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Redemption Song MAYTALS DYN 438 TR 7860 Roll Muddy River PIONEERS Merry Up GOD SONS GD 4024 FR 7862 Suzanne Beware Of The Devil NICKY THOMAS Down Side Up HARRY J ALL STARSHJ 6641 PRESENTING MAXI HITS Pitta Patta ERNIE SMITH TR 7859 TRM 9002 Liquidators Return Of Django/Elizabethan Reggae I'll Take You There1DELTONES TR 7861 VARIOUS ARTISTS I Do Love You JACKIE EDWARDS BR 1108 TRM 9003 Isralites/007/It Mek DESMOND DEKKER Make It Reggae BYRON LEE DYN 435 TRM 9004 Monkey Man/She's A Scorcher/One Eye Enos MAYTALS Give Me Some MoreSTUDIO SOUNDS DT 489 TRM 9005 Sweet Sensation/Rivers Of Babylon/It Took A Miracle MELODIANS ClubReggae Vol. 3 TBL 178 2 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972

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DOUBLE -ALBUM released in 12- America by THEM, from which 4 4 Albums sprang VAN MORRISON . . . Nice to hear BOOKER T. & THE xw M. G. s"Soul Limbo' back in harness r.4 Sinks 03 ,d introducing BBC -TV's test cricket z 1 4 2 TWENTY DYNAMIC HITS VariousK -TEL TE292 2 3 5 BOLAN BOOGIE T Rex Fly HI FLY 8 coverage - how about 'Wade In The 3 1 2 EXILE ON MAIN STREET Rolling Stones Water' for Wimbledon?.. . THE 1 1 7 VINCENT Don McLean United Artists UP 35 359 00069100 MONKEES back on BBC -1 tomor- 2 3 4 TAKE ME BAK 'OME Slade Polydor 2058 2 31 DJM MILPH 423 4 2 3 HONKY CHATEAU Elton John row (Friday)... ADAM FAITH 3 5 6 ROCKIN' ROBIN 5 7 23 FOG ON THE TYNE Michael Jackson Tanila Motown TMG 816 has announced that he's going to T. Rex MARC!' Lindisfarne Charisma CAS 1050 4 2 7 METAL GURU T. Rex 6 5 5 CHERISH David Cassidy Bell BELLS 210 give up the 'Budgie' series, but LAIN 5 412 AT THE CLUB/SATURDAY NIGHT Atlantic K 10148 7 8 3 BREAD WINNERS Jack Jones RCA Victor SF 8280 CUTHBERTSON'S Charlie Endell is AT THE MOVIES Drifters 8 624 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 621 3 ROCK AND ROLL PARTS I/II CBS 63699 still worth a series. Bell 1216 Simon and Garfunkel Gary Glitter 9 9 15 AMERICAN PIE Don McLean After spinning 'Just Walk In My 7 7 7 CALIFORNIA MAN Move Harvest HAR 5050 United Artists UAS 29285 Shoes', TONY BLACKBURN joked 823 3 LITTLE WILLY Sweet RCA 2225 10- OBSCURED BY CLOUDS Pink Floyd `I feel a bit of a heel playing that 910 4 MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Wings Apple 596 5949 Harvest SHSP 4020 10 6 Charisma CB 153 one' - more proof that he's got no 7 LADY ELEANOR Lindisfarne 11 10 5 ARGUS Wishbone Ash MCA MDKS 8006 1222 7 NICELY OUT OF TUNE soul?. . . SHA NA NA's 'Sea Lindisfarne Charisma CAS 1025 Cruise', in addition to the great old 132124 ELECTRIC WARRIOR T Rex Fly HIFLY 6 FRANKIE FORD original, was once 1425 16 HARVEST Neil Young Reprise K 54005 .. . 11 9 7 SISTER JANE New World RAK 130 1511 10 MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple Purple TPSA 7504 recorded by MICKIE MOST 12 8 9 OH BABE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY 1623 11 SLADE ALIVE Slade Polydor 2383 101 RINGO STARR to play Dra- Hurricane Smith Columbia DB 8878 17 24 5 RORY GALLAGHER LIVE IN EUROPE cula?. . . Promising musi- 13 36 2 PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond MGM 2006 104 Polydor 2383 112 cal/visual combination - ALICE 1425 5 OH GIRL Chi-Lites MCA MU 1156 181517 PAUL SIMON CBS 69007 COOPER and ROXY MUSIC at 15 16 7 SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond Uni UN 538 19 13 5 THE MUSIC PEOPLE Various CBS 66315 16 17 7 SUPERSONIC ROCKET SHIP Kinks RCA 2211 201614 BABY I'M -A -WANT YOU Bread Elektra K 42100 Wembley's Empire Pool on June 30. 17 22 5 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 21- - FREE AT LAST Free Island ILP 9192 Highly recommended - Radio 4's Roberta Flack Atlantic K10161 22 - - TAPESTRY Don McLean United Artists UAS 29350 panel game 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A 18 40 2 OOH-WAKKA-DOO-WAKKA-DAY 23 12 4 ELVIS NOW Elvis Presley RCA Victor SF 8266 Clue' with the Goodies and friends Gilbert O'Sullivan MAM 78 2428 19 NILSSON SCHMILSSON 19 11 10 ROCKET MAN Elton John DJM DJX 501 Nilsson RCA Victor SF 8242 (Tuesdays 12.25, repeated Thurs- 2019 5 LITTLE BIT OF LOVE Free Island WIP 61291 2531 24 IMAGINE John Lennon/ days 6.15). . . Amazing how Plastic Ono Band Apple PAS 10004 straight SHA NA NA looked without their grease during Speakeasy re- . . 26 17 5A THING CALLED LOVE ception . They actually ap- Johnny Cash peared in dress suits hired from .27 20 2DEMONS & WIZARDS Moss Bros. ADFINGER 2132 3CIRCLES New Seekers Polydor 2058 2421 Uriah Heep IslandCBILPSS"9289938 manager BILLCOLLINS an un- 2215 8ISN'T LIFE STRANGE 28- 1 GOLD Neil Diamond Uni UNLS 116 ashamed 60 -year -old, and looking Moddy Blues Threshold TH9 293321GILBERT O'SULLIVAN HIMSELF MAM 501 very much younger with his long 231813AMAZING GRACE 303224TEASER AND THE FIRECAT Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band RCA 2191 Cat Stevens Island ILPS 915 4 hair and trendy clothes. 2427 2AMERICAN TRIOLOGY Elvis Presley RCA 2229 31 1912WE'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING CHRISTIE still dogged by 2530 4NUT ROCKER New Seekers Polydor 2383 103 trouble. They were holed up at the B. Bumble & The Stingers Stateside SS 2203 32 - 1 STONES Neil Diamond Uni UNLS 121 26 12 7DOOBEDOOD'N DOOBE, DOOBEDOOD'N 3318 6GLEN CAMPBELL'S GREATEST HITS notorious Blue Boar at the crack of DOOBE Diana Ross Tamla Motown TMG 812 Capitol ST 21885 dawn, arranging to two the roadies' 27 13 6WHAT's YOUR NAME? Chicory Tip CBS 8021 3437 2 GOLDEN HITS Drifters Atlantic K 40018 van home. "It just seized up," they 2814 12 COULD IT BE FOREVER David Cassidy Bell 1224 3514 8PROPHETS, SEERS AND SAGES/MY PEOPLE explained. Last seen crawling along 29 20 10 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE WERE FAIR Tyrannosaurus Rex Procul Harum Magni Fly Echo 101 Fly_Doubleback TOOFA 3/4 the slow lane of the M1 . . 3029 12COME WHAT MAY 362914TAPESTRY Carole King A&M/Ode AMLS 2025 NICKY CHINN planning to write a Vicky Leandros Phillips 6000 049 37 38 2LED ZEPPHIAN II Atlantic K 40037 number for an Ember charity record 38- 1 MEDDLE Pink Floyd Harvest SHVL 795 3942 2 ALL TOGETHER NOW Argent Epic EPC 64962 to be sung by yer actual pop 40 1 PHANTASMAGORIA Curved AirReprise K 46158 writers . . . Sad case of neglect - 41 1 CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters A&M AMLS 998 promising FORMERLY FAT HAR- 3144 2WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE 4230 5MANASSAS Stephen Stills Atlantic K 60021 Uni UN 539 RY now just formerly. I LOVE Love Unlimited 43 - 1 SOUND OF MUSIC Soundtrack 3226 10 AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins Elektra 2101 020 RCA Victor SB/RB 6616 JOHNNY JONES appointed direc- 332411 A THING CALLED LOVE tor of MAM .. . 2G's vocal ren- CBS 7797 4446 2GRAVE NEW WORLD Strawbs A&M AMLH 68078 Johnny Cash/Evangel Temple Choir 4527 6MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS VOL. 6 Various derings spoil London Weekend's 3438 3 I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG 'I'amla Motown STML 11191 Stax 2025 098 `2Gs and the Pop People' . .. Frederick Knight 46- 1 ABBEY ROAD Beatles Apple PCS 7088 3533 3I'LL TAKE YOU THERE 47 1 OVER & OVER Nana Mouskouri Fontana STL 5511 COLIN BLUNTSTONE currently in Stax 2025 110 - Staple Singers Track 2094 1 02' 48- 1 MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS VOL. 3Various the studio recording new single and .36 - JOIN TOGETHER Who Tamla Motown STML 11121 album tracks ... Could any of 3731 5THIRD FINGER LEFT HAND 4926 3 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB Pearls Bell BLL 1217 BAND Beatles Parlophone PCS/PMC 7027 the current crop emulate B. BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW Stylistics Avco 6105 011 BUMBLE with repeat success 10 38 - - 5044 2 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 3926 9LEEDS UNITED Cat Stevens Island ILPS 9135 Leeds United FC Chapter One SCH 168 4039 5JUNGLE FEVER Chakachas Polydor 2121 064 We regret that due to production difficulties we arerepeating JAMES HAMILTON'S last week's album chart. 5yeor=o8e 10 years ageDISCOTHEQUE PICKS TRIED AND TRUE - 41 - -GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE NEIL DIAMOND: Song Sung Blue (UNI UN 538) Donald Peers/Les Reed Orchestra Decca F13302 1 2 COME OUTSIDE Mike Same Monster request item with predictable MoR crowds. 4245 2JUST WALK IN MY SHOES 1 1 A WHITER SHADE Gladys Knight & The Pips Tamla Motown TMG 813 -OF PALE 2 4A PICTURE OF YOU Start at vocal. Joe Brown (Picadilly) ' GILBERT 0' Sulliv an; 0 oh -W a k ka-D oo-W ak ka - 4343 3TRAGEDY Argent Epic 8115 Procol Harum 2 2 THERE GOES MY 3 1 GOOD LUCK CHARM Day (MAM 78) Jaunty MoR. SYLVIA'S MOTHER Elvis Presley 44 - - CBS 7929 EVERYTHING THE POLITICIANS: Love Machine (Hot Wax HWX Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show Englebert Humperdinck 4 3 DO YOU WANT TO 114) Stomping Pop, try it! DANCE/ I'M LOOKING 45 42 4COCONUT Nilsson 3 5 CARRIE ANNE SAM & DAVE: Soul Man ( Atlantic K 10180) Classic I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny NashCBS 8113 The Hollies OUT OF THE WINDOW 46 - - Cliff Richard .R&B. 47 34 9LITTLE PIECE OF LEATHER 4 4 SILENCE IS GOLDEN BARRY MANN: Who Put The Bomp (Probe GFF London HL 10370 Tremeloes 5 5 GINNY COME LATELY Donnie Elbert Brian Hyland 104) Classic Oldie. 48 MAD ABOUT YOU Bruce Ruffin Rhino RNO 101 5 3 WATERLOO SUNSET - - RCA 2199 Kinks 6 6 LAST NIGHT WAS ,ROY ORBISON: Dream Baby (Monument MINT 49- -STARMAN David Bowie MADE FOR LOVE 8165 ) Classic oldie MoR. 6 10 OKAY 5035 9ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE Dave, Dee, Dozy, Billy Fury k'OUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED: Love Makes A Wom- SCHOOL YARD Paul Simon CBS 7964 Beaky, Mick and Tich 7 - ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN Ln; Just Ain't No Love (MCA MU 1159) Thwacking 7 6 THE HAPPENING Et&B/Jazz, good after Barbara Acklin's vocals. Supremes Jimmy Rogers 8 16 I CAN'T STOP MARY WELLS: My Guy ( Tamla Motown TMG 820 ) 8 - PAPER SUN LOVING YOU :Classic R&B/Pop. THE TOP 50 CHARTS ARE COMPILED FOR The Traffic WAVE ONE: Bubble Gum (BAF 10) Deliberately 9 7 SWEET SOUL MUSIC Ray Charles (HMV) RECORD MIRROR, MUSIC WEEK AND 'THE' BBC, Arthur Conley 9 - STRANGER ON mis-titled wah-wah R&B - it should be "Use BY 'THE BRITISH MARKET RESEARCH, BUREAU, 10 8 MEN I KISSED HER THE SHORE Watcha Got (To Get Watcha Want)", I reckon. FROM RETURNS SUPPLIED BY00 RECORD Beach Boys Acker Bilk Ex celletn British recording. Bigots, don't miss it! 10 9 NUT ROCKER SHOPS. B. Bumble and R,. E. 0. SPEEDWAGON:. 157 Riverside Avenue the Stingers (Epic EPC 8044) Frantic "get it on" Modern. Try it, it's "True"! RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 A rock violinist: the classic story

A CLASSICALLY - ways. I suppose it proves TRAINED violinist, the power of advertising Darryl Way recently more than anything. met one of his teach- "After that initial boom ers from Darlington there was a bit of a lull, College of Arts, but I think now we've got where he began his rid of the hype syndrome. We've been better on live musical training. dates during our last tour. We're happier with "He was playing in a our music, and Ithink Balloon quartet at Conway Hall," we've achieved a 100 per said Darryl, "I arranged cent improvement on the to meet him afterwards. old set. We've got a slick 'Him' being Peter Carter, stage now. Some people who taught me most of the would knock that, but I stuff I know. During the don't think there's any- still holds evening, he tried my vio- thing wrong with being lin and I played his. He slick - it leaves so much was playing an electric more room to concentrate violin through an ampli- on the music."Our im- fier for the first time, and provement on stage is he just couldn't believe partly a reflection of a the sounds he was get- more mature relationship Froggy ting. He wouldn't put it among the group. For the down. " future,I think we'll be- come a lot more exciting in such ways are the DARRYL WAY: The violin was mum's idea. and visually spectacular. aged and solid barriers 'We've been thinking a lot between pop and classical about that lately. One down music broken down. way is to have our own was brought up, so then Idifference was that I wentpresent and future. "Cur-light show travelling with "I THINK 'Red Balloon' was the worst went to Darlington fromto see The Nice and wasved Air has always had aus for all our gigs - at the thing that ever happened to me," sighed Someone like Darryl,'65 to'67.I was at Theactually in raptures, andhistory of trying verymoment we hire lights for Froggy, "some universities still think with his knowledge ofRoyal College, London,I thought 'Wouldn't it behard to produce the verya tour - and make use of when they book us they're going to suffer classical methods plus theuntil '68, which was whengreat to have a band likebest end result - we gotpre-recorded tapes. " respect he and Curved AirI first had the idea of atjat with a virtuoso onourselves into a lot of debt hours of 'Red Balloon' - I'm really have gained from the popviolin in pop. " piano instead of organ.'in the early days by buy- They don't use those at embarrassed about those days, because audience, is an ideal ex- Then I met a guy from theing really good lightingConway Hall. we've progressed a lot since then. " Ray- ample for proving that I wondered whether theRoyal Academy, and theequipment and soon. mond Froggatt speaking. when you get down to it,conceptual pop groupwhole thing began to He and his group haven't sung that song or music can only be brokenwith violin was anythingevolve, but the virtuoso "I'm not really sur- 'Big Ships' for years, but the memories plague down into good and bad.like Curved Air. "Curveddidn't last - he went backprised at our success - Robin them. Thanks to the Dave Clark Five and a lot of "If I'd stayed in Darting -Air is exactly spot onto his studies." only that it happened so press, nobody can forget who wrote them - but ton, I'd probably havewhat I had in my head, by I asked Darryl his opin-soon - show biz works in some are definitely missing out on the new been a classical musicianpure chance. The onlyions of Curved Air, past,weird and wonderful Mackie Froggatt and their up-to-date material. now. But I saw how many "If I was a handsome, slim lad," say? Ray, incredibly good violinists grinning through his beard and hair, "maybe I'd there were - dedicated approach things another way - but what do you guys who were practising do if you look like Ben Gunn? You write songs eight hours a day, and and rely on musical competence and itwill still not getting a job, and happen. I hope I'm much better than back then I just got a bit depressed. when I wasn't regarded as a sophisticated "Little Willy" irm writer. Too many people judge artists on one "I didn't just leave and song only. Music is my whole life - that may become a rock violinist sound egotistical and horrible, but it's all I've like that - I left and did got. nothing for a year or so. I "I'm a poor guitarist and my music is simple - had the idea of the violin I write in A, D and G a lot. Some writers put being used in rock in arockingnew things like F minor seventh diminished and all about '68, but it was pret-' that in their songs - I just do what I'm capable ty revolutionary at that of. " time. I think the very first Ray is also a very modest guy. His music is guy to do it was Jerry simple, because he has the gift of restraint and Goodman in Flock, who is that achieves the effect of beauty in his songs. now with an incredible band, The Mahavishnu taste from He wrote songs for Des O'Connor at one time and he still writes occasionally for Cliff Orchestra with John Richard - but these numbers aren't typical of McLaughlin. The other his own approach. He writes easy, lyrical pop violinist I really re- numbers that often tell a story and always spect is Richard Greene capture a mood - usually a kind of optimistic of Sea Train, who has a the Sweet... ramble or a sad encounter. The fact is that they very fast country tech- move you. nique. It's obviously nat- "On the new LP, there isa track called ural, I couldn't ever play 'Louise,' which features an 84 -year -old man like that. playing the concertina. He had arthritis in his fingers and he couldn't play it in time, but there "I had the idea of using was a beauty in his stumbling - it was the story the violin in a pop group of that man's life amd he loved to hear it played while I was studying, but back. it was very revolutionary "Bopping music is good too, but isitthe at that time. I didn't tell primary music?Does it really touch you? It may too many people about it. be a long time before the industry realises that When I gave up my stud- music isn't all comedy. DJs should try to explain ies, my family were upset what songs mean - discuss their content instead - they thought I was of giving us top 40 gab all the time. There should giving up a rosy career. be different prospectives to admire - I like to dig Now that things have all types of music." worked out, it's O.K. All types of music is right - for Raymond's again. next statement was a genuine boggier: "One of the greatest songs ever written is 'Rudolph The "It was my mother's Red Nosed Reindeer," he announced assuredly. idea for me to learn violin "A three -year -old could dig it immediately and initially - I began at 11, that's just as important as anything in music. and lasted about eight "The song is at least 40 years old and you can monyhs. I played a bit still hear it on TV at Christmas while kids who untilI was 13 and felt can't even talk are digging it - that's what I call determined to give it up progressive. Kids can imagine a reindeer with a fro good.I had a chat red nose who can't pull a sled and can't play in with my headmaster who any of the other reindeer's games. said it might be a good "The time is coming when people won't have to idea for me to keep it up, be dishonest about their tastes - you won't lose and have something I The Sweetin Concert Top Rank Liverpool 28 June your friends because you like something else. could entertain people Top Rank SVvansea Even in the business it's happening - but we with. 23 June Top Rank Hanley 29 June really haven't started to be honest - we haven't Top Rank Bristol 24 June Top Rank Plymouth 30 June gone an inch in music. But it's starting. I like "I started properly Top Rank Cardiff 25 June loud music, too - Iget chills from hearing again at 14, and practised' Chelsea VillageBournemouth1 July electric Townshend and the Who; they're real like hellfire, went through Francoise 21 Kings Road 26 June Rex Ballroom Bognor Regis3 July generators. " all the teachers in Taun- ton, Somerset, where I 4 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 BOLANITES ARE ON THE BOLAN, the world is at your feet. If that elf -like God of rock ordered the kids to rebel, they would probably do it - BOXES he's got them in the palm of his little hand. RADIO TWO'S Folk on Sunday pro- This was blatantly obvious on Friday when Bolan gramme on July 23rd is being devoted took T. Rex "Oop North" to sprinkle a bit of stardust to new talent so that club promoters over the Kings Hall at Belle Vue, Manchester. RUNNING can tune in and possibly find acts for Support band Quiver were given little chance to future engagements. show their paces as some The showcase, which will go out at 4 p.m. , will of the young Rex maniacs BY CHARLES be the first networked broadcast for all the acts insisted on shouting "get taking part. off" in high pitched Man- WEBSTER The same day, a Folk in Concert programme is cunian voices. The ma- being recorded at the Coley Picture House in jority of the Bolanites just IN MANCHESTER Edinburgh, which will feature an all Scots line sat listening, eyes agog, WILD! up. Billy Connolly, Alistair McDonald and, the McColans are among those appearing. at what was for most of David Hamilton replaces Jimmy Young for them, perhaps, their firstSaturday morning minorsself busy and in between two weeks in the autumn while J. Y. takes a sortie into the world of bigmatinee or (c) parole daynumbers he punctuated holiday. David, deputised for Jimmy recently concerts. Their satinat St. Trinians. long stares at the au- while he was on vacation. jackets shimmered in the When Bolan did appeardience with the occasional Don McLean will be featured live every day dim light and every somy first thought was forwave to his deciples. Fun- Argent to Italy next week as Dave Lee Travis's special guest. often a sea of silk scarves,my health. My earsnily enough Mickey By the way, Square Eyes Webster is your new similar to those sold atwhined from the scream-seemed to get as much man "On the Boxes" as Ben Cree has left R. M. football grounds, woulding and my body shook asresponse from doing that In saying "Tara" to our readers Ben also wants be raised to the chant ofthe floor vibrated underas Marc did for a shake of to apologise to Tony Blackburn. Last week Ben "T. Rex. " They wouldhundreds of stampinghis hips. steps taken boobed by saying Tony was leaving his breakfast have done the Liverpoolfeet. It took a while for the Marc has suffered a lot show, but it look's like we'll still be hearing Kop proud. band to get into their setof criticism about his gui- Tony's early morning jokes for quite a while yet. Quiver played well, butand the opening numbertar work, but at this show their line of country rock"Jeepster" was a littlehe proved he can play seemed to go way abovehairy. some tasty licks, and he against riots TUNE IN AND TURN ON the heads of the audience, The band kicked out thedid it all within the frame- although in fairness, thejams and went into "Tele-work of his hit singles Radio One - The following artistes are booked kids held nothing back ingram Sam" which every-which made up the band's to appear during week commencing June 26th: showing their apprecia-one seemed to know andset. He really hit the rightARGENT, who were involved in a tear gas incident in Jimmy Young Show - New World, Christie, tion of the band. Theirthe screaming stopped forones in "Metal Guru" es-Milan earlier this month, are to return to Italy for a 16 Susan Shirley, Kenny Lynch. applause however dida while as communitypecially. day concert tour in October. Dave Lee Travis Show - Flirtations, Lulu, seem a little mechanicalsinging took over. "Jeepster", Tear gas was used by police in Milan when 2,000 fans Rog Whittaker, Labi Siffre, Blue Mink. Special and the screams wereThe only chance of"Deborah", "Metalrefused to leave the Theatre Lyrico after the band had Guest - Don McClean. probably screached in-seeing the band was toGuru", "Hot Love" andcompleted their set, which included five encores. Johnnie Walker Show - Atomic Rooster, Ed stinctively. stand on a chair and that"Get it on" were all there, "Before we sign con- Welch, David Bowie, Free. Special Guest - T. There was an intervalwasn't foolproof. with a couple of otherstracts for the tour we Rex and the Kinks. of 15 minutes before T. Bolan's communicationthrown in for good mea-intend to make certain of Alan Freeman Show - Julie Felix, Tremeloes, Rex appeared and it waswith his fans is pheno-sure. safeguards against a re- Chicory Tip. like somebody was givingmenal. His twitching pel- Mr. Bolan came, saw'peat of the problems of Faces Sounds of the Seventies - Saturday (June money away, for I havevis and bouncing sweatand conquered onceour last Italian trip," em- 24th) Stackridge, Alexis; Monday - Free, never seen so manystreaked hair meant noth-again, and made thephasised Argent's tour co- Gypsy, Trees; Thursday - Magna Carta, Paul people RUNNING arounding to me, but certainwhole business of being aordinator, Don Brough- Jones, Bronx Cheer; Friday - John Baldrey, a concert hall. little gestures he madestar look so easy. ton, this week. Goose Claire-Hammill, Help Yourself, Natural Gas. With tears streaming,sent the almost entirelyBolan's great asset is "I'll go to Italy about a Country Meets Folk (June 24th) - Tir Na Nog. girls pleaded for Marc tofemale audience off to an-communication. As longmonth before the start ofTHE FACES top the bill Radio Two - appear, but like the trueother planet. as he's got that he's got itthe tour to iron out theseat a one day rock festival Tony Brandon Show - Bob Miller Band, Karl entertainer he is, every- Mickey Finn sat behindall - in the palm of hisproblems well in ad-at Nottingham's Goose Denver Trio. thing had to be right be-his congas and made him -hand. vance, because we defi-Fair on July 22. Jimmy Mack Show - Jackie Trent and the fore he setfoot on the nitely don't want riot po- The festival is the cli- Tony Hatch Orchestra. stage, which was heavily lice at our shows," hemax of the two week Not- Radio Luxembourg - Programme guide for guarded by rather large added. tingham Festival and is week commencing Sunday, June 25th: 7.00 Tony men who were as wide as Along with Chris White,being presented by Gaff Prince; 9.00 Paul Burnett; 11. 00 Mark Wesley; they were tall. Rod Argent is currentlyMasters in conjunction 1.00 Kid Jensen. The Kings Hall is remi-A Yank for producing an album bywith the Festival organ- Monday - 7.30 Dave Christian;9.30 Paul niscent of a Battle of Brit- Colin Blunstone, which in-isers. Burnett; 11.30 Mark Wesley; 1.00 Kid Jensen. ain aoroplane hanger. It cludes a Russ Ballard Also on the bill are Tuesday - 7.30 Tony Prince;9.30 Paul is the home of one of the number, "I don't believeAtomic Rooster, Status Burnett; 11.00 Mark Wesley; 1.00 Kid Jensen. country's top circuses in miracles" which isQuo and Marmalade and Wednesday - 7.30 Tony Prince; 9.30 Paul and it seemed, to me, to be the Fairports being considered as a fol-other acts will be added. Burnett; 11.30 Dave Christian; 1.00 Kid Jensen. an odd place for a con- low up to "Say you don'tThe event starts at 11. Thursday - 7. 30 Tony Prince;9.30 Paul cert. mind," a recent hit for,a.m. and will go on until Burnett; 11.00 Pepsi Lifetime; 11.30 Dave Chris- The atmosphere was aFOR THE first time ever,via, as well as releasingformer Zombie Bluns-10 p. m. and advance tick- tian; 1. 00 Kid Jensen. littlelike a circus withan American isto jointwo solo albums in thetone. ets, at £1. 50 will be avail- Friday - 7.30 Tony Prince; 9.30 Paul Burnett; kiddies taking in all thatFairport Convention, stal-States, both produced by able from the Festival 11. 30 Mark Wesley; 1. 00 John Peel; 2. 00 Dave was happening andwarts of the English folkFelix Pappalardi. David Ticket Booth, Notting- Christian. squealing with delight,scene. replaces Roger Hill. Concerts ham, and Gaff Masters, Television giving the hall an atmos- HE IS David Rea, a He was featured on FIVE concerts have 90 Wardour Street, W.1. Sounds for Saturday (BBC 2) June 24th - John phere similar to (a) asinger -songwriter whoJudy Collins'Whalesbeen arranged by the British dates cancelled ladies hockey inter-has worked with GordonAnd Nightingales', andYoung People's Theatre by the Faces so that Denver. national at Wembley, (b)Lightfoot and Ian and Syl-wrote, among others, Show of the Week (BBC2) June 29th - Keith at Greenwich to raise drummer Kenny Jones Michell. ._ 'Flowers Of Evil' andmoney for the company's could be with his wife 'Yasgur's Farm' fornew headquarters at while thecouple's son was Late Night Line -Up (BBC2) June 30th - Cleo Mountain. Plumstead in South East born recently, will be ful- Laine and the Johnny Dankworth Quartet. David arrives in Lon-London. filled when the band re - don tomorrow (Friday), Appearing will be Ack- turn from the ten day tour FUTURE HAPPENINGS and will join the group ater Bilk and his band of America, which starts The Manor studio, where(June 26), Stan Tracy- on July 1st. Todays message they are recording theirMike Osborne Quartet Last week the band DON McLEAN guests on the second show of the from Dr.Hook new album. A work per-(June 29), Bird Curtis were presented with a forthcoming MARY TRAVERS BBC2 series mit is being applied for, when it begins in August ... Other guests lined and the Quintet (June 27), Dave golden disc for a million up for the six programmes include JOHN DEN- Medicine Show and when obtained, heHoldsworth Quintet (Junesales of their last album, VER, GEORGIA BROWN, PAUL WILLIAMS will join the group full-301 and Patto and Chapel"Nod's as good as a wink time. and DAVID BUSHKIN. Each of the shows will Farm (July 1). . . . to a blind horse. " contain a ten minute segment in which Mary can SYBIDING be seen "out and about" talking to people on various locations throughout Britain. MOTHE STACKRIDGE appear on BBC1 on July 25 in a Procol Haruma new single 30 minute programme recorded in Bristol last estates week, devoted to contemporary music from the PROCOL HARUM, backthe band canned their live40 American hit, and the, West Country. Also appearing are Bristol band in the Top 20 with "Whiteralbum with the Edmonton group are set to make SQUID and singer composer DAVE EVENS ... Ot Shade of Pale" five yearsSymphony Orchestra,their 12th and biggest tour . . . DANA, who has just returned froiii after its original release,which is currently high inof the U. S. A. and Ca- Jugoslavia, where she won the National Song rush release a new singlethe American albumnada. Lasting five weeks, Contest, appears on ATV's "Golden Shot" on next week. charts. the band tour opened in July 2nd. Entitled "Conquistador", whichWinnipeg this week and "Conquistador" it waswas not included on thethe band returned to Eng- recorded in Canada whenalbum, is already at Topland at the end of July. Charles Adge Cutler &The Wurzels cis8067 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 5 NEW ELVIS `LIVE' RUSHED RCA are rush releasing anew Elvis Presley album recorded at his recent concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. The album, entitled "Elvis as recorded at the Madison Square Garden" will be in the shops in two weeks time. It was recorded at the ."For the good times", Gardens in June 11 and "American Trilogy", was rushed on to the "Funny how time slips American market last' away", "I can't stop lov- week. ing you", and "Can't help Itis only just over a falling in love. " WHILE PAUL McCartney's Wings are setting up their first European tour, themonth since his last al- other three ex -Beatles have been having business discussions in New York. Georgebum was released and his and Ringo were snapped with US Apple promotion director Pete Bennett at a partylive set recorded at Las ASHTON Gardner and Dyke, the session men who went hosted by Allen Klein. The other guests included Ravi Shankar and Clive Davis,Vegas was in the shopsYes a on the road and worked as a group, have broken up. head of CBS Records. These days, it seems the Beatles have shorter haircuts thanonly 18 months ago. Tony Ashton, who is currently on holiday on the their business advisers! A total of 78,000 people Continent, isto expand his production and writing saw and heard Elvis in fourth activities but is also expected to put together another New York - it was his band. first appearance in that The group has just re- Paul's Wings spread city - and advance or-U.S. tourturned from a two month Reggae PAUL McCARTNEY is to ders for the album in theYES ARE to make theirtour of the United States. make a tour of Europe USA indicate that this isconcert debut in CanadaTony- Edwards, Ashton's awards at with Wings next month. going to be his biggestin August. manager, commented: ever selling LP. They play the Collo-"The American tour was This will be the first offi-out into Europe Already 250,000 copies most successful but the Palais ' cial tour that Wings have have been ordered m theseum, Vancouver, on Au-consensus of opinion is made. Up to now theytour are not yet available,holiday last week. Paul,US. gust 7 as part of their THE "Presentation of have only done "lightningthe group will leave forLinda and Denny Laine fourth North Americanthat this particular bandReggae Awards" Ball is dates" at short notice. The tracks on the albumtour, which begins at thehad come just about as Europe in mid July andare due back from Spainare "That's all right", far as it was meant to go.being held from midnight, Although details of thewill be working for aboutthis week. "Proud Mary", "NeverMississippi River Festi-There is no question ofto 6 am tomorrow (Fri- a month. The tour will been to Spain", "Youval in Edwardsville, Il-Tony deserting stageday) at Hammersmith probably start in Scandi- Although the group,don't have to say you lovelinois, on July 26. work altogether but hePalais. navia. currently in the chart The coast to coast tour All the top names of with "Mary Had A Littleme", "You've lost thathas been set up to pro-wants to take time consid- Baba Wings, now augmented lovin' feeling", "Polk sal- ering his next move. " and receiving their with ex-Greaseband gui-Lamb", have not an-ad Annie", "Love me",mote the group's fifth At- awards, including Des- tarist Henry McCullough,nounced further record- lantic album, which is Ashton Gardner andmond Dekker, Bruce Ruf- ing plans, they are ex-"All shook up", "Heart-currently being recordedDyke's last hit single was have been rehearsing at break Hotel", "Let me be Resurrection Shuffle, re-fin, Greyhound and The McCartney's Scottishpected to start work on ayour teddy bear", "Don'tat London's Advision Stu- Pioneers. The awards are album home for the past monthdouble album after they dios. The album will beleased in January 1971.being presented by Sid- PETE Townshend is to return from Europe. be cruel", "Love me ten-released in the US andOther records included but broke off for a short d e r " ,"Impossible "You Me and A Friend ofney Crooks of The Pio- release an album tribute dream", "Houndog",Britain simultaneously neers, and the event is to Meher Baba, the In- "Suspicious minds",before the tour. Mine", and "Can You Getcompered by Count dian religious teacher, The band will beIt", and an album "WhatPrince Miller and Micky during August. Towns- recording part of the tourA Bloody Long Day It's ELP 'Trilogy' Been. " Harris. hend and the other musi- which also includes stops A special licence for the cians on the album who BS & T at Louisville (July 27), event has been obtained include Ronnie Lane, Ca- Memphis (28), Little until 5 am. leb Quaye and Billy Nich- new albumset Rock, Arkansas (29), Winter visit ols, are all devotees of theEMERSON LAKE and Palmer have a new album titled G.B. dates Dallas (30), Houston (31), Meher Baba sect. "Trilogy" out on Island on June 23. The single albumBLOOD SWEAT andOklahoma City (AugustSPECULATION was rife Love trio The album, calledhas nine tracks including "Endless Enigma", "Fugue"Tears will play two Brit-1), Denver, Colorado (3),this week that Edgar Win- "Who Came First", wasEmerson", "Trilogy" and "Abaddon's Bolero". Long Beach, Californiater will be visiting LondonAMERICAN girl trio, ish dates on their forth- next month for recording produced by Townshend The Group return to After the Japanese tourcoming European tour(4),San Francisco(5), Love Unlimited, who en- and includes his originalBritain at the end of the which opens in GermanyOregon (6), Vancouversessions. tered the RM top fifty last demo track of "Let's See the group open at San (7), Seattle (8), Ohio (11), Edgar, multi -in-week with their US hit Action", and "There's Amonth for 10 days holidayFrancisco on July 27 aton July 12. Asbury Park, New Jerseystrumentalist brother of"Walking in the rain with after their Europeanthe start of a three week The British dates are at the one I love", are plan- Heartache Followingtour. Then they fly toconcert tour. Brighton (July 21) and(12), Baltimore (13), Con-albino guitarist Johnny Me", said to have beenAmerica where they fly to Hammersmith Odeonnecticut (1 4 ), Phil-Winter, noW features Rickning to visit Britain for Baba's favourite song. America where they playTHE SWEET, whose(July 22). Two perform-adelphia (15) and GaelicDerringer in his Whiteclub and TV dates in late The album is releasedthe Pocono, Pennsylva-recording of "Little Will-ances will be given atPark, New York (16). Trash line up. July. as a result of a US Deccania, Festival on July 8.ie" is in the charts, haveeach venue. request for Townshend toThey then travel to Japanadded two more dates to Before opening in Ger- commercially produce awhere they will be mak-their current British ball-many the band will spend Baba album. In the pasting their first ever concertroom tour. On Saturdaysix days in Israel. he has made albums spe-appearances on a six dayJuly 1 they play the The rest of the tour cifically for the Babatour. ELP are charteringChelsea Village,takes in Austria (July 14) movement. One of thesea Boeing 707 to take theirBournemouth, and onSwitzerland (July 15-16) Ican "Happy Birthday", was£11,000 of equipment toMonday July 3 the RexItaly (18-19) and Sweden bootlegged in the US. Japan. Ballroom, Bognor Regis. (July 25 to 28). see LIVE! to respond on the chorus,shouting for more andpossible to achieve, from clearly Argent yelled "I love you. "Suchbrought the group back tothe singer's point of view, was the heated atmos-the stage after they hadand would call for great VICTORIA HALL, Han- phere as the band rockedtowelled down and inconcentration from his kasib now ley; Mayfair, Newcastle through a vigorous set,some cases changed! audience. McLean on Tyne: Seeing two live with Rusell Ballard V. M.doesn't try it. performances on con- thrusting his guitar men- He proves with one oth- secutive days helps only acingly towards the au- on McLeaner song - a complex to amplify how audiences dience, throwing it sky- structure involving three SINGLE can expand and contrastwards and getting in to aROYAL ALBERT HALL:different styles represent- ALBUM as group's receive chart back bending, leg kickingBusily and quickly, Doning the different levels of 64840 8113 success. At Hanley's Vic-routine with Jim Rod -McLean is surmountinglife on three floors of an toria Hall the majority offord; while Robert Henritall the hurdles to becom-apartment block - that the audience consisted ofworked at all-out capacitying recognised as one of'American Pie' isn't go- young teenage girls whothrough the entire set,THE major talents. ing to be his last epic were on their feet at theand notably on his in- Fears that he might bework. His complete mas- front of the stage as soontriguing drum solo, usinga one -hit wonder wereteryof putting ideas as guitarist Rusell Bal-his hands to skins, pro-quickly exploded, both byacross was proved with a lard pulled the first dis-ducing incredible rolls onan excellent and verysuccinct last line tying tinctive chords of "Liar"two bass drums, and leav-varied hit album, and atogether the strings of the - the group's seconding everyone in a state offine and totally differentwhole song - "Should JOHNNY NASH number - from his gui-awe. follow-up, 'Vincent',walls and doors and plas- tar. Hands waved above At Newcastle the au-which has even gone oneter ceilings separate us I44NSEE CLEARLY NOW better by reaching num-from each other's feel- Featuring heads, and reached out todience were more intent C:.TECPARLYOW touch the feet of Jim Rod - on watching, taking in notber one. ings." ford - a bassist who in-only the worthwhile and Which only leaves live McLean is one of the stills a driving force andamusing stage antics ofperformances to completevery few performers who energy in the band - andthe group, but the musicalthe picture. Last week'scan project, seemingly at Rusell Ballard as theyability that makes' themAlbert Hall concert has,will, a nice, easy, unpre- moved energetically andmuch, much more thanproved beyond doubt thattentious mood for every- tantalisingly near thejust an entertaininghe's a masterful per-one to enjoy, then fill the edge of the stage. band. They produce con-former as well, and Donvoia with goon songs, sim- A girl jumped on stagetrasts; honky tonk rippl-McLean looks certain toply and effectively back- ing key -boards from Rodbe one of the important to grab the nearby lead ed by his own guitar or Ca vocalist/guitarist,andArgent on "Keep on Roll-singer -songwriters for abanjo. Thank God the Al- S during Argent's closinging", basic rock, old andlong time. bert Hall in their infinite rock'n' roll medley; fea-new, coupled with good A concert full of songswisdom have left him out turing the group's ownvocal control. Little wonas ambitious and full ofof the banned rock and tMtrupic pc. plc "He's a Dynamo", ader that the audience atmeanings as 'Americanpop classification. - young girl given the mikeNewcastle were stillPie' would be almost im-R. M. 6 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972

- non -Teddy Boy "How many people people; part and par- exist day after day, cel of the upsurge of waiting for Sha Na Na interest in Rock "N" - Bruno, Jocko, Scoo- Roll. ter, Lenny, and Gino "Babybaby," he etc - to hit town. Hop- Rock 'n said, "I do not intend ing that the end of the to be backward in com- week will bring the ing forward to tell you acrobatic rock and roll that I'm quite a Sha Na group to perform in the Na nut myself, andlocal Top Rank or even though the con-Granada Theatre," he roll'sa sensus of rocker opin- shouted, thumping the ion has itthat these arm of the chair with former college lads - his clenched fist. Columbia, Brooklyn He tossed down his College - are better on newspaper and sat stage than on record, I back. "We are like juicy personally found their most couples, Bett - first blockbuster LP, 'Rock And Roll Is Here striving to obtain a To Stay' (Kama Sut- little genuine rock and ra), thoroughly enjoy- roll pleasure from a able. motley, mod -togged It was after dinner battlingworld. Ordinary against cats tumour - Sunday afternoon 'heavy' odds just had arrived again. The rows of washing wanting to bop, shake, OGGW WILLIAMS awoke grudgingly, flutter idly in the stomp, and roll". knowing the sun was beating down warm summer air. He was gazing in- through the bedroom window against The clothes lines bow- tently at the Sha Na Na "Sha Na Na...... ing at her. "Come off cuts, gold lame suits, ing and creaking be- LP, as if attempting to his closed eyes. he hesitated, staring at it, Bett. If I'm gonna undershirts and dirty neath the weight of X-ray the colourful He was quite a bloke, any way you looked at the cracks in the ceil- talk to ya about Sha jeans". row upon of soggy, ur- Kama Sutra cover. him - and at thirty-two he considered himself a ing, as if trying to halt Na Na, let's not argue, Bett stood up on the ine -stained nappies; "We've got to have King Cat Teddy Boy, a rock and roller to the their daily growth. huh? bed and struck a pose, sodden blue boiler - more visits by Sha Na core. In earlier years, he had been a regular "Yeah, Bett, I'll clue "Now where the arching her firmly suits hanging limp, Na," Bett began. limb -shaker at all the Haley, Lewis, and Vincent ya," he said, throwing heck was I? Oh, yes "Rock 'n' Roll is like a concerts; in these over -amplified, whining guitar curved body, so that like lynched bodies. his arms around her . . . what does this The shrill shrieks and juicy tumour, eating times, he had to be content with Shakin' Stevens, neck. Her slender face twelve man team look her breasts were away at individuals of Rock & Roll Allstars, and Sha Na Na. thrust prominently for- incessant cries of He was medium tilted up, her eyes like on stage? No, they ward, her slim legs "goal", "offside," and all classes. beer at the Boathouse, barely open, and a don't look like Crazy touching each other at "mind the windows" "What does life offer height, rugged with steady rhythmic purr Cavan & the Rhythm from the kids playing black wavy hair,Kew". came from her lips. Rockers. Lemme tell- the thighs, with the apart from Golden Era brown eyes set well Oggie laughed, loud right one bent at the football in the street. rock-and-roll - noth- 1950s rock laughter un- "Sha Na Na - man, ya what Sha Na Na are knee to dispay one lus- Oggie sat reading ing, absolutely noth- back, and underlined that's the American all about, honey". Bett cious calf at an angle. with the results of tootil his whole framerock team, and their began nibbling his ear, the News of the World. ing!". Oggie reached much you -know -what, shook with mirth. Her eyes glowedAnd Bett had drawn for one slender ankle "Bett, what about allbag is good old rock and ran her fingers with the insanity of aherself up on the sofa and kissed the length and the continuousthose fags you smoke and roll. Yes, thass gently through his woman who cannot in such a way that her of her with exas- strain of prolonged right - Sha Na Na greasy locks. wait much longer for overtime working. Og- - your lungs must (with Joseph Witkin, leather skirt was hiked perating slowness, un- gie yawned, twisted uplook like the inside of a "Come on, Brute," her Sha Na Na infor- up practically to her til a moan of passion I Bruce Clarke, Scott she cooed, pulling his mation. It wasn't diffi- on his elbow, gazing atfactory chimney. Powell, John Marcel - hips, and as she escaped her. "Man 0 the sleeping figure be-don't know what you lino, Rob Leonard, pyjama jacket un- cult for Oggie to com- changed position, he Man! There's always side him, examiningdo with the rest of the Alan Cooper, and six done. "Sha Na Na per- prehend his wife'scaught a glimpse of sex," Oggie offered, her in the golden lighthousekeeping, you cer- form - spitting, com- amazing interest inpure white thigh and grinning from ear to tainly don't spend it on other torso -shakers) bing their hair, and Sha Na Na, this kind of realised she was, of ear. of the floral papered are better than the flexing muscles - with thing was happening bedroom. grub. Wild Angels, Rock & course, wearing her So go cats, go,go, Bett Williams, "If it wasn't for meat Roll All-stars, and slicked -back DA hair- all the time with lots of Sha Na Na panties go! daughter of a Lambethpies and tins of baked Shakin' Stevens rolled street trader and abeans, I'd be kicking into one". Bethnal Green bar-up daisies in the local A murmur came maid, was twenty-ninebone orchard". She from his dishy wife: years of age, pert andtook the cigarette he "Sha Na Na! Better vivacious, with an ani-offered, puffed away than the WA's, R & R mal -like energy. Sheone inch of tobacco and Allstars, and SS! How was splendid and re-lay back, not forgett- can you say that, hon- volying, a wavering,ing to hike her nightie ey?". Oggie was sit- uncertain symbol ofhalfway up her gor- ting up now, his gaze everything which wasgeous thighs. "Any- soquare following the tortuous Viva -for way, the Hellwithit, I carnal and exciting.want'a know aboutpath of a blow -fly Bett rolled over in aSha Na Na," she said, crawling across the cloud of Hot Nettle per-drawing him towards cracked ceiling, and fume,pushing the he spoke without look - shambles of twisted -her. sheet and tufted can- dlewick bedspread back, and raised one Bop Flakes fun dimpled knee. Her one or Baby Doll nightie rose HELLO WILDIES IAll it takes is a letter up, exposing the firm , (with SAE) - any day of the week, any bare flesh of her mid- hour of the day - to find out about the riff. Her breasts wore CONWAY TWITTY FAN CLUB. Yes- the Sunday morning sirreeboys! - get with it.Write: Dave Serious beginner ? Fun player ? Then the exciting new sunlight like twin Gregory, 21 Tressillian Road, London SW4 Viva range of four acoustic guitars must be right for crowns. Each shad- ... RONNIE HAWKINS has a lot going owy bud rose and fell for him: namely a good (if irregular) fan you. Look at the quality. Nice balance, nice finishes, as she breathed. Og- club newsletter. In the words of Screamin' gie rolled nearer. Brian Simmons, "It's a gas - nice looks. First-class machines heads and a lovely "Sett," he whis- aleoaieeeeehhh!". So if the Ronnie Hawk- tone right up the fret board. Prices ? From £6.50 pered, "in all my rot- ins Fan Club sounds like your cuppah rock - ten life,all I've ever tea. - don't leave it too long, but ink to E11.00 for the Jumbo version. Blows your known is one thing - Screamin' Brian today: 4 Bullfinch Court, rock and roll, rock and Rosendale Gardens Estate, London SE21. mind, right ! roll, rock and roll! In "ROLLIN' ROCK" is the apt title of a fact,I can tell you snazzy tabloid that shoots you the lowdown Send off the' coupon today and find out about exactly how many al- on the American rock and roll scene. bums I've hidden in Details from: Ron Weiser, 1284 N. Hay these super -value guitars. this bedroom - two worth Avenue, Hollywood, California 90046 Merrill Moores, you ... "FIREBALL MAIL" offers bearcat brought one for me, beboppers lotsa news, views, and heap and the other was a plenty fax. Write: Wim de Beor, HJG gift from Stewart Hoebenstraat 12, Best, Holland . . . Wester (he runs the "ROCKPILE" is the name of Terry Wag 'Fish' on Tuesday horne's chockerblock publication for all HENRI SELMER & CO. LTD. nights). Twelve Jerry ponytailed pussycats and drape -jacketed WOOLPACK LANE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX Lee Lewis. 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4 4. 4, fit 4 .4d4 lt.s. A.4 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 7 DO YOU BELIEVEIN MELANIE?

IF ANYONE has ers' would be one of brought out the full ire those. The one that I of the underground Is she childish wrote that says the press, it's Melanie. most to me is 'Do You She's always singing Believe?'. these songs about chil- I wondered if future dren and animals and orchildlike? recordings would be rolling skates and she limited to her own grins so much and she songs. "I just learned looks so pure and in- 'Wild nocent and she sitsRob Mackie meetsHorses',the Stones and that title there in the dry at line gives me the some Crystal Palce saying feeling I get singing 'I "Gee, I'm really sorry Do Believe'. you're all getting wet" her and finds out Any chance of more and she eats macr- records with The Ed- obiotic stuff and she's win Hawkins Singers. got this kiddie voice,Until lately, I was onband/manager Peter"I don't think so.I and she's 25, man, theBuddah Records,Schekeryk)Ifeel sorang Edwin up be- heavies will be heardwhich isn't a plus asmuch happier. Thecause we were both on to mutter. far as they're con-whole thing's a lot lessthe same label than, Some of them mightcerned. When I firsttense. There's nobodyand I had a religious well be won over byhad records out, Bud-saying 'You'd bettersong that I thought meeting Melanie.dah was immediatelyhurry up and get awould be much better What it really boilsassociated with allrecord out' any more.with them.I kind of down to the differencethose instant bubble -Right now, I'm readyhoped it might work between being child-gum groups" (Theagain and there'sout to be a regular like (i. e.open, hin-1910 Fruitgum Co. ,probably enough ma-thing, but we just did est, and a little naivethe Kasenatz-Katzterial for two albums. the one record and at times) and childishmob, and so on) "and "One other problemthat was it. (i. e.cutesy, Shirleyalong comes this girlis that some of my What about all the Temple-ish and eitherwith a quavery voicesongs get over -empha-criticisms. Well she's a phoney put-on or re-- I think it was a lotsised and taken tooobviously really fond tarded). funnier then than it isseriously.I usuallyof animals - she lives Opinions on whethernow, it's matured a lotwrite when I'm in awith four dogs. Chil- you like Melanie's mu-now, and people justfunny mood, and I wasdren? "Children!I sic tend to be highlycouldn't believe I was.definitely in a funnycan't even take care of coloured by whetherreal. mood when I - wrotemy dogs properly. " you take the first "Also there was a'Brand New Key'.IDoes her career pre- view, that she's a nat-time when I was beingfirst played the songvent her having chil- ural person, who'spushed into makingin some of the heaviestdren? "No.I feel maintained a youngrecords when I wasn'tplaces, and theymuch more in control approach to things, orreally ready, and I letlaughed. But when itof things now.I feelwas suffering fromout what hunger real-ing out on all those the second, that she'smyself record undergot played such a lot,good about my career.arthritis. She stoppedly meant. Nowadays Iumbrellas, and I was a record company put-those conditions. 'Theit just got over -empha-I've become a bit lesssmoking and changedeat meat about threereally pleased with my on flower -child foistedGood Book' was one ofsised, and the humourbackward at puttingher entire eatingtimes a week. reception but hated on the public. those records.All ofgot lost. " myself forward, if youhabits. It's just a case What about Crystalthe sound, and I didn't An hour's chat withthat's changed. I Do songs lose theirsee what I mean. Butof adding good thingsPalace? "Well I knowlike being so far away Melanie did a lot to putthought Gather Me'relevance for her?ifI ever feel the ca-to your diet, and tak-it must sound helplessfrom everyone. " me into the first cate-was my best yet - a"Yes, it does happen,reer's stopping meing away the badand silly to say 'I'm so Does Melanie be- gory.She's not una-really full record -although Idon'tfrom developing natu-things. I just fell intosorry you're gettinglieve in magic. ware of the criticism,and also it's been theanalyse the words toorally, I'll stop. " doing it too. wet'. But I really did"Yes. " She laughs, and not uncritical ofmost popular in themuch anyhow - they Health foods?pills a day at 14, and Ifeel guilty that I was"What I'd really like some of her records. states. sort of fall out. There"Well, I don't do it on awanted to do it within the dry, and theyto say is'Yes' and "I think of the prob- "And now that I'mare some that I've putreligious level, and Ifood itself. I became awere all gettingthen 'Pouf' and I dis- lem that's alienatedwith Neighbourhoodaside because theydon't have a macr-fruitarian first.I hadsoaked, and what elseappear. Wouldn't that some of the press wasRecords, (foundeddon't mean much anyobiotic diet.It all be-a 25 -day fast, and itcan you say.It wasbe great. " It didn't an image problem.and owned by her hus-more. 'Animal Crack -gan when my mothertook me 25 days to findvery surrealistic look -happen though.

Forafull church try Quintessence FLOWER power may Joy Strings who scored a Quintessence don't just The group are working and Maha Dev on second MITCH hit single singing "It's an go and play a setto- an hard at the moment, hav- guitar, though Sambhu and be a little withered open secret that I love my audience, they always try ing returned from a tour of Dev have now left the these days but it's not Saviour so." They aren't to involye their audience Norway, Holland, Germa- group to work on their own. quite dead, for at HOWARD trying to spread a corny and generate a good feel- ny and Switzerland and But it's on stage that least one group is still false optimism, and they ing, which is an all too rare now touring Eire. They go Quintessence really score. setting out to spread REPORTS don't say any one religion thing. Although many to Italy in June and Amer- With joss sticks burning is the right one. people don't pick up onica and Japan in October and robes flowing the a message of peace quick to disassociate them- Says Raja: "So much their chanting of transcen- following a Carnegie Hall group plays at a non -dea- and love to the mil- selves from the Cliff Rich- blood has been spilt in reli- dental slogans, audiencesConcert in September. fening volume playing lions. ard kind of religious reviv- gious wars through people do get up and dance to the twenty -minute chants that While other groups have al, they do see themselves saying 'My Krishna is bet- group's music, and in range from spaciness to got into black magic and as a religious group and ter than your Allah. ' One of among the religious cru- ON STAGE frantic rocking. But what- violence Quintessence have their church gigs as a part them says 'bullshit' and sading side of the group ever they play they carry carried on their own way of this movement. they fight it out. It's ridi- there is a practical and the audience with them. with increasing success. Raja Ram, the leader of culous because it's all the positive approack to the They hope that these The group takes the au- Recently they played at th6 --group, explains,reli- same thing. people they are entertain- dates will boost the sales of dience participation to Norwich Cathedral, at the gion is a scary word that ing. this album which they feel mean that many people invitation of the Dean ofconnotates a lot of things "We believe very much is their best to date. Cer- have picked up on their Norwich who had seen the that people don't like but in CHANTING in audience participation," tainly, with one side religious message. group on a Sunday tele- fact it's another name for saya Raja Ram. "We recorded in the studio and "If ten out of every hun- vision religious pro- truth and everyone is look- "We are saying there is aren't just a band playing one live at Exeter, it gives a dred people in our au- ing for truth. You have to up on stage. We get off and clearer idea of what seeing gramme. Over 3,000 people one truth 'Int we have to get Quintessence is like than diences are moved they will crammed into the cath-go beyond yourself and to it in our own way and be go down into the audience their earlier records. Raja go out different people and edral to hear the group break down the me me me honest with each other. and encourage people to it's a permanent thing.I play with a twenty-five inside. We're very practical move about. It's good that Ram leads the whole enter- think a lot of people change piece choir for three hours "We are chanting the people, and it's not just people want to be enter- prise singing, playing flute, their lives because of us. I non-stop. Following this name of God in a new way theory with us. We are tained and music by itself handbells, tambourine and think we have an influence event, they have been in- although people have been getting on with our lives, is just not enough. If it was hand drum, while Siva over young people. " vited to play in a number ofdoing this for hundreds of trying to straighten them people would stay at home shares the vocal work and Be that as it may, Quin- churches round the coun-years." out, chanting, meditating, and listen to records, but plays keyboards and Allan tessence deserve respect try, including Canterbury But Quintessence are not and, serving each other. after our performances plays lead guitar. Backing for trying to bring people Cathedral. a Christian group like the Being in a band is part of people come out high on the them up are Jake on together and to create good While the group areSalvation Army group the this." vibes set-up." drums, Sambhu on bass feeling. RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 Oh for another show likeRSG! general sounds. In fact, REMEMBER THE Alan isn't really needed. days of your actual The whole entertain- ment complex is comput- poir 4, tit live rock music well erised and can be pro- presented on the box grammed for a night's JOAN BAEZ, Leonard Cohen, every week? When music and lighting at the Bob Dylan - all these musicians the weekend began push of a button."I'm getting into the literary thing, with "Ready Steady superfluous," says Alan, writing books. Latest is Julian "but you can't beat thepreserve, protect and ex- Jay, whose band, Julian's Treat- Go"? human touch!" tend the rights of p71son- ment, had a double -album set out It's not just survivors of ers - to help them in on Youngblood. the audience that remem- various ways. His book published via Arling- ber the programme with SO BERNARD MAN- And pop personalities ton is "Waiters On The Dance", affection as we endure NING told me about thegive a lot of fund-raising first volume in a trilogy. It'll be follow-up shows, albeit Irish pop group, off on ahelp. Like the Who, continued via "Children Of Lem- endure thankfully for a gig, piloted in a single -Hawkwind, Edgar mus" and "Beyond The Outer least some rock being engine plane by an IrishBroughton, Gypsy, Black Mirr". broadcast. Many musi- aviator. Up there, in theWidow, Arthur Brown, I shall, of course, retaliate by cians argue and agree blue beyond, the engineSoft Machine. And Dave instantly writing a symphony or went out of tune . . Berry, now right back in perhaps a chart -topping single. that there's never been a They strapped on theirhis grass roots of rock and show like it since. parachutes. Said the pi-roll with CBS - he's giv- As Steve Marriott told - lot "Jump out and pulling a ,Rock -Revival con- George recalled the last me the other day: "If it the ripchord when you'recert for PROP atmeeting they had in 1966, hadn't been for RSG, ten feet from theSheffield University onin Memphis. ElvisMary had... groups like the Who and ground." June 29. greeted him warmly and the Small Faces would Said the Irish musi- said: "You working hereCOME TO think of it, we never have made it. Be-GIRL -OF -THE -WEEK DEPARTMENT: Dustycians: "Oh yeah, and some place?" don't hear much of the cause the people runningSpringfield. For no other reason than that she's Dustywhat happens if the para- George told him he wasSinging Postman these the show knew what was- is hick on record with "Yesterday When I Waschutes don't open?" And just in New York on busi-days. A pity, because this, going on and they wereYoung" (Philips), is apparently active again on thethe pilot answered: ness. songwriting, gurgling, prepared to take chancesAmerican cabaret scene, and is quite likely to show in"Well, you can surelyGeorge amiable bloke really was with new groups. ButBritain soon. Dusty remains a superb and distinctivejump ten feet, can't you?" different. Funny - both there's no way for un-stylist, no matter how long she has stayed away fromyou?" ha-ha and peculiar. known bands to get ex-the business. Bernard Manning'smeets El Fame proved a strain for posure these days. " him, I know . . . he was ill single, "How Do YouMY NEW YORK spy tellsANDY WILLIAMS in-fora while. Mend A Broken Heart" is cludes his "Love Theme Maybe some day some- was rebuilt - and nowselling well on Decca! me that George Harrison, But I bear optimistic one at one of the televisionRobot has ex -Marmalade drum- with new shortish haircut,from The Godfather"news. Mary Travers, she companies will wake up mer Alan Whitehead as was in the audience atsingle hit in his cabaretof Peter, Paul and Mary, and realise that fame, for- resident dee-jay. Elvis Presley's openingact, preceding it by say- has unearthed a Singing tune and peak -viewingdisco He's been "fitted" for concert at Madisoning: "I'm getting no roy- Shepherd, one Willie Scott figures await the man the disc -console whichPROP Square Garden. Georgealties from this one - Iof Scotland. He'll be on who creates the live rockIN KINGLY STREET,he'll work. And there's aPROP, is the Pre-was taken backstage bypay them all out in pro- her BBC -2 telly series show 1972 -style that hasnot far from my office, is aspecial drum kit fixedservation of the Rights ofPete Bennett, Apple'stection money." which starts in August. all the excitement RSGspectacular club, La Val -round it so he can give aPrisoners - the prison-promotion manager, to And he, too, is something had eight years ago. bonne.It burned down,roll or add a beat to theers' union. It exists tomeet the King. different.

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''...... 46kIV*1ItCR*******S01**1*A11....CIE.A.,,- RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 9 ELVIS SPEAKS WOW! An Elvis Pre- sley Press Confer- ence. at his first press Cameras, lights, ac- tion in the Mercury Ballroom at the Hilton Hotel in New York conference for City with Elvis and the Colonel ( The Colo- nel has just taken over the job of promotion four years! and talent con- sultant for the entireSqueals, cheers, ap-and the Colonel" writ- Hilton chain, based inplause - one suspectsten on the side. He did Las Vegas on thethat more than a fewsimilar things when he fourth floor). secretaries and fanstoured the fairgrounds The Colonel, sayshave snuck past se-of America with Eddy the hotel, in view ofcurity. Arnold and then the fact that he's con- Right! Elvis onElvis. nected with a 37 -year -stage. The fearless We are on to the old singing star fromprobing Press at thesubject now, from the Tupelo, Miss. , will notready.Elvis in hisprobing Press, of "be keeping regularfirst Press conferenceElvis' hair: "I stopped office hours. " in four years, makingusing that greasy kid Here's Elvis at thehis first ever visit tostuff when everyone Press Conference . . New York to appear inelse did. " There's ahis image? Elvis goes No, it's not - it's Herbconcert in nearly 20babble of conflictingprofound: "I'm satis- Hellman who runs theyears of singing, andquestions and some-fied with my image. publicity side of RCAabout to work for abody says they nearaThe image is one thingcampaign or anythingmy act. It's not a con-said: "I dunno. It all Records and he's ask-take-out pay of someElvis say he dyes his- the human being islike that. " scious thing - I like tohappened so fast that ing photographers to hair black. another.It's hard to Why hasn't theremix 'em up . . . someit was hard to keep up step back. Now he's300,000 dollars for five live up to the image. "been a filmed biogra-of the new materialwith.I suppose . . Meanwhile Elvis asking reporters toconcerts . Why is Elvis touringphy of Elvis, done bywith the old. around 1956 with that step back.Elvis, he after so long? ElvisElvis himself? "It's "I'm not tired of theSullivan TV show. " says, will not step on says he "missed thenot time for a biogra-old songs and I'm not Elvis chimed in:"I to the stage until ev- IAN DOVE closeness of a live au-phy of myself," saysthe least bit ashamedtried to tell him be- erybody steps back. dience and as soon as IElvis. of 'Hound Dog' andfore. " Herb is trying to say REPORTS got out of my movie Other aspirations.'Heartbreak Hotel' .I Has Elvis changed? it as nicely as he can. contracts I started"I'd like to do a movieenjoy it just as much Vernon: "Not real- He makes a con- Why did Elvis waithas stood up and istouring. " script if I can find thenow as I did then and I ,, cession - he'll tell us snowing oft a boxing And Britain? "No Iright property.Ilike to think I've im- ONE MINUTE BE-so long to get to Newchampionship -typenever played Britain.mean, a non -singingproved over the last 15 Elvis:"I swing FORE Elvis gets onYork City in concert? belt he received fromI'd like to go to Europerole. " years. " more. " stage so we can tape it "Couldn't get thethe International Ho-and Japan. I've never The material he Records? "It's Now Then along came the all and film it all. right billing. " Grin. tel in Las Vegas forbeen out of America,uses - songs likeOr Never" was hisColonel who wrapped He's here.Elvis. Why has Elvis out-top attendanceexcept on military"Bridge Over Trou-biggest seller followedup the conference and Blue suit, high collarlasted so many of his bled Water" and "Im-by "Don't Be Cruel".trotted Elvis off to record. The sight ofservice - you know earn his 300,000dol- and a kind of cape atcontemporaries? the famed Presley pel-that?" possible Dream" are aNew groups he liked?lars. the back. But before "Vitamin E. " Grinvis provokes questions Now we get into poli-long way from "Heart-"A lot . . . I can't him is a supportingand then serious face. about the Ed Sullivantics, McGovern andbreak Hotel" andthink of any. " There The cameras were act - a man looking"I enjoy the businessTV show when Sulli-Vietnam, that any"Hound Dog. " Admitswas talk of a televisionpacked and everybody genial, almost benign,- Ilike what I'mvan cut him off belowrock and roller, circaElvis carefully:special. went out into the sun- who is Vernondoing. " the waist. Elvis:1972, can get into for a"Hard rock is difficult Vernon Presley gotlight of Sixth Avenue,. Presley, Elvis' father. Meanwhile the Colo- "Hell, I was tame thengood half hour rap. to find these days.asked a few. He now . . surprised to note He gets applause butnel has appeared andcompared to what Elvis:"I'm an en-That kind of song ishandles his son's "per-thatit was indeed Elvis gets the squealis wearing a black Teethey do now.Ijusttertainer. My person-difficult to find. No, Isonal affairs" and he1972. and cheers and ap-shirt and Stetson. jiggled. " al views I keep to my-don't thinkI throwwas asked when he Nobody asked Elvis plause as he steps intoHe's handing out ball- His image, asksself. I'm not involvedaway 'Hound Dog' andfirst thought his sonwhat he thought of the camera lights.point pens with "Elvissomeone, what aboutin the Presidential'Heartburn Motel' inwould be a star. Heminiskirts.

Olympic studios where Alvin MAN of many parts is Lee was doing his LP thing. a phrase which can Lee and Co. didn't know him applied to a robot or an musicby sight, and he stood around arranger, but there theMiles and miles of for 10 minutes like a spare resemblance ends. top stars, who realise how him if he can hear anythingpart until Alvin was heard to good the sounds are which specific for the arrangement,enquire where had the In the robot's case, it'scome forth from his miles of or he'll leave it entirely tobloody arranger got to, and a nuts, bolts, screws and themusic manuscript. me. friendly studio technician like. In the arranger's case "He's very changeable. pointed him out. it's miles of music manu- Recently Del's been burn- Sometimes he'll do a whole "Alvin came over and said script covered in crotchets,ing the midnight oil and the track without me, and then'So you're the violin head, semi -quavers, minims andarranging candle at both change his mind and bringare you?' and things were the like, providing the vitalends on behalf of Nilsson. mein." fine." hit sounds behind the hitIt's a track for "Son of Del scored two tracks for singers and groups. Schmilsson", the follow-up to Carly Simon's "Anticipa- Del has built a reputation Harry's hit "Nilsson tion" album, and was givenfor his ability in scoring for Arrangers are largely un- Schmilsson" set. a completely free hand. Hestrings, but wants to be sung heroes in pop music. "The track is called was also involved with threeknown as someone who can They don't starve once'Mountains' and it will be the tracks of Peter Frampton'schart equally well for the they've proved their worth,last one on the new album," first solo LP "Wind Ofentire orchestra. His main but their names don't go up Change". personal ambition isto in lights and their pantssaid Del. "It came over from record an album of his own don't get ripped off at stagean American arranger with DEL NEWMAN: working for Nilsson. "I'd heard of Humble Piesongs, although he gets im- doors. a certain set of chords, but but I hadn't heard them,"mense personal satisfaction Nilsson decided to do it as asions) had been singing hiswith Cat Stevens in 1968Del confessed. "Thisarranging those written by Del Newman isn't the typesend-up, a sort of Normanpraises to Nilsson's producer when Cat needed somechap Peter Frampton other people. of guy who would admireLuboff-style nineteen fortiesRichard Perry, and Dick de- strings put on to a single. sounded nice on the phone, so having his pants ripped off,effort." cided to give him a go on I said come down to the flat. "I only work with people I anyway. Leastways, not at Del got the assignment like"Mountains" when altera- "I find Cat very exciting to He played me the tape, andlike. It works very well " stage doors.He's a quiet -most others by word oftions became necessary. work with, and very definitethat was that. He's unbelie- spoken feller, into lots ofmouth. His fixer Dave Katz about his own music. He'llvable." modern musical areas and(that's the bloke who hires Del began a long and hap-come to the flat and play me Another urgent telephone increasingly in demand bymusicians for recording ses- py arranging associationa song, and either I'll askcall summoned Del to the Nigel Hunter 10 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 AIN'T GOT NO HOME

IN AMERICA the that's how it is for the sweet and soulful sound of the Stylis-THAT SO tics has earned them several gold discs, much -travelledSally Carr with a string of hits, `You're A Big GirlSMOOTH If Middle of the Now' (on the local "I LIKE living in Road do manage to Sebring label), Italy because when get some spare time `Stop, Look, Listen you get up and look to themselves, Eric, (to Your Heart)', out of the window Ian and Ken will set- `You're Everything'STYLISTICit's always sunny tle back in Glasgow, and `Betcha By Gol- and everyone feels while globe-trotter ly Wow', which has good straight away. Sally will no doubt already topped a It's a much nicer wander off in search million sales and is atmosphere." of some more sun. still selling. SOUND Even some disastrous But in Britain this su- experiences at the perbly controlled butThe front line of theMost performances are That's Sally Carr hands of the often wrenching vocal style in Stylistics consists of fivealso geared to television,from Middle of the lecherous Italians music has been slow vocalists, James Smith,because a lot of acts areRoad's opinion - and haven't disturbed Sal- reaching the public. Until James Dunn, Airon Love,televised." an understandable ly enough to keep her the Delfonics, that is, who Herbie Murrell and the one, particularly as away. broke through once more notable lead voice, Rus- we were on the Epsom with their 'Didn't I Blow sell Thompkins Jnr. On racecourse at the Your Mind this Time' and stage their only worry is RIVALS time, and the weather DRIVER the much earlier record- producing the excellent ing 'Ready or Not'. The vocal sound for which The Stylistics werewas doing its utmost "I'd just left RCA Chi-Lites, though more they are noted, whileformed four years ago,to try to dampen our one day and I was reliant on a strong in- leaving the instrumentaland the line up has re-spirits! reports onwalking up to the bus strumental basis, have problems to six musiciansmained unchanged for Val Mabbs stop," Sally told me. also helped in the renewal' who work along withthree years. Airon, Rus- of interest in black soul them. sell and James Smith RIDES "Several drivers kept groups. were working in a group coming up to me and "Within the group wecalled the Monarchs be- In the morning, Middle ofthe Road bothering me and I have more than one leadfore this, while Herbiethose of us who were was getting very ang- MORE SCOPEvocalist," Airon told me.and James Dunn foundinvited along on the ry.. Then I was stand- "But for recording we usethemselves in competitionsplendid coach trip, ing waiting for the bus "We've been using sim-Russell as the lead be-to the Monarchs as a partorganised on behalf oframento, have been ner' and several vari-when someone pulled ilar material to whatcause of the quality of hisof the Percussions. AllMiddle of the Road,smash hits throughout ations on a theme. Sal-up and this guy just we're recording now for avoice, and we tried tothe group members at-had managed to grabEurope, and there is ly's distinctive voicesat there staring at me long time," Airon Loveestablish a sound. Whentended the same high enough work there to came to the fore, while told me; battling againstthat was established weschool and were obviously -ourselves a few hila- Eric bellowed, some-for ages. I kept telling followed up in a similarfriendly rivals. When theriously hair-raisingkeep them busy for a' him to go away and I the noisy link across thevein." long time to came. what under the in-was shouting, but he Atlantic. "But it wasn't Monarchs lost two mem-rides on the fair- fluence, and had those as smooth." And smooth bers to the draft boardground - between Undoubtedly their kept on staring. In the is the ideal word to de- DANCING and the Percussions alsoshowers - but as Sal- round about rocking inend I picked up a scribe the Stylistics. broke up, they joined to-ly adds: "In Italy youway of life puts a tre- laughter or cringing inhandful of little stones Their vocal sound has'On stage, as I'd rathergether to become the Sty-can do what you wantmendous strain on thehorror! and threw them at the been carefully nurtured expected, the Stylisticslistics. group - and Sally Just one day's along by arranger and use a carefully choreo- Since that time theywhen you want to do it,frightened them allbreathing space to becar. They shattered producer Thom Bell, who graphed routine, workedhave worked live con-you haven't got to planduring their recent spent in London wasthe windscreen and I has also played an impor- out among themselves. stantly. "This is the firstaccording to the,tour, when she col-allowed to the groupjust stood there think- tant part in the devel-I"We try to work outtime we've had time offweather. " lapsed on stage. Her ing 'oh no what have opment of the Delfonics. something appertainingthis year," Airon told me. before they flew out toyou done now'!" As "He has tried to do with to the song that we're"And before that we had HOMES stomach had beenCzechoslovakia tothe irate driver ap- us what he couldn't do.singing.I guess a lot ofonly two days off in a troubling her for some headline the Bratis-proached her, Sally with the Delfonics," Airon American groups workperiod of sixty-seven So Sallyit wouldtime, "I think it's alllava Song Festival -lashed out in panic, told me. "He has a wider out a dance routine ondays!" seem is firmly setthe changes in foodbut just to make it alland something of a scope with us, because we stage because it has be- upon living inItaly,and climate that doworthwhile they re-fight developed. Pass- have a wider vocal come the accepted thing. but she has recentlyit," she explains; and ceived a standing ova- range." bought a flat in anMiddle of the Roadtion and appeared foring motorists stopped ALBUM outer area of London.were working at atwo encores. Nextto watch the scene, and as a man got out When we spoke the Sty-The group have beenvery high altitude, stop is Germany for aof his car, Sally listics were also set to'away from Englandwhich meant theytour, before going intojumped behind him for begin a tour along withfor so long, though,were affected by lackthe recording studio.protection! the Staples Singers, andthat it would be diffi-of oxygen. Although they plan to were going into the studiocult to pinpoint just The waiting wivesuse the same record to record their next al-where their homes areat home also find theproducer, Middle of bum. In America this will- even Sally had to STONES be their second album re- long tours a strain, "Ithe Road, no longer lease and is titled 'Stylis-think twice as wethink Ian gets a bitrecord in Rome, but Meanwhile, in some- tics Round Two'. But intravelled along a road,upset now that our sonhave moved to the sun-thing of the style of a Britain our first listen tobefore she excitedlyis growing up and he'sny surroundings of theLaurel and Hardy the group on an albumannounced, "Oh yesnot here to see him,"Madrid studios. movie, Ken, lan and will come in July, and willthis is where my flatsaid Arlene, bouncy Eric flashed by on a be on the Avco label dis-is - I can tell by thewife of Middle of the TRACKS bus going in the oppo- tributed through Philips. fire station there!" Road's guitarist. And The next Middle ofsite direction but were said Eric: "The travelthe Road single 'Sam-prevented from leap- A VISIT? How could anyonedoes get on top of youpson and Delilah'is ing off! As another not know where theirsometimes, but thereset for release in Brit-bus passed by, her, There's the possibilityhome is you mightare enjoyable mo-ain on June 30, andSally saw her chance of seeing the group live inthink, but in the lastments too. " will surely go the way Britain in September - and rushed hot foot to but naturally the chancesfew months Middle of And if enjoyment isof their other records. it to make her escape! would be stronger if thethe Road have visitedto be found, Middle ofDuring their record- It makes a pretty CCM e In public would help theBrazil, Israel andthe Road, an amiableing sessions they willgood story to relate, record out of its bubblingSouth Africa, stoppingbunch of characters,be cutting three morebut at the time Sally KEEP VOLi spot, up into the chart.either very briefly inwill be there with atracks for use as sin-lived through a few It's just a sad fact thatEngland, or not re-smile on their faces.gles as well as a newnasty moments - and Ken's first single released June 23 quality records - par-turning at all! TheirOn the way back toalbum. 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11-TE1RECORDS35 Sunbeam Rd london (1W 10 tel: CIF905 0481 12 THE BEATLES THREE STORY Tune in Sunday 25 June 5.00p.m. IN THE F WITH THEIR firstWhen fans film "A Hard Day's Night" breaking box office records, the Beatles set offmeant danger went on tour with Tamlain the cast and he recalls for a visit to Amer-Motown artist Marysome of the hilarious ica.It was thenWells - just one of theirmoments that occurred. July 1964. efforts to help along a"I was an abominable Ringo was already ac-little their favouritesnowman in a big hairy quiring his reputationstyle of music. thing, who captured the as the quiet, sad Beatle, Asked if they ever gotBeatles one by one and DIVISION and when questioned ontired of being Beatles,ate them.I captured this point by Klas Bur-despite the pressureJohn, Paul and George, ling from the Swedishthey were under, thebut when I went to get radio company, Ringogroup seemed relativelyRingo he fought me and commented: "I'm allcontent. "I don't thinkthe others grabbed me right. It's the face, theso," was Paul's reply.and pulled off my bear face won't seen to smile"Just occasionally youtype head." all the time, people keepget cheesed off with cer- saying what's the mat-tain things, but it ter with him." doesn't bother you too PRANK TOO MANY much. Like people writ- ing rubbish about you, you get that often. " "I'd Sometimes the Beat- STRANDED agree with that," saidles would pull this prank Certainly the Beatles,John. "I've had a di-early on in the sketch, so vorce and half a dozenthat everyone having and Ringo, had a lot tokids." But of course,discovered Jimmy was keep them cheerfulJohn was still happilyin fact the friendly DJ through this time, and and not a monstrous. MATES! just to reflect their feel-married. Ringo's wed- ings "I Feel Fine" wasding to childhood friendcreature, would yell for released in the Novem-Maureen Cox was alsohim to 'get orf.' But ber of the year. Butin the offing, but notvengeance in this case IT IS good to see and before that the Beatlesuntil his tonsils had beenwas Jimmy's. During hear that Lee Jackson removed! the group's opening mu- were set to complete a sical number he sat at and his band "Jackson hectic tour of America, the back of the stage Heights" have finally and were to be greeted casually drinking a cup got themselves musi- by a tickertape message REPORTS - and as might be ex- of tea and reading a cally together on pected endless numbers The operation waspaper. He was also record with "The Fifth of fans. cause for concernjoined by an old friend of Avenue Bus" (Ver- Bess Coleman, whoamong millions of fans.the group's, while they was in charge of theAt first the Beatles' fanmuttered out of the cor- tigo) and on the road NEMS American office,club office advised cal-ners of their mouths, with John McBurnie on was assigned to meetlers as to Ringo's prog-"Get off, I'll kill yer!" 12 string guitar and the group on arrival inress, and when the pres- Ringo's wedding took Brian Chatton on pi- San Francisco. Ex-sure became too much,place on February 11, pecting some chaos toan answering service1965, despite his fears ano. evolve among the fanswas brought in to do thethat the fans might hate To begin with Lee admits the idea of using a bullwork. But calls jammedhim for this move. In that his musical objectivity pen type arrangement,up the Covent Gardenfact most fans were hap- was clouded after leaving to transport the groupexchange. The only so-py for the couple and the Nice by surrounding him- from the plane to safety,lution was to provide theRingo's comment was: self with too many Geordie was decided on. exchange operators"I think she's more pop- mates and not enough musi- The problem was thatwith a regular progressular than me." cians.All nice people but the transport brokereport, written on a who were not able to contrib- JACKSON HEIGHTS: no bass or drums down and the Beatlesblackboard, so that they ute towards the writing of were stranded - in thecould intercept calls and HONOURS material and were apparent- Lee's contribution to the Bones and other in- middle of crowds of fanspass on the news! ly labouring under the im- Nice's success was rather carnations and we went - yelling for help. The As Well as Ringo's ton- During spring of 1965 pression that Lee was a mil- underestimated in view of through a lot. police did manage to gets i Is ,a new Beatlesthe Beatles began work lionaire! Emerson's exceptional musi- "Keith was good enough to, them to safety but asChristmas record cameon their second film "It was my own faultI cal ability and showman- give the band his orches-. Bess says: "If any timeout at this time, and the"Help" - a cry that suppose," said Lee reflec- ship. He was often criticised tration for an excerpt from on the tour they couldBeatles were starring infanmania had brought tively."I got all my old for his vocal/narrative style, "The Five Brigades Suite". have been killed thattheir own Christmasfrom them some times mates down from Newcastle but really in the terms of which is the only thing that would have been the oc-.show at the Ham-before! The group were and although it was great their music it was the only my band do from the old casion." mersmith Odeon. Jim-working on location in sociallyit just never got thing which would have suit- days but the Nice never used But it wasn't the onlymy Savile was includedthe Bahamas; getting together on a professional ed, also his lyrics were al- his orchestrative treatment occasion during the 25 - up at seven in the morn- level. ways interesting and person- anyway. city tour - completed in ing, and finishing work "Eventually I found my- ally involved. only 31 days - that the self doing almost everything "I found myself in the posi- "My singing has improved as the sun went down, tion of being pushed into the considerably within the flexi- Beatles were to find about 5.30 id the eve- and then they began to lean bility of the new band and we themselves in hair-rais- ning. too heavily on me. My key- role of lead vocalist with a are doing a lot of three part ing situations. THIS WEEK'S "It's good really," board man spent most of his band that was essentially harmonies and on recent Eu- BEATLE SOUNDS said George. "Because time writing letters to the instrumental says Lee. I've ropean dates I've got the if you're off work it gets musical papers under never been a soloist in that feeling that we have really CARAVAN I Feel Fine (Parlo a bit boring just sitting pseudonymns to win free al- sense and my singing with come together. It's really phone PCS 7018). in the sun. " bums. He stirred up quite a the Nice was really poetry strange to see the reaction When the Beatles Eight Days A Week There was still a lot few fake controversies be- for Keith's music. " from some people when we played in Kansas City (Parlophone PCS more work to come to fore freaking out! Trying to get words to scan come on stage without a bass and reached the number 3062). keep him happy. From "Then I found myself pay- for Emerson's amazing tech- or drums. written about the town, All My Loving (Par- the Bahamas the group ing for everything. Quite a nique and keyboard dexter- fans went wild, break- lophone PCS 3045). travelled to Austria, and few people seem to be under ity was certainly no easy "That situation really ing down barriers and Kansas City (Parlo- in April their "Ticket to the mistaken impression that task but somehow Lee man- came about by accident forcing the group to run phone PCS 3082). Ride" single was re- I earnt a large fortune out of aged and together with when Brian joined the group for cover. They dashed Everybody's Trying leased. And on June 12, the Nice. What they don't Brian Davidson they added a a few months ago just to help for a caravan also occu- to be My Baby 1965 came the ultimate' realise is that almost eighty corporate dimension to the out as a session player.I pied by the harrassed ( Parlophone PCS of honours for a pop per cent of what we earned group which boasted ex- heard him play and asked if Bess Coleman 3062). group. The Beatles went back into the group just traordinary individuality. A he could sing. After hearing and Apple representa-She's a Woman (Par- were made Members of to keep it together. group identity for a band like him singing I asked him to tive, Derek Taylor. lophone R5200). the Order of the British "Repairs to Keiths organ that was no easy task but join the group. We just sent But they weren't safeI'm a Loser (Parte- Empire. alone were astronomical and they did it and were better the drummer home and he for long - the fans ac- phone PCS 3082). our contract with Immediate than they ever realised be- never came back. tually managed toThe Beatles fan club Records was a joke. In those cause of it. "I've used some drums topple the caravan on to days we were just "rookies" "Relations with Keith to- and bass on the album where disc 1964 (Apple and when someone came at wards the last days of the we felt it needed it but if I had its side. Once more the SBS100 ). Val Mabbs police came to the res-Baby's in Black us with a bit of paper which Nice were certainly got Bruce in the group ear- cue and after some sem- (Parlophone PCS NEXT WEEK: Part meant we were allowed to strained," said Lee. "Now lier we wouldn't have needed blance of order was 3062). VII of the Beatles Story make an album, we signed they have never been better them at all. On stage now maintained the groupYesterday "When the Touring Had our lives away. ! because we are not con- I'm usually bashing a tam- returned to complete (Parlophone PCS to Stop", exclusive to "Fortunately for us Imme- stantly pushed together in a bourine or shaking some- their performance. Record Mirror. Featur- diate went into liquidation professional capacity and thing and we just use the two 7016). ing details of the Beatles and we were left holding the can enjoy each other's com- guitars and piano - back to Back home in theTicket to Ride (Par- a trio again. " equally hectic Britain, lophone PCS 7016). investiture, a meeting remaining tapes otherwise pany on a social level. I'm still firmly in the, grip of with Elvis and why they we might have come out with very pleased about that be- aBeatlemania, the group stopped touring. nothing. " cause I worked with him for I have always felt that ,a long time - through the T - James Craig 13 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 (13) NEXT WEEK IN RECORD MIRROR RST "THEY used to be referred to as the Brummy Bashers for ages, and trundled along in the Second Division, but now Birmingham City are in Division One, and Trevor Francis is referred to as "golden boy", and people realise what a classy team they can be. What's all this sports pages stuff got to do with The Move? It's not just that Roy, Bev and Jeff are among the club's strongest supporters. The Move's history in recent years presents close parallels. They've been around for years, of course, and there's been a tendency for people to take them rather for granted as a good Second Division team, dependably turning out hits, but ARGENT not to be taken too seriously. But now, suddenly, The Move men are being treated with the respect they deserve, and Roy Wood in par- Rob ticular is picking up more superstar men- tions than TrevorMackie Francis: "The most super -heroic of ob- scure rock and roll geniuses" was Rollingtalks to Stone's description. What's taken them into the First Division? The the Electric Light Orches- tra, a band which has long been in the group's collectiveMOVE minds, but has finallywouldn't happen: we come into being withcouldn't find the right an album and a tourstring players, and we VAN that have taken a lot ofhad to be very choosy people by surprise, not about the right type of hi- to say storm. fi equipment. We all got a bit despondent at MORRISON times. " ROY WOOD the rock 'n' roller. PROBLEMS I wondered where the initial idea for such an It says a lot for the ambitious venture came tually people started def- "In America," says "I haven't really group's perseverance from. "About the time of ying Carl's egotistical Roy, "we're looked upon learned to play any in- that E . L. O.is now a 'Fire Brigade'," Roy ex - superiority": a state-as a progressive -type strument properly, I can reality. "The main prob- plains, "I started writing ment more in keepingband. Here we're just a just get along on a lot," lems are on stage," Roy some songs that needed with The Electric Lightpop group. They believe he says, "I don't read explains. "We knew more than the two gui-Orchestra than The all our stuff's got hiddenmusic, so Bill Hunt, our what we wanted the tars and drums backing Move. meanings there. TheFrench horn player E. L. 0. to sound like on that we did in The Move. The band's pull in op-only time The Move's wrote out all the songs on record, but on stage They just weren't suit - posite direction producedplayed there was in '69. the E. L. 0. album. " there's the difficulty of able for a small group. " some odd albums. "Sha- We did Detroit, SanWhat about the super- amplifying cellos, and Necessity once againzam" for example, wasFrancisco and L. A. , and star quotes? "I'm very working in instruments has proved the mother of mainly a rock album, but that included five nights embarrassed. I just play as different as timpani, invention, and strange as Carl's influence brought at the Fillmore with a few instruments. " chimes, g on gs, the the invention seems, it's in numbers like TomCocker and Little Rich- Bev puts the matter French horn, and getting consistent with ThePaxton's "The Lastard, and we went downinto more perspective: the right balance with all Move's history. They've Thing On My Mind", and as well as them. They"It's taken years and of them. always been a pretty odd Hank Marvin's (I think) like our old rebellious -years for The Move to "We're a very strange bunch, since the days "Don't Make My Baby type image over there. " even get accepted, and mixture in the band now. when Roy Wood, only Blue". for Roy's songs to get There are about 10 slightly less hirsute than People's memories MODESTY accepted." people plus the roadies he is now, was a back - here of the old days, plus Any unfulfilled ambi- and a light show tray- ground player behindthe fact that they're Apart from a cello tions?"I'd like to be elling in one big bus, and Carl Wayne. who clearly "Top Of The Pops" regu- sound clearly inspired by recognised as a song- PETER us three still don't know saw himself as a Tomlars has led to far lessthe Beatles' "I Am The writer for other people as some of the other guys Jones -style ballader. acceptance of the bandWalrus" - "That was awell as us.I've done much. They come from here than in America. pinnacle for The Beatles "Hello Susie" for Amen completely different Which is very short-before they went down Corner and one for The FRAMPTON backgrounds from us. VIKINGS sighted as they are one of again," says Roy -New Seekers that did They're used to the Musi- the few bands who ac-there islittlethat youwell, but not too many cian's Union rules and Carl's cabaret lean- tually do something vis- will have heard before on people have used my PLUS generally having an or- ings contrasted not only ual to improve TOTP asthe E. L. 0. album (reti- songs. derly way of doing with Roy and Bev's pref- well as putting theirtled "No Answer" in the "But it's been a good things. Whereas we were erence for progressiveenergy into more "ac-States for reasons which year. I'm really pleased URIAH HEEP brought up as kids in rock, but even more soceptable" projects like elude Roy and Bev). with the way things are groups, where every - with The Move's nasty, the Orchestra. But Roy's extended in- going. " It's been a good ,one's used to taking aggressive image culti- "Our yobby bit", aswards as well as out-year for Bev too.His STATUS QUO things as they come. vated by their days Bev calls the group's al- wards, with a genuinely "Heavy Heads" record "I don't think there's smashing TV sets andter egos as amazingsolo album on which he shop in Birmingham has ever been a successful the like."Promoters greasers on TV, has un- plays all the instru-,done so well that he's pop/classical mix. Den- were really frightened doubtedly played an im- ments, as well as singingopened another in the GREG LAKE ny Laine had an inter- by us as soon as we portant part in the mak- and writing all theOasis precinct. But esting try years ago, but arrived for a gig," Beving of a giant hit with songs. Modest is an over-there's no doubt for ei- he couldn't afford to keep recalled. "California Man", which used word, but it's really ther of them what the ECHOES it together. It is difficult. "We used to be Carlin turn provides thethe only one that fitsbest event of the year There were a lot of times Wayne and the Vikings," funds to make the Roy's opinions of his con- was - "Birmingham get- we thought the E. L. O. Bev went on, "but even - E. L. 0. viable. siderable achievements. ting promotion. " 14 04) RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972

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gers to drone away on FIRST THE good the three open D strings GUITAR OF news. This is the J Q and play the melody last lesson. After mainly on the AG and A strings. You can also THE WEEK you have mastered drone on the A strings. the techniques out- You Can, for example, lined here you are maintain a solid bass on your own. strum while you pick out Silks the melody on one FRETLESS Now the bad news. string. You have hardly scratched the surface. The DGDGBD tuning BASS You don't even know as is the one for bottleneck. much as I do about play- D f.1) Effectively it puts the THE FRETLESS ing the guitar - and -l. so guitar into the same tun- bass is obviously go- that's not very much. ing as a banjo except ing to be difficult to Mind you, there are that the fifth string is a play for a guitarist plenty of performers low G instead of a high who relies on the who get by on less. G. Incidentally, don't frets to give him posi- I 0 get the idea that you tioning. The firstset of dia- have to buy new strings However, this in-

grams this lesson dem- 0 to get these tunings. strument, by Hohner, onstrate some further Just slacken the ones does have the fret right-hand styles that w you have. positions marked out the finger -pickers can so that there should use. Really by now, 0 0 Use the bottleneck on not be too much diffi- your right hand should the third or fourth finger culty. be getting pretty loose of the left hand. This The beauty of it is and you should have no leaves the others free to the endless pitch trouble developing your play bass runs. The gui- variation own techniques. tar is tuned into a G obtainable. chord so that you can in You can get a The secret is to com- fact play most tunes by clear, uninterrupted bine the various licks Early Dylan licks simply sliding the bot- slide up the finger- and strums. The first tleneck up and down the board, for example. technique combines a strings. Don't tryto basic strum - thumb and pluck on threechords and sequencies them, they will help de-the melody on the treblepress the strings onto with it and see how itvelop the all importantstrings. the fret though, just hold treble strings or thumb sounds. is loosely on top. and strum three treble finger co-ordination. And so to open tun- second finger on the Well that's it. You've strings - with a simple The second two licks Try to combine theings. The most popular fourth string. still got a long way to go, double -thumbing The diagrams show Lastly play the four but if the lessons have are either used verychords with ham-is DADGAD. If you lis-several chords for use technique. fast, as fill-in licks mering -on and pulling -ten to people like Bertwith finger -pickingtop strings open and succeeded in encour- However, you willwhere you need aboutoff. Work out a fewJansch and John Ren- then move to the bottom aging you to take an .simple tunes. Freightbourne you will heartechniques. Start at the of the second diagram. interest in the guitar or note that each phrasehalf a bar, but not a bottom of the diagram You can also use first have proved to you that starts with the thumb on whole one, or you can Train is a good standardthis one used a lot. Dropusing the third and and second fingers on you can play it, then a different bass string. play them slowly. In that you will all know.both the E strings downfourth fingers. Then lift This lick is a very popu- any event, try playing The chords are just C, Fto D and the. B string the two G strings at the they have been worth- the fourth finger off the same fret - or on the while. lar folk technique and it them slowly at first until and G7, but it changesdown to A. B string and use the first was used a lot to accom- you have them sounding into E on "I don't know . bass D strings. This The trick here is to usefinger behind the third way you can play me- pany early Dylansmooth. Even if you . "and then back to F fret. Slide the first fin- songs. Try out all your never actually useon "train. Try to playyour pick, or your fin- lodies while droning on Rex ger down and use the the remaining strings. Anderson -dig rockers! -that's theMORIDAIRA rangeof steel -string jumbos from

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Nature has But some of nature's e flowers. So we create Ives. of you, the vaginalarea Fragrant, gent' p etely safe, Elle keepsyou and fresh all day. After all, youc RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 17 around the countryTAPE AND HI-FI INFO HANK LOCKLIN, NOTE: Cassette prefix is REPRISE (Precision) America's popular given first followed by A MAN ALONE country music ex- cartridge prefix and then Frank Sinatra Thepop tape ZCK4-/Y8K8-44016 port, commences his the number. If dash ap- BARE TREES tenth European tour pears it indicates the Fleetwood Mac later this month in product is not available ZZCK4-/Y8K8-44181 FANNY HILL Germany. Locklin, in that configuration Fanny ZCK4-/Y8K8-44174 a regular visitor to thus: releases JUNE PEACE WILL COME these shores since Tom Paxton ZCK4-/Y8K8-44182 1962, currently cele- A & M (Precision) DERAM (Decca) RCA SO TOUGH brates his 15th anni- THE LAST OF THE RED HOTWATERLOO LILY A TIME FOR US Carl and the Passions versary with RCA BURRITOS Caravan SCM 8/-Jack Jones -/P8S-11520 ZCK4-/Y8K8-44184 The Flying Burrito Bros. CASS ELLIOTT PK-/P8S-11605THE BEST OF NINA SIMONE Records and, to ZCAM-/Y8AM-64343 ELVIS' GOLD RECORDS Vol. Nina Simone 7175.011/ - commemorate the ELEKTRA (Precision) 4 THE BEST OF SARAH VAUG- occasion, has a new ATLANTIC (Precision) FRISCO MABEL JOY Elvis Presley -/P8S-11571 HAN album available ap- MANASSAS (Double Play) Mickey Newbury ELVIS IS BACK Sarah Vaughan 7175.010/ - Stephen S tills ZCK4-/Y8K8-60021 ZCK4-/Y8K8-42105Elvis Presley -/P8S-11532 THE BEST OF THE WALKER propriately titled GENTLEMAN JIM BROTHERS "The First FifteenLocklinBEARSVILLE (Precision) Jim Reeves -/P8S-11533 The Walker Brothers 7175. 500/- Years" (RCA RUNT EMBER (Precision) THE INTERNATIONAL JIM Todd RundgrenZCK4-/Y8K8-9.30 FLY REEVES LSA3070). 9.30 Fly ZCE-/Y8E -5062 TAMLA MOTOWN (EMI) The forthcoming tour 45505 Jim Reeves -/P8S-11536 will VILLA LOBOS RK 11586/ - GOT TO BE THERE will be mainly centred BUDDAH (Polydor) FLY CUBE (Precision) THE VISION OF ST. AUGUS- Michael Jackson upon Irish venues. The TC-STML-/8X-S'I'ML-11205 dates set are: Cornwall BORN TO BE THE GASOLINE BAND TINE Melanie 3116 013/ - The Gasoline Band RK 11597/ - MUSIC OF MIND (July 5 and 6), Northern Stevie Wonder Ireland (9-12), Ald-Ritour PHASE III ZCFLY-/Y8FLY-9TWICE AROUND THE The Osmonds 3110 060/ - WRITER OF SONGS HOUSES TC-STMA-/8X-STMA-8002 Ballroom, Manchester Harvey Andrews Brown's Alabama Hay- THE VELVET UNDER- Jonathan KellyPK-/P85-11606 (13), Republic of Ireland ZCFLY-/Y8FLY-10 (14-30). This artist, possi- riders and will be com- GROUND AND NICO WHERE IS LOVE? pered by Bryan Chalker. The Velvet Underground And Jack Jones -/P8S-11521 TANGERINE (Phonogram) bly the most successful MY KIND OF JAZZ US country act to appear Nico ISLAND (Precision) JIM REEVES 25 ALL TIME before Irish audiences, 3110 061/ - DEMONS AND WIZARDS WORLD WIDE FAVOURITES Ray Charles 7215.001/ - has his album "Irish Following the successWHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT Uriah Heap ZC1-/Y81-9193Vol. 1 Songs - Country Style" The Velvet Underground TRACKS Jim Reeves DPTK-/DPT8-5002 of his monthly Opry 3110 062/ - Head, Hands & Feet JIM REEVES 25 ALL TIME VANGUARD (RCA) re -issued on Friday July 7shows, Pete Sayers is now CARRY IT ON (RCA LSA3079). in the midst of arranging ZC1-/Y81-9185WORLD WIDE FAVOURITES Lou Rogers, respon-a Country Music TalentCAPITOL (EMI) Vol. 2 Joan Baez VK-/V8-79240 sible for the tour, will be WHAT A BLOODY LONG DAYMCA (Decca,) Jim Reeves DPTK-/DPT-5003 FAREWELL ANGELINA Contest which will be heldIT'S BEEN ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU THE LIFE AND TIMES OF Joan Baez VK-/V8-79200 arranging dates for 6 ft. 6at the Opry venue (King - Ashton, Gardner, Dyke & Co. Sonny & Cher MUPC 452/-COUNTRY JOE AND THE INCREDIBLE! LIVE! in. coloured country art-sway Cinema, New- ARGUS iste LaMelle Princemarket) on 23 July. All TC-EA-ST-/8X-EA-ST-22862 FISH FROM HAIGHT-ASHBU- Country Joe McDonald throughout August. More types of country per- Wishbone Ash MKPC 8006/-RY TO WOODSTOCK VK-/V8-79316 details in this column formers are invited to en-CBS Country Joe and the Fish JOAN shortly. ter and auditions will beCOUNTRY LIFE DPMK-/DPM8-1007 Joan Baez VK6/V8-79240 Delaney & Bonnie 40-/42 -64959 PARLOPHONE (EMI) THIS IS PERRY COMO JOAN BAEZ VK-V8-79073 + + + held during the first weekGREATEST HITS Quadraphonic Perry ComoDPMK-/DPM8-1004 JOAN BAEX No. 5 British songwriter /in July. The winner re-Blood, Sweat & Tears 40-/42-IMAGINE THIS IS SAM COOKE Joan Baez VK-/V8-79160 singer Ray Dexter nowceives £20 and an in- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band leads a group collectivelyvitation to appear at the 64803 Sam Cooke DPMK-/DPM8-1001 MANY A MILE known as Ray Dexter'sCambridge Folk Festi-I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Q4PAS 10004WORLD WIDE 25 GOLDBuffy Sainte-MarieVK-/V8- Jamboree Band. Besidesval. Details from PeteJohnny Nash 40-/42-67231 AWARD HITS Vol. 1 79171 Dexter (rhythm guitarSayers, Harpers Music PURPLE (EMI) Elvis PresleyDPTK-/DPT8- Saloon, 16 High Street,CHRYSALIS (Precision) Quadrophonic 5000 and vocals), it also fea- A TEAR AND A SMILE MACI-IINE HEAD WORLD WIDE 25 GOLD VERVE (Polydor) tures Tony Newman (lead Newmarket (telephoneTir Na Nog ZCHR-/Y8HR 1006Deep Purple AWARD HITS Vol. 2 ABSOLUTELY FREE banjo and harmony voc- 2456). Q4TPSA 7504 The Mothers Of Invention als), Steve Grey (bass) Elvis PresleyDPTK-/DPT8- + + + CORAL (Decca,) 5001 3113 066/ - and John Morris BUDDY HOLLY'S GREATEST PYE (Precision) THE BEST OF THE MOTHERS (drums). Comments Dex- HITS REGAL ZONOPHONE (EMI) OF INVENTION ter: "We aim to play a Country News in brief. GENE PITNEY'S GREATEST Mothermania good cross section of Des Craze and CountryBuddy Holly -/ECPC 8 HITS A TIME OF CHANGE 3113 068/ - country music including Craze have now dis- Gene Pitney ZCP-/Y8P-28164Blue Mink DANDELION (Polydor) TC-SRZA-/8X-SRZA-8507 YORK (Decca) modern bluegrass, gospel banded . . . Carl Rylan- PAGLIARO ZCP-/Y8P-18380 and even some old time: der has left CountryTHANK YOU FOR .. . LIGHTNIN' TREE 25 per cent of the act will Union and the group willBridget St. John 3100168/ - REGAL ZONOPHONE (EMI) Settlers SYC-/ESYC-405 include original mate- now go out as a cabaret RAK (EMI) Quadraphonic rial." The group have act as well as usual coun-DAWN (Precision) CLOTHO'S WEB SECOND OPINION ATOMICROOSTER Julie Felix Marvin, Welch and Farrar Compiled by recently completed an al- try venues . . . Bob Pow- bum of well known coun- el's successful "London ZCDN-/Y8DN-3038 TC-SRKA-/8X-SRKA-6752 Q4SRZA 8504 try ballads: release date Country" (Radio London Barry O'Keef to be announced. - Fridays: 8.15-10.00 Dave Travis and Badp. m.) being rested for THIS WEEK has seen the finals of the River are back in circula- first two weeks in July. National Rock/Folk Contest, organised by tion and enjoying a cram- Norwich Country Seven med diary of bookings. Club have big show at MIPA, a body set up by musical instrument The group (Travis - University of East Anglia manufacturers and distributors to promote IT'S IT'S vocals; Harold Burgon - on 9 July: included on the the sale of instruments. lead; Terry Nicholson bill are Hillsiders, Jonny As talent competitions go, this was the daddy of Instrument NEW ANTORIA - bass; Spyder Kennedy Young Four, Patsy Mon- them all. Five thousand amateur and semi -pro drums play atana . . East Anglia's musicians entered the contest and these were Info wide variety of venues Festival of Country Music whittled down to 26 bands and 17 soloists for the including country, folk (Earlham Park, Nor- semi-finals. The standard throughout was high and and rock. Followingwich: 23 July) features nearly all the groups that appeared at the Round- Rex Northern clubs, they have Bryan Chalker's New house deserved the EMI recording contract that a new single scheduled Frontier, Pete and Lazy went to the winners. Anderson for release at the end ofB's, Little Ginny, Terry The point of the contest, of course, was to sell more this month. The titles are McKenna, Syndicate, musical instruments by The Antoria "Dust in the Sunlight" Nightriders and Kevin promoting, not the in- TRY ONE b/w "Lightning Across Stewart. struments themselves,Your last many groups that did Woodstock the Sky. ' The Ranch House, but the people who are not make the semi-finals AT YOUR Record Mirror Award that are now negotiating No. 2354 Northern Star, New playing them. Great. recording contracts, or LOCAL winner Brian Golbey now Southgate features coun- We did not get another £76.00 heads his own trio (Nor- try three nights a week Beatles or Rollingchance to so one would believe MUSIC SHOP man Castle - lead and (cabaret on Fridays) Stones I don't think but from talking to record with case Richie Bull - bass and . . . Fulham Country probably another Cur- producers. All the banjo) and are currently Music Club moves to Ful- ved Air, Stackridge and area heats have been engaged accompanying ham Club and Institute perhaps Deep Purple. make it observed by talent Patsy Montana on her (opposite Fulham F. C. ) scouts and there are first British tour. The from 6 July onwards. doubtless many groups tour ends with a special It was most inter-various other effects. that did not make the London show at Islington esting to see the variety semi-finals that are now Town Hall (Saturday Tony of line-ups that amateur The whole contestnegotiating recording July 1).Also appearing bands are using now.must be very encourcontracts, or so one on the bill will be Stu The winning group, Lis-aging to young musi-would believe from talk- Stevens and George Byworth ten, had two lead vocal-cians. But more impor-ing to record producers. ists and an organist whotant it demonstrated the It seems a pity that will probably rival Rickimportance of playing inamplified groups connot Wakeman for virtuos-a group. The soloistsenjoy the same exposure "The World of ity. were good, and the winas acoustic groups and ner, Lloyd Watson, out-soloists who have the Country Music" standing, but theirfolk circuit to perform Halcyon, who camesongs seemed to requirein. Most folk clubs are second, used two acous-the backing of other in-run out of purely altruis- FRANK YONCO & tic guitars, no per-struments. tic motives and at a cussion, bass, a 150 - The Nationalloss.It seems a shame THE EVERGLADES year -old harmoniumRock/Folk contestthat there are no dedi- recorded live at the Nashville Room. and flute. The violin fea-would seem to be thecated people interested tured in the third group,best opportunity for newin rock who would be DECCA SPA 215. 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a &&&&&&&&&&&&& && futurefor bright Presenting a Joelwill andunassuming. fashion. natural in ahuman performances himself hislive and through hissongs both composition... anaudience every many helploving who captivate ...can't singer-pianist BILLBOARD last, a Billy records Atlong Lewis! andhis WORLD ere RECORD King or is awinner of1972. Joel Carole discovery Billy Elton.John, firstbig toripoff be e have maywell PHILIP doesn't Joel...B.J. Billy BOX is...well, CASH PHILIPS Joel seehim Youmust fantastic. 19 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 Mirrorpick/lis A Rooster in ATOMIC ROOSTER: Made in England (Dawn DNLS 3038). Though the denim sleeve in various colours was a nice concept, the actual finish product with ragged edges doesn't seem so appealing. None the less the inner record will doubtless appeal to many. The single 'Stand By Me' is included in which Chris leans Farlowe manages to bend some intriguing notes.basic sound is like aknock -out version of The opener 'Time Take My Life' is a surpriser withmore soulful version of"Swanee River" which big orchestral arrangement by Vincent Crane.the background musicwould have Stephen Chris Farlowe's voice may irritate or intrigue, butin Hollywood thrillerFoster turning in his this album is worth a listen to see the reaction. series.Nice sax. andgrave. A patchy se- 'Never to Lose' is a moody number on openingflute solos. R. M. quence here and there. leading into Steve Bolton's competent guitar solo. A Sort of samey. strange intro to side two - that will have manyCLEO LAINE listeners rushing for 10p for the light meter, or Feel The Warm (Co- checking if the stereo has blown! This doesn't blowlumbia SCX 6497). TheDAVID BROMBERG my mind, though, but they're popular and in view ofwarmth is in that rich, David Bromberg the amount of changes that have happened recently,velvety, expressive(CBS 64906). Hard to there is obviously room for tightening up. 'Peoplevoice. Pop singers, fe-describe the exact stat- You Can't Trust' has support vocals and Crane'smale division, come andus of this writing, gui- piano and organ work featured more strongly. - go, but Cleo continues astar -playing,singing V. M. talking talent. Some the best of them all -splendid sleeve notes by and to hell with the pass-Alfred G. Aronwitz tions - mostly top -classthe sort, just a good solid ing fancies of the sin-don't particularly help, songs, with a fine ar-blues album with a lot of gles' charts. Credit tobut the only way is to relaxed power behind producer Walter Ridley rangement of "Bridge for the sheer style of thislisten to tracks like Over Troubled Water."the singer.I'd only album; good songs, var-"Lonesome Dave's VINCENT CRANE, has his keyboard work It's impeccable easy lis-heard of Lowell from his Lovesick Blues," "The featured strongly on tening material all theexcellent "Reconsider ied items, beautifullyHoldup," "Suffer To Rooster's new album. way. Baby" and he's worth dressed up by Cleo. One following if rather in- of the best vocal albumsSing The Blues. this year. There's humour, pathos' MURR A Y Knows" is another good PAUL ROCHE LOWELL FULSOM flexible vocally. In- and delicacy. McLAUCHLAN track to introduce what A Poet, A Man, A In A Heavy Bag (Pol- cidentally, the only lean Song From The Street clearly is an importantMind (Mercury 6430 ydor 2384 038). The title towards current trends CHASE (Epic 64969). Canadian talent. 400). English poet, of this one smacks hor- is the Beatles' "Why Ennea (Epic EPCTHE INKSPOTS singer -writer, working reading his own works ribly of harrassed Don't We Do It In The64710). Nine -strong The Inkspots with a small group on a BRIAN GOLBEY - an unusual offering record executives des- Road," which comes off group who get a big fat(Rhapsody BHAS 9011). lively selection of songs. Virginia Watersthese days on album, perately trying to get a admirably. R. M. sound, notably from theVocal group who could Essentially in a contem- (Phoenix PRX 1001). but one which here holds good blues man to sound trumpeting quarter -be said to have paved porary folk scene, with An award -winning Brit-the attention. His hip prior to sending him KOOL & THE GANG Bill Chase's solo onthe way for the Beatles. the lengthy "Child'sish country artist - hethoughts on the death of out on a college tour - Live At P. J. 's (Mojo "Cronus" is delightful.High, falsetto voice, and Song" especially no-plays guitar, sings,the world on one side, shades of "Electric 2347 001). An efficient G. G. Shinn does mostdeep -down voice - and table. His bottle -neck plays fiddle and viola -and love poems on the Mud" and other dis-instrumental band,of the solo singing - asome splendid oldies de- style is convincing too. and his style is dis-other. asters. But be notrecorded at Trini Lo-voice of variable im-livered in relaxing tinctive and no slavish put off, it's nothing of pez's old hang-out. Thepact, but roistering on astyle. NAZARETH attempt to copy whatM A U R IC E Exercises (Peg 14). A comes normally from CHEVALIER second album from the Nashville.This album Ma Pomme (Philips fast -rising group - andwill do his reputationInt. 6460 852). The inter- there's no doubting the further good. national star is dead progress made in a few now. This French -lan- short months. There's a TONY BENNETT guage selection, which tightness, now - the Summer of '42 (CBSincludes "Louise" and earlier air of earnest 64848). "Coffee Break"other English contribu- endeavour, too, but now is a strong track, so istions - all typical Che- a tight aura of polish, "I'm Losing My Mind."valier, with the Michel with excellent use ofThis set, with produc-Legrand Orchestra in strings as on "I Will Not tions shared by Ted Ma-support. Be Led. " Bagpipes cero and Howard Rob- make a shuddering im- erts, simply underlinesVARIOUS ARTISTS pact on "1692 - Glen the fervour with which Country and Western Coe Massacre. " In fact, Bennett propels worth-Greats (Philips Int. there's a feeling of deep while lyrics. The phras-6336209).Artists in- thought over thisal- ing is superb, the inter-volved on this set in- bum. pretationnear -classic. clude George Jones, Fa- That's what makes himron Young, Rusty Drap- JOHNNY BASTABLE'S a star. er and Dave Dudley CHOSEN SIX . . 15 tracks altogeth- Second Album (Joy A N DR Eer, including "Wichita 234). Banjo -guitarist KOSTELANETZ Lineman. " Bastable and his high - Puccini's Greatest swinging trad group Hits (CBS 30031). With ANITA KERR SING- who really go a bit on the Columbia SymphonyERS such as "Sweet Georgia Orchestra in full swirl, Daytime, Night-time Brown" and "Girl Of melodies from "La Bo-(Philips 6830 093). My Dreams. " It'sheme," "Tosca," "Ma-Bright, bubbling, listen - fruity, rollicking tradi- dame Butterfly. " able set of vocal selec- tional music, well played. SPIROGYRA Caravan Old Boot Wine (Peg 13). Three boys, one girl - so getting an unusu- sounds.ally wide range "World's of vocal Eyes," for instance, has some off -beat moments, and, though long, gener- ally manages to hold the interest. There's a soft intensity about most of the tracks which is al- ways interesting. Not a great album but a nice one. Waterloo Lily (Deram SDL8). Guest appearances MANDY MORE here by the likes of Lol Coxhill and Mike Cotton, with But That Is Me (Phil-Pye Hastings and Richard Sinclair sharing the ips 6308 109).Pianist -vocal work. Somehow this group remain in the singer -writer with asecond division, yet they deserve wider recognition fresh, intense sort ofand applause. Perhaps this album will help out. song style. She operatesThere's some pungency from Steve Miller's electric with small groups, on apiano which really bites home, some powerful Latin kick on the titledrumming from Richard Coughlan. As an entity, song, on a gospelly thingthe music is interestingly sustained and essentially on "Come With Me Totogether. The five -part development on side two eetihaelks " God Onlyshows where they're at. 20 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 SINGLES Mirrorpick/LPs REVIEW EXTRA

MERV ALLEN: The Drunkard's Son (Emer- CHRISTIAN ANDERS: ald). With the Jimmy Train To Nowhere Land The vaseline Johnston Show Band, (Columbia).Pop -folk the delivery of one of with a rippling rhythm. those tortuous Irish folk - Maybe too starkly) type songs. Oh gawd, it simple, though itputs tugs at the heartstrings; out a fair melodic con- or,alternatively, palls tent. instantly. ARABESQUE: tigers BO JANGLE: Piccadil- Fairytale (Polydor). ly Circus (MAM). A sort Piano -based DAVID BOWIE: The Rise and Fall of instrumental almost on of travelogue of the a Palm Court -type pre- Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from sightseeing spot where sentation. Virtuoso M (RCA LSP 4702 ). the naughty ladies are ars reputed to go.Inter- tinkling, indeed, for ad- here's no denying that David Bowie is totally esting organ-ic build-up dicts. individual. A Bowie album is like no other, and all behind a near-cal- hisofferings so far have been entertaining. Though ypsoish voice. ANDROMEDA: After I find the opening track the weakest as far as the The Storm (Cactus). voal is concerned, the subject is handled cleverly, SWEETWATER: Uncle New label dedicated to giving a new dimension to the relevation that the Tom (Polydor). Banjo - the pure -pop scene. This World has only five more years to go. 'Soul Love' is backed beater, whichis a fairly lavish ar- atotal piece of brilliance with far away vocal hurries along well rangement, which even- phrases, an insistent drum rhythm and Smooth enough. But really it'stually settles down into Bowie sax - it would make a strong single, though just sort of a tune, with- a galloping tempo, with the chosen track 'Starman' should have been out any sales -grabbing shuffling backing. Hard gobbled up by the public.'It Ain't Easy' - the to see it moving. lyrics are missing from the inner sleeve for some distinction. Almost hoe- reason - is a big vocal builder, with a nice guitar down and hand -clapp- CYNTHIA RICHARDS and piano ending. Mick Ronson's piano work also ing stuff. AND THE SOUL dominates the opener to side two, 'Lady Stardust', WHEELER, St. JAMES SYNDICATE: Jungle wth Bowie providing some excellent vocals, with a AND JAMES: My Im- Fever (Treasure Isle). harmony line that reminds me in some obscure way personal Life (RCA Vic-'Very simple basic ofBeatle harmonies. There's some up tempo rock tor) .Brother -sister rhythm on this reggae styled material here, like in the whirling 'Hang on to team, with the otherpiece-, with Cynthia Yurself', and the lovely line, "but then we move member married to the merely contributing tell- around like tigers on vaseline" which for me sums girl. Good arrangement ing yells and pleas. Ex- uptotally the mastery that Bowie has with words. and performance here, citing and danceable, There's also mellower moments, and the overall with a touch of heavi- like the "other" ver- production is excellent. People listen. - V. M. ness and a commended sion. fullness of sound. Try this one, please. RUPERT HINE: Ham- JOHNNY NASH building with brass and burgers (Purple). This I Can See Clearly Now some good percussive G R E A T one is produced by Deep (CBS 64840). This one moments. 'Rockin' EXPECTATIONS: I'm Purple's Roger Glover, splen- opens with his current Chair', as might be ex- THE STATLER R . E . 0 . the architectural So Glad I've Gotchaand has a deep vocal hit . . . "Stir It Up," or pected, rocks along with BROTHERS: PicturesSPEEDWAGON dours of skyscrapered (Polydor). Though is handling, more spoken Steer It Up" as he in-a wild vocal, and 'In- of Moments to Remem-R. E. O. SpeedwagonCroydon, and the first far from being an ex-than sung. There's sists on having it. There sane' rounds the album ber (Mercury 6338 066). (Epic E P Cband to write a number pected hit, there's a some nice acoustic work are several examples of off in similar style, with At the latter part of '64813). -Originally, you about itis Burnin Red lovely charm and feel- buried in there, and the his songwriting talentsome good vocal work. 1965 the Statler Brothersmay recall, heavy mu-Ivanhoe from Copenha- ing about the girl leadoverall sound is quite herein - a promisingThey're good, but I'm had a hit record calledsic and progressivegen. It's pretty strange, voice. And the groupattractive - but I don't talent. In the reggae not convinced there is a "Flowers on the Wall"music were used toand Ivanhoe are a harmonies are stronglike the 'hammy' (oops field, he's quite a stylist, niche for them in the and then nothing muchmean more or less thestrange band. Their too. sorry! ) lyrics. and the voice has bothBritish market. - V. M. same thing - the musicstrongly organ -based substance and range. recordingwise.happened Nowwith big, hefty bassmusic is full of unpre- Should sell. they're back with a ven- riffs also had pre-dictability and therefore HENRY SCHIFTER geance and this is their .tensions to being in-full of interest.I hope VARIOUS ARTISTS Out Of No-first British albumtellectually superior tonot too many people get Picture Rags (Trans- where. -(Barclay 80release on the Mercurypop. Since then we'veput off by the rather atlantic SAM 26). Rag- 446). Singer and acous-label. If it has any fault all been Funked, Pur-strained English, whic time music played on tic guitarist with an in-at all, it's in the sim- pled and Sabbathed intosounds as ifit might guitar by a variety of timate, deep-set sort ofilarity of musical style: submission and the nov-have been learned pho name artists. Among voice that matches up to elty has worn off, but thenetically, in the vocals Discotheque but, apart from that, one them Stefan Grossman, the wide -varied selec- cannot find fault. The hef ties keep on coming. - there's some. good Reverend Gary Davis, tion of songs on this set. Statlers stand out as aR. E .0. Speedwagonmusic in here. Kim Ralph McTell, and theOn "Green Rocky perfect harmony groupare just one more. TheyMenzer (flute, violin uets of David Laibman Road", for instance,and, backed by some ofaren't bad, but the for-trombone) is as talente and Eric Schoenberg. which is one of his own mat with the vocals andas he is versatile. Som Action Line songs, he comes overNashville's most talent- lovely titles too - 'Ob with crystal clarity on aed musicians, the album lead guitarist both VARIOUS ARTISTS represents musical per- sounding on the verge oflong Serenade' and 'Cu 20 Dynamic Hits (K. fairly complex set of ly-fection. Easy, beautiful a nervous breakdowncumber -Porcupine' to Tel TE 292). Quite rics, but there's nothinglistening which should and the bass and drumsname but two. The Stylistics Betcha by Golly Wow mu 6105 011 amazing value, this forced. On other tracks,appeal to a very wideplodding along with nice orchestration. HARVEY ANDREWS 2 Ramsey Lewis The 'In' Crowd CHESS 6145 013 . . . with a vast list of audience. moral support has been top names producing so played out that some- Writer of Songs (H 3 Della Reese Ifit feels good Do it Avco 6105 410 original hits. All chart PAUSTO PAPETTI LEO McUAFFREY thing a bit special needsFly 10).Another fine 4 The Detroit Emeralds Do me Right JANUS 6146 015 records by such as The We Shall Dance (Phil-McCaffrey's to be added to regainupstanding singer - Fortunes, Santana, Sly ips 6381 003).ItalianCountry. - (Emerald interest.It ain't here.writer who is on the 5 Jerry Butler Ionly have Eyes for You MERCURY 6052 155 And The Family Stone, R. M. verge of the big break- 6 The Counts Not Start all over JANUS 6146 013 also saxophonist whoGreen GES 1064). Irish through. And again he's Hurricane Smith, Red - goes for a softly roman-tenor accompanied as PETE WINSLOW 7 Genesis Maxi Single CHESS 6145 011 bone, Christie, Deep ticlate -night romanticusual by the Glensmen, pulled in a great deal of Purple and The Move. sound. Essentiallytackling country ballads talent to help with the 8 1_DeTexI Gotcha MERCURY 6052 29 Up Up And Away . . . Positively no covers and background music,like "Cajun Fiddle" and backings Rick 9 Ramsey Lewis Wade in the Water CHESS 6145 004 ideal for parties. As ad- though, but good in that (Philips 6414 305). Lead- Wakeman, Ralph "San Antonio Rose". er of the King Size Brass McTell, Danny Thomp- I6 Buddy Miles Them Changes MERCURY 6052 036 vertised on telly, folks. undemanding field. Sentimental stuff. on countless radio shows son, David Pegg. New Release LIGHTHOUSE: - a trumpet star whoThemes range from Thoughts of Moving On goes for a big, brisk and "Hey Sandy," which Damon Shaun Feel the need JANUS 6146 016 (Vertigo). This is one of businesslike approachtalks of how innocents Canada's top bands, anRed rockers to familiar themes. can be destroyed, to eleven -piece outfit, us- "Boothferry Bridge" a THE YOUNG GENER-story of being homesick ing brass strongly, butROCK 'N' ROLL ALLSTARS: Red China ATION not to the exclusion of allRocks (B &C 104). The Young Gener-for Hull (of all places). else, as often happens This album reportedly recorded live during the ation. - (RCA Victor SFThere's liveliness and R & B Star act of the week with such a line-up. TheAll Stars tour of Red China - though it's highly 8259). That non-stoppoignancy. And numbers here are alldebatable that they ever got as far as those Eastern band of singers and"Writer of Songs", the their own, and rangelands. Just the same there's a map of China on the dancers who crop up onalbum closer, explains it JERRY BUTLER from the opening 'Takefront - is Tooting really close to Sichang? - with just about every pop -all. An outstanding col- it Slow (Out in the Coun-Chairman Mao in his drape suit, and on the reverse variety series on tele-lection. Watch out for his new album try)' strongly featuringthe boys are depicted in front of a pagoda (remark- vision. Helped by somePERCY FAITH saxophone and with aably like one close to London) and sleeve notes are big arrangements from Without You (CBS vocal handling that iswritten in Chinese! All good fun anyway, the Alun Ainsworth, they64870). The big, lush, Spice of Life akin to earlier Cree-relevant points being that the album is only 99p, and create a pretty pre-lavish, streamlined ar- Coming soon-don't miss his current single dence Clearwater, to thethe All Stars know how to lay down some basic rock dictable vocal sound onrangements of the Faith which contains two great sides mellow 'You and Me',sounds. Opening with 'Slippin' and a Sliding' they good songs. Orchestra have long with a maintainedcharge into a nicely realistic recording of Holly's scored big record sales. gentle percussive back-classic (I still actually have the 78 intact), 'PeggyBURNIN' REDMostly familiar themes ground ,controlledSue'. There's also 'Blue Suede Shoes', '20 Flight IVANHOE on this one, including a From Phonogram- brass, and interspersedRock', a raving 'Long Tall Sally' - dig those ivoriesW. W . W. (Dandelionfine arrangement of keyboard work. 'I'd Be-man - 'Bonie Moronie', 'Shaking All Over' and2310-145). Ail these"Joy," and a neat treat- the best R & B sounds around So Happy' is a gentlemore. Grab it for a rocking party time - how's it go,years Englishmen havement of that "Shaft" \ztimber with strings,a real hot biscuit, eh Max? - V. M. been marvelling overtheme. RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 21

PETER JONES ON THE NEW Mirrorpick SINGLES Old AMERICAN Bole Maxi RELEASES Jasper C. Debussy; BARRY MANN: and an early H -D -H Hippy Gumbo /Per- Who Put The stomper. fumed Garden (Track ROY ORBISON: Dream 2094013). Bomp (in The Baby (Hbw Long Must Bolan from the past, Bomp-A Bomp-A I Dream); Blue Angel but now released before Bomp); BRIAN (Monument MNT - that's "Jasper C. D." I HYLAND: 8165) ... and the beat Nicky Hopkins on piano, goes on. Ole Orb's which gives it a much Sealed With A classic building fin- more traditional rock Kiss (Probe ger -snapper would and roll feel. Like Jerry "Goldies 45" have been a nice Lee note cascades: GFF 104). reissue at the time More piano than gui- Lots of "real" music young Glen Campbell tar . . . but with Marc being reissued this. covered it, but late is well in there on the vocal week, and how's this better than never. side, delineating the sto- great double-sider for Where's the Big O's ry of a glass -eye guy starters, huh? !! Bar- hit sound gone these who runs on railway ry's glorious doo-wop days? The "sha-la-la tracks. Would you be- putdown/paean of boogley shoo, rama dooby-wah dum dum lieve? Anyway an ob- 1961 was the product lama ding doing, this is yup yup vum" flip is vious giant hit . . . all what music should be another old hit that is of it. Like "Hippy Gum- of two halves of two important writing . . . FUN. Brian Hy - immediately bo," in his wavering teams: Barry himself land's "Green Leaves evocative of a more bluesy style - a slow- and Gerry Goffin Of Summer" - like innocent age. Lovely paced and interesting (their respective part- alternative A -side stuff. song. - CHART CERT. ners being Cynthia from 1962 was theTHE MAMAS & THE Weil and Carole King, "Baby I'm -A Want PAPAS: California BARRY RYAN: From natch). Boogley, You" of its day. He Dreamin'; Dedicated My Head To My Toe; could rock too, as his To The One I Love Alimony Money Blues tour here with Little (Probe "Goldies 45" (Polydor 2001-335). Eva proved. Those GFF 102 ) . Not exactly Song written by Ar- were the days (yeah, I my vintage, but the gent's Russ Ballard, know, I'm as bad as M&Ps have delighted and a very good song it the "Bring back the many. Like all these is too. The lyrics cas- big bands" lot. Well, reissues, good value cade in a sort of vocal for new fans! Niagara, with some ex- they're good too ! )! Slow starter SAM & DAVE: SoulESTHER PHILLIPS: cellent backing voices - Man;I Thank You; Home Is Where The and the repeated "myrHE WHO: Soothe Me (Atlantic K head, my toes" phrasesJoin Together; Baby 10180). And this glo- Hatred Is;'Til My really building the ex-Don't You Do It (Track riously whomping Back Ain't Got No citement. Barry sings 2094-102). Bone (Kudus KUS very well indeed; and As was pertinently bass -filled hollering 4000). Pinch yourself, gone, happily, are allpointed out, some of the stomper is what Soul or you'll never believe Music used to be, and that Creed Taylor's the overdone productionearly sounds on this for Who ought to be, all about. ideas.This just rockscould be mistaken asRAY BROOKS: Pic-MICKEYALISON JAT: Mrs. Whatever happened? great jazz label is ac- along. - CHARTbeing by Mr. Rolf Har- tures; On My Own (Pol- STEVENSON: Here IPresident USA (Pye). 32 -track recording, I tually out here CERT. ris. But once that's overydor 2001-334). With an Am (Ember). Long-Not exactly a Women's guess. Everyone (through Pye)! We're and Roger gets to gripsalbum behind him and time hit -maker as writerLib protest, but it's got knows this fabulous gonna get some THE NEW SEEKERS:with Pete's lyrics, it be-with a previous singleand composer nowits own message and Ali- slab of 1966, and in goodies now, and first Circles; Mystic Queencomes rougher, tougher, culling support, Ray issings. Sings quite wellson sings it with style, maxi form maybe it'll off we get far and (Polydor 2058-242). Amore strident . . . morereally feeling his way inon a plaintive little songthough the build-up is actually make the away the best new Harry Chapin song. ByWho-ish. Hefty ex- with grow -on -you ap- black release of the plosions here and therethe recording business over -long. Not pre- Charts this time. week, the ex -Little Es- no means typical of now. This is a narrative peal. Nice use of stringsdictably a hit. YOUNG-HOLT ther's painfully pow- what the New Seekersfrom Keith Moon keepsong, written by his and voices. UNLIMITED: Love. have turned out of late,the production movinggood self, and it's set in PAUL GABRIEL: Sum- Makes A Woman; erful Gil Scott -Heron but it's a change of stylealong - it's actually got JO ANN LOVE: Every-mer Feeling (UK). song about a junkie's a good string presenta- Just Ain't No Love lonely torment. Wah- from the ebullient to thea strong commercialtion, plus a sort of Salva- thing I Need (CBS).Jonathan King -pro- (MCA MU 1 1 5 9). sensitive which comescontent, melodically,tion Army backbeat, ifThis gets off to a prettyduced slice of summer Wah and other gentle off very well. Simpleand should be a positive poor start, all uncon-sunniness. Just a gentle Thwack thwack "modern" noises you get the gist. Nicely thwack thwack make up the backing string backing, andsmash, smasher or sma-done. - CHART CERT. fident and so on. It doeslittle self -penned song wham, ooOHH! These some fair chick -typesheroo. - CHART pick up, but I didn't likewhich lilts along. Com- two cuts from the old to this plopping sway- singing pushes it along. CERT. it much. mercial enough to earn "Soulful Strut" elpee ing slowie. The slower It's not necessarily in- respect. flip is similarly full of SPREADEAGLE: How are Barbara Acklin's pain. Get these or get stantly commercial, butCLEM CURTIS: I've Can We Be Lost (Chari- original backing her new album, but the charm and polishNever Found A Girl (To sma). Now this one isTINA HARVEY: Work- tracks with overlaid eventually showsLove Me Like You Do); really good. A slow -ing My Way Back To piano (the Chi-lites' get it somehow! through. They makePoint Of No Return (Pye burning intensity of voc-You (UK). Slough - Eugene Record co-AMERICAN SPRING: nice, but not pretty-pret-45150). Ex -Founda- al style, building up anbased chick on a first penned/produced Good Time (UA UP ty, sounds. - CHARTtions' lead singer on a atmosphere of loneli-record - another Jona- both versions with 35376). Brian Wilson's CERT. typical up -tempo, wail- than King discovery. Carl Davis), and the wifey, Marilyn, and ness. It's economical,Song is a good builder, her sister Diane, pro- THE TIMES: When Iing, amiable perform- instrumentally, but abut there's somehow a end result is not Look Around Me (Parlo-ance. Good production strong sound of blended cheap -skate at all. duced by the (Beach) phone). Something verywith strong off -beat voices. lack of intensity about Just as wallopingly Boy genius himself predictable about thiswhich will doubtless this one. good as the vocals, (.with co -credit going lead to hand -clapping B. J. ARNAU: The Big they make a fine ad- to Brother Records' beater. Not so much the It's Hurt (Polydor). Much -JOHN O'HARA: Hand engineer, Stephen lyrics, but more the wayand foot -stomping. Me Down Man (Spark). junct to them. In- the basic sound is laidsomehow a rather lazy sung song which suitsA repetitive theme strumental or vocal, Desper). Nice enough . . well Brenda's facile for Beach Boys fans, down. But a persistentsong . hard to elabo- which didn't do much this is some of the beat. rate on that particular style. Trouble is the fa- happiest music made. it's perky. feeling.But Clem has miliarity with the song.for me, but at least Whh0000! GRASS ROOTS: Glory CURTIS MALDOON: all right. He However this is a thor-keeps going Bound (Probe PRO the feel, JONATHAN KING: It's oughly competent pro-relentlessly. MARY WELLS: My One Way Tickethas the feel. - CHART Guy; You Lost The 561). Like the Rai- (Purple). Promising CHANCE. A Tall Order For A duction, with steel gui- ders, the Grass Roots team on a self -penned Short Guy; Learned Tax tar figures and strings. DESMOND DEKKER: Sweetest Boy; Two are one of those Counsel (UK 1). Debut, Israelites; It Mek /007 Lovers (Tamla Mo- song.There's a hand - (Trojan). Hits from 1969 strictly "Pop" groups clapping backing, someKEITH MICHELL: Igood-humoured and KINDNESS: Let The town TMG 820). Oh who have a huge fol- good-natured on his Good Times Roll (Dec -dished up again as a Boy! What is there to . nimble guitar figures -Only Want To Say; value -for -money maxi - lowing in America . very own label . . .it's ca). Merely so-so treat- say? If you're too it all falls into place butBeing Alive (Spark SRL single.Material is ex- . and too many count- 1074 ). Song picked out ofa tall order for a short ment, being decidedly young to have got erparts in Britain to somehow just lacks that guy to stand right up short on depth and pow-tremely valid even three "My Guy" (Motown's chart breakthroughthe "Jesus Christ -Su- years on. mean much here. Pro- power. perstar" score, and withand look her in the eye. er. Efforts at whipping - first, and belated, fessional stomping a very good arrange-That is the actual mes- up are made but basi- British hit) in 1964, noises. cally don't come off. ANITA: Once In A now's your chance .. BOB CLARKE: Bring ment set up for Keith'ssage. It's fitted out with While (Polydor). Per- BANG: Questions Back The Boogie actor -type voice. Fact issubstantial verve, the . AND you'll be get- (Capitol CL 15722). (CBS). There's an aura that he's an extremelyodd amusing moment, GYPSY QUEEN: Loveking her way into a stac- ting another of Unoriginal maybe, neat bits of brass and Is In The Air (Cactus). cato tap -tap backing - Smokey Robinson's of professionalism andpopular lad, what with Semi -Latin backbeatit'sa tiny girl voice classics, "Two yet this typically dynamism about this his drama and his tellyguitar. But nothing which did no favours for "heavy" group play which lifts it way above shows, and this is a sin-over -pretentious, I'mand more shuffling Lovers" (if the "split cleanly and do all the the norm this week. cerely -portrayed songhappy to report. Jona- rhythm. Another slice ofme personally, recalling personality" bit usual noises well. than, I'd say, has struck pop, quite ambitious,as it did the dire dead doesn't do things to Perhaps a bit into aanyway. Should do but hard to pick out adays of wee Shirley you there's something None too deep, this is cabaret field, but it's awell. - CHARTagain. - CHART Temple. nevertheless quite in- nice vocal show. CHANCE. CERT. real commercial hook. wrong with YOU), vigorating. 22 RECORD MIRROR, June 24, 1972 * * * * * * * * * * * * STATESIDE* * * * * * PICK OF THE HOT U.S. RELEASES The point is that ARE THAStevie's contract with Mo- FRANKLIN: Alltown was coming up for from Billboard The King's Horses; grabs when he turned 21 I April Fools (Atlan-(as did that of Mary tic). Wells, who, so it turned singles albums out, made the wrong deci-

"All the King's horses,sion and split), and inde- 1 1 MGM EXILE ON MAIN STREET pendent -minded Stevie I 1 CANDY MAN Sammy Davis. Jr. Rolling Stones all the King's men, 2 3 SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond Uni Atlantic couldn't put our twohied himself off to a varie- 2 2 THICK AS A BRICK Jethro Tull ty of studios where he was 3 6 OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston A & M Reprise hearts together again"... 4 5 NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery Sussex 3 3 FIRST TAKE Roberta Flack Atlantic bad luck, Humpty Dump-away from the dis- 5 2 I'LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers Stax 4 5 JOPLIN IN CONCERT Janis Joplin Columbia ty freaks! "We sat on thea p pr o vi n g 6 7 TROGLODYTE Jimmy Castor Bunch RCA 5 6A LONELY MAN Chi-Lites Brunswick Wall of Happiness, we satsupervisory gaze of Mo- 7 10 LEAN ON ME Bill Withers Sussex 6 8 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY Atlantic 8 8(LAST NIGHT) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL on the Wall of Love, wetown to put down, and put Bell 7 7 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON Atco 5th Dimension 8 4 MANASSAS Stephen Stills sat on the Wall of Secur-down again and again 9 4 OH GIRLChi-Lites Brunswick Atlantic 9 ity, so high above. Withtrack after track of noth- 1023 TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW 9 HARVEST Neil Young Reprise his arms all around me, iting but himself alone Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose United Artists 10 12 LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON was like a fairytale. Twoplaying all the in- 11 9SYLVIA'S MOTHER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Procol Harum A & M people so in love - tellstruments and singing all Dr. Hook & Tho Medicine Show Columbia 11 15 PORTRAIT OF DONNY Donny Osmond MGM 12 17 AMAZING GRACE 12 11 EAT A PEACH Allman Bros. Capricorn me, how could it fail?" Allthe parts (well, almost Royal Scots Dragoon Guards RCA all). The result was this Warner Bros. 13 10 GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY Atlantic this has been so dead slow 13 19 I NEED YOU America 1413 AMERICA 1420 ROCKET MANElton John Uni Warner Bros. that I've been able to keepnew album, which he then 15 proceeded to dangle like a 1526 DADDY, DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 14 LET'S STAY TOGETHER Al Green Hi up with it with my one 16 18 TAPESTRY Carole King finger typing. Beautifullycarrot before the Motown Wayne Newton Chelsea Ode nose. Shocked old Auntie 16 16 I SAW THE LIGHT Todd Rundgren Bearsville 17 17 MARK, DON & MEL, 1969-71 quiet, with just some ele- 17 13 MORNING HAS BROKEN Cat Stevens A & Grand Funk Railroad Capitol gant xylophone plonks,Motown may have been, 18 11 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 18 21 I GOTCHA Joe Tex Dial bass thonks, and gentlebut so brilliant so adven- Roberta Flack Atlantic 1929 LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS guitar glonks, until. .. turous, so pretty and, 19 41 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG Jackson 5 above all, so like a repeat I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT Motown wh000! Luther Ingram Koko 2039 NOW Sammy Davis, Jr. MGM of recent developments 21 21 JEFF BECK GROUP Epic "Wall started shaking; 30 15 DIARY Bread Elektra with Marvin Gaye, was 31 18 WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE 2223 SOUNDTRACK Godfather Paramount I heard Love crying out,this album that Auntie Love Unlimited Uni 23 31 STILL BILL Bill Withers Sussex 'Happiness is givingcould hardly let Stevie 2224 LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED Cher Kapp 2416 ALL DAY MUSIC War United Artists away, Security is comingtake it and himself to 2332 LAYLA Derek & The Dominos Atco 2526 MARDI GRAS down'. He fell, I fell, and"anyone else. 2414 TUMBLING DICE Rolling Stones Rolling Stones Creedence Clearwater Revival Fantasy 25 12IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME (end of dramatic organ Carpenters A & M 2633 MUSICOF MY MIND Stevie Wonder Tamla and drums build-up) "all 3627 HOW CAN I BE SURE David Cassidy Bell 27 28 LIVE Donny Hathaway Atco there is that's left to tell, 27 33 I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE 28 19 SMOKIN' Humble Pie A & M is all the King's horses, Michael Jackson Motown 2930 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" all the King's men, TALENTS 2835 TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond MGM Andy Williams Columbia 29:14 HOW DO YOU DO Mouth & MacNeal Phillips 3022 BEALTITUDE/RESPECT YOURSELF couldn't put our two 30 31 I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG hearts together again. " It Fredrick Knight Stax Staple Singers Stax 31 25 FM -AM George Carlin repeats, but basically Thank goodness they 31 21 HOT ROD LINCOLN Little David 3241IT'S JUST BEGUN Jimmy Castor Bunch that's it .. .. and ifdidn't, for everyone's Cmdr. Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen Paramount RCA those words alone aren'tsake. What with Marvin TZ 40 ALL THE KING'S HORSES 3338 POWERGLIDE enough to convince youGaye and now Stevie Aretha Franklin Atlantic New Riders Of The Purple Sage Columbia Wonder being able to 3357 WHERE IS THE LOVE 3435 MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple Warner Bros. that this is absolutely su- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway Atlantic 3.5 open out and do what they A & M 43 LAYLA Derek & The Dominos Atco perb, I'm truly sorry. 3442 CONQUISTADOR Procol Harum 36 3546 TAKE IT EASY Eagles Asylum 27 FRAGILE Yes Atlantic - (Words by Aretha Frank-want to do (which, 37- HONKY CHATEAU Elton John lin, published by Punditagreed, is not necessarily 3636 IMMIGRATION MAN Uni a good idea in every other Graham Nash & David Crosby Atlantic 3832 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT Music in the USA). 37 44 DAY BY DAY Godspell Bell Cat Stevens A & M case), there may be some 3845 SUPERWOMAN Stevie Wonder Tamla 39 20 BABY I'M A WANT YOU Bread Elektra chance that other talents 39-29 _ISN'T LIFE STRANGE Moody Blues Threshold 4040 YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK in the Motown stable will 40 - SCHOOL'S OUT Alice Cooper Warner Bros. Aretha Franklin 41 25 SOMEDAY NEVER COMES Atlantic FRENETIC get the opportunity to 41 37 PAUL SIMON Columbia blossom in their own way. Creedence Clearwater Fantasy 42 43 YOU SAID A BAD WORDJoe Tex Dial 42 46I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG Billy Preston A & M If you like pretty music, 4347 PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND 4342 CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH On the flip, which in itsdo try the new Wonder. Stylistics Avco George Harrison & Friends Apple own way is just as good,Remember how he came 4430 ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT 4450 GODSPELL Original Cast Bell Aretha completely re-to fame - with a ditty Millie Jackson Spring 4536 MALO Warner Bros. 45 - BRANDY Looking Glass Epic 1644 NILSSON SCHMILSSON Nilsson RCA called "I Call It Pretty 4628 TAXI Harry Chapin Elektra vamps and dresses -up the 47 - KILLER Alice Cooper Warner Bros. recent Burt Bacharach &Music But The Old People 47- AFTER MIDNIGHT J. J. Cale Shelter Call It The Blues. " Tain't 48 37 AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE Supremes Motown 48 - COLOURS OF THE DAY/ Hall David film song, soBlues now, no way, but it 49 - COCONUT Nilsson RCA THE BEST OF Judy Collins Elektra that now it is full of pent-sure is pretty. 5038 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL 4949 HOT ROCKS, 1964 -1971 Rolling Stones London up yet joyful frenetic Little Jimmy Osmond MGM 50 - LIVE The Osmonds MGM energy. Rapidly chinking chugging guitar, wah- wah, silky strings, the doctor thunderinglywoodwind fast -like bass, synthesizer (I think) and girlie chanting are whatNEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS do it to it.Oh, and Aretha's voice is in there' There was the opening too, at its wailing, skipp-BRITAIN'S top im- "Brown Sugar". There ing, exuberant best! (Arilport to America, the was "Bitch", and "Jum- Mardin, need it be said,remarkable Rolling pin' Jack Flash", "Street did the charts. )BothStones, have been Stones give Fighting Man", "bye, sides of this are a decided Bye Johnny", "Tumbling "up". Yeah. generating nothing Dice", "Honky Tonk but "good vibes" for Woman" and Midnight themselves and Rambler". their brand of high The Stones played their agood vibe hearts out for 90 minutes STEVIE WONDER: Su-power rock music. and the shouts and cheers perwoman (Where Were Opening a 30 -city tour Now the Stones are2,000 kids outside the Coli- pushed them on.It was You When I Neededon June 3 in Vancouverback in America, weav-seum irritated about not obvious that this band You); I Love Every Littleand, next moving toing their magic to thebeing able to get in. represents the core of Thing About You (Tam-Seattle, San Franciscoutter delight of their fans, Despite the good begin- rock music, with its dy- il). OK, these are avail-and then to the Los Angel-who are being regaled byning, violence marr ed 11. - es area for four concerts,their majestic power onthe San Diego show. Over namics and sexy lyrics able here on Stevie's new stage and by the new, HERE'S Aretha Franklin being presented withand its open energy lev- album ( "Superwoman"the band has shown con- 50 persons were arrestedher gold record awards for her single ofels. being more than twice assistently high degrees ofdramatic stage presenceTuesday night when sev-"Spanish Harlem" and her album "Aretha Opening the show is long in itsfull two-partconcern for its music andof Mick Jagger who useseral hundred persons Stevie Wonder, whose 45 version), but as thisthe audience which in allmore of a theatrical ap-could not get into the...live At Fillmore West". minute set reveals his single is going great gunsthese first instances hasproach to his presenta-Sports Arena. There were Shown above from left to right are: Atlantic'sown new growth into ma- for the lad in America itcomprised sold out audi-tion. claims that counterfeitExecutive Vice President, Jerry Wexler,terial on the synthesizer. gives me excuse enoughtoriums. This tour is designed totickets had been present-Aretha, and Henry Allen, Vice President Pro-Stevie sang one tune into to join in with all the The last time the Stonesspread over two months toed, causing an overflowmotion. the unstrument and others who have been rav-appeared in the Unitedallow the chaps to playcrowd to show up. Some created a Freakie sound. ing about that new album,States they were onstagetheir music in a more15,000 fans did get in toins, be -ins and plain rom-large room where Law-He had a 12 -piece band "Music Of My Mind. "when a young man in therelaxed tour than hasenjoy the show. ping, stomping dances. rence Welk vamps forbehind him and a number This, and the whole al-crowd at Altamount out-been the case previously. The two San Francisco "We love you," some ofdances normally on week-of backup singers who bum, is very pretty musicside San Francisco was The opening in Van-shows at Winterland drewthe girls cried out whenends - the Long Beachadded a soulful sound to - prettier than anythingkilled by some motorcyclecouver was a cool ex-long lines of people hoursMick came onstage in SanPacific Terrace Centerhis own. else that Stevie ever didtoughs. That incidentperience with no riots, nobefore the doors openedFrancisco. A big signand two shows at the Fo- while under the super-soured the Establishmentuncontrolled situations,and reminded rock ob-stating welcome to Sanrum. Stevie's energy levels vision of the Motown staffon the huge massive out-just people digging theirservers of the 1968 period The repertoire was aadded to the overall feel- (although there weredoor rock festival andidols and becoming eng-in San Francisco's lifeFrancisco said it all forhappy blend of yester-ing of the uptempoed con- some things on "Wherehelped bring an end to theulfed in the sweep of thewhen the ballrooms werethe visitors. day's successes and somecert. But in actuality, any I'm Coming From")Woodstock Generation'smusic. blooming and new rock In Los Angeles, theof the newer works fromopening act in front of the which hinted at this newglory days of peace -love - In Seattle, things beganbands were drawing hap-band played the Hol-their just released "ExileRolling Stones is merely a direction ). brother share your wine. to pick up a bit, with somepy people to indoor love-ywood Palladium - theOn Main Street" LP. sit -through experience. 23 RECORD MIRROR, June 24,1972

A Write to :Val,Record Mirror, 7 Carnaby Street, London W1V 1PG TV's bad STAR READER

WHY oh why has Anne Nightingale been chosen taste Pie to sit in for Rosko while he is away on holiday in America? Her views on HAVING got home early from work one records on June 2 were, day I tuned in to the TV and the 'Lift Off' for example, "I'm not sure on this record" re- programme. The film had nothing ferring to Gilbert Along comes theto do with the record and O'Sullivan's newie. record 'American Pie'altogether it was in Anyone with any com- by Don McLean andrather bad taste.This mon sense could easily while this excellentsort of thing happens too say that this is a chart record is telling theoften and I think it gives cert. World about a tragica bad impression to the When Rosko played death the film on 'Liftkids of what the music his choice from the Four Off' showed some feller scene is like. - PETER Tops' new LP, Anne 'running off with a greatFREESTONE, 7 Bar- Nightingale couldn't big pie!! He was thentlow Road, Castle have described herself chased while this pieCamps, Cambridge, better when she said, seemed to get bigger. CB1 6SY. "miserable". How she managed to get on Ra- on Scotland, unless dio One amazes me. Fault you consider it to be a Hurry up and come AFTER recently buyingdown on England back Rosko. You are the a copy of Bad finger'sand Wales as well, best! - LOUISE QUIN- 'No Matter What' Ibecause the Faces NELL, 33 Chyngton found that the recordtourwasentirely Road, Seaford, Sussex. stops towards the endcancelled because THIS WEEK'S star and starts up again. Isdrummer Kenny reader is Louise Quin- this alright, or isit aJones was awaiting DON McCLEAN:a bad movie with his disc? nell, a 15 year old fault in the record? - the birth of his baby. schoolgirl living in Sea- K. DOYLE, 45 Wirral'Perhaps you're ford,aa aladywh is Crescent, Cheadle, being a bit sensitive! assured e Heath, Stockport, Che-. talksveabout shire. Shoddy? Therearen't VAL: The number AS A record collector I she canseegroups does break towards am getting rather working live, but on the end and start up alarmed at the quality their recording merits again, so you've of records issued by the album and others she is particularly keen nothing to worry British record com- have been pressed on AT LAST I am gladon T. Rex and is also about.It's one of panies. The larger of very thin pliable ma- to see some goodfond of David Cassidy. those numbers that the companies seem to terial, called Dynaf- records in the Top"They're both getting catch the audiences be the most guilty of lex; and the general Fifty. the idol treatment at the out when they're at a trend seems to be to moment, but they record supplying wafer thin thinner records. The British record live performance! records, which even buying public have fi-entirely different num- tend to be warped on nally discovered howbers. David is good for arrival at the local beautiful soul music is. ballads, which Marc Bo- Scots Beefrecord shop. Poll Some of the best exam-lan couldn't do." AS A Scot I wonder The smaller concernsMANY thanks to all the ples are Chi-Lites, Fred- Louise, as well as sometimes if we are ac-such as the reggae la-readers who voted in the erick Knight, Dellabeing a member of the tually regarded as a sec-bels, Trojan etc. pro-Beatles poll I ran. The Reece, Love Unlimited,T. Rex and Partridge tion of the United King-duce much thicker discsresults are as follows. Staple Singers, Roberta Family fan dubs, is also dom. When it comes toand appear to take a lotBest Beatles song, in Flack and the Stylistics. a Rosko Ranger, and music the Scottish sales.more care with their fin-order, Hey Jude, Let it I'm convinced soul willthinks the fan dubs give are just as high.Butished products. outlick most progressiveher value for money. there has been great dis- In these days with theBe, Get Back, Strawber- noise! - R. YOUD, 3 appointment throughoutsales interest more onry Fields Forever and Louise listens to Radio two of Scotland's major Yesterday. The Best Rose Mount, Brook One as often as she can, albums nobody is goingBeatles Album emerged Street, Buckley, Flint -and also likes listening towns, because theto pay approximately shire. Faces have failedtoone quarter of the priceas Sgt. Pepper's Lonely to Radio Luxembourg turn up for appear-of an album for a dustyHearts Club Band, with and Radio NorthSea."I ances, when fans werepiece of warped plastic. Abbey Road, Double ROBERTA FLACK: bringingsoul to thethe DJs; 6-9 am, Rogerprefer commercial ra- told even on the day, via- GEOFF SIMPSON,White album, Let It Be charts. Day; 9till noon, Alandio," she told me. "Bea- national newspapers,'Bankfoot,' 33 Horncopand Help follow. The West; noon to 3 pm,cause I think they tell that they were to ap-Lane, Kendal, West-best song since their Spangles Muldoon; 3-6you more about the pear. morland. split was My Sweet pm Mark Wesley; 6-9records and give you The point to be made Lord, followed by Imag-'many outstanding pm, Mike Ross; 9 tomore variety tolisten is that there is a resent- ine, It Don't Come Easy,/ songs! It is significant to Choice midnight, Crispian St. ment towards Scotland VAL: Quite often, Ram On! and Back Of note that Sgt.Pepper John. Newsreaders, Expressing herself and the people there.I Geoff, the thickness Boogaloo. received many votes but AFTER reading GeorgeTony Allan and Terryvery well Louise also know how the black of the record is not No less than thirty-one the songs pulled only a Alexander's choice ofDavies. told me that she would people in America and always a sign of a other songs received few, proving the theory programmes for a radio I would give each DJlike tosee more chart throughout the worldbetter pressing. In votes in this catego that it is looked on as a station I would like toone week off in four, andrecognition for some feel. - C. KING, East fact some records cut making it the most in- concept album and not mention my own choice. during leave their shows neglected groups - But- Kilbride, Glasgow, Scot- on thick plastic are in decisive of all, thusas several individual From midnight to 3 am,would be covered byterscotchwas oneshe land. fact pressed on re- proving that since thesongs. - ALAN Dave Rogers; 3-6 am, apreviously taped pro-named, and she feels constituted plastic, split not enough out- JONES, 211 West Way, recorded show featuringgrammes. - T. Tony Christie should re- VAL: A spokesman and are therefore not standing songs have Stafford. newsreaders or any ofEVANS, 12 Valerianceive more chart suc- the Faces tells me of good quality. Also emerged to dominate - Close, Chatham, Kent. cess. that this was no down the new David Bowie or perhaps there are too

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