Tom Jones-Tom Jones' Greatest Hits (1973)


 

Artist: Tom Jones

Title: Tom Jones' Greatest Hits

A1It's Not Unusual
A2Green, Green Grass Of Home
A3Delilah (Beg.)
B1Delilah (Concl.)
B2I'll Never Fall In Love Again
B3Help Yourself
C1What's New Pussycat?
C2Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings
C3Daughter Of Darkness (Beg.)
D1Daughter Of Darkness (Concl.)
D2Love Me Tonight
D3She's A Lady

Label: Parrot

Format: 8-Track

Catalog Number: M 79862

Year of Release: 1973

Country and Year of Edition: US 1973 RCA Music Club Edition

Sell Price: $3.79

Sell Date: 1/14/25

Condition: VG/VG+ untested

Discogs Last Sold: 7/13/21 VG/no cover $2.98

Low: $2.98

Median: $3.79

Average: $3.59

High: $3.99

Current low price: $3.29

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1

Have/Want: 32/10

Where Sold: Annandale, NJ

Time It Took To Sell: 1 month

Where and When Bought: ebay 8-track lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A

Sad To See It Go: No

The core 60's singles of Tom Jones rank up there with the Bang Neil Diamond recordings as "best in show" for 60's AM pop for the pre-rock generation.  I have a little extra appreciation for the Welsh pop star I first noticed in my grandmother's record collection.  He was so "square" I didn't give him a second thought until my old friend Billy Ruane had me see him in the mid 90's with him at Irving Plaza.

At the time Tom was in rare post-comeback form having had a minor hit in 1989 with the Art of Noise doing a cover of "Kiss" by Prince.  Panties were flying and lustful older woman screams were shouted.  It was something to see and left me with a greater appreciation of "What's New Pussycat?," "Delilah," "She's A Lady" and of course "It's Not Unusual."  Annoyingly "Delilah" is one of the songs chopped in half on this 8-track for time purposes along with "Daughter of Darkness."  

All of those are here on this 1973 compilation which has since been replaced by other, more expansive compilations.  Since this came out on Parrot, the label that issued these hits in the US from 1965 through 1971 while Decca had him in Europe, you could say this is a legit sampler from the era it was most popular.  12 songs fly by leaving no time for boredom that a more expansive sampler would inevitably bring.  

Top dollar bin music.

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