tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post2657992803332971049..comments2024-02-23T08:40:24.961+00:00Comments on Yes It's Number One: TOTP 23/6/77 (tx 18/7/12): I knew Irresistible Dennis when he used to rock and rollUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-51314836743307303742012-07-27T12:22:22.744+01:002012-07-27T12:22:22.744+01:00BoM also kept their cheesy grins while singing Oh ...BoM also kept their cheesy grins while singing Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) - "the pain I feel at missing him". I suspect they were singing about a lost puppy but still, WTF?@jazzy_andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-71217426378953479422012-07-25T18:44:48.305+01:002012-07-25T18:44:48.305+01:00Cheery glitter drummer's grin & catchy gui...Cheery glitter drummer's grin & catchy guitar riff are locked in my brain! Disgusted to realise Angelo was an ode to suicide pacts. Don't think the 'man should've been grinning like that in the circumstances. Shame the Strangers couldn't play the banned A side of Peaches (surely less offensive than suicide pacts), but that B side grows on me with every play. Love the show reviews Simon, keep it up.dunkiephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084967695339332589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-50418452770639453822012-07-25T12:29:13.794+01:002012-07-25T12:29:13.794+01:00That version of The Bride by Rockpile was so diffe...That version of The Bride by Rockpile was so different from Edmunds single. Much much faster, Lowe was on lead and Dave on harmonies (on the verses) and it had the ending they used when they played it live.Jorroxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506588302753831873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-41346508961964920922012-07-25T12:24:13.891+01:002012-07-25T12:24:13.891+01:00sorry, i couldn't resist once again taking the...sorry, i couldn't resist once again taking the single that gets us to yet another half-century (another smattering of applause from the pavillion)...<br /><br />we are the mike gattings of blog comments (he took ages to convert fifties into hundreds at test level... and we probably will too)wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-14659740892852054132012-07-24T23:23:19.866+01:002012-07-24T23:23:19.866+01:00Was musing this morning on how far short of its mo...Was musing this morning on how far short of its model "Angelo" falls. OK, we get the relationship between the shepherd boy and the rich girl, and they went off somewhere and had a suicide pact (see kids, MOR music encourages suicides more overtly than heavy metal and nobody complains about it!) But there's little detail behind it compared to the beautiful evocative sketches of Fernando and the woman talking to him - come to think of it, we learn more about Ann and Greasy Joe in the Barron Knights version!<br /><br />Disappearing from view - 10cc, the Rock Follies ladies, Frankie Miller and, after a single week, Elton b/w Kiki. <br /><br />Anyway, Arthur, the bowler's running up to the crease, but if he's South African we could be introuble...Erithiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-52209355262510603662012-07-24T20:28:33.533+01:002012-07-24T20:28:33.533+01:00Having used the top of my head before, I decided t...Having used the top of my head before, I decided to check the 45cat website, which consists of contributors' scanned labels and/or details of seven-inch singles from around the world, and there are two pages full of A-sides and B-sides with "Hustle" in the title... and six pages with "Shuffle"!<br /><br />Agonisingly close to some noise from the pavilion...doesn't someone, anyone, want to chat about Paul Nicholas's farewell appearance, Dave Edmunds, BoM or THAT drummer?Arthur Nibble (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-91881429936384754912012-07-24T19:09:25.026+01:002012-07-24T19:09:25.026+01:00The Womble Shuffle! (Only an album track though, a...The Womble Shuffle! (Only an album track though, and not disco)Noaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-83696910061927163132012-07-24T12:53:21.587+01:002012-07-24T12:53:21.587+01:00well done arthur - you're obviously much more ...well done arthur - you're obviously much more of a shuffle-head than i am (although ironically none of these records actually feature the shuffle rhythm)wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-35583559498317053162012-07-24T12:02:11.017+01:002012-07-24T12:02:11.017+01:00"Wall Street Shuffle " by 10cc, "Se..."Wall Street Shuffle " by 10cc, "Seaside Shuffle" by Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs, and "Harlem Shuffle" by Bob and Earl, covered by The Rolling Stones?Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-85914622473517510172012-07-24T11:04:35.753+01:002012-07-24T11:04:35.753+01:00for me the definition of the hustle rhythm is the ...for me the definition of the hustle rhythm is the use of a tom-tom on the fourth beat of the bar (as used in van's eponymous tune, hues corporation "rock the boat" and tina charles "i love to love" among others)<br /><br />after van's success, i think the word "hustle" was perhaps overused and abused in disco tracks as a general incitement to "get on down", as displayed by most of those examples above that don't feature said tom-tom pattern - other offenders include the kay-gees with 2 efforts that aren't strictly-speakling hustle rhythms: "hustle with every muscle" and "tango hustle" (which isn't a tango either)...<br /><br />the shuffle is actually based on triplet time in the same manner as swing rhythm, but is generally employed to much better effect in rhythm and blues (status quo were serial exponents) than disco, which was probably why there aren't any other disco tracks with that in the titles (and van's attempt to incorporate the rhythm didn't work for me either) - the only track i can think of that also features "shuffle" in its title is ashton gardner and dyke's "resurrection shuffle"...wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-85041786375627057202012-07-23T23:18:43.531+01:002012-07-23T23:18:43.531+01:00Hmm...so, how many different hustles were there? I...Hmm...so, how many different hustles were there? I make that five so far - the Van McCoy type, Latin (Eddie Drennon, ripped off by the M&O Band), Spanish (Fatback Band), British (Hi Tension) and now Hustle Bus Stop. The shuffle franchise wasn't so successful by comparison.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-40061855567192727582012-07-23T21:59:04.898+01:002012-07-23T21:59:04.898+01:00arthur, i knew pomade was sonme kind of hair greas...arthur, i knew pomade was sonme kind of hair grease that was popular in the US in the rock n roll era, but it does sound like something english people might drink in oz...<br /><br />in an effort to get us to another half century for the fourth consecutive "innings", i shall elaborate further on "bama boogie woogie" and related experiences:<br /><br />1 - about 15 years ago at music college i was composing a disco pastiche and came up with a string line that was naggingly familiar, racking my brains as to where i'd heard it before without success. but after trying to jig it around without satisfaction i decided to stick with it as i thought "well, if i can't remember where it came from, i don't suppose anyone else will recognise it"... having now given "bama boogie woogie" another listen in the wake of comments made, i have discovered the riff that i ripped-off!<br /><br />2 - another hot import disco 45 i got at great expense from that soul specialist was "hustle bus stop" by mastermind, which i loved to death apart from the dodgy trumpet break... of course, when CBS released it in this country some time later, they did so editing out said trumpet break - and just to add insult to injury, once again my chum picked up the better UK copy cheap!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-64116989745072745792012-07-23T15:25:37.950+01:002012-07-23T15:25:37.950+01:00I think you'll find my comments have been take...I think you'll find my comments have been taken out of context. (They are, however, pretty accurate. However, the week after has a fascinating opening and the one after that may be the most magnificently eclectic of the whole run so far)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-62189331958272071472012-07-22T23:05:31.485+01:002012-07-22T23:05:31.485+01:00Re Simon's critique of GG, there was me thinki...Re Simon's critique of GG, there was me thinking Pomade was a cheap cyder/champagne substitute until I Googled the word! It's a bit like Brylcreem!<br /><br />If we're struggling for applause from the pavilion this week after a varied and entertaining show, I think we might struggle to reach double figures after the next edition - "Rotten and full of repeats" to quote our leader.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-14884501006277611852012-07-22T00:49:19.831+01:002012-07-22T00:49:19.831+01:00Last year Paul Nicholas toured with a self-produce...Last year Paul Nicholas toured with a self-produced stage production about the Profumo affair of the early 60s. By all accounts it was rather good. It reached my local theatre, but unfortunately I was not able to attend.Tyrone Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974017788512976015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-2507062508893574622012-07-22T00:40:27.517+01:002012-07-22T00:40:27.517+01:00With regards to Angelo Gravity's memory of Gar...With regards to Angelo Gravity's memory of Gary glitter in a silver catsuit; perhaps your memory is playing tricks and what you recall is the outfit he wore in a Pops appearence earlier in the year. For his January 1977 performance of 'It takes all night long', he wore a silver belted trenchcoat, which he removed to reveal an equally silver three-piece suit. Perhaps memory has combined this with the lurid catsuit he wore in this weeks Pops?Tyrone Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974017788512976015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-24629249725766790282012-07-21T20:38:07.903+01:002012-07-21T20:38:07.903+01:00Ah, shame I missed that then, although 87's no...Ah, shame I missed that then, although 87's not one of my favourite years.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for clearing up the Elt'n'Kiki confusion. So technically, it probably should have been 'Elton John / Kiki Dee' on the caption rather than 'Elton John & Kiki Dee'.<br /><br />Mind you, given that they've had 2 goes at sourcing a picture of Rose Royce and not managed it, I suppose that's not too bad.Noaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-17682605249211687732012-07-21T16:46:41.999+01:002012-07-21T16:46:41.999+01:00Quelle coincidence, Tony Blackburn played the Shak...Quelle coincidence, Tony Blackburn played the Shakin' Stevens cover of A Little Boogie Woogie on Pick of the Pops today.<br /><br />Was it Bruno Brookes who renamed it A Little Boogie Woogie in the Back of My Car? Might as well have been.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-55223390141970974162012-07-20T14:29:22.836+01:002012-07-20T14:29:22.836+01:00By my reckoning, "Bama Boogie Woogie" wa...By my reckoning, "Bama Boogie Woogie" was one of only three top 40 hits on the Gull label, the others being the lower-charting version of "Fattie Bum Bum" by The Diversions...and "Barbados" by Typically Tropical! Bearing in mind Judas Priest were also on the label at one time, it can safely be said that Gull was eclectic bordering on eccentric.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-87675957918915883112012-07-20T14:17:31.347+01:002012-07-20T14:17:31.347+01:00those who've suggested otherwise to my belief ...those who've suggested otherwise to my belief that t-connection's "do what you wanna do" was the first 12" single commercially released are probably right. however, i would maintain it was almost certainly the first one where that format had a big impact on its success (having got used to the 12" in all its glory, i remember hearing the 7" on the radio 1 chart rundown and noticing that the best bit i.e. the break had been hacked out!)... <br /><br />sadly the 12" format wasn't around in time for kool and the gang's "open sesame" that was released a few months earlier - it had to suffer the indignity of its dancefloor-friendly 8 minutes-plus being squashed onto a 7" 45 with a noticeable drop in sound quality!<br /><br />as anyone who reads my contributions will be likely to be aware of, i was a big fan of funky disco back then and still am. however, sadly although i got off big-time on "bama boogie woogie" back then, i now think its leaping octave basslines sound a bit cheesy (a shame as the synth solos and brass & string lines are still great). i remember buying my 12" US copy at great expense from an imports soul specialist and showing it off to my equally disco-mad friend and rival-collector in the belief it would never be likely to get a UK release - when that did actually happen against my expectations, not only was it a lot cheaper (at 99p i think) than what i'd splashed out, it was also pressed in blue vinyl which intensely annoyed me as i had a thing about collecting coloured vinyl at the time (of course my mate snapped it up)!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-30578832439603527152012-07-20T06:49:47.427+01:002012-07-20T06:49:47.427+01:00The male vocals on Angelo were horrid, too deep an...The male vocals on Angelo were horrid, too deep and out of tune!!!CrewCutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-83301775119127081372012-07-20T01:58:13.309+01:002012-07-20T01:58:13.309+01:00There's a movie link to this week's show i...There's a movie link to this week's show in that both Peter Frampton and Paul Nicholas were soon off to Hollywood to film their roles in the mega-turkey Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band. 1978 was a terrible year for Peter with that movie and his car crash scuppering his career. Paul had Just Good Friends to look forward to, though.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-71507647632664649372012-07-20T00:06:58.857+01:002012-07-20T00:06:58.857+01:00As Arthur Nibble says, the Elt n Kiki single was a...As Arthur Nibble says, the Elt n Kiki single was a double a side, with Elt on one side, Bite Your Lip, and Kiki on the other with Chicago, a solo track from her then current album, Cage The Songbird.<br />Lip came from Elt's album Blue Moves, the single here was a Tom Moulton re-mix of the track, beefing it up with a disco groove which became one of the most repetative Elton tracks ever, so much so that when David Hamilton chose it as a record of the week he had a competition to see how many times Elt repeated the phrase "bite your lip"<br />Check out the single version if you can find it anywhere.Steve Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214371275300282613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-76890005264975171532012-07-19T22:08:18.667+01:002012-07-19T22:08:18.667+01:00I nearly mentioned this, but no, there was a secon...I nearly mentioned this, but no, there was a second Elt'n'Kiki single, Bite Your Lip, which peaked at 28.<br /><br />In light of what was around him I did think it prurient not to mention immediately how much, even more than usual, BoM's Lee Sheriden looked like Chris Langham...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-50023381568517859262012-07-19T22:07:46.168+01:002012-07-19T22:07:46.168+01:00Noax, you didn't dream seeing Elton and Kiki i...Noax, you didn't dream seeing Elton and Kiki in the chart rundown. I thought it might have been a sudden blip for "Heart" but, having done a quick bit of research, it turns out the chart placing was for a split single which I never realised was the case - "Bite Your Lip" by Elton on one side, and "Chicago" by Kiki on the other. Blink and you miss it, though - four weeks in the top 50 and this solitary week in the top 30.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.com