Dancin’ Party: The Chubby Checker Collection highlights the top hits of Chubby Checker. Chubby Checker proved to be the single most successful component of the Cameo Parkway artist roster. Beyond “The Twist” and “Let’s Twist Again,” he scored numerous successes, most of which were keyed to dance moves and good times. He recorded numerous dance floor fillers and secured impressive chart successes. Twenty-one of Checker’s recordings are featured in the forthcoming Dancin’ Party: The Chubby Checker Collection: 1960 – 1966. This definitive collection highlights seventeen Top 40 hits of which twelve entered the Top 20; seven charted in the Top 10 with two ultimately reaching the #1 spot.
“The Twist” has the distinction of reaching #1 on the Billboard and Cash Box Pop charts in 1960, re-entering those same charts in November of the following year, and returning to the #1 position in January 1962. It’s the only record of the rock era to do so.
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Chubby Checker’s “The Twist”, a 7″ single LP has been reissued backed by both original B-sides and housed in a full color picture sleeve.
Twist With Chubby Checker, originally released in 1960, has been restored and remastered and is back in print for the first time in decades. 180-gram LP in standard jacket packaging with Cameo Parkway branded LP sleeve. The remastered album is also available for streaming and digital download.
The Very Best of Chubby Checker is a must have greatest hits CD for any Chubby Checker fan. This ultimate Chubby Checker compilation includes chart topping dance hits such as Let s Twist Again, Pony Time, Limbo Rock, Slow Twistin’ and The Twist which topped the charts in 1960 and again the following year (the only recording to hit Number 1 on the U.S. charts during two separate chart runs) and can still be seen on dance floors today.
Chubby Checker became a household name in the early ’60s, thanks to his infectious dance hits, most famously “The Twist.” His compilation The Best of Chubby Checker 1959-1963 showcases his most iconic tracks, including numerous variations on the twist craze, like “Twistin’ USA” and “Let’s Twist Again.” The compilation provides a generous 24 tracks, offering a comprehensive look at his career at Cameo Parkway. For fans of early rock & roll and those looking for a nostalgic celebration of dance hits, this is a must-have.
Sam Cooke’s SAR Records Story 1959-1965 gathers significant recordings of SAR Records – the label Sam Cooke co-founded, produced the majority of records for and was instrumental in operating. Groundbreaking artists such as The Soul Stirrers, Johnnie Taylor, Billy Preston, and Bobby Womack’s group The Valentinos are all featured, in addition to Sam himself.
The second of two limited edition box sets that are a comprehensive, chronological overview of The Rolling Stones’ early career as chart toppers. Contains 18 authentic reproductions of the original 7” 45 RPM singles in full color picture sleeves, a 32-page book with extensive liner notes by Rolling Stones authority Nigel Williamson, plus set of 5 photo cards and a poster, all housed in a hard-shell box.
Features the rare 1971 Decca “Street Fighting Man” maxi-single, non-LP B-sides “Long Long While,” “Who’s Driving Your Plane?” and “Child Of The Moon,” and rare mono mixes of “We Love You” and “Dandelion,” which are exclusive to the single release. Mick Jagger’s “Memo From Turner” and the Ry Cooder instrumental “Natural Magic” from the film Performance, as well as the Neptunes and Fat Boy Slim remixes of “Sympathy For The Devil” are also included.
The original score by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann that is the soundtrack to Jules, starring Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List), Harriet Sansom Harris (Licorice Pizza, “Hacks”), Jane Curtin (Coneheads, I Love You, Man) and Jade Quon (Transformers: The Last Knight, The Hunger Games) is now available on Honey Crisp vinyl with exclusive art by Sara Deck.
The film’s score is the work of composer/pianist Volker Bertelmann who was a 2017 Academy Award nominee for his score to Lion. Last year he received both an Academy Award and the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for his score for All Quiet on the Western Front. The Budapest Art Orchestra performs Bertelmann’s music for the Jules score. Recording under the name Hauschka, Bertelmann is a prolific artist in his own right and, beyond soundtracks, has released 20 full length albums of original music to date.
The soundtrack for Sofia Coppola’s latest feature film Priscilla, based on Priscilla Presley’s memoir Elvis and Me, is now available on vinyl. This eclectic soundtrack is both a reflection of the times chronicled in the film and underscores the personalities who portray the most famous married couple in 20th century American history. Features tracks by Ramones, Tommy James & The Shondells, Alice Coltrane, and an instrumental orchestral cover by Sons Of Raphael of Phoenix’s song “My Elixir.”
Asteroid City (Original Soundtrack) was available for first time ever for Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 . The double album contains original music by frequent Wes Anderson collaborator Jarvis Cocker, the original score by celebrated composer Alexandre Desplat, and many 1950s vintage country & western and skiffle tunes from the 1950s. Having only been released digitally this past June, this 2-LP edition on orange translucent vinyl will be the first version of the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed film offered in any physical format.
