Page 4 1968 ... the ye or of Joni Mitchell ? SOUND Just Joni onstage in a long purple robe with her long THAT'S straight blonde hair gleaming in the soft lights focused on the stage of the Biller End in Greenwich Village. Just Joni SOFT, accompanying herself with an acoustic guitar while in a clear voice she sang her songs and the full house al the coffee house listened in quiet enchantment. HAPPY Before the release Of Joni Mitchell's first Reprise album a small Not only do Eternity's circle of hip people knew her from her appearances in small coffee Children have a nice sound on houses and her songs like "The Circle Game" and "The Urge For Goingn. Her reputation was really underground. - their first Tower single "Mrs. N_ow, since the. release of the album earlier this year, Joni is finally _ Bluebird", but they a,re also nice getting the attention she deserves, for she is certainly one of the most people. important songwriters on the scene. In· New York on a cross country In a wa_y, she reminds me just slightly of Donovan, for they both promotion tour, they stopped by the use words ma way that imparts a feeling of beauty and wonder. . GO offices for a chat. Together for There is almost a fairy-tale quality in the lovliness of many of her about a year and a half, the group - songs, but they are all very real and personal statements about her based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - feelings, experiences and swroundings. write all their own material. Onstage, she can be a fairy princess vulnerable in her delicate In · Eternity's-Children are Lynda ~uty or a woman who has lived and experienced life. Joni is a Lawley, vocals; Charles Ross, bass smger who takes her audience with her from the mountains to the sea and guitar; Mike McClain, organ; Roy in her songs. Whittaker, drums. Having worked in Detroit for two years. I saw Joni perform there Their soft sound is reminiscent of before she made it. At the time, Detroit was her home. I hoped then the ' Mamas & Papas and The that Joni would get the national exposure she deseIVed and now it Association and their single shows looks as if 1968 will be the year of Joni Mitchell. them to be a very fine group. Bunky and Jake shared the bill with Joni during her three-week run SAM AND DAVE- .. walked off with all the honors with a knockout perfonnance Of their music, Roy said: "We are at The Bitter End. I see so many new acts that it is very difficult for appealing to every age group. We me to really flip over anyone unless they are absolutely super. I at the "Soul Together". don't just appeal to one particular flipped over Bunky and Jake. They attempted in photo captions roles in up·coming Broadway kind of fan. If you like music, you'll The duo stand out as one of the to be arty, but what do all those shows... Bobby Vee doing one TV like our sound.H most original new and creative acts words meal)! Just that Llfe doesn't special in Britain and two in Lynda added: uu•s happy music - on the pop scene. Their style is have what it takes to freak out with Germany during his current tour that's about the best way we can dynamic and their material fresh. words. The articles say a lot of abroad... Lulu just cut Nilsson's describe it." Pick up on their Mercury album and SCENE nothing, too. Unfortunately, the "Without Her" and she's the 15th Evidently their music has made you'll get a good taste of what Bunky by feature comes off as an instant·make artist to do that tune. . . Independent one young lady very happy in New and Jake can do. yourself-hip-kit and it just doesn't Orleans. The young lady is Pete Loraine Alterman producer Bones Howe's fust disc for Speaking of excitement onstage, work. Laura Nyro is "Save The Country". Fountain's daughter, who asked them Sam and Dave walked off with all the anywhere near where you live, make The Young Savages cunently on a Laura and Bones cut the song in. to play at her Sweet 16 party on honors in that department at Atlantic promotion tour in the East for their Columbia's Los Angeles August 25. and NATRA's giant "Soul Together" sure you are first on line to see them. Life magazines's recent feature new Roulette single, "Sitting On A studio. .. Warner Brothen-Sewn Arts Mike told the story. ~·we received held at Madison Square Garden. Plane". The boys, incidentally, . cashing in on Richard Harris' a call whe11 we were in Washington The two have always been among a1?'>ut "the new rolifc" had marvelous wrote, arranged, produced and recording success by releasing his from Mr. Fountain, and he told us the great R&B acts, but their new pictures and an amusing piece written by Frank Zappa. Otherwise it fell flat perform the new Yoo Hoo diet drink " How To Handle A Woman" from that his daughter wanted us to play 13-piece band make them number for her party." on its glossy face, trying too hard to commercial. .. Josh White Jr. being the "Camelot" film score album on one. The whole band go through was a very pleasant surprise.'~ be hip. approached by casting directors for. their label as a single. uu precision dance routines that would Charles said. put the Rockettes to shame. Sam and The group were brought together Dave always did great dances onstage by their managers who searched the themselves, but now, backed by this QUALITY IS THE KEYNOTE, SAYS South to lmd the right musicians to amaz.ing band, no one can beat them. make up a new group. Each member No need to tell you how good Sam "If a record is really good, there is no particular timing necessary of Eternity's Children comes from a and Dave sound. They know how to for releasing it,"says Jay Lasker, President of Dunhill Rerords. That, diff~rent musical background - put down soul like very few other in a nutshell, is the major difference between Dunhill records and its DUNHILL Lynda from folk, Mike from performel:1l. All I can tell you is that psychedelic, Charles from rock and if Sam and Dave are appearing gi8nt com~titors . Lasker discussed Dunhilrs policy Roy from soul. . ..The majors set monthly releasing on releasing albums. uwith most of ··1 don't know how it all blended MAJORCA POP policies," Lasker told GO. "Theory is CHIEF our albums we aim for either a in together,'~ Mike said, "but it did." FESTIVAL CANCELLED .. that if you throw enough records up against the wall, some of them are THE MAJORCA Pop Festival bound to stick: Unfortunately, in scheduled to take place this nionth order to meet their monthly has been cancelled because the allotments, they sometimes have to release product that is not up to promoters could not raise enough Janwuy or a July release date in money to put it on. Jimi Hendrix, snuff. "That's why when production order to tie in with ABC's big Georgie Fame, Lulu, Tim Rose and semi·annual promotion push. They many other stars were supposed to copies get to the all important radio station the station programming distribute the Dunhill label. perform during the six day jazz ''However. other albums we may and pop festival. di.iector. or whoever chooses the .1.ecords to be played on the air, faced handle the same way we do a single with a stack of releases from a release. If a group get a hot single. we DUSTY SIGNS particular label, will often pick out can rush an album right out. For u.s_ CONTRACT the artists whose names he knows, example, we just brought out an album called 'Monk Higgins In DUSTY SPRINGFIELD has just and not ever listen to the others. ••At Dunhill, we release by the MacArthur Park' which had a sound signed a new exclusive contract in similar to the late Wes Montgomery the U.S. with Atlantic Records. seats of our pants. There is no firm release schedule for singles. We set a and we're very high on it. Ifs getting The British singer's deal with her played on rock, soul and jazz · , .. 111. tenta~ive schedule to use as a guide. new label is effective August 1. but we very rarely stick to it. stations.·· THREE DOG NIGHT. . . hot new Coast group. She will return to New York in ' ..Ther e are a lot of records Dunhill - formed three years ago September to begin recording in help to launch a group." produced for us that are never by Jay Lasker, Lou Adler and Bobby already turned down the album Atlantic's -~ tu~s . ___ released, because when we hear the Roberts - had their first hit with because Wbb told them it would cost Anothe project on lhc horizon for DunhiU is " The Greatest Show On l "upyrisJ111-.6• 6y final version we aren't satisfied that "Eve Of Destruction" by Barry $40,000 to produce. Remember. l;() P\lbl~in 1l·u. lnc .• Richard Harris was then an unknown Earth" which is the ncxl thing that JS Wn l Sl>tll Sltttl the record is good enough. McGuire. Over the years, their most Ncw York. N.Y. 10019 quantity ao; far as record sales were Jim Webb will do. It should be ready l'tionc21Z1U-9111ol0 " That's why when a record is successful artists have been the released on the DunhiU label, we Mamas & Papas. concerned. later this month , however it b still a top secret project. GONo. 121 July 12, 1968 know the radio stations will listen to About two years ago. Dunhill was ..When Jim entered into an ,_ .. ROBIN LEACH it." sold to ABC, with Lasker remaining exclusive production deal with . RON HUTCHESON Dunh ill, he brought the idea to us. TUNE IN - AND JOIN UP in charge o f the label. Today Lou ANDY PLANS .... HERMAN ANESOO Adler produces the Mamas & Papas We were a bit wary because of the EUROPEAN TOUR Adwtttisin& DirectOf' ...... JOSEPH COLEMAN and Scott McKenzie among others money, but we had signed Jim AdftrtiDQa Mamcer' ...... MUIK El.SIS because of our faith in his ability, so Executive Editor . . . STEWART MACPHERSON an_d has his own label, Ode, which is Andy Williams just concluded a News Editor . . . LORAINE ALTE RMAN distributed by Columbia. Bobby we gave him the go ahead. very successful cross country tour Wnt c~ Dirtttor ...... PHIL FLAMM Roberts manages the Mamas & Papa.; '"Simultaneously wilh the release with concerts at Hono lulu's WEST COAST OFFICES and is currently negotiating to enter of the album we released one cut as a International Cen ter. The Osmond 7015 Sumrt Bh'd .. Suite I , Hollywood. Cal. 90028 into several motion picture ventures. single , and the rest is history.•• Brothers, who are on the singer's Phoot 21.J.461-1771 Lasker talked about the most What is the next Dunhill project'! Barnaby Records label were on CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE ~scussed uwc have a group," says Lask~r . tour with Wtlliams. Al McK.ye album of the year, ..A PriDcr Georae Hotel. TOS'OlltO , Oabria. Tramp Shining" by Richard Harris, ..cal led Three Dog Night, who composed and produced by Jim already have a rmc reputation among The Columbia Records artist has Printed ror :and p.. blHhcd wcc:kly by GO P'ublisllint & musicians and arc beginning to already won 10 gold LP's. He is ("o.• I...:. GO PubWhinf: Co. • Inc. aco;cpu fial :and 1otal Webb, who wrote " Up, Up Away" rnpcJOliibilil)' for all material pu.1Mishe4 in (;(). No and " By The Time l Get To become known on Sunset Strip, one currently planning another concert rnpomibilily \.'VI t.r altribueed io ..y -1io sutlon of the few spob in the country where tour o f Britain and E uro~ since conncc1ed ...i 1h (;(). Phoenix" . Subll.'riplion I yQl. SI0.00 .. Two record companies had the opinion of the public l.-an al'.tually his last one was so successful.