No record Dedicnt Serving The 9t700,a Needs Of .111VD COOMA11014 Music & NONNVHS N0%1 orldIndustry DO :1)tDvr Vol. 21, No. 1032 In the opinion of the editors, this week the following records are the SINGLE PICKS OF THE WEEK d MTh p 45 RPM 1.1549 A 5.01.1! 2:34 CLOSE YOUR EYES 114 A M5R' PEACHES Al. HERB OHS SPURR CIVIC GM Herb have Sizzling new cut from the Ordersof a millionplus The Happenings have a Peaches and havealreadyaccruedfor hiprevivalof the George found the perfect succes- Spencer DavisGroup and the Monkees' "A Little and Ira Gershwin "I've sor to "Let's Fallin Love." it certainly does drive "Close instrumentally and Bit Me, a LittleBit You" Got Rhythm" andthey'll Thisistheoldie, along by Neil Diamond. So there continuetohappenwith Your Eyes," anditshould vocally.It'scalled I'm a youhaveit(Colgems 66- it(B.T. Puppy 527). shootupcharts(Date2- Man" and willdo buff biz 1004). 1549). (United Artists 50144). SLEEPERS OF THE WEEK WONDERFUL DAY 1C THE OTHER HALE The Who are just about to TheOtherHalfshoutsit Ben E. King has been cut- Bob SegerandtheLast theacclaimthey've out and beatsitouton ting some nifty ditties and Heard are a new and grit- get ty group with the strange longdeservedwiththis thisfolkrock dittywith here's one, "Tears. Tears, hypnotic rocker called intriguingstoryline. Tears,"that'llgettothe taleof"Persecution Smith" totell. Teens will "Happy Jack." It's a "Wonderful Day" is a top10 - andfast(Atco scorcher (Decca 32114). comer (Acta801). 6472). flipforit(Cameo465). ALBUMS OF THE WEEK CHARLES El HOT LINE Al Caiola Re-Signs New NUNIN Three-Year Pact With United Artists, While fed Label Prexy Mike Stewart Deluxepackagingofthe Earle Doud and Alen Rob- Bob Rosengarden and Phil scorefromCharlesChap- in satirizepolitics and Kraus are the main musi lin's new movie, "A other nonsense onthis cians in question on "Hot Countessfrom Hong comedyalbum,conceived Linefor Sound" and defi- Looks On. Story Inside. in Kong,"shouldbe a big as a true or false,etc. nitelynotinquestion click."ThisisMy Song" quiz, "Score Three Points." their mastery oftheirre- ison it(Decca DL 7 Clever idea executed clev- spective percussive in- 1501). erly(CapitolT ST2629). struments(Project 3 PR 5002SD). AmericanRadioHistory.Com a DillyI The Original No.1 ROCONNO DIP ROM London Town AndNOW Their First U.S. Appearance In New York March 25 thru April 2 DECCA RECORDS, A Division of MCA Inc., New York, N. Y., U.S.A. 32114 AmericanRadioHistory.Com CMA Hosts Variable Pricing Is Keynote At NARM Of Clive Davis' NARM Speech HOLLYWOOD-The Country HOLLYWOOD - In his in-be priced according to demand NIIIi;111111111111111111:,' [111:111111111111111111111111111r11111111111111111111m Music Association made a pres-depth keynote address beforein the near future. Scholarships entation to NARM convention-the NARM Convention at the Said Davis: "In 1964 record eers on Wednesday, March 8,Century Plaza Hotel on Marchmanufacturers engagedthe Presented emceed by Minnie Pearl and 6,Clive J. Davis, Vice Presi-Harvard BusinessSchoolto HOLLYWOOD - Pickwick Tex Ritter. dent of CBS Records, cited "aprepare an economic study of Records hosted a luncheon! (Continued on page 4) tight profit squeeze" for rec-their financial condition. This Wednesday afternoon, March ord manufacturers, despite awas necessary because music 8, at the Century Plaza Ho -E. healthy growth rate, segueingpublishers were demanding tel for the rack jobbers at- Kirshner Focus into a suggestion that recordsthatcopyrightroyaltiesbe which the first NARM schol- raised from 2c to 3c per com- arships were presented. 14- Of Rumors position. This-for an album- There were four scholar-= The Monkees, Monkees man- would mean anincreasetoS ships given to children of ager Bert Schneider and Mon- manufacturers of 10c -12c per employees of regular and as ---3 keesmusicalsupervisor -Col - album. And what's more, at the sociated members of NARM. gems -Screen Gems -Columbia same time most of you wereE. -four $1,000 scholarships aa asking for further cuts in the year for four years. Special exec Don Kirshner were the wholesale focusofswiftlyflying,far- priceofrecords.E donations were made to the reaching rumors last week. When published, the Harvard scholarship fund in the name! professor's report showed that ofIkeKlayman,byhis= The gist of itall was that in 1964 the combined net profit brothers, and Harry! Kirshner, allegedly, was being for record manufacturers was Schwartz, by his sons. asked by Schneider todisas- a paltry 1.7%. And 1964 was sociate himself with the TV then the highest sales year in program entirely,because of the industry's history. Costs toout, a profit level that is not disagreement over how Mon- themanufacturer hadrisensufficient to sustain a healthy kees music was being handled substantially and in 1964 man-industry for any decent period for the show and who was get- ufacturers' consolidated returnof time. ting credit for it. on net worth was 3.8%. That is, "TheHarvardeconomists (Continued on page 4) Clime.1. Da -Nis theHarvardreportpointed (Continued on page 14) Atlantic Setting Sales NARM 9th Convention Records for 1967 Most Successful Yet NEW YORK - Atlantic-Atcoshipped this week. By SID PARNES Records, after winding up 1966 Other big hitson Atlantic- Prices Going Up? as the most successful year inAtco, Stax, Volt, Dial and Fame HOLLYWOOD-The 9th An- its history, is now setting newlabels during 1967 were Sonnynual NARM Convention held HOLLYWOOD - Talk sales marks for 1967. January& Cher's "The Beat Goes On";at the Century Plaza Hotel in among NARM convention - and February sales figures areThe Young Rascals' "Lonely Toothis city last week was the most goers is that record prices already double the same period successful yet in the unbroken will very likely soon go up, Long"; Wilson Pickett's "Every- with one or two major labels last year. body Needs Somebody To Love";line of important NARM meet- BobKornheiser, Atlantic-The Buffalo Springfield's "Forings. probably leading the way. Atco sales chief, said "The salesWhat It's Worth"; Bobby Dar- Not only was attendance up pace set so far this year by At-in's "Lovin' You"; Percy50% from last year (755 regis- lantic re -affirms our position asSledge's "Baby Help lie"; Joetered as against 500 in 1966),displayed an increasing aware- the hottest company in the in-Tex's "Show Me"; Eddiebut the tone of all the meetingsness of the growth of the in- dustry. So far this year Atlan-Floyd's"RaiseYourHand"; dustry, the maturing interest tic-Atco has dominated the field,Jimmy Hughes' "Why Not To- of NARM members and guests with 10 to 12 records on thenight"; Arthur Conley's "Sweet and an ever -developing search charts every week. Overall salesSoul Music" and Sam & Dave's for effective solutions to the in- for January and February in-"WhenSomethingIsWrong dustry's problems and needs. dicatethat1967willbeourwith My Baby." Following the opening cock- greatest year." On the album front, Atlantic- SinglesalesforAtlantic-Atco also racked up giant sales tail party on Sunday night (5), Atco in 1967 were sparked bywith nine LPs on the album hosted by Warner Brothers/ one of the fastest breaking rec-charts and many new album re- Reprise Records, a dinner party ords in the firm's history, Are- was given for all the attendants thaFranklin'ssmashhit"Ileasesgarneringgreatpublic Never Loved a Man (The Wayacceptance. Chart albums include by A&M Records. Starring in I Love You)." This record, Are-theYoungRascals'"Collec- the entertainment portion tha Franklin's first for Atlantic,tions";WilsonPickett's"TheA dualcelebration: A Warnerwere Herb Alpert and the Ti- sold over 250,000 copies withinExciting WilsonPickett" andBros./Reprise cocktail party con-juanaBrass,ChrisMontez, two weeks of release, and is con-"The Wicked Pickett; Otis Red -ducted during the recent NARMSergio Mendes and Brasil 66, tinuing its hot sales pace. This Convention, and a surprise birth- ding's "Dictionary of Soul" andday cake for J. K. Maitland, Presi-and the Baja Marimba Band. single created tremendousde- "The Soul Album"; The Buffalodentof Warner Bros.Records. Bill Dana was MC. mand for the new Aretha Frank-Springfield LP; Bobby Darin's Lefttoright:JulesMalamud, lin album "I Never Loved A Man "If I Were a Carpenter"; "SolidExecutive Secretary of NARM, Mo Heartwarming Note the Way I Love You," and or- Ostin, Vice President and General ders for 200,000 copies were re-Gold Soul-Vol. II" and Sam &Manager of Reprise, and Mr. and JerryMoss washostfor ceivedbefore the album wasDave's "Hold On I'm Comin' ." Mrs. J. K. Maitland. (Continued on page 18) RECORD WORLD-March 18, 1967 3 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Sinatras Set Record MGM Cuts 'Charlie With Record Brown' Caster LP Jaffe Prexy BURBANK, CALIF. - As of NEW YORK- Based on the last week, the Frank and Nancycritical and boxoffice success of HOLLYWOOD-Stan Jaf- Sinatra single, "Somethin'off -Broadway's "You're a Good fe of C&C Distributorsin Stupid," had already sold 225,-ManCharlieBrown," MGM Seattle was named new presi- 000 copies. Records-whose King Leo LP of dent of NARM at the con- This single, which marks thethe show preceded the staging clusion of last week's con- first time the two Sinatra's haveof the production-has recorded vention here. ever made a recording together,the original cast album of the has been the most universallynew musical. The album was su- acceptedrecordforReprisepervised by Bob Morgan, Ex- MERCYRecords, to date. ecutiveDirectorof A&R for NARM Awards It was Frank who found theMGM, and Herb Galewitz, A&R HOLLYWOOD - The NARA.] material, and he decided im-producer who made the originalAwards were presented as the mediately thatit had to beKing Leo recording, which willhighlight of the final conven- alone by him and Nancy. still be available, too. tion activity here last week. It was co -produced by Jimmy Winners included: Bowen, who produces the ma- Best-sellingeconomypack- jority of Frank's sessions, and age, under $1: Camden; Econ- Lee Hazlewood, the man re- CMA at NARM omy package, over $1: Crown, sponsible for "Boots" and other (Continued from page 3) Pickwick,Ambassador(tie) ; MERCYNancy Sinatra hits.