Beatle Paul's New Life
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A NewR DA 6°BEATLE PAUL'SNEW LIFE Hippy, happy HUMPERDINCK SMASH HIT ! MusicalTREMELOES JIMI HENDRIX DAVY JONES LAURA great surprise FRANKIE LAINEon HMV POP 1606 - new series BROOK BENTONon REPRISE RS 20611 Express LEON ASHLEY on FONTANA TF 860 GALLICO MUSIC, 21 DENMARK ST., W.C.2 TEM3856 No. 1078 Week ending September 9, 1967 WHY KEITH WEST CRIES WORLD'S LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY MUSIC PAPER BL 7816 (M) SBL 7816 (S) OF Personal Management by Barry Clayman Er Maurice King, 185 Bickenhall Mansions, London. W1 WELbeck6512 Sole Agents Harold Davison Ltd . Main Publisher, Miracle Songs EL Carlin Music 17 SavilleRow London, W1REGent 3251 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS * On sale Friday, week ending September 9,1967 2 TREMS CAPTURE'LOVE' SOUND poser friend of the group who does NOW be honest, is there anybody who's seen a happy -looking Hippy in the last couple his best work in a garden shed-in whicheachphraseseemstomelt of days ?Or maybe even a cheerful Flower Child ? They really are happy magically into the next. Forget the fun and pub -piano style I ask this because all the longest faces I've seen in Londonlately have been inunediately of " Bad Times " and " Here Comes people around right now seem My Baby,"oreventhegentler above a tinkling cow bell, and the happiest, love -everybody claims NME'sAlan Smith " Silence Is Golden."If the Trems to be the Tremeloes! dothisnew number astheirnext **** SOMETHING ELSE BY The Trems don't wear flowers singletheywillstillonceandfor THE KINKS (Pye, NPL 16193). all the voices of those who say the The Kinks may be tate arriving intheir hair-but in my book group is stuck in a rut. atstageengagements.butthey they've certainly achieved "flower keep ahead ondisc.They start power in sound " with their cur- with happy music,about David Watts(the best boy at school), rent NME Chart entry," Even Choked go more serious with a tragedy The Bad Times Are Good " ! Said Dave :" Sometimes we get a Two Sisters (about one good, one bit choked off when people say we're naughty sister and jealousy),go And more than any other record not serious about our music. bossanovawith No Return,a in the list (as far as I'm concerned), " Do you know most of the radio wistful piece. There's a Hawaiian they seemtohave capturedthe producers in the business say they guitar sound to the jogging After- whole philosophy of sheer happiness love to work with us because we noon Tea (in a cafe waiting for and love of flower power. capture exactly the same sound as abird),and a hollow soundto on our records ? the vocal of End Of The Season. As Tremeloe Dave Munden said singlehitsfor when Itoured the States with the GroupleaderAlanBlakely,like Therearetwo Trems not long ago :" We try to Dave,isalso fighting proud of the good measure-WaterlooSunset excellentreputationtheTremeloes andDeathOf A Clown.Ray make our music fun-and we're not have with the backroom boys of the Davies has 10 composing credits, ashamed ofit,even though alot musio business. Dave Davies two, with one shared. of the so-called hippies scoff. I once spent an hour talking to him A lucky 13 tunes for fans . and others. Off the cuff about thedifficulty the Othertitles: HarryRag,Tin Trems once had with image,about Soldier Man, Situation Vacant, Ironic their present and future, and about Love Me Till The Sun Shines, the way the group had hadtosit Lazy Old Sun, Funny Faces. " Thisisreally the most ironic down and re -think Its whole position thing of all : that the people who as a major recording aot.It would **** PRIVILEGE :PAUL are supposed to be the happy love - have been arevelationtoanybody JONES, ETC. (HMV, CPL 3623). incrowdaretheones who go who regarded the Tremeloes as being Hereisthesoundtrack music around town looking so mournful too happy to have any sense. f r o m the controversial film Al might be the zany Alfie Bass of " Privilege." Onit,Paul Jones and making sad or weird records. the Tremeloes-but he's got his head sings three numbers - Privilege " Love -in ?Most of 'em should screwed on the right way. (whichhe composed withMike get together and have a hate -in, as LeadguitaristRickcontinuesto Leander, who did all the music), far as we're concerned." blossom.Once he was just a superb Free Me (twice), and I've Been musician but introvert withit,now A Bad, Bad Boy.Hegivesa What you have to admire most he's a superb musician with a zest dramatic drive to these compelling about the Tremeloes is the fact that for enjoying life (when is he going to songs. George Bean and the Bean comewhat may, they always start playing two guitars at one time Runners comeinstronglywith remain determined to be just them- In the act again ?). rock versions of Onward Christian Finally, Chip. Believeit or not, selves. They may wear way-out firefliesjumpinginthedarknight but Soldiers and Jerusalem. The rest clothes these days, but they're still TREMELOES looking as happy as they sound (left to right) RICK outside,butapartfromthatthe it'sonly latelythat he's begun isby Mike Leander's orchestra- WEST, CHIP HAWKES, DAVE MUNDEN and ALAN BLAKELY to relax and feel completely confident sixpieces of mood music tofit the same happy guys I knew when atmosphere was still. Dave quietly within the framework of the Treme- the film. An interesting and varied they wore smart mohair suits. plucked a guitar and sang the words loes-eventhoughtherestofthe souvenir of a filmwhich hasn't The Trems are the sort of blokes along,amostlikeable guywho We were sitting in a motel room at in a whisper. group never hesitate to tell him what yet been seen enough. who would go into a hairdresser for doesn'tsaytoo much except when three o'clock in the morning on that Ifit's issueditwill be, without a good lad he is, and how his hand- Othertitles: Stephen,Vanessa, oneofthecurrentHendrixfrizzy he has one of his bursts Of singing U.S.tour-inLeesburgh,Indiana- doubt, the most unexpected record some baby-faceattractsallthe It'sOverothernessTime,I'm hairstyles,thenfall about laughing specialtyversionsofthecurrent when Dave was in more serious mood the Tremeloes have ever released- chicks ! AlrightJackboot,Alvin,Bir- at the comedy ofIt. ! charthit. I'dquote some ofthe and he gave me a preview ofthe with or without Brian Poole. Praiselikethat could have gone mingham, Oh Birmingham. Drummer Daveisthe one who's verses,buttheEditorwouldonly Trems' next single. The songisa strangely different to a growing lad's head.But, being changedtheleast. Hejustjogs cut them out ! You could hear the crickets and see number --written by an amateur corn - a Tremeloe-it hasn't. **** SUPER BLUES (Chess, CRL 4529). It's becoming popular for unit a collector's item, as the person- IMean,I'll Remember Tonight, stars on onerecord.Here'sthe nel of the Mugwumps isn't, unfor- SoFineandEverybody'sBeen latest, atrio of blues names to- 31r.1Eilsby A11an Evans tunately, likely to re-form. The girl Talkin'. gether - BoDiddley,Muddy isCassElliott(nowthenoted Waters and Little Walter-weav- Mama),thethree men are her Othertitles: Searchin',IDon't inggreatjoy.And not without 7 seconds (I Just Want To Make Book By The Cover, My Babe, husband Jim Hendricks (now with Wanna Know, Here ItIs An- humour, such as one telling the Love To You).Walterprovides You Don't Love Me. Lamp Of Childhood). Denny other Day, You Can't Judge A other twoto" Keep outta my magical harmonica, Bo and Muddy Doherty(Papa),andex-Lovin' Book By The Cover, Do What song man " and getting a smart guitar, vocal and cross -talk enjoy- **** MUGWUMP'S (Warner Spoonful Zal Yanovsky. Recorded They Don't Say. retort.The rhythmisfantastic ment. Good fun and terrific music. Bros.1697). threeyearsagoinManhattan, Right,disbanded MUGNIUMPS (1 on theeightlongtracks,the Other titles: Long Distance Call, Someinterestingsoundsand when they were Village children, to r) ZAL YANOVSKY, JIM HEN- shortest being 3 minutes 52 Who Do You Love, I'm A Man, spiritedvocalising onthisnine - Ilikedthesongsvery much, DRICKS, CASS ELLIOTTand seconds and the longest 6 minutes Bo Diddley, You Can't Judge A track album, and it should make particularly Do You Know What DENNY DOHERTY. Out of the land of shadows and darkness We were returning towards the morning light; Almost in reach of places I knew, Escaping the ghosts of yesterday ... ownana On sale Friday, week ending September 9,1967 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS * 3 A searching BEATLE interview by NORRIE DRUMMOND PAW IS STILL SEWN, BUT AS most people must have noticed, the Beatles have undergone a major change in the past year.The moptops GEORGE HAS FOUND have gone and been replaced byfourhighlyindividual, creative personalities. The " yeah-yeahs " and the " 000hs " have given way to A GREAT FAITH sitars and melotrons. The Beatle boots and round - No more than half a dozen fans Paul,dressedinagreen, " When Iused totellyou we collared jackets have been dis- were waiting patiently at the mas- floral -patterned shirt and green didn't know what our plans were, beenreplacedby sive iron gates of his house. slacks,satcross-leggedina it was simply that we hadn't been cardedand The gateswere opened by his largegreenvelvetarmchair. told what we were goingtobe kaftans and beads.No longer housekeeper, Mrs. Mills (" She still Mike McGear, Paul's brother, doing.Now we simply just don't is it news when they are seen athasn't given me a tune yet," says was justleaving withseveral know." clubs or theatres.At last the Paul), who led me into the lounge. kaftans over his arm. Mrs.Millsreappeared,bearing screams are fading away. Paul's huge Old English sheep- A large" Sgt.Pepper's Lonely cupsoftea andalargecream To find out more about the great dog Marthabounded forward, Hearts'ClubBand 'poster is sponge." The only thing lined up Beatles transformation I visited Paul leaped up, put both front paws on pinned to one wall.His book col- for us is the TV show," said Paul, McCartney at his St.