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10ÌýDame Vera Lynn -ÌýWe’ll Meet Again

Nobody could have known that this cherished 1939 WW2 hit would be reissued on a new album that would take the then 92 year old Dame Vera Lynn to the top of the album charts in 2009.Ìý She also became the first centenarian to have a gold album with the release of Vera Lynn 100 in 2017.

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Signed to American Decca, London rock band The Who released some of their finest recordings on Decca UK’s Brunswick label – including the peerless ‘My Generation’.

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Written especially for the 17-year-old Marianne Faithfull by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Andrew ‘Loog’ Oldham, ‘As Tears Go By’ was a hit across the world, including the USA.ÌýÌý Marianne has become one of the UK most cherished and revered performers, still having hit albums and selling out concerts.Ìý We also hear The Rolling Stones ‘As Time Goes By’.

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A track that seemingly came out of nowhere, but went on to dominate the airwaves, television and internet.Ìý This single spent 60 weeks on the Billboard Chart as well as giving the band a top ten UK hit, and established the Lumineers as one of the world’s top folk/rock bands.

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Of course, originally a classical recording – but one that when used as part of the television coverage of the football World Cup, became a huge smash hit in the summer of 1990.

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Signing to Decca in 1964, Tom’s second single (originally written for Sandie Shaw) became a huge worldwide hit for Tom – making him a multi platinum album selling international star.Ìý

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A track from the Moody Blues' 1967 concept album ‘Days of Future Passed’ which was recorded at the Decca Studios in Broadhurst Gardens – and epitomised a highly influential sound and style of recording.ÌýÌý Not a huge hit when first released – this track has been a hit around the world several times when reissued and is still hugely popular today.

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Recorded for Decca’s US label in the early 40s, this seasonal recording has gone on to sell an unbelievable 100 million copies worldwide and is still played and streamed every Christmas.Ìý Bing Crosby was one of the first record industry ‘superstars’ signing with Decca in the 1930s.

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Issued by Decca’s ‘alternative’ label Deram, Procul Harum’s ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ was a worldwide number one single – that defined 1967’s summer of love with its intoxicating combination of abstract psychedelic lyrics and a Bach influenced organ motif – on a recording that was John Lennon’s favourite of the summer (he played the single repeatedly on the record player he had installed in his Rolls-Royce).ÌýÌý It is also the most played record – ever – on British radio.

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Not the first release by The Rolling Stones, but arguably their best.ÌýÌý Satisfaction is another single release by Decca that just changed everything.ÌýÌý Overtly sexual lyrics, which also challenged the consumerist society, combine with a track of driving r+b rock beat – this was emphatically a record for the young - and the rock band revolution really did start here.