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— — — England's Best Sellers ENGLAND } 1. Apache—The Shadows (Columbia) 11. How About That—Adam Faith (Francis Day & Hunter) (Parlophone) (Mills) ^ Somebody’s Fool — Ai’rangements have now been completed for Interdisc to operate in this coun- 2. A Mess Of Blues—Elvis Presley 12. Everybody’s Francis (M.G.M.) (Nevins- try beginning in October. This international organization was set up late in (R.C.A.) (Belinda) Connie Kirshner) 1959 and began operations in Lugano, Switzerland earlier this year. The com- 3. Because They’re Young — Duane 13. If She Should Come To You — pany was formed by Jack Lewerke (director), Bill Grauer of Riverside Records Eddy (London) (Chappell) (Decca) (president) and Lester Koenig with the idea of releasing material of independ- Anthony Newley (Essex) 4. Tell Laura I Love Her — Ricky Girl ent companies under their own labels for the European market. Besides the 14. Image Of A —Mark Wynter Valance (Columbia) (Lawrence (Decca) (Duchess) Riverside records. Interdisc handle the promotion and distribution of several Wright) other American indies throughout Europe including Jazzland, Wonderland, 15. I’m Sorry—Brenda Lee (Bruns- 5. Please Don’t Tease Cliff Rich- Stereo Oddities, Bluesville, Moodsville, Swingville, Washington and Off Beat — wick) (Peter Maurice) ard (Columbia) (Belinda) Girl Of Best Friend except in those countries where particular labels are already contracted to other 16. The My companies. 6. Only The Lonely — Roy Orbison Elvis Presley (R.C.A.) (Hill & In all cases, disks are manufactured by Interdisc in Italy from original mas- (London) (Acuff-Rose) Range) 17. Shakin’ All Over — Johnny Kidd t ters and distributed to European agents. The latest move by Interdisc is the 7. When Will I Be Loved—Everly (Mills) ^ establishment of a London office to handle distribution in the British Isles and Brothers (London) (Acuff-Rose) (H.M.V.) 18. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport to this end Lewerke and Alan Bates, Interdisc general manager, were in London 8. Shir- As Long As He Needs Me— Rolf Harris (Columbia) (Ardmore recently for discussions with Associated Recordings Ltd. and a new organiza- ley Bassey (Columbia) (Lake- tion Central Record Distributors Ltd. (the latter headed by Bates, Doug Dobell, & Beechwood) — view) I’m Falling proprietor of the famous Doug Dobell Jazz record shop in London’s West End 19. Please Help Me — y 9. Love Is Like A Violin—Ken Dodd (R.C.A.) (Aber- and Ken Lindsay, manager of the record mail order house Agate Co. Ltd.). Hank Locklin — & (Decca) (Keith Prowse) These two companies have been appointed to handle direct dealer distribution. bach) Sinatra British releases will be pressed primarily in this country with occasional im- 10. Paper Roses—Kaye Sisters (Phil- 20. Nice ‘N’ Easy — Frank (Barton) • portations from Italy. Grauer has also been in London to discuss the early re- ips) (Leeds) (Capitol) lease here of Riverside Records and the first six issues which will be marketed towards the end of October will include albums by Thelonious Monk, Cannonball Adderley and British satirist Peter Ustinov’s, “The Grand Prix of Gibraltar.” Initial release of Riverside and other labels will be 12" LP’s retailing at 39/9. England’sTop Ten IP’s England’sTopTenEP’s It was a pleasure last week to meet American publisher George Pincus and his attorney, Lawrence Greene, in town to launch his new English company Gil-Pincus Music Ltd. Pincus told The Cash Box that he has concluded a deal with Fred Jackson’s Tin Pan Alley Music Co. to exploit several songs in asso- 1. Down Drury Lane To Memory 1. Paddy Roberts Strikes Again ciation with Gil-Pincus for Great Britain, Eire and South Africa including Lane— 101 Strings (Pye ‘Golden Paddy Roberts (Decca) > Bryan Hyland’s follow-up to “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” Guinea’) 2. Strictly For Grown Ups—Paddy — 10. “Four Little Heels” (Kapp) and on the same label Jane Morgan’s “Where’s 2. South Pacific — Soundtrajck Roberts (Decca) Girl/Where’s Boy,” There recorded Charlie Phipps The The “Was Once” by (R.C.A.) 3. Love Is The Thing Part 1.—Nat (Capitol), “Dusty” by Jimmy Boyd (Dot) and “Tangerock” by The Chantones 3. Oliver—Original Cast (Decca) King Cole (Capitol) is very about these all (Top Rank). Jackson excited numbers which are due for 4. Elvis Is Back — Elvis Presley 4. C’mon Everybody—Eddie Coch- October release in this country. (R.C.A.) ran (London) and The association between Tin Pan Alley Music Gil-Pincus Music only 5. At The Oxford Union — Gerrard 5. Nina & Frederik No. 1—Nina & extends to these songs. In view of the extensive current activity of the Pincus Hoffnung (Decca) Frederik (Columbia) American firms, similar arrangements with other British publishers are likely 6. Inside Shelly Berman—Shelly Ber- 6. Strictly Elvis — Elvis Presley ^ in the near future and G. Pincus, who is currently visiting Paris, Berlin, Milan man (H.M.V.) (R. C. A.) and Stockholm, hopes to become a frequent visitor to these shores to personally 7. Can Can—Soundtrack (Capitol) 7. Miki & Griff—Miki & Griff (Pye) supervise his ever increasing British interests. 8. Cliff Sings No. 2 Cliff Richard 8. Songs — By the time Cliff Richard’s latest Columbia disk, “Nine Times Out Of Ten” For Swinging Sellers — (Columbia) . hit the counters last week, advance orders had already topped the 170,000 mark Peter Sellers (Parlophone) 9. South Pacific Highlights—Sound- —one of the highest ever in British record history. Still riding high with 9. Elvis’s Golden Records Vol. 2 track (R.C.A.) Cliff is certain to chart double. “Nine Elvis Presley (R.C.A.) “Please Don’t Tease,” have a Times Out Cliff Sings No. 3.—Cliff Richard Of Ten” again has the backing of The Shadows and is published by Aberbach 10. Oklahoma—Sountrack (Capitol) (Columbia) flip side “Thinking Of Our Love” by Belinda London, which also handles “Please Don’t Tease.” Two hits from Another golden boy heading for the No. 1 slot is Adam Faith with “How The Cash Box Top 100 are issued here on London—the fast- About That?” on Parlophone. Written by Johnny Worth with backing by John climbing “Alvin For President” by David Seville and the Chipmunks and “Blue ^ Barry the disk, released a week ago, is already climbing fast. This makes the Velvet” by The Statues. On Decca, Winifred Atwell, currently in Austi’alia, has fourth Faith hit for publisher Cyril Gee of Mills Music this year, others being a new single “Nicolette” backed with “Melody in G.” Good news from Jim “What Do You Want,” “Poor Me” and “Someone Elses Baby.” Mills is currently Reeves sings handling “Football Crazy” by Robin Hall and Jimmy McGregor on the Collector who “I’m Gettin’ Better” on RCA. On the same label, Elvis .., and Decca labels, Johnny Kidd’s latest disk for HMV, “Restless” and Garry Presley is still high in the charts with “Mess Of Blues.” Two more stateside Mills’ own composition, “Please Don’t Cheat Me” on Top Rank. hits are issued on Coral—“All My Love” by Jackie Wilson and “Anymore” by Monty Norman, David Heneker and Julian Moore currently in New York for Teresa Brewer. the Broadway opening of the musical, “Irma La Douce,” starring Elizabeth Seal Maurice for which they wrote the music and lyrics. Meantime “The Art Of Living,” a Chevalier has a new single release on MGM “Just In Time” (from revue based on the writings of Art Buchwald, European correspondent for the the film “Bells Are Ringing”) while Dean Martin’s version is released here on New York Herald Tribune in Paris, for which they also wrote the music and Capitol. On the same label comes Hank Thompson with “She’s Just A Whole lyrics, has settled down to a successful run at London’s Criterion Theatre. Lot Like You.” New Top Rank singles released this week by EMI include an Music from the show is handled by their publishing firm Brittania Music. The ^ instrumental, “Vaquero” Fireballs, I trio were also responsible for the highly successful shows “Expresso Bongo” (Cowboy) by The and “Honest Do” by and “Make Me An Offer.” The Innocents. Russ Conway with Tony Osborne and his Orchestra wax “Pass- The successful Lionel Bart musical, “Oliver,” has been the subject of a ing Breeze” for Columbia which also issued a cover version of “Move Two £100,000 theatre ticket library deal pacted between Impresario Donald Albery, Mountains” by The Mudlarks. ^ who is presenting the show at London’s New Theatre and Peter Cadbury, chair- man of Keith Prowse Co. Ltd. on behalf of the combined Theatre Libraries As- sociation. The original cast LP released on Decca is in the British Cash Box LP charts and is published by Lakeview Music. Owing to film commitments, Frankie Vaughan’s Las Vegas season has been cut 8 to 3% weeks commencing Friday, September 23 to October 17. The next Bennett in London day the star begins his second film for 20th Century Fox, “Live Wire” co- starring Hope Lang and Juliet Prowse. Frankie, who hopes to be back in London for Christmas will complete the rest of his Las Vegas contract at a later date. Manager Paul Cave reports that the proceeds of Frankie’s next disk for Philips—titles as yet unknown—will be devoted to The Boys Club of Gt. Britain of which he is a great supporter. The King Brothers, also managed by Cave now have their own weekly 15- minute series of programs on Radio Luxembourg and have telerecoi'ded an ATV “Saturday Spectacular” with Kay Starr for later this year.