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Saturday 13 February 1960, 6-6.30pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Esma Cannon, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, Carolyn Townshend
Records played:
Bonnie Came Back – Duane Eddy (London)
You You You – Ernestine Anderson (Mercury)
Royal Event – Russ Conway (Columbia)
Tell Her For Me – David Macbeth (Pye) HIT
Tender Love And Care – Jimmie Rodgers (Columbia)
I Enjoy Being A Girl – Pat Suzuki (RCA)
Who Could Be Bluer – Jerry Lordan (Parlophone)
Pickin’ Petals – Avons (Columbia)
Camera script unused: Coo-Coo-U (Kingston Trio))
First programme with ‘Hit And Miss’ as new signature tune.
Interview in Radio Times: David Jacobs, “If the panel reach a decision I strongly disagree with, I say so. Viewers seem to appreciate this, although a lot of letters say I am a clot.”
Russell Turner is responsible for the choice of records and discusses them with David Jacobs. David Jacobs: “Sometimes we include discs we know are bad just to see the reaction of the panel. It’s a thing I wouldn’t dare do in my Saturday night, Light Programme series, Pick Of The Pops.”
On 10 February, EMI issued their last 10-inch 78 rpm single. It was ‘Royal Event’ backed by ‘Rule Britannia’, which was used as the theme for Daniel Farson’s Guide To The British.
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Saturday 4 June 1960
(Ampex 280560)
Panel: Carole Carr, Pete Murray, Ted Ray, Henrietta Tiarks
Records played:
We’re Only Young Once – The Avons (Columbia) Side set
You’ll Never Know What You’re Missing ’Til You Try – Emile Ford & the Checkmates (Pye)
He’ll Have To Go – Jeannie Black (Capitol)
Happy-go-lucky Me – Russ Sainty (Top Rank)
Happy-go-lucky Me – Frank Ifield (Columbia)
Young Emotions – Ricky Nelson (London)
Tintarella Di Luna (Magic Colour Of The Moonlight) – Lana Sisters (Fontana)
Rosemary – Tim Connor (Decca)
How Deep Is The Ocean – Isley Brothers (RCA)
Little Brown Jug – Bobby Summers (Capitol)
Records taken from camera script so unlikely all were played.
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Saturday 24 October 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Winifred Atwell, Paul Carpenter, Sandra Dorne, Digby Wolfe
Records played:
Shout – Isley Brothers (RCA)
Lonely Street – Chris Martin (HMV)
Heartaches By The Number – Guy Mitchell (Philips)
The Best Of Everything – Johnny Mathis (Fontana)
Tucumcari – Jimmie Rodgers (Columbia)
I’ll Stay Single – Jerry Lordan (Parlophone)
Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The Backseat) – Avons (Columbia) -
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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