HARDER TO FIND 1959 UK #1 CRAIG DOUGLAS 78 " ONLY SIXTEEN " TOP RANK JAR 159 VG+
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A 1959 UK NUMBER 1 ON A TOP RANK 78
CRAIG DOUGLAS - ONLY SIXTEEN
UK TOP RANK JAR 159 10" VINYL
ENTERED THE UK CHARTS 7th AUG 1959
REACHED #1 FOR 4 WEEKS AND WAS IN THE CHARTS FOR 15 WEEKS
Craig Douglas was one of Britain's first 'Pop' singers. His achievement was really remarkable because he'd found a musical niche that appealed to teenagers and to their mums and dads too- sadly, it couldn't last. He was too lightweight to be considered rock and roll and yet nor was he a 1950s style crooner. He had still been a milkman when he got an opportunity to appear on TV's 'Six-5 Special' by winning a talent contest. Through this he secured a recording contract with Decca, but the two singles they issued were ignored. Luckily he was given a second chance by the new 'Top Rank' record label. His early songs were, almost without exception, covers of carefully selected material from American artists of the time. He was extremely successful, and even reached #1 with Sam Cooke's 'Only Sixteen' when the great man could only struggle to #23 with the original!
ONLY SIXTEEN
(Only sixteen, only sixteen)
(Only sixteen, only sixteen)
She was only sixteen, only sixteen
I loved her so
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
We'd laugh and we'd sing
And do the little things
That made my heart glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
Why did I give my heart so fast
It never will happen again
But I was a mere lad of sixteen
I've aged a year since then
She was only sixteen, only sixteen
With eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
Why did I give my heart so fast
It never will happen again
Cos I was a mere lad of sixteen
I've aged a year since then
She was only sixteen, only sixteen
With eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
DISC DETAILS:
UK TOP RANK JAR 159 10" 78rpm HEAVY VINYL
A SIDE:- ONLY SIXTEEN
B SIDE:- MY FIRST LOVE AFFAIR
CONDITION - V+ marks and scratches but plays well
A 1959 NUMBER ONE HIT ON A UK 78 !
THIS IS GETTING HARDER TO FIND SO ......
DON'T MISS OUT - BUY NOW!
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