Red Seals Motown's '64 Expansion London Records To Fly U.S. Distribs To Eight In Victor Jan. Rel. Plans Include C&W England For New Product Sales Meet NEW YORK-RCA Victor has an- And Comedy Disks nounced the release of eight Red Seal NEW YORK-London Record Dis- A contingent of London execs- albums for Jan. DETROIT-Berry Gordy, Jr., presi- tributors from all key U.S. markets headed by D. H. Toller -Bond, exec The new issue includes "Falla: El dent of Motown Records, has an- will meet in the label's namesake- veep, will accompany the guests, who Amor Brujo and Berlioz: Les Nuits nounced a series of moves on the the city of London-for a sales meet- will be given a preview of London's D'Ete" with Leontyne Price, Fritz part of the company aimed at cap- ing from Jan. 5-11. Jan. releases, which include pop, Reiner and the Chicago Symphony turing a greater share of the total The label has booked passage for classical, phase 4 and international Orchestra; Mozart's "Piano Con- record market. more than 60 guests to attend the diskings. certo No. 20" with Artur Rubinstein According to Gordy, the company confab, which will take place in the Also on the schedule of events are: and orchestra conducted by Alfred will step up its activities in the area new, ultra -modern Decca House, a tour of British Decca's vast net- Wallenstein; Mozart's "Symphony of pop music, country, western and home of London's parent company, work of manufacturing plants and No. 41" and "Eine Kleine Nacht- folk. In addition, the company will English Decca. recording studios; demonstrations of musik" with the Boston Symphony release a number of comedy albums new recording equipment by Arthur Orchestra conducted by Erich Leins- next year. Haddy, hifi expert and pioneer of dorf; "Popular Classics For The Barney Ales, vice president of Mo- London's famed sound; and a social Spanish Guitar" with Julian Bream; town Sales Corp., said that the com- Cash Box Names itenerary including the theatre and Eric Friedman with the London Sym- pany has signed former child singing an evening at the Edmundo Ros club. phony Orchestra conducted by Mal- star Bobby Breen for the pop field Rep For Spain The gathering will be capped -off colm Sargent; and "Women In My by a black -tie dinner at the Mayfair Life" by Sergio Franchi. and that motion -picture funnyman Hotel. Stephin' Fetchit is currently complet- As part of the presentation of new ing a comedy album for release early product, London will utilize the tal- ents of its stars, including Mantovani, MGM Signs in 1964. Ted Heath, Edmundo Ros and Johnny The Melody label, which involves Keating, who will introduce their own Hank Williams, Jr. country, western and folk music, is new product. being bolstered with the addition of singers Bruce Channel of "Hey Baby" fame, Howard Crockett and Gene Decca Sets Sales Meet Henslee. Responsibility for records on For N.Y., Hollywood this label rests with Al Klien, who operates the company's southwestern NEW YORK-Decca Records holds office in Dallas, Texas. two sales meets this week (30) in New York and Hollywood to acquaint In commenting on the move Ales the company's divisional sales force said: "The addition of these stars is FEDERICO HALPERN with the label's mid -winter product one part of a long range plan at Mo- MADRID-Cash Box has named Fed- and plans. town. We intend to maintain our po- erico Halpern as its man in Spain. He Along with new product for dealer sition in the popular market and to will supply the magazine with a re -stocking, the district sales force move into the areas of spoken word monthly music business column from will also be introduced to the addition albums, albums and that country plus a Best Sellers list. broadway cast Halpern entered the Spanish disk of three new phono models in a popu- speciality material." scene in 1959, beginning with a re- lar price range. view column in a weekly magazine The home office delegation to the about films and music. He also New York meeting will be led by Syd "Disque" Clubs Budding In U.S. started two deejay programs with records culled from the international N. Goldberg, Decca's veep in charge NEW YORK-A popular form of Eu- market. of national sales, while the west coast HANK WILLIAMS, JR. ropean nitery entertainment disk He left radio work to start, in contingent - i will be headed by Claude playing for making some April, 1962, the only magazine in Brennan. NEW YORK-Hank Williams, Jr., dancing-is Spain devoted exclusively to records, son of the late, great singer -writer, headway in the U.S. Meets will take place Discobolo, of which he is now techni- as the label has entered the disk scene on MGM One New York club, The Village cal manager and reports one of its Records, the label that cut his father. editor. His initial strongest selling Vanguard, the popular jazz attraction, work for Cash Box was the Spanish periods in recent history. The 14 -year -old performer will be- year-end wrap-up in the Dec. 28 gin his disk career with a single fea- recently began spinning of disks- special. turing, "Long Gone Lonesome Blues," complete with "deejay"-recently be- which the senior Williams wrote and spinning of disks-complete with Ben -Ven To Cut Hodges recorded. Young Williams was sched- gan uled to sing the tune on last Sunday's "deejay"-to draw late -hour dancers. C/P-Robinson Deal For Releases On MGM Ed Sullivan TV'er. MGM is releasing Now out on the west coast, the the side this week. "Whiskey Disque" will premiere on NEW YORK-An agreement has NEW YORK-Eddie Hodges moves The artist is being managed by Los Angeles' Sunset 15, been reached between Cameo -Park- over to the MGM label his mother, Audrey Williams, and Strip Jan. via a deal with is Davis. way Records and Harold Robinson Nick Venet-Fred Benson being booked through the William according to owner Shelly indie pro- Morris Agency. He has appeared Formerly called The Party, the for future releases on the Parkway duction outfit, Ben -Ven Productions. in a label flick, "Hollywood on Broadway," club was recently purchased by Davis of all Robinson disks, including Hodges, who had a number which was produced those of by Audrey and partners of the Strip's Crescendo by Patty LaBelle & The Blue - successful teen -market singles, has Williams. belles, a recent chart attraction with inked an exclusive pact with Hank Williams died on New Year's and Interlude clubs. "Down Ben -Ven, Day 1953, with his many The Aisle" on Robinson's which also has an indie recorded Said to be the first west coast Nicetown deal with efforts continuing to be among label. First deck under the MGM. He'll be in the studio MGM's top -selling nitery to intersperse "live" and auto- deal is this week items in LP form. the gals' follow-up to their for a release a short while mated entertainment, the club is in- hit, a reading later. of "You'll Never Walk On the Cadence label, stalling more than $10,000 worth of Alone." Robinson the 17 -year - will produce the old singer -actor had such clicks stereo sound equipment and speaker team's sides for Parkway. as Andy Williams Forms He's dis- "I'm Gonna Knock On Your systems as well as remodeling the continuing the operation Door," Indie Producing of Nicetown. Bandit of My Dreams" and "(Girls, Firm main room to meet acoustical consid- Patty & The Bluebelles had a top Girls, erations. awhile hit Girls) Made to Love." After his BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.-Andy back in "I Sold My Heart To Cadence In addition, the club will have life- The Junkman." stint, he cut for Columbia Williams has formed his own indie Records. production company for disks, TV and like, animated replicas of musicians motion pictures under the name of that will provide "an authentic at- Barnaby Productions. Alan Bernard, mosphere for dancing to recorded mu- INDEX Decca the star's manager, is veep of the ;:.,..á Opens Its operation. The singer has just con- sic," Davis said. Album Plans Own cluded Davis said he was arranging with 29 Branch In Memphis a banner sales year for the Co- Album Reviews lumbia leading diskeries to an "extensive" 18, 19 NEW label with both singles and Bios for DJ's YORK-Decca Records' 20th record library to be kept at the club. 28 company LP successes. Coin Machine -owned distrib branch has The club's disk -playing policy will Section 42-54 been opened Country Music in Memphis, according to be: as the club will be open until 4 an) Section 33, 34 Syd International Goldberg, veep and general sales every night, will Section 35-41 manager. Mercury Pacts it play dance music Juke Box Ops until 2 am, new comedy records until Record Guide .... 22 For Looking Ahead (Singles) the past decade, the Decca Jerry Wallace closing. 30 Coral and Platter Spinner Patter Brunswick labels have been This form of nitery-disk entertain- 28 previously distributed HOLLYWOOD-Jerry Wallace has Radio Active Chart in the city by ment has caught -on in Paris, Rome ...... 24 the Stratton -Warren been signed to a long-term contract R&B Top 50 Co. Goldberg at and other Continental cities plus somE 22 said that the existing Mercury Records. Record Ramblings sales organiza- Wallace, inked areas of South America. Single Reviews 26 tion in Memphis will remain intact by Jack Tracy, the 8, 10 as label's west coast Sure Shots a company -owned branch under director, will cut his 25 the first sides for the Top 100 Albums direction of sales manager label this week. (Mono) 17 Brown. Jack On the Challenge Blue Note LP Deal Top 50 Albums (Stereo) label, the song- 14 Branch ster came through Top 100 Singles officially opens its with such chart NEW YORK-Blue Note Records, Ulf (Alphabetized) 27 business doors for items as "Primrose Vending News this Thurs. (2) at Lane," his first jazz diskery, has kicked -off a 105 46 Main 668 S. hit, "How The Time St. Flies," and "Shut- discount program run. ters & Boards." on all LP's. It 6 through Jan. 31.

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