(B-list) Album Chart of 1962

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see also: the main (A-list) Album Chart of 1962

MILLIONSELLERS BY FATS
Fats Domino
Imperial LP-9195

“Brilliant” Blues / Rhythm n Blues; Rock n Roll / Rockabilly

Jukebox picks: “Walking To New Orleans” (9.8) • “Three Nights A Week” (9.3) • “Let The Four Winds Blow” (8.4)
Released May 1962 (Imperial LP-9195). Million sellers by Fats features, er, 12 million sellers by Fats. All tunes were r...more →

THE BEST OF JOHN LEE HOOKER
John Lee Hooker
Vee Jay Records VJLP-1049

“Really good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

Jukebox picks: “Boogie Chillun” (8.5) • “Tupelo [live ’60]” (8.4) • “No Shoes” (8.0)
Compiles the best of the Vee-Jay recordings thus far, recorded between 1956 to 1961....more →

ALL ABOARD THE BLUE TRAIN
Johnny Cash
Sun Record Company LP-1270

“Good” Country

Jukebox picks: “There You Go” (9.6) • “So Doggone Lonesome” (8.2) • “(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle [1957]” (8.1)
Another good compile from the Sun vaults, all recorded between 1954 and 1958. 10 of the 12 tracks repeat from earlier al...more →

NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN
Eddie Cochran
Liberty LRP-3220

“Good” Rock n Roll / Rockabilly; Rock n Roll Ballad

Jukebox picks: “Little Angel” (8.8) • “Boll Weevil Song” (8.4) • “Milk Cow Blues” (8.4)
Released in January, 1962. Recorded between 1956 and 1960. Although no tracks repeat from the first 2 LP’s, it’s ruled o...more →

RÉCITAL 1962
Édith Piaf
Columbia FSX-143

“Decent enough” Crooner / Cabaret

Jukebox picks: “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien [live ’62]” (9.5) • “Musique A Tout Va [live ’62]” (7.2) • “Le Billard Electrique [live ’62]” (6.7)
12" LP, released in France in 1962. 3 of the tracks have been on her previous LP’s. Recorded from a concert on the 27th...more →

LOVIN’ COUNTRY STYLE
Wanda Jackson
Decca DL-4224

“Average” Country

Jukebox picks: “It’s The Same World (Wherever You Go)” (7.1) • “If You Knew What I Know” (7.0) • “Tears At The Grand Ole Opry” (6.5)
Released in 1962. Reissued as "Nobody's Darlin'" (Vocalion VL-73861) in 1968. All recordings are 7-8 years old, hence th...more →

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