Sunday 25 August 2024

1971, Music: Belgian Single Charts 24/04/1971

N° 30
Olivia Newton-John – If Not For You

- Country: UK /Australia
- Music/Lyrics: Bob Dylan
- Highest Position: N° 29
- Weeks in the charts: 2
- Video clip

N° 29
Perry Como – It's Impossible

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Sid Wayne, Armando Manzanero
- Highest Position: N° 29
- Weeks in the charts: 4
- Video clip

N° 28
Jimmy Frey – Laat mij alleen

 - Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Nelly Byl, Jimmy Frey, John Sluszny
- Highest Position: N° 16
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip

N° 27
Brian Hyland – Gypsy Woman

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Curtis Mayfield
- Highest Position: N° 27
- Weeks in the charts: 2
- Video clip

N° 26
Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Joe South
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 13
- Video clip

N° 25
Chris Roberts – Ich bin verliebt in die Liebe

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Werner Twardy, Lilibert
- Highest Position: N° 23
- Weeks in the charts: 4
- Video clip

N° 24
Ricky Gordon – Lieg nooit meer

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Eddy Govert
- Highest Position: N° 21
- Weeks in the charts: 11
- No video clip

N° 23
Gilbert O'Sullivan – Underneath The Blanket Go

- Country: Ireland
- Music/Lyrics: Gilbert O'Sullivan
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 22
Paul McCartney – Another Day

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Paul McCartney
- Highest Position: N° 10
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip

N° 21
The New Inspiration – Judy Please

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Jacques Velt
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 20
Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: John Fogerty
- Highest Position: N° 16
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 19
John Woolley & Just Born – You're Lying

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Larry Page, Colin Frechter
- Highest Position: N° 17
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 18
Andy Williams – Love Story (Where Do I Begin)

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Kurt Feltz, Francis Lai, Carl Sigman
- Highest Position: N° 14
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 17
George Baker Selection – Nathalie

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Hans Bouwens
- Highest Position: N° 16
- Weeks in the charts: 5
- Video clip

N° 16
Nicole & Hugo – Goeiemorgen, morgen

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Paul Quintens, Phil Van Cauwenbergh
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 15
Séverine – Un banc, un arbre, une rue

- Country: France, Monaco
- Music/Lyrics: Yves Dessca, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 14
Sandy Coast – True Love That's A Wonder

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Hans Vermeulen
- Highest Position: N° 11
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 13
Marva – Als je eenzaam bent

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Nelly Byl, Jean Kluger
- Highest Position: N° 5
- Weeks in the charts: 12
- Video clip

N° 12
Middle Of The Road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Lally Stott, Giuseppe Cassia
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 15
- Video clip

N° 11
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Power To The People

- Country: UK / USA
- Music/Lyrics: John Lennon
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Weeks in the charts: 7
- Video clip

N° 10
The Walkers – There's No More Corn On The Brasos

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Jean Innemee
- Highest Position: N° 10
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 9
Danyel Gérard – Butterfly

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: Danyel Gérard, Ralph Bernet, Howard Barnes
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 13
- Video clip

N° 8
George Harrison – What Is Life

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: George Harrison
- Highest Position: N° 5
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 7
The Sweet – Funny, Funny

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 6
Waldo de los Ríos – Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor KV 550 (First Movement) allegro molto

- Country: Spain
- Music/Lyrics: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 5
Tony Christie – Las Vegas

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Peter Callander, Mitch Murray
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Weeks in the charts: 13
- Video clip

N° 4
Titanic – Sultana

- Country: Norway / UK
- Music/Lyrics: Kjell Asperud, Janny Loseth, John Lorck, Helge Groslie
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 12
- Video clip

N° 3
Clodagh Rodgers – Jack In The Box

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: John Worsley, David Myers
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 7
- Video clip

N° 2
Will Tura – Zonneschijn

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Will Tura, Nelly Byl
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 1
Peter Maffay – Du

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Peter Orloff, Michael Kunze
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 18
- Video clip

Wednesday 21 August 2024

1970, Car Spotting: Kerkplein, Arnhem, Netherlands

Left to right

First row (moving on the road)
Unidentified car.

Second row
Unidentified car, probably Simca, unidentified car probably DAF.

Third row, front to back
Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord A, Ford (Taunus) 12M or 15M (P6), unidentified car, Ford (Consul) Corsair, Opel Kapitän (1956 / 1958), unidentified car.

Fourth row, front to back
Opel Kadett B Kiemencoupe, Ford Taunus 17M or 20M (P5), Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Escort Mk I, Fiat 850, Opel Kadett B, Fiat 850, Austin/Morris Mini, DKW Junior or DKW F12, Vauxhall Viva HB, Volkswagen 1500/1600 Variant (Type3).

Fifth row, front to back
DAF 600 or Daffodil, Fiat 850, Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Sixth row, front to back
Unidentified car, unidentified car, DAF 600 or Daffodil, Fiat 850, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Escort M 1 Van, Škoda 1000 MB, Simca 1100, unidentified car, Renault R4, Fiat 600, Fiat 600, unidentified car, unidentified car probably Ford Taunus P3, Renault 10.

Seventh row, front to back
Mercedes-Benz W110, Opel Kadett A, Citroën 2CV, Opel Kadett B Fastback, Simca 1000, Opel Kadett A, Fiat 850, Austin A40 Farina, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Kadett A Car-A-Van, Sunbeam (Hillman) Imp, Renault R4, Austin/Morris Mini, Volkswagen T2a (Type 2, Transporter), Ford Cortina Mk II, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Eight row
BMW 02-series.

Ninth row, front to back
Unidentified car, Peugeot 404, Ford (Taunus) 12 M (P6), Renault R4, Simca 1300, Renault 16, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Simca 1302/1502,

Tenth row
DKW Junior or DKW F12.

Eleventh row, front to back
Unidentified car, Peugeot 404, Ford (Taunus) 12 M (P6), Rover 3500 (P6), Simca 1300/1500, Fiat 850, Peugeot 404, Citroën 2CV, Simca Ariane, NSU Prinz 4, Renault R4, Ford Cortina Mk II Estate, Ford (Taunus) 12 M (P6), Opel Kadett B, Fiat Fiat 500 Giardiniera, Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, moving unidentified car,

Twelfth row, front to back
Unidentified car, Renault R4, Fiat 600, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1500/1600 Variant (Type3), unidentified van probably Hanomag-Henschel F20, unidentified car, unidentified car probably Vauxhall Viva HA, Vauxhall Victor FD, Ford (Taunus) 12 M (P6), Volkswagen 1500/1600, Austin/Morris Mini, Opel Kadett B, Opel Kadett B.

Tuesday 13 August 2024

1969, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Volkswagen EA 266 Concept
- Volkswagen Entwicklungsauftrag 266, 1966 – 1971, presented in 1969
- Produced by Porsche (50 prototypes produced, 2 still exist), West Germany, 1969
- Air-cooled B4 Volkswagen Beetle engine, 1300 cc to 1600 cc

Volkswagen EA 266 Concept
Volkswagen EA 266 Concept
Volkswagen EA 266 Concept

Austin Zanda Concept
- Designed by Harris Mann at the Austin-Morris design studio
- Produced by Austin, British Leyland, 1969
- Shown on the London Motor Show 1969

Austin Zanda Concept
Austin Zanda Concept
Austin Zanda Concept

Pop 70 sound system
- Designed by Hans Vagt and Peter Bannert, West Germany, 1969
- Manufactured by Blaupunkt, Hildesheim, West Germany (1969-1976)

Pop 70 sound system
Pop 70 sound system

Raleigh Chopper
- Designed by Alan Oakley, UK
- Manufactured by Raleigh Bicycle Company, Nottingham, England, UK, 1969

Raleigh Chopper
Raleigh Chopper

Jane Birkin in a Celia Birtwell design
- Designed by Celia Birtwell, UK, 1969
- Manufactured by Ossie Clark, UK, 1969

Jane Birkin in a Celia Birtwell design
Jane Birkin in a Celia Birtwell design
Jane Birkin in a Celia Birtwell design

Saab 96 V4 Brochure, 1969 (Ford Taunus V4 engine)

Saab 96 V4 Brochure
Saab 96 V4 Brochure

Saturday 10 August 2024

1968, Car Spotting: Korte Hoogstraat, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Left to right
Audi F103, Opel 1200 (Opel Olympia Rekord P1), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Autobianchi Bianchina Berlina, Citroën DS, Morris Oxford Series VI, Opel Rekord A, Fiat 600, DAF Daffodil, unidentified car, Jaguar E-Type Series I, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), DAF 44, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car.

Saturday 3 August 2024

1967, Film: Mister Ten Per Cent

The British comedy "Mister Ten Per Cent" was released in March 1967. The film was directed by Peter Graham Scott with a screenplay by Norman Hudis based on a story by Mira Avrech. Main stars are Charlie Drake as Percy Pointer, Derek Nimmo as Tony and Wanda Ventham as Kathy. The music was composed by Ron Goodwin.

"Mister Ten Per Cent" Poster
Charlie Drake as Percy Pointer
Charlie Drake as Percy Pointer and Annette Andre as Muriel
Justine Lord as Lady Dorothea
Derek Nimmo as Tony

Synopsis
Percy Pointer (Charlie Drake) is a construction worker and amateur dramatist. He writes a drama “Oh My Lord”, a producer agrees to back the play, hoping it will be a disaster to claim insurance on its failure...

George Baker as Lord Edward and Gina Warwick as Ellen
John Le Mesurier as Jocelyn Macauley
Wanda Ventham as Kathy
Una Stubbs as 2nd Lady Dorothea

Main cast

  • Charlie Drake as Percy Pointer
  • Derek Nimmo as Tony
  • Wanda Ventham as Kathy
  • John Le Mesurier as Jocelyn Macauley
  • Anthony Nicholls as Casey
  • Noel Dyson as Mrs. Gorman
  • John Hewer as Townsend
  • Anthony Gardner as Claude Crepe
  • Ronald Radd as publicity man
  • John Laurie as scotsman
  • Colin Douglas as policeman
  • Annette Andre as Muriel
  • Justine Lord as Lady Dorothea
  • George Baker as Lord Edward
  • Joyce Blair as 1st Lady Dorothea
  • Una Stubbs as 2nd Lady Dorothea
  • Nicole Shelby as Fiona
  • Gina Warwick as Ellen
  • Percy Herbert as Inspector Great
  • Desmond Roberts as manservant
  • Colin Douglas as policeman
  • Lyn Ashley as the maid
  • Roy Beck as theater-goer
  • Pauline Chamberlain as woman in theatre audience
  • Carol Cleveland as girl at theatre party
  • Valerie Van Ost as girl at theatre party

Una Stubbs as 2nd Lady Dorothea, Joyce Blair as 1st Lady Dorothea,
George Baker as Lord Edward, Nicole Shelby as Fiona and
Wanda Ventham as Kathy
Valerie Van Ost and George Baker as Lord Edward


Trailer