Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 1988 (original) 1993 (re-issue) |
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| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
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24:20 (original 1988 release) 23:44 (1993 re-release) |
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| Label | Rhino Records | |||
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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1960.
One song included on this disc, The Twist by Chubby Checker, is not an original Cameo/Parkway recording but a late 60's re-recording. The reason was because Cameo/Parkway's collection of songs was not able to be licensed for release on CD at that time. Rhino, therefore could not include the original recording. It is a rare instance that Rhino would substitute an original recording for a newer recording.
Two versions of this volume in the "Billboard Top Hits" series were released. The original version was released in 1988 and included two appearances by Elvis Presley: "It's Now or Never" and "Stuck on You." In 1993, the album was re-released and replaced the two Elvis songs with Joe Jones' "You Talk Too Much" and Brenda Lee's "Sweet Nothin's."
The track lineup on the original 1988 release includes eight songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The substitution of the Elvis Presley tracks on the re-release brings that number down to six. On both releases, all tracks reached the Hot 100's Top 10.
1988 original release
1993 re-release, replacement tracks
1997 re-release, replacement tracks
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