Showing posts with label 1961. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1961. Show all posts

Thursday, 2 May 2013

Eddie Cochran - Weekend/Cherished Memories, London 45-HLG 9362

"Weekend" is a song by Eddie Cochran. The song was written by Bill and Doree Post and recorded in April 1959. The song was released posthumously as a single in the UK on London HLG 9362 in June 1961, with "Cherished Memories" as the B side, and rose to number 15 on the charts. In the US it was released on Liberty Records 55389 (with the song "Lonely" as a B side) in December 1961 and did not chart. This was the last single with original material by Eddie Cochran released in the US.
It was covered in 1968 by The Move and appears on their eponymous album.

   
Original company sleeve                                            Demo release with yellow label

Saturday, 27 April 2013

Shirley Bassey - Shirley Bassey, Columbia 33SX 1382


Shirley Bassey is a 1961 album by Shirley Bassey, her fifth studio album and her third with EMI/Columbia. Bassey was accompanied by Geoff Love and his orchestra and The Williams Singers (The Rita Williams Singers). The album spent eleven weeks on the charts, beginning in February 1962, and peaking at #14.
This album was issued in mono and stereo. This album's monetary value may be very low, but nevertheless it is one of the best albums of the 60's.

  
Original mono sleeve 1961