VOLUME XIX — NUMBER 47 AUGUST 9, 1958 Roulette Records recently introduced its new subsidiary Co-Star, the record acting game, in which each album in the series comes with a script enclosed which enables the record buyer to act out scenes with any of the famous artists pictured above. Responsible for Co-Star are the Roulette executives shown above at a recent press party to kick off the record game to the public. In the back row are Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, Roulette’s A&R chiefs and producers of the Co-Star albums. In the front row are Morris Levy, president of Roulette, Sir Cedrick Hardwick and Paulette Goddard, both Co-Star artists, and Joe Kolsky, executive vice-president of Roulette. www.americanradiohistory.com The Greatest DOUBLE - BARRELLED Record of 1958 Everly Brothers “MID c/w DOG “DEVOTED nror Cadence #1350 RECORDS INC., 119 West 57th Street, New York. In Canada, Apex Records. www.americanradiohistory.com TheCashBox Volume XIX—Number 47 August 9, 1958 A RECORD CONVENTION Almost every year, after the to the record representation. And fiasco of the NAMM convention, that is more reason than ever to record executives talk about getting pull out. together to form their own meet. In this convention, records would be The record business has now the dominant factor instead of the grown to the level where it can sup- insignificant off-shoot as is usual at port a convention of its own. We the NAMM. This year the situation are no longer a tiny business. We has gone a step further. Not only no longer gross an insignificant has there been talk, but there has amount of money. are now- also been action. A preliminary We meeting has already been held and verging on the border of big busi- a further meeting is scheduled for ness and are growing at a phenom- September 12, 13 and 14. enal pace. The main problem we have to face is learning to act as big It is our sincere belief that the business should. This abilitv mav record execs who are pushing this J J action are on the right track. The grow at a much slower pace than Cash Box has long advocated a rec- our grosses. ord meeting apart from the NAMM However one of the factors that for it has become eminently clear, year after year, at that convention could help us in this area is just such that records just don’t stand a a convention that is being proposed chance against pianos and such. The now. It would be a meeting in which record industry has been relegated the entire industry with all its dif- to the far reaches of the convention ferent factors could get together and NAMM officials seem to be com- under orderly conditions to discuss pletely unaware of the progress that its own problems and make some records have made not only as an industry-wide efforts to solve them. industry but also as the factor that A record convention therefore at has almost solely supported many this time has become a must and retailers during the economic let- should be acted upon as quickly as down of the past year. possible. As a result of this persistent short- The Cash Box staff congratulates sightedness, the NAMM is now about to lose the record industry com- those record men who are devoting pletely. Apparently the NAMM themselves to the creation of this doesn't really care, for it has made convention and wishes them speedy no effort to do anything to hold on success. www.americanradiohistory.com — ——— —— —— ' —— —— —— —— The Cash Box TOP 75 Best Selling Tunes on Records Week Ending August 9, 1958 COMPILED BY The Gash Box FROM LEADING RETAIL OUTLETS Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. 8/2 7/26 8/2 7/26 8/2 7/26 8/2 7/26 8/2 7/26 8/2 7/26 1 Patricia 13 Left Right 24—Moon Talk 37——Devoted 50—By The Light 63 Blue Boy 67 69 1 i Out Of Your 26 33 To You Of The MG-12672—MORTY CRAFT VI-7274—PERRY COMO VI-7266—JIM REEVES VI-7245—PEREZ PRADO Heart Silvery Moon CD-1350—EVERLY BROS. 9 9 52 52 64 Chemise ME-71331—PATTI PAGE 25 Early In The RO-4083—JIMMY BOWEN No 2 Poor Little VI-7284—VAUGHN MONROE Morning 38 Kathy-0 Please 40 32 Fool 50 54 41 43 51 La Paloma SB-102—GERRY GRANAHAN 2 5 14 Just AC-6121—BOBBY DARIN & DE-30640—EARL GRANT IM-5528—RICKY NELSON A RINKY-DINKS DO-1 5762- CR-62006—BUDDY HOLLY PATTY McCORMACK DO-15795—BILLY VAUGHN Dream ME-71330—DIAMONDS 65 You're 21 27 3—Nel Blu AE-546—JIMMY CLANTON 52 Suzie Darlin' Making A 26-—Purple People 39 Dipinto Blue Blue 56 — Mistake LUKE Eater DO-15781—ROBIN 43 37 Di Blu 15 If Dreams Day 13 8 38 44 ME-71 320—PLATTERS 23 41 MG-12651 —SHEB WOOLEY VI-7010 DON GIBSON CA-4028—DEAN MARTIN Came True — 53 Padre ii CA-4024—NELSON RIDDLE u 34 29 CG-59016—ROSA LINDA DO-15785—PAT BOONE 66 Little CR-62021 CR-61976—ERIN O'BRIEN —McGUIRE SIS. 27—Come Closer 40 Delicious DE-30628—TONI ARDEN DE-30677 Serenade 36 39 ME-71303 DOMENICO MODUGNO 51 55 To Me JU-5330—JIM BACKUS SARAH VAUGHAN GA—1019 16 My True AP-9939—EDDIE CALVERT CHARLES MAGNANTE 35 45 RO-4066—VALERIE CARR CA-4004—NAT "KING" COLE FO-107—MONTENEGRO KA-228—UMBERTO MARCATO Love LO-1800—TED HEATH MG-1 2699—ALAN DALE 16 16 41 Angel Baby LO-1 807—JOHNSON BROS. VI-7310—JESSE BELVIN CC-462—JACK SCOTT 42 46 54 Lean Jean VI-7268—AMES BROS. 61 — VK-0330—TEDDY RANDAZZO 28—For Your CA-3988—DEAN MARTIN DE-30681 4—Splish Splash Precious Love BILL HALEY 8. COMETS 17—Willie 28 33 67 3 2 42 Somebody Young And AC-6117—BOBBY DARIN And The AN-1013—JERRY BUTLER & 55 Betty Lou IMPRESSIONS Touched Me Warm And Hand Jive 47 56 Got A New Wonderful 19 17 5 When RO-4082—BUDDY KNOX Pair Of Shoes 45 35 — CA-3966—JOHNNY OTIS 29—Secretly CO-41172—TONY BENNETT 6 6 75 — 17 12 KA-224—ROGER WILLIAMS DE-30642—KALIN TWINS BOBBY FREEMAN RO-4070—JIMMIE RODGERS 43 Dance Every- JZ-841— 18 Enchanted one Dance 56—How The 68— I'll Get By 6 Little Star Island 30 Stupid Cupid 64 60 CA-4032 LES BAXTER 12 19 15 3 53 — — Time Flies CR-61999—BILLY WILLIAMS CM-148—DAVE GARROWAY O. 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