for Sunday 16th July 1967
(plus Special Supplement of New UK releases Page 1, Page 2)

Scott McKenzie held this week's Fab Forty top spot, but it wasn't till July 29th that he found himself (alongside his quotable quote) on a full-colour Record Mirror front cover (left). He was obliged to share the cover space with the Bachelors, who definitely weren't into wearing flowers in their hair.. By that time, San Francisco was out of the FF, but standing at #3 in the Nationals.

Aboard the Galaxy this week:

July 18th
Peelie's Perfumed Garden contained the launch of a Poet Laureate Poll, where listeners were asked to nominate the poet to replace Laureate John Masefield, who had held the post for 37 years, until his death on May 12th. (Masefield's 'Sea Fever' with its line, "I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life," although written around 1900, could have been an anthem for offshore radio.) John also launched a somewhat Pythonesque 'non-contest' where anyone who entered received automatic disqualification. Very silly indeed!

19th
Mike Lennox, however, was unimpressed by the 'flower power' of the Perfumed Garden and criticised the programme, with its hippy philosophies, during his early-evening show.

Promoting their Radio London Album of the Week, Jigsaw, Hank Marvin and John Rostill of the Shadows guested on Cardboard Shoes' Coffee Break, while Chuck Blair attempted to confuse Skues by tampering with the studio clock.

Ashore

July 16th
Tony Blackburn had officially left the Galaxy, but like many other former Big L DJs, continued to make personal appearances on behalf of Radio London. On July 16th, with Marshall Mike Lennox, Cardboard Shoes and Stewpot, he took part in a 'Stars Race' at the Ipswich Stadium Spedeworth Stock Car meeting. 'Star' competition was provided by Jeff Beck, John Walker and other celebs of the day, but Tony Blackburn won!

Mary had previously appeared in the Fab for March 13th, '66, under the name of Perpetual Langley, with a climber, We Wanna Stay Home. Siblings Jerry and Mary Langley had already issued two singles in '64 and '65 as Belfast folk duo, The Langleys. Jerry also played with the Matadors showband and other Irish bands. Jerry and Mary both went on to pursue solo careers. Mary issued four singles, two in '66 as Perpetual and two in '67 as Mary. Very sadly, Mary died in 1988, aged only 38. Jerry, who released two solo singles became a successful songwriter and runs his own music publishing company.

Two By Two, the B-side of the second 'Perpetual' single, issued in May '66, is on a 22-track RPM compilation, Dream Babes Vol.3 - Backcomb 'n' Beat (RPM233) Full track listing here

Says the RPM website:
"Many of these tracks are highly collectable and 75% of the compilation has never been reissued. Plus bonus: Radio London ad spots by Perpetual Langley."

Unfortunately, in the clip the company has used as an example, Perpetual is giving her thanks to Dave Lee Travis and Radio Caroline, so exactly what 'Radio Radio London ad spots' appear on the CD, is unknown.

Jerry Langley's website is here

Excerpt From A Teenage Opera Keith West Parlophone R5623 Steve 'Grocer Jack' Garlick's first taste of stardom – oh and of course, Keith West's too! Steve became an even bigger star on Mark Wirtz's Teenage Opera follow-up, Sam, where he sang the solo. Had Big L still been around to play it, the single could have been another smash.
Keith West in 1997	Keith and his current choir performed the song about the cardiac-impaired small-scale foodstuff retailer during the Summer of Love Party at the end of the Big L '97 28-day broadcast. Here, he indicates where the good grocer is now residing.	Steve Garlick, one of the Teenage Opera's heavenly choirboys, appeared as a DJ 30 years later during the Radio London 97/98 28-day RSL broadcast.

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. A new 'Exclusive' category is added this week, especially for the Monkees' new release.