Springbok Hit Parade: 1965 - 1971
No 1 Hit Records: SA Pressings
1968
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The Bee Gees: Massachusettes
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Tracks:
World/ And the sun will shine/ Demons never forget/ Really and sincerity/ Birdie told me/ With the sun in my eyes/ Massachusetts/ Harry Braff/ Day time girl/ The ernest of being George/ The change is made/ Horizontal
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Release info:
Horizontal: Polydor LPHM 84711
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# 8 UK Chart Album
Seven Single: Massachusetts/ Barker, Polydor PD 9289
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The Monkees:
Daydream Believer
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Tracks:
Dream world/ Auntie's municipal court/ We were made for each other/ Tapioca tundra/ Daydream believer/ Writing wrongs/ I'll be back on my feet/ The poster/ P.O. Box 9847/
Magnolia Simms/ Valeri/ Zor and Zam
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Release info:
The Birds, The Bees And The Monkees:
RCA Victor 32-378
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Seven Single: Daydream believer/ Goin' down, RCA Victor 42.000
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Four Jacks And A Jill:
Master Jack
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Tracks:
I looked back/ You and me and happiness/ You're the boy I wanna marry/ Mama said/ Sugartown/ Let love come between us/ Baby's gone/ Master Jack/ All I have to do is dream/ Summer avenue/ Small talk/ Hamba Liliwam
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Release info:
Four Jacks And A Jill, RCA Victor 32-335
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Seven Single: Master Jack/ I looked back, RCA Victor 42.004
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The Troggs:
Love Is All Around
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Tracks:
Little red donkey/ Too much of a good thing/ Butterflies and bees/ All of the time/ Seventeen/ Somewhere my girl is waiting/ It's showing/ Her emotion/ When will the rain come/ My lady/ Come the day/ Love is all around
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Release info:
Cellophane: Fontana TL 645
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Seven Single: Love is all around/ When will the rain come, Fontana TF 813
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John Fred And His Playboy Band:
Judy In Disguise
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Tracks: Up and down/ Judy in disguise/ Off the wall/ Out of left field/ She shot a whole in my soul/ Most unlikely to succeed/ Agnes English/ When the lights go out/ No good to cry/ Sometimes you just can't win/ Sad story/ AcHenall riot
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Release info:
Agnes English: Pye PL 2135
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Seven Single: Judy in disguise/ When the lights go out, Pye PY 173
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Manfred Mann: Mighty Quinn
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Tracks:
Big Betty/ Each and every day/ No better no worse/ Ha! ha! said the clown/ The vicar's daughter/ Mighty Quinn/ Country dancing/ It's so easy falling/ My name is Jack/ Cubist town/ By request - Edwin Garvey/ Feeling so good
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Release info:
What A Mann: Fontana TL 652
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Seven Single: Mighty Quinn/ By request - Edwin Garvey, Fontana TF 817
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Paul Mauriat:
Love Is Blue
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Tracks:
Love is blue/ A man and a woman/ Fascination/ Winchester cathedral/ La vie en rose/ This is my song/ C'est si bon/ Puppet on a string/ Autumn leaves/ There's a kind of hush/ L'important c'est la rose/ Somethin' stupid
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Release info:
Love Is Blue: Philips PSK 3303
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Seven Single: Love is blue/ Seuls ad monde, Philips SSP 988
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Tom Jones: Delilah
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Tracks:
Delilah/ I'm coming home/ Things I wanna do/ And I tell the sea/ Key to my heart/
To wait for love/ Where do you belong/ The lonely one/ Smile/ I've got a heart/ Love is a burning thing/ The rose/
I need your loving/ I still love you
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Release info:
Delilah: Decca SKL 4471
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#1 UK Chart Album
Extended Play Single: Delilah, Decca DFE 6479
Tracks: Delilah/ I'm coming home/ Smile/ The lonely one
Seven Single: Delilah/ Smile, Decca FM 7387
LM Hit Parade #17 - 23 June 1968 [no details available on highest chart position]
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1910 Fruitgum Co:
Simon Says
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Tracks:
Pop Goes The Weasel/ Keep Your Thoughts On The Bright Side/ Magic Windmill/ The Year 2001/ Soul Struttin'/ Simon Says/ May I Take A Giant Step/ Bubble Gum World/ Happy Little Teardrops/ The Story Of Flipper/ (Poor Old) Mr. Jensen
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Release info:
Simon Says: Kama Sutra, KSL 506
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Seven Single: Simon says/ Reflections From The Looking Glass, Kama Sutra KSS 13
LM Hit Parade #6 - 23 June 1968 [no details available on highest chart position]
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Louis Armstrong:
What A Wonderful World
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Tracks:
What a wonderful world/ Bill Bailey/ You want someone to love/ Hapiness is hellzapoppin/ Caberet/ The sunshine of love/ I'll take care of your cares/ When the saints go marching in/ What a wonderful world
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Release info:
What A Wonderful World: ABC-Paramount ABL 94
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#37 UK Chart Album
ABC-Paramount also issued the album The Sunshine Of Love on ABC 100 during 1968.
Tracks: What a wonderful world/ Cabaret/ The home fire/ Dream a little dream of me/ Give me your kisses/ The sunshine of love/ Hello brother/ There must be a way/ Fantastic, that's you/ I guess I'll get the papers and go home/ Hellzapoppin'
Seven Single: What a wonderful world/ Cabaret, ABC-Paramount ABS 39
LM Hit Parade #4 - 30 June 1968
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Quentin E Klopjeager:
Lazy Life
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Tracks:
Sad Simon lives again/ What a woman does/ Ain't gonna lie/ Dandy/ I can guarantee you love/ Lazy life/ 98.6/ I can hear the darkness/ Not going to mersey square/ Jane/ On the way up/ Lovers lane wednesday
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Release info:
Sad Simon Lives Again, Troubadour, TRL-E-1319
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Seven Single: Lazy life/ The long way home, Troubadour TRS - E - 9093
LM Hit Parade #3 - 14 July 1968
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Hillary: Sunglasses
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Tracks:
Sunglasses/ Just you, just me/ When I dance with you/ Don't break my pretty balloon/ I believe in love/ Halfway to paradise/ Under my beach umbrella/ Love of the common people/ My boy lollipop/ Lazy life/ Silly girl, silly boy/ Honey
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Release info:
Sunglasses: Renown NLP 299
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Seven Single: Sunglasses/ Love is blue, Renown N1420
LM Hit Parade #1 - 28 July 1968
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The Equals: Baby Come Back
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Tracks:
Hold me closer/ Can't find a girl to love me/ Baby, come back/ Ding-dong/ My life ain't easy/ I'm a poor man/ I won't be there/ You lied just to save your name/ To the church/ Fire/ Hey baby, it's time you got going/ Can't you hear that melody
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Release info:
Unequalled: Parlophone PMCJ 113
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#10 UK Chart Album
Seven Single: Baby come back/ Giddy up a ding dong, Parlophone SPD ???
LM Hit Parade #1 - 18 & 25 Aug 1968
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Tom Jones:
Help Yourself
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Tracks:
Help yourself/ I can't beak the news to myself/ The bed/ Set me free/ I get carried away/ This house/ So afraid/ If I promise/ If you go away/ My girl Maria/ All I can say is goodbye
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Release info:
Help Yourself: SKL 4982
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#4 UK Chart Album
Extended Play Single: Help Yourself, Decca DFE 6481
Tracks: Help yourself/ Day by day/ And I tell the sea/ The rose
Seven Single: Help yourself/ Day by day, Decca FM 7409
LM Hit Parade #1- 15 & 22 Sept 1968
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The Flames:
For Your Precious Love
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Tracks:
Lost/ If you think you're groovy/ For your precious love/ I was made to love her/ Useless illusions/
Try a little tenderness/ Restless/ A place in the sun/ Wishes/ Solitude/ You keep me hanging on
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Release info:
Soul Fire: Rave RMG 1234
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Seven Single: For your precious love/ A place in the sun, Rave R307
The Flames were the first non-white group who entered and achieved success on the national charts. The single became a massive hit and soon moved into the coveted #1 position on the Springbok charts. The song's success resulted in the Flames being short listed as nominees for a SARI award, but the organisers soon realised that the venue for the gala event, the Wanderers Club, was a whites only venue and decided not to proceed with an official nomination. Although the country's apartheid laws prevented the Flames  
from becoming the first black recipients of a SARI award, their popularity grew internationally and their album Burning Soul was released in the UK and Australia. For Your Precious Love remained an all time favourite in South Africa and is still enjoying regular airplay on radio stations throughout South Africa.
Let's hope Arts & Culture in South Africa someday recognise the phenomenal talent of these 4 men who hailed from Kwazulu-Natal and
award them the "SARI" they thoroughly deserved way back in 1968!
 Both Oscar Toney Jr
and the Flames charted
with For your precious love and between them they kept the song in the Springbok charts for
almost 4 months! Oscar Toney Jr's album was issued in South Africa by EMI on Stateside JSL 5037 and
also featured his other local hit That's all I want from you.
| For Your Precious Love |
| Oscar Toney Jr |
Week |
Chart Position |
The Flames |
Week |
Chart Position |
| * |
02.08.68 |
15 |
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- |
- |
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09.08.68 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
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16.08.68 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
| * |
23.08.68 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
| * |
30.08.69 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
| * |
6.09.68 |
5 |
* |
6.09.68 |
17 |
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13.09.68 |
11 |
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13.09.68 |
8 |
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20.09.68 |
15 |
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20.09.68 |
6 |
| - |
- |
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27.09.68 |
3 |
| - |
- |
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4.10.68 |
1 |
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11.10.69 |
3 |
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18.10.68 |
6 |
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- |
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25.10.68 |
9 |
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- |
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1.11.68 |
11 |
| - |
- |
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8.11.69 |
14 |
| - |
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15.11.68 |
20 |
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Cornelia:
Picking Up Pebbles
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Tracks:
Los pescador/ Men of steel, ships of wood/ Circle game/ Picking up pebbles/ Picture perfect/ That's my song/ I wanna live/ Suzanne/ Until it's time for you to go/ Give me besides my daily bread/ Master Jack in German/ There but for fortune
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Release info:
I Wanna Live: RCA Victor 32-384
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Seven Single: Picking up pebbles/ Men of steel, ships of wood, RCA Victor 42.049
LM Hit Parade #1 - 10 Nov 1968
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The Bee Gees:
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
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Tracks:
Let there be love/ Kitty can/ In the summer of his years/ Indian gin and whiskey dry/ Down to earth/ I've gotta get a message to you/ When the swallows fly/ I've decided to join the airforce/ I started a joke/ Kilburn towers/ Swan song
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Release info:
Idea: Polydor LPHM 84169
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#4 UK Chart Album
Extended Play Single:
Tracks: Gotta get a message to you/ Kitty Can/ To love somebody/ Close another door
Seven Single: I've gotta get a message to you/ Kitty Can, Polydor PD 9406
LM Hit Parade #2 - 20 Oct 1968
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Percy Sledge:
My Special Prayer
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Tracks:
The dark end of the street/ You send me/ I had a talk with my woman/ What am I living for/ I've been loving you too long/ Tell it like it is / My special prayer / Drown in my own tears/ Just out of reach (of my two empty arms)/ Pledging my love/ You don't miss your water
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Release info:
The Percy Sledge Way: Atlantic ALA 9054
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Seven Single: My special prayer/ Drown in my own tears, Atlantic ATS 421
LM Hit Parade #2 - 17 Nov 1968
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The Tremeloes:
My Little Lady
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Tracks:
N/A
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Release info:
Single not featured on album
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Seven Single: My little lady/ All the world to me, CBS SSC 966
LM Hit Parade #3 - 1 Dec 1968
Tertius Louw, April 2005
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