N° 45 DOUBLE-PAGE SECOND YEAR PICTURE OF WEEK ENBING THE TREMELOES 4th JULY IH THE CENTRE r a�III 1f FULL PAGE PIGS OF KICK 1AGGER THE BEATLES THE SHADOWS M LLIE Etc. EXCLUSIVE SERIES BY THE EDITOR OF READY STEADY GO! - 711c 13catic, Independent Record Producers' Adwrti.cment Office Craven House, 2341238 Edgware Road Influence c Growing London, W.2. Tel. PADdington 7488 The record big companies get bigger, the smaller ones do a little bit Head Office but 41 better, the boys who are really showing signs of taking over the whole Derby Road, Heamr, Derbyshire Tel.: Langley MIII 2460 industry are the independent record producers. The Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark Five, Heinz, The Animals, John Leyton, Mike Same, Postal Subscriptions: ,(3 2e. per amutn etc., etc. The list is endless and grows bigger day by day. So many World Copyright Rerereed of the best records in the charts are produced by people like Robert and Andrew Oldham who record Stigwood John Leyton and The Rolling WEEK ENDING Stones SECOND SERIES 417164 respectively. ISSUE No. FORTY-FIVE In a way this is a good thing. and recording men can think of in and ultra-modern Too many artistes in show biz cut their ultra-large studios. their ultra-large their first records in the rather studios standing idle. In America One is certain. That of a thing the same thing happens. But over frightening atmosphere huge with and where no one seems to do anyone any imagination, there they do it on a grander scale. studio, a musical but directions. Yet group of fairly good They not only record independ- anything give can into a studio those same into a ability go and, ently they also start their own artistes, put that can to smaller studio and with provided they afford record companies and distribute private a amount musicians who realise that the spend fair of money, fool their own records. One such around until they get a new or a millionaire at first take isn't likely to be brilliant, person, already different sound and maybe a hit is Phil who has had make pretty sure that the artiste 27, Spector record. I think that the record thirteen consecutive hits with or artistes certainly do their best. companies' studios, although they artistes like The Crystals and The I've seen The Rolling Stones do, obviously, turn out most of the Ronnettes. and other top groups at work in a hit records at present, are going The wind is private studio. The sound they to find it hard going using their own of change blowing and we are that the get is just as good, if not better, men and their own musicians. betting will be the ones than any they could get in the independent boys Into the breach will step these to the record scene soon. studios. Also they have a govern larger independent record makers who and at the same time There's nothing to stop them and big laugh get don't even have to own recording down to serious work. In time I let's face it —who wants to? equipment, or a recording studio. that cent Certainly not the fans of artistes predict nearly ninety per are needed, There in the They urgently. like Mike Sarne, Heinz, John of the recording men big is one famous on the scene their group Leyton or The Rolling Stones, and companies will be starting at the moment who had at one inde- that adds up to quite a few own studios or becoming time been turned down by every Take Joe thousands with just those particular pendent producers. company after different he records big artistes. Meek for example, recording tests. Heinz and The Tornados amongst Then cut some of their own other people, and his records are they 5 different. In fact, he tracks in a private studio and NOW ON SALE —No. definitely sellers assures me that he can get new made some of the biggest the record and better sounds in his very small ever. 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Whilst The Searchers, and usually look like the Americans' what they are hailing The Bachelors by The Beatles and everyone else spend conception of an East Side beatnik. now. It must be true too. Rarely have I their time frantically being chased by The Bachelors appear on stage and heard such applause from Palladium- photographers and Press men, The everywhere as normal healthy looking goers as when the three Irish Iaddies Bachelors quietly continue to knock up guys having a ball on-stage and obviously burst into their string of hit numbers. hit after hit, a6 selling over a quarter enjoying their work, and of course Charmame; I Believe; Ramona; Diane, of a million, and just pick up or reject their play. Although I've never been and Whispering have put these boys on bookings when they feel like it. an ardent fan of old songs, and never the map and in almost as big a demand In America, they (the promoters) have liked them being revived, I must say that as The Beatles. In America they are tried many times to get the boys, but when The Bachelors do a revival it's rated as one of the best ever. In Britain on a number of occasions the boys have usually a first class number worthy of they can't put a step wrong and now turned them down and are pretty sure just about everything--certainly the gradually the other countries are that they can afford to do so. Big No. I slot. Whilst the beat groups roar beginning to get the message. problem is finding the oldies, but I'm to success and then die out in the space In a way their success is almost more sure that when and if the time comes of three disc releases, The Bachelors arc incredible than that of The Beatles. when the boys don't get so many good likely to continue smashing charts for a For all The Bachelors' songs are oldies, oldies to revive, that they will be quite long, long time. and yet it's not the mums and dads who capable of turning out plenty of numbers I for one, hope that they will remain are flocking for the records, it's the with strong melodies certain to hit the popular. Their upbeat swing style is tanagers. In just over a year these charts. For most people, old and young, something that has been sadly lacking boys have not only proved that you can The Bachelors have come as a refreshing on the disc scene. Especially where the have hits with old numbers but that change to the many, many beat groups talent side is concerned. you can also keep to the original styling who are clad in weird suits, weirder names POP W-My 6/7I64 CUTOUTFOR REFE,PENCE BRITAIN'S TOP THIRTY I It's Over (1) Roy Orbison 2 Someone, Someone (3) B. Poole/Tremeloes 3 You're My World (2) Cilia Black 4 Hello Dolly (6) Louis Armstrong 5 My Guy (4) Mary Wells 6 Ramona (9) The Bachelors 7 Here I Go Again (5) The Hollies 8 You're No Good (16) Swinging Blue Jeans 9 Shout (8) Lulu & The Luvers THE GREATEST RECORDING ORGANISATION IN THE WORLD 0 Can't You See That She's Mine (I I Dave Clark Five I Nobody I Know (15) Peter and Gordon 2 No Particular Place To Go (7) Chuck Berry THE BARRON- 3 The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt (13) The Shadows 4 Hold Me (14) P. J. Proby 5 It's All Over Now (—) Rolling Stones KNIGHTS 6 Constantly (10) Cliff Richard WITH DUKE OTOND 7 Hello Frankie Dolly (25) Vaughan CALL UP THE GROUPS (MEDLEY) 8 Juliet The Four Pennies (12) NEW WORDS TO 9 1 Won't You Jim Reeves Forget (27) NEEDLES AND PINS a DIANE 20 Bama Bama Loo Little Richard Lama, (24) YOU WERE MADE FOR ME 21 Non Ho L'eta Per Amarti (26) Gigliola Cinquetti I WANNA BE YOUR MAN 22 Walk On Dionne Warwick By (19) BITS AND PIECES 23 John Lee Hooker Dimples (20) TWIST AND SHOUT 24 Kissin' Cousins Elvis (28) Presley COLUi.IBIA D873'7 25 On The Beach (—) Cliff Richard 26 Like Dreamers Do (—) The Applejacks 27 1 Will (23) Billy Fury BAY 28 House Of The Rising Sun (—) The Animals 29 Chapel Of Love (—) The Dixie Cups CHARLES 30 Near You The Five (—) Migil AND HIS ORCHESTRA MY BABY DON'T DIG ME O TOP A R T II S T ES POP STAR CHARTS G R O U P S HMV POP13 5 Position Artiste Last Week Position Group Last Week I ELVIS PRESLEY I I THE SHADOWS I 2 CLIFF RICHARD 2 2 THE BEATLES 3 MIKE 3 BILLY FURY 4 3 ROLLING STONES 2 4 ADAM FAITH 3 4 DAVE CLARK FIVE 5 LEROY 5 CILLA BLACK 5 5 B.