tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post3324640201039600630..comments2024-02-23T08:40:24.961+00:00Comments on Yes It's Number One: Longform historyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-41855468993294350272012-04-15T22:41:35.637+01:002012-04-15T22:41:35.637+01:00i was looking through the bargain bin in a second-...i was looking through the bargain bin in a second-hand record shop about 10 years ago, and came across a couple of lionel richie albums marked "free - take it away"!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-10550562125589356772012-04-14T23:28:26.490+01:002012-04-14T23:28:26.490+01:00Heh, Endless Flight.
Charity shop special: Buy on...Heh, Endless Flight.<br /><br />Charity shop special: Buy one get 'No Parlez' free.Terry Nutkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-62390103631956613182012-04-13T20:58:17.849+01:002012-04-13T20:58:17.849+01:00greatest hits are still included in the charts of ...greatest hits are still included in the charts of course. it's multi-artist compilations that are separate.Dyonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806759922954931461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-63213867938047900422012-04-13T11:43:13.619+01:002012-04-13T11:43:13.619+01:00Arrival is on LP at my parents' house to this ...Arrival is on LP at my parents' house to this day. My mum knew all the words to Why Did It Have To Be Me?.Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-83611409677320648422012-04-12T22:29:21.371+01:002012-04-12T22:29:21.371+01:00The next recap wil be up tomorrow evening, in case...The next recap wil be up tomorrow evening, in case you're wondering.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-71794536383463436632012-04-12T22:00:41.355+01:002012-04-12T22:00:41.355+01:00First I'd ever heard of Lena Martell was at in...First I'd ever heard of Lena Martell was at infants' school circa 1973 when someone drew a picture of a record with her name on it, so she must have been releasing records for at least most of the decade. Never heard of her again before One Day At A Time though!David Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-19686290010359809592012-04-12T14:11:55.462+01:002012-04-12T14:11:55.462+01:00i definitely agree with bobby m - bolan was very m...i definitely agree with bobby m - bolan was very much a 3-chord one-trick pony who would probably languish in obscurity now were it not for his premature demise, whilst bowie was the proverbial chameleon... even if he did nick most of his "innovations" from more arcane practitioners! in my ignorance, side 2 of low was certainly a revelation for me...<br /><br />when nick lowe released an EP later on that year, in a riposte to the dame's album he called it "bowi", and used the same typeface for the sleeve!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-23456683540953295252012-04-10T18:22:59.791+01:002012-04-10T18:22:59.791+01:00Low is now considered a classic Bowie LP and it...Low is now considered a classic Bowie LP and it's interesting to note it didn't have an especially long chart life. It had a strong lead single in Sound And Vision and I always assumed it had done better. Perhaps it was all those instrumentals on Side 2!<br /><br />A good comparison to Bolan as well. How much Bowie had changed in the previous 5 year while Marc seemed to tread the same path.<br /><br />I remember Celebrate Summer, his final single. Couldn't decide whether he was taking the piss or not! It is exceptionally trite but maybe he was hoping for a heatwave ala 1976 and wanted to get in first with a summer 'anthem'!Bobby Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689537922354304205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-77456796317401254502012-04-10T17:50:21.970+01:002012-04-10T17:50:21.970+01:00It's so funny to see all the Best of... and Gr...It's so funny to see all the Best of... and Greatest hits albums in the chart. I had totally forgotten that they were in the official charts and not had their own.<br />Dandy/Underworld was a return to form in my mind too. Celebrate Summer and the title track were really good "Rex-y" sounding songs.<br />I didn't know that The Idiot ever charted!!!! Nice to see Bowie fans were there in 1977 as they are now.ximeremixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111737219569347508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-30327980158341848592012-04-09T22:47:16.016+01:002012-04-09T22:47:16.016+01:00That Lena album had actually been in the chart sin...That Lena album had actually been in the chart since January. She was basically a cabaret singer, right?<br /><br />Cliff was big in self-promotion then - you may recall his 'I'm Nearly Famous' T-shirt last year, something he and his brief US label boss Elton John managed to get a good number of celebrities to don in an early form of viral marketing.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-28678803377736519542012-04-09T22:02:12.076+01:002012-04-09T22:02:12.076+01:00I reckon there's a subtle difference between a...I reckon there's a subtle difference between albums titled "Greatest Hits" and "Best Of". The latter could well be a collection of album tracks or favourite songs at her concerts committed to record. Lena never managed enough hits to warrant a greatest hits compilation, being a true 'one hit wonder' - one single reaching number one and no other single ever bothering the chart.Arthur Nibble (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-58682251013804093032012-04-09T21:55:46.792+01:002012-04-09T21:55:46.792+01:00Surprised to see Lena Martell with a "Greates...Surprised to see Lena Martell with a "Greatest Hits", over two years before she even had a hit single!Neil Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-74264759169014565312012-04-09T20:41:01.905+01:002012-04-09T20:41:01.905+01:00I think Cliff was indeed wearing a T-shirt with th...I think Cliff was indeed wearing a T-shirt with the album's name. He was very much into self-promotion in those days!<br /><br />In the halcyon days, we had two record shops plus Woolworths in my home town. The last single I bought from Woolies, just before they stopped selling seven inchers, was the Crash Test Dummies' big hit. The town's main record shop was a renowned seller of punk and new wave singles, which didn't go with the old Cliff / Shadows image, but the local 'wavers weren't too fussed.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-76027307326126192792012-04-09T20:04:45.386+01:002012-04-09T20:04:45.386+01:00Aren't all the record shops gone, though? Luck...Aren't all the record shops gone, though? Luckily we have Amazon and iTunes to take the sting out of our loss!<br /><br />Good luck getting Cliff to sign Green Light. Was he wearing a green T shirt with the logo on?!Bobby Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689537922354304205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-70623206932884974912012-04-09T17:50:38.840+01:002012-04-09T17:50:38.840+01:00I managed to get the "Green Light" album...I managed to get the "Green Light" album signed by Cliff in person. I'm not a Cliff fan, but the sadly long gone record shop in my home town doubled (trebled?) as the worldwide headquarters of the Cliff Richard and Shadows fan clubs, and he did an in-store signing. I also saved up some years later to buy a Shadows gold disc for "Ghost Riders In The Sky" on sale in the shop.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-34978942150638357202012-04-09T17:35:06.544+01:002012-04-09T17:35:06.544+01:00I felt Dandy In The Underworld was a bit of a retu...I felt Dandy In The Underworld was a bit of a return to form for T.Rex. The previous 2 albums, Futuristic Dragon and Bolan's Zip Gun, were a bit spotty, though the former does include the fabulously stupid New York City.<br /><br />Always thought it strange that there seemed to be no sales increase at all for Bolan's stuff after his death in September. You'd have expected some of his old singles to get a re-release...<br /><br />Great to see blockbuster albums like Rumours, Arrival, Hotel California and even Endless Flight beginning their chart lives. Cliff's newie charting high, though it didn't live to to I'm Nearly Famous LP from the previous year. Looking forward to the Green Light album/T shirt in 1978!Bobby Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689537922354304205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-42846465192747689932012-04-09T12:57:08.810+01:002012-04-09T12:57:08.810+01:00simon, i presume you're being flippant about &...simon, i presume you're being flippant about "peter gabriel" being the man's solo debut - as rock historians well know, his first four albums were ALL called "peter gabriel"...<br /><br />something else of note: the proliferation of best of/greatest hits compilations (sinatra/shadows/john denver/abba/glenn miller/showaddywaddy/lena martell/eagles), thus dispelling the perhaps misty-eyed notion that back in those days it was all about releasing original material...wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-59489849117877818392012-04-09T12:41:46.217+01:002012-04-09T12:41:46.217+01:00I meant some of the tracks that were not released ...I meant some of the tracks that were not released as singles could have been big hits ~ I guess they did release three which was quite a lot in those days from the one album.Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-70761225263105858862012-04-09T12:37:50.551+01:002012-04-09T12:37:50.551+01:00My mum had both the Abba albums so I ended up list...My mum had both the Abba albums so I ended up listening to them a lot. All the tracks on Arrival could have been hit singles, several were potential number ones ~ My Love My life; When I Kissed the Teacher; That's Me, in particular. A Fabbaulous album for sure :-)<br /><br />Loved the front cover of the Greatest Hits album - with two of em snogging and the other two who can't even bear to look at each other.Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.com