September 8, 1962
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September 8, 1962 Ever since “Blue Moon” zoomed to the top of the charts, Colpix Records has been an important and consistant factor on the singles scene with a series of best sellers by such artists as James Darren (left), Shelley Fabares (second), Paul Petersen (third), the Marcels (fourth) and in the album field with Nina Simone (right). As the company’s singles continue to build, Leo Jeffe, executive vice-president of Columbia Pictures, parent company of Colpix, and Jerry Raker, general manager of Colpix Records, are seen discussing a major push for the company’s line. ) expanding album The two are standing in front of some of the important Columbia flicks for which Colpix has issued sound-track albums. 1 a sensational lineup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! / Columbia singles sel/M * Also available on Single 33 Cash Box CashBox Vol. XXIV—Number 1 September 8, 1962 FOUNDED BY BILL GERSH Gash Box (Publication Office) 1780 Broadway New York 19, N. Y. SINGLES (Phone: JUdson 6-2640) CABLE ADDRESS: CASHBOX, N. Y. JOE ORLECK, President and Publisher NORMAN ORLECK, VP and Managing Director and GEORGE ALBERT, VP and Treasurer EDITORIAL—Music MARTY OSTROW, Editor-in-Chief IRA HOWARD, Editor IRV LICHTMAN, Associate Editor DICK ZIMMERMAN, Editorial Assistant SHOWTUNES MIKE MARTUCCI, Editorial Assistant BOB ETTINGER, Editorial Assistant POPSIE, Staff Photographer The music business doesn’t have gles rounds on a host of labels. ADVERTISING to look to nature for signs of Fall. This kind of showtune coverage of BOB AUSTIN, National Director, Music JERRY SHIFRIN, NY.C. office, Music The theatre sections of every publi- singles takes the record industry LEE BROOKS, Manager Chicago JACK DEVANEY, Manager Los Angeles cation, consumer or trade, make back at least a decade, and if it con- Machine MARTY TOOHEY, National—Coin the music man well aware at this tinues, the singles field well NEVILLE MARTEN, London, Eng. may PAUL ACKET, The Hague, Holland time of the year that Fall is just have recovered a goodly portion of MAL SONDOCK, Munich, Germany RON TUDOR, Heathmont, Victoria, Aust. around the corner, and with it the a market it hasn’t been entirely suc- VITTORIO de MICHELI, Milano, Italy “thrill first SVEN G. WINQUIST, Stockholm, Sweden of nighting,” as Ver- cessful in catering to in a long time ROGER SELLAM, Paris, France non Duke noted in his song, “Au- —the adult and/or “good-music” ENRIQUE ORTIZ, Mexico 7, DJ. JOHN MURPHY, Ottawa, Ont., Canada tumn In New York.” market. MIGUEL SMIRNOFF, Buenos Aires, Argentina “First nighting” A number of musical produc- RENATO MACEDO, to the music RICARDO & tions Sao Paulo, Brazil man (and its thrill) naturally be- scheduled for the upcoming HIKARU SUGIURA, Tokyo, Japan season are certain to contain mate- BRUNO DUTKOWSKI, Art Director longs to the area of musicals, and MANAGERS the forthcoming season, like others rial for singles exploitation. “Mr. Coin Machine Dept. President” has MARTY TOOHEY, before it, will contain musical a score by that mas- T. TORTOSA, Circulation NEVILLE MARTEN, European Director shows that may or may not outlast ter at reaching the people with his CHICAGO the season of their birth. songs, Irving Berlin (his first LEE BROOKS Broadway effort since 1950’s “Call 29 E. Madison St., Chicago 2, I1L In recent years, record labels (All Phones: Financial 6-7272) Me Madam”). Other likely candi- have cashed-in on the hit status of HOLLYWOOD dates for strong songs are the as DEVANEY a musical mostly through the LP, JACK yet untitled, initial collaboration by 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Cal. including, of course, the original- (Phone HOllywood 6-2129) Richard Rodgers & Alan Jay Ler- cast release, pop and jazz instru- ENGLAND ner; “The Fannie Brice Story,” MARTEN mentals and the low-priced origi- NEVILLE songs by Julie Styne and Bob Mer- Dorris Land nal-cast-like album. 9a New Bond St. rill; “Little Me,” score by Carolyn London, Wl, Eng. Tel: Hyde Park 2868 Unless the musical is an all-out Leigh and Cy Coleman (Sid Caesar Theresiastraat 81a, smash, extensive singles coverage BENELUX: PAUL ACKET, stars in this one) ; “Oliver,” Lionel The Hague, Holland, Tel: 070-722546 of a show’s score has largely been GERMANY: MAL SONDOCK, Amalienstrasse Bart’s long-running London musi- 28, Munich, Germany, Tel: 220197 confined to the label that has ac- cal; “Hot Spot,” (starring ITALY: VITORRIO de MICHELI, Via Settala 20, Judy Milan, Italy, Tel: 22 11 85 quired the original-cast LP, and, in Holliday) music and lyrics by Mary SCANDINAVIA: SVEN G. WINQUIST, Kagge- cases, the label is holmsvagen 48, Stockholm-Enskede, Sweden, many committed Rodgers (Richard’s daughter) and Tel: 69-46-85 (not necessarily desirous) to cut FRANCE: ROGER SELLAM, 24 Rue de Lenin- Martin Charnin, and “Shop grad, Paris, France, Tel: Europe 5308 singles of the songs with its top Around The Corner,” AUSTRALIA: RON TUDOR, 8 Francis St., songs by Heathmont, Victoria, Tel: 87-5677 artists. Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick, MEXICO: ENRIQUE ORTIZ, Monterrey 31, Col. Roma, Mexico 7, D.F., Tel: 12-10-00 10-10-01 However, there has been a heart- who wrote the score for the Pulit- CANADA: JOHN MURPHY, CKOY Radio, P.O. !” Box 3130, Station C, Ottawa, Ont., Canada ening development in this area zer Prize musical, “Fiorello ARGENTINA: MIGUEL SMIRNOFF, Rafaela over the past month. This has been 3978, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: 69-1538 Surely, each one of these shows RICARDO & RENATO MACEDO, Rua the singles coverage of a number of BRAZIL: —and others listed— Joao Ramalho 1324, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tel: ,” not contain at . 62-6188 songs from “Stop The World . least one number worthy of singles JAPAN: HIKARU SUGIURA, 2, Takada-Oima- the hit London musical set to make tsu Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan exposure. Bringing Broadway back SUBSCRIPTION RATES $16 per year any- its Broadway bow soon. At least where in the U. S. A. Published weekly. Second- to three of its tunes, most prominent- the singles field is a project class postage paid at Bristol, Conn. Copyright © 1962 by The Cash Box Publishing ly “What Kind Of Fool Am I,” now worthy of any label’s time and Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. on the top 100, is making the sin- imagination. 8 3 2 7 2 1 1 1 Cash Box TOP 100 BEST SELLING TUNES ON RECORDS COMPILED BY CASH BOX FROM LEADING RETAIL OUTLETS—SEPTEMBER 8, 1962 Position 9/1 8 25 Position 9/1 8/25 Position 9/1 8/25 (I'M THE GIRL FROM) SHERRY 71 1 LEFT MY HEART IN SAN • 4 SEASONS-Vee Jay-456 12 58 0 WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN JANIE ROSS-Twin FRANCISCO Hits-2022 JO ANN CAMPBELL-Cameo-223 47 71 TONY BENNET-Columbia-42332 79 87 2 SHEILA WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THIS TOMMY ROE-ABC-10329 2 3 72 THE STRIPPER 0 JOEY DEE-Roulette-4438 48 83 DAVID ROSE-MGM-13064 66 34 3 LOCOMOTION 39 POINT OF NO RETURN ERNIE FREEMAN-lmperial-5841 CONTRASTS-Twin Hits-2013 LITTLE EVA- Dimension- 1000 1 1 GENE McDAN 1 ELS-Liberty-55480 46 57 4 SHE'S NOT YOU RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM 1 ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-8041 4 5 • • BOBBY VINTON -Epic-9532 59 93 * SAMMY DAVIS, JR. -Reprise-20048 87 97 ANTHONY NEWLEY-London-9546 RAMBLIN' ROSE DO YOU LOVE ME * BILLY ECKSTIN E-Mercury-72002 * ROBERT GOULET-Columbia-42519 • NAT "KING" COLE-Capitol-4804 8 15 CONTOURS-Gordy-7005 53 66 • BILLY DA NIELS-Jubi lee-5437 WOODY HERMAN- Philips-40064 RAY GARNETT-Twin Hits-2021 MANTOVANI-London-9552 42 YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING VIC DAMON E-Capitol-4827 6 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO BARBARA LYNN-Jamie-1220 20 9 BURT FARB ER-Felsted-8652 RONNIE ALDRICH-London-9553 NEIL SEDAKA-RCA-8046 3 2 HULLY GULLY BABY CORDIALS-Felsted-8653 SHELLEY FABARES-Colpix-654 • DOVELLS-Parkway-845 55 68 KEELEY SMITH-Dot-16386 TROUBADORS-Twin Hits-2023 SHIRLEY BASSEY-United Artists-40064H 7 PARTY LIGHTS WOODY HERMAN-Philips-40064 CLAUDINE CLARK-Chancellor-1 113 6 8 44 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF GREEN ONIONS JERRY BUTLER-VeeJay-451 24 26 74 LONG AS THE ROSE IS RED FLORRAINE DARLIN-Epic-9529 0 BOOKER T. & MG'S-Stax-127 13 43 81 IF 1 HAD A HAMMER DOWNBEATS-Twin Hits-2024 • PETER, PAUL & MARY-Waarner Bros.-5296 56 74 • LITTLE BLACK BOOK YOU BELONG TO ME JIMMY DEAN-Columbia-42529 1 LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE • DUPREES-Coed-569 16 23 • BOBBY VINTON -Diamond-1 21 57 69 76 THEME FROM A PLACE 10 YOU DON'T KNOW ME SUMMER 47 MR. 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