JuneB 9, 1962 ILLBDARE IV1LJBIC wealCoin Machine Ope Music- Phonograph Merchandising Radio -Tv Programming Los Angeles Síu: PAGE ONE RECORDS On Sizzling Streak Los Angeles continued to be one of the hottest record markets in the country last week when dealers reported business again on the rise. Some dealers reported sales up as much as SINGLES ALBUMS 100 per cent. For the past month Los Angeles has been on a hot sales streak, with records moving briskly across dealer coun- ters. Business was spotty in other sections of the country, NATIONAL BREAKOUTS though Boston, New Orleans and Nashville all reported good * NATIONAL 1 * business. MONO Bobby Vinton appeared to have one of the hottest of the ROSES ARE RED, Bobby Vinton, Epic 9509 new singles records with his "Roses Are Red" on the Epic NO BREAKOUTS THIS WEEK label. Disk jumped to the No. 68 slot on BMW's "Hot 100" this week. The new Philips label appeared to have both a hot STEREO singles and a hot LP among its first releases. Single getting LP moving BREAKOUTS action was Ruth Brown's "Shake a Hand." The * REGIONAL YOUNG WORLD, Lawrence Welk, Dot DLP out on a sales wave to stereo classical buyers was the Sviatoslav 25428 I 2. yet on BMW's Hot 100 have Richter waxing of the Liszt Piano Concertos Nos. and These new records, not BY THE SEA, Billy Vaughn, Dot DLP been reported getting strong sales action by dealers CHAPEL Last week's hot single, Emilio Pericoli's "Al Di La" on in major market (s) listed in parenthesis. 25424 100 chart. And WALTZES, London Warner Bros., continued its climb up the Hot AMERICAN Mantovani, version tune by Al Hirt on Victor was a NA -NE -NO . PS 248 instrumental of the Liberty 55445 (Too, BMI) Troy Shondell, EYES, RCA breakout in Buffalo this week. (Chicago) (Detroit) THROUGH CHILDREN'S Limelitera, Victor LSP 2512 The TV doctors and doctor themes continued to show AL DI LA strength, too. Richard Chamberlain's "Theme From Dr. Kil- Al Hirt, RCA Victor 8016 (Witmark, ASCAP) up again this week, and "Theme From Ben (Chicago) dare" jumped Casey," by Valjean, also displayed sales strength. A comedy * NEW ACTION LP'S Mickey HAVE A GOOD TIME theme, Ben Basey," by ex- deejay .. Albums initial dealer action Io major markets version of doctor "Dr. Sue Thompson, Hickory 1174 (Acuff -Rose, BMI1 getting chart this week. (New York) and have not yet hit BMW's Top LP Chart, Shorn, was on the "Bubbling" WINE. WINE, WINE . Nightcaps, Vanden 7491 (Vandenberg, BMI) MONO Houston 1 Firms Hit Budding Dallas Market IT'S MASHED POTATO TIME . MY HEART IS BLEEDING Dee Dec Sharp. Cameo C 1018 DALLAS -The growing importance of this city as a disk Fats Domino, Imperial 5833 (Travis, BMI) THROUGH CHILDREN'S EYES . , RCA Victor LPM 2512 market has been spotlighted by the opening of two new rack (New Orleans, Limeliters, distributor DINAH '62 . jobbers, a Columbia branch and an independent I'M GLAD FOR YOUR SAKE .. Dinah Washington, Roulette R 25170 recently. Joey Long, Running Bear 8300 (Crawford, OLD RIVERS . ASCAPI IHOUSton) Records Dallas is one of the rack jobbers. The firm is Walter Brennan. Liberty LRP 3233 will TIME IN OUTER SPACE headed by Jerry Michaels an ex- Handleman manager, and DO COUNTDOWN ... WHAT DID DADDY .. Dave Brubeck Quartet. Columbia CL 1775 to Big State, local distrib here, is part owner Shep & the Limeliters. Hull 751 (Keel, BM)) sell chain stores. )Washington) A TOUCH OF VELVET . in the operation, which opened about a month and a half ago. RCA Victor LPM 2487 Jim Reeves, is headed by John Balinus and is the OLDIES BUT GOODIES, VOL. IV The other new rack firm DREAM COME TRUE .. ... outfit that Temptations, Gordy 7001 (Jobete, BMI) Various Artists. Original Sound OSR 5005 local outlet for Suvall Distributors, a Salt Lake City (Detroit) LOVER PLEASE . is owned by Arizona and Utah Sundries. The rack is selling to Clyde McPhatter, Mercury MG 20711 food and drug chains primarily. I DON'T LOVE YOU NO MORE . , DON'T PLAY THAT SONG . , opened April 1 and covers the major Jimmy Norman, Little Star 113 (Hidle, BM)) Ben E. King, Atco 142 The Columbia Branch (Washington, THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN . part of the State with the exception of Amarillo and El Paso. Brook Benton. Mercury MC 29673 It will distribute Epic and Okeh disks in addition to the parent LOVELESS LIFE . PETE FOUNTAIN'S MUSIC FROM DIXIE . - but in Houston where Pappy Daily Ral Donner, Gone 5129 (Pincus, ASCAPI CRL firm's product everywhere (Chicago) Cora) 57401 a good many THE MANY MOODS OF FERRANTE Cr handles the Epic line. The new branch employs TEICHER .. of the Straus -Frank people who formerly distributed Columbia United Artists UAL 3211 here. LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART ... The new independent distributor is called Calmar Distrib- Timi Yuro, Liberty LOP 3234 it is a of Oklahoma Records of Oklahoma COME ON IN . utors and branch NEW ON THE HOT 100 Santo and Johnny. Canadian- American CALP 1006 City. Bill Caldwell is in charge. (BMW, June 2). BLUES CROSS COUNTRY .. Two strong local records here, besides those in top chart 68. ROSES ARE RED ... Peggy Lee, Capitol T 1671 positions, are "Roses Are Red," by Bobby Vinton on Epic, and Bobby Vinton, Epic 9509 a tune written by a prominent lawyer, Cerci Lee Johnson, "Sweet STEREO 76. STRANGER ON THE SHORE . Bird of Youth." This side was originally cut by FTP, a jingle Andy Williams, Columbia 42451 firm, and the master by the Gene Forrell ork and BEST OF THE KINGSTON TRIO ... producing ST 1705 was picked up by Atlantic. 84. JOHNNY LOVES ME . Capitol the James Pollach Singers, thelley Fabares, Colpii 636 AFRIKAAN BEAT b OTHER FAVORITES .. Bert Kaempfert, Decca DL 74273 85. HOW CAN I MEET HER? . GEORGE MAHARIS SINGS! . , Scene Everly Brothers, Warner Brothers 5273 Epic BN 26001 New Store Stirs N. Y. Disk GUITAR, VOL. 2 . ROMAN scene last 87. QUEEN OF MY HEART . Tony Mottola. Command RS 836 SD NEW YORK- Biggest excitement on the record Rene G Ray, Donna 1360 LISZT: CONCERTOS I b 2 . , week was the new Korvette department Fifth Avenue store and Sviatoslav Richter; London Symphony Opening day the week previous 92. KEEP YOUR LOVE LOCKED (Deep in IKondrashin). Philips PHS 900 -000 its large record department. - Your Heart) when the chain slashed the price of all LP's below even its Paul Petersen, Colpix 632 normal cut -rate price -the department was jammed with bar- gain hunters. However, even after the chain returned to its usual 95. DRUM STOMP .. , LP'S Sandy Nelson, Imperial 5829 NEW ON THE TOP discounts last week, business stayed high. According to Korvette disk buyer Dave Rothfield, business 96. BABY ELEPHANT WALK . , MONO of the Fifth Avenue store was exceed- Lawrence Welk. Dot 16364 in the record department 133. FAMILY SING ALONG WITH ing expectations. And he claimed that the strong business was 97. THE WAH- WATUSI . MITCH not affecting the chain's other stores in mid -town. Orlons, Cameo 218 Mitch Miller and the Gang, Columbia CL 1773 Other stores checked said that their business was not af- 137. ONCE UPON A TIME ... and in fact a few dealers felt that . by the new Korvette, 98. BABY ELEPHANT WALK Lettermen. Capitol T 1711 fected Dolton Miniature Men, 57 140. LOVE LETTERS the Fifth Avenue Korvette might even help other record shops Ketty Lester. Era EL 108 in the long run. 99. DANCIN' THE STRAND . , Maureen Gray, Landa 689 148. DON'T KNOCK THE TWIST . 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