Cashbox $1 Mil Muntz Blaze: Still Servicing Customers ••• New Group from Kirshner
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Labels Set Sights On July 1 Common Market Ties ^ •••Paramount Buys Stax-Volt Operation^^* Don England wayis, wes Tops Col. Dist. &Sales^Name Tony Martell Kapp Mkting Director^^* CashBox $1 Mil Muntz Blaze: Still Servicing Customers ••• New Group From Kirshner Kavel Gott COLUMBIA'S GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP Int'l. Section Begins Pg. 71 im * S' 'i- You’d be writing it everywhere too if you’d come up with a new single with the hit sound and appeal of ‘'Back in Love Again.” THE BUCKINGHAMS More of the hit sound of The Buckinghams on Columbia RecordsM IMBI* WVAqrA' RtG PRINTED IN u S A 9 VOL XXIX—Number 42/ May 18, 1968 Publication Office / 1780 Broadway. New York, New York 10019 / Telephone: JUdson 6-2640 / Cable Address: Cash Box. N. Y. GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Vice President LEON SCHUSTER Treasurer IRV LICHTMAN Editor in Chief EDITORIAL TOM McENTEE Assoc. Editor ALLAN DALE DANIEL BOTTSTEIN JOHN KLEIN MARY GOODMAN EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS MIKE MARTUCCI ANTHONY LANZETTA HEDDY ALBERT A Day-To-Day Calling ADVERTISING BERNIE BLAKE Director of Advertising ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES STAN SOIFER New York BILL STUPER New York HARVEY GELLER Hollywood WOODY HARDING Art Director COIN MACHINES & VENDING ED ADLUM General Manager BEN JONES Asst. CAMILLE COMPASIO Chicogo LISSA MORROW Hollywood CIRCULATION THERESA TORTOSA Mgr. a creative level CHICAGO HOLLYWOOD Reaching youngsters on $5000 check to help underwrite the en- CAMILLE COMPASIO HARVEY GELLER is a day-to-day activity of the music busi- tertainment committee’s efforts in con- 29 E. Madison St. 6290 Sunset Blvd. Chicago 2, III. Hollywood, Calif. 90028 ness. Now, the music business, we are nection with this “summer of destiny’s” (Phone: (312) FI 6-7272) (Phone: (213) 465-2129) grateful to report, is marshalling its Summer Youth Opportunity Program. EUROPEAN DIRECTOR forces in an attempt to reach out to the NEVILLE MARTEN Further indicative of efforts in this ENGLAND too many kids in disadvantaged areas teaming of NATRA, the dee- NEVILLE MARTEN whose hopes and dreams are worlds area is the Atlantic Records in Dorris Land apart from the reality of their daily lives. jay association, and 9a New Bond St. London, presentation of a star-studded “Soul Wl , England the 01-493-2868 Tel: at Even before the martyrdom of Dr. Together” package of Atlantic Acts ITALY CANADA Madison Square Garden in New York on MARIO PANVINI ROSATI LORI BRUNER Martin Luther King, Jr. a little more than Galleria Passareila 2 1560 Bayview Ave. June 28. This charitable endeavor, a Milan (Italy) Suite 107 a month ago, the industry was in the pro- Tel: 790990 Toronto 17, Canada cess of providing a helping hand to group effort among NATRA, Atlantic ARGENTINA and local deejays and radio stations, is GERMANY MIGUEL SMIRNOFF shape “a summer of destiny” in which MAL SONDOCK Rafaela 3978, expected to raise as much as $150,000 Josef Raps Strasse 1 Buenos Aires, social and economic justice make Munich, Germany Tel: 69-1538 Dr. Fund. Tel: 326410 peaceful progress. This includes the pro- for the King BRAZIL gram on behalf of the President’s Coun- HOLLAND LUIS DE C. GUEDES Rally at Ruo Rego Freitas, The Poor People’s Benefit PAUL ACKET 289 3*. cil on Youth Opportunity to give the kids — andar in last Thereslastraat 59-63 Sao Paulo, SP the Atlanta Civic Center Georgia The Hague their favorite acts on film. Through the Tel: 837703 MEXICO Thursday (9) included a line-up of Mo- ENRIQUE cooperation of labels and companies ORTIZ town Records’ stars. Formation of the FRANCE Insurgentes Sur 1870 which manufacture productions de- CHRISTOPHE IZARD Mexico 20, D. F., Tel: 24-65-57 package came just 24 hours after Berry 24, Rue Octave Feuillet, signed for TV use, the program is now Poris XVI Tel: 870-9358 Gordy, Jr., president of Motown, was JAPAN being implemented. Adv. Mgr.: received a call for assist- SCANDINAVIA SHOICHI KUSANO said to have SVEN G. WINQUIST Editorial Mgr.: ance from Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. Kaggeholmsvagen 48, The death of Dr. King, and its after- Stockholm-Enskede, MORIHIRO NAGATA 466 Higfashi-OIzumi Sweden, Tel: 59-46 85 math of ghetto disturbances, of course, 122 40 Neirimaku, Cash Box is also aware of the efforts Tokyo put into sharper focus the fears of many of individual figures, artists and execu- AUSTRALIA BELGIUM that the country was in for a long, hot RON TUDOR JOS BAUDEWIJN tives, in the business who are giving 8 Francis St., Lindestroot 1 summer. The music industry has re- Heathmont, Victoria Lokeren generously of their time to the cause of 870-5677 Tel: 09 78 31 76 Tel: sponded to the horror of recent weeks ghetto youth beyond that of their com- SPAIN with new acts of responsibility. Much of panies and/or trade associations. JOSE MARIA INIGO its recorded tributes to Dr. King will Avda. de Jose Antonio 32, Madrid 1 3, benefit the Dr. Martin Luther King Fund Although the music business can be Spain. Tel: 222 1181 of his Southern Christian Leadership justly proud of Its efforts in this crusade, Council. Through the Record Industry one can expect no less from an area of SUBSCRIPTION RATES $20 per year anywhere in the U.S.A. Published weekly. Second class postage paid at New York, Association of America (RIAA), the label America’s economic fabric that is so N. Y. 10001 U.S.A. Copyright (g) 1968 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. organization, the President’s Council on close to the kids. This calling must con- All right reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Con- vention. Youth Opportunity has just received a tinue on a day-to-day basis. Cash Box—May 1 8, 1 968 3 ,. CashBoxTOPlOO 34 MIGHTY QUINN JELLY JUNGLE J TIGHTEN UP Manfred Mann-Mercury 72770 20 10 • Lemon Pipers-Buddah 41 80 Archie Bell-Atlantic 3478 I. I COULD NEVER LOVE 67 GOODBYE BABY 2 HONEY ANOTHER Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart-A&M 919 64 63 Bobby Goldsboro-United 1 Artists 50283 1 Temptations-Gordy 7072 44 59 LOVE IN EVERY ROOM 3 BEAUTIFUL MORNING 36 LOOK TO YOUR SOUL • Paul Mauriat-Philips 40530 78 The Rascals-Atlantic 2493 Johnny Rivers-Imperial 66286 25 25 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE 4 THE GOOD, THE BAD, 37 I PROMISE TO WAIT MY LOVE • WITH YOU AND THE UGLY Martha Reeves & The Vandellas-Gordy 7070 40 43 Herb Alpert-A&M 929 84 Hugo Montenegro-RCA 9423 5 18 38 PLAYBOY 70 BROOKLYN ROADS MRS. ROBINSON Gene & Debbe-TRX 5006 21 17 Neil Diamond-UNI 55065 74 85 Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia 44S11 8 15 39 IF YOU DON'T WANT MY UNITED 6 COWBOYS TO GIRLS LOVE • Peaches & Herb-Date 1603 Robert John-Columbia 44435 43 60 Intruders-Gomble 214 7 11 72 SON OF HICKORY 7 UNICORN FRIENDS HOLLER'S TRAMP Beach Boys-Capitol The Irish Rovers-Decca 32254 6 7 2160 67 73 O. C. Smith-Columbia 44425 55 47 MONY MONY 41 DANCE TO THE MUSIC LICKING STICK-LICKING Tommy James & The Sly & The Family Stone-Epic 10256 35 16 • Shondells-Roulette 7008 16 30 STICK (Part 1) James Brown-King 6166 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE ^Y 42 VALLERI DOO-DA-DAY Monkees-Colgems 1019 37 20 74 SOUL TRAIN Stevie Wonder-Tomlo 5416S 13 23 THINK Classics IV-Imperial 66293 72 77 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY Aretha Franklin-Atlantic 2518 — — REACH OUT OF THE TO SAN JOSE • DARKNESS Dionne Worwick-Scepter 44 WEAR IT ON OUR FACE 12216 15 19 Friend 8i Lover-Verve/Forecast 5069 85 95 Dells-Cadet 5599 50 52 n CRY LIKE A BABY I'LL NEVER DO YOU WRONG Box Tops-Maia 593 3 2 MAC ARTHUR PARK • Joe Tex-Dial 4076 — _ Richard Harris-Dunhill 4134 65 76 12 LOVE IS ALL AROUND 77 (YOU KEEP ME) HANGIN' ON Troggs-Smash 1607 12 12 46 TAKE GOOD CARE Joe Simon-Sound Stage 7/2608 83 70 13 YOUNG GIRL OF MY BABY 1 BABE Union Gop-Columbio 44450 9 4 Bobby Vinton-Epic 10305 31 26 GOT YOU • Etta James-Cadet 5606 _ 14 SUMMERTIME BLUES I LOVE YOU Blue Cheer-Philips 40516 11 9 People-Capitol 2078 68 78 ANGEL OF THE MORNING • Merrilee Rush-Bell 705 93 91 AIN'T NOTHING LIKE 48 DOES YOUR MAMA IT'S OVER THE REAL THING KNOW ABOUT ME Eddy Arnold-RCA 9525 _ Marvin • Gaye & Tammi Terrell-Tomlo 54163 19 29 Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers-Gordy 7069 51 56 16 81 YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER WE'RE ROLLING ON Byrds-Columbia 44499 82 87 Percy Sledge-Atlantic 2490 14 13 The Impressions-ABC 11071 53 57 17 LADY 82 SHE'S A HEART BREAKER MADONNA 50 I WANNA LIVE Gene Pitney-Musicor 1306 88 93 Beatles-Capitol 2138 10 3 Glen Campbell-Capitol 2146 54 45 83 SLEEPY JOE MASTER JACK 51 MAY I TAKE A GIANT STEP Herman's Hermits-MGM 13934 86 92 Four Jocks & A Jill-RCA 9473 41 55 1910 Fruit Gum-Buddah 39 56 65 APOLOGIZE 19 FUNKY STREET A MAN WITHOUT LOVE • Ed Ames- RCA 9517 94 99 Arthur Conley-Atco 6563 23 21 Engelbert Humperdinck-Parrot 40027 66 — 20 NEVER GIVE YOU UP SWEET INSPIRATION 53 BABY MAKE YOUR OWN • Jerry Butler-Mercury 72798 95 Sweet Inspirotions-Atlontic 2476 24 27 SWEET MUSIC Jay The Techniques-Smash 2154 59 86 HERE'S TO YOU 21 THE BALLAD OF & 61 91 89 BONNIE Hamilton Camp-Warner Bros. 7165 & CLYDE 54 FOREVER CAME TODAY LILLI MARLENE Georgie Fame-Epic 10283 Diana Ross & The Supremes-Motown 1122 39 36 87 18 8 Al Martino-Capitol 2158 89 94 22 I WILL ALWAYS THINK 55 SCARBOROUGH FAIR KING Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia 44465 45 46 88 A TRIBUTE TO ABOUT YOU William Bell-STAX 248 87 100 New Colony Six-Mercury 72775 26 28 HOW'D WE EVER GET THIS V 23 89 CHAIN GANG t MY GIRL/HEY GIRL MEDLY WAY Jackie Wilson & Count Basie-Brunswick 55373 90 80 Bobby Vee-Liberty 56033 28 37 Andy Kim-Steed 707 69 75 90 MY SHY VIOLET IF I WERE A CARPENTER 57 CALL ME LIGHTNING Mills Bros.