SEPTEMBER 12, 1964 SEVENTIETH YEAR 50 CENTS 4 -in -1 Single to Be Bowed by Capitol By ELIOT TIEGEL released in 45- r.p.m. form be- fore. HOLLYWOOD -Capitol has The series will be restricted developed a space age, super sin- to acts with immediate market Bi gle concept which debuts later success, with no set release pat- boar this month. Tagged the "4 -By" tern. The four The International Music singles will be -Record Newsweekly series, the new product is four offered in a soft paper color -TV Programming Radio Phono Tape Merchandising Coln Machine Operating singles by one artist, principally sleeve, to get away from the hard in the teen -age field, which will cardboard EP concept, which, be merchandised and sold as a generally speaking, has not been single, not an EP. that successful for the industry. The new product line will be EP's will continue to be released launched with "4 -By the Beach when necessary and sold as al- Boys," according to Brown bums. In fact, a recent EP pack- 6 Top Companies Slate Meggs, Capitol's merchandising - age, "Four by the Beatles," advertising vice -president. The which sold like a single, prompt- new product will be "compli- ed Capitol to develop the "4- mentary to singles and albums By" series, Meggs said. Broadway Cast Albums by the artists," explained Meggs, Designed to look and sell like and will not be competitive with a single, the "4 -By" package By MIKE GROSS is pacing will the field as far as Even Mercury Records is get- any of a performer's current hot be offered to financial dealers at the regu- backing goes. Capitol ting into the financing act with single product. lar 38 per cent NEW YORK Original cast has already singles discount - invested close to an estimated $45,000 invest- The Beach Boys packet in- price of 80 gents. The suggested albums of theater works will $400,000 in two shows, "Golden ment in the off -Broadway musi- cludes "Little Honda," "Wendy," manufacturer's list price is $1.29. get its widest record company Boy" and "Ben Franklin in cal, "Gogo Loves You." "Hushabye" and "Don't Back spread in many years during Paris." Columbia Meggs said stock would be has an esti- "Fiddler" Album Set Down," all culled from their ready this coming season. Six topline mated $50,000 nvestment in by Sept. 21. He antici- RCA Victor, which will open current "All Summer Long" LP. pated no airplay problems companies are already set with "Kelly" and is reported to have the al- "Honda," which empha- since original Broadway cast is the promotion men will emphasize projects during the 1964 -1965 some financial backing in "Ba- (Continued on page 16) sized lead track, has never been season, which is quite an en- jour." MGM Records, through the packet's top track similar to largement of a pattern that was its parent company MGM Pic- the way they emphasize a single previously monopolized by two tures, which put up a little more release. or three companies during one than $200,000 in "Baker Street," theater season. will do the original cast album In the battle for theater prop- of the show, its first since "She erties. Capitol Records, so far. Loves Me" of two seasons back. fol. -SG Ups Festival Inks Pacts Don Kirshner NEW YORK -Don Kirshner With Four has been given the new post of Companies president of the music division of Columbia SYDNEY Festival Records val's executive recently Pictures - Screen - director, Gems. It's a new have signed long -term contracts returned from a world tour. He position at the company and is a for rights to manufacture and visited the U. S. and attended move -up for distribute Dot and King Rec- the ARMADA Kirshner who had been execu- Convention in tive vice -president ords from the U. S. and Ember Miami Beach, and stopped in in charge of and Island Records from Brit- England, Japan, the firm's music division. The Hong Kong division ain. and Manila. While in the U. S., encompassed the music publishing as well Frederick C. Marks, Festi- contracts were signed with Dot's as the re- President, Randy Wood, and cording divisions, for the past Jim Baley, vice -president. 15 months when Columbia Pic- tures acquired the assets of Al- The Dot Line will be released don Music- in Australia under Dimension Records CBS Label to the Dot logo. in a multimillion -dollar deal A general convention distributor with Kirshner and Al is being held in Sydney later Nevins who were partnered in the firms. this month, and key personnel Buy Oriole will be told of merchandising Kirshner came with the pack- plans underway to launch Dot age in a five -year deal. Nevins, LONDON here officially Sept. 17. in the meantime, retired. The - Columbia Rec- LESLEY GORE, Mercury Records' 18-year-old singing star, is already a veteran ords new contract as president of the International division will The King contract will permit of Billboard's Top 100 Chad with her sixth successive hit single, "Maybe I music division will run for seven expand its overseas affiliations Australian release of product as Know." Lesley will combine college with her skyrocketing career when she years. It's been with the purchase of the Oriole soon as masters can be made known for the enters Sarah Lawrence College this month as a Company in Great Britain. An available. freshman. (Advertisement) (Continued on page 16) announcement of the comple- The English Ember label did tion of the deal is expected to well here with "Fool Britannia" be made soon. and "Yesterday's Gone," with It's also understood that Mor- Festival, which led to the ex- Mills Co. Sale a ris Levy (no relation to the clusive rights contract. Marks Forerunner /6) (Continued on pare (Continued on page 16) NEW YORK-Spinoffs and tions were on several months ton, Redd Evans and Bobby diversification may well become ago between MCA and E. B. Mellin. Although many of the the new Tin Pan Alley phrase Marks, but the deal subse- aforementioned have turned as a result of the purchase of quently fell through and trade down the offers, the trade feel- Seeburg Acquires United In- Mills Music by Utilities & talk has been persistent of CBS' ing is that U &I has spear- dustries The deal, interest By AARON STERNFIELD Corporation. in Chappell. "After all," headed a Wall Street invasion which was reported exclusively cracked one industry wag, that may change the face of CHICAGO- Sceburg's acquisition program, which was in Billboard Aug. 29 and was "Chappell is the New York the music picture scene within launched six years ago with the purchase of the Bert Mills coffee made official last week in a 12- Yankees of publishing and CBS the next few years. machine. reached a crescendo this week with the announcement page tract from U &1, marks a now owns the Yankees." that the firm had bought the amusement machine assets of the major step into the music pub- The interests acquired by financial Listening to Offers United Manufacturing Company, one of the nation's leading game lishing field by outside Although many U &I, which has holdings in producers. interests and has renewed trade firms are not water, electric and telephone actually on the block, it's known Seeburg, already the most diversified firm in the coin machine speculation of further Wall that they're companies, among other enter- field, this acquisition of several listening to offers prises, to a year has acquired two of the nation's top amusement Street and may not be are subject major machine other publishing firms. too reluctant manufacturers. The Williams Electronic Manufacturing to sell out if the right offer (Continued on page 16) Corporation, leading maker of pinball and novelty machines, was In addition to Wall Street comes along. Utilities purchased earlier & Indus- this year. interests in music publishing, it tries, incidentally, is paying $5,- The United acquisition involves the company's game assets is also known that such major 000,000 for the only. Included Mills firm. in the purchase are the United inventory of finished show business operations such Among the firms that "outsid- product, patents and patent applications, equipment, machinery, as Music Corporation of Amer- ers" have been talking to are óUk°d'ÍÍ dies, tools, jigs and fixtures which relate to United's amusement ica and the Columbia Broad- E. H. Morris, i IL machine Shapiro -Bernstein; business. casting Systems have enter- Bourne, Burke & Van Heusen; MOONLIGHT (Continued on page 38) tained similar ideas. 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