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becky sharp
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Good Timin' by Jimmy Jones was played for Ian Warburton from Northumberland (think it was)
I had never heard the one by The Everly Brothers that he played.....was very nice. |
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That's our Ian Becky! That must have been a part I missed.
Did you hear the Bobby Rydell track?
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| Yes Helen, I heard the Bobby Rydell one ..don't think I've heard it before either...he has a lovely voice..I think I've seen on the net that he still goes round performing... |
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I think I have but absolutely ages ago. I'll listen again during the week if I can.
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Good for Ian. He must have got the hang of it... twice in fairly quick succession, after waiting several years 
Odd timing for the Eurovision 3 in a Row.
Odd source material for some of today's tracks, if the list on the webpage is to be believed - quite a few vinyl references for things which are readily available on CD and download.
I'm sure he played the Buzz Clifford original of Baby Sittin' Boogie not long ago and he's right - Ralf Bendix (Karl Heinz Schwab) and the giggling Elizabeth was much better.
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| You've reminded me Ron, when I listened to Baby Sittin' Boogie I thought I must see if it's on Youtube to play to my granddaughter .....I think she'd like it ....the laughter on it is so infectious... |
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Quite amazingly, only the German version appears to be on youtube, also one in Polish, and the Buzz Clifford.
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Thanks for comments. Yes, it was I. But as far as I know I've had only one request on SOTS, not two--that is, of course, unless you know differently!
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Actually, I think it was your wife who managed it first time, Ian, for your wedding anniversary - last one or the one before. I've tried looking back, because I'm sure we would have mentioned it, but I can't find it. I did, however, find when Baby Sittin' Boogie was played before - Jan 30th this year.
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This morning on SOTS a Searchers song was played followed by 3 in a row original versions of songs they covered
But this feature (with some different songs) was done only the other week;
in the meantime they never play my request or any songs by a particular songwriter who wrote hits, b sides and album tracks for people in the 60s , and had his own recordings as a solo artist, duo and group member
Of course the Beatles, Stones, Elvis, Dusty and Billy Fury were popular but while not all played every week (not now at least) there is a distinct favouritism towards them at the total exclusion of selected others |
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I thought SOTS was not bad today compared to some recent poor shows last weeks show excepted but I think I might have detected a rare mistake by Mr Swern
About 10 minutes before the end they played the Four Seasons track Rag Doll and Brian introduced it by saying it was a number2 record in 1960
I remember it being a massive hit around 1964 when I was about 9 years old
Did anyone else spot this or does anyone know whether the track was released in 1960 as I wasn't really old enough to be interested in music at that time |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:20 am Post subject: Sounds Of The 60s |
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Re:Ralf Bendix and Little Elizabeth. I was once told off for replicating the 'booga-booga-alright!' ending! I didn't know I was swearing at the time.
The same giddy giggling from this was used on a jingle for an afternoon Radio 1 show, where it cut to the Tremeloes' chorus of 'Hello World'!
Would this have been Terry Wogan's show? It would have been the same era as the 'Fight the Flab' spot, as I remember hearing this at my aunt's.
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| ruddlescat wrote: | I thought SOTS was not bad today compared to some recent poor shows last weeks show excepted but I think I might have detected a rare mistake by Mr Swern
About 10 minutes before the end they played the Four Seasons track Rag Doll and Brian introduced it by saying it was a number2 record in 1960
I remember it being a massive hit around 1964 when I was about 9 years old
Did anyone else spot this or does anyone know whether the track was released in 1960 as I wasn't really old enough to be interested in music at that time |
I wasn't paying attention when that was on Ruddlescat but heard the track and I'd say it was another gaff from Mr Swern. I remember it from 1964 and checked a couple of sites that say it was released then. The 'b' side was Silence is Golden which of course was a hit for the Tremeloes in 67.
Missed the first half hour so will have to listen again.
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| pd_bmn wrote: | This morning on SOTS a Searchers song was played followed by 3 in a row original versions of songs they covered
But this feature (with some different songs) was done only the other week;
in the meantime they never play my request or any songs by a particular songwriter who wrote hits, b sides and album tracks for people in the 60s , and had his own recordings as a solo artist, duo and group member
Of course the Beatles, Stones, Elvis, Dusty and Billy Fury were popular but while not all played every week (not now at least) there is a distinct favouritism towards them at the total exclusion of selected others |
What I picked up on was that the Searchers Needles and Pins wasn't the original (well it didn't sound like it was to me!). The vocals were higher than the version I'm more familiar with.
Will listen again later and stand corrected if my ears were deceiving me.
H
PS just checked the playlist and a few goodies that I missed!
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| Helen May wrote: | What I picked up on was that the Searchers track wasn't the original (well it didn't sound like it was to me!). The vocals were higher than the version I'm more familiar with.
Will listen again later and stand corrected if my ears were deceiving me. |
I haven't yet heard the show (will do on Monday as usual) but I'm sure you're right Helen. It's often the case that songs from 60s bands like the Searchers were subsequently re-recorded and mixed to sound like the originals. Usually, this is the result of internecine squabbles within the bands themselves in later years, and also to overcome music publishing rights issues.
On that score, it's really difficult to find a genuine original song by The Drifters on compilations for this very reason. |
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 It's not available on i-player as I write.
I wonder if they've been watching and are correcting it.
I'll give them something else while they're at it - in the Chronicles he mentioned John le Carré's "Force Ten From Navarone"... except it was Alastair MacLean's.
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Still not available as of 17:00 (local time)!
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But had become available by 19:00hrs.
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The Searchers' Needles And Pins was the original.
However, my mum says Smiths Cremolia wasn't soap it was hand cream, from a jar.
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| That 'peppergrinder' song(the name of the group escapes me) was a bit of an oddity |
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That was Gervase, a Tom McGuinness solo project while with the Manfreds. Listen Again at 1.18.40
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:34 am Post subject: Sounds Of The 60s |
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Palisades Park (Freddy Cannon) always reminds me now of the fairground in the film That'll Be The Day, though that was about Jim McLaine's 50's experiences.
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Of the songs that were played that The Searchers also did I preferred their version in every instance.....loved their sound
How on earth could there have been twenty different groups called The Platters touring at the same time?.. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:50 pm Post subject: Sounds Of The 60s |
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'Tell The Boys', the Sandie Shaw song that was in the Song For Europe rounds, was later used in a television ad for Alton Towers, with new lyrics, and sung by Lyn Paul of the New Seekers.
Mitch Murray and Peter Callender didn't let a good song go to waste!
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I saw the name Gervase (re:the Peppergrinder song) and thought of the hairdresser character from Steve Wright's Radio 1 programme!
The song sounds like one of Brian Cant's songs for the Camberwick Green/Trumpton/Chigley trilogy.
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Just been on the SOTS webpage and seen the old Radio Times cover from 1964 for this week http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00trxqm#segments
I've not noticed it before but maybe I've not waited for the page to load for 'music played' which is what I wanted.
Interesting!
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Yes, H, and they bring back more memories.
Last week's cover was of "Reluctant Heroes", one of the Brian Rix Whitehall farces which they used to televise on special occasions, on a Sunday or Bank Holiday Monday night. At age ten I used to love them - made me laugh so much I fell off the sofa.
Previous week was Billy Cotton, large as life. Scary! 
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| RockitRon wrote: | | Previous week was Billy Cotton, large as life. Scary! |
His grand-daughter is cute though! |
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What a workload BM must have carried in the early 60s--Saturday Club, Thank Your Lucky Stars, a show on Luxembourg and not just presenting Easy Beat but seemingly producing it and booking the acts, too. He didn't mention, though, that he recorded a cover of Goodness, Gracious Me with Maureen Evans, under the alias of Matt Bryant.
Thought P J Proby's Together came out in 64, not 62.
Excellent show, nonetheless.
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Ian,
As mentioned on another thread, just been watching Brian on Sky Arts. Good 1960s TV/films.
| ColinB wrote: | | RockitRon wrote: | | Previous week was Billy Cotton, large as life. Scary! |
His grand-daughter is cute though! |
Not quite grand-daughter, former BBC executive Sir Bill Cotton (1928–2008) was her paternal grandfather's cousin. He (Bill Cotton) was the son of the well-known entertainer and band leader Billy Cotton (1899–1969)
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| John W wrote: | Ian,
As mentioned on another thread, just been watching Brian on Sky Arts. Good 1960s TV/films.
| ColinB wrote: | | RockitRon wrote: | | Previous week was Billy Cotton, large as life. Scary! |
His grand-daughter is cute though! |
Not quite grand-daughter, former BBC executive Sir Bill Cotton (1928–2008) was her paternal grandfather's cousin. He was the son of the well-known entertainer and band leader Billy Cotton (1899–1969) |
OK, near enough! She's still cute though...........  |
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| Iwarburton: you are right. 'Together' did come out in 1964. I only know that because it was also played on POTP today for that year! |
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Another minor gaffe this morning..Brian said John Peels Top Gear started in late 69..i have tapes from early 68...thought Brian would know this as he introduced the earlier incarnation of Top Gear
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| Schizoidman wrote: | | Iwarburton: you are right. 'Together' did come out in 1964. I only know that because it was also played on POTP today for that year! |
I picked up on that one too, never heard the song in ages then twice in one day. There was another one as well but I've forgotten now .......... (senior moment  )
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I seem to recall Brian mentioning Pete Drummond as having been involved in Top Gear in the early days as well as John Peel
Does anyone remember this and know whether Pete Drummond is still around and if so what he is doing
I remember he did present the original Sounds of the 60s on Radio 1 but I can't remember which day |
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Pete's still around as far as I know(born 1943)but as to what he is doing...no idea, he could be retired or working "Behind the Scenes" with his knowledge I am sure he could be writing about music etc...
Many radio people get into the voice over scene and a quick search turned this up...
http://www.yaketyyak.co.uk/pages/boys2.asp?id=389&voicetype=All |
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| ruddlescat wrote: | I seem to recall Brian mentioning Pete Drummond as having been involved in Top Gear in the early days as well as John Peel
Does anyone remember this and know whether Pete Drummond is still around and if so what he is doing |
Top Gear used to go out on Sunday afternoons, and I think Pete Drummond co-hosted it for a while. I remember it being presented in rotation, and as a trial for a while. It was horribly scripted, timed and predictable! Peely did his best to break the mould (thanks to support from producer John Walters).
However, Drummond also fronted many "Radio One In Concert" programmes on Saturday evenings (I've got some tapes of him doing so) as well as fronting "Sounds of The Seventies", which I seem to recall went out at 10.00pm-midnight Monday to Friday. I think - but my memory cells are playing tricks on me - that it was the umbrella title for the shows of Annie Nightingale, Pete Drummond, Bob Harris, John Peel and one other but I can't be sure.
I know that John Peel's show followed "Friday Might Is Music Night" because "Dancing Jack Peel" then introduced his own show as "Friday Night is Boogie Night" which always made me chuckle!
I must check my own archive to ascertain who did what on weekday nights. I remember that the generic theme for "Sounds of The Seventies" at 10.00pm was George Martin's "Theme One" which was created for Radio One at its launch.
| ruddlescat wrote: | | I remember he did present the original Sounds of the 60s on Radio 1 but I can't remember which day |
My recollection is Simon Dee fronting the show, which at that time was produced at BBC Bristol's Whiteladies Road studios. I don't remember Pete Drummond doing it.
Pete Drummond is an ex-BigL Radio London DJ, by the way! (Another one from the CB Useless Info Dept).
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| Interesting many thanks for that information |
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| I think it was Bernie Andrews who produced Top Gear. Peel's association with John Walters came a few years later. |
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| Tom Dors wrote: | | I think it was Bernie Andrews who produced Top Gear. Peel's association with John Walters came a few years later. |
Yes, you're right. |
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