Cat. No. VV 1491: BILLY FURY ~ THE BILLY FURY HIT PARADE. DECCA 6.25119.

USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.

BILLY FURY (BORN RONALD WYCHERLEY) WAS AN EARLY STAR OF THE BRITISH ROCK AND ROLL SCENE. HE FIRST RECORD IN 1959, "MAYBE TOMORROW", PROVED TO BE A MINOR HIT REACHING NUMBER 22 ON THE BRITISH CHARTS AND STAYED THERE FOR THREE WEEKS. HIS FOLLOW-UP RELEASE "COLLETTE" ACHIEVED A FAR BETTER RESULT REACHING NUMBER 2 AND REMAINED ON THE CHARTS FOR TEN WEEKS. ALL TOLD BILLY SPENT 332 WEEKS ON THE UK SINGLES CHARTS ALTHOUGH HE NEVER ACHIEVED A NUMBER 1 HIT. HIS HITS INCLUDED "WONDROUS PLACE", "HALFWAY TO PARADISE" AND "JEALOUSLY". BILLY ALSO MAINTAINED A FILM CAREER, NOTABLY PLAYING ROCK PERFORMERS IN PLAY IT COOL IN 1962 AND THAT'LL BE THE DAY IN 1973. AFTER RETURNING FROM A RECORDING SESSION IN THE EARLY HOURS OF 28TH JANUARY, 1983, BILLY COLLAPSED FROM A HEART ATTACK AND DIED THE FOLLOWING DAY. RHEUMATIC FEVER WHICH HE FIRST CONTRACTED AS A CHILD, DAMAGED HIS HEART AND ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH. THIS COMPILATION ALBUM RELEASED IN 1982 BY DECCA RECORDS CONTAINS TITLES ALL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BETWEEN 1959 AND 1965.

THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR. THE RECORD IS GRADED AS NEAR MINT.

TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Maybe Tomorrow / Collette / That's Love / A Thousand Stars / Halfway To Paradise / Jealously / I'd Never Find Another You / Last Night Was Made For Love / Once Upon A Dream / Because Of Love. Side 2 - Like I've Never Been Gone / When Will You Say I Love You / In Summer / Somebody Else's Girl / Do You Really Love Me To / I Will / It's Only Make Believe / Lost Without You / In Thoughts Of You / Run To My Lovin' Arms.

12" VINYL RECORD