There will be a talk about the first UK #1s (1952-53) on Tuesday night at the City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society meeting at Conway Hall in London. 45worlds members are welcome to attend. For more information, and to add it to your calendar, see here

here.

You can also add the other CLPGS talks to your calendar at this link.

The presentation you did on the first ever chart, was that recorded at all as I would have liked to have seen that........As to the advertisement of the first number ones, Lia Roza refused to perform How Much is that Doggie.....She only performed it once when it was recorded........

And Answer Me was banned by the BBC Radio programmes...........

The presentation you did on the first ever chart, was that recorded at all as I would have liked to have seen that........As to the advertisement of the first number ones, Lia Roza refused to perform How Much is that Doggie.....She only performed it once when it was recorded........

Yes it was recorded, you can listen to it here. It’s an audio recording with a PowerPoint presentation. There are also my talks about Bob and Alf Pearson, and the Last Survivors of Shellac, the latter devoted to British performers still alive who appeared on 78s.

And yes, you know all the answers! But I’m hoping some of those attending might not be as knowledgeable as you.

Thank you, I’ll post a link here when it’s available… obviously better in person, for those of you who can make it!

Being monoped means travelling is very difficult

You can listen to last night’s talk here. It’s an audio recording with a brief PowerPoint presentation.

Strange, someone else said that, but it plays for me, and two others I know have been able to play it??

It should work now!

Yes .....Most enjoyable.......

Thank you!

Was just wondering if there was anything happening about the Turner Layton sides that you mentioned you may be able to obtain.......