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main chart the next week, ranked in sales order, i.e. as if they occupied positions 51 to 64. "The
Breakers" list was ceased when BMRB took over chart compilation in February 1969, but by September 1970, it was re-instated (for singles only) appearing off and on under the main chart, up until May 1978 (when the top 75 was introduced). In the years 1974 and 1975, the list even expanded to 30 titles, of which the first 10 were called "Star Breakers" and given in order of sales, with the other 20 listed alphabetically.
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published a "Bubbling Under List" right under the main chart (at the time, the
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Whitelock – Later on managed indie/punk-funk band APB and others. Partner in Voice studios in 1989–92, Music Industry Consultant for government for four years, programmer at Lemon Tree in Aberdeen in 1999. Founded Vibraphonic (festival) in 2003 and radio station of same name in 2004, station
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to publish a singles chart. The chart was a Top 10, from postal returns from 24 shops. On 8 October, the chart expanded to a Top 20, and by 1956, more than 60 stores were being sampled. In April 1961, increased postage costs affected funding of the returns, and on 24 March 1962 the paper abandoned
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January 1983, when Gallup took over chart compilation, the singles chart extended to a Top 100, with positions 76–100 as 'The Next 25' – excluding singles dropping out of the Top 75 or with significantly reduced sales. 'The Next 25' was discontinued by
984:, though this may change in 2021 when the publication goes monthly). However, in 2011 Record Mirror was re-launched as an online music gossip website but became inactive two years later following trademark owner Giovanni di Stefano's jailing for fraud.
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a continental circulation and a Dutch supplement was frequently included. Terry
Chappell resumed as production editor and Bob Houston supervised the change in format. Group editorial manager
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in the early 1980s. It was at this time that she became a well-known face on the London club scene and began calling herself "Betty Page" after the 1950s model
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Polydor Records. Formed own company, Monkey Business P.R. with Pippa Hall in 1997.
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Features such as Ian Dove's "Rhythm & Blues Round Up", Peter Jones's "New Faces" and Norman
Jopling's "Fallen Idols and Great Unknowns", combined with
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Thrills section (infamous for Stuart Maconie's Believe It Or Not column which claimed that
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now morphed into PhonicFM in 2007. Headed up Festivals and Event teams for both City Of Exeter and Bristol 2003–08. Now lives in Canada.
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closed down she and Andy Strickland (both keen football fans) co-founded the now-defunct football magazine
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The title ceased to be a stand-alone publication in April 1991 when
2381:"Beverley Glick's autobiography on her website, "The Pearl Within""
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2187:"Articles, interviews and reviews from Tim Lott: Rock's Backpages"
852:"Spot the Imposter" – photoquiz with a misplaced face in the crowd
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290:. This eventually included the official UK Top 50 singles, Top 30
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in 1984. At the end of the decade she moved on first to the
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s music coverage, helped circulation rise to nearly 70,000.
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had been abandoned with the dance charts incorporated into
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who conducted a phone poll of retailers for a chart,
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1829:Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004).
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2422:Music magazines published in the United Kingdom
1756:. London, England: The Stage Media Company Ltd
1083:UK Top 75 Albums and Compilation Albums Charts
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1855:"June 1954: The Birth of Record Mirror"
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1805:"50s & 60s UK Charts: A History"
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1147:. Later, Hamilton introduced the
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1717:William, Helen (28 March 2013).
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1886:"Life Beyond the Rave?".
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