VOLUME XXI -NUMBER 5 OCTOBER 17, 1959 Mercury’s fabulous “Miss D”, Dinah ashington, long a favorite of blues and jazz enthusiasts, this year developed into a tremendous pop favorite with her smash waxing of “What A Diff’rence A Day' Makes”. Her follow-up recording of “Unforgettable” is currently climbing the best seller lists at a rapid pace and promises to be another king-sized hit. Above, Miss W^ashington is shown as she recorded her latest album, “Tlie Queen”, just released by Mercury. ADOPT October program is the talk of the trade. has the deal. 1 . 20% discount on entire catalog. 2. 100% exchange privilege on Fall Release. 3. 90-day dating. has the product FOX 3002 SING WE NOW OF CHRISTMAS — Harry Simeone Chorale. The NUMBER ONE Christmas LP of the decade. Features the original version of "THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY". Over 200 thousand orders already received. FOX 3016 SING WE NOW WITH THE HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE — The second in the series arranged and conducted by America's leading choral arranger. FOX 3006 SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S HITS — 19 original soundtracks. A RACK NATURAL. FOX 3018 THE 20TH CENTURY STRINGS (VOL. 1) PREMIERE PERFORMANCE... Hugo Montenegro conducting his own startlingly brilliant arrangements. FOX 3019 THE 20TH CENTURY STRINGS (VOL. 2) MASTERPIECES. Nicholas Flagello conducting. FOX 3020 GLENN MILLER’S ORIGINAL FILM SOUNDTRACKS (VOL. 1)/ The Miller Band s FOX 3021 GLENN MILLER’S ORIGINAL FILM SOUNDTRACKS (VOL. 2)( greatest sound AND HIS GREATEST (VOL. FOX 3022 TOMMY DORSEY BAND 1), Never before released FOX 3023 TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS GREATEST BAND (VOL. 2)1 recordings FOX 3017 THE VELVET SIDE OF THE ROARING ’20s The title alone sells it. X 3013 GEORGE GERSHWIN AT THE PIANO — The recording industry's crowning achievement of the Gershwin decade. THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK — From the picture that will live forever. "'S 13 IE BLAKE — WIZARD OF THE RAGTIME PIANO — World's greatest living ragtime pianist. HER HEART, HER SOUNDS. c best of ything from TheCash Bosi FOUNDED BY BILL GERSH Votume XXI—Number 5 October 17, 19! file Gdsh Box (Publication Office) 1721 Broadway New York 19, N. Y. (Phone: JUdson 6-2640) CABLE ADDRESS: CASHBOX, N. Y. JOE ORLECK, President and Publisher NORMAN ORLECK, VP and Managing Director GEORGE ALBERT, Treasurer EDITORIAL—Music MARTY OSTROW, Editor-in-Chief IRA HOWARD, Editor IRV LICHTMAN, Associate Editor ALLEN BERZOFSKY, Editorial Assistant TED WILLIAMS, Statistical Editor MIKE MARTUCCI, Statistical Ass’t POPSIE, Staff Photographer ADVERTISING—Music BOB AUSTIN, Director, New York MARVIN SCHLACHTER, New York BRUNO DUTKOWSKI, Art Director MANAGERS MARTY TOOHEY, Coin Machine Dept. A. MARINO, Business Manager T. TORTOSA, Circulation • CHICAGO 29 E. Madison St., Chicago HI. 2, When low priced (All Phones: Financial 6-7272) ($1.49 and ably many thousands of $3.98 disl LEE BROOKS $1.98) allniiiis Larry Karel became an impor- enthusiasts who first became inter • tant HOLLYWOOD factor on the LP scene only a ested in records when they pur 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollyw'ood Cal. 28, few years ago, there was (Phone: Hollywood 5-2129) alarming chased a $1.98 album while shop JACK DEVANEY pessimism Erv Malec on the part of many ex- ping for food in a super market. • ENGLAND perienced people in the trade as to Some companies have even is NEVILLE MARTEN 9a New Bond Street, the future of the regular priced LP sued early recordings by their art- LONDON, W. 1, ENGLAND Tel: Hyde Park 2868 ($3.98). • ists in the lower priced category and GERMANY Some said that it wouldn’t he have met with EVA MORELL great success without Hotel Deutscheshaus long before prices were cut on all harming the Bahnhofstrasse 298 artist’s sale on the LEHRTE, HANNOVER, GERMANY regular • priced merchandise. Some higher priced label. ITALY said it would he a terrible blow to VITTORIO de MICHELLI Low priced merchandise has de- Via P. Lomazzo 27 the entire structure of the record MILANO, ITALY veloped a new and lucrative mar- Tel: 341189 industry. Others saw major com- • ket. The buyer who refuses BENELUX to pay SKIP VOOGD panies losing their top artists to more than $1.98 for an album is Johannes Comphuysstraat 189 companies who could promise far THE HAGUE, HOLLAND not a customer for the Tel: 662510 higher priced greater • sales totals. goods. AUSTRALIA And record fans interested RON TUDOR Now that the low priced album Ill original cast albums, 8 Francis St. film tracks HEATHMONT, VICTORIA field is firmly entrencheil • as an im- and new material by top name art- SUBSCRIPTION RATES per year $15 anywhere in portant phase of the record indus- ists will not settle for low-priced the U. S. A. Published weekly. Second class mailing privileges authorized at New York, N. Y. try, it is interesting to note how in- covers. ADVERTISING (RATES on request. All advertising | closes Friday at 12 Noon preceding week of issue. correct these predictions were. It is Even the Advertisements subject to approval of publishers. foreign markets have THE CASH BOX covers the entire music industry, obvious now that low priced mer- recognized the fact that ranging from retail record and music stores to disk the two LP jockeys, music publishers, recording artists, record chandise will continue to thrive fields manufacturers, music composers and arrangers, radio can thrive together. A num- and TV stations, and all others allied to the music without having industry throughout the world. any harmful effect ber of these markets, after close THE CASH BOX covers the entire coin machine in- on the regular priced dustry all over the world. Operators, jobbers, distribu- merchandise. study of the American scene, have tors, manufacturers and suppliers of automatic music As vending, service and amusement machines are covered. a matter of fact, low priced mer- launched low priced lines in their Copyright under the International Copyright Conven- chandise tion. All rights reserved by the Pan American Copy- has probably boosted the areas, and the long range effect right Convention. Copyright 1959 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. sale of $3.98 disks. There are prob- should prove to be the same. I —— —— — —— — —— e Gash Box TOP 100 Best SelKng Tunes on Records COMPILED BY The Cash Box FROM LEADIN6 RHAIL OUTLETS October 17, 1959 iiiiiiiir Poj. Pos. Pot. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pot. Pos. Pos. 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