, October19,19138-Page II Tremeloes upsetthe Bond Streetbusinessmen A GAGGLE of irate BondStreet business people burst into CBSrecording studios LAN oneafternoon last week withtheir hands MOODY : bigalbumsales firmly pressedover their ears.Inside the studioswerethe Tremeloes recording a new single. But why the panic? aren't noted THEFIVE for ear-splitting freak -out explosions or sound. Not up tonow, that is. Tremeloes Alan Blaikley explained: " We were recordinga newsingle specially for America and WISE we were playing louder than we've ever played MEN before. It wasso loud, people from officesin the build- ingcame rushing in in the middle of atake shout- ing forus to stop." OFPOP Therewas a row and the group wereforced GIVEa hand to Five Vowingon a world-wide to stop recording until theadjacentoffices had Wise Men ofthe music scale,"says Mike. "Sales closed and their nine-to -five inhabitants had de- scene, who've come InAmericaparticularly parted for their semis bearing rare album are phenomenal. And in Surbiton. gifts that havecertainly they'regrowing here,too " We finished the record after the other offices with theincreuing sales paid off bigdividends of stereo had closed. It'sabig Jimi Hendrix freak -out thing to discerninglisteners. equipment. "Salesofstereore- specially for America." And,incidentally,big cords are Thegroup are trying to dividends now un to to then, about 30 riercentin change their image inthe BY ALAN WALSH They'reMikePinder, Britain. In America, States. "Over there, we are Greene Edge, Ray stereo accountsfor GO regardedas a teenybopper per centofthealbum Thomas, JohnLodge and group, playing simple three "But we can't say what it JustinHayward.Collec- market. .1 think LPsare really chord music. isbecausesomeonewill tively known as the " Frankly, because we Moody Blues. better value thansingles. rush a cover job out Andpeoplearebuying havethisimage,because straight away," said Alan. themmore because they our records like' Silence Is blued theirsuccess trail are fed un with thesame Golden' have beeninthe Back home, the group are on the single charts old sounds theyget on top ten, the college circuit cutting down on their ball- scene with.. " singles. room dates and one-nighters and NightInWhile won't have anything to do .Albumsgive s a with us. becausetheyarefinding Satin." Both toppedthe chance to million in sales. experimentuwith thatotherpursuitsthan newideas.Andbuyers playing are claimingtheir But no.theVinodies realisethe,offer more time. TREMELOES: ' peoplecamerushing in' are concentrating more than just musicto dance MONEY and more on albums. And to.Theecansitdown Theirmusicpublishing haverung the bell here, andlisten- getassay company, Sid and Dick " We signed withabig cause we've done allright soon forthe Christmas make the top ten and we're too. atrio of musical ex- Music, and record produc- so far and we don't want to market. Their Days Of Future proration. agentoverthere,buthe tion for other people. amazed thatitlookslike Passed ' has already sold -People like the couldn'tcome up with one ruin things for ourselves." "It's a songbyKen going into the top three." "We arealso changing Alan and Len Hawkesare 132,000inAmerica, "In Beatles andtheStones bookingon the circuit we our act a bit. We're going Howard and Alan Blakely Search or The Lost have appreciated this.. want to play-the colleges, veryinterestedinrecord called ' Little Star' and we'll LITTLE Chord '- although only The Moody Bluesare where themoney is. tolumpallthehitsto- production andare soon to be using the Corona Kids reeentls not gether intoa medley and releasedinthe bugged with any "It has chokedus that producea Christmas record. and a 21 -piece orchestra." They thoughtitwas a Stales- has hit the problems of recreating start doing alotof more "JohnHughes,thefloor The Tremeloes' latest 100,000 mark, and is their studios ound "live." we can't play the same sort pleasant littlesong, nothing complicated things. manager from Top Of The hit," My LittleLady,"is more. rimilarlya Ton Ten LP "We'reverysuccess- of places thatthe Cream " You get fedup doing the Pops, asked usa few weeks der inBritain, whereit ful on stave," adds Mike. and Jimi Hendrix do,be- therecordthatsurprised A fortnight ago we same,fairlysimple things ago if we'd like to makea them has sold over 35,000. " We metvery near to our cause the money that's to be all the time, though we've all. " We never weren't sure it'deven be a Not thattheMoodier recorded sound." made there is unbelievable. recordwithchildren. We thought of itas a huge hit. hit. But itis and naturally, have turnedtheir backs They're so involved got to be a bit careful be saidyes, and we're doing it We thoughtit'dperhaps we're chuffed." on singles. Their latest Is withtheirmusicalap- " We told the agents to ' ." proach these days, in fact, tellthe collegesthat we But the sights areset Nat theyarenoteven would doa different sort of nn tho album market, for concerned that they prob- act, but it wasn't any use. this.think the Moody ably passeduo chance Blues,is where the way to make a single that has KEYSTO\E to nrogress lies. nowhitNo. I inthe HIT (in association with Roy SilverEh Gregory Smith) We wanted to red out chart. Towit: "Those of the singles rat -race," Were The Days." PRESENT playing sassMike Pinder." We We were "So we've got to geta didn't want to record second on thebillwith reallyfreaky,complicated singles we didn't believe the Beatles on their last record out over there in. tourofBritain,"recalls -to This didn't applyto Mike. show them we can do it- Go Now.' At the time we "Paul came intoour and follow it up with some recorded it - three years dressing -room and showed promotion work and try to ago - itwasn't a com- usthisson,. Weliked make it a hit. Then, maybe, mercial song in the com- it-but never got around well get some bookings in mercial sense. to recording it." the colleges." "Rut wewanted to A trifle lucky, perhaps, The record,which may write down our ownstuff forMissMaryHopkin Blues be released here as a single and develop more." Hence that the Moods if it'san American hit, is a theMoodies'concentra- didn't jump In first when tion nn the album scene. they had the chance' - remake of a record that has " The album marketis LAURIE HENSHAW. already been released

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soboring here,Ishall althoughtoursarejustas tobet backto bad the otherway. TS11 be glad " With tours there's too much London, I'm never going to travelling around. I'm look- do anothersummer sea- ingfor a happy medium son," said a browned -off that would suit me." Don Partridge. So now Don returnsto Lon- Ile was speakingfrom Black- don - but watch out. pool last week onthe pen- "When I come back down ultimatenightofhisfirst I'm planning to smashthem %UMW,Se.071. all down," he w arned. "Threemonths is a longtime "Those Ican't get al verb- to spendin one place you ally,I'llsliceun andI'll don't want to be.The whole blow un Parliament. That's thing is a bit weird. Every- theway I feelat with THE NATIONAL body was trying to convince the moment-but I'll prob- CONCERTORCHESTRA me mthewas I should ably betootired.ButI'll PARTRIDGE: no success smash think I eitherendedup someone beforethe WITH HIS making inernies orconvinc- year's out. GUEST STARS ing them." third, "Top Man," written "The trouble Is,I don't know The ex-busker has already for him by the Maitland and who my friend Is. and who THE BONZO gained a reputa lion for Kerrteamthatwrotehis my enemy is." DOGDOO DAHBAND slagging hie audiences if he second hitsingle,"Blue Steering Ikonaway from this has a mend lo- Eyes'-. dangerouscourse,thetalk use were the holidaymakers ItfeaturesDon's newelec- turnedtothe future. JOE COCKER PETER as an audience?.0h, they tronic one .man band sound. "What I'mmore Interested In SARSTEDT were justfamily audiences," Was Don hoping for a third is producinga one-man last- replied Don. " The reaction hit after "Rosie " and ing an hour anda half with THE ROYAL was mild contrinne 1 BlueEyes '? lethoping abasisof a bit 01 music ALBERT HALL couldnd be bothered_Idid but not allthat much," he and some comedy. Manager FRANK J. MUNDY whatIleftlike dohse and ansvvaced. Somethingonthelinesof then went off Donik sounding pretty fed- Victor Borge." 7.30p.m. WEDNESDAYOCTOBER woththe non business. 30th I had IIminutestofill Which sounds Infinitelymore Tickets: 105/-(Dinner in I wasn't success.. .1 wouldn't be cheesed off peaceful than Don'sthreat Jacket)63,- 42,-21/-15/- Don now tam promot with the pop businessitI to do somebody.- TONY from the RoyalAlbert 10/6 work for lits new single, his wasn'tstuckinone place Hall Box Office(KENsington WILSON. bUsual Agents. 8212)