"Whole Lotta Love 7, Produced by Jimmy Page Atlantic #2690

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FRANKIE AVALON-Amos 127. CHANTELS-Roulette 7064. ENOCH LIGHT AND THE LIGHT BRIGADE - HERE COMES THE STAR (Wren, BMI) MAYBE (Nom, BMI) Project 3 1369. WOMAN CRYIN' (BnB, ASCAP) This is a re-release of the group's hit THE DAY OF ANGER (Unart, BMI) This emotion -packed song is given the of old. It's particularly timely in view SONG FROM "THE WILD BUNCH" (W-7, ASCAP) big production treatment in a rendition of the current "rock revival." From the movie of the same name that may be a great comeback. **** comes a dynamic instrumental theme **** METERS-Josie 1015. with that exciting "Exodus" feel. ROSS D. WYLLIE-A&M 1133. LOOK -KA PY PY (Marsaint, BMI) **** HERE COMES THE STAR (Wren, BMI) The "Sophisticated Cissy" group is 1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY-Buddah 146. DO THE UPTIGHT (Wren, BMI) back with its next hit. R&B and pop WHEN WE GET MARRIED (Kaskat/Dragoon, BMI) This is a softer but equally compelling appeal as well. * * * * BABY BRET (Kaskat/Dragoon, BMI) version of the same song and it could CY COLEMAN -Notable 1102. This has got to be the most amazing be the artist's first big hit. RUSSIAN ROULETTE (Notable, ASCAP) group of hitmakers around. Here's an- **** SWEET PUSSYCAT (Notable, ASCAP) other one, ripe for the teen market. HERMAN'S HERMITS-MGM 14100. This is a funky instrumental cut that **** RAY STEVENS-Monument 1171. HERE COMES THE STAR (Wren, BMI) will attract attention wherever it's IT'S ALRIGHT NOW (Noma/Enquiry/High Count, BMI) played. * * * * HAVE A LITTLE TALK WITH MYSELF (Ahab, BMI) THE LITTLE WOMAN (Ahab, BMI) Finally we have this fine group's read- RHETTA HUGHES -Tetragrammaton 1546. Here's a great chart item from the ing of the song, and it is their strong- I CAN'T STAND THE PRESSURE (Colfam, BMI) "Gitarzan" man. This is a good est effort in months. YOU'RE DOING IT WITH ME (Colfam, BMI) lyriced **** The great R&B songbird comes back ballad about life. BOB DARIN -Direction 4001. **** with a solid lovesong which will prove MANHATTANS-DeLuxe 115. BABY MAY (TM, BMI) a big sales success. IT'S A SWEET REASONS (TM, BMI) GONNA TAKE LOT TO BRING ME BACK **** (Zira, BMI) Here's a great driving item from this WILSON PICKETT-Atlantic 2682. GIVE HIM UP (Green Light, BMI) perennial superstar. It will bring him YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON (Jobete, BMI) back with impact. Here's a sweet soul selection that will This is a fantastic soul updating of the bring the group back with impact. **** Supremes classic from a great soul GREAT METROPOLITAN STEAM BAND - **** master. too ! POCO Decca 732590. Watch it go pop, -Epic 10543. **** MY KIND OF LOVE (Cotillion/Springalo, BMI) I WANT A BIG BUTTER AND EGG MAN (Leeds, ASCAP) THE GAME BLUES AIN'T NOTHIN' (Leeds, ASCAP) -Scarlet 7001. The former members of the Buffalo This is a great folk -flavored offering MY KIND OF MORNING (Commenwealth United, BMI) Springfield in this group give this song which is bound to hit the top. Heavy THINGS FOR ME (Commenwealth United, BMI) that mellow, and possibly hit sound. progressive side here. This is a strong commercial effort **** **** which has a good shot at being a Top 40 LEE HAZELWOOD-LHI 20. FIVE BY FIVE-Paula 326. success. Mellow. TROUBLE MAKER (Landville, ASCAP) **** GREYHOUND BUS DEPOT (Attache, BMI) PENTHOUSE PAUPER (Jondora, BMI) Here's a dazzling ballad with an almost 15 GOING ON 20 (Su LA SHELL & SHELLETTS-Eagle 102. -Ma, BMI) Neil Diamond sound. Lee hits top MY SOLDIER BOY OVER THERE (Teashea, BMI) the Here, a fantastic hard rock rendition on this one. of a fine Creedence Clearwater song. SOMETHING I'M DOING WRONG (Teashea, BMI) * * * * **** This is reminiscent of the old Shirelles JOE COCKER-A&M 1147. JERRY -O -Boo -Ga -Loo 104. hit. It's a slice of soul patriotism that SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW (Maclen, BMI) POPCORN -BOO -GA -LOO (Boo-ga-Loo, Lovelane, BMI) could go very big. CHANGE IN LOUISE (TRO-Andover, ASCAP) This is a dynamite soul-throbber which **** MOON PEOPLE-Roulette 7065. The great British album seller comes is top discotheque material. Group's through with a dynamite version of this first effort for the new label. HIPPY SKIPPY MOON STRUT (Eden/Slew, BMI) ODE TO HEIDI ANN (Eden/Slew, BMI) Beatles song. It will outsell his "Feelin' **** Alright" hit. * * * * FREE DESIGN-Project 3-1370. This is a great Latin -flavored soul SOUTHWIND-Blue Thumb 108. BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE (Sunbury, ASCAP) shouter. Great dance beat will make it a hit. **** READY TO RIDE (Slippery Jack, ASCAP) Here's a breezy film theme with sweet COOL GREEN HILLS OF EARTH (Slippery Jack, ASCAP) harmonies and a pleasant arrangement. QUINCY JONES-A&M 1139., This is an old-fashioned but very groo- Good middle of the road fare. OH HAPPY DAY (Kama Rippa/Hawkins, ASCAP) vy rock offering which will wend its **** This is a fantastic jazzy instrumental way into your mind. A hit! DEFINITIVE ROCK CHORALE -Bell 844. version of the Hawkins gospel success **** I LOVE YOU (Pineywood, BMI) of earlier this year. CHANGING SCENES -Fontana 1669. THE FIVE-SEVENTEEN (Unart/Pineywood, BMI) **** IS IT REALLY WORTH IT (Three Bridges, ASCAP) Here's a bright, spiffy number with a ELECTRIC INDIAN -United Artists 50613. SING ME SOMETHING PRETTY (Three Bridges, ASCAP) Fifth. Dimension sound. It could well LAND OF 1000 DANCES (Tune-Kel/Anatole, BMI) Here's a sweet doo-bee-doo love song be a chart topper. GERONIMO (Daviduke/Double Diamond/Unart, BMI) which sounds like a middle-of-the-road **** Following up their "Keem-O-Sabe" winner. * * * * WECHTER JULIUS AND THE BAJA MARIMBA smash, these fellows bounce back with CALIFORNIA ROCK CHOIR -Cyclone 75002. BAND-A&M 1136. another equally infectious offering. AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH (Jobete, BMI) CAN YOU DIG IT? (Almo, ASCAP) **** WHOEVER YOU ARE (Merpex, BMI) Here's more fantastic Latin instrumen- MARY WELLS -Jubilee 5684. Here's a fine choral updating of the DIG THE WAY I FEEL (Welwom, BMI) great old Marvin Gaye-Tammi Terrell tal sounds in Wechter's inimitable, Here's slightly funky brass band an easybeat soul swinger which hit. Bound to happen. **** style. could be Mary's comeback record. **** CHUCK BRIDGES -Vault 958. Listen and see. * * * * EDDIE RAMBEAU-Bell 847. KEEP YOUR FAITH BABY (Zeus, BMI) TOP SHELF-Lo Lo 2304. WHO WILL BUY/WHERE IS LOVE (Hollis, BMI) BAD SAM (Zeus, BMI) NO SECOND THOUGHTS (MRC, BMI) This is an excellent and mellow medley This is a heavy soul entry which will Soul stomper here ! Top Shelf is a great of these two great songs. Sounds an make a lot of R&B noise because of its new R&B gröup and this hot little num- awful lot like a hit. strong dance beat. ber will score. 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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Rouvaun-An artist with a bold voice he's not afraid to use. A voice that can stand alone. No hiding in echo chambers or behind tricky lyrics for Rouvaun. His is a genuinely strong voice with unlimited range. In his album "On Days Like These;' LSP-4246, Rouvaun gives songs like "My Way;' "A Time For Us;' and "On Days Like These" his unique treatment. Just like he does in his single,RCA "The Soul of a Singer"14-0262. www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Buddah Cuts Big Polydor Promotion CUR Distribs 'Buck White' Heavy promotion campaigns licity programs are now under- Darin's Label Buddah Records has an- are set for Polydor, Inc.'s sec- way. NEW YORK - Charles Kop- nounced acquisition of the ond major release, out this Polydor, Inc., is also now pelman, President of Common- rights as limited partners in month, according to Jerry scheduling LPs by the follow- wealth United Music, Don Ru- the soon -due Broadway produc- Schoenbaum, President. ing artists for January release: bin, Exec VP, and Len Sachs, tion of "Buck White," starring The LPs are "Contemplation the Amboy Dukes, Manfred VP and General Manager of Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay). (view)" by Ken Lauber; "Jake Mann, Charlie Brown, James Commonwealth United Records, The musical version of the Holmes" by Jake Holmes; "Con- Last, the Clark-Boland Band, have announced that effective original play by Joseph Dolan struction #1" by Ten Wheel Don McLean, Andy Pratt, T - immediately, Dire c ti o n Rec- Tuotti has music and lyrics by Drive featuring Genya Raven; Bone Walker, Gunter Kallman ords, the wholly owned label of Oscar Brown, Jr. It first won "L.'s G. A." by Salvatore Mar - and John Murtaugh. Bob Darin, will be distributed plaudits as staged off-Broadway tirano; and "Clark Terry at the A second album by John and merchandised by CUR. in non-musical form by Zev Montreux Jazz Festival with Mayall and his new band and First release, scheduled for Bufman, Ron Rich and Leonard the International Big Band." In a first LP by Bunky and Jake next week, will be a single by Grant. It was revived for an- addition to local promotion, na- are included in the forthcom- Bob Darin, entitle d "Baby other successful run, in Los An- tional ad campaigns and pub- ing February, 1970, release. May," c/w "Sweet Reasons." geles, as a straight dramatic The three commented: "It production. will be a great pleasure to be The musical version was At Sales, Promo Seminar working with Bob Darin again. launched in San Francisco a` Bob's relationship with us in year ago when it came to the the past has always been attention of independent rec- marked by success and we look ord consultant, writer and radio forward to something of a fam- personality Tom Donahue, and ily reunion in this new affili- Cynthia Badie, Buddah's West ation." Coast Regional Promotion Man- ager. The pair immediately notified Buddah executive Artie Ripp, Phil Steinberg, Art Kass A&M Picks and Neil Bogart, who jetted to San Francisco and agreed to Up 'Star' back the show for a New York NEW YORK- "Here Comes engagement, in co-production the Star," a top five tune in with Zev Bufman. Australia, has been picked up The original cast album will for distribution by A&M. also be on Buddah Records. The artist is Ross Wyllie. "Buck White" will be pre- The tune will also be issued sented at the George Abbott in two other versions immedi- Theater, 152 W. 54 St. There ately, Phil Kahl, Executive Vice will be two weeks of previews, President of E. H. Morris re- Nov. 18-30. The opening is ported last week. scheduled for Tuesday evening, Ditty is published by Wren. Dec. 2. Chess Records will double its promo staff by June, announced Marshall Frankie Avalon has cut the Chess, President, and Richie Salvador, Exec VP. Announcement was Johnny Young tune for Amos made during a two day sales and promotion seminar in Chicago which Records and Herman's Hermits was supervised by Chester Simmons (seated) and Hal Gold (standing have cut it for MGM. Datello Appointed to his left), co -Promotion Directors. One of the key points brought out Young is a Morris contractee. Francis A. Datello has been in the meeting was Salvador's statement that "with the influx of product hitting the market today it is imperative that we depend more on appointed Controller, CBS Di- our own promotion staff instead of distributor promotion men who dis- rect Marketing Services Divi- tribute a multiple amount of lines." Also in the picture (left to right) Subscribe Now To sion. announces Seymour L. are Don Grierson, Coast Rep, Jerry Goodman, southeast region rep, Gartenberg, Executive Vice Carol Ippolito, home office, Mike PaPale, central region rep, and Norman RECORD WORLD President of the Division. Thrasher, southeast region.

COUPE DE VILLES-Philly Groove 159. record WHEN THE TIMES ARE BAD (Nickel Shoe, BMI) iworld SO LONG GOOD BYE IT'S OVER (Nickel Shoe, BMI) FOUR $TAR *** PICKS This is a great R&B record which is a n eIce'Vue\i sure shot smash. Watch it go to the top in no time. (Continued from page 10) BALLOON CORPS-Dunhill 4219. MUDDY WATER (Renzack, ASCAP) BROTHERS POLK-Metromedia 152. MAKE IT RIGHT (Wingate/Renzack, ASCAP) DAVID BOWIE-Mercury 72949. ANNABELLE (Sunbeam, BMI) This one is a swinger which driving SPACE ODDITY (Tro-Andover, ASCAP) THE STRUGGLE (Sunbeam, BMI) into the with will drive right charts A fine moon -inspired cut which has be- This is a splendid new group who are a heavy impact. Great! bound to happen. The offering is a big come an English smash. Could score sound extravaganza. * * * * here, too BOBBY NEWTON & TINA BLOUNT- Intrepid 75014. CHARLES BROWN-Bluesway 61031. YOUR LOVE GETS SWEETER EVERY DAY Lo BOBBY HILL-Lo 2305. (Bay/Brown Trout, BMI) NEW MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY (Panico, BMI) RAINY THE CHILDREN UAMF, BMI) HOW CAN I THANK YOU ENOUGH RAINY DAY (Pamco, BMI) 1 WANNA BE WITH YOU (MRC, BMI) (Bay/Brown Trout, BMI) Charles has a new version of this clas- This is a nice sweet offering. Bobby has Here's a soul -flavored song that will sic which sounds as good as ever. It a good chance at a hit with this cool spiral the duo to the top of the charts will go to the top again. Top R&B ap- ditty. in short order. peal here.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com WEDDING ALBUM JOHN YOKO DELUXE GIFT SET CONTAINS: Record, Photo Albums, "Bagism" Wedding Cake, John s Yoko Drawings, Postcard, and Souvenirs. ON APPLE RECORDS and TAPE SMAX 3361 1 RECORD WORLD-November 22, 1969

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BALLAD OF EASY RIDER CONSTRUCTION #1 THE BYRDS-Columbia CS 9942. TEN WHEEL DRIVE WITH GENYA The Byrds on this album are John RAVAN-Polydor 244008. York, Gene Parsons, Clarence White Tightly constructed, brassy music to and Roger McGuinn. Among the mu- back up a whale of a gal singer, Genya sical endeavors are the "Ballad of Easy Rayan. All the songs have been written Rider," Dylan's "It's All Over Now, by group members and have the ring Baby Blue" and an astronaut ode, of the times in them. "Tightrope," "Eye "Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins." of the Needle," "Ain't Gonna Happen." Will happen.

TONY JOE WHITE CONTINUED ... LOVE OUT HERE Monument SLP 18133. Blue Thumb BTS 9000. Mare of funky, funky Tony Joe that Two records chock full of White music. The guy is becoming a music from Love, the group composer reckon a per- that has been to with and threatening to become former to reckon with as well. Buyers monstrous for will quite a while. This gala set should do give close ear to "Elements and the trick. The guys Things," "Rainy Night in Georgia," take care of basic rock and roll business. "I'll Pray for "Woman With Soul." You," "Willow Willow."

YEAR ONE RE -BIRTH THE GOLDEN GATE- THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS- Audio Fidelity- AFSD 6230. Verve VS 5076. Billy Carl and Reid Whitelaw are the Bobby Hatfield and Jimmy Walker, geniuses behind this operation. Evi- today's Righteous Brothers, get into dently they're calling themselves the some soul on this new package, the Golden Gate and have come up with a theme and title of which is rebirth. The handful of exciting, pretty songs to lads sing out lustily together and sepa- lure the teen rock fans with. Will get rately and fans will like it all. underground reaction shortly. THINKING OF WOODY GUTHRIE TOGETHER (AS A WAY OF LIFE) COUNTRY JOE McDONALD- THE ILLUSION-Steed ST 37005. Vanguard VSD 6546. This together group makes quite a The great Woody Guthrie songs as thing of being together by singing a done by a sympathizing fan, Country song called "Together" and n am i n g Joe McDonald, on temporary leave from their album "Together (As a Way of the Fish. "Pastures of Plenty," "Talkin' Life)" even though the cover photo Dust Bowl," "So Long It's Been Good to shows them in a cemetery. Hot, tight Know Yuh," "This Land Is Your Land" rock for the crowds. and the wrathful "Tom Joad."

WINNERS' CIRCLE, VOLUME NOW AND THEN MOTOWN 4 MICHAEL RADON & THE FIVE Gordy GS 946. AMERICANS-Abnak ABST 2071. "Shoo - Be - Doo - Be - Doo - Da - Day," The Five Americans up -date some of "Standing in the S ha do w s of Love," their old sounds and add some new "Love Child," "Your Precious Love," sounds to show how they've changed "Here Comes the Judge," "I'm Gonna over the years, how they've grown in- Make You Love Me," "How Sweet It Is dividually w h i l e still remaining a (To Be Loved By You)," "If You Can group. "I See the Light," "Ignert Wom- Want," "Honey Chile," "What Becomes an," and others on a two -record set. of the Broken -Hearted." LIGHTNIN'! ELVIN BISHOP GROUP LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS-Poppy- PYS 60002. Fillmore F 30001. A beautiful Milton Glaser package The Elvin Bishop Group includes El- will catch the eye and some of the best vin, Steve Miller, John Chambers, Art Hopkins songs, beautifully -produced by Stavro, Applejack and Alberto Gian- Chris Strachwitz and Jim Malloy, will quintb and the album was produced by catch the ear. There are two records David Rubinson. Guitarist Bishop gets full of the soulful, honest Ho p k in s way down into the blues and the pro- blues.

duction never gets in the way. - YES Atlantic SD 8243. QUEEN ANNE'S LACE Some terrific new rock from an af- Coral CRL 757509. firmative group. Any foursome who get Anne Phillips lent her name to the together and call themselves Yes must group and her talents as well. It would have the right outlook. Most of the ma- seem she arranged her versions of Bea- terial is by member John Anderson, but tles, Bacharach-David, Peter Cofield there is Beatles and Byrds representa- and Paul Simon songs. Nice and easy tion, too. music in the grooves. (Continued on page 17)

14 RECORD WORLD-November 22, 1969

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE SOUNDTRACK-Bell 1200. record Delightful Natalie Wood is reason World A'bum Reviews number one for seeing "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," the satire of morality - (Continued from page 14) stricken middle Americans. Quincy Jones' music is reason one to buy the soundtrack. It's spicy and juicy ac- YOUR GOOD THING and cented with a little "What the World LOU RAWLS-Capitol ST 325. Needs Now." Red, hot and blues on this new album. **** Lou continues his hit singing with "I Can't Make It Alone," "Your Good HERE TO THERE Thing (Is About to End)," "Chained FRUMMAX-Probe CPLP 4511. and Bound" and others. Lou, of course, Troubadours and chroniclers of the is one of the kings of soul and parades old West-at least, the Old West of his majesty. the mind-Steve Fromholz and Charles **** Putnam Slater introduce themselves

CHANGING HORSES .. . and their songs on this finely done al- THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND- bum. Simple and introspective ditties. Elektra EKS 74057. **** The Incredible String Band, all two of them, have quite a following, which BIG FOOT will be anxious to get to the counters to Winro ST W 1004. get this mew album of neo -medieval dit- Five new guys who sing in a vein ties. As usual, the fellows have taken similar to that of the Band. They write care of all the writing chores. most of their own material, as what **** group doesn't these days, and they do it well. "I Keep Holding On," "Cali- HOT RATS fornia Lights," "Teen Thigh." FRANK ZAPPA-Bizarre RS 6356. The crazy, way-out Zappa fellow does **** an album of his own instrumental CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK sounds on this new package. There are MAXINE SULLIVAN/BOB WILBER- only six numbers, but they are all long lose As Pages in a Book and intriguing. Zappa draws his influ- Monmouth Evergreen MES 6919. ences from everywhere and shoots This is another one of the Monmouth them off in all directions, too. retrospectives. Maxine Sullivan and Bob Wilber got together recently to **** evoke the good old days and such songs THE DELLS as "As Long as I Live," "Gone With Buddah BDS 5053. the Wind," "Close as Pages in a Book." The Dells are back and Buddah has The quality is timeless. them. On this new package they sing **** oldies What a Night" and "Stay in "Oh RANGER My Corner" and they get involved with THE ADVENTURES OF THE LONE some more recent tunes just to show ORIGINAL RADIO CAST- they can handle the current market too. Decca DL 75125. **** The contents of this package are ex- cerpts from the original and long -run- WITCHCRAFT ning radio series. Right now the album COVEN-Mercury SR 61239. can qualify as commercial in any num- This threesome puts some substance ber of categories - children's records, behind the idea of witchcraft rock in camp, comedy or drama. the form of tough hard rock songs. The album seems to have been conceived as a rite and could embroil the interest of many of the young buyers. Blue Thumb EP First Phyllis' 2nd on Sire **** LOS ANGELES-Blue Thumb Phyllis Newman will shortly INTRODUCING BAT McGRATH & DON POTTER will release a hardcover, ex- record her second album for Epic BN 26499. tended play album featuring Sire Records. This new twosome, who have studied, six selections from its new in a manner of speaking, under Simon "Memphis Swamp Jam" blues and Garfunkel, have done their lessons study LP. The EP, Blue well. Pretty, soft rock to click with the Thumb's first, will be geared soft rock fans. All the material is new for promotional purposes, re- and promising. ports General Manager Don **** Graham. DON'T MISS DOOR TO DOOR Verebay Queens Post THE TRIAL ALBERT KING, OTIS RUSH-Chess 1538. The combination of these two talents LONG ISLAND CITY-Leon- OF should be enough to spark great inter- ard Verebay has been ap- est and sales. The blues kings, who cut pointed Assistant to the Execu- MARY MAGUIRE these sides between 1953 and 1961, are tive VP of Queens Lithograph- at the top of their powers. There are ing Corp., announces Jack 14 inclusions. Hecht, President of the printer.

RECORD WORLD-November 22, 1969

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Concert Review Peter, Paul, Mary Benefit All Money Music NEW YORK - Peter, Paul Dragon," stating that the song and Mary benefitted not only was indeed about a make- Betty Breneman Reports for the Bill Drake Team the United Nations Children's believe dragon rather than a School but also the Philhar- junkie's experiences as was KHJ L.A.: Led Zeppelin; Gene Pitney; Jimmey Cliff; #12- monic audience with a spectacu- supposed by many of the Dusty,. #13-Originals, #19-Aretha ... KFRC, S.F. L. Zeppelin; lar show recently. A perfect "between -the -lines" readers. Shocking Blue, B. J. Thomas; Mark Lindsay, #7-Flamming Em- balance of voice, guitar and Peter Yarrow followed Paul, ber, #10-Harlow Wilcox, #15-Mel and Tim, #18-Aretha, bass combined to fill the hall playing some material that he #19-Birds, #21-Disty . . . CKLW Detroit Clique Four Tops, with many of the group's hits recently composed along with a #4-G. Knight, #13-Neil Diamond, #9-Mel & Tim, #13-Det- that were graciously received fine arrangement of "Get To- roit Emeralds, #15-Aretha, #20-MC Five, #18-Jackson Five by the audience. gether." His smooth guitar Hits: Jr. Walker, Crow, Bobby Sherman ... WRKO Boston Tur- The veteran folk group once work throughout the concert tles, Jimmy Cliff, F&T, B. J. Thomas, #8-N. Diamond, #9- again presented a well diversi- was very pleasing to watch and Johnnie Nash, #5-P.P.M., #11-Supremes, #18-G. Roots, fied program by mixing songs listen to. #15-Jay and Americans ... WHBQ Memphis Harlow Wilcox. that the audience participated Throughout the concert I Originals, L. Zeppelin, #4-Sid Selvidge, #11-Mel and Tim, in with single acts done by each couldn't help but become very #9-Neil Diamond, #12-Friends of Distinction, #15-Supremes, member of the trio. Particularly much aware of the growing #10-P.P.M., #18-Rick Nelson, #19-Disty, #21-Crow . good was their latest Warner respect and admiration Peter, WOR N.Y.C. Turtles, Jay and Americans, #17-Mel and Tim .. Brothers release, "Leaving on a Paul and Mary gain each time KGB San Diego B. J. Royal, F&T, #8-Harlow Wilcox, #11- Jet Plane," along with their they perform. Their fine artistry B. J. Thomas, #16-Vanity Fare .. . KAKC Tulsa F&T, B. J. older hit, "I Dig Rack & Roll offers something to everyone in Thomas, Mel & Tim, L. Zeppelin, Spiro Staircase, #12-Vanity Music." Paul Stookey delivered the music world and the group Fare ... KYNO Fresno Shocking Blue, F&T, B. J. Thomas, Three a very amusing explanation con- can be realized only as a clas- Dog, Mel And Tim, #6-It's a Beautiful Day." cerning "Puff the Magic sic. -Terry Woodard. One side of the new Sly will be "Thank You for Letting Us Be Ourselves" . .. Strong new Ray Stephens "Have a Little Talk with Myself" ... New Thomas and Richard Frost is "With Me My Love" ... New Archies is a smash ... Jeff Barry cut Bobby Bloom Northeast Buys U. S. Record Co. "The Sign of the V." It is great ... Fantastic new Illusion "To- gether" edited #rom the LP ... Top left -field tip "Groovin'" (Out FALL RIVER, MASS. - share of its common stock. on Life). Smash in Milwaukee, broken at WRIT. This song will Nartheast Records, Inc., a tape United States Record Com- be a hit everywhere ... Led Zeppelin went on most of the big rack jobber of Somerset, an- pany has been one of the lead- stations, sure smash ... Rick Nelson #12 KLIT, Sales KYA, #29 nounced the purchase of United ing record rack -jobbers in the KJR, #18 WHBQ . . . G. Knight #13 WFUN, #4 CKLW, #13 States Record Company of Fall Eastern United States. The pro- WSAI, #16 WIXY on WIXZ, KYA, KJR, WEAM ... Jackie De River from the Congregation posed financing and option Shannon #20 WIXY, #15 WLS, #9 WAYS ... Vanity Fare #19 Adas Israel of Fall River. agreement is subject to the ap- WIXY, #12 KAKC, #16 KGB ... Gloria Taylor #19 WQXI, #4 The financing of the North- proval of the Board of Direc- WAYS ... The B. J. Thomas will go #1 and will win the Academy east purchase was arranged tors of Pickwick International, Award song of the year for Burt Bacharach and Hal David .. . with Pickwick International, Inc. Band #17 WQXI, #14 KILT, #5 WSAI, Hit KYA ... Ferrante & Ine. Pickwick International, Teicher #8 WQXI, #9 WTIX, smash WLS is on WGAM ... Crow Ins., is the holder of an effec- is a smash #16 WQXI, #14 KJR, #14 WMCA Hit Chicago, Mil- tive 10 percent minority inter- waukee, San Francisco, Memphis ... Jackson Five #18 CKLW, est in Northeast. The financing A&M on Tape #19 WSAI, #19 WEAM, smash WLS ... Flamming Ember #22 was arranged through a com- WLS, #12 WTIX, #22 WMCA, #11 WIXY, #8 WSAI, #20 KLIF, bination purchase by Pickwick A&M Records has released #7 KFRC, #7 WFIL, #9 WIBG #1 requests KJR... Harlow of Northeast Preferred stock the following albums in all tape Wilcox #21 WLS, #3 WQXI, #12 KYA, #10 KFRC, #14 CKLW, and Pickwick's guaranty of configurations for the second #8 KGB, on WHBQ ... Aretha #24 WLS ... We are convinced Northeast's notes to Congrega- week in November: "Love Is "It's Only Make Believe," Roy Hamilton, AGB (Bell), will be a tion Adas Israel. In considera- All We Have To Give" by the hit if played ... New Amities should do a million ... "Daddy's tion for this financing Pickwick Checkmates, "Offering" by the Girl" (Chill Wills), Metromedia, has to bring a tear to your eye was granted a five year option Carpenters, "Electronic Hair . Street people #5 KLEO ... Poppy Family #14 KLEO, on to acquire the remaining ninety Pieces," "Joe Cocker" and KJR... The Tokens pick WTIX, WMCA, WAYS, on WIXZ .. . percent of Northeast Records "From the Hot Afternoon" by Gene Pitney on KHJ ... Bobbie Gentry on WQXI, KYA, WAYS, for a substantial number of Paul Desmond. KOV ... Joe Odom being tested WTIX ... Lee Hazelwood on WQXI, WSAI could be a hit ... Oliver broke WKMR Detroit .. . Simone Stokes on WQXI, WTIX . . .New: Engelbert "Winter NEW CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE REPORTED World Of Love" ... Shocking Blue on KLIT, KFRC, WFIL, sales WIBG ... Southwind on KILT ... Berlin Philharmonic on KILT HEMET-Rattling windows were the only after-effects of the earth ... Rotary Connection "Want You To Know" went right on KLIF, tremor which struck this small town early Tuesday morning. sounds like a powerhouse ... Dick Jensen on KLIF ("Jealous Feeling"), also Chill Wills ... WSAI Cincy on Glasshouse, Lee Few of the citizens interviewed were even awakened by the minor Hazelwood, Mark Lindsay, Sales: Dells #17-Kool and the Gang, quake which registered 4.7 5:30 A.M. The temblor was actually #10-Pearly Gate ... WROV #3 Requests Chill Wills ... KYA on Bobbie Gentry, G. Knight New Hope on KJR, WAYS . centered some 20 miles of Hemet, in the San Jacinto ... .. Southeast Pearly Gate on KJR ... Mark Lindsay smash in Seattle ... Savoy mountain range. Brown #20 KJR... Mavis Staples on WIBG. The nearest seismographic laboratory, at Daniel Emmett Junior College, reported a reading of 4.9, but noted that their instruments appointment of Merlin Little- were unattended at the time The official reading of 4.7 was later Littlefield Promoted field as Southwest Division confirmed by The California Seismological Institute. HOLLYWOOD - Charley Promotion Manager. Littlefield This was the fifth of a of earthquakes to hit California Nuccio, Promotion Vice Presi- was formerly District Promo- since October 1. dent of Capitol Records Dis- tion Manager in Dallas and tributing Corp., announces the Nashville.

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ST-325 y PeA1NS NEW HIT SINGLE: www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com I Can't Make lYAlone_ Edson Tops People Sales, Promo Amos to Administer LHI LOS ANGELES - Mickey According to a joint an- Bowen told the press the alli- Stevenson, Executive Vice nouncement, Jimmy Bowen's ance would not affect in any President and Creative Director Amos Records will immediately way Amos Productions. Bowen of People Records, a division of assume management and ad- stated, "It's a new, u n i q u e People Enterprises, Inc., an- ministration of Lee Ha z I e - move and we believe it is a nounced the appointment of wood's LHI Records. sound innovation which will Bob Edson as National Sales give the combined label addi- and Promotion Manager. Hazlewood state d : "I will still maintain complete tional strength from a distribu- Edson comes to People after artistic and financial control of LHI. tion and promotional stand- four years as Program Director point." Amos Productions will (1965 1969) for radio station This management agreement will f r e e me to continue to produce for other WINX in Washington, D. C., concentrate more on TV production and labels; the enginering division where he was instrumental in will remain as is; and the pro- "breaking" such national films." Hazlewood has just completed his first film assign- duction company will continue smashes as "Make Believe" under its previously set up or- (Wind), "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss ment for Filmways and MGM, "The Moonshine War." ganization with Bowen as Pres- Him Goodbye" (Steam), "Little ident and Tom Thacker as VP. Red Riding Hood" (Sam The Effective immediately, L H I Hazlewood has recorded his Sham) and "Walk Away, Renee" Bob Edson Records will be housed in the first record under the new ar- (Left Banke). Prior to that, rector's side of the desk and I Amos Record offices at 6565 rangement, "Trouble Maker," Edson spent a year at WSMB- think there are lessons that Sunset Blvd., Suite 120, Holly- shipped to over 2000 radio sta- FM in Maryland where he was can be learned when you cross wood, Calif. Br u c e Hinton, tions in four days. At press involved in all phases of sta- to the other side of the desk. General Manager of Amos Rec- time, the record, according to tion operation. Edson broke The music business is rapidly ords, stated that distributors Hilton, "is breaking in several into broadcasting as a sports changing and the techniques of for the joint venture will be market s with over 40,000 announcer at the University of promoting records have to keep announced momentarily. shipped already." Maryland. pace with these changes. People Edson said he will utilize his Records is a brand new label Concert Review radio experience in his new with an innovative way of position. "I've seen the record thinking and I'm very happy to business from the program di - be associated with them." Stones Roll on Late at Forum LOS ANGELES -A packed numbers like "Jumpin' Jack Forum had people shouting Flash" and "Honky Tonk Wom- Major Execs "Let's get the Stones show roll- an." In between numbers he re- Join Panel ing!" at the most talked -about peatedly asked how the audi- concert of this year which was ence was (they were tired at 12 At 4th Radio Conference supposed to start at seven and o'clock, that's how, and the sec- which did not finally happen ond performance for that eve- The presidents of three re- House, expected to draw some until almost nine. ning did not start until o n e cording companies have been 800 broadcasting, advertising Because of the annoying de- 1a.m.!). He also asked for the added to the roster of communi- and recording industry execu- lay, Epic's Terry Reid got to do house lights so he could see cations leaders scheduled to par- tives, are: Rev. Jesse Jackson, three whole numbers. This was everybody. The redeeming ele- ticipate in the Fourth Annual head of "Operation Breadbas- all too short a set for such a ment of this long-awaited event Radio Program Conference in ket," Chicago; Nicholas Von fine artist. A highlight was was the tune "Satisfaction," Atlanta, Dec. 5-7, according to Hoffman, syndicated feature Donovan's "Superlungs." De- which had crowds standing Bill Gavin, sponsor of the non- writer for the Washington Post; spite poor sound, Terry's voice atop their chairs and singing profit event. Don Graham, Blue Thumb Rec- was able to sustain. His drum- along. Joining a full -session discus- ords Vice President; and Dr. mer is exceptionally fine. Now we can sit back and sion exploring the current state John C. Merrill of the Univer- Next came ABC's B. B. King, wait for the Beatles' concert. sity of Missouri journalism de- of records aired on radio are who powerfully performed -Ron Baron. presidents Davis, partment. "Just Want a Little Love" and Clive CBS Broadcasters Howard Records; Jac Holzman, Elektra Kester, "Everyday I Have the Blues." Avco, Jerry Boulding, Sonder- B. B. and his brass backup Records; and Mike Maitland, and Clark to Liberty Warner Brothers Records. ling, Earl McDaniel, KGMB truly realize a performer's Radio, also will join some 50 role: to Other additions to the three- entertain. This veteran previously - announced partici- provides blues excitement at its day event at the Regency Hyatt pants. best. These two acts preceded the dynamo of the concert, not EARTHQUAKE HITS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Mick Jagger but rather Tina YERBA BUENA-Another in a long string of earthquakes was felt Turner and her precisioned re- yesterday in this area. No major damage was reported, although vue. She was not to be believed, the quake was an unusually strong 5.5 on the Richter scale. cavorting through one great The shakeup, at 3:00 in the afternoon, was centered about five number after another. She de- miles from town. There, witnesses reported that there were two livered a memorable "River major effects of the quake. Deep/Mountain High," "Let Me "The ground split for about 50 feet," our reporter was told by Take You Higher" and the Bea- property owner Fred C. Dobbs. He indicated a crack in the ground, tles' "Come Together." The au- approximately fifteen feet deep. "It wasn't like that before," Dobbs dience was spellbound during explained, "but there was a small crack in the ground." The second her Blue Thumb "I've Been Lov- aftermath of the Yerba Buena quake was the premature dropping ing You Too Long." The Ikettes of walnuts from trees in the area. "They're totally useless now," did an appealing "Piece of My Dobbs lamented, "except as Liberty/UA President Al Bennett fertilizer." Heart" and demonstrated ex- (right) inks recording Dobbs also agreement noted that local conditions were typical of so-called pert footwork. with Dick Clark who joins the earthquake weather, hot, dry and still. Scientists agree, however, This was a hard act to fol- Liberty label as an artist. Clark that there is little, if any, nectoon between the weather and sub- low, even for London's Rolling already has polished such facets sequent earth tremors. con Stones. Jagger did his best to ('f his career as writer, actor, tele- please his sell-out crowd with vision host, producer, etc.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Bell, Macauley Ink Pact Janus Intro's First LP LONDON- Larry Uttal, President of Bell Records and Product at Sales Meets the Columbia Pictures Indus- NEW YORK - Marvin supported by trade paper ads, tries Record Division, an- Schlachter, President of Janus newspaper advertising in all nounces the signing of an ex- Records, unveiled the new la- key cities, radio spot announce- clasive production agreement bel's first six albums to its ments, pre -designed ad mats, with writer - producer Tony Eastern and Western distribu- co-op advertising, easleback al- Macauley's Mustard Produc- tors with sales meetings in New bum covers and press kits. The tions. York and Los Angeles last Blonde on Blonde LP is being Product from Macauley, pro- week. launched with 10,000 full color ducer of the top 10 "Smile a The initial release includes display posters and under- Little Smile For Me" (the Fly- albums by the Flying Machine ground radio spots. ing Machine) - which he co - ("Smile a Little Smile"), Jef- "We believe we have the wrote - and "Israelites" (Des- erson ("Jefferson"), Johnny strongest debut LP release of mond Dekker), will appear on Winter ("About Blues"), Can- any new and Tony Macauley, Larry Uttal label we are pro- and be distributed by Bell in ned Heat ("Vintage"), Blonde moting it accordingly. The Fly- the United States and Canada. On Blonde ("Contrasts") and ing Machine album includes First product from Mustard uled to go into the studios this Mike Cooper ("Oh Really!?"). their Top Ten single `Smile a Productions will be issued by week, using Macauley-penned Heavy advertising and pro- Little Smile' and the follow-up the end of the month. Macauley material. motion campaigns backing all 'Baby Make It Soon.' Jefferson has already signed the Grapes Uttal completed negotiations product were introduced to was recently in the charts with of Wrath, a five -piece group for the agreement in a recent Janus Eastern distributors at 'The Colour of My Love' and from Gibraltar, who are sched- "flying trip" to London. the Americana Hotel in New we're releasing his next single, York on Nov. 10 and to Western 'Baby Take Me In Your Arms.' distrib's at the Century Plaza Johnny Winter and Canned Hotel in Los Angeles on Nov. Heat are both well -established Success Charted for A&M Series 12. Attending were Schlachter, acts and we're confident that Nick Albarano, Director of Blonde on Blonde will soon rank Marketing, and Ed Fuchs, Na- as one of the best new groups tional Promotion Director. from England. Mike Cooper, has Built around the theme "The already developed a following beginning of a contemporary in the folk field," said Schlach- legend," the Janus LPs will be ter:

Above, A&M Records' man in New York Harold Childs goes over some of the diskery's new LPs in their 12 -LP series of astrological music with astrologer Sandy Weber. Disks are both narrative (Jacques Wil- son) and instrumental music (by Mort Garson and the Moog synthesizer). Alan Stanton produced the package.

Mary Schlachter, Nick Albarano NEW EARTHQUAKE SHAKES LOMPOC A spot 60 miles West of Lompoc was pinpointed at the center of yesterday's earthquake, the latest in a series reported since TDC Promotes Pair October 1. The quake, measuring a of 5.4, was felt for a radius Richard J. Godlewski, Execu- magnitude tive VP of Transcontinental of more than 90 miles from the center. No property damage was Distributing Corp., announces reported. the following promotions : "People must be getting pretty these things," reported Frank Sutter; Sales Manager of used to the record division of Trans- Lompoc Police Chief E. Sousé, "We only received about five calls." continental Distributing Corp. One resident reported that his apartment shook for more than a of Hartford branch, to Assist- minute. It was agreed by California Polytechnic Institute ant Vice -President of T.D.C., Hartford; and James Boesch, scientists, though, that the quake probably lasted no longer than Sales Manager of electronic di- Frank Sutter, Richard Godlewski, five or ten seconds. Aftershocks, may have accounted for vision, distributor of Lear, Be - James Boesch. though the apparently longer length noted. lair and Norelco tape equip- sistant VP of T.D.C., Electron- ment and Estey Organs, to As - ic division.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com At Masterworks Luncheon Buddah Campaigns For More Potent Retail Sales Methods A number of record companies are now in the process of establishing a more direct line of communication between themselves and their retail outlets that sell their product in an effort to encourage a harder, more aggressive attitude to- wards sales in record stores. Columbia Masterworks' composer/performer Walter Carlos and Rachel "The average customer walk- Elkind of TEMPI Productions were feted at a recent luncheon given ing into a record store is not by the label to present the two with gold records for the LP `1Switched-On Bach." Walter Carlos conceived treated in the same way he is and performed on the treated when recording and Rachel Elkind was the producer. Clive J. Davis, Presi- he walks into any dent, CBS Records (third from left), presented other retail store," says Buck Buck Reingold, Marty Thau (center) a gold record to Carlos during the luncheon. Also present: various members of the Reingold who has spearheaded press and representatives of Columbia Records. Pictured a campaign Peter from left: to change retail tains all trade Munves, Product Director, Classical Album Merchandising, Robert practices in the chart informa- Altshuler, Director, New York area tion, plus news Press and Public Information, Davis, Carlos, Gene as head of Buddah Records' on new product Lees, Miss Elkind and Pierre Bourdain, and tips on how to Product Manager, Classical Al- New York promotion staff. "The increase bums and Original Cast Catalog. sales on the consumer level. fault does not lie with the store In addition we run contests be- that. personnel so much as it does Club Review There are times, though, tween stores. Currently we are when it's easy to see why he with the attitudes of the record running companies and a Melanie album pro- has persevered through the their distribu- motion contest with cruel tors. At Buddah we have under- prizes for Reprise Stars winds of trend and why the best window displays in- many people believe that he taken a variety of nroiertc in NEW YORK-Ramblin' Jack '- _nn1 Elliot now, finally, going to get dropped into the big city together. for 10 days, filling up the Gas- light night after night and do- Cohen's voice is the ti ing as many encores as he could When he thinks about it stand. Ttt wa.a 2 nlPaalirn gets into his music www.americanradiohistory.comhe ha;AmericanRadioHistory.Com www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com the visiting up to sle effect 20 of them each that Reingold's I week. By talking with salesmen, effort to estab- en- lish rapport with giving them the opportunity to the people be see our artists perform who sell records has had; Marty and in- Thau, Director ed viting them to attend press of Promotion at he Buddah, says functions, I believe that we've that sales have been able to create shown a marked increase, espe- the excite- cially album ment for the music and the sales. ists art- that, up until this point, Attitude existed only between Spreading the record Down the company and the radio station," Line 1 says Reingold, pointing out that "The attitudes that Buck he tries to involve the store Reingold is creating among with re- the promotion and excite- tail outlets is spreading back ment that exists on the radio up the line to distributors, radio station, distributor and record stations and the company company it- levels, as with the re- self," says Thau. "We plan to cent "Amazing Mets" album send him across the promotion. country within the next few months to set up similar consumer sales Employs Newsletter and promotion practices with our local men. also employs a I believe that Reingold has begun to letter that into delve the most ignored, long - om overlooked area of record motion pro- and, if the present im - ment in sales is any in - hink that this area to open up."

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Symphony Plays ] Moondog 1 T])l;ltilt(1I1\I) Moondog, Columbia's poet/ i composer/conductor, had one of his works, "Minisym #1," per- MOVE formed this past weekend by the St. Louis Symphony, under the direction of Leonard Slat - kin, Assistant Conductor of the UNEIUIL3FICIJMIIII Symphony. CARL LaFONG The program was entitled By "The New Sound" and was per- After "experiencing" the Stones' debut Amériean gig at the 16 at formed on Sunday, Nov. Forum last week (along with more than 40,000 other lucky .. . 3. Almost 3,000 attended the that a at $7.50 a seat . . . ticket holders), it became' apparent concert, which also featured rather novel approach to concert scheduling may be on the hori- music from the movie "2001" zon. and the singing of blues artist Most rock concerts, at least in the Los Angeles area, have to Albert King. adhere to a predetermined curfew time ... usually 2 a.m. After that, various city and county ordinances swing into action and all live music must be stopped. Needless to say, many great sets are TRO `Space' Shot terminated in mid -musical climax by the power being turned off or the hall lights being turned on. The Richmond Organization But would someone dare turn off the power or turn on the lights has mapped a strong promotion when the Stones are playing? Certainly not! Through a variety of campaign in connection with electronic, human, and inhuman hangups, the the Mercury Records re-release two-setted Rolling Stones concert (which also of "Space Oddity" by British featured Ike and Tina Turner, B. B. King and HOW singer David Bowie, originally Terry Reid) covered the timespan from 7 p.m. issued in conjunction with the to 5:30 a.m.... from sunset to sunrise. DO YOU Apollo 11 moon landing last The audience for the late show, who arrived July. at about 10 and exited some seven and a half According to Marvin Cane, hours later, took the whole thing in stride. The FOLLOWA TRO VP, the firm believes heav- outright dynamism of the artists, Mick Jag ily right now in re -serviced singers, Tina Turner, and B. B. King was enough .O.B.? gles, in view of a recent suc- to insure that nobody fell asleep. And with the cessful experience with the ending of the Stones' final song, "Street Fight- If you're Walter Carlos, "I'll Never than when Tom Jones smash, ing Man," most people were more awake, more attuned creator of "Switched -On Fall in Love Again." Jones' Many gathered together in parties they first entered the building. Bach," you follow with version of the Lonnie Donegan and went off to breakfast ... sleep could come later. song was first released on Lon- Admittedly, everyone was caught unaware in respect to the an album that's even don Records' Parrot label over length of the concert. But it turned out well, good vibrations more astonishing. two years ago. When the singer were abundant, and the promoters made a mint (their theoretical was quoted last spring to the gross was at least $250,000) ... enough to get the Stones to agree In his new album, effect that the song was his to do another Los Angeles date during one of the brief nights -off Walter Carlos shatters favorite of all those he had of their schedule, though later it was discovered that no free tradition and brings to ever recorded, immediate new time was available. life through electronic developed, bringing be formulated as all-night affairs? airplay So why couldn't more shows media the music of about a complete re -servicing Planned out intelligently, like supplying coffee and perhaps a schedule. buffet breakfast, the margin for artistic and financial success Bach, Handel, Monteverdi could be quite good. These exact types of concerts have been go- and Scarlatti. ing on in and around the London area for the past several years and judging by their existence today, they must be successful. With almost unbelievable Melanie in Concert As the Stones, themselves, put it: "Let's Spend the Night To- coordination Carlos B u d h gether." creates voice -like Melanie, d a Records' * * discovery, * and complex folksinging will those "last- articulations make her solo concert bow at The Moody Blues are no doubt going to be one of sounds unheard of ing" groups that will survive all of the musical crazes that en- Town Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 21. etc). only a year ago. She will accompany herself on velop the scene (blues, the "rock" revival, country -western, and playing From their early "Go Now" success to the eclecticism of the Bach": guitar, singing to be "Switched -On original compositions. group's "Days of Future Passed" album, they've proven It was only the beginning. an entity that changes within itself, not dictated by others. Finally, their music, at least bits of it, is starting to be ap- TRANS -ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, INC. PRESENTS preciated outside the pure pop genre. For instance, KBCA, Los WALTER CARLOS More Beatles Gold Angeles' all -jazz station, uses part of their poetry on the "Future THE WELL-TEMPERED HOLLYWOOD-The Beatles Passed" album as a regular nightly feature. Bits of the or- SYNTHESIZER have done it again. chestration from the album pop up regularly as spots between VIRTUOSO ELECTRONIC PERFORMANCES OF: Their latest Capitol -distrib- songs on WPOL, a light music station. BACH, MONTEVERDI, SCARLATTI, HANDEL uted Apple album, "Abbey * * * Road," and their newest single, The whole movement toward lighter rock instrumentation, "Something" b/w "Come To- particularly with emphasis on the flute, is starting to get out of gether," have been awarded gold hand. The Moodies played a part in it, but the real culprit is one record certification by the Rec- Anderson, leader of Jethro Tull. of Ian ord Industry Association the flute, encompassing his highly-com- That makes "Abbey It's been his antics with America. petent playing, that have threatened to wipe out the guitar as Road" the 15th gold album and MS 7286/MO 1150'/18 11 0144t/16 11 0144 . . . both here and in England. If 19th gold sin- the national pop instrument "Something" the somehow indicative of what's next in store for be bestowed upon the English trends are On Columbia Records gle to America (and they usually are), look for 1970 to be the Year of four eminent citizens in pop '4 -track reel-to-reel tape/i8-track cartridge ulture. (Continued on page 26) #Cassette e "COLUMBIA,' ARCAS REG. R' 25 RECORD WORLD-November 22, 1969

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Smith Heads Canopy A & R Merc Launches Big Drive Dallas Smith, independent record producer, has been sign- CHICAGO-Mercury Record Album," Rod Stewart; "Span- ed as Head of A&R and Music Corp. is launching a massive ky's Greatest Hits," Spanky and Production for Canopy Music year-end quarter -million -dollar Our Gang; "Attacking a Straw and Canopy Productions, an- advertising campaign in sup- Man," the New Colony Six; nounces Robert Webb, VP of port of 18 recently released "Mother Earth Presents Tracy the companies. LPs. Nelson Country," Tracy Nel- Lou Simon, VP for Sales and son; "It Looks Like Rain," Smith, a top producer at Lib- Marketing, said the erty Records for four years program Mickey Newbury; "Wine Me will include print advertising Up," Faron Young; will headquarter at Canopy, lo- and "Cajun in consumer and trade publica- Crawdaddy," Link Davis. cated at 8979 Sunset Blvd., tions Hollywood. Though joining as well as radio spots. On Philips... The move relates to the new On Philips, albums are "Melt- Canopy, Smith will retain his corporate own companies, Renaissance structure in which ing Pot," "Blue Mink; "The Ad- Simon now is responsible for vancement," the Advancement; Productions and Old World Robert Webb, Dallas Music. Smith marketing and sales of all prod- "Love Token," Mystic Moods uct on the Mercury, Philips, Orchestra; "Black London Smith will soon embark on a songwriters. Smith will super- Smash, Fontana, Limelight and vise the production of the acts Blues," Ram John Holder; and nationwide talent search for Blue Rock Lines. He will work "Games Guitars Play," Harvey Canopy, signing writing and under contract to Canopy, closely with Mercury Advertis- which include Richard Harris, Mandel. performing talent as part of ing Administrator Millie Ster- "Who Knocked the Brains Canopy's new expansion plans. Thelma Houston, Joey Scar - gis and the Marvin H. Frank bury, the newly signed Five Out of the ' Sky," Eric Von Smith also states that Canopy Advertising Co. in planing ads Schmidt, is a Smash represen- Man Electrical Band and Jimmy this month and next. John Sip- is interested in lease of master Webb. In the past Smith has tative, while "Blond," Blond, deals and will begin a writers pel, VP for Promotion and Ar- and "Ballzy," Ambrose Slade, produced such artists as Bobby tist Exploitation, and his asso- grooming program to establish Vee, Canned Heat, Julie London are the Fontana label contribu- a solid complement of young ciate Bob Scherl will back up tions. and Vikki Carr. the ad campaign by zeroing in promotionally on the 18 acts. Simon also said that some of Hopper, Vana Epic Appoints Trippett, Lawton the advertising will be of a cor- with the home (Continued from page 6) Marking the Epic porative nature and Custom office contributing to the cost has been promoted to District Labels continued growth and expansion, of local distributors. Specially Sales Manager, Detroit. Hop- announcement of prepared advertising compo- per replaces Tom Takayoshi, two appointments was made this nent kits are being mailed to newly appointed Director of In- week. Miss Lee Trippett all distributors. dependent Labels in Capitol's has been named Manager, Mer- chandising New Mercury LPs to be in- Promotion Department. Services, Sales and cluded in the mailing are: "Ice John Vana, Territory Man- Distribution, and Verdell Law- in El Lee Trippett, on Ice," Jerry Butler; "Witch- ager Paso, Texas, will re- ton has been appointed Man- Verde!! Lawton place ager Promotion craft," Coven; "Family," Ken- Hopper as Atlanta's Spe- Services, Sales ny Rankin; "The Rod Stewart cial Accounts Manager; and Distribution. (Continued on page 28) ********* *****

Jubilee, Ross in Happenings ir Notes from Underground it (Continued from page 25) Production iC Pact the Flute. NEW YORK -Steve Blaine, by Mickey Eichner, Vice Presi- The majority of England's newer groups are making the flute President of Jubilee Records, dent and Director of A & R a dominant part of their repertoire. Group names like Quintes- announced that Jerry Ross, in- and National Promotion. sence, Circus, Dr. Strangely Strange and even Manfred Mann's dependent producer and Heri- Eichner said the recording new group may not be topics of conversation yet, but watch out tage Records label chief, will sessions, scheduled to start im- during the coming months. produce the Happenings for mediately, will "feature 'ever- The electric guitar really has been explored in just about every Jubilee. green' material performed in conceivable area. And the history of popular music has shown Negotiations for the produc- modern style- the technique how lead instruments rise and fall in popularity. Remember when tion agreement were conducted (Continued on page 50) the piano, the sax and the organ were the instruments. The flute (or other reed instruments) have two big advantages over guitar: CONNECTION BETWEEN EARTHQUAKES, MUSIC TOLD cost and ease in handling. You can stick a flute in your back HOLLYWOOD-A definite relationship between recent earth movements pocket and take it out to play whenever you feel the mood. No and music has been proven, it was revealed today. bulky amps or hours of tuning are needed. Ian Anderson, to be is destined Macey Lipman, General Manager of World Pacific Records confirmed sure, to become the national what had heretofore been only speculation. "It's true," Lipman revealed. hero of parents and volume -shocked eardrums everywhere. "Those quakes we've been feeling in the area are totally the result of our * * * hottest new musical group, The California Earthquake." English Shorts: Ringo Starr will be cutting a solo of Lipman's statement was amplified by Ben Scotti, World Pacific's album National Promotion Manager and seismological standards, including "Night and Day," "Autumn Leaves" and expert. "California is Earthquake's new "Love The Sweetest Thing." To be done over the next three single, 'WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FEELING,' #77931, months, it has been breaking out all over the state," Scotti reported. "The will include arrangements by American band leaders Count Basie and Billy May. The first solo album venture by group's jazz-rockps and has been club audiences wherever The any Earthquake an of the Beatles (excepting soundtracks and electronic music), Ringo's venture will "This one's a monster," Lipman added, "Wait'til you hear it." be closely followed by solo albums from AVAILABLE NOW ON WORLD PACIFIC George, John and (the late) Paul. RECORDS Delaney, Bonnie and Friends, currently touring England and the Continent with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, will take a hand D World Pacific Records in producing Clapton's first solo album. Clapton, in turn, will Entr.famo rot Iron WORLD PACIFIC Tranaamorira Cn ,ro arion T play on the group's next album, which is expected to be released on the Atlantic label.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com record Lucas to Score lt Must Be Gold Three TV Spots Henderson Advertising of Best Commercial To Be Chosen Greenville, S. C. has tagged David Lucas to compose and arrange the music for three TV At Radio Conference spots, a 60, a 30 and a 20 for Radio station executives Three days of forums and Jim Dandy Dog Chunks. Ed Riz- throughout the country are bal- panel zel produced for Henderson. discussions will feature Lucas has the loting to select the Best Com- a roster of prominent person- also written music for three TV 30's for mercial of the Year, an award alities, among them B. Stephen Florida Citrus through McCann to be revealed during the L a b u n s k i, Vice President, Fourth Annual Radio Program Straus Broadcasting; Erickson. Gloria Gengo was Harold Agency Producer. Conference in Atlanta, D e c . Krelstein, President, Plough 5-7. Broadcasting; Herbert Manelo- Lucas also did a demo for a This is the first year a com- veg, Vice President, BBDO; series of local radio spots which Columbia artist Ray Conniff was was final recently presented with a gold rec- mercial will be honored. Judged Richard Casper, Vice President, turned into a for Vermont Bank & Trust Master - ord award for his LP, "It Must Be on the basis of originality, qual- Bartell Broadcasting; Police Him," which garnered sales in ex- ity and effectiveness, it will go Chief Joseph P. Kimble, Bev- charge, through the Andrew Curcio Agency in Boston. Andy cess of one million dollars. The to the client company's adver- erly Hills; John V. Tunney, Curcio was Agency Producer. award was presented to Conniff tising agency of record. California Congressman; and (left) by Columbia's VP, Columbia Presentation will be made at Julian Bond, member of the A and R, Jack Gold (right). Jack the same time winners are an- Georgia House of Representa- won a gold record himself for be- nounced in 34 other areas of tives. Barry - Bloom Boom ing the producer of the album. competition. These include Before announcement of the Ray's award is his eighth, adding to a "It Must Be Him" to his list of "Men of the Year" awards winner is made at the honors million -dollar seller LPs which in- radio station and record com- banquet concluding the Confer- cludes: "'S Marvelous," "Concert pany executive and to a selec- ence, five radio spots that rein Rhythm," "Memories Are Made tion of station managers, pro- ceived the highest number of of This," "So Much in Love!," gram directors and music -di- votes will be played and their "Somewhere My Love," "Christmas rectors. ad agencies acknowledged. With Conniff" and "We Wish You Some 800 broadcast, advertis- Complete program and regis- A Merry Christmas." ing and recording industry rep- tration information is available resentatives are expected at the by writing the Radio Program non-profit event, sponsored by Conference offices, 114 Sansome Dunnell to Chi RMP S a n Francisco programming Street, San Francisco, Calif. William E. Huston, VP of advisor Bill Gavin. 94104. Hot indie producer Jeff Barry Sales, Rose-Magwood Produc- (left) chums with Bobby Bloom tions, Inc., announces the ap- after producing Bloom's first ses- Dunnell sion for Earth Records. Barry cur- pointment of Ransome At Opening Noonan at Metromedia rently has two stone smashes with as producer-director of their Andy Kim's "So Good Together" Chicago office. Dunnell comes (Continued from page 3) and the 3,000,000 -copy "Sugar directly from Motion Associ- Vice President and General Sugar" by the Archies as well as ates where he held the same Manager of Motown Records, a new album by the Illusion. First title. and prior to that was with Co- single from Bloom on Earth is lumbia Records for three years, "The Sign of the V," written by where he of Barry, Jim Carroll, Joey Levine and Epic Appointments became Director Kris Resnick, scheduled for imme- National Promotion. Before diate release. Earth, a division of (Continued from page 26) joining Columbia he spent 16 Transcontinental Entertainment Miss Trippett will be respon- years with Billboard, where he Corporation (a wholly -owned sub- sible to Mort Hoffman, VP, Sales was successively a music re- sidiary of T.I.C.), is headed by and Distribution, Epic and Cus- porter, reviewer, critic, person- Harold Berkman, Joey Levine and Artie Resnick. tom, for coordinating all activi- nel manager and director of re- ties relating to the implementa- When London Records Midwest, search. tion of cover art and design, Noonan, who will be new midwest distribution outlet for respons- liner notes, and all other com- ible for all phases of Metro- New Audio Fi Label ponents relating to product London Records, recently opened media Records, will report di- its doors in Niles, Ill., D. H. Toller packaging, display, advertising, rectly to Jay Morgenstern, Vice and merchandising. She joined Bond, President of London Rec- President the of Metromedia CRS Marketing as a proofread- ords, Inc., was on hand along with Music Division, who has been er in November, 1963 and most Herb Goldfarb, National Sales and serving temporarily as chie recently held the position of Distribution Manager for the com- executive officer of Metromedia Production Supervisor, Product pany, to help in dedication cere- Records since October. Coordination. A graduate monies. Toler Bond (center) han- of Seton Hall Lawton will be responsible to University, Noonan is married dles the ribbon -cutting chores Rick Blackburn, Director, Na- and has two daughters. He will tional Promotion, providing the (above) as Goldfarb (right) and be headquartered at Metro- Mel Kahn, manager of London administrative assistance neces- media Records' main office at Above, the Audio Fidelity Records Midwest (left), assist. new sary to maintain an efficient 1700 Broadway, New York. Records label on which diskery is promotion organization, includ- now issuing all album and single ing the maintenances of mailing product. First LPs bearing the new lists and radio station subscrip- label: "Are You Curious or Yel- tions. He Product THE STUDIO FOR ENGINEERS WHO WANT TO MOONLIGHT! low?", Kermit Schafer; "In joined the the Coordination Department of Full studio facilities Year One," Golden Gate; "Fran ... 12.8-4-2 ... dolby units, etc. CRS in September, 1964, and Terms arranged. Warren in Nashville"; and "The Great Expectation," Bob Azzam. most recently held the position Call now. DANDON RECORDERS First single with the new logo of Manager, Merchandising 80 West 40th St. Tel: (212) LA 4-9671 is "Nowhere Man," Gershon Services, for Epic and Custom Kingsley. Labels.

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SCHUBERT: SONATA IN B -FLAT Classical Philips Product (Op. Posth., D. 960) ARTUR RUBINSTEIN- Awards RCA Victor LSC 3122. Wins Numerous A beautiful and, many will feel, de- Philips Records has been re- "7 Trumps from the Tarot finitive interpretation of this Schubert ceiving numerous awards late- Cards" and "Pinions." piece. According to the liner notes by ly, both here and abroad. Max Wilcox, Rubinstein was especially Awards from Germany, Holland if he Four recent releases on the pleased with this recording and The new Philips recording of feels pleased, there's no reason why the Philips and Limelight labels "Elijah" has just have received the "Esther" Mendelssohn's buyers won't be. categories. received the Deutscher Schall- **** Award for their plattenpreis (German Record yearly CHRONOPHAGIE The Awards are given and also the Dutch Edi- and sponsored by Henry Roth's Prize) BERNARD BASCHET- son Award. syndicated record review col- Columbia MS 7314. About to be released in the spill over umn, "Disc-Covery." Philips the new Phil- The arts are beginning to and Mercury recordings took United States in territory. Francois ips Classical Import line, the into each other's the Award in four categories: Baschet, a sculptor, welded a steely includes Elly Ame - Violin, Berlioz Centenary recording statue, that his brother, Bernard, an ling, Renate Krahmer, Anne - al- Award, Contemporary Compo- Schrö- acoustical engineer, plays for this sition Electronic Music. lies Burmeister, Gisela rewarding. and ter, Peter Schreier, Hans -Joa- bum. Offbeat and Arthur Grumiaux's perform- chim Rotzsch, Theo Adam, **** ance of the Beethoven Violin Hermann -Christian Polster, the GRIEG: HOLBERG SUITE/ Concerto in D, Op. 61, with Al - Leipzig Radio Choir and the DAG WIREN: SERENADE FOR STRINGS ceo Galliera and the New Phil- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, harmonia Orchestra received with Wolfgang Sawallisch con- JOHANNES SOMARY- the "Esther" Award in the Vio- ducting. Vanguard Cardinal VCS 10067. lin category. Also receiving the Deutscher An interesting juxtaposition of simi- The Berlioz Centenary Award Schallplattenpreis are the two lar yet disparate pieces, tastefully done was given to Colin Davis' re- recent Grumiaux Trio record- by the English Chamber Orchestra. cording of Berlioz' "Roméo et ings of the Beethoven Trios, Neither of the two pieces is particu- Juliette." Op. 9, Nos. 1 and 3, and the Bee- larly well known, but both deserve the In the Contemporary Compo- thoven Serenades, Op. 8 and 25 attention paid them here. sition category, the "Esther" with flutist Maxence Larrieu. Award was received by Krzysz- These two records were tof Penderecki for his work, released in the United States "Dies Irae." Available in this this past spring. Capitol Wins 11 Esther Awards country on Philips, the work is The just -released Philips im- subtitled "Auschwitz Oratorio" port, "Music from the Time of HOLLYWOOD - Eleven of and was written in honor of Christopher Columbus," with the 25 1969 Esther awards were Friedman 'Prayers' those who died in the concen- the Musica Reservata conducted won by Capitol -distributed clas- tration camps in World War II. by John Beckett, was given the sical recordings. Performed Nov.23 The final award (in Electronic Dutch Edison Award at the The awards are presented an- Music) was given to the Lime- same time as the recording of nually by Los Angeles music On Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 light recording of Ruth White's the "Elijah." critic Henry Roth. Selections p.m., Gary William Friedman were made from more than 300 will present -his contemporary classical albums representing religious service called "Pray- some 700 works. ers for Peace" at Temple Israel in Manhattan. Included will be Ampex Releases 6 Operas Angel won seven awards in a composition written by Fried- the following classifications: On the heels of its first opera card good for a libretto outlin- man dedicated to the memories Opera, "Romeo and Juliet"; Pi- of John F. Kennedy, Martin program on cassette, "La Tra- ing the taped performances. ano, Emil Gilels' "Five Beetho- viata," Ampex Stereo Tapes Variations"; Luther King and Robert Ken- According to Don Hall, Am- ven Concertos and nedy. will release six new opera pack- pex Vice President and General Female Vocal, Dietrich Fisch- ages including four major Manager of AST, "The success er-Dieskau's "19 Early Songs Conceived Oratorio Last Year operas by prominent artists. of the 'La Traviata' release on of Strauss"; Vocal Ensemble in Friedman conceived his rock Among the operas to be re- cassette leads us to believe English, Mozart's "Abduction oratorio last year and called it leased in November on the Am- there is a steady market for mu- from the Seraglio"; Cello, Jac- "Prayers for Friday Night." pex/London label are, "La Bo- sic of this type on cassette. We queline du Pré/Daniel Baren- The upcoming service will be heme," with Renata Tebaldi, will therefore continue to pre- boim's "Brahms Sonatas," and an extended work and will uti- "Tosca," with Birgit Nilsson, pare these opera cassette for- Program Material, Victoria De lize a full rhythm section and Franco Corelli, Dietrich Fisch- mats for our g r o w i ng tape Los Angeles' "Songs of Anda- a string quartet. Also partici- er-Dieskau, "Daughter of t h e library." lusia." pating in the service will be Regiment," with Joan Suther- Seraphim won awards in two Rabbi Martin Zion and Cantor land, and "Pagliacci," with classifications : Re -Issue, "Six Jonas Javna. James McCracken. Chamber Masterpieces," and The service will be per- In two special opera pro- Theme Novelties, John Ogden's "Liszt - formed in Hebrew and English. grams AST will offer Joan Bizarre Busoni Piano Improvisations." The Temple Israel Chorus will Sutherland's "The Art of the Harpers Bizarre will record Melodiya-Angel claimed the be augmented with a group of thus en- Prima Donna," and the opera an 11 -minute version of Cole Novelties award with the Bol- young rock singers variety program, "Covent Gar- "Car- hancing the work and increas- "Anything Goes" as the shoi Theater Orchestra's den Anniversary Album." Porter's men Ballet." Capitol's "The ing its flexibility in areas of mo- Each of the opera program introductory theme for the Shenai Artistry of Bismillah "hard rock," as well as the packages will contain two cas- tion picture version of "The Kahn" won an award in the more classically oriented sec- settes and a returnable post Boys in thé Band." Ethnic category. tions.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Buddah Reactivates Kama Sutra NEW World Pacific Teamwork YORK - The reactiva- the Sir Men. A group discov- tion of Kama Sutra Records ered by Jack Hakim, Mid -West (Continued from page 8) was announced last week by Operations Manager for the ness. His speech studies Neil Bogart, VP and General gave delphia and worked for Kapp Buddah group, the Jaggerz are him the ability to make dy- Records Manager of Buddah Records, presently in New York before recording their first n a m i c and forceful presen- coming to the West Coast. who recently took over the dis- album. The Sir Men, whose hot tations. tribution "We keep a tight of Kama Sutra from master of "You're Never Gonna "I saw at an artist ros- MGM Records. Initial early age that ter," he says. "We avoid sign- product Find Another Love" was ac- many athletes lose a fantastic on the reactivated label will be ing someone just to release a quired from Thunderbird Rec- opportunity by not being able speculative the first album by the rock and to single. This way, we roll revival group, ords by Marty Thau, Director speak well. They laughed are able to put more time and Sha Na Na, of Promotion, when I took speech classes, but called "Rock and Roll Is Here will also appear energy behind promoting our to on the Kama Sutra label. I was determined not to fit the artists." Lipman's quality Stay." old stereotype of be- Bogart the bumbling, fore quantity dictum is prac- "In addition to the Sha Na said that most Bud- inarticulate football player," dah distributors he ticed as well as preached: In Na release, we plan to rush - will not neces- said. release sarily handle the Kama Sutra 1966, when the popularity of In- a first album by the While playing in San Fran- dian music was at its Road line. "We have al r ea d y ap- cisco for height in which will include their the '49ers, he met Bob the United States, WP devoted pointed 10 new distributors Mitchell latest chart singly' `She's Not to and Tom Donahue, top their promotion efforts to Ravi There'," said Bogart, handle Kama Sutra djs in that city. adding as well as Scotti has al- Shankar, and sold 11/2 million that several other acts have al- some of the other new labels ways loved music (he used to of his albums. ready been signed to Kuma Su- that we have recently acquired entertain the team playing pi- tra, including the Jaggerz and the distribution rights for." ano), and accepted their offer Imported 40 Sitars to venture jointly into the rec- Lipman imported 40 sitars ord business with their own la- from India for the Shankar bel, Autumn Records. From Au- promotion. The instruments tumn Gold Rush Levine, Resnick Scotti came to L.A. to were distributed by Thom Mc - join his brother Tony, who had An shoe stores, who, in the At Atlantic Produce Montez an artist contract with Liberty course of selling "raga -buckle" Records. Three Atlantic-Atco BROOKLINE, shoes, mentioned Shankar and artists MASS.-Buck Since that time, he has gained RIAA certified gold Spurr, President of pro- World Pacific continuously in a Oracle moted Ravi Shankar, Buddy $400,000 disks this week for LP sales of Records, has announced that a advertising campaign, Rich, the Fifth Dimension, Al and included them in window over $1,000,000. Artists w e r e production agreement has been Wilson and the Jazz Crusaders, displays in 1200 Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bee reached with indie retail shoe the producers among others. From his office Gees and Cream. Joey Levine and Artie Resnick stores. have emanated football -shaped In 1967, Crosby, to record Chris Montez. the company divided Stills & Nash gained yo-yo's, replicas of the Mahari- their efforts between Buddy their gold disk for their first This is the first time that shi's beads (to grateful music Montez, a California resident, Rich's new big band, and an album on Atlantic, titled simp- directors across the country), unknown ly "Crosby, will record on the East Coast. group, the Fifth Di- Stills & Nash." Re- and the "Promo -Seltzer," a dis- mension. Promoting a big jazz leased last April, the album Sessions are due to begin in play and New sales information band was considered akin to t u r n e d into a runaway best- York shortly with product shcret which is expected read in key mar- jumping from the Empire State s e l l e r immediately. for release in Janu- kets Crosby, ary. nationally. building by most record execu- Stills & Nash, plus Neil Young, Colorful Career tives, but Rich has since cut are now working on their Janu- seven albums, all selling ary LP release. Philly Radio Personnel It may be that Scotti's color- healthily. ful career is outdone The Bee Gees' gold LP was only by The Fifth Dimension need no "The Bee Gees' Greatest Hits," Given Salute the man himself-he is frequently seen practicing karate comment. It is interesting to released last June. It marked HADDONFIELD, N. J. -A note that Lipman has released the first gold album for the salute to Philadelphia area radio in World Pacific's offices, or exercising to keep in shape three singles from one of their English group, who are due to personnel was given here the the LPs, usually verboten compassionate heart that lies a move. come to the USA in January for evening of Nov. 8 at the home The 45s 41/2 underneath a cocky exterior. have sold well over a national tour. of Alan Lott, Marnel Record million, and the LP has sold a Distributors, In a related, do -your -own - Cream gained and Steve Hollis, million units! their gold LP Paramount Record Distributors. thing atmosphere, Macey Lip- for the set "The of Three different personalities, Best Dusk - till - dawn affair was man runs an efficient and well- Cream," issued last June. It oiled operation. His with their unique tempera- "turtle neck to tux:" office, his ments and marked the fifth gold LP for appearance and his style show a backgrounds, have the now disbanded group. The careful concern for balance and managed to complement each others were "Fresh Cream," At La Rosa Bow order. other perfectly. As Ben Scotti says, "Whether it's football or "Disraeli Gears," "Wheels of Lipman's sense of Fire" and "Goodbye." order and business, you must have team- balance stems from training as work. And this group has got an artist. Painting is an active it." avocation for WP's National Sales Manager; he has been working in oils since he was 13, and has seen his work exhib- Roselli Promotes ited at the Pennsylvania Acad- NEW YORK-Taking a per- DON'T MISS emy of Fine Art. Lipman's sonal hand in the promotion of paintings hang in executives' his latest album for United Ar- THE TRIAL offices at Liberty and other rec- tists Records, Jimmy Roselli has ord companies. Although he re- set several personal appearances ceived no formal training as an at retail stores throughout the OF Florence Henderson congratulates artist, he Julius La Rosa, who is did study photogra- metropolitan New York area. currently phy, appearing at the Persian Room of and has shot album covers Long Island, Westchester Coun- MARY MAGUIRE the Plaza Hotel through Nov. 26. for other labels. ty and the five borough area La Rosa records for Crewe Rec- Lipman has risen virtually will be covered by the singer ords and is one of the top disk from the bottom up-he started in behalf of his new LP, "Let jockeys at WNEW Radio. as a shipping clerk in Phila- Me Sing and I'm Happy."

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By JEAN GRIFFITHS By PAUL SIEGEL

of the offerings from record companies seem, BERLIN-The Christmas releases are rolling in from all parts LONDON-Some djs on the face of it, strange Christmas fare, but in true tradition all of the world-the program directors of radio stations and tastes are being catered to. Track Records issue their first budget have to have the Christmas records six weeks ahead because of line in December; M.C.A. rush -released American singer Neil programming schedules ... Steve Lawrence should do well with Diamond's "Holly Holy"; Major Minor has recorded the classic his new All Star publishing idea. Surely Steve remembers when "Water Babies" featuring Sir Michael Redgrave as narrator. The I visited his Brooklyn home and his parents in the beginning of Disney label, Buena Vista, releases an Anne Shelton disk (her Steve's career, and convinced his father that Steve's future was first recording in about 10 years), "It Won't Be Long Till Christ- in the music biz ... The German disk jockey organization (DDO), mas." Liberty/U.A. has three children's records in their catalogue, headed by Klaus Quirini in Aachen, has disclosed a dj agency "Christmas with You," the Chipmunks; "Chitty Chitty Bang racket which is milking monies from too -trusting djs at dis- Bang" and "Soccer with the Stars," the stars being the World cotheques in Germany ... Günter Ilgner, VIP at Cornet Records Cup Football Stars, particularly Capt. Bobby Moore. The Love which specializes in German production, is disturbed at the lack Affair's new single is described as a Christmas release -title: of interest and cooperation from American firms for his product. "Tale of Twtr Bitters." Günter finds it very difficult to break through in the American market. But, Günter my friend, Americans have the same problem Tiny Tim was more than generous with his Anglophile feelings of selling their product in the very competitive USA market, and on the David Frost show by his rendering of "There'll Always surely a German song, if it has international appeal, will break Be An England." His label, Warner -Reprise, thinks the end product through not only in the states but everywhere. For example, Bert worth releasing as a single-at 78 r.p.m.! ... A & M's British Kaempfert's "Stranger in the Night" and Heino Gaze's "Calcutta," signing Paul Travers debuts on the label with his own composi- (coming out of Germany). Keep trying, Günter. There's an inter- . . . King exits tion,. "Something You Can Mend" Family's Jim national chart hit lying around on your desk . . . German djs from the group to pursue his musical studies, to be replaced by should be on the watch for Liane Covi's newest single, "Wenn Du Man- John Palmer ... Stanley West, newly appointed Production Mir Blumen Schenkst" (when you present me with flowers) .. . 35 Soho ager for Ampex' European operations, will operate from Munich publisher & producer Hans Wewerka, outside of his a Square London, W 1 . . . This week Tony Macauley signed Orange label, has established a new low-priced label called Uni- worldwide exclusive production deal with Larry Uttal's Bell versal. Label. Uttal made a special visit to London to conclude the deal. Thank you, Al Berman, for your very thoughtful letter, and The agreement is for five years and Macauley has set up Mustard we here miss Harry Fox deeply, too. Thanks also to Sal Chiantia Productions to handle the product. for his wonderful letter in behalf of the National Music Pub- Acclaim for Pet Clark lisher's Association for that great man Harry Fox who did so much music industry . . . After my Record for Clark's to the London Stage, the for the American Total acclaim Pet return World Achievement Award to Polydor's Roy Black here, I received Royal Hall; her 21/2 hour concert brought the capacity Albert a five best-selling artists names as candidates for the next to and those not lucky to be there can list of audience its feet enough award to Teldec (Telefunken -Decca) with Hildegard Knef and . . more interest soon see the BBC -TV broadcast More and Caterina the list George Pincus writes me in Orchestra has more Valente topping ... gathers Glenn Miller. The Syd Lawrence from New York that he finds this column "very invigorating," to fore in recent months with his than brought this interest the and I also find George's sense of humor contains phrases to concentration on the Miller Sound now the World Record Club . . . music circles are shocked and worried a for money remember European has issued double album giving more than value that the yearly Grand Prix Eurovision, which is scheduled to take with all the expected Miller favorites ... Deep Purple will be being completely will be place next spring in Amsterdam, is in danger of featured in NBC's special, "It's a Man's World." Purple stopped, since the following countries have declined to participate -the -world report . filmed in the London section of this 'round .. because of high costs, and other reasons: Denmark, Sweden, California visit for Mickie Most to record new material with Norway, Finland, Ireland, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Luxembourg .. . Donovan. The Berlin Jazz Festival has some eye-opening American names as artist conductors: Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington and many others ... Udo Jürgens on his mammoth tour of Germany came down with the flue in Bonn. But Udo's inner reserve will put him Lacoursiere Named RCA England Inks J. J. back on schedule soon ... Esther Ofarim, Philips star, planning A&M Records has appointed RCA England has signed J. J. a German tour ... I love the new release in Germany of Frank Gerry Lacoursiere as Canadian Jackson, leading soul artist, Sinatra's LP," a Man Alone," with music by Ron MeKuen. Director of all A&M product with the L. F. Music Group and publishing divisions with- through their London affiliate in the company. Lacoursiere is Andover Music Ltd. WB's Rose Tours Tony Joe to Sweden based in Toronto. Lacoursiere Jackson's deal is for a five- will report to David Hubert, year contract with a release Phil Rose, Warner Brothers HOLLYWOOD - Monument's International Director, in Los schedule of two LPs per year. Records VP a n d Director of Tony Joe White, on the charts Lee," Angeles. RCA England plans a major Overseas Operations, has left with "Roosevelt & Ira consumer and trade promo- planes to Stockholm Nov. 17 the company's Burbank home from Memphis to begin rehear- tional campaign. Territory his semi-annual Asian Delaney, Bonnie Tiler covered by the contract is the office for sals for his co-starring role The Delaney and Bonnie con- world exclusive of the United tour. Rose will meet with vari- with vocalist Monica Zetterlund cert with Eric Clapton, at Lon- States and Canada, where nego- ous licensees and promotional for TV producer Torbjorn Axel - don's Albert Hall on Dec. 1, will tiations are currently in prog- directors to discuss the com- man, to be telefilmed Nov. 21 be filmed and shown on British ress for a record affiliation for pany's product and expansion and 22 at the Sveriges Radio TV. J. J. plans for 1970. studios.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Paris Promenade Italian Items By GILLES PETARD By HARA MINTANGIAN PARIS-It is now official: Pathé -Marconi has signed a long- MILAN EMI Italiana Rec- term contract with Scepter -Wand (previously distributed - in ords will participate in the Italy's Top 10 France by Vogue), for France and Belgium. Pathe also secured contest Caravélla di Bari with a long-term contract for Frank Zappa's Straight label ... New- two artists, Sacha Distel and SINGLE TIP OF THE WEEK est release by Frank Pourcel is a triple album subtitled "Clas- Fabio Trioli. They will sing "DUESTO FOLLE SENTIMENTO" sic," "International" and "Made in France." Also, a double LP "Un giorno o l'altro" and "Un Formula 3 Numero Uno entirely made up of previously unissued takes by Django Rein- addio." "La mia solitudine" is 1. LO STRANIERO (Le Meteque) George Moustaki/Phonogram hardt . . . United Artists -Liberty catalog is now handled at the title of the second song re- 2. QUANTO TI AMO (Que je t'aime) Pathé -Marconi by Gerard Adamis, the son of UA's French rep- Johnny Halliday/Phonogram corded by Romina Power and 3. BELINDA resentative Eddie Adamis ... Jethro Tull and Barbara Ruskin released by EMI Italiana. She Gianni Morandi/RCA did the TV show "Tous en 4. SOME VELVET MORNING Scene" ... Polydor released two LPs: will present this song on the Vanilla Fudge (Atlantic) Rifi "The Best of the Bee Gees" and "The Best of Cream" ... Sheila's TV show "Ma 5. OH LADY MARY perché, perché David Alexander Winter/(Riviera) SIF latest is titled "Oncle Jo" . . . For the Christmas holidays les si." 6. UNA SPINA UNA ROSA Compagnons de la Chanson will Tony del Monaco'Ricordi sing at the Ancienne Belgique CGD announces the acquisi- 7. COME TOGETHER in Brussels . . . Françoise Hardy recorded three titles in Eng- Beatles' (Apple) EMI Italiana tion of top French artist 8. ROSE ROSSE lish by Micky Jones & Tommy Brown: "Magic Horse," "Strange Hugues Aufray who will soon Massimo Ranieri;CGD Shadows" & "Song 8. (ex equo) L'AMORE E' BLU MA CI SEI TU of Winter"; they will be released in Britain record in Italian his recent hit, Maurizio on UA. Françoise is also in a legal hassle with her company "Adieu Monsieur Le Profes- 10. IL PRIMO GIORNO DI PRIMAVERA Vogue for allegedly not submitting the amount of recordings Dik Dik Ricordi seur." CGD Records now has (By Courtesy of Ufficio DOXA) called for by her contract ... Disc' AZ is releasing four LPs of one of the most interesting ros- Music of the Andes on the Barn label ... Jazz -pop vibist Gary ters of French artists. Burton gave a concert at the Maison de l'Ortf on Nov. 5, while Big promotion ' been "Sayonara," "Per te" and "Ho Barclay is releasing his has ar- latest Atlantic LP ... Charles Aznavour ranged with the Italian pop soltanto te." has new EP with "Non identifié" RCA a as plug title ... bowed magazine Ciao 20001 for expo- with a new group called Les Souris (the chicks, to you), made CBS Italiana R e c or d s will sure of Herb Alpert in Italy. A soon release a new single by up of six young singing . . . actresses While this year's Paris contest will award 500 albums Jazz Festival didn't draw capacity crowds, the public generally the group I Profeti, "La mia by Alpert . . . a period liked what they heard and, After vita con te" b/w "Ci vuole un according to tastes, the highlights of absence from Italy due to were Duke Ellington (with guest stars Don Byes and Archie cuore" . . . After his summer Shepp), Miles Davis their various activities around hit, "Soli si muore," with which and Cecil Taylor ... In Paris for six weeks the world, Aphrodite's is the Noah Howard Quartet (Howard-alto Frank Child the Lebanese sing e r Patrick sax; Wright- have recorded a special show tenor sax; Bobby Few piano; How- Samson became well-known in Muhammad Ali-drums). for Italian TV. This show will ard's latest LP is on Philips and he is due Italy, he has now recorded a to record his next probably be called "Incontro session in December A name that will soon be on everybody's new single called "Se io fossi ... con gli Aphrodite's Child." un altro," lips: Andreas Boll ... This writer is really turned on by Pink Italian version of Floyd's double LP "Live" and by "Cold Turkey" by Plastic Irene Papas, well-known in "All of Fire," b/w "Ancora una Ono Band. Italy as a television actress, notte." He will present these will debut as a singer on this songs for the first time at the show. The Greek star has chos- well-known night club Le Ro- 10 Coming Up en a song called "Per te" com- tonde di Garlasco on Nov. 16 a Germany's Top on posed by Theodorakis, the ... Nino Ferrer, having success SINGLE TIPS RIAS, Berlin ON Greek composer. H. V i 11 a r , in Italy with the old song, DOMESTIC: Irene Papas Tano "Agata," has BBC, London and will par- decided to- record "DEIN SCHONSTES GESCHENK" ticipate in t h e Caravella of French and Spanish versions Roy Black-Polydor Loewen Juke Op's Bari with the following songs: as well. INTERNATIONAL: Europawelle Saar "SUSPICIOUS MINDS" Radio Luxembourg Elvis Presley-.RCA media television NDR-SDF-SWF-AFN special "Now 1. ANUSCHKA Rainbow HeadsSpecial and Then" which also stars Udo Jürgens-Ariola Marilyn King, of the King 2. IN THE YEAR 2525 (OFFICIAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS) Decca the Peppermint Zager & Evans-RCA artists Sisters. Program will be aired 3. GEN NICHT VORBEI 1. BABY I LOVE YOU Christian Anders-Columbia Andy Kim-Dot Rainbow will headline the in New York on Sunday, Nov. 4. SUGAR, SUGAR 2. THE COLOR OF MY LOVE Archies-RCA Berry Ryan-Polydor forthcoming 60 -minute Metro- 23, at 7 p.m. 5. JE T'AIME MOI NON PLUS 3. A MONKEY WITHOUT A BANANA Jane Birkin-Golden Peter Rubin-Polydor 6. SCHEIDEN TUT SO WEH 4. GINA Hei n tje-A,i ada Ray Miller-Columbia 7. MENDOCINO 5. VENUS Michael Holm-Ariola Shocking Blue-Metronome Vimont To TRO Film Score 8. WEINE NICHT KLEINE EVA 6. MAKE ME AN ISLAND Die Flippers-Bellaphon Joe Dolan-Vogue The Richmond Organization 9. HONEY TONE WOMEN 7. WHITE ROSES Top Note Rolling Stones-Decca Gitte-Columbia has acquired U.S. and Cana- 10. IN THE GHETTO 8. MOVE OVER NEW YORK-Top Note Pro- dian publishing rights to three Elvis Presley-RCA Steppenwolf-Columbia ductions has 9. LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME signed French- songs, including the title theme Through courtesy of: Frank Sinatra-Reprise Canadian singer Paul Vimont 10. SHE WEARS BLUE, BLUE, BLUE to be featured in the new Brit- aurOmaTEn MARK? Michelangelo-Decca to an exclusive recording con- ish motion picture, "Twinky," Through courtesy of: tract. The new indie record pro- scheduled for a London premi- Editors: KILLY GRIPEL & UWE LENCHER RADIO EXPOSURE CHARTS duction company was formed ere in mid -January. (Single tips: PAUL SIEGEL) (International Ring) recently by the Brown Broth- The songs were written by ers, a male quartet, currently British cleffer Jim Dale, co - appearing in Canada. Chappell Publishes Rigai Rascals to England writer with Tom Springfield of Vimont will record an album "Georgy Girl." Original pub- Chappell & Co., Inc., has an- The Rascals, who were re- and a single in French in Mont- lishing is through TRO-Essex nounced that it is publishing cently awarded a Platinum disk real l a t e r this month. The International in London. Deal Israeli composer and pianist for sales in excess of two mil- songs were p e n n e d by the was set by David Platz, inter- Amiram Rigai's "Israel Sings: lion dollars for their album, Brown Brothers. The disks will national chief of TRO-Essex, Israeli Rhapsody #2" which "Time Peace . . . The Rascals' be distributed through the according to Marvin Cane, VP received its world premiere by Greatest Hits," are set to visit Trans -Canada label in Canada of TRO professional activities Rigai at Lincoln Center. England in December. and on EMI in France. in New York.

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I GOTTA HAVE YOU 1384 time." Many singles, such as (Blendingwell, ASCAP) 29. BLACKBIRD just doesn't seem to sound Horatio-Event 3306 Chuck Jackson and Maxine (Maclen, BMI) good." Supporting this vein of Bossa Rio -Blue Thumb 107 Brown's "Somethin' You Got" thought are a long list of im- 4. DON'T SHUT ME OUT along with selections from a (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 30. SHE CAME IN THROUGH provements making recording Underground Sunshine -Intrepid 75012 number of albums by Dionne easier for both the producer and THE BATHROOM WINDOW Warwick and B. J. Thomas, 5. MY IDEA (Maclen, BMI) the artist at Scepter. A unique Joe Cocker-A&M 1147 found their way onto the charts (Harvard Music Inc., BMI) monitor balancing system and Creme Carmel -Janus 100 from this studio. The entire 31. HOW I MISS YOU BABY a new mix down network are 6. NATURAL BORN WOMAN (Trace Bob/Unart, BMI) Hob line of gospel music also Bobby Womack-Minit 32081 added electronic features, while (Lovely, ASCAP) has been recorded here as were incorporated in the room design Humble Pie -Immediate 001 32. MY BABE some of the Mace classical line. (Arc, is the ability to record large 1. DON'T CRY DADDY BMI) is Willie Mitchell -Hi 2167 It of interest that some of groups with maximum of com- (Gladys/BnB, ASCAP) Elvis Presley-RCA 47-9768 Andy Warhol's original "acid" fort and separation in the stu- 33. OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE music was independently pro- (Blue Book, BMI) dio. Also a Scepter first is a 8. A PLACE IN THE SUN Merle Haggard-Capitol 2626 duced at Scepter. (Stein & Jan Stock, ASCAP) separate viewing room where 34. 15 Construction for Scepter's Monk Montgomery-Chisa 8002 GOING ON 20 spectators can hear and see into (Su -Ma, BMI) new 16 -track studio has been both the control room and the 9. ARIZONA Five by Five -Paula 326 underway for the last year and (Kangaroo, BMI) 35. TONIGHT I'LL studio without interfering with Mork Lindsay-Columbia 4-45037 SAY A a half, and gives Greenberg the work of either the artist or PRAYER credit to John Lakata, chief 10. VICTORIA (Sunbury, ASCAP) producer. (Hill & Range, BMI) Edie Gorme-RCA 0250 audio engineer and the designer The Kinks-Reprise 0863 of the new studio. The work be- The new 16 -track studio, built 36. I'M GONNA TEAR YOU A 11. COULD I gan with the remodeling of the at a cost of over $100,000 sup- NEW (Olde Grog, BMI) HEART mastering and editing rooms at plementing the original facility, Bread-Elektra 45688 (Sherlyn, BMI) Scepter and the redesign of the is now available for the first Clarence Reid -Alston 4578 12. physical equipment. An en- time to independent producers, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE 37. 00H 00H 00H (Kama Rippa/Amelanie United, ASCAP) (Blackwood, BMI) larged studio and an entirely other record companies and mu- Melanie-Buddah 135 Sam & Dave -Atlantic 2668 sic demo new control room highlight the publishers for cuts. 13. JINGLE JANGLE 38. LOOK -KA PY PY (Don Kirshner, BMI) (Marsaint, BMI) Archies-+Kirshner 63-5002 The Meters -Jolie 1015 14. CURLY 39. ANY WAY THAT YOU (Dunbar, BMI) WANT ME Jimmie Clanton -Laurie 3508 (Blackwood, BMI) 15. DUBUQUE BLUES Walter Jackson-Cotillion 44053 (Beechwood, BMI) 40. IT'S A FUNKY THING - The Association-WB/7 Arts 7349 RIGHT ON 16. JENNIFER TOMKINS (Herbie Mann, ASCAP) (Moonbeam, ASCAP) Herbie Mann -Atlantic 2671 Street People-Musicor 1356 41. CAMEL BACK 17. LOVE OF A GENTLE MAN (Skhy Blue, ASCAP) (United Artists, ASCAP) A. 8. Skhy-MGM 14086 Jayne P. Morgan -BH 9337 42. WHERE DO I GO 18. YOU ARE MY LIFE (United Artists, ASCAP) (Unart, BMI) Julius La Rosa & Bob Crewe -Crewe 335 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass- A&M 1143 43. BLOWIN' IN THE WIND (Witmark, ASCAP) 19. BOLD SOUL SISTER Brimstone -Firebird 1800 Ike & Tina Turner -Blue Thumb 104 44. WHITE BIRD 20. THERE'S A BETTER WAY (Devlin, ASCAP) -It's A Beautiful Day -Columbia 44928 A COMIN' (Kaskat, Dragoon, BMI) 45. MARY DON'T TAKE ME ON Crazy Elephant -Bell 846 NO BAD TRIP (Arc, BMI) 21. LADY JANE Fuji -Cadet 5652 Scenes around Scepter's new studio. (Gideon, BMJ) Plastic Cow -Dot 17300 46. DREAMIN' TILL THEN (Press, BMI) 22. OH ME OH MY Joe Jeffrey-Wand 11207 (Nootrac, ASCAP) Lulu-Atco 6722 47. HOROSCOPE (Yo -Ho, BM.I) cording to Fach many of the 23. AT THE CROSSROADS Young Holt Unlimited - Leers Intrepid Promoters Brunswick 755420 stations that went on it did so (Southern Love, BMI) Sir Douglas Quintet -Smash NEW YORK -Charles Fach's because of the work of Jay and 2253 48. SEE THAT GIRL Larry Leer, two young brothers (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) Intrepid R e c or d s is on the 24. DON'T LET LOVE HANG Vogues-Reprise from White Haven, Pennsyl- 0856 verge of another hit record YOU UP 49. JESUS IS A SOUL MAN vania. "When the record came (Assorted/Parabut, with much of the success due BMI) (Wilderness, BMI) out, I gave them 100 copies and Jerry Butler -Mercury 72991 to the promotional efforts of Otis Williams & Charms -Stop 246 the recording artists. a list of stations," explained Fach. "Then they went from 25. GOLDEN SLUMBERS/CARRY 50. WHICH WAY ARE YOU The record is "Love Fever" station to station picking up an THAT WEIGHT GOING BILLY (Maclen, BMI) (Gone Fishin, BMI) by the Leer Brothers and ac- incredible amount of airplay." Trash -Apple 1811 Poppy Family -London 129

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Pitney In Action Again Ben Bagley Revisited NEW YORK - Musicor star Producer of Unique LP Series Gene Pitney left New York last week on a promotion tour in Now at Crewe Records sin- behalf of his current hit By DAVE FINKLE gle, "She Lets Her Hair Down NEW YORK -Ben Bagley, a (Early In the Morning)," cur- of rently breaking into the charts thin repository important across country. Broadway trivia, produces one the of the unique record series, On Saturday, (15) Gene co - "Rodgers and Hart Revisited," hosted the Cleveland -based et cetera, and recently he stop- "Upbeat" TV show, on which he ped up to Record World with and performed his new single Gene Pitney, Record World pub- his big bag of goodies but with- also introduced his soon -to -be - lisher Bob Austin. out his cat, Butch, to discuss released Musicor album, "This the series, which is now being Is Gene Pitney - Singing the released by Bob Crewe's Crewe Platters' Golden Platters." On "I've been ill for about five Records. Monday (17), Gene will be in weeks with a virus," he noted, "I'm very grateful to Bob Bagley and Butch Philadelphia to appear on "The looking in the pink-probably Crewe," Bagley said. "No one Hy Lit Show" and "The Mike the flush of success. "One day I've ever worked with has posers are extremely helpful. Douglas Show." Lee Packriss and Paul Vance shown such enthusiasm for my Richard Rodgers was apprehen- Following these guestings, brought the song to me, and I albums. sive when I was putting to- Pitney will then fly to Indiana- came out for one day to cut it, "I think what got him inter- gether the first album, but when polis where he will co -host the with Vance and Pockriss pro- ested was the response I get he hard it, he was extremely Jay Reynolds TV show, "Scene ducing, too." from college campuses for my pleased. I'm about to record records. Evidently there are `Rodgers and Hart Revisited 70," currently syndicated in 77 High Regard For markets coast -to -coast. Addi- college students who get tired of Two.' Ogden Nash wrote a new Vance & Pockriss tional plans call for Gene to fly rock and roll and want to hear couplet for the recorded ver- to the West Coast for a num- He had the highest regard for some of the odd songs by the sion of 'Just Like a Man,' which ber of guest appearances on Vance and Pockriss, calling older composers. My biggest re- he wrote with Vernon Duke for several major TV programs them "a pleasure. They're two sponse is not from metropolitan `Two's Company,' starring Bette from Los Angeles. of the most professional people areas but - you won't believe Davis. The couplet goes 'Just I ever worked with." this -from small towns in the Like a Man/He had one habit I couldn't ban./He'd really get Accompanied by Talmadge He explained further that he midwest. I get letters from peo- had curtailed his professional ple who lived in New York in my heat up./Each time he left Gene will be accompanied on activities for about a year, the '20s and '30s and who saw the seat up./But then I just for- the first leg of the promotion spending most of his time at the Rodgers and Hart shows and got he was a man.' tour by Musicor President Art home in Somers, Conn. "I'd been the Porter shows and remember "Cole Porter was helpful to Talmadge. traveling a lot, and one day I the songs. Some of the people me. I never met him, but we Before leaving, Pitney stop- came home and my youngest write and ask why I don't use talked on the phone. I am about ped by Record World to explain child started crying when I the original stars on my rec- to record a Harold Arlen al- how his hottest record in some picked him up. That's when I ords." bum and Arlen has given me time came about. said: this is it." Bagley uses a motley collec- two songs he wrote within the tion of Broadway personalities, last five years for Judy Garland. everyone and anyone from Kaye She never got around to record- Ballard, Bibi Osterwald and ing them." Bobby Short to Joan Rivers and Bagley got into the record Rex Reed (who are on the up- producing business in the late r coming "Vernon Duke Revisit- '50s. A successful revue producer in the early '50s (the wecordorld N E STO PTopTen ed"). "People will write and sug- "Shoestring Revues" and "The he NORTHERN ONE STOP (Cleveland) NORTY'S ONE STOP (Los Angeles) gest I use Gertrude Niessen. Littlest Revue"), contracted 1. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 1. Something (Beatles) Actually, the only star I've ever tuberculosis and after a two- (Steam) 2. Gain' In Circles (Friends Of Dinstinction) he found that he 2. Smile A Little Smile (Flying Machine) 3. Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday called after suggestions from year rest, 3. Wedding Bell Blues (5th Dimension) (Stevie Wonder) fans is Nancy Walker. She has couldn't resume his previous 4. Something (Beatles) 4. Take A Letter Maria (R. B. Greaves) 5. Take A Letter Maria (R. B. Greaves) 5. Wedding Bell Blues (5th Dimension) a big public out there. You pace. Records seemed less fran- 6. And When I Die (Blood, Sweat & Tears) 6. Undun (Guess Who) tic to him than a succession of 7. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 7. Fortunate Son might say I used her on popular (Crosby, Stills & Nash) (Creedence Clearwater Revival) demand." revues, so he teamed with song- 8. Fortunate Son 8. And When I Die (Blood, Sweat & Tears) (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 9. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 4 a Year for Crewe writer Michael McWhinney to 9. Cherry Hill Park (Billy Joe Royal) (Crosby, Stills & Nash) in turn early Rodgers and Hart 10. Eli's Coming (Three Dog Night) 10. So Good Together (Andy Kim) Bagley has been asked, fact is contractually committed, songs into albums. "I had first PORTLAND ONE STOP (Portland) to produce four of the "Re- heard the songs when Arthur 1. Sugar Sugar (Archies) OPERATORS ONE STOP (New Orleans) 2. Leaving On A Jet Plane visited" albums a year for Siegel, the songwriter, played (Peter, Paul & Mary) 1. These Eyes (Jr. Walker & All Stars) knew all 3. Tracy (Cuff Links) 2. Baby I'm For Real (Originals) Crewe. The first four are due them for me. He them 4. We Love You Call Collect 3. I Can't Get Next To You (Temptations) - and I was enchanted. I remem- (Art Linkletter) 4. Is It Because I'm Black (Syl Johnson) this week. Two of them are re 5. Come Together (Beatles) 5. That's The Way Love Is (Marvin. Gaye) packagings of the first albums bered them and decided to do 6. Cherry Hill Park (Billy Joe Royal) 6. The Sweeter He Is (Soul Children) and something about them." 7. Baby It's You (Smith) 7. Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley) he compiled - "Rodgers 8. Fortunate Son 8. Someday We'll Be Together (Supremos) There are, with the new re- (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 9. Sugar Sugar (Archies) Hart Revisited" and "Cole Port- & Tim) leases, nine albums available 9. Little Woman (Bobby Sherman) 10. Backfield In Motion (Mel er Revisited." The other two - 10. I'm Gonna Make You Mine Bagley has already expand- Christie) both recently completed are and (Lou - Cole Porter album into MARTIN & SNYDER (Dearborne) the Duke package and "Alan ed the REDISCO ONE STOP (Baltimore) the successful off-Broadway re- 1. Wedding Bell Blues (5th Dimension) 1. Leaving On A Jet Plane Jay Lerner Revisited." 2. Pester -Me Yester-You Y day (Peter, Paul & Mary) In unearthing the old and vue. "I'll do more revues," Bag- (Stevie Wonder) 2. Holly Holy (Neil Diamond) only at the rate 3. And When I Die (Blood, Sweat & Tears) 3. Blistered (Johnny Cash) usually obscure songs, Bagley ley said, "but 4. Smile A Little Smile (Flying Machine) 4. Backfield In Motion (Mel & Tim) of one every four or five years. 5. Something (Beatles) 5. Evil Woman (Crow) encounters little difficulty. "I 6. Time Of The Year (Tomorrow's People) 6. Groovy Grubworm (Harlow Wilcox) have many of the old songs my- They're very lucrative." 7. Cherry Hill Park (Billy Joe Royal) 7. Someday We'll Be Together (Supremes) musical con - 8. Baby I'm For Real (Originals) 8. And When I Die (Blood, Sweat & Tears) self. I have a very large sheet Aside- from the 9. These Eyes (Jr. Walker & All Stars) 9. Happy (Paul Anka) on page 42) 10. Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley) 10. Early In The Morning (Vanity Fare) music collection. And the com- (Continued

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The songstress Miriam Makeba released." pub- turned to lishing firm already boasts six the United States and The Reprise star was not to Philharmonic Hall alone on full-time promotion men on the last week, stage, being joined at road and recently hired after a three-year absence from times by a trio of female sing- in their both, and from New York offices reportedly the the reaction of ers and at least twice as many first full-time folk specialist to the audience Friday (7) night, dancers, who enhanced, rather work for a major publishing her admirers have not forgotten than detracted from, her per- company. her. formance. Her backup group consisted of a drummer, bassist His name is David Wilkes Miss Makeba stepped on stage a smile and a proficient guitarist whose and he has been connected with David wearing broad Wilkes which served as a visual re- vocal effects and accordian work the East Coast folk scene for during a solo proved him to be the last few years in roles such minder of the optimism which dominated most of her material. quite a musician. The variety as manager, press agent, pro- as a manager in his guiding of of the show was, surprisingly ducer and club manager. Wilkes their careers. He gets involved Although a few of the singer's first songs sung in English dealt enough, its main cohesive force got his start working at the Bit- in arranging television appear- because although the material ter End. He managed Jerry Jeff ances and concerts in his ef- with oppression, especially that of the black people, much of was drawn from a number of Walker in his early days, and forts to build careers. The re- sources, it was presented in has had managerial ties with sult has been a recent upswing her repertoire countered the evil with hope. such a way that continuity was Pat Sky and Paul Geremia, in MCA folk catalogue. Wilkes, never threatened. both of whom are now under who is completely knowledge- At one point she told the ap- One left the performance contract to MCA. He is the pro- able in the field, goes strictly proving crowd, "I'll sing the with a "fun to be alive" feeling ducer new Decca by his of a folk al- own taste. Besides his song with a smile because .. . which was definitely a direct bum called "The Great Metro- efforts on Sky, Geremia, White we'll win in the end." Her ma- result of the music. Miss Make- politan Steam Band." and Wakefield, he looks perpet- terial varied from bouncy Afri- ba responded to the audience's Other major MCA folk mate- ually for new talent to promote. can folk songs to "Where Can I warmth by promising to return rial comes from Frank Wake- "There's not a folk act that Go," a tender, American -sound- again-let's hope she does. field, who wrote "Up to My plays the village that I don't ing ballad, to a fine interpreta- -Frank Mitchell. Neck in High Muddy Water" know about," he said. and Gary White, whom Wilkes In addition to looking to the classifies as "one of our most future, he made a major discov- exciting young folk writers." ery from MCA's past in finding At Wayne's Reception Eric Mercury Tours Wilkes sees himself as a liai- some early Boy Dylan songs, in- NEW YORK - Bud Katzel, son between the folk artists cluding the f am o u s "Talkin' General Manager of Avco Em- with whom he has worked and Bear Mountain Blues" which bassy Records, announced that lived for years and the business are published by MCA. "I am Eric Mercury, whose "Electric world. very pleased at the earnestness Black Man" LP has just been with which MCA is approach- Works Full -Time released, will embark on a na- ing the folk field," Wilkes com- tional promo and personal ap- Wilkes works full-time for mented. "I think we are becom- p e a r a n c e tour during No- his writers, functioning almost ing real pioneers in this area." vember. Golden Cuts Young McGrath, Potter Single Action at Eagle People's Musical Epic Records is rushing out NEW YORK - Ellis T. Mc- Metromedia - On - Stage will a single entitled "Mr. Cadillac" Neill III, President of Eagle Wayne Cochran, Mary Wilson and Hal Neely, President of Starday- shortly offer a new original b/w "Walking Bird" by Bat Records, has announced the re- young people's musical about McGrath and Don due to King Records, pose at reception Potter organization of the entire ex- following Cochran's opening re- computers, "Danny Dunn and the success of their debut LP ecutive staff. Their latest recently at the Flamingo Hotel in the Homework Machine," for on Epic called "Introducing Bat lease: "My Soldier Boy Over Las Vegas. Miss Wilson headed production by theatre groups, McGrath & Don Potter." There" b/w "Something I Am the press junket hosted by Starday- schools and drama clubs. Script, The two performers are the Doing Wrong" by the Schelletts. King in Cochran's honor. music and lyrics are by Julie owners of Rochester's oldest Mandel, from a best-selling existing coffee house of which juvenile book. they are the top attraction get- girls to them. I was shocked at Golden Records recently re- ting turn -away crowds on week- Ben Bagley the request, but I did it." leased an LP of the musical ends. They've also played to whose pivotal character is enthusiastic audiences at col- (Continued from page 39) Bagley supplies his own inimitable liner Miniac, a computer. The drama leges and clubs on the Eastern tents of the albums, Bagley has notes-quasi-fac- licensing agency will make the seaboard. McGrath & Potter always taken great care of the tual accounts of the origins of script and vocal the songs (" introduced by score available place a heavy emphasis on packaging. He has given an ... early in December. Metromedia - the late and great Rita Hay- strong original material which image continuity by having On -Stage, 22 W. 48th St., New worth," written by they perform in a sensitive mu- composer Tom Jones draw a ".... George York, N.Y., is part of a show sical style. series of racy showgirls for Gershwin and his lovely wife, business conglomerate Ira") and it was he who de- consist- his covers. "Tom is very kind," ing of radio and TV stations, Bagley said, "and every time scribed Irene Bordoni as "typi- recordings, cally French. magazine and music he draws the album cover, he She has black hair publishing. It licenses plays, and bangs." my liner Hot Intrepid Master sends along a few extra draw- "I write Broadway musicals ("Zorba") ings because he knows I love notes in one night," Bagley re- and childrens' works for pro- NEW YORK - Intrepid Rec- them. One day I got a call from ported. "And then I love them duction. ords has 'completed negotiations the Museum of Modern Art. so much I don't cut a word. The The Golden Records LP was to pick up a hot master, "Under They wanted to know if I had liner notes are going to get produced by Howard Scott, with My Thumb," by the Kindred made out my will, and if I sassier now. The whole series orchestrations by Luther Hen- Spirits. hadn't, would I leave my Jones is." derson.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Mercury Harps On record world SComing Up 'Littlest Angel' Album CHICAGO -Backed by one of plays the Littlest Angel), other 1. ALBUM 1700 40. CHEAP THRILLS the heaviest promotion and feature performers in the show Peter Paul & Mary-WB/7Arts WS 1700 Big Brothers & Holding Co. - Columbia KCS 9700 (4,8,C,R) merchandising budgets in its are Fred Gwynne, E. G. Mar- 2. CLOUDS Tony Joni Mitchell -Reprise RS 6341 41. LOVE IS ALL I HAVE TO GIVE history, Mercury Records has shall, Cab Calloway, 3. LIVE AND WELL Sonny Charles & Checkmates Ltd.- just released the original cast Randall, John McGiver, George A&M SP 4138 (4,8,C,R) B. B. King-Bluesway BLS 6031 42. JEAN album of "The Littlest Angel," Rose and Connie Stevens. Taped 4. AREA CODE 615 Lawrence Welk-Ranwood R 8060 Polydor 24-4002 the Hallmark Hall of Fame 90 - in a special "Chroma Key" sys- 43. 10TH ANNIVERSARY GOLDEN 5. TURTLE SOUP minute special expected to be tem, which enables certain ob- Turtles -White Whale WW 7124 PIANO 50 become invisible on the Ferrante & Teicher- seen by some million viewers jects to 6. CAPTURED LIVE AT THE United Artists UAS 70 on NBC-TV at 7:30 p.m. (EST) video tape "The Littlest Angel" FORUM 44. BRAVE NEW WORLD on Saturday, Dec. 6. tells the story of how a child's Three Dog Night -Dunhill DS 50068 Steve Miller Band -Capitol SKAP 184 7. LET THERE BE LIGHT 45. ADVENTURES OF THE LONE Lou Simon, Mercury's VP for humble gift for the infant Jesus Underground Sunshine - wins approval from God. Intrepid IT 74003 RANGER Marketing and Sales announces special Original Radio Stories -Decca DL 75125 8. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM that the deluxe set, issued in a The show is based upon the MY FRIENDS 46. JOHNNY CASH GOLDEN HITS special double -fold, "pop-up" classic Christmas tale by Joe Cocker-A&M SP 4182 VOL. II package, has been earmarked Charles Tazewell. 9. BREAD Sun 101 for $50,000 in advertising. To support the deluxe LP in Elektra-EKS 74044 47. GOING UP 10. IT'S NOT KILLING ME David T. Walker -Revue RS 7211 The LP will get a special stores, where it will be offered Michael Bloomfield- boost on the night of Dec. 6, at a suggested retail price of Columbia CS 9883 (8,C,R) 48. GOLDEN HITS VOL. I & II Jerry Lee Lewis -Sun 102-103 11. MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY when a special credit on the $5.98, Merchandising Director Barbara McNair - 49. THE STREET GIVETH AND THE screen states that the original George Balos has created a 21 Audio Fidelity-AFSD 6222 STREET TAKETH AWAY soundtrack is available on Mer- by 32 inch full color poster 12. BETTER THAN EVER Cat Mother & All Night Newsboys- Joe Simon -Sound Stage 7 15008 Polydor 4001 cury Records. In addition, cre- built around the theme "Mer- 13. SECOND WINTER 50. DYLAN'S GOSPEL dit will also be given on Thanks- cury Presents the Perfect Gift Johnny Winter - The Brothers & Sisters -Ode ZIZ 44018 Columbia KCS 9947 (8,C) giving Day when the show's Album." 14. TRACY young star, Johnnie Whitaker, "The Littlest Angel" LP was Cuff Links -Decca DL 75160 performs one of the show's and brought to Mercury through 15. SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY LP's tunes during the national- negotiations between Bob Reno, HEARTS CLUB BAND Must Stock LP's Beatles -Capitol ST 2633 ly televised Macy's parade. the corporation's Eastern Di- CONSISTENT TOP SELLERS 16. WEDDING ALBUM In addition to Whitaker (who rector of r e c o r d e d product, A LONG PERIOD John & Yoko -Apple SMAX 3361 OVER and Lan O'Kun, who wrote the 11. BALLAD OF EASY RIDER in Alphabetical Order original score and served as Byrds-Columbia CS 9942 (8,C,R) executive producer on the pro- 18. THE MARX BROTHERS A MAN AND A WOMAN Petralia Reps Charles Decca DL 79168 Soundtrack -United Artists UAL 4147: gram. UAS 5147 19. DAVID CLAYTON -THOMAS Joe Petralia, recording ar- Decca DL 75146 ARE YOU EXPERIENCED tist rep, has been signed to rep- Jimi Hendrix Experience- 20. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE Reprise R, RS 6261 (4,8,C,R) resent Norman Charles, or- Lou Christie-Buddah BDS 5052 AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE dained Methodist minister in 0 ROULETTE'S 21. ROD MCKUEN AT CARNEGIE Jimi Hendrix Experience-Reprise R, RS 6281 the recording industry, with his HALL WB 7 Arts WS 1794 BEAT OF THE BRASS new release on the new Al Cia- Herb Alpert 8 The Tijuana Brass- Two Aces of the Week 22. THE SECOND A8M SP 4146 (4,8,C,R) ola label, Worlds. Brooklyn Bridge-Buddah BDS 50432 Joe will promote "Bye Bye BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX 23. THE SONS Glen Campbell -Capitol T 2851, ST 2851 Blackbird" and a tune written Capitol SKAP 332 (4,8,C,R) by Charles, "Follow the Way." 24. MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF CAMELOT MUSIC Original Cast -Columbia KOL 5621, Mama Cass Elliot -Dunhill DS 50071 KOS 2031 (4,8,C,R) A 25. KARMA DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES Pharoah Sanders-Impulse A 9181 Club Review. "MAYBE" GREATEST HITS 26. EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS Motown MS 2-663 (4,8,C,R) NOWHERE DISRAELI GEARS Engelbert a `Oreamboat' The Chantels Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Reprise RS 6349 Cream-Atco SD 33-232 NEW YORK -Parrot's hand- 27. ELECTRIC BLACK MAN DR. ZHIVAGO Eric Mercury-Avco Embassy Ave 33001 Soundtrack -MGM IE 1SE 6ST some Engelbert Humperdinck- R 7064 28. NEVER who GOIN' BACK TO GEORGIA FIDDLER ON THE ROOF would have been called Blues Magoos-ABS 6697 Original Cast-RCA LOC, LSOD 1093 (4,11,C,R) in the '40s a "dreamboat" - 29. THE BEATLES opened to the sound of heavy Apple-SWBO GENTLE ON MY MIND 101 Glen Campbell -Capitol 2806 (4,8,C,R) ringside sighs at the Ameri- 30. TWO ALL-TIME GREAT MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR cana's Royal Box last week. "THE LOVE SELLING LP'S Beatles-Capitol MAL, SMAL 2835 Paul Revere & Raiders- Possessor of a sturdy voice Columbia GP 12 (8) MAN OF LA MANCHA and a straightforward manner OF A 31. BEST OF DONOVAN Original Cast -Kapp KL 4505, KS 5505 (even if his clothes are partic- Hickory-LPS 149 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS ularly frilly) , Engelbert sailed 32. GREATEST HITS CLUB BAND B.J. Thomas 578 blithely through "For Once in WOMAN" -Scepter SPS Beatles -Capitol MAS, SMAS 2653 33. CLOSING THE GAP My Life," "Am I That Easy to SOUNDS OF SILENCE Michael Parks -MGM SE 4646 Forget," "The Last Waltz," Simon & Garfunkel -Columbia CL 2469, Ashley Brothers 34. DO YOUR THING CS 9269 (4,8,R) "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize," Jackie Wilson-Brunswick SL 754154 STEPPENWOLF "Didn't We?" and other con- 35. HERE COME THE HARDY BOYS Dunhill DS 50039 (4,8,C,R) R 7062 RCA LSP 4217 temporary favorites with no 36. WHATEVER'S RIGHT THE GRADUATE sign of strain. Lonnie Mack-Elektra EKS 74050 Soundtrack -Columbia OS 3180 (4,8,R) The lad will certainly fill the 37. THE MONKEES PRESENT THE SEA international boites any time Colgems-COS 117 Anita Kerr/Rod McKuen/San Sebastian Strings Warner Bros. -Seven Arts WS 1970 (4,8,C,R) he wants to from now on. Evi- 38. AND NOW WE COME TO dently the business at the Box DISTANCES THE SOUND OF MUSIC Gloria Loring -Evolution 2006 Soundtrack -RCA LOCD, LSOD 2005 (8,R) is the biggest they've ever had. It's easy to see and hear ROULETTE 39. TRACES OF LOVE WILDFLOWERS - - Bert Kaempfert-Decca DL 75140 Judy Collins-Elektra EKS 74033 (4,8,C,R) why.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com which was released only a Carnival Time Wood/ABC Col's Top Sales month ago. (Continued from page 3) (Continued from page 3) Laura Nyro's new LP "New York Tendaberry" is her best- Before joining ABC in 1963, Blood, Sweat & Tears cata- selling album to date. Laura Woods had been in talent man- pulted to the top of the charts has also written three current agement, handled national with three gold records in less top 10 chart singles including sales for Ad Lib and Headline than three months. "Spinning "And When I Die" by Blood, Records and before that was Wheel" and "You've Made Me Sweat & Tears, "Wedding Bell Music Editor for Variety. So Very Happy," million-selling Blues" by the Fifth Dimension Woods will announce his singles in their own right, were and "Eli's Comin'" by Three plans shortly. cuts from the million -dollar - Dog Night. Laura's New York seller LP, "Blood, Sweat & concert on Nov. 29 was sold out Tears," which has become the so fast that a special midnight England/National second best-selling rock album performance had to be sched- Spreading the word recently on the in Columbia's history with sales uled to accommodate the tre- Carnival, World Pacific Records' (Continued from page 3) just about at the 2,000,000 unit mendous demand for tickets. It, new attraction, was New York mark. (The leader is Simon and too, is now sold out. promo manager Steve Kahn, who His experience with the CBS Garfunkel's "Parsley, Sage, Columbia Records, always visited several area stations with organization has included mer- Rosemary and Thyme.") The searching for distinctive talent, all the fixings for music directors chandising, product develop- group's latest single, "And has made the past three quar- to make their very own carnival. ment, distribution of retail When I Die," written by Co- ters of 1969 a time when the Steve distributed confetti, stream- products, relations with record lumbia's Laura Nyro, is also a label's rock roster saw the addi- ers, balloons, banners and, of artists, and field promotion of cut course, the Carnival's debut album. from the LP. The single tion of several new groups. artist's tours and personal ap- now holds a top five position Heading the list are Santana, He was assisted by an unidentified pearances. promotion assistant for whom all on the charts and promises to Chicago and Flock. station library personnel reportedly Commenting on the appoint- be the group's fourth gold rec- Barbra Streisand, Johnny "went ape!" Shown here: Gertie ment, Tiedjens said: "The ad- ord. Mathis, Ray Conniff, Jerry Vale, Katzman, WNEW Music Director. dition of Don England to our The first nine months in 1969 Percy Faith, Tony Bennett, Rob- The Carnival visited New York management staff represents a created new audiences and new ert Goulet and Andre Kostel- last week to tape a future appear- `leap' forward in the develop- vistas for Columbia's Johnny anetz are only a few of the ance on the "Kraft Music Hall," ment of the company. His long, Cash, who more established pop artists that prior to their departure for a sold albums in European tour. successful record of achieve- 1969 than any other individual added to the number of chart ment in the field of recorded artist sold in any year of Co- LPs as well as the label's ever - music brings to National Tape lumbia's history. Long a suc- climbing sales figures. The first RCA Campaign a wealth of specialized market- cessful and established Coun- nine months saw Andy Williams cannot be 13 (Continued from page 3) ing knowledge that try and Western artist, Johnny achieve his gold record for His world-famous as purveyors of equaled or duplicated. has now expanded his audience his LP, "Happy Heart." "During the past six months to all types of music enthus- latest Columbia LP, "Get To- quality at budget prices. gether with Andy Williams," is At the luncheon, RCA had on we have acquired 13 distribut- iasts. Johnny's golden touch became evident when well on the way to becoming his display samples of the first Vic - ing companies in major mar- his two million 14 gold album. trola 8 cartridge tape kets. The combination of our -dollar seller LPs, stereo continues a lead- classics and Variety 8's, budget- greatly expanded distribution "Johnny Cash at San Quentin" Columbia as field. line variety packs, as well as and this new management and "Johnny Cash's Greatest er in the country music merchandising and point of sale strength will allow us to take Hits," and his million -selling Freddy Weller, whose single materials which will play prom- maximum advantage of the single, "A Boy Named Sue," "Game People Play" held the inently in RCA's national growing opportunities in the were all certified gold within a No. 1 country single chart posi- launching campaign. field of recorded entertainment two -month period. To top off a tion, has now followed this with In addition to extensive trade in the decade ahead." perfect year, he was the run- an album of the same title. His paper advertising, RCA is away winner in every award latest single, "These Are Not Tiedjens said that England, category nominated by the My People," is already in the launching the new product lines in his new post, would maintain with advertising in many con- Country Music Association. top 5 on the country charts. National Tape Co. offices in the Bob Dylan, whose "Nashville Claude King, absent from the sumer publications. In addition, New York area. ad mats and minnies have been Skyline" LP had been eagerly music scene for several years, sent to distributors for local ad- Stated England: "I am look- awaited, achieved an almost in- came back during the first three vertising and promotion. ing forward with eager antici- stantaneous gold record and quarters of 1969 with a smash There also is a point of sale pation to my new position with the album is the fastest -selling country single, "All For the Victrola/Variety 8 Miobile and National Tape. The distribution LP ever released by the artist. Love of a Girl," which he has window/wall card for store dis- patterns in the music industry Dylan's latest single, "Tonight only recently followed up with plays. are changing sharply and rapid- I'll Be Staying Here With You," "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife." RCA additionally prepared a ly and this young firm has is already high on the charts. Also on the country singles Victrola sampler for dealers and shown itself as an astute, ag- During the early part of the charts were top Columbia art- distributors comprising music gressive leader among the 'new year, a bridge between classi- ists Ray Price, Marty Robbins, from the first releases. (See tape breed' of distributing com- cal and pop music was achieved Johnny Duncan and n David section for more news on this panies. The years ahead will by Columbia with "Switched -On Rogers. Marty Robbins had two development.) see an unparalled boom in home Bach," conceived and executed best-selling country LPs and entertainment techniques and by Walter Carlos and produced high chart positions were also firms Weller, Ray ROCHESTER CASSETTES devices. The distributing by Rachel Elkind of TEMPI held by Freddy who move in the right direction Productions. The album has be- Price and Johnny Duncan. Co- - atiye now will be in the driver's seat come one of the best-selling lumbia's special two -record gift in the future. My objective is classical LPs of all time, and package "Country's Greatest to see that National Tape is has secured a gold record for Hits" Volume I was a best-sell- to The scientific cassette with a specially pre- the front runner in this impor- over a million dollars in sales. er and Volume II promises pared leader that cleans the head automati- tant group. The follow-up album, "The be even bigger. cally when in use. Eliminates a separate head "The music field has been my Well -Tempered Synthesizer," In the classical field, Colum- cleaner. Differs from all other cassettes on entire business life and I will had an advance sale of over bia's Vladimir Horowitz earned the market. Prices start at 38c ea. now have the opportunity to use 100,000 albums. his eighth Grammy award for Write for promotional free bonus has the masterworks album "Horo- Florida fruit offer. my experience in helping to Columbia's Janis Joplin Dictation Products, Inc. solidify and continue the rapid already reached a top 5 chart witz on. Television" and other Dept. RW, 2525 Park Lane growth that National Tape has position with her second Co- classical artists have achieved Hallandale, Fla. 33009 achieved." lumbia LP, "Kosmic Blues," notable success, too.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com RCA Intro's O Available on tape AritAk Budget Variety 8 NEW YORK - "Something worId 1 I/ for the pocketbook of youth" underlies RCA's release of a new line of budget Variety 8 cartridge tapes this week. The new line, announced by Cassette Caravan Proves Ed Welker, RCA Records' Man- ager, Recorded Tape Merchand- Big N. Y. Draw ising, is being launched with an Super Stereo 8 initial release of 10 titles. The By BOB MERLIS tured portables, decks and home event was heralded with a Twin- Pa k entertainment units. NEW YORK Six makers of Horn and Hardart press lunch- - Most of the participants ex- eon last week, which also in- at the price of a cassette tape players and one pressed tape manufacturer sponsored a the belief that cassette troduced the new Victrola single cartridge five-day "Cassette Caravan" in equipment would soon lead stereo 8 tapes budget line (see the area. The show, which fea- eight -track cartridge units in separate story). tured the latest in portable and sales. The success of the "Cas- "With Camden already well 8on8 home equipment, sette Caravan" certainly show- established as an economy line cassette ed there is traveled to five branches of an abundance of of popular product cartridges Variety Twin Pak Audio Exchange, a New public interest in cassettes coupled with our release at this leading which York retail hi-fi/stereo equip- should be reflected in a time of Victrola Stereo 8 featuring ment outlet on five successive continued increase in sales. (Continued on page 48) days during the week of Nov. 10. Nelson Riddle William Culbert, President of Count Basie Audio Exchange, had wanted a Merc Enters Budget Tupe much bigger show featuring all Neil Hefti phases of hi-fi and tape. Space CHICAGO-Mercury Record Jerry Lee Lewis; "Memories of Everly Brothers limitations prevented this and Corporation is entering into the Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits"; an A. E. Managers Meeting de- budget tape field with an initial "This Is Faron," Faron Young; Les Baxter cided to focus on cassette equip- release set for Jan. 1, 1970. "Sings Country and Western Joe Stafford ment which is enjoying sky- Harry Kelly, Mercury's Tape Hits," George Jones; "Country rocketing sales. Product Manager, said the ini- and Western Golden Hits,' Gordon Jenkins Culbert observed, "It's pretty ital release, Various Artists; "Scrapbook of taken from the cor- top stars. obvious that there is a lot of poration's economy Wing LP Golden Hits, Vol. 1," Platters, and other interest in them [cassette equip- Line, will be comprised of 25 Diamonds, Crew Cuts and Gay - *******mot ment] if you can attract 200 popular selections, on both 8 lords; "Oh Lonesome Me," Dave Dudley; "Bill u people to 68th St. and 2nd Ave. track and cassette, and two J s t is Plus Twin -Pak at lunchtime with only limited special twin packs, the latter in Plays Hot Hits of Our Time," advertising." From his point of 8 track form only. All will be Bill Justis; "Just Dusty," Dus- view, the show is responsible packaged in the new, anti -pil- ty Springfield; "The Gr e a t JAll SERIES for bringing people into Audio Louis," Louis Armstrong; ferage "spaghetti" type box, a Exchange stores and is good designed for maximum display "Love Love Love," Lesley Gore; at the price of training for the A.E. sales staff. benefits. and "Roy Drusky's Bag of single cartridge The show's sucess was a testa- Country Gold Songs." Kelly said budget 8 ment power and the tracks to the drawing and cassettes will be sold a featuring popularity of cassette players. at suggested list price of $4.95, Also on Bill BASF Systems, Inc., was rep- while the twin packs are listed Al Hirt resented by Gerard H. Ber- at $6.95 each. A 1 s o , "Enjoy Jankowski," berian who demonstrated the Horst Jankowski; "The Orig- Lionel Hampton BASF unique He said the initial titles will inal Dinah Wash- cassette's pack- re- Soul Sister," Louis Armstrong aging, in paperback book size be followed by additional ington; "The Riviera Strings cases known as the "library leases on a regular basis after Plays Songs from Funny Girl Dukes Of Dixieland 1. will in- concept." The package meets all Jan. Future product and Other Movie Hits," "The clude budget classical 8 tracks domestic and international pos- Riviera Strings Play in attractive and cassettes. Music Available tal regulations and carries a from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang counter pre -packs lifetime "We feel that the time is now and guarantee. other Movie Hits"; "From with Window Streamers to go into the budget field with Paris with Love," Paul Mau- Among the players demon- included] said Kelly. By making ` ` strated was the Bell & Howell tapes," riat; M a n of Distinction," more product available the en- Roger Miller; "Unlimited," Jer- 337 which features power amp Contact: and speakers and an automatic tire tape industry will benefit. ry Lee Lewis; "Lester Lanin changer which enables it to "Also, there is a tremendous Plays for Dancing," Lester play up to six cassettes in suc- need for product of this type Lanin; "Canadiana Suite," the NORTH cession. because of the new, low-priced Oscar Peterson Trio; "Music AMERICAN of Women Film," M. Joseph Montuoro of Con- playback equipment that is Great of the cord Electronics emphasized the being introduced into the mar- Clebanoff Strings and Sym- LEISURE CORP. ketplace. And, too, the con- phonic Orchestra; "10th Anni- new Concord Mark III which 1776 Broadway features a 25 -year guarantee on sumer who buys a low-priced versary Album,' the Platters; its "jeweled" recording heads- tape will eventually makea the and "Skating Party," Eddie New York, N.Y. 10019 Layton. an industry first. move over to the top -line item." Tel.: (212) 265-3340 Other lines presented in the The 25 selections being re- The two twin packs, in 8 or call toll free show included Sony/Super- leased on both 8 track and cas- track form, are "The Very Best scope, Panasonic, Toshiba and sette are: "That's My Desire," of Ge or g e Jones" and "The 800-221-7270 Harmon Kardon. Displays fea- Frankie Laine; "In Demand," Legend of Jerry Lee Lewis."

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com IDA Announces $1,499,000 Financing Capitol, Thom McAn In TDA, Inc., the parent orga- plete inventories of tapes and nization of Tape Distributors cassettes in the country and is of America, Allstate Record currently operating in almost Big Cassette Push Distributing Company, the every major city East of the Cartridge Tape Club of Amer- Rockies. The industry continues ica and the Glass Publishing to expand rapidly as more con- LOS ANGELES - Capitol blanks at any Thom McAn Company, announced that they sumers are buying their first Records and Thom McAn will store. have received $1,499,000 from a tape playing equipment and launch a mammoth joint pro- Markets being used in the private placement of TDA se- those that have equipment are motion built around stereo cas- program: Akron, Albany, Atlan- curities. adding to their libraries." sette cartridges and players in ta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Paul Glass, President of Glass explained that the late November, a concentrated Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, TDA, indicated that these Cartridge Tape Club of Amer- one -month campaign capitaliz- Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colum- funds were obtained through ica division has shown an out- ing on the holiday gift-giving bia, Central Connecticut area, the private placement of 9% standing record of growth in season. Total outlay will exceed Dallas, Denver, Detroit, El Promissory Notes and 8% Con- memberships during the past a half -million dollars. Paso, Honolulu, Houston, In- vertible Subordinated Deben- year because "it is the largest The will be backed dianapolis, Jacksonville and tures. The placement was ar- tape club in country offer- promotion the by $500,000 in radio advertis- Kansas City. ranged by Sears, Sucsy & Co., ing the products of all major Chicago investment The ing, as well as massive in-store Plus, Los Angeles, Memphis, bankers manufacturers." Glass and ma- specializing in financings for Publishing Company division, display merchandising Miami, New Orleans, New York, smaller high -growth companies. terials. Capitol alone is invest- Norfolk, Phoenix, Philadelphia, publishers of the Glass List ing at more than Lawrence Sucsy, a director magazine, used prizes valued Pittsburgh, Providence, Rich- of nationally as a $100,000 at retail. TDA, said, "This financing re- reference of currently avail- mond, St. Louis, Sacramento, flects our interest in companies able tapes, has recently under- Some 60 Top -40 radio stations San Antonio, San Diego, San which are involved in new tech- gone a complete format change in major markets will be tied Francisco, Seattle, Springfield, nologies." which has resulted in a large into the program, with leading Tampa/St. Petersburg, Toledo, The proceeds are being uti- increase in reader subscriptions disk jockeys making random Washington (D.'C.) and Worces- lized in all four TDA divisions. and manufacturer advertising. selection of winning entry ter. "These funds will assist TDA The Allstate Record Distrib- blanks that will be available in continuing its dramatic uting Company division is ex- only at Thom McAn outlets. growth in the expanding tape panding its operation into rec- "It's part of our effort to industry," Glass explained. ord rack jobbing under the promote a continuing awareness "Our Tape Distributors of name Record Racks, as a major of cassettes," according to Hal RCA Variety 8 America division maintains one new growth move for this divi- Rothberg, Capitol's Merchand- of the largest and most com- sion. ising Manager -Special Markets. (Continued from page 47) "A campaign at this time of year has the added value of classics, the Variety Eights will presenting cassette players and give dealers a strong nucleus titles as an ideal gift, particu- for a Budget Stereo 8 depart- First Victrola Budget Tapes Out larly the special deluxe sets we ment with strong artist name created especially for the holi- power and solid budget price NEW YORK - RCA Records sumer advertising emphasizing days." appeal," said Welker. introduced the first 10 Victrola high quality at low price, and Prizes offered in the contest The variety cartridge is a stereo 8 cartridge tapes at a there will be minnies, blanket are the concept introduced by RCA in special budget a to all winning entrants price during ad mats and radio spots as well play- 1966 wherein cartridge con- Horn and Hardart press lunch "Varsity" model cassette a as a special tape center mobile. er marketed by Capitol and two tains musical selections by last week (12). Welker "We believe said: the of five gift sets. various artists, providing the Release of its first classical first Victrolas on tape represent Each custom -packaged set listener with programmed en- cartridge tapes gives RCA a the cream of the Victrola Rec- tertainment. Its success at the full budget line of stereo 8; its features three cassettes by a ord catalog with many of the 8 price has line, leading artist. regular Stereo popular Camden, was in- giant personalities of the music proved that is a definite troduced coincidental with world there represented." Customers may obtain entry market for the Variety 8 and RCA's stereo 8 introduction of Victrola economy lines now be- as 1965, a product line in and ing introduced. the success of Camden has Gulf Pacific, Ampex Active paralleled the success of stereo 8 as a whole. Gulf Pacific Industries, inde- dah, Countdown Five, Itco, Among Artists pendent record production com- Avco/Embassy, Some of Sarah Stark, the greatest artists pany which recently signed a Royce and in RCA's catalog, including Jones Hour Glass, Among the important artists Tos- production -tape agreement with Aquarian Age. canini, Reiner, Munch, Gilels appearing on the first Variety Ampex, is producing 21 groups and Fritz Wunderlich, are rep- Mickey Shapiro, partner in 8 cartridges are such stars as for 10 record companies. is resented in the first Victrola Gulf Pacific, looking to place Jefferson Airplane, Ed Ames, release. Ampex will receive exclusive five other acts with labels, in- Eddie Arnold, Jose Feliciano, Ed Welker, RCA Records' tape rights to all product under cluding Jan & Dean, Lyle Wag- Hugo Montenegro, Chet Atkins, Manager, Recorded Tape Mer- a three-year, 36 -album c o n - goner, the Michael, Baker St. Floyd Cramer, the Guess Who, chandising, announced the first tract. Boys and Liquid Blue. Charley Pride, Porter Wagoner, Victrola tapes, saying: "The The company is independent- Henry Mancini, the Young- bloods and many others. excitement surrounding the re- ly producing three acts for Uni, Peter Pan Sales Up corded tape business continues Fun and Games, Fever Tree The Variety 8 tapes will re- to grow, and we feel the avail- and New Phoenix; two for At- Herb Dorfman, Sales Man- ceive comprehensive trade and ability of budget priced classi- lantic, Black Pearl and Nick ager of the Peter Pan Record consumer advertising emphasiz- cal tapes will open a consider- Lampe; two for Atco, the Chil- Division of Ambassador Record ing high quality at low price, able new market, just as our dren and Fusion; two for White Corp., reports 1969 sales up and there will be minnies, popular Camden tapes have Whale, Triste Janero and the 52% in placement of children's blanket ad mats and radio spots found great success with price Clique; two for Cinema, Sound record rack installations in toy for local dealer advertising and conscious customers." Investment and F ra n k Davis departments of variety depart- promotion. There also will be a Victrola tapes will receive Foundation, and one each for ment discount and retail toy special tape center mobile for comprehensive trade and con- Columbia, Diane Colby, Bud- stores. store and window displays.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Violinaires, the Soul Stirrers and the Salem Travelers. All of Tridg these LPs are up -tempo gospel GOSPEL with a terrific sound. The Patterson Singers are having an enjoyable t i m e abroad. This week they are in Russia. They are taping five S TV shows while on the tour world Time and plan to return to the U.S. "HOB" =Gospel on Nov. 26 and leave again in two days for a 10 -day tour in By IRENE W. JOHNSON Mexico. Proudly Announces Hats off to Rosemont Records land Blind Boys of Mobile, Ala., Congratulations to two of the of New Orleans, La., owner and o u and the Brothers of Syra- world's most f am s gospel Sweet President Alfred E. Taylor, Sr., Our Christmas singers, Mahalia Jackson, cuse, N.Y., will begin their 1970 Presi- desir- Albert H. Tolbert, Vice Queen of the Gospel World, and tour in February. Those company is located groups may dent. This Releases For The Albertina Walker, "Miss Cara- ing dates on these 4634 Wilson Ave., New Or- contact him at 696 Southard St., at van," who gave two great per- leans, La. They were the first 1969 Yule Season formances on Saturday, Nov. 8, Trenton, N.J. 08638. New Orleans Gospel world's pro- to present at New York's Philharmonic Has the greatest Championship contest in New Hall in Lincoln Center. motion man, Norman Thrasher, and came up with The Hob Christmas album, been in your area yet with Orleans The 6:30 p.m. concert was winners, namely "The Gospel At Christmas", your copies of his three hits? three grand #281, especially for youth and the 9 the Golden Echoes, the New Or - is without a doubt the best Gospel p.m. concert was a "Salute to Well, if he hasn't been there he on page 52) album ever released. Black Women." I received word will. He has releases on the (Continued from Tony Heilbut Rev. that How else could you get a com- Cleophus Robinson ap- also bination of such a great array of peared on these programs and Gospel Talent? The Swan Silver - was greatly accepted. recordospe tones, The Gospel Starlets, The Rev. Macea world LP Reviews Raymond Raspberry Singers, The Woods and his 5 Blind Boys of Alabama, Rev. Famous Chris- Charles Taylor, The Stars of Faith THE SOULFUL SALEM TRAVELERS tian Taber - and the one and only, Shirley Checker LPS-10055. n a c l e Choir, # Caesar. "Hello S u n - A group of young men I feel have not shine," will gotten the recognition they deserve. Six young men with extraordinary tal- To further enhance our Christ- repeat their mas releases, we are by popular 7th annual ent. This you'll recognize when you listen to this soulful LP. demand, releasing a Stars of Faith Irene W. gospel concert album #265, featuring the un- Johnson by popular de- matchable, Kitty Parham, also, mand on Mon- Mattie Dozier and other great day, Dec. 1, at 8:30 p.m. at the SING UNTO THE LORD artists that form this interna- Auditorium Theater in Chi - THE BROOKLYN ALL STARS- tionally famous group of Gospel cago, Ill. Nashboro #7073. Singers. The Pilgrim Jubilees of Chi- The most promising group of the cago celebrated their anniver- year as designated by NATRA. Bell, "Walk With Me Lord", "Breathe sary on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the one of the newest members of the All On Me", "I'm Not Tired Yet". Mercy Seat Baptist Chu r c h Stars, is featured on "He'll Bring Peace Those titles are sufficient to iden- where Rev. Amos Waller is the To You" & "Draw Me Closer." Hardie tify The Masters of Gospel, "The Pastor. Among their special Clifton is great on "Too Close" and "I Swan Silvertones". These and guests were Bill Moss & the Stood on the Banks of Jordan." Tommy many other Swan Silvertone melo- Celestials of Detroit, a group Spann, as always, is outstanding. dies arranged by the talented John with a style of their own and Myles, grace their album #2112 really going places; and the and exploit their abilities. Jackson Southernaires p 1 u s WITH THE many local talents. Gospel news THE GOSPEL SOUL OF SAM COOKE SOUL STIRRERS One of the great new stars on from Chicago is reported by Specialty SPS 2116. the horizon, The Brockington En- Gene Borden, a member of the # The pure gospel recordings Sam I1 COOKE semble, who gave you, "Up Above Christian Tabernacle "Hello DOL STIRRERS My Head" and "Oh Happy Day", Sunshine" Choir. (Stax #4025). Cooke made with the Soul Stirrers before he turned to pop music are the has scored again on Hob #2113, Rev. Her man Brown pre- with "The Lord Gives The Sun- sented finest and most beautiful he ever made. Gospel Soul '69 spectac- A re-release of such talent is great for shine" (Hello Sunshine) and a new ular at the Municipal Auditor- gospel lovers. Old favorites like "Nearer composition by Prof. Brockington, ium in New Orleans Monday To Thee," "Just Another Day" and "I Don't Need Nobody Else". This night, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. featur- "He's My Friend Until The End" are album has Gold record potential. ing the Swan Silvertones, the included. Mighty Clouds of Joy, the Fan- "Christmas In Heaven", by The tastic Violinaires, the Gospel Rev. Claude Peter and "Only Be- THE SUPER GROUPS Harmonettes, the Brooklyn All lieve", as only he can do it, is the Stars and the Davis Sisters, six Peacock # PLP 166. 45 of the Season #1331. of the country's top gospel This LP features five of the most groups. It was a sell out. The sincere, unique, powerful, effective and same show adding Dorothy religious groups to ever record gospel Norwood & the Norwood Sing- songs. The Dixie Hummingbirds, Hob Records ers will appear at Music Hall Mighty Clouds of Joy, Sensational Division of Scepter Records, Inc. in Houston, T e x a s, Sunday, Nightingales, Jackson Southernaires 254 W. 54 St., New York, N.Y. 10019 Nov. 16. and the Highway Q.C.'s. Two selections Solomon Grant and the Dixie- by each group.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Dionne Scores as Producer record RaB BEAT In Top Year To Date world

HOLLYWOOD-A retrospec- WHERE IT'S AT tive look at Scepter artist WWRL, NYC: New: Walter Jackson; Isley; Chantells; Title Dionne Warick shows off this year "The Children," artist, Bobby Hill; Esther Marros; Mary Wells, as the most accomplished Manhattans; Eddie Holman #1-Originals, #3-Supremes, in her eight years of record- #4- ing. James Brown, #6-Aretha, #7-Jr. Walker, #8-G. Knight, #9- S. Wonder, #10-Gloria Taylor, #14-Jackson Five, #16-Syl She is the First Lady of the Johnson, #22-Nina Bacharach/David catalogue Simone, #24-100 Proof, #26-Soul Torono- followed dos, #27-N. Wilson ... WOL Washington New: Georgie Smith; by Jackie DeShannon, Dells; Specialties; Steelers; Dusty Springfield and Aretha Marvin & Tammey; Four Tops #1- Franklin Supremes, #2-Jr. Walker, #3-Steam, #4-G. Knight, #5- who have also shared Jackson Five, #6-Syl Johnson, hits with their tunes. This year #7-G. Taylor, #9-Impressions, has Dionne Warwick, # 14-Aretha, # 15-Isley, #16-James Brown, #17-Honey- also been one for several combs, #18-Vivian other firsts, including Record World's Ron Baron Copeland, #21-Lovelights, Lou Rawls, Dionne's Luther Ingram, Naceo Woods, Alfredo Brockington Las Vegas bow, her own tele- ... WLOK: vision board. As a matter of fact, her New Intruders ... Panic Buttons ... KALO Little Rock: Mas- special, her motion pic- queraders, Howard ture debut, her premiere Dionne Warwick, Inc., is nego- Tate, Profile, Carl Carlton, David T. Walker, as a Ike & Tina, record producer ("Soulful" tiating for production of sev- Betty Everett, Meters, Intruders, O'Jays ... One side LP of the new Sly is "Thank You for Letting and "You've Lost That Lovin' eral acts. It was further dis- Us Be Ourselves." Feeling" single) and mother- closed that producer Guy Drap- hood. er will be producing for the Miss Warwick told Record Dionne Warwick, Inc., banner. Dortort into Music Area World that producing herself In addition to a long list of David Dortort, executive pro- "Chaparral" have already been for records is something she nitery and personal appear- ducer and creator of "Bonanza" selected for recording. Lubin, had always wanted to try and ances, Dionne also plans on and "The High Chaparral" on who has written songs for many admits surprise in learning that developing her publishing firm, NBC, announces the formation films ("Teachers Pet," "Pillow she is about to receive a gold Mable Wood Music. Taking a of two music publishing com- Talk," "Glass Bottom Boat," cassette for the "Soulful" al- moment of introspection, panies, Open-Dor Music "Please Don't Eat the Daisies," Dionne says herself, "I'm bum and that the single "Lovin' of (ASCAP) and Good Time Mu- etc.), will add lyrics to Suk- Feeling" culled from LP is also not a Dinah Washington, nor a sic (BMI), and also a record man's melodies. nearing one million. However, Sarah Vaughan. I'm not even a producing branch, Good Time she vows that she will never June Christie. I don't know Record Productions. Dortort is also interested in give up the writing/producing what I am except that I can't Joe Lubin, long-time entering the pop music field. head of Young and team of Bacharach and David. be categorized." the Doris Day -Warty Melcher writers singers are Esteemed as a producer, Everyone knows her as music publishing being sought to join the com- else and record panies. Dionne finds herself confront- one who a "lovin' companies, has The Marble Arch, con- radiates been appointed temporary musical group ed now with artists wanting her feeling" both on stage and off. by Dortort as General Manager discovered and named presence behind the control -Ron Baron. of the new companies with head- by Lubin quarters whose members write the songs at the NBC Building they perform, on the Paramount is the first to be Studio lot. signed to an exclusive Open-Dor Music will publish deal by Roosevelt Grille Re -opens With the considerable amount Good Time Music and its record of mu- production company. sic written for "Bonanza" and World's Greatest Jazz Band "The High Chaparral" by Acad- Lubin is looking into sub -pub- emy Award -winning composer lishing representation in all NEW YORK - After three Band is the product he uses to and conductor Harry Sukman. parts of the world for the two long years in darkness, the stimulate renewed interest in Three of Sukman's themes from music companies. Roosevelt Grill in the Hotel jazz. Among the many members Roosevelt will re -open with the of the band are Billy Butter- Jubilee, Ross Merc Pacts Cooper World's Greatest Jazz Band of field, Lou McGarity, Gus John- Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart. son and Carl Fontana. The band has Happenings Pact two LPs on Proj- The band plans ect 3. Originally, the Grill had to make the been Roosevelt its New York home (Continued from page 26) slated to be remodeled and and made into a bank after having will be playing there for served as better than half the year. that's been so successful for Guy Lombardo's head- Among quarters for three decades. their most recent ap- the Happenings on records-as The pearances were stints at the well as fresh, new material. re -opening of the room Riverboat Nov. 25 is at in New York; the Jerry Ross is the perfect pro- the behest of jazz Downbeat, New York; Lenny's patron Dick Gibson. Gibson's ducer for this assignment. He's on the Turnpike, Boston ; Al story requires volumes to relate always had a special feel for but suffice Hirt's, New Orleans; the Royal good music with a contempo- to say his fame in York, Toronto; and Disneyland. the world of jazz is well de- rary pop thrust." served due, in part, to his year- The re -opening of the Roose- ly party in Denver for 500 velt and the appearance of the Latest in Moves guests which features the WGJB (Joe Venuti's Quartet Bob Reno, Director of Recorded greats of jazz. He recently sold will also be appearing) has The Happenings/Ross cou- Product for Mercury Records the Water -Pik Company and is been called the biggest commer- pling is the latest in a series (left), and Ted Cooper put the ink to an extension now spending most of his time cial commitment to jazz ever of moves by Jubilee and the of a production promoting pact between the indy producer jazz through the made in New York City. Gibson Jubilee Group in a "redirec- and the label. Cooper's first proj- WGJB. His philosophy calls for is also planning quarterly jazz tion" of the label, including ect for Mercury is the new "Holly presenting the public with the festivals at the Roosevelt to distribution agreements for Go Softly" single by the Magnifi- top stars and highest quality keep up his policy of presenting Teddy Randazzo's Buttercup cent Men. The pact extension calls performances jazz has to offer. the best jazz possible to the Records and Steve Douglas and for Cooper to produce additional The World's Greatest Jazz public. -Bob Merlis. Al Schmidt's Pentagram label. artists.

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1. BACKFIELD IN MOTION 3 26. HOW I MISS YOU BABY 30 Mel & Tim -Bamboo 107 Bobby Womack-Minit 32081

2. BABY I'M FOR REAL 2 21. MY BABY LOVES ME 31 Originals -Soul 36066 David T. Walker -Revue 11060 28. WE'LL CRY TOGETHER 20 3. FRIENDSHIP TRAIN 8 Maxine Brown -Cur 3001 Gladys Knight & The Pips-Soul 35068 29. NA NA HEY HEY KISS 4. JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA 1 Garland Green -Uni 55143 HIM GOODBYE 31 Steam --Fontana 1667 TAKE A LETTER 5. MARIA 9 30. IS IT BECAUSE I'M BLACK N B - Grcar-s-Atco 6714 Syl Johnson-Twinight 125

6. GOING IN CIRCLES 4 31. WE GOT LATIN SOUL 32 Friends of Distinction -RCA 0204 Mongo Santamaria-Columbia 44998

7. YESTER-YOU, YESTER-ME, 32. I WANT YOU BACK - YESTERDAY 15 Jackson 5-Motown 1157 Stevie Wonder-Tamla 54188 33. DRY SPELL 33 Meters-Josie 1013 8. I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU 6 Temptations -Gordy 7093 34. TEN COMMANDMENTS 9. CRUMBS OFF THE TABLE 5 OF LOVE 38 The Glass House-Invictus 9071 Anthony & Imperials - United Artists 50598 10. THESE EYES 17 Jr. Walker & All Stars -Soul 35067 35. AIN'T IT FUNKY - James Brown -King 6280 11. YOU'VE GOT TO PAY 36. LET A WOMAN BE A THE PRICE 16 Gloria Taylor -Silver Fox 14 WOMAN -LET A MAN BEAUTIFUL FROM BRUNSWICK BE A MAN 29 12. SOMEDAY WE'LL BE Dyke & The Blazers -Original Sound 89 TOGETHER 24 Diana Ross & Supremes-Motown 1156 31. I CAN'T MAKE IT ALONE 39 Lou Rawls -Capitol 2668 13. SAY YOU LOVE ME 18 Impressions-Curtom 1946 38. AFTER YOU 45 Til Barbara Acklin-Brunswick 755421 14. LET A MAN COME IN AND 39. I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU 40 DO THE POPCORN 1 O. V. Wright -Backbeat 607 James Brown -King 6225

40. GET IT FROM THE BOTTOM 44 15. ELEANOR RIGBY 22 Steelers-Date 1642 Aretha Franklin -Atlantic 2683 41. DON'T WALK AWAY 46 16. BAD CONDITIONS 13 Little Carl Carlton -Back Beat 610 Lloyd Price 5001 YCiJ -Turntable

42. GO FOR YOURSELF 43 17. ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY 21 Soul Toronados-Burt 4000 Dells-Cadet 5658 43. SOCIETY 34 18. WE MUST BE IN LOVE 23 Shirley Vaughn-Co'umbia 4-44919 Five Stairsteps & Cubie-Curtom 1945

44. DON'T LET LOVE HANG 19. THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS 10 Marvin Gaye-Tamla 54185 YOU UP - Jerry Butler -Mercury 72991 BARBARA 20. WALK ON BY 12 Isaac Hayes -Enterprise 9003 45. JESSE JAMES 42 The Dreams -Shout 243 21. THE SWEETER HE IS 14 Soul Children-Stax 0050 46. I LOVE YOU Otis Leavill-Dakar 614 22. DOIN' OUR THING 11 Clarence Carter -Atlantic 2660 47. BABY BOY Fred Hughes -Brunswick 755419 23. HOT FUN IN THE 48. TOO BUSY THINKING SUMMERTIME 19 ABOUT MY BABY 48 ACKUN Sly & Family Stone -Epic 10437 Billy Mitchell Group -Calla 167 L* 24. GIRLS IT AIN'T EASY 26 49. TELL ME YOU LOVE ME The Honey Cones -Hot Wax 5903 The Masqueraders-AGP 122 RECORDS SI W:umrimi, 25. JUST A LITTLE LOVE 25 50. JULIA 41 if1AIlfl`138 B. B. King -Blues Way 61029 Ramsey Lewis -Cadet 5640

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Concert Boom Action City (Continued from page 3) Inks Mnemonics recworldord going on, they'll be completely Op aut of it if they don't make at NEW YORK - Action City Non -Rock least one concert." Productions has signed the Thanksgiving week has tra- Mnemonics, an 11 -piece band, 1. TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 2 21. SEE THAT GIRL 10 (Airfield' Campbell, BMI) (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) ditionally been a hot business announces Action City's Chuck Glen Campbell -Capitol 2659 Vogues -Reprise 0856 week in the City because of an Rubin. Rubin has been con- 2. WEDDING BELL BLUES 1 22. NO ONE BETTER THAN YOU 35 influx of tourists observing the 5th Dimension -Soul City 779 (Ann Rachel, ASCAP) nected in the past with Tommy 3. LEAVING ON A JET PLANE 12 Petula Clark-WB '7 Arts 7343 holiday, usually college stu- (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) 23. TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER 27 dents; but this year the tourist - James and the Happenings but Peter, Paul & Mary -W8,7 Arts 7340 (Sunbury, ASCAP) 4. A WOMAN'S WAY 14 Evdie Gorme-RCA 74-0250 student trade seems to be irrel- feels that the Mnemonics will (Pequod, ASCAP) 24. WE LOVE YOU CALL COLLECT 26 evant since tickets to the hot outdistance his past efforts. Andy Williams -Columbia 4-45003 (Word, Inc.) 5. MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC 5 Art Linkletter-Capitol 2678 shows have been snapped up The group has four vocalists (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 25. SUNDAY'S GONNA COME ON long before the holidayers will Mama Cass -Dunhill 4214 TUESDAY 13 and is managed by Bill Luth, a 6. SHANGRI-IA 6 (Colgems 'Musicor, ASCAP) have a chance to get to the box (Robbins, ASCAP) New Establishment-Colgems 66-5006 office. New Jersey police officer who Lettermen -Capitol 2643 26. UNOUN 34 manages some 35 groups. The 7. TRACY 4 (Friends of Mine Ltd. Dunbar Cirrus, BMI) Could Exceed Million Mark (Vanlee/Emily, ASCAP) Guess Who -RCA 74-0195 Mnemonics hail from Canada Cuff Links-Decca 32535 27. SUNDAY MORNIN' 37 8. AND WHEN I DIE 15 (Blackwood, BMI) Observers have noted that and were described by Luth as Blood, Sweat & Tears -Columbia 4-45008 Oliver -Crewe 337 box office for the combined con- being "a big Connecticut draw." 9. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING 9 28. SOMETHING 32 certs should well exceed the (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) (Harrisongs, BMI) At this writing, Rubin was cut- Dionne Warwick-Sceoter 12262 The Beatles -Apple 2654 million -dollar mark, and the 10. I GUESS THE IORD MUST BE IN 29. A BRAND NEW ME 36 same observers have already ting some demo sides in Colum- NEW YORK CITY 22 (Assorted'Parabut, BMI) (Dunbar, BMI) Dusty Springfield -Atlantic 2685 stopped wondering where the bia Studios, a healthy sign for Nilsson -RCA 74-0261 30. JEAN 11 11. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON (Twentieth Century, ASCAP) money comes from. It just any musical entity. Oliver -Crewe 334 MY HEAD 25 seems 31. FORGET TO REMEMBER 38 that when the kids need (Blue Seas Jac Twentieth Century, ASCAP) (Razzie Dazzle, BMI) B. J. Themas-Sceoter 12265 the money, they have it on Frank Sinatra -Reprise 0865 12. IS THAT ALL THERE IS 7 hand, and frequently (as, for 32. THE JET SONG 33 P-S Execs on Tour BMI) Peeev Lae-Can'tol 2602 (Sufi Pipkin, BMI) instance, this week) for more The Grooe-Bell 822 13. LOVE WIII FIND A WAY 24 one Jimmy Ienner and Andy Hus- 33. EARLY IN THE MORNING than high-priced concert in (Unart, BMI) sakowsky of Peer Southern mu- Jackie DeShennon-Imperial 66419 (Duchess, BMI) one week-end. Vanity Fare -Page One 21-027 14. SUSPICIOUS MINDS 3 As one tradester it, "You 34. OH ME, OH MY put sic have left for Memphis for (Press, BMI) stand in the box office and you Elvis Presley -RCA 47-9764 I ulu-Atco 6722 a week of co-ordinating promo- 35. FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE 39 see when the kids come up 15. ONE CUP OF HAPPINESS 17 that (Pomona, BMI) (Hastings, BMI) tion for Stax Enterprises' LP, Richard Harris -Dunhill 4218 to buy a ticket or two tickets, Dean Martin -Reprise 0857 36. I STILL BELIEVE IN TOMORROW 30 they pull a 20 -dollar bill, "The First Time," by their new 16. LEAVE THEM A FLOWER 16 out (TRP-Devon, BMI) (Leeds, ASCAP) John & Ann Ryder -Decca 73256 not four quarters and four group, January Tyme. Fa Ame.-RCA 74-0253 17. ETERNITY 8 37. WHERE DO I GO 23 dollars." ' (Continued on page 53) (Seturday, BMI) (United Artists, ASCAP) "'kki Carr-Liberty 56132 Julius La Rosa & Bob Crewe Generation - Crewe 335 18. JULIA 19 38. SINCE I MET YOU 40 (Maclen, BMI) a song can be a prayer and a Ramsey Lewis Trio -Cadet 5640 (Marson, BMI) Gospel Time Sonny James--Caoitol 2595 prayer can bring peace." It is 19. MIDNIGHT COWBOY 21 39. I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN page with this feeling and spirit this (Unart, BMI) (Blue Book, BMI) (Continued from 49) Ferrante & Teicher-UA 50554 Al Martino -Capitol 2674 album was recorded. Be sure to leans Q.C: s and the Friendly 20. SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME 31 40. TAKE A LETTER MARIA give the entire album a listen (January, BMI) (Four Star Televison, BMI) Travelers. Flying Machine -Congress 6000 R. B. Greaves-Atco 6714 All three groups and you'll were awarded recording con- be happy you did. tracts and have been recorded "White Christmas," "Oh Holy on the Rosemont Night," "Silent Night" and label. Releases many more Christmas favorites are due in late November. This Vanguard Third Power Signing company is soul -owned and are included. operated. You may contact the The LP on Maceo Woods and President or Vice President for the Christian Tabernacle Choir additional information or DJ is truly good listening in its copies at a/c 504-242-1581. Or entirety. "Hello Sunshine" was write to the address listed in taken from the LP. From the this column. LP, "I'm Mighty Grateful," Savoy Records, Newark, N.J., "Try God and See," "I Know has appointed a new Promo- God Cares for Me," "The Name tion Director, Ed Bynum, so in Jesus" and "Amazing Grace" the future direct all corre- are my favorites. spondence in reference to Sa- The LP of the Gamble Folk, voy's product to him at Box a new pop gospel folk group 1000, Newark, N.J. or phone drawing much attention across 623-7470. Among the newest re- the country, can be secured by leases on Savoy are "Jesus Is requesting copies on station a Soul Man" (Savoy), Dorothy letterhead. Send your mailing Norwood & The Norwood Sing- address to Gamble Folk, P.O. ers, "Hello Sunshine" (Gospel), Box 3626, Minneapolis, Minn. Jessy Dixon and the Commu- 55403. David Wachter, business nity Choir of Chicago, plus a manager for the company, sug- great new LP on Bessie Griffin. gests that you give special at- The new release on the Edwin tention to "Soul for a Farth- ("Oh Happy Day") Hawkins ing" and "All Alone." Vanguard executives traveled to Detroit to complete a recording deal with one Detroit's top rock groups, Singers, "Pray Peace" E. L. of Third Power. At contract sign- for Johnson, host of "Al ing were, on table, Jim Craig, drummer with Third Power, and Herb (Buddah), from the LP, "How John Gospel Train," is in need Corsack, Promotion and Sales Director of Vanguard; and, from left, About Peace," is truly a mas- of gospel records for his radio Charlie Bassolene, local Vanguard promo man; Drew Abbott, lead gui- terpiece. As Edwin Hawkins program on KTOC, P.O. Box tar; Maynard Solomon, President of Vanguard; and Jem Targal, bass says, "A man can make a song, 550, Jonesboro, La. guitar.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Club Review Marks Fetes Veteran Staffers Valhalla Visual Treat NEW YORK - Edward B. Marks Music, which celebrated NEW YORK - Valhalla, a Trade very heavy and hard rock group, its own 75th anniversary ear- combines visual excitement with lier this year, threw a party on Oct. 30 to honor three long - Musical virtuosity; a combination which abiding staff members. Besides adds up to entertain- Kosky, Woodruff ment. Their energy seems Stirsworld Frank Fred un- and Eddie Delfino who were limited as they got on at it 50th, 30th and 25th Ungano's last week (12). Larry Coryell and wife Julie celebrating The group performed "Hard became parents of their first anniversaries of their services with Marks Music, plus their Frank Kosky, Fred Woodruff, Times," "I'm Not Askin'," "Roof child, a son, on Oct. 27 at Eddie Delfino the office Top Man" and "Conceit"-all New York University Medical wives and children, are included Center. party was attended by the rest copies of on their debut al- and several were to lay down the bum for United Artists. Most Toshiro Mayuzumi, one of Ja- of the Marks staff music Eddie has got through of their compositions were pan's foremost composers, has music and lyric writers, includ- press, it would probably Al who read some the written or co -written by group been signed to compose and ing Stillman cover a greater distance than leader and organist Mark conduct the score for 20th Cen- verses for the occasion. is between Los Angeles Man- Kosky born in London, there gold. He gave a noteworthy tury -Fox' film, "The Kremlin was New York. "More" alone, per- but he has lived in and formance on keyboard, vocals Letter," directed by John England, starting in 1963, has had over New York City since age seven. and high jump (he can leap Huston. half a million copies printed. over his Singer Michael Allen, who He has vague memories of the organ with a scissors jobs he took up before join- kick worthy of an Olympic con- graduated from Boston Univer- odd testant). sity in 1961 with a BS degree, ing Joseph Stern & Co., the B. Music start- Releases Young's For the most part, the group's will be sole entertainer at the name E. Marks Bang university's centennial dinner ed with, as a stock room boy material is quite heavy, depend- Morning' Disk ing mainly at the Waldorf-Astoria on Fri- in 1919. Kosky was glad to land `Early on the engaging offered him rhythm work of the day night, Nov. 14. the new job as it members of $15 while most he The original record "Early in the group: Rick Ambrose, bass, Pianist -composer Cy Coleman a week, the $11 for the Morning" by Don Young Don Krantz, two was Peggy Lee's guest conduc- had earned before was guitar-these a -day Kosky is now from which the gold medal -win- switch off for tor when she performed in the six stint. certain numbers; the Eastern Sales Manager for ning Clairol commercial was Bill Chattin, a most tasteful "Heyday of Rodgers and Hart" taken will be released immed- benefit for the the firm. drummer; and Bob Hurlin, lead George Junior iately on Bang Records. vocals and the all-important Republican School for Under- Woodruff, Director of Record- privileged Children, at Philhar- ings with the firm, was hired Ilene Berns, President of cow -bell. Bang, cited reports received Mangold's monic Hall Sunday, Nov. 16. by Edward B. Marks, the Presi- organ solos were player and from Clairol stating that one jazzy, chord -filled pieces which Julie Budd plays the Raleigh dent, as a piano Hotel in South Fallsburg, N.Y., plugger of songs. Ability to per- hundred million people in the even had him sitting down for was United States have seen and a time. Drummer Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, and form a song at the time Chattin pro- for a plugger. But heard the commercial. vided a rapid-fire percussion on Sunday, Nov. 30, tapes her essential since then Fred notes he has Foote, Cone and Belding, the barrage during his solos. second Ed Sullivan show ap- Valhalla pearance. seen radical changes in the agency responsible for produc- is capable of melodic plugging ing the commercial, has received interludes, punctuated with Sid Woloshin of Gavin & styles. some Woloshin, Inc., is off to Europe Delfino is the firm's Produc- hundreds of letters requesting soulful shouting by Man- the original soundtrack. gold, in their "Overseas Sym- to record Pan Am spots in tion Manager. He joined on in phony." Another standout was French, Italian, German and 1944, when it was still located Clairol has again engaged the "Mother Blues." If this song Spanish. in the RCA Building. If one production team of Arthur Aar- were recorded I doubt if under- on and Stan Schwartz to furnish ground not to mention top 40 the music for another "Early jocks would be allowed to air Heavy Promo for Greco Single in the Morning" commercial it. It is, however, one of many featuring the voice of Don dramatic highlights of their in - Young. person performance. The major fault of the group is its tendency toward repeti- Waxie Maxie tious instrumental breaks. More solos would relieve some of this Goes Public aural monotony. On the visual side, there is never a dull mo- WASHINGTON, D.C.-Wax- ment with these most physical ie Maxie's Quality Music of performers. Valhalla should Stores has filed a registration be around for some time as long statement with the S.E.C. for as their enthusiasm and energy a public offering of 100,000 keep up to the fantastic pace shares of stock at $3.00 per they have set for themselves. share. Wachtel & Co., Inc., of -Bob Merlis. Washington, D.C., will be the underwriter of this issue. Waxie Maxie's, nationally P-S Execs Tour known record retail chain, has (Continued from page 52) expanded from one "soul" store in 1963 to five "in-depth" serv- Ienner will also confer with ice stores at present, and leases Stax execs on closing of two have been signed for an addi- major production deals. Hus- tional two stores to be opened sakowsky, Peer The Scepter Records team plans promo strategy on the Paul Anka- Southern Pro- written, Chips Moman-produced disk, "Double Life." Appearances by early in 1970. The additional motion Director, will continue Buddy Greco at key Top 40 stations throughout the country to promote capital to be raised by this of- on to Nashville to further his new single are part of the package. Pictured are, from left: Moman, fering will be used in an expan- strengthen Peer Southern's Anka, Marty Lacker, Director of Promotion for American Group Pro- sion program in the Washing- promo ties with broadcasters. ductions. Standing: Steve Tyrell, Scepter VP, and Sam Goff, Exec VP, ton area.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com en record world liwóorid LATIN AMERICAN grabaciones "Hazlo Ya" y "Una record world Aventura." Carlos Lico, para la Desde Nuestro misma etiqueta termina de rea- cn lizar su álbum titulado "Carlos Lico Internacional" donde in- Rincon Internacional cluye melodias como "Te Quie- .eod o(IZ9eeed ro Dijiste" "Ansiedad," "Vera- By TOMAS FUNDORA By YOLANDA ROSSI cruz," "Preciosa" y otras. (This column appears first in Spanish and then in English) La reina de la cancion ran- Regresó Felipe Pirela a la Florida, después de triunfales actua- Capitol informa chera mexicana, la bella Lucha nos desde Villa, sigue ciones en Nueva York y Chicago. Como -todos saben, Felipe ha Mexico, que La Tropa Loca, acaparando el pri- mer lugar de ventas con su establecido su residencia permanente en la Florida Durante pronto introducirá en el mer- in- ... terpretacion a "Sabes de años se ha mantenido una unidad indivisible en Los Cinco cado de California sus nuevas que tengo ganas?", para la etiqueta Latinos, uno de los grupos vocales más gustados y queridos de la Musart, la cual tambien tiene Argentina. Se rumora que Estela ha ido variando su manera de en . . . Starbright Records colocados en lugares privile- pensar cuanto a esta unidad Nos encanta el dúo de giados a Antonio Aguilar con Armando Manzanero con Angelica María en "Me Gustas." La RCA anuncia su nuevo album "La eché en un carrito" y a podría tener aquí un triunfo internacional de largos alcances, "With Love, Johnny Albino" la no menos atractiva Emily si sabe aprovecharlo . . . Otro dúo que amenaza con romper Starbright SLP 168 Cranz, con la también insinu- "records" de ventas, es el integrado por el gran Chucho Avella - ante canción "Yo quiero ser tu net y Rosita Perú, que acaban de grabar en Puerto Rico, inter- amorcito." El muchacho roman- pretando "Yo te Amo." Agradecemos a Chucho sus bellas frases tico, Marco Antonio Vázquez, expresadas ante la televisión puertorriqueña, relacionadas con es el responsable intérprete de Record World y este redactor. Siempre se nos llena la vida ante la melodía más oída en Cali- los expresivos. De otro que también agradecemos el mismo tra- fornia, "Te vi llorando" para tamiento es de Julio Angel, de quién acaba de editar RCA, en Peerless y además se vende co- una producción Hit Parade de Puerto Rico, un "sencillo" con- mo pan caliente. teniendo "Tan Bonita como Tú" y "Corre Corre" ... Monna Bell Muy buena versión lograron logra a plenitud "Canción Latina" contemida en el nuevo "ál- "Los Moonlights" con la melo- bum" que Musart acaba de poner a la venta. Monna esta con- dia "De rodillas ante Ti," esta siderada como una de las artistas más cercanas a la perfección. en un acetato para RCA, con- Lamentablemente no parece tener buena memoria. Puro Teatro stituye uno de los éxitos mas Querido Llorar notorios del momento. La etiqueta Gema, se ha mantenido Dudas (Continued on page 55) Que nos Pasa Brindo, Brindo Lew Exits Torna corno Yo Monna Bell Johnny Albino Armando Biart Angelica Maria Querido Papa Roulette Te Acompaño NEW YORK-Ralph Lew has exited his post as A&R Director, ¿Dónde habrán quedado las grabaciones realizadas por Miriam Amor de Padre Latin Department, at Roulette en Chile? ... Armando Biart se encuentra en Nueva York. El Urgencia Records. cantante venezolano se encuentra perfeccionando el Inglés. Sa- Lew was formerly with Do- ludos Armando! . . . Comienza a recibir promoción el último "elepé" de Johnny Albino, titulado "With Love Albino" Starbright Enterprises Inc. rado Records and is a pioneer Johnny ... Van resultando triunfadores "El Circo" y "Busco un Amor" 163-12 89th St., in the Latin soul field. He will announce his plans soon. en la voz de Oscar de Lugo ... Contraerán nupcias a principios Howard Beach, N.Y. 11414 de Diciembre, la gran amiga nuestra Pupy Hurtado, del "staff" New York Dist.. de Radio W.B.N.X. de Nueva York y el presidente de Montilla, Marcos García. Felicidades a ambos y ya vemos que la "bola de Solfeo Records Subscribe Now To cristal" no se equivocó ... Gema, cargada de éxito con "María 429 W. 46th St., N.Y.C. RECORD WORLD Isabel" de Los Payos, acaba de sacar al mercado un nuevo "long playing" con el talento de Johnny Zamot. No dudamos que. Johnny logre éxitos, ahora en el sello administrado por Arturo Salz y del cual acaba de salir nuestro buen amigo Larry Godoy ... Tri- unfa Julio Gutiérrez en el "Eden Roc" de Miami . . . Sacarán Armada y Rodriguez of Florida, una línea intermedia de car- tuchos estereos . . . Actuando en el "Honka Monka Club" de Los Mejores Siempre Nueva York, el grupo Vida e Inspiración, artistas exclusivos' Decca. "Fiesta Mexicana" del amigo Johnny González, se origina en En Columbia Records el Canal 11 K.T.V.T. TV de Dallas y Fort Worth y esá siendo también pasado por el Canal 40 KLXA de Los Angeles, California. CARLOS BAROCELA Vicente Fernandez Otro medio promocional que va ganando terreno ... Comienzan Palabra a Rey TU NOMBRE EN LA ARENA a popularizarse Los Bucaneros en Nueva York ... Don Valentino, INCLUDING: Palabra De Ray/CuantoTe Debo/ Vas A Llorar Sabor De Moler/A Donde Vas Doe Mas Velgo`,pp cantante de gran sabor venezolano, hace una excelente interpre- TU NOMBRE EN LA ARENA/PERDON/LLUVIA MUCHACHA DEL MAR/PARATU OTONO s=3 tación del tema de Myrta Silva "Nuestro Amor." Myrta siempre ha logrado nuestra mejor impresión a través de todas sus canciones, pero a nuestro parecer "Nuestro Amor" tiene un encanto especial que llega a mucho ... Hemos oído que también la RCA irá a cambios drásticos en su sistema de distribución en Esta- dos Unidos. ¡Dios lo quiera y se les ilumine el bombillo! ... Ante el notable descenso en las ventas en el mercado anglo -sajón, co- EX 5248/ES 1948 EX 5247/ES 1947 mienzan los sellos latinos a activar sus promociones, para evitar

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Record World Conozca a su Dj rzolatin American In Los Angeles (Continued from page 54) (Meet Your Dj)

colocada en los peldaños del Album Reviews "Hit Parade" Californiano con "Maria Isabel" en la versión MONNA BELL-Musart DM 1451 de Los Payos que siguen im- La gran cantante chilena recupera poniéndose en ventas y popu- sus anteriores cifras de ventas y posi- laridad. El llamado sucesor de blemente las supere con este corte en el Javier Solis, Vicente Fernan- cual se destacan "Canción Latina," "El dez, hizo por primera vez pre- Sueno Imposible," "Mi Forma de Vi- sentaciones personales en L.A., htteBELL vir," "Lluvia en Mi Corazón" y "Por causando una maravillosa im- una Vez en la Vida" entre otras. presión. Vicente sigue muy Monna Bell is selling! In this cut: bien colocado con su version "Canción Latina," "Happy Heart," Columbia titulado "Mi Des- "Everything Will Happen," "For Once gracia." - in My Life," "Rain in My Heart" and El éxito tan impresionante "Viento." obtenido por Los Archies para **** Calendar con "Sugar, Sugar," AMOR Y FELICIDAD como quien dice ha pasado la VICENTICO VALDES-UA Latino 61042 fronteras,' porque siendo una El gran Vicentico interpreta "Con melodía cantada en inglés es José Luís Mosqueda la Pluma en la Mano," "Nostalgico," de las mas oídas en las emiso- "Mañanitas del Norte" "Llegaste," "El Molino de tu Mente," ras en español también, y aho- K.B.U.Y. Radio F.M. "Dilo de una Vez" y "El Amor es Así." ra esperamos escuchar la ver- Box 2049 Se destaca también en los vocales Co- sión mejor lograda en español Fort Worth, Texas rinna Manetto. y que pegue tanto como ésta. Pen The great Vicentico sings "With De lo nuevo en el mercado que Mendes TV Special in Hand," "The Windmills of Your comienza a imponerse en cues- Mendes and Brasil '66 Mind," "Llegaste," "Amor y Felicidad" tion de popularidad puedo men- Sergio and "Que Ocultas." Musical arrange- Angelica will film a television special on cionarles "Hola" con Brazil from Nov. ments by Joe Cain. Girl's voice (su- Maria, esta "jalando" bien. "Si location in 17-28. perb) : Corinna Manetto. te vas" con la nueva voz feme- TV will be filmed **** nina de Estela, pegajosa y ro- The special ST 19033 producer Mi- LOS YAKI-Cap Latino mántica, tiene buenas proba- for independent El célebre conjunto juvenil Los Yaki bilidades. chael Pfleghar. Brazilian com- "Me quiero casar and top Latin musicians logran en esta grabación "La Ruleta de contigo" con el internacional posers la Vida," "Me Quedo en la Tierra," Roberto will be featured on the special Carlos, muy solicitada will be throughout "Murmullo," "Cumpleaños" y "Merci" el será which shot por disco aficionado, of Brazil. entre otras. "Hit." "Soy Cobarde" con el the country One of the most popular groups from super guapo Alvaro Zermeno, Mexico in an outstanding repertoire version muy Ilegadora, puede especially for the teens. "Spinning imponerse. "Te Amo" con Eli- The Largest Wheel," "Birthday," "Alouette," "Gim- zabeth, el segundo cañonazo de me Gimme Good Lovin'" and "Hair." la voz de la dulzura, casi tan Budget House **** buena como su "Estoy Loca." AMOR ES (LOVE IS) "Cuidado" con Jose Jose, ¡muy In The Latin Industry LUGO -4 Points FP 1235 OSCAR DE muy bien Exclusive Distributor MET -RICO Una de las mas bellas voces del mo- buena!, interpretada mento en un planeado y excelente re- y se colocará indiscutiblemente All Lines Available in 8 Track Tapes . . . y es todo por ahora segui- pertorio entre el cual ya lucen como un Amor." remos oyendo y seguiremos in- MET RICHMOND éxito "El Circo" y "Busco formándoles. Además "Yo Soy en Tí," "Yo el Rey," LATIN RECORD SALES, INC. "Como de Costumbre" y "La Hora de 1637 Utica Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. Acabar." Will sell by the thousands (212) 253-4600 where promoted! One of the most beautiful voices of the day in a superb selection. "El Cir- co," "Tu Preciosidad," "Busco un RAPIDAS DE NAVIDAD .. . pot Miguel Estivill Amor," "Esperandate mi Amor" and "Yo Soy en Tí." TICO con producción gigante para Navi- dad. En re -producción exclusiva el álbum que siempre se vende en esta fecha, el L.P. Alegre 861, CHRISTMAS BOOGA- Peer Music Consultant LOOS, con PETE RODRIGUEZ. Ya a la Cordero venta el L.P. Tico 1496 de ISMAEL Ronald Freed of the Southern Institute of Music in Panama RIVERA Y SUS CACHIMBOS. También Music Publishing Company and and from 1964-1966 was Con- para éste mes estarán en el mercado los L.Ps.-Tico 1199, de LA LUPE, tan espe- Peer International announce ductor of the Orquesta Nacional rado por todos, titulado DEFINITIVA- the appointment of Roque Cor- de Panama. He has also served MENTE LA YI YI YI/DEFINITELY LA YI dero as Music Consultant. as guest conductor for several YI YI, Tico 1198, de SOPHY y Alegre The Panamanian composer - South American orchestras. 877 de RAY OLAN Y SU SASON. conductor has studied composi- espérelos!!! Cordero's works, many win- tion with Ernst Krenek and N.Y. Dist.: DOME DIST. CORP., 32-02 Greenpoint Ave., L.I.C., conducting with Dimitri Mitro- ning international awards, have N.Y. 11101 (212) 786-9637 poulos; Leon Barzin and Stan- been performed by symphonies Puerto Rico Dist.: Allied Wholesale Co. of P.R., Wilson y Barbosa, ley Chapple. He was the Direc- in the United States, South Cataño, P. R. tor of Music of the National America and Europe.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com .,...,.,.,. Symphony Sid's Dj Latin Reports ! Desde Nuestro (Continued from page 54 ) Latin Top 10 DICK "Rieardo" St GAR WEVD-New York WHBI-FM, New York caer en un "impass" (ahora le llaman así a la caída total de 1. MY CLOUD las ventas). Joe Bataan-Fania 1. MY CLOUD 2. DESPERATELY 1 Bataan (Fania) Es indiscutible que Peerless también Jimmy Sabater-Tico 2. DESESPERADO/DESPERATELY está mejorando su distri- J. Saboter (Tico) bución en 3. MUSICA DEL ALMA estas tierras, bajo la égida de Eliseo Valdés ... Coro, Lebron Brothers-Cotique 3. MAYBE línea económica mexicana, R. Robles está en pasos de acrecentarsu pro- 4. TOGETHER (Fania) Ray Barretto-Fania 4. I COULD NEVER HURT YOU GIRL ducción en línea de precios normales. Firmaron parte del cata- C. Rivera (Cotique) 5. DON'T BE AFRAID logo Sonidisc ... Muy enérgico en estos días el argentino Mén- TNT Boys-Cotique 5. DON'T BE AFRAID Leb:oi Bros. (Cotique) dez de Patty Records de Nueva York ... Monument se apresta 6. EL MALECON Orch. Harlow-Fania 6. PELAO a lanzarse fuertemente a lo latino también. Nos alegramos! .. . R. Pagan (Fania) 7. SASON Los sellos locales de Nueva York debían movilizarse hacia los Ray Olan-Alegre 7. HURT SO BAD 8. TIOTICA TUYA Latin Dimension (Columbia) mercados exteriores . . . Magistral la actuación de Rigoberto La Lupe -Tito 8. TOGETHER Rosales y sus Riobravenses en "Estrellas en Miami" esta semana. 9. GUARAREBEMBE R. Borretto (Fania) El Bobby Valitin-Fania 9. COME ON & DO ME cantante "ranchero" mexicano y el gran conjunto norteño van H. Averne (Fonia) 10. JALA CON JOEY siendo asimilados por la costa este de Estados Unidos. Se lo Joey Pastrana-Cotique 10. ADORO merecen! R. Ledesma (Gema) ... Y ahora ... Hasta la próxima! 11. LOCO POR TI S. Colon (Fania) 12. A RAINY DAY R. Rodriguez (Alegre) Lend an Ear ... In English Felipe Pirela returned to Florida after successful perform- presenta a su artista exclusiva Latin American ances in New York and Chicago . Rumors are flying that Orquesta del Recuerdo Estela, a member of Los Cinco Latinos, is contemplating retir- ing, which could alter the future of this popular Argentinean "Serenata y Arrullo Melódico" Single Hit vocal group. Estela is one of the best voices in all Latin America. Musart DM 1453 Many of the stylists today learned from Estela ... Angelica Maria Parade CALIFORNIA and Armando Manzanero are great on "Me Gustas." This duo could make it real big. We hope RCA will take advantage of this By YOLANDA ROSSI cut ... Another, duet deck that could make it is the one recorded 1. SABES DE QUE TENGO GANAS in Puerto Rico by Chucho Avellanet and Rosita Peru, "Yo to Lucha Villa (Musart) Amo." UA Latino is planning a very strong promotion for this 2. MARIA ISABEL one, which is starting to move Los Payos (Gema) nicely in Puerto Rico and Florida. A 3. EL AMOR ES PARA LOS DOS very strong reaction is expected in New York. Rosita is a win- Rene & Rene (Falcón) ner since her performance of "La Escoba" released several 4. TE VI LLORANDO months ago by Ibersound. Marco A. Vázquez (Peerless) orgrrmra del $rcuaM® 5. LA ECHE EN UN CARRITO We deeply appreciate the reference made to Record World and Antonio Aguilar (Musart) this writer by Chucho Avellanet on his Puerto Rican TV show. EL ABIERTO Las Mañanitas 6. LIBRO We also appreciate the Gerardo Reyes (Columbia) similar gesture from Julio Angel, Puerto Serenata Mexicana 7. DE RODILLAS Rican singer. RCA just released a single of his, "Tan Bonita Mañanitas Tapatías ANTE TI Los Moonlights (RCA) como Tú" b/w "Corre Corre" Monna Bell Oyelo Bien ... beautifully sings 8. MI DESGRACIA Maria "Cancion Latina," recently released by Musart. Monna is one of Elena Vicente Fernández (Columbia) Mi Pensamiento the best female vocalists in Latin America. 9. AMOR DE ESTUDIANTE La Borrachita Roberto Jordán (RCA) Mil Besos What about the songs recorded by Miriam in Chile? They 10. METIDA DE PATA Negra should be internationally promoted . . . Consentida Los Dos Oros (Columbia) Armando Biart, Vene- Ahora y Siempre zuelean singer, is improving his English in New York ... Johnny Gris Albino's latest album, "With Love, Johnny Albino," is starting ...Y veinte canciones más. to move in several areas ... "El Circo" and "Busco un Amo" by New Nana LP, Tour Oscar de Lugo are getting a heavy promotion could break Musical Records Co. and big . . . Our congratulations to Pupy P.O. Box 75, Hialeah, Fla. CHICAGO -Fontana Records Hurtado from WBNX Ra- Tel.: 887-2638 is releasing an LP, "The Ex- dio, New York, and Marcos García, President of Montilla. They quisite Nana Mouskouri," to will be married early in December . . . Gema released in New In New York York a 502 W. 51st St., New York, N.Y. coincide with the international new album by Johnny Zamot ... Julio Gutierrez is elec- Tel.: 581-3235 singing star's major U.S. tour trifying audiences at the Eden Roc in Miami ... Peer Southern's beginning on Nov. 22. Decca group Vida e Inspiration breaking audiences up nightly in New York's Honka Monka Club . . . Armada y Rodriguez of 8888888888888888r r 1.1 ii'l r"r r'r 1'r IIlI111I11111I11I11111t11111I111111111".1..r r r' r r' r e Florida will release a middle -priced stereo cartridge line . . . Lo mejor en Música Norteña "Fiesta Mexicana," popular EL ZARAPE TV show originated on Channel 11, presenta sus nuevos releases. KTVT-TV (Dallas and Fort Worth), is also being run by Chan- nel 40, KLXA from Los Angeles, Calif. An effort of our good rLQS /GpltS friend Johnny Gonzalez that is clicking . . . Los Bucaneros are vErixaS starting to move nicely in New York City . . . Don Valentino, Venezuelean singer whose LP will be shortly released by Sonido Latino, superbly performs "Nuestro Amor," a "bolero" by the great Myrta Silva . . . Rumors are flying that RCA will also change their distribution set-up for Latin in the states ... Peer- less improved their distribution in the states since Eliseo Valdés took over the line in this country. This great Mexican label de- serves the best! . . . Coro, Mexican budget label, will start to Los Idolos de Texas Mi Barquita de Madera release Augustine Ramirez Augustine Ramirez their regular line shortly. They signed a production deal Little Joe Zarape ZLP-1031 with Sonidisc for Mexico . . . Patty Records from New York is Joe Bravo moving very nicely with their distribution in this city and Puerto Zarape ZLP-1032 Rico ... Monument is also going Latin, and in a great way .. . EI Zarape Recording Co. (Johnny Gonzalez) Rigoberto Rosales and his Riobravenses performed last week on P.O. Box 8921, Dallas 16, Texas "Stars in Miami." This "ranchera" singer and his Northern Tel. FR 6-8003 group Los Riobravenses -i11u1 r d r J r r l r ir 1 7 1'11111111111111111111111111ru1111l111111111118111111111111111ll11.1 1 r.r'U 111'rir are starting to score on the East Coast.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Club Review Allan Jones to Serenade Faith in Billy Joe Rush, Scaffold in `Tattered Tom' Musical Single Rewarded Bitter End Duo When a single sounds like a By DOUG McCLELLAND hit to everyone at a record company and doesn't become a hit, NEW YORK-Tom Rush, now NEW YORK - Allan Jones do you give up on it or stay signed with Columbia, made an visited Record World last week with it? Latter is what hap- appearance at the Bitter End the day after he'd made an ap- pened with the latest Billy Joe and staged his easy -to -like ver- pearance during son Jack's Co- Royal record, "Cherry Hill sion of folk culture. Rush is a pa stint and had sung-right, Park." good singer and a tasteful mu- "Donkey Serenade." Five months ago when the sician. There is nothing special This is the Friml tune, it single was released it made a about his show or his music, hardly needs explaining by little noise in the South but but he is backed by a fine band now, that Jones sang in the film Record World editor Doug McClel- no play. The land and Allan Jones. received major and he offers thoroughly ac- "The Firefly" with Jeanette entire Columbia promotion staff ceptable interpretations of a MacDonald over 30 years ago dent of several copper and headed by Ron Alexeñbung, -Di- variety of folk and blues num- and has never really stopped nickel mines in Canada which rector, National Promotion for bers. singing since. But then, the made He Columbia, and Steve Popovich, always had just six strikes. Unspectacular but classic film operetta has never also has a boat business which Assistant Director, National pleasing, Rush has found a com- really stopped showing, either. has the franchise for all Thun- Promotion, working in conjunc- fortable niche of song and will "It's always playing up in my derbird products including tion with Bill Lowery Enter- prosper as long as he stays neighborhood," Jones noted, their houseboat. "We've been prises (Billy Joe's manager), there. meaning the upper West Side. around the idea of a stood behind the record and English comedy kicking Scaffold, an "People applaud after the num- TV series about club life, pushed. Ads were placed and most notable for the fact yacht act bers-you don't hear that much to get a writer who can copies were sent out to stations members is Paul trying that one of its at the movies made nowadays." get down some of the funny around the country. McCartney's brother, led off the People have been applauding Finally, after months of con- here for things that happen." Jones bill. Scaffold records Jones through about 32 movies would star. He is also a flyer certed effort, everyone's faith Bell and they did a series of and numerous stage presenta- and has 10 hours to go for his in the record was rewarded and wry comedy skits that were tions and will be doing so again helicopter license. it went Top 10 on two San An- mildly amusing. Their cute, con- early in '70 when he appears in tonio stations; then on to San trived ways of mentioning sex Of all his films, he especially one of the starring roles of the fa v o r s "The Firefly," "Show- Francisco, Atlanta, Jackson- were scarcely shocking on upcoming Ralph Blane-Hugh ville, Houston, Kansas City and however, and for boat" and "The Great Victor Bleeker St., Martin Broadway musical, Herbert." Jones seemed to like Seattle. Stations all over the the most part they came over "Tattered Tom." United States then began to as extremely slick but rather all the leading ladies from his Has `Beautiful Score' "golden age" films-Miss Mac- pick up on the single : WBBQ- bland. Some of the poetry that Augusta, WADE -Jacksonville, bad, "It has a beautiful score," Donald, Irene Dunne, Jane Fra- they interspersed wasn't Fos- WSGA-Savannah (Georgia), but like most comic acts they Jones opined. "Leland Palmer, zee, Mary Martin, Susanna who was in 'Your Own, Thing' ter, Nancy Kelly, Evelyn WABB-Mobile, WCLS-Columbus felt more comfortable at comedy ( WOAK - Atlanta, has the title role, and I play a Ankers, etc., and, of course, Georgia ), -a comedy which wasn't really WIRL-Peoria, KONO and all that noteworthy. ship's captain. Robert Alda is Irene Hervey, his ex-wife, moth- the was Sky Master- er of Jack Jones and Allan's co- KTSA-Houston, KYA-San Fran- They went well with Rush, heavy-he WOOL - son in the original New York star in the film of "The Boys cisco, WQXI-Atlanta, though, to form a kind of mid- Athens (Georgia), WKY-Okla- dle-of-the-road folk show which company of 'Guys and Dolls' from Syracuse." While the younger element of homa City, KOL and KJR- could develop into a new com- and I did it in the national com- Hill is Record World's staff might un- Seattle and finally "Cherry mercial genre should it gain pany. Margaret Hamilton the comin the derstandably have related to Park" hit the East Coast, momentum. -Dan Goldberg. female heavy. It's set of nowhere to the 1890s and is amusing and clean, Jones in more contemporary ing from out no nudity. We have a couple of terms as "Jack Jones' father," charts. one member exclaimed, "Wow! From all over the country prostitutes in it, but they keep single. New Trousdale Pair their clothes on." That's the guy who sang in 'A came requests for the Night at the Opera' and `A Orders couldn't be filled fast Jay Lasker, VP of Dunhill According to Joñes, "The has show is Day at the Races' with the enough and the record Records, has signed writers scheduled to start re- garnered sales of nearly 400,000 hearsals on Feb. 2, we Marx Brothers." Harvey Price and Dan Walsh but may copies in a short period of time. to an exclusive writing contract start earlier, due to the enthu- The entire Columbia field or- to Dunhill Records' music pub- siastic response of theaters and Guest Shot ganization and men like Mike lishing branch, Trousdale Pub- stay on the road longer. We've Clark and Paul Cochran of the lishing. been talking about a real old- Lowery staff put their time and Price and Walsh penned the fashioned opening night, with- experience in the promotion of current Grassroots hit, "Heaven out previews. I think that when "Cherry Hill Park" and did not Knows." Other compositions by people go away after previews cease until the record stood on the young writing team have and say I didn't like it, they its own as a hit. been recorded by Smith and do the show a lot of harm." the Robbs. Future plans call for Jon es is currently at the Price and Walsh to record their Meadowbrook Diners Theater own tunes for Dunhill as a in Cedar Grove, N. J., through performing duo. Nov. 30 in "The Fantasticks"- "I opened the current policy at the place 11 years ago with DON'T MISS 'Guys and Dolls'." `Social' Song Jones' last album was with Philadelphia was one of the cities THE TRIAL Columbia artist Bob Di Leo visited Joel Hirschhorn co-authored Scepter Records about a year to promote his latest single re- with Al Kasha and Walter ago. An original cast LP for lease, appearing on the Ed Hurst OF Sharf the title tune to the up- "Tattered Tom" is expected, but show of WPHL-TV. After the incoming film "The Cheyenne no label has been announced terview with host Hurst, he sang MARY MAGUIRE Social Club," which stars James yet. "Jessica," a song Bob wrote and Stewart and Henry Fonda have Jones has many interests out- arranged with Jim Wisner produc- recorded. side of show biz. He is Presi - ing.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Planning Itinerary Biz Appointments At Capitol °oCoast gapers HOLLYWOOD - Elliot Chaum, Business Affairs Vice President for Capitol Records, By JACK DEVANEY Inc., announces two new appointments in Capitol's business affairs department. WB -7 Arts' John Sebastian "Sparky," on Yellow Bird Rec- Stan Silverberg joins Capitol opened the Troubadour last ords . . . Four Tops are back as Contract Negotiator. Before week to celebrity -packed house. in the running with new Whit- coming to Capitol, he operated Artist has new LP about to be field/Strong "Don't Take Your his own personnel management released . . . International vo- Love From Me" . . . Uni has firm, Alistan Enterprises. calist Matt Monro makes his picked up hot master, "How Allen Mostow has been ap- film bow in "The Devil's Har- Can I Tell My Mom And Dad?", pointed License Negotiator. He vest" . . . Frankie Avalon is by the Lovelites. Flip side is comes to Capitol from National currently headlining at Las "Hey Stars of Tomorrow." It's General Corp., where he was in Vegas' Landmark. He has new the same track without lead corporate public relations. He Amos single, "The Star" . . . voice for any aspiring voice to has a master's degree in busi- Decca act the New Yorkers have sing along with. ness administration from situated themselves on the West UCLA in Los Angeles, Cali- Coast. They are prepping their fornia. premiere album. Concert Review Blue Thumb's Don Graham La P. reports label has three monster Dewey Martin (left), formerly of Patin/P. I. singles: "Bold Soul Sister" by Buckley Fills Carnegie the Buffalo Springfield, goes over (Continued from page 6) Ike and Tina Turner, "Black- his itinerary with Uni Director of Rio and "Ready NEW YORK-The name Tim Records as East Coast Regional bird" by Bossa Promotion and A&R Pat Pipolo. . filled Carnegie Hall Pipolo, responsible number To Ride" by Southwind Buckley for a Promotional Manager, working Ap- unique audi- of effective promo campaigns dur- with Herman's Hermits, Eric Happy Birthday to Bobby with the singer's plegate of Jubilee Records .. . ence on Sunday, Nov. 2. ing the past year (the Founda- Burden & the Animals, the tions, Neil Diamond, Bill Cosby), GWP Records Buckley followers are a pas- Cowsills, the Mothers of Inven- and is confident that Dewey is headed tion, Tim Hardin and Laura Carroll sive art nouveau bunch with in the same direction as other Buf- Righter hosted an ardent though well disci- falo alumni, which includes: Rich- Nyro. here to La will directly party plined admiration of Buckley's ie Furay and Jim Messina (Poco); Patin report kick off label's (Cros- to Hal Charm, VP of P.I.P. well educated "ain't life hard" Steve Sills and Neil Young astrological blues. He has to do it by, Stills, Nash & Young). Pipolo Stressing the labels' "open door learned package. very well, possessing an excel- has launched a "promo spectacu- policy," La Patin said he will in- lar" in conjunction with Dewey's be looking for masters and Guests lent and flexible voice and being just -released single, "Jambalaya." cluded R o d a sensitive lyricist. His back-up negotiating production agree- Serling a n d ments for pop and R & B prod- musicians are competent, flashy Jack Devaney dj Rick Hol- at times, but modest and uct. mes. Holmes Jackie Strikes Gold Viking's first two single re- friendly. He knows exactly has just been set for role in what his audience wants and leases are "Let Me Be Your "Return to Valley of the Dolls" Baby" by Freada Wallace and serves it up authentic fashon. ... Century City Records has His athlete's face is just rug- "My God And I" by Larry Hen- sleeper with "The Siesta Is ley. ged enough to stand above his Over" by the Jade. Should catch fans who see him as a sensitive on with right exposure . . . soul singer. Buckley sang ma- Polydor Signs Brown Strongest cut on new Laura terial from his old Electra al- Nyro 'LP is "Time and Love." bums as well as from his forth- This is a smash. If this isn't coming Straight ones. her single someone will cover -Dan Goldberg. it ... Columbia's Tony Bennett opened the Coconut Grove last week. Joel Cohen has been appoint- Sudle an 'Upbeat' KHJ's "Real Don Steele" presents ed Executive Assistant to Burt "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" Jacobs of Reb Foster and Asso- NASHVILLE gold record to Jackie DeShannon - Sudie Gallo- ciates . . . "Crumbs Off the way's recording of "Sundown at celebration in her honor held at Table" by the Glass House on Liberty/UA home office in Holly- Solitude," which was produced wood last week. Joining in are Invictus label is both pop and for Avenue South Records by (from left) Bud Dain, Imperial R & B hit ... Tetragrammaton Don Tweedy, has gotten such Records General Manager; Steele; has strong contender with new tremendous response in the Jackie; .Phil Skaff, Liberty/UA Rhetta Hughes, "I Can't Stand Cleveland aréa that she has Vice President; and Imperial Rec- Under This Pressure" . . been booked for the "Upbeat" ords National Sales and Promotion Atlantic/Atco's Salt and Pepper syndicated TV show there. Director Eli Bird. played PJ's last week ... New i Supreme Jean Terrell on West Jerry Schoenbaum, President of Coast last week ... Local act Takayoshi/Cap Polydor, Inc.;- signs a- long-term Portable People has the majors Breed-ing `Heart' with composer - (Continued from page 6) recording contract interested. Sextet are into hard singer -guitarist Charlie Brown rock. The Bulldog Breed is scoring Looking on, Two -distributed (standing, center). White Whale is hot new of song- other Capitol from the extreme right, is David with with their rendition independent' labels, Fame and Lucas, Brown's producer. Brown Turtles and Clique product .. . writer Gladys Shelley's "Candy Invictus, will remain under the is currently in Broadway's "Hair," Herb Alpert and his Brass play Heart" on the Balboa label. direction of Reggie Lavong, and is readying 'his first album for the Forum this Saturday. Co- She herself is recognized as one CRDC's R&B Marketing Vice release by Polydor in January, lumbia's O. C. Smith is also on of New York City's outstanding President. 1970. the bill ... Good Holiday entry, Chihuahua fanciers!

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com record world Jamal Distribs %A.°TO P 20 A network of 20 distributors Prize Winning in 18 states throughout the country has been established by Ahmad Jamal Production Corp. to handle the product of its JAZZ Jazz Section three record companies, announ- ées Jamal, President. Each of the distributors will LP'S carry the lines of the three rec- Jazz Goes Moog in Bley Concert ord companies. The labels are: Jamal Records, for jazz and pop 1. MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND NEW YORK-As a result of rhythmic soul. When it was over artists; A.J.P. Records, for rock, Herbie Mann-Atlantic SD 1522 the astounding success of the she walked arm in arm with etc., artists, and album, folk, country, "Switched On Bach" Bley as the by -then affectionate for gospel talent. 2. HOT BUTTERED SOUL there has been in recent months audience warmly applauded the Cross Records indicated that the Isaac Hayes-Enterprise ENS 1001 in Jamal also an upsurge of interest the couple. of was not com- moog. Most of this interest has list distributors Town Hall was less than half plans call for new BUDDY AND SOUL been purely for profit and the plete, and that 3. full by the time the second show outlets to be added in the near result has been albums like Buddy Rich Big Band- started, but Miss Peacock ar- future. He further revealed that World Pacific 20185 "Moog Christmas Carols" and rived topless and added to the way to has negotiations are under the like. That the Moog surrealistic electronics domi- in England, 4. HOT DOG serious artistic possibilities has set up distribution nated stage. Bley now heads Europe, South America and the Lou Donaldson- not been overlooked, though. back to the drawing - board, Blue Note BST 84318 pianist Paul Bley is among Far East. Jazz where he will hopefuly be en- The following are the U.S. distributors: the more serious students couraged. He is an ambitious ARC, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.; California 5. ANOTHER VOYAGE/RAMSEY Record Distributors, Los Angeles, Calif.; (there are no real masters) of and honest artist. Chatton Distributing Co., Oakland, Calif.; LEWIS TRIO the machine and he gave an in - Pan American Distributors, Denver, Colo.; -Dan Goldberg. Seaboard Distributors, East Hartford, Cadet LSP 827 person concert with it on Satur- Conn.; Tone Distributors, Hialeah, Fla.; day, Nov. 8, at Town Hall. Southland Record Distributing Co.; At- lanta, Ga.; United Record Distributors, 6. CRYSTAL ILLUSIONS Bley is indisputably one of Clark `Oliver Day' Chicago, Ill.; All South Distributors, New Orleans, La.; General Distributing Co., Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66- progressive jazz' better minds, A&M SO 4197 Dick Clark, who has been de- Baltimore, Md. ; Music Merchants Inc.; and his talents as a keyboard Detroit, Mich.; Heilicher Bros. Inc., Min- voting his "American Band- neapolis, Minn.; Roberts Record Distribu- artist and composer are beyond stand" show to individual art- tors, St. Louis, Mo.; Betta Record Dis- 7. AQUARIUS question. This particular con- tributors, New York, N.Y.; Essex Record ists on occasion, will devote one Distributors, Newark, N.J.; Bertos Sales Charlie Byrd-Columbia CS 9841 cert, however, did have its prob- Corp., Charlotte, N.C.; David Rosen Inc., of his shows. to Crewe artist Philadelphia, Pa.; ARC, Jay & Kay Dis- lems. The machine is not that Oliver. Show will be taped on tributing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Big State 8. SELFLESSNESS easy to control. After about a Distributing Corp., Dallas, Tex.; Record Nov. 9. Tenn. John Coltrane-Impulse AS 9761 half-hour of strange noises Sales Corp., Memphis, coming from behind the curtain (the moog tuning up?), the 9. KARMA curtain opened to a trio of Bley Pharoah Sanders-Impulse 9181 at moog. Ben Moore on bass rewcororlds guitar and Lawrence Cook on Jazz LP Reviews 10. MOOG: THE ELECTRIC drums. What followed was an ECLECTICS OF DICK HYMAN MJQ SPACE interesting and skillful piece Command 938 for the three. MODERN JAZZ QUARTET- Apple STAO 3360. The announced hope was to It seems strange to think of the MJQ 11. SOULFUL STRUT use the moog in "a truly musi- Young -Holt Unlimited- as mellow. They have frequently been Brunswick BL 754144 cal sense" which was success- austere, but here they sometimes sound ful. It became an expanded jazz aged as fine wine might taste. At other 12. IN A SILENT WAY piano. Bley, unfortunately, has times they sound very far-out like new not mastered the moog as he rockets. Delicious music, which, with Miles Davis-Columbia CS 9875 has the piano and so the effert exception of was much the "Here's That Rainy 13. HIGH VOLTAGE short of perfect, but Day," is all new. more ambitious than most pre- Eddie Harris-Atlantic SD 1525 vious works. **** 14. BLOWIN' GOLD DADDY BUG Main Event ROY AYERS-Atlantic SD 1538. John Klemmer-Cadet Concept UP 321 The main event had Annette Roy's vibe sounds are lambent, plan- 15. GO Peacock singing through the gent and sweet and the music he has LET moog to produce a scary sound chosen is just right, soft, bossa -like Charlie Byrd-Columbia CS 9869 which got pretty noisy. The in Love melodies. "This Guy's With 16. LIVE AND WELL nonplussed jazz lovers were re- You," "Look to the Sky," "It Could lieved from cultural embarrass- Only Happen with You." The rest of B. B. King-BluesWay BU 6031 ment when halfway through the personnel-Herbie Hancock, Bruno 11. MY FAVORITE QUINTET this portion the beautiful Miss Carr, even a string quartet-is hushed Peacock asked the audience, "Is and flavorful. Charles Mingus-JWS 5 there anybody here who knows how to work these dials?" The **** 18. THE NEW DON ELLIS BAND emperor made no pretensions SOUND RAY GOES UNDERGROUND and his effort, occasionally suc- RAY BRYANT--Cadet LPS 830. Columbia CS 9889 cessful, was certainly a pioneer Ray sits down to those keys and step. The final offering of the tickles the white ones and then the 19. MAKE IT EASY ON evening was "Daddy's Boat," a black ones and the results are chords YOURSELF

wailing but remotely tuneful of laughter, notes of smiles. A couple Burt Bacharach-A&M SP 4188 song. Annette swayed softly to of the ditties are familiar and a couple the instrumental breaks and are new. Jazz for the easy -listening 20. DETROIT showed the way to the music's hour. Yusef Lateef-Atlantic SD 1525

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Kennedy Named Merc Wiiú COUNTRY 84 WESTERN VP NASHVILLE - Jerry Ken- for half a dozen Mercury and nedy, who has been responsible Smash hits on the C&W charts for maintaining Mercury Rec- -"She Even Woke Me Up to ord Corporation's prominence in Say Goodbye," Jerry Lee Lewis; rogla Country the C&W field, has been named "Such a Fool," Roy Drusky; Music a Vice President of the com- "Where Have All the Average pany. People Gone," Roger Miller; At the same time, Mercury "Your Time's Comin'," Faron President Irwin H. Steinberg Young; "Homecoming," Tom T. Hollywood announced that Kennedy, hot Hall and "George (and the C&W producer, has been re- North Woods)," Dave Dudley. signed to an exclusive produc- In addition to the aforemen- By EDDIE BRIGGS tion agreement with Mercury. tioned artists, Kennedy also is "Our strides in the country producer for such other hit - Buck Owens and his Buckaroos featuring Don Rich shared the music field in recent years have making Mercury/Smash acts as spotlight with Jerry Lee Lewis and the Memphis Beats at The been fantastic," said Steinberg, Linda Gail Lewis, Norro Wil- Fresno Convention Center Theater recently in a two -show eve- "and much of the credit for son, Mickey Newbury, Bill Nash ning presented by KMAK as a part of their "KMAK Shower of this success has to go to Jerry and Linda Manning. Stars" concert series. On the bill besides Owens and Lewis were Kennedy, director of our Nash- "We expect Mercury's C&W the Hagers, Susan Raye and Buddy Alan. .. ville operation." operation to continue growing Bill Ward, program chief of KBBQ-Burbank, is offering free of as fast as the whole music scene Kennedy's to charge a recent KBBQ Project 15 special: "A Tribute to the appointment the is in Nashville," Kennedy said. Vice Presidency comes Opry." As a part of its Country Music Month campaign, the spe- at a time "With the construction of our when Mercury is heavily com- cial was first aired in October as a tribute to the 44th birthday new studio and offices, we also mitted to the country music celebration of the WSM Grand Ole Opry and the recent CMA expect to add to A&R staff scene. The company has be- our Awards Show in Nashville. According to Ward, just here." come involved in the program features brief comments by the construc- Kennedy, who joined Mercury tion a massive Johnny Cash, of custom studio in 1961 as in Gene Autry, Porter Wagoner, and complex an assistant the Skeeter Davis, Lynn, office on Music Nashville A&R operation, is Loretta Jimmy Wakely, Row. Archie Campbell, Grandpa Jones, Tex Ritter, assisted by Rory Bourke, Na- Carl Perkins, June Carter and Bill Anderson. "With this new studio, we'll tional Promotion Director for Station interested in using the program written be able to accommodate addi- C&W. and narrated by Ward and produced by Don tional C&W acts on our labels," In 1967 Kennedy was named Elliot are invited to send a blank, 30 -minute Kennedy said. "We'll also be director of Mercury's Nash- Eddie tape to Bill Ward, KBBQ Radio, 131 East Mag- able to meet tighter deadlines ville A&R department, a post he Briggs nolia Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91502, not to Jack on getting product recorded." will continue to hold in the Hampel as rumored. Currently, he's responsible future as a VP. Texas Billy Deaton has RCA's Charley Pride set for a New Year's Eve show at the Dallas, Texas, Market Hall. Billy says it's the world's largest dance. It has a seating capacity of 7,500 to 9,000 people. Arrangements and promotion are being handled jointly by Texas Billy and Dewey Groom, owner of Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas. Brown World New Plant Jack Warren Ostrode of Entertainment Associates, Hollywood, has thrush Fran King in for extended run at Las Vegas' Thunder- Wide Manager In Town bird Hotel. Fran sings with the Geezinslaw Brothers show titled Charles S. (Charley) Brown Carllene Westcott, owner of "Haw Haw" - a topless country review. She'll be there 10 weeks is now Manager of World Wide Consolidated Record Enter- through Jan. 20 ... Jimmy Lawton and the Law Men open at the Records, Inc., Nashville, with prises, Inc., announces the Riviera, Las Vegas, Dec. 11 ... Capitol's lovely Jody Miller was duties including all sales and opening of Nashville's first ver- in Ohio at WLW-TV last week taping a guest shot on "Midwest customer services. The com- tical, integrated pressing plant. Hayride" ... Jim Wagner, booker with Jim Halsey for the past pany features a complete pack- The plant, located on Demon- five years, has opened his own office at 6430 Sunset Blvd., Holly- aged custom recording service breum Street and easily acces- wood (phone (213) 461-4151), and specializes in Country -Western from tape to finished product. sible to Music Row, will begin acts . . . Vern Carstensen of EA is spending a lot of time in The appointment was an- operating with one line of Vegas these days, confabs with bookers and entertainment di- nounced by Sam Martz, Pres- rectors presses with plans to add an ... Merle Haggard finished recording session for Capitol ident of World Wide, a divi- additional line soon. last week and made appearances in San Diego and Los Angeles sion of Memorial Bibles Com- The CRE plant will have the before heading East. On Dec. 22, the Merle Haggard, Inc., Party pany. will be held at Trout's in Bakersfield Dennis Reimert, national facilities for mastering a n d ... Produced Shows plating, in promotion man for Buck Owens, is in the midst of a pr swing addition to laying through the Pacific Northwest ... World International Talent, For eight years Brown was out and printing labels. They new agency based in Norfolk, Va., owned radio -TV director for the U.S. will carry a large line of stock by good pal Charlie custom design jackets. Wiggs has set 24 package shows in the first 45 days of firms Army recruiting program. He and The operation. produced both radio and TV plant will also offer fabrica- versions of "Country Style, tion, polywrap, warehousing, USA" for the Army, and "Coun- inventory c o n t r o l and drop shipping. Nashville NARAS Meetings Held try Music Time," radio show for the Air Force. Mrs. Westcott, whose offices Irving Townsend, President at St. Clair's Restaurant. Spe- Following retirement from will remain at their present lo- of NARAS, was in Nashville cial presentations were made the army, he represented Mod- cation on Division Street, said recently to attend a meeting of to the Academy President by ern Album and Finishing Co. the plant would give "un- the Board of Governors of the Nelson Andrews, President of in the Nashville area, and other matched" personalized service Nashville Chapter of NARAS the Nashville Area Chamber of album jacket producers. to all customers. held in the Conference Room at Commerce; Ernie Keller, rep- World Wide operates a com- The first orders for the new ASCAP. resentative of Governor Buford pletely modern record pressing plant call for pressing and Following the meeting, the Ellington; and John McGrath, plant, with offices and plant at complete mastering and plating Nashville Board members hon- Administrative Assistant to 5819 Old Harding Pike, Nash- for Nashboro Records, Sumar ored Townsend with a luncheon Mayor Beverly Briley. ville. and many other gospel labels.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Unusual Signings at Plantation Country Singles Reviews NASHVILLE - New signees When her name was recently on Shelby Singleton Corpora- introduced to Shelby S. Single- SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT (Hank Williams Jr., BMI) tion labels are running a bit ton Jr., President, The SS Corp., A BETTER WAY TO LIVE (Hank Williams Jr., BMI) out of the ordinary these days by Norfolk (Va.) booking agent LUKE THE DRIFTER JR.-MGM 14095. with the additions of Tokyo Charlie Wiggs, Singleton sign- Inheriting that philosophical streak from his father, Luke the Matsu and Herbie Howell. ed her sight unseen. He said Drifter, Jr. lets out with some good, selling advice. Miss Matsu joins the Planta- special material is being pre- tion label as a Japanese C&W pared for Miss Matsu's forth- YOUR TIME'S COMIN' (Combine, BMI) artist, while Howell inks with coming session by Margaret FARON YOUNG-Mercury 72983. the SSS International diskery Lewis and Myra Smith, exclu- Very country and very full of fiddles. Faron should sing this as Herbie Howell, a three-piece sive writers for Shelby Single- mover right up charts. one-man band that sounds like ton Music Inc. an entire combo. From Augusta, Ga., "one man A native of Tokyo and a con- MY LAST GO 'ROUND (Ridgeway, BMI) band" Howell was recently in- cert violinist, pianist and gui- troduced to Singleton by rep- THE AUTUMN WINDS (Fabor-India House, BMI) tarist, Miss Matsu racked up NED resentatives from the movie MILLER-Republic 1404. credits with Japan's first C&W producing Nashville Company. Good to hear from Ned again. He ought to help get the newly - band; as a three-year regular reactivated Autry label going. Impressed by Howell's act as on Japan's "Opry," the "West- as ern Festival"; and toured with well by the entertainer's MISS NOSY BROWN (Glad, BMI) her own band-billed as the track record of club and per- THE SHADOW FROM HER EYES (Glad, BMI) Joy Sisters-prior to coming to sonal appearances, Singleton BRENDA CARTER-Musicor 1386. the U.S. 18 months ago. inked him immediately, too. The telephone operator of a small town spills the beans on this funny song. Could be a big novelty click. Merc Mystery Voice Contest I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE TONITE (Carmusic, BMI) WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT (Carmusic, BMI) NASHVILLE - Rory Bourke, the voices is the "Mystery BUDDY LYNCH-Country Artists 1024. National C&W Promotion Di- Voice" and the listeners try to A wistful country tune Buddy does with a great deal of sin- rector for Mercury Records, re- identify the correct one. Mer- cerity. Might break through. ports that due to the tremen- cury is making the c o n t e s t dous amount of interest cre- available to all programmers FAMILIAR FACES (Bourne, ASCAP) ated by the girl's voice singing who request it. POOR MAN'S BOUQUET (Acuff Rose, BMI) in the background on George Kent's recording of "Hello, Jimmy Key, producer of the JIM PIERCE-Wesco 2101. I'm record, a a Juke Box," a "Mystery Voice" needed background A nice little singalong that Jim and a chorus make sound very singer, and wanted someone enticing. Should go. contest was started for country radio stations. who was relatively unknown- The contest idea stemmed the singer was recommended to JUST A BEND OF THE ROAD (Husky -Plan -a -Way, BMI) from a conversation between him by a friend ... and thanks TO A to a TOMORROW (I'M GOING HAVE TALK WITH MY HEART) Rory and Don Paul of WRCP friend, the "Mystery (Four Star, BMI) Radio in Philadelphia, and Voice" has been signed by Mer- that cury Records, and JUDY WEST-Starday 883. station was the first to go with her first sin- A new gal with a voice that doesn't sound unlike Jo Stafford's. the contest. gle release on the label will be . . . Box Extremely worthwhile side. The contest is based on a "Tonight the Juke multiple choice - giving the Plays for Me." WINDOW NUMBER FIVE (Cedarwood, BMI) radio listening audience three Bourke said, "The unique- JOHNNY DUNCAN-Columbia 445006. different voices, each identify- ness of this record and the Pretty, sad song about an illegitimate child. Johnny should get ing themselves as the girl on excitement it has created has much reaction with it. the record - speaking against been the most rewarding expe- the background music of the rience I have had since coming THIS AIN'T NO THREAT (Combine, BMI) record. Of course, only one of upon the country music scene." DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE (Tree, BMI) HERBIE SMITH-Astral 7 1001. Lickery-split number from Herbie. He's telling a guy in no uncertain terms to stay away from his girl. rroorgNasiwilie Sessions ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN (Arc, BMI) SECRET PLACES (DeCapo, BMI) CAPITOL - Sonny James. HONOR BRIGADE - Burn - LINDA GAIL LEWIS & JERRY LEE LEWIS-Smash 2254. KAPP - Mel Tillis, Jean ette MacRae, Jackie Burns, The wonderful old Chuck Berry song in a terrific new version Chapel, Kirk Hanserd. Harold Lee, Roscoe Shelton, that Linda Gail and Jerry Lee will sell in large quantities. UNITED ARTISTS - Del Foster Twins. Reeves, Orsa Lia. GENTLE ON MY MIND (Glaser, BMI) MERCURY - Dave Dudley. PATRICIA (Peer International, BMI) DOT - Compton Brothers. James on TVers LES AND LARRY ELGART-Swampfire 233. MONUMENT - Don Cherry. Les and Larry and the Nashville Country Guitars play the fave EPIC - Bobby Vinton. NASHVILLE - Bob Neal, John Hartford song. A chorus sings, too. COLUMBIA-Stonewall Jack- President of the Neal Agency, son, Tommy Hunter. announces that Sonny James has DECCA - Conway Twitty, been booked for a return ap- I'M A LOVER (NOT A FIGHTER) (Crestmoor, BMI) Loretta Lynn, Bill Anderson, pearance on the Ed Sullivan I DIDN'T CRY TODAY (Crestmoor, BMI) Jeannie Seely, Jacke Greene, show on Jan. 11. SKEETER DAVIS-RCA 74-0292. Jimmy C. Newman. Additionally, Neal announced Skeeter ought to get way up country charts with this country RCA - Jerry Reed, Kenny that Sonny will tape two of the entry. A tell it like it is side. Price, Willie Nelson, Shel Sil- new "Hee Haw" series' entries (Continued on page 63) verstein, Fess Parker. on Nov. 19.

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' WGNU-St. Louis, Mo. BOB DODSON 1. She Even Woke Me Up (Jerry Lee Lewis) KURV -Edinburg, Texas 2. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 1. Back In The Arms Of Love (Jack Greene) Rather Be Gone (Hank Williams Jr.) te 3. I'd 2. Little Boy Sad (Bill Phillips) tr. 4. To See My Angel Cry (Conway Twitty) 3. Things Go Better With Love 5. Such A Fool (Roy Drusky) (Jeannie C. Riley) 6. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) 4. If I Had Left It Up To You 7. There Wouldn't Be A Lonely Heart (Merle Haggard) (Del Reeves) 5. The Ways To Love A Man 8. So Afraid Of Losing You (Charlie Pride) (Tammy Wynette) 9. Someone I Used To Know 6. You Two -Timed Me One Time Too Often (Wagoner/Parton) (Sue Thompson) 10. Haunted House (Compton Bros.) 7. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye (Jerry Lee Lewis) KBAR-Burley, Idaho 8. There Wouldn't Be A Lonely Heart In 1. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) Town (Del Reeves) 2. Baby, Baby (David Houston) 9. Permanent Kind Of Lovin (Jim Glaser) 3. Nobody But You (Don Rich) 10. Sherry Ann (Claude Gray) 4. Gotta Get To Oklahoma (Hager,) 5. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) KEEN -San Jose, Cal. 6. Changin' Times 1. Got To Get To Oklahoma (The Hagers) (Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan) 2. Raining In My Heart (Ray Price) 7. Song Of The Waterfall (Slim Whitman) 3. Molly (Jim Glaser) 8. Big In Vegas (Buck Owens) 4. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) 9. Pretty One (Jimmy Snyder) 5. If The Creek Don't Rise (Liz Anderson) 10. (I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again 6. Muddy Mississippi Line (Bobby Goldsboro) (Charley Pride) 7. Lodi (Buddy Alan) 8. You Fool (Eddy Arnold) KPAY-Chico, Cal. 9. California Cotton Fields (Dallas Frazier) 1. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 10. I Will Always (Don Gibson) 2. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) 3. Such A Fool (Roy Drusky) WJCO-Jackson, Mich. 4. Your Time's Comin' (Faron Young) 5. Kissed By The Rain (Glenn Barber) 1. George And The North Woods 6. Where/Average People Gone (R. Miller) (Dave Dudley) 7. If It's/Same With You 2. I'd Rather Be Gone (Hank Williams, Jr.) (B. Anderson, J. Howard) 3. To See My Angel Cry (Conway Twitty) 4. Seven Days (Jean 8. Love Ain't/Be No Better (Webb Pierce) Lonely Sheppard) 9. That's When/Hurtin Sets In (Hank Snow) 5. Swiss Cottage Place (Jerry Wallace) 10. I'll Never Be Free 6. Then The Baby Came (Henson Cargill) (Johnny and Jonie Moseby) 7. Honey, I'm Home (Stan Hitchcock) 8. Your Time's Comin' (Faron Young) 9. You Can't Housebreak A Tomcat BOB WHITE (Cal Smith) WEEZ-Chester, Pa. 10. My Big Iron Skillet (Wanda Jackson) 1. Such A Fool (Roy Drusky) KVEG-Las Vegas, Nev. 2. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 3. Blueridge Mountain Boy (Dolly Parton) 1. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 4. The Key/Arms Of Love (Jack Greene) 2. The Ways To Love A Man 5. Clinging To My Baby's Hand (Tammy Wynette) (Dottie West) 3. George And The North Woods 6. Get Rhythym (Johnny Cash) (Dave Dudley) 7. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) 4. Better Homes And Gardens (Billy Walker) 8. Sweet Thang And Cisco (Nat Stuckey) 5. Oklahoma Home Brew (Hank Thompson) 9. Backside Of Dallas (Jeannie C. Riley) 6. She Even Woke Me Up (Jerry Lee Lewis) 10. All The Average People (Roger Miller) 7. I Love You Because (Carl Smith) 8. Ship In The Bottle (Stonewall Jackson) 9. To Make A Man (Loretta Lynn) WHIT -New Bern, N.C. 10. September Song (Roy Clark) 1. Just Someone I Used To Know (Wagoner/Parton) WIBW-FM-Topeka, Kansas 2. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye 1. The Ways To Love A Man (Jerry Lee Lewis) (Tammy Wynette) 3. Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash) 2. I'd Rather Be Gone (Hank Williams Jr.) 4. Okie From Muskogee (Mere Haggard) 3. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 5. Back Side Of Dallas (Jeannie C. Riley) A. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye 6. Sweet Thang And C'sco (Nat Stuckey) (Jerry Lee Lewis) 7. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) 5. Sweet Thang And Cisco (Nat Stucky) 8. New Orleans (A. A. Jones) 6. Homecoming (Tom T. Hall) 9. Ship In A Bottle (Stonewall Jackson) 7. Haunted House (Compton Brothers) 10. (I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You 8. The Trash You Threw Away (Charley Pride) (Sonny Wright) DO AS 9. l'Il Still Be Missing You (Warner Mack) 10. Ship In The Bottle (Stonewall Jackson) VERNE LOTZ SHEPPARD KOTA-Rapid City, S.D. KPNG-Port Arthur, Tex.

1. Since I Met You Baby (Sonny James) 1. Ways To Love A Man (Tammy Wynette) 2. George And The North Woods 2. I'd Rather Be Gone (Hank Williams, Jr.) (Dave Dudley) 3. To See My Angel Cry (Conway Twitty) 3. l'lI Still Be Missing You (Warner Mack) 4. Since I Met You Baby (Sonny James) 4. Tall Dark Stranger (Buck Owens) 5. Homecoming (Tom T. Hall) PEG 5. A Boy Named Sue (Johnny Cash) 6. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 6. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) 7. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye 7. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) (Jerry Lee Lewis) 8. Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash) 8. Haunted House (Compton Brothers) 9. Where Have All The Average People Gone 9. Tall Dark Stranger (Buck Owens) (Roger Miller) 10. 'Such A Fool (Roy Drusky) 10. Groovy Grubworm (Harlow Wilcox) BILL MACK WKLM-Wilmington, N.C. LITTL KGEM-Boise, Idaho DOES: 1. To See My Angel Cry (Conway Twitty) 1. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 2. The Ways To Love A Man 2. To My Angel (Conway See Cry Twitty) (Tammy Wynette) 3. Since I Met You Baby (Sonny James) 3. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 4. Sweet Thang & Cisco (Nat Stuckey) 4. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye 'PUT YOUR 5. Haunted House (Compton Brothers) LOVIN' (Jerry Lee Lewis) 6. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) 5. I'd Rather Be Gone (Hank Williams, Jr.) 7. The Ways To Love A Man 6. Since I Met You Baby (Sonny James) (Tammy Wynette) WHERE 7. Tall Dark Stranger (Buck Owens) YOUR 8. Honey, I'm Home (Stan Hitchcock) 8. These Lonely Hands Of Mine 9. We All Go Crazy (Jack Reno) (Mel Tiflis) 10. Are You From Dixie (Jerry Reed) 9. Homecoming (Tom T. Hall) MOUTH IS:' 10. Such A Fool (Roy Drusky) WIL-St. Louis, Mo. 173081 KSPO-Spokane, Wash. (DOT 1. She Even Woke Me Up (Jerry Lee Lewis) 2. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) 1. The Ways To Love A Man 3. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell) (Tammy Wynette) PRODUCED BY HENRY HURT 4. Crack In My World (Leroy Van Dyke) 2. To See My Angel Cry (Conway Twitty) 5. Back In The Arms Of Love (Jack Greene) 3. Since I Met You Baby (Sonny James) 6. To See My Angel Cry (Conway Twitty) 4. I'd Rather Be Gone (Hank Williams, Jr.) 7. Such A Fool (Roy Drusky) 5. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard) DISTRIBUTED BY PARAMOUN F RECORD A DISTRIBUTORS, DIVISION 8. I'd Rather Be Gone (Hank Williams, Jr.) 6. She Even Woke Me Up (Jerry Lee Lewis) OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION, A G+W COMPANY 9. We Had All The Good Things Going 7. Homecoming (Tom T. Hall) (Jan Howard) 8. Tall Dark Stranger (Buck Owens) 10. Afraid Of Losing You Again 9. Sweet Thang And Cisco (Nat Stucky) (Charley Pride) 10. Try A Little Kindness (Glen Campbell)

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Music City Makes Move NASHVILLE - Music City corporated in 1955. Green Record Distributors, Inc., made served as Vice President until their move into new quarters withdrawing from the firm in official Saturday, Nov. 15, when 1961 while Jay E. Ellis, who they celebrated with an open joined the company in Septem- house and inspection tour of ber 1953 as bookkeeper, has the 25 Lincoln Street facilities. maintained the position of Sec- N The oldest independent rec- retary -Treasurer. ord distributing company in Tennessee, the firm was founded in January, 1953, by Hutch Car - lock and Jimmy Green. Today, Jeannie C. Legally Music City Record Distribu- Under Plantation Pact tors, Inc., numbers 22 employ- After nearly ORLEANS ees with Carlock holding con- NASHVILLE - trolling interest and Tucker two years, songstress Jeannie Robertson of Tucker's Record C. Riley has been legally de- Shop in Knoxville holding a clared under valid contract to minority interest. Plantation Records, a division Carlock has been President of the Shelby Singleton Cor- since the organization was in- poration here.

Country Singles Reviews A.A.JONES (Continued from page 61)

COLD, COLD HEART (Fred Rose, BMI) DREAMING AGAIN (Acuff -Rose, BMI) REDD STEWART-Hickory 1554. A marvelous combination of singer and song. Both have been around and have a warm way.

EV'RETT THE FRIENDLY EVERGREEN (Neverly, ASCAP) EV'RETT'S TUNE (Neverly, ASCAP) THE EVERGREEN SOUNDS-Ev. A cute Christmas novelty that could find favor in country and perhaps pop areas. recorfrld&CSingles List BRAND NEW AND MAKIN' IT wo Publishers

NEW ORLEANS (Rock Masters, BMI) 18 A WOMAN'S SIDE OF LOVE BMI) (Birmingham/Nome/S.P.R., BMI) 48 BITTY GRITTY DIRT TOWN (Cedarwood, GOOD NEWS (Raydee, SESAC) 44 BABY BABY 22 NO BLUES IS YOU (Blue Book, BMI) 56 BACK IN THE ARMS OF LOVE NOBODY BUT Book, BMI) 1 (Blue Crest, BMI) 11 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE (Blue HOME BREW BACK SIDE OF DALLAS (Hall Clement, BMI) 14 OKLAHOMA "MISSISSIPPI 73 BIG IN VEGAS (Brazos Valley, BMI) IS (Blue Book/Mike Curb, BMI) 27 PUT YOUR LOVIN' WHERE YOUR MOUTH 38 BLISTERED (Quartet, ASCAP) 52 (Terrace, ASCAP) BMI) 45 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BOY (Owepar, BMI) 20 RUBEN JAMES (Unart, FALL (House of Cash, BMI) 52 CALIFORNIA COTTON FIELDS SEE RUBY GOODBYE (Blue Crest/Glad, BMI) 54 SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP TO SAY BMI) 2 BROWN -EYED HANDSOME MAN (Arc, BMI) 69 (Acuff -Rose, A (Gallica, BMI) 21 CAROLINA IN MY MIND (Apple, ASCAP) .. 47 SHIP IN BOTTLE DECEMBER (Tree, BMI) 67 CLINGING TO MY BABY'S HAND (Tree, BMI) 35 SINCE WOMAN" A ABOUT LOVE (Moss -Rose, BMI) 43 CRACK IN MY WORLD (Morris, ASCAP) 59 SING SONG HORSES (Peer Int., BMI) 62 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME SIX WHITE BMI) 4 (Lowery, BMI) 39 SUCH A FOOL (Champion/Starday, MORNIN' COMIN' DOWN CHART #5038 DON'T MAKE LOVE (Blue Echo, BMI) 57 SUNDAY BMI) 63 DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS (Lowery, BMI) 68 (Combine, AND CISCO (Forest Hills,-BMI) 6 EVERY STEP OF THE WAY (Green Grass, BMI) 71 SWEET THANG FRIEND, LOVER, WOMAN, WIFE (Bn9, ASCAP) 66 TAKE A LITTLE GOODWILL HOME (Passkey, BMI) 32 GET RHYTHM (Hi -Lo, BMI) 13 TAKE OF TIME (Tree, BMI) 33 GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN (Return, BMI) 53 HURTIN' SETS IN GOTTA GET TO OKLAHOMA (Blue Book, BMI) 61 THAT'S WHEN THE (East BMI) 58 GROOVY GRUBWORM (Shelby Singleton, BMI) 3 Star/Glad, MAN BAND (Channel, ASCAP) 70 GUILT BOX (Shelby Singleton, BMI) 75 THE ONE A MAN (AI Gallico, BMI) 19 HAUNTED HOUSE (Venice B Flat, BMI) 34 THE WAYS TO LOVE WOULDN'T BE A LONELY HEART HE'D STILL LOVE ME (Al Gallico, BMI) 51 THERE WAY IN TOWN (Rural Hills. ASCAP) 10 KENNY HER AND THE CAR AND THE MOBILE (Tree, BMI) 49 THINGS GO BETTER WITH LOVE Singleton, BMI) 14 HONEY I'M HOME (Hall -Clement, BMI) 24 (Shelby MY ANGEL CRY I'D RATHER BE GONE (Blue Book, BMI) 8 TO SEE (Music City Tunes Twitty Bird, BMI) 16 I FALL TO PIECES (Tree, BMI) 64 NIGHT MISS SALLY TESTIFYS IF ITS ALL THE SAME TO YOU TONIGHT'S THE 41 (Moss Rose, BMI) 50 (Glaser, BMI) TROUBLE MAKER (Landville, ASCAP) 74 VERNON I'LL NEVER BE FREE (Laurel, ASCAP) 30 I'LL STILL BE MISSING YOU TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS (Page Boy, SESAC) 7 (Airfield Campbell, BMI) 5 YOU I'M GETTING TIRED OF BABYIN' WE ALL GO CRAZY (Tree, BMI) 55 (Sure Fire, BMI) 31 WE HAD ALL THE GOOD THINGS GOING I'M SO AFRAID OF LOSING YOU AGAIN (Jack, BMI) 46 (Hill & Range/Blue Crest, BMI) 17 I'M WALKIN' (Travis, BMI) 60 WHEN YOU'RE HOT YOU'RE HOT THE OREVIRO JUST SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW (Green Grass, BMI) 40 MOVING (Glad/Jack, BMI) 9 WHERE HAVE THE AVERAGE PEOPLE GONE -A COMPANY KISSED BY THE RAIN, WARMED BY THE SUN (Combine, BMI) 15 (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 37 WINGS UPON YOUR HORNS (Sure Fire, BMI) 42 LAY LADY LAY (Big Sky, ASCAP) 23 LITTLE BOY SAD (Cedarwood, BMI) 12 WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO MISS YOU Records Inc. (Tree, BMI) 36 LODI (Jandora, BMI) 29 YOU AND YOUR SWEET LOVE (Stallion, BMI) 26 LOVE AIN'T GONNA BE NO BETTER 806 16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tenn. 37203, Tel.: (615) 154.7708 (Cedarwood, BMI) 65 YOUR TIME'S COMIN' (Combine, BMI) 25 MY BIG IRON SKILLET (Party -Time, BMI) 28 YOUR'S FOREVER (Central, BMI) 72

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Holladay Org Aids Blue Thumb Faron Young To Ambassador Forms LOS ANGELES-Blue Thumb Cooper is already servicing Pierce Pubbery Swampfire Line Records is working with an out- the Southwind LP to country The latest country to Ambassador side marketing company to cov- star Records Corp. stations in these regional mar- join SESAC in has developed er its retail accounts in the kets, as Nashville is its first $4.98 there are several tunes Faron Young, who this week series, the Swampfire line, South, the Robert L. Holladay w h i c h fit that programming signed a fictitious Organization, based in Nash- mold. long-term agreement around Swampfire, ville. Firm will cover all Blue with Webb Pierce's SESAC pub- U.S.A., the brainchild of prexy Holladay plans servicing 15 firm, Marty Kasen. Thumb al b u m releases with lishing Wandering Acres major retail accounts with Blue Music. Hoping to do for Swampfire merchandising aids for all dis- Thumb product and merchan- tributors in its coverage area. what Al Capp did for Dogpatch, dising aids in each of the five Under the terms of the new they created a city complete Holladay, a f o r m e r record cities. Webb Pierce-Faron Yo u n g promotion man, has been diver- with a mayor, Mr. Mountain agreement, the country artist Dew, a recording studio where sifying his company into retail will be closely affiliated with merchandising, and Blue all the Swampfire artists record Wandering Acres Music and and a still which exists on the Thumb is the first Los Angeles will feature material from that company he covers of the series. Stan Pres- has begun repre- firm's catalogs in virtually all nick senting. He will also promote WMTS was artist for the pack- Listeners of his scheduled Mercury re- ages. The line was conceived appropriate Blue Thumb prod- leases. uct through a recently formed Vote on Favorites because of Kasen's faith in the country music promotional future of country -pop music. wing run by Géorge Cooper, the MURFREESBORO, TENN.- The first five LPs are avail- former Dot Records executive. WMTS Radio, 5000 watt all - able now. Ampex has acquired Holladay has hired several country outlet located just 30 the tape rights to Swampfire. people to begin servicing Blue miles from Nashville, polled its Thumb's new album, "Ready to listeners during October to Ride" by Southwind to loca- determine the all-time favorite Comptons Bookings Rise tions in Nashville, Memphis, male artist, female artist, group and song. NASHVILLE-The Compton Louisville, Birmingham and At- Brothers, currently high in the lanta. The results, announced Nov. charts with their Dot single Holladay will work with Blue 17 by Program Director Charlie "Haunted House," are also very Thumb's distributors in provid- Monk, named Marty Robbins busy with personal appearances. ing sales and promotional aids the Favorite Male, Loretta Lynn Sonny Neal of the Neal Agency to broadcasters, retailers, racks Favorite Female, the Wilburn which books the Comptons re- and one -stops, explains D o n Brothers Favorite Group and Faron Young, Webb Pierce and ports that bookings have in- Graham, Blue Thumb's General "Folsom Prison Blues" All - Joe Talbot, SESAC's Nashville creased rapidly along with the Manager. Time Song. Manager. rise of the single on the charts.

"Roll Over Beethoven" (You have to make room for Jerry Lee Lewis and Linda Gail Lewis.)

Why? "Roll Over Beethoven" (S-2254) is the single most requested from JERRY LEE LEWIS &LIMN GAIL LEWIS TOGETHER the hit Smash album "Together -Jerry IMT LEI E GOSS ONO MIT iI OOI PM Mgt IWF SWIEI INN[ Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis." And another successive hit from Smash. What's it all add up to? A hot - selling single. And everyone knows you can always make room Produced by for one more of those. Jerry Kennedy SRS 67126

From The Mercury Record Corporation Family Of Labels t SMASH MERCURY PHILIPS FONTANA LIMELIGHT BLUE ROCK WING INTREPID PULSAR SMASH .tmn,vrn/ A product of Mercury Record Productions, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601 A NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS COMPANY

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LP'S WINE ME UP YOUNG-Mercury SR 61241. This Last Wks. on FARON Wk. Wk. Chart Faron sings his "Wine Me Up" and Nov. 22 Nov. 15 "Your Time's Comin'" on this new and package. Among other inclu- 1 1 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN attractive "Little G r e e n QUENTIN 22 sions are "Galveston," J Clumbia CS 9827 Apples" and ` `Gen t 1 e on My Mind," 2 2 LIVE that Young fans will like Glen Campbell- standards Capitol STOB 268 hearing him sing. 3 4 THE SENSATIONAL CHARLEY PRIDE 21 **** Charley Pride- ON RCA LSP 4153 MOVIN' 4 3 TAMMY WYNETTE'S DANNY DAVIS AND THE NASHVILLE GREATEST HITS 14 BRASS-RCA Victor LSP 4232. Epic BN 26486 J This jazzy, countryish, even Dixie 5 7 ORIGINAL GOLDEN HITS landish group of players, led by snazzy VOL. I & II 9, Johnny Cash-Sun 100-101 Danny Davis, won the recent Record 6 6 GOLDEN HITS VOL. I & II 8 World poll. On this new package they Jerry Lee Lewis-Sun 102-103 play hits "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love 7 5 PORTRAIT OF MERLE Me," Can- HAGGARD 4 to Town," "Release "Wabash Capitol ST 319 nonball" and more. 8 8 BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 5 RCA LSP 4223 **** 9 I LOVE YOU MORE 9 NASHVILLE SOUND HITS TODAY 15 Conway Twitty-Decca DL 75131 VARIOUS ARTISTS-Chart CSS 3001. 10 12 JIM REEVES GREATEST Jim Nesbitt, Wes Helm, M a x in e HITS VOL. 3 12 Brown, Clyde Owens, Debra Berry and RCA LSP 4187 Jerry Lane reprise country favorites 11 15 THE ASTRODOME Me," "No PRESENTS SONNY like "Intoxicated, Frustrated JAMES IN PERSON 5 Another Time," "Long Live Love," "I'm Capitol ST 320 in the A r m s of a Heartache," "All 12 11 IT'S A SIN 19 Marty Robbins- American Sport." Columbia CS 9811 13 16 TOGETHER 4 **** Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail HITS, VOLUME II 67126 COUNTRY'S GREATEST Lewis-Smash SRS GP 19. 14 14 LIVE AT COBO HALL, VARIOUS ARTISTS-Columbia DETROIT 4 Johnny Cash, Ma r t y Robbins, Ray Hank Williams Jr.- Price, Stonewall Jackson-well, almost MGM SE 4644 15 10 COUNTRY FOLK 7 all the Col country stars-are repre- Waylon Jennings & Kimberleys- sented on this new volume of best- RCA LSP 4186 set is likely to 16 20 SAME TRAIN, sellers. The two -record Ray DIFFERENT TIME 25 score heavily with the buyers. Merle Haggard- Capitol SWBB 223 17 17 MY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BOY 5 Van Pennington Dolly Parton-RCA LSP 4188 Little Richie Returns Busy Dyke 18 18 DAVID D. HOUSTON 10 Little Richie Johnson just re- LeRoy Van Dyke checked in- Epic BN 26482 turned from three and a half to Los Angeles to guest on 19 13 MY LIFE 'BUT YOU KNOW weeks in Nashville, where he "The Steve Allen Show," "The has a hit! I LOVE YOU 15 Bill Anderson-Decca 75124 cut several new sessions in- Square World of Ed Butler" 20 19 WOMAN OF THE WORLD ' cluding Darrell McCall. and the AP radio show to pro- TO MAKE A MAN 16 Wayside Records has been mote his new Kapp recording, Loretta Lynn-Decca Dl 75131 hitting the charts with Hal "Crack in My World," and his "This song 21 21 ALWAYS, ALWAYS 18 Willis, Jack and Misty and opening at Las Vegas' Hotel Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton- RCA LSP 4186 Jimmy Snyder. Darrell's new Sahara Nov. 11. 22 24 TALL DARK STRANGER 6 single will be released within Buck Owens-Capitol ST 212 two weeks. Djs may obtain cop- don't care 23 22 THINGS GO BETTER ies by writing: Little Richie Pearson to Stanyan WITH LOVE 12 Box 3, Belen, New Jeannie C. Riley- Johnson, Plantation PLP 3 Mexico 87002. Rod McKuen has signed 24 28 SONGS THAT MADE singer -actor Jesse Pearson to who sings it" COUNTRY GIRLS a long-term recording contract MN- 1170 FAMOUS 2 for his Stanyan label. Lynn Anderson-Chart 1022 Jones to Nashville First album under the new 25 25 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 11 NEW YORK Musicor's be -oriented, Freddy Weller- - pact will country Columbia CS 9904 George Jones is skeded to re- utilizing many compositions of A 26 23 FROM ELVIS IN turn to Nashville late this Woody Guthrie, including lyr- MEMPHIS 20 month for a full schedule of ics not previously published Elvis Presley-RCA LSP 4176 recording and TV dates. for which McKuen has added 27 26 YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS ' He will tape a segment of music. monument YOUNG 18 Roy Clark-Dot DLP 25953 CBS -TV's "Hee Haw" show per- "She's is artistry 28 (-) GET RHYTHM 1 forming his hit single, Johnny Cash-Sun 105 Mine." In addition, Jones will It's Lamar Fike 29 30 DYNAMITE 30 cut new sides on Nov. 24 and Peggy Sue-Decca DL 75135 25 under the direction of the In last week's photo, Lamar monument record corp. 30 29 MORE NASHVILLE label's country music A&R chief Fike was incorrectly identified Nashville/ Hollywood SOUNDS 23 as Lamar Morris. Nashville Brass-RCA LSP 4176 "Pappy" Daily. 444e *Ageeee

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com LP have been sold since Oct. 3, to the many followers who under their new deal of budget were looking forward to their r albums from RCA Camden .. . return visit . . . Many British WQPeCOrIddCountry From FLASH: Buck Owens' tour of fans disappointed that Leapy The Europe for the month of No- Lee did not make the Country vember cancelled because "Don Music Hall of Fame. I know Rich hospitalized due to seri- Leapy felt very honored to be Continent ous kidney ailment." This will the first British artist to be come as a big disappointment nominated to the hallowed Hall. By MURRAY KASH LONDON - Glen Campbell was shooting at their Hender- due to star at a London Pal- sonville home. With me at the ladium concert next March, time was Mervyn Conn, who New Anderson Show Bus sponsored by Ember Records. has promoted all of the Cash This will be recorded live for tours in this part of the world. It's enough to make a guy vision camera. The day the bus release as an LP. While in By the way, the Conn office has want to leave home. arrived in Nashville coincided Britain, Glen will be filming just received a letter from That's about the only way to with the taping of one of thé with Richard Chamberlain and Johnny saying how thankful he adequately describe the new shows, and cameramen, direc- Mireille Mathieu in a musical, was for the acceptance of his 1969 Silver Eagle bus which tor and crew were so impressed the Bill Anderson Show is now with it when it made its debut "Little World, Big People" .. . music by the people of the Brit- Hopefully, an exhibitor will ish Isles. He mentioned that, traveling in. at the WSIX-TV studios that soon be found over here to time permitting, he was hoping Complete with color televi- an entire television show was show the doc- he could do another European sion and two stereo AM -FM devoted to the bus. umentary film, tour during the summer of radios and tape decks, the pent- Decorated in tangerine, gold "Johnny Cash! 1970. That will be a happy house on wheels boasts of two and off-white with avocado The Man, His event for all the countless Cash separate compartments, one for green carpeting throughout, World, His fans! Anderson and one for song- the bus is currently on its first Music." I'll be RCA is putting out special stress Jan Howard, along with trip, taking Anderson and the looking for- displays for dealers in the cit- seven bunks for the band and group into the Western United ward to it es- ies to be visited by the forth- bus driver, each bunk equipped States and Canada. pecially, since coming RCA C/W Show. A sin- with a stereo head -set and in- "Bill Anderson tercom. and the Po' I had the good gle, Nat Stuckey's "Cut Across Boys" reads the lettering on fortune of be- Viewers of the Bill Anderson Shorty," was released in Oct. the back of the bus. Murray Kash ing a guest of Albums by the stars appearing TV show will be treated to a Nobody Johnny and his charming and will be out from Nov. 14, con- tour of the bus by way of tele- will ever believe it. talented wife, June Carter, last sisting of: "Canadian Pacific," October when the film crew George Hamilton IV; "The Lin- coln Park Inn," Bobby Bare; A Hit That Used To Be Is Again "Chet Picks the Pop," Chet The Cajun Valentino Atkins and the Boston Pops NASHVILLE - In the four sing the fire out of something. Orchestra; "New Country weeks since its release, "Just There's some kind of catalytic Roads," Nat Stuckey; "Mary- Someone I Used to Know" as action that occurs when they frances," Skeeter Davis; and recorded by Porter Wagoner start to sing together; it brings "Back in Baby's Arms," Con- and Dolly Parton on RCA has out the best of each. When they nie Smith. Also to be included, demonstrated a major rise on get working on the right song, "Jim Reeves On Stage." popularity charts across the there's just no stopping them, Recent visitors to the US country. The significant factor and this enthusiasm that comes Bases: Rose Maddox, Jeannie is that this is the second time from within we're able to cap- around for this particular song, ture on record. That's undoubt- Jo-El Sonnier Seeley, Hank Locklin and Fa - ron Young. As often is the and it looks as if history is re- edly what's happened this time. his sensational recording case, they were in and out of peating itself. Then there's the possibility "White Dove Had Died" the country so fast that hardly Jack Clement wrote t h e that the addition of two coun- b/w any of the country music fans song in 1963 specifically for try harmony trumpets added "Curse of the Loser" knew that they were here! George Jones to record as a some interest. There was no Goldband G-1204 Pickwick taking full page ad- follow-up to "She Thinks I Still forma 1 arrangement for the vertisement in the British Care." Jones recorded Clem- horns; they just played what- Goldband Recording Corp. trade press to announce that ent's composition, then titled ever sounded best in true coun- P.O. Box 1485 Lake Charles, La. 70601 over 100,000 albums of the "A Girl I Used to Know," and try head -arrangement fashion." "Country Side of Jim Reeves" the single began a rapid rise to the number one position. The song won a BMI award that and was selected In The Charts by Ray Hart Capitol `First' Charles for inclusion in his next album of great country Freddie Hart has his first "NO BLUES IS GOOD NEWS" songs. release on the Capitol label GEORGE Now it appears that with the slated for Nov. 17, entitled "The JONES momentum built this far by the Whole World Holding Hands." Musicor 1381 Wagoner/Parton duet version, This is the first record for Coming up fast 2 "Just Someone I Used to Know" will hit the top of the charts Hart since he left the Kapp "BARBARA JOY" Eddie Noack once again. Bob Webster, Pro- label in late August, '69. Fred - K -Ark 964 fessional Manager for Jack die's past records include "To- Just Released Clement's publishing company, getherness," "Key's in the "HONOR James Rollie Jack Music, Inc., reports that Mailbox," "Hank Williams AMONG THIEVES" the single already is number Musicor 1385 Guitar" and "The Greatest Gift Written by Eddie Noack one at some key radio stations across the country. of All." Published by RAYDEE MUSIC (SESAC) RCA Producer Bob Ferguson Hart is managed by Per- P.O. Box 1023, Nashville, Tenn. 37212 analyzes the record's appeal in formers Management, Inc., and this way: "First of all, they is booked by Omac Artist Corp.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com rw,i 3 Nashville Report by RED O'DONNELL Comes this warm and tender bon mot from Kenneth Burns, Jethro DEWEY MARTEN of Homer & Jethro: "Things are going great for us. Thanks to all the TV exposure we've had this year we are laying off at a much higher price. I really enjoyed watching the C.M.A. awards Would like to thank show on NBC-TV. However, if the guys who present the awards refuse to wear their bi-focals next year I suggest the awards be printed in Braille! Congratulations to the Vanderbilt football NI!! VILLE team on its victory over Alabama this year. I bought two papers that day. I thought the score was a misprint. We'd like to wel- come 'Bama Coach Bear Bryant to our `Wonderful World of for his country roots... Losers.' Keeping the faith, also several of my in-laws. Be nice, take a mandolin player to lunch." Jane Morgan goes the country music route when she sessions here Dec. 9-10-11 for RCA with Ronnie Light (assisted by Chet Atkins; assistant Atkins?) producing ... Record Row graffiti: "Boots Randolph Approves of Sax Education" ... Would you be lieve my friend that Arleen Hardin's new release via Columbia is "My Friend"? ... If you happen to run into Jean Shepard wish her a happy birthday. Shel Silverstein has unusual fetish for a professional tune - smith: Only wants his friends and/or artists whom he admires to record his material ... Sonny James booked for guesting on Ed Sullivan's CBS-TVariety hour Sunday, Jan. 11 ... Marty Robbins Jr.'s first Columbia LP is tagged: "Marty Robbins Jr." Presently Marty Jr. (as Pvt. Ronnie C. Robbins) is a missile maintenance mechanic at a U.S. Army base in South Ger- many (somewhere between Frankfurt and Paris) ... Jody Miller, of "Queen of the House" wax renown, in to discuss contracts with disk execs . Roy Clark's "Right or Left on Oak Street" (Paramount -Dot) is real music to these ears . . . Life giving the full pictorial (and text) treatment to Johnny Cash in this week's issue ... It looks Elvis Presley's year: First singles "In the Ghetto," then "Suspicious Minds" and now "Don't Cry Daddy" and the Red O'Donnell "From Memphis to Las Vegas" LP - all winners and all produced by Felton Jarvis . . . RCAction: Willie Nelson sessioned; his first in a year; jazz organist Kosse Gardner signed; Fesa Parker incoming Nov. 29 for wax -workout; so goes the RCActivity. Didja know that "Just Someone I Used to Know," the current release of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, was originally titled "A Girl I Used To Know"? Written in 1963 by Jack Clement and cut by George Jones as a follow-up to his "She Thinks I Still Care" hit ... For the producer -who -has -everything Don Tweedy has an attache phone. During recent visit to West Coast Tweedy and Bucky Wilkin were in a crowded LA restaurant at lunchtime when from under their table came an audible "buzzzz." To the surprise and apparent delight of nearby diners, Don nonchalantly placed his attache case on the table, lifted the top, pulled out a receiver and boomed, "Hello!" End of only -the -rich item . . . doe The Mills Brothers' latest is "It Ain't No Big Thing," written by Stop Records' Neal Merritt. It hit the market on his birthday. Paramount -Dot artist Peggy Little recovering from surgery in and announce the release Baptist Hospital here . . . Comic Archie Campbell signed with Jim Halsey's talent agency ... "Jesus Is A Soul Man" writer Lawrence Reynolds booked for Joey Bishop's ABC-TVer Tuesday of bis new single (18) ... Joe Byrne and Stan Jacobson in from Hollywood to draft plans for taping of Johnny Cash TV series which begins Jan. 5 at Grand Ole Opry House and for which they'll be co -producers ... RCA re-releasing the late Jim Reaves' "An Old Christmas Card," penned by Peer-Southern's Vaughn Horton ... Tom Allen 111ids has departed WITL (Lansing, Mich.), where he was program NAP 55178 manager, for WIL, St. Louis, where he'll be an air personality. What air that? ... Charles S. (Charley) Brown named manager Inc. A good name, Charley Brown! of local World Wide Records, arranged by Dewey Martin Tree International writer Hank Cochran a mononucleosis victim Produced and ... Buck Owens hits town Nov. 17 to start taping the co-hostings of CBS -TV's "Hee Haw," which has been in production here at WLAC-TV studios for couple of weeks ... Arthur (Boogie) Smith recipient of seventh annual Southern Baptist Seminary Founda- tion Award as leading layman in Charlotte, N.C. `UNIVERSAL CITY RECORDS A DIVISION OF MCA INC.

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This Last Wks. on This Last Wks. on Wk. Wk. Chart Wk. Wk. Chart Nov. 22 Nov.15 Nov. 22 Nov.15 o 2 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE 8 39 21 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT Merle Haggard-Capitol 2626 TO GO HOME 11 Joe South-Capitol P 2592 3 SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP 45 WHEN YOU'RE HOT YOU'RE o TO SAY GOODBYE 9 0 Jerry Lee Lewis-Smash 2244 HOT 3 Porter Wagoner-RCA 74-0267 4 GROOVY GRUBWORM 9 o Harlow Wilcox-Plantation 28 41 42 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT MISS 5 SUCH A FOOL 7 SALLY TESTIFYS 6 o Roy Druskv-Mercury 72964 Jimmy Payne-Epic 5-10518 11 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 5 (-) WINGS UPON YOUR HORNS 1 o Glen Camobell-Caoitol 2659 Lorretta Lynn-Decca 32586 6 6 SWEET THANG AND CISCO 8 43 46 SING A SONG ABOUT LOVE 5 Nat Stuckey-RCA 0238 Bobby Wright-Decca 732564 7 7 I'LL STILL BE MISSING YOU 9 44 49 NO BLUES IS Warner Mack-Decca 32514 GOOD NEWS/ SHE'S MINE 8 1 I'D RATHER BE GONE 13 4 George Hank Williams, Jr.-MGM 19477 Jones-Musicor 1381 19 JUST SOMEONE I USED 52 RUBEN JAMES 4 O TO KNOW 4 Kenny Rodgers & The First Edition Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton- -Reprise 0854 RCA 0247 46 16 WE HAD ALL THE GOOD 10 10 THERE WOULDN'T BE A THINGS GOING 9 LONELY HEART IN TOWN 8 Jan Howard-Decca 32543 Del Reeves-United Artists 50564 47 55 CAROLINA IN MY MIND 2 15 BACK IN O THE ARMS OF LOVE 8 George Hamilton IV-RCA 74-0256 Jack Greene-Decca 32588 51 A WOMAN'S SIDE OF LOVE 5 LITTLE 20 BOY SAD 5 Lynda K. Lance- ®Bill Philips-Decca 32565 Royal American 290 17 GET RHYTHM 9 49 50 HER AND THE CAR AND THE Jnhnnv Ca'h-Sun 1103 MOBILE HOME 5 14 14 THINGS BETTER GO WITH LOVE/ Dave Kirby-Monument NM 1168 BACK SIDE OF DALLAS 9 63 IF IT'S ALL THE SAME Jeannie C. Riley-Plantation 25 O 18 WHERE HAVE ALL THE TO YOU 3 O Bill Anderson & Jan Howard- AVERAGE PEOPLE GONE 5 Decca 732511 Roger Miller-Smash 2246 HE'D STILL LOVE ME 16 9 TO SEE MY ANGEL CRY 11 ® (-) 1 Lynn Anderson-Chart 5040 Conway Twittv-Decca NA 15643 O 33 I'M SO AFRAID OF LOSING 59 BLISTERED/SEE RUBY FALL 2 YOU AGAIN 4 Johnny Cash-Columbia 45020 Charley Pride-RCA 74-0265 60 GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN 5 23 NEW ORLEANS 7 O Bobby Bare-RCA 74-0264 O Anthony Armstrong Jones- 54 57 CALIFORNIA COTTON FIELDS 2 Chart 5033 Dallas Frazier- 74-0259 19 12 THE WAYS TO LOVE A MAN 13 Tammy Wynette-Epic 5-10512 55 25 WE ALL GO CRAZY 9 Jack Reno-Dot 17923 20 24 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BOY 5 Dolly Parton-RCA 74-0243 56 61 NOBODY BUT YOU 4 21 22 SHIP IN THE Don Rick of the Buckaroos- BOTTLE 7 Capitol Stonewall Jackson- 2629 Columbia 4-4576 57 58 DON'T MAKE LOVE 3 Mac Curtis-Epic ® 27 BABY BABY 4 5-10530 David Houston-Epic 58 66 THAT'S WHEN THE HURTIN' 29 LAY LADY LAY 7 SETS IN 2 ® Pete Drake-Stop 249 Hank Snow-RCA 0251 24 28 HONEY I'M HOME 7 59 62 CRACK IN MY WORLD 2 Stan Hitchock-Epic 5-10525 Leroy Van Dyke-Kapp 2054 30 YOUR TIME'S COMIN' 3 67 I'M WALKIN' 2 O Faron Young-Mercury 72983 Dave Peel-Chart 5037 26 31 YOU AND YOUR SWEET 61 65 GOTTA GET TO OKLAHOMA 3 LOVE 3 The Hagers-Capitol 2647 Connie Smith-RCA 74-0258 69 SIX WHITE HORSES 2 ® 32 BIG IN VEGAS 3 Tommy Cash-Epic 5-10540 Buck Owens--Capitol 2646 63 64 SUNDAY MORNIN' COMIN' 28 26 MY BIG IRON SKILLET 9 DOWN 3 Wanda Jackson-Capitol 2614 Ray Stevens-Monument 1163 ® 38 LODI 4 71 I FALL TO PIECES 2 Buddy Alan-Capitol 2654 Diana Trask-Dot 17316 30 40 I'LL NEVER BE FREE 3 65 68 LOVE AIN'T GONNA BE NO Johnny & Jonee Mosby- BETTER 2 Capitol 2608 Webb Pierce-Decca 32577 O 41 I'M GETTING TIRED OF 4:11) 72 FRIEND, LOVER, WOMAN, BABYIN' YOU 5 WIFE 2 Peggy Sue-Decca 32571 Claude King-Columbia 4-45015 32 34 TAKE A LITTLE GOODWILL (-) SINCE DECEMBER 1 HOME 3 Eddy Arnold-RCA 74-0282 Del Reeves & Bobby Goldsboro- DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS 1 United Artists 50591 (-) Penny DeHaven-Imperial 66-421 .42 O 39 TAKE OFF TIME 5 Freddy Weller-Columbia 45026 Claud Gray-Decca 32566 KAPP REC RDS (-) BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN 1 34 8 HAUNTED HOUSE Jennings-RCA 0281 A 10 O Waylon DIVISION OF MCA, I C. Compton Bros.-Dot 17294 70 70 THE ONE MAN BAND 2 KAPP 35 36 CLINGING TO MY BABY'S Sheb Wooly-MGM 14085 HAND 7 71 (-) EVERY STEP OF THE WAY 1 Dottie West-RCA 74-0239 Ferlin Huskey-Capitol 2666 73 WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO 72 (-) YOUR'S FOREVER 1 0 MISS YOU 2 Wynn Stewart-Capitol 2657 Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely- Decca 32580 73 (-) OKLAHOMA HOME BREW 1 37 13 KISSED BY THE RAIN WARMED Hank Thompson-Dot 17307 BY THE SUN 11 74 (-) TROUBLE MAKER 1 Glen Barber-Hickory 1545 Johnny Darrell- 47 PUT YOUR LOVIN' WHERE United Artists 50610 O YOUR MOUTH IS 5 75 (-) GUILT BOX 1 Peggy Little-Dot 17308 Dee Mulirts-Plantation 31

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