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i Incorporating i MUSIC BUSINESS Vol. 20, No. 958 October 16, 1965 In the opinion of the editors, this week the following records are the WHO SINGLE PICK rIHí?IIL OF THE WEEK Teens are going to have a tough time IN deciding which of these searing sides THE r- -o TrousOale MYSIC D- Ru6lisherf InC. 3014 they prefer. McGuire is still acidulous (6MI) (a5.0092<) Time 0:00 in song and delivery about the world. Top side is tagged "Child of Our Times"; flip "Upon a Painted Ocean." WORLD Arrangement is thick with guitars, drums and harmonicas. It's from CHILD OF OUR TIMES (R. Sloan) Dunhill (4014). °`, BARRY F.MCGUIRE C Prod. ,r LOU ADLER with .,M ae,C Coro 5ICOips 41/'elkVier°) THE 3LUE THINGS SLEEPER OF THE d7-8692 WEEK R.Isyh Muslo Inc., BMI New fellows RCA in (SPKM 2664) found the midwest 2:15 are going to have a cross-country hit that fits into the rock -folk bag. Has a dance beat for those who like to do a slow jerk. Sizzling sound is "I Must Be Doing Something Wrong" I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING (RCA Victor 47-8692). WRONG 1 0..rrecYt,ln-Seou-Ch.pm.n) e. I.yyY. ea1110 toee^s,p Cameo Parkway's Swinging ALBUM thru Open Door Policy, Top Oder. old and parr OF THE WEEK Execs: From Left, Neil Bogart, i6q Marketing Coordinator; Cecil Pretty and impassioned music from three of the first and best foiksters. Holmes, Nat'l Promo Mgr., Their regard for tasteful and mean- Jerry Shifrin, Nat'l Sales Mgr., ingful music and proper execution and, Seated, Phil Landwehr, thereof distinguishes this package. "Early Mornin' Rain," an hilarious Managing Director. "On a Desert Island," "Rising of the Story Inside. Moon" are especially fine. (Warner Bros. W 1615; WS 1615.) YMk+ . 4 ( r IZ*-i v9 1 , ry s N . v lit r f -ri ° B . ,!' able AtAIl. rarichéso Picone Named Moody Heads Coast CIP Coming In Strong To Fox Post A & R For Mercury Jack Benanty has appoint- HOLLYWOOD - Doug Via Open Door Policy ed Phil Picone, music biz vet- Moody, a veteran in all phases NEW eran, to a new post at 20th of the record industry includ- YORK - Cameo/Park- I'm Goody Galum-Shus" are Century Fox Records. ing management of his own way's "Open Door" p o l i c y being mailed out to deejays, to Picone will be coordinator labels, was this week appointed picked up in tempo this week distributors for special, retail for single sales and promo- Coordinator of Western area as the label netted two of the in-store promotions and for tion on all 20th Century A&R activities for Mercury most sought-after masters in Sherman to give away during Fox product. Prior to com- and its affiliated labels. the country, "Time" by Jeanne his personal appearances. Sher- ing to 20th, Picone was Sales Irwin H. Steinberg, Execu- Hatfield and "We'll Build a man is scheduled to perform Manager for Roulette Rec- tive Vice President of Mercury, New World" by Barry & Hil- the song, which is already lary, ords, and before that long- stated that market research in- the latter purchased from getting strong airplay, on the time director for Time and dicates a continuingly greater Wes Farrell's KFK Produc- Oct. 16 "Shindig" TV show. Mainstream labels. number of individual talents tions. Both are being rushed From Oct. 8 to 15, Sherman and songs coming from the into release. will be on an intensive promo- West Coast area. On the Conlo label, recently tion tour under the aegis of Moody will be working with patted to Cameo/Parkway for Marketing Coordinator Bogart, Marek To Address Jack Tracy, A&R Director for world wide distribution, Sales working closely with Cameo/ Limelight and Emarcy, the all Manager Jerry Shifrin reported Parkway's local distributors. Boston Symphony jazz Mercury affiliates and with action on "Whiplash" by the The "Shindig" regular will Shells and the release of "Come visit press and deejays, do local George R. Marek, VP and Mike Curb, pop A&R rep for Mercury, Smash, Fontana, Phi- On Home" and "Conversation TV and radio shows, appear General Manager, RCA Victor lips and Blue Rock. in the Street" by Arlene Bailey, at department stores, high Record Division, will be guest Steinberg emphasized that whom Shifrin described as "one schools and hops in St. Louis, speaker Oct. 15, at the Friday Moody will be cooperating of the most important new Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Pre-Symphony Luncheon Series closely with independent pro- singing talents to come into the Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Min- in Boston. ducers, personal managers and business in years." neapolis. publishing firms in seeking With the Ivy Leagues' "Toss- On International Side Topic of Marek's address will talent and material, all of ing and Turning" climbing the be "Recording the Boston Sym- which he is conversant with charts, Cameo/Parkway will On the international front, Cameo/Parkway's Ma nag ing phony Orchestra." Luncheons, based upon a record industry ship an Ivy League LP early experience dating back to 1948. next week. The is expected Director Phil Landwehr re- given on Fridays prior to con- trio Moody started in his native in the United States early in vealed that as a result of recent certs by the Boston Symphony England as a booking agent November for a series of per- meetings with Louis Benjamin, Orchestra, this year are being and independent producer, re- sonal appearances to promote Managing Director of Eng- held in the Midtown Motor Inn maining until 1954 when he their smash single and their land's Pye Records, the two near Symphony Hall. came to the United States. For new album. The second album labels will be working together the past year he has been with by Sounds Orchestral is also even more closely in the future 20th Century Fox Records, due out next week. than they have in the past. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII creating product and doing na- The first Sounds Orchestral As an example of their newly tional promotion. LP, "Cast Your Fate To The strengthened ties, Landwehr record Wind," has been on the charts cites the proposed visit to this Lc_J for about 20 weeks. Their sec- country of the Ivy League, r World massive pro- U ond single, "Canadian Sunset," Cameo/Parkway's 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 was also a chartmaker. Sounds motional effort that has made Area Code 212 Cl 7-6250 Wendy Signs Orchestral was recently voted Sounds Orchestral the first big, "Most Promising New Orches- new orchestra on the record " y ' Publisher 4 ry I tra of 1965" in a national disk scene in many years and Chub- BOB AUSTIN by Checker's recent trip to o jockey poll. Important new singles already in release in- England during which he work- Editor -In -Chief I ed closely with the Pye people. SID PARNES I clude "Goody Galum-Shus" by r. Bobby Sherman on Parkway "We intend to work to- Doug McClelland Editor f and "I Really Love You" by gether," Landwehr said, "to Dave Finkle Associate Editor Dee Dee Sharp on Cameo, plus create artists that hit simulta- Kal Rudman R8,11 Editor "Before I Loved Her" by Mike neously on an international Mort Hillman Advertising Manager, Clifford (see interview with basis. We are convinced that Eastern Division Mike this issue). only artists with this kind of Ted Williams Research potential are worth signing and Merrily Lustig Circulation w. = building in today's 'one -world' a and Bogart Mkt. Coordinator West Coast Office The end of journey the record market." Norman Greer, Eddie Kafafian beginning of a career is capped In addition to the regular 8440 Sunset Blvd. by 18 -year -old Wendy Huber, promotion staff under newly - Suite 204, Los Angeles 69 shown signing an exclusive appointed Marketing Coordi- Phone: (213) OL 4-8260 recording contract with Philips nator Neil Bogart and Promo- Wells Exits Fox Nashville Representative Records. Signing for label is tion Manager Cecil Holmes. Mary Wells, Detroit song- Ed Hamilton A&R Veep Shelby Singleton. Shifrin revealed that indie pro- stress, and 20th Century Fox Blue Grass Drive Wendy drove from California moter Joe Galkin has been Records have come to an "amic- Hendersonville, Tenn. Phone: (615) 824-0218 to New York in a 1950 car, retained to handle promotion able" parting with the expira- signed with personal manager in the South on Cameo/Park- tion of her pact. SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year (52 issues) U. S. Harriet Wasser (c) and was way and all affiliated labels. Fox, however, is releasing and Canada-$8; Alr Mail- $25; Foreign- Air Mail $35. Second class postage paid recorded by Rob Halley (I) As a special promotion on Mary's new album, "Mary Wells at New York, New York. DEADLINE: Plates and Ted Cooper (r) of Alice "Goody Galum-Shus," written Sings Love Songs to the and copy must be in New York by 12 noon in Wonderland Productions who and produced by Wes Farrell, Beatles." George Scheck, her Friday. -inch, is to sign a obfished Weekly by placed the masters with Philips. more than 8,000 four manager, expected -on buttons that new pact soon with a "big beat" INTRO PUBLISHING CO., INC. Her first release: "Come Away three -color, pin Thinks company. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Melinda." read "Bobby Sherman RECORD WORLD-October 16, 1965 3 team who recently recorded Into Pic Biz Col Artists their first album for Columbia, Cap "In One Head aid Out the Beach Boys Other," are taking the spot- With Invade TV light as co-stars on separate Capitol Records, label prexy announces, is Five top Columbia Records shows this season.