gh GREAT Cash BOX LABELS C J TOP 100 eteleix\g3 R I TA I N ABC -Paramount 11, 13, 27, 74, 80 Marc 5 The Beatles took over the front pages of the national press last week Atco 70 Mercury 3, 30, 51, 5 49, 66, 77, 8 when they returned in triumph from their season at the Olympia, Paris and Atlantic 46, 73, 82 MGM 47, Montel 1 again whèn they left to conquer America, where they already have, of course, Best 35 Motown 50, 7 numbers in the Top 100 including the No. 1 in the singles "I Want To Hold Cameo 38, 62 Musicor 5 Your Hand" and the No. 1 in the LP chart "Meet The Beatles." During their Canadian American 67 absence British fans will find consolation in Beatles Ltd., a lavish pictorial Okeh souvenir compiled by London photographer Bob Freeman in close collabora- Capitol 1, 22, 39, 60, 94, 99 tion with John, Paul, George and Ringo. Published February 17 and available Chattaooche 42 Parkway 16, 5 in record and book shops price 7/6d ($1). Checker 36 Philips 4, 1 Chess 83 Another _book published by Feldmans and notching up big sales is "How RCA Victor 5, 20, 52, 57, 59, 61, 6 Coed 72 To Write A Hit Song" by Mitch Murray -and he should know having written Reprise 2 Columbia 15, 23, 85, 86, 88, 100 a string of best sellers including a couple for Freddie And The Dreamers; Rivieria 1 Congress 65 the half million seller "You Were Made For Me" and "I'm Telling You Roulette 6 Now." For Gerry And The Pacemakers he wrote "I Like It" and "How Do DCP 92 Scepter 1 You Do It." He also penned Frankie Vaughan's current release on Philips Decca 9, 40 Smash 48, 8 "Gonna Be A Good Boy Now" from the film "It's All Over Town" for which Dot 29, 54 Anglo -Amalgamated are planning a sequel "Pick Of The Pops" to star Soundstage 7 3 Freddie And The Dreamers and d.j. Alan Freeman. Everest 34 Spokane 9 L. G. Wood, managing director of EMI Records Ltd., flew to Belgium Epic 21, 25, 43 Sfax 4 recently as Guest of Honour at the Annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner Era 89 Sue 63, 9 Swan 2, 2 (last year's guest was ex -premier Harold MacMillan). Whilst in Brussels Garrett 37, 64 Wood visited the EMI Offices of S. A. Gramophone for discussions with Tamia 7 managing director John Kirsch. Gordy 44, 96 United Artists 17, 9 A new series of LP's launched by Decca on the London label titled "Memories Hi 75 Are Made Of Hits" features top pops of recent years selected from the VeeJay 24, 7 Kapp catalogs of different American labels and sung by the original stars. First 81 Volt 9 three volumes include contributions by Little Richard, Duane Eddy, Jerry King 31 Valiant 7 Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, The Drifters, Johnny And The Hurri- canes, Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, Ben E. King and a host of others. LeCam 98 Wand 4 The notable LP's by notable maestros come from Decca. Mantovani and Liberty 90 Warner Bros 8, 3 his Orchestra with the Mike Sammes Singers echo their stateside popularity with "Mantovani Manhattan" still in the American LP charts after three In answer to numerous requests for such a service CASH BOXwill run the Top 100 Labels feature on months. For film fans Frank Chacksfield's "The Victors And Other Great weekly basis. It has been designed primarily as an aid to our international readers desiring a capsul summary of labels they carry and their representation on the CASH BOX Top 100. Feature can also b Themes" transfers from celluloid to wax a miscellany of top screen themes. a handy order for distribs, racks, dealers and one -stops ordering disks by labels. Staunch supporter of the Liverpool sound, and especially The Searchers, Lawrence Yaskiel, international A & R manager of Deutsche Vogue paid a return visit to Britain recently to cut a German version of their current No. 1 "Needles And Pins." Their German version of "Sugar And Spices," Best which Yaskiel recorded in London at the end of last year, is now released Great Britain's Sellers on the Deutsche -Vogue label and sold over 5,000 copies within the first three This Last Weeks days of release. During his British trip Yaskiel also recorded an LP with Week Week On Chart Freddie Star And The Starboys (known here as Freddie Star And The Mid - 1 1 4 Needles And Pins-The Searchers (Pye) Metric niters) to be titled "The Iron Door Club" (after the Liverpool club of the 2 4 4 I'm The One -Gerry & The Pacemakers (Columbia) Pare l ae, same name); "Memphis Tennessee" Exchequers & by The and a Country 3 2 6 Hippy Hippy Shake -Swinging Blue Jeans (HMV) Ard i , Western album by Sonny Webb And The Cascades -all to be released shortly more & Beechwood g,;, in on Deutsche Germany the Vogue label. 4 9 4 As Usual -Brenda Lee (Brunswick) Jewel 1\ i, EMI moved in on the "Blue Beat" craze with "King Of Kings" by Jamaican 5 3 11 Glad All Over -Dave Clark Five (Columbia) Ivy or;, Ezz Rico And The Launchers. Issued on Columbia the disk was waxed by 6 16 2 Diane -The Batchelors (Decca) K.P.M. :u, Denis Preston of Record Supervision with famous Jamaican alto player 7 12 2 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Manfred Mann (HMV) K.P.M. x. th Bertie King as M.D. A second Blue Beat single by Ezz entitled "Little Girl" 8 5 10 Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa -Gene Pitney (Unitec,.,;r, is scheduled for release later this month. Both numbers published by Ardmore Artists) Arch & Beechwood. 9 10 4 Don't Blame Me-Frank Ifield (Columbia) Campbell -Conan Publisher Fred Jackson's departure for the United States has been post- nelly `I,_er poned temporarily and his British company, within the Tin Pan Alley group, 10 6 10 I Want To Hold Your Hand -The Beatles (Parlophone,tc,,,, is carrying on as usual. The firm's latest success is Eden Kane's "Boys Cry" Northern Songs specially written Ear for him by American composer Buddy Kaye and released 11 19 2 I Think Of You -The Merseybeats (Fontana) Robbins 3,;,1e on Fontana. Jackson is also enjoying success on the continent with "You 12 8 8 Stay -The Hollies (Parlophone) Lorna laec Can Never Stop Me Loving You" currently No. 1 in Germany with The Bernd 13 7 12 I Only Want To Be With You-Dusty Springfield (Philips ,a Spier recording on CBS. Springfield Before leaving on a two-week visit to the United States Louis Benjamin, managing 14 - 1 Baby I Love You -The Ronnettes (London) Belinda director of Pye Records, clinched deals for American release of 15 17 3 I'm In Love -The Fourmost (Parlophone) Northern Song: several hot singles from the company's current catalog. Two will be issued 16 1 I'm The Lonely One -Cliff Richard (Columbia) Eugene on the Chess label Johnny Sandon's "Sixteen Tons" - (a hit for Ernie Ford 17 14 5 Do You Really Love Me Too -Billy Fury (Decca) Shapir' l years ago) and Eric Winstone's "Dr. Who"; Hickory has acquired "If You Bernstein U Love Me" ll. by Jackie Trent -all for immediate release. Last, but not least, 18 13 8 Swinging On A Star -Big Dee Irwin (Colpix) Chappell Colpix has taken the theme from the highly successful Peter Sellers film X 19 11 5 We Are In Love-Adam Faith (Parlophone) Poser 1 "Dr. Strangelove" recorded li by Laurie Johnson and for release this week to 20 1 Anyone Who Had A Heart -Cilia Black (Parlophone coincide with the film's New York premiere. - Aberbach 1 El After competing in the San Remo Song Festival American singer Ben E. it King flew into London for a three week nation wide tour. Promoter Arthur lit Howes announces an S.R.O. for the package which includes such names as 4Q Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Fourmost, Tommy Quickly, The Dennisons Great Britain Great Britain Go and Sounds Incorporated. To coincide with the visit Decca released a new 'al Ben E. King single "Around The Corner" on London. Top Ten LP's Top Ten EP's 1 En The many admirers of Big Dee Irwin are eagerly awaiting his arrival in En Britain on February 20 when he commences a thirty day tour for promoter 1 1 With The Beatles -The Bea- 1 3 The Rolling Stones - Th' Gr. Tito Burns. Irwin achieved tremendous popularity over here via tles (Parlophone) Rolling Stones (Decca) Ill recording his Colpix "Swinging On A Star" now in its eighth week in the charts. 2 4 How Do You Like It 2 1 Twist And Shout Bea Re, made popular First -Gerry -The by Bing Crosby some fifteen years ago the number has been & The Pacemakers (Colum- ties (Parlophone) ma given a new lease of life by Irwin's distinctive interpretation which is okay bia) 3 2 The Dave Clark Five -Day' Nu by Chappells who publish it. Many TV dates have been lined up during 3 2 Please Please Me -The Bea- Clark Five (Columbia) Sae Irwin's stay in Britain. Coincidentally, Pye Records has issued a Big Dee tles (Parlophone) Irwin -Little Eva "Swinging On A Star" E.P. and a single "Donkey Walk" 4 - All My Loving -The Beatles is available on Stateside.