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Post by petercheck on Sept 30, 2021 19:45:11 GMT
As I daresay he may have mentioned to you, Steve Jameson was a school friend of Mark Feld (Marc Bolan) in Stoke Newington. He didn't mention it, but I was aware of it. I tended to keep my questions TOTP-related...
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Post by petercheck on Oct 1, 2021 6:13:32 GMT
Hi Peter, just wanted to say thank you for putting this book out there. It looks well researched and superbly put together, looking forward particularly to reading the artists' anecdotes. it must have taken a serious amount of your time... Hopefully it will sell extremely well as there are a lot of TOTP fanatics out there, I'm definitely ordering one. Just a quick question - I noticed in the preview that you say I Want To Hold Your Hand was The Beatles third chart topper. Surely an oversight as it was their fourth (per the BBC averaged chart that clearly you have to use for this book)? Thanks, Neil Thanks Neil! You may well be right regarding The Beatles' No. 1's (must confess I tended to refer to my ancient edition of The Guinness Book of Hit Singles when occasionally referring to any pre-1964 chart placings). The BBC's '60s charts certainly resulted in some strange TOTP episodes, such as the 29th August 1968 edition closing with joint No.1's by The Beach Boys, The Bee Gees and Herb Alpert! Hi Neil, I've thought about what you said, and I've now changed the line The Beatles’ 6th hit, ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ was also their 3rd chart-topper, as well as their first US No. 1. to The Beatles’ 6th hit, ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ topped the UK charts, and was also their first US No. 1. (these changes should be 'live' within 2 or 3 days). The 'Please Please Me' No. 2/No. 1 debate is something I don't want to get too bogged down in, and I don't think there are any other controversial pre-1964 chart placings mentioned in the book! Thanks again for the compliment, hope you enjoy it and find it informative.
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Post by Neil Burniston on Oct 1, 2021 7:56:36 GMT
Hi Peter, appreciate your comments. Totally understand you not wanting to get bogged in the Please Please Me chart position issue, its been done to death elsewhere. As you can imagine I am firmly in the camp that the BBC chart (Pick of the Pops/TOTP) being the one that the artists and general public at the time took to be the definitive one. Can totally understand the need to change to an independent, industry-accepted chart following the three-way tie you mentioned in 1968. All the best.
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Post by petercheck on Oct 1, 2021 8:49:34 GMT
Fading memories aside, the different 60s charts must be confusing for the performers. I'm a big fan of The Searchers, and I was thrilled to get excellent contributions from both Mike Pender and Frank Allen; but when recalling their classic hit 'Goodbye My Love', one said it peaked at No. 3 and the other at No. 4! I strongly suspect they're both right.
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Post by mjhopkins on Oct 4, 2021 20:51:28 GMT
Wow that looks fascinating Peter. That will be my fireside reading on Christmas Night!
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Post by petercheck on Oct 6, 2021 7:14:39 GMT
The paperback is currently on special offer in the UK, reduced from £19.95 to £16.36! I don't know how long the offer will last (it is entirely under Amazon's control), but grab it while you can! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09H995H6R
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Post by Thomas Walsh on Oct 7, 2021 1:12:17 GMT
Seriously ladies and gentlemen, how the hell does anyone obtain this book from outside the UK or is it just an Irish Brexit thing??!! There's no other outlet to buy it except Amazon and it refuses to stock the physical copy for me in Ireland? You could throw the book across the water we're that close. Ridiculous.
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Post by petercheck on Oct 7, 2021 6:32:04 GMT
Can anyone help Thomas? I've tried buying it from the UK and getting Amazon to deliver it to Ireland, but they won't even do that.
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Post by Thomas Walsh on Oct 12, 2021 15:14:56 GMT
I got the book delivered today. It's a marvellous tome!! Everyone needs this book in their lives. Congratulations Peter. 👍
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Post by petercheck on Oct 12, 2021 16:23:45 GMT
I got the book delivered today. It's a marvellous tome!! Everyone needs this book in their lives. Congratulations Peter. 👍 Thank you Thomas, and glad that the good folk of Ireland can at last buy it! (If anyone else has trouble buying the book, feel free to contact me either through this forum or via my website)
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Post by petercheck on Oct 26, 2021 14:24:02 GMT
The paperback is currently on special offer in the UK, reduced from £19.95 to £16.36! I don't know how long the offer will last (it is entirely under Amazon's control), but grab it while you can! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09H995H6RIt has now been reduced further to £14.39 (normal price is £19.95) - and with free postage in the UK! Again, this is not within my control, and it can go back up at any time (nor does it reduce my royalties I'm glad to say!), but if you're thinking of getting a copy then might be the time.
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Post by petercheck on Nov 8, 2021 15:09:03 GMT
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Post by Al Hine on Nov 30, 2021 16:42:56 GMT
Thanks for the Laughing Gnome still's petercheck - in colour too!
I remember the promo - in black & white - it was a combination of stop frame animation & a "Hunky Dory" era Bowie look-a-like or maybe my memory is cheating?
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Post by bobbooker on Nov 30, 2021 17:24:24 GMT
Is this book printed on demand? How up to date it will be in terms of recent finds like The Easybeats? Thanks.
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Post by petercheck on Nov 30, 2021 18:09:21 GMT
Is this book printed on demand? How up to date it will be in terms of recent finds like The Easybeats? Thanks. Yes, it is printed on demand... and the recent finds by The Easybeats and The New Vaudeville Band are now mentioned, complete with logo-free screen shots!
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