Top of the Pops        - spin-off EPs

Like MFP, Hallmark issued recordings from its "Top of the Pops" series as part of a wider children's EP range which was put out on the Mr Pickwick imprint. It seems that the first 36 were all issued at once, although only the last four of that batch are of relevance here. The LP-related EPs can be split into two categories - those forming part of the "Top of the Tots" series, and those not. Accordingly, we have grouped them together below.

The "Top of the Tots" EPs take most of their contents from the main LPs, except a few which were espcially recorded for the associated "Top of the Tots" albums, of which there were four. Initially the "Tots" EPs were released in batches, to tie in with the current "Tots" LP, but the last four were issued long after the LPs had dried up.

Top of the Tots Volume 1 (MP 9033)

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Side 1
  • Sugar Sugar (From Vol. 8)
  • Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum (From Vol. 20)

Side 2
  • Yellow Submarine (not from the main album series)
  • Lily The Pink (From Vol. 3)

Top of the Tots Volume 2 (MP 9034)

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Side 1 
  • Yellow River (From Vol. 11)
  • Bridget The Midget (From Vol. 16)

Side 2
  • Knock Three Times (From Vol. 17)
  • Grandad (From Vol. 15)

Top of the Tots Volume 3 (MP 9035)

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Side 1                          
  • Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (From Vol. 18)
  • Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da (From Vol. 3)

Side 2  
  • Two Little Boys (From Vol. 9)
  • The Pushbike Song (From Vol. 15)

Top of the Tots Volume 4 (MP 9036)

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Side 1
  • Can't Buy Me Love (not from the main album series)
  • Jack In The Box (From Vol. 16)

Side 2                          
  • Popcorn (not from the main album series)
  • Dick-A-Dum-Dum (From Vol. 5)

Top of the Tots Volume 5 (MP 9037)

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Side 1                         
  • The Wombling Song (not from the main album series)
  • I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) (From Vol. 32)

Side 2                        
  • Crazy Horses (From Vol. 28)
  • Song Sung Blue (not from the main album series)

Top of the Tots Volume 6 (MP 9038)

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Side 1                        
  • Remember You're A Womble (not from the main album series)
  • Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (From Vol. 28)

Side 2                        
  • Monster Mash (From Vol. 33)
  • Tie A Yellow Ribbon (From Vol. 30)

Top of the Tots Volume 7 (MP 9044)

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Side 1                        
  • Sugar Baby Love (From Vol. 38)
  • The Bump (From Vol. 43)

Side 2                         
  • Kung Fu Fighting (From Vol. 40)         
  • Shang-A-Lang (From Vol. 38)

Top of the Tots Volume 8 (MP 9045)

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Side 1                        
  • Bye, Bye, Baby (From Vol. 44)
  • Fancy Pants (From Vol. 44)



Side 2                        
  • Waterloo (From Vol. 38)
  • Super Womble (From Vol. 47)

Top of the Tots Volume 9 (MP 9046)

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Side 1                        
  • Tiger Feet (From Vol. 36)
  • Alright, Alright, Alright (From Vol. 32)

Side 2             
  • Give A Little Love (From Vol. 46)
  • Wombling White Tie And Tails (From Vol. 45)

Top of the Tots Volume 10 (MP 9057)

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Side 1                         
  • Hooray, Hooray It's A Holi Holiday (From Vol. 73)
  • Stayin' Alive (From Vol. 64)

Side 2                         
  • Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (From Vol. 76)          
  • Hanging On The Telephone (From Vol. 70)

Top of the Tots Volume 11 (MP 9058)

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Side 1                         
  • The Name Of The Game (From Vol. 62)
  • In The Navy (From Vol. 72)

Side 2                         
  • Turn The Music Up (From Vol. 72)          
  • Does Your Mother Know (From Vol. 73)

Top of the Tots Volume 12 (MP 9059)

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Side 1                         
  • This Ole House (From Vol. 85)
  • You're The One That I Want (From Vol. 67)

Side 2                         
  • And The Beat Goes On (From Vol. 78)
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love (From Vol. 76)

Top of the Tots Volume 13 (MP 9060)

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Side 1                         
  • YMCA (From Vol. 71)
  • Instant Replay (From Vol. 70)

Side 2                         
  • Blame It On The Boogie (From Vol. 69)          
  • The Boy From New York City (From Vol. 66)


EPs not forming part of "Top of the Tots"

The EPs below were compiled from the main "Top of the Pops" albums, and were released intermittently through the 1970s and early 1980s. As the catalogue numbers will show, they appeared in between the "Top of the Tots" EPs. These records have no overall series identity, but it will be noted that most of them have songs themed by a particular subject.

Girls, Girls, Girls (MP 9047)

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Side 1
  • Clair (From Vol. 27)
  • Moonshine Sally (From Vol. 46)

Side 2
  • Julie Ann (From Vol. 47) 
  • Gudbuy T’Jane (From Vol. 28)


Comments: Four songs with girls' names in the title.

Hand Clapping and Foot Tapping (MP 9048)

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Side 1
  • Y Viva Espana (From Vol. 40)
  • Long Live Love (From Vol. 37)

Side 2
  • You, You, You (From Vol. 40)
  • I Wanna Dace Wit Choo (From Vol.45 )

Disco Time (MP 9049)

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Side 1
  • D.I.S.C.O. (from Vol. 82)
  • Dance (Disco Heat) (from Vol. 70) 

Side 2
  • It's A Disco Night (from Vol. 77)
  • Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (from Vol. 76)



Space Adventure (MP 9050)

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Side 1
  • Star Wars (From Vol. 62)
  • Also Sprach Zarathustra (From Vol. 31)

Side 2
  • Life On Mars (From Vol. 32)
  • Rocket Man (From Vol. 24)


Comments: Four songs with a space theme.

Journey Into Space (MP 9051)

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Side 1
  • Space Oddity (From Vol. 48)
  • Supersonic Rocket Ship (From Vol. 24)

Side 2
  • Starman (From Vol. 25)
  • Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (From Vol. 62)


Comments: Four songs with a space theme. This was probably released simultaneously with the above EP.

Pop Around The World Volume 1 (MP 9052)

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Tracks (order unknown):

  • Rivers of Babylon (From Vol. 66)
  • Montego Bay (From Vol. 13)
  • Waterloo (From Vol. 38)
  • Nights on Broadway (From Vol. 61)


Comments: Four songs with a place names in the title. This and the other two "Pop Around The World" EPs were probably released simultaneously.

Pop Around The World Volume 2 (MP 9053)

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Side 1
  • Hotel California (From Vol. 59)
  • Argentine Melody (From Vol. 67)

Side 2
  • Vienna (From Vol. 84)
  • Lost In France (From Vol. 56)


Comments: Four songs with a place names in the title.

Pop Around The World Volume 3 (MP 9054)

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Side 1
  • Breakfast In America (From Vol. 74)
  • Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (From Vol. 57)

Side 2
  • Mull Of Kintyre (From Vol. 63)
  • Mississippi (From Vol. 55)


Comments: Four songs with a place names in the title.


Sunshine Special (MP 9055)

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Tracks (order unknown): 

  • Summertime City (from Vol. 47)
  • Sunshine After The Rain (from Vol. 61)
  • Summer of my Life (from Vol. 55)
  • You Are the Sunshine of My Life (from Vol. 31 / 50)


Comments: Summer-themed EP. The same recording of "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" appeared on two LPs in the main series.

Summer Special (MP 9056)

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Side 1
  • In The Summertime (from Vol. 12)
  • Summer Nights (from Vol. 69)

Side 2
  • Sunny (from Vol. 58)
  • Summer of '42 (from Vol. 47)


Comments: Summer-themed EP.

Disco Tots (MP 9061)

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Side 1
  • Daddy Cool. (from Vol. 63)
  • Every 1's A Winner (from Vol.65 ) 

Side 2
  • I'm In The Mood For Dancing (from Vol. 78)
  • Dance Yourself Dizzy (from Vol. 79)

T.V. Funtime (MP 9062)

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Side 1
  • Smurf Song (from Vol. 67)
  • Mah Na Mah Na (from Vol. 59)

Side 2
  • Half Way Up The Stairs (not from the main album series)
  • Remember You're A Womble (not from the main album series)

Comments: A version of "Remember You're A Womble was included on the above EP, "Top of the Tots Volume 6", but this is a different recording from an unknown source.