In the pantheon of backroom record men from the golden age of rock and soul, one would be hard pressed to find a figure at once so respected for his achievements yet universally unknown as Bert Berns. Responsible for writing and producing some of the greatest songs of the era, this musical visionary’s body of work is now made available for the first time in the form of a landmark two-volume collection. This first set, compiled so brilliantly by Rob Hughes, Mick Patrick and Tony Rounce, samples the initial creative output of what they describe as “one of the most gifted, charismatic and successful record producers of the 1960s – on a par with Phil Spector or the Holland/Dozier/Holland and Leiber/Stoller teams.”.................. 01 PUSH PUSH Austin Taylor 02 LIGHTED WINDOWS Hoagy Lands 03 A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP The Jarmels 04 YOU'D BETTER COME HOME Russell Byrd 05 POUR IT ON Sammy Turner 06 I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED Little Jimmy Dee 07 CRY TO ME Solomon Burke 08 TELL HER Gil Hamilton 09 TWIST AND SHOUT The Isley Brothers 10 IF I DIDN'T HAVE A DIME (TO PLAY THE JUKEBOX) Gene Pitney 11 PENCIL & PAPER Ruth McFadden 12 GYPSY Ben E King 13 HOLD ON BABY The Hockadays 14 YOU CAN'T LOVE 'EM ALL Mel Torme 15 COME ON AND STOP Marv Johnson 16 I'LL BE A LIAR Betty Harris 17 YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM ME The Wanderers 18 MOMENT OF WEAKNESS Jimmy Radcliffe 19 LOOK AWAY Garnet Mimms 20 ONE WAY LOVE The Drifters 21 YOU CAN COUNT ON ME Roy Hamilton 22 MY GIRL SLOOPY The Vibrations 23 MO JO HANNAH Little Esther Phillips 24 KILLER JOE The Rocky Fellers 25 BABY LET ME TAKE YOU HOME The Mustangs 26 HERE COMES THE NIGHT Lulu