VOLUME XVIII—NUMBER 52 SEPTEMBER 14, 1957 The Coasters, who smashed the million sales mark with their double triumph, “Searehin’ ” and “Young Blood” on Atco Records, are seen here receiving the million record symbol, the gold record, from Steve Allen on Steve’s August 25 national NBC-TV show. The boys and Steve are posed in front of a prop roller coaster. The Coasters’ newest Atco release is “My Baby Comes To Me” and “Idol With The Golden Hand”. AMES BROTHERS WITH HUGO WINTERHALTER’S ORCHESTRA MELODIE D’AMOUR (“SHOO SHOO LITTLE BIRD”) c/w SO LITTLE TIME 47/20 7046 TONY MARTIN SCUSAMI c/wAT LAST 47/20 7007 GAIL DAYS (TV’s ANNIE OAKLEY) WHY NOT SAVE SUNSHINE c/w POOR LITTLE HEART 47/20 7043 THE MELACHRINO ORCHESTRA MY HEART REMINDS ME c/w WHATEVER LOLA WANTS (FROM THE MUSICAL PRODUCTION "DAMN YANKEES") America’s favorite speed... 45 RPM m RCAVICTOR**OK)CO*PO*AliOWCN AMCRiCA Publishers BILL GERSH JOE ORLECK The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. 1721 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. (All Phones: JUdson 6-2640) Cable Address: CASHBOX, N. V. JOE ORLECK • CHICAGO OFFICE A BURST OF 32 West Randolph St., Chicago 1, 111. (All Phones: DEarborn 2-0045) BILL GERSH Howie Freer « HOLLYWOOD OFFICE 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Cal. (Phone: Hollywood 5-2129) JACK DEVANEY Bob Martin • BOSTON OFFICE T V EXPOSURE 80 Boyrston St., Boston 16, Mass. (Phone: HAncock 6-8386) GUY LIVINGSTON • LONDON OFFICE 17 Hilltop, London, N.W. 11, England (Phone: Speedwell 2596) MARCEL STELLMAN • ADVERTISING STAFF For a long time, executives in the rec- addition there are such standbys as the BOB AUSTIN, General Mgr., Music Dept. JERRY SHIFRIN, Music Dept. ord industry have been talking about the Ed Sullivan Show, the Steve Allen Show • EDITORIAL STAFF problem of gaining additional exposure and the Hit Parade. And this doesn’t in- SID PARNES, Editor-In-Chief NORMAN ORLECK, Editor for the larger number of records which clude the large number of Spectaculars MARTY OSTROW, Editor IRA HOWARD, Associate Editor are being released these days. It seems which will make use of music themes. IRV LICHTMAN, Assistant Editor CISSIE GERSH, Woman’s Editor clear now that there is another area in POPSIE, Staff Photographer All this points to a fantastic amount of BRUNO DUTKOWSKY, Art Director which records are well exposed and which • television exposure for the record industry A. MARINO, Office Manager is scheduled to burst out in earnest this this Fall, exposure which must obviously T. TORTOSA, Circulation Fall. We’re talking about television. result in • increased sales. ADVERTISING RATES on request. All advertising Everyone in the record business knows closes Friday at 12 Noon preceding week of issue. It also means something more. It means Advertisements subject to approval of publishers. the effectiveness of the right kind of TV SUBSCRIPTION RATES $15 per year anywhere in that the record industry has come into its the U. S. A. Published weekly. Second class mailing exposure since several top hits have come privileges authorized at New York, N. Y. own as an equal of all the other branches covers entire from that source, songs such as “Song For THE CASH BOX the music industry, of the entertainment world in providing ranging from retail record and music stores to disk jockeys, music publishers, recording artists, record A Summer Night”, “Let Me Go Lover”, the personnel, stars and writers, for the manufacturers, music composers and arrangers, radio and TV stations, and all others allied to the music “Play Me Hearts And Flowers”, “Teenage American public. And when we examine industry throughout the world. Crush” and the current “Love the list of artists who are going to have THE CASH BOX covers the entire coin machine in- Me To dustry all over the world. Operators, jobbers, distribu- Pieces”. also are all aware of what their own regular shows, not even count- tors, manufacturers and suppliers of automatic music, We vending, service and amusement machines are covered. a shot on a national network variety show ing those who are going to be guest stars THE CASH BOX coverage extends to finance firms, Joan organizations, factors, banks, and other financial can do for a record since time after time throughout the coming season, it seems to institutions, expressly interested in the financing of coin machines of all kinds. such a plug has resulted in increased sales us that saying the record industry is on an ’’ "THE CASH BOX PRICE LISTS (a combination of The Cash Box’ former 'Confidential Price Lists’ and The the very next day. equal par with other entertainment media Cash Box’ former 'C. M. /. [ Coin Machines Industry] is Blue Book’) are the one and only officially recognized \ somewhat understating the case. price quotations guide for all new and used machines in Now we are due for one of the greatest the United States and all over the world where Ameri- can made machines are used. "The Cash Box Price Lists’’ concentration of record artists with TV The record industry has come a long * re *p exclusive and copyrighted feature of The Cash Box. "The Cash Box Price Lists’’ are recognized officially exposure that the television audience has way in the last decade. It has experienced by cities and states throughout the country as the “official price book of the coin machines industry.” "The Cash ever experienced. On television now with a phenomenal growth and yet has built Box Price Lists’’ are officially used in the settlement of estates, for buying, selling or trading of all types of coin their own shows or due to start a show upon a solid foundation, the needs and operated equipment and are also officially recognized for taxation purposes. "The Cash Box Price Lists’’ are used this Fall are such artists as Perry Como, expressed desires of the nation’s music by finance firms, factors, loan companies, bankers, and all other financial institutions to guide them in the mak- Patti Page, Nat “King” Cole, Eddie Fisher, buyers. Now the industry is poised to en- ing of loans to members of the coin machines industry. The joy its greatest publishers reserve the right to refuse advertise- Dinah Shore, Jimmy Dean, Lawrence prosperity yet and the TV ments, editorial material and all other subject and advertising Welk, Pat Boone, Guy Mitchell, Frank exposure being prepared for matter that does not meet with their com- the Fall will plete approval. Sinatra, Vic Damone, Julius LaRosa, be one of the most important factors in the Copyright under . the International Copyright Conven- 0 ^ figbts reserved by the Rosemary Clooney, Tennessee Ernie Ford, continuing rise of the record -°u Pan American Copy- industry’s nght Convention. Copyright 1957 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. and Gizelle MacKenzie, among others. In fortunes. The Cash Box , Music Page 4 September 14, 1957 DU L 0SSU | JONI JAMES Pas. Last Week TAMMY DEBBIE REYNOLDS i i CR-61851—Debbie Reynolds DE-30398—George Barnes DE-30433 Bill Synder CR-61845 Joseph Gershenson — — ME-71123—Richard Hayman CRYING : SHADOWS DE-30317—Pat Kirby VI-6930—Ames Brothers K12531 • MGM 12531 o DIANA z FAII ANKA 4 AP-9831—Paul Anka TEDDY BEAR 3 EEVIS PRESLEY 2 VI -7000— Elvis Presley a I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN 4 BILLY WILLIAMS 3 CR-61 830— Billy Williams RO-4014—Larry Storch HI-501 —Harry The Hipster THAT'LL BE THE DAY 5 THE CBICKETS AG-5276—Ravens DE-30434— Buddy Holly BR-55009—The Crickets / MARVIN IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY RAINWATER 6 JOHNNY MATHIS 5 CO-40851 —Johnny Mathis KA-185—Jane Morgan LO-1754—Cyril Stapleton WHITE SILVER SANDS 7 DON HONDO 6 BR-55013—Lennon Sisters JU-5288— Don Rondo DE-30363—Owen Bradley OJ-1002—Dave Gardner MY BRAND OF BLUES RAINBOW K12511 • MGM 12511 BESS HAMILTON 8V 8 CC-1013—Bobby Breen JU-5290— Bill Darnel KA-184—Russ Hamilton SAM BYE, BYE LOVE Arnold ( j f*AA Murray Uah / EYERLY BROTHERS 7 Quartet t 9V ANGANV CD-1315— Everly Brothers DO-15576—T. Tommy DE-30321—Webb Pierce ME-71 18—Chuck Miller and I I 4 WUCH MOONLIGHT 0?THI ,n ° * W G/V| (from album "Ov^ ft S HONEYCOMB __ — ACTION 10 JIMMIE RODGERS PICKED BY *12530 DE-30418—Georgie Shaw RO-4015—Jimmie Rodgers IU1MM® & ^ Kll441 11) SEND FOR ME. 12) WHOLE LOT OF SHARIN' GOING ON. 13) IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ISLAND. 14) LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND. 15) OLD CAPE COD. 16) REMEMBER YOU'RE MINE. 17) (AND THAT/MY HEART) REMINDS ME. 18) AROUND THE WORLD. 19) STAR DUST. 20) WHISPERING BELLS. CARMEL QUINN 21) MR. LEE. 22) THERE'S A GOLDMINE IN THE SKY. 23) FASCINATION. 24) LOVE ME TO PIECES. 25) GOODY GOODY. 26) JUNE NIGHT. 27) SEARCHIN'. 28) JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME. 29) SO RARE. 30) SHORT FAT FANNIE. 31) LOTTA LOVIN'. 32) HULA LOVE. 33) WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL! 34) k WHO ARE YOU SHANGRI-LA. 35) YOU'RE MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE. FOOLIN’ NOW? AB—Abbott CODE AND AC—Atco CD—Cadence EL—Eldorado HE—Herald NG—Norgran SP—Specialty AG—Argo CH—Chess EP—Epic HI—Hip OK—Okeh SU—Sun AWAY FROM AL—Aladdin CK—Checker ER—Era IM— Imperial PE—Peacock TH—Thunderbird YOU CAN’T RUN AO—Apollo CM—Cameo EX— Excello JU —Jubilee PP—Prep Tl—Tico AP—ABC- CO—Columbia FB—Fabor JZ—Josie PR—Prestige UN—Unitec YOUR HEART Paramount CR—Coral 4 Star—Four Star KA—Kopp RA— Rainbow UQ—Unique K12540 AT—Atlantic DA— Dana FE—Federal Kl—King RE —Regent VE—Verve BR Brunswick DE Decca FI — Fiesta LI Liberty RM Rama Rea Victor — — — — VI— j BT Bethlehem FR Fraternity Roulette — DL—DeLuxe — LO—London RO— VJ—Vee-Jay BY— Bally DO—Dot GE—Gee ME—Mercury RP—RPM VK Vik CA—Capitol DT—Dooto GL—Glory MG—MGM SA—Savoy — CC—Chk DU— Duke GR—Groove MO—Modern SE—Seeco VP—Vip “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX’' Page 5 September 14, 1957 The Cash Box , Music .