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Radio Luxembourg’s Hit Parade, 1976

Did you know that the early independent radio station Radio Luxembourg used to work out its own pop charts? Wanting to stay ahead of the game, they’d base their chart on what they thought was shortly going to be popular rather than the usual one based on actual record sales. I wonder if they ever got it terribly wrong?

I’m pleased to see David Essex is happy, there – https://skittishlibrary.co.uk/david-essex-is-sad-1976/

Fab 208 annual, 1976
Fab 208 annual, 1976

Also, 1970s Noël Edmonds. “Oh no, it’s a picture of me looking slightly different!”

 

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1950-1999 Music

David Essex is Sad, 1976

How to live up to the expectations of David Essex in 1976.

From Radio Luxembourg’s official teen annual.