The band has broken atten Volume 6, No. 22 dance records at The Castle, in St. Catharines, the Tiki Club, in Brock They were a startling sensa ville, and Club 42 in Stratford. The Beatles brought the Eng Ontario musicians had caught the mad- tion when they began in St. Catharines, Last summer The British M6d lish explosion of self-expression under ness. Ontario, in 1963, with longer hair and beats played all the northern resort the lights and the advertisers picked Before teen-agers were born wild get-ups. areas, from Grand Bend to Bala and up the London Look, and Carnaby St. in pea jackets and bell-bottomed pants, But their story has grown fast Orillia and had a fantastic fall season became the Fifth Avenue of the young The British Modbeats had adopted the in the last two years and now with in both clubs .and schools, playing for fashion world. paisley shirts, the tight pants, the performances in every major club and their summer fans. But before Mod hit magazines leather vests , dou ble-bres ted suits , dance in Ontario, they are Ca.nada's With the release of their first and the streets of North America, five and boots . .- only Mod band. record, "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" and "The Price Of Love", on Red Leaf, the fan mail poured in. Wherever the disc was played by radio stations, letters from fans were directed to St. Catharines. From British Columbia, The Maritimes, the Ottawa area and Northern Onta rio, places the group had neve r played the response was, to say the least, "just jolly". The Modbeat's own fan club in St. Catharines boasts a continually growing membership and national president Linda Johnson makes s ure all the fans are filled in on the latest happenings of the group. A trip to England and articles in British magazines led to the es ta blishing of a fan club across the Atlan tic. Pictures, stories and records keep the English members in touch with the Canadj aQ ¥odlil.._ Twenty year old Fraser Love man, the vocalist of the group, is per haps. the original Mod. He has beeri following Mod trends since The Mods and The Rockers first battled it out on resort beaches in England. An avid reader of continental magazines and collector of foreign records, Fraser knows what is going on long before North American fashion designers pick it up. With the longest hair, the wildest bell-bottoms and a ring on nearly every finger, he is the s ty le setter of the group and the focal point of their shmy. He defines""Mod as, ''Anything different. .... whatever you want to wear, however you want to dance and whatever you want to do." Fraser along with the leader and drum mer Robby Jeffrey, 20 lead guitarist Greig Foster, 19 bass guitarist Joe .Colonna, 19, and rhythm gu itarist Mike Corgichuk, 17, live in the wor~d of English sound. The British Modbeats were discovered by Ronn Metcalfe, mana ging director of a St. Catharines t.een night club. After many successful ap pearances in the Niagara peninsula, their popularity continued to grow . Now their movements are directed by Image Artists Representatives with Larry Cooney and Danny O'Connell handling their bookings and as the name suggests, their "image". The agency, which arranged their publicity and work, was responsible for direct ing the British Modbeats to Stan Klees, of Tamarac Record Productions and their subsequent recording session. Their personal manager James Loveman feels very strongly about the future and its possibilities and is all in favour of the musicians' mania with Mod. A new single is on the way, and the British Modbeats have just completed recording their first album. MEET THE BRITISH MODBEATS. TOP (left seem to be tangled up In the many mike booms Larry Cooney of Image, Mel Crosby of Hallmark, Watch for their next release. to right) Mike Gorgichu~ is drumbeating. Leap that are used in their session. MIDDLE . Here Ronn Metcalfe of the Castle and producer Stan The British Modbeats have ing through the air is drummer Robby Jeffrey. in a close-up look at the British Modbeats . In Klees . In the last photo Terry Vollum (kneeling earned their reputation for good music, Hand on chin Joe Colonna . Greig Foster is the next photo Greig dee ides that laying down in front of an amp) makes an adjustment for ready lo climb into the kettle as s Inger Fraser on the job might make for a h it. BOTTOM. the group as they record. and showmanship through hard work Loveman listens in . In the next photo the boys listening to the playback of the session are and imagination. thing to say, that's all. They've also MONKEES WIN WFUN'S got to make it a 24 hour a day effort "Boss Battle Of Year" and not say things like "I'll be a tea Miami: A sixteen day competition be cher so I'll have something to f<\ll tween records of The Beatles and back on." If you've got to be a per Monkees ended with The Monkees tak former, do it right and do it on your ing the honours by a wide margin. own terms, then you'll be yourself. In All in all, WFUN registered the long run it will pay off, and don't 102,281 votes by mail and telephone. worry about making money, worry The winners chalked up a total of by FRANCINE DRUBICK about being good first. Honesty is 65, 153 with The Beatles trailing at Toronto's lucky to have the the MaritLmes and Ontario. He will also important. 37,128. Gordon Lightfoot is a sensi Riverboat Coffee House, where we also appear in a one man concert at tive man in a constant state of change, can hear s ome of the finest folkmusic Toronto's ' Massey Hall, March 31. who is very concerned with his image acts on the North American continent. Gordon has had 3 managers. as a performer. He truly deserves all Gordon Lightfoot is playing The first he talked his way out of, the the success he has received and much the club now until the end of January second he bought his way out of and more. and I was most fortunate at getting a now his present managers are Albert chance to hear him at the Riverboat Grossman and John Court. MULLIGAN - FIRST CANADIAN and to interview him later. Anyhow, let's eavesdrop on my WITH MONKEE INTERVIEW con,•ersation with Gordon Lightfoot. Regina: CKCK's Terry David Mulligan QUESTION: :Oo you have to be inspir claims to be the first Canadian air ed to write music or do you sit down personality with an interview With and force yourself to think about it? the Monkees and he has a tape to ANSWER : It never hits you like a bolt prove it. Anyone wishing a copy can of lightning like a lot of people think. take Mulligan up on his boast by send That's just a romantic view. I have to ing him a blank tape and he will re sit down and think about it before I turn a dub to sender. Terry also did write. a 30 minute Christmas show with The winners were saluted with QUESTION: How do you classify your Peter Tork, his sister and brother. a special tribute broadcast over WFUN songs? They sang cuts from the Monkees new and have been invited to Miami to ANSWER: There ain't no label on it LP (Mulligan sings too) sang a few receive a special award from WFUN and there's a lot of people hard-pres carols and just chit-chatted in a re and the thousands of Monkees fans sed that want to put a label on it. It's laxing mood. in South Florida. just music, my music, and it doesn't fit in to any cate gory. CKPT LISTENERS ADOPT QUESTION: Who is the worst audience VIETNAMESE FOSTER CHILD SUBSCRIBE TO R.P.M. to play for? Peterboro: CKPT personality, Scott ANSWER: Taverns and Bars. That's Alexander's "Pussy cat Commandos" " CHEER" - 24 HOURS where you start. Did you know that have adopted 7 year old Mai Thi Thu FOR LEAMINGTON Harry Belefonte used to sing at the Thy of South Vietnam. The money for Leamington: CJSP has been granted GORDON LIGHTFOOT Club Norman, here i5 years ago? the project was raised through mem a power increase to 10,000 from 1000 QUESTION: What advice do you have bers sending in 25q; to join the club. watts, daytime only at 710 kcs. Gordon has played guitar for In to give to aspiring young performers? CKPT has also arranged for several 5 years, and started writing music the addition, they'll be using the 730 kc ANSWER: First of all to get this busi events throughout the year to keep fall of 1963. He has won two ASCAP channel for sunset to s unrise opera ness of Canada being a drag, out of the fund growing. The first of these Awards for his songs: "Steel Rail tion at 250 watts. This means they their heads, because if somebody's got was a well attended basketball game Blues" and "Ribbon Of Darkness". will be changing from a daytime only something to say, it's going to be between the City Police and CKPT His current record release "Go Go station to 24 hour a day operation, heard . You've just got to find some-: "No Stars". Round" is being played on many radio but because of BBG rules that stipu stations across Canada and the U.S. late that each frequency use a differ Gordon's future plans are to PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT SIR JOHN A RECORDS ent set of call letters, CJSP will be cut an LP in New York very shortly dropped. In the daytime it will be and then to make a concert tour of AND THEIR RELEASES. CHYR and at night CHIR. So as not confuse listeners, both call letters 11'LOW MAN by Don Norman and the Other Four too much" will be pronounced "Cheer" . The aytime signalof " Cheer" John Henerson CCKWS Kingston> - will extend 260 miles eas t arrd west from Leamington. The increase in "·LOW MAN groups best to date, has to break" power calls for an increase in staff. Dave Charles CCJBQ Belleville> The new operation is looking for 2 more on-air personalities and another newsman. Because of the operation "'S.hould make top 10 in Saskatchewan " going full power the first week in Terry Mulligan CCKCK Reginal March, Lou Tomasi, assistant manag er, will be accepting applications 1560 Bayview Avenue only until the end of January. "I· will not comment until I've heard their records personally" Lou has also extended an in Toronto l l, Ontario Right Honoll'able John Diefenbaker Page 2 RPM Music Weekly that's Bill Opdahl. Doug's real name STONES " A" SIDE RADIO PERSONALITY is Bill but because there are a couple other Bills he came up with the han NOT FOR SASKATOON OF THE WEEK le Doug Williams. Saskatoon: The Rolling Stones new single " Let's Spend The Night To His interest in radio began Ever hear of "The Giant 0 gether" is being given the cold shoul when a radio station opened up in his the North? That's CJKL in Kirkland er t reatme nt at CFQC. Even though hometown of Fort St. John, B.C. After Lake, Ontario. They also like to be it is the " A" s ide it is not being pro the station had clcsed down for the known as the "K-Elegant Voice Of grammed on the " Walt Edwa rds" show. night he would help with odd jobs and The Northland". You know how they . This was decided by 'QC's panel on was even given the chance to practice music. As a result " Ruby Tuesday" in front of a mike. He spent hours is being given the exposure. Initial taping his voice and studying the This is sure going to be a reaction has been fair. Says Walt proper voice presentation . A couple rush column and a short one. Finally Edwards, "I Think the Stones have of years later when he moved s outh to got a bit of news from Canada's Paci experienced a s1ight decline in their Victoria, and while attending school fic province. It's about The Painted popularity." He 'also writes "After here, he took a correspondence course Ship. They come from Vancouver and listening to both sides there is no · from the International School Of Show are currently happening with "Little doubt about "Night Together" being business. After graduating fr om Lester White Lies" and "Frustration''. Bill the side. Nevertheless, CFQC is not Pears on Secondary School in New Hay is the lead vocalist and Bob programming the "A" side". The Westminister he took another radio reas on, of cours e, is the lyrics. course, this time from the National Institute of Broadcasting, in Van-· couver. Armed with all this talent and confidence he went job hunting. First break came from CJ DC Radio and TV in Dawson Creek. He worked the early morning show, early evening show, plus continuity and TV news. Then The chance came for him to move into the eastern market with a job at the powerful CJKL in Kirkland Lake , got these monikers? They gbt the where he handles the 5 to midnight 'Rowden plays lead guitar. Both these right people to put their sound across show. Ships wrote the two songs. Barry the airwaves. One of these top flight Like many other radio sta Rouden is on drums and Ken Wain personalities is Dou g Williams, oops, tions and personalities, CJKL and A free trip to Expo 67 In Montreol Is plays the organ. The session was Doug Williams (Bill Opdahl) are put just about to be pulled out of the box. P ickw ic k Re cords of Canada Genero I produced by Doug Hawthorne. ting the Canadian message across Manager George E. Wode (right) ond I'll . be back next week with in the most convenient manner pos Paul Whi te, Not ional Adve rt ising Mana an explanation as to why my column SUBSCRIBE TO R.P.M. sible.THROUGH CANADIAN T ALENT. ger Ca pitol Records (Cana da ) Ltd. look on os Jock B. Gray, Ma nager of the was so short. Tor onto Domin ion Bonk, pu lls out th e firs t entry form. Pickwick ra n a three · r~...._,,_...._,,_...._...... _...... _...... _,,_...._...... _,,_...._...... _...... _,,_~...._,,_...._,,_...._...... _...... _...... _,,_...._,,_...._,,_::-1 month c onsumer contes t across Canada attracting jus t under 12, OOO en tries. Firs t pr ize, on all expense paid trip to th e World Fo ir, was won by on entrant from C lorkson, Ontario. HUNGRY " I" GROUPS FEATU RED ON CBC-TV Winni pe g: Frank Wiener's Hun gry "I" Dis cotheque was the scene of several exciting CBC-TV tapings. Hungry "I" I ~ I groups, ' The Shondels, New Mongrels and Many Others were each featured in individual tapings for "Teen '67" I '' ,, any )"--- IBRARY T~E I NICi+-IT OF CUR REN T LPs BY THE UGLY DUCKLINGS OWl I PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS THE BYRDS Recent ly the NIGHT OWL LITTLE CAESAR & THE CONSULS THE VIBRATIONS played hos t to the Ottawa THE MAMA'S AND THE PAPA'S ST ACCATOS. The full house THE CYRKLE I THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL audiences were never so im ELVIS PRESLEY pressed by a group of enter GARY LEWIS tainers be fore in the NIGHT THE ROLLING STONES THE MONKEES OWL . We would like t o ex TOMMY ROE pres s our a ppreciation to the I CHAD & JEREMY SIMON & GARFUNKLE STACCATOS and welcome THE BEATLES , /J them to come back anytime. THE BLUES PROJECT The ST ACCATOS c annot HERMAN'S HERMITS I THE NEW VAUDEVILLE BAND help but have a gre at s uccess. THE YARDBIRDS Their talent is unbelie vable. GENE PITNEY BOBBY VINTON In the weeks to come we will DONOVAN be feat uring the " R ock Show I & many others /\ OF THE YEOMEN", THE EVIL THE JACKPOT IS NOW a nd a retu rn visit from THE MANX . Since the NIGHT OWL has I become the e ntertainers c lub, 2Su>s we have had the privilege of A retail v~lue of over $100. featuring and possibly intro ducing man.. y fine acts to I Toronto Coffee House audi: Each week the jackpot grows by ences for the first time. We 5 mCl'e L Ps. Just identify the will contin u ~wit.li this policy. grou p we are hinting at in the CE L E BRIT tE·S- at the NIGHT I pix clue and WCl'd clues. Send OWL . In the . p,ast few weeks your entry to me, Canada Bill we have had many celebrities at RPM, Box 36, Station "R" vis it the NIGH T OWL. This Toronto 17, Ontario. NAM E: club has become a gathering Cone entry per envelope> place for Toronto's music If yours is the first correct an- ADDRESS: people as well as the visit ing out of tdW.ners...... ·-- RPM Music Weekly Page 3 "TOP 58" GETS DEAN HAGOPIAN MEETS REST AT CKP R WITH MONKEES PRODUCER The Lakehead: A change in the music Montreal: Dean Hagopian, well known policy at CKPR gives a rest to the television and radio personality(CFOX· Top 58 during the early daytime hours. and CBMT) has left for New York and· From 6 AM to 3:30 PM the station a sit-in session )Vith Jeff Barry, pro goes with GMP and then Bossman ducer of hits for the Monkees, Jay Duane Charles sounds off with the and the Americans and McCoys. The " Boss 20 " countdown from 3:30 to session that Hagopian will sit in on Mik~ Lais , of Toronto's Record World, Plus 1 have been having a go with a nu mber 4 PM. Bossman Rick Honey then takes is one by the Monkees. Hag0pian has ha s found a great increase in rhythm and blues one seller for Sudbury. It's called "I Can Take over until 8 PM and D.J . Bums takes had much success with the production product in recent months and would like to see It". Lightfoot's "Go" and Dona Id Lautrec's it till Midnite. New all-nite Bossman of Canadian singles (M .G. and The RPM include a "Top Ten R&B" survey . (Ed: "Hey Friend" are also showing up as Can· is Rick Hamilton, newly arrived from Escorts, The Rabble, Humdingers and ' A survey, as we 11 as a column is in the making) adians on the move. Roger Williams is still their sister station, CJRL, in Kenora. the Jeff Brown Quartet) and the few Mi ke aIs o has news of the appea ranee of The regis tering sales as is Goldsboro with his Russ Simpson 'kicks the day pointers he will be able to pick up Fugs , in Toronto Feb 13. More news to come " Blue Autumn". New ones on the scene are off with his morning show 6 to 9 AM, from Barry will assist him greatly on when plans are finalized. "Green Green Grass" by Tom Jones and "Look followed by a talk show with Jerry future productions. Lakehead record buyersare really get What You've Done" by the Pozo Seco Singers. Isherwood until 10 AM when John ting behind the Guess Who single "His Girl". Monkees, Mama's & Papa's , Dr . Zhivago, Ray Murphy moves in until noon. Duane CHARLIE WA TTS TURNS Janeerr Ma rczak, who looks after the record Coniff Singers, Dean Martin and Herb Alpert Charles goes with the easy listening AUTHOR-CARTOONIST until 3:30 PM when he catches the department at Jerome's , has sales to prove it. are all top sellers in the album fie ld, and in Rolling Stones' drummer, Charlie Watts school crowd on their way home. " Georgy Girl" and Magoos' "Noth in' Yet" are that order. would appear to be stepping into a All radio personalities at also chalking up impressive sales . The second The House Of Sounds, down Kingston new dimension. Although he has writ CKPR have been dubbed "Bossmen" Monkee album is off and run ning. Janeen is be way, has the Yardbirds' "Happenings" and ten two books which· contained car and their survey is now known as ginning to get orders fcr the new Beatie single another Capitol group, The Hollies with their toon drawings of his own, his new "The Boss Chart". which won 't be released until February. "Stop" as top sellers. Steve Berofe also lists talents only came to light with the Down Pointe Claire way, B. Bryans "I Need Somebody" and "Where Will The HOUFF NAMES MOELLER disclosure that Watts had actually de of Ted's Records & Hobbies , has " Kind Of A Words Come From" as big sellers as well . signed and executed the backliner Drag" listed as top seller. "Someday Fool" The Paupers played a local high school with TO BOOK CASH cartoon illustrations and captions on Nashville: Saul Holiff, personal man and the flip "It's Too Late" are getting equal popular CKLC radio personality Gary Parr em the soon to be released new Stones' ager of Johnny Cash, and who makes billing. "Pretty Ballerina" , "98 .6" and the ceeing : The show was a sellout and the next album. his home in London, Ontario, has nam Seekers' "Georgy Girl" aII get honourab le men day their re cord"lf I Call You By Some Name" One of the books that Watts ed Moeller Talent Inc. , as exclusive ti on . The Monkees newest LP is the big one . was also a sellout item. Toronto's Stormy had written is titled "Ode To A High Loftquist's, Bob Pennycook, reports, Clovers did well at a formal at Queens U. The representatives of the "Johnny Cash flying Bird" which traced the career good Oakvilleaction on Reve re 's "Good Thing" Ducks new album hasn't stmted to move yet Show" for fair and rodeo bookings of Charles Christopher "Yardbird" and Herman's "East West". "Yo-Yo" is a1$o but Steve has confidence of its happening. d~ring the months of July , August and "Bird" Parker from the success of September of 1967 as well as seperate lookin g good. The Four Tops are still grab There's a group of Kenyattan Air Force Kansas City to his death in NYC. The booking engagements wherein Cash bing some of the action with their "Shadows types on course at Camp Borden and they have other book is " The Zoo Of Flags" will receive "the largest single mone Of Love" . Com ing up are Nev ille's "Te II It" been advised that they may transport as much which contains colour drawings of tary guarantee in the history of count and Eddie Floyd's "Knock On Wood" . Bob as they can carry, duty free, on their return animals from all over the world, with experienced a run on the Paupers single " If trip. Being as Sammy Davis and Nat Cole LPs try music for a one-day engagement." rhyming couplets for each. Both books sell for up to apiece , Misener's Record I Ca II You By Some Name" due to their ap $17 . are expected to be published in the Bar , in All iston , has had a run on album sales . HARRIET WASSER TO pearance at the store for autograph sign ing on U.S. and Canada by early Spring. Saturday (14 ) The Paupers are showing exceptional action PROMOTE FOUR COINS Phyllis Robert , record manager at the as are The Stitch and Ducks . The Ragged Edge New York: Well kn own gal-around-New Melody Music Store in Sudbury , has news that appeared at a gig at the Arena and barely got York-music, Harriet Wasser, will be SPICE ARRANGEMEN TS working closely with Columbia Re George Von Zuban Jr. is now playing the or out with all their clothes. Alliston and area FOR CABOT'S ALBUM gan and their part time employee Jack Briscoe , teeners have continually sh own a fantastic cords in the promotion of the Four MGM Records is doing an all out pro interest in Canadian ta lent both on wax and on Coins. Columbia are apparently very a drummer,will be playing at the famous Belton motion on Sebastian Cabot's "And Hotel for 2 weeks. Local group , The Inferno 5 stage . excited about the comeback of the group and promises an all out promo Mostly They Sing". Irving Spice was tion campaign on their first release chosen to write the arrangements for BURTON FELLOWSHIP "NEVER TO LE AVE" for the label. This time around they Cabot's forthcoming LP because of · GO AL $100,000 GIANT IN OKANAGAN singer in a con temporary bag, assisted the beautiful charts he wrote for the A fellowship to honour the memory of Ve rnon : One of the most requested re by exceptional Herb Bernstein arrange Philips LP. "The Immortal Songs Of the late Judge Robert J. Burton, in cords at CJIB is the Two Bits entry ments. Bob Dylan". the amount of $1000,000 is the goal of of "Never To Leave", on the Van town the Burton comm,ittee, who have set label. This Vancouver group has been March 21 as the date for a $50 a plate capturing a great deal of action on dinner and dance to be held at the the coast as well as in the interior Americana Hotel in New York. with their first outing, which is be A G reat New Release There is ro om for 2000 guests ing distributed by Arc . Says Jim Yount and initial reaction already indicates of CJIB " looks like this is going to a sellout fo r th e affair. The annual be another great Canadian smash." You'll Be Hearing About J interest from the fund will be used to establish a fellowship at Columbia Unive rsity for a worthy student spe FOUR CANADIAN SINGLES cializing in research in copyright or CHARTED AT CJCA related areas of law. Edmonton: CJCA's "Fab Forty" gives a 103 listing to Canadian efforts. MARGARET WHITING Topping off the group at No. 3 is Dale liregar "Comeback Star Of Year" "Cry Baby" by Lennie Richards and The London single "Wheel Of Hurt" The Nomads on the hot new Damon brought Maggie Whiting back into re label. Barry Allen's Capitol single cord prominence. Her album has been " Armful Of Teddy bears" has moved 1 one of the label's sales leaders for up into No . 6 position and looks like the month of January. Much of the suc it could make it all the way to the 1 Haue cess is due Miss Whiting's nation-wide top. Lightfoot's · "Go Go Round", promotion tour and subsequent tele which was a "pick" moves into the vision appearances, the biggest be No. 23 position. The big Canadian ing the Merv Griffith's show. A strong group, The Guess Who, have captured follow-up single to "Hurt" is to be No. 40 spot with their Quality single, A released the latter part of January. "His Girl". Fee Ii rig' feataring "The Tll'ee Stars" Don Brewer Presents • Willow ~ Records y~ Box 1147, Longley B. C. L orne Pe ppard Wa yne Gregor THE BOBBY BRITTAN _pi~-:::, NUMBER 1 SHANNON C ONWAY We have a good supply of NEW music on hand fll' recording artists. ALL TYPES by Canadian _J · wr iters. Free leads. Write to the above address . . Page 4 RPM Music Weekly We PICK •.• Allied -C CANADA'S ONLY DISTRIBUTOR CODES Arc ·D C.M.S. ·E l'M ALABOUNDY BAM Capital -F Rabble-Rca-3409-N OFFICIAL 100 .. Caravan ·G Columbia ·H Campa ·J SINGLE SURVEY +·BOTH SIDES Landon -K l'M LOSING TONIGHT 0 Phanad isc ·L . o .. 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ZHIVAGO Four Tops-Motown-1102-L Soundtrack-MGM e 44 67 87 HELLO HELLO Gunther Kallman Chrs-4 Crnrs-1 38 1E-6ST 1SE-6ST • 12 28 47 98.6 Sopwith Camel-Kama Sutra-217-M 78 79 89 GREEN PLEASURE MACHINE K eith-Mercury-72639- K 4 3 SOU ND OF MUSIC e 45 69 79 ANOTHER NIGHT Gerry/ Pacemakers-Capito 1-72439- F Soundtrack-Rea V ictor 13 9 23 EAST WEST Dianne Warwick-Scepter-1218-M e79 92 100 I TAKE IT BACK LOC O 2005 LSOD 2005 Herman's Hermits-MGM-1854-M e 46 74 96 KIND OF A DRAG Shon de I s-Columbia-2717-H 5 6 WINCHESTER CA THE ORAL 8 TALK TALK Buckinghams-USA-860-M 80 85 •••• LOVE ME New Vaudeville Band-Fontana Music Machine-Reo-8971-M 47 48 56 MULTITUDE OF SINS Bobby Hebb-Phi I ips- 40421-K MGF 27560 SR F 67560 48 KNIGHT IN RUSTY ARMOUR Esquires-Cal um bia-2705-H 81 84 93 I DIG GIRLS 6 5 GOT LIVE IF YOU WANT IT Peter & Gardan-Capital-5808-F • 48 61 83 PAPA WAS TOO J.J.Jackson-Allied b348-C Rolling Stones-Landan •16 34 50 COLOUR MY WORLD Jae Tex-Dial-4051-K LL 3493 PS 493 82 86 91 GALLANT MEN Petula Clark-WB-5882-J e 49 62 97 HANG ON TO ME NOW BABY Senator Oirksen-Capitol-5085-F 7 8 BORN FREE- 17 7 3 MELLOW YELLOW Lynda Layne-Red Leaf-627-0t 83 93 •••• THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOOD •• Rager Williams-Kapp Danavan-Epic-10098-H KL 1502 KS 3501 e 50 72 82 MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY Cos inos· Barry· 3457-M 18 5 9 SINGLE GIRL Al Hirt-Rca-9060-N 84 83 92 DAYTRIPPER 8 10 THE MAMA'S & PAPA'S Sandy Posey-MGM-13612-M Crewe Generatian-Dyn avaice-229-M Mama's & Papa's-Dunh ill Ramsey Lewis-Cadet-13477-L D 50010 OS 50010 19 8 4 MUSTANG SALLY e 51 66 72 LET THE GOOD TIMES IN •85 ••• ··- GO GO ROUND Wi Ison Pickett-Atlontic-2365-M Dean Mar tin· Repri se-538-J 9 7 JE M'APPELLE BARBRA , Gordon Lightfoot-UA-50114-J Barbra Stre isand-Calumbia • 20 45 65 HOW DO YOU CATCH A GIRL e 52 82 ··- WILD THING e 86 -··· •••• THE BEAT GOES ON CL 2547 CS 9347 Sam The Sham-MGM-3649-M Senator Bobby-Parkway-127-M Sonny & Cher-Atco-6461-K 10 9 PARSLE Y, SAGE , ROSEMARY & THYME e 21 37 51 BLUE AUTUMN e 53 71 88 PRETTY BALERINA e87 -··· •••• LEROY YOUR MOTHER'S CALLING Sim on & Garfunkle-Calumbia Bobby Galdsboro-UA-50087-J Left Banke-Smash-2074-K Jimmy Castar-Smash- 2069-M CL 2563 CS 9363 54 54 71 LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE • 22 43 64 IT'S NOW WINTER'S DAY e88 •••• •••• HIS GIRL 11 12 HUMS OF THE LOVIN ' SPOONFUL Tommy Roe-Sparton-1564-0 Pozo Seco Singers-Columbia-43927-H Guess Wha-Quality-1863-M Lavin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra 23 10 5 SUGAR TOWN •55 78 ··-- GIMME SOME LOVIN' 89 88 98 JUST IN CASE KLP 8054 KLPS 8054 Nancy Sinatra· Repr i se-527-J Spencer Davis Group-Stone-703-0 Ugly Duck I ings· Yarktown-45003- F 12 11 GOING PLACES 56 59 74 KARATE . 24 13 10 THAT'S LIFE 90 96 •••• WHAT WOULD I BE Herb Alpert-A&M Frank Sinatra-Reprise-531-J Emperors-Mai a- 534-M Val Daanican-Press-5008-K LP 112 SP 4112 57 60 69 WACK WACK 25 26 26 HELP ME GIRL 91 -·-· ··- DANGER SHE'S A STRANGER 13 14 WHAT NOW MY LOVE Outs iders-Capitol-57 59-F Young Holt-Trio-Brunswick-55305-J 5 Stairsteps-Rea-8977-M Herb A lpert-A&M Eric Burdon-MGM-13636-M 58 64-·· ARMFUL OF TEDDY BEARS L 4 SP 4114 Barry Allen-Capitol-72430-F 92 -·- ---- THERE'S A PAIN IN MY HEART 26 16 7 A PLACE IN THE SUN The Papp ies-Epic- 10086-H 14 20 THE BES T OF HE RMAN'S HERMITS Stevie Wonder-Tamla-54139-L 59 63 80 l'M GONNA MISS YOU Herman's Hermits-MGM Ar tistics- Brunswick- 55301 -J 93 98 -·-- I GOT TO GO BACK E 4315 SE 4315 27 19 11 CRY McCoys-Bang-638-C Ronn ie Dove-Apex-77021-J 60 66 78 POOR OLD WORLD 15 22 BEST OF THE ANIMALS Pou I Anka· Rca-9032-N 94 97 ---- BEND IT Animals-MGM • 28 40 58 TELL IT AS IT IS DDDBM& T-Fontana-15.59-K E 4324 SE 4324 Aaron Neville-Columbia-C4-2734 61 56 59 LET'S RUN AWAY Staccatos-Capito 1-7 239 5- F 95 ··- •••• NIKI HOEKY 16 16 THE BES T OF THE LETTERMEN • 29 42 49 DEADEND STREET P .J. Proby -Li berty-55936-K Kinks-Pye-813-C Lettermen-Capital 62 57 46 AND SHE'S MINE 96 ···- ---- LITTLE BLACK EGG T 2554 ST 2554 •30 47 53 STAND BY ME Gues s Who-Quality-1832-M Ni ghtcrawl ers-Kapp· 709- L Spyder Turner-MGM-13617-M 17 17 SUPREMES A-GO-GO 63 49 55 I THINK OF HER 97 ···- ·--- LET'S SPEND •• TOGETHEP. Su pre mes -Mat awn 31 24 18 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL Jaybees-Rca-9001-N Rol I ing Stones-London-904-K M 649 S 649 New Vaudeville Band- Fontana- 1562-K 64 65 73 COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN Dana Rollins-Capitol-72425-F 98 100 •••• SPOOKY 18 13 SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66 Roy Orbison-MGM-13634-M Mike Sharp e-Li berty-55922-K Sergio Mendes-A&M 32 32 42 I FOOLED YOU THIS TIME LP 116 SP 4116 e ~5 87 ··-- BRING IT UP 99 ···- ···- GREAT NAME DROPPER Gene Chandler-Checker-1155-L James Brown-King-6071-L Legion of Super Heroes-Amy-971-M 19 19 GOLDEN GREATS OF GARY LEWIS 33 35 35 THERE'S GOT TO BE A WORD 66 58 41 MERCY MR. PERCY Gary Lew is-L iberty Innocence-Kama Sutra-214-M Caesar/Consul s-Colum bia-2603-H 100 ·-· •••• PEOPLE LIKE YOU LRP 3468 LST 7468 Eddi e Fi sher-Rca-9070-N 20 15 SOMEWHERE MY LOVE Ray Coniff Singers-Columbia CL 2519 CS 9319 PALMARES DE LA SEMAINE- BROCKVILLE AND BELLEVILLE 21 18 WHIP PED CREAM AND OTHER ...... 1 GUANTANAMERA Herb A lpert-A&M LP 110 SP 110 Claude Sore 1-Jupiter-1073 KO"-TIKI CLUBS FLOURISH 2 2 J'AI ENTENDU LAMER Belleville: Angelo Brunet, heading up 22 ·-·THAT'S LIFE Christophe-AZ-4341 ______Frank Sinatra-Reprise one of the most successful teen op F 1020 FS 1020' 3 3 EVE Frank Alamo-Riviera-147 erations in eastern Ontario, The Kon 1 IT'S NOT FUNNY HONEY 23 ·--SPIRIT OF '67 Bobby Curtola-Tartan-1034-C Paul Revere-Columbia 4 4 TU ME REVIENS tiki Club, has extended his brain CL 2595 CS 9395 Adama-Pathe-638 child, westward to the Belleville area. 2 3 IF I CALL YOU BY SOME NAME Paupers-Verve/ F olkways-5033-G 24 -· FOUR TOPS LIVE 5 6 JE SERAI LA The teen complex, also calle~ The Faur Taps-Matawn Michele Ric hard-TC 3190 Kon-tiki Club, experienced a fantas 3 2 IN A MINUTE OR TWO MM 654 MS 654 6 7 MA CASQUETTE Dee / Yeomen·Reo-8966-M 25 -·-ANIMALISM Dany Aube-VD-3031 tic opening and has already been dub 4 4 MULTITUDE OF SINS The Animals-MGM 7 8 JE SUIS ANGLA IS bed "The best thing to happen to the Esquires-Columbia-2705-H E 4414 SE 4414 Herman's Hermits..Solfege-1837 Quinte teener". 5 7 LET'S RUN AWAY 8 9 PERSONNE NE VEUT MOURIR Located in Belleville's most Staccatos-Capitol-72395.f ----- Petula Clark-Vogue-4253 6 11 ARMFUL OF TEDDY BEARS modern shopping centre , the club fea Barry Allen-Capitol-72430-F 9 5 JE LES AIME TANT tures a rock room fqr under 18 and a COUNTRY Pierre Lalonde-DP-4705 710 HANG ON TO ME NOW BABY 1010 RENDEZ-VOUS ORBITAL cozy lighted ballroom for the over 18 Lynda Layne-Red Leaf-627-G Claude Righi-Riviera-150 s et. There is also snack bar facilities 8 18 HIS GIRL CHART 11 11 APPRENDS-MOI A T'OUBLIER and a penny arcade with pool tables Guess Who-Quality-1863-M Herve Vilard.-Mercury-154056 9 6 A LITTLE BIT OF OH YEAH and slot games. The club is open 6 Martin Martin-Rca-3407-N 12 13 REVIENS-MOI Dick Rivers-Pathe-648 nights a week and features the best . 10 17 GO GO ROUND Gordon Lightfoot-UA-50114-J 13 15 TENEZ-VOUS BIEN in available Canadian talent. Enter 1 THE WEATHERMAN Adamo-Pathe-654 tainment for the opening bash was 11 5 I THINK OF HER Gary Buck-Capital Jay bees -Rca-9001-N 14 •• CELINE handled by The Stampeders with the 2 2 WHISTLING ON THE RIVER Hugues Aufray-Bar-229 12 15 THAT JUNGLE SUN Mercey Bras-Columbia "voice of the_ Quinte teens", Dave Luvin Kind-Columbia-2722-H 15 -· LES PLAY BOYS 3 5 TAKE THIS HEART OF MINE Jacques Dutranc-Vague-4255 Charles (CJBQ)hosting the giant gig. 13 16 I TAKE IT BACK Odie Workman-Spartan Shonde ls-Columbia -2717 -H 4 3 WHY CAN'T HE BE YOU 14 19 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Diane Leigh-Capital GOING UPUP UP THE CHARTS! Stitch In Tyme-Yorkville-45001-D 5 4 CHEW TOBACCO ROAD rs 8 AND SHE'S MINE lrw In Pres cott-Me lbaurne Guess Who-Quality-1832-M 6 6 LOVING DAY "GIMMI SOii lDVIN'" 16 20 CRY BABY Johnny Burke-Columbia Lennie Richards/ Nomads ·Damon-001-J 7 9 YOU R SPECIAL DAY 17 12 JUST IN CASE Myrna Lorrie-Spartan Spencer Group Ugly Ducklings·Yarktown-45003-F 8 7 WORKING ON THE COUNTRY ROAD 18 13 LOVE'S JUST A BROKEN HEART Bab King-Melbourne SX1G3 British Modbeats-Red Leaf-624-G 9 8 THREE PLAYS FOR "A QUARTER 19 .•• GIRL IN THE WINDOW Ralph Carls an-Me lbaurne STONE RECORDS E terna Is.Qua I ity-1856 10 10 LONE STAR RAG 20 9 MERCY MR . PERCY Frankie Rodgers -Apex DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY BY SPARTON RECORDS Caesar/ Consuls-Columbia -2703-H RPM Music Weekly Page 5 WHILE IT WAS NICE ..... to my dear young lady? Canadian radio' any GOOD reason for a radio station expect a barrage o# prate-s i s from the rad i o s ta I Ions a c r a s s Cano d a .) hear from disc jockeys and record stations broadcast in Canadian. In to play you~ record, THEY WOULD. people, I am now drawing a great deal many cases that's where it ends. The HOW DARE YOU accuse this radio I know th2t many young people of mail from the teenaboppers. I feel BBG gives these stations the right to station of being UN-CANADIAN. HOW are looking for a· Centennial project. that I should make some comment, and play anything they wish. They find~ it DARE YOU ever infer that the record Why not organize a "Boost Canadian it is this. THIS COLUMN .. ... is not an SHOULD have been played because Talent" campaign and start writing "advice to lovelorn and teenagers in you liked it. HOW DARE YOU express letters to the BBG. You just might trouble column", and you kids will a desire, as a listener. My advice to get some action. / I HA VE BEEN TOLD . .... that just have to stop writing about your IG~ you is to STOP listening to that sta problems to me . This is a very im tion, and recruit your friends to NOT Belleville and Brockville are getting -- ..- BUY THE PRODUCTS that this sta only the ver1 best Canadian groups portant column, and I can't waste 57-r available. If you want to see talent space answering your questions. (Ed : COOP tion advertises. THIS IS MY PERSON Please madam, you're spoiling the im "'l AL OPINION. H you are really as an at its finest. You can depend on the age of the magaz inel) HOWEVER: ... A. gry as you say you are , than you can Belleville .and Brockville Kon -tiki few of these letters have been very drop a line to: Canadian programming, clubs. If you want to know who the interesting, and I find that I can twist Board of Broadcast Governors , Ottawa, real WINNERS are, then check and them around to serve my own purpose, Ontario. Tell them you would like to book the groups that play Belleville so I will, from time to time, answer a hear more Canadian records on Can and Brockville. Any group that doesn't FEW in my column. Miss R.G. writes, adian radio. H more young people com play Belleville and Brockville just "Why don't Canadian radio stations plained, then the stations that are not isn't worthy of being called a TOP play more Canadian records?" She easy and convenient to play FOREIGN playing your favourite records would Gl~OUP!!! ! goes on to tell me how her favourite RECORDS. Your wishes as a listener be asked to state exactly WHY ! (Ed: I HA VE BEEN TOLD ..... thi j group recorded, and when the record (and a Canadian) are their last COIJ Well Miss C. you've done it ogain lll I am not to review or hype singles came out, the radio stations wouldn't cern, and obviously the last concern Things were really g.etting qu iet a my column. I have been reminded thr play it. MY ANSWER!!! What's NEW ... of the BBG in {)ttawa. If there was round the RPM offices, but we can RPM does not pick or· review record! THEREFORE (and keeping that i mind) I would like to say that the ne 1 Stitch In Tyme record is one of t1 HANG ON best records of its kind I have hea in a long time. I think that this ve DASANDA sion of this tune (and right off tJ TO ME ~ow Beatie LP too) isn't as good as the PRODUCTIONS Beatles, but is still an excellent re BABY' cord that should be played by every presents radio station in Canada. That is my own opinlon, and no matter what the THE policy of RPM may be, I am endorsing LYNDA the airplay of this record. I suggest that if a station is not playing this record, they should dust off their copy LAYNE and give it another listen. This re CHARACTERS cord's a MUST . It is on the Yorkville label (named after Canada's best A BRAND NEW known village, in Toronto) and promo ELECTRIFYING copies are available from Arc Records. CLIMBING ALL THE CHARTS The name of the record is "Got To RELEASE Get You Into My Life" by the Stitch " ·LYNDA IS THE GREATEST" In Tyme. 1 WHILE I'M AT IT ...... After DADDY reading the item in last weeks RPM about the Guess Who international ROLLING success, I gave "His Girl" another listen, and I think this one could be a winner for this group. The Guess STONE' Who are getting fantastic airplay in England and throughout the world. A MEL WIST great deal of the credit should go to Bob Bums who so aptly handles their AND THE affairs. IS IT TRUE ..... that a Can adian label is going to be accelerated into an international GREAT? The MIT IORS rumour is that the NEW money is . .. .. CANADIAN . I will keep you posted. (Ed: Do that!) THE STACCATOS ... .. preview 'Sf VI NTH ed their newest release for some peo ple recently, and I got a report back that "Single Man" will be a TOP ORDER TEN record. Everywhere you go they SAINT' are talking about the Staccatos. I just NOW! don't believe a group can be THAT ALREADY CLIMBING THE great! (Ed: Bel ieve it, or b etter still CHARTS. OUR CHOICE reserve your comment till you see FOR A REAL HIT • . th.e m .) AREN'T YOU EXCITED ...... the RPM Awards issue? It is the NEXT RPM that will tell us who all the winners are. I think that many of WATCH FOR MORE EXCITING RELEASES FROM THE NEW RED LEAF RECORDS the catagories will be a close race, but one thing I can assure you of. The tabulation of the votes will be 1003 ~ THE BRITISH MODBEATS CMODIS ...... !l ACCURATE. There isn't any doubt in my mind that Old Ed: will petsonal ly supervise all the returns to make sure that there are no clerical errors ~ THE SCOUNDRELZ (WITH ANOTHER SMASH) in such a close contest! (Ed: We do our best, Ellie.) ~ JIMMY DYBOLD (WATCH FOR THIS ONE!) GIGMOBILE BUSINESS FLOURISHES Toronto: Akron Express has had a DISTRIBUTED FROM COAST TO COAST BY CARAVAN RECORDS very good year in transporting groups and their equipment to and from gigs. Many of the groups have-taken advan tage of the "personalized chauffeur" firm and have even commissioned e,.nl.. GET A Free COPY OF THE PHOTO ALBUM I :·------· :SUB TO: Akron to deliver them as far -as New • ~,,E . RPM MUSIC WEEKLY I Liskeard, Ottawa, and many other I ~ ~ 1560 Bayvlew Avenue I outside points. I ~ Toronto 17, Ontario I 52 EXCITING The Stitch In Tyme have been I ISSUES I Enclosed find $5. (cheque or money order) I constant users of these facilities for I llS c Name for 1 years subscription (52 Issues) or RPM Music Weekly : gigs in and around Toronto. Other groups using Akron are E. G. Smith and The Express and Blues Councils. In view of the in reased de mand to service local groups, plans ; (If,.. •• wH• 21) 111klJ Ad*"' are now underway to increase the City i fleet of Akron vans. 0 ag-e · P----M Music Weekly------~-~- ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~=-~-~-~-~-----~--· Board forms that were returned. f'-" ~T riTll ~ llrllfl.L Ul\Yll!m 1mTillrr1JZrJ1 Mi!J« IlJiII rn.M AL HEBE RT-CKBC-Bathurst "Our ick to click, in countr mus ic . " DOUG HO BBS- - aa stoc Bulletio_. Board "This record has a true country sound. With f .,,., ~ air~lo~ in the r ig ht places it should do well." ST V GLE N-CHOK -Sarnia "The record has been on OK's top fifteen chart for the past four weeks ond has been getting tremendous response. Definitely a re cord that w i II hit. top Canadian charts." j ~~ER~] ~~ ~~~ ~ILOB1~ ).\Ill ~ It all started for Odie when a promoter of smaller artists and labels, ~ Write t ~Lf!B IS GllOUP :-; A personal service to o. Box 70'3 i groups. Transportation Well, I'm just so excited about Bruce Shaver, cottoned to Odie's tal O - tgs We drive. response to the Odie Workman single, ents and decided to take him under Shawa 0 ...... , to and from g "81-1105 "Take This Heart Of Mine" that I his wing and record him professional asked Cousin Ed: if I could devote ly. So off they went to Nashville and my whole column to Odie and his pro Starday Studios where Odie mixed well rr,rr ,-~~ ~ii'i1~i 1 . ducer Bruce Shaver. First off I want with the great talents of Tommy Hill to let you see a few of the Sounding and the Starday musicians. First re 1 1 lease for Odie was "Jacka Built A ~J ) O CANADIAN NATIONAL . House" on Bison Records, a label · MONKEES FAN CLUB owned by Bruce. The reaction across I 1 Write to: Pat Guthrie J~,/J~ the counti:y was favourable and served Box 1015 to set Odie up fo r a much larger re sponse to his release " Take This ~~~~~ : ~s~;ar i o / \\~ ' 1Y1 Heart Of Mine", this time on the )_. Membersh ip $1.00 • J/ ~I i/ 1 1 1 Sparton label. ,,_o"'"'-'- "~ ~~11/ l lll/~\\V I 1[\ :j / 1 \/A It's been a long haul for Bruce A PASS/N I ~ /I f;j Shaver, who was born on a wheat farm FAN CLu: FANcy • : l J in Alberta and was practically born For Picture I [~ i with a love for country music. 8ruce record and \ II now lives in Aylrner, Ontario and his 80 infor~~~~Ws/etters I I rbora y Ion Write to .· , / II 75 Fe//, . oung · I one great desire is to see counti:y mu sic, become more a part of Canadian life. Bruce is always on the lookout 1 for new Canadian country talent to : ~~/'' rrr::~~:! ,::~.. , '/'ii' .. 1~ I\\ ODIE WORKMAN give a boost up the ladder of success. 1 I 1 j l 1.1!1)1. , l~lli' ll0\1 1 \011! 1lljl/RIJ // '"'\~;/1 ' /~I I l1i! 11! i ;~ , ~11 ii \, l'i/!, 'J .1 1 ,/ : . 1 1 i ~ 1 1f 11 / I 'I:, !1l 1/ . u o ·::: I ,I& ' • " I : . I ': "" ili ! BILLY JOE ROYAL FAN CLUB :1 1' 1' PROPHETS HEADLIN E FORT 1 CAMPBE LL SHOW CANADIAN ·DELL-TONES ,,a i Write to: Canadian Chapter ); , Ft. Campbell Kentucky: The Prophets, Write Dr. \l;/: tAN0 CLUB ~~eR:~~ood America's top gospel-rock group, re • :ss Pat Stevenson ) Don Mills , Ontario i cently headlined a spectacular two x 23, Station "G" ~c. c. hour show at Fort Campbell's Wilson Ii ~ , Toronto, Ontario 11~ 1 I I ' ( 11 :,\ ·i \\\ j ~-~ lf1fW / /i Theatre. This is a first for gospel music at an army base. Negotiations were made by Prophet's manager Buz Wilburn, Chaplain and Spe~ial Ser vices of the army. The audience in The Prophets and Chaplain Curt B-ers visit 11 cluded recruit, career soldiers, army wounded troops just returned from Viet Nam In i .. the c ritica I wards at Ft. Campbell's base hos :!~~~N~~~~~~ua ' j\ I ( \ iii 1lfl/fl1 \ii,\ ~ \ families , rnilitai:y ci vilians and battle p ital. ral1£adle //] I l\ ·f. TIN weary troops just returned from the Because many of the troops Box 395, Stn ,, ,, 0 ~ N THE BULLE I • Toronto 12, ci.u!10 'fOUR FOil TWENT'f-A front lines in Viet Nam . couldn't make it to the theatre, the ME59.~E ~S· The Celestials, an all girl Prophets and Celestials made a tour I II t ~ . .j ?-' so~RO ONL FIVE wo!lDS 0 •, group from Lexington, provided the of the critical wards and dic;l much to m feminine charm fo r the s how. raise the moral of the wounded. L Wil till ~~ 11 1i ~fu!~ ~~~ ( ETERNALS TO TOUR CFQC TO SEND CANADA REPS TO E·XPO Sault Ste. Marie: Ron Paley of the Saskatoon: Radio station CFQC is popular Winnipeg group, The Eternals, in the midst of arranging an array of dropped into the CJIC studios for a Centennial events for the corning year. chit-chat with Norm Blakely. The The most important of thes·e is an ex group has been having a great deal d usive broadcast from Expo on July -GROOVYART of succes s with their Quality release 8 (Saskatchewan Day) by Denny Carr of "Girl In The Window". During the and Wally Starnbuck. Mo.rning men Wal interview it was disclosed that the N-Den will precede this event when ~ (3-amuta4 group had spent months planning a the appear at Expo in May . production number out of their "Born ~ TYPOGRAPHY Of Hate" which turned out to be the 1lt«4«1~ "B" side. "Window" was just some CKDM MARKSMEN 4 . DESIGN . thing they had dashed together on a SET FOR BIG YEAR CATA LOGS last minute notice. Dauphin: The CKDM Marksmen chalk 4 Their first stop in eastern ed up an impressive year for 1966 -¥ BROCHURES Ontario was at the famous Kon-tiki with tours of Manitoba and Saskatche LAYOUT Club in Brockville, where they went wan which ended with one of the big -¥. over so big they have been asked to gest s hows ever presented at the ~ LITHO PRINTS return as soon as possible. They are Town Hall. presently on a run of one-niters that The group decided to start GLOSSY PHOTOS will put them in the Lakehead early the new year off right and played their *.f. RECORD BULLETINS ih Februai:y for a show with Paul first gig of 1967 at Rivers, Manitoba Revere and The Raiders. beginning at 12 :01 AM of the new year. f. PROMOTION PIECES o¥ LP JACKETS NEW SINGLE RELEASES 1560 bayview avenue ON toronto 17 ontario MELBOURNE WG 3247 WHIRLPOOL 487~5812 A DEAR JOHN LETTER toronto area code 416 (Bambi Lynn) WG 3248 A PUB WITH NO BEER BLUE IS THE COLOUR NEXT WEEK - THE SPE°CIAL AWARDS ISSUE OF RPM (Billy Stoltz) WG 3249 MARCH OF THE MAPLE LEAF RILEY'S BRI;:W (Pat Carroll & The Shannakeys) SPECIALISTS IN WG 3250 THE CHAMPLAIN SHOWBUSINESS STILLS & ST. LAWRENCE LINE ~rti~t'~ SONG FOR CANADA (Torn, Jim & Garth) PHOTOGRAPHS THAT' l3botograpbp CONVEY YOUR IMAGE 359 Yonge St. Toronto l, Canada, Tele:<41&> 362-1553 Page 7 RPM Music Weekly I A PA551Dli FADCV ' ' ' f /s 'A PASSING fANCY' Columbia No. 2129 • · ON COLUMBIA RECORDS~ • I