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Bad Records - Kenny Everett's First Bottom 30
Forty years later there's only one left that I need to find. |
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The Puppet Song
Decca
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Hughie Green was well known for presenting Opportunity Knocks on British television. The show launched many famous careers in the 60s.
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Hughie Green
F 11317
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29
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Hey Little Girl
United Artists
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Ray Sharpe is mostly known for "Linda Lu" which made #46 in the US in 1959. Don't believe the track notes on the CD "Linda Lu" that says it was never released.
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Ray Sharpe
UP 1032
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28
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My Feet Start Tappin‘
Hallmark
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This track is only really available on Kenny Everett's World's Worst Radio Show LP. It is thought Adolf Babel (alt spelling) wrote the song rather than being the artist.
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Adolph Babel
unknown
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27
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Made You
Embassy
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Embassy was Woolworth's record label creating cheaper versions of hits. Made You was by Adam Faith (see "Beat Girl" soundtrack and Shirley Ann Field!)
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Don Duke
WB 402
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26
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Goin‘ Out Of My Head
Columbia
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Kenny played this as part of "Live at the Talk of The Town" LP but the single from it was also released. There are lots of Spanish LPs by Raphael.
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Raphael
DB 8471
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25
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Revelation
United Artists (US)
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The bottom 30 features several tracks with a religious undertone. This is one of those.
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Daniel
UA XW751
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24
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My Girl
RCA
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This is actually the B-side of Makin' Love which was a Top 10 hit in the UK.
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Floyd Robinson
RCA 1146
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23
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The Shifting Whispering Sands
Parlophone
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Eamonn Andrews was well known as a TV sports commentator. The record made UK #18 in 1956 and was once a question on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
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Eamonn Andrews
R 4106
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22
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Kinky Boots
Decca
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Patrick and Honor are well known. They appeared together on the original Avengers in 1960s. When re-released the record made #5 in 1990.
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Patrick Mac Nee / Honor Blackman
F 11483
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21
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Dottie
Decca
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Micky Most was better known as a record producer. This track with Alex Murray, from 1958, was B-side of Don't Go Home, one of his early efforts.
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Most Brothers
F 11040
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20
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Cherry Pie
Decca
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Featured on "Jess For You" (released on CD in 2006), Jess has the misfortune to have three records in the bottom 30. This single made #39 in the UK!
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Jess Conrad
F 11236
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19
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The Big Architect
Spark
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Duncan Johnson was a DJ. Following the original Bottom 30, broadcast on Capital Radio London, he promptly played one of Kenny's records.
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Duncan Johnson
SRL 1002
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18
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I‘m Going To Spain
Bradleys
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Steve Bent appeared on New Faces. A cover of this track appears by The Fall on "The Infotainment Scan" (2006).
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Steve Bent
BRAD 7607
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17
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The Mechanical Man
MGM (US)
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Terrible record coming from the US. I actually found three copies of this record in a basement record store in central Manchester.
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Bent Bolt & The Nuts
K 13635
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16
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Let‘s Get Together
Decca
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The song comes from the original version of "Parent Trap" so is available on various Disney CDs. Hayley Mills was featured as the two children.
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Hayley Mills
F 21396
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15
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Surfin‘ Bird
Stateside
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The Trashmen had several hits in the US and this made the Billboard top 5.
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The Trashmen
SS 255
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14
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Auschwitz / 29 Settembre
Major Minor
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Originally Kenny wanted to play the A-side but was forced to play the B-side. The track is also on an EP. The group come from Italy, hence the spelling of September.
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Equipe 84
MM 517
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13
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Why Am I Living
Decca
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Another gem from Jess. Jess was a tall actor who featured in several films in the 60s.
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Jess Conrad
F 11348
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12
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Runk Bunk
Top Rank
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Adam Faith had many hits on Parlophone. However this track was released before his chart run on Top Rank, so does not turn up on CDs featuring his hits and misses.
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Adam Faith
JAR 126
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11
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The Drunken Driver
Capitol
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A country-style sad song. Ferlin Husky had many country hits in the US. Note that some CDs have a remade version of this song.
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Ferlin Husky
CL 14883
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10
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I Get So Lonely
Polydor (Germnay)
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This track comes from Germany and is listed on the single as featuring the "The Somebodies"
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Tanya Day
52 331
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09
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A Lover‘s Concerto
Capitol
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Released as a single it is also one of many terrible tracks on the CD "Wild, Cool and Swingin'" If you find this CD play "Downtown" as well.
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Mrs Miller
CL 15444
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08
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Laurie (Strange Things Happen)
Stateside
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This was on of his hits in the US and features on "Dickey Lee's Greatest Hits" CD.
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Dickey Lee
SS 433
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07
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Spinnin‘ Wheel
Upsetter
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Actually Melanie Jones and Dave Barker, this has now become a highly sought after reggae record. The B-side had a version by the Upsetters. Upsetters is a reggae label part of Trojan clan.
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Mel & Dave
US 330
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06
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This Pullover
Decca
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Clearly Jess's best (or is that worst) track. There is even a CD entitled "Golden Boy Of The Sixties" which has this on it.
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Jess Conrad
F 11348
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05
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Transfusion
Dot
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Jimmy Drake had several hits in the US including Transfusion: a story about a bad driver requiring blood transfusons.
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Nervous Norvus
15470
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04
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The Deal
Major Minor
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At the time of the first bottom 30, Kenny was possibly unaware of other singles by Pat and played this as a track from his LP "Just A Quiet Conversation".
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Pat Campbell
MM 648
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03
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Paralyzed
Mercury
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Norman Carl Odam is the Legendary Stardust Cowboy. There is also a version of this on "Live in Chicago"
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The Legendary Stardust Cowboy
72862
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02
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Wunderbar
Oriole
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Also released on a EP (see picture) Zarah really knows how to murder a song (but quite as much as Florence Foster Jenkins!)
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Zarah Leander
CBI 1977
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I Want My Baby Back
Tollie (US)
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Made US #92. At the time Kenny claimed there was only one copy of this record - well I have three! Track is on Dr Demento's 20th Anniversary CD. It was also re-issued in 1978.
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Jimmy Cross
T 9039
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