July 14, 1962 B ILL B C3ARI n Music -Phono raph Mer handising Radio -Tv Programmingwee Coin Machine O. --T.rGesx-rR".. BILLBOARD MUGIC WEEK Across -the -Board PAGE ONE RECORDS PAGE ONE RECORD Product New Note ALBUMS SINGLES In Singles Streak * NATIONAL BREAKOUTS * NATIONAL BREAKOUTS continued good to No Breakouts This Week. MONO Most areas of the country to enjoy singles business last week, continuing the hot streak Elvis Presley, RCA Victor LPM excellent POT LUCK, singles so far to the best 2523 that has boosted the summer business LOVERS WHO WANDER, Dion, Laurie LL 2012 in the past three years. In some areas dealers reported that business for the past few months was up as much as 40 per cent BREAKOUTS STEREO at singles counters. An added note was that hot singles sellers * REGIONAL were popping up in all categories -country and western, pop, POT LUCK, Elvis Presley, RCA Victor LSP 2523 r. and r. &b. These new records, not yet on BMW's Hot 100 have BASHIN' -THE UNPREDICTABLE JIMMY &r. been reported getting strong sales action by dealers Verve V6 -8474 LP's appeared to be off as against the same period last year, in major market lsl listed in parenthesis. SMITH, though there were a number of hot albums that were racking up sock sales. In a few cities LP's showed a strong pickup last MAMA, HERE COMES THE BRIDE . week, like Los Angeles, Atlanta and St. Louis. Shirelles, Scepter 1234 (Ludix, BMI( (New York) * NEW ACTION LP'S In addition to the hot sellers, such as Elvis Presley's "Pot Albums getting initial dealer action in major markets have not yet hit BMW's Top LP Chart. Luck" and Dion's "Lovers Who Wander," there was burgeoning BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE . and action on some new releases that looked as if they were on their I BMI) Ralph Bendix, ABC- Paramount 10340 Reis, Tillotson's (Milwaukee) MONO way to the big time. They included Johnny "It Keeps Right On A- Hurtin'," on Cadence; "All the Hits," with BOBBY VEE MEETS THE CRICKETS . , Bobby Rydell on Cameo, and "Shelley," with Shelley Fabares REAP WHAT YOU SOW . , Liberty LRP 3228 Billy Stewart, Chess 1820 (Arc, BMI) IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A- HURTIN' .. on Colpix. Tillotson, Cadence CLP 25088 ) Pittsburgh Johnny Cities where singles were strong included Los Angeles, A BOBBY VEE RECORDING SESSION . Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Miami, Liberty LRP 3232 SUMMER PLACE . Baltimore, St. Louis and Washington. THEME FROM A HATARI! . Atlanta, Detroit, Dick Roman, Harmon 1004 IWitmark, ASCAP) Henry Mancini, RCA Victor LPM 2559 (Milwaukee) WORRIED MIND . Ray Anthony, Capitol T 1752 MILLION SELLERS BY FATS . Ce Disks Making Coin in Denver SURFIN' SAFARI ... Fats Domino, Imperial LP 9195 &W. Beach Boys, Capitol 4777 (Guild, BMI) (Detroit) I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE ... Original Cast. Columbia KOL 5780 DENVER -Strong- selling product was responsible for a THE MANY MOODS OF FERRANTE & general rise in business in this area during the last two weeks. POOR LITTLE PUPPET ... TEICHER . The amount of increase varied, with some dealers and distribs Artists UAL 3211 Cathy Carroil, Warner Bros, 5284 (Aldon, BMI) United reporting 15 to 40 per cent jumps over last year's sales for the (Seattle) LOVER PLEASE ... Clyde McPhatter, Mercury MG 20711 same period. BRAVO GIOVANNI . Country and western material was taking a healthy chunk Original Cast, Columbia KOL 5800 of the total coin, with the new singles by Bobby Bare ( "Shame FROM TO YOU ME ... Robbins ( Woman," Columbia) Connie Stevens, Warner Bros. W 1431 On Me," RCA), Marty "Devil SHE CRIED and Wanda Jackson (Capitol) all doing extraordinary business. NEW ON THE HOT 100 Jay G the Americans, United Artists UAL 3222 Special deals on c. &w. material was accounting for some of IT'S TRAD . area is considered strong 1285 this brisk action. But this generally Kenny Ball G His Jazzmen. Kapp KL good ones . for country disks anyway, and an abundance of 80. BEN CRAZY . , SHELLEY Shelley Fabares, Colpix CP 426 usually perks things up. Dickie Goodman G Dr. I. M. III. Diamond 119 THEME FROM BEN CASEY ... An interesting sidelight on the Robbins disk, which is only Va)jeae, Carlton LP 143 a week or two old, is that juke box operators were first to get 85. BRING IT ON HOME TO ME . reason, ordered in STEREO excited about the side. The ops, for some Sam Cooke. RCA Victor 8036 larger than usual amounts-days before the record ever got on ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE HIT the air. THEMES . I 87. ABOVE THE STARS . Among some of the newer sides showing well are: "If Various Artists, United Artists UAS 6197 Lose the Dreamlovers; "Afraid of Heartache," Mr. Acker Bilk, Atco 6230 HATARI( . Should You," Henry Mancini, RCA Victor LSP 2559 Ira Allen on Renagade; "Party Lights," Claudine Clark; "My ROMAN GUITAR, VOL. 11 ... Daddy Is President," Little Jo Ann; the three new George 88. WHAT'S A MATTER BABY . Mortola, Tony Command RS 836 SD Maharis records, and James Brown's "Shimmy and Shout" on Liberty DAVE GUARD & THE WHISKEY HILL Timi Yuro, 55469 King. SINGERS . Capitol ST 1728 Discounting is rampant in town, with local distribs feeling 89. ALL NIGHT LONG . , VINCENT EDWARDS SINGS ... the effects of transshipping and rackers buying from out -of- Decca DL 74311 Sandy Nelson, Imperial 5860 The credit situation was also a matter for concern. Three NEW ON THE TOP LP's State. dealers closed up shop in the past few weeks. 92. THE BIRD MAN . , Highwaymen, United Artists 475 LP'S NEW ON THE TOP Now One -Stops Want Organization HANDS IN YOUR 94. KEEP YOUR MONO POCKETS . PHILADELPHIA -"Everybody seems to be getting into Playmates, Roulette 4432 116. POT LUCK the organization act in the record business and I think the one- Elvis Presley, RCA Victor LPM 2523 should have one too," says Iry Perlman, partner at I. J. 119. LOVERS WHO WANDER . stops 95. A TASTE OF HONEY ... Dion. Laurie LL 2012 Morgan, leading Quaker City one -stop. 132. DRUMMIN' UP A STORM . Commenting on the business scene here, Perlman said that Martin Denny, Liberty 55470 Nelson. Imperial LP 9189 Sandy the consensus is that sales, particularly in singles, are especially 136. POPS ROUNDUP . Victor 97. KINKY DINK . Boston Pops Orch. (Fiedler), RCA LM good. 2595 "But maybe with our own one -stop organization, we could Dave (Baby) Cortez, Chess 1829 146. I'M THE GREATEST COMEDIAN IN make the business even better," he added. WORLD KNOWS THE ONLY NOBODY Other sources also backed up the report of healthy singles 98. THEME FROM HATARI . IT YET... sales. One distributor spokesman said: "Whenever you have a Victor Jackie Mason, Verve V 15033 Henry Mancini, RCA 8037 real big single, it gets people into the stores. We've had just STEREO such a big single in Bobby Vinton's 'Roses Are Red.' And now 99. LA BOMBA ... we're getting about the same kind of terrific reaction on the Tokens, RCA Victor 8052 33. POT LUCK Elvis Presley, RCA Victor LSP 2523 new Vinton LP." 50. BASHIN' -THE UNPREDICTABLE Also creating local activity were "A Wonderful Dream," 100. A MIRACLE . JIMMY SMITH . (Continued on page 8) Frankie Avalon, Chancellor 1115 Verve V6 -8474 1.0 ytl- 11'e www.americanradiohistory.com r FOR w®c eoew BILLBOARD , JULY 14 M UC Wi&E K TOP LP's 50 Rest Selling waekt er *STAA PERFOAMERf-1Nectlana en 4aH 9 thia week. 150 Best Selling lea, mhrrlu9 Orntnt oaward Iroresf STEREO LP's Last W14 am MONAURAL LP's k TiNs. 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