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Como's Golden Records
1955 compilation album by Perry Como From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Como's Golden Records is a compilation album by Perry Como released by RCA Victor in late 1954[1] or early 1955.[2]
According to Billboard, the album's title referred to the fact that the songs it compiled were "Golden Records" — the ones that "sold over a million".[2] It had songs from as early as 1945 and up to one of Como's (then) latest hits – "Wanted".[2]
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Release
The album, originally released with a gold cover, compiled eight tracks and was available in two formats: as a 10-inch LP record (cat. no. LPM-3224) and as double-EP record in a gatefold sleeve (EPB-3224).[3][1]
In 1958, it was re-issued on a 12-inch LP with a new cover (cat. no. LOP 1007). The new version had 14 tracks, seven on each side.[4]
Reception
Billboard reviewed the 10-inch LP in its issue from 26 February 1955, praising the "attractive gold album cover". "It's a clever packaging idea, and should pay off well in sales," wrote the reviewer, also noting "the liner commentary by Irving Berlin", saying that it enhanced the "prospects of the LP". The album was awarded a rating of 78 points out of 100.[2]
In his retrospective review of the 1958 version for AllMusic, Stephen Cook notes that, although "supplanted by more recent hits roundups on CD, this original RCA package still offers listeners a solid mix of Perry Como's big smashes from the '40s and '50s", giving the album 4 out of 5 possible stars.[5]
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10-inch LP (RCA Victor LPM-3224)[6]
1958 version
12-inch LP (RCA Victor LOP-1007)[4]
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