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Post by at40petebattistini on Jul 11, 2019 6:24:56 GMT -5
Summer School is in session… This week’s lost 70s classic x 5 = 3 optional extra replacements + 2 additional extras = 5 lost classics + AT40’s singles for July 15, 1972 = some sweet high school memories. Here are this week’s 5 lost classics for 7/15/72: 1) Paul Simon’s coming of age tale of Lincoln Duncan (“Duncan”) climbed as high as #52 and stayed on the Hot 100 for only 7 weeks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3_UddjEGMA2) The Crusaders’ jazzy instrumental “Put It Where You Want It” also peaked at #52 but lasted a total of 9 weeks on the chart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZfT2T1wRzo3) From the Chi-Lites’ album “A Lonely Man”, their 45 “The Coldest Days Of My Life” was a lengthy 8-minute, melancholy ballad that was released as Part 1 and Part 2. It also remained on the Hot 100 for 9 weeks, peaking at #47. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z56Q_M3LxHI4) At #99 on the Hot 100 was “Country Woman” by the Magic Lanterns, a rocker with an all-too-short chart life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8hTDp9Zuzc5) Although released as a single on the Beatles’ Apple Records label, Chris Hodge’s “We’re On Our Way” failed to reach Billboard’s Top 40. This lost classic peaked on Cashbox’s Top 100 at #36 on 7/8/72, simultaneously peaking the same week on Billboard at #44. How this one missed the AT40 countdown is a mystery. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXkdeVrIi18
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Post by mga707 on Jul 11, 2019 15:08:12 GMT -5
The same English group that reached #29 as 1968 was turning into 1969 with "Shame, Shame", a great 'lost 45'.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jul 11, 2019 15:22:23 GMT -5
Apple Records was certainly running out of steam by 1972--so it is amazing this song charted at all. Musically it's not bad but lyrically it's hard to wrap your head around the concept.
It would've been interesting if the song had achieved Top 40 status on Billboard as one wonders what Casey would have said about the song.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jul 11, 2019 15:29:35 GMT -5
Y'know most every body points out some of the weird chart movements on the Billboard charts (between 1974-82)--but Cash Box and Record World certainly had some 'strange' chart shenanigans of their own. Especially RW's last 7 years of existence; lots of singles fell down the chart very s-l-o-w-l-y, while several songs had unusual peak positions. Cashbox and Record World charts are always fun to compare to Billboard. And there's always the 'what if' scenario if AT40 didn't have Billboard, what chart would have been used? Pete, a couple of other possibilities would have been an airplay only chart that was published in Broadcasting Magazine (although it was only published from Jan 1973-Jan 1980);
and of course R & R debuted in Oct 1973--however the chart was airplay only but didn't expand to 40 positions until the early 1980's. One last chart that I recall from the 1970's and 1980's was listed in Variety Magazine--but I can't recall if this was an airplay only chart or a combo chart like the big 3 (Airplay and sales).
Thankfully, I think AT40 used the most accurate of the charts and of course the one that has been around the lomgest.
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Post by pb on Jul 11, 2019 19:59:06 GMT -5
Apple Records was certainly running out of steam by 1972--so it is amazing this song charted at all. Musically it's not bad but lyrically it's hard to wrap your head around the concept. It would've been interesting if the song had achieved Top 40 status on Billboard as one wonders what Casey would have said about the song. The Chris Hodge song was the last Billboard Top 50 entry Apple had with a single not by a former Beatle (coming soon after their last non-Beatle top 40 "Baby Blue" by Badfinger).
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Post by mga707 on Jul 11, 2019 20:31:05 GMT -5
Apple Records was certainly running out of steam by 1972--so it is amazing this song charted at all. Musically it's not bad but lyrically it's hard to wrap your head around the concept. It would've been interesting if the song had achieved Top 40 status on Billboard as one wonders what Casey would have said about the song. The Chris Hodge song was the last Billboard Top 50 entry Apple had with a single not by a former Beatle (coming soon after their last non-Beatle top 40 "Baby Blue" by Badfinger). Besides Badfinger and Mary Hopkin, were there any other non-Beatle Apple artists who reached the 40?
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Post by pb on Jul 11, 2019 21:20:20 GMT -5
The Chris Hodge song was the last Billboard Top 50 entry Apple had with a single not by a former Beatle (coming soon after their last non-Beatle top 40 "Baby Blue" by Badfinger). Besides Badfinger and Mary Hopkin, were there any other non-Beatle Apple artists who reached the 40? Just those two. When James Taylor and Billy Preston had big hits for other labels, Apple tried rereleasing their old recordings, but "Carolina On My Mind" only got to #67 and "That's The Way God Planned It" to #65.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jul 13, 2019 14:17:45 GMT -5
Besides Badfinger and Mary Hopkin, were there any other non-Beatle Apple artists who reached the 40? Just those two. When James Taylor and Billy Preston had big hits for other labels, Apple tried rereleasing their old recordings, but "Carolina On My Mind" only got to #67 and "That's The Way God Planned It" to #65. We'll get to hear Casey's story of James Taylor and why he was a flop on Apple Records during next weekend's July 19, 1975 program.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jul 23, 2019 5:16:27 GMT -5
This week’s lost 70s classic from July 28, 1973, a glam rock single by a group then known as The Sweet. The song was in its last of 7 weeks on the Hot 100. After coming off of "Little Willy" (a Top 3 million-seller), Sweet’s “Blockbuster” debuted on June 16, 1973 at #97. In fact, “Little Willy” was still in the Top 40 at the time. The new release moved up to #95 the following week, then to #87 – #85 – #81 – #79 and in its final week, it climbed up to #73. The following week – obscurity. And lost classic status. www.youtube.com/watch?v=egPriRsahGs
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jul 23, 2019 8:48:05 GMT -5
Blockbuster came closest to the Top 40 on Cash Box, making it to #43 in a 9 week chart run.
By the way, I never liked 'The' Sweet--I was glad when they shortened it to Sweet.
Although, I always have trouble with Carpenters and Eagles; I always think of both of those groups as The Carpenters & The Eagles.
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Post by 1finemrg on Aug 16, 2019 6:05:55 GMT -5
Strangely it seems the only single from Tull's album Aqualung upon its release was "Hymn 43" which only reached #91. Although I have heard this in the past on classic rock stations, both "Aqualung" and "Locomotive Breath" appear far more often on radio. pb nailed all the stats on this lost 70s classic from August 21, 1971, except "Locomotive Breath" was actually released as a single. Not as a release from the "Aqualung" album, but as a release from the "MU: The Best Of Jethro Tull" album in 1976. Debuting on Valentine's Day, it would chart for 8 weeks and peak at #62. This was the second and final week for this Tull essential. One of many 45s I hunted for through the years. Found it 3 times. Gave 1 to a friend, and kept a promo and store stock copy for myself. Saw Ian Anderson several years ago perform the "Aqualung" album in its entirety. A powerful performance...and yes he stood on one leg while playing his flute. Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull
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Post by at40petebattistini on Sept 16, 2019 15:55:29 GMT -5
Here are the nominations for this week’s lost 70s classic, based on the Hot 100 dated September 22, 1973: *Rubber Bullets – 10cc *Muskrat Love – America *(I Don’t Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway – Sutherland Brothers & Quiver *They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! – Napolean XIV *Queen Of The Roller Derby – Leon Russel *Sweet Charlie Babe – Jackie Moore *Such A Night – Dr. John *Twistin’ The Night Away – Rod Stewart May I have the envelope, please. And the winner is a song that peaked at #42 on the previous week’s Hot 100… www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eHCp7AIBc
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 18, 2019 5:43:05 GMT -5
Here are the nominations for this week’s lost 70s classic, based on the Hot 100 dated September 22, 1973: *Rubber Bullets – 10cc *Muskrat Love – America *(I Don’t Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway – Sutherland Brothers & Quiver *They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! – Napolean XIV *Queen Of The Roller Derby – Leon Russel *Sweet Charlie Babe – Jackie Moore *Such A Night – Dr. John *Twistin’ The Night Away – Rod Stewart May I have the envelope, please. And the winner is a song that peaked at #42 on the previous week’s Hot 100… www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eHCp7AIBcPete: I'll add a couple of my favorites... Tonight - Raspberries Outlaw Man - Eagles … and select this lost 70s classic from September 24, 1973. Reached #89, and said farewell after 5 weeks. Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning) - John Denver
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Post by djjoe1960 on Sept 18, 2019 19:32:35 GMT -5
Here are the nominations for this week’s lost 70s classic, based on the Hot 100 dated September 22, 1973: *Rubber Bullets – 10cc *Muskrat Love – America *(I Don’t Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway – Sutherland Brothers & Quiver *They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! – Napolean XIV *Queen Of The Roller Derby – Leon Russel *Sweet Charlie Babe – Jackie Moore *Such A Night – Dr. John *Twistin’ The Night Away – Rod Stewart May I have the envelope, please. And the winner is a song that peaked at #42 on the previous week’s Hot 100… www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eHCp7AIBcI think we may have brought this up before but You Got Me Anyway -Sutherland Brothers & Quiver is probably the highest charting song of the 1970's on both Cash Box & Record World that Casey never got to play. The song peaked at #20 in CB & #21 in RW--while it fizzled out in Billboard at #48.
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Post by doofus67 on Sept 18, 2019 20:51:42 GMT -5
I think we may have brought this up before but You Got Me Anyway -Sutherland Brothers & Quiver is probably the highest charting song of the 1970's on both Cash Box & Record World that Casey never got to play. The song peaked at #20 in CB & #21 in RW--while it fizzled out in Billboard at #48. This is why, to me, it's so debatable that Billboard was always lauded as the most authoritative source for data, even during the Bill Wardlow regime, which was just getting underway at this point.
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