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Spain "Red Hot Black Music Hits"
("Historia De La Musica Negra")
(3 LPs: L-606/L-607/L-608)

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This release consists of a 3-LP set which is in effect, the Spanish edition of 50 Red Hot Black Music Hits. The albums came out on the Olympo record label, which is a subsidiary of Ediciones Fonográfica. 

They date to 1977, and each LP has its own catalogue number: L-606 ; L-607; L-608.

The cover art borrows from the UK album inasmuch as the flames are retained - although what they are supposed to signify is unclear!  
The title translates to History of Black Music, which given the ancient artefact on one of the covers, is a little misleading. (The material on offer goes back less than a decade!)

The tracks are the same, but it will be noted that only 49 of the 50 titles appear - the unlucky one is "Walk In The Night" from volume 26, which appears to have been dropped, presumably due to play-time limitations.

The sets are sequenced as follows:

Volume 1:
  • Superstition 
  • Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday
  • Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
  • Touch Me In The Morning
  • When Will I See You Again
  • What Does It Take To Win Your Love
  • Hang On In There Baby
  • I Heard It Through The Grapevine
  • I'll Say Forever My Love
  • Have You Seen Her
  • You Are Everything
  • I Can't Leave You Alone
  • Sweet Talking Guy
  • Hallelujah Freedom
  • For Once In My Life
  • Help Me Make It Through The Night
Volume 2:
  • Spanish Harlem 
  • Behind A Painted Smile
  • I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) 
  • Nathan Jones
  • Floy Joy
  • Where Did Our Love Go? 
  • River Deep, Mountain High
  • Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
  • It's Wonderful To Be Loved By You
  • That's The Way I Like It 
  • Love Hangover
  • I Second That Emotion
  • Love Child 
  • I Ain't Lyin'
  • You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
  • Na Na Is The Saddest Word

Volume 3:
  • Rock Your Baby 
  • Hold Back The Night 
  • Someday We'll Be Together
  • Mama Never Told Me 
  • Love Train
  • I Wanna Dance Wit Choo
  • The Onion Song
  • You Don't Have To Go
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours 
  • Love Really Hurts Without You
  • You Keep Me Hanging On 
  • I'm Still Waiting
  • Move On Up
  • Stoned Love
  • Let's Put It All Together 
  • Tears Of A Clown
  • Don't Play That Song
The Olympo label seems to be a Spanish budget label. It has released albums such as "Espana 77", "Espana 78" and "Especial Vacaciones", which contain anonymous covers of pop hits. Not all the titles exist in the Top of the Pops discography, but there is the possibility that at least some are from the series since they also released a copy of volume 62 in 1977 (see next page).


Cassette edition

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The set was also released on cassette. Shown above are volumes 1 and 3 - it seems inconceivable that volume 2 was not issued as well.


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