Sunday
5th December 1965
This week, the Fab Forty started at a new time, airing between 1400 and 1800 and Pepsi-Cola began sponsoring the Big L Top Ten. More climbers and promos were being added to pad out this very long chart countdown, because it was imperative that there were sufficient records in the programme to ensure that the Pepsi Cola Top Ten started at exactly 1730.
Rescue Me a recent #4 from the US Hot Hundred leaps nine Fab 40 places to #5. It just failed to make the National Top Ten, stalling at #11. |
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We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper | Beatles |
6
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2
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The River | Ken Dodd |
11
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3
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Maria | P J Proby |
3
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4
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Let's Hang On | Four Seasons |
14
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5
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Rescue Me | Fontella Bass |
21
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6
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To Whom It Concerns | Chris Andrews |
12
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7
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You Were On My Mind | Crispian St Peters |
2
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8
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Wind Me Up (Let Me Go) | Cliff Richard |
1
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9
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My Generation | Who |
25
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10
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My Ship Is Coming In | Walker Brothers |
4
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11
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Princess In Rags | Gene Pitney |
19
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12
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This Year, Next Year | Honeycombs |
32
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13
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It's All Happening | Leapy Lee |
33
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14
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You Make It Move | Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich |
35
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15
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Keep On Running | Spencer Davis Group |
29
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16
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Take Me For What I'm Worth | Searchers |
9
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17
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1-2-3 | Len Barry |
24
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18
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Till The End Of The Day | Kinks |
17
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19
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Turn Turn Turn | Byrds |
7
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20
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Get Off Of My Cloud | Rolling Stones |
18
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21
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The Carnival Is Over | Seekers |
16
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22
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How Can You Tell? | Sandie Shaw |
30
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23
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Fever | McCoys |
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24
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If I Needed Someone | Hollies |
31
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25
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Eight Days A Week | Alma Cogan |
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26
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A Must To Avoid | Herman's Hermits |
15
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27
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Is It Really Over? | Jim Reeves |
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28
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The Little Girl I Once Knew | Beach Boys |
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29
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Where Does Love Go? | Roger Moore |
36
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30
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Leave It To Me | A Band Of Angels |
8
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31
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Positively 4th Street | Bob Dylan |
40
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32
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All Or Nothing | Patti LaBelle & her Belles |
37
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33
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It Comes And Goes | Mike Berry |
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34
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England Swings | Roger Miller |
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35
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Whole Lotta Love | Cheetahs |
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36
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Starlight Melody | Nini Rosso |
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37
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I Hear A Symphony | Supremes |
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38
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Broken Hearted Clown | Foresters |
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Is This The Dream? | Zombies |
27
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40
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Go My Way | Valerie Mitchell |
The Foresters released six singles between1965 and 1967, the first three on Polydor and the remaining three on Columbia. ('Forresters' was the name appearing on the fourth single, but this was most likely a typesetting error.) Very little information had come to light regarding the band until February 2006, when we heard from their rhythm guitarist, Rusty Douch. Rusty reveals that he formed the band, originally a skiffle group, with his drummer brother Bob. The band had an unusual way of picking a moniker. "Would you believe when we started in skiffle music we were looking for a name on the quick and in our parents' house in Upton Park, East London, our father had made a room into a proper bar called the Nip Inn. On the wall was an advert for a beer called Forest Ale, so my brother and I decided that the name of the band would be The Foresters." The Foresters all came from the East End of London, mostly the Canning Town area. The band line-up was Barrie Holland (vocals, now deceased), Peter Braithwaite (lead guitar and vocals), Ron Skillett (bass and vocals) (d 2013), Rusty Douch (rhythm and vocals), Bob Douch (drums). Barrie wrote all six of the band's A-sides. "A particularly memorable gig with The Foresters would have to be when the Beatles first came to the East End and us and them sitting on the stage at the East Ham Granada with our feet over the orchestra pit talking to John, Paul, George and Ringo", says Rusty. "Ringo said that he would like to do a country song and I suggested he listened to Buck Owens who was the 'in' country singer at that time." (Ringo obviously took Rusty's advice, as he covered Buck Owen's Act Naturally for the Help album.) Rusty continues, "There was also the time that we backed Roy Orbison when he came over to the UK for a Fan Club get together in the West End of London. My brother Bob has a photo of that occasion. We also appeared at the Marquee Club on the Saturday Show compered by Brian Matthew, alongside Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mitch & Tich. My brother Bob is still drumming in a duo in a working man's-type club in Basildon, but I have lost touch with the other band members." Because he was having problems with his scanner, Rusty very kindly entrusted us with precious band photos of the Foresters. Since the Sixties he has carved a name for himself in country music both in the UK and abroad. Read about Rusty's musical career, with many fascinating photos, on his website.
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DJ Climbers: | ||
It's Not True | Untamed | Dave Dennis |
The Long Cigarette | Roulettes | Duncan Johnson |
I Won't Love You Anymore (Sorry) | Lesley Gore | Paul Kaye |
A Groovy Kind Of Love | Mindbenders | Mark Roman |
Hello Dolly | Bachelors | Earl Richmond |
Are You There (With Another Girl) | Dionne Warwick | Ed Stewart |
I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore | Young Rascals | Dave Cash |
Climbers: | |
Don't Push Me | Hedgehoppers Anonymous |
Witches' Brew | Janie Jones |
Something About You | Four Tops |
Take Me To Your Heart Again (La Vie En Rose) | Vince Hill |
Disc of the Week: | |
I Stand Accused | Merseybeats |
Alan Field's Fab Notes:
A Groovy Kind Of Love by the Mindbenders was scheduled for release on 10th December 1965. It eventually entered the Fab 40 on 23rd January 1966, seven weeks after being chosen by Mark Roman. More of a sleeper than a climber!Witches' Brew by Janie Jones had been released on 26th November 1965, and entered the Fab 40 on 26th December, three weeks after this climber listing. Another sleeper perhaps, but just a little nap compared with the Mindbenders.
It's Not True by the Untamed was kept on as Dave Dennis's climber for a second week on 12th December 1965.
The climbers and Disc of the Week in BLUE have been added as a supplement to Brian Long's original listing, and were kindly contributed by Kees Brinkerink
with information gained from listening to archive Radio London recordings.
The Vince Hill climber is courtesy of Wim van Genderen