ani rector Louis Benjamin was attend- first EP by orchestra leader David releases of his first hit "Les Elucu- FROM THE ing the Warner Bros. -Reprise sales McCallum, father of the UNCLE brations." Simultaneously Saar also convention in New York last week-: actor. . . Because of objections issued the first record by newly . Knut Kinkele of DGG visited by the estate of Ian Fleming, Steve signed Umberto, "Guarda II Mon - !MUSIC CAPITALS British Polydor for discussions. Rowlands had to rewrite a song, do" b/w "La Vita. Del Bar; Um. with managing director Roland "007," as "Doubla Agent" for use berto's recordings are produced by OF THE WORLD Rennie... Frank Sinatra, in for on a Dave Dee group Fontana LP. Neural RkordL a film, was being joined by Jimmy George Sidney will direct Two more versions of "Lars s Continued from page 49 Quality Records' top Canadian Bowen, Reprise a &r chief. Don Tommy Steele in the "Half a Six- Theme" from "Doctor Zhivago" group, The Guess Who. Costa was due in to record an al- pence" film to be made by Para- were recorded by Minna; Caro - TV network "Don bum with Trial Lopez at show, Messer's KIT MORGAN the Pye mount here this fall. sello, and Bob Mitchell, Rifi. . Jubilee" next season, thanks to studios for Reprise release. DON WEDGE First entrants in the forthcoming tremendous audience reaction to LONDON Johnny Mathis was opening Mon- Song Festival of Pesaro arc the young Scottish singer on the day at the Talk of the Town Decca has followed Philips, EMI -his M14aa: Carosello; Natalino, ltal- Messer troupe's recent p.a. tour.... first London club date. disc; Johnston Michelle and and Pye in introducing a surcharge Giuseppe 'Felons, Rif interna- L Danny Kaye conducts the Toronto Frank Chalmers, EMI interna- Memo Remigi, Rifi; I Nomandi, on small deliveries. . Gramo- tional manager, said that "Tema" Symphony at Massey in tional repertoire manager, and Hall phone Record Retailers' Associa- (Theme) by combo I Giganti, sec- Sonia e le Sorelle, Giorgio Davide Toronto Nov. 14; a benefit Frank Welntrop, European opera- for the tion has joined the ond at the radio contest "A Rec- and Narleso Parigi. musicians' pension fund. Head- Music Trades' tions manager Walt Disney Music, Association in seeking ord for the Summer," reached the "Sole Malato," a new song liners of the improved were visiting Grandstand Show at margins from manufacturers fol- Bovema, Holland, to 250,000 copies sale mark. Velona penned by Domenico Modugno, Central Canada Exihibition in Ot- discuss future Disney releases. lowing Selective Employment Tax did also give figures about Iva was accepted by the Festival '1 tawa this year will be Liberace Jimmy Johnson, Disney which will hit all non- manufactur- music Zankchrs and Mina's latest re- Naples' selection committee and (Aug. 19.20) and Perry Como chief, is expected in Europe this will likely be performed by same ing British employers. . A re- leases, "Fra Noi" and "Se Tele -. (Aug. 22- 26).... Stars of Whoop- weekend to meet representatives . ceiver has been appointed to ex fonando," respectively totaling 75,- Modugno. The contract be- Up Days (July 18 -28), the annual of EMI's four Scandinavian out- amine the affairs a 000 and 100,000 records sold. "Se tween Rifi and Fabrizio Ferretti exhibition Lethbridge, of rack -jobbing in Alta., firm, Thorpe & Porter, which lets. Telefonando" will be the theme was not renewed upon its expira- were Reprise artist Buddy Knox, deals in records. including Philips' Wing The first three of six Arturo of the forthcoming TV show "Aria tion. always popular in Western Can- budget line, Pickwick and Com- Toscanini albums processed elec- Condizionata" (Conditioned Air) Kansas Records exclusively ada, Warner Bros.' Marketts and tronically into stereo, were issued to run weekly signed with Edward Chalpin, PPX bined Record Sales. . . Imports for eight evenings. have been resumed of Ariola disks on Victrola, the RCA low -price Saar released the first record in Enterprises, for distribution of his from Germany. line. . . . Decca's Phase Four Italian by French star Antoine: catalog in Italy.. . Meazzi Rec- Manufacturer sales in April were Stereo rleases included an album " L'Alienazione" (Qu' Est Ce Qui ords' catalog was exclusively as- CLASSICAL valued at 54,900,000, according to by Leopold Stokowski with the Ne Tourne Pas Rond Chez Moi) signed to Italia Schallplatten for statistics compiled by the Tech- New Philharmonic Orchestra. . b/w "Un'Altra Strada" (Une Autre the Germany territory.... Nancy nology Ministry. This was the Pyes "The Scottish Fiddler" is its Route), which follows the recent (Continued on page 55) highest volume ever for the month, NOTES excluding the 1964 Beetle boom. Production of singles and EP's, Soprano Judith Raskin will re- 3,800,000 units, was down 21 per place Montserrat Caballe in cent on April last year, but al- Tanglewood's "Magic Flute" on bums at 2,500,000 units were up a Aug. 6. Miss Caballe is expecting massive 32 per cent. ATTENTION RECORD DEALERS, a baby in September.... Pianist Steel Talmy's Planet Records' John Ogden is appearing with the product has been placed with the Expect a lively demand for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vogue companies in France and DISC JOCKEYS, this Wednesday and Thursday (27) Germany and with EMI for the records below ... they're fea- and (28) playing the Busoni "Piano Middle East and parts of Africa PROGRAM DIRECTORS: tured in Record Company con- and Asia. Deals are Concerto. ". . . RCA Victor this being nego- week is recording "La Rondine" tiated for the U. S. and Japan.... sumer advertising this month Transatlantic Record advertising in HIGH FIDELITY sells with Anna Motto and has com- Records chief Na- records in HIGH FIDELITY Magazine! pleted waxing a baroque "Messiah" than Joseph has negotiated recip- to people who buy more than with the Robert Shaw Chorale and rocal arrangements for his man- $10,000,000 worth of records a year. Orchestra. . NBC Television agement company, IMA, with will televise live from Tanglewood Arthur H. Gorson of New York.

in color on Aug. 14. . Miss It will go beyond artists in the Caballe reportedly will open the Transatlantic catalog. Joseph is 1967-68 sea- negotiating British appearances this son in "La Traviata" and also star fall for Phil Ochs and Tom Rush spotlights in a new production of "Luisa (Elektra), Eric Andersen (Van- record advertising Miller" that season.... Thomas guard) and Jim 8, lean (Verve/ HIGH FIDELITY'SAUGUS Dunn will conduct and Mitchell Folkways). discs for these d Chorus Andrews will play Sunday's During his. European visit this in (31) Chorus Naumburg Concert at the Mall in spring Dave Hubert, president of new PhilharmonlNew PAstr mania Otto Klemperer, ie Chum New York Central Park. . . Davon Music. Hollywood, placed SOLEMNISSO de los Angeles BUM NA Rafael Burgos, Glan Carlo Menotti will confine masters with EMI for release on Beethoven 33AMINA VIDAh BREVE Carl Falla LA himself to the artistic the IINOEL Manuel de , -3672. direction of MFP budget line as well as 4. 761]7: Musts5 and Orchestra E. Poway the Spoleto Festival of Two World product with Decca. He licensed FAVORITES ORMNy Biggs by relinquishing his duties as festi- six orchestral albums to DGG and /MD697UBACH E. Power ti 16058 /,5665(1 HARPSICHORD val organizer. . . . ML Soprano Jane his Johnny Pearson LP, "Sounds rtRLARI THE PEDAL /MS ó615/M0.677; EACH ON Braes ,Ló015 PART Marsh will appear on the ABC for a Secret Agent, with CBS.... COLUMBIIt HOROWITZOPLA5t E. Power THREE JUBILEE TWO AND Television Network's Hollywood ML-S661/MS6261/MIeTInMUSIC OF Bach CONCERTOS Visiting British publisher this Blasa GoulBachL ML- 601 /MS.6 Palace season opener on Sept. 17. month was Stig Glenn THHE0'Sto 377/D35.7 ' Anderson of Swe- VARIATIONS Bk 1 D3L- THE GOLBERGGOLDBERG /Mt CLAVIER Ormandy den Music, Stockholm. He plans Bach Caul/ ,Ló022 Olslraah, Glenn TH WEL4TEMPEREp Stern, a New York visit soon to place the INVENTIONS 20.760: ORCHESTRA ó79e /M - VIOLINS AND Ml- files /MS- DGG FOR TWO Bernstein Ready on music from the important Swe- Casals SEASONS CONCERTI THE FOU0. ML 6232/15.6572. dish film "Dear John" for which FOUR V/M56VIVALDI Vivaldi Gombert OBOE Hersl/ he owns both the publishing and ML- 5B04/MS-620e/M0'404: THE BAROaUE "Little Von Karajan & Handel Up MY Llte;' soundtrack Telemann, To Light le rights. Vivaldi, ,.Someone p The Shadow With Me, Jochum Albums As well as Peter Knight and "Dream Along THOSE SOYeste , Ch rlesr Singers Roy O'Dwyer, Pye managing di- ONE OF NEW YORK MGM Rec- Annie; "Yesterday," - Orphan zB98. Brecht DER COMMAND other Bertolt ords will release two Duetschc Smile" and gore Weill, n0. Your 5/8520 SYMPHONY Grammophone operatic albums Oemsle Racemaninott Lecude H /HS5 57RINGS featuring top TAHITI CREATION FOR X/HS-25027: international con- TROUBLE , THE / Haydn CONCERTO ductors this fall. Each will con- NELIODOR g1gR H/HS25rah Courts Mull Brahms NGS Hovhan5 X15250]0. tain two works as SAND ESTR 5 tflb Herbert von 2 FOR PIANO INA QUINTET 2 /FLUTE SONATA Karajan leads the usual pairing Platon Na. SPC'21008; PARTITA Stokowski Mascagni's Bach VIOLIN SELECTIONS 4382; of "Cavalleria Rusti- Old Met Fate BEAUTY OSA -138215 3 AND SLEEPING Verdi D 2R cana" and Leoncavallo's "I LARE 5PC -2101 i MASS IN SWAN REQUIEM IN Paglicaai" and Eugen Jochum NEW YORK The question Charles Mozart FANTASIA - CPITE PARISIENNE 1158 /Á-415a1 LONDON (Mennen 22105ó4 SYMPHONY conducts Mozart's "The Abduc- on whether the old Metropoli- FUGUE CSA- SchumannDvorak ART OF 7215, tion from the Seraglio" coupled tan Opera House will be de- Bartók Bach ESE CSMHue SYMPHONIQUES 99933) with Mozart's one -act "Bastien molished has reached the courts (OD III/ETUDES 564e7 /CM- C (op. LoPn''HareEric und Bastfenne." a IN G. MAJOR and as The latter opera with new hearing date set for No. 0 (Q Don Stover Brothan with 1AME5/TXURT/"dard will be conducted by Helmut next Tuesday (2). Two suits are The Lilly SKIP /1965 VR 59225/VSD-9225; JOHN Koch. before FOLK FESTIVAL oinnrs the Supreme Court of ana 79219; MISSISSIPPI SD -792 GeoO Muldaur 9219NSD- Tenor Fritz Wunderlich, New York County, one 'VANGUARD Schmidp VRS- who by Key- on en/ others VSD 7921fi%17%18 is slated to make his stone Associates, the real "Crow tarie" /17/18 American estate Times;' I, III mS9216 L10E'BLUES Vols.aI, debut with the Metropolitan firm that plans to demolish "Beulah /TODAY FOR THE the SPS -2: TWO Opera in October, old structure a CHIGAGOR ALL THE singing four and build 40- XODGES AND performances as story PS HOENOHNNY Don Octavio office building, and the tnnVSP /V SRay Blo in Mozart's "," other by the Metropolitan Opera Addelrly and VERVE Canna ball heads the "Abduction" Association, which I VSP BLUES -7. cast has granted MEN VSP/VSPS which also includes Erica Koeth Keystone a 50-year lease on the DUKES and Kurt Boehme. Adele Stolte, old site. Peter Schreier and Theo Adam Both suits challenge a recent- arc in the shorter Mozart work. ly enacted State law, which es- Wunderlich also will appear in tablished the Old Met Opera a Carnegie Hall concert Oct. 17. House Corporation, a non -prof- The Italian package is von it group authorized to condemn HIGH FIDELITY Magazine reaches over a Karajan's first Deutsche Gram - or purchase the opera house, quarter -million people each month, every month . mophon opera release. He also refurbish it and operate it as a readers who are devoted to home music listening, is scheduled to record Wagner's performing arts theater. It em- readers who buy over 21/2 million discs each year! complete Ring cycle for that powers a 180 -day stay in the label. Soloists with the granting of a demolition permit HIGH Opera chorus and orchestra are to Keystone to enable the Old FIDELITY Publishing House Great Barrington, Mass. 01230 , Maria Gracia Met unit to raise the purchase Allegri, Joan Carlyle, Carlo price. The Metropolitan Opera Bergonzi, Ugo Benellj, Giuseppe plans to open in September in Taddei, Rolando Panerai, and a new opera house in Lincoln Giangiacomo Guelfi. Center. JULY 30, 1966, BILLBOARD 33 J