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THE EARLY WONDER OF WOOLWORTHS
Embassy Records The 78RPM Years 1954-1957
NEW RELEASE FOR 2025 2-CD Set 58 TRACKS ON 2 CDs
EMBASSY, the cover versions label sold exclusively in Woolworths, was one of the UK’s most successful labels of the 1950s and 60s. Initially retailing at around half of the usual retail price, most Embassy releases sold in their tens – or even hundreds – of thousands. Many outsold the actual hit versions of their songs. Yet none of their discs ever made the UK charts, due to objections from the established major record companies. This compilation presents the early Embassy output, between November 1954 and December 1957, which only appeared on the 78rpm format. It includes Bob Dale’s celebrated The Man From Laramie, which reputedly sold more than 100,000 copies, several songs from Pearl Carr, Larry Cross and many more.
DISC 1 SAM BROWNE AND THE TOP-TONES CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT / BERYL TEMPLEMAN IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU / BILL HURLEY MY FRIEND / TENDERLY / BOB DALE WANTED/ RITA WILLIAMS LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT / SMILE / BOB DALE HAPPY DAYS AND LONELY NIGHTS / FOUR-IN-A-CHORD MAMBO ITALIANO / DOREEN HARRIS SOFTLY, SOFTLY / WALLY CARR A BLOSSOM FELL / RITA WILLIAMS & FOUR-IN-A-CHORD CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE / PENNY NICHOLLS CRAZY OTTO RAG / LARRY CROSS EARTH ANGEL / THE MAPLE LEAF FOUR DREAMBOAT / PATTI FORBES DANCE WITH ME HENRY / RITA WILLIAMS HEY THERE / FOUR-IN-A-CHORD CLOSE THE DOOR / BOB DALE THE MAN FROM LARAMIE / BENNY LEE WITH THE THREE OSCARS HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY / PEARL CARR LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME / I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU / FOUR-IN-A-CHORD WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE / THE CANADIANS ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK / BOB DALE & RITA WILLIAMS RELAX-AY-VOO / BOB DALE ROBIN HOOD / PENNY NICHOLLS WITH THE CANADIANS THE ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ / SAM BROWNE THE GREAT PRETENDER / PRIMO SCALA AND HIS ACCORDION BAND THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS (Poor John)
DISC 2 BERYL TEMPLEMAN DON’T TAKE ME FOR GRANTED / A TEAR FELL / THE CANADIANS BLUE SUEDE SHOES / EVE LOMBARD WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE / THE BIRDS AND THE BEES BILLY MCCORMACK A WOMAN IN LOVE / DAVID ROSS HAPPINESS STREET / BERYL TEMPLEMAN LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS / LARRY CROSS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE / DENNY DENNIS LULLABYE OF BIRDLAND RITA WILLIAMS TRUE LOVE / DAVID ROSS THE GARDEN OF EDEN / PENNY NICHOLLS I DREAMED / YOU DON’T OWE ME A THING DAVID ROSS DON’T FORBID ME / YOUNG LOVE / LARRY CROSS THE MAN THAT PLAYS THE MANDOLINO (Guaglione) / THE TUNETTES MARIANNE / GERRY GRANT WE WILL MAKE LOVE / PATTI FORBES MR. WONDERFUL / CHAPEL OF THE ROSES / THE TUNETTES YES, TONIGHT JOSEPHINE / SHORTY MITCHELL ALL SHOOK UP / JULIE DAMES WITH ALL MY HEART / GERRY GRANT MAN ON FIRE / EVE LOMBARD ALONE / PAUL RICH MY SPECIAL ANGEL / BOB DALE KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE / APRIL LOVE
