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Volume 8 No. 15 Week Ending December 9th. 1967 SPRING THAI · IITIRS 1ST. 'IAR Toronto: SPRING THAW '68 will 'kick 15 to May 25. Other dates to follow. Coffee House. The revue surprised every­ dustry. He composes and arranges most off its 21st. edition at the newly erected , Ra Iph' Hicklin, at 45, is the fi 1m body and even received a not-sa-often ' of the singing commercials heard on radio Arts and Cu Iture Centre in St. John's, and ballet critic, as well as feature wri­ nod of the burliest of Toronto's critics, and TV, _and at one time or another, every Newfoundland (Jan 22 to 27). ter for Toronto's Globe & Mail, and a' Nathan Cohen, which possibly helped national advertiser in Canada has been a Robert Johnston, Thaw producer, regu lar writer-broadcaster for the CBC. further the Toronto run of the revue. client of Trail, British Columbia's most announced that th is year's satirica I look He began writing revue material when he Hicklin has contributed sketches famous son. He also composes scores for at Canada and its ~uaint native customs was an undergraduate at the Un ivers ity to past editions of Thaw, and to a special many fi Ims and now operates his own re­ was ' written by Ralph Hicklin, with of Toronto, where he collaborated fre­ revue edition of CBC-TV's liThe Public cording company, and was responsible mus ic by Ben Mc Peek. quently with Donald Harron, author of Eye". ' for the fame enjoyed by Canada's great­ After the Newfoundland opening, SPRING, THAW '67. Seven years ago, Thirty three year old Ben McPeek est selling single, "Canada" being that Thaw wi II begin a coast-to-coast tour, hewrot~ the greater part of the first is Canada's best known and perhaps most he arranged the Young Canada Sing'ers of Canada , which will see them playing VILLAGE REVUE which was produ'ced successful arranger, composer, and what Quality production. Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre April at the Bohemian Embassy, a Toronto have you, if it deals with the music in- McPeek has also done exception­ ally well with revues and was music di­ rector for the Crest Theatre, as well as Allied -C for the Canadian Players' successful Arc -0 CMS -E production of THE FANTASTICKS and Capitol -F MONSTER Caravan -G THAT HAMILTON WOMAN. He was also Columbia -H music director for t\A{o of the Dell Tavern * BOUNDER Compo -J London - -K revues, ACTUALLY TH IS AUTUMN and • BOTH SIDES Phonodisc -L Quality -M DING DONG AT TH EDELL. Rca Victor -N A yet, wraps are being kept on Sporton -0 WB17 Arts - P who the principles will be. and what the Compiled from Record company, record stores and radio personality reports revue will be about, however Hicklin will adm it that the theme will re late to the 1 4 10 LAZY DAY * '67 92 --- TOO MUCH OF NOTHING Span ky & Our Gang -Mercury -72732-M Peter Paul & Mary-WB-7092-P revue coming of age. 3538 41 OUT OF THE BLUE * 212 36 DAYDREAM BELIEVER Tommy James & The Shondells *68 83 85 FELICIDAD In view of the past successes of Monkees-Colgems -1 0 12-1'01 R ou lette -477 5-C Sally Field-Colgems-l008-N SPRING THAW, and the fact that the '68 3 , 3 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER 36 37 42 FLYIHG~OH THE GROUHD IS WROHG *69 94 --- SINCE YOU SHOWED ME Bobby Vinton-Epic-l0228-H Guess'lrrb-Quality-1890-M HOW TO BE HAPPY production wi II use the 'Icom ing of age" 4 7 13 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER 3739 43 BUSES Jackie Wilson-Brunsw ick-55354 -J theme, one might hope that, for posterity Dionne Warwick-Scepter-12203-M Hung Ju'ry-Calgems-l010-N 70 77 92 GOIN' BACK sake, SPRING THAW 168 might find its 5 2 1 RAIN PARK & OTHER THINGS 38 41 47 SUSAHHE Byrds -Co lum b ia -44362-H Cows ills -MGM -138 10 -M Noel Harrison-Reprise-0615-P 71 7487 WHEN YOU'RE GONE way onto a soundtrack aIbum. It cou Id 6 8 16 NEXT PLAHE TO LONDON 394046 WATCH THE FLOWERS GROW Brenda & The Tabulotions-Dion-504-J very well become a Cana,dian best seller. Rose Garden-Atco-65rO-M 4 Seasons-Philipl£-40490-K 72 79 --- BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY 7 5 2 SOUL MAH 4042 64 I SEC~HD THAt EMOTION Fantastic J6'ilnny C-Barry-3483-M Som & Dave-Stax-231-M Smokey Robinsoll & The Miracles *73 ------BEHIND EVERY MAH *8 17 35 STAGGER LEE Tomla-54159-L, Checkerlad s-R ca -3443-N Moffat Awards Wil son Pickett-Atlantic-2448-M *7481 93 FREEDOM BIRD 41 44 56 1:-1;; 911 20 PATA PATA ~t~~~~~S~~~200 Lewis & Clarke Expedition Miriam Makeba-Reprise-0606-P ' * 42 54 57 SUMMER RAIH Rca-66-101l-N Prese'nted *10 19 38 PAPER CUP Johnny R ivers-lmperial-66267-K 757576 WHOLE LOTTA WOMAH Ottawa: Wednesday, Nov 29th, at 5:30 PM, Fifth D imens ion -Sou I C ity -76 O-K 43 53 65 YESTERDAY Arthur Conley-At co-6529-M one of the biggest events in the history 11 3 9 SHE IS STILL A MYSTERY Ray Charles-Sparton-1641-0 7657 37 ,NEXT TO HOWHERE Lovin' Spoonful-Kama 5utra-239-M 44 47 66 ITCHYCOO PARK M G & The Escorts-Reo-8998-M of the Canadian recording industry took 12 6 11 GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY , Small Faces-lmmediate-500-H 77 85 --- COVER ME place in the Chateau Laurier Hate I when Mamas & Papas-Dunhill-4107-N 45 46 51 MR DREAM MERCHAHT , Percy 5Iedge-Atl anti c-2453-M three Canadian record companies were 1310 5 YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Jerry Butler-Mercury -727 51-K *7889 --- TE'LL MAMA Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrel * 61 73 CHATT AHOOGA CHOO CHOO Etta James-Codet-5578-L presented with the Lloyd E. Moffat Me­ Tomla-54256-L 46 Harpers Bizarre-WB-7090-P 79 86 --- POPCORH MAN morial Awards, representing the best *1429 40 \1EARQJJ TlfROUGHJ?RAPEY.I~E Lords Of Lond on -A pex-77068-J Gladys Knight-Soul-35039-L *475975 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Canad ian-produced records of the year Kenny O' Dell-Barry-3486-M 8087 90 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE 151 3 6 EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART Bobby Vee -L iberty -56009-K Tony Bennet-Columbia-44259-H in four separate categories. Soul Survivors-Crimson-l0l0-M 48 48 34 JEZEBEL 81 ------HIGH AHD MIGHTY On hand to present the awards 16 16 29 KENTUCKY WOMAH Witness Inc-Apex-77063-J , K ee psa ke-R ca-3442-N were a number of representatives of the Ne iI_ Diamond -B ang -551-C *4964 --- THE OTHER MAH'S GRASS 82 88 97 PAINT IT BLACK 17 14 7 HOLIDAY IS ALWAYS GREENER Chris Farlowe-lmmediate-5002-H Moffat Broadcasting stations, including The Bee Gees-Atco-6521-M Petula Clark-WB-7097-P 83 68 74 FOOTSTEPS Randall Moffat of CKY, Winnipeg, son 18 18 18 WAKE UP, WAKE UP *50 62 89 DIFFERENT DRUM Bobby Curtola-Tartan-l040-C of the late Lloyd Moffat; Jack Davidson , Grass Roots-Dunhill-4105-N Stone Poneys-Capito l-2004-F 84 91 --- WINDY , 19 9 4 I CAH SEE FOR MILES 51 55 59 BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Wes Mongomery-A&M-883-M CJAY-TV, Winnipeg; Don M.E. Hamilton, Glen Campbell-Capitol-2015-F The Who-Decca-32206-J 85 100 -- OOH BABY CKLG, Vancouver; and James M. Pryor, 2030 44 KEEP THE BALL ROLLING 52 50 58 BACK ON THE STREET AGAIN Deon Jackson-Atco-2537-M Jr. and David F. Lyman of CKXL , Cal­ Jay & The Techniques-Smash-2124-M Sunshine Company-lmperial-66260-K 86 93 99 LOVE HAS HERE BEFORE THE STARS *21 32 54 IN AHD OUT OF LOVE 53 56 69 I'M SO PROUD Brian Foley-Kapp-861-L gary. Dianna Ross & The Supremes Ke ith -Merc ury-7 27 46-K 87 96 --- BABY YOU GOT IT "Canada" by The Young Canada Motown-1116-L 54 60 84 RED AHD BLUE Brenton Wood-Double Shot-12 1-J Dave Clark F ive-Capitol-72515:-F Singers picked up two awards ; Best Mid­ 22 23 23 BEG BORROW AHD STEAL 8890 95 REACH OUT FOR ME Ohio Express-Cameo-483-M 5563 99 PEACE OF MIND Burt Bachorach-A&M-888-M d Ie Of The Road and Best Example Of Paul- Revere & Raiders-Columb ia-44335 23 24 27 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE 89 99 --- LOVE POWER Canadian Talent And Originality. Bobby Everly Bros -Warner Bros -7088-P 56 5868 HONEY CHILE" 5andpebbles-Trans World-1689-G Gimby, one of the artists and Quality Wayne Newtan -Cap ito l-20 16 -F Martha & The Vandellas -Gordy -7607-L 33 61 MASSACHUSETTS 90 ------SUSAN Record's Lee Farley were on hand to ~4 57 67 91 WHAT'S IT GONNA BE B u c k ingh ams -Co lum bia-44378-H The Bee Gees-Atco-6532-M Dusty Springfield-Philips-40498-K receive the award, 25 31 48 YOU BETTER SIT DOWH KIDS 91 97 --: I' LL BE SWE ETER TOMORROW *58 6994 WOMAN WOMAN O'Joys -El ell -69 1-M Catharine Mc K inn on's Arc re lease Cher-Im peria 1-66261-K Union Gap-Col um bia-44297-H 92 ------WHO WILL ANSWER of IICome Sllare The Good Times With Me" 26 28 32 EVERLASTING LOVE 59 82 --- BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUHD YOU Ed Ames -Rca-9400 -N Robert Knight-Monument-117-K F oundations-pye-827-C 93 ------LOVE ME TWO TIMES was awarded the honour of Best Beat 15 '81T MUST BE HIM 1/ 60 66 86 TEN LITTLE INDIAHS Doors-E lektra-45624-C Vikki Carr-Liberty-55986-K Y ardb ird s -Ca p ito 1-72518-F Record_ Arc's Phil Anderson accepted 94 98 --- PEOPLE IN ME 35 57 NEON RAINBOW for Miss McKinnon. 28 *61 7296 PONY WITH THE GOLDEN MAHE A Passing Foncy-Columbio-4-2772-H Box Tops -Mala -5 80-M - Every Mothers ' Son-MGM-13844-M Best Folk Or Country Record award 95 ------DAHCING BEAR 34 52 WILD HOHEY 29 *62 78 98 0 - 0 I LOVE YOU Mamas & Papas-Dunhill-4113-N went to Jimmy Arthur Ordge's Apex single Beach Boys-C a pitol-2028-F De 110 -Co det-557 4-L IT'S WOHDERFUL 3036 62 SHE'S MY GIRL *63 80 --- WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN 96 ------Illrena Cheyenne". Ordge and Compo's Young Rascals-Atlantic-2463-M Turtles -White Wliale-260-M Donovan -E pic -1 0253-H Roy Smith accepted_ ' 31 25 29 HEIGH HO 97 ------BEST OF BOTH WORLDS 64 7388 SOUL MAN L u lu-Epic-l0260-H AIso on hand were prom inent Fifth Estate-Jubilee-5595-M Ramsey Lewis-Cadet-5583-L WATCH HER RIDE *3265 --- HELLO GOODBYE *65 84 --- OKOLONA RIVER BOTTOM ROAD 98 ------members of the broadcasting industry, Beotles -c a p ito 1-2 056-F Bobbie Gentry-Capitol-2044-F Jefferson Airplane-Rca-9389-N The Board of Broadcast Governors; The 334349 GEORGIA PINES *66 95 --- IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE 99 ------DETROIT CITY Solomon Burke-Atlantic-2459-M Canad ian Assoc iation of Broadcasters; Candymen -s par ton -1640-0 WORLD AROUND YOU *3445 50 SKINHY LEGS AHD ALL Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell 100 --- -- FLOWER GIRL and The Broadcasting Committee of The Joe Tex-Dial-4063-K Tamla-54151-L Bill Mori on-N imbus -900-G Hou se Of Common,s as well as repre­ sentatives of the national press. Empress Room of the Park Plaza (Toronto) on Dec 9 and one at the Milton high school on. Dec 15. Mitchell high has them on Dec 21 and they'll be at St. John's Hall in Niagara Falls on Dec 22. Coming up is a recording session just as soon as they can book time in the Sound Canada studios. The big international news would seem to be the possible establishing by The Beatles of a string of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Clubs across the U.S. It's sti II just specu lation but because of the hard times in England it Hamilton's top groups, The Jameson Roberts and Reefers suffered a bit ,could happen. They might have to come off their "high horse" when it comes of a setback when fire destroyed the Pilgrim Music Store on Catharine St. N. to appearances, if they hope to kick off such a venture. It might be hard getting The two groups had rented space in the basement for rehearsals and lost all bread out of the tight I i'l is land. . their equipment with the exception of the drums from the Jameson Roberts. Rumour has !t that Zal Yanovsky is to join a Toronto group. Zal hit out These were apparently removed only hours before the blaze. Fortunately for on his own with liAs Long ASYou're Here" on the Buddah label and then kinda the Roberts, they've been staggering their gigs because of exams and should disappeared from the scene. . have repjaced their instruments before their next appearance. . That CBC-TV IILet's Go" show featuring Toronto's Magic Cycle will · That Proud Canadian is on another kick this week. It's The Rainvilles, . be aired on Wednesday Dec 13 5:30 PM. Apparently it was one of the best who have been tagged as "going together like peanutbutter and jam, boy and tapings in the series. girl" and their music has been referred to as IIbeing from the plunkiest country Donovan is one of the top folk-rock, pop-flower, what have you, perform­ to the popinest rock". Dot Rainville keeps up with the American style with her ers in the world today. He is currently touring the larger centres of the U.S. offering of "Ode To Billy Joe" and her husband Morris has a sound like Johnny and drawing capacity crowds. His appearance at New York's Philharmonic Hall, Cash with a slight Lee Hazelwood thrown in. Although they're a married couple would probably have got the giant put down frorD Toronto critics, being as he don't think they're over the hill.. You can get married when you're 16 you know. was barefoot and wore a long wh ite robe that aImost covered his toots ies. As Marc Sonier is their bass player and comedy man and Mike Weaver is on the well, there were flowers everywhere, even covering the mikes. Too bad some drums. They've been packing them in everywhere they've played and have been enterprising Canadian promoter doesn't take a chance with Donovan. He's ap· held over at their last 5 engagements. parently making money for his U.S. promoter·s. If they're going to grab him they The Witness Inc., are .backtn Toronto after. a cross Canada tour with netter act fast. His latest Epic outing "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" should Roy Orbison and The Candymen. Their manager William X advises that the group hit the top end of the charts within the next four weeks, and that's when a record­ played to over 30,000 during their 8 -engagements. Their firs gig back in Toronto ing artist is hottest, ·for appearances. was at the Broom and Stone on Nov. 25. Dec.l will see them in Orillia and they'll 20th Century Fox are apparently flying an English group in for a pilot be playing Brampton on Dec. 2. If any of you westerners happen to be in Toronto film hoping to take. some of the thunder away from The Monkees. The goup is from Dec 4 to the 9th., you can pop into the Penny Farthing in Toronto's Village The Warren Davis something or other. :Sounds like a CBC announcer. for a look see at the group. They'll be appear.ing on CBC's ".let's Go" Jan 4th. Capitol's Staccatos wj II soon have their next re lease going for them. The Fraser Loveman Group is off. and runn ing up the popu larity poll Rumour has it that it'll be IIWalker Street", a hurry-up writing by Les Emmerson. throughout the Niagara Peninsula and including Hami Iton. Randy Newell, who They'll be heard on practically every radio station(pop) who carry Coke com­ pens the "Tempo" column of Hamilton's Mountaineer, caught the Loveman Group mercials. I've heard a couple of them and they're a gas. Big band and the works. in action at the Kiwan is Club and kinda dug them. The new group inc ludes some The Staccatos, by the way, were the first Canadian pop group to employ symphon.Y

members from the old Dr. Fun k band t and of cou rse Loveman who was forme rly orchestra types to bolster their gigs. It ~II happened back on March 28th at the lead of The British Modbeats. Ottawa's Coliseum, when The Staccato's ·hired a string quartet for their pres- The Rainy Fields, besides having one of the best sounds in the Toronto . entation of "Half Past- Midn.ight" which was one of their top selling singles. area, are now classified as being one of the best dressed groups. Formerly The Watch for a new Atl(tntic Single by The y.oung Rascals. It's titled 'lit's Evil, they've come out of the underground and with good direction from superb Wonderful" and is comprised of two separate bands, although Ws not an EP. management wiH now be shown to the world. They've been outfitted in subdued The reason for the divided bands is to assist those Top 40 radio stations who yellow and green pleated suits with yellow shirts and green and brown English have a tight format. The first band, running two minutes 30 seconds is titled loom ties and high black leather boots. They've got one of the better lighting IImusic" and is followed by a fifty second band subtitled IIsound effects" and systems going for them including several strobes. At a recent popularity contest contains psychedelic sounds. This allows the operator to fade out the record got together by Birchmount High School, The Rainy Fields topped the poll. Their after the first band. The Beatles' I'Strawberry Fields Forever" had a similar fan club is now bolstered by members from England, Holland and Viet Nam as presentation but without the two bands. All the Rasca Is need now is to have well as coast to coast in Canada and the U.S. They'll be playing a gig in The lilt's Wonderfu I" make it as a hit.

The Fraser Loveman Group are happen­ A couple of Wltn... Inc .een with Ken Norm Perry (L) wIth gue.t. on hi. popu­ The Candymen have iust compl.ted a ing big throughout the Niagara Peninsula. Rogers (L) host of CSC's "Action Set" .. larCFTO-TV production "Perry's Probe". tour of west~rn Canada with Roy Orbison.

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NAME ...... CANADA'S P~ODUCERS ARE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME ADDRESS ...... As Canadian produced records go out to disc jockeys, the comments re­ garding their potential eventually feeds back to the producer, and sometimes the . CITY ...... Zone ..... Provo ...... group. The same comments keep cropping up too often to be ignored, and it might not hurt to study these observations from disc jockeys. Often the critics say the production is a "copy of the American sound". formu la of record production that is hard to break. Fami liarity doesn't breed con­ They mean it sounds too much like a successful group, and there is nothing dis­ tempt in the music bus iness, but you may have to disguise the formu la you are tinctive about it. folloWing. The other common criticism is that it is "not the sound that sells" mean­ Three top notch record producers in the U.S. are currently prodUCing right ing it is too far out and not enough like the other records. in the formu la and no one is ready to ye II !Icopy cat". They weave their own You have probably figured out that the two comments practically cancel production characteristics into the formula and a hit is born. Many more hits are each other out except that there is a very th in line in between that isn't a copy, born as they wait for the next formula to become the fad (usually originated by but does sound enough like everything else to be commercial. .... acceptable .... a someone braver and more talented) so they can produce their afterthought to hit. again join the sameness. There is no law that says you have to create something I don 't want to talk about the group that copies their style or arranging new. You can, in fact, create thirteen Mamas and Papas, twenty-two Motown after a successful established group. They are imitators and usually depend on sounds, seven hundred Beatles and make hundreds of thousands as everyone old songs already recorded. They have limited talent. I want totalk about the calls you·llgenius". You must stick to that very thin line. groups and producers who, very skillfully, come up with something unique and If a new sound came out of Canada would disc jockeys sit up and take _ different and warn them that the critics often aren 't capable of reading into a'n notice? The past history of programming says NO! Canadian records aren't pro­ avan t ga rde pr oduct ion the commercial potential of a new approach. Too often grammed for their originality. it may be year s la te r th at the sound rejec ted becomes the sound ac cepted through ­ Today there are three current records done in Canada that are ahead of out the wor ld. the ir time. They aren 't be ing programmed suffi ciently to make any difference. Often (and even ve ry rece nt ly) I have war ned group s th at wh at they are There will be more to come and the y won 't be recog ni zed , but no i1n e is about abou t to release won 't be understood by disc jockeys. Although the produc ti on to start a course in production techinques fo r record crit ics (or the per forming is excellent and the idea inventive and well done, they are up against a static arts for newspaper critics, for that matter!)

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MONTREAL .... Quality Record's Quebec branch manager, Liam Mullan, has left his post in Montreal and will headquarter out of Toronto as promotion manager Toronto: "Rumble Of Silence", a $i50,OOO production was ' commissioned by for Atco-Atlantic group and Ontario sales manager for all product carried by CFTO-TV, the first privately-owned televisi'on station in Canada to produce Quality Records. Sales rep Robert Nickford, takes over as Quebec branch a major Canadian movie, and will be seen in colour on Channel 9 (CFTO-TV) manager. Tuesday, December 12th from 9:30 to 11 :00 PM. Guy Bertrand, former national promotion manager for Musimart Ltd., has "Rumble Of Silence" was written by Toronto's Dr. Sandy Stern, and been appointed marketing manager for the newly formed Polydor Records of tells the story of a young deaf girl whose fairy-tale existance becomes shattered Canada. by her first emotional responses to womanhood. The mother (Kate Reid) handi­ Shirley Harmer, formerly of Toronto and Hollywood and now residing in capps the youngster Stephanie (Joy Tepperman) somewhat by being overbear­ Montreal, has cut her first single with producer/arranger Pierre Noles, on the ingly possessive and not much help is offered by father (Paul Harding) who , Disco Prestige label, a product of Jupiter Records, distributed by London likes to play around. Stephanie ends up in Yorkville with an artist (Marc Strange) Records of Canada. and then enters artist's dope-pushing friend (G ino Marrocco). Jupiter's Les Sinners, Montrea I's top group, are currently No.1 in the Province of Quebec with liNe Reste Pas Sous ,La Plue". Also on Jupiter, Marc Gelinas' liLa Ronde" has gradually dropped from the No.1 posJtion to No.6. It is interesting to note that every record Marc has recorded in the past three years have been No.1 on the charts. liLa Ronde" has already surpassed the 70,000 mark in sales and that is for the Province of Quebec, not national sales. Donald Lautrec's Expo song 14Hey Friend, Say Friend" on the Jupiter label has sold in excess of 100,000. The French version is on the flip. The Stampeders have left their mark in Montreal with their recent ap­ pearances at McGill and several high schools. Their MWC single "Morning Magic" wou Id appear to be ga in ing attention. The group are now appearing in Ottawa, where CJOH-TV is reported to have taken several shots oJ the boys and may use them during the Grey Cup celebrations. Another famous Calgary crew al- most made the capital but not quite. Here's a few dates that you might keep in mind for The Stampeders: Brockville Tiki Club (3); Weiland Shing-A-Ling Club (8); Kitchener's Bingeman Park (9); Kingston Collegiate (15) and they'll ,be appearing for the first time in Chatham (29) and Sarnia (30). John Herbert, author and Mitchell Nestor, director of the much talked about Fortune In Men'sEyes experienced a frightening few hours of imprison­ ment and reported brutality of their own just prior to the opening at the play at the new Bourse Cu Itura I Centre. There had been some concern over the unfinished sets and a demand (while the audience waited and consumed food and drink, on the house) by Nestor that the actors run through a combined dress and technical rehearsal. The Centre'sartistit director, playwright Jacques Languirand set four burly workmen onto Herbert and Nestor and apparently had them dragged downsta irs and out of the way. Af ter a few noses had been punched and a lot of shov ing and swearing, the show got underway, to a some­ what tipsy audience at 11:20 PM. Herbert and Nestor were released from their confinement shortly after midnight. It was a smashed opening night.

Top left: Joy Tepperman and Paul Harding In Yorkville street scene. Top right: Dr. Sandy Stern, author of "Rumble Of Silence". Bottom left: Kate Reid (L) and Alice Hill. Bottom right: Joy Tepperman and Marc Strange. MERCURY RUSHES CHRISTMAS SINGLE BY BLUES MAGOOS NYC: Mercury Records is rushing out a Christmas release by The Blues Magoos. Many of the shots were taken on location in Toronto's Village as well as - The record is a raunchy version of"JingleBells".ActuaIIY,only" the lyrics are at CFTO-TV's ultra-modern and spacious studios. in keeping with the holiday season. The record 'came about !Vhen the boys sud­ Approximately 40 Yorkville "hippies" appear in "Silence" as extras. denly hit upon the idea at the tail end of one of their recording sessions. Al­ Lome Fleed of CFTO-TV produced and directed this very expensiv.e though Mercury rarely goes with a Christmas single, they feel this outing by "first" for the privately own-ed station. , ' The Magoos can see chart action. Other cast members are: Grace the Grandmother (Alice Hill); Beth the of her woman (Miss Michael Learned); Personnel Officer (Arch McDonne 'II); and - Doctor (Charles Palmer). Simu Itaneous broadcast on CTV Network. NEMPEROR EXPANDS NEMS-BEATlES TIES AS STIGWOOD RESIGNS, PLANS NEW, COMPANY NYC: With the recent announcement of the resignation of Robert Stigwood and his associate, David Shaw, from their posts as directors of Nems Enterprises, GREGAR RECORDS SIGNS THE TOUCH an ,announcement is expected shortly of the formation of a new Stigwood Com­ Los Angeles: Barry Kane, former original New Christy Minstrel and now the new pany. West Coast A&R director for Epic distributed Gregar Records, announces the Stigwood had merged his show bu'siness interests with those of the signing of The Touch, a self-contained group. They are presently completing . late Brian Epstein in Nems earlier this year. The Nems firm, a British man­ their first sides at Sunset Sound Studios. agement com plex, was formed by Epste.in at the time The Beatles first came Gregar is currently happening with the Randy Boone outing of lilt's So into prom inence. Hard To Tell Mama Good-bye". Boone is a regular on CBS-TV's "Cimarron Stigwood's departure from Nems means that the New York-based Nem­ Strip" . peror Artists, headed by attorney Nathan Weiss and responsible for handling the American business interests of The' Beatles and all other Nems properties, will no longer be involved with such Stigwood-managed artists as The Cream lUCIE DONNA RELEASES ON MOUNTED and Bee Gees. NYC: Lucie Donna debuts on the Mounted label with IIWhere, When, How" and liThe Meanwhile, Weiss clarified his position with the announcement that Italian Bagpipe Man". The Howard Hodge Ork supplied the background of the production Nemperor will now broaden its base of representation for Beatles activity in the which was arranged and conducted by Bi lIy Ver Planck. U.S. as well as for all other Nems pactees. Weiss flew into LQndon recently for a we'ek long series of meetings with Geoffrey Ellis, managing director of the firm which Epstein headed until the time of his death last summer. Neil Aspinall and Peter Shotton, long time close colleagues of The Beatles, are expected to BLAZING A TRAI l fly to New York to confer with Weiss on a number of upcoming Beatles-oriented projects for North America TO THE TOP OF As a result of the reorganization at Nems, it is expected that The Beatles THE CHARTS themselves will nowassume an expanded role in the management of the company. W,ITH A NEW ALBUM RECOMMENDATIONS THE LEWIS & Baba a GA CHOO CHOO e_WB-7090-P CHATT A~OO r CLARKE EXPEDITION Harpers B I zar BABY N,OW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU COM 105 F oun dat,ons-Pye-827_C FEATURING THE IR NEW SINGLE

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The Power Project, from Toronto, appeared at Marty's Place Pavilion and played to a packed house (Nov 17). They video taped a segment for CKNX-TV's "Marty's Place" which was shown the following Monday at 5 PM. For their TV 14 -30 showing they performed "Good Lovin", "A Girl Like You", "You Keep Me Hang­ in' On", "Knock On Wood", and their own original composition "I Got To Have Her" . R&B chart CBC's "Jazz Canadiana" (Dec 8/8:03 PM) will present Part 1, from Ed­ • •• 15 16 DREAM MERCHANT monton , with. TheTommy Banks group, and Part 2 from Vancouver featuring The Jerry Wall ace-Mercury Dave Robbins ensemble with host Harvey Dawes. 16 17 SHAME ON ME Ken Singer, CKOM Sask~toon ' s radio personality, advises that the station QOSS' FOURTEEN 'Chuck Jackson-Wand 17 19 YESTERDAY ru n fan club for Witness Inc., has been picking up fans from 'aII across the country. ' 2 2 PRECIOUS LOVE Ray Charles-Sparton Marvin & Tam i-Motown Th ose interested in a member-ship should drop a line to Witness Inc. Fan Club , 1821 IN AND OUT OF LOVE c/ o CKOM Radio, P_O. Box 3690, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Witness Inc. 3 3 SOUL MAN The Supremes-Motown Sam & Dave-Stax were part of the Roy Orbison western Can~dian tour which played to three full 1922 GET DOWN 4 6 YOU'RE ALL THAT I NEED Harvey Scales & 7 Sounds , houses in Saskatoon (Nov 18).The Witness, of course, were the favourites, be- The Temptations-Motown 2023 GO GO GIRL ing as Saskabush is their hometown, but Singer was also full of praise for the 5 7 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Lee Dorsey-Be II Gladys Knight & The Pips-Motown ' ' Orbison performance and that by The Candymen, who do three cuts from "Sgt. 21 24 WHOLE LOT OF WOMAN 6 5 EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART Arthur Conley-Atco . Pepper's " album which would appear to be their bag. They also did their own Sou I Survivors-Cr imson 2228 SWEET SWEET LOVIN' "Georgia Pines", which was "better than the disc", writes Singer. All in all 7 8 HUNK OF FUNK The Platters-Columbia Gene Dozier & The Brotherhood-Minit it turned out to be a fantastic package and gave a tremendous boost to "Jezebel" 2329 HONEY CHILE 8 12 NINE POUNDS OF STEEL Martha Reeves & Vandellas-Gordy' the record outing by The Witness, now NO.1 for the fourth week, in Saskatoon . Joe Simon-Monument 2430 COVER ME Larry Soloway's "Speak Your Mind" is now heard daily 10 AM to noon on 914 I SECOND THAT EMOTION Percy S ledge-Atl anti c CHUM's FM operation. It had apparently been planned to rebroadcast his previous The Miracles-Motown 2531 SOCKIN' 1-2-3 evening's AM show but because of the interest shown by FM listeners, Solway 1013 STAGGER LEE John Roberts-Duke Wilson Pickett-Atlanti c has experimented with the odd "live" show. There,has been some speculation, 26 --- TELL MAMA 11 15 SKINNY LEGS & ALL Etta James-Chess Joe T ex-Atco in the da i lies, and in the trade that "Spea k Your Mind" rna y be eased off the AM · 27 --- WHERE IS THE PARTY operation and become an FM item, so as to beef up this operation. This would 12 4 I'M WONDERIN' Helena Ferguson-Compass Stevie Wonder-Motown also allow CHUM AM to compete "mike to mike" withthe growing power of 2822 SATURDAY NIGHT 13 18 GET IT TOGETHER Eddy Floyd-Stax CKFH. JamesBrown-Delta 29 --- HE AIN'T GIVE YOU NONE Gary Dean leaves CKFH to move irito the television field in Miami. Keith 1425 EVERLASTING LOVE' Freddy Sc ott-Shout Robert Kn ight-Monument Hampshire will take over weekend duties at the station Hampshire has just re­ 30 --- COOK OU T , King Curtis-Atco turned to Canada from a stint of duty with Radio Caroline and was subject of an 31--- IT WON'T BE ME interview on CBlT's "TBA". Hampshire is well known in the Calgary area, James Brown-Delta having been an on-air personality in the oil town.' CBC's FM radio network "Centenary Concerts" will present the songs of Canadian composers Murray Schafer and Healey Willan, on Friday Dec 8 at LISTEN TO JOHN DONABIE 1 AM to & AM 10:30 PM EST. The program was recorded before an audience in the MacMillan Theatre af the University of Toronto as part of the CBC Toronto Festival. "WHERE IT'S AT ... " CKFH 1430 TORONTO Schafer's works"Protest" and "Incarceration"'were written in 1960 and was the first attempt by Schafer of the 12 tone method of Schoenberg. Willan's contribution will be his"Second Symphony", which was com- PRODUCED BY SANFORD PRODUCTIONS - 925-0826 pleted in 1950. ' " , Jean Beaudet conducts the CBC Festival Orchestra and Phyllis Mailing, mezzo-soprano, performs the two songs by Schafer. The program was produced CORRECTION: Polydor Recor'ds of Canada Ltd., Montreal, have informed RPM for the CBC-FM radio network by Irving Glick. that their General Manager, Mr. Fred Exon, was formerly with E.M .1. England , CKDM's Ron Waddell (the ugly one) and Cuddily Carl Worth, have started and not Philips, England, as stated in RPM Vol 8 No. 12 - Nov. 18, 1967. . a column "Wax Watching With Waddell and Worth" which is being sent to schools along with the top ten from the CKDM Super 73 survey and CKDM's Canadian Talent Top Ten as well as CKDM's 3 P,icks, Ugly's Pick To Click, The OM CANADIAN Gatta Go Goodie and CKDM "s Canadian Talent Pick Hit. Bernard Philips has now taken over the 2 to 6 PM show at CHOW Weiland, GROUPS & PRODUCERS and "The Brian Baker" show now has a school reporter set up to represent 27 YOUR RECORD SESSION high schools stretching from Buffalo to Hamilton. 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Page 4 RPM MUSIC WEEKLY IlPMplc~ I IN ANOTHER LAND Bill Wyman-London-907-K Don Messer's Jubilee ceC-TV (Dec 7-7:30 PM) win be pre-empted this MORNING MORNING CANADIAN week with a film profile on Chicago Black Hawk's super star Bobby Hull. Writ­ Fifth Estate-Jub i lee-5607-M HITS ten by Don Insley and Scott Bradley, the film supplies Hull's fans with an in­ STORYBOOK CHILDREN side look at the real Hull, who is waiting anxiously for the time when he can re­ Vera & Clay-At lant ic-2448-M 1 FLYING ON THE GROUND IS WRONG tire to his 900 acre farm near Demorestville, Ont. The film was shot at the farm, Guess Who.Quality.1890-M as well as Point Anne, Ont., and Chicago and Boston. Hull's wife and three 2 2 MORNING MAGIC . children are also shown. CHAIN OF FOOLS Stampeders-MWC-2001-G The Dec 8th IIShow of the Week" CBC-TV will be pre-empted by an hour Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-2464-M 3 3JEZEBEL Witness Inc·Apex-77063-J long special "Jack Paar and A Funny Thing Happened Everywhere", which was 4 6 BEHIND EVERY MAN written, produced and stars Jack Paar. This is Paar's third special since he left Checker I ads-Rca Vi ctor-57 .3443.N his weekly U.S. television series and was videotaped before an audiece at NBC­ 5 4 NEXT TO NOWHERE M G & The Escorts-Reo-8998 -M TV's New York studios. (Time 8 PM EST) 1tetN- 6 9 POPCORN MAN The Dec 9 edition of CTV's lIAtter Four" will guest the popular Toronto Lords Of London-Apex-77068.J group, The rock show of the Yeomen. (Time 4 PM) . 7 11 HIGH AND MIGHTY 0 Record Keepsake-Rca Vi ctor-57 -3442-N CTV's IICountry Music Hall" Dec 11 edition will guest Hank Thompson, 8 5 FOOTSTEPS and Jimmy James as well as regulars Diane Leigh, Carl Smith and The Maple Bobby Curtola-Tartan·1040 Creek Boys. (Time 9 PM) Releases 13 ALON E IN MY ROOM 9 CTV's Willie & The Walkers-Capitol.72516.F IIpig & Whistle" and "The Prisoner" (Dec 12-9:30 PM) will be 10 10 PEOPLE IN ME pre-empted by "Rumble Of Silence", a $150,000 production under the direction A Passing Fancy-Columbia-C4-2772-H of Executive-Producer Lorne Freed, and which was written by Sandy Stern. Film· 11 •• - FLOWER GIRL R,ECORD COMPANIES: Submit ·one copy ONLY ed in Toronto's Yorkville and surrounding areas and in the studios of CFTO, the Bill Marion·Nimbus·900·G story line evolves around a young deaf girl who experiences womanhood almost of each single and LP released for listing here. 12 --- DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS ON Jamieson Roberts Device-Franklin·577.G overnight and the resulting family interferences. Taking starring roles are Kate SINGLES 13 14 SCENES FROM ANOTHER WORLD Reid, Paul Harding, Marc Strange and Joy Tepperman. ARC Scenes·B. T. Puppy ·533-J Creation Of The Universe; and Medica I Eng ineering are the topics for 14·- RIDE RIDE RIDE Yorkville RONNIE HAWKINS Debbie Lori Kaye.Columbia-4-44311-H Norm Perry's CFTO's Dec 12th episode. (Time 11:40 PM) 45016 Home ·From The Forest 15 15 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE The following evening Perry discusses Movie Censorship; and The End Us Will TheCircle Be Unbroken Barthomomew Plus 3-Atlantic-2339-M of The World. CFTO (Dec 13-11:40 PM) CAPITOL Carl Banus, well known radio and television voice in the Toronto area Capitol AL MARTINO takes a starring role in CBC-TV's "Festival" production of "The Painted Door" 2053 A Voice In The Choir Us The Glory Of Love WBIl ARTS from a story by Sinclair Ross and adapted for television by Alvin Goldman. The Capitol CLAUDE 'CIARI Reprise JOHN O'REILLY setting is a remote farmhouse durjng a prairie blizzard. Also starring are Gwen 72519 Sharm Esh Sheikh 0633 Yesterday's Gone Us Jerusalem Of Gold Us Poor Man Thomas and Nicholas Simons. Rudi Dorn directed. (Time 9:30 PM-Dec 6) Reprise DONNA LOREN Norm Perry discuses Haemophilia; and Men'sWigs on his Dec 14th COLUMBIA 0634 As Long As I'm Holding You f/ s It's Such A Shame CFTO production. Time 11:4,0 PM. . Columbia ANDY WILLIAMS CBC·TV's "Bonanza" (Dec 10-9 PM) wi II be pre-empted by the famous 4-44325 Holly Warner Bros THE GATES OF EDEN Us When I Look In Your Eyes 7089 No One Was There "Radio City's Christmas Show", which for the first time in its 35 year history, U s Elegy Columbia BARBRA STREISAND has permitted the filming of its traditional Christmas show for television. The 4-44350 White Christmas LONDON Us Jingle Bells hour long colour special was produced by Russel Markert, and includes perform­ Columbia BARBRA STREISAND Liberty VIKKI CARR ances by The Rockettes, Corps de Ba lIet and .chora I ens em ble. One of the h igh­ It Must Be Him 4-44351 Have Yourself A Merry lights of the program will be the Music Hall's celebrated Yule pageant, "The Little Christmas LRP.3533/ LST .7533 Us The Best Gift Melbourne WAYNE KING Nativity" which has been produced every year since 1933 , by Leon Leonidoff 3275 Maple Sugar Columbia BARBRA STREISAND Us· Orange Blossom Special and features a cast of more than 100 performers, accompan ied by the Music Ha II 4-44354 The Lord's Prayer Us I Wonder As I Wander Melbourne MERV SMITH Symphony Orchestra and the grand organ. Also included on the show will be the 3276 All That(s Left Of Me Is You Cadet Glee Club of the U.S. Military Academy and The Doodletown Pipers. Columbia ROBERT GOULET f / s Movin' Man . 4-44368 If Ever I Would Leave You f/s Follow Me ALBUMS Columbia CHAD & JEREMY 4-44379 Editorial LONDON Us Pointed Dayglow Smi Ie Liberty VIKKI CARR QUALITY It Must Be Him LRP 3533! LST 7533 Bell The O'JAYS 691 I'LL BE Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) QUALITY Us I Dig Your Act A&M CLAUDINE Bell THE ENCHANTED FOREST The Look Of Love 5 straight hits ... Amy 999 You're Never Gonna Get 129/ SP-4129 My Lovin' "Kind of a Drag" Us Suzanne A&M JIMMIE RODGERS Child Of Clay "Don't You Care" Dot PHIL FLOWERS 130/ SP.4130 "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" 17043 One More Hurt (And I'm Gone) RCA VICTOR "Hey Baby (They're Us Where Did I Go Wrong ~Iaying Our Song)" Dot BRIAN HYLAND Camden RAY MARTIN & HIS ORCHESTRA 17050 Apologize Up Up And Away Us Words On Paper CAL.2181 / CAS-2181 Dynovoice THE BOB CREWE GENERATION . Camden LIVING MARIMBAS 902 Birds Of Britain Ton ight Carmen And OtherCountry Favourites Us I Will Wait For You CAL-2184/ CAS-2184 MGM JOHNNY TILLOTSON Rca DAVID BAR.ILLAN 13829 You're The Reason Beethoven: "Eroica" Variations Us Countin' My Teardrops LM-2943/ LSC-2943 . MGM RAY GRIFF RCA JAMES KING 13855 Your Lily White Hands Songs Of Schubert And Strauss f/ s One Of The Chosen Few LM~2975 ! LSC-2975 RCA LEONTYNE PRICE / ANDRE PREVIN RCA VICTOR Right As The Rain Rca CAROLINE LM-2983! LSC-2983 ' 45-58 Bebe Requin Can-lntn'l LES JEROLAS U s Un Signe Est-tu content? Rca (Can-In) MONIQUE BRUNET PC / PCS-1165 57 ·5789 En Pari ant De Lu i Can-lntn'l VARIOUS Us lis Ne Sauront Jamais Cocktai I International Rca (Can-In) CLAIRE SYRIL PC / PCS-1180 57-5791 Les Etoiles Rca HANK LOCKLIN U s T ard, T ard Nashville Women Rca STEVE LAWRENCE LPM! LSP·3841 63-1001 Life's A Gamble Rca JOE FEENEY f/ s I've Gotta Be Me Sings For Heavens Sake Rca RICH LITTLE LPMILSP.3850 66-1013 That's Life Rca HANK SNOW f/ s Did I Ever Really Live Spanish F ire Ball Rca PHILIP SLOAN LPM! LSP-3857 D-4106 Karma (Study of Divinations) Rca GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA WITH U s I Can't Help But Wonder, Elizabeth BLACKWOOD BROTHERS The Buckinghams top their Rca STEPPENWOLF Surely Goodness And Mercy D-4109 A Girl I Knew LPM! LSP-3864 4 consecutive smashes with the U s The Ostrich Rca HOMER & JETHRO next No. 1 single in the country .. Rca SKEETER DAVIS Somethin' Stupid an instant best seller that's destined 47·9371 Set Him Free LPM! LSP-3877 to be their biggest! U s Is It Worth It To You Rca C'AROL BU RNETT Rca LITTLE DION Carol Burnett Sings 47·9373 Little Sister LPM! LSP·3879 U s like They Do Request VARIOUS "SU. ·SAN'~.!·4o',a y Rca SALLY FIELD Music From The Swiss Mountains The Buckinghams RLP! SRLP-8096 66·1008 Felicidad On COLUMBIA RECORDS ~ U s Find Yourself A Rainbow Request . VARIOUS Rca THE LEW IS & CLARKE A Night In Sicily EXPEDITI ON RLP7sRLP.10093 66·1011 Freedom Bird U s Destination Unknown WARNER BROSIl ARTS Rca DANNY THOMAS Reprise THE MONTFORT MISSION 47-9342 Ch ri stmas St ory Yesterday's Gone U s The First Christm as R/ RS 6269 RPM MUSIC WEEKLY Page 5 FRANK BANYAI

Another step in the right direction for Canada's growing music industry. ) RCA Victor announced plans for the construction of a new million dollar Canada's Mr. Personality, Bobby Curtola, has just completed his personal Cen­ facility in Montreal containing three recording studios ranging from full symphony tennial Project. Bobby formed an all Canadian Talent show to tour Canada this summer, to narration sizes. The future studios 'are slated to be ready by August, 1968. and tagged it "The Bobby Curtola Caravan Of Stars". A&M Records must have influence with the "H ollywood Pa lace" TV The Caravan was a four hour show and dance combination, with some of the show producers.The December 12th show will be hosted by Herb Alpert and fea­ finest young performers in Canada. tures the Tijuana ~rass, Liza Minnelll, The Baja Marimba Band, Wes Montgomery, Open ing the show were The Marte lis from Brandon, Man itoba, with the ir own Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66, Burt Bacharach, and singing duo Tommy Boyce and Tartan record release, "Sure Of You" and "It's About Time". These four talented Bobby Hart. All the acts are with A&M. young Manitobans put on a fabulous performance of chart toppers and old favourites just The Irish group, Them, who are credited with such hits as "G loria" and right to dance to. With organ, lead guitar, bass guitar, and drums, these guys showed a "Here Comes The Nigot", return to the record scene with "Walking In The Queens sound that was well received everywh,ere they went. The Martells also backed up the Gardens", on the n~wly created Ruff label. They are managed out of Amarillo, other performers on the show. Canada's "Mr. Big Voice" of television and night clubs, Texas, by Ray Ruff who, it's reported, paid $25,000 for the groups' contract." Johnny Lincoln, of London, Ontario, won the hearts of many people across Canada with Scandanavian groups are trying to break in on the U.S. scene. Capitol his fantastica lIy funny comedy routines, and then turned serious in many numbers such Records has picked up The Golden Earrings, Holland's top group and have just as his recent Tartan release "She wears My Ring" , to prove his we II deserved title of released their new album liThe Golden Earrings", which contains m'any tunes "Mr. Big Voice". sounding like the early Beatles. Standout tracks include "'Dream", "Call Me" and "Lionel The Miser".!olga & The Janglers are Sweden's hottest attraction. Their new U.S. release "I Can Wait" is on London. Mercury Records is releasing "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out", the original soundtrack of Or. Timothy Leary's "Psychedel~c Celebration". The soundtrack is based on an imaginary LSD trip, featuring Dr. Leary as the guide. Watch out for Bob Dylan's return. He will be bearded, have shorter hair and will even be donned in a suit and tie (Yes, a tie). He is presently recording three albums for Columbia.!Lee Maye, outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, has been signed by ABC Records. His first single ~ will be "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" . PICKS OF THE WEEK: "Baby You Got It" - Brenton Wood (Double Shot) "Hey Boy" - The 8th Day (Kapp) "When You Were Here" - The 'fawns (Scepter) Record companies have found a novel way to promote new records. RCA Victor has a 16 mm three minute colour film of thei(new English act, The Spectrum, singing their new release "Portabello Road". Ratherthan inaugurating records through trade ads, companies are experimenting by using films to introduce records through special screenin.gs for disc jockeys and dealers , as well as on television. Fans jammed L.A. phone lines for a chance to talk to Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and The Raiders. Two California published teen magazines invited subscribers to call collect. More than 10,,000 readers, mostly girls, responded, temporarily blacking out calls from Los Angeles. Calls came from allover the U.S. and from as far away as London, Tokyo, .Rome and Montreal. Only 300 cal­ lers were actually able to speak with Lindsay. Wonder what the phone bill amount­ ed to?

MORTON D. WAX & ASSOCIATES BOWS THE "IN-FORMER" Ny·C:The "IN-FORMER",a copyrighted idea from Morton D.Wax & Associates, Which will aid effectively in giving pertinent information to radio people in a more efficient manner than is presently possible, was recently introduced to the trade. Wax con­ tends that "One of the biggest problems in record promotion, is that by the time a music director or OJ has seen 5 or 6 promotion men, each with 5 or 6 records, it becomes humanly impossible for him to remember which record is doing what.". The "IN-FORMer", a 1W' by 7" strip with an adhesive back designed to fit a standard 4J rpm jack13t, gives trade paper chart action, "tip sheet" action and radio play at a glance in a standard format. Unlike notes, which have a tendency to get lost, The IN-FORMer" will accompany the reGord into the music meeting. The "IN-FORMer" is available to all record promotion people, with their own custom logo, through Wax & Associates' New York offices.

Top row le't (L to R) Bobby Curtola ~ Ron Waddell and Johnny Lincoln •• Bobby Curtola and Johnny Lincoln performing their "Long Tall Texan" number. ·- Middle left Tartan recording Teale. Wood IS READY FOR THE CHARTS WITH artists The Martells with Ron Waddell. - Tartan recording artist Honey Wells and Bobby Curtola relaxing backstage with Martha Waddell. In background is Marla Martell of the Mar.tell Booking Agency •• Bottom left CKDM's Big Ed Topper with Johnny Lincoln and Ron Waddell. - (L to R) Johnny Lincoln, Ron Waddell and Bobby Curtola.

"You Keep Me Hanging' On" T a round out a complete package of enterta inment, you need the charm and appea I of a lovely female vocalist. This part of the show was more then filled by Honey Wells, of Truro, Nova Scotia. Currently out on the Tartan label with "Johnny Get Angry", Honey f/s "OKAY" On Arc - No. 1191 proved one of the best liked parts of the shows, and had made many new fans from coast to coast. Also providing that needed magic female touch was a young ten year old from Islington, Ontario, Ava Marie. Ava was affectionately named IIPeanuts" by the other LOOKING FOR NEW, EXCitiNG stars of the Caravan, and with her almost unbelievable singing and go-go dancing, stole CHRISTMAS SINGLES FOR PROGRAMMING? the show every time she performed. Not enough can be said about the star of the show, Canada's Mr. Persona lity, WE HAVE TWO OUTSTANDING Bobby Curtola. With that indescribatile Curtola magic, Bobby came on stage causing what can be described as "Curtola-Man ia". It is impossible to put on paper the atmos­ CANADIAN ENTRIES phere and exciting, yes mania, that completely saturates the audience. It is almost as if the whole audience has been caught in an ultra-special invisible vacuum sphere thattakes "Christmas" off into space, completely away from the rest of the world, and holds them there until by THE ETERNAL.S Bobby Curtola leaves the stage. Bobby did a comp lete one hour show of his own wh ich (QUALITY 1896) included his many, many hits, and a couple of novelty numbers that proved big crowd pleasers as well. liThe Bobby Curtola Caravan of Stars" crossed Canada twice this year. They .played ten days at the band shell in the Canada Pavilion /at Expo, and also at many of "The Christmas Canada's major fairs. Windo\N" While in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the show was emceed by CKDM Dauphin's, Ron Waddell, "The Ugly One". After two or three nights of just emceeing, the Ugly one by RUDY VELTRI was introduced into some of the singing and comedy during the show. (QUALITY 1897) . Whi Ie on tour, the members of the show were making stops at high schools and MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED of course radio and TV stations for interviews and autograph parties. In conclusion "The IN CANADA BY Bobby Curtola Centennial Car'avan Of Stars" proved to be a very successful Centennial QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED Project for one of Canada's finest young performers, Bobby Curtola, Canada's ...... MR. PERSONALITY. Page 6 RPM MUSIC WEEKLY 11 13 TELL ME NOT TO GO Myrno Lorrie-Co lumb i a-MU4-1265-H 12 12 THE HOMECOMING COUNTRY Rolph Carlson-Melbourne-3270-K 13 8 IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS RPM CHART Sonny James-Capitol-5978-F 14 15 GONNA PUT SOME LOVIN' ON YOU Lynn Jones-Capitol-72508.F 15 18 MABEL 1 5 DEEP WATER Billy Grammer-Caledon-203-G Medicine Hat's Cecil Ziebart andThe Polka Pals have just completed Carl Smith.Columbic·44233.H 1620 LEARNIN' A NEW WAY OF LIFE 2 2 YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME Hank Snow·Rca·9300·N another recording session. This is their third. The popular Alberta group should David Houston.Epic-10224.H 1719 BOTTLE OF have this release on the market before Christmas. 3 1 GARDENIAS IN HER HAIR Jim Ed Brown-Rca·0329.N Capitol recording artist Buck Owens has just completed a successfu I Marty Robbins·Columbia-44271-H 1822 LOVE IS WORTH LIVING 4 6 CHOKIN' KIND Po~ter Wagoner / Dolly Parton-Rca-9369-N tour through Upper Canada. Sharing the bill with Buck and his Buckaroos were Way Ion Jennings-Rca-9259-N 1924 RIDE RIDE RIDE ' Capitols Wynn Stewart and Bobby' Austin. Universal's Rose Maddox and Tommy 5 7 MARY IN THE MORNING Debbie Lori Kaye.Columbia.4.44211.H Collins of Columbia were a Iso inc luded in the lineup. Tommy Hunter.Columbia-44234-H 2025 BALLAD OF WATER HOLE #3 Forty-seven year old Barney Peters, a nativ'e of Sydney, NovaScotia, 6 3 DOES MY RING HURT YOUR FING ER Roger Mi Iler·Smash-2121-K has been signed to a dual contract with Liberty Records asan artist and Metric Charley Pride-Rca-9281-N 21 21 THE FOOL 7 9 YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME Dick Nolan-Arc·1l84-D Music Publishing as a songwriter. Peters was discovered by Liberty A&R staf­ Van T revor·Date·1565.H 2223 HERE COMES HEAVEN fer, Scotty Turner. First release for the b'luenoser will be an album "The World 810 IT TAKES PEOPLE LIKE YOU Eddy Arnold-Rca-9368-N Famous and Justly Popu lar Barney Peters". (See photo) Buck Owens-Capitol.2001.F 23 _.- EVERYBODY OUGHT TO SING A SONG 9 11 MODEL "T" Dallas Frazier,CCOIpitol.2001 rF . Musicassettes information from London Records (who distribute the tape Irwin Prescott·Melbourne-3268·K 24 --. ~ HEARD FROM A HEARTBREAK decks) has news on the re lease of two top country artists on Starday. "The 10 4 I DON'T WANNA PLAY HOUSE Jim Reeves·Rca-9343-N Fabulous C & WSound 'of Buck Owens" includes his 1I0 own On The Corner Of Tommy Wynette-Epic·1021l-H 25 .. • ANYTHING LEAVING TOWN TODAY Dave Dudley-Mercury.72741.K Love", "The H{)use Down The Block" and '~entai Cruelty". Also on Starday is Justin Tubb's "Songs That Made Cowboy Copas Famous" which includes IITragic Romance", "Flat Top" and IISigned Sea1ed And Delivered". Rodeo recording artist Wayne King and Hi~ .B lue Cats are featured night­ The Living Marimbas have released their first album with a Iy at the Country Palace, Montreal's largest country .night club. Thegroup have country flavour entitled "Tonight Carmen" (CAL / CAS-2184). They've given been the house band for the past six months and are considered one of the most special treatment to choice country songs that is equally enjoyable to both popular country groups in the province. the country and pop lovers. Waylon Jennings releases for the first time on " Wayne is an accomplished fiddler, guitarist, flianist a.nd vocalist who RCA Camden with "The One And Only WaylonJennings" (CAL / CAS-2183) ha i Is from Sherbrooke, Quebec. He first mast.ered the fidd Ie at an early age, and which includes 8 selections which are available 'for the first time. is recognized as one of the top fiddlers in the nation. Proof of this was the re­ RCA Victor has just released one of the great keepsake packages of lease of his first fiddle album, which made a nationwide impreSSion. His second the year that reads like a "Who's Who" of country music. Entitled "Stars Of fiddle album has just been released and two cuts "Maple Sugar" and "Orange The Grand Ole Opry", most of the stars in this album perform the numbers they , Blossom Special" have been so well received that Rodeo have released them as are famous for. This limited edition.release also includes an acutal segment of a single. Wayne's new approach to these two standards will no doubt gain new the famous old Grand Ole Opry curtain and a 20 page black and white booklet fans to fidd Ie mus ic. with pics and bios of the 40 famous Opry personalities in the set (LPM·6015).

Wayne King has a good disc going for Barney Peters (seated) seen with Scotty Ray Griff is heading for the charts with Billy ,Stoltz made a good impress ion with him with "Maple Sugar" on Melbourne. Turner of Liberty. "Your Lily White Hands" on MGM. his "Walkin' With The Blues" (Melbourne)

Myrna Lorrie' Regular On . Messer's Jubilee BURLINGTON-MIRWOOD IN SUB PUB DEAL NYC: The Burlington-Palace Music Group, publishing subsidiary of British Decca, Halifax: Columbia recording artist Myrna ninth season last Septem ber, Myrna has has taken over sub-publishing rights to the Mirwood Music catalogue for Austria, Lorrie, who has been tabbed "adopted appeared regu larly but has never been Australia, The Benelux countries, Germany. Switzerland and New Zealand, and guest st~r" of the popu lar CBC·TV net­ billed as a regular. appear to have kicked off thei r dea I with a top of the chart item, "Beautifu I work show, "Don Messer's Jubilee" is Myrna was born in Fort Wi II iam, People·". Kenny O'Dell, who wrote the tune, has chalked up an impressjv8 chart now seen regu larly on the Monday even­ Ontario and began singing at the age display along with Bobby Vee's version. A third discing has just been released. ing country happen ing. of 10 and at 12 was starring on her own Since the show went into its O'Dell. whois a writer for Mirwood is also basking in the limelight of radio show in the Lakehead. She then "Next Plane To London", which he wrote and Atco's Rose Garden are making moved on to a loca Ily produced TV show good with. "P.S. Call Me Lulu", which was recorded by Primrose Circus on which she emceed for three years, which Mira and already picking up "picks" is also a part of this overseas deal. turned out to be a fami Iy ,production with In additiontoMirwood (BM!), Burlington has similar territorial sub·pub· her sister Lin'da and brother John taking 'Iishing rights for Miraka (ASCAP) and Arima (SESAC). All three are affiliated an active part. with Randall Wood's California-based Mira Productions, which includes his The firstsuccess rn the record· Mira label. Mira is also expected to release a version of "Beautiful People" ing fie Id came to Myrna in the mid 50's by Gary Le Mel in the world market. when her single "Are You Mine" becam'e an international seller. With this disc success came tours with top country personalities including Hank Snow, Kitty Wells, Buck Owens and others~ The top of the charts are beckon­ MELBOURNE(CANAD~) ing to Myrna once again. This time for 20TH CENTURY FOX (U,S.A,) her Musicor single "Tell Me Not To Go" (distributed in Canada by Columbia). RECORDING ARTIST I SUBSCRIBE TO H.,P.M. Bob King HUCKLEBERRY TATUS INTRODUCES NEW "POP" SERIES CURRENT U.S. SUCCESS NYC : The Huckleberry Tomorrow Company have levelled their sights on the "pop" music scene and will bow their new series in January with the Monkees as the earmarked , armmarked and thighmarked subjects. There will be a variety Ramblin Shoes of Huck Tatus honouring the Monkees which will include a four-colour picture of the group , thei r individual autographs and Tatu Art especially created by The US Monks themselves . The Huckle be rry fir m has had much success with runs of Batman, Moby WORKING ON TH E COUNTRY ROAD Di ck and other interestin g tattoo sub je cts. Huc k' s Tatu' s are waterproof deca l ~ , ' pa tterns (easy to apply and easy to remove ) and come 13 to a shee t and re tai l ~ DISTRIBUTION at about $1.50. 4824 COTE DES NEIGES RD. LONDON RECORDS = New groups for tattoo celebration will be considered as requests warrant. MONTREAL. 26, P.Q.

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URD[DUUER'S .lllET'S liD" Perhaps one of the most vie·wed half hour daily television shows in Canada is the CBC-TV's IIlet's Go" which originates from five major Canadian television W,hi Ie one ,camera may be zeroing in on a shot he sets another camerman up for centres each day at 5: 30 PM. either a Wide angle shot of the set and subject and can set yet another camera Mondays, it's the Halifax edition with Frank Cameron hosting; Tuesdays, up for a shot of a frantic fan in the audience. has popu lar Robert Demontigny hosting the Montrea I show; Wednesdays, Diane One of the best ways to kick off a teen oriented type show is with a Mi lIer holds forth on the Toronto show ing; Thursdays, it's Chad A lien and his pretty and talented young gal and that's Gillian Russell, who besides being a Winnipeg crew; and Fridays, the CBC cameras zeros in on the Vancouver scene. successful recording artist with the New Syndrome label, is much in demand for Vancouver's "let's Go" entry features guest host-s ingers for a period of pers?na I appea,rances throughout the province. It's not just enought to put a good four or more weeks and also features guest bands on occasion, where the "Com­ looking ta lent In front of a camera and let her ta lent do the rest. The right set . plete show is devoted to the band. and costume must also be taken into consideration as well as song material. . The hard working Vancouver CBC crew are constantly on the lookout for Much of the success of the filet's Go" series depends on the draw.ing new talent but also concentrate on bringing in some very special and highly rated power 9f the male stars. Vancouver prefers to concentrate on the singing host entertainment groups and stars . and have had a great deal of success with Mike Campbell, who works well with Before that thirty minutes of a "let's Go" product(on hits the television Probably Us, the "let's Go" regu~ ar band. screen, many hours of work have gone into the final few minutes of entertainment. local talent has to be used extensively to keep the drawing power of The production and technical staff have to map out the best approach to take in the show high among the area's teeners and one of the most popular is Dave setting up sets, type of music, camera angles have to be figured out and a host Sinclair, who makes regular appearances. Another is Jason Hoover who has of other very important chores. Good looking artists can look pretty bad with the been featured with The Epics. . wrong lighting and camera shot and the ordinary looking talent requires other - It's not just the localites that require sweetening. As a show taking up angles to make them look better than ordinary. The viewer is very critical, par­ prime time on the giant CBC-TV network, it's necessary to come up with some ticularly the teenage viewer. extra money to afford the big stars (if they happen to be in the neighbourhood). After the dry run-through for camera, lighting, and other pertinent infor­ ~hat's what adds the profess i ana I frosting on top of the show, and Vancouver mation, the production suddenly begins to take shape. In many of the "let's Go" has shown ~he rest of the network that they can pick th em, and there's more on productions, the back-up band has its sound put down on tape so that when the the way. England's New Vaudeville Band, provided a riot of humour and music final taping is underway, the band has a full well balanced sound and can 't inter­ and let Canadian viewers see how "Winchester Cathedral" was done and fere with the artist up front, who usually Sings live at the final taping. another "top drawer" happening w·as a very close-up interview with Frank Just before the final taping, there's a dress rehearsal. This will allow Sinatra Jr. for the producer to make any last minute changes. On his monitors up in the con­ That's "let's Go" from Vancouver and a pretty exciting thirty minutes tro l room, the producer has the choice of 3, sam etimes more, camera shots on his now just a memory and it probably took more than 20 hours of preparing to ' subject, whether it be the artist or band. He is in constant touch with the camer­ spotl ight the best in Canad ian west coast ta lent as we II as some of the top men and floor director. If you ever sit in on a televisi9n production you will notice names in the internationa I field. several people including the camermen are equipped with headsets. The producer We'll take a look at other IIlet's Go" productions in the weeks to is in complete control of the situation both on the floor and in the control room. come.

Top left shows pretty Gillia n Rus sell. To her left is singing-host Mike Campbell with the Bottom right Is another local favourite Jason Hoo~er with The Epics. To their left is Proba.bly Us, "Let's Go" regul a r bond. T o th e ir le ft is popu lar loca lite Da ve Sincla ir. Eng land's Ne w Va udeville Sh ow Ba nd, a nd Fra nk Sinatra Jr. be ing inte rvie we d by Bill Good.