Year-based compilations are nearly always enjoyable time capsules, and England's A Time to Remember label, with over 30 years of annual compilations, has trawled British chart culture (not usually created by British artists) nearly as far into the past as the American Time-Life. 1957: 20 Original Chart Hits ably balances the competing aims of pop artists during the late '50s, covering everything from country-pop (Sonny James, Slim Whitman) and rock & roll (Buddy Knox, Frankie Lymon) to R&B (Fats Domino, Johnny Otis) and ...
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Year-based compilations are nearly always enjoyable time capsules, and England's A Time to Remember label, with over 30 years of annual compilations, has trawled British chart culture (not usually created by British artists) nearly as far into the past as the American Time-Life. 1957: 20 Original Chart Hits ably balances the competing aims of pop artists during the late '50s, covering everything from country-pop (Sonny James, Slim Whitman) and rock & roll (Buddy Knox, Frankie Lymon) to R&B (Fats Domino, Johnny Otis) and vocal music (Nat King Cole, Dean Martin). Although many of the hits are familiar to '50s pop fans, the compilers include a few obscure selections including Peter Sellers' "Any Old Iron" and Vipers Skiffle Group's "Cumberland Gap." ~ John Bush, Rovi
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