Top November Hits 1972
1972

1. Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan

2. Mouldy Old Dough Lieutenant Pigeon

3. Donna 10CC

4. Elected Alice Cooper

5. Loop Di Love Shag

It's hard to imagine Clair - in which a man sings about his desire to marry the girl he babysits - being released now, let alone reaching No 1. Lieutenant Pigeon's teary, beery kneesup and Alice Cooper's snarky political comment were pretty representative of British and US mindsets in 1972. The other two are from Jonathan King's UK label: 10CC's doo-wop pastiche (their first hit) and Loop Di Love, King's growly cover of a Greek holiday hit.


www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/nov/13/sixty-years-uk-charts

Yes - two in the top 5 on a label with 5 employees!

Rather like a couple of years ago when the BOCU group was Top Publisher with only 3 employees - John, Carole and Me.

And thank you Bob Stanley for daring to mention me in The Guardian; I might even dig out my old St Etienne singles and play them.