ALCOA EUROCENTRE
RECORDS
Alcoa Eurocentre Records was a DIY
label. It managed one Promo Only 7" single. This Is a Advert Disc for
Broadcast on Radio or In a Shop. Distributed By
Alcoa Eurocentre Records. "Gimme
Dat Ding" is a 1970 popular song, of the novelty type, sung by "one-hit wonder"
The Pipkins, and written and composed by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood.
Released as a single, it is the title selection of an album which The Pipkins
recorded and released on the EMI Columbia Records label. The song also appeared
on the compilation of the same name, which The Pipkins shared with another
up-and-coming group The Sweet. It has also been included on many other
compilation albums. The song was arranged by Big Jim Sullivan. interest in the
song resurfaced in the 1990s when the Maynards confectionery company used it in
a popular television commercial for their 'Just Fruits' fruit pastille and fruit
gum range between 1992 and 1994, which led to the song reappearing on radio
playlists during that era. In 1998, Dairylea also used the song in an
advertisement in the UK.
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The Pipkins
Gimme Dat
Ring
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