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Vol. 22 No. 1078 February 3. 1968

In the opinion of the ieek the following records are the * SINGLE 1 OF THE WEEK

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W/11 .AWAY .RINEI IN THE •. FOUR TOPS Joe Tex gives out with the The Four Tops revive "Walk "The Click Song Number "Music. Music, Music" amusing news that "Men Away Renee" (Twin Tone, One" (Fox, BMI) in fun (Cromwell, ASCAP), that are Gettin' Scarce" (Tree, BMI) and again the song renling by Cher. The girl spirited 3Idie, in Ha nen- BMI) and the torrid side should get heavy chart re- and her Sonny know how ings refurbishing that the W ORLD sits up and rocks (Dial action. Pretty version (Mo- to come up with those top folks'll be glad to hear 4069). town 1119). lOs (Imperial 66282). (B. T. Pupp 538)

* SLEEPER PICKS OF THE WEEK „.¶.1s.,•

OIL! YOU AM .•• RORRI MARTIN

Sally Fields should fly up "Mat You Want (Baby I Bobbi Martin joins United "Ain't It Amazing" (Gaucho, charts with "Golden Days" Want You)" (Hastings, BMI) Artists with this reprise BMI) could go on to amaze (Screen Gems- - Columbia, is a funky tune that The of "Only You (And You teers cross country. Prince BM!). Song is breezy and Music Explosion explode Alone)" (Hollis, BMI) and Harold feels it soulfully hails happy times (Colgems onto the scene with power she wails it and duets it and will break it (Spring 661014) (Laurie 3429). (50253). 702).

Jerry Kasenetz (At Right) And Jeff Katz, Super K .111.111.11 PICKS OF THE WEEK

VfaraWO DOWN IMI°411111AY Producers, Set Expansion R 1) K Of Their Kasenetz-Katz Associates Firm. Story In This Issue.

-Francis A. 8, Edward K -The Mantovani Touch" is Ed Ames' -Who Will An The Fantastic Johnny C are Frank Sinatra and Duke always guaranteed to pull swer" is now high on the does the "Boogaloo Down Ellington and what more in the business like a singles charts and so will Broadway- and a collec- can a song-lover ask for. great magnet. The songs this package of contempo- tion of other songs the The songs are great. too are recent standards (Lon- rary love ditties be (RCA dancing crowds will flip (Reprise R/RS 1024) don 113526: PS 526) Victor LPM/LSP 3961). for (Phil-L.A. of Soul PIP 4000). Another Million Sell J OE "MEN ARE GETTIN' SCARCE"

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Produced by BUDDY KILLEN Written by JOE TEX Published by TREE MUSIC, BMI Distributed by M A TL A N TIC

...And Heading for A Gold Record

Joe Tex's New Album "LIVE AND LIVELY" Atlantic 8156 Contains the Smash Hit "SKINNY LEGS AND ALL'' Klein Denies Buying Chappell MIDEM Draws Large 2500 NEW YORK — At press time last week, Allen Klein denied From Around the World to Record World the rumor that CA N N E S — The second he had bought Chappell Music. Alpert MIDEM MIDEM meeting held here last As to whether or not negotia- week from Jan. 21-27 proved a Talent Scores tions were in effect, Klein said, Internatil Winner successful convention, especially "I can neither confirm nor deny as far as international business that at this time." Herb Alpert has been togetherness was concerned, the At MIDEM awarded the 1968 Midem Inter- event drawing about 2500 as CANNES — The outstanding national Trophy for outstand- compared to last year's 1000. Decca Atlanta ing sales in Europe from July new talent of the International 1966 to June 1967. Big Nashville Turnout Gala night on Sunday (21) was In addition to this award, Companies from all over the Elisa Regina from Brazil. Branch Topps Herb Alpert & the Tijuana world attended and there was an Heading the bill with a pol- Brass also received awards for especially large turn-out from ished performance were Amer- Sydney N. Goldberg, Vice the most records sold in the Nashville this year. ica's the Supremes. President and General Sales USA by an instrumental group, Among the U.S. firms attend- The following evening the Manager for the Decca Dis- for the same time period as ing were ABC Records, Almo French took over the Palais tributing Corporation, an- (Continued on page 31) (Continued on page 18) (Continued on page 18) nounces that the company's At- lanta sales branch has won the coveted "Branch of the Year" Transcontinental award for the most outstanding Crewe Opens Coast Office sales achievement for the year Buys Mershaw 1967. Under Exec VP Catalano This is the second straight And Sommerset year that the Atlanta sales out- NEW YORK — Dan Crewe, label and with Paramount Pic- NEW YORK —Transcontinen- let has been so honored. President of the Crewe Group tures for the development of film tal Investing Corp. reportedly Under the direction of Ed properties. of Companies, announces the has agreed in principle to ac- Russell, the company's South- establishment of a West Coast 'Much Action on Coast' quire Mershaw of America Inc., eastern District Manager, the branch office, headed by Exec Albany, N. Y., and Sommerset Atlanta sales operation rounded Vice President Tom Catalano. Similarly, Crewe said, the tele- Corp., Fall River, Mass. out another successful year. Spur for the West Coast ex- vision and music publishing In addition to the branch pansion, said Crewe, "is the arms of C.G.C. "want to be (Continued on page 18) award, individual achievement sheer volume of our business, wherever the action is. Much of plaques will be presented along and the need for closer contact that action is on the West More Global with Russell, to the Atlanta with allied companies located in Coast." Crewe said that Tom sales and promotion staff, con- California and with the televi- Catalano, who had previously Coverage for Dot sisting of branch manager Kent sion and motion picture firms in been in charge of C.G.C.'s Satur- Ortman, and staffers Chester the Los Angeles area." These day Music, will be actively seek- LOS ANGELES — Following Hosmer, Bill Lambert, Fred Hollywood-based companies in- ing new material, writers, inde- close on the heels of their re- Haas, Ray McDougal and Danny clude Dot Records, which signed pendent producers and masters. cent disclosure of an agree- Rippy. a muti-million dollar exclusive Saturday Music, which in- ment with E.M.I. for represen- contract for the right to distrib- cludes (besides Saturday) Gen- tation throughout the United ute C.G.C.'s DynoVoice Records (Continued on page 31) Kingdom and other key Euro- McCalla Buys pean territories, Dot Records now adds additional emphasis Out Shifrin to tf firm's overall plan for NEW YORK —Jerry Shifrin world-wide saturation. and Nate McCalla, co-owners Hinton is Date, Ode, Immediate Arnold D. Burk, Paramount of Calla Records, announce Pictures VP in Charge of Mu- that effective Jan. 29, Shifrin sic Operations, and President will sell his share of the label Sales and Promotion Manager of Dot Records, has revealed that similar contracts have now to McCalla. The amount of the Bruce Hinton has been ap- in Los Angeles. Before coming been finalized and that new li- cash payment was described pointed Manager, Sales and Pro- to Columbia, Hinton handled censees were appointed for only as a "substantial sum." motion, Date, Ode and Imme- national promotion for Warner Italy, Belguim and the West Shifrin stated that he will diate Records, announces Leo- Brothers and Reprise. make a major announcement Indies. Under the terms of nard S. Levy, VP, Sales and these agreements, each will shortly. He emphasized that Distribution, Epic and Date the purchase was made "on a manufacture, market and dis- Records. tribute Dot, Acta and Steed re- completely cordial basis. Nate Hinton will be responsible to and I have had a successful, Levy for the national sales, pro- (Continued on page 31) (Continued on page 31) motion, merchandising and ad- vertising of the Date, Ode and Bell, Dick James Immediate product. The re- gional promotion staff for these Set Agreement Stock Market labels will report directly to CANNES —Bell Records and Hinton. Date, Ode and Imme- Dick Music Music announce they Feature Starts diate labels are distributed have reached an agreement Because of the growing through Columbia Records' dis- whereby Dick James Music's importance of the corporate tributors. future recording interests will structure in the record in- Was L.A.-Based be distributed exclusively in the dustry, Record World this Prior to assuming his present U.S. by Bell. week institutes a stock mar- position, Hinton was Western Agreement was reached Jan. ket report on all companies Regional Promotion Manager 25 at a MIDEM conference be- involved in this field. First for Columbia Records for two- tween Dick James and Bell report appears on page 18.

...... /..b.o.alo W N M . M....•••••.••• ~0••••• Ma MO N and-a-half years and was based Bruce Hinton President Larry Uttal.

RECORD WORLD —February 3, 1968 3 Pickwick in Pop Via P. I. P. CBS High On British Charts CBS Records is currently en- Anita Harris, whose "Just music publishing and record joying a dominant position on Loving You" won her a British Crosby, Calloway production, the division's presi- the pop charts in England. silver disk, has entered the Top First to Sign dent. The label claims the Number 50 with her "Anniversary One and Two spots this week Waltz." Will Be Selective LONG ISLAND CITY Cy with a number of other new And, it looks like CBS can Leslie, President of Pickwick Abend stressed that P.I.P. releases moving up rapidly. look forward to still more rep- Inernational, Inc., announces will be extremely selective. CBS England's Georgie Fame resentation on the British that the economy-priced diskery "There will be no fixed release has zoomed to the Number One charts, with the Byrds' "Goin' has moved into the full-price, schedule. We will sign only spot with his recording of "The Back" and Elmer Gantry's Vel- pop arena via the P.I.P. label, artists for whom we have a Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde." vet Opera's "Flames" for under the aegis of Pickwick definite project and program. Following on the heels of the starters. Veep Joe Abend. Our emphasis will be individual "Bonnie and Clyde" craze, CBS Leslie also disclosed that attention and careful thought International affiliates in other Bing Crosby and Cab Calloway on every album and single we countries are rushing to re- 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I have been signed to P.I.P. with issue." lease the record as well. the latter already recorded and Although the company's bud- Another British group, the a single and album set for im- record 7-4 get and economy priced albums Love Affair, has risen to the mediate release. A are sold through some 35,000 Number Two mark with their world ar Prior to taking this step into high-traffic outlets, including debut recording of "Everlast- the full-price market, Pickwick ing Love." As a result, the Love 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 super-markets, discount stores, restructured its four music Affair's record is scheduled for Area Code (212) 765-5020 variety chains, drug stores, etc., publishing firms (Barmour, immediate release on the Date Publisher Abend indicated that distribu- Weiss & Barry, Mourbar and label in the U. S. The Tremeloes BOB AUSTIN Southtown Music) and the tion on the P.I.P. label will be have rung in the New Year P.I.P. label into a separate and entirely separate and will go with a new hit, "Suddenly You Editor-in-Chief distinct pop entity and named through a chain of independent Love Me." Within two weeks, SID PARNES Joe Abend, a ten year Pickwick distributors who are now being the CBS England group's latest Doug McClelland Editor veteran with a background in appointed nationally. has jumped up the British Dave Finkle Associate Editor charts to number 14. Ted Williams R&B Editor Chart Editor Del Shields Jazz Editor Duboff Produces Colgems Releases Kessler Named GM Tomas Fundora Latin American Editor For ABC Pic Score Nominees Of ESP, Oro Kal Rudman Contributing Editor NE W YORK — Steve Duboff Two original motion picture NEW YORK —Larry Kessler Mort Hillman Advertising Manager, Eastern Division has been signed to produce re- scores released this week on has been named General Man- Brenda Ballard Circulation cordings by a group called the the Colgems label, manufac- ager of ESP and Oro Disk Rec- Bit'a Sweet for ABC Records. tured and distributed by RCA Goldmine Art Service Art ords. He joined the sales staff Direction Record Division, have been in 1966, and was appointed nominated for an Academy Sales Manager shortly after- West Coast Award. , wards. Jack Devaney Quincy Jones, the composer ESP and West Coast Manager of the music from the picture GRT have con- 6290 Sunset Blvd. "In Cold Blood," has been nom- Hollywood, Calif. 90028 cluded an ex- Phone: (213) 465-6179 inated for an award in the clusive tape "Best Motion Picture Score" 1 icensin g Nashville John Sturdivant category, and DeVol, composer agreement for Paul Perry Nashville Report of the original music from the t h e ESP a n d motion picture "Guess Who's 806 16th Ave. So Oro cata- Nashville Tenn. 37203 Coming to Dinner," has been logues. The Phone: (615) 244-1820 nominated in the "Music-Best deal covers all Treatment or Adaptation" cat- England Larry Kessler tape formula- egory. tions. Jean Griffiths Flat I, Noblefield Heights, Additionally both films are Bernard Stollman, President top contenders for Academy London, N. 2, England (Continued on page 18) Phone: 01-348-2478 Howard Stark, ABC Records VP, Awards in several other major the Bit'a Sweet and their producer, categories. Steve Duboff. Germany Single recordings from each On Tour Paul Siegel of the motion picture scores Tauentzienstrasse 16 The Bit'a Sweet consists of have been scheduled for re- 1 Berlin 30, Germany Mitch London, leader who plays lease. From "In Cold Blood," Phone: 247029 bass guitar and sings; Jack the single is titled, "Lonely Italy Fischer, who plays guitar and Bottles" c/w "Hangin' Paper," Hara Mintangian sings; Denny Evans, rhythm and the "Theme From Guess Piazza Republica 19, Milan, Italy guitar and organ; Russ Leslie, Who's Coming To Dinner," c/w lead singer and hi-drums. All "The Glory of Love (vocal)" Holland from Massapequa, Long Island, from "Guess Who's Coming To Will J. Luikingo Leslie is 18 and the other three Dinner." Tofelberg 3 are 19 years old. The group has Bloricum, Holland NIala Records' Reparata and the Phone: Blaricum 6793 been together four years appear- Delrons have kicked off an Eastern ing in many clubs throughout tour following good initial reaction SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year (52 issues) U. S. the New York area. Manages Midwest Sales to their single, "Captain of Your and Canada—$15; Air Mail—$35; Foreign— Steve Duboff has been success- Greg Ballantyne has been ap- Ship." They are shown above with Air Mail $45. Second class postage paid at New York, New York. DEADLINE: Plates ful as a producer and song- pointed the new Mid-Western Dean Anthony of WNICA at a re- cent New York hop, among many and copy must be in New York by 12 noon writer, and the hit by the Cow- District Sales and Promotion appearances being arranged by the Friday. sills, "The Rain, The Park and Published Weekly ay Manager for Kapp Records, an- girls' producers-managers Steve Other Things," is one of his nounces Sid Schaffer, Kapp and Bill Jerome of Real Good Pro- INTRO PUBLISHING CO., INC. songs. Sales V.P. ductions, Inc. iI11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

4 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 M THE HIT A TL A N TIC

S OU N D ATCO O F SOUL!

JIMMY THE SWEET JAMES FREDDY INSPIRATIONS & THE Rig VAGABONDS "SWEET BARBARA THE KINFOLK "COME TO ME LYNN INSPIRATION" "THE GOAT" Atlantic 2476 Produced by TOM DOWD 1. TOMMY COGBILL SOFTLY" Dade 2016 Produced by MARLIN PROLUCTIONS Atco 6551 "THIS IS THE Produced by JIMMY JAMES & PETER MEADEN THANKS I GET"

Atlantic 2450

Produced by HUEY P MEAUX Musicor Debuts Diversified 9 Col Covers JUKE BOX On Exhibit

1968 Album Product NEW YORK —Nine Columbia TOP 25 Records album covers have been Musicor Records has kicked their latest hit single of "Count selected for the 1968 Annual Ex- off 1968 with a diversified new 1. WHO WILL ANSWER the Days." hibition of Advertising and Edi- release titled "Music Is Great Ed Ames—RCA Victor 9400 Special Incentive Program torial Art, announces the Board for '68." Musicor president Art of Judges at the Art Directors All new and re-serviced Mu- 2. COIN' OUT OF MY MIND Talmadge said that the label's Club of New York. This is the sales and promotion personnel, sicor pop and R&B product, as Lettermen —Capitol 2054 largest single group of album well as the new Dynamo LP, headed by vice president, Sales, covers ever chosen from Colum- 3. JUST AS MUCH AS EVER Chris Spinosa, were fanning are covered by a special incen- bia and represents one of the Bobby Vinton —Epic 10266 out across the country to pre- tive program plus a unique largest groups in its category sent the new line-up to dis- mono exchange plan, details of at the Exhibition. 4. WOMAN WOMAN tribs. which are available through The Columbia album covers Union Gap —Columbia 44297 Highlights set of the Musicor distributors. to be featured in the Exhibition pop release is a book-fold Musicor, which has recently 5. CARMEN are "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits," package titled "The Gene Pit- become one of the strongest in- Herb Alpert—A&M 890 his "Blonde on Blonde," "Haydn: ney Story." The two-LP unit dies in the Latin field, has also released seven new Latin LPs Symphonies Nos. 84 and 85" 6. AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET contains many of Pitney's conducted by Leonard Bern- greatest hits as well as a num- and three Mexican sets. The Engelbert Humperdinck —Parrot 40023 Mexican albums are on the stein, "Ormandy Conducts Ko- ber of brand new tracks. In ditly," Glenn Gould's "Canadian 7. JUDY IN DISGUISE addition, the package features Hurricane label, for which Mu- sicor 'handles national distribu- Music in the 20th Century," (WITH GLASSES) photographs and Pitney's life "Byrdland" by Charie Byrd, story. Also on the pop front tion. John Fred & His Playboy Bond- "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39 Paula 282 is the latest LP by the Plat- Highlights in the Latin area and 40" with Leonard Bern- ters, titled "Sweet Sweet are new LPs by Bobby Capo, 8. BEND ME, SHAPE ME stein, "My Faith" by Mahalia Lovin' " after their current hit. who sings with the Tito Puente American Breed —Acta 811 Orchestra; and Kako and his Jackson and "Stravinsky Con- On the R&B front is Volume band. The accent continues to ducts `Mavra'/` Les Noces.' " 9. GREEN TAMBOURINE III of the "Quartet of Soul" fall on bands throughout the The covers were created by Lemon Pipers—Buddah 23 series, featuring cuts by the release, with other new sets by Robert Cato, Vice President, Platters, Inez and Charlie Foxx, Orquesta Broadway, M a rk Creative Service, Columbia Rec- 10. TO EACH HIS OWN the Toys and Tommy Hunt. The Weinstein and his Orchestra, ords, and John Berg Director, Frankie Laine —ABC 56012 country field is represented by Willie Rosario and his Orches- Packaging Design Services, for George Jones in a program of tra, Dioris Valladares and his the label. The designers include 11. CHAIN OF FOOLS the songs of Dallas Frazier, Orchestra, and an instrumental Henrietta Condak, Thomas B. Aretha Franklin —Atlantic 2464 the country writer now turned special featuring the orchestra Allen, Stanislav Zagorski, Al- singer who has composed many 12. SUSAN of Tito Rodriguez. len Weinberg and John Berg. of Jones' biggest hits. Buckinghams—Columbia 44378 Completing this latest Musi- The exhibition will be held The R&B-oriented Dynamo cor release is the recently is- April 11-May 1 in the lobby of 13. THE LESSON label, affiliated with Musicor, sued Paul Tripp "Party Time" the Union Carbide Building, Vikki Corr—Liberty 56102 also offers a new album, LP, a deluxe kiddie set with all- 270 Park Ave. "Greatest Hits" by Inez and new stories, songs, cut-outs and 14. SOME VELVET MORNING Charlie Foxx, and includes games. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood-- Reprise 065 At MIDEM Gala 15. EXPLOSION Soul Survivors—Crimson 1012 Super K Inks Carnaby Group 16. TO GIVE NEW YORK — Jerry Kase- were in an automobile accident, Frankie Valli—Philips 40510 netz and Jeff Katz of Super K and are only just getting back Productions have signed the to work in the past few weeks. 17. THANK YOU Carnaby Streetrunners, with the Buddah, according to Super Sam & Dave—Stan 242 British-based group's first sin- K, will go all out on promotion gle just out on Buddah : "Live in on the group. 18. WE CAN FLY Liverpool." Cowsills— MGM K13886 According to Katz and Kase- netz, "The group is the most ex- 19. GUITAR MAN Negotiations End Elvis Presley—RCA Victor 9425 citing to come from England since the Beatles and The Roll- MELVILLE, LONG ISLAND ing Stones. Neil Bogart of Bud- —Jack Grossman, President of 20. IT'S WONDERFUL dah flipped when he heard their Merco Enterprises, Inc., an- Young Rascals-- Atlantic 2463 master!" Group was cut "live" nounces that negotiations with Pictured are some stateside 21. I HEARD IT THROUGH in England in "the most expen- Cameo/Parkway Records, Inc., visitors at the Gala Francais at sive date Super K had ever for the acquisition of the busi- MIDEM, from left: Sanford Ross, THE GRAPEVINE Vanguard Records; Lou Reizner, Gladys Knight & Pips—Soul 35039 done," says Super K. ness of Merco Enterprises, Inc., Mercury International; Kelli Ross, have terminated as of Jan. 19. The Carnaby Streetrunners President., Alouette Productions; 22. I WISH IT WOULD RAIN were discovered last summer by Shel Talmy, producer; Mr. and Temptations—Gordy 7068 Kasenetz and Katz while the Mrs. Art Wayne. latter were visiting England. Gernhard Dj Tour 23. DIFFERENT DRUM The boys (three Americans, two Stone Poneys—Capitol 2004 Englishmen and one Italian) Producer-law student Phil Bell to Philips have toured Europe as a group Gernhard is making his first 24. NOBODY BUT ME and drawn large crowds wher- dj promotion trip on behalf of CHICAGO — Madeline Bell's Human Beinz —Copitol 5990 ever they played, the Super K Laurie's Royal Guardsmen's "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" pair informed. Four months first blues-rock single, "I Say has been transferred from the 25. SUNDAY MORNING ago the Carnaby Streetrunners Love." Mod to the Philips label. Spanky & Our Gang — Mercury 72765

6 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1%8 Jack Jones The dynamic new Victor single IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME c/w"Pretty" 9441 record world mama E 1..4 FOUR STAR **** PICKS

BABY YOU COME ROLLIN' ACROSS MY MIND WHERE IS MY MIND IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME (Northern, ASCAP) (Bresnahan. BMI) (Cotillion-Vanilla Fudge, BMI) PRETTY (Westwood, ASCAP) 9 O'CLOCK BUSINESS MAN (Bresnahan, BMI) THE LOOK OF LOVE (Colgems, ASCAP) JACK JONES -RCA Victor 47-9441. THE PEPPERMINT TROLLEY COMPANY THE VANILLI FI'DGE-Atco 6554. Strong ballad material here. Jack - Acta 815. The group blows the lid off with this reads it with compelling voice and man- Harmonious love song with a folk air funky, thick mind-excursion. Will ner. **** that will affect the teens favorably. score. **** **** MY ANCESTORS (Vintage, BMI) WHAT'S YESTERDAY (Kama Sutra, BM!) TOO MUCH TALK (Boom, BMI) EVIL WOMAN (Saturday, BMI) SMALL TOWN, BRING DOWN (Kama Sutra, BMI) HAPPENING '68 (Boom, BMI) LOU RAP LS-Capitol 2084. TONY BRUNO-Capitol 2105. PAUL REF ERE IND THE RAIDERS - Low down and mean blues from Lou Columbia 4-44411. Breezy ditty from newcomer Tony, will click on the charts. Side gets to Mark Lindsay wrote this one and the who get emotion into his easy styling. moving strongly. group puts electricity in it. Certain to **** **** I KEEP WANTING YOU (Metric-Chardon, BMI) go. **** WHEN YOU WERE WITH ME ME ABOUT YOU (Chardon, BMI) LOVEY DOVEY (Progressive, BMI) (Big Seven-T. D., BMI) JACKIE DESHANNON-Insperial 66281. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION CHANGIN' MY MIND (Big Seven, BMI) Jackie's new song has a certain some- (East-Time-Redwal, BMI) THE CHOIR-Roulette 7005. thing about it. Big production and strong OTIS & CARLA-Stax 244. Teen torchant should catch on with wailing. **** Otis and Carla rock the oldie around teen groups. The group makes right I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME here and again it'll take the high road 1968 sounds. **** up the charts. **** (Screen Gems-Columbia, BMI) DON'T EVER HURT ME (Tamerlane, BMI) WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR (Maclen, BMI) FLICKER FLASHBACK: THE SUNDAY DRIVER WHERE WAS YOUR HEART (Tamerlane, BMI) CLAUDINE LONGET-A&M 897. (Toreador, BMI) DEA/ Li NA-White Whale 262. Claudine, with her little girl voice, FLICKER FLASHBACK: FIRST DATE This girl uses her voice with subtlety sings about love on this song. Could (Toreador, BMI) and sheen. She could break through impress the multitudes. THE SILVER SCREEN ALL-STARS- with the melody. Action 1217. **** **** Old-time silent movie sound in these IT WON'T TAKE MUCH TO BRING ME BACK LET ME KNOW (Combine, BMI) grooves is nostalgic fun and could go. (Pamco Zira, BMI) ONE BO-DILLION YEARS (Cape Ann, BMI) OPEN UP YOUR HEART (LET LOVE OUT) **** TELL ME. IS GOD DEAD? MIS( OE ROBINSON - (Pamco/Zira, BMI) Sound .Stage 7 2603. (NO, NO, HE'S NOT DEAD) (Sunbury, ASCAP) THE MAMSELLES-ABC 11040. Sinuous r,ber this fellow does with Gals with sleek r/b way have an en- HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS the right helping of soul. Should move. (Sunbury, ACSAP) try that could attract the r 'b crowds. **** PORTER'S POPULAR PRE-IC:HERS- **** BABY, YOU GOT IT (Shelby Singtleton, BMI) THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLER'S TRAMP RCA Victor 47-9436. These gospelers rock it around as L1RENCE (Blue Crest, BMI) • lateraa t i tttt al 730. they declare that God is still alive and THE BEST MAN (Four Star, BMI) Fellow stirs action with the beat of well. Spirited time. 0. C. .tiMITII--Columbia 4-44425. this one. Baby, he's got it and it will Good boogalooing to this tale of pov- **** ME, MYSELF, AND I (Thrush-Insert, BMI) sell. No flip info. erty and determination. 0. C. shakes it SOUL LOVE (Thrush-Insert, BMI) **** up. **** THE BONNIE WELL MUSIC MACHINE- TOW AWAY (Tameriane, BMI) THESE ARMS OF MINE (East, BMI) Warner Bros. 7162. MISTER SUNSHINE MAN (St. Moritz, BMI) I'M THE MAN (Second Generation, SESAC) An original-sounding ditty with elec- THE NOUN!) SANDWICH-Viva 625. ALBERT WASHINGTON AND THE KINGS tric arrangement. The Machine should The sound here and the changing -Fraternity 1002. fly with it. **** beat will intrigue the young crowd. Fellow socks out an r/b ditty that HANG UP CITY (Chu-Fin, BMI) Sandwich will make bread. will make its mark on the charts. Slow THE BERKELEY KITES-Minaret 132. **** and magnetic. **** Fellows have a line in on what the EVERYTHING I AM (Press, BMI) FOR NEVER WE MEET teens like to hear. Beat beat beat ditty NO PLEASURE WITHOUT PAIN MY LOVE (Palo-Duro-Exquisite-Champion, BMI) moves. **** (Dick James, BMI) GOOD LOVIN' (SO HARD TO FIND) (Dundee, BMI) SUMMERTIME BLUES (American, BMI) PLASTIC PENNY-Bell 703. TIIE KITCHEN C1NQ -Decca 32262. OUT OF FOCUS (Cheer, BMI) Wailing r/b advice doled out on this Slow and pretty teen love song could BLUE CHEER-Philips 40516. promising slice. The fellow will hit. give this group the huge one they're Thick contemporary rock blues could **** due. **** mean much to teen buying segments. MAMA SAID (Luthx, BM) THE WANDERER (Schwartz, ASCAP) **** TALK TO ME GIRL (Flomar, BMI) PLEASE DON'T PLAY ME Al (Maresca, ASCAP) DRIFTIN' BLUES (Travis, BMI) THE NEAT FIVE-Wand 1170. IRTIE CHICAGO (FROM THE BRONX) A PIECE OF GOLD (Don, BMI) The oldie with an up-to-date sound. -Laurie 3424. BOBBY BLAND-Duke 432. The dancing beat is mid-tempo and Infectious ditty with some funny, Very bluesy entry from Bobby. Will loads of fun. **** evocative lyrics. All about hippies and keep the fans glad to be unhappy when THE RADIO SONG (Inevitable-Good Sam, BMI things. **** they hear it. **** I CAN SEE LOVE (Inevitable-Irving, BMI) THE GRASS IS GREENER (J. E. F., BMI) LOVE IS GONE (Jalynne-Duchess, BMI) THE PSRADE-A&M 904. I NEED YOU LIKE A BABY LOVE ME (Jalynne-Duchess, BMI) Happy song and also a great com- (Little People-Brookings, BMI) THE CHI-LITES-Revue 11005. merical for radio will get much play ,INDREA HENRY -MG M 13E93. This group sings well together and and sales. **** New girl with kittenish voice could here they have a strong r/ballad. HOLD WHAT YOU'VE GOT (Tree, BMI) click. Her ditty is strong r h-pop type. **** NOTHING CAN KEEP (ME FROM YOU) **** PROPOSITION 13 (Pune's Polo, BMI) LOVELY PEOPLE (Talmu, ASCAP) (Stringtown, BMI) ARE YOU SLEEPING (Pune's Polo, BMI) WARY CARR-Ozark 820. I'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY (Talmu, ASCAP) AERIAL LANDSCAPE- 6 TICKETS TO SII.I.VGRI-LA- RCA Victor 47-9432. The Joe Tex tune in rock and roll Talmo 311. New group with right contemporary reading by 1Mary. Gal sings over trip- New group has particular bright sound could make the teens perk up let backing for effect. sound that could break them through. and listen. (Continued on page 101 pummu mniminamonnuontemmtvannomminfinummuumnimumummummunimmumunito muzzinumizi wimmonimmummintiti enzlIz zimilinizzitiziationauzustaiunnothizananiumanunsmansuunmonalismiuminummusiiiiminuninwinuantsinomininnunmummtwthiminiiii M11111111111

RECORD WORLD-February 3, 1968 There Is a Hit in Philadelphia

There Is a Flit in Boston There Is a Hit in Baltimore There Is a Hit in Washington There Is a Hit in Detroit There Is a Hit in Hartford There Is a Hit in Chicago "THERE 5"

The D ells Cadet 5590 Kasenetz-Katz Expands; Sergio Mendes Discusses Harrington Promo Dir. Astaire Show, TV Plans

NEW YORK — Jerry Kase- Kasenetz is a graduate of NEW YORK —Sergio Mendes, netz and Jeff Katz, producers Corpus-Christie University in leader of the Brasil '66, was in of Music Explosion, Ohio Ex- Texas. He's a former road man- town last week for two sold-out press, Jamie Lyons Group, Chi- ager for the Music Explosion. Lincoln Center concerts follow- cago Prohibition 1931, 1910 Harvard graduate Hy Gold ing completion of the upcoming Fruitgum Company, British has been named Professional (Feb. 7) Fred Astaire TV "spe- Road Runners and the Carnaby Manager of Super K Produc- cial." Street Runners, have hired an tions and Kaskat Publishing. How was it working with the entire staff and announced as Gold is responsible for discov- Master? "Wonderful!," Mendes an all-out effort to make Kase- ering the British Road Run- told Record World. He taped netz-Katz Associates a major ners, Chicago Prohibition 1931 his Astaire turns in one day production company. and Carnaby Streetrunners. (12 hours), doing three num- Bob Harrington, former mu- He has just announced a sub- bers: "With a Little Help from sic director for WCOL Radio, publishing arangement with SERGIO MENDES visits Record My Friends" (his new A&M Columbus, Ohio, has been Deutsche Grammophone and World and editor Doug McClelland. single) ; "The Look of Love"; named National Promotion Di- Philips in Europe for Kaskat and "My Favorite Things" (the rector for Kasenetz-Katz As- "I don't like the idea of work- Publishing. title of his next Atlantic album, sociates. Harrington worked for ing in the same place for a week. Super K Productions is re- due in late February). nine years as dj, promotion di- sponsible in the last eight You lose spontaneity. With col- Mendes and company perform rector and music director and months for nine records, six of leges, it's always stimulating, "Look of Love" while Astaire, was a former Bill Gavin re- which were chart records, in- always opening night," he feels. Barrie Chase and several girls porter. He worked as a dj for cluding RIAA million seller Under an old commitment "do a satirical treatment of the W OHP in Ohio, WLHN in "Little Bit of Soul." Kasenetz- with Atlantic Records, !Mendes song." Sergio also does his first Pennsylvania and WING in Katz are presently exploiting has one more album to do for instrumental number on televi- Florida. new talent and will introduce that label (for which he per- sion (sans singing group) with Harrington has mc'd some of them in the next few months. forms instrumentally o nly ) , the "Favorite Things" segment. the biggest stage shows in the They launched the careers of after which he becomes exclu- nation featuring the Supremes, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry and Others on the NBC special— sively an A&M Records artist. Herman's Hermits, Mamas and Eliot Chiprut, writer of "Simon which will show Astaire "in a —Doug McClelland. Papas, Music Explosion, Four Says." very contemporary mood"—are Tops, Ohio Express and Dave the Young Holt Trio, Simon and Clark Five. Garfunkel and the Accordian A Philips First Knot. Responsible for breaking Pleven Almitra Mgr. CHICAGO The largest ad- "Woman Woman" by the Union vance order for an LP for a Gap, "Snoopy's Christmas" by Art Dedrick, President of Planning Own Special new group in the history of the Royal Guardsmen and "Bu- Almitra Music In Delevan. Mendes, set for a February Philips Records has come in galoo Down Broadway" by N.Y., has named former Nina "Operation: Entertainment" for "Vincebus Eruptum," an al- Johnny C., Harrington received Records A & R man Jim Plaven bum by Blue Cheer. TVer, also related the news that a gold record for "Little Bit of manager of Almitra's New Lou Simon, Philips National he is working on ideas for his Soul" by the Music Explosion. York office. Product Manager, said he has own TV special, with shooting Almitra, primarily an ASCAP taken orders in excess of 30,000 Bruce Kasenetz Named done, possibly, during upcoming affiliated publishing company, LPs so far, much of it from the Bruce Kasenetz has just been also manages the Free Design Japan and Brazil tours "for an San Francisco and Los An- named Regional Promotion of the Project 3 label. Group international sound." Mendes geles areas. The LP is not Manager of Kasenetz-Katz Mu- has just signed with William likes to travel when he performs, scheduled for release until sic and Super K Productions. Morris. shuns working in night clubs. Thursday (1).

record HERE COMES THE NIGHT (CAROL'S THEME) world (Ensign, BMI) MEMBER EIEZEI TO SIR WITH LOVE (Screen Gems-Columbia, BMI) niFia FOUR STAR **** PICKS JACK HANSEN —Marko 929. Theme from new movie with Dirk Bogarde, Lilli Palmer and Susannah (Continued from page 8) AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS York has enticing quality here. (Double Diamond Mured, BMI) DARLING STAY WITH ME (Saturday, BMI) MAGIC MELODY (Double Diamond-Mured, BMI) WAIT AWHILE LONGER (Jalynne, BMI) THE FORMATIONS—MGM 13899. LENNY WELCH —Mercury 72777. Will be at the top of the charts. Al- A pretty ballad and just the kind of HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS (Immediate, BMI) ready making noise, the beat beat num- thing Lenny does so well. Watch it ber should click. LOVE IS IN THE AIR (AND IT IS CATCHING) closely. (Hastings, BMI) **** **** SONNY CHILDE —Music Factory 403. This wailing blues about an uppity ANYONE CAN MOVE A MOUNTAIN FOOLISH PRIDE (Saloon, BMI) girl will wow the teens. Sonny souls it (St. Nicholas, ASCAP) FLY AWAY AND HURRY HOME (Al Gallico, BMI) ON A CLEAR DAY (Chappell, ASCAP) TOMMY BROOKS—Inarts 106. just right. BUDDY DAvis—Barringron 5006. Lots of verve to this one that Tommy Johnny Marks' inspirational song and chorus kick around. Catchy tune boomed by Buddy. Has a quality to it. could catch. **** **** AM I EVER GONNA SEE MY BABY AGAIN AS TIME GOES BY (Harms, ASCAP) IT. M., BMI) KNOCK ON WOOD (Witmark, ASCAP) THE LIFE YOU LEAD (Alsy Palsy, Bin LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME (Pan World, BMI) DOOLL) U ILSO \—Decca 25728. I SEE YOU (Mirwood, Magnagroove, BMI) VERNON GREENE —Minit 32034. Here's a nostalgic treat. Dooley A SMALL WORLD —Mira 250. Swingy song Vernon gives high gloss "Sam" Wilson sings and plays it again. Lovely love song about a lazy boy to. Fellow's having trouble with his And Ingrid and Bogie see each other. and his girl. Deserves much attention. baby.

30 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 All you have to do to make it big is 'BEG, BORROW & STEAL. THE OHIO EXPRESS They're making it big again with a new rock philosophy.

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HALF A SIXPENCE JERRY BUTLER'S GOLDEN HITS LIVE SOUNDTRACK — Mercury MG 21151; SR 61151. RCA Victor LOC/LSO 1146. The songs associated with Jerry Tommy Steel puts on quite a per- Butler are here as recently done in per- formance in this album recreation of formance by the lad. He sounds great his new movie. There is almost an as usual on "Moon River," "I Stand Ac- hour's worth of bubbling music here. cused," "Amen," "For Your Precious Julia Foster plays Ann and she and Love." Collection will mean much to the chorus effervesce as well. buyers.

AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE THE GENE PITNEY STORY THE JIM! HENDRIX EXPERIENCE — Musicor M25 3148. Reprise R(S) 6281. Jimi is touring his own and other A deluxe packaging of two albums minds on this package of Indian-influ- containing old and new Pitney songs. enced music. The fans will not be able A picture lay-out. An autographed to wait to hear what's on, in and photo. An efficient biography. All likely around his mind. "Up from the Skies," to bring the fans running. Gene in his "You Got Me Floatin'," etc. best form.

THE GODFREY CAMBRIDGE SHOW LIVE AND LIVELY Epic FLM 13115; FLS 15115. JOE TEX —Dial 156; SD 8156. The comic gets off a wagonload of The great Joe Tex songs here sung good lines on this package. He scores live and lively by the great Joe. "Show race relations, movies, clothes, gambl- Me," "Do Right Woman-Do Right ing, Las Vegas. Lots of laughs here Man," "That's Life," "A Woman's will spur sales. For instance, "If you Hands," "Papa Was, Too," "Skinny want to be turned off, go watch a top- Legs and All." A firecracker to get ex- less girl after she's danced all night." cited about.

TAMIKO THIS IS SOUL TAMIKO JONES— VARIOUS ARTISTS— December DR 8500 (m-s). Atlantic 170; SD 8170. hiJ • !I AM MUI RJ116111111 Here's a girl who doesn't push. Her Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, 1111111,1111MIIIICI RT 1100 O ftMIS Ray Charles, Joe Tex, Percy Sledge, APO = material is only the best and so is the IF131,IN 1111111Milillill11111 backing by Pete Dino. "Someone to Solomon Burke, the Drifters, Ben E. il 1 107.171111 .111 Light Up My Life," "The Folks Who King, Arthur Conley, the Capitols, 61111111111101111RAV ;al k ifM 011111111111 Live on the Hill," "Meditation," "Live Esther Phillips and Don Covay strut 1111,1•111 PO MP" I M Ova. r.E their best stuff on this gold-plated col- for Life." Will be played and bought .. 1Pction "pormor. cmul all over

STEPHEN MONAHAN POP COUNTRY Kapp KL 1528; KS 3528. MARGARET WHITIAG — Troubadour Monahan shares his vi- London LL 3527; PS 527. sions—some light, some dark—of the Maggie, who can do anything, does world here on a package produced by plenty of something on this package. Greene and Stone. Some of the songs She sings a host of top-drawer country are already familiar from Monahan songs. "I Hate to See Me Go," "Release singles. "Play While She Dances," Me," "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Gen- "Why Do I Love You," "Yesterday tle on My Mind." Sturdy entry. Was."

THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS MUSIC FOR WEIGHT WATCHERS/DANCE IT OFF THE BIRDS— MEL DAP'S AM) THE RICKI TICK) (:olumbia CL 2775; CS 9575. BRASS—Project 3 PR 5017 SD. The Byrds are now a trio, although A new diet idea many will go for. It it is rumored that Gene Clark will re- requires dancing to songs with a food turn to the group. This new package motif done in neo-nostalgia arrange- has a set of modernized ditties the ments by Mel and band. "You're the teens will be anxious to get into. Some AT: Cream in My Coffee," "Shoo-Fly Pie are familiar, some new. "Space Odys- - "*.e.„"i"C ••••• and Apple Pan Dowdy," "I'm Putting sey_" N. All My Eggs in One Basket," more.

MIRRORS BLUES ON TOP OF BLUES DICK HYMAN—Command RS 924 SD. B. B. KING —Bluestvay BUS 6011. The songs of today and Dick Hy- Still lining out those blues like wow, man's special sound of today. The way B. B. does some old and some new. In- he refreshes the tunes, while retaining cluded on the soul-felt package are original idiomatic sounds, is galvanic. "Heartbreaker," "I'm Not Wanted Any- "Ode to Billie Joe," "In the Heat of the more," "Paying the Cost to be the Night," "Respect," "Groovin'." Boss," "Raining in My Heart."

12 RECORD W ORLD —F2bruary 3, 1968 MGM Kicks Off Merco Issues Ultimate Spinach 10th Dividend MGM's Ultimate Spinach, a MELVILLE, Long Island — product of the recent renais- Merco Enterprises, Inc., has sance of the Boston music authorized the issuance of a Hottest New Monster: "Walk Away Renee," 4 Tops. Fantastic scene, will have their first LP dividend of 15 cents per common sales! released next week. The LP share payable Feb. 15 to holders Dean Tyler, WIBG, Philadelphia Top Pick to Go: "Come to Me will feature a unique vertical of Class "A" shares of record Softly," Jimmy James & the Vagabonds, Atco. This is the first fold jacket with contemporary Jan. 25, 1968. pop station to go with the record. We say that this will be a art work. #1 record in the entire nation. WLS is on it. The group has started a na- 10th Quarterly Dividend Money Music Sleeper Tip To Go Top 10: "This is the Thanks tional tour of bookings — the I Get," Barbara Lynn, Atlantic. Broken first by WGRT in Chi- first such tour by a delegation cago, it went to 30,000 in sales there when WVON got on it, This is the 10 successive quar- from the current Boston scene. according to Howard Bedno. The first pop sta- terly dividend paid by the com- MGM will hold disk jockey and tion to get on it, WGRD, Grand Rapids, has it pany since going public in Au- press parties for the group in top 5. This is an out-of-the-ball-park pop gust, 1965. The ninth dividend each city on their itinerary, smash. was paid Nov. 1, 1967 to holders which in- Monster from Nashville: "Captain of Your of record Oct. 16, 1967. cludes: San Ship," Reparata & DeIrons. F rancisco Monster from Philadelphia: "La La Means I Love You," Delfonics, Bell. Sold over 30,000 ( F illm ore CARAVAN in nine days. Went right on WMCA. We guar- Auditorium, Bert Kaempfert (Decca) Kal Rudman antee you that this is a top 5 record. Jan. 1 8 . Les Paul (London) Smash: "Strawberry Shortcake," Jay and Techniques. Over through 20th COUNT THE W AYS 300,000. an d 25t h Society's Children (Atco) Money Music Tip of Two Weeks Ago is Going to Make It: through 27th), "Love Is All Around," Troggs, Fontana. The Green Bay station L o s Angeles RED ROSES FOR A is right. It's a winner! Shame on you ears for letting it slip past. BLUE LADY Itintate (Hullaba- Johnny Rook, WLS; WIBG Tip: "Love is Blue," Al Martino, Al Hirt (RCA) Spinach loo, Feb. 1 Capitol. On WMEX. Ernie Freeman (Dunhill) through 4th. and 9th through Hottest Record in the Nation: "Love is Blue," Paul Mauriat. 11th), Charlotte, N.C. (College ALL MY LOVE Second Hottest Record—Congrats to KOMA & KIMN: "Bottle Booking Convention, Feb. 14) Billy Vaughn (Dot) of Wine," Fireballs. and Chicago (The Cellar, Feb. We Called the Side on James Brown: "There Was A Time," 15, through 18th and 21st YOU'VE GOT YOUR Smash WIBG; WLS, WCFL, Chicago. TROUBLES through 23rd). We Said the Small Faces Would Be a Smash: "Itchykoo Park" Cab Calloway (PIP.) was a hit in Milwaukee and Seattle and we told you it would On Coast TV go all the way. Would you believe next #1? There has been a PLEASE SPEAK TO ME While in Los Angeles, the lot of comment about the lyric content. OF LOVE group will be doing the Joey When Good Music Makes It—It Makes It Big: We told you Earl Wilson, Jr. (Mercury) Bishop, Woody Woodbury and the Lettermen would go right to the top. It's just about #1 in Pat Boone TVers. The tour will LITTLE SUNSHINE msany markets. also include all out promotion Arnie Corrado (Columbia) We Predicted the Human Beinz in August: This is a solid of their forthcoming LP, which top 3 smash. Broken first together by Hal Moore in Cleveland W HO'S SORRY NO W was produced by Alan Lorber and WIBG, Phila. Bobby Vinton (Epic) Productions. Bill Drake Broke the Foundations. Guitar Underground (Project 3) Amphion manages the group Temptations Are Out of the Ball-Park One More Time: What SPANISH EYES else is new? which is under the direction of Jerry Byrd (Monument) Dee Jay Hip Ad Lib of the Week: "Can you get to this?" International Career Consul- When the new Joe Tex, "Men Are Getting Scarcer Than Hen's tants and booked by Premier SHEIK OF ARABY Teeth," explodes, this hip line from the song will sweep the na- Talent. Jim Kweskin Jug Band (Reprise) tion. We predict this will exceed the million plus sales on HO W COME YOU DO ME "Skinny Legs." LIKE YOU DO #1 Request WMEX, Boston: "There Is," Dells. No stock. Go- John Davidson ,'Columbia) ing #1. Sire Signs Two Solid Hits: Boyce & Hart (top request at WLS) ; Cowsills; STAR DUST Jay & Techniques; Dionne Warwick (#1 at WTIX, New Or- NEW YORK —Seymour Stein, STARS FELL ON leans) ; Strawberry Alarm Clock; 1910 Fruitgum Co.; Franki one of the principals of the ALABA MA Valli (giant in L.A.. NYC etc.) ; Impressions; Etta James; Bobby newly formed Sire Record Urbie Green-21 Trombones (Project 3) Vinton; Otis Redding; Association; Al Greene (over 20,000 in Corp., has returned from a LITTLE PEOPLE both Pittsburgh and New Orleans); 4 Tops. productive West Coast business Fantastic Airplay: "Personality," Mitch Ryder, DynoVoice. trip. SEND US A MIRACLE Money Music Tip Going in Phila., Milwaukee, Dayton: Our In San Francisco, Stein Pony Sherrell (Pony) signed the Jam and the Trans. prediction that Gary ("Sagittarius") Usher's production of SOLITUDE "Shame, Shame," Keith Colley, Columbia, is a hit is shared by Atlantic Railroad. The Jam's ST. JAMES INFIR MARY WIBG, WRIT, WING. Gary does the Byrds. release, on Sire, will couple "Something's Gone" and "Lov- Eileen Romey (Aud-Fi) Instrumentals Are Making It ing Kind of Way." The Trans- FIDDLE FADDLE & 1. "Mission Impossible," Labs Schiffrin, Dot—Top 3 in Pitts- Atlantic Railroad will appear 14 OTHER LEROY burgh. On WLS. 2. "United," Music Makers, Gamble—Top 10 on the Phoenix label, and their ANDERSON FAVORITES CKLW, Detroit; broke in New Orleans off the WTIX, Pick: initial release is "Irahs" b/w Utah Symphony (Vanguard) broke in Hartford and Albany. On WIXY, Cleveland. "Why Me." Both are scheduled Hit in Boston: "Cab Driver," Mills Brothers, Dot—Top 5. for release Feb. 1. \`=" s muo,c MILLS MUSIC, INC. WLS, Chicago Breaks Montanas: "Got To Be Loved" on Inde- Stein also announced that he pendence. John Rook is very proud! WIBG, Phila. goes on Cherry has appointed Leslye and Jesse 1790 Broadway Slush on U.S.A.: "I Cannot Stop You." Going Top 10 on many Stewart to posts as regional New York, Michigan stations. Could be a Smash! field reps for Sire in Northern ak.A N.Y. 10019 PUBLIS . N G (Continued on page 16) California.

RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 13 triar RECORD WORLD'S Blue Note *********************** ********* PRIZE WINNING Sales Peak HOLLY WOOD -- Blue Note JAZZ SECTION Records 'had the best sales fig- ures in the history of the label during the first half of fiscal record year, according to Mel Fuhr- Orld JAZZ man, co-general manager. "We had a top selling album and single during the last six Taking Care cof Business months of 1967 with 'Alligator Boogaloo' by Lou Donaldson. by Del Shields Both the single and album made national pop, jazz and R & B charts," Fuhrman said. 1. A DAY IN THE LIFE There is a close parallel to industries to reap new harvests Wes Montgomery—A&M LP SP 2001 the jazz musicians and the and become tremendous con- Blue Note released the new black athletes who have threat- tributors to our economy. The Donaldson album, "Mr. Shing- 2. ALLIGATOR BOOGALOO A-Ling," this month. ened to boycott the Olympics phonograph, tape, cartridge, Lou Donaldson — and the athletes on American juke boxes, radio . . . all have Other albums which showed Blue Note BLP-4263 BLPS-84263 college campuses who are pro- benefited from our programs. good sales figures during the 3. RESPECT testing the secondary role be- And with all of this to our last half of 1967 were "Empty Jimmy Smith —Verve V V6 8705 ing forced upon them. credit, we are unable to foster Foxhole" by Ornette Coleman, A major portion of our time a program that can move jazz "Something Personal" by Jack Wilson, "Sweet Honey Bee" by 4. THE SORCERER during the past months has and allow it to grow to become Duke Pearson, "Happenings by Gabor Szabo—Impulse A AS 9146 been spent in talking and dis- the significant contributor and Bobby Hutcherson and "Maiden cussing with some of the most cultural asset it is. 5. DANCING IN THE STREET Voyage" by Herbie Hancock. important figures in our indus- And with all of this to our Ramsey Lewis—Cadet LP LPS 794 try, exploring the problem of credit, we have failed to allow (Continued on page 18) jazz promotion. And we have the public to enjoy, on a full 6. CRY YOUNG reported in our columns the re- scale, this important music that Ahmad Jamal-W Voices— Cadet LP LPS 792 sults of these was given birth on these Amer- Prestige's C onv e r - ican shores. 7. EXPRESSION sations, not If there is anything as Amer- New Tapes John Coltrane—Impulse A AS 9120 totally, but in ican as the Indian, it is jazz. part. Only on a restrictive limited Prestige Records, Inc., an- 8. THE BEST OF Since many scale have we allowed jazz to nounces its second release of 8 WES MONTGOMERY of the conver- take its rightful place as a mem- track tapes. Verve V V6 8741 sations were ber of the contemporary music The acceptance of the initial dis c u s - scene in America. We decry the 12 tapes was so satisfying that 9. SWING LOW, sions of high use of acid and drugs among President Robert Weinstock is SWEET CADILLAC level secrecy our youth, yet we produce, pack- releasing 15 new tapes on Feb. Dizzy Gillespie —Impulse A AS 9141 Del Shields and suppos- age and sell music labeled as 1. This ambitious undertaking edly inside information, it acid or psychedelic. gives Prestige a lineup includ- 10. SORCERER becomes increasingly difficult What then is the problem? ing Coltrane, Ammons, Miles Miles Davis— to present as accurate a picture Columbia CL-2732 CS-9532 Davis, M.J.Q., ''Groove'' as possible. Some Just Not Interested Holmes, Stan Getz, Thelonious 11. LOVE-IN However, we have finally Monk, Jack McDuff, Willis come to the point Where we Charles Lloyd —Atlantic 1481 SD As we see it, there are mem- Jackson, Eric Kloss and Mose must honestly point out that in bers of the record industry who Allison. 12. JOURNEY WITHIN the area of jazz promotion are not interested in real music. The releases: "Groove" Charles Lloyd —Atlantic 1493 SD 1493 much of the problem lies in This is not to say that the mu- (Continued on page 18) a pure racist attitude among sic of the young is not real 13. THE BEST OF JIMMY SMITH certain members of the record- music . . . but a cursory inves- Verve V V6 8721 ing industry. tigation will reveal that the World Pacific There will be the howls and roots of R & B lie deep in jazz. 14. GROOVIN' WITH THE the cries of anguish and the ac- Since the music we call jazz Winners SOULFUL STRINGS cusation that we are being un- has been almost the exclusive Cadet LP LPS 796 fair. But let's look at the rec- province of the black men in ord. this country, and because rec- 15. THE HERBIE MANN ognition of their contr 4bution STRINGS ALBUM Greatest Product Movers has been denied them, and Atlantic M SD 1490 since very few of these art:sts In the record industy we are have been able to receive any 16. THE GLORY OF LOVE the greatest merchandisers and prominence or ample compen- Herbie Mann —ARM 2003: SP-3003 movers of product in the coun- sation for their contributions 17. I'M MOVING ON try. We have developed pro- (despite their dedication and Jimmy Smith — grams that can sell records, creativity), and since the Blue Note BLF-4225: BLPS-84225 establish an artist, set trends American public has been de- and move millions of dol- nied the opportunity to become 18. HUGH MASEKELA IS LIVE lars in records almost over- acquainted at length with the AND WELL AT THE night. Our programs are so ex- results of their work, we can WHISKEY tensive and knowledgeable that only accuse the record compa- Uni 3015: 73015 we have become the most in- World Pacific Records sitar con- nies of gross injustices based test winner, New Jersey branch, fluential industry and institu- on racism. is shown above, center, Kevin De- 19. THAT'S MY KICK tion in the nation other than It seems inconceivable that Felice, with Vito Samela, left, who Erroll Garner—MGM E SE 4463 education and religion. the overly populated field of the represents Liberty/World l'acific So effective are we, that we in New Jersey, and Murray Frank. 20. MR. SHING-A-LING new groups who have mush- manager, Sam Goody, Paramus, have made it possible for allied (Continued on page 18) Lou Donaldson — NJ., store winner. Blue Note BLP-4271: BST-84271 14 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 CZ ode b Mie be/The Shadow Orno Snit/ The Humpback/ Penn /The Kid LOU DONALDSON:P

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''1,1 "111,11 .11.1 11 I 1 11111.11.111111111111111111111111111HINE5R UP Hottest Local Promo Man in the Nation: John Antoon of Lib- erty out of Cleveland. New 4 Seasons: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (old Shirelles SINGLES COMING song). Most Picked and Played New Artist in Nation: First Edition. 1. UPTIGHT GOOD MAN 26. LOVE IS BLUE The next Lemon Pipers: "Rice Is Nice" on Buddah. (Fame, BMI) (Cram, ASCAP) Laura Lee-Chess 2030 Manny Kellem -Epic 10282 Two-sided Hit: Bee Gees, "Sinking Ships/Words." 2. COLD FEET Cream Sales Over 20,000: In Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit. 21. UNCHAIN MY HEART (East, BMI) (Teepee, ASCAP) Albert King -Stan 241 Eric Clapton won the Richard Goldstein Village Voice poll as Herbie Mann -A&M 896 "Musician of the Year." (Ray Manzarek of the Doors was sec- 3. KEEP THE BALL ROLLIN' 28. A HOUSE BUILT ON SAND ond for his definitive sound on the rock organ). Top vocalists (Screen Gems, Col., BMI) Al Hirt-RCA Victor 9417 (Trousdale, BMI) are Jim Morrison, Doors #1; and Grace Slick, Jefferson Air- Leslie Uggams-Atlantic 2469 plane #2. Then Mick Jagger; Janis Jopling (Big Brother & 4. ROSANNA'S GOIN' WILD (Melody Lane, Copper Creek, BMI) 29. QUITTIN' TIME Holding Co.); then Aretha Franklin. Strong New Rock Writer: Johnny Cash -Columbia 44373 (Streetcar, BMI) Joe MacDonald of Country Joe & the Fish. 5. IT'S A GAS Big Maybelle--Rojac 118 Strong Contender: "Dear Delilah," Grapefruit, Equinox. (Crazy Cajun, Shelby Singleton, BMI) 30. SO IT GOES WCOL, WING. Hombres-Verve Forecast 5076 (Kama Sutra, BMI) Anders & Poncia -Kamo Sutra 240 Money Music Teenybopper Special Making It: "A Question 6. I WISH I HAD TIME (Sherlyn, BMI) of Temperature," Balloon Farm, Laurie-Now it's on WLS. Lost Word-Atco 6542 31. MELLOW MOONLIGHT Smash record. (Evejim, BMI) 7. LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Leon Haywood-Decca 32230 Strong Contenders: "Knights In White Satin," Moody Blues, (Nickel Shoe, BMI) Deram; "1941," Tom Northcott, RCA (WIBG likes it a lot; also Delfonics-Philly Groove 150 32. MR. SOUL SATISFACTION (Ardis, Unart, BMI) WTIX). 8. ANOTHER TIME Timmy Wills-Veep 1279 R&B Hit Moving Up: "Oh How It Hurts," Barbara Mason. (Since, BMI) Saggittarius-Columbia 44398 33. SUNSHINE HELP ME Local Promo Man of the Week: Ab Atkins, Davis Distrib of (Essex, ASCAP) Denver. Ask Ab to tell you the true story of how he discovered 9. COME RAIN OR COME Spooky Tooth-Mob a 587 that "Bottle of Wine" was a sleeper smash and got Jack Merker SHINE (A-M, ASCAP) 34. I'LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU to give it a shot. Ray Charles-Atlantic 2470 (Metric, BMI) Clydic King -Minit 32032 Sales in S.F.: Sagittarius. 10. TRESPASSIN' Madeline Bell is on Every Key Station: R&B and pop. Ohio Players-Compass 7015 35. DEAR DELILAH Money Music Tip is a Smash-One More Time (Egg, BMI) 11. RED, GREEN, YELLOW Grapefruit-Equinox 70000 "There Is," Dells, Cadet, broke wide open in Chicago. Top 5 Boston. AND BLUE 36. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN Gato, BMI) (II (Essex, ASCAP) Good Instrumental: "Flights of Fantasy," Ventures, Liberty. Dickey Lee-Atco 11032 Moody Blues-Deram 85023 The "Vibrations" side may even be stronger for all the rock 12. LOOK, HERE COMES THE hop groups. 37. COME RIDE, COME RIDE SUN (Thirty-Four La Brea, ASCAP) New Cher is "Clique Number 1." Is in the Miriam Makeba (Chardon, BMI) Merry-Go-Ride -A&M 899 Sunshine Company-Imperial 66280 LP-can be very big. The new Bobby Vee is "Maybe Just Today." 38. OH MARY DON'T YOU U.A. Is All Out: "Every Step I Take," Hassles. 13. HERE COMES THE RAIN, Motown Excited About the Ones WORRY BABY (Belleville, BRC, BMI) Don't ever believe that WOR can't break records. The Ones (Acuff-Rose, BMI) Flamingos-Philips 40496 is over 13,000 in N.Y.C. off WOR play. Bill Drake does it again! Eddy Arnold -RCA Victor 9437 14. BREAK MY MIND 39. DIRTY APPLE It's also a hit in Dallas and a smash at KONO, San Antonio. Johnny Hammond Smith -Prestige 455 (Windward Side, BMI) Also WKB W, Buffalo. Bobby Wood - MGM 13797 Eric Stevens, WIXY, Cleveland, reports "Sunshine of Your 40. LOVE IS BLUE 15. QUICKSAND (Croma, ASCAP) Love," Cream, Atco, bigger than top 10. It is over 20,000 in both (Whitfield, BMI) Al Martino -Capitol 2012 Chicago and Detroit. The Cream is a phenomenon of our times. Youngbloods-RCA Victor 9422 41. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY The LP "Disraeli Gears" is over 350,000. The LP "Fresh Cream" 16. A QUESTION OF is a classic. YOU LOVE ME TEMPERATURE (Robbins, ASCAP) "But I Can't Love You More," Cher, is great . . . New Simon (H&L, BMI) Four Sonics-Sport 110 & Garfunkel is "Save the Life of My Child" . . . New Royal Balloon Farm -Laurie 3405 Guardsmen is "I Say Love." This is a tremendous record ... The 11. THAT'S ALRIGHT 42. FOOL OF THE HILL (Comet, ASCAP) (Duchess, BMI) Eddie Fisher-RCA Victor 9430 new American Breed may be "Green Light" from the LP . . . Brenda Lee -Decca 32248 Gary Marshall, KFX M, San Bernardino, confirms Cream with 18. GET TOGETHER 43. YOU'RE NO GOOD both sides "SWABLR" at top 10 requests and sales. (Metric, BMI) (Trampoline, BMI) WKLO, Louisville is Out to Confirm: "This is the Thanks I Jimmy McCracklin -Minit 32033 Harvey Averne Dozen -Atlantic 2467 (Continued on page 34) 19. I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER 44. FUNKY BOO-GA-100 (Blue Seas, Jac, ASCAP) (Boo Ga Loo, Love) Sergio Mendes-Atlantic 2472 Jerry-O -Shout At Guy's Opening Apple Pie Inked 20. A WORLD OF OUR OWN 45. CARAVAN (Chappell, ASCAP) (American Academy of Music, ASCAP) Atlantic Records has signed Sonny James-Capitol 2067 Bert Kaempfert-Decca 32241 the Boston group the Apple Pie 21. BURNING SPEAR Motherhood Band to a long- (Discus, BMI) 46. CLOWN TOWN Soulful Strings-Cadet 5576 (Spiral, ASCAP) term contract. First record by Piccolina Pop Strings-Spiral 81877 the group is "Long Live Apple 22. CAMELOT Pie," by Jef Labes. (Chappell, ASCAP) 47. TO BE MY GIRL King Richard's Fluegel Knights- (Don, BMI) MTA 138 John Roberts-Duke 429 23. DANCE TO THE MUSIC 48. PLAYBOY (Daly City, BMI) Jenkins on Murbo (Acuff-Rose, BMI) Sly & Family Stone -Epic 10256 Gene & Debbe-TRX 5006 Gordon Jenkins has agreed 24. rm GONNA MAKE YOU Shown at Guy Lombardo', recent 49. STILL BURNING IN MY to produce the Gordon Jenkins LOVE ME Riverboat, N.Y., opening are the HEART Singers for Murbo Records, re- (Act Three, BM!) Capitol Records crowd, from left: Madeline Bell- Mod Drifters-Atlantic 2471 Bob Smith. Lombardo, Roy Bata- ports Jimmy Krondes. His first chio, Joe Maimone, Mr. and Mrs. release: "Inks Dinka Doo" b/w 25. OCTOBER COUNTRY 50. ANGEL OF THE MORNING Ralph Schechtman, Mrs. Maimone. "Imagination." (Living Legend, Arch, ASCAP) (Blackwood, BMI) October Country -Epic 10252 Danny Michaels-LHI 1202

16 RECORD WORLD -February 3, 1968 "CAB DRIVER" The Mills Brothers is picking up big fares in.. BOSTON • CLEVELAND • PITTSBURGH • BUFFALO • PHILADELPHIA • DALLAS • SEATTLE • LOS ANGELES • CHICAGO • DETROIT • NASHVILLE • NEW YORK and DOT'S GOT IT! Make sure you climb aboard for the ride ... #45-11041

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RECORD WOR_D —February 3, 1963 17 New Transcontinental Purchases M arket Qu otations Continued f rum page 3) I Inchcates Amencan Exchono All olhr N Exchange. Robert K. Lifton, Transcon- mon for Sommerset, which had tinental president, said Trans- 1967 sales of about $6 million. t_ompan) Last Bid Asked continental would exchange $4.5 Last month, Transcontinental American Broadcast.ng 63 14 6314 63% million of its common stock for agreed in principle to acquire *Audio Devices 29% 29% 30 three other record distributing all the assets of Mershaw, which *Cameo Parkway------66% 66% 67 concerns: Tip Top, Recordwagon CBS 51% 51 1/4 51% had $13 million in sales last and Recona. Total sales of the Columbia Pic. 27% 2714 27% year. Transcontinental said it five companies, Lifton said, will Disney, Walt 58% 58 1/4 58% would swap $2 million of corn- exceed $77 million this year. EMI 6% 6/14 6% Gulf & Western 57% 57 74 58% Handleman ' 54% 54% 55 MCA F4% 64% 65 Kessler Named GM Del Shields MGM 46% 46% 46% (Continued from page 14) (Continued from page 4) RCA 50 14 50 5014 roomed during the past few *Transcontinental Invest. 18% 18% 19 of ESP and its publisher affi- years due to the intensive and 20th Century 33 32% 33 liate, United International high level promo campaigns of *Warner Bros. 36% 36% 36% Copyright Representatives, Ltd., GAC 33% 33% 33% the record companies could not attended MIDEM as an ex- have been awarded the jazz hibitor, and will visit ESP li- Over the Counter Stocks Bid Asked men. censees and prospective licen- As the black athletes have 1 12 International Tape Cartridge Corp. _ 11 4 sees in London, Paris, Amster- Jubilee Industries 22% stated on American campuses, 21% dam, and Milan. Lear Jet 21% 22 1/4 they are no longer willing to Merco Enterprises 12% 13% be the hired hands to bring Mills Music 32 34 glory and popularity to the Pickwick International 16 17 schools without acceptance as full fledged students. Prestige Tapes It is the same picture in jazz. Corp., has formed Justin Man- (Continued from page 14) We note that 98% of the jazz Tommy, Facts Sign agement Corp., his own agency, Holmes/"Get Up and Get It"; men are black. There are only LOS ANGELES—E.S.I. Pro- at 39 W. 55th St. Stan Getz/"Preservation"; Wil- three or four fully recognized ductions, a division of Edito- lis Jackson-Jack McDuff/"To- black jazz producers. Only a rial Services, Inc., announces gether Again, Again"; Eric handful of black jazz men have the signing of Tommy and the Kloss/"First Class Kloss"; been able to eke out a living. True Blue Facts to an exclu- James to Associated "Groove" Holmes/"Soul Mes- And in the area of jazz promo- sive recording contract. NEW YORK Zacii Glick- tion, only one company has man, Vice-President of Leonard sage"; Trudy Pitts/"Introduc- ing the Fabulous Trudy Pitts"; actually assigned a man to ex- Stogel and Associates Ltd., an- clusively promote their jazz Justin Forms Agency Jack Mc Duf f/"Screamin' "; nounces that Tommy James and product. In this instance the Mose Allison/"The Seventh NEW YORK — Warren Ste- the Shondells have signed with company fully understands the Son"; John Coltrane/"Black vens, formerly of Shaw Artists Associated Booking. r need for special attention to be Pearls"; Yusef Lateef/"Eastern devoted to this area. Sounds"; Gene Ammons/"Jug"; MIDEM Talent Scores Miles Davis/"Miles Davis Listened to Too Many Greatest Hits"; Modern Jazz We have suffered too long (Continued f root page 3) Quartet/"Play For Lovers"; the mounting excuses of why des Festivals to present new The U.S. contingent was at Pucho & Latin Soul Brothers/ jazz does not sell. We have lis- artists to the MIDEM audience. full strength with heavy at- "Shuckin' and Jivin'"; and tened to far too many experts Czechoslovakia promoted a tendance by the Nashville mu- Thelonious Monk/"The High explaining why the American Gala on Tuesday night, and on sic and record people, as well Priest." public has not taken to jazz. Wednesday it was the turn of as the recording companies The only excuse we can find the British, whose artists in- and publishers from all over is that there are too few mem- cluded Long John Baldry, Lulu the U.S. bers in our industry who, al- and Georgie Fame. though quick to tell us of the Blue Note Peak democratic structure of our in- 2500 Attend MIDEM (Continued from page 14) dustry, are unwilling to share all of the profits with the black (Continued from page 3) "Blue Note action is continu- men who produce so much of Irving Music, A&M Records, Levy Co., MCA Music, Mandervil ing with. our new single by the the music in this industry. Arbor/Dunbar Music, Atlantic Music, Metronome, MGM, Mira Three Sounds, 'Making Bread I think it is time that the Records, Beechwood Music, Bell Productions, Motown Records, Again,' which is getting good presidents of the record com- Records, Big 7 Music, Boone Pamper Music, Pickwick Inter- air play in every major market panies take a look at their jazz Records, BMI, B. T. Puppy Rec- national, Paradox Music Group, area in the country," Fuhrman picture. I think they will find ords, Chess Records, Dunhill PPX Enterprises, Picturetone said. that the 10 or so jazz artists Records, Dick James Music, Music, Publishers' Licensing Blue Note artists were again who are making it represents a Eden Music, Elektra Records, Corp., Pye Records, RCA Victor in 1967 well represented in the far cry from the hundreds of Entertainment Corp. of America, Records, Regent Music, Request jazz polls. Artists honored by other acts who have benefited ESP Recording Company, Records, Robbins Music, Roose- the various polls included Or- mightily from our new indus- Everest Records, General Re- velt Music Co., Roulette Rec- nette Coleman, Jack Wilson, trialized programs. corded Tape, Gil Pincus Music ords, R. R. Music, Saturday Horace Silver, Freddie Hub- Further, they will find, if Group, GNP Crescendo, Go Go Music, SESAC, Shelby Single- bard, Don Cherry, Wayne Hen- they are honest with them- Records, Gregg Yale Produc- ton, Snuff Garrett, Southern derson, Jackie McLean, Wayne selves, that they have done a tions, Honey B Recording and Music, Starday Recording and Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Mc- great disservice to men who Barjona M. P., Huey Meaux Publishing Co., Sunbury Music, Coy Tyner, John Patton, Bobby have dedicated their lives to an Productions, Jamie Guyden Rec- Tobi-Ann Music, Transglobal, Hutcherson and Art Blakey. art that belongs to America and ords, Jay Gee Records, Jobete Tree Publishing, Vault Records, In another development dur- have deprived millions of black Music, Jewel Music, Kama Venture Records, Viva Records, ing the last six months, Blue and white kids across the coun- Sutra, Kapp Records, Liberty Vogue USA and Warner Broth- Note is re-channeling 100 key try of a chance to enjoy an art Records, London Records, Lou ers Records. catalogue items to stereo. that is truly theirs.

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Audio Fidelity Push NEW YORK — A unique pro- loo Magazine has arranged for motion and contest campaign distribution of the Rascals' is- NE W YORK — Herman D. tions. As each promotion is com- is now underway for the Ras- sue in more than 300 record Gimbel, President of Audio Fi- pleted wth each individual sta- cals' latest album, "Once Upon stores, in addition to its regu- delity Records, has put together tion, special news letters will be a Dream," including the Ras- lar nationwide newsstand dis- seven new LPs for the January- sent to the distributor in that cals, Atlantic Records and Hul- tribution. The Rascals' issue of February sales Campaign. territory. The Harmonikings labaloo Magazine. the magazine and Atlantic pro- A merchandising campaign is and Larry Adler, both famous "The Rascals' Once Upon a motional easels will be used as being coordinated with the new for their talents on the harmon- Dream" contest requires en- point of purchase material in album releases which include ica, will have a promotion geared trants to do "The Eddie," a these stores. The record stores window displays, promotional to both dealers and distributors dance modeled after the dance participating in the tie-in will mailers and an exciting sales centered around that musical Eddie Brigati, lead singer and be supplied through the Recona program to the Audio Fidelity instrument. A tie-in promotion percussionist, does during Ras- Corporation, Tip-Top Record network of distributors. is being worked out with a cals' performances. Contests Service and Recordwagon. Audio Fi's merchandising known harmonica company. will be held in 60 Hullabaloo These companies have recently campaign is designed to give Setting Up Meetings Clubs across the country. been acquired by Transconti- added sales incentives as well as Harold Drayson, VP, Sales, Atlantic Records will award nental Investment Corporation "in store" promotions. Gimbel is setting up distrib meetings "Once Upon a Dream" albums of which Hullabaloo Magazine has made sure that everyone— in key territories around the and singles of "It's Wonderful," is also a property. distributors, promotion men, country for total presentation of the Rascals' latest single, to dealers, radio stations and con- This promotion is the first new product and full explanation the contest winners. Electric sumers—are included in AF's of a monthly series of Hullaba- of the stimulating salts incen- guitars, wardrobes and sub- all-out campaign. loo campaigns with major la- tive program that is being of- scriptions will be supplied by "Songs My Pals Sang" is the bels. fered to all sales managers and Hullabaloo. second album that George Jessel salesmen at each distributor. A four-page cover story about Atlantic distributors and has released for Audio Fidelity, Heavy consumer publicity is the Rascals is featured in the dealers are carrying out local produced because of Jessel's being prepared for all magazines March issue of Hullabaloo on promotion. The Rascals' public- friendships, with Eddie Cantor, and newspapers around the coun- sale Feb. 1, along with contest ity department and Hullabaloo Al Jolson and George M. Cohan. try. "Heavy emphasis will be rules and details. Magazine are currently provid- The LP is packaged with a 45 placed on trade editorials and ing the clubs with banners, RPM single containing the ac- Arranged in 300 Stores coverage," announced Diane Ter- posters, and sending releases to tual voices of Cantor, Cohan and man, PR Director. For this campaign, Hullaba- local djs and ten columnists. Jolson. Otto Cesana's new album, "Leaves in the Wind," marks his eighth album for the label. Skye Sets 20 Distribs Mitch Ryder The Harmonikings are being welcomed to the Audio Fi label NEW YORK — Members of Music City Dist.; Newark, 'Prince of Hearts' with their initial album "Wired Skye Records, the new company Wendy Dist.; New Orleans, for Sound." "Larry Adler started by Gabor Szabo, Gary Delta Record Dist.; New York, NEW YORK — Mitch Ryder Again" is the second Adler al- McFarland and Cal Tjader, an- Beta Record Dist.; Philadel- was named Prince of Hearts of bum released by Audio Fidelity nounce that Skye's activities phia, Marnel Dist.; Phoenix, the American Heart Associa- in which he gives his interpre- have moved into high gear. Arc Inc.; Pittsburgh, Fenway tion, announces William F. Laporte, 1968 Heart Fund tation of standard tunes. Tjader skyed into New York Dist. Co.; San Francisco, C & C Chairman. Fausto Papetti is the Italian to record his first album, then Stone; Seattle, Huffine Dist. saxophonist being introduced to flew back for his opening at El Co.; and in St. Louis, Record Ryder will serve throughout American audiences via his first Matador in San Francisco. Merchandisers. the year as the Heart Associa- album, "I Remember." Sales chief Lenny Lewis left tion's representative to the In the First Component Series, for a two-week promotional/ youth of America, and he will two more classics will be re- planning tour of the Mid-West be particularly active on be- leased in conjunction with the and Coast. And Director Nor- ASCAP Luncheon half of the annual Heart Fund other five albums, "A Chopin man Schwartz planed to Los campaign in February. Recital," Alberto Mozzati at the Angeles to attend Gabor Szabo's Ryder said his desire to piano, and "Music of Mozart," live recording for Skye at serve the Heart Association is recorded by the Angelicum Or- Shelly's Manne-Hole on Mon- based in part on the fact that chestra conducted by Carlo Fe- day evening, Jan. 22. he had rheumatic fever as a lice Cillario. Also announced were the child, although he escaped the names of the charter distribu- heart damage which frequently Jessel Will Promote tors selected by Skye and cov- results from it. He added that ering 20 American major mar- he would like to call attention This group of albums will be to the heart research gains backed up with heavy promo- kets. that have helped restore full tion. Jessel will be appearing in They are as follows: Albany- health to thousands of young- guest spots all around the coun- East Hartford, Allied Record X ram MI ar unman, (right), So- sters similarly afflicted. In his try and will be in contact with Dist.; Baltimore - Washington viet composer, and his wife, com- appearances before youthful our distributors and promotion D.C., Jos. M. Zamoiski Co.; poser-pianist Nina Makarova, were audiences, Ryder will stress the men in each city. He will be go- Boston, Bay State Record Dist.; guests of honor at a special lunch- Heart Association's message ing to the radio stations to meet Buffalo, Gold Record Dist.; eon given by ASCAP recently at that individuals can take steps the program directors person- Charlotte, N. C., Bertos Sales Delmonico's Hotel, New York. Stanley Adams, (second from to reduce their risk of heart ally and will be appearing on Corp.; Chicago, Royal Disc right), ASCAP President, was the attack. radio and television interview Dist.; Cleveland, Mainline, Inc.; host. Khachaturian, in the United Dallas, Big State Dist.; Denver, Ryder's Prince of Hearts shows in each territory. States for the first time, met with On the Cesana LP, heavy Action Record Dist.; Detroit, outstanding American composers schedule calls for live perform- concentration will be put on the Music Merchants; Houston, H. and was introduced to execs of ances and radio and TV ap- radio stations. A special pro- W. Daily, Inc.; Memphis, Mem- the performing rights society. pearances. He also is record- motion on Cesana will be offered phis Delta; Minneapolis, Harold Looking on at left is Karen K ha- ing Heart Association messages to over 5,000 good music sta- N. Lieberman & Co.; Nashville, chaturian, son of the composer. for broadcast use.

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2 BEND ME, SHAPE ME 12 48 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR 67 69 MISSION : IMPOSSIBLE 4 American Breed —Acta 811 LOVING 4 Lobo Schifrin —Dot 17059 4 GREEN TAMBOURINE 10 Herman's Hermits—MGM 13885 75 HEY LITTLE ONE 3 Lemon Pipers—Buddoh 23 35 36 THE LESSON 7 Glenn Campbell—Capitol 2076 3 1 JUDY IN DISGUISE Vikki Carr—Liberty 56012 76 SUNSHINE OF MY LOVE 4 (WITH GLASSES) 12 36 39 NEW ORLEANS 5 Cream —Atco 6544 John Fred & Playboy Band —Paula 282 Neil Diamond —Bang 554 78 THERE IS 3 14 SPOOKY 37 37 TELL MAMA 10 Dells—Cadet 5574 Classics VI—Imperial 66259 Etta James—Cadet 5578 71 34 MONTEREY 8 5 2 CHAIN OF FOOLS 9 38 40 SOME VELVET MORNING 5 Eric Burdon & Animals— MGM 13868 Aretha Franklin —Atlantic 2464 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood — 80 TRY IT 2 6 7 SUSAN 8 Reprise 0651 Ohio Express—Cameo 2001 Buckinghams—Columbia 44378 39 8 DAYDREAM BELIEVER 13 73 74 A MAN NEEDS A WOMAN 6 33 LOVE IS BLUE 6 Monkecs—Colgcms 1012 James Carr—Goldwax 332 Paul Mauriot—Philips 40495 53 YOU 4 74 77 WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) 3 16 GOIN ' OUT OF MY HEAD CAN 'T Marvin Gaye—Tamla 54160 Oscar Toney, Jr.—Bell 699 TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU 8 56 BORN FREE 4 82 GET OUT NOW 2 Hesitations—Kapp 878 Tommy James & Shondells—Roulette 7000 Lettermen —Capitol 2054 9 10 SHE'S A RAINBOW 6 57 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE 3 (—) STOP Jay & The Techniques—Smash 2142 Howard Tate—Verve 10573 Rolling Stones—London 906 • 29 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN 4 50 MONEY 5 85 GUITAR MAN 2 Lovin' Spoonful—Kama Sutra 241 Elvis Presley—RCA Victor 9425 Temptations—Gordy 7068 • 13 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET 44 46 IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE (—) WALK AWAY RENEE Engclbert Humperdinck —Parrot 40023 WORLD AROUND YOU 10 Four Tops—Motown 1119 • 17 NOBODY BUT ME 13 Marvin Gaye 8. Tammi Terrell—Tamla 54161 79 81 COUNT THE DAYS 7 Inez & Charlie Foss —Dynamo 112 Human Betnz —Capitol 5990 45 19 I CAN'T STAND MYSELF 9 13 5 WOMAN WOMAN 12 James Brown —King 6144 96 A MILLION TO ONE Five Stairsteps & Cubic —Buddah 26 Union Gap--Columbia 44297 46 15 WHO WILL ANSWER 8 • 24 ITCHYCOO PARK 11 Ed Ames—RCA Victor 9400 81 83 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER 5 Small Faces—Immediate 501 47 35 TWO LITTLE KIDS 8 King Curtis 8. Kingpins—Ate° 6547 15 6 HELLO GOODBYE 10 Peaches & Herb —Date 1586 82 87 PERSONALITY/CHANTILLY LACE 2 Beatles—Capitol 2056 79 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU 2 Mitch Ryder—DynoVoice 905 16 18 A DIFFERENT DRUM 12 Association — Warner Bros 7163 91 LOVE EXPLOSION 2 Stone Poneys—Capitol 2004 86 (SITTIN ' ON) THE DOCK OF Troy Keyes—ABC 11027 17 11 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE BAY 2 84 84 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN 3 THE GRAPEVINE 16 Otis Redding —Volt 157 Long John Baldry — Warner Bros. 7098 Gladys Knight St Pips—Soul 35039 72 I THANK YOU 2 (—) CARPET MAN 25 TOMORROW Sam & Dave—Stax 242 Fifth Dimension —Soul City 762 Strawberry Alarm Clock —Uni 55046 67 VALLEY OF THE DOLLS 3 86 89 TOYAND 3 19 20 DARLIN' 7 Dionne Warwick —Scepter 12203 Alan Bown —Music Factory 402 Beach Boys—Capitol 2068 73 SIMON SAYS 4 87 88 7:30 GUIDED TOUR 4 20 21 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN 1910 Fruitgum Co.—Buddoh 24 Five Americans—Abnok 126 Marvelettes—Tamlo 54158 53 54 LOST 6 Jerry Butler— Mercury 77264 88 90 FUNKY WAY 3 21 22 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER 5 Calvin Arnold —Venture 605 Bobby Vinton —Epic 10266 54 58 DO UNTO ME 3 22 23 BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU James 8, Bobby Purify—Bell 700 (—) JUST DROPPED IN 1 8 First Edition —Reprise 0655 Foundations—Uni 55038 55 60 OH HOW IT HURTS 6 23 26 SKIP A ROPE 8 Barbara Mason —Arctic 137 (—) THANK U VERY MUCH 1 Henson Cargill— Monument 1040 56 62 TO EACH HIS OWN 5 Scaffold —Bell 701 24 28 TO GIVE (THE REASON I LOVE) 6 Frankie Lame —ABC 11032 91 92 BLESSED ARE THE LONELY 3 Frankic Valli—Philips 40510 66 WORDS 3 Robert Knight—Rising Sons 707 Bee Gees—Atco 6548 25 27 LOVE POWER 13 92 94 LOOKING FOR A FOX 2 Sandpebbles—Calla 141 58 63 NO SAD SONGS 6 Clarence Carter—AtIontic 2461 • 41 I WONDER WHAT SHE'S Joe Simon —Monument 2602 93 95 DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO 2 DOING TONIGHT 7 59 59 A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL 9 Epic Splendor—Hot Biscuit 1450 Al Wilson —Soul City 761 Boyce 8. Hart—A&M 893 27 9 I SECOND THAT EMOTION 14 60 44 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL 14 94 100 IT'S NOT EASY 2 Joe Tex—Dial 4063 Miracles—Tomb a 54159 Will-O-Bees—Date 1583 48 WE CAN FLY 4 61 61 A WORKINGMAN 'S PRAYER 4 95 (—) CAB DRIVER Arthur Prysock —Verve 10574 cowsilis—MGM 13886 Mills Bros.—Dot 17041 70 THERE WAS A TIME 2 42 SUNDAY MORNIN ' 5 James Brown—King 6144 96 (--) NO ONE KNOWS Spanky & Our Gang-- mercury 72765 63 64 CARMEN 4 Every Mother's Son — MGM 13887 38 WE'RE A WINNER 6 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Bross—A844 890 97 (--) NEVER EVER Impressions—ABC 11022 64 65 ZABADAK 5 Peter & Gordon —Capitol 2071 31 31 BACK UP TRAIN 11 Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tish — 98 97 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 2 Al Greene —Hot Line Music Journal 15000 Imperial 66270 Joe South —Capitol 2060 32 12 SUMMER RAIN 12 65 68 MALAYISHA 3 99 98 CROSS MY HEART 3 Johnny Rivers—Imperial 66267 Miriam Makeba —Reprise 0654 Billy Stewart—Chess 2030 47 BOTTLE OF WINE 6 66 45 HONEY CHILE 12 100 99 UNITED 2 Fireballs—Atco 6491 Martha Reeves & Von&Ilas—Gordy 7067 Music Makers—Gamble 210

TOP POPS ALPHABETICALLY -PLUS PUBLISHER & LICENSEE A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL (Chardon, 8,411) 59 GREEN TAMBOURINE (Kama Sutra, BMI) 2 LOVE IS BLUE (Cromas, ASCAP) 7 SUMMER RAIN (Rivers, Bill) 32 A MAN NEEDS A WOMAN (Rise, Aim, BMI) 73 GUITAR MAN (Vector, PAO 77 LOVE POWER (Unbelievable, BMI) 25 SUNDAY MORNIN' (Blackwood, BMI) 29 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET (4 Star, BMI) 11 HELLO GOODBYE (Maclen, BMI( 15 MALAYISHA (Raj, Kumar, Bill) 65 SUNSHINE OF MY LOVE (DratleaC BMI) 69 BABY, NOW THAT I FOUND YOU HEY LITTLE ONE MILLION TO ONE, A (Jobete, 11111) 80 SUSAN (Bag-O-Tunes, Diogenes, BIM) 6 (January, Welbeck, GNU) 22 (Sherman 8 DeVorson, BMI) 68 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (Bruin, BMI) 67 TELL MAMA (Fame, BMI) 37 BACK UP TRAIN (Tasted, Bh11) 31 HONEY CHILE (Jobete, BM!) 66 MONEY (Faithful Virtue, BMI) 43 THANK U VERY MUCH (Felicia, W O 90 BEND ME, SHAPE ME (Helios, Bh11) I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING MONTEREY (Slamina, Sea-Lark, BMI) 71 THERE IS (Chevis, BMI) 70 BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Lowery, BM!) 98 ASCAP) 34 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN THERE WAS A TIME (Colo, BMI) 62 BLESSED ARE THE LONELY CAN'T STAND MYSELF (Tacoa, Soil, BM!) 45 (Jobete, Bill) 20 TO EACH HIS OWN (Paramount, ASCAP) 56 (Sods Of Ginza, BMI) 91 HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE NEVER EVER (Fe UM, BM') 97 TO GIVE (Saturday, Seasons Four, BMI) 24 BORN FREE (Screen Gems, Col., BM!) 41 (Jobete, 8611) 17 NEW ORLEANS (Rock Masters, Bill) 36 TOMORROW (Alarm Clock, ASCAP) 18 BOTTLE OF WINE (Deep Fork, BMI( 33 SECOND THAT EMOTION (Jobete, BMI) 27 NO ONE KNOWS TOYLAND (Bransdene, BMI) 86 CAB DRIVER (Blackhawk, BMI) 95 THANK YOU (East, Pronto, BAH) 50 (Pocket-Ful-O-Tunes, Tobi Ann, BMI) 96 TRY IT (Blackwood, MR) 72 CARMEN (Irving, BM!) 63 WAS MADE TO LOVE HER (Jobete, PAH 81 NO SAD SONGS (Press, BMI) 58 TWO LITTLE KIDS (Jalynne, Bill) 47 CARPET MAN (Johnny Rivers, IWO 85 WISH IT WOULD RAIN (Jobete, BM!) 10 NOBODY BUT ME (Wemar, BMI) 12 UNITED (Razor Sharpe, Blockbuster, 8441) 100 CHAIN OF FOOLS (14 Hour, Pronto, BM') 5 F I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD OH, HOW IT HURTS (Blockbuster, MI) 55 VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (ASCAP) 51 COUNT THE DAYS AROUND YOU (Jobete, PAH 44 PERSONALITY/CHANTILLY LACE WALK AWAY RENEE (Jobete, BM!) 78 (Catalogue, See 8 Eye, BMI) 79 TCHYCOO PARK (Nice Songs, BM') 14 (Lloyd 8 Logan/Glad, BMI) 82 WE CAN FLY (Akbestal, Lufin, Bh111 28 CROSS MY HEART (Ctievis, Bill) 99 IT'S NOT EASY (Screen Gems, Col., BNII) 94 7:30 GUIDED TOUR (Sunnybrook, Bill) 81 DARL1N' (Sea of Tunes, PAO 19 WE'RE A WINNER (Chi Sound, PAO 30 3 SHE'S A RAINBOW (Gideon, BMI) 9 DAYDREAM BELIEVER JUDY IN DISGUISE (Su-111a, BM!) WHO WILL ANSWER (Sunbury, ASCAP) 46 (Screen Gems, Col., Bill) 39 SIMON SAYS (KaskaC BMI) 52 JUST DROPPED IN (Acuff Rose, PAO 119 WITHOUT LOVE (Progressive, Suffolk, Bill) 74 DIFFERENT DRUM, A (Screen Cams, Cal. , BIM) 16 (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY JUST AS MUCH AS EVER (Roosevelt, BM') 21 WOMAN WOMAN (Glaser, BIM) DO UNTO ME (Big Seven, BMI( 54 (East, Time, Redwal, Bill) 49 13 DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO (Johnny Rivers, BM!) 93 LESSON, THE (Alta, ASCAP) 35 WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT SKINNY LEGS AND ALL (Tree, Bill) 60 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN (Screen Gems, Col., BMI) 26 (Beechwood, Bh11) 48 (January, Bill) gi SKIP A ROPE (Tree, Bill) 23 WORDS (Nemperor, BMI) 57 FUNKY WAY (Mikim, BMI) 88 LOOKING FOR A FOX (Fame, BM!) 92 SOME VELVET MORNING (HazIewood, BMI) 38 WORKING MAN'S PRAYER, A GET OUT NOW (Patricia, Bill) 75 SPOOKY (Bill Lowery, Bill) 4 (Flomar, Sark, BMI) GOIN' OUT OF MY HEAD/CAN'T TAKE MY LOST (Double Diamond, Downstairs, 61 Parabut, BM) EYES OFF OF YOU 53 STOP (Ragmar, BMI) 76 YOU )Jobete, 40 (Vogue, BMI/Saturday, Seasons Four, BM!) 8 LOVE EXPLOSION (Zira, Floteca, 83 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE (Bradley, Bill) 42 ZABADAK (Al Gallic., Bill) 64 PRIMAR ***********************: TOP PLAY THIS WEEK 1. ZABADAK Dave, Dec. Dozy Etc. (Imperial) 2. HEY LITTLE ONE Glen Campbell (Capitol) 3. SIMON SAYS RADIO EXPOSURE CHART 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah) An Exclusive RECORD WORLD Feature 4. VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Dionne Warwick (Scepter) • means record is a station pick, means it is an extra without numerical rank

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LOVE OF MY MAN A GIRL WITHOUT A BOY Barbara West (Ronn) 92 .. Forum (Mira) 20 .. LOVE. LOVE A MAN NEEDS A WOMAN Mouse 8 Traps 23 .. .. James Carr (Goldwax) 85 A WORKINGMAN'S PRAYER MALAYISHA Arthur Prysock (Verve) 50 . 1. • . - - Miriam Makeba (Reprise) .. 45 .. .. ANOTHER TIME MANAN (MAMA) _ 36 32 26 Christopher Sunday (Dot) 41 42 .. .. Sauitarius (Cell -- — .. -- MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS 82 23 .. BABY PLEASE DON'T GO Ever Green Blues (Mercury) 27 • • • • .• The Amboy Pukes (Mainstream) 36 57 MIRRORS OF YOUR MIND BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE De finitive Rork Chorale (Philips) .. .. 11 Chicago Prohibition (Buddah) 42 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE BIRDS OF A FEATHER Lalo Schifrin (1310) 81 I. .. 41 5 Joe Smith (Capitol) 42 61 31 43 31 11 MODERN JIVE BLESSED ARE THE LONELY Pretty Purdie (Date) 22 Robert Knight (Rising Sun) 41 58 MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC BLUE RIDES AGAIN Happenings (B. T. Puppy) .. .. Arrows (Tower) v. 28 MY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE BREAK MY MIND Melanie (Columbia) 11 52 • Bobby Wood (MGM) 44 12 MY WORLD IS SLIPPINII AWAY Connie Francis (MGM) .. fl. CAB DRIVER 75 NEVER TOO MUCH LOVE Mills Bros. (Dot) Bards (Capitol) .. .. 2 .. CAPTAIN OF YOUR SHIP NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN R aaaaa ta I Delrons (Bell) 45 • Moody Blues (Columbia) 48 .. CARMEN 1941 Herb Alpert (AIM) 91 38 33 25 40 40 Tom Northcott (W. Bros.) • .. CARPET MAN 31 13 • 411 44 NO SAD SONGS Fifth Dimension (Soul City) lee Simon (S.S. 7) • 51 37 WI .. 37 42 21 35 .. COLD FEET Albert King (Stax) 68 OCTOBER COUNTRY -- — - Orlober Country (Epic) .. .. 12 .. 31 DEAR DELILAH OH HOW IT HURTS 46 Grapefruit (Equinox) • Barbara Mason (Arctic) 23 61 56 .. 54 71 DO UNTO ME ONLY YOU James 8 Bobby Purify (Bell) 55 44 Bobbi Martin (UA) • r10 WHAT YOU GOTTA DO PEOPLE WORLD Al Wilson (Soul City) 11 Jim A lean (Verve) 43 72 36 DOWN ALONG THE COVE PERSONALITY Bob Dylan (Columbia) 41 Mitch Ryder (Dynovoice) . 41 .. 36 — PLAYBOY FE Fl FO FUN Gene 8 Debbe (TRX) 77 11 • . 79 . 14 4 Rainey Daze 45 IMAGE OF LOVE FLOWERS NEVER CRY Bobby Goldsboro (U.A.) .. 35 Mystic Astrologic (Carole) 51 PSYCHEDELIC SIREN FREE SPIRIT Daybreakers 33 .. Crisping St. Peters (Jamie) 26 -- QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE GET OUT NOW Balloon Farm (Laurie) Si .. Tommy James (Roulette) 57 51 • 47 66 • 54 42 QUICKSAND rivE A LITTLE BIT Youngblood* (RCA) • .. 53 54 63 . 46 .. 19 City Zu RED. GREEN, YELL ,Pu 3 BLUE GONNA PUT SOMF KIIKT ON YOU Dickey Lee (Atco) 511 „ 41 ?3 .. 29 Tommy Smith (Orbit) 31 ROSANNA'S EOING WILD CUITAR MAN Johnny Cash (Columbia) v. Elvis Presley (RCA) 50 • 50 10 • 60 32 GWEE 130 GUIDED TOUR Richard Fudoli (Date) • Five Americans (Abnak) 11 . n --- SHOW TIME Detroit Emralds (Ric Tic) 37 .. HERE COMES SUNSHINE Higher Elevation (Liberty) 45 SIMON SAYS 30 21 6 23 35 .. 43 HEY LITTLE ONE 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah) 52 25 • 32 32 .. • 56 ro. 53 42 • 16 38 47 49 27 SO IT GOES Glen Campbell (Capitol) 41 HIP HUGGIN MINI Anders '14' Poncia (Kama Sutra) 65 37 Tender lee Richardson (Hot Biscuit) • SOUL COUSIN' Raymond Lefeyre (4 Corners) 72 SS STOP I CAN'T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL Howard Tate (Verve) 45 . FOR YOU—Rita Wright (Gordy) • SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE I CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU GO 7 7 IC • 0 CS .1 I . Joe Valentine (RO W Sb SWEET DECEMBER CANNOT STOP YOU The David (YMC) 57 Cherry Slush (USA) 43 COULD HAVE LOVED YOU SO WELL THANK U VERY MUCH Jack Bediant & Chessmen (Col.) 47 Apple (Smash) 50 HAVE THOUGHTS OF YOU THANK U VERY MUCH Neal f orb and fanatics 39 Scaffold (Bell) 58 76 49 LOVE YOU IHE LOVING THINGS People 37 Bobby Rydell (Reprise) • SAY LOVE THERE IS Royal Guardsmen (Laurie) 51 Dells (Cadet) 60 53 49 56 THANK YOU THERE WAS A TIME Sam & Dave (Stax) 54 50 67 James Brown (King) 17 16 41 49 WAS MADE TO LOVE HER TO BE MY GIRL King Curtis (Atco) 88 H. John Roberts (Duke) 61 I'M COMING HOME TO EACH HIS OWN Tom Jones (Parrot) 60 Frankie Lame (ABC) 58 I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME TOMPKINS SQUARE Madeline Bell (Mod) • • Harbingers (Columbia) • 64 I'M LEROY—I'LL TAKE HER TOYLAND Bobby Patterson & Mustangs (Jetstar) • Alan Bown Music Factory 49 IT'S GONNA RAIN TRY IT Camel Drivers (Top 46 Ohio Express (Cameo) 42 60 • IT'S NOT EASY 40 UNITED, PART 1 The Will-O-Bees (Date) 71 52 32 28 45 41 33 55 4 IT'S SUNDAY Music Makers (ramble) Sunshine Company (Imperial) • VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Dionne Warwick (Scepter) 76 33 55 52 39 62 29 19 31 36 JANIS VISIONS Country Joe (Vanguard) 6 Lavendar Hill Express 30 JUST DROPPED IN First Edition (Reprise) 47 71 54 49 39 WALK AWAY RENEE Four Tops (Motown) 49 • • 73 43 39 JUST FOR TONIGHT WALK IN THE SKY Chiffons (Laurie) 15 Crackerjack Society (Col.) • WHAT'LL I DO FOR SATISFACTION KEEP THE BALL ROLLIN' Johnny Daye (Stax) 83 Al Hirt (RCA) H. WHO AM I Country Joe & Fish (Vanguard) • L. DAVID SLOANE WITHOUT LOVE Michele Lee H. Oscar Toney, Jr. (Bell) 36 LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU WORDS Delfonics 56 Bee Gees (Atco) 46 54 31 59 69 46 39 41 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN Long John Baldry (W. Bros.) 31 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME 22 LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL Four Sonics (Sport) Frankie Randall 50 YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MY LOVE 5 LOOK HERE COMES THE SUN The ones (Motown) Sunshine Co. (Imperial) 59 YOU'RE THE RIGHT ONE FOR ME 47 51 LOOKING FOR A FOX Nick Noble (Columbia) Clarence Carter (Atlantic) 42 YOU'VE GOT TO BE LOVED 53 LOST Montanas (Independence) Jerry Butler (Mercury) 89 53 H. LOVE IS ALL AROUND ZABADAK 63 21 21 48 36 38 111 43 25 47 18 22 Trous (Ate') • Dave Dee, Dozy Etc. (Imperial)

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1 1 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR 33 30 VANILLA FUDGE 21 67 51 GONE WITH THE WIND 16 Beatles—Capitol MAL SMAL 2835 Atco M SD 224; F45-224 (4) L45-224 (8) Soundtrack — MGM 1E51 E -10ST 2 2 THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST 8 34 32 BEE GEES' FIRST 23 68 52 BOX TOPS 12 Bell 6011 S Rolling Stones—London NP NOS-2 Atco M SD 223; 401223 (4) 801223 (8) 40 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER 8 69 54 RELEASE ME 35 3 3 HERB ALPERT'S NINTH Engelbert Humperdinck —Parrot PA-61012: Bobby Vinton—Epic LN-24341: BN-26341 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass— PAS-71012; PEM 78912 (4) PFX 79412 (8) A&M 134 SP-4I34 48 THE WHO SELL OUT 5 70 53 SNOOPY & HIS FRIENDS, THE 5 TURTLES' GOLDEN HITS 12 Decca DL-4950: DL-74950 ROYAL GUARDSMEN White Whale-W W-115. W WS-7115 37 33 FOUR TOPS' GREATEST HITS 19 Laurie LLP SIP 2042 5 4 PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN Motown M MS-662; MT 4 662 (4) 84 GET THAT FEELING 3 & JONES LTD. 11 MT 8 1662 (8) Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight— Capitol T• ST 2856 Monkees—Colgems COM COS 104 38 34 TO SIR WITH LOVE 13 Lulu—Epic LN-24339: BN-26339 72 57 RAVI SHANKAR AT THE 7 DISRAELI GEARS 9 Cream —Atco M SD 232 MONTEREY INT'L POP FESTIVAL 12 39 35 HEADQUARTERS 35 World Pacific WP-I442: WPS-2I442 Monkees—Colgems COM COS 103; 7 6 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS P8CG 1003 (8) 87 BLOOMING HITS 3 CLUB BAND 35 Paul Mauriat Orch.— Beatles—Capitol MAS SMAS 2663 45 LETTERMEN . . . "LIVE" 6 Philips PHM-200-248: PHS-600-248 Capitol T ST 2758 8 8 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' 74 63 MANTOVANI/HOLLYWOOD 18 London LL-3516: PS-516 GREATEST HITS 19 41 43 SOUL MEN 12 Motown M MS 2-663; MT-4663 (4) Sam & Dove—Stan 727 SD 75 64 INSIGHT OUT 29 MT 8 1663 (8) Association — Warner Bros. W WS 1696; 42 44 PINK FLOYD 12 4WA 1696 (4) 8WM 1696 (8) 10 AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER'S Tower T ST 5093 Jefferson Airplane—RCA Victor LOP LOS 1511 82 FABULOUS IMPRESSIONS 43 46 UP UP AND AWAY 8 Impressions—ABC S 606 10 9 LOVE, ANDY 12 Johnny Mathis—Columbia CL-2726: CS-9526 Andy Williams—Columbia CL-2766: CS-9566 77 77 MAGIC GARDEN 7 44 38 ARETHA ARRIVES 25 Fifth Dimension — Aretha Franklin —Atlantic M SD 8150 11 12 DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN Soul City SCM-91001: SCS-9200I HITS, PART ONE 12 66 WILDFLOWERS Scepter SRM SRS 565 4 88 THE BEST OF WES MONTGOMERY 6 Judy Collins—Elcktra EKS-74012 Verve V V6 8714 12 13 FAREWELL TO THE FIRST 46 39 ODE TO BILLIE JOE 22 (—) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS 1 GOLDEN ERA 14 Bobbie Gentry —Capitol T ST 2830 Soundtrack -20th Fox 4196 momo's & Papa's—Dunhill D DS 50025 47 50 PATA PATA 8 80 78 WITH LOVE, CHER 10 Miriam Makeba —Reprise R RS 6274 13 14 THE LAST WALTZ 8 Imperial LP-9358: LP-I2358 Engelbert Humperdinck — Parrot PA-61015: PAS-71015 48 37 TO SIR WITH LOVE 13 PORTRAITS 1 Lulu—Epic LN-24339: BN-26339 (—) 14 16 STRANGE DAYS 15 Buckinghams—Columbia CL-2798: CS-9578 Doors—Elektra EKL-4014: EKS-74014 49 47 I FEEL LIKE I'M FIXIN' TO DIE 5 82 85 FOWL PLAY 5 Country Joe & Fish — Baia Marimba Band —A&M 136 SP-4136 15 15 INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS 14 Vanguard VRS-9266: VSD-70266 Strawberry Alarm Clock—Uni 3014: S-3014 56 COWBOYS AND COLORED PEOPLE 7 83 76 CANDYMEN 11 ABC S 616 16 17 A DAY IN THE LIFE 18 Flip Wilson—Atlantic M SD 8149 Wes Montgomery—A&M 2001; SP-3001 84 75 SOUNDS LIKE 38 51 55 HUGH MASEKELA IS LIVE AND Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass—A&M 17 11 SIMPLY STREISAND 14 LP SP 4-124; F51-124 (4) L5I-124 (8) Barbra Streisand —Columbia CL-2682: CS-9482 WELL AT THE WHISKEY 5 Uni 3015: 73015 (—) BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX 1 18 18 IT MUST BE HIM 14 52 41 GROOVIN' 26 Glen Campbell—Capitol T ST 2851 Vikki Carr—Liberty LRP-3533: LST-7533 Young Rascals—Atlantic M SD 8148: 96 AGNES ENGLISH 3 F44-8148 (4) 144 8148 (8) 19 21 MELLOW MOOD John Fred & Playboys—Paula LP-2I97 Temptations—Gordy G GS 924 86 JOHN WESLEY HARDING 2 (—) TENDERNESS JUNCTION 1 27 WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES 6 Bob Dylan —Columbia CL-2804: CS-9604 Fugs—Reprise R RS 6280 Ed Ames—RCA Victor LPM LSP 3913 59 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 7 88 91 LOVE FOREVER CHANGES 3 Lalo Schifrin —Dot DLP-3831 25831 Love —Elektra EKS-74013 21 24 A GIFT FROM A FLOWER TO A GARDEN 6 62 MASS IN F MINOR 6 89 79 EYDIE GORME'S GREATEST HITS 9 Donovan —Epic L2N-607I B2N-171 Electric Prunes—Reprise R RS 6075 Columbia CL-2764: CS-9564 22 20 CAMELOT 13 56 49 BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN 12 100 STONE PONEYS, VOL. II 2 Soundtrack — Warner Bros B BS 1712 Atco 226 SD Capitol T ST 2763 28 WILD HONEY 6 57 43 SOUL MEN 12 91 95 THE SORCERER 4 Beach Boys—Capitol T ST 2859 Sam & Dave—Stan 727 SD Gabor Szabo—Impulse A AS 9146

24 26 ALICE'S RESTAURANT 11 67 RESURRECTION OF PIGBOY 92 93 SOMETHING SUPER 6 King Richard's Fluegel Knights— Arlo Guthrie —Reprise R RS 6267 CRABSHAW 4 MIA 1005: MTS-5005 Butterfield Blues Band —Elektra EKS-74015 25 25 DR. DOLITTLE 19 93 92 GROOVIN' WITH THE SOULFUL Soundtrack -20th Century Fox DTCS 5101 80 EVERYTHING PLAYING 3 Lovin' Spoonful—Kama Sutra KLP-806I STRINGS 3 Cadet LP LPS 794 26 22 ARE YOU EXPERIENCED 23 Jimi Hendrix Experience— 65 1,000,000 WEEKEND 5 Ventures—Dolton LST-8054 94 90 PLEASURES OF THE HARBOR 8 Reprise R RS 6261; 4RA 6261 (4) Phil Ochs—ARM LP-I33: SP-4133 27 23 DOORS 35 61 58 DANCING IN THE STREET 14 THE BEST OF JIMMY SMITH 5 Ramsey Lewis—Cadet LP LPS 794 95 94 Elektra EKL EKS-7-4007; 4407 (4) 84007 (8) Verve V V6 8721 62 60 FOR ALL THE SEASONS OF 28 29 FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE 21 96 97 HELLO DOLLY 4 Leroy Holmes— YOUR MIND 7 New Orig. Cast—Pearl Bailey & Co.— United Artists UAL-3608: UAS-6608 Janis lan—Verve Forecast FT FTS 3024 RCA LOC LOS 1147

10 70 WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN 3 97 98 A SCRATCH IN THE SKY 2 29 31 CLAMBAKE Donovan —Epic LN-24349: BN-26349 Cryan' Shames—Columbia CL2786: CS-9586 Elvis Presley —RCA Victor LPM LSP 3893 64 68 TOM JONES LIVE! 6 98 (—) NOTORIOUS BYRD BROS. 1 42 HISTORY OF OTIS REDDING 9 Parrot PA-61014: PAS-71014 Byrds—Columbia CL-2575: CS-9575 Volt 418, S-418 72 MOVIN' WITH NANCY 4 99 99 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE 31 19 COWSILLS 15 Nancy Sinatra —Reprise R RS 6277 ITALIAN TO LIKE PAT COOPER 5 MGM E SE 4498 United Artists UAL-3600: UAS-6600 81 THE BEST OF HERMAN'S 32 36 BEST OF WILSON PICKETT 12 HERMITS, VOL. III 3 100 89 BEST OF LAWRENCE WELK 14 Atlantic M SD 815 MGM E SE 4505 Dot DLP-38I2: DLP-25812 Mitchum's Monument Disk Helen & Kay Lewis: Career Circles Globe Canterbury Triple Threats

HOLLY WOOD — With his issued by nearly all of our for- LOS ANGELES—The song- cation, Helen and Kay Lewis first singles and LP on Monu- eign licensees in nearly 50 dif- writing-singing team of Helen will handle all aspects of pro- ment having been firmly es- ferent markets. Our alert and Kay Lewis have led their duction for assigned Canter- tablished in the U.S.A., screen Disques Barclay firm in France music "expedition" to the Bev- bury artists. These include actor Robert Mitchum is now had set Bob to appear on erly Hills doors of Canterbury themselves, Alex Valdez (for- en route to global fame in the French TV as a result of the Records. They are currently merly with the Yellow Bal- record business, according to impact his records made in writing, singing and producing loon ), and, among others, Kay's Fred Foster, President of Mon- France, but his film chores in five acts for the label owned 11-year-old daughter, Lisa Mil- ument. Spain conflicted." by Ken Handler. ler. Latter reports that the Their six years of increasing worldwide licensees of Monu- Choice of Personals recognition within the music Lisa Will Cut LP ment have also jumped on the industry began with a singing 'Within Myself' Mitchum "recordwagon," and In addition, Mitchum can contract with Liberty. The as a result of stateside and in- have his choice of personals in Lewis Sisters then recorded a Lisa will cut an LP to be ternational reaction to Mitch- France, Belgium, Germany, mood LP for Verve and gradu- titled, "Within Myself." Her urn's "Little Old Wine Drinker South Africa, Australia, New ally worked their way up to mother and aunt feel their Me," "You Deserve Eac h Zealand, Holland, England, originals from the album, the an apprenticeship with Mo- Other" titles, new recordings etc., as a result of the success town. Working with Holland- title tune or "Be Like a Lit- are being planned immediately. of his Monument recordings. tle Child," have heavy sin- Dozier-Holland and, of course, A recent teenage survey re- whenever he desires. gle potential. The child vo- Berry Gordy Jr., Kay and vealed that Mitchum and his Foster has arrived here to calist is also up for a Warners films are very much "in" with meet with Mitchum, as well Helen mastered the art of pro- Brothers movie. the youngsters and along with as arranger and conductor ducing. Canterbury can't lose with his vast adult following, have Bill Justis, to review material the Lewis team, music gradu- for the upcoming sessions Whether it be the Soul latched on to his Monument ates of U.C.L.A. which are scheduled to take Teasers, Swinging Scho ol recordings. The label also has Bobby place prior to Mitchum depart- "In fact," said Bobby Weiss, Teachers, or the Lewis Sisters, Crawford and Tom Ray on pro- ing for Mexico and location Monument Vice-President and all names are synonymous with motion and Metro distributing. Director of the label's Inter- filming on his next motion pic- talent. Deciding to stick with national Division, "Robert ture, scheduled for early Feb- — Ron Baron. their birth certificate identifi- Mitchum has had his records ruary 6 New Member Companies Kapp's Fast Christopher Named Sales Takeoff Coleman GPM Affiliate with HARM NEW YORK — For the past NEW YORK — Don Chris- two years Kapp Records has topher has been named General Professional Manager of Nota- Three new Regular Member cartridge accessories; Good- gone directly to the distribu- ble and Portable Music Com- companies (wholesalers) and way, Inc., manufacturer of tors' own locales for their sales panies, part of Cy Coleman En- three new Associate Member phonograph records and pub- presentation meetings, and with terprises. companies (suppliers) have lisher of Discoscene Magazine; gratifying results, according to Christopher leaves his posi- been voted membership in the and Tahiti Musique, also a Sid Schaffer, VP Sales. tion with United Artists Music National Association of Record manufacturer of phonograph The recently-completed two- Corporation, and was formerly Merchandisers, Inc. (NARM), records. Representing Athena week trip by top Kapp execu- Professional Manager of Bar- announces Jules Malamud, Industries is Dale Razee; tives was "the fastest new year's sales takeoff Kapp has mour Music and Weiss and Executive Director. Robert M. Goldsmith will Barry Copyrights, subsidiaries represent Goodway, Inc.; and ever experienced," said Schaf- Three Regular Member com- Eddie Lund, Tahiti Musique. fer. of Pickwick International, and panies represent three different He pointed out the fast-rising Professional Manager of Con- facets of the makeup of such At NARM Meet March 17-22 hits Kapp has going in the nie Francis' Francon Music. member companies: one com- Hesitations' "Born Free" and Notable Music is the pub- pany is a record merchandiser All the above new member Raymond Lefevre's "Soul Coax- lisher of all Cy Coleman ma- (rack jobber) ; another is a tape companies will participate in ing" as prime movers in the terial including show "Sweet and tape cartridge wholesaler; their first NARM Convention singles sales market. Schaffer Charity," currently being filmed and a third, a phonograph rec- as members, at the 10th Annual also reported extensive sales on as a Universal production star- ord and tape cartridge distribu- Convention, March 17 through the entire LP January release ring Shirley MacLaine. Port- March 22, 1968, at the Diplomat tor. showing heavy orders from all able publishes the Bobby Hebb Hotel, in Hollywood, Fla. At- areas. hit, "Sunny." The new record merchandiser tendance at the convention is Christopher will be working is Continental Service Distri- only open to bona fide members with Eric Colodne, Business butors of Philadelphia; the of the Association. Loob at Meet Manager of Cy Coleman Enter- tape wholesaler Recco, Inc. of Bert Loob, Chess Records' Al- prises, in the development of Applications for membership, Kansas City, Missouri; and the bum Sales Manager, was inad- new writers and the expansion as well as convention registra- record and tape distributor is vertently omitted from the list of catalog material. tion forms are available from Record Merchandising Company of Chess personnel attending the NARM office, Trianon Bldg. of Los Angeles. Representing the label's recent convention in Suite 703, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. the companies in NARM will be St. Thomas. Davis on Barrington Continental's Sylvan Gross, BARRINGTON, ILL. — Bar- Recco's Harvey Laner, and Budd to MGM rington Recordings has re- Record Merchandising's Sid Rowlins Produced Herb Bernstein announces leased its first record by Buddy Talmadge. The producer of "Zabadak," the signing of his 13-year-old Davis, who recently signed a The new Associate Member by Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, singing discovery, Julie Budd, long-term recording contract companies are Athena Indus- Mich and Tich on the Imperial to a production deal with MGM on the Barrington label: "Any- tries, manufacturers of tape label, is Steve Rowlins. Records. one Can Move a Mountain."

RECORD WORLD —February 3, 1968 27 Young Sound Stressed In Hackin Heads Epic Signs Chancellor ReactivationNEC Management Donna Jean NEW YORK — Steve Hackin, David Kapra Ilk, Epic Rec- HOLLY WOOD — "The Hap- University of Arizona grad, has ords' VP, Artists and Reper- pening Sound of the Young been set to head National En- toire, announces the signing World" reads the new logo of tertainment Corp. (N.E.C.). of comedienne Donna Jean the recently reactivated Chan- The firm manages the Music Young to an exclusive record- cellor Records label. Explosion, Ohio Express, Jamie ing contract. Miss Young's first And Bob Marcucci, who re- Lyons Group, 1910 Fruit Gum album will be recorded live at sumes leadership of the com- Company, Chicago Prohibition the East McKeesport High pany which he organized in 1931, British Road Runners, School in her hometown of 1958 as a vehicle for clients Carnaby Street Runners, Uni- East McKeesport, Penna. on Frankie Avalon and Fabian, versity of Arizona Alumnus Feb. 6. wants it known that's where Band, Super K Generation, it's at as far as the reactivated Bob Marcucci, John D'Andrea. Groove, Christine Cooper, Rare label is concerned. Chancellor Breed, Music Factory and Pro- Gyants on Cameo Parkway, Records, which grossed $10 mil- fessor Morrison Lollipop. where John was also under con- lion in its heyday, now has Hackin has just left for Eng- tract as an artist. main offices (under the aegis land to make preparations to Chancellor has released its of Robert P. Marcucci Enter- bring into the U.S. the Carnaby first single, which was jointly prises) at 8611 Sunset Blvd. in Streetrunners and is negotiat- produced by Marcucci, Finiz Los Angeles, the Schubert Bldg. ing to represent other British and D'Anrea, "Girl with the in Philadelphia and 16 Central acts in the U.S. Offices are at Flower Smile" backed with Park South in New York. 200 W. 57th St. "Greenwood Township," by Ray Bob Finiz, who has had many Chayfin. Both sides are origi- chart successes as producer nals written by Ray Chayfin. Burlington for Brenda and the Tabulations Other artists signed by Chan- and Patti La Belle and the cellor are Linda Carr, Willard Sub - Pub Deal Bluebelles, has been named King and Anthony Mario Mar- head of East Coast A & R for Burlington Music Company, tinez. Chancellor. Ltd., publishing subsidiary of Marcucci told Record World the Decca Record Company, D'Andrea Heads Coast A&R that his label won't put too Ltd., of England, has acquired Head of West Coast A & R much wax out at first, possibly sub-publishing rights for the Donna Jean Young & Dave Kapralik will be John D'Andrea, for- one record every two or three world with the exception of merly an artist under manage- months. the United States and Canada She'll record 'live' ment contract to Marcucci. Al- "I'm out to build artists," he for the American pubbery, though he is expected to record continued. "I'm not just look- Breck Music. Donna Jean has appeared ex- again, he is involved in ar- ing for the personality type, but Breck is the publishing firm tensively on major television ranging and production with artists with personality plus the of songwriter - singer Rick shows and in numerous clubs such artists as Bob Lind on contemporary kind of talent. The Shorter, who is also an artist throughout the country. Her World Pacific, Jimmy Ford on public won't accept what it once on the MGM label. The deal first television appearance was Flip City and recently arranged did. Today, you can't give them was negotiated by Mimi Trepel, on "The Mery Griffin Show," a club act for P. J. Proby in a beautiful kid and then cover head of Burlington Music Cor- and since then she has been a London. John also co-produced, him up with an electronic sound. poration, the American repre- frequent guest. Griffin has de- scribed Donna Jean as "a cross along with Marcucci, the Young They're more aware now." sentative of the Burlington- Palace Group companies and between Elizabeth Taylor and publishing affiliate of London Shirley Temple." Kama Sutra In Sunn Equipment Records. She was a regular on "The Dean Martin Summer Show." It was also noted that in Decca Deal Ups Promo Activity Great Britain, Burlington Ltd. Donna is slated for a second appearence on "Operation: En- NEW YORK — Kama Sutra enjoyed one of its most success- TUALATIN, 01:E. — Jay B. tertainment" on Feb. 2 and topper Hy Mizrahi, in charge ful years. The firm chalked up Munger, National Promotion will be seen March 6 on Jona- of Kama Sutra Productions, such hits as "The Green, Green Director for Sunn Musical than Winters' show. announces a production agree- Equipment Company, an- Grass of Home," "Release Me" ment with Decca Records. nounced his company is in the and "There Goes My Every- The deal was negotiated and process of expanding its na- thing." Burlington-Palace has Doors Win Gold consummated by Ronald Ett- tional and international promo- the sub-publishing rights to all man, Production Manager for tional endorsement programs. three of these American coun- Mel Posner, National Sales Kama Sutra Productions, with try-based tunes in numerous Manager for Elektra, an- Signing Groups Decca Records VP Martin Sal- territories of the world. nounces that Elektra Records, Initial steps in the new pro- kin and Decca A & R Director has requested RIAA certifica- Dick Jacobs. First release un- gram were to sign prominent Scripts Alpert TVer tion of one million dollars in der the new agreement is "One recording groups such as the sales for "Strange Days," the Day" and "Same Old Song" by Who, Buffalo Springfield, Blues Jerry Moss and Gil Friesen, second album by the Doors— the Voyage. Magoos, the Buckinghams and executive producers for TJB and the second album by that Hawaiian Don Ho's back-up Television, Inc., have signed group to earn a gold LP. The Sign Bonnie, Clydes group, the Aliis. Tom Mankiewicz to script the group also earned a gold single Contracts range from two to Herb Alpert special which will for "Light My Fire." Audio Fidelity has just signed five years, covering exclusive air on CBS April 22. an exclusive recording contract personal endorsement of all Mankiewicz, who recently with Bonnie and the Clydes, and products manufactured by wrote the "Movin' With Nancy" Blade Injured is rushing out air mail special Sunn. TV special, will begin meetings Bruce Ames, lead singer of their "Ninny Bop Bop." The Oregon based guitar am- with Jack Haley, Jr., who is the Blades of Grass, Jubilee Audio Fidelity's entire sales plifier manufacturer offers a the producer-director for the artists, suffered leg injuries in force and promotion organiza- complete line, ranging in price special on behalf of Wolper an automobile accident Jan. 23 tion is devoting all its efforts from $435 to $3,695, with adddi- Productions. The special will on U.S. highway 22 in Pennsyl- and time toward getting com- tional models to be offered this be sponsored by The Singer vania. He is recuperating at plete coverage for this record. year. Company. his home in South Orange, N.J.

28 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 A TYPICALLY THUNDEROUS REPRISE PROMOTION BEGINS TO INVO EXTO INCITE HUGE ARDS! INTENSIVE RADIO AND TV DJ EXCITATION! STREAMERS, BANNERS, POSTERS: AISLE/COUNTER/WALL WINDOW DISPLAY PIECES! FOUR COLOR TRADE ADS; MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER INSERTIONS! TV FILM CLIPS/GUEST SHOTS/PUBLICITY BURSTS! EVERY ASPECT OF CONSUMER AWARENESS CONSCIENTIOUSLY EXPLOITED! AMERICA IS NOT LIKELY TO

HENDRIX EXPERIENCE! Minding the Store The Leasing of American Records Abroad

(This is the second in a series prices in each country as well lease considerable product of the The U.S. record company of articles by Leonard Korob- as notification of any changes in U.S. company. The foreign com- which has a publishing affiliate kin, an attorney with the law such retail selling prices. pany which has to merely real- can even check the foreign rec- firm of Marshall, Vigoda and ize a guarantee or recoup a ord company's statements as Advances and Guarantees Morris. Mr. Korobkin has writ- monetary advance may be con- against its mechanical license ten legal articles and books, and Most large foreign record siderably more conservative in statements rendered by the same is a graduate of Columbia Col- companies are willing to grant its sales approach. To achieve a foreign record company. If the lege and Columbia Law School.) the American lessor a monetary maximum number of releases in two statements do not tally, advance recoupable against roy- a foreign territory is the basic something is rotten in Denmark By LEONARD KOROBKIN alties otherwise payable or an reason for entering into a par- or Italy or Japan or wherever actual guarantee of earnings ticular leasing arrangement. Re- the foreign territory may be. It is not unusual now for most that can either be paid at the leases mean sales which in turn foreign companies to pay the beginning of each annual period mean profits which translate Payment to Copyright U.S. record company a royalty or at the close of each yearly into greater earnings for artists Proprietors of 10% of the retail selling term. signed to the U.S. record corn- price in the country of manu- facture or sale (less an allow- The duty of obtaining me- ance for packaging of EPs and chanical licenses for the copy- LPs and less any taxes levied in Next Week in This Series righted musical compositions respect to the sale which have contained in U.S. records leased to be recovered as part of the The Following Will Be Discussed: abroad devolves up on the for- eign record company. The U.S. selling price) based on 90% of • U.S. label daniands. records sold. With respect to record company must insist • Protecting U.S. labels abroad. sales through mail order distri- upon such an arrangement since bution, the royalty rate is usu- • Editing, altering performances overseas. mechanical license fees abroad are based on the quantity of re- ally 7/12 % of 90% and budget • Essentials for lessors. line records usually return a cordings sold and such fees can royalty of 8% of 90%. Which range anywhere from 5% to recordings are to be distributed Many American record com- pany, and so on. A hit record for 10% of the retail selling price as a budget line should be mu- pany executives believe that an an American artist abroad can of records. tually agreed upon by the U.S. advance or guarantee stimulates create additional bookings for Moreover, payment of me- and foreign record companies. the foreign lessee's sales of the this artist abroad and enhance chanical license fees by the for- Whether the U.S. record com- U.S. company's product. It is my the artist's career and earn- eign lessee is material to the pany wishes to deal directly opinion that it is not an ad- ings. overall arrangement since the with foreign record clubs or vance or guarantee which the It is often wise for the U.S. failure to pay such license fees lease such rights to the lessee, foreign company must recoup record company to act in con- can be a violation of the inter- or whether the U.S. company that stimulates its activities cert with the artist in planning national copyright acts and can wishes to lease tape cartridges since all companies are engaged his overseas engagements so remove particular recordings to the foreign company once in business to make as much that they coordinate with the re- from the foreign market. again depends on the size and money as possible anyway. lease dates of his recordings nature of the U.S. company's abroad. Such advance planning It has been my experience Must Pay MPTF catalogue and the overall trans- that a better method of enhanc- can stimulate record sales and action which is being negoti- add to the artist's popularity. ing sales of the American prod- In accordance with agree- ated. The U.S. company should uct in a foreign market is to Most foreign transactions ments between U.S. record com- attempt to limit the packaging obtain a guarantee of release provide for semi-annual ac- panies and the American Fed- allowance. Normally, the allow- and distribution of a maximum countings and the rendering of eration of Musicians, all re- ance is 61/2% of retail list; how- amount of records. This can be statements and payments within cordings produced in the U.S.A. ever, this percentage is nego- done by agreeing that all albums a period of time following the require payment to the Music tiable. The U.S. record company of a particular variety such as end of each semi-annual calen- Performers Trust Fund and a may be able to negotiate for a sound track albums or Broadway dar period. special fund created by the higher rate of royalty for rec- original cast albums, et al, are 1964/65 Phonograph Record La- ords of a particular artist or Can Range from 45-120 Days to be released, or that albums of bor Agreement. All American for a particular Broadway or certain artists, such as those This time period can range recordings manufactured and off-Broadway musical or for mo- who appear in the territory, are from 45 days to 120 days. The sold abroad and leased from tion picture sound track albums to be released and that singles statement submitted by the for- U.S. record companies require in general. I have seen royalties which achieve a certain notori- eign lessee should set forth in payment to these funds. Since on certain types of records rise ety in the U.S. as indicated by reasonable detail the basis for these payments consist of about to 12% of 100% and even to trade charts are also to be re- the royalty payments made. 1% of suggested list price for 15% of 90%. leased within a particular period Since payments are based upon singles and about 3% for al- In addition to these royalties, of time (60 days should suffice) retail sales, payments should be bums, these payments should be the U.S. record company should of their delivery. computed in the local currency borne by the foreign lessee. endeavor to obtain from the for- at the official rate of exchange Again, these payments are ma- eign lessee 50% of all public Free to Place With effective on the date provided terial to the foreign leasing ar- performance and broadcasting Another Foreign Label for payment. The American les- rangement, since failure to pay fees in respect of its records sor should insist on the right by the foreign company places manufactured and sold abroad. If the foreign record company to inspect and audit the books the ultimate responsibility for If this is unobtainable, then a fails to release these recordings and records of the foreign lessee these payments on the U.S. rec- lump sum payment should be ne- within the time stipulated, then with respect to the U.S. record ord company. gotiated for in lieu of these fees. the U.S. company is free to company's catalogue. The U.S. Since royalties are based upon place such recordings with an- record company with a substan- It is not wise for the U.S. rec- retail list prices in either the other foreign record company. A tial catalogue and a long term ord company to be at odds with country of manufacture or sale, foreign record company which arrangement is wise to hire a the American Federation of Mu- the U.S. record company should loses one or more hits in this foreign auditor to conduct such sicians. receive a listing of such retail fashion becomes prone to re- inspections periodically. (To be continued next week)

30 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 WJBE Opening I Producers Of Crewe on Coast Alpert Winner Festivities This Week's (Continued from page 3) (Continued from page 3) Front Cover Picks well as the Australian Trophy ius Music and Tomorrow's for best-selling recording artist Tunes, is ranked by BMI as in all categories. one of the top five money-makers in its membership. In 1967, Sat- Gil Friesen, Vice President Buddy Killen urday acquired one of the most and General Manager for "Men are Gettin' Scarce" valuable copyrights of the year, A & M Records, accepted the awards on behalf of Herb Al- Holland, Dozier "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," pert & the Tijuana Brass in "Walk Away Renee" which has been recorded by 65 different artists. The interna- Cannes, where the MIDEM con- Sonny Itom, tional hit version by Frankie vention was held. "The Click Song Number One" Valli was produced and written The Tokens for Bright by Bob Crewe, chairman of the Tunes Productions board of C.G.C. "Music, Music, Music" During Catalano's administra- Hotrantl Greenfield & tion of Saturday Music the pub- ROULETTE'S Helen Miller lishing company had 20 chart "Golden Days" records and seven in the top 10. Aces of the Week Key contributors were writers Jell haiz & Jerry Kasenetz Larry Brown and Ray Blood- "What You Want (Baby I Want You)" worth (Mitch Ryder's "Sock It Henry Jerome To Me Baby!", the Four Sea- "Only You (And You Alone)" sons' "Watch the Flowers Grow" k"GET OUT Harold Thomas for and "C'mon Mary Anne" and Guardian Productions Lesley Gore's "Summer and "Ain't It Amazing" Sandy") and Larry Weiss ("Mr. • NOW" Dream Merchant," "More Than The Eye Can See' and "Help Me Tommy James Pictured at the opening festivities Girl," by Jerry Butler, Al Mar- of the new James Brown-owned station. WJBE in Knoxville, Tenn., Dot Globally tino and the Animals). Catalano are, above, Brown, and, below, the also predicted a "great future" (Continued from page 3) WJBE staff. for tunesmith Billy Carr, an- The Shondells cordings under Dot's own cor- other Saturday Music exclusive R 7000 porate logo. pactee. In Italy, Dot will be repre- The first order of business for sented by Dischi Ricordi S.P.A., the West Coast office, Catalano McCalla-Shifrin Milan. Paolo Ruggeri, A & R said, will be to establish closer (Continued from page 3) head, will supervise. First re- "WHEN YOU liaison with Dot Records on the leases are Lab o Schifrin's bal- harmonious and creative asso- distribution and promotion of lad from Warner's "Cool Hand ciation. We're parting on the Dyno Voice. WERE WITH Luke" and domestic smash, best of terms and only because "Bend Me, Shape Me," by the Catalano, who holds a B.A. I'm taking a new direction." American Breed. from New York University in ME" McCalla, who said expansion motion picture writing and di- The Belguim - Luxembourg ig plans for the label are now be- market will be covered by Dis- recting, also said that Crewe The Choir - ing formulated, emphatically ques Artone Fono-Platen S.A./ Company Films and Crewe Video R 7005 V denied rumors of Calla's ac- N.V., Haarlem, Holland. Dot's Productions are deeply involved qu isition. internal representative is Pas- in developing several motion "It is true that I have been cal Robiefroid, in Brussels. picture and TV properties. Cata- approached with purchase of- Record Specialists Ltd., based lano will also be on the lookout fers," he said, "but at this time in Kingston, Jamaica, will dis- for additional film ideas and my entire attention is devoted tribute throughout the West television properties as head of ROULETTE to Calla's growth." Indies for Dot. the new West Coast operation.

LP'S C • MIN G UP MUST STOCK LP's 1. THE MOTOWN SOUND, VOL. 8 14. EVERLASTING LOVE 25. THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH CO NSISTE NT TOP SELLERS Various Artists-Motown M S 666 Robert Knight-Monument 7000 17000 Hobbitts-Decca DL-4920 '74920 OVER A LON G PERIO D 2. RAVI SHANKAR IN NEW YORK 15. LET IT OUT 26. TEMPTATIONS' GREATEST HITS World Pacific WP-141: WPS-2-1441 Hombres-Verve Forecast FT FTS 1022 Gordy M'S 919 G4919 (4) G91919 (8) n Alphabetical Ordet 3. CLEARLIGHT 16. JUNGLE BOOK 27. THAT'S MY KICK Elektra EKL-4011: EKS-74011 Soundtrack -Disneyland M S 3948 Erroll Garner-MGM E'SE 4463 BILL COSBY IS A VERY FUNNY 4. THERE MUST BE A WAY 17. SUPER HITS 28. FAMILY PORTRAIT FELLOW, RIGHT! Jimmy Roselli- Various Artists- 5 Stairsteps & Cubie- Warn, r Bros. VI/WS-1548 United Artists UAL-3611: UAS-6611 Atlantic M SD 501; 91-501 (8) Buddah BDM-1008: BDS-5008 2 DR. ZHIVAGO 5. SALVATION 18. TIME ALONE WILL TELL 29. COLD SWEAT, PARTS 1 & 2 Soundtrack-MGM 1E/1SE-6ST Salvation-ABC 'S 623 Jerry Vale-Columbia CL-2683: CS-9484 James Brown-King 1020: S-1020 3 GOING PLACES 6. FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE 19. THE WORLD OF GOOD & PLENTY 30. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE Tiluanu Bruss-A&M LP-112: SP-4112 Tony Bennett--Col. DL-2773: CS-9573 Good & Plenty-Senate MS-21001 MIRACLES MAKE IT HAPPEN 4. A MAN AND A WOMAN 7. OUR GOLDEN FAVORITES Tomb a 276 Soundtrack -United Artists UAL-4147: Ferrante & Teicher- 20. REVENGE 31. FRANK SINATRA UAS-5147 United Artists UAL-3556: UAS-6556 Bill Cosbv- Warner Bros. W WS 1691; 4WS 1691 (4) 8WM 1691 (8) Reprise R RS 1022, 4FA 1022 (4) 8. MISTY ROSES 8RM 1022 (8) 5. MONKEES Sandpipers-A&M 135: SP-4135 21. RESPECT 32. AMBOY DUKES Colgems COM/COS-101 9. JOURNEY WITHIN Jimmy Smith-Verve V 6 8705; Mainstream 56104 5-6104 6. THE SOUND OF MUSIC Charles Lloyd-Atlantic 1493: SD-1493 F14-8705 (4) VCB 8705 (8) 33. BORN FREE Soundtrack -RCA Victor LOCD/LSOD-2005 0. FLYING NUN 22. EASTER EVERYWHERE Andy Williams-Columbia CL-2680: 7. WHAT NOW MY LOVE Sally Field -Colgems COS/COM 106 13th Floor Elevators- CS-9480; 14K0 0208 (4) 18K0 0208 (8) Tijuana Brass-A&M LP-114: SP-4114 1. GLORY OF LOVE Internat'l Artists IALP-5 34. BYRDS' GREATEST HITS 8. WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS Herbie Mann -A&M 2003: SP-3003 23. WHAT NOW MY LOVE Columbia CL-2716: CS-9516; Tijuana Brass-A&M LP-110: SP-4110 12. WELCOME TO MY LOVE Mitch Ryder-Dynovoice DY-1901,31901 1410 0268 (4) 1810 0268 (8) 9. WHY IS THERE AIR Nancy Wilson-Capitol T'ST 2844 24. ENCORE 35. THE GREAT CONSPIRACY Bill Cosby- Warner Bros. W/VIS-1645 13. THE TIME HAS COME Henry Mancini- Peanut Butter Conspiracy- 10. WONDERFULNESS Chambers Bros.-Columbia CS-9522 RCA Victor LPM 'LSP 5887 Columbia CL-2790: CS-9590 Bill Cosby- Warner Bros. W/WS-1634

REC ORD W ORLD -February 3, 1968 31 I"IIVOTI M MTTYWITTO1ITI M MIFTP Nashboro Winter 3 Promotion Set record 11 1 The fall LP promotion of the world Nashboro Record Company met 1..11 HOT RELEASES CC) with such great success that r61-11 a winter promotion has been e • announced. WHERE IT'S AT "JUDY," The winter promotion will offer six new religious albums Biggest Instant Giant: "Walk Away Renee," 4 Tops. including the Wisconsin Com- Sureshot Newest Release: "Men Are Getting Scarcer Than munity Choir on "Telling the Hen's Teeth," Joe Tex—Can you get to that? World"; The Fairfield Four, Guaranteed Out of The Ballpark Giant: "La La Means I Love "Smoky Places "Angels Watching Over Me"; You," Delfonics, Bell—Sold 30,000 in nine days in Philly. Professor Alex Bradford, "I SMASH: "Strawberry Short Cake," Jay and Techniques. Over Must Tell Jesus"; Maggie In- 300,000. gra m, "America's Favorite FRANK Sleeper Pick: "The More I Do For You, Baby," Cliff Nobles, Spiritual Singing Family"; and Phil. L.A. the Supreme Angels, "Just Like Him." Carolinas Find Soul Upsetter in Atco LP HOWARD Five new spiritual releases Atco sent out an LP by Jimmy James & the Vagabonds that Excello =2291 were featured in the fall pro- some thought was a gospel album because of the title. The guys gram: "The Best of the Angelic in the Carolinas heard a cut called "Come to Me Softly" and Gospel Singers"; "The Best of hollered Hey Hey! Atco 'has released the song as a single, and it the Consolers"; "Madame Edna should be a big one. Gallmon Cooke Memorial Al- Hot Sleeper Instrumental: "The Goat," Freddy & the Kinfolk, `LET'S TRY bum"; "The Best of Brother Dade, Atlantic. Broke very big in Florida and getting big play Joe May"; and "The Best of the at WGRT, Chicago, with Buddy Carr. Swanee Quintet." Chicago is Over 30,000 on Barbara Lynn: "This Is The Thanks TO BUILD A I Get" on Atlantic owns Chicago. The record needs a shot on other stations. A&R Staffers Added Biggest Giant is B Side of James Brown: "There Was a Time." HOUSTON, TEXAS —Inter- Very few of the pop stations have caught hip, with the main ex- [JOVE AFFAIR" national Artists Producing ception of WIBG, Philadelphia and WLS and then WCFL, Chi- Corp.-Record Company has cago. And that's why R&B ratings are crowding pop stations. added two of the area's top WIXY, Cleveland, with Eric Stevens got hip. "let Me Be A Part producers, Fred Carroll and Al Greene Has a Stone Giant: "Back Up Train" is as big as Dennis Collins, to its A&R the law allows. It went very big pop in Memphis, Birmingham, Of You" staff. and Pittsburgh (where KQV found soul and went with it. Look According to firm's Lelan for them to get much mo'). Rogers: "Having been well ac- R&B Action: "Dance to The Music," Sly & Family Stone, Epic. THE EXOTICS cepted with our LP catalog Big in S.F., Chicago—went on WWRL, NYC. Excello #2292 line, it is our intention now to W WRL, NYC forced Otis & Carla single, "Lovey Dovey" from enter and become active in all the LP. Larry Berger dug up a goodie, and it will be very large. fields of the singles record Shout Records Has a Sleeper: "Lickin' Stick," George Tor- business—pop, R & B Country rence. Action in Richmond, went on WOL, WWRL, etc. 'AM I ASKING and Western. We feel the addi- Mala Has a Sleeper: "Save It," Melvin Davis. Great Detroit tion of Carroll and Collins to sound. our organization will be a Chess Has Many New Releases: Ramsey Lewis; Bobby Moore TOO MUCH" great asset to us in gaining & Rhythm Aces; Jomo; Irma Thomas; Marlena Shaw. prominence in these areas. Smash: "There Is," Dells, Cadet (Larry Daly says dig the new b/w "We will continue to produce B side "Show Me"). and market psychedelic music Georgie Woods, WHAT, Philadelphia Tip: "Mr. Soul Satisfac- "Not Your Regular as long as the market calls for tion," Timmy Willis, Veep. Action starting off heavy, heavy air- it." play. WDAS, Philadelphia: Hot Pick: "Lovely Dovey," Otis & Carla. Woman" Venture Award Sleeper Action: "Sippin' a Cup of Coffee," Ordells, Dionn. Blues extra with Kae Williams: "Trying to Reach My Goal," Johnny Copeland. LUCILLE Action on Barbara Mason: "Oh How It Hurts" on Arctic. Over 230,000 in sales and big pop play around the nation. Strong Breakout in Baltimore: "Ode to Otis Redding," Mark MATHIS Johnson, Diamond. Many stations have gone on this release. A-Bet =9427 Detroit Smash: "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me," 4 Sonics, Bell. Veep Has a Strong One: "Mr. Soul Satisfaction," Timmy Wil- lis, Veep. Revue Has a Hit: "Midnight Hour," Mirettes—Big in S.F. and many other markets. Airplay is universal. EXCELLOM-BET Ed Wright is Excited About: "Get Together," Jimmy McCrack- Distributed by lin, Minit. Steve Byrd Confirms Phila.: On Delfonics ("La La Means I INashboro Record Love You"). Theus Braden, right, Southern Re- Smash from S.F.: "Why Do You Have To Lie," Right Kind, Company gional representative for Venture Galaxy. 1011 Woodland Street Records, presents a Venture into Big Sales in the South: "Trying To Reach My Goal," Johnny 1Music Award to Buzz Bennett of Copeland, Atlantic. Nashville, Tenn. 37206 radio station WTIX, New Orleans. Good Irma Thomas: "We Got Something Good." The award is given periodically Powerful Sales on Fantastic Johnny C: "Got What You Need." (615) 227-5081 to radio stations and disk jockeys 1 J.LLILJUILIJJ.LLLLL MILM.M. MILLIA.M.111.3 for progressive programming. (Continued on page 34) 32 RECORD WORLD —February 3, 1968 22. I SECOND THAT EMOTION 6 37. IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Smokey Robinson 8, Miracles- Mirettes-Revue 11004 Tomb ° 54159 38. A MILLION TO ONE 23. A MAN NEEDS A WOMAN 25 Five Stoirsteps & Cubie-Bucdah 26 James Carr-Goldwax 332 39. MISS YOU SO 42 This Last This Last 24. UPTIGHT GOOD MAN 24 Ted Taylor-Ronn 15 Wk. Wk. Wk. Wk. Laura Lee-Chess 3030 Feb 3 Jon. 27 Feb. 3 Jan. 27 40. HIT RECORD 39 25. HAVE A LITTLE MERCY 23 Mickey Murray-S.S.S. Int'l 727 1. I WISH IT WOULD RAIN 8 11. MY BABY MUST BE A Jean Wells-Calla 143 Temptations-Gordy 7068 MAGICIAN 11 41. UP UP AND AWAY 41 Marvelettes-Tamla 54158 26. A WORKING MAN'S PRAYER 26 Hugh Mosekelo -Uni 55037 2. CHAIN OF FOOLS 1 Arthur Prysock-Verve 10574 Aretha Franklin-Atlantic 2464 12. LOVE POWER 13 42. W-O-M-A-N 43 Dolores Hall-Keymen 111 Sandpebbles-Calla 1414 27. WALK AWAY RENEE 3. THERE WAS A TIME 9 Four Tops-Motown 1119 43. QUITTIN' TIME 44 James Brown-King 6144 13. FUNKY WAY 16 Calvin Arnold-Venture 605 28. THERE IS 30 Big Maybelle-Rojac 118 4. BORN FREE 15 Dells-Cadet 5574 14. PICK UP THE PIECES 14 44. I NEED A WOMAN OF MY Hesi•ations-Kapp 878 Carlo Thomas-Stan 239 29. STOP 32 Howard Tate-Verve 10573 OWN 45 5. BACK UP TRAIN 5 Tommy Hunt-Dynamo 13 15. COUNT THE DAYS 18 30. 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Get," Barbara Lynn, Atlantic (which is top 10 WGRD, Grand Every Market is Re-ordering Kim Weston: "Nobody" on MGM. Rapids; 30,000 Chicago) . . . WKLO also joined WIBG, WRIT, Roy Lee Johnson: "Cheer Up, Daddy's Coming Home" is a hit. WING on "Shame Shame," Keith Colley, Col. They joined WOR George Kerr producing for Diamond Records. He cut Ruby on "Can't Find the Time," Orpheus, MGM; also Racket Squad. Winters and Johnny Thunder on a fantastic side called: "We Strong Instrumental: "Chilli Spice," George David Weiss, MGM. Only Have One Life (Let's Live It Together"). Grapefruit Gets Big Shot in Columbus, Dayton, Chicago: Spring Comes with Strong Prince Harold "Dear Delilah" on Equinox at WCOL, WING, WCFL. "Ain't It Amazing," Prince Harold, Spring, going great. Miami, Nashville, Phila., Boston Go On Raymond LeFevre: Hoss Allen reports sales in Nashville on "We're Gonna Miss "Soul Coaxin'." You," A. Friend, Hollywood . . . Good play around the nation Sandpebbles Getting Bigger: We told you Top 40 would get on "Get-E-Up," Preparations, H&S . . . The new Helena Fergu- "Love Power." son is a two-sided record, "The Loneliness/Don't Spoil Our Chicago Breaking New Colony 6: "I Will Always" on Mercury. Good Thing," Compass . . . Good new Albert Washington (& WCFL & WLS. Kings) called "These Arms of Mine" on Fraternity . . . Good Normie Rubin is with the Bob Crewe Organization. Luck! new Ramsey Lewis called "Bear Mash" . . . The new Shorty WAXY, Louisville (Johnny Randolph). Strong: Dickey Lee; Long is "Night Fo' Last" . . . The new Tammi Terrell is being both sides of Jimi Hendrix (big requests on "Hey Joe"). Big: held up. She is seriously ill. Cream; Otis Redding. On: Jamie Lyon. Big: Carla Thomas. Strong in Memphis: "Out of Control," L. H. & Memphis Sounds, "Thank You Very Much," Scaffold, Bell, on WO WO, WBZ, Hollywood. WABC, KRLA, WQA M, WSAI, WPOP, WDRC, WPRO, KRIZ, New John Roberts is "To Be My Girl" . . . New Joe Hinton KIMN. is "Be Ever Wonderful" . . . Good play on the Lamp Sisters' "Captain of Your Ship," Reparata & Deirons, Bell, on WMCA, "Woman with the Blues." WIBG, WAYS, WCAO, WKDA, W MPS . . . "Back Up Train," Date Has a Strong Instrumental: "Gwee," Richard Fudoli. Al Greene, Bell, on Nashville; WPRO, WHBQ, WAYS, W MEX, Much airplay. WCFL, KQV, WCAO. Sales are over 15,000 in Pittsburgh . . . The current Temptations looks like the biggest one they've Tex Myer of WRIT, Milwaukee, tells me he likes "Blue Eyed ever had. The title of the new Gladys Knight & Pips is "The Soul," Faron Taylor, Columbia. End of Our Road." Terrell Metheny of WKLO, Louisville, a lover of C&W music, Excello-Nashboro built the finest recording studio in Nash- tells me that "Walk on Out of My Mind," Waylon Jennings, ville. First two records out of the new studio are: "Let's Try RCA, is a natural for women. to Build a Love Affair," Exotics; "Am I Asking Too Much/Not "L-0-V-E," Mouse & Traps, Fraternity, is a smash in Louis Your Regular Woman," Lucille Mathis. This company is all out ville, but there is no stock. Harry Carlson is taking care of it. in promotion, and will be a big factor. It's a hit at WYND, Sarasota. Pepper Records in Nashville: "Your Eyes May Shine," The WGRD, Grand Rapids, reports "This Is The Thanks I Get, " Short Kuts, featuring Eddie Harrison. This Hayes-Porter tune Barbara Lynn, is a smash. Big: Dickey Lee; Balloon Farm; 1910 has power potential. Fruitgum. On: Cherry Slush; the Knack; Barbara Mercer; First Breakout on Timmy Willis: "Mr. Soul Satisfaction." Going Edition. top 10 WJMO, Cleveland; broke in Baltimore. Moore, NBC Hit with Sock 'n' Rock Radio Feb. 1 At this point, "Lickin' Stick," George Torrence, Shout, looks We've been telling you to get ready for the new WKYC, Cleve- like it's going to break wide open. Many people feel that way land. Hal Moore will prove that NBC can go all out to win in about "What'Cha Ma Call It," Burning Emotions, Shout, too. Top 40. He has hired Chuck Dunaway for p.m. drive; Dave Dia- W WRL, NYC (Larry Berger & Norma Pinnella). New: mond for evening; and Lee Baby Sims from WPOP for 10 to "Driftin' Blues," Bobby Bland; Otis & Carla; "It's Love Now," 2 a.m. They will hit with 75 billboards, five full page newspaper Lou Courtney; Joe Tex; Oscar Toney; "Bringin' Up the Guitar," ads, TV spots. They have a fantastic set of jingles; the NBC Daps, King; Shorty Long; Madeline Bell; Joe Valentine; Jimmy news is cut; the talk show is out; and genius Hal Baby Moore James & Vagabonds; Ohio Players; Dionne Warwick; John Ham- has a brand NE W theme on the level of Bill Drake's boss radio mond Smith. Z4—Otis Redding; 1:5—Impressions; 1;8—Billy Stew- that will blow minds. The ads will tell it like it is—they will art; 1:10—Marvin Gaye; n3 —James Carr; ;;15—Sam & Dave; tell Cleveland that they deserve the best in rock and R&B mu- 16—Hesitations. Breakouts: Arthur Prysock; "If This World," sic—the best and highest priced deejays in the nation—and that Marvin & Tammi; Mirettes; Soul Bros. 6. Aretha LP: "Since the sleeping 50,000 watt NBC giant has awakened! You've Been Gone"; "Groovin' "; "Niki Hoki"; "Ain't No Way." Hal started at the great KIOA, Des Moines, while in college. The new Lou Rawls is "Evil Woman." KIOA gave us such great names as Don McKennon, Rex Miller, Henry Allen reports that Sweet Inspirations is breaking Hal Pickens, Jay Reynolds, Larry Monroe and Steve O'Shea. We through the South. agree with Hal that if you big stations are looking for top dee- Bobby Moore side is "I Wanna Be Your Man," Chess. jays, you should go to great little stations like KIOA; KQEO, WOL, Washington (Dick Lillard). Top LP cut in Aretha: Albuquerque; WIRL, Peoria; KLEO, Wichita. These stations "Since You've Been Gone"; "Money Won't Change You" (fan- are fantastic in sound, their deejays swing and work very hard; tastic with WOL deejays). New: Shorty Long; Johnny C; 4 Tops; they sell a lot of records and never get credit; they have fabu- Magic Tones; "Hold on To It," J. J. Barnes; Delfonics; Brooks lous signals that reach a fantastic amount of people through & Jerry Pt. 2; Roy Lee Johnson; Fawns; Cliff Nobles; Jimmy their entire state. We agree with Johnny Rook of WLS that Kicks; Little Richard; Otis and Carla; 141—Soul Bros. 6; 48— most of the best radio men are in the West. They learn to do M. Gaye; n3 —Nina Simone; 1:14—James Carr; 1;15—Jerry But- everything—production —all kinds of shows—you name it. They ler; 1116—Sam & Dave (both sides.). Hits: Otis Redding; Mir- also quietly make the best money through their great record hops ettes; Foundations; 5 Stairsteps; Jay & Tech.; Ikettes; George and shows. They are running ratings in the forties. Torrence; Six Bells. Phil Skaff gives credit to WIN W-Canton for being the first to A tremendous number of stations have gone on "Try Some of break the Montanas on Independence . . . Our tip on the Troggs Mine," Little Richard, Brunswick. WDAS-Phila. New: "Kill the now looks like a smash. It went on KFR-Seattle, KHJ-L.S., WOR- Pain," Junior & the Classics, Darrow Fletcher, and "Baby You N.Y., and KAKC-Tulsa . . . Mercury is very excited about the Got It," Clarence Murray. Smash: "Come To Me Softly," Jimmy new Manfred Mann, "The Mighty Quinn," written by Bob Dylan James. Hit: "Lickin' Stick," George Torrence . . . Title of the . . . Eric Stevens WIXY-Cleveland says the best cut in the Cow- new Jackie Wilson: "For Your Precious Love" and "Uptight" sills album is "What is Happy" . . . Almost all the Bill Drake ... Possible new single from the Wilson Pickett album: "Jealous stations have gone on our tip, "Soul Coazin' " Raymond LeFevre Love." Smash in Pittsburgh: 'Johnny Daye, Stax, "What'll I Do (S.F., L.A., Fresno, New York, Cincinnati.) for Satisfaction." Bill Drake Reports Chatty Hattie, WGIC-Charlotte, New: Freddy & Kingfolk, Cliff Our tip on the Orpheus on MGM was put on by KGB-San Nobles, Four Sonics, Irma Thomas, John Roberts, Joe Hinton, Diego, WRKO-Boston, and WOR-New York . . . KGB is the first Lee Charles. Pick: Debbie Taylor. B side n "If This World station to play the Kenny O'Dell "Springfield Plane" . . . KFRC Were Mine," Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. Many other stations (Continued on page 35) besides WGIV are reporting this as a smash.

34 RECORD WORLD —February 3, 1968 1111111111111111111111111111 ,11111111111111111111111111l1111111911111111 1111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111ri New Team Mercury Acquires Money Music (Continued from page 34) 'Junction' Soundtrack NEW YORK -Mercury Rec- is out to prove that "Midnight Hour," Mirettes, Revue, is also ords has acquired the sound- a pop hit. They added the Grapefruit and the Status Cymbal and track album of Paramount Pic- the Fireballs . . . KHJ-L.A. added Impressions, Cher, Jack tures' soon-to-be-released film Bediant (we feel this is a hit) and Glen Campbell and Fireballs "Up the Junction," the score of KYNO added Balloon Farm, Otis Redding, Glen Campbell. which was penned by Mercury WOR added Elvis, Delfonics . . . WRKO added Orpheus, Elvis, artist Manfred Mann. First Edition, Bobby Vee, Sunshine . . . KAKC added Hestita- The film is a mod dramatiza- tions, Elvis, Otis, Troggs . . . WHBQ-Memphis added "Your tion of a best-selling book by Eyes May Shine," Short Kuts, Pepper . . . CKLW-Detroit added Singer Pat Lundy is shown with one of Britain's new generation Paul Revere, Mirettes and Del Newmans . . . WUBE-Cincinnatti Jay Leipzig, head of The Music of writers, Nell Dunn. With added "Rice is Nice," Lemon Pipers, and 0. C. Smith and Bobby over 600,000 copies sold in Bri- Vee . . . KGB added Orpheus, Fireballs . . . All Drake stations Agency (T. M. A.). Leipzig's new tain, "Up the Junction" was the went on the new Gladys Knight. agency will handle pr and coordi- recipient of the John Llewelyn The featured singer in the Fireballs is Jimmy "Sugar Shack" nate promotional programs for Rhyce Memorial literary prize Gilmer . . . The new Rose Garden is "I'm Only Second" . . . A Pat's new Columbia album, "Soul and, prior to its filming was strong cut in the new Young Rascals LP is "Rainy Day" . . . Ain't Nothin' But the Blues." The dramatized on BBC-TV. The fantastic funky new Billy Vera & Judy Clay is "Just Across album is set for release this week. The Line." Joe Zawinul, New Instrumental Star Lemons' Aid Joe Zawinul is a pianist from Vienna who joined the funky Cannonball Adderley group some years ago. He wrote "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and played piano on the hit record. He just wrote 'Softly' Single Out "Lord, Lord, Lord"/"The Soul of a Village," and we predict that A single, "Come Softly to both sides of his new Stax release will be hits in the pop-jazz- Me," featuring top English R&B-MOR fields as was "Mercy." His new LP is "Rise & Fall R&B group Jimmy James & the of the Third Stream." Vagabonds, was released by We predicted that "There Was a Time" was the hit pop side Atco Records last week. of the James Brown. It is a smash in Chicago after WLS went on it and WCFL followed. The new Traffic on UA is "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" from the film, and it is a giant in England . . . We feel the hit side of the new Al Martino is "I'm Carrying the World Buddah litecoras "Mia mi" I a rty Than is shown with that "Green on My Shoulders," although WLS is on "Love Is Blue" . . . Pete Otis A & Rs Talya Tambourine" group, the Lemon Garris reports hit sales in Milwaukee at WRIT & WOKY on NEW YORK -- Clyde Oth, Pipers, during their recent visit to "Mama Said," Next 5, Wand. This is a strong version of the has been signed by MGM to Record World. Marty holds their evergreen. A&R Talya Ferro's debut re- new album, titled after the hit WLS, Chicago, reports hit pop sales on "Burning Spear," Soul- cording for the label. single. ful Strings, Cadet. They finally broke the Stone Poneys after five weeks of hard play. It had been on WCFL for 10 weeks be- fore that. Hard record in Chicago. It's now close to top 10. WCFL went back on it again. The Frankie Valli jumped to top 5 in Chi- cago and top 15 in N.Y.C. Now WLS shares our enthusiasm for Balloon Farm, and we feel this will end up a solid national giant. With instrumentals they are going with Lab o Schiffrin and "Gwee," Richard Fudoli, Date. Hy Lit says that the best turntable record for evening dee- jays in the nation is "Looking for a Fox," Clarence Carter, At- lantic. It's a smash in Philly. Hy says, "It gives you a chance to kid and make hip jokes with all the young guys in the audi- ACME MUSIC DICK'S RECORD CO ence who are out on the prowl. The track from Muscle Shoals Minneapolis, Minnesota Boston, Massachusetts is fantastic, and it sounds like a million dollars on a car radio." I. Green Tambourine (Lemon Pipers) 1. Love Is Blue (Paul Maoriat, 2. Judy In Disguise (John Fred & Playboys) 2. Susan (Buckinnhams) Now CKL W, Detroit has gone with it. Every night deejay should 3. Bend Me, Shape Me (American Breed) 3. Spooky (Classics IV) audition this sound. 4. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) 4. Grown Tambourine (Lemon Pipers) 5. What She's Doing Tonight (Boyce & Hart) S. Cab Driver (Mills Bros.; Action in Bill Drake Country 6. Spooky (Classics IV) 6. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) 7. Monterey (Animals) 7. Fv.trythisnogn Thatofkk Touches Care) You (Association) CKLW, Detroit, charted the Temptations at #1 in two weeks. 8. Different Drum (Stone Poneys) I4 ,.. We've told you this group was something else. The Fireballs 9. Hello Goodbye (Beatles) 9. We Can Fly (Cowsills) 10. Daydream Believer (Monks's) 10. I Can Take Or Leave Yew Lovin' is a hit in Detroit. -(Herman's Hermits) Bill Drake is now playing "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me," ONE STOP RECORD SERVICE NEW DEAL RECORD SERVICE Madeline Bell, Mod, on most of his big stations. He feels it's St. Louis, Missouri Long Island City, New York just great. She sings in Dusty Springfield's back-up group. Bill 1. Woman Woman (Union Gap) 1. Green Tambourine (Lemo.' Pipers) is playing some important LP cuts: "Cloudy," Seekers; "Don't 2. Judy In Disguise 2. Woman Woman (Union Gap) (John Fred 8 Playboys) 3. Judy In Disguise Make Promises," Union Gap (It's the B side of "Woman, Wom- 3. Nobody But Me (Human Beim) (John Fred & Playboy Band) 4. Goin' Out Of My Head (Lettermen) 4. 1 Se-ond That Emotion (Miracles) an") ; "Cove" and title song of the Bob Dylan LP. Bill added 5. Spooky (Classics IV) 5. Spooky (Classics IV) the Jim & Jean to KGB, San Diego. 6. Chain Of Fools (Aretha Franklin) 6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine 7. Hello Goodbye (Beatles) (Gladys Knight 8 Pips) "Can't Find the Time," Orpheus, MGM, went on WOR, N.Y.C. 8. Bend Me, Shape Me (American Breed) 7. Bend Me Shape Me (American Breed) for testing. (Note: KLEO, Wichita, also feels that this is a fan- 9. Am I That Easy To Forget 8. Love Is Blue (Paul Mauriat) (Engelbert Humperdinck) 9. We Can Fly (Cowsills) tastic record.) We've been telling you this could be a winner .. . 10. 1 Wish It Would Rain (Temptations) 10. I Wish It Would Rain (Temptations)

KHJ, LA reports that Lulu went close to top 5 . . . We are very RADIO DOCTORS proud that WHBQ, Memphis, agrees with our months-old tip on DAVE'S ONE STOP Milwaukee, Wisconsin East Hartford, Connecticut the song "Weakness in a Man" and done by Brook Benton on Re- 1. Green Tambourine (Lemon Pipers) 1. Love Is Blue (Paul Mauriat) 2. Different Drum (Stone Poneys) prise. They have gone with it. 2. Goin' Out Of My Head (Lettermen) 3. Woman Woman (Union Gap) WOR, NYC, is charting "Born Free," Hesitations. It's a smash 3. Cab Driver (Mills Bros.) 4. Judy In Disguise 4. Nobody But Me (Human Beinz) (John Fred 8 Playboy Band) at CKL W and is going at WRKO, Boston. This is a hit, as pre- S. Love Is Blue (Al Martino) 5. Goin' Out Of My Head (Lettermen) dicted. Also, WRKO went on a hit that has developed in New 6. Hey Little One (Glen Campbell) 6. Simon Says (1910 Fruitgum Co.) 7. Different Drum (Stone Poneys) 7. Wonder What She's Doing Tonight England and Boston: "Cab Driver," Mills Brothers, Dot. 8. Simon Says (1910 Fruitgum Co.) (Boyce & Hart) 9. Spooky (Classics IV) 8. Spooky (Classics IV) 10. Baby Now That I've Found You 9. Bottle of Wine (Fireballs) (Continued on page 43) (Foundations) 10. Love Is Blue (Paul Mauriat)

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The San Remo Story London Lowdown Behind The Us II, \ \ I, UI I 1 I 1 i I- 1 record Song Fest LONDON —CBS is very happy with their No. 1 hit "Bonnie WOrid and Clyde" by Georgie Fame. Fame is soon to record the title By HARA MINTANGIAN song for the new Burton/Taylor movie, "Goforth" composed by John Dankworth and Don Black, for the premiere mid-summer Maestro Razzi of Radio European Tips Italiano and Pier Bussetti, in America and for Rank circuit later this year in Britain. By PAUL SIEGEL President of the society which Andy Williams' manager, Alan Bernard, has just left town in 1951 managed the Municipal SINGLE TIP OF THE WEEK after a long weekend to open discussions on a possible Williams Casino of San Remo, were the "MORGEN SEHEN WIR UNS tour. The success of Andy's TV show has convinced him that creators of the Festival of the WIEDER" this should be at the first available time, and next May seems (Dance With Me Tomorrow) Italian Song there, a formula likely . . . The Tremeloes received a gold disk this week in Vicky which will be repeated for the Philips Manchester for their recording of "Silence is Golden" for world 18th time this year on the 1st, sales of over 1,000,000. The Tremeloes were presented with this 2nd and 3rd of February. ALBU M TIP OF THE WEEK on comedian Ken Dodd's TV show as a touch of nostalgia, as "GILBERT BECAUD (LIVE)" Ken's show was their first break on TV. Currently, they have The formula was simple: Gilbert Becaud their latest release, "Suddenly You Love Me," entering the 20 songs were to be presented EMI during the first two evenings. charts for the first time at No. 28. This is a nice beginning for the newly appointed Professional Manager of Shapiro, Bern- The songs were to be new, un- AUSTRIA —SINGLE TIP published Italian songs. Juries "ERAVA MO IN 100,000" stein—Stephen Shane—as publisher of this latest Tremeloes were chosen to vote for the Adriono Gelentano number. Ariola best five songs the first eve- The Plastic Penny group have really struck it lucky with ning and the best five songs their first disk. No. 16 is the position of "Everything I Am," FRANCE —SINGLE TIP and all signs are that it is going much higher. They have started the second evening. These 10 "DES BONDS DANS L'EAU" recording their first Album to be called "Two Sides of a Penny," songs were then repeated the Francoise Hardy third evening and another vot- Vogue which will feature original material from the group's writers, ing classified them. The first Brian Keith & Paul Raymond and, definitely, the Beatles number, three songs were offered prizes. GER MANY —SINGLE TIP "Fool on a Hill" . . . The Troggs are lining up a tour for the In 1953 the formula was "JOHN BRO WN'S BODY" near future to take in New York Hollywood and San Francisco. The Lords New single on the Page One label for Feb. 16: "Little Girl" . . . slightly changed; each song Columbia was repeated twice by two dif- The Beatles have produced the new Grapefruit single for a mid- February release. (John and Paul, that is.) ferent artists in two different HOLLAND —SINGLE TIP versions. "TIN SOLDIER" The London cast of "Cabaret," musical opening at the Palace Born then in 1951, when Small Faces Jan. 28, will be recorded on March 3 by Norman Newell for CBS. EMI Cast includes Judi Dench and Peter Sallas. This will follow three people had started to adjust to other top-selling albums, via CBS, of current London musicals, the aftermath of war, the Fes- ITALY —SINGLE TIP namely "Fiddler on the Roof," "Sweet Charity" and "Charlie tival was meant to give rebirth "DUE MINUTI DI FELICITA" Girl" . . . Hot competition for the American "Green Tambourine" to the Italian song which had Sylyie Vartan been put aside by all the new RCA by the Lemon Pipers will be the San Dragons' version released rhythms and songs that had in- this Friday on MGM, produced by Derek Lawrence . . . Formerly LUXEMBURG —SINGLE TIP vaded Italy with the foreign a U.A. artist, Garnett Mimms has now signed to MGM. Jerry "ALL MY LOVE" troops. Ragovoy will still produce his records . . . Ronnie Oppenheimer Cliff Richard of Double "R" Productions is delighted with his recently nego- The first Festival took place Electrola tiated deal with Bell Records for his artist Big Boy Pete. Big modestly, with little interest money changed hands in return for three singles and one album from the publishers who did SWITZERLAND — a year for three years. Big Boy Pete's first release here on not foresee its importance un- SINGLE TIP Jan. 26 is "Cold Turkey," to be released on Bell in the states til they saw the results, imme- "SHE'S A RAINBO W" Rolling Stones on Feb. 2. diate and overwhelming. The Decca Rick Jones, singer on the Fontana label, is just waiting for orchestra of Maestro Cinico the right song for his next single. He certainly can write hit Angelini, Nilla Pizzi, the win- songs for other artists. Herman's single, "I Can Take or Leave ner of the Festival, and the started crculating against the Your Loving," is his. Meanwhile, he has plenty to keep him winning song, "Grazie Dei commission which chose the busy with a new BBC-2 series . . . There is a great deal of dis- Fior," sprang to nationwide songs, against the choice of the popularity in the course of the satisfaction over the fact that there was no Academy nomina- singers, against favoritism for tion for the Don Black-Mark London song, "To Sir with Love," three nights in which the Ital- this or that publishing or rec- which took Lulu to the top of the charts . . . The Beatles will ian Radio transmitted the ord company. Festival to the Italian public. make a third film for United Artists and it will be produced, (There was no television at Excitement is in the air as were the first two, by Walter Shenson. The Beatles and Shen- the time.) months before the festival: all son have a three-picture deal with UA, and as a spokesman put song-writers, publishers, rec- it, "There is no question of them not fulfilling their obligations" ord companies and artists . . . Biggest selling group in Holland last year—the 'Bee Gees. Brought Difficulties think of nothing but the forth- Latest report on the M.R.S.—B.R.P.A. tangle over royalty Success brought with it nu- coming event. This has also rates is that both parties are now in negotiation and the agree- merous difficulties. The pub- spread, in a minor degree, to ment between them has been extended for another six months. lishers at first and then gradu- foreign artists in view of the During this time it is virtually certain there will be an end to ally the record companies and recent formula which allows the deadlock. The negotiations are for an extra royalty rate for the artists themselves all them to repeat the songs pre- the M.R.S. because of the various concessions allowed by the wished to participate. Bitter sented by the Italian artists. M.R.S to B.R.P.A. including sleeve rate, accounting period and controversies and criticisms (Continued on page 42) melody rates.

36 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 ,monsord

Latin American I L a ti n D e ej a y

Single Hit R e p o r t s record en record world Parade worm Dick (Ricardo) Sugar from DESDE NUESTRO RINCON IIBI reports his "Top Latin Dozen" as follows: 1. "Subway Joe," Joe Bataan. 2. "Ordinary Internacional Guy," Joe Bataan. 3. "Mentiras 1. ADORO Tuyas," Joe Quijano and "Los

Autor: A. M ro Dos," Joe Cuba. 4. "Mio," Tito Carmita Jimenez (Sonoradio) By TOMAS FUNDORA Gloria Mirabal (Gema) Rodriguez. 5. "Black is Black," Raul Marrero (Ansonia) (This column appears first in Spanish and then in English.) Orchestra Broadway. 6. "For- Lucha Villa (Musart) Sonia (La Union) (RCA) tuna," King Nando. 7. "Let's Roberto Ledesmo (Ge m) Lanz6 Hispavox la grabacion larga duraci6n presentando a su A. Manzonero (RCA) Get Stoned," Lebron Brothers. nueva artista Maria Ostiz, interpretando nUmeros de su propia 8. "Si Vuelves Tu," La Lupe. 2. LA PRIMERA PIEDRA cosecha. Los arreglos musicales son de primera y las inter- 9. "Soul Sister," Joe Panama. Celio Gonzales (Alegre) pretaciones de la Ostiz estan repletas de mensaje y sentimiento 10. "Mr. Trumpet Man," Ricar- Johnny Albino (Starbright) . . . Palito Ortega puso en marcha en Buenos Aires su propia do Ray. 11. "Mr. Slick," T and 3. TV QUERIAS BOOGALOO? editorial de musica bajo el nombre Editorial Clanort. Palito esti T. 12. "Live it Up," Kako and

Autor: Roberto Rocno planeando una jira por Venezuela, Puerto Rico y Nueva York. "African Twist," Eddie Pal- Gran Combo (Gema) Es posible que cierre trato para presentarse en el "Chateau mieri. Madrid," N.Y. para luego partir hacia Esparta para actuaciones 4. TOMA MI CORAZON William Valentin Rico from en "night club" y television. Su ultimo "album," lanzado reciente- Autor: Solomon Alice° WHO M, N.Y., reports: 1. "Ado- El Gran Trio (Montilla) mente al mercado por la RCA ha obtenido yentas formidables, ro," Roberto Ledesma. 2. "Toma habiendo estrenado los doce temas de la grabacion en un mismo Mi Corzon," Gran Trio. 3. "La 5. NO TE VAYAS programa de television, alcanzando con ello el mayor "rating" Primera Piedra," Celio Gon- Autor: Nelson Pores Jose Miguel Class (BMC) de la television bonaerense. zalez. 4. "Esta Tarde Vi Llov- Triunfa en Mexico el cantante italiano Torrebruno con su inter- er," Felipe Pirela. 5. "No," 6. VERGUENZA pretaci6n de la melodia "A Quien." Torrebruno es artista del Roberto Ledesma. 6. "Vergilen- Autor: Rosendo Montiel za," Blanca Rosa Gil. 7. "Va- Blanco Roca Gil (Velvet) sello Musart que tambien está obteniendo buenas yentas con la interpretacion de "La Palma de Coco" en la voz de Rolando cio," La Lloroncita. 8. "No Te 7. AQUI BAILAMOS TODOS Laserie ... Jimmy Fontana, el celebre cantante italiano, creador Vayas," Gallito de Manati. 9. Rompemos la Radial° de la mundialmente famosa pagina musical "El Mundo" y ven- "Aqui Bailamos Todos," Joseito Autor: Joseito Marco Joseito Mateo (Ansonia) cedor en el "II Festival de la Cancion de Callao" triunfo con sus Mateo. 10. "Mi Nina Bonita," Dominica (Merlin) interpretaciones en Guanabara. La RCA Brasilera esti colocando Juan Legido and Tomas de San 8. DECORACION DE RECUERDOS esta semana en el mercado la musics de "Per Una Donna," inter- Julian. 11. "Cuando Tu No Rafaelito Munoz (La Flor) pretada por Fontana y ganadora del Festival . . . "Quiero Estas," Raphael. 12. "Sonora Llenarme de Ti" sera el titulo del proximo "album" de Sandro, Boogaloo," Sonora Matancera. 9. AMOR IMPURO basado en el tema de la cancion que lo consagro ganador en el Pupi Hurtado from WBNX, Angel Luis Garcia (BMC) "Primer Festival de la Cancion" de Buenos Aires. Sandro ha sido N.Y., reports as follows: 1. "La Primera Piedra," Celio Gon- 10. MIENTRAS EL MUNDO DUERME invitado a participar en el "Festival de Viiia del Mar," Chile, que zalez. 2. "Esta Tarde Vi Llov- M. Class (BMC) se celebrara del 2 al 12 de Febrero . . . Carlos Diaz Granados de Miami Records de viaje de negocios en Nueva York. er," Roberto Ledesma and Olga Guillot. 3. "Toma Mi Corazon," 11. ESTA TARDE VI LOVER Debutara Cesar Castro en Nueva York el dia 16 de Octubre y Gran Trio. 4. "Cuando Sali de Autor: A. Monzancro de ahi saltara hacia Puerto Rico . . . Rebajo la Columbia los Olga Guillot (Musart) Cuba," Sandpipers, Luis Aguile. Felipe Pirela (Velvet) precios de sus grabaciones "monourales" a los precios que se A. Monzancro (RCA) 5. "En un rincon del alma," Los mantenian anteriormente en el mercado. Fue precisamente Co- Cinco Latinos and Gil Sevil. 6. 12. NO lumbia uno de los sellos que comenz6 el gran problema del "No Pienses en Mi"? Hector Autor: A. Manzonero aumento de los precios en las lineas latinas, medida que sin un Cabrera. 7. "Buscar," Vicentico Roberto Ledesmo (Gema) estudio previo casi puso al mercado en pianos de quiebra. Antonio Prieto (RCA) Valdes. 8. "Si Vuelves Tu," La Gloria Lasso (Musart) Despues de reconocido el grave error producto de decisiones Blanco Rosa Gil (Velvet) Lupe. 9. "Romper," Tomas de tomadas sin un estudio amplio, vuelve Columbia a sus precios Magda Franco (Columbia) San Julian. 10. "Hacia Ti," Trio Joe Quijano (Cesta) normales de antes del "gran fracaso de los inteligentes de bur6" Olga Guillot (Musart) Juventud. 11. "Vacio," La Llor- A. Manzonero (RCA) . . . Nos alegramos! . . . La Lupe viajara proximamente a la oncita. 12. "Yo Se que Te 13. VACIO (Continued on page 38) Amo," Felipe Pirela. Autor: Isaias Martinez La Lloroncita (Pop Art) 14. HACIA TI Symphony Sid's L TICO - ALEGRE AJtor: Primitivo Sanchez Trio Juventud (Montilla) I Latin Top 10 FEATURED ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

15. CUANDO TV NO ESTAS WEVD -New York M Y MA N SPEE D JOE Autor: M. Alejandro 1. AFRICAN TWIST CUBA SEXTET Raphael (United Artists) Eddie Polmieri-Tico 2. SUBWAY JOE 16. Si VUELVES TV Joe Bataan -Fania Autor: Mauriat-Mamoudy-Yoli 3. THAT'S HOW RUMORS START La Lupe (Tico) Joey Pastana -Cotique Ti• 4. SI VUELVES TV 17. SUBWAY JOE La Lupe-Tico Joe Bataan (Fania) 5. BANANA JUANA Ralph Robles-Fania 18. SONORA BOOGALOO 6. MR. TRUMPET MAN Autor: Javier Vazquez Ricardo Ray-Alegre Sonora Matancera (MRVA) 7. HIPPY HEAVEN TICO ,S)LP 1161 ALEGRE LPA 856 Latin Love-In - Worthy 19. AFRICAN TWIST 8. ASI ASI MY MAN SPEEDY! EL CELIO DE SIEMPRE Pete Rodriguez -Alegre Eddie Palmieri (Tito) 9. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING Joe Cuba Sextet Cello Gonzalez 20 MR. TRUMPET MAN Lebron Bros.-Cotique N.Y. DIST.: TRINITY RECORD DIST. CORP. 10. SOUL DRUMMERS 524 W. 43rd St. 565-1473 Roy Barreto (United Artists) Ray Barretto-Fonia

RECORD WORLD-February 3, 1968 37 Desde Nuestro (Continued from page 37) 1 record world ffi Latin American Florida para presentarse en el programa "Estrellas en Miami," en que 'ha sentado precedente en La Florida con sus presentaciones LP Hit Parade a pleno color y con un elenco de estrellas impresionante. Otro record triunfo de la colonia latina en Estados Unidos! . . . Adquirio la world Mayie Peer-Southern los derechos de "Amo la Vida" ganadora en 710 segundo lugar del "Festival Latinoamericano de la Cancion" de By Roberto Nunes NEW YORK Miami. Es compositor de esta obra Ton() Robita. Adicionalmente 0 firma la Peer dos canciones de Juan Roman Marrero grabadas por La Lupe en el sello Tico ... El triunfo de Hugo Blanco en Lima, 1. TU QUERIAS BOOGALOO? The hit record that is sweep- Peru sera largamente recordado. En nuestro poder mas de un Tomo Boogaloo' ing the country is "Pata Pata" centenar de recortes de peri6dicos y manifestaciones personales El Gran Combo (Gema) by Miriam Makeba on Reprise relativas al triunfo del gran arpista. Saludos Hugo! . . . Triunfa —almost 100,000 copies were 2. ADORO Johnny Albino en Colombia a tray& de la reproduccifm de sus Carmita Jimenez (Sonoradio) sold in 20 days . . . Roberto grabaciones Starbright bajo la tutela de Codiscos. Carlos, the number one teenage Muy concurrido el "cocktail party" ofrecido por la Musical 3. AQI BAILAMOS TODOS Joseito Maco (Ansonia) singer in this country, had his Records Co. en Nueva York a sus artistas exclusivos Lucha Villa latest album released by CBS y Luis Demetrio . . . Contratado Eduardo Davidson para actu- 4. PIRELA INTERPRETA A MANZANERO Records this week, "Roberto aciones en La Florida proximamente. De ahi saltarit para presen- Felipe Pada (Velvet) Carlos em ritmo de aventura," taciones en el Cabaret "Mau Mau" y el Canal 13 de Buenos Aires. and like all the others issued 5. ROMANTICO PRIMERO Tambien hara su presentaci6n en el Teatro Marpo contratado por before will be a hit in a mat- Roberto Ledesma (Gema Alfredo Choris . . . Grabara Steve Alaimo su primer "elepe" en ter of a few weeks . .. New LP Espanol. La estrella norteamericana se lanza al mercado latino 6. EL ALMA QUE CANTA released by RCA: "Os Popu- debido al gran triunfo alcanzado por sus interpretaciones en Blanca Rosa Gil (Velvet , lares" with the new group Ingle's en esos mercados. El primer tema escogido es de Armando whose first album topped the Manzanero . . . Actuarit como nuestro corresponsal en Lima, 7. CANTA RAPHAEL charts during past year. Rapha, I (United Artists Peru el joven periodista A. Amaro Alvarez. Bienvenido! . . . La The top-selling Christmas al- grabaciOn de larga duracion "Ensefiame a Olvidar" de Danny bum last year was "Natal 8. EL GRAN TRIO Rivera en el sello Velvet es otro ejemplo de buen gusto, excelentes Gran Trio Dovilo Jovem" (Young Christmas) by arreglos musicales y superacian artistica. Cada sello va dando Os Santos on Equipe Records. pasos agigantados hacia una nueva era en la grabacion latina, en 9. EL CELIO DE SIEMPRE By the way, Oswald° Cadaxo, la cual se dirigirit a nuestros pueblos hacia una superacion Cello Gonzalez (Alegre) President of Equipe Record musical extrema. Excelente! . . . Los sellos que se queden atras Company, announced that his 10. DO THEY THINK? quedaran arrastrados por su propia corriente de comercializacion diskery will distribute Viva Orquesta Broadway (Musicor) extrema, en la cual no se ha dirigido al mercado, sino que en su Records, from U.S.A., and he defecto, ha sido el mercado quien ha dirigido las politicas de 11. BOLEROS CON GUITARRA has big promotional plans for grabaciOn en un circulo vicioso y en extremo peligroso. Adelante Felipe Pirela (Gema) the company this year includ- senores de vision! ing the manufacturing and 12. CANTA RAPHAEL (Continued on page 39) Raphael (United Artists)

13. DOS LADOS DE LA LUPE Two Greats — La Lupe (Tico) Together! 14. RAPH ROBLES WAS HERE Ralph Robles (Fania) It Happens With 15. "TNT" DINAMIC SINATRA TNT Band (Cotigue) and Maria ()stir Jimmy Fontana Steve Alaimo ',whit Villa 16. OH, THAT'S NICE Pete Rodriguez (Alegre)

17. SONORA BOOGALOO A punt° de salir al mercado un nuevo "album" de Gloria Sonora matancera (MRVA) Mirabal en Gema. El "elepe" de Roberto Ledesma conteniendo su E. B. MARKS MUSIC CORPORATION 136 W. 52 St., New York 100111 exit° "Adoro" saldra al mercado la semana entrante . . . Saco 18. SUBWAY JOE Columbia una nueva grabacion de la Sonora Santanera titulada Joe Bataan (Fania) "Latin Party" . . . Otra noticia que se las trae de parte de 19. AL PONERSE EL SOL 100.10 Columbia es el anuncio de este sello de comenzar a grabar en Raphael (United Artists) Nueva York con todo el talento que haste ahora ha sido ignorado. ei Siempre se coment6 que las grabaciones en Estados Unidos 20. AMOR INCOMPARABLE DIS C O S C OL U M BIA resultaban en extremo caras y siempre mantuvimos la misma Julio Jaromillo (lbcrsound) postura, demonstrando el tiempo que muchos sellos de los llamados "de primera" estaban ciegos a una realidad. Con este paso, lo tinico que nos falta es que la RCA abra tambien sus puertas a los talentos latinos que hasta ahora han estado padeciendo en estas tierras de Norteamerica. Las grabaciones realizadas en Pepper's Newest Mexico, Argentina y otros lugares de America son en extremo MEMPHIS —"Your Eyes May favorables, pero existe un hecho en todo nuestro mundo. El Shine," sung by the Short Kuts, talento esta silvestre y cargado de exitos y eso no se puede will be the next record release ignorar. Vuelve Nueva York a tomar ciertas riendas que manos of Pepper Records. Marty Disco Columbia debiles habian dejado caer . . . Muy buena la aerie RCA de "The Lacker, General Manager, said M DC -1 148 Wonderful Latin-American Sound of" trayendonos grabaciones the record will be issued this de cada uno de nuestros paises. En algunas de ellas hay sus week. excepciones al escoger repertorio pero la intencion es belle y la liS1/. RE C ORDS agradecemos. Featuring a vocal by Eddie DISTRIBUTING CORP. Triunf6 escalofriantemente Raphael en Puerto Rico! Paso por Harrison, the song was written 2819 N. W. 7th AVENUE Miami, en su camino hacia N.Y., y Cannes recibiendo el impacto by Isaac Hayes and David Por- MIAMI, FLORIDA 33127 de un recibimiento fantastico en el aeropuerto de parte de casi ter who write and produce for Tel. (303) 635-7925 (Continued on page 39) Sam and Dave.

38 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 Porter Preaches Latin Gospel nerd NEW YORK — RCA Victor Latin American search in conjunction with an rid 11 Records, according to Max anti-trust suit against a per- 0 Lerner, copyright lawyer and forming rights society. Album Reviews manager of the diskery's re- Following an in-depth study cently signed Porter's Popular of our rural music, Lerner was AL PONERSE EL SOL Preachers, is "taking the bull led to gospel music and got to RAP HAEL —U A Latino L 31004. by the horns and is the first wondering what had happened Interpreta Raphael los temas de su label to realize the potential in to the Negro who went south pelicula "Al Ponerse el Sol." Excelen- the Latin gospel sound." to Latin American countries tes arreglos de Frank Ferrar, Manuel Alejandro y Greg Segura. Magnifico His group's sound (their first after the Civil War instead of repertorio rendido con derroche de single for Victor is "Tell Me, north. More research un- talento. Is God Dead?" b/w "He's Got earthed the Latin gospel sound, Themes from the film "Al Ponerse the Whole World in His and, eventually, Hugh Porter el Sol." Outstanding musical arrange- Hands") helps, as Lerner put it, and the Preachers, who be- ments and ditto renditions. Included: "to make religion a happy ex- came Porter's Popu la r "Hablemos del Amor," "Noche de Ron- perience. Music is no longer Preachers. da," "No Tiene Importancia," "La an art form; it's a communica- On First RCA LP Noche," others. tions medium affecting our Music Director of the New * * * * lives. Canaan Baptist Church in Har- MARIA OSTIZ "We should lem, Porter will give a concert Hisparoox HH 11 -132. Bellas composiciones interpretadas reali z e, there in late February. He is por su autora. Maria D. Ostis se ha whether w e also at work on his first RCA lanzado al mundo con la guitarra en will or not, album, under the label's Her- sus manos y sentimiento en su voz. that the back- man Diaz, Manager, Special Resaltan: "No Sabes Como Sufri," "No bone of popu- Products, and music super- Me Digas Nada," "Camino del Mar," lar music for visor Joe Cain. "Por tu Libertad" y otras. Pronuncia- the past 10 "W e ' r e making religion ci6n de la "z" en extremo castiza en- years or more danceable," Lerner remarked. contrara barreras en Latinoamerica. has been gos- He is hopeful of bringing the Maria sings her own compositions Max Lerner pel music. Soviet Army Ensemble to the in a different, gentle way. Accompa- The enthusi- states in exchange for Porter. nied by het guitar and uieliestia, she asm obtained from the gospel Lerner, a veteran man about sings beautifully on "Cada lugar," beat has proved a pace-setter, music, added that the Latin "Corre el Camino," "La Princesa," bringing the most popular re- gospel trend — if it becomes "Los Juglares" and "No Sabes como cording artists of the day— that—should receive the en- Sufri." eventually, I see it merging dorsement of all religions as (Continued on page 40) with the Eastern movement, an unusually constructive mu- too." sical development. He thinks it Lerner came upon Latin gos- will catch on, too. IIIIIIIIIIIIIII- pel about a decade ago in the "After all," he says, "50% Library of Congress in Wash- of our population is now 25 or STARBRIGHT PRESENTA: Johnny Albino ington, where he was doing re- under."—Doug McClelland.

lc" illunnummummmummumuumunommummummummimmimummummutimnimunommummonnumun Ii Desde Nuestro (Continued from page 38) todo lo que brilla y vale en esas tierras . . . Muy buena la inter- pretaci6n de Marco A. Muiiiz de "Esta Tarde Vi Llover" de Manzanero . . . Y no olviden que nuestra Edicion Anual Latino- -a••- americana estara en el mercado a mediados de Marzo. Envienos fotografias, datos y cualquier material informativo inmediata- mente. Gracias! . Hasta la pr6xima! "EL UNICO" "EL DILUVIO" Starbright LPS-164 Stardust S-0928 E Lend an Ear • • . In English johnnycAlbind EL 'INTERNACIONAL" Hispavox released an album by their new artist Maria Ostiz. -1011.11.4 .-il.t(f)'; Maria performs her own songs in a different and beautiful way. Musical arrangements on this recording are superb . . . Palito Ortega established his own musical company under the name E- Editorial Clanort. Palito is planning a tour through Venezuela, :2 Puerto Rico and New York. It is possible that he will appear at the Chateau Madrid in N.Y. His latest album on RCA in Argen- tina is selling. cliosovsarTAI:ro Torrebruno, the Italian singer captivating Mexico, is smashing with "A Quien" on the Musart label. Also from this label, Ro- "EL INTERNACIONAL" "CELOSO Y SOLITARIO" lando Laserie is climbing the charts with "La Palma de Coco." Starbright STL-0163 -2 . . . Jimmy Fontana, creator of the international hit "Ii Mondo," won first Prize in the II Festival of the Song at Candi° with "Per

Una Donna" which will be released promtly by RCA in that mar- 2- ket . . . "Quiero Llenarme de Ti" will be the title of the new Dist. in U S.A. Dist. in Puerto Rico album by Sandro containing the winning song of the "Festival of 81 Munoz Rivera the Song" at Buenos Aires. Sandro was invited to participate in SOLFEO RECORDS CO. the Festival of Villa del Mar which will take place in Chile Feb. 404 W. 46th St., N. Y. Parada 27, Hato Rey 2 to 12 . . Carlos Diaz Granados is in New York. Tel. 265-9662 Tel. 767-5542 (Continued on page 40) al111111111111111111111111111111111111113111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,1 III IIIIIl

RECORD WORLD —February 3, 1968 39' EL ALMACEN In Brazil MAS GRANDE DE DISCOS Desde Nuestro (Continued from page 39) I IC onttnacci j loin page 38) EN TODA LA INDUSTRIA LATINA Cesar Castro will debut in New York and Puerto Rico selling of pre-recorded tape early October . . . Columbia went down with their prices in cartridges (4 and 8 tracks). 3000 diferentes selecciones de mono recordings. The same is expected from RCA . . . Ray Rivera, famous composer LP en todo moment° La Lupe will performs at "Estrellas en Miami" next week. and singer from U.S.A., will This new TV program on Channel 10, Florida, is an- have a new single released VVIa,lesale Company. In other success by Latins in the states . . . Peer Southern acquired down here, "Wiggle Wobble" the rights to "Amo la Vida" by Tofio Robita and second winner b/w "Warm Woman," on in the Festival of Song in Miami. They also signed two new songs Equipe. I also heard that the Ave Barbosa Esquina Wilson, 788-1912 by composer Juan Roman Marrero recorded by La Lupe on Tico biggest night club down here, P.O. Box 512 Cando, Puerto Rico ... Hugo Blanco was a success in Lima, Pert1 . . . Johnny Albino 0 Canecio, is planning to is selling nicely in Colombia under the Codiscos label, from the bring Ray to our country for original supplied by Starbright . . . Musical Records Co. gave a several personal appearances. cocktail party in New York at the Alameda Room honoring their The new era of stereo tape exclusive artists Lucha Villa and Luis Demetrio . . . Eduardo cartridges for car and home III Davidson will perform next week in Miami and from there he will has started in Brazil. Several depart to Buenos Aires for performances at Cabaret Mau Mau, record companies are creating Ultimo LP de Marpo Theater and Channel 13 . . . Steve Alaimo will record an tape departments. It is said CARMITA JIMENEZ album in Spanish which promises to sell well due to the popularity that the tapes will cost, re- of this artist south of the border . . . A. Amaro Alvarez will be spectively, NCR $20.00 and our correspondent in Lima, Peru . . . Velvet released " Ensefiame NCR $25.00 (around U.S. $6.00 a Olvidar" by Danny Rivera which fully reflects the new era in and U.S. $8.00). Latin American recordings. Great musical arrangements and a better sound. Repertoire is directed to the public with a double idea: getting hits out of beautiful songs rendered with beauty. Congratulations! Aznavour Drive Gema will release a new album by Gloria Mirabal and a new HOLLYWOOD — With the one by Roberto Ledesma containing his hit "Adoro" . . . Columbia national release this week of the has released a new album by Sonora Santanera titled "Latin first all-Italian LP in the U.S.A. Sonoradio LPL 2181 Party" . . . Columbia will also record in New York. For a long by French singing star Charles Distribuido per time we have been conducting a campaign trying to open the Aznavour, Monument Records REMO RECORDS CORP. eyes of big recording companies regarding the fact that they were set a special radio and merchan- 664 10th Avenue ignoring talent, hits and possibilities of new hits by not record- dising campaign to boost "Azna- New York, N.Y. 10036 ing in this city. Their excuse was that recording in New York Tel. 581-9011 your, Italiano." City was too expensive. Now, with the great success of several Special emphasis is being local labels, they realize we were right . . . Recordings done in given to FaVI and foreign lan- Mexico, Argentina, etc., are beautiful, but they do not cover the guage stations and programs, whole Latin American market. In New York, with such a great with a saturation contact cam- amount of talent from all over the world, a recording becomes an paign featuring taped inter- international act. And it can't be ignored much longer! views with Aznavour for those MUSART Raphael was a success in Puerto Rico. He stopped for several stations requesting same. Azna- hours in Miami and was received by dozens of his admirers at present° 0 su artist° excluswo your has already advised Monu- the airport. From Miami he departed promptly to N.Y. via ment that he will be available ANTONIO AGUILAR Cannes where he is expected for future presentations . . . Marco for special TV shows in those VOL. 9 A. Muniz beautifully rendered "Esta Tarde Vi Llover" in a new markets catering to Italian au- mu,art Dm 1330 RCA single . . . Our Latin American "special" will be out in diences such as Boston, New March. Send us photographs, information and details to be in- York, Philadelphia, etc., when he cluded in this special issue before March 2. arrives here in March for a one-

Antonio month stay in Hollywood. Aguilar — • Latin Album Reviews (Continued from page 39) Peer - Southern

EL TRIO LOS RANCHOS Y Gets English Hit ARMANDO MANZANERO Peer-Southern Music Pub- Columbia E.S 1903. Se suman Los Panchos al desfile de lishers have acquired the U.S. Buenas Noches Jesusita interpretes del gran Manzanero. Se in- and Canadian rights to the Eng- Alma Llancra cluyen en esta grabacion: "Esta Tarde lish hit "Bonnie and Clyde" re- El Corrido Zacatecas Vi Llover," "No," "Adoro," "Voy a Apa- corded by Georgie Fame. The Luna de Xelaju gar la Luz," "Contigo Aprendi" y "Per- song was acquired from Clan De Pun° y Letra doname" entre otros exitos. Music, Ltd., owned by Mitch Vasija de Barra Los Panchos sings themes by Man- Murray and Peter Callander who also wrote it. -1W -e1 Ojo de la LIave zanero Superb package' Mujer Llanera * * * * La Batalla de Zacatecas TIGER BOO GA LOO Mi Amor por Ti THE LATIN SOUL.s— Stroud Buys Master La Rueda Grabacion lograda con gran acierto. Me Voy mi Amor Los Latin Souls se proyectan como favor- NEW YORK — Andy Stroud, itos del "latin soul." Entre los temas President of Stroud Produc- figura "Pata Pata" con un excelente ar- tions and Enterprises, has se- MUSICAL RECORDS CO. reglo musical. Ademas: "When I Fall in cured a master for his diskery, P.O. Box 75, Hialeah, Florida Love," "Tiger Boo-ga-loo," "A song Ninandy Records: "The Legend Tel. 887-2638 called Soul" y otros. of Otis Redding" by Roy Rob- In New York: Terrific new group! Included is "Pata erts, released originally on 502 West 51st St., New York, N.Y. Pata." Lots of "Latin soul," in good Curtiss Records of Greensboro, Tel. 531 323$ taste! N.C.

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RECORD WORLD —February 3, 1968 11 r-G-se:imany's- --- Top -- 10 Italy's Top 10 San Remo Story (Continued from page 36) 1. WORLD 1. L'ORA DELL'AMORE (HOMBURG) Bee Gees--Polydor-Publ. Abigail I Camaleonti-CBS-Published by If some doubts exist that too ni Ravera, he said, is and re- Aromando (Messagerie Musicali Group) 2. MASSACHUSETTS many combined interests have mains the artistic organizer of Bee Gees-Polydor-Publ. Abigail 2. L'ULTIMO VALZER (LAST WALTZ) Dalida -Barclay- become the mainspring of this the Festival. He has all the 3. DER LETZTE WALTZER Published by Francis Day (I'M COMING NOME) Festival and that the "Italian responsibilities of organizing it Peter Alexander-Ariola - 3. DUE MINUTI DI FELICITA' Song" is no longer the main Publ. Francis, Day & Hunter Sylvie Vartan-R.C.A.- as he has had during the pre- Tom Jones-Decca Published by Les Copains objective but the excuse for vious years. He was happy to 4. SEEMANN, WEIT BUST DU GEFAHREN 4. IL SOLE E' DI TUTTI the event, nobody can doubt initiate a collaboration with Freddy-Polydor-Publ. Esplanade Stevie Wonder-Tamla Motown (RCA)- that the Festival of San Remo Gianni Ravera which would not 5. MONJA Published by R.C.A. Roland W-Cornet-Publ. Aberbach 5. SAN FRANCISCO has given an impetus to the be limited to the Festival of 6. HELLO, GOODBYE Scott McKenzie-CBS, Bobby Solo, Italian music business. San Remo but would be ex- Beatles-Odeon-Northern Songs (Publ.) Ricordi-Published by Fono film Ricordi 6. TENEREZZA The first organizer, Pier Bus- tended to all their respective 7. SAN FRANCISCO Gianni Morandi-R.C.A.- FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR setti, was replaced shortly musical organizations. Published by Southern Scott McKenzie-CBS-Publ. Intro after by Avv. Caiaffa, and he 7. MASSACHUSETTS The system of voting for the S. MORGEN SEHEN WIN UNS WIEDER Thy Bee Gees-Phonogram - (Dance with me until tomorrow) continued his activities until 18th Festival of San Remo will Published by Senza Fine Vicky-Philips-Publ. Arnie his death in a car accident. be as follows: 25 daily papers S. MAMA 9. TELEGRAMM AUS TENNESSEE In 1964 Gianni Ravera was will form the juries. The man- Peggy March -RCA - Dalida -Barclay-Published by R.R.R. Publ. Melodic der Welt 9. POESIA appointed by ATA as the new ager of each daily paper will be Don Becky-Published by El' and Chriss 10. SIEBENMEILENSTIEFEL organizer of the Festival. He responsible for them. Each Graham Bonney-Columbia -AME Kassner 10. THE WORLD WE KNEW created the new formula of in- Frank Sinatra -Reprise- evening, during the three * * * * Published by Roosevelt Music viting foreign artists to San shows of the Festival, 25 jurors Lists reprinted through courtesy * * * * Remo, and this innovation has Automatenmarkt will be chosen. They will be Courtesy of Ufficio Doxa undoubtedly augmented inter- (Editors: Killy Gripe?, Michael Andries drawn by lot from a total of (Official Italian Radio) NOR, SWF, SDR, INAS, Saarbruecken) est in the show. 120 people gathered from vari- By Hare Mintangian (Radio Exposure) Preparations for the 18th ous categories of people By Paul Siegel San Remo Festival are now in (house-wives, students, labor- full swing. The dates have been ers, etc.) Each category will be established for the 1st, 2nd and France's Top 10 multiplied by four. These 25 3rd of February, and San Remo jurors will vote for four songs will put on its happiest face Austria's Top 10 1. COMME D'HABITUDE (1) each for the first two evenings. Claude Francois to receive the numerous artists, A total of seven songs will be 1. MO M 2. DANS UNE HEURE (2) Italian and foreign publishers, voted for, whereas only three Sheila Roland W-Cornet record companies and tourists. songs will be voted for the last 2. HELLO, GOODBYE 3. E X-DEQUO-L'AMOUR TE RESSEMBLE (4) Adams The Beatles-Odeon evening. 4. OH MON DIEU QU'ELLE EST MIGNONNE (5) 3. ERAVAMO IN 100,000 Invited Reps The rehearsals started in Sheila Adriano Celentono -Ariola Milan on Jan. 24 until the 27 5, DES RONDS DANS (.'EAU (1) 4. MASSACHUSETTS Avvocato Bertolini, adminis- Froncoise Hardy and will be held at the Basilica The Bee Gees-Polydor trator and delegate of ATA, in- 8. COMME UN GARCON (9) 5. I LOVE YOU in Corso Italia. Sylvie Vartan vited the representatives of the Anthony Quinn--Capitol record and publishing com- The records of the San Remo 6. THE WORLD 7. IL FAUT CROIRE AUX ETOILES (3) Richard Anthony The Bee Gees-Polydor panies participating at the songs cannot be put on the 8. FA! TANT DE REVES DANS MES 7. DER LETZTE WALZER market before Jan. 29. BAGGAGES (12) 18th Festival of San Remo by Peter Alexander-Ariola Adams cable to a reunion at Hotel K. THE LETTER The Box Tops-Vogue 9. MA MAISON QUI MONTE 111SOU'AU CIEL (I) de la Ville in Milan at 3:30 p.m. Nerve Vi lard 9. ROMEO UND JULIA on Jan. 13. Peggy March-RCA 10. JE SUIS TRISTE (10) STAR OF THE WEEK Dick Rivers After the reunion, Ezio Ra- IN EUROPE: 10. TELEGRAMM AUS TENNESSEE * * * * daelli, who had presided, gave P. March -RCA TO M JONES Courtesy of some time to Italian and for- (Deccal * * * * EUROPE No. 1 * By EvaMaria Kaiser Hit-Parade "Safut Les Copains" eign reporters. He opened by (Studio Vienna) By Bernard Brillic saying that 20 days before the Courtesy of (Official Austrian Radio) Directeur Festival, ATA had thought it (Oesterreichiscb) Lucien Morisse opportune to reunite the above- IHolland's Top 10 mentioned representatives to

discuss matters vital to the 1. WORLD forthcoming Festival. Bee Gees-Polydor News from Germany I 2. 2000 LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME Radaelli further explained Rolling Stones-Decca that he had bought 60% of the 3. A WALK IN THE SKY By PAUL SIEGEL shares of ATA. The municipal- Flower Pot Men-Deram ity of San Remo would decide, 4. LITTLE BIRD Hildegard Knef, Europe's big star married to British producer Tielman Brothers-Delta within the month of January, David Cameron, is expecting this June . . . Electrola press chief 5. SUSANNAH'S STILL ALIVE whether to accept or not the Dave Davies-Pye Kurt Wenzel came in to town with a hot record by the Lords, request of ATA to renew its 6. DAYDREAM BELIEVER "John Brown's Body"; Electrola also putting the drive on Heino, Monkees-RCA who sells big in Western Germany, but not yet in Berlin. agreement for the organization of the San Remo Festival, the 7. HELLO GOODBYE Radio Free Europe's 7 powerful powerhouse radio stations, Beatles-Parlophone VIP'd by George Le Vaye in Munich, using Record World news actual agreement terminating O. TEA IS FAMOUS Tee Set-Tee Set Records and charts . . . L.A.'s Herb Hendler, VP for Beechwood Music, on Oct. 5, 1968. The request of renewal is for five years. B. MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR made blitz European trip before MIDEM to catch the local scene Beatles-Parlophone in each country . . . Vogue's Peter Deburba excited over Radaelli then gave a brief IS. I'M COMING HOME sales on "Judy in Disguise" by John Fred and his Playboy outline of his projects: To give Tom lomes-Decce major vigor to ATA and impor- * * * * Band. .. Camillo Felgen, known as Camillo to his Radio Luxem- Courtesy of Muziek Parade burg listeners has a hit record, released on Polydor, "An Daddy tance to a Festival of San By Will J. Luikinga Personlich" (Personal to Dad) . . . One of Germany's zillion sell- Remo, to the Municipal Casino ing Carnival hit songs is "Humbta Humbta Tatara." I hear Will and to the municipality itself. Glabe recorded it on Teldec for London . . . Larry Yaskiel's Bee- Radaelli, appointed by Avv. SONG OF THE WEEK Gees doing personal shots in Germany with a big backing ork. Bertolini, wished to clarify IN EUROPE: Their "World" has gone right to the top in a few short weeks. once and for all his relation- - BY SHEIL A - The reason for Yaskiel's success is wife Inge's cooking! ship with Gianni Ravera. Gian- (France)

42 REC ORD W ORLD--February 3, 1%8 record COAST CAPERS world We have told you for many weeks that "There Is," Dells, Cadet, by Jack Devaney would become a national giant. Chess had to reservice the rec- ord. It is still the hottest record in Philadelphia. It is now get- ting close to top 10 in Chicago after five weeks hard play. It Acta's the American Breed Hutcherson of Blue Note Rec- went on WICNR, Detroit, and then CKLW followed. It is Top 5 appear on the Joey Bishop show ords doing six weeks of college in Boston at WMEX with Dale Wehba and now WRKO has fol- Feb. 10. The group's new LP concerts . . . Epic's October lowed. This record is going all the way the same as did our Hot was produced by Bill Traut for Country tape the new Michael Tip from last August—remember—"Nobody But Me"—Human Dunwich Productions ... Jeffer- Blodget TV show. Their next Beinz! Money Music speaks truth! son Airplane in town to do RCA single might possibly be a Mike Perky Murphy at KOMA, Oklahoma City, reports that "Simon sessions this month . . . Carol Lloyd tune . . . Glen Campbell, Says," 1910 Fruitgum Co., is top 10. C,ongrats to WIBG, Phila- Connors due for new single on doing nicely on Capitol with delphia for being the first major station to confirm WRIT, Mil- Dunhill. "Hey Little One," has been set for Smothers Brothers TV waukee. Perky reports that "Red, Green, Yellow and Blue," Nancy Ames will tape the show. Taping will be on Feb. Dickey Lee, is a hit and KLEO, Wichita, confirms. He says the "Hollywood Palace" show on 23. Glen Campbell is a hit—went on our tip Balloon Farm and on Feb. 12 . . . Manager Jesse "Guitar Man," Elvis Presley, which we think is great, and makes Mason announced that his 20th Joey Baker and Gary Zekley are operating the strings of us forget about the definitive original by Jerry Reed. He's also Century - Fox artist, Jesse their artist the Puppet signed on Oscar Toney. James, will have an LP out to Grammy Records. First disk, I am very excited about another new group from Boston called soon. Jesse performed his re- "Sally Go Round the Roses," Ultimate Spinach. Their first LP on MGM called "Ultimate cent hit, "Believe in Me Baby," looks good . . . Clancy Grass Spinach." Musically they have taken the art form of classical to 15,000 patrons attending and Bob Mahoney produced music and translated it into the pop idiom. It has great sub- Sports Arena show put on by stance. It is deep yet very palatable. It is well advanced music World Wide new Mira single, "The Life You in today's market. Pr o d u c - Lead," performed by A Small Jim Michaels, Music Director of KIOA, Des Moines, writes tions . . . Lib- World .. . Producer Brian Ross that Minneapolis gets credit for hits like "Love is Blue," Paul erty's Canned has renovated his group Music Machine; it's now the Bonni- Mauriat, that rightly belong to KIOA or WING, Dayton, because Heat are in the record distributor for the upper midwest is located there. the Bahamas well Music Machine on Warner Des Moines "was on the Paul Mauriat first and is over 10,000 of today. This is Bros. New single, "Me, Myself the single and many copies of the LP." part of their and I," has potential to click "Zabadak," Dave, Dee, Dozy, etc., is close to top 15 in L.A. six-week tour . . . Wes Montgomery, A & M t KHJ taking them to artist, has cut single of Labo W KYC, Cleveland, went with the "Sinking Ships" side of the Jack Boston, Phila- Schifrin's composition from the Bee Gees. Devaney delphia De- flick, "The Fox" ... Ravi Shan- Sleeper from Monument: "Don't Be Giving Away Your Love," troit and Canada. They've cut kar will record his original Dale Ward. the old Buddy Holly tune, music from the film, "Chap- paqua," on World Pacific . . . Stations on Madeline Bell: W MCA, WOR, WDRC, W AVZ, "That'll Be the Day" . . . Chad MGM's healthy new group, WICC, WBZ, WRKD, W MEX, WIBG, W KB W, WYSL, WRIT, Stuart group have tentatively Ultimate Spinach, will appear WOKY, VVUBE, WAKR, WCFL, WQXI, KHJ, KFRC, KIMN, KGB. called themselves Crumbs. It at L.A.'s Cheetah beginning Report from Bob Holladay: Bob, indie promo man in Nashville, stands for Columbia Records Feb. 9 . . . Charlatan Produc- reports that "Captain of My Ship," Reparata, is a solid top 10 Unemployed Musicians Benev- tions will produce a promotion request at WKDA & WMAK, Nashville; breaking WAYS, Char- olent Society. They're hoping film on Verve-Forecast's Jim lotte; W MPS, Memphis; WJAK. that Crumbs will be making a and Jean. Duo has hit with WBBF, Rochester (Ferdinand J), On: Marvin Gaye; Glen lot of bread. Campbell. Smash: Bruce Channel; Dells; Youngblood. their single, "People World" Producer Dallas Smith con- . Higher Elevation, Liberty's George Wilson, former PD of WHAT, Phila., is now doing firmed the Gloria Jones pact new group, looks as if it will East Coast independent promotion. He may be reached at 215- with Liberty . . . Jerry Fuller elevate on charts. Frank Slay GR-7-1517. produced sessions on Hugh and Bill Holmes produced . . . X-Ray Expose: The Troggs are really Bart Starr and other Masekela's protegee Betty Ma- White Whale's Turtles due for members of the Green Bay Packers, and that's why the record bry for Columbia . . . Bobby new single this month. hit #1 in Green Bay. Anyway, the record looks like a legit smash. That you CAN believe!! W MEX, Boston (Dale Wehba, Bob Silverman), New: "There Was a Time," James Brown; Delfonics; Al Martino; Happen- deck moving in each area. Looks good. ings; Troggs; Vanilla Fudge; 5th Dimension; Otis Redding; New: "If Sunday," Sunshine Co.; Otis Redding; Sam & Dave. Bee Gees; Tommy James; 4 Tops; Balloon Farm. :4—Beach Entire Mid-west on: "These Arms of Mine," Albert Washing- Boys; :5—Boyce & Hart; :9—Mills Brothers; $10—Dells. ton, Fraternity. Went on WKYC. Marty Thau tells me that "Look Around Rock" from the Penny KOMA, Oklahoma City (Perky Murphy). Highest night rat- Nichols LP is top request at KLIF, Dallas, Buddah label. ings in the history of the station. On: Madeline Bell; Mighty Great cut in new Cowan's' LP: "In Need of a Friend." Flea; Barry Mann; Sales: Will-O-Bees. New Stations on "Pledge of Love," Bobby Goldsboro . . . "Try It," Standells, looks very good. Pick at WKNR . . . Great KYNO; KJR (Seattle) ; KRIZ; WO WO; KIOA (jumped from new Music Explosion is "What You Want, Baby You Got It," 34 to 13);: WKB W; WCAO; WLEE; KLIF; WIFE. n W KLO, Laurie . . . New group British Roadrunners title: "Do Something Louisville; KOMA 3. To Me," Laurie . . . Bob Harrington is doing a great job at Next Spencer Davis is fantastic: "Looking Back" from the Super K. movie "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush." The movie New Stations on Orpheus on MGM: KNUZ, KLIF, KRLA, sound track is six Spencer Davis and six Traffic cuts . . . The KCBQ, KVIL. It's the pick at WOR, N.Y.C. Harold Berkman is new Hassles is "Every Step I Take" out of the Hassles LP. It all out. is very strong. Stations New on Every Mother's Son: WDRC, WFUN. Scepter is all out on "Show Me the Way to Love," New Yorkers. New Columbia release "Thompkin's Park" by the Harbingers Pick WGLI, Long Island. starting to get heavy play. Pick on WDRC, on WABZ, New Haven, Columbia Has a Sleeper: "I Could Have Loved You So Well," WCAO, Baltimore, WDBC, Washington, D.C., Pick of the Week Jack Bedient & Checkmen. Heavy play now on this six-month at WILS, Lansing, Mich., on WNE W, New York, and KAAY, old record, KAFY; Phoenix, etc. This is a fantastic side that Little Rock. This is one to watch! Many phone requests. can fool everyone by coming in for Jack Gold. "Hang Up City," Berkeley Kites, Minaret, can be a Top 5 rec- Chuck Fly, Eastern promo on Harvey Avenue Dozen, "You're ord . . . Uni is excited about the Yellow Pages, getting big play No Good." Philly, Balt., Boston and Detroit, has the Atlantic in the Southwest.

RECORD WORLD— February 3, 1968 43 eotatte# & Weetern Williams Joins Shepherd Monument Hickory Label VP, Promotion Lloyd Green to Chart Johnny Williams, young en- NASHVILLE — Monument tertainer whose first single, Record Corporation President NASHVILLE —Lloyd Green, "Lock the Door Between Us," Fred Foster announces the pro- winner of Record World's Most on the Hickory label is moving motion at Pro mising Instrumentalist fast, has signed a long-term Mike Shep- award for 1967, has signed a recording contract with Hick- herd to VP in recording contract with Chart ory Records of Nashville. charge of na- Records, manufactured and dis- Williams has performed ex- tional promo- tributed world-wide by RCA. tensively in clubs, auditoriums tion. Green joins a roster of 22 and coliseums. He is at home Shepherd artists including Lynn Ander- on the guitar, piano, organ, has been in son, Jim Nesbitt, Junior Sam- vibes, drums and bass, and is charge of pro- ples, Gordon Terry, Kirk Han- an accomplished dancer. He motion at sard, and Ott Stephens. studied at the University of Mike Shepherd M o n u - Slim Williamson, Chart's Texas and North Texas State ment since chief exec, said plans are un- College, where he was a varsity November of 1966. Prior to derway for an LP of current hit basketball player. joining Monument he was with country songs plus four new An Air Force veteran, the Warner Brothers in a similar Slim Williamson, Lloyd Green. tunes featuring Lloyd on his 26-year-old-singer is a bachelor capacity for three years. Shep- steel guitar which has been and lives with his parents in herd is a graduate of Hunter featured on many of the "Nash- self-penned "Green Strings" Baytown, Texas, when not on College in New York and Glen- ville Sound" smashes such as single gave Lloyd national rec- the road. dale College in California Warner Mack's "The Bridge ognition as in instrumentalist. where he majored in Psychol- Washed Out," David Houston's As a writer, Lloyd has two Al ogy. "You Mean the World to Me," Hirt recordings to his credit, Lynn Anderson's "Promises, one of w'hich was a top five Action on 'Turnpike' finalist in the NARAS Awards, Promises" and "Ride, Ride, Flan , Scruggs LP The Pennsylvania Turnpike Ride," Charlie Pride's "I Know "Trumpet Pickin' ". Matt and Scruggs have a Commission has supplied Peer- One," Faron Young's "Wonder- Green was administrative as- new Columbia album, "Changin' Southern's Roy Horton with 500 ful World of Women" and sistant in the Nashville office Times," produced by Bob John- turnpike brochures which he is others. For example, Green is of SESAC for three and a half ston, which includes five songs distributing to djs throughout playing on about 16 songs in the years, proof that his knowledge written by Bob Dylan; one by the country, in conjunction with current country chart. of the music industry goes deeper than just that of a side- Earl Scruggs titled "Foggy Peer-Southern's promotion cam- Mountain Breakdown" (the paign for the spoof, "Pennsyl- Recorded with Many Artists man. Green has done independent theme from "Bonnie and vania Turnpike I Love You," by Needless to say that in al- productions, too, two of which Clyde"), "Ode to Billie Joe" Dick Todd on Decca. Horton is trying to work out most five years of studio re- were "Dallas" by Vern Stovall and a number of other folky cording, Lloyd has made phono- on Longhorn and "He Was Al- songs. a deal with the Turnpike Com- graph records with practically most Persuaded" by Donna Lead guitar playing on the mission to wave all tickets on speeding offenders if they are every major artist. Harris on ABC. His network set is performed by Louise and Green has had three previous TV appearances include "The Earl Scruggs' 14 year-old-son, caught while tuned in to WRCP, Philadelphia, WORK, York, albums, one on Time Records Jimmy Dean Show" and "The Randy. Radio Station copies and two on Little Darlin'. His Lawrence Welk Show." may be obtained by writing to WCMB, Harrisburg, WCBG, Flatt and Scruggs, 201 Donna Chambersburg, WVSC, Somer- Drive, Madison, Tenn. 37115. set, or WEEP, Pittsburgh, who Club Review are all laying on the Todd rec- ord and come in with a strong Greene Versatile At Nashville Room signal on the Turnpike. NE W YORK — Decca's Phoenix," one of the surest pop Buffy Goes Country award-winning country songster crossovers from the country field Liz & Dave Jack Greene made his Nashville in ages. A direct bullseye, too, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Vanguard Room bow last week dressed in was his latest single, "You Are star, has recorded her first green, accompanied by his Jolly My Treasure," also the title of country disk in Nashville: Green Giants and starting off his next album. From the cur- "Soulful Shade of Blue" backed with "Walkin' on New Grass." rent LP, he did the title num- with "Piney Wood Hills." A more versatile performer ber, a plaintive "What Locks than all this might indicate, with the Door," which he said was a healthy set of pipes, Greene one of his favorites. soon proved worthy of all the Greene also threw accolades Big C&W Package acclaim and hefty record sales to country music veteran Ernest Buddy Lee of Aud-Lee At- that have been his in the last Tubb several times during the tractions has assembled a year or so. He can sing 'em fast, evening, dedicating "Walking unique country package for a or he can sing 'em slow, smilin' the Floor Over You" to him. tour of key cities beginning right up to the tip of his pro- The Jolly Green Giants were Feb. 2 through March 24. minent ears or sorrowin' with spotted in a solo instrumental Headlined by Hank Williams, great beagle eyes. He is at home effort of "Cherokee," with a Jr. and the Cheating Hearts in either bag. striking endurance demonstra- with Lamar Morris, the pack- He also told some jokes which tion by drummer Don Lacy. age will also feature the Drift- his snappy delivery happily did "People ask why I don't play ing Cowboys, featuring Don IZ( 111111i1 & \\ estern artist Liz not belabor. the drums anymore," said Helms, Sammy Pruitt, Jerry Anderson appeared recently at Greene. "That's why." Rivers and Hillous Buttrum. New York's Nashville Room in the But Jack was there to sing, But it was Jack Greene the Other features will be Wilma Hotel Taft and is shown here at a and he scored especially, it customers wanted. When he sang reception on opening night with Lee and Stoney Cooper, Leon Dave Finkle of Record World. "Liz seemed to me, on the superb "All the Time," he was telling Ashley and Margie Singleton, Anderson Sings Her Favorites," a Glen Campbell — James Webb it like they wanted him. Lefty Frizzell, Merle Kilgore new album, will be released in Feb- hit, "By the Time I Get to — Doug McClelland. and Jeannie Sheppard. ruary.

44 RECORD WORLD —February 3, 1968 record In Support world COUNTRY SINGLE apb REVIEWS

This Lost Who. on Wk Wk. Chart Feb. 3 Jai. 27 YOU ARE MY TREASURE (Forrest Hills, BMI) 1 2 BY THE TIME I GET IF GOD CAN FORGIVE YOU, SO CAN I (Mar-Kay, BMI) TO PHOENIX 6 JACK GREEAE —Derca 32261. Glenn Campbell— The new Jack Greene single is out and, of course, it will go Capitol T ST 2851 2 3 QUEEN OF HONKY right to the top. TONK STREET 12 Kitty Wells— EVIL ON YOUR MIND (Wilderness, BMI) Hubert Long, President of the Decca DL-4929: DL-74929 3 1 TURN THE WORLD A THING OF PLEASURE (Barmour, BMI) Country Music Association, Tex AROUND 17 JLDI LI/NA —Columbia 4-44409. Ritter and U.S. Senator Harrison Eddy Arnold — The funny Harlan Howard song gets powerful reading from Williams (D.—N.J.) huddle at a RCA Victor LPM LSP 3869 Judy. Deserves to score. press party in Nashville recently 4 6 WHAT LOCKS THE DOOR 8 to support legislation providing Jack Greene — Decca DL-4939: DL-74939 MOTHER, MAY I (Greenback, BMI) performance royalties for artists 5 5 WHAT DOES IT TAKE 11 and record manufacturers. Senator Skeeter Davis — BETTER THAN LIFE WITHOUT YOU (Yonah, BMI) Williams is author of the amend- RCA Victor LPM-LSP 3876 LIZ ANDERSON AND LYNN ANDERSON — 6 4 YOU MEAN THE WORLD ment backed by the National Com- RCA-Victor 47-9445. TO ME 7 mittee for the Recording Arts David Houston — Cute duet between this mother-daughter country team. The (NCRA). Ritter is chairman of the Epic LN-24338: BN-26338 ladies will have an important score. Nashville NCRA. Stan Kenton is 7 7 BRANDED MAN 20 Merle Haggard —Capitol T ST national chairman of the organi- 8 8 BEST OF EDDY ARNOLD 37 LEAVE (Central, BMI) zation. RCA Victor LPM LSP 3565 HE'S LAUGHING AT YOU (Central, BMI) 9 16 THE COUNTRY WAY 6 Charlie Pride — CHAPARRAL BROTHERS —Capitol 2096. RCA Victor LPM LSP 3909 Effective country ballad the Chaparral Brothers could click 1C 9 HELLO, I'M DOLLY 10 First Hangers Dolly Porton — Monument with. Velvety love song. MLP-8085: SLP-18085 According to Stadium Records, 11 10 SINGIN' WITH FEELIN' 10 YOU DON'T OWN ME (Forest Hills, BMI) Inc., of No. Hollywood, the Loretta Lynn — original record on "Hanging Dccca D14930: DL-74930 CHEATER SCHOOL (Stringtown, BMI) On" was done by the label's 12 13 THE BUCKAROOS 11007'S TIL —K-Ark 808. Irene Belle and Ray Sanders, STRIKE AGAIN 9 Boots tells it like it is on this swingy country singalong. She'll Capitol T ST 2828 click big. as produced by A. J. Mint°, and 13 12 BEST OF CONNIE SMITH 12 not by the Gosdin Brothers, as RCA Victor LMP LSP 3848 THAT'S THE HANGUP BABY (Wilderness, BMI) stated recently in Record 14 14 I'LL HELP YOU World. FORGET HER 10 MEAN OLE MAN MADE THINGS (Moss Rose, BMI) Dothe West— EARL SCOT7'—Decca 32255. RCA Victor LPM LSP 3848 Clever lyric and good tune for Earl. The country fans will 15 15 THIS IS JAN HOWARD like what he has to sing. COUNTRY Opry Stars Guest Decca DL-4931 74931 YOU'RE GONNA WONDER ABOUT ME (Cedarwood, BMI) 16 11 GENTLE ON MY MIND 15 NASHVILLE - Grand Ole Glenn Campbell— BIG WHEEL IN NASHVILLE (Cedarwood, BMI) Opry stars Bobby Lord and Ray Capitol T ST 2809 SCOTTIE STONEMEA —Jed 10012. Pillow, along with WPLO's 17 17 DON'T SQUEEZE MY Scottie and one or two other Stonemens step out on a bouncy Bobby Johnson and the Western SHARMON 9 Charlie Walker— put-down love song. Watch it. Gentlemen, recently entertained Epic LN-24328: BN-26328 for the annual meeting of the 18 25 LAURA 3 SOMEBODY KNOWS (BUT JUST AIN'T TELLIN') (Su-Ma, BMI) Georgia Fair Association in At- Leon Ashley— RCA Victor LPM LSP 3900 I LET HER GET LONELY (Four Star, BMI) lanta. 19 19 THE ONE AND ONLY 5 LARKI PAGE —Paula 291. Waylon Jennings— RCA Camden CAL DAS 2183 Guy's wife is slipping around and he's determined to find out. 20 20 RAY PRICE'S GREATEST The buyers will like it. Yarbrough Tour HITS, VOL. 22 4 Columbia CL-2670: CS-9470 MAKING BELIEVE (Acuff-Rose, BMI) Glenn Yarbrough, who records 21 30 IT TAKES PEOPLE LOVIN' TIME (Mayhew, BMI) for Warner Bros.-7 Arts Rec- LIKE YOU 2 Buck Owens—Capitol T ST 2814 THE HO MESTEADERS —Little Darlin' 0036. ords, has embarked on one of the 22 21 GEMS BY JIM 12 Slow and mournful ditty will entice coin into the register. most extensive college and public Jim Edward Brown — The Homesteaders sound great. spring concert tours ever sched- RCA Victor LPM LSP 3853 uled for a performer in the past 23 24 OUR WAY OF LIFE 4 HAS ANYBODY SEEN ME LATELY? (Acuff-Rose, BMI) Bobby Goldsboro 8, Del Reeves— decade. United Artists UAL-3615: UAS-6615 I WOKE UP (Pamper, BMI) 24 18 ODE TO BILLIE JOE 19 HANK COCHRAN —Monument 1051. Bobby Gentry — Infectious new Hank Cochran tune that Hank sings with lots Capitol T ST 2809 of selling verve. NEW 25 26 JOHNNY DOLLAR 3 Date TEM TES 4009 FOR 26 27 A WORLD OF LOVE 3 I'LL OILWELLS LOVE YOU (Combine, BMI) Bobby Lewis—United Artists I HOPE I DON'T FIND HER THE WAY I LEFT HER (Southtown, BMI) '68 UAL-3616: UAS-6616 27 28 PHANTOM 309 3 BILLY EARL —Hilltop 3017. Red Sovine —Starday Funny lyrics here. Billy should end up with a big country KITTY 28 (—) SING ME BACK HOME 1 gusher. Merle Haggard — WELLS Capitol T ST 2848 I'M SORRY TO SEE ME GO (Greenback-Yonah, BMI) 29 (—) LOVE'S GONNA HAPPEN "MY BIG TRUCK TO ME 1 ONCE A FOOL, (ALWAYS A FOOL) (Yonah, BMI) Wynn Stewart— BOBBY ED 11. .-IRD.S —Chart 59-1020. Capitol T ST 2849 This country song is the kind that gets big and stays big. DRIVIN' MAN" 30 TRAVELIN' SHOES 1 Decco :32247 Guy Mitchell—Starday SLP-412 Bobby does it just right.

RECORD WORLD— February 3, 1968 45 C &W SINGLES

This Last Wks. on This Last Wks. on Wk. Wk. Chart Wk. Wk. Chart Feb. 3 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Jon. 27 By PAUL PERRY * 3 SKIP A ROPE 8 38 21 I'M A SWINGER 14 Henson Cargill—Monument 1041 Jimmy Dean —RCA Victor 9350 Promotion-minded Tex Davis brought out the champagne when PROMISES PROMISES 11 39 41 THIS ONE'S ON THE HOUSE 3 Lynn Anderson —Chart 1010 Jerry Wallace—Liberty 56001 informed that Henson Cargill's "Skip a Rope" had crested into SING ME BACK HOME 12 40 44 YOUR LILY WHITE HANDS 9 Merle Haggard—Capitol 2017 the nation's top C&W singles: Tex said that the entire Monument Ray Griff—MGM 13855 operation including Fred Foster, Steve Poncio and Jack Kirby, HERE COMES HEAVEN 11 Johnny Carver—Imperial 66268 Eddy Arnold—RCA Victor 9368 along with all the office girls, joined in the celebration. "Skip a I'D GIVE THE WORLD 13 41 37 WHAT LOCKS THE DOOR 19 Jack Greene—Decca 32184 Rope" is the first Monument disk to hit the number one position Warner Mack—Decca 32211 17 ROSANNA'S COIN' WILD 6 42 31 BEFORE THE NEXT since Jeannie Sealy's "Don't Touch Me." * Jchnny Cash—Columbia 44373 TEARDROP FALLS 14 Rex Allen and Wilma Burgess recording for Decca this past 7 4 BY THE TIME I GET TO Duane Dee—Capitol 5986 week. Label's Jack Greene is getting many picks on his new re- PHONEIX 15 43 43 LOVE'S DEAD END Bill Phillips—Decca 32207 13 lease, "You Are My Treasure." Rusty Gabbard of Sorce Produc- Glen Campbell—Capitol 2051 8 8 COUNTRY HALL OF FAME 15 54 HOW LONG WILL MY BABY tions of Houston has revealed that WSM-TV, Channel 4 in Nash- Hank Locklin —RCA Victor 9314 BE GONE 3 ville, is the first station to purchase "The New Kitty Wells Family 9 10 BLUE LONELY WINTER 14 Buck Owens—Capitol 2080 Jimmy Newman —Decca 32202 Show." It will begin in mid-February and fea- * 13 I HEARD A HEART BREAK 45 23 A GIRL DON'T HAVE TO ture along with Kitty, Johnny Wright, Bill Phil- LAST NIGHT 14 DRINK TO HAVE FUN 10 Wanda Jackson —Capitol 2021 lips, Bobby Wright, Ruby Wright, Carol Sue Jim Reeves—RCA Victor 9343 11 12 ANYTHING LEAVING TOWN 46 49 ALL RIGHT 3 Wright and the Tennessee Mountain Boys Band. TODAY 13 Mel Tillis—Kapp 881 Audie Ashworth of Moss Rose Publications Dave Dudley—Mercury 72741 47 50 FOGGY RIVER 3 Carl Smith—Columbia 44396 says that Hank Mills is turning backflips over * 18 THE LAST THING ON MY MIND 11 56 MY BIG TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN 3 national reaction to Kitty Wells' current Decca Porter Wagoner 8, Dolly Parton— Kitty Wells—Decca 32247 RCA Victor 9371 platter, "My Big Truck Driving Man." Mills * 62 WALK ON OUT OF MY MIND 3 13 14 ANNA. I'M TAKING YOU penned the tune which is proving to be Kitty's Waylon Jennings— HOME 17 RCA Victor 9414 biggest single in many releases. Leon Ashley—Ashley 2025 * 55 LOUISVILLE 4 Hugh "Baby" Jarrett, veteran rock-jock for- 14 6 LOVE'S GONNA HAPPEN Leroy Van Dyke— Warner Bros. 7155 Paul Perry merly of Nashville and Atlanta, has joined TO ME 12 Wynn Stewart—Capitol 2007 51 53 WRONG SIDE OF THE WORLD 6 ICBBQ Radio, Burbank, Calif. Jarrett, who worked around Nash- Hugh X. Lewis—Kapp 868 15 16 HEAVEN HELP THE ville for many years while a member of the Jordanaires and was WORKING GIRL 11 * 57 LUZIANNA 3 Web Pierce—Decca 32246 m.c. for the Elvis Presley Show years ago, is making his first Norma Jean—RCA Victor 9362 attempt at the C&W phase of radio. 16 9 FOR LOVING YOU 16 * 58 I WOULDN'T CHANGE A Bill Anderson & Jan Howard— THING ABOUT YOU 3 Cedarwood Publishing Company executive Curley Rhodes ex- Decca 32197 Hank Wiliams, Jr.—MGM 13857 cited over the new Johnny Williams release on Hickory. Rhodes 17 20 JUST FOR YOU 6 * 59 HEY LITTLE ONE 3 is preparing a promotion tour on the record. Ferlin Husky—Capitol 2048 Glenn Campbell— RCA Victor 9422 * 24 REPEAT AFTER ME 8 A Harlan Howard song, "That's the Hang Up Baby," is Earl Jack Reno—Jab 9009 * 64 EVERYBODY'S GOTTA BE Scott's new single release on Decca. This could be that one that 19 19 WEAKNESS IN A MAN 4 SOMEWHERE 3 Scott has been looking for. Had lengthy conversation with Roy Drusky—Mercury 72742 Johnny Dollar—Date 1585 * 61 THE DAY YOU STOPPED KURV Radio, Edinburg, Texas Prexy Lloyd Hawkins on the pop- * 25 TAKE ME TO YOUR WORLD 5 Tammy Wynette—Epic 10269 LOVING ME 6 ularity of C&W music there. KURV currently holds the number 21 22 WOMAN HUNGRY 7 Bobby Helms—Little Darlin' 0034 two rating in this 400,000 population town with seven stations. Porter Wagoner— 57 60 HE CHICKENED OUT ON ME 6 Epic Records' Nashville production chief Billy Sherrill is pres- RCA Victor 9379 Bcbbi Skaff—RCA Victor 9363 * 73 BABY'S BACK AGAIN 2 ently in Europe on a combination vacation-business tour. The * 29 MY GOAL FOR TODAY 7 Kenny Price—Boone 1067 Connie Smith—RCA Victor 9413 label has ready for release new singles by David Houston and 23 26 THE SON OF HICKORY * 74 GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLK Charlie Rich. HOLLERS TRAMP 7 SONG SALESMAN 2 Pretty Pat Patterson of Hill & Range Publications info's that Johnny Darrell— Jim 8. Jesse—Epic 10263 * United Artists 50235 60 32 EVERYBODY OUGHT TO a new Capitol single is due out right away by Dave Davenport 35 TAKE ME AS I AM 5 SING A SONG 9 on one of their songs titled "Right Now." Should be a hit. Ray Price—Columbia 44374 Dallas Frazier—Capitol 2011 * 69 TOGETHERNESS 4 Scott Turner was in town a few days ago recording Slim Whit- * 30 MY CAN DO CAN'T KEEP UP Gordon Terry—Chart 59-1014 WITH MY WANT TO 6 5 man, Johnny Carver and Glen Garrison. Turner also is currently Nat Stuckey—Paula 287 62 63 TOGETHERNESS Freddy Hart—Kapp 879 negotiating with Roger Sovine, son of Red, about a recording 26 27 TELL MAUDE I SLIPPED 8 pact with Imperial. Del Reeves is recording an LP of future hits Red Sovine—Starday 823 63 66 GREAT PRETENDER 2 Lamar Morris—MGM 13866 under the jurisdiction of U.A.'s Bob Montgomery. Cowboy Jack 27 28 DON'T MONKEY WITH ANOTHER MONKEY'S 64 67 BARBARA 2 Clement has captured another hit with "The Moods of Mary" by George Morgan —Starday 825 MONKEY 7 Tompall and the Glaser Brothers. Ditto "The Day the World Stood Johnny Paycheck — * 71 SAY IT'S NOT YOU 2 Still" by Charley Pride. Little Darlin' 0035 George Jones—Musicor 1289 Larry Page's new single release on Paula sounds like a winner. 28 11 IT TAKES PEOPLE LIKE YOU 66 68 SHE GETS THE ROSES 3 (TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE ME) 18 Donna Odum —Decca 32214 Page is promotion head of the label which currently has the Buck Owens—Capitol 2001 (—) BY THE TIME YOU GET TO nation's number one pop platter, "Judy in Disguise." Paul Tannen * 39 STOP THE SUN 6 PHOENIX 1 was in town for a Johnny Tillotson session for MGM last week. Bonnie Guitar—Dot 17057 Wanda Jackson—Capitol 2085 30 15 TUPELO MISSISSIPPI FLASH 12 HERE COMES THE RAINS 1 Tillotson's "I Can Spot a Cheater" is just too much. Jerry Reed —RCA Victor 9362 Eddy Arnold—RCA Victor 9437 Dalray Jingle Company, owned by Dallas Frazier and Ray 31 33 LITTLE WORLD GIRL 4 I AM THE GRASS 1 George Hamilton IV— Dean Mullins—SSS Intl 728 Baker, just finished a series of commercials for Pearl Beer Com- RCA Victor 9385 pany of San Antonio, Texas. Bob Brown of the Beer firm reports 32 34 CHILDHOOD PLACES 7 TRUCK DRIVIN' CAT WITH Dottie West—RCA Victor 9377 NINE WIVES 1 that he is realizing the impact that C&W advertising is doing Jim Nesbitt—Chart 591018 for his product. Dalray Jingles used many of the big name artists * 40 IT'S ALL OVER 5 David Houston & Tammy Wynette 71 72 YOUR OLD HANDY MAN 3 on the spots including George Jones, Webb Pierce and Merle —Epic 10274 Priscilla Mitchell—Mercury 72757 Haggard. Nobody can remember when anyone fitted in so quickly 34 38 DARK END OF THE STREET 4 72 (—) SO LONG CHARLIE BROWN, Archie Campbell & Lorene Mann — DON'T LOOK FOR ME on the local scene as RCA's new A&R executive Danny Davis has. * RCA Victor 9401 Davis is one of the most knowledgeable and capable producing 51 THE DAY THE WORLD AROUND 1 STOOD STILL 4 Sammi Smith—Columbia 44370 figures to hit town in a long while. Charlie Pride—RCA Victor 9403 13 75 I'M NOT READY YET 2 Well known WSM-TV announcer Al Voecks and wife, Marci, 48 A WORLD OF OUR OWN 5 Blue Boys—RCA Victor 9418 became the parents of a baby boy on Jan. 24. The baby and Sonny James—Capitol 2067 74 (—) I MADE THE PRISON BAND 1 mother are doing fine. A very interesting article about Eddy * 45 THANKS A LOT FOR Tommy Collins—Columbia 44386 Arnold appeared in the Jan. 20 issue of TV Guide. TRYIN' ANYWAY 6 75 (—)BABY ME BABY 1 Liz Anderson—RCA Victor 9378 Johnny Duncan —Columbia 44383

46 RECORD WORLD—February 3, 1968 record 'Happy' Wilson Named world O U NTRY DISK JOCKEY Tree Enterprises Dir. REP ORT S NASHVILLE A joint an- nouncement by President Jack

KEN WIGGINS WLLY- Wilson, North Carolina Stapp and Executive Vice WMEL-Pensacola, Florida 1. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) President W. D. "Buddy" Kil- 1. The Last Thing On My Mind 2. By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Parton & Wagoner) (Glen Campbell) len of Tree Publishing Com- 2. For Loving You (Howard & Anderson) 3. For Loving You 3. Here Comes Heaven (Eddy Arnold) (Bill Anderson & Jan Howard) pany has named Eugene B. 4. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) 4. Here Comes Heaven (Eddy Arnold) "Happy" Wilson to the newly 5. The Country Hall Of Fame (Hank Locklin) 5. Skip A Rope (H Cargill) 6. Love's Gonna Happen To Me 6. Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson) created post of Director of Tree (Wynn Stewart) 7. Loves Gonna Happen To N. Enterprises. 7. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) (Wynn Stewart) 8. A Girl Don't Have To Drink To Have 8. The Country Hall Of Ferns Effective Jan. 22, Wilson's Fun (Wanda Jackson) (Hank Locklin) 9. Before The Next Teardrop Falls 9. What Locks The Door (Jack Greene) duties with Tree are primarily (Duane Dee) 10. It Takes People Like You (Buck Owens) to co-ordinate the activities of 10. Big Daddy (The Browns) From left: Jack Stapp, "Happy" JOHN FOX the company's more-than-40 WTCR-Ashland, Ky. WPLO-Atlanta, Ga. Wilson, Buddy Killen. 1. For Loving You 1. Easy To Love (Arlene Harden) songwriters with the needs of (Bill Anderson & Jan Howard) 2. Before The Next Tear (Duane Doe) 2. The Last Thing On My Mind 3. Working Girl (Conway Twitty) record producers in Nashville (Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton) 4. Heard From A Heartbreak (Jim Reeves) 3. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) and elsewhere and work in a performer, a radio and TV 5. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) 4. Your Lily White Hands (Johnny Carver) 6. Repeat After Me (Jack Reno) close liaison with all Tree en- personality, a songwriter (with 5, Heie Comes Heaven (Eddy Arnold) 7. Just For You (Ferlin Huskey) "Sleepin' at the Foot of the 6 Somewhere Between (Bonnie Owens) 8. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) terprises. 7. Heaven Help The Working Girl 9. River Of Regret (June Stearns) Bed" to his credit) and as an (Norma Jean) 10. Rings (Stan Hitchcock) 8. Prcmises, Promises (Lynn Anderson) Formerly Central VP independent record producer in 9 He Remiids Me A Whole Lot Of Me BOB JENNINGS addition to his experiences in (Red Simpson) WLAC-Nashville, Tenn Formerly a Vice President 10 Take Me To Your World (Tammy Wynette) 1. Blue Lonely Winter (Jimmy C. Newman) the publishing field. LEW SMITH 2. I Heard A Heart Break (Jim Reeves) with Central Songs, Inc., as KGRI-Henderson, Texas 3. You're Easy To Love (Arlene Hardin) 1. Did You Not Respect (Lee Rose) 4. Country Music Hall Of Fame head of their Nashville office He is married to singer Ma- 2 By The Time (Glenn Campbell) (Hank Locklin) for six and a half years, Wilson rion Worth and is a highly re- 3. I Heard A Heart Break (Jim R ) 5. Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson) 4. Country Hall Of Fame (Hank Locklin) 6. Childhood Places (Dottie West) has an extensive background in spected member of Nashville's 5. Hangin' On (Ashley/Singleton) 7. Wonderful World Of Women the country music business as 6 A Dime At A Time (Del R ) (Faron Young) music community. 7 I've Got The Downhearted Blues 8. Last Thing On My Mind (Lee Rose) (Wagoner & Parton) 8. Wonderful World Of Women (F. Young) 9. I'll Bring You Water (Browns) 9 Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) 10. Little World Girl (George Hamilton IV) 10 Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) Bobo at MIDEM Music City DAN KURT W MOM-Memphis, Tennessee KRSA-Salinas, California 1. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) R. W. Bobo, VP and General 1. Take Me As I Am (Ray Price) Playhouse Set 2. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) 2. Your Lily-White Hands (Ray Griff) Manager of Boone Record 3. For Loving You 3. Stop The Sun (Bonnie Guitar) (Bill Anderson & Jan Howard) Company, a Division of Enter- A n ot her service entertain- 4. I Stole Flowers From Your Garden 4. Love's Gonna Happen To Me (Gene Wyatt) tainment Corporation of Amer- ment feature for lovers of (Wynn Stewart) 5. Here Comes Heaven (Eddy Arnold) 5. Here Comes Heaven (Eddy Arnold) 6. Rosanna's Going Wild (Johnny Cash) ica in Goodlettsville, Tenn., at- country music will soon ap- 6. The Last Thing On My Mind 7. Little World Girl (George Hamilton IV) tended the MIDEM Convention pear on the Nashville scene in (Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton) 8. Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp 7. The Son Of Hickory Hollers Tramp (Johnny Darrell) of record producers and music the form of the Music City (Johnny Darrell) 9. Louisville (Leroy Van Dyke) 8. Blue Lonely Winter (Jimmy Newman) Playhouse. 10. Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson) publishers in Cannes, France. 9. I Heard A Heart Break Last Night (Jim Reeves) KEN BOSTON While attending the conven- To be located at 423 Broad- 10. Before The Next Teardrop Falls KARL-Carlsbad, California (Duanne Dee) 1. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) tion he negotiated for a talent way, the Playhouse will pro- JIMMY SIMS 2. It Takes People Like You (Buck Owens) exchange program and organ- vide visitors to the city with WSWN-Belle Glade, Fla. 3. Burning A Hole In My Mind T. For Loving You (Connie Smith) izing a distributor market for a filmed account of the history (B. Anderson & J. Howard) 4. By The Time I Get To Phoenix of the development of country 2. What Locks The Door (Jack Greene) (Glen Campbell) the Boone label. Bobby Bobo 3. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) 5. A Dime At A Time (Del R ) (as he is widely known from music in Nashville, and will 4. Its Th. Little Things (Sonny James) 6. Just For You (Ferlin Husky) 5. Love's Dead End (Bill Phillips) 7. Here Comes Heaven (Eddy Arnold) his association with the Mid- feature special appearances by 6. It Takes People Like You (Buck Owens) 8. Bottle, Bottle (Jim Ed Brown) western Hay Ride TV Program top country music stars. 7. Repeat After Me (Jack Reno) 9. You Ought To See Me Cry (Johnny Bush) 8. Tender And True (Ernie Ashworth) 10. You Mean All The World To Me in Cincinnati, Ohio) and fam- Music City Playhouse is the 9. Clnildhood PIVAIS (Dottie West) (David Houston) 10. Big Daddy (The Browns) ily recently moved to Hender- brainstorm of two local young CHUCK BRO WN HARVEY MOSS sonville, Tenn. from Union, WJWS-South Hill, Va. K LIZ-Brainerd, Minn. businessmen, Harry Moodie 1. Love's Dead End (Bill Phillips) 1. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) Ky. where Boone Record Com- and Charles Outland, who con- 2. Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson) 2. Here Comes Heaven (Eddy Arnold) 3. By The Time I Get To Phoenix pany was previously located. 3. I'll Love You More (Jeannie Seely) ceived the idea for the theater (Glen Campbell) 4. For Loving You during a visit to a similar at- (Bill Anderson/Jan Howard) 4 He Chix Out On Me (Bobbi Staff) 5. A World Of Our Own (Sonny James) 5 Everybody Ought To Sing A Song traction in San Francisco. 6. Repeat After Me (Jack Reno) (Dallas Fraixer) 7. Here Comes Authority (Rusty Adams) 6. Your Lily White Hands (Ray Griff) 8. She Gats The Roses (Donna Odom) 7. I Am The Grass (Dee Mullins) 8. Childhood Places (Dottie West) Hank Snow Opens 9. Togetherness (Gordon Terry) 10. Woman Hungry (Porter Wagoner 9. Don't Monkey (Johnny Paycheck) VERNE LOTZ SHEPPARD 10. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) East Star Affiliate KOTA-Rapid City, S. Dak. KDAV-Lubbock, Tex. 1. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 1. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) Hank Snow, President of Sil- (Glen Campbell) 2. The Day The World Stood Still 2. Here Comes Heaven (Eddy Arnold) (Charley Pride) ver Star Music, Inc., has an- 3. I'd Give The World (W Mack) 3. My Goal For Today (Kenny Price) nounced the opening of an af- 4. It's The Little Things (Sonny James) 4. For Loving You 5. Blue Lonely Winter (Jimmy Newman) (Bill Anderson & Jan Howard) filiated publishing company, 6. It Takes People Like You (Buck Owens) 5. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) 7. Anything Leaving Town Today 6. Little World Girl (George Hamilton IV) East Star Music, Inc. (Dave Dudley) 7. Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson) 8. I Hea•d A Heart Break (Jim Reeves) 8. Woman Hungry (Porter Wagoner) Already, East Star has rec- 9, You Mean The World To Me 9. Son Of Hickory Hollers Tramp ords by Dean Martin, Vic (David Houston) (Johnny Darrell) 10. Ballad Of Waterhole 3 (Roger Miller) 13. H Help The Working Girl Dana. the Harden Trio, Billy GENE LOCK (Norma Jean) WRUS-Russellville, Ky. Walker, Dottie West and Hank 1. For Loving You TOM ROWLAND Emily Itradsha‘‘ and Susan Sutton (Bill Anderson Jan Howard) WCLE-Cleveland, Tenn. Snow. 2. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard) I. Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson) (Promotions by Emily) flank 2. I'd Give The World (Warner Mack) Troy Martin is the Vice 3, Dark End Of The Street WSM's Russ McCown and partners (Archie Campbell/L. Mann) 3. For Loving You President and Executive Man- 4. Anything Leavin' Town Today (Anderson & Howard) Harry Moodie and Charles Outland (D. Dudley) 4. Tender & True (Ernie Ashworth) ager of both companies. Be- around a replica of Nashville's 5. What Locks The Door (J. Goons) 5. Skip A Rope (Henson Cargill) 6. Blue Lonely Winter (J. Newman) 6. Togetherness (Gordon Terry) cause of the expansion, the Music City Playhouse. McCown is 7. Skip A Rope (H. Cargill) 7. Take Me To Your World companies have moved into producer for the filmed features 8. What Kind Of A Girl (L. Lynn) (Tammy Wynette) 9. Last Thing On My Mind 8. Repeat After Me (Jack Reno) new offices at 1717 West End, which will be shown in the new Porter Wagoner/Dolly Parton) 9. Weakness In A Man (Roy Drusky) country music theater. 10. Hickory Holiar's Tramp (J. Darrell) 10. Barbara (George Morgan) Suite 316, Nashville, Tenn.

RECORD WORLD-February 3, 1%8 47 Produced by Jerry Kasenetz &Jeff Katz —Suer K Productions

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