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Subject: The Age of the Medley

Written By: whistledog on 11/08/05 at 12:01 am

Medley's were a bunch of hits all megamixed into one song -- Remember when they were popular in the 80's? -- Here's all the ones that I can think of -- Did I miss any?


1981 - Medley - (Intro Venus/Sugar Sugar/No Reply/I'll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want to Know a Secret/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Better/You're Going to Lose That Girl/Stars on 45) - Stars on 45

1981 - Medley II - (Stars On 45/Good Day Sunshine/My Sweet Lord/Here Comes The Sun/While My Guitar Gently Weeps/Taxman/ A Hard Day's Night/Things We Said Today/If I Fell/You Can't Do That/Please Please Me/From Me To You/I Want To Hold Your Hand/Stars On 45) - Stars on 45

1981 - More Stars on 45 (an ABBA Medley) - Stars on 45
1981 - Beach Boys Medley - The Beach Boys
1981 - Hollidaze - The Hollies
1981 - Summer '81 - Cantina Band
1981 - Back to the Sixties - Tight Fit
1981 - Back to the Sixties Part II - Tight Fit
1981 - Hooked on Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1981 - Beachboy Gold - Gidea Park
1982 - Seasons of Gold (A Four Seasons Medley) - Gidea Park featuring Adrian Baker
1982 - Stars on 45 III (A Tribute to Stevie Wonder) - Stars on 45
1982 - Pop Goes the Movies (Part 1) - Meco
1982 - Memories of Days Gone By - Fred Parris and the Five Satins
1982 - Hooked on Big Bands - Frank Barber Orchestra
1982 - Hooked on Swing - Larry Elgart and His Manhattan Swing Orchestra
1982 - Beatles Movie Medley - The Beatles
1982 - Beach Boys Medley - The Beach Boys
1982 - The Elvis Medley - Elvis Presley
1983 - Club Fantastic Megamix - Wham!
1989 - Hitmix - Alexander O'Neal
1989 - Megarama '89 - Bananarama
1989 - Swing the Mood - Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
1989 - That's What I Like - Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
1989 - Let's Party - Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Subject: Re: The Age of the Medley

Written By: ktelqueen on 11/08/05 at 12:03 am

hey,Jason..the Grease medley comes to mind  :)

Subject: Re: The Age of the Medley

Written By: whistledog on 11/08/05 at 12:04 am


hey,Jason..the Grease medley comes to mind  :)


The Grease Megamix came out in 1990.  I loved that one :)

Subject: Re: The Age of the Medley

Written By: ktelqueen on 11/08/05 at 12:06 am


The Grease Megamix came out in 1990.  I loved that one :)


;D..who was i kidding to think you'd miss it if it were 80s  ;D ;)

Subject: Re: The Age of the Medley

Written By: whistledog on 11/08/05 at 12:08 am


;D..who was i kidding to think you'd miss it if it were 80s  ;D ;)


;D

Subject: Re: The Age of the Medley

Written By: FaultyDog on 11/08/05 at 12:20 am

What you have listed as Stars on 45 vol III (a tribute to Stevie Wonder) was actually Vol IV in The Netherlands (known as Stars on Stevie).
Surprisingly, we didn't have a Stars on 45 medley II... The original Stars on 45 was instantly followed by More Stars.

Here's a survey:

Stars on 45 (Jan 1981/#1/13 wks)
More Stars (July 1981/#4/9 wks)
Stars on 45 volume III (Sep 1981/#10/9 wks)
Stars on Stevie (Jan 1982/#6/8 wks)
The Greatest Rock And Roll Band In The World (Apr 1982/#15/5 wks)
Stars on 45 Proudly Presents The Star Sisters (Jun 1983/#1/13 wks)
Stars on Frankie (Oct 1987/#16/5 wks)
Stars on '89 (Stars on 45 remix) (Apr 1989/ N/A)



And then there was a medley by Fun Fun (Hitmix) (Jan 1988/#5/9wks), but these girls might have gone completely unnoticed outside Europe. :-\\

Subject: Re: The Age of the Medley

Written By: whistledog on 11/08/05 at 12:23 am


What you have listed as Stars on 45 vol III (a tribute to Stevie Wonder) was actually Vol IV in The Netherlands (known as Stars on Stevie).
Surprisingly, we didn't have a Stars on 45 medley II... The original Stars on 45 was instantly followed by More Stars.

Here's a survey:

Stars on 45 (Jan 1981/#1/13 wks)
More Stars (July 1981/#4/9 wks)
Stars on 45 volume III (Sep 1981/#10/9 wks)
Stars on Stevie (Jan 1982/#6/8 wks)
The Greatest Rock And Roll Band In The World (Apr 1982/#15/5 wks)
Stars on 45 Proudly Presents The Star Sisters (Jun 1983/#1/13 wks)
Stars on Frankie (Oct 1987/#16/5 wks)
Stars on '89 (Stars on 45 remix) (Apr 1989/ N/A)



And then there was a medley by Fun Fun (Hitmix) (Jan 1988/#5/9wks), but these girls might have gone completely unnoticed outside Europe. :-\\



It always confused me about the Stevie Wonder one.  Over here, it was credited as Stars on 45 III, but in actual fact, it was the 4th one as the ABBA Medley appeared as the third hit  :-\\

I had no idea Stars on 45 had those other hits.  I should seek them out :)

I know Fun Fun.  They are fantastic.  Didn't know they had a megamix.  I'll have to get that one too  8)

Subject: Re: The Age of the Medley

Written By: FaultyDog on 11/08/05 at 10:44 am



I had no idea Stars on 45 had those other hits.  I should seek them out :)


In addition to my previous post I'd like to mention that the Star Sisters single was in fact a tribute to the Andrews Sisters.
It was the first of a series of singles by the Star Sisters (Patricia Paay (or Mrs. Curry, if that's what you prefer), her sister Yvonne Keely and a third member whose name has escaped me (Sylvana?) and was replaced at some point in time, if I remember correctly).

Subject: Re: The Age of the Medley

Written By: whistledog on 11/09/05 at 12:56 am


In addition to my previous post I'd like to mention that the Star Sisters single was in fact a tribute to the Andrews Sisters.
It was the first of a series of singles by the Star Sisters (Patricia Paay (or Mrs. Curry, if that's what you prefer), her sister Yvonne Keely and a third member whose name has escaped me (Sylvana?) and was replaced at some point in time, if I remember correctly).


an Andrews Sisters medley.  I'll bet that one sounds great. Nice to hear those old 30's tunes with a disco twist  8)

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