The Big Four, no. 20 - Leslie Uggams, Marty Wilde, Guy Mitchell, The Kaye Sisters

I posted no. 11 of the Big Four EP's three years ago, and here is no. 20. The formula remains the same: four songs by four different artists who were popular at the time of the EP's release. There's no year mentioned on the sleeve or label, but thanks to Discogs.com we know that this EP was released in 1959. 

An obvious reason for me to want to have these EP's is the appearance of Marty Wilde, even if the song is not rare: 'Sea of love' is one of his big hits which was also released on a 'normal' 7" single. The three other tracks are a nice bonus. 

My collection: 7" single no. 7580
Found: Discogs.com, received 22 February 2025
Tracks: 'One more sunrise' (Leslie Uggams), 'Sea of love' (Marty Wilde) / 'Heartaches by the number' (Guy Mitchell), 'True love, true love' (The Kaye Sisters)

The Big Four, no. 11 - Frankie Vaughan, Kaye Sisters, Shirley Bassey, Marty Wilde

This EP was released in May 1959, and featured four hits from 1958 and 1959. My reason for buying this EP is obviously the appearance of Marty Wilde with his hit 'Donna', but there are a few more gems on this: a young Shirley Bassey who sings 'Kiss me, honey honey, kiss me' and Frankie Vaughan with 'Venus' (not the Shocking Blue song). The Kaye Sisters deliver a dreamy version of 'Goodbye, Jimmy, goodbye'.

There have been 20 of these 'big four' EP's between 1956 and 1960, and Marty appears on number 9, 11, 14, 17 and 20. That should make an interesting subcollection, don't you think? Watch this space...

My collection: 7" single no. 6671
Found: Discogs.com, received 30 March 2022
Cost: €4
Tracks: 'Venus' (Frankie Vaughan), 'Goodbye, Jimmy, goodbye' (The Kaye Sisters) / 'Kiss me, honey honey, kiss me' (Shirley Bassey), 'Donna' (Marty Wilde)