Embassy Records: The 78rpm Years 1954-1957

Embassy, the cover versions label sold exclusively in Woolworths, was one of the UK's most successful and profitablerecord labels of the 1950s and 60s. Initially retailing at around half of the usual retail price, most Embassy releases sold in their tens - some, in their hundreds - of thousands, and many outsold the actualhit 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 a cross-section of their early output, between November 1954 and December 1957, which only ever appeared on the 78rpm format. Included is Bob Dale's celebrated 'The Man From Laramie', which reputedly sold more than 100,000 copies.

There is a thriving Embassy collectors' market in the UK who will love this release.

Disc 1
1: Chapel in the Moonlight - Sam Browne & The Top-Tones
2: If I Give My Heart to You - Beryl Templeman
3: My Friend - Bill Hurley
4: Tenderly - Bill Hurley
5: Wanted - Bob Dale
6: Little Things Mean a Lot - Rita Williams
7: Smile - Rita Williams
8: Happy Days and Lonely Nights - Bob Dale
9: Mambo Italiano - Four-In-A-Chord
10: Softly, Softly - Doreen Harris
11: A Blossom Fell - Wally Carr
12: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Rita Williams & Four-In-A-Chord
13: Crazy Otto Rag - Penny Nicholls
14: Earth Angel - Larry Cross
15: Dreamboat - The Maple Leaf Four
16: Dance With Me Henry - Patti Forbes
17: Hey There - Rita Williams
18: Close the Door - Four-In-A-Chord
19: The Man from Laramie - Bob Dale
20: Hernando's Hideaway - Benny Lee & The Three Oscars
21: Love Me Or Leave Me - Pearl Carr
22: I'll Never Stop Loving You - Pearl Carr
23: Wake the Town and Tell the People - Four-In-A-Chord
24: Rock Around the Clock - The Canadians
25: Relax-ay-voo - Bob Dale & Rita williams
26: Robin Hood - Bob Dale
27: The Rock and Roll Waltz - Penny Nichols & The Canadians
28: The Great Pretender - Sam Browne
29: The Poor People of Paris (Poor John) - Primo Scala And His Accordion Band

Disc 2
1: Don't Take Me for Granted - Beryl Templeman
2: A Tear Fell - Beryl Templeman
3: Blue Suede Shoes - The Canadians
4: Whatever Will Be Will Be - Eve Lombard
5: The Birds and the Bees - Eve Lombard
6: A Woman in Love - Billy McCormack
7: Happiness Street - David Ross
8: Lay Down Your Arms - Beryl Templeman
9: In the Middle of the House - Larry Cross
10: Lullabye of Birdland - Denny Dennis
11: True Love - Rita Williams
12: The Garden of Eden - David Ross
13: I Dreamed - Penny Nicholls
14: You Don't Owe Me a Thing - Penny Nicholls
15: Don't Forbid Me - David Ross
16: Young Love - David Ross
17: The Man That Plays the Mandolino - Larry Cross
18: Marianne - The Tunettes
19: We Will Make Love - Gerry Grant
20: Mr. Wonderful - Patti Forbes
21: Chapel of the Roses - Patti Forbes
22: Yes, Tonight Josephine - The Tunettes
23: All Shook Up - Shorty Mitchell
24: With All My Heart - Julie Dames
25: Man On Fire - Gerry Grant
26: Alone - Eve Lombard
27: My Special Angel - Paul Rich
28: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Bob Dale
29: April Love - Bob Dale

Number of Discs: 2

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