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CROM New Zealand to , in a tremendous hurry-Gene Pitney, here"catch". What happens? The parcelis opened up and insideis what Gene r again for TV dates and possibly a concertor so, but also to pose for thiscalls "a mashed up pile of mussels". Five beautiful trout had gone; he'd got special souvenir front-page picture for Record Mirror. the wrong parcel. We know that Gene is a world traveller but he's accelerated his progress The next scene for world -traveller Pitney is that he was very nearly held to breath -taking pace. Let's take that trip back here to pose with that slightlyin quarantine for two weeks-which would have ruined our front cover ... tired -looking expression for our picture. He'd done a ten-day tour in Newand his promotional plans too. Said Gene: "There was this little Greek girl, Zealand, playing all the major cities . . . and playing to standing -room -onlya child, who was crying on the plane. So I nursed her, old uncle Pitney.And audiences. At the end, five days off. when we got to the next stopa doctor looked at her and said .she'd So Gene decided to visit, for the first time, Rotorua one of the key Newgot measles and that we all had to be in quarantine for two weeks. This was Zealand beauty -spots . . . with gushing hot-water geysers and plenty of fish-serious ..." ing and hunting. He eyed the geysers, was impressed, but spent the whole five days fishing. But Gene got a reprieve. He was allowed to carry on with his flight. And The first four days-nothing! Nary a nibble. On the fifth day, the troutafter 36 hours flying time he arrived in London. "And it took me nearly as rushed to find Gene's hook. He caught six, weighing between three poundslong to get from London Airport to the Westbury Hotel in the West End and six pounds. Took them back to his hotel, ordering one to be cookedas it did on the flight", he said. Whereupon he posed for the picture you see for his breakfast prior to flying out on his way back. Lovely eating! above. But he also asked for the other five to be wrapped up for him, so he could Which explains why he looks a bit sleepy. P.S., his new single is "Some- have them cooked here and there on the way to London. He arrived at thething's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" on Stateside. next stop. Took the parcel out to the chef. And boasted about his incredible 2 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending November 11th, 1967

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IT'S TIME the Beach Boys seriously considered their releases, -R. otherwise they will have no more hits. They can't go on putting out old LP tracks as "B" sides of singles. Almost all lb di lb lb lb their "Summer Days" album has been used on "B" sides - Neil E. Gribby, 17 Staverton and finally when they release a previously unreleased song Road, Bilborough, Nottingham: as a "B" side we get the joke "You're Welcome". It's irritat- Once again Duane Eddy has slipped in, and out, of this country without In brief... ing. With all their time spent on recording, they can at least presscoverage. Why weren't we have the decency to put out new material. And when they informed? - James Craig: VERY release "Smiley Smile", 15 months after "Pet Sounds", what hard to get information, alas! Miss Valerie Berry, Hillside do we get? Eleven tracks, with three single tracks previously House, Upper Lydbrook, Glos: Hazel Stones, Hall Farm Cottages, Urgently required: pictures of issued. That is, eight new songs. I don't mind them including Car Colston, Notts: Thanks to Elvis' wedding toPriscilla - I'll the singles, because we then get the stereo versions, but why Peter Jones for the faith he shows in Dave Clark Five and their ability buy or swop. I'd also like to start not include the famous six -minute "Heroes And Villains". afan -clubforPriscillaPresley - to get into the Fifty,In fact, the anybody interested please write me. This policy is doing them nothing but harm. - Dag Robert lead singer on the new disc "Every- Svingen, Kierulfsgt 37A, Lillestroem, Norway. body Knows"isLenny Davidson. Angie Ward, 6 Edward Road. New A great originaldisc. Barnet.Herts:Thank youDave. completelackofknowledge.Too Mike,Rick,Lenny,Denisofthe W. A. Smith;2 Homefleld Close, Dave Clark Five for being so kind FLIPSIDE AIRINGS littleis known or appreciated about to us recently.It was good of you Gospel in this country without Creech of Michael, Taunton. Somerset:I'dliketo buy any of togiveus theLP'swhichwe'll Yourreviewersmisleadingpeople always treasure.Takeitfrom us WITH the introduction of Radio intobelievingthisrecordto be the Bee Gees'Australianreleases One, and programmeafter THE BEACH BOYS-seen in California with Brian Wilson. not out here, Including"Three - we know how nice the Five are GreatGospel.IfCliffisagreat totheir fans. Programmebeinglike the Gospelsinger -shouter then artistes Kisses of Love", "Timber", "Claus- one before,Ithinkit would be a trophobia","Coal Mann". - LP's R.A.Pearce,7 Cowleas Close, of the calibre of Archie Brownlea, ishigh time tolist some beautiful goodidea for a half-hourpro- Bobby Washington, Jethro Bledsoe as well. Awbridge, near Romsey, Hants: gramme to be devotedtothe'B' Englishmen. Here arethe cream DYNAMIC BELL must be abovegenius.Cliff may AlanPurnell, 49 NorthStreet, Isn'tIanMcEnerylike a young sides of current releases.So often ofthecrop: Barry Gibb(surely Jimmy Saville?I'd also likea pen beall right on ballads but please the mostbeautifulyet), Stevie Maldon, : How do you mean? nowadays, the record buyer gets a OF allthegirlssinging, oneis palwho likes pop music - a girl. good "A"sidebuttheflipsare don't praise him for something he Wright. , Peter Framp- Felice Tay:or sounds like no other 48 Penhurst under -ratedbuthighly around 21.,in Sweden or Norway. utterrubbish.There areexcep- isn't.-R. Laughton, ton, Tony Hicks, Eddie Hardin, Bev very singer.Her soundishighlyindi- Avenue. Sidcup, Kent. Bevan, Ronnie Bond. Do you talented. MadelineBell.She vidual, unlike the Supremes - :he Miss G. Carter, 14 Harcourt tions,of course, but when records has made excellent records but the are expensive we'reentitled to agree? Or disagree? Might be fun can'tbementionedinthesame Road, Buckland. Portsmouth, Hants: value.If the 'B' sides were played finding out. - Esther L. M. Cham- big hit has always eluded her. She breath assuchcontrivedsounds. Can anyone help me get the Walker ontheair,then the berlaine, 45 Roosevelt Avenue, has done some great backings for She's the greatest. Brothers' first record "Pretty Girls record com- GOSPEL GOODIES othertopstarsandherGospel - paniesmightfeelobligedtopay Leighton Buzzard, Beds. BoJohansson,Oscarsgatan Everywhere" - pay or swop for flecked voice has always been 32b, good condition record. more attention to the material willprobably consider my supreme. She proves how dynamic Sundsvall, Sweden: Anybody tell me chosenforthereversesideofa what happenedtotheFriendsof ChristineCampey, 41 Charlton potential hit. - T, Porteus, 10 South Youtaste somewhat dated but I'd sheison herfirst LP "Bell's A American Rhythm EL FAN SORRY Poppin' ".Thesongsimmediately and Blues House,Brentford,Middlesex:Any- Parade, Northallerton, Yorks. liketotakethisopportunity Society?In JanuaryI offivegreat become het personal possessions, as joined what one got a copy of "Love Her" and ofmentioning a set I WRITE toapologisefor being Ithought was a fab club with lots Gospel albums shortlyto be mar- ifspeciallywrittenforher.And "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any- so hard on you when I wrote of advantages but since then . . keted in Great Britain by President come on and buy her "Picture Me more" bythe Walkers - they're ACID HUMOUR concerning Elvis.At the time nothing! Hope I can get an explan- the only one I ofthe Records. Originallyrecordedby Gone" single,it'sterrific. - Alan haven't got I was rather angryafterreading ation. boys. CAN'T think of a subtler way of Nashboro' Records,Nashville, they somedegradingarticles onElvis Hodgson, 1 Pikesyde, Dipton, advocating LSD in a song includebible -beltartistes-Brother inotherbooks. Ihopeyoudo Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Thesong: "AGirl Named Joe May, The Swanee Quintet, The notthinkbadlyofElvisorhis Sandoz",whichwas the flipof Brooklyn Allstars, Professor Harold fans because ofit - some of my Eric Burdon's "When I Was Young". Boggs and the Consolers. fellow fans thought you might. We I've just found out that Sandoz was Definitelynot mass - appeal,but always try to be polite because this thenameofthelaboratoriesin neverthelessextremely moving - is how Elvis would want us to he. HOW DOES IT FEEL? Hanover, Germany, where LSD was an emotional experience not to be And how he himselfis. And we August,Iasked in RM: "How missed. They certainly deserve a firstsynthesised.-Colin Woodward, really do appreciate all you do for does itfeelto be a pirate little space in your wonderful IN 12 Horsted Avenue, Chatham, Kent. him. - Pearl Shotbolt, 36 The dee-jay?"Now I ask: "How publication. - Rev. Curtis Justine, Ridgeway, Flitwick,Beds. Rectory Gardens, Goldhawk Square, does itfeeltobea Radio One I London, W.12. dee-jay?"Forin a fewweeks, GOSPEL LACK theleastsuccessfulof themwill COCHRAN SIDES protestverystrongly be kickedout. Who will go? The I MUST dee-jays with"live" shows are 1 about the misrepresentation LOVELY LADS. .. WROTE to about releasing more of Eddie particularly vulnerable, because given to Gospel music in your I no wants music.To NOT so long ago, I bored Cochran'sstockpile. I got a one "live" reviewofCliffRichard's LP.To make worse,the number RecordMirrorreaderswith verynicereply:"Ican assure things FAMILY DOGG acclaim him a Great Gospel Shouter a nationalnews- and his LP "Super" Gospel borders my ideas on "Beautiful YOU that future months will see the onedee-jayin release ofmuch more Cochran papersurveyis notfromRadio on the ridiculousand shows a Americans". Now I've decidedit material and thatgradually as One! His station has just a handful manyrecordings as possibleof ofdee-jaysandyettheysailon Eddiewillbereleased. Ilowever triumphantly.-Stephen Robinson, 45 atthe moment Ican give you no Charminster Road, Worcester Park, exact details as to titles.But rest Surrey. CAPT. BEEFHEART assuredwe willdo ourbestto provideallhisfanswithallthe BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING recordings which Liberty control."- ROCK MAIL BAG CO. Pete Bryan, 39 Wellman Croft, SellyOak, Birmingham, 29, WHOA there! Steady, boy! BLUES PROJECT Crikey,what happened? You VELVET UNDERGROUND + FLOWER KING ROLF? excel yourself in this page . FIVE bloodcurling rock NICO WITH so much credit goingto letters, lining up. Moondog O'Toole, the Beatlesand the West that's me, the heavy -muscled, hot- BRENTON WOOD Coastgroups,Ithinkitis blooded, rock -ravenous Ted (all hair TOUSSAINT McCALL about time we realisedthatitis and shoulderpads). AsIread that our own Rolf Harris who setsthe classic Letters Page, my veins ELECTRIC FLAG trend forthese people. Itwas (varicose) seemed filledwith rock CAKE Rolf whofirstintroduced unusual fire,MY sensesreeled.Jamming instrumentsintorecords by using myeyelidstightshut. I threw a wobble -board.His"SunArise" myself on the wet pavement out- Does your Record Shop know these artistes, withreferencestothetricksof side RM offices in Shaftesbury light played by the solar body was Avenue.Bless YOU, doughnut -eyed and have discs by them? No? surely thefirst psychedelic record. JamesCraig. - Moondog O'Toole, Thedisc"Spazz" bytheElastik The Madhouse, 70 Salehurst Road. Band was banned because of being London. S.E.4. EVERYONE AT sick. Mr. Harris recorded his "Jake The Peg"monthsearlier - a recordveryunfairtoallthree- CHIN UP ELVIS... leggedpeople.And hehasbeen doing psychedelic paintings for ELVIShascomeinforalot ONE STOP RECORDS years.IsRolfthe REAL kingof ofcriticismoflate.May I theflower-children?-AlbertHorse- givehim a few wordsof posset, 36 VecticRoad,Tooting. encouragement.There are many London, S.W.17. ofuswho. though we don'tlike KNOWS! everything he does ALL the time (all opinions differ)do respect his American Imports arriving weekly-World- HOLLY FILM PLEA decisiontodoit.Chin upElvis. THE FAMILY DOGG-Ieft to right: Lazio, Zooey, Steve, wideDiscothequeService-allthenew ONCE again another set of fans Keepsmiling.Any mistakesyou Zak and Sue. have beensatisfiedregarding feel you have made you will have singles-every week! releases of their idols.Irefer learnedby.Justkeepdoingthe to Jim Reeves' fans, receiving from best you can, and putitall down ABOUTtwo years ago, American singer -actor Steve Rowland came to Always first with the New Issues. RCA a taped interview of him on to experience.I want to see every- London totry and make a name for himself. Work permit troubles hisforthcoming LP. And they've one's faces when you finally walk prevented him from making records as himself, but he sang in clubs seen him in "KimberleyJim". off with the Oscar.-Nora Harwood. with a girl called Zooey. Postal Service-write for details. Ritchie Valens fans, a short while Worcester BranchLeader, Elvis Then the act split up. Steve was involved in producing records for Dave ago, had the chance toimport a Fan Club, Odeon House, High Dee and company and, later, the Herd. Branches at: liveperformanceofhim onLP, Street, Stourhridge, Worcs. Zooey went out with an art student named Steve Thomas. She and Steve andhe appeared,too,in films. Rowland didn't meet for about a year, when she introduced the two Steves. 40 SOUTH MOLTON STREET, LONDON, W.1 Eddie Cochran fansare tryingto S. Thomas became S. Rowland's assistant on the disc production side. Then they teamed up with accountant Ronnie Oppenheimer. They formed Tel. MAY 4200 Persuade Liberty to release a LIGHTSHOW tapedinterviewofhim,recorded their own record company, Double -R Productions, and acquired their own 9.30-7.00 every day except Thursday until 8, Sat. till 4 a few weeks before his death-and PLEASE,allthose whodislike label, Camp Records, plus publishing deals with Campbell Connelly. A big, hemadefilms,too. ButBuddy theeffectstheymakewith complete set-up. Hollyfansarenotsosuccessful. spotlights at But Steve went on fighting to get a permit to make his own records in popshows, do this country. And succeeded. Under Double -R, he formed a new group, the 2 THE SQUARE, RICHMOND, SURREY Buddydidn'tappearin a film, some complaining with me.It was though filmitems do exist - but exasperatinginBristolwhen the FamilyDogg,withhimself,Lazio,Sue Avory, Vacharia March (known Tel.: RIC 2029 the owners are unwillingto show simply as Zak) and the girl who started the whole. Zooey. First discs is thegroupTomorrow werecom- the Bee Gees number "The Storm", out now on MGM. them. There was tobeafilmof pletelyhiddenindarknesswhile 9.00-6.00 every day except Wednesdaytill1, Friday hislifebut theparties concerned one Steve Rowland's plan all the way was to form a new -style group, with spotlightfollowed Keith West. fivesolo voices, each with couldnotagree. That leaves only so a a particular character ofits own-but which till 7 thatweonlygot glimpse blended together could produce a new and versatile sound. his recordings.Butwhat about ofthatfabulousguitarist,notto In fact, Steve met Lazio in Spain two years ago, when both were front- Norman Petty's BBC recordingof mention that way-out drummer,if ing various groups. Back in London, Lazio looked up Steve and worked a fewyears backcoming out Keith went somewhere near them. ALL CHANGE (VICTORIA) a few sessionsasbackingvoice. On onesession,atallsombre man on an LP.It would make interest- Ialso object to the colour effects walked into the control room-and he ended up singing bass voice on the 24 CHURTON STREET, VICTORIA, S.W.1 ing listening, by his manager, and which make them look so unnatural session. So came Zak into the picture. containing a lot of facts.-C. Wood, and unclear.Igot toa pop show Zooey we know about. The remaining girl had to be quiet,fair-haired Tel. 828 5271 VicePresidentHolly,Valens and toseethegroupsinaction,not and have a lower -pitched voice. Steve met Sue Avory through the Herd's Johnny and Hurricanes Fan Club, tosee whatcanbedonewith fan -club secretary . . . she auditioned and joined the Family Dogg. Every Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 8.00 7 Haigh Corner, Greengates, spotlights .- MarianneGeorge, 18 Bradford,2,Yorks. Victoria Square, Clifton, 8. PETER JONES RECORD MIRROR, Week ending November 11th, 1967 3 'Before this record,WE wereMt Wild you'd call 'bumssaythe Foundations

IT'S enough to make psychedelia and I turned to Allan Warner, the lead guitar- Flower Power turn in its grave. ist,withalookof astonishment on my Imean, how darea grouplike face,forconfirmationofthisincredible the Foundations have the effrontery story.Butheexplainedthathedidn't to go to the top of the hit parade actually use the bedsprings or the mattress with their veryfirstrecord when -just the headboards. "Ideal for the job," they're notallparticularly young,pretty, he said."I can't understand why Ihadn't or even hippy. thought ofitbefore." Surprise, surprise. "When you don't know where your next Infact surpriseallround. Not onlya meal is coming from, you have to improvise first time hit for the Foundations, who still like that," said Clem. "Before this record can't believe that it actually happened, but we were just what you'd call'bums'. But alsofor Tony Macaulay, who wrote their we had great times, and the strangest things song, "Baby, Now That I've Found You"- seemed to happen to us because of this. For the first song he's ever written! example, MikeElliot,our tenor -sax man, To say that they were pleased with their had a flat in a house which was condemned. success whenImet the group down at The place was due to be pulled down at Top of the Pops would be an understate- any minute, and he was still living there. ment. To say that they were bubbling over "Well, one morning I went round to see with happiness and incredulous joy-and a him, and when Iarrived at his houseit littlebit dazed as well, would be nearer was roofless. The roof had been taken off, the mark. and as Mike'sflat was on the topfloor, "We'vealwaysbeenhappy-our motto there was nothing above him but blue sky. asa group could really be 'Even the bad Iknocked onhisdoor,and when he'd timesaregood',"saidClemCurtis,the climbed out of bed and let me in,Isaid: Foundations'leadsinger."Butnow-it's 'Hey, Mike, where's your roof gone?' and just too much." he just said:'Idon't know, man, they just "We just can't believe the last few days," came and knocked it off.' And he was still agreed Peter Macbeth. "You wouldn't have paying rent at the time! recognised us a short while ago-we weren't "But now we don't have to worry about exactly in rags, but on the other hand, we where the next meal's coming from-it's weren't nearly as sartorial as we are now. always there. And the thing is that every- We only survived because we used to share thing happened so quickly that we're not everything-and now itall seems to have quite sure about anything-except that we paidoff.It makes the days of struggling are very happy about it all. for a living seem worthwhile." "We'd really liketo thank everyone for "But even when times were bad,"said helping us get to the number one position Clem, "we'd never have split up as a group in thecharts.Iknow this sounds abit or anything. We'd have just gone on and corny, but it'sabsolutely true. And we're on waiting for a break. We never even saw very proud that we've doneitwith our ourselves as a hit parade group-our idea first record too. THE FOUNDATIONS - oneof the fewgroups to get a number one hit with their wastoestablishourselvesonthe Geno "But success hasn't changed us atall," first record. Washington sort of scene. As a good club continued Clem, taking out a packet of Polo group earning regular money. But to sud- mints. "We stillshare everything between denly get into the hit parade like this with us,like we did inthe old days." our first record-well, it's just too incred- "Hey,Clem,can Ihave oneof your ible. Polos?" asked Tim Harris, the drummer. "It wasn't too long ago that Allan had "No, man, these are mine. You go get to make his guitars out of old beds, because your own," was the curt reply. he couldn't afford to buy one(aguitar, I might add that the sweets were duly thatis,not a new bed).It's that sort of handed round, andIeventually departed attitude-not wanting to give up-that kept with a Polo in my mouth, and one for later. us going." DEREK BOLTWOOD

"What doesallthat mean?" Bleep 29 asked and 41 replied: "Perhaps they are scientists, obviously they invent and make THE BONZO'S some wonderful machines." "But what are they for?" querried 29 and then shrieked with fright as he came across a hideous creature. They applied the A -V to it."It's HUMANOID just a woman that Larry likes - he whips her at home, you know, and throws jam at her." The expedition members were completely MACHINES perplexed: "We never had this trouble in Arcturus," someone said. THE huge starship from Alpha Centuri "I will try to draw out same vibrations entered the Solar System and Com- ofconversationsthisViviancreature puter XII directeditto the third planet made," said 41 and applied the A -V. to a from the sun. The expedition scanned theLaughing Boy: "We've got a following in surface and were horrified by the destruc- the London student fraternity and at art tionthathad been wrought.Bleep41 schools and Universities. They're our kind said: "Atomics. Wiped themselves out. We of people - and we'd liketo do more were too late." shows for them. We've been performing on They circled the planet for three daysand off for a couple of years and have and Computer XIIfinallylocated vibra- been professional about a year. We mainly tions.They landedanddiscoveredthe do Cabaret in the North and North East. cave. There was a little creature, obviously Infact, we're pretty well established in dead, which they attached the Vibrator - the North. We could go on in Cabaret for Activatorto."It'sa black Scottie,"said a very long time and not have to worry." itbelonged to something Bleep 41, "and The Bleeps were stillpuzzled, but they tuned in called The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band." again."Werehearseall -thetimeandkeepon An alien voice came from the Vibrator - introducing new ideasintotheact - people just "We originallyhadaBonzo bring them in every week. We do comments about Activator: show -business things and quite a lot of ad libbing.' spotty pup, but some rotter pinched it in "They came from the main city on this island," Wakefield." said Bleep62,"a placecalled London. And they "Thevoicebelongedtoahumanoid usedtoappear thereatthingscalled Speakeasy, Blaises, Marquee and 100 Club." calledVivianStanshall and there were "Thesecreaturesmusthavebeenremarkably Listen - it'sjustgreat,thisnew, six other humanoids with him who owned advanced,".said24,"because oneof them called improved range of Emitape tapes and these objects," said Bleep 41, "they called Rodneyworeseveralspareheadsdependingon hismood. The Vivsaid'itdepends on what sort sounds cassettes. Makes everything sound so themselves The Bonzo's." of lipstick he's using - he's got a sort of negroid Helookedattheseveralmachines head,asiatic.' Idon'tquite understand what that real. Hear that cleaner sound-it's un- gathered about and applied the V -Ato meant, but Sam Spoons wore a bandaged head. . ." He was interrupted by 48 who said,"We must believable !Insist on it for your tape them. "This is our expectant -mother," said feed allthe vibrations into Computer XII and send the alien voice "and I suppose that cost thefactstoAlphaCenturi."Theyattachedthe recorder and notice the difference. 15/- to make. As a work of art it might vibrations tothe Computer and it punched out the great...it's following message toitshoAke system: Remember fans, Emitape be worth 200 guineas. Personally, I'd only "Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. Complete entertainers. give ten bob forit. Congenitalcomics.The groupisfouryears ad, has the biggest recording "We make allour machines ourselves. but only two members remain from thatfirstline- up. They are Vivian Stanshall and . companyintheworld Roger Spear made the publicity machine The rema.nderofthepresentcast:Sam Spoons anditcost about afiver.We've got a (percussion,rhythm pole,stringbass, drums etc), behind it ! talksandanswers VernonDudleyBohay-Nowell(bassguitar,banjo, EMU Laughing Boy who baritonesaxophone,basssaxophone),NeilInnes questions we can't answer ourselves and (piano,harpsichord,guitar),(drums, we've got dummies of the Queen which tuba)and (tenor saxophone, rEMITAPE LTD HAYES MIDDLESEX Now send for the 11 blow a smile. We've got some automatic clarinet) have all been preceded by at least twenty don't buy any tape freeEmitape booklets "Tape Tips" and learnhow to get theI others - theex -members oftheBonzo Dog Doo boys, just boyish creatures . . . anda best out of your Tape Recorder. You'll be surprised how the Dah Band now outnumber current members almost I quality of recording improves. three-dimensional Mona Lisa. 3 to 1. Theirnew albumonLibertyiscalled buy EM ITAPE "We all have our workshops at home 'Corilla'." I NAME and we're sympathetic to what each other's -I doubtifanyone on the home system will be ableto make any sense out ofthat - apparenily doing. We make things for the act and even the people on this World couldn't," said Bleep I ADDRESS bring out what we feellikeusing that 41, before they jumped into hyperspace and headed night." deeper intothe Milky Way. BILL HARRY AN EMI GROUPPRODUCT L 11.1 RECORD MIRROR, Weekending November 11th, 1967

me onstageandtheystealthe show every time. ButIdon't allow anyone to book them outright. "A Columbia Records man came N EW to the house because he wanted to record them and hadtohave my Permission. Iknewtheywanted to record so badly - soItook a headache andsaidI'ddiscussit B EATLES anothertime. My littleson,he's only13,came andsaid'Mum, I want you to tell me the truth, you didn't really have a headache, you .. MY FOUR SONS didn't want ustorecord.' TITLES ONE of the few Atlantic artistes "But show businessis forthe NEW Beatles' single will be released on November 24th strong and young people are A toremainalmostcompletely weak." Paul takes lead on the "A" side "Hello, Goodbye" - a unknown inBritainwillbe number which John and Paul wrote specifically for single appearinghereearlynextyear. She is Mabel John, who I managed DEE JAY DEPT. release and not for "The Magical Mystery Tour". However, THEthing that strikes You about tosee when she made a48 -hour VINCE HILL turns Dee Jay when the flipside "I Am The Walrus", on which John takes the ColinNicol,ace dee-jay with trip here recently. he takes over "Family Choice" lead, will be prominently featured in the show when itis Radio Luxembourg, is his earnestness,his helpfulness - and She has had severalhitsinthe for a week from Monday. screened in December. States including "Same Time, thededicated way hedealswith November 27 . . Big Pete Duker Same Place" and "Your Good is to make an attempt on the world The single was completed last weekend at EMI studios. whatis a surprisinglyhecticlife COLIN NICOL ThingIsAbout To End" - and over thereinthe Grand Duchy. cycle speedrecordbetweenLon- So happens Iraised a query over initially made her recording debut don and NewcastlethisThursday with Tamla Motown. whofirstreleased aversionofa materialforhis personal listening. - andbeginshisjourneyfrom particularsong. Colin tookthe Primarily aBluesartiste,Mabel RadioOne's"LateNightExtra" A bitlateron,we'll go into that has fond memories ofBillieHolli- troubletowriteme, tellme a sideofColinatgreaterlength. studio . . . StuartHenry would Newies from Keith West, Beach whole chapter of information about day."I worked for BillieHolliday liketothankAlanFreemanfor Colin is a popular figure already. the history of the song . . . and My personal memo to the powers - on her last engagement before she beingso nicetohimwhen he played me theoriginal on one of died.Mainlyshe talked tome guested on"Top OfThePops" that -be: Considerhisappearance, hisearlyhours shows. know-how andability. He's what about herself, compared my career recently . . . Burma - Billy Boys, Bee Gees, Box Tops We met for lunchinthe middle with hers and pointedout the yOu call one of your thorough -going Smart's No. 1 elephant "walked on" of one ofhisrarespellsinLon- through -and -through professionals in mistakes she'd made. six Radio One D.J's last Sunday at ON the week ending November 17 there are new singles being released don. Toyingwiththecoldroast ClaphamCommon. theradio world. "She told me not to work over- Thesequence fromDannyWilliams,KeithWest,CiliaBlack,The PinkFloyd, beef, he outlined a background P. .1. time - and saidIwasn't to use isfor atelevisionproduction and Paul Jones,Kathy Kirby,Topol, The Beach Boys, The Bee Gees, which seemstoinvolve alotof anythingto make me sleep . . will be screenedshortly.Alldisc The Box Tops, The Mindbenders, The Herd, Petula Clark, The Rockin' "doing things on spec." Like that's what started her on narcotics. jockeys (Jimmy Young, Tony Black- Berries, The Searchers, and Noel Harrison. when heoriginallyfeltheought She said'Don'tsatisfy the public burn, Keith Skues, Kenny Everett, toleavehisnativeAustralia(he ChrisDenning) All the new singles to be released wasbornin and his completely, keep them wanting you, Mike Lennox and TO Remember": - FONTANA The Perth) try always he anothertime. have been insured for a lump sum that week are as follows: hand in London.He knew nobody there'll DECCA BillieDavis - "Angel Mindbenders - "Schoolgirl"; Coun- WARREN DAVIS . . . - except two musicians he travel- Lookatme, look what I've done sum of E100,000 Duncan John- Of The Morning";Gray Hamilton try Joe & Fish - "Not So Sweet tomyself.There'sstilltimefor sonlikelyto work for Radio One - "Let The Music Play": Winifred Martha Lorraine";Nite People - led over with and with whom he you.' again sometimeinthefuture and "Summertime Blues"; The Herd - sang in London clubs. Atwell - "Winifred Atwell Party A chancemeetinggothim a FOR MOVIE "She taught me how to breathe at the moment can concentrate on 68":R.C.A.The Rokes - "Hold "Paradise Lost"; PYE POPULAR . . RadioCarolinejobasdee-jay - BRITISH group The Warren Properly - andtosing from my his photographic studio My Hand"; DERAM Danny Petula Clark - "The Other Man's stomach.Don't meetthepublic Williams - "Love Me": The So- Grass (Is Always Greener)"; Margo butinthe end his health suffered Davis Monday Band have on an empty stomach, she warned, and he changed again.For a signed a major film contract cietie - "Bird Has Flown"; & The Marvettes - "When Loves while he was with Radio England You will need strength tofight. SlipsAway"; Rockin"Berries - with 20th Century Fox. The group POP SHORTS LONDON Kenny O'Dell - "Beauti- - the onlyoutsider on an other- alreadyrecordforthe "I'vetreasuredthethingsshe fulPeople"; Gene &Debbie - "Dawn (Go Away)"; The Searchers - who told me, they'veproved helpful wiseall-Americandee-jayteam. 20th Century Fox record label,fly HERD begin eight day tour "Go With Me"; The Fallen Angels - "A Second -Hand Dealer"; PYE Next came Luxembourg. Now even'tilnow. When I'mtiredI Swedenon INTERNATIONAL ChuckJackson to Hollywood on January 10th. THEofDenmark and -"I Don't Want To Fall";C.B.S. thepointaboutColinisthathe They return on January 20th with getintobed with nothing on and February 3.Their first album Topol - "Shoshana";TonyDel - "Shame OnMe"; REPRISE thiswealthof laystill acts does have experi- a filmunittobeginsixmonths a few minutes - its "Flight" will be released in Monaco - 'Some May Live"; The Noel Harrison - "Suzanne", ence. Back home in Australia. he as a sedative.Itworks.Iwon't of filming around the London area December andtheirnextsingle Executives - "Ginza'Strip"; compered concerts with Cliff take anything to help me, not even will now be released on December PARLOPHONE Myvanny Jemm & for a 26 -episode -series incolour an Asprin." Richard, Pat Boone, Bobby Rydell entitled "The No. 54 Putney Bus". 1 . . . Brenda Lee continuing with BillWallis - "Harold And Me"; and the Everly Brothers. Ile Theircurrentrelease isentitled Show -businesscertainlyrunsin British appearances, despite having Keith West - "Sam";Cilia Black handled fashion shows, fetes, open- herfamilyfornotonly is her "LoveIs A Hurting Thing." 'flu . . . SteveRowlandoffto - "IOnly Live To Love You". air concerts. Ile made guest appear- WillieJohn a top brotherLittle Sydney,Australia, onJanuary 1 COLUMBIA Barry Lee Show - British stars ances ontopradiostations. But entertainer, but her four sons are to work on score and title song of "I Don't Want To Love You"; The youreach "saturationpoint" in alsoanxioustojointhebusiness. Ty Hardin's television series "Spin - Pink Floyd - "Apples And Aussie -land and he staggered "Mv sons have theintentionof Oranges"; Tony acre" . . . Ten Years After appear Steven - "No aboard the M/V Australia, for forming a group,butIhaveto at Saville Theatre this Sunday Love Like Your Love"; Paul Jones in Paris England,afterwhatisbestdes- Dylan poems hold them down,I want them to . . . Currently in America, - "Sons And Lovers"; Kathy Kirby (12th) TWO all -fighters in Paris, cribedas a monumentalfarewell get an education. It's such a never- Dusty Springfield appearing on -"Turn Around"; Mood Of Hamil- party. to9 ending job thatif you get initso "TheSmothers'BrothersShow", ton - "Why Can't There Be More from 9 p.m. a.m. on The future? Well,Colinisvery NO more entries can be accep- young, YOU don't have a complete "The Dean Martin Show" and Love"; Solomon King - "She Friday and Saturday ambitious and would liketo make tedforthe'Dylan Poem childhood. (November 17 and 18) - with an Thathappenedtomy Bishop Show" . . Wears My Ring";CAPITOL The While a lot other Competition'. As the num- "TheJerry expected attendance of 7,500 fans progress, of brother LittleWillie John. He's 29 Dave Berry offto the Montevideo Beach Boys - "Wild Honey"; dee-jayshavegot in on Radio berofpoemssentinwasfar now and he's a STATESIDE Bruce Chanel - "Mr. each night to see a longlistof thanexpectedoranti- little boy doing all SongFestivalinFebruary . . . One, changes will obviously be greater the things that kids do. Bus Driver"; The Platters Britishstars. Theline-upfea- bethat cipated,judgingistakingplace Next Truly Smith single "The Girl - tures: made. Could Colincan "My sons sometimes work with released on Nov- "Sweet,Sweet LoVin"';The Fifth stepin,oncethemistakes and overthenext three weeks. The From Chelsea", CatStevens, KeithWest and ember24, a Goffin/Kingnumber Estate - "Heigh Ho"; Lyn Roman the plan -changes have been made. winner will then be notified, and - "The Penthouse"; Box Tops - Tomorrow, the Spencer Davis the results published together . . . Simon Dupree & TheBig Certainly he collects a colossal "Neon Rainbow"; TAMLA group, theSoftMachine, Zoot with the winning poem. All poems Sound booked for the Lord Mayor's Money withDantalion'sChariot, fan -mailfor his Luxembourg work. Show this Saturday (11th) and MOTOWN Edwin Starr - "I Want Thisisessentiallya pen -portrait will be returned wherever appear on "Top Gear" the follow- My Baby Back"; POLYDOR Steven the DreamlandExpress,Katch of Nicol, the man.Ile has a load possible. EASIEST Lancaster - "San Francisco 22, the Exploding Galaxy Ballet, ofinteresting views on the music N. J. ing day . .Hollies leave for U.S. Geoffrey Street"; Constant Penelope - "The Shaw andthePlastic helikes . . . The Mil.d- scene; admits theclass tourthisFriday GentlePowerOfSong"; Circus, the KaleidoscopeLight benders,offto Sweden from Nov- London Jazz Four - "It Strikes A Chord"; Show . . . plustheMalcolm concerned thattheir ' WAY EVER ember 9 - 12, Gentle People - "The Violent Tillis break - the rules fashion new single"Schoolgirl"hasbeen Thimble"; Mickey Murray - collection. . . Rocking banned by the BBC "Shout Bama Lama"; TheBee But there's a shortage of time Berries deputised for Englebert Gees - "World". if YOU want togo, A special TO LEARN_ Humperdinck on two Concerts last ATLANTIC Joe Tex - "Skinny partyisbeingorganised from week . . . Vic Lewis in New York Legs And All"; TRACK The Pre- London. Details:cableImage, HerdprayTownshend discussing various deals - includ- cisions - "IfThisIsLove(I'd 20 Gerrard Street,London W.1- GUARANTEEDSUC ingTheElectricPrunes'British Rather Be Lonely)"; PHILIPS or, betterstill,phone London tour which begins on November 24 Play either: H. P. Lovecroft - "Wayfaring GER 0281. . . . Donovan to tour Austria, Bel- Stranger"; B. Hamilton - "Try * GUITAR * PIANO gium and Italy next spring, appears * PIANO ACCORDION at the Hollywood Bowl on Novem- willspare hisguitar! or * CHROMATIC ber17 - thefollowingdayhe HARMONICA appears in San Francisco and has a concert in Honolulu on November ANOTHER week of fun and hard Even if you don't 19. He will appear in Canada from work, butatlonglast,we're know anoteto November 24 prior to returning to beginningtogetthe hang of start,youlearn Britain in mid -December. . Cilia thistouringbusiness.Bythat,I quickly, easily, Black promoting her November 17 mean thatwe'regettingusedto AT HOME from release "I Only Live To Love You" the unexpected being commonplace, this remarkable on "Top Of The Pops" (Nov. 16), ifyouget my meaning. Anyway. new successful "The David Frost Show" (Nov. 22) let'shave alookatwhat's been method. and"Dee Time"(Nov.25). She going on. Itisguaranteedtoadvance YOU appears on Festival'67inBelfast We had great audiences forthe from bezinucr to popular player IN on December 1st and her 3rd show up in Newcastle, where both 3 WEEKS. Get a superb instrument, album "Shero-oo!" will be released The Trafficand ourselves suffered too,on easiest terms,ifrequired. on January 1 . . . Nems signing equipment failure. Once again, we Prompt delivery anywhere in Great GaryHamiltondebuts onDecca were showered with sweets - we Britain and the "Easy Learn" on November 17 withtheMike made a smallfortuneafterthe Lessons start you playing at once. D'Abo composition "Let The Music showselling them offat one -and -

Play" . . . For the 3rd year run- six a quarter! Still on the "sweets" DON'T MISS THIS topic - our organist, Andy Bown, ANDREW STEELE An amazing learn ning,BillyJ. Kramer will appear quickly "No Play-No on Cabaret at the Fiesta, Stockton, was officially awarded the C.D.M. had to play about 80 bars of music over Christmasweek. His new forbraveryandfortitudeinthe Pay" offer is now face before their voices could he heard open. Succeed quickly backing groupisThe Remo. Four ofoverpowering odds - he at all.I thought they stuck to their who had a cold! and enjoyably as guar- appearat Hatchetts,Picca- During 's act, guns very bravely, and won out in antc.d or there is ab- dilly,for a week from November their road the end. 20. manager stood behind Pete Town- solutely no cost. shend'sequipmenttrying stop The Traffic'spercussion number to was an absolute gas. This group Is FREE Play your way to suc- The Troggs make their first -ever thespeakerstopplingover when- working visit to the States in mid - ever Pete lashed out.But without veryfreshinItsapproach,and cess. Be gay, admired, their success is well deserved. sought after. Send NOW for this February when theyhave asix - warning, Pete suddenly started week ' one -fightertour,whichin- pulling instead of pushing. Every- Impressed every special Booklet on learning THE DATE WITH SOUL, Yes Sir, That's My Baby; PRISCILLA time.IfyouthinkI'm very pro - quickly-theeasiest way ever. cludescollegedatesandappear- He Noticed Me (Stateside SS 2062).For an odious comparison - thingfellforward with a mighty ances on television and radio. try the Crystals. Thisis one mystified Traffic, you're dead right - that's similar to "There's No Other Like My crash - revealing why I wore a Traffic 'Priortotheir Statesidevisitthey Baby" - a fabulous BIG arrangement via Jack Neitszche. Spector road manager to an equally mysti- fanclub ouratv!'POST NOW will tour the Continent and will also fans'Ildig strong,and despitethe gimmicks, this powerful slow - fied audience. badge during The Herd's stage act! PLAY SOON make their Cabaret debut on North- moving item HAS soul,ismusicianly and could easily make the All was reasonably quiet at Liver- Townshend kicked up a storm on Eastern stageyet again, and when he clubs.Theirnew album fifty. Flipisa gentler item,still Spector -influenced . . . you can pool - until Pete Townshend broke MELODY SCHOOL OF MUSIC "Cellophane"willbereleasedon a looked like smashing his great Les sing "Then Ile Kissed Me" to almost . . string during the second bar of Studio ER.3, it . TOP FIFTY TIP Paulguitar,Peter Frampton was December 8 . . . StamfordHouse, London, W Procol Hamm The Who's first number. His guitar seeninthe wings saying prayers breakaway group The Freedom DIONNE WARWICK I Say A Little Prayer (Pye Int. 7N 25435). startedspluttering,therestofthe Please sendme thisspecial havebeen ']'hisis Dionne's biggest in the States for ages-and the Bacharach- group thatitwould be spared.It seems signedtotheHarold weretakingsidebets on his FREE BOOKLET. (Please Davison Agency and arelined up David penned ballad must be a hit here too.It's got an immensely' whenItwouldactuallyblowup. prayers were answered,since theguitar wasstillintactatthe PRINT below and enclose4d.I for a Continental tour inthe near appealing lyric and has that "Walk On By" feel in parts-a nice butPete soldiered ontothelast stamp towardsmailingcosts.) bubbly record overallwhich could do a lotforher.What a end ofthe evening. future . . . SeveralContinental number before smashing the guitar . . . AtNottingham,theMarmalade, dateshad great voice she has Flip:no information availableat press over the speakers. One of my prize tobecancelledwhen time. theTremeloes, RogerDaltryand NAME ThePinkFloydflewoff tothe TOP FIFTY TIP possessions now isa piece of wood ourGaryTaylorgatheredin a States 6 ins,by one inch - allIcould ADDRESS for a short tourlast week GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE JOE SIMON Nine Pound Steel: dressingroomforan impromptu . . . findofthe Bee Gees appear at the new PIPSIHeardItThrough The The Girl's Alright With Me ill-fated instrument! sessionofold and nauseous num- Forum Stadium, Los Angeles, which Grapevine; It's Time To Go Now(Monument MON 1010). We celebratedourfirstdatein A big - the bers. On stage, Dave Munden was Instrument holds 20,000 people, on January (Tamla Motown TMG 629). A voicedJerryButlertingedsong south - atKingston - by badly hampered by a broken bass 27th. Theirfee fortwo shows shrillbeater fromthisteam -from the Sound Stage turning up forthe show with dia- Preferred artiste. A bolical, streaming drum skin,but he played master- there - 30.000 dollars. butthere'snotthecommercial goodslabofsoul,but Idon't colds . . courtesyofourbelovedorganist. fullyjustthe same. Townshend chancesof"Take MeInYourknow aboutsales. * * * * a impressed everyone arrived on stage playing guitar Arms" here, despite a good solid bound togetherwithstring and THE CONSOLERS Someone with a startlingdemonstrationof performance. * * * * MustAnswer; Lord drum tape, but still sounded great. Bring Me annihilation.Imanagedto The Herd were affected by mike ARETHA FRANKLIN Take A Down (President PT 165).From nip out front during the show, and their LP comingoutonPresi- was knocked out by The Marmalade failureat onepoint, andAndy Look;LeeCross (CBS3059). Bown - who was singingatthe ONLY5/..DOWN FOR 3 L.P.s Soul ballad. withbig voiced dent, thisisa vitally performed - they really blow up a storm. givingavery recora,sincere and withatrue The Tremeloes were tremendous time - ended up emotion from Aretha on this old passableimitationofan enraged (Balance 5/- weekly). After 5/- down, the 3L.P's, fresh from the Pre -Atlanticwaxing. Thegentlehotgospelspirit. Slow,power- - areallypolishedact. Their ful,mate and female duo work. voicesaregreat, gorillawithfleas! Later,in an , especially makers, are posted to you, anywhere in G.B. Just send 5/- with a . Dave strings sound strange. . Indianrestaurant.Alan Whitehead list of Nos. and titles. State your age. Under 17 not accepted. PRINT Fantastic. * * * * Munden.It's hard enoughtoplay * * * (drummerwith the Marmalade) yourfull names and HOME address.County court debtorsnot VIOLA drums well,buttosing brilliantly WILLS I've Got To at admirablydemonstrated that he supplied. LAURA LEE Dirty Man; Have AllOf You;NightScene the same timeisreally going Any popular L.P.includingall BEATLES, STONES, MONKEES, It's some. Mr. Munden has my greatest shouldreadupon exoticfoods Mighty Hard(Chess CRS 8062). (President PT 152). Breathy, admiration. beforetryingtoorder.Whata DYLAN, BEACH BOYS, ELVIS, J. HENDRIX, OTIS REDDING, A slab of bluesy soul from powerfulsoulballadhere,with mixture! SUPREMES and all TAMLA MOTOWN STARS. At ,allthedrum- Laura - and this'll be an R & B anappealingplaintivetuneand mers decided to use their own kits, And that's my lot. Next week,a favourite. It'stherealthing somegood crashingpercussion final round -up on the tour from the andisveryold-time,but goodsounds going on.Could do well. so the stage looked reminiscent of THE G. A. LONG PLAY CENTRE a drum convention.There was ubiquitous Gary Taylor - freelance (Dept. 96N) 42/44 GT. CAMBRIDGE RD., LONDON N.17 nevertheless. * * * * * * * some trouble with the P.A. during journalist extraordinaire! the second house, and The Dream ANDREW STEELE RECORD MIRROR, Week ending November 11th, 1967 5 the JO WALKERcareer From his days singing with his sister, then Scott, to the present day... one hell of a\ go in '68-everywhere, all around the world. ISTIFLED a yawn. Not that I was bored, tired or un- I'm going to Japan in February and I might do a tour interested in what John Walker had to say-in fact, here in March. But I do play England a lot, so I'd like he was quite a fascinating conversationalist. Frankly, it a Continental tour.Ilike to go see different kinds of was somewhat like listening to Stan Freeberg singing that people.I look at the Swedish people for a while, then infectious "Yawning Song" from "Tom Thumb"-John look at the Germans. I get a big kick out of going over was SO tired. He'd been awake for two days and fatigue there." crawled all over him, wrapping itself around his eyes, Then came the reason for his tiredness. "I don't write songs, asit cloaking his body, muffling his voice. In fact, the energy were,likeother people.Iget ideas and have to carry on'tilit's to shave hadn't been with him that morning. finished.I'vestarted18 songs,then can'tfinish them:" So in order Despite it all-with the added inconvenience of being tocompleteasong,John must work onitfromstarttofinish- any break,and thesongisnevercompleted."Thedaybefore shuttled out of the BBC that morning by an official who, yesterdayIgot an idea(I always get ideas in the night-time), soI couldn't quite comprehend that he'd gone along to appear got ina couple of bottles of champagne, eighteen cigars,a crate of on 'Breakfast Special' at the invitation of Tony Blackburn coke,bottleofBrandy, a taperecorder - andlockedthedoor! This song I've been fighting with for two daysisall sorted out in -he even felt like discussing extra sensory perception my mind now." and the other goodies of the brain that lie dormant in John has only recorded three of his songs so far - two were "B" our present state of evolution. sides and one was on a Walker Brothers album. "ThematerialI'vewritten on mynextalbumisn'tanything As for his career: "I'm going to Australia in January spectacular-but the stuff I've been writing lately will be spectacular. with The Who and The Small Faces, it'll be a three -way - I'mgoingtocontinuewriting and writing and writing.Iwant to top, very interesting.I've got my own group together write20songs and putthebestofthe20 on the album - THE ofgirlsingers-Sue and Sunny. album, which will come outafter my next one.This future album again with a couple Iwant to do to seeifpeople will buyit.You never know whether We've done two weeks in cabaret and it was very good your songs are good or bad - that's why Iwon't put my material and have just returned from Scotland. We were doing on a single - it's hard enough finding material for singles anyway. one-nighters and things were a bit of a rough drag. But "Isometimes writejustaboutthingsIsee.OneIwrote about a woman who walks her poodle down Regent's Park Row - because I've got to get around to every place that I can plug. I used tolive by there and saw her.I've also written about people I've got to prove thatI can do something. People said who work in factories. that I was riding on my friend Engel's back-ask either "The songI'vejust beenfightingwithisabouta model called Sybilla. That isa fantastic name. But it'sreally nothing to do with of us, it's not true. I've got to destroy that myth." heratall.She came over tothe house with Gordon Waller andI John first started as a solo singer in the States. He had JOHN WALKER-he says some interesting things about just had to write a song about her, even though I don't really know her. one solo release, which wasn't a hit and spent his time the songs he writes and the way he writes them. (Dezo "ButanythingI dowriteIwrite much betterwhen I'mvery Hoffmann RM pic). tired or very depressed.Ihave to be tired or depressed to he ina playing in night clubs. Then he teamed up with his sister writing mood. When I'm verytired,irritable,sad or miserable my and the act became a trio when Scott joined them. His emotional state becomes enlarged, Ihave more capacitytounder- sisterleftand they became a duo-and after having ofgroups copythethings we introduced-evenour stand things and feelings. several drummers they kept Gary and became The Walker lighting plots." "Take the "B" sideof my latest record.Ifyou just playitit's 12 bar blues.Butifyou listentoititbecomes a song about my Brothers. "I just wanted to play my guitar in a club and Returning to the subject of his Scottish one-nighters, sortoffeelingaboutaperson.Thenthesong comes together,it beleft alone-we'd probablystillbe playing in night John commented on the promoter who frankly expressed means something." clubs, Scott andI,if we hadn't come to England. We his belief that John wouldn't be a draw. "After a couple John particularly wantstowrite his own material."Artistes who weren't interested inrecords. of halls were destroyed by the fans he said 'I see'." record numbers byotherpeopledo havehits - buttheydon't sustainthem.Thereare fewartistes who havehitafterhitwith "We're adifferent breed than recordartistes. Some More forthcoming work: "I'm going over to do about otherpeople'smaterial.Buttheartisteswithconsistenthitslike people are best on records, other people are best 'live' four TV shows in Germany, France, Sweden and Den- The Kinks and ,allwrite for themselves." Ilike Theeffectsofhislackofsleepeventuallyovercame himand on clubs. Fortunately, we were pretty good in the record- mark-it'll be pretty good, to work to Continen- John had to rush away - quick - to taste the delights of peaceful ing studio. But we are better 'live'-with our stage act tals.'68 better be a good year-I'm doing a couple of slumber. we brought in new ideas and things. Even today alot way-out things to get things going. I'm going to have BILL HARRY

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Ace of Clubs Records The Decca Record Company Lirnited Decca House Albert Embankment London S E 1 6 RECORD MIRROR. Week ending November 11th. 1967 'The biggest talent I have ever come across' says ex Dylan producer Tom Wilson of

THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION with Frank Zappa. The group's two LP's "Freak Out" and "Absolutely Free" have been moderately successful here.

VERthepastfewyearsthe init.Thatitwashollow,cheap,and record producer-formerly back - generally a sham. Now despitethefact room boy of the pop world-has that Frank also, to a limited extent, takes ome into his own. George Mar- the mickey out of his audiences through tingarneredalmostas much the music, he himself is not a sham. He's publicityastheBeatles when a talented musician who has borrowed ideas the Liverpool foursome first made from such classical masters as Bartok and the charts. Andrew Oldham followed the Stravinsky, and he takes as much time and pattern with the Stones, and, more recently, trouble with his LP's as the Beatles do with Denny Cordell-A and R man for the Procol theirs." Harum and Georgie Fame, among others- has had his share of the limelight. FREE RUN OF STUDIO Tom Wilson, head of MGM's pop team, isadifferentkettleoffishentirely. He Certainly, Zappa is taken very seriously almost shuns publicity-almost, because it's indeed by thepowerful M.G.M.corpora- hard for a six -foot -six bearded New Yorker tion. In fact, he is almost a company within topass unnoticed anywhere. This week, the company. He is granted afive -figure however, during a two-day stay in London, allowance by M.G.M. to'create'on their he broke his anti -publicity rule and talked. behalf. He is allowed a free run of M.G.M.'s Ifirst met Tom two years ago, when, as a New York studios, and he understands pre- New York based CBS producer, he was cisely how they work-at 16 he built himself responsiblefortherecording careers of a five -track recording outfit. And he uses such artistes as Peter, Paul and Mary and his knowledge of electronics to cut down Bob Dylan. A brilliant recording engineer on studio musicians. On one recent Ameri- and musician in his own right, Tom nursed can record by the 'Mothers' a sound like Dylan from his beginnings as a talented a 50 -voice choir was achieved. In fact, the FELIUSANDROMEDA but obscure folk singer to his present posi- 50 -voicechoir was Frank Zappa, singing tion as head of a cult. and supervising the recording at the same MeditationsF 12694 new Currently, Tom is involved in the creation time. of another cult-revolving around the con- "Both Frank andIwere extremely im- troversial'MotherofInvention",Frank pressedbytherecordingtechniquesin Zappa. Copenhagen," said Tom, "andit's on the cards that we may record over there our- BOBBHANNA SLOW START IN BRITAIN selves in the near future. In the 50s jazz DECCA and blues musicians-Big Bill Broonzy to Blame it on me "Zappa, without exception, is the biggest name one-recorded very successfullyin talent I have ever come across," said Tom. Scandinavia. Since then the Scandinavians F 12695 "Despite his slow start inBritain, he is have beensecond besttothe Swinging DECCP goingtobeenormously big-mark my British. But the situation may well change." words.I'vejust flown back from Copen- Besides Zappa, Tom Wilsonisatthe hagen,wherethe'Mothers'havebeen moment tied up very closely with another thisv appearing-and already they are causing considerable talent-that ofEric Burdon. a sensation over there." He believes that Eric-a big draw on the 45 rpm So far Zappa and his colleagues have AmericanUniversitycampus scene-may met with only limited success in Britain. become one of pop's most important writers. THEMONKEES 4-44444-44-4444-44+4444-444-444 By many people they are regarded as a "He hasgreatsensitivity,"saysWilson, colossal joke. Are they in fact a joke? "and during the past year he's really come Daydream believer RCA 1645 "They are a joke to this extent," said into his own." Tom carefully, "in that they-and Frank in But despite Tom's concern with Eric, I HELENA FERI particular-regard the pop music of the 50's came away with the impression thathis on which the current Anglo-American pop chief concern at the moment is with Zappa, Where is the party sceneislargely based, as a joke. What and with what he may or may not achieve JIM EDBROWN Frank is doing is guying the inBritain. Knowing Wilson,I would say HLZ 10164 Laura -LiRCA 1644 scene,pointingouttopeople,withhis that Zappa will achieve much in the com- RC.k VICTOR satirical take -offs of the music of the 1955 ing months. m to 1960 period, that there was no substance FRANK SMYTHE RECORD MIRROR,Week ending November llth. 1967

I said was: "You mayand try and catch up with ALLfind you need an armour-the times and progress song- plated suit, corporal." As it'swise."-Linda Rookes, South - turnedout,suchasuit sea. wouldn't be much protection "In a way I am happy for -for Lance Corporal L. Gal-Mr. Galbraith because ignor- braith's letter asserting that anceisa very comfortable Sandie Shaw is the Queen offrame of mind. Being in the Pop (RM, October14)has army it is obvious and quite drawn some very passionate painfullyclear why Joan fire, and not too much sup-Baez' crystal clear tones do port. not rank in his top ten ..."- Withthankstoallthe N. Butcher, Sideup. heated correspondents, here's "I do not normally write a quick run-down of a few tonewspapers,butImust points from the letters: come out in WHOLE- "So L. Galbraiththinks HEARTED SUPPORT for Sandie is top girl singer, and LanceCorporalGalbraith's quite rightly too. But there cbmrnents about Sandie Shaw. is no need for him to say itIt is the most sensible letter abusively.Iwasinfuriated I have read in a long time, by his statement that Julieand it is about time she was Felix and Joan Baez makes realised for her true worth one's mind rebel against the . . . I believe that the three thoughtof callingthem essentialsforanyfemale singers . ."-Jackie Adams, singer are: 1. Good, catchy Oldbury. material; 2. Good voice and "SandieShawcoulddo presentation;3.Good looks much to improve her image, and personality. And Sandie, because at the moment if she for my money, has all these wants us to think she is so qualities."-ReginaldBrown, East Didsbury. sophisticated by looking and SANDIE SHAW-her number one fan, Corporal Galbraith, acting sophisticated, why does "L. Galbraith cannot possibly have isintrouble withRMreaders about his views ongirl she soundsobabyish and been serious. Why have you singers(RMpic Dezo Hoffmann). sing babyish -sounding songs? botheredtoprint such an obvious pretence tocontroversiality? Also I think Chris Andrews Not girlsinger-never!Still, I admit good looks." And Lulu: "A versa- onereasonisofferedtovalidate should pullhis bootees up theridiculous views expressed. To she makes some very nice records. tilesingerwhois alwaysbright -J. P. Moddy, Hythe. andfullofenergy."AndCilia: "'When Sandie Shaw has collected "Asfor hernot havingtheright ten number one records in America material,thisisrubbish,the mat- and five consecutive records in the erialisgood andCilia'sperform- Britishcharts, asthesensational ance is first class on all her discs." Diana Ross and The Supremes have Ingeneral: "Hisletterinsulted done,thenhe'llhave a rightto girls who singat a much higher say Sandieis tops."-Robert Emb- standardthanhisMissShaw,it lem.Leytonstone. was distasteful, idiotic and uncalled "1 was utterlydisgusted. Sandie for." Shaw has neither apersonality or Ken Udall from Chester described a voice,whereasCiliaBlack,the thegloryofDiana Ross andthe bestsingerandallroundenter- Supremes at length and commented tainer,hasboth . ."-ACilia on L.Galbraith:"If writing such fan, Maida Vale. accusationsmakes himhappy, I "That's L. Galbraith's opinion that hope weallignorehisabnormal Sandie is the only good singer. But mind." far me, Helen Shapiroisthe only "Ciliaisstilla fantasticsinger, goodsinger.Remember shewas given the right material. Lulu isa crownedthe QueenofPop when bundleofdynamite.ButDustyis shehitthecharttrailin 1961/2 the greatest of them all."-D, Gil- and before verylong she'll be christ,Battersea. there again."-R. Brightman, Hart- "Talking about competition to lepool. SandieShaw,whataboutBobbie Thebiggestcounterblasttothe Gentry? My prediction is that she'll good Corporal Galbraith came from be bigger - in the not so distant admirers of a Miss D. Springfield. future - thanall our girl singers. For instance, David Heges, of Mor- onbothsidesoftheAtlantic."- ganstown.said: "Heisobviously Frank Breen, Abbots Langley. a verylonelysoldierwho needs "IsSandietheonlygood girl someone takingnoticeofhim. As singer? TheanswerisYes,but farasIam concernedthereis only ofpopmusic ofthekind only one great female singer and Sandie sings. There are others who thatisDUSTY." These sentiments singmarvell iusly,includingJudy were more -or -lessechoed by Miss Durham and AnitaHarris."-Stan- K. A. Whewell ("Come offitcorp, ley B, Levy, Romford. who areyoutryingto kid?"). "Iwritein protestaboutthe Janet Smith ("the nerve!"), Vicky utternonsense . . Evenifhe Scrivener ("I was so mad whenI does think she is the greatest, read theletter"),ElsieJ. Thomp- thereisnn needto condemn the son ("Sandie'sawfulcaterwauling bestgirl singers such as Lulu and Makes me cringe - LongLive Dusty." - Peter Renmant.Taff's Dusty"), D. Walton ("Never heard Well. so much rot"),J.Woods ("What Of all the letters received by the a cheek"), P. Scott ("How RM on this obviously burning issue, absurd!"), Paul W. Elphlck theJamesCraigawardforthe DUSTY - her fans slam ("Please corporal keep your hands definitive statement goes to Ernest Sandie (RM pic Dezo off my dear friend and No. 1 star. FullmanofCoventry. Hispoint: Dusty"), Carole Cooke ("Come off "Okay,so everybodyhashisor Hoffmann). itcorn - you'retalkingthrough her own particular favourite singer even compare your beret"), and quite a few more but is there any need to run down MissBaez'beauti- whose signatures, as usual, I every other artiste just because you ful works ofartwith thecatchy. couldn't decipher! don't happen to like them. Perhaps childish. throaty jungles with which Brian Millis, from Sevenoaks, took that one associates Sandie Shaw isun- L.Galbraith shouldrealise THEMOODYBLUES theoccasiont tsurveythewhole eachgirlsinger has thatlittlebit imaginable."-JohnField,Eltham. sceneofladyvocalists.Of Dusty "Your correspondent L.Galbraith of something that makes het hestated:"Sheisimprovingall astar." missed the point:it'sJulie Rogers thetime, she has style,class and from Nights in white satin DM 161 for belting power, Dusty Springfield JAMES CRAIG forsoul,and Barbara Ruskinfor sex appeal. Three qualities of which Sandie Shaw has none."-Righteous Rick Winkley, Nelson. "Sandie Shaw the greatest? Great- grouprecords THEFLOWERPOTMEN est what? Certainly not the greatest femalesinger. Shehas a Young. A walk in the sky am ma immaturevoiceandshouldkeep her songs to nursery rhymes . . She only won theEurovision Song Contestwith'Puppet'becauseits lyricsand musicwerecomputer selected."-Teresa Nash, London. W.10. GRANNY'SINTENTIONS "When Iread what L. Galbraith had to say about Sandie Shaw, I veek must say Ithoughtwhat a very The story of David strong-minded fan Sandie has.Itis DERAM a pity,though,thathehas no records DM 158 tolerance with the other girl singers . . . Sandie Shaw doesnotsing butscreeches and doesnot have such a strong,powerfulvoice as GraceSlick . . ."-Louise Ayres, Cardiff. "How dare he suggest the Supremesarenogood?Atleast 1USON they are progressive which is more RAE than Sandie Shaw . . ."-P. White, JACKIE Carlton. "His letter is utter rubbish. All he Believe in love can do iscriticise.lie's round the bend." - Mike Mason, Alan Cocks. 4'04 Po& a 72495 CORAL Pete Hammond, Dave Whitehead, Robert Mason, Yvonne Clarke, Les- lie McKay, Sharon Graham. Barrow- in-Furness. "Oh dear, Sandie Shaw the best Toe Decca Record Company Limited Decca House Albert Embankment London SEt 8 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending November 11th, 1967 new albums reviewed by Norman Joplin and Peter Jones new albumsreviewed by Norman Joplin and Tops-long-awaited Reach Out' album THE FOUR TOPS "Reach Out" THE TEMPTATIONS"With A THE BEACH BOYS "Smiley ReachOutI'llBe There;Walk Loto'Soul" - (Iknow)I'm Smile" - HeroesAndvillains; Away Renee;7 Rooms Of Gloom; LosingYou;Ain't No Sun Since Vegetables;Fall Breaks And Back IfI Were A Carpenter; Last Train You Been Gone; All I Need; (Lone- To Winter; She's Goin' Bald; Little To Clarkesville; Turn To Stone; liness Made Me Realize)It's You Pad; GoodVibrations;With Me I'm A Believer;StandingIn The That INeed; No More Water In Tonight; Wind Chimes; Gettin' Shadows Of Love; Bernadette; The Well;Save My Love For A Hungry; Wonderful; Whistle -In Cherish;WonderfulBaby; What Rainy Day;Just One Last Look; (Capitol STEREO ST 9001. ElseIsThere To Do (But Think SorryIsA SorryWord;You're My Everything; Now That You've THIS was reviewed in depth some About You) (Tamla Motown weeksago,so I won'tdes- STEREO STML 11056). WonMe;TwoSidesToLove; t)on't Send Me Away (Tamla Mo- cribeitindetail. Sufficeit LONG-AWAITED hit album from town STEREO STML 11057). to say that the Beach Boys have theTops - withfourfine taken their insiduous style to such THE FOUR TOPS seen with JOHNNY RIVERS - the Tops LP is reviewed onthis page, 'A'sidesandtheirversions PERHAPS the most subtle-and a degree offinesse and-in places of some ofthebestnon -R & B for me the most listenable-- nonsense, that thisisalmost a and Johnny's latest LP release is "Rewind". tunesaround - trytheir"Walk of all the Ilitsville USA work ofart.Pop Art . Away Renee" which'll surprise stable. Withthree'A'sidesand * * * * MILLIE SMALL "TheBestOf THE MINIM"WrappedIn A GEORGE JONES"VarietyIs Lefte Banke fans, or their version some more tunes by the Motown Millie Small" (Island ILP 953). Union Jack" (Polydor 582 011). TheSpice Of . . ."(Stateside scribes,thisis afine follow-up FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS SSL STEREO 10215). of the Neil Diamond - penned THIS features many ofMillie's ABEAUTIFULLY packedfolk Monkee millionseller "I'm A LP totheir "Greatest Hits" pack- "King Freddie And The Dreamers" singles, starting with her LP,withplentyofhumour, SOME recent items from one of Believer". age. Thevocalharmonies,the - IFell In Love With Your Pic- firstbighit America'stopcountrystars. soulandthewaytheycanso ture;TheDollHouseIsEmpty; "My Boy Lolli- guts and music.If you like * * * * PictureOfYou;The59thStreet pop"and more recentsongslike theSeekersandwantsomething . Some ofthese songs are fam- beautifullyunderplaytheeffects, in THE CLANCY BROTHERS AND in contrast to the hordes of noisier BridgeSong;So ManyDifferent "Killer Joe" included. A good col- stronger - trythis. (Iwonder iliar a pop context - "Lonely Ways; Children; TheNight Is lection of solid material here, and what theMinimwill think of Street","ThereGoes My Every- TOMMY MAKEM"InConcert" R & B groupsisapleasureto (CBS 63070). hear. Over; There's Got To Be A Word; ifyou dig Millie then try this - that?).It'svery entertaining - a thing"etc.,butGeorgeputshis JuanitaBanana;SingC'EstLa hervoiceispenetratingenough kindofmixturebetweenJudith ownbrandofcountrytothem. THESE immensely popular lads * * * * Vie;Don'tTell Me That;IsIt tomake YOU situpandtake Durham, Lance Percival and Sixteen tracks, a big C & W seller. MADELINE BELL "Bell's A Ernest Love. have another'live' LP here, Love; You've Got Me Going; Look notice. * * * well recorded as usual. Their Poppin' " - Picture Me Gone; You ForThe Rainbow(ColumbiaSX * * * * * * * plaintive harmonies, humorous Don't Love Me No More; Baby 6177). tingesandverymasculinesound Come Right Away; Beat The Clock; is asappealingasever. Some Mr.Dream Merchant;Can'tGet THE coy voice of Freddie greatsongsinclude"MacAlpines Used To Losing You; Soul TIM; Garrity with a set of popular Fuziliers", "WilliamBloat" and I'm Gonna Make You Love Me; andamusingsongswhich'l "Peggy Gordon" - which comes I'm Gonna Leave You; The Last please his fans. Butthis all fromScotland. One To Be Loved;IDidn't warm sounds very dated now - not for * * * * HaveToDo It;MercyMercy Captain Beefheart fans. Butitis Mercy (Philips STEREO SBL well performed and recorded, and Soul Explosion! BROOK BENTON "Best Ballads 7818). should catch Christmas sales. OfBroadway" - Once Upon A * * * Time; AS Long As She Needs Me; IN contrastto the image which Love Look Away; Make Someone Iused to have of Miss Bell, AL STEWART "Bed Sitter If Ever I WouldLeave this LP is much more ofa Images" (CBS 63087). Lee Dorsey and Sam & Dave talk to RM Happy; sophisticated adult sound, than You;I'veNeverBeenInLove TWENTY -TWO -year -oldAl comes LEE DORSEYisavery Before;I'llKnow;LongBefore the "soul bag" sort of thing. This issovery enjoyable - Madeline upwithsomegoodsongs. interesting looking singer. IKnew You;Soon;The Sweetest And the backing on here are Sounds; Till There Was You; can be compared to several other He looks like a brown Bing singers,notablyDionneWarwick, moreadventurousthanonmost Hello Young Lovers (Mercury folk records, but perhaps this tends Crosby andtheeffectof MVL 307). but all the while there is the plain factthathereisMadelineBell, to detract on certain songs. Folk Lee's new teeth (which he DESPITEthefactthat I like whoissogood,and much more fans, and fans of commercial folk - pointedouttoeverybody) Brook,I'mnotmadabout thanashadowofan American tinged music should listentothis. enhanced the effect. him singing these show artiste,orsound. An enjoyable Hislyrics are good. songs. I don'tthinkthelyrics album. * * * Atareceptionforhim suithisstyle,andalthoughthe * * * * JOHN MAYALL "The Blues EMI,Lee aretremendous and Alone"-Brand New Start;Please givenby talked arrangements "TheQueen about his post-haste tripto his vocals arefine,itdoesn't gell CARLA THOMAS Don't Tell; Down The Line; Sonny with' me. Alone" - Any DayNow;Stop BoyBlow;Marsha's Mood;No Britain to replace the ailing * * * Thief; ITake ItTo My Baby; MoreTears; CatchThatTrain; Mr.PercySledgeonthe IWant To Be Your Baby; Some-Cancelling Out; Harp Man; Brown (IsGoing To Happen Explo- thing Good Sugar;Broken Wings;Don't Kick Arthur Howes 'Soul HARRY SECOMBE with To You); When Tomorrow Comes; Me (Ace Of Clubs ACL 1243). sion' R & B tour. MYRNA ROSE "The Songs Of Ivor I'llAlwaysHaveFaithInYou; Novello" - GlamorousNight; I All 1 SeeIs You;Unchanging Mayall alone in fact - he "One minute I was there, Can Give You The Starlight; My Love; Give Me Enough (To Keep sings,plays,andcomposes next minute I was here," he Dearest Dear; We'll Gather Lilacs; Me Going);LieToKeep From just about everything onthis said. "Say don't I remember Shine Through My Dreams;Love Crying (Stax 589012). LP - just likea one man band. Is My Reason; Fold Your wines; Onlythe drums on someofthe you,didn'tItalktoyou Rose Of England; Music In May; UP Tight 'N' Outasight. A tracks which are by Keef Hartley sometimeback?"Yes, I WaltzOf MyHeart;Keep The collectionofsoulballad and intrude on the one man show. But said,and you told me all Home FiresBurning;Some DRY funky beatitems all tailored thisisinteresting because it shows My Heart Will Awake (Philips tosizebytheVietnamforces that John alone isslightly different about your love of cars and STEREO SBL 7812). pin-up. Carla comes across towhenheis withtheBlues - car engines.Afterthisex- Harry'sinterpretationsofthese stronglyhere and thedisc should breakers - heis sadder,more change of reminiscences, Lee beautiful Ivor Novello melodies are sellverywell.Tryhersoulful melancholy. Bluesier even. At enhanced by Miss Rose,a young "Any Day Now" ortheraunchy thebargainpricethis'lldowell. carried ontosay how he American, whose voiceisasfull "Something Good". An atmospheric and compelling LP. had been tornup bythe and sensitiveas Harry's.A very * * * * beautiful sound here and this could * * * * roots to come to Britain. be a big seller with the Mums and "Butman,it'sgreat. I Dads. loveLondon,"hecliched, * * * * "andIhope youlike my SARAH VAUGHAN "AtMister newrecord'GoGoGirl'. Kelley's" - SeptemberIn The You know, I'mstilltrying Rain;Willow Weep For Me; Just OneOfThoseThings;BeAny- to get the arrangements for thing But Darling Be Mine; Thou THERE are plentyofoldiejazz LP's being issuedtosatisfy some of my songs for the Swell;Stairway To TheStars; thecravingsofcollectorswhose78'sarewearingout. tour.I go through the hits Honeysuckle Rose;Just A Gigolo; JIMMY LUNCEFORD and his Orchestra have been acclaimed LEE DORSEY (RM pic) How HighTheMoon (Mercury by many as the greatest jazz show band ofall times - an LP on stage - but I haven't got MVL 303). named after the group is on Ace Of Hearts AH 155 and contains the arrangements for 'Work- sidesrecorded between1934and1937.From approximatelythe ing In The Coalmine' - andtheir fans wild. As they arein France. They have some THIS was recorded live-beauti- sameera(1932-1935) comes"FoxFavourites"by ROY FOX doing on their current tour.ofthe best modern equip- fullylive-at Mister Kelley's andhisOrchestra(AceOfClubs ACL1240) - notthejazz that's one song I MUST do And one example ofthement I've seen. which is one of Chicago's top reputation of the Lunceford ensemble, but nevertheless one of the . . Ifyou finestsaxo- . the kids expect it. Alsoexcitement theycause was "The record, 'Wrap It Up, sophisticatednightclubs. finestBritish dance bands ofthethirties."Britain's I arrange- dig Sarah's warm brand of bluesy phonist" - that wasthereputation FREDDY GARDNER had haven't got the whentheirtour hitLiver-I'll Takeit',has aslightly jazztrythisone. Theselection and youcan hearityourself on "RevellingIn Rhythm" (Ace ments for `Go Go Girl' . . . pool,justbeforeIhadadifferentapproachtoour of material - as you can see - Of Clubs ACL 1239),tunes are from 1937-1939, and most of them and that's the song I'm try- isespecially good. are familiar hits of the period - "Jeepers Creepers", "Limehouse little chat with them in Man-lastone,'SoulMan'.Like * * * * Blues","TheDipsyDoodle".Jazzpianofanswillwant "The ing to sell." chester. 'Hold On, I'm Coming', Swinging Cub Men" by WILLIE "THE LION" SMITH and his I told Lee he was looking which was differentagain. COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH Cubs (Ace Of Hearts AH 162) - recorded between 1935 and 1937 very prosperous, as he was Says Dave Prater, one half "Electric Music For The Mind And inNew York andaworthwhilere -issue.From anolderera of the Dynamic Duo: Personally, I think it's a gas comes "THE CHOCOLATE DANDIES" (Parlophone PMC 7038),a wearing a very sharp dark of a record, and I just hope Body" - FlyingHigh;NotSo collectionof items recorded in New York between 1928 and 1933 green velvet one -button jac- "Wereallyhadriotsinitgoes well. We should be Sweet Martha Lorraine; Death by a band under the direction of Benny Carter or Don Redman Sound; PorpoiseMouth; Section ofpick-up band, mixed racially. A different kindof ket, mohair slacks and croco-Liverpool. The crowds went 43; Sad AndLonely - a kind releasing it in two or three Superbfrd; thing on "The Golden Swing Years"(PolydorInt.423248)by dile shoes which neatly en-wild-we had to have twentyweeks. Times;Love;BassStrings;The Policemen tolook after us. Masked Marauder; Grace (Fontana CHICK WEBB AND HIS ORCHESTRA - recorded between 1935 cased his extremely tiny feet. "About the same time that STFL STEREO 6081). and 1939, with sixteen tracks, and sleeve notes translated quaintly LaughingandjokingheIt was overwhelming - youPercy Sledge starts working and bafflingly from the German. exclaimedthatallpresentknow, the fans followed us at No. 46 in the U.S. From the Mercury Value Labelcome two ERROLL GARNER again. He's much better now STANDING0 albumtop 150, andithas releases - oneis"Solitaire"(MVL 306)withtitleslike"I'll must see his underwear, andall the way back to the hotel.-he's out ofhospital, and been around there for 22 weeks. Never Smile Again", "A Cottage For Sale" etc. The other - in rippedopenhisshirtto "Butonthewhole,thehe'srecuperatingatthe One of thebest-selling 'under- adifferent bag - "Mambo Moves" (MVL 305)with "That Old tour is beautiful. There ground'albums,thisisanacidy- Black Magic", "Begin The Beguffie". And on Wing WL 1124try exposeabright rednylon moment. He'll be as well as blues album, well -recorded and "Woody's Big Band Goodies" from WOODY HERMAN - recorded vest. Zappy-How! have been good crowds, andever in a couple of weeks. withtheexpected selectionof un- in1963 and1964thesestand comparisonwithhisearlier40's NORMAN JOPLINGeverybody enjoyed them- "LeeDorsey,whotook usual sounding material.Produced material. There are various stars on "Tribute To Charlie Parker" selves - including the guys by SamuelCharters(of'Country (RCA Victor STEREO SF 7895) including J. J. JOHNSON, HOWARD Percy's place on the tour, is Blues'fame?). A wellthought McGHEE, MAX ROACH and SONNY STITT - recorded atthe ADOUBLE Dynamite Duoonthetour.Mostofthedoing beautifully. Lee always out record and a part of the new Newport Jazz Festival. On "Tubbs In New York" (Wing AL 1162) with a tradition to liveplaceswe'replayingwe'vegoes over well-in factit's concept in pop. TUBBY HAYES goes through "You For Me", "A Pint Of Bitter", up to. That's Sam and Davebeen to before. If we're notbeen a great tour for us all, * * * * "Airegin" etc - recorded in 1961. working, then we're inthe Any jazzsleevenotes which describe MUGGSY SPANIER as -and their traditionishit and we're looking forward to WOUT STEENHUIS "Meets The "this sad -faced Chicago boy with shamrocks for eyes" fall under records. Hits like "Soulhotel eating and sleeping. coming back again. We'll be Kontikis" (EMI Studio2 STEREO suspicion,buttherecord - "Mussy Spanier And His Dixieland Band"ishowever beyond reproach(Mercury Value MVL 304). Man",theircurrent record "When we were overinover for about two months TWO 187). A recent recording from REX STEWART - "Rex Stewart Meets which is,like a great manyParis we finishedrecordingin October or November of ACOMBINATION oftalent and Henri Chaix" combines Rex with Henri's orchestra and the result. of their releases, racing upour nextsingle. They sentnextyear,Ihope. AndI beautiful recording techniques on PolydorInt.623234,isunique. Recorded liveinEdenville, can bring the enchanting near Mont.St.Michel - that's "Hot House" by BUD POWELL the charts. over the backing track andhope we have as much fun atmosphere ofthe South Seas into (Fontana STEREO FJL 903) - also present were Johnny Griffin And not only do they haveour engineer from Atlantic,next time-'cause this tour's yourfront room (No reproduction (Tenor sax),Guy Hayat(piano)and Jacques Gervais(drums). a tradition of hits-they alsoTom Dowd, and weover-really been a ball." feeforthataward -winningsen- More inthe "Jazz Life" series - "Urge" by the TED CARSON dubbedit.Iwas veryim- tence).Wout DOES play well here. QUARTET (Fontana FJL 910), recorded in1966 in Baarn,inthe have a reputation for explod- And there ARE three delicious girls Netherlands.Inthesameseries - "OurMissBrooks" from ingonstageanddrivingpressed with the studios over DEREK BOLTWOOD on the sleeve with him. GRANT GREEN with THE DAVE BAILEY QUINTET (Fontana * * * * FJL908) - recordedin 1961. RECORD MIRROR, Week ending November 11th, 1967 9 reviewed by Peter Jones new singles reviewed by Peter Jones new singles reviewed by Peter Jones new singles reviewed by Peter Jones

YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK'S NEW SINGLES ELVIS PRESLEY KEN DODD DAVID GARRICK THE EVERLY DAVID & JONATHAN You Don't Know Me; BigBoss TheSame Mistakes; CallMe AveMaria; PleaseStay(Pye BROTHERS SoftlyWhispering I LoveYou; MASSIVE Man (RCAVictor 1642).A new Mister Sunshine (Columbia DB 17409).So how comeItipDavid, Such APeacefulDay(Columbia ballad, top -side.Gentlepiano be- 8297). A surprising miss lasttime despite his recent ones not making Love Of The Common People; A DB 8287). These blokes make such hind and sung with great relaxed forKen,butthisamiableballad. it?'Cos there is always a surprise Voice Within (Warner Brothers professional records. Mind you,this sincerity.This isvalue -for -money part -written by thebrilliant comic, Christmashit,that'swhy - and 7088). Even iflots don't,Istill like one isn't such an immediately for a change (some say) and should hasthe rightingredientsof all- he sings thisagelesspiece ex- theEverlys.This is an above - commercial song as some, but their averagesong, high,near -falsetto,harmonising on NUMBER push Elvis back high in the charts. round family appeal.Nothing sen- tremely well . . . and not just by cleverlyarranged Flip: A guitar -introduced rocker - sational;justa nicesong,Flip: pop -singer standards. A fine and at least should scrape the bot- the chorus makes very good listen- nice contrast to the top deck. Faster and much the same sort of arrangementandone thatcould tomoftheFifty.Atleastit'sa ingindeed.Aromantic,melodic, TOP FIFTY TIP song. figureon alotofgift -lists.Flip: distinctive sound. Mid -tempo,fully - number. Flip: Another good TOP FIFTY TIP TheoldDrifternumber - well arranged. Flip: Noisier, more arrangement butit'san odd sort done. atmospheric. of song. OF TOP TOP FIFTY TIP TOP FIFTY TIP TOP FIFTY TIP All My Love; Sweet Little Jesus JIM REEVES Boy (Columbia DB 8293).Cliff'll be I Heard A HeartBreakLast THE GENTLE POWER back uptherewiththis. A soft, Night; Golden Memories And Silver STRAWBERRY ALARM FRANKIE VAUGHAN vibrantballad,verysentimental, OF SONG FIFTY Tears (RCA Victor1643). For me So Tired; if I Didn't Care sungwithgreatcharm.It'sall one of the strongest melodies from CLOCK Constant Penelope; A Court (Columbia DB 8298).A veryold very dreamy and romantic and the Jim. A slow,clearly -sung number, IncenseAndPeppermints; The Garden Party (Polydor 56211). This number, dressed upinsure chart backing is just right . . as usual withtheusualsentimentalityand Birdman OfAlkatrash(PyeInt. mediaeval sort ofthing, by choral style by Frank. Nothing very start- fromNorrieParamor. Flip: A clearlydestinedforbigthings. A 25436). A Massive hit in the States; scholars originally from Cambridge, ling about it and Ireally like Frank Christmassycarolnumber. Chet Atkins production, by the way. but just a bit doubtful for top hon- isanoff -beatsortoftipforthe at butthisisdead TIPS... TOP FIFTY TIP faster tempo, Good.Flip: Brassyintro,faster. ourshere.American group on a charts. But it's strange mixture of rightineveryway - andwill compact. neatsortofarrangement, a bit oldand new and there'sa whole probably rush him tothetopten GRANNY'S INTENTIONS: The Story of David; Sandy's On The Phone TOP FIFTY TIP Doors-ishinstyle,but the song is lotofactiongoingonroundit. again.Nicepianotouches.Flip: Again (Deram DM 158).Story ofa clerk who livedinthe dark - a worthstudying.Flip: Organ -Y, a Remember a "tip"is basedon Justthatbitfaster, as I was human story. Very well done - in fact could easily be a hit. * * * * realbuilder.Good. possible chances not necessarily saying. FELIUS ANDROMEDA: Meditations;Cheadle Heath Delusions(Decca NANCY SINATRA AND TOP FIFTY TIP whatIdig!Could doit,though. TOP FIFTY TIP F 12694). With, a tolling sort of sound, and a tremendous organ-ic build-up, LEE HAZLEWOOD Flip:Also unusual. thisispossibly the best disc of the week - only missed atip because TOP FIFTY TIP of lack of name value. But I do urge you to hearit.It's quite excep- Lady Bird; Sard (Reprise 20629). THE FLOWER POT tional. Procol Harum-ish. * * * * * Nancy lost her touch last time out. THE JOHNNY MANNALAN PRICE SET MEN THE PEDDLERS: You're The Reason I'm Living;Nine MllesHigh This probably won't be a massive SINGERS Shame; Don't-Do ThatAgain (CBS3055). voiceleads hitbutthere'snicecontrastbe- A Walk In The Sky; Am 1 Losing Great bluesy thisslow -moving item;it'sjust InstantHappy;Come SoftlyTo (Decca F 12691). Alan has, as they another argument for making thePeddlersstarsofthe charts - and tween her voice and the deep tones say, done it again - probably THE You (Deram DM 160). Those great ofLee.They takea verse each; Me (Liberty LBF 15036). Not really record ofthe week. Great produc- big fat harmonies, with the falsetto soon. * * * * * goodlyrics.Flip: A hitdraggy, another"Up, Up And Away" but - and with the same sortofre- HELENA FERGUSON: Where Is The Party; My Terms (London HLZ there's tion, great song, great piano, great thoughI.Still . . somethingveryappealing petitiveopeninglinethatdidthe 10164). Lack of name value again, but Helena really sings out on this about this girl -dominated choral singing - great idea. And it'sall TOP FIFTY TIP downto A.Pricehimself.This trickwith "San Francisco". They emotionaljob - phrasinglikemad,withchorusbehind. Ilovedit. treatment. Getstheoldtoes a - do get a good sound going. They tapping and isreally very easy to insinuatesitself withtremendous * * * * power fromthe should be backinthe charts with humalong with.Flip: A good right go. A big THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE:Brother, Can You Spare THE MINDBENDERS hit. Flip: Also self -penned and thisone.Flip:A jerkiersortof A Dime; Al's Party (Fontana TF 883). Art Woods under a new and more Schoolgirl; Coming Back (Fontana versionofa good song. another excellent number. number,butgentle. sinister name. Great old song and done well enough, but may just miss TF 877). A Graham Gouldman song TOP FIFTY TIP TOP FIFTY TIP TOP FIFTY TIP out - despite publicity. * * * * and thelyricsareactuallyreally THE MOODY BLUES: Nights In White Satin;Cities (Derain DM161). something, delivered at a very fast Good, but not necessarily instantly commercial. This group deserve welt pace,yet catchily done. The boys of us - thisslow-paced and clever singleisbetter than most ofthe get a good sound going andthis gear. Great arrangement. * * * * should make up for their disappoint- ROGER MILLER: The Ballad of Waterhole 3; Rainbow Valley (Philips ment over "The Letter". But listen BF 1617). carefully.Flip:Not so outstanding. Tinkling, twankling movie theme - with Roger backintop TOP FIFTY TIP *form. * Very* * cowboyish and thereforedubious,but he doessellitwell. JACKIE TRENT:That'sYou;Stop Me And Buy One (Pre17415). Jackie always makes thesegoodrecords. Okay she'slost,apparently, FRANK IFIELD the big hit touch. But thisis a fine show all round. * * * * AllTheTime; InThe Snow AND BRIAN AUGER: Save Me (Parts One And (Columbia DB 8301). Thisisn't Frank'sstrongestbya long way Two)(Marmalade 598004). A bitspecialistmaybe,inparts,but Julie doesn't half sing well and there's the fiery Brian working away well, too. - to my mind. But hislast miss was,I'msure,onlyalapse and A goodie, folks. * * * * there is a sing -along qualityto ADAM FAITH: To Hell With Love; Close The Door (Parlophcme R 5649). this which should build sales. Good A JohnLoudermilksong,with Adam treatingitreverentlybutstill singing, gimmickloss, over a making impact.If this gets in the charts,I'llbe pleased enough. But it smooth arrangement.Flip:Guitar just fractionally misses the"tip". * * * * hacked and slower;gentle. SUGAR AND DANDY: Let's Ska; Only Heaven Knows (Page One POF TOP FIFTY TIP 044). Larry Page has now launched a ska beat series and these two boys know exactly how to doitwell. A catchy song and certainly good to dance to. * * * * FRANKIE McBRIDE

Pleasantly - treatedversionof To Me" sings TONY CRAIG (CBS Burning Bridges; Don't Make Me "Children and Flowers" from THE 2934) and thisisalso a sing -along Go (Emerald MD 1086). Jack Scott CANDY CHOIR (CBS 3061), a neat - butnicewithit. From RAY song and a good enough follow up andliltinglittlenumber. From CARLSON: "Speak No Sorrow" to"Fingers".It'sthe same style PAT LYNCH AND THE AIR - (MGM1362), a gentlebutbeats ofthingas fromJ.Reeves,but CHORDS: "Treat Me Daughter ballad but not reallyhitmaterial. Frankie sells with a sort of throb- Kindly"(Pye 17241), a story -line Extremely good and moving: bingsincerity. A gentle and very and sing - along country - styled VERA LYNN on "The Villageof simple backing. Catchy. Flip:Steel piece, BOBBY HANNA'S "Blame St.Bernadette" (HMV Pop 1116)- guitar, mid -tempo - same sortof ItOn Me" (Decca F 12695) is a beautifulsinging. thing. slowishsentimentalballad."Write TOP FIFTY TIP elms winsawn YES,Elvis Presley HAS done it again . . . bookers, recording executives, managements, topped the World Male Vocalist Section publicists and fans. intheRecordMirror'sgreatnew1967 Record Mirror believes that the ACTUAL PopularityPoll.And wonithandsomely. voting results are all-important. The actual But to find out the actual margin over his NUMBER of votes cast for each performer British opponents, you'll have to buy NEXT will be given next week . . . and we won't WEEK'S BUMPER POLL RESULTS ISSUE. be stopping at the first half -dozen in each "Whiter Shade of Pale" turned out to be SAVE ME category, In -some departments, at least 25 your most -liked disc of the year; but the names will be given in descending order of section for the most disliked discs is a real popularity. crazy eye-opener of a series of results. To those of you who feel we've taken too longin . . Memo to Jimmy Saville - yep, YOU too preparingthisspecialPollEdition:our"excuse'!, though one isn't needed,is JULIE DRISCOLL have done it again. Topped the disc -jockey that we had more votes section,despite the sudden influx ofnest thanever tocount and everythingwasdouble- checkedand properlyaudited. Whisperitlightly. national heroes via Radio One. but we alsohadtocopewith a coupleofminor The Shadows are, again, safe as houses attempts to "rig" the results . . . a tiresome business in the Instrumental Group Department, win- but one which stressestheimportance placed upon title didthe our poll by the managements of some artistes. AND BRIAN AUGER ning the as comfortably as NEXT WEEK, then, is the week to make amazing Supremes intheir own category. absolutely sure of your copy of Record Mirror. The Beatles in again; Dusty triumphs; Tom Jones, editionisbeingboostedby a seriesofadvertise- too. ments so the demand will be heavy - and you could heleft empty-handedifyou don't actually ORDER But if you think some of those "hints" your copy. WITH THE TRINITY are predictable enough, you should see the Imagine never knowing what is so surprising about restof theratings. We had the heaviest the Tremeloes. Or why Alan Priceisso happy. Or response yet to our poll, which has become an odd fact about Jimi Hendrix. Put your mindatrestnow.Nipoutand order MARMALADE 598004 anannualeventofvitalimportanceto YOUR copy oftheRecord Mirror BUMBER POLL

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21GOING PLACES 22 Herb Alpert (Pye International) 22KING & QUEEN TOP 26 Otis Redding and Carla Thomas (Sfax) 5 YEARS 81\ DAVID McWILLIAMS L.P.'s 11111 VOL. 2 AGO - Vol. 2 David McWilliams (MaJor/Minor) 24TAMLA MOTOWN HITS VOL. 5 T. PEPPER'S LONELY 23 Various Artistes HARTS CLUB BAND (Tamla Motown) LOVESICK BLUES 1Beatles (Parlopbooe) 25PIPER AT ITIE GATES 5 Frank !field (Columbia) 2SOUND OF MUSIC OF DAWN 2 Soundtrack (RCA) 2LETS DANCE 21 Pink Floyd (Columbia) 2 Chris Monter (London) 3BREAKTHROUGH RAYMOND LE FEVRE 4 Various Artistes 26 14 Raymond Le Fevre 3 ELSTAR BEST OF THE (Minor Minor) 1 Tornados (Decca) BEACH BOYS 27GREEN, GREEN GRASS WAAL MIT COWIN 67 Di RICOH umau AIR MAILED FROM NEW YORK 3 Beach Boys (Capitol) OF HOME SWISS MAID 4 el Shannon (London) 1 LIABY NOW THAT I'VE SOUL MAN. LAZY DAY 5UNIVERSAL SOLDIER 28 Tom Jones (Decca) 26EVERYBODY KNOWS 3 (8) Sam and Dave (Sias) 26 6 Donovan (Marble Arch) MAMAS AND PAPAS UND YOU 49 (2) Dave Clark Five 36 (3) Spanky & Our Gang THE LOCOMOTION *"..:72 (7) Foundations (Pye( (Columbia) 2INCENSE & (Mercury) 6BRITISH MOTOWN DELIVER 3 Little Eva (London) CHART BUSTERS - Mamas and Papas 27YOU KEEP RUNNING PEPPERMINTS WATCH THE 2MASSACHUSETTS 27 5 Various Artistes BEST OF THE 6VENUS IN 118) Bee Gees (Polydor) _AWAY 13 (5) Strawberry Alarm (Tanga Motown) 29 2/ 15) Four Tops Clock (UNI) FLOWERS GROW DUBLINERS BLUE JEANS 41(2)Four Seasons(Philips) 7DOCTOR ZHIVAGO 25 Dubliners (T7ansatlantic) 4 Mark Wynter (Pye) 3ZABADAK (nimbi Motown) Ir TO SIR WITH LOVE* 12 Soundtrack (MGM) THRILL TO THE 3 (4) Dave Dee. DOZY, Beaky.28CARELESS HANDS LIKE AN OLD TIME 30 Mick and Tich (Fontana) 1 (8) Lulu (Epic) 28 8MORE OF THE HARD SENSATIONAL SUPER 7IT MIGHT AS WELL 42 (2) Des O'Connor MOVIE* STUFF RAIN UNTIL (Columbia) 4THE RAIN, THE PARK, 40 (2) Scott McKenzie (Ode) STEREO 4LAST WALTZ & OTHER THINGS 15 Dubliners (Major Minor) 30 Various Artistes (EMI) SEPTEMBER 4 (12) Engelbert Humperdinck29EXCERPT FROM A %/BEST OF TIIE 6 Carole King (London) (Decca) TEENAGE OPERA 9(5) Cowstlls (MGM) 29LOOK OF LOVE' 35 (3) Dusty Springfield BEACH BOYS 14 (15) Keith West 5IT MUST BE HIM* (Minos) 8 Beach Boys (Capitol) 8RAMBLIN' ROSE 5 AUTUMN ALMANAC (Parlophone) TOP 7 Nat King Cole (Capitol) -""8 (4) Kinks (Pre) 6 (8) Vikki Carr (Liberty) 10A DROP OF THE HARD 30KING MIDAS IN 30PATA PATA 6 6YOUR PRECIOUS 39 (3) Miriam Makeba STUFF 9SHERRY FROM THE REVERSE LOVE* (Reprise) 11 The Dubliners 11 Four Seasons (Stateside) UNDERWORLD 25 (7) Hollies (Parlophone) 7 (8) Marvin Gaye & (Major Minor) E.P.'s 6 (9) Herd (Fontana) RELEASE ME 10SHEILA AL LET THE HEARTACHES Tammi Terrell (Tonna) 31KEEP THE BALL 11 9 Tommy Rot (HMV) BEGIN ROLLIN'. 9 Engelbert Humperdinck 7AVicE ISALL AROUND 7EXPRESSWAY TO (Decca) 1 FOUR TOP HITS Troggs (Page One) - (1) Long John Baldry (PYe) 42 (2) Jay & Techniques 1 Four TOPS 11 DEVIL WOMAN YOUR HEART* (Smash) 12SCOTT 12 Marty Robbins (CBS) 32YOU'RE MY s (8) Soul Survivors 7 Scott Walker (Philips) (rated& Motown) 8 SAN FRANCISCAN EVERYTHING (Crimson) HEY BABY' CRUSADE WHAT NOW MY LOVE NIGHTS " 32 13 2MORNINGTOWN RIDE 12 31 (10) Temptations 8PLEASE LOVE ME 18 (8) BuckInghams 17 John Mayan's Bluesbreakers 5 Seekers (Columbia) 13 Shirley Bassey (Columbia) 15 (4) Eric Bunion & Animals (Timis Motown) (Columbia) (Decca) (MGM) FOREVER BOBBY'S GIRL 33THERE GOES MY 11 (6) Bobby Vinton (Epic) 14ARE YOU BEACH BOYS HITS 13 9HOMBURG EVERYTIIING STAG -O -LEE EXPERIENCED 3 17 Susan Maughan (Philips) 1.40W CAN I BE SURE. - (1) WilsonPickett (Atlantic) 4 Beach Boys (Capitol) (6. Procul Harum 37 125) Engelbert HumperdInck ) 16 Jlml Hendrix (Track) 14NO ONE CAN MAKE (Regal Zonophone) (Decca) 2 (9) Young Rascals 34GET IT TOGETHER* 15THIS IS JAMES LAST 4FOUR TOPS 34SOUL MAN (Atlantic) 18 James Last (Polydor) 8 Four Tops (Tamla Motown) MY SUNSHINE SMILE 10 THERE MUST BE A 45 (2) James Brown (King) 20 Everly Brothers WAY 39 (2) Sam and Dave (Star) LETTER* 16BEE GEES FIRST (Warner Bros.) YOU DON'T KNOW ME. 13 Bee Gees (Polydor) 5BEST OF BENNETT 11 (12 Frankie Vaughan 35WORLD OF BROKEN 2) Box Tops (Mala) 35 2 Tony Bennett (CBS) (Columbia) HEARTS 37 (3) Elvis Presley (RCA) HIPSTERS, FLIPSTERS, 15YOU DON'T KNOW ME `M WONDERING* 17 14 Ray Charles (HMV) 11HOLE IN MY SHOE 29 (5) Amen Corner (Derain) 15 (5) Stevie Wonder 36BEG, BORROW ETC. 6HITS FROM THE 19 Geno Washington Ram SEEKERS Zs (10) Traffic (Island) 36THE DAY I MET (Tamla) AND STEAL Jam Band (Pye) ER YOU MARIE 38 (4) Ohio Express (Cameo) 6 Seekers (Columbia) Frank Ifield 12FLOWERS IN TILE RAIN 12HOLIDAY* 18WALKER BROTHERS (,o) Move (Regal zonoph.ne) 2) (13) Cliff Richard 14 (5) Bee Gees (Mei)) 37HOMBURG* STORY 7PRIVILEGE 17SHE'S NOT YOU (Columbia) 13LET IT OUT 43 (2) Proeol Harm (A. & M.) 10 Walker Brothers (Philips) 3 Paul Jones (HMV) 10 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)13I CAN SEE FOR 37RELEASE ME 17(5) Hombres 19THOROUGHLY MODERN ,4IILES 41 (41) Engelbert Humperdinck CHILD OF CLAY 8EASY COME, EASY GO lak BECAUSE OF LOVE 21(4) Who (Track) (Verve/Forecast) 38 MILLIE 7 Elvis Presley (RCA) 38ITCHYCOO PARK 30 (6) Jimmie Rodgers 24 Soundtrack Imp - Billy Fury (Decca) 14LOVE IS STRANGE* (A & M) 14 THEREIS A MOUNTAIN ,/ 26 (15) Small Faces 16 (5) Peaches and Herb (Brunswick) 9GEORGIE FAME aOLD LONESOME ME At (3) Donovan (Pye) (Immediate) (Date) BOO -GA -LOO DOWN 20TOM JONES LIVE AT 9 Georgie Fame (CBS) -Craig Douglas (Decca( E MINE THE TALK OF THE 1 LETTER I HAD A DREAM* BROADWAY 1e (9) Box Tops (Stateside) (1) Tremeloes 15 - (1) Fantastic Johnny C. TOWN 10MIRIELLE MATHIEU SUN ARISE 4,0/KNOCK ON WOOD 19 (12) Paul Revere & 10 Mirielle Mathku (Fontana) - Rolf Harris (Columbia) 1 IF THE WHOLE Raiders (Phil L.A. of Soul) 20 Tom Jones (Decca) 35 (5) Otis Redding & Carla (Cobunbla) 40LADY BIRD* WORLD STOPPED Thomas (Star) 46 (2) Nancy Sinatra and LOVING 41SOMEWHERE MY 16ITS YOU THAT I NEED 20 (4) Val Doonican (Pye) 28 (4) Temptations (Gordy) Lee HazIewood (Reprise) LOVE SKINNY LEGS AND ALL 17JUST LOVING YOU 48 (18) Mike Sammes Singers AN SEE FOR MILES. 19 )26( Anita Harris (CBS) 22 (4) Who (Decca) -(1) Joe Tex (Atco) 42ANYTHING GOES 414 BRITAIN'S TOP 36 (6)HarHarpersr's Bizarre BIG BOSS MAN* BRITAIN'S 18YOU'VE NOT CHANGED )lric NATURAL 42 22 (6) Sandie Shaw (Pye) (Reprise) WOMAN. 48 (2) Elvis Presley (RCA) R&B SINGLES LOVE LETTERS IN 12 (7) Arelha Franklin THIS TOWN TOP R B 19WHEN WILL THE GOOD43THE SAND (Atlantic) APPLES FALL - (1) Frank Sinatra (Reprise) 32 (7) Vince Hill (Columbia) 12 (8) Seekers (Columbia) 19KENTUCKY WOMAN. SHE'S MY GIRL ALBUMS 61LOVE LOVES TO LOVE 23 (3) Nell Diamond (Bang) - (1) Turtles (White Whale) UL MAN 11 KNOCK ON WOOD 20ODE TO BILLY JOE iprLOVE 20NEVER MY LOVE' 1 Sam and Dave 9 Otis Redding and Carla 13 (9) Bobby Gentry - (1) Lulu 13 (10) Association (M.S.) goI HEARD IT THROUGH (Stu mins) (Capitol) 45I'LL NEVER FALL THE GRAPEVINE Thomas (Stan 601620 1 MOTOWN 21THE LAST WALTZ' 2'M WONDERING 13/ THE LETTER CHARTBUSTERS 21REFLECTIONS IN LOVE AGAIN 21 (6) Engelbert Humperdinck - (1) Gladys Knight & Pips 7 Stevie Wonder 9 Box Tops LA) (11) Diana Ross & The 38 (16) Tom Jones (Decca) (Soul) (Tamla Motown TMG 626) 1 Various Artistes (Parrot) (Stateside SS 2014) (Tamla Motown TML 11055) Supremes (Tamla Motown) ,GOOD TIMES HIGHER AND HIGHER 46 22PEOPLE ARE 46GET ON UP. 3 13WHOLE LOTTA 2KING AND QUEEN 22I'M WONDERING .' 43 (10) Eric Bunion & STRANGE* 24 (8) Esquires (Booty) 6 Jackie Wilson ,WOMAN 2 Otis and Carla (Stay 589007) A(3) Stevie Wonder The Animals (MGM) (Coral Q7203) amla Motown) le (7) Doors (Elektra) WILD HONEY 16 Arthur Conley 3ARETHA ARRIVES 111 LADYBIRD I SAY ALITTLE - (I) Beach BOYS (Capitol) 4YOU KEEP RUNNING /./(Allantic584143) 10 Aretha Franklin 23BIG SPENDER - (I) Nancy Sinatra and 23 AWAY (Atlantic 587065) Lee Hazlewood (Reprise) PRAYER GIMME LITTLE SIGN. 141iNATURAL WOMAN 28 (5) Shirley Basset' LET'S GO TO 34 (2) Dionne Warwick 3 Four Tops 5 Aretha Franklin FOR YOUR PRECIOUS (Columbia) 48 4825 (10) Brenton Wood (Tamia Motown TMG 623) 4 SAN FRANCISCO (Scepter) (Atlantic 584141) LOVE (Double Shot) REFLECTIONS 24BLACK VELVET BAND 34 (12) Flowerpot Men 24SHE IS STILL A 5 15FIRST CUT IS THE 3 Oscar Toney Jnr. 23 (11) Dubliners OUT OF THE BLUE 2 Diana Ross and the DEEPEST (Stateside SL 10211) (Major Minor) MYSTERY - (1) Tommy James & Supreme, 5OTIS BLUE 49FIVE LITTLE FINGERS 47 (2) Lovin' Spoonful (Tunis Motown TMG 616) 18 Norman Fraser 25I FEEL LOVE 40 (14) Frankie McBride (Kama Suers) Shondells (Roulette) (Coxone CS7017) Us Redding LITTLE OLE MAN* I FEEL LOVE Atlantic 587026) COMING ON 50 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY50 6 16GET READY- SKA A GO-GO 33 (3) Felice Taylor (President) 47 (19) Nancy Sinatra (Reprise) 2550 (2) Mamas & Papas 26 (9) Bill Cosby COMING ON (Warner Brothers) 11 Felice Taylor ROCK STEADY 6 Roland Alphonso (Dunhill) 13 Soul Agents (Coxone CSL 11083) A hill dot denotes new 007. (President PT155) (Coxone CS7007) 'An ailed& devisees record released in Britain. 7PLAYS THE GREAT 7YOU'RE MY 17GIMME LITTLE SIGN MEMPHIS HITS BRITISH BUBBLING UNDER U.S.BUBBLING UNDER EVERYTHING 20 Bren Ion Wood 4 King Curtis You Don't Know Me/Big Boss Man - Elvis Presley I Second That Motion - Smokey Robinson and Miracles 4, The Temptations (Liberty LBF 15021) (Atlantic 987067) (RCA 1642) (Tamla) amla Motown TMG 630) ELUSIVE DREAMS THE STAX/VOLT SHOW -Shame - Alan PriceSet(Decca F 12691) InAnd Out Of Love - Diana Ross and Supremes 8FUNKY BROADWAY et,Mosesand JoshuaDillard IN LONDON. 1. Give Love A Try - Equals(President PT 158) 8 Wilson Pickett (Stateside SS2059) 4- Various Artistes (Motown) (Star 581010) Same Mistakes - Ken Dodd (Columbia DB 8297) Mr. DreamMerchant - JerryButler(Mercury) (A tie084-130) 19SEVEN DAYSTOO HarlemLady - DavidMcWilliams(MajorMinor LONG GREATEST HITS DaydreamBeliever - Monkees(Colgems) PHIS SOUL 9S The Temptations MM 533) 17 Chuck Woods 584-134) Neon Rainbow - Box Tops(Male) )(Big T Big 104) (Panda Motown TML fleas) ..'".*\ 'Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis(Atlantic Curds (Atlantic 5841341 Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Gene Pitney You've Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway FOR ALL WE KNOW/ disTHE PERCY SLEDGE (Tamla) FOUND YOU WAY (Stateside SS 2060) Sit Down Kids - Cher (Imperial) I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YO FoggyMountainBreakdown - (BonnieandClyde You Better E FOUND YOU - The Detroit Spinners - Percy Sledge Hush - BillyJoe Royal(Columbia) ) 14 Foundations (Pye 7N17366 (Atlantic 587081) Theme) - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs Paper Cup - FifthDimension (SoulCity) (Tamla Motown TMG 427) (Mercury MF 1007)

CONTINUED FROM Brothers and usual features isstill PAGE 10 just available. announcements JAMES BROWNLIVE EXCLU- SIVE! I . . . photosand review BLUSHING, SHYNESS, Nerves, straight from Paris.First -any- quicklyovercomeby my famous wherearticlesonBobbyPatter- 40 -year -oldremedy. to son &theFabulousTemptations. TAGES Write now Henry Rivers (R.M.8), 2 St. Mary's Spotlighton JamesCarr, Betty Street, Huntingdon, Hunts. 1156 Harris,TheManhattans,TheIn- DON'T MISS FAREWELL credible§, Eddy Giles, Cash McCall, Don Covey & Jimmy Hughes. All publications in "SOUL MUSIC" 2/6d. from sub- scriptiondepartment, 40 Pleydell APPEARANCE OF SWEDEN'S UFO PUBLICATIONS. Lists 5d.87 Avenue, S.E.19. Selsea Avenue, Herne Bay. "SOUL TO INSPECT" No. 2. "BLUES & SOUL" is the new name Featuring DUKE/PEACOCK BRAD TAGES AT THE MARQUEE CLUB for"HOME OF THE BLUES." OF SOUL, ALSO ETTA JAMES, November,IssueNo.2. Features B.B. KING. 2/6d.to K. LAX; on The Temptations, James & Bobby 58 MOUNT ROAD, CHESSING- Purify, Betty Harris, Mighty Albert TON, SURREY. King, the Radiants. Special articles TONIGHT(9th NOVEMBER) on BBC and R&B, Ska Music and for sole PhotoGalleryontheSupremes. GIANT POSTERS advertising Many photos, the finest R&B LondonClubsandConcertsetc. Review Section and authentic R&I3 featuring top names:Otis Redding, OFFICIAL FAN CLUB SECRETARIES LAURIE & JENNY, charts.Plus discography for Gold - Georgie Fame, James Brown, etc. wax,Sansu and Tou-seaRecords. averagesize30 in. x 40 in. Six F.ir the finestin R&B/Soul reading assorted17/6,fifteen assorted 35/-. ARTHUR HOWES AGENCY, 29.31 REGENT STREET, PICADIL1_Y, S.W.1. ask your newsagent or send a P.O. Also giant poster for Flower for2s.6d.to"Blues and Soul," Children Festival at Woburn 100 AngelHouse.WoolmerRoad, Abbey,only 7/6. Orders from Sole direction: Arthur Howes Agency Ltd., in association with London, N.18.P.S. No. 1 featuring abroad - Welcome. Cauldron Pro- Sam & Bill, Aretha Franklin, Little motions, 162a Haverstock Hill, SEGAT Artists Centre. Tel: REG 5202/7 Milton. B. B. King, the ksley Hampstead, London,N.W.3. 12 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending November 11th, 1967

Agrik TE AV RcEPlef LATEST by folk prodigy Janis Ian (now in skirt,beadsandboots) is"InsanityComes m-amini-Quietly To The Structured Mind" . . . inthe U.S. charts and bound tp be interesting-"An Open Letter To My Teenage Son" by Victor Lundberg . . several record shops including Musicland and One -Stop have the banned U.S. film sound -track of "The Trip" new Decca group Felius Andromeda to be heard and not yet seen . . Xmas discs (singles)include "Little Drummer Boy" from Lou Rawls and "Snoopy's Christ- mas" by the Royal Guardsmen . . Ska beat Dandy opens Joe Mansano's new record shop at 93 Granville Arace in Brixtonthis Thursday . . stillbubbling under the U.S. charts - "When The Good Apples Fall" - Seekers and "Hole In My Shoe" by Traffic. FeliceTaylorsignedforKentrecordsinthe States . . willallsecretaries of R & B artistes, Fan Clubs orappreciationsocietiespleasecontact our R & B Dept., Record Mirror,116 Shaftesbury Avenue, W.1 as soon as possible . . Four Tops' "Reach Out" great instereo . Mirielle Mathieu topinFrance with"LaDerniereValse" . . . girl's paper dress disintegrated when Creation painted her on stagein Switzerland . . the Foundations include one of Barbara Ruskin's compositions on their first LP out this month . . Roy Redmond's "Good Day Sunshine" on Warner Brothers just missed the R & B chart for the THIRD week running . .

TONY'S CHANCE EX-Radio London disc jockey Tony "Birdbrain" Brandon,whomissedthe boat when the originallist ofdiscjockeyswasan- nouncedfor Radio1,now getshis chance to become aregular member ofthe team. Twenty -nine -year -old Tony, who also worked asad.j. for Radio Luxembourg be- fore joining Radio London, takes over the Tuesday "Mid- day Spin" spot from Duncan Johnson, whose contract to have been given the chance hasn't been renewed. and I shall now spend some Ifyou're wondering WHY Engelbertis apparently being held in custody . . . the answer is that it's A very excited Tony said timethinkingoforiginal protective custody. He was threatened by theexboy friend of one of his fans. The threat was acid yesterday: "To say I'm ideas for the show." being thrown inhis face "to spoil his good looks"-the boy claimed his girl had left himbecause of knocked -out wouldbenn un- Tony's firstprogramme Engelbert's handsome visage. derstatement. I am delighted goes out on November 28. GUITARS FOR TOP PERFORMANCE MUSIMA "MASTER HALLER" GUITAR MODEL 1634 ( left) A well -made instrument for the fastidious player. Light- weight construction, excellent resonance. Spanish concert guitar,large model, veneered back and sidesinslightly flamed maple, veneered spruce top with fan struts, broad soundhole ring withmarquetry, brown body, sunburst polish,light Drown topindullpolish, manifold spliced mapleneck,rosewoodfingerboardandbridge,solid machine heads with galalith rollers, nylon strings. CLASSIC CONCERT GUITAR MODEL 1627 (centre) Large Spanish model, brown polished with maple veneered back and sides, natural pine veneered top, plain pearwood soundhole, black edging, mahogany neck, rosewood finger- board with19 frets, head with bone tuning machines. Nylon strings. GUITAR MODEL 1600 (right) Large Spanish finger -style model, pine veneered top,lustrousfinish.Whitecelluloidpurfling aroundsoundhole and edge ofinstrument, mahogany neck, open machine head with bone buttons: black fingerboard with 18 frets. Nylon strings.

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