| The Best Of Top Of The Pops '78 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Top of the Poppers | ||||
| Released | December 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock, Disco | |||
| Label | Hallmark Records | |||
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| Allmusic | [1] |
The Best Of Top Of The Pops '78 is a 1978 compilation album released by the Top of the Poppers, who were well-known for their cover-versions of popular songs during the 1970s. The album consists of tracks recorded by the Top of the Poppers during the year 1978.
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Thirteen of the covers were UK number one hits, while the rest were significant chart hits which came close to the top of the charts in their original versions. Two of the songs were taken from the Grease soundtrack, while "The Floral Dance" was an instrumental. Among the other songs were attempts to recreate the sounds of artists as diverse as Brotherhood of Man, The Boomtown Rats and Kate Bush. The front and back cover of this album was more risqué than previous volumes, with the model wearing even more scant clothing and showing a nipple on the back cover. The album was issued with a 1979 calendar featuring the same model.
As ever, the collection received negative comments from the public, due to the budget sound of the recordings. Dave Thompson of Allmusic says that "Eschewing the last few years' penchant for presenting only chart-toppers, the 17 tracks instead range across the six volumes issued that year and haul out a selection that really does represent all that the year had unleashed" but that "So, it's Top of the Pops' business as usual — but for the first time you can hear the rot creeping in".[2]
The album has since been re-issued on Compact disc and has been made available for download on ITunes.
Side One
Side Two