We've
done it! Muchas gracias, grazie mille, and a thousand thanks to all you
nice Pop fans who helped hoist our last TOTP album to the No. 1 spot on
the Record Retailer National LP chart.
It
had taken them two years to get there but there seemed to be no stopping
the series now. Five of the discs below went to No. 1.
The cover images became a little more professional too (Vol 17 aside - surely
a left over image from the first year?) but the basic layout of a simple border
design with titles inside, plus the TOTP logo which had adorned Vol 1, remained
the same. It was this generic feel which contributed to the series' success (and
which seems to have made them the most collectable of these cover albums today).
Fashion historians can also deduce that 1971 was the year Hot Pants came in -
while the bullet belt on Vol 20 was a must have accessory amongst many rock bands
(Lemmy still wears one!).
CATALOGUE
NUMBERS
RELEASE
DATES
SHM
740 Vol. 17 May 1971
SHM
745 Vol. 18 July 1971
SHM
750 Vol. 19 September 1971
SHM
755 Vol. 20 November 1971
SHM
770 Vol. 21 December 1971
SHM
780 Vol. 22 February 1972
SHM
785 Vol. 23 April 1972
SHM
790 Vol. 24 June 1972
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Scans
and text are copyright © 2002 Easy On The Eye.
Material must not be copied without the consent of Easy On The Eye.
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