VA - Go-Set Number One Singles in Australia 1966 - 1974 (A Butterboy Compilation) (5 X CD's)

GO SET NUMBER ONES

Previously posted June 28, 2019

VA - Go-Set Number One Singles in Australia 1966 - 1974 (A Butterboy Compilation) (5 X CD's)

Go-Set was the first Australian pop music newspaper, published weekly from 2 February 1966 to 24 August 1974, and was founded in Melbourne by Phillip Frazer, Peter Raphael and Tony Schauble. Widely described as a pop music "bible", it became an influential publication, introduced the first national pop record charts and featured many notable contributors including fashion designer Prue Acton, journalist Lily Brett, rock writer / band manager Vince Lovegrove, music commentator Ian Meldrum, rock writer / music historian Ed Nimmervoll and radio DJ Stan Rofe. It spawned the original Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine in late 1972.

In 1964, Monash University student newspaper Chaos' co-editors, John Blakeley, Damien Broderick and Tony Schauble, renamed the paper Lot's Wife. Phillip Frazer was a staffer and later became co-editor with future parliamentarian Peter Steedman. Late in 1965, Schauble, Frazer, Broderick, and another student writer, Doug Panther, discussed ideas to make money during the holidays including the idea to create a teen-oriented pop music newspaper. Local rock group The Mood's manager, Peter Raphael, joined Frazer and Schauble and together they founded Go-Set Publications. Raphael brought in photographer Colin Beard and advertising manager Terry Cleary. Waverley Press, which owned Waverley Offset Printers, had printed Lot's Wife, and agreed to print Go-Set on credit. Schauble, Frazer and Panther produced the newspaper from their home in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern. The first edition of Go-Set, dated 2 February 1966, was published with Schauble cited as editor because Frazer, a medical student, asked to be listed in the low-key role of designer and Panther, who had not registered for the military draft, was described as a feature writer. The first issue showcased Tom Jones (see right) and Herman's Hermits interviewed by Panther and photographed by Colin Beard at Palais Theatre, St Kilda. Initial sales were low, about 3000 to 5000 but Issue 3, which covered The Rolling Stones tour in Melbourne and Sydney, doubled their sales.

Initially Go-Set was intended for Melbourne distribution only. A book distributor, Bill Robinson, managed circulation throughout Victoria, and several weeks later the newspaper was introduced to Sydney and within its first year, all the remaining states. From 28 February 1966, the Go-Set office was three rooms at Charnwood Crescent, St Kilda until December 1970 when it relocated to Drummond Street, Carlton.

Go-Set developed an international focus when, in a promotional arrangement with BOAC airlines, Brett and Beard were flown to London and the USA. They spent four months in the United Kingdom from January 1967 touring with Australian singer Normie Rowe, and The Troggs, The Who, The Small Faces, The Easybeats and others. In America they covered the New York City scene and attended the Monterey Pop Festival from 16 to 19 June 1967. The first full colour centre spread was a Beard photograph of Jimi Hendrix taken at The Monterey Pop Festival. In Los Angeles they did personality stories and photographic fashion spreads with Sonny and Cher, The Mamas & the Papas and covered a recording session with The Byrds.

In December 1973, Nimmervoll left Go-Set and founded Juke Magazine in 1975, subsequently he established Take 40 Australia and since 2000, he has edited HowlSpace, a website detailing Australian rock music history. He is also an author of books on the same subject. By January 1974, Go-Set was sold to Sungravure Ltd with Jenny Irvine as editor. Reprints from UK and US papers replaced staff writing during 1973 and 1974, when Sungravure was taken over by IPC Magazines after which Go-Set's circulation declined until the final issue on 24 August 1974. (Wikipedia)

I found this list of tracks at  www.poparchives.com.au. It is an excellent site dedicated to the Go Set magazine. The artwork used depicts the first cover issue of each years first magazine.

Presented  here are the NUMBER ONE Singles in Australia 1966 - 1974, according to GO-SET magazine, in chronological order. The first entry was YELLOW SUBMARINE/ELEANOR RIGBY by The Beatles (5.Oct.1966 - 12Oct.1966 [2 weeks]) and the last entry being BILLY DON'T BE A HERO by Paper Lace (6.Jul.1974 - 24.Aug.1974 [8 weeks]). I have not included tracks that were reintroduced to the number one position for a second time, however, I have included both songs of a double A side single of all #I hits as per the list. There is a total of 135 Tracks for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

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Track lists

CD1

1    Beatles - Yellow Submarine    :02:41    1966

2    Beatles - Eleanor Rigby    :02:07    1966

3    Twilights - Needle in a Haystack    :02:12    1966

4    Johnny Young & Kompany - Step Back    :01:51    1966

5    Johnny Young & Kompany - Caralyn    :02:37    1966

6    Peter and Gordon - Lady Godiva    :02:26    1966

7    Easybeats - Sorry    :02:36    1966

8    Bobby Darin - If I Were a Carpenter (Stereo)    :02:22    1966

9    Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today    :03:30    1966

10    Normie Rowe - Ooh La La    :02:23    1966

11    Easybeats - Friday on My Mind    :02:52    1967

12    Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home    :03:05    1967

13    Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron    :02:43    1967

14    Seekers - Georgy Girl    :02:18    1967

15    Beatles - Penny Lane    :02:58    1967

16    Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever    :04:11    1967

17    Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra - Something Stupid    :02:40    1966

18    Petula Clark - This is My Song    :03:17    1967

19    Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale    :04:07    1967

20    Beatles - All You Need is Love    :04:02    1967

21    Beatles - Baby, You're a Rich Man    :03:04    1967

22    5th Dimension - Up-Up & Away    :02:43    1967

23    Petula Clark - Don't Sleep in the Subway    :02:58    1967

24    Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him    :02:51    1967

25    Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz    :03:05    1967

26    Bee Gees - Massachusetts    :02:22    1967

27    Beatles - Hello, Goodbye    :03:27    1968

CD2

28    Beatles - I Am the Walrus    :04:33    1968

29    Johnny Farnham - Sadie the Cleaning Lady    :02:51    1968

30    John Fred & His Playboy Band - Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)    :02:54    1968

31    Paul Mauriat - Love is Blue    :02:41    1968

32    Beatles - Lady Madonna    :02:19    1968

33    Beatles - The Inner Light    :02:35    1968

34    Bobby Goldsboro - Honey    :04:00    1968

35    Irish Rovers - The Unicorn    :03:22    1968

36    Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - This Guy's in Love With You    :04:02    1968

37    Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash    :03:34    1968

38    Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts - Angel of the Morning    :03:12    1968

39    Irish Rovers - Whiskey on a Sunday (The Puppet Song)    :02:41    1968

40    Mama Cass - Dream a Little Dream of Me    :03:14    1968

41    Tom Jones - Help Yourself    :02:54    1968

42    Beatles - Hey Jude    :07:19    1968

43    Beatles - Revolution    :03:23    1968

44    Leapy Lee    Little Arrowss    :02:55    1968

45    Cream - White Room    :04:54    1969

46    Canned Heat - Going Up the Country    :02:49    1969

47    Barry Ryan - Eloise    :05:48    1969

48    Scaffold - Lily the Pink    :04:20    1969

49    Foundations - Build Me Up a Buttercup    :02:59    1969

50    Beatles - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da    :03:09    1969

51    Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps    :04:48    1969

52    Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go to (My Lovely)    :04:45    1969

53    Russell Morris - The Real Thing    :06:21    1969

54    Beatles - Get Back    :03:14    1969

CD3

55    Beatles - Don't Let Me Down    :03:30    1969

56    Cowsills - Hair    :03:31    1969

57    Beatles - Ballad of John and Yoko    :03:01    1969

58    Beatles - Old Brown Shoe    :03:18    1969

59    Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto    :02:56    1969

60    Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women    :02:59    1969

61    Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want    :07:30    2002

62    Russell Morris - Part Three 'into Paper Walls    :07:02    1969

63    Russell Morris - The Girl That I Love    :04:37    1969

64    Ross D Wyllie - The Star    :03:28    1969

65    Roy Orbison - Penny Arcade    :03:08    1969

66    Beatles - Something    :03:03    1969

67    Beatles - Come Together    :04:17    1969

68    Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds    :04:30    1969

69    Johnny Farnham - Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head    :02:24    1979

70    Lionel Rose - I Thank You (Lionel Rose)    :03:26    1970

71    Shocking Blue - Venus    :03:08    1970

72    Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love    :05:35    1970

73    Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)    :02:46    1970

74    Beatles - Let it Be    :03:56    1970

75    Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water    :04:53    1970

76    Norman Greenbaum     - Spirit in the Sky    :04:04    1970

77    Beach Boys - Cotton Fields    :03:15    1970

78    Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around the Bend    :02:41    1970

79    Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through the Jungle    :03:09    1970

80    Simon and Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa (If I Could)    :03:07    1970

81    Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime    :03:28    1970

CD4

82    Christie - Yellow River    :02:47    1970

83    Carpenters - (They Long to Be) Close to You    :04:36    1970

84    Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door    :02:34    1970

85    Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long as I Can See the Light    :03:31    1970

86    Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe    :02:26    1970

87    Partridge Family - I Think I Love You    :02:53    1971

88    George Harrison - My Sweet Lord    :04:38    1971

89    Mixtures - The Pushbike Song    :02:33    1971

90    Spectrum - I'll Be Gone    :03:23    1971

91    George Harrison - What is Life    :04:25    1971

92    George Harrison - Apple Scruffs    :03:04    1971

93    Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee    :04:31    1971

94    Paul McCartney - Another Day    :03:47    1971

95    Hollies - Too Young to Be Married    :04:01    1971

96    Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock    :04:11    1971

97    Drummond - Daddy Cool    :02:35    1971

98    Olivia Newton John - Banks of the Ohio    :03:16    1971

99    Rod Stewart - Maggie May    :05:50    1971

100    Rod Stewart - Reason to Believe    :04:09    1971

101    John Lennon - Imagine    :03:04    1972

102    Colleen Hewett - Day By Day    :06:02    1972

103    Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)    :03:42    1972

104    Melanie - Brand New Key    :02:26    1972

105    Don McLean - American Pie    :08:39    1972

106    Nilsson - Without You    :03:21    1972

107    America - A Horse With No Name    :04:03    1972

108    Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace    :03:20    1972

CD5

109    Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face    :05:22    1974

110    Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother    :03:51    1972

111    Donny Osmond - Puppy Love    :03:05    1972

112    Wayne Newton - Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast    :03:26    1972

113    Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress    :03:16    1972

114    Blackfeather - Boppin' the Blues    :06:33    1972

115    Mac Davis     - Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me    :03:03    1972

115    Hot Butter - Popcorn    :02:33    1972

116    Michael Jackson - Ben    :02:47    1973

117    Carly Simon - You're So Vain    :04:17    1973

118    Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song 1973    :04:47    1973

119    Tony Orlando & Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree    :03:22    1973

120    Jud Strunk - Daisy a Day    :02:52    1973

121    Col Joy - Heaven is My Womans Love 1973    :02:53    1973

122    Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never    :03:39    1973

123    Suzi Quatro - Can the Can    :03:38    1973

124    Rolling Stones - Angie    :04:32    1973

125    Vicki Lawrence - He Did With Me    :02:30    1973

126    Sweet - Ballroom Blitz    :04:01    1974

127    Helen Reddy - Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)    :03:28    1974

128    Ringo Starr - Photograph    :04:07    1974

129    David Bowie - Sorrow    :02:53    1974

130    Grahame Bond - Farewell Aunty Jack    :03:28    1974

131    Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo    :02:47    1974

133    Jacks, Terry - Seasons in the Sun    :03:28    1974

134    Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive    :03:49    1974

135    Paper Lace - Billy, Don't Be a Hero    :04:05    1974

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