Various Artists – All-Time Great R&B Hits

Label: Columbia Special Products
Catalog Number: G 30503
Format: 2xLP Compilation
Released: Likely early to mid-1970s

A double-LP compilation from Columbia Special Products, All-Time Great R&B Hits gathers iconic tracks from some of the biggest names in R&B and early soul. Issued as part of Columbia’s mid-1970s promotional/retail compilation series, this set was likely distributed via mail-order or department stores rather than traditional record shops.

Track Highlights:

• Only You – The Platters
• The Twist – Chubby Checker
• Hide Away – Freddie King
• All My Love Belongs to You
• Guess Who
• Slow Walk
• Sleep
• Cry Baby What Can I Do
• Another Woman’s Man
• Stone Honky Tonk

This album blends vocal harmony ballads, soul shouters, electric blues instrumentals, and dance floor classics—ideal for collectors of jukebox-era music or those nostalgic for classic R&B compilations.