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Editor: A. HAND, 41 Derby Road,Heanor,Derhyshire. Tel.: Langley Mt111Na1 Ofl Features Editor: "BiIIY Bonus D. CARDWELL 2341 239 Edgware Road, London W.2. „ Head Office and Adr—isement Office Postal Subscriptions: [3 2s. per annum Craven House, 234,238 Edgware Road, — Into 1963! London, W.2. Tel. PADdington 7485 World C'op3,ight 11- FIRST SERIES WEEK ENDING S11163 ISSUE No. NINETEEN This new year will probably mean more to the Billy Fury fans than any other year since Billy first blazed a trail towards being a top popper! Why? Because it is Hi on the cards that Billy will be moving into there, the film world in a very big—but big way! Welcome to 1963 with the first Weekly of the New Year swingin' your Although there are no definite plans for Pop an actual series it seems certain that Billy way, and, thanks to your wonderful support, we are planning to make it even will on the same kick as 1961's stay more attractive this year. So watch out for new features, including some real fantastic movie "Play It Cool." His first fab which no will want to miss! one in this new year will probably be along competitions, pop-fan the same lines but said Billy "I am hoping Now, the news which many of you have been waiting for—the binders to to prove that in my forthcoming films I available this and can be really can act." Even though most people hold the first 13 issues of Pop Weekly will be month, in show business predicted good houses for ordered now, price 10/- plus 6d. postage, from Pop Weekly, Heanor, Derbys. "Play It Cool" none of them had idea any This is an idea which was readers and the result will be an that it would be the fantastic smash box- suggested by many office hit it was throughout the country. of pictures and information on all your fave stars who are tops today and A few I in on days ago dropped Billy the upcoming pollsters who may be topping the charts in the future. and asked him what type of musical he hoped to do in this new year. Billy gave At the same time I realise that some of you may have missed some of these one of his famous smiles and said "Man! issues and will now want to make your collection complete ready for your binder. My type of musical Dave, that I think the guys and dolls really go for, are the ones There are limited stocks of all back numbers at this office, so if you have missed with plenty of strong beaty music and out on any get your order in, like quick, to Pop Weekly. Heanor. Derbys., everyone acting as if they are men and giving the Numbers of the issues you require, price 1 3 each including postage. women—and not fairies jumping up and down all over the place!" As "Pop Weekly" readers predicted rdifor way back in 1962 Billy Fury could to become as popular or even more popular than in this country. Whether they are right will be seen in the next 12 months, but it must be noted Great aritahs'. only Pep Star Chart! that towards the end of 1962 Billy was hitting the top slot of the "Pop Weekly's" popularity poll time and time again. NP STAR TO 20 Position What else do the Billy Fury fans have in Artiste Last Week store for this year? In fact, it would be 1 ELVIS PRESLEY 3 easier to say what don't they have in 2 CLIFF RICHARD 2 store this year, for Billy has tried to 3 BILLY FURY 1 please all his fans by giving them a long 4 TORNADOS 12 summerseason, one-night stands all over 5 BOBBY VEE 5 the country, a couple of films, naturally 6 JOE BROWN 10 his own radio show and even more 7 ADAM FAITH 11 naturally, plenty of platters! 8 SHADOWS 4 On the question of records Billy is 9 DEL SHANNON 14 likely to switch to a new style altogether, 10 MARK %"TER 20 and as his favourite singer is Ray Charles 11 JAYWALKERS 7 I wouldn't be altogether surprised to see 12 EDEN KANE 8 Billy going on to a spiritual kick—BUT 13 SHANE FENTON — using a male backing choir, as many of 14 JOHN LEYTON 6 the negro spiritual vocalists are apt to 15 R'D CHAMBERLAIN 13 do. The only thing that appears to be 16 17 missing in 1963 is Billy's own TV show, 17 BUDDY HOLLY 19 but although fans are constantly 18 EVERLY BROTHERS 18 demanding to see Billy in his own show, 19 MIKE SARNE — I doubt very much whether this will be 20 HELEN SHAPIRO 15 the year when it will happen—for Billy on is still plagued by increasing shyness Thar. arrest. w.. vote the top stare of today many big occasions. Billy is now rapidly y you. Whenever you write to "Pop Weekly'. the same trail that Cliff took writ, the name of your three favourite scan in the heading turner of the career and now the top left hand a ... I,". Alternatively earlier on in his write your three favourite stars on a postcard, and Tornados are a recording group in their and it own right, as are Cliff's Shadows, Billy POP WEEKLY, HEANOR, DERBYSHIRE. feature of Cliff's For his is the magazine Not gives You the store YOU is almost copying every ant to read about, and every iener automatitaily For career—although not intentionally! constitutes a rote. Billy is an individual—yes man ! Chosen from the second half of the chart this ...it: MIKE SARNE POP Weekly 511163

This Week's TOP4 L. P. s. Discussed by Peter Rldersley

And a really swinging 1963 to you! If you've made a resolution to invest in a few more L.P.s this year, you could make a good start with these four.

THE EVERLY BROTHERS: "THE GOLDEN HITS OF THE EVERLY BROTHERS" WARNER BROS. WM 8108 There is not much more to be said about this disc than has already been said, decided and proved individually about the 12 hit singles included on it. I've seen better sleeves; this one is uninspired and the photographs of Don and Phil don't do them justice but Warner Brothers don't have to dress up this one. So you can throw out those singles you've collected and enjoy them all again "under one roof," as it were. These ARE golden hits and each one shows the boys at their up-tempo best. The hits are: That's Old Fashioned; How Can I Meet Her; Crying In The Rain; I'm Not Angry; Don't Blame Me; Ebony Eyes; Cathy's Clown; Walk Right Back; Lucille; So Sad; Muskrat and Temptation—and don't resist it to purchase this collection.

NELSON RIDDLE and his orchestra: "ROUTE 66 THEME AND OTHER GREAT T.V. THEMES" CAPITOL T 1771 We've had L.P .s of our own British T.V. theme tunes and now here is one of all the great American T.V. shows, some of which are already familiar to us like "My Three Sons," "Ben Casey," "Dr. Kildare" and "Naked City." Nelson Riddle has re-scored all the music and given it his trademark; the result being that we can appreciate these themes in terms of "music to listen to," rather than as blaring, triumphant fan- fares which are incidental to the vehicle for which they were originally composed. Pictured here during their smiee with the U.S.7 ne, the Gvertys soon .liter their refeate emceed Here is a freshness, often intriguing, hitting the charts again. never dull; in fact, I think Mr. Riddle fine silk has, in a few cases, made a very colourful tale of American theatrical life just about almost clean! This latest old and sow's purse out of a very tough in the 1920s and '30s and gives Ethel L.P. of the great Max Miller, recorded is his brilliance. Other ear—such Merman ample scope for her striking before a "live' audience in London, is a American T.V. shows represented talents and voice. Her strident further tribute to just about the last of "The "ample" include: "The Defenders"; Andy tones are heard to advantage in the Music Hall comics. Still going "The Alvin great Griffith Show"; Show"; numbers like Everything's Coming UPP strong, Maxie can wrench a dirty laugh "The Steve Allen Show"; "Sing Along Roses and Small World. This well- out of an audience with a basically clean "Sam Benedict" and With Mitch"; recorded L.P. captures the atmosphere "gag"; and, on disc, you can almost see "The Untouchables". of the show very effectively and makes his wink, his upraised eyebrow. This is us wish to see the live performance, hard-hitting, straightforward comedy MERMAN "GYPSY": starring ETHEL especially that of the vibrant, electric with no modern subtleties; a lot of the C.B,S. APG. 60003 Miss Merman. This is an album of script is "corny"—we've heard it all This is the original Broadway cast "hit" songs as well, which is another before—but such is Max's technique of album of the big New York hit show reason why it should be added to your timing and nuance that it still brings a based on the life of Gypsy Rose Lee. collection. laugh. A must for lovers of this type of With book by Arthur Laurents, music humour and also for the collector MILLER: "THE CHEEKY by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen MAX because there will never be another Max Sondheim (he also wrote the lyrics for CRAPPIE" Muter. If you haven't heard him, try it "West Side Story"), "Gypsy" is a PYE. NPL. 18079 for size. But make no mistake, it is not Hardly pop music, this! Hardly the kind of comedy that gets into the music! So what? Hardly serious—and 20 ! ! ! POP weekly $/1/N Top today

* BRITAIN'S TOP THIRTY 1 Return To Sender (1) Elvis Presley 2 Sun Arise (3) Rolf Harris 3 Next Time (4) Cliff Richard 4 Lovesick Blues (2) Frank Ifield 5 Bobby's Girl (5) Susan Maughan 6 Let's Dance (6) Chris Montez 7 Dance On (17) 8 Swiss Maid (7) Del Shannon 9 Guitar Man (8) Duane Eddy 10 Telstar (9) Tornados 11 It Only Took A Minute (12) Joe Brown 12 Devil Woman (11) Marty Robbins 1/- THE PAIR! 13 Rockin' Round The Christmas Tree (10) Brenda Lee (Postcard Size) Plus 3d. Postage 14 Desafinado (14) S. Getz/C. Byrd PLUS 15 Main Attraction (13) Pat Boone FREE 16 A Forever Kind Of Love (15) Bobby Vee A new illustrated Booklet 17 Venus In Blue Jeans (18) Mark Wynter OF TOP STAR PHOTOS 18 Sherry (16) Four Seasons 19 Must Be Madison Joe Loss (19) —ON GLOSSY ART PAPER— 20 (20) Cliff Richard 21 No One Can MakeMy Sunshine Smile (21) Everly Brothers Compiled to give you details of 22 Love Me Tender (22) R'd Chamberlain our full range of Photos 23 Baby Take A Bow (23) Adam Faith Maureen Evans 24 Like I Do (24) NEW MINIATURES-3"x 2" at 2d. each 25 James Bond Theme (—) John Barry 26 Love Me Do (25) The Beatles FRANCES WINFIELD Me and Shadow Frank 27 My (27) Sinatra/ Woodlands Davis Jar. Sammy MAPPERLEY LANE 28 Island of Dreams (—) The Springfields MAPPERLEY • DERBYSHIRE 29 Up On The Roof (29) Kenny Lynch Telephone Ilkesron 3754 30 Go Away Little Girl (—) Mark Wynter

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IS JOHN "100NING foR [OVE?" He had flown in from a rtuv of New Zealand. Attstralia and a brief trip to the gates looking "like a Gteek God." At lea,:. tia: . , what his fan dub leader Mary Brgette said--arid she ought to know! When 1 met him he we to think of his was .cry busy trying — next film alter "The Great Escape. You got it. chicks—the lonely blond bomber—John Leyton! "Hi Dave" he said, "s'cusc me while 1 get this schedule sorted out into some son of shape." After a few brief minutes he shook his golden head, and said simply "Get my new disc out soon. and after that 1 haze just got time to fix my six week tour over here and then I mutt dash across to the States to promote it as it is being released there at the same time. Then 1 have got another film for the same company as 1 made "The Great Escape"—Mirisc Brothers Ltd." He grinned, showing perfaY white teeth when 1 asked him what Mss the most important thing to him, his new platter, his six week tour or another new ..'Boy! You really do ask me some stunners Dave. I guess my six weeks' tour is very high on the list, plus, of course, my film, as 1 have always been, deep down, an actor! But it's an extremel difficult problem. My fans mean everything to me naturally —thai s why 1 am delighted to be seeing them all again on this new one- night-stand effort. But I think my films rate yYn high as well, as they give me the chance, or rather give my farts the chance to see me without haying to pay a lot of money travelling all over the place. My new disc? Well, all 1 an say about that is, 1 hope it will be a big hit naturally, and I hope that all my fans in this country and abroad will like it— and enjoy listening to it as much as t enjoyed making it!" With that "Lonely Leyton" left the room. As always off to do some more autographs for his fans and maybe to sign yet another film contract. As a friend of mine (female) remarked onoc—"all he seems to want are his fans and more work!" I must add that she said this rather wistfully—but it seems she w asn't John's "lonely lost love!" 1 wonder who is'

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A Top Ten hit over here, two No. I's in the States and an Xmas single which is still moving up, plus two LP's knocking the American best sellers—and certainly more hits in the offing! Described as "the most fantastic crew ever" who else but—the Four Seasons! With Sherry, a hit on both sides of the Atlantic and an _album of the same name currently eating up sales in every record bar in the United States. In the next few weeks the Four Seasons will again be heading for our Top Twenty platter placings with their new single Big Girls Dort t Cry, which has also been a No. I in the United States. A few biographical jottings on the group. First off—Bob Gaudio who sings tenor, also plays piano and organ. He was born in the Bronx, New York on November 17th 1942 and has girls Ripping over his 6 ft. 2 in. frame but he maintains his chief "love" is football. Lead singer of the Group is Franki Valli, whose real name is Castelluccio, born in Newark, New Jersey. His hobbies are drumming and playing tennis, and he is married and has 3 daughters! Bass singer and also spare time arranger with the group is Nick Massi, real name Nicholas Macicci, is also born in Newark, New Jersey. He is also married and has two sons and a daughter, most of his spare time is taken up with horse riding, bowling, billiards and writing hit songs. Last, but certainly not least, baritone vocalist Tommy De Vito, also born in New Jersey but in a small place called Belleville. Yes, again married, has a small son and a daughter. A real fan of Britain's swinging musical conductor Mantovani, when not playing golf. The boys have been working together for six years but known under the name of the Four Lovers. Their first release Apple of My Eye and The Girt in My Dreams was a hit a few weeks after the release date. After the waxing Apple of My Eye had dropped out of the best sellers they hit a bad patch and up until Sherry had only been booked for a few very small local engagements. Well, that is the line up. Why is it that out of all the State-side groups who regularly hit the best sellers in their own country, why should the Four Seasons be the only quartet to do the "double?" Answer. Because they have that dynamic type of singing which not only goes down well with just the State-side teens but has the international flavour that has put their platters like Sherry and Big Girls Don't Cry in the charts of nearly every major record- buying country in the world.

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NEW i0 YOU * DON SPENCER BORED' UTTERLY BORED!— You might think that Don was so fast Australian as is Don. And though Bob that was goodlooker Don Spencer when on the move that he had time for little was there "down under" not so long he left school at Tamworth, New South in the way of hobbies. But he did. He ago with John Leyton, it HAD to be Wales, way, way down under. Fed up lapped up sport. The 5 ft. 9 in., ten London where they met. to the teeth with small town life. All stone ten pound bundle of dynamite Anyway, the lad who had been he wanted to do was travel. played any and every sport available. everywhere and done so many different So he did. For five years. He He's won swimming championships; things got on record. And that Fireball proved a real "fireball" which is has played table tennis exhibition theme triggered off umpteen enquiries appropriate enough since his debut disc matches with ex-champion Miklos . so that the disc has been selling for HMV is Fireball, based on the theme Zsabados; was in the New South Wales wonderfully well recently. Could easily of the telly-series. Do you dig that hockey team before he was 21; was in be a chart entry, 'ere long. single I've Been Everywhere, which was the Kenya Olympic training squad; Says Don: "Funny, isn't it? Here I originated in Aussie-land by Lucky played in inter-Provincial Rugby sides; am, after doing so many different things Starr? Well, Don really has been just and has worked in first-class cricket, just to earn the odd bit of loot and up about everywhere. tennis, golf and squash circles. comes the chance to become a full-time He had two years in England and Which adds up to an all-round singer. I'm knocked out. And you that few could won't hear Europe. Two more in Africa and the sporting ability people me complaining of feeling Middle East. Another one on the road touch—and certainly puts him way bored ... not these days." between Africa and the Far East. ahead in the pop music industry. Don is one of the most colourful 'Course he had to eat. So he washed So how did he become a singer? characters to hit the pop scene in many the ironies here. He a dishes in Sweden; was a chauffeur in Touch of spent a year. And YOU, the fans, are buying short while in London and there met his debut disc in such that it Italy, Franceand Yugoslavia; asalesman quantities Bob of John in Zanzibar. Uganda and Tanganyika. Stigwood, manager Leyton seems he'll be a first-time hit-maker. and Mike Same and and showed Fireball is And, believe Don, NOBODY could other,, the title to ask for. And vocal form that he was be bored with that sort of life ... such impressive "fireball" is the word to describe Don slapped under a recording contract. Spencer—first of the big new 'uns for Ironic? Because Bob is 1%3. POP W..klr Silr{a Certainly!

Chart Newcomers AT 1AST -THE SPRIG11110S HIT OUR CHARTS Just when most columnist in the do. every Honestly, we were astonished. And UNTIL he went against his principles business has been asking why the we can't wait to get back there once and "covered" the American hit on Springfields don't make the grade here, again." Venus In Blue Jeans. in chart-wise, as they do so many other Though the Springfields have not been All of a sudden it happened. But Mark the world—here parts of they are making well represented in the British charts still held that "cover" jobs were a little that very same grade. In at Number 28 over the years, they have always been unfair to the original creator of the comes their fabulous Islands Of Dreams well up in popularity polls. Part of their number. Circumstances forced him into —and it looks well set for even higher secret is de-crying "cover" versions of covering Go Away Little Girl—because placings. hit American singles. They've much he would have been away for so long The Springfields originally had surely preferred producing their own numbers that no single could have been cut. He the most "different" sound of all British and resting happily in the knowledge did the "cover"—and admitted to "Pop vocal groups. And the inclusion of new that other groups or singers won't Weekly" that he felt a trifle guilty boy Mike, in place of Tim whose wife's follow THEM ... about it. illness forced him to retire from show .. Which brings us to Mark Wynter, Now he's made the charts once again. business, has done nothing to change whose year 1963 looks like being. His On a copy. He's held off the opposition that "difference." They've gotta real feel follow-up to Venus In Blue Jeans is with that easy charm of his. for the folksey type of music—and Tom Go Away Little Girl and it's doing the Obviously the pointer is that Mark Springfield has the real feel for writing proverbial bomb. Now in at Number 30, should do more and more covering of material in that idiom. he already seems to have shaken off the American singles in future. But we The trio have spent a few days recently considerable opposition from America's doubt if he will. He still goes out for the in Nashville, Tennessee, where they were Steve Lawrence and Britain's new boy original material best suited to his own reportedly knocked out by all the folk Ray Bennett—the last-named being a style of delivery—and the only difference and C and W activity. They recorded lad from the same street in Cardiff as the is that his recent hits will make it easier there and that puts them in a class on fabulous Shirley Raccey. for him to crash the charts. their Todd—because no other British But Mark is a baffled man. His first Mark is one of the truly nice guys of vocal group has enjoyed this honour. single release, made after a long spell of show business—the sort of character Said Tom on his return: "There are so "building up" under the direction of his who finds nothing is too much trouble. many fantastic musicians working in manager Ray Mackender, was Image Of Come to that, the same remark applies Nashville. There's an air of complete A Girl. That was a "cover" job, though to the three swingin' Springfields. It's a professionalism about everything they the Safaris' version was withdrawn from real pleasure to welcome both in the sale because of a mix-up over the Top "Chart Newcomers" division of "Pop Rank label. Weekly." Boy-wonder Mark's version hit the But in the main the charts have been charts. Then came a succession of pretty static through the Christmas POP WEEKLY TOP ZO "original" numbers which sold well but festivities. January sees the release of didn't really make much of an impact. umpteen new singles (29 of them from 1 Return To Sender Elvis Presley He earned huge sums in variety, abroad EMI alone) and we'll be having some 2 Cliff Richard and in pantomime—but the big-selling surprising new discs to rate in this 3 Of Love Because Billy Fury chart biggies evaded him. Until .. . feature from now on ... 4 Can-Can '62 Jaywalkers 5 Forever Kind Of Love Bobby Vee 6 Swiss Maid Del Shannon 7 Dance On Shadows WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE ? 8 Lonely Johnny John Leyton an interesting discussion point. Hits", Nat Cole's "Ramblin' Rose", HERE'S 9 Kid Galahad (EP) Elvis Presley Suppose you had to select a library Chubby Checker's "Your Twist Party". 10 No One Can Make of THIRTY L.P's, chosen for their Girl Singers: "Connie Francis' My Sunshine Smile Everly Brothers lasting and enduring enjoyment-value, to Greatest Hits", "Sincerely, Brenda 11 Bachelor Boy Cliff Richard make up a "Basic Pop Album Library Lee", Ella on "George Gershwin Song 12 Rockin' Around The for Teenagers". What would you Book", Garland's "Judy at Carnegie Christmas Tree Brenda Lee include—and what would you scrub out? Hall." 13 Let's Dance Chris Montez American dee jays were polled on Shows and films: Soundtrack "West 14 She's Not You Elvis Presley this point. And they came up with the Side Story", Percy Faith's "Sound Of 15 Devil Woman Marty Robbins following selections:— Music", soundtrack "South Pacific", 16 It Only Took Male singers: "Elvis's Golden original cast "My Fair Lady". A Minute Joe Brown Records", Sinatra's "Songs For Swing- Orchestral: Ray Conniff's "S 17 Venus In Blue Jeans Mark Wynter ing Lovers", Ray Charles' "Modern Continental", Lawrence Welk's "Young 18 Once Upon A Dream Billy Fury Sounds In C and W Music", Boone's World", Hugo Winterhalter's "Happy 19 It'll Be Me Cliff Richard "Pat's Great Hits", Andy Williams' Hunting" Jimmy Dorset's "Goodies 20 Baby Take A Bow Adam Faith "Moon River", Bobby Vinton's "Roses But Gassers', Bernie Lowe's "If The Are Red", "Paul Anka Sings His Big Big Bands Were Here Today", 15", Mathis on "Johnny's Greates "O00000!" by Jackie Gleason. Under the quaint impression that the best-selling Vocal groups: "The Kingston Trio", records in the country am not necessarily the current Lettermen on "A For Young this chart in Song f ourice songs. Pop Weekly publishes Charles' II good faith for three reasons and your amusement: Love", Singers "Something a but will noc I ) The public un like song buy ic, Wonderful", "Sing Along With Mitch ( of (2 The public may buy •record. but quickly tin Miller Platters' "Encore of Golden t, and 'Down The Station the e l of a record e n but not its Hits", By (2) T arl drop. opat lari or the simplerwon that the public Four Preps. Ras.beatkyf k. Now try your own hand at it. Don't take the chart too slY will you t tyr e Remember it's a BASIC library. voti g aasn yourr n ueeadd yourcurrenttkr lvouriceh,is So ... what would YOU include— artistand address to: and what would you scrub out? POP WEEKLY POP 41 Derby Roed, Maenor, Derbys. Weekly 51112

AMERICAN MAGAZINES AMERICAN MAGAZINES MOVIETEEN, April, 1961 ("A") 214d. P O P No. 1 521aree paps. Article and pie on Bobby RydNl, MOVIETEEN, New Series, 214d. and on Elvis, Troy Donahue, etc. 100's U.S.A. pen pals 52 page. Great article pia Elvis, Troy hat Donahue, Bobby Vee. 24 Elvis pages, including MOVIE EE Summer, 1957 ("B") 2/5d. giant 16" a I I" shot of El. 78 large page. Full lour oil-painting Elvis, titles and yy on Tab Hunter, Elvis, Jayne M OVIETEEN, Naw Seri-,N..2 214d. .... d, LizT ylor, Pe Buena, James Dean, etc. 52 pages. Another Elvis Special issue (24 pages). MOVIETEEN, Fall. 1937("C") 215d. Also great articles and pia o Bobby V­ 78 large P. Stunning 11-page article the Frank,, Avalon, Troy Donahue, Paul Anita, etc. late lama articles and MaMarlon Dean, pit, wookly erando, Jayne Mansfield, Tab Hunter,to Tony All orders to be sent to Perkins, Elvis, Pat Boone, etc. All orders to sent t MOVIETEENS DEPT., MO VIETEENS S DEPT., , POP-WEEKLY, POP-WEEKLY, 41 41 Derby Road, Heano r, Derby,. Derby Road, Heanor, Derby,. Nows! , NEIL SEDAKA EVERYS DENY ISPUT RUMOUR "DISCOVERED" ANOTHER BRITISH TOUR PLANNED THE TOKENS Brothers are at rumours that to up THE Everly upset—hurt persistent they plan split and leave the pop-singing business. And they ask that their fans should clamp down on the rumour-mongers. Said Phil in Hollywood: "Don is now just fine again and completely recovered from the breakdown that prevented him WILL THEY GIVE from touring Britain with me. In fact, it's likely that gossip about he and I IT FOIVE? rows contributed to his NICHOLLS, that girl having flaming JANICE illness. with a heavy accent who ..Of course we have spats, like any pronounces "Oi ll Give It Foive" other two brothers, but we plan our on the teen panel of "Thank Your careers together. And you can fell our Lucky Stars", is to make a disc British fans that the thing dearest to our debut for Decca—and that catch- hearts is to get back there and fulfrI a phrase will be the title of the 'A' complete tour. Later on, maybe, we'll side. have to split for a while if we are to do any Janice, who now gets a steady film acting—there aren't many parts stream of fan-mail after each available for brothers. But we'll keep on appearance, impressed compere singing just as long as the fares want us. Brian Matthew with her shrewd "Please help stop these rumours. appraisal of pop discs. What was one We're cutting some new singles and that to have been just appearance folksey kind of L.P. that we've wanted became a regular engagement. to do for so long. Does that news look Janice told "Pop Weekly": like we're at each other's throats?" "Whatta thrill all this is. The work are knocked out August or September, 1963, is the girls at by TOKENS, American vocal all on a record. But it THE group, likeliest time of year for a British return being paid a recent visit to London means that the critics will be flying by the two buddy-buddy brothers. and talked about the problems of being MY record. Just hope marking a big-selling YOUNG group. some of them will give it fo(ve, Meet the lads—Mitchell Margo, anyway." Philip Margo, Jay Siegal, Henry Medress and new boy Joe Venturi. Their The 581h Variety biggest British hit was The Lion Sleeps Tonight, which they battled out with from Dublin, who call Karl Denver's THREE boys Aiichen-sink version (called Wimoweh). themselves the Bachelors, are making Dept. Said Philip Margo: "Though we get a fair stab at disc fame with the FIFYY- ELEN SHAPIRO in London, Brenda lots of offers for tours and so we're H on, EIGHTH version of the lovely Charmaine, Lee in America—two young girls all full-time students. Mitchell, my giving it a country-cum-folk treatment. who find it hard to live ordinary lives. brother, is only 15. I'm 18 and still at has down so And the disc gone well But how are they treated at home, once college. So we can go out on the in the States that the trio have been the show is over? circuit only when we're on vacation. booked for two big concerts at New Said Brenda's mum: "Brenda doesn't We've talked it over and I guess we all York's Carnegie Hall. get let off any or the household chores agree that our studies are just as The boys, Con and Dec Cluskey, just because she's a big star. She has to important as earring money right now." brothers aged 22 and 20, and John help out with making the beds and Then Mitchell chimed in to say: "Do worked for Stokes (23), have together doing the washin,-up and even polishing the folk /sere know that Neil Sedaka was nine years, starting their entertainment her own Gold Discs. And she's a real the guy who really got us started? We trek as a harmonica-playing group. tom-boy, rushing around leaving the owe a lot to him. He discovered as Now Decca are going all out to push place untidy—so she just has to be working back home in Brooklyn and them into the new surge of interest in forced to clean up a little." encouraged as all the way. C and W sounds. But they might never Said Helen's dad: We don't expect Cept he slipped up over 'Lion Rowe have got their disc break if Dick Helen to do any of the housework. After Sleeps Tonight'. He thought it would had not gone to Arbroath to watch boy all, she has enough to do in her own hectic flop. Boy, was he shaken when it sold wonder Steve Perry perform. For the schedule. But she's really a very tidy girl over two million copies round the Bachelors were backing Steve at the and she doesn't give her mother atrr world." lime .. . trouble at all." The boys hope British fans will dig So . it's houscprtnld Helen; their latest, rush-release single A Bird boisterous Brenda. Flies Out Pop Weekly 5/1163 Of Sight.

20,000 Miles For Charily Morro for EMI THE longest trip for a one-nighter ever—that's the title claimed by Matt his recent trip to Hong Kong to appear in a charity concert for the underprivileged children of the area. - - Twenty thousand miles—and his services free. given "entirely Said Matt: It was a hectic of ' couple days but I just couldnt resist going. UNPIN6 i0 You see, my singing all started in Hong 1 Kong when I was stationed there in the Army. I used to creep away from the barracks and turn up for FAME on the local radio network. programmes MATHIS was a very Didn't make much money out of it but JOHNNY promising high jumper who it helped build my confidence. came near to Olympic standards "Once ! remember being in the before quitting athletics and detention cells for some trivial thing or making the grade as a singer. other. I had an them awful job getting Now comes another ex-jump to let me out so ! could sing on the air. star who is trying the jump into the And made sure there were a they couple charts. He is Ernie Shelby, world of Redcaps there to watch me. champion broad jumper in 1958, "But it was marvellous up meeting and he debuts on America's with some of the blokes I used to know Capitol label with Tonight You way back in Hong Kong." Belong To Me, backed with That l'm In Love With You. Ernie is taking his show business 1963 EUROVISION career very seriously and has already lined up several major TV SONG CONTEST and night-club dates. His record- changes in the Eurovision Song BIG ing manager Curly Walker reports: Contest of 1963 according to BBC "Ernie is a very professional TV bosses. And Britain is making a CAPITOL 45-CLI5280 very willing to determined bid to back on a performer—and get winning listen to advice." kick with a winning song. Plans are that seven top composers have been detailed by the BBC to write special numbers. They are Hal Shaper, Leslie Bricusse, Jerry Lordan, Johnny Worth, Norman Newell, Tommie Connor HAVE YOU HEARD? and The have to Jimmy Kennedy. songs Great swinging album by way-out be 7th. Then, after ready by January Mark Murphy held up because one have been the BBC will they approved, publishing company didn't like the way to them in the pick six singers perform he took liberties with one of their COWMBIA contest. numbers Pat Boone's all-time choice—the final selection— Britain's favourite disc is Earths Kitt's C'est Si will be made in the "A 45-DB4937 programme Song Bon, which is a pretty unusual choice ... For This section will be Europe". judged Carol Deene planning to branch out on DODD"'" by a jury of viewers from all over the in the next more personal appearances country. few months. And then the winning song and the I love winning singer go into the Eurovision Rwoku Song Contest, to be held at the London PHOTO CAVALCADE you Television Centre on March 23rd. RICHI HOWELL photographs of that the writer supplied It has been estimated Billy Fury. Cliff Richard and Adam Faith. of the winning song is on to something MIRRORPIC. that of John Layton. like ilo,000 in royalties. And the ELVIS is seen in a shot from "Girls! Girls! Girls!". winning singer gets an enormous career A Hal Wallis Production, A Paramount Picture. KEN boost . . . DALE ROBERTSON is by B.B.C. T.V. TWELVE fabulous .. . REAL PHOTOS LYNCH HVIS PRES11y M fke R4 (2" x 3") 2/- plus 3d. postage Up - from H•MN 45POP 1090 POP WEEKLY (E) Heanor, Derbys. �1. J POP Weekly 311/63 s.n.i. noun. to nancenne souau, �onoon, w.i.

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No, He Didn't! On a recent visit to the States Billy Fury was recommended by Elvis to record Because OjLove which is Billy's current release. Now Because OjLow is on Elvis's L.P. "Girls! Girls! Girls!" and some people are saying that Elvis, seeing it was a good record, put it on his L.P. This is really another way of saying Elvis stole Billy's record. Could you please settle this rumour once and for all. Christine Woldnin (Dundee) Fab Autograph Book I would like to say what a fabulous autograph book your Pop Weekly No. 12 made for me when I went to see the Billy Fury Show. I managed to get Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers' auto- graphs. They were quite surprised when they found out they were autographing the photograph of them atHand. the house-warming party of Albert 1 wonder if any of the readers have used their Pop Weekly as an autograph book. Yours sincerely, Shirley Cowper (Halifax) What Do You Think? 1 have just been comparing Elvis's and Cliff's filming activities. Cliff's "The Young Ones" was released shortly after"Blue Hawaii". Since then, Elvis's "Kid Galahad" has been released, "Girls! Girls! Girls!" is completed and Elvis is at present working on a film based at the Seattle World Fair. Cliff has completed only one film, "Summer Holiday", which has yet to be released. Although 1 am an ardent Elvis fan, I try to keep an open mind on matters concerning him. As it is, 1 can't decide whether this means that Elvis is coming off best and Cliff is just dead lazy, or w T n i eK neaua rOK fUUr1MM that Cliff is at a normal working pace Mark Wynter sees so little of his home Jeans is one of the sellers there. and Elvis is about to kill himself with biggest that there are times when he can't even And I'm forward to introducing overwork. looking remember the address! Odd—but true. them to Go Little Girl. Almost Has else ideas on the Away anyone any For the soft-voiced song star is one of as important is the sun, though. subject? the most widely-travelled of all our Maybe, at last, I'll be able to shake off Ann Jeffrey (Ilford) popsters . this perishin' cold that has bugged me . Can't Please Everybody Right now, he's lining up pantomime, for so long." 1 am a regular reader of "Pop as "Buttons", at Worthing. That keeps Once the Australian tour is finished, Weekly", and usually 1 think it's a very him down on the South coast for several Mark flies himself off to America. good magazine, but 1 can't quite see the weeks. Then it's heigh-ho for a plane Said Mark: "Trouble with all this Point of all this controversy over for Tahiti, where he plans to soak up a globe-trotting is that you usually feel whether we prefer Cliff singing ballads little warmth, atmosphere and relaxation. you want to stay on longer in some place or rock songs. If he really moves to Then Australia for another season, or other. But I've got to be back in the music, he gets accused of being starring in his own television shows and Britain for the BBC Pop Prom on "sexy", and if he doesn't, he's referred making personal appearances. "Aussie- March 14th. to as an "ol' hen"! What is he to do, land is like a second home to me," he That Mark can appear successfully "The audiences there then? But surely any record handled said. are a wee in so many widespread places is a fast of a newcomer by Cliff, whether a ballad or a bit wary at first but if tribute to his all-round talents. He's a number, is bound to be good, so why they warm to you—well, they're very, big pop star right now. But many warm. worry? Can't we just leave 1t to Cliff, very shrewd judges predict that he'll be all On last several and trust him to do the right thing? my visit, fans asked set for a fine acting career when the could start a fan Yours sincerely, if they club for me. I results of his lead part in Just For Fun, was to now I Anna Crompton (Northampton) happy agree—and under- the Milton Subotsky movie, are seen in stand it's getting more and more the cinemas. members. Round now, Venus Gt Blue P.S. POP W-kly 511163 He'd also make a useful dancer!

DALE ROBERTSON How many adults secretly sneak looks at the children's television programmes? From the viewing figures of the popular Western programme "Wells Fargo" it's a pretty even bet that one in every 10 females manages to "sit in" on this programme. Not because they partic- ularly like westerns but just because they can follow the trail with Jim Hardie, better known as Dale Robertson, the swingin', handsome gunfighter who hails from Oklahoma—and boy! does he hail! Before he began in the film and TV world, Dale tried for years to get one small part in anything that was going, but in his spare time his occupa- tions ranged from a ranch hand to a stunt man, a brief spell at college, and even a prize fighter! However, after a time somebody did recognise the talent of this now well- known TV cowboy and his first small role in a Hollywood film has since enabled him to be in the producers' first choice when it comes to picking somebody who is rough, tough, and the Perfect cowboy. Many readers have complained that it is a long time since "Wells Fargo" blazed its way across the screen. But good news for them was passed on to me by his television company in this country! For Dale will be back on the screen again, if all goes well, inside the next two months, drawing yet higher and higher audience ratings. Whether the time of the programme will remain the same or not one cannot tell at this stage, but it is hoped by many of our readers that they will be able to see this programme later than 5 o'clock. For half of the females in London and the rest of the country are half-killing themselves by rushing home to catch old Jim Hardie on his way to yet another million hearts. Be seeing you cats— downtown! 1 The Grade Organisation Ltd. REGENT HOUSE 2351241 REGENT STREET, LONSON, W.1 R.Se 8851 • Cable G,.daee, London W.1

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Elvis Presley's gift of £900 to the British Variety Artists Benevolent Fund —made because he couldn't appear at the Royal Variety Performance—was meant to be kept completely secret. That it leaked out was not the fault of the very generous El ... So Brenda Lee's movie "Three Little Bears" is to be released in Tommy Roe and Chris Montez start "Stories" for Decca, in America right Britain from January 13. Great—but their first British tour on March 9th now renewing friendship with his it's a shame that it is going out as a and the swingin' Viscounts have been "discoverer" Sammy Davis Jnr. . second feature for she's fine in her to accompany them . Pete Wanna bet one just signed against Billy Boyle being role Murray looks like clinching a starring of the new disc "finds" of 1963? You'd singing ... in a few on part in upcoming film "The Bay of lose your loot ... How do they find so Starting days: shooting "Bossa a movie built round the San Michele" . many people who don't know anything Nova," Could mid-1963 see an end to the about discs to sit on the "Juke Box new dance craze. And starring is who has been associated current trad boom? Many bands, bar Jury" panel? .. . Chubby Checker, with new dance crazes the top three or four, are fording that so many ... Pat demand is dropping but fast ... Lonnie Boone plans to turn movie producer for his own Donegan says, positively, that his new television through Cooga- but he album "Sing Hallelujah" is the best Mooga company, will not be thing he has ever done. And he appearing in the series . So it's usually is very critical of his own work Audrey Hepburn, currently taking lessons .. Cliff said in an interview that he was m dropping her aitches, and NOT Julie for the role in the still "nervous as a kitten" before making Andrews big gal movie any sort of public appearance ... Joe version of "My Fair Lady" . . How Meek's song-writing success started with about that! President Kennedy has picking up nearly £4,000 from Tommy spent a recent holiday at Bing Crosby's Steele's hit Put A Ring On Her Finger ... house. 'Cis rumoured they even joined What ever became of that fine song- in a duet on I'm Dreaming Of White stylist Lyn Cornell. Seems very quiet, Christmas . Everything possible is business-wise, since her marriage to being done to boost Eddie Hodges to top drummer Andy White ... Frank Ifield stardom now that he's under the wing of Columbia explained that he gave himself just five Records on a highly-paid, years to make the grade in Britain, exclusive contract ... Nat Cole tried his otherwise he'd go back to Aussieland. hand at A 'n' R-ing a session with his He needed only half that time to hit singing discovery Joe Bailey. It was an album—and Nat the top ... Rolf Harris has formed his said he was knocked out own group, the Diggeroos, for his by working "the other side of the fence" upcoming tours. They've got some ... pretty unusual sounds to cope with ... Everybody connected with comedy Why did Helen Shapiro's Keep Away records is trying to cash in on the From Other Girls fail to make any fantastic popularity of "The First impression on the charts? . Ken Family," the President Kennedy opus Dodd, the comedian who really CAN which seems to be setting fast-like in sing, makes his LP debut in January, Britain ... Heard of Candido ? He's with Geoff Love's orchestra . . Says probably the greatest bongo player in British MD Charles Blackwell: "The the world and he's the subject of a huge wild sort of vocal groups are the Bill Fury to do Sunday shows only new build-up by ABC-Paramount in the biggest thing on the U.S. market right this coming summer at the beat-happy States, having previously worked with now" ... Says Russ Conway: "Though resort of Great Yarmouth ... Maureen such as Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Kenton and Always You And Me has done so well, I Evans describes herself as "mother Duke Ellington ... We've warned you don't plan to make any more singles on first, singer second." Daughter Lynette before: look out for Robert Goulet, the the talking lines. Maybe I'll do a few just gurgles ... Matt Monroe in for a good-looking charmer, making it, but for L.P.'s" ... Booked for New York's pretty riotous time with comics BIG, on discs in the near future .. . fabulous and huge Carnegie Hall: Morecambe and Wise on his summer Neil Sedaka has built such a big inter- seventeen-year-old Steve Perry—and his season at Blackpool's North Pier . . national reputation that he finds it new single, out mid-January, is I'll Go Will the change of label (to Columbia) difficult to fit in dates in his own native A Long Way, by Messrs. Conway and bring a change in the disc fortunes of America .. . Bart ... "Like ... Music" hardly the Jess Conrad? .. Springfields knocked Sue Thompson cashing in on Willie smoothest of TV productions, but it is out by their study of Blue Grass music Can. Maybe, she hopes, this one will MEANT to be reasonably informal ... while away in Nashville, Tennessee ... NOT be covered in Britain as one or two On disc again: fast-talking dee-jay When Frank Sinatra returns to Britain British thrushes had a bite at the song Jimmy Savile, with The Bossa Nova. earlyish 1963, he'll be a guest of Marion some years back ... Everybody Hippin' He says: "Elvis is now definitely Ryan at her plush home in Wimbledon . . here about Franck Ifield's album "1 worried" . Incidentally, Elvis is Whispering Paul McDowell has finally Remember You." "Disc looms as a big with RCA left the Seven to free-lance seller" reported to have signed. Temperance wrote one trade reviewer . . a solo . . Victor right through until 1972 . as performer Another fab Mike Berry, of Britain, may tour here if his first Steele on ITV. He Sugar Ray Robinson has made Tommy Spectacular his "Tribute To Buddy Holly" makes it album for Continental Records. wrote a lot of the songs and devised the big. That "may" should become a firm — . called "I'm Still Swinging" 'Tisthose original story Jerry Lordan, the "WILL," for it's selling well ... Connie who remember him from his. writer, surprised that Sweet Enough, by Francis now fully recovered from her Louise was not Palladium TV here may wonder it's Cordet, sweet enough painful attack of bronchitis and busy for the charts. He also all worth while . . wrote her dating--oh, yes! we promised not to give I'm Just A hit .. , Twist Peppi, who recorded Baby Cherry Roland away his name ... Firm mates during expert one of the bundles brightest of talent in the past few weeks: your thrush Shirley s the gal ranks .. . 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Now that 1963 is with us, here are all my sincerest wishes for all the success and happiness you hope for—always; and I hope you have a whale of a year with your discs. I wonder if you share my excitement of waiting to see what new voices, sounds and trends will emerge ? I expect you do, and I look forward to "There's Always Tomorrow," with a very DISCussing them with you. The first soothing tone and her general interpreta- releases of the New Year have started to tion creates immediate interest. come through this week—so let's start Unfortunately, it is not a song to set the off 1963 in the best possible way and world on fire and I doubt whether the award the first arrangement has sufficient impact for a popular success. It is a very able piece ****ylr*tt* **BOUQUET of work, though. Watch Eileen, too. * to the Devil Woman man, On Oriole comes a bit of romantic * himself, Marty Robbins for his from Vern under Connie Francis, on her recent M.G.M. philosophising Rogers * Ruby Ann which is on C.B.S. the title of "Be Everything To Anyone * this disc lacks some of release, says "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Although her You Love." The sentiment of the lyric * the vocal contrasts of Devil Winter"—and this is Connie at best. I her and the sentimental treatment from Vern Woman, Marty 's performance is swinging Personally, prefer ears. It is a in this mood and I like this disc better could gain many willing *full of life and the nicely balanced and successful than Vacation. The fast-moving, hand- smooth, lilting ditty very backing bounces along at a really in its own without us any- * clapping arrangement has plenty of way giving twisting pace. There is some new. Nicely recorded; well * vigour and gives Connie a chance to thing pretty slick guitar solo-ing and a performed, but I would like to hear Vern * touch of a Brubeck- show off some of her vocal gymnastics prominent to We've heard this sort of with a more striking composition. * style piano adds much interest to a advantage. * well and recorded disc thing from Connie before—but it has produced treads on the heels of * which should bask a little in the usually been her formula for chart Tommy Steele reflected of its success in this country. his own Christmas release of He's Got glory predecessor in the *and then establish itself for its own « Love, with another rocker original Steele "Butter Wouldn't Melt In * sake The formula I'm style. coming up now, Your on Deoca, has a * amounts to a Mouth," strong, afraid, constant beat and Tommy's performance Well, there's a turn-up for the book! BRICKBA has all the gusto we expect although, First one leaves The Shadows, then the unlike He's Got Love, I find the melody a other—both to go in separate directions And the formula is certainly a bit elusive. A well concerted musical —and now look what's happened! Jet peculiar mixture. Hiding behind and choral backing blends very nicely odd name of Bob B. Sox is a Harris and join forces as a the with Tommy and the total result is of voices which can be heard duo on Deoca and present us with range worth listening to. in the the "Diamonds." This offering by the foreground, background, and off echo. revive "miniature Shadows" strikes me as being on echo They an old number called A Dee The Dave Brubeck Quartet aim at nothing more than an exercise for solo Zip Doo Dab on London—but popular success, in the current trend, guitar and solo drums, as both boys take perhaps "revive" is not the with "Bossa Nova U.S.A." on C.B.S. their turn at showing their prowess right word, because there is life in Dave Brubeck's mastery of the old key- without really "gelling" into united hardly any "the voices" treatment of this board is much in evidence and the performance. It is an interesting disc, oldie which once had of performance is a fascinating blend of for all that, and I'm sure the boys' plenty both with the in fine "zip." It is now so slow against a worlds, Quartet respective fans will jump at the chance to form throughout. listen' but strangely enough the whole very ponderous rhythm backing, effect lacks the and that I find it difficult to imagine polish presentation was "the voices" set out to At the time this edition of associated with The Shadows—and, what it "Pop whatever it fail to there are no after all, Jet and Tony were fifty per achieve; was, they Weekly" goes press, cent of 'em in my book and I find no charm in post-Christmas releases from E.M.I.— the rather distorted, jangling the flood starts next week, when all the The first new voice of 1963 makes its accompaniment. Nor do the Bob disc companies will be in full armour B. Sox raucous voices have to do battle for those appearance on the Philips label and it any ready competitive or charm. I don't elusive of honour in the belongs to delectable Eileen Duffy—a warmth No, places top one at all. brackets of the charts. Let's wait to see very pretty face with vocal chords to "bobby-sox" this what excitements are in store. Join me match! She caresses the lyric of for the first of the many next week, eh? Till then, TWELVE fabulous . . 'Bye for now. DON'T FORGET! REAL PHOTOS EVERY WEDNESDAY 300 7.30 10 LUXEMBOURG PETER 17 ALDERSLEY RICHARD Presc n,s ,he life srories 3d. (2" x 3") 2/- plus postage -1h D-1 ­d

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"OLD-OR NEW!" Hi there! Had a swingin' Christmas ? Well, let's wake you up from your Christmas dreams by asking you about Elvis. How do you prefer YOUR Elvis? That's the question I have decided to ask you this week—so open your Xmas star. filled eyes and give the matter your usual consideration—which is—like fast! This is the problem. Do you prefer the "old Elvis"? For example in his films "Jailhouse Rock" and "King Creole" dayys ? Yes? Then carry on tuning in, guys and dolls! Let's harp back to ye olde Presley, the guy with the long side-burns and mobile hips—like very mobile hips! He was the guy who stunned the pop world into silence with chart entries such as the fantastic "Jailhouse Rock"—the one who really knocked you into sheer solid silence as he swung into the slinky, bluesy numbers standing on the bar with a murderous look in his eyes in one of those exciting shots from "King Creole." Is this the Elvis you prefer? The 6 ft. singer who made platters that literally took your ears to pieces ? BUT before you decide let's take into consideration the present Elvis. Now let's admit it—Elvis has noticeably toned down his singing, and his golden (£) tonsils now yodel out soft, gentle ballads —and what about his fighting in "Follow That Dream?" The savage Elvis has gone almost for good, and all that remains is admittedly a good singer still —and a much more polished actor, but certainly some of the old fire has indeed disappeared! Take "Kid Galahad"— I think any Elvis follower would admit that all the fighting in this film was never, never so savage as just one punch from "OH! ADAM*'** "King Creole" or "Jailhouse Rock." Most of the pop stars in Britain today, Sometimes I feel that too much is said On to another point. Many of you and the great majority of the American artistes so have written in to about pop being happy, Pop Weekly asking vocalists, also the old Elvis on of how and when the various stars prefer friendly and never, course, moody. pop wax but not on the screen. Which do Almost writer in the music trade (like Adam) are nearly always saying every you prefer? The hip wriggling, rip rambles on about these artistes, touching that they have seen one of the latest roaring, swingin' savage, gay cavalier on the various such as "what a films! What it seems you would like to points type—The Old Elvis? Or the slower, so-and-so is—never unhappy know is when do they go to see these great guy more funny, more fatherly type portrayal or miserable." I must confess that I films? Also, of course, how do they that Elvis puts over these days. And, of of this. But I to reach the cinema am also very guilty not, manage particular course, his records. The slow, soft without mobbed? in the am pleased to say, in the case of one being Well, ballads with the "sweet touch." This is case of Adam it is the Adam Faith, for the pure and simple probably simplest the New Elvis ! reason that when Adam feels method of all, or what Adam would moody, Anyway, drop me a line at the address Adam IS describe as "a touch of the old disguises" moody. below and give me your views in this One minute he can be blue—the next For you never know, the old man with fashion. Do you prefer second he will look up and say "Right the moustache, dark glasses, large scarf (a) Elvis in his old films, up to and Dave ... " and start breezily nattering and long overcoat, standing behind you including "King Creole"—yes? with a on his face! This, I in the movie queue, could be an old man big grin Elvis on his old must is the thing I like about wearing a moustache, dark glasses, (b) records—yes? confess, OR do Elvis Adam and I know my views are shared large scarf and long overcoat, but on the you prefer hand it could be that (a) In his present films ? by most of the feature writers and pop other swingin' stars in show business to-day. He character Adam Faith wearing a (b) On his present discs ? dark scarf and doesn't particularly mind if people say moustache, glasses, large So flip with the cards and letters, that he is moody, to fact he is sensible long overcoat! chicks! The address is—D. T. Cardwell, to admit that no-one is happy all It's enough to make Adam's Adam's Features Editor, "Pop Weekly", 234238 enough rise! But—That's the time. Apple Adam. Edgware Road, London, W.2.

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