In early 1981, the world was introduced to a Dutch novelty pop act called Stars On 45. The group consisted of session musicians, directed by Golden Earring's Jaap Eggermont, and their style was creating medleys of hit songs with an underlying backbeat. This month marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the release of their debut album Stars On Long Play which went to number 1 in both Australia and the UK while in the US it spent twenty-four weeks on the Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 9.
