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Bllis & Stoller Join Bell's Artist Roster Top 50 In NEW YORK — Songstress Shirley CHABT BOUND Ellis and writer-producer Mike Stol- R &R locutions ler have both signed with Bell Rec- ords as artists. BOB Miss Ellis has ridden the best seller charts with the novelty recordings “The Name Game” and the Clapping 1 COWBOYS TO GIRLS IF YOU CAN WANT SMASHES! Song” as well 26 as “Nitty Gritty.” Stol- Intruders (Gamble (214) 1 Miracles (Tamla 54162) 20 ler, on the other hand, will be debuting as a performer. He is noted for com- posing a massive list of hits for the TIGHTEN UP 27 FOREVER CAME TODAY 2 Diana Coasters, Ben E. King, the Drifters Archie Bell (Atlantic 2478) 3 Ross 8i The Supremes and many more with partner Jerry (Motown 1122) 24 Lieber; and has produced best sellers “OH BABY for the Dixie Cups, Shangri-Las, Ad 3 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO- Libs and Jelly Beans on the Lieber- 28 WEAR IT ON OUR FACE DA-DAY Dells (Cadet 5599) 31 Stoller owned Redbird and Blue Cat Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54165) 5 MINT’ labels. Stoller has most recently been active in the commercial jingle field 29 I CAN REMEMBER writing for radio and television. James 8i Bobby Purify (Bell 721) 34 O. V. WRIGHT 4 I GOT THE PEELIN' An Ellis single is being cut in New James Brown (King 6155) 2 York this week for release as soon as BACKBEAT 591 possible. Stoller’s first deck will be an 30 IN THE MORNING instrumental track, tentatively named 5 DO YOU KNOW YOUR Mighty Marvelows (ABC 11011) 28 “Numero Uno.” WAY TO SAN JOSE Dionne Warwick (Scepter 12216) 6 31 I AM THE MAN FOR YOU ESP-Disk Expanding BABY NEW YORK—ESP-Disk, definitely on 6 PAYING THE COST TO Edwin Starr (Gordy 7071) 33 the move, has not only branched out THE BOSS SUMMERTIME’ into the pop music field with the re- B. B. King (Blues Way 61015) 7 cent introduction of its subsidiary 32 FACE IT GIRL IT'S OVER label, ORO, but has reported a quad- Nancy Wilson (Capitol 2136) 48 MALIBUS rupling of sales during the past year. 7 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER The diskery is currently in the process Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2490) 4 SURE SHOT 5037 of setting up a film wing with plans in 33 I GOT A SURE THING effect to produce three or four films Ollie 8i The Nightingales (Stax 245) 35 in the coming year. 8 DANCE TO THE MUSIC Headed up by Bernard Stollman as Sly & The Family Stone (Epic 10256) 8 president and by Larry Kessler as vice 34 LOOK AT WHAT I president, ESP-Disk is a record label ALMOST MISSED that places its major emphasis on the Parliaments (Revilot 217) 36 9 IF I WERE A CARPENTER aesthetic rather than the financial as- Four Tops (Motown 1124) 12 pect of recorded music. “Before sign- ‘WOHAH WITH ing with ESP,” Kessler says, “an art- 35 LOVER'S HOLIDAY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson ist must first create his own music, AIN'T LIKE 10 NOTHING (SSS International 736) 37 thus upholding the integrity of the THE REAL THING THE BLHES' label.” Artists with the firm are al- Marvin Gaye 8c Tammi Terrell (Tamla 54163) 11 lowed complete creative freedom even CHAIN GANG to the point of doing their own LP 36 THE LAMP Jackie Wilson 8i Count Basie covers. (Brunswick 55373) 41 SISTERS On a national and international 11 FUNKY STREET level, the public has begun to recog- Arthur Conley (Atco 6563) 10 DUKE 427 nize ESP as a creative force within 37 SUGAR DON'T TAKE AWAY the record industry. This is due pri- MY CANDY marily to waxings by such artists as: 12 I COULD NEVER LOVE Jive Five (Musicor 1305) 43 Godz, Bruce MacKay, iSun Ra, Pearls ANOTHER Before Swine, Gerry Moore, Albert Temptations (Gordy 7072) Ayler, Paul Bley, Patty Waters, and 38 I WISH I KNEW the early Fugs. Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2507) 13 I PROMISE TO WAIT MY LOVE Wilson To Head Mio Martha 8t Vandellas (Gordy 7070) 16 39 FUNKY WALK “COMPETITION Dyke Veteran producer & The Blazers (Original NEW YORK — Sound 79) 38 Marty Wilson has been named presi- SHE'S GOOD dent of the newly formed Mio Record 14 LOOKING AIN’T Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2504) 14 Company. Mio was organized with 40 baby make your own backing from a record oriented invest- SWEET MUSIC ment group to develop new Latin NOTHING” Bandwagon (Epic 10255) 50 for distribution on 15 WE'RE ROLLING ON American product Impressions (ABC 11071) 18 an international level. LITTLE At the same time, the company also I'LL NEVER DO YOU WRONG named Pete Terrace as vice president 41 CARL CARLTON 16 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW Joe Tex (Dial 4076) and musical director. ABOUT ME BACKBEAT 588 First release from Mio is scheduled Bobby Taylor (Gordy 7069) 22 for mid-June. Among the Artists sign- 42 THE DOCTOR i ed already are Louie Rey, Eddie Her- Mary Wells (Jubilee 5621) 44 nandez and Diablo all with their re- SWEET INSPIRATION orchestras. 17 spective Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 2476) 9 43 YOU LEFT THE WATER Dot Grammy Package RUNNING Maurice & Mac (Checker 1197) 45 — 18 AS LONG AS I GOT YOU HOLLYWOOD “Ten Years Of Gram- Laura Lee (Chess 2041 19 “GRAB YOUR my Award Winning Songs,” an LP by the Pete King Chorale, produced by 44 I GOT YOU BABE Snuff Garrett, is being rush released 19 NEVER GIVE YOU UP Etta James (Cadet 5606) CLOTHES” by Dot Records. Jerry Butler (Mercury 72798) 29 The LP spotlights all of the com- MINNIE positions honored by the National 45 WHAT'S THIS Academy Of Recording Arts & Sci- 20 THE HAPPY SONG Bobby Womack (Minit 32037 EPPERSON ences as the “song of the year” during Otis Redding (Volt 163) 25 the past ten years. PEACOCK 1960 The songs are “Volare” (1958), 46 STONE GOOD LOVER “The Battle Of New Orleans” (1959), 21 SOUL SERENADE Jo Armstead (Giant 704) 47 “Theme From Exodus” (1960), “Moon Willie Mitchell (Hi 2140) 15 River” (1961), “What Kind Of Fool Am I” (1962), “The Days Of Wine 47 A TRIBUTE TO A KING ' And Roses” (1963), “Hello Dolly” 22 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE William Bell (Stax 248) 49 (1964), “The Shadow Of Your Smile” Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2486) 17 (1965), “Michelle” (1966) and 1967’s And Away.” “Up Up 48 HE REALLY DON'T LOVE YOU | DUKE/PEACOCK Dot’s merchandising department has 23 (YOU KEEP ME) HANGIN' ON Defonics (Moon Shot 6703) Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7-2608) 26 created an 18" x 18" display, with RECORDS easel’s readily available. NBC-TV and Timex beams “The Best On Record: A PLACE La-La MEANS I LOVE YOU 49 24 Precisions (Drew 1005) 2809 ERASTUS ST. The Grammy Awards Show” Wednes- Del Fonics (Philly Groove 150) 13 day (5/8), a prime reason for the rush HOUSTON, TEXAS treatment being given the package. Artist Pete King serves as The 1967- 25 THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM 50 DON'T SIGN THE PAPER 68, National President of NARAS. Hesitations (Kapp 899) 23 Jimmy Delphs (Karen 1538)

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