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A Resurgence Of Indie Labels (Editorial) . Moon Landing: What Labels Will Offer . Intrepid Answer To 1st Hit Is Expansion . New, 3-Way Tie-In For Boyce & Hart At Col Pics . Beatles Leave NEMS In Triumph Deal ... Report On Newport Jazz Fest. .Roberto Blanco Wins German Pop Festival ... Govt. Watches Maple Leaf Network OOSL German Pop Festival RCA’S MILLION SELLING QUINTET Int’l Section Begins on Pg. 51 MOVING STORAGE PACKING CRATING ' pip® r4 •;<>{ ' '. .• : .-’•. fflM££ZSW*to;\ -iV’VJ »!, / aWr'iWlSt x tl-"' Mas .. ®iliS#li®8 VOL XXX— Number 51/July 19, 1969 Publication Office / 1780 Broadway, New York, New York 10019 / Telephone JUdson 6-2640 /Cable Address: Cash Box, N Y. GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Vice President IRV LICHTMAN Editor in Chief EDITORIAL MARV GOODMAN Assoc. Editor DANIEL BOTTSTEIN JOHN KLEIN ALLAN RINDE BOB COHEN EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS MIKE MARTUCCI ANTHONY LANZETTA ADVERTISING BERNIE BLAKE Resurgence Director of Advertising ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES STAN SOIFER, New York BILL STUPER, New York HARVEY GELLER, Hollywood WOODY HARDING Art Director Of The Indies COIN MACHINE & VENDING ED ADLUM General Manager CAMILLE COMPASIO, Chicago LISSA MORROW, Hollywood CIRCULATION THERESA TORTOSA, Mgr. The indie label (meaning in the in- as is Transcontinental Investing’s To- CHICAGO HOLLYWOOD CAMILLE COMPASIO HARVEY GELLER dustry structure of today operations gether label; Polydor & Pye, extending 29 E. Madison St. 6290 Sunset Blvd. that perform a total function without from their homebase in England and Chicago III. Hollywood, Calif. 90028 2, administrative or distribution assis- Europe, are maintaining a full com- Phone: (312) FI 6-7272 Phone: (213) 465-2129 tance from another company) is show- plement of execs on creative and ENGLAND ing a resurgence. This development administrative levels in their invasions DORRIS LAND 3 Cork Street comes, it’s interesting to note, as ac- of the American market. London, Wl, England quisition and distribution deals in the A factor that makes these companies Tel: 01-734-2374 industry remain unabated. true indies in the traditional sense is that they are starting life with no vast What it generally amounts to is the ITALY HOLLAND or generally established artist roster or establishment of indie setups by strong MARIO PANVINI ROSATI PAUL ACKET product line. This applies even in the Galleria Passarella 2 Theresiastraat 59-63 creative and administrative talent who Milan (Italy) The Hague cases of Polydor and Pye, whose par- were previously aligned in one form or Tel: 790990 Tel: 837700 ents are loaded with star attractions. GERMANY another with other enterprises. Also, Polydor and Pye’s U.S. investments, MAL SONDOCK SCANDINAVIA it still remain should be noted, there however, are starting from the ground- Josef Raps Strasse 1 SVEN G. WINQUIST those companies that for one reason or Munich, Germany Kaggeholmsvagen 48, up as they try to originate their own hit Tel: 326410 Stockholm-Enskede, lured into um- another have not been disks or sign talent for their debut ap- Sweden, Tel: 59-56 85 BRAZIL brella type situations. These labels in- 122 40 pearances on the label. They and the PEDRO FRAZAO clude Tamla/Motown, Monument, DE VASCONCELOS other new labels are basically working AUSTRALIA Rua Frei Caneca, 1 1, Apt. 13 A&M, Elektra, Vanguard, Scepter, White RON TUDOR from scratch in competing for hits, al- Sao Paulo, S.P., Brazil Whale, among others. Tel: 239.40 18 8 Francis St., though the veteran talent that man the Heathmont, Victoria ARGENTINA creative and administrative functions Tel: 870-5677 But, the more recent movement of MIGUEL SMIRNOFF the total indie label be- certainly possess major hit-making Rafaela 3978 MEXICO late has been Buenos Aires SALVADOR ARREGUIN holden to no one. This area is high- potential. Tel: 69-1538 ANTONIO SENS In- There’s every likelihood that both the Tiber 100 — 8 Pisos lighted by: Shelby Singleton’s SSS CANADA 7 y Mexico 5, D.F. ternational, which dramatically display- indie and merger-and-acquisition points WALT GREALIS Tel: 25-39-52 11-62-96 RPM ed its growth-mindedness recently by of view will continue as forces in the JAPAN 1560 Bayview Ave. acquiring the services and inventory of business. Both approaches, apparently, Toronto 17, Ontario Adv. Mgr. Tel: (416) 389-2166 SHOICHI KUSANO Sam Philips and his vast catalog of sun can live with each other. And that Editorial Mgr. a producer and means further industry growth and, we FRANCE MORIHIRO NAGATA product; Bob Crewe, CHRISTOPHE IZARD 466 Higfashi-OIzumi head of labels through other outlets, may add, intense competition for the 24, Rue Octave Feuillet Neirimaku has now put his reputation on the line consumer’s record dollar. In any event, Paris XVI Tel: 870-9358 Tokyo with his own record company, fully the resurgence of the indie label should SUBSCRIPTION RATES $25 per year anywhere in the U.S.A. staffed to handle its own administrative allay the fears of many that the con- Published weekly by Cash Box, 1780 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Second class postage paid at Hartford, Conn. 06105 affairs; Metromedia Records, although centration of creative and administra- U.S.A. financed by the large broadcasting tive functions among a few giants Copyright © 1969 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. company, is another total indie entity, would impair a diversity of ideas. <gfw GnshBox CashBox 1 tn TOP July 19, 1969 CM \ \un VO lo 1 IN THE YEAR 2525 34 ALONG CAME JONES 67 WITH PEN IN HAND Zager & Evans-RCA 0714 3 7 Ray Stevens-Monument 1150 52 70 Vikki Carr-Liberty 56092 42 46 2 ONE 35 TELL ALL THE PEOPLE 68 HONKY TONK WOMEN 3 Dog Night-Dunhill 4191 2 2 Doors-Elektra 45663 35 40 ^^F Rolling Stones-London 910 — — 36 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN SPINNING WHEEL YOUR HEART 69 MARRAKESH EXPRESS — • Blood, Sweat & Tears-Columbia 44871 5 5 Jackie DeShannon-Imperial 66385 47 58 ^F Crosby, Stills & Nash-Atlantic 8229 84 4 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE 37 CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD 70 ABERGAVENNY Oliver-Jubilee 5659 4 4 Elvis Presley-RCA 9747 48 66 ^F Shannon-Heritage 814 79 86 5 ROMEO & JULIET THEME 38 GET BACK 71 MINOTAUR Henry Mancini-RCA Victor 0131 1 1 Beatles With Billy Preston-Apple 2490 23 12 Dick Hyman-Command 4126 34 37 6 CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION 39 DOGGONE RIGHT 72 FEELING ALRIGHT Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette 7050 11 17 Smokey Robinson & Miracles-Tamla 54183 41 44 Joe Cocker-A&M 1063 74 81 WHAT DOES IT TAKE 40 SO 1 CAN LOVE YOU 73 ON CAMPUS 0 Jr. Walker & All Stars-Soul 35062 13 15 Emotions-Volt 4010 40 41 Dickie Goodman-Cotique 158 83 90 8 LOVE ME TONIGHT 41 THE FEELING IS RIGHT 74 WILLIE & LAURA MAE JONES Tom Jones-Parrot 40038 7 9 Clarence Carter-Atlantic 2642 39 42 Dusty Springfield- Atlantic 2647 77 84 9 COLOR HIM FATHER 42 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER 75 FOREVER Winstons-Metromedia 117 9 11 Vogues-Reprise 0831 43 46 Mercy-Warner Bros./7 Arts 7297 80 88 BLACK PEARL 43 SOUL DEEP 76 YOUR HUSBAND - MY WIFE 0 Checkmates Ltd. with Sonny Charles-A&M 1053 14 14 BoxTops-Mala 12040 53 68 ^^F Brooklyn Bridge-Buddah 126 86 — 11 THE BALLAD OF JOHN & YOKO 44 CHOICE OF COLORS 77 STAY AND LOVE ME ALL SUMMER Beatles-Apple 2531 10 10 Impressions-Curtom 1943 59 69 Brian Hyland-Dot 17258 81 85 MOTHER POPCORN 45 POLK SALAD ANNIE 78 BIRTHDAY — • James Brown-King 6245 15 13 ^F Tony Joe White-Monument 1104 64 77 ^F Underground Sunshine-Intrepid 75002 89 13 BAD MOON RISING 46 BREAK AWAY 79 NOTHING CAN TAKE THE Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy 622 8 6 ^F Beach Boys-Capitol 2530 61 74 PLACE OF YOU 14 MY CHERIE AMOUR 47 ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN Brook Benton-Cotillion 44034 85 92 Stevie Wonder-Tamla 54180 17 22 Moms Mabley-Mercury 7194 49 59 80 WHILE YOU’RE OUT LOOKING 15 QUENTIN’S 48 I’D RATHER BE AN OLD THEME ^^F MAN’S FOR SUGAR Charles Randolph Grean Sound-Ranwood 840 19 24 SWEETHEART Honey Cone-Hot Wax 6901 82 87 Candi Staton-Fame 1456 60 75 16 BABY 1 LOVE YOU 81 TILL YOU GET ENOUGH Andy Kim-Steed 716 21 29 — ^F 49 ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN Watts 103rd St. Ryhthm Band-Warner Bros./7 Arts 7298 87 Smokey Robinson & Miracles-Tamla 54184 55 76 17 1 TURNED YOU ON 82 WHY 1 SING THE BLUES ^F Isley Bros.-T-Neck 902 20 21 B. 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King-Bluesway 61024 78 80 50 WHERE DO 1 GO/BE IN Happenings-Jubilee 5666 68 78 18 1 CAN SING A RAINBOW/ 83 NITTY GRITTY - - LOVE IS BLUE 51 DON’T WAKE ME UP IN THE ^F Gladys Knight & Pips-Soul 35063 Dells-Cadet 5641 18 20 MORNING, MICHAEL DID 84 YOU SEE HER EYES - 19 IN THE GHETTO Peppermint Rainbow-Decca 732498 54 55 W Illusion-Steed 718 96 Elvis Presley-RCA Victor 9741 6 3 52 LAUGHING 85 EVERYBODY KNOWS MATILDA - 20 SWEET CAROLINE Guess Who-RCA 0195 65 - Duke Baxter-VMC 740 92 ^F Neil Diamond-Uni 55136 36 45 53 HEY JOE I’LL FALL IN AGAIN ^^F86 NEVER LOVE - - 21 MY PLEDGE OF LOVE Wilson Pickett-Atlantic 2648 63 73 Tom Jones-Parrot 1048 ^F Joe Jeffrey Group-Wand 11200 28 35 54 ITS GETTING BETTER 87 SUGAR SUGAR — - 22 ISRAELITES Mama Cass-Dunhill 4195 57 62 ^F Archies-Calandar 1008 Desmond Dekker & Aces-Uni 55129 12 8 55 BABY, DON’T BE LOOKING IN 88 MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND 23 RUBY DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE Herbie Mann-Atlantic 2621 88 93 ^^F MY MIND TO TOWN Joe Simon-Soundstage 7 2634 58 60 89 EASE BACK — — Ken Rogers & First Edition-Reprise 0829 29 39 56 WE GOT MORE SOUL ^F Meters-Josie 1008 24 DAYS OF SAND AND SHOVELS - Dyke & Blazers-Original Sound 86 56 61 90 PASS THE APPLE EVE A Bobby Vinton-Epic 10485 25 32 57 WORKING ON A GROOVY THING B.