Non Stop Hits (Aries) (1971 - 1972)
These albums are credited to the Mike Morton Congregation, and were released on the Aries label. Aries was an imprint run by RCA, who were later to take over the series themselves (see separate page).
Interestingly, Morton already had an ongoing series in production when these LPs started up (“Nonstop Top 20” on the Plexium label) and it appears that the Aries label were initially intent on simply taking it over. Following Plexium's volume 3, Aries released their own "Nonstop Top 20 volume 4", which in fact duplicated much of the Plexium album. But the transfer never happened and Plexium issued its own volume 4 soon after, with Aries starting an independent series beginning again volume 1.
As with Morton's earlier LPs, these feature edited songs, linked by audience applause to make a continuous soundtrack. They initially had 16 tracks each, but after two albums contracted to 14, forcing a tweak in the title.
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Preliminary release: Nonstop Top 20 Volume 4
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Bangla-Desh / Walk The World Away / Let Your Yeah Be Yeah / Get It On / River Deep Mountain High / It's Too Late / What Are You Doing Sunday / Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum / At The Top Of The Stairs / You've Got A Friend / I'm Still Waiting / Rainy Days And Mondays / Did You Ever / I Believe (In Love) / She Didn't Do Magic / Move On Up Comments: Abortive attempt to take over the Plexium series in September 1971. Album reproduces nine titles from Plexium volume 3. One other ("Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum") would appear on Plexium's own volume 4 soon afterwards. |
Main series
Volume 1 (Aries 1002) Oct 1971
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Another Time Another Place / Tap Turns On The Water / Spanish Harlem / Sultana / Butterfly / For All We Know / The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down / Keep On Dancing / Simple Game / Cousin Norman / You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War / I'm Leavin' / Mammy Blue / Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast / Brandy / The Witch Queen Of New Orleans |
Volume 2 (Aries 1004) Nov 1971
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Coz I Luv You / Run Baby Run / No Matter How I Try / Surrender / California Sunday Morning / Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) / Tired Of Being Alone / Jeepster / Is This The Way To Amarillo / Banks Of The Ohio / Till / For All We Know / Sing A Song Of Freedom / Look Around / I Will Return / Tokoloshe Man |
Volume 3 (Aries 1005) Dec 1971
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Soley Soley / I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing / I've Been Hurt / Horse With No Name / Save The Children / Superstar / Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) / When You Get Right Down To It / Kara Kara / Theme From Shaft / To Be The One You Love / Mother Of Mine / It Must Be Love / Maggie Comments: Cover model is Susy Shaw. “16” has been dropped from the title, and the number of tracks shortened to 14 for the rest of the series.
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Volume 4 (Aries 1006) Jan 1972
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Diamonds Are Forever / Can't Let You Go / I Just Can't Help Believing / Bless You / Baby I'm A Want You / All I Ever Need Is You / Stay With Me / Telegram Sam / Have You Seen Her / Son Of My Father / Brand New Key / Morning Has Broken / Let's Stay Together / Where Did Our Love Go Comments: Cover similar to volume 2.
Contents match the 8-track cartridge, Hits From England's Top Twenty Vol. 4. |
Volume 5 (Aries 1008) Feb 1972
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Look Wot You Dun / Storm In A Teacup / My World / Without You / If You Really Love Me / Mother And Child Reunion / Poppa Joe / Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) / Flirt / The Spirit Is Willing / Day By Day / You're Free To Go / Alone Again (Naturally) / Loving You Ain't Easy |
Volume 6 (Aries 1009) Apr 1972
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Oh Babe What Would You Say? / Little Piece Of Leather / Tumbling Dice / Everything I Own / Could It Be Forever / Beautiful Sunday / Leeds United / Amazing Grace / A Thing Called Love / Come What May / Back Off Boogaloo / Rocket Man / Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard / Open Up Comments: Cover model is Caroline Munro.
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