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The Big L Tapes
Background notes
The Tony Blackburn Show
Sat 15 July 1967 0530-0904
Tony's last Big L show
The Keith Skues Show
Sun 23 July 1967 0900-1203
includes the history of Big L
The Penultimate Fab Forty
Sun 30 July 1967 1200-1506
presented by Ed Stewart
The Final Fab Forty
Sun 6 August 1967 1201-1532
presented by Tommy Vance
The Mark Roman Show
Sat 12 August 1967 1500-1809
Mark's penultimate Big L show
The Ed Stewart Show
Sun 13 August 1967 1210-1518
Ed's penultimate 'Stewpot' show
The Chuck Blair Show
Sun 13 August 1967 1758-2040
Chuck's penultimate show for Big L
The Perfumed Garden
Mon 14 August 1967 0225-0537
John Peel's night-time show
The Chuck Blair Breakfast Show
Mon 14 August 1967 0539-0848
the last Big L breakfast show
The Pete Drummond Show
Mon 14 August 1967 0856-1206
farewell messages
The Last Three Hours
Mon 14 August 1967 1208-1502
the final Stewpot Show, the Juicy Fruit Show, Their Final Hour and Big L's closedown at 1500
Big L extras
Mon 14 August 1967
two TV news bulletins on the day Big L closed
Radio Caroline
February 1968
the end of a Stevie Merrick Show and the US Hot 100
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The Penultimate Fab Forty
Sunday 30 July 1967 1200-1506
presented by Ed Stewart
Listen
audio file: type mp4 bit rate 128kbps size 172.5mb length 3.01.47
Notes on the recording
For this penultimate Fab Forty, the station crammed in as many records as possible - there were even two number ones.
Fab Forty positions are shown in brackets.
Contents of the programme
0.00.00 Macfisheries ad, weather at 1200
0.01.47 Fab Forty starts at 1202
0.02.23 Tremeloes: Even the bad times are good (40), Vitalis ad
0.05.37 Dave Justin: For Brandy (39), Look cooking film ad
0.08.48 Billy Joe Royal: The greatest love (38=), Bell & Howell camera ad
0.11.48 Barry Benson: I can't wait (38=), Yarmouth Stadium ad
0.14.32 West Coast Consortium: Some Other Someday (37)
0.17.18 The Majority: Running Away With My Baby (36=), Stergene ad
0.20.04 Jerry Lee Lewis: It's A Hang-Up Baby (36=), Castrol ad
0.22.43 Alan Price Set: The House That Jack Built (35)
0.25.59 Small Faces: Itchycoo Park (climber), Smiths crisps ad
0.29.03 News at 1230 with Ian Damon
0.31.29 John's Children: Come And Play With Me In The Garden (34), Radio London Club Disco of the Week winners
0.34.26 Spencer Davis Group: Time Seller (33), Vitalis ad
0.37.42 Billy Forrest (of the Dream Merchants): Hello Lover (32) Du Maurier ad, Ronson shavers ad
0.42.22 Johnnie Young: Craise Finton Kirk (31), more Disc of the Week winners
0.45.35 The Wonder Who: Lonesome Road (climber), Speedwriting ad
0.49.19 list of the bottom 10
0.50.03 American Breed: Step Out Of Your Mind (30=), Castrol ad
0.53.09 Julie Rogers: Go On Home (30=)
0.57.19 Weather at 1300
0.57.44 Critters: Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me (29)
1.00.24 Cliff Richard: The Day I Met Marie (28)
1.02.48 messages to listeners on the Continent, Cigarillos ad
1.03.35 Quik: King Of The World (27), Vitalis ad, Big L party night ad
1.06.55 Peanut Butter Conspiracy: It's A Happening Thing (26), Pleasurama bingo ad
1.10.09 Chuck Berry: Back To Memphis (25)
1.13.02 Nirvana: Tiny Goddess (24), RadLon Sales ad
1.17.52 Troggs: Hi Hi Hazel (23), racing car course ad
1.21.13 Buckinghams: Mercy Mercy Mercy (22)
1.23.57 Strawberry Children: Love Years Coming (21) Juicy Fruit ad
1.27.10 News at 1330 with Mike Lennox
1.29.33 Eddie Floyd: Things Get Better (20), 40-21 list
1.33.14 Ivy League: Suddenly Things (19), Vitalis ad
1.37.11 Keith West: Excerpt From A Teenage Opera (17), property service ad, Upper Cut Club ad
1.43.30 Symbols: Bye Bye Baby (16), listener messages
1.46.36 Elvis Presley: Long legged girl (18), Smiths crisps ad, prizewinners
1.49.17 Sandie Shaw: Tonight in Tokyo (15), Bell and Howell ad
1.15.26 Happenings: My mammy (14), computer course ad
1.56.04 Weather at 1400
1.56.40 Warm Sounds: Sticks and stones (13), Captain's message
2.00.47 Johnny Mann: Singers Up up and away (12), Look cooking film ad, Cigarillos ad
2.04.21 Jim Reeves: Trying to forget (11), Gnomemobile film ad, 20-10 list
2.06.51 New Vaudeville Band: Green Street Green (10), Top Pops ad
2.10.58 Cat Stephens: A bad night (9)
2.14.07 Arthur Conley: Shake, Rattle And Roll (8), Avis ad
2.16.54 James & Bobby Purify: I Take What I Want (7), Ronson shavers ad
2.20.23 Monkees: Pleasant Valley Sunday (6)
2.22.58 Beach Boys: Heroes and villians
2.26.32 News at 3.30 with Mike Lennox, 10-6 list
2.29.49 Mamas & Papas: Creeque Alley (5), Hermit Club Hitchin ad
2.33.50 Amen Corner: Gin House (4)
2.37.07 listener messages, Sue Ryder Homes appeal by Bing Crosby
2.38.26 Stevie Wonder: I Was Made To Love Her (3), Top Pops ad
2.41.31 Dave Davies: Death Of A Clown (2),
2.44.30 Young Rascals: A Girl Like You (Radio London Club Disc of the Week), winners, estate agent ad
2.49.43 Tom Jones: I'll Never Fall In Love Again (1)
2.53.54 lists - top 10, slipped discs, farewell from Ed's last Fab 40
2.55.21 Weather at 1500
2.56.01 Tony Brandon Show starts
2.57.11 Tremeloes: Even the bad times are good, Top Pops ad
3.00.56 Otis Redding: Shake (part only)
3.01.47 tape ends at 1506
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