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27th Sep 2023, 1:55 AM
	mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points	Very interesting, Mike, but I must correct you. The Missing Charts book does not capture British sheet music sales, but those of records, so I think you must have got confused there (the Warsaw Concerto made #3 on sheet music sales). I believe the data comes from shipment figures obtained by the late Colin Brown. The book was published after his death. It is titled “The British Hit Singles Jan 1940 - Oct 1952: The Missing Charts”. Despite the title, it isn’t actually part of the Guinness series of the same name. When the published record charts began in November 1952, it was a top 12 - it didn’t become a top 20 until 1954, I think. Harry James was an American bandleader - did he appear in British dance halls in 1943? I’m not sure Victor Silvester was particularly active as a live performer either, being more prominent on records and radio. The book was published ten years ago, and I recently managed to track down a copy, as it is now rather elusive. Interesting as it is, I think it should be taken with a large pinch of salt. Didn’t you find several hundred errors in the book, Mike? It lists records that don’t even exist!

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