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TODAY’S ’60s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK
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Henry Krueger Productions shares this day’s ’66 audio ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’ hits on MCRFB.COM
From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1966
NEW YORK — The Troggs’ recording of “Wild Thing” will continue to be marketed on the Atco and Fontana labels. The injunction proceeding initiated by Mercury Records has been stayed until Sept. 1 and the request for a preliminary injunction by Atlantic Recording Corp., Atco’s parent company, and York-Pala Records against Mercury Records, Fontana’s parent company, was denied, by rulings handed down in New York Supreme Court last week. No decision as to the ultimate rights to this Troggs recording or to their future recordings was made.
The rulings mean that no injunction is in effect and the competitive battle between Atco and Fontana over the Troggs’ “Wild Thing” will continue through the summer. “Wild Thing” is in the No. 6 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart this week crediting both Atco and Fontana.
It has been almost two decades since two firms have simultaneously sold the same version of a pop hit. Last such case in the pop field was when Mercury
Records and National Records sold Eileen Barton’s, “If I Knew You Were Coming I’d Have Baked a Cake.” END
(Information and news source: Billboard; July 9, 1966)
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING JULY 30, 1966
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NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’66 * The Troggs * WEEK OF 07/24/66 – 08/06/1966___
ELEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Wild Thing” by The Troggs peaked this week at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week-ending July 23 through August 6, 1966. (source: Billboard)
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TODAY’S ’60s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK
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Henry Krueger Productions shares this day’s ’65 audio ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’ hits on MCRFB.COM
YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE * The Supremes * MOTOWN (1966)
“TWO LOVERS” (INSTRUMENTAL) * Mary Wells * 1962
MCRFB.COM TOP 10 COUNTDOWN * July 1964 * A Henry Krueger ProductionTODAY’S ’60s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK
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