VA - Up In Lights, Great DEBUT Singles( A Butterboy Compilation) (8 x CD's)

GREAT DEBUT SINGLES 

VA - Up In Lights, Great DEBUT Singles( A Butterboy Compilation) (8 x CD's)

First impressions are so important, back in the old days, bands used to release things called "albums", which were often introduced by items known as "singles". As a buyer, the idea was you listened to the radio and heard a song you liked, then physically went to the record store and bought the single. If you really enjoyed the single – and could afford it – you then went and bought the whole album. I guess people do still buy albums, but that single? You hear it on a Spotify playlist and, if you could be bothered, you look up the artist. Old man warning: Things were better in the old days. (weekendnotes.com)

The medium may change from analog to digital, but there’s always something magical about a great single, a record that can change your life in four minutes or less, and there’s a special knack to coming up with a classic your first time out of the gate. Even the most brilliant artists haven’t always managed that and there are a few world-class bands who had an underwhelming single or two before their big breakthrough. Still, there are quite a few artists who claimed their territory with the first notes of their first single, and below are the greatest debut 45 records. A few were great one-offs, but most were the start of a long career. (udiscovermusic.com)

A great debut single is the opening line in a conversation you never want to end, and hearing a band or artist get it right on their first try is one of the greatest thrills in music. (Rolling stone)

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CD1

01 Fats Domino The Fat Man 2:47

02 Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats Rocket 88 2:50

03 5 Royals You Know I Know 2:38

04 Lavern Baker Soul on Fire 3:05

05 Elvis Presley That's All Right 1:58

06 Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Work With Me Annie 2:47

07 Chuck Berry and His Combo Maybellene 2:22

08 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 2:47

09 Rainbows Mary Lee 2:32

10 Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two Cry, Cry, Cry 2:33

11 Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps Be-Bop-A-Lula 2:36

12 James Brown Please Please Please 2:46

13 Slim Harpo I'm a King Bee 3:01

14 Buddy Holly & the Crickets That'll Be the Day 2:17

15 Jerry Butler & the Impressions For Your Precious Love 2:46

16 Cliff Richard Move It 2:24

17 Irma Thomas Don't Mess With My Man 2:24

18 Mary Wells Bye Bye Baby 2:54

19 Marcels Blue Moon 2:22

20 Gary U S Bonds New Orleans 2:51

21 Beach Boys Surfin' Usa 2:28

22 Booker T. & the M.G.'s Green Onions 2:56

CD2

23 Otis Redding These Arms of Mine 2:35

24 Beatles Love Me Do 2:21

25 Rolling Stones Come On 1:49

26 Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters Cry Baby 3:26

27 Dusty Springfield I Only Want to Be With You 2:37

28 Del Shannon Runaway 2:21

29 Randy & the Rainbows Denise 1:58

30 Beau Brummels Laugh 3:22

31 Nashville Teens Tobacco Road 2:27

32 Peter and Gordon World Without Love 2:40

33 Zombies She's Not There 2:25

34 Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man 2:34

35 Who I Can't Explain 2:06

36 Young Rascals I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore 2:46

37 McCoys Hang on Sloopy 3:53

38 Sam & Dave Hold on I'm Comin' 2:34

39 Velvet Underground All Tomorrows Parties 2:49

40 ? & the Mysterians 96 Tears 2:58

41 Los Bravos Black is Black 2:58

42 Count Five Psychotic Reaction 3:08

43 Monkees Last Train to Clarksville 2:45

44 Janis Ian Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking) 3:13

CD3

45 Percy Sledge When a Man Loves a Woman 2:56

46 Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl 3:06

47 Vanilla Fudge You Keep Me Hangin' On 2:56

48 Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale 4:03

49 Strawberry Alarm Clock Incense and Peppermints 2:49

50 Box Tops The Letter 1:56

51 Pink Floyd Arnold Layne 2:52

52 Doors Break on Through (To the Other Side) 2:28

53 Leonard Cohen Suzanne 3:48

54 Grateful Dead The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) 2:11

55 Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe 3:28

56 Creedence Clearwater Revival Suzie Q. (Pt. 1) 4:38

57 Band The Weight 4:37

58 Deep Purple Hush 4:24

59 Plastic Ono Band Give Peace a Chance 5:00

60 Led Zeppelin Good Times Bad Times 2:47

61 Stooges I Wanna Be Your Dog 3:10

62 Janis Joplin Kozmic Blue 4:24

63 Jackson 5 I Want You Back 3:00

64 Grand Funk Railroad Time Machine 3:43

65 James Taylor Carolina in My Mind 3:38

66 Thunderclap Newman Something in the Air 3:54

CD4

67 George Harrison My Sweet Lord 4:37

68 Mungo Jerry In the Summertime 3:31

69 Uriah Heep Gypsy 6:37

70 America A Horse With No Name 4:09

71 Bill Withers Ain't No Sunshine 2:05

72 Big Star In the Street 2:54

73 Jackson Browne Doctor My Eyes 3:13

74 Eagles Take it Easy 3:32

75 Electric Light Orchestra 10538 Overture 5:23

76 Bruce Springsteen Blinded By the Light 5:03

77 Roxy Music Virginia Plain 2:56

78 New York Dolls Personality Crisis 3:45

79 Aerosmith Dream On 4:27

80 Bad Company Can't Get Enough 4:16

81 Skyhooks Living in the 70's 3:42

82 Patti Smith Hey Joe (Single Version) 5:08

9 Television Little Johnny Jewel Parts 1&2 7:09

84 Pere Ubu 30 Seconds Over Tokyo 6:21

85 Sex Pistols Anarchy in the U.K. 3:32

86 Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop [Single Version] 2:12

87 Angels Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again 3:22

88 Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells 3:16

CD5

89 Blondie X Offender 3:12

90 Damned New Rose 2:42

91 Boston More Than a Feeling 4:45

92 Chic Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) 3:45

93 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Breakdown 2:42

94 Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill 4:25

95 Elvis Costello Less Than Zero 3:18

96 Clash White Riot 1:59

97 Jam In the City 2:20

98 Cure Killing an Arab 2:22

99 X-Ray Spex Oh Bondage Up Yours! 2:48

100 Prince Soft and Wet 3:02

101 Toto Hold the Line 3:57

102 Mark Knopfler Sultans of Swing 5:48

103 Kate Bush Wuthering Heights 4:29

104 Joe Jackson Is She Really Going Out With Him 3:35

105 Cars Just What I Needed 3:44

106 Cold Chisel Khe Sanh 4:11

107 Bauhaus Bela Lugosi is Dead 9:37

108 Pylon Cool 3:21

109 Gang of Four Damaged Goods 3:26

110 Undertones Teenage Kicks 2:26

CD6

111 Raincoats Fairytale in the Supermarket 2:59

112 Knack My Sharona 4:53

113 B-52's Rock Lobster 4:54

114 Joy Division Transmission 3:35

115 Church She Never Said 3:17

116 Go Go's We Got the Beat (Stiff Single Version) 2:11

117 New Order Ceremony 4:37

118 Duran Duran Planet Earth 3:54

119 R.E.M. Radio Free Europe 4:06

120 Replacements I'm in Trouble 2:11

121 Stevie Nicks Stop Draggin' My Heart Around 4:02

122 Phil Collins In the Air Tonight 5:35

123 Inxs Simple Simon 2:34

124 Yazoo Only You 3:14

125 Violent Femmes Gone Daddy Gone 3:05

126 Smiths Hand in Glove 3:25

127 Frankie Goes to Hollywood Relax 3:56

128 Pet Shop Boys West End Girls 4:46

129 Sade Your Love is King 3:40

130 A-Ha Take on Me 3:49

131 Dinosaur Jr. Repulsion 3:06

132 Noiseworks No Lies 3:54

CD7

133 World Party Ship of Fools 4:29

134 Texas I Don't Want a Lover 5:01

135 Tracy Chapman Fast Car 4:56

136 Traveling Wilburys Handle With Care 3:19

137 Smashing Pumpkins I Am One 4:06

138 Charlatans (Uk) Indian Rope 4:33

139 Blur She's So High 4:46

140 Pearl Jam Alive 5:38

141 Suede The Drowners 3:44

142 Radiohead Creep 3:55

143 Rage Against the Machine Killing in the Name 5:14

144 Counting Crows Mr. Jones 4:33

145 Elastica Stutter 2:22

146 Archers of Loaf Web in Front 2:06

147 Weezer Undone, the Sweater Song 5:05

148 Oasis Supersonic 4:43

149 Supergrass Caught By the Fuzz 2:16

150 Foo Fighters This is a Call 3:53

151 D'angelo Brown Sugar 4:22

152 Erykah Badu On & On 3:46

153 Fiona Apple Shadowboxer 5:24

154 Embrace All You Good Good People 4:38

CD8

155 Stereophonics Local Boy in the Photograph 3:22

156 Seahorses Love is the Law 3:44

157 Air Sexy Boy 4:59

158 Dido Here With Me 4:14

159 Interpol Pda 4:58

160 Alicia Keys Fallin' 3:30

161 Gorillaz Clint Eastwood 5:42

162 Libertines What a Waster 2:58

163 Lcd Soundsystem Losing My Edge 9:09

164 Franz Ferdinand Darts of Pleasure 2:59

165 Killers Mr. Brightside 3:42

166 Kaiser Chiefs Oh My God 3:37

167 Editors Bullets 3:11

168 Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor 2:54

169 Gnarls Barkley Crazy 3:00

170 Duffy Rockferry 4:13

171 Bon Iver Skinny Love 3:51

172 Xx Crystalised 3:22

173 Mumford & Sons Little Lion Man 4:07

174 Frank Ocean Novacane 4:59

175 Weeknd Wicked Games 5:24

176 Alabama Shakes Hold On 3:48

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VA - A Folk Tapestry, Weaving Musical Memories (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3+CD4.

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VA - A Folk Tapestry, Weaving Musical Memories (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3+CD4

Folk music, a genre known for its rich history and diverse range of styles, has been a significant part of our cultural heritage. This compilation of folk songs is a testament to the genre’s enduring appeal and its ability to evolve and adapt over time. The songs in this collection span several decades, reflecting the changing times and the enduring themes that folk music tends to explore. The tracks are characterized by their storytelling nature, often presenting narratives about everyday life, historical events, or social issues. They are imbued with a sense of authenticity and sincerity, often featuring acoustic instruments and vocals that convey raw emotion.

The early tracks in the compilation hark back to the roots of folk music, with songs that are simple yet profound. They are often characterized by their use of traditional instruments like the guitar, banjo, and harmonica, and their lyrics often tell stories of struggle, hope, and resilience. As the compilation progresses, the tracks start to reflect the influence of other genres, such as rock, pop, and country. This fusion of styles is a testament to the versatility of folk music and its ability to evolve while still maintaining its core characteristics.

The later tracks in the compilation showcase the diversity of modern folk music, with songs that incorporate elements of indie, alternative, and even electronic music. These tracks often feature more complex arrangements and production techniques, demonstrating how far folk music has come from its traditional roots.

In conclusion, this compilation of folk songs aims to weave musical memories whilst showcasing its evolution and diversity. It serves as a reminder of the enduring appeal of folk music and its ability to resonate with listeners across different generations and cultural backgrounds. Folk music is a reflection of the people and the times they live in, making it a fascinating genre to explore. Whether it’s a simple acoustic ballad or a complex modern arrangement, each the 84 tracks in this compilation has its own unique charm that contributes to the rich tapestry of folk music. Enjoy!  (B)

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CD01

01 Almanac Singers - Sinking Of The Reuben James 3:09 1942

02 Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land 2:17 1944

03 Harry Belafonte - Did You Hear About Jerry 2:57 1958

04 Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train 2:46 1958

05 Weavers - Erie Canal 2:16 1959

06 Odetta - Driving On Bald Mountain 6:58 1960

07 Joan Baez - East Virginia 3:38 1960

08 Kingston Trio - Where Have All The Flowers Gone 3:03 1961

09 Pete Seeger - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) 3:07 1962

10 Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind 2:48 1963

11 New Christy Minstrels - Green Green 2:10 1963

12 Mcpeake Family - Wild Mountain Thyme 3:17 1963

13 Serendipity Singers - Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) 2:46 1964

14 Jack Elliott - House Of The Rising Sun 3:26 1964

15 Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You (Mono) 2:38 1964

16 Tom Paxton - The Last Thing On My Mind 3:03 1964

17 Levee Breakers - Babe I'm Leaving You 2:24 1965

18 Donovan - Colours (Single Version) 2:47 1965

19 Jackson C. Frank - My Name Is Carnival 3:46 1965

20 Davy Graham - Seven Gypsies 2:36 1965

21 Owen Hand - She Likes It 1:58 1965

22 Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence 3:07 1965

CD02

23 Mick Softley - What Makes The Wind To Blow 1:39 1965

24 Richie Havens - Follow 6:24 1966

25 Julie Felix - One Too Many Mornings 2:05 1966

26 Cat Stevens - Portobello Road 2:28 1966

27 Tim Hardin - Reason To Believe 1:58 1966

28 Phil Ochs - There But For Fortune 2:15 1966

29 Eric Andersen - Violets Of The Dawn 3:49 1966

30 Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant Massacree 18:35 1967

31 Peter, Paul & Mary - Bob Dylan's Dream 4:02 1967

32 Sandy Denny - Boxful Of Treasure 1:43 1967

33 Sandy Denny - They Don't Seem To Know You 2:25 1967

34 Picadilly Line - Picadilly Line - Visions Of Johanna 6:10 1967

35 Sallyangie - Banquet On The Water 4:46 1968

36 Shirley Collins - Bonnie Boy 3:39 1968

37 Pentangle - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme 2:43 1968

38 Sandy Denny And The Strawbs - Tell Me What You See In Me 3:37 1968

39 Tom Rush - The Circle Game 5:13 1968

40 John Renbourn - The Trees They Do Grow High 3:34 1968

41 Beau 1917 - Revolution 4:20 1969

42 Bridget St. John - Ask Me No Questions 7:50 1969

CD03

43 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides, Now 4:29 1969

44 Duffy Power - City Women 2:27 1969

45 Dr. Strangely Strange - Dark Haired Lady 4:23 1969

46 Crosby, Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping 2:37 1969

47 Mike Cooper - See Me Running 2:34 1969

48 Buffy Saint-Marie - The Dream Tree 2:37 1969

49 Nadia Cattouse - All Around My Granmother's Floor 2:28 1970

50 Jade - Amongst Anemones 3:56 1970

51 Roy Harper - How Does It Feel! 6:29 1970

52 Trader Horne - In My Loneliness 2:25 1970

53 Dando Shaft - Rain 5:04 1970

54 John Prine - Angel From Montgomery 3:45 1971

55 Edward And Harding - Another Day, Another Time 2:57 1971

56 Anne Briggs - Blackwater Side 3:48 1971

57 Dando Shaft - Coming Home To Me 3:26 1971

58 Tim Hart And Maddy Prior - False Knight On The Road 3:01 1971

59 Shelagh Mcdonald - Liz's Song 2:50 1971

60 Steve Tilston - All In A Dream 4:18 1972

61 Plainsong - Poison Apple Lady 4:15 1972

62 Norma Waterson - Red Wine And Promises 3:05 1972

63 Nick Drake - Which Will 2:54 1972

CD04

64 Dave Ellis - I Don't Know 3:37 1973

65 John Martyn - Over The Hill '73 2:53 1973

66 Ralph Mctell - Streets Of London 4:08 1974

67 Joan Baez - Diamonds And Rust 4:42 1975

68 Leon Rosselson & Roy Bailey - The Ant & The Grasshopper 2:31 1975

69 Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (45 Version) 5:58 1976

70 Peggy Seeger - Darling Annie 4:15 1977

71 Tom Yates - Life Ahead 3:59 1977

72 Rod Macdonald - American Jerusalem 5:58 1983

73 Dave Van Ronk - Another Time And Place 4:31 1983

74 John Gorka - Houses In The Fields '91 4:42 1991

75 Uncle Tupelo - No Depression 2:20 1991

76 Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick - Clyde's Water 6:23 1992

77 Steve Earle - The Boy Who Never Cried 3:46 2000

78 Vashti Bunyan - Love Song 2:00 2004

79 Ani Difranco - Sunday Morning 4:50 2005

80 Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies - A Call For The North Country 3:33 2006

81 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Please Read The Letter 5:55 2007

82 Dave Van Ronk - Did You Hear John Hurt 2:25 2010

83 Ian A. Anderson - Time Is Ripe 4:23 2010

84 Chris Leslie - Sweet Rosemary 3:03 2013

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VA - Daytrippers, 50 Classic Tracks From The Sixties By Original Artists [1996] (3 x CDs)

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VA - Daytrippers, 50 Classic Tracks From The Sixties By Original Artists [1996] (3 x CDs)

The “VA - Daytrippers, 50 Classic Tracks From The Sixties By Original Artists ” box set is an extraordinary collection that embodies the essence of the 1960s. Launched in 1996 by Dressed To Kill, this anthology stands as a tribute to the timeless allure of the era’s music.

The 1960s marked a period of profound societal and cultural transformation, mirrored in its music. This box set encapsulates the core of this pivotal era, featuring a wide array of genres such as Rock, Blues-Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, British Psychedelia, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Early Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Hard Rock, Prog-Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage, Regional Blues, Rock & Roll, Singer/Songwriter and Classic Rock, among others. The music in this anthology mirrors the spirit of the 1960s, epitomizing the hope, defiance, and pursuit of liberty that defined the decade.

The music in this box is a voyage through time. Each track is a historical fragment, a preserved moment that has been immortalized for future generations and attests to the power of art to encapsulate the human condition, expressing our aspirations and apprehensions, our joys and griefs.

The box set itself is elegantly packaged in a slipcase format, enhancing its charm. It serves as a tangible connection to the past, a bridge to the music and culture of the 1960s. 

“VA - Daytrippers, 50 Classic Tracks From The Sixties By Original Artists” box set transcends being merely a music compilation. It’s a cultural relic, a historical piece that enables us to connect with the past and appreciate the rich mosaic of human experience encapsulating the ethos of an era and a reminder of the transformative power of art. (B)

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CD01

01 Searchers - When You Walk In The Room 2:23

02 Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 5:39

03 Marianne Faithfull - Lady Madelaine 4:22

04 Humble Pie - Natural Born Boogie 4:11

05 Twinkle - Tery 3:06

06 Donovan - Jersey Thursday 2:13

07 Alexis Korner & Colin Hodgkinson - I Got My Mojo Working  (Live In Paris) 4:11

08 Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City 2:39

09 Band - Shine A Light 4:09

10 Moody Blues - Go Now 3:12

11 Yardbirds - For Your Love 2:30

12 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - I'm Glad 3:31

13 Clapton & Page - Draggin My Tail 3:10

14 Purple Gang - Granny Takes A Trip 2:44

15 Nice - America 6:24

16 Family - In My Own Time 3:29

17 Small Faces - Itchycoo Park 2:48

CD02

01 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men 3:12

02 Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa 2:58

03 Donovan - Oh Deed I Do 2:07

04 Jimi Hendrix - Red House 8:05

05 Beatles - Cry For A Shadow 2:24

06 John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers - I'm Your Witch Doctor 2:08

07 Yardbirds - Heart Full Of Soul 2:27

08 Jeff Beck - Mr You're A Better Man Than I 3:19

09 Snagrom - Jonestown 7:00

10 Blues Incorporated - She Fooled Me 2:20

11 Pentangle - Light Flight 3:15

12 Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream 2:20

13 Santana - With A Little Help From My Friends 4:06

14 Melanie - Mr Tambourine Man 4:24

15 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (Live) 3:04

16 Sandie Shaw - (There's ) Always Something There To Remind Me 2:44

CD03

01 Donovan - Colours 2:48

02 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Drop Out Boogie 2:26

03 Doctor John - Zu Zu Man 3:15

04 Rockin' Berries - He's In Town 2:31

05 Quiet Melon - Diamond Joe 3:46

06 P. P. Arnold - Angel Of The Morning 3:13

07 Rod Stewart - Little Miss Understood 3:35

08 Nico - I'm Not Sayin' 2:51

09 Earl Vince & The Valiants - Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite 2:40

10 Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time 3:35

11 Dave Davies - Death Of A Clown 3:03

12 Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine 2:23

13 Amen Corner - Hello Susie 2:37

14 Flowerpot Men - Let's Go To San Francisco 3:35

15 Jimi Hendrix - Two In One Goes 2:14

16 John Lee Hooker - Stomp Boogie 3:09

17 John Lennon - An Interview With John Lennon 13:00

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K SPECIAL Blockbusters: The Very Best of Chinn & Chapman - A 50th Anniversary Celebration [2024] (2 x CDs)

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Blockbusters: The Very Best of Chinn & Chapman - A 50th Anniversary Celebration [2024] (2 x CDs)

Celebrating 50 years since this fantastic album of Chinnichap smash hits was released, here is my expanded 2CD edition featuring 45 of the very best songs by this brilliant songwriting duo.

Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman are the 1974 winners of the Ivor Novello Songwriters Of The Year award presented by the Performing Rights Society. They were also runners-up for the Best Beat Song award, with the title song on this album, Blockbuster.

Since the two writers met in 1970 they have guaranteed chart security to the Sweet since 1971, Mud since 1972 and Suzi Quatro since May of 1973. The origin of the distinctive Chinnichap sound is not easy to trace without inside knowledge, but it derives mainly from a simple, catchy riff and biting lead line, filled out by sound effects designed to create a live atmosphere on the recora. "Come on boys" shouts Suzi Quatro on Devil Gate Drive, "One more time" rally Mud on The Cat Crept In and Blockbuster cries out for that siren.

By moving on to the production side, Chinnichap are able to follow these original ideas through to a finished recording. They would be the first to praise others on the production, such as engineer Pete Coleman, and the partnership too does not bow to anything below perfection. It would be easy to settle for just one bad line in what for all else is a good song, but Chinnichap do not succumb to this. It is such disregard for the second-rate that has evolved so many hits in such a short space of time. It shows also just how much contribution the song makes in pushing an artist to the top, and it is because these numbers can stand up so well on their own that this tribute to the writing and flair of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman has been made.

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Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945 is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the US and UK in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international number-one records. The duo wrote hits for the Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud, New World, Arrows, Racey, Smokie, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis and the News, Exile and Toni Basil.

Michael Donald Chapman OAM (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Mud and Racey with business partner Nicky Chinn, creating a sound that became identified with the "Chinnichap" brand. He later produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and The Knack. Chapman received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2014 Australia Day Honours.

Chinn was born in London to an affluent Jewish family that owned a string of service stations and car sales distributorships. As a young man his talent for writing successful pop songs was obvious and within a month or two of his first efforts as a songwriter, Chinn co-wrote with Mike d'Abo the two main songs for the hit film, There's a Girl in My Soup (1970).

It was at this point that Chinn met Australian-born Mike Chapman, who was a waiter at a nightclub Chinn frequented, and they decided to team up. Chapman was already a professional musician and songwriter with the band Tangerine Peel, and the two quickly joined up with Mickie Most's RAK label. They began writing songs for a new glam rock band, The Sweet, and their compositions accounted for all the singles the band released in their early years.

Chinn's and Chapman's songwriting style was so successful with British and worldwide audiences that Sweet had an uninterrupted string of million-selling hits in the next few years. These included "Co-Co", "Little Willy", "Wig-Wam Bam", "Block Buster!" "The Ballroom Blitz", "Hell Raiser" and "Teenage Rampage". "The Ballroom Blitz" entered the UK Singles Chart at number two - an unusual feat at the time. "Little Willy" and "The Ballroom Blitz" both went on to be top five hits in America.

Chinn and Chapman stopped working with Sweet in 1975 but achieved equal success worldwide with Suzi Quatro, for whom they wrote many hits. These included "48 Crash" and the No.1 singles "Can the Can" and "Devil Gate Drive". Chinn and Chapman found their next big success with Mud, who had hits with a number of their compositions between 1973 and 1975, including two number ones in "Tiger Feet" and "Lonely This Christmas". Smokie became Chinn and Chapman's next project and they had a number of hit singles with them between 1975 and 1978 including the worldwide hit "Living Next Door to Alice".

In 1978, the two scored their first number one in the United States with Exile's "Kiss You All Over", and Suzi Quatro's duet with Smokie's lead singer Chris Norman, "Stumblin' In", reached number four in the same year. In 1982 "Mickey" by Toni Basil gave the two their second American number one, and in the mid 1980s they had top ten hits with Tina Turner's "Better Be Good to Me", and Huey Lewis's "Heart and Soul".

From 1970 until 1978 Chapman and Chinn scored a run of hit singles. From 1973 to 1974 alone the pair had 19 hits in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, including five number ones. The pair's dominance of the charts in Britain, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand outlasted the decline of Glam rock, and waned in line with the fading fortunes of Smokie and Suzi Quatro.

Chapman exerted a tight grip on the output of the bands whose works he produced, determining the content of all albums. Some resented the level of control: The Sweet, whose interests lay in heavy rock, chafed at the teenybopper material Chapman gave them to perform, finally balking at some songs which did not fit in with their new direction and seeking success on their own; Chapman offered "Some Girls" to Blondie; the song was eventually given to Racey instead. Deborah Harry has referred to Chapman as a dictator, and for the photo shoot for one magazine interview he insisted on dressing up as US wartime General George S. Patton, Jr.

Chapman continued to write hits, including Exile's "Kiss You All Over" (1978) and Toni Basil's "Mickey" (1982, a reworked version of "Kitty", a song they had written for Racey in 1980).

In 2014 Chinn and Chapman got together to work on the musical Blockbuster, which was based around their songs. This was the first time they had spoken to each other in 25 years.

https://amp.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/12/blockbuster-nicky-chinn-songs-mud-and-sweet-jukebox-musical

Singles:

1971:

New World: "Tom Tom Turnaround", "Kara, Kara"

The Sweet: "Funny Funny", "Co-Co", "Alexander Graham Bell"

1972:

Peter Noone: "Shoo Be Doo Ah"

New World: "Sister Jane", "Living Next Door to Alice",

The Sweet: "Poppa Joe", "Little Willy", "Wig-Wam Bam"

1973:

Mud: "Crazy", "Hypnosis", "Dyna-mite"

New World: "Rooftop Singing"

Suzi Quatro: "Can the Can", "48 Crash", "Daytona Demon"

The Sweet: "Block Buster!", "Hellraiser", "The Ballroom Blitz"

1974:

Arrows: "Touch Too Much", "Toughen Up"

Mud: "Tiger Feet", "The Cat Crept In", "Rocket", "Lonely This Christmas"

Suzi Quatro: "Devil Gate Drive", "Too Big", "The Wild One"

The Sweet: "Teenage Rampage", "The Six Teens", "Turn It Down"

1975:

Mud: "The Secrets That You Keep", "Moonshine Sally" (originally recorded in 1972),

Suzi Quatro: "Your Mama Won’t Like Me", "I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew"

Smokie: "Pass It Around" "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me"

1976:

Smokie: "Something's Been Making Me Blue", "Wild Wild Angels", "I'll Meet You at Midnight", "Living Next Door to Alice"

1977:

Exile: "Try it On"

Smokie: "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone", "It's Your Life",

Suzi Quatro: "Tear Me Apart"

1978:

Exile: "Kiss You All Over", "You Thrill Me"

Smokie: "For a Few Dollars More", "Oh Carol"

Suzi Quatro: "If You Can't Give Me Love"

Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman: "Stumblin' In"

Racey: "Lay Your Love on Me"

1979:

Exile: "How Could This Go Wrong", "The Part of Me That Needs You Most"

Racey: "Some Girls"

Suzi Quatro: "Don't Change My Luck", "She’s in Love with You"

1981:

Exile: "Heart and Soul"

Toni Basil: "Mickey"

1983:

Huey Lewis and the News: "Heart and Soul"

1984:

Tina Turner: "Better Be Good to Me"

 

So, after exhaustive and extensive online research, plus my own recollections, memories and records bought at the time, here is my personal compilation of what I consider to be the 45 best and most important tracks from the Chinnichap songwriting duo.

To my knowledge, a fully comprehensive compilation set has never been officially released of their very best work.

Compiled as always using the very latest and highest quality digital remasters, with a considerable number of tracks sourced from the original master tapes for superior sound quality and enjoyment.

All tracks are the 100% CD quality original recordings. No poor-quality YouTube rips here!

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CD1

01 The Sweet - Block Buster! 3:12

02 Mud - Tiger Feet 3:51

03 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive 3:47

04 Smokie - Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me 3:19

05 The Sweet - Little Willy 3:14

06 Mud - Dyna-mite 2:58

07 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 3:55

08 Arrows - Touch Too Much 2:59

09 The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam 3:01

10 Mud - Crazy 3:12

11 Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue 3:01

12 Suzi Quatro - If You Can't Give Me Love 3:51

13 Racey - Some Girls 3:27

14 The Sweet - Funny Funny 2:49

15 New World - Sister Jane 3:40

16 Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me 3:26

17 The Sweet - Hell Raiser 3:17

18 Suzi Quatro - The Wild One 2:51

19 Smokie - Wild Wild Angles 3:57

20 Sweet - The Six Teens 4:03

21 Suzi Quatro - Tear Me Apart (Original 1977 7" Single Version) 3:42

22 Smokie - I'll Meet You at Midnight 3:16

23 Mud - Lonely This Christmas 3:34

CD2

01 The Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz 4:01

02 Mud - The Cat Crept In 4:02

03 Suzi Quatro - Can the Can 3:37

04 Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice 3:29

05 The Sweet - Teenage Rampage 3:34

06 Mud - Rocket 4:07

07 Suzi Quatro - Too Big 3:18

08 Smokie - For a Few Dollars More 3:35

09 Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon 3:59

10 Arrows - Toughen Up 2:52

11 Mud - The Secrets That You Keep 3:10

12 Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In (Original 1978 7" Single Version) 3:29

13 The Sweet - Co-Co 3:15

14 The Sweet - Poppa Joe 3:06

15 Mud - Hypnosis 2:47

16 New World - Tom-Tom Turnaround 3:19

17 Toni Basil - Mickey (Original 1982 7" Single Version) 3:27

18 Racey - Lay Your Love on Me 3:13

19 Suzi Quatro - She's in Love with You 3:33

20 Huey Lewis and the News - Heart and Soul (Original 1983 7" Single Edit) 3:57

21 Exile - Kiss You All Over (Original 1978 7" Single Version) 3:29

22 Tina Turner - Better Be Good to Me (Original 1984 7" Single Edit) 3:42

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