London American Label Year By Year 1959 / Various London American Label Year By Year 1959 / Various CD

2010 compilation that collects the celebrated A-sides of singles issued by the London-American label in 1959. London-American was the prime UK outlet for U.S. hits in the 1950 s and 1960 s, introducing the British public to America's biggest stars. This volume in this critically acclaimed and best selling series moves US backwards, for the first time, into the 1950 s and offers another stunning cross-section of hits, flips, flops and rarities that found their way across the Atlantic ocean, for the first time. As always, our selection is laden with big names of the era and with big Hot 100 hits, some of which actually found their way into the UK Top 40 too. Iconic US labels that this collection draws on include Chess, Sun, Atlantic, Big Top, Ace (MS), Specialty, Jamie and many more. Ace Records.

1. I'm Ready - Fats Domino 2. Sermonette - Della Reese 3. You Went Back on Your Word - Clyde McPhatter 4. Here Comes Summer - Jerry Keller 5. Luther Played the Boogie - Johnny Cash 6. Charlie Brown - the Coasters 7. Come on a My House - Julie London 8. Red River Rock - Johnnny ; the Hurricanes 9. Sweet Annie Laurie - Sammy Turner and the Twisters 10. Back in the USA - Chuck Berry 11. I Don't Know - Ruth Brown 12. Just Keep It Up (And See What Happens) - Dee Clark 13. Teenage Heaven - Eddie Cochran 14. Ring-A-Rockin' - Neil Sedaka 15. A Letter to An Angel - Jimmie Clanton and His Rockets 16. Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin 17. Some Kind-A Earthquake (Extended Version) - Duane Eddy 18. Starry Eyed - Gary Stites 19. Diamond Ring - Jimmy Isle 20. My Life - Chuck Willis 21. So High, So Low - Lavern Baker 22. Say Man - Bo Didddley 23. She Said 'Yeah' - Larry Williams 24. Cruising - Jimmy and the Night Hoppers (Spelling As Per EMI) 25. Run, Boy, Run - Sanford Clark 26. Let's Talk About Us - Jerry Lee Lewis 27. Deck of Cards - Wink Martindale 28. I'm Movin' on - Ray Charles