Il lI I11111111111111111uuIlIII II I11tIIII1NUNIlI 1u11111111IIIIIIIIIIUIII luul ll Picturetone Sprouts CAP CHIPS IN TO THE JAZZ BEAT RUSH 'PARTY' LP Continued from page 16 Film, Radio -TV Wings HOLLYWOOD -First it was small band -aids promoting the Tuesdays from 9:05 to 10:30 p.m. in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, NEW YORK - Picturetone in the Top 10 in England both Beatles "Help!" album. Now Winnipeg and Vancouver; "Dixieland Downbeat," on the CBC Music, publishing firm run by as a single and an EP by the Capitol has devised tiny potato network Fridays from 10 to 10:30 p.m. and the FM service from Phil and Wes Kahl Farrell, is Yardbirds. In France, " Sloopy" chip bags to help merchandise 11:30 to midnight; the "Johnny Holmes Show," on CBC AM Tues- now branching into the film and the "Beach Boys Party" album. days from 10:30 to 11 p.m., FM Wednesdays from 10 to 10:30 p.m.; has just been cut by Les Surgs. radio-TV commercial fields. The The label expects to provide "Jazz En Liberte," CBF (French network) Saturdays from 11 to move into these new areas There will be 20 of Picture- dealers with over one million 11:30 p.m.; "Jazz Sortileges," CBF Thursdays, 10:30 to 11 p.m.; tone's songs due out on records comes on the heels of the firm's potato chip bags which carry a "Jazz D'Aujourd'hui," CBF, Monday through Friday, 9:30 to 11 within the next month. placing 19 songs on the charts reproduction of the album p.m. and 10:30 to 11 p.m.; "Retour a La Nouvelle Orleans," CBF, in the past 12 months. With all this pop disk action cover. The chips will be placed Tuesdays 10:30 to 11 p.m., and "My Friends the Dankworths," a Among Picturetone's recent under their belt, Kahl and Far- in counter holders, 50 bags to BBC series aired on CBC Tuesdays from 11 to 11:30 p.m. clicks are "Hang on Sloopy," by rell are now talking to several a holder. As an added bonus In addition to this heavy line -up of evening programs, the CBC the McCoys, Jay and the Ameri- film producers and are expected to customers, the LP jacket taped several of the concerts from the Montreal Jazz Festival held cans' "Come a Little Bit Closer" to move into this area in the contains 15 wallet -size color last August for broadcast Wednesday evenings. and "Let's Lock the Door" and near future. They've already cut photos. Producers' Preference Ronnie Dove's "I'll Make All a radio and TV commercial with Judging by the program listings, CBC producers prefer the II II IIIIIIIIIIIl111111II11111IIIIIIIIIll II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIII II II IIIIIIIII II II Your Dreams Come True." Jay and the Americans for Coca - music of Basie, Ellington, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, the "Hang on Sloopy," written by Cola, and for the first time since Dorseys, Dave Brubeck, plus a multitude of artists associated with Wes Farrell and Bert Berns, is the company was started two the swing era. The avant -gardists and hard boppers are eschewed. the firm's biggest copyright now. years ago, Picturetone is start- Richmond Gets The "Great Moments in Swing" series relies heavily on vintage There are 15 versions of the ing to develop writers and buy Tunes packages produced by RCA Victor and Columbia which perform song on records and it is already outside catalogs. Jobim's an important and valuable programming service for the network's devoted listeners. In a move to graph his audience's tastes, Whiston By the Dozen is running a listener's popularity poll which ends Nov. 1. These NEW YORK -A dozen pre- results will form the basis for one or more CBC -FM specials. TWA Bid to Lower Rates viously unavailable songs written If vintage jazz recordings are your hobby, Whiston offers by Carlos Jobim have been ac- the address of the Vintage Jazz Mart, 4 Hillcrest Gardens, Dollis in A -OK Stage quired by The Richmond Or- Hills, London, N.W. 2, as a source for material. The author relates On Records that he's discovered two additional collectors who sell records ganization. T h e acquisition - Peter Russell of the Hot Record Store, 24 Market Avenue, Plymouth, Continued from page 1 is "rare, if not actually unprece- brings to 23 the number of England, and Bert Bradfield the Treasury of Jazz, 9 Rue Albert dented, in Board proceedings." Jobim songs in the Richmond of Laurent, Chatillon- Sous -Begneux, Seine, France. pounds and the discontinued spokesmen apparent- catalog. TRO has world rights, Mercury Whiston's newsletter is written 99.9 per cent of the time in rate Mer- ly the except for Brazil, on the latest Slick airline of $10.45, convinced CAB examiner an up -beat manner. He hardly attacks anything or anybody, cury Vice -President Steinberg move in al- batch. that records must preferring to write about jazz developments in an optimistic light. TRO will issue a new folio, pointed out that the 5 to 7-day most instant response to con- He did mention once, however, that most jazz records "were trash," "Charlie Byrd Plays the Music trucking, and the 72 -hour Slick sumer whims in today's market. but that two vintage packages were gems. Those gems are the of Antonio Carlos Jobim," RCA airline flights did not give him Mercury hopes to convert mul- Be -Bop and Blue Bird series. which will include the Jobim the "next day" delivery needed tiple warehouses into sales of- Includes Tidbits for perishable" com- which will speed orders to selections recorded by the Co- the "highly fices, Since Whiston knows that many of his listeners are record robs the at lumbia artist. modity. Obsolescence the central plant Richmond, collectors, he tries to include tidbits covering the record industry. its low -mar- has also ac- record industry of eliminating costly stocking of The publisher To wit: Volume 2 of the "Ellington Era" series on Columbia will gin was told. records and er- of profit, CAB "compounding of quired "The White World of be issued some time in November; Limelight Records will be rors" in distribution of records which One saving will be in drop- Winter," has been re- distributed in Canada by London Records, and the Verve line will by multiple warehouse outlets. corded Bing for Re- ping California warehousing by Crosby be distributed by Quality Records of Montreal. Eventually, record distribution prise Records. charges of $7 per 100 pounds. Having seen sundry American disk jockey newsletters and might he managed by a single Mercury also hopes to expand hype sheets, a good comparison is available between these domestic national sales system in conjunc- the air -freighting to other parts industry fly -arounds and Whiston's project. The latter is a non- tion with air -freighting, the Mer- Musicor Signs to of the country. New set -up will political, non -damn the torpedoes, non -revolt sheet, catering to cury vice -president told CAB in cost Mercury about $62,000 a providing precise news anent a field which is both a hobby and (Billboard, year at its converted pressing a September hearing. Handle Invader love to many persons professionals and non alike. Sept. 18.) - plant in Richmond, Ind., in the NEW YORK Musicor Rec- The value of such vehicles as Whiston's newsletter is evident Fly- - "one -warehouse" concept. A West Coast airline, the ords has signed a distribution by the following two items printed in the October release: John to the TWA, for its part, offers six ing Tiger, has objected deal with Invader Records, the Flower of 18 Haslemere Road, Toronto, is at work preparing what jet all -cargo flights per week; special record rates in principle, West Coast label operated by he hopes will be the most complete discography on Glenn Miller. although it has no run competing and numerous flights of mixed Lou Todd and Henry Ross. Another Toronto area jazz follower, Ken Whitten of 37 St. Leonard's with the TWA's Dayton- Califor- Crescent, is student passenger and cargo, to provide The first Invader record to be Toronto, a of Duke Ellington works and is nia flights. CAB hearing ex- fast wings for records. Hearing distributor by Musicor under looking for printed material, tapes or records. Now this kind of aminer Shapiro does not agree small town information, Examiner Shapiro says testimony the arrangement is "Tender shot -gunned around the country by the with the Flying Tiger argument is by spokesmen for Mercury and Lovin' Care," hacked with newsletter, invaluable in helping the two men plug in with other that shippers of other products Miller and Ellington who have some Richmond Pressings was first- "Who's Right." Damon Avery is fans might material to offer will begin to demand "cut rates" hand evidence by shipper, which the artist. their projects. A small, albeit significant tidbit. Whiston, incidentally, if records are accommodated. may be contacted at the Radio Canada Building, Montreal, Que. The label has also signed The CAB examiner finds rec- SOLOS: Singer Teddi King is on a six -month tour of the Far Eartha Kitt, Jose Ferrer, Moon ords are an ideal air -freight car- East. She has already played Hong Kong and is filling dates in and Melba Montgom- go because of high density per Mullican Manila, Hawaii and Tokyo.... Stan Montico of Merrec Distribut- ery. Miss Kitt is cutting her first Col. Widens Aim cubic foot and ease of handling. ing, Boston, writes that top 40 stations WMEX, WORC and WICE Musicor album in Chicago. Fer- Both factors are favorable to have been playing Gerry Mulligan's "Downtown" single from his new rer has been signed to do songs At Teen Mart air -freight revenue. "If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them" Limelight LP. Boston's three and readings for a Spanish major jazz clubs are the Workshop, Lennies and Connolly's Stardust HOLLYWOOD Columbia language series. - Room. . . World Pacific's Dick Bock cut Ravi Shenker at Town Records will release more prod- Epic Indie Move Hall in New York, and Monty Alexander in a New York studio. uct aimed at the teen and young NEW YORK -Epic Records ABC Answers Future WP sessions cover the Gerald Wilson band, Gil Fuller and adult market. Clive Davis, the James Moody, and new singer Hank Diamond. label's administrative vice- presi- is digging deeper into the inde- catching teen acts pendent production field. The Protest Wave dent, is here Items for the column should be sent to 1520 North Gower various clubs and label has established independ- and music at NEW YORK -An answer so Street, Hollywood. dance halls in an attempt to ent production arrangements with the Mississippi Artist Corp. to the protest wave has been evaluate what the youngsters released by ABC -Paramount want. based in Jackson, Miss., and has made a deal with indic pro- Records. It's a reissue of is seeking teen - The label ducer Huey Meaux. Latter pro- "There's a Star -Spangled Ban- Umpire to Pitch appeal acts to hack up Bob duced the Bobby Sharp single, ner Waving Somewhere," the Wexler Club V.-P. Dylan, the Byrds and Paul LOS ANGELES - Record "Walk, Think and Cry," just re- Elton Britt hit of World War II. Continued from page 3 Revere and the Raiders. Merchandising has the distinc- leased by Epic. Britt is an ABC -Paramount con- tract artist. tion of being the record indus- freshman at Brown University. Recently, Epic acquired the was $90. The Needs Some- try's first distributorship to hire single "Everybody following year he appointed body," which was produced by Randel Wood Trek a baseball umpire as a promo- Campus Increase campus representatives at Har- Smith for the Charay tional man. Named by Sid Tal- Continued from page 10 Major Bill HOLLYWOOD Mira Pro- vard, Yale, Dartmouth and label. The recording group on - ductions topper Randel Wood madge to the promotion staff is Princeton, and by 1960 the club the Charay single, Larry and sity, Mankato State College, W. will spend 10 days in Novem- veteran National League umpire had 22,000 members in Ameri- the Bluenotes, was renamed the Texas State University, Univer- ber in Holland and the Scandi- Ed Runge, who hopes to work can colleges. Currently, the Bad the Epic release. sity of Dayton, Wittenberg Uni- for navian countries firming up li- in the music industry during the club's college division has 400 versity, Whitman, University of censee agreements. His recently off season. He places Don Grier - campus representatives. Rochester, Muhlenbcrg College, Marnel Expansion formed company's first foreign son who has gone into the The club is now the third Western Kentucky State, Nichols representative is Spartan in Marines for six months. largest in the country, with College, Bryant College, Uni- NEW YORK -Epic Records Canada. 1965 sales estimated at $8 mil- versity of North Dakota, Ithaca has expanded the area of dis- Evans to Richmond lion. it's monthly magazine goes College, University of Alberta, tribution handled by Marnel of De Lory to to some 350,000 members, and New Orleans Baptist Theologi- Maryland. The distributor, Capitol NEW YORK -Bill Evans, jazz the annual $1,500,000 advertis- cal Seminary, University of Mis- which presently handles Epic HOLLYWOOD - Pianist - pianist and composer, has signed ing budget includes direct mail souri (Rolla, Mo.), Western and its subsidiary, Okeh Rec- songwriter At de Lory has an exclusive writer contract with and space in High Fidelity, the Maryland College, West Vir- ords, in the Washington-Balti - joined Capitol's a &r staff to The Richmond Organization. Saturday Review, the Reporter, ginia University, Dartmouth more area, will now cover the handle teen products. He has TRO has produced a special Atlantic Monthly, New York College, Notre Dame, Wesleyan Virginia territory as well. Mar - worked with the Beach Boys, Bill Evans piano folio for No- Times, New York Herald Tri- University, University of Ken- nel of Maryland is owned by Phil Spector and Dobie Gray, vember publication. Evans is bune, Esquire, Playboy, TV tucky. Stan Hoffman. among others. currently on tour in Europe. Guide, Life and Time. 62 November 6, 1965, BILLBOARD

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