Rock File

[My Friend Jack]

This book was published in 1972, but it was a landmark publication for me. Half of the book was a series of essays and articles on various aspects of music, compiled and edited by Charlie Gillett. The second half, however, was the first ever attempt to present a "UK Chart Log." Compiled by Pete and Annie Fowler, it simply listed every record to have made the UK Top 20 between 1955 and 1969. I found this an absolutely fascinating volume, and it really kick-started my interest in the statistics behind the music.

I still have my rather worn copy of Rock File - obviously long ago superseded as a useful work of reference, but still much treasured.

[Deinonychus]

MFJ - yep, I had two of those (numbers 2 and 4) as well! Wish I knew where they were - as you suggest, they had some interesting articles in among the stats...

[Blodwyn Pigs Might Fly]

I didn't recognise the book title on this thread until yesterday, when I noticed a long-forgotten book called Rock File 5 on my shelf, written by gold old Charlie Gillett and some other chap. Lots of charts and stuff, with amendments written in my teenage handwriting.

[Deinonychus]

Yep - did that, too!