Largest selling colour pop weekly newspaper. 6d. No. 348 Every Thursday. Week ending Nov.11, 1967 CROM New Zealand to London, in a tremendous hurry-Gene Pitney, here"catch". What happens? The parcelis opened up and insideis what Gene r again for TV dates and possibly a concertor so, but also to pose for thiscalls "a mashed up pile of mussels". Five beautiful trout had gone; he'd got special souvenir front-page picture for Record Mirror. the wrong parcel. We know that Gene is a world traveller but he's accelerated his progress The next scene for world -traveller Pitney is that he was very nearly held to breath -taking pace. Let's take that trip back here to pose with that slightlyin quarantine for two weeks-which would have ruined our front cover ... tired -looking expression for our picture. He'd done a ten-day tour in Newand his promotional plans too. Said Gene: "There was this little Greek girl, Zealand, playing all the major cities . and playing to standing -room -onlya child, who was crying on the plane. So I nursed her, old uncle Pitney.And audiences. At the end, five days off. when we got to the next stopa doctor looked at her and said .she'd So Gene decided to visit, for the first time, Rotorua one of the key Newgot measles and that we all had to be in quarantine for two weeks. This was Zealand beauty -spots . with gushing hot-water geysers and plenty of fish-serious ..." ing and hunting. He eyed the geysers, was impressed, but spent the whole five days fishing. But Gene got a reprieve. He was allowed to carry on with his flight. And The first four days-nothing! Nary a nibble. On the fifth day, the troutafter 36 hours flying time he arrived in London. "And it took me nearly as rushed to find Gene's hook. He caught six, weighing between three poundslong to get from London Airport to the Westbury Hotel in the West End and six pounds. Took them back to his hotel, ordering one to be cookedas it did on the flight", he said. Whereupon he posed for the picture you see for his breakfast prior to flying out on his way back. Lovely eating! above. But he also asked for the other five to be wrapped up for him, so he could Which explains why he looks a bit sleepy. P.S., his new single is "Some- have them cooked here and there on the way to London. He arrived at thething's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" on Stateside. next stop. Took the parcel out to the chef. And boasted about his incredible 2 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending November 11th, 1967 ...want t o letofff aisteam?l Thentjust LETTERSsaaboutth EDITOR.escene? YOUR PAGE drop JAMESAnyque CRAIG, Record `Lets havemorevalue for Mirror EVERY THURSDAY 116 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W.I. money,Beach Boys!' RShia ladner Telephones GERrard 7942/3/4 IT'S TIME the Beach Boys seriously considered their releases, -R. otherwise they will have no more hits. They can't go on putting out old LP tracks as "B" sides of singles. Almost all lb di lb lb lb their "Summer Days" album has been used on "B" sides - Neil E. Gribby, 17 Staverton and finally when they release a previously unreleased song Road, Bilborough, Nottingham: as a "B" side we get the joke "You're Welcome". It's irritat- Once again Duane Eddy has slipped in, and out, of this country without In brief... ing. With all their time spent on recording, they can at least presscoverage. Why weren't we have the decency to put out new material. And when they informed? - James Craig: VERY release "Smiley Smile", 15 months after "Pet Sounds", what hard to get information, alas! Miss Valerie Berry, Hillside do we get? Eleven tracks, with three single tracks previously House, Upper Lydbrook, Glos: Hazel Stones, Hall Farm Cottages, Urgently required: pictures of issued. That is, eight new songs. I don't mind them including Car Colston, Notts: Thanks to Elvis' wedding toPriscilla - I'll the singles, because we then get the stereo versions, but why Peter Jones for the faith he shows in Dave Clark Five and their ability buy or swop. I'd also like to start not include the famous six -minute "Heroes And Villains". afan -clubforPriscillaPresley - to get into the Fifty,In fact, the anybody interested please write me. This policy is doing them nothing but harm. - Dag Robert lead singer on the new disc "Every- Svingen, Kierulfsgt 37A, Lillestroem, Norway. body Knows"isLenny Davidson. Angie Ward, 6 Edward Road. New A great originaldisc. Barnet.Herts:Thank youDave. completelackofknowledge.Too Mike,Rick,Lenny,Denisofthe W. A. Smith;2 Homefleld Close, Dave Clark Five for being so kind FLIPSIDE AIRINGS littleis known or appreciated about to us recently.It was good of you Gospel in this country without Creech of Michael, Taunton. Somerset:I'dliketo buy any of togiveus theLP'swhichwe'll Yourreviewersmisleadingpeople always treasure.Takeitfrom us WITH the introduction of Radio intobelievingthisrecordto be the Bee Gees'Australianreleases One, and programmeafter THE BEACH BOYS-seen in California with Brian Wilson. not out here, Including"Three - we know how nice the Five are GreatGospel.IfCliffisagreat totheir fans. Programmebeinglike the Gospelsinger -shouter then artistes Kisses of Love", "Timber", "Claus- one before,Ithinkit would be a trophobia","Coal Mann". - LP's R.A.Pearce,7 Cowleas Close, of the calibre of Archie Brownlea, ishigh time tolist some beautiful goodidea for a half-hourpro- Bobby Washington, Jethro Bledsoe as well. Awbridge, near Romsey, Hants: gramme to be devotedtothe'B' Englishmen. Here arethe cream DYNAMIC BELL must be abovegenius.Cliff may AlanPurnell, 49 NorthStreet, Isn'tIanMcEnerylike a young sides of current releases.So often ofthecrop: Barry Gibb(surely Jimmy Saville?I'd also likea pen beall right on ballads but please the mostbeautifulyet), Stevie Maldon, Essex: How do you mean? nowadays, the record buyer gets a OF allthegirlssinging, oneis palwho likes pop music - a girl. good "A"sidebuttheflipsare don't praise him for something he Wright. Denny Laine, Peter Framp- Felice Tay:or sounds like no other 48 Penhurst under -ratedbuthighly around 21.,in Sweden or Norway. utterrubbish.There areexcep- isn't.-R. Laughton, ton, Tony Hicks, Eddie Hardin, Bev very singer.Her soundishighlyindi- Avenue. Sidcup, Kent. Bevan, Ronnie Bond. Do you talented. MadelineBell.She vidual, unlike the Supremes - :he Miss G. Carter, 14 Harcourt tions,of course, but when records has made excellent records but the are expensive we'reentitled to agree? Or disagree? Might be fun can'tbementionedinthesame Road, Buckland. Portsmouth, Hants: value.If the 'B' sides were played finding out. - Esther L. M. Cham- big hit has always eluded her. She breath assuchcontrivedsounds. Can anyone help me get the Walker ontheair,then the berlaine, 45 Roosevelt Avenue, has done some great backings for She's the greatest. Brothers' first record "Pretty Girls record com- GOSPEL GOODIES othertopstarsandherGospel - paniesmightfeelobligedtopay Leighton Buzzard, Beds. BoJohansson,Oscarsgatan Everywhere" - pay or swop for flecked voice has always been 32b, good condition record. more attention to the material willprobably consider my supreme. She proves how dynamic Sundsvall, Sweden: Anybody tell me chosenforthereversesideofa what happenedtotheFriendsof ChristineCampey, 41 Charlton potential hit. - T, Porteus, 10 South Youtaste somewhat dated but I'd sheison herfirst LP "Bell's A American Rhythm EL FAN SORRY Poppin' ".Thesongsimmediately and Blues House,Brentford,Middlesex:Any- Parade, Northallerton, Yorks. liketotakethisopportunity Society?In JanuaryI offivegreat become het personal possessions, as joined what one got a copy of "Love Her" and ofmentioning a set I WRITE toapologisefor being Ithought was a fab club with lots Gospel albums shortlyto be mar- ifspeciallywrittenforher.And "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any- so hard on you when I wrote of advantages but since then . keted in Great Britain by President come on and buy her "Picture Me more" bythe Walkers - they're ACID HUMOUR concerning Elvis.At the time nothing! Hope I can get an explan- the only one I ofthe Records. Originallyrecordedby Gone" single,it'sterrific. - Alan haven't got I was rather angryafterreading ation. boys. CAN'T think of a subtler way of Nashboro' Records,Nashville, they somedegradingarticles onElvis Hodgson, 1 Pikesyde, Dipton, advocating LSD in a song includebible -beltartistes-Brother inotherbooks. Ihopeyoudo Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Thesong: "AGirl Named Joe May, The Swanee Quintet, The notthinkbadlyofElvisorhis Sandoz",whichwas the flipof Brooklyn Allstars, Professor Harold fans because ofit - some of my Eric Burdon's "When I Was Young". Boggs and the Consolers. fellow fans thought you might. We I've just found out that Sandoz was Definitelynot mass - appeal,but always try to be polite because this thenameofthelaboratoriesin neverthelessextremely moving - is how Elvis would want us to he. HOW DOES IT FEEL? Hanover, Germany, where LSD was an emotional experience not to be And how he himselfis. And we August,Iasked in RM: "How missed. They certainly deserve a firstsynthesised.-Colin Woodward, really do appreciate all you do for does itfeelto be a pirate little space in your wonderful IN 12 Horsted Avenue, Chatham, Kent. him. - Pearl Shotbolt, 36 The dee-jay?"Now I ask: "How publication. - Rev. Curtis Justine, Ridgeway, Flitwick,Beds. Rectory Gardens, Goldhawk Square, does itfeeltobea Radio One I London, W.12. dee-jay?"Forin a fewweeks, GOSPEL LACK theleastsuccessfulof themwill COCHRAN SIDES protestverystrongly be kickedout. Who will go? The I MUST dee-jays with"live" shows are 1 about the misrepresentation LOVELY LADS. .. WROTE to Liberty Records about releasing more of Eddie particularly vulnerable, because given to Gospel music in your I no wants music.To NOT so long ago, I bored Cochran'sstockpile.