Op nummer 20 verwelkomen we Amateur Hour van de Sparks als hoogste nieuwe. De Wall Street Shuffle van Ten CC komt nieuw binnen op 29. I shot the sherriff, de treiterschijf van vorige week, komt nieuw binnen op nummer 34. De mooiste nieuwe binnenkomer vinden we op nummer 39 en is van Luk Bral : Hé, Hé, ’t is zomer. De Rubettes maken deze week plaats voor George McCrae in de koppositie van de Top 50. De Treiterschijf is deze week van de Canadese Guess Who en is een eerbetoon aan Wolfman Jack : Clap for the Wolfman. Op 16 komt een mooie plaat van de Doobie’s de Troef 20 binnen : Eyes of silver. De Technici kiezen een oudje van Gary Pucket tot Kanskaart deze week : Young girl, 4 in de Troef 20.

Deze Top 50 kun je hier beluisteren:

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TROEF 20

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 Poptelescoop van 24 Augustus 1974.

The RNI memories of Michael Downing for this week in 1974

The week commencing Saturday 17 August 1974 was RNI's penultimate week and the last full week of regular programmes, as the final week saw all of the Dutch DJs presenting live from on board the Mebo 2 for the final few days of broadcasting. In the week commencing 17 August 1974, however, only Buitengaats, from 18.00 to 20.00, was live, but there were a number of different presenters during the week, including Gerard Smit, Herman de Bruin and Gerard Reitsma.

The Super Top 50 on Saturday 17 August 1974 was four hours long, from 12.00 to 16.00, with Ferry Maat presenting, but interrupted by an edition of Prijs Bewust with Tony Berk at 13.00. Later in the day the Troef 20 was presented by Gerard Smit.

The International service team by now consisted of Don Allen, Brian McKenzie, Robin Banks, Roger Kent and Bob Noakes. Bob Noakes had taken over the RNI Request Show from Jason Wolfe from 22.00 to 24.00 on Sunday evenings.

Roger Kent presented the penultimate Toppers 20 show from 20.00 to 22.00 on Friday 16 August 1974, which had "Mr Soft" by Cockney Rebel as the highest new entry at No. 8. "Another Saturday Night" by Cat Stevens was the penultimate Smash Play and the featured Top 10 LPs included the latest LPs by Stevie Wonder, Wizzard, Bad Company, Chicago, Marvin Gaye and Barclay James Harvest.

The International service thought that it would continue in the Mediterranean as Radio Nova International and this was mentioned a number of times by the DJs, although it was not clear how soon after the close down on 31 August 1974 the move to the Mediterranean would take place. As we all know now, it took almost three years and broadcasts, when they did resume in 1977, only consisted of a few tests on shortwave.

Uit de Poptelescoop van 24 Augustus 1974

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