for Sunday 31st July 1966

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Presented by Chris Denning
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1
 With A Girl Like You Troggs
6
2
 Summer In The City Lovin' Spoonful
8
3
 Visions Cliff Richard
7
4
 Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Alan Price Set
14
5
 Barefootin' Robert Parker
3
6
 Love Letters Elvis Presley
29
7
 Lovers Of The World Unite David & Jonathan
26
8
 God Only Knows Beach Boys
31
9
 I Saw Her Again Mamas & Papas
1
10
 Black Is Black Los Bravos
22
11
 Hanky Panky Tommy James & the Shondells
27
12
 I Want You Bob Dylan
13
13
 The Man Who Took The Valise Off The Floor Of Grand Central Station At Noon She Trinity
15
14
 I Love How You Love Me Paul & Barry Ryan
34
15
 Doctor Love Bobby Sheen
28
16
 More Than Love Ken Dodd
17
17
 Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever Four Tops
18
18
 Mama Dave Berry
4
19
 (Baby) You Don't Have To Tell Me Walker Brothers
5
20
 Oops Neil Christian
10
21
 Out Of Time Chris Farlowe
40
22
 You Better Run Young Rascals
9
23
 Going Back Dusty Springfield
–
24
 Headline News Alan Bown Set / Edwin Starr
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25
 Give Me Your Word Billy Fury
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26
 Where Were You When I Needed You? Grass Roots
21
27
 The More I See You Chris Montez
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28
 Big Time Operator Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
–
29
 So Sad About Us Merseys
–
30
 Just Like A Woman Jonathan King / Manfred Mann
32
31
 Sh-Boom Sh-Boom Diane Ferraz & Nicky Scott
25
32
 How Long Is Time? Odyssey
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33
 This And That Tom Jones
35
34
 The Moment Of Truth Three Good Reasons
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35
 Tell Her Dean Parrish
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36
 There She Is Clayton Squares
37
37
 Half A Picture Daemon Dee
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38
 Hungry Paul Revere & the Raiders
20
39
 Lil' Red Riding Hood Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
33
40
 Green Light Tony Blackburn

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37
 Half A Picture Daemon Dee Columbia DB 7970

Daemon Dee was a pseudonym of blues and folk singer Cliff Aungier. He penned the single's B-side, Tell Me Baby, which is one of eleven Pall Mall-published compositions featuring in this week's playlist.

Cliff, who sadly died in March 2004, is remembered as a co-founder (in 1963) of the Half-Moon Club in Putney, which attracted top names, including the Stones and the Who. His 1969 album The Lady From Baltimore, contained two Bee Gees-penned tracks, Morning of My Life and Words. Both tracks are now available on the compilation of Bees Gees covers, Maybe Someone is Digging Underground.

Besides climbers that were played at the time of the broadcast of the Sunday Fab Forty, Alan kept a note of others he heard later in the week and incorporated them into his list.

DJ Climbers:    
(You Make Me Feel) So Good McCoys Tony Blackburn
Cast Your Fate To The Wind Shelby Flint Chris Denning
There She Goes J & B Dave Dennis
Popsicle Jan & Dean Kenny Everett
Opportunity Jason Dene Bill Hearne
Too Soon To Know Roy Orbison Paul Kaye
Sweet Dreams Tommy McLain Mike Lennox
Blowin' In The Wind Stevie Wonder Mark Roman
Take Your Love Bobby Goldsboro Keith Skues
Stop That Girl Chris Andrews Ed Stewart
So Fine Santelles Norman St John
All Or Nothing Small Faces Tony Windsor

Climber Controversy!

The Climber list as typed at the Curzon Street offices. It also includes 'slippers' - records on their way out.
(Click on the list to see a legible version.)

In a recording from Tuesday August 2nd 1966, Kenny Everett is sitting in on the breakfast show before going on shore leave. He plays Doing What She's Not Supposed to Do by the Barron Knights (Columbia DB7933) and remarks how near to the knuckle the song is. He continues that if he'd realised sooner how rude it was, he'd have played it twice! Ken announces the Barron Knights as Ed Stewart's climber, but Alan Field noted Stewpot's climber that week as Stop That Girl by Chris Andrews. He did not hear anyone play the Barron Knights.

In his book The London Sound, Brian Long lists the Barron Knights' record as Ed Stewart's climber for the week commencing 31st July 1966. Brian says:

You will see from the official Curzon Street listing that Ed was not down for a climber on the week in question! At this distance, I can only assume that I identified his climber from this Kenny Everett recording. Chris Andrews was not officially included as a climber until the following week, when Ed's climber was Jr. Walker.

Alan Field speculates as to what probably happened:

Assuming Stop That Girl wasn't played as the Ed Stewart climber on the Fab 40 Show on Sunday 31st July, this is the most likely scenario:

No Stewpot climber appeared on the Curzon Street list, so no Stewpot climber was played on the Fab 40 show. Ed grabbed the Barron Knights record as an available climber and it was played Monday and early Tuesday. After the tender visit on Tuesday, Ed decided he didn't like the Barron Knights record, or it was too near the knuckle for further airplay, and he grabbed Stop That Girl as his climber instead. That record would have been brought out to the ship on that morning's tender, and intended for the following week's playlist. I assume I heard it played and announced as the Stewpot climber sometime between Tuesday afternoon and the following Sunday morning (2nd - 7th August '66).



Climbers:  
This Heart Of Mine Jimmy James & the Vagabonds
When You Walk In The Sand Tuesday's Children
Harlem Shuffle Mike Cotton Sound
Peace Of Mind Zuider Zee
Got To Get You Into My Life Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers
5 O'Clock World Greg Hunter
Things Get Better Ray Anton
Disc of the Week:  
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby Beatles
Album of the Week:  
Follow Me Crispian St Peters

Tune in next week for another Field's Fab Forty!

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