VA - Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 8: Seventies Pop Classics (2002) [CD-Rip]

Here’s another ultra-high quality collection from Eric, the first one to venture into the SEVENTIES. Seventeen of these songs made the Billboard Top 20! As usual, all recordings have been digitally remastered from the best available sources in true stereo.

AllMusic Review by Greg Adams
Numerous hit-oriented collections have focused on various styles of '70s music from disco to classic rock, but Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 8 is devoted to that decade's commercial pop in the broadest sense. Where else could you find Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting," Pilot's "Magic," and Hurricane Smith's "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?" on one disc? A few songs are genuinely rare on CD, such as Boney M.'s "Rivers of Babylon" and Prelude's a cappella rendition of "After the Gold Rush." The remastering is excellent as usual for this label, with every track presented in true stereo and in the original single version. Considering how disposable this music is supposed to be (according to the conventional wisdom), it holds up very well 30 years later.

Tracklist
01. Exile - Kiss You All Over (03:30)
02. Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In (03:31)
03. The Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy (03:24)
04. Edward Bear - Last Song (03:12)
05. Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe What Would You Say (03:28)
06. Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You (03:02)
07. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (03:16)
08. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From (03:15)
09. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - You Don't Have to Be a Star (to Be in My Show) (03:44)
10. Toby Beau - My Angel Baby (03:31)
11. Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over) (03:35)
12. Samantha Sang - Emotion (03:58)
13. Jennifer Warnes - Right Time of the Night (02:52)
14. Prelude - After the Goldrush (02:10)
15. Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon (04:21)
16. Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday (03:04)
17. Pilot - Magic (03:07)
18. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes (03:29)
19. Sniff 'n' The Tears - Driver's Seat (03:45)
20. John Paul Young - Love Is in the Air (03:27)