MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

1. I Found A Love Falcons
2. Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke
3. I Need Your Loving Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
4. Lipstick Traces Benny Spellman
5. Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's
6. I'm In Love Again Upsetters
7. Cry To Me Solomon Burke
8. These Arms Of Mine Otis Redding
9. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover Bo Diddley
10. You'll Lose A Good Thing Barbara Lynn
11. Some Other Guy Richie Barrett
12. My Man-He's A Lovin' Man Betty LaVett
13. Deep Water Rivingtons
14. Stormy Monday Blues Bobby Bland
15. Do You Love Me Contours
16. Oh My Angel Bertha Tillman
17. It's Raining Irma Thomas
18. Who Will The Next Fool Be Bobby Bland
19. Boom Bom John Lee Hooker
20. Trick Bag Earl King
21. Just Like I Treat You Howlin' Wolf
22. Don't Play That Song Ben E. King
23. Twist And Shout Isley Brothers
24. You Really Got A Hold On Me Miracles
25. Up On The Roof Drifters
26. Soldier Of Love Arthur Alexander
27. Every Night About This Time Upsetters
28.. Don't Deceive Me Fats Domino
29.. Hide And Go Seek Bunker Hill
30. I Ain't Superstitious Howlin' Wolf
31. Rainbow Gene Chandler
32. The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells
33. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Larry Dale
34. Fortune Teller Benny Spellman
35. Any Day Now Chuck Jackson
36. I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles
37. Soothe Me Sam Cooke
38. You Need Love Muddy Waters
39. Call On Me Bobby Bland
40. I Can Tell Bo Diddley
41. You Beat Me To The Punch Mary Wells
42. Shout And Shimmy James Brown
43. The Rains Came Big Sambo & House Wreckers
44. Papa Oom Mow Mow Rivingtons
45. Village Of Love Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights
46. Never Let Me Go Impressions
47. What Time Is It Jive Five
48. Set A Date Homesick James
49. Jackson Dog Larry Brinkley
50. If I Should Lose you Dreamlovers

Bubbling Under

51. Mama Didn't Lie Jan Bradley
52. The Joint's Really Jumpin' Jimmy Evans
53. Mind Over Matter Nolan Strong
54. I Love You Volumes
55. Rock And Roll Bo Diddley (unreleased)
56. I Wanna Boogie Jimmy Anderson
57. Hide 'Nor Hair Ray Charles
58. Deep In My Heart Shells
59. Stubborn Kinda Fellow Marvin Gaye
60. Jack That Cat Was Clean Dr. Horse

BEST HOT 100 No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

WORST HOT 100 No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares

BEST R&B No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Green Onions - Booker T. & MG's

WORST R&B No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Hey Paula - Paul & Paula

BEST C&W NO.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Devil Woman - Marty Robbins

WORST C&W NO.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow

BEST UK ARTST SINGLE FROM 1962

P.S I Love You - Beatles

ROGER FORD
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I guess we are not going to get your full lists. Are they a closely guarded secret or something?

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On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 10:39:37 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

19. Boom Bom John Lee Hooker

Is this anything like "Boom Boom?"

21. Just Like I Treat You Howlin' Wolf

This is a weak one for me, just a 5. Blues is not meant to be done this fast. My big Wolf number for this year is "I Ain't Superstitious."

28.. Don't Deceive Me Fats Domino

Strange, I did not have this on MP3 because it's not on the Bear Family 8 CD box set that's supposed to be complete. I do still have the original "Twistin' The Stomp" album.

55. Rock And Roll Bo Diddley (unreleased)
56. I Wanna Boogie Jimmy Anderson

BEST HOT 100 No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

I'm going with "Duke Of Earl," which I guess doesn't qualify under your rules.

WORST HOT 100 No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares

That is terrible, but "Telstar" is worse for me. It's actually very irritating while "Johnny Angel" is just bad fluff.

BEST C&W NO.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Devil Woman - Marty Robbins

I'm going with "That's My Pa" by Sheb Wooley, which also does not qualify under "Roger's Rules of number one singles."

BEST UK ARTST SINGLE FROM 1962

P.S I Love You - Beatles

The flip, of course.

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On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:39:35 GMT, [email protected] (Roger
Ford) wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here are the 1962 entries *so far* from the Geoff's Faves series:

1962 - Arthur Alexander - Anna (Go To Him) [Dot 16387]- Aug

1962 - Baby Cortez - Rinky Dink [Julia/Chess 1829] - Jun

1962 - Big Sambo and The House Wreckers - The Rains Came [Eric
7003;;Conroe TX] - Jan

1962 - Chris Montez - Let's Dance [Monogram 505;;Hollywood] - Jun

1962 - Dick Dale And The Del-Tones - Miserlou [Deltone D-5019;;Gardena
CA] - Apr

1962 - Dion {w. The Del-Satins} - Love Came To Me [Laurie 3145;;NY] -
Oct

1962 - Ed Corey - Dingy Dong (Background Music) [Mala 443;;NYC] - Jan
1962 - Jack Moore with The Clefs - Half Angel [Capri 62-2;;Conroe TX]
- Aug

1962 - James Brown and The Famous Flames - Night Train [King 5614] -

1962 - Ketty Lester - Love Letters [Era 3068;;Hollywood] - Jan

1962 - Lawrence Welk - Zero-Zero [Dot 16420;;Hollywood] - Nov

1962 - Nathaniel Mayer and The Fabulous Twilights - Village Of Love
[Fortune 545;;Detroit] -

1962 - The 4 Seasons, arr. & cond. by Sid Bass - Sherry [Vee-Jay 456]
- Jul

1962 - The Chantay's - Move It [Downey 104;;Downey CA] - Dec

1962 - The Chantay's - Pipeline [Downey 104;;Downey CA] - Dec

1962 - The Illusions {Fishtown, Philly} - Hey Boy [Mali 104 B;;Philly]
- Mar

1962 - The Sentinals - Latin'ia (Lateenya) [Era 3082;;Hollywood] - Jun

1962 - The Volumes - I Love You (Chex 1002;;Detroit) - Mar

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On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 10:39:37 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

BEST HOT 100 No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

"The Loco-Motion," Little Eva

WORST HOT 100 No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

"Don't Break the Heart That Loves You," Connie Francis

BEST R&B No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

"Do You Love Me," The Contours

WORST R&B No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962
Hey Paula - Paul & Paula

Good enough, though it didn't go to #1 until February 1963.

BEST C&W NO.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

"She's Got You," Patsy Clines

WORST C&W NO.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

"Mama Sang a Song," Bill Anderson

BEST UK ARTST SINGLE FROM 1962

"Telstar," The Tornados

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On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 11:19:44 PM UTC-4, RWC wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:39:35 GMT, [email protected] (Roger
Ford) wrote:

WORST R&B No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Hey Paula - Paul & Paula

Why did Black Americans like this White record so much?

Or, could it be that the 1962 R&B charts were, in effect, rubbish
as regards reflecting the taste in music of persons of color?

What determined R&B chart ranking?

Billboard's R&B charts got really fucked up starting in the late 50s when they were using stores that were selling rock and roll to teens as R&B stores. The Cash Box R&B charts were much better in the early 60s. "Hey Paula" only reached #12 on CB R&B.

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On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:39:35 GMT, [email protected] (Roger
Ford) wrote:

WORST R&B No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Hey Paula - Paul & Paula

Why did Black Americans like this White record so much?

Or, could it be that the 1962 R&B charts were, in effect, rubbish
as regards reflecting the taste in music of persons of color?

What determined R&B chart ranking?

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On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:42:05 -0700 (PDT), "Dean F."
<[email protected]> wrote:

BEST UK ARTST SINGLE FROM 1962

"Telstar," The Tornados

Please, how do you know what UK ARTIST SINGLES were
released in the US in 1962?

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On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:39:35 GMT, [email protected] (Roger
Ford) wrote:

BEST HOT 100 No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

WORST HOT 100 No.1 SINGLE FROM 1962

Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares

Roger (or Bruce), so this newsgroup can respond, is this the list of
HOT 100 No.1 SINGLES FROM 1962 that you are referring to?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1962

if not, please list or give a link to
HOT 100 No.1 SINGLES FROM 1962

Thanks

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On Thursday, 13 July 2023 at 04:51:11 UTC+1, RWC wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:42:05 -0700 (PDT), "Dean F."
<[email protected]> wrote:

BEST UK ARTST SINGLE FROM 1962

"Telstar," The Tornados

Please, how do you know what UK ARTIST SINGLES were
released in the US in 1962?

Be born and bred in the UK and familiar with UK record releases in1962 and knowing which got US release

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On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 11:51:11 PM UTC-4, RWC wrote:

Please, how do you know what UK ARTIST SINGLES were
released in the US in 1962?

"Telstar" was not only released in the US, it spent three weeks at #1 beginning in December 1962.

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On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:30:21 -0700 (PDT), Roger Ford <[email protected]> wrote:

On Thursday, 13 July 2023 at 04:51:11 UTC+1, RWC wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:42:05 -0700 (PDT), "Dean F."
<[email protected]> wrote:

BEST UK ARTST SINGLE FROM 1962

"Telstar," The Tornados

Please, how do you know what UK ARTIST SINGLES were
released in the US in 1962?

Be born and bred in the UK and familiar with UK record releases in1962 and knowing which got US release

Thanks for confirming my suspicions, Roger, but my question
was meant for Dean :)

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On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:30:21 -0700 (PDT), Roger Ford <[email protected]> wrote:

On Thursday, 13 July 2023 at 04:51:11 UTC+1, RWC wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:42:05 -0700 (PDT), "Dean F."
<[email protected]> wrote:

BEST UK ARTST SINGLE FROM 1962

"Telstar," The Tornados

Please, how do you know what UK ARTIST SINGLES were
released in the US in 1962?

Be born and bred in the UK and familiar with UK record releases in1962 and knowing which got US release

So which UK 1962 records got US release?

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Okay, my list:

1 ¦ I Need Your Lovin' ¦ Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
2 ¦ I'm In Love Again ¦ Upsetters
3 ¦ Pink Pegged Slacks ¦ Eddie Cochran
4 ¦ Green Onions ¦ Booker T. & MG's
5 ¦ Shticks And Stones ¦ Allan Sherman
6 ¦ The One Who Really Loves You ¦ Mary Wells
7 ¦ I Wanna Be Around ¦ Tony Bennett
8 ¦ Jackson Dog ¦ Larry Brinkley
9 ¦ Stormy Monday Blues ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
10 ¦ Bring It Home To Me ¦ Sam Cooke
11 ¦ Lover Please ¦ Clyde McPhatter
12 ¦ You've Really Got A Hold On Me ¦ Miracles
13 ¦ I Love You ¦ Volumes
14 ¦ I Found A Love ¦ Falcons
15 ¦ Beneath The Sun ¦ Equallos
16 ¦ Broadway ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
17 ¦ Love Came To Me ¦ Dion
18 ¦ I Got To Find My Baby ¦ Little Walter
19 ¦ Up On The Roof ¦ Drifters
20 ¦ I Left My Heart In San Francisco ¦ Tony Bennett
21 ¦ Minstrel And Queen ¦ Impressions
22 ¦ Surfin' Safari ¦ Beach Boys
23 ¦ Twist And Shout ¦ Isley Brothers
24 ¦ These Arms Of Mine ¦ Otis Redding
25 ¦ Let's Dance ¦ Chris Montez
26 ¦ Love Me Do ¦ Beatles
27 ¦ Do You Love Me ¦ Contours
28 ¦ Just Your Fool ¦ Little Walter
29 ¦ Twistin' The Night Away ¦ Sam Cooke
30 ¦ Grow Closer Together ¦ Impressions
31 ¦ Remember Then ¦ Earls
32 ¦ I Can't Stop Loving You ¦ Ray Charles
33 ¦ Trick Bag ¦ Earl King
34 ¦ In The Night ¦ Chick Carbo
35 ¦ Two Lovers ¦ Mary Wells
36 ¦ Dancin' Party ¦ Chubby Checker
37 ¦ What Time Is It ¦ Jive Five
38 ¦ My Zelda ¦ Allan Sherman
39 ¦ Every Night About This Time ¦ Upsetters
40 ¦ Christmas Celebration ¦ B.B. King
41 ¦ I Ain't Superstitious ¦ Howlin' Wolf
42 ¦ Hello Baby ¦ Lee "Shot" Williams
43 ¦ Hide And Go Seek ¦ Bunker Hill
44 ¦ I'm The One Who Loves You ¦ Impressions
45 ¦ Boom Boom ¦ John Lee Hooker
46 ¦ You Need Love ¦ Muddy Waters
47 ¦ Get Out Of My House ¦ Ernie K-Doe
48 ¦ Never Let Me Go ¦ Impressions
49 ¦ Sheila ¦ Tommy Roe
50 ¦ At The Club ¦ Ray Charles
51 ¦ Call On Me ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
52 ¦ Return To Sender ¦ Elvis Presley
53 ¦ True True Love ¦ Corvairs
54 ¦ Monster Mash ¦ Bobby "Boris" Pickett
55 ¦ Having A Party ¦ Sam Cooke
56 ¦ The Town I Live In ¦ McKinley Mitchell
57 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Larry Dale
58 ¦ 409 ¦ Beach Boys
59 ¦ I Done Got Over It ¦ Irma Thomas
60 ¦ My Sometime Baby ¦ B.B. King
61 ¦ Lipstick Traces ¦ Benny Spellman
62 ¦ Never Let You Go ¦ Five Discs
63 ¦ Dream Baby ¦ Roy Orbison
64 ¦ You'll Lose A Good Thing ¦ Barbara Lynn
65 ¦ So What ¦ Bill Black's Combo
66 ¦ He Knows The Rules ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
67 ¦ Rainbow ¦ Gene Chandler
68 ¦ Jack That Cat Was Clean ¦ Dr. Horse
69 ¦ Power Of Love ¦ Ambassadors
70 ¦ A Losing Battle ¦ Johnny Adams
71 ¦ Let's Stomp ¦ Bobby Comstock
72 ¦ I Get So Tired ¦ Harmonica Fats
73 ¦ You Beat Me To The Punch ¦ Mary Wells
74 ¦ How Far ¦ Chris Kenner
75 ¦ Good Luck Charm ¦ Elvis Presley
76 ¦ Wiggle Wobble ¦ Les Cooper
77 ¦ Little Town Flirt ¦ Del Shannon
78 ¦ Tore Up ¦ Harmonica Fats
79 ¦ Slow Twistin' ¦ Chubby Checker
80 ¦ Wipe Out ¦ Surfaris
81 ¦ Mashed Potato Time ¦ Dee Dee Sharp
82 ¦ Gonna Miss You Around Here ¦ B.B. King
83 ¦ Hitch Hike ¦ Marvin Gaye
84 ¦ Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max ¦ Allan Sherman
85 ¦ Cry To Me ¦ Solomon Burke
86 ¦ Mama Didn't Lie ¦ Jan Bradley
87 ¦ Stubborn Kind Of Fellow ¦ Marvin Gaye
88 ¦ The Loco-Motion ¦ Little Eva
89 ¦ Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans ¦ Fats Domino
90 ¦ I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You ¦ Solomon Burke
91 ¦ Limbo Rock ¦ Chubby Checker
92 ¦ Seltzer Boy ¦ Allan Sherman
93 ¦ Lovers Who Wander ¦ Dion
94 ¦ Santa Claus Is Coming ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
95 ¦ Jump Down, Spin Around ¦ Allan Sherman
96 ¦ Little Jewel of The Vieux Carre ¦ Joe Barry
97 ¦ A Real Good Time ¦ Eddie Clearwater
98 ¦ Twist Twist Senora ¦ Gary U.S. Bonds
99 ¦ He's Sure The Boy I Love ¦ Crystals
100 ¦ Everyday I Have To Cry ¦Steve Alaimo
101 ¦ Things ¦ Bobby Darin
102 ¦ Good Lover ¦ Jimmy Reed
103 ¦ Fat Boy ¦ Billy Stewart
104 ¦ Ruby Ann ¦ Marty Robbins
105 ¦ Don't You Lose It ¦ Earl King
106 ¦ Don't You Worry ¦ Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
107 ¦ He's A Rebel ¦ Crystals
108 ¦ Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow ¦ Rivingtons
109 ¦ Forever ¦ Marvelettes
110 ¦ Oh Boy ¦ Allan Sherman
111 ¦ Here 'Tis ¦ Bo Diddley
112 ¦ Oye Como Va ¦ Tito Puente
113 ¦ 36-22-36 ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
114 ¦ I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You ¦ Raymond Lewis
115 ¦ Going Through The Park ¦ Jimmy Anderson
116 ¦ Trust Him ¦ James Cleveland
117 ¦ The Uh-Huh ¦ Warren Lee
118 ¦ Let's Stick Together ¦ Wilbert Harrison
119 ¦ Always Accused ¦ Willie Tee
120 ¦ Chains ¦ Cookies
121 ¦ Rinky Dink ¦ Dave "Baby" Cortez
122 ¦ Gloria ¦ Vito and the Salutations
123 ¦ Got To Have Some ¦ Willie Mabon
124 ¦ Don't Make Me Over ¦ Dionne Warwick
125 ¦ It's Raining ¦ Irma Thomas
126 ¦ Walk Right In ¦ Rooftop Singers
127 ¦ Something's Got A Hold On Me ¦ Etta James
128 ¦ Do You Know How To Twist ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
129 ¦ You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover ¦ Bo Diddley
130 ¦ Any Day Now ¦ Chuck Jackson
131 ¦ The Ballad Of Jed Clampett ¦ Flatt & Scruggs
132 ¦ I'm Warning You Baby ¦ Lightnin' Slim
133 ¦ Village Of Love ¦ Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights
134 ¦ Mashed Potatoes U.S.A. ¦ James Brown
135 ¦ Hide 'Nor Hair ¦ Ray Charles
136 ¦ Who Will The Next Fool Be ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
137 ¦ Quit My Drinkin' ¦ Robert Garrett
138 ¦ You Shook Me ¦ Muddy Waters
139 ¦ Goin' Down Slow ¦ Howlin' Wolf
140 ¦ What Did Daddy Do? ¦ Shep & Limelites
141 ¦ Our Anniversary ¦ Shep & Limelites
142 ¦ You Don't Know Me ¦ Ray Charles
143 ¦ Gee Baby, What About You ¦ Shep & Limelites
144 ¦ In The Wee Wee Hours ¦ Joe Liggins
145 ¦ Bongo Stomp ¦ Little Joey & Flips
146 ¦ It's Twistin' Time ¦ Hank Ballard & Midnighters
147 ¦ Nut Rocker ¦ B. Bumble & Stingers
148 ¦ Let's Go (Pony) ¦ Routers
149 ¦ I Just Can't Take It No More ¦ Cookie Gabriel
150 ¦ I Wanna Boogie ¦ Jimmy Anderson
151 ¦ Well Oh Well ¦ Syl Johnson
152 ¦ Beechwood 4-5789 ¦ Marvelettes
153 ¦ Life's Too Short ¦ Lafayettes
154 ¦ Don't Hang Up ¦ Orlons
155 ¦ Jelly Bread ¦ Booker T. & MG's
156 ¦ If I Had A Hammer ¦ Peter, Paul & Mary
157 ¦ My Man - He's A Lovin' Man ¦ Betty LaVett
158 ¦ I Just Can't Help It ¦ Jackie Wilson
159 ¦ That's The Way Love Is ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
160 ¦ The Wah Watusi ¦ Orlons
161 ¦ Fais Do Do (Fay Doe Doe) ¦ Rod Bernard
162 ¦ Too Much ¦ Jimmy Reed
163 ¦ I Go Into Orbit ¦ Johnny Acey
164 ¦ Hully Gully Now ¦ Big Bo & Arrows
165 ¦ I'm Checkin' Up ¦ Tender Slim
166 ¦ Take Care of Yourself ¦ Jimmy McCracklin
167 ¦ Git To Gittin' ¦ Pee Wee Crayton
168 ¦ Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye ¦ Danny White
169 ¦ Bo Diddley ¦ J.M. Van Eaton & Untochables
170 ¦ The Joint's Really Jumpin' ¦ Jimmy Evans
171 ¦ Lah-Tee-Lah-Tah ¦ Falcons
172 ¦ Hot Biscuits And Gravy ¦ Marvin Phillips & Good Timers
173 ¦ Midnite Blues ¦ J.M. Van Eaton & Untochables
174 ¦ One Way Out ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
175 ¦ Mish-Mash ¦ Carrie Grant & Grandeurs

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On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:39:37 AM UTC-7, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here's my favorite 200 of 1962

1 Big Sambo & The House Wreckers - The Rains Came - Eric 7003
2 The Drifters - Up On The Roof - Atlantic 2162
3 Ray Charles - Hide 'Nor Hair - ABC Paramount 10314
4 Arthur Alexander - Anna (Go To Him) - Dot 16387
5 Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose A Good Thing - Jamie 1220
6 Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now - Wand 122
7 Irma Thomas - It's Raining - Minit 653
8 The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari - Capitol 4777
9 Bobby Darin - Things - Atco 6229
10 Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine - Volt 103
11 Solomon Burke - Cry To Me - Atlantic 2131
12 Muddy Waters - You Shook Me - Chess 1827
13 The Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me - Tamla 54073
14 Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park - Swan 4106
15 The Beatles - Love Me Do - UK Parlophone 4949
16 Gene Chandler - Rainbow - Vee-Jay 468
17 Benny Spellman - Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) - Minit 644
18 The Beach Boys - 409 - Capitol 4777
19 The Tams - Untie Me - Arlen 711
20 Little Junior Parker - Annie Get Your Yo-Yo - Duke 345
21 Chris Montez - Let's Dance - Monogram 505
22 The Beatles - PS I Love You - UK Parlophone 4949
23 Clyde McPhatter - Lover Please - Mercury 71941
24 Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious - Chess 1823
25 The Contours - Do You Love Me - Gordy 7005
26 Chris Montez - All You Had To Do (Was Tell Me) - Monogram 500
27 The Jive Five - Hully Gully Callin' Time - Beltone 2019
28 Joe Henderson - Snap Your Fingers - Todd 1072
29 The Surfaris - Wipe Out - DFS 11
30 Elvis Presley - She's Not You - RCA 8041
31 The Exciters - Tell Him - United Artists 544
32 Claudine Clark - Party Lights - Chancellor 1113
33 The Corsairs - I'll Take You Home - Tuff 1818
34 Bobby Bland - Stormy Monday Blues - Duke 355
35 The Volumes - I Love You - Chex 1002
36 The Falcons - I Found A Love - LuPine 103
37 Danny White & The Cavaliers - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye - Frisco 104
38 The Four Seasons - Sherry - Vee-Jay 456
39 Ray Charles - Born To Lose - ABC Paramount 10330
40 The El Domingos - Lucky Me I'm In Love - Chelsea 1009
41 Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Columbia 42332
42 Ernie Maresca - Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - Seville 117
43 Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You - ABC Paramount 10330
44 The Duke Of Earl - Walk On With The Duke - Vee Jay 440
45 Nat 'King' Cole - Ramblin' Rose - Capitol 4804
46 The Drifters - When My Little Girl Is Smiling - Atlantic 2134
47 The Contours - Shake Sherry - Gordy 7012
48 Ritchie Valens - Ooh My Head - UK London 9494
49 Marty Robbins - Devil Woman - Columbia 42486
50 Brenda Lee - It's The Talk Of The Town - Decca 34061
51 Ben E King - Don't Play That Song - Atco 6222
52 The Dovells - Bristol Twistin' Annie - Parkway 838
53 Bobby Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash - Garpax 44167
54 Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me - ABC Paramount 10345
55 Brenda Lee - So Deep - Decca 31348
56 Dickey Lee - I Saw Linda Yesterday - Smash 1791
57 James Brown & The Famous Flames - Three Hearts In A Tangle - King 5701 58 Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights - Village Of Love - Fortune 545
59 Tommy Roe - Sheila - ABC Paramount 10329
60 Ketty Lester - Love Letters - Era 3068
61 Chubby Checker - Slow Twistin' - Parkway 835
62 Jill & Ray (Paul & Paula) - Hey Paula - Le Cam 979
63 The Jive Five - Beggin' You Please - Beltone 2024
64 Little Junior Parker - Yonders Wall - Duke 367
65 Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Tamla 54068
66 Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm - RCA 7992
67 Hank Snow - I've Been Everywhere - RCA 8072
68 Gene Pitney - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Musicor 1020
69 Marvin Gaye - Hitch Hike - Tamla 54075
70 Frank Sinatra - Love Is Just Around The Corner - Reprise 92
71 Chris Kenner - Land Of A 1000 Dances - Instant 3252
72 Sam Cooke - Nothing Can Change This Love - RCA 8088
73 Bobby Bland - Yield Not To Temptation - Duke 352
74 The Cookies - Chains - Dimension 1002
75 Fats Domino - My Real Name - Imperial 5833
76 Bobby Bland - Call On Me - Duke 360
77 Sam Cooke - Soothe Me
78 Billy Walker - Charlie's Shoes - Columbia 42287
79 Chick Carbo - In The Night - Instant 3245
80 Etta James - Something's Got A Hold On Me - Argo 5409
81 Little Milton - Losing Hand - Checker 1020
82 Nathaniel & The Fabulous Twilights - My Last Dance With You - Fortune 542
83 Patsy Cline - So Wrong - Decca 31406
84 Fats Domino - Nothing New (Same Old Thing) - Imperial 5863
85 Solomon Burke - Down In The Valley - Atlantic 2147
86 Otis Rush - Homework - Duke 356
87 The Jive Five - No Not Again - Beltone 2019
88 The Springfields - Silver Threads And Golden - Phillips 40038
89 John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom - Vee-Jay 438
90 Frank Sinatra - Nothing But The Best - Reprise 63
91 The Surfaris - Surfer Joe - DFS 11
92 Johnny Tillotson - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - Cadence 1418
93 Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over - Scepter 1239
94 Solomon Burke - I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You - Atlantic 2147
95 Jimmy Clanton - Venus In Blue Jeans - Ace 8001
96 Peggy Lee - Tell All The World About You - Capitol 4812
97 Dr Feelgood & The Interns - Doctor Feel-Good - Okeh 7144
98 Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red - Epic 9509
99 Buster Brown - Raise A Ruckus Tonight - Fire 516
100 Little Eva - The Loco-Motion - Dimension 1000
101 Little Willie John - Big Blue Diamond - King 5681
102 Bertha Tillman - Oh My Angel - Brent 7029
103 Marion Worth - Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry) - Columbia 42640 104 Gene Pitney - Only Love Can Break A Heart - Musicor 1022
105 The Upsetters - I'm In Love Again
106 Brook Benton - Lie To Me - Mercury 72024
107 Johnny Cash - Pick A Bale Of Cotton - Columbia 42512
108 Roy Orbison - Dream Baby - Monument 456
109 Frank Sinatra - The Look Of Love - Reprise 23
110 Joe Barry - Little Jewel Of The Vieux Carre - Princess 4010
111 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - She's The One - King 5703
112 Irma Thomas - I Done Got Over It - Minit 642
113 Little Esther Phillips - Release Me - Lenox 5555
114 Jay & The Americans - She Cried - United Artists 415
115 Dr Feelgood & The Interns - Mister Moonlight - Okeh 7144
116 The Kingston Trio - Greenback Dollar - Capitol 4898
117 Ricky Nelson - It's Up To You - Imperial 5901
118 The Dukays - I Never Knew - Vee-Jay 460
119 The Shondells - Wonderful One - King 5656
120 Dean Martin - From The Bottom Of My Heart - Reprise 116
121 James Brown & The Famous Flames - Come Over Here - King 5657
122 Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans - Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah - Philles 107
123 Benny Spellman - Every Now And Then - Minit 652
124 Tony Bennett - I Wanna Be Around
125 Dion - Lovers Who Wander - Laurie 3123
126 The Precisions - Eight Reasons Why I Love You - Highland 300
127 Bo Diddley - I Can Tell - Checker 1019
128 The Ikettes - Troubles On My Mind - Atco 6223
129 Steve Alaimo - Every Day I Have To Cry - Checker 1032
130 The Duprees - You Belong To Me - Coed 569
131 Peter Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer
132 The Duprees - My Own True Love - Coed 571
133 The Five Discs - Never Let You Go - Cheer 1000
134 The Drifters - Sometimes I Wonder - Atlantic 2151
135 The Isley Brothers - Twist And Shout - Wand 124
136 Frank Sinatra - Come Rain Or Come Shine - Reprise 59
137 Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover - Checker 1019
138 The Crystals - Uptown - Philles 102
139 Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - I Need Your Loving - Fire 508
140 The Senors - May I Have This Dance - Sue 756
141 The Impressions - I'm The One Who Loves You - ABC Paramount 10386
142 Sammy Davis Jr - What Kind Of Fool Am I - Reprise 20048
143 Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me - RCA 8036
144 Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Dimension 1003
145 Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You - Motown 1024
146 Rod Bernard - Colinda - Hall-Way 1902
147 Peggy Lee - The Sweetest Sounds - Capitol 4750
148 Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 62 -
149 Harvey - Any Way You Wanna - Tri-Phi 1017
150 Professor Longhair - I Believe I'm Gonna Leave - Rip 155
151 George Jones - She Thinks I Still Care - United Artists 424
152 Brenda Lee - All Alone Am I - Decca 31424
153 Jimmy Reed - Baby What's Wrong - Vee-Jay 425
154 Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time - Cameo 212
155 The Skyliners - Tell Me - Viscount 104
156 The Miracles - I'll Try Something New - Tamla 54059
157 Huey 'Piano' Smith - If It Ain't One Thing It's Another - Ace 8002
158 Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller - Minit 644
159 The Interludes - Darling I'll Be True - King 5633
160 The Dubs - This To Me Is Love - End 1108
161 Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September - Companion 2000 162 Howlin' Wolf - Just Like I Treat You - Chess 1823
163 Earl King - Always A First Time - Imperial 5811
164 Otis Redding - Hey Hey Baby - Volt 103
165 B B King - Blues At Midnight - ABC-Paramount 10334
166 Johnny Cash - Blue Train - Sun 376
167 The Del Rios - Just Across The Street - Stax 125
168 Fats Domino - Did You Ever See A Dream Walking - Imperial 5875
169 The Impressions - Minstrel And Queen - ABC Paramount 10357
170 The Utopians - Along My Lonely Way - Imperial 5876
171 James Brown & The Famous Flames - Shout And Shimmy - King 5657
172 Dion - Ruby Baby - Columbia 42662
173 Gene Pitney - If I Didn't Have A Dime - Musicor 1022
174 Ray & The Darchaes - Little Girl So Fine - Aijon 1250
175 The Delcos - Arabia - Ebony 02
176 Brenda Lee - Everybody Loves Me But You - Decca 31379
177 Larry Brinkley & The Twisters - Jackson Dog - Westwood 205
178 Ruby & The Romantics - Our Day Will Come - Kapp 501
179 The Rivingtons - Papa Oom Mow Mow - Liberty 55427
180 Jennell Hawkins - Moments - Titanic 1001
181 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Shaky Mae - King 5603
182 Elvis Presley - Return To Sender - RCA 8100
183 Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World - RCA 8098
184 Maureen Gray - Dancin' The Strand - Landa 689
185 Dee Dee Sharp - Ride! - Cameo 230
186 Dion - (I Was) Born To Cry - Laurie 3123
187 The Crystals - He's A Rebel - Philles 106
188 The Four Evers - Such A Good Night For Dreaming - Columbia 42303
189 The Monarchs - This Old Heart - Jam 104
190 Hank Ballard - Excuse Me (I Think I Have A Heartache) - King 5655
191 Eydie Gorme - Blame It On The Bossa Nova - Columbia 42661
192 Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away - RCA 7983
193 Jan Bradley - Mama Didn't Lie - Formal 1044
194 The Skyliners - Comes Love - Viscount 104
195 The Corvairs - True True Love - Comet 2145
196 Johnny Thunder - Loop De Loop - Diamond 129
197 Roy Orbison - Leah - Monument 467
198 The Earls - Remember Then - Old Town 1130
199 The Crystals - He's Sure the Boy I Love - Philles 109
200 Dion - Little Diane - Laurie 3134

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On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 9:49:48 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:39:37 AM UTC-7, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here's my favorite 200 of 1962

48 Ritchie Valens - Ooh My Head - UK London 9494

Carl, this was first released on an album in 1959.

I found a few things I needed from your list. Can you post your lists from 1960 and 1962 in those 2 threads too?

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On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 8:16:12 PM UTC-7, Bruce wrote:

On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 9:49:48 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:39:37 AM UTC-7, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here's my favorite 200 of 1962

48 Ritchie Valens - Ooh My Head - UK London 9494

Carl, this was first released on an album in 1959.

I found a few things I needed from your list. Can you post your lists from 1960 and 1962 in those 2 threads too?

It'll probably take me several days. My lists are about 7 years old. I spent about 4 hours updating this one and wasn't that thorough.

So did you find anything of interest, or just a bunch of Sinatra you didn't care about. I was surprised Roger warmed up to my Big Sambo favorite and you picked up on the Danny White song.

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On Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 12:37:50 AM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 8:16:12 PM UTC-7, Bruce wrote:

On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 9:49:48 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:39:37 AM UTC-7, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here's my favorite 200 of 1962

48 Ritchie Valens - Ooh My Head - UK London 9494

Carl, this was first released on an album in 1959.

I found a few things I needed from your list. Can you post your lists from 1960 and 1962 in those 2 threads too?

It'll probably take me several days. My lists are about 7 years old. I spent about 4 hours updating this one and wasn't that thorough.

So did you find anything of interest, or just a bunch of Sinatra you didn't care about. I was surprised Roger warmed up to my Big Sambo favorite and you picked up on the Danny White song.

Yes, I downloaded these items:

BB King - Blues At Midnight
Both sides of the Dukays
Harvey
Ikettes
Interludes
Longhair
Ray & Darchaes
Utopians

A few I knew but didn't have, and several I did not know before. Thanks.

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On Saturday, 15 July 2023 at 05:37:50 UTC+1, Carl wrote:

On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 8:16:12 PM UTC-7, Bruce wrote:

On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 9:49:48 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:39:37 AM UTC-7, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here's my favorite 200 of 1962

48 Ritchie Valens - Ooh My Head - UK London 9494

Carl, this was first released on an album in 1959.

I found a few things I needed from your list. Can you post your lists from 1960 and 1962 in those 2 threads too?

It'll probably take me several days. My lists are about 7 years old. I spent about 4 hours updating this one and wasn't that thorough.

So did you find anything of interest, or just a bunch of Sinatra you didn't care about. I was surprised Roger warmed up to my Big Sambo favorite and you picked up on the Danny White song.

Not sure what you mean about "warmed up" to the Big Sambo number---its an excellent record that I bought at the time from the old Transat shop in London when the label still said "BIG SAMBO" instead of the "Big Sam" on later releases

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On Wednesday, 12 July 2023 at 15:39:37 UTC+1, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here's the expanded Top 100 favorite records list for 1962

1. I Found A Love - Falcons
2. Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke
3. I Need Your Loving - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
4. Lipstick Traces - Benny Spellman
5. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG’s
6. I’m In Love Again - Upsetters
7. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
8. These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding
9. You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover - Bo Diddley
10. You’ll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
11. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett
12. My Man-He’s A Lovin’ Man - Betty Lavett
13. Deep Water - Rivingtons
14. Stormy Monday Blues - Bobby Bland
15. Do You Love Me - Contours
16. Oh My Angel - Bertha Tillman
17. It’s Raining - Irma Thomas
18. Who Will The Next Fool Be - Bobby Bland
19. Boom Bom - John Lee Hooker
20. Trick Bag - Earl King
21. Just Like I Treat You - Howlin’ Wolf
22. Don’t Play That Song -Ben E. King
23. Twist And Shout - Isley Brothers
24. You Really Got A Hold On Me - Miracles
25. Up On The Roof - Drifters
26. Soldier Of Love - Arthur Alexander
27. Every Night About This Time - Upsetters
28.. Don’t Deceive Me - Fats Domino
29.. Hide And Go Seek = Bunker Hill
30. I Ain’t Superstitious - Howlin’ Wolf
31. Rainbow - Gene Chandler
32. The One Who Really Loves You Mary Wells
33. Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Larry Dale
34. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman
35. Any Day Now - Chuck Jackson
36. I Can’t Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
37. Soothe Me - Sam Cooke
38. You Need Love - Muddy Waters
39. Call On Me - Bobby Bland
40. I Can Tell - Bo Diddley
41. You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells
42. Shout And Shimmy - James Brown
43. The Rains Came - Big Sambo & House Wreckers
44. Papa Oom Mow Mow - Rivingtons
45. Village Of Love - Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights
46. Never Let Me Go - Impressions
47. What Time Is It - Jive Five
48. Set A Date - Homesick James
49. Jackson Dog - Larry Brinkley
50. If I Should Lose You - Dreamlovers
51. Mama Didn’t Lie - Jan Bradley
52. The Joint’s Really Jumpin’ - Jimmy Evans
53. Mind Over Matter - Nolan Strong
54. I Love You - Volumes
55. Rock And Roll - Bo Diddley (unreleased)
56. I Wanna Boogie - Jimmy Anderson
57. Hide ‘Nor Hair - Ray Charles
58. Deep In My Heart - Shells
59. Stubborn Kinda Fellow - Marvin Gaye
60. Jack That Cat Was Clean - Dr. Horse
61. Pink Peg Slacks - Eddie Cochran
62. Two Lovers - Mary Wells
63. Lookin’ For A Love - Valentinos
64. Land Of 1,000 Dances - Chris Kenner
65. Night Train - James Brown
66. Sometimes I Wonder - Drifters
67. I Got Eyes For You - Jimmy McCracklin
68. Yield Not To Temptation - Bobby Bland
69. Rocking Mama - Shelby Smith
70. At The Club - Ray Charles
71. Twistin’ The Night Away - Sam Cooke
72. Any Other Way - William Bell
73. I’m Gonna Put Some Hurt On You - Raymond Lewis
74. Shout And Shimmy - James Brown
75. I’m The One Who Loves You - Impressions
76. I’ll Try Something New - Miracles
77. Tricky Dicky - Richie Barrett
78. Never Let You Go - Five Discs
79. Jelly Roll King - Frank Frost & Night Hawks
80. You Don’t Know Me - Ray Charles
81. Surfin’ Safari- Beach Boys
82. Sherry - Four Seasons
83. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison
84. She Did Me Wrong - Five Royales (unreleased)
85. Losing Battle - Johnny Adams
86. September Song - Flamingos
87. That’s The Way Love Is - Bobby Bland
88. I Got To Find My Baby - Little Walter
89. Something’s Got A Hold On Me - Etta James
90. Snap Your Fingers - Joe Henderson
91. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter
92. Let’s Dance - Chris Montez
93 Sheila - Tommy Roe
94. Ruby Baby - Dion
95. Anna (Go To Him) - Arthur Alexander
96. He’s A Rebel - Crystals
97. Chains - Cookies
98. Gettin’ Married Soon - Prince La La
99. Mister Moonlight - Dr. Feelgood & Interns
100.Big Girls Don’t Cry - Four Seasons

Bubbling Under

101.A Wonderful Dream - Majors
102. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans - Fats Domino
103. Remember Then - Earls
104. My Babe - Bo Diddley
105. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye
106. Alley Music - Hound Dog Taylor
107. Good Lover - Jimmy Reed
108. Tore Up - Smiley Lewis
109. Hello Little School Girl - Smokey Smothers
110. Country Baby - Jimmy McCracklin
111. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
112. Release Me - Little Esther Phillips
113.I Never Knew - Dukays
114. Doctor Feel-Good - Dr. Feelgood & Interms
115. Down The Road - Dootones
116. I’m Hanging Up My Heart For You - Solomon Burke
117. He Knows The Rules - Jimmy McCracklin
118. The Uh-Huh -Warren Lee
119. A Real Good Time - Eddy Clearwater
120. Lucy Lee - Lloyd George

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On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 11:24:57 PM UTC-7, Roger Ford wrote:

On Saturday, 15 July 2023 at 05:37:50 UTC+1, Carl wrote:

On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 8:16:12 PM UTC-7, Bruce wrote:

On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 9:49:48 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:39:37 AM UTC-7, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here's my favorite 200 of 1962

48 Ritchie Valens - Ooh My Head - UK London 9494

Carl, this was first released on an album in 1959.

I found a few things I needed from your list. Can you post your lists from 1960 and 1962 in those 2 threads too?

It'll probably take me several days. My lists are about 7 years old. I spent about 4 hours updating this one and wasn't that thorough.

So did you find anything of interest, or just a bunch of Sinatra you didn't care about. I was surprised Roger warmed up to my Big Sambo favorite and you picked up on the Danny White song.

Not sure what you mean about "warmed up" to the Big Sambo number---its an excellent record that I bought at the time from the old Transat shop in London when the label still said "BIG SAMBO" instead of the "Big Sam" on later releases

Just remember nominating for the 1962 battle and you indicating you preferred the flip side. My copy also said Big Sambo. He got in trouble with the Southern Leadership Council for the name and his performance and the record was banned in the US just
as it was taking off. It reached top 5 in Phoenix before that happened. Always been a favorite of mine.

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On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 9:49:48 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:39:37 AM UTC-7, Roger Ford wrote:

MY 1962 TOP 50 FAVORITES

Here's my favorite 200 of 1962

33 The Corsairs - I'll Take You Home - Tuff 1818

Great to see this one not only on the list, but high on it. It's always been a big favorite of mine, but it doesn't get much respect here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHybs3uN5xg&ab_channel=JonathonTrealey

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On Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 8:00:13 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

On Wednesday, 12 July 2023 at 15:39:37 UTC+1, Roger Ford wrote:

Here's the expanded Top 100 favorite records list for 1962

67. I Got Eyes For You - Jimmy McCracklin

Did not have this. I don't think I even knew he was on Kent, how did that happen?

72. Any Other Way - William Bell

I had this as 1961, but '62 seems right.

77. Tricky Dicky - Richie Barrett

Never heard of this, don't like it.

85. Losing Battle - Johnny Adams

This should be "A Losing Battle."

https://images.45cat.com/johnny-adams-a-losing-battle-1962-5.jpg

86. September Song - Flamingos

I have this in 1953, when it was recorded, since it was released on an oldies package here rather than on a contemporary release.

106. Alley Music - Hound Dog Taylor

Did not know this.

108. Tore Up - Smiley Lewis

Forgot all about this, it's just okay.

109. Hello Little School Girl - Smokey Smothers

Had this on CD, never MP3ed it before. just okay.

110. Country Baby - Jimmy McCracklin

This guy has got to be the most underrated artist of our era. There's just so many good fucking records, and I keep finding more good ones that I don't have.

115. Down The Road - Dootones

Did not know it, pretty good for a 60s doo wop.

120. Lucy Lee - Lloyd George

Did not know it, just decent.

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On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 01:11:41 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

On Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 8:00:13 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

On Wednesday, 12 July 2023 at 15:39:37 UTC+1, Roger Ford wrote:

Here's the expanded Top 100 favorite records list for 1962

67. I Got Eyes For You - Jimmy McCracklin

Did not have this. I don't think I even knew he was on Kent, how did that happen?

I always figured they set the Kent label up to issue older Modern and RPM tracks but a few new things did appear on the label

77. Tricky Dicky - Richie Barrett> Never heard of this, don't like it.

Both sides on this were H-U-G-E on the UK r&b circuit and were picked up by loads of UK music acts at the time.Most of the groups aroud at the time from The Beatles on down picked up on "Some Other Guy" and "Tricky Dicky" was no slouch either

85. Losing Battle - Johnny Adams

This should be "A Losing Battle."

https://images.45cat.com/johnny-adams-a-losing-battle-1962-5.jpg

OK I'll remedy that

86. September Song - Flamingos

I have this in 1953, when it was recorded, since it was released on an oldies package here rather than on a contemporary release.

I don't really see any difference. Vee Jay certainly marketed the LP in Billboard etc as a "new release"

110. Country Baby - Jimmy McCracklin

This guy has got to be the most underrated artist of our era. There's just so many good fucking records, and I keep finding more good ones that I don't have.

I can't disagree with that analysis

120. Lucy Lee - Lloyd George

Did not know it, just decent.

Amazingly this guy was "Lonzo" from the country act "Lonzo & Oscar"

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On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 7:27:10 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 01:11:41 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

86. September Song - Flamingos

I have this in 1953, when it was recorded, since it was released on an oldies package here rather than on a contemporary release.

I don't really see any difference. Vee Jay certainly marketed the LP in Billboard etc as a "new release"

All greatest hits and and collection albums are "new releases," but are not released looking to break into the contemporary market and become a hit. I'm not gonna place some real old unissued track in the year that some collection package was released.
Tell me, do you have "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down" by the Spiders in 1992 when it was released? It was a new release, so based on what you're saying it has to go in 1992.

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On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 16:52:01 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 7:27:10 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 01:11:41 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

86. September Song - Flamingos

I have this in 1953, when it was recorded, since it was released on an oldies package here rather than on a contemporary release.

I don't really see any difference. Vee Jay certainly marketed the LP in Billboard etc as a "new release"

All greatest hits and and collection albums are "new releases," but are not released looking to break into the contemporary market and become a hit. I'm not gonna place some real old unissued track in the year that some collection package was released.

Tell me, do you have "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down" by the Spiders in 1992 when it was released? It was a new release, so based on what you're saying it has to go in 1992.

No it doesn't.

The quite splendid "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down" appears in my 1954 list as an "unreleased master" as it does in yours. But a couple of other Spiders tracks from 1954 that never saw release in the 50's
appear on my 1961 list---these are "Don't Knock" and "Walking Around In Circles"----because they were first released during the period we normally discuss---on a Spiders LP in 1961.They appear on your list that way too. And following the exact same way
these old "unissued at the time" tracks were treated naturally places The Flamingos' "September Song" from 1953-- but first released in 1962---on my list for that year

Where it belongs

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On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 4:38:45 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

The quite splendid "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down" appears in my 1954 list as an "unreleased master" as it does in yours. But a couple of other Spiders tracks from 1954 that never saw release in the 50's appear on my 1961 list---these are "Don't Knock"

and "Walking Around In Circles"----because they were first released during the period we normally discuss---on a Spiders LP in 1961.They appear on your list that way too. And following the exact same way these old "unissued at the time" tracks were
treated naturally places The Flamingos' "September Song" from 1953-- but first released in 1962---on my list for that year

I agree with the Spiders in 1961 because that album was not a greatest hits or best of, it was a contemporary release. The Moonglows/Flamingos thing was not, it was specifically a release of hits.

So what is your cutoff for putting these things in the year of release rather than when they were recorded like "Love's All I'm Putting Down?" What rule do you use that puts that one back when it was recorded rather than when it was released like with "
September Song?"

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On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 23:17:20 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 4:38:45 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

The quite splendid "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down" appears in my 1954 list as an "unreleased master" as it does in yours. But a couple of other Spiders tracks from 1954 that never saw release in the 50's appear on my 1961 list---these are "Don't Knock"

and "Walking Around In Circles"----because they were first released during the period we normally discuss---on a Spiders LP in 1961.They appear on your list that way too. And following the exact same way these old "unissued at the time" tracks were
treated naturally places The Flamingos' "September Song" from 1953-- but first released in 1962---on my list for that year

I agree with the Spiders in 1961 because that album was not a greatest hits or best of, it was a contemporary release. The Moonglows/Flamingos thing was not, it was specifically a release of hits.

So what is your cutoff for putting these things in the year of release rather than when they were recorded like "Love's All I'm Putting Down?" What rule do you use that puts that one back when it was recorded rather than when it was released like with "

September Song?"

The clue is in my previous post and I assumed it was also the "rule" you used.

"because they were first released during the period we normally discuss"

That's the reason I put those Spiders things in 1961 and why "September Song" goes in 1962. I don't care what the thinking behind the album releases was. All of them were first released on commercial records in those years and that's all the detail I
need.

It's why Fats' "I Hear You Knocking" goes in 1961 and not 1958 when it was recorded. Why the Drifters "Honky Tonky" goes in 1960 and not 1956. And why Jerry Lee's "Hello Hello Baby" is listed as 1961 and not 1958.

Yes,we stretch things a bit to accomodate something like Presley's "Ain't That Loving You Baby" as a 1964 record (on both out 1964 Top 100 lists) tho it was recorded way back in 1958

But first releases from way later time period than our normal area of conversation----like all the unissued Sun stuff that started coming out in the later 60's ----go in the years they were recorded as "unreleased" items

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On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 1:12:26 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 23:17:20 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 4:38:45 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

The quite splendid "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down" appears in my 1954 list as an "unreleased master" as it does in yours. But a couple of other Spiders tracks from 1954 that never saw release in the 50's appear on my 1961 list---these are "Don't

Knock" and "Walking Around In Circles"----because they were first released during the period we normally discuss---on a Spiders LP in 1961.They appear on your list that way too. And following the exact same way these old "unissued at the time" tracks
were treated naturally places The Flamingos' "September Song" from 1953-- but first released in 1962---on my list for that year

I agree with the Spiders in 1961 because that album was not a greatest hits or best of, it was a contemporary release. The Moonglows/Flamingos thing was not, it was specifically a release of hits.

So what is your cutoff for putting these things in the year of release rather than when they were recorded like "Love's All I'm Putting Down?" What rule do you use that puts that one back when it was recorded rather than when it was released like

with "September Song?"

The clue is in my previous post and I assumed it was also the "rule" you used.
"because they were first released during the period we normally discuss" That's the reason I put those Spiders things in 1961 and why "September Song" goes in 1962. I don't care what the thinking behind the album releases was. All of them were first released on commercial records in those years and that's all the detail I

need.

It's why Fats' "I Hear You Knocking" goes in 1961 and not 1958 when it was recorded. Why the Drifters "Honky Tonky" goes in 1960 and not 1956. And why Jerry Lee's "Hello Hello Baby" is listed as 1961 and not 1958.

There's no argument there. We both list all of those when they were released.

Yes,we stretch things a bit to accomodate something like Presley's "Ain't That Loving You Baby" as a 1964 record (on both out 1964 Top 100 lists) tho it was recorded way back in 1958

But first releases from way later time period than our normal area of conversation----like all the unissued Sun stuff that started coming out in the later 60's ----go in the years they were recorded as "unreleased" items

So what is your cutoff?

Obviously it's not 1964 because you have "Ain't That Loving You Baby" there. I don't put it in 1964 because I "stretched" anything. For me it's there because it was a regular release sent to radio stations as a new record, and it did become a hit on the
contemporary charts. If it had come out on some album of mainly older releases as a bonus unissued thing, it would have gone in the year it was recorded.

So I assume your cutoff would then be 1965. Although I'd bet if we looked over your lists carefully we'd find something that was recorded in our era (1963 or earlier) that you listed in 1965 or later.

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On Monday, 17 July 2023 at 06:58:16 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 1:12:26 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 23:17:20 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 4:38:45 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

The quite splendid "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down" appears in my 1954 list as an "unreleased master" as it does in yours. But a couple of other Spiders tracks from 1954 that never saw release in the 50's appear on my 1961 list---these are "Don't

Knock" and "Walking Around In Circles"----because they were first released during the period we normally discuss---on a Spiders LP in 1961.They appear on your list that way too. And following the exact same way these old "unissued at the time" tracks
were treated naturally places The Flamingos' "September Song" from 1953-- but first released in 1962---on my list for that year

I agree with the Spiders in 1961 because that album was not a greatest hits or best of, it was a contemporary release. The Moonglows/Flamingos thing was not, it was specifically a release of hits.

So what is your cutoff for putting these things in the year of release rather than when they were recorded like "Love's All I'm Putting Down?" What rule do you use that puts that one back when it was recorded rather than when it was released like

with "September Song?"

The clue is in my previous post and I assumed it was also the "rule" you used.
"because they were first released during the period we normally discuss" That's the reason I put those Spiders things in 1961 and why "September Song" goes in 1962. I don't care what the thinking behind the album releases was. All of them were first released on commercial records in those years and that's all the detail I

need.

It's why Fats' "I Hear You Knocking" goes in 1961 and not 1958 when it was recorded. Why the Drifters "Honky Tonky" goes in 1960 and not 1956. And why Jerry Lee's "Hello Hello Baby" is listed as 1961 and not 1958.

There's no argument there. We both list all of those when they were released.

Yes,we stretch things a bit to accomodate something like Presley's "Ain't That Loving You Baby" as a 1964 record (on both out 1964 Top 100 lists) tho it was recorded way back in 1958

But first releases from way later time period than our normal area of conversation----like all the unissued Sun stuff that started coming out in the later 60's ----go in the years they were recorded as "unreleased" items

So what is your cutoff?

Obviously it's not 1964 because you have "Ain't That Loving You Baby" there. I don't put it in 1964 because I "stretched" anything. For me it's there because it was a regular release sent to radio stations as a new record, and it did become a hit on

the contemporary charts. If it had come out on some album of mainly older releases as a bonus unissued thing, it would have gone in the year it was recorded.

So I assume your cutoff would then be 1965. Although I'd bet if we looked over your lists carefully we'd find something that was recorded in our era (1963 or earlier) that you listed in 1965 or later.

I show a few older things in 1965---Elvis' "Tell Me Why" for example. And a couple of Elmore James things that he would have had trouble recording that late.

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On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 3:24:42 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

On Monday, 17 July 2023 at 06:58:16 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 1:12:26 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 23:17:20 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 4:38:45 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

The quite splendid "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down" appears in my 1954 list as an "unreleased master" as it does in yours. But a couple of other Spiders tracks from 1954 that never saw release in the 50's appear on my 1961 list---these are "Don't

Knock" and "Walking Around In Circles"----because they were first released during the period we normally discuss---on a Spiders LP in 1961.They appear on your list that way too. And following the exact same way these old "unissued at the time" tracks
were treated naturally places The Flamingos' "September Song" from 1953-- but first released in 1962---on my list for that year

I agree with the Spiders in 1961 because that album was not a greatest hits or best of, it was a contemporary release. The Moonglows/Flamingos thing was not, it was specifically a release of hits.

So what is your cutoff for putting these things in the year of release rather than when they were recorded like "Love's All I'm Putting Down?" What rule do you use that puts that one back when it was recorded rather than when it was released like

with "September Song?"

The clue is in my previous post and I assumed it was also the "rule" you used.
"because they were first released during the period we normally discuss" That's the reason I put those Spiders things in 1961 and why "September Song" goes in 1962. I don't care what the thinking behind the album releases was. All of them were first released on commercial records in those years and that's all the detail

I need.

It's why Fats' "I Hear You Knocking" goes in 1961 and not 1958 when it was recorded. Why the Drifters "Honky Tonky" goes in 1960 and not 1956. And why Jerry Lee's "Hello Hello Baby" is listed as 1961 and not 1958.

There's no argument there. We both list all of those when they were released.

Yes,we stretch things a bit to accomodate something like Presley's "Ain't That Loving You Baby" as a 1964 record (on both out 1964 Top 100 lists) tho it was recorded way back in 1958

But first releases from way later time period than our normal area of conversation----like all the unissued Sun stuff that started coming out in the later 60's ----go in the years they were recorded as "unreleased" items

So what is your cutoff?

Obviously it's not 1964 because you have "Ain't That Loving You Baby" there. I don't put it in 1964 because I "stretched" anything. For me it's there because it was a regular release sent to radio stations as a new record, and it did become a hit on

the contemporary charts. If it had come out on some album of mainly older releases as a bonus unissued thing, it would have gone in the year it was recorded.

So I assume your cutoff would then be 1965. Although I'd bet if we looked over your lists carefully we'd find something that was recorded in our era (1963 or earlier) that you listed in 1965 or later.

I show a few older things in 1965---Elvis' "Tell Me Why" for example. And a couple of Elmore James things that he would have had trouble recording that late.

So you don't really have a specific cutoff then, it's more by your gut I guess.

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On Thursday, 13 July 2023 at 21:35:22 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:

Okay, my list:

20 ¦ I Left My Heart In San Francisco ¦ Tony Bennett

Along with Sinatra one of the best pop balladeers and for my money this was his best

37 ¦ What Time Is It ¦ Jive Five

One of the best "dream sequences" in The Sopranos where Tony is getting some serious treatment from Melfi under the bedclothes whilst all the time this great number is playing

50 ¦ At The Club ¦ Ray Charles

Shame this really good double sider (b/w "Hide 'Nor Hair") was stopped in its tracks on the charts when ABC -Paramount was forced to rush release "I Can't Stop Loving You" as a single taken from his red hot new best selling LP

68 ¦ Jack That Cat Was Clean ¦ Dr. Horse

Terrific jive monologue by Doc Horse aka Al Pittman one time member of the old Doc Sausage r&b troupe

93 ¦ Lovers Who Wander ¦ Dion

I always preferred the "(I Was) Born To Cry" side of this Dion single. One of his best!!

108 ¦ Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow ¦ Rivingtons

And definitely the flipside on this one---"Deep Water" the best thing the RIvingtons ever did

120 ¦ Chains ¦ Cookies

The Everlys recorded the original on this,several months before the Cookies. But their version stayed in the vaults for two decades before release

130 ¦ Any Day Now ¦ Chuck Jackson

My favorite Chuck Jackson record and one of the best songs Bacharach ever wrote

133 ¦ Village Of Love ¦ Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights

Devora Brown told us this was Fortune's biggest ever single (thanks to a United Artists distribution deal) and the ONLY Fortune single ever to get UK release

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