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392
Saturday 11 March 1967, 5.15-5.40pm
(Recorded)
Panel: Retia Favia, Judy Geeson, Pete Murray, David Symonds
Casting voter: Linda Jackson)
Producer: Travers Thorneloe
Records played:
Lady Love – Vontastics (Stateside)
Got To Find A Reason – Three People (Decca)
Chicken Feed – Millie Small (Fontana)
It’s All Over – Cliff Richard (Columbia)
Puppet on a String – Sandie Shaw (Pye)
Arnold Layne – Pink Floyd (Columbia)
Stranger – Dave Berry (Decca)
All – James Darren (Warner) -
413
Saturday 12 August 1967, 5.40-6.10pm
Panel: Moss Hannaman, Bruce Johnston, Libby Morris, John Walker
Jackie Bangs, casting vote
Producer: James Moir
Records played:
Omaha – Moby Grape
Pleasant Valley Sunday – Monkees
The Day I Met Marie – Cliff Richard
On Love – Skip Bifferty
The World We Knew – Frank Sinatra
Thinkin’ Ain’t For Me – Paul Jones
My Love of a Lifetime – Danny Street
The Idol – Fortunes
Forever – Dave Berry -
357
Saturday 18 June 1966, 5.05-5.35pm
Panel: Ernestine Anderson, Richard Anthony, Sam Costa, Anne Nightingale
Casting voter: David Skinelay
Producer: Terry Henebery
Records played:
Getaway – Georgie Fame
Mama – Dave Berry
I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore – New York Public Library (Columbia)
Excuse Me Baby – Magic Lanterns (CBS)
Hello Lover – Jordan Christopher
Bus Stop – Hollies
Have I Stayed Too Long – Sonny & Cher
This Door Swings Both Ways – Herman’s Hermits
Keep The Freeway Open – Four Pennies -
259
Saturday 18 July 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Dora Bryan, Brian Epstein, Ian Hendry, Nancy Roberts
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Huntingdon Beach – Van Doren (Decca) MISS
Rosie – Chubby Checker (Cameo Parkway) MISS
Lollipop – Glenda Collins (HMV) MISS
I Found Out The Hard Way – Four Pennies (Philips) HIT
I Want To Hold Your Hand – Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops (RCA) MISS
The Crying Game – Dave Berry (Decca) HIT
Handy Man – Del Shannon (Stateside) MISS
You’ll Never Get To Heaven – Dionne Warwick (Pye Int) HIT -
276
Saturday 14 November 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Joe Brown, Terence Edmond, Jackie De Shannon +1
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Softly In The Night – Three Bells (Columbia) MISS
We’ll Sing In The Sunshine – Lancastrians (Pye) HIT
Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) MISS
One Heart Between Two –Dave Berry (Decca) HIT
Oh Oh Seven – Dora Bryan (Fontana) HIT
Somewhere – P J Proby (Liberty) HIT -
214
Saturday 7 September 1963, 6-6.35pm
Panel: Jane Asher, Alan Freeman, Tommy Roe, Shirley Anne Field
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
Please Don’t Stop – Mike Sarne (Parlophone) HIT
Then He Kissed Me – Crystals (London) HIT
Secondhand – Wilfrid Brambell (Parlophone) MISS
Do You Love Me – Brian Poole & the Tremeloes (Decca) HIT
Nine Out Of Ten Girls – Kaye Sisters (Philips) MISS
Yakka Hula Hickey Dula – Dutch Swing College Band (Philips) MISS
Sally Ann – Joe Brown (Piccadilly) HIT
Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee – Osmond Brothers (MGM) MISS
Everybody Monkey – Freddie Cannon (Stateside) HIT
Love Me With All Your Heart – Kestrels (Pye) MISS
Memphis Tennesssee – Dave Berry & the Cruisers (Decca) MISS
Jealousy Will Get You Nowhere – Brian Diamond & the Cutters (Decca) HIT -
230
Saturday 28 December 1963
Panel: Polly Elwes, Matt Monro, Jimmy Savile, Adrienne Posta
Producer: Neville Wortman (5-4)
Records played:
My Baby Left Me – Dave Berry (Decca) HIT
Dumb Head – Sharades (Decca) MISS
Don’t Blame Me – Frank Ifield (Columbia) MISS
I Just Don’t Understand – Cresters (HMV) HIT
As Usual – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) HIT
Song Of Mexico – Tony Meehan (Decca) MISS
I’m Talkin’ About You – Jackie Lynton (Piccadilly) HIT
My Special Dream – Shirley Bassey (Columbia) HIT
Diana – Bachelors (Decca) MISS
Dumb Head also recorded by Ginny Arnell. Judging by ad in RR, KPM had faith in this song. It was produced by Joe Meek and the Sharades were the Ladybirds.
Matt’s wife Mickie had given him a special present for Christmas – Craig Douglas’ version of From Russia With Love.