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It's from a flick called band shuffle -rhythm date. he has demonstrated in his LP work. which each member of the group gets "Muscle Beach Party." (B+) "TEEN -SCENE" (2:15) [Al- Here, the hit Broadway tune receives an opportunity to shine in the (B) a highly listenable fox-trot beat. It's solo "I DREAM ABOUT most, Clamike BMI-Jamison] from his "Dance Along Broadway" spotlight. Good bet for ops and dee - FRANKIE" (2:10) [Dijon BMI Also keep close tabs on this infectious, jays. -Hemric, Styner] This snappy name - handclap cha cha twist affair. It, too, set. song is also from the pic. (B) "SHE LOVES ME" (2:43) (B+) "TENGO TANGO" (2:36) can make the grade. [Sunbeam BMI - Harnick, [Dillard BMI-J. & N. Adder - TY LEMLEY (World Artists 1020) Bock] A cha-cha rendition of the title ley] Fast-moving uptempo, jazz tango BARBARA & THE DELIGHTS tune, a delightful one, of the recent with a contagious, (B+) "LOVE SONG OF TOM (United Artists 675) repeating riff. JONES" (2:29) [United musical success. Also from the show - (B) "SHE'S A SMOOTH ONE" tune LP. SONNY WHITE (Aura 403) Artists ASCAP-Addison, David] The (2:14) pretty main -title of the smash [Stride BMI-Edwards, box- Fleming] Newcomers - JOHN BARRY SEVEN & ORCH. (B+) "IF YOU WANT THIS office pic is nicely performed in this to the teen LOVE" sound ranks, the gals display keen (Mercury 72261) (2:02) [Har -Bock rich Latinish outing by the legit teen know-how (B+) "FROM RUSSIA WITH BMI-Knight] Sonny White should warbler and his ork-chorus. Recom- in this Latinish blues grab some spins with blend. Session's sound is current and LOVE" (1:56) [United Artists this slow -mov- mended for the good -music spins. sure to nlease teen ears. ASCAP-Bart] The new James Bond ing small combo -backed lyrical blues "WALKIN' tear-jerker. Chanter's (C+) -TALKIN' " (1:45) (B) "SHIRLEY GOT THERE pic theme number getting lots of disk rich Josh White - [Worl-Art Unart BMI-Lem- coverage, receives a lush -sounding styled delivery is aptly suited to ley] Sprightly rockin' with ordinary EARLY" (2:35) [Maggie BMI folkish lyrics. -Partee] Somewhat more deliberate - arrangement, with strings playing on results. sounding plaintive portion here. the Russian-flavored melody's senti- (B+) "I JUST CALLED TO SAY mental way. Fine good -music instru- HELLO" (2:30) [Ding Dong THE SPOTLIGHTERS (Pleasant 107) mental. BMI - Pincus, Knight] Extremely (B) "CLAP YOUR HANDS" GATEMOUTH BROWN (Cue 1050) (B) "007" (2:17) [United Artists slow -moving, shufflin' lament with a (2:30) [Westchester ASCAP (B+) "SUMMERTIME" (2:28) ASCAP] Intriguing jazzy nostalgic, while -back teen sound. -Burns] The sunny ditty, not the [Gershwin ASCAP - Gersh- arrangement of another sampling of Gershwins' evergreen, receives an apt- win, Heyward] Gatemouth Brown, the pic's score. AL MORGAN (Crystal 104) ly happy reading from the song crew who clicked a few years back with and its combo backing. Note for spe- "Okie Dokie Stomp," can create GEORGE MICHELE (B) "I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON some A STRING" cialty juke-box programming. Home excitement anew with this swingin' (20th Century 467) (2:02) [Mills of the label is Thornwood, N.Y. jazz -blues instrumental rendition of (B) "MY UNFINISHED SYM- ASCAP-Arlen, Koehler] Here's good the Gershwin material for the juke-boxes. Morgan (C) "HI HO RUMBA" (2:45) evergreen. Eye it. PHONY" (2 :29) [Saturday offers a jaunty, legit reading of the [Westchester ASCAP - (B+) "LEFTOVER BLUES" (2:38) ASCAP-Crewe, Bass] The legit great evergreen against bright organ Breeze] South -of -the -Border funtime. [Gulf BMI-Duncan, Brown] songster offers a croon reading of a & keyboard -led rhythm accompani- This side, a low-down funky blueser, big -sounding ballad. There are tri- ment. Diskery is a Chicago outfit. SONNY BLOCH'S ELEPHANTS spotlights the guitarist's polished in- plets in the all-out ork-chorus ar- (Bee 1000) strumental technique. rangement. Michele really pours it on (B) "WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS "BEETLE at the deck's finale. GONE" (2:19) (B+) SQUASH" (2:30) [Remick AS - [Dumont BMI-Bloch] This HOWLIN' WOLF (Chess 1890) (B) "SOMETHING WONDER- CAP - Swan] Warm stand another FUL" (2 :11) [Williamson standout oldie. hard -driving instrumental is another (B+) "HIDDEN GAMES" (2:00) teen -appealing result of Beatlemania. [Arc ASCAP-Rodgers, Hammerstein] The a BMI-Dixon] The vet great song from "King & I," origin- JAN DAVIS (A&M It's steady beat thumper that fea- blues chanter unleashes his potent, 733) tures Bloch's Elephants on a deck pro- ally written as a femme comment, is wide -range vocal talents full -blast on heard in a more definite teen light. (B+) "FUGITIVE" (2:06) [Little duced by I. Squashem. Label's handled this rhythmic, pulsating happy ro- Darlin' BMI Josie] Guitars nationally by Independent Record mancer with an interesting, head -up of a - Producers of N. Miami Beach. rapidly - NANCY ALLEN (Siana 715) busy, funky get -away changing melodic structure. (B+) "I'M NOT THE SAME GIRL sound. To point -up the title, barking (B) "LEAPING LIZARDS (2:29) dogs make now-and -then appearances. (B) "TAIL DRAGGER" (2:50) I WAS" (2:02) [Viscount- [Dumont BMI-Bloch] This [Arc BMI-Dixon] On this BMI-Phillips] This cute styled cha- (B) "BOSS MACHINE" (2:20) end's an all -instrumental, `pull -out - end Wolf dishes -up an appealing tra- cha, augmented with strings, marks [Irving BMI-Davis] Electric all -the -stops' rocker. dition -oriented low-down funky tear- Nancy Allen's debut on Siana. Slight- guitar is a strong factor in another jerker with sincerity and feeling. ly reminiscent of a Leslie Gore cut, bluesy, upbeat combo stand. THE CICADAS (RCA Victor 8339) this clever number should attract at- (B) "THAT'S WHAT I WANT" DONNIE BROOKS (Reprise 0261) tention among the teen set. KING CARL (La Louisianne 8047) (2:40) [Southern ASCAP (B) "LET'S TELL THEM TO- Carter, Lewis] The Australian - (B+) "GIRL MACHINE" (2:12) (B) "THE TUNE OF THE RAIN" rock- [Odin ASCAP Weidler] NIGHT" (2:23) [Viscount- sters are noting Beatlemania in this - BMI-Phillips] More on (2:30) [La Lou BMI Joli - Brooks, with some past of the same vette] - stand, which even includes Beatles' chart dates this end. Siana is a member of the Singer nicely handles the ap- "yeah, yeah, yeah" comments. to his credit, tells of a machine that pealing blues number, about a The vo- a teen inventor London group. fella cal & combo sounds are each pro teen - hopes will produce a who hopes for the return of a loved - market dream -girl. Upbeat setting has a good one. Strings are part of statements. BILLY LOVE AND THE LOVERS the easy -go (B) "HEY gadget -like approach. (Dragon 4403) setting sound. Label is located in La- WHA' D'YA SAY" (B) fayette, La. (1:40) [Southern ASCAP- "GONE" (1:58) [April AS - (B+) "LEGEND OF LOVE" (2:25) Shephens, Leander] Cheerful folkish- CAP - Kusik, Snyder] Emo- [Keel-BMI-Legends] Here's (B) "I'M JUST A LONELY MAN" rock sound from the boys. tional, big -sounding display for teen one to excite the dyed-in-the-wool fish (2:20) [ La Lou BMI-Joli- ears. fan. This slow number awakens mem- vette] More of a sprightly blues feel LENNY O'HENRY ories of the early days of rock and to this outing. (Atco 6291) (B+) "SATURDAY ANGEL" (2:14) THE SURFARIS (Felsted 8688) roll. The use of falsetto for a great [Saturday ASCAP (B+) "TOR CHULA" (2:36) [An- deal of the record should thrill the KELLY GARRETT (Ava 156) - Crewe, teeners. Could get around. Calello] Bright & bouncy is this fun - thony ASCAP - Nunes, Bar- (B+) "THIS HEART IS time blues -pop cut by the songster bata, Winburne, Graham, Holmquist] (B) "HOLD ME CLOSE" (2:15) HAUNTED" (2:50) and his The crew, tagged the "original" [Mo ASCAP Heath-Gag- [Overture cheerful combo -chorus com- Sur- liano] More -of - & American BMI-Page] The sound is panions. Kids will be particularly faris, gives a strong, primitive -sound- the same here. crowded with effective bright -beat pleased to hear this one for the ing rock account of the exotic num- RELIGIOUS comments, including a striking over- dancefloor. ber. An instrumental with an atten- dubbing stint by the lark. Big -sound- (B) "ACROSS THE STREET" tion -getting get-up. EARLENE TUCKER ing entry that could make a stir. (2:15) [Saturday ASCAP- (B) "PSYCHE -OUT" (2:40) [An- (Gardena Records 135) (B) "I DON'T THINK HE'S Crewe, Calello, Harris] Interesting thony ASCAP-Lloyd] Key- "A Loving Memory Of John F. Ken- COMING" (2:35) [Overture Latin -blues arrangement. board comments are highlighted in nedy" & American BMI-Page] A slow -beat this frenzied display. THE GALATIANS plaintive. TONY CANTORE (Fayette 1618) (King 45-5859) (B) "YELLOW ROSES" (2:10) LALO SCHIFRIN ORCH. "I Wish That I Had Been There"/ PHIL LUCAS (Era 3126) [Roosevelt, Mary (MGM 13224) "Jesus Died" Hill, Check- BOBBY GROVE (B) "CHARLIE Colt-BMI-Kellis, Walker] The chant- (B) "THE `7 FACES OF DR. BRENNAN" er delivers a tale of (King 45-5786) (2:46) [Bamboo & Joslow lost love on this LAO'" (2:14) [Miller ASCAP ballad -offering from Fayette. The -Harline] The Bossa "It Was For You"/"The Legend Of BMI-Lucas] Lucas gives a persuasive songster Nova maestro- The Dogwood Tree" account of this folkish item, a tale gives it a warm and feeling- cleffer batons an orchestral blending of ful reading despite the schmaltzy of WILLA DORSEY a travelin' man. Good drama date with the oriental & south -of -the -border (King 45-5764) a commercial sing -a -narrative theme. on a flavorful pic theme. ap- (B) "Ezekial Saw De Wheel"/"Have Thine proach. "I CAN SEE" (2:05) [Roose- (B) "THE WAVE" (2:40) [New Own Way" velt, Mary Hill, Check-Colt- Continent BMI-Schifrin] A ORIGINAL (8) "MANDY MINE" (2:48) BMI-Kellis, Walker] Cantore waxes BLIND BOYS OF [Bamboo & Joslow more direct approach to the Bossa ALABAMA (Vee-Jay 936) BMI-Lu- emotional on this "I Believe" fash- Nova field. It's cas] A pretty calypso affair. ioned opus. from an LP called "I Can See Everybody's Mother"/ "Piano, Strings & Bossa Nova." "How Far Am I From Cannon" 14 Cash Box-March 28, 1964 :oih go