Nonstop Top 20 (1971 - 1972)
The Plexium label was created by Gordon Lotinga, among other things an aspiring songwriter whose compositions would occasionally surface on singles and LPs released by the label. (One of his efforts, "We Can Make Funtime", found its way onto Nonstop Top 20 volume 10, below. Plexium also released it as a single by Tomorrow's Children, backed with another Lotinga track, "If It Could Be".)
This series was marketed as by Mike Morton, a well-known figure in the world of budget albums. It is the first of three released under his name (the extent of his personal involvement not always certain) and ran in parallel with the others, each of which has its own page here. The first two-thirds of the series has the tracks edited down and sequenced into medleys, with fake applause between the tracks to make a continuous – “nonstop” – musical cut.
Albums are credited to the Mike Morton Congregation. Volume 4 has the distinction of reaching number 35 in the UK album charts while budget albums were eligible.
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Another Day / Time for Winning / Rose Garden / It's Impossible / Who Put The Lights Out / Cracklin' Rosie / Funny Funny / The Pushbike Song / Everything's Tuesday / The Resurrection Shuffle / My Sweet Lord / Sweet Caroline / Baby I Won't Let You Down / I Will Drink The Wine / We've Only Just Begun / Snowbird / Heavy Makes You Happy / That Same Old Feeling / Hot Love / Las Vegas |
Volume 2 (PXMS 1003) Jun 1971
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Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep / Rain / Tonight / Banner Man / Me And You And A Dog Named Boo / I'm Gonna Run Away From You / Oh You Pretty Thing / I Did What I Did For Maria / Can You Get It / He's Gonna Step On You Again / Heaven Must Have Sent You / Co-Co / I Think Of You / Un Banc Un Arbre Une Rue / I Am... I Said / Malt And Barley Blues / Remember Me / Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) / Goodbye Yesterday / Lady Rose |
Volume 3 (PXMS 1004) Aug 1971
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Get It On / Leap Up And Down (Wave Your Knickers In The Air) / Let Your Yeah Be Yeah / You've Got A Friend / I'm Still Waiting / What Are You Doing Sunday / Walk The World Away / Move On Up / Bangla-Desh / Won't Get Fooled Again / Heartbreak Hotel / La-La Means I Love You / Don't Let It Die / Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby / These Things Will Keep Me Loving You / River Deep Mountain High Comments: Only 16 tracks. Cover notes state this is due to complaints that the tracks were shortened too much on previous LPs - although they would revert to 20 each again after this album.
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Volume 4 (PXMS 1006) Oct 1971
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Freedom Come Freedom Go / Keep On Dancing / The Witch Queen Of New Orleans / Chinatown / Butterfly / Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum / Ain't It A Sad Thing / For All We Know / Cousin Norman / Another Time Another Place / Simple Game / Sultana / Brandy / The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down / Maggie May / Spanish Harlem / Mammy Blue / Hey Girl Don't Bother Me / I'm Leavin' / Did You Ever Comments: This album made 35 in the LP charts.
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Volume 5 (PXMS 1008) Dec 1971
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Theme From Shaft / I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing / Brand New Key / Can't Let You Go / Soley Soley / It Must Be Love / Is This The Way To Amarillo / Gypsies Tramps And Thieves / Follow Me / Jeepster / Morning Has Broken / Tokoloshe Man / Sing A Song Of Freedom / Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) / I Just Can't Help Believing / Coz I Luv You / When You Get Right Down To It / No Matter How I Try / Sleepy Shores / Banks Of The Ohio |
Volume 6 (PXMS 1009) Feb 1972
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Telegram Sam / Son Of My Father / Have You Seen Her / Look Wot You Dun / Storm In A Teacup / Let's Stay Together / Day After Day / Moon River / American Pie / My World / Poppa Joe / All I Ever Need Is You / Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) / Where Did Our Love Go / Stay With Me / Without You / The Baby / Got To Be There / Mother And Child Reunion / Day By Day |
Volume 7 (PXMS 1010) Apr 1972
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Sweet Talkin' Guy / The Young New Mexican Puppeteer / Radancer / Crying Laughing Loving Lying / Everything I Own / Debora / Runnin' Away / It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) / Alone Again (Naturally) / Down By The Lazy River / Back Off Boogaloo / Never Been To Spain / Run Run Run / Turn Your Radio On / Hold Your Head Up / Beg Steal Or Borrow / Ring The Living Bell / Cowboy's Work Is Never Done / What Is Life / Heart Of Gold Comments: Cover has changed, to feature an image of the Shetland 570 Cabin Cruiser - "By Courtesy of Shetland Boats Limited" - presumably as an advertising promotion. |
Volume 8 (PXMS 1013) Jun 1972
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Metal Guru / Mary Had A Little Lamb / Doobedood'Ndoobe Doobedood'Ndoobe / Supersonic Rocket Ship / Rockin' Robin / Circles / California Man / Little Willy / Oh Babe What Would You Say? / Little Bit Of Love / Song Sung Blue / Join Together / I'll Take You There / Oh Girl / Take Me Bak 'Ome / Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day / What's Your Name / Puppy Love / Sister Jane / Vincent |
Volume 9 (PXMS 1014) Aug 1972
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Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby / Popcorn / All The Young Dudes / Samson And Delilah / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Mad About You / Seaside Shuffle / Where Is The Love / Layla / Watch Me / Mama Weer All Crazee Now / The Loco-Motion / Run To Me / Walk With Me Talk With Me Darling / Starman / It's Four In The Morning / You Wear It Well / Automatically Sunshine / School's Out / 10538 Overture Comments: There are no audience effects dubbed onto this LP. |
Volume 10 (PXMS 1015) Nov 1972
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Solid Gold Easy Action / Why / Gudbuy T'Jane / Rock Me Baby / Don't Do That / Ben / We Can Make Funtime / Mouldy Old Dough / Loop Di Love / Little Drummer Boy / Lookin' Through The Windows / What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) / Long Haired Lover From Liverpool / Crocodile Rock / Clair / Magic Woman Touch / Crazy Horses / Lay Down / Can't Keep It In / Goodbye To Love |
Volume 11 (PMXS 1016) Mar 1973
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Cum On Feel The Noize / Tweedle Dee / Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree / Baby I Love You / Pyjamarama / Heart Of Stone / The Twelfth Of Never / By The Devil (I Was Tempted) / God Gave Rock And Roll To You / Killing Me Softly With His Song / 20th Century Boy / Get Down / Love Train / Feel The Need In Me / Looking Through The Eyes Of Love / Pinball Wizard - See Me Feel Me (medley) / Power To All Our Friends / Why Can't We Live Together / Crazy / Never Never Never |