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Dedicated To Serving The Needs O/ The 960.05 Music & Record jl -1yZ GÎ01Axiï0H Industry OAIr 13SNí1S CIL7.: d102 S3lbS C,ft1iO$ k.'J o-z- I August 23, 1969 60c In the opinion of the editors, this week the following records are the SINGLE 1'1('It-.%" OE 111/î 11'1î1îA MY BALLOON'S GOING UP (AssortedBMI), 411) Atlantic WHO 2336 ARCHIE BELL AND WE CAN MAKE IT THE DRELLS IN THE RAY CHARLES The Isley Brotiers do more Dorothy Morrison, who led Archie Bell and the Drells Ray Charles should stride of their commercial thing the shouting on "0h Happy will watch "My Balloon's back to chart heights with on "Black Berries Part I" Day," steps out on her Going Up" (Assorted, BMI) Jimmy Lewis' "We Can (Triple 3, BMI) and will own with "All God's Chil- go right up the chart. A Make It" (Tangerine -blew, WORLD pick the coin well (T Neck dren Got (East Soul" -Mem- dancing entry for the fans BMI), a Tangerine produc- 906). phis, BMI) (Elektra 45671). (Atlantic 2663). tion (ABC 11239). PHA'S' 111' THE U lî lî /í The Hardy Boys, who will The Glass House is the Up 'n Adam found that it Wind, a new group with a he supplying the singing first group from Holland - was time to get it together. Wind is a new group with a for TV's animated Hardy Dozier - Holland's Invictus They do with "Time to Get Believe" (Peanut Butter, Boys, sing "Love and Let label. "Crumbs Off the It Together" (Peanut But- BMI), and they'll make it Love" (Fox Fanfare, BMI) Table" (Gold Forever, BMI( ter, BMI(, a together hit way up the list on the new (RCA 74-0228). (Invictus 9071). (Earth 100). label (Life 200). All for Earth: Above, From .11E81'11 111('/t"N OF THE 11 lîlîli Left, New Label's Exec- utives Joey Levine, Harold joe e Berkman, Artie Resnick. Dynasty Aim Is Revealed in Profile Appearing This Frank Sinatra and Rod Mc- Barbra Streisand asks Joe South wrote "Games The Happenings take a Issue. Kuen are the talents in- "What About Today" and People Play" and sings it mind trip in this new al- volved here on "A Man other musical questions of better than anybody. He bum (with intriguing puzzle Alone & Other Songs by the Beatles - Simon - Garfun- sings other self -penned jacket) and sing "Hare Rod McKuen." Different, kel-Webb-Maltby-Sh ire-Bach- songs on this promising Krishna" and others. Will moving (Reprise 1030). arach-David day (Columbia package (Capitol ST 235). delight (Jubilee 8028). CS 9818). www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Hey, they're playing our song. We know we've got something good when others start singing it. The Chosen Few with "Maybe the Rain Will Fall" -74-0217 The original version sung by the group who wrote the song. www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com TV a Boost to Male Over 800 Attend WB17A, Singers' Disk Sales Reprise Multi - City Meets By DAVE FINKLE the top -selling male pop sing- The effect television expo- ers and the lists will match 27 Albums sure has on record sales has closely. Right now Parrot's always been debatable. Cer- Jones, whose catalogue leaped Debut tainly over the years it's been to action shortly after his show BURBANK, CALIF. The proven that, although televi- bowed on ABC in the winter, - sion appearances 1969 Warner -Reprise Record can support has four albums on the 100, Show, a series of conventions sales, they don't guarantee "This is Tom Jones," "Tom them. introducing the labels' fall Jones Live," "Help Yourself" product, drew more than 800 But there does seem to be and "Fever Zone." one sales, promotion and press per- area in which television de- Campbell has "Galveston" on sonnel finitely and forcibly supple- to meetings in New the charts and "By the Time I York, Lake Geneva, Wise., Mi- ments or even builds record Get to Phoenix" and "Gentle on artists the male ami Springs, Fla., and Los - pop singer My Mind" on the Must Stock Angeles. field. list. Johnny Cash is currently Pictured during pre -convention Warner cocktail party at the Check the male singers with in the top 10 with "Johnny Featuring a slide presenta- Sheraton. Universal Hotel in Uni- regular variety shows re- Cash at San Quentin." tion, a movie and talks by Mike prise's - versal City, Calif., are, from left: Dean Martin, Colum- Additionally singers who Maitland, WB -7A Records Mo Ostin, General Manager of Re- bia's Andy Williams, Capitol's make frequent specials like President, and company execu- prise, Mike Maitland, President of Glen Campbell, Columbia's Frank Sinatra keep their sales tives Mo Ostin, Joe Smith, Joel WB -7A Records, and Joe Smith, Johnny Cash and dramatic new up (Sinatra usually ties his al - Friedman, Stan Cornyn and General Manager of the Warner TV star Tom Jones-and check (Continued on page 46) Dick Sherman, the shows label. kicked off a release of 27 fall albums. hosted what was termed "The Mo and Joe Show" in which Multiple Distribution Ostin and Smith, General they discussed their new prod- Managers of, respectively, the uct. For RCA Product? Warner and Reprise labels, (Continued on page 46) NEW YORK - Multiple dis- tributor agreements had been tribution of RCA Records prod- made. Ovation Follows Record World uct within the same cities This statement may refer to throughout the country seems the fact that companies named Award to B. B. King at NATRA about to become an RCA pol- are essentially rack jobbers, WASHINGTON, D.C. - A icy. although they are also in- highlight of last week's NATRA It has been learned that ABC, volved in distribution. It should Convention at the Washington be pointed out, moreover, that Hilton was the ABC Records - Transcontinental and - Handle RCA already has set a prece- hosted Thursday luncheon. man have received the go-ahead dent for this type of multiple to directly purchase RCA prod- distribution in that it distrib- Label President Larry New- uct beginning Monday (18). utes the Camden line and the ton introduced Record World RCA's official statement last RCA tape line through its regu- publisher Bob Austin, who pre- week when contacted by Rec- lar distributors as well as di- sented BluesWay artist B. B. ord World was that no new dis- rectly to large purchasers. King with his Record World Special Achievement Award. Presentation was followed by a five-minute standing ovation for 6 Exec Appointments King, and proved one of the most popular events at the At MGM Records whole convention. Ron Kass, President of MGM It was a tribute, many opined, Records, has announced six ma- that was long overdue. B. B. King jor label executive appoint- Promoted . ments: Lenny Scheer, Director of Distribution and MGM MCA Intro's New Marketing Branches; Al Lewis, Director of Special Projects; Saul Saget, Director of Creative Services; Concept in England Ed Beulike, Director of Admin- NEW YORK-A new market- and marketed by British Decca istrative Services; Bob Young, ing concept was unveiled this under a licensing agreement. Head of MGM Legal Affairs; week by MCA Records in Eng- Move is designed to broaden and John Nathan, Director of land. Concept, which combines the base of the catalogue to be International independent production and released on the MCA label in Operations. Lenny Scheer (Continued on page 47) Saul Saget promotion with regular licens- (Continued on page 46) ing, was announced jointly by Richard L. Broderick, Vice NARM Registration President, MCA Records Inter- national, and Brian Brolly, Closed Managing Director, MCA -UK. Registration for the 1969 Under this new operating NARM Tape Convention, which policy, which takes effect Oct. convenes Sept. 5 through Sept. 1, the American -sourced prod- 7 at the Fairmont Hotel in Dal- uct from the Decca-Coral- las, Texas, has been closed, it Brunswick-Vocalion and Kapp was announced by the NARM Al Lewis Ed Beulike Bob Young labels will be manufactured ofiïce..: RECORD WORLD-August 23, 1969 www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com IHIIUIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUII11II11IIIIII Juggy Gayles Roulette VP Weiser Named record NEW YORK - Consistent Chappell VP with the continued plans for world expanded movement into new YORK Norman S. NEW - 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 areas for Roulette Records, a Vice Weiser has been elected Area Code (212) 765-5020 President Morris Levy has an- President of Chappell & Co., nounced the appointment of Inc. Juggy Gayles as Vice President Jacques R. Chabrier, Presi- Publisher in charge of Merchandising and dent, stated that Weiser will BOB AUSTIN Promotion for Roulette, with serve as General Manager of additional announcement antic- the firm's music publishing Editor -in -Chief ipated. operations in the United States. The appointment of Gayles Juggy Gayles, Morris Levy Weiser will assume his new SID PARNES to the post heralds a major post late in August. Prior to change in the promo activities here for Roulette to become the his election, Weiser served as of the label as Roulette current- largest independent record director of European opera- Vice President, Advertising ly enjoys unprecedented suc- company within the next year. tions, music director, Para- JOE FLEISCHMAN cess in both LP and singles We plan to open up with the mount Pictures Corporation markets. bell-ringer, Tommy James & and was based in London. Doug McClelland Editor "We used to look for a sin- the Shondells, going into new (Continued on page 47) gle to start the LP," said Gay - bags-underground, middle-of- Dave Finkle Associate Editor les, "now it may be the other the-road, just about every type Andy Goberman Chart Editor 47) way around.