Mike Read's The Heritage Chart (ft. Mike Read)

[SteveDave]

Do those George of Asda trainers get handed out for free once you reach 65?

[dr beat]

I saw the photo but only just read the subsequent replies.  I actually thought that he was Mike Batt.

[shiftwork2]

Who would have thought 'What's Dave Hill wearing?' would eventually be Primark jeans and a puffa jacket.  He's looking hearteningly well actually.

[daf]

OK, next up it's Show 3 . . .

13 March 2022 | Presenter: Mike Read

(30) (NEW) | PETER COX – "Too Far Gone"
(23) ⬆ (29) | JOHN ILLSLEY – "Long Way Back"
(17) ⬆ (23) | THE UNDERTONES – "You Thrill Me"
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The Fizz Interview
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(- -)  (OLD) | THE FIZZ – "The World We Left Behind"
(13) ⬆ (16) | PETE STRIDE & HONEST JOHN PLAIN – "Laugh At Me"
(12) ⬆ (15) | THE CATHODES – "Dr. Fell"
(11) ⬇ ( 5 ) | TIGHT FIT – "Fallout"
( 9 ) ⬆ (13) | LEEEEE JOHN OF IMAGINATION – "Betcha By Golly Wow"
( 8 ) ⬆ (10) | JOHN CARR – "Bye Bye Love"
( 7 ) ⬆ (11) | OWEN PAUL – "Breathe In Breathing Deep"
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John Lodge Interview
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( 6 ) ⬆ ( 8 ) | JOHN LODGE – "Gemini Dream"
( 5 ) ⬆ ( 6 ) | CHESNEY HAWKES – "Hindsight"
( 3 ) ⬅ ( 3 ) | EDDIE & THE HOT RODS – "Guardians Of The Legacy"
( 2 ) ⬆ ( 4 ) | THE SCORPIONS – "Rock Believer"
( 1 ) ⬆ ( 2 ) | THE STARJETS – "King Upon a London Hill"



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[daf]

I love the fact that Bucks Fizz are now officially going by the joke name Lucas and Walliams gave them in Rock Profiles.

Also, "The Fizz" have either got some session singer in to handle the vocal chores, or they've put Cheryl Baker's pipes through so much (autotune?) filtering she sounds like a completely different person!

[daf]

Latest show on Talking Pictures TV tonight at 12:20a.m. So, while we wait for time, that errant whore, to fall wanking to the floor, let's take a look at Show 4 . . .

20 March 2022 | Presenter: Mike Read

(30) (NEW) | KIMBERLEY REW & LEE CAVE-BERRY – "You Can Rely On Me"
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Micky Dolenz Interview
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(29) (NEW) | MICKY DOLENZ – "Some of Shelley's Blues"
(27) (NEW) | MEN WITHOUT HATS – "If The World Should End Today"
(25) ⬆ (28) | MAL POPE – "So Sad"
(22) ⬆ (30) | PETER COX – "Too Far Gone"
(21) ⬆ (29) | THE BLOW MONKEYS – "Each and Every One"
(20) ⬇ (11) | TIGHT FIT – "Fallout"
(18) ⬆ (22) | THE KORGIS & JOE MATERA – "Always a Sunny Day"
(16) ⬆ (19) | MATT HOY – "We Are One"
(13) ⬆ ( 8 ) | JOHN CARR – "Bye Bye Love"
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Steve Norman from off of the Spandau Ballets Interview
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( 9 ) ⬇ ( 6 ) | JOHN LODGE – "Gemini Dream"
( 7 ) ⬆ (11) | SIMPLE MINDS – "Act Of Love"
( 6 ) ⬆ ( 9 ) | LEEEEE JOHN OF IMAGINATION – "Betcha By Golly Wow"
( 4 ) ⬆ ( 7 ) | OWEN PAUL – "Breathe In Breathing Deep"
( 1 ) ⬆ ( 2 ) | THE SCORPIONS – "Rock Believer"



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[jamiefairlie]

I love the fact that Bucks Fizz are now officially going by the joke name Lucas and Walliams gave them in Rock Profiles.

Also, "The Fizz" have either got some session singer in to handle the vocal chores, or they've put Cheryl Baker's pipes through so much (autotune?) filtering she sounds like a completely different person!

That was easily the best RP episode. Let me tell you about miss.....

[daf]

. . . Jay Aston!

[jamiefairlie]

Walliams makeup on that is great, the black eye and general rundown look.

[batwings]

Thanks for the links, Daf. These make for grim but fascinating viewing. Loving it.

[daf]

Haha - glad someone else is enjoying it!

(The Youtube links aren't always the ones shown on the chart show, but I've popped them in as a backup - incase the full show links on Vimeo or the Heritage Chart website get pulled)

[daf]

Time for another Heritage Handjob - It's Show 5 . . .

3 April 2022 | Presenter: Mike Read

(30) (NEW) | THE BUZZCOCKS – "Senses Out Of Control"
(28) (NEW) | OPUS (feat. REINGOLD BILGERI) – "Desperado"
(27) (NEW) | THE VAPORS – "Novocaine"
(26) ⬆ (30) | MATT GOSS – "Better With You"
(24) (NEW) | TOYAH – "Barefoot On Mars"
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Mal Pope Interview
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(21) ⬆ (24) | MAL POPE – "So Sad"
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Peter Cox Interview
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(14) ⬆ (18) | PETER COX – "Too Far Gone"
(12) ⬆ (15) | THE KORGIS & JOE MATERA – "Always a Sunny Day"
( 8 ) ⬆ (11) | TONY HADLEY – "Because of You"
( 3 ) ⬅ ( 3 ) | OWEN PAUL – "Breathe In Breathing Deep"
( 2 ) ⬅ ( 2 ) | CHESNEY HAWKES – "Hindsight"
( 1 ) ⬆ ( 4 ) | LEEEEE JOHN OF IMAGINATION – "Betcha By Golly Wow"



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[daf]

Ploughing doggedly on, it's time for Show 6 . . .

10 April 2022 | Presenter: Mike Read

(30) (NEW) | PETE EVICK – "99 Red Balloons"
(29) (NEW) | MARILLION – "Murder Machines"
(27) (NEW) | DON POWELL'S OCCASIONAL FLAMES – "I Won't Be Playing Wonderwall Tonight"
(22) ⬅ (22) | KIMBERLEY REW & LEE CAVE-BERRY – "You Can Rely On Me"
(21) ⬆ (27) | THE VAPORS – "Novocaine"
(20) ⬆ (24) | TOYAH – "Barefoot On Mars"
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The Two Martians Sketch
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(19) ⬆ (21) | MAL POPE – "So Sad"
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Ivan Doroschuk from Men Without Hats Interview
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(13) ⬆ (19) | MEN WITHOUT HATS – "If The World Should End Today"
(11) ⬆ (14) | PETER COX – "Too Far Gone"
( 9 ) ⬆ (13) | MATT HOY – "We Are One"
( 8 ) ⬆ (12) | THE KORGIS & JOE MATERA – "Always a Sunny Day"
( 6 ) ⬆ ( 8 ) | TONY HADLEY – "Because of You"
( 5 ) ⬆ ( 6 ) | THE UNDERTONES – "You Thrill Me"
( 3 ) ⬅ ( 3 ) | OWEN PAUL – "Breathe In Breathing Deep"
( 1 ) ⬆ ( 2 ) | CHESNEY HAWKES – "Hindsight"



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[daf]

Oh, God! Oh, Jesus Christ! Oh, my God! Christ! No, no, dear God! No, Christ! . . . it's Show 7!

17 April 2022 | Presenter: Mike Read

(39) (NEW) | PINK FLOYD (ft. ANDY KHLYVNYUK of BOOMBOX) – "Hey Hey Rise Up"
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Annick Clarisse Interview
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(38) (NEW) | THE CLARISSE SISTERS – "Gravity"
(36) (NEW) | NKOTB (Ft. RICK ASTLEY, SALT 'N' PEPA & EN VOGUE) – "Bring Back The Time"
(35) (NEW) | SOFT CELL & PET SHOP BOYS – "Purple Zone"
(32) (NEW) | THE MEMBERS – "Love Songs (Joe Strummer Told Me)"
(31) (NEW) | STING – "Russians"
(29) (NEW) | DEPARTMENT S – "Is Vic There?"
(28) (NEW) | BRYAN FERRY – "Love Letters"
(22) ⬆ (29) | MARILLION – "Murder Machines"
(20) ⬆ (27) | DON POWELL'S OCCASIONAL FLAMES – "I Won't Be Playing Wonderwall Tonight"
(14) ⬆ (20) | TOYAH – "Barefoot On Mars"
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(12) ⬆ (17) | MICKY DOLENZ – "Some of Shelley's Blues"
( 8 ) ⬆ (11) | PETER COX – "Too Far Gone"
( 1 ) ⬆ ( 5 ) | THE UNDERTONES – "You Thrill Me"



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[TheMonk]

Pop stars spend their lives making out they are better than the rest of us, acting like they stand out above us all and are special. We all age but unfortunately the bravado of the rock star makes their ageing process look like the helmet coming off Darth Vader.

[daf]

Are you ready Steve? . . . Uh-huh
Andy? . . . Yeah
Mick? . . . Okay
Alright fellas, Let's Sho-o-o-o-w . . . 8!

24 April 2022 | Presenter: Mike Read

(40) (NEW) | SWEET – "Defender"
(39) (NEW) | THE STARJETS – "Veronica Guerin"
(36) (NEW) | EDDY GRANT – "Let's Get Started"
(34) ⬆ (40) | JOHN CARR – "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
(28) ⬆ (33) | THE AUTOMATICS – "Cold Steel Seranade"
(23) ⬆ (30) | THE LURKERS – "Nearly Home (Turning Pages)"
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Dean Friedman Interview
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(- -) (OLD) | DEAN FRIEDMAN – "American Lullaby"
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Thank Your Lucky Stars clip
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(14) ⬆ (20) | DON POWELL'S OCCASIONAL FLAMES – "I Won't Be Playing Wonderwall Tonight"
(12) ⬆ (16) | THE LURKERS – "Novocaine"
( 8 ) ⬆ (14) | TOYAH – "Barefoot On Mars"
( 4 ) ⬆ ( 7 ) | THE KORGIS & JOE MATERA – "Always a Sunny Day"
( 1 ) ⬆ ( 2 ) | TONY HADLEY – "Because of You"



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[jamiefairlie]

How can Sweet still be a band?

Actually, what's the group opinion on what constitutes the same band? How many original members or is the classic line up more important? What if the band exists continuously but members get changed over time (like cells in the human body), is that still the same band, should they be able to use the name?

I'm biased of course but I can't look at the New Order with those two bozos on stage doing rock poses. That's not NO for me.

[daf]

How can Sweet still be a band?

Andy Scott would be the only original member here, as the other three are in various states of deadness. I do love that fat drummer though - he looks like old 'Turmoil' Danny Kelly without his glasses!

Some version of the band were doing yet another re-recording of their old hits ('Isolation Boulevard') quite recently, so it's nice to discover that they actually pulled their tripe out and put out an original song. And though it's sounds a bit more 1984 than 1974, I quite that chorus.

[poodlefaker]

A few years ago Fairport Convention did one of those "classic album in full" tours, for Liege and Lief, which none of the line-up performed on.

[The Culture Bunker]

Dr Feelgood are still touring, and they haven't had an original member in the line up since Lee Brilleaux died nearly 30 years ago.

[daf]

I think no original members is fine so long as the non-original members were part of the group during their successful years - eg. someone like Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd - who joined on album 2, or Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie or Lindsey Buckingham with Fleetwood Mac.

Actually, there WAS a fake Fleetwood Mac touring back in 1974 - which I briefly touched on in the Toppermost thread :

With another 26 concerts scheduled, the tour was cancelled, and the band also went back to England to break the news to their manager Clifford Davis who was left with major touring commitments to fulfil and no band. Davis was concerned that failing to complete the tour would destroy his reputation with bookers and promoters. He sent the band a letter in which he said he "hadn't slaved for years to be brought down by the whims of irresponsible musicians".

Davis claimed that he owned the name 'Fleetwood Mac' and the right to choose the band members, and he recruited members of the band Legs, which had recently issued one single under Davis's management, to tour the US in early 1974 under the name 'The New Fleetwood Mac' and perform the rescheduled dates. This band consisted of Dave Terry (aka Elmer Gantry, formerly of Velvet Opera: vocals, guitar), Kirby Gregory (formerly of Curved Air: guitar), Paul Martinez (formerly of the Downliners Sect: bass), John Wilkinson (keyboards) and Australian drummer Craig Collinge (formerly of Manfred Mann Chapter III).



The members of this group were told that Mick Fleetwood would join them after the tour had started, to validate the use of the name, and claimed that he had been involved in planning it. Davis and others stated that Fleetwood had committed himself to the project and had given instructions to hire musicians and rehearse the band. Davis said Collinge had been hired only as a temporary stand-in drummer for rehearsals and the first two gigs, and that Fleetwood had agreed to appear on the rest of the tour, but then had backed out after the tour started. Fleetwood said later that he had not promised to appear on the tour.

The 'New Fleetwood Mac' tour began on 16 January 1974 at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and according to one of the band members, the first concert "went down a storm". More successful gigs followed, but then word got around that this was not the real Fleetwood Mac and audiences became hostile. The band was turned away from several gigs and the next half-dozen were pulled by promoters. The band struggled on and played further dates in the face of increasing hostility and heckling, more dates were pulled, the keyboard player quit, and after a concert in Edmonton where bottles were thrown at the stage, the tour collapsed. The band dissolved and the remainder of the tour was cancelled.

The lawsuit that followed regarding who owned the rights to the name 'Fleetwood Mac' put the original Fleetwood Mac on hiatus for almost a year. Although the band was named after Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, they had apparently signed contracts in which they had forfeited the rights to the name.

Rock promoter Bill Graham wrote a letter to Warner Bros to convince them that the real Fleetwood Mac was, in fact, Fleetwood, Welch, and the McVies. This did not end the legal battle but the band was able to record as Fleetwood Mac again.



The dispute was eventually settled amicably out of court, four years later. In later years Fleetwood said that, in the end, he was grateful to Davis because the lawsuit was the reason the band moved to California.

Bob Welch : "For six months we did nothing but try to extricate ourselves from the legal mess. We moved to L.A. to renegotiate our record deal. We were running out of money, so we recorded another album."

279b. (NME 277.)  Fleetwood Mac  - Oh Well (Part 1)

[jamiefairlie]

Dr Feelgood are still touring, and they haven't had an original member in the line up since Lee Brilleaux died nearly 30 years ago.

Yeah but do we think that's kosher or a con? I think it's the latter.

[The Culture Bunker]

Yeah but do we think that's kosher or a con? I think it's the latter.

I read somewhere that Brilleaux was keen for the Dr Feelgood name to carry on after he was gone, so there's some grey area there.

Of course, if you want a more authentic experience of 'Roxette', 'She Does It Right' etc, then Wilko Johnson is still around. I expect he could pull a much bigger crowd too. 

[daf]

Of course, if you want a more authentic experience of 'Roxette', 'She Does It Right' etc, then Wilko Johnson is still around.

Astonishingly given his diagnosis 10 years ago!

[daf]

Yeah but do we think that's kosher or a con? I think it's the latter.

Three of the members have been around since 1983, but since their last proper hit was in 1979, I'd say that's not the "proper" Dr Feelgood anymore. I'd rank them a notch above a covers band.

[daf]

Norway? . . . Yes way! . . . It's Show 9!

1 May 2022 | Presenter: Mike Read

(40) (NEW) | JULIAN LENNON – "Imagine"
(34) ⬆ (40) | SWEET – "Defender"
(32) ⬆ (38) | THE STARJETS – "Veronica Guerin"
(29) ⬆ (33) | PINK FLOYD (ft. ANDY KHLYVNYUK of BOOMBOX) – "Hey Hey Rise Up"
(27) ⬆ (32) | THE CLARISSE SISTERS – "Gravity"
(24) ⬆ (29) | SOFT CELL & PET SHOP BOYS – "Purple Zone"
(19) ⬆ (26) | NKOTB (Ft. RICK ASTLEY, SALT 'N' PEPA & EN VOGUE) – "Bring Back The Time"
(17) ⬆ (23) | THE LURKERS – "Nearly Home (Turning Pages)"
(15) ⬆ (21) | DEPARTMENT S – "Is Vic There?"
( 5 ) ⬆ ( 8 ) | TOYAH – "Barefoot On Mars"
( 1 ) ⬅ ( 1 ) | TONY HADLEY – "Because of You"



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[matjam13]

Mike Read related, his 2010 appearance with Robin Gibb on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is going to be repeated at 10pm tonight on Challenge.

[matjam13]

Mike Read related, his 2010 appearance with Robin Gibb on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is going to be repeated at 10pm tonight on Challenge.

Got the £20,000 question wrong,went away with £1,000.

[daf]

Arf!

[daf]

We're gonna rock down to Eclectic Avenue . . . It's Show 10!

8 May 2022 | Presenter: Mike Read

(40) (NEW) | THE CHORDS – "White Van Man"
(38) (NEW) | WEEKEND – "The Boys"
(36) (NEW) | HAZELL DEAN – "The Way  Old Friends Do"
(34) ⬆ (40) | FORTUNES – "Hello My Friend"
(31) ⬆ (39) | PHIL HENDRIKS – "Colour My World Blue"
(28) ⬆ (36) | JULIAN LENNON – "Imagine"
(25) ⬆ (32) | THE STARJETS – "Veronica Guerin"
(23) ⬆ (30) | EDDY GRANT – "Let's Get Started"
(18) ⬆ (23) | THE AUTOMATICS – "Cold Steel Seranade"
(14) ⬆ (19) | NKOTB (Ft. RICK ASTLEY, SALT 'N' PEPA & EN VOGUE) – "Bring Back The Time"
( 6 ) ⬆ ( 8 ) | THE VAPOURS – "Novocaine"
( 4 ) ⬆ (10) | DON POWELL'S OCCASIONAL FLAMES – "I Won't Be Playing Wonderwall Tonight"x
( 1 ) ⬆ ( 3 ) | PETER COX – "Too Far Gone"



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