Having climbed to #4 in the Radio London Fab Forty in November '65, with their first single, 'Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches', the Ryan brothers were aiming to repeat their Fab Forty success with 'Have Pity on the Boy', but this time they stalled at #12. On Caroline, 'Heartaches' had reached #10, but although the Dutch photosleeve, left, is faintly rubber-stamped with the famous bell and the words 'Radio Caroline. Not for Sale', we do not know how it fared in the station's charts. They are incomplete for the period shortly after the Mi Amigo ran aground.

The twins' mother was no stranger to the charts herself. The well-respected Fifties' vocalist, Marion Ryan, had enjoyed a Top Ten national hit of her own in 1958, with 'Love Me Forever'.

Gidian – a Scottish ex-fridge salesman, whose real name was James Frew Pollock – was discovered by singer and comedian, Ken Dodd.

Despite being heralded as 'Doddy's Discovery of 1966', and despite There Isn't Anything (written by Larry Williams) being voted a 'hit' on TV's Juke Box Jury, Gidian found himself in the Radio London climber list for only one week. His follow-up in May, See if She Cares, shared the same fate, despite having been picked as Dave Dennis's climber. Its B-side Fight for Your Love (penned by Gidian) appears on Mix a Fix Floor Fillers Vol 2. Spot the name of the Big L DJ on the sleeve? Yes, it's Mike Quinn, who worked for the station ashore.

Gidian finally made the lower reaches of the Fab Forty in October 66, with his third single, Feeling, for which he had written both the A- and the B-side, Don't Be Sentimental. Sadly for Gidian, it was not a case of 'third time lucky' in the Big L chart and Feeling stalled at #31.

Both There Isn't Anything and Feeling are regarded as Northern Soul collectables.

Clipping, thanks to Brian Long