Bill Buster of Eric Records just sent us copies of two recent releases he produced for a UK reissue label called Complete 60s ... and we're going to share a copy of each with two lucky Forgotten Hits Readers!
The first is "Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of 1959" and it
gives you EXACTLY what it promises ... EVERY Instrumental Chart Hit from 1959
that made Billboard's Hot 100 Pop
Singles Chart ... there are 66 in all on two discs, including 21 songs on CD for
the very first time.
Highlights include the STEREO
DEBUTS of such classics as
"The Happy Organ" by Dave "Baby" Cortez, "Petite Fleur"
by Chris Barber's Jazz Band, "Sleep
Walk" by Santo and Johnny (voted as Your All-Time Favorite Instrumental Hit by our
Forgotten Hits Readers a short while back), "Red River Rock" by Johnny & the Hurricanes, Wild Weekend by The Rockin'
Rebels and much, much more. Not just the
biggest instrumental hits of 1959 ... but ALL of the Instrumental Hits that made the charts
that year. (A complete track list is
available here: www.ericrecords.com)
"Rock And Roll Symphony No. 1" features lush orchestral pop arrangements with
a real old-school rock & roll back- beat of classic standards performed by
artists like Enoch Light, The
Knightsbridge Strings, Percy Faith and Raymond Lefevre covering tunes like "The Theme From 'A Summer
Place", "Soul Coaxing", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Deep Purple",
"Blueberry Hill", "Cry", "Only You" and
"Harbor Lights" ... along with the complete LP "Back Beat
Symphony" by The 101 Strings playing 3-minute pop versions of classical themes like Tchaikovsky's Symphony
#5, "Romeo And Juliet", "Rigoletto Rock" (Verdi), "Choppin'
Chopin" and others, all in audiophile fidelity and the kind of “wide”
stereo you remember from the early days.
Sound samples of all the songs on both CDs are
available on this website ... where you can also order the albums:
www.ericrecords.com
Enter here to win a copy of these great new CD's,
courtesy of Bill Buster of Eric Records and Forgotten Hits.
It's really very simple ...
We're helping Bill compile a little information regarding
the current buying trends and habits of the oldies audience out there ... OUR
audience ... we want to know how they currently learn about new releases and
make new CD purchases. In an era of
declining CD sales, Bill needs to know how you would find his compilations
(both past and future releases) if we didn’t tell you about them!
Please take just a couple of minutes to answer the three
questions below ... and you'll automatically be entered in our special
drawing to win a copy of one of these hot, new releases!
Please answer as honestly and as thoroughly as you can ...
and we'll throw your hat in the ring.
(Just email the survey back to forgottenhits@aol.com
and we'll take it from there!) Then at
the end of the month we'll pick two
lucky winners from all the entries received and award each of them a copy of one of
these hot new CD's.
1) Are you still buying physical CD's (vs. streaming
and downloading music) and do you PREFER
to buy such CD's?
(Sure, I'll
spot download a track or two here and there but if it's something I REALLY
want, I want to be able to hold that CD in my hands, read and study the liner
notes, look at the pictures, learn more about each track. Certainly I can't be the only "old
school" guy out there, can I?)
2) If you're one of
the ones who still prefers buying REAL CD's, WHERE do you buy them? Do you still
visit "brick and mortar" stores? If not, which websites do you visit most
often, and why? (Please name your
favorites in both categories)
3) And finally, If you're one of those who still prefers buying REAL
CD's, how do you find out about NEW
RELEASES, especially in the oldies compilation field, 1955 - 1980?
(Back in the old days, I couldn't WAIT for my next issue of ICE Magazine to come out,
letting me know about ALL of the new releases planned for the next few
months. I would literally make a list
after devouring each and every issue and carry it with me in my pocket everywhere I went just IN CASE I happened to
be some place where they might have exactly what I was looking for. Sadly, those days are gone and so are most of
the stores I'd frequent).
So how and where
do you learn about new releases of interest TODAY? Please be as specific as possible.
We'd LOVE to hear from you and will make it all worthwhile
by awarding a free CD to a couple of lucky winners who participate in our
survey ... thanks again, Bill, for your generosity.
And be sure to check out the Eric Records site for LOTS more
music from the '50's, '60's, '70's and '80's!
