Radio London - Field's Fab Forty

Alan Field notes:
Without a doubt, the Percy Sledge record being played on Radio London as Paul Kaye's climber this week was (initially at least) It Tears Me Up. This track had already been issued in the States, with Heart Of A Child on the flip, and had just entered the Billboard Hot 100. The Percy Sledge song in the Curzon Street climber list is Heart Of A Child, which was about to be issued in the UK with a song called My Adorable One on the B side. Over here, It Tears Me Up was eventually released as the follow-up to Heart Of A Child; it returned to the climber list nine weeks later, on 1st January 1967, and went on to spend three weeks in the Fab 40. Meanwhile, back in October 1966, maybe there was a copy of the latest US release aboard the Galaxy, or maybe the UK arm of Atlantic records had sent out an early promo disc which was identical to the US single, with Heart Of A Child on the B side of It Tears Me Up. Either way, there seems to have been conflicting information, or changing plans, about which Percy Sledge track was set for UK release.

Climbers:
Finders Keepers	Gloria Jones
Someone Slipping Into My Mind	Mike Quinn
Suspicions (In Your Mind)	Three People
Drop Everything And Run	Thane Russal
I Wanna Be Your Girl	Dale Brooks
Whispers	Jackie Wilson
'Specially When	Edwick Rumbold
He Say	Jacki Bond
She/My Feet Don't Fit In His Shoes	Frame
Girl On A Swing	Gerry & the Pacemakers
You Keep Me Hangin' On	Supremes
I Was Only Playing Games	Unit 4 + 2
Hurt A Little Everyday	Brenda Holloway
Nothing Lasts Forever	Mia Lewis
Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly	Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin	Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Disc of the Week:
Picture Me Gone	Dave Berry
Album of the Week:
Both Sides Of Herman's Hermits	Herman's Hermits

The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin

Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs

Last week's Paul Kaye pick, despite its slating by Kenny Everett and Tony Blackburn, remains on the general climber list for another seven days before vanishing.

Someone Slipping Into My Mind

Mike Quinn

Fontana TF 761

On October 29th 1966, the Knees Club recruited Mike Quinn as member number 366 and this was the first of three singles he issued. The others came out after the demise of Radio London, in 1969. Although he never worked aboard the Galaxy, Mike was a Radio London DJ who was employed by Radlon Sales. Mike joined the Knees Club when hosting the Radio London Club afternoon at London's Marquee Club. There were simply not enough ship-based DJs available each week on shore leave to cover the numerous Big L events, promotions and discotheques. He also had a stint hosting 'A Whole Scene Going' - BBC television's answer to 'Ready Steady Go!' We have not heard from Mike for some time, but he is believed to be continuing his DJ work in the Reading area.

'Specially When

Edwick Rumbold

CBS 202393

The following line-up information comes from Youtube postings by the band's drummer David Hempstead, who was unable to recall their keyboard player's name.

Edwick Rumbold were Dave Gyngell bass, David Hempstead drums, Jeff Martin lead guitar and vocal and Rob (?) keyboards. They were based in and around South East London - Bexleyheath, Welling, Kidbrooke, etc. and were resident at the Trafalgar Pub in Blackheath and Grove Park Tavern.

If you bought this Big L climber and managed not to ruin it on your auto-change record player it could be worth around £60! The single never made it into the Fab Forty, but apparently found fame later on the Northern Soul circuit.

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!

Last	This	*Presented by Tony Blackburn*
Week	Week	*Presented by Tony Blackburn*
2	1	Stop Stop Stop	Hollies
1	2	Reach Out, I'll Be There	Four Tops
3	3	If I Were A Carpenter	Bobby Darin
6	4	Beauty Is Only Skin Deep	Temptations
9	5	A Fool Am I	Cilla Black
7	6	I Love My Dog	Cat Stevens
29	7	Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James	Manfred Mann
8	8	High Time	Paul Jones
5	9	Time Drags By	Cliff Richard & the Shadows
14	10	A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)	Ike & Tina Turner
23	11	Wrapping Paper	Cream
12	12	No Milk Today	Herman's Hermits
17	13	Friday On My Mind	Easybeats
31	14	Help Me Girl	Eric Burdon & the Animals
4	15	I Can't Control Myself	Troggs
32	16	I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round	Shotgun Express
37	17	I Can't Make It Alone	P J Proby
15	18	Last Train To Clarksville	Monkees
36	19	Holy Cow	Lee Dorsey
18	19	All That I Am	Elvis Presley
24	20	Ride On Baby	Chris Farlowe
10	20	Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?	Rolling Stones
34	21	Hooray For Hazel	Tommy Roe
–	22	Good Vibrations	Beach Boys
–	23	A Satisfied Mind	Bobby Hebb
–	24	Nineteen Days	Dave Clark Five
37	25	Emergency 999	Alan Bown Set
–	26	Just One Smile	Gene Pitney
22	27	Mr Spaceman	Byrds
35	28	Over The Hills And Far Away	Barry Mason
–	29	Gimme Some Loving	Spencer Davis Group
–	30	It's Love	Ken Dodd
–	31	Ten Storeys High	David & Jonathan
–	32	The Dreams I Dream	Shadows
–	32	Dandy	Clinton Ford / Rockin' Vickers
–	33	Secret Love	Billy Stewart
–	34	Green Green Grass Of Home	Tom Jones
–	35	Too Much On My Mind	Gates Of Eden
–	36	Feeling	Gidian with Chris Lambe & the Universals
25	36	Two At A Time	Neil Christian & the Crusaders
27	37	Rain On The Roof	Lovin' Spoonful
30	38	Coming On Strong	Brenda Lee
–	39	What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted	Jimmy Ruffin
–	39	The White Cliffs Of Dover	Righteous Brothers
11	40	Marble Breaks, Iron Bends	Peter Fenton

DJ Climbers:
I'm Ready For Love	Martha & the Vandellas	Tony Blackburn
Turn Around	Freddie & the Dreamers	Dave Dennis
We'll Meet Again	Lloyd Banks	Pete Drummond
Trains, Trains	Steve Darbishire	Kenny Everett
It Tears Me Up/Heart of a Child	Percy Sledge	Paul Kaye
Crazy Feeling	Carl Douglas & the Big Stampede	Mike Lennox
Living For You	Sonny & Cher	Mark Roman
I Will Warm Your Heart	Sheila Carter & Episode Six	Keith Skues
Farmer's Daughter	Summer Set	Ed Stewart
Auntie Maggie's Remedy	Fourmost	Norman St John
(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need	Miracles	Tony Windsor

for Sunday 30th October 1966

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.