Wow! Herman's Hermits hold off The Beatles and hang on to the #1 spot for the third straight week with "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter!" (The Beatles remain in the "Runner Up" position, holding at #2 for the second week in a row.)
Gary Lewis and the Playboys also hold on to the #3 position with "Count Me In" while The Seekers, The Beach Boys and another hit by Herman's Hermits occupy the remaining Top 6 positions at #4, #6 and #5 respectively.
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs continues its climb up the chart and now sit just outside The Top 10 at #11. And The Supremes jump another 21 points (from #35 to #14) with their latest, "Back In My Arms Again."
Elvis Presley is also making great strides with his religious hit, "Crying In The Chapel," up this week from #33 to #16.
Jody Miller jumps from #45 to #33 with her parody of Roger Miller's big hit, "King Of The Road" ... Jody's "Queen Of The House" is up a dozen places in its fourth week on the charts.
Freddie and the Dreamers have back-to-back hits at #34 and #35 with "Do The Freddie" and "You Were Made For Me." Both are up a dozen places as well.
Speaking of Roger Miller, he's got another "smash" on his hands as "Engine Engine #9" climbs from #70 to #44, a move of 26 places.
Two more '60's classics debut right behind each other at #81 and #82 as "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds and "I Can't Help Myself" by The Four Tops make their pop chart premiers.
60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
5/10/65 – The Rolling Stones record a version of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” right here in Chicago at Chess Studios. The original track featured Brian Jones on harmonica ... but the group felt that the recording didn’t really capture the feel of what they were going for … so two days later, they re-recorded it at RCA Studios in Hollywood, and THIS is the version we have all come to know and love.
Is this the original take (as advertised?) I'm not so sure - where's the Brian Jones harmonica part that was important enough to single out at the time?
Some have also said THIS is the one, used as the backing track for their performance on "Shindig!"
But if ANY of these come close to representing the original take, I'd have to say it would have to be THIS one ...
Brian Jones is on acoustic guitar ... and the fuzz tone is missing ... and if you watch closely at the end, you'll see Brian pull out his harmonica, even though the sound is obscured by the end credits. Still, there's a good chance that this take was erased and doesn't really exist in ANY form ... so we have to settle for what we can find! (kk)
