“Limbo Rock” Is Concerned, There Is No Lower Number
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HOW LOW CAN YOU GO; As far as “Limbo Rock” is concerned, there is no lower number. This week it went from #2 down to #1 while passing the 1,300,000 sales mark. For Chubby Checker it’s another feather in the cap of the young lad who has become the “Dean of Teen Dance.” Just as his “Twist” single and LP’s played a major role in establishing that dance craze earlier in the year, his “Limho” single and “Limbo Party” LP (#35 in its first week on the LP best seller list) are establishing a new fad which the performer demonstrates above. With requests for more Limbo merchan- dise gaining steadily, Cameo/Parkway is scheduling the release of another CC album called “Let’s Limbo Some More.” It was also just announced that Bernie Lowe, president of the rapidly growing Cameo/Parkway Corporation, has signed Chubby to a new five-year contract with the label. HOT AJfllMt^Christmas STEVE LAWRENCE Fthe ballad of 1 SEEIN’ISBELIEVIN JED CLAMPETT EDDIE CARL BUTLER HODGES FLATT AND SCRUGGS L 4-42606 A Also available on single : Ccish Bm Cash Box Vol. XXIV—Number 15 December 22, 1962 FOUNDED BY BILL GERSH Gash Box (Publication Office) 1780 Broadway New York 19, N. Y. (Phone: JUdson 6-2640) CABLE ADDRESS: CASHBOX, N. Y. THE RECORD INDUSTRY JOE ORLECK, President and Publisher NORMAN ORLECK, VP and Managing Director GEORGE ALBERT, VP and Treasurer EDITORIAL—Music MARTY OSTROW, Editor-in-Chief IRA HOWARD, Editor IRV LICHTMAN, Associate Editor 1962 DICK ZIMMERMAN, Editorial Assistant MIKE MARTUCCI, Editorial Assistant BOB ETTINGER, Editorial Assistant POPSIE, Staff Photographer ADVERTISING BOB AUSTIN, National Director, Music JERRY SHIFRIN, N.Y.C. office. Music BOB McKEAGE, N.Y.C. office. Music It was another wild and exciting time, results of 1962’s dollar vol- LEE BROOKS, Manager, Chicago record year with the ever-inventive ume should be interesting. JACK DEVANEY, Manager, Los Angeles ' MARTY TOOHEY, National—Coin Machine ; record industry minds continuing It was also a big year for a talent If NEVILLE MARTEN, London. Eng. PAUL ACKET, The Hague, Holland to turn out new and refreshing most deserving of vast popularity MAL SONDOCK, Munich, Germany RON TUDOR, Heathmont, Victoria, Aust. ideas. Ray Charles. Not only did he carry VITTORIO de MICHELI, Milano, Italy SVEN G. WINQUIST, Stockholm, Sweden In records as well as in govern- the industry for a few months, but ROGER SELLAM, Paris, France ’62 the year of for country FRANS ROMEYNS, Brussels, Belgium ment, was J.F.K. he may have done more ENRIQUE ORTIZ, Mexico 20, D.F. Cadence pulled the coup of the year music than any country personal- JOHN MURPHY, Ottawa, Ont., Canada MIGUEL SMIRNOFF, with its Vaughn Meader recording ity. It was also a big year for Henry Buenos Aires, Argentina RICARDO & RENATO MACEDO, of “The First Family” by coming Mancini, “Moon River,” the “Duke Sao Paulo, Brazil HIKARU SUGIURA, Tokyo, Japan up with the fastest selling LP of all Of Earl,” “Sherry,” the Four Sea- MANAGERS time. Further evidence that comedy sons, “West Side Story,” “The MARTY TOOHEY, Coin Machine Dept. T. TORTOSA, Circulation albums didn’t die was the surprise Stripper,” Elvis Presley, “The Lion NEVILLE MARTEN, European Director smash thru of Allan Sherman’s WB Sleeps Tonight,” an A-rab named CHICAGO LP, “My Son, The Folk Singer.” A-hab, Nat “King” Cole, Peter, ^ LEE BROOKS 29 E. St., 111. It the first since rock Mary, Baez and a very !|i Madison Chicago 2, was year Paul, Joan (All Phones; Financial 6-7272) y and roll music came on the scene gifted youngster who developed HOLLYWOOD JACK DEVANEY that everyone agreed rock and roll into a big teen favorite. Burl Ives. Blvd., Hollywood Cal. 6272 Sunset 28, can last. ’62 a year in which indie (Phone HOllsrwood 6-2129) was ENGLAND 1962 saw American recordings producers had a field day, as did NEVILLE MARTEN continue to do very well abroad. a few prominent surgeons, Drs. Dorris Land 9a New Bond St. And the international market gave Kildare and Casey. i London, Wl, Eng. 1 Tel: Hyde Park 2868 the U.S. such “new” names as Bilk, It was the year in which “My 1 HOLLAND: PAUL ACKET, Theresiastraat 81a, Ball, Fabric, Ifield, the Tornadoes Fair Lady” closed. ; The Hague, Holland, Tel: 070-722546 and many others. It was also the year in which I GERMANY: MAL SONDOCK, Amalienstrasse I' Germany, Tel: 220197 28, Munich, A few other new names came to Cameo Records became the first ll ITALY: VITORRIO de MICHELI, Via Paolo Lomazzo 27, Milan, Italy Tel: 34 11 89 the fore in ’62 : Bossa Nova, Mashed record company to go on a major SCANDINAVIA: SVEN G. WINQUIST, Kaggo- holrnsvagen 48, Stockholm-Enskede, Sw^en, Potatoes, Watusi, Locomotion. And stock exchange in decades. MCA i Tel: 59-46-86 1 FRANCE: ROGER SELLAM, 86 rue de Moscou, oddly enough, the Madison became took corporate control of Decca Paris, ^ance, Tel: Laborde 8623 y a big thing in Europe this year. The Records. In another area, distribu- I, AUSTRALIA: RON TUDOR, 8 Francis St., 1 87-6677 Heathmont, Victoria, Tel: year is closing with the Limbo as over control of BELGIUM: FRANS ROMEYNS, tors took ARMADA. Brussels I Omer Lepreuxstraat 20, the big new dance and who else but Congress saw fit in 1962 to pass an MEXICO: ENRIQUE ORTIZ, Insurgentes Sur 1870 Mexico 20, D.F., Tel: 24-66-67 Chubby Checker, who twisted up anti-bootlegging bill and the one- ‘ CANADA: JOHN MURPHY, CKOY Radio, P.O. Station C, Ottawa, Ont., Canada things earlier in the year, could be stops saw a need for forming an j Box 3130, ARGENTINA: MIGUEL SMIRNOFF, Rafaela i responsible. association of their own. i 3978, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: 69-1688 i BRAZIL: RICARDO & RENATO MACEDO, Rua It was a year which saw female There was considerably less cry- I : Joao Ramalho 1324, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tel: 62-6188 vocal groups and female soloists ing about single sales through most i JAPAN: HIKARU SUGIURA, 2, Takada-Oima- bite off a bigger share of the sales tsu Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 1 of this year as compared with last. volume and it was also a year in 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES $16 per year any- where in the U. S. A. Published weekly. Second And considering that in ’61 the , which Cash Box turned out the in- class postage paid at Bristol, Conn. Copyright • 1962 by The Cash Box Publishing record industry went over the half- dustry’s biggest issue, the 34B page Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. bilhon dollar mark for the first World Wide Directory. 1* Ccuh Box TOP 100 I I TUNES RECORDS COMPILED BY CASH BOX FROM LEADING RETAIL OUTLETS—DECEMBER 22, 1962 BEST SELLING ON I I 12/15 12/8 Position 12/15 12/8 Position 12/15 12/8 I 36 THE PUSH KICK 'It 1 LIMBO ROCK AND CONEY ISLAND BABY A^CHUBBY CHECKER-Parkway-849 2 4 MARK VALENTINO-Swan-4121 30 36 I • EXCELLENTS-Blast-205 84 89 2 TELSTAR MONSTER'S HOLIDAY to -ATORNADOES-London-BSBI 4 5 • BOBBY "BORIS" PICKETT-Garpax-44171 55 76 MY COLORING BOOK I • SANDY STEWART-Colpix-669 — — 3 BOBBY'S GIRL 38 SPANISH LACE KITTY KALLEN-RCA-8124 I BARBRA STREISLAND-Columbia-42648 I A^MARCIE BLAINE-Seville-120 3 3 GENE McDANIELS-Liberty-SSSIO 40 48 GEORGE CHAKIRIS-Copitol-4892 l*n 4 RETURN TO SENDER 39 LET'S KISS AND MAKE UP 74 ROAD HOG ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-8100 1 2 BOBBY VINTON-Epic-9561 45 55 JOHN D. LOUDERMILK-RCA-8101 79 86 5 BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY REMEMBER THEN 5 1 75 WHAT KIND OF FOOL I 4 SEASONS-VeeJay-46S EARLS-Old Town-1130 68 97 AM DAVID CARROLL-Mereurv-72070 SAMMY DAVIS, JR.-Reprise-20048 54 39 ANTHONY NEWLEY-London-9546 6 THE LONELY BULL 41 ESO BESO BILLY ECKSTINE-Mercury-72002 I PAUL ANKA-RCA-8097 25 24 ROBERT I 6 6 GOULET-Columbia-42519 _ TIJUANA BRASS-A&M-703 BILLY DANIELS-Jubilee-5437 AWAY LITTLE GIRL SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO MANTOVANI-London-9552 I A GO VIC DAMON E-Capitol-4827 I STEVE LAWRENCE-Columbia-42601 13 18 TOWN BURT FARBER-Felsted-8652 4 SEASONS-VeeJay-478 77 RONNIE ALDRICH-London-9553 8 DON'T HANG UP CORDIALS-Fclsfed-8653 ORLONS-Cameo-231 7 7 I SAW LINDA YESTERDAY KEELY SMITH-Dot-16386 I DICKEY LEE-Smash-1791 58 96 SHIRLEY BASSEY-United Artists-503 9 RELEASE ME WOODY HERMAN-Philips-40064 1^ ERNIE ADANO-Assault-1842 ESTHER PHILIPS-Lenox-5555 8 10 IT'S UP I (LITTLE) TO YOU WILLIS JACKSON-Prestige-234 RICK NELSON-lmperial-5901 74 TO YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT 12 14 CLAUS IS 1 RAY CHARLES-ABC-10375 SANTA WATCHING YOU • FLATT & SCRUGGS-Columbia-42606 STEVENS-Mercury-72058 78 — 86 100 HOTEL HAPPINESS RAY | SHAKE SHERRY t 19 25 46 BROOK BENTON-Mercury-72055 STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW • CONTOURS-Gordy-7012 — — ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH MARVIN GAYE-Tomla-54068 42 37 B LOVESICK BLUES > B. SOXX & BLUE JEANS-Phillies-107 18 22 BOB 47 TROUBLE IS MY MIDDLE NAME • FRANK IFIELD-VeeJay-477 _ _ T WITH) GUITAR BOBBY VINTON-Epic-9561 51 70 13 (DANCE THE MAN CINNAMON CINDER > DUANE EDDY-RCA-8087 11 12 48 THAT'S LIFE • PASTEL SIX-Zen-102 _ _ I CINDERS-Worner Bros.-5326 14 DEAR LONELY HEARTS GABRIEL & ANGELS-Swan-4118 48 47 | 14 15 NAT "KING" COLE-Copitol-4870 49 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART LOOP DE LOOP I • JOHNNY THUNDER-Diamond-129 (i _ _ 15 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY GENE PITNEY-Musicor-1022 32 20 LITTLE EVA-Dimension-1003 15 17 81 SHE'S A TROUBLEMAKER TEN LITTLE INDIANS | PEPINO ITALIAN MAJORS-ltnperial-5870 88 83 THE MOUSE BEACH BOYS-Capitol-4880 65 71 LOU MONTE-Reprise-20106 31 43 82 YOU THREW A LUCKY PUNCH ! GENE CHANDLER-Vee Jay-468 17 LOVE CAME TO ME SEE SEE RIDER 60 65 LAVERN BAKER-Atlantic-2167 80 92 DION-Laurie-3145 17 19 83 CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND 1 VINCE GUARALDI TRIO-Fantasy-563 91 TELL HIM 52 COMIN' BABY — , HOME MARTIN DENNY-Liberty-55514 ' • EXCITERS-United Artists-544 29 49 MEL TORME-Atlantic-2165 49 57 ED TOWNSEND-Liberty-55516 84 ME AND MY SHADOW I DON'T RIDE MAKE ME OVER FRANK SINATRA & SAMMY DAVIS, JR.