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筆者常很佩服寶麗金的市場策劃﹐只因他們很明白自己擁有甚麼﹐於是就會千方百計把舊東西一再包裝﹐推出不同的精選合輯。1997年他們便以日本 Denon 的 Mastersonic方法為舊錄音作 Mastering﹐推出“寶麗金88極品音色系列” 精選。當時便推出了“極品珍藏英語版”(1997/Philips) 及“極品音樂點唱機”(1998/Philips) 精選合輯。

兩張精選主要收錄60年代鑽石時期及70年代寶麗多的英語歌曲錄音﹐要是說到60年代的錄音﹐其實在音色上只是表演平平﹐因為當時很多 Band隊的歌曲都是自己一手包辦主唱﹑演奏及編曲﹐雖然早期的鑽石唱片錄音已率先採用立體身歷聲 (Stereo) ﹐但是為了省錢及探試市場﹐這些 Band隊的錄音大多是單聲道 Mono錄音﹐而且不太有層次感﹐故Mastersonic 在 Mastering 方面﹐其實在音色上幫不了甚麼忙﹐但是唱片公司便有機會再來一次輯錄舊作。收錄的歌曲﹐仍要離不開Polygram Presents Hong Kong Pop Music History 1960-1990那一批歌曲。1998年唱片公司把兩張精選以2CD盒裝﹐名為 Memory再度銷售。


極品珍藏英語版 (1997/Philips) Track List:
01 Norman’s Fancy (Theme From Sound Beat) – Teddy Robin & The Playboys
02 Time Of Seasons – Sam Hui
03 Windflowers – Wynners
04 Dark Side Of Your Mind – Chelsia Chan
05 Kiss Me Goodbye – Michael Remedios & The Mystics
06 I Like Dreaming – Leslie Cheung
07 Hasta Manana情莫變 – Amina
08 Seven Lonely Days (十號風球) - 鄧寄塵﹐李紅
09 Deborah – Joe Jr. & The Side-Effects
10 I Still Love You – Anders Nelson & The Inspirations
11 The Home Coming – Albert Au
12 Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me – Marilyn Palmer
13 Send Her Back – Mystics
14 Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying / I’ll Be There – Nightowls
15 I’m Your Puppet – D’Topnotes
16 Hang On Sloopy – Fabulous Echoes
17 Jamaican Mash – The Satellites
18 I Can’t Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree – Teddy Robin & The Playboys
19 Here’s A Heart – Joe Jr. & The Side-Effects
20 Just A Little – Lotus
21 One Day – Don Choi


極品音樂點唱機 (1998/Philips) Track List:
01 Interlude – Sam Hui
02 I’ll Be Waiting – Lotus
03 The Wedding – Fabulous Echoes
04 New Kid In Town – Wynners
05 We Can’t Go On This Way – Teddy Robin & The Playboys
06 It’s So Easy – Danny Diaz & The Checkmates
07 Close To You – Don Choi
08 Once Upon A Time – Zoundcrackers
09 Groovy Baby - Amina
10 You’re The Woman – Joe Jr.
11 One Tin Soldier – Sam Hui & Chelsia Chan
12 Midnight Hour – Mystics
13 If You Remember Me – Patricia Chan
14 When A Child Is Born – Albert Au
15 Pepito Cha Cha – Giancarlo & Italian Combo
16 Wooden Heart – Mona Fong
17 More Than I Can Say – Kong Ling
18 Jamaican Mash – The Satellites
19 Gold ’76-Medley: Streets Of London / When You Sing / Feelings /Pocketful Of Music – Sam Hui, Wynners, Chelsia Chan & Jor Jr.
20 Speedy Gonzales (墨西哥女郎) - 鄧寄塵 & Fabulous Echoes


2001年環球唱片與 Master Cards 合辦了一個CD銷售計劃﹐就是憑該信用卡可以訂購一套“Polygram Forever 閃耀樂壇一世紀”6 CD+2VCD的 Boxset。收錄了該集團從60年代鑽石﹑70代寶麗多﹑80/90年代寶麗金的錄音。CD Boxset最珍貴之處﹐不單是收錄了50年的精選歌曲﹐而是兩張由TVB及香港電台的樂壇紀錄片。一個半小時的特輯﹐由 Teddy Robin擔任主持人﹐簡介寶麗金品牌的產生與發展經過。印象中﹐後期唱片公司也有把此套CD Boxset作公開發售﹐但是卻抽起了 VCD及 Master Cards的 Logo。Disc 1收錄了鑽石時期的錄音﹐仍是離不開Polygram Presents Hong Kong Pop Music History 1960-1990那一批歌曲﹐不過今年 (2006) 情況有所改變﹐環球出版的“鑽石名曲選 4 CD ” ﹐便開始發掘更多鑽石錄音﹐期望他們能考慮復刻鑽石的專輯。


Polygram Forever 閃耀樂壇一世紀 (2001/Polydor/Universal) Disc 1 Track List:
01 I Can’t Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree – Teddy Robin & The Playboys
02 You’ve Lost That Loving Fabulous Echoes
03 Deborah – Joe Jr. & The Side-Effects
04 Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me – Marilyn Palmer
05 I’ll Be Waiting – Lotus
06 Pepito Cha Cha – Giancarlo & Italian Combo
07 More Than I Can Say – Kong Ling
08 Midnight Hour – Mystics
09 Strawberry Sundae – Menace
10 Out Of Sight Out Of Mind – Anders Nelson & The Inspirations
11 I Gotta Find Cupid – Zoundcrackers
12 Close To You – Don Choi
13 Lies – Teddy Robin & The Playboys
14 Dancing On The Moon – Fabulous Echoes
15 Speedy Gonzales (墨西哥女郎) - 鄧寄塵 & Fabulous Echoes
16 Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying / I’ll Be There – Nightowls
17 Norman’s Fancy (Theme From Sound Beat) – Teddy Robin & The Playboys



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Lotus - Just A Little
Zoundcrackers - I Gotta Find Cupid / Once Upon A Time
Joe Jr. & The Side-Effects - Here’s A Heart
Teddy Robin & The Playboys – Lies
Menace - Strawberry Sundae / I Love You
Mystics - Send Her Back / Sweet Soul Music
Danny Diaz & The Checkmates - It’s So Easy
D’Topnotes - I’m Your Puppet
The Satellites - Jamaican Mash
Kontinentals / Anders Nelson & Inspiration
Marilyn Palmer - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me
Mona Fong - Mona Fong Meets Carding Cruz
Fabulous Echoes - Those Fabulous Echoes
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Kong Ling - Theme For A Dream
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Polygram Presents Hong Kong Pop Music History 1960-1990
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