Thanks Paul for playing Hit Records greatest surfin 'Hit's' - and for Martin Jensen for telling me about 'em - a lot of fun and cool to get 'em all in the one...
John Briggs requested some instrumentals. I realize that the instrumentals fall in various catagories and a few have been posted before. However, I have always...
I have a Hit 45 that I can't seem to find in the discography: Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)-The Gleams/Pipeline-The Dacrons. # on right hand side of...
... Bill, Thanks for letting me know about that release. It fills another hole in my Hit Records Canadian discography. Yes Canadian. For a brief time...
Hi from the UK. Embassy Records was owned by Oriole Records bosses,Jacques & Maurice Levy two brothers until 1964 when they sold out to CBS records. Embassy...
Paul and Bob, Thanks for all the great info in your replies. Much appreciated. Bill ... Dacrons. ... City ... variety ... TV ... 782. ... names ... name ... ...
... hits,in Woolworths(they did not own the label).Recorded on a Thursday and in the stores the following Monday. Talk about a fast turn around! ... including...
Bob Lusty provided us some good information on the operation of Embassy Records of England. I was told by someone else that Embassy recordings were the ones...
... Thanks for the informative background and info on Embassy. I'm curious what you mean by "David Ross and Hal Burton was never Ross McManus." Thanks, Phil M....
Hi Paul,I have a listen to the tracks and as Embassy finished recording some titles could not be them,however there were several othe copy companies releasing...
Thanks to Bill, I have posted a scan of the label for the Canadian Hit Records release of PIPELINE in the Photos area. It's the same song as in the files area,...
My files on HIT (US releases) indicate that "PIPELINE" as by THE DACRONS was not released in 45rpm format. Can I assume correctly that this track was not...
... The Dacrons was the wrong artist name. It should have been The Music City Five. Both are made up names anyway so it really doesn't matter much. None of the...
No it's not an unreleased album, but could be considered such. Hit Records did issue a Motown flavored album, titled Straight From Detroit. The label also...
Hi Paul, What a splendid selection of tracks,each one a gem.Most of the backings are excellent arrangments I would even go as far as to say some would have...
If I have a bunch of HIT RECORDS and they are near mint condition and does not have the price on the sleeve...do I have knock offs or re-issues or can they be...
... I have checked with JR, he has Canadian Hits. I am waiting on contents of a few of his singles then I will post as complete a Canadian discography as I...
Hit Records singles were issued on numerous album series but one of the most prolific was the two number series of Modern Sound albums. Both series typically...
... generally ... The ... release ... albums ... album. ... Modern ... press ... ceramic ... Sound ... Sound ... the ... is ... Wilkerson ... the ... Hi Paul, ...
... Paul, Who were the vocalist on these. The woman on "Goldfinger" had a little trouble with the last note. "You Can't Trust a Friend" has a nice Girl Group...
... I am such a doofus! I never realised that was a ceramic figure! When you consider the massive amount of MODERN SOUND product that was "gospel music" I...
... for Martin ... all in ... I don't see the files for the Surf and Hot Rod songs, have they gone? Can someone put them up again? Also does anyone know if...
... Paul Urbahns replies: the Surf and Drag are gone for awhile, and to answer your second question about masters. the answer is No, they do not exist. Best I...
... It was cut in a little under 37 minutes so they probably took the best take. This one appears to have been done by Connie Landers. ... Lead Vocalis by...
After last month's Goldfinger album, this time around we are talking, "nothing but Hits". The Hits of June 1968 by Paul Urbahns During this period in the Hit...
In order to possibly drum up some conversation, my first Hit Record I purchased was Roses Are Red b/w Gravy. At that time the school would let us bring records...
Hi Paul: I was in the same boat as you with the allowance. I usually got a $1.00. With that I would buy at least two of the Hit Records for $.39. Some were...
Hi Paul,Nice to hear you were doing the same in the USA with your Hit Records as we were doing in the UK with Embassy Records our equivalent. They were...
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