Original Hits - Sixties [Box set]

This must be the best '60s pop compilation you are ever likely to come across -- and such great value. True, it doesn't include the really big names like The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, but what you have here is the essence of '60s pop music, the songs and instrumentals which are instantly recognisable from that era. So, the first record I ever bought is included here : Bernard Cribbins' comic song 'Right Said Fred' with 'Hole In The Ground' on the flip side. Not really a pop song? Well, as other reviewers have already commented, the music of the '60s was so diverse, it encompassed pop, country and western, folk, jazz, crooners -- you name it and the '60s had it.
There are no more than 3 contributions from any one artist, and very few songs, I think, which you will not be able to remember. One surprising omission for me is 'Stranger On The Shore' which was another of my early purchases and a great hit at the time for Acker Bilk.
For the record, I am listing the tracks on Disc 5, as a previous reviewer repeated the tracks on Disc 4 by mistake :
1. JENNY TAKE A RIDE -- Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels.
2. YOU'RE NO GOOD -- The Swinging Blue Jeans.
3. I LIKE IT -- Gerry And The Pacemakers.
4. DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY -- Manfred Mann.
5. POISON IVY -- The Paramounts.
6. YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES -- Marv Johnson.
7. SABRE DANCE -- Love Sculpture.
8. I'LL NEVER GET OVER YOU -- Johnny Kidd And THe Pirates.
9. PRETTY BLUE EYES -- Craig Douglas.
10. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN -- The Animals.
11. CONFESSIN' -- Frank Ifield.
12. ON THE ROAD AGAIN -- Canned Heat.
13. THE WEIGHT -- The Band.
14. ONE WAY LOVE -- Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers.
15. BOOM BANG-A-BANG -- Lulu.
16. BIG SPENDER -- Shirley Bassey.
17. HURDY GURDY MAN -- Donovan.
18. BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE -- Georgie Fame.
19. THE CARNIVAL IS OVER -- The Seekers.
20. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN -- Neil Sedaka.
21. I UNDERSTAND -- Freddie And The Dreamers.
22. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM -- Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell.
23. GREEN FIELDS -- Beverley Sisters.
24. YOU'RE MY WORLD -- Cilla Black.
25. TEARS -- Ken Dodd.

Although hits, I think, as a set, some of the middle of the road songs here are out of place. It is not meant to be a definitive collection, no Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Who etc, but I think it should have concentrated on the pop/beat side of the charts as this makes up the large majority of content. The MOR just gets in the way.
It has been poorly edited for CD as there are many tracks that start before the previous track ends, so if you use random play the beginning of songs are missing (very noticeable on Anyone Who Had A Heart).

Disc 1
1 Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
2 Orbison, Roy - Oh Pretty Woman
3 Animals - We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
4 Chiffons - He's So Fine
5 Byrds (1) - Mr Tambourine Man
6 Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
7 Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road
8 Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo
9 Kidd, Johnny & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
10 Bennett, Cliff & The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life
11 Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake, The
12 James, Tommy & The Shondells - Hanky Panky
13 Hollies - I'm Alive
14 Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good
15 Lulu - Boat That I Row, The
16 Freddie & The Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now
17 Donovan (1) - Mellow Yellow
18 Seekers (1) - Georgy Girl
19 Faith, Adam - Poor Me
20 Lind, Bob - Elusive Butterfly
21 Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
22 Campbell, Glen - Wichita Lineman
23 Fenton, Shane & The Fentones - I'm A Moody Guy
24 Bassey, Shirley - Goldfinger
25 Black, Cilla - Alfie
Disc 2
1 Donovan (1) - Sunshine Superman
2 Seekers (1) - Morningtown Ride
3 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
4 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
5 Beach Boys - God Only Knows
6 Herman's Hermits - There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)
7 Vee, Bobby - Take Good Care Of My Baby
8 Burnette, Johnny - Dreamin'
9 Dion (1) - Wanderer, The
10 Shannon, Del - Runaway
11 Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy
12 Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
13 Cochran, Eddie - Three Steps To Heaven
14 Toys (1) - Lover's Concerto, A
15 Valance, Ricky - Tell Laura I Love Her
16 Cher - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
17 South, Joe - Games People Play
18 Holliday, Michael - Starry Eyed
19 Monro, Matt - From Russia With Love
20 Bennett, Tony - I Left My Heart In San Francisco
21 Bassey, Shirley - What Now My Love
22 Conway, Russ - Toy Balloons
23 Bedrocks - Ob La Di Ob La Da
24 Barry, John Seven - Magnificent Seven
25 Dankworth, John & His Orchestra - African Waltz
Disc 3
1 Beck, Jeff - Hi Ho Silver Lining
2 Manfred Mann - 5 4 3 2 1
3 Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today
4 James, Tommy & The Shondells - Mony Mony
5 Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
6 Dubliners - Black Velvet Band
7 Kramer, Billy J. & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret
8 Dupree, Simon & The Big Sound - Kites
9 Peter & Gordon - World Without Love, A
10 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone
11 Sounds Nice - Love At First Sight (Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus)
12 Canned Heat - Going Up The Country
13 Dion (1) - Runaround Sue
14 Vincent, Gene - Pistol Packin' Mama
15 Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made For Me
16 Lulu - I'm A Tiger
17 Archies - Sugar Sugar
18 Little Eva - Locomotion, The
19 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music
20 Jackson, Wanda - Let's Have A Party
21 Shapiro, Helen - Walkin' Back To Happiness
22 Chiffons - One Fine Day
23 Faith, Adam - Lonesome
24 Barry, John Seven & Orchestra - James Bond Theme, The
25 Ventures - Walk Don't Run
Disc 4
1 Peter & Gordon - To Know You Is To Love You
2 Black, Cilla - Anyone Who Had A Heart
3 Gentry, Bobbie - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
4 Campbell, Glen - Galveston
5 Goldsboro, Bobby - Honey
6 Jones, Paul (1) - Aquarius
7 Carr, Vikki - It Must Be Him (Seul Sur Son Etoile)
8 Harris, Anita - Just Loving You
9 Seekers (1) - I'll Never Find Another You
10 Whittaker, Roger - Durham Town (The Leavin')
11 Hill, Vince - Edelweiss
12 Peter & Gordon - True Love Ways
13 Simone, Nina - Ain't Got No I Got Life
14 Williams, Danny - Moon River
15 Monro, Matt - Portrait Of My Love
16 Cogan, Alma - Train Of Love, The
17 Ifield, Frank - Lovesick Blues
18 Hilton, Ronnie - Windmill In Old Amsterdam, A
19 Vaughan, Frankie - There Must Be A Way
20 Faith, Adam - Someone Else's Baby
21 Vee, Bobby - Rubber Ball
22 Domino, Fats - Country Boy
23 Dubliners - Seven Drunken Nights
24 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past
25 Cribbins, Bernard - Right Said Fred
Disc 5
1 Peter & Gordon - To Know You Is To Love You
2 Black, Cilla - Anyone Who Had A Heart
3 Gentry, Bobbie - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
4 Campbell, Glen - Galveston
5 Goldsboro, Bobby - Honey
6 Jones, Paul (1) - Aquarius
7 Carr, Vikki - It Must Be Him (Seul Sur Son Etoile)
8 Harris, Anita - Just Loving You
9 Seekers (1) - I'll Never Find Another You
10 Whittaker, Roger - Durham Town (The Leavin')
11 Hill, Vince - Edelweiss
12 Peter & Gordon - True Love Ways
13 Simone, Nina - Ain't Got No I Got Life
14 Williams, Danny - Moon River
15 Monro, Matt - Portrait Of My Love
16 Cogan, Alma - Train Of Love, The
17 Ifield, Frank - Lovesick Blues
18 Hilton, Ronnie - Windmill In Old Amsterdam, A
19 Vaughan, Frankie - There Must Be A Way
20 Faith, Adam - Someone Else's Baby
21 Vee, Bobby - Rubber Ball
22 Domino, Fats - Country Boy
23 Dubliners - Seven Drunken Nights
24 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past
25 Cribbins, Bernard - Right Said Fred

CD6:
01. Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers - Ain't Misbehavin'
02. Crickets - Don't Ever Change
03. Marcels - Blue Moon
04. Jim Reeves - I Won't Forget You
05. Solomon King - She Wears My Ring
06. Karen Young - Nobody's Child
07. Donald Peers - Please Don't Go
08. Frank Ifield - I Remember You
09. The Johnny Mann Singers - Up Up And Away
10. Big Dee Erwin - Swinging On A Star
11. The Four Preps - Got A Girl
12. P J Proby - Hold Me
13. The Hollies - Just One Look
14. Jan & Dean - Surf City
15. Eddie Cochran - Weekend
16. Fourmost - A Little Loving
17. Russ Conway - Lucky Five
18. Shane Fenton & The Fentones - It's All Over Now
19. Temperance Seven - You're Driving Me Crazy
20. Dakotas - The Cruel Sea
21. Shadows - Apache
22. Sandy Nelson - Let There Be Drums
23. Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman
24. Adge Cutler & The Wurzels - Drink Up Thy Zider
25. Bernard Cribbins - The Hole In The Ground