Fernando reports in the Discussion Forum that the great U.K. reissues label Ace Records is scheduled to release a new collection of Bacharach rarities on July 15.
Titled Always Something There: A Burt Bacharach Collectors Anthology 1952-1969, the collection is apparently part of Ace’s Songwriters & Producers Series, which has previously highlighted Pomus & Shuman, Leiber & Stoller, Jack Nitzsche, Brian Wilson, Goffin & King and Jerry Ragovoy. The track listing, as uncovered by nymusicalsguy, includes:
- Once In A Blue Moon (Instrumental) – Nat ‘King’ Cole
- How About – Della Reese
- Wild Honey – Cathy Carr
- The Last Time I Saw My Heart – Marty Robbins
- Crazy Times – Gene Vincent
- I Looked For You – Charlie Gracie
- Three Friends (Two Lovers) – The Turbans
- You’re Telling Our Secrets – Dee Clark
- I Wake Up Crying – Del Shannon
- Thirty Miles Of Railroad Track – The Hammond Brothers
- Move It On The Backbeat – Burt & The Backbeats
- The Story Of My Life – Big Al Downing
- Gotta Get A Girl – Frankie Avalon
- Third Window From The Right – Dean Barlow
- So Long Johnny – Jackie Deshannon
- True Love Never Runs Smooth – Don & Juan
- That’s The Way I’ll Come To You – Bobby Vee
- If I Never Get To Love You – Gene Pitney
- Rain From The Skies – Adam Wade
- That’s Not The Answer – Vi Velasco
- Send Me No Flowers – Doris Day
- More Time To Be With You – Brook Benton
- They Don’t Give Medals (To Yesterday’s Heroes) – Ben E King
- Made In Paris – Trini Lopez
- (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me – Lou Johnson
- Dream Sweet Dreamer – Dionne Warwick
Keep an eye out for his great new release.