JULY 2 1960 No. 686 THE NATIONAL WEEKLY OF RECORDED MUSIC 254 Evnitioln 1sa1avxnig SIN83..1 N31311 110014 1:11i1N:1dAmericanRadioHistory.Com N313Il - ZU. Like April In July VENDOR April is the cruellest month, according to T. S. THE NATIONAL WEEKLY Eliot. But to the popular mind April means Spring, OF RECORDED MUSIC 13th YEAR OF and Spring is the season of new beginnings. And PUBLICATION suddenly the sound of music on singles is again Published by The Music Guild of America being heard through the land. Founded 1936 After this flowery introduction we would recall D. M. STEINBERG, Publisher that last week in this space we said that the record JACK SCHWARTZ, News Editor ALICE KOSNER, Asst. industry was bound to do something "about the Advertising and Promotion so-called declining singles market." Manager M. GILMAN Then we recorded RCA Victor's tie-in promo- LES FLEISCHER, asst. tion with Remington -Rand typewriters on the Business Manager theme "Be A Hit At School." JOHN BACKUS Circulation This week we are glad to report that Columbia LORETTA PERRY Records, cognizant of the importance of singles as West Coast Representative the backbone of the record industry, is announcing DEE HILL 6087 Sunset Blvd. a major campaign built around the33 -speed mon- Hollywood 28, Calif. aural single. H011ywood 9-7176 Chicago Representative We are, of course, in accord with Goddard Lieb- HALTATE erson when he says: "Single records continue tobe 192 N. Clark St. Chicago, III. ANdover 3-6520 the most significant media for the introduction and New England Representative development of new popular music, talents and ED PENNEY personalities." Stotler Office Bldg. Boston 16, Mass. This accent on singles by two of the giants in the HAncock 6-9115 industry is sure to be reflected in a spurt of singles Research and Survey FLORENCE FORMAN activity throughout the trade. The confidence in- JAY AMDUR LEO LEVIN spired by these new promotional techniques and ALTON CHELETTE new ideas must result in awidening of the market Art Production HAL HOCHVERT from its past limited appeal to the teenager market HENRY MANCINIt NEIL SEDAKA alone. This is especially true of the 33 -speed single. THE BLUES C/W YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME C/W Editorial & Advertising Offices: BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA RUN. SAMSON RUN 157 West 57th St. As is well known, the mechanics of playing a45 47/7785 47/7781 New York 19, N.Y. rpm record have usuallyconfined them to the PLaza 7-1323 Subscription & Business younger set in the family; whilethe long-playing Offices: record or album has been left for Mom and Dad BACKED BY THE BIGGEST "SINGLES" CAMPAIGN EVER ...TP 100 Astor St., Newark 2, N.J. Bigelow 3-0222 as a finer property. Now,with the 33 -speed single, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $10per home programming wil be made easier for every RCA VICTOR-REMINGTON "BE A HIT AT SCHOOL" PROMOTK yearintheUnitedStatesor Here's a $500,000 promotion that spotlights Henry play campaigns to plug their newest singles. VI Canada. $19 per year includes member of the family. That is why we envision a Mancini, Neil Sedaka, and four other top-flight RCA First Class or Air Mail Delivery Lion starts in August with a to-page spread in I ofthe weekly MUSIC VENDOR future. Victor artiste. .ueing massive advertising and die- Be ready! Ordernow!® BULLET. $20 per year foreign. wider market for singles of all speeds in the k ' RECORD RATING CHARTS,pub- lishedin MUSIC VENDOR, ore They ofrecord But singles are not an end in themselves. NEW NEW based onsurveys SINGLE SINGLE PERFORMANCE and salescon- introducing new personalities, TO TO ducted by Music Guild of are also the means of COME! COME! Americo.Allrightsinthse listingsore d. as Mr. Lieberson says,and of serving as the basic The OFFICIAL HIT PARADE is publishedEXCLUSIVELYin MU material from which hit albums are made. SICVENDOR Second Class MullPrivileges Authorleed ul Newurh, N I. AmericanRadioHistory.Com MUSIC VENDOR July 25, 1960 No. 686 A SURE BET ratingisgiven those records VENDOR which score 75 or better on the Top 100 Pop charts; 50 or beter on the R&B and Country charts; Album Sure Bets must attain a score of 40 or better. For complete pro- SURE BETS gramming charts see pages 19-22. 6 POP, 3 C&W, 3 R&B, 2 LP'S Added to ThisWeek's Charts POPULAR COUNTRY & WESTERN THE GREAT HISTORICAL BUM WALK, DON'T RUN L. Flatt & E. Scruggs-Col-41708 (Forshay, BMI) AllI Want Is You Ventures-Dolton-25 Home IF THE WORLD DON'T END TOMORROW WAKE ME SHAKE ME Doug Warren-Image-1011 (Sure Bet 6/27 on R&B) Around Midnight (Progressive, BMI) Coasters-Atco-6 I 68 HEART TO HEART TALK Stewball Bob Wills-Lib-55260 What's The Matter HELLO YOUNG LOVERS (Williamson Inc., ASCAP) RHYTHM & BLUES Paul Anka-ABC-Par-10132 IFI CAN'T HAVE YOU I Love You In The Same Old Way Etta & Harvey-Chess-1760 My Heart Cries LISA 84% of ALL (Central, BMI) A MILLION TO ONE Records Sold Jeanne Black-Cap-4396 Journey of Love Jimmy Charles-Promo-1002 Are on 3 3 RPM Hop Scotch Hop Now Single FAR FAR AWAY I KNOW (Sure Bet 7/18 on C&W) The Spaniels-Vee Jay -350 Columbia Records is (Acuff -Rose, BMI) Bus Fare Home pleased to announce that Don Gibson-RCA-Vi-7762 beginning August I,it will A Legend In My Time simultaneously release Single - ALBUMS (MONAURAL) 33 as well as Single -45 on all TA TA (Sure Bet 7/18 on R&B) ELLA IN BERLIN new releases I Stereo Seven (Olimac, BMI) Ella Fitzgerald-Verve-MGV-15007 (Single -33 Stereo/ will be released Clyde McPhatter-Merc-71660 BYE BYE BIRDIE on the same schedule as in the past. Orig. Casi-Col-KOL-5510 SINGLE-33...THE BIG SALES SPEED...FROM COLUMBIA".' I Ain't Giving Up Nothing 4 5 MUSIC VENDOR - July 25,AmericanRadioHistory.Com 1960 MUSIC VENDOR July 25, 1960 MUSICVENDOR `GOING UP' LIST The following hits jumped 10 or more places in thisweek'sMUSIC VENDORSurvey. TitleandArtist This Last Week Week IT'S NOW OR NEVER-E. Presley-RCA-Vi 15 58 LOOK FOR A STAR-G. Miles-Lib 19 31 FEEL SO FINE-J. Preston-Merc 20 33 WHERE ARE YOU-F. Avalon-Chant 22 32 IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD A. Bryant-Carl 24 36 To The Editor: FINGER POPPIN' TIME-H. Ballard-King 25 42 "The news of record ALL MY LOVE-J. Wilson-Bruns 26 39 happenings and disc VOLARE-B. Rydell-Cameo 36 72 jockey doingsinyour A WOMAN, A LOVER, A FRIEND magazine are most in- J. Wilson-Bruns 37 51 formativeandupto DO YOU MIND-A. Williams-Cad 45 65 date compared to the BIG BOY PETE-Olympics-Arvee 46 60 old line magazines' slow THEME FROM THE APARTMENT pace. You have realized Ferrante & Teicher-UA 51 71 howrapidlygrowing THE TWIST-C. Checker-Parkway 53 73 this industry is, and you WALK DON'T RUN-Ventures-Dolton 62 86 have also realized that WAKE ME SHAKE ME-Coasters-Atco 64 79 speed is of the utmost HELLO YOUNG LOVERS-P. Anka-ABC-Par 65 (-) importance for the pur- LISA-J. Black-Cap 66 94 poses of reviewing the FAR FAR AWAY-D. Gibson-RCA-Vi 68 97 new releases and keep- ing up to date in cur- TA TA -C. McPhatter-Merc 70 85 rent happenings in the THE TIP OF MY FINGERS-N. Noble-Coral 81 (-) BONGO BONGO BONGO-P. Epps-Orig. 83 99 music world. In an ever- changing world of mu- OUR CONCERTO-U. Bindi-Jamie 88 100 sic your magazine has SONS AND LOVERS-P. Faith-Col 90 (-) stood above the others NICE 'N' EASY-F. Sinatra-Cap 91 (-) I SHOT MR. LEE-Bobbettes-Atl 92 (-) in bringing the news of FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION THAT musicbusiness YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME file N. Sedaka-RCA-Vi 93 (-) CARL SMITH HAS A HIT SINGLE CALLED quickly to everyone as- "IF THE WORLD DON'T END TOMORROW A BROKEN VOW-Chordettes-Cad 96 (-) sociated with it. (I'LL BE COMING AFTER YOU)" 4-41729 I NEED YOU SO-T. Taylor-T.R. 97 1-1 ON COLUMBIAQ RECORDS THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE "I congratulate you, IF THE WORLD DON'T END TOMORROW WE KNOW-J. James-MGM 98 ev.c.omew .rt) men, RMAW onySA (I'LL BE COMING AFTER YOU!) and I subscribe to your ANYMORE-T. Brewer-Coral 99 way of producing a ADVENTURE IN PARADISE-J. Byrd-Mon 100 (-) magazine. "A faithful reader of MUSIC VENDOR ..." THE TOP 200 Red Robinson See pages 19.20.21.22 - for the indus- Production Manager try's fastest, most accurate and complete KGW-Portland, Oregon Programming and Buying Guides.. THE TOP 200 MUSIC VENDOR - July 23, 1960 7 6 MUSIC VENDOR - July 25.AmericanRadioHistory.Com 1960 We Know-Joni James-MGM 11 SIDES ENTER MV Anymore-Teresa Brewer-CORAL Adventure In Paradise-Jerry Byrd- MON TOP 100 THIS WEEK UMENT Eleven new sides entered MUSIC VEN- MGM Unveils DOR'S Top 100 charts this week in the survey authenticated by the Music Guild `Starpowee Display of America. Dorado Beach, P. R. Simultaneously qualifying as a Sure Bet - MGM Records unveiled its new "starpower" albumsfm was: 1960 at its convention here last week. Hello Young Lovers - Paul Anka - ABC - The label packed the following PARAMOUNT punch into its fall promotion campaign aimedat Reentering the charts was: distributors: a 20 per cent bonus A Broken Vow-Chordettes-CADENCE in album merchandise (buy 5,000 records andre- Other new sides were: ceive an additional 1,000 at The Tip Of My Fingers - Nick Noble - no charge), the regular 6% per cent return Inaddition CORAL to the bonus, a 100 per cent exchange Nice 'N' Easy-Frank Sinatra-CAPITOL privilege on the "starpower" releases, I Shot Mr.