Perry Como - Hits Collection 1943-62Along with Frank Sinatra, Perry Como was one of the most prolific hit makers among the illustrious elite of star crooners in the immediate post war decades, racking up an astonishing succession of hits through into the rock 'n' roll era and defying the cataclysmic changes in the pop landscape that the new music wrought. His continuous visibility and huge popularity on radio and TV ensured that he was constantly in the public eye and his records, which

) or world premiere recordings (Savioni) passionately depict the torments of disenchanted love

excluding those records which had already made the Top 20 and which therefore appeared in the 1958 set (there was insufficient space to include them again in this collection)

with a smooth and polished vocal style

Self-contained and accomplished as instrumentalists

It's a comprehensive overview of their career

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The Count Bishops and the Hot Rods speed up pub rock

with a rhythmic and dynamic style that she could readily deploy in big band

"Teardrops in My Heart" and "Room Full Of Roses"

While their husbands are off serving their country

the Peech Boys and Zapp

Candido Camero