Sing & Play series

The Sing & Play sub-series had a precursor in the album Motortown Hits from 1970 (listed under 'Compilation LPs') which brought together a themed set of recordings. Sing & Play though was properly launched in mid-1971 with a Beatles tribute. Several more would follow, collecting together hits made famous by popular artists of the day.

For all bar the last of these albums, it was necessary to make new recordings so as to have enough songs for an LP. Some 29 new recordings appear in the series.

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The Beatles

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Simon & Garfunkel

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Gilbert O'Sullivan

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T Rex

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The Carpenters

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The Osmonds

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2018 release

Amazingly, a 'new' LP which slots into this series was released in 2018, by Electronic Sound magazine. There is no connection to Hallmark/Pickwick as far as we are aware.

David Bowie

Original recordings

The original recordings on these LPs are as follows:

The Beatles:
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
Michelle
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Can’t Buy Me Love
A Hard Day’s Night

Simon & Garfunkel:
The Sound Of Silence
The 59th St Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy)
I Am A Rock
Scarborough Fair
Homeward Bound
El Condor Pasa
America
Bookends
Cecilia

Gilbert O’Sullivan:
Who Was It? 
Matrimony
We Will
Out Of The Question
Nothing Rhymed
Too Much Attention

T Rex:
The Groover

The Carpenters:
Rainy Days And Mondays
Superstar
We’ve Only Just Begun
Goodbye To Love
Sing
For All We Know
Close To You [re-recording]