Hollies' Greatest
The Hollies
320 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 2193476 |
| Excel File Row | 56 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:50:41 |
| Pressing Year | 1968 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Parlophone / EMI |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | PCS 7057 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | XEX 693-1 M 1 ("Yes I will EMI mistake 1964 record - take mistake") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | XEX 694-1 G 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | M |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | M |
| Genre | Beat |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This 1st pressing of "Hollies' Greatest", released in 1968 by Parlophone/EMI, encapsulates the peak of the band's British pop success, but at the same time conceals a deep creative tension. While it celebrates a sequence of timeless radio hits like "Bus Stop" and "Carrie Anne", its release coincided with Graham Nash's growing dissatisfaction. Nash, in fact, felt artistically stifled by the more commercial direction and stylistic choices, ardently desiring to explore experimental sounds, often in contrast with the pop ambitions of bandmates Allan Clarke and Tony Hicks. This compilation, though a commercial triumph, became almost a symbol of the impending end of the classic line-up, as Nash left the band a few months later to found Crosby, Stills & Nash, marking one of the most significant turning points in rock history.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - I Can't Let Go
- A2 - Bus Stop
- A3 - We're Through
- A4 - Carrie Anne
- A5 - Here I Go Again
- A6 - King Midas In Reverse
- A7 - Yes I Will
- B1 - I'm Alive
- B2 - Just One Look
- B3 - On A Carousel
- B4 - Stay
- B5 - Look Through Any Window
- B6 - Stop, Stop, Stop
- B7 - Jennifer Eccles
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