long Odds / Dr Cosgill's Delight

Robin Williamson - Ring Dance

The Albion Band - Daniel Callaghan

Ralph McTell - Girl From The North Country

The Kimbara Brothers - Time To Leave

HALLOWEEN ROCKS

(Rebound Records (Polygram), 1998)

A rare outing for "Ghosts" on this themed collection of spooky songs.

Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash

Cream - Strange Brew

KISS - Creatures of the Night

Atlanta Rhythm Section - Spooky

The Alan Parsons Project - The Tell-Tale Heart

Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians - Balloon Man

Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes

Strawbs - Ghosts

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (live)

David Bowie - Please Mr. Gravedigger

FOLK! FOLK! FOLK! (*)

(CD: ARS Productions, 740509-2, Belgium, 1999 or later)

"Part Of The Union" is the choice on this Belgian release featuring a wide selection of multi-lingual folk items from many countries. The Richard Thompson track comes from his 1999 Mock Tudor album, so this must be 1999 or later.

Hevia - Bussindre Reel

Madredeus - O Pastor

Kadril - Noten Kraken

Laïs - 'T Smidje

Deep Forest - Marta's Song

Carlos Núñez - A Orillas Del Rio Sil

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Complainte Pour St. Catherine

Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat

Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Snakes In Exile - The Fiddler's Tale

Shantalla - The Rocky Road To Cashel

Ialma - Rumbaba

Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir

The Dubliners - Whiskey In The Jar

Ashels - Nihavend

Olla Vogala - Gnanomo

I Muvrini - Un So Micca Venuti

Alan Stivell - Son Ar Christr

Kimiz - Dosj Moeena

Richard Thompson - Dry My Tears And Move On

Altan - I Wish My Love Was A Red Rose

MUSIC OF THE YEAR: 1972 (*)    NEW 

(CD: Spectrum Music 545 054-2, 1999)

"Lay Down" is the cut here.

Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin

Junior Campbell - Hallelujah Freedom

Free - Little Bit Of Love

Jackson 5 - Looking Through The Windows

The Chakachas - Jungle Fever

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Help Me Make It Through The Night

The New Seekers - Circles

Diana Ross - Doobedood'ndoobe Doobedood'ndoobe Doobedood'ndoo

The Shangri-Las - The Leader Of The Pack

The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow

Bobby Hebb - Love Love Love

The Strawbs - Lay Down

Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well

Jerry Lee Lewis - Chantilly Lace

Faron Young - It's Four In The Morning

Peter Skellern - You're A Lady

The Moody Blues - Isn't Life Strange

The Supremes - Floy Joy

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Bless You

The Stylistics - I'm Stone In Love With You

MUSIC OF THE YEAR: 1973 (*)    NEW 

(CD: Spectrum Music 544 481-2, 1999)

"Part Of The Union" is included here, along with Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You". Bowie's dreadful "Laughing Gnome" comes from a period before his association with Gus Dudgeon or Tony Visconti.

Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You

The Strawbs - Part Of The Union

Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby

The Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes

The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me

David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome

Free - Wishing Well

Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' [Part 1]

Love Unlimited - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby

Status Quo - Caroline

Peters & Lee - Welcome Home

The Supremes - Bad Weather

The Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up

The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer [In A Rock And Roll Band]

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone

Gladys Knight And The Pips - The Look Of Love

Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion

Medicine Head (2) - One And One Is One

Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning