AFM LAYS DOWN DEMANDS TO FIRMS DECEMBER 21, 1963 SIXTY -NINTH YEAR 50 CENTS Wants Pay, Pension Boosts, Penal ty Fee By JACK MAHER NEW YORK -The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) presented its new contract demands to the recording industry at special manufacturer -union meetings held here Wednesday (I1) and Thursday (12). The union is asking higher wage scales, an increase in B the pension fund percentage, penalties for late payment of musician iliboar fees, and double time The International Music-Record Newsweeldy recording for premium time recording ses- sions, among other stipulations. The first two sessions, held NOBODY TALKS Wednesday and Thursday of last week, were preliminary ON AFM PACT meets in which the AFM first JIMMY DEAN'S VIEW made formal presentation of its NEW YORK- Manufacturer requests and then, on the follow- reaction to the American Fed- ing day, held question and an- eration of Musicians proposals swer periods with major and in- made Wednesday (11) was dependent labels represented by guarded. None of the industry 'Pure' Country Music to Play the Recording Industry Associa- spokesmen contacted at press tion (RIAA). Manufacturers held time would comment for publi- an informal meeting Wednesday cation, pending further study of at the Hotel Warwick following the proposals. Almost all off - Powerful Role in Network TV the- record comment, however, formal presentation of the new contract demands. Actual bar- was critical of the proposals. By PAUL ACKERMAN on the station, or any other com- is known that Dean is presently gaining will begin this week. Many thought the demands were repertoire NEW YORK -Country mu- peting programs," said Deane. studying the country The AFM is asking for an excessive and were only a basis sic, currently at the "I'm well aware that the show and available lists of country tal- accelerated wage scale increase for further negotiations. A few peak of its view popularity in the record busi- is not as powerful today as it ent -with a toward inte- for its members for the next industry leaders were critical of in his ABC -TV show vir- assessments late ness, may soon move into a po- was six years ago. However, I grating three -year contract period. The the penalty for the of the of fees. sition of influence and power on do understand, too, the many tually entire spectrum union wants the minimum scale payment problems that WJZ's manage- country field -ranging from the network TV. for recording musicians raised IIIIIIIIIIIilaiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIian period which The vehicle seen as paving the ment has had in connection with great traditional from the present $56 to $61 for way for this development the show that seem unresolvable reached its peak in the late a three -hour session effective tween the hours of midnight and is he 1940's and early 1950's during The Jimmy Dean Show," the in this market," said. January 1, 1964. The AFM then 9 a.m. Premium pay, of course, ABC -TV Thursday night airer Keep It Pure the era of the late Hank Wil- wants that scale moved up to is double time for all scale musi- the modern era of to- which in recent weeks has been "Dress it up, yes, but retain its liams-to $65 in 1965, and $69 in 1966. cians. increasingly country flavored. purity," the star stated. In con- day, a period wherein country In connection with this, the Also included in the AFM pro - The emphasis on country acts nection with this philosophy, it (Continued on page 6) union also wants a 10- minute posals are a hiking of pension and country songs has not been break for recording musicians for fund payments made by record accidental. Jimmy Dean, whose each hour they are on a date. companies from 8 to IO per cent. knowledge of the country field This would hike the total time Penalty Costs is profound, is a firm believer in of breaks from the current 20 The union is also demanding power of this material on Victor Wants Its minutes per three -hour session to penalty assessments for late pay- TV if properly programmed. 30. Therefore, actual recording ment of musician fees. The "It is the most powerful vein lime would run 2 hours and 30 union is asking for recognition of song material in the land," minutes for the prescribed three - of a 5 per cent penalty for pay- Artists to Have session. Dean stated in an interview last New hour ments made later than five days week while indicating he would Premium hour pay, as out- and 10 per cent if the fees come pursue the program policy of lined in the union manifesto, in later than 30 days. bringing to the network audience Market Run would be paid for all dates con- It is also expected that the the best in country music and Longer ducted on holidays, Sundays, AFM will ask for an adjustment country artists. and any recordings made be- will be of fees for classical recording, Not unmindful of the success NEW YORK - RCA Victor out the year, campaigns currently are below pay- to product by these of "The Beverly Hillbillies," has blueprinted its 1964 market- initiated promote ments made for pop music dates. and advertising philosophy new artists. Ethel Ennis' pack- Dean nevertheless indicated that ing There is the distinct possibility age, "This Is Ethel Ennis" will Columbia Signs his approach would be a broader around the concept of giving that the union will ask for a and different one. He is opposed "new artists and recent catalog receive this treatment. Similarly, "follow -up" campaigns on rela- Robert Horton different formula of payment, to a "tongue -in- cheek" treatment additions a longer run in the bringing the longhair fees up of country music. He believes it marketplace." Harry Jenkins, tively new artists, as Sergio will NEW YORK -Robert Hor- closer to those paid for pop is best presented in its pure, au- division vice -president, Market- Franchi and John Gary, be implemented. ton, star of the new Broadway dates. thentic form. ing, noted that traditional indus- musical, "110 in the Shade," has "The still reaches more try practice has been to adver- Within this marketing- adver- show label's art- been signed by Columbia Rec- New proposals are being for- homes than any other program tise new packages for a brief tising program, the the with proven sales success ords, according to his personal mulated by the AFM for period after their release and ists impending negotia- with will be backed by intensive na- manager, Norman Rosemont. contractual then leave them - along Horton, who broke into profes- tions with network TV compa- merchandise "to gen- tionwide advertising, promotion catalog - sional singing working in nies. The AFM contract with DEPARTMENTS their own sales momen- and publicity. This backing or the erate summer tent circuit in such mu- NBC, CBS and ABC expires tum." support will apply to their cur- 8 FEATURES l catalog product and sicals as "Carousel," "Okla- February 1, 1965, and it is He added that the 1964 con- rent and known that the union will push will will continue month after homa" and "Brigadoon," after cept be "to place advertis- leaving the TV series, "Wagon for new contract stipulations Hot 100 Ch art...Page 16 ing and promotion emphasis on month, as long as sales action cam- Train," received top notices for covering the employment of staff Top LP's Chart...Page 26 product with proven sales po- justifies each individual ve- and free -lance musicians on net- well newly- paign. his singing in the Broadway tential, as as on hicle. work TV shows. introduced artists, for as long a "Each RCA Victor record ... -)'Other Music Pop Charts sales period of time as that product that indicates a significant IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII111II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Breakout Sin les 14 sustains its market appeal." potential, will be supported Details of the planning in- more heavily than ever before Hot Counir Sin les 12 clude the following points: (I) in our history ...," Jenkins con- ANDY WILLIAMS' YULE A 50 per cent increase in local cluded. advertising on a nationwide -)'Record Reviews basis; (2) added sales, advertis- MARK: TOPS 2 CHARTS and promotion incentives on I P ing Rnvinws J4 Csida Heads NEW YORK -Columbia's Andy Williams gave the label a first Singles Reviews 14 new releases, and (3) a continu- of the current pricing place in both the singles and albums derby, according to Billboard's ation last week. For the first time in the structure on catalog merchan- special Christmas sales recap Record News New Dep't with his "White >Musie k dise. Christmas listings Williams scored Christmas" single and his "Andy Williams Christmas Album." Talent 10 Billboard understands NEW YORK -Billboard Pub- The running, held the top position with that the discount to lisher Hal B. Cook last week In the album Columbia distributors including in 10. Victor Country Music 12 on catalog merchandise is 10 announced the formation of a eight of the 25 packages listed, three the top took second honors with four on the parent label and two others on per cent -which is a continua- special projects development of the pricing structure department to explore and cre- its low -priced Camden line. Capitol placed third with three Christ- >Departments tion with each were enunciated at RCA Victor's ate new services to aid the mu- mas best sellers. On the chart one album Decca, Radio -TV Programming ..34 meeting last August. sic- record industry. Cook ap- Mercury, 20th Century-Fox, London, Liberty, Philles, MGM and Phono -Tape Merchandising .37 Greenbriar Obviously, a larger discount will pointed Andy Csida as general Argo. Coin Machine Ooeratinq ..41 In the singles area. Decca and Capitol tied with four listings Bulk Vendino 46 be applicable on new releases. manager of the new department. No formula has been set for the Csida had served Billboard as its each out of 16 records reported showing healthy sales on this week's latter discounts, as these will be sales director for the past sev- best selling Christmas singles chart. Liberty placed two on the list Buyers E Sellers 20th designed to fit the needs of the eral years. (both by the Chipmunks) while Columbia. Century -Fox. King, landed one each on the list. individual product releases. Cook named Pete Heine, Bill - Mercury, Epic and Warner Bros. 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After Testing, 2 More Distribs Fold Col. to Still On Coast; 7 This Year LOS ANGELES -Pico Bou- Distribs. Angelus was formerly levard -the West Coast's record owned by Ed Mason and Jay row -continues to lose its dis- Lasker, who are now involved Scrap Cut -huts tributor clientele. Two distribu- in rack jobbing and disk man- tors have just gone out of busi- ufacturing, respectively, for Rec- NEW YORK -Columbia Rec- ness, making a total of seven ord Racks and Vee Jay. Limax ords, after a nine -month test of firms which have closed this was closed by Max Firetag, scrapping cut -outs, has decided year. who continues with Limax Music to continue destroying deleted The newest additions to the and Flip Records. product rather than dumping it attrition list are Buckeye and The old Cosnat outlet was on the market, Billboard learned Melrose distributors. One month sold to last week. It was also learned by Jerry Blaine Ray ago Cosnat became Cleff in an Shevin who changed the name that Epic, not included in its ownership switch, two months to Cleff. sister label's test, also will start ago Milton's closed, four months scrapping its cut -outs. "This rather large turnover ago Angelus folded, six months is indicative of what's happen- Bill Gallagher, Columbia's ago Limax closed and Sun marketing vice -president, told ing to the business," remarked State switched over to a one - Billboard that the label's test Jack Lewerke, head of Merit stop operation. Distributing, which recently proved that the elimination of Ted Distributors has replaced its cut -outs from the market bought the two Sam's jazz re- Melrose, with Ted Ray as head tail stores. substantially strengethened the and' handling several indie lines. appeal of its current product. was "The distributor today has one Buckeye's owner Dorothy more job he Also, it is apparent that this Freeman, who also owns Dot that didn't have was a necessary step in Colum- 10 years ago," he said, "and bia's drive toward its price stab- that's financing. Today's dis- ilization goal. tributor has to help finance Gallagher estimated scrapping Reprise in many of his large users. Not cut -outs will lose Columbia ap- many distributors have this fi- TALK TO THE STARS: At site of the new CBS building now under proximately $500,000 per year to nancial backing, which means construction in New York, passersby receive messages of greet- recouped manufacturing costs it Distrib Moves that we'll end up with fewer ing plus a track from the artist's album on display over little and fewer companies, but those could pocket by dumping this HOLLYWOOD -Reprise has red telephones. The CBS Talking Fence will continue with its product on the market. He feels that survive will be larger and current display through the holidays, after which time those made eight distributor appoint- able to handle all their bill- this loss is more than offset by ments effective immediately. to be re- preserving ings." albums which are specifically geared Christmas will the label's firm price Commercial Music is the new image and of its placed by more general product. Schuyler Chapin, vice -presi- the elimination distrib in St. Louis; Gerber in dent of creative services for Columbia Records, noted that more own cut -rate competition with Buffalo; Tell in Milwaukee; Al- its current product. than 110,000 persons picked up telephones in first week. Dis- pha in New York; Laredy in play serves as double function. Each phone registers the num- Newark, N. J., and Arnold in Atty. Named ber of times receiver is lifted which could amount to a Charlotte, N. C. popularity poll. Artists represented include Andy Williams, NARM to In El Paso, Bill Davis' Denver Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Dion DiMuci, Mahalia Jackson, firm is handling both Reprise By NARM Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, Igor Stravinsky, and Warner Bros. while Los Meet in handles both lines Glenn Gould, Eugene Ormandy and the late Bruno Walter. N.Y. Angeles' Hart NEW YORK -Albert A Car - NEW YORK -Board of direc- in the Phoenix, Ariz., market. retta, of the firm of Carretta tors of the National Association and Counihan, Washington, has of Record Inc., Merchandisers, to complete Snider's term as di- been retained as special legal will meet on January 13 and 14 counsel by the National Associa- Baltimore Station at the Summit Hotel ac- rector. here, Steen, NA R M president, tion of Record Merchandisers, cording to Jules Malamud, stated that foremost on the Inc., according to Jules Mala- NARM executive director. While will FTC's up- mud, NARM executive director. Drops Deane announcing the agenda be the Show meeting, Mala- coming phonograph industry Carretta will be counsel of rec- mud also stated that the board conference. The ord for NARM for the Federal BALTIMORE -The record in- outlined as "a design to broaden of trade practice had accepted the resignation will meet with Albert A. Trade Commission's phonograph dustry loses another powerful the appeal of the Channel 13 Edward M. Snider, founder of board record trade practice confer- showcase for records and talent program schedule, hence enable Carretta, attorney and FTC spe- Edge, Ltd., and a charter mem- retained by ence. He will work closely with with the dropping of the Buddy the station to better serve more ber and past of cialist, recently president NARM. NARM legal counsel, Earl M. Deane show January 4 from of its potential audience.... NARM. Edge, Ltd., has been Foreman. Plans for the Sixth Annual the schedule of WJZ-TV in his (Buddy Deane) appearance bought by Cecil H. Steen of Malamud has already had Baltimore. have been altered appreciably Recordwagon, Inc., Woburn, NARM Convention, April 19 -23, Roc Hotel, lengthy talks with Carretta and WJZ -TV official reasons for in six years. During this period Mass. 1964, at the Eden the has met with Beach, will be blue- latter Foreman. dropping the Deane show were of time the tastes and viewing John Billinis, of Billinis Dis- Miami Purposes of was habits of WJZ -TV viewing aud- printed. In addition to Steen, these talks to tributing Company, Salt Lake present Carretta with a detailed (Continued on page 40) City, was elected by the board (Continued on page 40) view of the growth of record rack merchandising, the effect Bobby Weiss of this growth on the record industry, and the position of the record merchandiser in today's Memorials to Pres. Kennedy record industry. Malamud added Quits Warners that very shortly Carretta will accompany him on a series of PARIS -Bobby Weiss has re- in LP Market visits to record installations, in signed as international director Carry Weight order that Carretta may have of He added a of the in- Warner Bros. Records, effec- By REN GREVATT dation for Mental Retardation. that complete picture tive December 31, to launch his arrangements are now being made to bring out dustry. own world -wide record and mu- NEW YORK -Albums memorializing the late a full -price ($3.98) companion to the current 99- Carretta, noted for his work sic business agency. The new President John F. Kennedy are having a heavy cent item, which will contain the news coverage in the field of FTC work, served Weiss operation, titled the In- impact on the pre -Christmas disk market place. of the Dallas tragedy by a different New York as a member of the FTC from ternational Holding Company, At week's end, manufacturers were claiming vir- station. 1952 -1954. In addition he has Ltd. (HIC), will start in January tually around -the -clock pressing activity "trying A spokesman for Ambassador Records, which had extensive experience with 1964. to keep up with orders." This condition was in has a 99 -cent Diplomat label LP containing a such agencies as the Office of Weiss' IHC will be a consul- marked contrast to that obtaining in connection number of Kennedy speeches and comments, de- Price Administration, the Navy tation service for, and interna- with various single records containing material clined to reveal actual sales figures. "It's just fan- Department, the Securities and tional representative of, Ameri- related to the recent death of the President. tastic and that's all they'll let me say right now," Exchange Commission. He is can and foreign record labels; Three of the fastest- moving of the Kennedy he commented. chairman of the Committee on 11-IC will also co-ordinate Ameri- albums are out on budget (99 -cent) lines and these Close to 1,000,000 copies of the Pickwick - Trade Associations of the Sec- can and foreign motion picture appear to be getting the heaviest retail action at produced LP have been shipped in the first six tion of Anti -Trust Law of the music activities, and will engage the moment. These are available through Premier days of its release, according to the firm's presi- American Bar Association. in independent record produc- Albums, Pickwick International and Ambassador dent, Cy Leslie. He said that shipments are going tion. Other activities will in- (Diplomat label). Twentieth Century-Fox has an out from four depots now and nine pressing plants IIANAIAANIIIIIAINIIIAAIAAIIIIlAN111AAlIlAIIIIIII1lAAAIAAAIANI clude TV film purchases and album out at $3.98 and a new firm Documentaries are in action. sales in behalf of American and Unlimited also released a full price set, though it's "We didn't get into this thing until last week, ABC -PARA SETS foreign companies; management understood the latter is now selling for $1.98 in because we didn't want to see anybody get into it. of artists and handling their some locations. Decca is also in the race with But when others did, we felt we had to go," said DISTRIB MEET world - wide bookings, and ac- the sound track to the BBC -TV memorial show, Leslie. . . "We're replenishing supplies at the quisition of products allied to "That Was the Week That Was," and claims rate of about 150,000 a day. There is one diffi- NEW YORK - ABC -Para- the entertainment field for inter- strong action. culty, however. Many dealers are now going into mount Records has scheduled national marketing. Premier got out first and was actually shipping a sort of panic or shock that they won't be able its first distributor meeting of Weiss stated there is now a five days after the event, according to the firm's to get a supply. So some of them are duplicating 1964 at the Eden Roc Hotel, definite need for someone to president, Phil Landwehr. He said that currently, or even tripling orders -the same orders. In other Miami Beach. The meeting will negotiate f or e i g n licensing 16 pressing plants are turning out the LP's, which words, when one order is filled, they easel the take place January 9. The firm agreements and act as liaison he indicated have now been shipped in quantities others, so you can have a certain inflation factor." will introduce the biggest group for American and European in- approaching 1,000,000. Solid Action of albums in its history, a total terests. Benefit LP At 20th Century-Fox, which has issued a $3.98 of 30 LP's, including material The exec, who has worked Premier and WMCA have agreed to turn over list LP with numerous of the Kennedy speeches. from its Impulse jazz subsidiary. (Continued on page 40) their royalties to the Joseph Kennedy Jr. Foun- (Continued on page 40) NINNNIANIANAIANNIANNIANNIIINNNIAIINANIAMINIU UNl1

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This is the opinion of that which they have heard on He had gone as a U. S. rep- American jazz recordings, prob- resentative for the film "The a Negro, his addition to the staff that man." composer -conductor -disk artist came on the heels of be- who ably listened to illegally in the Great Escape" for which he'd action The first Negro engaged in Elmer Bernstein, professes ing taken by the local NAACP amazement at the great amount past over the powerful Voice written the music. that capacity by a major local of America. "We found that the older in getting its fire ready for aim station, it is reported Levong's of modern jazz he heard being against local stations. Already played in Moscow while a dele- Jazz, which is not officially people and the interpreters had salary reaches $8,500 a year very threat of boycott and picketing gate to the recent Moscow Film sanctioned by the Russian gov- little to say about jazz. plus talent fees for commercials. has been d i r e c to d by the Festival. ernment, is more or less toler- There is no doubt, however, In an editorial heard four that a significant segment of the NAACP against Storer's WIBG. Bernstein said all the i I that ated, Bernstein said. Letters are going out to sponsors times d a y, Negro- oriented players looked under 30 and Russian population is interested WDAS here "Jazz represents a new -found in jazz. this week, according to George commended were serious in their intent to freedom to these young people WRCV and NBC for the hiring play "The "The musicians are playing Woods, NAACP executive "progressive" jazz. which their parents didn't have," board member. breakthrough. kindest thing any American go- reasonably sophisticated Ameri- the composer of the jazz -based Though Levong is identified What effect the gigantic ing to the Soviet Union could can jazz standards such as score for "Man With the Golden 'Lullaby of as coming here from New York, switching of properties soon to Arm" Birdland,' but once said. they've enough command of the he has until recently been iden- take place between WRVC AM- Bernstein said he heard pro- music, they may try to blend tified with WHAT, local Negro- TV and RKO's WNAC AM- Dot Records gressive jazz, as he calls it, at their own cultures into jazz. oriented station. Levong is slot- TV, Boston, will have on Le- a special club set up for the Right now they're just copyists." ted for the evenings and during vong -and all station personnel Festival delegates at the Moskva his period eschews Negro- at both properties -remains to SellsAnother Hotel and at a press club oriented gab and groovings. He be seen. gathering. keeps to the commercial cut- When he saw a trumpeter Network Airs tings of standards in keeping Franchise with a horn bent exactly in the with the "lively sound" image HOLLYWOOD - Dot Rec- fashion used by Dizzy Gillespie, '63 Grammy station seeks to create. His ords has sold its franchise to Bernstein recalls walking over to chatter is greatly subdued -a Billboard Southland Distributors in At- the man and asking "Gillespie ?" a far cry from the free -wheeling Published Weekly by lanta, marking a return to the "Yeah," answered the Russian Winners platter jive that characterizes The Billboard Publishing Company indie distributor which had been who could not speak any Eng- WHAT dialing. 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati, O., 45214 NEW YORK -Some of the Tel.: 381 -6450 Dot's outlet prior to opening lish. better record industry product In another s t a f f move, its own branch there in 1960. The fact that he heard no had a showcasing Sunday night WRCV announced the resigna- Publisher Atlanta thus becomes the sixth jazz on Moscow radio leads (8) on the NBC television 60 tion of Dick Paisley. station Hal B. Cook New York Office Dot- franhised distributor in the Bernstein to believe that the special, "Best on Record." manager, who has been identi- nation. music is not being fostered by fied with the station's unsuccess- Editorial Office Sponsored by Timex, the Three years after opening its the government but is simply ful attempt during the past few 165 W. 46th St., New York. N. Y., 10036 show spotlighted the 1963 Na- Area Code 212, PL 7 -2800 own Atlanta branch, the disk - being tolerated. years to bring back the big Cable: tional Academy of Recording BILLBOARD NEWYORK ery closed it (May 11, 1963) Only Progressive' bands. The station recently Editor -in -Chief Lee Zhito and used its wholly owned Arts & Sciences' Grammy award The young musicians aren't winners. Star dropped its "Big Band Sound" Editors P. Ackerman, A. Sternfield Nashville operation to cover the performers were: Associate Editor Ren Grevatt interested in Dixieland or swing Steve for less specific programming territory. Lawrence and Eydie fare. Managing Editor .. lack Orr era figures, Bernstein revealed. Gorme, Peter, Paul and The new franchise is called Mary, The racial issue on Levong's They're fascinated by the works Tony Bennett, Diahann Department Editors, New York Dot Records Distributors-South- Carroll, selection was nixed by Raymond Music News Paul Ackerman of Miles Davis and John Colt- Henry Phono.Tape b Special Issues...Ren Grevatt land, with Gwenn Kessler as Mancini, Homer and Wellpot, general and executive rane. Jethro, Connie Radìo.TV Programming Gil Fagyen sales manager, and Rod Bank- Francis, New International News Jack Mahar ston as salesman. Friedman, "All the musicians wanted to Christy Minstrels and Mahalia Talent Jack orr Jackson. Also on Coin Machines Aaron Sternfield owner of Southland, flew to hand to intro- Editorial Assistant Barry Kittleson Hollywood to negotiate the deal duce the performers were other Dylan Thomas with Dot's president, Randy record industry illuminaries - U. S. Editorial Offices Wood, with the label's credit Classical Frank Sinatra, Bob Newhart, Cincinnati, Exec. News Editor.. Win. J. Sachs LP Gets Push Chicago, Midwest Editor Nicholas Blro manager, Larry Welk, flying to Les Brown (who also served as Washington Bureau Chief Mildred Hell Atlanta to finalize the move. musical director for the show), Nashville Manager Mark -Clark Batee Piano Rolls Hollywood, W. Coast News ....Eliot Tiegel Last October, label closed Allan Sherman, Richard Rodg- By Caedmon ers, Jose Research Department, New York its New York branch and gave Jimenez, Eddy Arnold Director Thomas E. Noonan the franchise to Cosnat. Com- Now in Hi Fi and Dean Maritn. NEW YORK - Cacdmon Pop Charts Mgr. Andrew Tomke pany's other franchised distrib- A highlight of the show was Records has launched a sub- Production Department, New York HOLLYWOOD Art Director Lee Lebowitz utors are in Cleveland, Phila- - Piano rolls the presentation of an achieve- stantial promotion to tie in with N. Y. delphia, Newark and St. Louis. made by Ravel, Debussy, Mahler ment award -to be called the the I 1 th anniversary of its first General Advertising Office, and Paderewski among others recording, an LP by Welsh au- Director of Sales Andrew Cside In addition to Nashville, Bing Crosby Award in the Domestic d Intl Ad. Mgr. ....Peter Haine Dot's wholly owned branches have been recorded in high fi- future -to Crosby himself for thor Dylan Thomas. Since two Promotion Director Frank Luppino delity and are now being of- 22- year -olds, Marianne Mantell Midwest Music Sales Richard Wllson are in Boston, Dallas, Miami, having sold more records than West Coast Music Sales Kas Algyer New Orleans and San Fran- fered for sale in select retail any other artist (well over and Barbara Holdridge, started their spoken word diskery with Coin Machine Adv., Chicago cisco. (Continued on pace 40) 20,000,000). Coin Machine Ad. Mgr. ....Richard Wilson that LP, a series of 11 packages have sold an aggergate of more Circulation Sales, New York Circulation Manager.. Walter F. Grueninger than 500,000. Subscription Fulfillment Though Thomas died in 1953, Send Form 3579 to all his LP's are in print and all 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati, O., 45214 .....Joseph Pace continue to sell. The biggest Fulfillment Manager ... seller continues to he the first, U. S. Branch Offices which contained the short story, Chicago, Ill., 60601, 188 W. Randolph "A Child's Christmas in Wales." Area Code 312, CE 6 -9818 Hollywood, Calif., 90028, 1520 N. Cower According to label spokesmen, Area Code 213, HO 9 -5831 this has sold 250,000 to date. Nashville, Tenn., 37203, 726 16th, So. Area Code 615 244 -1836 The New York Times hook Washington, D. C., 2050593-25426 G, N.W. review section of last November Area Code 202, 380 3 carried a discussion of Thomas' contribution by Wil- International Offices European Office Andre de Vekey, Dir. - liam Moynihan, an English pro 15 Hanover Square, London W.1 (Continued on page 40) HYDe Park 3659 Cable: Billboard London

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Big,Wonderful Smash Henderson, Coward, A Delightful New "Not since 'My Fair Lady' have I been so moved by a musical. Noël Coward Ferrer in the Groove Musical Comedy has provided a score which is merely "A romantic delight. It had aroused enchanting!" McCLAIN in Grand Musical eager advance notices and lived up to N.Y. Journal-American "It has all the qualities for success. all of them. All of Mr. Coward's music Coward's many, many songs are in- is delightful. It is always wonderfully tuneful and refreshing." genious and ear- filling." CHAPMAN WATTS "A lot to look at, songs with a fond- N.Y. Post ness to them, Florence Henderson and N.Y. Daily News Tessie O'Shea. Miss Henderson is a joy. José Ferrer sings well enough and "The Girl Who Came to Supper" is heaven knows the man can act. Tessie going to stay for the season. Opulent, O'Shea ... a name to be conjured with, spirited and broadly comic, it is gen- a face to be cherished. You'll be mad erously entertaining ... a regal eyeful." "Miss Henderson and the Coward for her." KERR NADEL score are absolute delights." N.Y. Herald Tribune N.Y. World Telegram & Sun United Press International Original Cast Recording on Columbia Records

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www.americanradiohistory.com f BILLBOARD DECEMBER 21, 1963 JIMMY DEAN'S VIEW LATE SINGLE SPOTLIGHTS 'Pure' Country Music to Play Pop LESLEY GORE RUN BOBBY RUN (Helios, BM» (2:24) -YOU DON'T OWN ME (2:16) -This two -sider figures to be another big winner for the lass, Role in a is a neat Powerful Network TV who's just coming off a smash with "She's Fool." First up Continued from page 1 medium -beater with dual tracking and reverb to set it off. Flip is a pulsating ballad done for equal effect. Watch both. songs and country artists have as the late Johnny Horton, Jim- big pop hits with country ma- Mercury 722116 the broadest acceptance in the my Driftwood, etc. terial. -all over music business. He is also mulling over pos- Dean rattled off some exam- ETTA JAMES Dean's range of programming sible presentation of some of the ples: " 'Cold, Cold Heart' was a smash for BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO (Conrad, BMI) (2:45) - will be so formulated as to pro- great country duets, answer Tony Bennett, 'Half WHAT I SAY (Progressive, BMI) (2:23) -Two great sides, both cut vide opportunity to present for songs, comedy material, the in a Nashville night club by Miss Peaches. Gal gets great soul TV exposure the different cate- great country waltzes, etc. Much live into the pop effort, a solid Jimmy Reed tune with typical r. &b. gories of country material -in- of this material, to a network guitar support. is the Ray Charles rouser that could also click. cluding the great ballads or Flip TV audience, is likely to have atmosphere. Argo 5459 "weepers," male and female vo- Crowd lends plenty of fresh, dramatic impact -just as cals, instrumentals, folk- oriented had in songs such as "The Ballad of it the record business DIANE RAY New Orleans" and others associ- when, years ago, a. &r. execu- SNOW MAN (Davilene- Raleigh, BMI) (2:18) - Here's the "Life ated with such artists and writers tives like Mitch Miller scored Guard" gal with a cute, bright ditty about making a snowman into an image of her boyfriend. Lots of good vocalizing here with backing to match. Could step out. Flip is "Just So Bobby Can See" (Wood, ASCAP) (2:13). Mercury 72223 RECORD SALES Andy Csida Named MANAGER WANTED by Leading Manufacturer To Head New Dep't Continued from page 1 This label has an outstanding record of success in both singles and Ip's, board's international and do- Csida's operation also will em- built on a strong foundation of experienced management, name artists JIMMY DEAN mestic sales manager, to succeed brace the dealer aids services and a creatively oriented a & r staff. Csida as sales director, thus headed by Marty Klein, sales charge manager. It adds up to an outstanding opportunity for an experienced record as Much' for Rosemary Clooney placing Heine in complete man, well groomed in the basics of sales and management -either (both by Hank Williams), Stuart of the publication's world -wide Heine, a veteran in the disk with a record manufacturer of stature, or a successful record distrib- Hamblen's 'This Ole House,' advertising sales operation. and sound equipment industries uting organization. Tennessee Ernie's 'Sixteen Tons' Csida, a 20 -year veteran with sales field, joined Billboard sev- and Jo Stafford's version of The Billboard Publishing Com- eral years ago. He has headed The man for this job must be a willing and hard worker who has the Hank pany has served the firm in vari- Billboard's international sales, capacity to develop a strong loyalty for the company he represents Williams' 'Jamhalaya'- there's no ous capacities, including its sales later becomings its sales man- and for the policies under which it operates. He most be honest, re- end to cases in point." promotion department, its sub- ager. In his new post, Heine will liable and trustworthy. In addition, he most possess all or most of The Greats the following characteristics and experience: sidiary High Fidelity magazine, report directly to Cook, as does As he talked about his pro- and various executive posts in Csida. gramming philosophy, Dean Billboard's sales operation. As STRONG CONTACTS in the wholesale rec- made continued references to ord business, with personal or working re- head of the new department, he the art of some of the great lationships among a high number of the prin- will be responsible for all Close Fax Label cipals in this area of the business; country stylists -such as Floyd in the development of Tillman, phases Lefty Frizzell, Mar- such projects as Billboard's gift garet Whiting Before Its Sale A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE of record and Jimmy Wake - catalog for disk dealers. selling practices at distributor, sub -distributor ley and others. In making the announcement HOLLYWOOD Fax Rec- and retail sales levels; Dean, of - course, while a of Csida's promotion during the ords, party time label, whose powerful pop attraction, has Billboard's annual general staff owner Bill Door was murdered A WORKING KNOWLEDGE of record pro- roots which are deep in the motion and standard record promotion chan- meetings held here last week, here November 19, has closed country tradition. Like the great nels the creative ability and know -how Cook disclosed that a number -plus country acts, down prior to being put on the to develop new areas of promotion and he is also a song- of similar diversified projects and his block, attorney Mervin Glass merchandising; writer, recording of his in the wings to be intro- own were reveals. tune, "Big Bad John," re- duced by Csida's department A WELL -ROUNDED familiarity with the leased about two years ago on Glass, who is expected to be during the forthcoming year. named executor the label, workings of a record company, from a & r Columbia, achieved a sale of of and artist relations right through to produc- nearly 3,000,000 records. told Billboard his accountant tion and was the distribution; The increasing use of country Victor disks, such as "Bouquet presently analyzing talent on Dean's show is mir- of Roses," "Cattle Call," etc., firm's books to ascertain the THAT RARE BUT valuable ability to work rored in the company's worth. with people and to make people want to following bookings. made record history. On Thurs- On October 31 he presented the day (12) Homer and Jethro Label's catalog was comprised work with you . .. to stimulate and enthuse ... to help others to produce at maximum. Willis Brothers, an ABC -Para- made a scheduled appearance. of spicy party disks and the last mount record act. On Novem- And there have been a number product released was a de luxe Earnings commensurate with performance. Write supplying full details, ber 7 the Liberty artist Molly of lesser acts such as the Crum package titled "Ballad of Fanny previous experience, references and expected earnings. All details will Bee made her first appearance. Brothers, Roger Price and Mort Hill." be held in strictest confidence. She has appeared several times Marshall and others. since and is set for several more. Audience Likes It Miss Bee is likely to become a The audience reaction to this BOX 525, BILLBOARD, 165 WEST 46TH STREET semi- regular on the show. On country programming emphasis Alan Mink (AT TIMES SQUARE), NEW YORK, N. Y., 10036 December 5 Dean presented one has been very strong, Dean in- of the greatest country perform- dicated -hence his desire to am- To Head Up ers -Eddy Arnold, whose RCA plify this segment of the show. The Dean show during the next couple of months will be Smash Promo watched with intense interest by broadcasting and agency execs, CHICAGO -Alan Mink, for and, of course, the country mu- the past two years Midwestern N. PECOPDDMUI regional manager For Fast Profits and sic world. The impact of the of Smash Quick country field on records, of Records, was last week named Turn -Over in Record Sales course, is a fait accompli. The the label's first national promo- country field has also made tion manager. He'll headquarter BILLBOARD DEFINITELY strong progress in radio -for in Smash's Chicago office. more than 2,000 stations now The promotion marks what program c. &w. for two hours or BEST Charles Fach, Smash head, de- IS YOUR BUYING GUIDE! more per day. Television is the cribes as the label's rapid growth next major exposure medium to Just mail request order today which in the three years of its he achieved -in a big way. That BILLBOARD, 2160 Patterson Street, Cincinnati, existence has turned Smash into Ohio, 45214 is why a lot of hopes are riding Please my BILLBOARD a million -dollar business. Fach enter subscription to for with Jimmy Dean's ABC -TV added that Mink's appointment 1 YEAR $15 3 YEARS $35 Thursday night shot. Display New Cl Renew is in accord with Smash's Billboard's Big "HOT Bob Banner, executive policy Payment enclosed 2 EXTRA issues for cash Bill me later pro- of promoting from within. 100" and "TOP LP's" Record ducer of "The Jimmy Dean Above subscription rotes are for Continental U. 5. and Canada. Show," summed up view Previously, Doug Moody was Charts Overseas rates on request. his 749 succinctly: "We intend to make promoted from the field to a. &r. That Come to You Company country music acceptable -to director. Mink has spent some Every Week Name the point where it is good fare seven years in the record busi= for the listening audience." En- ness. Prior to joining Smash, he Address THEY'LL INCREASE SALES gaged with him in this enter- was a Cleveland disk jockey for City State s Zip prise, in addition to Dean, are three years, then a promotion Subscribe Now Type of Business Title producer Julio Di Benedetto and man in the some city for two associate producer Tom Egan. years.

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I I I l I I l I l l l l l l l l l l 1111181111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 'OPEN END' Joe Carlton Adds L.A. Ad Leads to INT'L REPORTS To Discuss New Folk Label NEW YORK -Joe Carlton, NOW ALL OVER Pop Sound Store Discount president of Carlton Records, NEW YORK - To provide has announced the formation of broader coverage of the interna- NEW YORK -"Record Charts HOLLYWOOD When Co- a new, additional label, titled tional record scene, Billboard - House Records. The new and the Pop Record Sound" is lumbia Records placed a 20- Coffee has eliminated its special cate- the general subject matter to page color ad supplement in line will he a vehicle for folk - gory previously called "Interna- singles and come up for an airing on Open the Sunday (8) Los Angeles oriented albums. tional Reports." From this issue End, the national TV panel Times, the Discount Center First single was cut by the Vas- forward, Billboard will spread discussion show, on Sunday, Stores congratulated the diskery sar Guitar Stringers and is titled its international coverage January 5. Advance reports from in its own ad while announcing "Run Boy Run" h -w "Two thoughout each week's issue. the scene of the taping, MGM that all products shown in the Brothers." The growing importance of for- Telestudios here, indicate that special section would be sold The label will be distributed eign records and songs in the it'll be one of the wildest at 331/2 per cent off the regular JOE AND EDDIE, Oars of the new separately from Carlton Rec- U. S., and the competitive situ- verbal free -for -alls in the history list price. GNP Crescendo album, "Coast to ords. Overseas, however, the ation as far as American prod- of the seg. Gene Block, label's regional Coast" (GNP Crescendo +96), are Carlton licensees will handle the uct, artists and material over- four appear- Appearing with emsee, David sales manager, said the 331/3 scheduled to make new label. the Danny Kaye TV Show seas are concerned, has neces- Susskind, will be a notable en- cent figure was a tribute ances on Carlton plans to release two per in the near future. They open at sitated greater space for inter- tourage of panelists including to the company's year -round or three singles monthly on the the Crescendo in Hollywood in stories. will Phil Spector, an indie record pricing announced last July be- new label, plus occasional al- national This space January. through manufacturer representing the cause there were other ads (Advertisement) bums. He feels that for the next now become available youth market; William B. citing much higher discounted 10 years, the college population all the general music pages of Williams, for the old school of group will be the most influen- the paper. Hits of the World lines. Citing this figure as being outlets for consumer advertis deejays: Murray (The K) Kauf- tial buying group, and the bur- charts, however, will still be man, for the Top 40 deejay low in comparison with what ing. Diskery is not allowed to geoning folk trend ties in with grouped together under that group; Aaron (Goldie) Gold - other labels were being dis- the retailer what price he this group. tell designation. Those charts from mark, for the music publisher - counted for, Block noted that may charge the consumer, only producer fraternity; songwriter around the world can be found dealers today can not discount what price he must pay for Limeliters Jack Keller; and pop artists Cutting on page 20 in this week's issue. Lesley Gore and Bobby Vinton. Columbia product as much as the merchandise. 1st Victor Album IluólUUlntlIU Reportedly the session wound they had in the past, due to The one -week special cited 1luuUUllllllllnnullluult0lllltlnlumm11ul111111 up with Susskind and Williams, the stabilization policy. regular $3.98 mono LP's selling HOLLYWOOD - The re- replacement for Glenn Yar- who questioned the "dumb Label's Los Angeles distribu- for $2.65 and such high priced organized Limeliters have begun brough, and several adaptations sounds" of Lou Gottlieb and Alex Has - today's pop disk had cooped items as a $17. stereo set going cutting their first album to- by hits being swarmed tor, Ted Rosenberg, silev, remaining two members. under by expensive gether the rebuttals of the others. The the ad with the three -store for $11.34. The most for RCA. Tunes will in- Titled "More of Everything," session lasted two and a half chain in line with the expanded package listed was a $29.98 set clude several original composi- the LP is scheduled for a March hours. policy of giving coin to retail selling for $19.99. tions penned by Ernie Sheldon, release. CHRISTMAS RECORDS CHRISTMAS ALBUMS 21 SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS, Mahalia Jackson, Columbia CL 1903 (M); CS 8703 (S)

Christmas LP's continue to show heavier sales activity thee Christmas singles. When these charts 22 STORY OF CHRISTMAS, Tennessee Ernie Ford & the Roger appear, there will he only eight shopping days Left before Christmas; and, this Period is the Wagner Chorale, Capitol T 1964 (M); ST 1964 (S) heaviest sales period fo Christmas product. This chart will run for two more weeks and will the heaviest ales period for Christmas sodium to expand as Christmas record sal. increase. Since 23 JOY OF CHRISTMAS, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & the New modest has net been racked, some new Christmas pre.. has not yet had sufficient time to necesarity be reflected ben. York Philharmonic Orchestra (Bernstein), Columbia ML 5899 (M); MS 6499 (S) 24 CHRISTMAS HYMNS AND CAROLS, Mario Lanza, POS. TITLE, ARTIST, LABEL, NUMBER RCA Camden CAL 777 (M); CAS 777 (S) 1 ALBUM, ANDY WILLIAMS CHRISTMAS 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS, Jackie Gleason, Capitol W 758 8887 (S) (M); Columbia CL 2087 (M); CS DW 758 (S) Mathis, 2 SOUND OF CHRISTMAS, Johnny OTHER CHRISTMAS LP's RECORDING SALES Mercury MG 20837 (M); SR 60836 (S) (Listed Alphabetically by titles) 3 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, Harry Simeone Chorale, CHRISTMAS HYMNS AND CAROLS, Robert Shaw Chorale, RCA Victor LM 2139 IMI: 20th Century-Fox, TFM 3100 (M); TFS 4100 (S) LSC 2139 (S1 BONANZA CHRISTMAS ON THE PONDEROSA, Various Artists, RCA Victor LPM 2757 (Mt; 4 THIS CHRISTMAS I SPEND WITH YOU, Robert Goulet, LSP 2757 IS) CHRISTMAS WITH CHET ATKINS, RCA Victor LPM 2423 (MI; LYP 2423 15) CS (S) Columbia CL 2076 (M); 8876 CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND, Bert Kaempfert & His Ork. Decca DL 4441 IM); DL 74441 (S) ALBUM, Elvis Presley, FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AT CHRISTMAS, Robert Rheims, Rheims LP 6010 IM); 5 ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ST 7710 (5) RCA Victor LPM 1951 (M) and /or LOC 1035 (M); HOLIDAY FOR TEENS, Paul G Paula, Philips PHM 200 -101 (M); PHS 600 -101 (5) (No Stereo) HOLIDAY SING ALONG WITH MITCH, Mitch Miller Cr the Gang, Columbia CL 1701 (M1; CS 8501 (S) 6 MERRY CHRISTMAS, Bing Crosby, Decca DL 8128 (M); A MUSIC BOX CHRISTMAS, Rita Ford Music Boxes, Columbia CL 1698 (M); CS 8498 IS) SILENT NIGHT tr 13 OTHER BEST LOVED CHRISTMAS SONGS, Lawrence Welk. DL 78128 (S) Dot DLP 3397 (MI; DLP 25397 IS) 7 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM MANTOVANI & HIS THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Columbia ML 5423 (M1; MS 6100 IS) ORCHESTRA, London LL 3338 (M); PS 338 (S) CHRISTMAS SINGLES 8 MERRY CHRISTMAS, Johnny Mathis, Columbia CL 1 195 (M); CS 8021 (S) POS. TITLE, ARTIST, LABEL, NUMBER 9 CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKS, VOL. 2, David Seville 1 WHITE CHRISTMAS, Andy Williams, Columbia 42894 & the Chipmunks, Liberty LRP 3334 (M); LST 7334 (S) 2 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, Harry Simeone Chorale, 20th Century-Fox 429 10 CHRISTMAS SONG, Nat King Cole, Capitol W 1967 (M); SW 1967 (5) 3 DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR, Bing Crosby, Capitol 5088 4 PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, Charles Brown, 11 MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR SINGS CHRISTMAS King 5405 CAROLS, Columbia ML 5222 (M); (No Stereo) 5 JINGLE BELL ROCK, Bobby Helms, Decca 30513 12 SEASON'S GREETINGS, Perry Como, RCA Victor LPM 2066 6 YOU'RE ALL I FOR CHRISTMAS, (M); LSP 2066 (S) WANT Brook Benton, Mercury 72214 13 A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU, Various Artists, Philles 4005 (No Stereo) 7 RUDOLPH, THE RED -NOSED REINDEER, David Seville & (M); the Chipmunks, Liberty 55289 T4 MERRY CHRISTMAS, New Christy Minstrels, 8 WHITE CHRISTMAS, Bing Decca Columbia CL 2096 (M); CS 8896 (S) Crosby, 23778 9 SONGS OF CHRISTMAS, Vinton, EG 15 TWELVE SONGS OF CHRISTMAS, Jim Reeves, Bobby Epic 7215 RCA Victor LPM 2758 (M); LSP 2758 (5) 10 THE CHIPMUNK SONG, David Seville & the Chipmunks, 16 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS, Liberty 55250 Ray Conniff Singers, Columbia CL 1892 (M); CS 8692 (S) 11 THAT'S ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS, Nancy Wilson, 17 PERRY COMO SINGS MERRY CHRISTMAS MUSIC, Capitol 5094 RCA Camden CAL 660 (M); CAS 660 (S) 12 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE, Brenda Lee, Decca 18 MANY MOODS OF CHRISTMAS, Robert Shaw Chorale, 30776 RCA Victor LM 2684 (M); LSC 2684 (S) 13 LITTLE SAINT NICK, Beach Boys, Capitol 5096 19 CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART, Connie Francis, 14 JINGO JANGO, Bert Kaempfert, Decca 31520 MGM 3792 (M); SW 3792 (S) 15 THE CHRISTMAS SONG, Nat King Cole, Capitol 3561 20 SOUND OF CHRISTMAS, Ramsey Lewis Trio, 16 THE TWELVE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS, Allan Sherman, Argo 687 (M); 687 (S) Warner Bros. 5406

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www.americanradiohistory.com 10 BILLBOARD DECEMBER 21, 1963 . o ; j TALENT NN. %%. tiauu )u ,W NIGHT CLUB REVIEW Disk Artists Herbie Mann TV GUEST Play the Gate Wayne Newton a Has Full Show BY RECORD TALENTES Smash at Copa In Yule Show Wayne Newton, young Capi- At Vanguard DECEMBER 16-22 tol Records recording artist, Times Standard) NEW YORK The Village NEW (All Eastam - scored strongly in his Copaca- YORK -Herbie Mann Gate in Greenwich Village pre- is now fronting a full -fledged hana opening last Thursday (5) MONDAY 16 -ALLAN SHERMAN, MEL TORME sents a holiday show diverse in stageshow at the Village Van - in New York. The chanter The popular comic and lacs walist will each perform on the Westinghouse the presentation of recorded guard. The tape -syndicated Steve Allan show. played to a packed house dur- Atlantic hit recording singing groups and artists. Fea- star is currently producing and ing the dinner show and literally TUESDAY 17- JOANIE SOMMERS tured in the show are the Irish starring in a show at the Green- had to beg off. The p rocatlst will Na one of the guests on the Red Skelton show (CBS. and folk figures, the Clancy wich Village night club not TV, 8-9 p m.). Newton presented a broad that Brothers and Tommy Makem, only features his range of material, including, of recording 17- BIRGIT NILSSON, STEVE LAWRENCE EYDIE the jazz singers Lambert, Hen- group but TUESDAY i GORME, course, his Capitol Records hits, dancers and an aug- LORIN HOLLANDER dricks and Bavan mented and folk bal- "Danke Schoen," folk -oriented ensemble. He will be on All III get feature spots on the Telephone Hon, (NBC-TV, 10.11 p.m.). ladeer Leon Bibb. stage at the tunes and such Dixieland- tinged club through De- cember 31. TUESDAY 17 -WINGY MANONE, MARILYN LOVELL The show begins Tuesday (17) items as "When the Saints Go Both will perform on the Store Allen show. and runs Mann's two one -hour shows at through December 31. Marching In." Wayne, a Bobby It racks up the Vanguard feature his regu- THURSDAY 19 -ANDRE PREVIN, ROWAN MARTIN as one of the fea- Darin protege, is backed by the Win Adams plays hostos to some top talent (ABC -TV, 10.10:30 lar working p.m.). ture presentations in the city and Newton Brothers, who contrib- combo along with Chief Bey and 19 -BROOK BENTON brings together strong recording ute string and vocal accom- two dancers, two THURSDAY trumpets, two Afro -Latin drum- The singing star will be featured guest on the Stew Allan slot. talent with the Clancy Brothers paniment - but the Brothers and Tommy Makem on the Co- mers and the star himself on SATURDAY 21- BROTHERS FOUR, TRINI LOPEZ, BUD S TRAVIS, JIMMIE RODGERS, never really intrude. The act is flute. lumbia label; L. H. & B., RCA all Wayne. Guitarist Attila Zoller is STAN WILSON, NANCY AMES, TRAVELERS THREE, BEVERLY WRIGHT, featured as one of the instru- BILL COSBY Victor, and Leon Bibb, Colum- The singer's demeanor is mental stars. An impressive line-up of top talent will perform on Hoe (ARC W, bia Records. Show is being youthful and cherubic; his per- 7:30.6:30 p.m.). The jazz flutist has been called "Holiday Songfest." sonality is ingratiating and he signed by the William Morris SATURDAY 21- VALLEY YOUTH CHORALE rapidly develops a rapport with perform office to a tour of concerts dur- Recently recorded on Felsted, the group will excerpts from their the audience. There is much of Christmas album on the Jackie Gleason show (CBS -TV, 7:304:30 p.m.). ing the winter- the " belter" in the vocal style, spring season. He has and will continue to use ex- SUNDAY 22- ROBERTA PETERS TALENT and he often winds up with - Tha Mat soprano will appear in a special broadcast of Christmas music and panded versions of this show as as they say -all flags flying. Poetry (CBS -TV, 1011 a.m.). the basis for such and TOPICS As yet, Wayne has not de- concert theater engagements. SUNDAY 22- TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD, ROGER WAGNER CHORALE veloped the subtleties of the vet- A holiday special, "The Story of Christmas" will offer music by the above Mann eran club performer. This will arrived at the idea for (NBC -N, 1011 p.m.). SAN FRANCISCO the show by analysis the come with the experience of the of The national network TV guest appearances listed above provide outstanding promotional op- usual jazz programs which very pu,Ias tta for alert, aggressive record dealers and for all others who benefit from the The San Francisco Symphony years. He is likely to go quite can often feature two or three jazz exposure of those record artists to millions of consumers. This chart should be used as a Association opened its 1963- far, based on his reception at acts unrelated to one another. calendar around which to plan window, counter and other displays by which the TV appear. 1964 season in what has been the Copa. He felt the need for excitement mu can be merchandised to the record- buying public. described as a brilliant opening PAUL ACKERMAN and continuity in jazz night club in the style the opera. of presentations and hit on this The occasion was the local played a one -week engagement scheme through theater and debut of maestro Joseph Krips at the Off Broadway in San concert engagements presented as conductor of the orchestra, Francisco....The Nob Hill Trio over the last few months across ARTISTS' BIOGRAPHIES now starting its 52d season. A have begun to play for nightly the country. new acoustical shell on the dancing at the new Sheraton For your programming use here are pertinent facts about hot disk artists. If clipped and stage of the Opera House is pasted on 3 by 5 cards these biographies will help you build a convenient file of such data. Villa Motor Inn in suburban manager of the Las considerably reducing the acous- Vegas Club San Mateo. here, has returned work fol- tical problem of the theater. to lowing a recent heart attack. He BROOKS O'DELL . In the night clubs, Pat Su- has booked Ronnie David zuki is on top, topographically DALLAS for (Gold) PM: Modeen Donnell an indefinite speaking, having last week stand. begun Rommie Bryan's Trio, current- HOME TOWN: Philadelphia. a three -week engagement in the Ruth Wallis has opened a two - ly at the Bali Hai, have cut a BACKGROUND: Brooks' Venetian Room of the Fairmont week engagement at the Tide- record which is titled "Rommie lands with the Freddie Noble or- early experience with singing Hotel on Nob Hill. . . Chris Sings" and will be available at on began in his home town Ibanez has brought his trio to chestra the bandstand. . . . the club for guests. Record- church choir. He continued the At the Beach on Broadway. ... Larry Grayson, entertainment ing artist and vocalist Julius La director to sing throughout his years . The Vi Redd Quartet is en- for the Continental Rosa has closed an engagement in high school and college. tertaining in the Sugar Hill next Houston Hotel, has booked the at the Caravan Club in Austin. In college his major interests door.... Frankie Laine is cur- Breck Wall and Joe Peterson Eddie Barnes has opened were religion and music. His rently at the Nugget in Sparks, ... an "Bottoms Up" revue which is engagement at the King's Club. first professional experience near Reno, December 11, and currently at the Century Room . Local entertainers Phil Mar- was with a group called the will be followed there by Ray of the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas again and Diane Wisdom Commanders. Brooks was Bolger.... Earl (Fatha) Hines have for an engagement, opening after the opened a stand at the Gaylife the first feature singer. The group opened on December 6 at the of the year. Club. The Norman Grant Trio toured Canada and finally CrossRoads in Jack London also featured. The Theater Europe, causing quite a stir in Paris. Rome and Milan. When Square, Comedian Oakland.... Lounge featuring Billy Lee in BOSTON Brooks returned Stateside, he formed his own group, the Mel Young opened at Bernie the comic spotlight.... Breck Majesties. While working in Philadelphia he was noticed and Kahn's Tin Pan Alley in Red- Gypsy Rose Lee, starting a Wall and Joe Peterson, present- signed by Luther Dixon to a recording contract. The resultant wood City. Young has been in series of one -night stands, will ing their fourth revue at the effort, "Watch Your Step," is making steady progress on shows with Frank Sinatra, Dean come into the Pleasant Valley Hotel Adolphus Century Room, Billboard Hot 10O. The single, on the gold label, is distributed Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Country Club in Millbury have been signed to take their next by Amy -Mala. . A comedian of longer dura- week in her "Bottoms Up" revue to the Con- one -woman show tion, George Jesse', is now talk- tinental Houston Hotel titled, "A Curious Evening with LATEST SINGLE: "Watch Your Step," is No. 81 on ing his in Hous- to mother from a tele- ton. Gypsy." Most curious thing Billboard's Hot 100 this week. phone booth at Harrah's South about it is that the only thing Shore at Lake Tahoe.... Tito she sheds is her In Houston, Van Johnson, the gloves.... Puente and his band have just Folk singing satirists Brown and Hollywood film star, has opened Dana came back a two -week stand at the Cork to their alma mater, Tufts to show Unsurpassed in Oualdy al any Pate Club. He recently toured in the University, the TALENT ON TOUR hit musical "The Music Man" undergrads just how they GENUINE $"x10" do it. . Keely Smith will and was also in the London pro- (Top record talent in top record towns headline the big pre -Christmas this week) duction. Johnson is a veteran show at Blinstrub's GLOSSY PHOTOS song and dance entertainer. The Village. EAST Salle College, Philadelphia (17), Clubs are and Mel Arvin orchestra supplies the reporting business Carnegie Hall (22). . . . EACH Peter, Paul and Mary do one - music. The show also features better than any time all year, nighters this week at Philadel- Pep's in Philadelphia features 7* IN 1,000 LOTS the George Arnold Dancers, and the Framingham Monti- phia's Convention Center (20) Irene Reid this week.... Tyree 100 Folk singers and Warner Bros. cello is hooked to near capacity and the Kleinhans Music Hall, Glenn and the lee Shore Trio $9.88 per the recording stars Peter, Paul and for engagement of Patricia Buffalo (22). Also in Buf- are at the Embers. POST CARDS Mary had their Morison.... Hub theaters are 532.00 per 1,000 local concert re- falo, Jimmy Smith is at the Bon copy scheduled on the upswing again. Robert SOUTH Negatives 31.95 at the Music Hall and Ton (17 -22).. . Bobby Vinton Preston has scored MOUNTED ENLARGEMENTS turned over all proceeds to the a triumph is at the Twin Coaches, Pitts- The Barry with Sisters headline at sirs: family of J. D. Tippit, the Dal- "Nobody Loves an Alba- burgh, this week. The Miami's Carillon Hotel for two 20 ^ :30 .. ss.as tross," heading 3oso s7.w las police officer. The stars in two weeks Clancy Brothers and Tommy weeks, starting December 21. for Broadway.... The Colonial Plata 7-0233 turned over the proceeds of Makem open (l71 at the Village other Texas concerts to the same has an excellent advance for Gate for two weeks.... Debut WEST Margaret Leighton in "The worthy cause. attrraction at the new Muggs On Tuesday 117) Vaughn Chinese Prime The Continental Houston's Minister," while Gallery in New York (20) will Meader and Judy Henske "Funny with open French Quarter bis reopened Girl," Barbra he Oscar Brand.... Roland Kirk at the Crescendo in Hollywood. after being closed for Streisand, will have no trouble several at the Royal Arms, Buffalo, this Buddy Greco begins a days, the being filling seats for the three -week Stylers featured week. . . . Gene Krupa and month's engagement COPYf7RT pre -Broadway showing at the Sa- Recording star accordionist of the quartet return to the Metropole hara Hotel, Las Vegas, Decem- ñotoqraphFrr musical based on the life Dick Contino has opened a stand of (16) through New Year's Day. ber 21.... Sheb Wooley makes A DIVISION OF JAMES J. KRIEGSMANN at International Fanny Brice. the Club's Con- ... Count Basie does one- night- appearances this - Peter, Paul week in Port tinental Room. . . . Rex Van, and Mary, who 165 14. 461h St.. NEW YORK 36, N. Y. ers at the House of Cards in lanr, Ore. (19); Salem, Ore. (20), veteran entertainer and now (Continued on pare 39) West Haven, Conn. (16); La and Seattle (22).

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FOR WEEK ENDING 12/21163 Neb. State Pen This Last We en Week Week liste, Artist, Latest L Ne. Chari Neb. The LINCOLN, - I 1 LOVE'S GONNA LIVE HERE 14 Christmas holiday season for the Buck Owens, Capitol 5025 2,000 inmates of the Nebraska 2 2 THE MATADOR 7 State Penitentiary is going to be Johnny Cash, Columbia 42880 made a little brighter and hap- pier, according to Warden Ma- 3 5 MOUNTAIN OF LOVE 10 rice Siegler, through the efforts David Houston, Epic 9625 of Harry (Hap) Peebles, Wichi- 4 7 THANKS A LOT 13 ta., Kan., music promoter. Ernest Tubb, Decca 31526 Peebles will present a show 5 3 NINETY MILES AN HOUR inside the penitentiary Sunday (Down a Dead -End Street) 9 afternoon, December 29, featur- Hank Snow, RCA Victor 8239 ing Ernest Tubb and the Texas 6 8 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME 9 Troubadors, the Duke of Pa- Bobby Bare, RCA Victor 8238 ducah, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Morgan, Autry Inman, 7 10 TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS 27 and Johnnie Lee Wills and His Ernest Ashworth, Hickory 1214 Western Swing Band. 8 4 COWBOY BOOTS 12 This is the second time in the Dave Dudley, Golden Ring 3030 VITO PELLETTIERI, grand old man of the "Grand Ole Opry," 100 -year history of the prison 9 12 BEGGING TO YOU 4 takes the cake on his 74th birthday. Making the presentation that a "name" show has been Marty Robbins, Columbia 42890 onstage at the "Opry" are Jean Shepard and T. Tommy Cutter. presented for the inmates, the 10 14 THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS 7 Vito has been stage manager at the "Opry" for 28 years. warden said. Peebles presented Webb Pierce, Decca 31544 a show with Tex Ritter, Country 11 11 BEFORE I'M OVER YOU 6 Music Association prexy; Lonzo Loretta Lynn, Decca 31541 and Oscar, Johnnie Lee Wills Patrick Robinson and band, and Hank Snow and 12 6 8 x 10 18 EXCLUSIVE His Rainbow Ranch Boys a year Bill Anderson, Decca 31521 Reps Bill Clifton ago. 13 16 B. J. THE D. J. 3 ON FOLKWAYS RECORDS Peebles' holiday tour will in- Stonewall Jackson, Columbia 42889 On English Trek clude stops at Topeka, Kan., 14 17 JEALOUS HEARTED ME 3 December 27; Sioux City, la., Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor 8253 LONDON The Patrick - 28; Lincoln, 29; Omaha, 31; 15 9 CALL ME MR. BROWN 13 Robinson Agency has finalized Kansas Mo., January 1; City, Skeet: McDonald, Columbia 42807 arrangements to manage blue- St. Joseph, Mo., 2; Salina, Kan., grass artist Bill Clifton for the 3, and Wichita, 4. 16 24 PEEL ME A NANNER 3 duration of his tour in Great Roy Drusky, Mercury 72204 Britain. In addition to live per- 17 21 IF THE BACK DOOR COULD TALK 6 formances throughout the Brit- Buster Doss Sets Webb Pierce, Decca 31544 ish Isles, Clifton will augment 18 27 D. J. FOR A DAY 2 his activities with television and Nashville Office Jimmy "C" Newman, Decca 31553 radio appearances. The New Lost City Ramblers WACO, Tex. - The Buster 19 18 LET'S INVITE THEM OVER 3 Clifton made his debut on the Doss Enterprises, which com- George Jones & Melba Montgomery, United Artists 635 . among the finest contemporary folk performers . . alive, vigorous and BBC via the "Tonight" show, prises a booking agency, Wizard 20 - GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS 1 wholly convincing." - asweeaat which enjoys some 10 million Records and Buster Doss Music, Sonny James, Capitol 5057 Lost City Ramblers, v. 1 FÁ2396 New viewers each night. On Decem- is moving its main offices to 21 13 TROUBLE IN MY ARMS 7 FA2397 New Lost City Ramblers, v. 2 Nashville soon after the first of 8, Clifton appeared on Johnny & Jooie Mosby, Columbia 42841 FÁ2398 New Lost City Ramblers, v. 3 ber the year. The firm will continue v. 22 YOU'LL DRIVE ME BACK FÁ2399 New Lost City Ramblers, 4 ABC's "Hullabaloo" with Rory to maintain a branch here. The - Moonshine &Prohibition Songs FH5263 McEwen and a variety of top company was formed here by (Into Her Arms Again) 1 F115264 Songs from the Depression Furan Young, Mercury 72201 folk performers. The "Hullaba- Buster Doss seven years ago. 23 15 WILD, WILD WIND 7 FOLKWAYS RECORDS loo" show is televised through With the move, Doss will take Stonewall Jackson, Columbia 42846 N. Y. to Nashville artists 121 West 47th St., New York, the facilities of ITV, the inde- with him Kay Arnold, heard on the Liber- 24 26 LAST DAY IN THE MINES 2 pendent network. ty label; Smilin' Jerry Jericho Dave Dudley, Mercury 72212 Decca Records, for whom and the Cactus Kid. Doss says 25 25 THAT'S WHY I SING IN A HONKY TONK 3 THE LEADER IN THE Clifton records, will issue a new he has signed a personal -man- Wgrren Smith, Liberty 55615 agement pact with three major OLDIES FIELD single featuring a topical song 26 28 THE GREATEST ONE OF ALL 3 "Grand Ole Opry" artists. For I Melba Montgomery, Unned Artists 652 and a standard mountain ballad. business reasons he is withhold- Z The release is expected later this ing their names until after the 27 - TRIANGLE 1 co la at month. move is made. Carl Smith, Columbia 42858 28 30 ANOTHER BRIDGE TO BURN 2 "Little" Jimmy Dickens, Columbia 42845 29 22 WHAT'S IN OUR HEART 4 COUNTRY MUSIC CORNER George Jones & Melba Montgomery, United Artists 635 { 30 - TADPOLE i By BILL SACHS Tillman Franks, Starday 651

Tillman Franks has taken over follows as a single with Colora- the management of the Kimber- do Springs, Colo., January 8 -9. bia inadvertently left Bill's Nashville to cut a leys, with Norman Petty con- Hal Smith's Artists Pro- demo session name off the label. Anderson's for Painted Desert Music tinuing to handle them on re- ductions, Goodlettsville, Tenn., under new one for Decca, "Easy the direction Billy Grammer. David Houston is has Ernest Tubb and His Texas of MR. MAESTRO RECORDS cordings.... Corne, Easy Go" b.w. "Five Park West, N.Y.C. currently appearing with Till- Troubadours set for Topeka, 7 Central Little Fingers," is being rushed Sonny Weatherly, the Cedar Kan., December 27; Sioux City, former man Franks and into release this week. country deejay on Station Three. They appeared la., 28; Lincoln, Neb., 29, and Grove KSRC. Socorro, N. M., now Saturday (7) at the Coliseum, Omaha, 31. For the December Red Smiley, of Reno and heads his own dance -show Tex., with the 15 -22 period, the unit is set on Corpus Christi, Smiley, is reported still under group, the Fence Riders, who handled by Mel one -nighters in California. Same promotion the weather and in need of a bit have just cut their first record, Ammerman and Jimmy Bell, of office has Mac Wiseman booked of cheering up. How about drop- "Please Wait," written and sung JOAN ßAE1 KROB radio, Robstown, Tex. for Richmond, Va., December ping Red a line to I, Route Hol- by Sonny, with vocal assist from the Cedar Grove 28 -29. . . Comprising lins, Va.? A country music Troy Prather, b.w. "You Can't Three with Franks are Country package Bob Lester Hatt and Earl Scruggs booked by Neal Take Away My Memories," Johnny Mathis and Tommy and featuring George Jones, and their bluegrass aggregation penned by Prather. Fence Tomlinson, the last named of the Buck Owens, Sonny James, Lo- IN CONCERI are set for a repeat appearance Riders stack up with Sonny on team of Tom and Jerry. . . . retta Lynn, the Louvin Brothers on ABC -TV's "Hootenanny" in rhythm guitar; Prather, lead Ernest Tubbs and the Texas and Onie Wheeler played to a February and March. They are guitar; Freddy Wood, fiddle, Troubadours and George Mor- S.R.O. business at Liberty Hall, also slated for return concerts and Mike Trujillo, . gan wind up the year with dates El Paso, Tex., November drums... PAHl 2 at Carnegie Hall, New York. 19. Loretta Lynn, following her re- at Topeka, Kan., December 27; Show was produced by Station April 3, and Jordan Hall, Bos- cent engagement at the Audi- Sioux City, Ia., 28; Lincoln, KHEY and, according to Ole ton. April 4.... Mr. and Mrs. torium, Baton Rouge, La., vis- Neb., 29, and Omaha, 31.. . Mike, KHEY program director, Jerry Tyler are celebrating the ited with Ray Belcher and fam- June Carter is set in Las Vegas it was the most successful show arrival of a daughter born De- ily at the Belcher home. at through December 16. venture the station has ever pre- Also cember I. Father is a veteran the yock session were local dee- - °- JIMMY HEATH sented. . . . The Kay Arnold Dallas, has country artist and songwriter. and the Action Airs i Hitt Attractions, "Hootenanny Show," featuring jay Bob Prather and Mrs. Liberty Records' Joe Carson As might be expected. Prather. set Smilin' Jerry Jericho and Raz i "RUNAWAY HEART' with his band on a return en- Lefty Frizzell's new Columbia !! Moore, is back in Waco, Tex., b/w release, "Saginaw, Michigan," is Smilin' Johnnie and His gagement at Panther Hall, Fort after a one -nighter tour through "OVER THE MOUNTAINS" reported going like a house afire Prairie Pals, show and dance (a 2011 Worth, December 28; Altus, Don the New England country. En group of Western Canada and S in Michigan. Wayne and Long e 2715 E. 225 St7 December 31, and Ok- to Long Bead 10, Calif. Ph.: 87/5117 Okla., Bill Anderson are the co- route hack Waco, Miss Ar- currently featured daily over 1 lahoma City, January 4. He writers of the tune, but Colum- nold and Jericho stopped off in (Continued on page 14)

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Three Mercury ready rushed out the first re- RCA Victor, the artist received with radio and TV is that al- tle hope of getting a second for Record Corporation singles in lease- "Mockingbird," by Inez the Norwegian silver disk this though a company can buy half - many years yet. Billboard's Hot 100 are by an Foxx. In January further releases week. That is the fourth silver hour time on radio and present artist from a different country. will include disks by Ernestine disk the American artist has re- its own show, it cannot buy time "You Don't Have to Be a Anderson, Ike and Tina Turner, ceived since was other than spot commercial time Baby to Cry," by the Caravelles it inaugurated Barbara George, Baby Washing- newspaper Arbeider- on TV. Barish Says on Smash, is from England. by the ton and Jimmy McGriff, whose bladet January, 1960. The trophy "I Woman" topped the Since TV came in, radio pro- "Dominique," by the Singing Gottta was received by A/S Nera's Per charts. grammers and sponsors have suf- Nun on Philips, is from Belgium, American Chiffons Normann. Nera represents Vic- has fered, and many have taken their and to round things out, Mer- Selected Sue material pre- tor in Norway. viously issued here by shows off radio. This loss of cury itself has its All- American been Elvis Presley's latest single, on the The revenue for the NZBC is causing On a Limb gal, Lesley Gore, represented Decca London label. " Bossa Nova Baby," did not incorporates Sue's by "She's a Fool." Island deal some concern and they may al- manage to reach the top posi- NEW YORK -Seymour Bar - Mercury President Irving companion labels, Symbol and low radio sponsors to take over tion on the Norwegian Hit Pa- TV shows. The ish, president of Bright. Tunes, Green credits it all to a "broad- Crackerjack. one or two prime rade, as compiled by the news- charged last week that the Chif- ening of American musical disturbing aspect of all this to paper Verdens Gang. Presley fons have affected a breach of taste," the trade is that the decisions on spurred on by the major reached the runner -up position RCA Introduces New broadcasting and TV policy are contract with him. He further technical advancements in com- noted that on Tuesday (26), Vee and was all set for the top when Dynagroove in Belgium made in the head offices in munications, coupled with the Bobby Bare shot by with "De- Wellington. Auckland, with very Jay Records wired their distrib- tremendous upsurge in Ameri- MECHELEN, Belgium -Inel- they have the troit City," also an RCA Victor little say, has more TV viewers utors that signed can travel. co started its campaign for the group. Barish, who is himself pressing. "Devil in Disguise," and licenses than the rest of New Green said that all three Mer- new RCA Dynagroove Records. stated that "there is however, stayed five weeks at an attorney, cury labels, Mercury, Philips Some 20 LP's, mono and stereo, that the the top here in Norway. absolutely no question and Smash, are parlaying this are already available. In co-op- Chiffons are exclusively under The current top platter in the trend into added sales. eration with the weekly maga- contract to me, and the contract U. S., "Dominique," by the Philips has been successful zin Zondagsvriend, they also is valid." Singing Nun, was introduced with such foreign artists as the released a Christmas album by with a big splash by Norsk Pho- According to Barish, he re- Springfields (England), the Swin- the nogram to Norway this week. TV "Bonanza" family. A ceived a letter from the Chiffons gle Singers (France), and Yves discount of 55 francs is given to Another new record is the Nor - some IO days prior to the Vee Montand and Jacqueline Fran- Disc platter "En Liten Gylden every reader of this magazine Jay announcement "disaffirming cois (both of France). when he buys the record. The Ring/Twist Little Sister" by the their contract with me." It was record is available at dealer IllIIIImlUIllIIIIIHhlllHllllll111MMImmIIlunmml EA9 domestic instrumental quartet, submitted on the stationery of shops for 195 francs instead of Stan Allen. (Allen is personal Tunes, also noted that "not long the Vanguards. This combo has very in Nor- 250 francs, the usual price. Top manager for the 4 Seasons.) ago Steve Allen offered the Chif- become popular introduction way. executives at the Barish immediately notified the fons to us (Laurie) on an ex- were head of the firm, P. J. Chiffons that their contract with clusive contract basis, at which Goemaere, and his assistants, him was binding and that to af- time I informed him that my Formidable Yvon DeBie and Willy Roelans. fect this breach would instigate understanding was that their Trini "serious financial repercussions." contract with Bright Tunes was In La Belle France Similarly, Barish has notified good and valid. In fact. I re- three - week concert tour in Vee Jay by wire and registered stated this understanding in a HOLLYWOOD - Trini Lo- France next January. letter. letter to Allen the next day." pez, recently awarded the Grand The concert tour will cancel MR. MAESTRO RECORDS Bob Schwartz, president of Reached at press time, Stan Al- Prix National de Disque for Lopez's announced appearance 7 Central Park West. N.V.C. Laurie Records, which distrib- len said: "I prefer to withhold 1963 by the French record in- at Basin Street East in New York utes the Chiffons for Bright comment at this time." dustry, has been signed for a later this month.

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REIN /MILORD -Edith FENA -*Roger Engvik -*Pa lito Ortega (Victor); Presley (RCA Victor) - 16 7 SUGAR AND SPICE Plat (Columbia) Presley, BMI (Philips)- Gehrmans Loon Dan (CBS) -Korn - Seachers (Pye)- Welbeck 7 6 DA DOU RON RON /FILE 3 6 DEEP PURPLE -Nino Tempo 9 7 RED SAILS IN THE SUN- 3 I CUORE -Rita Pavone Musk FILE FILE -Frank Alamo di April Stevens (London) SET- Fats Domino (Victor)- Aldon- Fermata - 17 21 DOMINIQUE -Singing Nun (Barclay) Robbins, ASCAP (Kartuell) -Nook Notestik 4 2 FANNY -Leo Dan (CBS) - (Philips)- Flamingo Music ö 8 I'M WATCHING YOU 5 A 10 9 SUKIYAKI -Kyu Sakamolo Mundo Musical - IT DOESN'T MEAN 18 - BEATLES HITS (EP)- Sylvie Varian (RCA) THING -The Rooftop (HMV)-Imudico/Musikk- 5 5 NO HAY NADIE COMO TU Beatles (Parlophone)-- 9 10 SHAZAM -Les Shadows Huset -Rita Pavone Singers (Fontana) - (Vic-BO- Northern Songs, Ltd./ (Columbia) Fermata Lawrence Wright Shapiro- Bernstein 10 9 LES TANTE JEANNE 2 SAY IT WITH FLOWERS 6 6 UNCHAIN MY HEART - - - 19 - 24 HOURS TO TULSA - Gilbert Becaud (Columbia) Geulah Gil (Fled Arzi)- Trini Lopez (Music HaB)- Gene PiIrrey Kom (United Artists) ACUM PERU -A. 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(London)- 8 CUMBIA SOBRE EL MAR Thb Last Acuff-Rose (Pathe)`Ardmore This Last - & Beechwood Sonora Scnsacion (Sono Radio) Week Week 28 - I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Week Week 4 5 MA GUITARE /A PLEIN 9 QUIERO MORIR- Maritza I I -*Rolling Stones - SABATO TRISTE- Adriano 1 2 DO YOU LOVE ME- (Decca)- COEUR -Johnny Hallyday Rodriguez (Sono Radio) Northern Songs, Ltd. Celentano (Clan) Brian Poole (Deco) - (Philips) -World Music 10 PA' TODO EL ANO -Los Panchos TuCon 28 30 I CAN DANCE- Brian Poole 2 E. 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Dikkc Leo (Te(star)- 7 IF I HAD A HAMMER - 7 18 55 DAYS Songs, Ltd. 2 N'EST CE PAS Benelux AT PEKING - Trini Lopez (Reprise) The Brothers Four 3 2 DON'T TALK TO HIM - MERVEILLEUX-Adamo 8 BLUE VELVET -Bobby Vinton (Columbia) -No sub - Cliff Richard (Columbia) - (Pathe)- Ardmore & (CBS) Shadows- Belinda Music Beechwood publisher 8 6 HEY PAULA -Paul & 4 4 YOU WERE MADE FOR 1 3 BLUE BAYOU -Roy Orbison HONG KONG ME- Freddie and the (London) Paula (Philips); Paradise -Acuff -Rose King SPAIN 4 4 ALLEEN Thb Last (Toshiba)- Shinko Dreamers (Columbia) - -John Larry 9 Feldman Music (Polydor) -Passe Week Week 7 KOHKOU 3 -NEN SEI- Putout Funaki Kazuo (Columbia) Courtesy Dfseomola) 5 5 SECRET LOVE S 5 NOVA -Kathy BOSSA BABY - I I LET US MAKE OUR OWN -JASRAC Denota local origin Kirby (Decca)- Harms- Elvis Presley (RCA) - MISTAKES Hyland -Brian to 9 FIRST QUARREL -Paul & This Last Witmark Belinda (ABC) Week Week 6 6 6 6 Paula (Philips); Azusa I'LL KEEP YOU SATISFIED IT'S ALL IN THE GAME 2 4 THE - WONDROUS ARE Michiyo Tanabe 1 2 TELL HIM -Luis Aguile -BiIly J. 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IN PRAGUE: Deny DGG Buy Western Labels Sold Of Norwegian Iversen Firm For Foreign Money OSLO - Egil Monn- Iversen, founder and head of the two By SAM'L STEINMAN in Europe to issue records using indies Egil Monn Iversen A/S static -free material. Beethoven and Nor /Disc A /S, denies the PRAGUE -One label, Su- numbers are tops, but native information that the his record cotn- praphon, dominates entire composers such as Dvorak, pany, Egil Monn Iversen A /S, Czechoslovak disk market, al- Smetana and Janacek are highly is to be sold to though other Eastern European the German rec- popular, as are Verdi and Mo- ord company Deutsche Gram - and Cuban labels are available zart. Only American name in mophon at the cultural centers main- Gesellschaft. catalog is that of Paul Robeson. "I have had an offer from tained by these nations in the Classical LP's sell for slightly DGG," Monn capital city. Western labels can -Iversen said, "but more than $2.50 per record and I have also had offers be bought only with foreign cur- from other (Continued on page 40) diskeries. The board has not rency at Tuzex, a government discussed the offer from DGG emporium to be found in the na- and as far as 1 know a sale will tion's principal cities, were im- not take place." ported items are sold. Bobby's Books Iversen went on to say "We Supraphon, although essen- reckon our label will have more tially interested in the internal 21 than 50 per cent of sales of do- market, has its eyes on export Up Till mestically produced records this through Artia, which controls all PHILADELPHIA - Bobby year." export rights in the fields of Rydell earned $545,000 before The Iversen diskery, which is music and literature. It has its be became 21, a guardian's ac- run by Jorg: Fr. Ellersten, was own American subsidiary with count in his estate showed. More founded seven years ago by the the Artia label and has sales of- than half his gross income came four members of the vocal qua - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: French composer Georges Brassens fices in West Germany, the tet the Monn Keys and its lead- from performances on radio and receives a special portfolio of all of his songs to celebrate his Netherlands, England and Italy. television and appearances in er, Egil Monn- Iversen. These In France its products are sold night clubs and other entertain- five people split income 20 per 10th anniversary in the business. Shown, left to right, are via the Barclay label. Many of ment spots. The rest came from cent of the shares for each. Philips Records President Georges Meyerstein, Georges Bras- the Supraphon disks are pro- royalties on record sales. The company reached its sens, and Eddie Adamis, Paris correspondent of Billboard. duced particularly with an eye The account shows his gross heights through representation on the export market. A jazz earnings at about $545,000, ex- of Dot, whose leading singer, LP entitled "The Lights of penses came to $376,000, leav- Pat Boone, has been extremely popular in Norway together with Prague" with a long commentary ing a balance of $169,000 -be- German Row Intense in English is an example. fore payment of taxes. Taxes Billy Vaughn. With the affiliated Nor /Disc, AS, the firm also Catalog issued in 1962 with took some $80,000, leaving a net balance of about $90,000 represents ABC -Paramount, Cal- a supplement in 1963 lists 463 ifornia, Reprise, Over Copyright Law for the singer. A local lad, Ry- Impulse, Pres- classical releases with 59 stereos tige, dell, whose real name is Robert Metronome, Karussel (re- during the last year. Company cently bought by By OMER ANDERSON music or music played from pho- Louis Ridarelli, became 21 last DjGG), Sonet, boasts of fact that it is first Cadence, - nograph records. It is thus a April 28. Until then his funds Warner Bros., Cameo BONN -A row has broken Parkway, Kapp and others. out between GEMA, the West blow at German diskeries as well and contracts were handled as GEMA. through a court -appointed guar- This year the company has German performing rights so- THE LEADER IN THE dian, Judith J. Jamison, a former (Continued on page 40) ciety, and the Bundestag, the Legal Sanction OLDIES FIELD special assistant attorney gen- lower house of the German par- The diskeries have protested eral. liament, in connection with a bitterly the taping of music from new copyright law just intro- Her $23,000 commission and Coast Metric phonograph records, blaming attorney's fees of $26,000 for duced into the Bundestag by the private taping for declining disk government. Harold B. Lipsius who repre- sales. The draft law is calculated Has NY Branch is irate sented the guardian are GEMA because the to stimulate taping but giving included draft law, while tightening up in the $376,000 expense item. HOLLYWOOD -Metric Mu- the practice express legal sanc- the copyright provisions gener- The expenses also include $13I,- sic and its subsids, Travis and tion. 000 for Post Musics, have expanded ally for musical works, specific- At present the legal status of agency and management ally the recording fees, $135,000 for professional their offices here and opened a exempts tape private tape recording is in a New York outlet. of music for private use. twilight zone, with those taping help (including musicians, etc.) vision and for promotion, General The of levying perform- doing so at their own risk. In $61,000 Manager Dick Glass- ing rights fees against the owner travel and miscellaneous items. er has named Ed Silvers as East fact, GEMA has managed to of every tape recorder in the The accounting was Coast rep, and Tom LiPuma as win several court decisions approved land is a project dear to GEMA's of by Orphans' Court Judge Harold West Coast rep. against private taping music, leadership, and one it has been and a legal seems to D. Saylor. He noted that "in Glasser also precedent announces the relentlessly pursuing through the have been established which view of the size of the gross es- formation of MR. MAESTRO RECORDS foreign operations courts for the last several years. would require, in time, the pay- tate and the complex nature of in England, Australia, 7 Central Park West, N.V.C. France, Draft Law Strong ment of a modest copyright fee its administration" the commis- Germany, South Africa and Instead, sion and fees "are proper." Scandinavia. the draft law now by the purchaser of each tape ... before the Bundestag would recorder. strengthen the right of private GEMA has won court sanc- enjoyment of copyrighted works. tion for a fee of $2.50 a year, BIGGEST SELLING Members of the Bundestag payment of which would entitle sharply criticized GEMA for its the tape recorder owner to tape aggressive pursuit of royalties. music at will. Now the draft law FOLK INSTRUMENTAL While agreeing that "creative would nullify these rulings. talent" must be fostered, the There is little in the draft law, Bundestag rapped the knuckles however, for the diskeries, the OF THE YEAR! of GEMA for its "intrusion into phonograph operators and the the private sphere." (Continued on page 40) Thunderous applause greeted 4 of Hermann Duerr, deputy the Free Democratic Party, when he Sleeve Pushes told the Bundestag: "The GEMA is not popular Epic Yule Disks and its business methods are not such that it can expect popular- NEW YORK -Epic Records, DON'T THINK TWICE IT'S All RIGHT ity." in order to get Christmas prod- The new law, which has been uct going early this year - before air play could normally THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND FREIGHT TRAIN under constant attack by GEMA, specifically authorizes be expected -resorted to a spe- the private taping of broadcast cial merchandising device, in LEMON IREEWHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE connection with Bobby Vinton material. GOTTA TRAVEL ON12 STRING SPECIALEAST VIRGINIA The new Vinton single, "There GREENBACK DOLLAR GET TOGETHER .SEE SEE RIDER Ketty Lester I've Said It Again," now a smash, is being used not only for IN THE PINESMICHAR HOW THE BOAT ASHORE -HARD THEN To Join its own sale but as hait for a Victor Vinton Christmas EP. HOLLYWOOD -Herb New- When the customer buys the man, head of Era Records, has single, says Epic's general man- NOW sold Ketty Lester's contract to ager, Len Levy, "He sees our RCA Victor, jointly with ACM special Christmas EP counter VOL. 2 IS HERE! Productions. In her two years display and buys the EP too." with Era, Ketty had seven re- The record sleeve of the EP is WP- 1814 /STEREO -1814 leases including the single hits designed for gift -giving. The "Love Letters" and "But Not WORLD- PACIFIC HIGH FIDELITY success of the effort so far, has for Me." Newman negotiated been accomplished with virtu- the deal with Neely Plumb, Vic- ally no play for the Christmas WORLD-PACIFIC RECORDS /8715 W. 3RD ST. /LOS ANGELES, CALIF. /90048 tor's West Coast a. &r. chief. EP, Levy noted.

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Every album sent M Billboard CLASSICAL SPECIAL MERIT FOLK SPECIAL MERIT FOLK SPOTLIGHT for review is heard by Bill- board's Review Panel, and BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN B VIENNA, MY CITY OF DREAMS GOIN' DOWN TO TOWN its sales potential is rated MAJOR, OP. 60 1 THE LIFE I'M LIVING FLAT within its category of music. Richard Tucker Peter Morse. Philips PHM 200059 (M); (Furt- ML PHS 600059 (S) Carolyn Hester. Columbia CL Full reviews are presented Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Columbia 5937 (M); MS 6537 (5) CS (5) wangler). Deutsche Grammophon LPM 2032 (M); 8832 for Spotlight Picks or Special The current craze for folk music has brought 18742 This album is a first for Tucker, who with it a proliferation of new talent. Peter Picks, and sings a program of Viennese favorites in When better folk songs are sung, Carolyn Merit oll other Morse may be ranked among the more English. No matter what the language of Hester may be the one who sings them, Conductor Furtwangler has achieved an out- promising of the new lot. He approaches LP's are listed under their the songs, Tucker's voice is incom- The simplicity and directness of her singing standing reputation as a master improvise - each tune with a fervent gusto that be. parable. Franz Allers ably backs him with ekes a powerful impact here. There's a respective categories. tionist. His Inspired interpretations of Iwo smacks genuine feeling for the songs he the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Listening haunting subtlety to her voice that carries Beethoven works provide interesting and the is singing. Peter is equally proficient with to romantic songs will no doubt con - such folk tunes as "Sally Free and Easy' exciting listening. Furtwangler and Bee- the A few cuts are "Freight Train," iure up memories of the "good old days" guitar. and "I Want Jesus" to maximum effect. thoven's music is excellent coupling. The "Delia's Gone" and "Come Along of splendor and chivalry that marked Julie." lass score with this one. Bestro asserts his i'Mividuality without Good listening and The could Vienna at the turn of the programming. damaging the compmer's. Strong wax. century. Highly commercial weir.

I'vk !"A /"k I"4 SPECIAL CLASSICAL SPECIAL MERIT FOUR -STAR ALBUMS MERIT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL MERIT MERIT PICKS The four -star rating is awarded new PICK SPECIAL EILEEN FARRELL SINGS FRENCH AND albums with sufficient commercial pe ITALIAN SONGS fennel in their respective categories to HEY> IT'S CHRISTMAS merit being stacked by most dealers, Special Merit Picks are new releases of outstanding merit which deserve expowre and which one -stops and rack jobbers handling Columbia ML 5924 (M); MS 6524 IS) could have commercial success within their respective categories of music. that category. Benny and His Pal Joe O'Brien. United Eileen Farrell's range of artistry is by no Artists UAL 3324 (M); UA5 6324 (S) means limited. She is a consummate mu- sician and can readily adjust her normally large soprano to the refinements required Joe O'Brien, the morning deejay on New POPULAR York's WMCA, has a buddy named "Benny," POP SPECIAL MERIT JAZZ SPECIAL MERIT of the art song. Her performance here is ® and who is actually a speeded -up voice version RUSTY DRAPER'S GREATEST HITS, thoroughly planned sensitively executed, of O'Bren himself. Here the familiar Benny as she sings works by Respighi, Castel. VOLUME 1 voice it heard on a flock PARTY nuovoTedesco, Debussy and Faure. Though of typical lls' HOOTI BARNEY KESSEL'S SWINGIN' day ditties like "Jingle Monument S1LP 8005 (M) WE GIVE A the program may have somewhat limited "Rudolph," Bells" and "Frosty the Snowman," which he does it is a special bon -bon in Farrell's Contemporary M 3613 appeal, IMPRESSIONS The Womenfolk /The Villagers recorded work. with chorus help. Album could grab a good bit of attention, particularly on the New BIII Doggett. King 868 (M) RCA Victor LPM 2821 (M); LSP 2821 (S) A new side of Barney Kassel, perennial poll - York front. nner, and one of the all -time great jazz JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON Here are two new folk groups from the guitarists, ìs heard on this dynamic album. King 857 (M) West Coast in their recording debut. The rney appears nthe before y "live' oaths a folk ence and the enthusiastic response seems Womenfolk are fastmoving entry CLASSICAL SPECIAL MERIT FILM THEMES OF ERNEST GOLD composed entirely of female singers. They to inspire him and his gfWD. The selections: London Symphony Orchestra (Gold). ofNv accepted trod it ion B esal Hí "Nthw oy London LL 3320 (51); PS 320 (S) of familar folk items es well 1.= (Ch W 's TRhmm cCOUNTRY SPECIAL MERIT original tunes. The Villagers are a male arlie ss Memphis"' (Marvin MOZART: COMPLETE WIND MUSIC, Jenkins), 'Joy (Clifford Brown) and BALLAD FOR BIMSHIRE vocal group who add humor and rousing Spring" VOLS. 1 THROUGH 5 singing to their material. "Lover Man," featuring pianist Jenkins dou- Original Cast. London AM 4800; (M); bling on flute. CUTTIN' GRASS OSBORNE BROTHERS .AMS 78002 151 London Wind Soloists. London CM 9346 STYLE (M); CS 6246 (S) -CM 9350 (M); OS 6350 (5) E SE (S) JAll JPOP SPECIAL MERIT c JAZZ SPECIAL MERIT MGM 4149 (M); 4149

This is one of six albums of Mozart's Wind THE GREAT JAZZ PIANO OF The Osborne Brothers continue to turn out THE /YOUNG BEAT DRUMMIN' MAN (2 -12 ") Music as performed by London Wind Soloists PHINEAS NEWBORN JR, LP splendid albums with a great, authentic directed by Jack Brymer. This spot- Contemporary S1 3611 lights only one Mozart work, "Serenade in bluegrass, high -pitched shout vocal touch 29 Les Brown Gene Krupa. Columbia C2L (M) K. The LP's fea- with some of the sharpest banjo and guitar B Flat, 361." other five GROOVE HOUSE, Columbia CL 2119 (MI; CS 8919 (5) ture three to four different Mozart works. P.m' to be found. Beyond that, the set a Ray Bryant. Sue LP 1016 Here's fine album for the jazz collector. Each LP is handsomely presented in a sleeve has an unusually good quality of recorded The historically minded will really find The lads If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, and Les picturing a scene of the Germany so close- sound. offer "Sweet Thing," has done just that with this upbeat group- this a treasure trove of fascinating record- ly associated with the great composer. In- "Ruby, Are You Mad," "Sour Wood Moun- EXTENSION ings made by the Gene Krupa band through "Jed "Worried ing. The modern twist -a -beat pervades dividually, or as a group, the performances tain," Clampett," ,Man Clare Fischer Ork. Pacific Jazz 77 (S) the Vent's. every tune, accentuated with assay brass. and early Anita O'Day, are first rate and will be appreciated by Blues" and "White Lightning." Strong wax Roy and a It should be by those who like Eldridge, Charlie Ventura flock the lovers of Mozart, wind music and the for the field with pop sales possible. of other first -rate sidemen of former years their music on the rocks with a twist of classics. CLASSICAL appear. soDhistìcation. The titles inlude: "Sally Go 'Round the Roses," "Cotton Fields," A SECOND RECITAL BY THE "Washington Square" Md "On Broadway." ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN Package is great for Programming tool JAZZ SPECIAL MERIT THE FIELDS ® CLASSICAL SPECIAL MERIT COUNTRY SPECIAL MERIT London I:OiseamLyre SOL 264 IS) JAZZ ET JAZZ A CHILD OF OUR TIME (2 -12 "1 (!) POP SPECIAL MERIT THREE CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME Various Artists. London A 4256 IM): Andre Hodeir COMPOSERS OSA 1256 IS) PHM (2 -12 ") SELECTIONS FROM SOUND TRACKS Philips 200073 (M); PHS 600073 (S) ML 5921 (M); MS 6521 (S) AND FILM SCORES French critic musicologist- composer Andre Columbia Various Artists. Stordoy SLP 256 RHYTHM & BLUES Hodeir is represented in this fascinating Various Artists. Ascot UM 13500 (M) collection of "jazz experiments," most of Here are three beautiful comDOsi t ions by Here's another EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE: BLUES which h ave served as background music td contemporary Canadian composers, unfa- bonanza package (volume three in the label's Hall of Fame series) Various Artists. King 875 CVO Here's a large economy size package of French films. They are imaginative and miliar to most Americans, but absolutely motion picture sound -track material that's thoroughly musical. Most impressive are the 4 eserving of attention. Harry Somers, !Hur- with countless of the great old perform. .Couture antes by the biggest names. lust for exam- bound to hit all picture fans well. The extended Dires such es "Jain C ray Adaskin and lean Papineau are ple, the set has sides by Patsy Cline. Hawk. COUNTRY label has culled selections from the UA features the familiar voice o(nChris- ice composers, and the works hove melodic catalog track material from "Exodus," tian LeGrande, one the sopranos on she accessibility and e sophisticated sense of shay Hawkins, Lulu Belle and Scotty, Rex "Some like It Hot," "The Apartment" and "Bath's Hits" LP. Her hepromi- humor in common. where is a temptation Allen, Cowboy Copas, Jimmie Skinner, Platt COUNTRY FOLK MUSIC CONCERT "Odds Against Tomorrow;" and assembled is matched onlyonM by that of such y to comparen them with the schools . and Scrugg`-, and many others. Obviously, Stanley Brothers. King 864 (M) much of is but much of a neat package with good art- Cent jazz names as Martial Salol, Kenny Aaron Coplandnd and Leonard Bernstein. this older material, postertype the work from each pie to dress up the cover. Clark and Pierre Michelet, heard here. lormances are first rate, under the baton it is good just same and collectors of Could be a solid rack item. of Walter Susskind. authentica will want it. (Continued)

www.americanradiohistory.com DECEMBER 21, 1963 BILLBOARD 29 MUSIC AS WRITTEN NEW YORK solid January jazz release lined up for its Debut series. Included ii****4 dlJ. A A e Andres Segovia received an are items by Brew Moore, Cecil 610.C4651.410-1 honorary doctorate from the Taylor, the late Oscar Pettiford University de Compestela, Spain. and the late Charlie Parker... . "My thanks to an industry with a great big heart." He is an exclusive Decca artist. A new afterhours spot, the . Burl Ives recording in Nash- Geary Breakfast Club, opened ville early this month. . . . A November 28 with Lou Rawls, series of 10 half -hour programs Jimmy McCracklin and Jay Pay- on the roots of jazz is being ton, among others.... Odetta's planned by the National Educa- November 30 concert in Berke- tional Television producer Karl ley drew a fair house of 1,000 Genus.... Nostalgia notes have depsite many cancellations fol- trombone innovator Bill Haris lowing the President's death... . (with the Woody Herman band Tito Puente and orchestra more than a decade ago) back opened for one week at Off Live recordings of Hootenannies at the Troubadour, the Ice House, and in the big leagues with the Pee Broadway December 2. taped Ash Wee Russell clan. Group Raising memories of Norman the Grove a TV seg for Canadian TV CBC. Philhar- Phil Napolean has also resumed Grant's Jazz at the monic concert packages, brother his career after a lengthy lay- another nostalgia Irving Granz brings a big jazz off... Still to Temple bit has Georgie Auld back on show the Masonic Auditorium here December 13. disk for Philips. On the bill are the Jimmy Smith Calboy Records' "W hats a Trio, Dakota Staton, the Oscar "THE BIG Matter Baby," by Wendy and Peterson Trio, Coleman Haw- Joey, won a "Battle of the kins, Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt, Sounds" on CHUM, Toronto. Wynton Kelly and Paul Cham- Same firm reports Tommy bers, as well as possible late Boyce has resigned as partner starters Gerry Mulligan, Stan in its publishing firm.... Bob Getz, Harry Edison and J. J. HOOTENANNY" Thompson, national promo man- Johnson. . . Lu Wafters' new ager for Columbia Records, and recordings will be issued on 45- wife Adrienne have a new heir. r.p.m. singles by Fantasy. The The newcomer, a girl, is named trumpeter was planning to cut IN-LP 1001 Carolyn Louise.... Tamia art- "Dallas Blues" but dropped the ist Stevie Wonder is currently tune in view of recent develop- working in an American Inter- ments in that city. . John national Studios flick, "Muscle Coltrane has been enjoying ex- Beach Party." He went to the cellent response at the Jazz his Olympia Theater, Paris, Decem- Workshop, where he and THE SWINGING 12 STRING Of ber 11, where he will work quartet opened November 26. "THE . SWINGING through Christmas. . Folk The local classical music set singers Addis and Crofut enter- is excited over prospects for the tained at the Dutch Treat lunch- San Francisco Symphony Or- eon Tuesday (3).... Carnegie chestra, now that Josef Krips Hall Christmas Show December has assumed leadership. Krips 12 STRINGS" 22 stars Woody Allen, Mel became the orchestra's new con- in November. Torme and the Basle band... . ductor late by Lalo Schifrin is on the Coast. Tom Maley of H. R. Basford, Tony Bennett interested in The IN GROUP with Harpsichord doing Columbia distributor, reports some Schifrin -Gene Lees above- average yule trade this tunes in forthcoming LP. . featuring GLEN CAMPBELL Stan Getz year. Strong seasonal sets by has a version of "Cha- Andy Williams and Robert COTTONh,IELDS HOOTEN rade" coming in 12 string guitar . Iy forthcoming Goulet, fast -moving Broadway Verve LP. Set also features un- CREENt ILI AS I;P show packages such as "Here's IN -LP 1002 usual version of "Blowin' in the Wind." JACK MAHER Love" and regional response to Ernie Heckscher's initial Colum- PITTSBURGH bia issue are leaders.... The off -Broadway club, happy with Single release from The Big Hootenanny LP Liberace, who was scheduled the business Trini Lopez to play 16 nights at Holiday brought in last month, has House in his debut there, played booked the singer and his group "Santy Anna" exactly one performance before for 10 more nights, starting De- by a reported ear illness forced him cember 27. Tito Puente and to cancel and to check into St. orchestra put in a week at the THE SHENADOAH TRIO Francis Hospital instead. Later, club in early December and his illness was diagnosed as a Woody Herman's herd is set IN -778 virus and he was scheduled to February 14.... Barbra Strei- fly to his California home for sand's concert at the Masonic new craze further treatment by his own Auditorium and Joan Baez at The original dance version of the dance doctor. His latest diagnosis is a the University of San Francisco, kidney ailment which may re- December 6 were sellouts. quire surgery. Singer Don Washington, who Meanwhile Holiday House impression at the WILLIE TIME" made a good "UNCLE owner John Bertera has set the hungry i not long ago, is now Joe Williams Quartet to fill out working at the Interlude on Nob by BOBBY MILLER the Liberace date.... The Three Hill. . On December 3 the Suns, headed by Artie Dunn, Oakland Symphony premiered Constellation 111 are the draw at the Twin Darius Milhaud's new work hon- Coaches following the New oring the late John F. Kennedy, "Penny Candy" Christy Minstrels.... Leonard called "Murder of a Great Chef Moving up on National Charts Mendlowitz, veteran Billboard of State." The composer com- b/w reporter here, returns to his post pleted the piece in one day and following a siege at West Penn air -mailed it to Oakland from Time" "Willowy Billowy Land" Hospital in "Crossfire Pittsburgh.... The Paris. . . Two recording stars piano duo team of Ferrante and by of the 1920's and 1930's have by Dee Clark Teicher, both native sons, re- settled in the Bay Area recently: Will Mercer turned home for a Sunday (8) Elmer Snowden and Arthur concert.... Bill Landy, former Schutt.... Joe Sullivan, Muggsy Constellation 108 Constellation 109 singing emsee at the Ankara, Spanier, Darnell Howard and has returned home after a month Pops Foster recorded a video at the West Penn Hospital A REAL SLEEPER with tape at KQED December 6. The a heart attack. LEONARD MENDLOWIT7. program, one of a series moder- ated by critic Ralph Gleason, "NEAR TO YOU" by Wilbur Harrison SAN FRANCISCO will be shown around the coun- try on educational TV outlets. Seahorn 502 Little Johnny Taylor's "Part Last- minute changes in Time Love" on Galaxy has Irving Gran.' December 13 reached the half -million mark, "Jazz a la Carte" show were the adding up to the biggest seller omission of Oscar Peterson's the parent company, Fantasy, has ever had. Curiously, the LP trio and the addition of saxo- Above labels distributed nationally by containing Taylor's big number phonists Gerry Mulligan and AI is off to a slow start.... Speak- Cohn. DICK HADLOCK ing of Fantasy, the firm has a (Continued on page 30) 1421 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO 5, ILL. 939 -2416 RECORD SALES CORPORATION

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IIII II VIII III II IIIIII VIII II Illll lllll mull 1111111 II VIII II III II 1111111 IIIIIIIIIII GEMA Planning SINGAPORE 'Hammer'Nails NEW BREAKS OUT HONG KONG -As evidence Down Title RELEASES Red Royalty Tab of the growing strength of the Singapore market, the Diamond By JAN TORFS MUNICH -West Germany's Hungarian Communist regime as Music Company announced this composers'organization- a national asset. week that it is opening a MECHELEN, Belgium - As from GEMA-is laying the ground- The fact that most of his wholesale department in Singa- the record industry begins to to- new work for the eventual collection works were composed during the pore. This office, situated at tal up sales here for year -end, -Coin- 35 Jalan Lada Puteh, Singapore, of royalties in the non regime of royalty dom not deter figures indicate that "If I Had a munist world, including the the Budapest Red regime from will handle distribution of . the United States and Canada, on trying to collect the royalties. following labels: United Artists, Hammer" and "America" by CHESS the works of authors and com- Dr. Schulze's meeting in Buda- Liberty, Dot, Cadence, Cameo - Trini Lopez were the biggest posers whose royalty rights are pest was conducted with proper Parkway, Kapp, Congress, ABC - hits of 1963. For awhile it was controlled by the Communist capitalist indignation on the part Paramount and Diamond. Ren believed that the title might go da Silva, managing director of bloc. of Hungarian copyright society to Adamo for his "Sans toi, for the alleged infringement of the company, recently returned This could be one of the big- mamie," but extremely heavy Bartok's copyrights in the West. from Singapore where he super- gest copyright coups in decades, vised VOCAL con- the organization of this sales from the Lopez disk over a coup which would make The Hungarian society new branch office. He spoke in GEMA the primary collecting trols all Bartok rights for the the last few weeks have given glowing terms of the singles the American disk the edge. agency in the non -Communist Communist countries (although market in Singapore which he SMASH! world for the Communists. the society did not furnish any stressed was "very much larger With the few weeks left for sales of royalties, if First steps toward negotiation accounting the than the market in Hong Kong." in the year, it is highly unlikely any, it has the of such a pact have just been received from LP sales there, however, were that any other record will soar "Main Theme taken by GEMA's general direc- Communist countries). The plan on par with Hong Kong. tor, Dr. Erich Schulze. Schulze is for GEMA to administer the up in sales to take the title away has just returned from wide - Bartok rights outside the Com- IIIIIIBII II III II IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIII IlIII II IlIII II IIIIIIItltltht lfINI11n from Trini Lopez. from ranging discussions in Budapest munist bloc. with the Hungarian performing In an interview Schulze said rights society, Bureau Pour La he hoped such an arrangement THE Protection des Droits d'Auteurs, might take effect from 1965 on MUSIC AS WRITTEN which is under state control. at the latest. If so, Schulze pro- poses to make royalties from Continued from page. 29 main item of , business The Bartok's music in the United was Hungary's complaint that PHILADELPHIA formerly with Garmisa's CMA CARDINAL Western countries have "pirated" States and Canada retroactive to 1961. store in Miami, is Mercury's the works of Bela Bartok, who Locally based (STAY WITH ME)" Sees Upheaval Sure Records new promotion man here. . died in 1945. Bartok has tre- label rushed three new string If you got a card saying: "You're NICK NOBLE mendous vogue at the moment Dr. Schulze returned from band albums in time for the Gonna Git Trouble," you're with the Communists. The com- Budapest convinced that an up- holiday selling season in "Hap- really not. It's trouble in the Chess 1879 pianist and collector of heaval is occurring in the Com- py Holidays" with the Best of form of Lee Hazlewood's newest poser, munist attitude toward royalty folk music (which greatly influ- the Mummers; "String Band Mercury album, "Trouble Is a payments to Western composers Sound of All -Time Favorites" by Lonesome Ole Town," a unique enced his own compositions) is and authors. *******#****#-Mr** A i the Greater Kensington String offering. NICK BIRO depicted by the royalty -hungry No longer do the Communists Band, and a third LP in "The dispute the validity of copyright Ferko String Band on Parade." LONDON agreements. On the contrary, . Joe Valino has been signed American songwriter and rec- they are patently eager to start by Chancellor Records and his ord producer Peter de Angelis "BABY collecting in the West on the first release is due in January. made what was literally a flying SMASH works of their own artists. More- Deaux Records is the newest visit to London to supervise over, there is no longer a uni- with On a New Label label to set up shop local backing tracks for an Italian form position of "party line" industry attorney Harold B. Lip - song waxed here by Bobby Ry- WHAT YOU throughout the Communist bloc sius handling its legal matters. -V -LUS dell. Title is not yet known, but MAR on performing rights agreements. MAURIE H. ORODENKER it is one of many Rydell has re- Each country is obviously free corded at the Pye studios for in- WANT ME to negotiate its own arrange- CHICAGO ternational releases in the new "DON'T TURN ments on copyright matters, and, year. At the time of writing this, as is illustrated by the Bartok Mercury's Morris Diamond Rydell was considering one YOUR BACK negotiations, the satellites are and Jim Ramsbury, program di- further session before journey - hastening to do so. rector at WPTR, Albany, N. Y., TO DO" (Continued on page 32) GEMA believes that in time are arranging a big talent pack- by ON ME" Western authors and composers age of entertainment for the Newfoundland Air Force Base ETTA JAMES by will find a new market for their music in the Communist coun- over Christmas. Ramsbury is THE LEADER IN THE Argo #5459 Johnny Sayles tries, and that reasonably satis- taking a basketball squad and OLDIES FIELD factory royalty arrangements can Diamond is furnishing the Pixies worked Three and the Secrets. They're Mk**************** Mar -V -Lus #6000 be out. If so, this could be a tremen- also looking for additional talent, dous coup for GEMA, which so, if you have a group or a sin- gle, get in touch. . . . WBBM HERE'S THE NEW under Dr. Schulze's aggressive direction, is pressing a relentless here is about to launch the big - best promo in the history of the OF BETTY EVERETT campaign to expand performing "ONE rights collections. station. It'll be built around the "First at WMMB" theme. .. . "I'LL BE Our condolences to Lenny THESE Garmisa on the recent death of San Remo Trims his wife Sylvia. She was known THERE" to most of the industry here and will be deeply mourned by all. by To 24 Tunes OLD DAYS" . And on a happier note, con- Betty Everett ROME -Final elimination of gratulations to Joe and Joan San Remo entries reached a dif- Sipiora on the birth and recent MR. MAESTRO RECORDS LITTLE MILTON christening their first 7 Central Park West. N.V.C. One- Derful =4823 ficult point and the. list of 30 of -born, Checker 1063 was shaved by six to bring the Scott Joseph. . . . Fred Ellis, actual entries to 24 instead of the projected 20. In addition to The Country Hit! 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agreement being drawn up, but To Hold Your Hand" before it Pathe Marconi. Chalmers also this had not yet been signed was issued.... Roy Castle has had meetings with Leon Cabat MUSIC AS WRITTEN and the whole deal now lay open been signed for the leading role and Paul Claude of Vogue to to further discussion.... RCA in the forthcoming Broadway finalize arrangements for issue Victor has rush -released a new musical "Kelly." ... After meet- of the Vogue repertoire in India Continued from page 30 Elvis Presley single here follow- ing Mike Maitland in London, and southeast Asia.... Due in ing the fans' shock mediocre re- former Warner Bros. Interna- for talks at EMI head office ing home -to record "In the Decca's headquarters have now last finalized. action to " Bossa Nova Baby." tional Director Bobby Weiss week were Gerry Oord from Summer of His Years," the been The party of 30 The single British tribute -to- President Ken- or more reps will arrive here features "Kiss Me took off for his Paris office on Holland and John Kirsch from Quick," taken from Presley's his farewell European trip for Brussels. . Ben E. King has nedy song, published by Leeds, January 6 and the following day eighteen- month -old "Pot Luck" Warners. Maitland left for Paris been added to the Brian Ep- which has already received will visit Decca House in the album. "Kiss Me Quick" was is- soon afterwards. . Frank stein- Arthur Howes package American attention from Connie morning and the company's fac- sued in Northern Ireland to- Chalmers of EMI's Inter- which tours Britain for three Francis, Mahalia Jackson, Toni tory at New Malden. The day - ward the end of the summer national Division a fleet- weeks from February 8 starring Arden and Kate Smith. after that (8) the reps will attend -paid and reached the No. 1 spot there visit with Pacemakers. a product meeting at the Decca ing to Paris for talks Gerd and the On in September. Ted Cross and P. Bowies of his visit to Europe this month, Incidentally, to date the pub- studios and hear the new Phase lishers have barred the song to Four Stereo recordings made by artists for any British release. Tony D'Amato for principally The Beatles headline ATV's "Sunday Night at the London Decca has issued a tribute in- U. S. release. ALBUM REVIEWS strumental titled "The Kennedy Palladium" for the second, time March" which "Telstar" man Ember boss Jeff Kruger has on January 12 - police are Joe Meek penned and led the revealed that 32- year -old mil- mounting special security in the Continued from page 28 orchestra for--royalties will be lionaire washing machine tycoon area of the theater following the John Bloom is trying to huy his riots when the Beatles made their sent to Jacqueline Kennedy to CHRISTMAS donate to charity. way into the record industry via Palladium -TV debut on October Ember. Kruger said that Bloom 13. It is now known that the MERRY CHRISTMAS, COUNTRY Plans revealed in this approached him with an offer group -which will visit Israel STYLE first Various Artists. 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Little Stevie Wonder will fly to Conductor- Composer G o r n i backed up by D. J. Coupland, ZURICH wide standards by re- printing London (27) for an appearance Kramer also has his own show, Decca's Far East supervisor sta- evergreens.... Jane Peterer, of on AR -TV's "Ready Steady Go." "High Fidelity," which is featur- tioned in Singapore.... In ad- Cedric Dumont will conduct Edition Coda, is bringing chan- Big Dee Irwin will join Robert ing recording artists.... Graz, dition to Microphon (Argentina) the Clarinet Concerto by U. S. Zurich for a Stigwood's tour which com- lots! SAM'L STEINMAN and Prosadis (France), Nippon composer Aaron Copland as a teuse Manuela to mences February 8. Grammophon has recently guest with the Radio Zurich guest TV'er. . .. The German TOKYO signed with two Swedish labels: Symphony at the end of this Ariola label has just released a MUNICH Karusell and Joker. Nippon month. He also flew to Paris new album "Cedric Dumont and S. Noma, chairman, and K. Records, which was established to attend festivities for the 40th his Europe Express." . . . Ex U. S. composer Aaron Cop- Machijiri, president of King July I, is releasing two singles anniversary of Francis Day. At Libris, Switzerland's biggest in- land arrived in Munich for a Records, flew to London early of Japanese popular songs as the festivities he met Jack stay of several weeks to rehearse in October and Vuinink dependent record company, succeeded in for- initial release.... J. H. Denton. his ballet music for the new Na- mally renewing the agreement of Dutch Philips was here for moves to its new premises at tional Theater here. When all for distribution of the London talks with Nippon Victor. Edition Coda Zurich is aug- Hermetschloo Street, Zurich. dance and light music was banned at the Bavarian Radio label in British Deccas head J. FUKUNISHI menting its catalog of world JIMMY JUNGERMANN Network on the evening of No- vember 25, Copland was invited to introduced his tone poem "A Lincoln Portrait." Music was taken from an RCA Victor al-

bum. . Paul Siegel has ac- quired the German sub- publish- ing rights to "Lipstick Paint a Smile on Me," recorded by American Decca artist Demetris Tapp from Shapiro-Bernstein. Carl Ulrich Blether is writing the German lyrics.... Caterina Valente has recorded a new song by Gerhard Winkler, "Music, Music," with lyrics by Guenther Loose, owned by Paul Siegel for Germany, Shapiro-Bernstein for the States. Marlene Dietrich's first num- bers after her return contract with Electrola are "Die Antwort Gibt Allein Der Wind" and "Paff, Der Drache," German versions of U. S. hit numbers "Blowin' in the Wind" and

"Puff." . . Critics are calling young singer Richard Leando from Munich a new Mario Lanza. Munich music publisher Hans Lang heard him in a Mu- nich night spot, contracted him at once. Leando will tour the States in February. He will sing in concerts in Milwaukee, Chi- cago, Los Angeles, Hollywood, and guest star in programs of radio and TV stations.... One of Italy's top singers, Michele, recorded his first German num- bers for the RCA label. . . . Munich's Herbert Hisel will start a tour through the States in May. In the meantime, 382,000 records have been sold of his Tempo EP's. . . Chappell of Germany has the rights for the film music of three important new pix, "Bye Bye Birdie," "The Victors" and "Charade." JIMMY JUNGERMANN ROME

While RCA is back in the San Remo Festival it is also pushing its own winter disk event, "Fes- tival at Home," which is tied to a nationwide contest. The com- pany has issued Sergio Endrigo's WE'VE GOT THE SOUND It Was Summer," backed by YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. "Annamaria" to send off the campaign. Of the 15 artists Recording studios in 4 cities. participating in this winter coun- 3 -city, 3 -plant manufacturing terpart of the summer record activity the only non -Italians are and warehousing. Transcrip- Neil Sedaka and Little Peggy tions. 4 track stereo. Sound March. . . . Discocorriere magazine's campaign to organ- for sound films. In short, ize juke box clubs has begun everything needed to pro- with 12 chapters. . . . Vogue for singers with single names vide you always with the continues with Sprint's Fiametta, which means "Little Flame." very finest in sound and service. Ricky Blake, a Puerto Rican, who has scored a success in So.., Italy with his combo known as the Royals, is now recording for

Style. . . Italdisc is widening its list with the apparent defec- tion of Mina with Elio Cali, a new young singer. . Rita GET ACCUSTOMED TO THE BEST Pavone has recorded "What Does the World Matter" as the theme song of "The Empty Can- RELY ON... vas," new film based on an Al- berto Moravia best seller. It will he released in U. S. concur- rently with her American visit RCA CUSTOM RECORD SALES in mid -January.... Latest pop TV shows feature Delia Scala (also starring in Italian version 'THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN SOUND AND SERVICE' of "My Fair Lady," of which an Call or write offices and studios in New York -Mu 9 -7200. 155 East 24th Street, New York 10, N.Y. Chicago-INN 4- 5215.455 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 11,111. Hollywood - original cast LP is soon due 514- 1660,1510 H. Vine Street, Hollywood 28, Calif. Nashville -AL 5 -5781, 80017th Avenue 5.. Nashville 3.Tenn. Factories in Rockaway tNewlerseyl, Indianapolis and Hollywood here) and Nicola Arigliano.

www.americanradiohistory.com 34 BILLBOARD DECEMBER 21, 1963 This Is Life in the Big City By GIL FAGGEN NEW YORK - It was an ironical twist of fate that took me to the facilities of Radio PROGRAMMING Press International on East 50th St., and its flagship station READY -TO -GO PROGRAMMING VOX JOX WMCA, for a story on Friday, PROGRAMMING NEWSLETTER November 22. There could be no more dramatic and graphic way to demonstrate the workings of a crack news setup than the breaking VOX JOX of a news story that would test the best any organi- zation had to offer. By GIL FAGGEN RPI's special bulletin system By GIL FAGGEN at Lake Charles featuring Ray alerted the more than 101 North Mike Rapchak, WCFL (Chi- Stevens, Sunny and the Sun - American subscriber stations cago) personality put on a liners and Murray Kellum. over an open line to the fast - special three -hour musical trib- WJRZ airmen, Paul Brenner breaking news events in Dallas. ute to Glenn Miller Saturday and Bob Brown shared the Reports were fed from the RPI (14) -the 19th anniversary of emsee spotlight at Newark's affiliate in Dallas, KIXL, to sta- Miller's disappearance over the Chanukah Festival to raise tions from Saskatoon, Sas- English Channel during WW II. money for Bonds for Israel katchewan, to Scranton, Pa. Fred Kendall, tenor, and campaign. Later, as the epic story unfolded, Rosemary McGann, soprano on Tom Williams, Dave RPI's full in the 'organ- time bureau WJR's Bud Guest Show in son, Charlie Harder and Tom Nation's Capital took over the Detroit, guest with Arthur God- Lanham, reins. WJOB (Hammond, Supplementary reports frey on his CBS Radio net show Ind.) staffers, recently presided were fed from RPI's correspond- this week (16 -20). over a giant hop attended ents based in the key news cen- by teens from ters Hammond, Gary, of Europe, Asia, Latin East and South Chicago. Per- America, Australia and Africa. forming for the "sell out" crowd That eventful afternoon of RADIO PRESS INTERNATIONAL'S control center in New York were Ral Donner, Tobin Math- November 22 and during peri- City is manned 24 hours every day, servicing more than 120 ews, and others. WJOB will be odical air checks by me through hosting three different hops Monday night, the effectiveness independent radio subscribers around the world. every Saturday night in differ- and thoroughness of RPI was ent locations in the future. ably demonstrated. WWDC's Art Brown throws RPI also covers pre -scheduled an open house news bash Monday (16) events (President Johnson's to celebrate his birthday (30 address to the joint session of Harrisburg Station Takes years on D. C. Congress radio). The Art last Wednesday, space Brown Show, morning listen- shots, and presidential news Exception Rival's ing habit in the Nation's Cap- conferences). The audio news to Claim ital, will originate from the service also produces an array of Presidential HARRISBURG, Pa. Staff - at 1400 on Arms for the oc- feature programs such as: - the dial does not casion. "From the People," a half -hour man Pete Wambach of WCMB "reach effectively more than 10 panel discussion of current af- here has taken sharp excep- miles from the city, and cannot fairs taped in Washington; tion to several of the claims be heard in York and Lan- "World in Review," a report in made by the rival station, caster." depth of global news; "Wall WFEC. A Billboard story attributed SEGUE Street," a program which de- Wambach disagrees that the statement that "true station Burke fines various aspects of invest- Harrisburg is the nation's 21st has moved into first place in Roger now occupying ing and finance for listeners, largest market doubting the less than a month" to a WFEC program and news director slot - at KWOA AM -FM and other similar programs vary- validity of the figure even with spokesman. Canadian recording artist, (Worthing- ing in length from three and a the inclusion of York and Lan- In ton, Minnesota).... Dave Rob- summarizing the rating Bobby Curtola, winner of inson, former half to 30 minutes. RPI fur- caster. The story indicated that picture in the Harrisburg First WFBR (Balti- mar- CHUM's Annual Popu- more) air personality, named nished its affiliates last Friday York and Lancaster were in- ket, Wambach wrote that larity Poll," accepts Gold Cup with a quarter -hour documen- program director of WAQE cluded (according to SRDS and "WCMB remains strongly No. 1, Award and congratulations from tary, "John F. Kennedy His AM -FM and Stereo (Townsend- - the U. S. Budget Bureau the CHUM music librarian, Millie Profile in Courage," a profile area WHP, is No. 2, WFEC, No. 3 Baltimore). ranks as 21st. The City of and WKBO Moriak. Those lucky Toronto and biographical report on the in fourth position - promotion men! late President. Harrisburg ranks 69). Wam- sharing that spót with WSBA Johnny Jano, operations man- Modern Radio Formate i bach's letter further indicates in York and sometime Carlisle's ager at KLOU (Lake Charles, Radio Press International was that WFEC's 1,000 -watt signal WHYL." Louisiana), hosted a record hop established in 1958, and ac- quired by R. Peter Straus, pres- ident of the Straus Broadcast- ing Group (WMCA, New York), PROGRAMMING NEWSLETTER a year later. The news service represented an answer to mod- ern independent radio's news problem. DJ's Moral Force in Community The launching of inde- By BILL GAVIN dependent, modern, tight -for- trend in programming? mated radio Contributing Editor Some things are fairly certain: shock wears off; posed some serious memories problems for those stations not DURING of sorrow grow dim; time erodes the THE DAYS that followed President sharp edges of a newly aroused national con- affiliated with a network. While Kennedy's death, I was privileged to talk with some of the science. It is a part of living that there should be indies had superla- many people in radio, in many different cities. music tive records in covering local and laughter and entertainment. No one Without exception, they ex- would want it otherwise. affairs, their facilities for gath- pressed shock, grief and even Radio Influences Youth ering national and world news shame that such a thing could simply were not on a par with happen in the United States of Network television and radio do an excellent the news facilities of the net- America. Many spoke with pride job of presenting and explaining the world's prob- Redd Hall has taken over works: a severe failing in view of the manner in which their lems and our concern with them. Unfortunately, 6 to 10 a.m. slot at WEMP of growing public dependent for stations very little of the networks' news and commen- AM -FM (Milwaukee) recently responded to the tragic vacated news from independent radio events and of the loyal, unselfish taries ever reach the school -age population. The by Ed (Coffeehead) broadcasters. co- operation of their program majority of the teens and pre -teens prefers listen- Larson's move to Chicago's The managements of these staffs. ing to pop radio. Pop records are its entertainment WIND. Redd has been with primarily pop formated stations and disk jockeys are its heroes. WEMP for the past nine years. All stations, of course, abandoned their regular Robert S. were increasingly sensitive to formats of Yaeger, program the news popular records, substituting different THERE ARE DISK JOCKEYS who claim to manager of WHEC (Rochester), problem. RPI jumped kinds of serious music. All advertising was into the can- "identify" with teen -agers. What some of them assumes added duties as oper- vacuum with a format celed until the morning of to convey Tuesday, November mean is that they accept and condone teen atti- ations manager of WHEC -TV. the excitement of the 26. Even after that date, many stations were news and hold the attention of tudes and behavior: What is implied is often the Paul Drew exits WAKE (At- cautiously slow in returning to their full comple- d.j.'s approval the local station's modern fast - apparent of the lowest common lanta) to take over 7 to 11 ment of current hit records. In a few cases, it denominator of juvenile morality. The d.j. is the p.m. moving audience. was reported segment on WQXI, (same that even though the regular play - acknowledged leader in the field of records for city) vacated by "Radio audiences today de- list was once more in Ron Roddy effect, disk jockeys simply youth; he too often neglects his opportunities to who moves to WKBW (Buffalo). mand news techniques that in- would not program the more raucous sounds. volve more lead in the direction of more enduring values. Greg M. Mason appointed than deep -voiced The entire respose of American radio during Many radio stations, with their well -publicized young men copy operations manager of WIRY reading meant those difficult days was a mark of innate good "personalities," are held in far higher esteem for the eye rather than the ear," by (Albany, N. Y.). Mason held taste and respect for listeners' feelings on the their young listeners than are their schools, their similar post said Michael J. Minahan, vice - more recently with part of radio people. churches, or even their homes. It is time, I think, president and general WMID (Atlantic City, N. J.). manager for such prestige to be used to reinforce, rather of RPI. "Listeners expect imme- THE QUESTION has been asked by many than ignore, NEWSMAKERS: diacy, and - to the basic values of human living. Allan Moll, the flavor of events and answered by none: Will the sobering reflec- Isn't it time that radio stood for something newscaster at KHJ AM -FM (Continued on 36) page tions of our national tragedy bring about a new besides competition and profit? (Continued on page 36)

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www.americanradiohistory.com 36 BILLBOARD DECEMBER 21, 1963. Headed for the Charts Listeners the Final Answer? Billboard Merit Spotlight SEGUE Winner: Up Coming Instrumentalist The and Cash Boa *newt Dl Poll. HOUSTON - pros listenership appears to be almost coverage area to check from the Continued from page 34 Cash Sox Best Bet. cons of going directly to the 100 per cent adult, in the case huge listing their own personal Musk Vendor Sore Bet listener for programming deci- of women from single family favorites. The lists were mailed (Los Angeles) assumes additional sions have been illustrated by homes, and among men from the to the station for tabulation and duties as director of public KTRH and KXYZ here. professions. The male -female evaluation. affairs, a newly created post. WNMP -FM, Chicago, and percentage was split 50 -50. Result: station abandoned Stan Dale, WLS (Chicago), KBTR, Denver, during the past WNMP, which operates out the survey two months later be- elected to the National Board year. of Directors of Evanston at 1,000 watts, con- cause of "listener apathy," and of the National Paraplegia The most recent report comes sulted direct mail specialists is offering "total information" Foundation. D a l e moderates from Chicago where officials at who told the station that a re- and virtually no music program- "Pinpoint," news -dis- cussion program. . . WNMP -FM discovered that ask- turn of less than I per cent ming. Charles ing your audience for opinions would be the best expected In an effort to meet with FCC Warren, Washington news bu- reau chief of the is not a bad way to make a from such a general broadcast license renewal requirements, Mutual Radio Network, programming decision. The sta- appeal. Taken on that basis, the Houston's KXYZ launched a named manager of Washington tion, which specializes in a station projects its afternoon lis- similar survey through Houston operations.... Dick Radatz, relief pitcher for the UNCHAIN MY HEART "Good music" format broken by tenership at some 75,000 home newspapers, which resulted in Boston Red Sox, Jack La Forge, his piano and maestro. an hourly newscast, decided to and /or cars. no significant programming named sports Mone. director for WCOP AM Stereo R4ee RS2ee discontinue a midafternoon hour Houston Stations changes at the station. -FM of classical music. (Boston). One of the most energetic ap- On two separate days KXYZ Billboard Merit Spotlight Newman P. Wells, assistant Cash Boa As an afterthought, station proaches to the concept was placed questionnaires in two Jan Pick of eke Week. news director at WICC (Fair- Music manager Ben Scott decided to undertaken nearly ago Houston dailies and within a Vendor Sure Bet. a year field, Conn.), Reginald ask for listener sentiment, when KTRH, Houston, pur- week more than 2,000 responses Wy- T E R (= O cliffe, WINS (New York) news WNMP simply made 10 spot chased a full page ad in The were received -with a majority editor, join WCBS news de- announcements over a five -day Houston Chronicle listing 1,000 concurring, coincidentally, with partment in New York. :F-ARLIE MARIANO period, and the results were music selections. The tunes the station's format. Richard S. Harrington rejoins astounding. More than 850 carefully compiled from a list Take Your Pick pieces of mail came in- mostly of million sellers, great stand- Chicago's WGN as a reporter - in favor of keeping the program. ards, current popular favorites The newspaper questionnaires editor following his recent dis- listed 13 program categories, charge from the Not only that, many of the and best selling albums, was Armed Forces. ranging from classical music to letter writers made other com- called "Music - Selector," by humor shows, and asked read- ments regarding the station's KTRH's general manager Frank ers to indicate whether they programming all of which Stewart. SINGLE COPIES NOW - wanted "more," 'less" or the were compiled into an informal The station then invited lis- same kind of programming fare. "study." As an example, WNMP teners and everyone else in its AVAILABLE A PORTRAIT IN JAll KXYZ adopted a slogan "the Charlie Mariano station that listens to its listen- Only $2 Mono. Stereo R.286 RS.286 ers." Apparently this was not Stars- OOwnbrar READY-TO-GO hard to to do as no changes THE WORLD DISTRIBUTORS were recommended, reports indi- A P. I RECORD DISTRIBUTING CO. cate. OF 1000 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio KBTR, Denver, inaugurated a A 8 L DISTRIBUTORS, INC. while ago a 1811 Fairmount Avenue 90 -day "Operation: COUNTRY MUSIC Philadelphia PROGRAMMING 30, Penna. Public Opinion" in which 500; 215 -PO CRAIG CORP. 000 audience questionnaires 1021 E. Pire Street, Seeder, wash. Program directors and disk jockeys will find this material a ready source were distributed in order to de- Jerry Demean 206 -EA 4.3939 from which to build weekly programming periods. All that's needed ere termine the outlet's program- CROWN DRUG the disks from the station's record library. ming course. The station 15th 8'Ne'l'^9ton Streets, Denver, Cola Mores Ser,e,lon 303 -53d-9301 awarded cash prizes to respond- D 6 M OISTRIBUTORS ents whose names were used on 90 Dorman Street, San t raOO 00 Calif.5331 . the air. 415 -IMB, 8 MIDDLE -ROAD SINGLES DUMONT DISTRIBUTORS singles, selected 1040 Tremont , Boston, Mass. Not too for out in either direction, the following from the current Hot 100, 617- 442 -0800 ara the most popular middleroad records of the week. Rank order here is based on relative standing in the Hot 100. EASTERN DISTRIBUTORS, INC. Life in Big City 26 Clark Street, Hartford, Conn. Mack Clerk 203- 2894131 Continued from page 34 Fron this work's Net 100 Weeks HEILECHER BROS. This LM e 119 North 91h Street, Minneapolis, Minn. Week Week TITLE, ARTIST, LABEL Net 100 which voice news convey," he JAY KAY DIST. CO. said. 13401 Lyndon, Detroit, Mich. 1 1 DOMINIQUE, Singing Nun, Philips 40152 RPI's director of news, M. S. DISTRIBUTING CO. Bill DON'T HAVE TO BE A BABY TO CRY, Caravelles, 1852 1700 S. Michigan Anoue, Chicago, III. 2 3 YOU Smash 8 Scott (who was on hand in Dal- Vic Foraci 312 -WE 9 -7571 3 S THEREI I'VE SAID IT AGAIN, Bobby Vinton, Epic 9638 4 las last week) is providing a I Welch, Cadence 1439 MAIN LINE 4 4 SINCE FELL FOR YOU, Lenny 9 modern, reliable, excitingly East 38th SNeet, Cleveland, Ohio 5 2 I'M LEAVING IT UP TO YOU, Dale d Grace, MontelMichele 921 12 Rosenblatt paced news service Ed 2I6Ex 1.1800 6 POPSICLE AND ICICLES, Murmaids, Chattahoochee 628 5 for Inde. 6 pendent Its Scope ... its People MARSHALL ENTERPRISES, INC. 7 8 TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS, Johnny Tillotson, MGM 13181 7 radio stations that want 636 West Baltimore Street 8 9 HAVE YOU HEARD, Duprees, Coed 7 the hest of national and inter- Its Companies . its Baltimore, Md. ... 9 II WIVES AND LOVERS, Jack Jones, Kapp 551 8 national reporting without Manny Goldberg 301 -PL 2.2937 the Accomplishments ... Its 10 12 MIDNIGHT MARY, Joey Powers, Amy 892 7 MELROSE DISTRIBUTORS encumbrance of network affi- A Commercial 2630 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles 6, Calif. 12 10 LIVING LIE, Al Martino, Capitol 5060 9 liation. and Cultural 13 1 WASHINGTON SQUARE, Village Stompers, Epic 9617 14 MIDWEST DISTRIBUTING Sold Appeals 1917 DelmarBlvd, St.. Louis, Mo. 13 15 KANSAS CITY Trini Lopez, Reprise 20236 6 only to one station in a 14 20 PRETTY PAPLR, Roy Orbison, Monument 830 2 market, RPI charges are based STANDARRD DISSTRIBUTOR For industry member and fan 1705 fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Penna. 15 14 TWENTYFOIIR HOURS FROM TULSA, Gene Pitney, Musicor 1034 10 on market size. Among the alike ... here's the whole story 4I2- 281.8841 16 17 TURN AROUND, Dick 8 Deedee, Warner Bros. 5396 5 many prominent RPI subscriber STANDARD SUPPLY 17 19 THAT LUCKY OLD SUN, Ray Charles, ABC.Paremount 10509 3 of all the excitement, color and 225 E. 6th Sf., So., Salt Lake City. Utah stations are: WQXI (Atlanta), 18 18 STEWBALL, Peter, Paul 8 Mary Warner Bros. 5399 4 Don Webb 801 -EL 5. 297171 ' WFBR (Baltimore), WHDH, phenomenal growth of country 19 AS USUAL. Brenda lee. Decca 31570 2 SUPERIOR RECORD SALES CO., music . . its INC. - (Boston), WON (Chicago), the history . . its 424 West 49th 5 20 15 MARIA ELENA, Los lndios Tabajaras, RCA Victor 8216 14 New York, New York Storer stations, WIBC (Indian- composers . its artists . . . Connie Wilson apolis), WHB (Kansas City, its companies. TOPPS DISTRIBUTING Mo.), KMPC (Los Angeles), 2222 N,W. 8th Avenue, Miami. Fla. YESTERYEAR'S Presented in handsome Mr. Babe Elias 305 -374.8166 HITS WJRZ (Newark, N. J.), WMCA (New York), WBBF (Roches- 81/2 x 11 reference Changeofpace programming from your librarian's shelves, featuring th disks ter), KSFO (San Francisco), volume design RECORDS that were the hottest in the land five yeors ago and ten years ago this week. 799 Broadway C K EY (Toronto), WWDC fully Here's how they ranked in Billboard's chart of that time: illustrated beautiful New Yerk City (Washington), WKBN (Youngs- 4 -color cover top quality 0003 town), WSBA (York, Pa.), KEX glossy paper sturdy long -wear OR 4 {S {S POP -5 Years Ago POP -10 Years Ago (Portland, Ore.) and ELBC cover December 22, 1958 December 19, 1953 (Monrovia, Liberia). More than Extra Copies 30 Australian stations receive Now Avail- I. The Chipmunk Song, D. Seville 6 the I. Rags to Riches, T. Bennett, Columbia the RPI service. able. Only $2 per copy. Chipmunks, Liberty 2. That's Amore, D. Martin, Capitol "TEENAGE 2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, PlaHen, ORDER 3. Ob My Papa, E Fisher, RCA Vidor On Monday, December 2, RPI NOW! Mercury 4. Ebb Tide, F. Ocehal rid, London extended its service to some 10 LETTER" 3. To Know HIM Is to lore Him, - -- COUNTRY ORDER FORM - - - - - Teddy Bun, Dore 5. Ricochet, T. Brewer, (oral million additional listeners and Jerry Lee Lewis viewers in Billboard 4. Problems, Everly Brothers, Cadence 6. (hanging Partners, P. Page, Mercury Australia and the Box P. 165 W. 46th St. b/w 5. Tom Dooley, Kingston Trio, Capitol South Pacific. 7. Santa Baby, E. Kitt RCA Victor At Times Square "SEASONS 6. One Night, E. Presley, RCA Victor New York, N. Y. 10036 OF MY HEART' 8. Stranger In Paradise, T. Bennett, RPI's first transmission to the 7. Beep Beep, Playmates, Roulette SUN 4384 Columbia area came as part of the Pleese send 8. Lonesome Town, R. Nelson, Imperial open- copies of Ihr 9. You. ing the new World of Country Music. Jerry Lee Lewis 9. IVs Only Make Belleve, C. Twilty, MGM Tou, You, Ames Brothers, of 13,000 mile RCA Vidor With 10. A Lovers Question, C. Whetter, Commonwealth Pacific Cable, My check or money order S is enclosed. Linda Gail Lewis Atlantic 10. Oh Mein Papa, E. Calvert, Eues the world's longest broadcast line. Over 30 key stations in the Sun Records RHYTHM 8 BLUES -5 Years Ago -December 22, 1958 coast -to -coast Australian Major 639 Madison Memphis, Tenn. Network have already Name Lonely Teardrops, J. Wilson, Brunswick Stagger Lee, L Price, ASEParamount signed for RPI service. Try Me, J. Brown, Federal Whole Lotta Loving, F. Domino, Imperial Chipmunk Song, D. Seville 6 the Chipmunks, when answering ads . . Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, PlaHen, Mercury RPI news "will eventually be Liberty Address A Lover's Question, C. McPhatter, Atlantic extended to the Philippines, Say You Saw It in Tom Dooley, Kingston Trie, Capitol New Zealand Nobody Sul Tou, D. (lark, Abner Please Accept My and throughout Lon, B. B. King, Reni the South Pacific," according to City, State and Zip Code Billboard General Manager Minaban.

www.americanradiohistory.com e .; 77rhs'±.Giì.T DECEMBER 21, 1963 BILLBOARD 37 Sylvania Consoles Selling Ampex Posts Twice Stereo Portable Rate Record 1st NEW YORK - Sylvania is dedicating the new center, said currently selling twice as many that current stereo sales are run- Half Sales consoles as portable stereo ning 35 per cent ahead of 1962. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - MERCHANDISING equipment, according to George He added that in August and The Ampex Corporation has re- C. Connor, senior vice -president September, the company en- ported record first -half sales, BEST SELLING PHONOS DISK DEALS of the firm. Connor's remarks joyed the highest stereo unit earnings and incoming orders EQUIPMENT NEWSLETTER were delivered on the occasion sales rate in its history. for the first half of fiscal 1963 of the opening of the company's ending October 31, according new, modern home entertain- Participating in the dedica- to William E. Roberts, presi- ment center here Monday (9). tion ceremonies, in addition to dent. The center will be devoted to Connor, Alfred C. Viebranz, also Sales of $48,217,000 up 12 5 New 'Victrola' Phonos the display of radio, TV and a senior vice -president, and East- per cent from last year were stereo high fidelity equipment ern regional manager, Leon reported. Earnings before taxes Highlight Victor Sales Meet from Sylvania Electric Products, Schachere, was Y. A. Tittle, star were up 14 per cent over the a division of General Telephone quarterback with the New York same period in 1963, although NEW ORLEANS -Five new model known as the Burbank. and Electronics Corporation. Giants. Tittle greeted guests on earnings after taxes were ex- Victrola phonographs, five ra- The Nichols consolette model Connor, speaking at a news the floor and autographed actly the same on a per share dios, 10 color TV models and a lists at $499.95, while selected conference following -as last year. ceremonies souvenir footballs and photos. basis -28 cents full line of black and white port- other step -up models carry list Incoming orders for the first able were introduced by TV prices up to The Cheer- half of $50,175,000 were up RCA Sales Corporation here at $650. at slightly over last year, while a special RCA distributors sales leader 16 -inch portable the order backlog at the end meeting over last weekend. The $139.95 carries a special ear- of the second quarter of TV portion of the line represents phone for private listening. The $37,000,000 represented the largest midyear product re- black and white line ranges up a 4 per cent increase over last lease in the firm's history. unit. year. Roberts said the company to $550 for a combination expects the year as a whole Raymond W. Saxon, president (Continued on page 38) to show a 10 per cent increase of the RCA Sales Corporation, in sales and net earnings said the new line of models "will add even further impetus to the industry's anticipated rec- 3 -M Brings Out ord sales achievements in 1964. Increased demand has necessi- New Cabinet tated an expanded selection as well ST. PAUL -A new cabinet with emphasis on styling has been designed by the 3 -M as engineering advances." Company to accommodate cus- Taking note of the fact that tom installation deck models of portable TV has assumed the the firm's Revere stereotape character of a year -round busi- cartridge system. Cabinet is ness, Victor has introduced finished front and back in oiled seven new portable black and pegged at $36. walnut, and is white sets, starting with the It's designed to accommodate, by 16 -inch Carry-ette with a na- SYLVANIA's NEW HOME entertainment center in New York is drop -in mounting, either the a 1,700- square -foot location on the ground floor of the Gen- Revere M -20 or M -30 stereo tionally advertised price of eral Telephone Building. The center will display radio, TV and tape cartridge decks, according $129.95. sales stereo phono equipment five days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 to A. G. Conley, national the Revere car- The color TV line starts with p.m., except Thursday, when the salon will be open until 8 p.m. manager for tridge systems. a low- priced ($449.95) table News EQUIPMENT NEWSLETTER "Selling the Briefs ... Next Year the Key One for 3M Tape wrong needle is L. verschtuncken!" Stanley Abrams has been for Columbia and Musictapes on a custom basis, named a director of Emerson By DAVID LACHENBRUCH Contributing Editor and obviously would like to interest other labels Radio and Phonograph Corpo- and distributors. ration, according to Benjamin (Editorial Director, Television Digest) // Abrams, president. As assistant NEXT YEAR WILL BE A DECISIVE YEAR HOW HAS THE NEW RECORDER STOOD to the president since 1959, -perhaps the decisive year -in Minnesota Min- UP under regular consumer use? "We had minor Abrams has been responsible ing's drive to put its tape cartridge changer concept problems like any new product," Boyd told us. for the operation of Emerson's across. This is the impression we "As a result, we made a couple of feature changes Quiet Kool Division.... Philco get from Darrell H. Boyd, mar- -but these are modifications which can be made has changed its servicing pol- keting manager for 3M's Revere - at the warrant station. Except for these couple of icies to give authority to branch Wollensak Division. minor bugs, the performance track record has distributor service managers to With the close of the old year, been excellent." act on their The 3M pricing policies on the cartridge chang- own in matters of 3M has completed Phase 1 of warranty and customer service. its program. According to Boyd, ers have caused some comment in the industry Formerly. Philco service district the recorder -changers are being -particularly from those who believe such a representatives were responsible featured in nearly 600 retail device has its major appeal in the lower -priced for final approval. outlets now from coast to non -audiophile market. Explains Boyd: "Our mar- keting approach has been to get acceptance of All future Music Industry coast, in between 70 and 80 markets, including a population of over quality music at this speed and in this cartridge Trade Shows will every market area with be held dur- of recorder have been better concept. One of our next steps will be to broaden ing the last week in June. Ac- 100,000. Sales the anticipated, he said. the line." cording to polls conducted by than Since the introduction of the first model late in Does this mean lower -priced automatic car- the National changers Boyd was noncommittal Association of 1963. a self - contained combination recorder tridge this year? Music Merchants, music dealers at $450, the price has been reduced to $399, and as to timing. "After thorough research on the results of our first year, we know we must and manufacturers have ex- several new models have been introduced (tape break There you have it, straight from player. rec -ntvv deck. player deck), with prices the $200 barrier, and then come close to the $100 Hendrik Van Stickler, Fidelitone's pressed a preference for this ,t Quality Expert and as low as $269 (for the player deck). barrier. This obviously will call for different re- Control period. In other years the con- diamond cutter. What Hendrik The 3M's very next step is an attempt to get corders designed for these lower -priced markets." means is that it's easier for ventions have been held as more pre -recorded cartridge tapes into circulation. Also being studied is the possibility of single -play and decks use in cars and boats. you ... and for your customers ... late as the last week in July. As reported last week in Billboard, it has gone recorders for when you .sell them the right 3M is also Specific dates for the upcom- into the tape distribution business, handling tape - pursuing the original equipment mar- needle the first time! How? ket, and Boyd feels that the tape -changer deck ing 1964 show are June 28 to cartridge versions of stereo albums under ABC - With Fidelitone's exclusive Paramount and Westminster labels, in addition to will show up in the so- called "packaged com- Needle. Guide and Identification July 2, at a new site in Chicago, Warner Bros.' Bing Crosby "I Wish You a Merry ponent" class of merchandise before it appears in Key catalog. This comprehensive the Conrad Hilton Hotel. deals are mass- market stereo units. Equipment manufactur- book makes it easy for you to Christmas" album. Further licensing determine the proper needle for expected to be announced soon. ers have been sampled with the cartridge- changer Emerson Radio and Phono- decks. every model, every tone arm the market. graph Corporation has pro- THE REASON for this move is to on And that's just OBVIOUS The firm will not lay low in its promotion after one of the many good reasons duced its 22 millionth unit. The get the tapes where the recorders are, and, accord- Christmas. "We don't believe the selling season is for handling Fidelitone. Van. set, a 16 -inch portable TV, ing to Boyd, "these cartridges will go to many over then. We're going to start a big program the Stickler's a stickler for outlets not commonly serviced by record distribu- day after Bing model 1840, was presented to Christmas, built around the Crosby quality, too. tors. We don't expect record distributors to invest Gol Tournament, which. incidentally, will he our Benjamin Abrams, president of time in pioneering this new market." Columbia first national TV advertising for the tape cartridge Fidelitone, Inc. Emerson, Martin by Richmond, Records and Musictapes are, however, distributing system. We will have Bing Crosby tie -in displays Chicago 26, 3M cartridge versions of their albums. They're in the vice -president of manufactur- campaign." Illinois going, of course, to the outlets which sell the ing, and other officials of the e c r 3M cartridge tape changer. manufacturing division .A plaque BOYD HEADS UP ALL of 3M's tape recorder Ls* The firm has the only facilities for duplicating as also presented to Abrams marketing -the Wollensak and Revere reel -to- the I /7- inch -wide, 17/a- inch -per -second tapes during the brief ceremony. and assembling them in cartridges. It does this (Continued on pace 39)

www.americanradiohistory.com 38 BILLBOARD DECEMBER 21, 1963 BEST SELLING Send for Price List PHONOGRAPHS, RADIOS & TAPE RECORDERS DISK DEALS FOR DEALERS "45" RPM summary deniers by and These are the nation's best sellers by manufacturers based on results of a month- A of promotional opportunities for monufacturers currently offering records at special terms. Shown where avail- SPINDLE long study using personal interviews with a representative notional crosssection distributors are and dotes for each deal os well as the date of of recordeelling outlets (only) that also sell phonographs, radios andi or tape able starting expiration the story ADAPTORS Earls issue and page number of original news ond/or advertisement recorders. A different price group is published in the space each week. providing details of each promotion. Please consult these for full information. Admiral MR-Monarch Collar° category appears approximately every 14 weeks. Crescent Garrard Glaser-Steers PF. Rex Telefunken V-N1 The percentage figure shown for each brand is its shore of the total number CAPITOL-Expires December 24, 1963. Started October I. 1963. A cent discount off invoice on Christmas Weber.. of weighted points derived from all dealer responses. Point tabulations are Christmas program: 121/2 per new releases and catalog Itcms Genuine original numulacimer3 hosed on the rank order of manufacturers' sales ot each dealer, and weighted equipment LIBERTY-Expires December 25, 1963. Started September 23, 1963. in all standard and by size of outlet. Only manufacturers earning 3 per cent or more of th total shorty models Christmas program: A 10 per -cent cash discount off face of invoice on new doler points ore listed below. albums and catalog items. A 100 per cent guar antee. Credit returns between Write or cat today for co- January I and February I. Payments: One-half each January 10 and Feb- plete catalog and price schedule. ruary 10. PHONOS LISTING FOR OVER $500 VEE JAY-Expires December 25, 1963. Started November 1, 1963. Christmas special promotion on 4 Seasons' "Season's Greetings" album. Buy DIALTRONICS five. get one free. 240 Market St. Paterson, N. J. POSITION PRESTIGE-Expires December 31, 1963. Started October 1, 1963. LAmbert 5-2211 This 9/21/63 6/22/63 On Prestige 17000 series,. Prestige.Folklor, Lively Arts and Tru Sound labels. BRAND °o OF TOTAL POINTS Issue Issue Issue A 10 per cent cMcount. Entire Prestige Ja, McDuff catalog -buv six. get two free. 1 1 1 Magnavox ...... 45.6 MOODSVILLE-Expires December 31, 1963. Started October 1, 1963. 2 2 2 Fisher 13.8 A 25 per cent plus 10 per cent on Moodsville, Swingville. New ./.17, Bluesville, International labels. A HIT EVERYWHERE! Near East, Irish and Prestige 11.9 3 - 5 Pilot RCA CAMDEN-Expires December 31, 1963. Started October 15, 1963. A 12 per cent discount on new and catalog Camden Christmas record and "LONG TALL 4 5 4 RCA Victor 9.6 tape product. A 100 per cent return privilege. 20th CENTURY-FOX-Expires December 31, 1963. Started October 15, 1963. 5 3 Zenith 6.1 - -Holiday on Wax- sales program. A 10 per cent discount on eight new and catalog Christmas albums. TEXAN" 6 - 5 Electrohome 3.8 REQUEST-Expires January 31, 1964. Started November 1, 1963. Buy 10, get one free on entire catalog and new releases. MURRY KELLUM Others 9.2 REPRISE-Expiration indefinite. Started September 1, 1963. Since this chart is bored on the previous month's soles, it is conceivable that A 121/2 per cent discount on new releases. MOC-653 certain brands will appear at one time and not ot another because of many MOTO-Expiration indefinite. Started May 1, 1963. for influencing factors. Thus it does not indicate that the above ranking applies On all Owto album product-buy five, get one free. AMERICAN h:V.001' any period other than the previous month. Those brands that appeared in ORIGINAL SOUND-Expiration indefinite. Started June 25, 1963. a listing previous issues for this category ond do not happen to merit abov Entire LP catalog: Buy 10, get one free. One hundred per cent exchangeable. o re shown below with their rank order in the issue indicated in parenthesis. COMMAND-Expiration indefinite. Started June 24, 1963. One-free-for-six-purchased deal on seven new releases and entire catalog. 9/21/63 Issue: Curtis-Mathes (4); Packard-Bell (6). TAMLA.MOTOWILGORDY-Expiration indefinite. Started July 15, 1963. CHRISTMAS BONUS 6/22/63 Issue: Curtis-Mathes (3). Buy six, get one free, on all new releases a. entire caMlog of all three labels. WORD-Expiration indefinite. Started September 21, 1963. Package offer of 50 albums units selected from 24 best sellers. Free display "LITTLE ST. NICK" rack and 90-day deferred billing and full refunds on unsold merchandise at through the high end of the line. er, of 90-daY Period for dealers. THE BEACH BOYS 15, 'Victrola' Phonos Also included in the Victor ROULME-Expiration indefinite. Started October 1963. console A 15 per cent discount in free merchandise on 11 new albums. CAPITOL 5096 Continued from page 37 line are four stereo phonos and a low-priced port- All prices are the lowest in Vic- able with drop-down changer at tor's $24.95. history. from leader 1 ' "RAGS TO RICHES" T.R DROP 3022 SUNNY Greetings and the To All SUNLINERS American Record Compa nies without OM/ Jamie/6106n Dlit. Corp. Representation in Phila. 21, Pa. England. o im." MELODISC RECORDS, LTD. 0 The Top Version - The Only g 0 Version of the Big Picture 12, Earlhom St. g Theme of the Year! London, W.C. 2 COLLEGE STUDENTS try their Tole.: Covent Garden 2848 hand at do-it-yourself, kit- r "THEME FROM oo building display at Olson Ra- dio, North Hollywood. 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HITSVILLE STRIKES AGAIN! RED HOT HIT TWO BIG SPOTLIGHT ALBUMS Next Year the Key One for 3M Tape ." THE MIRACLES DOIN' Continued from page 37 '.e MICKEY'S MONKEY reel machines as well as tape cartridges -and we ufacturers. It's his opinion that 3M's selective TAMLA 245 asked him to give his views on the current so- direct -to- dealer distribution policy for its Revere and called tape recorder slump. and Wollensak lines makes available to it better CHRISTMAS WITH THE "We have shopped thousands of stores," Boyd and more aggressive dealers -dealers who will told us, "and we have found that most dealers promote and demonstrate its products. MIRACLES are afraid of tape recorders -so they shy away Now involved in "the largest single national TAMLA 236 from them. The responsibility, like it or not, goes recorder promotion in history," 3M feels it's doing - hack to the manufacturer. We must make it an more than fighting other recorder makers for the TAMER /MOTOWN RECORD CORP. important enough part of the dealer's business - business. "We're competing with our future com- HICKOR 1226 DETROIT, MICH. and our business -so he will spend time demon- petitors," explains Boyd. "Our attitude has to strating and selling recorders. We have been assume that the major brown goods manufactur- tackling this problem by spending time with store ers are going to be in this market, and we must working be prepared Winter Favorites . . . A Sound to Be Heard! sales personnel, holding meetings, in the to compete toe -to -toe with them." store. We do this with both cartridge and reel -to- When these home electronics giants enter the LITTLE reel recorders. This Christmas season, we have recorder market in earnest, Boyd believes there our own men working in stores daily, including will be a big shake -out of present recorder makers. DRUMMER "H E" evenings and weekends. By showing an interest "Some of the stack is going to fall." in the retailer, we give him confidence, as well as Big 3M -the giant of the tape business, and BOY C -291 instruction in selling recorders." now a major factor in the recorder industry Boyd believes one reason retailers are complain- through Revere and Wollensak-is building firm NORMA LEE & SLEIGH RIDE ing about poor recorder sales is that the business foundations to face the hurricane to come in the The Ashland Children's Chorus is "spread so thin" -among both dealers and man- turbulent recorder field. SCARLET RIBBONS rn[ tlrG Ones Aar show December 8 at New Or- On CAM /. O /PARKWAY leans. . Lewis and Cannon MILLS MUSIC, INC. played the Goodfellows' Christ- New York 15, N. Y. TALENT TOPICS mas benefit show in Memphis L the next night, along with RCA's Charlie Rich and others. Continued from page 10 Marguerite Piazza sang the ONE -STOP Smash! drew huge crowds on their last year absence. Many of the per- national anthem at memorial RECORD SERVICE appearance here, will give an- formances were capacity. services November 24 at the other one -nighter at Donnelly CAMERON DEWAR Auditorium for the late Presi- Complete line of Spirituals, Memorial next week.... The dent Kennedy.... Joe Cuoghi, R A B and Catalog Merchandise. Ice Capades will occupy the HIS KISS president of Hi Records, is work- Write to be placed on our Boston Garden for a 10 -day MEMPHIS ing with Bill Black's combo on national mailing list. stand over Christmas and New a new single for January 1 re- Betty Harris Vaughn Monroe flew in from Year's.... "The Boys from Syr- lease. Single not yet . we ship anywhere C.O.D. a Hot Springs engagement to named... acuse" will come into the Jubilee 5465 sing at the Pink Champagne Folk singer Jimmy Driftwood of Charles Playhouse December 26 Mountain View, Ark., demon- Barney's One -Stop Notionally distributed three Ball of National Council of for a six -week run replacing the strated to a banquet audience in 1144 S. Kettele Av., Chi..11,111. JAY -GEE RECORD CO., INC. Jewish Women, a fund -raising highly successful "Rhinosceros" Memphis how to play a crude Phone: NE 54033 318 W. 48 St., N.Y. 36, N.Y. event.... Don Reid and his ork, which is in its last weeks of a and his pretty vocalist wife bow and string like a mouth seven -week engagement. Gwen Parke, played for the harp. Jerry Vale is back at the Movie star Van Johnson has ball. Reid and his wife, who when answering ads . . . Frolic in Revere, direct from have lived in Memphis for sev- a song and dance act between his smash hit concert at Carnegie eral years now, play Hotel movies. He played the Vapors Say You Saw It in Carla Thomas g Hall, New York. One critic Peabody's Skyway through New Club at Hot Springs recently. called it "the greatest one -man Year's Day. ELTON WHISENHUNT Billboard concert in the history the edi- of Hi Records' Ace fice." Jerry credits Frolic owner Cannon and GEE WHIZ, Willie Mitchell combos and % Mike DellaRusso with giving RCA's Charlie Rich headlined a him his start.... Jazz is really IT'S CHRISTMAS Christmas benefit show last flooding the Hub. Louis Arm- week to raise money for the strong is at the King Phillip, poor. Bill Black's combo was IAtlantic 2212 Bobby Hackett at the Tic -Toc, the top group on the show last and the Herb Pomeroy Sextet at year.... The Sertoma Club pre- the Jazz Workshop. . . . The ATLANTIC RECORDS sented its Service to Mankind DeJohn Sisters opened last week P Award to Danny Thomas last 0 1841 B'woy, New York, N. Y. / at the Farmingham, Mass., week. Thomas could not be pre- Monticello, while the Vagabonds 01\ \ \\\\ sent, will get the plaque when \\ \ \ \ have been making the rafters \ he comes to town in a few ring at Blinstrub's Village. Next weeks. He was cited for building week it'll be the Mills Brothers. FAN MAIL GLOSSY St. Jude Hospital here. So great is Hootenanny that Associated Booking Agency of a packed audience filled the New York is talking terms with Donnelly Memorial Theater last A VITAL Frank Casone of Memphis, man- PHOTOS week to hear a group called the ager of Jerry Lee Lewis, about a Coffee House Hootenanny... . All 'tees - Quantities - color or black Lewis tour of Australia next and white. Post cards, mounted blow- A unique show at the Revere year. Nothing definite yet. NEW ups. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 40 BILLBOARD DECEMBER 21, 1963 Memorials to Pres. Kennedy Kennedy - Adenauer-Erhard Disks Cue Rise Continued from page 3 of Spoken Word Disks in Germany label topper Norman Weiser, said: 'We've shipped orders all over the city by station wagon, while HAMBURG- Deutsche word disk at least for the Ger- 315,000 with no guarantees and no allocations. other majors orders are being flown around the Grammofon reports that its rec- man market. The first text disk We've received a great response from Schirmer's country. A spokesman estimated a possible sale ord of President Kennedy's was a collection of Chancellor in New York and the whole Sears chain has come of up to 250,000 albums by the first of the year. speeches delivered on his visit to Konrad Adenauer's speeches. through nicely." Meanwhile, the activity on singles of the song West Germany last spring is a These were hardly gripping by Weiser said he understood the Randleman rack- "In the Summer of His Years," appeared to be run -away best seller. American trade standards, but ing operation alone had accounted for 75,000 uncertain due to lack of any full -scale radio sup- The Kennedy disk was selling they racked up astonishing sales. orders through its wholly owned Arc distributor- port for any of the disks. Versions now available big even prior to the President's The present Chancellor, Ludwig ship in Detroit. are by Connie Francis, MGM; Millicent Martin, assassination. Since then the disk Erhard, at the time economics Decca, which grabbed the original TV sound ABC -Paramount; Toni Arden, Decca; Kate Smith, has been sold out all over Ger- minister, then went on wax, and track to the BBC -TV, "That Was the Week That RCA Victor; Mahalia Jackson, Columbia, and many and new pressings have he too sold well, although his Was," memorializing Kennedy, also reports strong Hettie London, Palace. had to be ordered. speeches were long -winded and demand for its $4.98 list album. Decca, which Late in the week, two other memorial singles Grammofon is still unable to rather dry dissertations on eco- like most of the other labels with a Kennedy appeared. One of these was by the Briarwood keep up with the demand. The nomics. package, is turning over a goodly share of its Singers, a folk -based vocal group on United diskery, in line with long- stand- proceeds to charity, got a big column break from Artists, who offered "He Was a Friend of Mine." ing policy, will release no sales Dorothy Kilgallen Monday (9). At the same time, British actor -singer Tony New - figures. But trade sources say the Since that time, the company's New York ley wrote and recorded his own tribute to Ken- record is the largest selling text Bobby Weiss branch in Woodside, Queens, has been running nedy on his own A Capella label. disk pressed in this country since the war. Sales are expected to reach the million mark by the year's end This despite the fact Quits Warners Wheel, Deal for Western Labels Final Concert that it is priced at $10. Trade experts believe that Continued from page 3 Continued from page 22 Grammofon is prospecting a rich lode in pursuing the spoken and lived in European countries price is uniform throughout the one of 18th Century Czech for I 1 years, planes to New York country. music and one of modern music, Series on for December 9 for a three -week Top -selling artists are Prague are being issued in special al- stay at the Hotel Roosevelt, dur- Symphony directed by Vaclav bum series with an eye to the Verve Calls ing which time he will meet Smelacek, Eva Pilarova and export market. A one -hour disk record and film and TV execs, Valdomar Matuska, singers and film, "The Audition," has also Miss Anderson 4 Regional talent agents, etc., to firm up three jazz groups, Karel Kraut - been made with a view to pro- deals. One of his initial clients moting record sales. NEW YORK -On Thursday gartner, S and H Jazz Quartet is the Tokyo Broadcasting Sys- and Gustave Brom Jazz Ensem- At the foreign sales counter (12) Sol Hurok presented Negro contralto Marian Anderson to Meetings tem. Weiss has also inked pacts ble. Latter has recorded with of Tuzex, most popular sellers to represent leading diskeries in Edmund Hall, American clari- appear to be Italian imports on the press to announce her fare- NEW YORK MGM -Verve well concert tour next season. - France, Italy, Sweden, Norway, netist, who is popular in Czecho- RCA Italiana label with Mario will hold special combined re- Denmark, Finland, Austria, etc. slovakia. Jazz groups are par- Lanza one of the best selling The tour, which will commence gional distributor, salesmen and in October, 1964, Washing- He will check on the availability ticularly admired because they artists. Considerable sales are in promotion men meetings in New of American foreign ton, D.C., will continue in major catalogs for have won prizes at festivals in racked up at the cultural centers York, Chicago, New Orleans distribution through these com- England, Belgium and Sweden. and Poland's Musa label seems cities of North and South Amer- and Los Angeles. ica, Europe fare- panies, in addition to broadening Many merchandising plans to be one of the better sellers. and Asia. Her Kick -off will be in New York foreign cata- well U. S. will be held the distribution of popular in the West are also Cuba puts out most of its disks concert at the Hilton Hotel, Friday, De- at Carnegie Hall on Easter logs here. used in Czechoslovakia. One is with the familiar Victor dog on cember 27 at 9 p.m. Arnold Weiss, who developed Warner the RCA Victor trademark with Sunday, April 18, 1965. the record club which offers Maxin, president of MGM Rec- Bros. foreign distribution, subscribers a choice from 50 the addition of Cubana above RCA Victor, which has had ords, and Morrie Price, director Miss Anderson under contract thanked Mike Maitland and Her- records with four purchases a the title. of marketing, will make the key- man Starr, top Warner execs, year required and a premium Despite the monopolistic for nearly 30 years, announced note addresses. that for their co- operation. He also record offered for each pur- nature of the business there is during the coming months Next scheduled meet will take IHC she will record five albums for announced opening offices chase. Premium records cannot no difficulty in finding record place Saturday, December 28 in Paris and Tokyo, which will be purchased by the general stores where novel displays are release contiguous with her at 10 a.m. at the Essex Hotel in farewell tour. One of the albums be focal points for coverage of public for one year giving them used to whet the public appetite Chicago with top brass from the the Continent and the Far East. a certain note of exclusivity. for disks. Center of Prague has will be a "live" performance of label making the scene. Meet- her Washington, D.C. concert While in the States he will firm Supraphon operates a "Theater many such establishments which ing will be held simultaneously up offices in New York and next October. The others will of Music" with 150 seats in feature everything from 45s to at the Royal -Orleans Hotel in Hollywood. day of be recorded from now through New Orleans under the guid- which two programs a complete opera albums. A simi- A veteran of are offered at a next May. ance of Tom White, Lenny the international recorded music lar situation was noted in the record market, Weiss has been low admission charge. Imported nation's second city, Brno, Scheer, Iry Stimlee and Frank Mancini. European manager of Capitol recordings are often advertised which, like Prague, is a record- and as special attractions on such Baltimore Station The final confab has been International Manager of ing center. In Prague Supraphon E. H. Morris. He joined War- occasions. uses its own studios and in Continued from page 3 rostered for the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Sunday, December 29 at ner Bros. in 1959 and personally The American Artia records Brno those of the radio. concluded that ience have appeared to have 10 a.m. with Morrie Price and company's It- are manufactured in the U. S. censing agreements changed considerably." Sol Greenberg presiding. covering 75 from Czech tapes and may be countries and markets. sold only in the U. S. and German Squabble The station has revamped its DGG meetings have also been entire afternoon schedule from scheduled to coincide with the Mike Maitland, Warner Bros. United Kingdom. Export plans 22 president, for special albums are always on Continued from page 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. The Deane MGM -Verve meetings and have stated: "We're very grateful for the past five years tap and at present two series, employers of performing artists. show is aired 3:30 to 5 p.m., been set for Thursday, Decem- six days a week. WJZ -TV has ber 26 at 8 p.m. at the New of unselfish and tireless devo- The law makes a fetish of ex- tion Bobby has given our com- tending across -the -board protec- also announced changes in its York Hilton; Friday, December morning and Saturday program 27, 8 p.m. at Chicago's Essex pany and I'm truly sorry to Deny DGG Buy tion to "creative talent" general- Hotel know of his decision to leave. ly, including performing artists. offerings. and the Royal- Orleans Continued from page 22 It Hotel in New Orleans, and Sun- . He has been a genuine The draft law, which would is understood from sources asset." close to Deane that two sharply day, December 29 at 5 p.m. at had the only two Norwegian top supersede the present law en- the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los positions on the hit chart, "Jeg acted in 1908, also regulates opposing points of view per- vaded within the Group W Angeles. vil ha en bla ballong," by Arne West German adherence to the Dylan Thomas Bendiksen, and "Gi meg en 1948 Bern international copy- (Westinghouse Broadcasting) Company) station regarding in- Continued from page 4 cowboy tit mann," by Wenche right convention. tegrated dancing on the show Freddy Coming to Myhre, both on Triola label. All fessor The draft bill now goes to among Negro and white. at the University of other No. I positions in Nor- committee. U. S. This Month Connecticut, wherein prominent way this year have been held by Informed sources indicated mention was that given to the Caed- foreign platters. although the show's rating NEW YORK - German re- mon disk library of Thomas. Piano Rolls has softened slightly over the cording ace, Freddy, will visit Beyond this, additional publicity past two rating periods, the the United States and Canada has been obtained, particularly Continued from page 4 underlying reason for dropping beginning December 27. on the latest repackaging of THE LEADER IN THE the dance show was the decision OLDIES FIELD outlets by disk engineer Walt Freddy, who's waxing of Thomas readings of his own and that the station would air no "Heimeh" is reported to have other works. Heebner. show if it were dance not in- sold more than two million disks In a statement, Music City is the first chain the Misses tegrated. in Europe, will arrive first in Mantel) to obtain the first 46 LP's, and Holdridge explained Montreal to tape a TV show, the titled "The Wette Legacy of reasons behind the "phe- appear in concert January 1 at nomenal sales of Caedmon's re- Piano Treasures" on the Re- NARM N. Y. Meet Toronto's Massey Hall and cordings corded Treasures label. then of Dylan Thomas over Continued from page 3 on to New York for promotional the past 11 years." Among these The rolls were all cut in work. were "the eloquence of the voice Germany by Edwin Wette. who Malamud, Carretta, the meeting MGM Records will release itself," the "position of Thomas invented the "vorsetzer," a ma- will include James J. Tiedjens, the singer's album "Heimweh as one of the great poets of this chine which attaches to a piano Musical Isle Record Corpora- Nach St. Pauli" in which he or any century," the "romantic and plays the original rolls. tion, Milwaukee, vice -president; sings songs from the musical legend of the man himself," the Richard Simonton, an associate Stanley Jaffe, Gordon Sales based on his life story. The al- "amazing diversity of the record- with Heebner in the project, Company, Seattle, secretary; bum was recorded by Deutsche ings," the "special place held by bought the rolls in 1948 after Glen C. Becker, Music City Rec- Grammophon, and released on 'A Child's Christmas in Wales," they had been hidden in the ord Racks, Los Angeles; Alvin the Polydor label. MGM will and the "continued flourishing MR. MAESTRO RECORDS Black Forest. M. Driscoll, Pioneer Distributing also release his first single this condition of the arts in America, 7 Central Park West, N.V.C. The LP's will sell individ- Company, Wichita, and John week, "Son, Won't You Come fostered especially under the ually for $12.50. Ninty -eight Billinis. Also present will be Carl Back" coupled with "Why Can't Presidency of the late John F. rolls are yet to be transposed. Foreman, legal counsel. I Ever Be Lucky." Kennedy.'

www.americanradiohistory.com DECEMBER 21, 1963 BILLBOARD 41 Exports Top Last Year Again NEW YORK -For the eighth straight month, 30 per cent of the total coin machine exports. U. S. exports of automatic phonographs and Last August, they accounted for some 65 per cent amusement machines topped comparable figures of the total. of a year ago. Foreign buyers, particularly Europeans, are OPERATING According to information released this week by depending less and less on U. S. phonographs, MUSIC MACHINE PROGRAMMING DOUBLE PLAY DISKS S. is the U. Department of Commerce, coin machine while their reliance on American games increas- VENDING exports for August -not including vending ma- ing, if anything. RECENT STEREO RELEASES BULK chines -were valued at $3,325,736, as compared While U. S. sales of new phonographs are with $2,072,207 in August 1962. holding up, used phonograph sales are nose -div- Game exports accounted for all of the increase, ing. European operators are still buying new U. S. with unit shipments jumping from 4,983 to 7,733 equipment for their top locations, but on other and value soaring from $926,988 to $2,200,656. stops they're depending more and more on the United's New Bowl Game New phonograph shipments increased only local product. This means that used U. S. juke slightly -from 1,356 units valued at $943,306 boxes are getting squeezed out. to 1,369 units valued at $985,058. Used phono- On games it's another matter. The European Can Give Score of 1,000 graph exports actually declined -from 754 units game manufacturing industry still hasn't got off CHICAGO -Futura, United's valued at $201,913 to 462 units valued at the ground, and the Americans will probably con- long bowler, has tinue to de luxe new $140,022. dominate this field at least until the end the same 1,000- scoring feature In August 1962 games accounted for about of the decade. as the firm's companion shuffle - alley, Skippy. Regulation and Regulation Champ score in the hundreds, as do the traditional Coin Machine Exports bowling games they are pat- August 1963 terned after. However, Dual Flash, Flash New Phonogra Dhs Used Phonograph, Amusement Geme, Totals and Advance have scoring up in COUNTRY No Valve to V= Nt. 7NUe No. !slut the thousands, and Futura has dgium 190 $259.557 156 .3 44,220 949 $ 322,i87 1,395 ,25,964 a special four -reel scoring to i nCc 45 í1.7Q2 - 1,126 544,662 1,,71 '5R6,454 accommodate the high scores. V .t iermam .. . 347 200.228 n 3.330 542 :68,45' 395 ,'%2,009 Futura is completely rede- 208 lb .48' i'72,64u 3; i:.3 signed and has a number of serv- tilted :.ingdom .. ... '.4 ,,490 49 :8,092 777 302.4' ,40 27,(157 icing extras. A key on the top :31 119, :98 - 4:5 76.905 i56 96,'.03 of the back box releases the japan 46 37,747 81 1.2,140 236 110,iRi, s63 !76,073 front glass and trip -out mechan- Venezuela . 156 59,973 - 145 101 !3,I04 ism without pulling the machine Switzerland 28 21,866 - 185 76,592 213 98,458 away from the wall. Sweden 10 10,200 3 2,025 165 56.968 178 69,193 The alley has full - length Finland 54 40,176 - 61 16,978 115 57,154 FUTURA (Continued on page 43) Denmark 105 52,065 105 52,065 Norway ...... 91 41,995 91 41,995 Argentina ...... 160 18,950 160 18,950 Greece 3,270 67 13,270 79 16,540 Show Draws Other Countries 40 26,344 155 46,945 243 67,195 438 140,484 Blackpool Totals 1,369 $985,058 '462 $140,022 5,902 $2,200,656 7,733 $3,325,736 Crowd From Continent BLACKPOOL, England - The third German firm, Th. Hundreds of coinmen from the Bergman & Company, Hamburg, United Kingdom and the Con- showed the new model of the MOA Looks Outside Trade tinent visited the third annual Symphony juke box and the Ari- CHICAGO - Music Opera- rule was first applied when that such a person is able to Amusement and Coin Machine zona gun. The firm is repre- tors of America is staying with Blundred came in to serve the come into the organization with- Exhibition here Tuesday through sented here by Symplay, Lon- its previous policy of recruiting association in 1962. The previ- out any previous industry ani- Thursday (3 -5), with some 36 don. someone from outside the in- ous managing director was E. R. mosities or prejudices to over- manufacturers, importers and Filmbox Equipment Company dustry to serve as its executive Ratajack, who was an executive come. distributors displaying t h e i r displayed the Italian -made Cine- secretary. with the then AMI manufactur- Lou Casola, MOA president, wares. box. with a new color film li- The decision came following a ing company. said the executive committee The show is a major prelude brary and color slides which can hurried conference call set up Previously, George Miller, was screening applications now to the annual Amusement Trades be used to carry advertisements. by the MOA executive commit- one of MOA's founders, served and would begin interviewing in Exhibition, set for London late Pachinko Shown tee following the surprise resig- in the dual role of president and January. An MOA director next month. Major -Maties, London, dis- nation last week of Robert H. managing director for some 12 meeting is slated for January 17 Showing here for the first played the Japanese Pachinko. Blundred, managing director for years. and the executive committee is time, Loewen Automaten bowed Hal Eldridge, Major -Malics ma- some 18 months. The thinking behind the "out- planning on arriving a day early the new Serenade juke box, jor domo, said that Tokyo's The "outside - the - industry" side -the- industry" concept is to screen applicants. accumulates up to 80 credits on 1,800 arcades average 300 Pa- Presumably a decision would the selection accumulator. The chinkos each. Players buy metal be arrived at prior to the end 100- selection model has 10 balls at 40 cents a hundred, with of the January director meeting. angled speakers with a 30 -watt winning score paid off in mer- Bally Novelty Item, Star Jet, In the interim, the MOA office output. chandise. is being managed by Miss Bon- Eltec Display Hale! Enterprises displayed Offers Blast -Off Feature nie York, Blundred's assistant, Another German firm, Eltec, the Mills Bell- o -Matic fruit ma- who has indicated she would showed console and wall model chines, a line that hasn't been CHICAGO "Extra balls The blast -off feature is also - stay on as long as wanted. juke boxes. Gainsmead of Read- represented here since 1960. with extra action sums up the one of the strongest repeat play Casola noted That the 30 -60 ing is the United Kingdom dis- Kraft's Automatics, London, exciting new 'blast -off feature attractions ever designed into a day managing tributor. (Continued on page 43) Bally's new field, said absence of a di- built into Star Jet," flipper O'Donnell. rector would not create any un- two -player novelty pinball game, The ball- lifter always delivers due problems since most busi- according to Bill O'Donnell, each player his full count of ness is usually slow over the Bally president. halls, but balls in blast -off holes said remain captive from game to holidays. O'Donnell "Players shoot Casola noted he had already to place halls in the two blast- game. Star Jet can be operated reviewed the all the off holes to 'load up' for future with five or three balls, with resumes of previous applicants (received scoring power. Then when or without a match feature. when Blundred was hired) and trigger targets are hit by skill, captive balls are released with had received applications of some five six men. All the mightiest megatons of action or new are from the ranks profes- in pinball history-with up to of three halls on the playfield at sional association management. the same time." The decision to hire an "out- sider" kills the speculation that arose immediately after Blun- dred's resignation. A number of Groom Replaces industry people felt that some- one from within the coin ma- Henderson at chine industry would be best equipped to handle MOA's prob- British Seeburg lems. LONDON -I'. S. Groom has MOA leadership however felt been named general manager of that the thinking which led to Seeburg (Great Britain), Ltd., re- the original hiring of Blundred placing John B. Henderson. who was still applicable and that an LOU CASOLA, center, president of the Music Operators of resigned recently. outsider could continue to bring America, presents Columbia Records executives with two of Groom had been sales man- new life to MOA. the top MOA awards. Mort Hoffman, right, general manager Blundred's leadership, ager of Secburg (Great Britain) Under of Columbia record sales, holds the trophy for "the most con- since its incorporation. He re- MOA increased its membership sistent supplier of good records "; Ernie Altschuler, left, Colum- ports to George Gilbert, vice - to nearly 1,000 members and president of Seeburg Internation- the association was able.to hold bia a.8r. man, holds the trophy for "the most popular record al, Inc. John Lane continues as its most successful annual con- on coin -operated phonographs," Tony Bennett's "I Left My assistant manager. STAR JET vention in years last spring. Heart in San Francisco."

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managed to hold collections to nearly normal levels. EUROPEAN NEWS BRIEFS This was done by substituting Coin Games at Low largely solemn music and special Apres -Ski Bowling ers. Virtually every French re- memorial records. Some alert sort has howling games, which operators programmed extensive- In Czechoslovakia CHAMONIX, France - suddenly have become the chic ly from Deutsche Grammophon's French winter resorts are giving apres -ski sport with the interna- disk of President Kennedy's national Fair in May, and there Note: Information on record play this season to bowl- tional set. speeches delivered on his visit Ed. the is a strong possibility that coin The bowling boom extends to this country last June. coin machine industry in East- machine manufacturers will ex- throughout the French provinces The operators were quick to ern Europe has been fragmen- hibit at the show. recognize at times, distinctive new and encompasses every major that President Ken- tary, and, contradic- Japan will exhibit at the snow area. Some of the gold - nedy's immense popularity in tory. The following article, an Budapest Fair for the first time, pp plated luxury spots are even fea- Germany made his assassination eyewitness report on conditions and rumors that the United UiVrrl -iIMI turing bowlers with gold- tinted as much a tragedy for this na- in Czechoslovakia, was sub- States also will exhibit are pins. tion as for the United States. mitted by Billboard's Budapest current. As juke boxes, amuse- Paris fashion houses have de- In fact, the period of mourn- correspondent. ment machines and vending ing in CabrihT signed bowling clothes for winter Germany closely paral- devices are not under the U. S. leled that in By PAUL GYONGY 100 play stereo monaural phonograph resort wear, including a slacks the U. S. embargo, Eastern Europeans are with optional lull dimensional stereo! outfit trimmed in leopard. hoping that Western coin ma- Mutual Benefits PRAGUE - Czechoslovakia I Moppet Market is a virtual coin machine desert, chines will be displayed. COLOGNE West German with not more than 10 auto- - in the PARIS -The French trade is phonograph operators are seek- matic phonographs en- focusing on the moppet market, ing ways to strengthen co- opera- tire country and no coin games. NOW DELIVERING not only because it is the ap- tion between the operators and A bar -hopping survey of propriate season but also because the diskeries. Prague revealed only one juke United's Fabulous surveys indicate the possibility The Central Organization of box and a few cigaret ma- of developing a much larger German Coin Machine Opera- chines, although I did see some year -round juvenile trade than tors (ZOA) is stressing the mu- automat -type machines vending BANK now exists on the Continent. tual benefits to be gained by cake and cold milk. For example, baby soccer is close operator- record company Government policy is dead currently the small -fry rage. The co- operation. set against juke boxes. Officials POOL The plan favored by a ma- claim that they deprive musi- juvenile version has even been Order From laser approved for orphanages and jority of operators is for the as- cians of their livelihoods. Games children's homes operated by signment of a liaison representa- -and this includes football, Hailed Distributor Today! tive by the flippers and shuffle alleys convents. disk companies to - UNITED MANUFACTURING CO. the operator are considered gambling de- Chicago, Ill. 60618 Automobile driving games are trade. The model in this respect is EMI in Brit- vices. being produced in juvenile ver- ain, sions, the theory which has a full -time man Some hope exists that the being the games assigned not only entertain the children to the coin trade. situation will ease up, though. The majority of German op- The Czech consulate in Vienna Plus -these big new but train them in practical traf- FOR SALE fic problems. erators seem to feel that the disk - has begun granting weekend top profit features: eries have the option of increas- visas to Austrian citizens Games & Bowlers Another small -fry standout to New plastic laminate "CenelOe" flalsk. ing contacts to the operators or visit Brno, Bratislavia and sur- Bally Tournament S 85.00 game in France is the kiddie Bally Big Inning 95.00 Exclusive aodt -OIa Selector Mechanism. of encouraging operators to turn rounding communities. ride Indian Scout, manufactured to the smaller independents ca- Bally Target .. 165.00 New Automatic aock Ola "MOaey- Counter." by All -Tech Industries of Hia- On the third weekend this United Chief Shuffle 65.00 tering to the phonograph C.C. Championship Shuffle 65.00 Famous Rock -Ola revolving record magazine. trade. policy went into effect, some leah, Fla. United Mercury Shuffle 75.00 8,000 Austrian tourists crossed CC Player's Choice 135.00 PIT TITS PIOFIT PRIIICER TI MIRK FIR T05 Nie Seek JFK Tribute Mergers the border. CC King Bowler 195.00 If what has happened in CC Queen Bowler 265.00 VIENNA -Austria's coin ma- CC Red Pen Shuffle .... 165.00 Look to HUCH-06H for MUNICH -West Germany's Hungary is indicative, the in- Wms. 195.00 chine trade is seeking to encour- Pinch Hitter advanced products for profit juke box operators reacted flux of tourists with hard cash quickly programming age operator mergers which will Phonos -Wall Boxes with consolidate to spend may mean the be- ROCK -OLA Manufacturing Corporation changes upon word of President the present large of a Wurlitser 2400, 2404, 2410.5545.00 ginnings coin machine in- 2500, 2504, 2510. 645.00 Chicago 51, Illinois number of small operators into Wurlitser 800 N. Kedcie tve., Kennedy's assassination. In con- dustry here. 445.00 a reasonable number of Wurlitser 2300 sequence, German operators large In Hungary, where tourists Seeburg 200 Sel. WB ... 35.50 and moderately 165.00 large enterprises. are now flocking to the lux- Seeburg G The operating trade is now so Wurlitser 5210 WB 49.50 ury hotels in the Lake Balaton Wurlitter 5207 WB 25.00 fragmented that it lacks re- area, arcades housing billiard Seeburq 3W1 WB 18.50 sources to AMI Bar Brackets 2.70 finance new equip- and soccer games have been ment and to expand locations. AMI G 200 150.00 opened. E 75.00 Moreover, the AMI 80 present prolifera- Recently, West AMI BO Sel. Wall Boa .... 12.50 tion of Germany operators is encouraging signed long -term commercial and ColtCablo,Wr ite or Cabte. the trend to location ownership. reciprocal payment : LEWJO Latest agreements Distr. for Smokeshops a Gottlieb. figures show that Aus- with Hungary, Poland and Ru- tria has around 1,100 operators mania. This step is expected disposing of a total of 4,000 ma- eventually to lead to consular Distributing Co. chines. In effect, operating on agreements between West Lewdones Ger- Wurlitter Distributor (Continued ott page 43) many and the three Eastern Exclusive European 1301 N. Capitol Ave. countries. Indianapolis. Ind. West will be Buffalo Germany repre- Tel MEIrose 5. 1593 Says No sented at the Budapest Inter- BUFFALO -Applications for 40 coin operated pool tables were turned down by Police ALUMINUM DE- GREASED DISCS Commissioner William H. Schneider here last week. FOR STANDARD AND HARVARD Schneider said the devices are METAL TYPERS lb h illegal because of their "con - Call Arod alll T ( Typ s vertabitity" to gambling devices. Sides ANetrer how 1029'PROSPICt AV( .UMIAK 15. ONTO Just anyone could con- All 1318 N. WESTERN AVE. ' Phones louer 1 6115 vert a pool table to a gambling 1115)TANDAR.D ARVARD device was not explained. CHICAGO 22, Ill. EV 4.3120 METAL TYPER, inc.

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...... \\\v'\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ EUROPEAN NEWS BRIEFS Ops Using MOSS 5-Pack Wisely í Continued from page 42 Kan. music machine opera- For example, many locations in the area are this base is not a business but a service lexicons, aligning the WICHITA, -While country -oriented. Blum accommodate opera- sideline. German technical terms for tors throughout the nation are using the stereo will single five -packs issued by Music Operators Stereo tors with these stops by assemblying a country Locations, by contrast, own every spare part with the lan- Service (MOSS) as programmed, coinmen here package from his MOSS inventory. 6,000 of Austria's approximately guage of every country to which are exercising a little imagination in placing the However, many Kansas operators are asembling 10,000 Trade stud- Bergmann sells. phonographs. disks on location. their special packs from MOSS material. With 55 ies recommend a minimum of Bergmann's standardized lexi- Mark (Pete) Blum, head of United Distributors, new singles now available, the programming lati- 50 machines per operator as the cons ensure that company and local Wurlitzer distributor, has been repacking tude is somewhat limited, but with each new five - optimum operating level. customer "speak the same Ian - the MOSS five -packs for local operators to meet pack release it expands. guage" by using the Bergmann the needs of specific locations. With releases coming out at the rate of 10 Bergmann Exports standard lexicon. Attention to Each five -pack contains balanced programming singles a month, operators here figure that it taken from leading stereo albums, with a four - won't take too long to build up a basic library, HAMBURG Bergmann detail as exemplified by the lexi- -Th. color album miniature with each disk. with ample selectivity in all categories. & Company has expanded its con is credited with having made For many locations, the five -pack, as received, As all the MOSS material is standard, no matter export sales of phonographs and the Hamburg manufacturer one will do the trick. But for other locations, stereo what the category, year -old disks can be shifted games by not only providing a of Germany's most successful programming of a more specialized nature is from one location to another and still pull as well superior spare parts service but coin machine exporters. required. as on their first day of play. by also making certain the cus- tomer and the factory "talk the same language." Bergmann compiles complete Earnings hit new high altitudes with Big Fruit Play In Great Britain LONDON -According to re- cent estimates, the 40,000 fruit machines in 24,000 social clubs throughout the United Kingdom get nearly $600 million worth of play a year. Nearly all ma- chines are set to return 82 per cent of the take to the players. Distributors either sell or rent machines to the clubs. Machines costs range from $280 for a re- conditioned unit to $1,260 for the most expensive new model. PLAY Rentals vary from $11.20 to $330.60 a week. The average machine nets the club about $140 a week. No club may have more than two machines on locations, and the profits must go into the club treasury. Most machines are im- NEW ported from the United States, WITH SENSATIONAL it Japan and Australia.

Students Visit Distrib Plant OCEANSIDE, L. I., N. Y.- FEATURE Students of the Boardman Ele- BA L.I.S mentary School here recently EXTRA tells the story ofth y visited the G. & K. Sales Cor- with Extra Action "Extra Balls Blast-Of d poration, local King Koin bulk shoots balls into 2 vending Feature. Player machine distributor, and Blast -off power. the Buymore Vending Corpo- future scoring to load up for ration, a local bulk vending op- Holes balls are releas eration. hit by skill, captive TriggerTargets are history, The students were shown of action in pinball how the machines were cleaned, with mightiest megatons ging how coins are counted by ma- balls on playfiel chine, merchandise and ma- with up to 3 b ee ,,players love to chinery and the manufacturing to the a orbit high process of the Sale -O -Matic scores vending stands. Coaxer Strong Carry -Over Ball-lifters delivers United's New Game but balls in Blast-off balls (5 or 3), game Continued from page 41 to player and captive, player remain skill, promoting insulation and the legs are released by re- to game. until cessed for repeat play. better appearance and waste- captive -balls" styling. The left rail of the alley "can't- is widened and covered with chrome. Bill DeSelm, United sales chief, describes the back glass as "way out," a colorful, illumi- NEW UNIVERSAL nated scoreboard, which indi- cates "normal or easy strike," Speedy, positive TRANSFORMER handicap, games played, score per frame, frame number, and a AND MOTOR number of extras. SCORE -COUNTERS OPERATE ON EITHER time- tested in thousands of busy Blackpool Show 60 OR 50 CYCLES Bally bowlers and shuffle alleys .. . Continued front page 41 insure true count, fastest totalizing, 115 V. OR 220 -240 V. came up with a new console fastest reset, speed up play, increase game, Circus, and Sturgeon average hourly income. Buy Bally NEW E -Z LATCH Electronic Manufacturing Com- flipper games for highest pany bowed its multi -slot con- earnings and FRONT ACCESS sole, Jackpot. lowest operating costs. Try new Bally LAMP REPLACEMENT Mar -Matics Sales, Ltd., UK STAR -JET today. distributor for Jennings and Kee- ney, showed a penny electronic machine, Penny Derby. See your distributor or write BALLY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2640 BELMONT AVENUE, CHICAGO 18, ILLINOIS, 60618, U. S. A.

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Recent Background Music Important STEREO RELEASES for Music Operators Phase of Atlantic- N.Y.Operation By SOLOMON R. KUNIS NEW YORK -Atlantic -New SEEBURG LITTLE LP's York, local Seeburg distributor, has moved Pop Instrumental strongly into the background music field, both as an operator and DICK Mercury as a distributor. CONTINO- Hawaiian Holiday The firm entered the back- FERRANTE AND TEICHER -Popular Classics ground music field 10 years ago with the Seeburg unit and since ABC -Paramount then has pr.wided music for hundreds of banks, restaurants Jazz /Rhythm & Blues and supermarkets in the New York - New Jersey - Connecticut LES McCANN, LTD, -On Time Pacific Jazz area. The firm is headed by Meyer Country & Western Parkoff, and its general manager is Murray Kaye. Background VARIOUS ARTISTS -Original Greatest Hits music sales and customer rela- of the Great Country and Western Stars ..Mercury tions are handled by Stanley Lindon, and service by Tom Borsella. Original Broadway Cast In addition to servicing its MARY MARTIN -The Sound of Music Columbia own background' music loca- tions, Atlantic acts as a distribu- tor, wholesaling the Seeburg MI titles listed are custom 33Vs stereo singles packaged for the juke box operator. service to a number of smaller Other packagers or record companies may gat weekly listings of their product by sending operators in the New releases to Juke Box Reviews, Billboard, 165 W. 46th Street, New York, N. Y. 10036. York area. All of them are juke box or Next come banks, offices, stores about December 1, This per- vending machine men, who have made and factories, in the order given. mits the location to intersperse background music opera- Unlike wired background mu- Yuletide tunes with regular back- tion into a lucrative sideline. sic systems which transmit their ground music during the holiday Subsidiary Service season. According to programs from a central studio, Lindon, a num- Seeburg music originates at the Two types of timers supplied MUSIC OPERATORS STEREO SERVICE ber of juke box operators are now offering location where it is heard. Each by Seeburg for use with its play- background music of the three libraries consists of back equipment permit any lo- as a subsidiary service in their GOT HER OFF MY HANDS regular locations. 25 microgroove records, nine cation to modify the program- In some cases inches in diameter, played at ming of the background music an operator may even offer to 161/2 r.p.m. Each record con- library. The first is a 24 -hour { RSI TONY BENNETT STEREO provide background music serv- tains 40 selections or an hour clock, which turns the record ice in order to secure or retain a of music on the two player on and off automatically YOUNG & FOOLISH a coin music and half account. Such a time at predetermined times. The From Columbia Album '?his Is All I Ask" deal, which may cover the cost sides, and the total playing is can be set of installing the for the complete library nearly second timer to pro- playback equip- 40 hours. vide any desired combination of SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY ment, is often more effective on spe- playing and non -playing than offering The disks are played seg- loans or other in- cial designed ments as 18 minutes ducements to a Seeburg equipment -such on Rs! TED HEATH 8 HIS MUSIC STEREO location. for background music installa- and 12 minutes off-in each >- The Seeburg background mu- half hour of time. sic system tions, which reproduce both TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS distributed by At- sides of each record and then Atlantic's subscribers pay a lantic provides locations with a From London Album "Satin Strings and Bouncing Brass" automatically restacks them after monthly fee for the Seeburg mu- choice of three different pro- the 25th disk has been played. sic service, which cover s grams. The basic library, de- Initial Library ASCAP, BMI and other music FREIGHT TRAIN signed for offices, banks and royalties. Like all Seeburg distributors, Routine preventive stores, consists of show tunes maintenance of the equipment, RSI PETER, PAUL 6 MARY STEREO and popular music played at a Atlantic furnishes its subscribers ".-- such as changing the stylus, is with initial background mu- generally medium tempo. The the also included in the monthly sic library of 25 records and in- QUIT YOUR LOWDOWN WAYS mood music library, featuring charge. However, repairs to From Warner Bros. Album "In the Wind" pops and semi in a stalls the record player and sup- -classics me- playback equipment is not cov- dium -slow tempo, provides at- plementary amplifiers and loud- ered unless the units have which may be required. been mosphere in night spots and cer- speakers rented from the distributor. ONCE UPON A TIME tain restaurants. The industrial In addition, each customer's li- 90 days Seeburg entered the back- library puts the emphasis on brary is refreshed every ground music field shortly after R31 JOHN GARY STEREO lively popular music, polkas and by removing five of the records World War II with a library of marches, and is intended to spur and replacing them with five EBB TIDE containing 200 78- r.p.m. records. Because of production in factories. brand -new disks, the limited playing time the pro- From RCA Victor Album "Catch a Rising Star" In the New York area about new selections. A different set of for grams met with little success. 60 per cent of the locations re- refresher disks is provided About 1950 ceive the each of the of- Seeburg changed basic library, 35 per three libraries over to a ROLL ON COLUMBIA, ROLL ON fered Seeburg. 45- r.p.m. system, cent subscribe to mood music, by which provided eight hours of and the remaining 5 per cent Changeover dates are April 1, RSI THE HIGHWAYMEN STEREO continuous background music -< take the industrial program, July 1, October 1 and December and proved much more popular Lindon reports. Most of his cus- 26. In addition, a special Christ- THE TALE OF MICHAEL FLYNN with subscribers. The present 16- tomers are restaurants, who take mas library of five records is From United Artists Album "Hootenanny With the Highwaymen" r.p.m. disk was introduced five either the basic or mood library. provided for all subscribers years ago and has caught on so well that Seeburg is now the sec- All records listed above are 33 stereo singles taken from best selling stereo albums on Billboard charts. They are distributed in five packs, (melee with title strips and founcolor ond largest background music album miniature reproductions, through RockOla, Rowe AMI and Wurlitter distributors and company in America. through onrstoos. Selections are made by Record Source International, a division of The Billboard Publishing Company. Yule Disks Fill Chi In addition to building the playbacks, amplifiers and speak- ers used at customer installa- IIRIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11111111111111111IIIIIIIIRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Air, Chalk Up Sales tions, Seeburg programs and re- HE TAKES AIM cords its own background music CHICAGO- Christmas music Sipiora blames the generally libraries on special disks not available for any other AT WIFE'S DISK is starting to fill the air waves poor business conditions for the use. and juke box operators are pro- slump. "People still don't seem Much of the music is taken TURIN, Italy -Selection of gramming their machines to fol- to have recovered from the re- from Broadway hits, and often the songs are recorded before juke box numbers can be a low suit. Here in the Windy cent assassination of President City, three Christmas disks are John Kennedy," he said. the shows open. The show tunes deadly serious matter with some as well starting to chalk sales. as other selections are people. When a client gave In addition to Christmas ma- given special arrangements by According to a spot check at terial, some half dozen pop Grazia Jerino, wife of a bar- Seeburg to adapt them to one or Singer One -Stop, operators are tunes are garnering sales. On the more the tender, a coin and asked her to of background music buying two versions of "Little r. &b. side, operators are buying libraries. choose a number, her choice was Drummer Boy," one by the "Tell Him," by the Drew -Vets Seeburg distributors visit their a French song, but her husband Harry Simeone Chorale on 20th on Capitol. Getting good teen- locations every 90 days to re- took exception because he pre- Fox and the other by Johnny age action is "Surfin' Bird," by fresh their libraries, but Lindon Mathis on the Trashmen on Garrett. ferred Domenico Modugno. In Mercury. Rounding makes it a point to call on his out the trio is "What Are You Three good all- around records subscribers the altercation which followed at least once a Doing New Year's Eve," by are: by Al on RCA month. "We he shot her three times. Fortu- "Java," Hirt feel that personal Nancy Wilson on Victor; "Love Them All," with customers nately, she will live to make Capitol. Jane contact our is Fred Sipiora, Morgan's first disking for Col - very important," he explained. other juke box selections in the Singer head, pix, and "As future. Usual," Brenda "We hear their complaints and noted, however, that Christmas Lee's 'as usually good' perform- suggestions, and make adjust - BIUIBIIBIBIIBIIRIBRIBBIBR1l111plIRIBBNBIIIBIIRIIIRIUBIU11 sales are off from last year. ance on Decca. (Continued on page 50)

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Electric Money Maker Famous ACME L. A. Vending Tax Relief Seen 3 N. Y. Firms ELECTRIC LOS ANGELES - The year The battle started late in some other businesses on the 1964 is expected to show the 1961 when Zola joined forces same level. Knock Out MACHINE culmination of two years' work with the association as a tax- Zola was asked what opera- by the Western Vending Ma- ation representative. From the tors could expect in the way of Time proven favor. chine Operators Association time he was employed until relief from these licenses in ite tor health and here to obtain more equitable 1962, Zola made a study of 1964. Here are his answers in Glen amusement. Elec. licensing in numerous munici- municipal assessments and a taped interview. McPhail trio vibratory palities his cur of Los Angeles County, mapped strategy. He found "I hope and look forward to NEW YORK -Glen McPhail, rent Increased at Eugene Zola, Beverly Hills at- there were two purposes in city the cities of El Segundo, Whit- doing business as Beaver of by torney and secretary- treasurer of government licensing: 1) raise tier, and, will piayer. One Gardena, even one America, has been placed in in- the association, said. revenue, and 2) regulate and of most dry cell battery the stubborn ones, voluntary bankruptcy by three Zola has conducted virtually control certain types of inter - Redondo Beach, the good for 1,500 to where city New York firms -Eppy Charms, a one -man battle against what transitory business operating in council said it was a revenue - 3,000 plays. Karl Guggenheim, Inc. and Buy - he described as unfair and dis- their incorporated areas. rasing matter and that they Sample more Vending. The two first - $28.13 criminatory license fees. Though Harmful to Business would not budge, to change. 2 named companies are charm and up 23.50 he worked primarily for the Zola's opinion is that the I believe after a full reflection manufacturers. The third had association's members, all license becomes primarily a reg- Floor Stand 5.00 oper- and study of the matter, the been the Beaver distributor ators in the county benefit ulatory one, harmful to small councils will grant the opera- here. ORDER TODAY from his victories. businesses such as bulk opera- tors the relief they have re- 1/7 rri Bal. The action took place in the C.O.D., F.O.E. N. Y. tors because the monetary re- Dist ributon, WNfe for PrINa. quested. When Redondo Beach U. S. District Court in Detroit, turns from licensing this cate- took its adamant stand, many NATIONAL VENDING headquarters of Beaver of MEMBER gory is infinitesimal compared to (Continued on page 50) MACHINE DlST tItttORS, Inc. Buy OAK America. McPhail's brother, Ken Mc- Phail, was head of the Beaver for your Vending & Casting Corporation, J. SCHOENBACH Toronto. The Canadian firm has Factory Distributor of Bulk and Ball Gum PROFIT LINE! gone bankrupt, with the assets Vendors, Merchandise, Parts, Globes. acquired by Hitchcock Stamp Vendors, Folders, Cigarette and Vending Candy Machines. Sanitary Vendors and in Nashville. The Tennessee firm Sanitary Merchandise. EVERYTHING THE is making bulk vending OPERATOR REQUIRES: oak ma- chines using Beaver tools, dies 715 Lincoln Place, BROOKLYN 16, N. Y. MANUFACTURING COMPANY,INC. and patents. PResldent 22900 11411 WptY,fae. aw.. LJ.v 4h, 4nIt.N.

Servicing is Simplified Please rush complete information and prices on with the Ncrthwestern SUPER SIXTY Ball Cum -Charms Vender las illustrated) as well as other North- western machines. EUGENE ZOLA, Beverly Hills attorney "I LOOK FORWARD to more equitable and paid of West- Northwestern secretary- treasurer licenses;" says Eugene Zola, Beverly NAME ern Vending Machine Operators Asso- INTERCHANGEABLE Hills attorney, who handles taxation COMPANY ciation, discusses progress on the fight MERCHANDISE against discriminatory and unfair for Western Vending Machine Opera- ADDRESS UNIT licenses. tors Association. CITY Fill In coupon. clip and mall to: BITTERMAN & SON Member National Vending Machine Distributors, Inc. 0711 E. 27th St. Kansas City 27, Mo. Phone: WA 7.3900

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OPERATORS REPORT FABULOUS ... Easy to Service Easy fe Clean EARNINGS FOR ...... Time Saving ... More Profit Complete line r VENDORAMA' achines. pna rte. F bt lin suin ellálrms V2 25c & 50c and easwales. Cleveland Coin Capsule Vendor Machine Exchange, Inc. EUGENE ZOLA, Beverly Hills attorney, THE FIGHT AGAINST dis- unfair and 2029 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 1S, HOLDS 200 V2 CAPSULES consults his files for report Ohio o spacial criminatory licenses in Los Angeles All Phones: TOwer 1.6715 Write today for full information on licenses in Los Angeles and Ven- County goes forward. Eugene Zola, on the Vendorama V2 Capsule tura counties. Beverly Hills attorney, calls the license Vendor and the new V2 capsule." administrator in a city for an appoint- ment. A letter outlining the hardships Scripto Pen VICTOR VENDING CORP. imposed by the high license has already 5711 W. Grand Ave. been submitted. Chicago 39, III. VENDOR AMA West Tenn. Vendors Re -Elect C. D. Gill MARK -I BEAVER MEMPHIS -West Tennessee North Mississippi and East Vendors Association re- elected Arkansas. TOP FILL C. D. Gill, owner of C. D. Gill Robert L. Roll, Roll Vending Company, president for 1964 in Company, was elected vice - a dinner meeting last week at president. He succeeds Leonard the Flame Room Restaurant of Robbins, owner of American the Downtowner Motel. Vending Machine Company. JARS Gill, one of the largest bulk Alvin L. Waller, Memphis vending operators in the South, Vending Company, is the new has more than 1.200 10 MODELS locations secretary - treasuruer. He suc - in Mempsis, West Tennessee, (Continued on page 48) CABINET NOW AVAILABLE IN METAL OR SOLID OAK L O O K T O Improved moehanism Write for Beautiful Illustrated BEAVER Circular and Prices. LOGAN DISTRIBUTING (O. f o r Oilman BIRMINGHAM 1850 W. Dividen St. HEADQUARTERS VENDING Chicago 22. Ill. PROGRESS Whatever your re- bulk vending COMPANY quirements might be, we can Write for free CATA LOG 520 Second Avenue, serve you. Horih, Birmingham, Always a complete stock of out - Alabama ADVERTISING IN standing Northwestern machines, Phone: FAirfax 4-7526 BUSINESSPAPERS ports and supplies. 1B L S T. MEANS BUSINESS Pr Uis Write today for complete informa- MANUFACTURED INC ILLewE,TENN. VENDOR MFRS. .NASHV tion and price list.

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of sales the heated units would produce. MANDEII GUARANTEED Heat Treatment for the Nuts In every case the increase was so marked that no location USED MACHINES ALEXANDRIA, Va. - If a All of these machines are ature. All types of peanuts, how- owner has suggested that the route of service station locations somewhat on the vintage side, ever respond very sWl N, 1t or se f11s0 well to elec- commission be altered, or that sluxe, lc or Sr Comb 1].00 for peanuts, cashews, pistachios many of them, in fact, over 25 trical heating in this way, and -Gol. le Tad Gum Mach. 1'.00 the operator pay any sort of fee Moeal a77, lJ Porc. con- and similar nuts goes sour there years old, but all have been often their flavor goes undis- es for loo cf. B.c. aso (Continued on page 50) 10.00 is an ideal solution, according treated to new heating elec- turbed, even where the vender óüm to M. A. Johnson, bulk operator trodes, thoroughly sanded down has been accidentally cut off Ib. Qlobe 111.80 covering Alexandria, Arlington, and repainted. and the electrical cord plugged MERCHANDISE 8 SUPPLIES of Washing- and other suburbs Heat Important in again. Pidochlo Nuts, Jumbo Queen ton. This is a Eas .77 common problem, in- Nuts, Jumbo Johnson simply applies heat- Heated peanuts are particu- cidentally, in service stations, Queen, important during the chill Phr.cnle hy switching over from standard larly where clean -up personnel are Plstachlo winter, Johnson points out, when Pìstachle Nufs Sheik, Red non -headed bulk -vending ma- likely to move the vending ma- e.anets, wnoh chines to electrically heated the person who drops a coin in chine while Peanuts, eufh mopping or sweep- Peanuts. Jumbo units which provide just the is more likely to be interested ing, forgetting that it is plugged in he vends Mxee Nvli right temperature for American the heat than what into the wall. Johnson carefully e,by CNlcke to himself. In fact, Johnson Ralnbew PanYfi ] and Spanish peanuts. uses plugs which can be easily erldga often triples his peanut sales removed, to to 'tiltedeake0 eaans .si prevent damage Jelly Runs .]] with the application of heat, cords, and the frequent need for 1.lcnce Mr. M,SOOCt. ss Scripto Pen simply because chilly motorists replacement. Harshey-efs want something to snap them up Cost Factor a bit while driving. s Naturally, when Johnson first $12 loo -sis VENDORAMA doesn't broached the idea of heated nut NEW!! Incidentally, Johnson . 1] Rein. Blo nuts. venders to his service station lo- At your nearest warehouse or Ball Oum, 100 c/. 11 advocate heating of cashew loo Id. minimum propala en ala His experience has been that cation owners, there was a cer- direct Irom .. Adams GumnilÌ flavtor?. u1óò cashews too often acquire a tain amount of grumbling about W rlphyy a Qum, all flavo", ARL GUGGENÜEIM, eeach-Nuf, 100

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BARGAINS COINMEN IN THE NEWS Coin Machine Break -Ins FOR THE WEEK Denver Doings The year -round fishing season, O n t h e R'ise as Y u I e N ears supplemented by an all -time Dave Roggow, Las Vegas, record number of deer hunters BOWLERS MEMPHIS Coin machine could not be determined. He N. M., visited in the area - Draco Sales Com- has brought sharp Un. Jumbo or Royal, W. a 75.00 break -ins have increased sharply said, however, "the biggest loss Un. Bonus, la' 125.00 pany here, to huy two new increases in early winter route in the pre -Christmas week as was in damage to the machines." Un. Playtime, w 150.00 phonographs.... Another new volume for Kenneth Davidson, Un. Duple:, 175.00 thieves seek money to buy u phonograph buyer was Charles operator, Walco Music Com- Operators know this only too Un. Advance, 16 ...... 0.so Christmas gifts, Assistant Police well. Break -ins had increased so Bally ABC Kinnard, Kinnard's pany, Craig, Colo., who was in Tournament 75.00 Music, Chief Charles Young said last Pueblo, Colo.... Milton Lane, town for equipment shopping tremendously a few years ago Thw Bowlers are as Is . . . all week. that Memphis parts Intact. Pisano Music, Espanola, N. M., this week. Music Association Young said his men have a was here on a shopping trip. BOB LATIMER formed committee to work Above prices prwerabw In .0.- caught a gang of seven youths with police to catch coin bur- tih. Prices de not Include de- who had admitted a total of 21 livery or cretin.. prating, If Pete Gertz, Denver's Rock - Tennessee Topics glars and prevent as many burglaries of cigaret and desired, 535.00 ro 530.00 extra, Ola distributor, postcarded his drink, break -ins as possible. candy machines. friends and business associates Memphis Mirrored: Bill Dorn, The increased patrolling and Write or (all Us Collect. from Italy, France and Germany field engineer for Rowe -AC, Young said his squad cars watching of locations reduced have been alerted to increase MAIn 1.3511 early this month. A winner in was in Memphis last week to see burglaries by about one third. the Rock-Ola Mediterranean officials of its local distributor, their vigil of outdoor coin ma- Police and the association have WM. for Our Prlc List on Fun chines during the holiday season Lln of Coin Operated Machinn. tour program, he took an extra Southern Amusement Company. managed to keep them down, for thieves, ironically, steal more two weeks to visit some of the Dorn discussed problems and but occasionally they spurt up at that time of ancestral haunts in Germany solutions with Mrs. Cella G. year than any again. and France. Hodge, president; Charles V. other. McDowell, vice- president and Young said the young bur- Now is the time to beef up general manager, and Wolf glars were caught when an alert 01TRIBUTOR,a.a routes, in the face of generally Lebovitz, secretary - treasurer, lieutenant spotted a freshly bur- slow business, and some operators in the vend- glarized cigaret machine, began VALUES 2315 Olive St., St. louis 3, Mo. according to Tom Bean, ing line. patrolling the area and spotted Phone: MAIn 1.3511; Cable: Caned dean of Denver music operators. Several operators have a car with two youths in it. dropped by to see Charles V. They sped away, he followed GALORE! McDowell, general manager of and on questioning them discov- Southern Amusement Company, ered some loot in the car. They to try to talk him into rejoining confessed and implicated the MUSIC Memphis Music Association. other five. All, aged 11 to 16, 2 AMIH-120. Ea, $285.00 McDowell hasn't rejoined yet. were turned over to Juvenile S AMII.120. Ea. 350,00 Southern's resignation m a y Court. 1 016.1.120 400.00 mean there will be more com- Young said exact amount of petition in the future in obtain- money stolen from the machines 1 AMI Cont. 2.200 595.00 Chicago coin' ing some locations, some oper- 1 Seeburg AYI00 750.00 ators speculate. 1 WOrllher 2100 195.00

ELTON WHISENHUNT 1 Warlitaer 2150 195.00 END OF YEAR 1 Wurllher 2000 150.00 West Tenn. Vendors PIN GAMES Continued from 46 CLEARANCE eW page 2 SPOTLITE Fiesta. Ea. 5120.00 ceeds Harold D. Troxel, route 2 Hl Diven. Ea. 110.00 PUCK BOWLER supervisor of Vendor's Distribut- write for Spacial Prices 1 Byway 150,00 ing Company. 1 Tic Tac Toe 95.00 The GUllS $50.00 and up SPARE.LITE Feature! First association meets the sec- 2 lolly Jokers AddA -Ball, Ea, 105.00 ond Tuesday of each month. SNUFFLES 20.00 and up Time Ever on a 2 been Diamonds. Ea. 120.00 Puck Bowl. Aims of the association are to BOWLERS 20,00 and up 2 Royal Flush. Ea. 80.00 er! Directional Arrow on improve the industry where PINS 40,00 and up 1 Rocket ShIp 95.00 Playfield "LIGHTS -UP sible, upgrade product where "- 1 Lightning Ball 120.00 possible, maintain good public UPRIGHTS 30.00 and up Showing Player Where 2 gushers. Ea. 90.00 to relations and wage unified ac- Aim tion against 2 Universe. Ea. 120.00 to Pick -up Every Spare! discriminatory, un- SPECIALS OF THE WEEK fair and confiscatory legislation f Crossword 100,00 when it is introduced in the General Hootenanny Assembly. DIAMOND COIN SPOTLITE President Gill invited all Skill Game! West Tennessee bulk vending Cue Tease MACHINE EXCHANGE operators who are not now Write for low prices Plays with- 609 Woodis Avenue members to join. Norfolk, out visible He said the association would Virginia Phone: 625 -1716 pins. wage a membership drive in Rear scoreframe 1964. Dues are only a SCOTT CROSSE CO. (Pro's call $I month, goes all the way with a $5 initiation fee on 1732 Fairmount Ave. Pa. Say You Saw It in to it "shadow joining. Philadelphia, floor CEnter 6 -4444 bowling "). Billboard

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either one or the other. Los OPERATE Angeles has a gross receipts L. A. Vending Tax Relief Seen tax." What would you advise op- Continued from page 46 erators in other sections to do regarding unfair licenses? of the operators pulled their vending -big operations. They What is your policy for "In this day of population machines from locations within think of the big 10 -cent candy working on a license problem? explosion and incorporation of V : that city. This cut off rev- machines, 30 -cent an cigaret ma- "When operator member municipalities, I would suggest enue to the city from this busi- chines and others that might of the association brings to that they contact the license NVV aAr ness category. This is only one easily gross a couple of hun- light that licenses are severe in administrator when the city way to effectively fight such dred dollars a month, not a an area in which he has ma- government is ' FOUR PLAYER GAME being formed. rulings." peanut machine with a monthly chines, the association votes the The is ADJUSTABLE 3 or 5 BALL PLAY point to keep the ordi- Where licenses are the high- gross in pennies. action to be taken. If the nance off the Exclusive Williams Features hooks. It is easier est, do you find the city No Equity majority want me to investi- to keep it off than to remove New Drum Units council(s) lack understanding of "So, they set a fee of $5 for gate and work on the prob- it once it has New Coin Switch been recorded. a 'vending machine' and as a lem, then we send a letter two New Latch -lock Playfield bulk vending operations? Then, of course, present the "Yes. The council thinks only bulk vender is smaller they de- or three pages long explaining cide it should operator's side. I think they will of a vending machine, per se. be $2. There is the operator's side of it. We no equity also point out inequities find nearly all city councils The members do not break it between a machine the assessed at $5 and has 10 to and unfairness of the assess- willing to listen, at least. Elastrenis Mf, Cerp. down as to bulk, package, etc. 15 kinds of candy and a $2 ment. A hearing is requested 4242 W. Fll,nere 51.. Chisego 14. 111. When they vote on vending, machine that vends a single and the matter presented in they think only of big business product and operates on pen- person. We also point out the nies." alternatives which may be taken LOOK T'O. Are some city councils sym- to give this operator some re- more than a word pathetic to bulk vending? lief." SERVICE ... "The answer is definitely What is your goal in license ROSEN -at WORLD 'yes.' Let's not overlook the fact procedure? WIDE! these councils are, in the main, "Vending is a merchandising FOR MORE ALL EQUIPMENT COMPLETELY RECONDITIONED AND REFINISHED those who are successful in business and there is no dif- their own businesses. Many of ference between a man who I N 1 PHONOGRAPHS VENDING them, like the operators, are takes a number of machines 9 6 4 small businessmen. They also into a city and services them SEEBURG 220 $595 ROWE COFFEE RV-750...5375 have children. These council- from his headquarters via truck KD SEEBURG -200 Hideaway 4545 275 SEEBURG 802 195 men do not want to force and the man who opens the AMI H -200 Hideaway 195 NATIONAL 113 C1G. 225 NATIONAL 222 GIG. 3. children to have to put several door to his store each morning. Order These AMI 1 -120 395 CORSAIR "30" GIG. 1. pennies into a The is AMI 1.200 375 ROWE 11 -COI. COMMANDER 85 machine to cover selling there, the method AMI CONT. 2.200 Hideaway 495 ROWE PASTRY 150 the license. A number also real- varies. Specials Today ROWE SANDWICH (gelt.) 295 AMI CONT. 2 -200 ize that Milk The merchant, 695 ROWE HOT FOOD 295 machines are the however, may AMI CONTINENTAL -200 545 STONER CANDY 160. 175 only remaining place where pay $25 and do $150,000 a From the ROCK -OLA 1468 345 STONER CANDY, 6 -Cal. 110 merchandise can he bought for year. The bulk operator may ROCK -OLA 1496 (Empress) 725 VENDO ICE CREAM =210 Post 475 =210 Pre. 325 a have to pay $25 World's WURLITZER .. VENDO ICE CREAM penny." also and he Largest 2404 545 What was can only of WURLITZER 2410 495 ROWE L -1000 545 the license situa- dream a $150,000 tion at the close of 1962? gross. Here is the inequity. Inventory "At the close of that year, We try for a flat license or we had switched the city of one based upon gross receipts. Complete and Ready to Go VALLEY 900 -A POOL TABLES -Reconditioned, Inglewood to a $30 per year These, in my opinion, are fair: flat fee from a $1 per nickel 90 ". New Cues $365 machine license. We also con- tracted Santa Monica which Background Music a KIDDIE RIDES We carry the most complete line of Phonographs, Games, Arcade had license structure of 50 Continued from page 44 and Vending Equipment. While for Complete List! cents for a penny machine and Each Terms 1/s Dep., Bal. Sight Draft or C.O.D. $2 for nickel ments in their programming. ones and ob- 1 Toenereille Trolley Bal. ..$345.00 Unlike tained a $20 per year license the wired music pro- 3 Fire Engine /Manikin .. 395.00 for the first grams, ours is a flexible service WORLD WIDE distributors u 50 machines and 4 Space Ships 143.00 25 cents per machine for those we can always modify to 2 Rocket Ships 2730 WEST FULLERTON AVENUE, CHICAGO 47, ILLINOIS 145.00 I in excess of that figure." meet a subscriber's needs." 1 Stratoscout 4545 195.00 EYtrRltde 4-2300 Ctbl4 "GAMES "- Chlttg8 What was the trouble in According to Tom Borsella, 1 Rocket Patrol 1..00 Buena Park and what was ac- Atlantic's manager, service 2 Tanks 125.00 complished there? maintaining and repairing play- 3 Seesaws 145.00 Disturbing back equipment at the locations Call 1 sports Car 145.00 is a minor problem. The Seeburg "We received a very dis- 1 Round the World Trainer . 195.00 units are designed for rugged turbing call from one of the 1 Pony Horse operation and seldom give trou- 245.00 operators with machines in that 1 Donald Duck For Everything that's ble even in locations operating 145.00 city to the effect that the li- 4 Ocean Linen on a 24 -hour basis. 1..00 cense of $6 for penny and $9 3 Super Camera 195.00 for nickel The biggest problems for Bor- BEST in POOL TABLES machines was to be sella and his crew 6 Satellite Explorer .... 495.00 enforced with all come on machines on changeover 6 Twirlybird 495.00 locations and for which the days, when hundreds of 2 Indian scout 545.00 license had not subscribers must have their been paid to he 1 Highway Patrol tied up or confiscated. background music libraries 545.00 changed virtually overnight. The 2 Chuck Wagon 395.00 ® "After various discussions depend on )(Cdleii of the will 1 Midget Racing Car 145.00 and negotiations with the city biggest headache year come in a few days Decem- 1 Turnpike Cruiser Single .. 495.00 attorney's office and the li- -on ber 26 to be exact the 2 Auto Tests Old Style .... 195.00 censing administrator, we were -when Christmas music inserts must be 1 Junior Auto Test 145.00 able to get a stay of action. I cleared out of every library in 1 Trigger Horse 295.00 have been informed recently the area. 1 Choo Choa 245.00 that Buena Park is revising its entire business license structure On this day the entire service 2 Lancer Horses 225.00 and installation force, and even 7 Flre Engine Trucks 4545 .5.00 and it will also apply to hulk the office help, are pressed into Reindeer Exhibit vending machines. In the mean- 2 175.00 service to still the sound of time, no penalties have been 3 Large Merry-Go -Round .. 245.00 Christmas past for another I1 imposed upon the operators on 2 Test Pilots 195.00 locations there. months. 1 See Skate Bat 195.00 8 Wells Fargo "We were successful also in 395.00 getting Baldwin Park to change 2 Puffer Fire Engine 395.00 Heat Treatment 6 Musical Fortis from $1 per machine to a flat Wheel .. 550.00 rate of $24. Pico Rivera amended Continued from page 47 3 Old Smoket' Locomotive .. 195.00 1 7raffi c M o te r -1- 4{5 00 its ordinance to a rate of $2 cost electric- toward the of 3 Model T Roadster 245.00 per machine up to $25. Whit- ity. DELUXE tier and Gardena gave assur- 2 Model T Tusk 245.00 6- POCKET NEW Play- Stimulating DESIGN Johnson by now has enough ance that during the next year hot -nut machines to replace all NEW TYPE Sturdy, Easy -to -Use (1964) license changes benefit- of his cold- temperature models, ing the operators will be LEG ADJUSTERS -no table lifting! made." many of them located merely by All Prices Quoted Crated Were you successful in all GENUINE SLATE PLAYFIELDS culling through the equipment F.O.B. Phila. of your contacts? rooms of his contemporary op- COMBINATION RECESSED BALL VIEW- "No, but we a have good erators in the Washington area. WIRE -PHONE-WRITE TODAY ER, BALL TRAP, BALL RETURN DRAWER record, I think. We contacted Wherever the old machines the city of Oxnard (Ventura turned up there were usually ENTIRELY NEW OPERATING MECHANISM Send for Complete Lists From County) at the request of Len - one or two which he could Sizes: 78 "x45", 88'1x50'', 93 "x53 ". Walnut Finish Art Vending in that city. The buy at an attractive rate, replac- World's Largest Inventory matter was taken into consid- ing the electrodes with some of Complete Selection of Parts and Accessories. eration but the council voted his own design, originally man - ARCADE -GAMES -BINGOS See your Distributor or contact us direst against any change. Seal Beach, factored for use in electric irons. RIDES- MUSIC -etc. where we worked upon the re- Johnson feels that he could SALES COMPANY quest of Joe Arguelles of Joe's use from 50 to 75 more such Vending Service, is on the fence machines this winter, and is cur- 4., 4 tuo +., G) and can go either way. The rently advertising and co- operat- DAVID ROSEN ErEluuae A M Onl. 333 MORTON STREET, BAY CITY, MICHIGAN, 48709 TWlnbrook 5.8581 matter is being studied and I ing with other operators Ea. Pa. am to be advised of the dis- throughout 7198 N. BROAD SIREEI. PIMA. 73, PA. the Washington area PHONE. position. in search of such equipment. 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GRECO IN GERMANY: French singing star Juliette Greco re- cntly gave two concerts in Hamburg and two in Berlin. She is pictured here with singer Peter Beil and Wolfgang Kretsschmar of Philips Ton. Come January, Juliette will appear in a new stage play by Francoise Sagan in Paris.

HOW SWEET IT IS On January 14, one of the songs Frank Fontaine sings ANKAS AWAY: Paul Anke has just concluded his fifth on the Jackie Gleason Show will be a new one, written by Gleason and international tour (this one included invìtotional perform- Irving Caesar, entitled "How Sweet It Is." An ABC- Paramount single by ances for the Polish government) and is shown here as he Fontaine is ready for release and will also be included in his forthcoming LP. docked in New York harbor last week with his beautiful No musical slouch, Gleason has nearly 30 albums available on Capitol. if Anne. They returned on the S.S. New Amsterdam.

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coupled with "Why Can't I Ever Be Lucky." Is he kidding ? ?? HALE AND HARDY: Francois Hardy, singing star who has scored mightily in France, Belgium, Italy and other European countries, added another nation to her string of victories last week by winning the popularity contest sponsored by the Spanish disk jockey "Disc mania." Miss Hardy boat out a constant former winner, Connie Francis, as most popular foreign female singer in Spain.

SEEGER IN TOKYO: Folk artist Pete Seeger, during recent tour of Japan and Far East, makes an appearance on NHK -TV, Tokyo. He is shown here with moderator and translator.

FREEWHEELERS MAKE TRACKS: Epic Records has signed a new folk group known as the Free- wheelers. Group cons'sts of (left to right) Mike Matacunas, Gary Cogly, Wally Salaman and Jack McCarthy.

NASHVILLE SESSION: Country vocalist Judy Lynn is shown during her initial recording session in Nashville. She is seen here with H. W. (Poppy) Doily, veteran producer for United Artists Records.

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