8 A HARD DAYS NIGHT ...... Beatles e IT'S ALL OVER NOW .. · · •· • •. •...... Rolling Stones HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN ...... Animals 0 -~•·~~ 0 HOLO ME ...... •. P. J. Proby ,, tr I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ·WITH MYSELF .)., e r Dusty Springfield
July 18, 1964 FULL POP 50 ON PAGE 2 Cliff-at 10
New /,it sl,oots way over /,all million mark
I ··-ltcl~~-hit- the top spot ~he same week their record is rel~with their first film title song, "A hard day's night." The Liverpool stars have nudged last week's chart-toppers, the Rolling Stones, i11to second place with " It's all over now". The film soundtrack ~p also tops the album chart. And a spokesman for the Beatles' recording company, EMI, knocked dewn any talk of the Famous Four "slipping in popularity". e THEIR LP HAS TOPPED 250,000 • TH'EIR SINGLE HAS TOPPED 600,000 Not slipping
" The single has sold 600,000, and the film soundtrack LP a quarter of a million," he said. "In America, we expect two million sales with the album. And the LP is selling very well in 'Britain. " Record sales always slip a ·little at this time of the year, and considering that, the Beatles are doing fantastically well. We are quite certain they are not slipping 9n this performance!" The Beatles fly to Sweden for a tour from July 28. Their American tour, which includes their first Canadian visit, starts on August 15. Their British one-nighter trek opens on Octo-· ber 9. This Sunday (19) the \Beatles star on TV's " Blackpool night ou~". And on July 25 George Har rison is a " Juke box jury" panellist. PAUL SLAMS EL VIS BEATLES 60 HOME centre pages • THEY' RE OFF TO A-MERICA IN AUGUST e THEY'RE OFF TO SWEDEN TH IS -MON·TH ge 2-MELODY MAKER, July 18, 1964 ANIMALS LEFT PILOT BEHIND! HE ANIMALS chartered a special plane to fly from "Top of the pops" in Man• T chester to a date at London's Flamingo last Friday-but got in the wrong plane They got to London all right, but you should have heard the language from the charte1 pilot after a three-hour slt on the tarmac at Manchester ! 1 (-) A HARD DAY'S NICHT ...... Beatles, Parlophone The Rolling Stones• dis 2 ( 1) IT'S ALL OVER NOW ...... Rolling Stones. Decca like of people mentioning Frankie 3 (2) HOUSE OF THE RISINC SUN ...... Animals, Columbia their hatr is like • man with two heads getting Vaughan (3) angry at questions about 4 HOLD ME ...... P. J. Proby, Decca them . . . Woody Herman 5 ( 19) I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF at Finsbury Park - "We'll -learned Dusty Springfield, Philips now play our version of a le
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Here, I think ' have been a p ... I have my hair every leap yea1 ' inspected ever weeks. HERE can surely be no peaceful co-existence between disc-jockeys as long as Jimmy Savile continues to run Tamok. He is a clown. But o professional one. Some say ' preposterous. Others coll him a genius. I'm an old Har He is Britain's answer to America's zanier-still Murray "the K" Kaufman. And Savile has a round Yorkshire accent to prove it. I took elocuti< He's one or the richest lessons to learr men in British show busi- ' ness. He has a remarkably Yorkshire acce agile mind, and it is only during long conversation with him that one realises just how shrewd he is. Witticisms fly. Rudeness is exchanged for belliger ence. But beneath that lun- 11tic exterior, there is a I enjoy receivi1 calculating financial ani one-shilling no mal, juggling the discs at the same time as the £sd. One day this week, ' Parker is that we all love What? What? l'm an Old e HOW LONG CAN YOU Savile, blonde hair and all, playing pranks. Well, the Harrovian. I took elocution lAST AT THIS PEAK? , sat with his feet on a very day l delivered the tape lessons to learn the York Five f eet, ten inches, riy table illl Radio Luxem we played the most diabolical shire accent. l'II tell you height is. , bourg's .London studio, and prank on one of the august what- 1'II give YOU elocu e DO YOU RF.GARD YOUR toted the customary cigar. people over there at BBC. t:ion lessons. But it'll cost SELF AS A COMEDIAN OR Forgetting the hair, Havn't heard a word from you. A DISC-JO<:KEY? Jimmy Savile-genius or joker? that day ever since. When I was 1l Jimmy was dressed just ~W MUCH DO YOU Both. I enloY my work. like t he average young fan a WHY JS YOUR HAIR I'm having a ball. OIi mylleacl. 1 at a dance ball: jeans and DKE-TBA'ff.. This week? So far this business is their business. e YOU HAVE BECOME I have it cut every leap a WHAT ARE YOU TRY• sweater, casual shoes, short My business rums hand In f'AMOUS DESPITE FEW TV week over £900. Two days i1JC TO DO JN YOUR socks. ~e~r and inspected every. to go. l'm looking forward WORK? ' glove with my love in llfo APPEARANCES.HOW? two weeks. ll's like this be· to them greatly. Improve the business and "Ri2htl" he ordered. beat music. Some deejays Yes, they see me on TV cause I want to loo.k like a "Firelr. And then: " HeY., make it clear they do not for a few seconds on "Top bank manager, and you on~ • ARE YOU OVERPAID? earn money for Jimmy. I like beat music. I love It of the pops" before reach enjoy receiving those one it must be quite a thrill ever see a. bank manager s No. When I was a miner sh, lilng notes. for a guy like you to meet and hope It g;oes on for ing over to switch off. No, head and shoulders. No, I was working a two foot, such an important person ever. I have every expecta any success I have enJoyed when l was young there :six-inch stint and I pulled e ARE YOU OFF YOUR I believe in thE tion of living to 1,000 years has been on radio, and this was a scarcity of hair and llEAD? as I. What say?" old and l hope beat music means that listeners have up 20 tons of coal which Yes, we all are. That's there isn't any more, so why will probably fill the coal saying-stand is still around then. put up with me more than not have some more? why the world's a knockout with anyone else. ·houses of l 00 homes. But place. e WHAT IS YOUR SUC e WOULDN'T IT BE AN now I supply millions of speak up. shut CESS PHILOSOPHY? e YOU ARE CONTRACTED IDEA IF YOU TOOK ELO homes. I think I'm under- ' People are not interested 1"0 DECCA RECORDS AS A CUTION LESSONS? . paid by that scale. Ray Coleman in what I say but what J LUXEMBOURG DEEJAY? plaf, I believe in the old No contract. I work for Questions and answers saying. Stand up, speak up, Decca on a business friend followed. shut up. That's my principle. ship basis. And put this Keep the airtime for spin down there. It is a known • ARE YOU CRAZY? ning discs, eh? fact that Jimmy Savile is a No. Who says I am? flrm friend of the Beatles, e A LOT OF PEOPLE. DO e WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Gerry and Cilia as much as 'VOU AGREE YOU ARE I have three flats--one he's a flrm friend of the UNIQUE IN A RIDICULOUS each in Leeds, London and Stones, Brian Poole and :Silly WAY? Manchester. I have vast In• Fury. And Jimmy has made Oh ye:s, l can hear them terests in clubs-the Top n success of his work al saying that when I pass the Ten in Manchester is the though he has never intro• bus stop. Well, to people world's biggest club of its duced a programme of re who say I am mad. I would kind, let me tell you. I have cords by any of these people: say I'm unhappy to think to cover 600 miles a week to Cilia, Beatles, Swinging Blue they think I am mad. As get to work. Jeans, Peter and Gordon, you know, it takes one to • WHAT Dm·you DO BE Freddie and the Dreamers. tell one. FORE ENTERING SHOW All my Luxembourg shows e HOW MUCH DO YOU BUSINESS? are for Decca. BUT David £'ARN? Worked in a pit, ye.s. Wat Jucobs and the others, they Plenty. I saw my accoun erloo Colliery, Leeds. Got can introduce these other tant the other day and he blOWil up twice. stars. And Jimmr doesn't. sald: "Don't you worry, But Jimmy's stil popular, either." isn't he? e BUT WHAT'S THE e ARE YOU APPROACIHED rlGURE?' BY SONGPLUGGERS? My figure is 45--19-26. No. They know I am com Deat that. pletely unbribeable. • ANO IF YOU WERE? e WHY DO YOU HAVE e WHAT CAR DO YOU The difference would de- S\JCH FANTASTIC HAIR? lfUN? pend upon the amount of You mean long at the Three, officially. A bubble money they offered me, back? Because if I had it car, an E-type which does which I would accept en- long al the front it would 160 zooming miles an hour, thusiastically. But it wouldn't get in my eyes and then I Dnd a Silver Cloud Rolls sway me as far as playing wouldn't be able to see, Royce. All new. The Rolls the record goes. see? has a stereophonic radio- • WH10 IS YOUR FAV !f. WHAT RECORDS DO gram in it which cost me 01JRJTE DISC-IOCKEY IN '\'OU LIKE? £220-no, £240. BRITAIN APART FROM Beat music. Always on my e ARE YOU BRITAIN'S YOU? record players are the Stones ffJGHEST-PAID DEEJAY? It's like a meal. Different Beatles. . Elvis and Ray I'll just pop round and things at a different time. Connlfl. ask the others bow much l'd say a hot-pot of Don • WHAT IS YOUR AGE? they get. No, I don't think Wardell, Ray Orchard and a I shall tell you the truth. so I have seen all the seasoning of all the others. Seventeen. When I was 17, others at various transport ~--~ I I fell on my head and ever cafes, though, up and down LOOK AT THIS FOR AN ARRAY OF since I have suffered greatly. the country, so they can't sue, Up to 17, I was severely re be doing all that well. Here, SAX-PLAYING tarded, so., everything is I think I should have been a working the otl\er way. I priest. e YOU HAVE IQEVER HAD INfflUMEHTALISTS - Ge"Y Mulligan - Slon Gel, - Tubby Hoyo, - have promised · iny body to e DOES BRITAIN NEED A B.B.C. RADIO SHOW? Poul Dumond! - S.n Web1ter - John Coltrane - Colemon Howttin:1 - a university. Inside my head 'VOUNGER DISC-JOCKEYS? No, never. RoMle Ron - Woody Hermon. is the maturity of a 17-year old. l think my body will Yes, more people of my e WHY? BANDS - Ted Heath - Jock Pomell - Ken Moduntosh - Cyril Stopletc be very acceptable. And how age throughout the business. I think the BBC were Dorw·y - Jo. Lou - Johnny Oonkworth - OKor Robin~ _ nbout that then? e WHY? afraid of losing their broad- THI BEST THAT MONfY CAN IUY I • _ e HOW LONG HA VE YOU Because young deejays casting licence. Selmer Pori, Bb Sop,ono...... 86 - P•nnsylvonlo Eb Alto...... ifEEN IN SHOW BUSINESS? would be part of the bus!- e DOES THIS ANNOY OR , Selmer Pori:1 B:b Alto...... , ...... ~ 16 9,._ PeMsyfvonKJ Eh Te.nor...... ness that buvs the records, DEPRESS YOU? Selmer Paris B.b Tenor ...... 135 gnt.. Penn.-~io Eb 5opl'ono...... Three brilliant years, my and that can't be bad. And Apart from crying on my Selmer Paris a.b Boritone ...... 183 gN.. Ko ri M•ytr Eb Alto. ... ,.,. .. ,,., .. friend. if they were any good, they'd accountant's desk occasion- Kart Meyer Eb TffiOr •...... • OTHER DISC JOCKEYS be kept on. But hear this, my ally, it has not worried me HAVE FAILED TO CON• friend, and listen. There is unduly. But I hope the BBC ·,------lliECT WITH THE TEENAGE a lot of difference between reaches Jt's senses before I , $end fo, kM,t HtEE cob.#' b,o,cbure WAVELENGTH. YOU HAVE nn enthusiastic young man go bankrupt. I sent the:m a I SUCCEEDED. HOW? · and a commerc1ally-minded tape once, but you know, HAME ...... - Ab, a lot of disc-Jockeys young man as far as record- The reason I get on well Stimer I ignore my audience. But their Ing companies are concerned. with Elvis and Colonel AOORES.5 .•...... : ...... - ...... - ...... 114 CHAIJNG CIOSS IOAO, I ...... - ...... M ,,,. ;;;;:nA -.::;;;;;;m;u;;;;zznz& st¼A\\i .x .,W '.Jm:J um v;;:;mt:«m t\!iMilikfBL • LONDON, W.C.2 L------·-- ELODY MAKER, July 18, 1964 Zephyrs hit back A BEAT group this week slammed back at Rolllng Stone Mick Jagger who described one of their re cords as "rubbish". They are the Zephyrs, whose "I can tell" was blasted by at Jagger Jogger in his MM column last week. Said Mick: "I hate · phoney beat groups who scream like 'POPULAR_ mad to try to create excite• 'WE WERE DOING OK TILL Reduc ment . . . the Zephyrs' 'I can tion in tell' ls unbelievable. They try the price hard to sound gassed aod ex of this now cited. They end u~ sounding THAT STONE HIT US' pick-up like a load of rubbish." hos ~ Zephyr's bass guitarist John "He's god to fans. Anything purely by simplityjng Hind stormed back: "We are Mic.k Jagger says goes. I fn. The $er1Sitivity is not exactly knocked out by d. The Popular Model don't mind him having a go, mplete. with lead and the Rolling Stones or Mick but it's not very fair of him r £2.3.6 Jagger. He's entitled to his to use his Power over the fans opinion, but it is not doing us by getting them to dislike us. Housewives any good. "So the Sto:nes have had "At Barking last Saturday, hit records and we haven't. quo we got jeers when we an They're lucky - the Beatles dig Ken's TYPE nounced 'I can tell'-all be· did a Jot for them. Many cause of Jagger's attack. Be· "We don't begrudge them tOP-linc fore he said it was rubbish, 'Happiness' guitarists we were doing all right with their success, but Jet them use ma~- the number. leave groups that are trying to nct,c carry on trying. BIG showbiz talking- pick-ups. "Suddenly, Mick Jagger "We challeng.e the Stones to point this week was _ ..,,...,. j Both '"'· .. speaks and the fans follow. a meeting. And we'd go on fave screw-slot adjust ~ .... It's not very fair. how did Ken. Dodd's ? pieces for individual stage opPosite them." new single "Happiness," ponsc adjustment. New THERE are several pos- get played on "House th integral volume con- sible explanations for wives Choice" last improvec:C graduated Freddie Garrity•s pose Swinging Douglas ;ponsc. Pick-up can be week when it is not re to any cello guitar. with the roller In the A TEAM of BBC pro- leased by Colwnbia un Mode]· ...... £3.2.6 garden of his. new home All new material on Blue ducers and technicians til tomorrow (Friday)? !umo control .. £4.7.~ In Gatley, Cheshire. of TV and radio appear rrom the north of England A spokesman for One Is that be just got stuck ances, including TV's and from London will des Columbia told MM: ~OUND In that position on his "Lucky stars" (July 25), cend on Douglas; lsle of "Ken has been featur HOLE last stage show. BBC2's "Beat room'" (27), Man, on July 22 to prepare ing tire number at the roller hit Jeans first LP a series of live anil recorded Opera House Theatre, TYPE Another that the Southern TV's "Discwizz" a wonn•s head. tomorrow (Friday) and "Satur• (28), Scottish TV's "One programmes. · Blackpool, and we as• For HE Swinging Blue Jeans On Tburs~y (23) at the ·sume someone liked it round Or maybe Fred just thinks T have almost completed day Swings" (lRJ. o"clock gang show" (29), sound rock-n-roll is coming back! Rediffusion's "Ready, steady, Crescent Theatre a rei:ordirig and wrote· in hopfng it their first LP - and It will will be made with Freddie hole contain entirely new material. go" (31), Light's "Easf ltad. been recorded. guitars, 111111111111111111111111II Ill II II Ill II II Ill 11111111111111 a~ Dreamers, S~n see no to this new beat" (August 9) and "J:.ucky "We reason model Is Their press officer, John Mahalia out stars" again (22).. , Maughan, the _Bropks, and ,uppose it was other, exactly Chilton, told MM:" -'The group the Don Riddell Four-all, t})ap a genJJ.ine re the same thinks it is unfair to the fans pARIS, Tuesday.-Mahalla Lynch tours Ireland from appearing for the summer q14est." integral Kestrels for to include previous single re• Jackson will not, after August 23-30. • at the theat;re-{or inclusion UI give the...,,mc Adked what precau ncuird ot reproduction leases in an LP so it will be all, attend. the Antibes Fes in "Saturday Club". -, tions could be taken eslllblished cello • type. all stuff that- has not been out tival which · opens ~ July Two days later it will 6e against attempts to rig fittinr enables the before. 24, reports Henry Kahn. broadcast from the VUla. request programmes, to be secured on the Aussie tour ~the sound hole wilh<>ut "One unusual aspect is the I understand that Miss Polish jazzmen Marina and '4'111 feature the BBC's. Donald ~CJ , to the wundboard. HE Kestrels have been -inclusion of an instrumental, Jack~on's demands c(\i.tld not Kenny Ball and bjs jazzmen Lean said: "YOU lean: I Model ...... £3.2,6 "Dizzy Cbilnes," which was~ RITAIN will have its 1lume contror . . £4.7 ,6 T offered: a three,rnonth tour be met~y the o.rganisers. B first bearlog. -of 1ro11 1ive. . gradualiy wliaLJo loo~ of Ille Far Eut and ~ulbl)' written by bass guitarist Le~ On .l'.rida.y (24)· "Parade Brlrtd'1" AD)ong them ~ ~ re._ out for, Some of t?ii Australia starting mtil-Septem quest that ladies an(! gentle, €mtaln 1-wllffla Polanifs ·of the Pops" will be re attempts to. rig re NOVA-SONI( ber. Bille Jeans singer~guitarist Z b i.g n e w Namyslowsky corded for transmission on 1 men should refrain fro.m Quartet makes a British quests are so oovio DOUBLE-POLE They ere currently playing Ray Ennis has been added to smoking ana that during her July 2~tarr.ing Bob l'yfilier anyway. DOUBLE-COIL alternate Sundays at Blackpool the panel for "Ready; Steady tour at the end of the sum- and, the - Mi.llennen,. June appearance, at least, alcohol mer. .. ~ ~ -· -.CA-;-: ~ ~"On a programm< 0pefa House (next -visit July Win," next Tue6day (21). Lesley, Denny Piercy and NOVA . 26) and they have a week at should not be on sale. Ella tike-$titutday club' yot SONIC:: The group will also play for Fitzgerald stars at the festi The tour will start either Dickie Valentine who is also get them, but obvious!) com Bournemouth Gaumont start the annual Giant Pie Eating pletely ing August I 0. val. al the end of August or the in Douglas. you get susp~ious ~ Contest in Denby Dale, York beginning of September and. There will be a contri somebody sends in 2( climi Broadcasts include "Satur shire, on September 5, when natos day Swings" on July 18 and will include a BBC "Jazz i>Ution from Vince Hill in a or 30 cards. .rpowerin~ second string a quarter of a million people Club" on September_ 3. , Manchester studio,_ a~com,. "In large quanti-tie: y found in conventional "Easy Beat" on July 26. are expected. · Kenny single i. It is built on the _panied by Bob Miller ,_in .the -they are easy to. detec Arter a spell with Pye they Th~y visit German¥.. ii\ The gi:oup'.s British. tour x,le. double-coil prin have teturned to Decca with of iivis· Presley's.00:.'" ~sle of ~ap, · :: •, ,, but' obviousl)I there ~ d has one set of magne't August and tour Scan~mav·,a ONE will come bet¥1een aj>_pear '. no- safe· way of ensur, exposed. Meticulously two titles of tbeir own for from September 26 to -Octo· songwriters, Mort Schu• ances at the -Combla1t1 la ;o· thot no adjO$tment is release shortly. "You've heard ber 7. ing , 'that every singl, ry. :- £6.0.0 it all before" and "We're man. collaborated with Tour and Berlin Jazz Festi~ F1,1ry:· to film request is ge,µti~e. Any Lynch flying high." . . A 'reat'l'angem.ent of date~ Keruiy for the singer's vals. BILLY FURY, the
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"I certainly admire a lot of C 'recently returned to I to America from Europe them. But I feel they should be regarded as step after a lengthy and ping stones to other things." eventful stay, is remark• The 25-year-old pianist with John Coltrane's ably unmatked by time Quartet was huddled in a corner of New York's Half and experience. If any Chet makes Note jazz club during an interval. Today, Tyner is thing he looks younger probably at the height of his recognition as one of than when he first rame jazz's most creative modem pianists. to fame with the Geny His work has not been confined to accompanying Colt Mulligan quartet. rane: McCoy has taken the other two members of John's rhythm section - bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer The soft-spoken young Elvin Jones - into the recording studio to make several man who had it all 10 years ago, then slipped and acomeback fine trio LPs. "I bave always Celt," said the articulate Tyner, "that fell, was In a good frame thing else," Chet declared. a jazz musician may pay his dues to the •pioneers, but of mind when we met. From "In order for my music to must always be honest to his own feelings in music. A "I've made a new start," be beautiful, however, I player should always be contributing plenty of his own. Chet said. "l have many have to work with dlal plans, all of which seem lenglng, Inspiring material It is no good copying. pretty logical considering BURT KORALL "You should have respect for genius that came years If the progression, theme the sltuatfon. in jazz today. or song doesn't make it, ago-like Art Tatum-but their music, while being re "It is no longer possible membered, should not be revivtd. It should be embroidered. in New York nothing too startling is to be Just a jazz artlst. The likely to happen In the "Now Tatum, I still listen to him regularly, because work opportunities for blowing. what that man did with the piano - well, he was really Jazzmen decrease every Pacific Jazz vocal albUID "The avant,.garde? Th!!., too tremendous for words. I would just like to be able to d11y. There isn't as much ten years ago, but didn't music strike~ me as being have complete command of music and ideas like he did. interest In jazz as when I follow up on It." without soul. I can appre left the country, and cer In order to follow ciate Omette Colelilall's tainly the communication through this time, Carpen musicianship and concep Inspiring between musicians and ter plans to build an act tion but I wouldn't want to listeners Is not what It for Baker in which his was.', playing AND singing will play that way. "When I began playing, my main influences were be well showcased. This Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. I thought then, and will allow him to play SOUL still do, that both these men were doing what a jazz UNIQUE pianist should be doing - paying dues to pioneers while clubs that rarely buy the Jazz artist. "l can't figure out why not making it obvious. Something new was coming out "I hope to get him a Miles and Coltrane are no all the time. Manager Richard Car "That is how I have tried to model myself." penter, who accompanied few film and stage roles," longer as concerned with Baker to the Interview, Car pen ter continued. soul and feeling as they ,hn needs us and we We switched to talk of Tyner's playing with Coltrane added: "Chet has a unique "Slowly we will change his were In the past. Coltrane, and I asked if he ever found it difficult to keep up with singing quality and we In professional hnage. We no In his search for a more ied him-all our ideas the tenor star's rapid thoughts and ideas as a musician. tend to fully expose this longer can afford the expressive style, bas prob "Not really," said McCoy. "Inspiring, because he keeps side of hls talent so as to stereotype label 'Jazz ably played the changes in us all on our toes. You never lapse. I think all the fellows Invade the pop field. There artist'." every way they could be in John's grou11 have a feeling of what is required. We go is no doubt In my mind Baker currently is play played but, unfortunately, eet ' along with whatever his mood is that particular evening. that he can hlt It big. Ing dates out of town with his head seems to have "And I think we inspire John. In this group, a lot of "We have already put his new grou~PhU Urso overruled his heart." the music is built around individuals. The overall sound vk the wheels In motion. Chet (tenor suophone), Hal Baker1 like most Ameri get is as a group. Some people have suggested otherwise recently cut hls first album Galper (piano), Jymie Mer cans wno have been to rEVER THE FUNCTION THE - that we are merely accompanists. That is just not true. for Colplx Records, Both ritt (bass) and Charlie Rice Europe, commented fav I "As musicians, I really believe John needs us ahd we his Instrumental and vocal (drulDS). ourably on the quality of need him. All our Ideas meet." talents are brought Into Baker's style has become European audiences, ex play. The next Baker LP more aggressive and com pressing particular partia Yet one gets the feeling that McCoy is very keen on lity to the Germans. those trio albums. for the label will further plex, and at. the same time ~M~MOND ORGAN emphasise his singing." more durable since last we European musicians, "It's very good for a piano player to get away occa sionally and play alone," he continued. "I practise a lot "I actually sang before heard him. Whatever his however, did not impress BE THE CENTRE at home, and when the quartet is not working, the trio I became Interested In personal dlillcultles over him. It is his contention does the odd gig. playing. It's a natural the years, he has continued that the best of the foreign fTRACTION "I want to settle down more and get down to writing. thing for me," explained to evolve as a player. Jazzmen don't come up to I don't seem to get the time, but I think I'll do more in Chet. "I received some· re• "Beauty - that Is my the American standard, for :-. the future. The trio has an album coming out, 'live' from cognition for my singing basic concern as a player, all-their sincerity. ''Their Newport. I like recording 'live' most of all, and the whole after recordhlg that first above and beyond every- conception Is too limited." BANDS group would like to do more." * promptsSuccess asthe a soloinevitable pianist ,------ROUPS q_uestlon: would McCoy con- sider going it alone without Coltrane? *CLUBS "No," he answered. uAs it stands, I've got the best of both worlds. A contract *HOME with Impulse Records for myself and the exciting work of playing with John. *'IES "And besides, none of the other guys in the group .., would want to. y type of function the delightful music of this "John's music matters ro ful organ will be enjoyed by all. In fact, most us." groups are ORGAN-ised today I Ray Coleman advantages include: ands of Beautiful Ton&$ NOW- 19 Vibrato Effeds >ercus.sion Unit 1THE ning problem, t reliability AMAZING ,er details and o free EVERETT d leaflet, call, write or ORGAN I HAWKES (Retail) LTD. The low price Organ U STREET, LONDON, W.1 with the top quality features. Ask far a a: LANGHAM 2060 demonstration. A-L L right, so Juke ■ ■ ■■ Box Jury wasn't a knockout. N o w everybody's bad a go at us, I'd like the chance to reply. I'd like to forget about think the whole pro gramme's very limited for a start. We all sat, wouldn't be much differ consciously knowing ent if we did it again, t.here were five of us, quite honestly. and we had a few sec It's the way the show's run onds each after each that restricts you. Juke record. Box Jury doesn't suit the Juke Box Jury Stones. We weren't great, and that's I'll say one t,hing for our a fact. But the records show on Juke Box, like Howlitt' Wolf, Chuck they played us! They were though. I'm sure that's Berry, Bo Diddley and NOTHING! Don't mis Tommy Tucker. understand- they weren't what helped us reach says bad records, but there number one. If nothing That's what's really pleased didn't seem anything to else, it kept our image up! 111 11 1m11111111111111 11111111111111111111 .me about it all. If our say about them. People thought the worst of stuff has got people in us before they saw us. terested in R&B by some When they finally looked of the great American at Juke Box Jury, it was stars, we'll have done * * the confirmation that we some good. were a bunch of idiots. KEITH I personally reckon that this rt wasn't that the singing or guitars were out or We don't care that much IHIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II IIIII II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII can be built up. The next tune on any particular what people think. But I step for groups like ours record, but they were all can tell you this: it's could be to do more gos records with nothing difficult to say anything pel. Pop music tastes are sensible in a few seconds, changing, and I don't see much about them. We why we can't get people were Jost. And I think it especially with unspectac came across. ular records. But I could RICHARD interested in such people We were all lost, except tell things were not going II Ill II II Ill II II 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 as Solomon Burke. for Charlie and maybe well on the show. I don't think he's selling very big, but I'd like him Mick. I agree we didn"t We don't particularly care on the Jury. It was an (iLAD Mick wrote a bit come over well, but it about whether we go back experience I personally last week about the to, because he's great. would rather forget. Paramounts. We all think People who knock the R&B they're good aod deserve scene don't give it enough to make it. credit for interesting people in something ffA* VI NG a* number* one Wayne Fontana has a very hit's a good feeling, but good group, though. Give they'd never have heard we're not all mad about them the right material of. It. and they'll be there. I'm fed up of people calling The Knights I I'd hate everybody to think us non-authentic. Why that just because we've can't we play what we made the top spot this T'S *all ver*y well *peopl e like? time, we'll have to do it I having a go at the Who's laying down every time we have a rhythm-and-blues thing rules? are no single out. and saying it's not• All the Stones agree• that authentic. as long as we get in the But there's a lot more good It was the confirmation that we were a bunch of idiots. top ten, we'll be very come out of the scene happy. than many people allow. don't care much what people think, but it's difficult to long,r barren ·A$ it happens, I think "It's For instance, the trad boo.m anything sensible_in a fj!W seconds. all over now" is• the best didn't do much good for ·has taken them four years. to succeed - "'alld single we've do.ne, and I'm the real tbirig, did it? they have done it In a satisfying way. For In this glad lo sa}" the group im -People .only got:,inte*·"-· -~-f-"'==:"-'-•ac;:;:;;;. !!!,.,.,...... , r proves every time it in British copies of the year of groups, groups, groups, the Barron Knights, makes a single. At least, real thing. with vocalist Duke D'Mond, have taken a gentle rise we think so. Now, in R&B, people are out of the current pop scene and' more than a gentle like the overall sound on digging British groups - rise Into the hit parade with their humorous hit "Call this new one more than I and if you look at the up the groups". did on anything before. chart you get big names Which is as it should be. The Barron Knights are not a group in today's sense of the -word - as any per son who saw their bighly rated performance on' the Beatles' Christmas Show; ~t " There will alwoys London's Finsbury Pafk have t o be theatre last year will tell entertainers-and you. that's oar job/' Their style has a great say t he Barron lleal of the showband in it Knights. Herc - a trend many people say they tell the MM 's :will soon overshadow to CHRIS ROBERTS tlay's beat group boom. how it feels to Their repe1toire includes have fi nally made no Liverpool-type pop mun t he chart. aft er bers and only one rhythm four years of solid and-blues offering. effort in the face of compet ition by Britain's top groups. Left t o Elastic right they are ( back row) : Les "Our image?" said Bar " Butch0 Baker, ron ·Anthony, bass guitarist Dave Ballinger and founder of the group, "a Barron Anthony. cross between the Marcels, Front: Ouke April Stevens, the Four D'Mond a nd Peter Preps and Ray Charles, with ( P'nut) Langford. a touch of the Four Seasons. "We use comedy in the act - this record ~me from a stage routine we had people knew it and because Lennon aod Paul Mc,. can play to them with been doing for a long time it's different." Cartney enjoyed i L some success. - but we don't want to be The group, who all hail "That was a real morale "We've noticed that the known as musical come f,rom Lei~hton Buz:zard in booster," said Butch, who youngsters coming to dance dians. Bedfordshire, admit they added that the record's suc halls are much happier than "We can - and have were rather left at the post cess had meant personal loss they used to be. The place: Croydon; the stage: Foirfields Halls. Here the Undertakers show done - all kinds of num in the group rush for star for him. He had bet several "We believe they went bers. That includes sort of dom. showbiz people the single through a black period when once again what a lively outfit they ore. The boys really set the audien serious ballads, R&Bish "W.e saw people like the wouldn't reach the chart, it was the thing to look dis alight, earning rove notices all round for the hottest show for a very lo stuff and so on. Stones and Freddie and the and the higher it got, the interested. Now, you see "Duke has got the most Dreamers, the Dave Clark more he was dipping in his them coming in smiling and time. elastic voice. He can handle Five, whom we've known pocket. really enjoying themselves. almost any type of number." for a long time, all get hits "They're wearing bright "It's a lot easier to swing into a hit", they said "when the sound's handll Th e 1 r unusual name and we felt out of it," said Visual colours now, too, instead of c a me from Barron's Barron. the old black leather gear." by Selmer Amplifiers and you're lucky enough to have Gibson Guitars When they rehearsed in father. "We thought it "But we're very grateful The rest of the group - And how right they ore, as many another successful group will tell yo was a bit unwieldy at for the mentions these, and Leighton Buzzard.. it was in P'Nut Langford (guitar), first," said Butch Baker, other groups have given us front of a big studio mirror Duke D'Mond, and drummer guitarist, aod broken now they've reached the to achieve the right visual Dave Ballinger - empha nosed face-puller or the top. Let's face it, when Mick effect. sised that audiences really outfit. Jagger says he likes the And, Barron added, they have to listen to their per Meantime, look out for the boys' newest disc I "But this was in lhe days Barron Knights, it means use psychology. "It's a mat formance. of the Fleerekkers, and we something to a few thous ter of playing to one person "There will nlwnys be in the audience. ------, argued that if they could and people!" idols," said P'Nut (The Pleo.ui 1upply the lotei.l ..frH" ~ tmer' A.mpllfi..r &rodwr• use a name like that, we, name? Because the boys Their parody record, in "We also make a point NA.ME •... could have one like ours. Its demonstration disc of getting in with a say he looks like a peanut). "We"ve thought of chang stage, got a big boost couple ot fellas when we "But there will always have ADDIE$S ..... ing it several times since from Brian Epstein, who arrive at a date-buy 'em to be entertainers." our job," said ' "" ...... , .... MM/Am then, but decided ~ stick wrote to the group saying a coffee or something - "That's SELMER, I t.c Chorlnr, Cron Rood, London, W,Ci and then we know we Barron. Selmer with it because so many how much he and John >Y MAKER, July 18, 1964
came marching H'ERE is a scene in the film "A hard day's night" in which the Beatles are receiving individual fan T mail. At the picture's northern premiere in Liv erpool last Friday, there was hardly a murmur as letters were 'handed on fhe screen to John Lennon, Paul McCartney home and George Harrison. lben when Ringo St.arr was told there was noae for ~ hundreds or teenagers In the Odeon Theatre groaned In despair. And when the dnun mer eventually got some mall, thett were shrieks of delight-and applause. That incident sums up the current state of Beatle mania. Ringo, the man of few words, the poker McCartney faced once-pathetic outsider, is now the undisputed star. It was equally clear at Speke Airport earlier, when slams Presley the Beatles flew into their home city to a rapturous welcome. "We want Ringo" was the popular cry, although Paul ran him a close second. The Return of the Beatles to Liverpool was short film songs but sensational. They were in town for five hours before flying back to London at midnight to appear on TV's "Lucky stars." DAUL McCARTNEY "In fact, we all liked him " I wish he would come C this week crltlclsed much better theo. The awa.y from the films for But the reception they got wu much more fervent songs were good, and his records. Then, I than .a royal visit. Evfs Presley. The Beatie said he did not we all used to think he think things would be Thousands of fans lined the streets. Hundreds fainted. like Elvis's recent re WIS great. much better.'' Placards bursting with home-town pride emblazoned the "I still like Elvis's singing. Paul hit on the subject of murkiness of Merseyside. This was where it all started, cords. "He did much better stuff in the Hls voice Is good and Presley during a Radio the world capital of beat and a social phenomena. And he does the songs well Luxembourg recording Liverpool let eve,ybody know it. early days, when the But the songs are not In London. The Beatles stepped from the plane and were greeted by songs did not come very good, In my of jostling Ibe show was "BaWe of scores pressmen. from films,.. said Paul. oplnjoo. In ''Wheer's me dad?" shouted George Hamson. the giants", which the ''It seems years since we were here," said Paul McCart Beatles were awarded a ney. trophy for being the welcomed her own · Fabulous Four most successful artists iyal style when they returned home In 13 weeks of radio r the premiere of their film. contests between var HEROIC WELCOME ious groups. ~ ,..,.,l!'=~,_,.,,... _ ·-:,-,..,;::sk.:.,,r~"""'.1!1'·:;~ .,,.•,-.-, Although the ftrst ~ ~~"'~-~l~~~~~~~ "Didll"t laaow It was so near Imdoa \y Jllme." ..W weot to the Beatles, the Geor1e. "'Bat I hate llylna-yoa cl«JG't stand a.diance Uthe favourite star In the eosme eoaks out." . - series so far Is - Elvis Ringo, heralded by maQy critica as the star of the film. Presley. He beat the said: "I wish we had time to stay here just for the night. Beatles in the poll by The oa]y time I get a decent breakfast is wben I go home." more that 2,000 votes. He was modest about being nominated as the film star Said Paul: 'Tm not knock of the quartet. ''It's nice to read, but l don't believe it," Ing Presley's sln_glng - he said ''I think John is a lot funnier than me." Just the choice or mat After saying hello to pals from the eady days-including erial I don't rate It at Cavern roanagpr Ray McFall and resident disc-jockey Bo6 all since he got so in Wooler-- the Beatles' took off for the limousine cruise to volved wltb the film t!te t~wn h;all, where the Lord Mayor hosted a civic recep songs. tion m theu- honour. "I even heard the other The size of die aowd astoalsed the day that Elvis was plan ALL his l Beatles. They thou,pt that their lllte:r ning to have aad.oaal fame might have meant that ELVIS--' he d id much be tter stuff· singles from films In the their home city md IGlle cool Oil them. future. "What a drag!"--R.C. So the heroic welcome, was for them. a particular moment of glory. ''It's just fab--the best thing that's happened to us," said John Lennon. Then it was on to the theatre for the premiere. The Beatles must have been agape at the sight of a police band play the crowds into their seats with an in credible version of "Can't buy me love." Gerty Marsden was there. So was Lionel Bart. David Jacobs got the bell ELKIE• KNO rolling by taking the stage to introduce the boys before the film started. And be got a tremendous ovation when he bad two digs at the Rolling Stones in his opening speech. COLD AT K "In a few moments." said David, "I'll be able to introduce you to four young boys who will probablY have somethlne CHAMPAGNE in to say-which will be nice. I mean buckets alternates the Rolling Stones bad nodllq to say." Applause. with flowers and end less packets of cigar ettes along the white LOCAL PRIDE clothed judges' table at this lavishly-pre• Belgian radio &roadcasts the "Do you know, I was chatting to this John tries his hand at brass - much sented European sing whole show every lllght bird up at the TV centre the other Sat and from Monday Euro urday and I was getting on famously to the enjoyment of the bandsmen. ing contest. vision this side or the and I thought how lucky I was. Then, It can't be bad as I have the Channel screened each per it turned out to be a boy!" More cheers. rest of the wodd for die four young $ood fortune to be a Judge formance, which Is followed Flnally, the premiere crowd went wild men who began their c:areers there. (Youngest) along with song by star cabaret In the when the Beatles appeared. And there was an understandable writer-cabaret artist Paddy Knokke casino's massive George boomed over the milt~ "All tinge of sentiment about the triumphant Roberts. concert room. my people are here." return of John, Paul, George and Ringo He calls me Junlor. The Pardon me If my Un.lQp Jack John danced about the stage then to their native soil. British team and pressmen Is showing, but our team said : " What happened to my relations cavern boss Ray McFall said hello call us Roberts Inc (Judges). has largely come through at the town ball?" to the group for the first time for ages. I call it slightly fantastic. as professionals so far, Ringo got ecstatics screams. Then he ''They're just the same as they ever Atthemomentthechampers though it Is too early to said with fierce local pride: "What you were-just as friendly and pleasant," tastes better and the Judge with four nights to all did for us this afternoon was mar he reported. "I think they'd have liked flowers are brighter for go. vellous and we appreciate iL People to visit the Cavern and play a session Paddy and myself-for the On Saturday afternoon at the kept coming down to London saying there. Gerry dld this recently and he British team put a zippy British rehearsals hard• 'you've finished in Liverpool' But we really enjoyed turning the clock back. performance In Saturday working team manager proved them wrong, didn't we kids?" "I reckon if the Beatles played the night's concert beating Aus Johnny Worth seemed more The crowd went wild. cavern again, they'd enjoy playing tria by nearly a hundred nervous than the team. There can never have been a film 'Long tall Sally' and 'Twist and shout• polnts--186 to 294. "You can't be confident In a premiere like this. as much as they did in 1961." Each of the six teams com thing like this," he said. Every song the Beatles sang received Deejay Bob Wooler said: "Suceess pete twice against another ''Never know what can tum a tumultuous ovation. Fans moaned has not spoiled the boys. It never will." team during the seven day up from THEM. We have their despair at the slightest unhappi Paul McCartney ~•mmed 1ap their wel contest-two teams a night got a good team, yeah, but ness or stroke of bad luck that befell come this way: "It meaned more to us until the final on Thursday. you'd be surprised bow the the Beatles in the picture. than my other. We will never forget Britain faces France on r others tum out on the Liverpool had aoae IS barmy IS die It." Wednesday. nlght. Don't forget they The trouble
with the RaY HE Woody Herman Herd stampeded into T London's F i n s bu r y Charles band ... Park Astoria on Saturday and justified every one of the superla THE number of jazz artists who tives t'hat have been fly!ng its manage to straddle the diverse { worlds of Jazz and pop can almost way. ; ~ be coun&ld on on.e hand. Erroll Garner and Lc>1ds Armstrong are This youthful exhub Woody now ranl among them. So Is Ray Charles. erant Herd-the fourth Charles has acquired this stature on the as far as one can dis basis of hits with ballads set In a dead,, cover-provided one of Ellington and Ba slow-and-stop tempo, and It Is the Ray the most exciting jazz Charles ot the chart rather than Ray performances to be Charles the Jazzmen who dominates his heard in a British hall, current Brldsh tour. in a long time. At 14nunersmlth on Sundar,, Charles It is flt to rank with the meandered through his hits--'Georgia," Ellington and Basie crews "You Don't Own Me,~ "Busted" among as one of today's great big them-to rapturous applause from an bands-nd for my money audience which had obviously gone to is superior to the current worship at the shrine rather than differ Basie grou,;, in most re entiate between aood and not~ood spects and 1s only inferior performances. to Ellington in solo The first hall of the show was depres strength. singly disappointing, with the Charles Herman has been a hand, under the dlreedon of bassist F.clgar bandleader for nearly 30 WlllJs, providing a half-hour of sloppy, years now and is almost slipshod big band music which really unique in the way each of grated on ears fresh from a Woody his bands has been quite H~nnan concert the previous evening. different from its predeces Why this situation exists ls beyond my sors. c~slon. The Ray Charles Ordles Yet he retains one lin tta Ollld be one of the best In the ball- eor:tant link with the ~ 1t be- a tlrst-dass tenor soloist In swtng En-di& beUef that Dnld "Fathead' Newman, a swinging his band should entertain drummer In Wilbur Hopn. and the poten visually as well as musl- tial to come to life In an excltln.a man ner. ~ e entire band, apart 'Ibe llOrrY tnlth ls that lt doesn't. from pia!]ist and drummer, Nevertheless, there was almost enough stand throughout the whole of .Charles' unique vocal ability, and a show and manage to look fair helping of his line, bluesy Diano tt• as though each number is make up for the deficiencies In the hand. a new and thoroughly en joyable experience. Hlghspots of the evening, for me, were Woody, himself, is an "In The Evening," a fine exercise In effective, though surpris creating tension on a slow blues, and "I ingly unobtrusive show ~tta Woman" which was well and truly man, and' there is a reas In the classic Charles veln. onable, though not over• The band ALMOST spoiled the evening. done, ration of humour Somebody should make sure that they notably drummer Jake don't In future, because there Is no ex,. Hanna's hilarious impres- cuse for a performer ot Ray Charles' sions. · stature putting up with second-best. In Hanna, this Herd has BOB HOUSl'ON. a worthy successor to such KS 'EM OKKE ELKIE - CHRIS ROBERTS reports sister of from Knokke where Oaltotaa drummer he is one of the Tony British judges Mansfield
all go for the Fffllch gear has been on stage all her life, buying public don't think the over here." causing the sematlon of the same. But the Brldsh team were the night. With or without the contest, tbe nlght's hit with what was She came on In straight white team's other girl Is going to Confidently yours ... a surprise performance as evening dress, sang "I who be a star In a few months. far as the Jury were con have nothing", Bassey style, She Is IS-year-old Elide Brooks, The mind of the musician must be free as air. Free to create, cerned. then swun.g Into "My guy", sister of Dakotas drummer . free to express, speeding messages to the fingertips, revealing a slip-length slit In Tony Mansfield. Indlan-bom cabaret singer the dress. With all the Jazz feel of a converting moods, thoughts and feelings into pure sound. There Mel Gaynor, ex-Rabin band Photographers blossomed around young Cleo Laine ("she used is no room for worry or concern. _The ortist who is listening vocalist came on and hit the stage popping off at the to come to the club In Man• for faults in his instrument ond his equipment is not fully the full hall straight in the revealed shapely leg. Half cheste.,_she said she dug me ears with a power-packed way through Chris tbuw the as a matter of fact") and the creotive. He is not channelling his whole ego into his music. "lezebel" - the beautiful whole skirt off and danced pop promise of a gospel In Thot nagging little doubt, that small feeling of disappointment, for a few bars before ending fluence she Is destined for . can mar a brilliant performance. VOX Guitars partnered by and swinging Francis Bey in trouper styJc. somewhere near the top. Big Orchestra aelc11ng to It brown •Y.•s, a beehive of VOX amplification ore so lone-perfect and so perfectly reliable richly. Decldeelly un•Brltlsh, yes, but black hair and curves all over good showmanship. they never give cause far a moment's uncertainty. Open the After the first four bars the are no handicap either. Hit writer Peter Lee Stirling With the contest's vibes, guitar, doors lo inspiration, untrammelled by the mundane worries president of the jucy Mon• was more subdued with a piano, bass, drums group she brought on by inferior equipment. Make VOX Sound Equipment sleur de Radoux, sitting on straight "I believe" and be· dld a swingingly accurate my right, tumed with his gulne "Summertime" during "WIJlow weep for me" In 3/4, CONFIDENTLY YOURS .. . hand pressing his chest and which be played guitar, and followed by her first record said "Magnifique!" came over very well. "Something gotta hold on Send for detoils of the full VOX range One of the French Judges sit f!any Barnett closed the spot me", complete with gospel and address of your nearest supplier. with a cool voice "All or noth shouts and an amen endlng ting the other side was no from the Bey band. less complimencacy all ing at all" and a smoothly sung "What kind of fool am Ell .... (Times: BST /CET) RTF 258m: The Real Jazz. in N. Yk. 9.45: Juanita Hall. SATURDAY 11.0 BBC I.: Jazz Scene. 11.5 10.30 J: Jazz Music Hall. 11.0 1.20 p.m. H I: lazz Club. lJ: Kirk-Golson; Chico Hamil· U: Newport '63 - Dakota 8.35 N 2: Jazz Quartet. 9.15 X: ton's "New Thing". 12.0 T: Staton, Herbie Mann. 11.15 T: Django Reinhardt. 9,30 A: Jazz New-Mobley's "No Room for Beneke (2). 12.0 T: Terry Images. 11.15 T: Gamer, Squares" album, Guitarist Gibbs (2). FREDDIE ROACH with Eckstine. 11.40 app. Q: Stan• David Parker, Beneke Ork., J . KEY TO STATIONS AND Hank Mobley, E~ ley Wilson Ork. 12.0 T: Jam Jones. 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T: VOA Wash 27 Porchester R MONDAY WEDNESDAY ington: I 734. U: Radio Bremen: 9.0 p.m. M: Frankfurt Jazz 4.0 p.rn. L: Jazz. 7.40 H I: 221. V: Radio Eireann: 530. X: Festival. 9.30 A: New discs. Pim Jacobs. Rota Reys. 9.20 0: Monte Carlo: 205. Z: SBC JO.JS N 2: Summer Jazz. 10.20 Jazz for everyone. 9.30 A: Jazz Lausanne: 393. • Miles-Thursday MELODY MAKER, July 18, 1964- THE WORLD'S TOP STARS REVIEW POPS JUST FOR YOU BLIND DATE P. J. PROB'1 KAY STARR: ''It's hap P. J. PROBY is a man of decision. This pening all over again" became abundantly clear when he reviewed (Capitol). ten records in this week's "Blind date" Timi Yuro? Kay Starr! session. Texan Proby has not been in I was going to say Kay Starr then I realised she Britain long enough to know our artists has changed her style here. immediately on one hearing, but he She's more conmiernal, certainly knows what he doesn't like. and it's good. I like the And with his big hit ''Hold me", P. J. has song-it's good. The voice become one of the few Americans to reach has changed-it's not the Kay Starr I know, with high in the hit parade. His comments on that vibrato. Good, but I Britain's newest singles are fascinating - don't think it's a hit. and fearless. DEL SHANNON: "Handy man" (Stateside). Cogan? Well, I don't know This isn't the Four Pen• The old Jimmy Jones re who it is, but Julie Lon nies is it? Hmm. It will get cord-is it Del Shannon? don ought to record it. I away, but not in the top That didn't move me. I like the song but I think it five. Doesn't sound like the think he could have done a should be sung by a well same lead singer-unless lot more with the song. known artist. This girl he's singing a lot deeper. Not a hit. she sounds like she digs No, the song doesn't jazz, but she hasn't got tlie knock me out. It seems to JOAN TURNER: "The girl style for the song. . crescendo then drop to the from lpanema" (Pye). melody line. No, r don't rs that Joannie Som BILLY J. ImAMER with like the song. Dakotas: "From a win mers? Could it be Helen dow• (Parlophone). Shapiro? Or that girl rrma: ICHARD ANTHONY: This is British. Brian R "Cry" (Columbia). well-known yet - Poole? The Hollies? Peter Escorts? Or the and Gordon? Not that guy This boy needs lessons Johnny Kidd. Mc, Tommy Quickly, is it? Is in how to sing like Johnnie HE SHOULD STICK TO STUFF maybe. No. I h he a Brian Epstein artist? Ray. He's not doing it well original and this d Billy J. Kramer? Doesn't at all. He doesn't seem to ing to me. sound like the stuff he has realise that Johnnie was been putting out. I think hard of hearing and he EPHYRS: "A lit it will be a fair hit-bigger HAµ to sing like mad! No, LIKE 'LITTLE CHILDREN' Z soap" (Columb H E two beer- drinking in the States than liere. I don't like this and I don't Whoah! He V\ T members of Sounds In The song isn't that strong. think it will be a hit. They Steele, is it? Matt Monro? ARL PRESTON and the posed to change l He should stick to record should have used more Black or Helen Shapiro? corporated were not deeply No, I don't think it will .Frank !field? No, I don't E Realms: "Raindrops" and he didn't! H -•· 1ai:e,ned about the su«ess ing songs. by the pej>ple echo - that would have make it. It didn't knock go for it much, and I don't (Fontana). don't know who t of their latest single - who wrote "Little· chil helped a lot. me out. - it's definitely a ~ "Spanish harlem". dren". think it will be a hit. This group isn 't really missed a key cha1 But Wes Hunter+ bus guitar PATSY ANN NOBLE: ~ DODD: "Happiness" r------...;;_.;..___ _;; ____ .;,;.;,;,;;;...;,;:,i ist, and Mummer ony Newman pquR PENNIES: "I found "Private property" (Col weren't exactly in asr~cmont (Columbia). with Du$ty Springfield's review of · out the hard way" umbia). ,t In ·•BJlnd dttfe" last week. (Phillps). British girl? rs it Cilia " fee cream music/' British boy? Not Tommy uld Ou-i"ty. "Nothing or·lS"inal whatever.'' "She's a right one to talk about origin• a11ty with all that and a look at the latest LPs 8acharach stuff." 11She'r entitled to A STEP FORWARD t , her orinio" lust the s.ame,' said Tony, ~nd grinned evilly. " \tote hor ttoxt ro-eo,d - whatc:wor ft is - n 'Showcase' must for miss. Cct out of that one." The two Sounds wero relaxing In Lon• don's West End with a few beers before a rehearsal for somo Buddy Holly fans 'v~ , one•nighters. o,,.anlst • s.,>.ht --- Barrie Cameron joined us. UDDY HOLL Y'S Joyal You want a lat of volume in an amplil The three explained th3t i t was army of admirers today's group work and if you ma t heir noxt one thoy had high B hopes for. have yet another al- thing big and ugly enough the powe "This 'Harlem' one w o, done in bum memento of the problem. Yau still hove to carry it aba a bit of a rush," said Wes, "and ft was more or less to keep the singer who died in a ond you still require the quality of so, n ame going. If It gets anywhere plane in 1959. recording work. The ·eurns design - all right. But tho next one is crash going to be tho guv'nor. WJit "Buddy Holly Showcase" wrestled with these problems ond the and Jee. (Cora.I) contains a selec "Double 12" hos ju st had a work-out 0 1 don't think 'Harlem' Is a bid standard one - wcre's not tion of songs recorded by West End centre. The group boys ashamed of it." - CHRIS Buddy himself-and, for belted the prototype ond were knock ROBERTS. the first, time, features with the performance. Chords come o an instrumental track - Buddy Holly with one of the original Crickets by Buddy's guitar - in the stinging bite of a four-piece brass , "Honky Tonk". But this is M.G.'s had a big hit with Johnny Keating takes a de hardly "driving", as the a single of this title-and served credit for the lilt sleeve note would have it. this stamps their LP ing arrangements: which Buddy packs more drive which includes the tune'. ae executed with the fin FLICK SWITCH TO BOOST in some of hi~ vocal per· Bookcr'3 organ playing is esse one as~ociates with formances, i n c I u d in g rhythmical and simple in Edmundo and his men. A And here's the poy-off. Moke studio tc "Shake, rattle and roll" construction. This is one "must" fo r Latin lovers. records ,with quiet quality sound. Pia and Blue suede shoes". of those albums to spin up to mike or close to amp without hu, for a dance date. As .such, an the job you simply flick the switch it will get the party BILL* ANDERSON,* * a "GREEN* ONIONS",* * by gently shaking. (London.) friendly singer of the ta boast and your foot is really on th Wes Hunter Booker T. & The Nashville school, delivers with shattering volume; two amps in c some folky homilies on THE* Surfarls* did *have a "Bill Anderson sings" LPs 29s 9d British hit with "Wipe (Bruns.). out" but, apart from this, Travelling with the Blues- Memphis Slim Best of the song batch is SLP 118 their success has more the lilting "Abilene". Also SLP 124 Leadbelly generally been confined to included is "You don't SLP 140 Snooks Eaglin- Blues from New Orleans the States. have to be a baby to SEE YOUR DEALER NOW This High School beat cry", which is no match SLP 141 Gone Away Blues- Mezzrow/ Bechet Quinte group offers little to make for the Caravelles' hit This is a preliminary announcement bu SLP 142 Revolutionary Blues an impact on today's version. a number of these new "Double 12"' varied pop scene, but have already been shipped to dealers -Mezzrow Becher Quintet they play and sing with SLP 143 An Evening with Big Bill Broonzy enthusiasm. But these * * * provinces and we ore making stn SOMETHING infectious efforts to catch up on orders. SLP 158 Sonny Boy Williamson i n g red i en ts are not about that Latin beat - enough in themselves to especially when it's a SLP 162 Lonnie Johnson with Otis Spann overcome the overall tedi bossa such as "More". SLP 163 Big Joe Williams um of "Hit City 64" This is one of the hit (Brunswick). numbers given a Latin - EPs 12s 3d American dressing by SEP 369 George Lewis QN * " Broadway* *g o e s Ray Barretto and his SEP 383 Big Bill Broonzy Latln", Edmundo Ros Orchestra on "The big and his Orchestra give a hits • • • Latln style" - urns SEP 385 Memphis Slim captivating Latin beat to (Columbia). Also included THE GUITAR PEOPLE .SEP 386 Snooks Eaglin songs from Broadway hits are "Swingin' Shepherd (Decca). Included are Blues" and "If I had a Transatlantic Records Ltd. "Old Devil Moon", "Once hammer". A swinger for CHESHAM CLOSE, CEDAR ROAi in a lifetime", and "The dancers, and b o n g o ROMFORD ESSE'. 72 Heath Street, London, N.W.3 sweetest sounds". beaters. Page 12-ME LODY MAKER, July 18, 1964 WEST WICKHAM fESTIV Al l«hnhom • BLAKE RECREATION GROUND WnJ Wlcktioj N~r Wttt Wlckhom S.R.. Station (Choril)9 X lln•t SATURDAY, hi AUGUST Gotes Opei Mc>rnlna 10,30 Afternoon 2,30 ht MANFRED TIIF. JOHNNY M MANN DANKWORTH I ORCHESTRA ETC. ALAN HAVEN ' "111 lllvtfr>0t•d IIIIJGE SUPPORTING PROGRAMME 3/· (induding P< f •Jtwal Oinc•. Alt OAY AOMIS-SfON TICKETS IN ADVANC.t: 1 BOOK NOW FE-SllVAI. OfACE. 7 8.c:k~ Id., Weit Wid; ■ FAN CLUBS l I 4d. per word FOLK F ANNOUNCING YHE OFFICIAL DAVE CLARK FIVE FAN CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN. - Wrlle for d