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——— 1 1967: Revival Year For Keat-Modern TOP HiTS OF M967 A COMPILATION OF THE YEAR'S BIGGEST HITS TO DATE HOLLYWOOD—Kent-Modern, a dor- just a couple of years back, sold well mant and virtual outcast in the R&B over 400,000. Because Cash Box is continually asked to supply a list of the year's leading hits to A&R men, producers, rodio stations, etc.. Cash Box is introducing a continuing feature that will list the year's Top 50 titles as "of the ^ year ago, is bouncing back Just about six months ago, partly field a date the feature appears. The feature will be published in the last issue of each month and is compiled from onto the national charts. And with as a result of continued requests from Ihe Cash Box Top 100 Sales Chart. Point system operates as follows: For each week a song is #1 on the Top 100 it receives 135 points. Each #2 record is owarded 124 points. No. renewed vigor. “We’re definitely back distributors, Kent and Modern were 3 gets 123. No. 4 gets 122. No. 5 gets 121. From No. 6 thru No. 10 songs get 115 to 111 points respectively. No. 11 song business,” says president Saul reactivated. First single was Lowell gets 90 points and in the so on down the line till the No. 50 song which gets 51 points. Only the top fifty titles of any given week Bahari, “and starting to make our Fulsom’s “The Tramp” (produced by are included in the survey. Survey begins with first issue in January. share of the noise around.” Jules Bahari), an R&B smash which also climbed onto the pop charts. POSITION TOTAL Firms, which include the Crown LAST MONTH POINTS .-4 pressing plant (averaging between 2 “Between ’57 and ’66 we had been and 3 million gross each year) should sitting on the fence,” says Saul, “in- 1. I’M A BELIEVER—Monkees—Colgems 1 1054 “realistically” add another million and volved with the Cadet (budget 2. GEORGY GIRL—Seekers—Capitol 10 911 a half in ’67 as a result of regenera- priced) LP’s. And doing well enough. tion in the R&B market. “We’ve But the Fulsom single provided the 3. SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON— Royal been in the blues business for over 20 incentive and enthusiasm for the re- Guardsmen—Laurie 2 909 years,” says Bahari, “and in the formation.” (New single by Fulsom 4. TELL IT LIKE IT IS Aaron Neville Parlo\A/ 5 early days we were one of the more is “Make A Little Love.”) Current — — 891 prominent labels. We expect to be roster includes Fulsom, Mary Love, 5. WE AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ YET—Blue Magoos— up there again—and perhaps before Z. Z. Hill, Vernon Garrett and Willie Mercury 12 837 the year is out.” Garland, a “down home blues” artist whose initial single is “Black Widow 6. GOOD THING—Paul Revere & Raiders- Formed In ’44 Spider.” Columbia 3 749 Modern, which started in ’44 (with Saul Bahari has just come off a 7. KIND OF A DRAG—Buckinghams— U.S.A. 30 745 RPM joining in ’49) were both basi- promotion tour which covered Chicago, - cally R&B labels and featured such Detroit, N.Y., Philadelphia, Baltimore 8. 98.6—Keith—Mercury 23 715 artists as Hadda Brooks, Johnny and Washington, with brother Joe 9. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE—Four Moore and the Blazers with Charles Bahari covering the south. And re- r Brown, Gene Phillips, Jimmy Wither- cently appointed A&R chief Mike Tops—Motown 4 706 spoon, Lightning Hopkins, John Lee Akopoff (former producer for Ray 10. STAND BY ME—Spyder Turner—MGM 22 640 Hooker, the Teen Queens, Etta James, Charles’ Tangerine label) in Pitts- Jesse Belvin, the Jacks, the Cadets burgh, Cleveland, Oklahoma and N.Y. 11. MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY—Bob Crewe and B. B. King. In ’61 the Kent label where he also contacted music pub- Generation— Dynovoice 34 630 primarily for B. B. King lishers, searching for material. was added, new 12. NASHVILLE CATS—Lovin’ Spoonful— Kama who was, until recently, Kent-Mod- George Panos is general manager and ern’s only artist. Though he has not sales manager in charge of developing Sutra 13 616 been on the label for the past four new product. Current LP catalog in- 13. SUGAR TOWN—Nancy Sinatra— Reprise 6 608 years (King is now an ABC talent), cludes about 18 titles but “it’s not just —Dunhill Kent has enough King sides to con- a question of turning out product. 14. WORDS OF LOVE—Mamas & Papas 7 605 tinue releasing his singles for several We’ve had a lot of experience with the 15. WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL—New Vaudeville more years. Newest is “Jungle,” a six LP business and we know you have to Band— Fontana 9 551 year old master overdubbed to offer have something there to sell. We think Peter Gordon a more current sound. According to we have the product. We know the 16. KNIGHT IN RUSTY ARMOUR— & Bahari, King continues to sell a mini- —Capitol 27 537 - bag—it’s R&B—and it would be a mum of 75,000 with each release and, Jones occasionally, will blossom forth with shame to let 22 years of that knowl- 17. GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME—Tom a “giant”—“Rock Me Baby,” released edge go completely to waste.” —Parrot 47 533 18. RUBY TUESDAY—Rolling Stones—London — 506 19. HELLO HELLO—Sopwith Camel—Kama Sutra 41 493 19. TELL IT TO THE RAIN—4 Seasons—Philips 15 493 21. LOVE IS HERE & NOW YOU’RE GONE— - Supremes—Motown — 492 22. COMING HOME SOLDIER—Bobby Vinton— Epic 8 483 23. THAT’S LIFE—Frank Sinatra—Reprise 11 464 •1 24. COLOR MY WORLD— Petula Cark— Warner Bros. 21 456 > 25. WHERE WILL THE WORDS COME FROM— Gary Lewis—Liberty 24 443 26. GIMME SOME LOVIN’—Spencer Davis Group United Artists — 435 27. PRETTY BALLERINA—Left Banke—Smash — 432 28. BEAT GOES ON—Sonny & Cher—Atlantic — 423 m 29. THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE—Casinos — Fraternity — 410 30. 1 HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT— Electric Prunes—Reprise — 407 31. WILD THING—Senator Bobby—Parkway 46 403 32. SINGLE GIRL—Sandy Posey—MGM 16 395 33. I’VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE— Jimmy Ruffin—Soul — 392 34. TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS—Otis Redding— Volt 20 382 s 35. MERCY, MERCY, MERCY—Cannonball Adderley —Capitol — 374 - 36. MELLOW YELLOW—Donovan— Epic 14 350 37. LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER— a Rolling Stones—London — 348 38. IT’S NOW WINTERS DAY—Tommy Roe—ABC — 333 39. EAST WEST—Herman’s Hermits—MGM 17 330 40. ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME BABY— Freddie Scott—Shout — 327 41. HOW DO YOU CATCH A GIRL—Sam The Sham & Pharaohs—MGM 31 322 42. (1 KNOW) I’M LOSING YOU—Temptations Gordy — 320 43. PAPA WAS TOO—Joe Tex— Dial 32 316 PLEASING THE TEENS— In a continuing effort to fill ^he teen bag, Colum- bia Records has signed both the Buckinghams and Lou Christie. The Bucking- 44. (I’M NOT YOUR) STEPPING STONE— hams’ first Columbia single will be “Don’t You Care”/“Why Don’t You Love Monkees—-Colgems 25 301 Me.” Lou Christie, who hit with “Lightning Strikes” (1966), “Two Faces 45. MUSTANG SALLY—Wilson Pickett—Atlantic 26 297 Have I” (1965), and “A Gypsy Cried” (1964), will debut for the label with 46. BRING IT UP James Brown King — 293 “Shake Hands And Walk Away”/“Escape.” All of Lou Christie’s Columbia — — recordings 47. GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO—5th Dimension wall be produced by Charles Calello, producer of pop A&R. All of — this artist’s disk material is self-penned. Top photo (1. to r.^ seated. Bill —Soul City 287 Gallagher, vice president of Columbia; Lou Christie; Clive Davis, vice presi- 48. TALK TALK—Music Machine—Original Sound 28 275 dent and general manager of CBS Records; (standing) Charles Calello; and 49. INDESCRIBABLY BLUE— Elvis Presley—RCA — 265 Stan Polley, Christie’s manager. Bottom shot: from left Clive Davis (third from left) and James William Guercio (third from right) are pictured with 50. THERE’S GOT TO BE A WORD—Innocence the Buckinghams just after the signing. Kama Sutra 29 259 10 Cash Box—March 4, 1967.