Hi, I am a new member of the group and live in Scotland. I collect records by the Crickets and in this connection am looking for information about 45s...
... According to his own admission Buzz recorded many lead vocals at the very beginning. I have not been able to pinpoint exactly when he went to California...
Howdy!! If you're interested, Michael Shelley of WFMU-FM interviewed Buzz Cason on his program back on 12 April. You can listen to it by going to www.wfmu.org...
Hi Paul I don't have any dates. Buzz Cason is a record collectors dream/nightmare as he pops up under several guises. In the 1961/4 period he was recording...
Hi Peter Thanks for the link, I'll certainly hook up and listen to it. John ... ______________________________________________________________________ ... ...
Hi, Paul, Two things or maybe three, I am posting a mp3 file of "Can't take my eyes off of you" I ran it through Dart Pro 32 and was able to take out most of...
... Sounds like your album is as banged up as mine. Becauase of the poor condition of Hit albums and singles available fromvarious sources tells me two things....
I have posted the mp3 file of "Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women", unfortunately it is in very poor quality stereo, good sound but no separation of the...
This is not intended to single anyone out, but I just noticed David from the historic town of Chillicothe, OH has joined the group. this town name means quite...
Hello, I just joined this group, which I became aware of while looking up a complete discography of Hit Records. I have been collecting Hits for several years...
... David, All Hits were sold at varying prices they were even repressed to sell at 5 for a dollar or whatever. They cost 8 cents to make so that is still 4...
Hi Folks, I just posted three LP covers. Two of them are later Modern Sound. The third is Hit 442, it is in the same style and layout as the Modern Sound...
... It was kinda unusual for Hit to be sure but they did it for a brief time during the Summer of 1967 when your album was issued. I do know that Hit 442 and...
... Ken, One of them was Modern Sound 1054. Can you look at the runoff groove and verify these are the matrix numbers etched there? If they are different...
... I have just posted a Hit Records single scan (Hit 217) to the Photo album of Hit singles with a factory stamp of 19 cents on the label. This falls in the...
... in reply to my question, "Can you look at the runoff groove and verify these are the matrix numbers etched there? XSBV132464-1A MA2357 / XSBV132465-1A...
Does anyone on the list have the actual Spar single 772 CONNIE LANDERS: (6625) RING TELEPHONE B/W (6636) WHY CAN'T YOU BE MINE if so please post some label...
thnks so much for the new info ...Much appreciated Brad.......also looking for Motown singles volume 24 Motown singles volume 25 all of 1966s volumes all of...
Hello, all. I was wondering if any of you found the Hit Records version better than the original version. I have several that I prefer to the original. Among...
Hi there Hit Fans, I have always maintained that 'Uptight' by Richie Brown and 'Baby, Don't You Do It' by Leroy Jones are better than the original recordings....
I like the Hit version of "Candy Girl" over the 4 Seasons.  dan A Children's Song Can You Hear Them As They Play Their Song Is Love And The Children Know...
Soul Man Jan wrote: "sadly so many times I find the 45 they are trashed. Seems they were often regarded by their buyers as cheapie alternatives, or copies, so...
What a treat! Someone (cough, cough) was kind enough to send me copies of "Girls Girls Girls" and "Draggin Surfin Twistin'" Nice packaging & liner notes plus...
... Yes Mark, the releases come in printed covers with liner notes and most songs in stereo, these should not be confused with the typical Hit Records bootlegs...
I had lunch with Bergen White (the arranger on many Hit Records) in Nashville on Saturday. He said Bill Beasley wanted to do a sound-a-like of MacArthur Park...
Hi Paul, Question for the "Hitman": How many of the Current Hits LP's were made? I have several up to Volume 23 and record # 442 (which does not have a...
... On the Hit Records label the answer would be 49 based on the numbering system, however not all are called Current Hits Volume such and such. I know volume...