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The International Music -Record BiIIb"'oar Newsweekly Breakthrough Opens Undergrounders Fly High 2d CARtridge Front -AGAC in Writers Pitch By HANK FOX By MIKE GROSS By PAUL ACKERMAN NEW YORK -A major technological breakthrough may well NEW YORK -The so- called underground NEW YORK -Recorded product by the so- thrust the tape CARtridge industry into a second era and is expected has become the target of a recruiting called underground acts has become a substan- to have profound ramifications throughout the record and jukebox campaign being launched by the American Guild tial segment of sales, according to Len industries. of Authors & Composers (AGAC). The campaign Sachs, Director of Merchandising and Album the develop- C, S and W Electronics Corp., a communications engineering will be keyed to the probability that lots of pub- Sales of Atlantic -Arco, key label in corporation, has developed a means for complete selectivity control lisher royalty moneys are not going to the young ment of this market. A hot album of this genre fully compatible with all available configurations of tape and tape writers because they don't have AGAC acting can sell several hundred thousand, said Sachs, cartridges. The device, according to company president and director as a watchdog over their affairs. who added: "It's a mystique among the buyers, who are teen -agers and young adults." John White, requires no redesign of existing tape cartridge equip- The campaign will also stress the fact that and will only mini- is and what is not an underground ment; is easily incorporated in all model designs; AGAC is not an ASCAP or BMI organization Just what in but there are several criteria mally alter the cost of equipment. With no reduction operational but solely a writers' organization. AGAC plans group is debatable, features, White said, the mechanism can be designed for inclusion in to reach these new underground writers with an upon which most tradesters are agreed. These it without the a $19 player as well as in a more sophisticated unit costing several advertising and promotion drive in the under- are: 1) The album product makes a hit single; 2) The material and hundred dollars. ground press, which is flourishing in many key impetus of The device, which at the touch of a button or the turn of a dial, country, and such New York arrangements are unconventional; 3) The pro- cities around the use of permits automatic selection or repetition of any number or numbers weeklies as the Village Voice and East Village motion and exploitation, while making on a 2 -, 4-, or 8 -track cartridge, cassette or open reel configuration, Other. some routine channels, leans heavily on such (Continued on page 61) unconventional media as the underground press bulletin, the writer - According to an AGAC (literally scores of publications), posters, buttons credits of the Top 100 singles and Top 100 and radio stations which are hip to the countless new writers are suc- certain LP's show that idiom. Record Companies Bust Out ceeding in the record business today. AGAC believes that many of these writers (on staff Bob Rolontz, Atlantic publicity and advertis- or self- employed) need its auditing facilities be- ing chief, has been studying the market for un- In Coastwide Studio Spree cause they sign inferior contracts giving away derground record groups since the trend got under way a year ago. The underground press, he By CLAUDE HALL many valuable rights. Says AGAC, "They sign contracts which permit publishers to hang onto says, constitutes a regular network "and it is very NEW YORK -This will be stage at the moment; Colum- their material till kingdom come." hip and informative." known as "The year of the stu- bia studio expansion in Nashville Affecting young writers today, the AGAC Lenny Sachs noted that the phenomenon dios" in the record business. will be looked into after the first bulletin pointed out, is the cluster of music whereby underground score big sales lack of a hit single in no way detracts Record companies, big and of the year. Musicor Records publishing - record - producing - artist -management despite the small, are building new studios just opened new studios on West complexes as well as the subdivisions of large from the general importance of Top 40 stations. and remodeling old ones. In ad- 55th Street in New York. movie companies which dominate many phases "But the phenomenon dom point up a new and dition, independent record pro- A few weeks ago A &R re- of the music business, from creation of material significant area of product and specialized ex- ducers and independent record- cording studios opened a second to exploitation of the talent which performs this posure." ing firms have opened several location in Manhattan. Chess material. Many of these firms hire staff writers Sachs added that personal appearances are an studios during the past few Records in just opened who are put on weekly salaries which are de- important facet of promotion of underground months and more are under (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 10) construction. There are two major factors that have set off this flurry of studio construction and remod- Oak Catalog eling. (1) Rock 'n' roll artists are spending a great deal of time in the studio, mostly in Purchased by experimenting for new sounds. (2) Engineers have advanced Music Sales the technical processes of re- cording to such a high degree By FRED KIRBY that more complicated equip- ment and controls are now NEW YORK -Music Sales, necessary. Inc., has entered the authentic field with the purchase of week, folk Last Decca Records the Oak Publications catalog unveiled its remodeled opera- from Irwin Silber and Moses tions on West 57th Street here Asch. The catalog includes (the same studio where Bing publications edited and com- Crosby recorded "White Christ- piled by such top names in the mas" many years ago). Mercury folk field as Pete Seeger, Records, the week before, an- Woody Guthrie, Torn Paxton, nounced that construction was Ewan MacColl, Alan Lomax under way for two studios in and Asch. new quarters its on West 57th has retained Street. Mercury also just opened Silber been by to and and the Supremes, Motown's sensational female new studios in San Francisco. Music Sales supervise The exciting Wilson Pickett does it again -this time with a control all Oak Publication ma- twosided smash, "I'm in Love" and "Stagger Lee," Atlantic vocal group. have a highly rhythmic new single headed for Columbia Records is building for the next five years. 2448. Wilson also has a new hit album, 'The Best of the top of the charts. "In and Out of Love, Motown 1116. new studios in ; terial The newly acquired material Wilson Pickett," Atlantic 8151, which showcases the "Wicked Already No. 1 on the LP Charts is "Diana Ross and the studios for Columbia in San Pickett" in 12 of his biggest hits. (Advertisement) Supremes' Greatest Hits," Motown M /MS 2 -663. Francisco are in the talking (Continued on page 10) (Advertisement,

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He said broaden the UA London office's its London -based operation in- that UA, through its Transamer- promotion and sales activities. cludes Shirley Bassey, George ica Corp. parent, is in the mar- Basically, UA will no longer Martin, Spencer Davis Group, ket for several key European be a licensee. Under the new the Fortunes, the Easybeats and acquisitions. agreement, UA will choose its own product for release, main- tain its own sales force and conduct its own promotion to Gallagher to MCA any extent it desires. "The new - SHARES OF COMMON stock in Handleman Co. were traded for the contract," said UA president first time Oct. 30 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with Mike Stewart, permits EMI to Heads New Division the symbol HDL. Headquartered in Detroit, the company is the distribute for UA at UA's risk." largest independent wholesale merchandiser of records in North In the first move of its beefed - in America, and recently entered the market for 8 and 4 -track stereo NEW YORK - William P. bUsincss. We are fortunate tape cartridges for use in automobiles and homes. Attending the up London operation, UA will (Bill) Gallagher, who resigned being able to obtain the serv- opening were, from left, Edward C. Gray, executive vice -president of separate its publishing wing his post as vice -president of ices of Gallagher who is pro- the Exchange; David Handleman, company's president, and John K. from its record company. Roger Columbia Records last week, ficient in both fields." Cloud, assigned specialist in the stock. Handleman purchased the Welch has been named general will head a new department at first 100 shares at 48 and presented Gray with a symbolic phonograph professional manager for United MCA to be known as the Enter- Vi111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 record. Artists Music companies in Eng- tainment and Leisure Time Mar- land and Martin Davis will be keting Division. Gallagher will general manager of the record have staff responsibility in the PICASSO WORK company. Noel Rogers continues new job and will report directly GETS 'WORKS' Cap.,AudioDevices to Lew R. Wasserman, MCA president. CHICAGO -Chicago's enor- 25 LP's Mark Gallagher will take over the mous Picasso sculpture, un- MCA assignment Jan. 1, and veiled recently at the Civic Enter Merger Plan will be based in the company's Center Plaza, has become the Hob's Promo New York offices but will di- vortex of much good- natured LOS ANGELES Capitol the new company would vide his time between New controversy. - NEW YORK Scepter is Records, Inc., and Audio De- amount to ownership of 75 per - York and Universal's film stu- Universal Recording Corp. starting a large -scale promotion dios on the West Coast. The vices, Inc., have announced an cent of the stock. The acqui- last week joined the fun with the on its Hob gospel line with a new department will give Gal- agreement in principle to merge sition of the New York -based release of "Pablo, You Gotta 25 -album pre -pack. Among the lagher the opportunity to study pending approval by stock- company is one of a series of Be Puttin' Us On," by Mara artists included are James and provide recommendations holders of both companies. If moves planned by EMI. Audio Lynn Brown. The tune was , the Blind Boys of covering all phases of MCA's the plan is approved, Electric Devices will operate as a sep- written Marx's husband, Alabama, Shirley Caesar, the by Musical Industries, Ltd., of arate company. interest including motion pic- & Swan Silvertones, the Johnny Frigo. England, Capitol's owner, will Gospel tures, TV packaging, education- Capitol reported a fiscal Harmonettes, and the Institu- The lyric rejects the possibil- become the dominant stock- al films, study tours, leisure 1967 net of $4,006,000, or tional Choir of the Church of time activities, music publishing ity that the sculpture might holder in the company which per share on the 494,071 $8.11 Christ. (MCA -Leeds) and records (Dec - possibly be "a bird, plane and will bear a new name. shares outstanding. AD reported The promotion also will have ca and Uni). superthing" to conclude it's Capitol stock will be avail- sales $13,033,000 a net of for direct mail and promotion for "everybody's mother -in law." able on the U. S. market of $347,380 for nine months Commenting on Gallagher's racks, one -stops, and accounts appointment, (American Stock Exchange) for ending Sept. 30. The proposed Wasserman said, The day after release the sin- featuring gospel records. Di- a long we the first time since EMI ac- merger is subject to approval by "For time have felt gle was getting play by WIND vider cards are being supplied that the marketing practices em- quired the company. various State and Federal regu- and WLS. on major artists in the pre -pack. ployed the Audio Devices, Inc., through latory agencies. by entertainment in- its subsidiary Stereo Devices, An intensive radio promotional dustry required further exam- IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII3, 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Acceptance by EMI will, of Inc., owns 20 per cent of ITCC. campaign also is slated. The ination and revision to conform necessity, require the consent of pre -pack is part of the fall pro- to current needs and practices. Audio Devices manufactures Exchange Control the British gram of Scepter Records, Hob We have long been searching magnetic tape for computers, Regulation Board. 4 Firms Bid instrumentation, TV and stereo parent company. John Bowden for an executive with a solid cartridges. The proposed merger handles a &r and promotion for marketing background as well will involve the issuance of NEW YORK - Audio De- the line. as practical experience in the For Jubilee 3,119,000 shares of Audio De- vices Inc. (ASE) reported sales NEW YORK - Four large vices stock to Capitol stock- and earnings for the first nine publicly held companies, among holders. Tentatively, the plan months of 1967. them Gulf & Western, are at- involves the issuance of about Net sales amounted to S13,- Decca Closing Boom tempting to acquire Jubilee In- 6.313 shares of AD's common 033,016, compared to $12,547,- dustries, but according to Jubi- for each share of Capitol's com- 401 for a similar period during lee president Jerry Blaine, no mon with provision for an in- 1966. Net income was $347,- Yr. With Off, On Beat sale is contemplated. crease in the number shares 280 or earnings of 36 cents a of Blaine said the company is if pays a dividend prior share, compared to $768,561 Audio NEW YORK Decca Rec- Ronald Reagan, in the process of issuing ad- to the signed merger. or 80 per share for the first - Governor of ords is moving into the closing . The album, titled ditional common stock to retire EMI's dominant position in three quarters of 1966. stretch of the sales year with "Freedom's Finest Hour," marks a long -term debt. Jubilee is pre- offbeat and regular product to Governor Reagan's debut as a paring a statement for the Se- maintain its 25 to 26 per cent disk artist. The disk was culled curity and Exchange Commis- Bell Signs Sublicensing take over last year. from a TV show of the same sion to clear the new issue. The offbeat package in name that was aired in Decem- One of Jubilee's key assets Decca's November list features ber, 1966. A rerun of the show Deal is a pressing plant, Monarch in With CBS of Germany is scheduled for next month. Los Angeles. Labels include The album features Governor B. T. Puppy, Jay -Gee and Ju- NEW YORK - Bell Rec- Uttal has just signed two pro- Reagan in a narrative account of bilee. ords has signed an exclusive duction deals and a label dis- B. Phillips to the American Revolution. sublicensing catalog deal with tribution deal. "Back Up Train," In the more orthodox groove CBS Schallplatten for Germany, by Al Greene and the Soul Decca's November release fea- Austria, and Switzerland. "The Mates, on the Hot Line Music tures albums by Leon Heywood, Letter," by the Box Tops will Journal label, will be the first Open 3d Firm Lenny Dee, Peter Duchin, Jack be the first release. Larry Uttal, of a series of records Bell will Greene, Jonah Jones, Wilma president of Amy -Mala -Bell distribute for producers Palmer NEW YORK - Bill Phillips, Burgess, Marion Worth, Jan Records, to bow a James and Curtis Rogers of is planning who in April resigned as gen- Garber, Rick Nelson, Jay Lee Bell Records label soon in Ger- Grand Rapids, Mich. The rec- eral manager of exploitation for Webb and Jan Howard. many in his continuing drive to ord is breaking in Detroit. Keith -Prowse and Peter Mau- Decca also is adding to its establish a world image for the On the Bell label, Uttal will rice (KPM Ltd.), has set up new Jazz Heritage Series with label. Until that time, product distribute an instrumental of a new publishing operation in albums by Andy Kirk, the Aus- will be on CBS in Germany as "The Rain, the Park, and Other London. His present firms are tin High Gang featuring Frank well as the other two countries. Things" by the Artie Kornfeld Bill Phillips Enterprises and Teschemacher, and top swing Circus. The record was pro- Charms Music, headquartered names from the 1937 -47 jazz - Helios Coast Talk duced by Jimmy Wisner and at 42 Glasshouse Street, London. blues era. Artie Kornfeld; Kornfeld and Phillips, well -known on both For the Latin American mar- LOS ANGELES - Claus Steve Duboff wrote the tune. sides of the Atlantic (he opened ket, Decca has LP's by Johnny Ogerman, president of Helios Uttal also recently signed Mort Lou Levy's British operation in Zemot and Chuito Valez and Music, and Scott English, pro- Shuman to an exclusive produc- 1946, among his orchestra; and the clas- other activities) for SIMON autographs a fessional manager, are meeting tion deal. First release GEORGE features was here last week to study the sical market there are LP's fea- copy of his book, "The Big with West Coast a &r man here the Enchanted Forest with American market and to acquire turing the Amore Artis Chorale, Bands," for Sugar Ray Robinson and also are completing nego- "You're Never Gonna Get My material. He will soon set up the Fine Arts Quartet, and John at Count Basie's recent opening tiations for a forthcomimg film. Lovin' " on Bell Records. global representation. Frederick Peter. at New York's Riverboat Club. NOVEMBER 18, 1967, BILLBOARD 3

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He had been with ords is stepping up its activity and in the album field, the la- Philharmonic. in the Liberty's New York branch in sales and promotion for five country music field and bel is putting special stress on Columbia is banking on the will add a Nashville country "Jim Nabors Christmas Album" years. Prior to that he was a sales and promotion man with article about Jim Nabors in last promotion chief. Jerry Kennedy, and "Ed Sullivan Presents Mu- Metro Distributors in Buffalo and week's issue of Time magazine sold for the Decca Buffalo country a &r director, said last sic Christmas." branch. of to add sales spark to the "Jim seek that he's now searching for which Nabors Christmas" album. Time new talent. The singles kit, pack- * * * The label recently 10 records and 20 selec- details Nabors' success in tele- Jim Malloy has been named assistant to Fred Foster, presi- launched ages campaigns to estab- tions, is being sent to 3,200 vision, nightclubs, and on Co- dent of Monument Records. lish Tom T. Hall and Don Malloy had been an RCA Victor pop, r &b and country stations lumbia Records and credits his Wayne as engineer for five years, working under in Nashville. major country artists. around the country. The kit is appeal to his "country-bump- He won a 1963 NARAS Grammy award for engineering Henry Activity of the firm has, for packaged in a special Christ- kin" charm. some while, Mancini's "Charade," and had been nominated for Grammys centered around a mas mailing box adorned with a The long -time popularity of select number of country artists, for five consecutive years. He joins Monument Dec. 1. "Happy Holiday" sticker. A let- Ed Sullivan's CBS -TV show is * * * including Dave Dudley, Roy ter introducing the kit to radio expected to rub off on sales for Drusky, Faron Young, and Pris- program director is being in- the "Ed Sullivan Presents Mu- Ronald M. Plumb has been promoted to post of director cilla Mitchell. In addition, of market and financial analysis, serted in each package. Artists sic of. Christmas" LP. The al- Capitol Record Club. He was Smash Records artist Roger Mil- represented in the kit are Andy (Continued on page 10) previously the Club's financial services manager.... Ray Mlle- ler is still considered by many brand, Western regional sales manager for Concord's consumer to be a country artist although products division, has been appointed to a staff marketing post. he sells in the pop field as well NEWS REVIEW William B. Minkin Jr. gets the position formerly held by Hille- as the country field. Kennedy also produces brand, and will be responsible for sales of the Concord audio Miller's sessions. tape recorders in the Western States. Roselli Serves Up Menu of * ** Earl Green has been named musical director at the Dunes All., Meaux in Fine Italo- American Fare Hotel, Las Vegas, replacing Bill Reddie who is resigning. Green has been conducting the orchestra for "Vive Les Girls," a Dunes NEW YORK - Jimmy Ro- and pulled the linguistic switch feature the past six years. selli was in his best Italo -Amer- with the American songs. Product. Deal ican form at the Capacabana His wholesome boy- next -door * * * opening Thursday night (9). In a realignment of the operating structure at quality registered with a couple the Radio NEW Leaning heavily on a pop Italian Corp. of America, Delbert L. Mills, who has been promoted to YORK -Atlantic Rec- of Jolson numbers- "Dixie Mel- ords signed a production deal repertoire, and spicing the per- ody" and "Sunny Boy," and senior vice -president, will be in charge of consumer products with his saloon songs last week with Huey Meaux formance with a rousing "Mame." Roselli and components, which includes RCA Victor home instruments, his Artists albums, for four artists. The artists in- from United has the reputation as a audience with gained electronic components and devices, the RCA Sales Corp., the clude Barbara Lynn, Johnny Roselli had the saloon singer, and the term is him all the way. RCA Victor Distributing Corp., the RCA Victor Record Division Copeland, and Andy Chapman. not a putdown. As a saloon and the RCA magnetic products division. Meaux, a consistent chart pro- And, in true Copa tradition, singer, he ranks with the very he paid to the non -Ital- Charles M. Odorizzi, who had been in charge of the divi- ducer the past six years, will tribute best. The act is admirably ian ethnic groups with "When sions being taken over by Mills, was appointed senior executive produce the artists at his new geared to a Copa audience, and Grits & Stu- Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and vice -president, and will now be in charge of the RCA Service Gravy Recording his material sits well with the dios in an abandoned movie "My Yiddish Mama." non -psychedelic majority. Co., RCA Communications, RCA Parts and Accessories and the theater near Jackson, Miss. Roselli peppered his Italian Hertz Corp. AARON STERNFIELD Among the hits Meaux pro- numbers with English asides, * * * duced were "Let It All Out," Patrick Butler, vice -president of the record division of the by the Hombres; "She's About distributor, H. R. Basford Co., has been promoted to the newly a Mover," by the Sir Douglas created post of vice -president and assistant general manager. Quintet; "I'm a Fool to Care," 'Easy Listening' Chart Jack Solinger, previously sales manager, moves up to general by Joe Barry; and "I'm Leaving manager, record division. It All Up to You," by Dale and Grace. Atlantic Records Easy Score for Writers Vice -President Jerry Wexler ne- 11I I I I I I111111111I I1111111I! I I I I I I I I I1111111 1 1 11! I I I I I I I I1111111111111II II I I I I111111111111I II I! 11111119111111111111111111111111I I I I11111111 gotiated the deal. NEW YORK - The song - writing team of Larry Kusik COPYRIGHT EXTENSION IS and Eddie Snyder view Bill- Hickory Cuts board's Easy Listening chart as "a chart of a different color." APPROVED BY THE HOUSE "Easy Listening," to them, is Monaural $$ a long green groove with steady WASHINGTON -The House passed the Copyright Extension NASHVILLE- Hickory Rec- disk jockey play over a maxi- resolution last week, preserving expiring copyrights through Dec. 31, mum period and stronger per- 1968. The vote cleared ords has lowered its recom- the measure for the White House. formance credits to boot. The extension will save coyprights in their last gasp of re- mended retail price for mon- newal, until the hoped for passage of the aural long -play recordings from Kusik and Snyder also in- Copyright Revision Bill on 54.79 the Senate side in 1968. The revised copyright legislation would pro- to 53.79. dicated that, on this basis, there a noticeable trend in artists and vide a total of 75 years from the date of registry for copyrights in Hickory and merchandise is their renewal term at passage of the new and promotion manager W. D. repertoire and production cir- copyright law. Lis- Rep. John Dingell (D., Mich.) raised the lone dissenting voice Kilpatrick notified distributors cles to use Billboard's "Easy that their cost for monaural al- tening" survey as a guide to during floor discussion by Copyrights Subcommittee chairman Robert where Kastenmeier (D., Wis.). Represenative Dingell said he thought the ex- bums would be reduced ac- future album packaging play and a longer ride tension bills that have saved expiring copyrights preserved them cordingly. steady are prime objectives. Snyder -Kusik cut with easy listen beyond the date when Congress intended them to be made free to Kilpatrick said the decision Kusik and Snyder can talk EDDIE SNYDER, seated, and the public. He thought the Justice Department should have been to cut monaural prices came as Larry Kusik. heard from on this "special interest" legislation. He also said he a result of large reorders for with authority about the ef- "rather expects" that the copyright revision legislation will die on the label's new Roy Acuff the Senate side next year. country album, "Roy Acuff fectiveness of Billboard's "Easy Representative Kastenmeier reminded him that Justice had re- Sings Famous 'Opry' Favorites" White Front Will Listening" chart because they versed its position since 1962 when it opposed the first extension bill, and over -average sales of three are No. 2 in the current issue and since then had not raised any objections to the extensions. Also, Donovan LP's. Back Pop Fests with "When the Snow Is on the the House itself, in April, had voted on an over -all revision bill that Hickory's price for stereo al- LOS ANGELES To pro- Roses," recorded by Ed Ames would add up to 19 more years to the present 56 -year total, for bums will remain unchanged. - department, on RCA Victor; in the No. 3 copyrights in renewal when the new law becomes effective. Kilpatrick the firm hopes mote its record said White Front, 24 -store discount to encourage rack jobbers and spot with "More Than a Mir- 71111C1I IIIIIIIII II IIIII II II IIIIIII (IIIIIII 1111111 II II II IIIIIII II II 1111111 111111 f IIII!IIIIIiIi! III IIIIIIIII II III (IIIIIIIII IIIIIII II II II IIIII II IIIIIII II II IIIIIII will pop con- retail dealers continue stock- chain, sponsor acle," recorded by Roger Wil- to here, Nov. 19, and in San ing monaural albums. certs liams on Kapp, and have an- Francisco, Saturday (18). other potential high -rider with Aboard 'Dolittle' Abroad Big Kahoona Team Tickets to the pop festivals "Cuando Sali De Cuba," re- are free, with the purchase of corded by the Sandpipers on NEW YORK - European In France, Marcel Amont has Goes Different Ways any Warner Bros. or MGM A &M Records and listed No. recording artists are hopping on waxed music from the track on NEW YORK - The produc- stereo album. 13 this week. 20th Century-Fox's "Doctor Do- the Polydor label. In Germany, tion team of Big Kahoona Pro- The rock concerts will fea- The team has made middle - little" bandwagon as the film TV personality and entertainer ductions has split up after about ture the Association, the Ani- of- the -road action something of is about to open in 23 Europe- Paul Kuhn has done the same two months of operation. Bo mals, Everly Brothers, the Who, a specialty with past successes an theaters. for Electrola Records. Carousel Gentry and Richie Cordell, who Sunshine Co. and Sopwith like "Games That Lovers Play," In addition to the release of Records' Mylena will cut two produce Tommy James and the Camel. Sam Riddle will pro- "People Like You" and "Mak- foreign anguage original sound- of the score's tunes for the Ita- Shondells for Roulette, will re- duce and emcee the show. Each ing Memories." They are now tracks in France, Italy, Ger- lian market, and the first Span- tain the Big Kahoona firm name. group will perform at the Holly- working on five new songs, all many and Spain, artists in those ish cover will be recorded by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz, wood Bowl (18,000 -seat ca- projected to keep their current countries and Sweden and Bel- Karlina on Hispavox. who produce the Ohio Express pacity) and at San Francisco's action going. Their songs are gium will also cut singles and The first European album and other groups, will form a Cow Palace (11,000 -seat ca- published by The Big 3 (Rob- albums of the "Dolittle" songs. (Continued on page 10) separate firm. pacity). bins- Feist -Miller). 6 NOVEMBER 18, 1967, BILLBOARD

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Week% week% week's Net now operating in the black. were afraid to deny him. you think that Pride depends NAME Nigh Lew I. tag's MO Lew Close Marge This is a matter of historic im- In addition to Decca execu- strictly on the material of others, Admiral 38 201/4 534 2131 201/4 20% -% port-for it marks the first time tives Goldberg, Marty Salkin it should be pointed out that his biggest number of the night American Broadcasting 102 72% 168 76y2 73% 741/4 -21b that country artists have made and Lenny Salidor, the audience was +1y4 an impact in the New York included a lavish sprinkling of the record that first brought Ampex 40% 22% 1235 33y2 311/2 33y4 him fame Snakes Crawl +3% market. With proper exploita- tradesters, including CMA presi- -"The Audio Devices 30ÿi 21% 245 27 22% 25% at Night." His current hit, +2 tion there could be impressive dent Hubert Long, Columbia's Automatic Radio 25% 311 2308 25% 20% 21% side -effects; namely -the de- Jack Loetz, booker Jolly Joyce "Does My Ring Hurt Your Fin- Automotie Retailer Assoc. 80 51% 83 75% 74 7431 +y4 velopment of the New York area and many more. Fender guitar ger?" was also a highlight of his Avoet 531/ 16r1 2644 531/4 47% 52% + 1Z as a market for the sale of received many plugs. show. CLAUDE HILL Cameo Parkway 55 21/s 180 451/4 4111 42 - % recorded country product. Prop- PAUL ACKERMAN Canteen Corp. 28% 20y4 163 203/4 20% 20% + 11 er promotion and exposure has Dudley Scores CBS 76% 49% 1351 53 507/4 51 t 7/s already tipped the scale in other Pride a Hit Leading off the double bill Columbia Pie. 56 33y2 97 49% 47% 4ß% - % large metropolitan areas, no- Without varying from the of Pride and Dudley at the Chicago, where Room, Consolidated Elec. 57% 36% 217 38% 377/3 37% - ÿL tably WJJD's traditional approach to country Nashville Mercury's country format has been in- Dave Dudley came Disney, Walt 114 75 141 113% 107% 110 -2 music, Charlie Pride reaches for on strong, strumental in educating the pop- and attains a different aspect sticking basically to his recorded EMI + y2 VA 3t1 822 5% 4% 5t1 ulace. Possibly the efforts of hits. robust and deep vocal +1% to each and every song. For His General Electric 1157/e 821/2 877 10311 99 101% WJRZ here is now beginning to example, at the Nashville quality was heard at its best Gulf + Western 1368 547/4 5111 52 Unehg. 64% 30% bear fruit, and Lazar Emanuel, Nov. 1 he brought "Kaw -liga" in "Two Six Packs Away," Handlemon 50 1711 197 457/e 421 431/4 -3 WJRZ chief, is to be com- a fresh life with the yip of an "Truck Driving Son -of -a- Gun," MCA 65 343/4 226 65 60 62% +1% mended. Indian at the end of the chorus. and "Six Days on the Road." Metromedia 66% 40% 376 541/4 503/4 517/3 -1 Current show at the Nash- He followed this up with a Dudley's easygoing, relaxed style MGM 64% 323/4 469 60% 55th 577/e -2% ville Room stars Bill Anderson tension -crackling version of "Dis- and his obvious enjoyment for 3M 93y2 75 355 87% 84% 85% -17/3 and Jan Howard, two great tant Drums." performing, captured the Nov. 2 his two Motorola 146y2 90 555 134 1291 129 --311 Decca attractions. They deliv- Other standards Pride put audience, invoking encores. special touch on included "Fol- Dramatically, he offered a song RCA 65y2 42% 2690 613/4 57th 5811 -2% ered a smash show Nov. 7, charm was the som Prison Blues," "Lovesick based upon the Vietnam situa- Seeburg 24th 15 829 211/2 19 20y4 -2 and its greatest fact that it was strictly country: Blues," "Crazy Arms," and tion which proved a stirring piece Trans Amer. 1/s 477/e 281/2 528 45 437/4 45 t the songs, the arrangements and "Your Cheatin' Heart." His treat- of material and sent Dudley off 2016 Century 5911 32% 528 50% 46th 467/2 -3% the performances were genuine. ments of "Green, Green Grass of stage with wild applause. We 411/ 191/2 564 393/e 36 37% +t/s All of which proves the point Home" and "Fugitive" were also DON OVENS Wurlitter 36 1811 388 317/a 251/ 26% -2% that a big city audience today Zenith 721/4 47% 1298 667/4 61 61y2 -4% is hip enough, musically, to ap- NEWS REVIEW Week's wtseeek's cask% preciate this rich vein of Amer- Htek Close OVER THE COUNTER' ican music. Anderson, who is in the tradi- As of Noon Thursday, Nov. 9, 1967 First Front -Page tion of the great writer- artists, Edition GAC 87/4 81/4 81 was backed by his Po' Boys, fea- ITCC 12 11 11 turing Jimmy Gately. The lat- Act That's Fit for Press Jubilee Ind. 91/4 9 9 ter scored a triumph with his Lear Jet 161/4 15% 151/4 great country fiddling ( "Orange NEW YORK - The First "Church Without a Name," Merco Ent. 15% 15 15% Blossom Special ") and singing; Edition, four folk -rock refugees Mike Settlé s impressions of a Mills Music 34 321 34 and he established an audience from the ranks of the New discotheque, hinted strongly Orrtronies 6 5% 6 rapport which was then solid- Christy Minstrels, sparked their that the First Edition will $e a seller. - Pickwick Int. 15 1311 137/4 ified by Anderson and Jan How- opening at the Bitter End Cafc best Wednesday (8) with a punchy The First Edition- Mike Telepro Ind. 3 2% 214 ard. - and pungent mix of the can't - Settle, Thelma Camacho, Terry Tenn° Corp. 911 9% 91/4 Miss Howard followed Gate- My sit -down- sound, folk and blues. Williams and Ken Rogers -are National Mercantile 12% 117/2 12 ly, delivering "Gentle on Mind," "You Don't Know' Me," Driven by the beat of Mickey featured on a new. Reprise LP, 'Over -the- counter prices shown are "bid" (as opposed to "asked "). Neither the "Evil on Your Mind" and many Jones, formerly with Trini and with a single, "I Found a bid nor the asked prices of unlisted securities represent actual transactions. others combination of cur- Lopez, Johnny Rivers and Bob Reason." They will appear at -a Dylan, First Edition clev- the Bitter End through Nov. Roth.,, they ore a guide to the range within which these securities could hove rent and standard material. An- the erly blended the commercial 20, where Peter, Paul and Mary been sold or bought at the time of compilation. derson closed with a wide as- sortment of tunes, many of them rumble of hard rock with the began their climb and where The above quotations compiled for Billboard by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 6 his own. Included were "Still," sensitive soft -sell of Thelma Bill Cosby rose with the help Smith, Inc., member of the New York Stock Exchange and all principal stock "I Love You Drops," "The Gold- Camacho -and some peppery of a friend, Mike Settle. exchanges. en Guitar." A highlight of the musical humor. "Just Dropped ED OCHS a n d show was a series of duets -in In" "Michaelangelo," the great country tradition - cheery tantrums of lyric wit, by Miss Howard and Anderson. were sandwiched around "I IN- FORMER In Peak Get a Feeling," which moved MGM Profits Soar to was opened by the NEW YORK - Morty Wax, The show sleepily through haunting spells local promotion man and pub- Nashvillians, a solid country of moody blues. licist, this week introduced "The -Cite Sales, Global Growth combo. Lee Arnold, WJRZ pro- gracious- IN- FORMer," a device to keep gram director, emceed radio programmers and disk NEW YORK 44 per 20 -year history of MGM Rec- star was Deccá s -A ly. Surprise ABC to Record jockeys informed about the cent increase in sales and `out- ords," Robert H. O'Brien, presi- Syd Goldberg, who firmly di- status of a given record. standing" growth of its over- dent and chief executive officer rected much of the show from 'Henry' Cast LP is a seas operations have contributed of Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer, an- The device one -inch by ABC -inch an to the "highest profits in the nounced last week. Mort Nasa- NEW YORK - Rec- seven strip with adhesive a tir is president of the record ords will record the original back designed to fit standard cast version of "Henry, Sweet 45 r.p.m. a c k e t. Listings are company. MCA Income j Henry" here Sunday (12). The provided to check trade paper Dividend OKd In all, the MGM corporation musical, starring Don Ameche chart action, tip sheet informa- racked up $14,029,000 in earn- Up in Period and Carol Bruce, opened on tion and radio play. Unlike ings, which represented a 37 Broadway last month. ABC has notes, which are often lost, the increase By CBS Board per cent over a year UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - already released a single of the "1N- FORMer" accompanies the NEW YORK -CBS's Board ago, O'Brien announced in his The unaudited consolidated net title song by the Barry Sisters record to the music annual report to the meeting. of Directors has voted a 35- stockhold- income for MCA Inc. for the and has signed Alice Playten The device is available to cents -a -share dividend payable ers. Per share earnings were first nine months of 1967 to an exclusive recording con- record promotion people, with The firm suffered a pre- Dec. 8 to shareholders of record $2.50. showed a $1,140,000 hike over tract as a result of her press their own logo, through the at the close of business on Nov. tax loss of $31,779,000 in 1963, a similar period last year. This notices. Miss Playten's first sin- Wax office here. 24, and a stock dividend of 2 but O'Brien said that "careful year's $11,508,000 earnings for gle is the title song and "Poor planning and effective follow - per cent payable Dec. 20 to the period ending Sept. 30 rep- Little Person," which she sings IIIlliltIIIlIII III! 111111! I! IIIIIIIII11111118111111111tIR (111lil11111tIIIIll10111 shareholders of record also at through by an efficient operat- resented $2.32 per common in the show. the close of business on Nov. ing team has enabled us not share as compared to last year's STONES 24. only to turn the company $10,368,000 for $2.10 per com- GATHER No fractional shares will be around, but to establish a stable mon share. Lucarelli Suit Vs. A NEW DEPTH issued in connection with the pattern of growth." Total gross The net income for the Sep- dividend. Shareholders will re- income was the highest since tember quarter was $2,804,000 Cameo Dismissed NEW YORK - London Rec- 1946. ceive non -transferable order compared with last year's third NEW YORK -The $5 mil- ords will add another- "dimen- forms for their fractional inter- He said The Big 3 (Robbins, quarter earnings of $2,417,000, lion suit brought by Lucarelli sion to ' next ests. The directors also voted a Feist, and Miller in which an increase of $387,000 for 57 Enterprises, Inc., and Emanuel album. dividend of 25 cents a share on MGM has a 62 per cent stock cents a common share. Last Lester against Cameo /Parkway The package, which is dec- preferred stock payable Dec. interest) achieved new highs in year's third quarter figures pro- Records, Allen Klein and orated with psychedelic shapes 29, to shareholders of record at domestic royalties, international duced 48 cents a share. Lew Abbey Butler has been dis- and designs. features a full color die close of business on Nov. revenues, and music print sales. R. Wasserman, MCA president, missed with prejudice in U. S. three dimensional picture of the 24. ASCAP performance fees, the said the corporation's board of District Court here. _quintet centered on the front major source of income, were directors voted a quarterly div- Judge Sylvester Ryan, in his cover. The flicker -type portrait is up 20 per cent. idend of 20 cents a share pay- decision. said: "After two op- produced by Pictorial Produc- Lulu Disk a Lulu Two of the record successes able Jan. 10 to common stock- portunities to plead their case. tions of Mount Vernon, N. Y. Title NEW YORK - Lulu's first mentioned by O'Brien were the holders of record on Dec. 20 if they have any. we feel that of the album, which will be Epic single, "To Sir, With Love," soundtrack of "Doctor 7_hiva- and a 37- cents -a -share dividend it would serve no further pur- released at the end. of this has received a gold record from go" and the original cast al- on the convertible preferred pose to give further leave for month, has not been disclosed by London the RIAA for sales of more bum of "You're a Good "Man, stock payable Dec. 30 to stock- service of a second amended Records officials. I than million copies. Charlie Brown." holders of record on Dec. 15 complaint. - I111111111kIIIlllllilllllllllllllllll11111RIiIIIIIII1R1111111111181Illlllll@OWI 8 NOVEMBER 18, 1967, BILLBOARD

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Continued from page 1 The new Mercury set -up in- of Jerry Wexler, vice -president cludes two studios, each with of Atlantic Records, has since new studios. John Abdnor is separate isolatón rooms. One turned into an extremely hot building new studios in Dallas. complete floor will be devoted recording center. In fact, Rick Independent to 12 cutting rooms for re -re- Hall is building another studio Don Schroeder is building his cording and mastering of both beside his present one to ac- own studios in Pensacola, Fla. tape and records, plus produc- commodate customers. At pres- Stan Lewis, head of Jewel -Paula tion activity for Mercury's tape ent, if you want to record in the Records in Shreveport, La., has cassette production, which it Muscle Shoals area, "you have new studios in the works. Mel does for itself and 14 other to book way in advance," said Collins of Giant Records in Chi- labels. Mercury is set up with Gene Kent of Jewel -Paula Rec- cago has studios nearing corn - one 8 -track and two 4 -track ords. The label has been re- pletion. A &M Records has stu- systems. cording in various locations, dios being constructed in the Decca Records remodeled its but president Stan Lewis is sound stage on a LaBrea Avenue studios at a cost of more than planning his own in Shreveport. film studio lot in Los Angeles. S750,000 and has been using Chess Records in Chicago RCA Victor is planning one of them about six months. In ad- has had its new studios in op- HERMAN D. GIMBEL, left, persident of Audio Fidelity, shares some "America's largest and most dition, a new 8 -track facility eration several months, but is conversation with Eve vice of sales promotion and modern studios specifically de- with 24 microphones is being installing stereo master cutting Nelson, -president for E. of Audio signed for sound recording" in completed. There is also com- channel equipment now and publicity J. Korvette, and Tony Cabot, producer the its new office building under plete facilities for 4- track, 8- will be going 8 -track within the Fidelity album "Carenvale!" at Mama Leone's. construction at 1133 Avenue of track and cassette cartridge year. the Americas here. mastering. Wallace L. Barneke, MGM Records has been Ardent Opens executive engineer, heads an renting studio time and paying by Merc. Fine Recording Studio in engineering staff of 20. They quite heavily for the privilege. Merjoda Bought New York is installing new can produce everything right Val Valentin, chief engineer, CHICAGO Mercury Rec- wood Avenue," "Mixed -Up, equipment. John Fry has just down to the final master in said last week that he will have - ord Corp. has enlarged its song Shook -Up Girl," and "Live It opened Ardent, a new 8 -track stereo or monaural. one of his own eventually. in Memphis. Goodway catalog by 20 per cent with the Up." (the first) studio, Time the Problem Records has just Doug Hawkins, chief engi- opened new studios in Philadel- purchase of Merjoda Music, publishing division The problem in most studios Mercury neer at Mercury Records who phia. Most of these new studios Inc., a BMI firm established general manager Eddie Mascan designed its entire new lay- is time. Often, you have to feature the finest in equipment. jointly by Mercury and writ- was of out, pointed out that it was very book time far in advance. In As Vincent Liebler, said the acquisition part chief en- and difficult to get studio time in Nashville, one of the major gineer at Columbia Records ers John Madam Dave a pop catalog expansion plan New York and in Nashville. complaints is that you have to said, "At one time, we did White in 1963. that also included the hiring of not "It was so difficult, we had to book only in advance, but everything in monaural. Then In buying out the two writers, an East Coast representative. leave the studio immediately build our own." Charlie Fach, came three -channel and four - Mercury acquires 125 songs, in- This will be done soon. The la- director of recorded product when your time is up to make channel. Now, if you don't have way for the next customer. cluding "You Don't Own Me," bel recently hired John Rose to for the label, said the problem eight -channel equipment, you're the West to "The Boy Next Door," "Cold, cover Coast promote was also bad in Los Angeles. Muscle Shoals, a discovery nobody." the firm's catalog. Cold Winters," "442 Glen- Also, Mercury's ASCAP firm, French Music, Ltd., has just acquired U. S. and Canadian Undergrounders Flying High London Enters rights to the Argentinian Misa Criola from Editorial Pigal of Continued front page 1 may or may not be regarded as "underground," Argentina, and has approved a depending upon one's specific point of view. 3- Nation Deal Lawson -Gould Music printed product and that specific locations Atco's Bee Gees, Elektra's which show- The Doors (on the choral translation and publica- case this type of act are located across the nation. chart with two packages in positions three and tion of the score. The Mass was four), Verve's "Mothers of With Hickory These are such spots as the Fillmore and the Invention, Main- released earlier by Mercury's stream's Big Brother and the Holding Com- London Philips subsidiary. Avalon in San Francisco and the Cafe Au Gogo pany, Reprise's Jimi Hendrix Experience, Liber- NASHVILLE- Rec- in New York. ty's Canned Heat, Vanguard's ords has been licensed to press Country Joe and and release Hickory's record- the Fish, and Verve's Velvet Underground & The Atlantic underground product is on the ings in Germany, Austria and Aboard 'Dolittle' firm's Ateo line and includes such chart makers Nico, and Tower's Pink Floyd. Switzerland. Continued frosts page 6 as the Vanilla Fudge, the Cream, and the Buffalo When does an underground group surface? The new licensing arrange- Springfield. A lot of other albums on the charts As yet this is a moot question. "Dr. Dolittle" to hit ment was announced by featuring the market will be in Sweden. Hickory officials Lester Rose and W. D. Kilpatrick, who Four Swedish singers, Siw Malm- said kvist, Per Myrberg, Svante it would strengthen international AGAC Turesson and Fred Akerstrom Making Pitch for Writers distribution for both Hickory will be featured on a record- and the company's subsidiary Continued front page 1 the score for the Broadway musical "What Makes label, TRX. ing for Metronome. Belgium will Sammy Run," now has "Her First Roman," a follow with recordings by art- ducted from future royalties. The staff contracts musicalization of George Bernard Shaw's "Cae- London is also Hickory's li- ists including Ryna Pia, Rony are usually employment- for -hire contracts and sar and Cleopatra" in the works. censee in Great Britain. Temmer and Jose Thomas. the writer or his heirs can never get renewals. were AGAC's collections for writers will come to Arrangements worked American cover records to (Under an AGAC contract, after 28 years a out through Mimi Trepel, Lon- 20th Century -Fox's original writer can resell his songs to the highest bidder.) $2,500,000 this year and has been going up every year. AGAC began collecting for writers in don's foreign distribution man- soundtrack include artists such One of the driving forces in the campaign ager, and D. H. Toller 1959 and to date the collections total $14 mil- -Bond, as Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis to enlist the young writers is Ervin Drake, song- president of London Records. Jr. and Anthony Newley. writer recently elected to the AGAC council. lion. Drake, who's written many pop hits as well as There are now 2,300 writers in AGAC. Music Sales Acquires Oak II II IIIIIII II IIIII II IIIIIII II IIIIIlI IEIIII II IIIIIII II II VIII II IIIII II II II II BARTON'S IDEA Continued frosts page 1 ers, "Slave Songs of the ," "Poetry of the Blues" OF 'FUN CITY' also includes a series of instruc- by Charters, "American Fa- tion manuals on such instru- vorite Ballads, Tunes and Songs NEW as sung Pete "The YORK - Ben Bar- ments as the guitar, recorder, by Seeger," ton, veteran music publisher, and harp. A sitar Clancy Brothers and Tommy banjo blues has tapped Mayor John V. instructor is being prepared. Makem Songbook," "The Cof- Lindsay's fee House Songbook," "Ballads "Fun City" designa- Oak Publications was formed tion for New York for a song of the Civil War." Music Sales over six years ago in conjunc- and disk promotion. Barton sub- is also in folk tion with Sing Out magazine, the contemporary mitted the title to composer field with material of such art- which recently became a co -op- Bobby Gosh and lyricist Sammy ists as Joan Baez. erative and is not included in Cahn and they produced a song the Music Sales deal. The new which is being published by owner plans to retain essentially Greenbar Music, firm in which the same sales force previously Columbia Christmas Barton is partnered with Kenny with Oak, which was heavily Continued frosts page 6 Greengrass. involved in bookstore and li- The song has been recorded sales. Oak's editorial staff bum cover features a portrait brary by the Gary Bruce Singers on also will be retained. The main of Sullivan and his five grand- B &K Records. changes under the new set -up children gathered around a

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POP SPOTLIGHTS COUNTRY SPOTLIGHTS Spotlights- Predicted to reach the 10 10 the HOT COUNTRY to reach 20 of Hot 100 TOP top of TOP20 Spotlights- Predicted the top the Chart SINGLES Chart BOBBIE GENTRY -OKOLONA RIVER BOTTOM JACKIE WILSON -THE WHO WHO SONG (Prod. -SET HIM FREE (Prod. Felton BAND (Prod. Kelly Gordon) (Writer: Gentry) Carl Davis) (Writers: Jackson -Davis) (Jalynne /BRC, Jarvis) (Writers: Moyers- Davis -Wilson) (Pamper, (Shayne, ASCAP) -That "Ode to Billie Joe" mil- BMI) -SINCE YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO BMI)-This is just the right material to put Miss lion- seller gal meets the "follow -up" problem with BE HAPPY (Prod. Carl Davis) (Writers: Jackson - Davis right up at the top of the country chart in ease via this change of pace infectious blues rocker Smith -Sims) (Jalynne /BRC, BMI) -A topper for short order. Powerful piece of ballad material, half that grooves from start to finish. Strong, steady "Higher and Higher" is either of these two block- narrated, it's one of her most potent offerings of dance beat supports her compelling vocal workout. buster sides. Wilson's in top form as he wails his all time. Flip: "Is It Worth It to You" (Davis, Flip: "Penduli Pendulum" (Shayne, ASCAP). way through both of these solid rhythm items. ASCAP). RCA Victor 9371 Capitol 2044 Brunswick 55354 HOLLIES -DEAR ELOISE (Prod. Ron Richards) WILBURN BROTHERS -I'M LEAVIN' (Writers: (Writers: Hicks- Clarke -Nash) ( Maribus, BMI)- "NANCY SINATRA -TONY ROME (Prod. Lee Russell -Finneran) (Sure -Fire, BMI) -The Brothers This should prove one of the group's all -time are in top form with this strong ballad material Hazlewood) (Writer: Hazlewood) (Sergeant, biggest hits, Easily identifiable lyric and good rock ASCAP) -THIS TOWN (Prod. Lee Hazlewood) with a folk flavor and an 'effective narration. Should beat spell smash. Flip: "When Your Light's Turned hit with immediate play and sales impact. Flip: (Writer: Hazlewood) (Remick, ASCAP) - Two On" (Maribus, BMI). Epic 10251 equally potent sides from "Lightnin's Girl." First "Wastin' My Time" (Sure -Fire, BMI). Decca 32225 is the title tune from the soundtrack of the cur- FOUNDATIONS - BABY, NOW THAT I'VE rent film, and a well -done rhythm FOUND YOU (Prod. Tony Macaulay) (Writers: item it is. Flip is an exceptional and different con- Macleod -Macaulay) (January/Welbeck, BMI)- RAY GRIFF -YOUR LILY WHITE HANDS (Prod. cept of her father's current hit which could go Currently No. 1 in England, this raucous rocker now Tanridge) (Writer: Griff) (Blue Echo /T.M., BMI)-- all the way to the top for Nancy. Reprise 0636 on the hit Uni label has the same possibilities for A happy beat backs a well -done lyric that packs a the U. S. Good group sound and top rock ma- wallop as performed by the composer that should terial. Flip: "Come on Back to Me." Uni 55038 soar right up there to the top. A hot entry loaded DONOVAN -WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN with jukebox appeal as well. Flip: "One of the (Prod. Mickie Most) (Writer: Leitch) (Peer Int'l, CHRIS CROSBY -HIPPY LULLABY The Atlantic Chosen Few" (Blue Echo /Ridge, BMI). BMI)- Powerful follow up to "There is a Moun- disk debut of Bob Crosby's son is a powerhouse MGM 13855 tain" is this vital lyric message backed by a solid for both play and sales. A plaintive lyric and in- dance beat that should put him right back in the fectious melody aimed right at the young is a the top 10. Well written and performed. Flip: "Oh natural for today's pop market. Flip: `I Will Wait CHART HOTSpotlights-PredictedCOCOUNTRY NGLES Chart Gosh" (Peer Intl, BMI). Epic 10253 for You." Atlantic 2455 BOBBY AUSTIN -This Song Is Just for You (Central Songs, SMI). CAPITOL 2039 Stole the Flowers From Your Garden (Lowery, BMI). reach top 60 of HOT 100 GENE WYATT -I TOP60 Spotlights -Predicted to the the Chart MERCURY 72752

PETER, PAUL & MARY -TOO MUCH OF NOTH- RONNIE DOVE -DANCIN' OUT OF MY HEART ING (Prod. Albert B. Grossman & Milt Okun) (Prod. Phil Kahl) (Writers: Badale -Harma) (Irwin, (Writer: Dylan) (Dwarf, ASCAP) -Dylan wrote this ASCAP )-BACK FROM BALTIMORE (Prod. R&B SPOTLIGHTS new folk rocker and the trio performs it for all Neil Diamond) (Writer: Diamond) (Tallyrand, it's worth and the result has to be another top BMI) --Two strong Dove sides with emphasis on .winner for them. Clever, driving blues arrange- the top sing -along ballad loaded with jukebox Spotlights- Predicted to reach the ment compliments trio to the fullest. Flip: appeal and right TOP 10 TOP SELLING RHYTHM & BLUES the "The in his hit selling bag. Flip is a SINGLES Chart House Song" (Pepamar, ASCAP). powerful rocker penned by Neil Diamond, which Warner Bros. 7092 could hit with a sales impact as well. LAURA LEE -WANTED: LOVER, NO EXPERI- KING CURTIS & KINGPINS -FOR WHAT ITS Diamond 233 ENCE NECESSARY (Prod. Rick Hall) (Writers: WORTH (Prod. Tom Dowd & Tommy Cogbill) MELANIE - MY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (Prod. Caston -Webber) (Chevis, BMI)-With "Dirty Man" (Writer: Stills) (Cotillion /Ten East /Springalo, Peter Shekeryk) (Writer: Safka) (H &L, BMI) still riding the charts, the wailing blues item should BMI) Buffalo Springfield's - -The hit gets a power- Debut of a young New Jersey folksier, composer - fast top that success and rapidly hit the Hot 100 as ful blues instrumental treatment that should have performer is a dynamic one that should fast estab- well. Strong vocal workout and driving beat. Flip: no problem meeting the success of their hit version lish her as a top disk seller. Her material, of a "Up Tight, Good Man" (Fame, BMI). Chess 2030 of "Ode to Billie Joe." Flip: "Cook -Out" (Kilynn positive nature, and her strong reading of it should Pronto, BMI). Atco 6534 meet with immediate programming acceptance. Pro- PATTI DREW -WHERE IS DADDY (Prod. Carone) JANIS IAN -INSANITY COMES QUIETLY TO ducer Peter Shekeryk has a sure -fire winner. Flip: (Writers: Rendell- Pelaez- Puglisi) (Shapiro-Bernstein, THE STRUCTURED MIND (Prod. Shadow Mor- "God's Only Daughter" (H &L, BMI). ASCAP) -She hit big with "Tell Him" and this ton) (Writer: Ian) (Dialogue, BMI) - She broke Columbia 44349 potent blues ballad will carry her farther to the through big with "Society's Child" and that hot EVERY FATHER'S TEENAGE SON -A LETTER top of both the r &b and Hot 100 chats. This com- sales momentum should continue via this compel- TO DAD (Prod. Inherit Prod.) (Writers: Dean - pelling lyric and her reading of it can't miss. Flip: ling lyric line and another interesting arrangement. Marshall) (Bob -Len, BMI)-This teen rebuttal of "Sufferer" (Camel Back Mountain, ASCAP). Verve Forecast 5072 the Victor Lundberg smash comes off as a well - Capitol 2042 JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS -COME SEE thought -out answer, performed and arranged in the ABOUT ME (Prod. Holland & Dozier) (Writers: best of taste. It represents the young idea and LORRAINE ELLISON -I WANT TO BE LOVED Holland- Dozier -Holland) (Jobete, BMI) -The Su- should be given equal air time with the original (Prod. Jerry Ragovoy (Writer: Bell) (Rittenhouse, premes' hit of the past serves as powerful wailing with sales following the same successful pattern. BMI) -With equal sales potential for both pop and blues shout material for the exciting sound of Walker Flip: "Josephine's Song" (RenLeigh, BMI). r &b markets, this wailing soulful performance of a and His All Stars. Chalk up another hot chart Buddah 25 strong blues ballad has smash written all over it. winner for the group. Flip: "Sweet Soul" (Jobete, THE EPIC SPLENDOR -A LITTLE RAIN MUST Flip: "When Love Flies Away" (Ragmar, BMI). BMI). Soul 3501 FALL (Prod. John Boylan) (Writer: Fishbaugh) Loma 2083 (Chardon, BMI) -Debut of the new Koppelman- LULU -SHOUT (Writers: Isley- Isley) (Wemar /Nom, Rubin label, distributed by Capitol, is a happy rocker to reach the BMI) in the No. 1 spot with her -Still Epic mil- that should make a big dent on the 100, CHART R&BiSINGLES Chart lion seller "To Sir, With Love," Lulu comes across Hot estab- lishing both the group and label. Good material, powerfully with her exciting revival of "Shout," JIMMY HOLIDAY -The Beauty of a Girl in Lote (Metric, SMI). MINIT 32028 strong group sound and loaded with discotheque B. B. KING -Heartbreaker (LZMC, 0M)). BLUESWAT 61011 which was a smash in England some time ago. appeal. Flip: "Cowboys and Indians" (Chardon, This one should prove important based upon her BMI). Hot Biscuit 1450 new -found success in the States. Hip: "When He Touches Me" (Brookmont, BMI). Parrot 40021 YOUNG AMERICANS -THE SONG IS LOVE LEMON PIPERS -Green Tambourine (Kama Sutra, BM)). BUDDAH 23 A SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS -Can I G. (Irving BMI). AGM 876 (Prod. Anita Kerr) (Writers: Dixon- Kniss- RENEE ST. CLAIR Nero (Witmark, ASCAP). 5600 PHIL OCHS- OUTSIDE OF A SMALL CIRCLE Stookey- -My JUBILEE Yarrow -Travers) ( Pepamar, ASCAP) -With Peter, BACHELORS -3 O'Clock Flamingo Street (Prancer, SMI). LONDON 20033 OF FRIENDS (Prod. Larry Marks) (Writer: Ochs) JOHNNY CRAWFORD- Angelica (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI). SIDEWALK 932 Paul and Mary lending a hand in the writing, plus a DANDELION (Barricade, ASCAP) -The tragedy of today's do- SUPERFINE -Crary Town (Brat /Ronde, BMI). MAINSTREAM top performance of the big group will add up to a 673 mestic problems in the streets is set to music in a BARBARA MASON -Oh How It Nuns (Blockbuster, BMI). ARTIC 137 hot chart item. A top Anita Kerr production, the R contrasting honky -tonk arrangement that should put PATTI EMBLEMS-111 Cry Later (Noma /Femme, EMI). KAPP 1170 number is featured in the group's new film. Flip: JANE MORGAN -1 Promise Too (ABC, ASCAP). ABC 11002 folksier Ochs high on the Hot 100. Flip: "Miranda" "Sunset See My Sadness" (Bright Tunes, BMI). LITTLE DION -LIke They Do (He)som, BM)). RCA VICTOR 9373 (Barricade, ASCAP). A &M 891 NOONDAY SONS -The Band Man (Combine, SMI). MONUMENT 1037 ABC 10998 PETER COURTNEY -I Don't Need Eyes in the Back of My Head (Sea. Lark Ent., BMI). VIVA 620 5 STARISTEPS & CUBIE-SOMETHING'S MISS- IMPROPER BOSTONIANS- GEE, PM GONNA JIM KWESKIN JUG BAND- Minglewood (Peer Int'I BMI). REPRISE 0624 ING (Prod. Clarence Burke, Jr.) (Writers: Burke - MISS YOU (Prod. Bill Walsh & Barry Richards) SUE THOMPSON -Dar Boy (Acuff -Rose, BMI). HICKORY 14118 YOUNG SAVAGES -(Shake Me) Can I ge Mena, (Frost /Singleton, BMI) Burke) (Kama Sutra /Burke Family, BMI) -The Writers: Walsh -Ahern) (Little Guy, BMI)- Plaintive ROULETTE 4777 group's move to the Buddah label will meet with folk -flavored ballad should hit hard and fast in BERGEN WHITE -The Bird Song (Wormwood, BMI). MONUMENT 1040 RUBEN WRIGHT -When the World Is Ready (Famous, ASCAP). CAPITOL 2045 play and sales impact via this wailing blues mover programming and sales. Fine production work and JOHNNY MOFFETT -I Found Joy (Moptop, BMI). CANTERBURY 518 right in the teen buying alley. Strong entry. Flip: smooth group blend on strong material. Watch BOB MONET-A Man (Martin, ASCAP). MURCON 921 "Tell Me this go! EOUALS -My Life Ain't Easy (Saxon, SMI). PRESIDENT 105 Who" (Kama Sutra /Burke Family, BMI). one Flip: "Victim of Environment" (Little LYN ROMAN -Bern to Lose (Peer Intl, SMI). DOT 17052 Buddah 20 Guy, BMI). Minutemen 211 PEPPINO dl CAPRI -Cry. REGALIA 1113 CHART Spotlights--Predicted to reach the HOT 100 Chart All records submitted for review should be ad- AL HIRT- Ludwig (Tune- Kel /Kedor, BMI). RCA VICTOR 9381 DICK CLARK -Op,, Letter to the Older Geoeratien (Claridge, ASCAP) dressed to Record Review Department, Billboard, KEITH GORDON -A Teenager's Answer (Falstaff, SMI). TOWER 383 DUNHILL 4112 LETTERMEN -Gels' Out ef My Head /Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Vogue/ GARY SCRUGGS- Gentle When Tee Say the Word (Newkeys, BMI). 165 W. 46th Street, New York, N. Y. 10036. SaturdaSessons' Four, BM)). CAPITOL 2054 COLUMBIA 44360 12 NOVEMBER 18, 1967, BILLBOARD

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www.americanradiohistory.com e' NEW TEEN CRAZE Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY far Week Ending 11/18/67 POSTERS! Jazz Beat BEST SELLING DISTRIBUTORS By ELIOT TIEGEL JOBBERS-SALESMEN "This is a very important project for me," Nesuhi Ertegun, At- JAZZ LP's Hottest Product On The lantic's top jazz producer explains as Carmen McRae's new single This last Weeks en Market Today. "Live for Life" wafts through speakers in the company's executive Week Week TITLE, Artist, Label a Number Chart dining room. "She's my next project," the label's vice -president adds rd Black and White and in Color 1 A DAY IN THE LIFE 7 as Carmen's voice gives way to a solo by flutist Herbie Mann, per- f Wes Montgomery, A&M LP 2001 (M); SP 2001 (S) The Following Posters: forming for the first time on a single with another artist. Atlantic 2 2 RESPECT 6 has BEATLES Atlantic already released one LP by the vocalist, whose Jimmy Smith, Verve V 8705 (M); 06.8705 (I) previous disk affiliations have included Columbia and Mainstream. ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS 3 7 ALLIGATOR B00GALUO 7 Both labels were faced with the same major problem: breaking a hit Lou Donaldson, Blue Note BLP 4263 (M); BLP 84263 (51 BYRDS with this vocalist whom other vocalists call their kind of singer and 4 11 EXPRESSION 5 RAVI SHANKER a craftsman who comes off best at jazz festivals. John Coltrane, Impulse A 9120 (M); AS 9120 (5) Ertegun plans recording Miss McRae's second LP in Los Angeles BOB DYLAN Nov. 27 -29 using charts by four arrangers. Ertegun says no one will 5 6 WAVE 5 ARETHA FRANKLIN mess with Miss McRae's vocal style, but rather the emphasis will Antonio Carlos Jobim, ABM LP 3002 (M); SP 3002 ($) on seeking dynamic material. HUGH MASAKELA 6 8 DANCING IN THE STREET 4 Hcr new single, done in a bossa nova tempo, was arranged by Ramsey Lewis, Cadet LP 794 (M); LPS 794 (S) ADAM CLAYTON POWELL Arif Mardin, an Atlantic producer and major writing force for the MAMAS AND THE PAPAS Young Rascals and 7 4 EQUINOX 28 Aretha Franklin. The Turkish arranger has Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, ABM LP 122 (M); SP 4122 (5) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE worked with the company four years and according to Ertegun, also 8 3 22 a countryman, "he's the best Turkish jazz composer, which is like SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66 MALCOLM X A &M LP 116 (M); SP 4116 (S) saying he's the best soccer player in Flatbush." JAMES BROWN Mardin's jazz background was developed in Turkey (notes 5 THAT'S LOU 12 Lou Rawls, Capitol T 2756 (M); ST 2756 (5) SUPREMES Ertegun: "We all learned it by listening to records ") and then he came to America and studied at the Berkeley DOORS School of Music in 10 10 DYNAMIC DUO 27 Boston. l,mmy Smith & Wes Montgomery, Verve V 8678 (M); V6.78 (S) DONOVAN Admitting that Miss McRae has never reached her true potential MILES DAVIS on records, Ertegun is optimistic about the future because his 11 9 CALIFORNIA DREAMING 37 artist has a new manager, wes Montgomery, Verve V 8672 (M); V6.8672 (5) JAll MEMORIAL POSTER Harry Steinman, who apparently is landing his client some choice nightclub bookings. "Can you imagine," 12 14 BRAVO LOVE POSTER BRUBECK 9 Ertegun said, "he checked with me in front of a booking to see if it Dave Brubeck, Columbia CL 2695 (M); CS 9495 (S) SONNY & CHER conflicted with our plans. That's never happened to me in my life." 13 12 A MAN AND HIS SOUL 4 Ertegun would like to build Miss McRae to the same plateau Psychedelic Calendars also Ray Charles, ABC ABC 590 X (M); ABCS 590 X (S) in the pop -jazz field as Aretha Franklin has climbed in the blues available. arena, but he feels she will never lure any of Aretha's audience 14 13 BIG SWING FACE 20 SEND FOR away. Buddy Rich, Pacific Jazz Pl 10117 (M); ST 20117 151 Atlantic's jazz division has been overpowered by the success 15 17 BIG BAND SHOUT 4 free its r &b /Caucasian rock acts have achieved. Nevertheless, Ertegun Buddy Rich, Verve V 8712 (Mi; 9643712 (S)

POSTER feels jazz product is receiving more concentrated promotional sup- 16 18 THE SPOILER 3 since Stanley Turrentine, Blue Note BLP BLP (S) a price list and brochure port the company hired 25- year -old former WHAT -FM (Phil- 4256 (M); 84256 adelphia) disk jockey Joel Dorn as a staff producer. Dorn, who 17 19 SWING LOW, SWEET CADILLAC 2 TAKE commutes by train each day from Philadelphia to Atlantic's New Dizzy Gillespie, Impulse A 9149 (M); AS 9149 (S) York offices and studios, goes out on "promotional" junkets after he's 18 20 MELLOW YELLOW 11 6 completed an album. He explains his trips as not really being truly Odell Brown & the Organaers, Cadet LP 788 (M); LPS 788 (5) promotional but rather to meet with jazz disk jockeys and "hang ENTERPRISES 19 16 LOVE -IN 15 around people" while spreading the Atlantic gospel. Charles Lloyd, Atlantic 1481 (M); SD 1481 151 6565 Sunset Boulevard "To promote jazz," Dorn says, "you have to be emotionally Suite 420 20 - RAVI SHANKAR AT THE MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL Department D involved with the music." Since June, when he joined the operation, POP FESTIVAL Los Angeles, California he has cut five LP's with six additional in the works. "We're trying World Pacific WP 1442 (M); WPS 21442 (5) to come up with new frameworks for our artists. Labeling music as jazz is bad. My generation and the generation behind me has open ears. They don't want to know from labels. People just aren't getting locked into musical categories any more." Dorn has just cut "Rise and Fall of the Third," with pianist Joe From The Zawinul interpreting William Fisher's composition which draws from Tin Pan Alley from Muddy Waters to Ravi Shankar to contemporary rhythms, Dorn explains. Music Capitals Dorn is cutting a number of unknown performers because "the to Tasmania . . e real joy in recording is finding something new." Among his acts are of the World the new Jimmy Owens (trumpet), Kenny Barron (piano) quintet, Hank Crawford, Rufus Harley, Nat Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, NEW YORK Shepheard's from Nov. 13 through "YOUR GLOBAL Junior Mance, Roland Kirk, Yusef Lateef, Earl Coleman, Billy Dcc. 4. Beverly Ann, RCA Taylor, Jack McDuff and Fathead Newman. The First Edition, Reprise art- Victor artist, has been named an Of all the new acts joining Atlantic in the past year, Charles ists, opened a two -week stint at the honorary citizen of Huntsville, Ala. AGENT IN A son, Adam Johua, on Oct. Lloyd has reaped the most promotion and exploitation because of Bitter End on Wednesday (8). They open at Kelly's 28 to Artie Rapp of Kama Sutra his trips behind the Iron Curtain -and his now celebrated confronta- Mr. in Chi- . cago on April 1 weeks. and his wife Phyllis, Alex- the for two PRINT" tion with Soviet officials at Tallin Festival -plus his apparent The Fifth Dimension, Soul ander's Rock Time Band signed a the appeal in San Francisco at psychedelic light show /rock dance City artists, arrive in New York production deal with CBC Enter- a world artist," represents you palaces. "Charles is becoming Ertegun says. "He's on Monday (13) for a week of prises. Steve Mills, new pro- going beyond jazz." Which certainly typifies the Atlantic image. radio, TV, newspaper and per- ducer of the weekly Tuesday night sonal appearances. Future engage- hootenannies at the Bitter End is ments open on Nov. 21 at Leo's looking for new talent.... MGM Call Casino in Cleveland, Nov. 27 at Records' Every Mothers' Son will the Club Venus in Baltimore, Dec. perform after a Baltimore Bullets Billboard! Brief Solos I I at Chicago's Playboy Club, home game on Nov. 22. . . Dec. 22 at Caesars Palace in I.as Heavyweight contender Jerry Oliver Nelson's unique score, public Vegas, New Jersey's Latin Casino Quarry and his sister Dianna to performance Nov. 22 a Ed Cobb 'The Kennedy Dream," already re- Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills on Jan. 29, Edgewater Beach Greengrass Productions. will handle a &r on "True Love," leased on Impulse, gets a Coast Calif. The concert marks the Hotel in Chicago on May 20 and debut disk. . . fourth anniversary of the Presi the Copabana on June 6. the their Peter Philips dent's assassination. group tapes the Mike Douglas of Keith- Prouse Music Firms of Doug Duke's Place in Roches Show on Dec. 6 and will appear London is in New York for busi- ness meetings Paul ter, N. 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We French title or be informed sufficiently about pop sponsored a Fred Waring concert here and after- music to know hit music by the group that re- ward a music instructor came in wanting the corded it. music to 'Speak Up.' He swore it was on the pro- Incentives gram. After an hour's hunting we finally discov- Though the dealer, says the Association, may ered that the song was really called 'Answer Me.'" be sure that the dedicated sheet music sales person It takes a special type sales person to handle is interested in more than financial reward, the the sheet music customer, and the Music Pub- dealer should see that "such a sales person is lisher's Association of the United States offers the compensated as well as his sales record and the following tips on obtaining him. condition of his business will permit." In some "Music- selling is a personalized business," says stores, a commission on sales is used. Other DRUM CYMBALS, guitars and a sign for music lessons decorate the the Association, "much more so than the selling dealers use prize contests with a cash reward to back wall of Tempo Music Center in northwest Chicago. Wally Preissing, of ladies' ready -to -wear, petroleum products or sales persons who offer the best merchandising manager, stands near the guitar case. stocks and bonds. Music, to the individual pur- ideas. chaser, has either great value or no value at all. The Association also suggests that a monthly The function of the music salesman should be to sales meeting, preferably over dinner, can be New Reeds find the right music for the right performer. 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Glendale and Corona del Mar. sic and I would say accessories Preissing provides music les- Hodson believes the organ - contributes half of this," Preis - sons to his customers through piano retail is market today sing said. is music teachers and healthy, in organ "Competition fierce musicians especially on big in sales. name guitars. Accesso- the area but does not get "Organ sales have reached ries are much easier to sell. Peo- financially involved in maintain- 5175 million annually," he says. ple are always looking for a ing a teaching staff. The cus- "Pianos exceed organs in unit convenient place to buy them." tomers are referred directly to sales but not in dollars, because Preissing the teachers. the said his stores carry Presently, he has average organ costs more accessories for guitars, wood- two drum teachers, five guitar than a spinet piano." winds, brass and percussion in- teachers, one trumphet teacher WKDA DISK JOCKEYS D. J. Dan struments. 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The article reported that feels these items do require records -accessories in his ads. last week in Nashville at the King has added 64 types of some knowledge, but they are During Christmas, he promotes In World Honors country music convention. instruments to the first trom- less complicated to handle than guitar sales by offering a spe- LEIDEN, Holland the -Hohner bone made by founder Hender- instruments themselves. He cial price on a guitar- amplifier was well represented among the son N. White in 1893. suggests to anyone entering the combination. This makes a good winners of the recent "Coupe business to order from name - Christmas selling package, he Mondiale" world accordion brand sources. Usually acces- said. championship held here. Blazers Endorse The new world's champ, LOS ANGELES -Dyke and Giesla Walther of Germany, a instru- the Blazers, who have a hit, played Hohner -Gola "Funky Broadway," have signed ment. Second place was won by an endorsement of product con- Sylvia Forst of Austria using tract with the Vox guitar and the same instrument. Other Hohner players were amplifier division of Thomas Or- Zimmermann gan Co. The group joins the Peter of Holland Beatles, the Animals, Paul Re- (sixth place), Olive Sargent of Great Britain (eighth place), vere and the Raiders, the Mon - kees, the Seeds, the Straw- Werner Weibert of Austria and berry Alarm Clock and the Rafael Giner of Venezuela. Box Tops as Vox users. 1968 AMP LINE from Strum & Selmer Sales Up Drum under the Norma brand New Reeds ELKHART, Ind. - For the name ranges in models from six nine months ended Sept. 30, to 50 watts. Shown is the two - LOS ANGELES The La- reverb - H. & A. Selmer, Inc., did channel, -tremolo model, Vox Corp., Sun Valley, Calif., ESPANA GUITARS, DISTRIBUTED by Buegeleisen & Jacobson, intro- one of three such units in the 515,096,387 in sales. 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The at the Bitter End Cafe to the Above Ground Sound of Jake manufacturers have been Aimimmoi helpful and the work- Broadway stage. It was not a Holmes," reveals another face "rock & Bros. Records trio, now PAUL STOOKEY, of Peter, Paul Mary, Warner short trip; Holmes came from of his aims. Like his role on shop" includes a set of is flanked by collegians who participated in a press party for 15 col- a San Francisco to reach the Bit- Broadway, he explains, he drums, permanent p.a. sys- lege stations held in Boston recently. tem, including ter End, wading through an stands at a distance, to reflect amplifiers and assorted In acts, groups, teams and with perspective, with a per - instruments. several army of Leeds before he settled on the sonal approach committed to weeks, expects delivery troupes of solo route. his private beliefs. a harpsichord. U. S. Is More Lyrical In January, Holmes will ap- Although he is enthusiastic The bulk of the loft time is pear in 's pro- about his upcoming role in presently being used by Every Mother's Son. The group is duction of "Mata Hari" as a "Mata Hari," he still looks for - Than Britain: Black singing soldier who comments ward to the day when the cur - readying material for their third on the play on the periphery tain goes up on Jake Holmes MGM album. Their second LOS ANGELES - Ameri- when he was touring the U. S. of the action -with plutonic in concert. MGM album is due this week. cans seek more sophisticated with vocalist Matt Monro, whom Recently, Leeds' Canadian lyrics than the British do, be- he manages, a number of pub- group, the Carnival Connection, lieves Don Black, a former lishers refused "To Sir, With played in New York for a few comedy writer, whose credits Love" before it was accepted by weeks. While they were in include "To Sir, With Love" Screen Gems. town, on off days, they stored and "Born Free." It was Monro who prodded their equipment at the loft and In England the emphasis these his manager into song writing, managed to fit in a few hours days is almost entirely on the when after finding a melody in of rehearsal time on the house beat, rather than the meaning Austria and having no one to equipment. of the song, Black says. A develop the lyric, tossed the mel- Leeds also plans to use the sentimental lyric can find ody at Black. It turned out to loft as a showcase to present greater success in the U. S. be- be "Walk Away," Monro's first new groups to record labels, cause there are many vocalists U. S. hit. booking agencies, etc. Leeds who choose to interpret this now has a new group preparing type of song. their act at the loft. Black contends record buyers MGM /Verve to England don't care about "The loft gives me the op- in Sponsor Blues Bag lyrics because they have be- portunity to work on the new NEW YORK MGM / Verve group," Leeds come so rhythmically oriented. - says, "without Having cracked onto the Records will sponsor its annual having to rough them into a per- charts with these singles over a Blues Bag Nov. 22 -28 at the forming situation. No audience two -year span, Black is now Cafe au Go Go here. The mu- has ever seen them and no one sical event was launched by will until their concentrating on film songs. He work at the loft composed words for "When the Forecast. is finished. This is the real value of my 'rock World Is Ready" for "The Long Scheduled to appear in the workshop'." Jewel" and title tunes for "The Thanksgiving weekend show are Party" and "Pretty Polly." The the Blues Project, Muddy Wat- latter has a score by Michel ers, Judy Roderick, John Lee I LAM I Markets Le- Grand. Hooker, Richie Havens and Otis MGM's Cowsills Black recalls that last May Spann. NEW YORK - The Cowsills, MGM Records group, will be Bennett Captures Another merchandised by ILAMI, the international merchandising di- vision of Screen Gems. ILAMI Laurel in Debut at Hotel is planning special Cowsill prod- NEW YORK - With his de- Side of the Street," "Who Can ucts: bubble gum, sweatshirts, but at the Waldorf -Astoria's I Turn To ?," "Broadway," surfboards, p up pet s, dolls, "Country Girl" (with harp and among others. Empire Room on Saturday (4), Tony Bennett added still an- piano accompaniment only), ILAMI will work with Heroic other laurel to his long string "Moment of Truth," "Shadow of Age Publicity, Inc., the Cow - of cafe conquests. This comes Your Smile" and "For Once in which sills' public relations firm, on as no surprise. 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IN West Coast to entertain or just Columbia Records' artist will be 8e1000 LOTS SOBEL "play," let us at T.A.S. brighten getting only his second RIAA- ROBERT $11.95 per100 and enhance your stay with all certified gold record for an al- Post Cards kinds of goodies for you and yours. 1000 bum when he receives the Ha « the best Roselli Gross 80G Such as, award soon for "Tony's Great- 1000 Accommodations MOUNTED est Hits, Vol. 3." His previous In Westbury Stint 8x10 COLOR to fit your budget ENLARGEMENTS award was for "I Left My $175.00 Valet Service WESTBURY, N. Y. -Jimmy 20"x30" s630 3,000 Postcards Heart in San Francisco," and in 30 "x40" 59.50 to and from airport Roselli grossed $80,000 eight 6120.00 he captured gold records for performances here last week at Special Color Entertainment three singles. 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Many of these of 200 FM stations lined up by the first of the year. across the nation, feature of the developed by International music a day announcing The album and nightclub review shows would be five minutes Good Music (10M), works on mostly on FM stations. To date, tunes. experts." Probably no heavy classical or hard IBM -type cards, said IGM pres- this represents largely totally Some of the programming each by "recognized will be inserted so that ident Rogan Jones. He has been automated programs, but Jones is originated at leading stations rock albums would be reviewed. Two slots talking with several major radio is branching into the new sys- around the nation. For ex- stations may sell spots on a local basis. The reviews, along with book men including a major network tem because of the rapid growth ample, KXL in Portland, Ore., and movie reviews, will be offered free to all network members, along FM. about trying the system out on and popularity of Like records a service called "XL with network news, created especially for FM. The reviews will be an experimental basis. many other broadcasters, he Stereo," which IGM sells. people how to spend their leisure time. The deejay would be able to feels that FM has become an WOL -FM, jazz station in Wash- keyed on telling spin records in normal fashion, extremely commercial medium ington, records a "Jazz Quar- 111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111 he said, and be a personality in the past couple of years. The tet" programming service sold in the full sense." Yet, everything new partially automated system, by IGM. As a rule, IGM pro- else would be completely auto- he pointed out, can be used for vides a station with 160 hours mated. AM, as well, although it was of music and replenishes this at Live DJ Silenced in The program director would designed for the FM automated a rate of 24 hours of new determine prior to the start of stations who are now wanting to music a month, drawing back the day's programming the num- add local personalities. 24 hours of old music from the ber of spots he wanted to use, station. IGM also does custom KRLA's Experiment the number of identification programming on order. In sev- taped introes and a non- speak- jingles, introductions, records, Country 18 -Hrs. eral markets it supplies more LOS ANGELES - KRLA and all other material by pull- than one station with different has begun experimenting with ing engineer is based on the concepts of auto- ing out cards on each item. In- types of programming. It has "semi automated" systems. First encroaching A Day on WWOL mation which seem to be en- formation on each card appears 13 services on tap. step is "Collage," a month -old on a viewing panel in front of BUFFALO, tering the broadcasting indus- N. Y. - WWOL, IGM owns and operates which eliminates the the deejay, telling him what to program try. a Rust Craft station that long KVOS in Bellingham. The firm "It's our desire to keep up do. Everything but his patter has all -night disk jockey in favor of carried a daily country music been in business since 1929 an engineer playing contempo- with the growing trend in the and the records are on tape. under the guiding hands now show in the afternoons, is now of rary music from disks and car- industry," Barrett explains. The system takes the function retired Rogan Jones Sr., who of the producer and the featuring country music 18 tridges. The program is designed no direc- launched a programming firm tor as well, Jones said. "The hours a day. Program director "It's more experimental than differently than if there was a on the side in 1959 and changed program director now has con- is Ramblin' Lou, performer, pro- a firm commitment," says John live voice as the host. LP tracks trol over the station that he moter, and the deejay who'd the name to IGM. For some Barrett, KRLA's station man- are emphasized commencing at a never had before," Jones said, handled the show that spring - while, the firm lost money, but ager. The program is on 10 p.m. and running until mid- month -to -month basis. Its in- night. The late hours are the "yet, the deejay still has all the boarded present format. Lou is now doing quite well, Jones gredients include taped promo- best for experimenting, the ex- freedom to be as creative as also is sort of a travel agent; Jr. said. The past four years, he's able to be." took busloads tions, introductions; breaks and ecutive points out. The com- four of fans with IGM has More Than 300 Stations him to Wheeling, W. Va., when emphasized the equip- jingles using the voices of Jim mercial load is down consider- The partial automation sys- he and his band appeared re- ment side of the business. Re- Wood, whose show runs from ably which allows for wider tem can be tied into present cently on the WWVA "Jam- sult? Equipment business has 10 p.m.-2 a.m., and Dave Hull, programming latitudes. who starts the morning hours very imagina- totally automated set -ups, he boree" stage show. doubled in the past two years. "There is some off at 5:15. tive programming being done Pat Moore, formerly the sta- with automation," Barrett says. tion's nighttime deejay is now "It is a realistic look toward the the engineer spinning the singles direction of the industry." and album cuts, which are pro- One month ago or just about grammed by Reb Foster, pro- the time KRLA dropped its live gram director, and Sue Cox of nightowl, it dropped its all -re- the music department. quest format, which had Although Barrett says the run for more than a year. Bar- early morning hours represent a rett says request radio "was "significant audience," manage- wearing out as a programming ment's thinking behind eliminat- tool." The same kids were phon- ing a live DJ and going with ing in, he said.

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PITTSBURGH'S HOT COUNTRY OUTLET, WEEP radio, drew hundreds of people to the city's Northway Mall with a promotion show featuring Capitol Records' Charlie Louvin (see picture at left). Handling the publicity were (left to right) WEEP General Manager Al Dame, Northway's public relations manager John Clinic's Vintage '67 Zamparini, Louvin, and Capitol's Pittsburgh promotion man Joe Petrone. Not on Par With '66 WTRY Trying for $64 Answer NEW YORK - The radio by Sherril W. Taylor, then programming clinics of 1966 vice -president of radio for the TROY, N. Y. -Is there a whole new audience buying their Paul Revere records. But maybe were a milestone in the im- NAB, is a valuable item for that radio men don't know anything about? there's also a more sophisticated group who've broadcaster's library shelves. It That's a question that has set George Wilson, graduated from singles to albums. parting of knowledge and the presents the speeches of such program director of Hot 100 format WTRY "I'm really perplexed," he said. "I feel that how and why -to of radio; the outstanding radio men as John here, seeking for an answer. Last week, he began all of us in Hot 100 radio have got some soul - 1967 series of clinics, also spon- Barrett, station manager of telephoning record shops in the Albany -Troy- searching and homework to do. I hear that sored by the National Associa- KRLA in Pasadena, Calif.; Schenectady area to determine what's selling in Hot 100 radio all over the nation is loosing tion of Broadcasters (NAB), fell Dan McKinnon, president of albums to teens and young adults. shares. Maybe there's a reason we could find." far short of the 1966 series. It KSON, San Diego, Calif.; Perry What set the searching off, he said, was that He called upon other program directors and would be difficult to say why; Bascom, general manager of he wasn't used to seeing groups like Vanilla music directors to become involved in the project. perhaps the 1966 series dealt WBZ, Boston; Lynn Christian, Fudge and the Jimi Hendrix Experience on the Wilson, who attended Tennessee University, got more with the nitty gritty of general manager of WPIX -FM, album charts . . . "groups that had never had into radio in 1956 at WMAK in Nashville. After radio. Too, several new things New York, and George Du- a single, for the most part. I'm trying to find a stint in the Army, he ended up at KTRN, were happening in radio at that binetz, general manager of out why their albums are selling so well and Wichita Falls, Tex. He returned to WMAK, work- point -country music formats WJJD, Chicago. Some of these their singles aren't. We played their singles and ing his way up to program director, then in were sweeping the nation, FM men in the book have changed received no results. 1963 went to WAKY in Louisville where he radio was just making a strong jobs (Taylor is now with CBS), "The Blues Projects sold out a 6,000 -seat spent four years. He has been at WTRY for more breakthrough into formats other but the insight of the problems, show at Albany State College a while back and than a year. than classical music, jazz, and as well as the successes, of we'd never never played a record by the group The man who helped him most in radio, he beautiful music. These topics, various broadcasters could serve and neither had our competition. I want to know said, was Noel Ball, a deejay at WMAK. "He and others equally as interest- as a pattern for nearly every- what's going on out there." was my idol. I started helping him produce ing, were hashed over and dis- one in radio today. The book, Perhaps top 40 radio was too simple for too drive -in theater tapes when I was cussed and the were 14 or 15 years discussions published by Hastings House, long, he said. "We used to just call the stores old. He helped me get a job at WMAK. In dissected. I don't think a man and played the records that sold." fact, he helped me a lot, just as he helped went away from the clinics 151 East 50th Street, New York, Maybe this shouldn't be the rule of thumb to- many, many other deejays. He's really a nice without benefiting. N. Y. 10022, retails for $6.50. day, he felt. "Maybe the teeny -hoppers are still guy." That's why this book edited CLAUDE HALL 26 NOVEMBER 18, 1967, BILLBOARD

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www.americanradiohistory.com Radio -TV pro9rammin9 Rodgers: Room for Comedy By EARL PAIGE CHICAGO - "Record com- gram directors would never go eight -and -a -half- minute routine, Vox Jox panies its are missing a bet by not to this much trouble. If the but a complete piece and has By CLAUDE HALL gearing more comedy albums piece isn't suitable for program- to be used that way." Radio -TV Editor for radio programming," said ming when it comes in, they Rodgers has gone to consid- WIND's Lee Rodgers last week. forget it, even if something does erable lengths to obtain certain New personality at KUXI. in competitive; on a recent ratings "I'm convinced deejays at the attract their attention they may items. "I even edited Jonathan Minneapolis is Tom Katt, former survey, r &b- formated WVON hurt Pu- both rock operations. . . Mike smaller stations would program not have the time to edit it for Winters' 'Flying Saucer' because program director for WPUV, laski, Va., under the name of (Irving) Dime, program director more comedy cuts, but they radio play." it's such a gas," Rodgers said, Jonathan Cue; he's also a sales of WJON in St. Cloud, Minne- often don't have the time or the Verve Package adding, "but this routine gets executive. . Steve Lundy has sota, Jim (Wild Man) Coursolle, equipment to edit the ma- Rodgers pointed to Verve's pretty wild and we had to be returned to KILT in Houston: the station's evening rock DJ, and terial into suitable segments for "The Yiddish Are Coming, the careful about where to cut it he'd been at WXYZ in Detroit local musician Bruce Goenner their shows." Yiddish Are Coming," as an off." until an auto accident put him have formed a booking and pro- Rodgers, who according to ideal comedy package for dee- "I'm a parasite," explained temporarily out of operation. Rec- motion firm - Irving -Wildman the latest Pulse Rating has beat jays. "A lot of the cuts are just Rodgers. "I use other people's ord promotion men and radio Productions. The firm is operating out competition here in the right, like two and a half min- talent. And to me, entertainment buddies treated him to a welcome - throughout the central Minnesota area, booking local bands and pro- weekday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and utes. Some run as much as four is entertainment. I don't believe back-to- Houston party. Joseph J. Holan is now spinning moting bands. Saturday 7:30 a.m. to noon time or and a half minutes, in a is why I'm four format. This polka records at WPPA -FM. periods, often labors over doz- but this is all right, too. I wish constantly searching for things * * * Potsville, Pa., 12:30 to 1 p.m. ens of LP's to select material. more companies would follow that can give my show an in- Sundays. Allan Rotten is the new pro- "It's nothing for our engineer, Verve's practice," Rodgers said. teresting variety. * * * gram director at WIP, replacing Preston Flower and I to sit Another comedy album "I consider my program a Dick Carr, now with WNEW in down for three hours and go Rodgers mentioned is Colum- show -just what it should be. John Rook is the new director New York. Hot - over and over certain albums bia's "Last Two People in the A show that has the single pur- of operations and programming at len has been as- to figure out what routines we World," with Jerry Stiller and pose of entertaining listeners WLS, Chicago; he'd been opera- sistant program tions director of KQV in Pitts- director, music di- and I a deejay can need and how to edit them off Anne Meara. "One cut is one don't think burgh. Both are ABC outlets. The rector, and air the LP. We can easily spend an minute and six seconds," Rodg- be entertaining by projecting word is that he's being brought to personality on hour on one album. ers said. "Other cuts are three his own personality. Too few Chicago to perk up a station that weekends of the "A lot of deejays and pro- or four minittes. There is an of us are that talented." has found WCFL more and more leading Easy Lis- tening Philadel-

phia station. . The Mojo Man is HOTLEN now on WING 6 -10 p.m. daily; problem is, who's How R 'n' R Is Made the Mojo Man? A note to Bill Sachs, Billboard's man in Cincin- nati, just indicates that the Mojo Seminar by WPOP Man came from western Pennsyl- vania. Heck, everybody came from western Pennsylvania. * * * THE RECORD AND RADIO indus- Old Buddy Eddie Briggs, a long- tries teamed up on the afternoon of Oct. time promotion man and publicist and righthand (lefthand, too, 29 at the Syncron Recording Studio, sometimes) trooper for country artist Buck Owens, is going on the Wallingford, Conn., to demonstrate to air with an all -night interview and more than a hundred members of show on KBBQ, Burbank, Calif. The show will be patterned 'n' roll groups in the area just what the (Continued on page 42) record business was all about. Here's the story of what WPOP, a Hot 100 format station in Hartford, Conn., is doing to help groups make better rec- BOB PAIVA, right, music director of WPOP in Hartford, Conn., explains to Leon Huff, left, and John Madera of John Madera Productions, Philadelphia, that ords. Syncron engineers will demonstrate on speakers how recorded "I Want to Hold Your Hand." Dick Heatherton, WPOP deejay, emceed the seminar. Talker included Woody Roberts, WPOP personality and program director.

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JOHN MADERA of Philadel- phia tells how he put a com- WILLIAM D. GREENE, left, direc tor of CBS -FM's "Young Sound' mercial sound behind Bunny syndication programming, signs Sigler to produce a hit record. Lynn Christian, president of Daw- Madera also produced the Len son Communications, to a rep- Barry hits. resentation contract. Dawson will represent CBS -FM in the South- west. The firm owns KXLS -FM in Oklahoma City and is purchasing two more FM stations, all which will feature "The Young Sound."

FROM LEFT: Dr. Thomas Cavalier, a local GREAT BENEFIT of the seminar came from the dentist who manages and produces opportunity artists had to talk with radio and record groups, is a partner in Syncron; WPOP men. Tommy Roberts of the Pulse of Burritt deejay Dick Heatherton; Richard Simon, Bradley, left, talks with Paiva of WPOP, and Jack THE SEMINAR was recorded. Bill Lobb, manager of MB Records in New York. Millman of Music Merchants, Detroit. Highlight of Syncron engineer and partner in the studio, and Brian Whelan, member of the the seminar was an impromptu debate between tells Bill Robbins, left, a West Hartford Outcasts on Cameo /Parkway Records. Woody Roberts, program director of WPOP, and PETER STEMKOWSKI of CKFH, booker about the studio's 4 -track equipment. Millman on whether experimental rock was worthy Toronto, interviews MGM Records Andrew Carlton, president of Syncron, looks or not. Millman advocated advancement in musical artist Roy Orbison, right. Stem - on at right. expression by groups. kowski, besides being a deejay, is also a hockey player with the Toronto Maple Leafs. 28 NOVEMBER 18, 1967, BILLBOARD

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Lit Show Expands to Quality Lets Yesteryear's Hits

N. Y., Cleveland Next Change of -pace programming from yo ur librarian's shelves, featuring the disks DJ's Choose that were the hottest in the land 5 years ago and 10 years ago this week. PHILADELPHIA - "The Just which New York station TORONTO - Quality Rec- Here's how they ranked in Billboard's charts at that time. Hy Lit Show" is expanding into will feature the Lit show is still ords Ltd. is letting disk jockeys POP SINGLES -5 Years Ago POP SINGLES -10 Years Ago New York; Oakland. Calif.; and in debate; two TV stations are determine the A side of a new record release from among five NOVEMBER 17, 1962 NOVEMBER 18, 1957 Cleveland after the first of the negotiating. In Cleveland, the selections. Having signed a new year. Originating live 1. Big Cry -Four Seasons 1. Rock /Treat Me Nice Saturdays show will be on WKBF -TV and Toronto pop music group, the Girls Don't Jailhouse - (Vee Jay) Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) here at WKBS -TV (channel in Oakland it will be Fringe, Quality has pressed 2. Wake Up Little Susie on WBHK -TV. Both are UHF 2. Return to Sender -Elvis Presley - 48), the show has proven high- 300 promo records previewing Everly Brothers (Cadence) stations. The hour, color show (RCA Victor) ly successful for record compa- five original numbers recorded 3. You Send Me /Summertime- has been seen for some while by the group, and deejays across 3. He's a Rebel -Crystals (Philles) Sam Cooke (Keen) nies wishing to expose new art- on WKBG -TV (channel 56) in the country are asked to vote 4. Silhouettes -Rays (Cameo) ists and new records. Many la- and 4. All Alone An I- Brenda Lee Boston WKBD -TV (chan- on which selection should be 5. Be -Bop Baby /Have Told You Lately nel 50) in (Decca) bels have been using videotapes Detroit. Producer of their debut disk. The song re- That I Love You -Ricky Nelson the show is 5. Next Door to an Angel of their artists' performances Allan Baker, Joe ceiving the most votes will be - (Imperial) Saraceni directs. Loretta Bianco Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 6. Little Bitty Pretty One in their promotion, sending the A side of the upcoming - is talent co- ordinator. Show pre- release. 6. Gina - (Columbia) Thurston Harris (Aladdin) them to other local TV band- sents five acts live (some of 7. My Special Angel -Bobby Helms As an incentive to ensure a 7. Bobby's Did- Marcie Blane stand shows around the nation. which may be taped in ad- (Decca) good response, Quality will (Seville) B. April Love /When the Swallows Come vance during the week) and one make a draw from all ballots videotape 8. Don't Hang Up-Orlons (Cameo) Back to Capistrano - film or of an act each naming the song which proves (Dot) week. 9. Limbo the popular choice, and will Rock- 9. Chances Are/The Twelfth of Never WINN to (Parkway) Go donate $100 to the favorite -Johnny Mathis (Columbia) charity of the winning station. 10. The Cha- Cha -Cha -Bobby Rydell 10. Honeycomb -Jimmie Rodgers AIL- Country (Cameo) (Roulette) LOUISVILLE, Ky. -WINN, Kristom Show R&B SINGLES -5 Years Ago POP LP's -5 Years Ago the 1,000 -watt Easy Listening NOVEMBER 17, 1962 NOVEMBER 17, 1962 operation here, switched to Features Bands 1. Big Aids Don't Cry-Four Seasons a modern country music format 1. Peter, Paul A Mary -(Warner Bros.) HOLLYWOOD - Kristom (Yee Jay) around the clock on Nov. 12. 2. West Side Story -Soundtrack Productions here has bowed a 2. He's a Rebel -Crystals (Philles) (Columbia) Rob Townsend, vice- presi- new syndicated radio show pro- 3. Ramblin' Rose -Nat King Cole dent and general manager, duced 3. Green Onions- Booker T. 6 the said by Vince Rowe featur- (Capitol) that the station will drop its M.G.'s (Stay) ing the original records of the 4. Modern Sounds in Country & Do You affiliation with CBS network big bands and personalities of 4. Love Me- Contours (Gordy) Western Music -Ray Charles under the new format. Program the 1930's and 1940's. The 5. Somebody Have Mercy-Sam Cooke (ABC -Paramount) consultant Bill Hudson is di- show, an hour in length, in- (RCA Victor) 5. Jazz Samba -Stan Getz & recting the changeover; he was cludes such artists as Glenn 6. Stormy Monday -Bobby Bland Charlie Byrd (Verve) responsible for KBOX in Dallas Miller, Larry Clinton, Artie (Duke) 6. The Music Man -Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) and WIRE in Indianapolis. Shaw, Ozzie Nelson, Fred As- 7. Nothing Can Change This Love - 7. Sherry and 11 Others Present staff is being re- taire, Ava Gardner, Dick Powell, Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) - OLE TROSBORG, country music Four Seasons (Vee Jay) tained. Dick Wagner is pro- Alice Faye, and . 8. Lie to Me -Brook Benton (Mercury) deejay in Copenhagen, interviews 8. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - gram and music director. Dee - the Ronnie and Donna The title of show, according 9. I'll Bring It Home to You Tony Bennett (Columbia) jays include Bob McDonald, Stoneman of - the Stonemans, MGM Records to Kristom chief Barr Sheets, is Carla Thomas (Sfax) 9. My Son, the Folk Singer - Dale Reeves, Mike Phillips and "The Golden act, while MGM press chief Sol Age of Popular 10. Stubborn Kind of Fellow - Allan Sherman (Warner Bros.) Terry Armstrong. Handwerger looks on at left. Music." Marvin Gaye (Tamla) 10. loan Baez in Concert- (Vanguard)

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www.americanradiohistory.com Radio -TV programming Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 11/18/67 TOP SELLING R 8tr 8 SINGLES * STAR Performer -Sides registering greatest proportionate upward p his week. This Last Weeks et This Wsf Weeks en Dawson Buying Two Week Week Title, Arttsf, Lebet, No. 6 Pub. Chart Week Week Title, 6,1Sí, label, No. 6 Pub. c 60 board SOUL MAN 10 25 20 DIFFERENT STROKES 9 and Sam & Dave, Sfax 231 (East /Pronto, BMI) Sol Johnson, Twilight 103 (Zachron/ Edgewater, BMI) 2 2 YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE 8 Marvin Gaye E Tammi Terrill, Tamla 54156 26 8 ODE TO BILLIE JOE 8 More FM Stations (Jobete, BMI) King Curtis and His Kingpins, Atco 6516 (Sheyne, ASCAP) DALLAS Broadcaster-oil- Dawson bowed the "Young 3 3 A NATURAL WOMAN - 7 6 HIM Aretha Franklin, Atlantic 2441 27 24 TELL man Ray Dawson, owner of Sound" package when it was (Beachwood/ (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) Patty Drew, Capitol 5861 KXLS -FM in Oklahoma City, is first introduced more than a Edgewater, BMI) he buying two more FM stations year ago; recently an- 4 5 I'M WONDERING 5 43 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL 2 and will attempt to spread the nounced that the Oklahoma City Stevie Wonder, Tamla 54157 (Jobete, BMI) lar Joe Tex, Dial 4063 (Tree, BMI) success of his "young sound" station was in the black. He is 5 4 EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART 11 29 30 KARATE BOOGALOO 10 programming at KXLS -FM. now negotiating for a Dallas Soul Survivors, Crimson 1010 Jerry 0, Shout 217 (Boogaloo /Love Lane, BMI) (Double Diamond /Downstairs, BMI) Conditional sales contract has FM station in addition to the 30 29 MEMPHIS SOUL STEW 10 already been drawn for Tulsa operation. There is spec- 6 7 (Loneliness Made Me Realize) IT'S King Curtis, Atco 6511 (Pronto /Kilynn, BMI) KOCW -FM in Tulsa with Daw- ulation that 5 more stations will YOU THAT I NEED 37 GO GO GIRL 4 son Communications Inc., a be added in the future. Temptations, Gordy 7065 (Jobete, BMI) Lee Dorsey, Amy 998 (Marsaint, BMI) new firm that will be head- In addition to its own FM 7 6 GET ON UP 12 32 32 GET DOWN 4 quartered here. The "Young operations, Dawson Communi- Esquires, Bunky 7750 (H) -Mi, BMI) Harvey Steles &the 7 Sounds, Magic Touch 2007 Sound" programming package cations will act as representa- (LeCour /East, BMI) 8 9 WHAT'VE I DONE (To Make You Mad) 7 originates in New York tive for 33 33 I FEEL GOOD 4 under CBS-FM in the south- Linda Jones, loma 2077 (Zira /Floteca, BMI) the direction of Bill Greene, west. Christian has already sold Jean Wells, Calla 137 (Eden, BMI) 9 10 TO SIR WITH LOVE 5 head of CBS -FM. Lynn Chris- the "Young 39 ALL YOUR GOODIES ARE GONE 3 Sound" package, Lulu, Epic 10187 (Screen Gems- Columbia, BMI) tian, one of the path -blazers in which hinges on Hot 100 rec- ms, Revilot 211 (Groovesvilie, BMI) 10 11 PATA PATA 7 FM today, has just announced 40 PIECE OF MY HEART 4 ords, to WWMT -FM in New Miriam Makeba, Reprise 0606 (Kina, ASCAP) his resignation as general man- Erma Franklin, Shout 221 (Web IV /Ragmen, ager of WPIX -FM, New Orleans, bringing the total of ll 12 SHOUT BAMALAMA 8 BM York, Mickey Murray, SSS 715 (Macon, BMI) to become president of Daw- stations using the service to 36 36 GIVE EVERYBODY SOME 4 son Communications. 17 GET IT TOGETHER 4 Bar -Kays, Volt 154 (East, 8M1) more than 20. James Brown & the Famous Flames, King 6122 SWEET, SWEET LOVIN' 3 (Dynatone, BMI) 42 Platters, Musicor 1275 (Catalogue, BMI) 16 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE 4 44 ON A SATURDAY NIGHT 2 Gladys Knight & the Pips, Soul 35039 itr Floyd, Sfax 233 (East, BMI) (Jobete, BMI) Eddie 31 THE LETTER 11 14 14 DIRTY MAN 10 39 Box Tops, Mate 565 (Barton, BMI) Laura Lee, Chess 20t3 (Chevis, BMI) Promotions 41 YOU 'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY 3 Hot 40 15 13 YOU KEEP RUNNING AWAY 9 Brenda Holloway, Tamla 54155 (Jobete, BMI) Four Tops, Motown 1113 (Jobete, BMI) 41 38 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME 9 16 19 LOVE IS STRANGE 4 TORONTO Record -ori- the No. I hit correctly won Bettye Swann, Money 129 (Money, BM,/ - Peaches & Herb, Date 1574 (Ghali, BMl) ented contests have proved the is $10.50 (CHUM at 1050 47 WHERE IS THE PARTY 2 17 15 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER most popular and successful on the dial); first two hits cor- Helena Ferguson, Compass 7009 promotions at ac- & HIGHER 13 (Frabob /Palo Alto /Dakar, BMI) CHUM here, rect, $25; first three right, $100; Jackie Wilson, Brunswick 55336

to (Jelynne i cording music director -dee- first four correct, $250; all five /BRC, BMI) - I SECOND THAT EMOTION 1 jay Bob McAdorey. Smokes Robinson & , correct, $1,000. One contestant, 22 EVERLASTING LOVE 7 Tapia 54159 (Jobete, BMI) CHUM has just wound up a a student, predicted all five hits Robert Knight, Rising Sons 705 correctly for the big money, (Rising Sons, BMI) 44 45 NOW THAT I GOT YOU BACK 3 "Money Chart" contest, offering J. J. Barnes, Groovesville 1008 $1,000 to listeners who could and the contest attracted en- 23 NINE POUND STEEL 8 (Groovesvilie, BMI) tries "by bags and bags full." Joe Simon, Sound Stage 7 2589 (Press, BMI) correctly predict the top five 50 HE AINT GIVE YOU NONE 2 hits on the next CHUM chart, In tr 25 BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY 7 Freddie Scott, Shout 220 (Web IV, BMI) CHUM's current "Gold Johnny C, Phil -L. A. of Soul 305 and has just launched a "Gold Digger" contest, the station (Dandelion /lames Boy, BMI) 46 46 SHAME ON ME 2 Digger" game in which listen- plays a five- second -or -so ex- Chuck Jackson, Wand 1166 (Lois, BMI) 28 STAGGER LEE 2 ers win from $10.50 up to a cerpt from an "olden, golden Wilson Pickett, Atlantic 2448 (Travis, BMI) 47 48 I WANT ACTION 2 jackpot sum by identifying brief Ruby Winters, Diamond 230 (TubiAnn, BMI) goodie," a hit from the CHUM 27 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER 2 excerpts from "golden oldies." chart dating as far back as Dionne Warwick, Scepter 12203 48 49 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG. 3 1958 or as recently as earlier (Blue Seas /Jac, ASCAP) Ernie K. Doe, Duke 423 (Chappell/ The Money Chart contest was Jungnickel, ASCAP) based on the weekly CHUM this year. One phone call is 23 18 LET LOVE COME BETWEEN US 7 accepted each hour and if the James & Bobby Purify, Bell 685 - YESTERDAY 1 (which has a ( Chart circulation Gallico, BMI) O Ray Charles, ABC 11009 (Maslen, BMI) of 120,000). The chart con- listener correctly identifies the hit, he wins $10.50 and "en- 34 MR. DREAM MERCHANT 4 - TELL MAMA 1 tained an entry form on which Jerry Butler, Mercury 72721 (Saturday, BMI) Etta James, Cadet 5578 (Fame, BMI) contestants listed their predic- ters the grooveyard to dig for tions as to the top five disks in real gold" with a chance to the order in which they would identify an excerpt from an old- appear in the next chart. A er, less easily recognizable, hit from the past. The jackpot starts ballot was drawn every hour Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 11/10/67 and the contestant was asked at $50 and builds by $5 with to phone in, while his entry each incorrect guess. was checked against the new TOP SELLING R 4& H "This is highly successful be- LP's chart. Contestants who chose cause it drives people crazy. * STAR Performer -LP's registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week. either trying to remember the Ibis Weeks on This last Weeks to name of the song, or trying to l Week Weekk Title, Artist, Label, No. S Pub. Chart Week Week Title, Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart get through to us and win," Billboard 1 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES 16 18 MAKE IT HAPPEN 8 says McAdorey. "Both teen -agers Award GREATEST HITS 8 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Tornio T 276 (M); TS 276 (S) and housewives are knocking Motown M2 -663 (M); MS 2 -633 (C) 17 16 HERE WHERE THERE IS LOVE 45 2 FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS 8 RaDIO-Tv them off pretty quickly; they Dionne Warwick, Scepter SRM 555 (0); sure know their records." In Motown M 662 (M); MS 662 (5) SPS 555 (5) addition to terrific response 3 3 ARENA ARRIVES 13 18 19 BILL COSBY SINGS /SILVER THROAT 10 to Aretha Franklin, Atlantic 8150 (M); Warner Bros. W 1709 (M); WS 1709 (S) from listeners wanting play SD 8150 (5) the game, the CHUM switch- 19 20 REACH OUT 15 mar 4 5 A DAY IN THE LIFE 4 Four Tops, Motown M 660 (M); S 660 (S) board is jammed with calls from Wes Montgomery, A&M LP 2001 (M); 20 22 ALLIGATOR BOOGALOO 3 listeners who have at SP 3001 (S) RATES guessed Lou Donaldson, Blue Note BLP 4263 (M); title to BLP 84263 (5) the song and just want 5 4 WITH A LOT 0' SOUL 15 REGULAR CLASSIFIED: 25e a word. know if they are right for their Temptations, Gordy M 922 (M); 5 922 15) SOUL MEN 1 Minimum: $5. First line set all caps. - own 4 Sam & Dave, 51ax 725 (M); 5D 725 (S) satisfaction. 6 RESPECT 4 DISPLAY CLASSIFIED: 1 Inch, $20. BEST OF WILSON PICKETT 1 Jimmy Sml'h, Verve V 8705 (M); 06.8705 (S) - Each additional inch In some od, $15. "Record- oriented contests and Atlantic 8151 (r'.'; SD 8151 (S) Box rule around ad. promotions are the greatest, be- 7 8 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER 8 23 24 FOR YOUR LOVE 4 Stevie Wonder, Tamla T 279 (M); TS 279 (S) FREQUENCY DISCOUNTS: 3 consecutive cause people get so involved with Peaches & Herb, Date TEM 3005 (M); insertions, S 6 consecutive inser- TES 4005 It) records, they like it, they buy it, 10 MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL tions, 10%; 13 or more consecutive Y DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN HITS Insertions, 15%. it's UNITED 7 - 'their' song," says McAdorey. PART 1 1 Tapia T 277 (M); TS 277 (S) BOX NUMBER: 506 service charge per Scepter SRM 565 (M); SPS 565 (5) 9 7 Insertion. Also allow 10 words lot 254 GROOM' 14 25 27 TAKE A LOOK 2 each) number and address. Young Rascals, Atlantic 8148 (M); SD 8148 (S) for Medic Air Updates ACSretha Fran(S) klin, Columbia CL 2754 (MI, 9554 CLOSING DATE: 5 p.m. Tuesday, 11 WELE's Format 10 12 THE TEMPTATIONS GREATEST HITS 49 doss prior to dote of issue. 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RAVI SHANKAR AT THE MONTEREY COLLAGE . . . INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL . Noel Harrison, Reprise R 6263 (M); RS 6263 (S) (780- 06263 -3; 780 -06263 -5) World Pacific WP 1442 (M); WPS 21442 (5) (947 -01442.3; 947 -21442 -5) DR. DOLITTLE . . . Bobby Darin, Atlantic LP 8154 (M); 5D 8154 (5) POP SPOTLIGHT CHRISTMAS SPOTLIGHT THE TURTLES GOLDEN HITS . . . (18081343; 180. 08154 -5) ANDROCLES AND THE LION A CHRISTMAS TREASURE White Whole WW 115 (M); WWS 7115 (5) (933 -00115.3; 933 -07115.5) A LATIN LOVE -IN . Julie Andrews with Orch., Various Artists. Victor Tony Mottola, Project 3 PR 5010 (M); PR 5010 SD (S) RCA Harpsichord of Andre Previn. LOC 1141 (M); LSO 1141 (S) (759. 05010.3; 759 -05010 -5) RCA Victor IPM 3829 (M); SOUL MEN . . . Following the television special, this album LSP 3829 (S) Som H Dave, Stax 725 (M); S 725 (S) WEST COAST POP ART should be hot in demand from adults and (833. 007253; 833. 00725 -5) Julie Andrews is a Christmas package in her children alike. Brilliantly written music is . . own right. Her voice is sweet and joyful EXPERIMENTAL BAND, VOL. 2 coupled with exquisitely delivered dia- which befits the spirit of the Andre R log and song. One of the year's most season. Reprise 6270 (M); RS 6270 (5) Previn's harpsichord DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN delightful recordings, featuring Norman orchestra, and ar- (780-06270-3; 780-06270-5) rangements are also in keeping with the Wisdom, Ed Ames and music and lyrics HITS -PART 1 . . . by . holiday mood, and together they make this LP a Christmas treasure, indeed. Scepter SRM 565 (M); SPS 565 (5) THE ROBBS . . . (805. 00565 -3; 805. 00565.5) Mercury MG 21130 (M); SR 61130 (5) (650- 21130 -3; 650. 61130.5)

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NO WAY OUT WE WISH YOU A MERRY Chocolate Watch Bond. Tower CHRISTMAS 5096 (M); ST 5096 (S) Floyd Cramer. RCA Victor LPM 3828 (M); LSP 3828 (5) The synthetic sound of the Chocolate Watch Band will excite the frantic fans of psy- The distinctive piano styling of Floyd chedelic, electronic rock. In "No Cramer decorates a Christmas tree -full of Way familiar JOSEPH Out" and "Expo 2000," the group preys favorites like "The Little Drum- HA1'I)\ upon senses with an eerie, teasing twang- mer Boy i' "Rudolph the Red -Nosed e ee ing, and in "Gossamer Wings," the haunt- deer," "Silver ing irregularity of the beat, lapsing into than 20 tunes. Except for "Jingle Bell Rock" dizzy electronic wails will strike today's and "I'll Be Home for Christmas,' the tUr Ia[ìrm ritrn market square in the psyche. tunes are short and sweet,

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SELECTIONS FROM WAGNER BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY HAYDN: DIE JAHRESZEITEN AND WEBER NO. 5 Jonowiez /Schreier /Talvelo/ Gondola lanowitz. DGG New Philharmonic Orch. Weiner Symphoniker 136546 (5) (Boehm). ( Klemperer). Angel SB DGG 139254/256 (S) Miss lanowitz' star should continue its rapid 3709 (S) rise with this operatic recital exceptional This boxed set of LP's brings three out- disk. Slated to her Metropolitan Klemperer gets his individualistic statements make standing vocalists Opera debut this month, the German so. across in definite and colorful terms to Joseph Haydn's "The throughout. From the Allegro prano gives dynamic, sensitive readings to opening pas- Seasons." They are Gundula lanowitz, so- POP SPOTLIGHT CLASSICAL SPOTLIGHT sages, he moves deliberately and firmly, such numbers as "Dick teure Halle" and prano; Peter Schreier, and guiding the orchestra with a vitality that tenor; Mariti ' Ozean, du Cngerheuer." The lesser known MOZART: CONCERTO 20 puts this 2 -LP set above other re- Talvelo, bass. Karl Boehm's conducting keeps THE GOLDEN EARRINGS NO. less familiar "Grechter Gott! Su ist's ent- prevous cordings of the same work. AND SONATA NO. 17 schieden schon" from "Rienzi" is brilliant. everything and everyone in the right per- Capitol T 2823 (M); ST 2823 Her sensitivity also is in selections Daniel Barenboim /English evident spective. (S) from " Lohengrin." Chamber Orch. (Barenboim). The Golden Earrings out of Holland roll Angel S 36430 (S) alongq with the infectious fiythm and lyric bar boi sical hoe n ontin"d to implicity of the early Beatles. Their high - brighten mbath ues pienista and conductor. ILI 1 \ IN)Is1s pitched harmony and punch beat 'e "Tears In this recording he shines n both as and Lies;' "Don't WCcec Lose That Girl" he gives much fire and power i to the two and "Don't Make Me Nervous" evoke a pieces. A dual feat not easily accomplished daring and exciting suggestion of those in such an accomplished manner. four boys from Liverpool back in 1964 when it all began,

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14,000 14,000 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

MUSIC /RECORD PUBLICATIONS BILLBOARD: 26,500 TOTAL PAID CIRCULATION (Per audited figures issued on official statement by AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. lune 30. 1967)

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POP SPECIAL MERIT Á CHRISTMAS SPECIAL MERIT SOUNDTRACK ALBERT PECKINGPAW'S REVENGE WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS DT THE BEAUTIFUL BALLADS Original Soundtrack. Sidewalk LOW PRICE CLASSICAL RELIGIOUS SPOTLIGHT 5907 (S) /'L The Johnny Mann Singers. Liberty LRP Net King Cole. Capitol T 2820 (M); 3522 (M); IST 7522 (S) I SPOTLIGHT /(l GOD IS ALIVE ST 2820 (5) POPULAR Wayne Newton. Capitol T The pleasant close harmony of the Johnny CARNEVALE! Cole's musical legacy continues to beat Mann Singers should find a lot of fans BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY 2832 (M); ST 2832 (S) ICcecee'e Hallam at Manna Leone %) strongly, and in this record consisting of this season. Mann's arrangements are well NOS. 3, 5 & 7 tunes not previously available in- LP form, Audio Fidelity AFLP 2178 (M); Wayne Newton is a pop vocalist who has conceived and imaginative. It's much more AFSD 6178 (SI also made the grade in the religious field his warmth and unique styling sparkle. than Christmas mood music. to My Lady." in My Arms" Vienna Philharmonic (Furl- as attested by his earlier album, "The Old "Here's "Back and "When It's Summer" are chestnuts HENRY JEROME PRESENTS wangler). Seraphim IC Rugged Cross." He's back in the religious which show off Cole's magic. HENRY'S TRUMPETS 6018 (M) groove again in this package, and it, too, United Artists UAL 3620 (M); UAS will draw lots of devotees. The songs are ICJ COUNTRY SPECIAL MERIT 6620 (S) inspirational his These symphonies, like all Beethoven works, and delivery is meaning- ful. have, of course, many interpreters. Never- JPOP SPECIAL MERIT THE ROY ACUFF SONGS HAWAII theless, this 34P package is significant. The Knlahtbeidse Strings. Monument It is a marvelous listening experience by MAS 13005 (51 The Louvin Brothers. Capitol T 2827 one of this century's musical giants. INVITATION TO BROADWAY (M); ST 2827 (S) REVERIE The Knlghlbridee Strings. Monument T 2683 (M); ST A repackage of what used to be one of 13004 (51 111 ns.t IN1 1,4 Matt Memo. Capitol MAS 2683 (5) the greatest duos in country music -the Louvin Brothers- performing such classics MEDLEYS ON PARADE as "Wabash "The Guy Lombardo & the Royal Cana- The show songs in this collection give Cannonball," Great Speckled and on the High. dians. Capitol T 2825 (M); ST 2825 (SI Matt Monro a pleasing showcase. His legiti- Bird," "Wreck mate vocalistics are excellently suited to UP THE DOWN STAIR CASE the Broadway repertoire and the arrange. Motion Picture Score. linked ments by Sid Feller and Original Billy May make 4169 (M); UAS 5169 IS) them all highly attractive. Artists UAL CLASSICAL SPECIAL MERIT q GOLDEN HITS OF THE PARIS SISTERS ROMANCES FOR VIOLIN & Sidewalk DT 5906 (S) POP SPECIAL MERIT ORCHESTRA HOWARD ROBERTS- GUILTY Capitol T 2824 (Mk ST 2824 151 WOULD YOU BELIEVE? Yehudi Menuhin/Philharmonia Orch. (Pritchard). Capitol SP 8667 (S) MIKLOS RO7SA CONDUCTS HIS GOSPEL SPOTLIGHT The Tempests. Smash MGS 27098 (M); GREAT THEMES FROM BEN.HUR, SRS 67098 (S) Menuhin's skill is ever -present on these EL CID, QUO VADIS, AND WHEN I'VE DONE THE BEST five works. He shapes and develops, lulls KING OF KINGS and all the the 2837 (S) R &e SPOTLIGHT I CAN Leading off with their first single "Would sweetens, with polish of Capitol T 2837 IM); ST master. John Pritchard's conducting makes You Believe," the Tempests offer a soul. Gospel Chimes. Atlantic R DO filled, mostly- driving album debut. "Ain't the Fhilharmonia surge with inspiration. THE LOVE Bob Thick. ABC ABC 615 (M1; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION 007 (M); SR -R 007 (S) No Big Thing" is another good driver for this North Carolina group, while "You ABCS 615 (5) Carl Bean's emotional treatment of the SRM (Are the Star I Wish is a top-flight The Shirelles. Scepter is in the bet gospel tradition On)" title song wailer. CLASSICAL SPECIAL MERIT 562 (M); SPS 562 (S) of such former Gospel Chimes performers COUNTRY as James Cleveland. He'll be heard from This package is probably the next best again, The album is solid gospel fare, FREDERIC CHOPIN GUITAR COUNTRY OF LITTLE Ming to going out and actually seeing the and Imogene Greene should win a host of JIMMY DEMPSEY POP SPECIAL MERIT Shirelles in action. The LP has captured a followers on "Miss Me." Martha Agerich. DGG 139317 (SI Jimmy Dempsey. ABC ABC 619 (M); "live" performance and really makes it ABCS 619 (S) live as the girls hit e hot pace in a OFF ON A 20TH CENTURY CYCLE This fine young Argentinian pianist makes rhythmical repertoire that swings easily an auspicious disk debut with this Chopin A NEW FRONTIER Homesteaders. Dace..' LD from "Boys" to the standard "When the Package. In the "Piano Sonata No. 3" her The Little The 18th Century Concepts. Sidewalk 8009 (51 "Saints Go Marching In." soft playing is excellent but she also 4009 1M1; SLD ST 5909 (S) handles the faster sections with consider- able skill. The well known "Polonaise No. RELIGIOUS These eight El Monte, Calif., teachers again 6" is handled with precision and vigor. use baroque treatment and instruments Her fall U. S. tour should boost sales on with today's material in this their second this fine album. PRESENTING THE ANTIOCH album. While harpsichord, clavichord, flug- MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH elhorn, and other such instruments curiously CHOIR IN CONCERT Song Bbd SBLP 208 (M) produce a contemporary sound, this instru- mental pressing with vocals also could CLASSICAL SPECIAL MERIT find. easy listening acceptance. Among the GOSPEL lop numbers are "Light My Fire," "I TCHAIKOVSKY: NINE Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" and "Happy CHORUSES TELL HIM Together." Singers. Peacock The The Chariot Gospel Sveshnikov Chorus. Melodiya/ PLP 146 Angel SR 40039 (5) YOUR GOOD DEEDS cPOP SPECIAL MERIT The e cappella style of the Sveshnikov Dixie Hummingbirds. Peacock PLP SGOSPEL SPOTLIGHT Chorus is an instrument in itself and it 144 works wonders with Tcheikovsky's musical THE CHESTERFIELD BROADCASTS GOSPEL "BLESSED WITH approach to his own poetic works as well CLASSICAL SOUL" as the words of Pushkin, Lermontov, Glenn Miller & His Orch. RCA Victor Tsiganov, and others. It stands up under R&B SPOTLIGHT Institutional Church of God in LPM 3873 (M); LSP 3873 (S) repay and grows in value. J. S. BACH: CANTATAS Various Artists/Munich Bach Chorus Christ. Atlantic R008 (M); SD (Richter). Archly 198402 The over -40 set really appreciate this and Orch. CHUCK JACKSON'S GREATEST R008 (S) will one. There's Glenn Miller and Ray Eberle (SI HITS The mixture of gospel and soul, as delivered and Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke and COMEDY SPECIAL MERIT Modernaires BACH: 2 CANTATAS /3 MOTETS byy the Institutional Church of God the singing such great oldies HaeEIIeer /Mnn1ete Bash Chorus and Wand WD 683 (M); WDM ` Ch ;et. ;s reciting and nsp;Nng. The cherva as "Blue Champagne," "High on a Windy HAVE A JEWISH CHRISTMAS ...? Oesh. (Kleleteel. Archiv 198401 151 683 (S) and the soloist in this group get right Hill" and Skylark." The material is all down to the nifty gritty of the musical from the Miller radio shows of 1940.1942. BAROQUE MUSIC Lennie Weintrib & Various Artists. FESTIVE The title of this package doesn't take sermon and deliver with highly-charged FOR WINDS "Greatest Hits" lightly. They are indeed emotion that has quite an effect on the Tower T5091 (M) Ensemble Musics Antigua (Clem "hits" and with Chuck Jackson belting listener, cock). Archie 198405 (S) away, they are "great." 'Shame on Me" POP SPECIAL MERIT If the buyer doesn't take some of the sub. 's the key side but Jackson plays no Me matter too sensitively or too seriously, GABRIEL': favorites arse all come over witb toe kind this could be a very funny album. How- THE GLORY OF VENICE of musical excitement that has become his A BUBBLE CALLED YOU ever, appeal will be limited to cosmo- The Ambrosias Singers (Stevens). trademark. politan areas. A big seasonal promotional Angel S 36443 (S) The Alan Copeland Conspiracy. ABC. drive is being made by the label. Paramount ABC 617 (M); ABCS 617 (5) GILBERT & SULLIVAN The Knightbrksge Strings. Monument Arranger -conductor Copeland has brought MAS 13006 (S) FOLK SPECIAL MERIT together a versatile vocal group who can ® SCHUBERT: sing with ease both adult and hopper QUINTET the TOMMY MAKEM SINGS TOMMY THE "TROUT" tunes. Most of selections contain hits Members of the Meios Ensemble. associated with other performers. Arrange- MAKEM Acegel S 36441 15) ments, from rock to ¡axe, really swing. ALBUM Columbia CL 2745 (M); CS 2745 (5) Tommy Makem, who usually sings with the SCHUMANN: STRING QUARTET IN Clancy Brothers and who usually sings A /PIANO QUINTET IN E FLAT REVIEW Christople sebenbaeh/Drolc Quartet. :q POP SPECIAL MERIT standard folk material, is strictly on his own in this set. He's singing solo and he's DOG 139144 (5) POLICY singing his own material. The songs are SOUL MY WAY of the folk genre but they're made es- pecially current with the blending of LOW PRICE CLASSICAL country and blue. Makem knows just what Every album sent to Billboard INTERNATIONAL FOLK Lee Jerry Lewis. Smash MGS 27097 to do with them as a singer. MENDELSSOHN: A MIDSUMMER for review is heard by Bill- (M); SRS 67097 (S) NIGHT'S DREAM/HUMPERDINCK: board's Review Panel, and SPOTLIGHT HANSEL AND GRETEL its soles potential is rated This LP has all of the power of Lewis Royal Philharmonic (Kempe). Sera. A RUSSIAN FOLK RECITAL of old, yet is hippie -deep with commercial GOSPEL SPECIAL MERIT plebs) S 60056 (S) within its category of music. impact for today's generation. "Shotgun Full reviews are presented Valentina Leeks. Melodiyai Man" is blues, 'Treat Her Right" is pop. GOD'S LONESOME HIGHWAY for Spotlight Picks or Special Capitol T 10493 (M); ST 10493 "Turn on Your Love Light" is soul -plus. JAll Merit Picks, and all other (S) With exposure, Lewis could come back stronger than ever. The Loving Sisters. Peacock PLP 143 THE FUNKY ORGANIZATION OF LP's are listed under their The rich contralto voice of Valentine Levko HENRY CAIN in respective categories. sings 10 Russian folk songs this album The Loving Sisters perform in true come - Capitol T 2688 (M); ST 2688 (SI that should have wide appeal. Melancholy tomertine style, with a spontaniety and numbers such as "Elegy" and "The Green enthusiasm that comes from the soul. KINFOLKS CORNER Grove" are meaningfully done, while spirited SEE ALBUM REVIEWS "God's lonesome Highway" has the Lucky Thompson and his Friends. songs such as "The Bell" and "Over the religiosity of the church and the soul Rivoli LRP 44 (M & SI Clear Fields" sparkle. "Reflections at the generally associated with more contem- Campfire" is another jewel. ON BACK COVER porary forms of music. (Continued on pare 41) 36 NOVEMBER 18, 1967, BILLBOARD

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