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#'4% Record - -°' Mirror SPECIAL FOUR -PAGE No. 160 Week ending April 4, 1964 SUPPLEMENT INSIDE Every Thursday 6d. Registered at the G.P.O. as a newspaper .:.E*: BEATLES FOR AUSTRALIA IN Australia, even the kangaroos arehopping higher thanever before - in excitement at the visit of the Beatles. The foursome now leaveearlierthanexpectedand opening their tour there in Adelaide on June 12. Reports an Australian columnist:"There's never been so much interest ina visiting attrac- tion . ." And the boys occupy the top six places in "Down Under" Top Ten. "I Saw Her Standing There," "Love Me Do," "Roll Over Beethoven," All My Loving" EP, "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand." As is still happening in the States, local radio stations are presenting Beatle discs almost non-stop. Final line-up of the touring pack- age for Australia is not fixed, but it is confirmed that Sounds Incorpor- ated, new signing by Brian Epstein, will make the trip. NEW LONG PLAYER From allcorners comes news of fresh sales records by the Beatles. In the States, "Meet the Beatles," the ALBUM,hassoldnearlyhalf -a - million more than the SINGLE "I Want To Hold Your Hand." A new album will be released in the next week orso.And "Can't Buy Me Love,"thelatestsingle,hassold 2,700,000 copies already. On Monday this week, BBC TV's "Panorama" was given over to Brian Epstein and his "stable." The brilli- ant young show -business boss was interviewed andfilmclipsofhis artistsand groups were included. Another slice of history was written . Also confirmed is a big television date for the Beatles themselves - a big " spectacular" to be directed by Jack Good, the producer who handled the earliest of big -beat presentations from the days of "Six -Five Special." Rediffusion TV put out the show on May 6, a Wednesday, and Cilia Black, Sounds Incorporated, plus American star Jerry Lee Lewis, are fixed for the bill. Filming on the Beatles' first major production has been going pretty wellaccordingtoschedule.They have been at the Scala Theatre, in London, for the past few days, com- pletinginteriorshots. A special "audience" of extras, some 1,800 of them, was enrolled to provide the best atmosphere. DAVE CLARK is shooting up the American charts with "Bits and Pieces." COLUMBIA DI37248 E.M.I. RECORDS LTD.. E.M.I. HOUSE, 20 MANCHESTER SQUARE, LONDON, W.1 2 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending April 4, 1964 YOUR PAGE..send us your letters, and your views DOES A CHART LULL Record Mirror SPELL FAILURE? EVERY THURSDAY 116 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W.1: SURELY a lullin an artiste's chart successes does not Telephones GERrard 7460, 3785, 5960 spell complete and everlasting doom.If it does, many others apart from Elvis are suffering a similar fate.-Darin, Vee, Sedaka, Shannon, Anka, Duane, Everlys, Tony Bennett, Nat Cole, Ray Charles, Andy Williams, Conway, Donegan, Francis, Bassey,-Stephen Gilbert, Chester House, Midland Road, Wellingborough, Northants.LP Winner. that tour which the boys did with Tommy last year and it was great LET'S HAVE 'NEW NO RESPECT to meet him in Washington at the THINK many recording artistes Coliseum performance."-Veronica Webb. Tommy Roe Fan Club, 2 j,are influenced by their favourite singers. For example, BridgeWay,Whitton,Middlesex. BobbyDarinleftAtlantic soon after Ray Charles-hisidol. Bobby WAVE' U.S. R & B cutanL.P.ofCharles'songs. WithABC Paramount,Rayhas made twoalbumsof C and W MORE THAN EL. songs . withCapitol, Bobby hascuttwoC and W albums. O.K. So we alladmitthat Johnny Tillotson, a life-long Crosby's record sales are admirerofHankWilliams,often more than any other singer- sings "weepers" as did Hank. And asreaderLeslieGaylornever Johnny's compositions "Out Of My intendsustoforget.Butwhat Mind"and"ItKeepsRightOn aboutthecontroversy which says A-Hurtin' "could easily have been that Elvis is second with close on written by Hank. Billy Fury is an 80 million sales? Now we Frankie Elvisfan,whichshowsthrough La Me fansusuallyliveandlet live, and avoid this verbal in his appearance and vocal no-notanotherpleafor Lewis, Martha and theVandellas, styles. And I believethatthe brawling,butlet'shave some dated MajorLance,Mary Wells,The justice.TotalsalesofFrankie's OH, r e -is sue s!(Ritchie success oftheBeatlesis due, Valens feature, RM). The Trashmen, Tams, Impressions, to an extent, to the fact that they discsisvery closeto100million. people who insist FreddieScott,JackMitzche,the So Elvisis almost 20 million on going back areinfluenced bysomeofthe five years for "good"music Essex etc.The trumpets blow greatslikeChuckJackson, the behind. That many isn't sold easily, but I admit that Elvis leads eitherignored it,orweretoo when a new British"mixed" LP lsley Brothers and the Miracles.- youngtocarewhenthesediscs isissued. Why not issue "mixed" MichaelJ.Carey, 87 Parkslde with Gold Discs . Frank has were first LP'sofsingleAmericanhits.- 13. Butevenallowingfor issued! We don't want Avenue, Romford, Essex. only "dated"material.We wantthe DavidJ.Skinner, 53 Armytage El'syouth,by thetimehehas "new wave" American Road,Hounslow,Middlesex.E.P. sold another 20 million,Frank LONNIE DONEGAN & KENNY BALL records . 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