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First published January 5, 1995 ECCENTRIC singer Reg Presley, the man who penned last year's biggest hit, is to plough some of the royalties from the song's soaraway success into crop circle research. Love Is All Around was a hit first time round for Presley and his group The Troggs in 1967, the follow-up to their 1966 mega-hit Wild Thing. But last year the song got a huge new lease of life, spending 15 weeks in the Number One slot after it featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral. The version of the song (by Wet Wet Wet) sold 1.75 million copies. Royalties from the song are still pouring in from the UK and overseas. Singer-songwriter Presley of Andover, Hampshire, is to coin in even more cash from the ballad as it is also on Richard Clayderman and James Last s new chartbusting album. "Reg has been fascinated by UFOs and crop circles ever since I've known him," said Troggs manager Larry Page. "He is always out there at night with his video looking out for UFOs and waiting for crop circles to form." The research is expected to bring Presley into Wiltshire, the acknowledged Mecca for crop circle enthusiasts. Theories put forward to account for their formation vary. Some claim they are the work of hoaxers, while others claim they are created by giant hailstones, aliens or natural forces linked to the hole in the ozone layer. The front-runner has been the suggestion that they are caused by small, tightly focussed whirlwinds (called vortexes) which appear and disappear as a result of highly localised meteorological changes. Mr Page refused to reveal how much money Presley will make from the royalties for Love Is All Around, but he said the figure was likely to run into millions. It is still doing well overseas and has just reached number two in the Canadian charts. Back to 1995 index |
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