Happy ever after in an old chart from 1969

Chris Brown

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I pulled this chart out because Dean Ford, the singer of Marmalade, died
just after Christmas. So it seems fitting to do the week they were at
the top of the chart (according to Record Retailer).
This week was also the 50th anniversary of George Harrison leaving the
Beatles and whilst they're not in the chart in person, there are a lot
of records you can link them to. And this was the 10th anniversary of
Motown who are quite well represented here.

Playlists are here. I did fairly well but somehow the Toys song was only
on Spotify in Italian.
https://open.spotify.com/user/nowthats/playlist/7gv8DZ91YjTusTbodiE8Oc?si=hLqYQz4uT7GPk2sDlMpu9g
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpO25YUMAo1v2BOY7AWaT6h

Chart dated: 18th January 1969

1. (3) Marmalade Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
2. (4) Fleetwood Mac Albatross
3. (2) Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup
4. (1) The Scaffold Lily The Pink
5. (10) Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life
6. (8) Herman's Hermits Something's Happening
7. (5) Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band I'm The Urban Spaceman
8. (6) Love Sculpture Sabre Dance
9. (7) Nina Simone Ain't Got No/I Got Life/Do What You Gotta Do
10. (12) Judy Clay And William Bell Private Number
11. (9) Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man
12. (23) Manfred Mann Fox On The Run
13. (29) The Move Blackberry Way
14. (13) Des O'Connor 1-2-3 O'Leary
15. (16) Hugo Montenegro The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
16. (22) Edwin Starr Stop Her On Sight (SOS)/Headline News
17. (15) Diana Ross And The Supremes Love Child
18. (11) Lulu I'm A Tiger
19. (14) The Gun Race With The Devil
20. (17) Tom Jones A Minute Of Your Time
21. (18) Malcolm Roberts May I Have The Next Dream With You
22. (21) Jeannie C Riley Harper Valley PTA
23. (39) Johnny Nash You Got Soul
24. (30) Canned Heat Going Up The Country
25. (25) Donald Peers Please Don't Go
26. (24) Bedrocks Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
27. (20) The Isley Brothers This Old Heart Of Mine {1968 re-release}
28. (32) Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus Quick Joey Small (Run
Joey Run)
29. (31) Simon And Garfunkel Mrs Robinson (EP)
[Mrs. Robinson; April Come She Will; Scarborough Fair/Canticle; The
Sound Of Silence]
30. (38) Booker T & the MG's Soul Limbo
31. (46) Wilson Pickett Hey Jude
32. (40) Jethro Tull Love Story
33. (45) Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell You're All I Need To Get By
34. (33) The Beach Boys Bluebirds Over The Mountain
35. (NE) Martha Reeves And The Vandellas Dancing In The Street {1969}
36. (36) Danny La Rue On Mother Kelly's Doorstep
37. (34) The Casuals Toy
38. (NE) Nina Simone To Love Somebody
39. (26) Cliff Richard And The Shadows Don't Forget To Catch Me
40. (19) Bandwagon Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache
41. (37) Donovan Atlantis
42. (27) Val Doonican If I Knew Then What I Know Now
43. (28) The Turtles Elenore
44. (RE) Nina Simone I Put A Spell On You
45. (NE) The Isley Brothers I Guess I'll Always Love You {1969}
46. (NE) Eric Burdon And The Animals Ring Of Fire
47. (NE) Tymes People
48. (NE) Cream White Room
49. (43) The Four Tops I'm In A Different World
50. (35) Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days

Chris

James Heaton

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"Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I pulled this chart out because Dean Ford, the singer of Marmalade, died
> just after Christmas. So it seems fitting to do the week they were at the
> top of the chart (according to Record Retailer).
> This week was also the 50th anniversary of George Harrison leaving the
> Beatles and whilst they're not in the chart in person, there are a lot of
> records you can link them to. And this was the 10th anniversary of Motown
> who are quite well represented here.
>
> Playlists are here. I did fairly well but somehow the Toys song was only
> on Spotify in Italian.
> https://open.spotify.com/user/nowthats/playlist/7gv8DZ91YjTusTbodiE8Oc?si=hLqYQz4uT7GPk2sDlMpu9g
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpO25YUMAo1v2BOY7AWaT6h
>
> Chart dated: 18th January 1969
>

> 2. (4) Fleetwood Mac Albatross

Every time I hear this it makes me think of Saundersfoot beach on a sunny
day, not too hot.

> 8. (6) Love Sculpture Sabre Dance

I had somehow never heard this until NYD when Owen Money played it on Radio
Wales. Absolutely amazing track, I love the way Dave Edmunds parodies the
style of other guitarists in different places. Just a 3 piece group.
Youtube their version of Summertime to see what they could do vocally,
Edmunds with a soft and breathy voice quite unlike 'I hear you knocking'.
Next time I'm on Amazon I'll be getting something of theirs!

2 instrumentals in the top 10 must be fairly rare?

> 10. (12) Judy Clay And William Bell Private Number

Iconic Mowtown track with a singer who died early

> 11. (9) Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man

And another iconic track with a singer who died early. Big fan of Dusty.
Joss Stone murdered this at the Brits some years ago, the tempo was too
quick for her. She sung the final verse acapella at her own pace and
sounded amazing.

> 13. (29) The Move Blackberry Way

Wayne had a nicer voice overall, but Wood had more depth and anguish in his,
which suits this dark and deep track.

> 15. (16) Hugo Montenegro The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

3 in the top 15...

> 30. (38) Booker T & the MG's Soul Limbo

The Test Match Special theme. I think it was originally used for a W Indies
tour in the early 70s by tv, and stuck. Transferred to radio when tv lost
the rights in the late 90s.

> 33. (45) Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell You're All I Need To Get By

Still can't hear this without thinking of the Freeview ad, my partner was
working for them at the time., although this was for general market and she
was on the help scheme.

Halfway through the campaign Maggie Jones (Coronation St) died and
everything had to be pulled and reprinted with the replacement - racking our
brains we can't be sure who it was but think it might have been Maggie
Philbin.

> 37. (34) The Casuals Toy

Didn't realise they did anything other than Jesamine, which is a favourite
of a restaurateur acquaintance of mine.

James

Vidcapper

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On 13/01/2019 19:04, Chris Brown wrote:
>
> Chart dated: 18th January 1969
>
> 1. (3) Marmalade Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
> 2. (4) Fleetwood Mac Albatross
> 3. (2) Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup
> 4. (1) The Scaffold Lily The Pink

> 29. (31) Simon And Garfunkel Mrs Robinson (EP)

I know only one of these outside the T4 (not counting covers, of course)

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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

Chris Brown

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Actually I think quite a few of these are the most famous versions,
apart from:

26. (24) Bedrocks Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da [obviously]

31. (46) Wilson Pickett Hey Jude

46. (NE) Eric Burdon And The Animals Ring Of Fire
47. (NE) Tymes People

I'm refusing to acknowledge the possibility that people think Mrs
Robinson is a Lemonheads song, or I Put A Spell On You is a Sonique song.

Love Story by Jethro Tull is unsurprisingly not the same song that was a
hit for Taylor Swift.

Chris

Chris Brown

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On 13/01/2019 20:53, James Heaton wrote:
>
> "Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:q1g24b$ul7$1...@dont-email.me...
>> I pulled this chart out because Dean Ford, the singer of Marmalade,
>> died just after Christmas. So it seems fitting to do the week they
>> were at the top of the chart (according to Record Retailer).
>> This week was also the 50th anniversary of George Harrison leaving the
>> Beatles and whilst they're not in the chart in person, there are a lot
>> of records you can link them to. And this was the 10th anniversary of
>> Motown who are quite well represented here.
>>
>> Playlists are here. I did fairly well but somehow the Toys song was
>> only on Spotify in Italian.
>> https://open.spotify.com/user/nowthats/playlist/7gv8DZ91YjTusTbodiE8Oc?si=hLqYQz4uT7GPk2sDlMpu9g
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpO25YUMAo1v2BOY7AWaT6h
>>
>> Chart dated: 18th January 1969
>>
>
>> 2. (4) Fleetwood Mac Albatross
>
> Every time I hear this it makes me think of Saundersfoot beach on a
> sunny day, not too hot.

Never been there but it's a good sunny day song.

>> 8. (6) Love Sculpture Sabre Dance
>
> I had somehow never heard this until NYD when Owen Money played it on
> Radio Wales.

That is a genuine coincidence.

I presume he just played this single edit, not the whole 11 minutes?

> Absolutely amazing track, I love the way Dave Edmunds
> parodies the style of other guitarists in different places. Just a 3
> piece group. Youtube their version of Summertime to see what they could
> do vocally, Edmunds with a soft and breathy voice quite unlike 'I hear
> you knocking'. Next time I'm on Amazon I'll be getting something of theirs!
>
> 2 instrumentals in the top 10 must be fairly rare?

By this late in the Sixties, I would expect so.

>> 10. (12) Judy Clay And William Bell Private Number
>
> Iconic Mowtown track with a singer who died early

Technically Stax rather than Motown.

>> 11. (9) Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man
>
> And another iconic track with a singer who died early.

Almost 20 years ago now.

> Big fan of
> Dusty. Joss Stone murdered this at the Brits some years ago, the tempo
> was too quick for her. She sung the final verse acapella at her own
> pace and sounded amazing.

This more recent version is nearer the original tempo and key and is
definitely better although personally I don't think her vocal approach
suits the song quite as well.

>> 13. (29) The Move Blackberry Way
>
> Wayne had a nicer voice overall, but Wood had more depth and anguish in
> his, which suits this dark and deep track.

I wonder if that's how they decided it?
It does look a bit odd sometimes when you see footage of the songs Roy
Wood sings because Carl Wayne doesn't have much to do. At least he gets
to shout "ooh" on Fire Brigade.

>> 15. (16) Hugo Montenegro The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
>
> 3 in the top 15...

Instrumental film themes don't really chart now. If they even exist.

>> 30. (38) Booker T & the MG's Soul Limbo
>
> The Test Match Special theme. I think it was originally used for a W
> Indies tour in the early 70s by tv, and stuck.

That seems logical.

> Transferred to radio
> when tv lost the rights in the late 90s.

Must be one of those pieces of music a lot more people know than could name.

And yet another instrumental in the Top 30.

>> 33. (45) Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell You're All I Need To Get By
>
> Still can't hear this without thinking of the Freeview ad, my partner
> was working for them at the time., although this was for general market
> and she was on the help scheme.
>
> Halfway through the campaign Maggie Jones (Coronation St) died and
> everything had to be pulled and reprinted with the replacement - racking
> our brains we can't be sure who it was but think it might have been
> Maggie Philbin.

Apparently this one is from 2014 so I think after she died?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8-jITevuw

>> 37. (34) The Casuals Toy
>
> Didn't realise they did anything other than Jesamine, which is a
> favourite of a restaurateur acquaintance of mine.

Very big in Italy apparently, but this was their only other UK hit. And
I suppose most people only knew about the Top 30 chart in those days .

Chris

James Heaton

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"Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> On 13/01/2019 20:53, James Heaton wrote:
>>
>> "Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:q1g24b$ul7$1...@dont-email.me...
>>> I pulled this chart out because Dean Ford, the singer of Marmalade, died
>>> just after Christmas. So it seems fitting to do the week they were at
>>> the top of the chart (according to Record Retailer).
>>> This week was also the 50th anniversary of George Harrison leaving the
>>> Beatles and whilst they're not in the chart in person, there are a lot
>>> of records you can link them to. And this was the 10th anniversary of
>>> Motown who are quite well represented here.
>>>
>>> Playlists are here. I did fairly well but somehow the Toys song was only
>>> on Spotify in Italian.
>>> https://open.spotify.com/user/nowthats/playlist/7gv8DZ91YjTusTbodiE8Oc?si=hLqYQz4uT7GPk2sDlMpu9g
>>> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpO25YUMAo1v2BOY7AWaT6h
>>>
>>> Chart dated: 18th January 1969
>

>>> 8. (6) Love Sculpture Sabre Dance
>>
>> I had somehow never heard this until NYD when Owen Money played it on
>> Radio Wales.
>
> That is a genuine coincidence.
>
> I presume he just played this single edit, not the whole 11 minutes?

Yes the 4ish mins version, he said he was getting producer earache for
playing a speed rock instrumental when most listeners had a headache!

>>> 33. (45) Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell You're All I Need To Get By
>>
>> Still can't hear this without thinking of the Freeview ad, my partner was
>> working for them at the time., although this was for general market and
>> she was on the help scheme.
>>
>> Halfway through the campaign Maggie Jones (Coronation St) died and
>> everything had to be pulled and reprinted with the replacement - racking
>> our brains we can't be sure who it was but think it might have been
>> Maggie Philbin.
>
> Apparently this one is from 2014 so I think after she died?
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8-jITevuw

Oh, that was some time after my partner was made redundant along with most
of her division! Mind you possible blessing in disguise as the employer by
then was, after some takeovers, Carillion.

Shows how time plays tricks.

James

Chris Brown

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Ha, fair point.

>>>> 33. (45) Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell You're All I Need To Get By
>>>
>>> Still can't hear this without thinking of the Freeview ad, my partner
>>> was working for them at the time., although this was for general
>>> market and she was on the help scheme.
>>>
>>> Halfway through the campaign Maggie Jones (Coronation St) died and
>>> everything had to be pulled and reprinted with the replacement -
>>> racking our brains we can't be sure who it was but think it might
>>> have been Maggie Philbin.
>>
>> Apparently this one is from 2014 so I think after she died?
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8-jITevuw
>
> Oh, that was some time after my partner was made redundant along with
> most of her division! Mind you possible blessing in disguise as the
> employer by then was, after some takeovers, Carillion.

Ouch!

> Shows how time plays tricks.

Oh right, I thought you meant they'd been using that song in multiple
ads over the years.

Chris

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Chris Brown wrote

>
> Chart dated: 18th January 1969
>
> 1. (3) Marmalade Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da

A poor number 1 simply because I've never liked the song.

> 2. (4) Fleetwood Mac Albatross

On the other hand this one is good. It would reach number 1 and when
re-issued 4 years later it peaked at number 2. Mike Vernon, the
producer, was a member of Rocky Sharpe & The Replays who were in the
charts a decade later (and now 40 years ago) with 'Rama Lama Ding Dong'.

> 3. (2) Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup

A song that was played quite frequently on the radio in the 70s. OK in
its own way.

> 4. (1) The Scaffold Lily The Pink

Another dreadful song. And another with Beatles connections.

> 5. (10) Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life

Stevie was really getting into his stride now and this marks the
possible start of his imperial phase.

> 6. (8) Herman's Hermits Something's Happening

One I remember from being young. I quite like this one.

> 7. (5) Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band I'm The Urban Spaceman

I thought this was from earlier than 1969. Not that good.

> 8. (6) Love Sculpture Sabre Dance

Don't recall this one at all.

> 9. (7) Nina Simone Ain't Got No/I Got Life/Do What You Gotta Do

Classic Nina Simone song.

> 10. (12) Judy Clay And William Bell Private Number

Typical late 60s R&B / soul.

> 11. (9) Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man

I'm always partial to a bit of Dusty and this is a good one.

> 12. (23) Manfred Mann Fox On The Run

Not The Sweet song. This one sounds vaguely familiar.

> 13. (29) The Move Blackberry Way

A great The Move record.

> 14. (13) Des O'Connor 1-2-3 O'Leary

... makes this song sound dreary. His last top 10 hit until December 1986.

> 15. (16) Hugo Montenegro The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Great film soundtrack theme. I think this dates back to 1966 but it
sounds even older.

> 16. (22) Edwin Starr Stop Her On Sight (SOS)/Headline News

Another classic late 60s soul song (A side). I'm not familiar with the
AA side.

> 17. (15) Diana Ross And The Supremes Love Child

For the time the lyrics were quite eye opening. A great song.

> 18. (11) Lulu I'm A Tiger

Nope, don't recall.

> 19. (14) The Gun Race With The Devil

Another I vaguely recognise.

> 20. (17) Tom Jones A Minute Of Your Time

And another I don't recall at all.

> 29. (31) Simon And Garfunkel Mrs Robinson (EP)
> [Mrs. Robinson; April Come She Will; Scarborough Fair/Canticle; The
> Sound Of Silence]

Three weeks later this would jump to number 9 but then would vanish from
the chart the following week when BMRB started to compile the first
proper sales based chart. The reason for it vanishing was that EPs were
banned from the BMRB Singles chart even though there was no EP chart
compiled. They were allowed to chart by the mid 70s.

> 30. (38) Booker T & the MG's Soul Limbo

I bought this back in 1980 when it was re-issued as the follow up to
'Green Onions'.

> 36. (36) Danny La Rue On Mother Kelly's Doorstep

I remember him performing this song on a number of TV programmes during
the 70s.

> 38. (NE) Nina Simone To Love Somebody

> 44. (RE) Nina Simone I Put A Spell On You

Three Nina Simone records on the chart.

> 48. (NE) Cream White Room

They were popular but I thought they were slightly overrated. I suppose
being classed as a supergroup helped with their popularity.

> 50. (35) Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days

Another Beatles tie-in, along with 'Hey Jude' by Wilson Pickett.

BREAKERS

b01 (NEW) REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE - Merrilee Rush (Bell 1041)
b02 (NEW) MEET ON THE LEDGE - Fairport Convention (Island WIP 6047)
b03 (NEW) PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG - Otis Redding (Atlantic 584234)
b04 (NEW) MOVE IN A LITTLE CLOSER BABY - Harmony Grass
b05 (NEW) YOU AIN'T LIVIN' TILL YOUR'E LOVIN - Marvin Gaye / Tammi
Terrell (Chart Entry 25-Jan-1969 at No. 48)
b06 (NEW) I'LL PICK A ROSE FOR MY ROSE - Marv Johnson (Chart Entry
25-Jan-1969 at No. 47)
b07 (b05) BABY WON'T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE - Web

A number of soul singles. And Fairport Convention almost scoring their
first hit single.

>
> Chris

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Chris Brown

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On 20/01/2019 19:11, Robbie wrote:
> Chris Brown wrote
>>
>> Chart dated: 18th January 1969
>>
>> 1. (3) Marmalade Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
>
> A poor number 1 simply because I've never liked the song.

I don't even think this is the best version of it.

>> 2. (4) Fleetwood Mac Albatross
>
> On the other hand this one is good. It would reach number 1 and when
> re-issued 4 years later it peaked at number 2. Mike Vernon, the
> producer, was a member of Rocky Sharpe & The Replays who were in the
> charts a decade later (and now 40 years ago) with 'Rama Lama Ding Dong'.

I didn't know that, although I did know ten years after that he was back
producing the first Roachford album.

>> 3. (2) Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup
>
> A song that was played quite frequently on the radio in the 70s. OK in
> its own way.

And indeed I heard it today. I don't like it as much as their other big
hit TBH.

>> 4. (1) The Scaffold Lily The Pink
>
> Another dreadful song. And another with Beatles connections.

Mike McGear - the band Wings could have been.

>> 5. (10) Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life
>
> Stevie was really getting into his stride now and this marks the
> possible start of his imperial phase.

Perhaps the point when he escaped the novelty tag?

>> 6. (8) Herman's Hermits Something's Happening
>
> One I remember from being young. I quite like this one.

I don't think I'd ever heard it before.
It's OK but it sound much older than most of the rest of the chart.

>> 7. (5) Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band I'm The Urban Spaceman
>
> I thought this was from earlier than 1969.

It did enter the chart in 1968, so you're technically right.

>Not that good.

I've always liked it.

>> 8. (6) Love Sculpture Sabre Dance
>
> Don't recall this one at all.

You might remember the tune though.

>> 9. (7) Nina Simone Ain't Got No/I Got Life/Do What You Gotta Do
>
> Classic Nina Simone song.

Or even two of them.

>> 10. (12) Judy Clay And William Bell Private Number
>
> Typical late 60s R&B / soul.

Yeah, a bit of an odd thing to sing about.

>> 11. (9) Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man
>
> I'm always partial to a bit of Dusty and this is a good one.

It is.

>> 12. (23) Manfred Mann Fox On The Run
>
> Not The Sweet song. This one sounds vaguely familiar.

Not one of the Manfreds songs you hear nowadays.

>> 13. (29) The Move Blackberry Way
>
> A great The Move record.

Definitely. Satisfyingly downbeat.

>> 14. (13) Des O'Connor 1-2-3 O'Leary
>
> ... makes this song sound dreary. His last top 10 hit until December 1986.

That would be the version of Skye Boat Song that got an, er, interesting
reception on the TotP repeat.

>> 15. (16) Hugo Montenegro The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
>
> Great film soundtrack theme. I think this dates back to 1966 but it
> sounds even older.

That's true, although I suppose film music isn't usually up-to-the-minute.

>> 16. (22) Edwin Starr Stop Her On Sight (SOS)/Headline News
>
> Another classic late 60s soul song (A side). I'm not familiar with the
> AA side.

The flipside is similar in style, though slightly less brilliant.

>> 17. (15) Diana Ross And The Supremes Love Child
>
> For the time the lyrics were quite eye opening. A great song.

Strangely time-specific really: much earlier they wouldn't have got away
with it, but nowadays nobody uses that phrase.

>> 18. (11) Lulu I'm A Tiger
>
> Nope, don't recall.

Very silly song. Not necessarily in a good way.

>> 19. (14) The Gun Race With The Devil
>
> Another I vaguely recognise.

Adrian Gurvitz before he went to his attic.

>> 20. (17) Tom Jones A Minute Of Your Time
>
> And another I don't recall at all.

Not his best, not his worst, but you never hear it now.

>> 29. (31) Simon And Garfunkel Mrs Robinson (EP)
>> [Mrs. Robinson; April Come She Will; Scarborough Fair/Canticle; The
>> Sound Of Silence]
>
> Three weeks later this would jump to number 9 but then would vanish from
> the chart the following week when BMRB started to compile the first
> proper sales based chart. The reason for it vanishing was that EPs were
> banned from the BMRB Singles chart even though there was no EP chart
> compiled. They were allowed to chart by the mid 70s.

Still are, in theory.

>> 30. (38) Booker T & the MG's Soul Limbo
>
> I bought this back in 1980 when it was re-issued as the follow up to
> 'Green Onions'.

Was that still before the cricket thing?

>> 36. (36) Danny La Rue On Mother Kelly's Doorstep
>
> I remember him performing this song on a number of TV programmes during
> the 70s.

Presumably beyond the point where he was promoting the single.

>> 38. (NE) Nina Simone To Love Somebody
>> 44. (RE) Nina Simone I Put A Spell On You
>
> Three Nina Simone records on the chart.

I wonder if there was any relevance to that?

>> 48. (NE) Cream White Room
>
> They were popular but I thought they were slightly overrated. I suppose
> being classed as a supergroup helped with their popularity.

Possibly so, even though I don't suppose any of them was really a
household name before Cream. I do think this is one of their better songs.

>> 50. (35) Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days
>
> Another Beatles tie-in, along with 'Hey Jude' by Wilson Pickett.

Plus the other version of 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da'. And the Bonzo Dog Band.

> BREAKERS
>
> b01 (NEW) REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE - Merrilee Rush (Bell 1041)

The singer who had the US hit with Angel Of The Morning. She'll be 75
years old by the time you read this.
Bit of an odd version.

> b02 (NEW) MEET ON THE LEDGE - Fairport Convention (Island WIP 6047)

I've seen Richard Thompson perform this song live. It was great obviously.

> b03 (NEW) PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG - Otis Redding (Atlantic 584234)

Live version.

> b05 (NEW) YOU AIN'T LIVIN' TILL YOUR'E LOVIN - Marvin Gaye / Tammi
> Terrell (Chart Entry 25-Jan-1969 at No. 48)

Not their best duet. I think somebody sampled it.

> b06 (NEW) I'LL PICK A ROSE FOR MY ROSE - Marv Johnson (Chart Entry
> 25-Jan-1969 at No. 47)

One of the first Motown acts.

> b07 (b05) BABY WON'T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE - Web

Another Mike Vernon production.

Robbie

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Chris Brown wrote:
> On 20/01/2019 19:11, Robbie wrote:
>> Chris Brown wrote

>>> 2. (4) Fleetwood Mac Albatross
>>
>> On the other hand this one is good. It would reach number 1 and when
>> re-issued 4 years later it peaked at number 2. Mike Vernon, the
>> producer, was a member of Rocky Sharpe & The Replays who were in the
>> charts a decade later (and now 40 years ago) with 'Rama Lama Ding Dong'.
>
> I didn't know that, although I did know ten years after that he was back
> producing the first Roachford album.

He was also a member of the Olympic Runners during the entire time the
group existed. When the group split he joined Rocky Sharpe & co. As did
fellow band member Pete "18 With A Bullet" Wingfield.

>>> 4. (1) The Scaffold Lily The Pink
>>
>> Another dreadful song. And another with Beatles connections.
>
> Mike McGear - the band Wings could have been.

Or as Alan Partridge once said "Wings? They're only the band The Beatles
could have been".

>
>>> 5. (10) Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life
>>
>> Stevie was really getting into his stride now and this marks the
>> possible start of his imperial phase.
>
> Perhaps the point when he escaped the novelty tag?

Quite possibly.

>
>>> 6. (8) Herman's Hermits Something's Happening
>>
>> One I remember from being young. I quite like this one.
>
> I don't think I'd ever heard it before.
> It's OK but it sound much older than most of the rest of the chart.

Yes it sounds like something from around 1962/3 or maybe even earlier.

>>> 8. (6) Love Sculpture Sabre Dance
>>
>> Don't recall this one at all.
>
> You might remember the tune though.

I do, just don't remember this version.

>>> 30. (38) Booker T & the MG's Soul Limbo
>>
>> I bought this back in 1980 when it was re-issued as the follow up to
>> 'Green Onions'.
>
> Was that still before the cricket thing?

It was already the cricket theme as I bought it because I loved the
music on the BBC coverage.

>
>>> 36. (36) Danny La Rue On Mother Kelly's Doorstep
>>
>> I remember him performing this song on a number of TV programmes
>> during the 70s.
>
> Presumably beyond the point where he was promoting the single.

Indeed. I think it was the song he sung in most if not all of his
performances so in a way it's his signature tune.

>
>>> 38. (NE) Nina Simone To Love Somebody
>>> 44. (RE) Nina Simone I Put A Spell On You
>>
>> Three Nina Simone records on the chart.
>
> I wonder if there was any relevance to that?

I've checked and she was on tour in the UK in December 1968 and January
1969 and made a few appearances on TV programmes as well as Top Of The Pops.

>
>>> 48. (NE) Cream White Room
>>
>> They were popular but I thought they were slightly overrated. I
>> suppose being classed as a supergroup helped with their popularity.
>
> Possibly so, even though I don't suppose any of them was really a
> household name before Cream. I do think this is one of their better songs.

I agree it's one of their better singles but there isn't that many
decent ones to choose from. Their best is probably 'I Feel Free'.
The B side of 'White Room' was a song called 'Those Were The Days'
though its not the same song that Mary Hopkin was charting with.
>
> Chris

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Chris Brown

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On 26/01/2019 18:54, Robbie wrote:
> Chris Brown wrote:
>> On 20/01/2019 19:11, Robbie wrote:
>>> Chris Brown wrote
>
>>>> 2. (4) Fleetwood Mac Albatross
>>>
>>> On the other hand this one is good. It would reach number 1 and when
>>> re-issued 4 years later it peaked at number 2. Mike Vernon, the
>>> producer, was a member of Rocky Sharpe & The Replays who were in the
>>> charts a decade later (and now 40 years ago) with 'Rama Lama Ding Dong'.
>>
>> I didn't know that, although I did know ten years after that he was
>> back producing the first Roachford album.
>
> He was also a member of the Olympic Runners during the entire time the
> group existed.

I see quite a few of their records in charity shops. I'd never have
guessed it was the same guy.

Incidentally, I discovered when I was making the Spotify playlist that
Albatross is not on the 50-track Fleetwood Mac best-of that's currently
charting.

>>>> 4. (1) The Scaffold Lily The Pink
>>>
>>> Another dreadful song. And another with Beatles connections.
>>
>> Mike McGear - the band Wings could have been.
>
> Or as Alan Partridge once said "Wings? They're only the band The Beatles
> could have been".

Exactly what I had in mind.
Apparently Wings played on Mike McGear's solo album in the 70s... they
were in Strawberry Studios next door to 10cc.

>>>> 5. (10) Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life
>>>
>>> Stevie was really getting into his stride now and this marks the
>>> possible start of his imperial phase.
>>
>> Perhaps the point when he escaped the novelty tag?
>
> Quite possibly.

I know he got official creative control when he turned 21.

>>>> 30. (38) Booker T & the MG's Soul Limbo
>>>
>>> I bought this back in 1980 when it was re-issued as the follow up to
>>> 'Green Onions'.
>>
>> Was that still before the cricket thing?
>
> It was already the cricket theme as I bought it because I loved the
> music on the BBC coverage.

That's probably why they chose that one to re-issue.

>>>> 38. (NE) Nina Simone To Love Somebody
>>>> 44. (RE) Nina Simone I Put A Spell On You
>>>
>>> Three Nina Simone records on the chart.
>>
>> I wonder if there was any relevance to that?
>
> I've checked and she was on tour in the UK in December 1968 and January
> 1969 and made a few appearances on TV programmes as well as Top Of The
> Pops.

That would make sense. Especially at the presumably quite low sales
levels at the bottom of the chart.

>>>> 48. (NE) Cream White Room
>>>
>>> They were popular but I thought they were slightly overrated. I
>>> suppose being classed as a supergroup helped with their popularity.
>>
>> Possibly so, even though I don't suppose any of them was really a
>> household name before Cream. I do think this is one of their better
>> songs.
>
> I agree it's one of their better singles but there isn't that many
> decent ones to choose from. Their best is probably 'I Feel Free'.
> The B side of 'White Room' was a song called 'Those Were The Days'
> though its not the same song that Mary Hopkin was charting with.

I have that on a best-of album, which I figure is about the right amount
of Cream for me.
Most of my favourite Cream records are the shorter, heavily-produced
tracks which probably aren't what they were interested in themselves.

Chris

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Having looked it up, the West Indies toured England in summer of 69, so that
was probably when it was introduced as the cricket theme.

James

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Op 17-1-2019 om 23:56 schreef Chris Brown:

> On 13/01/2019 20:53, James Heaton wrote:

>> "Chris Brown" <extrem...@yahoo.com> wrote ...

>>> I pulled this chart out because Dean Ford, the singer of
>>> Marmalade, died just after Christmas. So it seems fitting to do
>>> the week they were at the top of the chart (according to Record
>>> Retailer). This week was also the 50th anniversary of George
>>> Harrison leaving the Beatles and whilst they're not in the chart
>>> in person, there are a lot of records you can link them to. And
>>> this was the 10th anniversary of Motown who are quite well
>>> represented here.
>>>
>>> Playlists are here. I did fairly well but somehow the Toys song
>>> was only on Spotify in Italian.
>>> <https://open.spotify.com/user/nowthats/playlist/7gv8DZ91YjTusTbodiE8Oc?si=hLqYQz4uT7GPk2sDlMpu9g>
>>>
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpO25YUMAo1v2BOY7AWaT6h>
>>>
>>> Chart dated: 18th January 1969
>>>

>

>>> 33. (45) Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell
>>> You're All I Need To Get By
>>
>> Still can't hear this without thinking of the Freeview ad, my
>> partner was working for them at the time., although this was for
>> general market and she was on the help scheme.
>>
>> Halfway through the campaign Maggie Jones (Coronation St) died and
>> everything had to be pulled and reprinted with the replacement -
>> racking our brains we can't be sure who it was but think it might
>> have been Maggie Philbin.
>
> Apparently this one is from 2014 so I think after she died?
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8-jITevuw

> Chris

Thank you for this wonderfull Cat & Budgie Ad !!
It has not run in The Netherlands of course.

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