The Chart Book – The Specials The Record Retailer EP Charts 1960-1967
Compiled by
Lonnie Readioff
Various publication errors, including incorrect positions, have been identified and corrected by reference to the original chart issues. Contents Corrections to titles, label details and other information by reference The EP Charts – A History ...... 3 to internet searchers and copies of the original records. The EP Artists ...... 4 Analysis Section ...... 64 Titles may be different to other publications, as I have tried to focus Most Weeks On Chart ...... 64 on the exact titles used on the cover where at all possible. Most Weeks On Chart By Disc In Total ...... 66 The Number 1’s ...... 67 I’d also like to thank my wife for encouragement in this project. EP Title Listing ...... 69 Selection of Scans...... 94 Further Reading
This book is © Lonnie Readioff 2017, though the original charts that George R. White has produced an excellent book this book is derived from were first produced in Record Retailer (1960- on the EP charts entitled “British Hit EPs 1955- 1967). 1989” and this is strongly recommended as it also includes the weekly charts and numerous covers The book is presented on an as-is basis. While every effort has been from the EP’s. This book as been an invaluable made to make sure it is free from defects I will not be held responsible cross-reference for myself in compiling the work if it does nasty things to your computer. Though it shouldn’t. But if it here, and I strongly recommend that you purchase does, it’s not my fault. this book as it is excellent. This can be purchased from the publisher website :- Notes on the text Publisher Website Link - Click Here
As with any book of this nature there are mistakes inside its pages. I would be stupid to think that there were none. So, if you spot a mistake and let me know, I’ll correct it and you’ll get your name in the book. Drop me an email at [email protected] and I’ll check out the error, though I also welcome praise and criticism, both for the book and the layout of the book.
The EP Charts – A History 12 Mar 1960 First chart - A Top 10 - in Record Retailer In 1966 and 1967 Record Retailer published bubbling under charts. These 19 Mar 1960 Chart expands to a Top 15 were mostly for Albums and Singles, but for a couple of weeks they also 26 Mar 1960 Chart expands to a Top 20 produced EP bubbling under charts. 30 Apr 1960 No Record Retailer published, and so no EP chart. The chart has been produced from the last week positions and educated 16 Jul 1966 One record listed, no position listed. This has been amended to guesswork. Positions 11, 12, 13, 16, 19 and 20 are thus based a position of 11 for this book. on calculations. 15 Oct 1966 Four records listed this time, given positions 11-14 although 14 May 1960 No Record Retailer published, and so no EP chart. The chart has none were listed on publication. been produced from the last week positions and educated 19 Nov 1966 One record, un-numbered, listed. Numbered 11 for this book. guesswork. Positions 8, 14, 18, 19 and 20 are thus based on 26 Nov 1966 Two records listed again unnumbered. Numbered 11 and 12 in calculations. this book. 24 Mar 1962 Charts published in Record Mirror from this date 14 Jan 1967 Two records listed again unnumbered. Numbered 11 and 12 in 2 Jan 1965 No chart compiled, so previous weeks duplicated. this book. 1 Jan 1966 No chart compiled, so previous weeks duplicated. 18 Feb 1967 One record, un-numbered, listed. Numbered 11 for this book. 10 Sep 1966 Chart published in Record Mirror only, so their listing is used. This is the list time EP’s would be listed with Bubbling Under 29 Oct 1966 Chart published in Record Mirror only, so their listing is used. positions. 5 Nov 1966 Chart published in Record Mirror only, so their listing is used. 17 Dec 1966 Chart published in Record Mirror only, so their listing is used. 24 Dec 1966 Chart published in Record Mirror only, so their listing is used. 31 Dec 1966 Chart published in Record Mirror only, so their listing is used. 2 Sep 1967 Record Retailer published a Top 9, while Record Mirror a Top 10. Record Mirror chart used. 23 Sep 1967 Record Retailer published a Top 9 from now until the end of the chart publication. Record Mirror published a Top 10 throughout this period. 2 Dec 1967 Last EP chart published in Record Retailer. 16 Dec 1967 Last EP chart published in Record Mirror.
The EP Artists
Lists, in alphabetical order, every EP that charted on the Record Retailer EP charts.
All the EP charts between 10 March 1960 and 16 December 1967 are included.
Artist ...... Artist Peak - Artist Wks - Artist Total Hits Entry Date Peak Wks Title (Full artist credit if different) ...... Track Listing ...... Label Catalogue Number A † before the Title indicates the track appeared on th Breakers chart for this entry. Each Breakers run is listed seperatly to the run on the main chart.
Doris Day ...... Peak: 11 - Wks: 6 - Total Hits: 1 19.03.60 11 1 Pillow Talk ...... (Pillow Talk / Inspiration / Posess Me / Roly Poly) ...... Philips BBE 12339 02.04.60 12 5 Pillow Talk (RE1) ...... (Pillow Talk / Inspiration / Posess Me / Roly Poly) ...... Philips BBE 12339 Karl Denver ...... Peak: 2 - Wks: 29 - Total Hits: 2 15.09.62 2 20 By A Sleepy Lagoon ...... (Sleepy Lagoon / Lonesome Traveller / Snow Shoes Thompson / Just For A While) ...... Decca DFE8501 24.11.62 7 5 Karl Denver Hits ...... (Marcheta / Mexicali Rose / Never Goodbye / A Little Love, A Little Kiss) ...... Decca DFE 8504 05.01.63 18 4 Karl Denver Hits (RE1) ...... (Marcheta / Mexicali Rose / Never Goodbye / A Little Love, A Little Kiss) ...... Decca DFE 8504 Bo Diddley ...... Peak: 6 - Wks: 29 - Total Hits: 3 05.10.63 6 15 Chuck And Bo (Volume 1) ...... (Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) / Our Little Rendezvous (Chuck Berry) / Pills (Bo Diddley) / The Greatest Chuck Berry And Bo Diddley...... Lover In The World (Bo Diddley)) ...... Pye International NEP 44009 30.11.63 15 2 Chuck And Bo (Volume 2) ...... (You Can't Catch Me (Chuck Berry) / No Money Down (Chuck Berry) / She's Fine, She's Mine (Bo Diddley) / Bo Chuck Berry And Bo Diddley...... Meets The Monster (Bo Diddley)) ...... Pye International NEP 44012 25.01.64 17 4 Chuck And Bo (Volume 1) (RE1) ...... (Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) / Our Little Rendezvous (Chuck Berry) / Pills (Bo Diddley) / The Greatest Chuck Berry And Bo Diddley...... Lover In The World (Bo Diddley)) ...... Pye International NEP 44009 15.02.64 12 5 Chuck And Bo (Volume 3) ...... (Too Pooped To Pop (Chuck Berry) / It Don't Take But A Few Minutes (Chuck Berry) / Deed And Chuck Berry And Bo Diddley...... Deed I Do (Bo Diddley) / Diana (Bo Diddley)) ...... Pye International NEP 44017 02.05.64 18 3 Chuck And Bo (Volume 1) (RE2) ...... (Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) / Our Little Rendezvous (Chuck Berry) / Pills (Bo Diddley) / The Greatest Chuck Berry And Bo Diddley...... Lover In The World (Bo Diddley)) ...... Pye International NEP 44009 Ken Dodd ...... Peak: 4 - Wks: 19 - Total Hits: 3 22.02.64 18 1 Still ...... (Still / Remember I Love You / Eight By Ten / Come To Me) ...... Columbia SEG 8297 25.12.65 4 16 Doddy And The Diddy Men ...... (Doddy And The Diddy Men Make A Record / Old MacDonald Had A Farm / Wee Cooper Of Fife / Ken Dodd with The Diddy Men ...... Where's Me Shirt? / Tatty Bye) ...... Columbia SEG 8466 28.05.66 10 1 Doddy And The Diddy Men (RE1) ...... (Doddy And The Diddy Men Make A Record / Old MacDonald Had A Farm / Wee Cooper Of Fife / Ken Dodd with The Diddy Men ...... Where's Me Shirt? / Tatty Bye) ...... Columbia SEG 8466 07.01.67 8 1 "Diddyness" ...... (The Nikky Nokky Noo Song / Diddycombe Fair / The Song Of The Diddy Men / The Ballad Of Knotty Ash) ...... Columbia SEG 8524 Ken Dodd with The Diddy Men Lonnie Donegan ...... Peak: 8 - Wks: 8 - Total Hits: 1 01.10.60 8 8 Yankee Doodle Donegan ...... (Corrine, Corrina / Junko Partner / Nobody Understands Me / Sorry, But I'm Gonna Have To Pass) ...... Pye NEP 24127 Donovan ...... Peak: 1 - Wks: 36 - Total Hits: 2 21.08.65 1 28 The Universal Soldier ...... (Universal Soldier / The Ballad of a Crystal Man / Do You Hear Me Now / The War Drags On) ...... Pye NEP 24219 05.03.66 12 6 Donovan (Volume 1) ...... (Sunny Goodge Street / Oh Deed I Do / Jersey Thursday / Hey Gyp) ...... Pye NEP 24239 12.03.66 16 2 The Universal Soldier (RE1) ...... (Universal Soldier / The Ballad of a Crystal Man / Do You Hear Me Now / The War Drags On) ...... Pye NEP 24219
Artist ...... Artist Peak - Artist Wks - Artist Total Hits Entry Date Peak Wks Title (Full artist credit if different) ...... Track Listing ...... Label Catalogue Number A † before the Title indicates the track appeared on th Breakers chart for this entry. Each Breakers run is listed seperatly to the run on the main chart.
Various Artists
Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1) Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1)
1962 The Number 1’s 03-Feb 4 10 (R1) The Shadows To The Fore - The Shadows 03-Mar 3 12 Spotlight On The Shadows - The Shadows 1960 24-Mar 3 13 Helen's Hit Parade - Helen Shapiro 14-Apr 5 12 (R1) Spotlight On The Shadows - The Shadows 12-Mar 1 1 * Expresso Bongo (OST) - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 19-May 1 10 (R2) The Shadows To The Fore - The Shadows 19-Mar 5 2 Strictly Elvis - Elvis Presley 26-May 1 13 (R1) Helen's Hit Parade - Helen Shapiro 23-Apr 1 1 (R1) Expresso Bongo (OST) - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 02-Jun 2 14 Hits From 'The Young Ones' - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 30-Apr 1 3 Strictly For Grown-Ups - Paddy Roberts 16-Jun 20 15 Follow That Dream - Elvis Presley 07-May 1 4 Emile - Emile Ford And The Checkmates 03-Nov 3 16 The Boys - The Shadows 14-May 1 3 (R1) Strictly For Grown-Ups - Paddy Roberts 24-Nov 5 17 Kid Galahad - Elvis Presley 21-May 2 4 (R1) Emile - Emile Ford And The Checkmates 29-Dec 1 18 From The Black And White Minstrel Show No. 1 - The 04-Jun 12 3 (R2) Strictly For Grown-Ups - Paddy Roberts George Mitchell Minstrels 27-Aug 2 5 Paddy Roberts Strikes Again - Paddy Roberts 10-Sep 1 3 (R3) Strictly For Grown-Ups - Paddy Roberts 1963 17-Sep 1 6 South Pacific - Original Soundtrack 05-Jan 11 17 (R1) Kid Galahad - Elvis Presley 24-Sep 3 3 (R4) Strictly For Grown-Ups - Paddy Roberts 23-Mar 1 19 Frank Ifield's Hits - Frank Ifield 15-Oct 3 6 (R1) South Pacific - Original Soundtrack 30-Mar 1 17 (R2) Kid Galahad - Elvis Presley 05-Nov 1 3 (R5) Strictly For Grown-Ups - Paddy Roberts 06-Apr 8 19 (R1) Frank Ifield's Hits - Frank Ifield 12-Nov 5 6 (R2) South Pacific - Original Soundtrack 01-Jun 1 20 Just For Fun - Bobby Vee And The Crickets 17-Dec 1 7 Adam's Hit Parade - Adam Faith 08-Jun 1 21 Holiday Carnival - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 24-Dec 1 8 Cliff's Silver Discs - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 15-Jun 2 19 (R2) Frank Ifield's Hits - Frank Ifield 31-Dec 1 6 (R3) South Pacific - Original Soundtrack 29-Jun 1 21 (R1) Holiday Carnival - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 06-Jul 2 19 (R3) Frank Ifield's Hits - Frank Ifield 1961 20-Jul 1 21 (R2) Holiday Carnival - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 07-Jan 2 8 (R1) Cliff's Silver Discs - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 27-Jul 10 22 Twist And Shout - The Beatles 21-Jan 1 7 (R1) Adam's Hit Parade - Adam Faith 05-Oct 4 23 Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya - The Searchers 28-Jan 17 9 The Shadows No. 1 - The Shadows 02-Nov 3 24 The Beatles' Hits - The Beatles 27-May 1 7 (R2) Adam's Hit Parade - Adam Faith 23-Nov 11 22 (R1) Twist And Shout - The Beatles 03-Jun 3 9 (R1) The Shadows No. 1 - The Shadows 1964 24-Jun 23 10 The Shadows To The Fore - The Shadows 02-Dec 9 11 Helen - Helen Shapiro 08-Feb 3 25 The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones 29-Feb 8 26 All My Loving - The Beatles Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1) Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1)
25-Apr 11 25 (R1) The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones 26-Mar 8 42 Yesterday - The Beatles 11-Jul 7 27 Long Tall Sally - The Beatles 21-May 1 43 With God On Our Side - Joan Baez 29-Aug 15 28 Five By Five - The Rolling Stones 28-May 1 44 Machines - Manfred Mann 12-Dec 2 29 Extracts From The Film 'A Hard Day's Night' - The Beatles 04-Jun 4 45 Hits - The Beach Boys 26-Dec 2 30 Bachelors Hits (Volume 1) - The Bachelors 02-Jul 10 46 I Need You - The Walker Brothers 10-Sep 4 45 (R1) Hits - The Beach Boys 1965 08-Oct 3 46 (R1) I Need You - The Walker Brothers 09-Jan 3 29 (R1) Extracts From The Film 'A Hard Day's Night' - The 29-Oct 7 45 (R2) Hits - The Beach Boys Beatles 17-Dec 2 47 Ready Steady Who - The Who 30-Jan 1 28 (R1) Five By Five - The Rolling Stones 31-Dec 1 48 A Christmas Card From Jim - Jim Reeves 06-Feb 1 29 (R2) Extracts From The Film 'A Hard Day's Night' - The Beatles 1967 13-Feb 1 28 (R2) Five By Five - The Rolling Stones 07-Jan 2 47 (R1) Ready Steady Who - The Who 20-Feb 1 31 Kinksize Session - The Kinks 21-Jan 7 45 (R3) Hits - The Beach Boys 27-Feb 1 28 (R3) Five By Five - The Rolling Stones 11-Mar 1 49 Morningtown Ride - The Seekers 06-Mar 3 32 The Green Shades Of Val Doonican - Val Doonican 18-Mar 10 50 Four Top Hits - The Four Tops 27-Mar 3 28 (R4) Five By Five - The Rolling Stones 27-May 3 51 Sings Songs From The Film 'Privilege' - Paul Jones 17-Apr 1 32 (R1) The Green Shades Of Val Doonican - Val Doonican 17-Jun 5 50 (R1) Four Top Hits - The Four Tops 24-Apr 5 33 Beatles For Sale - The Beatles 22-Jul 3 52 Easy Come, Easy Go - Elvis Presley 29-May 2 34 Bumble Bee - The Searchers 12-Aug 6 45 (R4) Hits - The Beach Boys 12-Jun 1 33 (R1) Beatles For Sale - The Beatles 23-Sep 1 50 (R2) Four Top Hits - The Four Tops 19-Jun 1 35 The One In The Middle - Manfred Mann 30-Sep 1 45 (R5) Hits - The Beach Boys 26-Jun 1 36 Got Live If You Want It! - The Rolling Stones 07-Oct 1 50 (R3) Four Top Hits - The Four Tops 03-Jul 4 35 (R1) The One In The Middle - Manfred Mann 14-Oct 1 45 (R6) Hits - The Beach Boys 31-Jul 1 36 (R1) Got Live If You Want It! - The Rolling Stones 21-Oct 5 50 (R4) Four Top Hits - The Four Tops 07-Aug 4 35 (R2) The One In The Middle - Manfred Mann 25-Nov 4 45 (R7) Hits - The Beach Boys 04-Sep 8 37 The Universal Soldier - Donovan 30-Oct 7 38 Kwyet Kinks - The Kinks 18-Dec 7 39 No Living Without Loving - Manfred Mann 1966 05-Feb 2 40 The Beatles' Million Sellers - The Beatles 19-Feb 3 41 The Seekers - The Seekers 12-Mar 2 40 (R1) The Beatles' Million Sellers - The Beatles Title (Title Artist if different) (EP Title – EP Artist) ...... Peak .... Year Title (Title Artist if different) (EP Title – EP Artist) ...... Peak ...... Year
EP Title Listing This is an alphabetical listing of titles, sorted by their first letters, which appeared on each charting EP. Any title starting with “A” or “The” is listed under that word, which is different to how the Singles Title listing is sorted. Titles starting with brackets or numbers are sorted at the start. The peak and the year of first chart entry of the title is shown. Some information may be truncated to suit the layout.
Symbols and Numerals A 'S Wonderful (Smooth Sarah - Sarah Vaughan)...... 11 ..... 1960 A Certain Smile (Meet Mister Mathis - Johnny Mathis) ...... 18...... 1960 'S Wonderful (The Fabulous Shirley Bassey (No. 2) - Shirley Bassey) ...... 15 ..... 1961 A Cock-Eyed Optimist (Mary Martin) (Hits From 'South Pacific' (Volume 2) - Original Broadway Cast (Do The) Mashed Potatoes (Bern Elliott And The Fenmen - Bern Elliott And The Fenmen) ...... 10 ..... 1964 Recording) ...... 19...... 1960 (Doing The) Hully Gully (Jet & Tony - Jet Harris And Tony Meehan) ...... 3 ...... 1963 A Foggy Day (The Fabulous Shirley Bassey - Shirley Bassey) ...... 5...... 1960 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Instrumental Asylum - Manfred Mann) ...... 3 ...... 1966 A Fool Such As I (The Ways Of Love - Tommy Edwards) ...... 15...... 1960 (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco (The Best Of Bennett - Tony Bennett) ...... 2 ...... 1967 A Fool Such As I (Songs To Warm The Heart Vol. 2 - Jim Reeves) ...... 9...... 1964 (I'll Be) Missing You (When You Walk In The Room - The Searchers) ...... 12 ..... 1965 A Forever Kind Of Love (A Forever Kind Of Love - Bobby Vee) ...... 14...... 1963 (In The Summertime) You Don't Want My Love (Andy Williams Favourites Volume 1 - Andy Williams) A Girl Like You (Cliff's Hit Parade - Cliff Richard and the Shadows) ...... 4...... 1962 ...... 3 ...... 1965 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Joan Baez) ...... 7...... 1966 (It's A) Long Lonely Highway (Tickle Me Vol.2 - Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires) ...... 8 ...... 1965 A House In New Orleans (Guitar Genius - Chet Atkins) ...... 19...... 1963 (My Poor Heart Is Surely) Breaking (Sings Songs From The Film 'Privilege' - Paul Jones) ...... 1 ...... 1967 A Leprechaun's Life (Rolf Harris And Shamus O'Sean The Leprechaun - Rolf Harris) ...... 9...... 1966 (New In) The Ways Of Love (The Ways Of Love - Tommy Edwards) ...... 15 ..... 1960 A Little Love, A Little Kiss (Karl Denver Hits - Karl Denver) ...... 7...... 1962 (Such An) Easy Question (Tickle Me Vol.2 - Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires) ...... 8 ...... 1965 A Message To Martha (A Message To Martha - From Adam - Adam Faith) ...... 17...... 1965 (The Letter Theme) My Heart Is So Full Of You (The Most Happy Fella - Edmund Hockridge) ...... 8 ...... 1960 A Mozart Opera By Borge (Phonetic Punctuation / A Mozart Opera - Victor Borge) ...... 15...... 1961 (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (Peace In The Valley - Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires) ...... 12 ..... 1961 A Must To Avoid (Hold On! - Herman's Hermits) ...... 4...... 1966 (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me (There's Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie A New Kind Of Love (Wild Weekend - The Dave Clark Five) ...... 10...... 1965 Shaw) ...... 9 ...... 1965 A New Love (This Is Miki, This Is Griff - Miki and Griff) ...... 2...... 1960 ('Til) I Kissed You (The Everly Brothers No. 6 - The Everly Brothers) ...... 20 ..... 1962 A Place In The Sun (Those Talented Shadows - The Shadows) ...... 9...... 1966 (You're So Square) Baby I Don'tCare (Heartbeat - Buddy Holly) ...... 13 ..... 1961 A Rovin' (Mr Acker Bilk) (Clarinet Jamboree (Part 1) - Mr. Acker Bilk And Terry Lightfoot) ...... 19...... 1961 1812 Overture , op (1812 Overture - The Concertgebouw Orchestra (Amsterdam) conducted By Paul Van A Scottish Soldier (Andy Stewart Sings - Andy Stewart) ...... 12...... 1962 Kempen) ...... 11 ..... 1960 A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry And The Pacemakers) ...... 8...... 1964 1861 (Out Of The Shadows No. 1 - The Shadows)...... 3 ...... 1963 A Smuggler's Life (Rolf Harris And Shamus O'Sean The Leprechaun - Rolf Harris) ...... 9...... 1966 1st Movement – From Me To You (Beatle Cracker Suite - Arthur Wilkinson And His Orchestra) .... 7 ...... 1966 A Taste Of Honey (Twist And Shout - The Beatles) ...... 1...... 1963 2.19 Blues (Acker (Volume 2) - Mr. Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band) ...... 11 ..... 1962 A Taste Of Honey (When Joanna Loved Me - Tony Bennett) ...... 5...... 1965 2120 South Michigan Avenue (Five By Five - The Rolling Stones) ...... 1 ...... 1964 A Teenager Sings The Blues (A Teenager Sings The Blues - Helen Shapiro) ...... 15...... 1962 2nd Movement – Can't Buy Me Love (Beatle Cracker Suite - Arthur Wilkinson And His Orchestra)7 ...... 1966 A Tisket, A Tasket (The Moods Of Ella - Ella Fitzgerald) ...... 17...... 1960 36-24-36 (Wonderful Land Of The Shadows - The Shadows) ...... 6 ...... 1962 A Tribute To Al Jolson Medley (From The Black And White Minstrel Show No. 1 - The George Mitchell 3rd Movement – She Loves You (Beatle Cracker Suite - Arthur Wilkinson And His Orchestra) ...... 7 ...... 1966 Minstrels) ...... 1...... 1962 4th Movement – Help (Beatle Cracker Suite - Arthur Wilkinson And His Orchestra) ...... 7 ...... 1966 A Voice In The Wilderness (Cliff Richard & The Shadows) (Expresso Bongo (OST) - Cliff Richard and the 5-4-3-2-1 (Top Six No. 2 -