As adjuncts to our highly popular "America's Greatest Hits" series of collections for each calendar year in the 50s and early '60s, we have already produced collections based on landmark moments in... more
A significant strand of American music, especially in the folk and blues arenas, relates to what came to be known as protest songs when opinions on a number of key social and political issues during... more
This release continues the series of 4-CD sets which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year, and this expanded edition provides a fuller picture of the year... more
This great-value 116-track collection covers the year of 1956, during which time Billboard published three charts devoted to Country & Western Records - Best Sellers, Most Played in Juke Boxes and... more
Judy Garland remains one of the enduring icons of show business, retaining a mystique and a huge fan following half a century after her death in 1969, an anniversary which, along with the 50th... more
Ack Scott was one of the first rock 'n' roll stars to emerge either from his native Ontario in Canada or from his adopted home of Detroit, Michigan, making his chart debut in 1958 and racking up... more
As adjuncts to our highly popular "America's Greatest Hits" series of collections for each calendar year in the 50s and early '60s, we have already produced collections based on landmark moments in... more
We complete our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1948, the eighth full calendar year of the Billboard... more
The Country No. 1s Of The '40s - Acrobat already has on catalogue collections which present "America's No. 1s of the '50s" (ACFCD7501), "America's No. 1s of the '40s" (ACSCD6005), "America's R&B No.... more
The Acrobat catalogue contains a wealth of blues collections by artists from across the spectrum of the genre, and this fantastic-value 100-track 4-CD set comprises recordings selected from just... more
The Herald Records Doowop Collection 1953-63 - It's a feast of classic doowop from a label which was at the heart of the genre.n. Che Herald label was founded in 1950 by Fred Mendelsohn, formerly... more
The Ember label was founded in 1952 by Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington, and Jack Angel, but was acquired in 1953 by Al Silver, who turned it into a creative hub for R&B recording and most... more
Led by the legendary singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson, The Miracles were one of the first groups to sign to Berry Gordy's newly-established Tamla label in 1959, and went to become one of... more
Ivie Anderson was a jazz singer who was so versatile and highly regarded that she was the longest-serving female vocalist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, occupying that exacting role from 1932... more
This continues the strand of R&B and country collections associated with Acrobat's highly popular "America's Greatest Hits" series, this one focusing on the top R&B records in the US Billboard charts... more
Acrobat has devoted a number of collections over the years to anthologies of the biggest hits in different years and decades across different genres, and this one fills a particular gap in the... more
Judy Garland remains one of the enduring icons of show business, retaining a mystique and a huge fan following half a century after her death in 1969, an anniversary which, along with the 50th... more
John Coltrane racked up a number of sideman appearances on sessions recorded at the Van Gelder studios. Released under various leaders' names, the albums resulting from these dates included several... more
This album recorded over two shows at Tokyo's famed Budokan in 1977, reflects just what a great live band the Rollers really were. These two shows set attendance records which, 25 years later have... more
The 1952 R&B Hits Collection - it provides a window onto a dynamic and exciting musical environment, and includes a number of unfamiliar names and recordings. This great value 90-track 4-CD anthology... more
This continues the strand of R&B and country collections associated with Acrobat's highly popular "America's Greatest Hits" series, this one focusing on the top R&B records in the US Billboard charts... more
Floyd Dixon was a top flight blues and R&B pianist and versatile vocalist who enjoyed his heyday during the late'40s and through the '50s, his music evolving as rock 'n' roll transformed the... more
This year, 2018, marks the 75th anniversary of the Broadway opening of the pioneering stage musical "Oklahoma!", the first collaboration on such a project between Richard Rodgers and Oscar... more
