Winifred Atwell

This single CD set effectively completes the series, and is the companion product to our existing First British Hit Parade.

This is one of a brand-new series of stunning 40-track 2-CD sets comprising a collection of original artists Top 10 hits from each year from 1953, the first complete year after the UK record sales chart was launched in November 1952, through to 1962 a decade which saw the most momentous developments in the history of popular music, as rock n roll emerged in the aftermath of post-war depression and the mushrooming of mass media. This collection for 1955 includes many major US hits which repeated their success in the UK, along with cover versions of other US hits by British artists, plus many home-grown hits by artists who were often big stars on radio and TV. However, most importantly, it features a couple of the first rock n roll hits which presaged the musical revolution that was about to take place. For those who were around at the time it will provide a non-stop stream of evocative memories, and its a must for enthusiasts and collectors of 50s nostalgia.

Home For The Holidays is a 2014 compilation of Christmas music released by Jasmine Records. 58 tracks for those who can't get enough of the reason for the season.

I was born in Greymouth on the remote West Coast of the South Island of NZ. Our family had little resources or opportunity, but I grew up in an era where people would gather around the piano and sing together. From when I was very young I played piano while everybody sang along or played tea chest basses, eggbeaters, combs, violins, even an old saxophone.

“Without a doubt Decca is the best in the world, and long may it continue to be so! Bravo!”-Luciano Pavarotti A glance at Decca’s extensive roster of artists since the company’s formation in February 1929 throws up household names in every decade – Ansermet, Ashkenazy, Bartoli, Brendel, Britten, Chailly, Ferrier, Flagstad, Fleming, Jansen, Karajan, Nilsson, Pavarotti, Solti, Sutherland, Tebaldi, Uchida… the list goes on and on. In fact, if you name a major classical artist of the last 90 years, there is a good chance they will have recorded for Decca and the labels that make up Decca as we know it today. 2019 affords us to celebrate a classical legacy that continues to thrive.

I Grew Up With The Broons is the latest in the best selling series of Broons albums. Over five hours of music featuring four themed CDs jam packed with iconic hit songs and artists. I Grew Up With The Broons is the ultimate nostalgic package for anyone of a certain age growing up with Scotland s favourite family - Relive the music, the memories…and the magic. CD1 First Music Memories - CD2 Songs From the Playground - CD3 Youth Club Record Night - CD4 Matinee and TV Favourites

The music business was transformed in the middle years of the 1950s by the arrival of rock ‘n’ roll as not only a powerful and increasingly evident element in the record sales charts, but a catalyst for huge social change as the teenage baby-boomers asserted themselves as an economic force. Acrobat has a long-established, popular and successful series called The British Hit Parade which, for the years 1956, 1957 and 1958 comprise two 4-CD sets for each year featuring every record which appeared in the UK Top 30 during those years – a total of around 600 records across the three years.

Boogie-Woogie piano had been around a long time before bandleaders got hold of the eight-to-the-bar and sent it to college. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra recorded one of the earliest examples - circa 1938 - to hit the big time, showcasing their pianist Howard Smith. It was a sanitised version of the original Pinetop's Boogie Woogie. It proved to be an overnight sensation and fired up yet another Boogie-Woogie craze. Many swing bands, anxious not to be left out, altered their repertoire accordingly. The result was phenomenal.