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Top of the Pops is the name of a series of records issued by Pickwick Records on their Hallmark label, which contain anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. The recordings were intended to replicate the sound of the original hits as closely as possible.
Prices ranged from as low as 59 U.S. cents (minor label releases of the 1950s) to $2.98 (major label repackaging of older material in the 1970s). In the UK Pickwick Records' Top of the Pops record series, which operated between 1968 and 1985, was the most successful budget album range.
Upon its inception in 1964, Top of the Pops was presented by a team of disc jockeys in rotation: Alan Freeman, David Jacobs, Pete Murray and Jimmy Savile.Savile presented the very first episode from Dickenson Road Studios in Manchester on 1 January 1964 and would continue as the longest-serving presenter until hosting his final show on 30 August 1984.
The Scottish trio famously became the first unsigned band to appear on Top of the Pops in 1996. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Top of the Pops (record series), a series of albums issued by Pickwick Records "Top of the Pops" (song), a 1991 song by The Smithereens "Top of the Pops", a song by The Kinks, from the album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
Hallmark Records was founded in the 1960s and was the first budget label in the United Kingdom. [1] The revived company has since become a major publisher of budget CDs in the UK, issuing both public domain and copyrighted material.
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Pickwick Records was an American record label and British record distributor known for its budget album releases of sound-alike recordings, bargain bin reissues and repackagings under the brands Design, Bravo (later changing its name to International Award), Hurrah, Grand Prix, and children's records on the Cricket and Happy Time labels.