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Old 12-10-2011, 13:41
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gotta admit, thats a pretty impressive list of #1s. alot of top quality songs, and i too like 'where are you now (my love)'
Rob, 1965 was perhaps the best year of the sixties for UK Number One singles (although 1964 and 1966 were good too).

A pity some of those great tracks that didn't quite make my Top Five for 1965 were not chart toppers in 1967, which is my least favourite year of the decade for UK Number One singles by a country mile.
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Old 12-10-2011, 13:57
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The one that jumps out at me from vab's 1965 list.........

The Hollies - I'm Alive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko-HqLqGBGA

gotta be one of the best opening lines ...........did you ever see a man with no heart, baby that was me..........just a lonely, lonely man with no heart.............till you set me free
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Old 12-10-2011, 16:35
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got a bit of time, so ill continue with my top tens from the years... next is 1961. a sparse year for me, but i really rate these top three. interestingly they are all instrumentals, and reflect the fashion of the day (jazz)

1 johnny dankworth - african waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGvgHEXg1Gw

2 kenny ball and his jazzmen - midnight in moscow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0xeETLadI4

3 dave brubeck - take five
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o

4 john leyton - johnny remember me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e4JXwd7XMo

5 ray charles - hit the road jack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I

6 helen shapiro - you dont know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXHJmQoq5To

7 the shadows - fbi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlDzFeHmO9w

8 shirelles - will you love me tomorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_cRHw8PAPA

9 marcels - blue moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP3mlz01QpM

10 elvis presley - (maries the name of) his latest flame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NupAWDO6axE

well, a rather mixed bag, i think helen shapiro is often overlooked and that track displays her excellant vocal talents perfectly! surprisingly elvis makes the top ten! but thats because theres not much competition!
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Old 12-10-2011, 16:57
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got a bit of time, so ill continue with my top tens from the years... next is 1961. a sparse year for me, but i really rate these top three. interestingly they are all instrumentals, and reflect the fashion of the day (jazz)

1 johnny dankworth - african waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGvgHEXg1Gw

2 kenny ball and his jazzmen - midnight in moscow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0xeETLadI4

3 dave brubeck - take five
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o

4 john leyton - johnny remember me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e4JXwd7XMo

5 ray charles - hit the road jack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I

6 helen shapiro - you dont know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXHJmQoq5To

7 the shadows - fbi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlDzFeHmO9w

8 shirelles - will you love me tomorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_cRHw8PAPA

9 marcels - blue moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP3mlz01QpM

10 elvis presley - (maries the name of) his latest flame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NupAWDO6axE

well, a rather mixed bag, i think helen shapiro is often overlooked and that track displays her excellant vocal talents perfectly! surprisingly elvis makes the top ten! but thats because theres not much competition!

Great selection! Nine excellent tracks imo on that list and one quite good one ("Blue Moon" by the Marcels - I much prefer Elvis's slower, more ethereal 1956 version of the song, which unfortunately I can't post here, because this is a sixties thread and not a fifties one).

You're certainly right about Helen Shapiro. A fantastic voice. I would like to suggest that her main problem was that she "peaked far too early", and when the Beatles came along she suddenly became "old hat" overnight. Had she first arrived on the scene in 1964 instead of 1961, I believe her chart career would have had far more longevity, and she would have been right up there with Sandie, Lulu, Cilla and Dusty (she's certainly a better singer than the first three of them imo).
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Old 12-10-2011, 17:49
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Great selection! Nine excellent tracks imo on that list and one quite good one ("Blue Moon" by the Marcels - I much prefer Elvis's slower, more ethereal 1956 version of the song, which unfortunately I can't post here, because this is a sixties thread and not a fifties one).

You're certainly right about Helen Shapiro. A fantastic voice. I would like to suggest that her main problem was that she "peaked far too early", and when the Beatles came along she suddenly became "old hat" overnight. Had she first arrived on the scene in 1964 instead of 1961, I believe her chart career would have had far more longevity, and she would have been right up there with Sandie, Lulu, Cilla and Dusty (she's certainly a better singer than the first three of them imo).
agreed... maybe if epstein would have got her instead of cilla, she would have been huge. lets face it, cillas voice was pretty bad! but somehow its was her distinction that made it acceptable. saying that, i cloudnt imagine the 60's without cilla... especially in 64-6.
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Old 16-10-2011, 11:42
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I’ve decided to devote my first few posts to this thread to my favourite UK Number One singles from each year of the sixties.

Here, in order of preference, are my five favourite UK Number One singles from the year 1966 (with apologies for including any track that may have previously featured in the thread):-

1. The Small Faces - All Or Nothing
My favourite ever Small Faces track and their only ever Number One single.

2. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Brian Wilson. Genius.

3. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
The Stones definitely need to thank the Beatles for this being such a classic single. Had George Harrison not played sitar on Norwegian Wood then I’m a 100% certain that Brian Jones would not have been inspired to play that very same instrument on Paint It Black, and without the sitar this track wouldn’t sound half as good.

4. The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
Their third and final UK Number One single. Only three Number One singles, eh? Imho this great band should have had at least half a dozen! Then again, I suppose that three Number One singles is not so bad really; it’s three more than The Who ever achieved.

5. The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
A week or so ago I submitted Frankie Valli’s original version to the Rare 60’s Classics thread. The original is good, but imho the Walkers’ version is so much better.



And here’s the full list of UK Number One singles from that year:-

The Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running (20 January 1966 - 1 week at no. 1)

The Overlanders - Michelle (27 January 1966 - 3 weeks)

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (17 February 1966 - 4 weeks)

The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (17 March 1966 - 4 weeks)

The Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me (14 April 1966 - 2 weeks)

Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (28 April 1966 - 1 week)

Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo (5 May 1966 - 3 weeks)

The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (26 May 1966 - 1 week)

Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night (2 June 1966 - 3 weeks)

The Beatles - Paperback Writer (23 June 1966 - 2 weeks)

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (7 July 1966 - 2 weeks)

Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames – Getaway (21 July 1966 - 1 week)

Chris Farlowe - Out of Time (28 July 1966 - 1 week)

The Troggs - With a Girl Like You (4 August 1966 - 2 weeks)

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (18 August 1966 - 4 weeks)

The Small Faces - All or Nothing (15 September 1966 - 1 week)

Jim Reeves - Distant Drums (22 September 1966 - 5 weeks)

The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There (27 October 1966 - 3 weeks)

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (17 November 1966 - 2 weeks)

Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home (1 December 1966 - 7 weeks)
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Old 16-10-2011, 12:26
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As Vabosity has posted The UK number 1s from 1966 , three tracks which made No1 in America the same year .

Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyRqdzF8swY

The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1_8909dNJ0


Young Rascals - Good Lovin'

Shamelessly never a hit in The UK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrCEEDyXYjE
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Old 18-10-2011, 12:54
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I’ve decided to devote my first few posts to this thread to my favourite UK Number One singles from each year of the sixties.
This is my eighth post devoted to my favourite UK Number One singles from each year of the sixties, which means I’ve now got to 1967. Oh dear! Oh dear indeed! For me to say that the UK Number Singles of that year leave a lot to be desired would very much be an understatement. 1967 is my least favourite year of the decade for UK Number One singles by a country mile, and had any of the five tracks I’ve submitted below been a UK Number One single in any other year of the sixties it most certainly would NOT have made my Top Five for that other year.

Rant over.

Here, in order of preference, are my five favourite UK Number One singles from the year 1967 (with apologies for including any track that may have previously featured in the thread):-

1. The Monkees - I'm a Believer
Composed by a then little known Neil Diamond, this is by far their most successful single.

2. The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
Although this is a very good cover, I much prefer the original version by the Four Seasons. If you want to compare them for yourselves you can find the original featured in my post dated 05-10-2011 on Page 51 of the Rare 60’s Classics thread.

3. The Bee Gees - Massachusetts
The Bee Gees’ phenomenally successful seventies Disco music has now tended to completely overshadow the by no means unsuccessful music the group recorded a decade earlier. A pity really, as I find the Bee Gees’ sixties output much more interesting and far more enjoyable than anything they recorded later.

4. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Although I believe this is one of the most overrated tracks of all time and although I haven't quite forgiven it for preventing the magnificent Waterloo Sunset from giving the Kinks a well deserved fourth UK Number One single, I have to say that it's still a rather good track.

5. The Beatles - Hello Goodbye
I’ve already expressed in no uncertain times that I believe that 1967 was not a good year for UK Number One singles, and nothing demonstrates this belief more than the fact that what I consider to be an all right but nothing special Beatles singles has made my Top Five for 1967 whereas what I consider to be far superior Beatles singles all failed to make my Top Fives for 1964, 1965 and 1966.


And here’s the full list of UK Number One singles from that year:-

The Monkees - I'm a Believer (19 January 1967 - 4 weeks at no. 1)

Petula Clark - This Is My Song (16 February 1967 - 2 weeks)

Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (2 March 1967 - 6 weeks)

Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid (13 April 1967 - 2 weeks)

Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String (27 April 1967 - 3 weeks)

The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden (18 May 1967 - 3 weeks)

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (8 June 1967 - 6 weeks)

The Beatles - All You Need Is Love (19 July 1967 - 3 weeks)

Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (9 August 1967 - 4 weeks)

Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz (6 September 1967 - 5 weeks)

Bee Gees - Massachusetts (11 October 1967 - 4 weeks)

The Foundations - Baby Now That I've Found You (8 November 1967 - 2 weeks)

Long John Baldry - Let the Heartaches Begin (22 November 1967 - 2 weeks)

The Beatles - Hello Goodbye (6 December 1967 - 7 weeks)
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Old 18-10-2011, 15:24
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I suppose any year that Englebert dominated the charts was never going to be a classic year for us teenagers.........

I do remember at the time though that my Mum and Dad had a good friend who was a decent singer in local am-dram and her expert opinion was that Englebert was a much better singer in terms of talent than Tom Jones.

But Tom had the 'stage presence'.............
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Old 19-10-2011, 13:01
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This may be of interest to fans of sixties music:-

Absolute Radio 60s
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Old 20-10-2011, 00:24
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This is my eighth post devoted to my favourite UK Number One singles from each year of the sixties, which means I’ve now got to 1967. Oh dear! Oh dear indeed! For me to say that the UK Number Singles of that year leave a lot to be desired would very much be an understatement. 1967 is my least favourite year of the decade for UK Number One singles by a country mile, and had any of the five tracks I’ve submitted below been a UK Number One single in any other year of the sixties it most certainly would NOT have made my Top Five for that other year.

Rant over.
1967 may have not been a particularly good year for British no. 1 singles but it was a tremendous year for music generally. Here are some of my favourites from that year:-

Nancy Sinatra - Sugar Town (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjsh2j7W6Bo

The Turtles - Happy Together (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv85y08aA2w

Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0

The Mamas and the Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmyFz8ENvzE&feature=fvst

The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muzyOd4Lh8

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFSaqFzSO8

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0

The Doors - Light My Fire (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flOvM4Z355A




4. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Although I believe this is one of the most overrated tracks of all time and although I haven't quite forgiven it for preventing the magnificent Waterloo Sunset from giving the Kinks a well deserved fourth UK Number One single, I have to say that it's still a rather good track.
Absolutely. If any single deserved to be no. 1 it was "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks. I was going to include it in this selection, but I checked and found that it had already been posted to the thread.
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Old 20-10-2011, 13:38
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4. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Although I believe this is one of the most overrated tracks of all time and although I haven't quite forgiven it for preventing the magnificent Waterloo Sunset from giving the Kinks a well deserved fourth UK Number One single, I have to say that it's still a rather good track.
You can like it a little more...it was the Trems who kept the Kinks off the top spot!

http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=19670527

I agree that the 1967 number ones are a fairly uninspiring bunch on the whole - strange as there was so much good music that year.

It would be interesting to see a list of number 2s!
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Old 20-10-2011, 13:56
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I'm bored...so I've looked up the unique 1967 hits that peaked at number 2. Still a lot of fromage on offer...and a few gems of course! I've put my own personal marks out of 10!

The Move - Night Of Fear (8/10)

Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son (10/10)

The Beatles - Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever (9/10)

Vince Hill - Edelweiss (1/10)

Harry Secombe - This Is My Song (0/10)

Mamas & Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love (9/10)

The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset (10/10)

The Hump - There Goes My Everything (3/10)

The Monkees - Alternate Title (8/10)

Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him (2/10)

Jones the Groans - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (5/10)

Keith West - Excerpt From A Teenage Opera (9/10)

The Move - Flowers In The Rain (10/10)

Traffic - Hole In My Shoe (7/10)

The DC5 - Everybody Knows (1/10)

Jones still Groaning - I'm Coming Home (2/10)
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Old 20-10-2011, 18:45
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You can like it a little more...it was the Trems who kept the Kinks off the top spot!

http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=19670527

I agree that the 1967 number ones are a fairly uninspiring bunch on the whole - strange as there was so much good music that year.

It would be interesting to see a list of number 2s!
Perhaps it's because I marginally prefer Silence Is Golden to Whiter Shade Of Pale that I'm blaming the latter for keeping the Kinks off the top spot. I should do my research more thoroughly.

If I were to mark those number two singles, my marks would be almost identical to yours (a few differences - I'd give the Beatles 8/10, Keith West 6/10, the Hump 1/10 and Traffic 9/10).

It's interesting that while a lot of established acts jumped on the Flower Power bandwagon during 1967, the Dave Clark Five decided to do the opposite and instead boarded the Engelbert-style-ballad bandwagon by recording Everybody Knows. As truly appalling as that track is, it did give them their biggest hit single for three years, so it looks like they knew what they're doing.

There is a lady who occasionally posts to the Rare 60's Classics Thread called laineythenomad, who has made it clear on that thread in no uncertain terms what she thinks of the Dave Clark Five (it would be very much of an understatement to say that she's not a fan). If she is viewing this thread it would be interesting to read what she thinks of Everybody Knows.

Despite not having a high opinion of the chart toppers of 1967, quite a few other tracks from that year are real favourites of mine. Of the tracks featured in Johnny's post, Purple Haze and Light My Fire would be in my Top Ten favourite ever tracks (as would Waterloo Sunset) and White Rabbit would be in my Top Fifty.
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Old 20-10-2011, 21:19
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Originally Posted by Vabosity;53763934
If I were to mark those number two singles, my marks would be almost identical to yours (a few differences - I'd give the Beatles 8/10, Keith West 6/10, the Hump 1/10 and Traffic 9/10).

It's interesting that while a lot of established acts jumped on the Flower Power bandwagon during 1967, the Dave Clark Five decided to do the opposite and instead boarded the Engelbert-style-ballad bandwagon by recording [I
Everybody Knows[/i]. As truly appalling as that track is, it did give them their biggest hit single for three years, so it looks like they knew what they're doing.

There is a lady who occasionally posts to the Rare 60's Classics Thread called laineythenomad, who has made it clear on that thread in no uncertain terms what she thinks of the Dave Clark Five (it would be very much of an understatement to say that she's not a fan). If she is viewing this thread it would be interesting to read what she thinks of Everybody Knows.
I wasn't sure how many points to give 'Hole In My Shoe' as though I thinks it's a fantastic record I'm not always in the mood to hear it - plus Neil from the Young Ones cover put me off it for years!

'Everybody Knows' is a terrible record. I think the guitarist sang it and he hasn't got much of a voice and the whole production is just dreary.

The previous DC5 single was, believe it or not, even worse!
It was called 'Tabbatha Twitchit' and was a deserved flop. I think they were trying to be a bit groovy but it's just annoying.

I know there's not much love for The 5 around here, but I'm not ashamed to call myself a fan!
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Old 21-10-2011, 07:45
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I wasn't sure how many points to give 'Hole In My Shoe' as though I thinks it's a fantastic record I'm not always in the mood to hear it - plus Neil from the Young Ones cover put me off it for years!

'Everybody Knows' is a terrible record. I think the guitarist sang it and he hasn't got much of a voice and the whole production is just dreary.

The previous DC5 single was, believe it or not, even worse!
It was called 'Tabbatha Twitchit' and was a deserved flop. I think they were trying to be a bit groovy but it's just annoying.

I know there's not much love for The 5 around here, but I'm not ashamed to call myself a fan!
sorry i didnt like the dc5 either, apart from 'catch us if you can'... think 'bits n pieces' was early (beat) hardcore! lol.. really in yer face...
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Old 21-10-2011, 14:21
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It was the Dave Clark Five's Lenny Davidson who sang on Everybody Knows. Their usual vocalist was Mike Smith who had one of the most amazing voices in pop history. Sadly, he passed away a little while back. Listen to Over And Over to hear him at his best. Absolute class!
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Old 21-10-2011, 17:58
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Here, in order of preference, are my five favourite UK Number One singles from the year 1968 (with apologies for including any track that may have previously featured in the thread):-

1. The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
Which reminds me, I must get round to submitting Johnny Winter’s excellent version of this song to the Rare 70’s Classics thread one of these days.

2. Tommy James and the Shondells - Mony Mony
Tommy James and the Shondells released a string of great singles from 1966 through to 1969, but this was the only one that made any impact on the UK chart.

3. Hugo Montenegro - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
What with Rob submitting the Rawhide theme in one of his posts this is the second Clint Eastwood related track to appear on the thread.

4. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire
It’s just as well that 21st Century Health and Safety regulations were not around in the sixties, otherwise Arthur Brown would never have got away with wearing that fiery helmet!

5. The Equals - Baby Come Back
Failed to chart when originally released in 1966, but fared somewhat better when re-released in 1968, so it would seem that this “baby” did indeed come back!



And here’s the full list of UK Number One singles from that year (which despite including Des O’Connor is still imho a big improvement on 1967):-

Georgie Fame - The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde (27 January 1968 - 1 week at no. 1)

The Love Affair - Everlasting Love (3 February 1968 - 2 weeks)

Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (17 February 1968 - 2 weeks)

Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella (2 March 1968 - 3 weeks)

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - The Legend of Xanadu (23 March 1968 - 1 week)

The Beatles - Lady Madonna (30 March 1968 - 2 weeks)

Cliff Richard - Congratulations (13 April 1968 - 2 weeks)

Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World / Cabaret (27 April 1968 - 4 weeks)

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - Young Girl (25 May 1968 - 4 weeks)

The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash (22 June 1968 - 2 weeks)

The Equals - Baby Come Back (6 July 1968 - 3 weeks)

Des O'Connor - I Pretend (27 July 1968 - 1 week)

Tommy James and the Shondells - Mony Mony (3 August 1968 - 2 weeks)

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire (17 August 1968 - 1 week)

Tommy James and the Shondells - Mony Mony (24 August 1968 - 1 week)

The Beach Boys - Do It Again (31 August 1968 - 1 week)

The Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get a Message to You (7 September 1968 - 1 week)

The Beatles - Hey Jude (14 September 1968 - 2 weeks)

Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days (28 September 1968 - 6 weeks)

Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends (9 November 1968 - 1 week)

Hugo Montenegro - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (16 November 1968 - 4 weeks)

The Scaffold - Lily the Pink (14 December 1968 - 3 weeks)
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Old 22-10-2011, 22:31
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It is great to see this list of no 1s from 1968. Do It Again and Those Were the Days would now be among my top 3 of the 60s (along with the Beatles' I Feel Fine). Even Hey Jude is significant as it may have been the first Beatles song I got to know.

Of other songs mentioned recently, I particularly like the Turtles' Happy Together.

I really must do a retrospective top 40 of the 60s one day, even though I got to know them all as oldies!
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Old 24-10-2011, 12:16
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I adore "Little Sister". For me it's the best thing Elvis recorded after coming out of the army. I love the guitar sound on this track.

The track it shared the No. 1 position with as a Double A-side is very good too:-

Elvis Presley - (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91R6xlH-Y

Here are three more very good tracks by Elvis, all from the year 1960.


Let's start with the first single he released after coming out of the army, a single which peaked at No. 3 on the British chart:-

Elvis Presley - Stuck On You (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1w9Xahzv8Y


This single went one better, peaking at No. 2:-

Elvis Presley - A Mess Of Blues (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qBOM7ROpQY


Finally, here's the previous track's B-side. Sixteen years later it was released as a single in its own right and peaked at No. 9, which considering how bad the charts were in 1976 (imo), was definitely 8 places too low!

Elvis Presley - The Girl Of My Best Friend (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMItR...eature=related
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Old 25-10-2011, 17:07
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ok... 1962 next

heres my top ten favs

1 the shadows - wonderful land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9fJbkzheY

2 beatles - love me do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xuMwfUqJJM

3 the springfields - island of dreams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhF-Mqn-HEQ

4 brian hyland - sealed with a kiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkUiD8N81k

5 jo brown and the bruvvers - a picture of you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEn67...eature=related

6 ketty lester - love letters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXk5xaoAXLk&feature=fvst

7 rolf harris - sun arise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwtnBm8glPE

8 cliff richard and the shadows - the young ones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5dS-a169qo

9 carole king - it might as well rain until september
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZFIMeg15BA

10 everly brothers - cryin in the rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPDx9HPOGwA

hmm.... not such a good selection imho, good enough tracks but not all time favs.
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Old 25-10-2011, 19:44
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ok... 1962 next

heres my top ten favs

1 the shadows - wonderful land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9fJbkzheY

2 beatles - love me do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xuMwfUqJJM

3 the springfields - island of dreams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhF-Mqn-HEQ

4 brian hyland - sealed with a kiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkUiD8N81k

5 jo brown and the bruvvers - a picture of you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEn67...eature=related

6 ketty lester - love letters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXk5xaoAXLk&feature=fvst

7 rolf harris - sun arise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwtnBm8glPE

8 cliff richard and the shadows - the young ones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5dS-a169qo

9 carole king - it might as well rain until september
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZFIMeg15BA

10 everly brothers - cryin in the rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPDx9HPOGwA

hmm.... not such a good selection imho, good enough tracks but not all time favs.
... but imho an excellent selection!. I like every single track! There are some cheesy ones there, but for me they're real guilty pleasures.
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Old 25-10-2011, 20:19
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The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You (25 February 1965 - 2 weeks)
Amazed to see that was only there for two weeks... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ga9Bs4fzSY just takes me right back to my childhood. I'd forgotten I was ever a child...

Also from 1965 Adam Faith - Message to Martha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQG03...eature=related

I'm not actually sure when this was released, but as Rolf Harris was mentioned earlier this is the one song of his that has stuck in my memory most. Carra Barra Wirra Canna http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswb6UejP7Q
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Old 25-10-2011, 21:06
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Have to say I prefer the Seekers version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrny8mK6gCg Judith's voice just takes this song to another level...
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Old 25-10-2011, 21:45
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Here are three more very good tracks by Elvis, all from the year 1960.


Let's start with the first single he released after coming out of the army, a single which peaked at No. 3 on the British chart:-

Elvis Presley - Stuck On You (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1w9Xahzv8Y


This single went one better, peaking at No. 2:-

Elvis Presley - A Mess Of Blues (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qBOM7ROpQY


Finally, here's the previous track's B-side. Sixteen years later it was released as a single in its own right and peaked at No. 9, which considering how bad the charts were in 1976 (imo), was definitely 8 places too low!

Elvis Presley - The Girl Of My Best Friend (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMItR...eature=related
There's only one way for me to follow a post devoted to Elvis and that's with a post devoted to the man who Elvis called "the greatest singer in the world", the one and only (the lonely) Roy Orbison.


This is one of Roy's greatest and most popular songs, which surprisingly was only a minor hit over here when first released:-

Roy Orbison - Crying (1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88810...eature=related


This gem did a whole lot better, peaking at No. 2 on the British chart:-

Roy Orbison - Dream Baby (1962)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43H8WHeNM4c


Linda Ronstadt's cover of the following song is one of my favourite tracks of the seventies, but the original version is pretty wonderful too:-

Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dPBG...eature=related
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