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.

Last	This	Presented by Chuck Blair
Week	Week
3	1	San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)	Scott McKenzie
1	2	All You Need Is Love/Baby You're a Rich Man (#)	Beatles
8	3	Claire	Paul & Barry Ryan
11	4	Annabella	John Walker
6	5	Let's Pretend	Lulu
9	6	I Was Made To Love Her	Stevie Wonder
25	7	Tonight In Tokyo	Sandie Shaw
37	8	Morning Dew	Tim Rose
33	9	Death Of A Clown	Dave Davies
26	10	She Shot A Hole In My Soul	Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band
5	11	007	Desmond Dekker & the Aces
23	12	Up Up And Away	Frank Ifield
28	13	Museum	Herman's Hermits
30	14	Under My Thumb	Who
36	15	Tallyman	Jeff Beck
21	16	Cry Softly Lonely One	Roy Orbison
40	17	Shake, Rattle And Roll	Arthur Conley
7	18	To Love Somebody	Bee Gees
29	19	Hi Hi Hazel	Troggs
–	20	Gin House	Amen Corner
27	21	I Can Make It With You	Robb & Dean Douglas
2	22	Alternate Title	Monkees
–	23	It's Got To Be A Great Song	Tiffanies
34	24	Let Yourself Go	James Brown & the Famous Flames
–	25	I'll Never Fall In Love Again	Tom Jones
38	26	Bye Bye Baby	Symbols
–	27	Creeque Alley	Mamas & Papas
20	28	You Only Live Twice / Jackson	Nancy Sinatra
–	29	Trying To Forget	Jim Reeves
31	30	Mum And Dad	Pinkerton's Colours
–	31	A Little Piece Of Leather	Gene Latter
35	32	Polly Pan	Roger Bloom's Hammer
–	33	Ciao Baby	Lynne Randell
–	34	The Time Has Come	P P Arnold
–	35	Times Were When	Studio Six
–	36	My Lady	Jet Harris
–	37	Let It Happen	James Carr
39	38	Reflections Of Charles Brown	Rupert's People
–	39	Stay With Me	Sharon Tandy
–	40	I Take What I Want	James & Bobby Purify

(#) #2 – Brian Long continues to list Baby You're a Rich Man alongside All You Need Is Love, although starting this week Hans Peters no longer does.

39 38 Reflections Of Charles Brown Rupert's People Columbia DB 8226 In mid-1967, a single that played for over three minutes was still considered noteworthy. A contemporary reviewer of Reflections of Charles Brown remarked, "A four minute-plus track with a reflective lyric and Procol-type organ. It's a disc that you really ought to hear because it's good." Nowadays, a prsitine copy is considered good enough to command a price tag of around £45, while the other Rupert's People singles can fetch even more. The exceedingly complex history of the band that was named after a cartoon character, but forever-doomed to have its debut single compared to Procol Harum, is here. However, Paul Gurvitz, founder of the Knack, tells his own, slightly different version of the story. Paul and his brother Adrian performed as members of the group that promoted Reflections Of Charles Brown, after the band that had made the recording, Fleur de Lys, fell out with their manager. The Gurvitz brothers line-up of Rupert's People played only a handful of live shows before another falling-out took place and Sweet Feeling then took over the name and the promotion. (The final version of the Knack was still going at the time, shortly before Paul disbanded it to form Gun.) There is a 16-track CD, The Magic World of Rupert's People, athough only three singles were released under that band name. It includes Rod Lynton's original composition Charles Brown – the song that was to become the basis for Reflections of Charles Brown. The collection is padded out with material recorded at a 1999 reunion concert. Rupert Bear was already famous as he had appeared in a Daily Express cartoon strip since 1920. In the Eighties, the ageless Rupert appeared in Paul McCartney music videos and he continues to thrive in the 21st Century. An edited version of Reflections of Charles Brown is here. (Presumably the song was deemed too long for plays on North American radio.) Perhaps surprisingly, it became a Top Ten local hit in Vancouver, reaching #7 on the CKLG Boss 30 dated November 11th 1967.

– 33 Ciao Baby Lynne Randell CBS 2847 Like Normie Rowe (see Fab Forty 230467) and Johnny Young, Lynne Randell was a huge Sixties star in Australia, but remained virtually unknown in the UK. A Liverpudlian whose family emigrated to Melbourne, Lynne's musical talents were spotted by DJ Stan 'the Man' Rolfe, who had also discovered Normie Rowe. Between 1965 and 1968 Lynne, nicknamed 'Little Miss Mod', became Australia's most popular female performer. Ciao Baby (penned by Larry Weiss and Scott English) was her biggest Down Under hit and from available information, seems to have enhanced local Top Tens in every city except Sydney. In the USA, the single found regional success, but didn't make the Hot Hundred. Unfortunately for Lynne, she lost sales to the Montanas' version of the song, which also fared well in Oz. It had already spent time in the Big L Fab Forty, entering the top ten on 26/03/67. For one week only, 19/03/67, the Montanas had shared the number 31 slot with the Toys' very different take on Ciao Baby. Numerous versions of the song have since been recorded around the world. Lynne married Abe Hoch, an executive for Atlantic and Motown Records. She lived for a while in America and spent some time in the UK, but eventually returned to Melbourne. Tragically, Lynne became addicted to slimming pills which seriously impaired her health. She died on 8 June 2007. She must have felt proud to know that a mint-condition copy of the UK release of Ciao Baby commanded an amazing price tag of around £200. (Click on the book cover for a link to information about the Record Collector Rare Record Price Guide) Read full biographies of both Lynne, Johnny Young and Normie Rowe on milesago.com, 'The #1 website for Australasian music and popular culture 1964-1975'. Chart info for Ciao Baby at poparchives.com.au ; GoSet Australian magazine cover, 13th April 1966, courtesy of Barry McKay at Poparchives

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, was unimpressed by the 'flower power' of the Perfumed Garden and during his early-evening show, criticised Peel's popular programme and its hippy philosophies.

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! (See racing feature for photos.)

July 22nd
Headlining the Move and the Pretty Things, Free The Pirates was a concert sponsored by Radio Caroline to protest at the Government's attempts to silence and criminalise the offshore radio stations with the impending Marine Offences Act. Staged at at London's Alexandra Palace, a highlight of the show was Carl Wayne chopping-up a lifesize effigy of Prime Minister Harold Wilson with an axe.

Ian Damon's climber: Tomorrow Is Another Day#
Brian Long's Curzon Street list credits both sides of the Ivy League's new release. However, Suddenly Things was the only side played during the Fab 40 show and Tomorrow Is Another Day was dropped the following week when the record entered the chart.

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 Gerry and Mary Langley had already issued two singles in '64 and '65 as Belfast folk duo, The Langleys. Gerry also played with the Matadors showband and other Irish bands. Gerry 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. Gerry, who released two solo singles became a successful songwriter and runs his own music publishing company. One of his songs, Anonymous Mr Brown, co-written with Jimmy Stewart appeared in the Fab Forty two weeks ago, 02/07/67.

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 London ad spots' appear on the CD, is unknown.

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 then-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 thirty years later during the Radio London 97/98 28-day RSL broadcast from St Katharine's Dock.

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.

Exclusive: Words#
Brian Long's Curzon Street list credits both sides of the Monkees' new release. However, Pleasant Valley Sunday was the only side played on the Fab 40 show and Words was dropped the following week when the record entered the chart.

A contemporary reviewer of the Radio London Club Disc of the Week - which was a far cry from previous Cat Stevens offerings, wrote:

"It's almost impossible to describe this disc. There's everything in it but the kitchen sink and I wouldn't be surprised if that's there, too! It opens quietly as an orthodox medium-pacer, with just guitar accompaniment but the backing builds rapidly until it's completely shattering. Just when you think you've heard it all, there's a tempo break and it shoots off at a totally different tangent in a sort of 'It's Not Unusual' rhythm. There's xylophone, bells, strings, brass... the lot, plus Cat mainly in dual-track. Not much tune I'm afraid, but who notices, when there's so much going on? And dig the crazy fade-out."