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The New Shadow! Record Exclusive colour picture of full new Mirror line-upsee page 7 Registered at the G.P.O. No. 141 WEEK -ENDING NOVEMBER 23, 1963 EVERY THURSDAY PRICE 6d. as a newspaper IT'S ELVIS IN ACAPULCO THERE are five leading players in Britainearlynextmonth(with Acapulco," for instance, he manages " Fun in Acapulco."Including general release on December 22). tosing Guadalajara " in Spanish Elvis Presley.And all five of them Timewaswhennojournalist thatevenaCostaBravancould INSIDE TODAY havehadtolearntheEnglish would attempt to quote Elvis with- understand. language before making the grade outcrashingintodialoguelike in Hollywood.Including, in a sense, " Yuh know what ah mean . " Anyway,Elvis'sco-starshadit Elvis Presley ! and so on.But now El speaks a muchtougher onthedialogue P.3 ForEl's accenthaschanged sortofsVandard American,easy business.Ursula Andress-who was DUANE EDDY almostabruptly. TheMississippi - to understand and a long way from in "Dr. No"-is Swiss -born and was born, Tennessee -schooled top popster the bumbling, mumbling speech he droppedbyaHollywoodstudio has now lostallbut the faintest used to produce. seven years ago because she didn't P.5RICK NELSON tracesofhis Southern tones-and And because of this change, Elvis speak English.Elsa Cardenas (pic- it'sa changespotlightedinthis hasfounditeasiertosingin turedwith Elabove) isfrom newproductionwhichopensin foreignlanguages. In" FunIn Mexico, P.12 KATHY KIRBY NEXT WEEK BEATLES INTERVIEW BOBBY RYDELL 2 RECORD MIRROR. Week -ending November 23, 1963 YOUR PAGE ..send us your letters, your views, and your photographs Record Now, what's in store Mirror for EVERY THURSDAY Editor: JIMMY WATSON Assistant to the Editor: NORMAN JOPLING 1964 Features: PETER JONES AS the present year Advertising and Circulation:ROY BURDEN draws to a close I 116Shaftesbury Avenue, London W.1. look forward to perhaps Telephones GERrard7460, 3785, 5960 themostinteresting year yet in pop music. No one can deny the fantastic impact of the Liverpoolsound but how long can it be ex- pected to last?A look WHAT YOU THOUGHT atthestatistics show that only the original andcolourfulartists several major hits but GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS are discussed in this -FOR AND AGAINST! have broken through. week's lead letters. The Beatles of courseso did many solo stars startedit,followed bybefore them who are reached29andstillkeep o n WE view the change with now missing from the ROLLING STONES on top,likeElvis. And to CONGRATULATIONSyour new -styled Record distaste.Theghoulish Gerry, Billy J., Freddie, his REAL fans, and I mean Mirror. In my mind it is now picture of Billy Fury really the Searchers, and the charts. IN answertolastweek's REAL fans he will always be themost advancedofthe sends us - tobuy other LondongroupBrian So when the Liver- -I- letter about the Rolling top.His real fanswillsee fourmusicalweeklies.But papers. The printis harder Poole and The Treme- pool sound finally fades Stones, I think that the Roll- toitthatallhisrecords how about a top 100 chart? to read though the quality ing Stones should be com-reach the top 20, and as for A. READER, 27 Farrar Lane, oftheblackandwhite loes.But how long iswhat can we expect to Adel, Leeds, takeitsplace?We'll paredwithLittleRichard the other so-called fans he 16. (name and pictures is better. There isn't itsincea new group and Bo Diddley,because isbetter off without them. address supplied) somuch'chat'aboutthe firsthit the top spot?find that out in1964. when did LittleRichard Now perhaps he can get mar- MHANKS for the fab colour charts whicharespread Surely the above groupsNeill Black, 1 Queens - last have a record in the topried and have the family he picture of the Beatles. over a pageand a bit ten? It's only since Bo Didd-longs for - Mrs. M. Beau- instead of being compact on are the only ones. Theyway, Lambeg, Lisburn, This is the first copy I have one page. Altogether there ley has visited this countrymont,84St.PaulStreet, bought andIused to pass have now enjoyedat Northern Ireland. that his records have goneLondon N.1. EP Winner. aremoreAds., therefore it by as just another record lesswriting least six months of suc-LP WINNER into the charts. "Don't Throw paper. J. PAINTER, 21 space,andto The Rolling capitallthe 'name plate' cess. Stones At IREALLY loved your 'new St. Aubyns Road, Fishergate, looks like a menial national Stones." - Michael Brown, look'for my favourite Sussex. HastheLiverpool 126 Pine Gardens, Eastcote, newspaper, while the whole talent now dried up? record paper. Ididn't think ASarecordfan whois paper looks even more like Roulettes Ruislip, Middlesex. itcould be any better but sick,tired and weary a menial magazine. True there have been Dueto a mistake you'veprovedmewrong. of the same format inhis chart stabs by others, PAULINE DOWNIE, 135 papers Isaluteyourpro- Inshortlet'shavethe we printed erroneous titles ELVIS former NEW apart from the above - tothenewdiscbythe Moredum Park Gardens, gressive action. M. RECORD Gilmerton, Edinburgh, 9, MIRROR 14 DISAPPOINTED Roulettes, Adam Faith's singing standards ROWLAND, 52 Laira Street, mentioned, but nothing Scotland. Warrington, Lancs. READERS. (names supplied) of lasting impact. Now backing group.The correct BYElvis popis anoldman. titles of the single are "Soon Andnoonecouldhave is the testing time. The You'll Be Cleaving Me" backed ALWAYS WANTED, recent by"TellTaleTit." SOCIAL INTRODUCTIONS. big beat stars have had LP records. Classical, Sound SMALL Allages, everywhere. Since Tracks, Shows,Jazz, any 1954. Friendship / Marriage. quantitybought.Sendlist ADVERTISEMENTS KEEP "The Record Exchange", 46 Jean'sBureau,87Terrace, Torquay. CUTHERE South Clerk St., Edinburgh. RHYTHM & BLUES EVERY RECORDS BOUGHT, 45s, EPs,THE SWINGING BLUE R&B ASPIRINGVOCALISTSre- LPs.-Fowler,264 VauxhallJEANS' FAN CLUB. S.A.E. quired for Coaching/Manage- Bridge Road, S.W.1. (CallersJim Ireland, Mardi -Gras Club RECORD SESSION MONDAY ment/Recordings. - Chiswick only.) 0CENLM (NRM), Mount Pleasant, 4895. INI RECORDS from 3/- eachLiverpool, 3. IN II 41 GT. WINDMILL ST. 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Week -ending November 23, 1963 3 Duane Eddy has problems with the Musicans' Union and his records THE 'TWANGY GUITAR' MAN HITS TOWN "I GUESS it's harder making an instrumental disc than a vocal" said Duane Eddy in his plush hotel in Mayfair.