Friday, April 23, 2021

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

 

GREAT DEBUT SINGLES    PART 1

VA - Up In Lights, Great DEBUT Singles Vol. 01 ( A Butterboy Compilation) (4 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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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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13 comments:

  1. I grew up in the age of highly sensitive shellac records, where every wrong move could mean the end of the music.
    All the more reason for me to remember the magic of a single record, which was sometimes listened to several times a day for lack of alternatives.
    Later on, the single lost its importance, but I made the experience that a long-playing record bought on the basis of a positive experience with the single often could not fulfil the high expectations, in this respect, single songs still have a great importance in the daily music selection. Thank you for this interesting suggestion - and some very fine memories!

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    1. HI WOODY,
      Singles were affordable compared to Albums. It was the main reason I started listening to music. Once I could affords albums I could then explore more of an artists talent.
      There is not a dud track here.

      Cheers.

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  2. Amazing collection, thanks, Butterboy!

    So many faves in one place!

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    1. Hi Gummo,
      I enjoyed pulling this together revisiting some songs i hadn't listen to in a while.

      Cheers.

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  3. One surprising omission from disk 4 - Talking Heads - Love Goes to Building on Fire.

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    1. Hi Gummo,
      there are probably many more Debut singles I've missed.
      Maybe can get included in future Compilations. We will have to get through the ones already completed first.
      Thanks for the reminder.
      Cheers

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  4. What a great concept. Even better execution.

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    1. Thanks heartofstone.
      I enjoyed pulling this together, Part 2 will be posted soon.

      Cheers.

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  5. Thank you for the great job of pulling all these together, Butter! Why _not_ start your chart life at the top? Wow!

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    1. Hi Aging Child. I didn't realise that you have missed so many posts.I am glad that you now getting hold of them.
      I wanted to cover a bunch of era's over the two 4xCD volumes. I hope I have done that..

      Cheers

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    2. Butter, I'm grateful first for your posting your deep, wonderful array of collections, and for Kraken's (and occasionally Zippy's) keeping them active and accessible... something you've gone above and beyond to ensure. That's a rare degree of dedication; thank you, good sir... cheers!

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  6. Is there any way in this amazing Butterboy world of reposting this? Brilliant compilation! Many thanks for all of your hard work.

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    1. Hi boneywan,
      New links reestablished, tested and working.

      Volume 2 has also been updated.

      Cheers.

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