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May 11 2011
DVDfever co uk
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Jason Maloney reviews
V o l u m e # 1 9 |
Free, the seminal 70s rock band featuring Paul Rodgers on lead vocals, managed four chart hits in their career and My Brother Jake (up 7 to its peak of #4) was the second of the quartet. It followed All Right Now, which had made #2 in 1970 and, through several re-issues and re-entries over three decades, chalked up no less than 44 weeks on the UK chart. Twelve months on from The Beatles' final single and album Let It Be, drummer Ringo Starr was in the Top 10 with It Don't Come Easy (down 4 to #8). It was the first of four back-to-back Top 10 hits in the UK, of which Photograph (#2) became the biggest. |
For the King of Rock'n'Roll, the one and only Elvis Presley, the latter half of the 1960s had been a time of unspectacular chart action, with many releases falling short of the UK Top 20 and in some cases even the Top 40. The new decade saw a marked upturn in fortunes, however, led first by the #2 success of Suspicious Minds and then his long-overdue return to #1 with The Wonder Of You. Now, a cover of Tony Bennett's Rags To Riches took Elvis from #23 up to #16 and eventually into the Top 10; the sixth of seven singles to do so since Suspicious Minds had put his career back on track. |
Peter Noone enjoyed 20 hit singles with Herman's Hermits, but his debut solo effort Oh You Pretty Thing - up a promising 14 places to #20 - turned out to be Noone's sole chart entry under his own steam. Also climbing were Motown legends Stevie Wonder (moving #31-#27) with his cover of The Beatles' We Can Work It Out and the Temptations (up from #39 to #33) with Just My Imagination. Meanwhile, there were new entries for The Hollies' Hey Willy at #29, Mungo Jerry's Lady Rose at #30 and Banner Man by Blue Mink at #31. The latter two became Top 5 hits, but The Hollies only reached a modest #22. |
The following is a list of Jason's Jukeboxes online for week ending:
Vol.40: The 40 Best Singles That Missed The UK Top 40 (20/12/2004) Vol.39: November 12th 1977 (12/11/2004) Vol.38: October 29th 1984 (29/10/2004) Vol.37: October 15th 1987 (15/10/2004) Vol.36: October 6th 1973 (08/10/2004) Vol.35: September 30th 1995 (30/09/2004) Vol.34: September 22nd 1979 (24/09/2004) Vol.33: September 13th 1986 (16/09/2004) Vol.32: September 9th 1989 (09/09/2004) Vol.31: September 4th 1982 (02/09/2004) Vol.30: August 26th 1978 (26/08/2004) Vol.29: August 21st 1976 (19/08/2004) Vol.28: August 13th 1983 (12/08/2004) Vol.27: August 3rd 1985 (06/08/2004) Vol.26: July 25th 1981 (29/07/2004) Vol.25: July 21st 1979 (22/07/2004) Vol.24: July 4th 1992 (08/07/2004) Vol.23: June 24th 1965 (01/07/2004) Vol.22: June 16th 1984 (17/06/2004) Vol.21: June 11th 1977 (10/06/2004) Vol.20: June 8th 1967 (03/06/2004) Vol.19: May 29th 1971 (27/05/2004) Vol.18: May 18th 1991 (20/05/2004) Vol.17: May 14th 1969 (13/05/2004) Vol.16: May 8th 1982 (06/05/2004) Vol.15: May 3rd 1980 (29/04/2004) Vol.14: April 19th 1986 (20/04/2004) Vol.13: April 14th 1990 (13/04/2004) Vol.12: April 8th 1989 (08/04/2004) Vol.11: April 2nd 1983 (06/04/2004) Vol.10: March 24th 1979 (23/03/2004) Vol.9: March 19th 1988 (16/03/2004) Vol.8: March 9th 1985 (09/03/2004) Vol.7: March 3rd 1973 (02/03/2004) Vol.6: February 28th 1987 (24/02/2004) Vol.5: February 20th 1993 (17/02/2004) Vol.4: February 11th 1978 (10/02/2004) Vol.3: February 3rd 1966 (03/02/2004) Vol.2: January 31st 1981 (27/01/2004) Vol.1: January 21st 1984 (20/01/2004)
And in chronological order:
June 24th 1965: Vol.23 (01/07/2004) February 3rd 1966: Vol.3 (03/02/2004) June 8th 1967: Vol.20 (03/06/2004) May 14th 1969: Vol.17 (13/05/2004) May 29th 1971: Vol.19 (27/05/2004) March 3rd 1973: Vol.7 (02/03/2004) August 21st 1976: Vol.29 (19/08/2004) June 11th 1977: Vol.21 (10/06/2004) November 12th 1977: Vol.39 (12/11/2004) February 11th 1978: Vol.4 (10/02/2004) August 26th 1978: Vol.30 (26/08/2004) March 24th 1979: Vol.10 (23/03/2004) July 21st 1979: Vol.25 (22/07/2004) September 22nd 1979: Vol.34 (24/09/2004) May 3rd 1980: Vol.15 (29/04/2004) January 31st 1981: Vol.2 (27/01/2004) July 25th 1981: Vol.26 (29/07/2004) May 8th 1982: Vol.16 (06/05/2004) September 4th 1982: Vol.31 (02/09/2004) April 2nd 1983: Vol.11 (06/04/2004) August 13th 1983: Vol.28 (12/08/2004) January 21st 1984: Vol.1 (20/01/2004) June 16th 1984: Vol.22 (17/06/2004) October 29th 1984: Vol.38 (29/10/2004) March 9th 1985: Vol.8 (09/03/2004) August 3rd 1985: Vol.27 (06/08/2004) April 19th 1986: Vol.14 (20/04/2004) September 13th 1986: Vol.33 (16/09/2004) February 28th 1987: Vol.6 (24/02/2004) October 15th 1987: Vol.37 (15/10/2004) March 19th 1988: Vol.9 (16/03/2004) April 8th 1989: Vol.12 (08/04/2004) September 9th 1989: Vol.32 (09/09/2004) April 14th 1990: Vol.13 (13/04/2004) May 18th 1991: Vol.18 (20/05/2004) July 4th 1992: Vol.24 (08/07/2004) February 20th 1993: Vol.5 (17/02/2004) September 30th 1995: Vol.35 (30/09/2004) The 40 Best Singles That Missed The UK Top 40: Vol.40 (20/12/2004)
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