March 9, 2019

 

 

Twenty five chart entries on XL Recordings

(between 91 – 2005) made sure Prodigy always on view.

Their first hit being ‘Charly’, making the Top 3,

and in 92, ‘Everybody In The Place (EP)’ reaching No.2

 

Also in 92, Fire /Jericho’ peaked at No.11, and

‘Out Of Space/Ruff In The Jungle Bizness’ made No.5.

In 93, ‘Wind It Up (Rewound)’, another No.11,

and ‘One Love’, at No.8, did arrive.

 

In 94, ‘No Good (Start The Dance)’, peaked at No.4,

with ‘Voodoo People’ making No.13.

In 95, ‘Poison’ followed, reaching No.15,

and in 96, gold seller ‘Firestarter’, at No.1, was seen.

 

Also in 96, ‘Charly’ re-appeared at No.66,

and ‘Fire/Jericho’ at No.63, a hit too.

And ‘No Good (Start The Dance)’, re-appearing at No.57,

and also, ‘Out Of Space/Ruff In The Jungle Bizness, at No.52.

 

Still in 96, ‘Poison’ again in the charts, at No.62,

as was ‘Voodoo People’, this time at No.75.

With ‘Wind It Up (Rewound)’ peaking at No.71,

and ‘Everybody In The Place (EP), at No.69, did arrive.

 

Next came ‘Breathe’ – a platinum seller and UK No.1,

and finishing 96 ‘Firestarter’ peaked at No.53.

And in 97, ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ reached No.8,

and in 02 ‘Baby’s Got A Temper’, a Top 5, we did see.

 

In 04, ‘Girls’ peaked at No.19.

Also in 04, ‘Charly’ re-appeared at No.73.

In 05, ‘Voodoo People/Out Of Space’, a Top 20,

and their last hit on XL Recordings, was to be.

 

In 09, now on  -Take me to the hospital – 

arrived ‘Omen’ with a No.4 prance.

And ‘Invaders Must Die’ followed at No.49,

and still in 09, at No.13 was ‘Warrior’s Dance’

 

Also in 09, ‘Take Me To The Hospital’ at No.38,

on the – Take me to the hospital – label.

And ‘Invader’s Must Die’, re-appeared at No.74,

and ends this tribute to the Prodigy stable.

 

 

Thank You for the music

RIP    Keith Flint     1969 – 2019

 

 

 

March 8, 2019

 

 

In 82, ‘Market Square Heroes’, on EMI

gave Marillion a No.60 slot.

And in 83, ‘He Knows You Know’,

also on EMI, gained a No.35 spot.

 

In 83, ‘Market Square Heroes’ –

still on EMI, returned at No.53.

And also in 83, ‘Garden Party’,

on EMI, made a No.16 plea.

 

In 84, ‘Punch And Judy’,

on EMI, entered the Top 30 door.

And ‘Assassing’ at No.22 –

still on EMI, their last hit of 84.

 

In 85, ‘Kayleigh’, on EMI,

was a No.2 hit, so fine.

Followed by ‘Lavender’ at No.5,

and ‘Heart Of Lothian’ at No.29.

 

In 87, ‘Incommunicado’ reached No.6, with

‘Sugar Mice’ & ‘Warm Wet Circles’ – both at No.22.

And in 88, ‘Freaks (Live)’, at No.24, on EMI’,

and in 89, ‘Hooks In You’, on Capitol, took a Top 30 pew.

 

In 89, ‘Uninvited Guest’, on EMI, was at No.53,

and in 90, ‘Easter’, at No.34, was to be.

In 91, ‘Cover My Eyes (Pain And Heaven)’ on EMI, at No.34.

and also in 91, ‘No One Can’, climbed to No.33.

 

Closing 91, ‘Dry Land’, on EMI, saw another No.34,

and in 92, ‘Sympathy’ on EMI, was at No.17.

Their last hit of 92, saw ‘No One Can’ return at No.26,

and in 94 – still on EMI, ‘The Hollow Man’, at No. 30, was seen.

 

Also in 94, ‘Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury’, made No.53,

and in 95, ‘Beautiful’ peaked at No.29 – their last hit on EMI.

In 04 – now on Intact, ‘You’re Gone’  rose to No.7,

and ‘Don’t Hurt Yourself’, on Intact, made a No.16 high.

 

In 07, ‘See It Like A Baby’,

on Intact, reached No.45.

And also in 07, ‘ThankYou Whoever You Are’,

also on Intact, at No.15, did arrive.

 

 

March 4, 2019

 

 

 

‘Times they are a-changin’ & ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ –

the first two of sixteen UK chart hits on CBS,

(both at No.9) for Robert Zimmerman – known as Bob Dylan,

in 65, came hot off the press.

 

Still in 65, ‘Maggie’s Farm’ followed, peaking at No.22,

with ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ & ‘Positively Fourth Street’

reaching No.4 and No.8 consecutively, ending 65,

as 66, continued the heat.

 

‘Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window’, made No.17,

and ‘One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)’, was at No.33.

‘Rainy Day Women Nos.12 & 35 – a Top 10 at No.7.

And closing 66 – ‘I Want You’,  a No.16, was to be.

 

In 69, ‘I Threw It All Away’ – a Top 30,

and ‘Lay Lady Lay’ – a Top 5.

In 71, ‘Watching The River Flow’ peaked at No.24,

and in 73, ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’, at No.14, did arrive.

 

In 76, ‘Hurricane’ reached No.43.

And in 78, ‘Baby Stop Crying’ peaked at No.13.

Also in 78, ‘Is Your Love In Vain’, made No.56 –

being his last hit on CBS, to be seen.

 

 

 

March 2, 2019

 

 

In 92, ‘Once You’ve Tasted Love’ – a UK No.47

for Take That on RCA.

Also in 92, ‘One Shining Moment’, on EMI

gave Diana Ross a UK Top 10 say.

 

In 74, ‘You’re The First The Last, My Everything’

on 20th Century, a UK No.1 for Barry White.

And in 01, Bon Jovi, on Mercury

reached a UK No.10, with ‘One Wild Night’.

 

In 95, ‘Only One Road’ for Celine Dion

peaked at No.8 in the UK chart.

Also, in 03, Celine Dion, still on Epic,

reached a UK No.27 with ‘One Heart’.

 

In 68, ‘Only One Woman’, on Polydor’

gave The Marbles a UK Top 5 role.

And in 75, ‘Once Bitten Twice Shy’ on CBS,

saw Ian Hunter, up to No.14 stroll.

 

In 90, ‘The Only One I Know’ on Situation Two,

for The Charlatans, a UK No.9, on view.

And in 05, ‘Only U’ on The Inc label ,

for Ashanti, a UK Top 2.

 

In 81, ‘Once In A Lifetime’ by Talking Heads,

on Sire, reached a UK No.14.

And in 2006, ‘Once And Never Again’, on Rough Trade,

for The Long Blondes, at No.30, was seen.

 

In 67, ‘Once Upon A Dream’ on Decca,

gave Billy Fury a UK No.7 place.

And in 01, ‘Once More’ on Island –

found The Orb in the Top 40 race.

 

In 64, ‘Once Upon A Time’ – a Top 50

for Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells, on Stateside.

And in 87, ‘Once Upon A Long Time Ago’,

on Parlophone, gave Paul Mc Cartney a UK Top 10 ride.

 

In 93, ‘One Night In Heaven’, by M People,

on the Deconstruction label, peaked at No.6.

And in 05, ‘Once In A While’, on Vertigo –

a UK No.75 for The Black Velvets, ending this mix.

 

 

 

 

 

Tune in to Tony’s Time Machine

at Noon on Tuesday 5th March 2019,

for another action packed, fun filled Show.

 

This week sees the welcome return of

Lancashire’s own singer/songwriter – Gerry O Gorman 

( a man of many talents).

 

Tony will be reading the poem 

‘Football Folk’ 

written by Harriet Blackbury

 

Tony will also be reading the poem

‘For The Love Of P J Proby’ 

written by Harriet Blackbury. 

 

 

 

 

James Marcus Smith, known as P J Proby,

had two hits on Decca in 64,

with ‘Hold Me’ at No.3 and ‘Together’ at No.8.

Also in 64, ‘Somewhere’, on Liberty, made a No.6 score.

 

In 65, four more hits followed on Liberty –

the first, reaching No.11 was ‘I Apologise’,

with ‘Let The Water Run Down’ peaking at No.19,

and ‘That Means A Lot’ at No.30, and ‘Maria’ – a No.8 prize.

 

In 66, still on Liberty ‘You’ve Come Back’, arrived at No.25,

and reaching No.34 was ‘To Make A Big Man Cry’.

Ending 66, at No.37 came, ‘I Can’t Make It Alone’,

and in 68, ‘It’s Your Day Today’, at No.32, did lie.

 

In 96, ‘Yesterday Has Gone’ on EMI Premier

peaked at No.58, (with Mark Almond

featuring The My Life Story Orchestra)

for this beloved singer from across The Pond.

 

–

 

Some say Shakespeare placed commas

where he meant us to pause!

No right way or wrong way,

he made his own laws.

 

Rap music also

makes it’s own rules,

though a dash never followed

a full stop in high schools.

 

The problems with apostrophes

puts the mind in overload,

as confusing as dots and dashes

used in Morse code.

 

A semi-colon, not a buddy

of an exclamation mark.

High treason committed

when brackets used for a lark.

 

And when capitals miss-used,

it sends some on a rant.

And are italics just there 

to give meaning a slant?

 

So release all ideas

that into the mind, flood.

Don’t see as a barrier

grammar misunderstood.

 

For words better written

than left in the head.

Punctuation can follow

when manuscripts put to bed.

 

No point in an asterisk,

if the other’s gone west.

Thank God this is finished

and now off my chest.

 

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