A somewhat implausible leap from #32 to #17 for Sam (Domingo Samudio) the Sham and the Pharaohs' forgettable follow-up to 'Wooly Bully'. The single had been in the US top thirty, but it was a flop this side of the pond.
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I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher |
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All I Really Want To Do | Byrds / Cher |
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Zorba's Dance | Marcello Minerbi |
8
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4
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See My Friend | Kinks |
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5
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Everyone's Gone To The Moon | Jonathan King |
10
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Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers |
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Help! | Beatles |
12
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Make It Easy On Yourself | Walker Brothers |
5
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9
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We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place | Animals |
11
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10
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Don't Make My Baby Blue | Shadows |
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11
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Catch Us If You Can | Dave Clark Five |
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12
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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | Rolling Stones |
18
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What's New Pussycat? | Tom Jones |
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14
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I Want Candy | Brian Poole & the Tremeloes |
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15
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Yakety Axe | Chet Atkins |
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Laugh At Me | Sonny |
32
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Ju Ju Hand | Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs |
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Cry To Me | Pretty Things |
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19
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Il Silenzio | Nini Rosso |
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Just A Little Bit Better | Herman's Hermits |
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You're My Girl | Rockin' Berries |
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Seventh Son | Johnny Rivers |
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23
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You've Got Your Troubles | Fortunes |
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Summer Nights | Marianne Faithfull |
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In Thoughts Of You | Billy Fury |
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Hark | Unit 4 + 2 |
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Universal Soldier (EP) | Donovan |
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I Have Cried My Last Tear | Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers |
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That's The Way I Must Go | Headliners |
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Hurt Me If You Will | Mark Four |
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I'll Never Get Over You | Everly Brothers |
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Take A Heart | Sorrows |
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Hang On Sloopy | McCoys |
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34
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(Say) You're My Girl | Roy Orbison |
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Little Pictures | Adam, Mike & Tim |
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It's All Over Now Baby Blue | Joan Baez |
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The Time In Between | Cliff Richard & the Shadows |
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I Can't Help Myself | Four Tops |
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Whatcha Gonna Do About It? | Small Faces |
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One Of These Days | Guy Darrell |
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All I Really Want To Do | Byrds / Cher |
It's Sonny and Cher Week on Big L! They hold the #1 spot together, Cher's solo is at joint #2, Sonny's solo at #16, while their new duet is the Radio London Club Disc of the Week!
Kenny and Cash continued to have fun with Dylan lyrics, with Dave Cash convinced that the second line of the final verse of All I Really Want To Do commenced with the words, 'finkle-dinkle'. The version on the 'Lyricsfreak' website tends to disagree with Dave's interpretation! Interesting to note that visitors can submit votes as to the accuracy of the lyrics. Maybe Dave should have written to correct them on the omission of 'finkle-dinkle' ?
The Sorrows was the first group to join the Knees Club on January 7th 1966. (l to r) Phil Packham (bass; KC member #8), Pip Whitcher (lead; #7), Don Maughn (vocals; #9), Bruce Finley (drums; #5) and Wez Price (rhythm; #6). Note Beatlesque jackets! Mary reciprocated by joining the band's fan club, known as The Sorrows Rave Set, run by Carol Oliver of Hornchurch. At the time, the fan club had slightly more members than the Knees Club. Mary was Rave Set member #12. The Sorrows' weeping guitarist
logo (above, right) is taken from a Pye promotional postcard,
sent by Carol. In the photo above, the boys look relatively cheerful,
but because of their name, they were frequently required to pose with
suitably moody expressions. |
Take A Heart, written and produced by Miki Dallon, had been the B side of You Got What I Want by the Boys Blue, which made #38 in the Fab 40 on 4th July 1965. (For Boys Blue story, see FF 20th June 1965.) Dallon also produced records for fellow Coventry band the Sorrows and a new version of the song by them, super-charged with a hypnotic drum and bass beat and powerful vocals by Don Maughn, emerged within weeks and became a hit. Linguistically reworked, the song also made the charts for the Sorrows in Germany as Nimm Mein Herz, and in Italy as Mi Si Spezza Il Cuore. The Sorrows never quite recaptured the success of Take A Heart and, after four years together, the original group split in 1967. A new line-up left Britain for Italy, where they had a few more minor hits. Don Maughn changed his surname to Fardon and launched a solo career. He made #20 in the USA in 1968, and #3 in the UK in 1970, with the John D Loudermilk song, Indian Reservation, another Miki Dallon production featuring a tribal drum track reminiscent of Take A Heart. Alan Field |
DJ Climber: | ||
Everything's Wrong | Chubby Checker | Duncan Johnson |
Disc of the Week: | |
Baby Don't Go | Sonny & Cher |