for Sunday 27th November 1966

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This
Presented by Ed Stewart
Week
Week
2
1
 Green Green Grass Of Home Tom Jones
6
2
 My Mind's Eye Small Faces
4
3
 What Would I Be Val Doonican
10
4
 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin
9
5
 We'll Meet Again Lloyd Banks
16
6
 Think Sometimes About Me Sandie Shaw
32
7
 Morningtown Ride Seekers
27
8
 Dead End Street Kinks
1
9
 Gimme Some Loving Spencer Davis Group
14
10
 Living For You Sonny & Cher
20
11
 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) Otis Redding
31
12
 Missy Missy Paul & Barry Ryan
32
13
 Pamela Pamela Wayne Fontana
3
14
 Just One Smile Gene Pitney
29
15
 True Story Twice As Much
19
16
 Canadian Sunset Symbols
30
17
 Every Night (I Sit And Cry) Chanters
36
18
 I Need Love Little Richard
7
19
 Holy Cow Lee Dorsey
40
20
 Whispers Jackie Wilson
39
21
 I Got The Feelin' Neil Diamond
–
22
 East West Herman's Hermits
12
22
 The Dreams I Dream Shadows
21
23
 I'm Ready For Love Martha & the Vandellas
33
24
 It's Only Love Tommy James & the Shondells
8
25
 Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James Manfred Mann
28
26
 Candy C-Jam Blues
–
27
 Walk With Faith In Your Heart Bachelors
–
27
 You Keep Me Hangin' On Supremes
–
28
 Island In The Sun Righteous Brothers
–
29
 Don't Ever Go Valerie Masters
5
29
 Nineteen Days Dave Clark Five
–
30
 It's Not Easy Normie Rowe
–
31
 Knight In Rusty Armour Peter & Gordon
–
32
 But She's Untrue / Your Ever Changin' Mind Crispian St Peters
–
32
 Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus Neil Spence
–
33
 If Every Day Was Like Christmas Elvis Presley
22
34
 Time Marches On Corby & the Champagne
–
34
 I've Got To Hold On Peddlers
–
35
 Hello Stranger Maze
–
35
 Don't Fight It Transatlantics
17
36
 Crazy Feeling Carl Douglas & the Big Stampede
33
36
 Another Night Dionne Warwick
–
37
 Seek And Find Washington D.C.'s
–
37
 Time After Time Chris Montez
–
38
 Make Me Break This Spell [Shapes In My Mind]* Keith Relf
–
39
 People Passing By High Society
–
39
 There Won't Be Many Coming Home Roy Orbison
–
40
 Anything Else You Want Tony Jackson
37
40
 Hurdy Gurdy Man Spectres

*See footnote in chart for 061166

30
17
 Every Night (I Sit And Cry) Chanters CBS 202454

Info about the Chanters can be found in the Fab Forty for 12th March '67, when the group made their second Fab entry.

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:    
Going Nowhere Los Bravos Tony Blackburn
*I'll Be Home Platters Chuck Blair
Sunshine Superman Donovan Dave Dennis
Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You Ike & Tina Turner Pete Drummond
Any Way That You Want Me Troggs Kenny Everett
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett Paul Kaye
Money (That's What I Want) Junior Walker & the All Stars Mike Lennox
The Proud One Frankie Valli Mark Roman
Come By Here Inez & Charlie Foxx Keith Skues
Rhythm Of Love Merseys Ed Stewart
I See The Light Simon Dupree & the Big Sound Norman St John
Hang On To A Dream Tim Hardin Tony Windsor

*This was Chuck Blair's first Radio London climber, although he officially joined the station on (changeover day) Tuesday December 6th, when Dave Dennis left to get married.

Going Nowhere Los Bravos Decca F 22529, released 2/12/66

Mentioned in 'What's Happening' for September/October 2001, it's a mystery as to why this potential winner bombed. A US reviewer of Nuggets 2, regarded it as the boxed set's outstanding track.

Climbers:  
Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies Association
Gotta Get Out The Mess I'm In Young Idea
Yours Till Tomorrow Dee Dee Warwick
Sitting In A Ring Ebony Keyes
Jingle Bells Booker T & the MG's
Mr Smith Foresters
You Can't Take Love Philip Goodhand-Tait & the Stormsville Shakers
Whole Lotta Lovin' Nola York
Save Me Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich
When I See My Baby Studio Six
Disc of the Week:  
Colour My World Petula Clark
Album of the Week: (courtesy of Brian Long)  
One Dozen Berrys Dave Berry

The album title One Dozen Berrys was also used by Chuck Berry

Scotland's Studio Six. Full band feature here.

Jingle Bells Booker T & the MG's Atlantic 584 060

A good-value funky festive groover, this single had Winter Wonderland as its b-side.

Mr Smith Foresters Columbia DB 8086

This band issued singles as both The Forresters (double-r) and The Foresters (one r), but the former is believed to be merely a typing error. There's a feature about the band in the Fab Forty for 05/12/65, when they entered the chart with Broken Hearted Clown. The b-side of Mr Smith, their fifth single, was an appropriate song for Big L, called Ship On the Sea.


The red additions to the climbers indicate singles listed in Brian Long's book 'The London Sound' based on information typed in the Curzon Street offices or other sources. Alan Field did not hear them played or announced as climbers.

The Caroline 'Countdown Sixty' chart (south ship) for this week is here
This week's Radio City 'City Sixty' on the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame is here

Tune in next week for another Field's Fab Forty

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