THE VERY BEST OF B. J. THOMAS Hickory 133. IIITHOMAS "Billy and Sue" is doing chart time FRO/110110N PICK HITS right now and so this album will have COPY ,V.11111111111111111111t '1.1111111111111111111111111111111111111' strong appeal to teen buyers. B. J. also MOVIE GREATS OF THE 60's sings"You'llNever WalkAlone," CONNIE FRANCIS-MGM E/SE 4382. "Comedy of Love," "Goin' Thru the Recent vintage Hollywood tunes are Motions." Much funky sounds on the Connie's interest on this package. She package. warbles "Strangers in the Night," "Call Me Irresponsible," "You're Gonna Hear LIVE! of THE DOC SEVERINSEN SEXTET- From Me," "The Shadow Your Command 901SD; RS 901 SD. Smile," "Forget Domani," "Somewhere, Recently a sensation at New York's My Love."Will sell. Basin Street East, Doc and sextet and LAIN I E KAZAN expandedorchestrastirexcitement MGM E/SE 4385. with "When the Saints Come Marching A touch of Lena, a dash of Streisand In,""Summertime,""If He Walked and lots of something a little spicy and Into My Life,""Strangersinthe new and different and it'ssongbird Night" and more shining instrumental Lainie Kazan airing her full soprano work. and her husky lower range on a rain- bow album of "Porgy and Bess" songs SOUL and "The Trolley Song," et al. LENA HORNE- LENA United Artists UAL 3496; UAS 6496. ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, VOL. 2 The sultry songstress goes r/b, coun- ROGER WILLIAMS- try and pop here with a line-up of Kapp KL 1483; KS 3483. songs that sound like today's charts. Surefirelisteningarethese time - One of the ditties is breath -taking gal's tested time-honored movie songs. Wil- new single, "Love Bug." "What the liams one -fingers -full -chords 11 Oscar World Needs Now" and like that. songs and one nominee. "Lullaby of Broadway," "The Way You Look To- THE MAGIC OF THE SPELLBINDERS night," "Thanks for the Memory," etc. Columbia CL 2514; CS 9314. The first album by this quintet is SUNNY PNWPS an attractive musical experience. They BOBBY HEBB- specialize in quiet and compelling soul Philips PHM 200-212; PHS 600-212. music as arranged, conducted and some- Now that "Sunny" has gotten hot, times written by Van McCoy."We're Philips bids fare to have a click al- Acting Like Lovers," "Baby IMiss bum with the "Sunny" -peggeddisk. Bobby Hebb has a highly attractive You," "For You." style. It's light and sincere. He sings FANTASTIC FELICIANO his own ditties with others. JOSE FELICIANO- FANTASTIC FELICIANO Iv DELLA REESE LIVE RCA Victor LPM 3581; LPS 3581. Fel.r. - This dynamic fellow has takena ABC -Paramount ABC/ABCS 569. tffSE feather or two from the Ray Charles Tremendously soul here with Della LAVE cap and delivers grittily redone and re- backed by Bill Doggett Gerald Wig- juvenated versions of old songs."I gins, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Shelly Love You for Sentimental Reasons," Manne. Gal poursit out on a long, "To Each His Own," "Nature Boy." wailin'"Driftin"sliceandshorter "Girl Talk," "I Got It Bad," "I'll Wind," Quite a disk. more. WILD THING LIVIN' ABOVE YOUR HEAD THE TROGGS- JAY AND THE AMERICANS-United Fontana MGF 27556; SRF 67556. Artists UAL 3534; UAS 6534. These fellows made noise for a num- With their new release "Livin' Above ber of reasons with their first click Your Head" heading up the charts, the single,"Wild Thing," whichisthe always -click Jay and the A's send out lead-off item on this juicy r/r package. the accompanying album. New and old "With a Girl Like You" is here too. rockers are interpreted on this disk, Many of the sides were written by which has "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Trogg Reg Presley.Kids'll grab. Anymore." "Monday. Monday" on it. THE PAIR EXTRAORDINAIRE DON CHERRY SMASHES Liberty LRP 3440; LST 7440. Monument MLP 8049. Here's a unique team-bassman and Dean Martin anti Frank Sinatra co - singer.And they give unique treat- wrote the liner notes for this package ment to "I'm an Old Cowhand," "You've proclaiming Don the best country sing- Lost that Lovin' Feeling," "Don't Let er they know. That endorsement alone Me Be Misunderstood." A terrific act to will create interest in the package. "I watch, the guys are good album art- Love You Drops," "The Tip of My ists too. Fingers," "Four Walls." (Continued on page 10)

8 RECORD WORLD-August 13, 1966