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record Dedicated To Seraing The Nerds Of The Music & Record Industry CA o JawId tal > . J < J Vol. 22, No. 1093 May 18, 1968 .) < 4-V O W In opinion 2 U) o the o,o this week the following records are the SINGI a e WS' OF THE WEEK WHO 0+00-+a-ntJa <,t 0 IN THE -oe-a 16H MGM FORM' IICIINC STICK IICEtlC STICK CARI I) YOU 0001 MOW WNII YOU M N 10 ME iXE SM1 DIMEXSIDX WORLD 104155190WM IM James Brown and the Fabu- The 5th Dimension have Sam and Dave tear it up, "Choo Choo Train" (Ruler- lous Flames will have one found an ooh -so -groovy and rip it up, break it up on Mulj, BMI) should choo of their biggest with "Lick- lulling number in Laura this fun and funky "You choo right to the top as ing Stick - Licking Stick" Nyro's "Stoned Soul Pic- Don't Know What You Mean done by those hit -making (Toccoa, BMI), a fast and nic" (Tuna Fish, BMI) (Soul to Me" (East -Cotillion, BMI) Box Tops. Teens will grab Slim Williamson Enters gritty one (King 6166). City 766). (Atlantic 2517(. on (Mala 12005). Fourth Year of Picking Just the Right Notes (And Records) as Head SLEEPER PICKS OF THE WEEK of Chart Diskery. In This Issue Record World Pays Tribute to Slim Et Al with a Special Chart Sec- tion `First.' "Never Gonna Cry (The Way B. J. Thomas could get ferri Jackson, a snappy new Forced out of their album I'll Cry Tonight)" (Tobi-Ann, way up the charts with singing gal, should turn by popular demand, "Taxi- BMI) is the new one from "The Eyes of a New York heads with "Love Me" cab" (Longhair, ASCAP) by Ronnie Dove and it looks Woman" (Press, BMI(, a (Electric Renaissance, BMI) Bunky and Jake is a melli- like a heavyweight (Dia- rockaballad with a special from new Audio Fidelity - fluous teen ditty with big mond 244). quality (Scepter 12219). distributed Parallax (401). future (Mercury 40263). ALBUM PICKS OF THE WEEK }GNU SOUND TRAn( N h LUYE i9 BI.UE IIP UPAND 6WAV Mawrwpt£s WIND )FRÁT Á67q !HIS NIY SDNC. ViXEiiME :f£1 . IICCFNI% SPOOK' 'Nit: IMPOSSIBLE DREAM iHf4).E iµµ' OM NAi1EY V9 I.1:: DO:: DVRIASTp{D,DODBvE RCARBOR l,'ÁÑfÌ(:I(( The P__apas & the Mamas Andy Williams, mod in "Everybody Loves Some- Jerry Goldsmith's electron- Presented by the Mamas & Nehru jacket and scarf, body," "You're Nobody Till ically spangled melodies the Papas" has a terrific sings a handful of recent Somebody Lo v e s You," for "Planet of the Apes" sound from first band to chart ballads like "Honey," "Houston," "Bumming are adding much to audi- last. And the jacket is "Windy," "Spooky," "Up, Around" are only a few ence appreciation of the especially inventive (Dun- Up and Away" (Columhia of "Dean Martin's Greatest science fiction flick (Proj- hill DS 50031). CL 2862; CS 9662(. Hits! Col. 1" (Reprise R/RS ect 3 PR 5023SD). 6301). www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com RONNIE DOVE HAS A 2 ..NEVER GONNA CR1r- Produced by Lee Hazlewood and "MOUNTAIN OF LOVE" D-244 pM Q RECORDS INC O www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Otis Smith Heads England Named VP, Sales ABC's Single Sales & Distribution, Columbia Larry Newton, President of Don England has been pro- ABC Records, has announced moted to Vice President, Sales the appointment of Otis Smith and Distribution, Columbia who will be responsible for sin- Records, announces Bill Farr, gle sales on all labels of the Vice President, Marketing, ABC family. CBS Records. Smith began in the record England will be responsible business in 1962 as a junior ac- to Farr for the operation of countant with MGM Records, the sales, distribution and pro- and was later promoted to as- motion organizations. In addi- sistant supervisor of the royal- tion to supervising the activi- ty department. Leaving MGM ties of Columbia Records' 19 in 1966 for the position of branches in the United.. State_ s comptroller of Riverside Rec- (Continued on page 16) Don England ords (Orpheum Productions, Inc.), Smith was promoted shortly thereafter to director of national sales and promo- Martell Kapp's New tion. In this position he was responsible for such hits as Otis Smith "Skate Now," "Do the Thing," Marketing Veep and "Hey Joyce"-all sung by moted to VP and General Man- NEW YORK-Jack Wieden- Lou Courtney, "Village Caller" ager of Riverside. mann, General Manager of by Johnny Lytle and "This Smith will report to Bud Kapp Records, announces that Thing Called Love" by the Katzel, VP and Director of Tony Martell, former Regional Webs. In 1967 Smith was pro - marketing. Manager of Columbia Records in New York, has been ap- Capitol Distribs New K&R Label pointed Director of Marketing for Kapp Records, effective im- HOLLYWOOD - "We make nounces. mediately. Rock -'n' -Roll records." another Koppelman and Rubin will Martell started with Colum- new label created and managed provide a continuous flow of bia in March, 1957, as a resi- by the independent production product both single records dent salesman in northeast team of Koppelman-Rubin, will and albums, featuring artists Pennsylvania, having spent 10 be distributed exclusively by signed by the new label. The years previously as a dj for first single, "Fourteenth An- Capitol Records Distributing WEJL, Scranton, Pa. After nual Fun & Pleasure Fair" b w four and a half years as a Corp., Robert Yorke, VP and "Cloudy" by the Guild Light (Continued on page 16) 'Cony Martell General Manager of CRDC, an- Gauge, is due May 13. Schaffer Exits Kapp IUA's Coup: Cream Not Breaking Up, Sid Schaffer, Vice President of Sales for Kapp Records, has 'Hair' Score Says Manager Fitzgerald resigned, effective last week. NEW YORK - Shortly after "Hair" reopened on Broadway Robert Fitzgerald, American recently to generally rave not- manager for Ateo Records' the ices and subsequent long lines Cream, plus the Bee Gees and, Paramount Acquiring at the box office, United Artists as of last week, the Bucking - Music acquired through Nat hams, denied to Record World Shapiro on behalf of Channel last week that the Cream were Stax Complex Eight Productions the rights to breaking up. publish, exploit and administer (Continued on page 54) the "Hair" score by Galt Mac - An agreement for the acqui- (-Paramount Pictures Corpora- Dermot, Gerome Ragni and sition of Stax Records, Volt Rec- tion. James Ragni. ords and their affiliated compa- Decca's April Simultaneously, Davis r e - Mike Stewart, UA Music and nies, including East Publishing vealed that Stewart and Vice Records President, made the an- Sales Up 31°, Company, by Paramount Pic- President Al Bell would continue nouncement. tures' parent company, Gulf + to helm the Stax/Volt companies The show, playing at the Bilt- NEW YORK - Sydney N. Western Industries, Inc., was reporting directly to Arnold D. more, was re-recorded by RCA Goldberg, Sales VP of Decca announced last week by Jim Burk, Paramount Pictures Vice Victor last week. Victor released Records, has revealed that the Stewart, President of Stax Rec- President in charge of music an album of the songs from the April, 1967, sales figures for ord Company, and Martin S. operations. original production, which op- Decca were the label's big- Davis, Executive Vice President ened in the fall. Since a large gest for any April in 10 and chief operating officer of (Continued on page 4) number of new songs has been years; and that the April, added to the show, RCA decided 1968, sales figures are 31% to re -groove. ahead of 1967. Goldberg at- Singer's Largest Campaign (Continued on page 54) tributes this not only to the consistency of catalog sales, NARM Meets but to the new and estab- Spotlights Hawaii TVer lished artists scoring on the NEW YORK Fifteen hun- a three-month long promotion Sept. 3-6 - meeting label in all fields, as well as dred Singer Centers across the that starts this week. The NARM mid -year Decca's increased tape and Focal point of the campaign, in Chicago is set for Sept 3-6, cassette activities. country will sell Hawaii along estimated to be the largest in not Dec. 3-6, as stated in last with a score of new products in (Continued on page 54) week's Record World. RECORD WORLD-May 18, 1968 3 www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Seven Diverse Dot LPs Monument Has I1(1InllIIIIIII IIII11I II IIIII IIIII IIIIIIaIIIIIIIIIIIII In May Release Top Quarter PCCOPd NASHVILLE - Monument WOMB LOS ANGELES - Dot Rec- Record Corporation reported first quarter sales year ex- ords has scheduled the release this 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 of seven albums, designed for ceeding any previous quarter in a maximum sales effort, in May. the label's 10 -year history, said Area Code .(212) 765-5020 Ken Revercomb, Director of label President Fred Foster. Sales and Distribution for the Foster attributed the in- Publisher label, reports entire program creased sales to the diversity of BOB AUSTIN will be bolstered by a power- product available on Monument house of special merchandisers, and its subsidiary labels, Rising sales promotion and publicity Sons and Sound Stage 7, an in- Editor -in -Chief expo s u r e. Additionally, full tensified sales effort led by Steve SID PARNES color double -truck trade ads Poncio, label Vice -President and Doug McClelland Editor Sales Manager, and to increased will herald the release. Dave Finkle Associate Editor Dual Grammy winner Lalo promotional activity under the Schifrin leads off the promotion direction of the label's promotion Ted Williams R$8 Editor with a "something for every- Dot's ad -merchandising director staff including Mike Shepherd, Chart Editor one" album, highlighted by 11 Jack L.