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Advenui enquiries tom and Hart Sv ((Intertunonvl Publintiom) Ltd. Rodgers , Irving Berlin, 62 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, N'.1. Oscar Hammerstein, Cole Telephone REGent 6182/5 (4 Lines) BAN iNE S96SESTIVE Edita,: Feature[ Editw: Porter, all songwriters of an A. HAND D . CARDWELL Postal Subscriptions: ,(3 L. per annum era gone by. Today we have U.S.A. and Canada $9 Per Annum. POP SON6 MES ! Lennon and McCartney, Wwhl lbpyrirht Reamed Baccarach and David Doc Pomus and Mort Schuman Leiber and , ', THIRD SERIES WEEK ENDING 19112164 Stoller. are better or worse isnt the of ISSUE No. SEVERNTEEN But whether the songs object 4 - this feature. The object is that songs and their titles today are too suggestive ! ! ! The lyrics today are beginning to get more and more sexy. Titles are now not only sexily suggestive but suggestive in other , like The Four Peonies' Black Girl. ways ' Simon Scotts Move It Baby was, said Katie Boyle on "Juke Box "too ." The words meant the same too to Jury," suggestive" evidently VQ the organisers behind 5 O'Clock Club". Simon was banned from N singing that particular song, even tho' the song was already in the !��-,20 Top Forty. All Day And All Of The Night is considered suggestive I Feel a to I have to. �7 (1)� IL The Budr many people spoken ' 2 I'm Gonna B Strong (3) Gene Ple"" an LP track of Elvis s to be 3 Downtown (4) P"". Clark Dirty, Dirty Feeling, Presley shortly 14 Little Red Rooter (2) Rollin` Stones recorded again by an up-and-coming hitmaker is likely to receive the 5 Walk Tall (8) Val Dooniean 6 There's A Heartache "banning" treatment from the BBC, who have grown remarkably lax Following Me (10) dim Reeves over the last two 7 All Day And All Of years. The Night (7) The Kink. Then there are the "kick" records like "Terry" currently romping up 8 Baby Love (S) The Supremea 9 Pretty P.P.r (11) Roy Orbimn the charts about a boy who gets killed on his motorbike. It seems that 10 1 Und.--d (it) Freddla/Drasma,. these that are or have "sick titles" are to do 11 Um, Um, Um, songs days suggestive likely Um, Um, Um (6) Wayne Fontana even better than those that have ordinary or good titles. Take for 12 M isssags To Martha (f7) Adam Faith 13 Losing You (12) Dwty Springfield instance "Tell Laura 1 Love Her," another car crash epic, which shot to 14 No Arms Can No. I a and has had success abroad John Ever Nold You (—) The Bathelo,. few years ago just fantastic by IS I l Fall f RI1h Id Leyton. 16 Don't B,Ing MeDo wn (13) Prouty Things 17 He'. In Town (9) Rockin' Berrie. This isn't just a knock against artistes, it's more a knock against the 18 Genie With The who know that titles stand a chance if are Light Brown Lamp (—) The Shadows songwriters song good they 19 Blue Christmas (—) Elvis P-1-y banned. Tell Laura I Love Her was banned by the BBC and subse- 20 Show He Girl (—) Herman's Hermits quently gave Ricky Valance a No. I hit and a Silver Disc. Surely it's possible for artistes and to demand songwriters " songs that are not ? should remember and a N suggestive They that sick" � " do / I "suggestive songs not always guarantee lasting success for an artiste. After Tell Laura I Love Her, Ricky Valance disappeared from 2d the charts for good. Yes, whatever you say, you, the record-buyers, it's certainly not right for songwriters or singers to record songs they - 5-T09 consider will hit the jackpot and sell to discbuyers who are too young. Listen to the first line of Black Girl and then tell me that ' these songs 1 I Feel Fl. (t) The floods. arent suggestive? ? ! ! It should be stopped, and the BBC who were 2 Little Red Rooter (2) Rolling Stone. too about two are now to 3 I'm Gonna Ba Strong (3) Gene Pitney vigilant songs years ago, relaxing their rules 4 Downtown (S) Petola Clark such an extent that with a with a "sick title" or a S There'. A Heartache anyone song "sug- Following He (10) dim gestive title" seems to have the best chance of hitting the charts. 6 Pretty Paper (11) Roy Orbison it should 7 All Day And All 01 "Pop Weekly" says be stopped. Or is it that too many The Night (7) The Rlnk. people make too much money out of too titles to it? 8 Walk Tell (9) Val Ooonitan many suggestive stop 9 Baby Lore (4) Th*S"Supreme. What these songs are doing is ruining teenagers' minds and creating hell 10 1 Unda,.tand (15) Freddie/Dream.,. with whom we have had letters that 11 Ma•ra((• To Martha (17) Adam Faith parents, from many saying these songs 12 Um, Um, Um, should be stopped. U m, um, Um (g) Wayne Fontana it Losing You (13) Duty Springfield To cash in on the death of pop singers we cannot stop. But to cash 14 No Arms Can Ever in on the death of " in we are to Hold You (—) The Bath.lor "imaginary boy-friends songs, trying 111 I Could Eaallyy Fall (—) CIInilithard stop as much as possible! 16 Don't BringM Down (12) Pretty Things 17 He'. In Town ({) Rotkln' B•rrla. Printed in Great Britain by R. Milward A Sow Ltd., L.— Gate, Lenton, Nottingham and Published 1g Blue Christmas (—) Elvis Presley Pop Wee41y Ltd., Craven House, 234!238 F.dgwue Road, London, W.2. 19113164 19 G•nl. With The by 7 dephoas: PADding[on 7485. World Copyr�gb Reserved Light Brown Lam (—) The Shadow. Ill Teadt finaqWuivies to( theth Trod, AS-11: WVM.t.�v NUIDMLL LTD., Commercial Howe, St. Ann's 20 Show Me Glrl Herman'. Hermits (ld) \Vtll Road, Na=GN — Telephone: Nottingham 55293
- C!IrOUTFOIPACXZPENCE \9 BRITAIN'S TOP THIRTY IA, at the week-end'l NEW FROM 1111t) 1 I Feel Fine (1) The Beatles 2 I'm Gonna Be Strong (3) Gene Pitney 3 Little Red Rooster (2) Rolling Stones SI 4 Downtown (4) Petula Clark EMI Walk Tall Val Doonican ]IN i 5 (9) �I `%//F There's A Heartache Following Me (10) Jim Reeves 7 All Day And All Of The Night (6) The Kinks 8 Pretty Paper (11) Roy Orbison THE GREATEST RECORDING ORGANISATION IN THE WORM 9 Baby Love (5) The Supremes 10 1 Understand (1S) Freddie Dreamers YEH, 11 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (7) Wayne Fontana GEORGIE YEH 12 Message To Martha (17) Adam Faith 13 COLw3R.A Losing You (12) Dusty Springfield oB 4:a 14 No Arms Can Ever Hold You (25) The Bachelors FAME 15 1 Could Easily Fall (24) Cliff Richard 16 Don't Bring Me Down (13) The Pretty Things MISTLETOE 17 He's In Town (8) Rockin' Berries LOVE 18 Genie With The Light Brown Lamp (30) The Shadows IAYNES 19 Blue Christmas (—) Elvis PARLOFHONE Presley 85210 20 Show Me Girl (22) Herman's Hermits 21 Walk FEW Away (20) Matt Morro AND THE VULCANS 22 Tokyo Melody (1S) Helmut Zacharias 23 Somewhere (—) P. J. Proby 24 Terry (27) Twinkle FERRY CROSS 25 Black Girl (19) The Four Pennies THE MERSEY 26 What Have They Done To The Rain? (-The Searchers GERRY (from film of AND THE PACEMAKERS same name) 27 Sha La La (14) Manfred Mann COLUMBIA 087437 28 Girl Don't Come (—) Sandie Shaw 29 The Wedding (23) Julie Rogers 30 Oh Pretty Woman (18) Roy Orbison IT'S ALL ROFAYOU SOL TOP SAMNIHA UNIIED ARTISTS ARTIST E S POP STAR CHARTS GROUPS UPIO12 Position Artiste Last Week Po.ition Group Last Week IONIS 1 ELVIS PRESLEY 1 1 THE 13EATLES 1 2 2 ROLLING STONES 2 2 CLIFF RICHARD I 3 BILLY FURY 3 3 DAVE CLARK FIVE 3 ALL WANT 4 4 THE SHADOWS 5 IS YOU S DUSTY SPRINGFIELD 5 S THE KINKS 4 JOHN (from film 'Every 6 BRENDA LEE 7 6 MANFRED MANN 6 day's a nolWay') 7 ROY ORBISON 6 7 THE SEARCHERS 7 M.M.V. POPI374 8 KATHY KIRBY 9 8 HERMAN'S HERMITS 9 1EY10N 9 SANDIE SHAW 8 9 THE HOLLIES 10 P. 11 10 THE HONEYCOMBS 8 10 J. PROBY CHRISTMAS 11 CILLA BLACK 10 GREAT BRITAIN'S ONLY 12 HELEN SHAPIRO 13 VAIERIE CALLING 13 SIMON SCOTT 14 * POP STAR CHARTS * 14 JOHN LEYTON 12 Send the name. of your 2 faeourlte star. COLUMBIA 15 FRANK IFIELD 1s to: POP WEEKLY, Heanor, Derby.hire MASTERS D87125
AMERICA'S TOP THIRTY MARY DON' (By courtaey of Cash Boa) YOU WEEP I Lorna Greene 16 lark The Lark. PHII Rine' The 2 Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton 17 Eve rything', Alright The Newbeata COLUMBIA She'. No[ Thera The Zombie. OB14U6 Leader Of The Pack The Shangri-Lea 19 Baby Love The S.- S You Really Get Me The Kink. 20 Walking In The Rain The Ronatte. RYAN 6 Come See About Me The Supreme, 21 Right Or Wrong Ronnie D.- 7 Time I. On My Side The R011ing Stone[ 22 My Lore Forelve Me Robert Goulet AND THE CRESCENTS e I feel Fine The Beetle. 2] Come A Little 9 I'm Into Bit Cl.... lay A American[ Something Good Herman'[ Hermit, 24 Oh No Not My Baby Maxine Brown IT ISN'T 10 Goin' Out Of Anthony 6 25 Amen The Impre..i on. My Head The Imperial. 26 Sha La La Manfred Mann 11 I'm G9nna Ba Gene THERE Strong Piney 27 SWINGING Saturday THE 12 Dance, Dance The Beach Night Dance, Boys At The Movies The Drlft- 12 Mopntain Of Love Johnny Riven H.M.V. 28 Sidewalk SurOn' Jan and Dean 14 BIg Man In Town The Four Sea.ons POP1375 15 Any Way You 29 She', A Woman The Beetle. Want It Dave Clark Five 30 The Wedding Julie Roger. ORIEANS I,M.1, It—IIN D0.. L.J. 8001..
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holding onto a bus handle and the bus Buzzin' Dozen has pulled away and nearly taken Its, with it. And I've had so many pictures taken leaning on parking meters that 1 put sixpence in my ear when I start tin sing" e by DON CRISP MIKE SARNE, who has been biding y recemly, d being besieged by Remember our charts mce wc Film and singing x-, JOHN fi lm companies, has now decided to no mentioned last —it? With Roy L.N. most be anxious to get a lot of—k se, his New Year resolution. ORBISON, ELVIS PRESLEY and back to Great Britain. His film "Every He is already considering three firm BRENDA LEE all competing against Day's A Holiday" has had tremendous offers for films for the early part of the each other with new Xmas singles. views here but even seen John hasn't New Year. He is likely to star with We", as you can see our friend Roy is it yet. Plus 11 1— that his new record, John Layton in one them. 11 in with Perry Paper, and Brenda which is mcidemall one of the hest he while he has been spendingd a lot offtm; time Lee's disc which w leased 'tier has ever — d- is t this k, taking photographs and also finishing till hasn't made the grade yet. Elvis d it's titled All f Wan, You. Could off writing a book. After his big has his vmie out now, Blue Chrisrmas be John's first chart smash in a long suouss with top star Rita Tusliingham which should belt up the charts, and it time. In this country anyway. Abroad in "A Place To Go" last year the next looks as if the final ram will be between he is selling like a bomb. John should few films should establish him as one and Elvis. Incidentally many fans be Roy back is March, to film with Mike of the best stars of the decade. 't know t l r was In Same and lain Gregory in "Three Boys fact a Christmassingley Theyyy thought In A a film have all been Boat" they it was just another single. Do they a time to make. waiting long really listen to the words? e Radio Invicto Programmes I'm glad to see [hat FREDDIE THE have 106 metres Mad. Wave My mates, SHADOWS, GARRITY, of The Dreamers, has a new titled MONDAY to FRIDAY- out 'th single taken my advice at last. His new disc Gene With The Light Brown Lamp, t Urderslad is a slow ballad, and 12 pm Midnight Patrol record ' With they of their rifles, although its not quite what I'd like 2 am Late Date Music gimmicky ssued Theme 1 am Music At although [ ' h they'd Freddie to record it's already made the Daybreak Plalre as 6 am From A Filleted Ingle! grade charnvise and sakewise. His Early Morning Spin Boers this, 7 am The Breakfast Show Seriously, single, next one, I suggest, should be something that this disc should 9 am Sticks and sales Indicate slightly faster but not a comedy disc. Top their And f0 am Mail at do better than Rhythm Just a slightly upbeat ballad. Al the will be 11 am St, For Greear. The Shadows playing moment Freddie is just recovering from i HAVE THE D.C.5 LET US DOWN IN THE STATES? Pop music, like jazz, is beginning to mean a dirty word outside of show business. Halls wrecked, riots by teenagers, policemen hurt, and already passers-by in the street beginning to believe that all teenagers are just hooli- gans. This was the sort of thing that made many believe that jazz was just another word for drunken orgies with of thousands bearded beatniks wrecking Three of the Beatles relaxing of their luxury Bel-Air mansion on clubs. their lost U.S. Tour. The latest incident didn't happen in Great Britain. It happened in America, their over here not The Beatles have had their rows with but the results of it are making British mildly popularity is a fiftieth as as it is in American but have groups lose their worldwide popularity, big Canada and reporters they the States. in advance to or will do if they continue. At a Press managed by thinking all seem like a and reception held in the States The Plus The Dave Clark Five should make it big joke recently as "has turned Dave Clark Five ended up by walking have learned by now that the American everything, they say, out out without giving any quotes, printable reporters are vastly different to the rosy." ones that is. It even got to the stage British ones. We might consider them Any more incidents like this and The where one of the group, Denis Payton, is rude and even to a point, a lot of Dave Clark Five could find their alleged to have punched a reporter in the trouble whenever they start yelling their reputation in Canada and the States scuffle. heads off. But, The D.C.5 should have very much harmed to the extent that the What was the reason for this childish spoken back to them like The Beatles reporters will just refuse to do any and The Stones have done. Not on them at all. At the same display of manners which could hurt just publicity with but wisecracks, time, Britain is already having had pop and indeed prove disastrous to British ordinary quotes, jokes, and even sarcastic remarks. The relations with America because British groups in the United States? Americans love this. The Beatles found groups are selling more records there It turned out that The Dave Clark their way into the hearts of the than American groups. Don't they Five had kept the Pressmen waiting for Americans by doing this. realise that they could be ruining the their Press over an hour for scheduled They realised that the American good relations that The Beatles and A "Where the reception. reporter said, reporters have a job to do, and that when Cliff have set up over there, not only for hell have been. We've been you guys a press reception was held it wasn't themselves, but for The Kinks, The waiting an hour?" So out walked The done for fun. It was work to them and Mojos, The Nashville Teens, The Dave Clark Five leaving American the better The Beatles could make it the Animals, Cliff, Dusty, The Rolling reporters aghast at the scene. Now better for everyone. Apparently The Stones, Cilia Black, Matt Monro and whether The Dave Clark Five were late Dave Clark Five consider themselves all the British groups and solo artistes or not, or whose fault it was, doesn't who have tried so hard to much too Tbig to have that sort of get anywhere matter. treatment. he Dave Clark Five, indeed in the States. That in What does matter is that The Stones, should think of a few points. It's taken all of ten years of pop who were once almost as controversial, Great Britain their last few records music for British artistes to achieve the and The Beatles could have THEIR haven't meant a thing. That in America suv. -s that they are now having in careers harmed by this silly display of they are earning money via big publicity the States. We don't want those good from manners. The Dave Clark Five had and that that publicity is coming relations ruined by British groups who made a great deal of money out of the papers, the very people they are haven't yet learned that American American teenagers and, to put it walking out on. reporters don't get on their knees for anyone. They are harder, and in most cases better, than English reporters. They fight to get inside stories and when they can't get them, they aren't too happy. But if The Beatles can get along and make good friends with American reporters then so can British group, The Dave Clark Five. I repeat. The British scene in America is still wide open. But it won't be if American teenagers get the idea that our groups have become so swell- headed that one remark by a reporter causes them to walk out. Let's hope it doesn't happen again. It's one thing to refuse to talk to reporters. It's another to walk out of a Press conference because someone makes a remark about being kept waiting. Which should not have happened anyway. by BARRIE HILT The Stones leaving the plane on one of their American trips. POP Wwkly 11111144 These five girls support what we have said concerning girls partly ousting the groups from the charts. With regard to the return of some of the more popular solois such as Adam and Matt Morro, wTshall have more to say next week. I CARTOON COLUMN CLIFF- HANGING AT IT'S BEST v O o v HAL NIGHTINGALE la By Today we pay tribute to a singer who, over the past three years since the start of "Pop Weekly" we have criticised, praised and re-praised. His name is Cliff Richard. We don't tribute to I The Beatles' disc. 1 Feel Fine. has pay him today because it's his birthday, but shown that The Beatles are certainly simply because with the mass of groups not falling out offavour. Straight to No.1 gaining awards and titles for having made 20 Gen e Pitney, the only American a few hit records everyone seems to be apart from 0rbison who records what under the impression that Cliff has been HE wants, thinks I'm Gonna Be Strong buried. Over six years of songs, this lad, should be his biggest seller. for he still is a lad in the sense of singing 3qThe Stones, rivals to The Beatles but "ages," has had a fantastic career. good friends, have certainly tried hard to Not only has he managed to hit the charts beat The Beatles to the Top Spot. with every single record he's made, but 4*Petula Clark's wonderful single throughout the world Cliff has become a Downtown going "up-charts." Although of love and affection for thousands she lives in France now, everyone counts symbol but for it as a British hit. of people. Not just teenagers and and Val Doonican's Walk Tall is a smash mums and dads, grandads grans, so of all races and aU nationalities. but 1 don't somehow think he will "Can you play the Beatles Latest ?" people He has pop music a shot in the become a top pop star. given arm when it needed it, and until the S*Jim Reeves bounces back up again of the sound had with There's A Heartache Following coming Liverpool succeeded in about the Me. Definitely a smash with us for ever. becoming just solowise since Elvis 7*The Kinks' All Day And All Of The biggest thing Night looks a strong smash all over the Presley. No matter whether his records climb world. Shows what a change of image can do. to the No. 1 slot any more. Every record he records hits the charts in every 8*Roy Orbison has done it again. country that sells records. No one Betting up the charts with his Pretty knows how records he has Paper, about the nicest Xmas single. just many sold. But we do know that last he 9*The Supremes' second smash here. year was the field in sales of records Baby Love, is slowly on it's way out of leading a solo Whether we think he the charts. Where's the third single? by singer. is too or too concerned 10*Freddie And The Dreamers' getting old, about acting rather than singing, i Understand, chasing up the charts. The first slow ballad from Freddie—and a everyone tends to say "he'll be finished soon" start to a new sound? These days no one says that, simply because they got too tired of HoWayne Fontana may be waxing saying it after six years. another American single for the fullow- "I see the Animals are on As yet he still hasn't made a dent in to "Um x 6" as his smash disc is tonight." up the world in one of our often called. pop America, most popular artistes not to do so. 120Adam Faith's back with a again Yet in France, Sweden, Norway, To Martha, a smash single which Message Denmark, Italy, Africa, Holland, Greece, is a bomb over here. Pity it's going Israel, Germany, in just about any out in the States someone else. already by country you can frame, Cliff has become You is 13*Dusty Springfield's Losing one of the major record sellers. Every- on the out. A but I'm sure our way pity, where he goes he is treated with respect, will soon be back with another. Dusty and he treats anyone and everyone with 140The Bachelors back again, don't respect. think these lads will ever miss the charts! When talking to people he never gets 1SOCIlif Richard could register his rude or insolent, and I have yet to meet biggest hit for some time with I Could a reporter or photographer who has Easily Fall. ever argued with him. He is perhaps t6jgThe Pretty Things, who must be too nice, because many of those who are used to cracks about them by now, are anti-Cliff have suspected that anyone certainly having the last laugh with their as big as Cliff' couldn't be that nice long-selling Don't Bring Me Down. without a reason. There is a reason. Cliff is fT*The Rocklin' Berries were my tip ordinary and nice. He likes and for the Top Ten, before they even made people people like him. He tries to meet all his fans He's In Town. "Do have to whistle 'A Life On The you and talk to them and whenever this isn't 18*The Shadows in this week as well Ocean Wove'?" he worried. Which is as Cliff with their Christmas number, a possible, just gets can about most well-deserved hit. more than you say PHOTO CAVALCADE singers. 19*Elvis out with one of the the f Haiti. Presley TONY PUGH provided It's Cliff all the way. He may be Christmas ever. A Shapiro. Dustyr sprin>i.ld and tiddia Garrity. greatest offerings in the charts, sometimes terrific seller earlier release in MIRRORPIC Thoaa of The Staid. and the cliff-hanging despite s,a-.. not making too high a position in the an album. J. B. PHOTOS—Cliff Richard, Sandia Shaw and Top Ten, but let's hope he manages to 20OHerman's Hermits in this Brenda Le,. just A.S.P. INTERNATIONAL—D.- Clark Five. continue doing so. week with Show Me Girl, could make the JEFFREY SOUTHBY—P-1. Clark. Top Ten. KOVESDI I.P.A.—C.11. Black. POI Waakly trf12144 IF YOU THINK YOUR DISC PURCHASE AFFECTS THE CHARTS-YOU'RE CRAZY! PAC RCE So many letters poured into "Pop Waekly" last week ov r the w y that charts are compiled that this we"k I have decided to do se follow-up feature, showing that ••You Are A Not If you Believe That Your Record Purchsse Affects The Charts." Look at it this way. There are over 6.000 cord shops in this country. To be eau 6.250, with m a beingiming built r statting operations in the a future. The charts u f v r hundred mourns. for w og: yubRmtluns l "' Bui [Wese �e inns only Came from shops in big arm, Millions. yes, millions of records said throughout [he country in small towns, villages. by post, through record clubs etc. There must be at leas[ three-quarters of the sales of every disc that aren't even credited to the towns. In .,her words you an be living in a large [own where millions of records arc sold and y e doesn't are a vern a ehing l"s It'ta town covered 11 you 0;(( (an y"u probably rush of your "loolprtwf' Top Twenty lists sentby to out to buy his discs as soon as they are the mus. papers ! ! released, bat data it really help him climb The chances (your retard p rchase afl cting up the charts, asks via. Pacer? the charts are about in. thausaad to ant g 1st. Rather like wianin8 the pools isn't iti Certainly, be better than a made tell how Top Twenty up by o(cou se the record companies could you e f " many records they have sent out to the wholesalers returnstu ns from r— rd when [nerve shop: re every week. But the wholesalers only deliver the re In fact over 6,000 record in them. shops cards to the retailer. They don't sell the< n[ryl! the record shop s n have p(tycopies of a fe Again Next week, we will ro cord delivered. and they have at least three however, tell you how on rate chart can be made the before Ihey return the ones that arche up, if only L the other would chart that old. O( tau a You have a who a papers agree--a A would tell The Beatles or The selli a lot of rec1(oo rd, aad are popu!poua r you can you i( Stones ng ro or ,an work out where they should " in the charts by selling more, less, whether they make No. 1 at all!!! Read 'Imply asking the record company how many they "Pop Weekly" have sold. neat week and 21 us what YOU Only one small snag. The record companies "fuse to give su h information. Not very helpful Is It Perhaps read"" would like to know how "Pop Weekly" make uyy heir Top DOES HE CARE? Thirty Flne. We consld*r It so be the only I have lace. a Proby t since 1 saw Top Thircy chart that Is anywhere near the him in "Around The Beatles." I have re three singles and an EP which are, as 0u gcharss are bssed on the early returns of far as i know, the only P.J. disc fares musical Pape", the Top "hy " suppplied M, ased in Gt. Britain. He Certainly by she Record Reveller, and of Inside In(orma- fats talent and a style of his own. 1 tlon gained from record companies on the sale think he is the best since Elvis, but of singles by new artistes, plus spot checks at why does he have to be so conceited? selected rttall shops throughout the country Surely P.J. ..at realise what he is to test the accue racy of our information. doing to his Career, or maybe he just It could bet that o r charts aare not do"n't rare! It Is in fact true that our Heather S. (Chadwell Heath) All accurate. But we considerrthem to POP Wwkly tolta/M , READERS WRITE READERS BULLETS Both sides of Beallea' new disc are marvellous ... No smoking no drink- ing—shouldn't Sorchen he called Why no No. I for H�Bin, We Do Lik,, Then, Sandie Shsw trying to sing like rm no[ writing this to agme or Dionne? ... Stooes' hair short compared disagree. It IY suggestion. to Pretty Things ... Klei second disc I come from Ixsington, Mess., in the U.S. READER as their first ... Kathy McGowan WI" h. and led S ver here I flipped, and d d the same group too orften thirty great, but far all the thin groups of England. SAYS YOU CAN why the heavy P ... They've faded from my heart and The much foss about pop stars marriages— Hca THREE BROADSIDES Fair Is This Singing? No Scandal Please Eschange? \%illisncc wane to iee 1 no" ft's about time people apprecf- I don't agree with the my-nous A. )-m c-,plait g about all the the [ed good singing instead of wmaming from ar13 English group, touring U.S. we sae a I-, A and shoaling. 1 don't call that singing. h e never gave her full (na,m?) . He r N'efl, getting om don't Cliff Richard a letter is a bit overdone, it would seem groups over here. At got Beatles, then Why people give al the chance, He has n man'efloos voice. 1 that she must have had m argument the other group, started .'-mina about me Thu full, Think Cliff and his Shadoxs are the with her boyMend hefarc writing t. mte of as two or dificThree,. r e ,metes[ group. 1 don'[ see why The 1 am glad you don't go into the y been w rg^-upstied donne Iles and'Ihe Stones all the artiste's lives If you did, , but it's gel prnhe. private we th can are out a no Cliff Richard or uld he tamed i to Th.The T shexs girt these groupsgrumps The) patch "Pop Weekly" and occ (;,In Marsden or EI,u. 1 miss The bbuh and would probably he called 5dEd Suflivan. Shindig, Thuxlun—hardly sin' .1h r. of .Amer should bare had a "Pop Scandal Weekly" ns one of the ally, resetflh a del: You seed over PePeter, to to the of the charts. l Sunday paper got the name, The 1'fl makemake chant get top we'B send oar Jm and ith Marlin Duke, Cliff's voice Swndai Newspaper. am Gordon, agree Dean. You seal over ofred Mom, is not lust ordinary, it's great. I can't The ordy reason 1 can think of why t fl send The Smother Br . You say the same for The Beatles and Stones. the mysterious "FAN' buy for sand "Read) Steady Go:'o." we'fl- said Will you pleas,, print this in "Pop 'Pop Weekly" ,s that she is ssavingaving Chnslmes (only Joking). 56kulig: Weekly," A Texan Margaret (Cliff Richard Fan) IHalifat) Geoff. Brown (Mildenhalp (U.S.A.) No. 55. Helen Shapiro Pop Weekly .Pin-up DISCussion Hello then. At this time of year, with all the big names already released and the disc companies easing up for the Christmas holidays, the selection of new discs is a bit sparse. There are a few interesting ones flying around at present—and one, in particular, is a few cuts above them all. So let's first turn our attention to: H.M.V's new release from John yt** BOUQUET ****** Lenna. "All I Want Is You" comes Without a the best all- film * doubt, from the "Every Day's A Holiday" round of this week's little John takes this platter and slow ballad in his selection is the new Columbia disc makes the best of the * stride, lyric and, * from Gerry and The Pacemakers. comes off well. The generally, very * The title song from the film Tony Osborne orchestration is partic- * Ferry Across The Mersey moves ularly effective. it Composition-wise, * along at a dreamy, but beaty, is a melody which may well on grow * pace. The husky voice of Gerry after quite a few there BRICKBAT you spins—but * adds much charm to the lyric of is no immediate impact. Oriole's I'm Gonna Spend My * his own rather wistful and nostalgic Christmas With A Dalek is what * composition and The Pacemakers 7 1 have always thought that Gracie k I call carrying a gimmick a little Fields' famous theme * (plus augmented instruments!) 7k too far! Even during this season of song "Sally" a which commands would make ideal revival * provide backing True, those fascinating material for the attention as it beats its goodwill. The Bachelors. Even if have even * lazily electronic and mechanical they * way very cleanly. Quite honestly, considered it, The Viscounts have beaten creatures, the Daleks, are very Gerry has had better on them to it. This Columbia treatment is * songs past popular but the overall treatment * singles—but this one is certainly clean-cut; the of The Go-Gos on this disc is much performance being nicely * a cut above those available at this balanced. A slow beater, with too childish to be acceptable. this, * present time. plenty of contrast and rising falsetto. Childish voices, extremely banal A predominant feature is a very well- Fria and all the added electronic sound effects make it seem ultra- blown harmonica. The total result is All Elvis fans will have something to therefore, insincere very happy, performance-wise, but say about the wording on the label of contrived; and no children's disc, or borderline hit potential. R.C.A. Victor's "Hooray For Santa play Cbtus"!!! It states that the artiste is book will be a success with the children if sense On Decca, The Long and The Short AI (he's the king) Hirt! This is a festive they insincerity. The Daleks were con- give us an unseasonable helping of instrumental with augmented chorus. originally "Choc Ice" with a rhythm and beat There is little of ceived by the BBC for the viewing really outstanding in now which are seasonable at any time. A excitement or interest here because, of children the celebrated "Dr. Who": I say happy sound and the disc moves along although there is a powerful and effective originally conceived as it turned at a fair old pace. Although very bit of blowing from Mr. Hirt, the because, out, children of all took to the pleasant, there is nothing very different overall composition is a bit of a drag. ages Daleks as a sound of about it; full of "hey-hey-heys" and There is little melodic attraction although very example science fiction. They were references to the Peppermint Twist, the there is plenty of bounce. It strikes me then did not lyric is a little bit out of date--and, as a very adequate instrumental arrange- believable: play to their audience. perhaps, the whole treatment is the ment with a Christmas lyric added for DOWN On same when it comes down to the brass the sake of Christmas! this disc there is nothing partic- festive the tacks of considering hit material today. ularly really; melody, such as it is, is extremely run-of- basic stuff—and The recent release from Pye of On Parlophone, Matt Moore has the-mill the the famous treatment takes the ever- Norman ("SwingiogP') Vaughan's "The chosen a song by French easy, obvious with no Organ Man" is most surely a disc which Cabaret and Stage star, Charles way out, attempt "For Manta." This is at I doubt very much will find much popularity in the family Aznavour, song subtlety. indeed and in lesser whether child over the of at this sing-song time of year. It jogs very sentimental any age would sound five would find this one either along very happily, with an easy-on- hands the lyric very Matt's believable or the ear melody. Normally, by no means nauseous; but, on this occasion, interesting. ballad is warm a pop hit potential. handling of this family and simple; quite straightforward with And there we are: personally, I'm it is tasteful the And talking of sing-songs! The whole a lot of sincerity; therefore, ooking forward to excitements of It will find idea behind Parlophone's "Sing A Song and completely successful. post-Christmas releases and to seeing Of Beatles With Dick James" is just many welcoming ears, especially as a what new trends and talents the New next week that A happy, gregarious offering fatally favourite. Year brings us. Meanwhile, all the Festive which will serve its purpose at many will see a selection of parties over the festive season. Vocalist- discs for your holiday. Till then, now-turned-Beatles'-pubfisher Dick A new Parlophone couple are The Happy memories. James rattles off six J.G.P, and R. hit Fitz and Startz and their first offering Bye for now. titles together with a lusty choral is "I'm Not Running Away." This is a accompaniment. It is cleanly performed gentle beater with a certain attraction MAKE A DATE EVERY and fulfils its given purpose. In the double voices. The composition FRIDAY — Midnight itself has nothing startlingly new to SATURDAY — 9.30 The Fontana revival of "Blueberry offer—nor has the overall sound of the MONDAY — 11.15 Hill" gives us a wild performance in disc. It is very polished and cleanly true Little Richard style. It is a matter presented, however; but, nowadays, it of opinion whether this particular song is more essential than ever before to a sound which suffers as a result of the rocking treat- present a talent and/or Spinr th. ment; it is very well done and, as a disc Is entirely new, based on considerable tat— TOP POPS talent. It is difficult to assess the basic on its own, can be said to be completely REQUESTS effective. I feel, however, that it is only talent of Messrs. Fitz and Startz on this for the more ardent fans of Little one disc alone but the sound is certainly PRIZES Richard. not new. ELVIS SPOT" EVERY SATURDAY IKE NUMBER SEVENTEEN SWUNG PORT Week Ending 19th December The Beatles