HOT HITS Hot Hits 18 (1973 UK 12-track stereo compilation LP, part of a UK phenomenon which saw the two major budget labels compete weekly to attempt to second guess & record cover versions of the following weeks chart toppers. Each album hadtobe tracklisted, recorded, manufactured & in the shops in time for the following weeks chart announcements, meaning that they were of necessity produced incredibly quickly. This meant that some of the cream of the UK's session musicians wereused in order to get the songs down in the minimum of takes. People such as Elton John, members of Thin Lizzy & Deep Purple, along with many other notable 'names' are known to have participated in these sessions, making these albums now quite sought after by completists. The pressings are good & solid & the sleeves are front laminated. All in all it was a quality product issued in record time, week in & week out that only stopped when the New Wave put 7" singles back as the format of choice & made the possibility of predicting the following weeks pop charts almost impossible. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl looks barely played MFP50060)