West Germany Vol 11 ("Vol 2") (ND 555)
The follow-up to West Germany's Volume 10 again carried a fantastic new cover,
and was called Top of the Pops Volume 2, implying the predecessor had been Germany's
first ever. However we know this not to be the case - Musik Fur Alle
were (deliberately?) forgetting Germany's earlier Bellaphon label
releases.
Again, Musik Fur Alle changed the ordering of the tracks, although none of the songs switched sides. Of interest is the fact that names have been created for the artists in question, something which was also done by the Bellaphon label earlier in the German discography.
One wonders what German listeners made of the song "Back Home", England's team recording for the 1970 football World Cup. It all ended in tears shortly afterwards, with a quarter-final exit at the hands of... Germany. Seemingly having a pop at the England team, the track in question has been credited here to "The Awkward Squad"!
This LP has acts credited as follows:
Side 1
Side 2
Again, Musik Fur Alle changed the ordering of the tracks, although none of the songs switched sides. Of interest is the fact that names have been created for the artists in question, something which was also done by the Bellaphon label earlier in the German discography.
One wonders what German listeners made of the song "Back Home", England's team recording for the 1970 football World Cup. It all ended in tears shortly afterwards, with a quarter-final exit at the hands of... Germany. Seemingly having a pop at the England team, the track in question has been credited here to "The Awkward Squad"!
This LP has acts credited as follows:
Side 1
- Yellow River - act credited as Marcus Clark
- The Long And Winding Road - act credited as Jerry Strong
- The Seeker - act credited as The Silver Spoons
- Spirit In The Sky - act credited as The Silver Spoons
- I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top - act credited as The Bird Watchers
- Honey Come Back - act credited as Hal Prince
Side 2
- Back Home - act credited as The Awkward Squad
- Question - act credited as The Alfrescos
- Daughter Of Darkness - act credited as Jack London
- Brontosaurus - act credited as The Bird Watchers
- I Don't Believe In 'If' Anymore - act credited as Hal Prince
- Cottonfields - act credited as The Bird Watchers