FEBRUARY 15, 1960 THE BILLBOARD MUSIC NEWS 11 WINNER'S DISK Golden Tests AMICABLE TITLE DISK $$ BOOST SALES CONFIRM Kiddisk M. -O. DISPUTE FINIS FIESTA RESULT NEW YORK - Recent dis- Sales Jump Seen for Sales Pitch cussions between officials of ROME - Current record United Artists Records and sales are reaffirming the San NEW YORK Records, Mercury Records over sim- San Festival -Golden the Remo Recordings Rento results with long a power on the kiddisk front, ilarity of titles of Man' John- Renato Rascel's " Romantica" has launched a mail -order selling son's current hit UA single, By SAMUEL STEINMAN were outselling Domenico Modug- Joe Sentieri, Wilma De An- operation which is believed to be "You Got What It Takes," and gelis, Nilla Pizzi, no's " Libero." Joe Sentiere's SAN REMO, Italy Tonina Torrielli, the first of its kind. "Baby (You've Got What It - The two - Sergio Bruni, rendition of " Vien year reign of Giorgio Consolini, Quando La At present. the mailings are Takes)" by Dinah Washing- Domenico Modugno Mina, Irene Sera," which came is as king d'Areni, Fausto Cig- in third strictly tests and "highly experi- ton and Brook Benton on of Italian canzone was liano and also selling big as are a num- slowed down Johnny Dorelli. mental in nature." A Mercury, have resulted in a but not stopped Among ber of songs which did not spokesman when the record companies said that it would be a month or mutually satisfactory agree- Renato Rascel of "Arriva- the one in the compete in the final. best position is RCA - These more before sufficient results were ment. derci Roma" fame finished in first Italiana which include "A Come Amore" and place with signed a pact in at hand to evaluate the success or "Romantics' (Romantic) late 1959 with In order to avoid possible at Rascel. As a con - "Invoco Te." failure of the tests. The tests ac- the 10th annual Song Festival sequence, the Almost every one of confusion between the two while firm's LP of the event more tually commenced about the first Modugno was second with features the 20 weekly magazines in disks, Mercury Records has " renditions of two of than of last December. Numerous dif- Libero" (Free). the winning Italy featured the Festival agreed to notify distributors, competitors, Reno be- ferent lists are being tested, in- Voting at the Casino here by ing during the week advertising media, deejays and under contract to the company following the cluding those taken from subscrib- the audience and in 20 selected for some way, competition. The pop music radio stations, who have re- years. In a it com- ers to a flock of kiddie magazines. ceived the cities thruout Italy where the pro- pensates RCA for its loss of Mo- weekly, Sorrisi E Canzone, Mercury platter, gram was Current mailings offer moppets that the Washington -Benton viewed via TV brought dugno shortly before he hit his which usually publishes 450; 186 for what is described as a "Golden record should now the Verde -Rascel number greatest celebrity. 000 copies, came out three be de- which was Records Library, " -a "real basic scribed and advertised as sung by Rascel and days early with an edition record -library of Tony Dallara, while 84 votes of good music for "Baby." went g 1,500,000. children." The library consists of to the Migliacci- Modugno compo- ETERNALLY a dozen 12 -inch LP's, all colorfully sition sung by Mudugno and re- ;' SARAH VAUGHAN box -packaged for $15.96. The lit- peated by Teddy Reno. Third MERCURY Panorama Skeds erature points out that ordinarily, place with 26 votes went to "When the Big 3 Sets Evening WHERE IT 4 Feb. records "would cost about Comes" by Testa and HURTS THE MOST Albums 52.98 each -a total of $35.76." Rossi and fourth place with 22 MYRNA MARCH NEW YORK- Panorama Rec- The spokesman for Golden Pub Deal On votes to Colpevole (Guilty) of WARWICK ords will release four stereo LP's in pointed out that there had been D'Acquisto-Seracini. The other six LONESOME February and March. The Febru- no discussion regarding the pos- numbers in the final evening OLD TOWN JEANNIE THOMAS ary releases are sibility of expanding into a kiddie Lehar Tunes shared an additional 42 votes. "Cabaret" by Eva FELSTED Nelson and "The Continental club operation, noting that one of More than ever this year's fes- the requisites for this would be NEW YORK - Mickey Scopp, tival Touch" by organist Rene Renato. general manager stopped everything in Italy. IT'S A BLUE WORLD The March albums will be "Ber- a substantial catalog of I,P pro- of the Big Three, Bars without were has set a deal to TV deserted, JULIE LONDON lin-Portrait of a City" by duct for children, which is not now publish selected police noted LIBERTY Horst material from the works less people in the Buchholz and a set of polkas, available. original of centers of the Ana mr ndrd the famous Viennese composer, cities and movie fee SArTa oOamr manae waltzes and marching songs by business hit a new all -time Franz Lehar, Deal was set with low Fritz Schickel. All will also be during the three -day competition. WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN Dr. Otto Blau, trustee of the Lehar available monaurally. The question of whether COMES BOB, estate, and with Francis P. Lehar, Rascel BOB, BOBBIN' ALONG The label is also planning 18 25 National would heat Modugnó nephew of the composer. Arrange- was on ev- more LP's for release later during erybody's lips and there was BOURNE, INC. ments were made by Scopp on his a r ,.wó ks'N` the year. tendency to find a new Distribs for recent European trip. winner after the unprecedented Mo- g202070701032181IORIPMEM005070, Under the agreement. the Big dugno reign. Three will select 'Pick -a -Disk' melodic themes Public sale the from Lehar's music of sheet music and make and of the NEW YORK "Pick -A- Disk" adaptations for recordings and records recorded on - LP's and 45's of more than 30 Record now has 25 national distributors, performance exploitation, and pub- la- bels is expected to hit new according to Harry Sultan, veteran lications will follow adapted for highs. 23d Street retailer They were delivered to stores in here who op- piano, orchestra and concert band. sealed erates as sales and distribution The boxes with instructions that Pressing Big Three also intends to de- they could not be sold chief for the rack line, a product velop standards from Lehar music before Sun- day morning, but since of the Art and Industry Company. with lyrics by outstanding Ameri- Sunday ANY SIZE, opening is restricted it meant Sultan recently concluded an can lyricists. The Big deal Mon- Three day when lines awaited the extensive road trip. during which includes music from four of the open- ANY ing of record PERCY FAITH SPEED he signed Baker Distributors for composer's well -known operettas: shops. More than - ver this year the commercial the Dallas- Houston area. Sultan "Land of Smiles," "Where the Lark im- COLUMBIA #4 -41490 9$iortance of this festival, which Yes, We Have also has negotiated an agreement Sings," "Der Zarewitsch" and "Pa- MUSIC PUBLISHERS was televised over the Eurovision for exclusive overseas representa- ganini." The Big Three has first HOLDING CORPORATION tion thru CBS International. The network of 13 countries, was ap- the Fairchild call on all other works of Lehar. parent. Tickets. rack, which is described as capable priced at $16 for the first two Compatible of holding 50 LP's. swivels like the nights and $24 each leaves for the last night were sold out in a book. and retails to WILL BUY OR LEASE Unigroove dealers for $5.95. Sultan wound up within an hour after they were placed on public sale. his road trip with a I0 -day vaca- Justis NRC GOOD TAPES AND MASTERS Cutter! tion stay in Miami Beach. The greatest personal triumph Will also consider lalent. From tape to A.&R. was that of Tony Dallara who be- Topper longs to the screaming school. He, Strong independent record finished rather than Rascel, put over product, ATLANTA the company. - Bill Justis has winning song and his record may you'll find our Big Band Wax been signed by NRC chief Bill outsell Rascel's. He also sang No amateur material considered Lowery as a. &r. label. service and quality chief for the "Noi" of Pallesi and Malgoni which Justis had previously handled a. &r. hard to beat. Teen Top Lure was sixth with 14 votes, the other MR. W. ALLEN at the Sun label, and for Judd rendition And our prices ore competitive. being by Jula DePalma. 215 W. 92d St., Suite NEW YORK - The trend to- Records, and recently started his who 4-A P r e s Others sang the final Mastering, sin g, Lobel ward more band wax pro- own firm, Play night New York 25, N. Y. Printing, Packaging are big -Me Records. He only gramming by radio has had the big -selling o few of Cho services available. stations record of sparked "big hand" hops for teen- "Raunchy" a few years ago. Jus- agers at two Eastern outlets - tis' deal with NRC included the WRCV, Philadelphia, and WOKO, purchase of his Play -Me label. Feb. Sales Albany, N. Y. Justis produced the Judd record- NBC's Philly outlet, WRCV, ing of "Rockin' Little Angel," sub- which recently adopted a big band sidiary label handled by the NRC Hot for UA music programming format, is co- firm. Justis first release for NRC- sponsoring (with the city) a free Play Me will bb 1Voogie NEW YORK - United Artists SCARLET "220 Broadway "Boogie teen -age prom for local youngsters Rock," due out week. Records reports that February is - Huntington Station, L. I. this NRC RIBBONS at Convention Hall. March 10 from shaping up to be the biggest month HAmilton 3 -7090 also signed this week comic Henny * THE BROWNS 7:30 to II p.m., with Buddy Mor- Youngman to an LP pact. Comic, in the company's history. Pros- pects are RCA row's ork playing for dancing. now appearing at the Celebrity based on substantial Victor 47 -7614 advance orders NBC will carry a portion of the Club in St. Louis, will cut a com- on the label's new prom on the network that night. edy platter for NRC. product, impressive daily reorders * ENO(H LIGHT If the prom plan is successful, the and strong dealer acceptance of Grand Award 45 -1035 web will recommend it to its other UA's album catalog cash discount MILLS MUSIC, INC, stations and affiliates. plan. Both singles and albums are Vitt. F354 All of WRCV's deejays will at- the operators of Sunnybrook Ball- selling well. MI in tell tend the prom, which features a room Pottstown, Pa., him Current singles releases for UA On DELAWARE VALLEY Records ANNETTES 4TH "Look Right, Dress Right, Feel that business has picked up con- are "1 Love the Way You Love" PHIL HALL IN A ROW! Right" policy, calling for boys -to siderably since WRCV launched by Man- Johnson, "Magic Mirror" and Don Nicholas Orchestra wear neckties and jackets, and its big band policy. by Eddie Holland, "Your Happiest ruling out slacks for girls. The city Deejay Dave Barker initiated a Years" by the Delicates and "When "AT ATLANTIC CITY is issuing special cards to teen -agers "Big Band Record Hop" program My Dreamboat Comes Home" by which will allow them to stay out at WOKO, Albany, N. Y. last Bobby and Billy. In the album de- ON EASTER SUNDAY" after Philly's 10 p.m. curfew, to week. He emseed a disk dance at partment sets by Mary Johnson, Official nag spau.nd by Atlantic Cllr, attend the dance. Bethlehem Central High School Diahann Carroll. Georgie Auld, M. J., Chamber of Cameras. GAC's band booking chief How- February 11, and played big band Costa and Art Farmer have been C Distributors, Phila., Pa. ard Sinnott, who is giving WRCV wax only Basic, Ken- contributing healthy figures to Wm B. Rkhter, Music Publ. -Ellington, 6746 York Phila. 26, Pa. a special price on Morrow, said ton, Elgart, etc, UA's sales picture, Road

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