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Holland Happenings Italian Items I! By HARA MINTANGIAN By WILL J. LUIKINGA MILAN-In April Omelia Vanoni (Ariston) , Gigliola Cin­ Ineko released the second single of the Dutch group Sharks quetti (OGD ) and .actor Nino Castelnuovo will appear on the and Me. "Poly" is the title and the song was written by Peter TV musical show, "Addio Gi·ovinezza" ... Giuseppe Ornato, Gen­ Koelewijn. In March the group will appear on television. From eral Manager of R.C.A. Italiana, will come to Milan on Ma:r;c.h 11 F r ance, Inelco imported "Sylvie," a new fantastic LP by Sylvie to inaugurate the new offkes of RC.A. which will serve the pub­ Vartan. "The English Countryside" is the title of a special LP lic relations for Northern Italy. The new offices are situated of Bobby Bare with the Hillsiders. The rec-0 rd was released for at Corso Eur opa 5, Milano. Holland this week. Other new Nashville Sound LPs: Waylon Jennings' "The One Dalida i1s the producer of the group I Girasoli in France. This and Only Waylon Jennings"; Skeeter Davis' "My Heart's ·In the group will soon record the s·ong "La ruota," in French. They Country"; and Floyd Cramer's "Floy.d Cramer Plays Country have also composed the theme for the film "fo ti amo," with Classics." Dalida .and Alberto Lupo . . . Gianni Morandi, who was awarided the Italian trophy as the biggest male seller of the Lionel Hampton, who was in Holland last year, maide a new year at MIDEM, has renewed his contract for five years with album, "Newport Uproar." It's a " live" Festival recording . . . the R.C.A. J.taliana Re-cords . .. Adamo has recor·ded a new sin­ Everybody i enthusiastic about the just-released LP "Join the gle called "Affida una laicrima al vento" b/ w "Vorrei fermare il Tee-Set" by the Tee-Set on Tee-Set Records. Besides "Life Is tempo" ... Gigliola Cinquetti will 1be on tour in Paris in March But Nothing," "Take Me for a Little While" and "It's All Over and will participate in a show at the Lido recorded also by the Now Ba1by Blue," there are nine new compositions by the group. French TV to cele1brate the lOOth 1birthday of t he actor Fregoli. This album is a tribute to arranger Frans Mijts, produ,cer Peter Tetteroo, organizer Theo Kuppens and the Soundpu·sh Record'ing On March 4 •she will be in Hannover to take part at the TV Studios. program, "Music aus ·studi·o B," where she will sing "La rosa The Foundations were in Holland t o appear on the TV show nera" . . . Caterina Caselli has recorded the Italian version of "Twien" with their new hit, "Back On My Feet Again" . . . The the song "Days of Pearly Spencer" by David McWilliams. The Status Quo are doing very well here. Their "Pictures of Match­ Italian title is "Il volto della vita." She will .prnba·bly partici­ stick Men" is in the top 10 now. The group will be filming their pate in several TV hows to promote this •song. hit for NCR-TV . .. English · inger Dave Berry is, since his In March the group I Ribelli will be ,going to New York for "Strang·e Effect," aga.in a big pop personal'ity in Holland ... N. V. a tour of 15 days . . . Bobby Solo and Rita Pavone will ido a tour Phonogram released Dionne Warwick's current U. S. 1chart suc­ in Roumania from the 6th to the 10th of March . .. PDU Re-co.rds cess, "Valley of the Dolls." The record was enthusiastically presents the first rec·ord of Giugliano Girardi in t he Italian ver­ r eceived by the Dutch disk jockeys ... The Flowerpot Men sions of "Hush" b/ w "I Want to Be F·ree" ... Riviera Recorids visited Holland and did six con-certs. A new Deram .single of (produced in Italy by SIF Records) will soon release two rec­ the grou.p 'is expected s,oon. While the Moody Blues have their ords: the inistrumental version of Raymond LeFevre and the seventh week in the Dutch t op 10 with "Nights In White Satin," first record of Alamo, which is the Italian version of the song t heir oldie "Boulevard De La. 1Madeleine" is selling well ... Local "Days orf Pearly Spencer" (J e connais une chanson) . 'SiIF Rec­ OBS group Les Cruches recently appeared on TV, performing ords will now produce the catalogue of "La Flech" label in Italy. t heir latest single "Whiskey Bar" which currently is popu­ The ifirst record will be " Quand le matin" sung lby Claude lar due to the "Bonnie and Clyde" rage. A "live" LP by Les Francois. Cruches has been recorded aind will be released shortly. ·CBS also Durium Records will ·oon release an LP with t he theme of r e-released the famed Louis van Dijk album, "Tri,o & Quartet," the film, "I'll Never F·orget What's 'is Name," ·composed by which was awarded the Edi·on a few years ag,o. Further releases Francis Lai. Durium will also release the single hit of John in the popular album field are recordings by Count Basie & Hi Fred and his Playboy Band, "Judy in Disguise" ... Marcello Orchestra, entitled "Basie's Best" ; Charlie Byrd, "Brazilian Minerby and his Orchestra have r ecorded the instrumental Byrd" ; and the famous album 1by Moby Grape. "Love is 1Blue."

Game") , Dave Van Ronk Joni Mitchell Joins Reprise ("Clouds," "Chel ea Morning") Traffic To BURBANK, CALIF. - Re­ and George Hamilton IV whose Stop in U. S. pr ise Records has announced the recording of "Urge for Going" One of :the most antkipated signing of young Canadian wa one of last y·ear' big coun­ popular music events of the singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, try hits, is felt by Reprise to year will take plaee this week whose initial album for the be the mo t significant female when Traffic .begins a first-time label will be r·eleased this month. writing talent to have emerged tour oif the United States with Joni, 24, hails from Saskatche­ from the cultural renaissance in a three-day (14-16) engage­ wan and firs t came to the atten­ the young art . ment at the Fillmore Audito­ tion of Reprise's General Man­ rium in San Francisc-0. ager Mo Ostin through folk­ Manager Roberts The British su·pergroup has singer Tom Rush, who has re­ Negotiated Pact been booked for .appearances cor ded two of her songs for 'his a·cross the country through the forth-coming El~ktra album. Joni, who e ongs are pub­ end .of April, with confirmation Subsequently, she appeared at From left: Elliot Roberts, Joni lished through her own BMI of additional dates coming in the Newport Folk Festival last Mitchell, David Crosby, Mo Ostin. outlet, Siquomb Music (BM1I) , almost .daily. year and is curr·ently touring is managed by Elliot Roberts Traffic will fly directly to t he country visiting Boston, De­ who negotiated her recording San Francis·co for the ·Fillmore troit , Toronto and Ottawa. Sides Now," "Miichael From deal with Reprise VP and Gen­ date, and for another the next The prolific young Canadian Mountains") , Buffy Sainte-Ma­ eral Manager, Mo Ostin. The weekend (21-23 ) in the same writer, whose work has been rie ("Song to a Seagull," "Circle album was produced by former venue. Subsequent Coast en- recorded by Judy Collins ("Both Game") , Ian & Sylvia ("Circle Byrd David Crnsby. (Continued on page 53)

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