Complete 60s, A new label from the UK has undertaken the huge task of releasing on CD every instrumental to ever hit the US pop charts during the decade of the 60s. They're promising a release every year for the next ten years of what would have to be multiple disk sets.Volume 1, which covers 1960, will have a whopping 81 tracks, 16 of which have never appeared on CD before. There will also be a 28 page booklet of liner notes with detailed information about the 53 artists represented in the first set.
The only down side, if there really is one, is that, since the series will be releasing instrumentals that hit the US charts, a lot of great instrumentals from British groups such as The Shadows won't be in the series nor great British TV themes such as The Avengers or the beautiful Albatross by Fleetwood Mac. Release date: 6/21/11.
Hey, Jeff - saw mention of your blog on Exotica Digest - hope to be a regular visitor. These Pop Instrumental releases look to be very promising - thanks for sharing. Fritz
ReplyDeleteI don't think you'll be disappointed.
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