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RECOR MIRROR ....4101111* Largest selling colour pop weekly newspaper.No. 39.; Price ed. Every Wednesday. Week ending October 5th, 1968 t, aft "011111110111111.110111110011/011. 2 RECORD MIRROR, Week -ending October5, 1968 . want to let off steam? Any questions on the scene? Any problems? Then drop a line to VAL orJAMES, letters dept. RECORD MIRROR -EVERY -WEDNESDAY -116 SHAFTESBURY AVE, LONDON, W.1. GER 7942/3/4 JULIE: A TATTY GIMMICK? TerryGoldsmith, 57 Denecroft 1. Run,Run, Run(12),2.Tied; Cres.,Hillingdon,Middx. - Here Breath Taking Guy (6); Come See aretheresultsoftheSupremes About Me (6)andInand Out of An irate reader strikes! poll.(a)Most popular record; 1. Love(6);c)Most popular group Reflections(20),2 Forever Came member; 1. Diana(49),2.Mary WHY don't Julie Driscoll fans come offit! We'vehad to Today (15), 3. Stop! In the Name of (18), 3. Flo(17),4.Cindy(16). listen to drivel about how "wonderful" her voice is, for Love (14);(b) Least popular record, Many thanks forthe response. months now. C. Trenholme, 13 Hambleton View, She's just a tatty gimmick, gaining attention from her Thirsk,Yorkshire. - I have a ridiculouslylaughable looks and clothes. But now we're practically new copy of the "Birth- day" LP by the Association, which told she's beautiful! !! WellIcertainly wouldn't take her I would liketo exchange for any home to meet the family. er111N1 Beach Boys LP except "Concert" Give me Helen Shapiro any day. Someone with looks and and"Party",or any Mamas and Papas LP in very good condition. talent. - Harry Morrison, Greenock,Renfrewshire. 4Es* If any readers are interested please JAMES:There is a detectable slant in your descriptions of writeto me givingdetails. MissDriscoll,butthey aretotally without support and criticisms fail to apply without logical steps to a conclusion. Julie's status in the pop field depends entirely on appre- 'it Harerock ciation of her character and voice and the amount shown by her following seems to be keeping her secure in the &ALL sorTs 'THE public eye. Blind mud slinging seldom aids a point. Better we should weather a little and present a substantiated view. GOOD 2 NEASDEN LANE, EARTH LONDON have shown enterprise inthe past, N.W.10. 459-5222 PRAISE CHALKER featuring performers in the jazz and 1st TWO R & B CHART - folk fields who are ignored by BBC HAVING just read Brian Chalker's 1 and other programme companies. BUSTERS articleinthe21st September Buttheyshowlittleenthusiasm JULIE DRISCOLL-Beauty in question * WILMAR & THE editionof'RecordMirror' I whenitcomestocountry music, would liketocongratulate him on though Igivecredittothe'Late scene ten years ago. Frank dropped his yodel for some DUKES saying what has needed to be said Night Line -Up' team who featured I hopethatsomeone fromthe time, because he was sick of being GIVE ME ONE MORE forsomelongtime.Briancon- Johnny Cash during his last British Finchley Rock 'n' Roll Preservation typed, but let's faceit, on his new cernshimselfwiththe hopethat visit. Society might read this and contact single heisinexcellent form. CHANCE - ACT 4500 Johnny Cash might appear on tele- Letters to televisioncompanies me, so that I can get to hear some Let'shopeitputs him backin * LITTLE CARL vision, but what about George Jones pleading for appearances by Coun- reallivemusic,fora change. - thebestsellers. - M. Creswlck, who tours this country next Febru- try & Western performers are norm- Tony Stepehnson, 64 Hollyshaw Lane. 238PetreSt.,Sheffield, Yorks. CARLTON ary.And doyou remember Jim ally ignored(I know from experi- Whitkirk, Leeds, 15. Reeves visit to Britain at the height ence)and we can only hope that VAL:Perhapsthereisnoone COMPETITION AIN'T 'revolution'takingplacein the NOTHING /THREE' of his fame? Only Granada conde-. articles such as this latest one by scendedtotelevise him,but only Brian Chalker may eventually'hit music field Tony, but there are in- FROGGATT WAY LOVE - ACT 4502 ina regional programme. home'. - MikeStorey,Plot59, teresting things happeninginmany JUST RELEASED The people at Granada and BBC2 Cumbrian Way, Lupset Park, Wake- directions.Itis really necessary to field, Yorks. turn completely to the past, rather A- WAS knocked out to read Ray- ERNIE K. DOE than to admire and learn from the mond' Froggalt'sletterabout DANCING MAN / LATER artistesoftheera,andprogress "Red Balloon" in last week's from there? Record Mirror. FOR TOMORROW FOR THE BEST SELECTION DULL POP The recordindustryisn'tbest Act 4502 OF RECORDS IN LONDON ALONG with many other people NEW YODEL known for its brotherly spirit, so MINNIE EPERSON visit I am well and truly sick of the I reallyappreciatedhis kind dull and uninteresting stateof IWAS delighted to see that Frank comments. Thank you, Ray,for GRAB YOUR CLOTHES "MUSICLAND" yourgenerous 44 the present pop scene. Out of the Ifield hasdecided to record enthusiasm;let's AND GET ON OUT / NO BERWICK STREET, W.I. so-called topsingers hope you'reaslucky with your (REG5626) and groups 'Swiss Maid' for his next single. there is only one group, the Rolling I saw him perform this by special next release as we've been with LOVE AT ALL - ACT 4503 230 PORTOBELLO ROAD your song. - Dave Clark. N.KEN, W.11 Stones, who still have that all im- requestinhisrecent cabaret act THE LABEL FOR TOP SOUNDS Or writeforMail Order Lists portantraweffervescenceofthe and it was a show -stopper. 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The The Fugs who are just starting a Euro- stageofthe bowl has a swimming pool peantour,theirfirst,arethreateningto ONE STOP separating it from the audience but Jimi was bring alongtheir new group member - ONLY5/DOWNfor4LPs RECORDS too much for some of the fans, who took Pigasus. This is the pig who featured in the the wet way to get at him. No reports of ChicagoDemocraticConvention asthe (Balance 6/- weekly). The 4 LPs, fresh from the makers, are posted will be the first with new anyattendants, fuzzorroadmanagers Presidential candidate for the Yippies. to you, anywhere in Gt. Britain. Just send 5/- with list of LPs and s.a.e. for receipt. PRINT home address, full names. Mr./Mrs./Miss BEEFHEART LP jumping into stop them. Who member, Pete Townsend, to the New and your age. Over 17 accepted. IncidentallyNew York'sfamed Carnegie York Times:"Rock's just about deadin Any popular L.P. including BEATLES, OTIS REDDING, arrivingonOctober4th Hall refused Hendrix a November date. Are England, the scene there has had it. England FOUR TOPS, CREAM, SUPREMES, BEACH BOYS, 40 SOUTH MOLTON ST., W.I. DYLAN and ALL OTHER POPULAR STARS. theyfrightened of the reaction hegets from isa European countryfilledwith boring 2 THE SQUARE, RICHMOND his fans? people who like boring things. It must have THE G. A. LONG PLAY CENTRE 13 GATEWAY HOUSE How's this fortaste -Sergio Mendesis been an accident that the Beatles got their PICCADILLY STATION (Dept. 98F), 42-44 GT. CAMBRIDGE RD., LONDON, N.17 touring his Brasil '66 Latin outfit in company sound together there . Rock and roll is MANCHESTER with blind singerJose Feliciano (very big happening in America, likeit always did. herewith "Light My Fire"), When Mendes We loveithere. The Byrds, Steppenwolf, finishes his act, his piano is pulled off stage. Booker T. Moby Grape, Country Joe and the NEW LPs - SEND NOW Attached to the Mendespiano is a rope Fish, that's rockand roll." QUICKSILVER and attached to the ropeat the otherside Owner of One Stop Records chain in Lon- of the stage . is Feliciano. The singer is don is currently in New York hunting down MESSENGER SERVICE 36/ 6 literally dragged onstage usingthis device. masters for a proposed new label, possibly ECLECTION 39/11 Ugh! called, One Stop, that he's starting. A good BUTTERFIELD BLUES Traffic arrived in NewYork and played solid rhythm and blues label, he says . iiii2011084 their firstconcert at the Fillmore East to a NegotiationsareinprogressforBob BAND half emptytheatre. Nobodycan understand Dylan's only New York appearance, set for In My Own Dream 39/11 whybecause Traffic were a rave last time mid -July 1969, at the Singer Bowl. It will be, FEVER TREE 36/ 8 theyplayedtheFillmore, andthecritics if everything pans out, a three day Festival SLY & THE FAMILY have alsobeen ecstaticabout their records. built around Dylan and the line up would Actually the group wasn't on form for their include acts likePeter, Paul and Mary, Janis STONE first concertat all. Stevie Winwood told the Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding 44 BERWICK STREET, Dance to The Music 36/ 8 audience that they hadn't played together Company. 2nd TRAFFIC album 36/ 6 for about two weeks, which may have been Bill Graham's Fillmore East rock show- LONDON, W.1 2nd NIRVANA album 36/ 6 an explanation case obviously believes that the "I'm Back- Anyway,theremainingconcertswere, ingBritain" movementisstillalive and Tel 01-734 5626 GRATEFUL DEAD apparently, much, much better but it was a swinging.