Friday, March 3, 2023

VA - Up In Lights, Great DEBUT Singles Vol. 01 (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CD's) REPOST

  

GREAT DEBUT SINGLES    PART 1

VA - Up In Lights, Great DEBUT Singles Vol. 01 (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CD's)  

REPOST

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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Track lists


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

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8 comments:

  1. thank you B.B for all the time u put up in here

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    1. Thanks Herve.
      This was posted in 2021 and was popular then.
      Glad you like it.
      Cheers.

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  3. All great selections and thanks of course, BB, but two points I wanted to make - I'm surprised Jerry Lee Lewis wasn't included as Crazy Arms was a reasonably strong debut and as far as The Beach Boys I expected to see Surfin', which was released on the small Candix label pre-Capitol. Just two things that came to mind. Aside from that, thanks again and again and again.

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    1. Hi ronzoni,
      Surfin" should be there as it is the Beach Boys first single, (Not Surfin USA). I will replace the track accordingly. How that slipped by me I don't know.
      Re Jerry Lee Lewis - Crazy arms, I didn't feel it was a great song by him being a cover of a 1945 Ray Price hit. That aside there are many more debut singles that could be included in Volume 3 (not sure when).
      Cheers.

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  4. Needs new Links

    Hi BB. I am trying to do some catching-up again and noticing
    some expired links so will be doing some requests for those.
    I'm not purposely looking for and/or seeking out broken links.
    I'm surprised, finding more than usual.. hope not to be a pest.
    Just needed to say that. I am surely thankful for your assists.

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    1. Hi mrRadio.
      Not a problem. I understand.
      If you can keep the flow to one or two per day, it will help.
      I am actually pleased that these will get a new life.
      for this set I will probably combine the two in one post as well.
      Cheers.

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