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Jason Maloney reviews

An Introduction to Mott the Hoople The records occupying the top two positions had both debuted a fortnight earlier; Sweet's Ballroom Blitz looked the more likely future chart-topper when it entered at #2 ahead of Eye Level by The Simon Park Orchestra at #14, but the latter leapfrogged a remarkable 13 places to take the #1 spot on the September 29th chart. This week they both remained at #1 and #2, and Eye Level went on to deny another Glam Rock favourite 7 days later when Slade's My Friend Stan (new at #4) replaced Ballroom Blitz in the runners-up slot. The Top 5 was completed by Bobby Pickett & The Crypt Kicker's Monster Mash at #3 and Nutbush City Limits by Ike & Tina Turner moving from #8 to #5. David Bowie's oddity Laughing Gnome (up 6 to #8) and Joybringer by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (rising 2 to #9) eased into the Top 10, at the expense of Rod Stewart's version of Oh No Not My Baby (falling 6 to #12), The Rolling Stones' Angie (down from #7 to #14) and All The Way From Memphis by Mott The Hoople, which having peaked at #10 now fell back to #13.

The Berry Vest of Gilbert O'Sullivan Status Quo were in the process of establishing themselves as a chart force of the 70s and 80s after first making their mark as proponents of late-60s psychedelic pop. Caroline, up 6 places to #11, went on to reach the Top 10 and the hits kept on coming after that. By contrast, Gilbert O'Sullivan - he of successive UK #1s with Clair in late 1972 and Get Down in early 1973 - was stuck at #18 with Ooh Baby. Current releases by Perry Como (For The Good Times climbing to #7) and Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (the former #12 hit Say, Has Anyone Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose hanging on at #21 after 9 weeks on the chart) had brought their previous successes back onto the Top 40 - Como's And I Love You So returned at #39, having originally spent 18 weeks on the listings, while Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree was three weeks into adding to its initial tally of 26 during a second run that ultimately lasted two months.

Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music: The Platinum Collection Motown legends The Jackson Five and Marvin Gaye hadn't set the chart on fire with their latest singles; Skywriter continued to hover around the mid-20s for the former, while Let's Get It On surprisingly failed to better its #31 placing for Gaye despite yoyo-ing around the bottom of the Top 40 - and even dropping out for a week - over the next month. The Isley Brothers (That Lady climbing 6 to #25) and Detroit Spinners (Ghetto Child up 14 to #24 en route to the Top 10) were faring much better. There were a trio of major entries to the chart; second-highest of the week after Slade was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John at #16. 7 places lower, Bryan Ferry's cover of Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall debuted at 23, and Dylan himself was new at #34 with Knockin' On Heaven's Door from the soundtrack of Pat Garret & Billy The Kid

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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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