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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.

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E1V YORK - Paramount Reci rds National General Enters Music Scene; Al Kasha VP ill be the new parent company for National General corporation has Prior to joining CBS, Kasha func- Ronnie Dove, The Lettermen and _iramount Pictures disk division. The formed a music dnlision and has ap- tioned as an independent record pro- many others. tramount had been formed earlier pointed Al Kasha as vice president ducer and writer and headed his Latest move by a film entity into is year for soundtrack and cast LP of its newly formed subsidiary (Na- own music publishing company. He the music arena follows by several It's understood, however, that oduct. tional General Music) , according to has produced records for Andy Wil- attempts NG's unsuccessful bid to of Aug. 1, the company will be the Sal J. Iannucci, Jr., vice president of liams, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme,' gain control of Warner Bros/Seven nbrella operation for the Dot, Viva the parent company. Aretha Franklin and the Arbors, and Arts. id Steed labels. The Stax/Volt unit Iannucci will oversee the new divi- has written for such artists as Elvis - ill continue to function on its own. sion in addition to his duties with Na- Presley, Anthony Newley, Peggy Lee. tional General's motion picture and Jay and the Americans, Trim Lopez, Para's 1st Single television companies. ABKCO Is Business To accept his new post, Kasha has Paramount Records, whose single resigned as head of the West Coast Agent For Beatles; id album product thus far has come office of CBS' music company and its om TV and movie soundtracks, will subsidiaries, April Music, Inc. and Cite 6 Mos. Income lease its first 'original' single this Blackwood Music, Inc. where he oek. Deck unites producer Buddy worked closely with Cinema Center NEW YORK - ABKCO Industries, illen and producer/artist Bonnie Films, the motion picture division of Inc. has been appointed by Apple jitar, in what A&R vice president CBS. Corps Ltd. as the exclusive business Lowy called "an historic cou- In his position with National Gener- manager on behalf of Apple, the Bea- uig. al, Kasha will be in charge of recently tles, and the Beatle group of com- Under the name Bonnie & Buddy, the formed publishing arms, National panies. (Apple Corps Ltd. is the ma- w will release "A Truer Love You'll General Music Publishing Company jority partner in Beatles & Co., a ver Find (Than Mine) " b/w "That's (ASCAP) and Carthay Music Publish- partnership consisting of itself and Love Will Be "Be- the individual Beatles, John Lennon, hen (Our Over)." ing Company (BMI) . He will work les his well known ability as a pro- closely with National General's mo- Paul McCartney, George Harrison and icer," says Lowy, "Buddy possesses picture and television producers Ringo Starr. Among the companies is tion Apple Music, Inc., fine vocal quality. Together, Bonnie on all phases of music for the com- Kasha & Iannucci Apple Records, Inc., Buddy offer a rare performance. pany's product. Apple Films, Maclen Music Ltd., and the music publishing companies of Ringo Starr and George Harrison. The appointment, which is for a pe- NY -NJ Dealer Association Scores riod of three years, is cancellable by FRONT COVER either party at the end of each year, and, at Apple's option, at any time, Pricing On Cassettes, Album Jackets should Allen Klein, president of NEW YORK - The Association of Re- for their support in ARD's advertising ABKCO, cease his involvement with cord Dealers of New York and New program; 2. expression of gratitude to ABKCO. Jersey, representing 32 outlets, ap- Cash Box magazine for its "good will Klein emphasized that under its ap- proved a 5 -point resolution at its in their honest reporting" of ARD de- pointment, ABKCO would not share meet here last week (20), including velopments. in any way in any Beatle record roy- commendations, attacks and advice on A fourth point expresses "deep con- alties arising from all existing Beatle label policies. cern regarding the announcement that recording agreements, except to the According to Mickey Gensler, ARD Columbia and RCA are going to have extent of increases in Beatle record president, the resolution contains the a $1 increase in the list price of (their royalty rates during the currency of following points: 1. commendation to forthcoming) cassettes .. " Gensler, the appointment. Klein underscored ABC, Atlantic, Columbia, Decca, Dot, noting that Stax/Volt intends to do the the fact that there was no assurance Liberty. Skye, Uni and United Artists same, said that the membership had that any existing Beatle recording (Con't on Page 50) agreements would be renegotiated, or that if renegotiated, ABKCO would realize any material earnings there- from. See ATV Victory In Northern Bid Under the terms of the appointment, NEW YORK - Associated Television the Beatles have been offered a seat ABKCO would receive certain percent- has apparently won its bid to gain on the Northern board of directors. ages of the income of Apple and the control of Northern Songs, the com- The Beatles' Lennon-McCartney have Beatle group of companies from other pany populated by the Lennon -McCart- a writers contract with Northern that sources. Klein again emphasized the Since entering the recording scene a ney catalog. runs until 1973, with four songs a year fact that there was no assurance that the over two years ago, Soul City's For a while last week it seemed that expected of the duo. ABKCO would derive any material ifth Dimension quickly rose to the ATV had failed to achieve victory, earnings from this arrangement. 'p of the charts and has had little since its tender offer to shareholders More formal agreements are to be ouble staying there. Their first hit, reached deadline on Friday, May 16, prepared in connection with this ap- 7,o Where You Wanna Go," was with no appreciable increase in its 36% Drop Cosby From pointment. Jickly followed by the Grammy interest. The Beatles themselves failed ABKCO Industries, Inc. has reported inning "Up, Up & Away," with the to gain more than 3% more of their CSC Corp. Name a net income of $28,799 for the six tter tune offer dead- months ended March 31, 1969 including establishing both the group 30% holdings at their tender Bill id writer Jim Webb in the public eye. line last Monday (19). HOLLYWOOD - Reflecting Cos- extraordinary gain of $23,910., which fter a few more hits with Webb songs, However, ATV has evidently ob- by's departure from the operation, amounts represent earnings of 2, per le Fifth Dimension "Stone 50% in the mu- the Campbell, Silver & Cosby Corp. is share attributable to extraordinary released tained at least a share Campbell, Silver mil Picnic," the which intro - & Wyndham now known as the gain. song sic publisher via Howard of the iced a vast majority of the public to theatre chain and a group of institu- Corp. Roy Silver, chairman aura Nyro. tional investors, according to Lew board, noted that Cosby remains a Another change -of -pace and another Grade, ATV head. It's understood that stockholder in the company. Beatles Single Among ndmark for the group came earlier its year when they cut the RIAA- Apple, Zapple Dates mrtified million -selling "Aquarius/Let YORK he Sunshine NEW - The Beatles next re- In" medley from "Hair." Liason Committee Names lease, "The Ballad of John and Yoko," i addition RIAA-NAB to picking up their first is due this week (30). It features Paul )Id disk, the Fifth Dimension had McCartney playing both piano and )ened up another important tune )urce -Radio Personnel Appointments drums and John on Guitar. 'The B side to the industry. Disk is called "Old Brown Shoe" written by latest album, "The Age Of duction of recorded music as used in George Harrison. rius." a collection of tunes from NEW YORK - The liaison committee of the Record Industry Association of radio." Also, John Lennon and his wife Yoko 0nlry sources, is already over the Brief announced that the following have released LP on Zapple '0.000 copy mark. America (RIAA) and the National As- their first sociation of Broadcasters (NAB) is will represent RIAA on the committee; Records called "Life With The Lions." officially underway, including com- Stan Gortikov, Capitol Records, Jac George Harrison produced, wrote and mittee appointments. Holzman, Elektra Records, Hal Neely, did the cover design for his Zapple LP In making the joint announcement, Starday-King Records and Jerry Wex- entitled "Electronic Sounds.I' Index Henry Brief, exec secretary of the ler, Atlantic Records. Apple artist, Jackie Lomax has also Ilium Reviews 58, 60 Charles Stone, vp of the Stone said the following broadcast- launched his single called "New Day" asic Album RIAA, and NAB: L. Inventory 66 NAB, said: ers will represent Robert and the flip side is "Thumbin' A Ride." tos for D.J.'s 32 will Pratt, KGGF, Coffeeville, Kansas; Dan He will follow this with the June 6 )in "This joint industry committee Machine Section 81-90 concern itself with matters involving Hayslett, KIXL, Dallas, Texas; Lester release of his Apple LP, "Is This What Autry Music Section 70-74 one M. Smith, KJR, Seattle, Washington You Want," produced by George Har- Jells either or both industries where on 56 might assist the other. In this manner and Erny Tannen, MEDIAmerica sta- rison. sights & Spring, Maryland. Sounds 38 a line of communication will be estab- tions, Silver ternational Section 75-80 interest knows A meeting will be scheduled shortly. »okingAhead lished so that each Dies (Singles) 36 what the other is thinking and doing, Jimmy McHugh e5' Additions To Radio Playlists 62 area of roducers thus enabling a more effective Rascals Goldie HOLLYWOOD - Jimmy McHugh. Profile 54 planning to meet the ' chal- 8th &I1 Top 50 mutual composer of many standards, died 44 lenges of both programming and pro - The Rascals continue here last Friday (23) of a adio Active 12 NEW YORK - heart attack adio News their gold -selling pace-eight RIAA at the age of 74. His melodies include Report 32 and LP's-with their "I Give You Anything But ngles Reviews 17 awards for singles Can't Love," 14, 16, Exits McCall's Suite." Three of the a aient On Stage 50 Cato fifth gold LP, "Freedom "Sunny Side Street," "I Feel ape News Bob Cato' has resigned of their --singles releases have also Song Comin' On," among many others. Report 48 NEW YORK - RfAA certification. Gold LP's McHugh wás alsò with help- »p Hits Of The Year 68 as art director of McCall's earned credited his position $1 million in sales, while the ing to launch the career of Duke Ell- )p 100 Albums 65 Magazine. He left his post as vp of are for represents sales of 1 ington. 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l www.americanradiohistory.com I I Tetra's New LP's (14) Backed By Stax/Volt Meet Registers $2 Mil 1$250,000 Ad Program, Artist Tours On LP's; Cite Boom Development Tetragrammaton Re- iOLLYWOOD - of "The Great White Hope" is being MEMPHIS - Stax/Volt Records con- audio-visual presentation prepared 2ords first general album release, in- featured in over 50 Levy, Para music's ad-mer- meets, ducted a high-powered 1st national by Jack roduced at four regional has store windows. sales confab here over the weekend chandising vp with assistance from orders of $1.5 million Among new egistered initial the releases are Bill of May 16. A roundup of 27 albums, Chris Whorf, director of graphics, Stu vith $100,000 in reorders a week fol - (Con't on Page 54) Langer, director of ad-merchandising to the largest single LP offering by the owing the meets, according Artie label, generated distrib interest to the programs and Stax/Volt ad manager Aogull, president. Tetra Names Execs tune of $2 million in orders, according Doug MacGibbon. In addition a 16- The 14-album release will be backed to Ewell Roussell, national sales man- page consumer supplement, Soul Explo- ry a $250,000 advertising campaign, In Barsky's Absence ager. sion, has been prepared, with distribu- Aogull said. In addition, the company The general tone of the distrib phase tion estimated at 100,000. Theme of the special programs HOLLYWOOD - During the absence Las blueprinted for of Ed Barsky, Tetragrammaton Exec- of the meeting (followed by last week- confab, conducted at the Rivermont ,rtists in the release. They include a end's Mini meet for the consumer press) Hotel, was "Getting It All Together- of Biff Rose" (June utive -vice president and sales man- 'The Ten Days ager, Artie was that the Stax/Volt operation under the Memphis Sound." with Tetra's 11 -man promo staff Mogull, Tetra president, -10), has appointed Marvin Deane national Jim Stewart was emerging as one of Al Bell, executive vp of the company, n the road to promote the artist plus sales manager, and has elevated Ron the industry's giants. Full financial termed the billing "... way in excess ds in TV Guide, Gourmet Magazine, Krietzman to the post of national pro- support to achieve this prospect will be (Con't on Page 54) nderground press, radio and TV ads; offered by the music division of Par- will be repeated for "The 10 Days motion manager. his Deane will be assisted by Iry Trench- amount Pictures, whose parent com- f Elyse" (June 11-21), 'The 10 Days pany, Gulf & Western, purchased the Deep Purple" (June 22 -July 2). er, eastern sales manager and Harold f the Sulman, western sales manager. disk and music operation last year. Making individual promo trips for Among the several hundred, in atten- Stax To Distribute are Pat Boone (starting Krietzman will be assisted by Bill heir new sets Henderson, Allan McDougall, brought dance at the first weekend were Arnold day 29) , Mark Slade (two months Burk, head of Paramount's music New Fountain Label and rodeo tour starting the first over from Tetra's London office, Jeff air Cheen, Jon Gordon and Carl Deane, interests, and Norm Weiser, the divi- in June) . Also, Tetra's cast LP ieek Candy Leigh and Bunny Brown. sion's London -based chief. MEMPHIS, TENN. - Stax Records Barsky, convalescing from his re- The new product, featuring Stax/ will distribute Fountain Records, the Schwaid-Merenstein To cent heart attack, is expected to be Volt's key artists, was presented new label headed by veteran A&R man back in about ten weeks. through an elaborate and effective Cal Carter, president; vocalist Jerry Peter Walsh's Butler, exec. vp; and Bill Matheson, 3epresent secretary and general counsel. The Starlite Artistes In US company will operate out of Chicago Top /0, Building Catalog Termed Keys and hopes to develop a "Chicago Sound" and musical style in the same JEW YORK - The Schwaid-Meren- manner that -management corn- Stax and Volt brought tein production To Sunbury, Dunbar Run Successes the Memphis talent to the fore. any has reached an agreement with Of The company has also formed a pub- tarlite Artistes Ltd., the large Lon - NEW YORK - "Viewing the world The Nilsson Boom lishing affiliate called Parabut Music on management-booking operations from the top 10 ... as well as building In detailing some of the achieve- that will become involved in radio and 'hereby S -M will represent SAL in a self-supporting catalog of standard ments of the firms, Teifer said that tv commercial production. Fountain's pie U.S. copyrights" is the road to success for Harry Nilsson, first staff writer signed, offices will be located in 1321 S. Mich- Under the deal, S -M will handle all of RCA's music publishing affiliates, Sun- continues his run of success. Nilsson's igan Ave., the old ABC offices in Chi- AL's acts in the U.S., including the bury Music (ASCAP) and Dunbar Mu- credits in the last 18 months were Move, and cago. remeloes, Marmalade sic (BMI) . termed 'unbelievable' by Teifer. They The company's first release, sched- pencer Davis. Latter act will be pro- This is the assessment of Jerry Teif- include "Ten Little Indians," recorded uled for debut shortly, will feature uced here S release on Co- by -M for er, president of the division, which is by the Yardbirds for Epic, "Battle Of Jackie Ross with her coupling "Don't imbia Records. presently enjoying such chart stands The Bands," recorded by the Turtles Change Your Mind" and "Where Can In addition to management repre- as "These Eyes" by the Guess Who for White Whale, "Daddy's Song," by You Be." citation, S -M will be talent searchers (RCA), "One" by Three Dog Night the Monkees on Colgems, "Don't Leave In the new set-up, Bill Matheson will )r Peter Walsh, and, owner of SAL, (Dunhill) , "The Big Man" by De Mul- Me," by Vikki Carr on Liberty and handle all business details. Cal Carter t Walsh's request, make booking deals lins (Plantation) and "Son of a Tra- Robert John on Columbia, "The Puppy and Billy Butler, Jerry's brother, will it Walsh. velin' Man" by Ed Ames (RCA) . Song," by Mary Hopkin on Apple, handle talent and producers (Billy will The Bob Schwaid-Lou Merenstein Norman Racusin, chairman of the (Con't on Page 54) also be negotiating for new acts) and peration is presently the manage- board of Sunbury/Dunbar, said, "We Jerry will handle public relations. 'ent and the production outlet for such are tremendously pleased with Cal is a veteran of the record busi- cts as Miriam Makeba, the Tymes, early successes of our newly formed ness, having been affiliated with Vee an Morrison and Charlie Mussel- music publishing subsidiaries and with 1953 1966 where hite. Jay Records from thru the fact that the companies are enjoy- he cut such people as Butler, Dee ing success on so many labels." Clark, Betty Everett, Jimmy Teed, "These Eyes" was written by Randy John Lee Hooker, the Staples Singers Bachman and Burton Cummings, was Racusin & Teifer and a host of others. In 1966 he went produced by Jack Richardson and ar- to Liberty as an A&R director and cut ranged by Ben McPeek for Nimbus 9 Jackie DeShannon, Julie London and Productions. "Our affiliation with the TDC Name Changes P.J. Proby, among He left Al others. talented Jack Richardson and BLOOMFIELD, CONN. - In order Liberty in 1968 and had been doing in- MacMillan of Nimbus 9 Productions more closely to identify and develop dependent production. is especially gratifying since this Ca- corporate identification through its nadian operation has given us to date distribution centers, Transcontinental such great writing talents as Bonnie Dew" Distributing Corporation has an- Dobson, who wrote "Mourning nounced the following corporate name Katzel Avco for Lulu, and Bachman -Cummings as well as changes: who wrote "These Eyes" Hart & Privilege Distributors to TDC Embassy GM most of the songs in the Wheatfield Bur- up the Los Angeles, managed by Ross Soul album which is soaring C. C. Stone to TDC San Fran- NEW YORK - Avco Embassy Re- Schwoid, dick; Merenstein &r Walsh LP charts," Teifer continued. cisco, managed by Bob Ellis; Mohawk cords, the new disk & music unit of Distributors to TDC Albany, managed Avco Embassy Records, has made by Roland Roy; Eastern-Allied -Asso- its first major exec appointment with ciated to TDC Hartford, managed by Bud Katzel joining the operation as Frank Sutter; Action Distributors to general manager. Hugo Peretti and TDC Denver, managed by Earl Woolf; Luigi Creatore, heads of the operation, Baystate-Dumont-Mutual to TDC Wob- said that Katzel would be involved in urn managed by Howie Ring and the administration of the company as Frank Holland; and newly opened well as function as the head of all the TDC Seattle. label's marketing activities, including sales, promo, merchandising and ad- Seattle Manager vertising. Richard Godlewski, executive vice- Katzel leaves his position as vp and president of Transcontinental Distrib- general manager of ABC Records to uting Corporation has named Jerry accept the association with Avco Em- Denom manager of the new TDC bassy Records. Seattle distribution center. His new An 18-year industry vet, Katzel is duties will include direct liaison with teamed again with Hugo & Luigi, with TMC, rack job division of Transcon- whom he was associated during his tinental in production, merchandising tenure at Roulette Records from 1957 and sales. to 1964. Denom was recently associated with DJ distributors and is still head of Jerden Music Inc. record manufactur- ers, publishers and producers. He 41. began his career in the record busi- IEW YORK clubs, the Kinetic Play- ness with B & G Distributors, Port- iderable -A deal termed of "con- leading rock magnitude" ground, in Chicago. After seeing them land Oregon. Following a stint as pro- ew has brought a man for C & C Distributors, rock group, the he reached an agreement to motion imbia Flock, to the Co- perform, he was associated with Dal- Records artist manage the team. Seattle, to roster, accord- ton Records and was national sales -1B Clive Davis, president of the 3 1. manager for ERA Records and han- An interesting aspect of the Flock's The seven dates is that John dled all independent record labels dvanced man group, considered upcoming disk in Columbia's youth -oriented for Independent Record Sales divi- Lnovative their arrangements and McClure, Corporation. in of Masterworks he pro- sion of The Craig ianaged musical concepts, is director - is a subsidiary of Transcon- by rock entrepreneur Leonard and Igor TDC .osso, Aaron duces nroducer. tinental Investment Corp. Katzel Flanked by Hugo and Luigi owner of one of the nation's Stravinsky - willBernsteinbe their

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www.americanradiohistory.com Guber & Gross Go Rock, Folk At NY Singer Bowl, Pavilion Fests NEW YORK - Lee Guber and Shelly people). Among the headliners of the Gross of Music Fair Enterprises. Inc. Folk Festival will be four stars, each will present a music festival this sum- of whom has headlined their own sell- mer at the Singer Bowl in New York out concerts at Carnegie Hall or Phil- on the site of The New York World's harmonic Hall. Fair. The company, the nation's largest "Even more important than the size producer of theatrical and concert at- of the show", explains Stein, "is the tractions, will also operate the former fact that our top ticket price for this as "a rock show will be three dollars." Stein says ballroom". Producing both events will that "The shows will not be held in the be Howard Stein who currently stages round like the previous concerts held the one night events for Music Fair at this arena. We are cutting off one Enterprises, including their highly suc- end and setting the stage to face the cessful Westbury Music Fair. opposite side. We feel that this is fair- The Singer Bowl Music Festival will er to both the performer and to the open Saturday, July 12th, with what audience." Stein promises to be the biggest single Subsequent shows in The Singer Bowl Folk concert ever held in New York series include a special Joan Baez con- City. (The Singer Bowl can hold 17,500 cert with a reserved ticket price of two dollars. The Chambers Brothers, Step- penwolf, and a special electric guitar virtuoso show featuring Jimmy Paige MC5 ROCKS ON ATLANTIC: MC5, and Led Zeppelin, Larry Coryell and the hot Detroit -based rock group, has be other top electric guitarists. signed to an exclusive recording contract with Atlantic Records, as announc There will by Jerry Wexler, be a 1950's Rock Show featuring the executive vice president of the label. At the inking are Nesi Ertegun (seated center), Atlantic executive vp; biggest names of that era; a series of John Sinclair (standing, 2 ethnic music shows including an Israeli from right), head of Trans -Love Productions, the group's management fin Nite featuring Shoshani Domari; a Fi- Group members are (standing, 1. to r.) Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson, Way esta Italiana and a West Indies Nite Kramer and (seated, 1. to r.) Fred Smith and Robin Tyner. MC5's first albi featuring The Mighty Sparrow. There hit the charts, becoming a best-seller within a few weeks of release. The gro will also be a number of pop shows in- begins work on their debut Atlantic LP in June, and it will be issued sornetir cluding The James Brown Revue and this summer. Atlantic's contract with MC5 was negotiated by Jerry W. other major acts still to be announced. with John Sinclair, and Danny Fields, acting on behalf of the group. Ticket Stein, Gross & Guber prices for the shows will vary, but Stein expects to keep many of them as low as the Folk Show. "Ticket prices, Farrell & Bernstein reflective of talent and hall costs, have Optronics Library Negotiations gotten ridiculous. We think we can Make Publishing Deal bring in most of these shows at half the usual ticket prices." NEW YORK - A partnership agree- For Audio -Visual Product Rights ment has been negotiated between Wes Pavilion Dates Farrell, president of the Wes Farrell NEW YORK - A new company with with all types of audio-visual c:. Organization, and Herb Bernstein, head The Pavilion, special emphasis on the upcoming tridge companies on the horizon. of Jillbern Music, that places Jillbern as the New York State EVR audio-visual innovation has been Pavilion has been renamed, opens on formed by Music (BMI) and Ellbern Music (AS - Friday, Iry Stimler. 2 More Units CAP) under July 11th with The Grateful Stimler, leaving the MGM disk divi- the aegis of the Farrell Dead and two other bands. "As attrac- Organization. sion after eight years, most recently Two other divisions part of I tive as our concert series will be, the are As a division of the Farrell as tape director, has formed Optronics new Stimler operation. V.T.C. Co Organi- excitement of the entire season will zation, Jillbern brings to the Libraries, Inc., which Stimler de- will produce a line of "concept" t< umbrella be even greater because of The Pavi- firm such writers as Toni Wine scribes as a "multi -media complex." cartridges. ne and lion", Stein adds. The Pavilion will Stimler said he is Irwin Levine, currently on the charts operate Stimler said that one of the key as- tiating with three cartridge cornpan with the hit every Friday and Saturday pects of the operation will be interested "Black Pearl" by the night with three major acts each to nego- in distributing the seri Checkmates Ltd. with night, tiate rights to and Another Bea Sonny Charles, including opening night with The artists product for company. Water and the recent Ronette's "You Grate- use in the EVR system. EVR is the Films, Inc., is a comp; charter, ful Dead. Here also, the price has been production Came, You Saw, You Conquered" both held Columbia Broadcasting System's au- that will produce short features of which were down, with general admission set dio-visual co-authored and pro- at three dollars for the cartridge device that can theatres and TV. Using top disk al duced by Phil Spector. Toni Wine entire evening. play through ordinary TV sets. While Stimler said, the is start The Pavilion will feature no hard company was responsible for "Groovy Kind of it's the best-known designation for the off with the Edwin Hawkins Sing Love," Irwin Levine liquor, but food and soft drinks will invention, authored "This be provided by Restaurant Associates, Stimler will do business of "Oh Happy Day" fame. He's Diamond Ring," and Herb Bernstein ready made -Re Inc. Sound for both The Singer Bowl a deal with Walter composed the Mitch Ryder's "Break- and The Sterling for distribution. out.' Also under contract is the young Pavilion will be handled by Bossin, Falling Bill Hanley, who does sound chores for Carrico & Fields back on his experience composer Miles Chase. The the tape field, Stimler also intend: As producer and Fillmore East, The Newport Fes- To arranger, Bern- tival and many other top entertain- Bell Executive Posts represent record companies and t stein has worked with such artists as ment events. duplicators as a consultant in the ni Dusty Springfield, the Four NEW YORK Seasons, General Manager for both - Larry Uttal, president tiation of deals in this area. the Happenings, Lanie Kazan, Connie events of Bell Records for will be Fred Vogel, formerly with the and the Columbia Stimler said that a prospect Francis and Julie Budd. Most recently Pictures a Joffrey Ballet, and previously Manag- Industries record division, future of Optronics Libraries is I he produced and arranged the "Don last week announced executive appoint- lic stock offering. The company i Kirshner ing Director of The New York State Cuts 'Hair"' LP for RCA Pavilion at The World's Fair. ments for Gordon Bossin, Dave Carrico set up temporary offices at attor Victor. and Oscar Fields. Effective immedi- Paul Marshall at 130 West 57th St. The The New York State Pavilion was arrangements with Jillbern/Ell- designed by ately, Bossin will become national di- Stimler is a 20 -year music indu bern add some 250 song Philip Johnson. The space titles to the is covered by the largest rector of album sales; Carrico is na- vet. His other duties at MGM inch publishing division of the Wes suspension tional li Farrell roof of its kind and a plexiglass director of singles sales and the creation of the label's budget Organization. Exclusive writers under dome. A&R and a It is completely open on the sides and producer relations; and stint as director of merchandi contract to Farrell's Pocket Full of Fields becomes director of national and the opening of three comp. Tunes include: Stein explains that "... though we can Tony Romeo, com- promotion. All three will report di- owned branches. He has also I poser of the operate in the rain, the ballroom will Cowsills' "Indian Lake" always be open, with rectly to Iry Biegel, vice president and associated with Steve Allen and and currently represented on a very free and general the easy feeling. In the summertime, this manager of the label. Thiele in his own label, the 20th charts with "Welcome Me Love" by Describing individual duties, Biegel tury Fox label and a distributor the Brooklyn Bridge; Paul Tartachny, (Con't on Page 50) stated that Bossin will direct and on the west coast. John Wright and Wayne Ulaky of the supervise all LP product from incep- Beacon Street Union; Larry and Den- tion to sales, including trade and con- ny Larden: members of the Ele- Fillmore Goes Non -Stop sumer advertising, quality control, phant's Memory, Michael Shapiro, consultation with NEW YORK Bill Graham's producers, release Stan Bronstein, Richard Sussman and - Fill- schedules and merchandising. His Richard Frank; and Michael Appel, more East, which has adopted a 'wait and see' policy functions will also call for frequent recently signed to the firm. for the summer be- visits to distributors and retail outlets Pocket Full of Tunes also lists some cause of the great concert activity planned by various promoters, to maintain and enhance the relation- 250 titles in its catalog. has ship between Bell and its sales outlets. apparently seen enough. The East Fields Village showplace, which will head national promotion stayed dark on all single and album product super- much of last summer, will run a full vising slate of summer concerts. activities of regional and local Lineup for promo representatives. Ultimately, the next three months is: Fields is to the Who, Chuck Berry, Albert King have a staff of at least four assistants under his direction in (June 5, 6) : Booker T. and the MGs, Chicago (Transit coordinating the firm's promotional Authority) , Young- efforts. bloods (13, 14); , Buddy Carrico, Miles Express (20, 21); Procul Harum, in addition to his duties as Al Kooper, national director of single sales, will Raven (27, 28) ; Jeff Beck be in Group, Jethro Tull, Soft White Under- charge of screening submitted belly (July masters and auditioning new artists. 3); , Man He will also work (4, ; closely with Bell's 5) John Mayall, Preservation Hall independent Jazz Band, Spooky Tooth (11,12); producer "chain," acting Creedence as their label liaison, helping to find Clearwater, Terry Reid, new material Aug (18, 19); Cosby -Stills -Nash (25, and providing consulta- 26); Canned Heat, Three tion for producers and artists through Dog Night, frequent in person Bernstein & Farrell Santana (Aug. 1, 2); and Jefferson visits around the Airplane, country. 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bucket and replaces frenetic drummer apparently the reasons why Elektra re- Dennis Thompson's sticks as he breaks cently fired them, citing "unprofession- them-ten, fifteen, twenty a set. al conduct." However, it looks as if Newsweek The battering ram of a revolution is they will soon sign with Atlantic Records. May 19, 1969 how the MC5 think of themselves. "Call All except Davis come from Lincoln Me Animal," chants lead singer Rob Park, "the other side of the tracks" from Tyner, a plumpish blob of wild -haired rich Grosse Pointe. That's where they MUSIC libido. And the band makes happy pig met, schooled together, learned to make noises as Tyner throws a handy "groupie" music together. "After high school, in Jams to the floor and exuberantly pretends Lincoln Park," says Smith, "you can go to Kicking Out the to rape her. They play and chant with college, which you can't afford, or the It's mind-blowing, earsplitting, stom- relish "Motor City Is Burning" and re- Army or the factory. You end up working ach -churning. The souped -up music of gard society as "The Human Be- all year in a loveless job to have two the MC5 (MC for Motor City) starts off ing Lawnmower (Chop -chop -chop -chop - weeks' vacation a year." Smith's father in high and never throttles down. Until chop)" as they chant the litany or point works in a factory; Kramer's is a truck - recently, pop music from Detroit was all the necks of their guitars at the audi- driver; Davis's has worked for Ford for Motown, the slick manufactured charm ence like bayonets or machine guns. 30 years. He himself once worked in a symbolized by the Supremes. But up Profane: To these kids -25 -year -old steel mill, and Dennis Thompson used to from the underground has come a real bass guitarist Michael Davis is the oldest work in a tool -and -die shop. Detroit sound, pulsating with the belch -the Revolution is happening. "There's Impulses: Despite the show of vio- of its smokestacks and the beat of its two cultures today," says lead guitarist lence, the MC5 is a likable group, not machinery. Some of the new groups are Wayne Kramer, who wears a Continental only talented and personable, but con- the Amboy Dukes, the Psychedelic Army uniform and paints his guitar with cerned and peace -loving, driven genu- Stooges, SRC and UP. Last week, the stars and stripes. "There's the adult inely by inchoate but profoundly felt leader of the pack, the MC5, was playing honky culture-Frank Sinatra, Democrats impulses. "We want the rebirth of the an infrequent out-of-town date, at New and Republicans. And there's the Al- natural, righteous self," says Thompson. "It's a planet," York's Unganó s. ternative Culture-the Cream, Jimi Hen- young says Tyner. "We're It's a driving music that has in it the drix, the underground." "It's a revolution just getting out of the caves. What we dirt and factory pulse and scream of rub- against cultural repression," adds guitar- try to say in our music is: Come out, ber turning corners at full speed. The ist Fred Smith. "What's obscenity?" asks have the whole planet, not just the room unmuffled engines of the MC5 spare Davis. "Four-letter words? Making love? with the TV set." To the MC5, their neither audience nor musicians, who ex- What's obscene are city streets, dead music "tries to create an atmosphere for ercise an uncanny control over their fish, pollution of air and water. And war. change." "\\'e found out that when you electrifying, abandoned ferocity. They Honky culture is death culture." The played super -loud and super -fast, it steam with sweat, they leap and stretch groups' use of profane language on one made you feel pure and happy," says Out and spin as they play and sing. They version of their Elektra LP, "Kick Tyner. "It makes you feel better today," than says Davis. even carry along a sort of flight engineer the Jams," which has sold more "It makes you feel even bet- amplifiers, 100,000 copies, and in an advertisement ter tomorrow," says Smith. who adjusts their electronic -HUBERT SAAL hands out towels, passes around a water in an Ann Arbor, Mich., newspaper were rid ,,(c)i ATLANTIC 1510 Hill, Ann Arbor, Michigan Guidance John Sinclair/Trans-Love Productions,

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LITTLE MILTON 48% Moody Woman - Jerry Butler - Mercury 82%

46% Baby I Love You - Andy Kim - Steed 70% 44% The Girl I'll Never Know - Frankie Valli - Philips 44% JUST A LITTLE BIT 42% Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears - Columbia 75% 39% No Matter What Sign You Are - Diana Ross & Supremes - Motown 87%

CHECKER 1217 37% I Turned You On - Isley Bros. - T -Neck 79% 35% My Pledge Of Love - Joe Jeffrey Group - Wand 73% 34% Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & Shondels - Roulette 34% 33% Days Of Sand And Shovels - Bobby Vinton - Epic 33%

30% Yesterday, When I Was Young - Roy Clark - Dot 39% MAURICE & MAC 29% Minotaur - Dick Hyman - Command 73% 27% It's Getting Better - Mama Cass - Dunhill 59% 25% Hushabye - Jay & Americans - U.A. 66% LAY IT ON ME 23% Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down - Temptations - Gordy 93% 22% So I Can Love You - Emotions - Volt 22% 21% Color Him Father - Winstons - Metromedia 64% 20% And She's Mine - Spanky & Our Gang - Mercury 20% CHECKER 1218 19% Love Me Tonight - Ton Jones - Parrot 89% 18% Didn't We - Richard Harris - Dunhill 58% 18% But It's Alright - J. J. Jackson - W. B. - 7 Arts 38%

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(Picks of the Week (Picks of the Week TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS (Roulette 7050) LOVE AFFAIR (Date 1646) Crystal Blue Persuasion (3:45) (Big Seven, BMI - James, Vale) One Road (2:58) (Dick James, BMI - Goodhand, Tait) I'm Alive (3:12) (Big Seven, BMI - James, Lucia) Attractive twelve -string guitar and string intro is just the start of an outstand- Having broken away from the same -sound category several sides ago, ing ballad side which could become the biggest Love Affair record yet on this Tommy James and the Shondells continue their changing of sounds and styles side of the Atlantic. Earlier releases, steeped in English stylings, were nicely with the new "Crystal Blue Persuasion." Soft, Rascally ballad with a fine sum- received in FM circles, but this should go top forty. Flip: "Let Me Know" mer brilliance. Flip, "I'm Alive," is a booming James composition that stirred (2:38) (Dick James, BMI - Love Affair) excitement for Johnny Thunder and could breakaway as a top forty winner along with the top -lid. CLARENCE REID (Alston 4574) Nobody But You Babe (2:46) (Sherlyn, BMI - Reid, Clarke) OHIO EXPRESS (Buddah 117) Bristling medium speed side with a vocal electricity to put the side over Pinch Me (Baby Convince Me) (2:35 + :15 intro) (Kaskat, BMI - Katz, Kase- A bit of funk, a little of the "It's Your Thing" enticement and just a trace of netz, Woods) indefinable extra that presages hit response make this a solid side for r&b Like adolescents whose voices have changed, the Ohio Express continues to and pop expectations. Flip: "Send Me Back My Money" (2:19) (Sherlyn, BMI lower the key of their bubble -gum style in this new teen tempter. Once more - Williams, Jr.) the crew has a bright beat outing to maintain its hold on the best seller lists. Flip: "Peanuts" (2:08) (Kaleidoscope, ASCAP - Bengert) LESLEY GORE (Mercury 72931) 98.6/Lazy Day (2:30) (Screen Gems/Columbia, BMI - Fischoff, Powers) FRANKIE LAINE (ABC 11224) Very well woven medley of these two summer hits provides enough extra Dammit Isn't God's Last Name (2:59) (4 Star, BMI - Monda) power for the side to bring Lesley Gore back onto the breakout track again Slow building message of faith on Frankie Laine's newest gains impetus and Extremely fine offering which should receive considerable programmer volume from a flashing near -Gospel backdrop. The artist's performance of action to spark a sales surge. Flip: "Summer Symphony" (2:45) (Screen material akin to his top 20 "You Gave Me a Mountain Lord" is given an even Gems/Columbia, BMI - Greenfield, Sedaka) Similarly enticing side, a bit more immediate commercial appeal here earmarking it as a sales monster. softer and also featuring a seasonal magnestism. Flip: "Fresh Out of Tears" (2:15) (Kares, ASCAP - Laine, Morgan) THE PEPPERMINT RAINBOW (Decca 732498) (Newcomer Picks Don't Wake Me up in the Morning, Michael (2:45) (MRC/Little Heather, BMI - Kasha) EDDIE HOLMAN (ABC 11149) Working with a sound in the purity -and -vigor manner of their "Will You Be I Love You (3:05) (Damian/Virtu/Schooiebug, ASCAP Marks, Holman) Staying After Sunday" hit, the Peppermint Rainbow booms back with a solid - Latest of the long -time -breaking records, this muscular ballad has begun side that will require a good deal less work to break. Having prepared the pu- to be reconsidered at a lot of stations who passed it by when it debuted blic for their listen -twice impact the quintet should see immediate blockbuster several months ago. Building in several areas, and cropping up with r&b receptions. Flip: "Rosemary" (No credits) and pop stations, "I Love You" looks like a winner. Flip: "I Surrender" (2:25) (Same pubs, ASCAP - Marks) JACKIE DESHANNON (Imperial 66385) Put a Little Love in Your Heart (2:40) (Unart, BMI - DeShannon, Holiday, EDDIE BO (Scram 117) Myers) Hook & Sling - Pt. 1 (2:30) (Uzza, BMI - Bocage, Scramuzza) Rumbling in with a melodic take-off on "Baby You're a Rich Man," and car- Bright instrumental track gives this dance side a power strong enough to rying the message her "What World is of the Needs Now Love" smash, Jackie boom into the r&b breakout lists. Eddie Bo's commentary adds just the right makes a DeShannon powerful point on this dynamite side. Excellent material listener appeal to make this medium -paced funk outing a runaway blues and for teen and MOR programming and a heavy sales prospect. Flip: "Always Be probable pop contender. One to watch. Flip: "Part 2" (2:19) (Same credits) Together" (Metric, BMI - DeShannon, Holiday) BAKE TURNER (Kapp 2015) ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS (Atlantic 2644) Hold Me Tight (2:10) (Johnny Nash, ASCAP - Nash) Girl You're Too Young (2:22) (World War Ill, BMI - Gamble, Bell, Bell) Last year's big Johnny Nash breakout returns to the spotlight in a record- Sparkling Gamble/Huff sound turns a new light on the flashing Archie Bell ing debut by football star Bake Turner, who turns in a performance of surpris- style, giving the artist a splendid new offering for his r&b and pop fans. New ing quality. Slated for a series of tv appearances this week (as well as Score side is a smooth, softly jazz-rock backed ballad that is headed for breakouts commercials currently adapted from this song), Turner has a head start on the across the teen boards. Flip: "Do the Hand Jive" (2:24) (World War Three, exposure route. Flip: "Who Put The Leaving In Your Eyes" (2:05) (Sawgrass, BMI - Gamble, Huff) BMI - Owen) THE DYNAMICS (Cotillion 44038) BOBBY SHERMAN (Metromedia 121) Ain't No Love At All (2:50) (Cotillion/Dlief, BMI - Baker, Hicks, Robinson) Little Woman (2:22) (Green Apple, BMI - Janssen) Back from a name -making appearance on the top 100 with "Ice Cream Fine medium -slow rock dance side introduces Bobby Sherman with a roar Song," the Dynamics stir up a soft glow on this stunning ballad side. The that should make itself heard throughout the pop circuit. Basically a top team's bright sound and a highly attractive song add up to solid follow-up re- forty sound, the side is smooth and attractive enough to gain the extra sales actions on this effort. Flip: "What Would I Do" (3:06) (Cotillion/Dlief, BMI - power of MOR exposure. Likely to happen. Flip: "One Too Many Mornings' Shannon) (2:46) (M. Witmark, ASCAP - Dylan) MONGO SANTAMARIA (Columbia 44886) S.C.I. YOUTH CHOIR (Buluu 73002) Twenty -Five Miles (Jobete, BMI Bristol, Fuqua, - Starr) Do Lord (3:18) (Flip side, BMI Arr/Adpt: Carmichael, Wright) Somewhat sensational instrumental follow-up to the Edwin Starr top ten - Since "Oh Happy Day" everybody has been either covering or canvassini showing brings Mongo Santamaria on strong with an exceptional outing. The in the Gospel area. Now, the S.C.I. Youth Choir sounds like it has the nee drummer and his group tear loose with a session that should grab immediate spiritual pop breaker in this effort. "Do Lord" has anc action with teen the simplicity and blues outlets. Flip: "El Tres" (3:58) (Mongo, BMI - magnetism without Flip: Sheller) the imitation taint to break the sales barrier. la Ready To Serve the Lord" (3:40) (Trousdale, BMI - Arr/Adpt: Carmichael Wright) MARK LINDSAY (Columbia 44875) First Hymn from Grand Terrace (2:32) (Ja -Ma, ASCAP Webb) - SUMMERHILL (Tetragrammaton 1528) From his featured status with Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mark Lindsay Soft Voice (3:29) (Peyotl, BMI Hickman) solos on a tender rendering of a fine Jim Webb song. The brilliant lyric and - Softish ballad with a flow in the manner of on thr Lindsay's excellent performance gives the side a solid the Buffalo Springfield appeal for across-the- first single Voice board pop, rock and MOR attention from Summerhill. Brilliantly arranged and performed, "Soft to break it saleswise. Flip: "The Old Man is an im at the Fair" (3:23) (Johnny Rivers, BMI Webb) especially effective side for FM programmers both in terms of artist - pact and the superb stereo -finish. Should blossom. Flip: "The Last Day" (3:20 (Peyotl, BMI - Parker) BETTYE SWANN (Capitol 4731) Angel of the Morning (2:42) (Blackwood, BMI Taylor) - ZAGER No Faith No Love (3:20) (Beechwood, BMI Swann) & EVANS (RCA 0174) - In the Year 2525 (3:15) The year -old Merillee Rush hit turns into another link in the growing (Zelad, BMI - Evans) chain Material strength which of pop songs to be reworked for r&b exploitation. The performance makes carries the day for this not -quite -polished offering an effective science explod this adaptation a powerful one which, with a bit of work, will probably re- -fantasy statement. Powerful prediction that should through by bound back onto the top forty playlists with powerful sales action. "No Faith student interest into a heavy sales item. The lyric is supported throbbing rock track for extra (2:50) (Sam No Love" is another solid side with the glow to make this a two-sided con- teen impact. Flip: "Little Kids" tender. credits)

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Flip: "I Would Marry pression with this Polydor debut. Marching Home" (3:20) (Beechwood, (2: 26) (Same credits) Today" (2:57) (Same credits) Flip: A "Song Of Devil's Servant" BMI - Lambers) . Overall impact serves a close listen as well. (4: 02) (Same credits) should move LP's. LANA CANTRELL (RCA 017.3) RANDY LEE If I Say No (3:00) (Geo. -, Pincus & JOHN FRED & HIS PLAYBOY B LEVIATHAN (Elektra 45655) (Diamond 261) Black Hands, White Cotton (2:49) Sons, ASCAP - Ahlert, Carr) At last (Uni 55135) Remember The Times (2:45) (Para- working with a single reflecting Lana Silly Sarah Carter (Eating O dox, BMI Hobday) (Wren/Chattanooga, BMI - Bell, - Frequent sparks Reeves, Bell) Randy Lee may not Cantrell's strong point, the artist Moonpie) (2:10) (Bengal Tunes, of vitality and artistry give this side a should attract the kind of MOR atten- Fred, Ourso) A bit of makeup li solid appeal quite outdo Neil Diamond, but his - which could prove the powerful side here could capture the tion she deserves. Very fine effort. disguises "Judy in Disguise" as difference in moving it into top forty same Flip: "All The Things You Are" (2:25) Fred makes his Uni debut with a ranks. Side is a bright rock outing kind of attention "Brother Love" did recently. Flip: "Take A (T. B. Harms, ASCAP - Kern, Ham- that could match his big name -m that could come through. Flip: "Sec- merstein) Flip:. "Back In The U.S.S.R. ond Production" (4:05) Little Time" (2:30) (Wren/Chat-' (Paradox, ,tanooga, BMI & K Bell) (Maclen, BMI - Lennon, McCart BMI - Hobday, Murphy, McCabe, -D Bennett) SUSANNA SMITH (Bang 569) THE FLYING BURRITO BROS. (A&M Sarah Jane (2:30) (Pamco, BMI JACKIE LOMAX (Apple 1807) 1067) - New Day (2:50) (Apple, ASCAP JO ANN GARRETT (Duo 7454) Cymbal) Vocals with the smoky im- Hot Burrito #1 (3:37) (Irving, BMI pact of Merillee Rush, and a bright max) The intriguing perform I've Gotta Be Loved (2:53) (June Six- Ethridge, Parsons) - power that gained two-sided teen) Parabut, BMI Butler) Soft From the Burrito contemporary -melancholic ballad action - LP, this softly served progressive bal- could bring Susanna Smith solidly to Jackie Lomax' first single makes blues side with a powerful vocal job lad self felt once that might turn the trick in bringing brings the team into the singles the fore in pop/MOR circles. Intrigu- more on a track thal light with a terrific selection for gen- ing outing. Flip: "St. Marks & bound to explode in FM circles. Co this side up for extra interest. Could eral AM/FM break pop as become a bright discovery. Flip: teen possibilities. Flip: Third" (2:43) (Roosevelt, BMI - well. Flip: "Thumbin "The Train Song" (3:03) (Irving, BMI Ramal, Goodman) Ride" (3:58) (Progressive, BMI - "That Little Brown Letter" (2:30) Hillamn, ber, Stoller) (Sea-Jack/June Sixteen, BMI - Parsons) Williams) - SKITCH HENDERSON (Columbia BILLY BUDD (Page One 21025) 44869) DICK & DEE DEE (Dot 17261) Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite In the Season of Our Love (2: THE DALYS (Fontana 1647) Honey Pie (2: 13) (Maclen, BMI - Early Mornin' Girlfriend) (3:20) (Screen Gems/Co- Lennon, McCartney) Sparkling song (Westwood, ASCAP - Rachel) Rain (3:04) (Warner- lumbia, BMI Boyce, Hart) Recap- love ballad with 7 Arts/Witmark, ASCAP .- Light- - from the Beatles' latest LP provides a contempo foot) ping the summertime smash of Tom- Skitch Henderson with flavor that could project a new Folk standard of recent vintage my Boyce and Bobby Hart, a chuckling petus into is softened and polished for an MOR. this new bit of material. The pretty rendering the top forty showin and possible top version of "Alice Long" has the vitali- here is perfect spotlight stuff for Dick & Dee Dee. New bag for the forty reception. ty to happen all over again. Flip: "The Flip: "We'll Sing Flip: "Chanson D'Amour" (2: 25) MOR/easy listening and possible long - in the Sunsh (Bfbo, ASCAP - Shanklin) Straight Life" (2:55) (Viva, BMI - shot teen play. Flip: "Sister George" (2:11) (Lupercalia, ASCAP - Curtis) (2:25) (Ampco, ASCAP - Fried) nett) LARRY SANTOS CHUCK CARTER (Bedford 1001) (Evolution 1007) THE AQUARIANS (Uni You Got Me Where You Want Me A Teardrop Fell (2:44) (Clay, BMI - 55124) JOE DOLAN (Decca 32504) (2:52) (Michlar, Mudd, Anderson) Fine old-fashioned Jungle Grass (2:30) (Crecon, BMI - Make Me An Island (2:55) BMI - Santos) Vassilieff) Offbeat jazz side with Bright new artist is showcased on a blues lament with some potent vocal a ASCAP - Hammond, Hazelw effectiveness to spark heavy r&b ac- taste of "Oh Happy Day" and the Very Bn booming melange of British and Mo- fervid Latin backing strong ballad from the town sounds tion. The Chuck Carter performance to carry off a best seller lists. h that unite into a power- coup in teen This original ful rock outing. could prove strong enough to break and adult formats. Could. blazing power that could stir u Could score. Flips this come into- its- own. 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Flip: "I've Done "Adela" attention to break it into the cl Love" (2:46) You (2: 50) (Same credits) (Al Gallico, BMI Santos Wrong" (2:21) (Tomarcia/Winah, Flip: "If You Care A Little Bit A - Catana) BMI Anderson, - Miller) Me" (2: 15) (Leeds, ASCAP - Dun TONY MOTTOLA (Project 3 1355) THE RAVIN' IMAGE I'll Never (Capitol 2463) SOUL PARTNERS (Bell 792) Fall in Love Again (2:19) Echoes (2:34) (Chappell, ASCAP Boo Boo (2:37) (Holiday, (Blue Seas/Jac, ASCAP - Bacharach, THE LIVIN' ENDS (Atlantic 2622) Esposito, - BMI - Al- David) I Love Eel Tourso) Very inviting open- mon) Very unusual voice -work Sparkler from "Promises, You More Than You'll ers on this soft -summery gives Promises" is Know (3:46) (Sea -Lark, BNB side could this side an extra edge in gaining lis- stunning in instrumental provide the lever that initiates tening attention and array which packs an adult and MOR Kooper) Murky love ballad for it action for a very calls for extra no- format impact. FM crowd and the e'tI fine easy-going tice of the instrumental track which is Flip: "Those Were The carrying side. Delightful teen fare. Flip: "Lady the mainline offering. Days" (3:07) (Essex, ASCAP - Ras- power which could move it into Of Misfortune" (2: Could pick up kin) top "Joslyn 28) (Same credits) left -field blues market breakouts. Flip: forty pattern. Flip: "Spread" (2:17) (Holiday, BMI (2:21) (Dundee, BMI - Miller, Sow Carey) - rup, Therp, Andrews, Bollme FLAVOR (Columbia 44881) RAY CONNIFF (Columbia 44872) Collyer) Dancing In The Street (2:45) (Jobete, Hold Me Tight (1:59) (Nash, ASCAP BMI - Stevenson, Gaye) Perennial APACHEE (XR-3 707) - Nash) The Johnny Nash smash Ar dance side from the Martha Reeves Running Bear (3:05) (Big Bopper, of last year is perfect easy listen- BOBBY BOND (Warner Bros. -7 & the Vandellas songbook brings the BMI Richardson) With ing material, especially when 7292) - this oldie given One Town (a Flavor back with another strong shot coming on strong c&w and pop, expert treatment by Ray Conniff More Mile, One Mere the and More Time) -Rose, 8M at breaking into the top sales lists. Apachee psyche -rendering could follow the Swingers. This one should see a (2: 52) (Acuff Flip: "Comin' On Home" (4:05) the pattern lot of action. Flip: - Bond) Pop -country ballad w1' of breakout taken - "I Love How You (125th by left some excellent touches by produa St., ASCAP - St. Clair, field sides ala Bubble Puppy & the Love Me" (2:05) (Screen Gems - O'Brien) Buchanan Columbia, BMI Tupper "Morning Girl" Saussy. Q Brothers. Flip: "Indian - Mann, Kolber) vet Dawn" (3:42) (Seal, erating in the Glen Campbell BMI - Schwartz) Bond Flip: XR-3 Records, 520 5th Ave., NYC. could come through. SUNNY MONDAY You're Leavin' Me" (2:25) (Sao (Decca 32503) PERCY FAITH (Columbia 44876) Show Me How To Love (2:24) (Three credits) CROW (Amaret 106) Windmills Of Your Mind (2:28) Bridges, ASCAP - Bernstein, Mill - (United Artists, rose) Sprightly Time To Make A Turn (2:45) ASCAP - M. & A. ballad with a bright Bergman, M. 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VIC DANA (Liberty 56109) BILLY FELLOWS (MGM 14048) THE MAIN INGREDIENT (RCA 5 Look of Leavin' (3:07) (Passkey, BMI Early In The Morning (2: 15) (Moon- I Was Born To Lose You (2: 12) (p beam, ASCAP Vance, Carr) Eerie Chesnut, Sinks) Soft pop -jazz ballad - bar, BMI - Sylvester, Simmons, I - ballad which features a haunting HANK SCHIFTER (Soul City 774) in waltz-tempo brings Vic Dana back Long John (3:25) (Work, ASCAP Pherson) Combination of rock from his last noisemaker with a pretty melody line and some very attractive - blues in a Motown manner nia vocals from a male -female duo. En- Schifter) Traditional blues song is package to gain gentle -play attention. powered by some contemporary ar- this a stronger than average side Could spread from an MOR start. Flip: ticement of MOR play could spark an across the teen board programs overall teen breakout. Flip: "Stained rangements that could open doors at "Loneliness (Is Messin' up My Mind) " many FM stations. Side is heavy en- Marvin Gaye ala New York. (2:45) (Guardian, BMI Dana) Glass Windows" (Moonbeam, ASCAP "Psychedelic Ride" (3: 18) ($ - Vance, Carr, Levitt) ough to attract notice for this rising - artist. Flip: "How or When" (3:45) credits) (Same credits) BOHANNA (Scepter 12252) EDDIE & ERNIE (Revue 11049) Jamaica (2:05) (Peanut Butter, BMI Woman, What Do You Be Doing (2:30) - Levine, Bloom) Straight -ahead sum- (Music Pool/Murrell, BMI Murrell, - JUNIOR MARKHAM & TULSA I mer bubble gum outing with all the Johnson) Fine vocal team works up a RUMBLES LTD. (Sire 4110) VIEW (Uptown 762) joy and double-entendre to delight teen sweat on material mirroring the Push Push (2:35) Black Cherry (2:45) (Abernathy/E, listeners. Anticipate (Bleu Disque, hearty top forty "Who's Makin' Love" magic sound. ASCAP Sandler, Steinberg) Bright BMI Dempsey, Markham, Bet receptions and a - - possible heavy break- Side could carry heavy enough blues bit of rock that combines the impact Boatman) Psychedelic/blues s out. Flip: "Nightime Lady" (2:04) market impact to break wide open. of '50's rock and a trace of bubble gum along the same lines as the taste (Peanut Butter, BMI Levine, Res- - Flip: "Thanks For Yesterday" (3:10) to delight appetites of early and late ing "Black Pearl" could get a sin nick, Burkman) (Music Pool/Soulset/Murrell, BMI - teens. Could happen. Flip: "First to reaction for Junior Markham &, James, Johnson) Know" (1:48) (Bleu Disque, ASCAP - Tulsa Review. Lyrics should MELANIE (Buddah 113) Ford) screened. Flip: "Gonna Send Bobo's Party (3: 58) Back To Georgia" (2:35) (Zann, (Kama Rippa/ JO ARMSTEAD (Giant 709) Mathews, Amelanie, ASCAP - Safka) Con- There's Not to Many More (Left Like - Hammonds) siderably changed since her last Him) (2:35) (Colfam, BMI - Arms- singles outing, Melanie has turned tead) Gaining recognition as a writer, THUMPER (A&M 1045) into a Buffy Sainte-Marie figure Jo Armstead serves up a tasty side to Bogota (2:36) (Almo/Joint Effort, NORRIS WILSON (MGM with heavy pop style. Could crop up establish further evidence of her artist ASCAP - Hall, Wyper) Steadily im- 14038) on FM playlists and spread. Flip: potential. Booming performance with Chantilly Lace (2:21) (Glad, B proving, Thumper could have the Richardson) Big Bopper oldie "I'm Back In Town" (2: 17) (Same impact. Flip: "Another Reason Why I breakout side that has thus far eluded vived with a bit of the original fee credits) Love You" (2:30) (Same credits) the act. Medium to moving teen side some new touches to up a no with enough impact to open up turn action. rock track with the potential to Flip: "Chu Chu La" (2:38) (Irving, BMI Margolin, Riopelle) sales activity. Flip: "Love II - (2:22) (Acuff -Rose, BMI - Bryan

VIK VENUS (Buddah 118) RONNIE WALKER (ABC 11215) A Moonflight (2: 30) (Kaskat/Kahoona/ Precious (3: 12) (Kas-Mo/Rot Camad/T. M./Pocket Full of Tunes/ BMI - Walker) Loaded with thee Johnny Rivers/Peanut Butter/Kama to boom into r&b spotlights and SMASH Sutra, BMI - Script: Siegal) Timely rapid recognition among teen novelty in what used to be called the grammers, the new Ronnie ballad RECORD Buchanan & Goodman vein. A bit is a stunning venture. contrived, but cute and well .carried flash into the running. Flip: off with bubble gum appeal. Flip: Good Feelin"' (3:39) (Jobete, B "Everybody's on Strike" (2: 38) (In- Holland, Dozier, Holland) herit/Quantes, BMI - Herd)

NOEL ODOM & THE GROUP (U 763) BOB & EARL (White Whale 310) I Can't See Nobody (3:07) (Nein Harlem Shuffle (2: 48) (Marc -Jean/ BMI -B & R Gibb) The delicac Keyman, BMI - Relf, Nelson) Intro- subtle BeeGees treatment is re duction of a new dance with this side on this rendition of the team's which could amount to a winner for Bob & rial by a sheer power Earl. The team's vocal is amply spark plenty of top forty at backed by some fine instrumentals Flip: "Pardon My Complete GUESSWHp and arrangements to give the side tion" (3:10) (Gold Dust, BMI - teen and blues power. Flip: No info Fell) supplied.

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Marry versial Country Songs," Bobby Bare; eral manager of Crewe's publishing Florida. Me! ," the original soundtrack; "To and "The Nashville Brass Featuring complex. The tour, running through Aug., Love Somebody," Nina Simone; "The Danny Davis Play More Nashville At Crewe, under Weiss' direction, includes stops at the Detroit M Windmills Of Your Mind," Ed Ames; Sounds." the writing team of Brown & Blood- Festival (May 30) , Memphis. B "Seattle," Perry Como; "I've Gotta The RCA -distributed Calendar label worth delivered such songs as "Watch Festival (June 5-7) ; Boston Tea P, Be Me," Steve Lawrence; "Moog is represented with "Everything's the Flowers Grow" and "C'mon (12-14); Toronto Pop Festival Marianne" 4 Power," Hugo Montenegro; "Up With Archie," featuring the cartoon group by the Seasons: "Sin- Newport (Calif.) '69 (22); Mile 1 People," Jake Hess: "Doin' His of the same name. 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Other albums atre (Mass.) (23); and Oakdale M Corp. has acquired distribution rights include three sets from the Chamber dells, "Nothing Succeeds Like Suc- Tent (Conn.) (24). to Share Records, the Englewood, Symphony of Philadelphia, an LP from cess". N.J. based label owned by Van Mc- Erich Leinsdorf and the Boston Sym- Other songs during Weiss' tenure Coy and Joe Cobb. Product will con- phony, one from the Royal Philhar- include "Silence Is Golden", "River tinue to be produced in New York, monic and "Weissenberg Plays De- Is Wide," "California Nights", "To New Reshin Signings although some future production is bussy." Give", "Can't Take My Eyes Off slated for Singleton's studios, now The Victrola logo will feature six new You" and "I Make A Fool Of My- NEW YORK - Business man, under construction in Nashville. albums, including "Caruso, Immortal self," "Bend Me, Shape Me" by the Neil Reshin has signed agreem McCoy and Cobb founded the la- Performances. 1904-1906" and Alexan- American Breed "More Than the for representation with Mercury bel last Fall, and plans call for the der Kipnis' "Russian Arias And Eye Can See". ords producer Anne Tansey, opening of a New York office in the Songs." Weiss is currently negotiating for cury group, the Buddy Miles Exp very near future. They are in the foreign catalogue representation, and Alive, Inc. a Los Angeles r process of signing new acts and will setting up production deals and sign- agement firm. be open to all sources in pursuit of Elektra To Distrib ing new acts. He is presently opera- At Mercury, Anne Tansey is finding the 'right song for the right ting from his home at 104-20 rently responsible for the Bt artist.' Eng. Dandelion Label Boulevard. Forest Hills, Queens, Miles Express, Hamilton Face, l New 11375. dom Express McCoy's long string of writing NEW YORK - Elektra Records will York There will be an- and other artists. credits include "Baby, I'm Yours," other announcement made in the shin will act in an advisory ca distribute Dandelion Records, a new ity by Barbara Lewis on Atlantic; "When British label, here in the U.S. Elektra near future giving further details of for Anne Tansey in all bust You're Young And In Love," which president Jac Holzman announced last his operational setup. negotiations. The Bi hit by Ruby and the Romantics on week that Elektra has signed a con- agreement with the Kapp and later by the Marvelettes tract with John Peel, a top British Miles Express calls for Reshir on Tamla; "Before And After" by deejay and head of Dandelion. Peel Indie Music Complex act in an advisory and superni Chad & Jeremy on Columbia: and hosts two BBC shows, Top Gear and capacity with regards to all "Let's Kiss And Make Up" by Bob- Night Ride. Formed By Tony Moon ness negotiations and vent by Vinton on Epic. entered into by the group. One of Dandelion's first acts will be NASHVILLE An independent pro- McCoy's production credits in- a large group called Principal Ed- - Alive, Inc. will be represente( clude the duction -publishing -management com- Reshin in all forms of business discovery and initial pro- wards Magic Theatre. plex duction of Peaches & Herb on "Let's has been formed in Nashville by deavors. Alive, Inc., represents Dandelion will be a co-operative Tony Moon. The announcement follows Fall In Love" and production of venture in that incomes will be divided Alice Cooper Group, who Recur( his resignation as general l Chris Bartley's "The Sweetest Thing equally between the company and the manager of Straight Records, headed by This Side Of Heaven" on Vando. artists. the publishing division of Pickwick In- Zappa; and the Conal Implo ternational, Inc. a three-piece group incorpor, Moon's production firm is now act- drums, bass and guitar. The ively seeking talent and has already member Alice Cooper group signed the Merging Traffic, whose take off on a month -long tour at Decca record "Bit By Bit" was re- beginning of June; July 4-5 they leased last week, and a Nashville rock be at the foi group, the Lemonade Charade. 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BAD MOON RISING (2:17) -Fantasy Desmond Dekker & Aces -UNI 55129 FLIP: No Good Annie PROD: La Mont Bench Creedence Clearwater Revival 622 1281 30th St. Oakland, Calif. 8255 Sunset Blvd. L. A. Calif. 5816 Lowton Ave, Oakland, Calif. PROD: A Pyramid Production. #47 Rippa ASCAP PROD John C. Fogerty c/o Fantasy PUB: Hawkins & Kama c/o Buddah PUB: Kenwood BMI LOVE ME TONIGHT (3:15) WRITER: E. Hawkins ARR: E. Hawkins PUB' Jon Dora BMI c/o Fantasy WRITER: Fogerty ARR: Fogerty c/o Robt E Weiswasser 32 Court St. Tom Jones -Parrot 40038 FLIP: Jesus Lover Of My Soul J.C. J.C. FLIP: Lodi Bklyn, N. Y. 539 West 25 Street, NYC. WRITERS: Dacres-Kong FLIP: My PROD Peter Sullivan for Gordon Mills 84 Precious World 4-25 New Bond St. London WI, England. THESE EYES (3:45) #19 PUB Duchess BMI 445 Park Ave, NYC. Guess Who -RCA 0102 THE BOXER (5:10) #34 WRITERS: Pilat-Panzeri-Mason 11133 Ave of the Americas, NYC. Simon & Garfunkel Columbia 44785 CISSY ARR: Johnnie Spence FLIP: Hide And Seek PROD Jack Richardson c/o Nimbus 9 STRUT (2:59) 51 West 52 Street, NYC. MetersJosie 1005 Bahamas Ltd. P.O. BX 566 Freeport Grand Bahamas PROD: Simon -Garfunkel -Halle Columbia c/o 1790 Bway, NYC. #48 PUB: Dunbar BMI 1133 Ave of the Americas, NYC. PUB: Charing Cross BMI 40 E 54 St. NYC. PROD Marshall E. Sehorn-Allan Toussaint DON'T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN (4:15) WRITERS. Bachman -Cummings WRITER: P. Simon FLIP: Baby Driver 1211 Phillips St. New Orleans, La. Temptations -Gordy 7086 , 'LIP: Lightfoot PUB Marsaint BMI c/o Marshall E. Sehorn 2457 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. #20 WRITERS Nocentelli-Neville-Porter-Modeliste PROD: Norman Whitfield c/o Gordy #5 ROMEO & JULIET THEME (2:30) 'FLIP: Here Comes The Meter Man PUB Jobete BMI (same address) HAIR (3:28) Henry Mancini -RCA 0131 WRITERS: Whitfield -Strong Cowsills-MGM 14026 1133 Ave of the Americas, NYC. FLIP: Since I've Lost You 1350 Ave of the Americas, NYC. #35 PROD: Joe Reisman c/o RCA 1PROD- Bill & Bob Cowsill ITS NEVER TOO LATE (3:05) PUB: Famous ASCAP 1619 Bway, NYC. 9255 Sunset Blvd. L.A. Calif. Steppenwolf -Dunhill 4192 #49 WRITER: Rota FLIP: The Windmills Of Your Mind KIND PUB: United Artists BMI 729 7th Av.NYC. 449 S Beverly Drive, Bev. Hills, Cal. THE CHOKIN' (2:39) WRITERS: Rado-Ragi-MacOermot PROD Gabriel Mekler c/o Dunhill Joe Simon -Sound Stage 7-2628 Tenn. FLIP: What Is Happy #21 PUB: Trousdale BMI (same address) 531 W. Main St. Hendersonville, Tenn. ITS YOUR THING (2:49) WRITERS: John Kay -Nick St. Nicholas PROD, JR Entrp. P.0 Bx 6128 Nashville, PUB Wilderness BMI 913 17th AvS. Nashville, Tenn. 116 Isley Bros. -T -Neck 910 FLIP Happy Birthday AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN MEDLEY (3:50) c/o Buddah 1650 Bway, NYC. WRITER: Harlon Howard ARR: Bergen White PROD: Isley Bros. 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Solomon Burke 17 PROD: Buddy Buie -Bill Lowery Prod. FLIP. What Am I Living For 3ITARZAN (2:59) P.O. Bx Atlanta, Ga. 9687 #37 iay Stevens-Monument 1131 PUB: Low -Sal BMI Bill Lowery c/o LET ME (2:29) #51 530 W Main St. Hendersonville, Tenn. WRITERS: Buie -Cobb FLIP: Sentimental Lady 'ROD: Fred Foster -Ray Stevens -Jim Malloy Paul Revere & Raiders -Columbia 44854 TOMORROW, TOMORROW (4:02) ;/o Monument 51 W 52 St NYC. Bee Gees-Atco 6682 'UB. Ahab BMI 114 Lincoln Ct. Nashville, Tenn. #23 PROD. Mark Lindsay 1841 Broadway, NYC. NRITERS. Ray Stevens -Bill Everett MORNING GIRL (2:09) 9301 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, PROD: Robert Stigwood & Bee Gees W \RR: R Stevens Neon Philharmonic -Warner Bros. 7261 Calif. 67 Brook St. London 1, England 'LIP: Baggy Bagpipes -That's My Bag 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, Calif PUB: Boom BMI c/o Mark Lindsay PUB: Casserole BMI 221 W 57 St. NYC PROD: Tupper Saussy-Don Gant -Bob McClusky WRITER Mark Lindsay FLIP: I Don't WRITERS: B & M Gbb 18 c/o Hickory Rec. 2510 Franklin Rd, Nashville, Tenn. Know FLIP: Sun In My Morning 3RAZIN' IN THE GRASS (2:56) PUB: Acuff Rose BMI c/o Hickory Records T. T. #52 :fiends Of Distinction -RCA 0107 WRITER: Saussy ARR: Saussy #38 FLIP: Brilliant Colors SWEET CHERRY WINE (3:59) .133 Ave of the Americas NYC. MEDICINE MAN Part 1 (2:58) Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette 7039 'ROD: John Florez c/o RCA Buchanan Brothers -Event 3302 17 W 60 Street, NYC. i363 Sunset Blvd. L.A. Calif. 201 W 54 NYC. #24 St. PROD' Tommy James c/o Roulette 'UB: Chisa BMI 9155 Sunset Blvd. L.A. Calif. PROD: Cashman Pistilli & West for SEE (4:34) PUB Big Seven BMI (same address) VRITER. Philemon Hou ARR: Ray Cork, Jr. Guardian Prod Event The Rascals -Atlantic 2634 c/o WRITERS: T. James -R. Grasso -LIP I Really Hope You Do PUB: SandBox ASCAP NYC. 1841 Broadway, NYC. 201 W. 54 St., FLIP: Break Away PROD: Rascals in cooperation with WRITERS. Cashman -Pistilli -West 19 Ant Mardin Atlantic FLIP. Medicine Man Part 11 c/o #53 ITLANTIS (4:58) PUB ASCAP Stephen H. Weiss Slacsar c/o MATTER WHAT SIGN YOU ARE (2:38) )onovan-Epic 10434 444 Madison Ave., NYC. NO #39 Diana Ross & Supremes-Motown 1148 it West 52 St NYC. WRITER: F. Cavaliere 2457 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Mich. ROD: Micki Most 101 Dean St. London, Eng. FLIP: Away Away GOOD MORNING STARSHINE (3:33) 'UB: Peer Intl BMI 1619 Bway, NYC. Oliver -Jubilee 5659 PROD. B Gordy Jr. & H. Cosby c/o Motown VRITER: D. Leitch 1790 Bway, NYC. PUB. Jobete BMI (same address) 'LIP: Susan On The West Coast Waiting #25 PROD Bob Crewe 1841 Bway,NYC. WRITERS. B. Gordy Jr. & H. Cosby I CAN'T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU (3:00) PUB United Artists ASCAP 729 7th Ave., NYC. FLIP. The Young Folks 10 Aretha Franklin -Atlantic 2619 WRITERS: Rado-Ragni-MacDermont AORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY (2:48) 1841 Bway, NYC. FLIP: Can't You See #54 piral Starecase-Columbia 44741 PROD: Jerry Wexler c/o Atlantic GIMMIE, GIMMIE GOOD LOVIN' (2:00) PUB: Fourteenth Hour BMI Crazy Elephant -Bell 763 1 West 52 Street, NYC. #40 ROD: c/o Ted White 1721 Field, Detroit, Mich 1776 Bway, NYC, Sonny Knight c/o Columbia I COULD NEVER LIE TO YOU (2:40) WRITER: Ronnie Shannon PROD, J Levine -A Resnick for Kasenetz Katz 'UB: Spiral BMI c/o E.W. Zaidins New -Mercury 72920 ARR: Tom Dowd-Arif Mardin Colony Six 200 W. 57 St. NYC. 00 West 57 Street, NYC. E Ill. FLIP: Gentle On My Mind 35 Wacker Dr. Chicago, PUB: Peanut Butter BMI 1650 Bway, NYC. VRITER: P. Upton ARR: Al Capps PUB: New Colony/T.M. BMI Kahoona BMI 200 W. 57 Street, NYC. '0L011::LIP. Broken -Hearted Man Suite 906-1619 Bway, NYC. WRITERS: J. Levine -R. Cordell #26 WRITERS R. Rice -P. McBride ARR: Hoyt Jones ARR: Joey Levine FLIP. Hips & Lips 11 DAY IS DONE (3:22) FLIP: Just Feel Worse N THE GHETTO (2:44) Peter Paul & Mary-WB/7 Arts 7279 Ivis Presley -RCA 9741 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, Calif. #55 133 Ave of the Americas, NYC PROD. P. Ramone 142 E 34 St. NYC. #41 BORN TO BE WILD (2:42) 'UB. B-n -B ASCAP 9000 Sunset Blvd. L.A. Cal. PUB: Pepamar ASCAP 488 Madison Ave. NYC. (I WANNA') TESTIFY (4:01) Wilson Pickett -Atlantic 2631 Taylor -Stan 33 II iladys BMI 1619 Bway NYC. WRITER: P. Yarrow ARR: C. Dedrick Johnnie 1841 Broadway, NYC TRITER: Scott Davis FLIP: Any Day Now FLIP: Make Believe Town 926 E McLemore, Memphis, Tenn. PROD Rick Hall 603 E Avalon, Mus- PROD: Don Davis c/o Stay cle Shoals, Ala. PUB: Groovesville BMI c/o Donald 445 Pk 12 #27 PUB: Duchess BMI c/o MCA Davis Ave. NYC. 00 BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY TIME IS TIGHT (3:14) tarvin 2454 Calvert St. Detroit, Mich. WRITERS Mars Bonfire FLIP. Toe Gaye-Tamla 54181 Booker T & MG'S -Sfax 28 457 Woodward WRITERS: Clinton -Taylor Hold Ave, Detroit, Mich. 926 E McLemore Memphis Tenn. ROD: FLIP. I Had A Fight With Love Norman Whitfield c/o Tamla PROD: Booker T Jones c/o Stax UB Jobete BMI (same address) PUB E. Memphis BMI (same address) #56 /RITERS: Whitfield -Bradford WRITERS: B. T. Jones -Al Jackson #42 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) (2:58) LIP: It's My Home D Dunn -Steve Cropper SEATTLE (2:47) Jr. Walker & All Stars -Soul 35062 Ave., Mich. FLIP: Johnny I Love You Perry Como -RCA 5021 2457 Woodward Detroit, 13 1133 Ave of the Americas, NYC. PROD: Fuqua -Bristol c/o Soul 'HERE'S PUB: (same THE PLAYGROUND SUSIE (2:55) #28 PROD: Chet Atkins -Andy Wiswell Jobete BMI address) len Campbell RCA Ave S. WRITERS: Bristol -Fuqua -Bullock -Capitol 2494 WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND (3:48) c/o 800 17th Nashville, Tenn. 750 N FLIP: Brainwasher Part 1 Vine, L.A. Calif. Dusty Springfield -Atlantic 2623 PUB: Colgems-ASCAP 711 5th Ave., NYC. ROD: Al Delory c/o Capitol WRITERS: Ernie Sheldon -Jack Keller UB: PROD. Jerry Wexler -Tom Dowd-Arif Mardin Ja -Na ASCAP 2552 W 5th St. L.A. Calif. c/o Atlantic FLIP: Sunshine Wine #57 TRITER: LOVE MAN (2:16) Jim Webb ARR: Al DeLory PUB: United Artists ASCAP 729 7th Ave, NYC. LIP Arkansas Otis Redding-Atco 6677 WRITERS: Bergman-LeGrande-Bergman #43 1841 Broadway, NYC. FLIP: I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore HAWAII FIVE -0 (1:57) 14 PROD: Steve Cropper Stax Ventures -Liberty 56068 c/o EATHER 926 E McLemore Ave., Memphis Tenn HONEY (2:52) 6920 Sunset Blvd. L.A. Calif. ommy Roe -ABC #29 PUB East BMI 926 E. McLemore Av. Memphis, Tenn. 11211 PROD: Joe Saraceno c/o Liberty 330 Ave of the Americas, HAPPY HEART (3:12) Time BMI 449 S Beverly Dr. Bev. Hills, Calif. NYC. 44818 PUB: April ASCAP 1650 Bway, NYC. ROD: Steve Barri c/o ABC Andy Williams -Columbia Redwall BMI 535 Cotton Ave., Macon, Ga. TUB 51 West 52 Street, NYC. WRITER: Mort Stevens ARR: Geo. Tipton Low-Twi BMI P.O. 8x 9687 Atlanta, Ga. WRITER: O. Redding 'BITER: PROD: Fuller Columbia FLIP. Soul Breeze T. Roe ARR: Jimmy Haskell Jerry c/o FLIP: Can't Turn You Loose Av of Americas, NYC. -IP. Money Is My Pay PUB: Miller ASCAP 1350 the WRITERS: J. Rae -J. Last ARR: Al Capps #44 #58 15 FLIP: Our Last Goodbye I'M A DRIFTER (3:23) SORRY, SUZANNE (2:59) INBALL WIZARD (2:55) Bobby Goldsboro-U.A. 50525 Hollies-Epic 10454 he Who-Decca 732465 #30 729 7th Ave, NYC. 51 W. 52nd St., NYC. 45 Park Ave, NYC. ONE (2:55) 3 Dog Night -Dunhill 4191 PROD: Bob Montgomery & Bobby Goldsboro PROD: Ron Richards c/o Columbia ROD Baron Lambert 449 S Beverly Drive, Bev Hills, Calif. c/o U.A. 722 17th Ave S. Nashville, Tenn. 28-30 Theo Road, London, England '301d Compton St London 1, England. PROD: Gabriel Mekler c/o Dunhill PUB: Detail 8M1 729 7th Ave, NYC. PUB: January BMI 25 W. 56th St., NYC. JB Track BMI 200 W 57 St. NYC. PUB: Dunbar BMI 1650 Bway, NYC. WRITER: B. Goldsboro ARR: Don Tweedy WRITERS: G. Stephens -T. MacAuley 'BITER: Peter Townhend FLIP: Dogs Part Two WRITER: Nelsson FLIP: Chest Fever FLIP: Hoboes And Kings FLIP: Not That Way At All

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#59 #66 #73 #87° PRETTY WORLD (3:20) WELCOME ME LOVE (2:20) COLOR HIM FATHER (3:06) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66-A&M 1049 MY PLEDGE OF LOVE (2:44) Brooklyn Bridge-Buddah 95 Winstons-Metromedia 117 Joe Jeffrey Group -Wand 11200 1416 N La Brea, H'wood, Calif. 1650 Bway NYC. 3 East 54 Street, NYC. PROD: 254 West 54 Street, NYC. Sergio Mendes & Herb Alpert c/o A&M PROD: Wes Farrell 39 W 55 St. NYC. PROD: Don Carroll 925 Cherokee Trail Smyrna, Ga. PUB: Berna, ASCAP PROD: Jerry Meyers -Alan Klein PUB: Pocket Full of Tunes BMI c/o PUB: Holly Bee BMI 1655 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Ga. Main Buffalo, N. Y. 215 S. La Cienega Blvd. L.A. Calif. 875 St. Wes Farrell WRITER: R. Spencer FLIP: Amen, Brother PUB: Wednesday Morning BMI WRITERS: A. Adolfo -T. Gaspar -A. Bergman - WRITER: T. Romeo FLIP: Blessed Is 4672 Walfor Rd. 212-C Warrensville Hts. Ohio M Gergman ARR: Dave Grusen FLIP: Festa The Rain #60 Our Children's BMI c/o Wand WRITER: Joe Stafford Jr. FRIEND, LOVER, WOMAN, WIFE (3:07) #74° #67 ARR: Al Russ FLIP: Margie O.C. Smith -Columbia 44859 THE POPCORN (2:55) MINOTAUR (7:30) James Brown -King 6240 51 West 52 Street, NYC. Dick Hyman -Command 4126 PROD: Fuller 1540 Brewster Ave, Cinn. Ohio Jerry c/o Columbia 1330 Ave. of the Americas, NYC. PUB: ASCAP WRITER: PROD: James Brown c/o King #88° BnB S. Davis PROD: D. Hyman -J. Turner c/o Command ARR: H B. Barnum PUB: Gob BMI c/o Lois (same address) ITS MY THING (Part 1) (2:50) PUB: East Lake ASCAP P.O. Bx 509 Montclair, N.J. FLIP: The Chickens FLIP. I Taught Her Everything Marva Whitney -King 6229 She Knows WRITER: D. Hyman FLIP: Topless Dances Of Corfu #61 1540 Brewster Ave, Cinn. Ohio PROD: James Brown c/o King RHYTHM OF THE RAIN (2:12) #68 Gary Lewis -Liberty 56093 #75° PUB: Triple Three BMI I THREW IT ALL AWAY (2:23) WRITERS: Isley Bros. FLIP: Ball Of Fire 6920 Sunset Blvd. L.A. Calif. Bob Dylan -Columbia 44826 SOI CAN LOVE YOU (2:49) PROD: Snuff Garrett 51 West 52 Street, NYC. Emotions -Volt 4010 6922 Hollywood Blvd. H'wood, Calif. PROD: Bob Johnston c/o Columbia 926 E. McLemore St., Memphis, Tenn. PUB: Tamerlane BMI Sunset Cal. PROD: I. #89 6290 8lvd.L.A. PUB: Big Sky ASCAP P.O. By 27 Prince St. Sta. NYC. Hayes -D. Porter c/o Volt WRITER: ARR: J. Gommoe Al Capps WRITER: B. Dylan FLIP: Drifters Escape PUB: Pery S & Staples BMI LET ME LOVE YOU (2:45) FLIP: Mr. Memory 9123 Cottage Grove, Chicago, Ill. Ray Charles -ABC 11213 #62 #69° WRITER: S. Hutchinson FLIP: Got To Be The Man 1330 Ave. of the Americas, NYC. SAUSALITO (3:05) PUB: Asa ASCAP 1556 N La Brea Ave. L.A. Cal. I TURNED YOU ON (2:40) Racer ASCAP 2107 W Washington Blvd. Al Martino -Capitol 2468 Isley Bros. -T -Neck 902 L.A. Cl WRITER: Holiday FLIP: I 1750 N Vine L.A. Calif.' c/o Buddah 1650 Bway, NYC. #76 J. Am Satisfied PROD: Al DeLory Capitol c/o PROD: R. Isley-0. Isley-R. Isley (Same address) WITH PEN IN HAND (4:52) PUB: BlendingWell ASCAP PUB: Triple Three BMI (same address) Vikki Carr -Liberty 56092 Publisher's 40 W NYC. c/o Licensing 55 St. WRITERS: R. Isley-O. Isley-R. Isley 6290 Sunset Blvd. L. A. Calif. #90 WRITERS: Cashman -Pistilli -West FLIP: I Know Who You've Been Socking It To PROD Ron Bledsoe -Dave Pell c/o Liberty I CAN'T QUIT HER (3:10) ARR: Al DeLory FLIP: Take My Hand For Awhile PUB: UNART BMI (same address) Arbors -Date 1645 #63 #70 WRITER: Bobby Goldsboro ARR: Ernie Freeman 51 West 52 Street, NYC. WE GOT MORE SOUL (2:48) PROD: BABY I LOVE YOU FLIP: Days Laurie Burton -Roy Cicala c/o Date Dyke The (2:56) & Blazers -Original Sound 86 Andy Kim -Steed 716 PUB: Sea Lark BMI 25 W 56 St. NYC. 7120 Sunset Blvd. L.A. Calif. 300 East 74 Street, NYC. WRITERS: A. Cooper -I. Levine ARR: Joe Scott PROD: Art Barrett c/o Orig. Sound FLIP: Lovin' Tonight Tonight) PROD: Jeff Barry c/o Steed #77 (Maybe PUB: Drive -In -Westward BMI c/o Orig. Sound PUB: Trio BMI WRITER: Arlester 1619 Bway, NYC. YOU DON'T NEED ME FOR ANYTHING Christian ARR: A. Christian Mother Bertha BMI FLIP: Shot Gun Slim 9130 Sunset Blvd. L.A. Cal. ANYMORE (3:08) WRITERS: J. Barry -E. Greenwich -P. Spector Brenda Lee -Decca 732491 #91° 1164 FLIP: Gee Girl BUT ITS ALRIGHT (2:55) HUSHABYE (2:57) 445 Park, NYC. J. J. Jackson -Warner Bros./7 Arts 7276 Jay & The Americans PROD: Mike Berniker c/o Decca -United Artists 50535 #71 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, Calif. 729 7th Ave, NYC. PUB: George Pincus & Sons ASCAP 1650 Bway, NYC. WITHOUT HER (3:20) PROD: Lew Futterman 162 W 56 St. NYC. PROD: Jay & The Americans for Jata Entrp. WRITERS: Richard Ahlert-Leon Carr Herb Alpert-A&M 1065 PUB: Pamelarosa BMI c/o L. F. Music 1619 Broadway, NYC. ARR: Marty Manning FLIP: Bring Me Sunshine 1416 N La Brea Ave, L.A. Calif. 162 W 56 St. NYC. PUB: Brittany BMI Hill & Range c/o PROD: Herb Alpert -Jerry WRITERS: Jackson -Tubbs ARR: 1619 Bway, NYC. Moss Jackson PUB: Rock BMI 5244 Whitsett Ave, FLIP: Ain't Too Proud To Beg WRITERS: D. Pomus-M. L.A. Cal. Shuman WRITER: Harry Nilsson #78 ARR: Thomas Kaye FLIP: Gypsy Woman ARR: Herb Alpert FLIP: Sandbox IMAGINE THE SWAN (3:10) #65 Zombies -Date 1644 #92° CAN SING A RAINBOW/LOVE IS BLUE (3:16) 51 West 52 Street, NYC. #72 LETS DANCE Dells -Cadet 5641 PROD: R. Argent -C. (2:22) TRUCK STOP (2:10) White 320 E 21st Street, Ola & Janglers -GNP Crescendo 423 Chicago, Ill. Jerry Smith -ABC 11162 c/o Marquis Ltd. 37 Soho Sq. London W1 Eng. PROD: Bobby Miller c/o Cadet PUB: Mainstay BMI Al 9165 Sunset Blvd. L. A. Calif. 1330 Ave of the Americas, NYC. c/o Gallico 101 W 55 St. NYC. PROD: PUB: Mark VII ASCAP P.O. Bx 708 Encino, WRITERS: R. Gunnar Bergstrom for Sonet Grammaphon Cal. PROD: Paul Cohen c/o ABC Argent -C. White Croma ASCAP 37 West 57 NYC. FLIP: Conversation Artemisgatan 9, Stockholm, Sweden. Street, 806 16th Ave So. Nashville, Tenn. Of Floral Street WRITERS: A. Hamilton -Blackburn PUB: Tamerlane BMI 6290 Sunset Blvd. L. A. Calif. Popp PUB- Papa Joe's ASCAP ARR: Chas. Stepney 612 Vanoke Dr. Mad. Tenn. Rondell BMI 9000 Sunset Blvd. L. A. Cal. WRITER: J. Smith ARR: FLIP: Halleluiah, Cliff Parman WRITER: J. Lee FLIP: Strolling Along Baby FLIP: My Happiness #79° MOODY WOMAN (2:13) tí93 Jerry Butler -Mercury 72929 BROWN ARMS IN HOUSTON 35 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill. (3:40) Orpheus -MGM 14022 PROD: Gamble -Huff 250 S. Broad St. Phila, Pa. PUB: 1350 Ave of the Americas, NYC. Gold Forever BMI- PROD: Parabut Alan Lorber 15 W 72 St. NYC. BMI c/o Ensign 1501 Bway, NYC. PUB: Interval WRITERS: Gamble -Bell -Butler BMI c/o Alan Lorber WRITERS: Leslie ARR: Bobby Martin -Thom Bell Miller -Joe Henry ARR: A. Lorber I FLIP: Go Away -Find Yourself FLIP: Can Make The Sun Rise r. #94 #80° ITS IN YOUR POWER (2:37) MY CHERIE AMOUR (2:50) Joe Odom -1-2-3 1710 Stevie Wonder-Tamla 54180 c/o Capitol, 1750 N Vine, L.A. Calif. 2457 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Mich. PROD: Bob McRee & Staff P.O. Bx 9687 Atlanta, Ga. PROD: Hank Cosby c/o Tamla PUB: Low -Thom BMI c/o Bob McRee PUB: Jobete BMI (same address) WRITER: Ed. Thomas WRITERS: Hank Cosby-Stevie Wonder -Sylvia Moy ARR: Cliff Thomas -Jerry Puckett FLIP: Big Love FLIP: I w// Don't Know Why I Love You `vv[42) #95° #81 YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS YOUNG (3:16) _(..e21Il SOME VELVET MORNING (7:34) Roy Clark -Dot 17246 Vanilla Fudge -Arco 6679 1507 N. Vine, L. A. Calif. 1841 Broadway, NYC. PROD: Joe Allison for Singin T PROD: Vanilla Fudge c/o Atco 4011 Hopevale Dr. Sherman Oaks, Calif. PUB: Lee Hazlewood ASCAP 1501 Bway, NYC. PUB: Tro-Dartmouth ASCAP 10 Columbus Cir. NYC. WRITER: Lee Hazlewood FLIP: People WRITERS: H. Kretzmer-C. Aznavour Presenting FLIP: Just Another Man #82 #96 TOO EXPERIENCED (2:55) WHY I Merrill Eddie Lovette-Steady 124 SING THE BLUES (3:29) Womach B. B. 1700 Broadway, NYC. King-Bluesway 61024 1330 Ave PROD: Luther Dixon c/o Steady of the Americas, NYC. Thrilling - Exciting Sensational PROD: Bill Szymczyk - c/o Bluesway PUB: VeeVee-Jamerica BMI (same address) PUB Pamco/Sounds WRITERS: L. Dixon -K. Anderson of Lucille BMI (same address) WRITER: B. B. King "A TIME FOR US"LP ARR: Ken Lazarus FLIP: You're My Girl FLIP: Friends DJ 69-1-10 #97 #83 WE CAN'T GO ON THIS RUNNING WAY (2:37) Conducted by Richard Maltby BEAR (2:43) Unchained MyndsBuddah III Sonny James -Capitol 2486 1650 Bway, NYC. Featuring 1750 N Vine, L.A. Calif. PROD: Linda Shannon c/o Buddah PROD: Kelso Herston c/o Capitol PUB: Metric BMI 1556 N La PUB: Big Bopper Brea, H'wood, Cal. BMI P.O. Bx 849 Beaumont, Tex. WRITER: B. Stone FLIP: Going Back To WRITER: J.P. 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PUB: United Artists ASCAP 729 WRITERS: J. Crane -A. Jacob 7th Ave, NYC. ARR: WRITERS: J. Rado -G. Ragni -G. MacDermot Ernie Freeman FLIP: Blue Bird FLIP: Me And The Township D J RECORDS #100° P.O. Box 4423, Panorama #86 FUNNY FEELING (2:28) City, Ca 9141? (213) 988-1393 Delfonics-Philly Groove 156 DeeJays If you LISTEN TO THE BAND (2:28) - haven't received your ..opy, please write! Monkees-Colgems 5004 c/o Bell 1776 Bway, NYC. PROD: Stan 1133 Ave of the Americas, NYC. & Bell 285 S. 52 PROD: Mike Nesmith c/o Colgems St. Phila, Pa. PUB: Screen Gems/Columbia PUB: Nickle Shoe BMI c/o Stan & Bell BMI 711 5th Ave, NYC. WRITERS: T. WRITER: M. Nesmith FLIP: Someday Man Bell -W. Hart ARR: Thom Bell FLIP: My New Love i(1 Cash Box - May 31, 19

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Slappy join (guitar), and Ammon Tharp (drums). changed its format to include the com- program director Dino Day (I.) duri This eight -man rock band, playing in plete spectrum of progressive music. his afternoon drive -time show and the Virginia -Carolina area for about WHCN is one of the two remaining sisted with record intros and comet' three years, gained a considerable lo- stations in the Concert Network. The cials. He also performed a number cal reputation, particularly in their other, WBCN-Boston (100,000 watts, routines from his latest Brunswick L home base of Virginia Beach. Over FM stereo) , went to progressive rock "The First Negro Vice Presider the years, "May I" was one of the a year ago. with considerable success. to heavy and enthusiastic audience : group's most popular songs, so much WHCN now broadcasts from 10 a.m. sponse. so that the act became bored with per- to 3 a.m., and will increase to a 24- forming it. One night at a club date, hour broadcast day within two months. SPUTTERS: Chuck Browning, WM( the group got a request for "May I," General manager Randall Mayer New and, for and York air personality, emcee( the sake of variety, changed sales manager Neil Portnoy both feel "Battle of the Bands" at the Chee the arrangements on the spot. The that there is a great, but untapped on Saturday, May 24 . . . Rocky G tune's new version was so successful audience for progressive rock in that night the ziano has been signed by Arlans that the next day the Rhon- entire WHCN coverage area, which partment Stores to act as Arla dels went into a studio and cut it as a includes Hartford, N.w Haven, and spokesman in a series of radio 2 single. As the disk began making noise Springfield, Mass., a:. well as most TV in the south, commercials. The commerci Jerry Ross, owner of of Connecticut, west Massachusetts, are being created by Purcell Prod Heritage Records, heard it, picked it and northern Long Island. up, and subsequently "May tions, New York Commercial Prod I" became Pat Williams is a striking example tion Shop. Arlans is a nationwide ch a chart item. Bill Deal & the Rhon- of versatility in motion. He played for of discount department stores, Witt dels' second single, "I've Been Hurt," '68 the Grammy Awards and recently outlets in over 60 cities . John is number 32 on the Top 100 this week. created the new musical station breaks Kluge, chairman of the board and pi Their first album, "Vintage Rock," and material for was recently KSFO-San Francisco. ident of Metromedia was honored released. Literally living at the station for days, WIP-Philadelphia, the Metrome Born John Cocker in Sheffield, Eng- Williams saturated himself with the station in that city, in the Brandy" land, 23 years ago, singer Joe Cocker people, picture, and philosophy of Ballroom of the Marriott Motor HI spent his early teenage years assimi- KSFO. The result is a series of on the evening of May 15. Richard lating all the pop sounds songs written in the style of an al- Carr, WIP vice president and gen( he could. He bum and reflecting then discovered Ray Charles - a big the personality manager, hosted representatives fi influence on him. 1111 't* of the outlet. Pat Williams came to government, civic organizations, ed Joe's first appear- KSFO's ance as an amateur was at a pub attention through his first re- tion and industry in Philadelphia. T called the Minerva, "where they used rei". cord, "Shades," for Verve. Says pro- Bennett entertained and WIP per. to throw bottles at us." 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The Mothers assault the ears with had been involved in the business months, the name musical absurdities, but the Bonzo before, and had felt we were suffi- category. For the last two Anyway, it has been an interesting of Lottie Golden has been floating Dog Band assault all the senses with ciently knowledgeable in the area of insane presentation. The group going around year! around the music business on a silver their pop music, we started a 19-yr-old from Brook- made its U.S. debut at a press party to all the clubs to find out what really IN SOUNDS: Tim Hardin is livening cloud. Lottie up the scene at the Cafe Au Go Go lyn (but don't hold it against her), at the Village Gate last week and was going down. musical auto- impressed the hell out of everybody. Now, one year later, we are still for the next few weekends Led has created the first Zeppelin returns to the Fillmore biography disk, "Motor -Cycle," which The key to the group's probable suc- going round to all the clubs to find is that their music is also great . . just issued. You can cess out what's going down, because there East this weekend (30, 31) . The Atlantic has rounds Everly Brothers open at the Bitter give 'as -told -to' credit to Bob Crewe, and if they wanted to, they could stanc' is a continual change. In our his on music alone. But they're having End on Fri. (30) . Junior Wells who did an outstanding (perhaps we have encountered many people too much fun to stop now. to at Ungano's, Wed -Sun.. . . The best) production and arrangement in the business, but we stopped Should we be an subject over lunch Shirelles at UNLTD, Thurs-Sun. job. Lottie sounds a little like Laura SOUR GRAPES? think about the Dave Swaney foi today and realized that there are a ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS: Nyro, but her songs are in another noyed at publicist we've never Next big star on the horizon is world. leaving us off the list of importan great many people that writings and writers that hi encountered, or have met only infre- hitched to the wagon of Edgar Win- Sunny Monday is more than a name, rock quently. ter, Johnny's younger brother. While it's a perfect description of a cheer - (Con't. on Page 5E Which leads us to ask the question, "Where the hell is everybody?" Is it possible that most music business execs are signing 5 and 6 figure deals without first-hand knowledge of the current state of the business? Not knowledge of last week's scene, but knowledge of today's scene. Can the A&R man who has just signed a group "almost as good as Jefferson Airplane," perhaps be miss- ing the knowledge that there are 10 groups "almost as good as Jefferson Airplane," and better than the group he's just signed? And none of them have made it? If the A&R men spend their time Lottie Love Affair listening only to hit records or watch- Sunny Monday Bonzo Dog Band Golden to Douglas, that is solely owned by an trips to Europe and it was in Ron - active producer. In announcing his sep- that he wrote five songs in five days HOLLYWOOD aration from Mercury several months in my opinion they include some ago, Douglas credited "a multitude of best he's written so far." We were pa These Days paperwork" as the major reason for ticularly impressed with "Everyoi Sauna the exit. "I'd like to get away from nets To The Moon," an "Up Up ai Away" flavored rouser, "If This W Looking a lot more like a Baja Ma- heaven?" we countered. Douglas desks and back behind the controls," rimba Moustache Contest loser than evened the score a few moments later he said. That he has done and with a the Last Song," a simple but powerf proud proprietor of a recording when he noted that he was planning to vengeance. gospel styled love song and "Pock the Full of written f studio, Steve Douglas, former singles title the bath "Sauna Bono." "There'll It was the bath that intrigued us Keys," originally more recently no setup charges for the studio or most. As we left Nickedell's, I asked Frank Sinatra and quite possibly ti A&R chief at Capitol and be The tin west coast A&R director at Mercury, the pool table." Douglas when he expected delivery. big chart single from the LP. joined us for lunch at Nickodell's. Doug- Underwood remains as engineer with "The sauna the better," he said. We that Lasker felt could be "the song las, who has cut such acts as Glen two engineers on every date - no addi- laughed loudly at that one. Douglas the year," is a cliche-riddled lyr Campbell, Bobby Darin, Wayne New- tional charge. Under Underwood the had just picked up the tab. ("open the door to your heart ... se. ton, the Smothers Bros., Lesley Gore studio has come up with many chart SPINNING WEBB'S - At the recent and you shall find" etc.) set to a ma and Kay Starr, is credited as having titles by such artists as Hugh Masekela, Dunhill meet, distribs, licensees and nificent melody. The result of a serio two of the best ears on the west coast. Bill Cosby, Iron Butterfly, Brenton key jocks got a sneak preview of the father -son talk before Webb left f He also has one of the worst mous- Woodland the Rose Garden. "Sunshower" LP starring Thelma Europe, it's titled "Someone Is Star. taches. ing Outside." Sleeper of the nine I Douglas' studio was originally owned release could be "Good Feelings" by Decca. About five years ago Char- the Happy Youth Choir. "Hey Jud lie Underwood took it over and named gets our nod as the most commerc it "Nashville West." It's presently of the cuts we heard in that album. undergoing a very expensive renova- WESTSIDE STORY - A beautif tion and is about to be re -christened sweet-soft voiced nineteen year "Dimension Recorders." Aside from singer, composer, lyricist and guit the usual accouterments for a modern ist named Teresa made her L.A. del studio (8200 square feet of offices, last Monday night at the Westide Ro. studios, remix and overdub rooms, 16 of the Century Plaza. Hostessed track facilities, the new Dolby System Anita Kerr, the private party kiel and a studio large enough to accom- off the new artist's first release on 1 modate 75 musicians) Douglas noted fit_ _- - "Anita Kerr presents Teresa." B' that he'd soon be unveiling something Steve Douglas Teresa Thelma Houston and raised in Spokane, Wash., she novel - something "Kinda' extrava- brought to Kerr's attention via a ti gant and I expect to take a bath and Douglas will continue to produce Houston and several brand new songs that arrived at Kerr's office a I it. It'll be an upstairs lounge that'll and is already auditioning and rehears- by Jim Webb, who produced and ar- months ago along with a note explz include a pool table, sauna bath and ing talent at Dimension. "One of the ranged the date. Originally scheduled ing that the sender did not have an on -call masseur. "A masseur," prime reasons for acquiring the studio for January release, the LP was de- money to get from Spokane to Ho - said Douglas, "is something this in- is that I'm pretty sure I can talk my- layed until May 26th, principally ac- wood. After hearing the tape, Ai dustry kneads." self into a rate - it'll save thousands, cording to v.p. Jay Lasker, because contacted Teresa and arranged to "Will the bath be for musicians who each year on record dates." Jimmy was dissatisfied with a lot of her in for an in -person audition. KM - play the Swedish music this side of It's the first coast studio, according the songs he had written. He took two (Con't on Page 0

mgr. Ed Redmond brought us up to Feliciano's reading of "Old Turkey comprise the John Paul Duo, II CHICAGO date on the group's current schedule Buzzard" (RCA) from the flicker be appearing in the Flower Pot The Kinetic Playground was filled of p.a.'s and club dates, which include MacKenna's Gold is reportedly start- Rush St. through June 15 ... Ran' to capacity last weekend for a series stints in Filmore East, Boston Tea ing to happen here ... Ditto the new Lewis will be back in town June of concerts , by Buffy Sainte-Marie! Party, the New York Pop Festival Herb Alpert single "Without Her for a return engagement in Lon This was of one her first appearances and a shot on the Johnny Carson Love" (A&M). . . The Kinetic Play- House . Peter Shelton of She since the 4/27 Premio Roma Festival Show. Also in the offing is a tour ground lineup, starting with May 29- Carlins Inc., who represent the GI in Rome, where she represented the of England set up by Apple . . . 30-31, will feature The Who, Buddy Lyte Sunday, informs us the gr (I) U.S. Vanguard is readying her sixth Chi -based Gorin Records announced Rich & Ork, and Joe Cooker & The received rave notices during t album, to be tagged "Illuminations," the release of their first single, spot- Greaseband; with Buddy returning recent Cheetah stint in New \ for release within the next few lighting newcomers The Roe -O -Tation. June 1 to be joined by The Soup. Lesley Gore opens in the Cal',' months . . . West coast group. Dela: Side is titled "Old Love," produced The Vanilla Fudge, Hotel Muddy Waters lia House of The Drake Ì!Ì ney Bonnie & Friends, who have . . by Gerald Sims Decca songster and the Rotary Connection will ap- week . NCFL's Barney Pip o_ n Elek- "When The Battle Is Over" Jimmy Damon, who's been packin' pear June 6-7 . . Congrats to Bob be celebrating a birthday on tra, were squired around town last in w 'em at the Cousin's Club for many Hagen, who's been upped to News 26! . Congrats to Mike Allen week by K.S. Dist. promp rep Jimmy months, switches over to the Flame Director at WCFL Guitarist been manage Bryant. Elektra's midwest promo ... John promoted to sales East, beginning June 3 . . . Jose Paul and drummer Bob Guthrie who United Record Dist.!

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Which is not a bad start. And we're gettin' higher every day.

"Yesterday, When I Was Young" (Aznavour- Kretzmer) Roy Clark Dot 17246

This is a national hit. Right: NATIONAL! With across-the-board airplay across -the -country. Thank you, Charles Aznavour, for a magnificent song. Thank you, Joe Allison, for an outstanding production job. And thank you. We needed that.

"Baby, I Love You" Andy Kim Steed 716 Produced by Jeff Barry

And this is a national hit, too! Do you believe that? Wow! Thanks again. They're both good records and we really appreciate the play. We've got three hit records happening all at one time... all across the country... and they've been a long time coming. Now for the third hit...

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BRIAN HYLAND DOES ITAGAIN.

Many jocks around the country have said, "What would This is a good record. A really good one. All the trades summer be without Brian Hyland?" Really. Lots of think so. An awful lot of stations think so. And we think them DID say that. Remember... you'll think so.

"Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" -1960 Production credit goes to our own Ray Ruff. Thanks, "Sealed With A Kiss" -1962 Ray, for a super Summer record. And we thank you for "The Joker Went Wild" -1965 staying and loving us all Summer. Brian thanks you, too.

That's right, DOT Records. The one with a whole bunch Well, always delighted to oblige, we now present of artists who are as good as gold.

"Stay And Love Me All Summer" (A. Kasha-J. Hirschhorn) DOTRECORDS Brian Hyland Dot 17258 Dot Records, A Division of Paramount Pictures Corporation

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Marvin Gaye (I anclo 541131 r 27 CAN SING A RAINBOW/ 2 ITS YOUR THING LOVE IS BLUE MEDLEY CASTOR Isle) Brothers (1 Melk 9011 Dells (Cadet 56411 3 OH HAPPY DAY 28 I CAN'T SAY NO TO YOU Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion 20001) 7 Betty Everett (Uni 55122)

4 CISSY STRUT Meters (Josie 10051 29 WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY Otis & Carla (Atco 66651 5 GRAZIN' IN THE GRASS Friends Of Destin (RCA Victor 01071 0 30 MOODY WOMAN Jerry Butler (Mercury 72929)

6 THE CHOKIN' KIND Joe Simon (Soundstagr 31 BLACK PEARL Checkmates Featuring Sonny Charles (A&M 1053) 7 I DON'T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING (Parts 1&2) Jnnlr-, brown iKing 02.24) 32 SUNDAY The Moments (Stang 5003)

8 I CAN'T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU Aretha Frankl 33 LET ME LOVE YOU Ray Charles (Tangerine 11213)

9 TIME IS TIGHT Booker T & MG's (Stax 0028) 4 34 NO MATTER WHAT SIGN YOU ARE Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown 1148) 10 STAND Sly & The Family Stone (Epic 10450) 13 35 WALK AWAY Ann Peebles (Hi 21571 11 GOTTA GET TO KNOW YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 447) 36 THE APRIL FOOLS Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12249) 12 WHY I SING THE BLUES B. B King (Bluesway b1024, 37 (WE'VE GOT) HONEY LOVE Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 13 TESTIFY (Gordy 7085) Johnnie leylor (Stax 0033) 19 38 LOVE MAN 14 PROUD MARY Otis Redding (Atco 6677) Jdr. ,niun brake (6011 /t,3) 16

39 I TURNED YOU ON 15 WE GOT MORE SOUL Isley Bros IT Neck902) Dyke & The Blazers (Original Sound 86) 17

40 THE POPCORN James Brown (King 6240) 16 SO I CAN LOVE YOU The Emotions (Volt 4010)

41 17 AQUARIUS/LET THE ITS YOUR THING Sneer Seul (Whit bll) SUNSHINE IN MEDLEY Frtih Dimension (Soul City 772) ll 42 MY WIFE, MY DOG, MY CAT Masknrerl & the Agents (Dynamo 1311 18 I WANT TO LOVE YOU BABY 1 43 WHY SHOULD WE STOP NO Natural Feur (AB(, 11205)

19 BUYING A BOOK Joe Te 10 44 EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY Lee Dorsey (Amy 11055) 20 DON'T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN Temptations (Gordy 7086) 28 45 JUST A LITTLE BIT Little Muni, -''r 1217)

21 NEVER GONNA LET HIM KNOW 46 DIRTY OLD MAN Irrur Hriu (Ú1t1 Iorn, [UU4i UnUble ldylor (GWP 501) 12

22 WHAT IS A MAN 47 MINOTAUR Dick Hyman F sor I ups (twtutuwn 11411 26 (Command 938)

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www.americanradiohistory.com Gentry Solos With Indie Label NEW YORK - Indie producer Bo team went on to write and produi Gentry has formed an as -yet -un- a string of hits for James, includir named independent record label and the top ten "Mirage," "I Like TI is in negotiation with several labels Way," "Out Of The Blue," "Get 0 for continental U.S. and international Now" and the top ten "Mony Mony distribution rights. As a writer, Gentry is currently ( Gentry said his new label will pre- the charts with the 1910 Fruitgu sent "all around pop product. I'll Company's "Special Delivery" continue with bubblegum material, ai recently garnered an RIAA disk f. but bubblegum is changing and I'll the group's change along with it." Gentry also "Indian Giver." said he is in touch with other inde- Gentry said he has had "sever pendent producers to supply product distribution offers" for his new lab( for his diskery." "but the final decision will depei Gentry first hit the charts with the on the amount of creative freed() million -selling "I Think We're Alone I have in the agreement." Now," by Tommy James & the Shon- dells, which he co-produced ,with Rit- chie Cordell. Partnering in Gentry - Cordell Conceptions, Big Kahoona Schwartz, Roulette Productions and Kahoona Tunes. the In Indie Label Deal NEW YORK - Red Schwartz h Brovsky, Decca Co -Op returned to Roulette Records as pa telee of a deal for a new, as-yet-unnam On McKendree Spring record label, to be helmed e NEW YORK - Decca Records and Schwartz and distributed by Roulet e Brovsky Management have set a spe- Schwartz, who will remain based cial joint promotional effort for Mc- Los Angeles, will also do promoti S`Gttií Kendree Spring, whose LP has just for Roulette under the direction erdt.s*Ge been released. The group, which has Sid Schaffer, the label's director no drummer, recorded their. initial sales. ISTA left Roulette, a lo set live, without augmented instru- Schwartz after aria! ments. stint, to join the Remember -Rai par labels as national promo he A special promotional kit consist- Rama e, in about six months ago. He recen ing of a highlight recording of se- over post. lected cuts from the LP, a bio and resigned that Lo a still, along with a special mailing mast( piece, a "Slinky" spring, have been sent to 500 DJ's across the country Raskins LP To Tetra to help introduce the group to them. NEW YORK - "Those Were 'I According to Mike Brovsky, whose Days" cleffer Gene Raskin and 11 firm manages the group, an additional wife Francesca will be heard on d promotion has been instituted during via Tetragramaton Records throt SING a deal negotiated by Artie Mog ir & the group's current engagement at eil the Bitter End. Record shops in the Tetragramaton president and gene Manhattan area have been supplied manager of The Richmond OrgL luce. with free tickets to the club, to be zation. given away with each McKendree Album title will be "Hello Lov Spring LP sold. The group is cur- and the tune will also be released N rently sharing the bill with Tom Pax- a single. Raskin is a TRO wr¡t ton to May 26, and will be held over and the set was produced by T Pf for the Everly Brothers engagement subsid Workshop Productions, un which begins May 30. the supervision of Jon Raskin. I + YIN ing for the LP will be Gene 6asr Francesca. dtoh Mogull Obtains More Since "Those Were The Days" f t rela Wayne Copyrights made its mark through Mary H levee kin's million seller, Raskin has gues %t sha NEW YORK - Ivan Mogull Music on more than a score of televi Abhc. has acquired renewal rights to sev- programs, and a number of TV d; aman eral Mabel Wayne standards, includ- are also currently being negoti. eel a ing "Dreamer's Holiday," "Rose Ann for the Raskins for next season, 14!'ß anc

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of 8 June LP's 'Funky & Freaky' is ANGELES - Under the theme of chandisers have been created for the 'ky & Freaky, Dot Records is re- campaign, and the label is further ex- nd highly diversified albums ploiting the packages with trade and nd ofsing eight June. A number of unusual mer- consumer ads and a unique eight page id Or: comin' book for consumer distribution and inclusion in trade ads. F Product is highlighted by Tom Wil- Names Pine son's first production for Dot, "Fear kÚ Itself." Also in the contemporary field d by s PR Counsel are two albums from producer Dick ions, W Audio Ree- Delvy, "Atmosphere/Colours," the astir) YORK - Fidelity - third set from Colours, and "Hamilton Gene s has retained Arthur Pine Asso tes to handle its corporate -financial Streetcar," introducing the group of Ilic relations. The firm went public the same name. Days" Other albums in the release are Mary November, 1968, with the sale of s000 "Standing Ovation," a live set from gin shares of its common stock to has public. Count Basie produced by Tom Mack If tetels íerman Gimbel, AF president, said and Teddy Reig; "Teresa," introdu- of TV e feel a responsibility to our stock - cing a new Anita Kerr discovery; neg sers and to the financial commu- "Pipes Of Blue," a Henry Hurt -pro- season. duced set by Kossie Gardner; "Color Js and press to keep them abreast the :he excellent progress being made Her Classic, Color Her Jazz, Color Her have by Audio Fidelity in many areas and Kellie Greene," produced Gerry 17 concert advise them of our continuing Granahan; and the initial set from Ike agemeo wth and expansion, and we believe Cole, "Picture This! " and La? t this dissemination of news and n Franc ivities can best be handled by spe- ion. ists in this field." Paris Heads Decca's he company recently reported pings per share of ten cents (10e) Home Ent. Products the nine months ended Dec. 31, 1968, NEW YORK - Marvin Paris has been 'ompared to two cents (2e) per share appointed to the newly created posi- the entire previous fiscal year end- tion of director of sales for home en- vIarch 31, 1968. tertainment products at Decca Rec- From His New Exciting another move the label has leased ords. In this capacity, Paris will be itional space for its art department responsible for national sales and dis- engineering facilities. tribution of such home entertainment BlocicbusterLP products as phonographs, radios, ac- KS -3595 meron To Promo Slot cessories and musical instruments. Paris will report directly to Tony Mar- th Original Sound tell, vp of marketing. LLYWOOD - Former disk jockey Paris comes to Decca after six years Happy Heart tt Cameron has joined Original with Columbia Records. His position at nd Records as West Coast sales Columbia was that of Regional Audio motion director, effective imme- Manager, New York Metropolitan Area. Roger Williams ely. Cameron, who entered radio Prior to joining Columbia, he worked he Army, has worked at WLEE- as salesman for two years for Fujiya hmond; Virginia; Ltd., a Japanese import firm following WHAP-Hopewell, as for [Q -Ventura, California; and KIST - another two year stint salesman ta Barbara. In his stint at KIST, he the Dejur Camera Company. ieved Pulse Rating of number one 'e -time dee jay for Santa Barbara GALVESTON Ventura Counties. THOSE WERE THE DAYS Ceording to label president Art La- HEY JUDE r Cameron is already hard at work FOR ONCE IN IVY EIEE 'noting Dyke and the Blazers' "We FEOIJN' GROOVY 9,3 More Soul" hit. LET IT BE ME BUONA SERA. MRS CAMPBELL THIS GUTS IN LOVE WITH YOU disP Ó' loch Joins IMC Staff AHD OTHERS KAPP 111 The.Ìling ANGELES pro - RECORDS 13 - Former EMI el' David Gooch has joined the staff 'tternational Management Combine. A Division of MCA, Inc. ass'" " Gm ing his with EMI, RP eight years ado, eh fto produced such artists as Vera it. tbt n, Simon DuPree, Bobby James, Dted?he ß< Revellers and Ian Carmichael. Sty' ontb _cording m to IMC toppers Leonard his de cher and William Loeb, the firm also redlcis d'a rep Gooch as a management lt for outside deals. Marvin Paris

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'Sunny' Stereo 8 Summer Planned Norelco Depicts Purchaser Composite. By RCA; 18 Tapes Open New Promo Married, Male, Urbanite NEW YORK - RCA has just mapped and Carolyn Franklin's first RCA tape. And Over 25 out a massive summer promotion drive Titles are "Baby Dynamite" by Miss NEW YORK - Results have just been most important shoppers are "oth centering attention on the Stereo 8 line Franklin, the original soundtrack to released by the Norelco home enter- adults," with teenage boys, girls, a with the suggested theme "follow the "MacKenna's Gold," Al Hirt's "Here tainment products division of North family following in that order. Hi sun with musical fun." Thé label's in My Heart," "Class of '69" by Floyd American Philips Corp. from a com- bands also are most often involved advertising -promotion -publicity cam- Cramer, "The Sensational Charley prehensive marketing study of tape the actual purchase; wives are seco paign includes a series of consumer Pride," Dolly Parton's "In the Good recorder buyers and users, and their but have lost significance in the pp< advertisements in at least nine major Old Days (When Times Were Bad) ," preferences. According to this survey, year. Teen boys have increased thi magazines and periodicals (some with Skeeter Davis' "I Love Flatt & the average tape consumer purchasing involvement in purchasing during t multiple insertions) , and a compre- Scruggs," "Por Amor ... Canta Marco or dealing with recorders priced $50 same period. hensive spot radio drive in major Antonio Muniz" and Van Zandt's "Our and up, is male, married; over 25, A further breakdown discloses tl markets. Mother the Mountain." earns more than $10,000 annually and more than 70 percent of all tape "Although Stereo 8 is in every sense Red Seal cartridges are Van Cli- lives in a major urban center. corders are self -purchases. The an all -year business, it is true that the burn's performance of Rachmaninoff's Delineating the findings, Wybo Sem- maining are gifts, of which 40 perct number of places where Stereo 8 turns "Concerto No. 2"; Eugene Ormandy & melink, vp in charge of the division, are for teen boys; 14 percent up increases in the summer months- the Philadelphia Orchestra with Bruck- noted that cassette and cartridge (in- wives; and 12 percent for teen girls. beaches, sail boats, picnic areas, pa- ner's' "Symphony No. 7 in E"; and cluding 4 and 8 -track) equipment ac- The male influence is maintained tios and the like," commented Mort Leontyne Price singing arias from six counted for 42 percent of all tape re- the home; husbands are the princil Barnett, manager of recorded tape operas. corder sales in 1968 as compared to tape recorder users, while teen be advertising and promotion for RCA. Camden tapes feature Bobby Bare's 17% in '67. Additionally, cassettes com- use the equipment almost as much Implementing the summer-long push, "Folsom Prison Blues," "Take My prised 2/3, and portable units 86%, of wives. he cited promotional display/shipper Hand Precious Lord" by George Bev- all '68 cartridge -type sales. Entertainment -amusement is prepacks that have been designed to erly Shea and "The Windmills of Your He reports that department and primary purchase motive, cited help merchandise product at point -of - Mind" from the Living Strings and radio/TV stores share top spot as lead- more than 40 percent of consumers sale. Living Voices. ing retail outlets for tape recorders 1968. In 1967, it was almost 50 perce A 10 - -cartridge container for "Hair" Preview Looks each with 20 per cent. They are fol- Business uses of h< was tape recorders unveiled with a second package In a preview of lowed by discount stores at 12 percent increased substantially, going fr holding 20 the July Stereo 8's assorted country/western RCA has already planned the issue of and appliance stores at 9 percent. Au- less than 10 percent in 1967 to alm tapes. dio specialty, camera, music and jew- 20 percent last year. A similar gair The prepacks have been prepared a new Jose Feliciano "10 to 23," Ed Ames' "Windmills of Your Mind," elry stores trail. This order has re- noted for "miscéllaneous" The as a result of the success of four such mained fairly constant over the last uses. packs "The Glory of Love" from Eddy Ar- including correspondence, taping e introduced by RCA in January nold, a greatest hits three years although department for "Oliver! ," "Sound of Music," collection from dren's voices, etc., rose from at: the Monkees and Perry Como's "Seat- stores lost five points last year, while 10 percent to more than 20 perce "Elvis" and "Feliciano." tle." radio/TV gained three, and discount- 18 New June Tapes School work accounted for some Current reel-to-reel releases for June ers lost three. percent of all uses in 1968. Among the first Stereo 8 tapes to be are "Souled" by Feliciano, "Al 'Hirt Semmelink says, two-thirds of all released as this promotion goes into Now! ," "Elvis in Memphis" abd "The brand decisions are made before shop- force are 18 new packages for June Soul Rock Blues Bag" featuring Jose ping. He attributes this, in part, to highlighted by "Elvis in Memphis," Feliciano, Jefferson Airplane, Nilsson strong advertising and promotional Wally s Tape City just issued as an LP this week. The and Nina Simone. The classical album campaigns intended to inform and label is also issuing 4 popular and 1 is a collection of works by Liszt, Sme- pre -sell the consumer. He cites Nor- To Relocate In NY Red Seal classical reel-to-reel sets. tana and Dvorak performed by Eugene elco's heavy advertising investment NEW YORK - Wally's Stereo T With the "Elvis -Memphis" album, Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orches- "designed to strengthen the brand City is resituating in a fully air . . popular cartridges include: premieres tra. name and generate traffic and sales ditioned new shop at 645 11th Ave' from Townes Van Zandt on Poppy, for dealers." The specialists in auto -tape inst. ' Lloyd Green & Maxine Brown on Chart About 50 percent of the time, the hus- tion and repair as well as sales f(q band does the shopping - almost twice open at the new quarters on al h Ampex Offers First Rama Rama/Remember as frequently as the wife. The third June 2. Auto Cassette Units Sets GRT Tape Deal, And Distrib GRT Month To Feature D.B.I. Tapes Formed NEW YORK - Two new automobile Intl stereo cassette systems, a recorder/ LOS ANGELES - Rama Rama and `Baker's Dozen' Plan By Don Blocker In LI player, a playback-only unit, have just Remember Records have entered into LOS ANGELES Don Blocker, T been marketed, by Ampex Corpora- distribution deals with Philips Inter- CHICAGO - Identifying June as - n tion. national for foreign distribution and GRT's month, the firm is offering a mer owner and president of Tapi E. Peter Larmer, vice president and GRT for exclusive world wide tape "Baker's Dozen" giveaway to 'custom- _ ternational, has just formed his i'n general manager of the consumer distribution. ers of Tape Distributors of America. tape cartridge company, D.B.I. The in 9e equipment division described the units "We feel," president Hy Mizrahï For every 12 tapes purchased, a free first six tapes, already as the new Micro 42 which provides stated, "that with these two deals we tape is being included from the catalog lease, center the catalog ardnd monaural recording "Blockbuster Hits." Initial produc e and stereo play- have fully solidified our distribution GRT represented labels. Among the ai back (priced at $119.95) and the Micro picture. Every company, regardless companies included are: ABC, Bang, dudes "Mary Ford Sings the Les 40, a stereo, playback only unit ($99.95) of size, has to be aware of the overseas Bell, Blue Thumb, Cadet, Dunhill, Ev- and Mary Ford Songbook"; "The ml complete with mounting bracket, hard- market in today's record industry. erest, Kapp, King, Monument, New of Sir Douglas Quintet"; and "B ware and demonstration tape. They Likewise, every record company must Voice, Plantation, Ranwood, Roulette, buster" packages with twelve oril sal are the first recorder/players offered look toward tape as increasingly im- Scepter, Uni and White Whale. hits from artists such as Patsy C 9e, by Ampex for automobile use. portant factor in its total revenue." TDA sales vp Mort Ohren noted "we Jan & Dean, the Beach Boys, i.ir The Micro 42 comes complete with The Phillips and GRT deals have would like to have a deal like this Douglas Quintet, Aaron Neville, rie a remote control microphone and a been signed just previous to the is- every month. It gives our sales per- Olympics and others. Fifteen .111i. slide -out accessory tray. Mounted on suance of six new albums for the la- sonnel something fun to work with and tional "Blockbuster" sets are t rig the underside of the unit, the tray holds bels in early June. Slated for release it stimulates our present customers. readied for release. the microphone and extra cassettes. at that time are albums by Vince Ed- And, of course, we hope it will result Three original acts have also en Other features include fast forward, wards, in pacted to DBI to round out the le Jae Mason, Adam Wade, Jon some new business for us." rie rewind, stop, play, eject and record. Rogers, The Invictas and a second al- TDA is a one stop, rack and distrib- product. The American Brass Co. The Micro 42 also has a tone control bum by Year 2000. utor for tape labels. Beautiful People and an as yet 1 n and two separate volume controls, as named instrumental group to be ro- well as a pilot light, record light and duced by Tommy Shepard and le jacks for an earphone and microphone. Ellis of the "Joey Bishop Sh Mounting bracket, hardware and de- 'Stereo Story' Status: Product will also be made avai foie monstration tape are included with on records. the Micro 42. Qtr. Mil In First Month who prior to his Tapp e- The new units have a frequency re- lation was general manager of tt ati sponse of 100 Hz to 10,000 Hz, and a NEW YORK - More than a quarter berty Division of Liberty Recors !s peak power output of 10 watts per of a million copies of RCA's "Stereo 8 currently on an extended sales LIP channel. Both operate on 12 volts DC. 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The outlets and setting local consumera offered as an accessory. full -color directory includes titles of campaigns. almost 800 cartridges from RCA, Red RIAA Tape Seal, Camden, Colgems, Calender, Standards Buena Vista, Chart, Diamond, Gam- Muntz To Release ble, Crescendo, White Whale and Pres- Revisions Bulletin LIVINGSTON Audio Products is offer- tige; and also lists accessory equip- Audio Fi ing this new cartridge display ment Catalog NEW YORK unit to available through RCA. - The Record Industry provide maximum exposure of 8 and 4 "This means Association of America (RIAA) has that demand for the NEW YORK Muntz will mar Pc" track product to browsing customers. new catalog is about 25 times the ini- - made available an updated version of The unit is designed ture and distribute the Audio Fi' for counter use or tial demand we encountered for our ofrier its Bulletin E5, "Standards for Mag- can be mounted on wall or racks and previous catalog, catalogue on 4 -track cartridges mr netic Tape Records." The notice con- which eventually a new non-exclusive contract l u: consists of 12 packages with 12 back- found its way to more than a million tains revisions approved in Feb. and ups. Providing pilferage consumers" goti ated between both companies. is security, the noted Mort Barnett, man- a ri available free from the organiza- displayed cartridges are affixed to the ager of recorded Audio Fidelity anticipates tape advertising and i tion's NYC quarters. display by a special of its product by Muntz early 1".9,2 restraining tape. promotion. Fall. 48 Cash Box - May 31 969

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Talent On Stage NEW YORK - Andy Miele has been Records. In the music business ft appointed sales and marketing direc- nearly 20 years, Miele began h tor of the pop division of Polydor Rec- career after graduation from Sett ords, reports Jerry Schoenbaum, Poly- Hall, working for the Major Mus dor president. Miele will be.responsible School and managing three mus for all merchandising aspects relating schools and record shops. His phil TOM JONES to record sales. He will coordinate sophy has been to work with the de< advertising, publicity and promotion t ers as closely as he works with tl for the many new Polydor groups now distributors, and he has always pr COPACABANA, N. Y. - Tom Jones son, the Mets and Mickey Mantle being signed, among them Cat Mother moted dealer merchandising aids ai is a remarkable composite of the have been honored by placards over and the All Night Newsboys, Golden co-operative advertising. power of many things: the carryover the past few years? Add Tom Jones, Earrings and Gary Joe Cooper. of the blues idiom into all segments of thanks to some girls from the S&H Miele had been national sales mana- Fields Coast Head our society; the new sexual freedom greenstamps company who waved the ger of Enoch Light's Project 3 and be- and the potent hand of TV in the crea- sign ("We Love You Tom") during fore that was national sales head, sin- In another move, Lu Fields h tion of a super star. his performance and got a chance to gles products, for United Artists been named west coast operatio Lest this clinical approach to the show it to the London disk artist in manager. Fields will be responsible f young Welshman seem too detached, his dressing room after the show. acquiring new talent and masters f let it be said that his opening night Beneath all this - and the excite- Polydor, packaging producers wi performance at the Copacabana last ment that surrounds him does require acts, and handling all A & R work f Thursday (22) was a night to remem- probing - is a voice of iron, yet supple the new record company. In additic ber. Only the Beatles - and their ap- in response to rhythm and sentiment. Fields will handle all administrati peal at the start was limited to little Perhaps most of all, Tom Jones uses aspects of Polydor's West Coast offi more than teeny-boppers - have el- his vocal equipment to best advan- and coordinate all promotional ac icited the squeals and swoon -like re- tage, seemingly for his own fulfillment vities in an area that stretches frc sponse from an audience in recent and the hungry, eager needs of his Texas and Oklahoma to Canad: years. Women who may have brought fans. He is a master on knowing how western provinces. their children along show no less en- not to let his fans down. The image Before coming to Polydor, Fiel thusiasm for Jones' kinetic, pelvic that Jones has created on TV is no was talent, research and developmc (his gyrations make the old Presley trick of the video art. It's all there manager for Gulf Pacific Industri five year olds). Who but Lyndon John- plus a lot more in real -life. an independent record producer. O of his finds was Triste Janero, a Dal Andy Miele group that has recently recorded the White Whale label.

Until suitable office space can , Rosica Dot VP found for Polydor, Fields will be wo Jubilee Purchases Happenings ing out of quarters at Metro Recc Distributors in Los LOS ANGELES - John Rosica has Angeles. been elected vice-president of promo- tion and artist relations at Dot Re- And Their B.T. Puppy Catalog cords, reports Arnold Burk, Para- mount Pictures Corp. vice-president Steve Lawrence To NEW YORK - Jubilee Records has are being made to repackage and in charge of music operations and purchased the contract and rights to reissue material from the team's cata- president of Dot Records. Rosica pre- Co -Write New Show re -issue the catalog of the Happenings. log, including the Happenings' major viously served the company as Direc- The label bought the team from B.T. hits "I Got Rhythm," "My Mammy" tor of Promotion and Merchandising. NEW YORK - Steve Lawrence Puppy Records through negotiations and "See You in September." with this new appointment," present and co -write a new musi by Jubilee's president Steve Blaine, "We consider the Happenings to be 'Burk said, "we are not only express- based on the heretofore unrevea chairman of the board with Jubilee one of the most important groups on ing our. confidence in John Rosica and true experiences of Christop Industries, Inc., and Mickey Eichner, the modern music scene today," Blaine and in the new national promotion Columbus' departure from Spain vp and director of A&R and nat'l pro- said. "They are able to communicate structure instituted in our company. subsequent discovery of America motion; B.T. Puppy was represented to all age groups and audiences - on We are recognizing the promotion and next season on Broadway. by Seymour Barrish, president, and records and in person." artist relations functions as vital, Norman Sachs and Mel Mandell the Tokens. Following the purchase, Jubilee of- primary concerns of our company - write the music and lyrics with ficially signed a new pact with the on a par with the areas of sales dis- book written by them in associai New Happening Plans team acquiring their services as art- tribution, A & R, and advertising mer- with Lawrence. The story is from ists, producers and writers. chandising, all of which are headed by idea conceived by Lawrence and is Steve Blaine has announced that company vice presidents." that he has been interested in for Jubilee will issue an all new LP by Rosica began his career in 1956 as a past three years. He has been wort+ the Happenings, "Peace of Mind," staff announcer with WHAT Radio, on the book with Messrs. Sachs this June. He also disclosed that plans Philadelphia. Shortly thereafter he Mandell for the last six months. joined WIP as their music director. Lawrence, last seen on Broad' In early 1958 he made his way into the with his wife Eydie Gorme in the record industry as a sales -promotion sical "Golden Rainbow," is a Dr, Dealer Association man with Lesco Distributors. He was Critics Award winner and T (Con't from Page 7) tapped by RCA Victor in 1959, func- Awards nominee for his portraa II tioning as a regional promotion man, the title role in the musical of a v decided "not to buy this merchandise." also in Philly. Two years later he was seasons ago, "What Makes San v, In addition, the membership scored upped to a regional promotion post in Run." There is a chance that he 11 an increase in the price of Playtapes. New York. Subsequently Rosica was also star in this project which is ; "There is also talk around," Gensler elevated to National Promotion Man- rently known simply as, "Columbi protested, "about another price in- ager, also responsible for artist rela- "We have at our disposal histol i1 crease in LP's." tions. truths which led to the voyage tt A fourth point in the resolution is In July of 1967 Rosica accepted a have never before been reveal" a decision to "refrain from buying all L to R: Bob Miranda, Bernie La Porta, position as director of product for said Lawrence. "The religious. d records where the record jackets do Tom Guiliano, Mike LaNeve and Jubi- Creed Taylor, Inc., a division of A & M social overtones within this stor> r not n have the song titles on either the lee vice president and director of A & Records, where he helmed merchandis- of such import that they can front or the back covers." "This in- R and national promotion Mickey Eich- ing and promotion. He joined Dot in this musical one of the most his i sane approach," Gensler explains, ner. Seated: Dave Libert and Steve January of this year. cally controversial works ever "keeps some records from selling at Blaine. sented on Broadway." all and others from reaching their po- Lawrence said he is now confer 86 tential." with a famed film director to my"' The fifth and final resolution is an take the directorial chores. ( ca "extension of our hand of welcome to White, Academy award-winner bd all other dealers who have not seen Guber & Gross Tony nominee is the leading n 9e fit up to now to become members." being talked of as the choreograf_ r. Gensler said that membership entitles (Con't from Page 10) them to a "voice in the record busi- should create an atmosphere that will ness, free promotion, free advertising challenge the San Francisco ballrooms and the good offices of an organiza- for spirit." tion that will help them better them- The Parks Recreation and Cultural Jerry Love To ABM selves." Affairs !Ea Administration is providing HOLLYWOOD Jerry Love has In addition to its NY-NJ member- complete cooperation to the two enter- - bd ship, ARD reaches out to California named to the newly created po tainment projects as part of an overall coordinator for 41T1 (Howard Judkins), Ohio (John Wade) program for of single records the borough of Queens and Records. Love's responsibility wi bP and Maryland (Variety). particularly for The Flushing Meadow and Park. In the administering the purchase addition, they have planned promotion of withi: (11 Bialek Action a Children's Zoo single records and Farm, various Eastern area, according to Allen air scientific and historical displays, a John Rosica ton, director Bob Bialek of Discount Records in rowing lake and other attractions. of A&R. Washington, D. C. has attacked CBS Though Love was formerly associate' eaS it is a short five minute walk general Sutra Records in an open -letter to 75 retail- from The Singer Bowl to manager of Kama The Pavilion, Jeffries Moves To Chi cords. Prior to he was prom kro ers. He said he has removed all CBS the City has provided a 25c that, tram ser- for Alpha Distributors for five y!"1.. and affiliate displays from his opera- vice to connect the two music empori- CHICAGO Jim Jeffries, formerly tion on the basis of the company's ums on - and before that was known to the nights when the shows co- with WQXI-Atlanta and WKNR-De- listeners ,ortorr radio mail-order service, record club incide. They will also provide as I. M. Flowers. This service troit, now with Capitol Records, has was one of the first to feature u and preferred discounts to racks. He to the parking lots and the subway been promoted from Atlanta to the also scored CBS' recent purchase of a station. The Singer ground music and the only one Bowl ticket stubs Chicago market as district promotion carried by a major network. retail outlet, Joe Saine's Discount Re- will be honored as $1.00 discount tick- manager, headquartering in Niles, cords (no connection with Bialek's ets for The Pavilion a Love will report to Al Stantomeld, on that same North Chicago suburb. Jeffries has Bill Mulhern, A&M's company) . night. director of been with Capitol for the past year. coast operation.

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Rivers' Output Flowing Strongly HOLLYWOOD - With the shipment conversion to 16 -track in mind. of over 500,000 units of the 5th Dimen- In addition to the Fifth Dimension sion's "The Age Of Aquarius" LP, and soul singer Al Wilson, Rivers Johnny Rivers has seen his Soul City has under his wing singer -poet James diskery (co -owned with Liberty Rec- Hendricks, guitarist -writer Bob Ray ords) rise to a new peak of activity. and Hank Schifter. Ray will also Following on the heels of a string of write for Rivers' publishing firm. 5th Dimension hits, capped by the Rivers admits he uses a carefully - "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" pitched ear rather than the shotgun medley which earned an RIAA gold technique to recruit new talent for his disk, this latest development has stables, and he currently has desk - proven Rivers' theory of limited studio space for at least three more release. artists, a couple of writers and a At the age of 26, with success producer. firmly under his belt, Rivers has Also working with Rivers' Soul City begun an expansion of his corporate Productions is top record producer empire to go even deeper into the "Bones" Howe who has been product- fields of production, writing and ing the Fifth Dimension since their publishing. "Magic Garden" album and who has His production company is building worked with Rivers and Lou Adler an 8 -track studio under his early - back in the "Memphis" days. "Bones" western decorated offices on Sunset Howe is responsible for `Aquarius" Boulevard. Other expansion plans and "Stone Soul Picnic." call for a $350,000 recording studio Rivers corporation has about 400 and a mastering and dubbing room. copyrights, including 60 Jim Webb The recording studio will be built with tunes, about 20 of them never having been released. Rivers helped Webb get started in the business. Rivers New York NARAS Music Company is the publisher of Webb's "Up Up and Away" and "By Electing Board The Time I Get To Phoenix." Product by the Rivers Corporation A rendered by Detroit Recorde of gover- FAVORABLE JUDGMENT was obviously NEW YORK -A new board this year should include at least seven Court Judge George W. Crockett (2nd from right) during his recent visit nors for the New York chapter of the albums, including two Fifth Dimen- Motown headquarters. Judge Crockett was given a comprehensive tour National Academy of Recording Arts sion packages, and approximately a Berry Gordy, Jr.'s corporation by Gordy's sister. Mrs Esther Edwards; Ber and Sciences (NARAS) is currently dozen singles. mem- Gordy, Sr., Motown senior vice president; and Ewart Abner (r.), vice preside being elected by the chapter's And since he's one of the country's of Motown's international management company. Mrs. Edwards talks to t bers. most powerful concert draws (12,000 judge about the album, "Free At Last," a recording of the last speeches ma Ballots, received this past week and recently at the University of Georgia) by the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. due by the end of this month, list a Rivers has formed a concert division total of fifty nominations, twenty of for his few, but heavily attended which will be elected via the member- dates. ship's votes. On the horizon? Rivers already has Martin's Golddiggers VMC Ups Clark Will Holt, Marilyn Jackson and Al blueprints pointing to television and Kooper are running for the singers' feature production. Pacted By Metromedia Adds Munford spot; Morton Gould, Mort Lindsey and Nick Perito for conductors': Frazier Is Ranwood's NEW YORK - Metromedia Records Herbie Hancock and Ben Tucker were has signed the Golddiggers, twelve LOS ANGELES - VMC Records r selected to run for the songwriters' New Nat'l Promo Man young girls who are featured as a tional promotion director Jeff Cla post; Brooks Arthur and Bob Liftin regular singing and dancing group on has been upped to the slot of direct for the engineers'. LOS ANGELES - Vic Frazier has the Dean Martin TV'er. The Gold- of sales and promotion for the lab Among instrumentalists, Dick Katz, joined Ranwood Records as national diggers' debut album, produced by According to VMX topper Steve Vz Joe Newman and Jerome Richardson director of promotion for the label. Ron Kramer, Metromedia Records' Clark, with the firm for six mont) are in contention; among the ar- According to Ranwood president West Coast A&R man, is scheduled will be replaced by Terry Munford, rangers it's Dick Hyman, Milt okun Randy Wood, Frazier will work di for immediate release. former Philly disk jockey, in I and Torrie Zito, while Sam Antupit, rectly with distributors and promo- The 12 girls, who sing and dance to national promo slot. Munford will John Berg and Bill Harvey are run- tional directors, coordinating all Ran - song hits, past and present, in a con- port directly to Clark under the n ning for the art directors' post, and wood promotional activity. Frazier temporary fashion, will star on their setup. Herb Galewitz and Paul Kresh have makes his home in Nashville and will own TV series this summer called been nominated in the children's and continue to live there while reporting "Dean Martin Presents The Gold- spoken word category. directly to Ranwood's home office in diggers." The group was conceived Twenty-six nominees are competing Hollywood. of and put together by Greg Garrison, in the At -Large category, with the top producer -director of the Dean Martin eleven vote -getters to serve on the Merdin Joins Action Show, along with Lee Hale, music Carol Liebenson To Board. Nominated have been Manny director for the Golddiggers' summer Join Metromedia's Albam, Ernie Altschuler, Bob Alt- TV Activity Dept. musicals and the Dean Martin shows. shuler, Fred Bailin, Mike Berniker, Garrison, who has produced and di- Valando/Sunbeam Don Burkheimer, Dom Cerulli, David NEW YORK - Action Talents has named Jon Merdin to head its TV and rected more than 1,200 variety shows Hall, Sol Handwerger, Is Horowitz, broadcasting activities. Merdin had and 200 dramas on television in the NEW YORK - Carol Liebenson, f Helen Keane, Orrin Keepnews, Mike V been on the research proram staff past two decades, includes in his merly associated with Music 28, i Lipskin, Robert Lissauer, Jim Lyons, credits the "Show of Shows," "The join the professional staff of Met Frank Mancini, Harry Meyerson, Mort of ABC's "Generation Gap'' and had also worked in production for the Milton Berle Show," and "Playhouse media's Valando/Sunbeam Mus Nasatir, Johnny Pate, Duke Pearson, 90." She will be concentrating on mut Phil Ramone, F. M. Scott, III, Tom "Dick Cavett Show" and with WNEW- TV, the local Metromedia outlet. In addition to their heavy television in the contemporary field. An i! Shepard, Paul Tannen, Rayburn commitments, the Golddiggers appear portant area of her position will Wright and Peter Yarrow. Yomtmg to a series 01 TV engage- ments by the Peppermint Rainbow in night clubs and fairs throughout the finding new material and work (five shows in one week) and the country. with new young writers. Imperial Blues Set Brooklyn Bridge (Ed Sullivan, Johna- LOS ANGELES - Imperial Records, than Winters and others) , Action Tal- whose album series of urban and ents president Betty Sperber said, 46hi tee rural blues is meeting with continuing "Contemporary music is becoming enthusiasm, is expanding the series increasingly important to TV. What with the release of an "Anthology Of makes Jon perfect to head our drive Cztenei British Blues." The set, containing a in this area is his youth and experi- characteristic cross-section of blues ence. He knows TV, has been involved by British acts, includes Tony McPhee, in it and at 24 is young enough and Jo -Ann Kelly, Simon & Steve, Dave hip enough for our operation." Kelly and Andy Fernback. Capitol LP Release Pat Moves Complex LOS ANGELES - Capitol Records LOS ANGELES - Stan Pat Enter- has released the debut LP's by Mer- prises, a recording/publishing/man- ryweather, a Canadian rock group, agement complex, has moved to and pianist Tom Vaughn. The Merry - larger quarters in the Hollywood Taft weather set, containing all original building, 1680 No. Vine St. Firm oper- material, is the first of three that ates the Sta -Ber, Tapstan and Scar- Capitol will release by the group this let Music pubberies, manages the year. "Tom Vaughn Has Piano Fabulous Jades (Imperial), Jewel Power! ," was produced by Voyle Gil- Akens, and Reva Jordan (Tower), and more, former A&R head of the label. has just reactivated its Scarlet Rec- ords operation. 'Journey' Published AF To Go All Out For By Lucas' D'lisa Music Moog LP NEW YORK - George Grant, head & Hubbels Deck of David Lucas' D'Lisa Music reports NEW YORK - Audio Fidelity is going D'Lisa has published all eight songs all out sales and promotion -wise on on the UA Mike Mainieri LP "Journey behalf of two of its new releases: the Thru An Electric Tube." Titles in- DISNEY DISK AWARD -ACHIEVERS are Jimmy Johnson (left center) LP, "Music To Moog By," by Ger- clude "I'll Sing You Softly Of My Tutti Camarata (right center), shon Kingsley, and a new single, Life," "Yes, I'm who were presented with awards in aPPr' The One," "Allow tion for all of their Disney hits, including the heavy -selling "Mary Pop "Hippy Dippy Funky Monkey Double Your Mind To Wander" and "The soundtrack LP, Bubble Sitar Man," by the Hubbels. Bush." by songwriters Bob Sherman (1.) and Dick Sherman Johnson is president of Walt Disney Music, Camarata head of A&R.

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Another to join the team is and the Virgin Islands. 300 songs in its catalog and anticipates Bobby Martin, known for his arrange- In addition to Roberts the corporate 30 will be that new single record sides ments on Cliff Nobles' "The Horse" and officers of Woodstock Ventures, Inc., released within the next few months. Barbara will be vice presidents Artie Kornfeld, Mason's "Yes I'm Ready," among Kornfeld is currently negotiating with others. Martin has also been working out Joel Rosenman and Michael Lang. major manufacturers for distribution of Philly. Norma Harris is a newcomer Kornfeld will head up the music end of Woodstock Records. A veteran pub- ranks, of the corporation. to the production but Gamble lisher, producer and composer, Korn- and Huff are expecting big things from feld has been recipient of four BMI Fair Project her. awards for "We Can Fly" (1968), "The KENNY GAMBLE & Both producers had found success as Rain, The Park and Other Things" individuals. Huff hit with "Mixed Lang will be administering the pro- (1967), "The Pied Piper" (1966) and LEON HUFF Up duction of the first major project of Shook Up Girl" by Patti & the Emblems "Dead Man's Curve" (1965). Until We've been trying to get hold of Kenny and "Let The Good Times Roll/Feel Woodstock Ventures, Inc., the first recently, Kornfeld was director of Sc annual Woodstock Music and Art Fair, recordings Gamble and Leon Huff since we first Good" medley by Bunny Sigler, among contemporary for Capitol started this feature, but their constant others. Up until recently, Huff was writ- which will be held this year on August Records, where he was responsible travels have made them hard to find. ing for John Madera Productions, is 16th and 17th near Woodstock, N. Y. An for such acts as the Insect Trust, Crys- but all-star lineup of recording talent will When we finally got together last week, now exclusively signed to Gamble -Huh tal Mansion, Tuneful Trolley, Jack our first question was "Why don't you Records. While be presented, including The Band from Carone, The Food, John Lucien, heavy- Huff started as a studic Big Pink; Blood, Sweat and Tears; weight champion Joe Frazier, Jimmy have a publicist?" "Well," answered Ken- musician, Gamble made his mark as z Canned Heat; Creedence Clearwater Castor and Randy Diamond. ny Gamble, "we're waiting till we get writer, scoring with "The 81" by Candy Revival; Tim Hardin; Richie Havens; everything together before we start tell- & the Kisses among others, before turn Iron Butterfly; Jefferson Airplane; Management ing people about." ing into a hit producer with "Who Dc ; Moody Blues; Laura If there are two producers who have You Love" by the Saphires, "Everybody got "everything together," it has to be Way Nyro; Sly and the Family Stone; Stills. Woodstock-Kalaparusha, the per- Monkey" and "That's The Girls Are' Crosby and Nash; Johnny Winters and Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. They won by Freddie Cannon and "I Really LOVE sonal management wing of Woodstock the 1968 NATRA "Producers Of The You" by Dee Dee Sharpe. others. Ventures, Inc. will be headed up by Year" award, copped four gold disks and In to kick vice president Michael Lang. Lang 1966, the pair teamed up wound up with 22 chart singles for the off Gamble Records with "United" bN In addition to initial radio time, ad- has background in the management year. They should have little trouble the Intruders and have a vertising will be placed in underground field and in the promotion of festivals. been tear newspapers, on AM and FM radio winning even more awards at the 1968 ever since. They've scored their bigges In addition, he has been successfully BMI dinner being held stations in New York, Boston, Phila- affiliated with various other music and this week. successes with Jerry Butler, clicking fo delphia, Baltimore, and Washington, record ventures. "A lot of our success is due to the six straight singles, including the Mer D. C., and posters and promotional musicians we use," said Huff. "It's a cury star's current "Moody Woman" anc Completing the Woodstock Ventures, pride materials will be heavily distributed Inc. will thing," added Gamble (they always his just RIAA-certified "Only The Stroni complex be Woodstock Sound work as a team), "everybody tries hard, on all East Coast campuses. Studios, a luxurious sixteen -track re- Survive." Other hits which have revital The art exhibit is being coordinated cording they feel as though they are the artist." ized Butler's carrer include "Never Givi studio currently under con- And so, the Philadelphia sound, which You by Peter Leeds and Howard Hirsch. struction in Woodstock, N. Y., and Up," "Hey Western Union Man, Woodstock has quietly made a good size dent in "Are You Happy" and "Lost." Realty, which is presently the charts in the course of the last year, converting properties adjacent to the In their only other current outside prc looks like it will become even a hotter prc Sunbury Dunbar Growth studio into a hotel where artists can duction deal, the duo have been stay while recording. thing in 1969. ducing Archie Bell & the Drells for At the vehicle that the pair think will (Con't from Page 9) Roberts is presently serving on the lantic, and have scored with "I Can really explode the Philly sound is Nep- Stop Dancing," "Showdown," "Do Th board of two public companies. In tune Records, label "Sleep Late My Lady Friend," by Jose partnership with Joel Rosenman, he the Gamble -Huff Choo Choo" and the new "Girl Your Productions formed recently I Feliciano and Harry Belafonte on RCA, operates Challenge International Ltd., with GRT. Too Young." The Vibrations' "Love "Story of Rock and Roll," by the Tur- "We've already signed some name artists Them There Hills" and Peaches & Herb' a private placement investment firm for Neptune," tles on White Whale, "Without Her," which, among other interests, owns said Gamble, "including "United" and the Soul Survivors "6 by Jack Jones on RCA, Andy Williams Media Sound Recording Studios Dee Dee Sharpe (Mrs. Gamble); the pressway To Your Heart" are other hig on and O'Jays & Bunny Columbia, Herb Alpert on A & M, provided financial backing for the re- Sigler, and some tal- points in their collaboration. Glen Campbell on Capitol, Lana Can- cently released motion picture "Greet- ented newcomers including the Indigos "Before we go," said Gamble, "don trell on RCA, Lulu on Epic and the ings". and a guitarist named Rolling Cham- forget to mention Joe Tarsia, who's er New Christy Minstrels on Columbia, bers." The label, being distributed thru gineered all our product out of Sigm "Wailing of The Willow," by Liza Chess, should have its first release out Sound in Philly." Everything revolve Minelli on A & M, and "Together" by Tower Appoints Harmon in a week or so. around Philadelphia, in fact, Neptun Sandie Shaw on RCA and Ray Peter- West Coast Promo Mgr. Up until now, Gamble and Huff have will carry "The Sound Of Philadelphiz son on Warner Brothers. personally produced all the product they as a sub -logo. "Philadelphia has neve Nilsson also wrote the score for Otto HOLLYWOOD - Tower Records has have released, but with the new Neptune really broken open," said Gamble, "Ix Preminger's film, "Skidoo," starring named Mervin Harman, most recent- label and the expansion planned for within the next six months, as we ge Jackie Gleason and Carol Channing; ly with Uni Records, western regional their own Huff Puff Records. they have our new label rolling, we think it will he wrote the music for his singing and promotion manager. Appointment is acting stint on "The Ghost and Mrs. effective immediately. Harman, a Muir" on TV, has recently completed native of England, has lived on the music for the forthcoming television west coast for many years and has a Tetra Program (Con't from Page! series, "The Courtship of broad background in the promotional Eddie's Fath- Stax/Volt Confab Cosby's "8: 15-12: er," which will be a fall entry on the field. 15," (double set) ABC-TV network. (Con't from Page 9) Kingston Trio (double set) , "Th Great White Hope" (three record set) Teifer said that Nilsson's new folio Some of the more notable examples of what we expected." Herb Cole, di- is "loaded rector Biff Rose, Deep Purple, Pat Boone with hits." are "Who Will Answer?" which was of marketing presented each Elyse, composed by distrib with an RIAA gold plaque for Summerhill, Quatrain, Murra Teifer said that two other writers in L. E. Aute and released Roman, Mark Slade and Tom Ghen the Sunbury fold deserved special men- in Spain under the title "Aleluya No. their aid in bringing home Johnnie 1." Taylor's million -seller, "Whose Mak- There's also the "Che" soundtracl tion Estelle Levitt, who is no strang- With English lyrics by Sheila Davis, Mogull th - it became a ing Love." He termed the presentation said that Tetra will release er to the charts, having such hits as smash American hit for track to "The Chairman" and Bi RCA by Ed Ames, and later was a a symbol of the close working rela- "This Door Swings Both Ways" by Cosby's animated special planned fc country & western hit by Hank Snow tionship between the company and its Herman's Hermits, "I Can't Grow indie the fall. Peaches On a Cherry Tree" by Justus, for RCA and an R & B hit by the Hesi- distrib network. "In The Name of Love" by Peggy Lee, tations on Kapp. From the Mexican catalog came the song "Esta Tarde Among the social highlights of the Harry Belafonte, Robert Goulet and first weekend were a visit to the com- Stax/Volt Tape Policy Wayne Newton and "The Music of The Vi Llover" by Armando Manzanero which pany's headquarters, a Friday night tN World A Turnin"' by Lena Horne, the was combined with English barbecue at Jim MEMPHIS - Stax/Volt is taking lyrics by Gene Lees. Stewart's home and of i New Christy Minstrels and Glen Yar- The song became a Saturday night approaches in the distribution brough. "Yesterday I Heard The Rain" and dinner-show. Rep. line of tape product. Herb Cole, direct was Julian Bond was the guest speaker "Steve Schwartz is the newest mem- recorded by Tony Bennett. It was (see this week's of marketing, told the label's conve subsequently recorded by Dionne War- editorial) and per- tion that the will distribu ber of our staff, and although he is re- formers included Booker T company wick, Nino Tempo and April Stevens, and the its 8 -track latively unknown at this point, we feel MG's, Carla Thomas, whose dad, cartridges and cassette he will prove to be one of the top writ- Kate Smith, Chris Montez, Vikki Carr, Rufus The company has also made a de Living Voices, Peter Duchin and Thomas, emceed, William Bell, the with Ampex ers in the country." the Staple Singers featuring Mavis for the exclusive distrib "Another bright spot is our working Brass Ring. "Son of A Travelin' Man" Staples. tion of 4 -track and reel-to-reel tape relationship established with Sammy originally appeared in Italy under the All of the label's new product is ava Cahn, who has given us such songs as title, "Il Colore Della Notte" and was The Product able on tape. "I've Been Loved" and "It's Always given American lyrics by R. I. Allen. Four A.M." both of which recently In conclusion, `l'eifer noted that the The new packages include "The Candy Coated Goodees" by the Goe were recorded by Shirley Bassey for staff of Sunbury/Dunbar continues to Booker T Set," "Albert grow. In addition to Eddie Deane, King Does the ees, "That's Where It's At" by Jo United Artists," Teifer continued. King's (Elvis Presley) Things," "Carla Lee Turning to international aspects of professional manager, headquartered Hooker, "Soul Children," "Mar Thomas-Memphis Queen,' "The John- Have Your Rul the business, Teifer said that Sunbury in New York, and Harold Fine, admin- nie Taylor Philosophy Ticket Please?," istrator of domestic and foreign Continues," Thomas, "011ie & the Nightengale: Music, Inc. and Dunbar Music, Inc. af- "You've Got to Have Eddie," Eddie "Damifiknow," have had a strong record of utilizing fairs, also in New York, a Los Angeles Floyd, "Boy The Mar -Keys, "Son office has Meets Girl" (various art- thing Special," Jimmy Hughes, "T melodies owned by its affiliates in been opened where John ists), "With a Little foreign countries, having Mahan is associate professional man- Help from My Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads," "He English lyrics Friends," Steve Cropper, "Mavis Sta- to written for them, casting the songs for ager, and an office has been opened in ples," Hot Stay," Darrell Banks, "The Km Nashville Buttered Soul," Isaac Hayes, body Else" StamF American artists, and following where Brad McCuen is in "So I Can and three "Rare Love You," the Emotions, albums by TaY through in obtaining American record- charge as associate professional man- "Bound to Happen," Eddie Floyd, Johnnie ings. ager. 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Y. as a member of Mamie he toured with his own small group name of his latest and, as usual, it's group as its newest member and ho Smith's Jazz Hounds, cutting his first and was heard on the Jazz at the on Blue Note. I guess that Horace and Blakey, even then, was looked upon , sides with Fletcher Henderson's band Philharmonic sides cut by Norman Blue Note have been blissfully mar- something of an elder statesman, at in 1923. In 1933 he formed his own Grantz. ried to one another as long as any art- one who always allied himself with tl combo, featuring Henry (Red) Allen Hawkins placed #1 on all the Esquire ist and company that come to mind. young bloods, as he still does toda on trumpet, Horace Henderson on Jazz polls held and was generally Of course, any union prospers better And how now, some fourteen qui. piano and J. C. Higginbotham on #1 tenor sax soloist on the Playboy, in success than it does in mediocrity years later, we see Horace as a se bass. In '39 he recorded his most Downbeat and Metronome polls. or failure, and Horaces's albums have soned veteran of the jazz wars doi) famous sessions for the Bluebird He leaves a rich legacy of his always enjoyed great success, both precisely what Blakey did before hit label. They included "She's Funny talents on such labels as Apollo, Key- from the critics and from the story associating with the young ones, kno That Way," "Meet Dr. Foo" and note, Victor, HMV, CMS, Savoy and told by record sales. Much of this suc- ing that the future of all art lies in t "Body and Soul" which was a Capitol. cess must be attributed to the fact that hands of the young and imaginati Horace's albums are as infrequent as creators. I remember Blakey telli they are, and that when he and his col- me that he didn't want sidemen w leagues go into the studio to record, would be content to remain for ve Sounds (Con 't from Page 38) things are really together. long as sidemen. He wanted, for ho Insights & ever long he could keep them, play( Brotherhood Theme who were sufficiently endowed w It talent and with attitude to insist up NEW YORK HOLLYWOOD Seven of the eight compositions that becoming leaders of their own grout comprise this new album are originals I've never had the chance to disct compiled for his psuedonymous col- Geoff Edwards labels her "the by Horace, and the theme for the al- it with Horace, but I'm reasonal ac umn in another mag? bockest new singer of '69." She's also our bum is BROTHERHOOD. The eighth sure that he would share Blake. Alzo & Udine are off to the mid - "West Coast Girl of the Week." selection is one written by Bennie point of view. Blakey used to say tl West for a series of gigs and promos Stan Pat has moved to larger quar- Maupin, Horace's new saxophone -flut- if they weren't potential leaders, on their new Mercury LP, "C'mon ters, we hear. New address is Suite ist and is titled, "Lovely's Daughter". didn't want them to begin with. sa' & Join Us." They just taped 'Up- 1104 of the Taft Building. Move was Unique to this release is the fact that beat,' now being shown around the necessitated due to greater coverage Horace has also written lyrics to four Horace's Groups Are Together country. of his pub firms - Sta -Ber, Tapstan of his seven compositions ... and the The Love Affair, who made their and Scarlet Music as well as the man- liner notes, as well. This is a full-blown Randy Brecker, a Philadelphian \\ mark in England by covering Ameri- agement of the Jades, Jewel Akens, Horace Silver production! plays trumpet and flugelhorn, has I I so can hits, now in this country with Era Records, Reva Jordan, Tower I never cease to marvel at how Silver considerable big band experience :l their first effort tailored for the Records and the re -activation of the can continue to find new players who has done a turn with Blood Sweat American market. Deck, titled "One Scarlet Record label. are able to perpetuate that character- Tears, one of the better and bet - Road," was released this week by Russ O'Hara, who switched from istic Horace Silver "oonka choonka" known jazz-rock groups. He fits ad - hu Date. KGFJ to KRLA and now has the mor- sound, the sound that has made it rably into the Silver scheme of mu:_ DON'T STOP NOW, IT GETS BET - ning (6-9 AM) slot, is cutting almost So, too, does Bennie Maupin, a - comparatively easy to identify as Hor- who's wide experie BER. as many commercial spots as Gary ace's. True, the community of jazz troiter had jazz Did anybody catch Roberta Flack Owens, dean of the TV station break. musicians is ripe with capable young and can be heard to advantage on - singing the Star Spangled Banner Capitol's Gary LeMel is back from players, but to be able to weld them eral other recent Blue Note albui . soi on that CBS -TV track meet last Sun- eight weeks of Playboy Club appear- into a group with such a personal The balance of the rhythm sect] , day (18)? If you did, you know what ances and ready to groove his second sound is another thing and the fact bassist John Williams and drum: r Billy Cobham round out the corn - to expect when Atlantic releases her single session for Capitol . Bob that Horace continues to be able to do first album next month. If not, you're Fitzpatrick, who is close to a cash pur- so with each change of personnel is a ment of the quintet and even one li> _1 in for a treat. chase of the defunct Jazz Suite (nee distinct tribute to his talent as a to the album will convince you of at Buddah's Ron Weisner up to intro- Romanoff's) plans to build a recording leader. cohesiveness of the group. And it s duce Cynthia Badie, the firm's new studio in Houston. He's in Texas at the come to be expected of Horace Sil n West Coast rep ... Dick Friedenberg, moment, scouting a logical site. Usual Silver Pacing groups that they will always re who recently joined the staff of the Vikki Carr signed to sing the title together ... if nothing else, they -LI cgA Longines Symphonette, was rewarded tune to "What's A Nice Girl Like You" As usual, Silver has exercised his always to together! 6 6 flick produced by with his third daughter, lb oz. Joe Levine ... Roy good judgment. Programming on this I regret having to confess tha I Jill Leslie . Oliver, riding high Clark's "Yesterday When I Was new album is a succession of shift- haven't seen the new Horace Si' r with "Good Morning cut- Young" on Dot Starshine," smash was written ing changes and colors. Tempos vary, Quintet and I sincerely hope that t .r ting his first album with Bob Crewe. four years ago by Charles Aznavour moods differ, and, as a consequence, journeys will carry them westwar. o Rhinoceros is back on the road with and originally titled "Heir Encore." one's interest remains intact. I believe that I may have that opportunity a heavy tour sked after winding up English lyrics by Hert Kretzner (dis- that as much as anyone else, Horace or that my duties will carry me to e their Elektra LP. A new single, ' I covered by Aznavour in London), it Silver has learned the art of maintain- locale of one of their engagement. :o ] t Need Love" "Belbuekus, ' b/w pro- now looks like one of the biggest Dot ing his audience's span of attention. that I may say to Horace, "W( (j duced by David Anderle (as was the singles in years. Kretzmer is also cred- Anyone would agree That without that you've done it again. You've put m LP will be out shortly. ited with words to the "Mercy Humpe" span of attention boredom would be- gether another knockout group." .S Jonny Podell of the Morty Wax score - music by Anthony Newley. come a quick replacement, especially much as I have enjoyed, and cons office informs that Ed Ames is break- in jazz where improvisation is so much to enjoy even as I write these '1+' ing Top 40 with "Son Of A Travel- a part of things and where lengthy ex- words, the music on this new Ho _e ling Man," with play on WOR-FM to stop reading boldface. plorations become more and more Silver album, I know only too ell & WKBW. And to top it all off, a note from common. Of special note, too, is the that my pleasure would be height( .d Joe Cocker the subject of a sur- our editor: playing of if prise birthday Horace's new drummer, by an in -person encounter. Stir party during his gig Bobby Short, savior to long -lost gems Billy Cobham, Jr., who, like all Horace there is a group in jazz today w =e at Ungano's last week. of the musical theatre and any song Silver drummers before him, has been e( The Nice's reading of Dylan's "She recordings most closely approxir worth its salt, is not a loss for things able to provide precisely what is need- its in -person sound, that group hi- -to Belongs To Me," recorded live at to do these days. He's just finished ed t se will to compliment Horace's playing and be Horace's. I would wrap up Fillmore East, be released as the second of two concerts with Mabel his writing. Each time Silver comes comments by suggesting that m. a two-sided, 11 minute single by e D Mercer at Carnegie Hall, where, by up with a new drummer I ask myself Horace will deviate from his poliR of 0] Immediate The Vanilla Fudge the way, he lives in an adjoining apart- the same question, "r- in town to wind up work on their "Where does he making only one album a year or ment. Last Tuesday, he cut his first find them?" Lest you believe that I'm haps he will induce this current b rh fifth LP for Atlantic. The set prom- commercial, for the new Restaurant ises some musical Biggest less impressed by the other new mem- of Silverites to remain in his err e ley surprises. Associates eatery in New York, Spatz. bers of the group, let me dispel that long enough to make a second al fr surprise may be a new group mem- Indicative of his feeling that he's get- idea at once. The front line of Randy . one like this hardly seems enou ber . . . According to Neil Reshen's ting broader recognition than he's office, the Mothers' movie, "Uncle ever had is the happy fact that when Meat," is now being shown around the ad guys heard the Spatz jingle the country. Finished or unfinished? the first performer who came to With the Mothers, one can never be mind who could do the item justice New Polydor Releases Quakes Push Cap Posts sure. In any case, they're planning was "Bobby Short! " Bobby, the a second flick called "Burnt Weenie nightly guardian of good music at NEW YORK - Polydor Records fol- LOS ANGELES - The two r-9nt Sandwich." the Carlisle, is presently adding lows up its initial release, an LP by earthquakes in Southern Calif lb' n James Cotton Blues Band, Black sessions for an upcoming Atlantic Golden Earrings, with a single and have helped develop an unprece ni a Pearl (a group to hear), Ruby & LP, tentatively titled "New York's album from Cat Mother and the All ed demand leve roi the Romantics at the retail and the Craig Hund - My Personal Property." It'll include Night Newsboys and a single from Capitol's "Goodbye C th. ley California" Trio comprise the bill at "Some - some new numbers and, to the de- Gary Joe Cooper. quake posters, according to Al L 't` thin' Else," the regular weekend light of his fans, some obscure songs the label's pop merchandising dance concert attraction at Madison from the past. Bobby doesn't hide Cat Mother, produced by Jimi Hen- ager. Square Garden's Felt Forum. We his own delight at the number of drix, will have their first album,"The The label produced 500,000 o Itk dropped by last weekend and people It' stayed who drop by to say hello Street Giveth . . . and the Street four-color posters to promot long enough to see the Vibrations when he's lunching. "After 25 years Taketh Away," and their first single, earthquake sale and dealers rai toot (they were great, which is not sur- as an entertainer, it's nice to know "Good prising Old Rock 'N Roll," a medley of them during the first week OW for a group that has stayed I'm finally on a lot of peoples minds." of old hits, released this week. promotion which was run in cor intact for 10 over years) and found be beams. Much of the current com- tion with a $75,000 national I'd' the place was much more comfort- ments coming his way are: "The Gary Joe Cooper, an American, campaign. able than it was during the press concert was great" and "loved has already i -the preview. that seen success in France The seven albums involved feature story in the Sunday Times." with "Lovin' Is Believin' " and campaign are & J .et If you've guessed that the words In "Romeo truth, Bobby's always been a "Wouldn't You Really Rather Have (sound ; Tr E. in boldface give a message all track) "Happy their household name to all who realize Me," and the single will '-°." own, congratulations. If mark his Quicksilver Messenger Service; you've tried that there's more to Irvine Berlin solo debut in this country. 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Pop Picks 'VAR THE CHOKIN' KIND - Joe Simon - Soun FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS - RCA LSP- Stage 7 SSS15006 'From 4155 Joe Simon's career has been building t Everybody knows that Elvis has returned leaps and bounds, with the latest leap bein to Memphis for recording, and now every- his recent "The Chokin' Kind" single. Th ELVIS8 body can hear the results for themselves. l',11111111111 album, featuring a strong collection of tun( In dHemphís This set, a follow-up to his recent TV sound- from various musical fields, should be h track chartrider, and a companion piece to latest bound. "Wichita Lineman," "He his ultra -hot "In The Ghetto" single (in- Yourself," "Little Green Apples" and "(Si cluded here) , could give the King his first tin' On The) Dock Of The Bay" are son #1 LP in a while. "Only The Strong Survive," of the more recognizable tunes, but all tl' "Any Day Now," "Gentle On My Mind" and material scores. A personalized version "It Keeps Right On-A-Hurtin"' are the fa- "In The Still Of The Night (I'll Remember) miliar titles, but this set is chockful of top recently revived by Paul Anka, will ma material. for great airplay.

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The DAVID'S ALBUM - Joan Baez - Vanguard Meters VSD 79308 THE METERS - Josie JOS 4010 Dedicated to her husband, David Harris, The Meters' first album follows up II T who has been imprisoned for his anti -draft current chart hit, "Cissy Strut," with e activities, Joan Baez' new album is full of four -man instrumental combo having -- feeling and inspiration. The backing is done cently scored on the Top 100 with "Sol. by a group of country artists led by Grady ticated Cissy." Both these tunes are -í- Martin, though the album, as a whole, is not eluded on the LP, along with ten other -- country. Numbers include "Green, Green forts. The Meters' sound is rich, rhythl, Grass Of Home," "Will The Circle Be Unbrok- and lowdown, in such deliveries as "I en" (with the Jordanaires) and "Poor Comes The Meter Man" and "Ease Bay' .' Wayfaring Stranger" (with Mimi Farina as well as in the two chart entries. Sh Melvin). be brisk sales activity on this one.

GITARZAN Ray Stevens Monument 1I11 11 1 - - CHILDREN OF LIGHT - Biff Rose SLP 18115 I 1-I111.1-\ I 11 N 1 1 Ray Tetragrammaton T-116 Stevens went back into his comic bag In what might a to come up with his "Gitarzan" smash, and be best described as vaudeville I he dips in even further for material for his act, singer/composer Biff follow-up sings of life as a mystery wrapped w LP, which should quickly take the silly es same route to sales success. Two old Stevens' putty. He performs his self -penned hits, "Ahab The Arab" and on this album with humor and tenderni - "Harry The tunes like No (gal Hairy Ape," have been re-recorded for the the title song, "Ain't set, and Stevens' updates other novelty tunes Day," "Evolution," and "Just Like A 1 n reveal the artist's comprehension of die such as "Yakety Yak," "Little Egypt," "Mr. On Custer," "Alley Oop" and "Along Came contrariness and unpredicatability of Jones" in high style, with the last-named making his way through a world out of tune having good single potential. An original, witty, and charming LP.

L; ;VE THE MERCY & 'LOVE' (CAN MAKE YOU CAI 'J I\IAKE1':U LOVE CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY )-r!' HAPPY) - Sundi SRLP 803 - 1 r'ì - Warner Bros/7 Arts 1799 This album contains the original hit re- r - Mercy 5eir cording of the single, "Love (Can is currently riding high with Make You Top 5 "Love Can Make You Happy' J41' Happy) ," which is currently #2 on the Top 100. The presence of smash, and this set, carrying the son. fl. the single will undoubted- tie, could easily go ly create a demand for the album, and the the same sales set should be watched carefully The group's easygoing, soft sound i> Via' for forthcom- lured on such Softl Te ing action. Other cuts on the LP include "The tunes as "Come Tracks Of My Tears," "Hey Me," "Aquarius," "Love Is Blue,' "S,c4 Jude" and "The I », Worst That Could Happen." Of Silence," "Forever," "Never My and "Ob -La -Di, Ob -La -Da."

WHERE DO - CLOUDS Joni Mitchell Reprise RS 6341 YOU GO TO MY LOU: - - Peter Sarstedt World WPS Joni Mitchell is one of the most talented of - Pacific the contemporary singer -songwriters, and Singer Peter Sarstedt, whose single ' !! she may very well move into national pro- Do You Go To (My Lovely) ," was a I minence with this, her second album. Her entry recently, presents an album i most famous song is "Both Sides, Now," same title which contains that Top 100111 which was a hit for Judy Collins and which ber, as well as 11 other self -penned has been recorded by innumerable The artist's style is gentle, alternately other ful and joyous, atusttivr artists, including, now finally, Miss Mitchell and he is, a most 'eek herself. Joni Mitchell sings, writes songs performer throughout the LP. Top and plays guitar in a wholly distinctive man- Include, in addition to the title song. 'L ner and her new LP deserves careful atten- A Cathedral," "Blagged! ", "My D," ti, tion. A Millionaire," and "Sons Of Cain Are. ,l Set could see popularity comparable tha of the chart single.

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AQUARIUS - Charlie Byrd - Columbia CS 9841 CONEY ISLAND WINTER - Marsha Mal Charlie Byrd, guitarist extraordinaire, met - Decca DL 75109 never sounded better than on this latest LP, Marsha Malamet's debut album shows h on which he deftly, melodically, and lucidly marsha off as a songstress with a fresh, compelli: performs 11 highly contemporary tunes. malamet style. The artist co -wrote the ten selections Here, for the listener's enchantment, are the the set, and the lyrics are direct, yet evoc "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" medley tive. The singer gives her own distincti which recently hit the number 1 chart spot treatment to such tunes as the title sor for the 5th Dimension, "My Way," "You ve "I Don't Dare," "I'll Hold On To You," a Made Me So Very Happy," and George Har- "Psalms Will Come Sunday." This offeri rison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." could create considerable interest in M Set should delight both pop and jazz fan- Malamet. ciers.

STEP 1 - Jimmy McGriff - Solid State SS 18053 LOVE OF LIFE - Gene Bua -Heritï Organist Jimmy McGriff, whose LP sales HT/HTS 35,004 have been consistently successful, figures Gene Bua, featured on the CBS -TV sei to rack up more returns with his latest set. "Love Of Life," has already establishec Six rhythmic, funky tunes receive McGriff's strong following, which could turn out stylish readings. The artist penned three of force for his debut album. "Love Me T the selections: "Jimmy's Blues," "Motoring der," "Suzanne," "If I Were A Carpente Along," and the title track. He also added "I've Gotta Be Me," "I'm Gonna Make modern arrangements to the Irving Berlin Love Me" and the title tune are all to standard, "Easter Parade." A percolating, for a pleasant journey. zestful package. Jazz Picks JAZZ FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON - JAll FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON Volume 4 - Various Artists - Solid State uA7tanvcurc RECORDED 15E AI 1F¢ VIUAGE VANGUARD SS 18052 <55(A (ItMA., lDIS, be, Six ICÊN3Tir COX nvÑ s.,ss,_wmtTT :74. major jazz artists got together at the ññC(1111211:Po9AxYJAZZao>sn r --'"` INTRODUCING KENNY COX & THE C' et I Met, .+m .m AVFV4 SMIu,n,..pN Village anguard in New York on Sunday, TEMPORARY JAZZ QUINTET - Blue f` October 1, 1967, for a jam session which BST 84302 was recorded very live on this LP. Each Pianist Kenny Cox marks his debut on side of the album is a complete session: recording scene with a well-chosen and ' Side 1 is "13 Avenue 'B'; " Side 2 is "Stel- presented set of contemporary jazz that shi la By Starlight." The musicians are Chick win him many fans in a short time. The to Corea (piano), Richard Davis (bass), El- all new and mostly written by the gr vin Jones (drums) , Garnett Brown (trom- members, include such standouts as "1% bone), Joe Farrell (tenor sax), and Marvin tique," "Trance Dance," "Number Fc Stamm (trumpet) . Exciting solos and dy- and "Diahnn." SS namic instrumental interplay permeate the disk, and jazz fans will want to get Classical Picks :hold of this set in a hurry. F IuA,F,/dud holm Mad,,,Aand Songs ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN MADRI- GALS JOHANNES BRAHMS: ALL MEIN GEE lkller Consort AND SONGS - Deller Consort - RCA KEN (VOLKSLIEDER) F u Victrola VICS 1428 - Hermann The Karl Engel - Deutsche Grammophon SI Deller Consort of Voice and Instruments 139 375 offers on this album a fascinating selection of Brahms is one of the great classical s 16th and 17th Century English, French and writers, Hem Italian madrigals and songs. These works and on this album, baritone have a purity and beauty Prey performs a selection of the comp that many modern German folksongs. is su songwriters might study with advantage. All Prey an excellent the performers and the songs are well chosen. Accomp on the set are excellent. The Karl Engel a' haunting countertenor voice of Alfred Deller acquits himself admirably stands out as usual. piano, Lovers of German lieder should to own this set.

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3 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 70 CHEAP THRILLS GALVESTON Big Brnther & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700) 71 Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 210) 4 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005) 65 71 THE SOUL OF PAUL MAURIAT 4 NASHVILLE SKYLINE 37 MUSIC (Philips PHS 600-299) 73 Bob Dylan (Columbia KCS 9825) 3 Mason Williams (Warner Bros./7 Arts WS 1788) 42 38 ITS YOUR THING 72 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME 5 DONOVAN'S GREATEST HITS 44 Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71009) 76 Epic BXN 26439) 6 Islay Brothers (1 -Neck TNS 3001) 73 GOLDEN GRASS 39 HARD & HEAVY Grassroots (Dunhill DS 50047) 78 6 ROMEO & JULIET Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia CS 9753) 40 Original Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2993) 7 74 A WARM SHADE OF IVORY 40 A SALTY DOG Henry (RCA LSP 4140) 105 MY WAY Procol Harum (A&M SP 4179) 45 Mancini Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1029) 9 75 GALVESTON 41 THE ICE MAN COMETH Lawrence Welk (Ranwood RLP 8049) 81 8 IN -A -GADDA -DA -VIDA Jerry Butler (Mercury SR 61198) 37 Iron Butterfly (Atco 2501) 5 ME A 76 THE BUCKINGHAM'SGREATESTHITS 42 YOU GAVE MOUNTAIN (Columbia CS 9812) 86 9 HELP YOURSELF Frankie Laine (ABC-ABCS 682) 41 I.. Jones (Parrot PAS 71025) 8 77 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY 43 FREEDOM SUITE (Columbia GP -8) 89 10 ENGELBERT The Rascals (Atlantic SD 2-901) 34 Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71026) 10 78 BLESS ITS POINTED LITTLE HEAD 44 TCB LSP 4133) 77 MS 682) 36 Jefferson Airplane (RCA 11 TOM JONES LIVE Diana Ross & The Supremes &The Temptations (Motown (Parrot PS 71014) 12 79 NAZZ NAll 45 W. C. FIELDS (SGC SD 5002) 82 Original Voice Tracks (Decca DL 79164) 39 12 CLOUD NINE Temptations (Gordy GLPS 939) 11 A ROOM 80 1776 46 SONGS FROM Original Cast (Columbia BOS 3310) 84 Leonard Cohen (Columbia CS 9767) 52 13 SOULFUL Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 573) 14 BLUES 81 GRAZIN' 47 THE PROGRESSIVE Friends of Distinction (RCA 4149) 90 1e STAND! EXPERIMENT Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456) 16 Johnny Winter (Imperial LSP 12431) 48 82 PROMISES, PROMISES Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 571) 66 48 LAST EXIT 1S HAPPY HEART Artists UAS 6702) 75 Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9844) 31 Traffic (United 83 25 MILES Edwin Starr (Gordy SG 940) 83 49 TRACES 16 BAYOU COUNTRY Classics IV (Imperial LP -12429) 53 Creedence (Fantasy 8387) 15 84 GOODBYE COLUMBUS Clearwater Revival Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros./7 Arts WS 1786) 85 50 THE MANTOVANI SCENE ki HAWAII FIVE -0 (London PS 548) 51 85 WILDFLOWERS Ventures (Liberty LST 8061) 35 Judy Collins (Elektra EKS 74012) 87 WHEATFIELD SOUL 18 THREE DOG NIGHT Guess Who (CA LSP 4141) 60 86 TOMMY (Dunhill DS 50048) 19 The Who (Decca DXSW 7205)

19 52 HAPPY TRAILS HEART COWSILLS IN CONCERT 120) 38 87 HAPPY (MGM -SE 4619) 23 Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST Roger Williams (Kapp KS 3595)

20 53 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE 88 THE RASCAL'S GREATEST HITS OLIVER Vikki Carr (Liberty LST 7604) 63 Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501) 20 TIME PEACE 54 SWEET CHARITY (Atlantic SD 8190) 92 21 LET US GO INTO THE HOUSE Original Soundtrack (Decca DL 71502) 58 T 89 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY OF THE LORD TIME Edwin R Hawkins Singers (Pavilion PBS 10001) 24 55 SANDS OF Jay & The Americans (United Artists UAS 6671) 56 FRIENDS Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4182) 104 22 THE ASSOCIATION'S GREATEST HITS (Warner Bros./7 Arts WS 1767) 26 56 CRIMSON & CLOVER TIME Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42023) 46 90 JOHNNY ONE da Lee (Decca DL 75111) - 23 DIZZY 57 I HAVE DREAMED Tommy Roe (ABC-ABCS 683) 17 attermen (Capitol ST 202) 59 91 MOOG, THE ELECTRIC ECLECTRICS OF DICK HYMAN 24 LED ZEPPELIN 58 BROOKLYN BRIDGE (Command 938-S) 97 (Atlantic SD 8216) (Buddah BDS 5034) 55 92 BOBBIEGENTRY&GLEN CAMPBELL 25 FEVER ZONE 59 GENTLE ON MY MIND (uapitol ST 2928) 94 Tom Jones (Parrot PAD 71019) 22 Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809) 47 TODAY 26 WICHITA LINEMAN Bobby Goldsboro (UAS 6704) Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103) 28 60 UNCLE MEAT Mothers of Invention (Bizarre 2024) 62 94 A TIME FOR LIVING, A TIME 27 SWITCHED ON BACH FOR HOPE Walter Carlos -Benjamin Folkman (Columbia MS 7194) 61 THEMES LIKE OLD TIMES Original Radio Themes (Viva V 36018) 50 Ed Ames (RCA LSP 4128) 93 28 BALL 62 STONEDHENGE 95 UPTIGHT Iron Butterfly (Atco 280) Ten Years After (Deram DES 18021) 67 Original Soundtrack (Stax STS 2006) 100 29 JOHNNY WINTER 63 ELVIS SINGS FLAMING STAR 96 THE SECOND (Columbia CS 9826) 32 Elvis Presley (RCA -Camden CAS 2304) 69 Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS 50037) 95 30 AT YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY 64 TILL I® MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND -teppenwolt (Dunhill DRa 50053) 18 Vogues (Reprise RS 6326) 49 Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1522) PORTRAIT OF PETULA 65 MC 5/KICK OUT THE JAMS 98 GOODNIGHT MY LOVE Paul Anka Petula Clark (Warner Bros -/7 Arts WS 1789) 4 I Elektra EKS 74042) 57 (RCA LSP 4142) 96 32 THE BEATLES 66 WHO KNOWS WHERETHETIMEGOES 99 LOVIN' THINGS Grassroots (Dunhill DS (Apple SWBO 101) 30 Judy iO- - (Elektra EKS 74033) 68 50052) 98 33 GOODBYE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND 100 BLUES FROM LAUREL CANYON ,I Billy Vaughn (Dot DLP 25937) 79 John Mayal( (London PS 545) 72 Cream (Atco SD 7001) 25

I01 TRUE 131 ITS NOT UNUSUAL SOUL 69 111 YELLOW SUBMARINE 121 ITS TRUE! ITS Bill Cosby (Warner Bros./7 Arts WS 1770) Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71004) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8212) The Beatles -Original Soundtrack (Apple SW 153) 102 132 BOTH SIDES NOW FOOL ON 112 ELVIS -TV SPECIAL 122 CAMELOT THE HILL Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros./7 Arts BS 1712) Robert Goulet (Columbia CS 9763) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SPX 4160) Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 4088) 103 133 GREAT MOMENTS IN RADIO ANY DAY 113 THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN 123 THE GRADUATE NOW Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3180) Narr. By Jack Benny (Evolution 2001) Joan Baez (Vanguard BSD/9306/7) The Flying Burrito Bros. (A&M SP 4175) Original 104 ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN 134 FELICIANO NEAR THE BEGINNING 114 BRASS MENAGERIE 124 Vanilla Youngbloods (RCA LSP 4150) Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPS/LSP 3957) Fudge (Atco SD 278) Enoch Light (Project 3 PR 5036 SD) 105 THE 125 GENTLE ON MY MIND 135 TILL LIVE ADVENTURES OF MIKE 115 THE ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS BLOOMFIELD Martin (Reprise RS 6330) Jerry Vale (Columbia CS 9757) & AL KOOPER (Columbia CS 9792) Dean (Columbia 136 PROMISES, PROMISES KGP 6) 126 OUTTA SEASON 106 116 ODESSA Cast (United Artists UAS SAY IT Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb BTS 5) Original 9902) LOUD, EM BLACK AND FM PROUD Bee Gees (Atco SD 2-702) James Brown 137 SOULFUL STRUT (King S-1047) PRIDE IN PERSON 107 117 TIME OF THE SEASON 127 CHARLEY Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick BL 754144) WITH LOVE (RCA SLP 4094) Boots Zombies (Date TES 4013) Randolph (Monument SLP 18111) 138 I STAND ALONE 100 IN MY LIFE 128 EXTENSIONS AI Kooper (Columbia CS 9718) MENDOCINO 118 FOR ONCE Mystic Moods Orch. (Philips 600-301) C. Smith (Columbia CS 9756) Sir Douglas Quintet (Smash 67115) 0. 139 THE NASHVILLE BRASS PLAY 100 TRAFFIC SOUND M.P.G. 119 NANCY 129 THE NASHVILLE Marvin RS 6333) (United Artists UAS 6676) (RCA LSP 4059) Gaye (Tamla 292) Nancy Sinatra (Reprise 110 A SPACE ODYSSEY 140 STAND BY YOUR MAN NEW IMPROVED HOLY LAND 130 2001 BLUE CHEER 120 THE Original Soundtrack (MGM STE -13) Tammy Wynette (Epic BN 26451) (Philips PHS 600-305) Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9726)

www.americanradiohistory.com ii Basic Album Inventory I A check list of best selling pop albums other than those appearing on the CASH BOX Top 100 Album chart. Feature is designed to call wholesalers' & retailers' attention to key catalog, top steady selling LP's, as well as recent chart hits still going strong in sales. Information is supplied by manufacturers. This is a weekly revolving list presented in alphabetical order. It is advised that this card be kept until the list returns to this alphabetical section. i'/

t MAINSTREAM MGM - Carmen McRae Alfie STEREO 6084 Orig. Sound Track Doctor Zhivago 1/S1E6ST AK- Morgana King The Animals Best of The Animals SE -4324' ni1EF Jerry Goldsmith With A Taste Of Honey STEREO 6015 Hank Williams Very Best of Hank Williams SE -4168 gRESS

Original Sound Track A Patch Of Blue STEREO 6068 Connie Francis Very Best of Connie Francis SE -4167 ; n; ;

Maurice Jarre The Collector STEREO 6053 Hank Williams Jr. Hank Williams Life Story SE -4260 , [ni Original Sound Track Hank Williams Hank Williams Greatest Hits SE -391E ,n. Carmen McRae Women Talk -Live At The Vilage Gate STEREO Hank Williams 14 Hank Vol. 6065 More of Williams Greatest Hits, 2 SE -404C . '1ager Billie Holiday Billie Holiday STEREO 6036 Orig. Cast Album The Fantasticks SE -3872 OC "i,ctd Lightning Hopkins The Blues STEREO 6000 N.Y. Production with Jack Teagarden, Lotte Lenya Wild Bill Davison, etc. Dixieland -New Orleans STEREO 6003 (in English) Kurt Weil's Threepenny Opera SE -31210C ,,Fly Carmen McRae Hank Williams 14 More of Hank Williams Greatest Hits Vol. 3 SE -414C Sound Track Second To None STEREO 6028 Hank Williams Very Best of Hank Williams Vol. 2 SE 422; Clark Terry, Bob Hank Williams Movin' On - Luke The Drifter SE -438C Brookmeyer Quintet The Power Of Positive Swinging STEREO 6054 Sam (The Man) Taylor Blue Mist 397: 1' Y'0 Lester Young & he Hank Williams Hank Williams On Stage 3995 eng

Kansas City Six Prez STEREO 6012 Hank Williams I Saw The Light 3331 J( John Berberian Oud Of Artistry John Berberian STEREO 6047 Ian & Sylvia Lovin' Sound SE -438f 3G(e ; Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton STEREO 6020 Best of Eric Burdon & Animals Vol. 11 SE -445z s Gre Morgana Miss King Morgana King STEREO 6052 Orig. Sound Track ;