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RCA 47  9747                        Orange Label

 

Side A.  Clean Up Your Own Backyard

Side B.  The Fair’s Moving On

 

On July 5th 1969 "Clean Up Your Own Backyard"  was number 35 on the Hot 100 chart and it was on the chart for eight weeks. Number 74 was the position of this track on August 16th 1969 and remained on the chart for three weeks.

This 45 entered the UK chart on August 29th 1969, the release date was September 6th 1969 in the UK (RCA 1869), it would reach the number 21 slot  in the UK charts.

 

Matrix numbers:  XPKM-3976-1S A1E / XPKM-1276-1S A2E

Also released with a yellow label, NOT FOR SALE. XPKM-3976-?S / XPKM-1276-?S

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM on the Gold Standard Series label.

 

Recording Dates

Clean Up Your Own Backyard  - Recorded October 23rd 1968,United Artist Recorders, Hollywood, CA

The Fair’s Moving On- Recorded  February 21st 1969, American Sound Studio, Memphis, TN


Musicians:-

Reggie Young, Jerry McGee, Morton Marker, Robert Gibbons - Guitar,  Max Bennett, Tommy Cogbill - Bass, Gene Chrisman, Frank Carlson, John Guerin  - Drums

Bobby Wood, Don Randi – Piano,  Buddy Colette – Clarinet,  Roy Caton – Trumpet,  Lew McCreary - Trombone   Bobby Emmons – Organ,

John Hughey – Steel Guitar,  Ed Kollis – Harmonica,   The Memphis Horns – French Horns,

Mary Green, Donna Thatcher, Susan Pilkington, Mary Holladay, Dolores Edgin, June Page, Hursche Wiginton, Joe Babcock, Ginger Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Sandy Posey, The Mello Men, Jack Halloran, Ronald Hicklin – Vocals

 

Release Date:- 

US:- June 17th 1969

UK:- August 29th 1969

Chart Position:-

US:- 35

UK:- 21

 

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