FEBRUARY 7, 1970 $1.00 SEVENTY -SIXTH YEAR The International Music-Record-Tape Newsweekly

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New Sound Search MIDEM Pulls Teen Films Fade Rocks Across U.S. Heavy Advance As Disk booster By CLAUDE HALL By MIKE GROSS NEW YORK Search -The talent. Some stations are con- NEW YORK The record- dictions of the domination for a New Sound exploded na- ducting "battle of the bands." F orexor N ex tY ear - of ing industry's hopes that the rise movie and TV scores by inde- tionwide Monday (2) on 218 In Lansing, Mich., WVIC has of leading Top By MIKE HENNESSEY the young independent film pendent disk producers was 40 radio stations. been running teaser spot an- producer and the youth- Radio stations nationwide are oriented based on the idea that, Holly- be- nouncements about the Search. CANNES, France More film would help drive home wood, ginning to track down local Some - desperate to attract of the radio stations are than 50 percent of the com- the sales power of con- young viewers, would inject con- collecting tapes from local panies which participated in temporary pop music aren't be- temporary groups. music into films as Nearly all the radio MIDEM IV, the biggest and ing fulfilled. In point of fact, a boxoffice draw, and that con- stations will be naming winners most ambitious international many independent producers temporary music would Putney Bows in their become markets on or before record and music publishing who believed they could move an integral part of the film. March 25. All of the winning market staged so far, will par- into films, and even television, (Continued on page 10) $1G 'Synth' tapes should be in the Billboard ticipate in the 1971 event. on the mounting youth wave, office by the end of March. Undoubtedly the pop section are packing up to return to NEW YORK electronic The 50 -The semifinalists will be of the music market was a the recording studio. music field is being primed for named. Radio stations will be (Continued on page 70) The rationale Europe Sales a marketing jolt with the intro- notified by April 8. behind the pre- duction of a new electronic The 50 groups will receive voltage -controlled studio named professional advice on how to Champ -Poll Putney. The Putney, which make will a better recording -plus Disks Win Cultural Seat By MICHAEL WAY be sold at close to $1,000, as $50 worth of studio expenses, as compared with the commercial paid by the Tea Council of the PARIS - The area of the price range of $3,500 to $10,- USA, which is sponsoring the White House Plans Library world with the greatest record 000 for other synthesizers, is Search in cooperation with Bill- By PAUL ACKERMAN selling potential is Europe, ac- portable, self- contained (has its board Magazine. cording to figures recently re- own speakers and amplifiers), These professional - quality WASHINGTON - In rec- Assn. of America will pre- leased by the French Record can be played with batteries as tapes will be sent to Billboard ognition of the importance of sent the recordings and the rec- Industry's Information and Doc- a power source, is stereo -con- by April 24. The six top win - recordings as a means of com- ord playing equipment. umentation Center (CIDD). (Continued on page 78) (Continued on page 8) munication, entertainment, edu- Henry Brief, executive di- Announcing the results of his cation and culture, the White rector of the RIAA, and five first international survey, CIDD House is establishing a White members of the commission that secretary general Jacques Mas- House Record Library similar will select the recordings, laid son - Forrestier said Europe A&rR Studios Spinning Into to the White House Book Li- the groundwork for the Record heads the list with 45.6 percent Disks; Barsky Label's Head brary. The Recording Industry (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 6) NEW YORK -A &R Studios Ramone told Billboard that is entering the record business A &R is entering the record with its own label, A &R Rec- business "out of necessity to af- ords. The label will be headed ford an outlet for the abun- by Ed Barsky, president, with dance of creative production Phil Ramone serving as its cre- talent we have on staff." He said ative director. A &R Studios has that A &R Studios has at- tracted an impressive been in business for the past roster of outstanding producer - engi- 12 years and is the largest in- neers and, to make certain that dependent recording studio here. (Continued on page 8) Kapp Springs 'Now' Image By ELIOT TIEGEL LOS ANGELES - Kapp Initial groups brought to the Records is rushing towards a label to launch the contemporary contemporary image. Johnny image are the Jamestown Re- Musso, Kapp's newly appointed union, Jelly Roll and Guess & general manager, has already Abner. Garfield, who carries beefed up the label with new the title of Kapp's executive groups, and he's due in New vice president, revealed that Dot artist Roy Clark, currently riding high with his new The Allman Brothers Band, whose ATCO album (33 -308) (The York this week with Harry Gar- MCA is interested in buying a single "Then She's A Lover" drawn from the album The Capricorn series) is a best seller, now have their eyes on the field and Gil Rodin, MCA ex- top name act for Kapp. MCA Everlovin' Soul of Roy Clark" (DLP 25972) is in store for HOT 100 Singles Chart. Their new single, "Black Hearted Woman" (Capricorn 8003), released this week, will be another ecutives overseeing Kapp, to followed that procedure in sign- untold success in the future. March will be "Roy Clark screen the label's hit for the exciting, new exponent of "Swamp Music." The artists' roster ing Neil Diamond and Bill Month," past album product to be by a joined new album Allman Brothers Band is currently on a national tour extend- and further develop the con- Cosby to its Uni label last year. and backed national temporary look. by multimedia advertising and promotion. ing from the Fillmore East to the Fillmore West and many (Continued on page 78) (Advertisement) important clubs in between. (Advertisement)

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#47-9 Records cn and Tapes General News WBAtI Set -Ups A &M's Staff -Keyed Promotion Staying uo Wins Artists & Influences People LOS ANGELES - One of cluding Joe Cocker, Lee Mi- Atlanta, Birmingham, Shreve - By LEE ZIUTO the distinct advantages of not chaels, Sergio Mendes, Herb Al- port); and Ernie Campagna Spooky Tooth, Jimmy Cliff, (Hartford, Boston, Philadelphia, NEW YORK Mike Mait- 1969's Top LP's chart 18.4 being a gigantic record com- pert, - or Blodwyn Pig, Burt Newark, Washington, Baltimore, land's sudden resignation as percent of all the LP chart ac- plex is that it gives the inde- Bacharach, company time to pro- Quincy Jones, Dillard & Clark, Albany & Buffalo). president of Warner Bros. Rec- tivity, and a No. 1 position on pendent ords and the appointments mote and evaluate every re- and George Benson. "Promotion must take a more of both the singles and albums academic and Mo Ostin as his successor and charts during the year with lease - whether it be a single Sharell said that the A &M business -like ap- setup is corn- proach," said Sharell. "There- Joe Smith as the firm's execu- 16.7 percent of the years' ac- or an album. That's the opinion such that the and the practice of Jerry Shar- pany's promotion men in the fore, A &M has been hiring pro - manager (see ell, national promotion director field have plenty of time to motion men with good academic Executive Turn- Ashley told Billboard that will no vefeT the for A &M Records, who gears hear, evaluate and promote as backgrounds and with at least autonomous Mo Ostin will report to him just his operation to the question, thoroughly as they can all of two years of college training." operation of the as Maitland had done previously. Warner-Repriseo labels and "If I were an artist, what would A &M's releases. Their duties are much the the anything, Ostin is WrerAtlantic group of firms within "If going to I want done for my record ?" At present, A &M's field staff same as at any other record have the same degree of direc- numbers 13: Warner Bros., Inc.,r within According to Sharell, this Bill Able (Cleve- company, except for one major structure. tion and authority as Ahmet question has been answered cor- land- Pittsburgh), Ron Brooks difference, said Sharell. said Ted Ashley, (Atlantic Records presi- board chairman and chief exec- rectly in past several months (Miami), Bobby Cortez (New "In addition to being academ- utive officer of Warner Bros., (Continued on page 78) for more than a dozen artists in York), Terry Daily (St. Louis), ically prepared for their work, Inc., in an exclusive Billboard Ed De Joy (Baltimore -Wash- they are totally involved and interview. ington), Dan Fylnn (Seattle), deeply interested in music, Bernie Grossman (Boston), Bill which is their most important Maitland told Billboard he GRT Forms N e W Co; Opens Harper (Philadelphia), Pat De- singular qualification." plans tó remain in the record- vine (Minneapolis), Chris Kelly The standard promotion du- music business ( "It's the only / . Coast Office for Chess (Atlanta), MieMike Levenson ties in their markets are airplay business I know and love ") and cago), Paul Pieretti (San and exposure, artists relations, LOS Fran- that he currently is weighing ANGELES - GRT is bution sales and recorded prod- cisco) and Larry Saul (Los An- advertising ideas and merchan- several opportunities. making two significant moves to ucts licensing division. GRT geles). dising of product. strengthen its both record and Records and Chess will corn- Working closely with these Sharell considers this last The combined strength of the tape product lines: it formed Warner and Atlantic groups bine sales forces and adminis- men are A &M's four regional duty the most important of the GRT Music Tapes and opened trative services. marketing four. gives Warner Bros., Inc., the in- West Coast offices managers, whose du- for Chess/ GRT Records now will utilize ties are multifold, Merchandising dustry'sY biggest share of top- according to gg P- Checker /Cadet Records. the Chess selling disk product. Accord- Torn sales organization, in- Bob Fead, A &M's director of "This merchandising consists Bonetti has been pro- cluding eight regional managers. sales. of in -store promotions, to a recap of Billboard's moted to displays, vice president to di- Chess will move into offices of "They maintaining good relations 1969 chart the mot the twice division are responsible for the with GRT Records. Both GRT Rec maintaining of inventory buyers on the retail and whole - ner- Atlantic combine held the to be known as GRT Music control No. 1position for the year on ords and Chess will continue to at distributor level; control of sale level (one- stops, racks, op- Tapes. maintain separate the Hop 100, with a share of The move recording and advertising at distributor level; erators). All of these people re- by Chess Records activities. maintaining ceive disk jockey percent of hll the chart to the West CoastC will enable promotion distributor and sub- copies of A &M "The purpose of the consoli- distributor and retailer relations product for review and in -store activity11.0 for the year, No. 1 rt GRT to oas te its nabie dation is to continue our em- with the manufacturer; and play, which has resulted in phasis on product and promo- supervising the efforts of local `starting' action on much of tlon and to provide these sri- distributors in the manager's re- A &M product." Sharell cited Chess Into Country mary activities with the strong- spective region." two examples, "Walking in - est possible sales and merchan- Space" (Quincy Jones) and "Jef- A Steady Flow dising support at all levels of You Coma The 13 - f distribution," said Alan J. Bay- promotion men, You Like It" albums in n ks Pumpkin Pack ley, GRT president. added Fead, provide these re- Washington. - gional men with a CHICAGO Chess Records Pumpkin Records, a country la- steady flow All A &M's promotion men - of market information which is now in country music. The bel. The move gives Chess pro- - submit to Sharell a weekly pro - diversified disk producing sub- duction in turn gives them an over -all centers in Nashville, NMC Expands informat (Continued on page 10) sidiary of GRT Inc. has signed London and Philadelphia with e view of their terri- an exclusive distribution pact more planned tory which they then transmit IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIWII for New York, to with Charlie McCoy and Wayne Los Angeles and San Francisco. On W. Coast Fead and Bob Elliott, who is REVIEW Moss who recently formed GRT will have tape director of A &M's tape divi- LISTS rights to GARDENA, Calif. - NMC sion. Pumpkin product. Corp., exclusive rack jobber for PLAYING McCoy and Moss, Regional men and their areas TIME principals the Wallich's Music City chain, of concentration Cap, Foreign in a Nashville group of musi- plus are as follows: NEW YORK-The playing Navy post exchanges and Scott Ross (Los Angeles, dans that have previously been many San time of the records picked on White Front stores, has Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake, . involved in over 100 albums, acquired new office and ware- the Singles Spotlight Review Cosi n Dealss performed Denver, Phoenix, San Diego); Page will be listed along with the on the Bob Dylan house space here. Ted Shapiro, Mary Dorfman LOS ANGELES Capi- `Nashville Skyline" and "Area vice president, (St. Louis, Chi- review of the record beginning - national racks, cago, Madison, Minneapolis, De- toi has signed product deals Code 615" albums. Both were said the new 38,584 square feet with the current issue (Feb. 7) with two foreign companies. involved troit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh; of Billboard. The time listing is in the recent Joel of space includes four loading Kansas Aquarious Records of Vance album for Chess, and docks, City Mo.); Chuck Hues- being made to aid juebox and parking for 77 cars. man (Miami, New Orleans, licensed Capitol to manufac- were mo produce Chess' NMC will move into the new radio programmers, as well as ture and distribute its product Salloom- Sinclair package. Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma City, any other concerned parties. location in this suburb of Los Memphis, Nashville, Charlotte, in the States, Canada and Japan. Chess' diversification was re- Angeles in April. He expects Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll In the second transaction, Gently marked by a distribu- the new facilities to enable Discos de Centroamerica of tion pact with London based NMC to ship $20 million of M e rc Guatemala, will manufacture Head Records, and before that, records and tapes annually into Winds U p Reshaping and distribute Capitol product a similar pact with the Gamble the California market. The Gar- c in the Central America market and Huff Neptune label. Pres- dena warehouse With consisting presently em- Simon as Market Exec of Costa Rica, Hon- ident Marshall Chess said ploys about 80 people and ships duras, Salvador, Nicaragua Pumpkin will produce "strict" CHICAGO - In the final national head of singles promo- at the rate of $5 million annual- move of the Mercury Record Guatemala. country material and not hy- ly. Headquarters tion, and Bob Seherl, national are at Ocean- Corp. reorganization, Lou promotion brio" forms of c &w. Initially, side, N. Y. NMC also racks director for albums. is becoming senior vice- Mercury's field promotion staff, Loretta Lynn Pumpkin will produce singles. records and CARtridges for such president Yvonne Jones and Dick Feller in charge of market- with regional directors in Penn- accounts as Leonard's Discount ing. The reorganization, which Month Widened are the first artists signed. Stores and Sage's Stores. sylvania, Illinois, Georgia, Ten - started 12 weeks ago by new nessee and California, will also NEW YORK - Decca Rec- president Irwin H. Steinberg, report to Simon. ords has extended its for with Mercury switching "Loretta Lynn Month" for two from factory owned plants to IIIIIIIIIIIUUIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII111111111Ullllllllllllll weeks to Feb. 20. In conjunction RCA IN EARLY-YEAR indenpendent distribution ties. with the extended promotion, Simon, who formerly was LONDON PACT Decca is issuing Miss Lynn's GOLD SPREE; CAPTURES vice- president for sales and new single, "I Know How." 6 marketing, will also take con - WITH ASHLEY Jack Loetz, NEW YORK -RCA Records has begun the new executive vice year at a trol of the company's entire pro- NASHVILLE -London Rec - president of the label, presented sizzling sales pace which saw it capturing six RIAA gold record motion staff along with Mer- award certifications ords will distribute Leon Ash - Miss Lynn with a special plaque -four for albums and two for singles. RCA's cury's creative services division. ley's Ashley early -year gold spree Records in the U.S. proclaiming her "Country's supports the prophecy made by Norman John Sippel, formerly vice and Canada. The first product Choice" at a Decca reception Racusin, label's president, in the Jan. 10 issue of Billboard, in which president for promotion and art- he said, "RCA under the new agreement signed last month, when the artist is kicking off the new year with several singles 1st exploitation, will shift his by Ashley that indicate a continuation and Walt Maguire, visited New York for a "David of 1969's gold record pattern." efforts to the artist exploitation London's national singles Certified during January as gold sales Frost Show" appearance. record singles were Elvis Pres- field, Steinberg said. He will and pop a &r manager, are by ley's "Don't Cry Daddy" and the Archies' "Jingle Jangle," on the work with IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIII touring artist and Ashley and Marge Singleton Kirshner label, which is manufactured and distributed by RCA. provide television exposure for (Mrs. The Ashley). For More Late News gold award LP's are "Crown of Creation" and "Volunteers," them. Merle Kilgore, country writer both by the Jefferson Airplane, Elvis Presley's "From Elvis in Simon takes See Pa eS ]3 $ ]$ Mem- over direct su- and singer, also has signed with g phis" and "The Best of Charley Pride." pervision of John Antoon, Ashley. IUIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIII named last week as Mercury's UUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Billboard is published weekly by Billboard Publications, Inc., 165 W. 46th St., New York, N. Y. 10036. Subscription rate: annual rate, single -copy price, at New $30; U. Second class postage paid York, N. Y., and at additional mailing offices. Current and back copies of Billboard are available on microfilm from 3M/1M Press, P.O. Box 720, Times Square Station, New York 10036. FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 3 General News Columbia Club Opposes Executive Turntable Supreme Court Review By MILDRED HALL WASHINGTON - The Co- data for the 1967 order to be against the FTC attorneys on lumbia Record Club has asked stale. It suggested newer data the basis of evidence given in the Supreme Court to let stand to reflect changes in the com- the RCOA's treble damage suit an Appeals Court remand of the petitive situation of record against the Columbia Club and FTC's club order of 1967. Co- clubs, especially in formation of co- defenders. Former RCOA OSTIN SMITH MAITLAND lumbia attorneys have added a new clubs since the 1962 FTC counsel Lewis Markowitz, who new twist to an old issue by complaint. is no longer with the club, said Mo Ostin appointed president and chief executive officer of saying they have information The Appeals Court upheld in a subpoenaed deposition that Warner Brothers, Inc., and Joe Smith named executive vice presi- which "suggests the possibility" only that section of the FTC he had told FTC attorneys his dent and general manager. Ostin replaces John K. (Mike) Mait- that there "May have been sup- order barring Columbia from club was "fourth and might land, who resigned as president of Warner Brothers Records. pression of evidence," in the setting royalty rates of artists have been third largest" at the Smith's position is new. Both Ostin and Smith were promoted Commission attorneys' failure on outside labels it distributes. time. The conversation allegedly from vice presidential posts with WB. The former had been to show competitive strength The FTC complaint had held took place some time after the general manager of Reprise Records and the latter general by the Record Club of that Columbia's pricing and ex- 1964 Hearing Examiner's in- claimed of Warner Brothers Records. Maitland, who had been America in 1965. clusive contracting practices, itial decision to dismiss the com- manager The Federal Trade Commis- plus the dominance of. the Big plaint. Markowitz said he was with WB for the past eight years, will be scouting other areas sion has asked the high court Three (Columbia, Capitol, and unsure of just when the meet- in the music business when he returns from a short vacation. to uphold its order ending ex- Victor clubs) restrained entry ing took place, or exactly what (See separate story on page 3.) clusivity in Columbia Club's out- of new clubs. was said, since his only record * * * side label contracts. CBS had The role of the Record Club was an "illegible" pencilled Herb Gordon has been appointed coordinator of promotional challenged the order in Appeals of America (RCOA) in the Co- memo and an admittedly cloudy activities for Decca Records, a new position. Gordon previously Court, and the court in July lumbia -FTC saga has erupted memory of visits he made that was national LP promotion and sales manager for Buddah after 1969 sent the order back to the like a three -ring circus at the day to Justice Department and four years as Kapp Records' national promotion manager. Before commission for more current Commission, at a Senate Copy- the Federal Trade Commission. that, he was Eastern promotion manager for Chess Records. statistical background. The rights Subcommittee hearing, and Columbia attorneys now hold Gordon entered the field as local promotion man for Philadel- court majority found the 1960 in the court briefs. Also, RCOA that the omission of mention of phia's Universal Distributors.... Corbett Evans has been named has its own treble damage suit this "meeting" and the "facts" about RCOA led the commis- international music education consultant for the Peer -Southern going against the Columbia Rec- the Juilliard Kent Mounts ord Club and other co- defend- sion to dismiss RCOA as having Organization. Evans, a former executive officer of ants in Federal District Court "no competitive significance" in School of Music, taught at both elementary school and college Step -Up Drive in Philadelphia, for alleged vio- the case, to the detrement of level, and was consultant to universities, symphony orchestras lation of antitrust laws. Columbia's position. Columbia and concert management firms. LOS ANGELES Kent * * * - Price Disadvantage attorney Asa Sokolow's brief re- Records is going after new re- fers to the "enormous growth Coast business affairs man- RCOA first surfaced in the Al Lewis has been named East cordings and a new distribu- rate of RCOA between 1965 W. Whitehouse, the tion network. First disk of a FTC -Columbia battle when it ager for MGM Records reporting to Richard and 1967" as disproving the music division's senior vice president of business affairs. Lewis, new nature is by Merryweather, asked for intervenor status in commission's claim that exclu- who formerly recorded for Cap- Feb. 1967, to complain of price who has been associated with MGM for 14 years, was manager sive licensing tactics prevented of itol. disadvantages allegedly suffered entry of new record clubs. of the MGM /Verve Records Royalty Department, director Newly named general man- as a result of Columbia Club's Columbia feels that the Rec- special projects for the record division, and assistant to the labels ager Morey Alexander is plan- exclusive licensing practices. The ord Club of America's claimed director of business affairs. . . . Donna Siani, formerly with ning to revitalize the 25 -year- FTC refused, saying the record status should have been presented Chess Records, joins GRT Records as sales and administrative old company's distribution net- was closed, and the intervention to the deliberating full commis- assistant to Marty Goldrod, national sales and promotion man- work. Other artists which Kent too late. Columbia also op- sion. RCOA claimed that in one ager.... Robert G. Hart, formerly division manager of United is releasing are from its vaults posed "unduly prolonging" the year previous to 1967, it had manager of GRT's and preferred to leave Recorded Tape, has been named general and include Ike & Tina Turner, record, made $8 million in sales to retail division.... Eleanor Perez has been named administrative B. B. King, Preston Love, and matters with the favorable 300 - 700,000 members. (In April, propos- assistant to Alan J. Bayley, GRT president. Joe Turner, the West Virginia page Hearing Examiner 1967, RCOA president Sig- * * * Slim Electric Blues Band and al which would have dismissed mund Friedman told the Senate Keith Martel is the new head of the New York Television/ several anthology packages of the FTC's complaint. Copyright Subcommittee that blues from Memphis, California Ironically, Columbia attor- Variety Department of International Famous Agency. Martel the club had 800,000 members associated and the South, are also included neys now make their charge and was the "largest retail seller has been in personal management since 1965, being in the January release. of "suppression of evidence" of classical records in the with performers such as Nancy Ames, Sammy Davis Jr., and world"). Gloria Loring. Before that, he was head of television- variety for Lucas has been appointed industrial engi- Columbia Brief GAC.... Robert M. neer for the EVR Cartridge processing facility in Rockleigh, Disks Win Cultural Seat as the Co- In other argument, N.J. Before coming to CBS, Lucas was director of engineering lumbia brief to the Supreme Co. in House Court accuses the commission and sales for the family -held Lucas Dental Equipment White Plans Library attorneys of maneuvering dur- New York. From 1965 -67 he served as senior industrial engineer Continued from page 1 former professor of Brooklyn ing the long proceedings 1962- for the Bishop Manufacturing Corp., Cedar Grove, N.J. Before College of the University of the he was senior industrial engineer with the Daven Corp., here 1967) to change the issue from that Library at meetings held City of New York and author one of injury to retailers Livingston, N.J. Jan. 28 -29. The selection of the of the volume, "Spoken Rec- through club price differentials, * * * recordings is the responsibility ord." new club named director of business affairs which was to injury to record Jim Williams has been of the commission The initiation of the White competition. The Solicitor Gen- musician, Williams appointed by Mrs. Richard for the West Coast Record Plant. A former House Record Library is a mile- eral's brief for the FTC to the most recently was advertising, sales and promotion manager for Nixon. Each member will be stone for the record industry. Court had said the primarily responsible for a par- Supreme CBS Musical Instruments.... Tom Flye and Tom Caccetta have The RIAA is gradually build- long proceedings were "inherent" and engineer, respectively, for ticular category, as follows: clas- ing the image of records been appointed assistant engineer as a in commission cases. a former vocalist with sical, Irving Kolodin, music cultural medium. Several years also the New York Record Plant studios. Flye, critic and associate editor of the Columbia lawyers scorn include ago, the RIAA won a hard the "price differential" issue in Lothar & the Hand People has engineering credits that Saturday Review; popular, Heat, Led Zeppelin, Dr. John, Jeff Beck and others. He battle to secure parity with (Continued on page 73) Canned Johnny Mercer, songwriter-lyri- books as educational material also was with Centaur Productions and was an electronics con- cist and four -time winner of the in the postal regulations. A fur- Broadway Recording Studios. Academy Award; jazz, Willis sultant with ther step along the way was the Caccetta, an independent engineer from Cali- Conover, jazz broadcaster for establishing of the RIAA Cul- Voice of America, concert pro- fornia, was associated with Mystic and Para- tural Award. mount studios and has been a recording artist. ducer, writer and consultant; The RIAA has also agreed to folk and country, Paul Acker- Gold He also worked with Liberty and Mercury on the provide a duplicate of the White man, music editor of Billboard; House Library collection that West. Coast. . . . William R. Yeager has been Spoken Word, Helen Roach, can be enjoyed by the public. It named vice president- treasurer and Arthur will be located in Washington. Awards Rivkin, vice president in charge of branch op- IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIII Possible sites are the John F. erations, by Delmonico International Corp., a YEAGER Kennedy Center for the Per- Johnny Cash's Columbia home entertainment firm. . . . Robert Jackson COSBY TO HOST forming Arts and the Smith- Records album "Hello, I'm joined Siddartha Press, the internal publicity GRAMMY FETE sonian Institution. Johnny Cash" has been certi- department of Buddah Records. Jackson for- At opening meetings last week fied by the Recording Industry merly was with Gifford -Wallace Associates, the LOS ANGELES-Bill Cosby Willis Conover was elected Association of America as a for Fillmore East. . . . Clark S. $1 million album. The label re- press agents a five -time Grammy winner, chairman of the commission. regional sales will host the local NARAS The commission is expected ports that his "Johnny Cash at Jones has been appointed Eastern . is chapter's Grammy awards pre- to have the initial list of rec- Folsom Prison" and "Johnny manager for Craig. . Donald Dvorkin the sentation, March 11, at the Cen- ords ready by mid -March. In Cash at San Quentin" have each new director of purchasing for Major Elec- tury Plaza. While he has ap- addition, the commission has de- racked up more than two mil- RIVKIN tronics Corp.... Russ Allison has been named peared at previous Grammy cided that the Library will be a lion copies in sales of records professional manager for Nashville of Sunbury Music and Dunbar shows as a presenter, he has "living thing" and it will add and tapes. "Johnny Cash's Music. He previously was with Central Songs.... Eileen Gold- never hosted any of the 12 prior new records to the basic Rec- Greatest Hits" album has also farb has been promoted from assistant publicist for Connie De awards shows. Merv Griffin has ord Library on a continual sold over a million copies in Public Relations, Inc. to senior publicist and executive idea for the White albums and tapes. "A Boy Nave already been set as emcee of basis. The assistant to publicity director Phil Leshin. the New York Chapter's event. House Record Library was in- Named Sue" was a million -sell- Cash last year. (Continued on page 73) fhlIQIIIIIIIf hlIIIIIflhlIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII itiated by Mrs. Richard Nixon. ing single for 4 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD You've been demanding it. Well here it is: Janis' definitive mind-blowing rendition of "Try.70

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Wilson, Kay In This Issue Salutes From the Industry CLASSICAL 56 Form Disk Co. On Billboard's COIN MACHINE WORLD 51 NEW YORK - Flip Wil- COUNTRY 42 son and Monte Kay, his man- 75th Anniversary Issue GOSPEL 47 ager, have formed Little David INTERNATIONAL 66 Records. The first release, which also will be available in 8 -tr.ck Congratulations on your 75th anniversary issue. This is the finest MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 48 tape CARtridge and cassette, issue put together in the entertainment field. I know a great deal of work this you can certainly be proud of Billboard and what will be Wilson's new album, was put into and RADIO 28 it has done for us in the music industry. I'm looking forward to the 100th "The Devil Made Me Buy This SOUL 38 year celebration. Dress." Larry Newton TALENT 21 Ben Hurwitz, general man- ABC Records TAPE CARtridge 12 ager, and Jack Lewis will oper- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ate the label, which will head- Singles 66 received, is a real knockout. Con- FEATURES Canadian quarter at 200 W. 57th St., and The 75th anniversary issue, just Canadian Albums 66 gratulations to one and all. Music in Print 10 1425 Kings Road, Los Angeles. Alfred Reed Hits of the World 72 Stock Market Quotations 8 The Sinclair Paint Co. will co- Professor of Music Vox Jox 35 Hot Country Albums 45 operate in a special promotion University of Miami Hot Country Singles 44 for the Southwest, including Coral Gables, Fla. CHARTS Hot 10O 74 blow -ups of the album cover on * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * shops. Best -Selling Classical LP's 56 New Album Releases 49 billboards, buses and paint warmest congratulations for an outstanding piece of journalism also will be My - Best- Selling Folios 48 Tape CARtridge Charts 18 Promotional effort the Billboard 75th Birthday Issue. It should be framed for posterity to network TV exposure - Best -Selling Jazz LP's 73 Top 40 Easy Listening 46 devoted it's that valuable! trade ads, store ads, and in -store to Lee, Paul, Mike, Eliot, etc., etc., Best -Selling Soul Albums ... 38 Top LP's 60 I wish to convey my "thanks" promotion. for the hard work -and the beautiful result -this is a real award -winning Best -Selling Soul Singles 40 RECORD REVIEWS issue and NARAS should convey such an honor on Billboard "for services Breakout Albums 59 Album Reviews ....58, 59, 62, 78 above and beyond the call of duty!" Breakout Singles 59 Single Reviews 76 Keep it up-and let's make this a regular feature now -every 10 Europe Sales years -and let's hope we shall all be here for the next celebration come December 1979! Published Weekly by Robert B. Weiss Billboard Publications, Inc. 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PARTICULARLY Associate Music Editor: Mike Gross Midwest Gen. Mgr.: T. L. Herrick to the North American conti- Wilson INCLUSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM ABROAD. Chief Copy Editor: Robert Sobel Midwest Sales Director: Dick nent's 442 million (38.7 percent) APPRECIATE Radio -TV Programming: Claude R. Hall West Coast Gen. Mgr.: Willis Wardlow LOOKING FORWARD TO LONG OVERDUE RECORDING STUDIOS Classical Editor: Fred Kirby Nashville Gen. Mgr.: Robt. L. Kendall and the rest of the world's 178 DIRECTORY AND HOPE IT WILL CONTAIN EDITORIAL COM- International, Special Issues Editor: million units (15.6 percent). ARTICLE. Ian Dove PRODUCTION MANAGER: Bob Phillips MENT. IF SO PUT ME DOWN FOR CONTRIBUTORY Soul Editor: Ed Ochs The 1968 figures indicate WILL GET BACK TO YOU IN 1987 FOR SALUTE TO HUNDRED ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER: global sales of 1,141,000,000, DISKS AND 1994 FOR YOUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY. 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". Financial News Presser Pub Links Market Quotations Cap Industries With Elkan -Vogel As of Closing Thursday, January 29, 1970 Income Rises 1970 Week's Vol. Week's Week's Week's Net NAME Elkan - from popular music rather than High Low in 100's High Low Close Change PHILADELPHIA - LOS ANGELES Capitol Vogel, Inc., and 'Theodore classical works, he said. - Admiral 2 21/8121 /413 6131/ 212 3/ 412 3/ 1- 3,4 Industries, Inc., earned a net Presser Co., music publishers, know if there will 31/2 "We don't ABC 391/4 331/2 401 373/4 331/2 34 - income of $5,371,000 or $1.22 have merged, uniting two of 81/2 be music publishers in another Amer. Auto. Vending 203/e 83/e 73 91/8 8% - 4á per share of common stock on country's most influential 497/8 321/2 1311 413/4 351/2 377/e 4 the 15 years," Broido said. "We Ampex - sales of $95,483,000, for the publishers of serious music and Automatic Radio 43 191/8 474 24 191/4 197/a 21/4 doubt if publishers will survive - first half of its fiscal year educational music materials. - Auto. Ret. Assoc. 1221/2 971/2 411 110V2 1031/2 1035/8 71/4 without popular music. Elkan - 1969 -1970. During a compa- Under terms of the merger, Vogel's catalog gives us a tre- Avnet 361/2 105/4 495 121/4 103/4 103/4 - 13iá Ind. 561/4 29 57 491/2 483/4 49V2 + 3/4 rable period a year earlier the Elkan -Vogel will continue as mendous list of ballet, sym- Capitol CBS 591/2 415/8 967 461/2 437/a 437/e 2 company earned $3,788,000 or an independent entity and pub- phonic, opera and theater mu- - Columbia Pictures 42 243/4 906 291/2 253/4 253/8 - 27/8 91 cents per common share on lish music under its own name. sic. How we'll round off this 137/8 5/8 Craig Corp. 24 111/8 159 141/e 123/e - sales of $84,033,000. Capitol will as problem, I don't know, but we'll 143 1/2 Adolph Vogel continue Disney, Walt 1543/4 697/8 1255 152 1423/4 + Industries' subsidiaries include have to find out." 7 61/2 63/4 1/4 president, Bernard Kohn, vice EMI 87/e 5 614 - Capitol Records, Inc., and Audio president, and Vincent Persich- The Presser firm was found- General Electric 981/4 723/8 1618 743/4 723/4 733% - 3/4 Devices, Inc. of Gulf A Western 501/4 16% 1165 187/a 16% 171/8 13/4 etti, director of publications ed by Theodore Presser in 1883 - The average number of shares the subsidiary. Arnold P. Broido and in 1930 the company pur- Hammond Corp. 23 113/4 135 143/e 113/4 113/4 - 21/4 43 7/e outstanding during t h e six- is president of the parent firm chases Oliver Ditson Co. after Handleman 451/4 29 270 443/e 425/8 - 251/4 81/2 26 10 9 9 3/4 month period was 4,390,000 of Theodore Presser. Twenty - buying Church Co. On Harvey Group - John 35 111/8 304 131/4 121/e 123/4 + V8 one employes of Elkan -Vogel Interstate United against 4,168,000 during the Presser's death, a foundation 1 ITT 601/2 461/4 1554 573/4 55V2 555/8 - comparable period one year will lose their jobs. was formed which supports mu- 283/4 283/4 15/e Kinney Services 391/2 19 579 305/a - earlier. The company's .earnings Elkan -Vogel will leave its sic education and performance Macke 291/2 141/2 134 171/4 161/2 163/4 - 1/4 for the fiscal year ending June Home for Re- 441/2 183/4 231 251/8 221/8 221/2 23/4 center city location and close its and the Presser MCA - 30, 1969, were $6,312,000 or was estab- MGM 441/2 211/2 142 24 211/2 213/4 2 retail store. The store will re- tired Music Teachers - $1.51 per common share on open at Presser's location in lished in Germantown. Scholar- Metromedia 533/4 161/8 807 177/e 161/e 161/4 - 11/4 103 71/4 sales of $153,104,000. Bryn Mawr. Broido said the ships and grants for music 3M (Minn. Min. Mfg.) 1181/2 94 820 1105/a 103 - 1413/4 1331/4 1353/4 3 Capitol Industries, Inc., head- merger was precipitated by the buildings were also made avail- Motorola 166 1023/4 689 - No. Phillips 593/4 351/4 393 48 421/2 423/4 7 quartered here, is traded on the changing picture of the music able. Amer. - Pickwick Intern. 55V2 32 93 543/4 511/4 531/4 - 11/e American Stock Exchange. publishing business. Elkan -Vogel was founded 40 13/8 RCA 481/2 303/8 1617 321/4 303/8 305% - Publishers are making money (Continued on page 73) Servmat 49V2 26 119 301/2 273/4 28 - 21/2 Superscope 543/4 17 245 37V2 303/4 311/4 - 6 Telex 1591/2 203/4 4695 1591/2 134 1493/4 - 13/4 1/ TeleGeneral's Tenny Corp. 303/4 111/2 558 133/e 111/2 121/8 - 1 Trans American 383/4 201/4 2420 223/8 201/4 211/4 - 11/2 Establish 133/e 899 203/8 163/8 173/e 3 GRT Will Transcontinental 273/4 - Triangle 373/e 147/a 27 171/4 16 16 - 1 Gotham Buy 20th Century -Fox 413/4 147/8 762 187/8 161/e 163/4 - 21/4 Product Arm Vendo 321/4 15 58 153/4 151/4 15% - 3/8 NEW YORK TeleGeneral Custom 2V2 193/4 193/4 - Viewlex 35V2 193/4 204 227/e - Corp. has completed a previous- 133/4 133/4 LOS ANGELES GRT is It will duplicate, ship, ware- Wurlitzer 231/2 131/8 104 141/2 - 3/e ly announced acquisition of 90 - 1 32V2 getting more fully involved in house and service from three Zenith 58 321/4 837 331/4 321/4 - percent of outstanding stock of custom (contract) duplicating by locations, including Fairfield, As of Closing Thursday, January 29, 1970 Gotham Recording Corp. N.J. East), Sunnyvale, Week's Week's Week's Week's establishing a custom products (GRT Week's THE COUNTER* Week's OVER THE COUNTER* High Low Close OVER High Low Close Gotham, a complex of sound division, according to Don Un- Calif., and from a new facility recording facilities and a pro- ger, newly appointed division in the midwest, probably around ABKCO Ind. 10 81/2 10 Lear Jet 183/4 161/4 161/ ducer of audio -visual materials, manager. the Chicago area. Alltapes Inc. 91/8 73/4 83/8 Lin Broadcasting 111/8 9V2 101/4 41/2 47/8 will operate as a subsidiary of The company plans to is ex- Arts & Leisure Corp. 91/2 83/4 83/4 Media Creations 51/8 The new midwest plant 34 32 32 TeleGeneral. its duplicating in Audio Fidelity 3 2V2 3 Merco Ent. broaden custom pected to be operational and Mills Music 201/2 191/2 19V2 Herbert M. Moss, who has base in four major areas: mu- with ad- Bally Mfg. Corp. 31 29 29 production by March, Cameron Musical 2V2 2V2 21/2 Monarch Electronics 63/4 51/2 51/2 been elected a director of Tele- sic, educational, spoken word ditional production expansion in Cassette -Cartridge 163/4 15 151/2 Music Makers 9 8 8 General, will continue as Goth - and industrial. September. It is expected that Certron 24 18V2 181/2 NMC 101/ 9 9 am's president. Moss recently GRT will take over an existing Creative Management 15 131/4 141/4 National Musitime 1 3/4 3/4 completed production of 50 building and modify it rather Data Packaging 281/2 22 22 National Tape Dist. 32 29 30 half -hour records of children's Newell 123/8 11 11 than build a new duplicating Dict -O -Tape Inc. 41/2 4 41/4 which will be released Perception Ventures 63/4 6 6 classics, Faraday Inc. 101/2 10 101/2 on structure. Qatron Corp. 57/8 51/2 55/8 as the "Let's Pretend" series A &R MAN Fidelitone 41/4 4 4 "We're prepared to give cus- Recoton 8 71/2 71/2 the TeleGeneral label. GRT Corp 231/2 19 223/4 tomers full service, quality, Robins Ind. Corp. 61/4 55/8 53/8 POP RECORD warehousing and full production Goody, Sam, Inc. 14 121/4 121/4 Schwartz Bros. 61/2 53/4 53/4 capability," said Unger. "Our ITCC 61/2 51/2 51/2 Telepro Ind. 2% 2 21/4 Data Packaging PRODUCER pricing structure is competitive Jubilee 93/4 8 8 Trans Natl. Commcts. 23/4 21/4 21/4 Soar with all contract duplicators." *Over -the- counter prices shown are "bid" (as opposed to "asked "). Neither the bid nor the Net Sales Major multi -label record company asked prices of unlisted securities represent actual transactions. Rather, they are a guide to GRT is seeking custom work the range within which these securities could have been sold or bought at the time of CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -Data available in has attractive position in reel, cassette and 8- track. compilation. Packaging Corp. registered net the New York area. The above quotations compiled for Billboard by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., sales of $15,282,628 for the The company has about phased member of the New York Stock Exchange and all principal stock exchanges. If you have o history of success out of its 4 -track duplication, year which ended Nov. 29 a in the recording studio as a pro- said Unger. $7,502,703 increase from the ducer of pop records, or expertise $7,779,925 for the previous in selecting artists and placing them To meet the needs of the in- Viewlex Registers Net Sales year. for recording with proper inde- dustry in custom (contract) du- Net income rose $769,238 to producers -we would like pendent plicating, GRT has increased $1,208,389 from $439,151 to hear from you. This position and expanded its duplicating Of $17.7 Mil in 6 -Mo. Period carries an executive's salary plus which amounted to 77 cents a lines more than 20 percent for NEW YORK-Viewlex, Inc. Other six -month figures, with share compared to 29 cents for an override leading to substantial custom products, Unger ex- earnings. reported net sales of $17,780,- the 1968 totals in parentheses, the previous year. Data Process- plained. 000 for the six -month period ing designs and manufactures Mail resume indicating were: income before taxes, current salary to: ending Nov. 30, a $4,449,000 products for the data process- rise from the $13,331,000 for $3,153,000 ($2,239,000); net in- ing, cosmetics and music indus- BOX 602 -B Sound Search the similar period the previous come, $1,465,000 ($1,283,000); tries. and earnings per share based on 20 W. 43 St., New York 10036 year. Continued from page 1 3,670,000 shares outstanding, an equal opportunity employer Trust Funds to ners will then be announced by A&R Studios 40 cents (28 cents). the local stations that found For the three -month period Aid NET Shows them. Continued from page 1 ending Nov. 30, Ben Pierez, The Tea Council of the USA not president and chairman of the NEW YORK - The Na- these people are lured away Educational Television has already sent two teams of by labels with attractive pro- board of Viewlex, Inc., re- tional RECORDING publicity representatives (see ported net sales of $9,568,000, Network will videotape a series duction deals, the firm decided for picture in the Radio -TV Pro- to launch its own label. a $3,077,000 hike from of live music performances ENGINEER gramming section) on a tour of Barsky, a record industry $6,491,000 for the same period TV broadcast on educational about 30 leading cities to create in 1968. Other three -month channels under a $50,000 pledge marketing veteran, resigned his Trust WANTED press and television publicity Ampex Records post as execu- totals, with the previous year's by the Music Performance about the campaign. vice president to accept the statistics, in parentheses, were: Funds. First show, according tive of six winning groups and presidency of A &R Records. $1,683,000 ($1,104,000); net in- to a joint announcement Experienced Recording Engineer for The H. Adler a representative from the radio Barsky said the label will c o m e, $730,000 ($707,000); MPTF trustee Jerome Fabulous New 24, 16, 8 -Track W. stations that found them will re- issue its first product in April, and per-share earnings, 20 cents and NET director Curtis Recording Complex in the South. expenses trip releasing three LP's. Plans call (15 cents). Davis, will be a free black com- ceive an all- -paid Dallas Good Salary, growth opportunity. to Washington for finals May for 10 LP's to be released dur- posers' concert by the at Bishop Submit resume of experience and 15 at the National Press Club. ing the first year plus an equal Symphony Orchestra M'Media Dividend in Dallas Jan. 29. For qualifications to The groups will perform there number of singles. These will be College for a grand prize of $2,000. produced by the label itself as NEW YORK -Metromedia, the most part, the performances BOX 762 All six groups will receive re- well as by outside producers. Inc., has declared the regular will emphasize less prominent smaller in- BILLBOARD cording contracts. A select panel Barsky is setting distribution quarterly dividend of 121/z cents symphony orchestras, of record company executives, and tape licensing deals. Also, on common share, payable strumental groups, and young 165 West 46th St. talent agency people, and others foreign licensing arrangements March 16 to stockholders of rec- composers. Music programs in New York, N. Y. 10036 from the record -music industry will be announced in the ne:lr ord at the close of business on Canada may be part of the proj- will judge the finals. future. Feb. 20. ect, too. e FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD How long will it take you to get ready?

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The album's been out for a few months and has steadily picked up volume both in sales and on the air. With our first taste, we felt RARE EARTH had a distinctive sound and approach to today's music...from progressive rock to electric soul. Apparently record buyers are beginning to agree. So don't wait any longer. Hurry up and get ready!

TM A DIVISION OF MOTOWN RECORD CORP. General News Music In Print ABM Promo Teen Films Fade Growth of Sheet Music Sales Is a Winner As Disk Booster By AL FRISCH Continued from page 3 Continued from page 1 record producer. "They're two According to Herman Steiger of Big 3, the potential of sheet music different media. One goes to sales is greater than ever. Here are some interesting figures to think motion report consisting of in- One independent record pro- the ear and the other goes to about; in 1957, slightly more than 19 million people were playing the formation on singles, LP's, spe- ducer explained why the theory the eyes. I'm an ear specialist. piano in this country. In 1967, the figures rose to over 23 million; not cial projects, plus a special re- hasn't come true. He said, "Pop I'm going to stay that way." quite three million guitar players in 1957, versus I1 million in 1967; port on what is happening in music reflects the attitudes of the Burt Bacharach has been one just over one million organists in 1957, and in 1967 it came to almost their markets with rival record young audience. Once these atti- of the few contemporary corn- five million; in addition there are now nine million pianos in American company product as well. tudes are dramatized on film, posers to use the Hollywood homes. This is plainly an indication of the upward trend at a considerable music becomes less important. acceleration. it might be Sharell insists that "A &M is medium continuously and suc- Incidentally, interesting to note that there are It is an adjunct, more than 44 million amateur musicians in the country. also preaching communication an extra cookie cessfully. But Bacharach's It's obvious that there is a great market potential, and it's up to the within. This is most important. with the coffee, but not an in- sound, although a part of pop, music publisher, in cooperation with his selling agent, to devise a con- All our promo men have names, tegral part of the film expres- is not the sound that pop/ movie certed plan to convince the retail outlets to display not only the current home and office numbers of sion." predictions ballyhooed. The hits but also the standard songs in modern racks, adjacent to the record the complete A &M executive Another independent pro- soundtrack appearances of var- areas where the traffic is the heaviest. I intend to discuss this in further staff. They constantly talk with ducer who dabbled with Hol- ious artists in "Easy Rider" were issues, and I would be interested in hearing your thoughts. each other comparing proj- lywood and returned to the re- with few exceptions, not spe- New Single Sheets - cording studio, said, "Kids don't Cimino has announced the Feb. 15 release of eight songs from the ects, marketing and promotion cifically tailored for the film. upcoming Tobias /Lebowsky "Gantry" musical: "Foresight," "The Promise information, and of course, give go to the movies for music. If The movie's popularity, and the of What I Could Be," "We Can All Give Love," "Show Him the Way," each other advice." they want to see a movie, they soundtrack album's chart status, "He's Never Too Busy," "She Was a Woman," "Someone I've Already To further aid the field men go to a movie. If they want were incidental. Found" and "These Four Walls." in his territory, A &M provides music, they turn on the radio and Now available under the Big 3 imprint are three new songs; "The "all and any information that the phonograph. I belong in a Thrill Is Gone," "Jennifer Tompkins" and "What You Gave Me." recording studio, not a movie Acuff -Rose now has copies ready of "She Cheats on Me" which was our men may need or request studio." Chappell as recorded by Glenn Barber and Roy Orbison. "New World in the Makin," on all artists and product. We And another independent which Roger Whitaker recorded on RCA, is the sole entry for Criterion send out a weekly publication, this week. Coming up shortly on the Plymouth schedule is the latest disk producer explained it this Sherbo Rep `The A &M Sales and Promo- way: "Writing Simon & Garfunkle, "Flowers Bend With the Rainfall." MCA reports that tion Rap -Up,' which contains movie scores means that artistic control is NEW YORK Chappell copies of Superstar will be available within a week. "Ma Bella Amie," up -to-date activity on all prod- - which taken out of your hands. I & Co. has signed an exclusive hit the Hot 100 two weeks ago, is the latest single item issued by uct, listing stations that are play- Warner Bros. Hal Leonard has sheets ready on "Thank You," "Won't don't have the power to edit. I longterm agreement with Rich- ing it; information on our free- Find Better Than Me" and "Everybody Is a Star." R.B. Greaves new Hot wouldn't put out a record that ard M. and Robert B. Sherman 100 of "Always Something There to Remind Me" and "Can't Help form product from Larry Ray, I couldn't mix and edit. So why to represent their Sherbo Music, Falling in Love," a Top 60 Pop Spotlight pick, are two of the current Special Projects; (Ray's primary should I give up those rights Goldilocks Music and Mirabelle Hill & Range week. Big is sheets this 3 has copies of the country song "Your function the merchandising just to have my name on a Music firms. Included in the Husband, My Wife." The theme from the movie "The Magic Christian," of A &M's rock product to free- movie." agreement is the music for their which was written by Paul McCartney, is a new one from Hansen, as is form stations, and working with Still another record producer upcoming NBC special "Goldi- the new piano copy of "Son of a Preacher Man" the new Aretha Franklin the company's field personnel in Top 60 Pop Spotlight. said, "Pop music has its own locks," starring Bing Crosby. Folios the promotion of "rock prod- stories to tell and its own stars It will be viewed nationally Plymouth has a new folio that should create great interest: the uct"); sales information from to tell them." March 31 with a repeat per- Rolling Stones' "Let It Bleed" and the "Bill Evans Book," which is Bob Fead; and tape informa- Lurking at the base of the formance scheduled for Septem- comprised of stylized arrangements of Bill Evans recorded renditions on tion from Bob Elliott. We also contemporary musicmaker's dis- ber. his Verve Album. It includes "Who Can I Turn To." Several new items print artists' itineraries, biogs, enchantment with movies is the The team has written the just issued by Big 3: "Super Hits No. 3," containing "Leaving on a Jet suggested promotional projects, scores for Plane," "audio - visual" concept, which many Walt Disney "Midnight Cowboy," "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York et al." has repeatedly failed to work films and won an Academy City" and "Teacher's Pet," which is a collection of easy piano arrangements by John Lane and "Top 50 Easy Listening" including current hits, plus Sharell noted that A &M is when applied to pop music Award for "Chim Chim Cheree" many great standards. striving to make the promotion whether it be in movies, tv or from "Mary Poppins." Cimino expects to have two new folios available within a week to man a constructive contributor j ukeboxes. The deal with Chappell was 10 days. "Generation Gap" is the first with a representative list of "Top to the programming of a radio "Music is part of movies but negotiated with Mike Conner, 40" and Easy Listening material including such songs as "Spinning Wheel," station. not an equal partner," said a representative for the Shermans. "Smile a Little Smile for Me," "Yesterday I Heard the Rain," "Tonight 1'11 Say a Prayer," "Baby Take Me in Your Arms," among others. The second is called "Trip Two," a collection of Hot 100 selections containing "No Time," "She," "Baby Take Me in Your Arms," "Ballad of Easy Rider" and "Walk a Mile in My Shoes." Upcoming are two folios from Hal Manufacturers' Chart Predictions Leonard in the country field: "Sly and Family Stone" and the Jethro Tull folio. "Rod McKuen at Carnegie Hall" is the latest from Warner Bros. Listed below are the new single records (those not yet on any chart) selected by their manufacturers as having the greatest potential for The "Earl Scruggs" five- string banjo book just in from Southern. chart activity in the coming weeks. These singles have been submitted by the labels as a programming and buying guide for new product. Off -Beat Folios Southern has issued four folios that are of unusual interest. The ADVANCE JEWELL-PAULA first is called "Tabla," a rhythmic introduction to Indian music. Second LONELY TOO LONG -Sylvia Prevatt, Advance 1109 NIGHT OWL -Bad Habits, Paula 327 is "Indian Melodies for Sitar" containing traditional material that is THAT'S THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES -Herb Miller, Advance 1111 I FEEL A CHILL -Ted Taylor, Ronn 40 perfect for students of the instrument. "Introduction to Sitar" is a HIS AND HERS -Tony Douglas, Paula 1220 beginner's book, by Harihar Rao. The last item is a must for those AUDIO FIDELITY JUNO interested in Flamenco guitar, simply called "Flamenco." DIANE -Golden Gate, Audio Fidelity 161 & I'M WALKING -Ken De Cell, Juno 5003 Bacharach David LISTEN HERE -Jay Jackson & the Heads of Our Time, Mr. G. C 822 Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who are no doubt the hottest KAPP songwriting team in the country, have contributed heavily in increasing BRITE -STAR SORAYA-Chris Simmons, Kapp K 2070 (Continued on page 48) SANDY CASTLES-Clouds, Northland THE LITTLE BLACK EGG -Nightcrawlers, Kapp KE 110 THE BIG -Bobby Boyle, Brite -Star ONE FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE -Roger Williams, Kapp K 2064 FLORIDA -Billy Orr, Northland LONDON Elektra's New Frye LP CAPITOL REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE -Marmalade, London 20058 TEMMA HARBOUR -Mary Hopkin, Apple 1816 LOS ANGELES -Elektra is Muhammed Ali. And he is de- MEGA TUNE a WE'RE GONNA HATE OURSELVES IN THE MORNING - planning second comedy al- veloping others like Spiro Ag- Medallions, 1 -2 -3 1723 Singing IT NEVER WAS LOVE -Carmel Quinn, Mega Tune 563 bum for David Frye, whose ini- new and Billy Graham. All of tial effort, "I Am the President," these newsmakers will be incor- CHANSON MICHIGAN NICKEL is taking him around the coun- porated on the new album as I WANNA BE HAPPY -Unlimited Four, Chanson 1178 YOU'RE NO LONGER MINE -Curly David, Michigan Nickel MNC 002 try on a promotional tour. well as those already on his first TELL HER YOU LOVE HER -The Roadrunners, Michigan Nickel Frye is developing several effort. CHERRY MNC 003 TAXES ON OUR MIND -Kevin Herman & the Twin Valley Boys, HANG THEM ALL -Country Sweethearts, Cherry 70 -451 new characters for the follow - On the first LP, Frye used Michigan Nickel 004 up LP, like Sen. Fulbright and a dialog rather than monolog. COLUMBIA POLYDOR Frye discovered during the re- JUST SEVENTEEN- Raiders, Columbia 4 -45082 cording session that by using his MEDICATED GOO -Chris Farlowe, Polydor PD 2 -14013 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU -Andy Williams, Columbia ROCK AND ROLL HOLIDAY -Brownsville Station, Polydor PD 2 -14017 character in a multiple conver- 4 -45094 SALES BUFFALO SOLDIER -Flamingos, Polydor PD 2 -14019 sation style, he generated greater SAVE THE COUNTRY -Laura Nyro, Columbia 4 -45089 interest among his invited guests. RCA HELP WANTED "The album has opened new DUO KENTUCKY RAIN -Elvis Presley, RCA Victor 47 -9791 vistas for me for television, WHATCHA BEEN DOING -Joann Garret, Duo 7457 TO LIVE IN THE PAST -Percy Mayfield, RCA 74 -0307 Supervisor & Salesman nightclubs and concerts," he said. I'M GONNA SHOW YOU -Jo Armstead, Giant 707 ANTHEM-REVELATION -John Denver, RCA 74 -0305 ONE MOMENT -Sheryl Swope, Duo 7456 Frye's exposure on records, SOULVILLE To cover CHATTANOOGA WALK -Ray Gant & the Arabian Knights, Soulville 001 plus his college concerts, sup- ENDEAVOR chain and discount stores TARGET PRODUCTIONS port his regular national TV THE MAN YOU WANT ME TO BE -Frank Perry, Endeavor guest shots, which HEY BULLDOG- Coachman, Target T -1009A in New York area were the first PORT OF CALL -Jim Wheeler, Panorama avenue for his mimicry. THAT CERTAIN FEELING -Jim Wheeler, Panorama TEMPO for Excellent opportunity BACKROOM OF MY MIND -Don Miller, VU FLYING DUTCHMAN top men NEVERTHELESS -Sonny Wilson, VU Chess Adds A &I HE DON'T APPRECIATE IT- Esther Marrow, Flying Dutchman FD 26004 WARNER BROS.-REPRISE CHICAGO - Chess Records GOT MY MOJO WORKING -Otis Span, Blues Time BT 45003 SALARY plus . . . has added A &I Record Dis- SHE DOES- Plastic Penny, Amsterdam AM 85006 SOMETHING BURNING -Kenny Rogers & the First Edition, Reprise 0888 LOVELAND -Charles Wright & the 103rd Street Rhythm Band, tributing Co., Inc., in Cincin- WB -7A 7365 INTREPID Call nati as a distributor. A &I will FAT MAMA -Herbie Hancock, WB -7A 7358 9 TO 5- Underground Sunshine, Intrepid 75019 handle Chess, Checker, Cadet, WAYSIDE (914) 699 -3166 Cadet /Concept, Head, and Nep- UNDER MY THUMB -Kindred Spirit, Intrepid 75016 tune records. MY BABY'S MISSING -Gene Smith, Virtue V 2512 THE CHICAGO STORY -Jimmy Snyder, Wayside WS45 -009 10 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD VAN MORRISON THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION JAMES TAYLOR

Van Morrison's first solo album was one of those underground rumbles, beloved by few, unknown by many. A cult, even. In 1969 Rolling Stone said Burnt Weeny Sandwich (RS 6370) brings back the Last year James Taylor's first album, on friendly it "may have been the best album of the year." scourge of rock, The Mothers of Invention, niftily competitor Apple, was dearly loved and glowingly 1970, and our hero struggles up long enough to packaged, with boffo tunes by Frank Zappa. A reviewed. This year, the same will happen to James give us an even better musical offering, for which great album for singing along, some of it almost Taylor's second album, Sweet Baby James (WS thanks. It's called Moondance (WS 1835). commercial. 1843), on Warner Bros. Only much more so.

RANDY NEWMAN RON ELLIOTT RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT

12 Songs (RS 6373) is the second album by Randy Ron Elliott, once lead guitarist and hit songwriter Ramblin' Jack Elliott, according to Arlo Guthrie's Newman, whose songs have been recorded by just ( "Laugh, Laugh ") for the amazing Beau Brummels, liner notes, has seen more places and been more launches his about everyone, whose work is admired and re- solo career with The Candlestick - people than any ten men, and it shows in the way maker (WS 1833), spected by people who are admired and respected an auspicious debut if ever we he looks and talks and sings. Jack does all three heard one (and we have). This is one for connois- ...twelve new songs, warbled by Randy himself, surpassing good on his latest, Reprise's Bull Dur- seurs; we trust there are lots of them. as you've never heard him before. ham Sacks and Railroad Tracks (RS 6387).

FAMILY THE MULDAURS NORMAN GREENBAUM

JìQ Spirit in the Sky (RS 6365) is the first Reprise al- Geoff and Maria Muldaur are husband and wife bum by Norman Greenbaum, who is no stranger (lest you think they were siblings). They have, ac- to those who delighted in "The Eggplant that Ate Family can do no wrong in England, but then the cording to a few discerning critics, two of the best Chicago," which Norman recorded while leader of English have always had a keen ear for an unusual voices in contemporary music. Once vocalists with Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. Now group. Super musicians, good songwriters. A the fabled Jim Kewskin Jug Band out of Boston, Norman writes and sings his songs by himself, bet- Song For Me (RS 6384), their third Reprise album, Geoff and Maria now go it together -still out of ter than ever. Like the great title tune on this one, nicely coincides with their 1970 U.S. tour. Boston - with Pottery Pie (RS 6350). currently a fave rave on better radio stations. T 41.) Tape CARtridge 0 Q ó r H ai 1111 ^ z - Cap Supplier Opens Checking Station By ELIOT TIEGEL LOS ANGELES - Capitol that Capitol's unit sales model ($69), which will be Capitol is presently working is increasing its involvement skyrocketed 296 percent be- boosted $10. on a portable AC /DC 8 -track with its tween July and December of While concentrating on build- with cassette players, unit, plus several other 8 -track 00 supplier, Kodama of Japan, last year. This is the highest ing a line of cassette machines. opening a local factory check- six months dollar -wise in Capi- Capitol has been out of the units for fall release. Beucler ing station. tol's equipment business, accord- 8 -track field for some time. This talks of having "Belair type" portables, a reference to the lo- The new company, Kodama ing to Beucler. situation appears to be chang- ing. Capitol is considering some cal company (Belair Enterprises) USA, allows Capitol's exclusive Among Features which has specialized in sturdy cassette player manufacturer to 8 -track models for Kodama to Among the new features be- build. When Capitol initially and compact 8 -track and cas- inspect all units shipped from sette stereo portables. Japan. The factory, at 12156 ing planned for future cas- got into the 8 -track deck field, W. Olympic Blvd., is an inval- sette units are stereo preampli- its units came from Motorola, The sturdy portables "lend uable communications link, said fiers which will allow existing and Orrtronics. themselves to our kind of sell- Oris Beucler, Capitol's special portables to become decks for When it began its associa- ing through regular record markets department vice presi- hooking into home high fidelity tion with Kodama, the Japa- channels," Beucler said. "We dent. systems. The first unit to get nese manufacturer was not are not set up to sell high For the first time, Beucler a stereo preamp is the Diplomat geared to build cassettes. priced gear." has within phone contact Ko- dama engineers who can pro- vide "corrective engineering" for C5 any units which do not meet Softening of Cassette Sales Capitol's specifications. A con- tingent of Kodama engineers is scheduled to arrive here in one week to check their new facility Forces Hard Price Look and meet with Capitol officials anent plans for several new By BRUCE WEBER cassette models. One month later, Beucler is slated to make LOS ANGELES -Corporate match the price level of 8 -track While prerecorded cassette his second visit to Tokyo to dis- chieftains are becoming exceed- has backfired to a certain degree. tapes are slowing down -some cuss the company's planned ad- ingly skeptical about the bull- Many also contend that RCA, say only momentarily -blank J ish forecasts of the prerecorded tape manufacturers are contin- ditions to its cassette player/ in its haste to jump on the cas- recorder line. cassette market. sette tapewagon after a late uing to report startling sales. Hope Capitol is planning on Ko- springs eternal, but start, initiated the $6.98 tariff BASF, TDK, Ampex, Audio dama to build three additional several record manufacturers to protect its interest in 8- track. Magnetics, Data Packaging and cassette units. The Japanese sup- and major retailers feel a mild Others say that RCA was Audio Devices, all are enjoying plier runs four slowdown is developing in pre- merely thinking "short range." banner years. But many report factories which recorded cassette turn out hardware. Capitol is its tapes. Columbia, also a fence -sitter cutbacks by record manufac- The prospect isn't promoting a exclusive U.S. contact. in jumping into cassettes, was turers in ordering preleadered them to cut back on market- in the forefront of the $6.98 blank tape to convert to pre- The local warehouse per- ing programs, but some com- forms the special function of cassette price, too. recorded cassettes. panies are crying. Unlikely as "It's cheaper to produce pre- Part of the problem, some checking the condition of cas- it may sound, cassette hardware sette players with FM tuners, recorded cassettes than 8- track," contend, is "off- the -air -record- producers and blank tape cas- said one duplicator. "So why ing," long a thorn to record Beucler points out, because Jap- sette manufacturers are enjoying anese and American FM broad- the extra buck for cassettes ?" companies. "Kids are buying solid sales. Why? blank tape and recording of f- casting modes are not compat- Industry speaking -whether it ible and can only be checked in "We followed the industry the-air," explained one tape be hardware or softgoods, 8- standard," says an executive for manufacturer. the States. track or cassette, blank or pre- The new facility also func- Capitol Records, which belatedly Retail chains also report that recorded -most executive suites to tions as a national service head- followed RCA and Columbia cassette sales are slumping, but feel that the general softening $6.98. quarters disseminating service of the economy has apparently blank cassettes are selling. "The information to field service sta- had no visible Forced to Join price is too high on prerecorded effect on the cassettes," agreed one retailer. tions and supply points. industry. "We were forced to join the But if business in prere- "It's that simple. Tell them to Capitol is modifying its ser- price standard after being the lower the price." vice warranty center network, corded cassettes actually is last holdout," claimed a spokes- Beucler revealed. The goal is slumping, many say, one of the man for Ampex. Both major The influx of budget cas- to wind up with about 15 re- reasons is pricing. The indus- duplicators, GRT and Ampex, settes prove that the $6.98 price furbishing stations each located try's across- the -board price followed the pricing standard. tag on prerecorded cassettes is near one of the 11 Capitol dis- hike to $6.98 from $5.95 -to but after long soul- searching. out of line, says a record com- tribution centers which stock pany official. units. Even that, though, is priced There are considerably more indifferently. Why offer a than 15 warranty service sta- GRT Buys 2 Stores budget tape at $4.98? tions handling Capitol tape Liberty / UA's move to a players but, Beucler believes, "true" budget price- $3.98- the best service system involves might force an industry shift to minimum companies and maxi- In Retail Expansion repricing. "The gap between a mum efficiency. budget tape (at $4.98) has been A refurbishing station can LOS ANGELES - GRT has cluding reel -to -reel, 8 -track and far too great," said Liberty. give out new equipment or re- expanded its retail division by cassette. Its disk product num- Thus the $3.98 price. pair a player. A service station acquiring two record -tape stores bers classical and foreign titles. Retailers and several key rec- is authorized to only exchange in Southern California. The The tape inventory in both out- ord companies no longer beat new equipment. Capitol hopes company now has four retail lets number more than 5,000 around the bush when asked to maintain 10 service stations stores, including one in Los titles in all configurations. how sales are doing. Their an- in addition to the 15 refurbish- Altos, Calif., and another in The DisCount store in West- swer: "8 -track is sensational. ing stations. Houston, Tex. wood has a staff of six persons, Cassette is another story. It's while the Santa Monica outlet coming though." Capitol Policy The new outlets, DisCount Records & Tapes, a two -store has three employes. The West- Translated, it means: "The Capitol's units are sold on a discount operation, are in wood store, because of its pricing is killing us." That's policy of over -the -counter ex- Santa Monica and West Los proximity to the university, is hardly an exaggeration. Prere- change on brand new machines Angeles (Westwood), the latter open seven days, while the Santa corded cassettes are not grow- which are inoperable when taken near the University of California Monica location closes Sundays. ing at the same rate as the over- out of the crate. If within 90 at Los Angeles (UCLA). all bullish tape industry. days something happens to the GRT previously established Retailers and most record unit, the customer can have the The stores were acquired two Tape Deck stores, one in companies are waiting for cas- machine repaired and he only from Elco Records, Inc., Los Houston and the other in Los settes to happen. "We see the pays the freight one way. Angeles, and Norman Litter, Altos, as full -line tape retail potential," said one spokesman In the past, an independent president and owner. Robert G. operations. The Los Altos store for a major record company, company has inspected Ko- Hart, formerly division manager was set up as a "test laboratory "but we're getting a little im- dama's cassette units, but with of United Recorded Tape, to gather marketing data." patient." the local warehouse now in op- Mountain View, Calif., has been Both Tape Decks sell selected "We're selling a lot of cas- eration, Capitol is ensured of appointed general manager of quantities of GRT and com- sette hardware," revealed a constant surveillance of Ko- GRT's retail division. petitor tape and associated prod- buyer for White Front, giant dama equipment by Kodama Hart will be responsible for ucts, including hardware equip- discount chain in California, we're selling a lot of personnel. operation of the retail outlets. ment for both home and auto. "but also Beucler claims that Kodama Stuart Mallen and Marcos Klor- blank tape." is just now starting to catch up man have been named store The retail test laboratory Maybe, just maybe, things production -wise with domestic managers of the two Southern studies traffic flow, packaging, will improve when Detroit player orders. Capitol's cassette California locations. sales techniques, merchandising flashes the green light on fac- player business has been so Both stores carry a full line ideas and effectiveness of point - tory installed cassette equip- startlingly good, Beucler claims, of record and tape product, in- of -sale materials. ment. 12 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD ROD McKUEN THE GTO's NANCY MICHAELS

America's most famous and successful poet, Rod McKuen, has written his first album of new songs Nancy Michaels is a winsome lass from Boston in over a year: New Ballads (WS 1837). It's pro- Permanent Damage (RS 6390) brings together the whose songs are not always sweetness and light. duced, packaged, and presented in Rod's person- queen groupies of L.A., plus the Plaster Casters of Very often, in fact, her songs are deftly disturbing. alized high -class style. Warner's classy hype goes Chi, in an undoubtedly bizarre musical extrava- First Impressions (RS 6380) is her first album; with it. ganza. Lavishly packaged. she's been saving up.

TIM DAWE GLENN YARBROUGH TIM BUCKLEY

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Tim Dawe's a nice enough boy from Chicago who Glenn Yarbrough's vocal magnitude has been aw- Tim Buckley, frail minstrel, solid heartthrob and wandered around singing Bob Dylan songs until ing audiences for to these many years, during and major artist from Orange County, debuts on he discovered he could write his own. But all that after the legendary Limeliters. This latest, Let Me Straight /Warner Bros. with Blue Afternoon (WS is past. His first album on Straight is called Penrod Choose Life (WS 1832), will be backed by a $30,000 1842) ... the fourth Buckley bonanza of brooding (WS 1841). radio ad campaign. Stock on it. ballads and soaring vocals.

BILL COSBY THE VOGUES DION

THE VOGUES' GREATEST HITS MAGIC TOWN TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME 'YOU'RE THE ONE ANGEL SEE THAT GIRL? WOMAN 'WIPING lI.t\ FIVE O'CLOCK WORLD NO, NOT MUCH TILL EARTH ANGEL )():Ifl \ ` o REMEli GREENj,' FIELDS 3

The Vogues' Greatest Hits (RS 6371) include Earth

Angel, Magic Town, Five O'Clock World, i Jo Not Sit Down Old Friend (WS 1826) is Dion's third or More of The Best of Bill Cosby (WS 1836) is a Much, Moments to Remember, Green Fields, Turn fourth reincarnation; haunting, humorous, gutsy cogent collection of his best -loved routines, sure Around, Look At Me, and five other smasheroos. and serene. Dion, his guitar, his songs -all at their to follow its chart -happy precedent. An album imperative. best here. Tape CARtridge Lib /UA to Show Artists' Faces ABM Sees Banner On Big Little Cassette Packaging Sales Yr. of $10 Mil LOS ANGELES Liberty four -tune releases were pack- a in making the $1.98 - factor LOS ANGELES Bob El- closed the gap, trailing by less UA Stereo Tape will introduce price appealing. - aged without any pictorial graph- liott, A &M tape director, is all than 2 to 1. artists faces to its little big cas- ics, only the performer's name "We hope the four -tune cas- smiles these days. He has a He sees cassette receiving the sette packaging. The new sette will train the youngster to right to be. promotion push this year that graphic approach for the four- and big little cassette identifica- buy a cassette tape rather than 8 -track earned several years tune $1.98 cassettes will be un- tion. a single." The label has projected a Horwitz cites a "potential banner tape sales year in 1970 ago. The company plans no veiled with a 10 -title March re- Artists ,covered in the new budget lines, although Elliott lease. market" for $1.98 tapes as the in both 8 -track and cassette. release are Jackie DeShannon, The projection: "I see a $10 feels that eventually tape prices The new titles will bring the reason for the continued devel- Classics IV, Vic Dana, Shirley opment million tape year for A &M," will be lowered as more auto- number of big little cassettes to of this kind of repack- Bassey, Jay and the Americans, mation enters the industry. 40. "We are trying to simulate aged material. Tapes selling for predicted Elliott, "and I'm un- Vikki Carr, Bobby Goldsboro, in "The $6.98 price is a good 'a tape cover for the big little $1.98 are becoming more ap- usually conservative my pro- Fats Domino, Al Caiola, and jections." 'short -term' level," he believes. cassettes," explained Earl Hor- pealing to young people who music from "Hawaii 5 -0." What has Elliott smiling, "Eventually the price will come witz, the division's general man- have purchased a $19.95 player, The company initially released down." ager. The company's initial 30 he feels. A $7 retail price is also though, is the way 1970 started. 20 titles nationally in the series He has two tapes, "Butch Cas- The label is on a strict last May, with an additional 10 sidy & the Sundance Kid," a tape -LP simultaneous release following last August. soundtrack by Burt Bacharach, schedule, with product shipping While Horwitz admits that "day- and -date" with each other. OTIOryt and "Joe Cocker," over the sales for the big little cassettes 100,000 sales mark. Elliott's marketing approach Qe.. : have "only been fair," he is will be to "dual merchandise" P willing to continue with the se- Both products are selling tape with albums. heavily in ///IM\ ries. Overall cassette sales ac- two configurations: "It allows our LP and tape 8 -track and two count for about 19 -20 percent of cassette. "The product to receive proper con- 1- tapes give us a good kickoff 7 T11 Liberty/ UA's total tape sales. sumer attention and coverage. in 1970," he said. ILLl_J BllDDAH More Selective If we cover new albums with IJC. Horwitz believes retailers this A &M's tape policy will be heavy promotions," he said, ,RECORDS, year will become much more to concentrate on 8 -track and "why not promote tapes, too." selective in their tape buying cassette and release "selected" The "dual merchandising" ap- patterns. "The tape business is material in 4 -track and reel -to- proach will be given to the la- controlled by fewer and fewer reel. All tape product is cus- bel's four "best of" packages people," he said. "There's noth- tom duplicated by Columbia. scheduled for February release. BILLBOARD ing we can do about it." The "We can't eliminate 4 -track The series includes tape and same powerhouse mass mer- completely," feels Elliott, "but LP releases on Herb Alpert and chandisers who control the dis- it is definitely a sliding mar- the Tijuana Brass, the Baja tribution of records, are also ket. "I'll decide on a tape -by- Marimba Band, Wes Montgom- SPOTLIGHT PICKS achieving this kind of power in tape basis on 4 -track duplica- ery and the Sandpipers. tape, Horwitz claims. tion." All tapes will be packaged Liberty /UA's tape product is The company's sales reports in 8 -track slip -cases and No- "THE VERY 1910 FRUITGUM handled by company -owned show 8 -track leading cassette, relco -type cassette boxes. Elliott, branches, plus a small number but the gap is narrowing. In a holdout against "long box" COMPANY of independent distributors and 1969, 8 -track outsold cassette packaging, feels the 4x12 BEST OF THE a number of tape subdistributors by about 21/2 to 1, contends packaging concept detracted which work as ancillary outlets Elliott. But early reports in from a tape sales advantage: OHIO "THE JUCIEST to the distributors. 1970 show that cassette has compactness. The same record salesmen EXPRESS" FRUIT GUM" also sell Liberty / UA's tape prod- uct. Mike Elliot, president of the Liberty/ UA Distribution Keysor- Century Widens 1 -5058 1 -5057 Corp., set up the tape subdis- tributors several years ago. The company's distributors receive a Tape Base; Forms Disk Co functional discount for servic- THE BEST UP WITH ing these subdistributors who are LOS ANGELES - Keysor - Altair is working with sev- racks, one -stops and automotive Century Corp., custom du- eral major hardware manufac- plicator and record presser, is turers to produce demonstration IMPRESSIONS PEOPLE industry specialists. The prime distributor's rebate is for his ex- expanding its tape operation cassette tapes, including Lloyd's ploitation efforts on behalf of and forming a record division. according to Guy E. Disch, mar- "THE BEST the record and tape counterpart. The Saugus -based company keting director. is releasing tape and record . . . WITH Liberty /UA operates stock- Disch also has plans to get IMPRESSIONS "UP product on Altair Records, be- ing warehouses in Atlanta, Phil- involved in the military mar- CURTIS, SAM adelphia, New York, Boston, ginning with six titles leased PEOPLE" from Major Minor. ket, premiums and blank tape & FRED" Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis drawing -board plans. He Tape in 8 -track and cassette -all and New Orleans. It maintains expects to expand the com- 1 -8004 1 -6100 sales offices in Miami, Char- will be in an economy line at -to will pany's tape and record facilities, lotte, Richmond, Va., Baltimore, $4.95, while reel -reel including duplicating. sell at $5.95. Records will sell custom Newark, Hartford, Detroit and Within 90 days the firm will Exclusively on ITCC 8 Track & Cassette Cincinnati. There are in addi- at $4.98. Product will be released enlarge its production capa- tion resident men in Pittsburgh, bility to two cassette and two Avenue Albany, Buffalo and Kansas monthly - about four titles - 1275 Bloomfield on a simultaneous tape -LP 8 -track lines. Keysor- Century City. gets all its tape from BASF. Fairfield , N ..J Independent distributors are schedule, said Dale Davis, sales ITCC Bob has located in Seattle, Minnesota, director of Altair. Reiter, Keysor- Century produc- Oklahoma City, Dallas, Denver, executive director of the label, tion capabilities of 500,000 cas- Honolulu, Great Falls, Mont., is in Europe looking for masters settes per month and 250,000 and Puerto Rico. in the rock, folk, country, pop 8- tracks per month, said Davis. The company's criterion for and gospel areas. He'll visit Paris, London and Frankfort. assigning its line to a tape sub- Already on the Altair roster distributor is based on three fac- Superscope Int'I are the Plainsmen, gospel group, tors: 1 it provide a cost -that and Pete Isaacson, folk singer. saving to the company; 2 -that Language Tapes A M Initial tape -LP product includes a representative quantity of four volumes of show tunes by LOS ANGELES Super - product be stocked, and 3 - -that Scott scope is using the All -World must be an "arms the Curzon Strings, Artie the association Ernest Language Systems, Inc. as its length transaction," in which the Orchestra, pop, and Maxin Strings, easy listening. partner in the development of a Come See Us at company is not merely estab- lower Tape will be packaged in series of language tapes. Super - lished in order to get a scope president Joe Tushinsky price rate. both long boxes (4x12), regu- lar 8 -track slip cases and No- indicated several months ago BILLBOARD relco -type cassette boxes. Cus- that the company planned to Nonesuch Issues tomers will he given a pack- move into this specialized area Booth #326 aging option, with four -color of repertoire. Five Cassettes artwork used. Printing will be February 9th through 12th The first release will consist NEW YORK - Nonesuch done by Graham Printing, El of French, Spanish and Japanese New York Coliseum Records is releasing five cas- Monte, a wholly owned subsid- languages. The 20- minute cas- M settes this month, including the iary of Keysor-Century. settes will be duplicated at Super - Cage & Hiller "Hpschd," which The company is working AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORY scope's own facility in the San is paired with Ben Johnston's through 35 manufacturer repre- Fernando Valley. MANUFACTURERS of AMERICA "String Quartet No. 2." Other sentatives to handle its Star - releases for Elektra Records' Sound product. "We're trying The three -pack language series 43rd classical label include albums to reach specialty outlets, music is designed for the traveler and initially will be sold through INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION of Albinonini and Widor, clas- stores and sound departments sic guitar music and baroque of major retail locations," said franchised Sony/ Superscope recorder music. Davis. dealers. 14 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD BILLBOARD CHART ANALYSIS PRODUCERS

TOP 10 HOT 100 PRODUCERS BASED ON NUMBER OF RECORDS ON CHART (figures in Parentheses shows numbers of records on which production was shared with one or more other Producers.

1 1 I I I I I i r"--r 7 -,44 9 10 11 12 13

1. Steve Barri - 13 (1)

Jerry Wexler - 13 TA

Gamble -Huff - 12

Chips Moman - 12 (5)

James Brown - 11

Tom Doud - 11 (6)

7. Norman Whitfield - 10

Fg. Gabriel Mekler - 10

F-9. Dick Glaser - 10

10. Al DeLory - 10 (1) Tape CARtridge Audio Magnetics' Education Drive Steady Produces Own LOS ANGELES- Recogniz- sentatives whose function it is field as Audio Magnetic's ed- ing the vast potential in the to call on school districts and ucational outlets. Tape Product; 9 Releases educational market, Audio Mag- to set up audio /visual dealers The netics Educator Compact Cas- Corp. has launched a across the country," explains settes aré specially manufac- NEW YORK - Steady Rec- pected that reggae music will major assault in this growing Sharyl Story, head of the ed- factured with five stainless steel ords has joined the growing list hit America like a tropical hur- tape area. The company's re- ucational division. pins, enabling the housing of recording companies that pro- ricane this spring," said Tref- cently formed to be educational prod- NER's 11 field representa- taken apart easily so the les- duce their own tape product. ferson. ucts division has hired National tives are presently selling Audio sons may Steady Tape released its first Steady will also distribute an Educational Representatives be edited or changed. as Magnetic's line of blank cas- Also provided are pressure sen- product on 8- Track, Feb. 1. 8 -track line of tape product in its exclusive U.S. sales organi- settes in seven time lengths: 10, sitive insert labels on which The initial nine releases are de- the U.S. and Canada for Fed- zation. 20, 30, 40, 60 and 120 -min- students can type the name of voted exclusively to hit tune eral Records, which has a cata- "NER is a nationwide net- utes. the lesson. packages of Reggae Music, cur- log of 48 albums. work of audio /visual repre- These blank cassettes are be- Each is rently breaking big in the ing sold as the "A/ V Educator tape packaged in a two -piece hinged styrene case. A United. Kingdom. Compact Cassette." Each cas- Coinciding with the release sette case is manufactured in minimum order of 50 cassettes CCA Widens is required from each school. of its new product, the com- two colors, one side being pany has appointed a number black, the other white for easy In assessing the blank cas- of West Coast tape distributors Mart Base identification. sette market vis -a -vis the pre- to handle merchandising in that This quick identification is a recorded music field, George area. Vince Sardoni Associates CARLSTADT, N.J. - Cas- Campact l prime prerequisite for school Johnson, Audio Magnetic's is midwest distributor. sette Corp. of America is broad- 4.7a.s.sette ening its marketing base to get use, Miss Story said, since these senior vice president, cites the The Steady catalog includes blank cassettes are being used major growth potential for cas- fully involved in supplying parts "Reggae, 1 171a--tT-I Greatest Hits, Vols. and casings for 8 -track car- for classroom study. Students settes in the educational and in- and 2" by Ken Lazarus; "Eddie have to understand which side dustrial markets. He notes some- tridges. Lovette Sings Reggae" by Eddie Primarily involved in manu- of the tape to insert in their what of a decline in orders Lovette; "Many Moods of Bryon machine, she said, so that the from record companies for facturing blank -loaded, prelead- Lee," by Byron Lee, "The Reg- ered, casings, boxes and parts entire class is all listening to the loaded blank cassettes. But the gae Revolution" same material. educational and industrial fields by Various Art- for cassettes, Cassette Corp. of ists and "Boss Reggae" by Ernest America is now taking orders on Since beginning the educa- -which are not inexplicably Ranglin. Four more releases tional market probe several tied to hit artists and hit al- are 8 -track cartridges, said Alan planned for later this month. months ago, NER has set up bums - continues to expand Kahn, sales manager. 40 dealers in the audio /visual nicely. According to Arthur Treffer- The company is enlarging its son, one of the directors of plant to increase manufacturing Steady Records, the company and warehousing capabilities. Audio Magnetic Compact Cas- has planned its new tape and The plant addition will be oper- settes have 17 components, 'Bullish' Belair to album releases to coincide with ational at the end of March, with each made with jewel like pre- the mass reggae explosion in Dick Dimino managing the cision to match the U.S. Philips the U.K., South America and facility. Corp. specs. Each Cassette is the Caribbean islands. The com- On the drawing board are pany has plans to expand the "Certify- Tested" to be perfect, Step UP Operation just completed ship- company's ment of some 20,000 8 -track plant facilities to other geo- non- jamming and trouble -free LOS ANGELES - Belair outlets, jewelry stores and mu- CARtridges to South America graphical locations, said Kahn. and given an unconditional life- Enterprises, manufacturer of sic locations. Pierce also is in- and the Caribbean. "These re- The company will have a time guarantee. stereo 8 -track and cassette por- stalling a two -step manufac- leases are timed in conjunction production capability of more table players, sees the tape in- turers representative network to with the worldwide release of than one million cassette units AUDIO dustry continuing on its "blue work with distributors on a na- Steady's album product," said per week after the plant reno- MAGNETICS chip" path this year. tional basis. "This enables us to Trefferson. vation is completed. In addition, CORPORATION "We don't see any softening enhance our promotions, do The Steady executive re- Kahn is introducing four new trends in consumer electronics," cassette molds. 14600 South Broadway P. O. Box 140 more in -store merchandising vealed that Decca International Gardena. Calif. 90247 (213) 321-6841 feels Ed Mason, Belair president. and advertising and create better is planning a five album Reg- He sees business increasing in "Looking ahead," he said, "we factory-distributor relations." gae Explosion campaign con- 1970 at about a 50 percent rate can expect greater appeal of Pierce believes the industries structed on the Steady album for Cassette Corp. of America. middle -of- the -line priced mer- thus will be in the home mar- and tape prG.iuct. "Since it is "Our expansion into 8 -track will I chandise." give us additional sales BLANK TAPE CARTRIDGES ket, especially in 8 -track units. inevitable that the London and The company is broadening Belair plans to introduce five music scene influences the growth." its line into the home market, home models this year. American music scene, it is ex- increasing its scope in the 8- . 8 track and cassette portable mar- Stereodyne in flYNÁf°'AAK ket, and plans to get more fully 101 involved in servicing specialty Output Expansion retail outlets. 30 playing times. Fits all 4 and 8 Tape Happenings I expect to double our sales TROY, Mich. - Stereodyne, track cartridge recorders. Send for volume this year," said Rod Inc., has installed a complex of distributor pricing information. H. C. new high speed duplicating Pierce, marketing vice president, Crown -Industrial Suppliers Co., for testing and evaluation.... Ed ma- Cartridges as low as 38e. chines, automatic tailoring who also expects to triple the San Francisco, is introducing four Gamson, president of Certron, ma- RACK JOBBERS- DISTRIBUTORS company's product line. "We're Anaheim, Calif., chines and a new high speed cassette units to its Crown line, has been named labeling Write for free sample of continuing to improve the en- including three portables and an co- chairman of the 1970 United machine to increase its the latest concept in attrac- gineering and design of 8 -track auto stereo player with monaural Jewish Welfare Fund campaign in production capability by more than 300 percent. tive plastic display packag- cartridge and cassette players, recording capability. The units: Los Angeles. . Eastern Spe- ing. Reply only on company and we're preparing our new Model CTP 200 is a portable re- cialties Corp., New Jersey, is open- According to Paul Wyatt, letterhead. line of products for distribution corder at $19.95; Model CTR 9001 ing a warehouse and sales office executive vice president and general manger of the Dictation Products, Inc. in early 1970." is a portable playback unit at for its Stereo -Magic division in company, the decision to expand was 2525 Park Lane, Hallandale, Fla. 33009 With its new product line, $44.95; Model CRC -410FW is a Mine Hill, N.J. Stereo -Magic pro- triggered by the (305) 981 -6161 Belair is planning to penetrate portable record /playback unit with duces a line of 8 -track players, current spiral specialty areas, including photo AM /FM radio at $89.95; Model including a new auto model (CT- in the cassette business and an increase in CSC -1500 is an auto player (Staar 830) at $69.95.. . Robins Indus- CARtridge sales over system) at $119.95 less speakers. tries, New York, is offering a the past year. . The Dixie Institute for Edu- "baker's dozen" promotion - a Wyatt added that the ex- cational Research, San Raphael, dozen cassettes free with each panded facilities, particularly Calif., has ordered CBS -EVR films gross ordered. . . . KLH is en- the new automatic tailoring ma- Let I tering the cassette market with a chines which wind, cut, splice aud O IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII line of high -end units, "sometime and feed tape into cassettes, you in the latter part of 1970," said bring Stereodyne's total capabil- put DECCA DUPING Irving Grossman, president. Cas- ity to a point where it can sette models will be in the $200 serve its clients faster and more in the tape KAPP TAPES price range. efficiently. LOS Stereodyne, one of the larg- ANGELES - Kapp's est duplicating duplicating tape cartridges are being cus- Bruno houses in the -N.Y. Disk, country, produces cartridge and business tom- duplicated by -Decca, bring- Tape to Brun Intl cassette product for many of the ing the MCA -owned company nation's leading recording labels. into the parent fold. Decca, NEW YORK - Brun Inter- owned by MCA, also duplicates national, a wholly owned sub- its own titles plus those of Uni, sidiary of Sam Goody, In c., ac- which recently picked up con- quired the assets of the record There's a trol of its own duplicating and and tape division of Bruno -New marketing. York, and not Bruno Interna- World ol Kapp was formerly du- tional as erratummed in last country plicated by Ampex; Uni by week's issue of Billboard. A full program with all GRT. Decca's tape duplicating The board of directors of MUSIC! Electro Sound equipment, plant is on the East Coast. Brun International will include installation and training, Kapp's 40 independent distribu- Messrs. Richard J. Harris and for top quality hi -speed operations tors will now pick up tape Arthur Sarnoff, directors of cartridge responsibility. Bruno-New York, Jack Silver- AUDIOMATIC CORPORATION 915 Westchester Ave.. Bronx, N Y 10459 t212) LU 93500.Cable. AUDIOMATIC Billó'öcid 111111111111111111111111111111111111HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl111111t man, and Sam Goody. 16 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Yoir sound. Our si ence. Beautiful. E When you play a tape in our new pin-type Jasset :e. a.1 you hear is the tape. And not one peep fr:m us. E There's nc Ji.ar.ce t.f crosstalk. No cassette chatter. No flutter No WDW No static electricity. Nothing but your sounds. And because our new cassette has two lubricated steel pins, you get smoother wird and rewind for a fat -ape pancake. 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The Country's Best of MOON MULLICAN; (8) Project 81026, (C) 61026 3 The Country's Best of T. TEXAS TYLER; (8) ENOCH LIGHT & THE LIGHT BRIGADE -Spaced 81027, (C) 61027 Out; (C) 65043 The Country's Best of THE WILLIS BROS. & ENOCH LIGHT & THE LIGHT BRIGADE -The THE STONEMANS -Wow Wee; (8) 81028, Best of the Movie Themes 1970; (C) 65046 New Tape CARtridge Releases (C) 61028 The Country's Best of ROGER MILLER, PEE Republic WEE KING & REDD STEWART; (8) 81029, NORM FORREST -A Fool Such As I; (8) 81301 (C) 61029 The Best of Solomon Burke; (8) M88109, (C) Fiddlin' With SPADE COOLEY; (8) 81302 MGM The Country's Best of JOHNNY BOND; (8) M58109 WAYNE NEWTON Live at The Frontier; (8) 81030, (C) 61030 MC5 -Back in the U.S.A.; (8) M88247, (C) AMPEX M84608 The Country's Best of LITTLE ROY WIGGINS; Skye (OR) X8247 M58247, (8) 81031, (C) 61031 RUTH BROWN -Black Is Brown & Brown Is FRANKLIN In Love With ARETHA -This Girl's The Country's Best of JUSTIN TUBB; (8) Beautiful; (8) 80313 You; (8) M88248, (4) X48248, (C) M58248, Monitor Athena 81032, (C) 61032 LENA HORNE & GABOR SZABO; (8) 80315 (OR) X8248 GYPSY GUITAR; (8) M81479 on Nashville COUNTRY MOOG; (8) Switched DUSTY SPRINGFIELD -A Brand New Me; (8) MARIA LUISA BUCHINO- Mexico!; (C) M51431 (C) M56003 M86003, M88249, (C) M58249 RODRIGUES & FERNANDES- Vacation in Portu- Firebird Twin -Pak (8) WILSON PICKETT -Right On; M88250, gal; (C) M51483 NATURAL GAS; (8) 80018, (C) 60018 16 All Time Bests of TRINI LOPEZ; (8) 81637 Atco (C) M58250 D'ASSUNCAO & FONTES -Guitars of Portugal; 16 All Time Bests of SAMMY DAVIS JR.; (8) BLACK MAGIC -Where Love Is; (8) M8305, JOHN HAMMOND- Southern Fried; (8) (C) M51484 81638 Gamble IKE & TURNER (C) M5305 M88251, (C) M58251 16 All Time Bests of TINA & Feelin' Alright; (8) (8) LULU -New Routes; (8) M8310 (C) M5310 MONGO SANTAMARIA- Phase 4 Introducing THE JAGGERZ; (8) 85006 JIMMY WITHERSPOON; 81639 ROCK & ROLL ENSEMBLE-Reflec- M88252, (C) M58252 The Gamble Records ALL- STARS; (8) 85007 16 All Time Bests of RICHARD (GROOVE) NEW YORK MAURICE LARCANGE-Paris For Lovers; (8) tions; (8) M8312, (C) M5312 THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS -Sweet Sweet HOLMES & BILL DOGGETT -Soul Organ; M14133, (C) M84133 THE INSECT TRUST- Hoboken Saturday Night; Soul; (8) M88253, (C) M58252 (8) 81640 and Things; (8) LES REED & ORCH. WITH EDDIE LESTER Page One & (8) (C) M5313 JOE TEX Sings With Strings 16 All Time Bests of SONNY & CHER M8313, SINGERS -Love Is All; (8) M14136, (C) Vol. 1; (8) M88254, (C) M58254 VANITY FARE -Early in the Morning; (8) THE LETTERMAN WITH THE KINKS: (8) VARIOUS ARTISTS -Rock Begins, M84136 M5314 CHAMPION JACK DUPREE -Blues From the 82502, (S) 62502 81641 M8314, (C) TCHAIKOVSKY: ROMEO & JULIET OVERTURE 11; (8) Gutter; (8) M88255, (C) M58255 VARIOUS ARTISTS -Rock Begins, Vol. (C) T -BONE WALKER -T -Bone Blues; (8) M88256, -Leopold Stokowski; (8) M95032, M8315, (C) M5315 M94032 DR. JOHN, THE NIGHT TRIPPER-Remedies; (C) M58256 The RAY CHARLES Story, Vol. I; (8) M88063, BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTO 05 in D (8) M8316, (C) M5316 Major -Royal Philharmonic Orch.; (8) IMAGE -Open; (8) M8317, (C) M5317 (C) M58063 BLUES M95044, (C) M94044 (8) (4) X4318, The RAY CHARLES Story, Vol II; (8) M88064, IRON BUTTERFLY; M8318, STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER- Various Art- BEST SELLING X (C) M5318, (OR) X318 (C) M58064 (8) ists; (C) 131165 JUDY MAYHAN- Moments; (8) M8319, (C) ROBERTA FLACK -First Take; M88230, M5319 (C) M58230 HIGH MOTAIN HOEDOWN; (8) M8320, (C) Parrot M5320 Astro FRIJID PINK; (8) M79833, (C) M79633 BEE GEES -Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Vol. BLACKWELL; (8) M89010, (C) M59010 Il; (8) M8321, (C) M5321 ]Tape Project 3 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS' BAND; (8) M8308, ENOCH LIGHT Presents Spaced Out Music of (C) M5308 Audio Spectrum 101 STRINGS Play Lerner & Lowe Hits; (8) Bach, Bacharach & The Beatles; (8) E85014, (C) E55014 M85043, (C) M55043 Atlantic CINEMA SOUND STAGE ORCH. -Dr. Zhivago; ENOCH LIGHT & THE LIGHT BRIGADE -The Joe Turner SINGS KANSAS CITY JAZZ -The (8) E85068, (C) E55068 Best of the Movie Themes 1970; (8) Boss of the Blues; (8) M81234, (C) 101 STRINGS -Million Seller Hits of Today; M85046, (C) M55046 Cartridges M51234 (8) E85175, (C) E55175 RUFUS HARLEY- King-Queens; (8) M81539, Page One (C) M51539 VANITY FARE -Early in the Morning; (8) The Best of JOHN COLTRANE; (8) M81541, Avco Embassy M82502, (C) M52502 (C) M51541 DELLA REESE -Black Is Beautiful; (8) M83304, 8 -TRACK The Best of MOSE ALLISON; (8) M81542, (C) (C) M53304 LIQUID SMOKE; (8) M83305, (C) M53305 M51542 Snuff Garrett (Licensee listed where label does not distribute own tapes) The Best of RAY CHARLES; (8) M81543, (C) VARIOUS ARTISTS -Soul In the Begin- DANCING VIOLINS; (8) M8239, (C) M5239 This Last Weeks on M51543 ning; (8) M83306, (C) M53306 THE ACAPULCO MARIMBAS- Marimba Echoes Week Week TITLE -Artist, Label & Number Chart The Best of HERBIE MANN; (8) M81544, (C) South of the Border; (8) M8182, (C) M5182 M51544, (OR) X1544 Bell 1 2 LED ZEPPELIN II 12 The Best of EDDIE HARRIS; (8) M81545, (C) PETER DUCHIN -Comin' Home Baby; (8) Atlantic TP 8236 & Ampex 88236 M51545, (OR) X1545 Stormy Forest M86041, (C) M56041 RICHIE HAVENS -Stonehenge; (8) M86001, The Best of the MODERN JAZZ QUARTET; 2 1 ABBEY ROAD 16 (8) M81546, (C) M51546 (C) M56001 Beatles, Apple 8XT 383 LES McCANN -Comment; (8) M81547, (C) Bravo M51547 THE MIDNIGHT VOICES-Is That All There Is; Sue 3 3 WILLY & THE POOR BOYS 7 Clearwater Revival, Fantasy 88397 (Ampex) The Diverse YUSEF LATEEF; (8) M81548, (C) (8) M85503, (C) M55503 WILBERT HARRISON -Let's Work Together; Creedence M51548 (8) M88801, (C) M58801 4 4 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 7 FREDDIE HUBBARD -The Black Angel; (8) Chart Three Dog Night, Dunhill 850068 -Ampex 850068 & M81549, (C) M51549 JOHNNY DOLLAR -Big Rig Rollin' Man; (8) GRT 8023 -50068 CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG -06a Vu; Vanguard M81023, (C) M51023 (8) M87200 (4) X47200, (C) M57200, (OR) LARRY CORYELL -Coryell; (8) MB6547, (C) 5 5 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 11 M56547 X7200 Cotillion Parrot M79831 (Ampex) 6 6 GREEN RIVER 21 MEMPHIS HORNS; (8) M89014, (C) M59014 Viva Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy 88393 (Ampex) LORD SUTCH & HEAVY FRIENDS; (8) M89015, MIDNIGHT STRING QUARTET- Rhapsodies For 6 (C) M59015 Young Lovers, Vol. 3; (8) M86022, (C) 7 8 LET IT BLEED FREDDIE KING -My Feeling for the Blues; M56022 Rolling Stones, London M72167 (Ampex) (8) M89016, (C) M59016 A- -VIDA 37 QUILL; (8) M89017, (C) M59017 8 9 IN- GADDA -DA TP 33 & Ampex 8250 BROOK BENTON -His Way; (8) M89018, (C) Colossus Iron Butterfly, Atco -250 THE SHOCKING BLUE; (8) M81000, (C) M59018 9 7 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 27 M51000 TROYKA; (8) M89020, (C) M59020 Columbia 1810 0674 RONNIE HAWKINS; (8) M89019, (C) M59019 SWEET STAVIN CHAIN; (8) M89021, (C) 10 10 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 37 M59021 Columbia 1810 0552 Welcome to RENO'S EDISON ELECTRONIC BAND -Bless You, Dr. FIESTA -GRECOPHON 11 11 SANTANA 15 Woodward; (8) M89022, (C) M59022 Columbia 1810 0692 Elektra Fiesta -Grecophon 12 16 MONSTER 7 Dunhill -Ampex 850066 & GRT 8023 -50066 PONDEROSA! BREAD; (8) M84044 VARIOUS ARTISTS -Danze Campagnole Itali- Steppenwolf, I ane; (8) 8FSC 1535 13 12 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 37 Reno's first new hotel in a decade. Embroyo AURELIO FIERRO- Carruzzella Pe' Santa Lucia; Atlantic TP 8229 & Ampex 88229 (8) 8FSC 1560 9 Lose yourself in the lavish HERBIE MANN -Stone Flute; (8) M8520, (C) ALCEO GUATELLI e la -50 Motivi Di Suc- 14 13 EASY RIDER luxury of early 19th Century M5520, (OR) X520 cesso; (8) 8FSC 1561 Soundtrack, Reprise BRM 2026 I RON CARTER -Uptown Conversation; (8) PETER ALEXANDER -Wie Es Euch Gefallt; 15 15 ALBUM 1700 5 Nevada. Elegantly furnished M8521, (C) M5521 (8) 8FSC 1538 Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner Bros. -Seven Arts 8WM 1700 rooms with color N. Reason- BRUTE FORCE; (8) M8522, (C) M5522 TRIO BEL CANTO /ANGELOPOULOS /HIOTIS & ATTILA ZOLLER -Gypsy Cry; (8) M8523, (C) MARY LINDA /GEORGE STRATIS ORCH.; 16 18 PUZZLE PEOPLE 8 ably priced for family budgets. M5523 (8) 8FSC 329 Temptations, Gordy G8 1949 I MIROSLAV VITOUS- Infinite Search; (8) Dancing nightly. Swimming. Songs By DOUKISSA & VOYADJIS; (8) 8FSC 24 M8524, (C) M5524 330 17 14 BLIND FAITH Free parking. Be prepared for Atco TP 33 -304 & Ampex 8304 18 BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 1 a Many Splendored Fling! Happy Tiger THEM; (8) M81004 Roulette 8442040 (GRT) DAN TERRY ORCH. & CHORUS-Lonely Place; NAL 19 19 THE BAND 2 (8) M81005 Capitol 8XT 132 THE KIMBERLEY'S; (8) M81006 20 20 JOE COCKER! 2 PONDEROSA! Athena A &M 8T 4224 (Columbia) HOTEL / CASINO London COUNTRY MOOG- Switched on Nashville; (8) FOR RESERVATIONS CALL Best of TEBALDI -Opera Arias; (8) M69059 86002, (C) 66002 RENO= 17021 786 -6820 VAFIOUS ARTISTS-From New Orleans to Chi- Bell CASSETTE 515 S. Virginia, Reno, Nev. cago; (8) M72168, (C) M57168 RODNEY DANGERFIELD-I Don't Get No Re- JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS- spect; (8) 86040 Diary of a Band; (8) M72169, (C) M57169 PETER DUCHIN -Comin' Home Baby; (8) (Licensee listed where label does not distribute own tapes) 86041 This Last Weeks on THE HAMILTON FACE BAND-Ain't Got No Week Week TITLE- Artist, Label & Number Chart Time; (8) 86042 1 2 LED ZEPPELIN II 9 Bravo Atlantic CS 8236 & Ampex 58236 15 THE MIDNIGHT VOICES -Is That All There Is; 2 1 ABBEY ROAD (8) 85503 Beatles, Apple 4XT 383 (8) 85504, (C) BURBANK PHILHARMONIC; 3 3 WILLY & THE POOR BOYS 6 65504 Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy 58397 (Ampex) Cotique 4 6 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 6 Parrot M79631 (Ampex) JOHNNY COLON- Portrait of Johnny; (8) 81020 5 5 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 22 FUEGO A LA LATA- Lat -Teens; (8) 81044 Columbia 1610 0052 VARIOUS ARTISTS -Cotiques Golden Goodies AT SAN QUENTIN 20 Vol. 2; (8) 81045 6 4 JOHNNY CASH VARIOUS ARTISTS- Cotiques All Time Smashes Columbia 1610 0674 Vol. 3; (8) 81046 7 9 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 4 LATIN AIRES -Like It Is; (8) 81047 Three Dog Night, Dunhill -Ampex 550068 & GRT 5023 -50068 JOEY PASTRANA -Joey En Carnavale; (8) 81048 8 7 IN- A- GADDA-DA -VIDA 36 Iron Butterfly, Atco CS 33 -250 & Ampex 5250

Country Sound 9 11 WARM SHADE OF IVORY 4 The Country's Best of BUCK OWENS, GEORGE Henry Mancini, RCA PK 1441 JONES & OTHERS; (8) 81017, (C) 61017 The Country's Best of BUCK OWENS & DAVE 10 10 JOE COCKER! 6 DUDLEY; (8) 81018, (C) 61018 A &M CS 4224 (Columbia) The Country's Best of DOYTIE WEST, MARGE 11 8 BEST OF THE CREAM 25 SINGLETON, JUNE STERNS; (8) 81019, (C) Atco CS 33 -291 & Ampex 5291 61019 The Country's Best of GEORGE JONES; (8) 12 12 LET IT BLEED 2 81020, (C) 61020 Rolling Stones, London M57167 (Ampex) The Country's Best of FRANKIE MILLER; (8) 14 GREEN RIVER 21 81021, (C 61021 13 Clearwater Revival, Fantasy 58393 (Ampex) The Country's Best of MINNIE PEARL & THE Creedence WILLIS BROS.; (8) 81022, (C) 61022 14 13 HAIR 28 The Country's Best of RED SOVINE; (8) Original Cast, RCA OK 1038 81023, (C) 61023 The Country's Best of ARTHUR "GUITAR 15 15 SANTANA ...... 9 BOOGIE" SMITH & PETER DRAKE; (8) Columbia 1610 0692 81024, (C) 61024 For Week Ending 2/7/70 The Country's Best of COWBOY COPAS; (8) Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY 81025, (C) 61025 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 18 FEBRUARY The Rascals N ew Albu m

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THE BAND BUDDY GRECO Depends on Disk Co.: Stewart Pasadena Civic Auditorium Americana, New York By GEORGE KNEMEYER The hard -driving rhythms and Scepter Records artist Buddy Greco CHICAGO - Promotion the slightest idea who we were," know us." His tour took him the soft harmonies of The Band is a man of many talents, as evi- tours for recording artists can Stewart said. "Newspaper peo- to most of the major markets brought into crystal focus the pres- denced by his first show at the be tough if they aren't handled ple and some "Top 40" dee- from coast to coast. ent state of contemporary music Americana's Royal Box Jan. 22. right. That's the opinion of Rod jays didn't know us and could "If there is any bad spot on at the group's Los Angeles area Always a thorough professional, he Stewart, Mercury recording art- have cared less." this tour, it is that we're only debut Jan. 24. can drive home the rock lyrics of ist, who recently completed a During his Mercury tour going to have one day off," Before an enthusiastic crowd of Broadway's "Hair," play a beauti- three -week trek billed as "Rod Stewart has been concentrating Stewart pointed out. "I've young people, The Band worked ful piano medley of "West Side Stewart Visits His Friends." on visiting the FM progressive really been moving. The tour non -stop through 17 selections, Story" tunes, or simply play guitar "This Mercury tour has gone rock stations, underground was so well planned that we none announced and none ex- and sing the haunting "Day in the very smoothly," Stewart said papers and pop music editors were constantly seeing different plained. It didn't matter: the au- Life of a Fool." after two weeks of the U.S. visit of sections in daily newspapers. people. I'm not complaining, dience knew the material was from Greco was in fine vocal and phys- had elapsed. "Some of it can "This is the market we are aim- though, because it is necessary their two Capitol albums. ical form as he punctuated his per- be a real drag, like the inter- ing for because these people to succeed in this business." Only one song, "I Shall Be fectly controlled voice with lithe views where each person asks Released," was familiarly distin- and dynamic stage movements, and the same questions. I try to guishable as not being associated his back -up femme trio, the Sweet think of different ways of with the musicians. In addition to Things, provided the perfect com- phrasing the answers so I don't Presley 'Shakes Up' a clearly defined sound system, plement. His program concentrated repeat myself, but sometimes The Band had the major produc- on the contemporary hits of today, you just run out of new ideas." tion advantage of appealing light- and his rhythmic "Games People Stewart, who was formerly ing effects utilizing the auditori- Las Vegas Audience Play" followed by a sensitive read- lead singer with the now -de- um's own spots and floods. in ing of "Didn't We" had the appre- funct Jeff Beck Group, has one LAS VEGAS - Apparently Presley was supported his Harmonically, the two, three and is no Elvis Pres- ciative audience clamoring for album out on Mercury Records there stopping show by comic Sammy Shore, four-part workouts were well in ley. He has begun to show his more. Comic Morty Gunty got the and is preparing to record an- the Imperials, the 1969 Con- the country -flavored style, with versatility for his personal ap- evening to a fine with other. He has also completed temporary Gospel Singing Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, off start his pearances. His first personal clever soft -sell routines and winning an album with the English group, the Sweet Inspirations, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel of 1970 is no excep- way. JOE TARAS group Small Faces, who record appearance who record for Atlantic Record working hard to develop their for Reprise. He will tour the tion. Co., the 30 -piece International voices as a lead instrument. Garth DICK JENSEN U.S. with them in March and Working on stage at the Hotel staff band, and his own Hudson's organ work, used mostly April. International Hotel, Presley, six -piece band section including Copacabana, New York as fill in, was impressive. "I'm very pleased that Mer- dressed in an all -white jump guitarists Charlie Hodge, James The act could use a host to Dick Jensen, a dynamic new en- cury allowed me to record suit and white boots, went Burton, John Wilkerson; elec- break up a sound which does not tertainer with the sensuousness of with the Small Faces," Stewart through 71 minutes of gyrations tric bassist Jerry Scheff; pian- vary enough. ELIOT TIEGEL Tom Jones and the combined said. "Actually the promotion and physical strain as he sang ist Glen Yardin, and drummer vitalities of James Brown and the from "All Shook Up," to his Bob Lanning. FROST tour will also help promote the late Otis Redding, made his New Small Faces and myself. Plus latest million selling record, Presley closes this show Ungano's, New York York debut at the Copacabana it should help increase sales of "Don't Cry Daddy." Feb. 23. He returns to the In- Frost, a powerful Detroit rock Jan. 22 with a dramatic and very my current Mercury album." But Presley was not content ternational again Aug. 10 for quartet, were strong in their Un- successful concert. Some of the biggest problems to stay with his own big hits four weeks. JAMES D. KINGSLEY gano's opening Jan. 25. The Van- The Hawaiian -born a t h l e t e on promotion tours can come during the set. Seeing Dean guard Records act ranged from turned entertainer produced a from the record company spon- Martin in the audience he went blues tight, soring it, said Stewart. "When into a short version of "Every- "Donny Blues" to rock fast- paced, motion packed Unsurpassed in Quality at any Price "Rock and Roll Music." Both are act. Working with two very well I was with Beck, some of the body Loves Somebody," and in the group's latest album. coordinated go /go dancers, and an people at Epic Records (his then Neil Diamond's "Sweet Car- "Donny's Blues afforded rhythm organist, guitarist and drummer label at the time) really messed oline," Tony Joe White's "Polk guitarist Don Hartman an oppor- integrated into the regular Copa- up the group.. Some thought I Salad Annie" and "Lodi," and GLOSSY tunity to shine vocally, as did lead bana band, Jensen's performance was Jeff or that Jeff was me. from there he returned to his guitarist Dick Wagner and bass was a fever -pitched orgy of song, It was really embarrassing some- own hits, "Teddy Bear," "Long PHOTOS guitarist Gordy Garris in other dance and movement. times to have to explain that I Tall Sally," "Let It Be Me," EAI CH selections. An instrumental closing didn't play guitar with the "I Can't Stop Loving You," N Unlike most entertainers, the 1000 LOTS number featured a good solo by Probe recording artist betrayed no group. Another thing was that "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," in some cities, the "Suspicious Minds," "In the $12.95 per 100 drummer Bob Rigg. visual signs of first night jitters. promotion Post Cords "ft Most of the material was in the Instead, with the smoothness and men would set up interviews Ghetto," and his newest release, $49 per 1000 blues rock vein, powerfully per- self -assurance of the true pro- with people who didn't have "Kentucky Rain." 1,000 formed, with vocal and instrumen- fessional, he belted out a reper- MOUNTED 8x10 COLOR. tal strength. Wagner's playing was toire of tunes which ranged from ENLARGEMENTS $175.00 first rate, while Garris proved 20 "00" $6.50 3,000 Postcards a "Try a Little Tenderness" through 30 "x40" $9.50 steady influence. Creedmore State, James Brown's "Papa Got a Brand 'Joy' a Joyful Revue $120.00 also on the bill, showed it's head- Special Color New Bag," Sinatra's "My Way "; Process ing in the right direction as a solid "Just Help Yourself," popularized rock quartet. They're from Brook- by Tom Jones, and the Lennon/ As Music, Stars Click a lyn. FRED KIRBY McCartney hit, "Yesterday." í RADCLIFFE JOE NEW YORK - "Joy," a vocalizing with an exciting BYRDS sparkling revue featuring the flair. His instrumental "Sky and oto9raPherrapRr Coliseum, Memphis KALEIDOSCOPE vibrant talents of Oscar Brown Sea," with vocalizing, was bril- Jr., Jean Pace and Sivuca, liant. A Division of JAMES J. KRIEGSMANN Steppenwolf and the Byrds Ungano's, New York opened at the New Theater, 165 W. 46th St., N.Y. 36 PL 7 -0233 combined to 8,000 He also contributed to Miss put close to Kaleidoscope, an important Jan. 27. The "musical come Pace's "Afro Blues," cheering fans in stirring the Memphis West Coast group, was impres- together," which is being re- Mid -South Coliseum on which Brown wrote with Mongo Jan. 26. sive in its Ungano's debut Jan. 28. corded by RCA, showcased 16 Johnny Kay, lead Santamaria. Brown and Sivuca singer for In its second set, Kaleidoscope songs with most displaying provided the. excitement in Steppenwolf, worked for an hour included three numbers from their strong Afro -Cuban and and five minutes Brazil- "Mother Africa's Day," which on songs like fourth Epic Records album, ian beats. they composed. In fact, Brown "Magic Carpet Ride," "Mon- "Bernice," including the set's title ster," "Suicide," Brown, well known for his wrote all of the material, in- "Draft Resis- song. previous recorded and live per- ter," "Power Play," "Fag" and cluding assists by Luis Henrique The group rocks with country formances, w a s dynamic and Charles Aznavour. others. influences, mainly through Ches- throughout, especially in such "Flowing to the Sea" and %4:4.`RESTAUTANT Roger McGuinn, leader of the ter Crill on violin, played in fiddle Byrds, who meaningful material as "Wim- "Brother, Where Are You" were were making their style, lead guitarist David Lind- men's Ways," which was more first Memphis appearance played among the other good num- ley, and rhythm guitarist Jeff spoken than sung, and "Funky bers. The former brought to the delight of the audience Kaplan, whose strong vocals had World." while singing most of Brown into the aisle inducing 163 -65 W. 48th St. the songs a country flavor. In "Bernice," Miss Pace was a revelation the audience to and from their new Columbia album, sing clap New York, N. Y. 10036 Crill handled vocals. He also as she electrified all of her along. FRED KIRBY 245.6138 "Ballad of Easy Rider," includ- played an excellent harmonica ing "Jack material. Singles potential . Tarr the Sailor," throughout the set. in The Gourmet's "Tulsa Country abounded "Under the Sun" Haven Boue," "Jesus Bass guitarist Ron Johnson. a and "Brown Baby" among Sly Draws 30,000 for Italian Cuisine is Just All Right," "It's All Over fine instrumentalist, joined Kaplan others. Advance for Gorden Now, Baby Blue," and numer- in THIS WEEK WE SALUTE the vocals of "Ballad of Tommy Sivuca led the instrumental - -, ous others during their 55 -min- Udo." This - was one of the num- ensemble, but the Brazilian an- NEW YORK - Sid Bern MUSIC SOUND TRACK ute stay on the stage. The heavy bers where saxophonist Richard stein's presentation of Sly & the cient did far more, not only SERVICE 12-string country guitar that Mc- Aplanald played flute. He han- guitar, Family Stone at Madison Square played playing accordion and PRES: THERESA CRAIG Guinn was one of the dled both instruments deftly. "An- piano expertly, but singing and Garden on Feb. 13 had an ad- favorites for the evening. other Lover" was the third num- vance sale of 30,000 tickets be- V.P: GEORGE CRAIG Steppenwolf and the Byrds ber from the album. "Brother fore the consumer newspaper MGT: EDWARD CRAIG were supported by a Memphis Mary" which the group does in ad was published. Also appear- group, Country Funk. The the forthcoming MGM film "Za- performances can do much to- ing with the Epic Records Diners' Club show was produced by Golden briskie," also was included. The ward bringing Kaleidoscope its group are comedian Richard American Express Star Productions of California. strength of drummer Paul Lagos deserved popularity. Pryor, and the rock group Carte Blanche JAMES D. KINGSLEY was evident throughout. More such FRED KIRBY Grand Funk Railroad. FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 21 Talent

series of contemporary concept al- will speak on "International Copy- Little Rock." produced by Knox bums. . . . Polydor's Stone The right -A World View," the eight and Jerry Phillips, son of Sam From The Crows makes their American de- annual Jean Geiringer Memorial Phillips, owner of the studio. It hut at the Boston Tea Party, Feb. Lecture at New York University. will he released on the Sun Inter- 26- 28.... Billy Ver Planck com- Feb. 16. The lecture is sponsored national label. Music Capitals posed "Portrait of a State" on by the university and the Copy- Lou Roberts returns to Charlie Maryland for A.T. &T. . . Garry right Society of the U.S. Foren's Vapors on Saturday (7) Sherman and Stanley Kahan of FRED KIRBY for a month -long stay. He will of the World Sherman -Kahan Associates com- he supported by Billy Adams, posed and produced music for a Bobby Stewart, Russ Carlton and (DOMESTIC) 30- second TV spot for Toaster MEMPHIS 1.ee Adkins. Swirls. Arnold Aidus was music Stax's Booker 1'. and the MGs JAMES I). KINGSLEY New Lost Ramblers and Ike CHICAGO City producer. . Don McGinnis have been busy recording an al- Everly. . . . The Velvet Under- has produced a single and an al- hum they a Three top acts have been added before depart for ground, currently unaffiliated with hum for the Country Coalition European LOS ANGELES to the spring season bill of 22nd tour Tuesday 13). Book- a record label, completed two on ABC. . Kaplan -Cullen As- NBC -TV reruns The Brass Century Production. Atlantic's De- er T. Jones, leader of the group. weeks at the Quiet Knight. . sociates Ltd., in association with Are Comin'' with Herb Alpert Bonnie flew in from Hollywood where he laney & & Friends, fea- Bluesmen Otis Rush, Junior Wells NAN Productions, will produce & the Tijuana Brass April 7. Pet turing Eric Clapton will appear has been concentrating on motion and Johnny Littlejohn playing Wayne Newton on Warner Bros. Clark is the special guest on the here Saturday (14) with Elektra's picture writing for the past few around the city. . .. Cold Blood, . . . Eugene M. Braderman, dep- show originally aired Oct. 29, Doors due in the following night. months for the album session. on San Francisco Records, ap- uty assistant secretary for com- Steve Cropper, guitarist, Donald 1969. Acto's Iron Butterfly will make its peared Jan. 28 and 29 at Beaver's. mercial affairs and business activ- (Duck) Dunn, bassist and Al Amaret has named EMI in Lon- first visit here in many months on . Reprise's Chad Mitchell ap- ities of the State Department, don as its English licensee. with March I.... Uni's Neil Diamond Jackson, drummer for the group, pearing nightly at Punchinello's be a the first product handled "Crow appeared on successive nights at will in Europe for month. East. . . . Jazzmen Sonny Stitt Music" an LP by the group of the Auditorium Theatre recently. Earl Cage, manager of the Fame and Gene Ammons played a bene- Record Memphis studio. and the same name, plus the single, The 10th annual folk festival Manager Execs Co. fit for a local hospital. Roulette's "Evil Woman." . . Liherty /UA's at the University of Chicago from Sonny Linbo, are working on an CDon Cooper due this month at album for the Brothers Unlimited, art department has been feted by Jan. 30 through Feb. I featured the It's Here coffeehouse an soul group for the Los Angeles art directors Bukka White, Luther Allison, the Meet on Coast underground Ian & Sylvia and the Great Fame. Rick Hall, owner of Fame, club for the design of the Im- Speckled Bird opened Jan. 26 at LOS ANGELES - Jerry completed four songs for singer - perial LP "The Moon" by a sim- IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItl11111I111111111111111 Mr. Kelly's. Purcell, president of the Confer- composer Bobbie Gentry at his ilarly named group. ence of Personal Managers, is Muscle Shoals studios that wraps The Doodletown Pipers and here for a meeting with Kal up an album for Miss Gentry. Rosey Grier are among the per- MARK RICH'S NEW at Fess Paker's fourth an- YORK Ross, president of the confer- Larry Eades, manager -producer formers nual benefit for the University of ence in the west, and National of Triangle Sounds Studios in Tu- ANNIVERSARY Chubby Checker begins a three - pelo, Miss., worked on a single for Santa Clara Saturday (7).... Five Conference night gig at Ungano's, Friday (6). of Personal Man- Tammy Hubbard of St. Louis for NEW YORK Buddy (Continued on page 26) - Rich Jane Lynn Whirry and Frank agers president Sherwin Bash. February release. He is also pro- is celebrating his 50th anniver- Keolbl, members of Intrepid's This is the first meeting he- ducing an album on Lawanda Jay sary in show business this year. Underground Sunshine were mar- tween the three since they as- of Nashville nd another group Bruce Begins U.S. A series of tributes and events ried Jan. 24 at the Trinity Meth- sumed their respective posts four that he produces, the Electric in his honor have been planned odist Church at Montello, Wis. months ago. Toilet, for March release. Swing in N.Y. The first in a series Ray Harris, manager Hi Rec- for the year. Highlights include a of Moog The Conference of Personal of NEW YORK Jack Bruce television concert demonstrations is sched- ord Co., signed the Deacon Honey - special starring Rich Managers is a 70- member organ- began a nationwide tour of the and name guests, the publication uled for two shows Thursday (5) Bee Blues Camp band to a record- at Studio A of the new RCA ization composed of managers ing contract for the Hi label. U.S. with a date at the Fill- of his autobiography, and two who a Recording Studios here . Rus- represent majority of Clarence H. Nash, manager of the more East Jan. 31. Bruce and birthday concerts-one here and sell Lee Lawrence of 220 Locust talent in show business. Purcell, Deacon Bee Blues Camp expects his group which is called "Jack one in Los Angeles -to be held St., Apartment I4 -B, Philadel- Ross and Bash will discuss the a February release on his hand. Bruce and Friends" will tour in September. There will also phia, will represent Laurie Pro- upgrading of contracts for art- Sonny Charles, lead singer with such cities as Chicago, Detroit, be honorary degrees given to ductions, Inc., in the Philadelphia ists with unions such as AFTRA, the Checkmates, worked on a New Orleans, and Philadelphia. area. . . Mina has cut "More single at American Recording Rich throughout the year by a television special sponsored by Bruce's "friends" include Larry colleges and national awards of Than Strangers" by Gladys Shelley Studios with Chips Moman pro- and Jimmy Nebb for Regalia. CPM, improving conditions for ducing for A &M Record Co. Coryell, Mitch Mitchell, and recognition for his contribution artists, and scholarships to mu- Mike Mandell. The Robert Stig- to music. Joe Renzetti has signed to pro- Disk jockey Charlie C. Free- duce special product for the Wes sic and dramatic schools for stu- man completed a single at Sun wood Organization is managing

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And known as Quicksilver, capped with Valenti on conga drums, least two concerts, perhaps summer, Andrew King of - your postal service suffers because the show with a strong set after and the encore "Mona" were Black three, are being planned by hill hopes to present a concert of the high employee turnover. steady performances by Eric among the best numbers. Blackhill Enterprises, the or- of Motown music, and while a Fire the management? You Mercury and Country Joe & the Mercury's weekend sets were can't do with the Post Office. ganization which planned them deal is not yet completely ne- that Fish. recorded live by Avco Embassy Its basic management decisions are last year. he hopes to have The cycle is pilled as bring- Records and the got gotiated, made by 535 members of Congress. company While formal approval has Smokey Robinson and the Mira- ing in artists who are big in some good material in ini- They control its spending for fa- the yet to he given by the Ministry cilities, its their own right, performing with tial cles on the bill. employment costs and set as Mercury, more in the of Public Buildings and Works, conditions, and the rates it can groups. The two latest members rock style than his previous good "I see the Hyde Park concerts the matter is under considera- charge for services. of Quicksilver, vocalist-composer blues work, displayed an now as being one of the very excep- tion and it appears the That was fine in 1789 when it Dino Valenti and pianist Nicky tional voice. concerts important musical events," said He also had good will be allowed to continue. all started, but it's time for a Hopkins, meet this standard and backup musicians. King. "I think they should just change complete change. Mercury's T. E. Rouledge, one of those -a they both were in good form billing was he accepted as part of the En- There's a bill, HR 11750, now be- "Birthrite," probably involved at the Ministry, told in the first of four weekend the glish musical calendar and not fore Congress which provides true album's title. Billboard: "We consider the Postal Reform. It creates a gov- shows. Country Joe & the Fish has seen as a sociological phenome- free pop concerts to he a good ernment authority (something But the Capitol Records' its own strong rock mien in non of a wild Hyde Park hype. their thing in that we regard then like TVA) to run the Post Office group's other members also were leader, Country Joe McDonald, Basically 1 see them as very on a businesslike basis. President as part of the programme of good, very big concerts. No more Nixon and Postmaster General in fine form, especially bass and guitarist Barry Melton, both guitarist David Freiberg, who entertainment. The occasional and no less. And no one should Blount are behind it. So are ex- good singers, who record singly pop concert shouldn't also was a vocal strength. John cause too he able to use them for any- President Johnson and his Post- for Vanguard Records as well much disruption. we master General, Lawrence Cipollina and Gary Duncan, with But don't thing." as the group and as they want this kind of thing snow- O'Brien. You should be, too, un- Quicksilver, two topnotch guitar- did at the Last year the free concerts show. balling, and if there did seem less you don't mind paying the ists, and drummer Greg Elmore, FRED KIRBY cost Blackhill between 600- deficits. Or wouldn't be bothered to he any danger of that we'd 700 pounds. The Rolling Stones by a total breakdown of service in he reluctant to let them con- your city (like Chicago in 1966). concert was financed by Gra- tinue." nada TV, the Blind Faith con- You can do something. Write At least one of the concerts or wire cert was paid for by the Stig- your congressman; ask him will feature music very much to support HR 11750, the only bill Signings wood Organization and Black that will bring true Postal Reform. different from last year, when hill put up the money for the Do it today. third concert. They also lost James Taylor switched from album is due early this month. money trying to set up the Jef- Apple to Warner Bros., where his "Carousels" and "Flowers Never 5th Dimension ferson Airplane - Grateful Dead Citizens first album is "Sweet Baby James." Bend With Rainfall" will he a which Peter Asher continues concert never came off. as his pro- single from the t P Saxo- To Host TVer Financial support for next Committee ducer. . . . Johnny K to AJP phonist Ernie Watts re- signed with summer is unclear at the mo- Records, who plan single and al- World Pacific. . Auburn Hawk HOLLYWOOD The 5th - ment. are no . . There particular bum releases this month. . The to Charlie Greene's Etcetera. . . . Dimension, Bell Records record- Postal Reform Congregation, Hieronymou . Toad Actor Jack Wile to Capitol with ing artists, will host a television plans for filming the concerts I,5 Eye Sl.eelH W Wa,n,Dep, D C:0006 and Wheatstraw to Tiffany Rec- "Some Beautiful," his debut disk. at the moment, and King said Lawrence F O Brien /Thruston B Morton special on CBS May 21. Arte National Co Chairmen ords. . Him He & Me signed . . . Days End to Hollybrook In- regular on Rowan and "I think the market for pop with Metromedia. where their first ternational, Irwin Levine's Johnson, new Martin's "Laugh -In." is slated films in the past year has not label. . Stephanie Black joined been as nearly as big and prof- Symbolic Music, where she will to appear as a guest with the cut her first album next month. group. The 5th Dimension will itable as many people thought. Willie Weatherly of Los also appear on "It Takes A Granada hasn't had many offers Angeles' "Hair" signed with War- Thief," starring Robert Wagner. for their Rolling Stones film." WANTED ner Bros., where "Look Inside of They will play the part of a It is still far too early to say You" is his initial 45. . . The rock group with Marilyn Mc- who will be featured in the Last Set to Creative Artists for Coo in the dramatic lead. concerts; even Smokey Robin- production /management. . . . The is working on its son is a tentative arrangement. Man to serve as assistant to operating head of a Disciple to The group Infinity. They opened will But King there will he at New York's Electric Circus, first album and single and promises group of retail record stores and to serve also as Jan. 28 Sonny DiNunzio appear in Philharmonic Hall, at least two major acts of in- New York, Feb. 14. ternational caliber. in has been signed to produce the manager of new store large shopping center on Racket Squad, who have a Jubilee single due this month. . Ike & East Coast. Good working conditions and future. Tina Turner renewed with Excellent (open), benefits. Reference Liberty /UA, Inc., but will switch salary fringe from the Minit to the Liberty label. to pro- Their next album "Wow." is slated Campus Dates required. OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY join for April. gressive, fast growing retail firm. Crewe's Oliver performs at Lou- at the University of California, isiana Tech, Feb. 17; Northwest- Santa Barbara, Sunday (1); Uni- Reshin Slice of ern State College, Natchitoches, versity of Rhode Island, Feb. 14; BOX #761 I.a., Feb. 18; and Piedmont Col- and Brown University. March 24. New Dawn Sold lege, Demorest, Ga., Feb. 20. c/o Billboard Philips' Frankie Valli and The NEW YORK -Neil C. Reshin United Artists' Josh White Jr. 4 Seasons perform at the Univer- 165 W. 46 St., New York, N. Y. 10036 has sold his interest in New plays Jefferson State University. sity of Illinois, Champaign, Feb. Dawn Artists Management to Birmingham, Ala.. Thursday (29): 21. University of Portland (Ore.), Sat- Zach Glickman, president of Elektra's Rhinoceros performs urday (31); University of Oregon, at Montclair (N.J.) State College. the management - production Sunday (1); Catawba College, Sal- and publishing company. New Saturday (7) and Columbia Uni- isbury, N.C., Tuesday (3) and De- versity, Friday (13). Dawn's interests include Dion, fiance (Ohio) College, Feb. 8. the Times Square Two, Golden Other February dates are Canisius Marimbist 'Lida Chinoweth gives Earring, Sam the Sham and College. Buffalo, N.Y. (20); Mich- a workshop and concert at the Shocking Blue. Reshin still has igan Technical University (23): University of Houston, Monday other major interests in the Gogehic Community College, Iron- (8). management field. wood, Mich. (24); Bay -de -Noch Uncle Dirty plays New Paltz Community College, Escanaba, (N.Y.) College, Feb. 21: Univer- Mich. (25); Kellogg Community sity of Maine. Feb. 22. and Brilliant Sun College, Battle Creek, Mich. (26) Hawthorne College, Manchester. Inks and Wayne State University, De- N.H., Feb. 28. troit (27). White also will appear at Service, Collection Rutgers University. Camden, N.J., MGM 's Orpheus appears at CLEVELAND Brilliant March 6; Wheaton (Ill.) College, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, Conn. Friday (7). Sun Productions, a father-son March 13; Florida Junior College, record producer and manage- Jacksonville, April 3; Samford Uni- Three Star's Pharaohs perform versity, Birmingham, Ala., April at Goldey Beacom College. Wil- ment team, has signed two new 14: Lewis College. Lockport. Ill., groups, Selective Service mington, Del., Wednesday (4): of April 17: Barry College, Miami. University of Delaware, Friday Cleveland and the Collection April 18; Corning Community Col- (6); Pennsylvania Military College, of Akron. Their Damnation of lege. May 10; Marshall University, Friday (13): and Swathsmore (Pa.) Adam Blessing and Audi Huntington, W. Va., May 14; and College. Saturday (l4). Badoo groups have signed with College of the Finger Lakes. Can- andaigua, N.Y., May 17. 11ike Seeger plays the Univer- United Artists and have LP's sity of California at Berkeley, scheduled soon. Hog Farm's Soup at Wisconsin Friday (6). Brilliant Sun includes Perry State University, Steven's Point, Sunday (1). The New Wind Quintet gives Stevens, a freelance record pro- a Queens (N.Y.) College concert moter for 16 years, and Eric Bass Mariti Talvela gives a Feb. 26. Stevens, former music director Queens (N.Y.) College concert Feb. 14. Brother Jack McDuff appears for Cleveland's leading rock at Benedict College. Columbia station WIXY. The Band, Capitol artists, appear S.C., Thursday (5). 24 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Personal Mgt., Impossible Management A Lizarc Recorcs Procuction

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WMAK show Jan. 31. . Buzz Vason and Gerry Wood spent a From The weekend in the Texas desert near Odessa where they were shooting pictures for an upcoming album Music Capitals on the Foxx, who are under con- tract to Russell -Cason Productions. Linda Ronstadt joins the list of of the World artists who are reading at Wayne Moss' Cinderella Studios. Linda (DOMESTIC) spent a week at Cinderella work- ing on her new LP for Warner Continued from page 22 three companies. . Sky Saxon Bros. with Elliot Mazer producing. of the Seeds, has formed Lion - Ed Wilson, a native Nash - independent concert promoters will heart Music. villian who put on shows at the Hollywood now resides in New FILM TOPICS: Trini Lopez will York, came home last week to dis- Bowl this year, an increase of record the title song for "There cuss some business arrangements Was a Crooked Man" for Warner concerning the documentary film Bros. . . . Pianist Roger Kella- that he produced on the WSM TOP QUALITY way to compose original music convention week. Wilson said that for "The Shooting Gallery," a film they had obtained an interview with for NBC -TV. ELIOT TIEGEL Mother Earth for the film. . . 8X10 Chuck Glaser has been working b SAN FRANCISCO with Hoover on an Epic LP sched- PRINTS uled for March release.... John An invitation -only "going away D. Loudermilk will be a part of DUNHILL Records executive Jay Lasker presents a gold record to LITHOGRAPHED ON HEAVY KROMEKOTE party" for Rolling Stones road the showcase set for the Na- members of Three Dog Night for their LP "Captured Live at the Forum." UNDER 34 EACH manager Sam Cutler brought a ca- tional Entertainment Conference Presentation was at Dunhill's recent distributor convention. pacity crowd to the old Fillmore in Memphis, Feb. 15 -18.. . B.J. Auditorium to hear Studio 10 la- Thomas, Dusty Springfield and IN 1000 LOTS Wilson Pickett will 500 - -$ 18.85 1000-- S29.75 bel bands Leon's Creation and Day headline the For larger quantities add $22.00 per 1000 Blindness. The party was an at- NARAS Awards Banquet here bum by Natural Gas.. . "Opus and album for the label at Capi- tempt to smooth over feelings in March 11. JIMMY BUFFETT Animus," a composition by Epic's tol's New York studios Monday ALSO AVAILABLE NOW: the hip community that were Peter Evers for oboe and rock en- (2). He opens a five -day stint at ruffled by the Hell's semble, was performed by oboeist Montreal's Back Door Cafe Tues- 8X10 COLOR PRINTS Angels at DALLAS the Stones' free concert at Alta - Henry Schuman at Alice Tully day (10).. . Jimi Hendrix opens 1000 8X10s S175.00 mont Speedway last December... . Columbia Records artist John Hall Jan. 31. . . . London's Mi- York Studio C this week with Studio 10 has signed a three -year Davidson will be in Houston chael Allen opens a two -week en- recording sessions for his new Re- Send for a sample 8X10 color contract with GRT. First Studio March 12 -15 taping five hours of gagement at Atlanta's Regency Ho- prise album. . . . Bob Hughes, print and black & white 8X10 10 16. . engineer tapes were scheduled for re- "The John Davidson Show. ". . . tel Feb. Stax's Eddie at New York's Record plus prices for other sizes in lease by CRT Jan. 5. Karl Richey The Youngbloods and Chicago Floyd is on a nationwide tour pro- Plant, to the Los Angeles opera- black & white and full details is also with Studio 10. just wound up a Texas tour that moting his latest disk, "California tion to work on Nick Venet's on ordering. A series of concerts called "Soul included San Antonio Jan. 23; Girl." Salvation LP for Capitol. Tony '70" premieres here at the Cow Houston Jan. 24 and Dallas Jan. Warner Bros. Grateful Dead, Bongiovi has returned to New Palace Friday (6). The show will 25. . . . James Brown scheduled Blue Thumb's Love, and Atco's All- York after cutting Audio Fidelity PICTURES headline the Isley Brothers and in- for a concert at Dallas Memorial man Brothers will appear at Fill - sessions for Barbara McNair at 3t7 N. ROBBERSON clude the Dells and Isaac Hayes. Auditorium Monday (2). more East, Wednesday and Thurs- Record Plant West Coast studios. Bernstein is SPRINGFIELD, MO. 65806 GEOFFREY LINK Crewe Records' Bernie Kaplan day (I 1 and 12). . . . Reprise's Herb producing lud:dun of ax Ae.r.ré..g B.«a.,r Go.) visited here in January to estab- Arlo Guthrie is on a three -week Donna Theodore for Jubilee. NASHVILLE lish the company's three record tour of Europe.... Columbia will FRED KIRBY labels- Crewe, Maxwell, Genera - release the soundtrack this spring Ray Charles and Neil Diamond tion-in this area. . . . Tony of Cinema Center Films' "A Man were in town last week to tape Arnold has joined the staff of Called Horse," a Sanford Howard Rock Festers "The Johnny Cash Show." Speak- B & K Record Distributing Co., production written by composer- to working as "MASTERS" ing of the Cash show, Pete Seeger assistant to promotion conductor Leonard Rosenman... . made an appearance in the audi- man Bill Heard. . . . Ron Price MGM's Julie Budd appears on the Answer Order of Dallas co -wrote "And the "Jim Nabors Show" Thursday (12). MAJOR RECORD ence at the Thursday night taping. CARBON DALE, ILL. He was in town finishing up his World Keeps Spinning," one of Al Ham is producing some - first session in Nashville, which the cuts featured on Glen Camp- sides of Decca's Midas Touch al- Harpetle, Ltd., promoters of a bell's latest COMPANY was produced by Bob Johnston for Capitol album, "Try bum in Japanese. . . . French proposed rock festival here in Columbia. He will also make a a Little Kindness." composer, arranger and performer May, will reply soon to the guest appearance on the Cash Columbia Records artist Freddy Jean- Claude Pelletier will create request for a restraining injunc- SEEKS Weller is scheduled as the only the score of the CineMedia fea- show in the near future. . . Rod tion by local citizens who want McKuen spent last week performer to entertain at the An- ture "The Awakening." in Nash- nual the festival stopped. 45's AND LP's ville doing local TV guest spots National UniRoyal Conven- Joe Rene of Rene Enterprises tion Monday (2) at Houston's and a bit of antique hunting. . will be a &r producer of the new Chuck Notarus, one of heads Plus we are interested in name Zaeger & Evans were in Astroworld Convention Hall. . . . rock musical "Equator," which of Harpetle, said town for A the company artists who have had 5 It's Beautiful Day play Hous- "hits" a week of sessions at RCA. . . goes into rehearsal this month. would reply to the request ton Feb. 22. . Nancy Ames years ago Tony Martin came to town last Don Saxon is the show's pro- closed a successful run Jan. 28 filed in Jackson County Circuit week to record ducer. . Larry Weiss recorded his first Nashville at the Court by the county board of Call (212) 757.0327 sessions. Martin, who joined the Fairmont Hotel's Venetian a solo singing commercial for Room. Fran Jeffreys opened Jan. supervisors, trustees from nearby Hollybrook Int'I Chart label, also recorded a duet Pepsi - International. . . . Pete with Connie Eaton.... Tony Joe 29 for a three week engagement. Seeger made a singing appearance Southern Illinois University, and 1619 Broadway. New York, N. Y. White & the Looking Glass ap- The Masters Festival of Music, recently in Otto Preminger's "Tell numerous land owners. He said peared with held here Jan. 29 through Jan. 31 Me That You Love Me plans for the festival are Steppenwolf at the featured Monument Junie still Records art- Moon." ... Chips Moman is pro- going on since no temporary in- ist Boots Randolph and RCA Rec- ducing Brenda Lee's Decca ses- ords artists Chet Atkins, Floyd junction, which would have The Record & Music sions in Memphis this week. . . halted all activity, has been Cramer and Homer and Jethro. A different New Orleans marching Backing up the sought. Harpetle has until mid - Industry Meet For Looking Tor show were the band is being featured each night Nashville Sounds of Brass, the through Tuesday (10), Mardi Gras February to reply. Music City Strings and the Boots Lunch & Dinner At... Week, at Al Hirt's Club in New While not named in the in- Talent Randolph Orchestra. Orleans. Included are the Eureka Lee Dresser ends a two -week junction, the Carbondale City Gene Norman's Band, Onward Brass Band, Olym- Council stay at the Executive Inn's Black pia Marching Band and Tuxedo has gone on record BooNing an Act Garter Supper Club Monday (2). Marching Band. unanimously disfavoring the fes- Upcoming concerts to be pre- Capitol's Pat Sky, who closes tival, but Mayor David Keene sented by Neiman- Marcus include at the Village Gaslight Sunday has said he sees no reason to Ferrante & Teicher Friday (6) for (1), begins recording his first single stop the festival. one show. . The Grass Roots Billboard's and Bubble Puppy appeared to- gether Jan. 23 at Ft. Worth's Panther Hall. . Capitol Rec- mtcrnationai ords artist Buck Owens was here for a January engagement that also Talent featured Susan Raye and the Edition Hagers. Concerts West will present the 8240 Sunset Strip / Hollywood has the ANSWER Iron Butterfly in concert Friday (6) and Sergio Mendes and Brazil Phone 656 -1313 '66 Friday (13), both shows to be held at State Fair Music Hall... . The Expressions complete a three - week run Tuesday (3) at the Pearl Street Warehouse. . Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and AGENT WANTED Gladys Knight & the Pips ap- peared together here Jan. 23, in their first Texas appearance. 50 % COMMISSION MARGE PETTYJOHN NEW YORK To Promote My ASCAP Material. Songs. Copyrighted Columbia's Good News and Re- prise's Nancy Michaels open a Write to: four-night stint at the Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Thursday (5). Charles Fox will be corn - J. R. GOODYKOONTZ poser and Norman Gimbel the 627 San Vicente Boulevard lyricst for the Universal film "Pufnstuf." . George Goldner Santa Monica, Calif. 90402 recently completed an eight -week promotion trip for his Firebird al- FFRRIIARY 7 1970 BILLBOARD MEMO ToJohn RookofWLS: You Were Right.ThankYou!

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I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM" "ALL 2748 Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell a new single, at Mr. Rook's insistence. C Capitol T. Radio -TV programming Easy Listening Stations Are Not Lifting Top 40 Sound: WOAI By CLAUDE HALL Charles Murdock, now general heavy personalities. (Editor's This All WLW Note: is the manager of WLW in Cincinnati. personalities are heavies, he said, second article of a two -part se- Murdock said that his station and man ries each does one hour of on the merging of the sound is playing the "non- irritation rock preparation for his show for of Top 40 and easy listening tunes" the same as its sister sta- every hour on the air. radio stations.) tions of WWDC in Washington KLAC, easy listening station and WOAI in San Antonio. in Los Angeles, is one place NEW YORK - Easy listen- "But our programming is not where the new blend is begin- ing stations are not really steal- quite as strong as an ordinary ning to work, says general man- ing music from Top 40 stations, rock station. We take the best ager Dick Janssen. "I think believes William Traphagen, of the easy listening and rock many of the so- called Top 40 program director of WOAI in records and blend them. The songs have music and lyrics to- San Antonio. "We're trying to whole concept of our program- day that are completely accept- reach the 18 -35-year -old listener ming is based on music that is able to the people we're aiming and these are the people who familiar to the listeners." This our programming at. The 45- TEA TASTER AND SPOKESMAN for the Tea Council Ken Rapieff, en- grew up with rock music," said also includes a heavy mixture of year -old of today can enjoy the joys a cup of his favorite drink with three of the four tea team Traphagen. He said that he pro- oldies and weekends where Fifth Dimension, if it's the right representatives, left- right, Leslie Taylor, Asho Puthli, and Sally Keil. grammed about a third of the every other record is an oldie. kind of song. And the youth can Actually, Rapieff was briefing the girls on the aesthetic qualities of playlist of KTSA, the local rock At night, every other record is enjoy Andy Williams singing tea. The girls began a 30 -city tour Jan. 26. station, "but our programming also an oldie on the Jim La- `Get Together' because it's a is completely unique in this mar- Barbara show. Murdock said hell of a song." ket." that the latest ARB showed La- Top 40 stations will have to He feels that the typical Top Barbara No. 1 with men 25 -49 go after younger listeners, Jans- KHJ Plays It Loose 40 station will have to began years old. LA-Barbara is also sen said. "A format like ours has using more album cuts, especial- playing new records quite ex- the ability to draw people from ly of the progressive rock type tensively. He's a former Top other formats as well as to pro- As DJs Draw Fans "because our kind of sta- 40 personality. vide an alternate to Top 40 ra- By BOB GLASSENBERG tion will definitely give Top 40 Murdock said he made an air - dio." stations a run for their money check of the local rock station- Gary Todd, music director HOLLYWOOD - The sta- Various radio authorities have WSAI "found our play - and air personality of WIBC in the 25 -40 age group of listen- -and tions that Bill Drake consults if there is a limit list and theirs not that different. in Indianapolis, says his station long felt that ers." have long had the reputation Drake formula, it must However, WLW has to is is to the As yet, the programming of main- quite conservative and prob- of being tightly formatted, but who tain more control over its music ably the last easy listening be that the air personalities WOAI has not had time to prove sta- changes seem to be in the wind. work with the Drake formula itself. Meanwhile, KTSA con- in order to not sound like a tion to go on the hits. WIBC rock Jim O'Brien, program director do not have a chance to talk tinues to drive for new highs in station." programs "familiar" music and Sizzler Will at KHJ here, has decided to and entertain their audience. The ratings. Because, though WOAI Count sticks mostly with a Herb Al- his air per- The rockers will always have pert /Frank Sinatra type of loosen the reins on fect that they do not talk much will not violate certain sound sound sonalities. As explained the audiences from 12 -24 years so that any time "you push the O'Brien was probably one of the reasons barriers by playing records that it, "Like every other program for the format's initial success. are too wild or smack of bubble old, Murdock said, "if they want button for this station you will them, because of the predomi- know or have the illusion of director in the country, I feel This conflict is the problem gum, KTSA program director that we have the best personali- which O'Brien is attempting to Kahn Hamon has established a nance of hard rock these stations knowing the music." play." But he predicted that in Todd, like most men in radio, ties around. Every one of them rectify. very broad base of music pro- has worked in various formats. two -to -five years the major audi- believes that music has lost a Because KHJ uses a well -con- gramming. In the housewife They all know where their in- ence will go to the station that lot of its definitions. Top 40 ceived, well- constructed format time, for example, every third I them sizzles, where every day is a stations are playing a lot of soft dividual strength lies. told with the individuality of record is by a male artist and to use their They can- coupled new show, where the station has (Continued on page 36' strength. its air personalities, so the sta- quite frequently these are oldies not talk a great deal and I feel tion is experiencing a new suc- by such as Elvis Presley. Hamon this is the right thing. But when cess. "It's like a rebirth within will even add hit country tunes they talk, after a record for ex- the framework of a Drake sta- in the morning hours. ample, they say what they feel, `Chicken Rock' TV a Profitable tion. It's tremendous," said not just call letters and time. O'Brien. The air personalities are Hamon considers the new a run Sometimes they give brief to do "that extra breed of easy listening stations down on the group. Sometimes encouraged as "chicken rock stations." And Theme for Writers they just speak briefly about thing." he adds that he's all for this type personalities include NEW YORK Songwriters, theme song for ABC -TV's how the preceding record has The air of station because it's flattery, in - Robert W. Morgan, 6 -9 a.m.; "Courtship of Eddie's Father" is turned them on. What is said a sense. "But they're cutting publishers and artists reaping Little, 9 a.m. -noon; Charlie sung by Harry Nilsson, who also varies with the individual. It is Sam their own throats because some bonus royalties from writing for just a chance to use their Tuna, noon -3 p.m.; Don Steele, of the records they play wrote the theme. Denny Vaughn are out television. Today, music as the strength to the greatest possible 3 -6 p.m.; Humble Harve, 6 -9 of context with each other. On wrote all the songs for Pat Paul - a television advantage for the station. And p.m.; Scotty Brink, 9- midnight; a KTSA station, records are al- background for show sen's new show. These songs has become almost as important include Paulsen's opening it works, according to our latest Johnny Williams, midnight -6 ways in context just because and a.m. and Bill Wade the swing as the lines spoken by the actors. closing theme as well as the demographics. We are pulling in they're hits." people who we never got be- man, who also fills in when The Top 40 station of today Consequently, the services of six songs used to introduce the top composers fore." needed. is about the same as the middle - and recording art- characters played by Pat. of- the -road station of a few ists are being used more fre- Johnny Cash uses "Folsom Pris- years ago, Hamon said. But the quently. on Blues" to open his show and key to success of the Top 40 ABC-TV uses groups and "I Walk the Line" as the clos- TV REVIEW station will be in that it sticks composers as writers and singers ing theme. Both songs were writ- to the hits, at least during the of the themes of at least 17 ten by Cash over 10 years ago day. "At night," he said, "it's a weekly shows. The Cowsills sing (and were hit records) and are different story. The Top 40 sta- the theme song on "Love, Amer- now on the Columbia label. Cash, Humperdinck tion has to be oriented to the ican Style," Burt Bacharach Tom Jones' manager, Gordon time of day and program to- composed the musical score for Mills, wrote both the opening ward the different audiences it ABC -TV's Tuesday night and closing theme songs for his Shows in Debuts must reach." "Movie of the Week," the Pep- client's show, while Leonard NEW YORK Both "The 21 premiere kicked off with a is - Traphagen a former Top permint Trolly Company sings Bernstein wrote the closing song "The that on 40 personality and Johnny Cash Show" and medley touched such program di- the theme song for "The Brady for the new "Dick Cavett Show." Engelbert Humperdinck Show" songs as "Orange Blossom Spe- rector. And the same goes for Bunch," and "Best Friends," the The composer of Cavett's open- are perfect examples of the cial" and "Folsom Prison Blues." ing theme is a team of Jon enormous impact and audience Then Cash introduced Bobbie Charles and Walt Levinsky. power of recording artists to- Gentry, who came across with Occasionally, there appears a day, and ABC -TV has acted a gut- tearing version of her theme which is good enough to wisely in harnessing this power "Fancy" hit. Arlo Guthrie did make best selling charts. Such in a drive to capture higher "The Motorcycle Song." Then is the case with "Seattle," by television ratings. came Cash riding a "train" bit, Hugo Montenegro, Jack Keller, Cash returns from a very suc- the same feature he used last and Ernie Sheldon with the cessful summer show; Humper- summer. Hopefully, he won't voices of the New Establish- dinck follows in the footsteps ride the train into the ground. ment. Following the debut of of his British countryman - Jose Feliciano's dynamic ver- "Here Comes the Brides," Ed Tom Jones - who's scoring sion of "The Windmills of Your Ames and Perry Como and disks well with an ABC -TV music -va- Mind" would have been the of the theme song for RCA riety show produced in England high point of the show, except Records. There have also been for the U.S. market. that Cash finally got down to many requests for words to be A key to the impact of the business. performing a bevy of written to ABC-TV's "Room Cash show undoubtedly is the Carter Family songs, keying in 222" and the producers of the production given each musical on the various members of his ANDY KIM, STEED RECORDING ARTIST, center, and Ed Logue, Steed show are considering assigning number; the lighting is vastly group, such as Carl Perkins, the Records promotion man, right, discuss the recent salute to Kim by a to songwriting team to give better than that given most Statler Brothers, and, of course, WPRO with the Providence station's operations manager, Al Herskovitz. the theme lyrics. country music shows. His Jan. (Continued on page 36) 28 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Sponsored by Billboard SW* and Record Retailer the 2nd April 26 -May 2, 1970 gclucl ual Palma de Mallorca, Spain .*. ye International Music .410 Industry Conference CONFERENCE PROGRAM

MONDAY, APRIL 27 Session 9 DEVELOPMENTS OF MUTUAL CON- Viewpoint 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. CONFERENCE OPENING CERN FOR COPYRIGHT OWNER Talk C. Key Factors To Consider In Negotiating PROGRESS REPORT ON UNIVERSAL AND RECORD COMPANY A Deal With A Producer NUMBERING SYSTEM A. What Is The Impact of Key Provisions In Talk IN 9:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m. OPENING PLENARY New Contract Between Copyright Own- Session 18 HOW TO GET BETTER RESULTS RADIO SESSION ers and Record Companies in Europe WORKING WITH EUROPEAN Talk A. Changing Consumer Tastes and Uses of AND TV PROGRAMMING - PART II Music and Their Effects on Future Sales Talk A. As Viewed By BBC Talk B. As Viewed By German Radio and TV Talk B. What Impact Will Growth In Company Talk B. How and When To Pursue International Talk C. As Viewed By Europe #1 Size and Diversification Have on Future Lawsuits on Plagiarism of Music Industry Talk C. Collecting On Unclaimed Copyright Fees Session 19 COMPARING SOURCES OF MUSIC IN- Talk C. Establishing A Climate For Trade Be- In Other Territories COME IN MAJOR MARKETS OF tween East and West EUROPE Session 10 THE IMPACT OF THE YOUTH REVO- Talk A. Mechanical Rights Income 10:45 a.m. -11:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK LUTION ON ENTERTAINMENT 11:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS Talk A. The Significance of the New Mass Festi- - Each registrant will select two of the vals - Woodstock, Isle of Wight following five concurrent sessions to Talk B. What Does Youth Respond To In Films Talk B. Performance Rights Income From Mu- attend. Talk C. Creating A Controlled Environment For sical Compositions and Sound Listening To Contemporary Music Recordings 1 RECORD RETAILER IN A Session THE From Printed Publications CHANGING INDUSTRY Concerts Talk C. Income Talk A. A French Retailer WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 Session 20 RECENT COURT DECISIONS AND Talk B. A German Retailer 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE MU- Talk C. An English Retailer - Each registrant will select two of the SIC BUSINESS - PART II following five sessions to attend. Talk A. In U.S. and Canada 2 TAKING A FRESH LOOK AT METH- Session a.m. COFFEE BREAK In Japan, Philippines and Far East ODS OF DEVELOPING ARTISTS 10:45 a.m. -11:15 Talk B. Where to Find New Talent Talk A. How and Session 11 TRENDS OF GROWING CONCERN TO FRIDAY. MAY 1 Talk B. The Role of the Personal Manager In the THE MUSIC INDUSTRY 9:00 a.m. -11:45 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS Development of An Artist Talk A. What Can Be Done About Commercial - Each registrant will select two of the Talk C. Expanded Responsibility of Record Piracy, Bootlegging, and Counterfeiting following five sessions to attend. For Promotion of the Artist Companies of Recordings 10:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m. COFFEE BREAK Talk B. How To Deal With The Problem of 3 CHANGING METHODS OF MARKET- Session Home Dubbing WITHIN THE COMMON ING RECORDS IN EUROPE Session 21 OPERATING of Rack Jobbing The Talk C. What Should The Industry Do About MARKET Talk A. The Future - or Market Mean Viewpoint of A French Independent Obscenity In Lyrics, Packaging, Talk A. What Does the Common Merchandiser Advertising For the Music Industry Approach To Pressing and The Future of Rack Jobbing The Talk B. A Cost Saving Talk B. - Session 12 HOW TO GET BETTER RESULTS IN In The Common Viewpoint of A Cooperative of Manu- Distributing Releases WORKING WITH EUROPEAN RADIO Market facturers AND TV PROGRAMMING PART I To the - Talk C. New Methods of Selling Directly Talk A. As Viewed By RAI Session 22 PROMOTION TECHNIQUES FOR EX- Consumer: Direct to Home, Newsstands, Talk B. As Viewed By ORTF PANDING MUSIC SALES Vending Talk C. As Viewed By Spanish Radio Talk A. The Effectiveness At the Consumer Lev- el of An All- Industry Promotional THE WORLD'S FASTEST Session 4 JAPAN - Session 13 THE POTENTIAL OF THE AUDIO- Program GROWING MARKET VISUAL CARTRIDGE - PART II (for Music Festivals and Their Talk A. Understanding the Special Problems for Talk B. The Growth of Part I see Session 8) Impact on Sales The Music Industry of Operating in Talk A. The Marketing Approaches To Be Taken Japan and By Companies Whose System Will Pro - Session 23 WHAT MUST THE PUBLISHER OR To the Musical Talk B. Programming Repertoire Talk B. ject Pre -recorded Programs SUB -PUBLISHER DO TO SURVIVE Tastes of the Japanese Market AND AND GROW TODAY Talk C. Methods of Marketing Music In Japan Session 14 RECENT COURT DECISIONS Talk A. The Changes That The Established Firm LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE MU- Must Make Session 5 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Part I Part II sae SIC BUSINESS - (for Talk B. The Services Needed By A Smaller Firm IN COPYRIGHTS 20) Session To Survive Talk A. Implications of the Proposed Revisions Talk A. In United Kingdom, Australia, and New Copyright To The International Zealand Session 24 THE MODERN RECORDING STUDIO Conventions Talk B. In Continental Europe - ITS GROWING IMPORTANCE Talk B. Proposed Revisions In The U.S. Copy- Talk C. What Are the Worldwide Trends In the Talk A. The Investment, Equipment, and Per- right Law and Prospects For Their Establishment of Performers and Neigh- sonnel Required For the Modern Studio Enactment boring Rights Talk B. Using the Recording Studio As A Train- ing Ground For New Producers and For TUESDAY, APRIL 28 Session 15 CHANGING DISTRIBUTION PAT- Development of New Sounds 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS TERNS FOR RECORDS IN THE U.S. Talk C. Using Engineering Creativity In Record- Each registrant will select two of the Change To Multiple - Talk A. Implications of the ing of Music following five sessions to attend. Distribution 10:45 a.m. -11:15 a.m. COFFEE BREAK Talk B. Effect On the Industry of Record Corn - Session 25 THE DIRECTION OF TAPE GROWTH panies Owning Retail and Wholesale IN OTHER KEY AREAS OF THE 6 HOW TO MAKE SERIOUS MUSIC Session Firms WORLD PROFITABLE What Be Learned From the Pattern Reevaluating Industry Practices For Re- Talk A. Can Talk A. THURSDAY, APRIL 30 Tape In the United States and Classical Music of Growth cording 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS Canada Talk B. Applying Pop Promotion Techniques To select two of the - Each registrant will B. A Forecast of Future Growth in the Far Serious Music Talk five sessions to attend. East Talk C. New Styles In Modern Compositions and BREAK 10:45 a.m. -11:15 a.m. COFFEE C. A Forecast of Future Growth in Latin Their Sales Potential Talk Session 16 SELLING TAPE SYSTEMS IN EUROPE America OF SPECIALTY MUSIC Home and Portable Equipment Session 7 POTENTIAL Talk A. Sales of 1:OOp.m. CLOSING PLENARY IN WORLD MARKETS Forecast of the Future 12:00noon- -A SESSION Talk A. Opportunities For Country Music of Car Equipment Forecast of Talk B. Sales -A A. Will Company Growth Destroy Individ- Talk B. Growth Potential of Soul Music the Future Talk ual Creativity Talk C. Market For Selling Regional Music In Talk C. Developing Consumer Excitement and Talk B. Building The Future By Overcoming The Other Areas of the World Sales Through A Cooperative Merchan- Mistakes Of The Past A European dising Program - Session 8 THE POTENTIAL OF THE AUDIO- Viewpoint VISUAL CARTRIDGE PART I - (for Session 17 THE GROWTH AND IMPORTANCE Talk C. The Conference Closes - An Ending Or Part II see Session 13) OF THE INDEPENDENT PRODUCER A Beginning The Marketing Approaches To Be Taken Talk A. The Changing Function of the Indepen- Talk A. By Companies Whose System Permits dent Producer -A European Viewpoint and The Consumer To Have Programs Re- Talk B. The Changing Function of the Indepen- Talk B. corded on Blank Cartridges dent Producer - An American Optional Afternoon Programs -- Market Information Seminars REGISTRATION FORM On Monday, Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. - Music Industry Conference Sponsored by BILLBOARD and RECORD RETAILER The 2nd Annual International Thursday from 2:30 p.m. Registration Fee: $200 (U.S.) per person or £83 -6s. in sterling 5:00 p.m. and afternoon - all work It check is in dollars, send to: If check is in sterling, send to: 3:30 p.m., there will be informal and optional Fee includes attendance at sessions, Industry It not include hotel accommoda- International Music Industry International Music materials. does Retailer meetings. In various rooms at the Palace of Congress tions. Please make your check payable to the Conference - Ninth Floor Conference - Record International Music Industry Conference. Check 300 Madison Avenue 7 Carnaby Street on a specific schedule for the three days, there will be New York, New York 10017 London, W.I. England must accompany your registration. authorities from each major market in the world. Please register the following people to attend the International Music Industry Conference. Check is enclosed for all registrants. PLEASE PRINT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: There will be no speeches. Prepared with extensive be available for questions from any Name of Each Registrant Title Address facts, they will registrant about opportunities, sales, market con- ditions, restrictions in their particular area. Over twenty -five countries from every part of the world will be represented. Each registrant can select the is Your Name and Title country or countries in which his company interested and, in one afternoon, get a thorough Full Address Company sales in and approaches will be sent to each individual orientation on the potential Additional names can be sent in a separate letter. Acknowledgements and information on hotels and transportation who is registered. to entering a particular market. Radio -TV programming Pockets Jingle for Rock Groups Programming Aids By DAVID B. PERRY NEW YORK - An increas- Three Dog Night, and Friends interference in his attempt to Programming guideslines from key, pacesetting radio stations, includ- ing number of rock groups are of Distinction for Pepsi and the establish the new musical iden- finding commercials ing Best Picks, Best Leftfield Picks, Biggest Happenings, and Biggest a lucrative Fifth Dimension, James Brown, tity. Leftfield Happenings. sideline to recording and in -per- and O.C. Smith for Coke. At McCann -Erickson, where son appearances. Competition Pepsi's jingle is based on the the current trend of signing rock Boston, Mass. (WCSB -AM) for top acts has pushed prices theme "You've Got a Lot to groups for jingles began, music for an exclusive TOP 40 Kenneth Rakes, Music Director one -year con- Live," composed by Joe Brooks director Billy Davis is also work- P: "Psychedelic Shock," Temptations, tract to $50,000 and beyond. with lyrics by Spencer Michlin ing with a new musical logo for Gordy. H: "Travelin' Band," Creedence The two principal advertising of BBD &O. Music director Coke. Creative director Bill Clearwater, Fantasy. PLP: "Monster," agencies involved are Batten, Lewiston, Maine (WLAM), Bob Ouellette, Steppenwolf, Dunhill. Marc Fredericks spent much of Backer wrote the new "It's the Music Director, Personality Barton, Durstine & Osborn for this past summer traveling be- Real Thing" jingle to replace his P: "A Friend in the City," Andy Kim, Middletown, N. Y. (WALL) Pepsi -Cola, and McCann- Erick- tween here, Nashville, and Los earlier "Things Go Better With Steed. H: "Rapper," Jaggerz, Kama son for Coca -Cola. Each has Larry Berger, Program Director Angeles to record each Pepsi Coke" logo written in 1 964. As Sutra. PLP: "Hang on Sloopy," Traces/ Memories Medley, Lettermen, Capitol. P: "Who'll Stop the Rain," Creedence signed a number of "name" group with the arrangers, musi- an ex -a &r producer, Davis finds Clearwater, Fantasy. H: "Hey There groups including Johnny Cash, Lonely Girl," Eddie Holman, ABC. cians, and studios responsible record companies very willing Ithaca, N. Y. (WVBR -FM) for their established sound and to have their artists involved in George Hiller, Music Director Albany, N. Y. (WSUA), Eric Lonschein, style. At Johnny Cash's session commercials because of the in- P: "House of the Rising Sun," Frijid in Nashville the Pepsi Pink, Parrot. H: "Schoolgirl," Argent, Music Director, Personality Bronx, N. Y. (WHCB), Harris Semegram, spots direct effect that a successful Date. PLP: "This Is the Beginning," P: "Baby Make It Soon," Flying Ma- Station Manager, Personality were recorded immediately fol- jingle can have on a group's Leon's Creation, Stage Ill. chine, Congress. H: "Travelin' Band/ lowing a regular Who'll Stop the Rain," C.C. Revival, P: "Black Woman," Don Covey & Jef- Cash ses- record sales. With heavy media Fantasy. ferson Lemon Blues Band, Atlantic. H: sion, so the star was warmed budgets behind Coke, many De Kalb, III. (WLBK), Jerry Halasz, "Heartbreaker," Grand Funk Railroad, up and his Music Director, Personality Capitol. PLP: "Edward," Quicksilver Columbia producer, groups are getting more airplay De Kalb, Ill. (WNIU -AM) Messinger Service, Capitol. Bob P: "Without Love," Tom Jones, London. Johnson, was in the con- through the jingles than H: "Thank You," Sly & the Family Curt Stalheim, Music Director trol room and available for ad- through records, and very often Stone, Epic. PLP: "Tony Bennett Sings P: "Evil Ways," Santana, Columbia. Elmhurst, Ill. (WRSE -FM) vice and assistance. In cases are requested to re- create their the Great Hits of Today," Something, H: "No Time," Guess Who, RCA. PLP: Dan Smith, Program Director Columbia. such as Cash's where the acts jingles at in- person "Any Way That You Want Me," Evie P: "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," appear- Sando, A &M. Simon & Garfunkel, Col. H: "Who'll were accustomed to working ances. An interesting turnabout Springfield, Mo. (KTTS) Stop the Rain," C.C. Revival, Fantasy. their own "head" arrangements, to the influx record PLP: "Get Back," Beatles, Apple. of acts into Ray Shermer, Music Director Laurinburg, N. C. (WSAP) Fredericks allowed them the advertising is Davis' return to P: "Someday We'll Be Together," Su- Craig Simmons, Music Director premes, Motown. H: "Sweet Pussycat," Collegeville, Minn. (KSJU) same creative freedom with the independent record production. Cy Coleman, Notable. P: "Love Grows," Edison Lighthouse, Bell. H: "Won't Find Better Than Me," P. M. Rother, Program Director Pepsi jingles. He finds the Pep- He is represented on the' charts New Hope, Jamie. P: "One Way or the Other," Fifth Ave. si -Cola Co. very willing to ex- by Lenny Welch's "Breaking Up Denver, Colo. (KTLK) Band, Reprise. H: "Fany," Bobbie Gen- periment and has received no Is Hard to Do." Jeff Starr, Music Director try, Capitol. PLP: "The Best Impres- Pittston -Wilkes- Barre, Pa. (WPTS) sions," Impressions, Curtom. P: "Son of a Preacher Man," Aretha Franklin, Atlantic. H: "Hello It's Me," Rick Shannon, Personality Nazz, SGC. P: "I Know Your Cryin'," Joneses, Evolution. H: "Rapper," Jaggerz, Kama Sutra. PLP: "Mr. Soul," Road, Kama Ithaca, N. Y. (WICB), Ron Kobosko, Sutra. Music Director, Personality PROGRESSIVE P: "Open My Eyes," Nazz, SGC. H: "No Time," Guess Who, RCA. ROCK Washington, D. C. (WHMC -AM), Barry COLLEGE Richards, Program Director, Personality Melbourne, Fla. (WTAI), Lee Arnold, P: "Boot Weevil," Shocking Blue, Colos- Music Director, Personality sus. H: "Travelin' Band," Creedence P: "Down in the Alley," Ronnie Haw- Clearwater Revival, Fantasy. Brooklyn, N. Y. (WBCR), Lenny kins, Cotillion. H: "She Came in Through Bronstein, Music Director, Personality the Bathroom Window," Joe Cocker, Hanover, N. H. (WDCR) A &M. PLP: "Ssssh," Ten Years After, P: "House of the Rising Sun," Frigid Deram. Paul Gambaccini, Station Manager Pink, Parrot. H: "Sweet Dream," Jethro P: "Shilo," Neil Bang. Tull, Reprise. H: "Heartbreaker," Grand Diamond, H: Funk Railroad, San Luis "Thank You," Sly and the Family Stone, Capitol. PLP: "Every- Obispo, Calif. (KATY) Epic. thing as Nice as Mother Makes It," The The Shadow, Personality Nice, Immediate. P: "Travelin' Band," Creedence Clear- Blacksburg, Va. (WUVT) Melissa water, Fantasy: H: "You Got Me Hum - min'," Cold Blood, San cS1 Burgett, Music Director, Personality Brookville, N. Y. (WCWP), Steve Ellis, Francisco. o Program Director, P: "Save the Country," Thelma Houston, Personality Dunhill. H: "Thank You," Sly and the P: "Evil Ways," Santana, Columbia. H: Family Stone, Epic. PLP: "You Got Me "Without Love," Tom Jones, Parrot. X 4. 4" Aft ilk PLP: "Guess Things Happen That e Hummin'," Cold Blood, San Francisco. Way," Home Sweet Home, Perry Manning En- SOUL MERCURY RECORDS ARTIST Rod Stewart, left, jokes with Steve Burke terprise. Richmond, Va. (WTVR) of WLS -FM during his recent promotion tour. While in Chicago, Stewart Tom Ogburn, Music Director visited three radio stations and various newspapers. Evanston, III. (WNUR) P: "Good Guys Only Win in the Memphis, Tenn. (WDIA) Movies," Mel & Tim. H: "House of the Dave Loebel, Music Director Bill Thomas, Program Director Rising Sun," Frigid Pink. P: "Anthem- Revelation," John Denou, P: "If I Lose Your Love," The Detroit RCA. H: "Jesus Is Just Alright," Byrds, Emeralds, Westbound. H: "If Walls NAB, RIAA Cooperation in Macomb, Ill. (WWKS -FM) Columbia. PLP: "Shady Grove," Quick- Could Talk," Little Milton, Checker. Tim McCartney silver Messenger Service, Capitol. PLP: "Have a Little Faith," Chambers Brothers, Col. P: "No Time," Guess Who. H: "Cele- brate," Three Dog Night. PLP: "Here Queens, N. Y. (WQMC), Ted Goldspiel, High; Issue Information Kit Comes the Sun," Abbey Road, Beatles, Director, Apple. Music Personality P: "Good Guys Only Win in the Mov- COUNTRY MAUI, Hawaii - The Na- the record industry to allow sta- Pittsfield, Mass. (WBEC), Paul Delaney, ies," Mel & Tim, Bamboo. H: "Thank tional Association of Broadcast- tion management to keep abreast You," Sly & The Family Stone, Epic. Music Director, Personality PLP: "I'm a Good Woman," Cold ers and the Record Industry As- of industry events. The NAB Blood, San Francisco. P: "Wheels," Hardy Boys, RCA. H: Flint, Mich. (WKMF), Harper, sociation of America are moving radio board of directors also an- "Psychedlic Shock," Temptations, Gordy. Jim Program /Music Director, Personality into high gear on cooperation. nounced support of the NAB Durham, N. H. (WUNH) Charles Stone, vice president for and its staff as organization Lynchburg, Va. (WLLL), Dave Freer, John Graham, Music Director P: "Hey There Johnny," Mayf Nutter, an Music Director, Personality Reprise. H: "It's Just a Matter of Time," radio, said here at a board meet- representing both radio and tele- P: "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," Sonny James, Capitol. PLP: "I'll Come P: "You Got Me Hummin'," Cold Simon & Garfunkel, Columbia. H: "Evil Runnin' "; "I'll Still Be Missing You," ing last week that work is pro- vision. There has recently been Blood, San Francisco. H: "Groovin' Woman," Crow, Amaret. PLP: "Dark Warner Mack, Decca. (Out on Life)" Newbeats, Hickory. Star," Grateful Dead, Warner Bros. gressing on an information kit some criticism that the NAB for distribution to all radio sta- had perhaps been concentrating Kansas City, Kans. /Mo. (KCKN) San Antonio, Tex. (KTSA) Boston, Mass. (WTBU) tions of the NAB. The kit will too much on the problems of Ted Cramer, Program Director Kahn L Hamon, Program Director Ron Shawn, Station Manager include forms TV the P: "Don't Take All Your Loving," Don for reporting sta- at expense of radio. P: "Rainy Night in Georgia," Brook P: "Times They Are a Changin'," Benton, Cotillion. H: "Raindrop," Gibson, Hickory. H: "Honey, Come tion formats and personnel Harry Trenner, of KCKC, B.J. Brothers & Sisters, Ode. H: "Hurdy Back," Glen Campbell, Capitol. PLP: Thomas, Scepter. PLP: "Led Zeppelin Gurdy Man," Eric Mercury, Avco Em- changes, information on car- San Bernardino, a past member Led Zeppelin, "You Gotta Have a License," Porter II," Atlantic. bassy. Wagoner, RCA. tridges, tone arms and the like, of the board, resigned recently, advice on where stations should calling for separate associations

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Roswell, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I N. M. (KRSY) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I direct requests for record ser- for radio and TV. Bob Luningham, Station Manager vice, and information on the In other action, the Radio I': "One Bar Stool at a Time," James O'Gwynn, Stop. H: "The Fightin' Side trade publications which cover (Continued on page 36) KXDE PUTS OWN BAND TO of Me," Merle Haggard, Capitol. PLP: "Country Moog" (Turned on Nashville), WORK AS RAPPORT HELPER Gil Trythall, Athena. Puyallup, Wash, (KAYE) LITTLE ROCK-By providing its own band composed of most- Chubby Howard, Personality ly staff members, KXDE here has built a strong rapport with the P: "Foolishly," Jimmy Newman, Decca. H: "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You," market. Two of the members of the band are brothers Bob and Jim J. Greene -J. Seeley, Decca. PLP: Morgan, air personalities on the country music station. Dale Mahurin, "Afraid," I Love You Because, Carl president of the station, said the band plays for personal appearances Smith, Columbia. at the businesses of clients such as for grand openings. During the Midland, Mich. (WMDN), Ralph W. summer, the band may average one performance a week. Ricks, Music Director, Personality Mahurin has just taken back control of the station and, as gen- P: "Just About Time," Connie Moore, eral manager, has begun to revamp the station. was Spur. H: "Since December," Eddy Ar- Some restaffing nold, RCA. being done as of last week. Programming will continue to stick fairly close to the country music charts, but Mahurin said that KXDE will Burbank -L. A. Calif. (KBBQ), Corky always play the good records of country artists living in the area. Mayberry, Music Director, Personality "After all, Glen Campbell came from Delight, Ark., and Johnny P: " Fightin' Side of Me," Merle Hag- Cash was from this area. We have some pretty good talent around gard, Capitol. H: "Two Separate Bar JOHN FOGERTY of Creedence Clearwater Revival gives the group's Stools," Wanda Jackson. Capitol. PLP: latest single to KYA personalities. Left to right are Chris Edwards, here," Jack Green and Jeannie Seely, Decca. John Hardy of Fantasy Records, Fogerty, and Gary Schaffer, the sta- (Continued on page 36) tion's music director and air personality. 30 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Radio -TV programming

Rated "X" (for exceptional!). Dy- Presently general sales manager namic, aggressive, creative air per- seeking medium market in Ohio, sonality who can not only turn your Indiana, Michigan or Dl. Three station on to a whole additional years' experience in broadcasting volume of litseners, but build a media. Vet, 25, dependable, aggres- driving image for the station. 4 sive. Available after March 9. Con- years' experience on air, capable tact: Box 0216, Radio -TV Job Mart, RODIO-TV maï production man, 3d phone, draft Billboard. exempt. Extensive knowledge of pop music. Call: 201; 356 -8488 or (DJ), win- write: Ed Osborne, 293 Nagle St., Billboard is read by nearly every air Noon -3 p.m. Heavy top 40 person- Top 40 program director Bound Brook, N. J. 08805. program director and ality- production man needed quick- ning personality, proven to hold Let's get together. Now! Young, personality, in ratings, induces perfection and co- creative top 40 DJ available im- station manager in the nation. Re- ly at No. 1 East Coast station Four in are guaranteed. The cost is million -plus market. Nice money, operative work, knows music. 3rd mediately. years' experience sults No tenors class, employed now 500,000 + mar- half -million market. 3d ticket. Mili- only $15 for two times, but, because nice ocean, nice security. now lowcost, payment should be or Ron Radios need apply. We need ket, married, 27. (Specialize -new or LOOK! Up in the sky! It's a bird! tary service just completed, of the for one. Rush changing to top 40.) Radio modeneer- It's a plane! No. it's Larry Kay! ready to get back in action. Excel- enclosed with the advertising copy. a pro and we'll pay Yes, Kay! Mild- lent of pop and progres- to: (rush) aircheck, production sam- ing for the 70's in mind. (513) 631- it's Larry mannered, knowledge Send ples, photo and resume to Box 0212, 5428. experienced, reliable, mature, hard- sive rock music. Former music Radio -TV Job Mart -TV Mart, Billboard. working, 1st ticket announcer /DJ/ director. Call: 212; 545 -6800 between Billboard Radio Job newsman who comes to the Metro 4 -6 n.m. or write: Bob Thomas, 293 165 W. 46th St. New York area from another station, Nagle St., Bound Brook, N. J. New York, N. Y. 10036 in search of a radio station in the 08805. Available Immediately: Top -notch above -mentioned area only, who 10,000 -watt modern country music "Pro" top 40 man. 10 years' experi- might require my services. Larry station, No. 1 in the market for ence, excellent references, age 25. Kay . . . who can adapt to any for- a three years, is looking for young, (teal strong on news and production, mat . who can do board work, aggressive, knowledgeable country experienced in copy writing and news, or a combination of both! No. 1 SOUL BROTHER. Might be OPEN PD. We want a man who can main- sales. Good voice, strong person- And who, disguised as Johnny Tempo qualified 1st phone. Happy sound, POSITIONS tain what we have established, with- ality, has "Major Market Sound." when the format goes way uptempo, experienced. Have something to say out making drastic changes, yet who For tape and resume call (601) fights a never- ending battle for good and soul is my bag. Write Box 0221, can embellish the sound and keep 483 -5029. taste, humor, and the American Radio -TV Job Mart, Billboard. abreast of radio's constantly chang- Way! Call Daily Planet at 516 -791- First phone personality for up -tempo ing techniques. Prefer family man 6557 and ask for Larry Kay. Or MOR. Top rated in major Central who wants a home. Ticket useful, write: 58 Fairview Ave., Valley No need California city. Must be great but not necessary. drifters Add a touch of "Tom Jones" to your Stream, N.Y. 11581. not just an announcer! Work week- apply. Write Box 0209, Radio -TV air waves. British deejay, exp. in I've 5 yrs. exp. as DJ in a small ends only, two six -hour shifts, and Job Mart, Billboard. all time slots, now available. Write market. Would like to now move earn $400 a month, union scale plus. Lee Mason, 84n/2 Livingston, Celoron, into a medium market. Info and Use the other five days to do your N.Y. Or call: 716-488-6754. LOUD, EMOTIONAL, FAST -MOVING audition tape available upon request. own thing, go to one of three nearby jock that knows Top 40 music and H I may be of service, please con- colleges, or commute to weekday Immediate opening for announcer. loves it. Seeks position with Top 40 tact Randy Galliher at 904- 771 -2905 work in nearby city. Opportunity to Full -time MOR adult station. Must station. Prefer teen audience slot. or write me at 3907 Angol Place, move west to beautiful setup if 3d Fla. 32210. be draft exempt, have endorsed, P.D. -air personality with 1st ticket. 1st ticket. Call 606- 528 -2539. Jacksonville, you're great! Send long, nonreturn- and minimum of 1 year exp. Send able aircheck or MOR audition with aircheck and resume to WKEU, Crack copy, sharp production, high- resume and references to: Mary Al- Griffin, Ga. ly experienced and available now. len, PD, KARM AM FM, P.O. Box Get ratings and a professional 669, Fresno, Calif. 93721. sound. Phone: 312-491.1081,

WAKY, 554 -558 S. Fourth St., Louis- ville, Ky. 40202, needs an extremely Need news director for our new creative morning air personality. If you're looking for a time and tem- News Department, $150 per five -day This market is wide open for a good, perature D.J., read no further be- week plus talent, and expenses. stable, inventive personality to es- cause I am a personality and love Liberal completely paid benefit pro- tablish himself as king. Pay and character production. Not a run of gram. Want ambitious man who en- fringe benefits will match the talent. the mill type. I can wake up your Vox Jox joys being the best. Write Billboard, Contract program director John ratings. Formerly at Medium Market Box =0189, 165 W. 46th St., N. Y. Randolph. Only professionals, please. in S.C. Top 40 call (519) 621 -2498 ask 10036. for Alexander, will travel. By CLAUDE HALL Radio -TV Editor WOR -FM, WIBG, WKBW, WRKO, WRIT are today's homes of Now in small New England Market My old buddy Bob Baron 14.1. But throughout the rest of Mature voice for MOR station. We and and getting nowhere. Experience in want a recent WMID boss jocks. If you're called up from WHHY in Mont- the day KTSA takes over. In the man interested in combina- ambitious and dig the "boss" for- MOR, classical, rock, production, and tion air and news gathering shift. news. First phone. Want work any- Ala., to say that Larry 7- midnight spot, KTSA has 27.9 Must have 3rd mat, along with ability to write and gomery, ticket. No beginners. read two newscasts a day, send tape where near Boston. Write Box 0207, 18.2. Send resume and tape to PD, WHUC, Radio -TV Billboard, Stevens has joined his staff from to KONO's Hudson, N.Y. and resume. No phone calls, please. Job Mart, Bob Badger, manager, WMID, a WKAZ, a Charleston, W. Va., Mery Griffin station, Atlantic City. at WHHY * * * New Jersey. rock station. Lineup First phone, easy listening pd., six now goes: Bill Scott, program di- Dave Alan, all -night personality Wanted for a major 25 market sta- years in radio with experience also rector Bob Baron, Ed Mann, at WENY, Elmira, N.Y., has been tion with tight contemporary format in college basketball play -by -play. . promoted to music director. -a Wild Child or Jack Armstrong Professional only. We want a man Works hard for good salary and Stevens, and Jack E. Rabbitt.. type jock. We want a "bad man." dedicated to country music, who position. Young. Family. Excellent John Lanigan of KDEF in Albu- Former music director Gerry Only the strong need apply. Send understands it, programs it in all references. Prefer Southwest, but has KHOW White has switched over to tape and resume to Box 0206, Radio - its facets, and wants an opportunity will consider elsewhere. Contact querque, N.M., joined TV Job Mart, Billboard. with one of America's original Paul Lancaster, 1- 915 -332-5791. in Denver as air personality and WENY -TV. . Dan McKinnon, country music stations. Send us a demo of your work, how you sell music director. Lanigan asks rec- president of KSON in San Diego yourself and the product, for listen- ord artists to call him up during and an old friend, has named er and advertiser acceptance. Refer- Now available for one of the major E. as Heavy station in Seattle looking for ences. All replies his 9 -noon show. . Hugh Jar- Bert Whalen general a Giant -of -a- Morning man. confidential. 50 markets. Mature, professional If you Then, we will talk. Eastern , have the pace, production and abil- Seaboard Top 40 deejay and, or PD with exp. rett, a former member of the Jor- manager of KHEY in El Paso... area, so confidential meeting will in medium markets. Not a time & ity to entertain, send tape and not be difficult. Reply to Box 0219, danaires, who has been an air Which reminds me: If anyone is resume to Box 0205, Radio -TV Job temp man, but not a mouth either. Mart, Billboard. Radio -TV Job Mart, Billboard. Exp. in production, 1st ticket. Con- personality at KBBQ in beautiful coming out of the Mexico border tact Harold Hines, 1 Parkview Dr., areas to the Billboard Radio Pro- Bowling Green, Ky. 42101. Or call downtown Burbank, Calif., has 502 -843 -4810. been promoted to program director gramming Forum June 18 -21 here WMBD Radio, 43- year -old MOR CBS in New York please bring me te- Momster station in Southeast needs affiliate, is looking for experienced of the country music station. Still crackerjack morning personality. production director AM, FM, TV has a group used widely in Los quila. Up here it's $7 a fifth. Down Red hot organization. Rush tape, audio. Prefer at least two to three Country music is my thing. Give across the border, it's 90 cents photo and resume to Billboard, years solid radio background. On Angeles studios for backup work. Box creative music presentation; write a all 90- 0203, 165 W. 46th, New York, N. Y. camera exp. helpful, but not neces- and produce selling copy. Like to The Oct- /Nov. ARB is in from quart. I'll buy of that 10036. sary; voice quality, character voices, run combination music -telephone cent tequila from you I can get. and creativity given great considera- show on all -nighter. Prefer Pacific San Antonio, showing that KTSA tion. Call or write: Mr. Darrel Jones, Northwest market. Write Box 0211, program director Kahn Hamon Ron Rondo has been transferred operations manager, WMBD, 212 S.W. Radio -TV Job Mart, Billboard. Jefferson Ave., Peoria. Ill. 61602, or has created the No. I station. In to WSVP in the suburbs of Prov- Wisconsin light contemporary in call 309 -676 -0711. beautiful year -round recreation area, overall figures 6 a,m,- midnight idence; he'll be operations man- needs 1st phone who runs tight ager; he had been program director board, likes production and music. Anyone looking for a heavy? Write: through Sunday, KTSA had 15.1, Excellent salary and fringe benefits, Box 0219, Radio -TV Job Mart, Bill- KONO 12.3, KCOR 9.6, KITE of WYRE in Annapolis.... Music including profit sharing. Modern fa- board. director Philip W. Cook reports cility and equipment. ABC contem- POSITIONS WANTED 9.2, KAPE 6., and WOAI 6.1. porary affiliate, 5,000 watts, region- KTSA was very strong in men that KFAD -FM, Arlington, Texas, al powerhouse on 800. Reasonable and women 18 -24, and did well has started playing progressive cost of living, excellent schools. I want to be a pro. I've the Send tape and resume to Tim Grant. got in men and women 25 -34, Be- rock in the day and jazz at night, WDUX, Waupaca, schooling and a 1st ticket. Can you Wis. Or call: Young, creative, ambitious person- give me the experience? Yng, mrd. tween 6 -10 a.m., it's a mean spinning entire albums at a time. 715 -258 -5528. ality, experience. Selling, Copy- Want top 40 or uptempo MOR job. writing, News and Sports Coverage Can write, sell and do news. John battle between KTSA and KONO; . . . Gary Mack, super talent and Writing, some play -by -play. All Stanturf, 594 Valencia, San Fran- KONO has 14.6 and KTSA has (Continued on page 40) music formats all times of day and cisco. Calif. 94110. Or call: 415- Production man . I may lose one night, except graveyard. Currently 552 -1984. man to the draft. I'd like to have P.D., M.D., Prod. Mgr. 3 years in a couple of names in the can in biz, Broadcast School grad, 3rd en- case. If you are strong on copy and dorsed, 22, married, permanent, will production, if you can create and relocate. Let's talk. Write James Ancr: (fanfare). Hi, out there in keep pace with the best radio pro- L. Schulz, 2219 S. 15th St., Sheboy- med. mkt. radioland! (Theme: estab.- duction department in the industry, gan, Wis. 53081. Phone after 8 p.m. send samples of your work. Only CDT: 414 -458-4775. under). It's here! Dedicated, crea- the best need apply. To: Jefferson tive; 7 yrs. exp., all formats and Kaye, program director, WKBW, all phases, inc. mgmt.; BS Magna, Buffalo, N. Y. 4 awds.. FCC 3rd. vet, 25, married; 14209. prefer NE. Get one today; (Stinger). 1st phon,e D.J., electronic engineer Contact: Box 0215, Radio-TV Job wants to return to progressive rock Mart, Billboard. FM. Chris Kidd, Box Savvy production pro to join 50 kw. 3672, S. Lake clear. Fun on the air, communicate Tahoe, Calif. 95705. in an adult manner on contemporary MOR. Combo; education; community Available June 1! 1st phone, 9 oriented. Aircheck, commercial years' experience in all formats, cur- samples resume. No phone Fourteen years at same major sta- rently teaching college broadcast- calls, please. Write to Alan Wilson, tion in Baltimore. Am now looking. ing. Seeking position as program administrative assistant, Employee Curently doing drive time. Experi- director, news director, DJ, or posi- Relations Dept., WHAS, Inc., 520 enced all formats but looking for tion with opportunity for manage- West Chestnut St., Louisville, Ky. more personality station. Have ment. Know music. Excellent at 40202. proven ratings in Baltimore. Let's production, play -by-play. Prefer talk. Call (301) 655 -4723. Southeast. Write: Box 0217, Radio - TV Job Mart, Billboard. Radio management major market progressive rock station- has immedi- Pleasant Afro cultured radio per- ate opening for manager with heavy sonality aspirant. Presently earning Announcer, five years' experience. sales, intelligence, enthusiasm and first -class radio telephone- broadcast Ready for change. Refreshing voice, managerial experience. Write letter license. Has sincere interest in great knowledge of modern music. and resume to Box 0213, Radio -TV challenging soul or Top 40 format Good sense of humor. Modest. Con- Job Mart, Billboard. announcing job. Lee Parker, Box tact: Box 0218, Radio -TV Job Mart, 1821, Atlanta, Ga. 30301. Billboard.

Wanted-an American representa- Need a good morning Jock? I'm tive to handle highly original and 12 years' experience radio news and looking for a steady reliable posi- humorous (American and British) sports. Currently FM news director. tion at a country station. Age 22, record show on tape. For informa- Want to relocate. Prefer inside married, 3d class ticket with broad- tion and tape, write Box 0210, Radio - actuality, OP's man, or reporter. cast endorsement, honor discharge TV Job Mart, Billboard. Durocher talks to me, Namath, from U. S. Navy. Will travel. 21 H.H,H., and other national figures. years' experience, some production, Let me talk with you, too. My pd experience. Call: 812; 365 -2613 blindness no handicap. See for your- after 4 p.m. self. Tape available. Write Bill- WOKW, Brockton, Mass., seeks a board, Box =0200, 165 W. 46th St., 1st phone. The format is MOR. N.Y. 10036. Working conditions are pleasant. Great situation for young married Radio artist -3d class ticket with professional. Contact program direc- B. E. Formerly ABC and MBS per- tor Jack Sullivan. former in New York City. College Aha! Now you've reached the ad grad (UofP). Pleasant speaking and you've been waiting for! Well, don't singing voice, pianist. "1001 Songs just stare-call or write or some- From Memory." Top singing com- thing! Five years' rock background; mercial writer. ASCAP songwriter. WANTED for Top 25 market -a Wait wild mind; production; oldie nut; Now in Palm Beach radio with sing- B.)., Did Everybody Go ?" format, contemporary station-Wilde audience ',leaser. Write copy. FCC ing wife partner and single in cock- "Hey Where Child or Jack Armstrong -type jock. 3rd. Medium markets and up only, tail lounges. Seeks greater oppor- Want Bad Man. Send tape and resu- please. Mike Jarmus, RD No. 2, Box tunity in larger southern market. me to Box 0220, Radio -TV Job Mart, 172, Englishtown, N. J. 07726. Phone Lanny Grey, P.O. Box 772, W. Palm Billboard, 201; 462 -2784. Beach, Fla.

FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 35 Radio -TV programming

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WMLO TRACES Top 40 Profiles Programming Aids POP HISTORY BEVERLY, Mass. - WMLO EDITOR'S NOTE: Each week we will profile some of the key Top will air a three -day music spec- 40 stations in the nation. These stations are participating in Billboard's Continued from page 30 Cincinnati, Ohio (WUBE) tacular tracing the evolution of Bob Tiffin, Music Director, Personality Search for a New Sound, seeking new recording artists. The Search is popular music in America over Ashland, Ky.- Huntington, W. Va. P: "Occasional Wife," Faron Young. being conducted in association with the Tea Council of the U.S.A. (WTCR), Gregg Elliot, Mercury. H: "Don't Cry Daddy," Elvi, the last 50 years, the weekend of Program /Music Director Presley, RCA. Feb. 14 -16. In addition to the KYA 1 Nob Hill Circle P: "The Fightin' music of the last 50 years, there Side of Me," Merle Wilmington, N. C. (WHSL) San Francisco, Calif. 94108 Haggard, Capitol. H: "Six White will be some augmentation by Horses," Tommy Cash, Epic. Jack Anders, Music Director General manager is Howard Kester. Program voice cuts, commentary, and director is Dick Starr, who P: "Tennessee Bird Walk," Jack & has been at the station since 1967. Air personalities include music direc- Misty, Wayside. H: "Welfare news of the past. The show, Cadillac," tor Gary Schaffer, Pete McNeal, Chris Edwards, Tom Campbell, and Guy Drake, Royal America. called Pop "History of Music," Bwana Johnny. The station operates at 1260 on the dial and is a 24- will be narrated by Don Lewis, Fresno, Calif. (KMAK) hour operation, operating at 5,000 watts daytime and 1,000 watts non - Larry Daniels, Music Director morning man at WMLO, and directional signal nightly. The station aims at the 18 -34 year old adult and mixes popular music with P: "I'll See Him Through," Tammy Jarrett Day, operations manager. more than 1,000 oldies. KYA was the Wynette. H: "If I Were a Carpenter," first station in the nation to seriously dent the ratings of a Bill Drake - Johnny ('ash & June Carter. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII consulted station. The station had been strong years ago, then lost out to local competition until Kester and Starr joined the station, revamped Chester, Pa, (WEEZ) Called Love," Love of the Common the format. and turned it into a major contender. Today, the station Bob White, Music Director, Personality People, Ed Ames, RCA. continues to grow and prosper. P: "Fighting Side of Me," Merle Hag- gard, Capitol. H: "Hey There Johnny," Springdale, Ark. (KSPR) KBXY Mayf Nutter, Straight /Reprise. Dave Sturm, Music Director P.O. Box 308 P: "Always Something There to Remind Salem, Ore. 97308 Conroe, Tex. (KMCO) Me." R.B. Greaves, Atco. H: "Break- Keath Heyn, Music Director ing Up So Hard to Do," Lenny Welch. General manager Gene Harrison; program director John Vaughan; music Cui. PLP: "Everything's Just Fine," Let's director Bill Ford; chief engineer Dick Linn. Air personalities include P: "If I Were a Carpenter," Cash/ Get Together, the Mission, Tribute. Carter, Columbia. H: "Don't Cry Vaughan, Ford, Linn, Bob Mason, Craig Stevens, Jim Trett, and Mike Daddy," Elvis Presley, RCA. Buffalo, N. Y. (WGR) Shannon. KBZY is 1490 on the dial and operates at 1,000 watts 24 Larry Anderson, Music Director hours a day. The station is No. 1 with most homes reached daily in the morning and afternoon, women P: "New World Coming," Mama Cass, most reached and most teens reached. FIDELIPAC® NAB Dunhill. H: "Conversations," Florence The station has recently increased airplay for album cuts, continuing MOR Henderson, Decca. PLP: "Run Wild, their expanding "contemporary" format. BROADCAST CARTRIDGE Run Free," Claudine Longet, A &M. WDXY Standard of the broadcast industry. Atlanta, Ga. (WSB) Norwich, Conn. (WICH) Box 1269 Lengths for every broadcast Chris Fortson, Music Librarian Bob Craig, Program Director Sumter, S.C. 29150 requirement. P: "Honey Come Back," Glen Campbell. Fits any NAB -approved tape deck. P: "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Capitol. H: "Maltese Melody," Tijuana President and general manager is W.C. Bochman. Air personalities in- Adaptations for medical, computer Simon & Garfunkel, Columbia. H: He Brass, A &M. clude Billy Williams, program and music director, 23, five years with the Ain't Heavy, He's and timed sequential command use. My Brother," Hollies, station: Ken Martin, 23, with the station for two years; Charlie Jay, 22, Epic. PLP: "For Your Love," Traces/ Bay City, Mich. (WBCM), Widely used for institutional and Memories, Lettermen, Capitol. Jack Hood, with the station since August 1969; George Wilkes, 21, and in the AV teaching aids. Music Director, Personality Air Force, works at the station 5 -8 p.m.; Charlie Reid, 23, in the Air Tulare, Calif. (KBOS FM), Steven Behar, P: "Shilo," Neil Diamond, Uni. H: Force, on the air 8- midnight; Alan Hovermale, 20, works part time Music Director, Personality "Honey Come Back," Glen Campbell, weekends; weekends. Capitol. PLP: "Lodi," Muddy Missis- on and Mike Sullivan, 24, with the Air Force, works TEL P: "Then She's a Lover," Roy Clark, sippi Line, Bobby Goldsboro, United The station is 1240 on the dial and operates at 1,000 watts in the day- INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED Dot. H: "Co Co," Tony Bennett, Colum- Artists. time and 250 watts at night. According to research done in the market bia. PLP "Norwegian Wood Ye- Me -Le," ending May 1969, WDXY holds 71 percent of the teenagers, 48 percent Distributors in every state and around Sergio Mendes, A &M. South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (KTHO) the world. Write or call for nearest. of the people between 20 and 40, and 28 percent of the people over 40 Bill Kingman, Program Director Cherry Hill Industrial Center Midland, Mich. (WMDN), Ralph W. for a total overall appeal of 49 percent. Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 P: "Conversations," Debbie Reynolds, Ricks, Music Director, Personality Janus. H: "She Belongs to Me," Rick Phone: (609) 424-1234 Nelson, Decca. "1 P: I Never PLP: Still Believe In "If Knew Your Name," Vic Tomorrow," Johnny Dana, liberty. H: "Love at First Sight," Anne Ryder, Decca. Ray Conniff, Columbia. PLP: "A Thing Cash, Humperdinck Information Kit RIMROCK RECORD MFG. CO. Continued from page 30 Shows in Debuts Board passed a resolution en- OFFERS Continued front page 28 week to see what the audience couraging the further progress pull would be? or, how about COMPLETE MANUFACTURING OF of AM and FM broadcasting, the Carter Family. Then Cash a its entire with TV station devoting JACKETS emphasis on encouraging teamed up on a beautiful "If programming to music? Shows RECORDS AND FOUR COLOR the production and sale or ra- I Were a Carpenter." The show by people like Dean Martin, dios capable of receiving "all is produced by Stan Jacobson Andy Williams, Jones are among NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTION broadcast signals available in and Joe Byrne. Its only flaw the most successful on televi- OF 7" SINGLES each community." so far has been insipid writing. sion; why couldn't total music Writing, too, was the main programming on a station mul- FULL DIMENSION AMPEX STUDIO flaw of Humperdinck's show. tiply the ratings success these KFI's New Feature Unlike Tom Jones, Humper- shows have been? YOUR SONGS PROMOTION PUBLISH LOS ANGELES KFI will dinck seemed to he working - laughter rather feature the musical careers of with canned Due way out in the country than a live the to low overhead, two record stars every Satur- audience; show Top 40 Sound certainly lacked the fire and We Can You 30% to 60%! day from 3 -6 p.m. on the Jay Continued from page 28 Offer Savings of fervor the show. One Lawrence show. The history of of Jones things that For Further Information the star's musical claim to fame of the save Hum- sounds and artists like Tom perdinck was Humperdinck. His Write Or Call will be featured on the show. Jones and Engelbert Humper- The first show on Jan. 24 fea- own tunes were really won- dinck. Country music has derful performances except for WAYNE RANEY SHIRLEY BABB tured the musical careers of bridged over. If anything, Top a big hand version of "The Best 40 stations are losing their iden- (501) 668 -3404 Johnny Cash and Connie Fran- Rimrock Mfg. Co. ces. Things in Life Are Free" that tities." He felt that when Top 40 Concord, Ark. 72523 opened the show. A production stations decided to program mu- number with Donald O'Conner sic for the housewives during ABC Mgrs. Meet was boring and, at one point, the mid -day, they automatically NEW YORK - ABC Radio you could easily tell they were lost a lot of the 18- year -olds will hold its annual managers' reading from idiot cards. and under. "The odd thing is meeting at the El Conquistidor Leslie Uggams did a sensa- that they could have continued Hotel in Puerto Rico, Sunday tional "Free Again" that was ex- programming to the under -18 (1) through Friday (6). The citing and hip; Tony Bennett segment and still found a lot of theme will be "Star in the performed, as only he can, products to sell them." WNAP- Seventies." some of his nightclub act tunes FM, a Top 40 sister station to like I Ruled the World." WIBC in Indianapolis, is aiming Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllll "If Leslie Uggam's "Come To- at the younger listeners and gether" was probably one of scoring quite well in both rat- PAPER BOWED the best production numbers ings and sales, he said. anyone will see on television WFBM in Indianapolis, is BY WNCI -FM this year. keeping fairly hip, said program COLUMBUS, Ohio -WNCI- So, the brilliant perform- director Jack Sorbi, with rec- FM, a progressive rock station ances of Humperdinck, Miss ords by R.B. Greaves, the Fifth managed by Phil Sheridan, has Uggams, and Bennett lifted a Dimension and Johnny Cash, launched a four-page weekly poorly written, poorly produced among others. These are blended newspaper, Record Rap. The pa- show out of the mire of tedium. with records by the establish- per is being distributed free The hour definitely shows ment in the MOR field, so as through the record departments promise. It could turn into one to not chase older listeners of the five Lazarus stores. Each of the most successful new away. 8t/2x11 -inch newspaper contains shows of the past year. the top 100 tunes on the sta- One thing for sure, Cash and tion's playlist, album reviews. Humperdinck brighten an other- when answering ads . . . Lazarus is now stocking all of wise TV outlook. I just won- dull You Saw It in its singles by the WNCI -FM der when some TV station is Say list. going to get wise and program Billboard once a IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII an evening of music FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 13®

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"CALIFORNIA * STAR Performer -LP's registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week. This Last Weeks on This Last Weeks on GIRL" Week Week Title Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart Week Week Title Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart 1 PUZZLE PEOPLE 18 26 22 HURT SO BAD 9 Temptations, Gordy GS 949 Nancy Wilson, Capitol ST 353 EDDIE FLOYD 2 3 I WANT YOU BACK 4 30 LOVE, PEACE & HAPPINESS (STAX) Jackson 5, Motown 1156 Chambers Brothers, Columbia KGP 20 3 2 SWISS MOVEMENT 9 28 25 GOLDEN HITS, VOL II .. .. 15 Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Dionne Warwick, Scepter SPS 577 By ED OCHS Atlantic SD 1537 29 27 MY CHERIE AMOUR 18 31 Stevie Wonder, Tamia TS 296 is heading 4 4 HOT BUTTERED SOUL SOUL SLICES: That space -age blend of rock and soul Isaac Hayes, Enterprise ENS 1001 for the top as the Temptations sing out the message, "Psychedelic 33 LET IT BLEED 3 Shack /That's Where it's at." Motown has mastered the "now" sound 5 6 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 12 Rolling Stones, London NPS 4 and how to put it over on the radio and, as a result, Motown is once Parrot PAS 71031 again threatening to claim the top spots on the charts as its very 31 31 POPCORN 25 8 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' James Brown, King KSD 1055 own. And now the Jackson Five. Tomorrow, it will be the Supremes GREATEST HITS, VOL. III MS 702 and a solo Diana Ross, so all we can say is "psychedelic soul/ that's Motown 32 34 CLOUD NINE 48 Temptations, Gordy GLPS 939 where to go." . . . Sly and the Family Stone, another pop -soul ex- 7 5 CREAM OF THE CROP perimentor, seem headed for more gold with their "Thank You" sin- Diana Ross & the Supremes, Motown MS 694 33 29 IT'S A MOTHER 18 gle.... Atlantic, no slouch at getting where the music is, released 18 James Brown, King 1063 jazz albums this month, the largest number of jazz albums released at 8 7 DELFONICS' SUPER HITS . - 12 one time by Atlantic. Besides the Atlantic label, jazz is also swelling Philly Groove PG 1152 34 35 LED ZEPPELIN II 6 lines, is Herbie Mann's jazz line Atlantic SD 8236 the Vortex and Embryo Embryo 9 9 COMPLETELY WELL 7 . . . those who thought Ike Tina distributed by Cotillion. For all & B. B. King, BluesWay BLS 6037 35 32 WILLIE & THE POOR BOYS 4 Turner were that hit -making Blue Thumb group, we would like to add Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy 8397 it 10 10 ICE ON ICE 20 that the duo has recently re- signed with Minit Records.... Believe Jerry Butler, Mercury SRS 61234 or not, B.B. King has not only jumped into the soul top 10 with The 36 38 GRAZIN' IN THE GRASS 40 RCA Victor 11 13 WALKING IN SPACE 9 Friends of Distinction, Thrill Is Gone," but within the next three weeks the blues master LSP 4149 Quincy Jones, A &M SP 3023 should break into the pop top 10. A milestone for the blues.... Mu- READY 3 sic commentator Ralph J. Gleason, in his "Rhythm Section" column, 12 12 FOUR IN BLUE . .. 10 37 37 GET countered Jerry Wexler's statement on the soul backlash by writing Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Rare Earth, Rare Earth RS 507 Tamla TS 297 it was by that Wexler's comment "was contradicted the day made 38 36 R. B. GREAVES 5 41 Billboard which listed IO of the top 20 that week as disks of black 13 11 STAND Atco SD 33-311 artists." Gleason assumed correctly that top radio plays the hits, but Sly & the Family Stone, Epic BN 26456 39 43 FIRST TAKE 2 assumes incorrectly that radio necessarily obeys the chart listings or 14 14 LOVE IS BLUE .. . 25 Roberta Flack, Atlantic SD 823( plays all hits with the same frequency. Gleason points to the Supremes' Dells, Cadet LPS 829 chart- topping disk as proof of soul's prosperity and adds that "two 19 FEELIN' GOOD 6 40 39 SOUL SPIN 9 of the fastest rising single disks are by black groups." Gleason further David Ruffin, Motown MS 696 Four Tops, Motown MS 695 asks why "we didn't hear from . . . Motown endorsing Wexler's 16 17 ON BROADWAY 9 41 41 LIGHTSIDE /DARKSIDE 4 viewpoint," which Gleason sums up as sour grapes because "Aretha Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Dick Gregory, Poppy PYS 60 -001 Franklin hasn't got any hits." Well, Motown has always been notori- Temptations, Motown MS 699 for 42 40 HERBIE MANN LIVE AT THE ously weak on making small talk, if not incommunicado except 17 18 MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND 38 WHISKEY A GO GO .... 12 their music over the radio. And as for Wexler and Aretha, Soul Herbie Mann, Atlantic SD 1522 Atlantic SD 1536 Sauce says keep your ears to Aretha's new single "Call Me." . 18 15 NITTY GRITTY . 16 Columbia's Santana, rock group with a heavy burst of calypso -soul. Gladys Knight & the Pips, Soul SS 713 43 50 WHO'S MAKING LOVE 32 is scoring heavily on the soul LP charts.... In an open letter to the Johnny Taylor, Stan STS 2005 industry. Del Shields speaks out. "In an industry that loudly proclaims 19 16 AT HOME WITH O. C. SMITH .17 Columbia CS 9908 44 44 MY MAN! WILD MAN! 2 its liberalism and progressive thinking," he says, "deep racist attitudes Wild Man Steve, Raw 7000 are more the norm than the exception. There is little concern for the 20 21 WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN proper training of black ... proper orientation upon given new jobs YOUR LOVE - 7 45 47 ABBEY ROAD 3 Jr. Walker & the All Stars, Soul SS 721 Apple SO 383 ... a lack of sensitivity by middle management in terms of the black Beatles, and most a deep lack respect for the black man. 21 23 SANTANA 8 problem. of all of 46 46 GREEN RIVER 20 Columbia CS 9781 The question at this point is not the future of NATRA, but the future Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy 8393 of black members of our industry." Shields, who resigned under 26 BABY I'M FOR REAL 4 2 pressure as NATRA's executive secretary, reluctantly left "the only Originals, Soul SS 716 47 48 I LOVE YOU to meet head -on" black prob- Eddie Holman, ABC ABCS 701 professional organization attempting 23 20 DOWN HOME STYLE lems in the industry. Brother Jack McDuff, Blue Note - THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS 1 * * * BST 84322 Marvin Gaye, Tamla TS 299 was best and this year efficiency is TID GRITS: Last year Stax's yet. 24 24 ARETHA'S GOLD 30 49 49 THE HUNTER _. 2 the key note. according to president Jim Stewart. The Memphis soul Aretha Franklin, Atlantic SD 8227 Ike & Tina Turner, Blue Thumb BST 11 leader is currently about to prune and tighten its artist roster to make 25 28 TOGETHER 16 Stax streamlined for success in the 70's. Besides majoring in music. PY Diana Ross & the Supremes with the - LOOK -A PY the label has already established "Stax Fax," the logo's newsletter, as Temptations, Motown MS 692 Meters, Josie 4011 a rising voice in soul literature. . RCA deeper into soul? Maybe bigger than ever with RCA's new Mid -America Recording Center in

Chicago. . Jerry Butler's Fountain Productions has linked with Mercury and will feature Butler's brother Billy with a new group. Infinity. Also from Fountain are singers Jackie Ross and Joyce Dunn. The Infinity group's first disk will he "Get on the Case." . Wyn- wood Music's Peter Kuykendall writes us "slightly surprised" that Dick Waterman was getting the credit for Rev. Wilkins receiving his dues for the Rolling Stone -recorded "Prodigal Son" cut. Now the me album, "Rev. Robert Wilkins, Memphis Gospel Singer." has been re- released by Origin Jazz Library in Berkeley. . . . Not only wasn't Lee Maye a member of the original Platters, as mentioned last week charts in Soul Sauce, hut the Platters aren't really the Platters. That is. Buck Ram's Platters with Sonny Turner are the real thing. writes Jean Bennett, "so don't he misled by any brand 'X' group or the teii @B story Canadian group that calls themselves the Fabulous Platters." Added Miss Bennett. "It's a rotten shame the law and the courts are so slow, but eventually it will all cone out in court as to what these people are doing to many groups. The world is full of imitators capitalizing on Billboard named artists." ... Atco is expecting top 10 action from the recently reserviced disk, "The Ghetto" by Donny Hathaway. . . . -Blue Thumb has released "Clifton Chenier's Very Best" from among the has Southern Louisiana Cajun man's recordings for Arhoolie. Chris GENE CHANDLER, seated center, presides at the signing of his . . . Fourth Way, Santana, and Southern Strachwitz produced. The Records soul duo of Tim McPherson, left, and Melvin Harden, Friday, Feb. Bamboo THE CHARTS Comfort play for the benefit of the Black Panther Party, to Queen Booking. Chandler, one of the new breed of singing execu- Young. will also (1 in Berkeley. The benefit, coordinated by Roland tives, has already established his Bamboo label with the duo, better feature Elaine Brown. . . . John Abbey's British magazine "Blues known as Mel & Tim, whose "Backfield in Motion" recently sold a & Soul" recently picked the Jackson Five's U. S. hit to hit again in million copies. Looking on at left is Queen president Ruth Bowen and England. The magazine tabbed the disk "Record of the Fortnight." agent Henry Nash. FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 38 69 Je T'Aime Single This Week # Pssst. You want to buy a very hot French album?

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Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/70

PEST SELLING -Soul Singles

* STAR Performer -LP's registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week.

This Last Weeks on This Last Weeks on Week Week Title Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart Week Week Title Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart

3 THANK YOU 5 25 25 (Gotta Find) A BRAND NEW LOVER, Sly & the Family Stone, Epic 5 -10555 Part I 7 (Stone Flower, BMI) Sweet Inspirations; Atlantic 2686 (Assorted, BMI) 2 1 I WANT YOU BACK /WHO'S LOVING YOU 12 26 22 BOLD SOUL SISTER 7 Ike & Tina Turner, Blue Thumb 104 Jackson 5, Motown 1157 (Jobete, BMI) (Placid /Rococco, BMI) 5 THE THRILL IS 6 GONE 45 SLIP ROUND .. . 2 B. B. King, BluesWay 61032 Charles Hodges, Calla 168 (Jamf, BMI) (Grosvenor House, ASCAP) 28 29 HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM & DAD 14 Lovelites, UNI 55181 (Moo -Lah, BMI) 4 4 PSYCHEDELIC SHACK . . . 3 Temptations, Gordy 7096 (Jobete, BMI) 46 TAKE IT OFF HIM AND PUT IT

5 6 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL . 10 ON ME .. 2 Eddie Holman, ABC 11240 Clarence Carter, Atlantic 2702 (Fame, BMI) (Famous, ASCAP) 30 26 GUESS WHO . 9 Ruby Winters, Diamond 269 (Ruler, BMI) 6 2 SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER . 13

Diana Ross & the Supremes, Motown 1156 36 WHEREVER SHE LEADETH ME . 3 (Jobete, BMI) Impressions, Curtom 1948 (Gamed, BMI) 9 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA 4 32 33 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE 3 Brook Benton, Cotillion 44057 Dyke & The Blazers, Original Sound 90 (Combine, BMI) (Peer Intl, BMI) 33 27 IS IT BECAUSE I'M BLACK 14 8 8 LOVE BONES 9 Syl Twinight 125 Taylor, Johnson, Johnny Stax 0050 (Nuddato. Syl; Zel/ Highton, BMI) (East /Memphis, BMI) 34 34 MY HONEY AND ME 10 16 DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN ..... 4 Luther Ingram, Koko 2104 (Klondike, BMI) Rufus Thomas, Stay 0058 (East/Memphis, BMI) 35 35 COMPARED TO WHAT 2 Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Atlantic 2694 12 DIDN'T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) 4 BMI) "IF YOU'VE GOT Delfonics, Philly Groove 161 (Nickel MESSAGEMESSA FROM A BLACK MAN 1 Shoe, BMI) i Whatnauts, A -1 Wo 1 -A (Jobete, BMI) on BILLBOA 11 11 IF WALLS COULD TALK 7 37 37 THE GANG'S BACK AGAIN/ Little Milton, Checker 1226 (Jalynne, BMI) KOOL'S BACK AGAIN 4 Soul Single Chart Kool and the Gang, De 12 7 LET A MAN COME IN AND DO -Lite 523 (Stephanye/Delightful, BMI / Stephanye' THE POPCORN, Part II 7 Delightful, BMI) James Brown, King 6275 (Dynatone, BMI) 38 39 THE GHETTO . .. 5 13 13 POINT IT OUT 8 Denny Hathaway; Atco 6719 (Don -Pow, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Peer, BMI) Tamla 54189 (Jobete, BMI) 39 43 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO . 4 23 I'M JUST A PRISONER 6 Lenny Welch, Commonwealth United 3004 -Columbia, BMI) Candi Staton, Fame 1460 (Fame, BMI) (Screen Gems 40 40 COUNTRY PREACHER 5 JEANNETTE 15 15 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME 3 Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Capitol 2698 Chairman of the Board, Invictus 9074 (Zawinul, BMI) (Gold Forever, BMI) WITHOUT LOVE 1 16 17 MOON WALK, Part I 6 Tom Jones, Parrot 40045 (Tro- Joe Simon, Sound Stage Seven 2651 Suffolk, BMI) (Cape Ann, BMI) ii 42 42 IF I LOSE YOUR LOVE 3 LIAM Detroit Embers, Westbound 156 28 OH WHAT A DAY 3 Dells, Cadet 5663 (Last Go Round, BMI) (Bridge Port, BMI) 43 44 BLACK WOMEN 2 18 18 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 5 Don Covay, Atlantic 2666 (Cotillion/ "I CAN FEEL A HEARTBREAK" Dionne Warwick, Scepter 12273 (Blue Seas/ Chips, BMI) Jac /Morris, ASCAP) - YOU SAY IT 1 Q on BILLBOARD's 19 19 THE TOUCH OF YOU 8 Al Green, Hi 2172 (Jec, BMI) Brenda & the Tabulations, GOOD GUYS ONLY WIN IN THE Soul Single Chart Top & Bottom 401 (One -Eyed Soul, BMI) - MOVIES 1 20 21 HOW CAN I FORGET YOU /GONNA Mel & Tim, Bamboo 109 (Uachand/ GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I'VE GOT 4 Patcheal, BMI) Marvin Gaye, Tamla 54190 46 48 STEALING LOVE /WHEN TOMORROW (Jobete, BMI /Jobete, BMI) COMES 3 21 14 LOVELY WAY SHE LOVES 8 Emotions, Volt 4031 (Birdies, ASCAP/ East Moments, Stang 5009 (Gambi, BMI) /Memphis, BMI) 47 47 THE CAT WALK 2 31 IF YOU'VE GOT A HEART 3 Village Soul Choir, Abbott 2010 (Arden, BMI) Bobby Bland, Duke 458 (Don, BMI) - KEEP ON DOIN' 1 23 24 GOTTA SEE IF I CANT GET MOMMA Isley Brothers, T -Neck 914 (Triple 3, BMI) TO COME BACK HOME 3 - COME TOGETHER 1 P LETTE P RKER Jerry Butler, Mercury 73015 Ike & Tina Turner, Minit 32087 (Chevis /McCoy, BMI) (MacLean, BMI) 24 10 AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW 11 50 50 I CAN FEEL A HEARTBREAK 2 James Brown, King 6280 (Golo, BMI) Jeanette Williams, Back Beat 609 (Don, BMI)

Duke #455 Vox Jox Continued front page 35 problems of the station currently lie at the program director's level. THE MALIBUS who used to perform various mir- Whoever heard of morning- sound- acles for Bill Drake, has joined ing jungles in the late evening? KLAC in Los Angeles in the 2- The production of the station 6 a.m. slot, following the dropping should be tightened up. And, I 'ROBOT" of the station's last talk show by point out, stations the caliber of Bob Grant. Gene Price is now WNEW do not audition people live Duke #457 doing weekends. Lineup at KLAC on the air. (Yep, they're still do- includes Deano Day, Charlie ing it.) The guys they're audition- Crane, Jim Holt, Bill Taylor, and ing are fairly good. I just don't M sick. believe in the system. * * * A couple of weeks ago, I criti- 'Wholey Show' Off PHYL GARLAND, center, cele- DUKE /PEACOCK RECORD cized WNEW here in New York brates the success of her new (who got mad about being criti- CINCINNATI - "The Den- book "The Sound of Soul," with 2809 Erastus Street cized), seeming to think they were nis Wholey Show," which went another successful writer, Isaac on some kind of untouchable ped- into national syndication in Au- Hayes, left, and publisher Henry Houston, Texas 77026 estal. My criticism was purely gust, has been canceled. The Regnery. Hayes, who writes meant in a constructive vein and Stax (713) 673 -2611 show was produced by R Asso- songs for /Volt, recently re- not aimed at the personalities. I ceived a gold record for his "Hot listened to Bill Hickok one early ciates for Taft Broadcasting. In Buttered Soul" album. The party morning and he was doing some the 22 weeks of airing the show, was hosted by Star and Regnery excellent work. Dick Shepard is over 880 performers and per- in honor of Miss Garland, associ- a fine air personality. I think the sonalities appeared. ate editor of Ebony magazine. 40 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD READ THIS ADVERTISEMENT! liberty Records it vie aana has a smash single titled "IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME!G15C WATCH THE RECORD BECOME AN IMPORTANT HIT FOR 1970. WE BELIEVE IN THIS RECORD. LISTEN TO IT, YOU'LL AGREE. written by Neil Diamond arranged by Al Capps produced by Ted Glasser Country Music Three Concerts Mork 6th Season Country Fest '70 Format May Get Show Records Of Masters Festival of Music DALLAS - Early response El Paso, Amarillo, Lubbock and Christi. NASHVILLE-The Masters with symphony orchestras in Tahoe and then the Sahara in the 10 largest cities of Texas Corpus The show, believed to be the Festival of Music began its sixth Birmingham (March 27), St. Hotel in Las Vegas for a four - indicates the pioneering format first to use full stage setting, season with three concerts this Louis (April 12) and Pittsburgh week engagement. The trio also for "Country Festival '70" may is by the Texas weekend at the State Fair Mu- (June 5). Randolph, with his or- will guest on the "Ed Sullivan being sponsored set new records for country Jaycees in each of the cities to sic Hall in Dallas. chestra, is hooked for Beau- Show" Sunday (8). music shows. the Texas Jay- The show, featuring Chet mont (April 11), Harold's Club The festival carries its own raise money for Foundation. Atkins, Boots Randolph and in Reno (May 19 -June 8), plus hand, sound engineers and stage- Rob Townsend, vice pres- cee Hospital Oshrin, president of Floyd Cramer, is unique in that appearances at his own Carou- hands. Backing up the group are ident of Western Concerts, said Albert Western said a unique bookings are limited because sel Club in Nashville's Print- the Music City Strings (12), a press and broadcast media had Concerts, team has been drawn together each of the headliners is ac- er's Alley throughout the year. five -man brass section, and agreed to go all -out on the to the shows. Jonathan tively involved in studio work The festival collectively also Randolph's orchestra. This in- show. It will feature Jeannie C. promote overall opera- and recording. And the Festival will do a performance at the cludes Bruce Waterman, Jimmy Riley, Ferlin Husky, Archie Frank heads the tion. Townsend operates pub- is a complete operation, han- NARM convention in Miami Wilkerson, Larrie Londin, Kos - Campbell, Jan Calvert and Hank dling the hooking, promotion, Beach, and will play the Sahara- si Gardner and Johnny Johnson. Thompson. Between March 20 lic relations and the advertising in with the advertising and direction of and April 6 they will appear in program concert -Golden Agency of Al- ticket sales, all under the super- Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Toppino buquerque, N.M. vision of X. Cosse, who also is Robbins Under Knife Fort Worth, Beaumont, Austin, personal manager for Atkins, Col's Cramer and Randolph. He is a NASHVILLE - Columbia the area. The long -time per- full partner with the three art- artist Marty Robbins underwent former /writer, who is 45 years transplant of arteries from hi, leg to the heart area. ists in ARCCO Enterprises, heart surgery here last week to old, suffered a heart attack last Dance Shows which operates the festival. year while performing on the Following t h e operation. repair three blocked arteries. The act is scheduled for more road. He had entered the hos- a special news conference - than 40 performances (the an- In an unusual televised mes- pital for a routine checkup when with film - was called by the nual limit) in 35 cities this sea- sage from the hospital preced- the blocked arteries were dis- surgeon who performed the Follow Tribute son. Additionally, Atkins is ing the operation, Robbins asked covered. The surgery, some six operation, giving newsmen a scheduled for solo appearances for the prayers of the people of hours in length, involved the detailed account of the surgery. DALLAS - Three dance - shows have been set up to fol- low the "tribute" to Bob Wills, held Jan. 18 in Tulsa. The shows are set for San Antonio, Dallas and Ft. Worth. Additional shows may be added. FaronYoung In each of the "tributes" all of the proceeds are utilized to pay the massive medical expenses of Wills, a pioneer in country mu- stays up on top sic and a member of the Coun- try Music Hall of Fame. At the Tulsa Fairgounds Pa- vilion more than $24,000 was realized after expenses in a a new single Hall with hot show in which three other of Fame members took part. Roy Acuff, Tex Ritter and Ernest Tubb headed a cast that 'Occasional Wife: o,a included Pee Wee King, Redd Produced by Jerry Kennedy Stewart, the Collins Sisters, Hank Thompson, Stonewall Jackson, Molly Bee, Charlie Walker, Cal Smith, the Plains- men Quartet and Chill Wills. Roy Clark was prevented from making it to the show by had weather. Despite the snow and ice and sub -freezing conditions, more than 12,000 fans came to honor Wills at the two Tulsa shows. Now, through the ef- forts of many, additional trib- utes will be paid. The Farmer's Daughter in San Antonio will be the scene of one dance on Monday (9). Talent is being lined up for this package, with many agencies cooperating. It is being coordinated through Crash Stewart of Alamo Promotions in San Antonio. Committeemen are Hap Peeples, Billy Gray, Dewey Groom and Carl John- son. On the night of March 9. simultaneous dance -shows will he held at the Longhorn Ball- room here and at Panther Hall in Ft. Worth. Artists will be shuttled between the two cities. Additional cities and more dances may be announced soon. Wills is hospitalized at Ft. Worth following a stroke. Bozeman, Fulton Faron Young And don't forget Faron Young's Rites Are Held Wine Me Up album includes his chart single featuring:Your Time's Conlin' chart NASHVILLE Funeral ser- and many more by - t 'Wine Me Up', vices were held here last week one of country music's hottest big names. for the Rev. John Bozeman Jr., a minister- turned- record pro- ducer, and for 18- year -old Barry Fulton, the son of this city's U. S. Congressman. The two drowned while on a fishing trip From The Mercury Record Corporation Family Of Labels 10 days earlier. Mercury Philips Smash Fontana Limelight Blue Rock Wing Intrepid Pulsar The Rev. Bozeman, former A Product of Mercury Record Productions, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601 manager of the Hardin Sisters. SR 61241 A North American Philips Company (Continued on page 46) 42 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD AL

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This Last Weeks on This Last Weeks on Week Week Title, Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart Week Week Title, Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart

1 1 A WEEK IN A COUNTY JAIL . 8 70 CHARLIE BROWN 3 Torn T. Hall, Mercury 72998 ßìi Compton Brothers, Dot 17336 (Tiger, BMI) (` (Newkeys, BMI) (Tiger, BMI) GREAT :11ST1ST 2 2 ONE MINUTE PAST ETERNITY 11 40 42 DADDY I LOVE YOU 8 Jerry I ee Lewis, Sun 1107 Billie Jo Spears, Capitol 2690 (Hi Lo Gold Dust, BMI) (Hall -Clement, BMI' ,SINGS 3 3 BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN 11 41 27 JUST SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW 16 Waylon Jennings, RCA 74 -0281 Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner, (Arc, BMI) RCA 74 -0247 (Raydee, SE SAC) G 8 THAT'S WHEN SHE STARTED TO 6 0 NORTHERN ARKANSAS MISSISSIPPI T . STOP LOVING YOU 6 COUNTRY BOOTLEGGER 2 Conway Twitty, Decca 32599 (Tree, BMI) Kenny Price, RCA Victor 4/ -9787 (Tree, BMI)

15 IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME 4 4 9 SITTIN' IN ATLANTA STATION 5 Sonny James, Capitol 2700 (Eden, 8M1) Nat Stuckey, RCA Victor 47 -9786 (Atlantic, ASCAP) 23 HONEY COME BACK . 3 Glen Campbell, Capitol 2718 fir 63 THEN SHE'S A LOVER 3 (Jobete, BMI) Roy Clark, Dot 17335 (Russell- Cason, ASCAP) NAT 9 A STUCKEY THERE'S STORY (Goin' Round) 9 Don Gibson & Dottie West, RCA 74 -0291 45 45 YOUR HUSBAND, MY WIFE ... 3 (Acuff -Rose, BMI) Bobby Bare & Skeeter Davis, RCA Victor 47-9789 (Pocketful of Tunes /Jillbern, BMI) 25 TAKE A LETTER MARIA 5 Anthony Armstrong Jones, Chart 5045 (Four 46 46 HELLO I'M A JUKEBOX 9 Star Television, BMI) George Kent, Mercury 72985 ( Newkeys, BMI) e 13 THINKING ABOUT YOU BABY .10 1174 Billy Walker, Monument 58 SHE CHEATS ON ME - 5 (Wilderness, BMI) Glenn Barber, Hickory 1557 (Acuff -Rose, BMI)

39 IF I WERE A CARPENTER - 3 Q57 SUN'S GOTTA SHINE 7 Johnny Cash & June Carter, Wilma Burgess, Decca 32593 Columbia 4 -45064 (Faithful Virtue, BMI) (Contention' SESAC)

11 12 WINGS UPON YOUR HORNS . .. 11 59 COUNTRY GIRL 2 Loretta Lynn, Decca 32586 Sure-Fire, BMI? Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation 44 (Singleton, BMI) 12 5 (I'M SO) AFRAID OF LOSING YOU 14 Charley Pride, RCA 74 -0265 tt 64 DREAM BABY 6 (Hill & Range Blue Crest, BMI) Bob Regan & Lucille Starr, Dot 17327 i Combine, BMI) 17 DON'T CRY DADDY 8 Itr Elvis Presley, RCA 47 -9468 51 52 LITTLE JOHNNY FROM DOWN (Gladys /BnB, ASCAP) THE STREET 2

Wilburn Brothers, Decca 32608 (Sure - 14 10 NOBODY'S FOOL /WHY DO I Fire, BMI) LOVE YOU 10 Reeves, RCA 74 -0286 Jim (Tuckahoe, BMI 52 54 THE GOLDEN ROCKET . 5 Shapiro -Bernstein, ASCAP) Jim & Jesse, Epic 5 -10563 (Hill & Range, BMI) 15 7 WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO MISS YOU 13 Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely, Decca 32580 - BIG MAMA'S MEDICINE SHOW 1 (Tree, BMI) Buddy Alan, Capitol 2715 (Blue Book, BMI) 16 16 I'M A LOVER (Not a Fighter) 9 54 61 I'M GOING HOME .. 4 Skeeter Davis, RCA 74 -0292 Bobby Lewis, United Artists 50620 (Tuff, (Crestmoor, BMI) "SITTIN' BM ) 17 6 BABY BABY (I Know You're a Lady). 14 55 62 HERE'S A TOAST TO MAMA .. 4 David Houston, Epic 5 -10539 ) Gallico, BMI! Charlie Louvin, Capitol 2703 (Blue Book, BMI) 18 4 SIX WHITE HORSES 12 Tommy Cash, Epic 510540 56 51 WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE 9 (Prodigal Son, BMI) Johnny Carver, Imperial 66423 (E ldorado, BMI) 34 I'LL SEE HIM THROUGH 2 ATLANTA Tammy Wynette, Epic 5 -10571 ( Gallico, BMI) 57 40 GINGER IS GENTLE AND WAITING FOR ME BOYS 24 THEN HE TOUCHED ME 6 /DRINK DRINK 9 Jean Shepard, Capitol 2694 (Gallico, BMI) Jim Ed Brown, RCA 74-0279 (Gil, BMI)' (Glaser, BMI) ,, 21 14 IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU 13 58 55 PARTLY BILL - 8 Bill Anderson & Jan Howard, Decca 32511 (Moss -Rose, BMI) Lawanda Lindsey, Chart 5042 (Sue -Mirl, ASCAP)

22 21 CAMELIA . 12 ANGEL OF THE MORNING 1 TAi Marty Robbins, Columbia 4 -45024 - (Weed Ville -Noma, BM!) Connie Eaton, Chart 5048 RCA =47-9786 (Blackwood, BMI) 31 I'LL MAKE AMENDS 4 36 I HOPE SO 9 Itt Roy Drusky, Mercury 73007 (Lowery, BMI) 60 Willie Nelson, Liberty 56143 (Tree, -BMI) 24 18 YOU AND YOUR SWEET LOVE 14 61 29 A WORLD CALLED YOU . . 12 Breaking Nationally: Connie Smith, RCA 74 -0258 (Stallion, BMI' David Rogers, Columbia 4 -45007 25 19 BIG IN VEGAS 13 (Caramart, BMI) Buck Owens & the Buckaroos, Capitol 2646 Nat's Creative 62 67 DADDY COME AND GET ME . (Blue Book /Exbrook,Mike Curb, BMI) Dolly Parton, RCA Victor 47 -9784 26 26 FANCY 9 (Owepar, BMI) Bobbie Gentry, Capitol 2674 (Shayne, ASCAP) _ TENNESSEE BIRDWALK 1 GoU,NmY RUAIJ.' Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, MEWY 27 28 THE WHOLE WORLD HOLDING HANDS 6 Wayside 010 (Back Bay, BMI) %Ti-l'KEA Freddie Hart, Capitol 2692 64 71 I LOVE (Blue Book, BMI) EVERYTHING 4 Hugh X. Lewis, Columbia 4 -45047 28 20 SHE'S MINE /NO BLUES IS ; Gallico, BMI) GOOD NEWS 13 65 56 JIM, JACK AND ROSE /I'LL GO George Jones, Musicor 1381 TO A 6 "NEW (Glad, BMI Raydee, SESAC) STRANGER Johnny Bush, Stop 354 (Window, BMI/ 29 11 BLISTERED /SEE RUBY FALL 12 Tree, BMI) Johnny Cash, Columbia 4 -45020 (Quartet A LOVER'S QUESTION .. 1 Bexhill, ASCAP /House of Cash, BMI) - COUNTRY Del Reeves, United Artists 50622 (Progressive /Eden, BMI) - FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME 1 Merle Haggard & the Strangers, 67 68 RUBY ARE YOU MAD 4 Capitol 2719 (Blue Book, BMI) j Osborne Brothers, Decca 32598 ROADS" (r 44 SHE'LL BE HANGING AROUND (Acuff -Rose, BMI) SOMEWHERE 4 68 72 HOMEWARD BOUND ... 3 Mel Tillis, Kapp 2072 (Saw Grass, BMI) Brenda Byers, MTA 177 (Charing Cross, BMI) 65 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART 5 Susan Raye, Capitol 2701 (Unart, BMI) - FOR YOUR LOVE 3 Bobby Austin, Capitol 2681 33 22 HE'D LOVE ME STILL 12 (Beechwood, BMI) Lynn Anderson, Chart 5040 (Gallico, BMI) - I HEARD OUR SONG 1 53 GET tr TOGETHER 4 Dottie West, RCA 47 -9792 (Tree, BMI) Gwen & Jerry Collins, Capitol 2710 (Irving, BMI1 OCCASIONAL WIFE 1 Faron Young, Mercury 73018 43 TWO SEPARATE BAR STOOLS 6 (Hartack, BMI) Wanda Jackson, Capitol 2693 (Party Time, BMI) _ THE ARMS OF MY WEAKNESS 1 Darrell McCall, Wayside 008 41 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT 6 Barmour, BMI; let Luke the Drifter, Jr., MGM 14095 Hank Williams, BMI) 73 73 CORRINE CORRINA 2 Earl Richards, United Artists 50619 47 WELFARE CADILLAC 5 (Mill;, ASCAP) lit Guy Drake, Royal American 1 (Bull Fighter, BMI) 74 74 FACE OF A DEAR FRIEND 2 Clay Hart, Metromedia 158 (Motola, ASCAP) 38 38 WALK UNASHAMED 7 Tompall & the Glaser Bros., 75 75 WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES 2 MGM 14096 (Glaser, BM!) Joe South, Capitol 2704 (Lowery, BMI)

44 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Country Music Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/70 Cbuntry°t LP's Nashville * STAR Performer- LP's registering proportionate upward progress this werk. Scene This las Weeks on Chart Week Week TITLE, Artist, Label & Number Bad luck continues to plague Charlie Louvin. During the past 1 1 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 15 year he has been victimized by RCA Victor LSP 4223 unfortunate business ventures, has 2 2 TALL DARK STRANGER 14 been robbed at least twice, and Buck Owens, Capitol ST 212 now has had another accident. Returning from a date, he had 3 4 A PORTRAIT OF MERLE HAGGARD 19 to swing his bus to avoid hitting Capitol ST 319 a car and the vehicle went off the

4 5 STORY SONGS OF TRAINS AND RIVERS . 9 road into a pond. His son, Glen. Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two, Sun SUN 104 was slightly injured, and damage to the bus was about $2,000. 5 3 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 32 The accident occurred near Columbia CS 9827 Nashville, Ill., not far from where 6 7 TAMMY WYNETTE'S GREATEST HITS 23 his late brother. Ira, was killed Epic BN 26486 in an accident several years ago. . . 'l'he Carlisles have joined 7 6 GLEN CAMPBELL "LIVE" 21 the list artists signing with the Capitol STBO 268 of hooking agency of Bobbi Moore. 8 10 TOGETHER 19 Jack Clement has announced Jerry Lee Lewis'Linda Gail Lewis, Smash SRS 67126 the appointment of Ralph Paul to the post assistant general HALL DETROIT 18 of 9 9 HANK WILLIAMS JR. LIVE AT COBO Jack MGM SE 4644 professional manager of Music and public relations di- 12 SONGS THAT MADE COUNTRY GIRLS FAMOUS 10 rector. He will work under Bob L Anderson, 1022 Lynn Chart CHS Webster. Ralph comes from Dal - Hart enterprises. Faron 11 13 JOHNNY CASH'S GOLDEN HITS, VOL. II .. 20 Sun SUN 101 Young will be singing the title song in the "High Chapparal" 12 8 MY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BOY 18 episode the night of Feb. 6. It is Dolly Parton, RCA Victor LSP 4188 titled "The Ballad of Johnny

Rondo." . . . Guy Drake is taping 13 15 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE 3 Merle Haggard, Capitol ST 384 the Bill Anderson show. Royal American is rushing out another re- 18 THE EVERLOVIN' SOUL OF ROY CLARK 7 lease as follow up to his "Welfare Dot DLP 25972 Cadillac." . . . Carl Perkins made his 21 FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS /FROM VEGAS one of rare TV (other than TO MEMPHIS 10 network) appearances on the Jan. Elvis Presley, RCA Victor LSP 6020 29 "Morning Show" hosted by Ed Bruce. . Tompall Glaser has 16 16 MOVING ON ...... 9 supervised the music for the MGM Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass, RCA Victor LSP 4232 movie "Tick, Tick, Tick," and the 17 14 THE SENSATIONAL CHARLEY PRIDE 35 Glaser Brothers are doing the sing- RCA Victor LSP 4153 ing for the soundtrack. Nine of the IO sons to be featured are in 18 17 FLOYD CRAMER PLAYS MORE COUNTRY CLASSICS 13 publishing catalogs owned by the RCA Victor LSP 4220 brothers. . Roy and Cindy, the 19 11 THE ASTRODOME PRESENTS SONNY JAMES Cantrells, have purchased a 1942 IN PERSON 18 Flex bus which Roy is rebuilding Capitol ST 320 and remodeling. . . Lois Johnson has moved to the Decca label, 20 22 SHOWTIME 11 with a session soon. . . . Wilma Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two, Sun SUN 106 Burgess, who is a college graduate 21 23 BACK IN BABY'S ARMS 15 and has a teacher's certificate, will He's back Connie Smith, RCA Victor LSP 4229 he the object of a magazine fea- ture soon. 22 20 JOHNNY CASH'S GOLDEN HITS, VOL I 20 Sun SUN 100 Buddy Lee's secretary, Johnnie Massey, is calling on talent buyers 6 the 23 25 WHERE GRASS WON'T GROW on job for fairs and giving them an ac- George Jones, Musicor 3181 tual look at the artists perform-

ing via video tapes. . Agent 24 24 JIM REEVES' GREATEST HITS, VOL III 28 He survived hea-t attack. He's back on RCA Victor LSP 4187 Earl Owens, whose capabilities are matched only by his good nature, the job because coronary care units, lar 28 THE ESSENTIAL HANK WILLIAMS 14 is to he spotlighted as "Agent MGM SE 4651 of the Month" in an East Coast new drugs, and advanced methods of

magazine. . . . Lynda K. Lance 29 SWITCHED ON NASHVILLE: COUNTRY MOOG . 7 rehabilitation are helping doctors restore Gil Trythall, Athena 6003 & Van Trevor do a benefit per- formance for the Heart Fund in more cardiacs to productive lives. 34 GOLDEN CREAM OF THE COUNTRY 4 Rockmart, Ga., Saturday (7), Most victims survive first heart attacks Jerry Lee Lewis, Sun SUN 108 then Lynda flies to Detroit a few days later with Nat Stuckey to ap- and, of those who do, four out of five Q 32 BIG IN VEGAS 3 Buck Owens, Capitol ST 413 pear at Sponsor's Day on WDEE. now go back to work . The Professional Musician 29 27 WINE ME UP 9 and Entertainers Club of Iowa Heart scientists predict even greater Faron Young, Mercury SR 61241 has started promoting the "Hawk - heart -saving advances in the foreseeable 30 26 JERRY LEE LEWIS' GOLDEN HITS, VOL II ...19 eye Jamboree" at the Hoyt Sher- Sun SUN 103 man Auditorium in Des Moines. future, provided funds are increased for Show dates are March 8 and 31 19 JERRY LEE LEWIS' GOLDEN HITS, VOL. I 19 April 19, after a successful start research, education and community Sun SUN 102 last week. . . . Bill Anderson services. Help make these predictions plays 32 30 I'LL STILL BE MISSING YOU 5 more than a dozen dates in true: Warner Mack, Decca DL 75165 February, and still finds time for come taping his 'TV show on five oc- 33 33 THE WARMTH OF EDDY 14 casions in Nashville.... Columbia Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor LSP 4231 Records will produce a "Judy 34 37 SOLID GOLD '69 8 Lynn Sings Live at Harrah's" LP Chet Atkins, RCA Victor LSP 4244 when the artist opens a three - 35 35 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON 87 week engagement in Reno begin - Columbia CS 9639 ning Feb. 10. . . . KBHQ has moved one -time Jordanaire Hugh 36 39 COUNTRY SPECIAL 4 GIVE... Various Artists, Capitol ST88 402 Jarrett into the position of pro- gram director. The assignment - WAYLON 1 carries so more will live Waylon Jennings, RCA Victor LSP 4260 full responsibility for the "New Country" sound of the sta- 38 36 FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS 34 tion. . Billy Ray Reynolds Elvis Presley, RCA Victor LSP 4155 is scheduled for a recording ses- 39 41 MUDDY MISSISSIPPI LINE 2 sion to he produced by Johnny Bobby Goldsboro, United Artists UAS 6735 Darrell. , Q - TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 1 Radnor artist Guy Marks HEART ' Glen Campbell, Capitol SW 389 has a new release, "Blossom Dear," written by Rolling Meadows 41 - WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO MISS YOU .. 1 Music Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely, Decca DL 75171 writer Michael Cameron. Marks is 42 40 DYNAMITE 10 set for a Feb. 19 appearance Peggy Sue, Decca DL 75153 on "The Tom Jones Show." . . Decca's Warner Mack has been FUND 43 43 ORIGINAL GOLDEN HITS .. 2 occupying Carl Perkins, Sun SUN 111 himself during conva- lescence from recent surgery by 44 44 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE 2 writing material for a new single. Carl Smith, Columbia CS 9898 Imperial's Johnny Carver has HOMECOMING 1 signed an exclusive hooking con- Tom T. Hall, Mercury SR 61247 tract with the Joe Taylor Artist Contributed by the Publisher (C'ontinued on page 46) FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Country Music Davis Joins Acuff -Rose NASHVILLE - Skeeter ory), Nat Stuckey and Connie Davis, longtime RCA Nashville artist, has Smith, Lorene Malin and Archie joined the talent roster of Acuff - Campbell, and various artists Rose and will do a specified paired for one or two singles on number of road appearances different labels. time Listening During the Scene with George Hamilton IV. when Chart Records had a These are bast selling middle -of- the -road singles compiled national from The Hamilton -Davis teaming distribution arrangement with retail sales and radio station air play listed in rank order. RCA, artists from those two Continued from page 45 parallels that of other leading G g, g, t labels combined for and a a in duets Agency. . . . country artists recent months,. Capitol's Gwen & H e ,., ÿ appearances. the latest involved Jack Greene Jerry Collins have signed with the TITLE, Artist, label & Number 3 3 ; 3 e and Jeannie Seeley. It follows Hubert Long Agency, also on an o exclusive basis. . . . Penny De- a trend of pairings on record. haven has taped This now includes Porter Wag- GTR, Instrument a series of Navy shows to be broadcast in more 2 4 5 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 6 oner -Dolly Parton, Bill Ander- Co., in Nashville than 30(1 markets.. .. Plantation's Dionne Warwick, Scepter 12273 son -Jan Howard, Jerry Lee Linda Martell plays (Blue Seas /Jac /Morris, ASCAP) NASHVILLE GTR, Inc., the Imperial Lewis and Linda Gail Lewis, - Room in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 24- 1 2 2 WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) 6 a musical instrument specialty Tom Jones, Parrot 40045 (Tro- Suffolk, BMI) Don Gibson and Dottie West March I. . Henson Cargill's house, opened here recently. Ac- (prior to Gibson's move to Hick- Monument release of "What's My 4 5 8 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE 9 cording to George (Tut) Taylor, Name" was written by Bob Tu- Engelbert Humperdinck, Parrot 40044 1 the operation will be the only bed for Vintage Publishing Co. (Donna, ASCAP) one of its kind in the south- The other side, "Me and Bobby 6 7 30 HONEY COME BACK 4 Glen Campbell, Capitol 2718 (Jobete, BMI) ON THE CHARTS east. He explained, "We will be McGee" was co- written by Fred buying and selling musical in- Foster & Kris Kristofferson. 3 4 TRACES /MEMORIES MELODY 8 Lettermen, Captiol 2697 struments that are collector's (Low -Sal BMI /Gladys, ASCAP) EVERYWHERE items. We already have in stock 12 13 18 WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES 5 several authentic pre -World War Bozeman, Fulton Joe South, Capitol 2704 (Lowery, BMI) II Martin guitars and a good 11 20 29 BLOWING AWAY 4 selection of mandolins and ban- Rites Are Held Fifth Dimension, Soul City 780 una jos that date back to the '20s." Continued from page 42 "CHICAGO 7 6 3 DON'TF CRY DADDY 10 Elvis Presley, RCA Victor 47 -9768 GTR will also handle repair producer of the RCA records (Gladys /BnB, ASCAP) work and custom alteration on of Congressman STORY" Richard Fulton, 8 9 10 WALKIN' IN THE RAIN 12 all types of stringed instruments. and writer of scores of com- 9 Jay & the Americans, United Artists 50605 A special service will be offered mercial (Screen Ger s- Columbia, BMI) Jimmy Snyder jingles, had close ties 15 15 in the form authentic 37 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA 5 of guar- with most of the music indus- Brook Benton, Cotillion 44057 (Combine, anteed appraisal service. The try here. He was employed for BMI) 13 17 company will also go into the a time by Moeller Talent, and 36 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO 5 TENNESSEE 11 Lenny Welch, Commonwealth United 3004 custom instrument manufactur- was an advisor to many of the (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) ing business, specializing in gui- artists. 3 1 1 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON tars and mandolins. BIRD WALK" Congressman 12 MY HEAD 15 Fulton not only 8. J. Thomas, Scepter 12265 (Blue Seas' Other members of the staff took an active in Jac /Twentieth Century, ASCAP) Jack & Misty part the music include George Gruhn and industry as a sometimes artist, 10 11 11 TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER .. 17 13 Randy Wood. Taylor said that but has been a leader in legisla- Eydie Gorme, RCA 74-0250 (Sunbury, ASCAP) he hopes to add another mem- tive matters 22 34 MALTESE "THE ARMS OF in regard to the in- - MELODY 3 ber in the near future. The GTR dustry. 14 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, A &M 1159 offices are located at 4th (Roosevelt, BMI) Ill 9 8 7 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 14 MY WEAKNESS" Ave. 15 Ferrante & Teicher, United Artists 50554 Southern Album (Unart, BMI) Darrell McCall 14 10 9 EARLY IN THE MORNING 13 'Thank You' Fete Vanity Fare, Page One 21 -027 (Duchess, BMI) NASHVILLE 17 18 19 ARIZONA - Southern ... .. 7 WAYSIDE RECORDS Album Service, Inc., a subsid- Mark Lindsay, Columbia 4 -45037 11111111) (Kangaroo, BMI) Dist by Mercury Smash iary of Southern Graphics, re- 25 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO cently held an open - - Dis Needing Copies write house to REMIND ME . 2 Little Richie Johnson thank those people involved in C8) R. B. Greaves, Mu, 672.6 (Blue Seas, ASCAP' =ID 16 14 12 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE .. 16 Belen, New Mexico 87002 helping the local operation be- 19 Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner Bros. -Seven The SIGN of great reading come an integral part of the Arts 7340 (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) music industry. 18 12 6 A BRAND NEW ME . 14 20 Dusty Springfield, Atlantic 2685 Mrs. Betty Cox, manager of (Assorted /Parabut, BMI) Brite Star's Pick Hits ... Brite Star's Pick Hits . . . SA, welcomed guests from all 27 38 - BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS 3 21 Jefferson, Janus 106 (January/ I phases of the music industry and Heard Our Song- Dottie West (RCA) Welbeck, BMI) The Oak Tree -Jim Bunch (Midnight Records) was on hand to point out and 30 - - GOD ONLY KNOWS 2 Apple Blossom- Brownie Green (Tell Records) explain the several displays of 22 Vogues, Reprise 0887 (Irving, BMI) Without Her Love -Jimmy Barbee (Queen) the plant's operations. Welfare Cadillac -Tommy Dee (K -Ark) 21 22 22 FANCY 11 The local album service 23 Bobbie Gentry, Capitol 2675 (Shayne, Sandy Castle's -The Clouds (Northland) ASCAP) Whistle for Happiness-Peggy Lee (Capitol) creates, designs and prints jack- ets 29 36 - FREIGHT TRAIN 3 In the Land of Make Believe -Dusty Springfield (Atlantic) for record albums and sin- 24 Duane Eddy, Congress 6010 (Pepamar, ASCAP) Little Did I Know-Judie Valind (Valco) gles. Individualized attention is I Don't Know -Alvin Christy (Pinpoint) the keynote to the success of 28 31 31 ONE TIN SOLDIER 5 25 Original Caste, TA 186 (Cents & Pence, BMI) Country Girl- Jeanie C. Riley (Plantation) Southern Album and has proved What the World -Sudie Callaway (Avenue So.) . to be the factor that has been 20 19 13 COME SATURDAY MORNING _ 13 For Promotion, Distribution, Dee¡ay Coverage, Press Release Service, Major Labe most Sandpipers, A &M 1134 (Famous, ASCAP) Contacts, Movie Promotion see Brite- Star's Ad in Billboard's Class. Mart Today; responsible for SA's SEND YOUR RECORDS FOR REVIEW TO Brite Star Promotions, 728 16th Avenue growth. 35 40 - IF I WERE A CARPENTER . 3 South, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. 615 244-4064. Johnny Cash & June Carter, Columbia 4 -45064 (Faithful Virtue, BMI) Brite Star's Pick Hits... Brite Star's Pick Hits . . . 19 21 24 TICKET TO RIDE 7 M -O -R HITS Carpenters, A &M 1142 (Maclen, BMI) 39 39 - THEN SHE'S A LOVER 3 THE 60's 29 Roy Clark, Dot 17335 (Russell- Cason, ASCAP) 31 - - BEFORE THE PARADE PASSES BY 2 30 Barbra Streisand, Columbia 4 -45072 A NECESSARY (Morris, ASCAP) 36 - - NEW WORLD COMING 2 PROGRAMMING 31 Mama Cass Elliot, Dunhill 4225 (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 32 38 - - IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME 2 GUIDE FOR THE 70's Vic Dana, Liberty 56150 (Diamond, BMI) An alphabetical listing near- 23 24 27 MORNIN' MORNIN' 7 of 33 Bobby Goldsboro, United Artists 50614 ly 1,500 Middle -of- the -Road (Combine, BMI) OLDIES. (1960 through 1969) - IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME 1 34 Sonny James, Capitol 2700 BMI) Also listed is the numerical (Eden, highpoint of each oldie and 40 - - CONVERSATIONS 2 35 Florence Henderson, Decca 732619 the date it reached its na- (Maribus, BMI) tional peak. - HEY THERE LONELY GIRL 1 Eddie Holman, ABC 11240 (Famous, ASCAP) Send $20.00 to: 37 - - BARBARA I LOVE YOU 2 "THE MUSIC DIRECTOR" New Colony 5,x, Mercury 7300'3004 (New Box 177, Chestnut Hill, Colony, BMI) Massachusetts 02167 33 - - I WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW .. 2 Al DeLory, Capitol 2699 (Screen Gems - 25% discount for current Columbia, BMI) "MUSIC DIRECTOR" clients. - LOVE STORY 1 Peggy Lee, Capitol 2721 (January, BMI)

- EVIL WAYS ... 1 Say You Saw It in Santana, Columbia 4 -45069 (Oleta, BMI)

Billboard 'In litigation Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/70

46 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Gospel Music Organization Singcord Names Office Jamborce Slates Bible Gospel Specials Puts Mgr and a Consultant Back in Class NASHVILLE: The Singcord ceremonies tor II television WHEELING, W. Va. - In part of the Saturday night NASHVILLE - An organi- Corp. has appointed Nancy shows weekly originating on another expansion move for the "Jamboree," with the Blue zation known as The Friends Dunne manager of its office here WLAC -TV here. He began his "Jamboree USA," a series of Ridge Quartet the featured For God and Country, spear- and Jake Hess as a consultant career with the Statesmen Quar- Sunday afternoon "Gospel Spec- performing act. headed by gospel music artist to the recording division of the tet, with whom he performed tacular" shows has been sched- Welty, who recently took over Ron Blackwood, and music ex- Zondervan Publishing House. for 15 years. After that he uled. management of "Jamboree ecutive Joel Gentry, are work- The announcement was made formed his own group, the Im- man- Quentin (Reed) Welty, man- USA" and also runs the pub- ing behind the scenes to "put by P.J. Zondervan, of Grand perials. He sang with an ager of the new music com- lishing operation for WWVA, the bible hack in the class- Rapids, Mich., president of the aged the Imperials until Sep- health plex here, said the gospel shows said he would utilize established rooms." publishing house, the largest tember 1967, when ill would be an adjunct to the gospel acts rather than use coun- The city of El Paso, Tex., re- independent publisher of church forced him off the full -time famous Saturday night show try artists singing gospel music cently proclaimed a week in reading and study material. gospel circuit. heard over the 50,000 watt because of the close ties the honor of the organization. He is an exclusive recording The new position assumed by WWVA. The Gospel shows, gospel artists have to people of Blackwood described the group artist for RCA, and won the Hess will include the production slated for the 2,500 -seat Capi- the area. He is hopeful many as "serving as a general deter- NARAS Grammy for the Best of all recordings, the scouting tol Music Hall, will run from of the "Jamboree" fans who at- rent to any person or organi- Sacred Recording for 1968. and selection of new talent, the 2 to 5 p.m. on the first Sunday tend the show on Saturday night zation who is trying to kill our Miss Dunne began her career signing of new writers and pro- each month, feature will stay over for the Gospel religious freedoms." as a partner in the West Coast of and will motion of Singspiration copy- the leading gospel groups in the performances. Blackwood and Gentry, presi- promotions of Gospel Concerts. rights. Singspiration is the mu- nation. Welty is seeking to focus dent of Skylite-Sing Record Co., Recording artists for the Zonder- sic publishing division of Zon- The first show, booked for much of the national and coun- said they had more than 150,- van labels include the Orrell dervan. April 5, will feature J.D. Sum- try and gospel spotlight on the 000 signatures of persons seek- Trio, Lester Family, McDuff ner & the Stamps Quartet, the Wheeling scene, and recently ing the return of the bible to This is a regrouping for Hess Brothers, John McKay, London Imperials and the Travelers. spent time in Nashville booking the schools. and Miss Dunne, who formerly Parris, George Harris, Sixteen A small amount of gospel more major artists for appear- The petition from El Paso re- worked as his secretary. She Singing Men, EM PACS, John music long has been an integral ances here. portedly carried an additional joined Singcord when it opened Hall, Homer Tankersley, Rosie 15,000 names. The project there an office here in 1968. Rozell & the Searchers, Singing was spearheaded by the Junior Hess, long a leading figure Teens, Ken Carter & the Re- Chamber of Commerce. Black- in gospel music, is master of gents. wood said that when enough Gospel Scene names have been collected, the petitions will be sent to the Supreme Court. By EDWARD M. SMITH [he Gospel Music Workshop of Lawrence Roberts; ministers' work- Gospel Notes America, as we promised you in shop, Rev. T.M. Chambers, Rev. stated the things we had to do this issue, is planning a mammoth Molit, Rev. Sawyer and Rev. to get gospel music on the right Mosie Lister Right side of God," by the Har- board meeting in St. Louis, Mo., Craig. So we have a vast num- track and basically trust each NASHVILLE - and Scott at March 19 -21. We will be holding ber of workshops planned. The other. I have received letters from has announced a merge with Lil- mony Trio "Bob Work," by Bob Scott. . . . The our meetings at the Gateway main musical will feature a chorus all over the country and as they leans Music Co. of Kansas City, Hotel, located come in, we sort them out, and. Lutheran Church Cultural In- on Market and 9th consisting of over 5,000 voices. Mo. Lilleans will distribute all of Streets. We will be holding day This will be held at Keil Audito- I assure you, that I will be writing formation Service is distributing a the music sessions from 10 a.m. to 12 noon rium. We invite all gospel choruses about what you have written to Lister's compositions enabling him study guide spotlighting each day, Thursday, Friday and and anyone interested in gospel me regarding the article. Con- to spend more time in creative and lyrics of the rock musical to its 250,000 sub- Saturday, and sessions from 2 p.m. music to be with us in St. Louis, tinue to send your letters to me. compositions. ... The first gospel "Salvation," is an to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday. Aug. 16 -22. I plan to publish a list of all the music world tour has been sched- scribers. The move effort to the Each night a mammoth musical Aims of the Gospel Music black artists, their addresses along uled for September 1970. Dave update programs for young the people in the church and make is planned, hosted by the St. Workshop are to build a monu- with their agents, so that you Kylloen, manager- member of today's Louis chapter of the Gospel Mu- ment or a Hall of Fame to gospel may contact them to present con- Quartet, said that the concert tour them more prevalent to sic Workshop of America. Rev. music; also to grant scholarships certs in your area. I will update will include stops in Sweden; world. . . The Kingsmen have James Cleveland is founder, Rev. to needy young people in the field my present directory, and very Bangkok, Thailand; Calcutta, In- signed with Skylite Talent Agency. Ridge Boys, Roise Lawrence Roberts is president. The of music. We plan to build an au- soon this list will be available for dia; the Philippines; Hong Kong; The Oak Searchers, and The board members include: vice presi- ditorium and a college of gospel those that request such. Australia; the Marshall Islands, Rosell & the . . . Price re- Galileeans will initiate the first dent Charles Sims (Cleveland); music; to establish an accredited On Jan. I I, in Detroit, we pre- and Hawaii. J.O. business manager and field rep- course in gospel music, on one of miered the "Motor City Golden cently announced the establish- series of gospel music concerts resentative Edward M. Smith the campuses of one of our black Gospel Program" on Channel 2, ment of monthly gospel music ever done in Hawaii. The tour is (Detroit); William Bryant (Dallas); universities. We want to have in CBS -TV, and it met with tre- sings to be held in Monroe, l.a. scheduled to start on March 6. seem James Ford (Philadelphia); Thurs- this building an auditorium and we mendous response. We recommend Price said a partial listing of the Stereo sound systems to ton Frazier (Los Angeles); Har- are planning to spend $8 million to the gospel DJ's to go to your talent to be featured will include be the coming thing with many of old Freeman (Chicago); Elma to build the type of auditorium local television stations and press the Rebels, McDuff Brothers, the gospel groups on the concert Hendricx (Detroit); Ronald In- that we want. We would like to that gospel music be placed on Sego Brothers & Naomi, Imperials, tour. The LeFevres & the Speer grahm (Boston); Rev. Joseph Lin- pattern this building on the audi- television. I assure you that it Blackwood Singers, Orrells and Family were the first of the major ton (St. Louis); Edgar O'Neal (St. torium that now exists on the will be quite rewarding. The busi- Wills Family. groups to use stereo systems in a Louis); Rev. Frank Williams campus of Western Michigan Uni- nessmen in the Detroit area have "Cold Cathedral," the new scrip- concert in Lubbock, Tex.... Paul (Greensboro, N.C.); Tommy Wil- versity in Kalamazoo, Mich. We rallied behind us in huge num- ture - rooted album by John Downing & the Downings are pub- liams (Buffalo); national program are planning to contact the Ford hers, and are interested in spon- Fischer, was named the Outstand- lishing a monthly newsletter. . director Charles Nicks Jr. (De- Foundation, Kresge, General Mo- soring us. You will have no ing Religious Audio Publication in James Blackwood & the Black- troit); national social director tors, Chrysler, to see if we can problem making money in the the 1969 Footnotes Awards of wood Brothers will be taking time Terry Patrick (Newark, N.J.); pub- secure funds to establish the gospel field in selling time. So, Minneapolis, honor individuals off from some concert work this who summer to the lic relations, Norma J. fender building and to set up a curricu- go to the stations with a program and organizations distinguish join evangelistic (Detroit). lum in gospel music. For we that is outlined intelligently, pre- themselves in religious art, audio circuit. . The Cathedral of The object of this organization feel that gospel music is an art sent it to them with sponsorship or book publishing.... REF Rec- Tomorrow Quartet is the latest is to advance the Christain ideal form and credit should be granted and I am sure that you will meet ords of Home, Pa., has announced addition to the Don Lite Agency through music by joining to- for its study. We also are very with great success. It will be a the release of two new I.P's. "The roster. gether gospel choirs and choruses happy that Billboard has taken wonderful experience for you. We and analogous entities and per- an advance step in seeing to it have been working with this since sons in a voluntary association. that black gospel music is written March 1969. It has not always This organization was formed about in this magazine. We have been a bed of roses, but we have in March 1968, in Detroit. The already had our yearly meeting learned a lot from this experience national office is at 3908 West in the southern region, which in- with Channel 2, and they have Warren, Detroit, Mich.; (313) cluded Birmingham, Ala.; Atlanta, learned a lot from black folk in 898- 2340- 41 -42. Each year, to Ga.; and Florida, and we had gospel music. The technicians and further your understanding in the our meeting in the midwestern the station management thoroughly workshops to be held at our na- region which included Illinois, enjoy gospel music and we have tional convention, we thought Wisconsin and Missouri. We are a very wonderful rapport. COUNTS you might appreciate a short out- going to hase other regional meet- We hope a lot of the record DUALITY line. We have secured the services ings and we will let you know companies throughout the U.S. the fastest growing record pressing OCA in of some of the finest musicians about them as they come about. will take another look around. plant the country in the country to head our con- We will begin setting them up There's a lot of good talent in GUARANTEES OFFERING ... pure vinyl records PACKAGED IN ... jackets of distinction all under one roof vention workshops for the fur- very soon. The Great Lakes region gospel music and gospel music SATISFACTION therance of music education in the will be having a meeting this is really selling more than ever MASTERING -Latest Stereo Equipment religious and television aspects. month. We will be keeping all in- before. We would like to ask you PLATING -Newest N.gh Speed Spmn,ng Method task lac.. The religious and television work- formed in our next column. We to add gospel music to your line. PRESSING -Pure vinyl r and 12 shop will be headed by Edward ask the dj's in these areas, record Rock 'n' roll may be all right, but STUDIO LABELS -Large Select o,, of Stock Back Drops had Art Typesetting, Negato,. Litho M. Smith; piano workshop, Her- promotional men, record com- it would be wonderful if you DISTRIBUTORS CUSTOM JACKETS -Complete bert Pickard and Leslie Bush; panies, anyone interested in Gos- a well rounded line of good gospel graphing. Shrink Wrapping WANTED STOCK JACKETS-Largest Supply of Multicolor Stock Jackets in the writing and composition work- pel music, along with choir di- music along with the other. Country a gospel be- 517- A$1-S400 shop. Quincy Fielding and Mattie rectors, soloists, musicians, etc., There's new label We do not have a label or recording studio, Clark; a promoters' workshop, to join us in any of our meetings. ing formed in Detroit. called therefore all of our efforts are for you. Bertha Harris; bible workshop, We would like all to attend so Haddle Record Co., and it's Write for Information Prices and literature Rev. Frank Williams and Rev. that we may find out just what's headed by Rev. James Cleveland Joseph Linton; organ workshop. going on in each area, to strength- and Mrs. Carmen Murphy, the QUEEN CITY ALBUM INC. ,r,ö:;:'.p;r.,:,0:r,r,f, Charles Nicks Jr; record manu- en gospel music throughout the former owner of Hobb Record Co. 2832 SPRING GROVE AVE., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45225 facturers' workshop, Thurston country. We wish them the greatest suc- Frazier and Harold Smith; solo- I would like to thank all of cess on their way. Please send all ist workshop, Charles Sims; theory my readers for such a wonderful correspondence to Bro. Ed Smith, and harmony workshop, Donald response to the article that was 3908 West Warren, Detroit, Mich. Vail; hymnology workshop. Rev. written in the Jan. 3 issue, which 48208. FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 47 Musical Instruments

Education, Sheet Music Music In Print

Key to Dealer Profits Continued from page 10 By GEORGE KNEMEYER the sale of sheet music in stores. They are currently represented on the DALLAS Hot 100 with "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," "I'll Never Fall - An educational Adding his thoughts were Dr. in Love Again" and "Always Something There to Remind Me." As program stressing piano and or- Robert Pace, director of the Na- producers they have just completed sessions with Dionne Warwick and gan and built around a repre- tional Piano Foundation of Co- B.J. Thomas. sentative stock of sheet music lumbia University, who said, Hot 20 and folios to build teacher traf- "Direct teaching is responsible (The numbers following the titles refer to current chart positions.) fic in the store is a good way to for two out of every five piano Hansen: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (3), "l'lI Never Fall insure profits and continued sales." He said piano dealers in Love Again" (6), "Hey There Lonely Girl" (7), "Jingle Jangle" (IO), (17), "Travelin' "Who'll healthy business for music deal- have to do more to increase sales "Jam Up Jelly Tight" Band" b/w Stop the Rain" (18), "Walkin' in the Rain" (19). ers. This was brought out in and this includes stocking sheet Big 3: "Venus" (1), "I Want You Back" (2), "Whole Lotta Love" at several talks the recent Na- music books and folios, which (8), "Psychedelic Shack" (I I ), "Leaving on a Jet" (12), "Arizona" (13), tional Association of Music would draw school music teach- "Someday We'll Be Together" (15), "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" (16). Merchants (NAMM) seminar ers to the store. Hal Leonard: "Thank You" b/w "Everybody Is a Star" (4). here. "One who sells sheet music Plymouth: "Without Love" (5). The seminar was the first of can keep up a large volume Cimino: "No Time" (9). Hilt & Range: "Rubberneckin' " (14). five regional ones to be topped turnover of hardware," added TWO NEW Dreadnaught Flat Top "Don't Cry Daddy" b/w the national NAMM conven- from MCA: "Early in the Morning" (20). by Frank Slaughter, a dealer guitars are available from St. Newly Available Hot 100 tion June 6 -9 in Miami Beach. Houston. Louis Music Supply Co. The model Hansen: "Hey There Lonely Girl" (7), "Blowin' Away" (21), "Rainy The dates of the other regional Streep also said that having a 5023 (above) has genuine rose- Day in Georgia" (26), "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (35), "Breaking seminars are Feb. 15 -16 in At- good piano rental program can wood back and side with a wood Up Is Hard to Do" (43), "Love Bones" (44), "My Honey and Me" (59), lanta, March 1 -2 in Philadel- also help sales. "By renting a inlay strip bisecting the back. "Look -ka Py Py" (66). phia, March 22 -23 in Chicago, piano for six months, the person Suggested retail price is $119.95. Big 3: "Psychedelic Shack" (11), "Honey Come Back" (25), "The and April 12 -14 in Los Angeles. gets to see how it will fit into The model 5022 has a burgundy Thrill Is Gone" (27), "How Can I Forget You" (41), "Hold On" (51). The Los Angeles seminar will the overall scheme of his house. stained mahogany back and side "Jenifer Tomkins" (53). and retails for $99.95. Both gui- Hal Leonard: "Thank You" b/w "Everybody Is a Star" (4). also stress exhibits for the first Sometimes this is just as impor- tars have white spruce tops and time since NAMM has spon- tant as whether they like to play adjustable bridges and necks. sored regional programs. it," he said. Further information is available "The piano dealer must be Morley P. Thompson, presi- from the company at 3711 W. I48813411ilp:811111 educationally oriented because it dent of the National Piano Man- Pine Blvd., St. Louis. I8 is inexpensive and a good way ufacturers Association of Amer- to increase sales," said F.D. ica, Inc., and vice president of Streep, president of Streep Mu- Baldwin Piano and Organ Co., sic Co. in Orlando, Fla. The outlined a program for profit dealer should capitalize on every- planning for dealers. At the At- Coming thing related to education. For lanta seminar, Gerald J. Slade, a music dealer to succeed in the vice president of National Piano Events 1970's, he must have the strong- Manufacturers, will give a simi- program est type of piano selling lar talk. February 15 -16 - NAMM re- available, and this includes hav- In an earlier portion of the gional seminar - Regency -Hyatt ing an education program." seminar Henry Flarsheim, sales - House, Atlanta, Ga. marketing consultant for editori- March 1 -2 - NAMM regional al associates in St. Petersburg, seminar, Marriott Motor Inn, Phil- Fla., stressed various ways of adelphia. finding people who can sell in March 6 -10 - Music Educators the 1970's. He said that if deal- National Conference, Conrad Hil- B.B. KING (left) smiles as he and ers are having trouble finding ton, Chicago. Bruce Bolen (center), field sales the right salesmen, "Dealers March 22 -23 -NAMM regional manager for the Gibson Guitar should check to see if the stand- seminar, Marriott Motor Inn, Chi- division of Chicago Musical In- cago. strument Co. (CMI), shakes ards you set are too high or too BENSON 360. This new model April 12 hands following the announce- low for recruiting the salesmen -I4 -NAMM Western from Benson Electronics, Inc., Seminar, Century Plaza Hotel, Los ment of an extensive advertising you need." Angeles. and promotion campaign featur- offers 100 watts power plus in- Flarsheim also offered the fol- ing the Bluesway recording artist corporate standard Benson fea- April 26 -29 contact - American King and his famed guitar, Lu- tures such as reverb, pulse lowing tips to retailers: Music Dealers Industry Exhibit music educators, hire employees cille. King will also endorse Les tremelo, fuzz and output stress (AMDIE), Las Vegas Convention Paul amplifiers. Looking on is controls. It is designed for stage from minority races, have people Center, Las Vegas. potential custom- Jack Nead, product manager of and concert use and retails for out contacting June 6 -9 -NAMM annual con- the amplifier division of CMI. $990. ers, follow up sales with phone vention and exhibit, Miami Beach or direct mail to find new cus- Convention center, Miami Beach. tomers, and offer a free course June 28 -July 1- Consumer Elec- in advanced salesmanship to em- tronics Show, Americana and New BEST SELLING ployees. York Hilton Hotels, New York. Also unveiled at the seminar MUSIC CENTER. A new display harmonicas was the film, "The Profession- medium for Hohner als," Forrest Tucker St. Louis Music and Melodicas is offered to deal- starring Folios ers by M. Hohner, Inc. The center and Van Johnson. The film Knilling Program was created after research among showed the best ways to become POPULAR SHEET MUSIC retailers and wholesalers and an effective salesman. NAMM ST. LOUIS-St. Louis Music presents 30 of the company's is offering the film to dealers Title- Publisher best selling harmonica models Supply Co. will enlarge its pro- for showing to their employees. motion and advertising campaign and the full melodica line. The Arrangement for obtaining the AQUARIUS (Big 3) showcase is 31- inches wide and on the Karl Knilling Porta Cello 41- inches high and less than film can be made by contacting and Porta Bass. The campaign, COME TOGETHER (Maclen) the NAMM office, 222 W. two -feet deep. It may be ordered aimed at the music educators IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (Sam Fox) through Hohner jobbers. Adams, Chicago. market, will include displays at various state and national meet- I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN ings of music educators around (Blue Seas /Jac /Morris) the country and a series of mag- I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN PFANSTIEHL'S NEEDLE GUIDE is cross azine advertisements for state (TRO- Suffolk) indexed by brand, cartridge, needle num- and national educator publica- BEST NEEDLE ber, or picture for exact duplication with tions. JEAN (Twentieth Century) new diamond or sapphire needles . . . LEAVING ON A JET PLANE (Big 3) helps you to make the sale quickly for i111)1: bigger profits. Write today for your free New Standell Amps MIDNIGHT COWBOY (Barwin) copy and Factory-to-Dealer sales plan in- RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD IN THBUSINESS formation. CHICAGO Chicago M usi- - Seas Century) cal Instruments Co. (CMI) is (Blue /Jac /Twentieth marketing two new Standell ROMEO & JULIET LOVE THEME (Famous) amplifiers, the Imperial 96 and the Custom 24G. The Imperial SOMEWHERE MY LOVE (Big 3) stacks two 125 -watt speaker SOUND OF MUSIC (Chappell) cabinets in piggyback style, giv- CHEMICAL CORPORATION ing the performer an undistorted SPINNING WHEEL (Blackwood /Minnesingers) F 3300 WASHINGTON ST. BOX 498 WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS 60085 250 watts of power. The Cus- SUGAR SUGAR (Kirshner) WEST COAST: 14757'1 OXNARD STREET VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA 91409 tom will accept all electrical instruments except the bass and A TIME FOR US (Famous) is equipped with two 12 -inch TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER (Sunbury) speakers for 125 watts of power. ads . when answering .. Further information is available WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND (Big 3) Say You Saw It in Billboard from CMI, 7373 N. Cicero WITHOUT LOVE (TRO- Suffolk) Ave., Lincolnwood, Ill. 48 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD New Album Releases FOR FFBRUPRY This monthly product list includes LP's which were issued during the past several weeks and are considered as part of the manufacturers' January release. Listings are in alphabetical order by artist in pop, and by NEW POPULAR RELEASES composer or author in classical and spoken word.

LABEL & ARTIST LABEL & ARTIST -- LABEL & ARTIST -- Title - LABEL & Number ARTIST - Title -- Number - Title - Number Title - Number A CHURLS -Send Me No Flowers H JERRY LANE- Lover's Lane A SP 4233 Chart, CHS 1025 &M, TOM T. HALL -Homecoming THE ADAMS BROTHERS -Sing Songs of Inspiration LEON'S Is the BILL COMEAU- Gentle Revolution Mercury, SR 61247 CREATION-This Beginning Irma, LP 331/3 Avant Garde, AVS 122 (M) Studio 10, DBX 103 JOE HARNELL- Moving On! ALFREDO JIMENEZ /ARMANDO MANZANERO JOSE Motown MS 698 SAM LAY in Bluesland RCA Victor, MKS 1818 Bluethumb, BTS -14 D WILBERT HARRISON -Let's Work Together LUTHER ALLISON & THE BLUE NEBULAE - Sue, SSLP 8801 THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL, The Very Best of DEMETRIOS PAPPAS SINGERS Me Kama Sutra, KSBS 2013 Love Mama Helios, 786 JOSEF HOFMANN KEYBOARD IMMORTAL -Play Delmark, DS 625 KILLARD CRUME & THE SOUL ROCKERS Again in Stereo NINA AUSTIN -Still Me With Caresses M Alshire, S -5168 Superscope, A003 Accent, AC 5045 CLAUDE DEBUSSY DEYBOARD IMMORTAL -Plays JOHNNY HORTON, On the Road MAGNIFICENT MEN -Better Than a Ten Cent Movie GENE AMMONS -The Boss Is Back Columbia, CS 9940 Mercury, SR 61252 Prestige, 7739 Again in Stereo Superscope, A 005 HAMPTON HAWES, In Europe -1967 CARLOS MALCOLM- Bustin' Outta the Ghetto LITTE ANGELS CHOIR /REV. LAWRENCE ROBERTS JOHNNY DOE Sound Prestige, 7695 AJP, LPS 334 Glori, JS 1002 -The Million Seller Country GEORGE HAMILTON IV -Your Cheatin' Heart LORENE MANN -A Mann Named Lorene PIERE ANDRE & THE GOLDEN LEAVES Made Famous by Johnny Cash - HS 11379 RCA Victor, LSP 4243 Alshire, S -5181 Columbia, Here Comes Love Again MERLE HAGGARD -Okie From Muskogee ARMANDO MANZANERO -Para Me Siempre Amor Challenge, 2003 OKIE DUKE-The Songs and Singings Of Capitol, ST 384 RCA Victor, MKS 1825 Youth Ovation, OV 14 -01 ARK 2- Flaming AL HIRT -Paint Your Wagon MARTY MARTIN Sings Country Music Uni, 73075 LEO DAN -Quiero Enamorarme De Ti Fuentes, MDC 1233 GWP, ST 2002 American Heritage Music, AA 118 COMPANY ACE TRUCKING AL HIRT F. J. McMAHON- Spirit of the Golden Juice 4268 DUET -The Illinois Speed Press RCA, LSP ACS Columbia, CS 9976 RCA Victor, LSP -4247 Accent, 5049 HUGO AVENDANO -El Ultimo Vals . - . Y Otros SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET- Together After Five HERBIE HANCOCK-The Prisoner LA VOZ INCONCEBIBLE DE IMELDA MILLER Exitos Smash, SRS 67130 Blue Note, BST -84321 RCA Victor, MKS 1812 RCA Victor, MKS 1834 PATTI DREW -Wild Is Love LEE HAZLEWOOD -Forty STEVE MILLER /QUICKSILVER BAND JULIO ANGEL Idolo -El Capitol, ST 408 LHI, S -12009 Capitol, STCR 288 RCA Victor, FSP 247 BONNIE DOBSON-Good Morning Rain PAT HENRY-Lookin' for a Free -Way MOODY BLUES -To Our Children's Children's Chil- B RCA Victor, LSP -4277 Sundi, SRLP -6801 dren RODNEY DANGERFIELD-I Don't Get No Respect STAN HITCHCOCK- Honey, I'm Home Threshold, THS 1 CAREY BELL'S BLUES HARP Bell, BELL 6040 Epic, BN 26530 MOOG MACHINE -Christmas Becomes Electric Delmark, D5 622 PETER DUCHIN -Comin' Home Baby JAN HOWARD -For God and Country Columbia, CS 9959 JANE BIRKIN AND SERGE GAINSBOURG -Je T' Ami Bell, BELL 6041 Decca, DL 75166 BENY MORE /PEREZ PRADO, La Epoca De Oro De Fontana, SRF 67610 DION -Sit Down Friend Presents LYNNE HUGHES -Freeway Gypsy RCA International, FSP 245 ARTHUR BLESSITT -Soul Session Warner Bros., WS 1826 Fontana, SRF 67611 MARCO ANTONIO MUNIZ -Navidad en Puerto Rico Creative Sound, CSS 1530 BILL DEAL & THE RHONDELS, The Best of KEEF HARTLEY BAND -The Battle of North West RCA Victor, MKS 1800 THE BLUESMEN OF THE MUDDY WATERS CHICAGO Heritage, HTS- 35,006 Six BROTHER JACK McDUFF -Steppin' Out DES Prestige, 7666 BLUES BAND -Vol. 2 Deram, 18035 Spivey, LP 1010 E HARDIN /YORK- Tomorrow Today LOS MILLONARIOS -Navidad En Puerto Rico Bell, BELL 6043 Fuentes, MFS 3055, MF 3055 JAY BOLTIN ENOCH LIGHT-Spaced Out /The Music of Bach, Commonwealth United, CU 6002 JOHNNY & JONIE MOSBY -l'II Never Be Free Bacharach & the Beatles JUKE BOY BONNER -The Struggle Capitol, ST 414 Project 3, Pr 5043 5D Arhoolie, ST 1045 MISSISSIPPI FRED McDOWELL Do Not Play No LA EPOCA DE ORO DE LA ORQUESTA ARAGON INTRIGUES-In a Moment -I THE BRASS RING, The Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll RCA International, FSP 239 Yew, YS 777 Itco, ILS 10002 Capitol, ST 409 SLEEPY JOHN ESTES-Electric Sleep IRISH BALLADEERS-Irish Drinking Song JACQUES BREL You Go Away . .. Jacques Brel MIREILLE MATHIEU -Magnifique! -If Delmark, DS 619 Avoca, 33 -ST -165 Is Alive and Singing in Paris Capitol, ST 417 ESTER & ABI OFARIM -Ofarim Concert Live Philips, PCC 634 DAN McBRIDE- Righteous Indignation Philips, PHS 600 -330 J RUTH Brown Is CHM, CHM 72 BROWN -Black Is Brown and EARTH DISCIPLES- Getaway Train Beautiful ROBERTO JORDAN -Amor De Estudiante McGLOTHLIN FAMILY -King of the Jews Solid State, SS -18064 RCA Victor, MKS 3006 Skye, SK 13 NRS, NRS 518 JOSE JOSE BILLY BUTLER -Guitar Soul F YVES MONTAND- Extraordinaire! Prestige, 7734 RCA Victor, MKS 1819 Philips, PCC 633 RUSTY BRYANT -Night Train Now FAME GANG-Solid Gold From Muscle Shoals THE JACKSON FIVE -Diana Ross Presents A TRIBUTE TO GERALD MOORE- Various Artists Motown, MS700 Prestige, 7735 Capitol, SKAO 4200 Angel, S 36640 MILT BUCKNER, IN EUROPE 1966 FEVER TREE -Creation JIM & JESSE-We Like Trains SAM MOSS -I Am Curious (Jewish) Prestige, 7668 UNI, 73967 Epic, BN 26513 Earth, ELPS 1003 DON BYAS, MEETS BEN WEBSTER FRIGID PINK HAROLD JOHNSON -Wide Open PERCY MAYFIELD -Percy Mayfield Sings Prestige, 7692 Parrot, PAS 71033 Revue, RS 7212 RCA Victor, LSP -4269 CHARLIE BYRD, Plays the Greatest Hits of the 60's LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS -Final Fling One HENRY JEROME- American Gold THE MAIN INGREDIENT -The Main Ingredient United Artists, UXS 71 Columbia, CS 9970 Last Time (Just for Kicks) L.T.D. BUBBA, And Then Came Columbia, XS 9945 JAY AND THE AMERICANS -Wax Museum RCA Victor, LSP -4253 United Artists, UAS 6719 Columbia, CS 9971 PERCY FAITH -Leaving on a Jet Plane HUGO MONTENEGRO -Colours of Love TONY BENNETT -Tony Sings the Great Hits Columbia, CS 9983 QUINCY JONES -Music From John and Mary RCA Victor, LSP -4273 A &M, SP 4230 of Today 1910 FRUITGUM CO.- Juciest Fruitgum MIGUEL MATAMOROS Y SU CONJUNTO, La Epoca Buddah, BDS 5057 Columbia, CS 9980 K De Oro De CHARLES BARLOW ORCH.- Dancing for You FAIRPORT CONVENTION- Unhalfbricking RCA Victor, FSP -248 (e) A &M, SP 4206 KOOL & THE GANG Telemark, S 6325 BOBBY MERRITT -Out of the Crowd DAVID BOWIE-Man of Words/Man of Music FREEDOM EXPRESS -Easy Ridin' De -Lite, DE 2003 Musicor, MS 3180 Mercury, SR 61246 Mercury, SR 61250 REVEREND ALFRED KEE-The Beautiful Thing ROGER MILLER -1970 Glori, 15 1001 LOEEN BUSHMAN -Moments for Meditation THE FOX -For Fox Sake, Vol. 1 Smash, SRS 67129 CHM, CHM 70 Crewe, CR 1336 ANDRE KOSTELANETZ- Greatest Hits of the '60's MIKE MILLIUS -Desperado BLUEGRASS AND ORANGE BLOSSOMS - FAME GANG -Gold, Muscle Shoals Columbia, CS 9973 Uni, 73072 Orange Blossom Sound Capitol, SKAO 4200 SAMMY KAYE- Harbor Lights JEAN MORLIER, The Big, Mad, Wide, Wonderful Columbia, HS 11377 Epic, BN 26494 RON FRANGIPANE ORCH. -Rated X for Excitement World of Mainstream, MRL -300 WILLIE BRADY Memorial Album CHARLES KYNARD -Reelin' With the Feelin' Murbo, MCS 6012 Prestige, 7688 Avoca, 33 -ST -164 MANHATTANS -With These Hands ERIC ADAM BLESSING, The Damnation of G KLOSS -To Hear Is to See DeLuxe, DLP 12000 Prestige, 7689 United Artists, UAS 6738 MEDICAL MISSION SISTERS -Season BEVERLY GLENN CONCERT CHORALE STEVE JAMES BROWN -Ain't It Funky KUHN, In Europe -1968 Avant Garde, AVS 126 Cross, LPS 333 Prestige, 7694 King, KS 1092 LISA MINELLI -Come Saturday Morning LEROY GLOVER -On the Seventh Day BARBARA CHARLIE BOECKMAN'S DIXIELAND BAND KEITH A &M, SP 4164 JAll - Mercury, SR 61248 Verve. Forecast, FTS -3084 3 A.M. Jazz Clarinet THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY KING ERRISON King Arrives Jazztex, BD -1005 -The N Mercury, SR 61253 Canyon, 7703 BOBBY GOLDSBORO -Muddy Mississippi Line KASENETA -KATZ ORCHESTRAL CIRKUS -Classical NATURAL GAS C United Artists, UAS 6735 Smoke Firebird, FB 18 CANARIES -Flying High GOGI GRANT -The Way a Woman Feels Super K, SKS 6001 THE NEW LIFE SINGS THE SIDEHACKERS B.T. Puppy, BTPS 1007 Pete, S 1111 Amaret, ST 5004 LOS ESPECTACULARES HNOS. CASTRO GARLAND GREEN-Jealous Kind of Fella NILSSON -Nilsson Sings Newman RCA L Victor, MKS 1824 UNI, 73073 RCA Victor, LSP -4289 CC RIDES AGAIN JONAS GWANGWA & AFRICAN EXPLOSION -Who GEORGE LEWIS- Memorial Album RAY NANCE -Body and Soul Weeb, WS 801 Delmark, 203 (Ngubani)? Solid State, SS 18062 DEL CLOSE & JOHN BRENT -How to Speak Hip Jamal, LPS 335 LOADING ZONE -One for All RICK NELSON In Concert Mercury, SR 61245 Umbrella, US 101 ERROLL GARNER -Concert by the Sea Decca, DL 75162 ARTHUR "BIG BOY" CRUDOP -Crudop's Mood Columbia, CS 9821 STEVE LOGAN -My Kind of Life WAYNE NEWTON, Live at the Frontier, Las Vegas Delmark, DS 621 Nocturne, NRS 903 GOOD NEWS MGM, SE -4608 CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS -King of the World Columbia, CS 9941 NICK LUCAS -Rose Colored Glasses Philips, Phs 600 -331 GERSHWIN'S Greatest Hits Accent, ACS 5043 O JOHNNY CASH, Hello I'm CHARLIE LOUVIN- Here's a Toast to Mama Columbia, MS 7518 SYLVIA OLGA Columbia, KCS 9943 Capitol, ST 416 OUR GREATEST HITS RCA Victor, MKS 1916 CHICAGO LIVERPOOL SCENE-Bread on the Night Columbia, MS 7519 101 STRINGS -Million Seller Hits Columbia, KGP 24 DEXTER RCA Victor, LSP -4287 GORDON -More Power Alshire, S 5175 KENNY CLARKE -FRANCY BLOAND BIG BAND Prestige, LIVING MARIMBAS PLUS VOICES -Songs Made - 7680 OHIO EXPRESS, The Very Best of the -Cowboy Let's Face the Music Famous by Johnny Cash GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Convention Prestige, 7699 Capitol, SKAO 406 RCA Camden, CAS -2374 Buddah, BDS 5058 GLEN CAMPBELL -Try a Little Kindness LLOYD LIVING VOICES -Music From the Motion Picture GREEN -Moody River BUCK OWENS -Big in Vegas Capitol, SW 389 Chart, CHS 1024 "Paint Your Wagon" Capitol, ST 413 CINNAMON ANGELS & STANS FOUR -Mixed Soul GUESS American RCA Camden, CAS -2388 WHO- Woman CLEMENTE OCHOA -The Man From Spain R.T. Puppy, BTPS 1010 RCA Victor, LSP 4266 LIVING GUITARS -The Heart and Soul of Italy Sundi, SRLP -6802 10TH INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CONGRESS CHOIR GUITAR RCA Camden, CAS -2389 - JR. -Broke and Hungry SHUGGIE OTIS, Here Comes The Beautiful Thing Capitol, ST 403 "LA UNICA," Nuestro Amor Sonia Epic, BN 26511 Glori, JS S 1001 MARVIN GAYE- That's the Way Love Is RCA Victor, MKS -1837 CURTIS, SAM & FRED, THE BEST IMPRESSIONS Tamia, TS 299 LETTERMEN- Traces /Memories Curtom, CRS 8004 VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR -The Aerosol Grey Capitol, ST -390 GLEN CAMPBELL -Try a Little Kindness Machine JERRY LEE LEWIS -She Even Woke Me Up to Say PLASTIC ONO BAND -Live Peace in Toronto 1969 Apple, Capitol, SW 389 Mercury, SR 61238 Goodbye SW 3362 CAT JACK GREENE /JEANNIE SEELY Smash, SRS 67128 POPCORN BLIZZARD -Explode RCA Victor, LSP 4267 Decca, DL 75171 CLAUDINE LONGET -Run Wild, Run Free De -Life, DE 2004 ARCHIE CAMPBELL -The Best of DON GIBSON -The Best of, Vol. II A &M, SP 4232 CARL PERKINS AND NRBQ -Boppin' the Blues RCA Victor, LSP 4280 RCA Victor, LSP -4281 LORETTA LYNN -Here's Loretta Singing "Wings Columbia, CS 9981 THE COUNTRY SONNY RAMBLERS -The Ways to Love EYDIE GORME- Tonight I'll Say a Prayer Upon Your Horns" PHILLIPS -Sure 'Nuff Prestige, 7737 a Man RCA Victor, LSP -4303 Decca, DL 75163 RCA Camden, CAS 2387 DICK GREGORY on Crime, Spiro Agnew, The Pueblo, LENNON SISTERS -A Diary of Favorites JEAN -LUC PONTY- Critics Choice JEFFREY Prestige, 7676 COMANOR -Sure Hope You Like It Etc. Ranwood, R -8066 A &M, SP 4237 RCA Victor, PYS- 40,008 LYMAN FAMILY WITH LISA KINDRED -American OSCAR PETERSON -Easy Walker Prestige, 7590 DEAN CHRISTOPHER ORCH. LORNE GREENE-Five Card Stud Avatar Images, MRL -302 RCA Camden, CAS -2391 Reprise, RS 6353 (Continued on page 50) FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 49 NEW CLASSICAL RELEASES New AI bum Releases Continued r ARTIST - Title LABEL 8 Number ARTIST Title LABEL - - - & Number ARTIST - Title - LABEL & Number ARTIST - Title - LABEL & Number A IDYLLS OF THE KING: Geraint and Enid -Alfred DOLLY PARTON -The Fairest of Them All SOUNDTRACK -Romeo & Juliet THE ART OF THE GUITAR -Julian Bream Lord Tennyson RCA Victor, LSP -4288 Capitol, ST 400 RCA Red Seal, VCS -7057 Caedmon, TC 1285 CHARLEY PRIDE -Just Plain Charley LOVIN' SPOONFUL-John Sebastian Songbook, B L RCA Victor, LSP -4290 Vol. I PIANO MUSIC OF BACH -Wilhelm Backhaus JACQUES LOUSSIER TRIO /ROYAL PHILHARMONIC KENNY PRICE-The Heavyweight Kama Sutra, KSBS 2011 London Stereo Treasury, STS 15065 -Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 5 RCA Victor, LSP -4292 NINA SIMONE-Black Gold No. BACH: MAGNIFICAT IN D /CANTATA NO. London Phase 4, SPC 21044 RICHARD PATTERSON/SHIRLEY COPELAND- Gospel RCA Victor, LSP -4248 10- Various Artists /Stuttgart Chamber LISZT /BUSONI: BACH PIANO TRANSCRIPTIONS Songs /Nashville KATE SMITH, The Best of Orch. - London, OS 26103 Evelyne Crochet 2 NRS, NRS 520 RCA Victor, LSP -4258 BACH: THE WELL- TEMPERED CLAVIER Mercury, SR 90519 PAT PAULSEN -Live at the Ice House NAT STUKEY AND CONNIE SMITH -Sunday Mornin' -Joao Carlos MARIO LANZA IN HIS GREATEST HITS FROM Mercury, SR 61251 With Martins OP- Connoisseur Society, CS ERETTAS TOM PERRYMAN /VARIOUS ARTISTS -Country Music RCA Victor, LSP -4300 2014 AND MUSICALS BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. L'Orch. de la RCA Red Seal, VCS- 6192(e) Laugh -Out ALAN BLACK SCHACKNER- Yesterday, When I Was 3- Starday, SLP 452 Young Suisse Romande M London Stereo Treasury, STS 15069 PHILAMORE LINCOLN -The North Wind Blows RCA Camden, CAS -2378 MENDELSSOHN: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S BEETHOVEN: WELLINGTON'S VICTORY /MARCHES- DREAM South EVIE SANDS -Any Way That You Want Me -Various Artists /New Philharmonia Berlin Philharmonic Orch. Epic, BN 26497 A &M, SP 4239 London, OS 26107 DGG, 139 045 WEBB PIERCE -Love Ain't Never Gonna Be No THE SHOCKING BLUE MOZART: NOTTURNO /SERENATA NOTTURNA-Lon- BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONIES NOS. 5, Vienna Better Cclossus, Cs -loon 8- don Symphony CARL Love You Because Philharmonic Decca, DL 75168 SMITH -I London Stereo Treasury, STS 15088 Columbia, CS 9898 London, CS 6619 ARTHUR PRYSOCK, The Country Side of MAHLER: DES KNABEN WUNDERHORN BEETHOVEN: THE NINE SYMPHONIES King, KSD 1064 LONNIE SMITH -Move Your Hand -New York Columbia, KS 7395 Blue Note, BST -84326 PHOENIX AUTHORITY- Blood, Sweat & Tears Philharmonic MENDELSSOHN'S GREATEST HITS Mainstream, MRL -303 SMOKE AT GEORGE'S COFFEE SHOP Columbia, B8S 815 Columbia, MS 7516 Uni, 73065 BEETHOVEN: JOHNNY PEARSON -Come to Bethlehem SYMPHONY NO. 9-Various Artists/ MUSSORGSKY: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Avant Garde, AVS 118 (M) SOUNDTRACK -On Her Majesty's Secret Service L'Orch. de la Suisse Romande Columbia 32 16 0376 United Artists, UAS 5204 London Stereo Treasury, STS 15089 POOKAH MOZART: THE COMPLETE MUSIC FOR PIANO SOLO, STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK, Best of United Artists, UAS 6737 BEETHOVEN: THE CREATURES OF PROMETHEUS VOL. Walter Uni, 73074 3- Gieseking BALLET -Menuhin Festival Orch. Seraphim, IC 6049 SUGAR CREEK -Please Tell a Friend Q Angel, S 36641 MOZART: THE Metromedia, MD 1020 COMPLETE MUSIC FOR PIANO SOLO, QUICKSILVER -Shady Grove BRAHMS: RINADDO- King /Ambrosian Chorus /New VOL. Walter Gieseking PETER SARSTEDT -As Though It Were a Movie 2- Capitol, SKAO 391 Philharmonia Orch. Seraphim, ID World Pacific, WPS -21899 6048 London, OS 26106 MOZART: THE COMPLETE JOE SCOTT Pictures Now MUSIC FOR PIANO SOLO, R ORCH-Motion -The BURGMUELLER: LA PERI- London Symphony Generation VOL. 1- Walter Gieseking SERGE' RACHMANINOFF KEYBOARD IMMORTAL London, CS 6627 Seraphim, ID - MRL -301 6047 Mainstream, BIZET'S GREATEST HITS Plays Again in Stereo MENDELSSOHN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 RUY BLAS SHADOWS OF KNIGHT Columbia, MS 7517 Superscope, A001 OVERTURE -New Philharmonia Orch. Super K, SKS 6002 BEETHOVEN: PIANO (Sawallisch) RAPHAEL-Aqui! CONCERTO NO. 4 /MOZART: Philips, SAL 3739 UA Latino, LS 61046 PIANO CONCERTO NO. 23- Walter Gieseking MOTION PICTURE CLASSICS-Arthur Fiedler and T Columbia, 32 16 0371 RASCALS-See the Boston Pops SD BACH: TWO CONCERTOS FOR TWO PIANOS Atlantic, 8246 SEBASTIAN TEMPLE -The Universe Is Singing RCA Red Seal, VCS -7056 THE ROAD Gia, M/S 118 Columbia, 32 16 0382 Kama Sutra, KSBS 2012 BIG MAMA THORNTON -The Way It Is THE FABULOUS OSIPOV BALALAIKA ORCH. Melodiya /Angel, SR 40120 TITO RODRIGUEZ -La Epoca De Oro De Mercury, SR 61249 THE EXPLOITS OF QUIXOTE-Miguel de Cervantes RCA International, FSP 244 TRADE WINDS, Around the World With the BARTOK: PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 1 & 3- Baren- Caedmon, TC 1289 PABLO BELTRAN RUIZ -La Orquesta Cuic De B.T. Puppy, BTPS 1008 boim /New Philharmonia Orch. R RCA Victor, MKS 1814 NORRIS TURNER and Get Religion Angel, S 36605 -Stop RACHMANINOFF: SYMPHONY NO. 3 /MUSSORGSKY: REVEREND LAWRENCE ROBERTS /THE LITTLE AN- H.S.H., HSLP 360 BEETHOVEN: CONCERTO NO. 3 /SONATA NO. 26- NIGHT ON A BARE MOUNTAIN -L'Orch. de la GELS CHOIR OF NUTLEY TOWN CRIERS -From Shore to Shore Gelber /New Philharmonia Orch. Suisse Romande Glori, 1S 1002 B.T. Puppy, BTPS -1009 Seraphim, S 60130 London, CS 6622 LLOYD REESE/THE COMMUNITY CHOIR- Tomorrow CHUCK TROIS & THE NATIONAL BANK BEETHOVEN: CONCERTO NO. 5- Gelber /New Phil- RAVEL: DAPHNIS ET CHLOE House Glori, JS 1003 A &M, SP 4201 harmonia Orch. -Royal Opera Chorus /London Symphony EDDIE JEFFERSON-Come Along With Me CONWAY TWITTY-To See My Angel Cry /That's Seraphim, S 60131 London Stereo Treasury, STS 15090 Prestige, 7698 When She Started to Stop Loving You BRONTE: JANE EYRE- Various Artists RESPIGHI: CARMELL JONES-In Europe 1965/66 Decca, DL 75172 Caedmon, TC 3003 PINES OF ROME /THE BIRDS /FOUN- Prestige, 7669 CHARLOTTE BRONTE: Jane Eyre TAINS OF ROME- London Symphony MARTY ROBBINS JR.-Columbia Records Presents U Caedmon, TC 3003 London, Cs 6624 Columbia, CS 9944 BEETHOVEN: THE FIVE LATE QUARTETS AND THE RAVEL'S GREATEST HITS THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY Columbia, MS 7512 AL ROSE TRIO -It's All Here GROSSE FUGE-The Guarneri Quartet Creative Sound, CSS 1528 Klondike, K 2515 RCA Red Seal, VCS -6418 RENAISSANCE UP WITH PEOPLE 74068 RUST COLLEGE QUINTET -Solidrock Spirit BRINK: CADDIE WOODLAWN- Various Artists Elektra, EKS Pace, PS 6100 Klondike, K 2510 New Berry Award, NAR 3011 (M) S SUN RA & HIS MYTH SCIENCE ARKESTRA -The /PIANO WORKS BRAHMS: HANDEL VARIATIONS - SCHUBERT: SONATA, D. /SCHERZO, 960 D. 593 Nubians of Plutonia V - Stephen Bishop Wilhelm Kempff El Saturn, SR 406 VARIOUS ARTISTS Oldies, Vol. 6 -Super Philips, SAL 3758 DGG, 39 323 SUN RA & HIS ASTRO INFINITY ARKESTRA- Capitol, STBB 401 SCRIABIN: SYMPHONY NO. 2-USSR Symphony VARIOUS ARTISTS Have to Paint My Face Atlantis -I Melodiya /Angel, SR 40118 El Saturn SR 9956 2 P Arhoolie, F 1005 CHOPIN: SONATA NO. 3 IN B MINOR -Dinu Lipatti 16 0369 R. STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER- Crespin /Vari- SUN RA & HIS ASTRO INFINITY ARKESTRA- VARIOUS ARTISTS -Cajun Music -The Early '50's Columbia, 32 HEART OF DARKNESS -Anthony Quayle ous Artists /Vienna Philharmonic Sound Sun Pleasure! Arhoolie, 5008 CONRAD: Caedmon, TC 2043 London, OSAL 1435 El Saturn, SR 412 VARIOUS ARTISTS -Country Special LISZT /SAINT -SAENS /STRAUSS-Shura STRAVINSKY: LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS -Eden & SUN RA & HIS ASTRO INFINITY ARKESTRA- Capitol, STBB 402 CHOPIN/ Tamir Continuation VARIOUS ARTISTS -Switched on Blues Cherkassky SS 720 Mercury, SR 90520 London, CS 6626 El Saturn, [SR 520 Soul, STRAVINSKY: THE RITE OF SPRING- Boulez /Cleve- SUN RA & HIS MYTH SCIENCE ARKESTRA -Angels VARIOUS ARTISTS -Heavy Sounds D Columbia, CS 9952 land Orch. and Demons at Play DVORAK: THE THREE GREAT SYMPHONIES- Szell/ JERRY VALE 16 Hits of the '60's Columbia, MS 7293 El Saturn, SR 9956 2 P -Sings Greatest Columbia, CS 9982 Cleveland Orch. SUBOTNICK: TOUCH /SYNTHESIZER NINO ROTA -Romeo & Juliet Columbia, D3S 814 VARIOUS ARTISTS -Country Gold Columbia, MS 7316 Capitol, ST 400 CELLO CONCERTO- Rostropovich/Royal Columbia, HS 11378 DVORAK: SCHUBERT: WANDERED AND GRAZER FANTASIES - JERRY REED -Cookin' Vol. II Philharmonic Kraus RCA Victor, LSP -4293 VARIOUS ARTISTS -Winners, Lili Columbia, HS 11380 Seraphim, S 60136 Columbia, 32 16 0380 DEL REEVES-Big Daddy Del CELLO NO. 1 /SCHU- United Artists, UAS 6733 VANGUARD SINGERS -Hymns Hot and Carols Cool E SAINT -SAENS: CONCERTO Proclamation, 144234 (M) CHARLIE RICH, The Fabulous ENRIGHT: THIMBLE SUMMER-Various Artists MANN: CELLO CONCERTO -Du Pre /New Philhar- Epic, BN 26516 VARIOUS ARTISTS- DisinHAlRited Newberry Award, NAR 3012 (M) monia Orch. RCA Victor, LSO -1163 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES -Greatest Hits, Angel, S 36642 VARIOUS ARTISTS -Rock & Roll Forever F Vol. III SCHUBERT: TWO -PIANO PIECES- Haebler /Hoff- Forever, FR 101 VIOLIN SONATAS Motown, MS 702 FRANCK /BRAHMS: -Oistrakh/ mann VARIOUS ARTISTS -Mexico y Su Folklore Richter Philips, SAL 3745 JOHN & ANN RYDER -I Still Believe in Tomorrow Mercury, SR 90522 SR -40121 Decca, DL 75167 Melodiya /Angel, VANITY FARE-Early in the Morning Aeterna RYDER, All the Heavy Hits of FAURE: REQUIEM- Arroyo /Prey /Musica MITCH Page One, 2502 TCHAIKOVSKY: SWAN LAKE (COMPLETE)- Moscow Crewe, CR 1335 Orch. (Waldman) VARIOUS ARTISTS -Best of Our Country Girls Radio Symphony BUDDY RICH -Super Rich Decca, DL 710169 Chart, CHS 1026 Melodiya /Angel, SRC 4106 Verve, V8 -8778 FORBES: JOHNNY TREMAIN MELVIN VAN PEBBLES Supposed to Die a THE TANGLEWOOD TALES -Nathaniel Hawthorne THE RATIONALS -Ain't Newberry Award, NAR 3007 (M) Caedmon, TC 1290 Crewe, CR 1334 Natural Death A &M, SP 4223 G THE TANGLEWOOD TALES -Nathaniel Hawthorne BOBBY RUSSELL Unlimited GIULIANI: GUITAR CONCERTO IN A /VIVALDI: GUI- Caedmon, TC 1291 Elf, ELF 9501 W TAR CONCERTO IN D -John Williams THREE GREAT VIOLIN CONCERTOS: TCHAIKOVSKY: Columbia, MS 7327 CONCERTO IN D, OP. 35 /BRAHMS: CONCERTO IN S JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS-What Does It H 77 /MENDELSSOHN: CONCERTO IN E MI- Take to Win Your Love D, OP. MAGIS SAM BLUES BAND -Black Magic Orches- Soul, SS 721 HAYDN: SYMPHONIES NOS. 94, 99-Vienna Phil- NOR, OP. 64- Heifetz /Chicago Symphony Delmark, DS 620 BILL WATSON Plays Love Themes harmonic tra (Reiner) /Boston Symphony Orchestra (Munch) DICK SCHORY On -Movin' MTA, MST 5015 London Stereo Treasury, STS 15085 RCA Red Seal, VCS -7058 Ovation, OV 14 -03 WEDGWOOD -Revival HENZE: ODE TO THE WEST WIND /VIOLIN CON- TCHAIKOVSKY: ROMEO AND JULIET /MUSSORGSKY: SOUNDTRACK -Romeo & Juliet Creative Sound, CSS 1529 CERTO- Palm /Schneiderhan /Bavarian Symphony BORIS GODUNOV-L'Orch. de la Suisse Romande Capitol, SWDR 289 KITTY WELLS Bouquet of Country Hits DGG, 139 382 SOUNDTRACK -Somos Novios -A (Stokowski) Decca, DL 75164 HINDEMITH: Various Artists /Cologne 4, 5PC 21032 RCA Victor, MKS 1829 CARDILLAC- London Phase WELZ BLUES REVIVAL Revival SOUNDTRACK- Hawaii Five -0 JOEY -Rock Radio Symphony V Palmer, PLP 13402 DGG, 139 435/36 Capitol, ST 410 TEDDY WILSON TRIO-In Europe 1968 HANDEL'S GREATEST HITS VIVA MANITAS DE PLATA! SOUNDTRACK -The Happy Ending CS 2013 Prestige, 7696 Columbia, MS 7515 Connoisseur Society, United Artists, UAS 5203 NO. LORIN WHITNEY -Songs That Touch the Heart THE OF HAYDN, VOL. 8 -Max Gober- VILLA -LOBOS: BACHIANAS BRASILEIRAS 5- SOUNDTRACK -Angel, Angel Down We Go SYMPHONIES Sacred, LPS 74047 Bidu Sayao ST 5161 man Tower, 16 0377 WIND-Make Believe Columbia, 32 16 0374 Columbia, 32 JOE SOUTH -Don't It Make You Want to Go Home? Life, LLPS 2000 STORY V BY VIVALDI- Toulouse Chamber Orch. Capitol, ST 392 HAWTHORNE: TANGLEWOOD TALES -THE LOIS WILLIAMS Girl Named Sue Seraphim, S 60129 STEAM -A OF THESEUS- Anthony Quayle Starday, SLP 448 VERDI HEROINES -Leontyne Price Mercury, SR 61254 Caedmon, TC 1291 THE WILLS BROTHERS, Bummin' Around With RCA Red Seal, VCS -7063 STEEL IMAGE Starday, SLP 442 Fontana, SRF 67609 Smith JACK WILSON -Song for My Daughter CHARLES IVES, NEW MUSIC OF -Gregg BRAD SWANSON Makes the World Go 'Round WEBER: DER FREISCHUETZ-N ilsson/Gedda/Vari- -Love Blue Note, B5T -84328 Singers /Columbia Chamber Ensemble (Smith) Thunderbird, THS 9005 Artists State Opera Orch. HUGO WINTERHALTER -My Favorite Broadway & Columbia, MS 7321 ous /Bavarian ROOSEVELT SYKES, In Europe Angel, SCL 3748 Hollywood Music K Delmark, DS 616 WORKS FOR SOLO HARP -Nicanor Zabaleta Musicor, MS 3184 PLAYS MESSIAEN AND ED SULLIVAN SINGERS AND ORCHESTRA-The JEAN -RODOLPHE MRS DGG, 139 419 TAMMY WYNETTE-The Ways to Love a Man Swinging Soulful Sixties LISZT Epic, BN 26519 London, CS 6604 Y Columbia, CS 9975 LAWRENCE WELK- Favorites From the Golden '60's KHAN 80 Minute Raga YATES: AMOS FORTUNE, FREE MAN -Various Art- ALTO SUMMIT-Various Artists ALI AKBAR -The Ranwood, R -8068 CS 2012 Prestige, 7684 Connoisseur Society, ists ALI AKBAR KHAN-Ragmala Newberry Award, NAR 3008 STUFF SMITH, Memorial Album Y Connoisseur Society, CS 2011 Prestige, 7691 KOUSSEVITZKY: DOUBLE BASS CONCERTO /BLOCH: z ALLAN SCOTT -When I Needed a Woman FRANKIE YANKOVIC- Favorite Polkas and Waltzes ZANDONAI: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI (SCENES) -Del Tower, ST 5164 Columbia, HS 11375 SINFONIA BREVE -Karr /Oslo Philharmonic /Monte Carlo Opera Orch. SALVATION ARMY 1000 VOICE CHORUS JOHN YLVISAKER -A Love Song (Antonini) /Minneapolis Symphony Monaco /Olivero London, OS 26121 Work, WST 8466 LP Avant Garde, AVS 112 CRI, CRI SD 248 50 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Coin Machine World Two for 25c Merchandising 'What's Playing ?' Helps Jukebox Programming Programmer Poll Shows By EARL PAIGE CHICAGO - The switch to Gross revenue is increased Paradox two for 25 -cent play pricing on (from a typical figure of $36 Jukebox Play jukeboxes is revolutionizing the every other week to $25 per By GEORGE KNEMEYER business and teaching operators week). the value of merchandising mu- Faster amortization of CHICAGO-The popularity Hank Thompson. Elena sic, according to Henry Lonie, equipment allows for newer of a recording on jukeboxes Danylchuk, programmer for Eastern Music Co. here. Lonie equipment, bringing about a full often both exceeds and precedes K.D. Music Co. in Ames, Ia., cites many benefits, including cycle of the above benefits. its time on the charts. This para- still reports considerable play better programming: New Price dox is verified through many from the number although it Service is streamlined be- Eastern Music accomplished instances in Billboard's "What's dropped from the charts in De- cause 85 to 90 percent of the its changeover in pricing by Playing" column each week. cember. In the kid category, money to be counted on location adopting a selling philosophy The most recent example of (Continued on page 55) is in quarters. and implementing it neighbor- ART WEINAND, 61, well known a song still being played on juke- Since jukeboxes play less hood by neighborhood. Lonie jukebox industry executive, died boxes despite its drop from the frequently at the higher rate, said there was no appreciable, as a result of a heart attack (27) charts is "Sugar Sugar" by the W. Va. Floods maintenance is further reduced. immediate drop in revenue, at the Williams Electronics Inc. Archies. Wayne Hesch, pro- Routemen can service 21 largely because of its increased plant in Chicago where he was grammer for A & H Entertainers Hit Jukeboxes locations in the time it used to emphasis on merchandising. employed. He was a vice- presi- in Arlington Heights, Ill., said dent at Williams. During his long LOGAN, W. Va. - Several take to service 17. Sugar" is still one of Privately, Lonie talks about career he was with Rock -Ola that "Sugar southern West Virginia opera- It is now possible to ser- the increased costs of operating Manufacturing Corp., Exhibit Sup- his top -playing tunes. In addition tors sustained equipment damage vice most locations weekly. jukeboxes: "When I started in ply Co., Chicago Coin, div. Chica- to playing on the kid and young and interrupted service during Weekly service allows time this business, a jukebox cost go Dynamic Industries, Jennings adult locations, it is also getting recent severe floods in the re- to promote records and show about $750 -now I pay over Mfg. Co. and was once president, good play in adult stops and gion. more interest in the location. twice that for some brands. Rec- J. H. Keeney Co. He is survived even in c &w locations. widow, Mrs. Kaye Weinand, Bill Anderson, of Broom & Machines are cleaner and ords once cost 35 cents, now by his Another example of a song a son, George and two daughters. Anderson Amusement Co. here, invite more play. they cost 58 cents." For the lo- funeral service was held at getting continued good play is Records are newer and cre- The reported that 20 or so of the cation, Lonie uses another ra- St. Hilary's Church, Chicago. "Oklahoma Home Brew" by locations were inundated ate more excitement. tionale. firm's by high water from the Guyan- Losses from break -ins are "We simply tell them every- MUSIC OPERATORS substantially reduced. dotte River. thing has gone up; that costs Anderson said several other have doubled. The phone is now operators reported similar flood- a dime, the CTA (subways and Push Bill to Halt Break -ins problems. buses) are now 40 cents and talk ing NVA to Hold WICHITA, Kan. -The Kan- and is furnishing a list of names In most cases, service to loca- is of a 50 -cent fare. Labor has tions was restored in two to skyrocketed, so has the cost of sas Amusement and Music As- of senators to members upon three days. Seminars for maintaining route vehicles. Most sociation (KAMA) is helping request. location owners understand. to sponsor a bill before the Kan- Programming sas State Senate making it a Bulk Operator felony for breaking into any coin - Lonie said his firm started the operated machine. The other The price changeover on the city's New Equipment CHICAGO - National sponsor is the Kansas Tobacco Vendors Association (NVA) West side and proceeded right and Candy Distributors and 20th annual convention and across the city. Vending Association. trade exhibit will be early this The increased emphasis on year and one day less in dura- merchandising is all part of the Ronald Cazel, secretary- treas- tion with two operator seminars changing pattern of operating. urer of KAMA, said the main in on the agenda. The convention "As for records, we have always reason for the bill is that the past it has been difficult will be held Mar. 6 -8 at the considered this first-we never Sheraton -Chicago Hotel here. cut back on furnishing locations to prove to police that the theft (Continued on page 54) (Continued on page 52) or damage of a machine has amounted to $50, the current level for determining a felony. If the bill is passed, any break - in will constitute a felony. Executive KAMA is urging its members Turntable] to write local senators personally Nicholas L. Salkos recently was litzer Co. He was formerly man expressing support of the bill appointed vending accounting su- ager, tax department, corporate pervisor of Interstate United Corp. secretary, and more recently, vice of Chicago. Since joining Inter- president, assistant treasurer. He Granger to S. C. state in 1956, he has served in sev- joined Wurlitzer in 1960. J. L. eral positions including supervisor Hotchkiss has been named vice COLUMBIA, S. C. - The of the restaurant and institutional president ARDAC /USA Inc., pro- South Carolina Coin Operators accounting department.... In an- ducer of paper currency acceptors Association (SC -COA) has in- other move, Interstate has named for jukeboxes and automatic mer- vited Fred Granger, executive Henry Wilkins internal audit man- chandising equipment. Ralph A. vice -president, Music Operators ager. He has been with the com- Nolan, vice president, industrial of America (MOA), to address pany since 1965. relations, Interstate United Corp., its annual convention and trade has been elected president, Nation- show here Feb. 20 -21. Granger Ago Koery has been elected al Conference of Personnel Of- will speak on national legislation vice president- treasurer, The Wur- ficers. and public relations. -Operated Coin Audio /Visual: When Bally -Two Player Flipper Game By RAY BRACK This new two -player from Bally Manufacturing Corp. called Galahad includes among many top features two new ways to earn free balls. Ray Brack was Coin Machine World editor during the early 1960's The normal free ball gate at the bottom of the playfield is located when several audio /visual devices were introduced in the jukebox opera- instead at the right center edge and is opened by a new type of gate ting industry. His analysis is all the more timely since CBS will hold a post, which drops to the level of the playfield when the 'open gate' public showing of its Color EVR. unit Mar. 24 in New York. button is hit. This allows the ball going through the gate to return to the shooter tip, scoring 300 points enroute. The new gate location Unless a major change in attitude occurs rap- the audio -visual market will provide a new market not only adds another skill ingredient, but its simplicity reduces idly, the coin machine industry will move all too for music product which I consider the newest maintenance. The other new way to earn a free ball involves an extra belatedly into the promising new audio -visual field, entertainment challenge." ball lane in the upper left part of the playfield. Normally, a ball shot however, if the mystery thus paying a regrettable penalty for being ten "Already on the horizon," observes Henry Brief, upward through the lane scores 100 points; lighting light is illuminated, the lane score is 300. The ball then years ahead its time. executive director of Record Industry of the Associa- returns to the shooter tip as a free ball. Other features include two While it was the coin industry that pioneered tion of America, "are such developments as audio- kickout holes. The left scores from 100 to 500 points with the with commercial forms of sight -sound entertain- visual recordings and four -channel stereo!" score advancing 100 points each time the ball strikes any of four ment in the Sixties, losing money and becoming Marshall Chess, president of Chess Producing top rollovers or three targets at the time when the mystery lighting disillusioned with several products, it now appears Corp., flatly predicts, "The next decade will see is lighted. The 100 -500 point kickout hole features a bonus that does that the home entertainment industry at large is the emergence of audio -visual tape as a mass en- not reset but remains lighted until the ball enters the out hole, adding going to take the same concept 10 years later and tertainment medium and the vast power of rock to bonus score possibilities. The right kickout hole, normally scoring scores 500 when the '10 times' value light is on; four clue build it into a billion- -plus industry. and popular recording acts will be measured in 50 points, dollar lights advance on each one point hit, adding still more scoring intrigue The predictions of industry leaders are un- terms of their total impact both in an aural and (the fifth one -point hit lights the ten times light; this remains on until equivocal. visual sense." the sixth one -point hit when the cycle is repeated. There are 24 ways Al Bennett, president of Liberty /United Artists Similar predictions have been made recently by to build scores and the game can be operated with three or five balls Records, says, "Within the next two to five years (Continued on page 52) with or without the match feature. FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 51 Coin Machine News Can Operators Exploit Audio /Visual? Two for 25c Merchandising Continued from page 51 (2) The films (or tapes) must be low in cost Helps Jukebox Programming and unlimited in supply. Don Ed Doris of Rock -Ola Manufacturing Corp.; (3) The program subjects must be youth - are too. Ahmet Erte- Continued front page 5/ Locations changing, Hall, vice -president, Ampex Corp.; oriented. "Although what we used to Records; Sal Iannucci, gun, president of Atlantic There is no question that the industry's major with the newest records. We put trail' type of Records; Kurt Kinkele, di- call the 'sawdust president of Capitol manufacturers could have one and perhaps several on three or four a week, some- location were very good stops, rector, Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft; Rob- excellent second -generation audio -video coin ma- times five a week. Transcontinental Invest- there are fewer and fewer of ert K. Lifton, chairman, chines ready for market within two or three years. "Changing records and servic- now. example, one Mike Maitland, president of Warner this type For ing Corp.; In the meantime, the music industry, which now ing a location on a weekly basis $15,000 Brothers; David Rothfeld, divisional merchandise location recently spent supplies the creative product for the jukebox in- is simply good business. This fixtures and remodeling. He manager for E. J. Korvette, and Irwin H. Stein- in dustry, will begin marketing audio -visual films and idea may have developed from a I told him berg, president of Mercury Records Corp. even put in carpet. tapes for the consumer market. If the coin -oper- the break -in problem, but it has it wouldn't work, that he should Predictions of a bright future for audio -video ated leisure industry moves rapidly enough, it can now proven itself. If a stop have tiled the floor. He said he entertainment is a bitter reality for many coin capitalize on this new entertainment medium while jumps from $18 a week to $25 would make it work. He said machine industry innovators to face. These are it is still an expensive novelty that most of the a week you know weekly service that even though the clientele ma- men who made repeated efforts to perfect public cannot afford. As in the early days of TV, is the answer. were working class people he chines and merchandising methods that would people will flock to their neighborhood location "We organize our route. If intended to make them feel they successfully put audio -video across in a coin - to see audio- visual entertainment devices. a man is checking one stop in were whiskey drinkers instead of machine application. this time around the coin industry Significantly, a block every week and one beer drinkers. will product. Thus During half a decade of feverish activity in this not have to supply its own film across the street every other "The people work all day hut one half a dozen major concepts the major obstacle to success in the Sixties will field, not of this is foolish. It takes they go home at night and dress need merely he ready week, really got a market hold. Operators and distrib- not recur. The coin industry little more time to make both up and come to this type of loca- with with the playback equipment when utors, many of whom were burned financially coin- actuated week. This way, the tion. It's paying off. The juke- the music industry comes out with its tapes and/ stops every these products, became outspoken critics of the man can visit with the people, box is doing very well. It's a these businessmen or films. (Right new three major concepts are video machines. Selling same promote the jukebox, keep it matter of merchandising. We an task. Yet being advanced.) on audio -video now seems impossible cleaner, and above all, show he have to keep up with the way it must be accomplished. To insure that the industry is ready to cap- is interested in the location." people are changing." Despite bad experiences. most jukebox oper- italize on audio -video, it remains for operaotrs to ators still believe audio -video has great profit po- organize, preferably through their national trade tential as a coin medium if it is developed and association, a committee to investigate the present promoted properly. and long range potential of audio -video in this in- There are three major problems that operators dustry. This committee, ideally composed of oper- feel must be corrected before audio -video succeeds ators, distributors and manufacturers, should in the coin industry: thoroughly research the market and make its find- (I) The selector -playback mechanisms must be ings available to all. as trouble -free and low in cost as the contempo- The video explosion is imminent. And without rary jukebox. vision, an industry perishes.

west Sales Co., hosted the Seattle seminar, with Carl J. Angott Sr., president of Angott Distributing Coinmen In The News Company, Inc., and Mel M. Ham- mer, president of United Distribu- N. TONAWANDA, N.Y. and Wichita, Kan. Wurlitzer's tors, handled similar chores in De- Leonard Hicks, Robert Harding troit and Wichita. The first Wurlitzer sponsored and Karel H. Johnson conducted Attending the Seattle seminar the Seattle. Detroit and Wichita service seminars of 1970 each drew were: Tom and Jerry Distler of 53 employees in the Tokyo plant of SEGA Enterprises were record attendance. They were held seminars respectively. THESE honored an "Adults' Day" ceremony. simultaneously in Seattle. Detroit Ron Pepple, president of North- (Continued on page 55) at

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THE WURLITZER COMPANY NORTH TGNAWANCA., NEW YORK 14120 114 Years Of M.us.ca' Experience Coin Machine News Coming Events Seminars for What's Playing? February 5- Winter meeting of March 20- 2I- Alabama Auto Illinois Coin Machine Operators matie Merchandising Council/ Bulk Operators A weekly programming profile of current and oldie Mississippi Vending Association Association, Holiday Inn East, selections from locations around the country. joint meeting, Broadwater Beach C'ontinue'd from page 5/ Springfield, Ill. Hotel, Biloxi, Miss. Glendale, Calif., Location: Kid restaurant February 6- California Auto- April 3- National Automatic workshop sessions will Current releases: 7- 5- Operator "Traveling Bond." Creedence Clearwater matic Vendors Council Installation Merchandising Association Con- be held Mar. 7 and again on Revival, Fantasy 637; meeting. Vacation Village, Mission ference, Anaheim Convention Cen- Sunday, Mar. 8. "Mo Belle Amie'/ "Angels Coming in Bay, San Diego. ter, Anaheim, Calif. Carol Stephens, the Holy Night," Tee Set, Colossus 107; Exhibits at this annual gather- "Hey There Lonely Girl," Eddie Holman, April 10 Wisconsin Auto- programmer, February 21 -22 South -1I- business ABC 11240: - Caro- an- ing of bulk vending Valley Vendors. "She Came in Through the Bathroom lina Coin Operators Association, matic Merchandising Council nual meeting, Quality Court Motel, people are in two categories. Window," Joe Cocker, AGM 1147. Inc., convention, Sheridan Inn, Oldies: Madison, Wis. One comprises hulk vending Columbia, S.C. "Come Together," Beatles; April I7 -18- Tennessee Auto- machines, chewing gum and "Foxy Lady," Jimi Hendrix Experience. March 4- 7- National Vendors matic Merchandising Council an- confections, charms and capsule Association Convention, Sheraton nual meeting, River Terrace Motel, merchandise. Members in cate- Fertile, Minn., Location: C &W Tavern Hotel, Chicago. Gatlinburg, 'Fenn. gory one with annual dues of Current releases: "Baby Baby," David Houston, Epic $500 paid as of Feb. 15, 1970, 5- 10539; NEW VICTOR 77 will pay charge of $75 per booth Duane Knutson "If I Were a Carpenter," Johnny Cash and June Carter, Columbia 4- 45064; GUM & CAPSULE and an exhibit fee of $ 100 ( new programmer "Week in the County Jail," Tom T. All Machines VENDORS members in this category join- Automatic Hall, Mercury 72998. Sales Co. A REAL SALES ing after Jan. I, 1970, will pay Oldies: Ready for Location STIMULATOR $600 for their first year's exhibit "Harper Valley P.T.A.," Jeannie C. Riley; "Wayward Wind," Patsy Cline. IN ANY permit fee and an additional $600 dues). LOCATION Mason City, Iowa, Location: C &W Tavern C.C. All American Basketball $195.00 category two com- Seeburg 200 selection wall box 24.50 Beautiful eye - Exhibit catching prises all other automatic mer- Current releases: AMI Photoviewers design. Makes with all attachments 395.00 equipment, products merchandise chandising "Honey Come Back," Glen Campbell, C.C. All -Stars 295.00 irresistible. or services not covered in cate- Mrs. Elwood Zipse, Capitol 2718; AMI MM3 call Convenient, interchange- gory one. Members exhibiting programmer, Zipse's "It's Just a Matter of Time," Sonny AMI 200 wall boxes 14.50 selection able merchan- in this category whose annual Northern Music Co. James, Capitol 2700; C.C. Beatniks 145.00 dise display dues $300 are paid prior to "If I Were a Carpenter," Johnny Cash C.C. Twinky ..... 185.00 panel. of Vends 100 Feb. I, 1970, will pay an exhibit and June Carter, Columbia 45064. Ice Revue 135.00 count gum, V, Shipmate 125.00 V -I and V -2 capsules. Available permit fee of $50 plus a booth Masquerade 285.00 with la, 5a, 10g, 25e or 50¢ coin $75 -members mechanism. charge of (non Devils I,ake, N.D., Location: C &W Tavern Surf -Side 295.00 in one will Removable cash box for easy col- exhibiting category Current releases: lecting. Large capacity. Holds 1800 pay an exhibit fee of $1,200 "If I Were a Carpenter," Johnny Cash balls (100 count), 575 V capsules, plus the $75 booth charge; non- and June Carter, Columbia 45064; 250 V -1 capsules and 80 V -2 "Honey Come Back," Glen Campbell, capsules. members in the second category Gayl Miller, programmer, Capitol 2718; Distributing Co. // will pay an exhibit permit fee "Six White Horses," Tommy Cosh, Epic Lewaones PRICE $39.00 chromefront I. F. LaFleur & Son, Inc. 10540. of $400 plus a booth charge of Exclusive Wurlitter Distributor WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE $75). Oldies: 1311 N. Capitol Ave. GRAFF VENDING Any Johnny Cash selections; Indianapolis, Ind. Delegates are asked to make Any Charley Pride selections. SUPPLY CO., INC. hotel arrangement directly with Tel.: MElrose 5 -1593 2956 Iron Ridge Road Dallas 47, Texas the Sheraton- Chicago. The phone Olney, Ill., Location: Kid Restaurant number is (312) WH4 -4100 and the address is 505 N. Michi- Current releases: gan Avenue. Dressel, My Head," E Omar "Raindrops Keep Foiling on ELECTRIC SCOREBOARDS . . 2 Models programmer B. J. Thomas, Scepter 12265; C Pi swar; OVERHEAD MODEL and operator, "Jam Up Jelly Tight," Tommy Roe, ABC COIN BOX 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11247; : 1 Natural finish hardwood Dressel Music Cabinet) Service. Heavy - duty "Don't Cry Daddy /Rubberneckin'," Elvis Presley, RCA 9768. Two -faced. Scores 15 -21 steel. Dark REVIEW LISTS pts. and /or 50 brown baked F.O.B. S 169.50 enamel finish. PLAYING TIME Chicago IOc or 25c Mishawaka, Ind., Location: Kid Restaurant NEW YORK -The playing Current releases: SIDE -MOUNT MODEL $249.50 operation. Large coin ... time the records picked on "Venus," Shocking Blue, Colossus 108; EACH model also has these features: capacity w /National of Falling on My Head," Rejectors. Size: 8" x 16" the Singles Spotlight Review "Raindrops Keep 10g 1- player or 2- player by simple B. J. Thomas, Scepter 12265; plug Also 2 25c x 4 ". Electric counter L2 switchover. for Page will be listed along with the Elvis Presley. RCA L2 programmer, "Don't Cry Daddy," ploy. Easily serviced. optional. review of the record beginning Vern Daly, "Came Over" light flashes on at Lz Evans Sales & Service. 9768. end of game. with issue (Feb. 7) Terms: 1/, dep., bal. C.O.D. or S.D 8 the current Large metal coin box -holds $500 of Billboard. The time listing is Oldies: in dimes. MARVEL Mfg. Company "Cherrish," the Association; a being made to aid jukebox and 2845 W. Fullerton, Chicago, I Il. 60647 a "Cherry Pie," Skip Cr Flip. New 1970 billiard supplies catalog avail. Phone (312) 342 -2424 L2 radio programmers, as well as FolfggKOIPIRRPSOIPIEREEPIP any other concerned parties. Hudson Falls, N.Y., Location: C &W Tavern Current releases: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," Joe South, Capitol 2704; "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," Wayion SCHOENBACH CO. John Powers, Jennings, RCA 74-0281; programmer, "If I Were a Carpenter," Johnny Cash Manufacturers Jumbo Buys H.C. Knoblauch and June Carter, Columbia 4- 45064. Representative and Sons, Inc. Oldies: Acorn - Amco Distributor "That's a No No," Lynn Anderson: "Roll Over Beethoven," Jerry and Gail GREAT TIME Lewis. SAVER! Hudson Falls, N.Y., Location: Kid Restaurant COIN Current releases: "Leavin' on a Jet Plane," Peter, Paul WEIGHING and Mary, Warner Bros. -Seven Arts 7340; SCALE "Venus," Shocking Blue, Colossus 108; John Powers, programmer, "Midnight Cowboy," Ferrante and $28.95 H.C. Knoblauch and Sons, Inc. Teicher, United Artists 50554.

FILLED V 2 CAPSULES IN STOCK Oldies: "Sugar Sugar," the Archies; 10c CAPSULE MIXES "Baby It's You," Smith. (all 250 per bag) Casino $8.00 Asst. Items with Lighter. 8.00 Ames, Iowa, Location: C &W Tavern Precious Gem Rings 7.50 Current releases: Jewelry Mix 7 00 -8.00 Jumbo Dice Mix 8.00 "If It's All the Some to You," Bill An- Jumbo Creepy Bugs 8.00 Midway derson and Jon Howard, Decca 32511: Love Rings 8.00 RCA 74- Combination Lock Mix 8.00 "I'm a Lover," Skeeter Davis, Pool Ball Mix .. 8.50 Elena Danylchuk, 0292; programmer, Thomp- HOT Sc VEND ITEMS WHIRLY -BIRD "Oklahoma Home Brew," Hank (all 250 per bag) K.D. Music Co. son, Dot 17307. Asst. Economy Mix $4.25 Bugs 5.00 Oldies: Rings 5.00 SPECIAL "Wings of a Dove," Ferlin Husky; Heads Mix 5.00 $545.00 Circus Toys 4.25 "Release Me," Kitty Wells. Regular Deluxe Assmt. 5.00 Asst. Jewelry (Bangles 8 Reconditioned - Ready To Use Lee's Summit, Mo., Location: Young Adult Restaurant Beads) 5.00 Many Other Assortments. Current releases: Write, wire or phone lc CHARM MIXES 8 ITEMS Exclusive Rowe AMI Distributor "Venus," Shocking Blue, Colossus 108; for complete details. From $3.50 to $24.00 per M. Ea.Pa. -S. -Del.- Md. -D.C. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," 25e capsules in stock. Jersey Bonnie Humphrey, B. J. Thomas, Scepter 12265: Parts, Supplies, Stands 8. Globes. "I've Gotta Make Love to You," Steam, Everything for the operator. programmer, Mercury 73020. One -third deposit with order, balance C.O.D. navin t1iis131 Missouri Valley CORPORATION Amusement Oldies: 2621 Armstrong St. Morris, Illinois SCHOENBACH CO. 855 N. BROAD ST., PHILA., PA. 19123 "House of the Rising Sun," Animals; 715 Lincoln PI., Brooklyn 16, N.V. Phone: WHitney 2 -1300 Phone - 215 CEnter 2.2900 (212) PResident 2 -2900 "Wipe Out," Surforts.

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regions of the country. While Although many of the records "Hey There Little Girl" by reported in the "What's Playing" column as being good money Jukebox 'Hits' Often Not on Charts is receiving top Eddie Holman makers are also high on either Continued from page 51 by Johnny Cash and June Car- throughout the nation despite play in kid locations for Miss the "Hot 100," the Soul singles ter. Both were getting huge ac- holding a relatively low position Stephens in Glendale, Calif., chart, the Easy Listening or c &w Duane Knutson of Automatic ceptance from the jukebox on the charts. Hesch in the Chicago suburb charts, there is also enough evi- Sales Co. in Fertile, Minn., audience after being out one Also evident in looking says that he has 50 copies of dence to indicate that jukebox reports that "Land of 1,000 through past "What's Playing" the record he'll sell hack to week. Also, "Walk a Mile in pla yof a certain song does not Dances," by the Electric Indian My Shoes," by Joe South has columns is the fact that some the one -stop. (Hesch pro- begin and end with an appear- is still playing well despite being been getting very good play on records do not receive the same grammed it immediately upon off the charts for several weeks. country oriented jukeboxes amount of play in different release then pulled it off.) ance on the charts. In addition to the longevity that many records have, these same records can have top play on jukeboxes almost immediately after being programmed. "For- get to Remember" by Frank Sinatra was getting top play for Ken Kerr of Lucky Coin Co. in New Orleans despite be- ing released only a couple of weeks before, and before appear- ing on any chart. A more recent song, "Travel - in' Band" by Creedence Clear- water Revival, is garnering top pay for Carol Stephens of Valley Venders in Glendale, Calif., and Bonnie Humphrey of Missouri Valley Amusement Co. in Lee's Summit, Mo. The immediate acceptance of some country records is shown with the release of "Honey Come Back" by Glen Campbell and "If I Were a Carpenter," Coinmen äha In The News "ictioa PC;"°1A Continued from page 52 Extra SUSPENSE Grays Harbor Amusement in Aber- deen, Wash.; O. K. Johnson of BALL PPP Capitol Amusement Co. lightdht is P` in Olym- EXTRA Lane, when PPy pia, Wash.; John Mears of Mears into Extra Ball trip Ball shot another ACTION Music in Great Falls, Mont.; Bob 300, takes returnso scores o an then and Jim Hart of Yakima Music in p Y Yakima, Wash.: L. W. Peteet of the action - packed Ball. tip as Extra Tyler Novelty Co. in Kenai, Alas- to shooter h0-9 unit. ka; Lertie Hoad of Phil & Lertie's lightingthroug Music Co. in Couer D'Alene, Ida- .*'`Mystery" ho; and Jerry J. Ernster of Apollo Music Co. in Seattle. Attending the Detroit seminar were: Fred W. and Jerry Warner SUSPENSE but is of Ace Automatic Music Co. in 5 scores 50 Trick is Saginaw, Mich.; John E. Bailey of PLAY APPEAL Kickout fight is lit. Angott Distributing Co. in Detroit; Right 10 TIMES clue lip when 4 Carlo Rosasco and Frederick A. worth r. keeping eye on hit is scored. Zemke of Zemke Operated Ma- ACTION 1 oint to catch when any p chines in Ann Arbor; Al Trembly which advance of Walker Music Co. in Essexville, Mich.; Fred Hunt of Ace Music SUSPENSE Co. in Muskegon, Mich.; William H. Bailey of L &M Amusement Ewa 70 64,144 pPPEA- Co. in Saginaw, Mich.; Robert NY( Krauseneck of Harry's Amusement ACTION Co. in Bay City, Mich.; and David Thorne of Bryan Brothers in Cad- 100 TO illac, Mich. Left 500 Kickout Hole scores SUSPENSE Attending the Wichita seminar Bonus -200, 100 or highest were: Max Lovett of United Mu- 300, 400, lit each time 500 -which advances sic Co. in Wichita; Orvis H. Day any of 4 Top Rollovers PLAY APPEAL of Murphy Music Service in Wichi- is hit when lit*. or 3 Targets ta; Larry W. Martin and Galen W. *"Mystery Martin of Midwest Vending Co. in lighting through AC1 \ °N Salina, Kan.; George Benton of 0 -g unit. Byron Waggner Music Co. in Wichita; Verlin L. McHenry of Hutchinson Vending Co. in Hut- chinson, Kan.; Ivan E. Martin of Automatic Coin Machine Co. in po.ot Winfield, Kan.; and Don W. Foo- rot* shee of Fooshee Amusement Co. in Eldorado, Kan. GATE FR EE BALL Gate level, when Open drops to playfield Post Free Ball Gate Button is hit, opening Free Bedll BUY! right side playfield. at center to tip. 300 on way back METAL TYPERS scores

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a LP's Issues 3 Avant-Garde This Last asse Weeks on NEW YORK Mainstream An electronic set of impro- Roldan and William Russell. Week Week TITLE, Artist, Label 8 Number Chart - Records is issuing three avant - vised couples "Mev" from Aloys Kontarsky is featured in 1 1 TRANS -ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, INC., PRESENTS garde albums and is reissuing Rome by Alan Bryant, Alvin an Ives disk with violist Theo SWITCHED -ON BACH 63 IO titles, previously on the Time Curran, Frederic Rzewski, Pluemacher and flutist Willy /Benjamin Walter Carlos Folkman, Columbia MS 7194 label, as Mainstream disks. Richard Teitelbaum and Ivan Schwegler. 2 2 TRANS -ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, INC., PRESENTS Three more new sets are due Vandor, and "Amm" from Lon- An album of Cage and THE WELL- TEMPERED SYNTHESIZER 12 next month. don by Cornelius Cardew, Lou Christain Wolff contains the Walter Carlos, Columbia MS 7286 The new pressings, all pro- Gare, Christopher Hobbs, Eddie former's "Cartridge Music" with 3 5 SOUNDTRACK: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 78 duced by Earle Brown, include Prevost, and Keith Rowe. Cage and Tudor, and Wolff's MGM SIE ST 13 a "Duo for Violinist and Pianist" piano recital by Yuji Taka- Among the material switched hashi, featuring lannis Xenakis' with Kenji Kobayashi and Tu- 4 6 SCENES & ARIAS FROM FRENCH OPERA 18 to Mainstream is an LP of dur, "Summer" for string quar- Beverly Sills, Westminster WST 17163 "Hernia," Roger Reynolds' Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Zyk- "Fantasy for Pianist," Taka- tet with Matthew Raimondi, 5 3 MY FAVORITE CN.OPIN 201 lus" and "Refrain" and Mauricio hashi's and Earle Kobayashi, Walter Trampler, Van Cliburn, RCA Red Seal LM 2575 (M); ESC 2575 (S) "Metatheses," Kagel's "Transicion" with art- Brown's "Corroboree," all first and David Soyer, and "Duet" 6 15 BACH'S GREATEST HITS .. 35 ists including David Tudor, pi- listings as are virtually all of for horn and piano with Howard Various Artists, Columbia MS 7501 ano; Christoph Caskel, a variety Hillyer and Tudor. the works in the series. of percussion instruments, Aloys 7 19 DONIZETTI: ROBERTO DEVEREUX (3 LP's) .. 5 A collection of new music Flutist Severino Gazzelloni Beverly Sills/ Various Artists/ Royal Philharmonic Kontarsky, piano, wood blocks; Orch. from London includes Peter has a program of music of (MacKerras), Westminster WST 323 (S) and Bernhard Kontarsky, ce- Maxwell Davies' Franco Evangelisti, Berio, Yor- "Antechrist" leste, antique cymbals. Bruno 8 17 STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER (4 LP's) 5 with the Players, con- itsune Matsudaira, Niccolo Cas- Pierrot Maderna and Luciano Berio Crespin /Various Artists /Vienna Philharmonic (Solti), ducted by Davies, Harrison tiglioni, Olivier Messiaen, and London OSA 1435 conduct chamber orchestras in Birtwhistle's "Ring a Dumb Ca- Maderna, the last three with a program of Luigi Nono, 9 9 MOZART: CONCERTOS 17 & 21 (Elvira Madigan) 105 rillon" with soprano pianist Aloys Kontarsky. Wil- Mary Maderna and Berio. Ands /Camarata of the Salzburg Mozarteum Academies Thomas, clarinetist Alan Hacker helm Schuechter conducts the (Anda), DGG 138783 and percussionist Barry Quinn, Soprano Cathy Berberian is NHK Symphony chorus and or- 10 14 BELLINI & DONIZETTI HEROINES 61 David Bedford's "Come In Here featured in a program of John chestra in Toshiro Mayuzumi's Beverly Sills /Vienna Volksoper (Jalas), Westminster Child" with soprano Jane Man- Cage's "Aria With Fontana Mix" "Nirvana -Symphonie" in a set WST 17143 ning and pianist John Tilbury, with magnetic tape, Sylvano with that composer's "Campa- 11 12 MASSENET: WERTHER (3 LP's) 10 and Richard Orton's "Cycle, for Bussotti's " Frammento' with nology I. 2 and 3." De los Angeles /Gedda /Various Artists / Orchestre De Paris 2 or 4 Players" with Richard Berio on piano, and Berio's Francis Travis conducts (Pretre), Angel SCL 3736 Orton, piano, percussion, and "Circles" of E.E. Cummings the Hamburger Chamber solo- 12 4 TEBALDI FESTIVAL (2 LP's) 10 Moray Welsh, cello. with harpist Francis Pierre, and ists in works of Milko Kelemen, Renato Teboldi, London OSA 1282 percussionists Jean Pierre Drou- Niccolo Castiglioni, Vittorio et and Boris de Vinogradov. Isang 13 7 A KARAJAN FESTIVAL 14 Fellegara and Yun, The Berlin Philharmonic (Karajan), DGG 643212 Cage and Paul Price conduct 10th reissue has music of Mor- ton Feldman and Brown. 14 8 SONART PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS MOOG STRIKES BACH 14 RCA Issues 6 the Manhattan Percussion En- Hans Wurmon, RCA LSC 3125 semble in music of Cage, Henry

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17 21 BERIO: SINFONIA 15 Swingle Singers! New York Philharmonic (Berio), 6y Guarneri 4 A Sparkler On Spoleto Columbia MS 7268 NEW YORK RCA Rec- NEW YORK - The vir- 18 13 STRAUSS: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 29 - tuosity of pianist Jerome Low- Berlin Philharmonic (Boehm), DGG 136001 ords is issuing six multiple sets, all specially priced, this month, enthal made for an impressive Highlights 19 16 MISSA LUBA 26 Town Hall concert Jan. 25. Part Troubadours du Roi Bafouin, Philips PCC 606 including a four -record pack- age of Beethoven's five late of the Hall's Master Pianists Se- NEW YORK- Mercury Rec- 20 31 STRAUSS: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 80 ries, Lowenthal's recital ended Philadelphia Orch. (Ormandy), Columbia ML 5947 (M); quartets and the "Grosse Fugue" ords is issuing a two -record set after four encores only because MS 6547 (S) by the Guarneri Quartet. The of highlights from last summer's set carries an $11.98 list. the house lights were turned 21 11 E. POWER BIGGS' GREATEST HITS 33 Spoleto Festival. including ex- Columbia MS 7269 Four two -LP packages, list- up. cerpts from Donizetti's rarely 22 26 SELECTIONS FROM 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 78 ing for $6.98 each, include a The plaudits were deserved, Philadelphia Orch. (Ormandy) /New York Philharmonic Spanish guitar recital by Julian following as they did stunning performed "Il Furioso all' isola (Bernstein), Columbia MS 7176 Bream, a Verdi heroines col- performances of Bartok's "Four- di San Domingo" and poetry readings by Allen Ginsberg and 23 23 TCHAIKOVSKY: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ...... 36 lection featuring soprano Leon - teen Bagatelles, Op. 6" and four Van Cliburn, Symphony Orch. (Kondrashin), RCA LSC 2252 tyne Price, film music by Arthur Liszt pieces ending with a Ezra Pound.

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NEW YORK ROCK & ROLL DION- MC5 -Back in the USA. RONNIE HAWKINS- BOBBY RUSSELL UNLIMITED - sit Down Old Friend. ENSEMBLE -Reflections. Cotillion SD 9019 (5) Elf ELF 9501 (S) Warner Bros. WS 1826 (S) Atlantic SD 8247 (S) Atco SD 33 -312 (S) Dion, formerly one of the brightest of The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, early rock stars, came into his own as a This Detroit group (named for the Motor Ronnie Hawkins is a big talent. He's a whose popularity is increasing with their Composer -performer Bobby Russell has a performer for today with "Abraham Mar- City) moves on stage and on disk as the country blues singer of exceptional merit expanding coast -to -coast tours, have a highly very special way with a lyric, and when tin and John." Here, in his album for MC5's first album for Atlantic clearly unusual album here. This pressing is de- he's the vocalist also, it's really a treat. first and there's little doubt that his journey on Warner Bros., he goes the complete folk demonstrates. Although the title song (a voted exclusively to new compositions by Here he offers his own hit interpretations route, a course that suits him well as real winner) is by Chuck Berry, most of the this LP will go any place but to the top Manos Hadjidakis with words by the group, of "Better Homes and Gardens" and "Then nine "Sweet Pea" and the meaningful "Let Go, material is original, including "Call Me of the charts. His inspiration here comes four of whom get vocal leads here. The She's a Lover," along with other Let God" demonstrates. "King Con Man" is Animal," "Tonight" and "High School." musicianship of this most talented quintet winners to be. Especially effective are from the works of Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, and and a good blues cut, while "You Can't Judge Lead vocalist Rob Tyner also shines in is up to the test. "Kemal," "Bitter Way" "Electric Trains and You" "Town Walker: much sales a Book by the Cover" is first rate in "Let Me Try," the only blues number in Gordon Lightfoot and Jerry Jeff and "Love Her" are among the group's Country." Top programmer with uptempo style. this pressing. powerhouse writers for a powerhouse singer. best here. appeal. MIIIMIIMMITAle Ai THE MEW B'R3lT OF CAPITOL

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"In a Field" and the mystical "Merlin's Singles POP Party." "Rain on Your Grave" is a good, POPULAR * *** COUNTRY * * ** slow extended cut. "Tomorrow's the Day" LORENE MANN and "Lady Ostrich" are other gems. * NATIONAL BREAKOUTS THE VERY BEST OF THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL -A Mann Named Lorene. RCA Victor LSP 4243 SHADOWS OF KNIGHT -Super K SKS 6002 -Kama Sutra KSBS 2013 (S) (S) DANCING VIOLINS- London PS 571 (S) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER . . ALL THE HEAVY HITS OF MITCH RYDER- (S) Snuff Garrett has produced a beautiful The Shadows have a good rockin' Simon & Garfunkel, Columbia 4 -45079 Crewe CR 1335 (S) of Knight album, featuring lush and plush string LOW PRICE here such WAYNE NEWTON LIVE AT THE FRONTIER, album featuring excellent material versions of familiar tunes such as "What (Charing Cross, BMI) as an updated LAS VEGAS -MGM SE 4608 (S) "Follow," "Alone" and Now COUNTRY My Love," "Light My Fire," "Gentle . . * * ** favorite "Shake Revisited This spar- DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN . KASENETA -KATZ ORCHESTRAL CIRKUS '69." on My Mind," and "If You Go Away." This - VARIOUS ARTISTS- Gold. is much it here. Thomas, (East /Mem- Classical Smoke. Super K SKS 6001 (S) Country Harmony kling quartet very with kind of album will provide hours upon Rufus Stax 0059 HS 11378 (SI Among eight other good cuts are PETER SARSTEDT -As Though It Were a "I hours of listening pleasure. phis, BMI) Movie. World Pacific WPS 21899 (S) Wanna Make You All Mine" and "Back AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION-Retalia- Door Man." QUILL- Cotillion SD 9017 (S) SOMEBODY KNOWS, SOMEBODY CLASSICAL * * ** This New England quintet has been drawing tion. Blue Thumb BTS 16 (S) THE COUNTRY SIDE OF ARTHUR PRYSOCK- CARES . THE CHOPIN LISZT SAINT -SAENS a lot of attention in its live appearances DAMNATION OF ADAM BLESSING - / / / STRAUSS King KSD 1064 (S) Stevie Wonder, Tamla 54191 (Jobete, United Artists UAS 6738 (S) -Shura Cherkassky. Mercury SR 90520 and should also draw considerable interest Prysock with this package joins the list of in this debut album. Basically an under- BMI) THE RATIONALS-Crewe RC 1334 (5) (S) soul artists who dig the country idiom. SCHUBERT: TWO -PIANO PIECES ground group with enough beat for Top CHURLS -Send Me No Flowers. A &M SP - Haebler/ Some great country standards "Release Hoffmann. Philips (5) - 40 appeal, Quill here is as inventive in 4233 (S) SAL 3745 Me," "He'll Have to Go," "You Gave Me REGIONAL BREAKOUTS HARDIN /YORK LISZT / BUSONI: BACH PIANO TRAN- song titles as in the material itself. These * - Tomorrow Today. Bell a Mountain" and others get excellent per- SCRIPTIONS- good cuts include "Thumbnail Screwdriver," . . . BELL 6043 (S) Evelyne Crochet. Mercury formances by Prysock. The arrangement SPIRIT IN THE SKY SR 90519 "Yellow Butterfly" and "Shrieking Finally." ACCENTS- Yesterday, Today and a Touch of (S) includes choral work by the Jordanaires. Norman Greenbaum, Reprise 0885 Tomorrow. RCA Victor LSP 4251 (S) BILL COMEAU -Gentle Revolution. Avant (Great Honest, BMI) LYMAN FAMILY WITH LISA KINDRED - LOW PRICE CLASSICAL GLASS PRISM ON JOY AND SORROW - Garde AVS 122 (M) American Avatar. Reprise RS 6353 (S) * * ** RCA Victor LSP 4270 (S) . Bill Comeau's "Gentle Revolution" is in- CHURCH ST. SOUL REVIVAL JUNGLE -Jungle CO a 3027 (S) CHOPIN: PIANO WORKS -Dinu Lipatti. Odys- This LP's big improvement over the deed just that. This is an album of hand- Exiles, Columbia 4 -44972 (Big Seven, sey 32 16 0369 (M) previous effort and shows the group in a them written by picked tunes -several of BMI) HAYDN: SYMPHONIES Nos. 21 & 22- better light as musicians of note. Their Comeau -which speak of peace, love and LOW PRICE POPULAR opener, "She's Too Much," carries with it * * ** Vienna State Opera Orch. (Goberman). togetherness. It is an endearing thing, and MAYBE SO MAYBE NO .. SAMMY KAYE- Harbor Lights. Harmony HS Odyssey 32 16 0374 (S) the tempo of the record. And they're not Comeau's gentle voice carries the listener in a New Holidays, Soul Hawk 1008 -A 11377 (5) afraid to mix up their repertoire along on a tide of quiet ecstasy. Tunes in- VARIOUS ARTISTS -Winners, Vol. 2. Har- blending of soft and hard colors. clude, "Turn, Turn, Turn," "Eleanor Rigby" (Ala King, BMI) mony HS JAZZ 11380 (S) * * ** VARIOUS ARTISTS-Cole Porter Revisited. and "Both Sides Now." BUDDY RICH -Super Rich. Verve V8 -8778 Crewe CR 1340 (S) SOUNDTRACK (S) Lovers of musical comedy will welcome LEON'S CREATION -This Is the Beginning. * * ** HAMPTON HAWES TRIO -The Seance. Con- Ben Bagley's return visit to the music and Studio 10 DBX 103 (S) ALBUM REVIEWS QUINCY JONES -Music from John and Mary. temporary S 7621 (S) lyrics of Cole Porter. The material is Here is a relatively unknown group with some good and A &M SP 4230 (S) KING ERRISON -The King Arrives. Canyon esoteric Porter, but the urbane, witty lyrics exceptionally arrangements, BB SPOTLIGHT 7703 (S) and lovely melodies are unmistakably his. a good solid sound. The soul rock team FIREHOUSE FIVE PLUS TWO- has undoubtedly found the formula on which FOLK Twenty Years Performers David Allen, Kaye Ballard, Ronny Best of the album releases * *** Later. Good Time Jazz S 10054 (S) Graham, Bibi Osterwald, and Bobby Short outstanding rock groups are built, and it of the week in all cate- seems inevitable that they find a JOHN YLVISAKER -A Love Song. Avant CHARLIE BOECKMAN'S DIXIELAND JAZZ under Norman Paris' direction, interpret will gories as picked by the BB Garde AV 112 (S) BAND -3 A.M. Clarinet. Jarciex BD 1005 with complete understanding. permanent rung on the coveted ladder of Review Panel for top sales success. BARBARA KEITH -Verve /Forecast FTS 3084 (S) and chart movement. (S) ACAPULCO MARIMBAS - Marimba Echoes From the MEDICAL MISSION SISTERS- Seasons. Avant South of Border. London PS 567 SPECIAL MERIT RELIGIOUS (S) Garde AVS 126 (S) * * ** INTERNATIONAL JOHNNY PEARSON -Come to Bethlehem. Producer Snuff Garrett moves south of the Albums with sales potential Avant Garde AVS 118 (M) border after his successful string albums, that are deserving of special and shows the same skill in this bag of consideration at both the VARIOUS ARTISTS- Mexico y Su Folklore. popular Spanish- Mexican tunes. Included is dealer and radio level. GOSPEL * * ** the opener, "Granada," and "Malaguena," Mercury SR 80522 (S) More Album wild, found only in THE EXCITING WENDY BAGWELL & THE "Maria Elena" and other old hits. Those exciting trumpets FOUR STARS exotic songs like "La Culebra" sets the SUNLITERS -RCA Victor LSP 4259 (S) POOKAH- United Artists UAS 6737 (S) firey tone of this whole album. "Cielito Reviews on VARIOUS ARTISTS -Sing, 0 Sing. Word Here's a first-rate debut album for an *Albums with sales potential Lindo" is here, of course, as well as "La * * * WST 9034 -LP (S) exceptional underground rock trio, which within their category of Cucaracha." A very pleasant listening pack- RICHARD PATTERSON / SHIRLEY COP ELAND is aided by the strong vocals of John music and possible chart Pages 58 age. & 62 -Gospel Songs /Nashville. NRS NRS 520 Ippolito. The material here, all original, items. (S) includes wide variety such as the rocking (Continued on page 78) FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 59 FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7, 1970

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ALM SP 4236 Capitol ST 386 14 11 22 BOBBY SHERMAN NA NA 5 105 STEAM NA NA 56 Little Woman 15 57 DIONNE WARWICK * Mercury SR 61254 Metromedia MS 1014 Golden Hits, Vol. II Scepter SPS 577 14 94 92 B. J. THOMAS 6 29 B. J. THOMAS Greatest Hits 10 47 57 GRASS ROOTS * Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Scepter SPS 578 Head Leaving It All Behind Dunhill DS 6 145 PINK FLOYD NA NA Scepter SPS 580 50067 * Ummagumma 88 55 58 ARLO 9 26 24 TOMMY JAMES & THE NA GUTHRIE Harvest STBB 388 SHONDELLS Alice's Restaurant Reprise RS 6267 Best of 17 85 94 BILL COSBY UNI Roulette SR 42040 73066 21 52 59 GLEN CAMPBELL "LIVE" .!) 13 32 * STEPPENWOLF Capitol ST80 268 4 98 95 JOE SOUTH NA Monster Don't It Make You Want 53 58 60 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER Dunhill DS 50066 to Go Home? 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KING Creation igg Completely Well UNI 73967 *QUICKSILVER MESSENGER BluesWay BLS 6037 3 90 SERVICE 23 87 101 LETTERMEN Shady Grove 30 63 66 BEST OF THE CREAM Hurt So Bad Capitol ST 269 Capitol SKAO 391 Atco SD 291 NA NA NA 31 24 32 ISAAC HAYES 6 114 102 BILLY JOE ROYAL 53 62 67 SOUNDTRACK Hot Buttered Soul 3' Cherry Hill Park Romeo & Juliet CS Enterprise ENS 1001 Columbia 9974 Capitol S7 2993 103 88 103 CANNED HEAT NA NA 5 34 33 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES 87 60 68 JOHNNY CASH FOLSOM AT Cookbook Greatest Hits, Vol. III PRISON Liberty IST 11000 Motown MS 702 Columbia CS 9639 10 101 104 THE NEW GARY PUCKETT & 54 18 34 PETER, PAUL & MARY 18 65 69 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD NA Album 1700 On Time THE UNION GAP ALBUM Columbia CS 9935 Warner -Bros. -Seven Arts WS 1700 Capitol ST 307 9 33 35 NEIL DIAMOND 21 72 70 JOHN MAYALL 16 111 105 ARLO GUTHRIE Touching You, Touching Me Turning Point Runnin' Down the Road UNI 73071 Polydor 4004 Reprise RS 6346 Continued on Page 64 60 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Who could turn her down? Streisand the Movie Star. Streisand the Broadway Star. Streisand the Entertainer of the Year. And now from Streisand the Recording Star a new album containing eleven of her greatest hits: "People «Second Hand Rose:' "My Man," andeight more songs she made famous. But maybe the most a beautiful thing of all about this album be- Hits gins the minute you pick it up. roA.474.4 On Columbia as,Num.1,24(3,4-4` em Records ?3,Daw,t..A6-7. Billboard Album Reviews FEBRUARY 7, 1970

POP POP POP POP POP SIMON & GARFUNKEL- ARETHA FRANKLIN - BARBRA STREISAND'S Bridge Over Troubled Water. HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH - JAMES BROWN - This Girl's in Love with You. GREATEST HITS KCS (S) - Ain't It Funky. Columbia 9914 Columbia KCS 9943 (S) Atlantic SD 8248 (S) Columbia KCS 9968 (S) King KS 1092 (S) In this, their first LP release in well over Chalk up another top chart item for the At long last . a collection a year, the duo corne up with a dynamite of Barbra Here is another of those increasingly popu- This is must merchandise for all outlets. soul queen. Streisand's package aimed right at the top of the She brings her potent, unique most outstanding single per- lar straight instrumental albums by the Cash, at the peak of his career, and fresh formances, and they're all here! chart. The title tune, their new single, is sings "If touch to the title tune and a From her inimitable Soul Brother No. 1. . . James sensitive "People" and "Happy spotlighted along with their hits, "The I Were a Carpenter," "See Ruby Fall," dynamic reading of the Beatles' "Let It Be Days Are Brown, the musician, as professional and Here Again" to the bouncy and Boxer," and "Baby Driver," for added sales "The Devil to Me." Her hits, "Eleanor Rigby," "The infectious exciting as Brown the singer and enter- Pay" and others. The per- "Second Hand Rose" and "Sam, incentive. Standouts are the tongue -in -cheek Weight," and "Share Your Love with Me" You Made tainer, turns in some truly funky sounds formances are in Cash's best style -full of the Pants Too Long," this package is on some of his "So Long Frank Lloyd Wright," and the up- are featured for sales impact. Both sides more recent hits. Featured authority. The disk destined to prove an immediate chart win- here are "Cold Sweat," "Give dating of the Everly's "Bye Bye Love," as is attractively packaged of the new single are included It Up Or along with ner, and remain a top seller for some Turn well as the compelling "Song For the It Loose," "Fat Wood," (Parts 1 and Asking." in a book -type cover. a wild reading of "Dark End of the Street." time to come. 2), and the title tune, "Ain't It Funky." The Best of Bill I)eal &The Rlxrxlcls

POP POP POP POP POP PERCY FAITH - JOHN MAYALL & JAY & THE AMERICANS - THE BEST Leaving on a Jet Plane. THE BLUESBREAKERS- Wax Museum. OF BILL DEAL & CHICAGO - Columbia CS 9983 (5) q Diary of a Band. THE RHONDELS- United Artists UAS 6719 (S) Columbia KGP (S) London PS 570 (S) 24 Percy Faith steers his orchestra and chorus Heritage HTS 35,006 (S) The durable group lovingly revives some on another top LP chart ride with this Meandering The sound is big band, with the exception although this album is in musi- oldies in their latest LP, whose album Bill Deal & the Rhondels are consistent of some latest release. The material consists mostly cal concept -for instance, it's more jazz jacket design is no less impressive than interesting progressive rock pas- than blues or winners of rock in nature -the creative the recorded content. Included is their with their singles, making this sages and a rock beat, but the lyrics are contemporary hits, the arrangements are depths are here in explosive force. Taken current top 20 single, "Walkin' in the lush and tasteful, and the sound is big. from tapes "Best of" album an appealing collection. strongly in the vein of message tunes of of live performances, the best Rain," and such goodies as "Message to of which are today. "Make Me Smile" is Among the highlights are "Raindrops Keep probably "Blood on the Michael (Martha)," "Johnny B. Goode," Winners here include "May I," "What Kind one of the Night" and "I Can't Quit You Fallin On My Head," "Wedding Bell Blues,' Baby," these "Lover's Question," and "Lonely Teardrops." better cuts; some passages are worth wading are once -in -a- lifetime cuts and LP of Fool Do You Think I Am," "I've Been the will Inclusion of the hit single should stimulate through this theme LP, "Let Go," and the title song. be highly -prized by rock set. "It Better End and music fans big LP sales. Hurt," and "Swingin' Tight." Soon" is a good cut, as is "Fancy Colors." RÌcAflElcun m 60110ERT

POP POP POP POP COUNTRY VANITY FARE - LULU -New Routes. RICK NELSON IN CONCERT LIZA MINELLI- Early in the Morning. - WAYLON JENNINGS- Decca DL 75162 (S) Come Saturday I Page One 2502 (S) Atco SD 33 -310 (S) 1 Morning. Waylon. This A &M SP 4164 (S) RCA Victor LSP 4260 (S) British quintet scored big in the U.S. Rick Nelson rode back onto the Hot 100 with the single that is featured in the The Muscle Shoals recording studios have recently with his hit single, "She Belongs Miss Minelli's latest album proves that her Waylon Jennings, with his own special title of this album, their first U.S. album. brought a new dimension to Lulu's styling. to Me," and this concert performance not abilities as film actress and night Also included is their latest single, "Hitchin' club brand of country music, has again wrapped This is her second excursion there and only offers that winner, but other Nelson are a Ride," and a good rock performer matched by her talent as up a selection version of the hits of highly pleasing tunes. standard "Music, Music, it's a knockout. Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. as well. There's "Hello, Mary Lou," recording artist. "Come Saturday Morning," Music." All 11 "This Time Tomorrow (I'll Be Gone)" is one cuts here have that good Top 40 sound. Bojangles," Eddie Hinton's and "I'm Walkin'," plus top treatments of the theme song from her highly acclaimed "Where's Eddie" of the The old rocker, "Hey Baby," is Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" and Tim "Sterile Cuckoo" starrer, highlights of the LP. Also good offered in and Mac Davis' "Dirty Old Man" show is performed updated fashion. Among the other strong Hardin's "Red Balloon," among others. beautifully. Excellent treatments of "Leavin' are "Yes, Virginia" and "Don't Play the selections are "You just how wide her range is and just how Made Me Love You" Make room on the Top LP chart for this On a Jet Plane," "Love Story" and "Where- Game," "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" and and "Man Child." much she can do with it. entry. fore and Why." "Where Love Has Died."

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THE BEST OF PORTER WAGONER - CHET ATKINS /HANK SNOW - B IZET-SHCHE DR IN FLIP WILSON -The Devil C.B. Atkins and C.E. Snow by THE CARMEN BALLET Made Me Buy This Dress. GEORGE HAMILTON You Got -Ta Have a License. - IV- Special Request. Boston Pops (Fiedler). Little David LD 1000 (5) RCA Victor LSP 4286 (S) RCA LSP RCA Victor LSP 4265 (S) Victor 4254 (S) RCA Red Seal LSC 3129 (S) One of the brightest comics around today Country buffs will be waiting for this This is a unique package, for it show- Maestro Fiedler puts the Boston Pops comes on strong in this LP, the debut of cases two great performers. Atkins, noted This disk gathers in its grooves many of album. It includes Porter's latest single, through some spectacular paces in the first his own label, based in New York. He has guitarist and producer, is coupled with American recording of Shchedrin's adaptation put some of the best material from his the great songs associated with George "When You're Hot You're plus Hank Snow, who displays his guitar vir- of Bizet's opera. Excitement is generated Hot," the club and TV act in this package, which tuosity on this disk. On one cut, both do a by lush strings and varied percussion Hamilton is IV. "Rose and a Baby Ruth," title song and many others. The material is vocal which will entrance the fans. But serving as the only instrument sections. one large hilarious laugh from start to is the guitar which finish. He's made it big on the charts with "Abilene," "Break My Mind" and others strongly in the country tradition, with the stylings are notable. Acceptance should be immediate due to "Limbo Rock," "I Saw the Light," "Ja- Fiedler's huge following and the remarkable his past comedy packages. This one should are included. Strong merchandise. lyrics going right to the heart. maica Farewell" are typical. material. prove his most important sales item ever. Highlights of a Marketing Happening, the MIDEM Way

At the Crewe group's champagne supper held in the Salon Italy's Giuseppe Velona, and Giovanbattista Ansoldi of Ricci with Dick Broderick of MCA and Jack Loetz of Ameri- des Amhassadeurs in the Cannes Casino, is Bob Crewe, right, Ri Fi; Giuseppe Gramiitto Ricci of Carosello, and Hal Shaper. can Decca. and artists Oliver and Lesley Gore, who performed during the evening.

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At the Billboard stand, Larry Page presents the Penny Sealing the deal by which Carlin Music will administer Hush Celebrated songwriter Jimmy Kennedy greets Sunbury Mu- Farthing trophy (awarded to the most helpful girt stand a Bye Music, which is publishing the songs of Les Reed and sic's Jack Heath. assistant at MIDEM) to 22- year -old Katie McKillop of the Geoff Stephens, are, left to right, Geoff Stephens, Paul Rich Alan Keen organization. Keen is at right. of Carlin, Les Reed and Freddy Bienstock of Carlin.

Bernard Chevry greets Indian artist Ravi Shankar, who In the press bar -Eddie Barclay with his inevitable cigar, KPM chief Jimmy Phillips meets BBC Television's Robin appeared in the MIDEM Classique recitals. Bernard Chevry, Billboard European editor Mike Hennessey Scott and Bill Cotton Jr. and Penny Farthing chief Larry Page.

=Nam \_ After concluding a deal at MIDEM -Hugo E. Peretti, vice On the Noel Gay stand, Richard Armitage Canadian dis- The flags of all nations fly outside the 1970 MIDEM, held president of Arco Embassy Records Corp. and British pub- covery, Nanette, center, with, left to right, Ferry Wienneke in the Palais des Festivals. lisher Cyril Shane. of Basan, Holland; Ron McCreight of Noel Gay, Jean- Jacques Timmel of Pathe- Marconi, France, and Michel Bonnet of EMI -Italian.

A'iola held a press reception in the Majestic Hotel to present a p atinum and gold disk to Dutch singer Heintje for two rm.''ron sales of the album Heintje. Egmont Leuftner, director Billboard publisher Mort \asatir, left, and Ron Carpenter, Top table at the general assembly of the Federation of Inter- of Ariola (extreme left) reported that Heintje had sold five greet Soviet singer Edith Pierha, who has cold ,'5 million national Festival Organizations (FIDOF) held during MIDEM. mïdlia.n .crngtes and five million albums in two years -a records in the USSR. Looking on, left to right, are, Raissa Left to right, Prof. Armando Moreno, general secretary; total of $30 million worth of business. Left to right, Leuftner, F. Kaianko, vice president of Mezltdunarodnaya Kniga, Mr. Auguste Marzagao, director of the Rio Festival; president of Hei.ntie, manager Addy Kleyngeld (behind Heintje), Heintje's Shn'elev of the same company and, extreme right, Vasily 1. honor Bernard Cheery; Jan Sivacek of the Bratislava Song mother and father, the Henri Simonses, and producer Wolf - Pakhomov. director general of Melodia. Festival, and Hugo Hellemans, director of RTV Belgium. eang Rolof.f. FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 69 International News Reports Talk on Adapter Writer Protection MIDEM Getting Big CANNES - Means of pro- "The problem is a difficult broadcasting system, the ORTF, tecting the sub -lyric writer who one," said Gerig, "because which had sought to enter the Advance for 1971 adapts a foreign song by in- ideally each lyric writer should field of serious music publishing. troducing a new lyric idea were agree to share with the sub - Through the intervention of Continued from page 1 the heavy telephone traffic and discussed at a special meeting lyric writer, but in practice, of SACEM, the French perform- also acknowledged that life for of the International Publishers' course, this doesn't happen." ing right society, an agreement marked success, with deals rep- MIDEM's 4,000 participants had Association meeting at the Ma- resenting millions of dollars be- been made rather uncomfort- Sal Chiantia quoted another was reached that the ORTF ing initiated or concluded. jestic Hotel, Cannes, during example of injustice in the case could publish contemporary ser- able by . failure to install air MIDEM. of a French melody which ac- ious music only if the composer MIDEM Classique, initiated conditioning in time. The IPA has long been quired a new lease of life when this year, suffered from lack of He also agreed that the galas, con- had failed to find an alterna- record industry cerned that adapters of foreign it was adapted into English by tive publisher after six months. support, but though presenting some of the MIDEM general Ber- songs whose versions achieve an American lyricist and be- It was also mentioned that manager world's top talent, still lacked international success are only came "One of Those Songs." SACEM had successfully op- nard Chevry is convinced of the pace and polish in their pro- entitled to royalties from their The meeting also discussed posed the ORTF's need for a classical market and duction. attempt to talent shop window in MIDEM own countries. the problem of radio stations acquire publishing rights of all Nevertheless, MIDEM 1970 entering the music publish- and plans a second MIDEM was, by common consent, the German publisher Hans Ge- the French entries for the next Classique for 1971. rig quoted the example of the ing industry and decided that Eurovision Song Contest. best yet. Organization of hotel Portuguese song "Coimbra," the IPA should oppose the en- Finally, the meeting dis- Reviewing this year's 13 -day accommodations f o r MIDEM try into publishing of radio sta- cussed the new BIEM MIDEM, Chevry agreed that visitors was a minor miracle which became an international -IFPI the new Palais Festivals hit a French tions which were state monop- contract and also heard a short des had and the policy of presenting after lyricist had not been equipped to cope with given a new twist to the lyric, olies, such as Radio Luxem- report on the Japanese record each of the three galas twice calling the song "April in Por- bourg. market and new copyright laws eliminated the problem of too tugal." Said Gerig: "The French It was pointed out that Ar- by head of the popular music many people chasing too few writer received not a penny ticle 86 of the Treaty of Rome, section, Wim van Vught, who Transatlantic in seats. from countries outside France, the blueprint for the Common reported that Japan was the With such an international yet this version of the song went Market, was directed against world's second largest record Management gathering as MIDEM, a natural all over the world." monopoly situations and mem- market, selling 100 million rec- LONDON - Transatlantic development has been the de- Recognizing that the problem bers also felt radio stations ords a year. Records has entered the man- cision by various organizations to hold permits of no solution enforce- should not be allowed to be- Among those present at the agement field, signing a deal congresses and assem- able by law, the IPA meeting come music publishers because meeting were Hans Gerig, Sal with the Humblebums, a group blies in conjunction with the adopted a recommendation that they did not work on copyrights Chiantia, Wim van Vught, Fe- handled by the firm for record- event. This year saw important provision for a fairer reward to in the same way that normal lix Faecq, Georges Roquierre, ing and meetings by the SPPI (the publishing. While Trans- French successful lyric adaptations music publishers do. Hans Sikorski, Rolf Budde, Ren atlantic says the move is Independent Producers' not to Syndicate), should be incorporated in con- The debate included a ref- Desmarty, Jimmy Phillips, and be regarded as a major policy, a the International tracts. erence to the French state Heinz Liechti. Publishers' Association, the Fed- spokesman for the firm said: eration "We hope to manage of International Festival other art- Organizations and a Liberty/ UA ists when the opportunity arises.' convention. Philips Issues The company has expanded Indie Producers Seek staff in order to handle the new facet of its operation with the Country Label addition of Michael McDonagh, Status Quo, Pye $ Share Made to ORTF formerly an independent pro- LONDON - Status Quo has LONDON - Philips Group moter. Also involved in the in will renewed their recording con- Records the U.K. re- CANNES French inde- At the moment they make no management operation is Trans- tract with Pye lease internationally the country - for five years, pendent producers are working contribution. atlantic managing director Nat recording a batch of new ma- music label Nashville, owned by with the French Record Indus- The meeting decided that in Joseph and press officer promoter Mervyn Steve terial in the first two weeks of Conn. The try Association (SNICOP) to future the independent produc- Mann. The company is also March. During is for five February, the deal set years. Philips share in the payments made to ers would have the letter "P" seeking a new location to en- group tours will manufacture, distribute, Argentina, spon- that organization by the French printed on their record sleeves, large its premises. sored by Coca -Cola. market and promote the label radio and television corporation, both to personalize their prod- throughout the world except for the ORTF, for the use of rec- uct and to enable organizations U. S. and Canada. ords. to recognize their part in French It will debut in March with Currently, the ORTF pays a record production so that all Saada an album and a single from the lump sum of $545,000 yearly the credit did not go to the Signs French U. S. country star Durward Er- to SNICOP and this is dis- distributor. win. The company will tie in tributed to its 40 member com- Chairman Jacques Canetti with Erwin's U.K. tour which panies. commented that the organiza- Rep Deals With Crewe includes with an appearance at At its annual meeting in tion would continue to back CANNES Norbert Saada, The MCA deal will cover Conn's International Country Cannes during MIDEM, the the three main independent dis- - Music Festival, Wembley, Lon- president of La Compagnie and Coral, Brunswick, Kapp and Syndicate of French Indepen- tributors in France CED, one of the first French inde- American don. dent Producers, - Decca labels, previ- SPPI, claimed Sonopresse and Discodis, "be- pendents to make a major im- ously distributed in France by In Nashville's first year with they had a right to a share of cause the instant a distributor pact, Philips, approximately six al- signed French represen- French Decca. Sonet, one of this money, and, later, SNICOP starts producing, there is al- tation deals at MIDEM with the leading Scandinavian inde- bums and six singles will be re- secretary general Jacques Mas- ways favoritism." He hoped the Bob Crewe organization, pendents, and the British Car- leased. There will be three son-Forestier, said the indepen- that when the independents be- kinds of repertoire- country mu- MCA, Sonet and Carnaby Rec- naby label will further boost dents could join the organiza- came stronger, they would be ords, thus, in one week, enor- Saada's representation roster, sic recorded by British U.K. acts tion, either individually or en able to form a production co- and by mate- mously expanding his produc- until now limited to his own produced Conn, bloc, provided they were affili- operative. tion and publishing rial licensed by Conn from U. S. operations. production for the La Compa- ated with the International Fed- The meeting heard that use- gnie label. labels, the Durward Erwin ma- eration of the Phonographic ful contacts had been made Saada paid a $45,000 advance terial comes from Canary Rec- Industry. abroad, notably in Britain, Bel- for the three -year deal with the Saada also announced plans ords, Nashville, and country The syndicate's legal adviser, gium and Canada in an effort Crewe group. to create a new jazz label to rock music both licensed for and Bernard Brunet, said at the to internationalize the syndicate, The product of all four com- be distributed by CED. recorded in Britain. meeting that the two French but the differences between inde- panies will be distributed by the New outlets recently set for independent networks, Europe pendent producers in the var- Barclay affiliate CED whose La Compagnie product are No. 1 and Radio Tele Luxem- ious countries had to be fully director general, Gerard Deser- Mousquetaire Records and ITT Dominican Song bourg, should be required to understood before a useful re- bais, described the deals as publishing in Canada; CGD pay even more than the ORTF. lationship could be established. "very good for us." Records and Edizione Domin- Fest Winners gas in Italy, and La Compa- SANTO DOMINGO - Win- gnie in Belgium, distributed ners of the second Dominican Materiel's Automatic Press Gould Gets through Barclay. Song Festival were: 1, July Mo- La Compagnie, previously dis- rales with "Habra Un Nuevo tributed in France by Discodis, Mundo" (There'll be a New Sparks Foreigners' Interest Famous Job releases product by Nicole Croi- World), written by Danny Leon; sille, Gilles Dreux, Hugues Au- 2, Nini Caffaro with "Por Cari - CANNES - Stimulating mold can be changed in or- LONDON - Leslie Gould, fray, France Gall, Michel Co- dad," written by Rafael Solano; much foreign interest at der to produce other articles former managing director of lombier, Andre Popp and Jean - and 3, Fernando Casado, with MIDEM this year was the than records. Philips U.K., is the new director Pierre Bourtayre. "El Mundo y El Amor" (Love entirely automatic record press The MAP exhibit attracted en- of international operations of The Saada saga began three and the World," written by exhibited in the foyer of the quiries from record company Famous Music Corp. and chair- years ago when the former Bar- Rosa Fernandez de Lugo. Palais des Festivals by the representatives from Japan, man and managing director of clay a &r manager left to form The songs were recorded live French company Materiel Ap- America, Italy, Spain, Germany Famous Chappell in Britain. his own publishing house. He at the festival by local record- plications Plastiques S.A. and East European countries Gould will be responsible for moved into record production ing company, Fabiola. Sub- and a spokesman said that if 18 months ago and was The press is marketed at acquisition of new material, a sequent recordings will be pro- all orders were confirmed the management and agencies for founder member of the French duced at the Fabiola studios. around $21,000 which covers company would have done $1 Independent full installation and accessories, promotion in the U.S. On a Record Producers' million worth of business. worldwide basis, he will handle Syndicate. and has a production capacity The press of 240 records an hour. requires no manual licensing of product outside the CED's Deserbais said that operation once the controls are U.S. and Canada. Gould will Saada's new deals brought to ADVERTISING IN It is fully automatic and in- set and three of them, arranged be checking the tape potential 50 the number of labels now BUSINESSPAPERS corporates a label fixing device. in a triangle, can be watched of the Paramount catalog and handled by the company. "More MEANS BUSINESS It can be installed in any lo- over by only one operator, giv- the possibility of albums being and more foreign firms seem to cation which has an electricity ing a production of more than released on budget and through be seeking distribution in supply and water mains and the 700 disks per hour. mail order clubs. France," he said. 70 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD L

HOLD ON, RICK'S SMASH HIT "SHE BELONGS TO ME" ISN'T THE ONLY GREAT SONG IN HIS NEW ALBUM "RICK NELSON IN CONCERT." IT'S A FULL NELSON CONTAINING 12 SIDES JUST RECORDED DURING A FANTASTIC LIVE PERFORMANCE AT THE TROUBADOUR IN L.A. RICK NELSON. ONLY THE NAME IS THE SAME.

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WALKER & THE ALL STARS United Artists UAS 5204 4 183 174 ORIGINALS NA NA NA What Does It Take? 32 143 143 JONI MITCHELL Baby, I'm for Real Soul SS 721 Soul SS 716 Clouds 109 38 99 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Reprise RS 6341 14 176 175 JACKIE DeSHANNON A Man Love Without 144 Put a Little Love in Your Heart PAS 16 144 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES Parrot 71022 Imperial LS 12442 & THE TEMPTATIONS 110 41 103 JOHNNY CASH Together 32 150 176 JOSE FELICIANO NA Greatest Hits Motown MS 692 Feliciano/10 to 23 Columbia CS 9478 RCA Victor LSP 4185 3 - 145 ROY CLARK NA 15 111 NA NA NA 100 SPANKY & OUR GANG The Ever Loving Soul of 17 148 177 SOUNDTRACK 1 NA NA Greatest Hits Dot DLP 25972 Alice's Restaurant Mercury SRS 61227 United Artists UAS 5195 19 146 146 JERRY BUTLER 112 21 108 JUDY COLLINS Ice on Ice 36 158 178 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS Recollections Mercury SR 61234 Child Is Father to the Man EKS Elektra 74055 Columbia CS 9619 10 147 147 VARIOUS ARTISTS NA NA NA NA 113 6 102 COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH Signs of the Zodiac 5 197 FLYING MACHINE NA NA NA NA Greatest Hits ABM 4211/22 Smile a Little Smile for Me Vanguard VSD 6545 Janus JLS 3007 6 - FLEETWOOD MAC NA 114 134 120 ANITA KERR /ROD McKUEN/ . Then Play On 59 180 180 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK SAN SEBASTIAN STRINGS Reprise RS 6368 The Last Waltz The Sea Parrot PAS 71015 23 104 149 TAMMY Warner Bros. -Seven Arts WB 1670 WYNETTE Greatest Hits 5 181 181 TEN WHEEL DRIVE WITH NA NA NA Ì NA 115 101 117 BEATLES Epic BN 26486 GENYA RAYAN Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts 33 137 150 THE SENSATIONAL CHARLEY Construction No. 1 Club Band Polydor 24 -4008 PRIDE Capitol ST 2633 RCA Victor LSP 4153 7 188 182 PETULA CLARK 116 52 107 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER Just Pet 60 133 151 BEATLES REVIVAL Warner Bros.-Seven Arts WS 1823 Fantasy 8382 Apple SWBO 101 3 196 183 FRIIID PINK 38 115 117 HERBIE MANN 18 154 152 FERRANTE TEICHER NA NA NA & Parrot PAS 71033 Memphis Underground 10th Anniversary Golden Atlantic SD 1522 Piano Hits 6 179 184 ED AMES INA NA 14 97 118 ANDY WILLIAMS United Artists UAS 70 Love of the Common People RCA 4249 Get Together With 5 170 VOGUES Victor LSP Columbia CS 9922 SR Greatest Hits 4 189 185 ANITA KERR /ROD McKUEN/ I NA' NA 58 119 119 ASSOCIATION Reprise RS 6371 SAN SEBASTIAN STRINGS Greatest Hits 78 130 154 TOM JONES The Complete Sea (3 LP's) Warner Bros: Seven Arts WS 1767 (á, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts 3 WS 1827 Fever Zone 23 124 120 LEE MICHAELS NA Parrot PAS 71019 33 182 186 BURT BACHARACH A8M SP 4199 23 142 155 JAMES BROWN Make It Easy on Yourself A8M SP 4188 35 116 121 IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY NA NA It's a Mother Columbia CS 9753 King 1063 15 177 187 ROD McKUEN Sold Out at Carnegie Hall 6 122 122 10 113 156 SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE NA R. B. GREAVES NA Warner Bros: Seven Arts 2 WS 1794 Atco SD 33 -311 MIRACLES Four in Blue 41 136 188 HENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCH. 18 110 123 STEVIE WONDER Tamla TS 297 A Warm Shade of Ivory My Cherie Amour RCA Victor LSP 4140 Tamla TS 296 30 163 157 ARETHA FRANKLIN 14 106 124 NANCY WILSON Aretha's Gold 48 191 189 TOM JONES Atlantic SD 8227 Hurt So Bad Help Yourself Parrot PAS 71025 Capitol ST 353 22 149 158 DONOVAN 36 129 125 WHO NA Barabajagal 24 192 190 DELLS Tommy Epic BN 26481 Love Is Blue Decca Cadet LPS 829 DXSW 7205 23 164 159 BILL COSBY 72 127 126 BEATLES Best of 7 178 191 DANNY DAVIS & THE Magical Mystery Tour Warner Bros.-Seven Arts NASHVILLE BRASS Capitol WS 1798 ST 2835 Movin' On 12 132 127 KINKS 21 131 160 JOHNNY MATHIS RCA Victor LSP 4232 Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet 34 - 192 BAND of the British Empire) Columbia CS 9909 Music From Big Pink Reprise RS 6366 15 167 161 LAURA NYRO Capitol SKAO 2995 6 151 ARCHIES NA NA * New York Tendaberry 1 - 193 TIM BUCKLEY NA Jingle Jangle Columbia KCS 9737 Kirshner KES 105 Blue Afternoon 20 166 162 MAMAS & PAPAS Straight STS 1060 8 125 129 RAY CONNIFF SINGERS 16 of Their Greatest Hits Jean 4 - 194 SHA NA NA Dunhill DS 50064 Columbia CS 9920 Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay Kama Sutra KSPS 2010 7 79 130 CHAMBERS BROTHERS NA NA 18 152 163 KENNY ROGERS & THE Love, Peace & Happiness FIRST EDITION 2 195 195 ROBERTA FLACK Columbia KGP 20 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to First Take 51 134 131 DONOVAN Town Atlantic SD 8230 Reprise RS 6352 Greatest Hits 1 - 196 GIL TRYTHALL in Epic BXN 26439 15 161 164 HENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCH. NA Switched -On Nashville: Country 28 123 132 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Six Hours After Sunset Moog Smash Hits RCA Victor LSP 4239 Athena 6003 Reprise MS 2025 10 175 165 CUFF LINKS NA NA NA NA 1 - 197 BUCK OWENS 25 133 - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Tracy Big in Vegas Engelbert Decca DL 75160 Capitol ST 413 Parrot PAS 71026 Mil 27 157 166 DOORS 3 - 198 BROTHER JACK McDUFF 95 126 134 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Soft Parade Down Home Style Release Me Elektra EKS 75005 Blue Note BST 84322 Parrot PAS 71012 56 172 167 JIM NABORS NA NA NA NA 2 199 199 ROD 6 135 135 MASKED MARAUDERS Love Me With All Your Heart Kama Sutra KSBS 2012 Deity RS 6378 Columbia CS 9358 40 121 136 BOB DYLAN 17 186 168 NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE 2 200 200 PENTANGLE Nashville Skyline Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Basket of Light Columbia KCS 9825 Reprise RS 6349 Reprise RS 6372

Janis Joplin 50 Joni Mitchell 143 Tommy Roe 26 Temptations 21 A -Z (LISTED BY ARTIST) Moody Blues 14, 107 Kenny Rogers & the Ten Wheel Drive 181 Herb Alpert 8 the Anita Kerr/Rod McKuen/ First Edition 163 B. J. Thomas 23, 92 Judy Collins 112 Aretha Franklin 157 Jim Nabors 167, 170 Tijuana Brass 85 Ray Conniff 129 Frijid Pink 183 San Sebastian Rolling Stones 5 75 Three Dog Night..6, 42, 140 Laura Nyro 161 Ed Ames 184 Bill Cosby 94, 159 David Frye 20 Strings 84, 114, 185 Diana Ross & the Traffic 48 Archies 72, 128 Country Joe & the Fish..113 King Crimson 78 Oliver 89 Supremes 33, 43, 144, 169 Gil Trythall 196 Association 119 Cream 66 Bobby Goldsboro 139 B. B. King 65 Original Cast Billie Joe Royal 102 Jethro Tull 64 Creedence Clearwater Grand Funk Railroad 19, 69 Kinks 127 Hair 27 S 8 Band 9, 192 Revival. .3, 39, 60, 116 Grass Roots 57 Various Artists Originals 174 Sha Na Na 194 Burt Bacharach 16, 186 Crosby /Stills /Nash 18 Grateful Dead 73 Led Zeppelin 1 44 Buck Signs of the Zodiac 147 Owens 197 Bobby Sherman 22 Beatles....2, 115, 126, 151 Crow 80 R. B. Greaves 122 Peggy Lee 55 Ventures 172 Sly 8 the Family Stone 40 Bee Gees 71 Cuff Links 165 Arlo Guthrie 58, 105 Lettermen 99, 101 Michael Parks 41 Bobby Vinton 138 Pentangle 200 Smith 74 Vogues 153 Blind Faith 53 Soundtracks Blood, Sweat & Tears 17, 178 Merle Haggard 79 Mamas & Papas 162 Peter, Paul 8 Mary - 34 Danny Davis 8 the Alice's Restaurant 177 James Brown 155 Nashville Brass 191 Isaac Hayes 32 Henry Mancini & His Pink Floyd 93 Jr. Walker 8 the Easy Rider 12 Tim Buckley 193 Dells 190 Jimi Hendrix Experience 132 Orch. 138, 164 Plastic Ono Band 10 All Stars 108 Funny Jerry Butler 146 Jackie DeShannon 175 Engelbert Humperdinck Herbie Mann 117 Elvis Presley 36 Girl 106 Dionne Warwick 56 Who Byrds 54 Neil Diamond 35 ....7, 109, 133, 134, 180 Mant i 171 Charley Pride 29, 150 Hello Dolly 49 125 Donovan 131, 158 Masked Marauders 135 Gary Puckett 8 the Her Majesty's Secret Andy Williams 118 Iron Butterfly 13 Nancy Wilson Glen Campbell 47, 59 Doors 166 Johnny Mathis 160 Union Gap 104 Service 142 124 It's a Beautiful Day 121 Canned Heat 103, 173 Bob Dylan 136 John Mayall 70 Midnight Cowboy 38 Johnny Winter 97 Quicksilver Messenger Stevie Wonder 123 Johnny Cash....28, 68, 110 Jose Feliciano 76, 176 Jackson 5 Les McCann & Oliver 87 15 Service 31 Tammy Wynette 149 Chambers Brothers 130 James Gang 83 Eddie Harris 37 Paint Your Wagon 61 Chicago Transit Romeo Ferrante & Teicher..62, 152 Tommy James 8 the Brother Jack McDuff 198 Boots Randolph 137 & Juliet 67 Dennis Yost 8 the Authority 96 Fever Tree 100 Rod McKuen 187 Shondells 24 Rare Earth 77 2001: A Space Odyssey 46 Classics IV 52 Petula Clark 182 Fifth Dimension Sergio Mendes & 51 Jefferson Airplane 30 Rascals 45 Joe South 95 Neil Young & Roy Clark 145 Roberta Flack 195 Quincy Jones 82 Brasil '66 90 Road 199 Spanky & Our Gang 111 Crazy Horse 168 Joe Cocker 11 Fleetwood Mac 148 Tom Jones Lee Michaels 120 Smokey Robinson 8 the Steam 91 Cold Blood 63 Flying Machine 179 4, 86, 98, 189 Steve Bend 154, Miller 88 Miracles 156 Steppenwolf 25, 141 Zephyr 81 Compiled from National Retail Stores by the Music Popularity Chart Department and the Record Market Research Department of Billboard. Anew release from a new, young, old .. company.

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RCA Cites Employe Freedom From The As Successful Management Key Music Capitals the MONTREAL - The key to dividuality, said G.I. Harrison, meeting recently. Harrison also of World RCA's system of management vice president and general man- added that since RCA recog- is allowing young people to ex- ager of the company during the nizes these two traits and never TORONTO Hills Motor Hotel, Jan. 26 -Sat- ercise their creativity and in- record division's annual sales stifles them with strict rules and RCA releasing David Brad - urday (7).... Montreal -based Le procedures, employes are given street's new single Tuesday (3). Grand Ballet Canadiens interested "an opportunity for meaning- The singer, who is winding up a in the ballet rights to The Who's ful freedom of expression." successful tour in a score of col- rock opera, "Tommy." ... Quality leges in Texas, returns shortly to readying a new release by Mythi- Harrison made Tape Sales Over the remarks complete his new LP and do a cal Meadow. . . . Capitol send- in his opening address to the Mike Douglas TV show. Before ing a special promotional package company's music men who leaving on the tour, Bradstreet to all rock stations to launch Patti gathered from Coast to Coast for replaced Chubby Checker for two Drew's new "Wild Is Love" Forecast: the four -day convention at the nights when the U.S. singer bowed release. Compo Chateau Champlain, Jan. 4 -7. out of his engagement at the Colo- Sacha Distel pulling capacity nial.... "Abbey Road" replacing crowds to a series of engagements CORNWALL, Ont. - At manager for the Decca division, For the conference, RCA "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club throughout the province of Que- Compo's annual sales meeting, and Lee Armstrong, national used an "Overture '70" theme. Band" as the best selling LP for bec, including three performances A spokesman said that it was officials announced that 1969 sales manager for the Apex di- the Beatles in Canada. Advance at Montreal's Place des Arts. Be- tape sales had exceeded all ex- vision. most comprehensive and suc- orders for "The Beatles Again" fore returning to Paris, he taped cessful in LP are reported to be equal to the a special for the French CBC -TV pectations for the company. It The company officially an- conference RCA's history. advance for "Abbey Road" last network. . . . CKFH out with was pointed out during the Jan. nounced that Barry Paine, Que- autumn. Release date for "Let It printed charts of their Top 30 16 Andy Nagy, national sales and conference that the rise in bec's promotion manager for Be" has been pushed to Feb. 16, line -up. . Gene Williams tour- tape sales had not affected disk five years, would be moved to promotion manager, chaired all although a rush -release on the ing Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary sales, which were one of the Toronto shortly and appointed sessions. single prior to that date is ex- and Vancouver to promote his first best in recent years for the corn - Ontario promotion manager. In one of the first meetings, pected. London single, "Plattsburg Drive - pany. Special promotion campaigns Knox Coupland, marketing Sun -Bar signed the Mingles, a In Blues. ". . . Andres Segovia's The conference was attended were planned to launch early manager, outlined the opera- group formerly called Super annual concert at Massey Hall a sellout. . T. St Clair Low, by 20 members Cirkus. . . . Close to 10,000 saw of Compo's 1970 U.S. product. Singled out tions of RCA's newly set up president of Canadian Music Sales Ontario and Quebec sales staff for a big promotional push were marketing system which was re- U.K. singer John Rowles tape a Donald Lautrec TV show in back from a cross -Canada trip and to formulate plans for the Rick Nelson's "In Concert," "I cently organized to coordinate Montreal. a week of business meetings in 1970's Rowles' biggest follow- in expanding the corn - Still Believe in Tomorrow" by all marketing functions of the ing in Canada is with French Hollywood, left for MIDEM at panies youth- oriented image, division. Cannes. Business talks in John and Anne Ryder, "Every- record Canadians. . Kim Calloway Ireland and the U.K. followed. . . . The and lay plans for transferring body's Talkin'," by Leroy Highlights of RCA product exited CHUM -FM. . London key personnel from their Mon- Holmes and "Muddy Missis- just released "Something to Be- press, radio station representa- plans for 1970 were presented tives and advertising treal headquarters to Toronto's sippi Line" by Bobby Golds- by Stan Kulin, merchandising lieve" LP and single by folksinger agencies saw MCA building in Willowdale, Russel Thornberry. Singer, orig- Sun -Bar's recording facilities in boro, and initial product by two manager, in an hour -long sight - full operation during a recent open where the Ontario branch office new underground groups, Val- inally from Texas, came to Can- and -sound spectacular. Incor- ada a few months back and has house, Jan. 20 -21. moved to last autumn. halla and Boffa Longo. porated into the show were taped settled in Vancouver.. . Frankie Buddy Rich celebrating his 50th Chairing the sessions were S. Compo also organized plans messages from RCA recording Laine appearing at the Hook and anniversary in show business dur - D. (Red) Roberts, national sales (Continued on page 71) artists who delivered special Ladder Club at the Seaway Beverly (Continued on page 71) addresses to the Canadian sales force. The highlight of the pre- sentation was a message from Nilsson, who composed a spe- cial song for the convention. Independent labels distributed Canada's by RCA were widely repre- Canada's sented at the conference. Jack Richardson, president of Nim- bus 9, hosted a dinner at the Top Singles city's Playboy Club, with his Top Albums recently signed group, Cat, as guest performers. This Last Weeks on This Lust Weeks on Mary Helfer, Dunhill Rec- Week Week TITLE, Artist, Label & Number Chart Week Week TITLE, Artist, Label & Number Chart ords' sales manager, was host at a breakfast meeting, at which he 1 1 VENUS 5 1 1 ABBEY ROAD 16 Shocking Blue, Colossus 108 reviewed the label's 1969 chart Beaties, Apple SO 383 performance and discussed 2 2 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE 7 product plans for 1970. 2 2 LED ZEPPELIN II 12 Led Zeppelin, Dunhill Atlantic SD -8236 Atlantic 2690 Avco Embassy's upcoming 3 4 NO TIME 5 product was previewed by 3 3 LET IT BLEED 7 Guess Who, Nimbus 9 -74 -0300 Luigi Creatore and Bud Katzel Rolling Stones, London NPS 4 4 4 WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS 6 4 8 THAT'S WHERE I WENT WRONG .... 5 in a combined live and slide Poppy Family, London M17375 tape presentation. Among other Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy 8397 were 5 5 ARIZONA 4 labels whose future plans 5 5 THE BAND 15 Mark Lindsay, Columbia 45037 unveiled to the RCA men were Capitol STAG 132 Earth and Poppy. 6 10 I WANT YOU BACK 4 6 6 TOUCHING YOU, TOUCHING ME 5 Jackson 5, Tamla /Motown 1157 How RCA plans to meet the Neil Diamond, Uni 73071 challenge of the seventies in the 7 3 DON'T CRY DADDY /RUBBERNECKIN' 8 was 7 7 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 11 tape field thoroughly Parrot PAS -71030 Elvis Presley, RCA 9768 covered by Wilf Gillmeister, 8 15 FANCY 3 manager of prerecorded tape 8 8 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 4 Bobbie Gentry, Capitol 2675 sales, who spoke on the future Parrot PAS -71031

9 12 WITHOUT LOVE 3 of tape cartridges and cassettes. 9 10 WAS CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 6 Tom Jones, Parrot 40045 Player Feature Three Dog Night, Dunhill DS 50068 -N a Featured as special agenda 10 11 ALBUM 1700 3 10 - WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES .. 1 Joe South, Capitol 2704 item was a presentation on a Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner Bros: Seven Arts WS 1700 new color TV tape player using 11 16 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 2 11 14 SANTANA 12 holographic color TV tape, the Columbia CS 9781 Dionne Warwick, Scepter 12273 newly developed RCA system 12 6 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 8 of cartridge video playback. 12 13 EASY RIDER 10 B. J. Thomas, Scepter 12265 Technical aspects of the system Soundtrack, Reprise 2026 plans were 13 12 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 3 13 - LIFE IS A SONG 1 and future marketing Gainsborough Gallery, Reo 9026 outlined by D. Miller of RCA, Moody Blues, Threshold THS -1 14 9 JAM UP JELLY TIGHT 9 New York, and W. Hannan of 14 15 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID 2 Tommy Roe, ABC 11247 RCA, Princeton. This marked Burt Bacharach /Soundtrack, A &M SP 4227 the first time RCA's new con- 15 7 JINGLE JANGLE 6 15 16 POPPY FAMILY 3 Archies, Kirshner 5002-N cept was demonstrated in Can- London M -17375 ada. 16 13 SHE 4 16 20 LITTLE WOMAN 9 The closing banquet was ad- Bobby Sherman, Metromedia MD -1014 Tommy James & Shondells, Roulette 7066 dressed by John Houlding, presi- 17 20 WHEN JULIE COMES AROUND 3 dent of RCA Ltd. Entertain- 17 18 FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS /FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS 8 Cuff Links, Decca 32592 ment, presented in showcase Elvis Presley, RCA LSP 6020 18 11 WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE 4 format with G.I. Harrison act- 18 9 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 29 Jimmy Cliff, A &M 1146 ing as MC, was headlined by Columbia CS 9827 U. S. country singer George 19 19 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 6 19 19 JOE COCKER! 2 Ferrante & Teicher, United Artists 50554 -J Hamilton IV. Young & Com- A &M SP 4224 pany, a Canadian group re- 20 STAND 20 - LET'S WORK TOGETHER 1 cently signed by RCA, and - 5 Sly & the Wilbert Harrison, Sue 11 Family Stone, Epic BN 26456 Vann -Elli, a newly discovered Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/70 Montreal talent, rounded out Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/70 the show. 66 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD International News Reports 'Small' Dutch Market Big as Seek Soviet as One of Europe's Most Dynamic FIDOF Member AMSTERDAM -Although it A prime example of inter- ation is expected shortly to move CANNES A new move the question of author's rights has a population of 13 million, industry co- operation was the into a profit situation and to - to bring the Soviet Union and and so on. and Holland ranks as a relatively CCGC's production in May expand at a fast rate in the next other Eastern European coun- plan is to form a com- small market, the Dutch record 1968 of a special album, featur- few years. "My tries into line with the West- this under the industry is one of the most ing top artists from various Record Clubs mission to study in the matter of with interna- dynamic and best organized in labels, to popularize stereo Record clubs, in particular the ern World FIDOF banner performance and mechanical music industry publica- Europe -and the young Dutch records. And as vehicles for German Bertelsmann operation, tional rights will be made by FIDOF, as Billboard acting record buying public is one of artist promotion, the annual pop are thriving and there is a grow- tions such the International Federation of the best -informed and most Grand Gala is unsurpassed in ing revenue from premium of- as consultants." Festival Organizations, aware of current developments Holland. Bovema handled six premi- Music Moreno said that 28 music fers. which held its general assem- in the pop music field. Bovema um deals last year sometimes festivals were now in member- bly at the Majestic Hotel here. Estimates of industry business Bovema, the Dutch EMI com- involving as many as 25,000 ship of FIDOF. was by during 1969 put the total turn- pany, provides a vivid example albums. The meeting attended Soviet Union over at more than 15 percent of how the Gala can promote The expansion of budget line observers from the and one the decisions taken up on the figure for 1968 when record sales. Buck Owens albums sales has also helped boost record of assembly was to include the industry did $33 million at one time sold just a few turnover but there is some con- by the as the official worth of business. Thus the ex- hundred copies here. Since his cern in the industry lest the Russian one of pected total turnover of around appearance in the Grand Gala budget line boom should lead to languages of the Federation. $30 million for the industry last year, his albums now reg- a situation of expanding unit The Russian delegates ex- would put annual expenditure on ularly achieve sales of more than sales and diminishing profits. pressed interest in joining recorded music per head of pop- 5,000. Said Robert Oeges, Polydor FIDOF after hearing the meet- ulation at almost $3- compared Pirate radio station Radio director of marketing: "In some ing approve a draft constitution with the West German figure of Veronica, now a unique Dutch areas the budget album situation for the Federation. just over $2. institution, has also played its has got out of hand and the Main point of the constitu- Certainly one factor which has part in promoting record sales fact that budget LP's are selling tion are that member festivals helped make the Dutch more and its massive popularity has in the U.K. for as little as $ I.75 will invite a FIDOF delegate to record conscious than the Ger- stimulated the state radio and is, in my view, absurd." their events so that he can mans is the existence of the television networks into a grow- Polydor had a turnover of 24 judge whether the festival is CCGC, the all- industry record ing awareness of the importance million guilders ($6.6 million) in held in accordance with its own promotion organization to which of pop programs. the last financial year and, says rules. Any festival which de- the major companies subscribe Holland is perhaps the only Oeges, 80 percent of this turn- viates from its rules will be ex- 2 percent of their annual turn- country in continental Europe over came from normal price pelled from the Federation. consistently over. This organization, through whose pop charts record s. Some companies, The assembly also created an its Grand Gala du Disque, its feature upwards of 75 percent Bovema among them, are trying administrative council with Ber- Edison awards and various other American and British material. to establish a basic medium price nard Chevry, MIDEM general promotional operations, has done There is fierce competition category of 14.90 guilders ($4) manager, as president of honor. a great deal to lift the record among disk jockeys to be the for albums, in order to maintain Other members are Auguste out of the luxury item class first to present the latest British adequate profitability. Marzagao (Rio Festival), pres- industry and achieve its acceptance as an or American hit and the As in most western countries, ident; Dr. Jan Sivacek (Brati- the need indispensable aid to enjoyment has long been aware of Holland has experienced the slava Festival); Hugo Helle- of leisure time. to rush -release hot British and leveling out of the singles sale mans (Belgian Radio and TV); U.S. singles. graph and a continuing rise in Ludwig Klekow (Sopot Festi- the 100 hits 1969, Of Top of LP sales. Says Oeges: "Sales of val); A. Figueras (Tenerife Fes- as compiled from weekly charts individual singles are declining. tival); Genko Genov (Golden by Radio Veronica, 68 were of At one time a No. I single Orpheus Festival, Sofia) and And a consider- foreign origin. would sell between 80,000 and Prof. Armando Moreno (Split able locally pro- proportion of 90,000. Today the figure is be- Festival). The San Remo Fes- duced is in material recorded ween 50,000 and 60,000." tival will also be invited to English which is widely spoken nominate a representative to and understood in Holland. the administrative council. Holland has about 1,200 rec- After the meeting, Moreno ord dealers of which about 600 Sire Tunes told Billboard: "The Soviet ob- are really important outlets and servers will study the statute it is estimated that 75 percent and then FIDOF will make a of record sales are made by 35 To Disc'AZ goodwill mission to Moscow for percent of the dealers. CANNES - The American the signing of the contract. As well as using these tradi- Sire catalog has been acquired "Since FIDOF has its seat in tional outlets, the Dutch industry by Disc'AZ for France, where it Yugoslavia, which is not an is becoming increasingly active was formerly handled by Eastern Bloc country, we hope in exploiting the "outer market," French Decca. that we can help bring the East which embraces rack jobbing, The deal was concluded at European countries into line on record clubs and premium offers. MIDEM by Sire's Seymour Rack jobbing was introduced Stein and Disc'AZ international into Holland on June I, 1968 manager Barbara Baker. when the seven major record Stein said Sire product would Seek limit companies created Gramoservice be manufactured and dis- to develop rack sales in stores tributed in France under its and supermarkets. There are own logo by Disc'AZ. The some small independent rack deal is effective immediately On San Remo jobbers but none seriously com- and first French release will be petes with Gramoservice. At a new single by Martha Velez present rack jobbing sales are and album product by Sam running at between 3 and 4 per- Apple Pie, Clark Hutchinson, Foreign Acts cent of total sales, but the oper- Twink, Ashkan and Aum. SAN REMO - Representa- I I I I I I I I I i 111111111111111111111111111111111111 I I I I Il l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l I I I 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 tives of the performers and mu- sicians union have requested that foreign singers in the San POLYDOR 23% OF DUTCH Remo song festival be limited in the 1970 competition. MART; CNR SALES SOAR The festival organizers have received requests to either elim- AMSTERDAM -In the last two years there have been sig- inate foreign singers altogether nificant changes in the shares of the record market achieved by or limit them to six out of 48 the major record companies. Bovema, which claimed about 16 per- festival participants. cent in 1967 has boosted its share to 20 percent with the ac- The festival organizers how- quisition of the Tamla Motown catalog among others, for Holland, ever consider that a festival and the takeover of the independent Iramac company. Polydor, with no foreign talent would be which had 15 percent in 1967, has expanded to take a 23 per- "greatly impoverished." cent share of the market; but easily the most impressive performance The matter is still under dis- sai has been that of CNR which has doubled its share from 6 percent cussion. in 1967 to 12 percent today. The figures, approximate, and based on a consensus of in- CORSO EUROPA'T dustry opinion, are: Polydor, 23 percent of market; Phonogram, ADVERTISING IN 22 percent; Bovema, 20 percent; CNR, 12 percent; Inelco, 6 percent; 20422 M I LANO BUSINESSPAPERS CBS, 6 percent; Negram -Delta, 5 percent; Dureco, 3 percent; Others. - 704261 MEANS BUSINESS TELE FONO 3 percent. ITALY . FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 67 MIOav1 Country by Country News Round -up

UNITED KINGDOM FRANCE says that Edith Piehra has sold 15 million records in the So- viet Union. The Russians also Avco Embassy, the American stock, he claimed, at MIDEM. Independent promotion team municipal aid has reported film and entertainment proved inval- important sales of clas- giant, is Principal markets, he said, were Jean Georghieff and Roger Ri- uable to French publishers, said sical music during the MIDEM seeking its own label in Britain. Japan, America and France beyre now represent former Rolf Marbot, Hugo Peretti head of the Classique. of the Hugo & and his main lines were deleted Vogue artist Francoise Hardy SEMI - Meridian Luigi organization The most important Eastern songwriting team, said products from CBS, Decca, but by MIDEM's end had signed and chairman of the light European the company would music deal initiated was be- be obtain- Liberty and Philips.... Dande- no new record deal for her. section of the International Pub- tween the Polish Authors' ing its own logo through one of lion will be launched in the Tutti reported that Harry lishers Association. the Agency and Southern Music's British majors shortly. The U.S. this month under its own d'Arc has taken over as inter- Bob Independent producer - Kingston, giving Southern company set deals with Ariola logo by Elektra, with albums national manager, replacing pub- exclusive representation in Germany and Recordi lisher Gerard Tournier, whose of all in from Gene Vincent principal Maurice Bouchoux, now with Polish music throughout the Italy. Edwards and Brigit St. John. Allo Music, Paris.... At C.E.D. company represents Northern Four Songs in France, obtained the world. The deal, which must Seasons producer Bob Welbeck acquired 12 Italian Claude Paulin, formerly with await the expiation of certain Crewe is seeking a licensing Sire publishing catalog for songs from Sugar and Ricordi Barclay before joining Polydor, existing contracts before it is deal either with Decca or one and two San Remo entries "Re returns to head the interna- France, paying a $10,000 ad- other vance. Tournier also renewed concluded, is one of the most major in current talks. So Di Cuore" (Sugar) and "E Il tional di',; ion, in place of Cyril important in far CBS has released his Mills Music representation the history of the Oliver Momento" (Durium). . . . Fes- Brillant who now heads up Polish from the CGC Record for a further five years. music industry.... The Co. in tival has acquired a master, Barclay's export department. Polish Authors' Agency con- New York. . . Wesley Rose is "Reggae Man" for Britain, Gerard Dubos has been ap- Jean- Jacques Tilche, head trols all Polish music, near to completing of with roy- renewal of U.S. and Australasia from Han- pointed head of the new Bar- Tutti, reported deals with Du- alty collection handled by the his licensing deal for Hickory sa. The disk is by a Jamaican clay tape division. . Paul rium and Riviera and said ZAIKS organization. Records with Decca in England. group, the Bamboos, who are Beuscher president Philippe that the U.S. and The Poles were He will Germany very satisfied be attending the Inter- German residents. The single Seiler reported major foreign in- were showing more interest than with the MIDEM Classique national Music Industry Confer- was cut in Berlin. terest at MIDEM. . Inde- ever in French copyrights. . . . which gave exposure to 17- ence in Majorca in April to Tony Hiller of Mills Music pendent French record company Decca France publishing year -old pianist complete other European sub- Janusz Olejnic- deals. bought rights to an Audio Fi- Byg in deals to help get world- sidiary, Grande Avenue, signed zak, brilliant 19- year -old violin- Mervyn Conn has completed delity LP "Year One," by Gold- wide representation of its cata- a deal with continental Larry Page's Page ist Piotr Janowski and the Zyb- distribution for Car- en Gate on the Sunday prior to log of jazz and contemporary Full of Hits publishing com- mont Krauze Music Workshop. naby under its own Union Jack MIDEM opening.... Mike Col- music, Actuel. President Jean pany for French representation. There were label offers of bookings through RCA Italiana La lier's Mother Mistro company Georga -karakos reported offers Penny Farthing Records are dis- for the artists Compagnie in from a number France, EMI in set a production deal for mas- from Scandinavia, Italy, Hol- tributed in France by Pathe- of countries, including the USA. Scandanavia and Ekipo in ters with Richard Euhara of land, Belgium, Spain and Japan. Marconi. . Vogue Records In the Pop MIDEM, the Pol- Spain.... ABC Records presi- Tokyo who will place the prod- Byg's Josephine Markovitx signed American street singer dent Larry Newton and inter- uct in Japan. In ish delegation signed a deal addition, he said that important contacts had Christopher Laird.... Disc'AZ with national chief Dave Berger are placed his catalog with Gallo in Peter Walsh who will bring been made with contemporary publishing affiliate Tremplin ac- the modern Polish vocal group in London for talks with their Africa and renewed with Stig composers, especially in Britain quired the Bob Dylan and British representative John Anderson for three years in Novi to Britain for concerts. and Germany. Criterion signed Crosby, Stills and Nash catalogs Mike Vernon of Blue Snow. The company will open Scandinavia, with Epic for an- deals Horizon with Martin Cohen, Fred for France. Disc'AZ also signed also negotiated to bring top Pol- its own offices in Piccadilly in other year in France and Can - Neil, Third Storey Music, Blend- to distribute Trans World in ish pop singer April but is continuing to be ciones Del Mundo for three ingwell Niemen to Lon- Music (all U.S.) ..... France in a deal with Trans don to record in English, and released under license by EMI years in Spain. He is also nego- French government and Cannes World's Art Young. on its Stateside label.... MCA tiating to renew with RCA Ital- Middle Earth's Paul Waldman has signed Mike D'Abo as an iana.... Phil Solomon acquired did an exchange deal to present British acts in Poland and artist and producer.... Twelve - the Bellaphon catalog for sev- SCANDINAVIA Pol- grades chief S.M. Ali sold eral territories including En- ish acts in Britain. $250,000 worth of deleted gland. In a deal between Arne Ben - Deutsche Vogue for its various diksen and Wesley Rose and territories and to several other Avenue Bows ITALY Ron Randall, Bendiksen of Oslo countries, and the placing of acquired the Hickory and TRX product by Kjell Karlsen with Full Price Label labels for Scandinavia. The la- Ambassador in the U.S. and The Italian participants were ian catalogs, Radio Records and bels were formerly handled by Pickwick in Britain. LONDON - Avenue Record- in general highly satisfied with Lelotonde, have been assigned Moerks. The deal is effective Bendiksen signed to duplicate ings' plan to launch a full price the amount of business done, to Deutsche Vogue for Ger- immediately and means that and distribute in Europe British label have finally been fulfilled although there were some com- many. . . . The theme from Hickory and TRX product will Pickwick product both in cas- with the creation of Phoenix the plaints over the quality of the Italian movie "My Morn- be released on an own logo sette and 8 -track form and and a pressing- distribution pact galas and the overloaded tele- ing," published by Bixio Music basis. Bendiksen's publishing signed a deal to represent the with CBS. Phoenix will now be of is phone system. (Chevry has Rome, to be recorded by company also began negotia- British Ad- Rhythm catalog in launched Feb. 23, with eight the Tremeloes. . Mireille tions to acquire promised twice the Warner Bros. Scandinavia. . . . Swedish pub- albums and singles, managing as many tele- Mathieu will record the Du- phone lines for next year). music catalog for Scandinavia. lisher Anderson signed to rep- director Gordon Melville re- rium copyright, "Un Bacio no . Other deals include the sale resent Avco Embassy publish- vealed. Usignolo Music's copyright due Baci No." Spanish art- of trumpeter "Arcadinoe" ... Finn Eriksen to ing and records in Scandinavia. So far confirmed for release has been sold ist Raphael has recorded the will worldwide for a $4,000 be albums by U.S. singer advance Ricordi copyright "Non Cre- Mark and is to be recorded by Mary Murphy and a country dere," which reached the Ital- BELGIUM music band, the Tumbleweeds. A Hopkin and Richard Anthony. ian top five in a version by ... MCA is Britain will release single by the group will also be Mina. Title of the Raphael ver- The released. an album by Belldisc artist Fa- sion is "Please Palette stand had more meetings with the Screen Gems Please Please" than 50 visitors. In The Murphy album, "This brizio de'Andre, whose last LP and it will have worldwide re- Germany, team concerning the Screen Polydor has released cassettes Gems repertoire Must Be Earth' is produced by sold 70,000 copies in Italy... . lease. and also with Raphael has also re- by Digno Ken Barnes, former manager of Belldisc sold the Santo and corded the Ricordi copyright Garcia and Los Wesley Rose concerning the fu- Johnny Mayas, and in the U.S.A. and ture exploitation of Acuff-Rose Sutton Sound studios, who has catalog worldwide. . . . "Gelosia." . Ricordi is tak- Canada cassettes signed an independent produc- PDU Records assigned its cata- ing legal action against Rita featuring the catalog in the Benelux terri- Waikikis and "Pearly . tion contract with Phoenix and log to Mexicana de Discos Pavone following her signing Shells tories. Louis van Rymen- Zave for from Hawaii" have been re- ant and Rudy Wilt of the Euro- is working on an album of one year with a roy- with RCA Italiana. . . . Paul alty advance of $7,000. PDU leased by Kapp. Other releases vox Music Group reported con- gypsy music. Mauriat will record the Ricordi of Palette Promotion will be handled will be represented in Yugosla- copyright "La Lunga Stagione product in cassette tracts with seven British compa- via form have been made by Am- nies, five through Avenue's management by Jugoton. . . . Two Ital- dell'Amore." French companies, pex and Fonit Cetra in Italy five Italian companies, three and promotion subsidiary and by Columbia in Japan. German companies, and one headed by Len Tucker. SPAIN /PORTUGAL During MIDEM, Felix Faecq, Swiss and one Canadian com- In recent months Avenue has Palette president, had important pany. developed from a company mainly engaged in "We had producing three reasons for business, although it was too low price cover versions to sell- coming to MIDEM," said En- early to comment on the deals. EASTERN EUROPE ing budget 12 -inch and 7 -inch rique M. Garea, international . . . Alfonso Sainz, general albums, many of them through manager of Columbia Espanola. manager of Guitarra Discos, se- the Resco super markets chain "To participate, to see all our cured distribution and subpub- Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Po- day so that approaches could be which is merchandising Avenue friends, to give strong promo- lishing deals with Carlos Ara- land, Yugoslavia and the Soviet made to artists appearing in mini -LP's in 53 stores. tion to Julio Iglesias, who ap- gon for France, A &M Records Union were all represented this the show.... The Soviet com- peared in for the U.S., Fermata for South year. Most delegates expressed pany Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, one of the galas, and satisfaction to do America and Melodia for the with the results. representing the Melodia cata- catalog deals. We have Soviet Union. The Czech organization succeeded 100 percent." Arthur Mas, gen- Slov- log, reported a greater interest eral manager of Ekipo, said he an Concert found the MIDEM in Russian product than ever be- Columbia Espanola signed a had strengthened ties with the Classique "quite good" and de- fore and the six- strong delega- deal with Avco Embassy for American Crewe group and had clared that the pop MIDEM was tion announced deals with Brit- Spanish repesentation of Avco signed contracts with British, of great value to small compa- ish, French and Dutch com- records and representation, American and Italian produc- nies which could compete on an panies. . Melodia had two through Notas Magicas, of the tion companies. . . . Joaquin equal basis with the larger firms. artists, Muslim Magamojev and Avco publishing catalog. . . . Merino, international manager . Qualiton of Hungary was sat- Edith Piehra in the gala shows Jose Manuel Vidal Zapater, of Zafiro, reported deals in isfied with both MIDEMs but and reported a number of offers The SIGN of grCat reacting general manger of Hispavox, Portugal and South America suggested that the final gala to book these artists from coun- said Hispavox had done good for singer Juan Pardo. should be held on the penultimate tries including the U.S. Melodia 68 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD International News Reports

icka, subtitled "Jazz in the Church" BIGGEST IN SALES DURING CHRISTMAS SEASON by the CSSR Orchestra, "Four From The Reasons," by Willi Fruth and "Mo- tions and Emotions" by Oscar Peterson. Music Capitals URSULA SCHUEGRAF LA ROMERIA HELSINKI EL ABUELO VITOR of the World Award- winning pop promoter Continued from Leo Heinonen of Finnshow is page 66 MUNICH planning a number of pop concerts PAXARINOS by international acts for the ing his engagement at the Royal Liberty /UA has moved to new York's Imperial Room, spring of 1970 following the suc- by Jan. 26- premises Herzog - Rudolph Recorded Thursday (5).... London's Poppy - cess of concerts by John Mayall strasse 7, Munich 22 (Tel: 221361, (Jan. 4) and Jethro Tull (Jan. 17). Family complete a string of eight telex 5,28378) Managing director college dates in western Canada Lined up for future concerts are VICTOR MANUEL Siegfried E. Loch held a recep- the with a concert in Winnipeg, Sun- Who, Led Zeppelin and the (BELTER RECORDS) tion for writers and composers in- Rolling . . . (8). . . Stones. Capitol art- day Only one AM volved in making an all- German station CFRA, Ottawa-stayed ist Bobbie Gentry visits Finland - album for international release. Feb. 22 to tape a TV appearance. with the controversial Serge Gains- PA . Ralph Siegel opened Olym- Columbia artist Tapio Hein - Published by bourg -Jane . Birkin single, "Je pia Music Productions for free- onen was in Paris to discuss his T'aime . . . Moi Non Plus" late MUSICALES BELTER S.L. PA lance producers and new talent. French language album with AEDICIONES last year. The song, a best seller It will work in conjunction with Pathe- Marconi executives. Gomis, 1 - BARCELONA -6 (Spain) in that city for over a month, ended Siegel's Edition Meridian which up in second spot on the sta- Finnlevy has signed ex- convict PA deals with writers, composers and Kid, who is being promoted as MIZOI300010100000117300001010360000000l40010:10 00 tion's list of most popular songs arrangers. Members of the organ- the Finnish Johnny . . . for the year. . CKOC, Hamil- Cash. ization include Ralf Nowy, Ingrid Sammy Babitsin is recording a ton, saluted Elvis Presley by fea- Engleder, Stephen Zobel and Eva turing his disks Jan. 23 -25. Finnish version of Cilla Black's Boettiger. . . . United Artists "Flowers in the Morning" for Co- Burt Hamer left Cat and was re- Musicverlag, formerly Metric lumbia. . . . EMI is placed by Brad Fowles, formerly releasing a Music, has produced a Bavarian Finnish Mickey Mouse album to with the Churls.. . Martin On- version of "Gruezi Wohlm Frau Font-Cetra s.p.a. rot mark the Disney character's 40th presented The Band to 5,530 Stirnimaa" a hit for Swiss group, in in two year show business.... Scandia concerts at Massey Hall, The Minstrels. German lyricist is has released two albums Via Bertola 34 Turin (Italy) Tel. 57.53 Jan. 17. Other of Fin- dates set by Onrot Bauer and the single will be re- nish labor songs from the years were at the University of Guelph leased by Bellaphon. The Ba- where 4,800 attended 1900 to 1940. . . . Sonet artist two concerts, varian group is the New Foot - Marjatta Leppanen has recorded Jan. 16, and at Hamilton's Mc- warmers. Master a Finnish version of the Vikki University where an over- Ariola released the first German hit flowing crowd of 4,200 Carr "It Must Be Him." In attended language single by Adriano Cel- another Sonet release Miss Lep- a single concert 18. . . . FARASSINO Jan. antano, "Heya," with German panen duets with GIPO Life & Creation appeared at the newcomer Jukka lyrics by Michael Holm. . . . Virtanen. Electric Circus, Jan. 23 -25. . Owner of production plant Spe- Markku Aro has recorded a Fin- Three French disks currently get- cial Records and record company ting airplay on English -speaking nish version of Engelbert Hum - Tempo - Schallplatten - Vertrieb perdinck's "Winter World of Love" the Italian "Chansonnier" CFOX, Montreal are "Le Me- Meissner and Co., Oscar nege" by Dany Meissner for CBS.... Finnish TV is screen- Aebe, "Reve" by has died. He purchased the pro- ing the ITC Petula Clark and "Que Je T'aime" series "This Is Tom duction plant in 1951 and pro- Jones. ". . . Oy Yleisradio Oy has by Johnny Halliday. . King duced the first German low price Edward Sheraton Hotel dropped its weekly 30- minute pro- featuring records. His son Kurt Meissner gram in a series of Toronto dance bands which selections from SPF 31240 CITTA' continues the operation. . . . U. K. and U. S. hits are played LA MIA beginning Monday (2) and con- Ariola -Eurodisc started operating tinuing until the week following Record Retailer and Bill- of June in the Benelux, near Amsterdam board chart readings. The pro- 15. Orchestras booked so far in- with Jan Van Schalkvijk heading gram clude Frank Bogart, Frank Evans, continues to be hosted by AVERE UN AMICO the company. . MPS Records Markku Helismaa. . . . Two Fin- Trump Davidson, Denny Berni, has released Jimmy MacDonald three jazz albums: nish enterprises have applied for and Eugene "Missa Jazz" by Jaromir Hrul- licenses to operate Amaro. . . The Byrds commercial ra- and Tee - dio stations garden & Van Winkle will ap- - the Finnish branch pear at Massey Hall, Sunday (1). of Eastern World Communica- tions, which operates some relig- . Randy Backwood produced 1st Intl. Fest four sides by Nimbus 9's Tymne ious radio stations in the Far And a Half. East, and Mikrolevy, an independ- For Finland ent record producer. Both stations are planning to operate VHF HELSINKI Turku, Fin- on AMSTERDAM - with transmitters located at Ham - RECORD RETAILER 7 Carnaby St., London W.1, Ei:gland land's second largest city, will eenlinna and Lahti. Singer Ivan Rebroff here to ap- stage the first pear on the Mies Bouwman ever international KARL HELOPALTIO WANT TO KEEP ON TOP OF THE TV pop music in show and CBS tied in with a festival Finland, press cocktail party in The Hague following the annual Turku Mu- HONOLULU BRITISH MUSIC AND RECORD SCENE? for radio, TV and press people sic Days event which runs from Promoter Tom Moffatt is mull- and the release of the French Aug. 17 to 21. ing a Tiny Tim concert later this Each week, RR (Britain's only record /music industry year at the Honolulu album "Un Violon Sur le Toit" The municipality is collaborat- Concert publication) tells it like it is. (Fiddler Hall. . Guido Salmaggi, di- on the Roof). . CBS ing with the musical association has released "Arizona" by Mark rector of the City's Auditoriums Subscribe today. Rates for one year: U. S. & Canada, Lindsay, Turun Soitannollinen Seura to Department, has resigned his post. "Seventh Son" by Georgie per year; K., £4.16.0; Europe, £6.0.0. Fame and a new single by Bel- present the event. which will be He was the man to see about Hon- $30.00 U. gium's Will Tura, "Liefdesver- staged in Ruissalo National Park olulu International Center book- Rates elsewhere pn request. ings. Matt Esposito is driet.". . . Following the visit of and will feature concerts, re- now acting the British group the Gun in presenting all categories of pop director. . Because he liked December for an appearance in music, jam sessions and lectures. the atmosphere during a visit last the NCRV television show year, Tom Jones would like to Name Firm "Twien," CBS has released the The organizers are inviting play a week at Duke Kahana- participation moku's, home group's . from artists in Scan- of the Don Ho album "Gunsight. ". Address Important new releases by CBS dinavia, continental Europe, the Show. No signings, however. . . . include the double album "The U.K. and U. S. and support in Eddie Kamae, Hula Records star, has Story of the Blues" compiled by the form of a financial subsidy moved his group from the City State ZIP Paul Oliver, and the local produc- Kaimana Beach Hotel to the new has been promised by the gov- Holiday Inn on Kalakaua Avenue. tion "It's Me Oh Lord," a gospel ernment, if required. album by the 45- strong group the After Jonah Jones' booking is Nature of Business 3089 The over, the Ilikai's Hong Kong Junk Rivals, directed by Rob van Dijk, Helsinki Festival Weeks, Published every Thursday, RECORD RETAILER is featuring Milly Scott, and Louis (May 16 -30) will also feature will try a discotheque policy. The room will be redubbed Van Dyke on piano. . . The pop music for the first time in the Zo- available by subscription only. 24- year-old Brazilian pianist Nel- its three -year history. A special diac Room, entering the age of Aquarius with dance music by a son Freire was in Holland for underground event is scheduled three still -to -be -named group. . . . The concerts and CBS tied in and Frank Zappa has in- with the release of his fourth been (Continued on page 72) album. BAS HAGEMAN vited.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Sales Over Forecast Aquarius Lease SAINZ INTO Continued from page 66 Deal With EMI to promote their new Canadian Pact Renewed mil PO PRODUCTION product: two LP's by tinette MADRID - Alfonso Sainz, Reno on the Lero label; Donald LONDON - Aquarius Rec- leader of the instrumental group Seward Orchestra LP on their ords has completed a three -year tterep Los Pekinikes (Hispavox), has new Pop Apex French label; master leasing deal with EMI, started a career as an indepen- Don Messer's upcoming Apex with first product under the ar- dent producer. He's created a product, and "Canada Requests rangement to be released on new Niven Miller" on Scott. Parlophone Friday (13). BORED record label, Guitarra, dis- tributed by Movieplay. Following the sales talks, the The debut release is by Judas Jump, "Run for Your First release, a single representatives toured the com- Life." of "Lu- pany's The group is also nita" by Julian Granados, pressing plant and were signed to has shown the new facilities to Aquarius management. already sold 20,000 copies. Gui- manufacture Under the tarra has also released prerecorded cas- deal with EMI, a sin - settes and tapes, which one Judas Jump will supply tapes r.iiióérd Ile and an LP by the instru- spokesman mental group Taranto's. said are one of the for three singles and three al- most advanced and up -to -date bums each year for the next

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47 47 RAINDROPS KEEP 5 4 EL BAUL DE LOS BRITAIN FALLING ON MY HEAD MALAYSIA SINGAPORE RECUERDOS- *Karina SINGLES -Sacha Distel (Warner (Courtesy Radio 11alaysia) (Courtesy Radio Singapore) (H ispavox) -Ediciones (Courtesy Record Retailer) Bros.) -Blue Seas /Jac (Jimmy This Last This Last Musicales Hispavox Wisner) Week Week Week Wee 6 6 CENICIENTA -*Formula V *Denotes local origin 48 48 LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO (Fonogram)-Ediciones This Last (Reprise) 1 3 EARLY IN THE MORNING I 2 O ME, OH MY -Lulu Fontana -Zafiro ME-Frank Sinatra -Vanity Fare (Philips) (Atco) Week Week Ambassador (Sonny Burke) 7 10 SUSPICIOUS MINDS-Elvis 2 5 TURN ON A DREAM 2 4 ELI'S COMING -Three Dog 1 12 LOVE GROWS -*Edison 49 Sinatra -Box Presley (RCA) - MY WAY -Frank Tops (Stateside) Night (Stateside) -Canciones Lighthouse (Bell)-Mustard/ (Reprise)-Shapiro- 3 5 SIGN ON FOR THE GOOD del Mundo 3 7 DOWN Schroeder /Mason (Tony Bernstein (Don Costa) ON THE CORNER - TIMES -Merrilee Rush 8 - VENUS-Shocking Blue Macaulay) HIM Creedence Clearwater (Stateside) 50 - NA NA HEY HEY KISS Revival (Liberty) (RCA)-Ediciones Sympathy 2 1 TWO LITTLE BOYS -*Rolf GOODBYE -Steam 4 1 RAIN -Jose Feliciano (RCA) 9 7 COME TOGETHER -Beatles Harris (Columbia)-Darewski (Fontana) -United Artists 4 1 NOBODY'S CHILD -Karen 5 3 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE (Odeon) -Ediciones (C. M. Clarke) (Paul Lenka) Young (Columbia) -Engelbert Humperdinck Gramofono Odeon 3 3 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE 5 8 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE (Decca) 6 8 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 10 9 0 TREN -*Andres do Barro -*Marmalade-Walrus -Peter, Paul and Mary - (RCA) -Ediciones (Marmalade) -Decca (Warner Bros.) Glen Campbell (Capitol) DENMARK 7 7 DOWN ON THE CORNER Musicales RCA 4 8 COME AND GET IT- 6 DON'T CRY DADDY -Elvis - (Courtesy Danish Group of IFPI) - Creedence Clearwater Badfinger (Apple) Northern Presley (RCA) Revival (Liberty) 5 4 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS *Denotes local origin 7 - JINGLE JANGLE -Archies 8 6 IF I LEAVE YOU NOW - DREAM- Bobbie Gentry/ This Last (RCA) O.C. Smith (CBS) SWEDEN 9 9 Glen Campbell (Capitol) - Week Week R MAKE YOUR OWN KIND HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY (Courtesy Radio Sweden) Acuff-Rose (Kelly Gordon/ - B ROTH Hollies 1 1 HER KOMMER PIPPI OF MUSIC -Mama Cass ER- This Last AI De Lory) LANGSTRUMP-Inger (Stateside) (Parlophone) Week Week 6 6 SUSPICIOUS MINDS-Elvis Nilsson (Philips) 10 10 HERE COMES THE STAR Presley (RCA)-London Tree 9 - WHEN JULIE COMES Herman's Hermits - I 1 EN MAN I BYRAN -Lill (Mark Lipskin) 2 4 DU BURDE KOEBE DIG EN AROUND -Cufflinks (Columbia) Lindfors (Polydor)- Sweden 7 2 RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR TYROLERHAT- *Johnny (Decca) Music LOVE TO TOWN -Kenny Reimar (Philips)- Sweden 10 - MY BABY-Crazy Elephant 2 3 SIMPLE SONG OF Rogers & the First Edition Music (Stateside) FREEDOM -Tim Hardin (Reprise)- Southern 3 3 SUGAR, SUGAR-Archies SOUTH AFRICA (CBS) -Sonora 8 11 FRIENDS-*Arrival (Decca) (RCA)- Sweden Music (Courtesy Springbok Radio, EMI) 3 5 VENUS -Shocking Blue -Carlin /Enquiry (Alex (Metronome) Murray) 4 5 SAN QUENTIN- Johnny MEXICO This Cash (CBS) 4 2 SUGAR, 9 13 LEAVIN' ON A JET PLANE This Last Week SUGAR -Archies 5 7 SUSPICIOUS MINDS -Elvis (RCA)- Sweden Music -Peter, Paul and Mary Week Week 1 PRETTY BELINDA -Chris (Warner Bros.) Harmony Presley (RCA) -Dacapo Andrews Laetrec (Teal) 5 6 AT SAN QUENTIN (LP)- 1 1 AZUCAR, (Pye)- (A. Grossman Okun) 6 2 DROEM NOGET AZUCAR (Sugar, Johnny Cash (CBS) /M. PROEV OG Sugar) -Archies (RCA) 2 (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE- 10 30 WITCH'S PROMISE-*Jethro SMUKT -*Ole (Polydor)- Tremeloes (CBS) -Biem (GRC) 6 4 ROSEN -Arne Qvick 2 2 Tull (Chrysalis)-Chrysalis Dacapo HERIDO (I've Been Hurt) - 3 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY (Karusell) Anderson) Bill Deal and the Rhondels BROTHER -Hollies (Parlophone) 7 9 SOMETHING -Beatles (Apple) (Polydor) 7 7 CORNELIS SJUNGER 11 5 TRACY-Cuffl (MCA) - -Apple -Alto Music (EMI) TAUBE (LP)- Cornelis Van Lee & Emily M 3 10 LA NAVE DEL OLVIDO 4 THERESA -Dave Mills (Storm) Vreeswijk (Metronome) 12 20 I'M A MAN -Chicago (CBS) 8 8 ONE MILLION YEARS - Jose Jose (RCA) - Kerry Dempsey -Angela Music- 13 7 GOOD OLD ROCK 'N' Robin Gibb (Polydor)- (Gallo) 8 8 SUSPICIOUS MINDS -Elvis Dacapo 4 5 EL AMOR ES PARA LOS Presley (RCA)- Sonora ROLL -*Dave Clark Five DOS -Los Baby's (Peerless) 5 DOWN ON THE CORNER - (Columbia)-Various (Dave 9 6 DEN GULE FLYVER- Creedence Clearwater Revival 9 11 WILLIE AND THE Clark) *Bjoern & Okay (Polydor)- 5 7 UNA LAGRIMA -Estela (Liberty) -Don Fogarty -MPA POORBOYS (LP)- 14 9 SUGAR, SUGAR -Archies Dacapo (RCA) (Teal) Creedence Clearwater DoWE rL BE Music 10 10 BAD MOON RISING - 6 3 ORGULLOSA MARIA (Proud 6 JAM UP JELLY TIGHT -Tommy Revival (Liberty) 15 14 SOMEDAY Creedence Clearwater Mary) -Creedence Roe (ABC Paramount)-Lowery 10 9 LET IT BLEED (LP)- Rolling TOGETHER-Diana Ross Revival (Liberty) -Palace Clearwater (Liberty) Music (Teal) Stones (Decca) & the Supremes (Tamla Music 7 4 MI VIEJO -Piero (CBS) 7 SUSPICIOUS MINDS-Elvis Motown) Jobete /Carlin Presley (RCA) -Essex Music (Johnny Bristol) 8 - EL SILENCIO ES ORO (Teal) 16 10 MELTING POT -*Blue Mink (Silence Is Golden) - 8 WITHOUT LOVE -Tom Jones SWITZERLAND (Phillips) -Cookaway (Blue FINLAND Tremeloes (CBS) (Decca)- Duchess Music (Gallo) (Courtesy Radio Basel) Mink) (Courtesy Intro) 9 9 MI LOCA PASION -Los 9 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON 17 15 THE LIQUIDATOR -8 Harry Baby's (Peerless) MY HEAD -B. J. Thomas This Last *Denotes local origin J. All Stars (Trojan) -B and 10 6 RIO VERDE (Green River) (Scepter) -Laetrec (Gallo) Week Week C (Harry Johnson) - This Last Creedence Clearwater 10 CRY TO ME- Staccatos (Nem)- 1 1 VENUS -Shocking Blue 18 19 LEAVIN' DURHAM TOWN- Week Week (Liberty) Billy Forest Production -R. (Metronome) -Pink Elephant -*Roger Whittaker Mellin (Trutone) 1 l EI KAUNNIMPAA- *Katri Master (Columbia) Meyolico (Dennis Helena (Top Voice)-JKC 2 2 GRUEZI WOHL, FRAU Preston) Music STIRNIMAA -Die Minstrels 19 18 BUT YOU LOVE ME NEW ZEALAND Music DADDY Reeves 2 2 PRINSESSA (Prima Ballerina) SPAIN -Jim (Courtesy New Zealand Broadcasting) 3 3 GEHH NICH VORBEI (RCA) -Burlington (Chet -*Robin (Philips) -Fazer (Courtesy of El Gran Musical) Christian Anders (Columbia) Atkins/Danny Davies) 3 3 JE T'AIME MOI NON PLUS *Denotes local origin *Denotes 4 4 SUGAR, SUGAR -Archies 20 26 1 CAN'T GET NEXT TO -Jane Birkin /Serge local origin Gainsbourg (A /Z Disc) This (RCA) YOU- Temptations (Tamla Week This Last 5 8 (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE Motown)-Jobete /Carlin 4 4 SANAT EIVAT RIITA Week Week Tremeloes (CBS)-Gale - (Norman Whitfield) KERTOMAAN-*Pasi 1 AND WHEN I DIE -Blood, Sweat Kaunisto (Decca) and Tears (CBS) 1 1 PAXARINOS /EL ABUELO Music 21 16 COMIN' HOME -Delaney & -Fazer VICTOR- Victor Manuel 6 6 OH WELL -Fleetwood Mac Bonnie (Atlantic)- Throat 5 7 OTA JA OMISTA (Make Me 2 NATURE-*Fourmyula (HMV) (Belter)- Ediciones Musicales (Reprise) (DG ON) An Island)- *Fredi (Philips) -Fazer 3 JEAN -Oliver (Crewe) Belter 7 5 WEINE NICHT, KLEINE 22 - TEMMA HABOUR-*Mary 2 5 LOOKY, LOOKY -Giorgio EVA -Flippers (Bellaphon) Hopkin (Apple)-Rak /Major 6 5 SUGAR, SUGAR -Archies 4 LADY SAMANTHA -Shane (HMV) (Belter)- Ediciones Musicales 8 - NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM Oak (Mickie Most) (RCA) -Ed. Coda Belter GOODBYE -Steam 23 23 HITCHING A RIDE-Vanity 5 (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE 3 3 HIMNO A LA ALEGRIA- (Fontana) -MRC Music Fare (Page One) 7 6 MAKE ME AN ISLAND Tremeloes (CBS) - *Joe Dolan (Pye) - *Miguel Rios (Hispavox)- Inc. /Little Heather Music 24 17 WITHOUT LOVE -*Tom -Fazer 6 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM Ediciones Musicales Inc. Jones (Decca)- Valley (Peter 8 9 TAYTYY JOTAIN YRITTAA (Che Male T'ho GOODBYE -Steam (Fontana) Hispavox 9 10 ONE MILLION YEARS - Sullivan) Fatto)- 4 2 SUGAR, SUGAR -Archies Robin Gibb (Polydor) 25 33 WEDDING Danny (Scandia) -Scandia 7 WEDDING BELL BLUES-Fifth BELL BLUES - Dimension (Liberty) (RCA)--Grupo Editorial 10 7 LOOKY LOOKY-Giorgio 5th Dimension (Liberty) - Music Armonico (Hansa) 20th Century (Bones Howe) 9 8 JULIAN GRIMAU- *Tapio 8 THE GAME-Larry Morris 26 31 LET IT ALL HANG OUT Heinonen (Columbia)- (Impact) Jonathan King (Decca) - Odeon 9 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS -Glen Jon Jo (Jonathan King) 10 10 01 RAKKAHIN-*Paivi Campbell (Capitol) 27 25 SHE SOLD ME MAGIC - Paunu (Columbia) -JKC 10 OH WELL -Fleetwood Mac Lou Christie (Buddah) Music (Reprise) From The 28 43 BOTH SIDES NOW -Judy Collins (Elektra)-Essex JAPAN 29 44 LET'Sr WORK TOGETHER - NORWAY Music Capitals Canned Heat (Liberty)- (Courtesy Original Confidence Co., Ltd.) (Courtesy Verdens Gang) United Artists (Skip Taylor/ *Denotes local origin Canned Heat) *Denotes local origin 30 37 VENUS- *Shocking Blue This Last This Last of the World (Penny Farthing) -Page Full Week Week Week Week 1 1 KURONEKO of Hits (Rob Van Leeuwen) NOTANGO- 1 1 SUGAR, SUGAR -Archies Continued from page 71 who befriends a Negro jazz art- 31 24 YESTER -ME, . YESTER -YOU, Minagawa Osmu (Philips) (RCA Victor) -Sweden Music YESTERDAY Stevie -Suiseisha 2 2 SOMETHING -Beatles ist in New Orleans. Sands' TV Wonder (Tamla Motown) 2 2 DRIF NO ZUNDOKO -BUSHI (Apple)- Sonora Moana Hotel now has a luau show special, filmed while he was still - (Toshiba) and Genoa Kewwe, veteran song- Jobete /Carlin (Fuqua -*Drifters - 3 3 JE T'AIME . MOI NON headlining the Outrigger Hotel's Bristol) Watanabe PLUS -Jane Birkin & Serge bird, helped launch the entertain- 32 22 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE 3 3 SHIROI IRO WA KOIBITO Gainsbourg (Disc'AZ)- shows, finally will be shown some- -*Engelbert Humperdinck NO IRO- *Betzy and Chris Stockholm Musikproduktion ment. . . . Jeff Apaka, Capitol time this spring. artist, is (Decca) -Donna (Peter (Denon)- Pacific 4 6 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE now appearing at the Pianist Rene Paulo is now work- Sullivan) 4 4 IKEBUKURO NO YORU- AGAIN -Bobbie Gentry Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, ing at Keone's Lounge, backed by 33 29 GOOD MORNING -Leapy *Aoe Nina (Victor) -Zen -On (Capitol)- Sonora where his late dad, Alfred Apaka Lee (MCA) 5 5 HANA TO NAMIDA- *Mori 5 4 OH WELL- Fleetwood Mac his longtime bassist, Ed Shonk. 34 Jr., once performed. . 39 RUB A DUB DUB -*Equals Shin -ichi (Victor) -Watanabe (Reprise) -Bendiksen Inny Jack de Mello is readying (President) G. L. H. 6 6 EARLY IN THE MORNING 6 7 VI VIL Gluntan (Odeon) Young and Varoa Tiki & the Tikis GI- a luau show for the (Edward Kassner) -Cliff Richard (Odeon) - -EMI Norsk have reopened the Queen's Surf's Cinerama 35 42 JUST A LITTLE Revue Japan 7 8 YESTER -ME YESTER -YOU Reef Hotel. MISUNDERSTANDING - 7 13 THE TRAIN-1910 Fruitgum YESTERDAY- Stevie Barefoot Bar. Contours (Tamla Motown) - Co. (Buddah)- Aberback Wonder (Tamla-Motown)- Country singer Diana Trask had Jobete Carlin (C. Paul /W.M. Tokyo Reuter & Reuter mid -January dates on the military BARCELONA Stevenson) 8 8 KENKA NO ATO DE 8 5 (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE - Vocal group Pic Nic (who had 36 - GIRLIE -*Peddlers (CBS) - KUCHIZUKE O- Ishida Tremeloes (CBS) circuit. Tommy Cash follows Lillian Ayumi (Columbia) & a big hit, "Callata Nina" last /Carlin (Cyril Smith) -J K 9 - RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR March 26 through April 4. . 37 35 VICTORIA -*Kinks (Pye) 9 7 COME TOGETHER/ LOVE TO TOWN -Kenny Tickets to Liberace's two -nighter year) have split, following the exit Davray/Carlin (R. & D. SOMETHING-Beatles Rogers & First Edition singer who left for Davies) (Reprise) -Bendiksen (11) and 12 at the Honolulu Con- of Jeanette 10 14 the U K Progressive rock 38 21 IF I THOUGHT YOU'D AWAZUNI AISHITE- 10 9 ROSEN -Arne Quick cert Hall have a top of $7.50... . EVER CHANGE YOUR *Uchiyamada Hiroshi and (Karusell) The Three is starting to succeed in Spain with MIND -*Cilia Black the Cool Five (RCA) -Ai of Us now are appear- (Parlophone) Keith Prowse Pro. ing at the remodeled Outrigger Maquina's "Land of Perfection" 11 12 and "Flat Foot Sam" by Mickey (George Martin) MAYONAKA NO GUITAR - PUERTO RICO Hotel Lounge, which sports a new 39 - ELIZABETHAN REGGAE - *Chiga Kaoru (Columbia)- dance floor.... The Kim Sisters Murray.... Jess and James (Bel - Byron Lee (Duke) - Amano Geino (Courtesy of WKAQ -EL Mundo) ter) have a new backing group Chappell (Byron Lee) 12 9 WAKARE NO SAMBA - and the Kim Brothers will offer a 40 32 HIGHWAY SONG -Nancy *Hasegawa Kiyoshi (Philips) *Denotes local origin Kim spree June 5 through 13 at and are moving into progressive Sinatra (Reprise) -April -Shinko This Last the Outrigger Hotel's Main Show- rock with a new single, "Mrs. Da- (Mickie Most) 13 11 SEALED WITH A KISS Week Week - vis.". . Vergara released a new 41 36 LOVE IS Lettermen (Capitol) room. They'll be cutting "live" ALL-*Malcolm -Taiyo 1 1 CHE CHE COLE -Willie Roberts (Major Minor) - 14 10 SHINJUKU NO ONNA- Colon (Fania) album for Makaha Records at that single "Sophia" by Sergio Endrigo Donna (Tommy Scott) Fuji Keiko (RCA) -Nihon 2 7 TUS RECUERDOS-Lebron time. Also, the Kims will give and a new single by Peret, "Guapa 42 - 1 WANT YOU BACK - Geino Bros. (Cotique) Maria" (Beautiful Maria). Jackson 5 (Tamla /Motown) 15 16 YORU TO ASA NO AIDA NI shows at the H.I.C. May 15 and 3 8 EL HUERFANITO- Blanca Following a Luis -Jobete Carlin (Corporation) =Peter (CBS Sony)-April R. Gil (Velvet) 16. court battle, 43 28 ONION SONG- Marvin Gaye 16 15 KOI DOROBO- *Okumura 4 IT'S FOR YOU-Challengers Cardey has left Vergara and re- Chiyo (Toshiba)- - Tommy Sands has bowed out of Tammi Terrell (Tamla Watanabe (Mariel) his Hilton Hawaiian Village com- corded his first single, produced Motown) -Jobete /Carlin 17 - KOKUSAISAISEN 5 QUE LEVANTE LA MANO by . 44 34 (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE MACHIAISHITSU -*Aoe - Roberto edesma (Gema) - mitment. He was set to make his Juan Pedro for Fonogram... -*Tremeloes (CBS) -Gale Mina (Victor)- Victor 6 9 PELAO -Ralfi Pagan ( Fania) debut in the Tapa Room in Feb- Lia Uya (Belter) has recorded a 18 18 HITORINE NO KOMORIUTA (Mike Smith) 7 3 EL MANICERO -Primitivo ruary, but has decided to pursue a Spanish version of "Oh Happy 45 41 WITH THE EYES OF A -Kato Tokiko (Polydor)- (Montilla N.Y.) Stone Wells renewed film career instead. He's Day " -"Oh Dia Feliz.". . . Sa- CHILD -*Cliff Richard 8 - NEGRA PALOMA-Marco (Columbia) Peter Vince 19 - KOIBITO-*Moriyama Ryoko A. Muniz (RCA) in Hollywood filming Trans -Gen- lome (Belter), last year's Eurovis- 46 40 LONELINESS-*Des (Philips)- Shinko 9 AMPARO ARREBATO Inc.'s "The Tree" ion Festival winner, married her O'Connor (Columbia) 20 WATASHI GA SHINDARA - Ricardo - eral Jasmine - - Ray (Alegre) manager, Sebastian Garcia Ver - Music Associates (Norman -*Hirota Mieko (Columbia) 10 5 BUSCO UN AMOR -Oscar from a script he wrote himself. Newell) -Watanabe de Lugo The story involves a pop singer netta. RAFAEL REVERT 72 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Late News

Executive Turntable Peace Fest a Garden of Talent Continued from page 3 NEW YORK - Try ask- medal for the evening; at every with one part soul and an ar- ing somebody to tell you who delay and rough spot (and there senal of dynamite. There is no Otis Pollard is the new national promotion director for the performed at the M a di son were many in the intermission - superficial gloss diluting their Isley Brothers' T -Neck Records. Pollard was an independent Square Garden Peace Festival less seven hours) he was there music; it is all guts and har- promotion representative for major labels for several years before on Jan. 28. Your answer will be to smooth things out, talking, mony. serving as director of Eastern promotion for Stax /Volt Records. a faraway look in widepopen singing, keeping the audience All in all, a successful con- He most recently was r &b director for Mercury Records and eyes, and the whispered word from getting impatient or bored. cert. It showed scores of tal- subsidiary labels.... Don Cuzzocrea has been named controller "Everybody!" At least a hun- The pleasant surprise was the ented artists, promoters, back- of Famous Music's Paramount and dred performers donated their Voices of East Harlem. The stage workers and generous con- Dot Records division and concert Irving Bailer, manager of accounts time for this benefit least known group on the bill tributors uniting forces for a the receivable department for that kept the Garden packed show Paramount, Dot, Stax and Volt. Cuzzocrea joins Famous from earned the first, most unani- common cause. The until 3:30 a.m. mous, and most immediate raised $75,000 for the peace Gulf & Western Industries, where he was staff auditor. Before The cause was peace, and effort. The festival was pro- that he was with IT &T in general standing ovation of the evening. accounting. Bailer comes to each of the artists expressed it These 20 young Harlem resi- moted by Sid Bernstein. Famous from Atlantic Recording Corp., where he held the same in his own way. Ritchie Havens dents combine 10 parts gospel NANCY ERLICH post. Before that he was accounts receivable supervisor at Kapp took time off between numbers and spent five years with Scepter Records in bookkeeping. to talk about the disunity of * * * the U.S. Harry Belafonte; Peter, Caroline Allmark joins Capitol Records as national airplay Paul & Mary, and Dave Bru- coordinator for albums, a new position. She formerly worked for beck concentrated on material NARAS' All -Out Pitch Infoplan International, a London public relations firm. that deals directly with the * * * struggle for peace. Judy Collins, Ben Bartel joins National Tape Distributors in Los and Blood, Sweat and Tears To Promote Angeles numbers from Grammys as vice president of corporate development. He had been with preferred to do their normal repertoires, but LOS ANGELES Irving this year's Grammy nominees (as Transcontinental Music in Los Angeles. . . . Buck Stapleton both acts had an unusual vi- - named national promotion Townsend, national president of the movie and television indus- director for Monument Records in brancy and sweetness; nobody NARAS, is directing an all -out tires have been doing so suc- Nashville. He was previously Monument's West Coast sales and forgot what the concert was for. pitch to the record industry for cessfully), and (2) the announce- promotion director. Stapleton was formerly with Capitol Records. Mother Earth played a set. The a concentrated promotion of ments of the Grammy winners Dick Moreland has been appointed general manager of Rascals were there. The cast the Grammy Awards. Follow- on March 11. By so doing, we Together Records. Ron Budpick has been added to Together's of "Hair" summed up the spirit ing is Townsend's open letter will do more than honor the producing staff.... Donna Siani, formerly of Chess Records, of the evening as they ended to the industry: nominees, themselves we will with the Sun- - has joined GRT Records in sales and is administration assistant the show "Let On Monday (9), the Record also bring greater recognition, shine In." Academy will announce the fi- glory and stature to an entire to Marty Goldrod, national sales and promotion manager. . . One pleasant and one un- Saul Saget, formerly with MGM, joins Transcontinental Record nalists in the voting for the industry in which each of us is pleasant event surprised all 20,- 1969 Grammy Awards. Starting equally involved and to which Corp. as creative services vice president.... Gina Davis joins 000 of the audience. Jimi Hen- all of us are deeply dedicated. Tangerine Records as on that date, the Academy's head of traffic and administrative assistant drix left the stage 10 minutes more than 2,500 qualified mem- to a &r director David Braithwaite. after he came on, and did not ( "There is a strong possibility * * * bers will begin casting their that the winner of the award, return. Peter Yarrow made apol- ballots. On March 11, the win- Mike Atkinson named to the newly created post of West ogies for Hendrix and calmed The Record of the Year ners of the 1969 Grammy Grammy, will be announced on Coast promotion manager for AVCO Embassy, based in Holly- the crowd's grumbles. Yarrow Awards will be announced. gets the distinguished service our annual Grammy TV spe- wood. He was recently promotion manager for Metro Records The individual Grammys cial, `The Best on Record,' on Distributors, Los Angeles. will belong to the winners. NBC on May 7 rather than on Morty Gewirtz has joined Hansen Publications, in charge of But the Grammys, as a symbol March 11. ") production and getting pop songs for sheet music; he replaces NARM Conclave of artistic achievement, belong Eileen Michael, who joined the Warner Bros. -7 Arts publishing Puts Rooms to the recording industry itself. firms. Gewirtz has been with Walter Kane & Son, New York. 700 And that is why we, of the Oppose Court Review Reserve Academy, invite everyone in our On List industry to join us in honoring Continued from page 4 BAL HARBOUR, Fla. those who have been nominated BEST SELLING - for this most coveted award, the FTC case, which was based More than 700 rooms have been on 1960 statistics. They point reserved in the four 1970 by spreading the news of the Grammy nominees, and asking out that the Appeals Court NARM Convention Hotels found this aspect of the corn - Americana, Balmoral, Beau Ri- the world -at -large to share with us the pride we, as an industry, petition of relatively minor im- LPI vage and Ivanhoe). The con- portance, as an impediment to ference is scheduled for March have in these achievements. This Last Weeks on To radio stations, we suggest new club entry. Week Week TITLE, Artist, Label & Number Chart 20 -25. A total of 64 regular mem- the creation of programs (and Columbia also denies the FTC 1 2 SWISS MOVEMENT 9 bers wholesalers) and 64 as- even your own "guess- the -win- claim that the court remand Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Atlantic SD 1537 sociate members manufactur- ners" contests) built around this in effect supported the FTC 2 1 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 30 ers) have reserved person -to- year's Grammy nominiees, as order. The Columbia brief says Isaac Hayes, Enterprise ENS 1001 person conference schedules, well as mention of the Grammy the court rejected all the "fac- whenever one of these nom- tual underpinning" of the FTC 3 3 MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND 40 which include outdoor meetings Herbie Mann, Atlantic SD 1522 in the poolside cabana area of inated sides is played. case. The court majority's ac- the Americana Hotel. To record companies, we sug- tual words were: "While we 4 4 WALKING IN SPACE 12 that Quincy Jones, A &M SP 3023 Leading tape companies have gest focussing on your Grammy agree with the Commission reserved poolside rooms and nominees in all your advertis- Columbia's licensing agreements 5 8 HERBIE MANN LIVE AT THE WHISKEY A GO GO 10 and on radio, have foreclosed a share of the Atlantic SD 1536 lanai suites in the adjacent area. ing promotion tele- vision and in the press. market, we feel that the Com- 6 7 YE ME LE 6 mission has failed sufficiently Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, A &M SP 4236 And to each of this year's Gula, a Polydor Grammy nominees, we suggest to examine the market struc- 7 5 CRYSTAL ILLUSIONS 25 Staffer, Is Killed that you spotlight this unique ture." The word "market" in the Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, A &M SP 4197 decision referred to the record LAWRENCE, N.J. John honor, bestowed upon you by 8 9 FANCY FREE 6 - your peers, during your personal club segment, which the court P. Gula, who handled Heliodor Donald Byrd, Blue Note BST 84319 appearances on television, ra- found, as did the FTC, to con- Records product for Polydor, dio, in concerts and clubs, and stitute a distinct and "well de- 9 6 IN A SILENT WAY 22 Inc., was killed in a car accident Miles Davis, Columbia CS 9857 during your press interviews. fined submarket" in the record- Jan. 26 on his way home here. The ing industry. 10 10 INSIDE 5 Gula, 22, previously handled Grammy, the youngest Paul Horn, Epic BNX 26466 Heliodor when it was under of the three major awards in the entertainment field, has, 11 14 BUDDY & SOUL 7 MGM Records. Before joining Presser Pub Deal Buddy Rich Big Band, World Pacific BST 20168 MGM, Gula was associated with during the last few years, taken the greatest strides. For, 12 12 Raymond Rosen, RCA's Phila- Continued from page 8 HIGH VOLTAGE 26 thanks to the cooperation of so Eddie Harris, Atlantic SD 1529 delphia distributor and audio years ago by Vogel and Henri manager for E.J. Korvette in many of you - broadcasters, 13 11 HOT DOG 21 press, record companies and the Elkan, both members of the Lou Donaldson, Blue Note BST Philadelphia. 84318 artists themselves - it has now Philadelphia Orchestra. They ob- 14 17 CONCERTO GROSSO IN D BLUES 5 achieved, as the Oscar and the tained rights to performance in Herbie Mann, Atlantic SD 1540 Pincus to Coast on Emmy did before it, the honor the U.S. and Canada of the cat- alog of Durand et Cie., French 15 16 LIGHTHOUSE '69 10 of instant recognition by the Jazz Crusaders, World Pacific, BST 20165 Placement Talks great American public. One publishers of music by Debussy NEW YORK George Pin- truly impressive example of its Ravel and many other French 16 15 MOOG: THE ELECTRIC ECLECTICS OF 29 - Dick Hyman, Command 938 cus, president of Gil /Pincus rapidly growing acceptance: for composers. Elkan left the firm Music Group, is in Hollywood the first time, last year, the in 1952 and founded his own 17 - SELFLESSNESS 5 publishing house. Elkan -Vogel John Coltrane, Impulse AS 9161 this week to arrange the place- annual Grammy television spe- ment of key copyrights with cial, The Best on Record, sur- maintains a major rental library 18 18 AQUARIUS 31 West Coast producers passed the annual Emmy tele- of scores which Presser Co. Charlie Byrd, Columbia CS 9841 and art- ists. He'll also be working on cast in the national Nielsen needed, Broido said. 19 13 DIDN'T WE 7 the placement of recently ac- ratings. The of the store leaves Stan Getz, Verve V6 -8780 closing quired songs with independent This year, all of us in the center city without a major out- 20 - FIRST TAKE 3 film companies. Pincus, who'll recording field can help to swell let of serious music. Presser had Roberta Filack, Atlantic SD 8230 be staying at the Beverly Hills this ever-growing acceptance closed its retail outlet in center Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/70 Hotel, will be back at his desk even more by concentrating city in 1959 when the firm here next week. in every possible way on: (1) moved to Bryn Mawr. FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD 72 FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7, 1970

* STAR PERFORMER -Sides registering greatest proportionate sales progress this week. Record Industry Association of America seal of certification as million selling single.

c 39 42 42 FANCY 12 6 57 57 LOOK -KA PY PY 10 i Bobbie Gentry (Rick Hall), Capitol 2675 Meters (Marshall Sehorn -Allan R. Toussaint), N . leek 1015 TITLE Artist (Producer), Label 8 Number ;o 36 37 45 LET'S WORK TOGETHER 10 - - NEVER HAD A DREAM COME Wilbert Harrison (fuggy Murray), Sue 11 TRUE 1 71 83 MA BELLE AMIE 3 Stevie Wonder (Henry Cosby) Tamla 54191 2 2 2 VENUS 9 Tee Set (Jerry Ross) Colossus 107 76 77 83 HELLO IT'S ME 11 Shocking 66 Blue (Robert van leeuwen), Colossus 108 52 52 59 OH ME OH MY 7 Nan (Nara 8 Michael Friedman), SOC 001 Lulu (Jerry Weiler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin), JE 1 3 3 I 92 T'AIME ... MOI NON PLUS 4 WANT YOU BACK 13 Atco 6722 The Jackson 5 (The Corporation), Motown 1157 lane Birk in 8 Serge Gainsbourg (Jack Baverstock) 57 62 74 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY Fontana 1665 3 1 1 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING BROTHER 8 72 98 - GOT TO SEE IF I CAN'T GET 10 ON MY HEAD 15 Mollies (Ron Richards), Epic 5 -10532 MOMMY (To Come Back Home) 3 B. J. Thomas (Burt BachrachHel David), ONE TIN SOLDIER 13 Jerry Butler (Gamble -Huff) Mercury 73015 Scepter 12265 48 50 51 Original Caste (Dennis Lambert 8 Brian 75 76 97 IF WALLS COULD TALK 4 8 15 22 THANK YOU (Falettin Me Be Potter), TA 186 71 little Milton (Calvin Carter), Checker 1226 Mice Elf Agin) /EVERYBODY 60 72 85 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE 74 74 81 HOW I IS A STAR 6 MORE TIME 4 CAN TELL MY MOM Sly 8 the Family Stone (Sly Stone), Epic & DAD 10555 The Chairmen of the Board (Staff), Invictos 9074 0 5 Lovelites (J. Cameron -C. Johnson), UNI 55181 5 8 14 WITHOUT LOVE 7 BELONGS TO 33 35 SHE ME 15 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (There Is Nothing) 7 Rick Nelson (Rick Nelson), Deuce 732550 1 Frigid Pink (Mike Valveno) Parrot Tom Jones (Peter Sullivan), Parrot 341 40045 43 46 MONSTER 5ii) 7 10 16 50 7 GOOD GUYS ONLY WIN IN I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE Steppenwolf (Gabriel Mekler), Dunhill 4221 AGAIN 7 THE MOVIES 1 EVIL WAYS Mel and Jim (Gene Dionne Warwick (Burt Bacharack -Hal David), 61 71 - 3 Chandler) Bamboo 109 Scepter 12273 Santana (Brent Dangerfield) Columbia 4.45069 EASY COME, EASY GO 1 13 20 33 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL 7 Bobby Sherman (Jackie Mills) Metromedia 177 42 47 49 HOW CAN I FORGET YOU 5 Holman (Peter ... * Fddie DeAngelis), ABC 11240 Marvin Gaye (Norman Whitfield), Targe 54190 iLii 98 - SAVE THE COUNTRY 2 5 5 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE...... 12 40 40 46 LET A MAN COME IN AND Thelma Houston (Steve Barri -Joel Sill) Dunhill 422 Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page), Atlantic 2690 DO THE POPCORN (Part II)... 8 81 OH WELL (Part I) 2 James Brown (J. Brown), King 6275 - 17 29 39 NO TIME 8 Fleetwood Mac (Fleetwood Mac), Reprise 0883 IS Guess Who (Jack Richardson), RCA 74.0300 54 60 71 BREAKING UP HARD TO DO 5 Lenny welch (Billy Davis-Helen Miller -Rose Marie) 84 86 96 MORNIN' MORNIN' 5 11 11 12 JINGLE JANGLE 11 Commonwealth United 3004 Bobby Goldsboro (Bob Montgomery -Bobby Goldsboro) United Artists 50614 Archies (Jeff Barry), Kirshner 63-5002 49 58 60 LOVE BONES 8 83 DOWN IN THE Johnny Taylor (Don Davis), Stan 0055 - - ALLEY 2 21 38 95 PSYCHEDELIC SHACK 4 Ronnie Hawkins (Jerry Wexler -Tom Dowd) The Temptations (Norman Whitfield), Gordy 7096 51 54 56 TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER. 11 Cotillion 44060 Eydie Germs (Don Costa), RCA 74 -0250 78 81 90 BARBARA, I 10 6 6 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE 16 LOVE YOU 5 90 New Colony Six (Pete H. Wright- Howard Bedno) Peter, NW 8, Mary (Albert B. Grossman 97 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE I 73 - Mercury 73004 Milt 0kun), Warner Bras. -Seven Arts 7340 TO REMIND ME 3 t 96 - THE COURT OF THE R, - 14 19 21 ARIZONA 10 B. Greaves (Ahmet Ertegun -Jackson Howe) Si CRIMSON KING (Part I) Mark Lindsay (Jerry Fuller), Womble 4.45037 Ateo 6726 2 King Crimson 4 39 41 CUPID 14 (King Crimson) Atlantic 2703 6 7 7 DON'T CRY DADDY/ SHILOH Johnny Nash (Johnny Nash -Arthur Jenkins), lad 220 - 1 RUBBERNECKIN' ...... 11 Neil Diamond (Jeff Barry- Billie Greenwich) Bang 575 Elvis Presley, RCA 47.9768 41 41 48 WHEN JULIE COMES AROUND 9 9 4 4 SOMEDAY WE'LL BE Cuff Links (Paul Vance -Lee Pockriss), Decca 732592 WHY SHOULD I CRY The Gentrys (The Gentrys -Knox Phillips) TOGETHER 14 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED Sun 1108 Diena Rose 8 the Supremos (Johnny Bristol), WATER 99 SUPERSTAR 2 1156 - Motown - Simon 8 Garfunkel (Simon, Garfunkel 8 Haler) Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers 19 26 31 WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES, 6 Columbia 4-45079 (Tim Rice- Andrew Lloyd Webber) Deena 732603 Joe South (Joe South), Capital 2704 THE RAPPER 79 2 91 91 94 IF I NEVER KNEW YOUR NAME 5 lagged (Shamus Prod) Kama Sutra 502 Vic Dana 15 9 8 JAM UP JELLY TIGHT 13 (Ted Glasser) Liberty 56150 Tommy Roe (Steve Berri), ABC 11247 53 56 62 HOLD ON 6 MY ELUSIVE 51 DREAMS 1 Rascals (Rascals, Inc. /Arif Mardin), Atlantic 2695 0 - TRAVELIN' BAND /WHO'LL Bobby Vinton (Billy Sherrill) Epic 5.10576 STOP THE RAIN TRACES /MEMORIES MEDLEY . 7 2 52 47 49 52 94 96 99 THE GHETTO 4 Creedence Lettermen (Al De Lary), Capitol 2697 Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty) Donny Hathaway (Don Rick I King Curtis), Ater, 6719 Fantasy 637 66 69 75 JENNIFER TOMKINS 6 20 28 IN THE RAIN 12 90 94 IT'S 3 36 WALKIN' Street People (Paul Vance), Musicor 1365 - JUST A MATTER OF TIME Jay 8 the Americans (Sandy Yagoda 8 Thomas B8 Sonny lames (Kelso Herston), Capitol 2700 Kaye), United Artists 50605 87 99 YOU GOT ME HUMMIN' 3 12 13 13 EARLY IN THE MORNING 12 Cold Blood (David Robinson), San trencisco 60 89 84 87 COME SATURDAY MORNING. 8 Sandpipers (Allen Stanton), AIM 1134 Vanity Fare (Roger Easterby I Des Chemp), IF I WERE A CARPENTER 3 Page One 21 -027 67 80 Johnny Cash and June Carter (Bob Johnston) 93 WELFARE CADILLAC 2 27 31 47 BLOWING AWAY ..... 6 Columbia 4 -45064 Guy Drake (Don Hosea for Trip Universal) Fifth Dimension (Bones Howe), Soul City 780 Royal American 1 MOON WALK, PART I 6 56 62 64 69 16 17 23 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE 10 Joe Simon (John R.), Sound Stage 7 2651 97 VICTORIA 2 Engelbert Humperdinck (Peter Sullivan), Parrot 40044 Kinks (Ray Davie) Reprise 0863 77 82 OH WHAT A DAY 3 - Cadet 16 12 10 MIDNIGHT COWBOY ... 15 lit Dells (Bobby Miller) 5663 - COME AND GET IT 1 Ferrante I Teicher (George Butler), 8adfinger (Bill Miller) Apple 1815 United Artists 50554 63 78 84 THE TOUCH OF YOU 4 58 Brenda 8 the Tabulations (Gilds Woods- Brenda Si I CAN'T HELP FALLING IN 25 36 43 BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR Tabs), Top 8 Bottom 401 LOVE WITH YOU 1 ARMS 8 AND ME 5 Al Martino (Wes Farrell) Capitol 2746 Jefferson (John Schroeder), Snout 106 64 65 67 MY HONEY 59 (Johnny Baylor) Ko Ko 2104 HONEY COME BACK. 4 Luther Ingram 95 THEN SHE'S A LOVER 3 30 55 78 94 95 - Glen Campbell (Al DeLOry), Capitol 2.711 69 73 80 WON'T FIND BETTER THAN Roy Clark (Joe Allison) Dot 17335 60 ME 6 RAINY IN 5 1 34 63 70 NIGHT GEORGIA New Hope (Mike), Jamie 1381 SHE'S READY Brook Benton (Arif Mardin) Cotillion 44057 Spiral Starecase (Sonny Knight) Columbia 4-45048 65 68 73 I'M JUST A PRISONER 6 61 (Rick Hall), Fame 1460 32 48 54 THE THRILL IS GONE 7 Candi Stator 1984 1 B. B. King (Bill Ssymcsyk), BluesWay 61032 DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN Spirit (Lou Adler) Ode 128 I DIDN'T (Blow Your Mind T Al 45 59 77 Rufus Thomas Bell -Tom Nixon) Stay 0059 JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT 1 This Time) Byrds (Terry Melchor) Columbia 4-45071 5 8 Delfonics (Stan 8 Bell Prod.) Philly Groove 161 59 61 64 BOLD SOUL SISTER 63 104 Ike 8 Tina Turner (Bob Krasnow), Blue Thumb THE BELLS 1 6 25 27 WONDERFUL WORLD, 82 NEW WORLD COMING 2 Originals (Marvin Gaye) Soul 35069 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE 10 - -Joel Mama Cass Elliot (Steve Barri Sill) ME 1 Jimmy Cliff (Larry Fallon -Leslie Kong), AIM 1146 CALL .. Dunhill 4225 Seethe Franklin (Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd 8 31 35 38 SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE tr 80 100 I'VE GOTTA MAKE YOU /knit Mardin) Atlantic 2706 BATHROOM WINDOW 10 LOVE ME 3 100 I'LL SEE HIM THROUGH ...... 2 Joe Cocker (Denny Cordell -Leon Russell), AIM 1147 Steam (Paul Leka) Mercury 73020 -- Tammy Wynette Epic 5.10571 (Billy Sherrill)

HOT 100 -A TO Z -(Publisher-License e) BUBBLING UNDER THE HOT 100 Always Something There to Remind Me (Blue I Want You Back (Jobete, BMI) 2 One Tin Soldier (Lents 8 rents, boíl 4 Seas /Jac /Anne Rachel, ASCAP) 46 If I Never Knew Your Name (Diamond, BMI) 85 Psychedelic Shack (Jobete, BMI) 11 101. GOD KNOWS Vogues, Reprise 0887 Arizona (Kangaroo, BMI) 13 ONLY If I Were a Carpenter (Faithful- Virtue, BMI) 55 Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Blue Seas/ Baby Take Me in Your Arms If Walls Could Talk (Jalynne, BMI) 71 Jac /20th Century, ASCAP) 3 102. LU Peggy Lipton, Ode 124 (January /Welbeck, BMI) 24 I'll Never Fall in Lore Again (Blue Seas/ Rainy Night in Georgia (Combine, BMI) 26 Barbara, I Love You (New Colony, BMI) 80 THROUGH THE Grass Roots, Dunhill 4227 Jac /Morris, ASCAP) 6 The Rapper (Sixuvus Revival /Kama Sutra, BMI) SO 103. WALKING COUNTRY The Bells (Jobete, BMI) 98 I'll See Him Through (Gallico, BMI) 100 Rubberneckin' (Presley, BMI) 14 Blowing Away 104. CHURCH STREET SOUL REVIVAL Exiles, Columbia 4-44972 (Tuna Fish, BMI) 21 I'm Just a Prisoner (Fame, BMI) 61 Bold Soul Sister (Placid/Rococco, BMI) 63 Save the Country (Tuna Fish,' BMI) 76 In the Court of the Crimson King (Part I) She Belongs to Me (Warner Bros: 105. FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME Merle Haggard 8 the Strangers, Capitol 2719 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Screen Gems - (Tro- Total, BMI) 81 Columbia, BMI) 43 Seven Arts, ASCAP) 38 It's Just a Matter of Time (Eden, BMI) 88 Through the Window 105. COMPARED TO WHAT Les McCann 8 Eddie Harris, Atlantic 2694 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Charing Cross, BMI) 49 She Came in Bathroom I've Gotta Make You Love Me (Maslen, BMI) 30 Call Mn (Pundit, BMI) 99 107. COUNTRY GIRL Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation 44 (Little Heather /MRC, BMI) 65 She's Ready (Alger, BMI) 95 Come and Get It (Maslen, BMI) 92 Shiloh (Tallyrand, BMI) 82 Came Saturday Morning (Famous, ASCAP) 89 Jam Up, Jelly Tight (Low -Twi, EMI) 17 108. BACK TO DREAMIN' AGAIN Pat Shannon, UNI 55191 Cupid (Nags, BMI) 47 le T'Aime . Moi Non Plus (Monday Someday We'll Be Together (Jobete, BMI) 15 Morning, BMI) 69 Superstar (Leeds, ASCAP) 84 109. MALTESE MELODY Herb Alpert 8 the Tijuana Brass, AIM 1159 Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (Nickel Shoe, BMI) 28 Jennifer Tomkins (Moonbeam, ASCAP) 53 Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Again)/ Jesus Is (Yolk- 110. TICKET TO RIDE Carpenters, AIM 1142 Do the Funky Chicken (East/Memphis, BMI) 62 Just Alright Alexis, ASCAP) 97 Everybody Is a Star (Stone Flower, BMI) 4 Kirshner, 10 Don't Cry Daddy (Gladys /BnB, ASCAP) 74 Jingle Jangle (Don BMI) Then She's a Loner (Russell- Cason, ASCAP) 94 111. FRIEND IN THE CITY Andy Kim, Steed 723 Down in the Alley (Progressive, BMI) 79 Leaving on a Jet Plane (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) 12 The Thrill Is Gone (Feist /Grosvenor House, ASCAP) 27 Early in the Morning (Duchess, BMI) 20 Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn Tonight I'll Say a Prayer (Sunbury, ASCAP) 45 112. HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell 8 the Drells, Atlantic 2693 Easy Come, Easy Go (Screen Gems-Columbia, BM', 75 (Part II) (Dynatone, BMI) 42 The Touch of You (One Eyed -Soul, BMI) 58 113. CAT WALK Village Soul Choir, Abbott 2010 Evil Ways (Oleta, BMI) 40 Let's Work Together (Sagittarius, BMI) 32 Traces /Memories Medley (Low Sal, BMI /Gladys, ASCAP) 52 Fancy (Shayne, ASCAP) 31 Look -Ka Py Py (Marsaint, BMI) 66 114. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT Bettye Swann, Capitol 2723 Give Me Just a Little Time (Gold Forever, BMI) 37 Love Bones (East /Memphis, BMI) 44 Travelin' Band (Jondora, BMI) 18 Venus The Ghetto (Don- Pow /Peer, BMI) 87 Ma Belle Amie (Legacy, BMI) 33 (Fat Zach, BMI) 1 115. DIG THE WAY I FEEL Mary Wells, Jubilee 5684 Good Guys Only Win in the Monies Midnight Cowboy (United Artists /Barwin, ASCAP) 23 Victoria (Mill 8 Range, BMI) 91 116. TRY (Just a Little Bit Harder) Janis Joplin, Columbia 4 -45080 ICacband /Petcheal, BMI) 74 Monster (Trousdale, MI) 39 Walk a Mile in My Shoes (Lowery, BMI) 16 Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy To Come Walkin' in the Rain (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 19 Moon Walk, Part I (Cape Ann, BMI) 56 117. KEEP ON DOIN' Isley Brothers, T -Neck 914 Back Home) (Chevis /McCoy, BMI) 70 Mornie' Mornìe' (Combine, BMI) 78 Welfare Cadillac (Bull Fighter, BMI) 90 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother My Elusive Dreams (Tree, BMI) 86 When Julie Comes Around (Emily /Vanlee, ASCAP) 48 118. THE GANG'S BACK AGAIN /KOOL'S BACK AGAIN... Root 8 the Gang, De -Cite 523 (Harrison, ASCAP) 35 My Honey and Me (Klondike, BMI) 59 Whole Lotto Lore (Superhype, ASCAP) e Hello It's Me (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 68 Who'll Stop the Rain (Jondora, BMI) 18 119. NEVER GOIN' BACK TO GEORGIA Blues Magoes, ABC 11250 Never Had a Dream Come True (Jobete, EMI) 67 Hey There Lonely Girl (Famous, ASCAP) 7 Why Should I Cry (Knox, BMI) 83 New World Coming (Screen Gems 64 Hold On (Slacsar, ASCAP) 51 -Columbia, BMI) Winter World of Love (Donna, ASCAP) 22 120. LOVELY WAY SHE LOVES Moments, Stang 5009 1984 BMI) 96 Honey Come Sack (Jobete, BMI) 25 (Hallenbeck, Without Love (There Is Nothing) (Tro- Suffolk, BMI) 5 Na Time 9 121. COMIN' HOME House of the Rising Sun (Gallico, BMI) 73 (Dunbar, BMI) Won't Find Better Than Me) (Dandelion, BMI) 60 Delaney I Bonnie 8 Friends featuring Eric Clayton, Atlantic 584308 How Can I Forget You (Jobete, BMI) 41 Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool For You Baby) Wonderful World, Beautiful People (Irving, BMI) 29 Now Can I Tell My Mom 8 Dad (Moo-Lab, BMI 72 (NOOtrer, ASCAP) 34 You Got Me Hummin' (Pronto /East /Memphis, BMI) 54 122. HEARTBREAKER Grand Funk Railroad, Capitol 2732 I Can't Help Falling in Love With You Oh Well (Part I) (Eden, WI) 77 (Gladys, ASCAP) 93 Oh What a Day (Las Go Round, BMI) 57 'In litigation 123. TAKE IT OFF HIM 8 PUT IT ON ME Clarence Carter, Atlantic 2702 C-.. f :f3fH ' ,,n; . f:¡/i.rf;7-^ I.p.f `'a }ú ,i¡:S.t; 4' ;11.uy' /7,

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ELVIS PRESLEY- KENTUCKY RAIN (3:20) EDISON LIGHTHOUSE - COUNTRY (Writers: Rabbit -Heard) (Presley /S -P -R, BMI)- Presley follows up his current LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) (2:51) double -sided million seller, "Don't Cry Daddy" and "Rubberneckin'' with Spotlights Predicted to reach the top 20 of the a driving rock -ballad penned by singer Eddie Rabbit and producer Dick (Prod. Tony Macaulay) (Writers: Mason -Macaulay) (January, BMI) -The No. 1 Heard. This one has all the sales potential of his recent string of hits. disk in England today has the same sales potential for the U.S. One of the HOT COUNTRY SINGLES Chart Top performance and material. Flip: "My Little Friend" (2:45) (Presley/ most infectious easy -beat rockers of the week, it will hit hard and fast. 47 -9791 Flip: "Every Lonely Day" (2:31) (Anne-Rachel, ASCAP). Bell 858 Last Straw, BMI). RCA MARTY ROBBINS- MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE (3:29) (Prod. Bob Johnston) (Writer: Robbins) (Mariposa, BMI)- Following up his "Camelia" hit, Robbins offers one of his most beautiful and meaningful ballads ever. Exceptional performance that will take him right to the top. Pop appeal as well. Flip: "Martha Ellen Jenkins" (2:41) (Mariposa, BMI). Columbia 4-45091 II CC 24411 ;X 4.1 ;LC I C PORTER WAGONER - YOU GOT -TA HAVE A LICENSE (2:22) Spotlights Predicted to reach the top 60 of the HOT 100 Chart (Prod. Bob Ferguson) (Writer: Collins) (Central Songs, BMI) -Happy rhythm item is a strong follow-up to "When You're Hot, You're Hot," and it will fast top the sales of that recent hit. Flip: "Fairchild" (2:26) (Owe - par, BMI). RCA 47 -9802 *MARY HOPKIN -TEMMA HARBOUR (3:20) BABY MAKE IT SOON (Writer: Macaulay) (January, BMI)- MICHELE AND JEFF (2:32) (Prod. Neil GEORGE JONES - (Prod. Mickie Most) (Writer: Lincoln) (Major Oak, ASCAP) -For her first Levinson & Hank Hunter) Decca 732630 THE FLYING MACHINE (2:40) release in almost a year, the fine Welsh stylist has an important chart / WHERE GRASS WON'T GROW (3:12) (Prod. J. MacLeod) Congress 6012- Strong easy -beat rock item was a smash item in this infectious rhythm item. Certain to run her up both the Hot for the Marmalade in England last year. These two powerful versions have (Prod. "Poppy" Daily) (Writer: Montgomery) (Glad, BMI) -Jones follows his 100 and Easy Listening charts. Flip: "Lontano Dagli Occhi" (3:22) the ingredients to prove big here. The new duo on Decca has a strong two -sided hit "She's Mine" and "No Blues Is Good News" with a sure- (Leeds, ASCAP). Apple 1816 sound that will fast establish them on the charts. The Machine follow fire topper in the ballad beauty. Flip, penned by Dallas Frazier, is a strong also. to up their "Smile a Little Smile For Me" smash with a top treatment of rhythm item loaded with appeal Flip: "Shoulder Shoulder" (2:20) this infectious and commercial number. (Blue Crest, BMI). Musicor 1392 *BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL - ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM (2:32) JIMMY DEAN -WHEN JUDY SMILED (2:15) LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS - (Prod. Felton Jarvis 8 Chet Atkins) (Writers: Dean- Cason) (Plainview, Bryant, (Prod. Al De Lory 8 Kelly Gordon) (Writer: Bryant) (House of BMI)- Composed by -Buzz Cason and Dean, this poignant and touching in and now released here, top DON'T GET CLOSE (3:16)1 BMI)-A top chart item England this ballad is a top performance and should take him high on the country a high the revival of the Everly Brothers classic is headed for spot on (Prod. Bob Skall) (Writers: Akines-Bellman) (Double Diamond/Mured, BMI) - chart. A real weeper that Dean sells for all it's worth. Flip: "My Home- chart. Strong entry. Flip: "Less of Me" (2:08) (Beechwood, BMI). Driving blues ballad with the chart potential of another "Out of Sight, town Sweetheart" (2:12) (Bourne, ASCAP). RCA 47 -9800 Capitol 2745 Out of Mind" for them. Fine performance on top material. Flip: "It'll Never Be the Same Again" (2:46) (Mr. Bones, BMI). United Artists 50625 LOU RAWLS- *THE IRISH ROVERS -RHYMES AND REASONS (3:05) Spotlights Predicted to reach the YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY (2:58) HOT COUNTRY SINGLES Chart (Prod. Milt Okun) (Writer: Denver) (Cherry Lane, ASCAP)-This compelling CHART (Prod. David Axelrod) (Writers Gordy -Holloway -Wilson- Holloway) Jobete, and meaningful John Denver rhythm ballad is a natural for the "Unicorn" BMI) -His follow -up to "I Can't Make It Alone" hit is a potent updating group, and has all it takes to bring them back to the charts with sales JOHNNY & JONIE MOSBY -Third World (Melrose, ASCAP). CAPITOL 2730 of the Blood, Sweat and Tears winner, with the unique Rawls touch. impact. Lyric beauty and performance to match. Flip: "Penny Whistle Another big one for him, soul and pop. Flip: "Let's Burn Down the` Corn- Peddler" (2:25) (Antrim, BMI). Decca 732616 WILLIE NELSON -Once More With Feeling (Campbell, BMI). RCA 47.9798 field" (3:00) (January, BMI). Capitol 2734 KITTY WELLS -I Don't See What I Saw (Cedarwood, BMI). DECCA 32629 ARRIVAL -FRIENDS (3:12) THE HAGERS- Loneliness Without You (Blue Book, BMI). CAPITOL 2740 BROOKLYN BRIDGE -FREE AS THE WIND (2:38) (Prod. Alex Murray) (Writer: Reid) (Noma /Inquiry, BMI) -The driving HARLOW WILCOX 8 THE OAKIES- Golden Guitar Flowers (Sngleton, BMI). (Prod. Wes Farrell) (Writers: Trimachi -Kane) (Kaskat, BMI)- Change of pace Terry Reid rocker is currently rushing up the British chart and has all the PLANTATION 45 from their successful "You'll Never Walk Alone" is this strong rhythm ingredients to hit here, hard and fast. Potent, commercial group sound. LINDA MANNING -It There's Not a Heaven (Newkeys, BMI). MERCURY 73016 ballad with another top vocal workout. Should prove a big one! Flip: "He's Flip: "Don't Take His Love Away" (2:55) (Tro- Andover, ASCAP). Not a Happy Man" (3:10) (Kama Sutra /Sperbridge, BMI). Buddah 162 London 1025 MAC CURTIS -Honey Don't (Hi -Lo, BMI). EPIC 5-10574 RAY CORBIN- Hurricane Shirley (Return Music, BMI). COLUMBIA 4 -45076

LINDA WEBB -I Wanta Know Where My Cat Goes (Combine, BMI . MONUMENT 1183 JERRY CHESNUT- Legend of the Highway (Passkey, BMI). UNITED ARTISTS 50623 1:111J 01011L14 IF.1;LC I OW I I WILLIS BROTHERS --Gypsy Rose and Me (Owepar, BMI). STARDAY 884 Spotlighting new singles deserving special attention of programmers and dealers.

COWS!LLS -II x II (3:17) (Prod. Bob Cowsill) (Writer: Ray) (Justin-Thyme, THE MAGNIFICENT MEN -Lay Lady Lay (2:20) (Prod. Ron Gittman) ASCAP)-Solid beat rocker with a gospel feel that should do much to (Writer: Dylan) (Big Sky, ASCAP) -The Dylan hit is served up in a put them back on the Hot 100 again. MGM 14106 CC wild treatment with equal potential for both the soul and pop charts. JrZlIl Mercury 73028 *EDDY ARNOLD -Soul Deep (2:25) (Prod. Chet Atkins) (Writer: Thompson) (Barton, BMI) -The Box Tops rhythm hit of last year gets a strong revival by Arnold with much potential for the pop and country charts. LESLIE UGGAMS-Save the Country (3:12) (Prod. Jimmy Bowen) (Writer: RCA 47 -9801 Nyro) (Tuna Fish, BMI) /Home (3:17) (Prod. Jimmy Bowen) (Writers: SOUL Davis-Collins) (B -N -B, ASCAP) -Two of her most commercial sides to GRAND FUNK RAILROAD- Heartbreaker (4:05) (Prod. Terry Knight) (Writer: date. First is a powerful reading of the Laura Nyro hit material, while Farner) (Storybook, BMI) -Terry Knight's hot LP sellers make a strong bid for the singles chart in this funky beat rocker. Watch out for the flip ballad beauty has equal play and sales appeal. Top lyric Spotlights Predicted to reach the this one! Capitol 2732 material. Atlantic 2698 TOP 20 of the TOP SELLING R &B SINGLES Chart

KEITH BARBOUR-Bake Me a Woman (2:56) (Prod. James Fleming) (Writers: ROXY -Love love Love (1 :59) (Prod. John Haeny) (Writer: Segarini) English- Hammond) (Helios, BMI)- Barbour came on the Hot 100 with im- (Paradox /Happiedayle, BMI)- Driving rock ballad culled from their LP pact via "Echo Park" and this rock -ballad follow -up offers much of THIS WEEK that sales potential. Epic 5-10575 offers much potential for Top 40 play and sales. Elektra 45683 NO SOUL SPOTLIGHTS

BRIAN HYLAND -Could You Dig It (2:26) (Prod. Del Shannon) (Writers: *PETER DUCHIN -Comin' Home Baby (2:37) (Prod. Mike Berniker) Hyland- Shannon) (Trousdale, BMI) -In his move to the label, Hyland wiz in Spotlights Predicted to reach the comes up with a strong rock item penned by Del Shannon and him- (Writers: Tucker -Dorough) (Cotillion, BMI) -The piano is right self. Uni 55193 today's selling bag with this commercial entry, his first for the label. CHART SOUL SINGLES Chart Strong juke box item as well as top programmer. Bell 859 LAURA NYRO-Save the Country (3:35) (Prod. Laura Nyro & Roy Ha lee) BOBBY PATTERSON -The Trial of Mary Maguire (Jetstar, BMI). JETSTAR 118 (Tuna Fish, BMI)- Currently riding the Hot 100 via the Thelma *PETER NERO-Maybe Tomorrow (2:02) (Prod. Wally Gold) (Writers: Berg- THE STRIDELLS It Up (Exus Track, BMI). CURTOM 1949 Houston version, the composer has a strong entry of the top material, -Mix newly recorded. Columbia 4 -45089 man- Bergman -Jones) (Fox Fanfare, BMI) -From the film "John and DORIS DUKE -To the Other Woman (No Exit /Wally Roker, BMI). CANYON 28 Mary" comes a top, commercial rhythm ballad loaded with play and THE PERSIANS- Detour (Millbridge, BMI). GWP's GRAPEVINE 201 *WAYNE NEWTON -Glory Road (3:40) (Prod. Bob Cullen) (Writer: Diamond) sales potential. Columbia 4 -45077 (Stonebridge, BMI) -The Neil Diamond rhythm ballad serves as potent, WILLIE 8 THE MIGHTY MAGNIFICENTS -Make Me Your Slave (Gambi, BMI). commercial material for Newton in his move to the label. Strong STANG 2315 7370 IRVING FIELDS -Snatch 'N' Grab It (2:15) (Writers: Fields- Saffer) (Crest/ potential for Hot 100 and Easy Listening. Warner Bros.-Seven Arts BRUNSWICK 755430 Forward, ASCAP)-In this, his debut on the lebel, pianist Fields comes ERMA FRANKLIN -Whispers (BRC /Jalynne, BMI). up with a catchy rhythm item that offers much for play, sales and JERRY McCAIN Welfare Cadillac Blues (Bullfighter, BMI). ROYAL STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK Climbed the Mountain (2:43) (Prod. Peter - -I iuke boxes. Capitol 2722 AMERICAN 4A Shrayder) (Writers: Friberg- Gasman) (Every Little Tunes, ASCAP)- Potent rhythm ballad with meaningful and timely lyric line that could easily run the group up the Hot 100 once again. Uni 55190 JOHN HOWARD ABDNOR -Big Silver Angel (2:55) (Prod. Bobby Patterson) (Writer: Thompson) (Earl Barton, BMI)- Potent Wayne Carson Thompson folk- rocker and an equally potent, commercial treatment with much CHAMBERS BROTHERS-Love, Peace, and Happiness (2:50) (Prod. David potential for sales and chart action. Abnak 145 Rubinson) (Writers: Chambers Bros.) (Chambro, BMI) -Title tune of their All records submitted for review should be ad- LP is a solid, funky beat swinger with fine lyric line and a wild vocal workout for the soul and pop charts. Columbia 4-45088 MAGNIFICENT SANCTUARY BAND (Writer: Burnette) (Racle, BMI) - dressed to Record Review Department, Billboard, JIMMY HELMS (2:58) (Prod. Joe Renzetti) Oracle 1005 / DORSEY *KAREN WYMAN-Goodbye Joe (3:58) (John Walsh) (Writer: Nyro) (Tuna BURNETTE (2:30) (Prod. Marshall Lieb) Condor 1005 -Two equally Fish, BMI) -The Ed Sullivan TV show -stopper comes on strong with this potent readings of the clever rocker. First is the Helms treatment with 165 W. 46th Street, New York, N. Y. 10036. powerful Laura Nyro ballad and she performs it for all it's worth! soul and pop appeal. The composer's reading has much appeal for Flip, "Time and Love," is also a strong commercial item. Decca 732626 pop and country. Strong piece of material with gospel feel. 76 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD CREWE RE:TORDS 184 BROAD-V. F \ -Rh N Y. Late News a SPECIAL MERIT PICKS By ED OCHS

page 59 still belts a song which reaches deep in- Johnny Cash doesn't grow older, he ripens. Life's erosion chisels Continued from side the listener and touches him with its JAZZ sincerity. True to its name, the group has out and at his voice, cracking its armor of crystal clarity and rusting harmony and a deep soulful rhythm. Tunes the joints where years come together. But always the voice is true COUNTRY include, "I Found the Lord," "Happy To- by the Sea. Co- ERROLL GARNER -Concert day," and "Open Up Your Heart." and real, now less perfect and more compelling, and with each lumbia CS 9821 (S) a tire. His new album A classic performance by Erroll Garner, milestone, worn with experience like tread on JIM & JESSE -We Like Trains. Epic BN now released again for a new generation is an one and is his 26513 (S) "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" (Columbia) important of fans, reprocessed for stereo. Included COMEDY The romance of the train is one of the Prison" break- in this live set are Remember April," first real creative appearance since his "Folsom richest strains of country song material. "I'll "April in Paris," and "April in Portugal." in the big city In this album Jim and Jesse tap this vein. through. The Great White Hope of country singers pop Then, as now, Garner turns his audience RODNEY DANGERFIELD -I Don't Get No Like Trains" followed by such stand- "I Respect. Bell BELL 6040 (S) market, Cash shows his ability to straddle the pop -rock and country "Pan Amer- on. ards as "Wabash Cannonball," The well -known key comedy line of the ways, he ican," "Tennessee Central" and "Fire Ball fences via the universal language of soul. Yet, in some BAY CITY JAZZ BAND -Golden Xays! hapless character so uproariously portrayed Mail" will really grab the train buffs and hasn't changed at all. He still can't sing for meaning, material he Good Time Jazz S 10053 (S) by Rodney Dangerfield in clubs and on his general country fans. Memories are made of albums like this. countless TV appearances is well captured hasn't written himself, messing up and missing the point of "If I Here is a revival of the old ragtime era of here in this "live" album. Dangerfield may JOHNNY HORTON -On the Road. Columbia Perkins is dead, his speakeasies, prohibition and many really "get no respect," but he certainly gets Were a Carpenter," and the irreplaceable Luther CS 9940 (S) fine musicians. Here are the days of Jelly laughs in this pressing. a This disk is made up of unreleased material guitar muted forever. But Cash sings hello to the '70's with better Roll Morton, King Oliver and Louis Arm- by the late, great Johnny Horton -sides he voice with age wear, with which he beautifies strong. Here is grassroots, embryo jazz quivering "new" and had cut while traveling, staying in motels, working its way up to the sophisticated a more definite so- etc. The typical Horton sound is here, SPOKEN WORD "Jesus Was a Carpenter." His own lyrics still lack musical expression it now is. Listening to and his fans will get a great boot out of again he's leaning in the right direction, and this album takes you back into time, and cial realism, but then this material. The songs cover a wide range, it is with deep feeling of nostalgia that like it. from pure country such as "A- Sleepin' at MELVIN VAN PEEBLES -Ain't Supposed to that voice -there's nothing quite you finally drag yourself back to the the Foot of the Bed" to such earthy ma- Die a Natural Death. ABM SP 4223 (S) present. terial as "Evil Hearted Me." Funky! That's what this album is. Against * * * a racy background of modern jazz sounds, BUMMIN' AROUND WITH THE WILLIS Melvin Van Peebles has put together some "American Avatar," explained on the inside jacket as a sub- LOW PRICE CLASSICAL poetry that takes a sharp, BROTHERS -Starday SLP 442 (S) realistic look sidiary of United Illuminating, Inc., is the name of a strange and This is a well- produced package. The songs at life -the stark grim life of the down- are strong and they are performed with trodden. Although frightening in its realism, heavy album that has surfaced on the Reprise label. Bootlegged, lost, style and individuality by the Willis Broth- VILLA -LOBOS: BACHIANAS BRASILEIRAS No. this album does have tremendous sales po- and sold again, "American Avatar" features the Vanguard ers. Included are "Gypsy Rose and Me," 5 -Bidu Sayo. Odyssey 32 16 0377 (M) tential. bought "Bummin' Around," "There Goes the Farm" These 10 selections, originally recorded tapes of Lisa Kindred with Mel Lyman and his apostolic family, and "Blues Stay Away From Me." from 1941 -1950, present the diva in some stirring efforts. Represented are composers including Jim Dweskin, Terry Bernhard, Geoff Muldaur and Bruce Mozart, Massenet and Verdi, among others. defunct JERRY LANE -Lover's Lane. Chart CHS 1025 Langhorne. Miss Kindred, former lead singer of the UFO's In all, she triumphs in taste, form and (S) Putney Bows lays a line of sheer artistry. all -chick group, still singing on the West Coast, down Jerry Lane has what it takes to make it big a white since Nico disap- in this field and this album is an ex- the most sullen blues to come from girl cellent protrait of his future. Six of the $1G peared into some silken sunset. As Nico is a romantic singing the tunes were written by him, including "No SOUL 'Synth' is voice of a woman Another Time" which he wrote for Lynn rich girl's blues, Lisa Kindred the loveless Anderson, but, strangely enough, he shines Continued from page 1 crushed by life, dazed and delirious from thirst and decay. She sings best on a tune written by Lynn Anderson SAM LAY IN BLUESLAND - Blue Thumb that she has nothing to live for but the penitence of her drifting called "Quietly Losing My Mind." "Ten BTS 14 (5) structed and is able to be used Years of Life" is a tearjerker with a lot Sam Lay has been around for some time, moans. like it was mixed in a kitchen by a as a performing unit. The record sounds of hit potential. Both deserve country and he has done a lot of groovy things, vegematic, but the voice is there, barely crying to be heard. On station airplay. "Lover's Lane" is cute, good. but on this, his first album, he really Putney representatives are puts it all together. Lay, who was once Water," "It Takes a Man to Cry" and "My Love Comes now embarking on a tour of "California with Butterfield Blues Band, is a fine Rolling Down." And just in case you're interested, the dictionary LOW PRICE COUNTRY drummer, and an equally good singer. His the country to promote the unit blues /rock styling is "busy," and should defines avatar as the reincarnation and embodiment of God on win him many fans. for the college and educational market. A Putney spokesman earth. The recently materialized "American Avatar' seems to have GEORGE HAMILTON IV -Your Cheatin' Heart. come down with a heavy case of the blues, and we hope He gets Harmony HS 11379 (S) said that the unit can be used Some of the early material of George BLUES to advantage in de- well soon. Hamilton IV -quite interesting for its sig- such school nificance in his development as an artist partments as physics, mathe- * * * and quite entertaining. Besides the title CHAMPION JACK DUPREE -From New Or- matics, dramatics, and, of tune, there's "I Can't Help It," "Lonesome leans to Chicago. London PS 553 (S) Music dealers are reporting that "many groups are completely

I couse, music. Whistle," "I'm So Lonesome Could Cry," Jack Dupree, fine bluesman, has not re- He added that if abandoning amplification and most of the large electric equipment and "You Win Again." corded with a band in a long time. Here the school does not have suffi- he is with a supergroup, including John has been sitting on the floor for the past month." Which is to say cient funds for the unit in the Maya'', Eric Clapton and others. Producer that somebody pulled the plug out, and it's a bear market on guitars CLASSICAL Mike Vernon has made a fine disk, cap- music budget, split up among has been pulled out of hard rock and into the turing all of Dupree's earthiness as well as four departments, the Putney and amps. The plug the contributions of the supporting mu- soft sounds of wind, rain on leaves, and folk religion. Somewhere at sicians. Sides include "Third Degree," "Ain't MENDELSSOHN: SYMPHONY No. 3 /RUY now makes the acquisition in It a Shame," "Take It Slow and Easy." the bottom of all this crouches the visionary Bob Dylan, who BLAS OVERTURE -New Philharmonic Orch. range of any in school board is necessary for ears to hear and (Sawallisch). Philips SAL 3739 (S) the nation. reminded us that electricity not Mendelssohn's sombre, reflective and deeply eyes to see the Nashville skyline. Bob Dylan pulled the plug out and, moving Scottish Symphony is creatively in- GOSPEL The Putney took two years was who it in, and all hell broke terpreted here by Wolfgang Sawallisch con- of development by a crew of if you recall, it Dylan plugged ducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra. The loose. But "Nashville Skyline" made everything else seem loud and recreates the ECHOES engineers and composers performance realistically mood OF HARMONY -Happy Today. CGP in Lon- Dylan's statement for which prompted Mendelssohn to pen the LP 001 (S) don named Peter Zinovieff, superfluous (Crosby, Stills & Nash clarified piece, and lovers of this composer's works Here is another really commendable album Tristram rock), and though there will always be room for original, instan- will certainly get a thrill out of this re- by the Echoes of Harmony. After more than Cary and David Cock- has become paranoically cording. two decades, and many changes, the group erel!. Their firm, Electronic Mu- taneous hard rock, ultimately hard rock sic Studios (London) Ltd. has and parenthetically noisy in a new age of deliberate reconstruction. appointed Ionic Industries Inc., Nick Orlando, Vox's national sales and export manager, feels that Kapp Springs 'Now' Image 128 James St., Morristown, rock groups into country music have consequently popularized the N.J., their exclusive distributors. acoustic guitar. The instrument people, though, have a "divergence of Continued from page 1 salesmen, who will be coming opinion" about another possible musical trend -the emergence of New Stocks of parts and an inven- to York. Musso plans to tory of the Putney brass through the influence of such groups as Blood, Sweat & Tears Musso has the autonomy to retain the five independent pro- unit will be maintained by Ionic for im- and Chicago. Well, Bob Dylan, what do you say about that? Bob? build his own executive staff motion men who have been mediate Why don't you say something, anyway? and artist roster. Michael Burns, working on Kapp product. He delivery. Alfred Mayer is president of Ionic. who has been a talent scout also plans hiring his own na- for Uni, will be talent hunting tional promotion manager. All acts for Kapp, which will product will continue to be shortly headquarter in Holly- handled by Kapp's present 40 2 'Gaps' Go wood. independent distributors, accord- W8, Ail Set -Ups Burns was responsible for ing to Musso. Out on Own finding Jelly Roll, a Cincinnati - As a member of the MCA based group which independent family, which owns Universal LOS ANGELES - Gary Withem and Kerry Chater have Staying Status Quo Pictures, Kapp will come in for producer Richie Podler will re- severed ties cord. its share of picture soundtracks, with Gary Puckett the first of which is Ennio Mor- & the Union Gap, and have Continued from page 3 tablished a firm foothold in ma- Secures Master ricone's score for "Two Mules g me out on their own as a jor global markets as one of the Musso secured the master of for Sister Sarah." Garfield, who writing -publishing team. The dent) and as Mike (Maitland) U.S. firms which pioneered es- "And the Wheel Keeps Spinning heads the studio's music de- two have signed a five -year had; there's only a change in tablishing its own label identity Round" by Guess & Abner (a partment, is responsible for hir- writing pact with April /Black- human beings but not in control abroad. The recommendation folk rock duo) from Ron Green ing composers for TV and films. wood, and !rave also formed or authority," Ashley said. Os- that the Atlantic group utilize Productions, a local company. He will place film music on the Chathem Publishing and Mel - tin, he said, will join Ertegun as Warner's international market- In a move to contemporize right label, and he has Decca, oran Music. a member of the Warner Bros., ing facilities reportedly was re- pianist Roger Williams, Gil Ro- Uni and Kapp for in -house uti- The two plan to perform as Inc., board of directors replac- jected. This, insiders claim, din has assigned Don Costa lization. a duo with bookings handled by ing Maitland. He visualized Ostin widened the breach between to develop the charts for Wil- Overseas, Kapp's product is the William Morris Agency. and Smith working as closely at Maitland and Ashley. liams' next LP. Costa is also ar- released on the MCA Interna- Their new publishing company Warner - Reprise as Ahmet has three writers under contract: Ertegun, Neshi Ertegun and ranging and producing vocalist tional label. Kapp artists will IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIW John Rowles' next album. be able to take advantage of a Dave Shields, Doug Nye and Jerry Wexler (Atlantic executive Rowles, Williams plus pop vo- second 16 -track studio MCA Douglass Allen. vice president) do at Atlantic. 7 LP'S MARK calist Shani Wallis and country will build on its studio lot. Puckett is said to be form- According to reliable inside artists Mel Tillis, Carl Smith Kapp's problem has been ing a new septet. sources, Maitland's decision to PROMO part with Warner was triggered LIGHT and Bob Wills, are at the core lack of contemporary product, Seven al- and last week during his contract re- NEW YORK - of Kapp's roster. Garfield said, the primary Wurlitzer Sales bums will be featured by Proj- Jamestown Reunion, a local goal is to create a new image newal negotiations. Maitland, Down in Period they claim, did not challenge the ect 3 Records' distributors for band, will be produced by free- and return profits to Kapp's cof- which be- fers. CHICAGO The Wurlitzer autonomous operations concept, Enoch Light Month, lance a &r man Brian Horgolds- - gins Monday (2). The promo- by. Musso has no immediate Executives working in the Co. reports .hit sales for April but did pursue a long- standing to December of 1969 were belief that both label groups tion will be tied in with Light's plans to hire any staff pro- company's other offices include album. In- Hy and mer- down nearly $1,500,000 com- would benefit from developing new "Spaced Out" ducers. producer Grill a cam- man Harry Meyerson pared with the same period a a closer working relationship in cluded will be special Musso and his associates chandising paign in all E.J. Korvette stores. from the MCA Tower will meet in New York and Walter Haynes year ago. Total sales were $42,- the international market. The with the label's four regional who runs the Nashville office. 343,382. Warner- Reprise labels had es- Im111111IUImmullulluumuul1111umuuuuulllluuullnumlluullll 78 FEBRUARY 7, 1970, BILLBOARD Remember the old Roxy? It stood for entertainment. So does the new. A lively Rock Band in the old tradition with the compelling sound and vitality of today. Roxy is showmanship. Their first album on o e e tra records Produced by John Haeny Roxy EKS-74063 Also on all tape configurations by Ampex Appe Records MARY HOPKIN

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