record Formerly MUSIC VENDOR Vol. 19, No. 934 May 1, 1965 In the opinion of the editors, this week the following records arethe record WHO world //4 SINGLE PICKS OF THEWEEK IN THE !OPP' ENGINE Alamo n.,1,1)- ENGINE #9 5.1983 M Y61.33502 14.1075 1,66 WORLD Pred666dby 0 1965 Pu61,1.66 1161166d L Dove, JOBE TE 1061 C6..166. 1.50 A (BMI) 2,16 DM HLY.121205 45 REM Produced by SIX M.4737 hem .14my Kennel Mimm 6, .901111 NITS It 559 1011111915" BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN 0, THE ,q EPIC',NA I /7 -4.'0W// I M 45 RPM 5-9791 JZSP 110415 196b,F660,6, (Bmn TIME: 2:24 L.Etc4-L -1°T,Y1ITI .44 ."C.:r11':,' Mo 7:;;,+, Within weeks these three singles will be vying with each other for thenumber one spot. The Supremes, Roger Miller and Bobby Vinton are unbeatable.They all show their best sides on these sides.The lucky labels are Motown (1015), Smash (1983) and Epic (5-9191). ALBUM OF THE WEEK (Morris) Levy And Jones has established himself in the (Soupy) Sales - The top rank, and this package will cement him in that lofty position.He ranges Great Duo Responsible far and wide for material and does it allimpeccably-from "The RaceIs For the Sensational On" to "I'm All Smiles." Buyers' kind Re -opening of N. Y.'s of album (Kapp KL 1433; KS 3433). Paramount. Story on Page 6. Paramount Show aRiot KHJ's 93 -Hour Cole Check BY DAVE FINKLE Disk Battle On and asso- NEW YORK-They alllaughed when Morris Levy HOLLYWOOD - KHJ radio ciates in his Phase Productionsannounced they were inaugu-has scheduled93consecutive rating their revived Paramountvaudeville -cum -movie showcasehoursofprogramming from first day of Pass- 29to 1 p.m. on on Good Friday,which, coincidentally, was the 4 p.m. on April over. May3,to be devoted to a "$1,- Levy and co. must haveknown something, however,since000,000 Battle" of records,it first day crowds, attractedby marquee names ofSoupyhas been announced by Gen- the Ellis and the Detergents,reachederal Manager Ken DeVaney. Sales, the Hullabaloos, Shirley rest riot proportions. And remainedalmost that intense for the At that time the great hits $3after, of the 10 -day stand. At$2.50a head before noonand from1951through1965will beCapitolartistRayAnthony, boxoffice intake was brisk. played in competition with onecenter, receives checks totalling The show, caught by thisreviewer at the Wednesdaymatineeanother-ones which sold over$475 for the Nat Cole Cancer which also was the openingday of the World's Fair, wasjust amillionrecords.ListenersFoundationfromMartinL. with all of the abovementionedwill be invited to call a specialRoemer, left, who buys records about sold out. It ran smoothly the Exciters, acts plus the Vibrations,the Uniques, the Hollies, number and vote for their fav-for the world-wide Army and Roddie Joy and Dee DeeWarwick giving slick andfrequentlyorite, with the all-time cham-Air Force Exchange Service. exciting run-throughs oftheir best known disks. Programwas pion disk to be announced onSome600 employeesofEx- emceed by King Curtis, whoalso helmed his own courageousthat final date. change Service headquarters in band. On May 3, KHJ switchesNew York participated in an Biggest hand of the afternoonwent to Soupy Sales, whois cur-over fromits"Cavalcade ofinformalone -weekdriveini- rently the rage of NewYork. Although his act awayfrom hisHits"toits new format de-tiated by Roemer to pay tribute loose, he proved a nimbleperformercribed as "The Sound of Mod-to Cole. Joe Nania, right, presi- TV surroundings was very to help and a likeable one. Hepulled a few tots to the stage ern Los Angeles Music."Thedent of the Exchange Service him dance his "Mouse"and played winningly tothe entireschedule of on -the -air person-headquarters employee associa- alities: Robert W. Morgan,6 tion,lookson.Anthonyac- audience. sprinkled The crowd, composedmainly of teenagers but also to 9 a.m.;RogerChristiancepted checks in behalf of Mrs. liberally with pre -teens(Soupy fans) and theiraccompanyinguntil noon; Gary Mack, noon toCole and the Foundation. likely), was attentive and re- 3p.m.; the Real Don Steele, adults(also Soupy fans, most arching 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 strained-staying initsseats and only occasionally until6; Dave Diamond, until objects at the stage. No pies wereforthcoming. Soupy, however, 9;Sam Riddle, until midnight; moved continually, just in case.Police were stationed strate-and John Williams, midnight to r-UU07 VARrecord gically and effectively. 6a.m. world In the lobby a numberof concessions were set upwhere records, Soupy Sales buttonsand bow ties,etc., were hawked. Spector & Caroline Formerly Music Vendor good with the records bythe Hulla- 19th Year of Publication Business there was also artists moving rapidly. In addi- Jack Spector of WMCA-New balloos and other participating theYork is now one of the regular 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 tion, Roulette dispensedfree albums to all paying customers Radio Area Code 212 CI 7-6250 during the remainder of thestand. deejays on Britain's first day and up until noon Caroline.Jackcontributesa Publisher Town? taped show that concentrates A Boom All Around the BOB AUSTIN rhapsodized in her syndicated columnon the American musical scene. Even Dorothy Kilgallen has hit last week: "Broadwayobservers feel that Morris Levy Editorin-Chief the peak of his careerwith the re -opening of theParamount Sinatra Latest Life SID PARNES showcase and the current madness Theatre as a 'live' talent Square Feature Subject Doug McClelland ismakingTimesSquarelooklikeTimes Edit(); which it,with the week inthe good old days-or astourists imagined Life Magazinelast Dave Finkle screaming teenagers, theharried police force trying to press (April23)featured a lengthy Associate Editor back the lines and all theexcitement of flashbulbs poppingandcover story on Frank Sinatra-Ted Williams TV cameras grinding at allhours of the day and night." much of which was penned by Research Miss Kilgallen went on:"But more than a personal and pro-the singer himself. In his by-Bob McKeage fessional triumph forMorris, they believe that his successin lined story he detailed his early, Advertising spark training,Carroll Goss lighting the fires underthis once dead enterprise may strictly imposed self Circulation a lot more actionalong Broadway and in fact all overtown."travels with the bands and ac- tivities up to the present. West Coast Representative Chad, Jeremy He offeredhisopinions on Ted Randal Flash! Columbia Inks aswell,calling 1606 Argyle, Suite 204-5 other singers Hollywood 28, Calif. It'sofficialat last:British Ella Fitzgerald and Judy Gar- Phone: 213 HO 4-8268 duo Chad and Jeremyhave Joins Chess land two of his favorites but Chicago Representative been signed to an exclusive re- CHICAGO - Priscilla Fin -also two of the worst singers Anne duConge cording contract by Columbia ex -Edelson & Co.p.r.technically. Tony Bennett and 6723 So. Oglesby Kennethberg, Records,announces staffer, has joined Chess Pro-Jack Jones got strong applause Chicago,Ill. Glancy, VP, A and R. asassistantto from Sinatra, as did Jo Stafford Phone: 312-643-3490 Chadducing Corp. "BeforeandAfter," Esmond Edwards and Dick La -and Sarah Vaughan. Nashville Representative and Jeremy's debutColumbiaPalm in the firm's album pro- The picture -story coverage by Ed Hamilton single,is being released thisduction department. Life staffer Thomas Thompson 214 No. Main Street week. Lor Crane, PopularArt- presented Sinatra as a dedicated, Goodletsyille, Tenn. ists and Repertoire producer, business -oriented artist.It was Phone: 615 UL 9-1933 Columbia,directedtheduo's BMI's Winning 21 the third on record artistsin SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year (52 issues) U. S. first recording session forthe just about as many weeks from and Canada-$8; Air Mail-$25; Foreign- In addition to the previously Second class postage paid 20 the national mag, which makes Air Mail $35. label. announced BMI-licensed at New York, New York. DEADLINE: Plates songs to receive BMICitationsit look as if the recording scene and copy must be in New York by 12 noon of Achievement, another song isbeingdeemedincreasingly Friday. Oriole Now CBS reader qualified:"You'veLostmore important as far as Published Weekly by OrioleRecords,Ltd., Co- has interest goes. The two previous lumbia Records' subsid in Eng-That Lovin' Feelin'," by Phil INTRO PUBLISHING CO., INC. land, has changed its name toSpector, Barry Mann and Cyn-recent articles were about Bobby Vinton and Lesley Gore. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M11111111111111111111111H111111111 CBS Records, Ltd. thia Well. RECORD WORLD-May 1, 1965 6 Epic Gives Gold LP to Clark 5 Variety Spice of 4 Seasons BY DOUG McCLELLAND Films, Producingthat. Gary Usher and Frankie NEW YORK-The Four Sea- Avalontoldus we were a sons have been involved more New Enterprises breath of fresh air. We'd never and more of late in diversified been a breath of fresh air be- entertainmentactivities, in- fore." cluding not only their recently The Four Seasons have been formed record production com- very busy lately playing the pany (Four Plus I-also the college circuit, and there's a name oftheir pubbery)but "Hullabaloo" TV outing coming also several film assignments. up May 4, a stint at the Boule- vard in Queens late in May and The boys appear in their first a Steel Pier, Atlantic City, en- film, "Beach Ball," which top- gagementforlatesummer. casts Edd Byrnes; and they Bob Gaudio, who writes have writtensongs for"Ski Len Levy & Dave Clark about 90% of the songs done Party" (Frankie Avalon sings bythegroup,iscurrently LONDON-Leonard S. Levy,their tune "Paintin' the Town" working on a tune for Paul VP and General Manager ofinthis)and"WhoKilled Anka to record at RCA, already Epic Records, presented a goldTeddy Bear?" (the title song has Jane Morgan slated to do record to the Dave Clark Five istheirs),whichstarsSal one at Epic. fortheir Epic album, "GladMineo, JulietProwse and And theirproduction com- All Over." The LP was honoredElaine Stritch.