Kids Chart Party! - 2007
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Tracks (with original chart act in brackets):
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Comments: This CD was part of the Exceed label's "Kids" series of 2007, but unlike the others it contains completely new recordings of modern hits. None of the 20 tracks are from the original LPs, and yet the back of the CD states "Performed by The Top Of The Poppers":
So what was going on? Were the group back together again after thirty years? Had Bruce Baxter called his old team back into the studio for one final fling? Well sadly, no. Alas, it was just a marketing decision on Pickwick's part, but where did the recordings come from?
The answer lies with Pickwick's decision in 2003 to start releasing karaoke DVDs, some of which contained modern chart hits. Over the span of a few years, they put out around 30 DVDs, with three of them forming a mini-series called "Chart Hits". These had instrumental versions of the songs (as befits karaoke), but also had so-called guide vocal versions as well - and all of the recordings on this "Top of the Poppers" CD are guide vocal versions from those DVDs. All three DVDs were released in 2005, and are entitled "Chart Hits 2004-2005", "More Chart Hits 2004-2005" and "Even More Chart Hits 2004-2005".
The answer lies with Pickwick's decision in 2003 to start releasing karaoke DVDs, some of which contained modern chart hits. Over the span of a few years, they put out around 30 DVDs, with three of them forming a mini-series called "Chart Hits". These had instrumental versions of the songs (as befits karaoke), but also had so-called guide vocal versions as well - and all of the recordings on this "Top of the Poppers" CD are guide vocal versions from those DVDs. All three DVDs were released in 2005, and are entitled "Chart Hits 2004-2005", "More Chart Hits 2004-2005" and "Even More Chart Hits 2004-2005".