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- - ·.--- On ule, Tuesday, ...,eek ending Deamber 27, J969 7 - MUSICAL V(PaESS NME Points Championship MAC TAKES IT-PIPS Engelbert TV-more guests WONDER & BEATLES The points table II compUed by marb to TOM, HUMP RE-SIGN WITH DECCA awardlns artlm In the NME'1 wttkly Top Thirty ULU hu been signed for a guest appearance ln Engelbert Humpenllncl<'s Anglo-American 1V series, which went throu1bout lhe r•~O poh:W L Into production earlier thl1 month. Other newly-announced bookings for the series Include Sergio Mendes and ~:~ ~o~~·~i: !!!'':I~ point for No. st. ro~n: Brull '66, Lou Rawls, Caterina Valente, Carmen McRae, Shani WalUs, Kay Ballan! and Milton Berle. These are In The leadlna tea In the IHI addlUon to the lnldal guest list, e:1cluslvely reported ln the NME two weeks ago, which Included Tony Bennett, Roger 0 and Lena f:00&' ~~ 2~m:\;IE Miller, Ike and 11na Turner, Ray Charles, Oliver Home. A British transmission date bas not yet been set for 8 ~= the seriee, but A1V e:,:pect:a 1D start screening lt ln March, to colnclde wlth the introduction of the spring schedules. g~'}£.S.5. ~~iNtE~: 0 rt~v.~y~~A~~:n:. w~r•.~~rt;~ A~~u.'~f te: mAem=~ FRANK SINATRA. I , DIANA ri::'°:: u111L yuI1111111 Alli ROSS AND TH£ SUPREMES and ?!.~i',J"m~~7~.;;;::r;: n~r MO"'~ A 10. BEE GEES, wlll Include his del•ied seuon at ll~J-nVf. rr1111u r-,~ nu Marvin Gaye'• pladna Includes :;::ev;f::e: lvJ~rl~t ti~h ~~rT~!~ . ' polnla accwnul ated In hl1 duets with Tammi Terrell. Slmllarly, the hdueolld, t l)y1, 1V but commit whkhm entsho .pollpooe<l Temptation.' tot.al lndudt1 point. Al10 1cheduled la I relurn en, AM,l OAM~l1iCJ1N TV Ji'!Jl~f.l' scored with lhe Supnme.-nd 11 vke ver1a. i:~r_:en~nd at dl l~: •,~elp.P~hoe '·!~~ - 1 r~•:' Jur-p rfH annoiinceme"t at OI • DES O'CoMor hcu landed h U. own Anglo• 1 WHkend, It wit Nl'Ull d Ulat ln11lb.,I and Tam JanH haw, ra • Ame rican TV scriu. similar to those ~"e:i ~~:~,=.°t,~ ~a:a~~~ t~ ~:u~r~;::=t~~ 1l9ntd with tha D ecc.■ labtl In th ■ currently in production 1tarring Tom Jone, and NM£: " We hod lo turn down a firm offer o/ u tau of 111•11• bid• from major U .S. Engclberl Humperdinck. The deal is initially for 1 1 ca,mpanl u . Ttlt dtal u-.en .i• y11n JJ one-hour shows, but it carries art option for a thufi ~ SINATRA, CASH: BRITISH CABARET? and l nclwdq U,1 hl1hut 9u1rantH ~J"ill:·h+~ ,•:ri~~ ~o':,'1;~:r~i~r:-.r~~ 1 further two year, - so that, if the firs t series is with regard lo the autumn film, and the 'O t1 tlook URING his Britlsh tvislt next May, Frank Sinatra Is likely to undertake his first-ever ::r.:1'.!! •::nl!"~tnn•:;: ' n!! successful, Des could be required to star in a is very promising.'' cabaret engagemei in this country. He would play two performances In one night at the 1ln11n. 9 De.s revealed Ula! he hm also had several offer• D To cement their reh11lon8hlp. Decc1 o,5~~:A1~i~1ka~i1 Wakefi eld Theatre Clu and the engagement would be backed financially by a Manchester hH purt h11.,,1 U00,000 worth o f MAM i~r;i,;, %e: i~'J:~t!r~;/iJrih~ 1 1h1re1 lrnm Co rd()n Mills, EngelbHI series, which stort., recording al ATY's £/, tree ~~c1:;;r~tni;ii:t· !:1e!': ~ef::· !n~,rx~::::n~e e;_ brewery firm. The eve l would be a joint affair with the Count Basie Orchestra, which Is studios in mid-March. Jt will be screened in gagcment there. But Berlin commented.: "Not already booked to appe"f at the club in Its own right on May 12. :!~airm a- :uh~!~~~n!t l~! ~~~n r•~; Amer(ca b),I NBC•TV s tarling Ma y 6. British tron.s• i1 six months Jar too to be from Decca 1h1rea. only long away A defi nite offer has been. made mtufon will beg{n be/ore this dale - pouibly Britain - even f/ he had the time available - but to secure Sinat.ra, and this ha,; been a.s early a., Saturda),I, Ma rch 2J. The aerie., ha., we ore determined to wait until he is a big torwarded - through the llornld also bocn sold to AustraUa and Canada. ouraction in America before accepting any per• D11vlson office-to America. Cnm• Move : disc plans, U.S. tour Another major pro/ee l for Des b a .st.arrins role so11al appearance1 th ere." ~~~, e~io rW: J!t:'s.. 11e:~~':!.e"~an~ sell the ldu 10 Sinatra, It Is Basie\ He was highly delighted will it on 'J H~::1:v~s r:o;:c~ed•et:r~ ~~:u;0;e:~eend~1~°':e w!:::,:• ;:~ his earlier visi t here, a111 has two Roy Wood com!)Osltlons, " When Allee Comes Back To The Fann." praised ii. to m ■ n y other Ancrica n and " Do The Bron1011un,s.'0 Releue ls planned for later nut month, MALCOLM STARS IN RIO TV FILM stars," 500n ar1er the group's "Sha.tam" album, which 11 ldleduled for mid· Th• W~1ctn,1d Th u 1r, Club ,h , 111 J o.nuar)' Issue. ~p:::::~~. !htb/":~abr~:~1e~ The LP - consisting or six len11hy tracks - will be released ~:e!~:I s imullaneously In Britain and Amerlca . It will be followed , two months 1 0 1 ~5;:;h:~i!f:E~~::it" ~1: wc~1: ~~= ~~~f1~•. ~te a;~ ~:r 1: ~~~11 ti1\~:d · ~~ o~~ ~ ~. ~et~~r-~~~~~ca':'a[:~~- t;!~~cnh Jim Webb: Val's guest, own show set 0 is expected 10 begin In March and last for four week1. :r:i:l1,o:1·t~~='~~:!h~':t" .! ~1;~::: 11191 , l e A• prevluu1ly reported,! rr:int Affair cuts new single 1 Lo•H Affair ■ - 111 &.e IJI• HUrdln1 ~~n:,:r•n~~:· - ~~• r~lr. ri~cch!fraw !~ ltu dlos 011 .Jani.ary • to cut Its n- Londan Roy11 Fc1 tlnl 11 111 inM ay JUDAS JUMP IN LONDON DEBUT 7and 8. r:11r!••.!:-:'1:h~t1l';u~,s':!~ltt co mpulUon, b ut UI ■ Lit.It hu "°' 11t bHn r.-.,1&1...t. TlH lrMlp undt rt.ak N BAKER, BRUCE ON BONI LP Ja .. ~,:;aI.. t;;r_: :,-·:::. ~= Gnham llond·• °Coh-t Uon In C. trmany. Album ·· I• 10 be relc111:d by tamer Brall1tr1 In mld •J1nuuy. II ln·\u deJ h11~:•~~~a,,• ef!!~'ed '~fn~u1~!: je~':·~ 1.EAPY REJECTS WEST EIII SCAFFOLD WRITE FOR TV :::t!; a ~: J!:r~dr~du i~th1.. r.m ::~ 1n nuuncement In lhe NM!. 11 now 1ee m1 1h 11 the Lond un c-on cert will Lea py Lee hH !urned down lhe Sc-froid wUI not be m1tln1 Illy ~~~,,~e r1 atcerco~~:;:1:~on h~111':~:~ !~: 11 1 Dick ll ect1tall Smith. :rif:kwm tb: r~~fi:w:~•~ ~:b1i'e r:,~ ~~~~l:~•l:~rer,:,er1 1:e,:: 0ri ~~~.: ~e~~ ~::r~~~;." ,~n~~~ \~~:r~~n.:r.~~o~:: •·eek of FrbrUlt)' ind nrsl hllf or yur In lhe new m u l lt ■ I .. Cl nderdl• 10 wrkl the ■ erlpl for I TV ■ e r lH , lhreh _ by I m,Jor Europea n to ur. Smith." lnttead, he will under11 lr:e and thlJ: - to,ether wllh ea1en1tu Th i' sroup ii now espeelld lo pll)' ltn1thy IOUtl DI Au1trall1 and Soulh reec1 rdtn1 IUIIOOI - 11 e1pecitd to DONEGAN FOR LAS VEGAS 0 1 Followln1 hl1 current ATV ,utt'I, ~1 ~~1~r ~ ~ ~ ~ - cr:~~f a1t!~~n•n~: ~"-''-" -'-•-••-' -"'.:..'-'"..:;•_· _____,_=....:..:"-'-- '-''-"--•-••--•_m_•_"'_••--·-- Lonni e Donegan l e ■ ves on Jmuu, n e ■ rln 1 compl etion, "Ill be 111ued 11 I 12 for enwa1emen11 In C1n1lll and 1he tnd or J1nu1ry - and 111 ft rll the Unlled Slslet. He pll)'f IWO 1t ngle WIii be rele1nd 1lmull1neou1 , ly. Davy Jones flying in- :;,~1: ·i~~!~~:::r~:~~:i:~rn~-,~~z llolel. AUGER FOR 3 FESTIVALS 1970 London musical? Brian Au1er 1nd the Trlnl1y have ONK.EE Ony Jones ftlet IDto London nut Monday (21) whh hJI AYNSLEY TD SCANDINAiiA been bou ll: ed lo appear In lhrett M wife and baby ud hi• manqer. Davy will be In 1hJs counlry for A)'n1tcy Dunb1 r'1 new elrtJ •plel·c m1Jor fetll n \1 ne1t yur - lhe about • monthy ■nd wlll have lenalhy dl1cu1slon1 with hi ■ European re-- Nurembur1 J an Fnllval Ully 29 -SI) lhe Mon1reu1 Jui Fntlnl (June !~!~1:,a~'~n!fd~t~ ~nNC:tin ~:.~'ro'durlliwhl1':1o~uld lead to hlm ~~1t r.;~~~£k;t~~•r:~~::r:,at 1 1 0 hi flnl 1ppeuanc1! un lit J :a n~:iry I. ~t~,!~f 1:.~,1~'1:: ~~d~~n:1:~;~10~ ro~nl~ P: ~!!t m~!fca'r lh,a Whl'n II ,:o mm t ncH I ftVf'• daf frln• for the 1r 11 up - which hu now wl~~h ~fir:1!111d~r:• di!:~~- o~~!~ :~~r~r,:; dln1vl1n lour. f1r.l Brllllh dah• wlll 1wllched 11enclu lu lh f' Robert offers which have been submlu ed. It 11 understOOd that Davy h11 nol b.i at Dunsl• bl t' Qul'f'ri•1 IU II 1,n SU1w oad Or11 nlnt111n - 11 1n left the Monkees, but Is pl ann ing to unde rtake more 10l0 venture, In J Mnu, ry2J· Au1trall1n lour Iller In 1110. 1h e future. He may make one or two TV appearances durina his v/1it.