The 'A' side of last weeks record Barbara Ann.
I had a fishing trip provisionally booked for last Thursday alas it was cancelled, as normal the notification that the trip was cancelled came after I had been to the supermarket to get a packed lunch, I have another fishing trip booked on the 24th.
Today while taking Biscuit for her morning walk I met some one taking their bird on the dogs walk, that was a first for me.
Released in the USA October 1958 and in the UK January 1959.
The 'B' side of 'Space Girl' apparently this was a rushed recording for the 'B' side asthey had only recorded 'Space Girl', whenI first saw this record I wondered if if was an earlier version of the betterknown track by the Beach Boys, alas it is not, I have not managed to find a copy of the UK release.
When walking Biscuit I am used to seeing discarded bottles and cans in the road and parks, dring the week someone had lost a full bottle at first I thought it was olive oil, then I noticed it said 70% Proof I left it where it was, it had gone when we left the park. The next day was rubbish collection day, in this area we have a box for glass I notice that some houses have a full box every week this week someone had put their glass recycling box out it contained a number of full bottles of liqures and obscure spirits, the binmen did not take it it's still there nobody has taken any of the contents.
The stepping stones have reopend they have removed the shingle bank that was acting as a dam, though the autorities were trying to say that was not causing the problem, within hours of its removal the water level had dropped and the stepping stones emerged after almost 2 years of submersion, on the far side they have put in a new footpath the contactors building the new footpath also did tempory repairs to the steps on the farside where dogs had worn the bank away next to the steps. Biscuit almost always goes into the river at this point.
I had to cancel a fishing trip due to the problem with my sight, my sight has now returned to normal.
On the one fishing trip I have managed to get out on there was one of the editors from Sea Angler magazine, they were doing an article on the Kingsmere Rocks Marine Conservation Zone, he said the article would be in the July issue of Sea Angler, I looked for a copy of Sea Angler in all the local New Agents but none of the stocked it, I was going to Devon in early July I wondered if I wold find a copy there, I was in luck as I always stop at Sainsbury's in Torquay to get the groceries for the week, in the newspaper/magazine section were a number of copies of Sea Angler, it's quite popular with visitors to the area as it has the tide tables for the month (though it's cheaper to buy a tide table fort the area) the article had a photo of me in it.
The fishing in Goodrington was very poor this year on the Monday the sea was coming over the sea wall, I turned round and went back to the caravan, on Tuesday I went down to the promenade again the sea was very dirty with lots of suspended matter in it by Thursday the winds had dropped ant the sea was beginning to clear, I did not catch any fish and I did not see any any one else catch one.
During the week I managed to trip in the garden landing on my nose and glasses, I managed to scratch both lenses, on Friday I went to Specsavers in Epsom to see if I could get new lenses fitted and was in formed that 'that it was more expensive the re glaze glasses than it was to buy a replacement pair of glasses', this time the glasses were a lot cheaper then when I brought the last replacement pair in April, up to this year I have never had to replace my glasses between my 2 year checks.
Released 1977.
I have heard a number of stories about how this record came about, it was the last record by Hughie Green and his career went into decline after this record. it was almost 50 years ago that this record was released 21st January 1977, very few if any of the people involved with this record are around now, the television companies that Hughie Green worked for no longer exist, it is unlikely that any additional details about this record will surface.
The 'B' side of Cuddle Up Baby, the credits list Monica Rose first.
I was in Torbay last week and visited number of Charity Shops, one shop was selling 45's at 4 for a pound they had about 40 singles, the next shop they were 50p each at the next shop they were asking £2 they has loads of singles I did not bother to look, the sleeves said they were all late 70's and 80's releases.
For many years the most common Charity Shop record used to be Ken Dodd - Tears, it still is one of the United Kingdoms 5 biggest selling records of all time, on my travels I found 8 copies of Miki & Griff - Rockin' Alone (In An Old Rocking Chair) making this the most common charity Shop record,there were no Kenn Dodd records in any of the shops.
The first of 3 singles by Peter Cowap release 31st July 1970, the last single had a re-issue 4 years later.
On the original blog I had a request for a record about Crickets the person did not know the title or artist but remembered how the chorus went, listening to some tracks on Thursday Morning this one came up, and I thought this is this that elusive track.
