The Jukebox Rebel

The "Damil Records House Band" made albums which contain anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. The recordings were intended to replicate the sound of the original hits as closely as possible. The albums were recorded by a studio group comprising session musicians and singers who remained unaccredited. The label had been inspired by Hallmark Records “Top of the Pops” series which had been the forerunner of the concept. When TOTP and their rivals were allowed onto the national LP charts in 1971 they had a spell of high success and were selling by the bucket load. And so inevitably, yet more covers albums started appearing, by a flurry of labels big and small. Damil Records of the USA were just one of many such labels, and launched their “12 Tops” Series in 1972.

The Jukebox Rebel