Past Hits and Previews explained

Past Hits and Previews
Type:compilation
Artist:Richard Clapton
Cover:Past_Hits_and_Previews_by_Richard_Clapton.png
Border:yes
Recorded:1973–1978
Label:Infinity/Festival
Producer:Richard Batchens
Prev Title:Goodbye Tiger
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Hearts on the Nightline
Next Year:1979

Past Hits and Previews is the first greatest hits album by Australian rock musician Richard Clapton. The album was released in December 1978 and peaked at number 42 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

The album includes tracks from all four of Clapton's studio albums to date, as well as "Capricorn Dancer" from Highway One soundtrack and two new tracks recorded in 1978, "Steppin' Across the Line" and "When the Heat's Off" during the Hearts on the Nightline recording session.[1]

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue
AustraliaDecember 1978Infinity Records / Festival RecordsLPL 36691
Australia1992InfinityCDD 19585

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Whammo Homepage . 5 April 2020 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp . 5 April 2004 . dead .
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1975. 0-646-11917-6. St Ives. 94. David Kent (historian). N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.