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Saturday 4 May 1963
Panel: Dora Bryan, Judith Chalmers, Pete Murray, Andy Williams
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
Remember Diana – Paul Anka (RCA) MISS
Ups And Downs Of Love – Freddie Cannon (Stateside) MISS
What A Guy – Raindrops (London) MISS
Foolish Little Girl – Shirelles (Stateside) HIT
Diane – Joe Harnell & his Orchestra (London) HIT
Lucky Lips – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
Swing That Hammer – Mike Cotton’s Jazzmen (Columbia) HIT
The Last Leaf – Cascades (Warner) HIT
Bee Bom – Sammy Davis Jr (Reprise) MISS
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Saturday 17 August 1963, 6-6.35pm
Panel: Pat Boone, Polly Elwes, Carol Ann Ford, Vic Lewis
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
Martian Hop – Ran-Dells (London) HIT
Two Silhouettes – Del Shannon (London) MISS
Don’t Do Me Any Favours – Rose Brennan (Philips) MISS
Your Baby’s Gone Surfin’ – Duane Eddy (RCA) HIT
Searchin’ – Hollies (Parlophone) MISS (all four)
It’s Over – Mike Stephen (Decca) HIT
Look At Him – Connie Francis (MGM) MISS
A Little Like Lovin’ – Cascades (RCA) HIT
I’m Wondering – Statesmen (Decca) MISS
My Baby Loves To Dance – Chris Montez (London) HIT
Dum Dum Dee Dum – Johnny Cymbal (London) HIT
Drownin’ My Sorrows was Connie Francis A-side in US.
Norman Jopling wrote a piece about the Hollies, A Hit Despite JBJ, for Record Mirror
Pat Boone urged fans to buy the original by the Coasters. (He should talk!)On Lucky Stars, Chubby Checker twisted up a storm.
NME, 23 August 1963Around this time, there was a summer series on Grampian, Dad, You’re A Square