V/A - Stand By Me

1986 was a big year for a huge blockbuster movie called Stand By Me. The Rob Reiner classic truly made way for the hit soundtrack companion LP, which sailed to the top of both the sales and airplay charts with the classic re-charting hit title track Stand By Me by the late great Ben E. King. The classic movie featured some of the biggest songs honoring the birth of rock and roll including Buddy Holly’s worldwide smash hit single Everyday as well as The Silhouettes smash #1 Get a Job and The Coasters’ rock champion Yakety Yak.