73 track 4 CD round up of British Doo-Wop pop legends The Darts covering
their
recordings for the Magnet label between 1977–81.
• Disc One is their No.9 charting self-titled album. Includes the hit
singles ‘Daddy Cool’
(No.8) and ‘Come Back My Love’ (No.2).
• The second disc features the “Everyone Plays Darts” LP which hit
No.12 in the
summer of 1978. Features the hit singles ‘The Boy From New York City’
(No.2) and
‘It’s Raining’ (No.2) whilst amongst the six bonus tracks is the
No.18 hit ‘Don’t Let It
Fade Away’.
• Disc Three has the No.38 charting album “Dart Attack”. Dating from
1979 it includes
the hit singles ‘Get It’ (No.16), ‘Duke Of Earl’ (No.6), ‘Can’t Get
Enough Of Your Love’
(No.43) and ‘Reet Petite’ (No.51).
• The fourth and final disc is the rare “Darts Across America” album,
originally released
only in the USA. Now restored to its original LP art and coming with 13 bonus
cuts.
Includes the hit singles ‘Let’s Hang On’ (No.11), ‘Peaches &
Cream’ (No.66) and ‘White
Christmas’ (No.48).
• The 20 page booklet contains detailed liner notes (by “History Of Rock”
editor Michael
Heatley in discussion with vocalist Griff Fender) and pictures of all the
relevant record
sleeves.
• The band remain in the Top 500 Chart acts of all time in the UK and still
regularly play
one off shows across the country.