The Breakaways

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The Breakaways was an English vocal ensemble established in 1962. The group consisted of the musicians Vicki Haseman, Margot Quantrell, Barbara Moore, and Betty Prescott. They achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by session work for the musicians Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, and Cilla Black. The ensemble was founded under the name The Fordettes while they performed as the backing vocalists for the musician Emile Ford. Their recording career began with the single “That Boy of Mine” (1964) which was a minor hit. The Breakaways achieved professional recognition for performing as backing vocalists for the musician Petula Clark on the song “Downtown” (1964) and the song “I Know a Place” (1965). Their discography included the single “He Doesn't Love Me” and the single “Sacred Love” (1968). The ensemble achieved professional recognition for performing as backing vocalists at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968, 1971, and 1977. They achieved professional recognition for contributing uncredited background vocals to the studio recording Hit Maker! (1965) by the musician Burt Bacharach. The musician Jean Ryder achieved professional recognition for joining the ensemble in 1963.

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17	Cat People (Putting Out Fire)	The Breakaways	Ziggy Played Surf Guitar			03:40
	Composers: David Bowie

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That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)

℗ 2022 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company: 12-08-2022

That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)

01	He's a Rebel	The Breakaways	That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)			01:54
	Writer: Gene Pitney / Composers: Gene Pitney
02	Wishing Star	The Breakaways	That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)			01:54
	Writer: Jack Perricone / Composers: Jack Perricone
03	That Boy Of Mine	The Breakaways	That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)			02:07
	Writer: Mark Anthony / Composers: Mark Anthony
04	Here She Comes	The Breakaways	That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)			02:24
	Writer: Ellie Greenwich / Composers: Ellie Greenwich - Jeff Barry
05	That's How It Goes	The Breakaways	That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)			02:25
	Writer: Tony Hatch / Composers: Tony Hatch
06	He Doesn't Love Me	The Breakaways	That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)			01:56
	Writer: Greg Hawkes / Composers: Greg Hawkes
07	Danny Boy	The Breakaways	That's How It Goes (The Pye Singles As & Bs)			02:29
	Writer: Weatherly / Composers: Weatherly

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Album Two

℗ 1967 H.M.V. New Zealand Ltd: 26-09-2014

Album Two

01	Dancing In The Street	The Breakaways	Album Two			02:20
	Composers: Marvin Gaye - William Stevenson - Ivy Hunter
02	Blue Turns To Grey	The Breakaways	Album Two			02:31
	Composers: Andrew Loog Oldham - Keith Richards
03	As Tears Go By	The Breakaways	Album Two			02:53
	Composers: Mick Jagger - Keith Richards - Andrew Loog Oldham
04	Come See Me (I'm Your Man)	The Breakaways	Album Two			02:31
	Composers: Sidney Barnes - Pierre Tubbs - J.L. Jackson
05	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	The Breakaways	Album Two			03:18
	Composers: Barry Mann - Cynthia Weil - Phil Spector
06	Milk Cow Blues	The Breakaways	Album Two			03:33
	Composers: Arthur Crudup
07	Despair	The Breakaways	Album Two			01:55
	Composers: David Orams - Bryan Beauchamp

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Time Surfin'

(P) 2005 The Breakaways: 01-01-2005

Time Surfin'

01	North Shore Rumble	The Breakaways	Time Surfin'			02:56
02	Ride the Crest	The Breakaways	Time Surfin'			02:31
03	Hotdoggin'	The Breakaways	Time Surfin'			02:44
04	Waves of Change	The Breakaways	Time Surfin'			02:49
05	Pray for Surf	The Breakaways	Time Surfin'			04:03
06	No Surf	The Breakaways	Time Surfin'			03:12
07	Journey to the Stars	The Breakaways	Time Surfin'			02:22

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Lets Take A Sea Cruise!

℗ 1966 His Master's Voice (N.Z.) Limited: 01-01-1966

Lets Take A Sea Cruise!

01	Little Queenie	The Breakaways	Lets Take A Sea Cruise!			02:28
	Composers: Chuck Berry
02	Mary Anne	The Breakaways	Lets Take A Sea Cruise!			02:09
	Composers: Jerry Lordan
03	Susie Q	The Breakaways	Lets Take A Sea Cruise!			01:26
	Composers: Dale Hawkins - Stanley Lewis - Eleanor Broadwater
04	That’s Why I'm Crying	The Breakaways	Lets Take A Sea Cruise!			02:37
	Composers: John Carter - Ken Lewis
05	Talkin' About You	The Breakaways	Lets Take A Sea Cruise!			02:41
	Composers: Chuck Berry
06	She Belongs To Me	The Breakaways	Lets Take A Sea Cruise!			02:58
	Composers: Bob Dylan
07	Farmer John	The Breakaways	Lets Take A Sea Cruise!			02:22
	Composers: Dewey Terry - Don F. Harris

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Singles

Auld Lang Syne

Sandancer / Phil Kominski Independent: 23-12-2021

Auld Lang Syne

01	Auld Lang Syne	The Breakaways	Auld Lang Syne			02:49
	Composers: Robert Burns

Silver Bells (feat. Elizabeth Kominski & Phil Kominski)

Sandancer / Phil Kominski Independent: 02-12-2021

Silver Bells (feat. Elizabeth Kominski & Phil Kominski)

01	Silver Bells (feat. Elizabeth Kominski & Phil Kominski)	The Breakaways	Silver Bells (feat. Elizabeth Kominski & Phil Kominski)			03:15
	Composers: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

Tomorrow Never Knows (feat. Phil Kominski & Chris Brooks)

Sandancer / Phil Kominski Independent: 11-05-2021

Tomorrow Never Knows (feat. Phil Kominski & Chris Brooks)

01	Tomorrow Never Knows (feat. Phil Kominski & Chris Brooks)	The Breakaways	Tomorrow Never Knows (feat. Phil Kominski & Chris Brooks)			03:18
	Composers: The Beatles

Voices (feat. Phil Kominski, Chris Brooks & Daniel Gallagher)

Sandancer / Phil Kominski Independent: 27-04-2021

Voices (feat. Phil Kominski, Chris Brooks & Daniel Gallagher)

01	Voices (feat. Phil Kominski, Chris Brooks & Daniel Gallagher)	The Breakaways	Voices (feat. Phil Kominski, Chris Brooks & Daniel Gallagher)			03:20
	Writer: Philip Matthew Kominski / Composers: Philip Matthew Kominski

Eleanor Rigby (feat. Phil Kominski, Elizabeth Kominski, Chris Brooks & Daniel Gallagher)

Sandancer / Phil Kominski Independent: 13-04-2021

Eleanor Rigby (feat. Phil Kominski, Elizabeth Kominski, Chris Brooks & Daniel Gallagher)

01	Eleanor Rigby (feat. Phil Kominski, Elizabeth Kominski, Chris Brooks & Daniel Gallagher)	The Breakaways	Eleanor Rigby (feat. Phil Kominski, Elizabeth Kominski, Chris Brooks & Daniel Gallagher)			03:26
	Composers: The Beatles

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Ultimate 60s

This Compilation ℗ 2022 Countdown Media GmbH, a BMG company: 27-05-2022

Ultimate 60s

01	Harlem Shuffle	Bob & Earl	Ultimate 60s			02:49
	Writer: Earl Nelson - Robert Relf / Composers: Earl Nelson - Robert Relf
02	Build Me Up Buttercup	The Foundations	Ultimate 60s			02:56
	Writer: Tony Macaulay - Michael d'Abo / Composers: Tony Macaulay - Michael d'Abo
03	Everlasting Love	Love Affair	Ultimate 60s			03:00
	Writer: Buzz Cason - Mac Gayden / Composers: Buzz Cason - Mac Gayden
04	Israelites	Desmond Dekker	Ultimate 60s			02:39
	Writer: Leslie Kong - Desmond Dacres / Composers: Leslie Kong - Desmond Dacres
05	Silence Is Golden	The Tremeloes	Ultimate 60s			03:07
	Writer: Bob Crewe - Bob Gaudio / Composers: Bob Crewe - Bob Gaudio
06	A Picture Of You	Joe Brown & The Bruvvers	Ultimate 60s			02:16
	Writer: Johnny Beveridge - Peter Oakman / Composers: Johnny Beveridge - Peter Oakman
07	Sugar and Spice	The Searchers	Ultimate 60s			02:16
	Composers: Fred Nightingale

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Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde

2018 Bella Union: 30-08-2018

Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde

01	Halfway to Paradise	Bill Fury	Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde			02:28
	Composers: Goffin - King
02	I Only Want to Be With You	Dusty Springfield	Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde			02:37
	Composers: Hawker - Raymonde
03	He Doesn't Love Me	The Breakaways	Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde			01:59
	Composers: Hawker - Raymonde
04	He Knows How to Love Me	Helen Shapiro	Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde			02:59
	Composers: Shapiro
05	Giving Up On Love	Sonny Childe	Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde			02:37
	Composers: Goldstein - Feldman - Gottehrer
06	Black Is Black	Los Bravos	Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde			02:58
	Composers: Grainger - Wadey - Hayes
07	Love You Till Tuesday	David Bowie	Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde			03:02
	Composers: Bowie

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Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands

: 29-10-2021

Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands

01	I CAN'T EXPLAIN (Cover)	THE KING-BEEZZ	Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands			02:15
	Writer: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend / Composers: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
02	I CAN'T EXPLAIN (Cover)	Bari	Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands			02:04
	Writer: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend / Composers: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
03	I CAN'T EXPLAIN (Cover)	The Counts	Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands			02:38
	Writer: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend / Composers: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
04	CON QUELLA VOCE : I CAN'T EXPLAIN (Cover)	Gli Uragani	Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands			02:53
	Writer: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend / Composers: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
05	ANYWAY, ANYHOW, ANYWHERE (Cover)	Russ Loader	Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands			02:26
	Writer: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend / Composers: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
06	GIUSTO O NO : ANYWAY, ANYHOW, ANYWHERE (Cover)	Gli Uragani	Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands			02:15
	Writer: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend / Composers: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
07	OUT IN THE STREET (Cover)	Count Five	Who Sings The Who? By 60's Garage Bands			02:33
	Writer: Pete Townshend / Composers: Pete Townshend

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Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities

This Compilation ℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company: 08-10-2002

Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities

01	Everybody Knows	The Remo Four	Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities			02:54
	Writer: Mitch Murray / Composers: Mitch Murray
02	Closer To Me	The Remo Four	Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities			01:56
	Writer: Seago / Composers: Seago
03	I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself	Me & Them	Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities			02:02
	Writer: Buddy Knox / Composers: Buddy Knox
04	Feels So Good	Me & Them	Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities			02:20
	Writer: George Davies / Composers: George Davies
05	Did You	Mike Goodman	Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities			01:46
	Composers: Robert Hargrave
06	To Know Her Is To Love Her	The Whispers	Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities			02:11
	Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
07	Bu-Bop-A-Lu-Bop-A-Lie	The Whispers	Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities			02:15
	Writer: Malone / Composers: Malone

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Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)

This Compilation ℗ 2025 Countdown Media GmbH, a BMG company: 10-01-2025

Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)

01	Willow Tree	The Ivy League	Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)			02:30
	Writer: John Carter - Ken Lewis - Perry Ford / Composers: John Carter - Ken Lewis - Perry Ford
02	I Take What I Want (Unreleased at the Time)	The Sorrows	Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)			02:47
	Writer: Isaac Hayes - David Porter - Mabon Hodges / Composers: Isaac Hayes - David Porter - Mabon Hodges
03	Someday We're Gonna Love Again	The Searchers	Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)			01:58
	Writer: Sharon McMahan / Composers: Sharon McMahan
04	That's All I Want	Episode Six	Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)			02:30
	Writer: Roger Glover / Composers: Roger Glover
05	Your Loving Ways	Vikings	Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)			02:18
	Composers: Robert Romaine - Carl Wayne
06	Hey- Hey- Hey- Hey	Tammy St. John	Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)			02:15
	Writer: Richard penniman / Composers: Richard penniman
07	Everybody Loves A Lover	The Undertakers	Beyond the British Invasion: ‘60s Beat (Vol. 2)			02:18
	Writer: Richard Adler - Robert Allen / Composers: Richard Adler - Robert Allen

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Jukebox Saturday Night Hits

2018 Sunset Blvd.: 27-07-2018

Jukebox Saturday Night Hits

01	(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet	Michael & The Messengers	Jukebox Saturday Night Hits			01:58
	Writer: Michael & The Messengers / Composers: Michael & The Messengers
02	Little Girl	The Premieres	Jukebox Saturday Night Hits			02:27
	Writer: The Premieres / Composers: The Premieres
03	Pipeline	The Dragsters	Jukebox Saturday Night Hits			02:13
	Writer: The Dragsters / Composers: The Dragsters
04	Liar Liar	The Breakaways	Jukebox Saturday Night Hits			01:51
	Writer: The Breakaways / Composers: The Breakaways
05	Play a Love Song	The Jaguars	Jukebox Saturday Night Hits			02:38
	Writer: The Jaguars / Composers: The Jaguars
06	Bobby's Girl	Marcie Blane	Jukebox Saturday Night Hits			02:26
	Writer: Marcie Blane / Composers: Marcie Blane
07	Silence Is Golden	Brian Poole	Jukebox Saturday Night Hits			03:12
	Writer: Brian Poole / Composers: Brian Poole

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