The U.K. 70s Singles & Albums Chart General Discussion Thread.

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Bobby Morrow, Jun 5, 2022.

  1. Ignominious

    Ignominious Knock and Know All!

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    I remember it vaguely. It was mildly entertaining if memory serves. I remember her more on Opportunity Knocks.
     
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  2. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector

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    And you think the UK singles charts had a chronic case of "the blahs" in this period! . . .
     
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  3. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector

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    I was frankly surprised that the Marley/Wailers LP was in the U.S. Top 50 as well.
     
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  4. Ignominious

    Ignominious Knock and Know All!

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    The mid-70s were a bit of a wasteland for pop music. Post glam and pre disco and pre punk.
     
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  5. Northernlight

    Northernlight Forum Resident

    Oh, I'll drink to that. Actually, Nicely Out Of Tune is one I couldn't overlook; all my favorites are on there, 'Lady Eleanor', 'Winter Song', 'We Can Swing Together' and 'Clear White Light'. It's a bit front-loaded, really.
     
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  6. Northernlight

    Northernlight Forum Resident

    Always loved How Dare You!
     
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  7. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector

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    Now we get to a two-part look at charts for this week in 1973. First, the singles chart, UK first:

    Week Ending 26 May 1973

    06 - 01 - 01 - Wizzard - SEE MY BABY JIVE
    04 - 02 - 02 - The Sweet - HELL RAISER
    06 - 05 - 03 - Perry Como - AND I LOVE YOU SO
    12 - 03 - 04 - Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando - TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE
    02 - 34 - 05 - Suzi Quatro - CAN THE CAN
    04 - 14 - 06 - Medicine Head - ONE AND ONE IS ONE
    04 - 09 - 07 - Deodato - ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001)
    08 - 04 - 08 - Gary Glitter - HELLO! HELLO! I'M BACK AGAIN
    07 - 08 - 09 - Hot Chocolate - BROTHER LOUIE
    07 - 07 - 10 - Roger Daltrey - GIVING IT ALL AWAY
    04 - 15 - 11 - Nazareth - BROKEN DOWN ANGEL
    06 - 18 - 12 - The Detroit Spinners - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE
    05 - 13 - 13 - Anne-Marie David - WONDERFUL DREAM
    08 - 11 - 14 - Paul McCartney And Wings - MY LOVE
    06 - 10 - 15 - Alice Cooper - NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
    07 - 06 - 16 - David Bowie - DRIVE-IN SATURDAY (SEATTLE - PHOENIX)
    03 - 24 - 17 - Lou Reed - WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
    02 - 35 - 18 - Stevie Wonder - YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
    06 - 16 - 19 - Judge Dread - BIG EIGHT
    07 - 21 - 20 - Status Quo - MEAN GIRL
    09 - 17 - 21 - Chicory Tip - GOOD GRIEF CHRISTINA
    11 - 12 - 22 - Geordie - ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
    02 - 47 - 23 - 10C.C. - RUBBER BULLETS
    02 - 48 - 24 - The Partridge Family Starring David Cassidy - WALKING IN THE RAIN
    04 - 25 - 25 - Detroit Emeralds - YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT
    13 - 23 - 26 - Shirley Bassey - NEVER, NEVER, NEVER (GRANDE, GRANDE, GRANDE)
    09 - 20 - 27 - Little Jimmy Osmond - TWEEDLEE DEE
    03 - 38 - 28 - Fleetwood Mac - ALBATROSS
    03 - 31 - 29 - Cliff Richard - HELP IT ALONG / TOMORROW RISING
    04 - 27 - 30 - The Jeff Beck Group - Vocal: Rod Stewart - I'VE BEEN DRINKING
    11 - 22 - 31 - Gilbert O'Sullivan - GET DOWN
    02 - 39 - 32 - First Choice - ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
    09 - 33 - 33 - Carly Simon - THE RIGHT THING TO DO
    10 - 19 - 34 - David Cassidy - I AM A CLOWN / SOME KIND OF A SUMMER
    1 - NEW - 35 - Stealers Wheel - STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU
    1 - NEW - 36 - Elvis Presley - POLK SALAD ANNIE
    05 - 45 - 37 - Gene Pitney - 24 SYCAMORE
    12 - 26 - 38 - Donny Osmond - THE TWELFTH OF NEVER
    12 - 30 - 39 - Roxy Music - PYJAMARAMA
    02 - 46 - 40 - The James Boys - OVER AND OVER
    13 - 37 - 41 - O'Jays - LOVE TRAIN
    1 - NEW - 42 - Gladys Knight And The Pips - NEITHER ONE OF US (WANTS TO BE THE FIRST TO SAY GOODBYE)
    09 - 29 - 43 - Stuart Gillies - AMANDA
    12 - 28 - 44 - Mud - CRAZY
    11 - 36 - 45 - Cliff Richard - POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS
    1 - NEW - 46 - Peters And Lee - WELCOME HOME
    07 - 32 - 47 - Tom Jones - LETTER TO LUCILLE
    26 - 41 - 48 - Little Jimmy Osmond With The Mike Curb Congregation - LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL
    13 - 50 - 49 - Kenny - HEART OF STONE
    1 - NEW - 50 - The Edgar Winter Group - FRANKENSTEIN

    . . . and then what the U.S. was buying in that same week ( * = charted or would chart in UK; ** - did not chart in UK no way, no how):

    Week Ending 26 May 1973

    12 - 04 - 01 - The Edgar Winter Group - FRANKENSTEIN*
    07 - 06 - 02 - Paul McCartney And Wings - MY LOVE*
    08 - 05 - 03 - Elton John - DANIEL*
    15 - 02 - 04 - Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando - TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE*
    11 - 01 - 05 - Stevie Wonder - YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE*
    10 - 09 - 06 - Sylvia - PILLOW TALK*
    19 - 03 - 07 - The Sweet - LITTLE WILLY*
    14 - 07 - 08 - Dobie Gray - DRIFT AWAY**
    15 - 10 - 09 - Skylark - WILDFLOWER**
    13 - 13 - 10 - Focus - HOCUS POCUS*
    12 - 11 - 11 - Steely Dan - REELING IN THE YEARS**
    07 - 20 - 12 - Barry White - I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY*
    13 - 08 - 13 - Stealers Wheel - STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU*
    10 - 22 - 14 - Clint Holmes - PLAYGROUND IN MY HIND
    14 - 16 - 15 - Ohio Players - FUNKY WORM**
    16 - 12 - 16 - Vicki Lawrence - THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA**
    09 - 18 - 17 - Carly Simon - THE RIGHT THING TO DO*
    09 - 19 - 18 - Loggins And Messina - THINKING OF YOU**
    07 - 23 - 19 - Elvis Presley - STEAMROLLER BLUES** / FOOL*
    15 - 14 - 20 - Jud Strunk - DAISY A DAY**
    13 - 27 - 21 - New York City - I'M DOING FINE NOW*
    07 - 25 - 22 - Dr. John - RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME**
    08 - 26 - 23 - The Independents - LEAVING ME**
    13 - 15 - 24 - War - THE CISCO KID**
    09 - 30 - 25 - Billy Preston - WILL GO ROUND IN CIRCLES**
    07 - 29 - 26 - Alice Cooper - NO MORE MR. NICE GUY*
    08 - 28 - 27 - Lobo - IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME**
    03 - 38 - 28 - First Choice - ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS*
    03 - 31 - 29 - [Detroit] Spinners - ONE OF A KIND (LOVE AFFAIR)**
    06 - 43 - 30 - The Doobie Brothers - LONG TRAIN RUNNIN'**
    11 - 22 - 31 - John And Ernest - SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT**
    02 - 39 - 32 - Perry Como - AND I LOVE YOU SO*
    14 - 34 - 33 - Barbara Fairchild - TEDDY BEAR SONG**
    02 - 59 - 34 - George Harrison - GIVE ME LOVE - (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH)*
    10 - 36 - 35 - The New Birth - I CAN UNDERSTAND IT**
    13 - 17 - 36 - Gilbert O'Sullivan - OUT OF THE QUESTION**
    05 - 45 - 37 - The Blue Ridge Rangers - HEARTS OF STONE**
    10 - 39 - 38 - Raspberries - LET'S PRETEND**
    09 - 42 - 39 - J. Geils Band - GIVE IT TO ME**
    07 - 44 - 40 - Edward Bear - CLOSE YOUR EYES**
    08 - 41 - 41 - Jerry Lee Lewis - DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O'DEE**
    05 - 50 - 42 - Gladys Knight And The Pips - DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE**
    09 - 46 - 43 - Gunhill Road - BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT**
    06 - 47 - 44 - Jim Croce - BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN**
    11 - 45 - 45 - Glen Campbell - I KNEW JESUS (BEFORE HE WAS A STAR)**
    05 - 49 - 46 - The Rolling Stones - YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT**
    06 - 52 - 47 - Bloodstone - NATURAL HIGH*
    14 - 24 - 48 - Carpenters - SING**
    05 - 57 - 49 - Charlie Rich - BEHIND CLOSED DOORS*
    13 - 21 - 50 - Donny Osmond - THE TWELFTH OF NEVER*

    And of course, what's a look at the charts without seeing the overlaps between each side o' "the pond"?

    #3 UK = #32 U.S.
    #4 UK = #4 U.S.
    #14 UK = #2 U.S.
    #15 UK = #26 U.S.
    #18 UK = #5 U.S.
    #32 UK = #28 U.S.
    #33 UK = #17 U.S.
    #35 UK = #13 U.S.
    #38 UK = #50 U.S.
    #50 UK = #1 U.S.

    Based on the U.S. singles lot, #1 - 3, 6 - 9, 11 - 14, 16, 21 - 25, 28 - 32, 34, 36, 43, 44, and 46 - 48 are represented in my collection; if judging from the UK's, I'd have #3, 7, 9 (! - this original was the last to be issued on the U.S. RAK label before Mickie Most ended his label's distribution deal with U.S. CBS Records), 12, 14, 17, 25, 28 (mono/stereo promo of this year's reissue), 31, 32, 35, 41, 42, 44 (issued later in the year on U.S. Bell), 46, and 50.
     
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  8. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

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    With the caveat that quite a few of the UK songs are mysteries to me, my only keepers are:

    Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
    10cc - Rubber Bullets
    Roger Daltey - Giving It All Away
    The Sweet - Hellraiser
    Wizzard - See My Baby Jive

    From the States, I'd have:

    Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown
    Gunhill Road - Back When My Hair Was Short
    Gilbert O'Sullivan - Out Of The Question
    The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'
    Loggins & Messina - Thinking Of You
    Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
    Focus - Hocus Pocus
    Dobie Gray - Drift Away
    The Sweet - Little Willy
     
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  9. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector

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    Part II of this look: The albums charts from both countries. As ever, we take to the UK at the start:

    Week Ending 26 May 1973

    04 - 01 - 01 - David Bowie - ALADDIN SANE
    04 - 02 - 02 - The Beatles - 1967-1970
    04 - 03 - 03 - The Beatles - 1962-1966
    1 - NEW - 04 - Various Artists - 20 FANTASTIC HITS BY THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS - VOLUME THREE
    02 - 06 - 05 - Paul McCartney And Wings - RED ROSE SPEEDWAY
    1 - NEW - 06 - Roger Daltrey - DALTREY
    1 - NEW - 07 - Yes - YESSONGS
    28 - 11 - 08 - Gilbert O'Sullivan - BACK TO FRONT
    1 - NEW - 09 - Donny Osmond - ALONE TOGETHER
    08 - 15 - 10 - Liza Minnelli - LIZA WITH A "Z"
    06 - 04 - 11 - Various Artists - BELIEVE IN MUSIC
    1 - NEW - 12 - Wishbone Ash - WISHBONE FOUR
    08 - 09 - 13 - Roxy Music - FOR YOUR PLEASURE
    06 - 16 - 14 - Original Soundtrack Recording - CABARET
    08 - 08 - 15 - Various Artists - 40 FANTASTIC HITS FROM THE 50's AND 60's
    04 - 05 - 16 - Max Bygraves - SINGALONGAMAX - VOL. 3
    06 - 12 - 17 - Faces - OOH LA LA
    10 - 07 - 18 - Alice Cooper - BILLION DOLLAR BABIES
    45 - 14 - 19 - Simon And Garfunkel - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
    09 - 10 - 20 - Pink Floyd - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
    15 - 18 - 21 - Music From The Soundtrack - STANLEY KUBRICK'S "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE"
    14 - 37 - 22 - Stevie Wonder - TALKING BOOK
    02 - 46 - 23 - Uriah Heep - LIVE
    04 - 41 - 24 - John Denver - ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
    17 - RE - 25 - Status Quo - PILEDRIVER
    171 - 23 - 26 - Simon And Garfunkel - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
    07 - 17 - 27 - Led Zeppelin - HOUSES OF THE HOLY
    09 - 22 - 28 - T. Rex - TANX
    09 - 13 - 29 - Various Artists - 20 FLASH BACK GREATS OF THE SIXTIES
    04 - 31 - 30 - Nana Mouskouri - PRESENTING . . . NANA MOUSKOURI - SONGS FROM HER TV SERIES
    05 - 20 - 31 - Lou Reed - TRANSFORMER
    14 - 25 - 32 - David Cassidy - ROCK ME BABY
    16 - 21 - 33 - Elton John - DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER
    36 - 29 - 34 - Donny Osmond - PORTRAIT OF DONNY
    25 - 35 - 35 - Slade - SLAYED?
    02 - RE - 36 - Original Soundtrack - ROSS HUNTER'S "LOST HORIZON"
    43 - 68 - 37 - Max Bygraves - SING ALONG WITH MAX
    19 - 19 - 38 - Carly Simon - NO SECRETS
    24 - 24 - 39 - Donny Osmond - TOO YOUNG
    45 - 32 - 40 - David Bowie - THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
    23 - 49 - 41 - Focus - MOVING WAVES
    27 - 26 - 42 - Gary Glitter - GLITTER
    73 - 27 - 43 - Gilbert O'Sullivan - HIMSELF
    02 - 39 - 44 - Wizzard - WIZZARD BREW
    08 - 30 - 45 - Jack Jones - TOGETHER
    41 - 48 - 46 - Carpenters - CLOSE TO YOU
    19 - RE - 47 - The Osmonds - CRAZY HORSES
    81 - 43 - 48 - Cat Stevens - TEASER AND THE FIRECAT
    1 - NEW - 49 - Nazareth - RAZMANAZ
    71 - RE - 50 - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers - IMAGINE

    then, the U.S. (same distinctions hold in terms of what did or didn't chart in UK):

    Week Ending 26 May 1973

    07 - 02 - 01 - The Beatles - 1967-1970*
    07 - 01 - 02 - Led Zeppelin - HOUSES OF THE HOLY*
    07 - 03 - 03 - The Beatles - 1962-1966
    25 - 05 - 04 - The Edgar Winter Group - THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT**
    09 - 04 - 05 - Bread - THE BEST OF BREAD*
    11 - 06 - 06 - Pink Floyd - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON*
    11 - 08 - 07 - Alice Cooper - BILLION DOLLAR BABIES*
    14 - 07 - 08 - Elvis Presley - ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE*
    19 - 10 - 09 - Focus - MOVING WAVES*
    12 - 09 - 10 - Gladys Knight And The Pips - NEITHER ONE OF US**
    06 - 16 - 11 - Seals And Crofts - DIAMOND GIRL**
    28 - 14 - 12 - Stevie Wonder - TALKING BOOK*
    03 - 32 - 13 - Paul McCartney And Wings - RED ROSE SPEEDWAY*
    08 - 18 - 14 - Jeff Beck, Tim Bogert And Carmine Appice - BECK, BOGERT AND APPICE*
    06 - 21 - 15 - Deep Purple - MADE IN JAPAN*
    16 - 17 - 16 - Elton John - DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER*
    09 - 20 - 17 - The Doobie Brothers - THE CAPTAIN AND ME**
    06 - 25 - 18 - Spinners - SPINNERS**
    28 - 11 - 19 - War - THE WORLD IS A GHETTO**
    05 - 38 - 20 - The J. Geils Band - BLOODSHOT**
    09 - 22 - 21 - Procol Harum - GRAND HOTEL**
    06 - 23 - 22 - Faces - OOH LA LA*
    12 - 12 - 23 - The Temptations - MASTERPIECE*
    08 - 24 - 24 - Johnny Winter - STILL ALIVE AND WELL**
    09 - 29 - 25 - Donovan - COSMIC WHEELS*
    26 - 19 - 26 - Steely Dan - CAN'T BUY A THRILL*
    45 - 37 - 27 - Original Soundtrack Recording - CABARET*
    27 - 15 - 28 - Diana Ross / Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - LADY SINGS THE BLUES*
    03 - 81 - 29 - David Bowie - ALADDIN SANE*
    10 - 26 - 30 - Donny Osmond - ALONE TOGETHER*
    11 - 27 - 31 - Three Dog Night - AROUND THE WORLD WITH THREE DOG NIGHT**
    25 - 30 - 32 - Carly Simon - NO SECRETS*
    15 - 35 - 33 - Mandrill - COMPOSITE TRUTH**
    10 - 13 - 34 - Humble Pie - EAT IT*
    10 - 28 - 35 - Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Michael Clarke - BYRDS*
    10 - 42 - 36 - Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando - TUNEWEAVING**
    11 - 39 - 37 - Jerry Lee Lewis - THE SESSION**
    10 - 40 - 38 - Rick Wakeman - THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII*
    02 - 93 - 39 - Al Green - CALL ME**
    12 - 46 - 40 - The New Birth - BIRTH DAY**
    05 - 43 - 41 - Anne Murray - DANNY'S SONG**
    03 - 77 - 42 - Stephen Stills / Manassas - DOWN THE ROAD*
    07 - 52 - 43 - Focus - FOCUS 3*
    16 - 33 - 44 - Mahavishnu Orchestra - BIRDS OF FIRE*
    06 - 60 - 45 - Barry White - I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE**
    02 - 99 - 46 - Isaac Hayes - LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE**
    12 - 50 - 47 - The Crusaders - THE 2ND CRUSADE**
    07 - 56 - 48 - The Jackson 5 - SKYWRITER**
    05 - 58 - 49 - Wishbone Ash - WISHBONE FOUR*
    14 - 51 - 50 - Stealers Wheel - STEALERS WHEEL**

    and, as always, the overlaps:

    #1 UK = #29 U.S.
    #2 UK = #1 U.S.
    #3 UK = #3 U.S.
    #5 UK = #13 U.S.
    #9 UK = #30 U.S.
    #12 UK = #49 U.S.
    #14 UK = #27 U.S.
    #17 UK = #22 U.S.
    #18 UK = #7 U.S.
    #20 UK = #6 U.S.
    #22 UK = #12 U.S.
    #27 UK = #2 U.S.
    #33 UK = #16 U.S.
    #38 UK = #32 U.S.
    #41 UK = #9 U.S.
    (#6 UK = #167 U.S.)
    (#7 UK = #65 U.S.)
    (#23 UK = #59 U.S.)
    (#24 UK = #73 U.S.)
    (#28 UK = #102 U.S.)
    (#31 UK = #60 U.S.)
    (#35 UK = #99 U.S.)
    (#36 UK = #101 U.S.)
    (#40 UK = #114 U.S.)

    From the U.S. set, I'd have (or have had) #2, 4, 6, 11, 16, 26, 32, 36, 45, and 50. Insofar as the UK bunch, among what I'd have or had were #8, 20, 27, 33, 38, 46, and 48.

    Incidentally . . . this week was the first issue of Music Week as Music Week to be included in the World Radio History database, hence the significance of this date.
     
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  10. Northernlight

    Northernlight Forum Resident

    Not 'Drive-In Saturday' or 'Stuck In The Middle With You'? Would also recommend the Alice Cooper, Nazareth and Medicine Head singles.
     
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  11. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

    Location:
    wales
    These are the UK one I own & love:

    Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat
    Gilbert O'Sullivan - Himself
    Focus - Making Waves
    Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
    The Faces - Ooh La La
    Roger Daltrey - Daltrey

    And from the US:

    Focus - 3 & Making Waves
    Manassas - Down The Road
    Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
    The Byrds - S/T
    Donovan - Cosmic Wheels
    The Faces - Ooh La La
    The Doobie Brothers - The Captain & Me
    Seals & Crofts - Diamond Girl
     
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  12. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

    Location:
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    Stuck In The Middle With You is a decent tune but not a particular favourite. Same with No More Mr Nice Guy. I don't remember the Bowie song but if I did like it, it would be in a very select club. I've only ever been taken by a couple of his.

    I have some Nazareth but I'm pretty sure I've never heard Broken Down Angel. Good band, though, so I might be adding it to the list, once I've had a couple of listens. Medicine Head have passed me by completely. Blues band, according to Wikipedia.
     
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  13. Northernlight

    Northernlight Forum Resident

    I have...

    Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
    For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music
    Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
    Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
    Talking Book - Stevie Wonder
    Piledriver - Status Quo
    Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
    Houses Of The Holy - Led Zeppelin
    Tanx - T. Rex
    Transformer - Lou Reed
    Slayed? - Slade
    The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust... - David Bowie
    Moving Waves - Focus
    Wizzard Brew - Wizzard
    Imagine - John Lennon

    ***********************************************
    Grand Hotel - Procol Harum
    Still Alive And Well - Johnny Winter
    Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan
    The Six Wives Of Henry VIII - Rick Wakeman
    Focus 3 - Focus
    Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel

    UPDATE - I have Cat Stevens' Teaser & The Firecat too; fancy me overlooking that one, one of my favourites.
     
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  14. Northernlight

    Northernlight Forum Resident

    Medicine Head are difficult to categorise. I have a studio album dating from 1970, New Bottles, Old Medicine, which alternates hard, raw, almost fuzzed-up blues rock tracks with almost folky, pastoral stuff. I also have a singles comp; '(And The) Pictures In The Sky', from 1971, is vaguely T. Rex-like; 'One And One Is One' and 'Rising Sun', their 1973 hits, are funky, quirky and melodic, prominently featuring a Jew's harp and a mouthbow respectively. It's definitely worth checking out a hits comp. There is a definite blues influence there, but I certainly wouldn't call them a blues band.
     
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  15. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

    Location:
    wales
    Cheers. I'll see what I can find. :righton:
     
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  16. Ignominious

    Ignominious Knock and Know All!

    Location:
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    That's a pretty decent UK top 10 - I even don't mind Perry Como in a retro kind of way. Certainly his song is a contrast to the major glam rock songs surrounding it.

    I had to look up Deodata to remind myself of their song as I couldn't remember it. I wonder why it was in the charts - a jazz tinged version of the theme tune from 2001: A space Oddity? Was it included in a TV or film theme of the time?
     
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  17. Ignominious

    Ignominious Knock and Know All!

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    Was there a singles edit of the Deodata song only the shortest version I can find on my streaming platform is over 8 minutes long and it does become a tad noodly doodly?
     
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  18. Northernlight

    Northernlight Forum Resident

    Here's every album I have from the year 1970 (UK)...

    No Dice -
    Badfinger
    Let It Be - Beatles
    Paranoid - Black Sabbath
    New Morning - Bob Dylan
    Mona Bone Jakon - Cat Stevens
    Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens
    Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Willy & The Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Deep Purple In Rock - Deep Purple
    Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominoes
    Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    Kiln House - Fleetwood Mac
    Fotheringay - Fotheringay
    The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
    Fire And Water - Free
    Highway - Free
    Trespass - Genesis
    All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
    Nilsson Sings Newman - Harry Nilsson
    Confessions Of The Mind - Hollies
    Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
    Benefit - Jethro Tull
    John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon
    Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter
    Ladies Of The Canyon - Joni Mitchell
    Whales And Nightingales - Judy Collins
    In The Wake Of Poseidon - King Crimson
    Kinks Part 1. Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround - Kinks
    Labi Siffre - Labi Siffre
    Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin
    Nicely Out Of Tune - Lindisfarne
    McGuinness Flint - McGuinness Flint
    New Bottles, Old Medicine - Medicine Head
    Candles In The Rain - Melanie
    Leftover Wine - Melanie
    Looking On - Move
    Mr. Fox - Mr. Fox
    Mungo Jerry - Mungo Jerry
    After The Goldrush - Neil Young
    Bryter Layter - Nick Drake
    Nina Simone & Piano! - Nina Simone
    McCartney - Paul McCartney
    Ralph McTell Revisited - Ralph McTell
    12 Songs - Randy Newman
    An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down - Rod Stewart
    Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart
    Play It Loud - Slade
    Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon - Status Quo
    Hark! The Village Wait - Steeleye Span
    A Beard Of Stars - Tyrannosaurus Rex
    T. Rex - T. Rex
    John Barleycorn -
    Traffic
    Moondance - Van Morrison
    Just Another Diamond Day - Vashti Bunyan
    Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Ash
     
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  19. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector

    Location:
    New York, NY, USA
    Of that list, I'd have U.S. copies of the following:

    Let It Be -
    Beatles
    New Morning - Bob Dylan
    Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens
    Willy & The Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Sweet Baby James - James Taylor (on original Warner Bros.-Seven Arts label design, yet!)
    Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin
    Mungo Jerry - Mungo Jerry
    McCartney - Paul McCartney (maybe)
    John Barleycorn - Traffic
     
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  20. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

    Location:
    wales
    Nice selection. We have the following in common:

    Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
    Steeleye Span - Hark! The Village Wait
    Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley & Raincoat
    Neil Young - After The Goldrush
    Mr Fox - S/T
    Melanie - Leftover Wine & Candles In The Rain
    McGuiness Flint - S/T
    Lindisfarne - Nicely Out Of Tune
    James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
    Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
    Jethro Tull - Benefit
    George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
    Genesis - Trespass
    ELP - S/T
    Derek & The Dominoes - Layla & Other Stories
    Cat Stevens - Mona Bone Jakon & Tea For The Tillerman
    Bob Dylan - New Morning
    Black Sabbath - Paranoid
    Badfinger - No Dice

    I also own:

    Marvin, Welch & Farrar - S/T
    Country Joe & The Fish - CJ Fish
    Sergio Mendes - Stillness
    Forest - Full Circle
    The Carolyn Hester Coalition - Magazine
    Barbara Dickson - From The Beggar's Mantle
    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu
    Gypsy - S/T
    The Moody Blues - A Question Of Balance
    The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
    Poco- S/T
    The Guess Who - Shore The Land & American Woman
    Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
    Sea Train - S/T
    Al Stewart - Zero She Flies
    Toe Fat - S/T
    Bread - On The Waters
    Trader Horn - Morning Way
    Yes - Time & A Word
    Curved Air - Air Conditioning
    Stephen Stills - S/T
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Uncle Charley & His Dog Teddy
    The Strawbs - Dragonfly
    The Dillards - Cottonfields
    Barclay James Harvest - S/T
    The Flying Burrito Brothers - Burrito Deluxe
    The Byrds - (Untitled)
    Supertramp - S/T
    Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (Sit Down Young Stranger)
    Hunter Muskett - Every Time You Move
    Fairport Convention - Full House
    Trees - The Garden Of Jane Delawney
    Fairfield Parlour - From Home To Home
    Paul Kantner - Blows Against The Empire
    Dr Strangely Strange - Heavy Petting
    Shirley & Dolly Collins - Love, Death & The Lady






     
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  21. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector

    Location:
    New York, NY, USA
    Since we're on 1970, let's get to the albums charts of both sides o' the pond for this week therein, Top 50 of each side spotlit. As usual, UK first:

    Week Ending 23 May 1970

    UK:
    1 - NEW - 01 - The Beatles - LET IT BE
    14 - 01 - 02 - Simon And Garfunkel - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
    04 - 02 - 03 - Paul McCartney - McCARTNEY
    02 - 09 - 04 - The 1970 England World Cup Squad - THE WORLD BEATERS SING THE WORLD BEATERS
    03 - 03 - 05 - Jethro Tull - BENEFIT
    05 - 07 - 06 - Tom Jones - TOM
    22 - 06 - 07 - Music From The Soundtrack - EASY RIDER
    07 - 04 - 08 - Andy Williams - ANDY WILLIAMS' GREATEST HITS
    12 - 08 - 09 - Black Sabbath - BLACK SABBATH
    04 - 05 - 10 - Ten Years After - CRICKLEWOOD GREEN
    29 - 11 - 11 - Led Zeppelin - LED ZEPPELIN II
    16 - 10 - 12 - Music From The Soundtrack Of The Paramount Picture - PAINT YOUR WAGON
    31 - 14 - 13 - Various Artists - MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS VOL. 3
    03 - 17 - 14 - Frank Sinatra - WATERTOWN
    34 - 12 - 15 - The Beatles - ABBEY ROAD
    02 - 61 - 16 - Mantovani - MANTOVANI TODAY
    09 - 13 - 17 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS
    47 - 46 - 18 - Simon And Garfunkel / Original Sound Track Recording - THE GRADUATE
    18 - 18 - 19 - Nana Mouskouri - OVER AND OVER
    23 - 35 - 20 - The Rolling Stones - LET IT BLEED
    47 - 31 - 21 - Simon And Garfunkel - SOUNDS OF SILENCE
    13 - 19 - 22 - Frank Zappa - HOT RATS
    02 - 54 - 23 - Johnny Mathis - RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD
    36 - 21 - 24 - Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track - 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
    24 - 40 - 25 - The Moody Blues - TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN
    1 - NEW - 26 - James Last - NON STOP EVERGREENS
    42 - 24 - 27 - The Moody Blues - ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM
    05 - 15 - 28 - Blodwyn Pig - GETTING TO THIS
    02 - 39 - 29 - Love - OUT HERE
    07 - 16 - 30 - The Doors - MORRISON HOTEL
    05 - 29 - 31 - Glenn Miller And His Orchestra - GLENN MILLER - A MEMORIAL 1944-1969
    52 - 33 - 32 - Simon And Garfunkel - BOOKENDS
    1 - NEW - 33 - Diana Ross And The Supremes - GREATEST HITS VOL. II
    02 - RE - 34 - Eddie Cochran - TENTH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM - THE VERY BEST OF EDDIE COCHRAN
    42 - 45 - 35 - Led Zeppelin - LED ZEPPELIN
    21 - RE - 36 - Frank Sinatra - MY WAY
    08 - 22 - 37 - Nana Mouskouri - THE EXQUISITE NANA MOUSKOURI
    08 - 20 - 38 - Chicago - CHICAGO [II]
    268 - 28 - 39 - An Original Soundtrack Recording - THE SOUND OF MUSIC
    66 - 48 - 40 - Original London Cast - HAIR
    80 - 26 - 41 - The Seekers - THE BEST OF THE SEEKERS
    68 - 37 - 42 - An Original Soundtrack Recording - OLIVER!
    04 - 23 - 43 - Sacha Distel - SACHA DISTEL
    36 - 25 - 44 - Simon And Garfunkel - PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME
    40 - 49 - 45 - Johnny Cash - AT SAN QUENTIN
    1 - NEW - 46 - Ray Conniff And The Singers - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
    03 - 27 - 47 - Elvis Presley - FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS / FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS
    1 - NEW - 48 - Elton John - ELTON JOHN
    28 - 36 - 49 - Tom Jones - LIVE IN LAS VEGAS
    24 - 38 - 50 - The Pentangle - BASKET OF LIGHT

    U.S. ( * = charted or would chart in UK; ** = did not chart in UK):
    03 - 03 - 01 - Paul McCartney - McCARTNEY*
    15 - 02 - 02 - Simon And Garfunkel - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER*
    08 - 01 - 03 - Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young - DEJA VU*
    15 - 06 - 04 - Chicago - CHICAGO [II]*
    04 - 05 - 05 - Jimi Hendrix - BAND OF GYPSYS*
    10 - 04 - 06 - The Beatles - HEY JUDE**
    06 - 07 - 07 - Steppenwolf - LIVE*
    04 - 08 - 08 - Three Dog Night - IT AIN'T EASY**
    15 - 09 - 09 - The Guess Who - AMERICAN WOMAN**
    07 - 10 - 10 - Bobby Sherman - HERE COMES BOBBY**
    03 - 12 - 11 - Tom Jones - TOM*
    37 - 11 - 12 - Santana - SANTANA*
    06 - 15 - 13 - Isaac Hayes - THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT**
    06 - 14 - 14 - Ten Years After - CRICKLEWOOD GREEN*
    38 - 16 - 15 - Music From The Soundtrack - EASY RIDER*
    08 - 17 - 16 - The Temptations - PSYCHEDELIC SHACK*
    24 - 25 - 17 - Rare Earth - GET READY**
    21 - 19 - 18 - B. J. Thomas - RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD**
    04 - 20 - 19 - Cream - LIVE CREAM*
    19 - 22 - 20 - The Jackson 5 - DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5*
    02 - 42 - 21 - The 5th Dimension - GREATEST HITS**
    12 - 18 - 22 - The Doors - MORRISON HOTEL*
    26 - 28 - 23 - Original Score Composed And Conducted By Burt Bacharach - BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID**
    03 - 35 - 24 - Jethro Tull - BENEFIT*
    29 - 13 - 25 - Led Zeppelin - LED ZEPPELIN II*
    02 - 51 - 26 - Ringo Starr - SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY*
    09 - 27 - 27 - John Sebastian - JOHN B. SEBASTIAN**
    11 - 21 - 28 - Mountain - MOUNTAIN CLIMBING**
    18 - 23 - 29 - Frijid Pink - FRIJID PINK**
    32 - 29 - 30 - The Beatles - ABBEY ROAD*
    06 - 34 - 31 - Delaney And Bonnie And Friends - ON TOUR*
    06 - 26 - 32 - Kenny Rogers And The First Edition - SOMETHING'S BURNING**
    04 - 33 - 33 - Dionne Warwick - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN**
    07 - 31 - 34 - Joni Mitchell - LADIES OF THE CANYON*
    1 - NEW - 35 - Iron Butterfly - LIVE**
    15 - 24 - 36 - Johnny Cash - HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH*
    13 - 53 - 37 - Flip Wilson - THE DEVIL MADE MY BUY THIS DRESS**
    24 - 36 - 38 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS*
    26 - 46 - 39 - Three Dog Night - CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM**
    03 - 45 - 40 - The 5th Dimension - PORTRAIT**
    13 - 41 - 41 - Charley Pride - JUST PLAIN CHARLEY**
    11 - 47 - 42 - James Taylor - SWEET BABY JAMES*
    17 - 32 - 43 - Grand Funk Railroad - GRAND FUNK**
    1 - NEW - 44 - Michael Parks - LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY**
    13 - 30 - 45 - Norman Greenbaum - SPIRIT IN THE SKY**
    08 - 38 - 46 - Johnny Mathis - RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD*
    95 - 57 - 47 - The Original Broadway Cast Recording - HAIR*
    02 - 54 - 48 - Diana Ross And The Supremes - FAREWELL**
    11 - 49 - 49 - Van Morrison - MOONDANCE*
    15 - 40 - 50 - Aretha Franklin - THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU**

    And as always, which crossed over a.k.a. overlapped between the two countries this week:

    #2 UK = #2 U.S.
    #3 UK = #1 U.S.
    #5 UK = #24 U.S.
    #6 UK = #11 U.S.
    #7 UK = #15 U.S.
    #10 UK = #14 U.S.
    #11 UK = #25 U.S.
    #15 UK = #30 U.S.
    #17 UK = #38 U.S.
    #23 UK = #46 U.S.
    #30 UK = #22 U.S.
    #38 UK = #4 U.S.
    (#8 UK = #102 U.S.)
    (#12 UK = #120 U.S.)
    (#14 UK = #124 U.S.)
    (#16 UK = #110 U.S.)
    (#20 UK = #65 U.S.)
    (#21 UK = #133 U.S.)
    (#24 UK = #108 U.S.)
    (#25 UK = #61 U.S.)
    (#27 UK = #134 U.S.)
    (#35 UK = #135 U.S.)
    (#42 UK = #112 U.S.)
    (#44 UK = #138 U.S.)
    (#45 UK = #117 U.S.)
    (#46 UK = #57 U.S.)
    (#49 UK = #72 U.S.)
    [#56 UK = #36 U.S.]
    [#57 UK = #26 U.S.]

    If judged from the UK lot, I would have or have had at one time, #1, 2, 11, 15 (both UK and U.S. copies), 17, 18, 20, 21 (mono only), 32, 38, 39 (mono), 44 (mono), and 45; based on the U.S., it'd have been #2 - 4, 6, 10 - 12, 18, 25, 30, 38, 40, and 42 (on the original Warner Bros.-Seven Arts label design).
     
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  22. Northernlight

    Northernlight Forum Resident

    Wow! That's an impressive list. I have Bridge Over Troubled Water too; don't know how I missed that one off.
     
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  23. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

    Location:
    wales
    Cheers! :righton:

    Good year for folk-rock, 1970. :)
     
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  24. sotosound

    sotosound Forum Resident

    2001 : A Space Odyssey ( :) ) was a relatively recent film at that time, and the scene where we hear "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss, upon which the Deodato track is based, was already iconic.

    Funked up danceable-ish jazz was just starting to take a hold at that time, with Lalo Schifrin already making his mark, and the combination of jazz, dance, a touch of funk, and some Latin American feel was a breath of fresh air. Add to that a familiar and memorable classical theme, and you have "hit".

    Also, the list of musicians is like a "Who's Who" of 1970s jazz and jazz-funk, including Stanley Clarke, Hubert Laws, Ron Carter, and John Tropea.

    The single edit was also much shorter and radio-ready, and it therefore got a lot of radio play.

    My only regret is that Billy Cobham's drums are hard-panned and so far back in the mix. Perhaps Eumir Deodato was insistent that his keyboards had to be front and centre, and b*gger what actually sounds best.
     
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  25. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector

    Location:
    New York, NY, USA
    Cut up, "2001" as by Deodato was about 5 minutes . . .
     
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