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A&M RECORDS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ITS LATE51 Franklyn Ajaye Comed

BILLY PRESTON FRANKLYN AJAYE Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music (SP 3526) Comedian (SP 4405) With a title like that, Billy's got everything covered. Young, gifted, black and funny. That's Franklyn (As if he didn't already.) Includes "Space Race:' Aj aye (pronounced Ah-jeye-ah). And his debut album (Produced by Billy Preston) is the only one in this release without music because Franklyn found out there's no way to laugh and keep the beat at the same time. (Produced by Wally Amos)

PROCOL HARUM MAGMA The Best of Procol Harum (SP 4401) Mekariik Destrukti , Kommandöh (SP 4397) Sometimes, a "Best of" album is nothing more than a Through a multiplicity of musical forms, time collection of someone's greatest hit . But this album changes, chants, electronics, and a Russian baritone, holds true to the title. It features "Conquistador:' Magma tells a prophetic tale of science fiction with a "A Salty Dog;' "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and other searing intensity unmatched by anyone before them. classics. (Produced by Denny Cordell, Matthew (Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky) Fisher and Chris Thomas)

ESPERANTO CHARLES BEVEL Rock Orchestra (SP 4399) Meet "Mississippi Charles" Bevel (SP 4412) Esperanto is the world's first international rock The 14th of 17 children, it's fairly easy to understand orchestra whose 12 members were brought together that Charles has a few stories to tell. After having from a multitude of countries and whose sound done most everything from Alaska to Africa, he emanates from a nucleus of violins, cello, sax, flute, picked up a guitar for the first time in the fall of '69. bass, drums, guitar, piano and assorted percussion This solo debut album is well -Beveled. instruments. (Produced by Ken Scott and (Produced by Calvin Carter) Dave Mackay)