Post by doomsdaymachine on Jun 17, 2012 23:29:02 GMT -5
Finally, an alternative to the Billboard charts!!!
"Expand your musical knowledge with Joel's up and coming new book, HIT RECORDS, 1954-1982. Here you will find thousands of new artists and songs (not seen in any other Record Research book) that appeared on the Music Vendor and Record World pop singles charts.
"The Music Vendor trade magazine began publication in 1947 and furnished charts based on surveys of record performances in jukeboxes nationwide. On October 4, 1954, it introduced a weekly 'Popular Programming Guide' chart which featured 80 titles, far surpassing the number of songs on other charts of the time. Reporting solely on jukebox plays and record sales, the chart was a clear indication of what was being played in the hamburger joints and purchased at record shops. As radio airplay was *not* a factor, there was a great deal of R&B on the Music Vendor chart; teens were buying original rock 'n' roll (Fats Domino vs. Pat Boone) long before it was embraced by radio. Evidence for this is clearly seen in HIT RECORDS with hundreds of rock 'n' roll songs that hit nationally but do not appear in any of our other books!
"In 1964, two former Cash Box employees purchased Music Vendor and renamed it Record World. It remained one of the leading music trade magazines during the heyday of the vinyl record, and Top 40 radio, until it ceased publication in 1982.
"Here's what you'll discover in HIT RECORDS:
- Hundreds of new artists (never before seen in any of our books!)
- 1000s of classic hits with chart data from The Clovers, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, George Thorogood, and on and on
- Major artists with many more charted hits
- The Beatles' 24 #1 hits
- Original R&B songs hitting the charts alongside their pop covers in the mid '50s
"- CCR's 3 #1 hits
- Very early pop classics such as Frank Sinatra's "Five Minutes More" and Guy Lombardo's "Easter Parade" charting decades after their original popularity"
Among the more interesting chart feats in this book:
- Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" hitting #1 and the non-Billboard-
charting "All Mama's Children" reaching #21.
- Bo Diddley's "Bo Diddley," which did not make the Billboard pop chart, peaking at #29 here.
- Jack Scott's "Baby, She's Gone" - which also missed the Billboard pop chart - making it into Music Vendor at #80.
This sounds like a highly intriguing book!
"Expand your musical knowledge with Joel's up and coming new book, HIT RECORDS, 1954-1982. Here you will find thousands of new artists and songs (not seen in any other Record Research book) that appeared on the Music Vendor and Record World pop singles charts.
"The Music Vendor trade magazine began publication in 1947 and furnished charts based on surveys of record performances in jukeboxes nationwide. On October 4, 1954, it introduced a weekly 'Popular Programming Guide' chart which featured 80 titles, far surpassing the number of songs on other charts of the time. Reporting solely on jukebox plays and record sales, the chart was a clear indication of what was being played in the hamburger joints and purchased at record shops. As radio airplay was *not* a factor, there was a great deal of R&B on the Music Vendor chart; teens were buying original rock 'n' roll (Fats Domino vs. Pat Boone) long before it was embraced by radio. Evidence for this is clearly seen in HIT RECORDS with hundreds of rock 'n' roll songs that hit nationally but do not appear in any of our other books!
"In 1964, two former Cash Box employees purchased Music Vendor and renamed it Record World. It remained one of the leading music trade magazines during the heyday of the vinyl record, and Top 40 radio, until it ceased publication in 1982.
"Here's what you'll discover in HIT RECORDS:
- Hundreds of new artists (never before seen in any of our books!)
- 1000s of classic hits with chart data from The Clovers, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, George Thorogood, and on and on
- Major artists with many more charted hits
- The Beatles' 24 #1 hits
- Original R&B songs hitting the charts alongside their pop covers in the mid '50s
"- CCR's 3 #1 hits
- Very early pop classics such as Frank Sinatra's "Five Minutes More" and Guy Lombardo's "Easter Parade" charting decades after their original popularity"
Among the more interesting chart feats in this book:
- Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" hitting #1 and the non-Billboard-
charting "All Mama's Children" reaching #21.
- Bo Diddley's "Bo Diddley," which did not make the Billboard pop chart, peaking at #29 here.
- Jack Scott's "Baby, She's Gone" - which also missed the Billboard pop chart - making it into Music Vendor at #80.
This sounds like a highly intriguing book!
