"We Did It First"
A serious study in Popular Music
200 Original Versions are shown here,
having established the 'Original Version' we have shown at least 1 later
version.
It maybe the Hit Version or just a very interesting or historic version.
We are offering this full catalogue [electronic] for sale at $AU50.00 posted
anywhere in the world.
The catalogue in it's self is a valuable research document...However we are in a
bind, without the audio files it becomes
somewhat pointless. Legally we are not permitted to sell the audio files so we
are giving them to you.
We have detailed release information in 99.99% of the recordings, if you like a
particular artist we encourage
that you visit amazon.com or some other Music retailer to purchase further
releases.
We are of the opinion that this work is a
very serious study in popular music and how it evolved from an
Original Concept. For example a 1959 world wide hit record was originally a hit
in 1924.
Master Reference # Sort Artist Name Sort Index Song Title Sort Index Sample Catalogue Page
Original Versions of 200 Popular Songs
Over 400 Cover Versions
A BONZER Production 2008 ©®
Key To Symbols Used :-
† Denotes Australian Artist, Recording Label & Catalogue No, Year of Recording & Highest Chart Position.
£ Denotes UK Artist, Recording Label & Catalogue No, Year of Recording & Highest Chart Position.
$ Denotes US Artist, Recording Label & Catalogue No, Year of Recording & Highest Chart Position.
s/a Denotes Shown As.
aka Denotes Also Known As.
▲ Denotes RadialSpectra Enhanced [RSE]
HCP Denotes Highest Chart Position
All songs other than the original, have been listed in chronological date order not by their chart success
Where two different symbols appear within the one category e.g. Label & Cat No., this denotes that the song was released and charted in both countries symbolised
The symbols used represent the Country of origin for the Artist, where the song was recorded and / or charted.
All Artists and Songs with no symbols are to be recognised as US.
The Information in RED bold text is the Original Recording of this song. This has been verified by “The Originals Project” web site and is considered the bench-mark for determining the original source for the songs listed. .If you have any dispute with or suggestions for the information offered here please contact <hankfacer.com>.
The sources used to compile this data were;
The Originals Project Web Services [Edited by Dick
Rosemount]
http://originalsproject.us
Joel Whitburn’s Billboard Chart Books [including Top Pop
Singles, Pop Memories,
Top Pop Albums, Top Country Songs, Top Country Albums & Top R & B Singles]
http://www.recordresearch.com
Guinness British Hit Singles
“The BOOK” Top Forty Research 1956-2005 [Australia] [Co-Authored by Jim Barnes] http://www.top40book.com.au/
The Museum Of Australian Indigenous Recording Labels [Edited
by Hank Facer]
[now owned by National Sound Archive - Canberra]
David Kent’s Australian Chart Books http://www.austchartbook.com.au/
Global Dog International Discographies Web site http://www.globaldogproductions.info/
LP Discography http://www.lpdiscography.com/
Plus countless other web sites