— /nffi^ .-TT/Tn^ /fffnylN rrtnWW rffmX^ Aflf CashBoK Braxii CaM^ Jirffeniina Our long absence from the columns of Cash Box was due to a long tour of Europe and the United States, during which we once again had the chance to witness the acceptance and even influence of Brazilian modern popular music. The resignment of Armando Di Guglielmo as manager of the local branch of At the same time, we reached the conclusion that if our music and its interpre- CDS made the news of the past week in Buenos Aires. Di Guglielmo has not ters are not even more popular than they now are, it is because of the poor been officially replaced yet, and Juan Truden is currently fulfilling the spot, international promotion on the side of Brazil. Now is the psychologic moment with the assistance of H. E. Morris. No news about future moves of Di Gugli- to export artists and music, to start a mass international promotion through elmo was available at presstime. good advertisement, record export, and intense publicity in foreign countries. The RCA people are very happy about the strong sales of the diskery’s “Los With such important export material available it’s our duty to use it the Diez del ’68” massive launching of ten LP’s. Several of them appear this week right way! at the local Top 10, and the promotion campaign is now aimed at summer cus- Jerry Thomas, Director of International Sales, and Ron Kass, Director of tomers through advertising and radio. Overseas Operations, for Liberty Records visited Brazil during which time a Mauricio Brenner of Fermata is happy about the sales success of the new contract was signed between the U.lS. company and RCA Electronica Brasileira Beatles’ single “Hello Goodbye” which is appearing here this week in the lists for representation in this country. Prexy of local RCA, Douglas Reid, and for the first time. As has previous waxings by this British group, the new Director of Record Division, Eric Skinner, were present and we were honored record will surely reach strong sales marks. No news yet known regarding the with their invitation to witness the pacting. Liberty announced the launching TV airing of their much-discussed TV program, “Magical Mystery Tour.” of the diskery’s own label here. This association includes product from Liberty’s Odeon reports strong action on the new LP by Los Wawanco, “Villa Cariho,” subsidiaries in Europe. which follows the recent and also successful single carrying the same title. The diskery also sees the establishment of Engelbert Humperdinck as a strong star I An important visitor to Brazil (and we consider that this visit has a lot to do through the sales of his “Release Me.” with the internationalization of Brazilian musical activities) was Jack Lewis Music Hall’s Luis Calvo is working once more on the strengthening of his Green, Vice-President of G.A.C. Both in Sao Paulo and in Rio de Janeiro, the label’s sales in the interior of the country as the first part of the expansion efficient U.S. exec, had the opportunity to witness the good quality of some plans of for 1968. Calvo will also visit several Latin American countries local acts, and plans are being made for a future visit of some of them to the MH during the the of several local artists with inter- United States on professional tours such as chantress Elsa Soares, versatile year to arrange promotion instrumental and national appeal in those markets. vocal group Modern Tropical Quintet and the Escola De ! Samba of Jorginho & Gaguinho. Some U.S. acts will also be presented in this Rodriguez Luque of Disc Jockey feels very happy with the sales of the new country from the large G.A.C. roster as the Sandpipers, Ricky Nelson, Vikki LP by Pepito Perez and his group Los Playeros. Title is “La Voz Sentimental Garr. Green, who has already been responsible for the exportation of other de la Juventud” and is appearing in the LP Top Ten lists. Perez is currently Brazilian acts in the past, was impressed with what he saw and is planning to performing on Channel ll’s daily program “Telemusica,” emceed and produced bring some shows representative of Brazilian popular music to such places as by Raul Matas. DJ is also selling well an album cut recently by Antonio Tormo, Las Vegas, Canada, Puerto Rico, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. who some years ago was one of the top stars of the country. The day after Jack Green left, another important visitor arrived in this Microfon’s Kaminsky is ready to start his already reported world-wide tour country—Piero Bonino from Milan, Italy, who, besides being one of the top im- which will take him to nearly all the most important record markets in Ameri- presarios in that country, is also the one-man-organizer of the important ca, Europe and Asia. The label is also working on several Special Products .1 “First Festival Of The Latin Song In The World” to be held in Buenos Aires projects which will reportedly bring a strong expansion to the catalog, besides next April. This Festival aims to create a new international market for Latin the growth of the regular sales volume expected for this year. music in the world. Brazil will be represented among twenty other countries The Philips promo people report good action on the first single by the Cow- from Latin America and five from Europe. The director from Brazil will be sills, “The Rain, The Park and Other Things,” and also Herve Vilard’s “Mister Maestro Rocho Perez, and chantress Elsa Soares is also appointed as one of Yamamoto.” The diskery is also preparing the release of the first single of the the two interpreters. The second will be chosen during Bonino’s visit here. Shimmy’s, a local group, and is promoting another one by teen chanter Lord Klave. Brazil's Top 40 Of 1967 Argentina's Best Sellers TITLE PUBLISHER ARTISTE LABEL 1. MEU GRITO Genial Agnaldo Timoteo Odeon 2. A PRACA Edclave Ronnie Von Polydor 3. BLACK IS BLACK Fermata Los Bravos Odeon This Last ^ 4. CORACAO DE PAPEl, Fermata Sergio Reis Odeon Week 5. EBRIO DE AMOR RCA Lindomar Castilho Continental Ti (Melograf) Sandro (CBS); Lord Klave ^ 6. 0 BOM RAPAZ Embi Wanderley Cardoso Copacabona 1 1 *Quiero Llenarme De 7. EU TE AMO MESMO ASSIM Fermata Martinha AU-Rozenblit (Philips) Cinco Latinos (Quinto) 8. BUS STOP Fermata The Hollies Odeon-CapitoJ 2 2 The World We Knew (Relay) Frank Sinatra (Music Hall); 9. POOR SIDE OF TOWN Johnny RCA Rivers RCA Victor Jourdan (RCA); Bert Kaempfert, Vincent 10. A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Fermata Procol Harum Deram (Odeon) Caravelli (CBS) Paul 11. SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER Fermato The Happenings Kapp-Rozenblit Morocco (Philips); Nueva Generacion (Quinto) 12. LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE Mundo Musical The Monkees RCA Victor 3 12 *La Pata Pela Bovea (RCA) 13. ACOPDA MARIA BONITA Todamarica Ary Cordovil CBS 14. MASCARA NEGRA Arlequim Dalva de Oliveira Odeon 4 3 *La Balsa (Fermata) Los Gatos (RCA) 15. Caravelli, . GUANTANAMERA Fermata The Sandpipers A8iM (Fermata) 5 4 Aranjuez Mon Amour Richard Anthony (Odeon) ; 16. SUPLICA CEARENSE Euterpe Ary Lobo Cantagalol Jacko Zeller (CBS); Vincent Morocco (Philips); Lucio Milena 17. SOMETHIN' STUPID RCA Frank & Nancy Sinatra Reprise (CBD) 18. MARIA, CARNAVAL E CINZAS (Disc Jockey) Arlequim Roberto Carlos CBS | 19. ERA UM GAROTO QUE COMO RCA Os Incriveis Victor Lenita (Relay) Nilton Cesar (RCA) RCA 6 15 j EU AMAVA OS BEATLES E OS Mentira (Fermata) Palito Ortega (RCA) A ROLLING STONES 7 7 *Todo Es 20. NAMORDINHA DE UM AMIGO Genial Roberto Carlos CBS 8 5 Even Bad Times Are Good Tremeloes (CBS) MEU 9 8 Esta Tarde Vi Llover (Relay) Armando Manzanero (RCA); \ 21. REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE Aberbach Four Tops Motown-Rozenblit Los Cuatro Brillantes ((3BS) 22. SUNNY Fontana Chris Montez A8iM (Fermata) 23. THIS IS MY SONG Fermata Pet Clark Vogue-Rozenblit 10 6 *No Pisen Las Flores Palito Ortega (RCA) 24. LOVE ME PLEASE LOVE ME Embi Michel Polnaretf AZ (Fermata) 11 20 Soy Como Tu Quieres Luis Aguile (CBS) 25. 1 SAW HER AGAIN Vitale Mama's & Papa's RCA Victor 12 — Hello, Goodbye (Fermata) The Beatles (Odeon) 26. COISINHA ESTUPIDA RCA George Friedman RCA Victor 27. A CARTA Fermata Erasmo Carlos RGE 13 9 Digan Lo Que Digan Raphael (Odeon) 28. TEMA DE LARA Todamerica Al Korvin Fermata 14 10 Dandy Herman’s Hermits (Odeon) 29. PIANGE CON ME RCA The Rokes RCA Victor * 11 Villa Carino Los Wawanco (Odeon) , 30. 0 CADERNINHO Fermata Erasmo Carlos RGE 15 31. I'M A BELIEVER Mundo Musical The Monkees RCA Victor 16 18 Cuando Tu No Estas (Fermata) Raphael (Music Hall) 32. PENNY LANE Fermatai The Beatles Odeon 17 14 San Francisco (Relay) Scott McKenzie (CBS); Fausto Papetti • 33. CIAO AMORE CIAO Fermata Luigi Tenco Fermata Hall) Violeta Rivas (RCA) 34. RODA VIVA Arlequim, Chico Buarque de Hollanda RGE (Music 35. NO MILK TODAY Fermata Herman's Hermits Odeon 18 17 Release Me (Melograf) Engelbert Humperdinck (Odeon); 36. QUEM TE VIU QUEM TE VE Arlequim; Chico Buarque de Hollanda RGE Dino Alvarado, Percy Faith, Roberto Yanes (CBS) 37. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE Fermata The Beatles Odeon —• Iracundos (RCA) 38. MONDAY MONDAY Vitale Mamo's & Papa's RCA Victor 19 *La Juventud Los 39. PENSANDO NELA Fermata Golden Boys Odeon 19 — There’s A Kind Of Hush Herman’s Hermits (Odeon) 40. THE MORE 1 SEE YOU Todamerica Chris Montez A8iM (Fermata) 20 — Amor De Pobre (Smart) Pepito Perez (Disc Jockey); Los Nocturnos (Music Hall); Miltinho (Odeon) 20 16 La Carcel De Sing Sing (Edami) Jose Feliciano (RCA); Pepito Perez (Disc Jockey) Mexico's Best Sellers *Local , 1 Hazme Una Senal (Gimme A Little Sign) —Brenton Wood (Gamma) 'k Roberto Jordan (RCA) —^^Los Gay Crooners (Musart) I 2 Quinceanera—Los