5-8-12 Track Record U.K. sampler LP’s
Blues suprimo Robert Johnson born 1911, jazz pianist Keith Jarrett born 1945; I own music by both.
Always been fascinated with Track Record UK. I mean, it was the label of The Who and Jimi Hendrix; Arthur Brown, Thunderclap Newman etc. Towards the end of the 60’s, they started issuing sampler LP’s, which are detailed below.
BACKTRACK 1
2407 001
MARSHA HUNT – Walk On Guilded Splinters
JIMI HENDRIX – Hey Joe
ARTHUR BROWN – Devil’s Grip
THE WHO – Pictures Of Lily
JIMI HENDRIX – All Along The Watchtower
JOHN’S CHILDREN – Desdemona (with Marc Bolan)
ARTHUR BROWN – Fire
THE WHO – I Can See For Miles
EIRE APPARENT – Follow Me (Irish band)
ANDY ELLISON – It’s Been A Long Time (John’s Children singer)
THE WHO – Call Me Lightning
JIMI HENDRIX – The Wind Cries Mary
BACKTRACK 2
2407 002
THE WHO – Under My Thumb
MARSHA HUNT – Desdemona
JIMI HENDRIX – Purple Haze
JOHN’S CHILDREN – Come And Play With Me In The Garden
FAIRPORT CONVENTION – If I Had A Ribbon Bow
THE WHO – Magic Bus
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN – Something In The Air
CHERRY SMASH – Sing Songs Of Love (only on this sampler, 45 never released)
THE WHO – Pinball Wizard
ARTHUR BROWN – Nightmare
JIMI HENDRIX – Let Me Light Your Fire
THE WHO – The Last Time
BACKTRACK 3, 4 & 5 were Who / Hendrix volumes.
BACKTRACK 6 (U.S. Soul / R&B material licensed from U.S. indie labels by Track Record)
2407 006
THE SANDPEBBLES – Love Power
THE PARLIAMENTS – I Can Feel The Ice Melting
THE PRECISIONS – If This Is Love (I’d Rather Be Lonely)
THE DEBONAIRES – Headache In My Heart
THE SANDPEBBLES – Because Of Love
THE PARLIAMENTS – Let Hurt Put You In The Loser’s Seat
THE DEBONAIRES – I’m In Love Again
AL KENT – You’ve Got To Pay The Price
THE PARLIAMENTS – (I Wanna) Testify
THE PRECISIONS – You’ll Soon Be Gone
THE PARLIAMENTS – Don’t Be Sore At Me
AL KENT – Where Do I Go From Here
BACKTRACK 7 “Mixed Bag”
2407 007
JIMI HENDRIX & CURTIS KNIGHT – How Would You Feel (actually a Curtis knight record)
MARSHA HUNT – Hippy Gumbo
BENT FRAME – It’s Only Me (only on this sampler, 45 never released)
THE WHO – The Seeker
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN – I See It All
MARSHA HUNT – Keep the Customer Satisfied
THE WHO – Summertime Blues (Live)
ARTHUR BROWN – What’s Happening
JIMI HENDRIX – Long Hot Summer Night
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN – Accidents (single version)
THE WHO – Here For More
JIMI HENDRIX – Stars That Play With Laughing Sam’s Dice
And, for good measure, the only other contemporary (late 60’s) Track Record UK sampler LP:
THE HOUSE THAT TRACK BUILT
613 016
THE WHO – Magic Bus
JIMI HENDRIX – All Along The Watchtower
THE SANDPEBBLES – Love Power (from Backtrack 6)
THE WHO – Young Man’s Blues (studio version; on vinyl, only on this sampler)
THE PRECISIONS – If This Is Love (I’d Rather Be Lonely) (from Backtrack 6)
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN – Wilhelmina
JOHN’S CHILDREN – Desdemona
ARTHUR BROWN – Fire
JIMI HENDRIX – Purple Haze
THE PARLIAMENTS – (I Wanna) Testify (from Backtrack 6)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION – If I Had A Ribbon Bow
ARTHUR BROWN – Devil’s Grip
THE WHO – A Quick One While He’s Away
Ron – You are aware that the label reactivated [in name only] in 1999 when Chris Stamp passed the rights to the name to Ian Grant; former Stranglers manager? Many of Hugh’s solo albums are on the Track Records imprint in the UK. Grant’s issued dozens of albums over the years.
http://www.trackrecords.co.uk/
Yes, I knew about it; I collect only the original Track label from the UK.