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LTD (5 tiDAY AND HUNTER, LTD3,5, DECCA HOUSE 45-F 11395 ALBERT EMBANKMENT LONDON S El 66CC,C9fACC6661 66CC066 2 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS Friday, October 27, 1961 JOHN LEYTON'S FIRST ALBUM WILL REVEAL HE'S A THE FASTEST- MOST beat singers these days seem desperately anxious to prove their worth as balladeerip- GROWING a natural desire, Ifeel, in view of current hit TWO-SIDED GUY! parade trends.Wyk and Cliff started the ball perhaps one shouldn't draw too close Malcolm Vaughan or Robert rolling, and Billy Fury has been quick to follow a comparison,forthe majority of Earl, Written by recording thetracks don'tfollowthebasic managerJoeMeek(underthe MAGAZINE IN suit.The latest teenage favourite to demonstrate rock form favoured by Presley. Any- name of Robert Took)it.--has- a his ability with the romantic, sentimental numbers how,Ican certainlysee the fans heavenlychoirbacking and an is John Leyton. going for thisinabig way. eeasily memorised melody. GREAT BRITAIN ButthegreaterinterestreallyThat's How To Make Love again The manner in which he is launching his other self rests in the ballad side, and this is ups the tempo slightlyto a slow isintriguing in the extreme.For next month sees the where Leyton scores. jive pace.A pleasant little num- advent of John's very first LP, which is to be called I reckonhe's been extremely ber,italsogivesthe Angels a " Two Sides of John Leyton ",--an appropriate double- sensibleinnot slowing the tempo chance to shine as a vocal group. Now on Sale Everywhere too much. He hasn't braked so hardThe Magic Of True Love, as the entendre title, for it features one side of beat numbers thathesoundsmournful-indeed, title implies. is a sensitive romantic while the other is devoted to ballads. one or two of his ballad tracks are ballad. It's blessed with a strangely What makes this so interesing isthat Elvis has adopted almost up to medium tempo. hauntingqualityandanaptly precisely the same policy in his "Something For Everybody" subduedJo`inLeytonsingsit album, which has just been released.'You may recall that somewhatbreathily - which 1 1 analysedthisdisc,track by track,inthe NME four Ballader assume isdeliberate. weeks ago-and I made itperfectly clear that, in my own Goodbye Then isthethird Geoff No. 11 opinion, the rock side of the Presley. LP was far superior "We wantedtoget ahn across as a balladeer, without disappointing Goddard number onthe album. to the ballads theteenagers,"hismanagerex- It's a- wistful ballad, yet neverthe- NOVEMBER'S I can assure you that the new Leyton recording is not plained. And because of this policy, less enhanced by a pleasing beat. a deliberate crib on the Presley idea. I maintain that Leyton sounds better Strings are alsowellto. the fore This venture was originallyconceived many weeks ago, in his ballads, than does Elvis on on thisone,whichisextremely long before John had the slightest inkling that Elvis was the corresponding LP. well sung by Leyton. on the same path. ForSentimentalReasonsproves I feel that John has here produced analbumwhichwillmeet with However,this similarityincon- emphatically -that Johnis capablewidespread appeal, and I must say cept inevitably leads to comparison By ofinjectingmuchfeelingandthat I was mast impressed with his -and since John Leytonissuch DEREK JOHNSON sincerity into the interpretation of work on the ballads. hot news thesedays,Ithought we lyrics.This well - loved standard Although ardent Presley fans will MONTHLY might alsotake a lookathis in- has been scored with -achugging jiving,andfollowsthe modern believeme,you've neverbefore slow rock backing, embellished byno doubt take me to task on this dividual tracks. trend with a fade-out ending. hearditsunglikethis. It'sa point,Icertainlyfeelthat Leyton colourful string passages. can show Elvis athing or -twoin Fabulous is thenumberwhich highlyoriginaltreatment,racingThat's A Woman isa composition MAGAZINE Lowdown Charlie Gracie took intothe hit alongatatremendousgallop this particularfield. And Cliff, too. parade a few years ago, but here tempo-it's exciting, dynamic, and by Charles Blackwell, who did thewill probably want to give this LP a I was fortunate enough to be given arrangements fortheentiredisc.listen. itis given an entirely new treat- leaves the listener quite breathless. Slightly an advance hearing of the LP the rock up from normalballad Mind you, this issue is relative ment. There'sawalking What a singlethis would have tempo,ithasashuffle - other day-straight from the tapes, made! rhythm, onlytoone smallfacetof the 1 1 andbeforeprocessing had begun. rhythm,andahighlyeffective and thenoveltylyricshowcases broad panorama of entertainment. (Printed on glossy paper Angels backing-plus a great A very good side. Maybe it's not Leyton's phrasing to good advan- So here's the full low-down on the novelty ending. quite up to Elvis standard, for he is tage. And although John Leyton's throughout) . Leyton album . starting with theThunder And Lightning, although notstill the unchallenged rock king-but albumisadecidedpointinhis 111.1=111111MINIIMMI beatside. written by Geoff Goddard (com- Walk With Me My Angel is a bigfavour,itstillremains to be seen Voodoo Woman is a new Geoffrey poserisactuallyBobRussell), t dramaticballad,buildingtoawhether he can aspiretotheall- Goddardcompositionwhichis remindedmeratherof"Wild strong.climax-the sort of numberround lasting appeal of Elvis and imaginatively scored,with the Wind"-even to the soaring girls'Life- ) with which we usuallyassociateCliff.Frankly, I think he can. Angels producing an almost voices. Butithas adistinctive ethereal sound in the background. and captivating melody line, which Ithas the same sort of "lonely" I am sure will have great appeal.lines 1 0 0TO qualityasLeyton'stwosinglesOh, Loveris, in fact, by Goddard- hits, apart from a surprise ending anditischaracterisedbythat and Ifound the overalleffect slightly plaintive quality, typical of quite fascinating. his compositions.Again, a strongof Can't You Hear The Beat Of A melody line. Broken Heartismuch moreinI Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine therock idiom,with aforceful, is probably the best track on theLAURIE drhER ELVIS solid beat-and something of an album.This well-known standard Elvis -likequality.It'sidealfor will befamiliar to you-but, umimunimmamesm 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M11111111111111111111M1111111 JOHNSON Wonderful Elvis Photos! MEET THE COMPOSER Real name: Laurence Johnson. 4 Birth date: February7,1927. Up to date Elvis News! Birthplace: Hampstead, London. "NOR Height: 5 -ft.10in. 32 ELVIS PAGES Adam's hit made Weight: 10fst. Colour of eyes: Blue/grey. 11 FULL PAGE PHOTOS Colour of hair: Black. Johnny Worth Parents' names: Reginald and Mar- DOUBLE -PAGE PIC gueri ta. famous, too Sister: Barbara. RECORD REVIEW Wife's name: Georgina. SaysKEITH GOODWIN Present home: Pinner, Middlesex. ELVIS TOP -20 Instrument played :French horn. ADAM FAITH'S success story began with a tune called "WhatWhere educated:ChesterCollege, AMERICAN REPORT Do You Want." And the same song, which eventually climbed to Harrow. the coveted No. 1 spot in the hit parade, also put composer JohnnyMusical education:Studiedatthe IAN ELVIS SONG -HIT Royal College of Music. Worth on the road to nationwide fame. Current hit: Sucu-Sucu." (COMPLETE LYRICS) Adam's second hit, also a chart - Albums: " Operation Orchestra," IN EVERY ISSUE topper,was"Poor Me," anotherA few months ago, Lyn Cornell just "Songs Of Three Seasons," "Brass Worthcomposition. Sincethen,missed the charts with "The Sweet Band Swinging," " Lock Up Your Adam has clicked with suchLife"-Johnny's lyricised version of Daughters." Mr. NEWSAGENT: additionalhitsongs as "Someonethe title theme from the controversialEPs: Own scorefromfilm" No Else'sBaby," "How About That,"Italian movie "La Dolce Vita." Trees In The Street," tracks from Please getme a copy of No. 11 " Who Am I," "ThisIsIt " and Singer David MacBeth has waxed " Good Companions,"fourjazz ELVIS MONTHLY (Nov.) "Don't You Know It," all from theno less than four of Johnny's songs arrangements of songs from "Lock pen of this Worthwhile young man -"Keep On Walking," "Unhappy," Up Your Daughters." Price 1s., fromyour local of music. "Once Upon A Star" and a near -Present disc label: Pye. supplier. Latest artist tobenefitfrom 30-missinthe shape of"PigtailsInOtherlabelsinpast:HMVand year - old,London - bornJohnny's Paris." Polygon. writingtalentisnewcomer Eden On the reverse of his "Pop GoesRecording manager: Denis Preston. Name Kane. Sofar,Eden has enjoyed The Weasel" hit, Anthony NewleyMajor award: Ivor Novello Award twobig hits-"WellIAsk You" featured Johnny's "Bee -Born." for Best Score of 1959