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1968 |
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Who Played the Guitar on :-
Sandie Shaw - Scarborough Fair ? |
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BJS continued to remain in the Recording Studios with frequent visits to the BBC.
(most of the output was "Middle of The Road") BJS did some arranging as well (e.g Dave Dee). In this year BJS played on 33 Top Ten Records (including 6 Number Ones). For more details please view BJS's Wikipedia page. |
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| Date Entered UK Chart | Artist | Title | UK Highest Chart Position | Label | Producer | Guitar Rating | Comments | Did BJS play the lead ? |
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| 03/01/1968 Wednesday | Love Affair | Everlasting Love | 1 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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Scandalous headlines at the time of the release. Session musicians played on it but not BJS ! | NO |
| 10/01/1968 Wednesday | Engelbert Humperdinck | Am I That Easy To Forget | 3 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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| 17/01/1968 Wednesday | Tremeloes | Suddenly You Love Me | 6 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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Italian origin | . |
| 17/01/1968 Wednesday | Hermans Hermits | I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving | 11 | Columbia | Mickie Most |
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| 24/01/1968 Wednesday | Anita Harris | Anniversary Waltz | 21 | CBS | Knownman |
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| 24/01/1968 Wednesday | Tony Blackburn | So Much Love | 31 | MGM | Knownman |
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Not bad | |
| 27/01/1968 Wednesday | Anita Harris | Just Loving You | 29 | CBS | . |
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| 07/02/1968 Wednesday | Sandie Shaw | Today | 27 | Pye | Knownman |
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| 07/02/1968 Wednesday | Don Partridge | Rosie | 4 | Columbia | Knownman |
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One man band indeed ! | . |
| 14/02/1968 Wednesday | Dave Dee | Legend Of Xanadu | 1 | Fontana | Steve Rowland |
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BJS played the excellent Spanish guitar. Steve Rowland told me. | YES |
| 14/02/1968 Wednesday | Esther And Abi Ofarim | Cinderella Rockafella | 1 | Phillips | . |
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| 17/02/1968 Saturday | Shirley Bassey | Twelve Of Those Songs | 38 | Columbia | Norman Newell |
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| 21/02/1968 Wednesday | Val Doonican | You’re The Only One | 37 | Pye | . |
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| 21/02/1968 Wednesday | Donovan | Jennifer Jupiter | 5 | Pye | Mickie Most |
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Alan Holdsworth and Jimmy Page are credited on the album but who played on this track remains a mystery. | . |
| 28/02/1968 Wednesday | Tom Jones | Delilah | 2 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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Vic Flick was also on this record. | . |
| 06/03/1968 Wednesday | Petula Clark | Kiss Me Goodbye | 50 | Pye | Tony Hatch |
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| 06/03/1968 Wednesday | P.J. Proby | It’s Your Day Today | 32 | Liberty | . |
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Not his best | . |
| 16/03/1968 Saturday | Peddlers | Free Wheelers | 27 | CBS | . |
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| 27/03/1968 Wednesday | Scaffold | Do You Remember | 34 | Parlophone | . |
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| 27/03/1968 Wednesday | Dorian Gray | I’ve Got You On My Mind | 36 | Parlophone | . |
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| 06/04/1968 Saturday | Petula Clark | The Other Mans Grass Is Always Greener | 68 | Pye | Tony Hatch |
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| 10/04/1968 Wednesday | Jacky | White Horses | 10 | Phillips | Johnny Franz |
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Delightful guitar break towards the end of the record | YES |
| 17/04/1968 Wednesday | Love Affair | Rainbow Valley | 5 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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Energetic bass ! | . |
| 20/04/1968 Saturday | Scott Walker | Scott 2 | 1 | Phillips | Johnny Franz |
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| 24/04/1968 Wednesday | Engelbert Humperdinck | A Man Without Love | 2 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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| 01/05/1968 Wednesday | Scott Walker | Joanna | 7 | Phillips | Johnny Franz |
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Vic Flick was also on this record. Dougie Wright on drums. | . |
| 01/05/1968 Wednesday | Hermans Hermits | Sleepy Joe | 12 | Columbia | Mickie Most |
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| 08/05/1968 Wednesday | Tremeloes | Helule Helule | 14 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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| 08/05/1968 Wednesday | Des O Connor | I Pretend | 1 | Columbia | Norman Newell |
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Prominant bass | . |
| 11/05/1968 Saturday | Donovan | A Gift From A Flower To A Garden | 13 | Pye | Mickie Most |
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| 15/05/1968 Wednesday | Nirvana | Rainbow Chaser | 34 | Island | . |
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What part did Jim play ? | . |
| 22/05/1968 Wednesday | Marmalade | Lovin’ Things | 6 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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Competing with brass. | . |
| 29/05/1968 Wednesday | Donovan | Hurdy Gurdy Man | 4 | Pye | Mickie Most |
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Alan Parker (just ask John Paul Jones and Clem Cattini). | NO |
| 29/05/1968 Wednesday | Don Partridge | Blue Eyes | 3 | Columbia | Knownman |
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Comment by BJS in Record Collector - February 2006 | . |
| 12/06/1968 Wednesday | Val Doonican | Now | 43 | Pye | Knownman |
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| 19/06/1968 Wednesday | Esther And Abi Ofarim | One More Dance | 13 | Phillips | . |
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Groovy | . |
| 26/06/1968 Wednesday | Vince Hill | Importance Of Your Love | 32 | Columbia | . |
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Written by Rod mcKuen | . |
| 03/07/1968 Wednesday | Dave Dee | Last Night In Soho | 8 | Fontana | Steve Rowland |
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There is a variety of guitars | . |
| 10/07/1968 Wednesday | Dusty Springfield | I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten | 4 | Phillips | Knownman |
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| 17/07/1968 Wednesday | Hermans Hermits | Sunshine Girl | 8 | Columbia | Mickie Most |
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| 17/07/1968 Wednesday | Tom Jones | Help Yourself | 5 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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| 27/07/1968 Saturday | Tom Jones | Delilah | 1 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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| 03/08/1968 Saturday | Engelbert Humperdinck | A Man Without Love | 3 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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| 10/08/1968 Saturday | Family | Music In The Dolls House | 35 | Reprise | . |
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How much of Jim is on this classic album ? | Album |
| 14/08/1968 Wednesday | Anita Harris | Dream A Little Dream Of Me | 33 | CBS | Knownman |
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Lovely guitar | . |
| 14/08/1968 Wednesday | Casuals | Jesamine | 2 | Decca | Knownman |
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Good drumming. | . |
| 21/08/1968 Wednesday | Leapy Lee | Little Arrows | 2 | MCA | Knownman |
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Distinctive guitar. Dougie Wright on drums. | . |
| 28/08/1968 Wednesday | Long John Baldry | When The Sun Comes Shinin’ Through | 29 | Pye | Tony Macaulay |
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Ker-chink | . |
| 28/08/1968 Wednesday | Vanity Fare | I Live For The Sun | 20 | Page One | Knownman |
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Bouncy | . |
| 11/09/1968 Wednesday | Jimmy James | Red Red Wine | 36 | Pye | . |
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Written by Neil Diamond | . |
| 11/09/1968 Wednesday | Love Affair | A Day Without Love | 6 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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B side has excellent guitar. | . |
| 18/09/1968 Wednesday | Tremeloes | My Little Lady | 6 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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| 25/09/1968 Wednesday | Marbles | Only One Woman | 5 | Polydor | Knownman |
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Great vocal from Graham Bonnet. Written by the Bee Gees. | . |
| 25/09/1968 Wednesday | Engelbert Humperdinck | Les Bicyclettes De Belsize | 5 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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Great bass | . |
| 02/10/1968 Wednesday | Dave Dee | Wreck Of Antoinette | 14 | Fontana | Steve Rowland |
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| 23/10/1968 Wednesday | Val Doonican | If I Knew Then What I Know Now | 14 | Pye | Knownman |
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Strings | . |
| 23/10/1968 Wednesday | Long John Baldry | Mexico | 15 | Pye | Tony Macaulay |
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Ker-chink | . |
| 23/10/1968 Wednesday | Barry Ryan | Eloise | 2 | MGM | Knownman |
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Strings and bass. Dougie Wright on drums. | . |
| 23/10/1968 Wednesday | Marmalade | Wait For Me Marianne | 30 | CBS | Knownman |
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| 30/10/1968 Wednesday | Malcolm Roberts | May I Have The Next Dream With You | 8 | Major Minor | Knownman |
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| 06/11/1968 Wednesday | Scaffold | Lily The Pink | 1 | Parlophone | Norrie Paramor |
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| 20/11/1968 Wednesday | Des O Connor | 1-2-3 O’Leary | 4 | Columbia | Norman Newell |
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Pleasant | . |
| 27/11/1968 Wednesday | Tom Jones | A Minute Of Your Time | 14 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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| 04/12/1968 Wednesday | Casuals | Toy | 30 | Decca | Knownman |
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Energetic playing by everybody. | . |
| 04/12/1968 Wednesday | Marmalade | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 1 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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Prominant piano. | . |
| 04/12/1968 Wednesday | Donovan | Atlantis | 23 | Pye | Mickie Most |
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Donovan: acoustic guitar. Richard Podolor: electric guitar. Podolor was also engineer. Recorded in Hollywood. | NO |
| 07/12/1968 Saturday | Des O'Connor | I Pretend | 8 | Columbia | Norman Newell |
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| 11/12/1968 Wednesday | Tremeloes | I Shall Be Released | 29 | CBS | Mike Smith |
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Great lead guitar. Great acoustic guitar. | . |
| 18/12/1968 Wednesday | Hermans Hermits | Somethings Happening | 6 | Columbia | Mickie Most |
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| 18/12/1968 Wednesday | Donald Peers | Please Don't Go | 3 | Columbia | Knownman |
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| 18/12/1968 Wednesday | Manfred Mann | Fox On The Run | 5 | Fontana | Knownman |
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BJS would work with Tom McGuinness and Hugh Flint in the seventies. | . |
| 21/12/1968 Saturday | Dusty Springfield | Dusty…Definitely | 30 | Phillips | . |
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| 21/12/1968 Saturday | Tom Jones | Help Yourself | 4 | Decca | Peter Sullivan |
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