From: bpfunk@cox.net   
      
   > >rfdjr@aol.com wrote in message   
   news:...   
   > >> Hi. Way back in the Fifties, my Mom used to come home every week or   
   > >> two with an LP of covers of hit songs done by unheard of groups. I'd   
   > >> like to try and search for some of these old records but I have no   
   > >> idea what they were called back then, as "covers" I think is a fairly   
   > >> new term (compared to 50 years ago). Does anyone remember these   
   > >> albums? Thanks.   
   > >   
   > >Look for labels such as HIT or TOPPS. They were usually EP's with 4   
   > >popular cover songs that sold for $0.49. You have to remember that   
   > >45's in the mid 50's sold for $0.99 and $1.49 for EP's. That was a lot   
   > >of money for those days. I remember an ice cream soda selling for   
   > >$0.25 then. What would 4 ice cream sodas sell for today!   
   > >   
   > >Griff at GRIFF's RECORDS   
   >   
   I've listened to several dozen examples of these bargain records, mostly   
   Tops and Hits but others too, and it was a bit painful. I have a lot of   
   music going way back and the one thing that I see is that in every period   
   there were "good" (subjective I know ;-) artists. These guys and gals were   
   not them.....   
      
   Still I listened, as you should seeing that you have a hankerin'. Sometime   
   revisiting things can be rewarding for reasons other than what we intend.   
   Have fun.   
   brian   
      
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