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Saturday 30 January 1965, 5.15.-5.40pm
(Recorded 23 January)
Panel: Paul Anka, Stubby Kaye, Ann Sidney, Julie Samuel
Producer: Stewart Morris
Records played:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – The Animals (Columbia)
You’re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin (Reprise)
I Cry Alone – Jackie Lee (Decca)
Stop Feelin’ Sorry For Yourself – Adam Faith (Parlophone) 0.59
Thanks a Lot – Brenda Lee (Brunswick)
Stairway to a Star – Shelley (Pye) Written by Miki Dallon
It Hurts So Much – Jim Reeves (RCA)
He’s The One For Me – Tammy St John (Pye)
Tell Her No – The Zombies (Decca) 1.06
Programme was not billed in RT due to arrangements for Churchill’s funeral.
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Saturday 23 January 1960, 6-6.30pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Patricia Bredin, Alan Freeman, Cyril Shack
Records played:
Lucky Devil – Frank Ifield (Columbia) — Shack says US version was a hit but David Jacobs says, it only got to no. 57
Teardrop – Santo and Johnny (Parlophone) Hawaiian guitars, Bredin Did I hear strings. DJ: It was all strings. Bredin: I don’t call a banjo strings.
It’s Time To Cry – Paul Anka (Columbia) voted a miss. Only Shack and DJ positive
Riders in The Sky – Kay Starr (Capitol)
Son of a Gun – Sanford Clark (London) voted a miss. All hate it. Cyril Shack: The record company waste their time in releasing things like this.
My Mother’s Eyes – Nellie Lutcher (Capitol)
Poor Me – Adam Faith (Parlophone) voted a hit. All liked it and Adam behind screen. Alan Freeman: This is John Barry’s hit, not Adam Faith’s – audience boos.
I Don’t Regret A Thing – Chris Martin (HMV)
Teenage panel replaced by South African DJ Barry O’Donoghue.
Worst-ever ‘Juke Box Jury’ panellist, Patricia Bredin last Saturday – NME’s Alley Cat, 29 January 1960. Shack’s only appearance, a leading juke box operator.
Catherine (Katie) Boyle was a TV announcer and presenter who famously hosted early editions of the Eurovision Song Contest; Patricia Bredin an actress; Alan Freeman a DJ (assuming this was not Alan Freeman the Decca Records executive); Cyril Shant, who with Gordon Marks, had founded the Phonographic Equipment Company in 1958. It specialized in Juke Boxes!
Around this time competing with ITV documentary, The Sea War.
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Saturday 18 June 1960
(Ampex 110660)
Panel: Carole Carr, Millicent Martin, Eric Winstone, Digby Wolfe
Records played:
Swingin’ School – Bobby Rydell (Columbia)
Down Yonder – Johnny & the Hurricanes (London)
What A Mouth! – Tommy Steele (Decca)
Made You – Adam Faith (Parlophone)
Alley-Oop – Hollywood Argyles (London)
Make Love To Me – Kitty Kallen (Philips)
Another Sleepless Night – Jimmy Clanton (Top Rank)
Cry Hurtin’ Heart – Guy Mitchell (Philips)
Shakin’ All Over – Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (HMV) MISS
Ol’ Man River – Jerry Angelo (Parlophone)
Records taken from camera script so unlikely all were played.
Johnny Kidd was there
No show on 25 June 1960, Wimbledon and the Test Match
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Saturday 10 September 1960
Panel: Annette Funicello, Paul Carpenter, Geoff Love, Rosemary Squires
Records played:
If You Need Me – Dave Sampson (Columbia) MISS 1.18
Little Bitty Pretty One – Frankie Lymon (Columbia) HIT 1.02
No – Dodie Stevens (London) HIT 1.03
Waitin’ For Fall – Tab Hunter (Warner) HIT 1.05
Passing Breeze – Russ Conway (Columbia) HIT 1.15
How About That – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT (assumed) 1.37
Yogi – Ivy Three (London) HIT 1.10
Camera script probably unused – Why Why Why (Wise Boys), Speaking Of Her (Adam Wade) and Kiddio (Brook Benton)
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Saturday 12 November 1960
Panel: Jill Ireland, David McCallum, Nina and Frederik
Records played:
Poetry in Motion – Johnny Tillotson HIT
Lively – Lonnie Donegan HIT
Till – Colin Day MISS (mystery guest)
Lonely Pup – Adam Faith MISS (2-2 but second jury voted 1-2)
Ol’ Macdonald – Frank Sinatra HIT
Eeny meeny miney mo – Pinky & Perky HIT
In Pursuit of Happiness – Adam Wade HIT
Honky Tonk Concerto – Joe ‘Mr. Piano’ Henderson MISS -
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Saturday 31 October 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Lynn Curtis, Gary Miller, Venetia Stevenson, Digby Wolfe
Records played:
Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The Backseat) – Avons (Columbia)
Alice Blue Gown – Leroy Holmes (MGM)
My Blue Heaven – Platters (Mercury)
What Do You Want – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
Snowcoach – Russ Conway (Columbia)
Dear Daddy – Petula Clark (Pye)
Hushabye – Dene Four (HMV)
The Merry Men – Don Robertson (Capitol)
No show on Saturday 7 November 1959 because of British Legion Remembrance Service and a Semprini concert
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Saturday 5 September 1964, 5.55-6.20pm
Panel: Anthony Booth, Diane Cilento, Laurie Henshaw, Barbara Roscoe
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Bread And Butter – Barry St John (Decca)
Walk Away – Matt Monro (Parlophone)
Head Over Heels – Mike Rabin & the Demons (Columbia)
Love, Let Me Not Hunger – Jan Burnette (Oriole)
Chills & Fever – Tom Jones (Decca)
Only One Such As You – Adam Faith (Parlophone)
My Kind Of Town – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
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Saturday 7 November 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Rolf Harris, Portland Mason, Gene Pitney, Margaret Stredder
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Baby I Need Your Lovin’ – Fourmost (Parlophone) HIT
Get Away – Maureen Evans (Oriole) HIT
Playing Around – Eden Kane (Fontana) HIT
Here Comes The Night – Lulu (Decca) MISS
L-O-V-E – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol) MISS
Downtown – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Message To Martha –Adam Faith (Parlophone) MISS
I Will Never Let You Go – UKs (HMV) HIT -
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Saturday 19 January 1963
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Rolf Harris, Jack Jackson, Susan Maughan
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Loop De Loop – Frankie Vaughan (Philips) HIT
I’m A Woman – Peggy Lee (Capitol) HIT
What Now – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
My Colouring Book – Nana Mouskouri (Fontana) MISS
Hava Nagila – Spotnicks (Oriole) HIT
The Wayward Wind – Frank Ifield (Columbia) HIT
Tell Him – Alma Cogan (Columbia) HIT
I May Not Live To See Tomorrow – Brian Hyland (HMV) MISS
Town Crier – Craig Douglas (Decca) HIT
There Ain’t A Boy In The World – Wendy Walker (Decca) MISS
Ruby Baby – Dion (CBS) MISSOn Juke Box Jury, jurist Jack Jackson said that Wayward Wind was written by Carbonate Of soda.
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Saturday 22 June 1963, 6.35-7pm
Panel: Jane Asher, Sandy Baron, Alan Dell, Dorothy Peterson
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Walkin’ Tall – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
Little Miss Fool – Marcie Blane (Decca) MISS
Confessin’ – Frank Ifield (Columbia) HIT
There’s A Place – Kestrels (Piccadilly) HIT
Valentino – Petula Clark (Pye) MISS
I Know A Man – Rolf Harris (Columbia) HIT
Every Step Of The Way – Johnny Mathis (CBS) HIT
I’ll Cut Your Tail Off – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
I Really Don’t Want To Know – Little Esther Phillips (Ember) HIT
Rip Van Winkle – Steve Race (Parlophone) MISS
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Saturday 14 September 1963, 6-6.30pm
Panel: Sam Costa, Louise Dunn, Anne Nightingale, Bruce Prochnik
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
The First Time – Adam Faith & the Roulettes (Parlophone) HIT
Say You Do – Danny Storm (Pye) MISS
That Sunday, That Summer – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol) HIT
Like I Love You – Eden Kane (Fontana) MISS
Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton (Columbia) MISS
Shindig – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Straighten Up Your Heart – Barbara Lewis (London) MISS
Three Rows Over – Bobby Curtola (Decca) MISS
Blue Bayou – Roy Orbison (London) HIT
Everybody – Tommy Roe (HMV) MISS
One Mile Over, Two Miles Back – Bill Anderson (Brunswick) HIT
You’d Think He Didn’t Know Me – Sandra Browne (Columbia) HIT
Jo-Anne – Barron Knights (Columbia) HIT -
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Saturday 30 November 1963, 6.05-6.35pm
Panel: June Ritchie, Nancy Spain, Jimmy Young, Ty Hardin
Producer: Neville Wortman (5-4)
Records played:
How Deep Is The Ocean – Shel Naylor (Decca) MISS
Jinglin’ Bells – Max Bygraves (Decca) HIT
Say It Again – Chimes (Decca) MISS
How Do You Keep From Crying – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
Geronimo – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Mickey’s Monkey – Doug Sheldon (Decca) MISS
Do You Hear What I Hear – Bing Crosby (Capitol) MISS
Loddy Lo – Chubby Checker (Cameo Parkway) HIT
We Are In Love – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT -
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Saturday 28 April 1962
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Johnny Burnette, Alan Freeman, Jean Metcalfe
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
As You Like It – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
Funny Way Of Laughin’ – Burl Ives (Brunswick) MISS
Lonely City – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
When’s He Gonna Kiss Me – Candy Sparling (Piccadilly) MISS
Quando Quando Quando – Pat Boone (London) HIT
Down The Lane – Max Bygraves (Decca) HIT
A Picture Of You – Joe Brown & the Bruvvers (Piccadilly) MISS
Ginny Come Lately – Brian Hyland (HMV) HIT
Last Night Was Made For Love – Billy Fury (Decca) MISS
This programme was either recorded or they needed a fast car as Johnny Burnette was at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth that night.
Spin-A-Disc: Twist Twist Senora, Quando Quando Quando and Hermit (Ben E King)
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Saturday 18 August 1962
Panel: Ray Conniff, Jean Metcalfe, Sylvia Syms, Eric Sykes
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Hully Gully – Don Costa (CBS) MISS
Teenage Idol – Rick Nelson (London) MISS
Will I What – Mike Sarne (Parlophone) HIT
What Now My Love – Shirley Bassey (Columbia) HIT
The Locomotion – Little Eva (London) HIT
Don’t That Beat All – Adam Faith (Parlophone) MISS
So Wrong – Patsy Cline (Brunswick) MISS
Sheila – Tommy Roe (HMV) HIT
To Love And Be Loved – Vic Dana (Liberty) HIT -
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Saturday 24 November 1962
Panel: Arther Askey, Dora Bryan, Kenneth Mars, Jean Metcalfe, Bobby Vee
Producer: Neville Wortman (Actually, Presented by…)
Records played:
Return To Sender – Elvis Presley (RCA) HIT
Island Of Dreams – Springfields (Philips) MISS
The Next Time – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
Fly Me To The Moon – Joe Harnell & his Orchestra (London) MISS
All Through The Night – Lynne Adams (Ember) MISS
Baby Take A Bow – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
Where Have All The Flowers Gone – George Mitchell Singers (HMV) MISS
Don’t Light The Fire ’Til After Santa’s Gone – Terry Scott (Parlophone) MISS
Happiness Tree – Norman Vaughan (Pye) MISS
If You Were A Rock’n’Roll Record – Freddy Cannon (Stateside) HIT
Scott’s record was a B-side: A-side was My Brother.
Askey paid 30g, date given is 23.11.62
DailyMirror, 271162
The BBC dropped plans to replace JBJ with a big teenage show. The intention was to have a 45 minute show on the 6.5 Special formula with a 15 minute “disc verdict”. After looking a try out with guest star Bobby Vee, and The John Barry Orchestra, Tom Sloan decided to keep JBJ as it was.JBJ used to be from the Television Theatre but it is now produced from a studio at the Television Centre with only 100 seats. The waiting list for tickets closed in January and people have been waiting about a year for tickets.
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Saturday 15 July 1961
Panel: Paul Hollingdale, Lana Morris, Jimmy Young +1
Records played:
Tossin’ And Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis (Parlophone)
Adios My Love – Vera Lynn (MGM)
The Writing On The Wall – Tommy Steele (Decca)
Charlie Wasn’t There – Barbara Evans (Mercury)
After You’ve Gone – Emile Ford (Piccadilly)
Lucy’s Theme from Parrish – George Greeley (Warners)
Don’t You Know It – Adam Faith (Parlophone)
Our Little Doggie Ran Away – Rosemary Squires (HMV)
Take A Fool’s Advice – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol)
PFTP 130761
Why do so many people in the audience have such vacant expressions on their faces? It seems as if the records were just another of those background noises, as indeed some of them are. I know that many of the records voted ‘hits’ would never be bought by the majority of us teenagers. A few of the ‘misses’ become favourite pops and soon we are singing them at home and at school.
If Pick Of The Pops were broadcast at an earlier time, how many more teenagers would be allowed to listen to it. May I congratulate David Jacobs on his excellent compering of these two programmes.
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Saturday 21 October 1961
Panel: Adam Faith, Alan Freeman, Helen Shapiro, Jane Asher
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
His Latest Flame – Elvis Presley (RCA)
Heartaches – Marcels (Pye)
Fool No 1 – Brenda Lee (Brunswick)
Sewers Of The Strand – Spike Milligan (Parlophone)
Bambino – Springfields (Philips)
Tomorrow’s Clown – Marty Wilde (Philips)
My Friend The Sea – Petula Clark (Pye)
Bridge Of Love – Joe Dowell ()
Time Has Come – Adam Faith (Parlophone)
Do It Yourself – Josh MacRae (Pye)
Spin-A-Disc: Take Good Care Of My Baby, Fool No.1, His Latest Flame
From 1961 there was the innovation of the Hot Seat, where one of the artists whose records had been reviewed would be interviewed, one the first of these being Spike Milligan. His record was Sideways Through the Sewers of the Strand, though it is hard to imagine that the discussion stayed on the subject in hand for long, given Milligan’s propensity for anarchy. Both Helen and Jane were 15.
“If my home is anything to judge by, everything stops for Juke Box Jury and every schoolboy can name 20 pop singers, even if he remains lamentably ignorant of the name of the Prime Minister, or the advantages and disadvantages of joining the Common Market.”
The Times, “From a correspondent”Helen Shapiro: “You had no idea what they were going to play and you heard the tracks for the first time live on air. I loved doing that. It was great fun. It was not like now when everybody slags off everybody else. We were much nicer in those days and if you didn’t care for something you said it in a nice way, but I thoroughly enjoyed doing it.”
Mike McCartney: “We watched Juke Box Jury religiously, especially when Jane Asher was. She was young, beautiful, had a well-cultured, Dad-admired accent and when she smiled, the set lit up. Paul and I both fancied her.”
Jane’s agent, Neil Landor: “She is vivacious, articulate, and really enjoys pop music and has very definite views on what she likes and dislikes plus the ability to express them intelligently.”