Het prachtige Let your hair hang down van Catapult is de hoogste nieuwe binnenkomer op 30. Rock the boat van de Hues Corporation komt wat zuinigjes binnen op nummer 37, maar zal in de komende weken nog tot flinke hoogte stijgen. De Soul muziek is goed vertegenwoordigd in de Top 50 met onder andere de Three Degrees, Harold Melvin, de Stylistics, Love unlimited Orchestra en ook aan de top van de Troef 20 met de Trammps. Ook in deze Troef 20 zie ik wat plaatjes, die me niet bekend voorkomen zoals die van Putsj, Sympathie en Lester en Denwood.

Deze Top 50 kun je hier beluisteren:

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Onder de TOP 50 kun je de herinneringen van Michael Downing lezen uit de tijd dat deze Top 50 werd uitgezonden en daaronder een paar scans uit de ME van Juni 1972.

The RNI memories of Michael Downing for this period

The RNI Super Hit 50 for the week commencing 29 June 1974 was unusual in that all 50 records were also hits in the Veronica Top 40. In most weeks there were some records in the Top 50 that got no higher than the Tipparade on Veronica, but 29 June 1974 was an exception. It didn’t last long, however, as discs by the Trammps, Ivan Heylen and Pim Maas all entered the Top 50 the following week, but never made the Veronica Top 40. Pim Maas’s “What makes the world” didn’t even make the Tipparade.

Marc van Amstel was by now the regular host for the Troef 20 and indeed presented the programme on 29 June 1974.

On the International Service, the end of June 1974 had the same DJ team as at the start of the month – Brian McKenzie, Don Allen, Robin Banks, Roger Kent and Jason Wolfe – although there would be a final change to the team in July. Robin Banks presented the Toppers 20 show from 20.00 to 22.00 on 28 June 1974, which had “Wall Street Shuffle” by 10CC at No.1. All of the 20 records in this week’s chart were also hits in the official UK chart. However, the most noteworthy record was at No. 16 this week. “Central Park Arrest” by Thunderthighs was a minor hit in the UK, making only No.30, but rose as high as No. 3 on the RNI Toppers 20 and was played a lot on the station in late June and early July 1974. The song was written by Lynsey de Paul, who had a hit herself at the time with “Ooh I do”. Other hits in the Toppers 20 this week that were not hits in Holland included “Man in black” by Cozy Powell at No. 8 and “Too big” by Suzi Quatro at No. 20, both follow ups to big international hits.

In 1974 RNI’s International Service also spotlighted its Top 10 albums. In the week commencing 28 June 1974 there were actually 12 albums featured, which included some well known ones, but also LPs by Badger, Danny McBride, Bridget St John and Marty Robbins that have all been long forgotten. The Smash Play this week was “Cajun Moon” by JJ Cale.

De voorpagina van de Muziek Expres van Juni 1974

Slade zakt deze week van 17 naar 38 met Everyday

De Sparks stijgen deze week van 7 naar 6

Heb jij deze nog?