a) REVEILLE ROCK - Johnny and the Hurricanes London HL9017 (1959)

b) REBEL ROUSER - Duane Eddy London HL8669 (1958)

ALAN CLARK (City)  

SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS AND RAINBOWS - Unknown Possibly by Leslie Gore. A track on LP Lesley Gores Party - Philips International  6336 226 (USA.late 70's) (release details required)

TOM COLLINS (Veronica)

COMIN' HOME BABE - Casey and the Pressure Group Polydor 2050 126 (NL.1971)

DIAMONDS - Jet Harris and Tony Meehan Decca F11563 (1962) Diamonds was a number one hit in January 1963. Also used as a theme by Will Luikinga, Hans Mondt and Dave Rogers.

STRUTTIN' WITH MARIA - Herb Alperts Tijuana Brass Stateside SS176 (1964) / Stateside SS329. The B side of Marching thru’ Madrid

ROBBIE DALE (Caroline South & Veronica)

a) I WAS KAISER BILLS BATMAN - Whistling Jack Smith Deram DM112 (1967)

b) THE BRITISH GRIN AND BEAR - Whistling Jack Smith Deram DM112 (1967) The B side of I was Kaiser Bills Batman.

c) SUNDAY MORNING - Neal Hefti Track on LP The Leisurely Loveiness of Neal Hefti and his Orchestra. Movietone MTS 2006 Stereo. (USA 1965).

d) SOCK IT TO 'EM JB -  Rex Garvin Atlantic 584028 (UK.1966)

a) BIG DEAL - Tony Osborne HMV POP1552 (1966). Also used as a theme by Brian Webb

b) SWEET DREAMS - The Shadows Track on LP Brilliant Shadows EMI 06204255 (G.1963) Re-issued on CD RCA PD90453 (UK.1990)

RICK DANE (Caroline North & South)

a) ALL FOR YOU - Earl van Dyke Tamla Motown TMG 502 (1965), Tamla Motown TMG 759 (1967).

b) IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR - Little Mac and the Boss Sounds Atlantic 584031 (1966) Also used a theme by Mike Ahern, Carl Mitchell and Steve Young.

TERRY DAVIS (RNI)

THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes Stax 2025069 (1971) 

TERRY DAWSON (Radio City)

FLAMINGO - Herb Alpert Pye International 7N25383 (1966). Terry later became better known as Andy Archer. Also used as a theme by Tony Allan, Andy Archer, Alan Black and Mark Sloane.

GREEN GRASS - The Ventures Track on LP Go with the Ventures Liberty SLBY 1323 (UK.1966) Track on CD Best of Pop Sounds – Go with the Ventures See for Miles C5HCD642

ASIA MINOR - Kokomo, his piano and Orchestra London HLU9305 (1960) A jazzed up version of a classical recording. Also released as a vocal version "Joost mag het weten" sung by various Dutch artistes on CNR 141.477 (NL.1978), the flipside is the same only sung by "Het Nederlands Artiestenkoor".

HERMAN DE GRAAF (Mi Amigo & Caroline Dutch)

SUMMER OF '42 - The Biddu Orchestra Epic SEPC3318 (1975).

8 BALL - Herb Alpert  A & M AM276 (UK.1985)

COME THURSDAY - Skitch Henderson Orchestra Columbia/CBS 43300 (US.1965)

SCARLETT O’HARA - Jet Harris and Tony Meehan Decca F11644 (1963) This popular theme was also used by Roger Kent, Dave Rogers & Klaas Vaak.

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET - Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra This piece of music was recorded in November 1944 and was originally a 78rpm with vocals by the Clark Sisters, it is also available as an LP track on "This is Tommy Dorsey and his Greatest Band Volume 2" 20th Century Fox Record Corp. TFM 3158 Mono (1964). Also LP track on following; The Immortal Tommy Dorsey Volume 2 Jazz Kings 1214, Tommy Dorsey Legend World Record Club T283, Tommy Dorsey Greatest Band Ember 3319, Tommy Dorsey Favorites - The Pied Pipers Radio craftsmen (USA), The Incomparable Tommy Dorsey 48 of his greatest Original Recordings Readers Digest 4 record box set RCA/RDS6901, The Glenn Miller Years", a Readers Digest/RCA boxed set RCA/RDM 2171 (1966) featuring big bands from the 30's and 40's, the track is on record one, it also features on an EP, "On the Sunny Side of the Street" RCA RCX 1060. (c1961).Also on EP "Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra" HMV 7EG8011 (1954), backing is credited here to "The Sentimentalists". Simon Dee used it his various shows, including the early afternoon "Soundtrack" show. (LP)

RIGHT OF WAY - The Andrew Oldham Orchestra Decca F11987 (1964)

GO MEAN - Ruffle (release details required)

DICK DICKSON (Sutch & City)

a) WONDERFUL LAND - The Shadows Columbia DB 4790 (1962). This number one hit was used by Dick on Radio Sutch.

b) STARS FELL ON STOCKTON - The Shadows Columbia DB 4790 (1962). The B side to the above, was used on Radio City.

c) ELISABETH SERENADE - Gunther Kallman Choir Polydor NH23678 (1963) Used as end of show theme on Radio City.

a) MARBLE BREAKS, IRON BENDS - Peter Fenton Fontana TF748 (1966). Throughout Drummonds theme there was a repetitive sequence of "Dum Dum", the short segment he used came from just before the finale of this rare vocal disc, that reached number 46 in the charts in November 1966.

b) I Got You Babe - Manfred Mann Track on EP Instrumental Asylum HMV 7EG8949 (UK.1966). Used around April 1967.

a) BONGOLIA - Incredible Bongo Band MGM 2006161 (1973) / MGM K14588 (USA). The flipside to the hit Bongo Rock.

b) BLUE EYED SOUL - Carl Douglas Pye 7N45445 (1975) The instrumental B side of the single of the same name

a) BAUBLES BANGLES AND BEADS - The Kirby Stone Four with Jimmy Carroll and his Orchestra Philips PB 842 (1958) Cover version from the Broadway production "Kismet". The Kirby Stone Four backed Elvis Presley on Love Me Tender instead of the Jordanaires, who were not felt to be professional enough. Haike was the wife of Mi Amigo Maurice Bokkenbroek, and presented a few shows on the station. She was also heard on a few taped shows on Radio Monique.

b) JUNGLE DRUMS - Clyde Otis Orchestra Mercury AMT1143 (1961). Mercury 71.776 (USA). Later used as a theme on Belgian BRT radio.

c) FUNNY HORSE - Janot Morales (1974) (release details required)

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