• 236

    18th March 2019 / 0 Comments

    Saturday 8 February 1964, 5.40-6.05

    Panel: Alan Freeman, Allan Sherman, Vivienne Taylor, Elke Sommer

    Producer: Neville Wortman

    Records played:
    Bits and Pieces – Dave Clark Five (Columbia) HIT
    Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ – Louise Cordet (Decca) MISS
    You Were There – Heinz (Decca) HIT
    Let Me Go Lover – Kathy Kirby (Decca) HIT
    I Wonder – Crystals (Decca) MISS
    Over You – Freddie & the Dreamers (Columbia) HIT
    Stay Awhile – Dusty Springfield (Philips) HIT

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  • 247

    18th March 2019 / 0 Comments

    Saturday 25 April 1964, 5.55-6.30pm

    Panel: Honor Blackman, Dick Emery, Alan Freeman, Mia Farrow

    Producer: Neville Wortman

    Records played:
    Mexican Drummer Man – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (Stateside) MISS
    In Love – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
    Show You Mean It Too – Me & Them (Pye) MISS
    The Matador – Major Lance (Columbia) HIT
    You’re My World – Cilla Black (Parlophone) HIT
    She’s My Girl – Bobby Shafto (Parlophone) HIT
    You’re The One – Kathy Kirby (Decca) HIT
    Rain Rain Go Away – Eden Kane (Fontana) MISS

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  • 269

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    Saturday 26 September 1964, 5.45-6.10pm

    Panel: Roy Castle, Pete Murray, Adrienne Posta, Georgia Brown

    Producer: Neville Wortman

    Records played:
    Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Little Richard (Stateside) HIT
    The Twelfth Of Never – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
    The Weaver – Pendulums (Pye) HIT
    Don’t Walk Away – Kathy Kirby (Decca) MISS
    Don’t Let Her Get Away – John Leyton (HMV) MISS
    Look Homeward Angel – Fortunes (Decca) HIT
    Always Something There To Remind Me – Sandie Shaw (Pye) HIT
    I’m On The Outside Lookin’ In – Little Anthony & the Imperials (United Artists) MISS

    RT 240964
    27,000 jukeboxes in UK and over 1,000 panellists so far.
    Discs chosen with “a good beat, a strong melody and excellence of performance”
    12m viewers and 700 letters a week.
    Panel is right two times out of three
    David Jacobs: “Nobody has pretended that JBJ was an authoritative programme of predictions. It is intended simply to be jolly good entertainment based on discs.”

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  • 221

    17th March 2019 / 0 Comments

    Saturday 26 October 1963, 6.05-6.35pm

    Panel: Brian Epstein, Jimmy Henney, Heather Sears, Barbara Young

    Producer: Richard Evans

    Records played:
    Sweet As Honey – Polly Perkins (Oriole) MISS
    From Russia With Love – Craig Douglas (Decca) MISS
    Little Eefin’ Annie – Joe Perkins (London) HIT
    Busted – Ray Charles (HMV) HIT
    Secret Love – Kathy Kirby (Decca) HIT
    It’s Almost Tomorrow – Mark Wynter (Pye) MISS
    Jealous Heart – Ottilie Patterson (Columbia) MISS
    What Kind Of Girl Are You – Dave Curtiss & the Tremors (Philips) MISS
    My Friend Bobby – Pamela Blue (Decca) MISS
    500 Miles Away From Home – Lonnie Donegan (Pye) MISS

    Programme recorded previous week
    Epstein paid 30g

    David Jacobs on Juke Box Jury didn’t know that Mark Wynter’s It’s Almost Tomorrow was a revival.

    This was broadcast same time as Beatles on Thank Your Lucky Stars.

    David Jacobs says, “A real juke box would be no good for this job: they take too long to select and play.”

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  • 171

    16th March 2019 / 0 Comments

    Saturday 3 November 1962

    Panel: Sam Costa, Pete Murray, June Thorburn +1

    Producer: Neville Wortman

    Records played:
    Thief In The Night – Johnny Towers (Philips) MISS
    I’m Gonna Change Everything – Jim Reeves (RCA) MISS
    Slightly Out Of Tune – Mavis Rivers (Reprise) MISS
    (Dance With The) Guitar Man – Duane Eddy (RCA) HIT
    A Touch Of The OBJ’s – Bruce Forsyth (Pye) HIT
    Tell Me Telstar – Patti Lynn (Fontana) MISS
    Hail To The Conquering Hero – James Darren (Pye) MISS
    Big Man – Kathy Kirby (Decca) MISS
    That Stranger – Viscounts (Pye) HIT

     

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