Various – Memories (2xLP, Compilation) (VG+/VG)

Various – Memories
2xLP, Compilation | Columbia Special Products | Cat. No. P2-13239 | US | 1976

A 24-track, four-sided Columbia Special Products compilation spanning pop, soul, country, and soft rock from the late 1960s through mid-1970s — a well-curated cross-genre set with strong individual track recognition. Highlights include Lean On Me by Bill Withers (B1 — #1 US 1972; one of the most covered songs of the 20th century), Me & Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul (A4 — #1 US 1972, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song), Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head by B.J. Thomas (A3 — written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Academy Award for Best Original Song 1970; US #1), Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette (C1 — one of the best-selling country singles ever recorded), I Say A Little Prayer by Dionne Warwick (B2 — written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, 1967), Please Come To Boston by Dave Loggins (D4 — Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Radio or Television, 1974), and The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence (C3 — #1 US 1973). Also includes Blood, Sweat And Tears, The Hollies (two tracks — Bus Stop C4 and Carrie-Anne D5), Ray Conniff, Tony Bennett, Bobby Vinton, Johnny Mathis, Charlie Rich, and more. Columbia Special Products was Columbia’s direct-to-consumer and mail-order division, producing compilations and reissue sets distributed through record clubs and TV mail order. Vinyl VG+ close to NM; cover VG with some wear.

Condition

• Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) — close to Near Mint; only a couple barely visible tiny marks
• Sleeve: Very Good (VG) — some wear; decent shape

Tracklist

Side A
A1. Tommy Edwards – All In The Game
A2. Johnny Mathis – It’s Not For Me To Say
A3. B.J. Thomas – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
A4. Billy Paul – Me & Mrs. Jones
A5. Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around
A6. Bobby Vinton – Blue Velvet

Side B
B1. Bill Withers – Lean On Me
B2. Dionne Warwick – I Say A Little Prayer
B3. Ray Price – For The Good Times
B4. Spanky & Our Gang – Sunday Will Never Be The Same
B5. Melanie – Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
B6. Blood, Sweat And Tears – And When I Die

Side C
C1. Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
C2. Clint Holmes – Playground In My Mind
C3. Vicki Lawrence – The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
C4. The Hollies – Bus Stop
C5. The Cowsills – The Rain, The Park & Other Things
C6. Mac Davis – Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me

Side D
D1. Ray Conniff – Somewhere My Love
D2. The Buckinghams – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
D3. Gary Puckett – Over You
D4. Dave Loggins – Please Come To Boston
D5. The Hollies – Carrie-Anne
D6. Charlie Rich – A Very Special Love Song

Details

• Format: 2xLP, Compilation
• Label: Columbia Special Products (P2-13239)
• Country: US
• Released: 1976
• Weight: 460 g
• Style: Pop, Soul, Country, Soft Rock

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As with all vintage records, minor signs of age and handling are to be expected and are reflected in the grading above.