Musketeer Gripweed & The Third Troop - How I Won The War

 

I was outbid on this 1967 release more than once, I then discovered the track is on a LP, as luck would have it, I found a copy of the LP on eBay listed at £1, I put my bid in and much to my surprise I won the LP at my initial bid, the LP has been re-issued as a CD however this track is missing from the CD as they did not have the rights to use it.

In the film John Lennon plays the character of Musketeer Gripweed, he does not appear on the record, the record was possibly released to cash in on John Lennon's fame.

How I Won The War - United Artists : UP 1196 DJ (45s)

Wendy Richard & Diana Berry - Keep 'Em Looking Around

 

Wendy Richard had appeaed on Mike Saerne's1962 #1 record 'Come Oustaside'.

Wendy Richard And Diana Berry - Keep 'Em Looking Around

Wendy Burton - 17 Million Bicycles

 

 

Released 1962, The only record from Wendy Burton.

Seventeen Million Bicycles

Caroline Binkley - I Want A Baby Brother For Christmas

 

Wishing every one a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Caroline Binkley - I Want A Baby Brother For Christmas

Released 1965 only in the USA,  this was re-released as the 'B' side of 'Mr Pilot' a promotional only record in 1966. 

This record according to the cover notes was the Christmas record of 1965 challenging Denise Regan - Hole In My Socking for the accolade, in the event of things this record is the more common of the two.

1965 Carolyn Binkley - I Want A Baby Brother For Christmas

Caroline Binkley - All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Released 1965 the 'B' side of the first of 3 released for Caroline Binkley, though the 3rd release was a DJ only record. I have to confess that I have all 3 of Caroline Binkley's records.

 Carolyn Binkley - All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Denise Regan - Hole In The Stocking

 

Denise Regan - Hole In The Stocking 

Released 1965, I like the line in the sleeve notes 'And her Hole In The Stocking' will become a Christmas standard for years to come. This record only turns up as Promotional Copies, was it ever released to the public, it's not going to be a Christmas Standard if nobody can buy the record.

The track has not been posted on You Tube, and remains a Christmas Obscurity.

 

Pharmacy

I had a minor problem with my laptop yesterday, it was sorted at the counter of the local computer shop wit no charge, on the walk to the shop my phone pinged with a message that my prescription was ready, the pharmacy was a short walk from the computer shop being in the next parade of shops, when I got to the pharmacy the queue was almost out of the door with quite a few people inside, I joined the queue most people were there for flu vaccinations, they took their details and asked them to wait, the woman in front of me said I'm here for my vaccination, the person behind the counter asked flu (they were also doing Covid vaticinations) she said no it's for Rabies, that made me think, the UK is free from Rabies does she work in animal quarantine or is she going to an area where Rabies is endemic?