Demis Roussos met My Friend the wind is de hoogste nieuwe op nummer 17. Twee plaatsen lager zien we de Rolling Stones binnenkomen met Angie. Een toch wel wat vreemde plaat voor de Top 50 komt binnen op nummer 30, Ton van Duinhoven met Nou Jaap Swart eindelijk opsodemietert. Een van de voor mij mooiste van Abba zien we op nummer 50 binnenkomen : People need love. Rob de Nijs trakteert ons op Zuster Ursula als treiterschijf deze week. Gerrit Dekzeil bezingt de primaire levensbehoeften van het mannelijk geslacht als kanskaart van Nico Steenbergen. In de Troef 20 staat een Nederlandse zanger twee maal onder twee verschillende artiestennamen. Wie weet wie dat is?

Deze Top 50 kun je hier beluisteren:

Uur 1                          Uur 2                          Uur 3

Als toegift deze week de

TROEF 20   

Onder de TOP 50 kun je de herinneringen van Michael Downing lezen aan RNI in September 1973 en daaronder een paar scans uit de Popfoto van September 1973.

En omdat het al weer twee jaar geleden is dat de eerste Non-stop Top 50 on-line kwam nog een extra-extraatje in de vorm van de Top 30 van 6 September 1970.

Top 30 6 SEPTEMBER 1970

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The RNI memories of Michael Downing for this week in September 1973

 

The International Service of RNI had entered into its most stable period in early September 1973, with no changes to the DJ line up until February 1974. Mike Ross, Don Allen, Brian McKenzie, Graham Gill and Robin Banks were the main team, with Rob Eden helping out from time to time.

 

The International Top 30 had been very slow moving during August 1973, with only 12 new entries during the 4 weeks to 31 August 1973. The chart on Friday 7 September 1973 saw a complete shake up, however, with 12 new entries, including "Angel Fingers" by Wizzard at number 1 and "Angie" by the Rolling Stones at number 4. The biggest casualty from the previous week's chart was "Alll right now" by Free, reissued in the UK in the summer of 1973, which had been at number 5 on 31 August 1973, but was not in the Top 30 at all on 7 September 1973. The Top 30 programme was presented by Mike Ross on 7 September 1973.

 

The Smash Play on the International Service was "She" by John Baldry and Liza Strike, a record played a lot by RNI at the time. The five station hitpicks for the week were:

Uitvoerende(n)

Titel

Bee Gees

Wouldn't I be someone

Red Herring

I'm a gambler

Fandango

High class girl

Shirley Bassey

Make the world a little younger

Judge Dread

Oh she is a big girl now

 

LP of the week was "Atlantis" by Earth and Fire, who were a favourite group of the International Service in 1973.

 

On the Dutch Service, it was also business as usual. Ferry Maat presented the Super Top 50 from 12.00 to 15.00 on Saturday 8 September 1973 and the Troef 20, broadcast during Driemaster on Saturday, was hosted by Dick de Graaf, who was on his week of Driemaster at the time. The breakfast programme, called "Buitengaats" at the time, was also broadcast live from the Mebo 2 and had been presented on alternate weeks by Marc van Amstel and Gerard Smit, but Gerard had fallen out of favour with John de Mol and, although he stayed with RNI, he was mainly only heard reading news during the autumn of 1973. Hans Molenaar took over as co-presenter of Buitengaats,

 

De voorpagina van de Popfoto van September 1973

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De hoogste nieuwe binnenkomer deze week

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Gezakt van 27 naar 45 deze week ...

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Ik had verwacht dat Sally toch veel langer was ...

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En nu de boodschappen ...

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