Many Sides Of Gene Pitney /Only Love Can Break A H

Repressing of this two-fer from the late Pop vocalist. Gene's debut album, the Many Sides of Gene Pitney, was the first LP released on the Musicor label in February 1962. Containing his first four A-sides and no less than nine songs written by Pitney himself, the Many Sides of comprised from Gene's song-writing demos and early singles, was rushed-released in the US to cash in on the success of 'A Town Without Pity', which itself peaked at #13, eventually selling a million copies worldwide. Follow-up LP Only Love Can Break a Heart, released in November 1962 off the back of the same-named US Top 10 single, became his first chart album and spawned further US hit singles in the shape of 'Half Heaven, Half Heartache' and 'True Love Never Runs Smooth'. it remains one of the strongest albums of the era - far better than many artists' Greatest Hits sets. RPM. 2010.