davetaylor

Careful you might be arrested! :D

Quite surprised. Not too bad. Though I did have to listen to Josh Ellis!

6th Jan 73 51 BRAND NEW SONG - CLIFF RICHARD 13th Jan 73 53 REACH OUT & TOUCH - DIANA ROSS (RE-ISSUE) 55 THEME FROM THE STRAUSS FAMILY - LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 27th Jan 73 56 DRIEDEL - DON MCLEAN 3rd Feb 73 53 SWEET SURRENDER - BREAD 10th Feb 73 51 AMAZING GRACE - SHEPHERD'S BUSH COMETS 52 EL DOOMO - ELLIS 3rd March 73 51 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - ALBERT HAMMOND 24th March 73 53 FOR MY LOVE - HARRY SECOMBE 31st March 73 54 GOOM MORNING HEARTACHE - DIANA ROSS 7th Aptil 73 54 SUPERFLY - CURTIS MAYFIELD 14th April 73 56 BEAUTIFUL DAY BEAUTIFUL NIGHT - HURRICANE SMITH 21st April 73 56 I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS - JAMES BROWN Also, some time around now, Fleetwood Mac put out a version of "For Your Love" (the Yardbirds classic), it sunk as "Albatross" was re-released. "A Little Bit Like Magic" by King Harvest was also released. There was also an instrumental version of "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" out. I forget the artistes, but it was a version of the Fifth Dimension piece, with an instrumental of Carole King's "It's Too Late" on the B side.

May 73. It reached #56. Others round then were: May 5th ROOFTOP SINGING - NEW WORLD #51 MASTERPIECE - TEMPTATIONS #52 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG - ISAAC HAYES #54 SING - CARPENTERS #55 AIN'T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I GOT) - FOUR TOPS #56 12th May TRAVELLIN' IN STYLE - FREE #52 SAD DAY - ROLLING STONES #54 2nd June OH NO NOT THE BEAST DAY - MARSHA HUNT #53 9th June JACK HORNER'S HOLIDAY - JIMMY HELMS #52 16th June ANOTHER WITHOUT YOU DAY - MIKI ANTHONY #51

Tch Tch Tch. I thought it was Milward Brown's job to collate sales & deliver them to the chart company....Thank goodness I know people, that can deliver charts, that make sense. What a joke. You look round to see what #1 is & the record has been ignored this week! What a great Country, we live in. Or is it Cuntry?!

Got to have: Teresa Brewer Petula Clark Caterina Valente Shirley Bassey Marion Ryan Eydie Gorme Alma Cogan Connie Francis Rosemary Clooney Ruby Murray Joan Regan Dodie Stevens Ruby Wright The Kaye Sisters/Three Kayes Beverly Sisters Gracie Fields

Another good reason Big Top 40 will again get double the listeners of Radio One. A new shite presenter & a top 40, biased to stupid blown out rules. Consider January 74 & 75. Christmas is well over, but shops cut the price of Christmas titles to clear. What happens? 2 false number ones into mid January. And that was a carve up. Mr Bowie a lesser fix than that one. 44 years in & still about as good as the day it started. Sitting round the radio on Sunday 16th February 1969. Alan Freeman: "We've got brand new computerised chart for you, compiled by the British Market Research Bureau". Though they weren't propared to make an understandable explanation, why they have difficultities getting sales info on the Mrs Robinson E.P. Number 19 in the final BBC Top 30 & not even in the top 60, for BMRB (as apparently they couldn't track E.Ps). An event that lasted 6 years. Official? What's official about something that doesn't include certain paid for titles? It's like going to speak to a Policeman, that refuses to tell you what time it is, as he hasn't got a watch! Then we shouldn't forget ageism rules ok in the singles chart. Like Doctpr Blind says, the charts mean nothing & I doubt Bowie had any say in how his release is handle. I give you, it's a gimmick, but what isn't? X Factor is a gimmick, but they let the talentless shite into the charts, increased by big physical sales, which should be stopped immediately & the download era, run on it's own, for then Gabrielle Aplin would not of falsely gone to #1, with her gimmick of being released in John Lewis, for commercial purposes. Argh!

Yep quite ridiculous really. Considering JS's allegations will never be proved or not proved. Reading through the Gary Glitter stuff, is also open to question, too. News Of The World set ups & various other stuff go against the so called "dangerous" p**** & the unbelievable tale of another, who can not even remember that she was 16 in 1974 & not 14, as she claimed. Plus I don't even have any inclings that any of the people arrested, will ever be charged. And poor RH. Well! Then again, even more so on the non screening of DLT. Jim Davidson's Big Break was still shown (in a double bill) on Challenge T last night. And as BBC4 is not a channell pulling in millions of viewers, I really can not see as to why they can not show DLT, or (even) the Jimmy Savile ones, in a (forgive the pun) a Graveyard slot, after midnight. Though I doubt anyting with JS in, will ever be show again, although his picture appears all over the net (somewhere) everyday.

Here's a restored version of that 1964 Pick Of The Pops: http://www.mediafire.com/?s880l9qp640s0c1

Here are 42 minutes of POTP from 12th Jan 1964: (Noteably just after Alan's very first presentation of TOTP on the 8th Jan) http://youtu.be/9MRHv1ro974 20 Do You Really Love Me Too - Billy Fury 17 We Are In Love - Adam Faith 12 Stay - The Hollies New Releases Hey Lover - Susan Maughan Will You Be My Lover Tonight - George Bean Whispering - Nino Tempo & April Stevens Tonight You're Gonna Fall In Love With Me - The Shirelles The Boy You're Kissing - Mark Wynter Donna Donna (Why Do You Wanna Do That) - The Voices Of Chris Jensen Dance With Me - Jay & The Americans LP Spot It's You Or No One - Bobby Darin (Track: All Or Nothing At All) Top 10 10 08 Secret Love - Kathy Kirby 09 06 Dominique - Singing Nun 08 04 You Were Made For Me - Freddie And The Dreamers 07 09 Swingin' On A Star - Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva 06 03 She Loves You - The Beatles 05 06 Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney 04 05 I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield 03 10 Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans 01 02 Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five 01 01 I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

Check out the BBC Motion Gallery site. Many Top Of The Pops on line. http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go..._13567821487952

Gold? You listen to Gold? I can't believe that with all the decent Internet Oldies stations around, you have to listen to a station for the braindead. Gold's Playlist: Let's play the same 500 sings over & over & over again.

Top Of The Pops 1977 Part 2 (26th Dec 77): http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go..._13564766463782

BBC4 won't be showing part 2 of the Christmas Show from 1977, as it's hosted by DLT (assisted by Blackbum). If I find a copy, i'll post it. Meanwhile here is 17th Nov 1977 (& JS): http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go..._13563887884474 Chris, unfortunately Chris Hill's performances on the 1975 & 1976 TOTPs are both missing. The Goodies "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me" is different. As Radio One & TOTPs had a ruling with double A sides. The Radio One Top 20 (& Tom Browne) always played "Father Christmas" in December 74 & TOTPs always featured "The Inbetweenies". The same when TOTPs always featured "First Cut Is The Deepest" & Rod Stewart. The Top 20 always played "I Don't Want To Talk About It".

Funnily on 10th Dec 88 in London, Bros went to the top. Must of been close in the London area, for the 10th.

Much agree Chris. It is a lovely song & very underplayed, although a big hit. And all of Dana's hits are very underplayed. When was the last time you heard "Fairytale". Only made #13, but shifted just as many as "It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas". 1978 will be ok to go ahead. First one penciled in for 17th Jan 2012. JS didn't present while he did "Jim'll Fix It". So the first 4 months of 78, will be ok, apart from DLT. But we have all those, we can link in the future. So, watch this space....

18th Feb 69 to Sept 87 (Wednesday if Mon was a Bank Holiday) Previously you saw the chart as new, on Top Of The Pops, which was a Wednesday evening from 1st Jan 64 to 1965 & a Thursday, there after. Before 1964, you had to wait until Sunday at 4pm on Pick Of The Pops & between March 58 & Dec 61, Saturday at 11pm on Pick Of The Pops, when the charts were aimed at your parents & not teenagers, hence some non playing of Elvis etc. And the album chart on a Wednesday July 69 to Sept 87 (Thursday if Mon was Bank Holiday). No Album Chart announced, before then. And Albums were included in the overall chart from March 58 to April 66. Of course i'm talking BBC there. Not a pulled together book, that ignores the BBC's charts. The first chart I heard on the Radio, would of been Pete Murray on Radio Luxembourg & the Top 20 on Sunday's at 11pm. Somewhere around 1957, which would be the first I can remember! 1957 would be the Sheet Music Chart, as record charts did not feature on Radio until Oct/Nov 57.

And the 1st Dec 1977 show (also not shown): http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go..._13562090817952

Here's the 22nd Dec 1977 edition (which of course won't be shown): http://youtu.be/hSbsRGt6euo

No. It was a thing put about by the compilers of the self made fanzine "Chartwatch". Never was a chart compiled. And if you look at the Record Business Research figures. There is no way that "War Is Over", overtook "Starting Over", let alone "Grandma". Even with a mythical 33% Woolworths extra added figure. For not including Woolworths, you lose nearly half of Granma's figure, hence why "Starting Over" was the Record Business Magazine Christmas #1. Infact I believe "Grandma" only made #3 on that chart & Jona Lewie was #1, before Lennon was shot. The NME & Melody Maker can't even be compared for different cut off days. NME going from Thursday to Weds & MM from Fri to Thurs. In anycase, both of those papers didn't do a chart that week, either. Week ending 3rd of Jan 81 is actually the chart, that would of appeared in the papers on Week ending 27th Dec...except there were no editions, that week! The NME & MM Charts were always available on a Saturday morning. So, w/k ending 3rd Jan (for NME & MM), were new charts on 20th & covered the period 11th to 17th Dec (for NME) & 12th to 18th (for MM)...Not like Dasher stated at all, even. From what i've also seen, is likely BMRB made a mistake in putting it at #2 on Tuesday 6th Jan 81. Figures going in wrong boxes, all over the place. What with 3 Lennons & Jona Lewie (with the same initials) the chart was a mess. It's more likely that it only really made #3, not even #2. Where (i'm likely to reckon) that Starting Over was really still at #2 on the 6th. the 6th covered 29th to 3rd Jan. Indicating falling sales in a quiet period. Even more apparent on Tuesday 13th, when the single was #3.

And what makes Gambaccini the same, by saying "Pick Of The Pops" was essential listening in the 60s? It was, yes...but he didn't actually come to Britain, until 1970! He'd of been brought up by Billboard & even they didn't use Record Retailer. On Swern: Yep, he was a Record Producer & only on rather crappy hits, like The Pearls & the like. You can dedicate the Virgin book to both Swern & Gambaccini, as they are both Virgin's, where the charts are concerned. Both bought up on reading books, without having the proper knowledge. Gambaccini, even more so. The programme lacked the words of Derek Chinnery. He should of been on, as he created the BBC charts & had a hand in pushing towards BMRB.

Exactly, Mr Tibbs. You had a row of columns, with the Artist's name, backwards i.e. Sinatra, Nancy & Small Faces. So, all too easy to put figures in the wrong box. And it may of happened, on a couple of occasions, with BMRB in the 70s & early 80s too... And Steve201: Radio Luxembourg, weren't really ahead of the BBC, as Luxy broadcasted the Sheet Music Top 20, until 27th Dec 1959 (abeit a week behind with Pete Murray) & then went to the NME top 20, from 3rd Jan 1960. They were ahead, when Barry Alldis took the Luxy Top 20 show, to Saturday Lunchtimes, with a special Weekend NME chart from July 1966. A short lived affair, that became a pretty much made up own Luxy Top 20, when Paul Burnett took over in March 1967.

They were spread around the Country, Yes Martin. Melody Maker also did something no other chart did. They also included a poll from Ireland. It was shops like Hickies, Co-Operative Stores & tons of the stand alone Record Shops. Melody Maker had a niche into the Jazz sector originally, then had a slight biased to the Northern Dance sector from around 65-68, then got a bit biased to reggae & ska. Which showed in their 31 - 50 positions. NME's niche went into the folk of Dylan & into the Hendrix fanbase from the mid 60s, onwards. Then (like I already said) Record Retailer (& also Disc) were very Middle Of The Road orientated. Genres & Sectors, that could really only be brought together by averaging the charts, together. A chart of charts. And hardly surprising mistakes did occur, not to say hype. Though Melody Maker were not prone to mistakes, but hype in those 31 to 50 positions. To combat that, they stopped publishing the 31 to 50 in April 67 & shrunk to a Top 30, as did Disc, although they still compiled a Top 50. Then (of course) 180 charts were collected by phone to Melody Maker & then they just added those 180 charts together, to make their own average. Exactly what NME did with 100 charts, Disc with 75 & Record Retailer with 60. Hence, why Derek Chinnery (at the BBC) decided to do the same, with the published charts. He'd get them sent to him on a Tuesday & just added them all together, with variable mistakes himself. Obviously not taken that care, with the maths. Some week's, he got his 12 year old daughter, to add them together! Then they got their first airing on Top Of The Pops on a Wednesday evening at 6.40 in 1964, with Dusty Springfield kicking off that first historic show, with Jimmy Savile. The BBC's very first chart aired on Pick Of The Pops on Sunday 30th March 1958 at 11pm, with David Jacobs & never did he play a certain Jackie Dennis record, callled "La Dee Dah". All though it was in the top 20, for a good 8 weeks! You have today's listener battle with Independant Radio & it was pretty much the same in the 50s. For Radio Luxembourg span out their Sheet Music Top 20 at the same time, as Pick of the Pops. Then began battling further, when they both kept switching their shows, back & forth from Sunday to Saturday. There was Luxembourg going for the teenager, but the BBC were still playing new releases, from 1940s artists instead of playing Tommy Steele, Little Richard & Elvis, they'd rather be playing Geraldo, Sinatra & Crosby. Then came the 1958 Pick Of The Pops number one review of the year....David Jacobs, still managed to get Peggy Lee in, although she only made number 6!

Well Record Retailer was a Saturday to Friday chart with a 30 shop poll in 1960, rising to 60 shops in 1966. But it hides all tied positions. I was told that various tied Number ones, were separated, by taking a look at the previous week's positions i.e. the higher the place, of a record the previous week, determined the separation of a joint position. Please Please Me, being a separated tie too, with Wayward Wind. But Wayward Wind, was apparently awarded top spot, as it were higher than Please Please Me, on the previous week. NME did 2 Singles charts. One for the Paper itself, the other for Radio Luxembourg & Billboard. The Paper chart was Mon to Sat & the Luxembourg/Billboard cut off on a Friday. It had risen from 25 shops to 150 by 1963. Melody Maker was a Monday to Saturday chart. Rising from 25 shops in 1956 to 100 in 1960, to 150 in 1963, to 180 in 1967. This being the one, seen on most walls in the shops & also used by Radio Caroline & Ready Steady Go. Record Mirror was a Monday to Saturday chart. With the biggest amount of 1950s poll of 60 shops. Putting it above NME. The chart ceased on 17th March 1962. Disc was a Saturday to Friday chart. With the poorest poll in 1958, but rose to 75 shops by 1963 & ahead of Record Retailer's 30 shop poll. Pop Weekly started in September 62 - 1966 & averaged the 4 other charts & polled 10 other shops of their own. Top Pops started in 1968 to 1971 & polled WHSmith & Sons only, on a Mon to Sat basis. Cashbox Magazine (in the States) used a similar thing to Pop Weekly (for British Singles) & then from February 69, switched to Melody Maker's top 30. EMI produced an average chart, with a HMV sweep of 10% (this one did appear in some HMV shops & was used by the EMI company trade people. All papers (apart from Record Retailer) kept tied positions intact. You could say NME & Melody Maker were the better of the 5 regular Music Paper charts. Those 2 together, would give a more informed/compiled chart, as the Mon to Sat period was probably best.

Rather worded wrongly document "1952 saw the birth of Britain's Official Singles Chart". Quel surprise! "The Sales Week 3rd Feb - 8th Feb 1969 saw the birth of Britain's Official Chart". Now, that really is official! Think I'll report it to the Police, for false deception. It can be proven.