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1. She’s Not You—Elvis Presley 11. You Don’t Know Me—Ray Charles ^„iiox< ARGENT I NA (RCA) (Hill & Range) (HMV) (Aberbach) 2. 'Telstar—The Tornados (Decca) 12. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do—Neil (Ivy) Sedaka (RCA) (Aldon) 3. It’ll Be Me—Cliff Richard (Colum- 13. Guitar —The Shadows (Co- bia (Aberbach) lumbia) (Mills) “Corazon De Luto” (Mourning Heart) seems to be the hottest tune around 4. Sheila—Tommy Roe (HMV) 14. What Now My Love—Shirley these days. Microfon released the first version of the tune about three weeks (Mellin) Bassey (Columbia) (Blossom) ago, recorded by Chacho Santa Cruz. Columbia has released the Luis Now, 5. Roses Are Red—Ronnie Carroll 15. Main Title Theme Jet Harris 'Ordonez recording of — the tune, while RCA is putting it to sale by Ciro Men- (Philips) (Leeds) (Decca) (Victoria) doza and Julio Cesar has waxed it for Odeon. “Corazon De Luto” is a big 6. I Remember You—Frank Ifield 16. It Might As Well Rain Until Sep- Brazilian hit, recorded originally by Teixerinha in that country, several (Columbia) (Famous-Chappell) tember Carol King (London) months ago. About two — months ago, the tune got to , where it hit 10.7. Locomotion—Little Eva (London) (Aldon) the charts, too. The strong promotion made Uruguayan radios (which are by (Aldon) 17. Speedy Gonzales—Pat Boone better heard in many parts of the province than the radio sta- 8. Sealed With A Kiss—Brian Hy- (London) (Macmelodies/Budd) tions from Buenos Aires) started a wave of inquiries in the record stores of land (HMV) (Famous-Chappell) 18. Ramblin’ Rose—Nat King Cole the south part of , which moved Microfon to rush a cover version 9. Things—Bobby Darin (London) (Capitol) ^of the tune. Because of the type of (it tells about tragedy), sales are tune a (Burton) 19. Reminiscin’—Buddy Holly (Coral) expected to come from the provinces, more than from Buenos Aires. Mario Don’t That Beat All Adam Faith 20. Ballad Of Paladin Duane Eddy Kaminsky — — of Microfon reports that the sales of his version have been “ex- (Parlophone) (Downbeat) (RCA) (Essex) tremely satisfactory” and pointed out that “this waxing may mean the be- ginning of a new era of prosperity for Microfon.” This diskery has released also its “Archicolopendo” Selection LP, which has been sold at the same time of “Corazon de Luto,” and got initial orders for 4,600 records. Great Britain's Great Britain's Producciones Fermata is working on the release of the first Festival and Storyville records in Argentina. The label has about 200 sample records of Top Ten LP's Top Ten EP's ^these and other labels in the customs, and plans to select several of them Tor immediate release. Coincidentally with the visit of Chubby Checker, who arrived in Buenos Aires the October 7, PF (Cameo representative) has put 1. West Side Story—Soundtrack 1. Follow That Dream—Elvis Pres- to sale a new LP by him, titled “Menos Y Zapateos” (Don’t Knock The Twist) (CBS) ley (RCA) and also a new single. 2. Best Of Ball, Barber & Bilk— 2. Play It Cool—Billy Fury (Decca) News from Odeon: The label is preparing a new version of “Pera Madura,” Kenny Ball, Chris Barber, Acker 3. Some People—Soundtrack (Pye) the Italian hit by Pino Donaggio. The other one has been made by local 10. Bilk (Pye ‘Golden Guinea’) 4. By A Sleepy Lagoon—Karl Den- songstress Ambar La Fox. Monica Landers, new star recently launched by the 3. Golden Age Of Donegan—Lonnie ver (Decca) diskery, is receiving heavy promotion, through her first record, “Every Night” Donegan (Pye ‘Golden Guinea’) 5. Four Hits And A Mister—Acker ^and “Prende Una Mechita.” She has already recorded a new single, which 4. Picture Of You—Joe Brown (Pye Bilk (Columbia) ’‘will be put to sale soon. Los Huanca Hua are also being promoted, through ‘Golden Guinea’) 6. Black & White Minstrel Show their second LP, which has been very well received, llie diskery plans to 5. Pot Luck—Elvis Presley (RCA) (leorge Mitchell (HMV) award its best selling artists with “Gold Temples,” that is, Odeon’s tradi- 6. Black & White Minstrel Show 7. Shadows To The Fore—The Shad- tional trade mark instead of Gold records. The first one to receive such an George Mitchell (HMV) ows (Columbia) award will be Luis Aguile because of the sales of his waxings during 1960. 7. South Pacific—Soundtrack (RCA) 8. King Of Twist—Chubby Checker Aguile has finished a new LP some days ago, with several new tunes (mainly 8. 32 Minutes 17 Seconds With Cliff (Columbia) from Italy) sung in Spanish. This album is due to be released soon. Richard— ( Columbia 9. Hits From The Young Ones—Cliff Big news from RCA: the label has released two LP’s with great sales 9. Blue Hawaii — Elvis Presley Richard (Columbia) i^appeal: a new album of the Explosives selection series (humorously titled (RCA) 10. Wonderful Land Of The Shadows Blitz “Explosivus Opus Magnum”) with tunes by Neil Sedaka (“Breaking Up Is —Original Cast (Decca) —The Shadows (Columbia) Hard To Do”), Henry River”), Steel Guitar Mancini (“Moon Paul Anka (“A ARGENTINA—(cont’d) And A Glass Of Wine”), Floyd Cramer (“Hang On”) and Perry Como (“Ca- terina”), mixed with strong Latin American artists like Antonio Prieto More about CBS Columbia: The latest releases are new LP’s by Cuarteto (singing “La Elegida,” a new local product), Danny Chilean (“Josefina”), Leo (titled “Un Placer”), the Serenata Tropical Orchestra (“Cine Solamente Los Hermanos Rigual (“Cuando Calienta El Sol”) and Los Chalchaleros (“La Cine”), Orquesta Oro del Caribe (“Cubanisimo”), Cuco Sanchez (“Boleros de Gorda”). Undoubtedly, this LP will get into the charts very soon. The only Agustin y Maria Teresa Lara”), Astor Piazzolla (“Nuestro Tiempo”; modern trouble is that it may aifect the sales of the previous Explosivos album, , recently recorded by Piazzolla), and singles by Luis Ordones which is still on top of the charts. (Corazon de Luto) and Dumont (Las Viejas Molestan). Then another strong release is a new LP by Los Chalchaleros, whose latest R. C. Hottelet, new president of RCA Victor Argentina SA, has already ^LP, “Alma Saltena,” has been selling extremely well. The new one is titled arrived in Buenos Aires and is at work. Hottelet replaces John Cougnec, who “Adentro!” and contains a selection of new tunes, including the group’s latest has been in charge of the Argentine branch of RCA for several years. rhit single, “Alma De Nogal” and “El Casamiento.” Other big tunes are “Nos- Julio Korn Publishers continues at work with “La Elegida,” the new Dino talgias Tucumanas” and “La Criollita Santiaguena” (penned by Atahualpa Ramos tune which has been recorded by Antonio Prieto for RCA and included Yupanqui, probably Argentina’s top folklorist, with A. Chazarreta), “Zamba in the “Explosivus Opus Magnum” new album. Another JK tune, “El Poeta Del Regreso,” Zamba Del Guitarrero” and “El Picahueso.” Besides, RCA is Lloro,” has been recorded in Mexico by Lucho Gatica, Chilean star currently releasing a new LP by Juan D’Arienzo, well known tango orchestra director: living in that country. Other JK items include “Linda Muchachita” (just “Morocho Y Cantor.” It is felt that this album will be very well received by recorded by Monica Landers for Odeon Pops), “Desde La Ventana” and tango fans. “Norma Beatriz,” the tune dedicated to Miss Universe 1962. News from Music Hall: Freddy Luciano, who has been recently in the charts Ariel is releasing a new single by Brian Hyland, “Sealed With A Kiss,” with “Multiplication,” sung in Spanish, has cut a new single, which was just which is expected to continue the success of “The Night I Cried” and “I Should "•put to sale: “The Night I Cried” and “Daniela,” the French hit. Lito Escarso, Be Getting Better.” The label is also putting to sale Hyland’s first LP member of the artistic staff of MH, has finished a tour of Mendoza (in the with all these tunes. Western part of Argentina), and is planning a new recording of folk music, Remember “A La Hidraulica Santiago?” It was first reported in Cash under the name of “Atencio Paredes.” Escarso’s latest LP, “Diferente,” is Box (Sept. 22), informing that it a nice tune, although it hadn’t been pub- selling very well, according to the diskery. lised. Well, on Sept. 25, Mauricio Brenner of Fermata phoned us informing that he had got in touch with the composers of the song, after reading our More about MH: A information furnished by the diskery reports that among information, and got the rights to the tune. It had been a difficult job because best selling records of the label are Pat Boone’s latest LP, “I’ll See You In the authors weren’t registered at SADAIC, but it was done. ^y Dreams,” “Norma Beatriz,” a single recorded by La Bandita Tropical, and Now everybody is happy: the publisher got a good tune, the composers LP’s by Escarso. The label believes that “Speedy Gonzales” by Pat Boone may (unexpectedly) got their song published and with good chart possibilities, t become a hit. The promotion of the first LP waxed by Rodolfo Zapata, one by and Cash Box, once more, has fulfilled its function of serving the music in- Los Santos and the first one by Carlos Vega Pereda has also been started. dustry. Siro San Roman, before leaving to Peru, recorded several tunes to complete his first LP: “Inolvidable.” Some of the titles of the album are “Cuando Ca- lienta El Sol,” “Incomparable,” “Frio De Nieve” (the Sergio Endrigo tune), “El Poeta Lloro” (local hit), “Desagradecida” and others. Argentina's Best Sellers In the international line. Music Hall is releasing a new LP by Billy Vaughn •(“Mi Corazon The Adora”), another one by Lawrence Welk (“Runaway”), an 1. Cuando Calienta El Sol (Emma-Edami) Tony Vilar (Columbia); Siro San Alberto ^LP with the music of “State Fair” (starring Pat Boone, Ann-Margret and Roman (Music Hall); Hermanos Rigual, Antonio Prieto (RCA); Vasquez, Los Fernandos (Odeon Pops); Juan Ramon (Disc Jockey); Bobby Darin), and the Bob Ballard voices (in stereo). Latter LP was released in mono, some time ago. Danny Martin (Philips); Marcellos Ferial (Microfon). I 2. Una Guitarra Y Una Copa De Vino (Spanka-Fermata) Paul Anka Cash Box just received a post card from Connie Francis, who’s now in Nice (RCA); Ricardo Roda (Orfeo); Juan Ramon (Disc Jockey) shooting a new film. Connie writes that she will probably come to this part 3. Ritmo Africano (Tonika-Fermata) Bert Kaempfert (Polydor); Trumpet of the world soon. Connie needs a big promotion campaign before coming to Boy (Philip) Argentina, since she is not well known here. However, she is a big star in 4. Munequita (Southern-Edami) Enrique Guzman (Columbia); Los Pick Up ^hile and Uruguay, and practically in all the other South American countries. (Music Hall); Johnny Tedesco (RCA); Juan Ramon (Disc Jockey); Inter Bas has released Connie Francis many waxings (the latest one is Danny Martin (Philips) 4“Linda Muchachita”) but a lack of promotion has made them ineffective. 5. La Chica Del Pullover (Accordo-Fermata) Adriano (Microfon); Pino News from CBS Columbia: Waldo de los Rios, member of the artistic staff Donnagio (Odeon Pops); Juan Ramon (Disc Jockey) of the label, currently in Spain, met there Los Tres Sudamericanos, who are 6. *Paloma (Korn) Julio Molina Cabral, Siro San Roman (Music Hall); also on tour, to record with them several European hits, in Spanish. After- Roberto Yanes (Columbia); Los Quilla Huasi, Hugo Diaz (Philips); Los wards, Waldo will go to Cologne (Germany) to study special details about Cava Bengal (RCA) Los Andariegos (Tonodisc); Farias Cabanillas composition and, especially, electronic music. In Buenos Aires, Lucio Milena (RCA); Rosamel Araya (Disc Jockey); Los Chilicotes, Los Changos de has completed a stereo (in new LP the recently finished studios) of Anatuya ( Odeon ) j^ith big symphonic orchestra. The album includes tango standards as “Canaro 7. *Alma De Nogal (Lagos) Los Chalchaleros (RCA) In Paris,” “El Panuelito” and “Volver,” played with new arrangements and 8. *E1 Cigarron (Fermata) Hugo Blanco (Polydor) (what has been called “sensational new stereo effects.” Regarding this record- 9. Rey De Los Payasos (Aldon-Fermata) Neil Sedaka (RCA); Juan Ramon ing, John Lear, artistic director of CBS, pointed that “after listening to this (Disc Jockey) album, nobody will accept the old arrangements (some of them were made 10. Norman (Korn) Sue Thompson (RCA); Jolly Land (RCA) thirty years ago) as representative of our music.” 11. Josefina Danny Chilean (RCA) Regarding CBS Columbia’s best selling LP’s, the top four albums are “Bur- 12. Tendria Que Mejorarme Bryan Hyland (Ariel) bujas Musicales” (a low priced, promotional LP), “El Tango Lo Siento Asi” 13. Mi Talisman (Good Luck Chann) Johnny Carel (Orfeo); Elvis Presley (sung by Julio Sosa, and released about a month ago), “Es Continental” by (RCA) (Smart) Ray Conniff, and the music from “West Side Story.” The label plans to release 14. Eres Mi Rayito De Sol (You Are My Sunshine) Peter Terrace (Ariel) a new album by Julio Sosa in which the chanter will sing folk music. This LP 15. *Eres Mi Tentacion Los Pick Up (Music Hall) will be put to sale in Nov. *Local Product. I

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