The 20th of February 1973
Official U.K. Albums Chart results from Sunday the 18th to Saturday the 24th of February 1973
Cut-off for sales figures was up to the end of Saturday the 17th of February
Results counted from Sunday the 18th,
announced on Tuesday the 20th,
and broadcast on B.B.C. Radio 1 on Sunday the 25th of February 1973.
The London Symphony Orchestra
The Strauss Family
At No.3, on the “The Top 50 U.K. Albums Chart” on my 1st Birthday, is The London Symphony Orchestra with “The Strauss Family”.
As TV tie-ins go,..
…this British TV series proved so popular that it pushed the accompanying double album, which it generated, almost to the very top of the charts.
Airing from early November, and each week thereafter up to Christmas, the TV drama, focusing on the famous family of composers, boasted acting aimuni such as Derek Jacobi and Jane Seymour amongst its illustrious cast.
The album itself had a quiet start while the ITV show aired, entering at No.50 on the 10th of December and climbing to mid chart before falling back out after the 6th of January the following year.
When it came back, from the 14th of that month, it was only a matter of a few weeks before it got as high as No.2, where it stayed for the 2 weeks before this one.
Stepping back one position this week, it will take up residency in the Top 10 until mid March before it glides back down the chart, falling out after the 5th of May, but then re-entering to add one more week to its tally, and then waltzing off for good after the 19th of that month with 21 weeks on chart in total.
Due to the actual recordings from the album, performed by The London Symphony Orchestra, being unavailable, I have used other versions by other orchestras, to give as close an interpretation of this album as I can.
As these aren’t the actual recordings on the album, there will be differing times (especially on Record 2, Side 3 which would overrun).
Record 1, Side 1
Record 1, Side 2
Record 2, Side 3
Record 2, Side 4
Many thanks go to the following YouTube Channels for providing the chance to hear this music once again.
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The Top 50 U.K. Singles Chart Playlist for the week of my 1st Birthday:
The Top 50 U.K. Singles Chart Playlist for the day I was born:
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