Solid Gold (1981 - 1982)
This late series seems to be an off-shoot of Chevron’s ongoing “Parade of Pops”: Chevron were primarily interested in cassettes, although volumes 8 to 18 also had vinyl equivalents. But by the time Solid Gold started appearing, Chevron had abandoned the LP format, opening the way for these side releases which constitute a new series in their own right.
From "Parade of Pops", these LPs take the “Solid Gold” name, formally used as the record label itself. They also credit the act as Sound Sensation, an often-used group persona for Chevron.
These LPs ran simultaneously with the last few regular “Parade of Pops” cassettes, sharing the same recordings, although they do not match up exactly volume-for-volume. They also therefore share recordings with the last of the “Top of the Pops” LPs, and all three series terminated at the same time.
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Tape editions CLICK THE ICON |
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Japanese Boy / Everybody Salsa / Ghost Town / Water On Glass / Hand Held In Black And White / Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love) / Happy Birthday / Rainy Night In Georgia / Beechwood 4-57809 / Tainted Love / Green Door / One Of Those Nights / Walk Right Now / (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star / Lay All Your Love On Me / For Your Eyes Only / Hold On Tight / Chemistry / Show Me / Stars On 45 Vol.2 |
2 - "20 Non-stop Chart Hits Vol. 2"
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Don't You Want Me / Why Do Fools Fall In Love / Under Pressure / One Of Us / Cambodia / Turn Your Love Around / Young Turks / When She Was My Girl / Spirits In The Material World / I Could Be Happy / The Land Of Make Believe / Rock 'N' Roll / Let's Groove / The Old Songs / Oh No / Flashback / Joan Of Arc / I Go To Sleep / Steppin' Out / Daddy's Home Comments: Cover model: Linda Lussardi. |
3 - "20 Great Chart Hits Vol. 3"
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Goody Two Shoes / Ebony And Ivory / House Of Fun / I've Never Been To Me / A Little Peace / My Camera Never Lies / I Won't Let You Down / Girl Crazy / The Look Of Love / Seven Tears / Mama Used To Say / Island Of Lost Souls / The Lion Sleeps Tonight / Ain't No Pleasing You / Really Saying Something / Town Called Malice / Golden Brown / Centerfold / The Model / Classic Comments: Slightly different album title. Label gives title variation as “Solid Gold III: 20 Great Chart Hits”. |
