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Enjoy. 11 April 2016
Bobby Limbs Sound of Music – US1006
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Track Listing
Performed by the television show cast.
Powder Your Face With Sunshine
A Nightingale Sung In Berkeley Square
Vilia
Button Up Your Overcoat
The Donkey Serenade
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Top Hat White Tie And Tails
No Strings
Isn’t This A Lovely Day
Cheek To Cheek
No No Nanette
Tea For Two
I Want To Be Happy
Hello Dolly
Harrigan
Mary Is A Grand Old Name
Look For The Silver Lining
Make Believe
For Me And My Girl
Give My Regards To Broadway
Select
Select was set up in late 1971 or early 1972 in Sydney as a probable vehicle for a television show. There were six releases, three Chartstoppers, a Country Chartstoppers, Broadway Spectacular Volume 1, and Bobby Limbs Sound of Music…
Chartstoppers Volume 3 – US1005
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Track Listing
Beg Steal Or Borrow – NEW SEEKERS
It’s Four In The Morning – FARON YOUNG
Jeepster – T. REX
Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast – DANIEL BOONE
Superman – ALISON MCCALLUM
Stop Look & Listen – STYLISTICS
People Call Me Country – DIGBY RICHARDS
Rock & Roll Lullaby – B. J. THOMAS
Shame & Scandal – JOHNNY CHESTER
A Front Row To Hear Old Johnny Sing – JOHN LAWS
Walk The World Away – AL HEAD
What Is Life – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
Soley Soley – MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
Set Me Free – SOFFROK
Jesus Christo – KAMAHL
Suzie Sunshine – BUFFALO
Chantilly Lace – JERRY LEE LEWIS
Morning Of The Earth G. WAYNE THOMAS
Follow Your Drum – DON FARDON
Select
Select was set up in late 1971 or early 1972 in Sydney as a probable vehicle for a television show. There were six releases, three Chartstoppers, a Country Chartstoppers, Broadway Spectacular Volume 1, and Bobby Limbs Sound of Music…
Broadway Spectacular Volume 1 – US1004
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Track Listing
If I Were A Rich Man – TOPOL
Camelot – RICHARD BURTON
Rain In Spain – JULIE ANDREWS & REX HARRISON
Do Re Me – MARY MARTIN
Soliloquy – ROBERT GOULET
Serenade – JAN PEERCE
Shall We Dance – BARBARA COOK & THEODORE BIKEL
Some Enchanted Evening – GEORGIO TOZZI
People Will Say We Are In Love – JOHN RAIT & FLORENCE HENDERSON
Impossible Dream – JERRY VALE
America – Full Cast
They Call The Wind Maria – IAN HOLSTON
Wunderbar – ALFRED DRAKE & PATRICIA MORRISON
Make Believe – JOHN RAIT & BARBARA COOK
Stranger In Paradise – DORETTA MORROW (Died 1968) & RICHARD KILEY
Select
Select was set up in late 1971 or early 1972 in Sydney as a probable vehicle for a television show. There were six releases, three Chartstoppers, a Country Chartstoppers, Broadway Spectacular Volume 1, and Bobby Limbs Sound of Music…
Country Chartstoppers – US1003
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Track Listing
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died – TOM T. HALL
Ring Of Fire – JOHNNY CASH
Good Lovin – TAMMY WYNETTE
Wanted Man – LEE CONWAY
Lead Me On – CONWAY TWITTY & LORETTA LYNN
I’d Rather Be Sorry – RAY PRICE
I Fall To Pieces – PATSY CLINE
Mama Sang A Song – BILL ANDERSON
Gentle On My Mind – BURL IVES
Red Door – CARL SMITH
No Need To Worry – JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER
You’re Looking At Country – LORETTA LYNN
The Auctioneer – LEROY VAN DYKE
How Can I Unlove You – LYN ANDERSON
Jody And The Kid – LEE CONWAY
Fly Away Again – DAVE DUDLEY
Baby I’m Yours – JODY MILLER
Little Green Apples – ROGER MILLER
Papa Was A Good Man – JOHNNY CASH & THE EVANGEL TEMPLE CHOIR
Quits – BILL ANDERSON
Select
Select was set up in late 1971 or early 1972 in Sydney as a probable vehicle for a television show. There were six releases, three Chartstoppers, a Country Chartstoppers, Broadway Spectacular Volume 1, and Bobby Limbs Sound of Music…
Chartstoppers Volume 2 – US1002
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Track Listing
Eagle Rock – DADDY COOL
What I Did For Maria – TONY CHRISTIE
He’s So Fine – JODY MILLER
Trixie’s Stonewall’s Home For Wayward Young Women – COMPANY CAINE
Bouzouki – DAWN DIXON
Goblin’s Gamble – AUTUMN
Been Too Long On The Road – MARK LINDSAY
Gwen (Congratulations) – JOHNNY CHESTER
I Want To Famous Like My Dad – JEFF PHILLIPS
Oh Mammy Blue – AL HEAD
Daddy Cool – DRUMMOND
Take It Easy – G. WAYNE THOMAS
Fire & Rain – BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS
Bom Bom – DADDY COOL
Keep The Customer Satisfied – GARY PUCKET
Gemini – ROBBIE PORTER
Butterfly – MATT FLINDERS
Father Confessor – AXIOM
Sounds Of Silence – PEACHES & HERB
Glory Glory – BYRDS
Select
Select was set up in late 1971 or early 1972 in Sydney as a probable vehicle for a television show. There were six releases, three Chartstoppers, a Country Chartstoppers, Broadway Spectacular Volume 1, and Bobby Limbs Sound of Music…
Chartstoppers Volume 1 – US1001
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Track Listing
Me & You & A Dog Named Boo – LOBO
I Am I Said – NEIL DIAMOND
Toast & Marmalade For Tea – TIN TIN
Song For Suzie – DUDLEY MOORE
Bonnie Please Don’t Go – KEVIN JOHNSON
Life Is Getting Better – FLAKE
Stay A While – BELLS
Superstar – COLLEEN HEWETT
Pushbike Song – MIXTURES
100 Children – KAMAHL
Put Your Hand In The Hand – OCEAN
Wheat In The Field – HARRY YOUNG & SABBATH
Cheryl Moana Marie – JOHN ROWLES
Can You Feel It Baby – SHERBET
Falling – AUTUMN
Soft Delights – NEW DREAM
Seasons Of Change – BLACK FEATHER
Henry Ford – MIXTURES
As Long As Life Goes On – SHERYL BLAKE
Theme From Love Story – FRANCIS LAI
Select
Select was set up in late 1971 or early 1972 in Sydney as a probable vehicle for a television show. There were six releases, three Chartstoppers, a Country Chartstoppers, Broadway Spectacular Volume 1, and Bobby Limbs Sound of Music…
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Select Records
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Serial number |
Title |
Artist |
Year |
MX Number |
Notes |
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US1001 | Chartstoppers Vol. 1 | Various | 1972 | 165049 |
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US1002 | Chartstoppers Vol. 2 | Various | 1972 | 165173 |
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US1003 | Country Chartstoppers | Various | 1972? | 165235 |
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US1004 | Broadway Spectacular Vol 1 | Various? | 1972? | 168161 |
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US1005 | Chartstoppers Vol. 3 | Various | 1972 | B5RS 1010 |
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US1006 | Bobby Limb’s Sound of Music | Various | 1973 | MX167311 |
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Select Records – Background
Select
As is the case with many labels, Select Records is something of a mystery. There were Salem label Chartstopper albums with similar track listings and the same "gold" label released in the United States and Canada. However, the covers are different and Australian releases have substantial local content.
In Australia the highest serial number appears to be US1006 – Bobby Limbs – Sound of Music, an album of music lifted from the television show of the same name. And here lies the clues. Select Records were produced for NU-VAC Pty Limited – originally at 372A Pitt Street – by United Sound – 21 Pier Street Sydney. United Sound was a studio set up to record music tracks for television variety shows such as Bobby Limbs. It is likely that the Select Records label was set-up as a television marketing campaign by a television station or studio and licensed the concept from the USA. The rear covers give a clue that this may only have ever been intended as a limited three record set to tie-in with a television show that doesn’t seem to have come to fruition – ‘see them on T.V.‘.
Of the three Chartstopper compilations the first was released sometime in 1972 – Sherbet’s, Can You Feel It Baby, charted late 1971 – and the the third release came in late 1972 or early 1973. The County Chartstopper was released around the same time as Volume 2 of the Chartstopper pop series.
Also of note is that US1001, US1002, US1003, 1004 and US1006 have a Matrix Number, whilst the third pop release US1005 uses a different pressing code altogether. Volume 3 is on considerably thinner, poorer quality vinyl, it’s also far less common than Volumes 1 and 2. Perhaps suggesting they wanted it out of the way…
The Country Chartstopper volume seems to be a direct licensing of the album of the same name from Salem records in the United States.
Whilst there are some interesting and hard to get tracks on these compilations such as Autumn’s – Goblin’s Gamble, the sound quality is second rate, on some of the tracks you can even hear the source 7 inch single. (Although that is not unusual for early compilations in general.) Many tracks are mono radio edits at a time when almost all music had a stereo source – although stereo (FM) radio didn’t arrive in Australia until the mid 1970s. These were clearly budget releases and make the K-Tel’s of the time seem quite deluxe. So these compilations are only recommended as a last resort if you need these tracks.
I’ve recently come across the Country Chartstoppers compilation US1003 – I’m not normally on the lookout for country music, but for $2 in excellent condition it was hard to pass.
This may be a complete listing of Select compilation releases. Listing order is by MX number when known.
Last updated July 2017
Select.
It appears that the Select section of this site didn’t survive the upgrade last year. Worse there were quite a few broken links and spelling mistakes. It looks like I started the pages and abandoned them when I decided to upgrade.
The pages have been completely revamped. Country Chartstoppers will be updated in the next week or so, as that wasn’t on my local database and a friend has found another copy for me – plus some other goodies.
I’m still working on a database solution to the overall site, but running a magazine takes most of my time. So don’t hold your breath!