0S9S I Vd 35OUIV1 IS inti m:, soa MDrUV(.3 A8klY9 Ue—C) 'Jo!. , No. 1021 December 31, 1966 In the opinion of the editors, this week the following records are the * SINGLE PICKS OF 111E W EEK W HO KING IN THE LAT TRIPPER VA, W ORLD 11/01 novnii TM FAMOUS RA MS Terrific beat gets rolling on the Ramsey Lewis gives "Day Trip- new James Brown release. Guy per," the Lennon McCartney throws himself into his "Bring opus, a breezy once-over. It's It Up" ditty and the kids will dancetime for the guy and sales turn out by the thous7nds (King will accrue in no time flat CUR (Cadet 5553). SLEEPERS OF THE W EE K Bobby Vinton produced this new Sweet and lilting ballad with A big new sound on the scene instrumental, "Bodacious" by contemporary arrangement by is the Charles Randolph Crean the Satellites and the outcome the climbing Stairsteps. The Sounde. The ti.ne is the Proko- was simply bod3cious. It's a group's "Danger She's a fieff "Peter and the Wolf" groovy number teens will like Stranger" should end up chart- theme i-nd a raunchi y attractive (13:-..rrot 313). Ugh (Windy C 6041. cut it is (Dot 16982). .1 t itl'IlS OF THE W EEK Norman Racusin, New Head of RCA (Label Finishing Biggest Year), The Artistics seem to have a Buck Owens and the Buckaroos Nancy Wilson is in absolute top terrific time performing, and put together 12 nifties on this form on this package (and in Gives 1st Interview the enthusiasm spills over into new package. They can't miss cover photo as well). She strikes the grooves. The click, "I'm with their waxings of "Open Up up an r/b beat and wails a few Gonna Miss You," "Sweeter Your Heart," "A Devil Like Me with jazz overtones. "Nancy— Since Promotion On Than Sugar." "I'll Always Love (Needs an Angel Like You)," Naturally" includes "In the You," others pace the package. "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line." Dark." "Since I Fell for You," A mover (Brunswick BL 54123: "Think of Me" (Capitol 1/ST "My Babe" (Capitol T/ST 26341. Page 6 of This Issue. 754123), 2640). NUM E F'I C 2Swings into '67 with hits in all categories Jane Morgan The Dave David "Kiss Clark Five Houston Tomorrow "I've Got to "A Loser's Goodbye" Have a Reason" Cathedral" 5-10113 5-10114 5-10102 Keith Reif The Damita Jo Staple ofThelyrivills "If You Singers Go Away" "Shapes in "It's Been 5 10061 my Mind" 5-10110 a Change" 5-10104 SF 1-P11 MARI A Ril, 1 •I IR17111)! ti I SA Bob Morgan Exec Producer, Mayhew JFK Book, A&R, at MGM Records NEW YORK —MGM Records' Oswald Album Out President, Mort L. Nasatir, an- nounced that Bob Morgan has been appointed Exec Producer, Alleged Assassin's A&R Operations, for the label. Interview On Wax Morgan, who recently left Co- lumbia Records as Director of By DOUG McCLELLAND A&R with that label's Epic and NEW YORK —The hectic pace Okeh subsidiaries, joins the of the holiday season is not MGM executive staff immedi- likely to abate for John F. Ken- ately. nedy buff Aubrey Mayhew, also As Director of A&R Opera- manager of Little Darlin' Rec- tions, Morgan will be respon- ords' country songster Johnny sible for all album and singles Paycheck. product produced by MGM and Mayhew's impressive book. independent producers. He will "The World's Tribute to John Aubrey Mayhew supervise concept and planning Bob Morgan F. Kennedy in Medallic Art" Lioteolog to ORtva1.d Album for all MGM/Verve artists and with the Epic and Okeh wing, (William Morrow & Co., New be active in the acquisitions of Morgan played a vital role in York, $12.95), is just out; and new talent and masters. In ad- building it into a significant "Lee Harvey Oswald Speaks LEE HARVEY RECORDED LYE 7.1111 dition, he will also produce the LP he produced for the new contributor to the overall Co- THE REAL LE HARVEY specific albums and artists for lumbia Records group profit. Truth Records (distributed by OSWALD OSWALD RREALED IN the label. Audio Fidelity Records), is be- HIS OWN WC RD& THE %IAN N KNOWS. Morgan comes to MGM from Discovered, Recorded Many ing released Tuesday, Dec. 27. SPEAKS! eight years of service with the The album, Mayhew told Rec- ASSASSIN IONE In his tenure with Columbia m u m VICTIO Columbia organization. For the and Epic, Morgan was responsi- ord World last week, is expect- IRM O! IMSCOIT past three years he has been ed to garner both heavy sales none ble for discovering many name IMIT AIM responsible for all popular and controversy. With the Ken- RODIN SPY me m acts which he recorded. They CONSPNWOR simp product and A&R producers include the Dave Clark Five, nedy clan finding itself new headlines of late, the package's SPECTACULAR HISTORIC. DOCUMENT with Epic. In his four years the Yardbirds, the Brothers ,RV EW OF OSWALD appearance is most timely, as is Four, the Clancy Brothers and -JUT DISCOVERED IN 1966 114•111.11.11111 1.1. 01 CPAI, VlAlk 111411111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Tommy Makem, Damita Jo and the book's. The material was discovered Enzo Stuarti. tual voice — just discovered in He produced all of the Bobby by Mayhew and consists of a 40-minute taped interview with 1966." record rtio Vinton Epic hits, including Mayhew went on: "The inter- "Roses are Red" and "Mr. Lone- Oswald on a New Orleans radio world view shows Oswald to be an ly," and was responsible for the station. The interview was con- ducted by local disk jockey Wil- astute and calculating indivi- 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 Brothers Four hit of "Green- dual—not the idiot many made Area Code (212) 765-5020 fields." He also made singles liam K. Stuckey and broadcast him sound after the President's and albums by George Maharis, on Aug. 17, 1963, three months Publisher assassination." Jerry Vale, Bobby Hackett, before President Kennedy's as- BOB AUSTIN To hawk as well as herald Jimmy Dean, Cliff Richard, sassination. Stuckey had been the album's coming (and, no Editor-in-Chief Godfrey Cambridge and Buddy doing a series on Latin Ameri- can affairs, and Oswald report- doubt, also to mention the ar- SID PARNES Greco, among others. edly discoursed on the Cuban rival of his Kennedy book), Doug McClelland Editor crisis of the day. Mayhew is taking on plenty of Dave Finkle Associate Editor interviews. On Dec. 27, he is Oswald Speaks Ted Williams j N W Editor scheduled to do the "Today" I Chart Editor Epic Meets According to the Truth Rec- TVer in the morning, newspa- Del Shields Jazz Editor ords (formed by Mayhew and per, wire service and magazine Tomas Fundora Latin American Jan. 8, Fla. interviews in the afternoon and Editor Audio Fidelity just for this re- Kal Rudman Contributing Editor Epic Records will hold a Na- lease) album cover, the package to visit with CBS news in the Mort Hillman Advertising Manager, tional Sales Meeting from Jan. is "The only recorded inter- evening. Eastern Division 8 to 12 in Miami Beach, Fla., view of Oswald — his ac- And that's only the first day. Brenda Ballard Circulation according to an announcement by Mort Hoffman, the label's West Coast Jack Devaney Director of Marketing. All dis- Walt Disney Music Co. Releasing West Coast Manager trib principals and/or distribu- 1610 No. Argyle tor sales managers and promo- Hollywood, Calif. tion managers will attend. Commemorative LP from Disney Pix Phone: (213) 465-6179 (Continued on page 6) fornia Institute of the Arts, Nashville Proceeds To was made after much soul- John Sturdivant searching, it was learned last Paul Perry Nashville Report Turoff Replaces Cal Institute week; and plans were only 806 16th Ave. So. consummated after word came Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Phone: (615) 244-1820 Zaleski at Kapp The Walt Disney Music Co. that several other labels were HOLLY WOOD — Joe Zaleski has announced that early in going to come out with budget SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year (52 issues) U. S. has announced his resignation January it will release a com- album commemorations. and Canada—$12; Air Ma11—$30; Foreign—. 'Jr Mall $40. Second class postage pald from Kapp Records, where he memorative album of music 'Snow White' to 'Mary Poppins' at New York, New York. DEADLINE: Plates held the position of General from the late producer's films The official Disney package and ropy must be In New York by 12 on Manager, Western Division. He of the past three decades called will offer music from features Friday. will be replaced on Jan. 1 by "The Music of Walt Disney." from "Snow White and the Published Weekly by Mel Turoff, formerly National The decision to issue the Seven Dwarfs" to "Mary Pop- INTRO PUBLISHING CO., INC. Promotion Manager for United package, a non-commercial en- pins," in great part from (Continued on page 6) try with all profits to the Cali- (Continued on page 6) 111111111111111H 1111111111 11111111 1111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111I RECORD WORLD— December 31, 1966 3 "RIDE, RIDE, "LONESOME RIDE" 1-1203" wt. "LONELY PEOPLE DO "HOLLOW FOOLISH THINGS" WORDS" NEWYEARWITH4BIGNEWHITS! "GET WHILE THE GETTIN'S GOOD" "SOMETHING TO IN THE RAIN" BELIEVE IN" Dacca Records, A Division of MCA Inc. Coral Records, Inc., A Subsidiary of MCA Inc. Heliodor Changes Raman Takes Over at RCA As NEW YORK —MGM Heliodor producer Richard de Costa has Label's 'Biggest Year' Closes announced his resignation from the classical label.