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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

Always loved How Dare You!

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

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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.

 

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.

 

Cheers. I'll see what I can find.

 

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?

 

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?

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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).

 

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

 

Cheers!

Good year for folk-rock, 1970.

 

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.

 

Cut up, "2001" as by Deodato was about 5 minutes . . .