PRICE 25c MARCH 27, 1965 Herman's Hermits- Youth Must Be Served Vol. II No. I FIRST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE-articles by: Dave Clark Mike Gershman Bill Randle Lesley Gore Wesley Rose Tom Donahue Billy James Mika Turntahle 0 v Vernon Duke Vincent Lopez e, 3A it, 71 Adi s961, A3XV11 'V 130 IN 01.,13S-i' PERRY COMO ADDS A NEW SINGLE TO HIS LONG LINE OF HITS PERRY COMO DREAM ON LITTLE DREAMER c/w "MY OWN PECULIAR WAY" *8533 RCA VICTOR The most trusted name in sound@ REVIEW OF THE WEEK MARCH 27, 1965 ABC -TV's "Shindig" spots, asannounced its list of nomina- Electronovision well as the new dance, thetions for the Grammy Awards Freddie. last week. This year's list of Warner Bros. Label The album, to be releasedGrammy Award nominations A new label, called Warner this week, will carry a step-by-span 47 catagories, and totalBros.-Electronovision, will soon step explanation of the newabout500differentrecords,hit the market. It is the resuilt dance(the Freddie)on theLP's and/or artists. of an arrangement between liner. In the meantime, Myers Dominating all nominationsWB Records president Mike noted that Shelby Singleton iswere the threeB's,BarbraMaitland, and Electronovision already preparing another(Streisand), The Beatles, andchief Bill Sargent, under which FreddieandtheDreamersartistsconnectedwiththeall recorded material resulting album from masters acquiredBossa Nova, like Stan Getz,from the production of Elec- from EMI. Mercury has ex-Joao Gilberto and Astrud Gil-tronovisionprojectswillbe clusive release rights in theberto. Miss Streisand is con-distributed by WB Records on U.S. from EMI for all Freddienected with eight nominations,the new label. and the Dreamers sidescutthe Beatles with eight for their First item on the agenda is =sat Cooc Cafes To Mercury since May, 1964. They current-singing or compositions, andthe picture "Harlow" the sound ly have the single, "I Under-the Bossa Nova exponents re-track of which will be issued stand," on the charts. ceived a total of nine nomina-by Warner Bros. before the Iteafies Set For tions. the filmisreleased in May. N.Y. Shea Stadium The annual NARAS banquetThe picture stars Carol Lynley, Who's On First? will take place on Tuesday,EfremZiinbalist,Jr.,Judy *-5 wetc-No_The Beatles will Although there is no doubtApril13. At that time theGarland and Barry Sullivan. ploy ttte - - - e - -e New Yorkthat Chad & Jeremy cut recordwinnersof each of the 47It starts before the Electrono- Stadium.sidesfor ColumbiaRecordscategorieswillberevealed.vision cameras this month. !Fisher Sii Bernstein con-last week, under the supervi-But perhaps even more im- The WB-Electronovision firmedthelocaleandthe portant, for the record indus-agreement also calls for WB Allognst tdate this week. A try at any rate, is the fact thatRecords to issue singles and week amber when premature Timex,the watch manufac-album product developed by noord about the Shea setting turer, will sponsor the showartists signed by Electronovi- baked oat through the Long called "The Best On Record"sion for their potential in the island Press. Bernstein's West on NBC-TV, Tuesday, May 18,record field. Al Ham, head of SP& Street office was snowed which will feature GrammyElectronovision'smusic divi- in Ender more than 5,000 pieces Award winners. sion, will produce the Harlow af sail in three days. album for WB. Bernstein said he managed as sr= the flow in half through an appeal delivered on WPIX Paramount Show Set KQV's Man On Move by TV jockey Clay Cole "Be- ThevauntedNew York Chuck Brinkman, KQV, came at the time I couldn't tellSigned ... Paramount Theater, will re-Pittsburgh's man on the move, anybody anythingThe deal Jery Moson to "Shindig" open Good Friday April 16,who just returned from the wastit set.- The Beatles will -with a 10 -day Easter HolidayBahamas where he interviewed get 5100.000 in front againstsion of Columbia producer Lorpop -rock all-star show. Show,the Beatles while filming their 411 percent of the gross. Bern -Crane, it is also true that the whichwillcompetewithsecond movie,returnedlast satin said he will have the 55,-boys are not actually signed tojockey, Murray the K's showweek from a quick trip to Lon- 0M seat stadium scaled for aa Columbia contract. Columbiaacross the river at the Brook-don to interview top English 52210_000 gross,withticketswants them alright,andiflyn Fox, is being staged andstars. While there Brinkman pegged at $4.50, 55.10 and 55.65.AmericanrepAllanKleinproduced by Roulette's presi-saw theBeatles, The Dave Meanwhile,Bernsteinsaid(also the manager of Bobbydent, Morris Levy. Clark Five, Petula Clark, Her- his May 1concert with theVinton) has his way they will Levy announced this weekman'sHermits, The Rolling Boling Stones at the Academysign with Columbia. But it isthat the show will feature theStones, Cilla Black, The Ani- of Music "is 95 percent soldalso true that Jeff Kruger, theDetergents, the Exciters, Shir-mals,TheSearchers,The The promoterisalsopair'sEnglish manager,hasley Ellis, Little Richard, theZombies, Peter and Gordon, dickering for the New Yorkbeennegotiating withbothVibrations, Dee Dee Warwick,JerryandthePacemakers, concert on the next Dave ClarkColumbiaandCapitolandBritain's Kinks and Hullabal-FreddieandtheDreamers, nve tour in June, with thoughthe will take the best offer. loos and the big King CurtisMarianne Faithful and manry being given to using Lincoln So as things stand now, Chadswinging band. otherbigacts.Hestarted Center for the date. & Jeremy cutsidesin the giving his taped reports on Columbiastudioswiththe KQV last week. Freddie Hits Jackpot stipulation that if they did not According to Mercury Rec-sign with Columbia they couLld :7-iiCorp.,the forthcomingtake with them or buy the Hodge Suit Settled - -rn release by Freddie andsides they had cut in the Co- Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber Dreamers has the biggestlumbia studios to their new and George Goldner, individu- advance sale of any album in label.Ifthey do sign with ally and as principals of Stuy- the company's 18 year history.Columbia, of course, the label vesant Productions, Inc., which In making the announcement,will rush the records out im- produces Red Bird, Tiger, and Kenneth S. Myers, veepee inmediately. Confusing, isn't it? Daisy Records, announced that charge of sales, attributed the the law suit instituted by Sam pre-release orders of over 150,- Hodge and his pressing plant, 900 albums to the multiple ap- NARAS Nominations Paramount Records, Inc. pearances of the British group The National Academy ofSigned ... against JerryLeiber,Stuy- on NBC -TV's "Hullabaloo" andRecording Arts and Sciences Killer Joe to Atlantic Continued on page 4 MUSIC BUSINESS, MARCH 27, 1965 3 REVIEW OF THE WEEK CHARTS & PICKS Call Pop 100 8 vesant Productions,Inc. and your Mercury Pop LP's 33 Daisy Records, Inc., has been Country Chart 35 amicably settled. distributor Single Picks 26 They announced further that Album Picks 28 at no time has Sam Hodge's now! 12 Radio Exposure Chart company, Paramount Records, New Orleans, La. R & B Chart 29 Inc.,ever produced, pressed, ALL SOUTH DIST. CORP. British Chart 20 504/525-6124 sold or distributed any Daisy, St. Louis, Mo. COMMERCIAL MUSIC CO. Tiger or Red Bird recordings 314/535-1515 for anyone except upon the Denver, Colorado DENVER RECORD DIST.,INC. expressed orders of Stuyvesant 303/355-1638 Productions, Inc. or Daisy Rec- Charlotte. North Carolina F & F ENTERPRISES ords, Inc., and they announced 704/399-9741 mumaZzezethat they are continuing the Miami, Florida FLORIDA MUSIC SALES cordial relationship which pre- 305/759.8716 viously existed between them Chicago, Ill. GARMISA DIST. CO. Editorial & Advertising and Sam Hodge and Para- 312/922-7455 Offices: mount Records, Inc. Atlanta 13, Ga. GEORGIA RECORD DIST., INC. 225 West 57 St., New York, N.Y. 10019 MAN OF ACTION: "Johnny Rivers In 404/523-1961 Telephone: Area Code 212, Action"isthe name of the album Minneapolis, Minnesota Si Rady Dies HEILICHER BROS. JUdson 2-2616 which the Imperial recording staris 612/544-4813 Cable: MUSICBIZ NEWYORK showing in Washington to Eddie Ka- Detroit, Michigan Si Rady, veteran producer, licka(centerbackground),Imperial JAY KAY DIST. CO. died last week (8) at the age 313/273-7000 PUBLISHER & EDITOR -IN -CHIEF promotion man, and WWDC's radio's Memphis, Tennessee Rivers appeared at the McDONALD BROS. CO. Sam Chase of 53, of cancer. Last Novem- FredFiske. Shadows Club while in D.C. 901/948-2771 ber Rady underwent major in- Cleveland, Ohio testinal surgery, and shortly MERREC DISTS., INC. 216/241-2696 ADMINISTRATIVE thereafter requested a leave of Newtown 64, Upper Falls,Mass. Carl Bosler Asst. to Publisher absence from his production Watch The Letkiss MERREC DISTS., INC. 617/969-6505 duties at Capitol Records. Philadelphia 52, Pa. EDITORS Rady was, at his death, the A new dance called the Let - MERREC DISTS., INC. Bob Rolontz Executive Editor head of creative services in thekiss, now happening in Europe, 215/332-6100 Ren Grevatt General News Editor could happen here if a lot of San Francisco, Calif. Barry Kittieson Associate Editor East for Capitol. He was in MERREC DIST., INC. JuneHarris Assodate Editor charge of all Eastern recorddisc makers have their way. 415/434-0410 June Bundy Des Moines, Iowa Radio -TV Editor Thedance,theLetkiss,is MID -AMERICA DIST. CO. Dorn Cerulli Jazz Editor production activities; handled Kal Rudman Rd& Editor named after Finnish bandlead- 515/288-0182 negotiations forBroadway New York City, N.Y. Beverly Shelton Asst. to the Editor show properties, handled con-er Anton Letkis, who brought MULTI -DISC OF NEW YORK, INC. tract negotiations with artists,the music (based on an old 212/524-6666 ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT and worked with indie pro-Finnish dance)to Paris last Nashville, Tennessee MUSIC CITY RECORD Mel Mandel Sales Promotion Manager ducers. He came toCapitolyear. ABC Paramount has is- 615/255-7315 after the firm purchased Proj-sued a side called "Letkiss" Seattle 8, Wash.