Midnight Special: The Oriole Records Story 1956-1962 (2cd set)

Artist: Various Artists
Format: 2CD
Bar-code: 5060255182215
Cat No: DAY2CD221

£5.99

Oriole Records was the first British record label. It was founded in 1925 by the Levy family, who built up their business from an east London record shop, and had its own distribution system, recording studio and pressing facilities. It enjoyed a fruitful first decade of operation but lay dormant until 1950, when Morris Levy revived it. It started its rebirth by licensing from the American Mercury Records label, before turning to British acts.

CD1

1. Midnight Special ~ Bob Lander & The Spotnicks
2. Sherry ~ Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra
3. Like I Do ~ Maureen Evans
4. Devil In His Heart ~ The Donays
5. Three Coins In The Sewer ~ Alan Klein
6. Do You Love Me ~ The Contours
7. Geraldine ~ Terry Dene
8. Never In A Hundred Years ~ Billy Joe Royal
9. Beechwood 4-5789 ~ The Marvelettes
10. Freight Train ~ The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group With Nancy Whiskey
11. We Will Make Love ~ Russ Hamilton
12. Little Sue ~ The Dowlands & The Soundtracks
13. Too Many Beautiful Girls (And Not Enough Time) ~ Clinton Ford
14. Volare ~ Domenico Modugno
15. The Passing Stranger ~ Lonnie Donegan
16. You Beat Me To The Punch ~ Mary Wells
17. Will You Love Me Tomorrow ~ The Raindrops
18. Rocket Man ~ The Spotnicks
19. The Big Hurt ~ Maureen Evans
20. I Saw The Light ~ The Hallelujah Skiffle Group With Clinton Ford
21. I Found Myself A Brand New Baby ~ Mike & The Modifiers
22. Pony Train ~ Titus Turner
23. Our Last Chance ~ Christine Quaite
24. Shake Sherry ~ The Contours
25. Johnny Summertime ~ Susan Singer

CD2

1. The House Of The Rising Sun ~ The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
2. Too Young ~ Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords
3. Your Nose Is Gonna Grow ~ Christine Quaite
4. Don’t Ever Change ~ The Dowlands
5. The One Who Really Loves You ~ Jacki Trent
6. The Reprieve Of Tom Dooley ~ Russ Hamilton
7. Move Mr. Man ~ The Contours
8. Orange Blossom Special ~ The Spotnicks
9. There Goes The Lucky One ~ Jackie Lee & The Raindrops
10. The Outsider ~ Deek Rivers
11. Swing Pretty Mama ~ The Flairs
12. You Better Get In Line ~ The Contours
13. Paper Roses ~ Maureen Evans
14. Striped Purple Shirt ~ Alan Klein
15. Next Stop Paradise ~ Terry Dene
16. Old Love (Let’s Try It Again) ~ Mary Wells
17. Come Prima ~ Domenico Modugno
18. Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha ~ Titus Turner
19. Bad Boy ~ The Donays
20. Hey Mae ~ Rusty & Doug
21. Bobby’s Lovin’ Touch ~ Susan Singer
22. Someday, Someway ~ The Marvelettes
23. Not Here, Not There ~ Little Abner
24. It’s Too Bad ~ Mike & The Modifiers
25. Wedding Ring ~ Russ Hamilton