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litorial: Some Personal Business ... See ATV Victory Northern Takeover . National General Enters usic Scene; Al Kasha VP . Labels Commended, cored By Deal- May 31, 1969 Association... :ax Volt Confab 110,7£ «sib. 754 rders Hit $2 Million ... Tetra's $250,000 Ad Cash Box mogram For New Product...Katzel Gen. Mgr. f Avco Embassy Label... R CA Pubs Sizzle.. AGE OF THE FIFTH DIMENSION Intl Section Begins on Pg. 75 Led Zeppelin www.americanradiohistory.com r :HI Thank You, everybody, for making 'Spinning Wheel" IT and "More and More" into hits. We're so pleased, we've decided to release them as the new Blood, Sweat &Tears single: "Spinning Wheel 4-44871 and "More and More." Released from the album. On Columbia Records9 PEG e 'COLUMBIA, SWARD'S www.americanradiohistory.com %n\ MAIM MI»\\ %, _\\\ II iE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC -RECORD WEEKLY VOL. XXX-Number 44/May 31, 1969 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 IRV LICHTMAN Editor in Chief EDITORIAL MARV GOODMAN Assoc. Editor DANIEL BOTTSTEIN JOHN KLEIN ALLAN RINDE BOB COHEN EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS MIKE MARTUCCI ANTHONY LANZETTA ADVERTISING BERNIE BLAKE Some Persona/ Director of Advertising ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES STAN SOIFER, New York BILL STUPER, New York Business HARVEY GELLER, Hollywood WOODY HARDING Art Director COIN MACHINE & VENDING ED ADLUM General Manager BEN JONES, Editor CAMILLE COMPASIO, Chicago LISSA MORROW, Hollywood CIRCULATION THERESA TORTOSA, Mgr. CHICAGO HOLLYWOOD :AMILLE COMPASIO HARVEY GELLER 29 E. Madison St. 6290 Sunset Blvd. The music business has had the Praising the industry for its part in Chicago 2, III. Hollywood, Calif. 90028 rare opportunity over the past several "erasing the color line" in America's 'hone: (312) FI 6-7272 Phone: (213) 465.2129 weeks to hear the voices of two dedi- entertainment world, Sen. Javits visu- ENGLAND cated men among the ranks of distin- alized its participation in recruiting I. DORRIS LAND in- talent from the ghettos and helping 3 Cork Street guished politicians speak at two London, W1, England dustry gatherings. Senator Javits of form new record companies owned Tel: 01-734-2374 New York, addressed an RIAA award and operated inside the ghettos. This dinner (of which he was the first reci- dual purpose, of course, gives youth ITALY HOLLAND in a ARIO PANVINI ROSATI PAUL ACKET pient) and Julian Bond, who was pro- the ghettos chance to achieve Galleria Passorella 2 Theresiastraat 59-63 pelled to national prominence from his economic strength on a creative level Milan (Italy) The Hague in the Geor- and also provides employment in all Tel: 790990 Tel: 837700 base as a representative types of skills required of any busi- GERMANY FRANCE gia legislature, spoke to guests at the MAL SONDOCK CHRISTOPHE IZARD Stax/Volt sales convention in Memphis. ness enterprise within the ghetto Josef Raps Strasse 1 24, Rue Octave Feuillet was di- structure. Putting new economic vigor Munich, Germany Paris XVI Tel: 870-9358 Sen. Javits' address geared Tel: 326410 consump- into the ghetto is one thing, we may AUSTRALIA rectly for music business BRAZIL RON TUDOR tion, while Rep. Bond spoke to his add, but it's also important that the PEDRO FRAZAO 8 Francis St., in capacity as mu- music business find employment and DE VASCONCELOS Heathmont, Victoria audience not their 'Frei Caneca, 11, Apt. 13 Tel: 870-5677 sic men, but as concerned Americans. opportunity for the disadvantaged out- iao Paulo, S.P., Brazil MEXICO side of the ghetto, too. Tel: 239.40 18 presented a strong SALVADOR ARREGUIN Both, however, What Sen. Javits has proposed in ARGENTINA ANTONIO SENS case for greater involvement in the up- MIGUEL direct relationship to the music busi- SMIRNOFF Tiber 100 -7 y 8 Pisos Rafaela lifting of the economic standard of 3978 Mexico 5, D.F. ness and Rep. Bond in more general Buenos Aires Tel: 25-39-52 11-62-96 those victimized by the repression with- Tel: 69-1538 terms has not totally been denied JAPAN in ghetto life. Rep. Bond pointed to to some extent, both through cooper- CANADA Adv. Mgr. fact that the gains the Negro has WALT GREALIS SHOICHI KUSANO the ative industry ventures and the actions RPM Editorial Mgr. made in the area of integration into 1560 of individual Bayview Ave. MORIHIRO NAGATA companies and people. Toronto public facilities (e.g. buses, restau- 17, Ontario 466 Higfashi-Olzumi But, "to some extent" is surely not lei: (416) 389-2166 rants) has not been matched by all- Neirimaku enough in a struggle to improve the SCANDINAVIA Tokyo important progress on the economic SVEN lives of millions upon millions. And G. WINQUIST BELGIUM level. And he came armed with dev- raggeholmsvagen 48, JOS BAUDEWIJN "to some extent" is not enough for an Stockholm-Enskede, thesis. Lindestratt astating statistics to support his 'weden, 19 industry that owes much of its present Tel: 59-56 85 Lokeren 122 40 Tel: 09 78 31 76 Sen. Javits relied less on the statis- prosperity (and excitement) to creativ- approach, but on the moral ques- ity that has its origins in the ghetto. Po RATES S25 per year tical OSCshe IPTION anywhere in the U.S.A. h 1780 Broadway, New York, 10019. Second what role the record industry Yes, the role of the music business classa postageBox. paid at Hartford, Conn. 06105 tion of can play to improve the economic lot in this area is one of personal concern, rig sYaght ',9 1969 reserved. by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. All Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. of the disadvantaged. not to mention a patriotic one. 11 www.americanradiohistory.com Cushl.xTOP100 N r` lt3 68 I THREW IT ALL AWAY BACK 145 34 CISSY STRUT 1 GET Meters-Josie 1005 38 42 Bob Dylan -Columbia 44826 71 Beatles With Billy Preston -Apple 2490 1 3 35 ITS NEVER TOO LATE I TURNED YOU ON 2 LOVE CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY 4192 40 48 Isley Bros. -T -Neck 902 Mercy-Sundi 6811 2 5 Steppenwolf -Dunhill BABY I LOVE YOU HAPPY DAY BLACK PEARL OH Ltd. with Sonny Charles-A&M 1053 44 54 Andy Kim -Steed 716 79 Edwin Hawkins Singers-Pavilion 20001 6 10 Checkmates LET ME WITHOUT HER THESE EYES Raiders -Columbia 44854 47 59 Herb Alpert-A&M 1065 Guess Who -RCA Victor 0102 5 6 Paul Revere & 38 MEDICINE MAN 72 TRUCK STOP 5 HAIR Buchanan Brothers -Event 3302 42 51 Jerry Smith -ABC 11162 Cowsills-MGM 14026 3 1 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE COLOR HIM FATHER 6 AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE Oliver -Jubilee 5659 55 78 Winstons-Metromedia 117 IN MEDLEY 5th Dimension -Soul City 772 4 2 40 I COULD NEVER LIE TO YOU THE POPCORN New Colony Six -Mercury 72920 45 50 James Brown -King 6240 7 GITARZAN Ray -Monument 1131 8 9 41 (I WONNA) TESTIFY SO I CAN LOVE YOU Stevens Johnny Taylor-Stax 0033 46 55 Emotions -Volt 4010 GRAZIN' IN THE GRASS 12 42 SEATTLE Friends Of Distinction -RCA Victor 0107 11 Perry Como -RCA 9722 48 49 WITH PEN IN HAND Vikki Carr -Liberty 56092 88 9 ATLANTIS 43 HAWAII FIVE -0 Donovan -Epic 10434 10 25 Ventures -Liberty 56068 20 11 77 YOU DON'T NEED ME FOR TODAY THAN YESTERDAY ANYTHING, ANYMORE MORE 44 I'M A DRIFTER Brenda Lee -Decca 32491 82 Spiral Starecase-Columbia 44741 12 13 Bobby Goldsboro -United Artists 50525 49 53 THE GHETTO FOOLS 78 IMAGINE THE SWAN IN THE APRIL Zombies -Date 1644 77 Elvis Presley -RCA Victor 9741 19 24 Dionne Warwick -Scepter 12249 54 69 ABOUT SPECIAL DELIVERY MOODY WOMAN TOO BUSY THINKING Jerry Butler -Mercury 72929 MY BABY 1910 Fruitgum Co.-Buddah 114 57 67 Marvin Gaye-Tamla 54181 14 17 LOVE ME TONIGHT MY CHERIE AMOUR Tom Jones -Parrot 40038 59 Stevie Wonder-Tamla 5418 - 13 WHERE'S THE PLAYGROUND SUSIE Glen Campbell -Capitol 2494 13 19 DON'T LET THE JONESES 81 SOME VELVET MORNING GET YOU DOWN Vanilla Fudge-Atco 6667 8E 14 HEATHER HONEY Temptations -Gordy 7086 58 68 Tommy Roe -ABC 11211 15 18 82 TOO EXPERIENCED 49 THE CHOKIN' KIND Eddie Lovette-Steady 124 8 15 PINBALL WIZARD Joe Simon -Sound Stage 7 2628 28 14 The Who -Decca 32465 16 16 RUNNING BEAR 50 PROUD MARY Sonny James -Capitol 2486 9: 16 RIVER IS WIDE Solomon Burke -Bell 783 56 60 Grassroots -Dunhill 4187 17 20 SPINNING WHEEL TOMORROW, TOMORROW Blood, Sweat & Tears -Columbia 44781 17 GOODBYE Bee Gees-Atco 6682 61 Mary Hopkin-Apple 1806 18 28 85 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE 52 SWEET CHERRY WINE Strawberry Alarm Clock -Uni 55125 9 BAD MOON RISING Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette 7039 23 15 Creedence Clearwater Revival -Fantasy 622 24 46 86 LISTEN TO THE BAND NO MATTER WHAT SIGN YOU ARE Monkees-Colgems 5004 9 19 THE BOXER Diana Ross & The Supremes-Motown 1148 66 - Simon & Garfunkel -Columbia 44785 7 4 GOOD MY PLEDGE OF LOVE 54 GIMME GIMME LOVIN' Joe Jeffrey Group -Wand 112 ROMEO & JULIET THEME Crazy Elephant -Bell 763 29 26 Henry Mancini -RCA Victor 0131 53 77 55 BORN TO BE WILD ITS MY THING PART I 21 ITS YOUR THING Wilson Pickett -Atlantic 2631 50 56 Marva Whitney -King 6229 Isley Brothers -T Neck 901 9 7 WHAT DOES IT TAKE 89 LET ME LOVE YOU 22 EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRL Jr. Walker & All Stars -Soul 35062 65 74 Ray Charles -ABC 11213 9 Classics IV -Imperial 66378 26 35 LOVE MAN 90 I CAN'T QUIT HER MORNING GIRL Otis Redding-Atco 6677 67 79 Arbors -Date 1645 Neon Philharmonic -Warner Bros./7 Arts 7261 27 33 58 SORRY, SUZANNE 91 BUT ITS ALRIGHT SEE Hollies-Epic 10454 62 66 J.