December 25, 1961 D50 Cents MuJEICEILLBDAR WEEk Music- Phonograph Merchandising Radio -Tv Programming Coin Machine Operating Fewer Big Breakout Sides BILLBOARD PAGE ONE MUSIC WLGK PAGE ONE RECORD RECORDS As Mfrs. Key to Xmas Wax NEW YORK - Only 10 new tinued its strong sales pace across 1411:11 singles broke open across the the nation with albums by country this week as dealers, dis- Chubby Checker, Joey Dec, Ray tributors and manufacturers con- Charles and the Ventures moving * NATIONAL BREAKOUTS centrated on selling Christmas up and up. Demand for hot al- 1A.4 consumers. And bums and singles was so strong disks to eager MURRAY THE "K'S" BLASTS FROM THE PAST, Vari- eager. They were that many distributors ran short MONO Ts ous Artists, Chess consumers were s albums at a of wanted merchandise, making fai buying singles and TIME FURTHER OUT, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Columbia greetings healthy rate, with expectations dealers most unhappy. Many aé high that this December would presses worked around the clock turn out to be one of the best in to supply the demand the past and a big 1962 from years. week. The two -week semi -hiatus. course, of new releases is expected to end STEREO LP's CHRISTMAS MUSIC, Mantovani, London Christmas records, of BILLBOARDWEEK were big sellers, both new 1961 next week when manufacturers MUSIC product and the hardy perennials bring forth their strong single and The size of the "Who's Who of other years. The Twist con- album product for January. in the World of Music" sec- tion of this issue has necessi- * NEW AL4ivltt Li' 4 tated a reduction in the size of the regular news section. Albums getting initial dealer action In major mar- All standard features and de- Sets will resume publi- Christmas partments Jazz, kets and have not yet hit BMW's Top LP Chart. cation next week. SING WE NOW OF CHRISTMAS, eke MONOPHONIC Harry Simeone Chorale, 20th t Fox 44 t Swing LP Sales TWIST, Ventures, Dolton BIG BAND PERCUSSION, Ted N. Y. BUSINESS jazz- flavored packages. At the MOON RIVER. Lawrence Welk, Heath Ork, London NEW YORK - Holiday al- or Dot bum sales were at a near peak same time, Earl Palmer's "Drums- LAUGHS, Verve PHYLLIS DILLER IS STILL HOT last week, with 10 more packages ville" on Liberty is listed as mon- TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY, aural "New Action LP." Other DRUMSVILLE, Earl Paler, Liberty NEW YORK Business con- -five featuring seasonal music - Bobby Vee, Liberty - ac- tinued very strong in the New moving on to BMW's best selling jazz packages showing some NIGHT, Lawrence Welk, in the "New Ac- AND NOW ABOUT MR. AVA- SILENT York area last week with singles monaural LP chart for the first tion, but not yet Dot LON, Frankie Avalon, Chan- and albums continuing to sell at time. tion" category, are "Stcamin' With Prestige, and the cellor a merry holiday clip. There were Three Christmas music pack- Miles Davis" on the monaural aforementioned Ramsey Lewis FERRANTE AND TEICHER LOVE no new single breakouts but ages are featured on THEMES, United Artists STEREOPHONIC there was solid action on a num- "New Action LP's" list this week, album. ber of records. These included and two more yule items (Fred Jazz artists currently on the Enoch Light and album chart in- SOUND 35 /MM., the Shirelles' "Baby It's You," Waring's "The Meaning of Christ- monaural pop the Light Brigade, Command EXOTIC PERCUSSION, Stanley which jumped way up on the mas" on Capitol and "The Sound clude Dave Brubeck, the Dukes of Black and Ork, London Kenton, Miles BRISTOL STOMP, Dovells, Park- charts; Sue Thompson's "Nor- of Christmas" by Ramsey Lewis Dixieland, Stan way CHRISTMAS TIME, Roger Wil- man" and Bobby Darin's "Irresist- on Argo) are showing action al- Davis, Ray Charles, Pete Foun- Harris. Other liams, Kapp ible You" also moving up on the though not yet on the "New Ac- tain, and Eddie CLAP HANDS, HERE COMES all there are 12 jazz- styled performers currently Fitzgerald, AND CHIMES, Robert "Hot 100," and both the Roger tion" chart. In CHARLIE, Ella ORGAN albums on the on the chart, and by now estab- Verve Rheims, Rheims Williams and the Johnny Mathis Christmas -theme chart versions of "Maria." best selling monaural LP chart lished pop names, are Ella Fitz- SAD MOVIES. Lennon Sisters, FLOWER DRUM SONG, Sound Many Christmas records con- this week. gerald, Erroll Garner and George Dot Track, Decca tinued to grab strong sales, es- Jazz Hot, Too Shearing. monaural chart The Twist continues to make AND CHIMES, Robert A TOUCH OF ELEGANCE, Andre pecially sides by the Chipmunks, The best selling ORGAN gains in the monaural album Rheims, Rheims Previn, Columbia Bing Crosby, Bobby Helms, this week also spotlights the sales Bobby Rydell and Chubby growing acceptance of jazz artists field. Twist LP's by Chubby Checker, and Harry Simeone's by pop record buyers. More than Checker, Joey Dee and Ray up this week. Chorale. 15 albums on the chart are jazz Charles all moved * LOCAL SINGLES BREAKOUTS These new records, not yet on BMW's Hot 100, `Let Me In' Battles Yule Sales Wave have been reported getting strong sales action by dealers in major market (s) listed in parenthesis. LET ME IN ... Sensations, Argo LITTLE BITTY DAVE Ed Disks in Philly Market Rolls Over 5405 lArc-Kae Williams, Townsend, Challenge 9129 BMII (Atlanta, Philadelphia) (Four Star, BMI) (Minne- apolis-St. Paul) PHILADELPHIA - Though Except for previously listed hot LOVE much of the singles activity going sides here, the bulk of the new gton AND THEN CAME ... Ed Wash' Townsend, Challenge 9129 LONESOME ROAD . Don Shir- on here last week had to do with business was being done in Christ- (Duchess, (Los ley, Cadence 1408 (Mayfair, mas the pack BMI) An- holiday fare, one new breakout singles. Leading WASHINGTON -N o t h i n g geles) ASCAPI (Milwaukee) by cropped up with the Sensations' were "Jingle Bell Rock," broke out here last week but a THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR "Let Me In." The r. &b: oriented Bobby Rydell and Chubby Check- great, big wave of holiday buying. YOUR EYES The Sky - CLOSE ... ME Ferlin Husky, Capi- side got good reports from all er and "Little Drummer Boy," by liners, Colpix 613 (Tideland, ... Selling strongest among newer tol 4650 (Feist, ASCAPI stores checked. the Harry Simeone Chorale, with chart climbers were "Lost Some- BM I ) I Pittsburgh I (Milwaukee) Another new disk building "Please Come Home for Christ- one," by James Brown on King; Brown (a break- JINGLE BELL ROCK ... Chet At- HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW some steam was "Lost Penny," by mas," by Charles "Do- Re -Mi," by Lee Dorsey; last week) and Bing kins, RCA Victor 7971 (Cor- BETTER The Crickets, Brook Benton, a side which first out Crosby's "Baby, It's You," by the Shirelles, nell, ASCAPI (Minneapolis - Liberty 55392 (Cricket, developed its impetus from air- "White Christmas" following and "A Certain Girl," by Ernie St. Paul, Baltimore) BMI) (Milwaukee) play from Benton's current album close behind. K. Doe, which has been an area Believe." Bob Beckham's "Just No Love Lost favorite for well over a month BYE BYE BABY ... Bob Conrad, TWISTIN' BELLS ... Santo and "I Warner Bros. 5242 (Sher - Johnny, Canadian- American Friends" was also reported by Meanwhile, dealers continued here. man-DeVorzon, BMI) (Los 132 (Trinity- Climax, BMI) several dealers, as was "I Need to complain that distributors do Retailers here, as in Baltimore Angeles) (Milwaukee) Someone," by the Belmonts. 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