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PCWT-3 WEST — Hello again 1 Island Records' publicist Jeff Walker dropped by the EAST COASTINGS — Columbia Records plans to release next month, a double album Cash Box offices this week with recording artis Robert Palmer, whose “Sneakin' Salle of some of Bob Dylan’s basement tapes which have long been some of the most Through The Alley" LP and cover single are some of the most pleasant listening to sought after bootleg recordings. The Columbia package will contain some different come our way in recent days. Robert, who’s been with Island for six years, has toured versions of songs currently existing on bootlegs in addition to several tracks recorded of recordings which were made in 1967 while Dylan I extensively since the age of 16, and was formerly with Vinegar Joe on the Atlantic with just the Band. Many these label. Robert came by just after completing his new LP for the label over the was recuperating from his motorcycle accident and are considered among his best j Memorial Day weekend here in town. The first album features arrangements by Allen These include "This Wheel's On Fire," “Too Much Of Nothing," and "Open The Door, j Toussaint, whose material Robert was attracted to for its free-flowing New Orleans Richard," — tracks that have already been covered by many artists.

character "The best feeling I know," says Robert, "is what I feel now, after finishing KNOW YOUR ZEPPELIN: Led Zeppelin’s "Trampled Under Foot,” a former top 30 work on this LP. When you’ve brought together the right producer (Steve Smith single on the Cash Box charts is being released in England in a limited edition of produced the new disk), the right engineer, and everyone is enthused about the pro- 5,000 after the group vowed never to make a single for commercial release in Britain ject, the hard work involved becomes all worthwhile." That kind of artistic pride is The record will be made available to retailers with each order of a complete Led Zep-

commendable, say I, and we can't wait for the new vinyl to roll off the presses. pelin catalog It will then be left up to the dealers to distribute the five copies included David Budge and myself spent a lovely afternoon at Au Petit Cafe with Columbia with each catalog order According to the New Musical Express’ “Know Your Zep- publicists Charlie Copeland and Gayle Roberts last week, and got some scoops on pelin" feature, the first time that all four members of the group appeared on the same what some of Columbia's artists are up to — Newly-signed female vocalist supreme album was in 1969 when they did session work for P. J. Proby’s "Three Week Hero” Phoebe Snow is in a New York studio with producer Phil Ramone recording material LP Jimmy Page was credited as Jimmy “Paige" and Robert Plant played harmonica. for her new LP Apparently, among the material are some songs Phoebe "kept under NME further reveals that " Bron -Y- Aur” is Welsh for "Golden Breast" and that if Keith wraps" during her stay at Shelter/MCA. Columbia vice president and producer for Moon hadn't dubbed them Led Zeppelin, they would have called themselves The Charlie Rich, Billy Sherrill is the latest person to be walking around concerned that so- Whoopee Cushion or The Mad Dogs meone has a contract out on him — a pie-in-the-face contract, that is! According to "Mr Music," the first radio show to be done live on stage will take place at the

Billy, at least 8,000 people in Nashville would be happy to do the honors, so he's not Beacon Theatre on June 15. It will be hosted by Norm N Nite and will feature a cast taking any chances — he's hired a 24-hour a day personal guard! Next week, of 29 singers, dancers, and musicians. Nite, who works for WCBS-FM wrote an en- Governor Briscoe of Texas will declare the fourth of July as Willie Nelson day in Tex- cyclopedia of rock and roll entitled "Rock On," the title also given to a record based as, to celebrate Willie's third annual holiday picnic outside of Boston. Dave Mason, on the book The "Mr Music” production will eventually hit the road after its N Y. run returning to L A. from London where he's composed material for his next LP, will re- BITS & PIECES: Ray Barretto who recently added percussion tracks to the new Bee cord the songs here in town And Flo and Eddie are in the studio completing work Gees and Average White Band LPs, will be doing the same for the next Rolling Stones on their half-live half-studio LP for Columbia. album S.S. Fools is the name of the new six man group being fronted by three

ONLY ROCK ’N’ ROLL — Enjoying a break between sets during a recent Starwood engagement, Marc Tobaly, (right) lead guitarist-vocalist for French recording group Les Variations and Phil Alexander, Cash Box’s gonzo "investigative" journalist, take a moment away from the hectic demands of rock and roll to chat with some winsome admirers. Buddah group, which combines the finest in Western rock virtuosity and North African rhythmic idioms, is current on U S concert swing C'est la belle vie, n est pas? Jon Tiven (left), Chess/Janus’ minister of information visited Cash Box’s N.Y. offices last week with British group Camel’s snow goose to check chart positions on the The relationship between Quincy Jones and Leslie Gore that began while Quincy band’s new LP. Barry Taylor (right): “So What.” was vice president at Mercury thirteen years ago continues. Leslie was fifteen years " old when "Q" produced her teenage hits "It s My Party" and "Judy's Turn To Cry Now Leslie's writing her own material with Ellen Weston for an upcoming A&M LP former members of , Michael Allsup (guitar), Joe Schermie (bass), and The album, to be titled "Immortality” will be released the middle of this month, with a Floyd Sneed (drums). The group, with all six members contributing vocals will be cover single due out this week The project reportedly has felt real good to Quincy, managed by Jason Cooper, who also manages Dave Mason and will embark on a fall

and personally, I can t wait to hear what she’s up to now' tour after the release of their debut album So far, several labels have expressed in- Jim Connor, who wrote "Grandma's Feather Bed" and records and plays with John terest in the group, but they have not yet been signed Rumors are afloat that

Denver, now has his own LP for RCA Kids at the Torrance Elementary School have Wishbone Ash will be with Atlantic by the time their next album is ready for release It been learning the tune, produced on disk by Milt Okun, and Jim is so impressed he'll also looks like Black Oak Arkansas will be leaving Atlantic for MCA when their con- do an assembly for the entire school down there Jim’s a versatile cross-over country tract expires, and that Eric Carmen will go to Arista Elton John’s next single will

picker and an authority on early American folk music, formerly with the Kingston T rio be "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" from the "Brown Dirt Cowboy” LP Though it

Los Angeles concert promoters Jim Rissmiller of Wolf & Rissmiller Concerts is mak- has not been confirmed, it looks like the flip will be "Dogs In The Kitchen," a track that ing the rounds on local TV and radio shows to discuss “The Future Of Rock Concerts is not on the album though the lyrics do appear in the enclosed booklet. Release is In Los Angeles." The two promoters produced the five Pink Floyd shows at the Sports expected sometime this week Arena, which resulted in the arrest of 51 1 Meanwhile, up north, John Bauer Con- From down south we hear that the next Allman Brothers LP will be titled “Win, Lose, Rolling ” 18 for . certs sold July . out the Stones show scheduled the Seattle Center or Draw It's being produced by Johnny Sandlin who did “Brothers And Sisters.” .

Coliseum in seven hours, with a gross potential of $127,500 at an $8 50 ticket top Bobby Whitlock is finishing his first for Capricorn and it will be called "One Of A Kind." price. Both the Marshall Tucker Band and the Charlie Daniels Band are polishing off their Marv Heifer, back in town after a couple of weeks' vacation, says he'll be announc- latest with Paul Hornsby at the helm ing his future plans to the industry very shortly. Three Dog Night found a new song IN BRIEF: Ron Wood’s second solo album which -is being produced by Bobby by Gregory Grandillo entitled "Take You Down." An old English folk song, it's been Womack and will be titled. "New Look." Of the ten tracks, Womack contributed two translated by Chuck Neqron, Sr. into Spanish, and has become "Yo Te Quiero and co-wrote two others Womack met Wood on the last Faces tour when he joined Hablar the group on stage for several numbers He also sings and plays guitar on the album Paul Dengrove has announced the opening of Sunswept Sound in Studio City Keith Moon is planning a comedy LP for his next release This one will have no Paul's general manager, assisted by house engineer Sandy Szigeti, who's assisted by musical content except for "novelty incidentals " John Walters, who produced Moon’s

Steve Newman. Located at 4188 Sunswept Drive, they can be reached at 980-5442 British Radio 1 broadcasts last year is likely to produce the album In association with ROCK AND ROLL BABIES — Congratulations this week are in to ICM’s David its release later in the year, Moon would like to do a stage production called "A Night Gilmore, who apparently found time, in between buiding the careers of Bobby Of British Lunacy” in which Vivian Stanshall, Oliver Reed and Peter Sellers would all Goldsboro, Kenny Rogers and Ray Stevens, to “co-produce" with his wife Malou, a take part Larry Coryell showed up at the Bottom Line with his guitar for the final baby daughter, Tracy Anne Gilmore. Also becoming proud parents are Ode’s Marshall night of the Brecker Brothers’ recent three night appearance and jammed with the Blonstein and his lovely Mrs.. Beverly, who welcomed a five and a half lb baby group on the Randy Brecker composition, "Rocks.” . Henry Kissinger was voted the daughter, Morgan, into the rock and roll world this past week. A tip of the Cash Box "Greatest Person In The World” at the recent Miss USA Beauty Pageant with eight cap to both famil ies! Sei gesund, people, and see you next week! out of a possible ten votes Informers tell us that John Denver got the other two. phil alexander barry taylor