_ Cdsh Box CyA..lox- CANADA ARGENTINA Indications are that the new team of Sam Gesser and Bill Fisher at Allied The most interesting subject for comment these days is the sudden re- of Elvis Presley to popularity in Records in Montreal will soon become one of the leading Canadian distri- turn Argentina. As you may have noticed, butors and manufacturers. With the announcement by Gesser that Bill Fisher Presley’s tunes seldom got onto the charts in recent times, although we re- has been appointed national sales manager and a V.P. of the fledgling fiiTU, ported several times that sales of his records were good: it wasn’t the fan- numerous inquiries began to be received by Allied from various American tastic success everybody likes, but his singles and albums were sold steadily manufacturers with regard to possible affiliation with the Canadian new- and reached good figures. We also explained some of the reasons for this way comer. Fisher comes to the Allied post after a lengthy association with Pho- of behaving of the Argentine Presley market: some years ago, when Elvis nodisc in Montreal. First item on his agenda was a cross country tour to started singing, he became very well known in a few months, but afterwards establish liaison with the firm’s branches in major Canadian markets. a sort of boycott among the disk jockeys was started, because they considered it was too “hard beat” and they preferred more soft music. Besides, Presley’s Considerable Canadian reaction has been noted to a new Liberty LP en- films were exposed in Buenos Aires with great delay, and came when its songs titled, “The Incredible Nancy Ames.” One track in particular is getting heavy were already old. But probably the most important reason was that Presley air exposure. It is the “Bon Soir Cher” item by the gal folk singer. Tremen- never came to Argentina, while Anka and Sedaka made successful visits and audience response several areas to that track, dous has been reported in by helped to promote their records, thus becoming the most popular foreign deejays reporting regularly to Cash Box. ’ artists in the country. This fact remains unchanged, but the film part is now Bobby Curtola’s new single is due in less than two weeks reports Bobby’s up-to-date, and prospective record buyers are able to see now “Kid Galahad” manager, Basil Hurdon. Bobby is looking forward to working on the new side and soon “Girls, Girls, Girls,” while the old Presley flicks are re-run at several in planned promo trips throughout the country. The young singer just re- theaters. Besides, “Return to Sender” has been a strong single in the States, turned from a very successful series of appearances on Canada’s west coast. too, and this has helped a fast climbing in the charts. RCA has just put to Vancouver deejay. Red Robinson, claims that Bobby is the hottest record at- sale a Compact 33 with six songs from “Kid Galahad,” and is preparing the traction to hit that area since Elvis. “Pot Luck” album. The promotion of records made by the local diskery alone RCA Victor held a reception for people in the trade in the Capital area may not be enough if the artist doesn’t cooperate. (3/11) to introduce the firm’s new disc development, Dynagroove. Odeon is continuing the releases of the Liberty series, now represented by Good to hear from A1 Alberts. A1 is very excited over the excellent response it in Argentina. New titles are singles by Gene McDaniels (Tower of to his rendition of “Fly Me To The Moon,” now released world wide through Strength), Johnny Burnette (Girls) and Bobby Vee (Take Good Care of my Columbia. According to Al’s note, this will be the forerunner of many re- Baby). On the Odeon label, there are new records by Jose Guardiola (The leases by him under the Columbia banner. Longest Day), Pino Donaggio (Pera Matura), Richard Anthony (J’entends Paul White gleefully thumbing through station play sheets these days, siffler le train) and folk group Los Chilicotes (Desconsuelo). A good bet is sheets indicating good exposure for as many as twelve Capitol singles. The “Brujeria,” a cha cha penned by Reynoso, and recorded by Peruvian singer parade of Capitol hits is headed by Nat Cole and Frank Ifield outings that are Lucho Barrios, currently in Buenos Aires. among the strongest the respective arists have had to date. Another Capitol Music Hall is releasing two new albums recorded by Lito Escarso, member side showing considerable strength is the release by young Canadian, Danny of its artistic staff and arranger. One of them is devoted to tango music, and Coughlan. “Janie” is the side getting the spins, says Paul. the other one to folk tunes, played on the piano. In this one, Escarso will Quality’s Lee Farley is authoring “I Told You So” notes these days with re- appear as Atencio Paredes. Other MH releases include one album by Moacyr gard to the Wade Ray single, “Burning Desire.” It was another of the Fabor Silva (recorded for Copacabana in Brazil), another one by the Trio del Plata originations, Stateside that broke first in Canada, and now according to all and the second by Les Baxter; “Voices and Rhythm.” Rodolfo Lesica, tango reports from major American centres, is coming on strongly in the U.S. music singer, will appear on radio and TV with a tango sextet directed by Bill Smithers reports from the Quality branch in Montreal that action is Juan Carlos Howard, ex-member of the Hector Varela orchestra. devoloping on the new MGM outing by Conway Twitty, “The Pickup.” CBS releases: the first Compact 33 recorded by Hugo Marcel as melodic Two stations sporting new looks on their play sheets: CHOW in Welland singer (he was a tango singer previously), containing “La Novia de Enero,” and CJSP, Leamington are the two in question. CJSP offering distribs a new “Mi Verdad,” “Nada” y “Jurame.” The orchestra direction and arrangements album exposure gimmick. An entire album is featured over the coui'se of a were made by Lucio Milena. In the LP field there are new albums by Bill day by the station under the heading, “Gold Star Album.” Distributors in- Butler, Percy Faith (La Musica del Brasil), Cuarteto Leo (regional music) terested in having their new album releases so exposed are asked to rush and Nursery Rhymes. There are also Compact 33’s by Astor Piazzolla, Roberto them to the station. CHOW’s Jack Kingston has just had his first LP released Yanes and Brazilian artist Djalma Ferreira. Julio Sosa is performing on TV on Quality. It’ll be available coast to coast in Canada. Jack is the host of the channel 13, in the “Nato Desiderio” program. He is now preparing the tunes station’s Main Street Jamboree, six evenings a week from 7 to 9 P. M. for a new LP to be released in April. Kieth Ashdown, London’s National Promotion man, recently returned from Fermata Publishers starting the promotion of locally pi'oduced limbo tunes. reports to Cash Box that many of the finn’s a jaunt in the Maritimes and The first title is “Adivina, Adivinador,” and was composed by Ben Molar and business. items appear to be the Roy Orbison smash, top hits are doing big Top the Duo Dinamico; the first recordings arranged will be made by the same both the “In Dreams,” and the sound of “Yakety Sax” by Boots Randolph on Duo Dinamico, Monica Lander and Jackie. The pubbery has also the rights label. McNeil, sales rep for the Maritimes, is re- Monument Ron London’s to “Tiempo Tormentoso,” which will be cut by Jackie, sung in Spanish. portedly working very closely with Halifax deejay, Ron Roberts at CJCH. Roberts will be featuring fifteen top LP artists from London and Group label Disc Jockey has appointed Alberto Soifer as his representative in Portugal catalogs on his Saturday TV’er “Under 21,” and his daily radio stints. McNeil and Spain, in charge of making arrangements with Spanish diskeries for DJ reports a brisk business on featured items is resulting from this concentrated releases. Soifer is a well known radio man in Spain, and has several disk exposure. jockey programs in Madrid. Rodrikuez Luque, DJ’s topper, will visit Brazil next month, to visit his label’s representative in that country. Dolton stars. The Ventures, are set for PA’s throughout Alberta towards Williams, sales rep in the area, will be busy the end of March. Don London Julio Kom Publishers working on the promotion of “El Dolor de los visits for the artists. also re- with in-store displays and radio and TV Don Dolores,” originally copyrighted by Morro Music. There are several local ver- Alberta’s Smith. ports excellent response to a new country release by Hank sions being arranged, and the pubbery expects very much from the tune. The single is on Rodeo and is entitled, “Dark Skies.” Hank recently did a guest shot on the Grand 01’ Opry. Gene McDaniels packed ’em in to the tune of 10,000 in Quebec City’s Coli- seum (3/2). During his stay in the ancient city Gene made the rounds of radio Argentina's Best Sellers and TV types, including the highly rated “Teen Club” on CKML-TV, accom- panied by London’s Quebec field rep, Jacques Amann. 1. Limbo Rock (Kallman-Rosarita-Fermata) Chubby Checker (Fermata); (Disc Jockey); Jackie (CBS); Dinamico (Odeon Pops); Peter, Paul and Mary played to a full house in Ottawa (3/6).