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SEPTEMBER 21, 1968 SEVENTY -FOURTH Y R $1.00

PAGES 53 TO 63

The 7#
International
Music -Record
Newsweekly

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Montreux Disk Prize to Ford & Motorola in New
British Decca's 'Electra'
By MIKE HENNESSEY
Pact; Join RCA in Drive By LEE ZHITO
MONTREUX, France-The don on behalf of CBS, and to
British Decca recording of Rich- Peter Andry, Essistant manager DETROIT-The Ford Motor cartridge system and is ex- Motorola will jointly stage a
ard Strauss' "Electra," starring of EMI's international artists de- Co. has extended its Stereo 8 pected to quash periodic rumors giant in -store car dealer promo -
Birgit Nilsson and conducted by partment, on behalf of EMI player contract with Motorola's that Ford is considering other tion aimed at achieving the
Georg Solti, won the gold London. Automotive Products Division tape systems. Ford's commit- broadest consumer exposure of
trophy in the Montreux Inter- Gelatt Presides for another three years, and is ment appears certain to add the cartridge concept as yet at-
national Record Awards, inau- In addition, the 10 -man in- joining Motorola and RCA in a significant impetus to the al- tempted at the automotive level.
gurated here Sept. 10 during the ternational jury, presided over massive nationwide Stereo 8 ready burgeoning 8 -track mar- Display Center
23d Montreux Music Festival. by Roland Gelatt, associate pub- promotion campaign. Thus, ket. This will consist of a car
Winner of the silver award lisher of Higt Fidelity which Motorola will continue to sup- In addition, Ford, RCA and showroom demonstration and
was Leonard Bernstein's CBS is sponsoring the annual rec- ply 8 -track CARtridge play- display center spotlighting
recording of Mahler's "Sixth ord awards in conjunction with backs for all lines in the Ford IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Stereo 8. Ford will make avail -
Symphony" with the New York the festival organizers, unani- Motor Cc.. car family through able to all its dealers a promo -
Philharmonic Orchestra and mously awards the diploma of the 1971 model year. COL. HANDLING tional package consisting of an
(Continued on page 68)
the bronze award went to John honor for a significant contribu- The new Ford-Motorola con-
Ogdon's EMI recording of Bu- tion to the art of recording to tract is seen as an important EPIC IN N.Y., N.J.
soni's "Piano Concerto" with the Leopold Stokowski, who was reaffirmation of the car manu- NEW YORK-The distribu-
Royal Philharmonic under Dan-
iel Revenaugh.
(Con.inued on page 4) facturer's faith in the 8 -track tion of Epic Records in two key Disk Industry
The awards, in the form of markets, New York and New-
plaques bearing replicas of the
Castle of Chillon, where the Vending Firms Scramble to ark, N. J., is being taken over
by the Columbia Records
Aiding Biafra
presentation ceremony was held, branch operation. In Newark, By FRED KIRBY
were presented by Peter Usti-
nov to producer John Mordler
on behalf of British Decca, to
Cobble Up jukebox Routes
By BRUCE WEBER
Columbia has bought back the
inventory from Apex- Martin.
Shortly, the same will be done
NEW YORK - The record
industry pitched in with talent,
Ernest Fleischman of CBS Lon- with the inventory of Malverne, money and other assistance to
LOS ANGELES-Large, pub- under the ARA corporate um- which handles the line in New aid the starving people of Bia-
lic -owned operating firms are brella he include Nickabob York. The New York-New Jer- fra through Steve Paul, who re-
Writers' Retreat scrambling to acquire music
routes. In the latest competition
Sales Co., Visalia; Kings County sey combined markets total
about 14 per cent of the na-
named his Scene the Biafra for
three weeks of weekdays.
Amusement Co., Hanford; ABC
Set Up by Elektra to buy jukebox firms, Automatic
Retailers of America, Inc.
Music Service, Fresno; Auto- tional picture. Other independ-
ent distributors have been as-
Some of the top artists in the
industry performed at the 218 -
matic Music Service, Fresno;
TIEGEL sured that no additional changes
By ELIOT
LOS ANGELES -
Elektra
has created a commune-type
(ARA) has purchased six
Southern California companies
and is `looking at 10 other
Madera Music Co., Madera, and
Peterson Music Co., San Diego.
(Continued on page 53)
are contemplated.
IIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUI IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIUIII
seat West Side club, including
Joan Baez, whose opening night
(Continued on page 74)
environment, with a recording companies," according to ARA
facility, in the wilderness of spokesmen.
Paxton, Calif., as a creative re- "There are more acquisitions
treat for artists and staff. in the talking-iegotiation stage,"
The facility is a former al- said Clyde Love, Nickabob
coholics rehabilitation center in Sales and Kings County Amuse-
the northern section of the State ment, ARA's initial acquisitions.
above Sacramento. "We're trying :o keep pace with
Frazier Mohawk, a staff pro- Servomation and other vending
ducer is the staff a &r man companies already in the music
there. It was his concept which field."
(Continued on page 68) Music and games firms now

Pocketdisc's Distrib Set

By PAUL ACKERMAN
SEATTLE - The distribu-
tion pattern for the debut of the
tional drive ercompassing radio,
newspapers, point of sale ma-
Pocketdisc here Sunday (22) has terial and ma: servicing.
been set, with four types of out- The radio irive is a satura-
lets being used. These are 1) tion campaig 1, including 100
traditional record shops; 2) rack spot announcements per week
outlets; 3) route vending outlets on both KJR and KOL for the
which have high teen -age traf- first three weeks, and 50 spot Newton and friend personify the two central char- The wild excitement of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh -In," one
Wayne
fic, and 4) vending- racking lo- announcements per week for the acters in 'Town and Country" (K- 13993), Wayne's moving of the most outstandingly popular television comedy shows,
cations where the dealer serv- remaining 12 weeks of the in- new MGM single by the composer of "Honey." Wayne's has been captured in an outrageously funny album released
ices his own equipment. troductory campaign. forthcoming MGM album, available mid -October, combines (FXS 15118) on Epic Records. (Advertisement)
The 90 -day test is being Also set are three one -half the titles cf both his current hits, "Dreams of the Everyday
backed by a $50,000 promo- (Continued on page 74) Housewife and Town and Country." (Advertisement:

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Decca Tunes in to TV Land NARAS to Pare Awards; Debuts
-Ties in With Banana Splits Bidding by Craft; Elects Nasatir
NEW YORK - Decca Rec-
ords is stepping into the TV
all areas of the current pop
market. By MIKE GROSS
sweepstakes through a tie -up
with the Banana Splits, a new
Another facet of the series'
concept is that it will be flex-
NEW YORK -Areduction of was elected unanimously along ful qualities you brought to the
job," said that he felt "great
the number of Grammy awards, with Neely Plumb of Los
live- action contemporary sing- ible enough to spot songs that the introduction of nominating Angeles as first vice -president, to be a part of the organization
ing and instrumental group who will fit into Decca's promotion by craft, and the election of Johnny Pate of Chicago as sec- and proud to be its head. I
appear weekly in `The Banana push. Mort Nasatir as national presi- and vice- president, and Nash- believe we have taken some
Splits Adventure Hour." The The series will be sold in- dent highlighted the annual ville's Buddy Killen as secretary. giant steps forward at this
show is set for two years on ternationally through CBS and trustees' meeting of the Record Lou Busch was re-elected na- meeting and that the future will
NBC -TV under sponsorship of the disk will be marketed over- Academy (NARAS) held Sept. tional treasurer. show that the actions we have
the Kellogg Co. seas, accordingly. 7 -8 at New York's Berkshire Acceptance Speech taken are correct."
The deal was arranged by The first album by the Ba- Hotel. In his acceptance speech, The steps include the reduc-
William Hanna and Joseph Bar- nana Splits is planned for mid- Nasatir, who succeeds Pete Nasatir, after paying his re- tion of the total number of
bera, of Hanna -Barbera Produc- October. King in the top NARAS spot, spects to King for "the wonder- Grammy Awards categories
lions, creators of the series, and from 48 to 41; a new crafts
Bill Gallagher, MCA vice- presi- nominations procedure which
dent, Decca Division.
The show premiered on NBC-
TV Sept. 7, and Decca is re-
AtI Parley Racks U p Sl 0Million will draw on the serves
ic
special panels compose
of
of
NARAS members within crafts
leasing the first single by the
Banana Splits this week. "Wait
Till Tomorrow" and "We're the
In B i l l i n g s 34 Albums r e Shown and will, in some instances,
limit nominating to such craft
members; provisions for mem-
Banana Splits" is the first cou- bers' signatures on both nomi-
NEW YORK- Atlantic Rec- port of the label's distributors, and "History of Rhythm & Hating and final voting ballots,
p lIn g' ords' Summer LP Sales Pro- salesmen and promotion
P men. Blues, Vols. V and VI." and a proposed broadening of
A major Ppromotion on the gram, which started June 14 at He also credited the many re-
hour-long series is under way Since the June releases, At- the Academy's educational and
its semiannual sales convention, tailers and rack jobbers who lantic -Atco has issued a number scholarship programs on
with plugging wound up this week with a sales took full advantage of the pro-
Splits on 50 of top - selling LP's, including tional as well as local levels,
p rack up that topped the $10 mil- motional and sales tools avail- with special emphasis placed
cereal boxes in retail markets Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger
g and p p p
lion mark. able to them for the success of the Trinity, Arthur Brown, Clar- upon an awareness and recog-
across the U. S. Plans by Kel- The program encompassed 34 the program.
logg for a Banana Splits Club, ence Carter and the Nazz on nition of cultural needs beyond
albums released by Atlantic in Well over half of the albums the SGC label. (Continued on page 74)
which will include an estimated June, including LP's on the At-
six million teen -agers, is also released by Atlantic in June
lantic, Atco and Pompeii labels. landed on the best-selling charts.
CBS /Sony L a u n c h e d
under way.
Y g in with
Decca will be tying
Hanna- Barbera, the Leo Bur-
According to Len Sachs,
lantic's album sales and mer-
chandising8 chief, the success of
Peace -
Two of the albums, "Time
The Rascals' Greatest
Hits" on Atlantic, and "Wheels
Hits
nett Agency, for Kellogg, and
Ed Justin, of ILAMI, Screen
Gems licensing subsidiary.
the program was due to the sup- of Fire," by Cream on Atco,
have been certified by the RIAA
for sales of more than $1 mil -
At ts4eeti n g i n Tokyo
Gallagher is counting on the
"live" values of the Banana ABC Acqu ires lion. These two albums and
Aretha Franklin's June release,
NEW YORK-The new CBS
Sony Records was launched at
"Tokyo has a population of
about 11 million and Osaka has
Splits shown on the TV series in "Aretha Now," on Atlantic, were a meeting in Tokyo for 600 7 million," said Schein. "That's
costume. There are actually 12 Le-Bo Prod. the top -selling albums through- Japanese dealers in August. about 60 per cent of the Jap-
Banana Splits available for
"live" appearances. Gallagher
explained that there are four
WOODSIDE, N. Y.
Records, which has been on a
-ABC
out the country during July and
August. Other albums that con-
tributed to the company's big
Harvey L. Schein, president,
CBS International, claimed that
it was the first time a U. S.
anese record market which
spends about $100 million a
Banana Splits who are acrobats, buying spree during the past few sales featured Otis Redding, the record company had moved in- year. We are aiming for 10 per
four who are actors and four months, has completed negotia- Vanilla Fudge, the Iron Butter- to the Japanese market in such cent of that to start with.
who., are singers. The indentity tions to buy Le -Bo Products Co., fly, Eddie Harris, the Bee Gees, depth.
of the members of the group will "In partnership with Sony we
Inc., a leading tape CARtridge the Buffalo Springfield, Wilson At present CBS /Sony has ad-
be kept under wraps and hidden accessories firm here. Woodside Pickett, King Curtis, the New ministrative offices in Tokyo an can bring our ideas of promo -
beneath the costuming. is a suburb of New York. Le- York Rock and Roll Ensemble, a fully automatic factory is 60 tion and selling to the Japa-
The show's music will be Bo is noted for manufacturing David Newman, Ike and Tina per cent towards completion. nese market quickly." Previously
handled by David Mook in co- cartridge and cassette display Turner, Joe Tex and such al- The factory will be situated be- CBS had a distribution deal
ordination with Aaron Schroe- racks and carrying cases, head bums as "Super Hits Vol. II" tween Tokyo and Osaka. with Nippon- Columbia in Japan.
der Music and Eddie Simon, cleaners, blank cassettes and car -
who will co-ordinate the mate-
Dial as representative for
ABC president Larry
Newton handled the deal with Mann Sets U p Co. M ove
Decca. A number of writers Leslie Bokar, president, and Cameo OK for
have been assigned to the show
and the music will be aimed at
Leslie Dame, vice- president, both
of Le-Bo. Into P ro d u e t i o n, Mgt F e I d s
NEW YORK-Herbie Mann and his orchestra will be the
Counter Trade is expanding into the fields of Steve Marcus Quintet with Larry
Dot Eyes Seaway for WASHINGTON - The Se-
production and management
with his newly formed firm,
Coryell, Roy Ayers, David New -
man, Jack De Johnette, Sonny
curities and Exchange Commis- Five Faces of Music Produc-
man, ac Charles Tolliver, and
Handling More Lines sion announced last week that it
was ending its suspension of
trading in common stock of
tions, Inc. The firm, which will
be run by Mann and John
Gibbs, will specialize in record
the Soul Ftes.
lu
In conjunction with the ap-
LOS ANGELES -The Oper- right, "Help Yourself," Tom Cameo -Parkway Records, Inc., production, management and pearance of "The Music World
ation of Seaway of Cleveland, Jones' current hit on Parrot. as of Saturday (14). Over-the- publishing. Already under man- of Herbie Mann" in nightclubs,
Dot's company -owned independ- Famous has first refusal rights counter trading could resume agement contract are Steve Mar- Atlantic Records is releasing
ent distributorship, is being in the U. S. on all Ricordi's Monday (16) -but
American Stock Exchange has
the cus, who records for Vortex; three albums. One is a Mann
LP, "The Inspiration I Feel ";
studied to determine whether copyrights. Roy Ayers, who records for At-
the label will become more in- Burke hopes to begin landing decided not to allow resump- lantic, and the Soul Flutes, who Roy Ayers' "Stoned Soul Picnic"
volved in handling competing masters in territories where tion of the Cameo trading pend- record for A &M Records. and Steve Marcus' "Count's
lines. EMI does not have to give ing a hearing on the question The first appearance of Mann Rock Band." Mann produced the
Seaway represents the Atlan- Capitol first refusal. In the of delisting the stock, says SEC. with his complete package, "The Marcus and the Ayers LP.
tic stable of labels plus scores month that Nora Weiser has The Commission said its lift- Music World of Herbie Mann," On the publishing end, Mann
of others and is the city's sec- operated a liaison office in Lon- ing of the ban followed issuance will be at New York's Village has set up Herbie Mann Music
and top independent house don for Dot's music interests, of a public release by Cameo, Gate starting Tuesday (17) for (ASCAP) and Rupadia Music
alongside Main Line. he has sent through four mas- and a proxy statement, in con- two weeks. With Herbie Mann (BMI).
Several of Dot's other corn- ters, two of which have been nection with the scheduled meet-
pany - owned distributorships
have handled other lines, but
according to label president
refused, one which is being
studied and one which has not
yet been considered.
ing of Cameo stockholders,
Monday (16). The meeting was
called to vote on the proposed
Crowell Collier Into Music
Arnold Burke, Seaway's ability The point, Burke said, is that acquisition by Cameo of assets Orbit & Acquires Schirmer
to handle the Dot line plus the
others will determine "whether
handling other lines makes
Weiser is establishing contacts
with English producers, the
first time Dot has had a resi-
and liabilities of Allen Klein &
Co., Inc., in return for 797,-
000 shares of Cameo common.
NEW YORK -G. Schirmer,
Inc., the 107 -year old music
Rudolph Tauert, Schirmer's
president and chief executive of-
sense." In Burke's own mind, dent man in England. The SEC has cautioned in- publishing and printing house, ficer, and Rudolph Schirmer,
he's just not sure. Seaway, the Burke helped establish ties vestors and broker -dealers to is being acquired by Crowell chairman, are supporting CCM's
executive admits, does four with Barclay for Stax represen- consider carefully the facts re- Collier and Macmillan, Inc. acquisition of the company.
times the gross volume on non- tation in France and Spain. Dot lated in the proxy statement and CCM now owns about 25 per Both have agreed to continue
Dot product. is repped in France by EMI, the Cameo releases. In connec- cent of the 4,467 Schirmer in their posts.
Burke has just returned rom by Hispavox in Spain. tion with future transactions in shares outstanding, has arrange- Acquisition of G. Schirmer
a month's sojourn to New York Stax will enter the sound- Cameo stock, strict attention ments to purchase an additional will mark CCM's entry into the
and Europe, where he has begun track derby for the first time must be paid to the securities 51 per cent, and has offered music field. CCM is a producer
establishing "two -way streets" with the release of the Para- laws when advising and effect- to buy any or all of the re- and distributor of educational
with overseas publishing and mount film, "Uptight," which is ing transactions in the stock. maining shares at the same price, materials and services.
record companies. being scored by Booker T. and The Commission says its investi- $1,955 per share. Assuming all As a CCM subsidiary, G.
Italy's Ricordi has given the MG's. gation of trading in Cameo shares are purchased, the total Schirmer will continue to oper-
Famous Music its first copy- (Continued on page 12) shares is continuing. price would be $8,735,000. ate autonomously.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD $
Liberty Buys M.S. Executive Turntable Music Buildup

And -Musical Isle

NEW YORK The trend the exception of manager Ron-
Maurice Hoffman has been appointed director, Epic Sales
and Distribution. He will be responsible for
directing all activities related to sales and dis-
tribution of Epic, Okeh and Crossroads labels.
By Metromedia
of manufacturers to acquire
rack - jobbing and distributing
nie Bernstein, who has joined
the Handleman company. Mar-
Hoffman joined Columbia Records in 1958 as Is Under Wad
operations to ensure total pene- a district sales manager and has also served
tration of key markets contin- tin also has a large interest in as a regional sales manager and national sales NEW YORK -The Metro.
ued last week. Latest develop- Miller Automatic Sales of Louis- manager within the sales department. Most media Music Division, under
ment is the acquisition by Lib- ville, which handles vending ma- recently, Hoffman was director, Epic, Okeh the direction of Tommy Va.
erty Records of M.S. Distrib- chines. A purchase of this com- HOFFMAN and Crossroads sales and promotion. lando, is bolstering its operatior
uting and Musical Isle, big Mid- pany is close to being com- on both Coasts. The build -uF
pleted, Martin said.
* * * was primed by the firm's ac
west distributor and rack opera- Martin L. Weiss has been appointed to the newly created
tion. The move followed short- Martin added that he would tivity in two upcoming Broad.
ly after Liberty consummated engage in business ventures with post of director of special markets at Decca Records. Weiss will way musical properties, "Zorba'
its purchase of Roberts Distrib- Chicago deejay Howard Miller. be based at Decca's New York offices and will and "Maggie Flynn," as well a;
report to Marty Salkin, the company's vice - in its continual development of
utors in St. Louis (exclusively One and one -half years ago musical projects and pop prod.
reported last week in Billboard). ABC Records purchased New president of special markets. Weiss' prime func-
uct.
Transamerican, Liberty's parent Deal in New York, Consoli- tions will consist of the development and ex-
company, has thus solidified its dated Distributors in Seattle and pansion of the company's merchandising of Joining the Valando operatior
distribution strength greatly in a Billinis in Salt Lake City. This in New York is Sydney Korn
Decca, Coral and Brunswick product in the heiser, who recently resignec
brief period of time. was followed by Capitol Rec- premium incentive, gift and awards areas. For
ords' purchase of Merco Enter- his general manager's post al
Another important recent ac- the past eight years, Weiss served as director of
prises of Long Island. Another Edwin H. Morris Music. Kron
quisition was London Records' operations for Columbia's Special Products Di- WEISS
heiser will concentrate or
purchase of Jimmy Martin's manufacturer -distrib merger was
the deal worked out by Hei- vision. Prior to this, he was advertising and sales promotion man- writers for Broadway musicals
Chicago distribution operation.
Martin, a pioneer independent licher Brothers of Milwaukee ager for Everest Records, following a previous three -year stint He'll be working in New York
Pickwick International with Columbia's advertising and sales promotion departments. with Frank Military and Johnny
distributor, stated that London a nd
Farrow.
will retain its original staff, with about six months ago. Assisting Weiss in the new department will be Don Hobens, who
has been appointed manager of operations, Decca Special Added to the staff in Lo;
Products. Angeles were Sam Weiss anc
'Electra' Takes Award * * *
Jerry Love named to general manager's post of Kama Sutra
Jerry Sybilrud. They will be
working with Artie Valando
long-time Coast representative
Continued from page 1 to Mexican composer Carlos Records, reporting to Artie Ripp, president of for Sunbeam Music (BMI) anc
Chavez for his CBS recording Kama Sutra. Love's operating program will be Valando Music (ASCAP), now
present to receive the award. of his own six symphonies with "The Sounds of Tomorrow -Today on Kama in the Metromedia fold.
At the same ceremony, the the orchestra he founded in Sutra" coupled with an open-door policy. For-
1968 Koussevitzky International Mexico City. Chavez received merly with Alpha Distributors, Love's career in-
Recording Award was presented this award from the conduc-
tor's widow, Madame Olga
cludes his role as I.M. Flowers on the syndicated
CBS -FM radio program. Love's involvement
Dayton Ruled
Koussevitzky, who had traveled
from the states to make the with radio began with his programming of the
"Murray the K" show on the New York's WINS. No Bootlegger
MCA Kicks Off presentation.
Czech Praised
As a manager, Love guided the careers of producers Shadow NEW YORK -The Daytoi
Morton and singer Jordan Christopher. Record Corp. has been clearer
Commenting on the inaugu- * * *
ral awards, Gelatt said he was of charges that it sold boot
Country Month particularly pleased that all the Paul R. Wyatt has been named director of administration.
Columbia Artists & Repertoire. In his new
legged or counterfeited records
by Judge Simon Silver in Crim
distinguished jurors were able
to be present for the ceremony, spot, Wyatt will be responsible for project final Court. Dayton, which con
sists of two retail outlets, is
Promo In U. K. particularly Ivan Vojtech of
Czechoslovakia, who had spent
budget allocations to a&r producers, as well as
the release schedule for Columbia albums and owned by Robert Friedman.

LONDON - MCA Records

Ltd, which handles American
48 hours getting to Montreux
by a very devious route. It was
also gratifying that in the case
singles. He will also direct the liaison with music
publishing companies and will handle the direc-
The New York District At
toney's office charged Fried
man in October 1967, with vio
Decca, Uni, and Coral Records of each award, the selected re-
tion of administrative services relative to Colum- lations of sections of the Gen
product here, is launching a cording had had an absolute bia a &r activities. Recently Wyatt served as West eral Business Law which pro
Country Music Month promo- majority on the first ballot. Coast studio Operations manager, CBS Records. W YATT hibits sale of bootlegged o
tion in conjunction with the Oc- After the ceremony Peter Prior to joining CBS in 1964 he held posts as vice -president of counterfeited records. The clan
tober WSM Birthday Celebra- Andry told Billboard "I think Standard Records Pressing Co. and manager/producer for Capitol involved several copies of at
tion in Nashville and will intro- this is going to prove an ex- Records' Nashville office. album. "The Best of '67," or
duce a country album series on cellent award since it is entirely * * * the ARP logo, with Los Angele!
the MCA label in England. independent of the record in- listed as the city of manufacture
James A. Arnold has been appointed vice-president of Action The record featured cuts o
The month-long promotion dustry and thus free from in- Talents, all -rock booking agency. Arnold had
dustry influences. The jury is then -current hits by Arethi
here will include the release of been vice -president of Queen Booking and head Franklin, the Doors, the Mon
six albums featuring Bill Ander- extremely competent and pro-
fessional people and I think of its concert department. At Queen, he worked kees, and the Beatles. The
son and Jan Howard, Jack on dates for Aretha Franklin, the Impressions, charge against the Daytor
Greene, Kitty Wells, Ernest considerable prestige will come
Tub, Conway Twitty, and Lo- to be attached to the Montreux the Dells, the Marvelettes, James and Bobby stores was initiated upon s
retta Lynn. The albums will be record awards. Purify and the Sweet Inspirations. Prior to complaint by Jac Holzman
Queen, Arnold was associated with General president of Elektra Records.
backed by in -store streamers, Trial was held Aug. 21; the
trade and consumer advertising, Artists Corp., Shaw Artists, and with Irving Feld
ARNOLD on several rock packages. Chris Shiffrin Judge rendered his decision las
and a dealer promotion kit, ac- market and we are happy to be . . .
week, clearing Friedman ant
cording to Brian Brolly, manag- a partner in the growth of the has joined Ashley Famous Agency's New York office as an his two stores of violating the
ing director for the label. English country music scene . . . agent in the Talent Department. Shiffrin recently was with the two sections and saying that the
"Country music has become thanks to the strong catalog of Michael Hertig Agency in New York and before that with DA's office was unable to
a major factor in the English American Decca." William Shiffrin Agency in Los Angeles. prove he had sold the LP's o
* * * that he had known sale of the
George Greenberg has been named East Coast artist relations LP's was prohibited.
director for United Artists /Liberty and af-
filiated labels. Greenberg will headquarter at Branch on Coast
the New York offices and work in conjunction
with Richard Oliver, who is based in California. Opened by Glob(
Entering the record industry in 1958, Greenberg
remained with Decca until 1960 when he joined
Columbia Records' New York branch handling
LOS ANGELES - Globo
Albums, with headquarters it
sales assignments. . William B. Minkin has
. . New York, has opened up Globi
been appointed national sales manager of the GREENBERG Albums West here at 1211 N
consumer products division of Concord Electronics Corp. Western Avenue, and is ahead]
in production, according to pres
* * * ident Lee Halpern. Howarc
Marvin Deane, vice-president of Tetragrammaton Records, Roseff has been named genera
and Ron Debiasio, who guides the Campbell, Silver, Cosby manager of the West Coas
Corp. (CSC) management division, have been appointed vice - plant; he'd been sales represent
presidents of CSC. Also, William Hammerstein has been ap- ative of the New York operation
pointed vice -president of CSC and named to the board of direc- Edward Houlihan, productiot
tors of Tetragrammaton Records, the recording arm of CSC. manager in New York, will take
over similar duties at Globe Al
Hammerstein headquarters in New York. bums West.
* * *
Globe Albums, which startet
Norm Rubin has been set as national promotion director for out as a small jacket -fabricat
the United Artists Music group. Rubin, who joined the firm ing plant in the Bronx before
WILLIAM B. WILLIAMS, left, last year's winner of the American
recently as a promotion specialist, has a wide promotion back- moving to Long Island, is nov
Parkinson Disease Association's Ed Wynn Humanitarian Award, with
ASCAP president, Stanley Adams, center, and Milt Gabler of Decca
ground that includes assignments with the Bob Crewe operations, one of the giant jacket sup
Records. Adams will chair this year's award dinner for Duke Ellington,
Mercury Records, Atlantic Records and the Big 3. pliers with coast -to -coast sery
(Continued on page 8) ices, Halpern said.
at the Americana Hotel, New York, Oct. 30.
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 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK IN Music Congress Unit Sounds Off
Billboard On Cuts, Composers & Concerts
By FRED KIRBY

AUDIO RETAILING 40
-
NEW YORK Recordings
are more important to contem-
Mothers of Invention could not
be duplicated in the concert hall.
ances that held the interest on
repeated listening.
PANASONIC HAS entered the component field. porary classical composers than Salvador Ley, Guatemalan McClure countered that he
live performances. This was one composer, asked about pianist often was so annoyed by the ac-
of the controversial matters Glenn Gould's position that pub- tions and inattention of the au-
CLASSICAL 28 brought up at the Technology lic concerts were not important dience at concerts he was unable
CANTERBURY PILGRIMS. Deutsche Grammophon releases panel of the International Music and that recordings and TV film to hear the music properly. He
album that inspired an upcoming Broadway production. Congress' "Music and Commu- were the only proper means of said he generally preferred to
nication" program at the Barbi- reproducing music. listen to music on recording.
zon Plaza Theater here on Audience Important Roger Hall, noting, "There is
COIN MACHINE WORLD 53 Wednesday (l1). no more provocative musician
Mayer replied that other mu-
ARA HAS JOINED other publicly owned operating corn- Electronic music and amplifi- sicians, such as violinist Isaac than Glenn Gould," explained
panies, primarily involved in vending, in a competitive race cation also were discussed at Stern, felt that the audience was that recordings were "artificial"
to acquire jukebox routes. length at the session, which was and provided a "totally different
an important part of a perform-
chaired by Goddard Lieberson, ance. Mayer said that Gould was aural experience" from live per-
president of the CBS /Columbia unique in being able to produce formances. "They should be to-
INTERNATIONAL 45 Group. Roger Hall, RCA Red individual recorded perform- (Continued on page 74)
RIO SONG FESTIVAL. Worldwide lineup for the Third Seal a &r manager, detailed de-
International Popular Song Festival in Rio. velopments in recording tech-
nique.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
He envisioned the next major Krasnow Forms Blue Thumb
39 development being the use of
NAMM PRESIDENT gives rosy picture in instrument sales. sight as well as sound, explain-
ing, "Sight is an important to
To Operate in Specialty Mart
sound as the ear." Hall also LOS ANGELES -Bob Kras- ing, Krasnow says, with British
RADIO -TV PROGRAMMING 18 stressed that recordings should now has formed Blue Thumb, producer- manager Bryan Mor-
MUSICAL DATA on the season's TV shows, plus a report on not attempt to duplicate the con- a record label, to operate in the
the latest station to switch to progressive rock. rison and Al Schmitt already
cert hall. "The tools of record- specialty market. The former cutting product. Morrison will
ing are an art in themselves." Kama Sutra executive will re- be bringing a number of his
TALENT 14 American critic Martin Mayer cord ethnic material of experi- British acts to the new label.
noted that it was more difficult mental blues and foreign lan- Krasnow says he will analyze
SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66 and Jose Feliciano
make up a power -packed entertainment package at Los
to sell contemporary music re- guage derivatives. the management behind an art-
Angeles' Greek Theater. cordings if they were not cut by Krasnow's first LP product re- ist before signing any contracts.
major artists. He pointed out lease, planned for Saturday (21), "The right management is the
that it was almost impossible to encompasses a package of po- key because it ensures sustain-
TAPE CARtridge 51 get most major artists to put in ing power for its clients."
the work required to learn con- litical satire featuring folk singer
NARM marketing roundup, plus latest details in deals and Artistic control will be given
Len Chandler and KRLA news-
directions in tape CARtridge industry. temporary scores. man Lou Irwin, both of whom to managers -producers and acts,
He emphasized the value of are featured on type of news Krasnow says. Each LP will of-
recordings for the income and broadcast (June 15, Billboard). fer a prize wrapped inside. The
FEATURES Breakout Singles 50 reputation of composers, where- political satire LP's visual gim-
Hits of the World 49 as, in prior centuries, composers Follow -up product will include mick is an air sickness bag.
Stock Market Quotations 10 Hot Country Albums 36 could make a comfortable living an album of Japanese kabuki Krasnow will promote his prod-
Vox Jox 23 Hot Country Singles 34 from the sale of sheet music. music, the original music used uct by mailing releases and
Hof 100 70 Cheaper to Make in the Laguna (Calif.) art festi-
CHARTS supplemental hype information
New Album Releases 31
Mayer also feared that the val's "living portraits" show/ to the homes of 250 record store
Best -Selling Classical LP's 30 Top 40 Easy Listening 31 and the Indo Jazz Double Quin-
Top LP's 64
tendency would be to record buyers and major market disk
Best -Selling Folios 39
electronic music because it was tet which blends the classics with jockeys.
Best -Selling Jazz LP's 50 jazz.
Best -Selling R &B Albums 26 RECORD REVIEWS cheaper to produce and did not Twenty -eight domestic distrib-
Best -Selling R &B Singles 24 Album Reviews ....32, 44, 69, 73 involve musicians. "There will In addition to the political utors have been signed by
Breakout Albums 50 Single Reviews 72 be a great economic pressure to satire LP, Krasnow is also re- Krasnow, who was Kama Sutra's
push . . . music on electronic leasing in his debut program West Coast vice -president for
devices. A counterforce has to titles by Capt. Beefheart and two years and before that had
be mounted or we will have very His Magic Band, who formerly been with Warner Bros. a simi-
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Pushes to Up Rate Continued from page 4 'Disk Theater'
NEW YORK-The present In commenting on the request Bill (Bunky) Sheppard has been named director of r&b
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) for higher radio rates, BMI promotion for Scepter Records. In the newly created post,
radio contract, which expires president Edward M. Cramer
said, "Our music continues to
Sheppard will supervise the label's promotion staff, working with Merchandiser
Sept. 30, has been extended to
Nov. 30, pending additional
meetings to negotiate BMI's re-
set new performance records.
Presently more than half of all
Chris Jones, Scepte'r's East Coast promotion man. Sheppard was
previously president of his own label, Bunky Records, for eight
years, and once owned Marks Record Distributors in Chicago.
NEW YORK Buddah Rec-
ords, with a motion picture pro-
-
quest for a higher rate. the music performed on radio is He was also national promotion man for Vee Jay Records and duction company, Cinova En-
In a letter to all radio sta- licensed by BMI. Our share of an independent producer. Sheppard's headquarters will be at terprises Inc., has started an
tions, Elliott M. Sanger, chair- music used on television is also audio -visual experiment to mer-
man of the All- Industry Radio at an all -time high. During the Scepter's main offices in New York, with all of Bunky's former
artists to be produced on the Scepter -Wand label. chandise its albums.
Music License Committee, last 12 months, 25 of the 39 Five stores in the metropolitan
wrote, in part, "Sometime ago, single recordings which sold one * * * area will install a mini projector
BMI notified us that it desired million copies, as certified by Jack Maher, director of creative services at MGM Records, occupying less than three feet
an increase in rates, effective the RIAA, were of BMI music. has severed his connection with the company because of dif- of store space, on which three
Oct. 1. Since then, we have Fifty -three of the 65 albums ferences of opinion with current management relative to adver- color films featuring hit Bud-
been in discussion concerning similarly certified included BMI tising policy and budget cutbacks. Maher guided the firm's ad- dah singles will be screened. The
the terms of a new license with music. Thirty -two of this year's films last for three minutes each
BMI representatives, but to date 48 Grammy Awards went to re-
vertising, packaging and merchandising growth through three of
the companys most successful years under Mort Nasatir. Among and can be played continuously.
no understanding has been cordings of which BMI music "We call them record thea-
reached. was an integral part. BMI mu- Maher's innovations were multi -media audio visual presentations,
ters and we think they will be
"In order to enable the dis- sic won its eighth Oscar in the prerecorded spot announcements with production techniques, an audio-visual breakthrough in
cussions to continue without past eight years. All of this the "Music Factory," a company-owned one -hour radio show on selling records," said Neil Bo-
having to meet the Sept. 30 clearly demonstrates the ability 125 college outlets, and full-scale advertising campaigns which gart, Buddah's general manager.
deadline, BMI has agreed to of BMI's affiliated publishers helped develop such artists as the Cowsills, Every Mother's Son "They are designed to build traf-
offer stations a two -month ex- and writers to meet the varied and the MGM Boston groups. In addition to advertising and fic and create customer excite-
tension of existing BMI licenses, music tastes of the American publicity, Maher was responsible for much of the Verve re- ment."
without change in terms; i.e., public. We are confident that Stores involved in the project
to Nov. 30. The committee rec- the negotiations will affirm packaging on the VSP label. Prior to MGM Records, Maher was
with the agency of West, Weir & Bartel, which he joined after a are: White's, Sayville, L. I., and
ommends that yod accept this BMI's present and ever-growing Massepequa, N. Y.; Stern's, 42d
offer. You must, however, de- importance as a major supplier four and a half years on Billboard. St., New York and Paramus,
cide whether to accept or reject of music that the listening pub- * * * N. J., and Billy Blake's, Port
our recommendation. ' lic wants to hear and to buy." Bert Glassberg has joined the publicity department of Elektra Jefferson, N. Y.
Records. Glassberg, formerly manager of foreign operations for After a four -week trial period,
Atlantic Records, was art director of ESP -DISK' before that. He (Continued on page 68)
4 Firms Open on W. Coast also headed Pro Musica Nova out of Amsterdam.
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LOS ANGELES -West Coast Lorez Alexandria with Jim Bob Chilton has been named branch manager for World Wide
record company representation Webb's "Didn't We" and saxo- Distributors, San Francisco. He joined Dot last February in sales DOORS' 'HELLO'
has been increased by the open- phonist Louis Jordan with
promotion in the Midwest, following three years with Liberty as
ing of four companies: Pzazz Teddy Edwards' "Amen Cor-
a salesman in St. Louis.... Luther James, formerly with CBS, STRIKES GOLD
Records, Silvercloud Records,
Pulsar Records and O'Rett, a
record production - publishing
ner."
Silvercloud's backers are Ernie
Freeman as president in con-
has joined the Campbell, Silver, Cosby Corp. as an associate
producer.
NEW YORK The Doors'
"Hello, I Love You" on Elektra
-
company. junction with Guy Ward and * * * Records has been certified as a
Pzazz is run by Paul Gayton, distributor Sid Talmadge. Ward Lloyd Gelassen is leaving MGM, where he had been promo- million-seller by the Record In-
a former Chicago producer,
was named sales manager. First tion manager for the company's classical division which handles dustry Association of America,
who seems to favor jazz artists. singles are by Lynne Randell the Deutsche Grammophon, Archive and Heliodor labels. He had according to Mel Posner, label
and Nancy Ames. been national promotion manager the past three years and also sales and promotion director.
His first two releases spotlight
Pulsar is headed by Irwin This is the group's second gold
Garr, former ABC Records coast acted as advertising manager for all media, and was responsible disk for a single; they have had
WW Turtles vice -president who has set a for artists relations. He also functioned as liaison for press, radio, three million -dollar albums.
Sues
LOS ANGELES -
White
Whale owners Ted Feigin and
distribution deal with Mercury
for U. S. representation. Product
will be developed by independ-
dealers and distributors, regarding promotion, marketing and
display.
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Lee Lassef have filed suit ent producers. Dick Riendeau has been named Capitol Records (Canada),
against their top act, the Turtles, Maria Tynes has formed Ltd.'s national sales manager, budget product, which includes
in an attempt to halt any O'Rett and Shan Music (BMI) responsibility for the Pickwick and Disneyland lines and the new
Turtles' move away from the and plans to form an ASCAP Capitol SN series of Canadian talent budget albums. Budget was
label. Suit in L. A. Superior company. On the O'Rett artist
Court asks for a clarification of roster is Shirley Gunter, a top formerly handled by Gord Edwards, who will now concentrate on °FWeleome ot RENO'SQ
the terms of their contract. 40r &b singer. his position as advertising and promotion manager.
* * *
Paul Clark has been named Ontario division sales manager at PONDIIO A!
Phonodisc, Ltd. Clark was formerly with Caravan Record Sales. Reno's first new hotel in a decade.
Giles Bedard has been set as promotion manager and new proj- Lose yourself in the lavish
ects supervisor for Phonodisc's Eastern division headquartered luxury of early 19th Century
in Montreal. Nevada. Elegantly furnished
* * * rooms with color N. Reason-
Dan Nolan has been set as head of the musical instruments ably priced for family budgets.
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McCann -Erickson of Canada, after eight years with the agency,
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a production company dealing in music tracks for radio and TV.

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Merge, Form Dunwich Ltd. Market Quotations For Fall Tour
LOS ANGELES -Roger Wil-
CHICAGO -
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Destination Music (BMI) and
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As of Closing Thursday, Sept. 12, 1968
1968
High
Week's Vol.
Low in 100's
Week's Week's
High Low
Week's
Close
Net
Change
liams, Kapp Records artist,
opens an 18 -city fall concert
have merged to form Dunwich Productions' publishing compa- tour in San Diego Sunday (22).
Productions Ltd. The agreement nies, will merge with Dunwich's Admiral 251/4 161/2 276 19% 18% 19 +1 The tour includes appearances
was reached by Bill Traut, Dun - Yuggoth Music (BMI) and Dun - American Broadcasting 723/4 433/4 209 671/e 6514 651/2 -1 at six college campuses, includ-
wich president; and Jim Golden wich Music (ASCAP). A general Ampex 371/4 261/2 1597 35 32% 341/4 + 11/4
ing Montana State University,
and Bob Monaco, partners in professional manager will be Automatic Radio 251/4 153/4 227 193/2 161/4 173/4 + 3/4
University of Illinois, Augustana
MG Productions. Golden was named shortly. College, Bowling Green State
Automatic Retailer Assoc. 106 723/4 285 105 991/4 101% + 17/e
president of USA Records. University, Ball State University
The "jingle" division will con- Avnet 431/2 20% 3156 361/4 301/2 30% -53/4 and Illinois State Teachers Col-
In addition to Traut, Golden
and Monaco, the firm, at 25
tinue the production of radio
and TV commercials in Chicago,
Canteen Corp. 33 201/2 230 251/4 25 251/2 - 1/a lege.
East Chestnut Street, will have Hollywood and New York un-
Capitol Ind. 371/2 24 127 29% 267/e 271/2 - 1/4
The concert dates are Boze-
CBS 603/4 433/4 580 51 473/4 51 +21/2 man, Mont., Oct. 11; Hibbing,
the services, of music director der the supervision of Ed Cle-
Eddie Higgins, associate produc- land. Traut and his staff have
Chic. Musical Inst. 38 241/4 133 321/4 29% 312 +21/2 Minn., 14; Duluth, Minn., 15;
er- arrangers Skeet Bushor and produced the American Breed, Columbia Pic. 441/2 231/2 685 4174 393/4 40/4 - s4 St. Paul, 16; Normal, Ill., 18;
Bob Schiff, and arrangers Bob the Shadows of Knight, the Commonwealth- United 201/2 63/4 2643 19% 17% 18 -11/4 Champaign, Ill., 17 -19; Rock
Reseger in Chicago and Shorty Mauds, the Will -O -Bees, the Consolidated Elec. 451/4 333/e 296 353/4 34% 351/2 + s/e Island, Ill., 20; Freeport, Ill., 21;
Rogers on the West Coast. New Colony Six and H. P. Love- Disney, Walt 77% 411/4 119 771/4 743/4 761/4 + 1/4
Cincinnati, 22 -24; Cleveland,
craft. Golden and Monaco were EMI 71/4 41/2 589 51/e 51/2 51/2 + 1/2
25; Dayton, Ohio, 26; Bowling
Mendes Hits Gold instrumental in establishing the Green, Ohio, 27; Flint, 28 -30;
LOS ANGELES -
"Look
Around" by Sergio Mendes and
Cryan Shames, the Bucking -
hams, the Flock, Michael and
General Electric
Gulf & Western
Handleman
100
661/4
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801/4
387/e
21
1590
1492
421
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431/4
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Chicago, 31; Grand Rapids,
Nov. 1; Muncie, Ind., 2, and
Indianapolis, 3.
Brasil '66 has been certified as the Messengers, the Rivieras and Harvey Radio 331/2 153/4 67 291/4 261/4 29 +3
an RIAA gold album. The LP the Trolls. Kinney Services 893/4 62 773/4 763/4 771/4 -
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award is the second for the Macke Co. 293/e 16% 203 27% 25% 273/a +13/4 White Whale in
A &M group, which debuts in Myers Forms Aart MCA 43 145 49/2 483/4 49 -
R&B; Buys Disk
531/4 1/4
Las Vegas at Caesars Palace Metromedia 45 341/4 433 443/4 423/4 441/2 + 11/e
Thursday (26) with Jose Feli-
ciano.
The group will make its Eu-
LOS ANGELES -Aart Rec-
ords has been formed by Kenny
Myers, former general manager
MGM
3M
Motorola
50%
1193/4
1533/4
353/4
81
97
358
858
263
421/2
1081/2
1261/4
393/4
103
1241/4
421/4
1031/4
125
+ 13/2
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+31/4
LOS ANGELES -
Whale Records has entered the
White
ropean debut early next year, of Aota, a Dot subsidiary. Myers rhythm and blues market with
with pianist leader Mendes set plans working with independent RCA 55 441/4 1251 481/2 463/4 481/4 + 13/e
the acquisition of a master from
to solo with the National Sym- producers and is talent -scouting. Seeburg 331/2 191 1136 333/2 321/4 333/e + 3/4 Boo-Ga -Loo Records.
phony Orchestra in Lincoln Cen- acts. His office is at 1717 North Servmat 591/2 35 315 513/4 49 51 + 1
The master, "Funky Four
ter Nov. 30. Highland, Hollywood. Trans Amer. 703/á 431/4 671 73 701/4 71 + 7/2 Corners," by Jerryo, is the initial
Transcontinental Invest. 233/2 133/4 1936 221/4 20 201/4 -11/4 stop in White Whale's attempt to
Triangle 46 35 81 38% 371/2 38 - 1/2
diversify from its pop image.
20th Century -Fox 40% 241/2 695 353/e 331/e 331/2 -1 1/4 Ted Feigin, co -owner of White
Vendo 323/4 231/4 99 28% 271/2 281/2 + 3/e Whale with Lee Lasseff, said he
Warner Bros. -7 Arts 443/4 261/2 749 431/2 411/4 421/e + 1/e is looking for additional produc-
Wurlitzer 251/2 18% 61 211/4 20 20 + 1/4 tion tie -ups in the r&b market.
Zenith 651/2 50% 554 561/2 541/2 56 + 11/4 While Whale also plans to add
several r &b sets to its roster.
As of C losing Thursday, Sept. 12, 1968
Week's Week's Week's
OVER THE COUNTER*
High Low Close
GRT Hits Peak
Data Packaging Corp. 381/4 351/2 381/4
GAC 16 141/2 15 SUNNYVALE, Calif. -Sales
General Recorded Tape 42 36 42 of $5,760,942 in fiscal 1968,
ITCC 7 61/2 7 ended June 30, have been re-
Jubilee Ind. 34 32 331/2
ported by General Recorded
241/4 251/4
Tape. Earnings, according to
Lear Jet 253/4
president Alan J. Bayley, were
Merco Ent. 101/2 103/4
11
$401,924, a new high in the
Mills Music 321/2 32 32 firm's three -year history. Earn-
NMC 131/2 12 121/4 ings were $1.17 per share. Last
Omega Equity Corp. 163/4 123/4 16 year, GRT's net sales were
Pickwick Int. 2634 251/4 26% $1,867,856 with earnings of
Telepro Ind. 23/e 21/4 23/e $88,053.
Tenna Corp. 241/2 221/2 23

*Over -the-counter prices shown are "bid" (as opposed to "asked "). Neither the
Shamley Launched
bid nor the asked prices of unlisted securities represent actual transactions. By Uni; 1st Disk Out
Rather, they are a guide to the range within which these securities could have
been sold or bought at the time of compilation.
The above quotations compiled for Billboard by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & is
NEW YORK - Uni Records
bowing a new label-Sham -
Smith, Inc., member of the New York Stock Exchange and all principal stock ley Records. The first release
exchanges. is "I'll Do Anything," by Joe
Drake, and the label will mount

Net Show for Minnie Pearl

a heavy promotion campaign to
establish the artist and the label,
INDEPENDENCE, Kan.
4innie Pearl, pioneer come-
- Clark, Tex Williams, Sue
Thompson, Wanda Jackson and
including TV films of the song,
produced by Universal, which
will be distributed to bandstand
dienne in the county field, will Mary Taylor. TV shows.
;tar in her own CBS -TV net- "Minnie Pearl has always The record was produced by
work situation comedy -music Roy Rifkin's Gordian Produc-
...and under $2 show next year. The show,
"Minnie Pearl's Boarding
been a big name," Halsey said,
"but her career has really ac-
tions; Hal Thomas was the a&r
producer. Rifkin also heads
House," will be produced by celerated in the last 12 months. Spring Records, distributed by
20th Century -Fox. She's been on TV 40 times in MGM Records, and manages
that period and this has boosted such acts as Joe Simon, Little

Billboard
Minnie Pearl's Boarding
House, naturally, will be located the demand for her on the live Eva, the McCoys, and the
in Nashville and many of the appearance circuit." Strangeloves.
major names in country music
will be "staying" at the house
The International Music- Record Newsweekly from time to time, leading into FEL Forms Contemporary Label
Now in its 74th year of industry service music. sequences. The show is
being written by Jack Elison LOS ANGELES -To release Flair's initial single, "Bossa
and Norman Paul. Humor will contemporary product, FEL Nova Mass."
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924 will be expanded to include se-
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Overseas rates on request. said last week that he'd turned is "Songs of Oldtown," by Win of FEL, has formed a music pub-
down more than $75,000 worth Stracke, a folk singer; "Ray lishing company, Flair (BMI), to
Company_ of personal appearance dates in Tate Takes His Pick" and "Rock go with the established music
August alone. Sept. 16 marked 'n' Roll Mass," by the Excep- publishing wing, FEL Church
Name tions. Rev. Peter Scholtes, who Publications (BMI).
the anniversary of Halsey's first
Address year as manager of Minnie has a new album on FEL, The company recently moved
Pearl; he also handles such "They'll Know We Are Chris- its base here, although still
City State & Zip tians by Our Love," will release maintaining offices in Chicago.
names as Hank Thompson, Roy
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Room at the Top in Jazz Suite
LOS ANGELES -Jazz Suite, over 1,667, pay a $500 mem- I he Mainstream Room books
a private club designed to pro- bership plus a monthly $25 dues main headliners such as Oliver
mote jazz by offering jobs to to keep the club going and to Nelson, Don Ellis, Count Basie,
musicians showcased before en- enjoy jazz in two rooms, the O. C. Smith, Gerald Wilson,
tertainment industry members, 285 -seat Mainstream Room and Carmen McRae, Buddy Rich
is near its 2,000- member limit. the smaller Sessions Lounge, de- and the Modern Jazz Quartet.
The club opened Aug. 19 with signed to book small groups and There are two shows, at .10 p.m.
a nucleus consisting primarily of new and unknown jazz acts. and at midnight. There is no
music industry principals but Gene von Baur, who is part- cover nor minimum in this room
swelled from interest by the mo- ner with Dr. Joseph Noble in although members pay for
tion picture and related fields. the club's management, books
drinks (as well as dinner, in an
the talent, relying on recom- adjoining dining room). The
Mrs. Betty von Baur, who Sessions Lounge plays jazz from
manages the club with her hus- mendations of the members in 9 until 2 a.m., but the hours
hand, Gene, says the pair ini- many instances. Among these will be stretched to 4 a.m. The
tially began contacting presidents members are Stan Kenton, Ella room books such acts as Red
of record clubs with the idea Fitzgerald. Neal Hefti, Herb Marian McPartland,
Alpert, Jerry Moss, Mike Mait- Norvo,
about forming a closed- to -the- Earl Hines, Perry Lee, Willie
public club devoted to jazz. The land, Alan Livingston, Harry
Belafonte, Peggy Lee, Burt Bobo. The concept for this room
Baurs were able to sign up 200 is to allow members to 'jam' LEFT TO RIGHT are Fred Marks, administrative manager, Ardmore &
founders at $500 each. The club Bacharach, Bobby Darin, Lalo with the visiting groups. Beechwood, Ltd.; Len G. Wood, director of Ardmore & Beechwood,
operates from the old Roman - Schifrin, Willard Alexander, Al Ltd., and parent company, EMI; Seymour Stein, Doraflo Music presi-
Bennett, Steve Allen, Les Bax- Scale is paid to all the play- dent; Phil Greenop, professional manager, Ardmore & Beechwood, Ltd.
off's restaurant building in Bev- ers, Mrs. Von Baur says. The
erly Hills. Members, totaling ter and Quincy Jones. first unknown act to be hired
for the Sessions Lounge is the
Everest's Gospel Budget Line
i You are cordially invited to a
Lee Orlando trio from Denver.
A committee of founders listens
to tapes or dubs of any acts it
is unfamiliar with before giving
the green light for a booking.
LOS ANGELES - Everest's
Gospel Budget Line has cre-
ated a low- priced Archive of
tional albums, which will retail
for about $2.98. One basic de-
sign appears on all the covers,
A movie or TV producer may Gospel Music series from pur- which carry the notation "elec-
he in one of the rooms, hear a chased masters. Eight albums tronically rerecorded to simu-
G LA A group and decide to use that
group in one of his projects.
The exposure is before influen-
comprise the new release of
songs by the Swan Silvertones,
Caravana, Staple Singers, Har-
late stereo."
A statement of purpose on the
backliner explains that the series
is meant to promote the works
B i}fl[ H :n AY tial people.
There are 350 members who
live in New York. A monthly
flyer keeps everybody abreast of
monizing Four, Highway C.C.'s,
Five Blind Boys of Alabama.
Argo Singers and Alex Bradford.
The material, says president
of "pioneer" gospel groups "who
have trudged the dusty country
roads to spread and perpetuate

ARTY upcoming attractions. The club

has a 20 -year prepaid lease on
the facilities. The founders' dues
Bernie Solomon, comes from the
catalogs of Pickwick and the
defunct Vee Jay lines. Solomon
says he has options on 30 addi-
the gospel."
Two years ago Solomon bowed
the Archive of Folk Music se-
ries of old purchased, repack-
and regular membership dues

OCTOBER ',12tai; provide a catchall of funds. The

monthly dues go for talent sala-
ries. Profits from food and bev- Dot Eyes Seaway
aged masters and there are now
28 titles in this catalog.
Since Everest is principally a
classical specialist, Solomon will
Billboard will salute erage go into a fund which
is administered by a founders'
Continued from page 3 sign up new distributors to han-
The Bob Crewe -Charlie Fox dle the gospel material in mar-
the 80th Anniversary of the group, and goes toward estab-
lishing scholarship funds and score from the Paramount fea- kets where he has been selling
ture, "Barbarella," will be re- directly to large classical stores.
Juke Box Industry and other means to further jazz and
its musicians. leased on the composer's own
20th Anniversary of MOA DynaVoice label, also distrib- Floyds As Writers
uted by Dot. Two singles have

with a SPECIAL ISSUE!

A
Doraflo Deal been pulled from the score, one
by Crewe, the other by a new
NEW YORK-Each member
of the Pink Floyd, British group
On Catalogs group, the Glitter House...
In other soundtrack action,
recording for Tower Records,
has been signed to individual
NEW YORK-The Doraflo Dot has released "The Odd writing agreements ° with the
Music group of catalogs will be Couple" and "Rosemary's Baby." Richmond Organization.
handled in most of Europe and Future soundtracks plus regu- Pink Floyd has two albums
the rest of the world by Ardmore lar pop product will be available on Tower, the second
& Beechwood, the music pub- discussed at Dot's first national of which, "Saucerful of Secrets,"
lishing chain with headquarters convention planned for January contains six titles which come
in London. Seymour Stein of on the West Coast. under the new publishing deal.
Doraflo completed the deal last
week with L. G. Wood of EMI
(parent company of Ardmore &
Beechwood), and Fred Mards
and Phil Greenop of A & B.
The agreement covers five years.
Doraflo will be represented
by A & B except in the U. S.,
th Canada, Mexico, Central and
South America, Japan, Benelux,
Finland. Italy and Israel.

ABC to Cut Acts

1888 -1968
Live at Monterey
NEW YORK -Bob Thiele,
a&r director for ABC's Blues
This significant event will be documented Way Records, will record the
bya special report highlighting historic milestones, label's artists, B. B. King, Jimmy
present accomplishments and future plans of this Rushing, Otis Spann and Mel
Brown when they appear at the
all- important segment of the music business. Monterey Jazz Festival, Sept.
21.
TELL YOUR STORY TO! In addition, Thiele will also
BilILoard's total circulation plus all the registrants record saxophonist Tom Scott
for ABC's Impulse label when
at the National MOA convention Oct. 11 -13 Scott appears at Monterey.
TELL STORY IN!
An issue that will be read and re -read
Dimension Tour
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 Talent
Mendes Power; Signings Willows Have Roots;
Feliciano Excites The Soul Support to Jimmy Nazz: Flare No Fire
LOS ANGELES - Sergio Feliciano also displayed a
Bowen's Amos Productions with
Warner Bros. -Seven Arts releasing
product. . John Bishop Trio
and Dee Andrews Band to Tan-
-
NEW YORK Two young
groups created varying impres-
Rundgren. The latter's bluesy
"Skinny Boy" was a good num-
gerine Records. . . . John Sebas- sions at the Cafe Au Go Go on ber for him. Bass guitarist Car-
Mendes and Brazil '66 plus Jose comedic talent with imitations Wednesday (11). The Wind in son van Osten and drummer
tian to MGM as a solo vocalist,
Feliciano, have created a of Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Glenn having broken from the Lovin' the Willows had the elements Thom Mooney occassionally
power-packed package of rhyth- Yarbrough, doing Coke commer- Spoonful. . George Harvey, and promise of being a winning joined in the vocals.
mic excitement, which last Mon- cials. lead singer of a new group called unit, but were not together, Perhaps the most remarkable
One Eyed Jacks, to Roulette. . while the Nazz was together, thing about the group was that,
day (9) shook the Greek Thea- Mendes' second half hour in- It's Paul Wagner who is signed
ter. to Cobblestone Records, not Paul
but lacked a distinctive quality. despite the emphasis on ampli-
troduced his newest members; The latter group was relent- fication, the vocals did cut
While Mendes was the head- drummer Do Um Romao, per- Warner as erratummed last week's
liner, blind guitarist -vocalist Fe- column. . The Pentagle to less in sound, but rarely showed through. "She's Goin' Down"
liciano scored a resounding tri- cussionist Rubens Bassini and vo- Reprise which will distribute in the an individual flair. One such and "Back of Your Mind," from
umph with his virtuosity on calist Karan Philipp. Resident U. S. and Canada. Group is based rare instance was in the con- their SGC debut album, were
guitar and a soulful singing "Brazilians" are bassist Sebas- in England, but will make its cluding "Why Is It Me ?" when included in the set. But Nazz
tian Nate and Lani Hall, an ex- debut tour here next month. . . lead guitarist Todd Rundgren failed to live up to the strong
style. At times the applause Pat Poor to A &M, with produc-
from the sellout audience was cellent vocalist who is given sev- flashed his ability. promotion.
tion by the outside firm of Res- Until then, the strongest asset The folk- flavored Wind in the
greater during Feliciano's turn eral solo spotlights. Dave Grusin nick and Levine. Poor recently
than for the main attraction. led the orchestra behind Men - won a battle of the bands con- of the SGG Records quartet was Willows showed its lack of per-
des. test in New York. Pacific the singing of Nazz's organist, forming experience, but also
Mendes played two instru- .

known as Stewkey, and by had good lead vocalists in Paul

mentals ( "Sea Is My Soil" and The music that Mendes plays Ocean to VMC Records.
reaches all tastes. The rhythms Klein and Deborah Harry, and
"Favorite Things ") before intro- a unique pop musician in Ida
ducing Feliciano, whose nine - are entirely propulsive, heavily
number presentation ran al-
most 45 minutes. Mendes ex-
leaning on bossa nova patterns.
But Mendes does get a chance
Sarah Vaughan Soars to New Andrews. One of the instru-
ments she played, a flute, is not
surprising these days, but a
pertly played unamplified six -
string guitar, with his manager
to dig into some funky piano
patterns ( "Day Tripper ") which Heights at Rooftop Nightery bassoon is indeed unusual in a
Sid Gerrie conducting the large
string- accentuated orchestra.
contrasts nicely with his domi-
nant role as melody player and
group leader.
NEW YORK - Sarah
Vaughan, a musical delight at
more than three years, though
her records have never left.
pop group.
Organist Harris Wiener and
bass guitarist Steve DePhillips
In addition to his hit, "Light any altitude, topped an evening ED OCHS also contributed well in vocal
My Fire," he offered "Califor- Three Portuguese songs are groupings. The intricacies of the
among the titles offered in ad- at the lofty Rainbow Grill,
nia Dreamin," and a number of Thursday (5), like a candle on seven -member group's arrange-
songs not in his RCA LP. But dition to a traditional toast to
"Black Orpheus," the latter a a mile -high cake. With celestial Kaufman Expanding ments doubtless will be mas-
his guitar playing on "Mala-
guena" and "Zorba the Greek" weak exercise in banging cow- grace and a voice as earthy as Into TV Production tered as they perform more.
Among their better numbers
bells and drums. But the other hot jazz, Miss Vaughan toasted
really stood out. He turned "En- the best of both worlds atop NEW YORK-Lonnie Kauf- were four from their Capitol
trance to Bilbao" into a triumph three songs-"Chova Chouva," debut album: "Moments Spent,"
"Upa Neguinho" and "Laia La- Rockefeller Center's rooftop man, who heads a personal man-
of sound effects, offering hoof restaurant. agement and music publishing "The Friendly Lion," "Little
beats, marching soldiers and daia"-are very exciting excur- People" and "She's Fantastic
sions and difficult workouts for From her plush perch Miss combine, is expanding into TV
machine guns in his interpreta- Vaughan poured her thick liq- production. He is producing a and She's Yours." "Quite Re-
tion of the battle between the the two American girl vocalists.
uid purr into "Look of Love," teen -oriented series for syndica- spectable Old Lady" with its
British and Spanish. ELIOT TIEGEL "On a Clear Day," "I Had a tion this winter. changing pace was one of the
Ball" and "A Most Unusual Kaufman also has brought in most intricate selections.
Day." Dressed in a beaded yel- Tom Johnson as record pro- "Left to Do" was the best
low crepe gown that skimmed ducer and talent scout for his song, as lead guitarist Peter
Brittain and Miss Andrews

THANKS .. .
the floor, sassy Sarah dotted her enterprises, and Paul Prown as
forehead against the heat of the national promotion consultant. joined in the vocals. Drummer
spotlights and tottered to and Sid Ascher is public relations Gil Fields was steady through-
fro with the sexy, sapping blues. adviser. out. FRED KIRBY
"For Once in My Life" and
* RAY CHARLES "What Now My Love" knotted
her face with feeling, creeping The Children of God in
* JEFFERSON AIRPLANE over the crowd in waves of
* GLEN CAMPBELL
compassion and cold sweat.
.

Coy, calm and collected, Miss Talent Versatility Display

* RAVI SHANKAR Vaughan crooned like a canary
or a cat on a fence, soaring NEW YORK -The Children temporary references in his
* ASSOCIATION through the octaves with impos- of God displayed talent and ver-
satility in their opening at the
"Love Has Found You." The
set included Vernon on har-
* THE FOUR SEASONS
sible ease.
Cheering on Miss Vaughan in Electric Circus on Tuesday (10).
The A &M Records quintet has
monica, and Silva and Moore
using their feedback. Long in-
* THE BEACH BOYS
her opening night of a month-
long stand were Louis Arm- four good vocalists, mainly in strumental passages showed the
* THE YOUNG RASCALS strong, Tony Bennett, Eddy Ar-
nold and trumpeter Bobby Hack-
blues style, plus Chris Sigwald,
a drummer to be reckoned with.
quintet's ability as a balance for
the fine singing. FRED KIRBY
* THE DOORS ett. Fabulous Sachmo rasped out
"Hello, Dolly," smash
In "Love Has Found You,"
rhythm guitarist Gerry Moore Anka's Tour to
* THE FOUR TOPS
his
and "What a Wonderful World," took the vocal lead assisted by
the top disk in England for six
weeks. Bennett added his "San
Eddie Vernon and lead guitarist
Gil Silva. After alternating vocal
Open on Oct. 11
for ONE -NITER grosses Francisco" classic, and Miss and instrumental sections, Ver- LOS ANGELES-Paul Anka,
Vaughan tied a bow around the non, Silva and bass guitarist Tom RCA artist, opens a two -month,
totaling a record breaking evening with a last chorus of Everett left the stage to Sig - 20-city tour of the South, be-
"I Had a Ball." And when the wald who maintained an intense ginning in Johnson City, Tenn.,

$224,000 music had died down, the spell pace working two set -ups. As Oct. 11.
of Miss Vaughan's "Misty" and the other four returned, the num- Other dates include Salis-
"Trolley Song" lingered on like ber switched to "This Is Our bury, Oct. 12; Banner Elk, 14;
sweet soul jingles. With record- Time," with Moore as solo vo- Murfreesboro, 17; Raleigh, 19;
ings on the Roulette and Mer- calist. Louisburg, 21; Buies Creek, 22;
this past summer at cury labels, Miss Vaughan has In "Children of God," Silva all in North Carolina. Also Boca
restored the visual excitement of was the vocal lead, while Raton, Fla., 24; Tampa, Fla., 25;
her act lost to New Yorkers for Everett was up to date with con- Tallahassee, Fla., 26; Hatties-
ASBURY PARK burg, Miss., 28; Baton Rouge,
La., 29; Rustin, La., 30; and
CONVENTION HALL Rusty Warren -Sexsational Natchitoches, La., 31.
November dates include
NEW YORK -Jubilee artist Miss Warren works to a drum Monroe, La., Nov. 1; Athens,
Rusty Warren's Latin Quarter accompaniment-behind her the Ga., 5; Atlanta, 7; Wilson,
Presented by N. C., 8, and Greenville, N. C.,
appearance on Wednesday (11) drummer underlines all her
MOE SEPTEE was, she said, her first time in jokes and patter with continu- Nov. 9.
a New York cabaret. Judging ous rolls and cymbal work. He
by her in-person albums, she doesn't merely punctuate the
MOE SEPTEE, INC.
1020 Broad St.
Newark, N. 1. (2011 MA 3 -1815
varied her act not at all. Basi-
cally it was advice to the love-
lorn, sex- starved and, on one
punch lines but feeds her all
the way through.
Production number, as such,
mental monolog about love -
sex, her act ended with a senti-

with a single spotlight -similar

1718 Locust St. occasion, the physically unen- was "Knockers Up" from Miss to Sophie Tucker's style.
dowed, delivered in a cynical Warren's album, which she in- Also in the Latin Quarter
Philadelphia (215) PE 5 -7506 show is Epic artist Vic Ven-
rasp and in the occasional rant formed the audience had sold
of an old fashioned Bible Belt 3,500,000 copies. tura, a beefy singer.
preacher. After all the tough talk about IAN DOVE
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Beverlee and Sneakers COAST 'HAIR'

Score With Big Show GETS MOUNTIN'
HONOLULU -Beverlee and Garcia is a splendid guitarist
LOS ANGELES Newly
formed Kragen- Smothers -Fritz,
-
the Sneakers, a Warner Bros. - with the knack of making an Inc. will present the West Coast
Seven Arts lounge act big on the amplified six -stringer sound like debut of "Hair" in the Kaleido-
Las Vegas -Lake Tahoe circuit, a 12- stringer flamenco type. His scope, which will undergo a face -
have invaded Honolulu with a solos on "Lara's Theme," "Exo- lifting from a rock club to a
big sound and a big repertoire. dus," and "Granada" are tin- legitimate theater.
gling. What's more, Garcia's also "Hair" will open Nov. 7, ac-
And they're making a big im- cording to Ken Kragen. KSFI
pression in their five -week en- a virile vocalist, best on the Tom
Jones' tear-jerker, "Delilah." He has rented the Kaleidoscope for
gagement at the Hong Kong one year with a five -year op-
Junk of the Ilikai Hotel. even plucks banjo on "Swanee."
The Sneakers mix Latin with tion thereafter.
Here is a combo with much KSFI will spend approximately
poise, personality and pizazz the swing, jazz with rock, and fool
around with country, too. Bev - $100,000 in renovating Kaleido-
minute they walk on stage. Bev - scope, with 1,200 seats installed.
erlee Brown is six feet tall in erlee's crop of pops includes a DENNY McLAIN, Detroit pitching ace, rehearses while recording his
heels. Musically, she's a giant, splendid "Sunny," which shines IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII first album for Capitol Records at Tera Shirma Sound Studios in De-
with a voice that is rich and and shimmers. troit. The group is called Denny McLain and the Detroit Tigers.
fluid, reaching for highs and Sal Ricardo's solo saxophone
lows with the greatest of ease. samplings combine blues with Chi. Office Opened
She is best as a sex symbol, a pop-notably on "Ode to Billie By Ashley- Famous Philly Chamber Moves; Sets
lark who makes the best out of
lyric. Hence, her "What Now,
My Love," "The Impossible
Joe." Bassist Willie Sisneros has
a comic time with "Act Natu-
rally." Guitarist Al Zepeda, or-
NEW YORK Ashley -Fa-
mous Agency has opened an of-
- 7 'Pops-to--Rock' Concerts
Dream," and "It Must Be Him"
are emotive outings.
Her duet with the leader -vo-
ganist Chris Hamilton and drum-
mer Tom Cross always tune in,
too, from the upbeat "Cabaret"
fice in Chicago to strengthen
its representation of clients
throughout the Midwest. Bob
PHILADELPHIA -
Chamber Symphony of Phila-
The 15 jazz musicians, the chamber
group ventured into the popular
calist- guitarist Sidro Garcia on to the downbeat "Come Back to Bonis, formerly with GAC in delphia, on the brink of folding music field for the first time
"You Don't Have to Say You Sorrento." Chicago, will be in charge of after two years of existence, and was enthusiastically ap-
Love Me" easily highlights the Comedy's also rampant on the newly opened office. He will alter its musical course plauded by the surprised audi-
balladry. "The Ballad of Bonnie and will concentrate his efforts on completely to insure its future ence.

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lights and Keystone Kops
a slick flick effect.
-
Clyde," complete with strobe
for
college concerts, as well as
work in the other areas of per-
sonal appearances including
for conductor Anshel Brusilow
and its 30 regular members.
Switching from the sedate Acad-
Brusilow said a similar ar-
rangement will be made for the
Spectrum concerts with the ex-
11( WAYNE HARADA cafes, fairs and promotions. emy of Music concert hall with tra players from the rolls of
its some 3,000 seats, the Cham- Local 77, AFM, here. Decision
GLOSSY ber Symphony moves to the 17,-

iPHOTOS
Moment of Truth May 22 000 -seat Philadelphia Spectrum,
new sports and entertainment
to use the Spectrum was reached
by the orchestra's Board of Di-
rectors last week after recog
EACH
8 /2¢ IN 8x10
1000 LOTS
In St. Louis for Collegians arena.
Brusilow disclosed plans to
give a series of seven "pops-to-
nizing that its drive for $70,000
in contributions had fallen con-
siderably short of that goal.
$12.45 per 100 NEW YORK -The national as a strictly jazz event, to in- rock" concerts featuring top The "pops -to- rock" formula
Post Cards
$49 per 1000 finals of the 1969 Intercollegi- clude the new categories. stars in those fields. Three of is only for Philadelphia. The or-
1,000 ate Music Festival will be held Six regional competitions get the Spectrum concerts have al- chestra, Brusilow said, has
MOUNTED
8x10 COLOR at Kuel Opera House, St. Louis, under way in March and April ready been booked -each con- booked between 75 and 80 con-
ENLARGEMENTS $175.00 May 22 -24. For the first time, to narrow the field for the trip cert having twin stars. Pearl certs across the country featur-
20 "x30" $6.50 3,000 Postcards folk and pop music groups will to St. Louis. Regional contests Bailey and Lionel Hampton are ing its regular classical music
30'.'x40" $9.50 join jazz groups to battle for are the Mobile, Villanova Uni- first in for October. Ella Fitz-
$120.00 programs. First concert of the
Special Color the national championships of versity, Cerritos College, Little gerald plus Louis Armstrong new season will be Oct. 3 in
Process college music at the TWA and Rock University, Midwest and have a March date; and Ethel East Hadley, Mass.
Budweiser - sponsored event. Intermountain Festivals. Merman plus another name to
Festival officials have expanded Entrance applications are now be set will come in December.
aplynçT the competition, which began being accepted for the 1969
competition. Applications and
Idea of presenting popular
music concerts stemmed from
Susan Hayworth
oto9ropherr information are available to the Ella Fitzgerald concert in Stars in 'Mame'
A Division of JAMES 1. KRIEGSMANN Mauriat Tour of collegiate groups from the In- July at the Temple University
LAS VEGAS-Caesars Pal-
tercollegiate Music Festival, Music Festival, at which the
165 W. 46th St., N.Y. 36 PL 7.0233
North America P. O. Box 1275, Leesburg, Fla. Chamber Symphony was the
resident orchestra. Reinforced by
ace entertainment director Dave
Victorson has signed Susan Hay-
32748.
NEW YORK -Paul Mauriat, worth to star in "Mame" which
the French conductor who opens to the public Dec. 27 and
scored with his Philips' record-
ing of "Love Is Blue," has been
Kaye Stevens a Fine Mixer will run six months.
With the Broadway produc-
NEW YORK-Kaye Stevens, moted the title song, "The Grass tion following by six months
set for his first North American "Fiddler on the Roof," Victor-
concert tour by Leverett Wright VMC Records artist, started her Will Sing for You," from her
LITHOGRAPHED act at the Americana's Royal new LP. They also listened to a son's bookings for 1969 are fall-
Concert Management. Mauriat Bob Dylan song, "Just Like a ing in place. He has signed
ON HEAVY KROMEKOTE
Box, Sept. 5, with "Show Busi-
ORDER NOW -Send an original will make his debut tour here ness," and bowed out with a Woman." Miss Stevens' refer- Aretha Franklin for her local
photograph (preferably 8x10) plus during April and mid -May of selection from "Mame." In be- ence to the Ritchie Havens' ver- debut, starting June 15.
the wording you wish to appear be-
low picture.
1969.
tween there were numbers like sion of this number didn't get In an unusual move, Victor -
OR-Send for 8x10 sample print Traveling with an orchestra "As Long As He Needs Me" very far with the first nighters, son has paired Jose Feliciano on
and order forms -plus prices for of 30 men, Mauriat will give proving perhaps that the under- the Sergio Mendes show, bring-
other size prints. and "I Want to Be Happy," and ing Feliciano back after just
500 __$17.50
over 35 concerts in the middle - in between these was some com- ground hasn't quite made it to
1000
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27.75 Atlantic and North Eastern edy, some sentiment. All of the world of the $5 cover having appeared with Bobbie
2000
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45.75 States, Canada, and as far West which proves that Miss Stevens charge. Gentry. Cass Elliot and Frank
Additional 1000's 16.00 as Chicago. Cities definitely set knows where it's at working Comic Timmie Rogers com- Sinatra have also requested
lover 2000) Feliciano on their bills, Victor-
SHIPPED WITHIN TEN DAYS
fot the spring tour include New nightclub audiences. pleted the bill, leaning on his
York, Philadelphia, Richmond, "Oh Yeah" song- trademark for son says.
POSTAGE PAID Her audience applauded the
;Payment Must Accompany Order) Boston, Hartford, Quebec, To- openers. He rattled off a bar- Sinatra is bringing in the Fifth
ronto, Montreal, Chicago, Cleve- familiar, listened when she pro- rage of jokes, some predictably Dimension and comic Pat Henry
PICTURES land, and a number of colleges dealing with race problems, in to his show which also marks
his reunion with the Harry James
t317 N. ROBBERSON and universities. good, old- fashioned slam -bang
SPRINGFIELD, MO. 65806
style. His high spot was a sing- band, Nov. 22 of this year.
GROUPS QUIT; ing- dancing tribute to the Bs' of
Negro showbusiness-Bert Wil- Wright Busy Cutting
RY ABOUT THAT! GROUPS SHIFT liams, Bill Robinson and Buck
and Bubbles. IAN DOVE DALLAS -A tight schedule
LOS ANGELES break-
out of personnel changes among
-A of recording sessions in Dallas
for the remainder of September
groups in recent weeks has re- 14 -City European has been set by veteran agent -
sulted in the Raelettes leaving Tour by Charles p r o d u c e r Charles Wright.
Ray Charles; Jeremy and the Among the artists slated to re-
KIM WESTON'S PERSONAL MANAGEMENT Satyrs disbanding, and guitarist LOS ANGELES -Ray Charles cord under his direction for re-
CREDIT LINE WAS INADVERTENTLY Larry Coryell leaving the Gary opens a 14 -city European tour lease on Ebb Tide Records be-
OMITTED IN LAST WEEK'S BILLBOARD. Burton quartet. in London Sept. 21 -22. fore the country music conven-
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT: The Ray Charles company Other dates include Stockholm, tion in Nashville in October are
owned the Raelettes name, so Sept. 23; Oslo, 25; Berlin, 27; Jean Kendall, Bob Miller.
MASTER ARTISTS LTD. they replaced the female vocal- Kenny Dunahee, Dianne Phil-
9255 SUNSET BLVD., SUITE 430 Hamburg, 28; Vienna, 29; Mu-
ists to retain the working ar- nich, 30; Stuttgart, Oct. 1; lips, Sunshine Ruby, Eddie Lan-
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90069
rangement between Charles and Zurich, 2; Frankfurt, 4; Rot- drum and the Blue Angels, a
PHONE: 213-274-9371 a backup group. group of four Indian boys from
terdam and Amsterdam, 5; Brus-
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WVON'S BELL URGES ALL

Brings Music Again Into Focus STATIONS TO FIGHT BIAS
By CLAUDE HALL CHICAGO-All stations in all formats should get involved in
NEW YORK-As the new promoting racial harmony, asserts Robert F. Bell, general manager
day (24); it is produced by Van Saturday nights, you'll find of the Chess -owned WVON here and its two sister stations.
TV season flickers onto the na- Bernard Productions. On NBC - "The Lawrence Welk Show" and "Too many broadcasters are leaving it strictly to the black sta-
tion's TV screens during the TV, you have "The Jerry Lewis "The Hollywood Palace" on tions," he said. He called upon all stations to get into action, espe-
next few days, it's quite obvious Show." The show bows Tues- A BC -TV and "The Jackie Glea-
cially the general market stations. "If general market stations would
that music is still one of the day (17) and opening night will son Show" on CBS. only participate we could do much more together," said Bell. "Can't
major drawing cards and rec- feature Nannette Fabray and the Smothers & Sullivan three people do more than one?"
ord artists will have as much Osborne Brothers. Bob Finkle Sunday nights, CBS-TV again He suggested that a meeting between executives of radio sta-
chance for exposure as in past is producer. as the popular "Ed Sullivan
tions in each city could be the first step toward co-operation.
1

seasons, if not more. Winters Show Show" and "The Smothers Playing its own role in community involvement, WVON has
Last year, the musical spe- CBS-TV will again have the Show," while NBC -TV bowed sent out 35 different taped airchecks of its own community measures
cial was "in." This year there "Jonathan Winters Show." It on Sunday (15) "The Beautiful to other radio stations. "Our public service announcements deal
will probably be fewer. How- gets into action Wednesday (25). Phyllis Diller Show" that will
ever, it's the stable prime -time feature regular Norm Crosby almost exclusively with what is happening in the hard core black
Gwen Verdon of Broadway mu- areas of Chicago," Bell said. "But there's such an overlap of audience
series that provide possibly the sical fame, guests on the first and the trio Curtain Calls, and with many blacks listening to_ market stations, that unless
best showcase. Here's how those show. Frank Peppiatt and John roo n for guest performers.
opportunities shape up for the Rowan and Martin and Sonny the general market stations get involved, there can never be a total
Aylesworth are co-producers. campaign."
coming season. On Monday "The Kraft Music Hall" made and Cher guested on the open-
night, CBS-TV again has "The its move Sept. 11 as a musical - ing show.
Carol Burnett Show," which hits variety series and Eddy Arnold
the air again Monday (23) with
WGBS Revamping Night Life
co- hosted with Alan King and
guest Jim Nabors singing two Don Rickles. Performing on the
numbers-"There's a Kind of show were Arnold and Bobbie
Hush" and "To Give." This
show is produced by Burngood
Inc. and Bob Banner Associates.
Gentry. Gary Smith and Dwight
Hemion produce the show.
Thursday, "The Dean Martin
MIAMI -WGBS, 50,000 -
watt giant, is being stirred back
uation; Miami already has two
competing rockers and easy lis-
But in the evening hours,
there will be no holds barred
On the same night, NBC -TV's Show" which leans heavier on to musical life by consultant tening stations that fare quite on the music and the station
very popular "Rowan & Mar- music than perhaps any of the Bob Martin. And it looks as if well. So, Martin is changing will feature such groups as the
tin's Laugh -In" returned. Pig- other shows, bows another sea - the musical life is going to be WGBS into a "Now" sounding Cream, the Iron Butterfly, and
meat Markham of "Here r.on on NBC -TV Thursday (19), very hip at night. operation. During the day, the Bo Grumpus; these progressive
Comes De Judge" tune fame, with Lena Home among the Martin is the former general music will range from uptempo rock groups will be mixed in
guested on the first show, along guest performers. Greg Garri- manager of WKYC in Cleve- easy listening tunes presented in with jazz records, said Martin.
with Los Angeles deejay Dick son produces and directs. Fri- land, and developer of the clas- a slick, smooth style to driving One of the albums that Martin
Wittington. Co - producers are day, ABC-TV has "Operation: sical music package that NBC instrumentals. But mostly the thinks sets the tone for today's
George Schlatter, Ed Friendly Entertainment" which features has been featuring on their music will be that turned out by high -quality music is "Songs of
productions and Romart Inc. guest personality hosts and top - owned -and -operated FM sta- groups, like the Harpers Bi- Innocence," by David Axelrod
"The Red Skelton Show" will name performers. Chuck Barris tions for several years. WKYC zarre, the Association, Fifth Di- on Capitol Records. "It's so
continue to showcase a record- Shows Inc. produces. Show is was then and now a rocker. mension, Sinatra, and others clean; it's one of the exciting
ing artist a show, as in years videotaped at military bases. But WGBS is a different sit- that are receiving constant air- things happening in music to-
past, Tuesday nights on CBS - play on the "Good Life" format day." He feels that progressive
TV. The show bows for the stations around the country (this rock, fast becoming a force on
18th year on network TV Tues-
Hip Rock Daily Is includes WHK, Cleveland;
WTAE, Pittsburgh, and WXYZ,
Detroit).
FM radio, can become even
more of a factor on AM if "we
can get WBGS off and run-

'Someone New' Bowed: KMYR -FM "The present demographics of

the station show a heavy por-
tion of 50 years and older
ning with it during the 7 -mid-
night slot."
WGBS has been featuring

Talent Show
-
DENVER KMYR - FM,
100,000-watt stereo station here
tually to go fulltime progressive
rock on the station, which serves
people listening to WGBS. I've
got to lower that age range,"
Martin said. Thus, he will be
good music. "Basically, I'm just
trying to restructure the pro-
gramming to modernize it .
owned by Doubleday, has several major universities, in- aiming for 18 years and over to make it what's happening to-
bowed progressive rock daily 7 cluding the Air Force Academy, with music. day."
p.m. -6 a.m., reports new pro- the University of Colorado, the
On NBC-TV gram director Ed Mitchell. University of Denver, and even

NEW YORK-A TV show-

case for new talent-"Someone
Mitchell was brought in from
the West Coast specifically to
handle the station and do a
7- midnight show. He was for-
the University of Wyoming. Be-
cause of this, Mitchell is setting
up an advisory panel of college
Sophisticated Rock
students to help him select mu-
New " -premieres on Oct. 12 on
WNBC -TV, the flagship station
of the NBC -TV operations.
merly on KMPX -FM in San
Francisco, one of the pioneers
in this type of format, before
sic. The station currently fea-
tures automated middle-of -the-
road music during the day, but
Capturing Jazzmen
Singer Leon Bibb will emcee shifting to KPPC -FM in Los
Angeles last November when it
it has one of the strongest FM
signals in that part of the coun-
-Rock
NEW YORK
- 'n' roll is
becoming so sophisticated that
Mack, Gerry Chester. This is the
reason pop music including
-is
the weekly half-hour show and
the format will feature young
professionals or amateurs. A
was developing a progressive
rock format.
Mitchell said he hopes even-
State and soon
tower
-
try, reaching a large part of the
- via satellite
the ski -resort area of
many jazz musicians are getting
into it. Ron Frangipane, a corn-
poser and arranger, feels that
radio and TV commercials
becoming so good and so hard
to do live by the groups. Too,
typical program, according to Aspen. jazz has been dying a "slow many of the progressive rock
Mitchell is a former top 40 death" because it's too intro- groups these days are trained
executive producer Joseph
Michaels, may feature as many
as five performers or as few as
WHN Tests deejay; he worked on KFRC in
San Francisco. "But in those
days, I began to feel that there
verted.
"But because rock is growing
more musically complicated,
musicians."
Frangipane, who has studied
at the University of Rochester
two. Leon Bibb will also per- Live Show had to be a new direction in jazz musicians are getting into it. and Julliard, has a Ph.D. from
form.
The show's search for talent
NEW YORK - WHN, easy
listening station here, will try a
programming. When I joined
KMPX -FM, we soon had a
good thing going. We had a
People like Vinnie Bell, Joe

Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Columbia University. As a mu-
sician, he's extremely flexible.
He composes classical music,
will focus on young people pilot live radio show Sept. 30 heavy staff of top people." does jazz arrangements and rock
from New York, New Jersey, from 12:15 -1 p.m. If the pilot Mitchell was one of the people
and Connecticut. Channel 4 is goes over, the station will bow a affected by the strike at KPPC- DJ STEVENS TO arrangements, and works as a
sideman for pop and rock ses-
series of live radio specials. FM.
planning weekly auditions.
The 45- minute pilot will be BE GIVEN FETE sions.
Robert Decormier will lead the One of his current projects is
called "Patti Page's Private NEW YORK -Music indus- as orchestrator and music di-
house orchestra. The Mogg, an
electronic synthesizing machine
Party" and it will be taped on
location at the Americana
WHUC's Format try executives and recording rector for next season's "Billy
artists are tossing a "going Budd" musical.
which can duplicate nearly all Hotel's Royal Box, where Patti Goes Good Life away" party for deejay Gary As a sideman, he often does
sounds, will be a part of the Page opens an engagement HUDSON. N. Y. -WHUC, Stevens Wednesday (18) at the three sessions a day; he once
band. Sept. 24. The performance will Americana Hotel. Tickets, ac- did 57 sessions in two weeks.
not be a replica of her act, but 1,000 -watt full -time station, has
just updated its programming to cording to luncheon chairman He does arranging about twice
instead a concert of current fa- Pete Bennett, may be obtained a week. Among the artists he's
Trans -Lux Show the "Good Life" easy listening
vorites as well as her hits. from either Joe Bogart or Frank
NEW YORK -Trans -Lux
TV Corp. has launched produc- WMER -FM in Shift
concept, said program director
Bud Crayton. The station will be
playing uptempo middle-of -the-
Costa at WMCA. Price is $20.
All proceeds will go to the
Westchester Youth Organiza-
worked for and with are the
Archives (the new Don Kirsh-
ner project), the Fuzzy Bunnies,
tion of a syndicated half -hour road records, as well as the Jeff Barry, Stan Kenton, Buddy
CELINA, Ohio -WMER -FM softer rock records. Air per- tion. Stevens, a personality the Rich, the Rolling Stones, the
comedy -talk programs, "That past four years on WMCA, has
Show," starring Joan Rivers. has dropped classical music to sonalities include Scott Dennis, Happenings, Jimi Hendrix, Bob-
Phil Kelley, and Joe Ryan. resigned to set up a TV produc- by Vinton, and the Who.
Show will feature guest artists program easy listening records, tion and distribution firm in
discussing various topics. It reports music director Alan WHUC is slated to launch an But he's also big in the com-
Grey. The station serves a mar- FM operation within the next Geneva. mercials world and is trying to
was slated to bow Monday (16)
in New York. ket of about 175,000. month; it will simulcast. Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll (Continued on page 23)
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Joe Corning, Haet. BLFH: "The Sun tor. BH: "Revolution," Beatles, Apple. BH: "Love Heads," Colours, Dot.
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Programming guidelines from key pacesetting radio stations, Bob Ouellette South Hill,
including Best Picks, Best Leftfield Picks, Biggest Happenings, Music Director & DJ Rhett Hamilton Va. -WJWS
and Biggest Leftfield Happenings. Walker
BP: "Sweet Blindness," Fifth Dimen- Bob Snowdon
sion, Soul City. BLFP: "I Found a True Operations
Love," Wilson Pickett, Atlantic. BH: Program Director &
"Those Were the Days," Mark Hopkins, Manager DJ
Apple. BLFH: "Alfie," Eivets Rednow, BP: "Over You," Gary Puckett & Union
HOT 100 Grand Rapids,
Gordy. Gap, Columbia. BLFP: "Love Is Here,"
Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Columbia.
BP: "I've Got Dreams to Remember,"
Otis Redding. Atco. BLFP: "Fire,"
Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atlantic.
Mich. -WGRD BH: "Hey Jude" / "Revolution," Beatles, BH: "I Met Her in Church," Box Tops,
Apple. BLFH: "Mom (Can I Talk to Mala. "Burning Fire," Arthur Conley,
you ?)," Jan Rhodes, Blue. Iron Butter- Atco. BLFH: "May I," Bill Deal &
Jay Walker tly and Grassroots huge here! Canned
Bowling Green, Ohio -WAWR Lynchburg, Heat, Association, 1910 Fruitgum Co., Rhondels, Heritage.
Air Personality Stones and Creedence Clearwater mov-
Va. -WLLL ing fast.
Robert Ladd BP: "Macaroni Mountain," Scarlet Let-
Music Director
ter, Mainstream. BLFP: "Chained," Jerry Rogers
Marvin Gaye, Tamla. BH: "Slip Away,"
Clarence Carter, Atlantic. BLFH: "Time Music Director Spartanburg,
BP: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," Has Come Today." Chambers Brothers.
Happenings, Puppy. BLFP: "Some Columbia. BP: You Got the Love," Professor Richmond, Va. S. C. -WHCQ
Got It, Some Don't," Brenton Wood, Morrison's, White Whale. BLFP: "Sun- -WLEE
Double Shot. BH: "Harper Valley PTA," shine Among Us," Etemity's Children, Sam Holman
Hanover, N. H. -WDCR Tower. BH: "I Found a True Love,"
Billie Jo Spears, Capitol. BLFH: "Some Wilson Pickett, Atlantic. BLFH: "Fire," Ron Fraiser Music Director
Got It, Some Don't," Brenton Wood, Paul Gambaccini Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atlantic. Assistant Program
Double Shot. BP: "Tune Has Come," Chamber Broth-
Music Director Director ers, Columbia. BLFP: "Isn't It Lovely,"
Robert Knight, Elf. Bpi: "I Say a Little
BP: "Elenore," Turtles, White Whale. RP and BLFP: "Isn't It Lonely To- Prayer," Aretha Franklin, Atlantic.
BLFP: "I Can See a Light," Good gether," Robert Knight, Elf. BH: "In- BLFH: "Pain," Nova's Nine, ABC.
Earth, DynaVoice. BH: "Hey Jude " / Milwaukee, dian Reservation," Don Fardon, GNP -
"Revolution," Beatles, Apple. BLFH: Crescendo. BLFH: "Cinnamon," Darek.
Denver, Colo. "Fire," Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Wis. -WOKY Bang.
Wichita, Kan. -KEYN
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Bob Barry
J. Robertt Dark
Tom Adams Jacksonville, Fla. -WAPE Music Director
Music Director
Program Director BP: "Down on Me," Big Brother & San Antonio,
Ike Lee Holding Company, Mainstream. BLFP: BP: "One of the Nicer Things," Jim
BP: "My Special Angel," Vogues, Re-
Program Director "Baby Come Back," Equals, RCA. BH: Tex. -KTSA Webb, Dunhill. BLFP: "That Kind of
prise. BLFP: "Susie Q," Creedence "Quick Joey Small," Katz Orch. Circus, Woman," Merrilee Rush, Bell. BH:
Clearwater, Fantasy. BH: "I -2-3 Red - BP: "Over You," Union Gap, Columbia. Buddah. BLFH: "Good Morning, Dear," Kahn Hammon "People," Tymes, Columbia. BLFH:
BLFP: "Billy Goat Run," Anna Black, Frank Ifield, Hickory. Action records: "Things Go Better With You," April
light, 1910 Fruitgum Co., Buddah. Music Director Fools, MGM.
Epic. BH: "Hey Jude" / "Revolution," "Fire," Arthur Brown (Atlantic); "Six -
BLFH: "Time Has Come Today, Beatles, Apple. BLFH: "I Couldn't Man Band," Association (Warner Bros.); NM-
Chambers Brothers, Columbia. Spell," Sam the Sham, MGM. "My Special Angel," Vogues (Reprise). BP: "Over You," Gary Puckett and the
Union Gap, Columbia. BP: "My Special
Angel," Vogues, Reprise. BH: "Hey
Jude " Beatles, Apple. BLFH: "Lo
Grand Rapids, Mich. -WCAU Mucho Que Te Quiero," Rene and Wilmington,
Muncie, Ind. Rene, ARU.
The Frizbee Del. -WAMS
Kingston, -WERK
Air Personality or
"17410117* N. Y. -WBAZ Sarasota, Fla. -WYND Bob Hollands
BP: "Chained," Marvin Gaye, Tamla. Tom Cochrun ley, Music Director
BLFP: "Bang-Shang -a- Lang," Archies,
Gary Davis Program Director, John Dark
Music Director Personality Program /Music Director BP: "I Say Lt's Lonely Together," Robert
Calendar. BH: "Hey Jude," Beatles, Ap- Knight, Elf. BLFP: "Do You Wanna
ple. BLFH: "Indian Reservation," Don BP: "My Kind of Angel," Vogues, Re- Dance," Love Society, Scepter. BH:
BP: "Down on Me," Big Brother & BP: "Indian Reservation," Dan Fardan,
Fardan, Crescendo. prise. BLFP: "Sweet Blindness," Fifth Holding Company, Mainstream. BLFP: GNP -Crescendo. BLFP: "All Along the (Continued on page 22)

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Ohio -WCLU
Nelson King
Continued from page 20 Jim Ed Brown, RCA Victor. BLFP: Music Director, D1
"What's the Robin Gonna Do ? ", Chuck
"Fire," Arthur Brown, Atlantic. BH: Howard, ABC -Paramount. BH: "Harper BP: "1 Walk Alone," Marty Robbins,
Valley P.T.A.," Jeannie C. Riley, Plan- Columbia. BLFP: "Plastic Saddle," Nat
"Message From Maria," Joe Simon, tation. BLFH: "Harper Valley P.T.A.,"
Stage 7. Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation. Stuckey, RCA. BH: "Harper Valley
P.T.A.," Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation.
BLFH: "I Just Ain't Got," Gene Wyatt,
Paula. 'This will probably be the No. I
song in Big CLU country this year.
Jeannie C. Riley has really socked it to
COUNTRY Milwaukee,
the "Big CLU 32" and "Harper Valley
P.T.A." is now in the fifth week in
the top slot.
Wis. -WYLO
Atlanta, Ga. -WPLO Bob Bradley
John Jay Fox Program Director
Air Personality BP: "Cry, Cry, Cry," Connie Smith,
PROGRESSIVE
RCA Victor. BLFP: "The Lights of
BP: "She Still Comes Around," Jerry Dallas," Lonesome Rhodes, RCA Vic-
Lee Lewis, Smash. BLFP: "Come on
Home and Sing the Blues to Daddy,"
tor. BH: "Warm and Tender Love,"
Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann,
ROCK
Ray Corbin, Monument. BH: "Harper RCA Victor. BLFH: "Angry Words,"
Valley P.T.A.," Jeannie C. Riley, Plan- Stonewall Jackson, Columbia.
tation. BLFH: "Love Me," Bobby
IC.
Albuquerque, N. M.-
KUNM-FM
Norfolk, Va. -WCMS AM -FM
L. A. Woodworth
Joe Happel
Program Director
Burbank, BP: "The Wife You Save May Be Your
Calif. -KBBQ Own," Dianne Leigh, Chart. BLFP: BP: "Ball & Chain," Big Brother &
"Alabama Wild Man," Jerry Reed, RCA. Holding Company, Columbia. BLFP:
BH: "Harper Valley P.T.A.," Jeannie C. "Drunk Again," Butterfield Blues Band,
Larry Scott Riley, Plantation. BLFH: "Back Up Elektra. BH: "In-a- Gadda -Da-Vida,"
Iron Butterfly, Atco. BLFH: "Hey
Music Director Girl," Barbara & Beverly, American Jude."
Artist.
BP: "She Still Comes Around, Jerry
Lee Lewis, Smash. BLFP: "Milwaukee,
Here I Come," George Jones and Brenda Las Cruces,
...and under $2 Carter, Musicor. BH: "Sweet Child of
Sunshine," Jerry Walace, Liberty.
BLFH: 'I Ain't the Worryin' Kind,"
Odessa, Tex. -KOYL
Raskelley
N. M.-
Billy Ed Wheeler, Kapp.
E. L. WGRD-FM
Station Manager
Mike Reynolds
BP: "Milwaukee Here I Come," George
Jones -Brenda Carter, Musicor. BLFP: Program/ Music
Charlotte, "Alabama Wild Man," Jerry Reed, RCA Director
Victor. BH: "Harper Valley P.T.A.,"
N. C. -WWOK Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation. BLFH: BP: Pink Floyd, Tower. BH: "Light
"Sounds of Good Bye," Tommy Cash, My Fire," Doors, Elektra.
Good News for Men 45 to 64 Cloyd Bookout
Music Director,
t'nited Artist,.

Personality
Worcester,
HEART RESEARCH BP: "Milwaukee, Here I Come," George
Jones and Brenda Carter, Musicor.
BLFP: "Harper Valley P.T.A.," Bobbie
Martin, United Artists. BH: "Punish
Me Tomorrow," Carl and Pearl Butler,
Peoria, III.
WXCL
- Mass. -WORC
Jeff Starr
Columbia. BLFH: "Harper Valley
IS PAYING OFF P.T.A.," Bobbie Martin, United Artists. Dale Eichor
Personality
BP: "Normally, Norma Loves Me," Red
BLFP:
Blues, Deram.
DJ

BP: "Black Cat," Brian Augus, Atco.

"Tuesday Afternoon," Moody
BH: "Telephone Blues,"
Sovine, Starday. BLFP: "Sing the Blues John Mayan, Immediate. BLFH: "Flood
There is good news for U.S. men in their most pro- Chester, Pa.- to Daddy," Ray Corbin, Monument. in Houston," Savoy Brown, London.

-
ductive years of life 45 to 64. The overall death WEEZ BH: "Harper Valley P.T.A.," Jeannie C.
Riley, Plantation. BLFH: "Baby Ain't
That Love," Jack Barlow, Dot
raie from cardiovascular diseases for this group is Lowell Howard
down 7 °/o since 1950 due primarily to Program Director,
Personality
EASY
a 52 °/o drop in the death rate from hyperten-
BP: "Cry, Cry, Cry," Connie Smith, Philadelphia,
sion and the heart disease it causes; RCA Victor. BLFP: "My Home Is the
Dust of the Road," Red Stewart, Bell. Pa. -WRCP
LISTENING
a 24 °/o drop in the death rate from stroke. BH: Mamma Tried ( "Ballad From Kill-
ers 3 "), Merle Haggard, Capitol. Don Paul
BLFH: "Harper Valley P.T.A.," Jean- Atlanta, Ga. -WSB -Radio
nie C. Riley, Plantation. Program/ Music
Director, Personality Chris Fortson
BP: "She Wears My Ring," Ray Price, Music Librarian
Columbia. BLFP: "Alabama Wild Man,"
Jerry Reed, RCA Victor. BH: "Harper BP: "My Special Angel," Vogues, Re-
Cincinnati, Valley P.T.A.," Jeannie C. Riley, Planta- prise. BLFP: "She Wears My Ring,"
00 tion. BLFH: "For the Good Times," Ray Price, Columbia. BH: "Hello,
o
o,o
Ohio -WZIP Bill Nash, Smash. Hello," Tiny Tim, Reprise. BLFH:
"Timothy," Skeeter Davis, RCA.
Allan M. Peck
O

OSO
SO
Music Director Phoenix, Ariz. -KRDS Dallas, Tex. -WFAA
BP: She Still Comes Around," Jerry
30 Lee Lewis, Smash. BLFP: "Help Me Johnny Nelson Charlie Vann
zo Love You," Peggy Little, Dot. BH: Program Director
"Harper Valley P.T.A.," Jeannie C. Program Director
.o
Riley, Plantation. BLFH: "Sounds of BP: "I Pretend," Mel Carter, Bell.
0 Goodbye," George Morgan, Starday. BP: "Look Into Our Teardrops,"
Chrispia St. Peter, Jamie. BLFP: "Warm BLFP: "A Reason to Believe," Damita
195C 'S2 '54 '56 '5B 1962 Sales are on the Riley "P.T.A." Re- Jo, Ranwood. BH: "Turn Around, Look
quests for Spears' "Harper Valley" far and Tender Love," Campbell Man, RCA. at Me," Vogues, Reprise. BLFH: "Cate-
outnumber Riley on the WZIP request BH: "There's No More Love," Carl gory Stomp," John Hartford, RCA Vic-
line. Regardless, we have two fine Smith, Columbia. BLFH: "I Like tor.
county music artists on their way. Trains." Bob Luman, Epic.
Denver, Colo. -KGMC
Sacramento, Calif. -KRAK
Only the heart attack death rate slows this trend; Flint, Mich. - Wayne Vann
WKMF Jay Hoff Program /Music Director
it is up 5 °/o for men in the best years of business life. Station Manager, Program /Music BP: "My Special Angel," Vogues, Re-
Your Heart Association is intensifying its pro- Jim Harper Director prise. BLFP: "Dance With Me Until
Program /Music Tomorrow," Vicky, Philips. BH: "My
gram of research, education and community service Director, Personality
BP: "All Over But the Crying," Hank Way of Life," Frank Sinatra, Reprise.
Williams Jr., MGM. BLFP: "Drinking BLFH: "Harper Valley PTA," Bobbi
in an all -out effort to gain greater control over heart BP: "Leaves are the Tears of Autumn,"
Champagne," Cal Smith, Kapp. BH: Martin, United Artists. An unknown,
"Big Girls Don't Cry," Lynn Anderson, Karen Karsh on Dunhill, is also get-
altack and all other forms of cardiovascular disease Bonnie Guitar, Dot. BLFP: "I Like
Trains," Bob Luman, Epic. BH: "I
Chart. BLFH: "Harper Valley P.T.A.," ting some reaction here . as is the

Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation. new Ronnie Dove "Tomboy." Our Al-

-the #1 U.S. killer. Your contribution is a good Just Came to Get My Baby," Faron
Young, Mercury. BLFH: "You May
bum Pick of the Week: "Turn Around,
Look at Me," Vogues. Great album!
investment in your heart and business. Be Too Much for Memphis, Baby," Le-
Roy Van Dyke, Kapp.
Waco, Tex.

0
...so more
GIVE will live -KAWA Mason City,
Lubbock, Tex. Mich. -WUNN
KDAV
Johnny Dallas
HEART FUND Program/ Music
Director
Tom Michaels
Ralph Paul Program Director
Operations BP: "She Wears My Ring," Ray Price,
Manager Columbia. BLFP: "Johnny One Time," BP: "Tomboy," Ronnie Dove, Diamond.
Willie Nelson. RCA. BH: "Mama BLFP: "L.A. Breakdown," Larry
BP: "What I'd Give to Be the Wind," Tried," Merle Haggard, Capitol. BLFH: Marks, A &M. BH: "Fool on the Hill,"
"In Love," Wynn Stewart, Capitol. Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, A &M.
Roger Miller, Smash / "Jack and Jill,"
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
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 Radio -TV programming
Miami Beach, Fla. -WMBM Phil Lando, Cumberland, Md.,
WCUM, "Losing You," Gary
Miami, Fla. - Sonny Gee Puckett & Union Gap, Columbia,
WIOD
Yolanda
Program /Music Director, Personality
BP: "Everyday I Have to Cry," Lata-
and "Ice in the Sun," Status Quo,
Cadet Concept. Johnnie
Charles, Bluefield, W. Va., WKOY,
RADIO -TV JOB MART
more Brown, Sound Stage. BLFP: "Oh," "Nitty Gritty," Ricardo Ray, Al-
Parapar Jay Lewis, Venture. BH: "I Ain't Got
legre, and "People," Tymes, Co-
to Love Nobody Else," Mary Martin,
Music Director Bell. BLFH: "Please Open the Door," lumbia. RADIO-TV JOB MART Stop looking and hire experienced
Ken Charles, Bontanic. This column is published for people P. D. with the way for today. Mar-
BP: "What I'd Give," Roger Miller, COUNTRY MUSIC: Lyle Reed, seeking positions as well as station ried solid 7 years. Pro. Now em-
Smash. BLFP: "Catch the Wind," Lana Fort Lauderdale, WIXX, "Cry, managers seeking personnel. Rate is ployed. I can afford to wait but can
$5.00 per one half inch (app. 40 you. AM take charge P. D., have
Cantrell, RCA. BH: "Help Yourself," Cry, Cry," Connie Smith, RCA, and words). A box number will be used pulled top ratings in Northeast.
Tom Jones, Parrot. BLFH: "Music "Merry Go Round," Gary Stewart, to protect the identity of the adver- Write Box 067, Billboard, 165 West
Played," Matt Monro. Capitol. Best Cut tiser. Send copy along with payment 46th St., New York, N. Y. 10036.
on "Prevailing Hits" new Paul Mauriat Memphis, Kapp.. . Tommy Stone, Perrys- to:
LP is "What a Guy." burg, Ohio, WMGS, "Applesauce," RADIO -TV JOB MART
Tenn. -WDIA Billboard
Lynn Jones, Capitol. . Dave 165 W. 46th St. I'm not the best that's why I try
New York, N. Y. 10036 harder than the rest! 26, now em-
Elliott, Homestead, Fla., WIII, ployed P. D. (Rock) DJ production
Bill Thomas "Tolivar," Roger Miller, Smash, and news experience. Vet, married,
Program Director and "Man Child," Jimmy Nall, 3rd endorsed prefer Oklahoma, Kan-
Norwich. sas, Texas. Looking for a permanent
BP: "I Say a Little Prayer," Aretha
Monument. . Ray Martin, POSITIONS OPEN home. Write Box 068, Billboard, 165
Conn. -WICH Kansas City, Mo., KWKI, "Today West 96th St., New York, N. Y.
Franklin. BLFP and BH: "I'm a Love 10036.
Maker," Popular Five. BLFH: "If I I Started Loving You Again," Joe
Bob Craig Didn't Love You," Profiles. Watch this Berry, Nugget, and "Sounds of 5000-watt, 24-hour modern music sta-
one: "46 Drums & I Guitar," Carl Carl- tion in the heart of New England
Program Director ton, Backbeat. Goodbye," George Morgan, Star - needs pro. Must be good and willing
BP: "Over You," Gary Puckett &
day.... John Trimble, Evansville, to work. Write Box 020, Billboard,
165 W. 46th St., New York, N. Y. STATION MANAGERS
Union Gap, Columbia. BLFP: "Those Ind., WVHI, "Man Child," 10036.
Were the Days," Mark Hopkin, Apple. Jimmy Nall, Monument, and "Ala- ARE YOU LOOKING
BLFH: "When I Was a Cowboy,"
Harpers Bizarre, from LP's "Secret Life
OTHER PICKS bama Wild Man," Jerry Reed,
FOR PERSONNEL ? ? ??
RCA Victor. . Don Karnes,
of H. B.," Warner Bros. H O T 100: Mike Reynolds, Garden City, N. Y., WTHE, "Take POSITIONS WANTED
Las Cruces, N. M., K G R T , Two," Victor Lundburg, Buddah, ANNOUNCERS
"Indian Reservation," Don Fardon, and "Jack and Jill, Jim Ed Brown, am 21 years old, attend Fordham
GNP Crescendo, and "In- A- Gadda- RCA. . Lou Dark, York, Pa.,
I
University and will graduate from ARE YOU LOOKING
the School of Business (nights) in
Washington, Da- Vida," Iron Butterfly, Atco. WNOW, "Jack & Jill," Jim Ed June, 1969. I am looking for a posi- FOR A BETTER
Dave Allen, Ashtabula, Ohio, Brown, RCA Victor, and "I Hope tion involving radio programming. 1
D. C. -WWDC WREO, "Over You," Union Gap, have an extremely proficient knowl- FUTURE ? ??
I Like Mexico Blues," Dallas edge of the rock market, and have
Columbia, and "Fire," from "Crazy Fraizer, Capitol. many creative ideas to offer to any
Bob Raleigh World of Arthur Brown," Atlantic. employer. I also possess an E S P For as little as $5 (1 "2" ad)
EASY LISTENING: Jay Mitch- like ability to pick hit records and
Air Personality Dave Sturm, Tallulah, La., ell, Pittsburgh, Pa., WJPA, "Over believe that I would be an asset to you can reach the people
any station. Write Box 065, Bill-
BP: "Over You," Union Gap, Columbia. KTLD, "Angela, Marie," Coach- You," Gary Puckett & Union Gap, board. 165 W. 96th St., New York, who are looking for you.
BLFP: "Those Were Good Days," man, Roulette, and "Lovin' Is Columbia, and "L. A. Breakdown," New York.
Mark Hopkins, Apple. BH: "Harper Livin'," Five Americans, Abnak.... Larry Marks, A&M. . Tom USE
Valley PTA," Jeannie C. Riley, Planta- Michael Scott, Hobbs, N. M.,
tion. BLFH: "Then You Can Tell Me." Blanks, Monroe, Mich., WVMO, BILLBOARD'S
Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor. KWEW, "Beatles Single," Apple, "Magnificent Seven," Henry Man- One Jock in 115- station market with
and "Piece of My Heart," cini, RCA Victor, and "My Way strong radio background desires op- RADIO -TV JOB MART
portunity with professional top 40
Big Brother, Warner Bros. of Life," Frank Sinatra, Reprise. station in the top 50 markets. Tape
. ..
and resume immediately on request. (Use the handy coupon on
FCC First. Write Box 066, Bnlboard, this page)
165 West 46th St., New York, N. Y.
Williamsburg, 10036.

Vox Jox
Va. -WBCI
Pat Collins
Music Director
BP: "5 Card Stud," Dean Martin, Re-
prise. BLFP: "Timothy," Skeeter Davis, By CLAUDE HALL
RCA. BH: "Harper Valley PTA," Jean- Radio -TV Editor
nie C. Riley, Plantation. BLFH: "To-
gether," Sandie Shaw, RCA.
Harry Harrison, WMCA deejay ence the programming of those
mentioned later in this column, is two stations before FCC approval.
going to WABC, it was learned at * * *
press time. He'll replace Herb
Oscar Anderson, who's going into
Donald A. Gunn is the new
president and general manager of
RADIO-TV JOB MART
RHYTHM AND ranching full time. Both are New WRIZ, Coral Gables, Fla.; he'd
York stations. To replace Gary been general manager of the
BLUES Stevens, incidentally, in the eve-
ning slot on WMCA, program di-
rector Terrell Metheny Jr. is bring-
Miami Beach Daily Sun.
Three of the top men in radio
Norman Wain, Robert Weiss,
- An ad service for radio & TV personnel.
Reach the man who is looking for you.
ing in Lee Gray from WKLO in and Joseph Zinglae-have just
Louisville. bought WMCK in McKeesport Maximum exposure- minimum cost.
Beaumont, Tex. -KJET * * * (Pittsburgh), Pa., and other ac- To make next week's issue,
Joining the country music sta- quisitions are also under consid-
William (Boy) Brown tion of KDAV in Lubbock, Tex., eration. . . . Terry O'Connor, mail your ad TODAY!
Program Director is Rick Smkth; he'd been with seven -year veteran of New Eng- (All information confidential.
WHO() in Orlando, Fla. . . land radio, has been promoted to
BP: "Sufferin' City," Johnny Copeland,
Atlantic. BLFP: "Please Wait," Masters Bruce Bagg, program director of program director at WNEB, Wor- Box numbers will be used.)
of Soul, Capitol. BH: "Black and WTAX in Springfield, Ill., in now cester, Mass.; he'll continue his
Proud," James Brown, King. BLFH: also handling the music for the afternoon air show. . WGPR
"Broke Down," Short Kuts, Pepper. has a new address: 2101 Gratiot,
station as Bob Foster has de-
parted to work on a West Coast Detroit, Mich. 48207. .Mike
station. The station could use Phillips is vacating KFRC in San
some country music records. Francisco to become program di-
Columbus, Ga. Bill Campbell joins WSBA, York,
.

rector of KJR in Seattle.

-WOKS Pa., on Sept. 16 for a 10 p.m.-
1 a.m. show. Run the copy shown below (or enclosed separately) in the
Ernestine * * * Sophisticated Rock Radio -TV Job Mart.
Mathis William Shirk Poorman has
Music Director, DJ been upped to station manager of Continued from page 18
WERK in Muncie, Ind., and
BP: "Where Do I Go," Carla Thomas, weekend personality Steve (Mi- bring a "very new sound" to the
Stax. BLFP: "You Got It," Etta James, field of advertising, to "bend,
Chess. BH: "Say It Loud," James chaels) Mong is now on the staff.
Brown, King. BLFH: "I Ain't Got to R. Esq. Holmes, president but not break the musical
Love," Masqueraders, Bell. Monster is of the West Coast Jazz Society, rules." For example, on a Hamil-
such an over -worked word that I some-
times hedge in using it. . But there has been promoted to program ton watch commercial for TV,
is nothing to describe the new Marvin director of XEXX, San Diego he took the sound of watches
Gaye "Chained" ( Tamla), except Mon- (one of those stations with trans-
ster . . . or maybe "smash "! and combined them with the
mitter south of the border). .
created watch - type music
Bill Scott, who worked under the
name Bill Lehmann at WACK, sounds. Over this, he put a full
Denver, Colo. -WDKO orchestration interpolated with
Newark, N. Y., is now in the
Bob Allen 10 a.m. -2 p.m. slot at WHHY, electronic sounds to give the
Music Director, Air Personality
BP: "Chained," Marvin Gaye. BLFP:
Montgomery, Ala. The line -up
'there now includes Don McGreg-
or, Scott, program director Greg
mental image of a watch.
"Hopefully, when people hear
this sound, they'll automatically
/ Check the number of insertions you wish:
"Western Union Man," Jerry Butler. Warren, Kris McGwinn, and Larry think of the Hamilton watch."
BH: "Black and Proud," James Brown. Glenn. Two Issues -Three Issues
BLFH: "Don't Change Your Love," 5 Being so involved in record One Issue __ _

Stair Steps. sessions as a sideman and ar-

Stan Richards, one of the vet- COST: $5.00 per 1/2 inch per insertion (approximately 40 words)
erans of this business, is looking ranger, Frangipane is able to
for a good program director job. use the newest sounds and mu- Amount enclosed: $___ -_ (Payment must accompany order)
Galveston, Try him at 713 -781 -3891 and, if sic happenings in his commer-
Tex. -KGBC that doesen't reach him, at 901- cials. Classical and symphonic Radio -TV lob Mart, Billboard, 165 West 46th Street, New York, N. Y. 10036
526 -2366. . . . Old buddy Ken music is being used by rock
Steve -O- Draper points out that FCC ap- groups-"the thing is the groups NAME

Donohoe proval of Atlantic States' owner- trying to expand the mind of the
ship of WERE, Cleveland, and listener without the use of ADDRESS
Music Director KFAC, Los Angeles, is pending
and that neither Atlantic States drugs." Frangipane is using
BP: "Funky Judge," Bull & Matadors, CITY
Toddle Town. BLFP: "Kidnapper," Burt Industries nor Programming db these same mind - expanding
Miller & Swing Kings, LA Louisian. (the Draper-Chuck Blore firm) musical effects in his commer- STATE & ZIP CODE
BH: "Say It Loud," James Brown, want to do or say anything that cials. To go for the sublimai
King. BLFH: "Country Food," Plastic
Blues Band, Busy Bee. would imply an attempt to influ- approach.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
 Rhythm & Blues
Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 9/21/68
BEST SELLING
SOUL SAUCE
Rhythm &Blues BEST NEW RECORD

Singles
* STAR Performer -LP's registering greatest proportion ate upward progress this week.
OF THE WEEK:

"I'M GLAD
This Last Weeks on This Last Weeks on
Week Week Title, Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart Week Week Title, Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart
YOU'RE BACK"
Billboar YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY 8 37 THERE WAS A TIME 2
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Tamla 54169 Gene Chandler, Brunswick 55383
Award (Jobete, BMI) (Golo /Lois, BMI) GARY (U.S.) BONDS
tr 7
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
Aretha Franklin, Atlantic 2456 (Cotillion, BMI)
5 27 28 FLY ME TO THE MOON
Bobby Womack, Minit 32048 (Almanac, ASCAP)
5
(Botanic)
Û 5 SLIP AWAY s

Clarence Carter, Atlantic 2508 (Fame, BMI)

12 Q 32 LITTLE GREEN APPLES
0. C. Smith, Columbia 44616
2

4 4 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME . 6 (Russell-Cason, ASCAP) By ED OCHS

Temptations, Gordy 7074 (Jobete, BMI)
47 BREAK YOUR PROMISE 3
SOUL SLICES: A special request for Fantastic Johnny C to
5 6 I CAN'T STOP DANCING 8 t:1 Delfonics, Philly Groove 152
Archie Bell & the Drells, Atlantic 2534 (Nickel Shoe /Bellboy, BMI) perform in England at the Martin Luther King Fund show in
(Downstairs /Double Diamond, BMI) April 1969 has been made by John Abbey of Blues & Soul
30 30 LISTEN HERE 12
10 GIRL WATCHER 7 Eddie Harris, Atlantic 2487 (Hargrove, BMI) magazine. The Royal Family will attend the benefit. . . In two .

O'Kaysions, ABC 11094 (North State, ASCAP) weeks, blues magician Chuck Berry closes down his 100 -acre out-
.

7 3 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN 12

31 31 HELP YOURSELF (To All of My Lovin')
James & Bobby Purify, Bell 735 (Helios, BMI)
4 door amusement park in Wentzville, Mo., for the season, but when
Barbara Acklin, Brunswick 55379 the cold sets in Berry will be off for a hot winter's tour of Japan in
ß 17
(Jalynne/BRC, BMI)
HIP CITY -PART 2
Jr. Walker & the All Stars, Soul 35048
4
32 36 (You) GOT WHAT I NEED
Freddie Scott, Shout 233 (Double Diamond/
Downstairs, BMI)
4 December. . . Gary (U.S.) Bonds, of "Quarter to Three" fame,
.

taped the Jerry Blavat show, Friday (13), in Philly and will appear
on the Peter Martin show and Channel 13's new "Soul!" show for
(Jobete, BMI)
11 SPECIAL OCCASION 4
33 23 THE MULE 6 October. Now on the Botanic label after nine years on LeGrand,
James Boys, Phil -L.A. of Soul 316
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, (Dandelion /James Boy, BMI)
Gary plans to move from Norfolk on the strength of his "I'm Glad
Tamla 54172 (Jobete, BMI) You're Back" single, penned by him under his real name, Gary
10 2 YOU MET YOUR MATCH 8
34 14 I LOVED AND I LOST
Impressions, ABC 11103 (Chi-Sound, BMI)
9 Anderson.... Mercury is ready to bow a new r &b label.... Lee
Stevie Wonder, Tamla 54168 (Jobete, BMI) Enterprises, Atlantic's Caribbean licensee headed by Byron Lee, will
11 8 STAY IN MY CORNER 14 35 38 1 LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU 2 present a soul show in Kingston, Jamaica, starring Johnny Nash, King
Dells, Cadet 5612 (Conrad, BMI) Jimmy Hughes, Volt 4002 (Ro -Gor, BMI) Curtis & the Kingpins, and the Sweet Inspirations.... King Curtis
12 9 I'VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love 41 PRIVATE NUMBER 3 and his group, received $10,000 and 15 round -trip tickets for his
Me Like You Do) 11 Judy Clay & William Bell, Stax 0005 (East, BMI) Lisbon date a few weeks back. . . Buddah Records, the "bubble
.
Eddie Floyd, Stax 0002 (East, BMI)
43 OH LORD, WHY LORD
gum" music machine currently hot r &b-wise with the Impressions
13 13 KEEP THE ONE YOU GOT ..... 5 Los Pop Tops, Calla 154 (JAME, BMI)
2
and Cubie & the Five Stairsteps, will distribute Hugh Masekela's
34
Joe Tex, Dial 4083 (Tree, BMI)

SAY IT LOUD -I'M BLACK AND I'M - LIGHT MY FIRE

Jose Feliciano, RCA Victor 47-9550
1
new label, Chisa. . . . Georgia's State Rep. Julian Bond will be
interviewed on the premiere of Channel 13's "Soul!" show, Friday
PROUD 2 (Nipper, ASCAP) (13), along with Patti LeBelle & the Bluebells and the Vibrations.
James Brown & His Famous Flames, King 6187
(Golo, BMI) Barbara Acklin missed the taping when she missed the plane
44 I AIN'T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE 3
15 16 GIRLS CANT DO WHAT THE GUYS DO Masqueraders, Bell 733 (Press, BMI) out of Pittsburgh. The show will be aired Saturday (26). .
. .
8
Betty Wright, Alston 4001 (Sherlyn, BMI)
40 40 BROWN EYED WOMAN 3
A top soul reporter in New York (you know who you are!) will soon
20 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE 7 Bill Medley, MGM 13959 announce he's leaving his lofty post. . . James Brown appeared
.

Rascals, Atlantic 2537 (Slacsar, ASCAP) (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) on the "Tonight Show" on NBC -TV, Wednesday (11) touching a
27 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER 4 48 UNCHAINED MELODY 2 few sore spots. The soul king has taped a "Match Game" date for
Aretha Franklin, Atlantic 2456 Sweet Inspirations, Atlantic 2551 the same network and a pilot for an upcoming network series. Brown
(Frank, ASCAP)
(Jac/Blue Seas, ASCAP) takes to the road again Friday (20) with three successive one -
24 DONT CHANGE YOUR LOVE 4 42 42 I WON'T DO ANYTHING 4 nighters in Evansville, Ind., Milwaukee and Lansing, Mich. On
Lezii Valentine, All
Platinum 2305
Five Stairsteps
(Camad, BMI)
& Cubie, Curtom 1931
(Gambi, BMI) Sunday (22) Brown plays a giant concert in the Cotton Bowl in
Dallas. In town this week: Jesse James, manager of Johnny
.

19 19 CAN'T YOU FIND ANOTHER WAY 43 45 I AM YOUR MAN

Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, Gordy 7073
3
C and Cliff Nobles-and now the Brothers of Love on Mercury.
(Of Doing It) 6 (Jobete, BMI) Jesse is the gent who saddled up "The Horse" hit with his group,
Sam & Dave, Atlantic 2540 (East /Pronto, BMI)
44 46 WORKIN' ON A GROOVY THING 11 though Cliff Nobles & Co. got the tag. . . Jerry Butler will
.
20 18 (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME
Intruders, Gamble 217 (Razor. Sharp, BMI)
10 Patti Drew, Capitol 2197 appear on the new syndicated Donald O'Conner show (Channel 5
21 12 SOUL LIMBO
Booker T & the MG's, Stax 0001 (East, BMI)
11 - (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI)

FOOL FOR YOU 1

here) and Dick Clark's "Happening '68" late this month.
Mercury's new disk series, "Golden Groups" and "Original Gold
.

35 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN

Gladys Knight & the Pips, Soul 35047
(Jobete, BMI)
2 - Impressions, Curtom 1932 (Caread, BMI)
HEY WESTERN UNION MAN
Jerry Butler, Mercury 72850
1
Soul," was pieced together by rock scholar John Sippel and Shelly
Tirk.
29....
. . Inez & Charlie Foxx play the Virgin Islands Nov. 28-
.

Intruders set for the Apollo, Oct. 11 -17.

(Parabut /Double Diamond /Downstairs, BMI)
23 25 FUNKY JUDGE 4 47 49 MESSAGE FFROM MARIA 2
* * *
Bull & the Matadors, Toddlin' Town 108 Joe Simon, Sound Stage 7 2617
(Downstream /Napac /Flomar, BMI) SOUL & CRUMPETS: Sue Lukey, president of Sue Records
-
(Cape Ann, BMI)
24 26 ICANT DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU'RE Appreciation Society, reports that U. S. soul stars now touring Eng-
COURT OF LOVE 1
land include Ben E. King ( "They love him all over Britain "), with
PLAYIN'
-
5 Unifies, Kapp 935 (Andjun, BMI)
Mactha Reeves & the Vandellas, Gordy 7075 Ray Charles, Billy Preston, James & Bobby Purify, Lee Dorsey,
(Jobete, BMI) WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME?
Dionne Warwick, Scepter 12226
. 1
Inez & Charlie Foxx, Dee Dee Warwick, the Shirelles and possibly
25 15 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING 10 another Stax tour due soon. Ray Charles will be in England for
Jackie Wilson, Brunswick 55381 50 50 TALKIN' ABOUT SOUL
(T.M. /McCoy, BMI) Marvin L. Sims, Revue 11024 (Anchor, BMI)
3 two concerts only, and tickets, says Sue, are "like gold dust."
Chris Shakespeare's Globe Show, the group backing Ben E. King,
is just about the best in Britain, according to Sue. In addition to
writing a newsletter and magazine, Sue is also a deejay in London.
Big Promotion & Sue Records will soon be incorporated into John Abbey's Action
Buck-Al in Merger label and will feature releases by Wilmer & the Dukes, Carl Carl-
ton, Ernie K-Doe, Minnie Eeprson and Buddy Ace. . . Roger St.
.

PITTSBURGH- Buck -Al At- Pierre, promotion manager for Beacon Records in London, writes
tractions will merge with Big that all signs are pointing to "more earthy forms of r &b." The
Promotions of New York, Tues- time seems right, says St. Pierre, for such artists as John Lee Hooker,
day (17) under the Big Promo- Jimmy Reed and Albert King as British rhythm and blues turns to-
tions banner to form a new in- ward the true blue soul sound. Beacon is excited about Ram John
dependent promotion firm, Holder from British Guiana, a Greenwich Village refugee aiming for
headed by Herforth (Tiny) Blue the soul market with "Yes I Do." ... About the Dells' "Stay in My
and Alan M. Leeds. Corner" hit, Dave McAleer writes from London that the song was
Blue, former promotion man released as a single on Vee Jay some years back. McAleer adds that
and road manager for such acts reissues of U. S. soul records have been moneymakers in England,
as B. B. King and Walter Jack- including Doris Troy's "I'll Do Anything" on Calla. Did you know
son, and Leeds, ex- deejay and Otis Redding was half of the duo, the Shooters, who recorded on
promoter, are currently plug- the Trans World label in 1960? McAleer, a real soul scholar, is
ging disks by the Constellations, trying to track down the identity of the other member. Do You
Earls, and Johnny Gilliam, know? . Luc Tabara of Super -Soul magazine in France, writes

whose personal management to salute "those obscure taskmen" who are highly responsible for
BENNY GORDON, sitting second from right, joins the Soul Brothers, will be transferred from Buck - the success of the major soul labels and groups. Tabare cites Stevie
who split the disk chores with Gordon on his latest Wand release, Al to Big Promotions. Wonder's virtuoso harmonica solo on his instrumental "Alfie," and
"Gonna Give Her All the Love I Got," on a recent stop at Billboard. Blue will head road promo- tips his topper to Gene Kee, former arranger for the Platters, now
The Soul Brothers have a chart climber of their own, "Horsing Around," musical director of Stevie's touring orchestra. Honorable soul men-
on the Scepter-distributed Newmiss label. Chris Jones, Scepter's East tion, while Leeds headquarters
Coast promotion chief, standing, second from left, takes charge of the at Big's Pittsburgh office, 5416 tion also go to the band's 14 musicians, including Jimmy Wilkins on
group on their New York stopover. Darlington Road. (Continued on page 26)
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Rhythm,s Blues Continued from page 24
trombone and Bill Benjamin on drums, who Tabare calls "the
real innovator of the Detroit style of beat." Are you reading, Bill?
Thanks to all of my international soul reporters, who would flatter
the soul scene in the Louisiana or London anywhere in the -or
world.
* * *
* STAR Performer -LP's registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week.
This Last Weeks on This Last Weeks on FILETS OF SOUL: Bill Bunky Sheppard has joined Scepter
Week Week Title, Artist, Label, No. 8 Pub. Chart Week Week Title, Artist, Label, No. & Pub. Chart as r &b promotion head, bringing to the Scepter -Wand label all
2 ARETHA NOW 11 26 23 BEST OF NANCY WILSON .. 4 of the artists on Sheppard's discontinued Bunky label-notably the
Aretha Franklin, Atlantic (No Mono); Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2947 (5) Esquires.... SOUL SAUCE's prediction of Holland-Dozier-Holland
SD 8186 (S) grumblings and rumblings in Motown country came true last week
34 BEST OF THE IMPRESSIONS 2
1 TEMPTATIONS WISH IT WOULD RAIN ..18 ABC ABCS 654 (S)
when the ace writing team caught a $4 million damage suit from
Gordy (No Mono); 7072 (S) Motown and its publishing affiliate, Jobete Music. The suit cites
28 26 JAMES BROWN PLAYS NOTHING BUT SOUL 6 a failure by the team to deliver any work since the end of 1967.
(Q THE IMMORTAL OTIS REDDING King (No Mono); 1034 (S)
5
Atco (No Mono); SD 33-252 (S)
11
But that's not all. News should break soon on a dispute-and
29 28 PLUG ME IN 8 possible break -between Motown and one of its top female stars.
4 3 FELICIANO
Jose Feliciano,
LSP 3957 (5)
RCA Victor LPM 3957 (M);
10 Eddie Harris, Atlantic (No Mono); SD 1506 (S)

2
So stand by. ...
Dennis Fordham of New Jersey writes: "I'd like
to see the term `rhythm and blues' changed to `soul,' which would
30 31 FOR LOVE OF IVY
Soundtrack, ABC ABCS OC 7 (5) put it in proper perspective." Fordham says that since rock 'n'
5 4 THE PROMISE OF THE FUTURE 16
Hugh Masekela, Uni (No Mono); 73028 (5) 31 32 VALLEY OF THE DOLLS 29 roll has given way to pop, and country and western to country, r &b
Dionne Warwick, Scepter (No Mono); should be switched to soul.... Hob Records will celebrate its fifth
6 9 EASY 17 SPS 568 (S) anniversary Oct. 8 with a swank dinner -dance at New York's
Nancy Wilson, Capitol (No Mono); ST 2909 (5)
32 33 A TRIBUTE TO COURAGE .... 2 Park Sheraton Hotel.... R &b signed to Dot: the Louis Brothers.
7 8 HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED 12 Rufus Harley, Atlantic SC 1504 (S) Who's tooting the hit horn for what: Effie Smith for Freddie

4 18
o. C. Smith, Columbia (No Mono);

JAMES BROWN LIVE AT THE APOLLO,

VOL 2
CS 9680 (S)

3
33 40 PORTRAIT OF RAY
Ray Charles, ABC (No Mono); ABCS

SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES

625 (S)
23
Scott's "You Got What I Need" on Shout. Roy Battocchio for Ann
Duquesney's opener, "I Surrender," and an r&b- flavored Nancy
Wilson, "Peace of Mind"-both on Capitol. Mitch Manning for the
King (No Mono); 1022 (S) 34 39 Diplomats "I Can Give You Love" on Dynamo, produced by
GREATEST HITS, VOL 2 31
9 6 THERE IS 19 Tamla T 280 (M); TS 280 (S) Charlie Foxx. Charlie Fach for the Brothers of Love "Yes I Am"
Dells, Cadet (No Mono); LP 804 (S) on Mercury, produced by Jesse James, famous for the Philly "Horse"
35 36 TO RUSSELL, MY BROTHER, WHOM I hit. Chris Jones for Benny Gordon's "Gonna Give Her All the Love
10 11 TIME PEACE GREATEST HITS 11 SLEPT WITH 24
Rascals, Atlantic (No Mono); SD 8190 (5) Bill Cosby, Warner Bros. -Seven Arts (No Mono); I Got" on Wand. . Who's due: New tunes in the wings by
. .

WS 1734 (S) Alvin Cash, "Keep On Dancing" on Toddlin' Town, Vibrations,

11 10 LADY SOUL 31
Aretha Franklin, Atlantic 8176 (M); 36 29 HISTORY OF OTIS REDDING .. 38
"Overdosed" on Okeh, Archie Bell & the Drells, "Do the Choo
SD 8176 (5) Volt 418 (M); S 418 (5) Choo" on Atlantic, Dee Dee Sharp, "What Kind of Woman" on
Atco. . Though Cubie & the Five Stairsteps' new one makin'
12 12 DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND 20 37 37 LOOK AROUND 17
Wes Montgomery, A &M (No Mono); LP 3006 (5) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, A &M (No Mono);
fire is "Don't Change Your Love," a birdie tells us their follow -up
SP 4137 (S) will be "Your Love Has Changed. ". The Soul Stirrers and . .
13 16 ARE YOU EXPERIENCED
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Reprise R 6261 (M);
48
38 42 TEMPTATIONS GREATEST HITS 93
Violinaires were recently recorded live for Checker at a public con-
RS 6261 (S) Gordy 919 (M); S 919 (S) cert held in DuSable High School on Chicago's South Side. . .

George Hudson brings his Gospel U.S.A. show into the Apollo for
14 14 MAIDEN VOYAGE 8 39 45 DOIN' OUR THING 25
Ramsey Lewis, Cadet (No Mono); LPS 811 (S) Booker T & the MG's, Stan (No Mono); 724 (S)
one week beginning Friday (13) starring the Clouds of Joy, James
Cleveland, the Gospelaires, the South West Choir and Clara Walker
15 15 STONED SOUL PICNIC 5 40 30 LIGHTHOUSE '68 8 & the Gospel Redeemers. . . . Remember to keep in touch with
5th Dimension, Soul City (No Mono); Jazz Crusaders, Pacific Jazz (No Mono);
SCS 92002 (S) ST 20131 (S)
SOUL SAUCE, your eye and ear of the soul world.
16 7 ELECTRIFYING EDDIE HARRIS
Atlantic 1495 (M); SD 1495 (5)
28
dir - YOU'RE ALL I NEED
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Tamla TS 284 (5)
1
* * *

17 19 A DAY IN THE LIFE

Wes Montgomery, A &M (No Mono);
48 42 44 DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN HITS
PART 1
- 45
MAKIN' SMOKE: Wilson Pickett, "I Found a True Love"
(Atlantic).
(Atco). . .
Otis Redding, "I've Got Dreams to Remember"
.

Ray Charles, "Sweet Young Thing Like You" (ABC).

.
SP 3001 (S) Scepter SRM 565 (M); SPS 565 (5)
. Robert John, "Don't Leave Me" (Columbia).... Carla Thomas,
18 13 COWBOYS TO GIRLS
Intruders, Gamble (No Mono);
11 43 48 TIGHTEN UP 18 "Where Do I Go ?" (Stax).... Bagdads, "Bring Back Those Doo-
5004 (S) Archie Bell & the Drells, Atlantic (No Mono); . King Curtis & the Kingpins, "Harper
SG
SC 8181 (S)
Wopps" (Double Shot). . .

19 21 IN A MELLOW MOOD 40 Valley P.T.A." (Atco). Lattimore Brown, "Everyday I Have

. . .
Temptations, Gordy 924 (M); S 924 (S) 44 41 UP POPS RAMSEY LEWIS 16 to Cry Some" (SS7). Classics IV, "Stormy" (Imperial).
. . . .
Cadet LP 799 (M); LPS 799 (S)
20 20 DOCK OF THE BAY 27 Mad Lads, "So Nice" (Volt) Jimmy Hughes, "I Like Every-
.

Otis Redding, Volt 419 (M); S 419 (S) 45 35 BEST OF LOU RAWLS 6 thing About You" (Volt). . Unifics, "Court of Love" (Kapp).
. .

Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2948 (S)

2 24 FEELIN' BLUESY 18

,.
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Soul (No Mono); 46 38 LOOK OF LOVE 4
S 707 (S) Stanley Turrentine, Blue Note (No Mono);
BST 84286 (S)
22 22 TIME HAS COME
Chambers Brothers, Columbia CL 2722 (M);
4
_ BOBBY TAYLOR & THE VANCOUVERS
Gordy GS 930 (S)
1

LOIN,
CS 9522 (S)

23 17 THE MIDNIGHT MOVER 10 48 46 SOUL COUNTRY 4

Wilson Pickett, Atlantic (No Mono); Joe Tex,.Atlantic (No Mono); SD 8187 (S)
SD 8183 (S)

24 25 WHEELS OF FIRE
Cream, Atco (No Mono); SD 33 -244 (S)
6
49 49 REFLECTIONS
Diana Ross & the Supremes, Motown (No
Mono); 665 (S)
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Jerry Butler, Mercury (No Mono); SR 61171 (5)
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NEW YORK An album
that inspired a Broadway -bound
suing a three -LP set of Wag -
ner's "Das Rheingold."
Martin Starkie. The material, an
adaptation of Chaucer's "Canter- Classical, Youth Aimed
London production is being is- The Broadway-bound set is bury Tales," was composed and
sued by Deutsche Grammophon "Canterbury Pilgrims" with the arranged by John Hawkins and NEW YORK-Merchandising is the name of the game and
this month. The label also is is- Gabrielli Brass and narrator Richard Hill. London's show ABC's Westminster Records has picked the technique of camou-
based on this album is due to be flage to sell the youth market on the idea that Tchaikovsky, Dvorak,
presented on Broadway next Mozart, Grieg and Rimsky-Korsakov are on the rebound after an
year by Frank Productions. absence of several hundred years from the Hot 100. Pop cover art by
"Das Rheingold" with Herbert Byron Goto and Henry Epstein-and the recent neo- classical move-
von Karajan and the Berlin Phil- ment in pop circles -are mainly responsible for ABC's restoration
harmonic continues DGG's program.
"Ring des Niebelungen" cycle, Fronting for the classical longhairs and their serious interpret-
following up the previous re- ers-Hermann Scherchen and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra
lease of "Die Walkuese." The (Tchaikovsky and Rimsky -Korsakov), Arthur Rodzinski and the Lon-
new set features Dietrich don Philharmonic (Dvorak), Erich Leinsdorf and the London Phil-
Fischer -Dieskau as Wotan, Jo- harmonic (Mozart), and Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony
AARON COPLAND, left, and Dr. Peter Menin, right, composers, attend sephine Veasey as Fricka, Oralia with pianist Reid Bibley (Grieg) -are hip covers keyed to the slogan:
a luncheon at New York's Hotel Plaza Monday (9), which opened the Do ..inquez as Erda, Gerhard "Join the Now Generation! Be with it-with these pops of the classics
Sixth Annual Music Congress. Also attending were Stanley Adams,
second from left, president of ASCAP; Dr. Luther Evans, center, chair-
Stolze as Loge, Zoltan Kelemen
as Alberich, Erwin Wohlfahrt as
-in stereo!"
'I Dig Tchaikovsky'
man of the International Music Council, and Dr. Narayama Menon of Mime, Martti Talvela as Fassolt,
India, president of the International Music Council. Menin also is Karl Ridderbusch as Fafner, Si- The cover art, including a couple of photos from someone
president of the Juilliard School of Music. mone Mengelsdorff as Freia, named Champion Papers, are based on easily identifiable hippie
Robert Kerns as Donner, Don- themes. "I Dig Tchaikovsky" shows a drawing of a bearded motor-
ald Grobe as Froh, and Helen cyclist performing a wheelie as an American flag flames from his
Donath, Edda Moser and Anna back. The album contents are striped in the flag. "I Really Dig

Classical Notes Reynolds at the Rhine Maidens. Dvorak" has a photo of a bare -chested mod muscleman tattooed
Karajan is conducting a new with the composer's name, while "I Dig Grieg" sports a head -on
production of the opera, which photo of a howling hippie. "I Dig Mozart" boasts a circus fat lady
is premiering at the Metropolitan wielding an "I Hate War" sign and wearing a Mozart button.
Pianists Vladimir Ashkenazy luncheon. Luncheon tickets are Opera Nov. 22, a Metropolitan New Generation Series
and Gary Graffman, violinist $8.50 each. . Robert A. Opera Guild benefit. The pro-
Sidney Harth, composer Roy Har- Uihlein Jr., president and chair- This "new" old grouping, the New Generation Series, offered
ris, and Andre Previn, conductor man of the board of the Joseph duction will feature many of the on the low -price Music Guild line for $2.39 a disk, is a dandy device
in chief of the Houston Sym- Schlitz Brewing Co., and Corne- singers who appear on the new to spark more mileage out of these timeless warhorses -and drive
phony and principal conductor of lius V. Whitney, president and release. the old classical nags once more around the track. As a tonic, it is
the London Symphony, will be the director of Whitney Industries, DGG also is issuing the first a bit of merchandising as nifty as a heart transplant, putting new life
judges for the Houston Sym- Inc., have been elected to the stereo recording of the Brecht- into thèse old giants via posthumous promotion. It will even sell
phony's Young Artists Competi- board of directors of the New Weill "Seven Deadly Sins" with classical music, in addition to promoting old catalog faithfuls and
tion on Nov. 26 and 27. Prizes York Philharmonic. Gisela May, Peter Schreier and
of $1,500, $1,000 and $500 each Leonard Bernstein's 50th birth- cashing in on the cross -pollination of pop and classical strains. And
the Leipzig Radio Symphony un- as a lure for "good" music, the covers may well lead listeners into a
plus appearances with the orches- day was celebrated at an Aug. der Herbert Kagel. Another first
tra will go to the winning young 25 reception at the Brussels Hil- renaissance of awareness and appreciation of the classics. Even the
musicians who will not reach their ton. The affair was hosted by in stereo is Schoenberg's "String earphone set, who plug the stereo effect directly into the brain, can
26th birthdays by Jan. 1. Appli- TWA, which, with the U. S. State Quartet No. 1" with the New "discover" and relish the moving, multi -level action of Tchaikovsky.
cations for students of piano, Department, is sponsoring the New Vienna Quartet. Meanwhile, the current romance of pop and classical in the
violin and cello must be post- York Philharmonic's European Karajan and the Berlin con- youth market, especially in the Beatle's Bach-rock, Geza Anda's
marked by Oct. 15. Detailed infor- tour. Bernstein will be piano ac- tinue their Handel cycle, while recording of a Mozart piano concerto for the "Elvira Madigan"
mation is available at the or- companist for baritone Dietrich Claudio Abbado and the New
chestra's offices in Jones Hall, Fischer -Dieskau in a benefit con- movie theme, and progressive experimentation by groups such as Ars
Philharmonia perform Tchai- Nova and the New York Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble, will prove that in
Houston. cert for UNICEF, the United Na- ovsky. Completing the release is
Kurt Herbert Adler, general tions Children's Fund, on Nov. 8 the merchandising game, ABC has insured itself a winner by cap-
director of the San Francisco op- in Philharmonic Hall. . . . Dr. the first DGG album by guitar- turing all the tricks. ED OCHS
era, will be honored by the City Lothar Klein, assistant professor ist Narciso Yepes, the first vol-
of San Francisco and the San of composition and music theory ume of a series on "Spanish
at the University of Texas, is Guitar Music of Five Cen-
D. C. Symphony Opens
Francisco Opera Association at a
testimonial luncheon, open to the spending a year in Germany on a turies." The album features mu-
public, in the Garden Court of the Fulbright-Hays - grant. He will sic of Milan Soler Sanz,
Sheraton Palace Hotel on Thurs- spend much of, the time on pre- Mudárra, Narvaez and Pisador.
day (19). Several artists, including
soprano Leontyne Price and tenor
Jess Thomas, will participate in
paratory work for an original op-
era based on a student resistance
movement that opposed the Nazi illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Season With Wagner
a special program following the regime in 1943 -1944.
H. SOMER ON WASHINGTON -The Wash- premiere of Manuel Ponce's
ington National Symphony's "Concerto" in the Feb. 25 -26
MERC. STEREO 1968 -1969 season opens with an pair with Mitchell conducting.
NEW YORK The first
stereo album devoted exclusively
- Oct. 15 -16 pair with Howard
Mitchell conducting a special
adaptation of Wagner's "Die
The April 22 -23 program in-
cludes the J. S. premiere of
Vaughn Williams' "Dona Nobis
to the piano music of Scriabin Walkuere," produced by M. Pacem," with soprano Phyllis
has been recorded by Hilde Robert Scott, the orchestra's Curtin, baritone Theodore Upp-
Somer for Mercury with spe- managing director. Featured will man, and the choruses of Catho-
cial release slated for late next be soprano Sena Jurinac, tenor lic and Howard Universities.
month. The album is the first Ernst Kozub, soprano Gladys They will be joined by mezzo -
cut by Miss Somer under her Kuchta, and bass Malcolm soprano Helen Vanni and tenor
OF HUNGARY
new contract with Mercury Rec- Smith. Salvador Novoa in Beethoven's
ords. Violinist Henryk Szeryng will "Symphony No. 9."
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
be the soloist in the American Other soloists for the subscrip-
tion season include pianists
GRAND PRIX DU DISQUE Mischa Dichter, Van Cliburn,

BRUXELLES 1961 German Cos. Offer Eugene Istomin, Gina Bachauer,

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A short history of Hungarian Music Special Subscriptions who also will conduct; violinists
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250 pp., richly illustrated offers as part of a classical sales ducted by Jevgenih Svetlanov val by Mitchell and the Na-
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launching its subscriptions with EMI -Electrola is introduc- soloist, is slated for the March
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Erdody Quartets sche -Grammophon." Highlights of which embrace operetta and also will get a free bonus concert
Tatral Quartet LPX-SLPX 1205-7 from its six subscription offers light music and five of which on April 29 -30 with cellist
are Mozart's "The Marriage of feature opera and concert music. Mstislav Rostropovich as soloist.
LISZT, KODALY and Contemporary Hungarian Music Figaro" ($17.50), Wagner's Highlights are a complete re- Guest conductors for the Con-
First Recorded on
"Rheingold," conducted by cording of Wagner's "Flying stitution Hall season will include
Herbert von Karajan ($14.50) Dutchman" for $12 and Verdi's Milton Katims, Peter Herman
and Hector Berlioz' "Requiem" "Rigoletto," with Nicolai Gedda Adler, and Antal Dorati in addi-
conducted by Charles Munch and Cornell MacNeil, for $10. tion to Copland. Dorati will lead -.
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Distributor: QUALITON RECORDS,. Ltd. Ariola -Eurodisc has three spe- subscription list is a set of the The series also will include
39-38 58th Street, WOODSIDE, New York cial offers, including two sets complete piano sonatas of Bee- performances by the Orchestre
from the Russian Mqlodija cata- (Continued on page 43) (Continued on page 43)
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1 MOZART: CONCERTOS NOS. 17 & 21 (Elvira Madigan) 33 20 21 MOZART: CONCERTOS NOS. 21 & 24 10
Anda /Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum Robert Casadesus /Cleveland Orch. (Szell), Columbia (No
(Anda), DGG (No Mono); 138/783 (S) Mono); MS 6695 (S)

2 10 SOUNDTRACK: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 6 21 20 BACH ORGAN FAVORITES, VOL. 3 12

MGM (No Mono); SIE 13 ST (S) E. Power Biggs, Columbia (No Mono); MS 7108 (S)
Na Krakowskim Rynku
22 24 CHOPIN NOCTURNES (2 LP's) 40
7HE POLISH TUNES 3 2 WEST MEETS EAST, VOL 2 9
Artur Rubinstein, RCA Victor LM 7050 (M); LSC 7050 (S)
TADEUSZ WESOLOWSKI and his AC-
Yehudi Menuhin & Ravi Shankar, Angel (No Mono);
"Muza" XL 0408 S 36026 (S)
CORDION QUINTET 23 23 LEONTYNE PRICE -PRIMA DONNA, VOL. 2 51
RCA Victor LM 2968 (M); LSC 2968 (S)
4 4 WEST MEETS EAST 63
Yehudi Menuhin & Ravi Shankar, Angel 36148 (M); 24 26 TCHAIKOVSKY: CONCERTO NO. 1 111
S 36148 (S) Van Cliburn, RCA Victor LM 2252 (M); LSC 2252 (S)

5 19 DONIZETTI: LA FILLE DU REGIMEN (2 LP's) 2 25 30 BACH ORGAN FAVORITES, VOL 1 14

Sutherland /Pavarotti /Various Artists /Royal Opera House E. Power Biggs, Columbia ML 5661 (M); MS 6261 (S)
Orch. (Bonynge), London (No Mono); OSA 1273 (S)
26 13 LISZT: ARRANGED BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 5 19
Glenn Gould, Columbia (No Mono); MS 7095 (S)
6 6 SELECTIONS FROM 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 6
Philadelphia Orch. (Ormandy) /New York Philharmonic 27 28 BERLIOZ: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE /LELIO (2 LP's) 3
(Bernstein), Columbia (No Mono); MS 7176 (S) Various Artists /London Symphony (Boulez), CBS
(No Mono); 32 B1 0010 (S)
7 5 GLORY OF GABRIELLI 28
E.Power Biggs /Various Artists /Columbia (No Mono); 28 25 SATIE: PIANO MUSIC, VOL. 1 16
MS 7071 (S) Aldo Ciccolini, Angel (No Mono), S 36482 (S)
Morze, nasze morze

SEA, OUR SEA

8 3 MY FAVORITE CHOPIN
Van Cliburn, RCA Victor LM 2576 (M); LSC 2576 (S)
129 29 - HOROWITZ ON TELEVISION
Vladimir Horowitz, Columbia (No Mono); MS 710G (S)
1

The first Polish record of songs about

the sea. "Muza" XL 0426
9 11 VERDI: ERNANI (3 LP's)
Price /Bergonzi /Various Artists/RCA Italiano Orch.
27 30 - ART OF LAWRENCE TIBBETT
RCA Victrola, VIC 1340 (M); VICS 1340 (S)
3

(Schippers), RCA Victor LM 6183 (M); LSC 6183 (S)

31 31 SATIE: PIANO MUSIC, VOL. 3 18
10 16 R. STRAUSS: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 8 Aldo Ciccolini, Angel (No Mono); S 36485 (S)
Philadelphia Orch. (Ormandy), Columbia ML 5947 (M);
MS 6547 (S) 32 32 NONESUCH GUIDE TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC 8
Paul Beaver /Bernard Krause, Nonesuch (No Mono);
11 8 ROSSINI RARETIES 16 HC 73018 (S)
Montserrat Caballe /RCA Italiano Opera Orch. & Chorus
(Cillario), RCA Victor LM 3015 (M); LSC 3015 (S) 33 33 UP, UP AND AWAY 2
Boston Pops (Fiedler), RCA Victor (No Mono);
12 12 R. STRAUSS: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 9 LSC 3041 (S)
Chicago Symphony (Reiner), RCA Victor LM 2609 (M);
LSC 2609 (S) 34 35 BEETHOVEN SONATAS 2
Artur Rubinstein, RCA Victor LM 2654 (M); LSC 2654 (S)
13 14 MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 1 3
New Haven Symphony (Brieff), Odyssey (No Mono); 35 34 MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 8 (2 LP's) 85
32 160286 (S) Various Artists /London Symphony (Bernstein), Columbia
SLASK M2L 251 (M); M2S 751 (S)
14 7 BERG: LULU (3 LP's) 22
The Polish State Song and 36 36 BERLIOZ: NUITS D'ETE 2
Lear /Fischer -Dieskau /Various Artists/Deutsche Oper Berlin
Dance Ensemble, Vol. 3 Janet Baker /New Philharmonia Orch. (Barbirolli),
(Boehm), DGG (No Mono); 139 273/75 (S)
Music arrangement: STANISLAW HADYNA Angel (No Mono), S 36505 (S)
"Muza" XL 0348 15 9 GOLDEN AGE OF OPERETTA (2 LP's)
Joan Sutherland /New Philharmonia Orch. (Bonynge),
London (No Mono); OSA 1268 (S)
26
37 - MENDELSOHN: MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM/
SCHUMANN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 1
Philips /NBC Symphony & Women's Chorus (Toscanini),
16 37 ART OF ALEXANDER KIPNIS 4 RCA Victor VIC 1337 (M); VICS 1337 (S)

17 17
Seraphim 60076 (M); (No Stereo)

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38 - TCHAIKOVSKY: OVERTURE 1812
Minneapolis Symphony Orch. (Dorati), Mercury MC 50054
23

New York Philharmonic (Bernstein), Columbia ML 6388 (M); SR 90054 (S)

(M); MS 6988 (S)
39 38 BELLINI: NORMA (2 LP's) 16
18 18 J. STRAUSS: BLUE DANUBE 15 Suliotis /Cossotto /Del Monaco /Various Artists /Orch.
Berlin Philharmonic (Karajan), DGG (No Mono); L'Academia di Santa Cecilia (Varviso), London (No Mono);
139 014 (S) OSA 1272 (S)

19 15 BERG: LULU (3 LP's) 15 40 40 SHOSTAKOVITCH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 3

Rothenberg /Meyer /Various Artists /Hamburg State Royal Philharmonic (Gould), RCA Victor (No Mono);
Opera Orch. (Ludwig), Angel (No Mono); SC 3726 (S) LSC 3044 (S)
W Dzien Bozego Narodzenia

CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Stanislaw Niewiadomski. Mixed choir
cond. by Jerzy Kolaczkowski.
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ROYAL FAMILY OF OPERA (3 LP's) . . . BACH: ORGAN MUSIC FROM SOISSONS CATHEDRAL . . .
Various Artists, London (No Mono); RFO -S -1 (S) Maurice & Marie -Madeleine Durufle, Angel (No Mono); S 36507 (S)

TCHAIKOVSKY'S GREATEST HITS (2 LP's) ... Various Artists /Minneapolis Symphony (Dorati), Mercury (No Mono); SR 2 9126 (S)

W. Germany's First Gala Vienna Group On U. S. Tour

BERLIN - West Germany's
first gala of classical music will
ner, Weber, Verdi, Mozart and
Smetana.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.
Vienna's Concentus Musicus,
J.- College of La Miradia, Calif.
(1); Laguna Beach, Calif. (3);
STANISLAW MONIUSZKO Telefunken artists, begin a six - St. John's College of Santa Fe,
Artists appearing in the cham-
be presented by the Arbeitsge- week U. S. tour at Rutgers Uni- N. M. (5); Denver (6); Univer-
ber music night will be Jacque-

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POLISH RELIGIOUS SONGS meinschaft Schallplatte in the
for solo voice, choir and organ. Na- line du Pre, Daniel Barenboim. versity here on Oct. 9. sity of Colorado at Boulder (7);
tional Philharmonic Choir cond. by German Opera House, Berlin. the Trio di Trieste, Gustav Leon- Other October dates include Baylor University (8); Rice Uni-
Antoni Sialinski. "Veriton" XV -705 Nov. 14 -16. hardt, Frans Brueggen. Anner New York University (11); Ken- versity (10); Tulane University
The gala will feature opera, Bylsma, Claudio Arrau and the yon College, Gambier, Ohio (11); Harvard University (13);
`-_ _
-
chamber and symphonic music
and will be shown on the Euro-
Juilliard String Quartet, per-
forming works by Brahms, Co-
(14); Cleveland (15); Oberlin
(Ohio) Conservatory of Music
Amherst (Mass.) College; State
University of New York at Al-
All information; order from vision network. The opera sec- relli, Schubert, Hugo Wolf. (17); Winston -Salem, N. C. (18); bany (15); Wesleyan University.
tion will feature performances Haydn and Beethoven. Duke University (19); North Middletown, Conn. (17); and
POLISH RECORD CENTER by Anna Moffo, Grace Bumbry, The symphonic night will Carolina State University (20); Smithsonian Institute, Wash-
OF AMERICA Tito Gobbi, Gundula Janowitz, feature works by Beethoven, Birmingham (21); University of ington (18).
3055 North Milwaukee Ave. James King, Kurt Boehme, Ru- Haydn, Richard Strauss and Illinois at Urbana (22); Univer-
Chicago, Ill. 60618 dolf Schock, Silvia Geszty and Prokofiev, played by Maurice sity of Nevada (24); University
the Radio Symphony Orchestra Andre, Arthur Grumiaux, Mar- of California at Berkeley (25 when answering ads . . .
TORONTO MUSIC CENTRE and 27); and University of Cali-
conducted by Robert Heger. tha Argerich and the New Phil- Say You Saw It in
779 781 Queen Street West The concert will include works harmonia Orchestra of London fornia at San Diego (30).
Toronto 3, Ont., Canada
by Gluck, Richard Strauss, Wag- conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. Dates in November are Biola Billboard
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on radio -TV producer Kermit
PEPPERMINT TROLLEY CO.; A 38007 Schafer's collection of on-the-
GOSPEL KEY air goofs, will be marked by a
ANGEL heavy advertising and merchan-
BIBLE -AIRES QUARTETTE -The Lock Smith;
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are best selling middle -of-the -road singles compiled from
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36526 HELIODOR been updated to include new
VICTORIAL DE LOS ANGELES-Songs of
topical material with a strong t
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Opera House Orch. (Bonynge); OSA 1273
MOZART: PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 23 & 24
-Curzon /London Symphony (Kertesz); CS
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The Sound of NANCY WILSON; ST 2970 Festival in Brazil; PHS 600 -273 13 14 18 HELP YOURSELF 5
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VARIOUS ARTISTS -Musical Treasures of
11 Tom Jones, Parrot 40029 (Famous, ASCAP)

(INTERNATIONAL) 18 26 29 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE 5

Portugal; PHI 414 12 Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor 47-9606
SONNY BRAZO -The New York Latin Scene, VARIOUS ARTISTS -Musical Treasures of
You Gotta Turn Me On; EX 1921
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RAY CONNIFF -Turn Around Look at Me; CS Roger Williams, Kapp 907 (Fox, ASCAP)
9712 MELODIYA /ANGEL Russia; PHI 417
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EX 5220 KABALEVSKY: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 2/ Dionne Warwick, Scepter 12226
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Orch. (Ormandy); MS 7148
NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS /ARTHUR TREACHER
-Big Hits From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang;
SHOSTAKOVICH: VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2/
OISTRAKH: SYMPHONY NO. 6- Moscow
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I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
Julius Wechter & the Ba¡a Marimba Band,
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Argentina PHI 434 A &M975 (Blue Seas /Jac, ASCAP)
CS 9709 SR
VARIOUS ARTISTS -Musical Treasures of
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MS 7163 Hungary; PHI 422 Paul Mauriat, Philips 40550
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SYMPHONY IN C -N. Y. Philharmonic SH 61176 Indonesia; PHI 436 12 12 15 ALL MY LOVE'S LAUGHTER 8
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FRANKIE YANKOVIC -Polka My Way; CS
9685
VARIOUS ARTISTS -Decade of Golden Groups;
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VARIOUS ARTISTS-Golden Era of Dance &

24 32 32 THAT OLD TIME FEELING 5
LIGHT BRIGADE -The 19
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Best of Hollywood; PR 5027 SD
29 38 THE BIPLANE, EVERMORE 3
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Created by FRANKIE CARLE; DLP 25877
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RAY ANTHONY Now; R 8033 Harpers Bizarre, Warner Bros. -Seven Arts
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25885 MCS (C) 2128 22 31 THIRTY DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER 3
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Aloha;DLP 25886 MONMOUTH - (Bourne, ASCAP)
MILLS BROS. & COUNT BASIE -The Board of
Directors Annual Report; DLP 25888 EVERGREEN BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9- Various 23 30 39 WALK IN THE PARK .... 5
2 Claudine Longet, A &M 967
RITA MOSS -Just a Dream Ago; DLP 25889
WAIKIKI BRASS Visit Tijuana; DLP 25887
THE YANKEE DOLLAR; DLP 25874
MILDRED BAILEY All of Me; MES 6814
MEYER DAVIS Plays Cole Porter; MES 6813
MISS ETHEL WATERS; MES 6812
Artists /Berlin
S 60079
BEETHOVEN: PIANO
Philharmonic
CONCERTO
Gieseking /Philharmonia Orch. (Galliera);
(Cluyterts);
NO. 5- 31 -- (Great Honesty, BMI)
A DISSATISFIED MAN
Vikki Carr, Liberty 56062 (United Artists,
2

DR
MOTOWN
S 60069
PONCHIELLI: LA GIOCONDA- Callas /Cossotto/
Various Artists /La Scala Orch. (Votto); I.
C
37 -- ASCAP)
WHY CANT I WALK AWAY ..
Vic Damone, RCA Victor 47-9626
2
DAVE
DR
ROONEY TRIO
3000
Live at Diamond Lil's;
FOUR TOPS- Yesterday's Dreams; MS 669
DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES Sing & Per-
form "Funny Girl "; MS 672
DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES "Live" at
SIC 6031
SCHOENBERG: TRANSFIGURED NIGHT /LOEF-
FLER: A PAGAN POEM -Leopold Stokowski
Symphony; S 60080
O Lo
19 20 21
(Valando /HLG, ASCAP)
MONTAGE FROM HOW SWEET IT IS
Love Generation, Imperial 66310
9

(National, ASCAP)
London's Talk of the Town; MS 676 O27 13 13 HANG 'EM HIGH 14
VARIOUS ARTISTS -In Loving Memory; MM SCG 21
642
Hugo Montenegro, RCA Victor 47-9554
RAZZ; SD 5001 UnartHE , BMI)
28 15 17 MUSIC PLAYED (Was Ich
MURBO 2ß
T(

Der Sagen Will)

SMASH 10
JOHN CACACAS SINGERS -The Sound Is All Matt Munro, Capitol 2201 (Easy Listening,
Around Us; SLP 6008 Look Inside the ASYLUM CHOIR; SRS 67107 ASCAP)
16 9 6 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE 13
MUSIC GUILD TAMLA 29 Bobby Goldsboro, United Artists 50318

DVORAK: THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY -Phil-

harmonic Symphony Orch. of London
MARVIN GAYE in the Groove; TS 285
MARVIN GAYE & TAMI TERRELL- You're All 3
- 0)
34 - (Unart, BMI)
RUNAROUND
Steve Lawrence, Calendar 63 -1005
2

(Rodzinski); IDS 9903

GRIEG: PIANO
-
CONCERTO /PEER
Symphony/Reid
GYM*
Nibley
I Need; TS 284
THE MARVELETTES- Sophisticated Soul; TS
286
- 35 - (Razzie Dazzle, BMI)
CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND .. 2

-
SUITES Utah Margaret Whiting, London 124 (Spanka, BMI)
(Abravanel) IDS 9905
MOZART: THE JUPITER (41) & SYMPHONY
NO. 40- Philharmonic Symphony Orch. of
TURNABOUT 3
32 - MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE/NORWEGIAN
WOOD 2
London (Leinsdorf); IDS 9904 MOZART: PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 23 & 16 Alan Copeland, ABC 11088

-
RIMSKYKORSAKOFF: SCHEHERAZADE- Vienna
State Opera Orch. (Scherchen); IDS 9902
TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 OVERTURE /ROMEO &
-Klien /Orch. of Vienna Volksoper /Vienna
Symphony (Maag); TV 34286
RAVEL Conducts Bolero-Grey /Ravel /Lamou- 33
33 - (Bruin /Maclen, BMI)
SOUL LIMBO 2
JUILET- Vienna
-
Booker T. & the MG's, Stex 0001 (East, BMI)
-
State Opera Orch. reux Orch. (Ravel); TV 4256
(Scherchen); IDS 9901 SCHUMANN WAGNER / BRAHMS MAHLER: / / I'D RATHER BE BLUE OVER YOU
The most recent single release LIEDER -Moreira /Various Artists /Innsbruck
by Trini Lopez (Reprise 0770) is MUSICOR Symphony (Wagner); TV 34281
SCHUMANN: SYMPHONIC ETUDES uiomar - C36 4
THAN HAPPY WITH SOMEBODY ELSE
Barbra Streisand, Columbia 44622
2

the Mexican version of the fam-

ous Spanish classic "Mala-
guena." It is in this type of music
TITO RODRIQUEZ -Big Band Latino; MS 6048
LOU STEIN -How to Play Honky Tonk Style
Piano; MS 3163
Novaes; TV 34259

UNITED ARTISTS
- 40 - (Fisher /Bourne, ASCAP)
TOMBOY 2

particularly that Trini Lopez real-

ly excels. His rendition of "Mala-
KAY TOLLIVER -A New Singing
Country Style; MS 3165
Star in
AL CAIOLA -The Power of Brass; UAS 6666 - Ronnie Dove, Diamond 249 (Melrose, BMI)
WHERE ARE THEY NOW 1

guena Salerosa" has an exotic

and exciting sound which is very
distinctive, and nothing like the
NONESUCH
SUBOTNICK -The Wild Bull;
JIMMY ROSELLI

Li] VAULT
-3
A.M.; UAS 6665
- Robin Wilson, A &M 959 (Leeds, ASCAP)

OVER YOU
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Columbia
1

--
MORTON H
44644 (Viva, BMI)
scores of other "Malaguena" re- 71208 VARIOUS ARTISTS -San Francisco Roots; LP
cordings, which sometimes seem 119
38 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY 2
38
ODYSSEY
-
Chris Montez, A &M 958 (Chappell, ASCAP)
to veer toward the field of opera.
For an artist like Trini Lopez, DUKE ELLINGTON- Ellington -Strayhorn-Tchai-
VERVE /FORECAST BAREFOOT IN BALTIMORE 1

only guitar capable of matching

a kovsky: Nutcracker Suite /Ellington- Grieg: 39 Strawberry Alarm Clock, Uni 55076
his own versatility will do. This
is why he selects a Gibson
choice of professionals.
-the
Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2; 32 16 0252
ANDRE PREVIN & J. J. JOHNSON Play "Mack
the Knife "; 32 16 0260
THE PAUPERS

WILCO
Ellis Island; FTS 3051
-- - (Alarm Clock Claridge, ASCAP)
I PRETEND
Mel Carter, Bell 743 (Morris, ASCAP)
1

PETE SEEGER-3 Saints, 4 Sinners & 6 Other

(Advertisement) People; 32 16 0266 Sing Along With THE CELESTIALS; WSLP
The Music of ALEC WILDER; 32 16 0262 1220

SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD 3

 Billboard Album Reviews SEPTEMBER 21, 1968

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CLASSICAL

PROKOFIEV: CLASSICAL
SYMPHONY/BIZET: SYMPHONY
IN C -New York Philharmonic
(Bernstein). Columbia
CLASSICAL

RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF:.
SCHEHERAZADE- London Sym-
phony (Previn). RCA Victor
L5C 3042 (S)
9 CLASSICAL

SONGS OF ANDALUSIA
Victoria De Los Angeles.
SFSL 36468 (S)
In this program of beautiful Spanish songs
- Angel
CLASSICAL

SHOSTAKOVICH:
CONCERTO No. 2 /SYMPHONY
No. 6 -D. Oistrakh /Moscow
Philharmonic (Kondrashin).
VIOLIN
CLASSICAL

STRAVINSKY:
USSR
RITE
Symphony (Svetlanov).
Melodiya /Angel SR 40063 (S)
Yevgeny Svetlanov and the USSR Sym-
OF SPRING -
MS 7158 (S) Melodiya /Angel SR 40064 (S)
The sensuous and exotic "Scheherazade" from the Middle Ages and the Renais- phony offers a first -rate performance of
Bernstein takes a couple of contrasting lives again in this sparkling recording by sance, Victoria De Los Angeles reigns su-
popular David Oistrakh, to whom Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" that is at
pieces from a pair of contrasting composers the London Symphony with Andre Previn at preme. Dr. Jose M. Lamana has perfectly The
-Prokoviev was born 16 years after Bizet the baton. Previn conducts with almost reconstructed the instrumental accompani- Shostakovich dedicated this work when it once electrifying and bursting with glori-
died-that shows both the progress and intimate understanding of the score, and is ments for the selections, and they are the was premiered last year, is magnificent as ous stereo sound. He brings to it a new
tradition of the music. Prokofiev is, nat- capably aided by violinist John Georgiadis. perfect complement to Miss De Los Angeles' soloist with Kiril Kondrashin and the Moscow vitality and assurance of direction, and
urally, the more adventuresome and Bern- The accompanying pieces, "March" and glorious voice. Outstanding are "Como la Philharmonic. Kondrashin and the Moscow
stein seems out to prove that his music is "Flight of the Bumblebee," are equally rosa en la guerta" and "Dime a do tienes also give a superior reading of the this recording should quickly find itself
really part of the music of today. enticing. las mientes." "Symphony No. 6" to complete this pressing. at the top of the best seller lists.

1VlAKIA CAfJAS
1(7NOqE1Jt t1@UCIlVI}l

CLASSICAL

RACHMANINOFF: CONCERTO No. 3

Weissenberg /Chicago Symphony
(Pretre). RCA Victor
f CLASSICAL

JOHN
RAVEL -RCA
BROWNING
LSC
PLAYS
3028 (5)
- LOW -PRICE CLASSICAL

PONCHIELLI: LA GIOCONDA-
Callas /Cossotto /Various Artists/
La Scala Orch. (Votto).
CLASSICAL

SCHUMANN: SYMPHONIES
Nos. 3 & 4-
Vienna Philharmonic
LOW -PRICE

THE WILD
CLASSICAL

BULL- Morton
Subotnick, Nonesuch
H 71208 (5)
LSC 3040 (S) Seraphim SIC 6031 (S)
(Solti). London CS 6582 (S) Morton Subotnick's stature as a composer
Browning is in the great tradition of Maria Callas' second recording of "La of electronic music continues to grow and
This album has three points of strength, this new work, commissioned by Nonesuch
Gioconda" now is available at low price Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic are
and together they mean good sales. The pianists; and he brings to these com- after an absence from the catalog. The Records, can only add to this stature.
three points are pianist Weissenburg, who lack of new recordings by this popular right at home on this LP as they combine "The Wild Bull" for electronic-music syn-
positions of Ravel, a world of mood, poetry,
is brilliant and dramatic; secondly, there artist helps make this three-record set a with authority and sensitivity. The No. 3 thesizer is a follow -up to the highly suc-
and brilliant technique. Ravel's piano mu- desirable item. Her performance is highly is a beautiful study in exuberance and skill. cessful) "Silver Apples of the Moon," also
is the great Chicago Symphony, and finally, a Nonesuch commission. This new composi-
dramatic here. Miss Callas gets valuable
the material, Rachmaninoff's "Concerto No. sic is colorful and exotic and receives
assists from Fiorenza Cossotto, Piero Cap - The No. 4 delights with its simple, unhesi- tion recently received its New York pre-
3" provides a great vehicle. a great reading here. puccilli and No Vinco. tating force. miere at the Electric Circus.

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DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES SOUL LIMBO- Booker T. & WITH PEN IN HAND - A COLLECTION OF 16 ORIGINAL FUSION -Hello People. Philips
"LIVE" AT LONDON'S TALK OF
F The M.G.'s. Stax STS 2001 (S) Billy Vera. Atlantic BIG HITS Vol. 9- Various Artists. PHS 600 -276 (S)
THE TOWN- Motown MS 676 (S)
SD 8197 (S) Motown MS 668 (S)
Booker T. carried his M.G.s to the top of When the team of Billy Vera and Judy Exciting and creative group attracted at-
A top LP jackage. Much of the material was the Hot 100 with their smash instrumental Clay split, Vera turned up a solid Hot 100 Hot collection of Motown's singles hits that tention with their "Jerusalem" single and
heard in their live recording from N. Y.'s "Soul Limbo," and now they've followed chart winner with his initial solo hit are sure to prove a long and healthy stock initial LP, and this second album venture
Copacabana, but this one features a brighter, it up with a knockout album jammed full "With Pen in Hand." This debut LP should item. Included are the Supremes' "You should prove even more important. They
sharper sound. Also spotlighted are some of driving instrumentals. They treat with hit with equal sales impact. He turns in Keep Me Hangin' On," Stevie Wonder's "I offer a diversified program with such gems
new addi` ions to the club act, such as the their soulful treatments of "Hang 'Em first -rate readings of "The Son of Hickory Was Made to Love Her," the Four Tops' as "Anthem," "A Dream of Tomorrow" and
medley cf "Thoroughly Modern Millie," High," "Since You've Been Gone" and new Holler's Tramp" and "Then You Can Tell "Bernadette" and Marvin Gaye & Temi "If Should Sing Too Softly." Lou Futter-
I

"Second Hand Rose" and "Mame" which numbers "Over Easy" and "Born Under Me Goodbye." His "I Can Remember" and Terrell's "You're All I Need." Add to these man's production, as well as the smooth
comes off as strongly as does a salute to a Bad Sign." A sure bet for pop and "I've Been Loving You Too Long" are ex- another dozen hits, and you've got a vocal work of the group, is exceptional
the Beatles. r &b buyers. ceptional. blockbuster. and highly potent.

FROM ST LOIE 10 FRISCO CHUCK BEiitT!

rig

POP POP POP POP

THE
KES
ARCHIES- Calendar
101 (S)
HERE COME THE JUDGE - PEPPERMINT TROLLEY CO.-
Acta A 38007 (S) OUTSIDE INSIDE -Blue Cheer.
FROM ST. LOUIS TO FRISCO-
Chuck Berry. Mercury
Shorty Long. Soul SS 709 (S)
Philips PHS 600 -278 (5) SR 61176 (S)
Backed by a tremendous promotional cam- The pounding soul beat of "Here Comes the This new group offers a bright sound that Memphis magician Chuck Berry socks his
paign, a TV cartoon series and a brand Judge," with its laugh- provoking humor- sometimes crosses to folk. This debut album In the style of their last album, the Blue down -homes blues 'n' rock mix into every
new single "Bang- Shang -a -lang" b -w "Truck jumping groove. A dose of Berry on the
ous lyrics, is a winner that will prove includes Peppermint Trolley's hit single Cheer ring the halls with psychedelics.
Driver" (both included here), the Archies guitar is enough to spark memories of
have everything going for them. And right- the sales draw for this album. But there's "Baby You Come Rollin"'Cross My Mind," The music is loud and raucous with all "Maybelline" and the early days of true
fully sol They have a smooth vocal blend; also "Function at the Junction," "Here plus 10 other good numbers. "Put Your the flavoring that their fans love. Their blue rock. Berry's "The Love I Lost,"
the material is first rate, with other stand- Comes Fat Albert" and "Don't Mess With Burden Down," "Beautiful Sun" and "Trust" version of the Stones' "(I Can't Get No) "Little Fox," "Misery" and "My Tambou-
outs being "Time for Love," "Hide and rine" could bring the great rocker back
Seek" and "You Make Me Wanna Dance." My Weekend" to make this LP a high sales their latest singles are top cuts. "Fatal Satisfaction" smacks with inventiveness and to the pop scene with a terrific impact
Should prcve an important stock item. value item. Fallacy" is a telling social commentary. freshness. and a new generation of rock fans.

32 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD

 Country Music
The Covered Wagon Circuit
Cap. Aiming Promo Guns Pays off for Ellis' & Bell
A t 1 u e R b b o n Co u n try
ATLANTA - In one of its with Lindsey's efforts it made it Opry" has its celebration, the
PADUCAH, Ky. -The Ellis
Brothers and Johnny Bell, still
on a covered wagon excursion
example, the group was held
over for one week. They also
played four consecutive nights
in Rolla, Mo. Prior to leaving
Country Music Association has from Denver to Nashville, have Denver, only two bookings had
strongest country promotions, the pick album for the week. sold nearly 2,000 records and been made. The additional ap-
Capitol Records has aimed its The B o b b i e Gentry/Glen its massive convention, and the
entire music industry gathers for played 25 previously unsched- pearances not only have paid
"Blue Ribbon Country" at radio Campbell album is due for a re- uled bookings on their long trek. for the trip, but allowed the per-
stations and rack jobbers across lease late this month which the gala. The albums were sent
to 1,280 radio stations who are Moving into Kentucky and to formers to put money in the
the nation. should give the promotion a
strong boost toward the finish. members of the CMA. within 10 days of Nashville, the bank.
The promotion, r u n n i n g Rocky Mountain area entertain- Records were sold after each
month -long, includes expensive The timing of the Blue Rib- The entire sales and promo-
tion force of Capitol is work- ers have supported their trip by appearance, and the original
display material shipped into the bon Country promotion was set supply was nearly exhausted..
to fall just before the big Nash- ing on the campaign, directed by impromptu appearances fre-
field to supplement the country quently followed by paid book - The Ellis Brothers, with for -
campaign. ville festivities in October, at national country sales and pro-
motion manager Wade Pepper. ings. In Jefferson City, Mo., for mer KLAK disk jockey Bell
Among the material is a floor which time the "Grand Ole along to emcee the show, left
rack which holds 50 rack new Denver June 15 via covered
release albums and catalog al-
bums. Another is a
in piece
p for the Blue Ribbon
Country singles prepak. This
Cine-Vox Banks on to Country
wagon to publicize country mu-
sic in that area. The other
jective was to obtain an ap-
ma-

pearance on the "Grand Ole

prepak contains an assortment of
200
200 hits of the past by 21 Brin in the Syndication Bacon Originally scheduled to ar-
artists with divider cards along
with the browser unit. Accept-
ance of this indicates that sev-
-
NEW YORK Cine-Vox
Productions, Inc., convinced
only narrates the program, but
will do time checks, weather and
Cine-Vox says it has the ad-
vantage of picking up new re-
rive in August, the estimated
time of arrival now is Tuesday
(17). The extra bookings were
eral accounts will move into the that "country music is what's and local commercials." leases immediately and integrat-
ing them into the track so that the primary cause of the slow-
standard country singles business happening," is in the early stages Benkoil explained that Cine- down, plus time taken to re-
who have not merchandised of nationwide radio syndication. Vox has a copyrighted system of country stations often will be
serviced quicker this way than shoe the horses, etc.
them before. Utilizing WSM's long - time implementing these extras into At Sherman State Park near
There is also a counter dis- Nashville night disk jockey the track to personalize the serv- through normal channels. Emery
also picks up as much advance Chillicothe, Mo., the group en-
play piece which is included in Ralph Emery, Cine-Vox is put- ice to every subscribing station. tertained a group of school
the purchase of a box of the ting together five two-hour radio "Emery will become part of information as possible from the
the staff," Benkoil said. "He will labels so it can be incorporated youngsters from Worthington,
Blue Ribbon Country album shows weekly, featuring the Ohio, on a field study trip. The
(STBB 2969). This LP includes modern country sound. Starting be identified locally with local into the voice track, with the
products and the like." music added the minute it be- young people, at first disap-
two disks for the price of one with 15 stations, the firm plans pointed that the Ellis Brothers
for the consumer. to expand to 100 by year's end, Although he talks freely about comes available here. Eventually
he plans to add interviews to the did not perform contemporary
The September releases in- and ultimately "every station the artists whose music is being rock, later were "converted" to
eluded the Merle Haggard al- that programs country music." played, Emery will make no program. Emery provides all of
the programming, and has the the modern country sound and
bum, "Mama Tried," the Bucka- "We feel we can provide a reference to Nashville or New concluded the trip by buying
roos, Tex Ritter, Wanda Jack- c o m p e t e service," explains York. He will, instead, hammer final say on selection.
1
At present, Emery is hitting 75 records. The records are on
son, and George Lindsey's first Maury Benkoil, general manager hard on the identification with the Sully label, which the Ellis
Capital release, "Goober Sings." of programming and delivery, the local station on which he is hard on the "star" theory of
(Continued on page 36) Brothers own.
WPLO here was so impressed by a real pro like Emery,. He not being heard.

HIS NEXT CHART -TOPPER!

Look for His Brand New Album

DL 75062

SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD 33

 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 9/21/68

u r Singles
i

LLY This
Week
Last
Week

1
* STAR Performer -Sides registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week.

TITLE, Artist, Label

Number & Publisher

MAMA TRIED ( "The Ballad From

Killer's Three ")
Merle Haggard, Capitol 2219 (Blue Book, BMI)
9
Weeks on
Chart
This
Week

38
Last
Week

40

-
TITLE, Artist, Label
Number & Publisher

I'M IN LOVE WITH MY WIFE

David Rodgers, Columbia 44561
(Moss-Rose, BMI)

WHEN YOU ARE GONE

Weeks on
Chart

10

1
2 2 ONLY DADDY THAT'LL WALK THE LINE 11
Waylon Jennings, RCA Victor 47 -9561 J im Reeves, RCA Victor 47 -9614
(Central Songs, BMI) (Tuckahoe, BMI)

c 5 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. 5

40 43 LOVE ME, LOVE ME 7

lE
Bobby Barnett, Columbia 44589 (Gallico, BMI)
Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation 3 (Newkeys, BMI)
41 39 SHE THINKS THAT I'M ON THAT TRAIN 7
4 4 LOVE TAKES CARE OF ME 10 Henson Cargill, Monument 1084
Jack Greene, Decca 32352 (Husky, BMI) (Blue Crest /Hill & Range, BMI)

5 6 HAPPY STATE OF MIND 6 42 42 YOU'VE CHANGED EVERYTHING ABOUT

4
Bill Anderson, Decca 32360 (Stallion, BMI) ME BUT MY NAME 10
Norma Jean, RCA Victor 47 -9558 (Pamper, BMI)
10 WE'LL GET AHEAD SOMEDAY 9
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, RCA Victor 50 PUNISH ME TOMORROW 6
Carl & Pearl Butler, Columbia 44587
47-9577 (Carreta, BMI)
(Pamper, BMI)

7 7 ON TAP, IN THE CAN OR IN THE BOTTLE 11 44 47 WHAT CAN I SAY 6

Hank Thompson, Dot 17108 Arlene Harden, Columbia 44581
(Brazos Valley, BMI) (Blue Echo, BMI)

8 9 LET THE WORLD KEEP ON A TURNIN' 9 45 46 GOD HELP YOU WOMAN 4

Buck Owens & Buddy Alan & the Buckaroos, Jim Glaser, RCA Victor 47 -9587 (Glaser, BMI)
Capitol 2237 (Blue Book, BMI)
46 45 THREE PLAYING LOVE 7
11 FLOWER OF LOVE 9 Cheryl Pool, Paula 309 (Four Star, BMI)
Leon Ashley, Ashley 4000 (Gallico, BMI)
47 48 THE SOUNDS OF GOODBYE 4
Tommy Cash, United Artists 50337
10 8 YOU'VE JUST STEPPED IN (From
Stepping Out on Me) 15 48 51 RENO 3
Loretta Lynn, Decca 32332 (Sure -Fire, BMI) Dottie West, RCA Victor 47 -9607 (4 Star, BMI)
11 3 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY 49 52 THE SOUNDS OF GOODBYE 4
HOUSEWIFE 12 George Morgan, Starday 850 (Noma /SPR, BMI)
Glen Campbell, Capitol 2224 (Combine, BMI)
I 56 TO MY SORROW 6
ttr 26 FROM HEAVEN TO HEARTACHE
Bobby Lewis, United Artists 50327
(Singleton, BMI)
9 Johnny Duncan, Columbia 44580
(Adams, Vee & Abbott, BMI)

51 53 RAGGEDY ANN 5
13 13 AS LONG AS I LIVE 12 Charlie Rich, Epic 10358 (Blue Crest/
George Jones, Musicor 1298 Hill & Range, BMI)
(Glad /Zanetis, BMI)

(
52 54 BORN TO BE BY YOUR SIDE 7
14 12 IT'S A LONG WAY TO GEORGIA 11 Jimmy Dean, RCA Victor 47 -9567
Don Gibson, RCA Victor 47 -9563 (Vector, BMI)
(Acuff -Rose, BMI)
65 JOHNNY ONE TIME 3
15 14 ALREADY IT'S HEAVEN 15 Willie Nelson, RCA Victor 47 -9605
David Houston, Epic 10388 ( Gallico, BMI) (Blue Crest /Hill & Range, BMI)

19 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE 4

64 SOUTHERN BOUND 3
Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor 47 -9606 Kenny Price, Boone 1075 (Pamper, BMI)
(Acuff -Rose, BMI)
55 57 LITTLE BOY SOLDIER 3
17 16 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES 17 Wanda Jackson, Capitol 2245 (Tree, BMI)
Johnny Cash, Columbia 44513 (Hilo, BMI)
56 60 YONDER COMES A FREIGHT TRAIN 3
18 20 A LITTLE BIT LATER ON DOWN THE LINE 9 Jim & Jesse, Epic 10370 (Pamper, BMI)
Bobby Bare, RCA Victor 47 -9568 (Sea -Lark, BMI)
57 59 EVERLASTING LOVE 5
19 21 LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH A Hank Locklin, RCA Victor 47 -9582
WINDSHIELD 6 (Rising Sons, BMI)
Del Reeves, United Artists 50332
(Passkey, BMI) 68 SWEET CHILD OF SUNSHINE 2
Jerry Wallace, Liberty 56059 (Attache, BMI)
20 22 HEY DADDY 6
Charlie Louvin, Capitol 2231 (Southtown, BMI) 69 WHERE HE STOPS NOBODY KNOWS 2
June Stearns, Columbia 44575 (Buckhorn, BMI)
21 23 BIG GIRLS DONT CRY 8
Lynn Anderson, Chart 59 -1042 (Yonah, BMI) 60 61 WALL OF PICTURES 6
Darrell McCall, Wayside 1021 (Back Bay, BMI)
25 I JUST CAME TO GET MY BABY 8
Faron Young, Mercury 72827 (Tree, BMI) 61 62 LOOK AT THE LAUGHTER 6
Wilma Burgess, Decca 32359 (Four Star, BMI)
29 IN LOVE 5
Wynn Stewart, Capitol 2240 (Freeway, BMI) 73 THE TRUE AND LASTING KIND 2
Bobby Lord, Decca 32373 (Contention, SESAC)
24 17 JUST BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN 13
Dolly Parton, RCA Victor 47-9548 63 63 I AIN'T THE WORRYIN' KIND 5
(Combine, BMI) Billy Edd Wheeler, Kapp 928 (United
Artists, ASCAP)
28 UNDO THE RIGHT 8
Johnny Bush, Stop 193 (Pamper, BMI) 75 WONDERFUL DAY 2
Ray Pillow, ABC 11114 (Contention, SESAC)
26 15 HEAVEN SAYS HELLO 17
Sonny James, Capitol 2155 (4 Star, BMI) 65 66 ME, ME, ME, ME, ME 5
Liz Anderson, RCA Victor 47-9586
35 NEXT IN LINE 6 (Greenback, BMI)
Conway Twitty, Decca 32361 (Tree, BMI)
66 58 CRY CRY AGAIN 4
28 24 JODY AND THE KID 10 Liz Anderson, RCA Victor 47-9586
Roy Drusky, Mercury 72823 (Buckhorn, BMI) (Greenback, BMI)

29 27 I KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE 11 67 67 DO YOU BELIEVE THIS TOWN 8

Dave Dudley, Mercury 72718 (Newkeys, BMI) Roy Clarke, Dot 17117 (Attache, BMI)

30 30 I STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE 7 68 70 AIN'T GOT THE TIME 2

Jan Howard, Decca 32357(Stallion, BMI) Torn T. Hall, Mercury 72835 (Newkeys, BMI)

31 32 SAN DIEGO
Charlie Walker, Epic 10349 (Blue Crest/
8 - THERE'S NO MORE LOVE
Carl Smith, Columbia 44620 (Mayhew, BMI)
1

Hill & Range, BMI)

70 72 BALLAD OF JOHN DILLINGER 4
32 33 HAPPY STREET 7 Billy Grammer, Mercury 72836 (Newkeys, BMI)
Slim Whitman, Imperial 66311 (Singleton, BMI)
71 71 YOU MAY BE TOO MUCH FOR MEMPHIS,
33 31 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE 11 BABY 4
Bobby Goldsboro, United Artists 50318 Leroy Van Dyke, Kapp 931 (Morris, ASCAP)
(Unart, BMI)
72 74 LIKE A ROLLING STONE 2
34 36 BORN TO LOVE YOU 4 Flatt & Scruggs, Columbia 44623
Jimmy Newman, Decca 32366 (Witmark, ASCAP)

35 38
(Minute Men, BMI)

IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE CRYING

Hank Williams Jr., MGM 4540 (Hastings, BMI)
4
- I AIN'T BUYING
Johnny Darrell, United Artists 50442
1

(United Artists, ASCAP)

36 37 ONE OF THESE DAYS

Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, MGM 12954
9
Ittir - I HOPE I LIKE MEXICO BLUES
Dallas Frazier, Capitol 2257
1

(Four Star, BMI) (Blue Crest /Hill & Range, BMI)

37 18 WHAT'S MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS

(Has Made a Loser Out of Me) 16
- I'M GOIN' BACK HOME WHERE
Buck Owens' Buckaroos, Capitol 2264
I BELONG 1

Jerry Lee Lewis, Smash 2164 (Gallico, BMI) (Blue Book, BMI)

34 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD

apitol proudly announces
 Country Music Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY
For Week Ending 9/21/68

of WBAD, which is now pro-

gramming full-time country music.

Nashville Scene He and Ray Kenneman have just

done another comedy LP on Riot
Records. . Snookie Lanson has
.

just concluded his first Starday al-

"...
Jack Jackson, who moved from film syndication department of the bum, "Nashville Now. Charlie
& Doris Taylor, Stop artists from
* STAR Performer -LP's registering proportionate upward progress this week.
WSM to the Leon Ashley organi- J. Hal Smith company. . .

the Norfolk, Va., area, are due This Last Weeks on

zation. now is working in the Van Temple has joined the staff Week Week TITLE, Artist, Label & Number Chart
back here for another session,
their third. A Wednesday
.

night WPLO Country Caravan in Billboard 3 D- I- V- O -R-C -E 8

THE FIVE WILLIAMSON
ON CHARTS Atlanta drew about 2,000 people
to see Mac Curtis, John Fox,
Award Tammy Wynette, Epic (No Mono); BN 26392 (5)

1 A NEW PLACE IN THE SUN 19

EVERYWHERE BROTHERS HAVE A Bobby Johnson & the Swinging Glen Campbell, Capitol (No Mono); ST 2907 (S)
Gentlemen. . . Kenny Price .

taped an interview for the "Jerry 5 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON 15

H "...
c

Wallace Show. Award winner Columbia (No Mono); CS 9639 (S)

"WALL OF I
Jimmy Elks has a new release
out on Goldband titled "Woman
in the Picture."
6 THE BEST OF MERLE HAGGARD
Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2951 (S)
4

T The Compton Brothers, Dot art- 5 8 BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX 39

PICTURES" "PLEASE MR. DEE JAY"

ists, depart Dec. 1 for a four -
month tour of the Far East, in- 6 2
Glen Campbell, Capitol T 2851 (M); ST 2851

SWEET ROSIE JONES

(S)

9
cluding the long swing through Buck Owens & His Buckaroos, Capitol (No Mono); ST 2962 (S)

Darrell McCall -ALSO A HOT NEW RELEASE -

Vietnam. .. Mickey Newberry
.

has signed a new long -term con- 7 4 HONEY

Bobby Goldsboro, United Artists UAL 3642 (M); UAS 6642 (5)
20
EVERETT SYKES tract with Acuff-Rose Publications
"YOUR LOVE GOES WITH ME" Inc. . . . Trini Lopez has been 8 15 THE ROMANTIC WORLD OF EDDY ARNOLD 16
added to those who will take part RCA Victor LPM 4009 (M); LSP 4009 (S)
in the Music City Pro -Celebrity
GOLD STAR RECORDS Golf tournament Oct. 12 -13. . 9 9 MAKE MINE COUNTRY 18
Wayside Records EVERGREEN, N. C. A communications seminar, spon- Charley Pride, RCA Victor LPM 3952 (M); LSP 3952 (S)

Dist. by Sounds of Music (WRITE FOR D.J. COPIES) sored by the Radio Television
Belen New Mexico Council of Middle Tennessee, fea- inr 13 ALREADY IT'S HEAVEN
David Houston, Epic (No Mono); BN 26391 (S)
7

tures Dee Kilpatrick and Rick

A/C 505-864 -8596
when answering ads . . .
Powell.... Nat Stuckey now has 11 17 GENTLE ON MY MIND
Glen Campbell, Capitol T 2809 (M); 2809 (S)
51
Promotion by little Richie Johnson made the complete transition. He ST

Belen, New Mexico Say You Saw It in not only has moved to RCA. but 12 16 HEY LITTLE ONE 26
A/C 505-864 -8541 is being managed by Dick Heard Glen Campbell, Capitol T 2878 (M); ST 2878 (S)
Billboard and booked by Joe Taylor. . .

Billy Deaton brought Jerry Lee 13 14 BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY 7

Lynn Anderson, Chart CHM 1008 (M); CHS 1008 (S)
Lewis to Dallas, and Warren
ATTENTION Smith, Lee Harmon, Waylon Jen-
nings and others to different sec-
14 10 LORETTA LYNN'S GREATEST HITS
Decca (No Mono); DL 75000 (S)
12

tions of Texas. . The "Pamper

DISTRIBUTORS & DJ's .

Pamphlet," publication of the J. 15 7 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE

Jerry Lee Lewis, Smash (No Mono); SRS 67104 (S)
15
Hal Smith publishing firm, is be-
"Jim McGraw" ing incorporated into the "Renfro
Valley Bugle," a monthly publi- idlr
19 A TENDER LOOK AT LOVE
Roger Miller, Smash (No Mono); SRS 67103 (S)
8

HAS SENT YOU HIS NEW cation originating from Smith's

new enterprise. 17 18 HOMETOWN GUITAR 5
GOLD STANDARD RELEASE #265 Chet Atkins, RCA Victor LPM 4017 (M); LSP 4017 (S)

(PRODUCED BY ZEKE CLEMENTS) 32 COUNTRY GIRL 3

Syndication Bacon Dottie West, RCA Victor LPM 4004 (M); LSP 4004 (S)

Continued from page 33 19 12 ONLY THE GREATEST 9

Waylon Jennings, RCA Victor LPM 4023 (M); LSP 4023 (S)

programming, assuming that 20 20 LEGEND OF BONNIE & CLYDE 21

their releases will be big within Merle Haggard, Capitol (No Mono); ST 2912 (5)
a few weeks after they are 21 24 WILD WEEKEND 17
shipped. Thus, he feels safe in Bill Anderson, Decca DL 4998 (M); DL 74998 (5)
instant programming of some-
22 23 A THING CALLED LOVE 11
thing from Loretta Lynn, Merle Jimmy Dean, RCA Victor LPM 3999 (M); LSP 3999 (S)
Haggard, Waylon Jennings or
someone of this stature. The 23 37 LIKE A MERRY -GO -ROUND 2
Liz Anderson, RCA Victor (No Mono); LSP 4014 (S)
programming includes an oc-
casional "oldie," and a once -an- 24 31 WITH PEN IN HAND 5
hour instrumental. Johnny Darrell, United Artists (No Mono); UAS 6660 (S)

Mixing of the record into the 25 21 HEAVEN SAYS HELLO 9

track eliminates the danger of Sonny James, Capitol (No Mono); ST 2937 (S)
a subscribing station not having
26 26 BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX 16
the record on hand. The track-
JIM McGRAW ing is being done at the Delta
Marty Robbins, Columbia (No Mono); CS 9617 (S)

SINGS Studio here, in the Palace Thea- 27 29 JOHNNY CASH'S GREATEST HITS, VOL 1 23
Columbia CL 2678 (M); CS 9478 (S)
"I'VE HAD IT" ter building.
The Cine -Vox contract with 28 25 JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME 25
B/W Emery calls for eventual move- Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, RCA Victor LPM 3926 (M);
LSP 3926 (S)
ment into TV shows and movies.
"MY MISTAKES" "We feel there is a country 29 30 I LOVE CHARLEY BROWN 16
(ELIZABETH EVANS, WRITER) music market in all of these Connie Smith, RCA Victor LPM 4002 (M); LSP 4002 (S)

PUBLISHED BY areas," Benkoil said. "But we 33 WHAT CAN I SAY 3

104r
have to get it off the ground Arlene Harden, Columbia (No Mono); CS 9674 (5)
JUNELLIN MUSIC CO. (BMI) with radio." 31 36 BEST OF EDDY ARNOLD 74
728 16th AVE SO., NASHVILLE, TENN. 37203 RCA Victor LPM 3565 (M); LSP 3565 (5)

32 11 TOUCH OF SADNESS 20
Jim Reeves, RCA Victor LPM 3987 (M); LSP 3987 (5)

33 28 PROMISES, PROMISES 35
Lynn Anderson, Chart CHM 1004 (M); CHS 1004 (S)

"CHOKE UP ON THE 34 34 THE COUNTRY WAY

Charley Pride, RCA Victor LPM 3895 (M); LSP 3895 (S)
40

35 35 HERE'S FARON YOUNG 6

Faron Young, Mercury (No Mono); SR 61174 (S)

8 BALL" 36 38 BEST OF BUCK OWENS, VOL 2

Buck Owens & His Buckaroos, Capitol (No Mono); ST 2897 (S)
22

43 SOMETHING SPECIAL 2

Rod Hart 38 42
Mel Tiflis, Kapp (No Mono);

STORY OF BONNIE & CLYDE

Flatt & Scruggs, Columbia (No Mono);
KS 3570 (S)

CS 9649 (S)
18

39 39 IN THE BEGINNING 3
DESTINED TO BE NUMBER Hank Williams, MGM (No Mono); SE 4576 (S)

SONGS OF PRIDE ...

CHARLEY, THAT IS
Charley Pride, RCA Victor LPM 4041 (M); LSP 4041
.

(S)
1

75 41 27 FIST CITY
Loretta Lynn, Decca DL 4997 (M); DL 74997 (S)
18

Bookings and Records Distributed By: 42 22 KITTY WELLS' SHOWCASE 9

Decca (No Mono); DL 74961 (S)
D.J. MUSIC 43 44 COUNTRY ON MY MIND 3
Carl Smith, Columbia (No Mono); CS 9688 (S)
3215 EAST WILLARD
I'M EASY TO LOVE 1
TUCSON. ARIZONA thr Stan Hitchcock, Epic BN 26408 (S)
PHONE: 602 -326 -7365 45 45 A TIME TO SING 2
Hank Williams Jr., MGM (No Mono); SE 4540 (5)

36 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD

 BIL L BOA RD SPOTLIGHT PICK
THE GEORGE JONES STORY
(2 LP's) Musicor M2S 3159 (S)
A sure -fire saleswinner in this hot package which
features a two record set with color photos of Jones
to boot. An exceptional marketing LP.

CASH BOX ALBUM PICK

THE GEORGE JONES STORY
Musicor M2S 3159 (S)
A great 2- record set that should prove to be a monster.
In addition to two records, merchandising is aided
with the inclusion of a Jones biography and a batch
of action photos, both in color and black and white.
Promises to be a sales gem.
?roduosd by Pappy Da ly

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JUST RELEASED A NEW SMASH SINGLE "MILWAUKEE HERE I COME"

 SHE STILL COMES AROUND
(TO LOVE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME)
Published by: Al Gallic.) Music Corp. (BM!)
Produced by: Jerry Kernedy

SMASH IN A ROW SMASH

A Product of Mercury Record Productions, Inc. 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago, II lino s 60601 A CONIEIPO Corporation
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Musical Instruments
S. F.Festival
NAMM President Spotlights S.heet
Young Sound
Reports Sales Up SAN FRANCISCO - The M.usic
CHICAGO -A report from
Jack Wainger, president of the
maintaining inventories has been
rising the last few years and
young musical sound, combined
with an exhibit of the artistic
talents of the under 20 set, was
spotlighted here Sept. 3 in
Info
National Association of Music many dealers simply will not Union Square.
Merchants (NAMM), indicates pay the higher interest rates. The occasion was the final
that retail sales of new musical They're selling more than ever, event in the summer series of
but they're not buying as far
instruments are up sharply for
the first six months of 1968. In ahead. On a short -term basis,
Youth -Art Festivals, sponsored
by the Student League of San by: Jude Porter
addition, this could be the in- this situation could be felt by Francisco in various neighbor-
dustry's first billion -dollar year manufacturers and misinter- hoods through he city. For 10 This is the first of a weekly "fact
if the present pace continues. preted as a slowdown at the hours, beginning at 9:30 a.m., column" to keep you up- to -the-
According to Wainger, figures retail level." professional singers and instru- minute on the latest "happenings"
compiled through the end of Guitar and drum sales, off NAMM PRESIDENT JACK mentalists entertained with folk in the world of printed music . .

June show sales of all retail last year after a soaring four - and blues musiic from a stage what's HOT and ON THE TOP in
WAINGER. SHEET MUSIC, PERSONALITY
music stores up 15 per cent year rise, were generally ex- set up near the east end of the
pected to be down a bit this MUSIC -BOOK FOLIOS and ALL -IN-
over the same period last year, park. STRUMENT EDUCATIONALS! A "note-
with increases being shown in year, although the slowdown end somewhere along the line. The musicians included such worthy" roll -call to make sales a
nearly every instrument cate- hasn't been as sharp as many "Also, with over 5.5 million rising talent as Andi Hardwick, profitable pleasure.
gory. retailers anticipated. new guitars sold in just the last Chris Lunn, Teresa Tudury, * * * *
"Reports form our dealers "We simply had to face up four years, there are vast quan- Frank Ludwig, the Steve Fisher MERCHANDISING MAGIC . This . .

around the country confirm that to the fact that it couldn't go tities of good used instruments Trio and an African dance group week's sheet music sales are setting
the industry is rebounding on forever," said J. W. Jenkins on the market as people trade led by Kass Bonsieh. records! The lineup of sheets close-
ly resembles the current record
strongly from the slight sales of the 14 -store Jenkins Music up for quality. This has effected
Co. chain. "With the help of new sales. . as we knew it charts, and has the magic touch
decrease experienced last year . .
of outstanding music.
-the first increase in 21 years," the Beatles and other pop would. "HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.," recorded
said the NAMM president, who groups, guitar sales jumped The draft has also slowed by Jeannie Riley, is NUMERO UNO!
heads the American Music Store from $34 million a year in 1961 sales to young people. Even so, We congratulate Jimmy Keys of New
-

chain with 53 outlets. to $135 million in 1966. Drums most retailers seem to be sell- keys Music (Nashville, Tenn.) for a
"Most dealers experienced followed about the same pat- ing guitars and drums at about great big giant -of-a- winner! Bows
good first quarter sales and the tern-from $12 million to $60 the same level as last year and if and Bravos, also, to a sparkling
it continues to hold up, 1968 new artist! Running neck and neck
upswing has continued through million. Increases like these were "HEY JUDE"
on the list is
the second quarter. Nearly all unprecedented in the industry will be still another excellent
(The Beatles on Apple), "HUSH"
of the major retailers are bull- and we knew there had to be an year for these instruments." (Deep Purple), "THE FOOL ON THE
ish about the rest of the year HILL" (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66),
and many anticipate new sales "FOR THE LOVE OF IVY" (Mamas &
...
records will be set in 1968."
Wainger's optimistic report is
Thearle Festival to Spotlight Papas), List Price 85c
super standards .
MIND,"
.

"HONEY,"
.
and the
"GENTLE ON
"BORN
DAVID WEXLER & CO., Chicago MY
seconded by a number of
major dealers, including Robert Talents of Brimhall, Williams wholesaler, has developed a new FREE," LITTLE GREEN APPLES"
(O. C. Smith and Patti Page), "MY
Schmitt, head of the Paul A.
Schmitt Music Co. chain in
Minneapolis. Schmitt's piano
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -
Brimhall, piano educator and
John was to acquaint teachers and
dealers with this new piano
Whitehall percussion and sales
center and point -of- purchase dis-
play. The unit, contoured in the
shape of a band shell, features a
WAY OF LIFE" (Frank Sinatra) and
"THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM" (Roger
Williams). All SHEET MUSIC INSTI-
and organ sales are up 20 and method. Each session featured a finished back, enabling it to be TUTE (dealers may order di-
.

composer, will hold a piano lecture followed by a question rectly from SHEET MUSIC INSTI-
106 per cent respectively this placed against a wall or used as
workshop here Friday (20) at and answer period. a central display. TUTE, Att: Raul Artiles, 1842 West
year. This reflects a general Avenue. Miami Beach, Florida,
feeling that keyboard instru- the Thearle Music Festival in
(305-532-3383).
ments are this year's strongest the Balboa Park Bowl.
BEST SELLING
* * * * *
performers. Brimhall will appear in con- Following in the footsteps of the
"The keyboards moved slower L.P. Best Selling Charts are the
last year because a number of junction with Roger Williams
- new PERSONALITY FOLIOS. Topping
uncertainties made people think
twice before committing them-
and present "Music of Today
the Roger Williams Way."
cos the sales lists from dealers, jobbers
and racks across the country are
selves to the purchase of a
major household item," said
Schmitt. "Apparently, many of
the doubts have been removed
On Sunday, Brimhall will con-
duct 200 pianists, ages 8 -12, at
100 pianos. The group will ac-
company Williams in a special
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(Alphabetically)
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SON WILLIAMS -PHONOGRAPH REC-
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sales, we're looking for at least Free." The event will he tele- Title (Publisher) THE UNION GAP SONG BOOK." All
vised by NBC. of these power- packed publications
a 10 per cent over -all increase
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imprint (dealers may order from
a series of workshops in all the JOAN BAEZ SONGBOOK (Ryerson) Raul Artiles at the above address).
Manufacturers
As for reports from some in-
Lyon -Healy stores in the Chi- BEATLES COMPLETE (Hansen) * * * * *
cago area and introduced the BEST NEWS OF THE WEEK
BEST OF THE ASSOCIATION VOL. 2 (Beechwood)
. . .

strument manufacturers that new "Brimhall Piano Method," B R I M H A L L ! !

1968 is not running up to ex- books one, two, three and four. BEST OF FOLK MUSIC (Hansen) Jobbers, dealers and teachers all
pectations, Donald Ravitch, Appearing with Brimhall was over America are tremendously ex-
CAMELOT VOCAL SELECTIONS (Chappell) cited about the newly published
Sherman Clay and Co. presi- Jack Coleman, music consultant
dent, gave this explanation: for Hansen Publications and GLEN CAMPBELL DELUXE SOUVENIR ALBUM "JOHN BRIMHALL PIANO METHOD"
(Hansen) (MOT 101 -Books 1, 2, 3 and 4),
"There may be a slowdown Walt Disney Music Co. each list at $1.50. To introduce
in some production areas, but COWSILLS DELUXE EDITION (Big 3)
The purpose of the workshop and properly familiarize musical
for the most part it's a reflec- educators with his latest, and by
tion of an inventory situation, CREAM WHEELS OF FIRE (Hansen)
far, his greatest work, Brimhall is
rather than a sluggish market. BOB DYLAN DELUXE SONGBOOK (Warner Bros. - conducting a piano symposium and
"Because the industry had Seven Arts) workshop Friday, September 20th,
been riding the crest of the at the Thearle Music Festival in San
BOB DYLAN JOHN WESLEY HARDING (Big 3) Diego, California. Hundreds of
guitar and drum fad the past
few years, huge inventories of ARETHA FRANKLIN (West Coast) teachers, students, dealers and
press have been invited. September
these instruments were laid in GREAT GREAT HITS (Big 3) 22d, Brimhall will conduct 200 chil-
-and in many cases inventories JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE AXIS BOLD AS LOVE dren on 100 pianos, as they ac-
of other instruments were also (Cimino) company Roger Williams, in a con-
somewhat out of proportion. As cert performance of "BORN FREE,"
the fad slackened last year, a IAN & SYLVIA NASHVILLE (Warner Bros. -Seven at the festival. Four additional Brim -
lot of dealers found they were Arts) hall piano symposiums have been
scheduled for the West Coast area,
top -heavy in guitars and drums MEET THE TURTLES (Big 3) September 24th -Seattle, Septem-
and the lesson had made them PHIL OCHS THE WAR IS OVER (Big 3) ber 25th -San Francisco, September
more cautious in other instru- 26th -Oakland and September 27th
ment purchases. PETER, PAUL & MARY SONGBOOK (Warner Bros. - -San Jose.
"Additionally, the cost of Seven Arts) * * * * *
THE GILL POP -MOD DRUM, a GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP (Hansen) All HANSEN Educational Books may
be ordered on a Free One -Stop
biblical Mid- Eastern ceremonial DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES GREATEST HITS
Beechwood Execs drum, is now available from (Big 3)
Phone Service from anywhere in the
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Sorkin Music Co., Inc., The drum 800-327 -4737.
LOS ANGELES -Beechwood is hand -made in Israel from pure
SIMON & GARFUNKEL BOOKENDS (Plymouth) * * * * *
publishing has announced two
copper, and features an authentic PAUL SIMON SONGBOOK -BEST OF SIMON & Happy Music for ALL!
administrative appointments.
sheepskin head which is fully GARFUNKEL (Plymouth) * * * * *
Wyman Parker is handling the GOLD MARK ASSOCIATES
responsibilities of general pro- tunable. A multi -colored, em- SONGS BY PAUL SIMON (Plymouth)
PUBLIC RELATIONS
fessional manager, while John broidered strap enables the SOUND OF MUSIC VOCAL SELECTIONS (Chappell) NEW YORK- BEVERLY HILLS
File is in charge of internal op- player to hold the drum in the WE ARE THE DOORS (Music Sales) LONDON
erations. required under -the -arm position.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
39
 Audio Retailing
Panasonic Enters New Sylvania Unit
Component Field For Service Data
BATAVIA, N. Y.-Sylvania quality assurance, for the Syl-
NEW YORK - Panasonic,
making its entry into the com-
ter which offers listening pleas-
ure comparable to a fine FM
has introduced a service device
utilizing two reel -to -reel micro-
vania Electric Products Inc
group, said technicians car
ponent field, has introduced tuner. The suggested list is film cartridges and a desk top manually advance the film al
three new FM stereo receivers, $279.95. the rate of 200 frames per sec-
three new reel-to -reel tape re- reader unit which projects serv-
Panasonic's nwe reel-to -reel ice literature on a 8 -inch by ond. The cartridges are indexed
corders and several high fidel- tape recorders are the Interlude
ity speaker systems. Console-Aire and Symposium. 101/2-inch screen. The new de- have on -off switch, a focusing
Panasonic's SA -4000 is a pro- The Interlude, Model RS-763S, vice, according to Sylvania, will lever and a film advance -re
fessional 160 -watt FM stereo is a 32 -watt component type increase service efficiency by verse knob.
receiver that features fully au- professional home entertainment 75 per cent. The cartridges, sealed anc
tomatic motor tuning coupled system featuring motor driven thus preventing soiling, tearing
with precision manual motor Sylvania distributors, dealers
automatic tuning. It includes and service contractors will or loss, are impossible to place
tuning. In addition, a preset reel-to -reel stereo record and THE STOCKTON, Model Y1955SA,
memory master tuning system is a new Admiral stereo console lease the unit. Sylvania has at incorrectly, Dennis said. The
playback and an AM -FM featuring the exclusive Bull Horns present all its service data on
allows the listener to pre -select stereo radio which permits di- unit operates on normal house-
up to five stations with pushbut- sound system with a frequency one and a half cartridges, the
rect recording whole listening. response from 30 cycles to equivalent of 6,000 printed hold current and weighs 11
ton ease. The model's suggested list is 15,000 cycles per second. The pounds. Information Handling
The SA -70, a 90 -watt AM- $429.95. sheets. Enough space exists on
suggested list is $299.95. cartridge two for another 2,000 Services, Inc.. Englewood, Colo.,.
FM stereo receiver, employs the sheets of literature. is providing the unit for Syl-
use of microscopic electronic CHICAGO- Features of the IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Ray D. Dennis, manager, vania.
integrated circuits. Four such Console-Aire, Model RS -790S,
devices perform the functions
previously handled by 20 tran-
include continuous automatic or
manual reverse with directional
L. A. TICKET:
sistors and eight resistors. The lights, three -speed operation ELECTRIFIED
suggested list is $349.95.
Highlighting the SA -60, Pana-
sonic's new 60-watt AM -FM
with 4 -track stereo, a four head
system, two VU meters, pause
control, a four position digital
LOS ANGELES Compu-
ticket, which created the elec-
-
solid -state stereo receiver, is tape counter and two 7 -inch tronic box office, has begun its
broad band AM. While once oval dynamic speakers. Its sug- electronic ticket distribution
considered impossible, drift -free gested list is $329.95. here at all Wallach's Music City
AM reception is now insured by stores.
the use of a unique ceramic fil- The Symposium, Model RS-
796, boasts continuous automa- Tickets to concerts, plays and
tic reverse and dual capstan various sporting events may be
drive, which eliminates audible purchased through Computicket
or flutter. Other features in- installations.
clude recording and playback in Under the system, patrons of
both directions, three -speed op- Computicket locations can re-
tion, simple lever operation, ceive electronic information of
twin VU meters, four tape the best available seats in the
heads and 90 KC recording price range of their choice on
bias. The suggested list is the night of their choice and be
$249.95. issued the actual tickets to be
used at that performance.
Within a few weeks, Compu-
Institute Support ticket will be able to supply tick-
ets to Broadway plays for trav-
THE SA -70 is a 90 -watt AM /FM
stereo receiver by Panasonic. The NEW YORK-The Institute elers planning to visit New
component, with a suggested list of High Fidelity's (IHF) Dealer York.
price of $349.95, boasts four Member program received a
microscopic electronic integrated strong nod of approval last IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi
circuits which perform the func- SYLVANIA ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS has placed in operation the
tions previously handled by 20 week from the Philadelphia service industry's first microfilm system which instantly locates
transistors and eight resistors. area's leading high fidelity deal- become affiliate members of the technical and service information on all home entertainment products
ers. About half of the retailers institute under a new program ever produced by Sylvania. The Sylvania Service Parts Informatior
present at a dinner in Philadel- approved last spring by the Center provides instant technical and service information to service.
phia expressed a willingness to IHF's board of directors. men whether it be in the home or in the service shop.

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NEW UNIDYNE
MICROPHONES
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Two New Consoles Join New Arvin

Console;
'69 Admiral Stereo Line 45 Player
CHICAGO - Admiral Corp.
has added two new stereo con-
ent material. Each enclosure is
a 4.7 -foot tube folded into a INDIANAPOLIS -Arvin In-
dustries, Inc., has introduced a
soles, including one featuring compact module. Admiral has
the exclusive Bull Horns sound applied for a patent for the stereo console, a slot -fed 45-
system, to its line of solid -state specially designed audio system r.p.m. phonograph, a five -band
console stereo radio-phono- which has a frequency response portable radio and a five -tran-
graphs. from 30 cycles to 15,000 cycles sistor AM table radio.
C. H. Belzer Jr., stereo mar- per second. The console features FM/
keting manager, describes the The Stockton, the new Ad- AM /FM radio, four -speed au-
new Bull Horn system as having miral console with the Bull tomatic record changer and
two unique quarter- length res- Horn sound system, features an double, two -way, six-inch speak-
onant tubes in speaker enclos- AM -FM with FM stereo, AFC, ers. It lists for $169.95. The
ures, lined with sound absorb- separate bass, treble, loudness portable 45- r.p.m. player lists
and balance controls and low for $29.95 and utilizes six D cell
mass tone arm. batteries. The table radio list for
$18.95 and is styled with a low
Model Y1955SA also in- silhouette. The five -band port-
Scanning cludes an automatic record
changer with 45- r.p.m. spindle,
able, called World Grabber, lists
for $79.95.
solid-state dual- channel ampli-
The News fier, record storage com-
partment and external speaker Adds Norelco
terminals. Its suggested list is
Robert Farris has been named
director of merchandising for the
$299.95. Radio Line
consumer products division of
Motorola, Inc. Associated with
Motorola since 1958, Farris pre-
The Curtis, Model Y1941SA,
is a new eight- speaker console
with two 2-inch woofers, two
1
WASHINGTON - Hynes
Bros., Inc., here, has been ap-
viously served as director of ad- 31/2-inch tweeters and four fl- pointed distributor of Norelco
vertising. . . . G. Lee Thompson inch mid -range speakers. It has radios in Washington. The firm,
has been appointed national mar- an open list price. a major distributor of white
ket development manager for Syl-
vania Entertainment Products. goods, will handle only the radio
Thompson was formerly market- Allied Radio line from Norelco. The demand
ing manager of the Sylvania for FM, multi -band and short-
Lighting Division, Danvers, Mass. Offers Training wave receiver prompted Hynes
The responsibilities of the
newly created position of manager
of Sylvania Entertainment Prod-
CHICAGO - Allied Radio
Corp. has launched a training
to negotiate the exclusive dis-
tributorship of radios, according
to President Bern E. Hynes.
ucts training center have been program for hard -core unem-
given to John Sheeran. Having ployed.
joined Sylvania in 1959, Sheeran According to W. J. Forbes,
was previously plant manager for vice -president of industrial rela- by 47 weeks of on- the -job train-
Sylvania Entertainment Products, ing in mail -order and electronics
Smithfield, N. C., operation. Mean- tions for Allied, the program
while, Charles Elinsky has suc- will provide for a five -week ori- repair work. A total of 130 per-
ceeded Sheeran at the Smithfield entation, pre- vocation and vesti- sons will be trained in the pro- RIVAL RECORD SUPERMARKET OWNERS, Merrill Rose (with glasses)
plant. bule training program, followed gram. and Russ Solomon, measure Rose's Wabash Avenue store in Chicago.
Anthony Addonizio has joined Solomon's Tower Records, San Francisco, was the subject of a recent
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. as article in Billboard. In Chicago, attending the National Association of
public relations representative for Record Retailers tape and tape CARtridge convention, Solomon took
Sylvania Electronic Systems. Prior the time to visit Rose and compare stores. The Rose Wabash outlet
to joining Sylvania, Addonizio was consists of 6,000 square feet of space on two floors with approximately
public relations assistant for Eff- 200,000 album titles displayed. Solomons San Francisco outlet
enson, Nusbaum, Regan, a Boston features 18,000 square feet with 6,000 of it devoted to selling area.
advertising agency. . .. Richard
Hershey has been named man-
ager of the sales promotion de-
partment in Philco -Ford Corp.'s
consumer electronics division. Her-
Reel -to -Reel Receives Lift
shey previously served as super-
visor of sales training. From CARtridge: Rubenstein
Richard Kudolla has been pro-
moted to vice -president of Royal
Disc Distributing Corp., a
CHICAGO - The tape car-
tridge was the best thing to hap-
This opinion was voiced by
Jules Rubinsten, national sales
Chicago -based firm. . . . Zenith manager, stereotape division,
(Continued on page 43) pen to reel-to-reel.'
Greentree Electronics Corp., at
the recent National Association
of R e c o r d Merchandisers
(NARM) tape and tape car-
tridge convention here.
"We're the only company
concentrating on reel -to -reel,
NEW said Rubinstein. "We found last
VOLUME CONTROL year that the cartridge has
MICROPHONES brought reels back into the mu-

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the myth that the difficult sys-

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SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
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be a two -week shot at Chicago's in the night. All the KGMB disk Janis Joplin, of Big Brother and
Palmer House. Ho and the Alis jockeys took part. Steppen- the Holding Company spent her
From The also will do a guest spot on
. . .

wolf's Hawaii debut will be a two- Hawaiian holiday on a boat. .

"Hollywood Palace. ". . Mean- night dance -concert Saturday and Steve Logan, Hawaii -based enter-
Music Capitals
.

while, when Ho hums away, the Sunday (14 -15) at the Civic Audi- tainer who's signed to Warner
Society of Seven (formerly known torium. John Herbert's Blue Phoe- Bros. -Seven Arts, is set for another
as the Fabulous Echoes, on Re- nix, Inc., is sponsoring the dates. Mainland tour. Logan and His
of the World prise), will fill in at the Waikiki
club. . Station KGMB had a
. Oscar winner Elmer Bernstein,
a United Artists artist, guest -con-
Heros open Oct. 3 at Harrah's Ta-
hoe for a month, followed by 10
wild beach promotion Aug. 24. ducted the Honolulu Symphony days at Vancouver's Marco Polo
HONOLULU night at Duke Kahanamoku's, and A beach party with local kids Orchestra's Starlight Concert Aug. starting Nov. 11. A three -week
Don Ho's set for another Main- the Reprise star flies to Ana- was filmed for showing during 24. Next guest: Van Cliburn, Sat- date beginning Nov. 25 at Har-
land tour. Monday (9) will be a heim's Melodyland. Following will "Muscle Beach Party" breaks later urday (14). rah's Reno also is on tap, with an
eventual return to Las Vegas'
Hotel Riviera. Walter Painter, who
has worked on such shows as Don
Ho's, Petula Clark's, and Ann -
Margret's, is assisting Logan in
production of a new act. . . .

Musician Ray Conniff, a frequent

Island visitor, and bride, Vera
Schmidheiny, honeymooned here
after a Vegas wedding. . Good .

local airplay for "5 A.M.," the

Columbia single by the Millenium.

rA0TI0N
Reason: Its singer-composer, Sandy
Salisbury, is a former resident.
means PERPETUAL WAYNE HARADA

NEW YORK
RCA's Jefferson Airplane are
performing in Europe through Sun-

SALES! day (15) date in Amsterdam. Other

stops include Stockholm, Copen-
hagen, London and Edinburgh.
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 A&M
artists, and RCA's Jose Feliciano
open a one -week engagement at
Los Angeles' Greek Theatre on
Saturday (14). . . Dick Noble
.

started two weeks at the Playboy

Club here on Tuesday (3). . .
Atco's Bee Gees appeared on
"Hollywood Palace" on Saturday
HERE'S THE (14) with Sid Caesar and Imogene
Coca... Cadet-Concept's Status
.

Quo have a U. S. tour in the

HOTTEST works. . Buddy De Franco
and the Glenn Miller Orchestra
play the Riverboat through
Wednesday (18).
ITEM TO APPEAR ON Capitol's Magnificent Men play
No Strings, No Motor, Sayreville, N. J., on Wednesday
toneCaM%'4Ny THE PHONOGRAPH (18). . . Ivan Mogull and Eddie
.

No Magnets. Heywood, who has completed his

second Capitol album, have
MARKET SINCE opened Roberd Music Corp. (BMI)
at 40 E. 49th St. here. Sandy . .

PLASTIC RECORDS! Duncan and Bruce Scott, the

twins in "Your Own Thing, were
married on Sept. 5 at the Little
The completely NEW and Original Church Around the Corner. .
Rodney Dangerfield opened at the
Living Room for two weeks. . .
.

Mercury's Chicago Loop played

ecord-Ma tic
one week at Arthur's through Sept.
8. ... Dave Lucas will score a new
film "Equipment. ". Gil Melle
. .

DUOTONE'S` is writing the score for the Uni-

versal film "World Premiere 'Act
of Piracy.'" . New York's
WNEW radio Fred Astaire special
on Sept. 6 featured "Sweet Sor-
RECORD ALBUM HOLDER and AUTOMATIC SELECTOR row" and "Just Like Taking Candy
PAT, PENDING
From a Baby," which he penned
YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. Suggested with Gladys Shelley.
U.S. AND FOREIGN
Reprise's Nancy Sinatra and Jack
KEEPS ALBUMS CONSTANTLY AND NEATLY ON FILE ". List Price $9.95 Jones, RCA artist, were among the
headliners of NBC -TV's "The
Highlights of the Ice Capades of
1969," which was taped on Aug.
27 -28 in Atlantic City. The special
will be aired on Feb. 16. . . .
Steppenwolf, Dunhill artists, have
taped "Playboy After Dark," the
new TV variety show owned by
the Playboy Club.... Carol Chan -
ning is pre-testing her TV material
on the nightclub circuit. She'll do
two TV specials for ABC this sea-
son.... Ivan Mogull Music Corp.
will represent Johi Music Publish-
o Will
Flip First Album Forward. Rest e Remove Desired Album When Q Flip Next Album Forward. ing Co., Inc., newly formed pub-
Follow Automatically. Exposed. Record -Matic Will Record -Matic Resumes Opera - lishing company of Jose Feliciano,
Stop Automatically. tion. RCA artist.

Gently push all Albums backward to start next run. SAN JUAN
THE !ecord-Mat%c IS FULLY AUTOMATIC! Palito Ortega, Argentinian com-
poser, motion picture artist and
vocalist (RCA Victor Argentine)

D
Brings Albums in Full View at the Touch of a Finger. just finished his first visit to
Stops Automatically. Keeps Albums Consistently and Neatly "On File ". Puerto Rico. He played the Con -
dado Reach Hotel and appeared
Always Easy to SEE and SELECT. on TV over WAPA, Channel 4.
Ortega, with 15 LP's and six
films to his credit, heads the
Ask your distributor music publishing company, Edi-
or write direct to: DUOTONE® COMPANY, Inc. 6875 S.W. 81st Street, South Miami, Florida 33134 torial Clanort, in Buenos Aires.
He now visits Caracas, Bogota

Give
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 Audio Retailing
and Lima before returning to
Buenos Aires. He is already
booked to return here next year.
Nilsmen (Discofon) are scoring
with "Solskenssang," a Swedish
version of "Sugartown. ". . . Ray
CLaSSIFIe i MRRT
The Pan American Philanthropic Charles will give a concert in the PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Foundation (Cancer League) plans Stockholm Concerthouse, Sept. 23. PROMOTIONAL SERVICES
to stage a 24-hour marathon char- Meanwhile EMI has released his ATTENTION, RECORD PRODUCERS,
jingle producers! Send us your arrange-
ity show in Puerto Rico in Jan- single "Eleanor Rigby. ". . . The ments and we'll record it for you minus
uary 1969. Mario Moreno (Can - Shanes are leaving EMI to form one on stereo or mono at lowest cost.
ATTENTION, RECORD OUTLETS: WE Masters recorded on 3 channels % inch.
tinflas), entertainment committee their own record company. . . . have the largest selection of 45 rpm NATIONAL RECORD PROMOTION AND We'll send you 14-inch masters. Write
oldies and goodies at 25e each, also Publicity, Pressing. No job too small. us and we'll send you a sample. Cinema -
chairman, will emcee the show Radio Sweden's Roger Wallis pro- major label LP listings at promotional Consultation; questions answered re: Audio, Inc., P. O. Box 1381, Romago,
and over 100 entertainers from duced "Back to the City" by the prices. Send for free listings. All orders recording, publishing, distribution. Manila, Philippines. oc12
welcome. Apex Rendezvous, Inc., 390 Morty Wax Promotions, 1650 Broadway,
20 Latin American countries, Jackpots ( Sonet). . Eddie Bar-
.
Kings Highway, Brooklyn, N. Y. Un N.Y.C. CI 7 -2159. Un DEEJAYS! 6,000 CLASSIFIED GAG
Europe and the U. S. are sched- clay, of Barclay Records, France, lines, $5! Above plus 5,000 clever re-
EVERYTHING! PRESSING, PROMO- marks, $9! Comedy catalog free. Ed
uled to appear. Raphael, Tito was in Stockholm to arrange for tion, national distribution. We give Orrin, Mariposa, Calif. 95338. no2
Puente, Roberto Ledesma, La the setting up of a Barclay office complete service to independent record
National Record Promotion
Lupe, Linda Cristal, Marco An- here.... Fred Baron of Pickwick companies. Call or write for free con -
sultation and information. Prophet, (You Record it-We'll Plug It) PRESSING EQUIPMENT
tonio Muniz, Joe Cuba, Tito Records was in Sweden to seek
Rodriguez, Andy Russell, Johnny
Pacheco, Machito, Graciela, Mig-
methods of stimulating Pickwick
Scandinavian sales. . Arne Bill
Inc., 373 First Ave., N. Y. 10010 (212)
533 -6370.

GEAUGA RECORDS HAS OPENING

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* New York City *
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used at exceptional savings. For profes-
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uelito Valdes, Sarita Montiel, of Bill Records and Music has within 30 days. We will press, distribute Covering All Major Cities, Nashville, Gabor Enterprises, 4645 Delafield Ave.,
Riverdale, N. Y. 10471. no2
Eddie and Charlie Palmieri, Jose taken over personal management and promote records coast to coast. Chicago, Hollywood, Etc.
Fajardo, Myrta Silva, Los Panchos, of Hayati Kafe, currently scoring Geauga Records, Geauga Station B, * DISTRIBUTION ARRANGED
Aurora, Ohio 44202. tfn *
and Belisario Lopez will head the with "Sant" (Things).... Former *
MAJOR RECORD LABEL CONTACTS
NATIONAL RADIO & T.V. COVERAGE
Latin group. Buddy Hackett, Joey artist Gunnar Kinch has started * BOOKING AGENT CONTACTS EMPLOYMENT SECTION
Bishop, Jerry Vale and Connie his own agency.... Another new SCHOOLS Lr SUPPLIES * MAGAZINE -NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY
Francis are expected from the agency, International Artists Ltd., * RECORD PRESSING
U. S. has been launched by Hakan R.E.I.'S FAMOUS 5-WEEK COURSE General Office:
for the First-Class Radio Telephone 209 Stahluran Bldg., Nashville, Tenn.
Yaco Monti, Argentinian re- Carlen. . . . Anders Henriksen, License is the shortest, most effective
course in the nation. Over 98% of R.E.I.
Mailing Address: HELP WANTED
14881 Overlook Dr., Newbury, Ohio
cording artist and composer (Par- pop music producer, has left EMI graduates pass F.C.C. exams for first -
class license. Total tuition $350. Job Send All Records for Review to:
naso Records), makes his second to work as an independent. . placement free. Write for brochure: Brite-Star, 14881 Overlook,
visit to Puerto Rico this year to Tom Jones' "Help Yourself," pub- Radio Engineering Incorporated Schools,
1336 Main St., Sarasota, Fla., or 3123
Newbury, Ohio
CALL: Cleveland (216) JO 4-2211 AAA -1 SALESMAN
play one of the hotels in the lished here by Edition Liberty, is Un wanted to sell best seller super-hit
Lucesita (Hit Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., or 809 records to discounters, department
Condado strip. . being recorded in Swedish by Caroline St., Fredericksburg, Va. tfn stores, chains, etc., from coast to
Parade Records), Machuchal, Los Sten Nilsson (Decca). . The coast. All key territories open. We
have a great program for you.
Sonset and El Gran Combo jazz festival in Emmaboda, south- Replies handled confidentially.
(Gema Records), all recording art- ern Sweden, arranged by the Write BOX 529, Billboard
165 West 46th St.
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Chicago by local booker Paquito Cherry, Maynard Ferguson, the
Cordero, will also play in Phila- Jazz Doctors, the Vieux Carre
delphia and New York. . . Jazzmen, King George Discovery
Luis Gonzalez, head of Distribu- and Lars Guilin, and was a success MISCELLANEOUS
idora de Discos CUNA, has been musically if not financially. -
ORDER -FORM AFTER HOURS POETRY READ
appointed distributor for Maseda Jefferson Airplane (RCA) and the around the world. For your copy send
Records of New York.... Pedro Doors (Elektra) were in Sweden $1 to Jake Trussell, Box 961, Kingsville,
Tex., U.S.A. oc12
Vargas, veteran Mexican recording for concerts. . Slam Creepers
artist (RCA Victor) appeared at have recorded Swedish and Eng- Classified Advertising Department JIM USHER IS NOW LOOKING FOR
C&W material for artist, Bob Carter
La Concha Hotel, followed by lish versions of the single "We and Freda Burrel. Mall tapes or demo
Andy Russell (Capitol) until Sat- Are Happy People" (Bill). BILLBOARD MAGAZINE to: Jex Records, P. O. Box 681, Long-
urday (28). . . . Fania Records Sonet is releasing the album 165 West 46th Street wood, Fla. 32750. se21

(New York) promoting its latest New York, N. Y. 10036 JIM WAYNE IS SOARING HIGH WITH
"Blomsterpistolen" by the Danish his new release, "I Pretended She Was
albums; "Riot!" by Joe Battan group, the Young Flowers, to co- 1. Please run the classified ad copy show below (or enclosed You." Jim records for the Pacer
and "El Explosivo" by Justo Betan- incide with their visit to Sweden Recording Co., Box 269, Logan, Ohio
43138. sell
court, are distributed here by Sept. 27 -29. . Monument's separately) in issue(s):
Allied Wholesale Co. of Catano. Bob Weiss was in Stockholm for MUSIC COMPOSED TO YOUR WORDS,
excellent composers, 50.50 ownership
Belter Records of Spain and business talks. . King George basis. Revise, publish, record and pro-
Hialeah, Fla., presented its new Discovery tour Germany from mote. Sound, Box 833, Miami, Fla 33135.
se21
album, "Michel," by the young re- Sept. 27 -29. . Bill Carlsen
cording artist of the same name. of Segat Artist Center was in Lon- NASHVILLE, TENN.'S
Michel visits Puerto Rico for the don to negotiate with Harold most convenient motel. Close to record-
first time soon.... Cesta Records Davison and Sol Shapiro, manager ing studios and business; courtesy ear
service; 24-hour telephone; 100% air
(New York) has released another of the William Morris Agency, for conditioned; heated swimming pool.
album by Joe Quijano, "Joe Qui- a tour of the USA by the Tages
jano with Strings." (Parlophone) whose records will be Tel. (615) 255.4163
ANTONIO CONTRERAS released Stateside on the MGM ANCHOR MOTEL
label in October. . Henze's 1921 West End Ave., U.S. 70W
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comic opera "Der Junge Lord"
STOCKHOLM was premiered in Gotenburg Sept. OLDIES -HARD-TO-GET 45'S, WHOLE -
sale or retail list. 100 assorted new 45's,
6. KJELL GENBERG $5.50 P.P. Kaco Record Shop, 747 Nereid
Paul Jones (HMV), Don Par - Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 10466. se21
tridge (Columbia), the Long Johns PLAIN WHITE RECORD JACKETS:
(Columbia) and Lucas (Polar) are 12%" square slip-easy jackets for LP
featured on an LP produced by
Radio Sweden in aid of the chil-
dren of Biafra. The Long Johns
Scanning records. Made to industry standards
from coated litho paper, laminated to
24-point cardboard. Imperial Packaging
Co., Inc., 7800 Records St., Indianapolis,
Indiana. oc5
were given an EMI recording con-
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amateur pop group in Sweden Continued from page 41 nog
and are produced by Lasse Sam -
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lishing and recording companies de-
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mand, will review lead sheets as well as
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vice -president of purchasing for WANTED TO BUY velope to: Songs "Pink Smith, Box 761,
of Soul," produced by Gunnar more than 20 years. . The DISTRIBUTING SERVICES
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The offers in all cases are programs are on Jan. 16 with
open until January 1969, and Adler conducting and Arrau as
many sets are available at 50 soloist; Feb. 13, Copland con- ADDRESS
per cent of the normal price. ducting; March 6, Mitchell con- Say You Saw It in
CITY STATE & ZIP CODE
The sets are most luxuriously ducting, Richter -Haaser soloist;
packaged and contain illustrated and April 10, Mitchell conduct- PAYMENT ENCLOSED BILL ME Billboard
booklets. ing and Perlman soloist.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD 43
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The Kreisler rich and mellow tone is the
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BIG BAND LATINO -Tito Rodriguez. Musi- MGM SE 4569 (S) Griffith Show" star. He's at his best with from 1924 through 1929. And the engineers
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and his buglers relax into music making
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JIMMY SMITH -Livin' It Up .. .
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Verve V6 -8750 (S) rock -ability, could become chart material.
WALT DISNEY PRESENTS THE STORY OF
THE SOUND IS ALL AROUND US -John THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON- Disneyland
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Balloon Lovely choral versions of familiar fa- Teamed up with an illustrated color booklet
ThIs Last .
Weeks an
vorites like "Answer Me My Love,' "I'll Get
. .

in the LP jacket, this Disney version of

Week Week TITLE, Artist, Label & Number Chart Liberty LST 7565 (S) the classic tale should prove highly suc-
Along Somehow," and "Willow Weep for
2 DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND 20 Me." The tone is pleasant and the pace cessful; it's slanted at the kiddie market
BILLY VAUGHN- Current Set of relaxing. Good programming material for and jammed full of excitement.
Wes Montgomery, A&M (No Mono); SP 3006 (S)
Standards . easy listening stations.
3 THE ELECTRIFYING EDDIE HARRIS 29 Dot DLP 25882 (S)
Atlantic 1495 (M); SD 1495 (S)
FRANKIE LAINE -Take Me Back to COUNTRY POLKA
3 1 PROMISE OF THE FUTURE 13
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Laine Country . . .

ABC ABCS 657 (S) TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING -Bob Wills.

4 4 A DAY IN THE LIFE 51 Kapp KS 3569 (S) POLKA WAY -Frankie Yankovic.
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Here isthe polka just as the buyer will
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6 7 LOOK AROUND 27 PETER & GORDON -Hot, Cold &
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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, A&M LP 137 (M);
MAIDEN VOYAGE
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9
Custard ... OPEN MY EYES . . .
Town (Cleveland)," or with "Red Lips
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Capitol ST 2882 (S)
Ramsey Lewis, Cadet (No Mono); LPS 811 (S) Nazz, SGC 001 (Screen Gems -Columbia,
8 5 BEST OF WES MONTGOMERY 42 SOUNDTRACK -You Are What You BMI) (Detroit)
Verve V 8714 (M); V6 -8714 (S) Eat... PEACE OF MIND . . .
ALBUM REVIEW RANKING
9 10 BEST OF WES MONTGOMERY, VOL. 2 4 Columbia OS 3240 (S) (Almo,
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Cream of the week's new
BARBARA ACKLIN -Love Makes a ASCAP) (Philadelphia) releases in their respective
10 13 HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED 3
O. C. Smith, Columbia (No Mono); CS 9680 (S) Woman .
categories. Albums which
FIRE . . . are expected to reach the
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5X5, Paula 302 (Sea -Lark, BMI)
Aretha Franklin, Atlantic (No Mono); chart, any position on Bill-
12 15 BEST OF LOU RAWLS
SD 8186 (S)
5
1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY
1, 2, 3 Red Light ..
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SUNSHINE AMONG US . . .
Buddah BDS 5022 (S) CHART SPOTLIGHTS
13 14 LOOK OF LOVE 4 Eternity's Children, Tower 439 Albums which are expected
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TONY BENNETT- Yesterday I Heard the
14 19 MILES IN THE SKY
Miles Davis, Columbia (No Mono); CS 9628 (S)
2 Rain ... SMELL OF INCENSE . .
reach the Top LP's chart or
have long term sales.
Columbia CS 9678 (S)
15 16 LIVIN' IT UP Southwest F.O.B., Hip 8002 (Rhombus/ 4-STARS
3
Jimmy Smith, Verve (No Mono); V6 -8750 (S) Halfpint, BMI) (Dallas -Fort Worth) Moderate sales potential
albums which may not reach
16 Billboard's LP chart but
12 SOUL BAG
Mongo Santamaria, Columbia (No Mono); CS 9653 (S)
10
Singles
MOM (Can I Talk to You ?) .

Jan Rhodes, Blue 1001 (Arcola, BMI)

** ** which Should have enough
sales activity to warrant
17 9 PLUG ME IN 11 (New Orleans) their being stocked by most
Eddie Harris, Atlantic (No Mono); SD 1506 (S) dealers, rack jobbers and
18 18 THE BEST OF CANNONBALL ADDERLEY
Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2939 (5)
2 * NATIONAL BREAKOUTS
More Album
one -stops
category.
handling that

SPECIAL MERIT
19 17 UP POPS RAMSEY LEWIS 27 New releases of outstanding
OVER YOU .
Cadet LP 799 (M); LPS 799 (S) merit which deserve ex-
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Colum- Reviews on posure and which could have
20 20 MIDNIGHT CREEPER 2
Lou Donaldson,
bia 44644 commercial success within
Blue Note (No Mono); BST 84280 (S)
their respective categories
Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 9/21/68 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER . Pages 32, 44 & 73 of music.
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Reprise 0767

44 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD

 International News Reports
Rio Song Fest Opener COUNTRY
TITLE
SINGER
COMPOSER
CONDUCTOR
LYRICIST

Near; 35 Nations Enter Andorra: Romuald Serge Lebrail

"Le Bruit des Vagues" ° ° °
Romuald
Argentina: Litto Nebbia Litto Nebbia
RIO DE JANEIRO -Rio is tore Cheantea, Andre Popp, comes Lalo Schifrin; the United "Seremos Amigos" Mario Tavares
making final preparations for its Philip Adler, BBC Director States, Elmer Bernstein; France, Los Gatos
third annual International Popu- Bryan Willey, journalist Derek Paul Mauriat; Germany, A. C. Austria: Peter Horton Carl J. Schauble
Johnson, writer Rex Reed, Don Weiland; Portugal, Cidalia "Ja" ° ° o
lar Song Festival. The event, co- Meireles; England, Les Reed; Peter Horton
sponsored by the Guanabara Black, Warren Beatty, Dinah
state (Rio) Tourism Secretariat Shore, Lucho Gateca and Irving Switzerland, Geo. Vaomard; Belgium: Jean Vallee Jean Vallee
Chile, Jaime Atria; Mexico, Jose
and TV Globo, will be held in
Maracanazinho the annex to
the famed Maracana soccer sta-
- Berlin.
Construction of sets is well
under way. A new feature of
Sabre Marroquim; Italy, Sergio
Endrigo and from Brazil, Sergio
Mendes. Other countries in-
"Vivre plus Haut"
Jean Vallee
Canada:
° ° °

Paul Anka Paul Anka

dium on Oct. 3 -6. the 1968 Festival will be a huge "This Crazy World" Don Costa
electronic scoreboard that will cluded on the jury, but who have Paul Anka
Festival director Augusto Mar - not yet named members, are
zagao has announced entries automatically tally votes cast Chile: Carlos Gonzalez Carlos Gonzalez
by the 15- member jury. Spain, Peru, Russia and Czecho- "Te Quiero Tanto" Carlos Gonzalez
from 35 foreign countries. slovakia.
The composition of the jury Gloria Simonette
Preliminary activities center on reflects the international flavor Complete list in adjoining col- Karen Svoboda Jiri Staid!
the Brazilian festival, a national Czechoslovakia:
of the festival. From Argentina umns. "Lady Carnaval" Karen Svoboda
version of the larger one, sched- Karel Gott
uled for Sept. 28 -29. A panel Pertti Reponen
of Brazilian judges has spent Finland: Jaakko Salo
two months screening 2,800
"I'll Find a Place for Jaakko Salo
Me Someday"
songs to select the final 20 that Danny
will vie for the honor of rep- Francoise Hardy Francoise Hardy
resenting the country in the In- France
"A Quoi ca Sert" Frank Pourcel
ternational Festival to follow. Francoise Hardy
Well -known artists such as Germany D. Nefedow
Vinicius de Moraes and Dory "Der Traum vom Fliegen" ° ° °
Caymmi have been eliminated Alexandra
in favor of material by young, Greece: Gerassimos Lavranos Elpida Periclakis
relatively unknown musicians. "If You Want to Come" Gerassimos Lavranos
Attending the opening night Marinella
of the International Festival will Holland: Andre Popp Cees Nooteboom
be Sammy Cahn, Neal Hefti, "L'Oiseau qui c'est Perdu" Andre Popp
Jimmy Van Heusen, Maurice Liesbeth List
Jarre, Franck Pourcel, David Hungary: Janos Gyulai -Gaal Istvan Hajnal
Rose, John Rowles, Robert "We Are Always in a Hurry" Janos Gyulai -Gaal
Wise, Alfred Newman, Salva- Zsuzsa Koncz
England: Mitch Murray Peter Callander
MARCEL RODD, center, founder of Britain's Saga label, meets Deutsche "Antonio" Mitch Murray
Odeon, Parlophon Saga director Heinz Juergens, left, and producer Guenther Tilgert, to Anita Harris
discuss plans to release Sega on the German budget market. Israel: Yohanan Zarai Mira Meir
Switching to EMI "Bo'yi Elai" Yohanan Zarai
Benny Amdursky
Italiana in Italy
MILAN -
EMI Italiana will
Deutsche -Sago Sets Italy:
"Non Domandarti"
Pino Donaggio
Pino Donaggio
Armando Trovajoli
Vito Palavicini

100 -LP Budget durst

now distribute the Odeon and Patrick
Parlophon labels in Italy. This Jamaica: Alex Spyropoulos
"Waterfall" ° ° ° Campbell -
follows the ending of an agree-
ment between British EMI and
Carisch, which have distributed
the labels since 1936.
DUSSELDORF - Deutsche-
Saga is planning a big assault on
Guido Born, Anita la Rose, Joe
Raphael, Beauty Milton, Don
Jimmy Cliff
Japan:
"Sayonara"
Hachidai Nakamura
Hachidai Nakamura
Lyons
Mike Maki

the German budget line mar- Borris, Lotti Krekel and the Kyu Sakamoto
The move involves Beatles Blackbirds beat group. Antoine
product, inclusive of numbers ket with the release of 100 al- Luxembourg: Antoine
"La Vie est Moche" ° 0 0
released until now by Carisch, bum selling at between $1.25 Deutsche -Saga was founded
and $2.50. The company will al- Antoine
and the first Beatles release un- by Rodd in 1964, originally
der EMI Italiana is "Hey Jude "! so be releasing seven singles. under the name Fidelity. "My Mexico: Armando Manzanero Armando
Saga's founder, Marcel Rodd, "Puedo morir Manana" ° ° ° Manzanero
"Revolution" on the Odeon la- most difficult job," Rodd told lmela Miller
bel. flew from the U. K. to Germany Billboard, "was finding the
to supervise the campaign Monaco: Charles Dumont Michel Vaucaire
EMI Italiana has purchased right people to represent Saga "Un Dimanche apres la Charles Dumont
Carisch's Odeon and Parlophon which provides for an intensive in Germany. Now, in Heinz
promotion effort to boost Saga fin lu monde"
record stock. Carisch spokes- Juergens and producer Guen- Martine Baujoud
man said that the company artists. ther Tilgert, I have found Arne Bendiksen Arne Bendiksen
Norway:
would now devote more time Said Heinz Juergens, director them." "I Feel So Strong" ° ° °
to building up Italian repertoire of Deutsche -Saga, "We are seek- Kirsti Sparboe
and set up a classical line. Ca- ing a strong sales organization Paraguay: Neneco Norton Humberto Rubin
risch classical product would be which will help build up our
unknown artists and we are also
Chart Tunes on "Yo Vi un Amanecer"
Nino
° ° °
marketed in early October with
a simultaneous release of 200 going to give a chance to new Swedish TV Peru: Lucho Neves, Chabuca Granda,
albums from masters of four
international classical catalogs.
talent."
Saga already has exclusive
contracts with Gaby Vesper,
STOCKHOLM - Swedish
Television has launched a series
"Un Barco Ciego"
Patricia Aspillaga
Poland:
Chabuca Granda
° ° °
Edward Urbanczyk
C. Calvo

Anna Jakowska
of 20 weekly programs devoted "Old Fairytale" Edward Urbanczyk
01111111111111111111111111lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
to songs in the weekly Sven- Nina Urbano
Karusell's Holler Is sktoppen charts. Called "Chan - Portugal: Joaquim Luiz Gomes Antonio Jose
BRUSSELS TOUR Dead at Age of 37 stoppen," the program is seen " Poema da Vida" Joaquim Luiz Gomes
BRUSSELS -French singer -
composer Michel Polnareff
(Disc'AZ), whose records are dis-
STOCKHOLM - German -
born Klaus Holler, for the last
as a tremendous boost to
Swedish product and follows
logically in the wake of the
Madalena Iglesias
Spain:
"La Feria"
Salome
Augusto Alguero
Augusto Alguero
A. Guijarro

tributed here by Barclay, re- five years managing director of Swedish Radio's weekly program Owe Johanson -Monk Owe Johanson -
Karusell Records, died here Aug. Sweden:
cently completed a two -week devoted to Swedish records. "No One Can Say" Monk
28 after a nine -month illness. Con's Combo
tour of Belgium in which he Holler, who was 37, leaves a The first program, shown
played concerts at Ostend, Sept. 6, featured new recordings Switzerland: Gerard Gray Gerard Gray
widow and three young chil- "Dans cette Rue"
Liege, Namur and Fexhe le haut
dren. by the Playboys with Leif Gus - ° ° °
Cloche. taysson (Sweden Records); Tre Gerard Gray
The funeral was held in Ham- Turkey: Erdem Buri Erdem Buri
To coincide with the tour, burg Sept. 2. Hits & En Miss (Mercury); Hoot-
Barclay released on EP the new enanny Singers (Polar); the "Les Soleils d'Hiver" ° ° °
Klaus Holler became manag- Streaplers (Columbia); Mari- Toulai
Polnareff song, "Jour Apres ing director of Karusell when United States: Nelson Riddle Norman Gimble
Jour" (Day After Day), with Deutsche Grammophon bought anne Kock (Columbia); Corne- "Mary"
lyrics by Jean -Loup Dabadie. lis Vreeswijk (Metronome), and The 5th Dimension__
the Swedish company in 1963. Agnetha Faltskog (Cupol).
Barclay will also release Two years ago, Ivan Nord- Venezuela: Maria Luisa Escobar Maria Luisa
shortly a new album containing strom left EMI to become joint The Svensktoppen charts on "Tu Amor" ° ° ° Escobar
12 new Polnareff songs and managing director of the Karu- which the new program is Lita Morillo
there will be further promotion sell company with Holler, who based is based on weekly votes Yugoslavia: Bojan Adamic Arsen Dedic
for the album when Polnareff planned eventually to return to by listeners and has a strong "Adriana" Bojan Adamic
makes guest appearances on Germany for a post with influence on record sales here. Arsen Dedic
radio and TV shows this month. Deutsche Grammophon in Ham- "Chanstoppen" is produced by ° ° ° indicates Mario Tavares, the official Festival conductor.
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burg. Lena Furst and Lasse Gurell.
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Offers
{11111

New Line and Subscription

NORSK &NOR-DISC TO
Introduced at Philips Conference COMBINE DISTRIBUTORS
LONDON -In a series of January at sharply reduced additional 10 per cent discount. OSLO -Norsk Phonogram A/S and A/S Nor -Disc will com-
direct-to- dealer product presen- prices. In February they will Dealers were told at the con- bine distributions in one operation as from Jan. 1, 1969. Distribu-
tations in London, Birmingham revert to full price. The offers ventions that there are now tion for both companies will be handled by Nor -Disc, with Frank
and Manchester between Sept. comprise a complete set of nearly a half million cassette Larsen heading the operation.
9 and 13, Philips and its dis- Mozart's piano concertos on 12 players in the U. K. and more Norsk Phonogram is the Philips record company in Norway
tributed lines, Liberty, Page LP's, four Mahler symphonies than 400 different cassette re- and Nor -Disc belongs to Deutsche Grammophon. In addition to
One and Island, unveiled their on six albums, five Mendels- leases available, including about DGG labels, Nor -Disc also represents Decca, MGM and Barclay.
full product. sohn symphonies on four al- 40 classical selections. Phonogram distributes the Philips labels and Pye product.
Spearheading the Philips bums and a three -album set of Among the product that was "In Norway, where distribution and wholesaling are handled by
sales drive are several new lines, Albinoni's "Concerti A Cinque." spotlighted was a recording of the record companies themselves," Nor -Disc's managing director
sampler albums and major deal- These sets are being backed by a "Romeo and Juliet," to be re- Totto Johannessen said, "This new system will improve our service
er discounts to boost musicas- $1.67 sampler album with tracks leased in November, as the first to retailers.
sette turnover. Biggest innova- from all four collections. of a cycle of Berlioz recordings At one time in Norway there was a plan for the five major
tion is the introduction for the Customer discounts range by conductor Colin Davis, and record companies to pool their distribution operation, but this never
first time on the British market from $28 on the Mozart set to Joan Baez's first recording to materialized. Nor -Disc and Norsk Phonogram between them are
of cut -price subscription offers. $4.58 on the Albinowi set. appear under the Vanguard estimated to have a 45 per cent share of the Norwegian record market.
Four boxed sets of classical The company is also launch- logo here. {III I

recordings are being offered to ing a new mid -price $3.35

the public between October and label, Fourfront, which will

Writer Reed
cover four categories of product
-spoken word, organ, electronic
and percussion and musica di-
'Careless' Buying Hit Pie Launches
versa. This last -named category

In NY Talks will include those types of re-

By Pye's Benjamin Double Album
NEW YORK -
Les Reed,
British composer-"It's Not Un-
cordings not covered by the
other three categories.
Three other $1.67 sampler LONDON -Pye chief Louis Referring to the publication
usual" for Tom Jones, "There's
a Kind of Hush" for Herman's
Hermits -visited New York this
albums to promote full -price
catalogs have been scheduled
a folk sampler by the Spinners,
- Benjamin hit out Friday (6) at
record companies which buy
masters and artists indiscrimi-
for the first time, under Brit-
ain's new Companies Act, of Pye
Records' profits (Billboard, Sept. Budget Line
sampler for the Mercury nately. As a result, he claimed, 14), Benjamin said: "We were
week for business discussions in- a LONDON -Pye is introduc-
volving his own material and
his own U. K. record label,
Chapter One. He flew back to
Super Stereo Sound line and a
third promotion album for a
new $3.35 Country & Western
chart performance was no
longer a guide to profitability.
Benjamin told delegates at
Pye's sales conference in Lon-
very close to the million -pound
profit bracket last year and I
do not think I have to spell
out what our financial targets
line- Stereo 2 -
ing a double album budget
retailing for
$3.30 and has launched a spe-
London Thursday (12) for a Winners series with its own cial incentive scheme with its
horseshoe logo on the new don: "It is my sincere belief are for this and ensuing years."
U. K. van sales force.
meeting with Frank Sinatra. He added: "We have come
Mercury International Stereo that, as against the old days
Reed, best known for his Next month the company
label. when chart ratings indicated through a difficult year and are
work with Tom Jones and En- will switch to its own direct
gelbert Humperdinck, revealed At the same time Philips an- profitability, today the profit now at the beginning of per-
nounced a major drive to push factor does not follow the chart haps a more difficult one, but distribution in Northern Ireland,
that he is now branching out
°
even at this stage it is rather giving Pye 100 per cent control
up turnover of musicassettes. A entry.
more into film work. A French of all its distributing operations
special sampler cassette featur- `This comes about for three stimulating to know that we are
musical, "Les Bicyclettes De equaling last year's perform- in the U. K. and Ireland.
ing Latin artist Chaquito will reasons: the sales volume of a
Belsize," just completed, has six ance." These new developments were
retail for $4.20, a saving of hit single in the U. K. is down
feature songs and background.
$2.40 to the public. Addition- whatever the reason might be- Benjamin said that the ap- announced at the company's
themes by Reed. "The title song sales conference and interna-
ally, dealers are being offered national economy, budget, too pointment of international di-
will be the next Humperdinck much airplay, too many records. tional convention here Sept. 9.
release, both in the U. K. and
special packs of 36 cassettes rector Geoffrey Bridge reflected
for the price of 30 and 24 for However well we try to con- "that an integral part of our At the meeting Warner Bros. -
the States. It will be getting 7 Arts international chief Phil
some heavy promotion in Octo-
the price of 20. And, for two trol things, overheads continue future lies in the international
months to Nov' 30, all cas- to rise. And, by far the most sphere, due to the problems Rose announced the capture by
ber when Humperdinck arrives Reprise of former Verve group,
to do a set of TV shows, in- sette orders will receive an important, there are elements in which we all know surround the
the industry who tend to buy U. K. industry today. Whereas in the Mothers of Invention. Other
cluding Ed Sullivan," he said. speakers included Gil Friesen
Also finished with a Reed
hit artists or tapes regardless the old days our results for any
score is "Girl on a Motorcycle,"
starring Marianne Faithfull and
Abonyi Forms of price.
"I personally have no inclina-
(Continued on page 47) of A &M and Warner Bros. -7
Arts music chief Mike Maitland.
tion to_see Pye Records crawling The conference was attended
Alain Delon. Tetragrammaton
Label, Distrib all over the charts and coming
10 Songs for by delegates from 20 nations
release the soundtrack and Paul
Mauriat, Cleo Laine and Mi-
reille Mathieu are doing mate-
rial from the film.
TORONTO - A new label,
Cobra, and a new distribution
out with a red figure at the
end of the year. Doing bad
deals, if we allowed it, could Helsinki Fest
including Pye's U. S. representa-
tive Irving Chezar, Leon Cabot
from Vogue France, J. J. Fin -
company, GE Record Distrib- for a short while, give us addi- sterwald from Deutsche Vogue
Reed announced that "Deli-
lah," a million seller for Tom
utors, has been formed in To- tional turnover, but I think HELSINKI-Ten songs have and Gerry Oord from Negram
ronto by George Abonyi, a busi- that, regardless of the fact we been selected from 48 to com- in Holland.
Jones, had just had its 367th nessman, and Ed Swiatek, man- all like to have additional Pye's incentive scheme will
cover version recorded. "Yet pete in the final of the Autumn
ager of one of the Record Villa money coming in, security is give a top prize of two weeks
Tom's version didn't get all that Melody contest, organized for
high in the American charts,.
stores here. somewhat more important. Finnish record companies by Or in New York to the salesman
which I can't understandj' com-
First releases on Cobra are "I firmly believe that a really Mainos-TV- Reklam Ab. achieving the greatest improve-
two singles by a Jamaican rock solid record organization with ment in selling-in albums and
mented Reed. In the U. K. Reed group, the Virtues, "High Tide" The 10 songs will be pre-
a future before it should be EP's to dealers before Oct. 12.
has Donna Magic, its subsidary sented to the public in a 50-
and "Falling in Love." Also re- able to keep itself in profits The switchover to its own
Kevin Music, Les Reed Music minute TV program Sunday (22)
(which
leased is a single by another without total reliance on its (Continued on page 47)
handles manuscripts West Indian group now in To- chart positions each week. We and viewers will be invited to
transcriptions and session ar- ronto, Jo Jo and the Fugitives, mail in their votes. Result of the
aim at the charts, but more and
rangements), and his own with "Chips, Chicken and Ba- contest will be announced Oct.
more it is self -evident that good
recording studio, Wessex Sound nana Split." GE is distributing 10.
catalogs, good distribution and
Studios. But I don't have any
one publishing company in
Cobra here, and looking for new strength of organization are the The jury which selected the
songs for the final by listening
Restage Remo
independently -
the U. S.," he said. It is all done
we're not tied
down . yet. I think it's be-
labels. keys to success."
to unarranged demo records
without knowing the performing
Fest in N. Y.3
. .

cause I haven't found the right

people.
Czech Singer's LP Heads artists, consisted of Reino Back-
man (EMI); Johan Vikstedt
( Discophon); Osmo Ruuskanen SAN REMO, Italy - The
Reed himself has just signed
a five year contract with Deram, Stern Music's New Issues (Finnlevy); Arto Helisma (Sca-
nida Music); Christian Schwindt
San Remo song festival,
most important annual music
Italy's
a label controled by British MUNICH -Stern Music, the first six months of 1968, Stern (Love Records); Martti Piha event, may be restaged in New
Decca, to produce albums by record division of the West Ger- Music increased its turnover by (PSO) ; Erkki Palli (Wester - York's Madison Square Garden,
his own orchestra. Reed does a man illustrated weekly, "Stern," 16 per cent compared with the
lund), and Rolf Kronqvist (Finn- following the festival proper in
lot of music directing and ar- is releasing four new albums disc.) San Remo, Jan. 30 -Feb. 1, 1969.
ranging work and arranged the this month to open the 1968- same period last year. So far Songs selected, with artists in Festival organizer Ezio Ra-
Tom Jones smash, "Green Green 1969 campaign. 2,220,923 Stern albums have brackets; were: daelli, who is principal stock-
Grass of Home." Spearheading the releases will been sold -an average of 18,- "Yli Rajojen" (Jorgen Peter- holder of ATA, concessionaires
Reed will be the British jury be the first album produced in 500 sales per album. sen); "Kukkia Sinulle" (Seija Si- of San Remo Casino, is nego-
member at the International West Germany by Czechoslova- Achterfeld added that sales mola); "Viimeinen Kerta" tiating to present the entire
Popular Song Festival in Rio De kian singer Karel Gott (Poly - of the 100th LP in the Stern (Jarkko & Laura); "Tuntui Kaik- package of San Remo artists in
Janeiro in September. Two years dor), "The Golden Voice of Music series, "Vergissmeinnicht ki Muuttuneen" (Anki); "Mies - New York in exchange for hav-
ago he came in third do the con- Prague." -eine Stern -Stunde der Musik," ten Mies" (Martti Innanen); "Ka- ing the Benvenuti- Fullmer mid-
test with "Gina" by Wayne The other albums are by Udo which had been the subject of teeni Tartuthan" (Inga Sulin); dleweight . championship fight
Fòntana. Juergens (Ariola), Aretha Frank- a campaign in aid of the charity "Lainattu Lanni" (Katri Helena); staged in San Remo.
Visiting New York with Reed lin (CBS) and Anna -Lena program of the second West Ger- "Nain On" (Kristian); "Miksi "At present were at the ne-
was publisher - associate Bert (Metronome). man TV network, had enabled Leikit Vain" (Arto Vilkkor), gotiating stage," said Radaelli,
Corri of Francis Day and Hun- Wilfried Achterfeld, editor of $200,175 to be given to the pro- and "Parasta Mielestani (Jarmo "but I am optimistic about
ter. "Stern," said that during the gram. Sarjanen). reaching agreement."
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revue will guest on the Joey Bishop

Feast or Famine in Vancouver:

show over the ABC-TV network
Monday night (16).
Squired by Capitol Records'
Pie Launches
local promotion expert Buzz Wil-
bum, Billie Jo Spears made the

Int'IRecord, Rada Plants Open area music shops, TV and radio

stations and press stops last week
to plug her new Capitol release,
"Harper Valley P.T.A." Area cov-
Double Album
VANCOUVER-Two record contracts, "we prefer to have for Quebec, and will shortly an- ered included Cincy, Dayton,
,ressing plants have opened
ing
the industry's assurance of press- nounce its Ontario distributor. Springfield and Xenia, Ohio, and
Indianapolis. She also made a hop
Budget Line
here within days of each other. ing orders if we can come up to In the Rada operation, sales
the mark, and we know we and marketing will be handled into St. Louis. While here, Billie
Previously, the city, which is Jo made two appearances on Bob
the third largest record market can," says Kidd. by Forget, with Harding in
charge of plant operation. Both Braun's "50 -50 Club" on WLW -T distribution in Ulster begins
in Canada, had no pressing fa- Vancouver is situated to serve and the Avco Broadcasting four -
both Canadian and West Coast will be active in record produc- Oct. 2. The company will use
:ilities. city TV hookup. On Nov. 23, its own vans. Previously, it has
First in operation was Rada U. S. companies (only 145 miles tion. Harding, who was impre- Miss Spears appears as guest with
Record Pressings, established by to Seattle) and it has been esti- sario for the Breath of Scotland WLW's "Midwestern Hayride. "' been distributed there by the in-
industry veterans Ralph Har- mated that it costs about 5 cents tours of North America, moved Her first Capitol album, "Harper dependent Symphola company.
ding and Danny Forget in Lake per album to ship from Ontario to Vancouver from Toronto a Valley P.T.A.," is slated for re- Guest speakers at the con-
City Industrial Park in the sub- to British Columbia. Both com- year ago. His experience in- lease Oct. 1. BILL SACHS ference included Cyril Simons,
panies hope that price and fast cludes managing the custom di- head of Leeds Music in the U.K.,
urb of Burnaby.
Rada has also formed its own
labels: Rada, Dara, a budget
label for the company's own
service may convince record
companies with pressing facilities
in Eastern Canada to have prod-
vision of Arc Sound Ltd., the
pop music publishing field with
BMI Canada, and sales with
NEW YORK
Musart's Tony Aguilar will ap-
company
criticized
-
who also runs Pye's publishing
Welbeck. Simons
record companies
product, and Arda, a budget uct for western distributors Raleigh Records and Quality pear with the National Mexican which set up publishing off-
shoots merely to collect royal-
.

line for product from outside pressed in the west. Records. Forget, who has been Festival and Rodeo at Madison
IRC is presently geared to in the construction field in Van- Square Garden for eight perform- ties on hits and B sides without
sources. Rada will also distrib- ances beginning Tuesday (17)...
ute in British Columbia, and pressing only. "Our intention is couver for the past few years, making any attempt to develop
Verve /Forecast's Anya's Street catalogs and promote songs over
is setting up a network of in- to do what is best for the mar- previously headed Barrel Rec- has changed its name to Street.
dependent distributors across ket, one step at a time," says ords in Toronto, operated a re- The group opened at Wheels on a period of time.
Canada for its own product and Kidd. "We are open to branch- tail record store, and was a Tuesday (10) for three weeks... . Agent Ian Bevan criticized
to handle distribution for other ing into any area of the industry salesman with Quality Records. Fred Weintraub's Fredana Man- record companies for losing in-
labels. Rada also plans to open where we can fill a need." IRC executives are new to agement has moved to larger quar- terest in recording artists once
the record industry. President ters, at 40 West 55th Street. The their chart careers appeared to
a Montreal pressing plant with- Rada has acquired Canadian new quarters will house the Cam- be over.
in a year. distribution of Waikiki Records Don Ferguson is a millionaire, pus Coffee House Circuit, Fredana
Also opening this month is with a catalog of 30 Hawaiian president of Collegiate Adver- Radio 1 chief Robin Scott
TV Ltd., Maximillian Produc- and Record Retailer editor
International Record Corp.'s albums, 16 of which make up tising, a Canadian company es- tions, and Fredana's publishing
(IRC) pressing plant in the city's the initial release. Then will tablished by Ferguson which subsidiaries: Fredana Publishing, Graeme Andrews both stressed
Kerrisdale district. "Our whole also distribute Patrice Records, has merged with National Stu- Hawkness, and Serendipity Pub- their organization's support for
concept is to create a total rec- a new label formed by Dick dent Marketing Corp. in the lishing. . . . Robert H. O'Brien, the planned British industry
ord industry in Vancouver," says Noel in Hollywood. Masters U. S. Prior to joining IRC, Kidd president of Metro- Goldwyn- chart and Scott indicated that
was an independent marketing Mayer, will receive the first Kam - if the industry fails to find a
Peter Kidd, vice -president and from the Vancouver -based Ara- Homey Clinic Social Conscience formula for producing this chart
general manager of IRC. gon label will be initial releases consultant, following experience Award at the Americana Hotel,
"There is a lot of talent here, a on the Arda budget label. Rada in sales and marketing with the BBC is likely to move nearer
on Dec. 6. to a top 20 format. This would
number of recording studios, has appointed V Records in Western Canada Steel, and con- Capitol's Sugar Shoppe signed
but development of a total in- Winnipeg as distributors for ducted market research into the with Greengrass Enterprises, Inc. be a blow to the industry here
dustry has been hamstrung be- Manitoba, Saskatchewan and potential of the pressing plant for personal management. . . . A which considers it more difficult
cause there were no pressing fa- Alberta, Trans -Canada Records he now manages. baby girl, Karen Ann, to Jimmy to break new artists if radio ex-
cilities." Krondes of Bourne Music and posure is heavily dependent on
Mrs. Krondes. . Mitch Ryder, top 20 placings.
IRC has installed the latest Dynovoice artist, has retained
model computerized Neumann
mastering equipment, latest From The Robed Fitzpatrick to represent his
business and personal interests RCA to Distribute
plating equipment, and plans pending the outcome of his suit
four presses initially, two U. S.-
built and two Swedish -made
Music Capitals against Genius, Inc.; Saturday
Music, Inc. and others. Jerome I.
Nimbus in Canada
TORONTO -The independ-
Meyers will continue as Ryder's
with provision for 10 presses
in all. of the World attorney in the suit and will also
continue as his legal counsel... .
ent Toronto -based Nimbus label
will now be distributed in Cana-
Rada has one pressing ma- Hugo Montenegro will score Elvis
chine in operation, with three AMSTERDAM sique, Aug. 20. . . . Phonogram da by RCA Victor, and all fu-
has released 20 new cassettes, in- Presley's next film "El Charro." ture single releases will be in
others due later this month or cluding recordings by Blue Cheer, . . . Frank Bruno of the newly
early in October, and will have Dutch singer Liesbeth List (Phil- opened Arranging Factory here stereo.
ips) and the Louis van Dyke Trio the Swingle Singers, Manfred was married Sept. 1 to singer First of the Nimbus stereo
its mastering done in Hollywood. Mann, Dusty Springfield and Paul
Forget reports that the com- (Artone) canceled a four -week tour Lois Shayne. . Philips' Four 45's is "Of a Dropping Pin," by
of the Soviet Union because of Mauriat.... Impala Music, Radio Seasons play the Empire Room the Guess Who, from Winnipeg.
pany has contracts covering half the political situation. . Paul Veronica's publishing company, has
a million albums within the made a deal with Double Shot of the Waldorf - Astoria for The group is recording an
Acket's booking agency has set Thanksgiving Week. The group album, "Wheatfield Soul," in
next year, for record companies visits to Holland this fall and Records by which Impala will get will be featured on the Oct. 12 New York this month.
.

and in custom work. Word Rec- winter by Udo Juergens, Ray Dutch publishing rights of all up- "Hollywood Palace." . . . The
ords of Canada, Canadian - Charles, the Bee Gees, the World coming Double Shot releases. Cowsills, MGM artists, will have Upcoming next month is "The
of Oz, the Doors, Jefferson Air- Double Shot product is produced their first TV special aired on Mutual Understanding in Won-
owned division of the world's and distributed in Holland by
largest religious record corn- plane, Mothers of Invention, the NBC on Nov. 23, with Timex as derland," an album produced
Negram- Delta. . Negram has
pany, will have its pressing Small Faces, Simon Dupree and sponsor. The group is featuring by Nimbus for CBS, featuring
Spencer Davis. Dutch r &b released "Ups and Downs," by the the title song of "The Impossible big band arrangements by three
handled by Rada. group, Cuby and the Blizzards Eddysons, in 15 countries. Years," a Christmas release, dur-
Although contacts have been BAS HAGEMAN
top arrangers, Nimbus' Vice -
(Philips), will tour Britain Oct. ing their national fall concert tour. President Ben McPeek, Jimmy
made within the industry in 3 -10. Other Dutch groups lined up . Heart & Soul Record Co. and
both Canada and the U. S., for British tours are the Motions Body & Soul Co., both owned by Dale and Jerry Toth, with vo-
IRC has not pitched for press- (Philips), Oct. 24 -27, and the Gold- CINCINNATI writer -producer Cathy Lynn, are cals by the Laurie Bower Singers,
en Earrings (Polydor), Nov. 7 -17. merging with International Turn- renamed the Mutual Under-
The Golden Earrings have also Jim Duff, formerly of Spangle Table Ltd. and Neva- Breed Music. standing. "Wonderland" and
Benjamin Hits been signed for a special West Records, is now with Andrus Pro-
ductions in Houston, Tex., where
. . Page Morton is cutting new "Pretty People," McPeek com-
German TV show in October... . .
radio and TV commercials for positions, will be lifted from the
Careless Buying Red Bullet sent its special TV he is serving as engineer and work- Chock Full O Nuts. LP for a single.
film of Aretha Franklin to the ing on the production of c&w rec- United Artists' Bobby Golds-
Continued from page 46 Milan TV Festival.... Inelco re- ords. . Charles R. (Chuck) boro is taping an ABC-TV spe- Nimbus is the second Ca-
leased a special sampler LP of the Strother, formerly associated with cial with Jimmy Durante for fall nadian label to swing to stereo
one year were primarily based works of Chopin by Artur Rubin- Avco Broadcasting and Scripps- viewing. . Columbia's Big 45's. Stone Records is releasing
stein (RCA) complete with a book- Howard Broadcasting stations here, Brother & the Holding Company all but some country product in
on U. K. trade, we must today has been named director of adver-
not be totally reliant on this." let and discographical notes. . and Atco's Iron Butterfly ap- stereo.
More than 80 singers from 25 tising add publicity for the Cin- peared at Hollywood Bowl Sept.
Benjamin said Pye had re- countries took part in the Inter- cinnati Symphony Orchestra. At 6. . . . Marlene Ver Planck is
mained "virtually untouched" national Vocal Contest, Sept. 1 -7, the same time, Jane E. Schneider taping a "Steve Allen Show" on Music Hall, Nov. 8, and the White
during the vast turnover of at Den Bosch. has been promoted from public Wednesday (18) and Thursday House Inn in Baton Rouge, La.,
manpower in the U. K. industry Iramac has released the "Nuns' relations assistant to the position (19). .. . The house where Rex Nov. 12.. . Nancy Ames makes
during the last two years. He Chorus" from Casanova and "Vilja of director of publications. Both Allen was born has been pur- her film acting debut in Universal
claimed that his company's Song" on an EP by Christine Strother and Miss Schneider will chased by the Willcox, Ariz., International's "Light Show," which
team spirit gave it the ability Deutekom.... On its Soul Sound work under the direction of Betty Chamber of Commerce and will stars Tony Franciosa. . . . The
label, Iramac has released "Driftin' Stilz, public relations and sales be moved to a spected site in a Four Fuller Brothers recently
to maneuver and adapt while promotion director. played the Concord Hotel in Kia-
rivals were still "convening a Thru the Blues" by John Lee new recreation area. The dedica-
mesha Lake, N. Y. . Florence
Hooker, who will visit Holland Beverly Hills Country Club, tion is slated for Oct. 5 during
meeting to discuss the record next month. . . . CBS -Holland Southgate, Ky., just across the the annual "Rex Allen Days" cele- Henderson tapes a "Dean Martin
which is already in our presses tied in with the opening of the Ohio River from here, long one of bration.... Peter Ustinov is doing Show" on Wednesday (18) through
and on our vans." UA film "The Graduate" by re- the nation's top showplaces, re- the libretto for Alexander Faris' Monday (23) for airing on Nov.
Pye has recently set a deal leasing the original soundtrack re- opens Oct. 11 as Beverly Hills score to an operetta version of 7. . . . Capitol's Peggy Lee ap-
with EMI's World Record Club cording and special Simon & Gar- Dinner Playhouse. Dark the last Ustinov's "Romanoff and Juliet," pears with Zack Norman at Pitts-
and Benjamin reported that the funkel material. . . . Isaac Stern seven years, the new Beverly will which will have its world pre- burgh's Twin Coaches, Oct. 12 -19.
visits Holland from Sept. 27 -Oct. offer nightly package deals on miere in London next year. MIKE GROSS
company was developing on a Epic's Jeff Beck Group, who
number of other fronts, includ- 7 for concerts in Amsterdam and food and Broadway comedies.
Rotterdam. . CBS is mounting First offering will be "Any Wednes- play the Fillmore East on Oct. DUBLIN
ing cartridges and cassettes, special promotion for its Leonard day." In charge of operation will 18 -19, appear at Philadelphia's
racking, and custom pressings Bernstein catalog to tie in with be Milos Hamza, who has enjoyed Electric Factory next Oct. 25-
as well as having a direct stake 26. Other dates on their U. S.
During his three -week U. S.
the conductor's visit with the New success with a similar policy in trip, Tribune Records' Noel Pear-
in the retailing of records in York Philharmonic Orchestra for Atlanta.... Ike and Tina Turner, tour include Detroit's Grand Ball-
(Continued on page 48)
the U. K. the Grand Gala du Disque Clas- Pompeii Records artists, and their room, Nov. 1, 2 and 3; Houston's

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47
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be five more Ella Fitzgerald re-

From The leases on the major jazz line...

Ardmore & Beechwood has con-
Riverside's Rights to
cluded a deal with Seymour Stein
Music Capitals to handle his Dorflo Music cata-
log in Britain. Stein is the head of
Polydor Except in U. S
of the World the Phoenix and Sire labels. Dor-
flo copyrights have previously HAMBURG -Polydor prod- log for West Germany, Austr
Theatre. Another new independ- been handled here by United Art-
uct manager Mike von Winter- and Switzerland and will relea
Continued from page 47 feldt has acquired for Polydor
ent, MCA, follows the same day ists Music. the first 10 Chess albums
son was the guest of composer with its first sales convention, at rights to the American Riverside
Tom Jones' music publishing catalog for all countries outside Germany in October.
Elmer Bernstein who will produce the Cumberland Hotel, where
an album featuring Irish folk sing- speakers will include label chief company, Valley, has acquired the U. S. In New York von Winte
er Danny Doyle for release by Brian Brolly and marketing di- British catalog rights to material The deal was concluded dur- feldt met representatives of tl
United Artists. . Roy Orbison rector Peter Roddis. RCA and from the Ben Barton Music Cor- ing Winterfeldt's three -week visit International Music Consultatic
played Dublin's Adelphi Theater MCA are both distributed here poration of America. This has pre- to America. Winterfeldt told of Deutsche Grammopho
Sept. 5. . The Dixies' "Little by British Decca and their con- viously been handled here by Billboard that producer Bob Phillips, and has repertory di
Arrows" is being released in Hol- ferences start three days of prod- Robert Mellin Music. It includes tussions with MGM internation
land and Germany. The group uct presentations and unveilings Thiele was planning to release
has a leading role in Irish Tele- several Frank Sinatra early stand- 30 albums a year, and added, manager Eric Steinmetz ai
to the Decca sales force which ards including "All the Way" and Verve producer Edmund E
"The Riverside label is really
vision's Christmas pantomime,
"Red Riding Hood," which will
will take in other distributed
labels, including Delyse, Major
"Love and Marriage. "... Polydor coming to life again." wards. He also talked to Arth
is releasing a single by Helmut Ripp and Neil Bogart of Kan
also star Emmet Spiceland. . Minor and Chapter One. Decca Zacharias titled "Mexico Melody" While in the States Winter -
The Strangers' "I'm on an Island," itself has chosen its West Hamp- which BBC television will use as feldt attended the A &M orien- Sutra and Buddah who, sa
cut here for Tom Costello's inde- stead recording studios in north the theme tune for all programs tation meeting in Hollywood and von Winterfeldt, "have a catali
pendent label, Target, will soon London as the location to unveil on the Mexico Olympics. Four reported that the label planned which is ideal for the Germ
be on sale in Norway. its fall product. Meanwhile, RCA years ago Polydor had a strong market."
Radio One disk jockey David a big European push for the
has announced that following Dun- seller by Zacharis, "Tokyo Mel-
Symonds was here on vacation... . hill's switch of licensee to EMI 1968 -1969 season. Sergio Men - Concluded von Winterfels
Folk singer Angela Byrne has suc- ody," due to similar exposure as des and Brasil '66 will fly to Ger- "The thing which impressed r
here, RCA will continue to press the BBC signature tune for cover-
ceeded Anthea Joseph as EMI's its Dunhill back catalog for six many for TV dates in October, most in the U. S. during n
age of the 1964 Olympic Games.
Irish press officer.... Noel Pear- months and will continue to sell . Polydor hosted a reception for
and in the spring of 1969 Herb trip was the overwhelming pi
son is negotiating to bring Diana off its stocks of the label for 18 Alpert will give concerts in Ham- dominance of rack jobbin
Ross and the Supremes to Dublin, Elektra's Doors at the Institute of
months until March 1970. Contemporary Arts building in burg and Berlin. This is something which sure
Cork and Belfast later this year. London. The reception was filmed Polydor, reported Winterfeldt, must develop in Europe with
Leading jingle writer Tommy MGM Oct. 1 is launching a
Ellis wrote "More and More Each new series -VSP -of double al- by Granada TV, which is making has also acquired the Chess cata- the next year or so."
Day," which is featured on Pa- bums retailing for the price of a documentary featuring the
tricia Cahills' new Rex single... .
Among the guests at the Westport
one LP- $4.38. The albums, which
will be issued in mono only - Doors and Jefferson Airplane. The
unit later filmed both groups in
Festival were the Johnstons, Shay
Healy, Sweeney's Men, Maxie,
Dick and Twink and the Royal
most of them were recorded be-
fore the introduction of stereo
come from the Verve and Clef
- performance at London's Round-
house. . . . Polydor will give
Screen Gems -Columbia's new label
HELSINKI
Decca artist Vera Lynn, who
Kahauanu Lake Trio, Hula Hal
Maiki Dancers, Genoa Keav
Vickie Ii Rodrigues Family, B
catalogs. The first six double al- SGC its own logo here from Oc- had two major hits in Finland 15 Kaiwa, Eddie Kamae, Gabby P
Blues. The pop section was com- hinui, Danny Kaleikini, Pen
pared by Larry Gogan. The bum packages will include "Ella tober. Meanwhile the first single years ago with "Aufwiedersehen"
.
Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter from the label is being put out and "Yours," is scoring here again Silva, Zulu, Sonny Chillingwoi
Deep Set, whose single is "That's on Atlantic -"Floatin'," by new and Herb Ohta.
the Way Life Goes," have been Songbook," and will also feature with "It Hurts to Say Goodbye."
Louis Armstrong, Buddy Rich, British group, Vamp. . . . Paul A Finnish version of the song has The Ilikai Hotel's cabaret she
booked for a week of Manchester Ryan, brother of Barry Ryan, fall schedule was launched Sej
club dates. KEN STEWART Oscar Peterson and Duke Elling- been cut by Jarkko Lehti (Phil-
ton with Johnny Hodges. Three with whom he used to duet, has ips). . Blue Master artist Inga 13 when Phyllis Diller and h
further packages will be released joined the Carlin publishing com- Sulin has taken two tunes from husband, Warde Donovan, a
LONDON Nov. 1. And among artists who pany as a plugger. His brother her first album for her next peared in the Pacific Ballroo:
will be appearing in the series is recording one of his composi- single -"Eternally" and "Our Day Other artists due: Billy Eckstii
RCA is holding its first sales are Stan Getz, Gene Krupa, Big tions, "World Be My Friend," for Will Come. ". . . Top Voice art- Thursday (26); Louis Armstroi
convention as an independent Bill Broonzy, Cal Tjader and a future MGM solo release. ist Katri Helena has recorded Oct. 3; the Mills Brothers, Oct. 2
Wednesday (18) at the Rank Wes Montgomery. There will also GRAEME ANDREWS Finnish versions of "A Place in Al Martino, Nov. 10; and K
the Sun" and "Tell Him. ". . .
Starr, Nov. 24.... Makaha Rs
The new Mainosmusiikki com- ords singer Karol Kai leas
pany has released its second single. Clark's, Waikiki, for six mont
"Samantekevaa" (It's All the Same) at the Imperial Gardens in C
by Jarmo Jylha (Shokki). . . .
ifomia. . Jimmy and An
Scandia artist Lasse Mortensson Murphy, A &M artists, return
has recorded the first Finnish Gauguin Monday (16). . . Fi

ANNOUNCING TWO EXCITING cover of "Up, Up and Away. ".

Jukka Kuoppamaki's follow -up to
.
lowing a Japanese tour, Herb OE
will take over Arthur Lymai
post at the Ilikai's Canoe Hoe
his "Love Is Blue" success is "Il
n'y a pas d'amour heureux" for starting Monday (16). Lyman gc
to U. S. . Warner Bros.
NEW PRODUCTS AT THE KARI HELOPALTIO .
Scandia. .

Arts artists Beverlee & the Sues

ers are doing sellout business
HONOLULU the Ilikai's Hong Kong Jur
finishing Thursday (26). Ted
1968 PHOTOKINA, Herb Alpert, A &M ace, vaca-
tioning here with his wife. .
Joey Bishop also due here this
Tanaka's Tokyo Playmates will i
open Friday (27), followed by t
Brothers Kim, Oct. 15.
week for a vacation. . .Warren Steppenwolf appears Sept. 1

COLOGNE, GERMANY, WESTERMANN STAND NO. G -11 /HALL 8 Marley, lead singer of Polynesia 14 at the Civic Auditorium. .
'68, has returned from U. S.. Jimi Hendrix Experience have o
where he recorded for Atlantic show Oct. 5 at the Honolulu 1
Records.... Steve Logan has cut ternational Center Arean. . .
four tunes for Warner Bros. -7 Meanwhile, bids are still in
Arts, and an album under the di- bring Aretha Franklin to Hawa
ALSO
rection of Sonny Burke. Dionne Warwick's December da
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AND
Don McDiarmid Jr. lined up his
a
Hula Records stars in a "first"
USO -type tour, "Operation
- is firm. Promerters are now a
gling for the local debut of Toi
Bennett and Jose Feliciano, t
Hula," conducted Sunday (8) at tween now and the winter holid
EXCLUSIVE: season. . . And Dick Clark Pr
Pohakuloa on the Big Island.
About 1,000 members of Army ductions plan a Nov. 30 conci
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SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
48
 SHITS OF THE WORLD
MONY, MONY-Tommy MY NAME IS JACK - - 11 10 LA BAMBOLA- *Patty Pravo 3 2 YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY
14 9 9 9
- (Arc) -Mimo
- -Ohio Express (Buddah)-
- -
ARGENTINA James & Shondells (Major Manfred Mann (Fontana)
IL BALLO DI SIMONE Mareco, Inc.
(Courtesy Escalera a la Fama)
Minor) -Planetary -Nom (Bo
Gentry & Ritchie Cordell) 10 - Dacapo
FIRE -Crazy World of
Arthur Brown (Track)
12
*Giuliano e i Notturni
(Ri Fi) -Esedra
-
4 4 I WILL WAIT FOR YOU
Trini Lopez (Reprise)
*Denotes local origin 15 8 FIRE-'Crazy World of
Arthur Brown (Track) - Essex 13 13 UN COLPO AL CUORE
Mina (PDU)- Duomo/ 5 - Mareco, Inc.
LONELY EYES-Candymen
This Last
Week Week
- 16
Essex (Lambert)
11 SUNSHINE GIRL Herman's -- 14 14
Ariston
SE TORNI TU-Claude 6
(ABC) -Mareco, Inc.
8 I WILL ALWAYS THINK
1

2
1 POR QUE YO TE AMO
Sandro (CBS) -Ansa
2 THE MUSIC PLAYED 17
Hermits (Columbia)
Monique (Mickie Most)
20 LITTLE ARROWS -Leapy
FINLAND
(Courtesy of Stump Magazine)
15 - Francois (Fleche)-SIF
HO VISTO UN RE-Enzo
Jannacci (Arc) -Redi
ABOUT YOU -New
Colony Six (Mercury)
Home Industries
-
(Alguien Canto) -Matt Lee (MCA) -Shaftesbury Development Corp.
Monro (Odeon); *Willy Music (Gordon Mills) *Denotes local origin 7 10 ANGELICA -Wayne Newton
Martins (EMI) 18 16 I PRETEND -*Des O'Connor (MGM)-Mareco, Inc.
3 3 0 SOLE MIO /GIOVANNE, P(Columbia)-Maurice
atricia (Norman Newell)
This Last JAPAN 8 9 LOVE ME-Danny Williams
GIOVANNE-Topo Gigio
(Polydor)
4 DELILAH-Jimmy Fontana
19 18 HARD TO HANDLE-Otis
Redding (Atlantic) -Carlin
Week Week
1 -
MILLOINKAAN EN LOYDA
SAMANLAISTA (A Man
(Courtesy Original Confidence Co., Ltd.) 9 - (Deram) -Super Record Co.
AND YOU LET HER PASS
BY-Rogues (London)-
4
(RCA); Tom Jones (Odeon);
Paul Mauriat (Philips);
Mafasoli (Fermata) - 20 13
(Cropper Redding)
DANCE TO THE MUSIC
Sly and the Family Stone
- 2
Without Love)-*Freddy
(Philips)
VANHA HOLVIKIRKKO This Last
*Denotes local origin
10 - Super Record Co.
THE BALLAD OF THE
GREEN BERETS -Sgt.
(Direction) -Carlin (Sly
1
Week Week

--
Barry Sadler (RCA Victor)
5 6
Fermata
FELICIDAD FELICIDAD Stone)
(MAELAROKYRKA)--
Eero (RCA Victor) -Edition I 1 C- C-
Watanabe
C-
*Tigers (Polydor)-- -Filipinas Record Corp.
Los Iracundos (RCA) 21 12 KEEP ON -Bruce Channel Cado
Relay (Bell)- Shapiro-Bernstein & 3 2 DELILAH- *Tapani Kansa 2 5 THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE
6 5 YOUNG GIRL/WOMAN
WOMAN-Gary Puckett
and the Unipn Gap (CBS)
22
Co. (Dale Hawkins)
26 ICE IN THE SUN -Status
Quo (Pye)- Valley Music
4
(Scandia) -Scandia Music
8 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE
Engelbert Humperdinck
- 3 3
-Simon and Garfunkel
(CBS) -Shinko
HOSHIKAGE NO WALTZ - SINGAPORE
*Sen Masao (Minoruphone) (Courtesy Radio Singapore)
7 7 ANY OLD TIME YOU'RE
LONELY AND SAD - 23
(John Schroeder)
17 I CLOSE MY EYES AND 5 3
(Decca) -Valley
TUULIVIIRI (MULINO A 4 4 OTARU NO HITO YO- This Last
8 8 POEMA DE AMOR -
Foundations (Music Hall)
*Horacio Molina (CBS);
COUNT TO TEN-Dusty
Springfield (Philips)- Carlin
(John Franz) 6 -
VENTO)- *Danny (Scandia)
Scandia Music
JERUSALEM -*Carols 5 2
*Tokyo Romantica
(Teichiku)
CHIISANA SNACK-*Purple
Shadows (Philips) -Shinko
Week Week
1 1 MONY, MONY-Tommy
James and Shondells
19 DAYS-Kinks (Pye)- Darray-
Richard Anthony (Odeon);
*Elio Roca (Polydor)-
24
Carlin- -(Ray Davies) 7 - ( Scandia) -Scandia Music
LEIJAT (KITES)-*Islanders 6 6 EMERALD NO DENSETSU
- (Roulette)
3 DON'T GIVE UP- Petula

9 - Edami
TROTAMUNDO-Nicola Di
25 31 CLASSICAL GAS-Mason
Williams (Warner Bros.)
Rondor (Mike Post)
- 8 - (Scandia) -Scandia Music
HAN (HONEY)- *Markku
Suominen (Polydor)- Sweden
-*Tempters (Philips)
Tanabe
SHIANBASHI BLUES -
2

3 7
Clark (Pye)
HELP YOURSELF-Tom
10 - Bari (RCA) -Relay
-
YO TENGO PENAS-Herve
Vilard Mercury)
26 28 AMERICA -Nice (Immediate)
-Chappells /Immediate 9 - Music
KAIKEN SULLE KERROIN
7 7
*Takahashi Masaru and
Coro Latino (Columbia) - 4 2
Jones (Decca)
YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY
-Ohio
27 27
(Emerlist /Davjack)
VOICES IN THE SKY
*Moody Blues (Deram)--
- 10
(DU AR MIN KAR)-
Jarkko & Laura (Philips)
7 YOUNG GIRL -Union Gap
8 9
Columbia
SHINJUKU SODACHI-
*Tsuyama Toko /Ohki Hideo
5 6
(Columbia)
Express (Pye)
I PRETEND -Des O'Connor
SON OF HICKORY
AUSTRALIA
(Courtesy Modern Melbourne)
28
Tyler Music (Tony Clarke)
34 I LIVE FOR THE SUN
*Vanity Fare (Page One)-
- (CBS) -Swedish Music
9 12
(Minoruphone)
SIMON SAYS-1910
Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
6 5
HOLLER'S TRAMP -O. C.
Smith (CBS)
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO -
Immediate (Roger Easterby/ 10 10 HANA TO CHO- *Mori 7 9
Shin-ichi (Victor)-Ai Pro.
This
Week
1 MacARTHUR PARK-Richard
29
Des Champ)
29 YESTERDAY'S DREAM
Four Tops (Tamla-Motown)
- FRANCE
*Denotes local origin
11 11 KIRI NI MUSEBU YORU-
Kuroki Ken (Toshiba)
8
9 -4
Dave Dee and Co. (Fontana)
BOY-Lulu (Columbia)
DAYS-Kinks (Pye)
SOME THINGS YOU'LL
Harris (RCA) -Copy Cont. -Stein and Vanstock (Ivy 12 8 HOSHI O MINAIDE -*Ito 10 8
NEVER GET USED TO-
2 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF Hunter) This Last Yukari (King)- Watanabe
ME-Mama Cass (RCA) -Allans GIRL FRIEND -Ox (Victor)
3 DO IT AGAIN-Beach Boys
(Capitol) -Albert
-
30 23 MRS. ROBINSON -Simon
and Garfunkel (CBS)
Patern (Simon and
- Week Week
I 1 RAINS AND TEARS
Aphrodite's Child (Mercury)
- 13
14
14
13 KUSHIRO 'NO YORU-
*Mikawa Ken -ichi (Crown)
Supremes (Motown)

4
5
ORANGE AND THE GREEN
Irish Rovers (Festival) -Essex
ABERGAVENNY -Marty Wilde
31
Garfunkel/Helle)
32 C'MON MARIANNE
*Grapefruit (RCA) -- 2
(Continental)
2 VALSE D'ETE- *Adamo
(Voix de son Maitre)--Pathe
15 18
-Crown
THE DOCK OF THE BAY
Otis Redding (Atlantic)-
- SPAIN
(Courtesy of El Gran Musical)
6
(Philips) -Leeds
IMPOSSIBLE DREAM -Jim
Nabors (CBS)-Southern Music 32
Ardmore and Beechwood
(Derek Lawrence)
46 HELLO, I LOVE YOU - 3
Marconi
6 BABY COMME BACK
Equals (Fontana) Monica - - 16 - Taivo
TABIJI NO HITO YO-
*Tokyo Romantica This Last
*Denotes local origin
7 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON-
Vanilla Fudge (Atlantic)-Belinda
Doors (Elektra) -Campbell
Connolly (Paul A.
4 3 PATITE FILLE DE
FRANCAIS MOYEN - 17
( Teichiku)
20 JUMPIN' JACK FLASH - Week Week
8

9
DEAR HEART -Mike Preston
(Spin)-Chappells
ANGEL OF THE MORNING - 33
Rothschild)
33 I NEED YOUR LOVE SO
BAD -Fleetwood Mac (Blue
5
*Sheila (Carrere)-Carrere
8 MONIA- *Peter Holm 18 - Rolling Stones (T.ondon)
TAIYO WA NAITEIRU-
*Ishida Ayumi (Columbia) -
1 DELILAH-Tom Jones
1

(Columbia Espanola)
Canciones Francis Day
-
Merrilee Rush (State Side) -April (Riviera) -Vogue 4 BRING A LITTLE LOVIN'-
Horizon) -Peter Maurice
10 CLASSICAL GAS-Mason Williams
(W.B.)-Rondor
(Mike Vernon)
24 YOUR TIME HASN'T COME
6 5
International
A MAN WITHOUT LOVE - 19
Nichion
17 AI NO SONO -*Fuse Akira
(K in e)-Watanabe
2
*Los Bravos (Columbia
Espanola)-Canciones
34

25
YET BABY-Elvis Presley
(RCA)-Carlin
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO - 7 -
Engelbert Humperdinck
(Decca) -Sugar
POUR ETRE SINCERE - 20 16 TENSHI NO YUWAKU-
*Mayuzumi Jun (Capitol)
Ishihara
- 3 5
Francis Day
GET ON YOUR KNEES
*Los Canarios (Barclay-
-
BELGIUM 35 *Herbert Leonard (Mercury) Sonoplay)- Sympathy
*Dave Dee group (Fontana) -Tulsa
-Lynn (Steve Rowland) 4 2 HONEY-Bobby Goldsboro
(Walloon chart by courtesy of 8 4 ON PREND TOUJOURS LE (Hispavox)- Canciones del
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM
Mousdque magazine)
36 41
OF ME-Anita Harris (CBS)
-Francis, Day and Hunter
TRAIN POUR OUELQUE
PART -*Gilbert Becaud
MALAYSIA
5
Mundo
9 JUMPIN' JACK FLASH -
This Last
Week Week 37 47
(Mike Margolis)
WHEN THE SUN COMES ` 9 - - -
(Voix de son Maitre/
Dimension) Rideau Rouge
HEY JUDE- Beatles (Odeon)
(Courtesy Radio Malaysia)
*Denotes local origin
Rolling Stones (Columbia
Espanola)-Ediciones Essex
1

2
3 RAIN AND TEARS

1
Aphrodite's Child (Mercury)
A MAN WITHOUT LOVE - John Baldry (Pye) -
SHINING THRU'-*Long
Immediate (Tony Macauley)
10 9
Tournier
SIFFLER SUR LA COLLINE
-*Joe Dassin (CBS)-Sugar
This Last
Week Week
6
-
Espanola
6 FUNKY STREET-Arthur
Conley (Hispavox)
-

MONY, MONY -Tommy

Engelbert Humperdinck UNIVERSAL-Small Faces HONEY -Union Gap (CBS)
7

3
(Decca)
2 UNA CANZONE- Mireille
Mathieu (Barclay)
38

39
30

37
(Immediate)-Immediate
(Marriott /Lane)
LAUREL AND HARDY -
Music 1
2
1
3 I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER
TODAY -Cliff Richard
James and Shondells
(Columbia Espanola)
Canciones del Mundo
-
4 SIFFLER SUR LA COLLINE
(Columbia) 8 SIMON SAYS -1910 Fruitgum
4 *Equals (President) -Kassner HOLLAND SON OF HICKORY
8
Co. (Fonogram)-Ediciones
-Joe Dassin (CBS) (Edward Kassner) 3 2
HOLLER'S TRAMP-O. C.
S 9 UN PETIT SLOW -Marc
Aryan (Markal)
-
40 40 ELEANOR RIGBY -Ray
-
Charles (Stateside) (Courtesy Platennieuws and Smith (CBS)
7 BABY COME BACK -Equals
9 3
Musicales Fontana
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
-Moody Blues (Columbia
6 7 PETITE FILLE DE
FRANCAIS MOYEN
Sheila (Carrere)
41
Northern
48 ONE INCH ROCK
Tyrannosaurus Rex (Regal
- Radio Veronica)
*Denotes local origin
4

5 -
(Stateside)
HELP YOURSELF -Tom
Jones (Decca)
Espanola)- Ediciones Essex
Espanola
HELULE, HELULE-
7 5 MONY, MONY -Tommy Zonophone)-Cromwell This Last HERE COMES THE JUDGE
10 10
James and Shondells (Vogue) (Tony Visconti) Week Week 6 5 Tremeloes (Discophon)-
10 CHOO CHOO TRAIN-Box
-Shorty Long (Tamla- Ediciones Armonico
8 42 41 ANGEL OF THE MORNING 2 DONG- DONG- DI- KI- DI-KI- Motown)
9 - Tops (Stateside)
CAMP-Sir Henry and
-P. P. Arnold (Immediate)
-April (A. Oldham /J.
I
DONG -Golden Earrings
(Polvdor)-Dayelow
7 4 YUMMY, YUMMY. YUMMY

-
-Ohio Express (Pye)
10 8
Butlers (Columbia)
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH
Rolling Stones (Decca)
- 43
Cokell
42 YUMMY, YUMMY. YUMMY
-Ohio Express (Pye) -T.M.
2 ICH BAU' DIR EIN
1

SCHLOSS- Heintje (CNR)

-Viva re /BaSart
8 MONY, MONY -*Surfers
-
(Columbia)
LADY WILLPOWER -Union
Malaga Fest to
44 - Music (Super "K ")
I'M -A MIDNIGHT MOVER - 3 7 I'VE GOTTA GET A
MESSAGE TO YOU -Bee
9
Gan (CBS)
9 DON'T GIVE UP-Petula
Annarita Spinaci
BRITAIN
(Courtesy Record Retailer)
*Denotes local origin
45
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-
(Tom Drowd)
45 IMPORTANCE OF YOUR
LOVE -*Vince Hall
(Columbia)-Metric (Bob
--
4
Gees (Polydor) -Basart
10 RAIN AND TEARS
Aphrodite's Child (Mercury)
-Altona
-
10
Clark (Pye)

NORWAY
MALAGA, Spain Annarita
Spinaci of Italy took the $11,070
-
TIMES WERE WHEN-Cats first prize in the 1st Interna-
This Last
Week Week 46 - Barrett)
A DAY WITHOUT LOVE
*Love Affair (CBS) -Dick
- 5

6
3

6
)-
(Imperial Conn elly /B a cart
FIRE-Arthur Brown (Track)
-Basart
(Courtesy Verdens Gang) tional Song Festival of Malaga,
1 21 HEY JUDE- Beatles (Apple) James (Mike Smith) 7 4 CALLOW-L'A -VITA- *Denotes local origin held here Aug. 31 -Sept. 1, with
-(Apple)-Northern Music 47 44 WALK ON-Roy Orbison Ravmond Froggatt (Polydor) This Last the song "Il giorno dopo" writ-
(George Martin) (MGM)-Acuff -Rose -Chapnell ten by Phaltan, Pagano and
2 1 GOTTA GET THE
MESSAGE TO YOU
*Bee Gees (Polydor)-
- 4R - (Wesley Rose /Jim Vienneau)
RED, RED WINE-Jimmy
James and the Vagabonds 9
8

-
5 DO IT AGAIN-Beach Boys
(Cabitol)- Francis Day
LADY WILLPOWER -Gary
Week Week
1 THINGS -Nancy Sinatra and
1

Dean Martin (Reprise) - Parosandi and published and re-

corded by Belter.
Abigail (Stigwood-Bee Gees) (Pye) -Ardmore and Puckett and the Union Gap Belinda
7 ROMEO OG JULIE-*Inger
3 2 DO IT AGAIN -Beach Boys
)-Immediate (Brian 49
Beechwood
MacARTHUR PARK - (CBS)
HELP YOURSELF -Tom
2
Lise Andersen (RCA Victor)
Second prize of $570 went
tp Los Gritos (Spain), who sang
4
apon)
4 SAY A LITTLE PRAYER -- 35

-
Richard Harris (RCA)-
Carlin (Jim Webb)
10 9
Jones (Decca) -Holland 3
-Sweden Music
6 DELILAH -Tom Jones the Manuel Galvan song,
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
Shapiro-Bernstein (Jerry
Wexler)
50 THE GOOD. THE BAD AND
THE UGLY-Hugo
Montenegro (RCA) -United
Music. Ben Cramer (Omega)
4
(Decca) -Bendiksen
4 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE
Engelbert Humperdinck
- "Vuelvo a mi tierra," also pub-
lished and recorded by Belter.
5 7 HOLD ME TIGHT -*Johnn Artists (Hugo Montenegro) ITALY (Decca) -Bendiksen
Belter also published and re-
Nash (Regal Zonophone)- 5 5 BABY COME BACK- Equals
Writers Workshop (Jad) (Courtesy Musica e Dischi, Milan) (President) -Kassner corded the third prize winner,
(Bell)-Shapiro-Bernstein & 6 2 VI SKA GA HAND I HAND
Co. (Dale Hawkins) DENMARK *Denotes local origin -Gunnar Wiklund (HMV) "El Apartamento," written by
6 3 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE This Last
-Bendiksen Xavier del Rio and R. Sciam-
WITH YOU -Herb Alpert (Courtesy Danmarks Radio) 7 3 SON OF HICKORY marella, sung by Ana Kiro, who
(A &M) -Blues Seas/Jac Week Week HOLLER'S TRAMP -O. C.
Smith (CBS)-Palace
--
(Alpert/Moss) *Denotes local origin AZZURRO-*Adriano received $360.
--
I 1

7 49 THOSE WERE THE DAYS Celentano (Clan) -Clan R 10 MONY, MONY -Tommy The festival was emceed by
Mary Hopkin (Apple) This Last 2 2 LA NOSTRA FAVOLA James and the Shondells
8
Essex (Paul McCartney)
5 HELP YOURSELF-Tom
Jones (Decca)-Valley (Peter
Week Week
1 LILLE SOMMERFUGL-
1

*Bjorn Tidmand (Odeon) - 3 3

*Jimmy Fontana (RCA)
Francis Day
LUGLIO -*Riccardo Del
9 - ( Major Minor)- Sonora
HELP YOURSELF-Tom
Jones (Decca)- Edition
TV announcer Marisa Medina,
guest artists were Manolo &
Sullivan) Wilh. Hansen Turco (CGD)-Tiber Liberty Ramon (Vergara), Mikaela and
9 6 HIGH IN THE SKY-Amen 2 2 VI SKAL GAA HAND I 4 5 ANGELI NEGRI- *Faustro 10 8 MRS. ROBINSON -Simon Los Stop (Belter) 'and France's
Comer (Deram) -Carlin HAND -*Keld Heick Lelai (Ri Fil-Southern and Garfunkel (CBS)

--
(Noel Walker) (HMV) -Multitone 5 6 CINOUE MINUTI E POI- Johnny Hallyday (Fonogram).
10 ON THE ROAD AGAIN 3 3 HELP YOURSELFTom *Maurizio (Joker) -MAS
10
Canned Hest (Liberty)
Southern (Dallas Smith) 4
Jones ( Decca)-Dacapo
5 HURDY GURDY MAN - 6 4 HO SCRITTO T'AMO
SULLA SABBIA -*Franco PHILIPPINES
11 14 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM
OF ME-Mama Cass (RCA)
-Francis, Day and Hunter
5
Donovan (Epic) -Southern
4 BABY COME BACK Equals
(President)-Kassner
- 7 7
IV e Franco I (Stvle) -Dior
AVEVO UN CUORE -*Mino
Reitano (Ariston)-- Colosseo.
This Last
Week Week
ADVERTISING IN
(Lou Adler) 6 6 YOUNG GIRL -Union Gap 8 11 SIMON SAYS -1910 Fruitgum MONY MONY -Tommy
-
1

-
1

12 22 JEZAMINE-Casuals
(Decca) -Mills (David
Pardo)
7 - (CBS)-Sweden Music
YESTERDAY HAS GONE
Cupid's Inspiration (News),
9
Co. (Kama Sutra)- Esedra
8 NON ILLUDERTI MAI
*Orietta Beni (Polydor)- 2
James and the Shondells
(Roulette)- Mareco, Inc.
3 IT'S NICE TO BE WITH
BUSINESSPAPERS
MEANS BUSINESS
13 15 LADY WILLPOWER -Union
Gap (CBS)-Dick James
(Jerry Fuller)
8 7 THINGS -Nancy Sinatra and
Dean Martin (Reprise)
Dacapo
- 10
Tevere /Alfiere
9 DELILAH -Tom Jones
( Decca) -Francis Day
YOU-Monkees (RCA
Victor) -Filipinas Record
Corp.

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 ADVERTISEMENT

Tape CARtridge LEISURE

TIME
Philips in Canada Goes Cassette Duplicating TIPS By KIT MORGAN
-
TORONTO Newest entry
into the tape duplicating field in
by: Larry Finley
ministration, has been appointed
product manager in charge of
for Philips tape recorders, said
the new line includes the most
steadily, as the breakthrough
that made it feasible to add the
three new playback-only units
After an absence of several months,
Canada is Philips Appliances, the operation. comprehensive range of cassette this column now returns to be read
Ltd., which is establishing cas- Three new playback-only cas- equipment available anywhere. to complement the four record/ in the pages of this publication every
sette duplicating and manufac- sette units are included in He credited the entry of most playback units already in the week. The only difference is that
turing facilities within the large Philips' fall tape recorder line, major music companies into the line. In introducing the fall line,
the column "heading" is changed
Philips complex in Toronto. including the first portable cas- cassette field, so that more than Van Twist also said introduc-
tion of EP cassettes with four from "TAPE CARTRIDGE TIPS" to
D. H. Prentice, vice -president sette playback unit and the first 800 different musicassette selec-
pop tunes can be expected "LEISURE TIME TIPS."
and general manager, sets No- stereo cassette change. R. J. tions are now available in Can-
vember as the target date for Van Twist, product manager ada with more being added towards the end of the year. In the weeks to come, we'll bring
phase one of the program to you "inside" stories of all "LEISURE
begin assembling product here,
Dresses Pkg. in New Uniform
TIME" activities, although the first
but adds "we are at the mercy
of the availability of certain
pieces of equipment." Expan-
A&M few weeks will concentrate on the
stereo tape /cartridge industry and
A &M is presently licensing its its allied fields.
sion to phase two, actual dupli- LOS ANGELES-Since tak- lag is justified in offering a
cating from the program master, ing over duplication and distri- quality product. library to PlayTape, which de- The formation of NORTH AMERI-
is described by Prentice as "a bution of its own tape car- velops its own packaging. The
Artwork for cassettes is of company plans simultaneous re- CAN LEISURE CORPORATION is a
rush program," but no target tridges Sept. 1, A &M has intro- giant step forward in the tape field,
date is available for publication. necessity smaller, but the origi- leasing of tapes and LP's be-
duced new packaging designed as the initial activity of NAL is
"Our decision was reached to add a uniform quality ap- nal theme is retained. All music, cause "that's the key," Rosen-
tapes and records are sold under blatt says. But this goal is about being concentrated on 8- track, cas-
because of the rapidly increas- pearance to all its music prod-
ing sales of cassette recording ucts. the one concept by distributor six months away. A&M's engi- settes and the open reel configura-
and playback equipment and the The new packaging, explains salesmen. neering department times and tion. At this time there are no
resulting demand for pre -re- national sales director Ed Ro- Special order forms have been programs the cartridges and also plans for duplicating 4- track. This
corded musicassettes and blank senblatt, ties cartridges to album developed for field salesmen quality control checks all the decision was made after a survey
compact cassettes," said Pren- covers in a more uniform fash- which allows them to transcribe music. of the market shows a definite drop
tice, who estimates there will be ion. business for records and any of As A&M's own involvement in percentage of sales of 4 -track
250,000 cassette recorders and the cartridge configurations. All with tape grows, the company versus 8- track.
Packaging for cartridges has A&M stereo tapes and LP's will of necessity have to in-
playback units in use through- been neglected, Rosenblatt says.
out Canada by the end of 1968. now have the same basic cata- crease its personnel in this area. NAL's 8 -track cartridges are being
"Since we're in an impulse busi- Rosenblatt has been working
"There is an urgent need for ness and it has never been log number with only the music marketed under the NAL "SUPER
substantial Canadian duplicating source (LP, 4 and 8 -track or with tapes for the past 15 STEREO 8" label, and all NAL
neglected in records, why should months.
and manufacturing facilities it be neglected in tapes?"
cassette) prefix varying. cartridges truly offer a "SUPER
which all companies in the mu- STEREO" sound. Cassettes and open
sic industry can use." Since taking over control of
its 4 and 8 -track and cassette reel tapes also offer a "SUPER
Philips is at present negotia-
ting with several companies for
custom cassette duplicating, and
Prentice says these discussions
duplication (through Magnetic
Tape Duplicators) from Ampex
and ITCC, A&M has gone to a
CARtridges Take QUALITY STEREO" sound.

An innovation offered by NAL is

NARM Spotlight
black plastic casing with four - what is hoped will become the
"are very promising in every re- color artwork on the front and standard of the industry. All labels,
spect. As originators of the sys- back of the cartridge. A pro- including "end tabs" of cartridges,
tem we have a special appeal; tective dust clip is another new are printed in "day-glo" ink, which
we have all the experience of By EARL PAIGE and RON SCHLACHTER
Europe at our fingertips, and
we will be in the vanguard of
any new developments and im-
feature and the cartridge now
comes skin-wrapped.
A &M's own graphic depart-
CHICAGO - The rapid ex-
pansion of the tape CARtridge
and carrying cases. Carrying
cases were also shown by Am-
reflects the light on an automobile
dashboard so that the cartridge can
be more easily seen. All NAL "SUPER
ment designs the art for the car- market and mushrooming prof- berg File and Index Co., which STEREO 8" cartridges are fitted with
provements." has a de luxe case listing at re-
Philips' plan is to concentrate tridges, with the LP cover mate- its dominated the scene among a dust -cap and labels carry a printed
rial blown up larger than is buyers and sellers during the tail for $4.95 that holds 10 car-
solely on custom duplicating, tridges.
warranty so that the consumer can
with no involvement in dis- usual for cartridge cases. person -to- person sessions at the effect an exchange by sending the
Preparation of special artwork recent National Association of Word Records has just ven-
tribution of cassette product. tured into cassettes with 15 ti- cartridge directly to NAL for replace-
Donald M. Vale, who joined for tapes slows down production Record Merchandisers (NARM) ment.
somewhat, Rosenblatt admits, tape meeting here. tles, reported William Jelley,
Philips this year with wide ex- national accounts sales man-
perience in marketing and ad- but the company feels the time Aside from comments on the Another outstanding. NAL innova-
strength of 8 -track and the ager. Musical Tapes, a leading
tion is the introduction of the "20
growing importance of cassettes, manufacturer and distributor of

Mfrs. Look to Teens

Top Hits -Country and Western" pack-
most manufacturers were en- Latin America tapes, has intro-
duced Latin stereo cassettes, said age, which is a twin -pack, double
thusiastic about the response
from rack jobbers in "person - Angel Tamargo, general man- length "SUPER STEREO 8" -track car-
ager. John Anderson, West tridge and cassette to retail at the

For Year -End Spurt

to-person" meetings.
All Tapes Distributing, Inc., Coast manager of Stereodyne, price of a single album length car-
featured three displays: a bulk was at the convention "feeling tridge or cassette. This "Tennessee
By BRUCE WEBER open reel browser; a bulk the market." Sound" series consists of 12 dif-
8 -track floor cartridge, and a Charles Peters, of Original ferent volumes, with each tape
LOS ANGELES -Tape player manufacturers here are banking nine-tier open-reel step -up. The Sound Sales Corp., said he felt boasting such outstanding names as:
on the teen -age market for an end -of- the -year sales spurt. 8 -track $90 display has a capac- the meeting was "a working Red Sovine, Minnie Pearl, George
There's a rush by marketing directors at most major companies ity for 300 cartridges with a convention. More business has Jones, Flatt and Scruggs, Johnny
to plan equipment promotions aimed at young people, especially merchandising value of $2,100. been conducted than ever be-
Cash and most of the greats of the
after the economic effect they had on retail trade during recent J. L. Marsh, Inc., displays in- fore."
Country and Western field. The twin -
"back -to- school" sales campaigns. cluded a multi -purpose browser, PlayTape, Inc., showed new
The traditional summer lull at most retail outlets failed to a counter or wall unit and two radio-cartridge units for Volks- pack cartridge has a suggested re-

materialize, and many retailers believe it was due to a summer surge floor models. A $165 floor wagens. Sapphire PlayTape I is tail list price of $6.95, and the
of buying by teen-agers. model, CTR- 350 -D, has a ca- a combination AM radio and twin -pack cassette a suggested retail
A study of inventory trends at White Front, Radio Shack, pacity for 350 cartridges. PlayTape unit. Suggested list is list price of $5.95.
Montgomery Ward, and Sears revealed tape player sales were far Display cases that can ac- under $100.
ahead of yearly expectations. commodate long play albums, Tele Pac introduced new 4 and Probably the most enthusiastic re-
Player manufacturers are using radio, TV and newspaper adver- reel -to -reel tape, 4 or 8 -track 8 -track cartridges and a new ception at last week's NARM was
tising to promote equipment, with a heavy emphasis on equipment cartridges and cassettes were cassette. In addition the com- NAL's announcement that distrib-
giveaways through contests. shown by Freedman Artcraft
- pany displayed its Rack Pac for utors would be given a guarantee
(Continued on page 52) Engineering. Freedman's ap- peg -board merchandise for rack of at least a 90% delivery within
proach, rack jobbers were told, jobbers. Company representa- 48 hours from receipt of their order
is to provide a rack for stores tives were Ray Stolzman, direc- by NAL. All shipments within a
reluctant to put in tape. A rack tor of marketing, and Roger radius of 1,200 miles of New York
feature is the use of plastic fill- Cappello, sales manager.
WHY PAY MORE? ers that convert 4 and 8 -track Motown was the newest addi- City will receive truck shipments
tion to the Muntz label line-up and beyond that area NAL will make
compartments to cassette size.
Get Pfanstiehl's Taylor Electric showed dis- on Stereo-Pak 4 -track cartridges. all shipments by air freight.
play cases from its line of "Tape Representing Muntz was Ed

CASSETTES
BLANK CASSETTES
NAL will make its first shipments
4 8. 8 TRACK Topper" merchandisers. Ampex Michel, head of the firm's mu-
on October 1. If you are a distrib
TAPE CARTRIDGES Stereo Tapes showed its three - sic department.
Caytronics Division of Swan utor who wants to get on the band-
tier counter or floor rack ac-
`=. AT NEW LOW PRICES!
WRITE FOR DETAILS!
commodating 120 cassettes and
its cassette merchandisers which
Industries featured a new
$49.95 8 -track player which op-
wagon with America's hottest lines
with America's hottest new tape
lists to dealers for $139.95 and erates on six D -cells or through company, contact the Tape Division
holds as many as 480 packages. a car's cigaret lighter. On dis- of NAL at 1776 Broadway, New
Tape cartridge accessory play at the Goodway table was York, N. Y. 10019- phone: (212)
manufacturers included Reco- an FM multiplex unit at $49.95 265 -3340. North American Leisure
CHEMICAL CORPORATION ton, which showed over 34 items which can turn any 4 or 8 -track Corporation is a subsidiary of Omega
3300 WASHINGTON ST. BOX 498 WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS 60085 ranging from dust shields and tape cartridge player into a Equities Corporation.
WEST COAST: 10511.4 OXNARD STREET vAN NUTS. CALIFORNIA 91409
tape demagnetizers to splicers (Continued on page 52)
51
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
 Tape CARtridge

NAL Acts on Fast Delivery Mfrs. Look to Teens for Yr. -End Spurt
Policy; Rush Out 'Valley' from speakers) for stereo cartridge player for
$69.97 and
Continued
portable tape
page 51 stereo (less $26.88
and Sprouse -Reitz advertises a a
NEW YORK-North Amer- whereby NAL guarantees 90 With low- priced player equip- Tonex all transistor tape re- player (plays 4 and 8 -track
ican Leisure, as part of its new per cent of an order will be ment more available to the teen- corder for $9.99. tapes) for $89.97.
policy of fast delivery, is rush- filled within 48 hours of receipt, ager, both the retailer and the Major retailers are also cater- With car -bound teen -agers
ing out 8 -track cartridges, cas- or 5 per cent of the order will manufacturer are aiming adver- ing to the cartridge crowd, jamming freeway complexes, .

settes, and open reel tapes of be free. Finley said that the ma- tising- marketing campaigns in whether they be in the White and teen -agers constantly on the
the "Harper Valley PTA," LP by jor gripe of distributors with that direction. Front -type discount chain found go, Sears pushes 4 and 8 -track
Jeannie C. Riley. Larry Finley, tape cartridge suppliers in gen- Specialty outlets also are among Southern California's auto stereos for $79.88, and
chief of NAL, said that he re- eral at the Chicago meeting was coming in for increased busi- sprawling freeway communities, Grand Auto Stores, a five -store
ceived the master on Sept. 10 slow delivery. ness. Although manufacturers or the May Co., a more con- chain in Sacramento, advertises
and will ship the cartridges to always aimed equipment at spe- ventional 15 -unit department a 4 -track auto stereo player for
distributors Monday (16). cialty stores. It has been only store chain. $29.88.
This is all part of a super - recently that they have achieved Other Displays Though price is a big draw-
speed service program at NAL.
The firm just hired Bill Bishop
Scovill Buffs sales status in the player market. Most retailers display much ing -card, it is not the only con-
sideration. Promotions play a
Now, manufacturers include of their product in the music
as vice -president in charge of specialty shops in promotions. department, but also have dis- major role in gearing up to the
production and music acquisi- Sprouse -Reits, a 16 -store chain; plays and a limited stock in the fast -paced youth market.
tion to supplement service;
Bishop has been in charge of
Player Maker Kay Jewelers, a chain in Los automotive sections. PlayTape Player
Angeles and Sacramento, and Just how big the player mar- The May Co. offers a Play -
promotion and repertoire at LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. the Pep Boys, an automotive ket is in California is evident Tape player at $25.99, while
Ampex. -Auricord Corp., manufacturer supply outlet, are all promoting from the upswing in business Bullock's promotes a Magnavox
On Oct. 1, at the Chicago of 4 and 8 -track tape CAR - low -priced equipment from a this year. And next year, White cassette tape recorder for
convention of the National Asso- tridge players and cassette play- variety of manufacturers. Kay Front, May Co., Sears, and $59.90. The Radio Shack, a na-
ciation of Record Merchandisers, ers, has been purchased by the Jewelers is offering Arvin others, expect to carry an even tionwide specialty chain, offers
NAL informed distributors of a Scovill Manufacturing Co. of equipment solid state stereo pho- larger inventory in players. a variety of equipment, includ-
guaranteed fast delivery plan Waterbury, Conn. The cash nograph at $37.88; the Pep Promotions aimed at teen- ing a cassette recorder at
(first reported in Billboard) (Continued on page 74) Boys feature a 4 -track auto agers are right to the point: $39.95, a tape recorder at
White Front hits hard with cas- $24.95, and two portable re-
sette tape recorders at $29.97 corders at $14.95 and $24.95.
(blank cassettes at $1.65); Handy Andy, a three -store
MGM's 2-track P a yT a p e
1 appliance chain in Sacramento
player at $11.96 (tapes at promotes an RCA tape recorder
Assembling our 8- and 4 -track cartridges is a bit $1.29); Sony portable tape re- for $28.88 and a cassette tape
noisy. You press the upper half against the corder at $69.50; Concord's recorder for $34.88.
lower half and they snap together. portable tape recorder at $19.75, The tape player market here,
-
Turning screws is quieter but time- consuming
and unnecessary. Nobody will need to get into
and Ampex 4 and 8 -track tape
at $3.88 and $4.48.
at least, has included and af-
fected most people one way or

this one again. You can - -

easily if you
want to. But the cartridge is absolutely jam -proof.
The emphasis on youth at
White Front is not taken at the
expense of the young adult gen-
another, according to a spokes-
man at Craig Corp., a player
manufacturer. Players have be-
eration. For example: The store come part of the climate, espe-
We'd be pleased to demonstrate what offers a Sony cassette recorder cially with the buying power of
profit sounds like. for $99.50, a Webcor 8 -track the teen -agers.

CARtridges Take
NARM Spotlight
Continued from page 51 Certrom Corp. has entered
the budget 8 -track cartridge and
stereo FM radio. The company cassette field, according to Jim
is also offering an FM tuner for Neiger. The packages will list
a suggested list of $29.95. for $3.95 on the Vivid Sound
Borg-Warner's Cart -a -Tune, a label.
self -contained battery -operated Athena Industries, Inc.,
portable playing 8 -track car- showed its Auto Butler tape
tridges, was shown. Its suggested carriers which fits over the
list is $39.95. hump contour in automobiles
TelePro Industries is making and holds 12 cartridges. List
available a two -foot window price is $4.98.
streamer promoting the cassette.
Aaron Wall, Roger Cappello The strong emphasis on
and Raymond Stolgman showed 8 -track was a source of satisfac-
a new 8 -track package that is tion for RCA personnel. Repre-
easily rewound if tape spills senting the label were Ed
from it, blank cassettes, head - Welker, Abe Amiri, Mort Bar-
cleaning cartridges and cas- net, Jack Burgess, Ray Clark
settes, and other blank tape and Buzz Willis.
packages. Claude Brenan, Decca na-
Le -Bo Products Co. displayed tional sales manager; Leo Re-
its new line of tape cartridge fice, manager of tape sales; Ed-
and cassette carrying cases. A ward Hurley, Eastern sales
de luxe $9.95 model holds 15 manager, and Sam Passamano
cartridges or 60 cassettes. A discussed Decca's new 4 and
wood $11.95 de luxe case holds (Continued on page 74)
24 cartridges or 96 cassettes.
Vince Tecchione, Vince Pel- COMPACT CASSETTES
lellien, Wes Krebs, Bill Arling-
ton and Ken Dugan represented
Bellwood. One of its prime at-
tractions was the Borg -Warner
Cartable 8, a portable 8 -track
player. Dugan said, according
to warranty card information,
50 per cent of the customers
- .. , uiAitu)mn
buying Borg-Warner p a y e r s by TelePac
were new tape buyers.
1

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Pre -Leadered or unassembled for
sented by James Tyrell, Vincent duplicators. Immediate delivery!
Fsadni, Harris Rogers, Al Abra- Private labelling available
skie, Jerry Geller, Paul Adams, Head Cleaners
For Rep. in your area contact:
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Tel. (617) 868-6200 TWX 710 - 320 -0840
U.S. & Foreign Patents applied for.
multi-label releases.
Louis Drozen, Laff Records,
showed 12 new 4 and 8 -track
comedy releases selling for
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52 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD

 Coin Machine World
ARA Joins Rush of Vending Firms New Equipment
Buying Jukebox Operating Routes
Continued from page 1 It is also becoming evident, image of which steadily im-
most observers note, that large, proved over the past two years.
ARA, which has for some public-owned firms are no longer (Continued on page 59)
time had music routes in Hawaii, self -conscious about getting into
thus joins Servomation, The the music operating business, the
Macke Co., American Auto-
matic Vending Corp., Automatic Rock-Ola
Merchandising, Inc., and other
firms heretofore principally in-
Expect 250 at
volved in vending but now ac-
tively acquiring routes.
Sept. 19 Mass. Goes Mod
ARA's current annual sales Event in Auburn CHICAGO -If its name is
volume is running at the rate of
$425 million. Servomation's sales AUBURN, Mass. -Trade in- any evidence, the new Rock -Ola
volume climbed over $200 mil- dustry leaders and more than jukebox is probably one of the
lion for the fiscal year ended 250 operators and wives are ex- most unusual phonographs the
June 29. Macke's sales are run- pected here Thursday night (19) Chicago manufacturer has pro-
ning at the rate of more than for a convention of New Eng- duced. Called the Psychedelic
$85 million. Another large firm, land coin machine operators. Money Grabber, the 160- selec-
Interstate United Corp., which The event will be held at the tion machine has at least six
expects to do well over $140 Sheraton -Yankee Drummer Mo- new features that vie for top
million volume this year, has tor Inn, just off Exit 10 of the attention. Among them is a
also recently acknowledged an Massachusetts Turnpike. burglar alarm.
interest in music routes. Among industry leaders will One of the most difficult fea-
The movement into music, be Bill Cannon, Music Operators tures to describe, but probably
which is going on among of America (MOA) president. the most outstanding, is the op-
smaller, independent vendors as and Fred Granger, MOA exec- tional animation kit that gives
well as large national firms, utive vice -president. Russell the machine its psychedelic ef-
continues to take the pattern of Mawdsley, MOA vice -president, fects and its name.
route acquisition. ARA is re- and Ray Barker, MOA director, The two- for -a- quarter pricing Grabber
are local leaders arranging the kit, also optional, allows two Rock -Ola- 160-Selection Psychedelic Money
tailing management of the ac- Grabber is the center
quired firms, which will be run event. (Continued on page 61) Rock-Ola's new 160 -selection Psychedelic Money
the country. Among its
as wholly owned subsidiaries. of attention at distributor showings around optional, are burglar
Love and Robert Snyder, presi- more outstanding features, some of which are a two- for -a- quarter
dent, AVC's Music Service, will
become division manager of
ARA. Love, who was secretary-
Labels Double Space alarm, powerized remote, three -way volume control,
L -Pad control for remote
play pricing kit, easily removed reject housing, -bill validator, animation
speakers, added amplification power, dollarhigher- mounted speakers,
board, a wood grain look in the grill area, floating coin mechanism.
treasurer of ABC, signed a five -
year contract as division general
manager and will act as ARA's
For MOA Convention new display board and new National Rejectors from previous models,
The unit will accept remote control mechanisms button, sound control
but the new powerized control allows for cancel accepts nickels, dimes,
trouble shooter in the music and on /off switch. The coin mechanism not affected by
CHICAGO- Decca, London Other reasons for label inter- quarters and halves and is a floating mechanism The unit will also
field. and Liberty are taking double est center on the participation at vibration and will credit five plays for two quarters. stereo receiver.
Roy and Al Smith headed booths at the Music Operators MOA of over 12 prominent one - accommodate Little LP's and features a transistorized
Automatic Music Service; Bar- of America (MOA) show here stop owners heading a special "Flip Top" servicing is another featured carried over from previous
ney Seeburg directed Madera Oct. 11 -13. This will be the first (Continued on page 54) models.
Music, and Herb Bernstein was time Decca has taken two
president of Peterson Music.
These men will continue to head
booths, said national sales direc-
tor Claude Brennan. Liberty is RECORD TOO LONG? Over 3 50 at
their respective firms. a first -time exhibitor. Columbia,
Most of the new music routes
ARA acquired include amuse-
Epic, Monument and Stax are
other labels signed to exhibit. 'Hey Jude' Irks Programmers Empire Show
ment game equipment, consist- The increased interest by By EARL PAIGE CHICAGO-More than 350
ing of pool tables, bowlers, gun labels in the MOA Music & coin machine world executives
games and shuffleboards. Amusement Machine Exhibition CHICAGO -"Hey Jude," the Jude' isn't the side on this rec- attended last week's open house
The open competition now here at the Sherman House is Beatles' on Apple hit that runs ord anyway, we're pushing at Empire Distributing, Inc. The
among large national firms to attributed largely to the efforts 7 minutes and 11 seconds, caus- `Revolution,' which is just as highlight of the event was the
acquire music routes is viewed of MOA president Bill Cannon, ing mixed reaction among juke- hot." unveiling of Rock -Ola's 440
by some trade leaders as evi- and recognition of the jukebox box programmers. "Operators Smith said that although "Hey jukebox. Five new import
dence that operating companies industry. Decca, for example, are buying it like it was free," Jude" is printed on the top side amusement games were shown,
have taken an optimistic view of is bringing in a $5,000 display said Eric Bernay, A-1 One -Stop, of the title strip, he has seen as well as the Computer Quiz
the leisure activities market, and originally conceived for the Na- New York. Other one -stops and no attempts to put "Revolution" unit and a full line of Westing-
how music and games routes can tional Association of Record route programmers checked last on the top. house vending equipment.
capitalize on it. Merchandisers convention. week did not agree. Fred Rogers, Poplar Tunes, Attending: David C. Rockola,
"We're holding off until we Memphis, said: "Operators are Dr. David R. Rockola, Donald
see more requests," said Alvin buying `Hey Jude' normally." Rockola, Ed Doris, George
Nissenbaum, Wonder Novelty, Mrs. Lela Collum, Star Music Hencker, Hugh Gorman and
St. Louis. "If a recording that (Continued on page 54) (Continued on page 57)
long plays while a location isn't
crowded it doesn't make any dif-
ference, but at peak playing 'COIN'CIDENTALLY
hours a long record like `Hey
Jude' can bite into the take."
Ken Kerr, Lucky Coin Ma-
Jukebox a Happy Part of
chine Co., New Orleans, was
worried that "Hey Jude" would
cut off prematurely on some
1967 Singles Sales Picture
jukeboxes. "I checked it out and All who produce and market sumption increased 5.6 per cent.
it plays all the way through on singles should be taking a close outpaced only by the rack job-
the new jukeboxes," he said. look at the role played by the bers' 7.7 per cent increase in
"We had trouble on a long Bob jukebox consumer bloc during singles sales.
Dylan record sometime ago. The the U. S. record industry's first Independent retailers (non-
mechanics adjusted the boxes for $1 billion sales year -1967. racks), who as late as 1964 ac-
it and then had problems with The final 1967 sales facts counted for 44.7 per cent of the
other normal records." have just been published in Bill- singles market, have slipped to
Many one -stop managers and board's 1968 -1969 International a poor third among wholesale
jukebox programmers are corn- Buyer's Guide, and the figures singles consumers. The indies ac-
paring "Hey Jude" and "Mac- show that the rack -jobbers are counted for only 24.6 per cent
Arthur Park," a recent Dunhill the only consumer faction now of the singles market in 1967, a
Record hit by Richard Harris consuming more singles at decrease of 9.8 per cent from
that also ran over 7 minutes. wholesale than the jukebox in- 1966. The jukebox bloc had 30.5
ROCK -OLA MANUFACTURING CORP. has introduced a new background "I doubt if we sold a 100 of dustry. per cent of the singles market
music system, Tape Top 440, in addition to its new 440 jukebox. The 'MacArthur Park,'" said Paul While singles in 1967 again last year. Racks accounted for
system, which features tape disks, is manufactured by Casco Music Smith, Royal Distributors, Cin- amounted to a smaller share of 44.9 per cent.
Systems. Casco representative Jack Hopson is shown here demon- the total record market (16.8 Any doubts about the jukebox
strating the equipment at a recent Rock -Ola distributors meeting in cinnati. "We rack 22 stores and
New Orleans. it wasn't that big in stores. 'Hey per cent), jukebox singles' con- (Continued on page 54)
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD 53
 Coin Machine News

Jukebox Happy A NEW

CONCEPT
Pari of 1967 IN TELESCOPES
OPEN UP MANY

Singles Picture NEW LOCATIONS

Continued from page 53

bloc's singles buying power
should be dispelled by the pre- POLITICAL HUDDLE. This is
ceding figures. But the preceding Frank Fabiano, Fabiano Amuse- MIKE
are even less relevant to the es- ment Co., Buchanan, Mich. (left),
chatting with Sen. Philip Hart (D., MUNVES
timation of the jukebox's poten- Mich.), who State and local CORP.
BUSY PROGRAMMER. Shown in this series of pictures is Gordon tial singles influence than the Democrats recently honored as 577 Tenth Ave.

Larson, programmer at Sam's Amusement Co., Kenosha, Wis. The following figures: Jukebox con- the author of a new county re- New York, N.Y.
10036
record library is maintained in neat compartments enclosed by doors. sumption accounted for 42 per apportionment plan. Fabiano is a (212) BR 9.6677
A hi -fi set under a counter allows Larson to hear new releases with cent of all singles sold by one - director, Music Operators of
sufficient enough fidelity to judge how they will sound on jukeboxes. stop wholesalers in 1967. America.
Jukebox operators are clearly
the one-stop's No. 1 singles cus-
tomer. As such, operators should
be exerting the major influence

A
on one -stops' buying, service and
merchandising policies. The
opinion is widely held that op-
erators are not taking advantage
of their buying power at the
one -stop level, possibly because
operators do not realize their
own bloc strength.
Increased use of buying power
NEW leverage is urged by Music Op-

ROCK -OLA
erators of America (MOA) presi-
dent Bill Cannon. He has taken NEW
his own colleagues to task much

440
more than the one -stops (though
the one -stops claim Cannon has
ROCK -OLA
MONEY GRABBER
criticized then unfairly), point-
ing out that the jukebox indus-
try's bloc- buying might has been
440
dissipated by lack of exercise. MONEY GRABBER
Gilbert K. Kitt
Joe Robbins At the root of the problem, Can-
EMPIRE DISTRIBUTING, INC. non says, is perfunctory, unin- Hymie Zorinsky
Chicago, Illinois 60622 spired, unprofessional program- H.Z. VENDING & SALES CO., INC.
ming. Such can scarcely be con- Omaha, Nebraska 68102
strued as a criticism of one -
stops.
Current singles sales facts and
trends also argue for reappraisal
and perhaps extensive revision
of habitual label policies, par-
ticularly in the areas of a &r and
sales promotion. For example.
it is illogical that while the juke-
box bloc is consuming 30.5 per
cent of all singles that the labels
should he allocating less than 5
per cent of their singles adver-
NEW tising budgets to jukebox -ori-
ented promotion. NEW
ROCK -OLA It's time the jukebox bloc
recognized that in singles con- ROCK -OLA
440 sumption it is solidly No. 2.
When this happens, it is likely
MONEY GRABBER the record industry will begin
to try harder to cater to the
440
jukebox industry's needs. MONEY GRABBER
J. A. Wallace
WALLACE & WALLACE MUSIC, INC. Norman Goldstein
Oak Hill, West Virginia 25901
Record Too Long? MONROE COIN MACHINE
Cleveland, Ohio 441 14
Continued from page 53
Co., Atlanta, said her firm
bought 100 copies last week and
did not consider the unusual
length of the record. Oscar
(Bucky) Buchman, Redisco, Bal-
timore, said: "The time doesn't
A. lu Ptacek
BIRD MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Manhattan, Kansas 66503
mean anything on this record.
Very few are objecting to the
time."
Bernay said: "The operators
grumble when they see how long
PsYMEDELicl
the record is, but they're buy-
ing it. On `MacArthur Park' the
operators waited until locations
NEW ce
insisted on the record, but 'Hey
ROCK -OLA o
O
V^

5H!
Jude' is another world: this is a
hulk purchase record." J
440 NN
c -S
MONEY GRABBER Z a
MOA Convention
Continued from page 53
panel on opening day. Label Ó
E
aza
c

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o

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NEW ROCK -OLA 440 executives will have a chance to
question both one -stop owners z LIJ
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and operators in what is sure to =Cm

MONEY GRABBER he a free -wheeling session, ac-
cording to MOA's Fred Granger.
54 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
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PLUS new feature attractions that make
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new receiver, transistorized for dependability
... exclusive powerized remote volume
control with convenient on /off switch for
phonograph power as well as for volume
and cancel ... new speaker positioning for
better sound separation ... "2 plays -
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bill acceptor (optional) and loads more of
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Everything's up -top, at eye level, in this
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 Coin Machine News
NSM

The Bluebook
Consul 130, 128 Sel., 1967 No Avg.

Flipper Games
Bally
Valuation of Used & Aces High 4P,9/6g 170 260

Reconditioned Coin Machines Band Wagon 4P, 5/65

Bazaar, 1P, 11/66
Big Day, 4P, 9/64
155
220
100
235
315
190
Blue Ribbon, 4P, 2/66 220 315

NEW September 21, 1968 Bongo 2P, 3/64

Bull Fight IP, 1/65
Bus Stop 2P, 1/65
Campus Queen 4P, 9/66
80
80
100
305
170
170
190
420

ROCK -OLA The following average valuations, based on quotations ob-

tained from selected, franchised distributors in key markets
Capersville 4P, 2/67
Cross Country,
Cue -Tease, 2P,
4/63
7/63
385
30
40
510
115
125
Discotek 2P, 9/65 150 245

440 throughout the U. S., are published only for the purpose of
indicating general trends. The averages are unfit for applica-
Dixieland 1P, 5/68
Dogies 4P, 3/68
50/50 2P, 8/65
Fun Cruise 1P, 2/66
400
450
140
495
595
230
MONEY GRABBER tion to any specific buyer -seller situation. Gold Rush 1P, 5/66
185
170
290
280
Grand Tour 7/64 55 140
Happy Tour, IP, 7/64 55 140
Victor Conte
VICTOR CONTE SALES, INC. Jukeboxes Rowe Mfg.
Harvest IP, 10/64
Hay Ride 1P, 11/64
Hottenanny 1P, 11/63
75
85
25
160
170
115
Utica, New York 13501 G -200, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1956 No Avg. Loop- the -Loop, 2P, 10/66 260 350
Roc k -Ol a H -120,
120 Sel., 45 RPM, 1957 40 150
Mad World, 2P, 9/64 80 170
Magic Clock, 6/65 90 185
1455, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1957 No Avg. H -200, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1957 50 150 Monte Carlo, 1P, 2/64 125
50
1458, 120 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 No Avg. 1-100M, 100 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 50 175 Moonshot, 3/63 35 125
1465, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 50 150 -120X, 120 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 65
1 175 Rocket III, 1P, 6/67 275 370
1468, Tempo 1, 120 Sel., Sheba, 2P, 3/65 125 220
45 RPM, 1959 55 160 -200M, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 60
1 155 Six Sticks 6P, 4/66 270 375
1475, Tempo 1, 200 Sel., -200E, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 60
1 165 Sky Divers Ip, 4/64 55 145
45 RPM, 1959 75 175 1-200E, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1959 90 170 Star Jet 2P, 12/63 50 135
1478 Tempo 11, 120 Sel., Surfers 2P, 1/68 375 475
J -120, 120 Sel., 45 RPM, 1959 70 170
45 RPM, 1960 85 185 Trio 1P, 9/65 120 265
1485, Tempo 11, 200 Sel., K -120, 120 Sel., 45 RPM, 1960 140 215 2 in 1 2P, 8/64 85 175
45 RPM, 1960 120 220 K -200, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1960 125 225 3 -in -Line 4P, 8/65 160 270
1488, Regis, 120 Sel., K -100, 100 Sel., 45 RPM, 1960 90 195 Wiggler 4P, 9/67 445 575
45 RPM, 1961 145 260 Continental 1, 200 Sel., Wild Wheels 2P, 3/66 200 300
1495 Regis, 20 Sel., 45 RPM, 1961 120 225 Surfers 1P, 1/68 No Avg.
45 RPM, 1961 180 285 Lyric, 100 Sel., 45 RPM, 1961 75 175
1493 Princess,100 Sel., Continental 2, 100 Sel.,
45 RPM, 1962 185 285 33 & 45 RPM, 1962 120 225 Chicago Coin
1496, Empress, 120 Sel., Continental 2, 200 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1962 185 290 33 & 45 RPM, 1962 130 135 Beatniks 2P, 3/67 285 385
1497, Empress, 200 Sel., Rowe -AMI -JAL, 200 Sel., Bronco 2P, 5/64 85 175
33 & 45 RPM, 1962 205 315 33 & 45 RPM, 1963 165 280 Festival 4P, 1/67 345 450
408, Rhapsody, 160 Sel., Rowe -AMI -JEL, 200 Sel., Firecracker 2P, 12/63 50 135
5/58
NEW Avg.
33 & 45 RPM, 1963 285 400 33 & 45 RPM, 1963 220 330 Gunsmoke 2P, No
404, Capri, 100 Sel., Rowe -AMI Tropicana JBM, Hula Hula 2P, 5/66 240 345
33 & 45 RPM 1963 250 360 100, 160, 200 Sel., Kicker 1P, 8/66 215 305
414, Capri 11, 100 Sel., 33 & 45 RPM, 1964 355 500 Mustang 2P, 10/64 105 195

ROCK-OLA 33 & 45 RPM, 1964

4145, Capri 11, 100 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1964
418S, Rhapsody, 160 Sel.,
310

325
435

440
Rowe -AMI Diplomat, 200 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1965
Bandstand, 200 Sel., 1965 -66
Music Merchant, 1966 -67,
520
No
665
Avg.
Royal Flash 2P, 8/64
South Pacific 2P, 11/64
Sun Valley, 8/63
Twinky 2P, 9/67
95
115
35
365
185
210
125
470

440 33 & 45 RPM, 1964

424, Princess Roya1,100 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1964
425, Grand Prix, 160 Sel.,
360

375
485

575
Cadette,
200/160/100
Music Master
100

200,160, 100 Sel., 2/68

Sel.
Sel., 1967 -68
No
No

No
Avg.
Avg.

Avg. A -Go -Go 4P, 666

Williams
305 415
MONEY GRABBER 33 & 45 RPM, 1964 460 590 Alpine Club, 3/65 105 200
426, Grand Prix 11, 160 Sel., Apollo IP, 7/67 315 435
33 & 45 RPM, 1965 -66 565 715 Jupiter Beat the Clock 1P, 12/63 40 130
429, Starlet, 100 Sel., 120 Concord, 80/100/120
Beat Time, 2P, 9/67 400 530
33 & 45 RPM, 1965-66 460 555
Sel., 1966/67 No Avg. Big Chief 4P, 9/65 200 300
431, Coronado, 100 Sel.,
1966 -67 465 610
100 Futura, 100 Sel., 1968 No Avg. (Continued on page 58)
432, GP /160, 160 Sel.,
1966 -67 665 850
433, C/P Imperial, 160 Sel.,
1966-67 700 895
434, Concerto,100 Sel., 1967 500 675
437, Ultra, 160 Sel., 1968 No Avg.
436, Centura,100 Sel., 1968 No Avg.
345, Princess Deluxe, 100 Sel.,
1968 No Avg.
440, Psychedelic Money Grabber,
160 Sel., 1969 No Avg.

Wurlitzer
2100, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1957 25 145
2104, 104 Sel., 45 RPM, 1957 25 135
2150, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1957 40 150

NEW 2200, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 40 150

2204, 104 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 30 145
2250, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 45 165
2300, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1959 85 185

ROCK -OLA 2304, 104 Sel., 45 RPM, 1959 70 175

2310, 100 Sel., 45 RPM, 1959 70 175
2400, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1960 115 215
2404, 104 Sel., 45 RPM, 1960 90 115

440 2410,
2500,
2504,
2510,
100 Sel.,
200 Sel.,
104 Sel.,
100 Sel.,
45
45
RPM, 1960
RPM, 1961
RPM, 1961
45
RPM, 1961
45
90
180
140
140
195
285
245
245
MONEY GRABBER 2600, 200 Sel.,
33 8, 45 RPM, 1962 230 350
2610, 100 Sel.,
Thomas Greco Frank Greco
<
33 e. 45 RPM, 1962 210 320
Joseph Greco Jack Greco
NEW ROCK -OLA 440
2700, 200 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1963 320 435
GRECO BROS. 2710, 100 Sel.,
AMUSEMENT CO., INC. 33 & 45 RPM, 1963 340 400

Glasco, New York 12432

2800, 200 Sel.,
33 & 45 RIM, 1964
2810, 100 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1964
440

395
630

290
MONEY GRABBER
2900, 200 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1965 540 425
2910, 100 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1965 500 700
3000, 200 Sel., 1966 550 753
3010, 100 Sel., 1966 500 665
3100, Americana, 200 Sel.,
1967 550 735
3110, Americana, 100 Sel.,
1967 610 775
3200, Americana 11,
200 Sel., 1968 No Avg.
3210, Americana II,
100 Sel., 1968 No Avg.

Seeburg
LIDO, 100 Sel., 45 RPM, 1957 No Avg.
KD200, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1957 No Avg.
201, 200 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958 140 240

NEW 161, 160 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958

101, 100 Sel., 45 RPM, 1958
DH222, 160 Sel., 45 RPM, 1959
140
120
175
240
225
275
AQ100, 100 Sel., 45 RPM, 1960 190 300

ROCK -OLA AQ160, 160 Sel., 45 RPM, 1960

AY100, 100 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1961
215

240
350

355
AY160, 160 Sel.,

440 33 & 45 RPM, 1961

DS100, 100 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1962
290

295
430

415
MONEY GRABBER DS160, 160 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1962 335 455

NEW ROCK -OL 44

LPC -1, 160 Sel.,
33 & 45 RPM, 1963 -64 510 650
Bob Portale LPC -480, 160 Sel., A e
33 & 45 RPM, 1965 No Avg.
PORTALE AUTOMATIC SALES

MONEY GRABBER
Electra, 160 Sel., 1965 -66 670 875
Los Angeles, California 90015 SS -160, Stereo Showcase,
1966 -67 No Avg.
Phono Jet, 100 Sel., 1968 No Avg.
Spectra, 160 Sel., 1968 No Avg.

56 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD

 Coin Machine News

Empire Shows Off New Headquarters

EMPIRE GIRLS. From left, Linda Stagner, Pat Kahler, Emily Morales,
Pat Gordon, office manager Mrs. Caroline Weintraub and Helen
Marcine Zudlewski.
MIDWAY president,
Wolverton (left), and Hank Ross
flank Ross Scheer.

iw

POP
GILBERT KITT, president, Empire Distributing, Inc., Chicago (left)
clowns with Rock -Ola vice -president Ed Doris and Rock -Ola president
and founder David C. Rockola (right) during last week's open house
at Empire. It's obvious the trio is discussing Rock -Ola's new Model
440, called the Psychedelic Money Grabber.

Over 350 at Empire Show

Continued from page 53
Art Ehler, all of Rock-01a; Judd
Weinberg, D. Gottlieb; Frank
Schroeder, Fisher Manufactur-
ing; Nat Fredman, IEC; Marcine
Wolverton, Hank Ross and Ross
Boxing Machine, Arm Wrestler,
a small Sega Periscope and a
large arcade model of the same
unit, Guided Missile and Fight-
er Pilot.
Empire's new headquarters at
FRANK SCHROEDER,

with Bernie Lazar and Empire's

vice - president
(right).
Joe
Fisher
Manufacturing Cc. (left), poses
Robbins
OP:
Scheer, Midway; Bill Herbord,
Automatic Products and Mort
Secore, Chicago Coin.
120 Sangamon encompasses
55,000 square feet. Empire has
four branch offices which are
NEW ROCK -OLA 440
Some of the new amusement
machines exhibited included
also holding or have held show-
ings of the new Rock -Ola. MONEY GRABBER

MORT SECORE, Chicago Coin

(right) and Mac Brier of Empire.
NEW
ROCK -OLA
440 NEW
MONEY GRABBER ROCK-OLA
Joseph H. Shaw
ACE -HI DISTRIBUTORS
Lackawanna, New York 14218
440
MONEY GRABBER

MATT AND BETTY COCKRELL

pose with Dave St. Pierre, Empire

WLT
vending division manager (right).

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two here, Jack Burns, Parish ? w
Music Co. (left), and Jack Burns,
Empire director of branch offices
MONEY GRABBER and fielld sales (second from left).
With them are Hugh Gorman,
Rock-Ola, and Alan Kitt
MONEY GRABBER
 Bulk Vending News
ulation growth, was a basic rea- Everett Graff, is headed by pres-
NEW VICTOR 77
GUM & CAPSULE
Tell Graff Expansion Plans; son why blue -sky activity had
been stepped up in Texas.
ident Floyd Price. Milton Hamp-
ton heads the West Coast office

_
VENDORS Efforts to Fight 'Blue Sky' Blue -Sky in Oakland, Bob Sunday man-
ages the Seattle branch, Jim
A REAL SALES
STIMULATOR
IN ANY
DALLAS -
Graff Vending
Supply Co., with sales offices
tors over most of the western
part of the U. S., parallels the
"Blue -sky has been around for
years but we're just getting our
share of it now. We were virgin
Parker heads the Houston of-
fices and Tom Coners is man-
ager here.
LOCATION in Oakland, Calif., Houston and expansion of bulk vending gen- territory for promoters. A main
Beautiful eye - Seattle, will shortly expand into erally, Emms said. He also said reason is the tremendous popula-
catching two other cities. A building in expanding population has in- tion growth, with cities such as
design. Makes
merchandise one city has been acquired and creased the efforts of blue -sky Houston growing 10 times in
irresistible.
Convenient,
interchange-
able merchan-
a man is setting up a sales or-
ganization there. Tom Emms,
in charge of outside warehouses
promoters.
"The trend in bulk operating
now is toward a more thorough
size.
Agreeing with others in the
industry, Emms said very few
Bulk
V- Iand V -2
dise display
panel.
Vends 100
count gum, V,
capsules. Available
for Graff, said last week he
could not reveal the new cities
at this time.
servicing of smaller areas,"
Emms said. "This means there
are more opportunities for new
people who are "blue -skyed,"
as he puts it, ever continue in
the business. "I know of over
Banter
with 10, 50, 100, 252 or 500 coin
mechanism. The expansion of Graff Vend- operators because of the tre- 300 blue -sky sales in Texas last CHICAGO
Removable cash box for easy col- ing, which now has about 50 mendous growth in population. year. We'll be lucky if we have
lecting. Large capacity. Holds 1800 employees servicing bulk opera- 10 per cent of these people stay Wedding bells have been ring-
balls (100 count), 575 V capsules,
"We no longer talk to new
in the business." Emms did say ing out for three members of the
250 V -1 capsules and 80 V -2 operators in terms of their cov- local bulk vending community.
capsules. ering a route from Dallas to that some of this best customers,
however, started out after buying Bob Kantor, Confection Special-
PRICE .41 .00 chom with Charlotte, or from San Antonio
a blue -sky deal.
ties, saw his daughter Jean, mar-
WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE
to Waterloo, la. The square ried Sept. 14. Miss Kantor is a
"The blue sky approach is not
GRAFF VENDING MI Machines mileage covered by a vendor is
the correct one because it's based
Northwestern University student.
The wedding meant that Kantor
being drawn in.
CO., INC.
SUPPLY Ridge Ready for Location
on a get- rich -no -work philoso- missed attending the National
2956Iron
Road Vertical Expansion phy. I consider myself a good Vendors Association (NVA) direc-
Dallas 47, Texas
CC Champion Rifle 95. "Many vendors are expanding closer and have talked to a num- tors' meeting for one of the few
legs of their routes, too. Where- ber of people who have gone times in his career.
Harvard Metal Typer 145.
as before they may have been for a blue -sky promotion. Their Mike and Carmella Sparacino's
AMI 100 & 200 Sel. driving through a town and thinking is different. daughter Bess will be married
GUARANTEED Wall Boxes 15. ea.
would not take a location a "When I meet them and tell Oct. 5. Sparacino is NVA sergeant
16' United Thunder Bowler 295. block off their route, they're them the truth about bulk vend- at arms. His son Mario will grad-
USED MACHINES United Polaris Bowler. 395. uate from Career Academy Sept.
now looking around the corner, ing, I rarely fail to close a sale." 30 and will enter the television
16' United Futura . 195. so to speak. Some operators are Citing an example of how broadcasting field. Sam
N.W. Model 49, 1C or 5t $14.50 . . .

N.W. Deluxe, 16 or 56 Comb. 12.00 16' Chicago Coin Official 195. selling off portions, or legs, of former blue -sky victims do de- Schnayer's son was recently mar-
N.W. 10 -Col. 10 Tab Gum Mach 18.00 their routes to other operators. velop into full-time vendors, ried, too. Schnayer owns Circle R
Atlas se & St 100 Ct. Ball Gum 12.00 All Bowlers Shopped & Repainted
Acorn 8 Lb. Globe 10.50 "We still have a few of what Emms mentioned a man who Vending here.
Cable: LEM() you might call `cross- country' visited here last week. "He had Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bitter -
MERCHANDISE 8 SUPPLIES man, Bitterman & Son, Kansas
operators, but they are the older just been taken for 10 machines,
Pistachio Nuts, Jumbo Queen, Call, Write or Cable
operators." which cost him over $1,000. I City, Mo., recently took a vacation
Red $1.03 that included stops in Las Vegas
Pistachio Nuts, Jumbo Queen,
White .99
Emms said the new pattern of sold him seven reconditioned and California. Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Afgan Crown Red Lip Pistachio vertical expansion, as opposed to machines for $150, which nearly
Nuts
Afgan Prince Red Lip Pistachio
.72 LewdOneS Distributing Co.
vendors developing tremendous doubled his route. This man will
Boylan, Logan Distributing Co.,
and their daughter were in Hawaii
Nuts .69
Exclusive Wurlitrer Distributor geographical areas, means that likely go on to become a success- recently. Eunice Blick, Logan Dis-
Cashew, Whole .90
Cashew, Butts .82 1311 N. Capitol Ave. many more operators can be de- ful vendor.' tributing, is back from a Colorado
Peanuts, Jumbo .50
vacation.
Spanish .32 Indianapolis, Ind. veloped. He also indicated that Graff Vending Supply Co.,
Mixed Nuts .60
Tel.: MElrose 5 -1593 vertical expansion based on pop- formed by bulk vending pioneer Paul Crisman, White Midwest
Baby Chicks .36
Rainbow Peanuts .32 Corp., vacationed in Florida re-
Bridge Mix
Boston Baked Beans
.32 cently. Herb Goldstein, Oak Manu-
.32
facturing Co., Los Angeles, was
Jelly Beans
Licorice Gems
M & M, 500 ct.
Munchies,
SweeTarts
16 -lb. carton, per Ib.

Wrapped Gum -Fleers 4M pcs. $14.40

.32
.31
.50
.39
38 BIG PROFITS
KING'S
One S&p service for all a visitor in Chicago en route to
Philadelphia for the NVA direc-
tors' meeting. Mrs. W. R. (Ray)
Greiner is working again at WRMI-
Wrapped Gum-Pal, 4M pcs. .. 14.00 COME IN SMALL BULK VENDING MACHINE OPERATORS FM after a long absence due to
Rain -Blo Ball Gum, 2100 per ctn. 7.25
Rain -Blo Ball Gum, 1800 printed illness. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Paige
per carton MERCHANDISE -Leaf ball gum, wrapped gum, charms, filled
7.50
Rain -Bio Ball Gum, 5550 per ctn. 8.75 PACKAGES capsules, panned candies, bulk & vacuum packed nuts, ball
visited the Greiners briefly over
Rain -Bio Ball Gum, 4300 per ctn. 8.85 point pens, combs, lc tab,Sc package gum, Sc & 10c vending the Labor Day holiday.
Rain -Blo Ball Gum, 3550 per ctn. 8.85 Northwestern's pack candy bars. H. B. Hutchinson Jr., Atlanta
Maltettes, 2400 per carton 8.40
15 Cartons minimum prepaid on all
SUPPLIES -Empty capsules V- V1 -V2, coin weighing scales, distributor and NVA president,
Leaf Brand Rain -Blo Ball Gum. Model 60 counters & wrappers, stamp folders, decals, route cards, pad-
locks, spray paints, machine cleaners & lubricants, paper cups
sprained a tendon in his leg and
Adams Gum, all flavors, 100 ct. .45 for hot nut venders & hot beverages. at press time last week was un-
Wrigley's Gum, all flavors, 100 cí..45
Beech -Nut, 100 ct.
produces more certain about attending the Phila-
Minimum order, 25 Boxes, assorted.
.45 EQUIPMENT-All Northwestern bulk venders, cast iron stands,
profit per dollar wall brackets, sanitary & stamp venders, new & reconditioned delphia meeting.
CHARMS AND CAPSULES. Write bulk venders of all kinds, parts for all bulk venders.
for complete list. Complete line of of investment
Parts, Supplies, Stands, Globes,
Brackets. Whether it's in a super- Malt this coupon for details and prices on the Northwestern
SUPER StXTY (illustrated), Vends gum- charms. Also ask for
Everything for the operator. market or super service information on other Northwestern machines. SCHOENBACH CO.
One -Third Deposit, Balance C.O.D.
station, the Model 60 is NAME TITLE DEPENDABLE Manufacturers Representative
an operator's profit pack- FAST SERVICE, Acorn - Amco Distributor
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY age. Simple changes of the COMPANY LOWEST PRICES
on the New brush housing and mer- ADDRESS FROM LARGEST MACHINES
chandise wheel allow you INVENTORY IN
Wduedstem to dispense all types of CITY STATE ZIP
Fill in coupon, clip and moil to:
THE U.S.
ACORN
popular items. The Model Send for
GOLDEN 60 T. 1. KING 8 COMPANY INC.
prices and
illustrated
VISTA
This "all prod- 2700 W. Lake St. Chicago, III. 60612 literature. CABINET
Phone: 1312) 533 -3302
uct" vendor is
MACHINES
truly the most
versatile on IN STOCK
the market. if your competition is
Handles ball
gum, charms, k giving you location trouble .
HOT -HOT
10c CAPSULE MIXES
capsules, all (all 250 per bag)
nuts and any Monte Carlo $8.00
Indian Craft Rings 9.50
small bulk Asst. Items with Lighter 8.00
products with- you may find the answer to this Precious Gem Rings 7.50
out breaking
or crushing.
Gold decora-
problem by operating the most
-
advanced idea in bulk vending
the all new Victor
- Jewelry Mix
Jumbo Dice Mix
Jumbo Creepy Bugs
7 00 -8.00

Mini Books (3 per capsule) 8.00

HOT Sc VEND ITEMS
8.00
8.00

tive front (all 250 per bag)

Asst. Economy Mix
panel. Mam- $4.25
Bugs 5.00
moth capacity. Rings 5.00

Available with lc, 5c, 10c or 25c 60 has the most foolproof
SELECTOItflIA® Economy Ring Mix
(no front)
Regular Deluxe Assmt. .
4.00
5.00
coin mechanism in its field. Asst. Jewelry (Bangles &
Mechanisms Beads) 5.00
Extra -wide chute and inter-
Stamp Folders, Lowest Prices, Write changeable globe accom- 77- CONSOLE I
h CHARM MIXES & ITEMS
From $3.50 to $24.00 per M.
modates all sizes of With six different combinations to select Parts, Supplies, Stands & Globes.
NATIONAL VENDING
products. Model 60's at- from to fit any of your locations. Will Everything for the operator.
MEMBER MACHINE DISTRIBUTORS, Inc.
vend a variety of merchandise and coin One -third deposit with order,
tractive, modern design is combinations-lc, 5c, 1Oc, 25c.
balance C.O.D.
sure to corner profits for SCHOENBACH CO.
NORTHWESTERN you -atany location. Wire, Front door operation saves 50% to 75%
service time. Bigger display, more profits. 715 Lincoln Pl., Brooklyn 16, N.Y.
write or phone for complete (212) PResident 2 -2900
SALES a SERVICE CORP. See your distributor for information and
details. delivery date.
446 W. 36th St., New York, N.T. 10018
(212) LOngacre 4-6467 when answering ads .
VICTOR VENDING CORP.
CORPORATION 5701 -13 West Grand Ave. Say You Saw It in
2893 Armstrong St., Morris, Ill. Chicago, III. (0639 \ _
Say You Saw It in Billboard Phone: WHitney 2 -1300 Billboard
58 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
 Vending and Coin Machine News
Bonanza 2P, 6/64 115 210
8/64 85 175 Get and hold
Bowling Queen P,
the best locations
1

Buckaroo, 6/65 135 230

The Bluebook Central Park 1P, 4/66

Cow Poke 1P, 5/65
Cross Town 1P, 9/66
Dancing Lady 4P, 11/66
Dodge City 4P, 7/65
185
105
250
250
280
190
365
365
Victor's
with

Continued from page 56 Oh, Eoy 'P, 2/64

Ralooka 1P, 5/64
80
75
175
150
Flipper Pool 1 P, 11/65
Flying Chariots 2P, 10/63
200
115
50
300
210
145
Selectorania °
Pot o Gold 2P, 7/65 175 270 Funland 1P, 5/68 400 475
Big Daddy 4P, 9/63
Big Deal 1P, 2/63
low
45
35
High
135
125
Pretty Bay 2P, 2/65
giver Boat 1P,
145
90
235
175
Gaucho 4P, 1/63
Gigi IP, 12/63
50
70
145
160
Console
San Fran:isco 2P, 5/64 100 190 Happy Clown 4P, 11/64 155 255 6 DIFFERENT STYLES
Big Strike 1P, 11/66 160 265 270
250 Shangri -Le 4P, 5/67 395 530 Hi- Dolly, 5/65 180
Bowl -A- Strike, 12/65 150 230 Hi -Score 4P, 6/67 425 575
Ski Club, 3/65 135
Casanova 2P, 11/66 285 390
Ice Revue,l2 /65 260
Derby Day 2P, 10/67 310 445 Skill Pool 1P, 6/63 35 125 160
Soccer, 1P, 3/64 65 155 Ice Show, 1/66 165 260
Ding Dong 1P, 3/63 385 485 356
Stop & Go 2P, 8/64 115 210 King of Diamonds 1P, 1/67 275
Eager Beaver 2P, 4/65
8 Ball 2P, 166
El Toro 2P, 8/63
:ull House IP, 3/66
Hayburner 2P, 8/68
150
235
60
165
No
250
320
160
265
Avg.
Teacters' Pet IP, 766
Tom -Tom 2P, 1/63
Top Hand 1P, 5/66
Touchdown 1P, 11;67
Wing Ding IP, 12/64
145
40
185
365
100
235
110
295
485
185
Kings & Queens, 4/65
Majorettes 1P, 8/64
Masquerade, 2/66
Mayfair 2P, 6/66
North Star 1P, 10/64
110
85
255
250
95
200
170
365
345
185
ai
JOHN HALL, Miller- Newark Dis-
leaf Wave IP, 7/64 50 160
Whoopee 4P, 10/64 155 250 Paradise, 11/65 195 310
Hot Line 1P, 9/66 235 330
Zig -Zig 1P, 12/64 100 190 Royal Guard 1P, 1/68 385 485 tributing Co. salesman in Grand
Jolly Roger 4P, 1/68 425 545
Lady Luck 2P, 4/68 No Avg. Sea Shore 2P, 9/64 125 215 Rapids, Mich., receives advice
Jumpin' Jack 2P, 4/63 25 130
Ship -Mates 4P, 2/64 115 210 from Rowe International, Inc.,
Lucky Strike 1P, 8/65 135 230 9/67 420
Magic City 1P, 1/67 270 375 Gottlieb Sing -Along 1P,
1/65
325
110 200
plant manager Roger Hendricks
Skyline I P,
Magic Town 1P, (a -a -b) 265 385
Slick Chick 1P, 4/63 50 135 (right).
Merry Widow 4P, 10/63 80 170 Bank-A -Ball 1P, 9/65 140 225
Subway P, 10/66 (a -a -b)
1 175 285
Moulin Rouge 1P, 6/65 130 230 Big Top 1P, 1/64 70 160
Super Score 2P, 5/67 330 465
Sweet Hearts 1P, 9/63 65 150
Swing Along 2P, 6/65 60 150 "as -is" and "reconditioned" equip-
Thoro Bred 2P, 6/65 170 320
Operating Routes George Miller III
World Fair IP, 5/64 65 150 ment varies-sometimes drastically
Shooting Gallery 1P, 5/68 No Avg. -from market to market due to
Continued from page 53 OAKLAND, Calif. -George Spin Wheel 4P, 4/68 No Avg.
Avg.
strictly local conditions. Important
Royal Guard IP, 1/68 No
A. Miller, long -time industry variables include transportation
Music route acquisitions by leader, has been ill recently. costs, labcr and parts costs and
national firms, while more evi- He Nard Ellis, Music Operators Rally demand fcr a particular piece or
type of equipment. Therefore Save 50% to 75% servicing time.
dent here in the West, is cer- of America (MOA) secretary, Rally Girl 1P, 11/66 No Avg. local value will regularly deviate Unlock front door to fill & collect.
tainly not limited by geograph- who visited with Miller on a re- West Club 2P, 4/67 No Avg.
from the national averages pub-
ical areas. cent trip to the West Coast, sug- Schuss 1P, 6/68
5/68
No
No
Avg.
Avg. lished here. Such deviation should Write -Phone for information
Comics 4P,
Meyer Gelfand, vice- presi- gests that friends send Miller get - be considered the rule rather than
LOGAN DISTRIBUTING, INC.
dent, The Macke Co., Cheverly, well cards. NOTE: All quotes for national the except on.
1852 W. Division St., Chicago, Ill. 60622
Md., and president of National Miller's home address is 5893 averaging are based on operative Phone. (312) 486 -4870
Automatic Merchandising Asso- South Land Park Drive, Sacra- equipment, both "as -is" and "re- Coypright 1965, Billboard Publi-
mento, Calif. 95822. conditioned." The value of both cations, Inc.
ciation, said recently: "We do
have an interest in acquiring
music routes where it makes
sense for us to do so. It's a good
business."
"I'm interested in good music
and cigaret routes anywhere
they can be found," said Louis
Golden, president of American
Automatic Vending Corp., Cleve-
land. Golden's company has re-
cently acquired such firms as
Southern Automatic Music Co.,
Louisville, and Toledo Music &
Novelty Co., Toledo.

elmon 00 t

Eliminate warping and breaking with new

by f!/J e`teA/
THE
with honeycomb playfield
OPEN
RED
CARPET HOUSE
IS OUT
and
Every
everything's
Hour
on the
of the
house
Day
at
DAVID DAVID
ROSEN'S ROSEN'S

The ONLY coin operated table with

a playfield guaranteed for 5 years.
Guarantee covers warpage and breakage
for a period of 5 years to the original

ischer
purchaser. Same quality as the REGENT:
100 Series 56'" x 101 ";
90 Series 52" x 911/2".
855 N. BROAD ST.
*or call CE 2 -2900 and
we'll come over and get you FISCHER MFG. COMPANY, INC. TIPTON, MO. 65081 Phone: 816- 433 -5531
59
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
Three ways
to be
In -like-Flynn
with big
earning
locations
1 WURLITZER AMERICANA II PHONOGRAPH
Here is the industry's finest example of Class created by a
combination of cabinet design, construction integrity, stereo
music and all- around superior engineering. Its earnings-, too,
are in a class by themselves.

2 WURLITZER 5133 WALL SPEAKER

Faithfully reproduces the marvelous tone of the Americana II
AYERICANA II
throughout any location. Its beautifully trimmed walnut
finished wood cabinet houses a 61/2" high compliance woofer
and a 3.1" cone tweeter, too!

3 WURLITZER PUBLIC ADDRESS MIKE KIT

Here's the clincher ... it turns Americana II into a location -
wide system for paging, making announcements, utilizing
singing bartenders, or conducting song fests ... all for fun!

0
 Coin Machine News
Nov. 13- Florida Amusement &
Hotel, Chicago.
Oct. 19 -
Missouri Automatic
Nov. 10- 14- National Associa-
tion of Concessionaires, annual Music Association, District 1 meet-

Coming Events Merchandising Association., an-

nual meeting, Plaza Inn, Kansas
City.
convention and trade exhibit, Hil-
ton Hotel, San Francisco.
Nov. 12- Florida Amusement &
ing, site to be announced, Pensa-
cola.
Nov. 16- Montana Coin Ma-
Oct. 27 -Coin Operated Indus- Music Association, District 2 meet- chine Operators Association, regu-
Sept. 15- 16-National Vendors America, 18th annual convention tries of Nebraska, Prom Town ing, site to be announced, Jackson- lar meeting, site to be announced,

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Association, board meeting, Frank- and trade show, Sherman House House Motel, Omaha. ville. Wolf Point.
lin Motor Hotel, Philadelphia.
Sept. 15 -South Carolina Coin
Operators Association, Charleston, \.P/
S. C.
- /
Sept. 19 Massachusetts Coin
Machine Association and the West- I/
ern Massachusetts Music Guild,
greater New England convention, SPECIALS!
Sheraton -Yankee Drummer Motor
Inn, Auburn, Mass. COMPLETE, AS IS /
Sept. 26-28 -West Virginia Mu-
sic & Vending Association, Heart / ROWE 14 AMBASSADOR, COINMASTER, 40c -45c
ROWE 14 AMBASSADOR, ALL COIN
$ 40
70
90
I
of Town Motor Inn, Charlestown, FAROWE 77 CANDY, COINMASTER
W. Va.
Sept. 27 -28 -Arizona Auto-
matic Merchandising Council, an-
ROWE 77 CANDY, 25c CHANGER
STEELMADE 5290 CAN VENDER
SEEBURG E -2 CIGARETTE
125
400
35
nual meeting, Mountain Shadows, 40
Scottsdale.
Sept. 27 -29 -Music Operators of
AI
/ CORSAIR 30 CIGARETTE
ROWE 5K8 Single Cup COFFEE
ROWE 5K9 Single Cup COFFEE
245
595
FA

/
New York, annual meeting, Homo -
/ /
wack Lodge, Spring Glen, N. Y.
Oct. 1- Missouri Coin Machine
Council, Jefferson Hotel, Macon.
Oct. 8- Florida Amusement &
TOP EARNINGS I
ìt-I '
Write for complete 1968 Catalog of
Phonographs, Vending and Games.
/
/
Music Association, district meet-
ing, site to be announced, West
IN Established 1934
Palm Beach.
9- Florida Amusement &
EVERY TYPE OF LOCATION
Oct.
Music Association, District 6 meet-
ATLAS MUSIC COMPANY
/
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ing, site to be announced, Miami.
Oct. 11- Illinois Coin Machine ATMUSIC- Chicago
Operators Association, board meet- EVERYWHERE 01 6,1 2122 N. WESTERN AVE., CHICAGO, ILL. 60647. ARmitage 6 -5005

ing, Sherman House Hotel, Chi-

cago.
Oct. 11 -13 -Music Operators of

Rock -Ola Goes Mod

Continued from page 53
plays for 25 cents, five for the
--ON TO CHICAGO!
second quarter, eight for the
third and I to 15 for the fourth
1

quarter. The machine is also

available with a dollar bill vali- r .
s4 'J
ï IQSN
o

dator.
1
A new powerized remote vol-
ume control has an on -off switch rr "

ïun
for phonograph power, volume N,

:i:.m: rt, for three

and cancel. The dial is illumi-
nated. .1.
Another optional feature is 1, a

the transistorized receiver, con- C

.l
I i1V
Big Days of the
sisting of two transistors and two
identical plug -in relays.
The machine, called Model
440, also features new speaker
positioning for increased stereo
ti tá
1
ma

i.t ti ) IN
il
'B

,1
I

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separation.
Other features, some of which
j !1 111II`I
are optional, include a torsion 14 !!i li
spring lid, a new National Re-
a

Pill 1t_.1 i !
jectors slug mechanism, an "L"
pad control for the phonograph
11
i1 11 II R` MUSIC
t
speaker, allowing for graduated I
l
i
or attenuated control without af- * 10 in
fecting extension speakers, tran-
sistorized amplifier, intermix ''; I li sl-11 44
r!I AND
changer handling 45's and Little
LP's, an automatic money coun-
*
': iL si il I i i

ter and a common receiver

system.
A number of features in the
440 were introduced in a pre-
vious model. These include the
mmniur

...
it it Ir,
.,
AMUSEMENT
features of flip -top servicing and
easy -view programming. Every
important service and mainte-
nance point can be easily
reached by lifting up the top of ':.-----
t: 0
;' tb+t .rlaa
st it MACHINES
EXPOSITION
the machine.

BUY!
METAL TYPERS
- -
Friday, Saturday, Sunday October 11, 12, 13 Sherman House Hotel, Chicago

Three Days of Exhibits and Special Events

Vending Aluminum
IDENTIFICATION
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
DISC
9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Exhibits Open
9:00 AM. to 5:00 P.M. Exhibits Open 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Exhibits Open
WHY! 12:00 Noon Ladies' Luncheon
3:30 P.M. to 4:45 P.M. Seminar on One Stops 11:30 A.M to 1:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Cocktail Hour
1. LIFE -TIME INCOME 5 00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Luncheon & Membership Meeting
Seminar on Games Tournaments 7:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. Gala Banquet & Show
2. TROUBLE -FREE
OPERATION Hospitality Suites Open in Evening Hospitality Suites Open in Evening
3. ONLY 18 "x18"

STANOARD Ill ARVARD Exhibitors from around the world -th? U.S., France, Italy, Germany, Japan- representing all
METAL TY PER Inc. facets of the coin -operated music and amusement industries and allied industries.
1318 N. WESTERN AVE.
CHICAGO 22, ILL. EV 4 -3120
MUSIC OPERATORS OF AMERICA 228 N. LASALLE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD 61
 The
Step
Ahead
Rowe AMI Music Master

Only jukebox with a built-in stool pigeon.

New Music Master has exclusive Rowe Alarm System.
A burglar alarm that's loud as a fire siren! Goes
off if the cashbox door is tampered w.th in any way.
It's gas-operated. No batteries, no electrical system.
And it's standard equipment.
Here's another big feature. Revolutionary RoweVue.
Automatically displays full color slides, at 15-second
intervals, on a bright 6" x 9" screen. A real attention
grabber. Slide sets available. Girls, sports, record
personalities, scenic America, and more.
Other Music Master exclusive features:
Change -A -Scene front panels
New 2 Wire Systems for remote volume and cancel control
New, simplified Dollar Bill Acceptor
3-in -1 programming (Change from 200 to 160 to 100 selection)
Patented Stereo Round sound
Easy "Lift -Off'' front door

See your Rowe distributor for all the money -making details.

Rowe international, inc.

A SUBSIDIARY OF TRIANGLE INIDUSTRIES, INC.
75 TROY HILLS RO., WHIPPANY, N. J. 07981
 Coin Machine News
waged. Background music com-

New Equipment Las Vegas Operators panies, usually an irritant to

jukebox locations, also offer
competition, but on a smaller
Fight Club Competition scale.
"Tourists are noine to stay in
the plush hotels and show-
By BRUCE WEBER rooms," claims Smith. "They're
LAS VEGAS - Competition
from free lounge shows at hotels
Southern Nevada is discour-
aging, according to Smith.
not going to rush out to cock-
tail lounges and bars to hear
jukebox music. That's why lo-
here, a $50 annual machine li- "The jukebox industry is cation owners have got to stop
cense fee and a 3 per cent sales caught between two conflicting catering to hotel dropouts."
tax are worrying local jukebox worlds -live entertainment and When operatorsprogram
entertainment on records," con- away from the tourists areas, he
operators. tends another jukebox operator. says, the music is usually a mix-
The effects on the jukebox "Casinos, with their live enter- ture of sounds, with emphasis
industry are multifold. Keen tainment, are a full-blown mid- on jazz. "The locals play the
competition has developed be- night party." jukebox," says Smith, "but the
tween hotels and jukebox loca- Because Las Vegas is a 24- concentration, stupidly, is on
tions, both vying for customers. hour resort, operators must pro- tourists."
In either case, the lure is enter- vide 24 -hour service on equip- Also hindering the growth of
tainment. ment, another expensive over- the industry is a machine tax in
head. Because locations have both the city of Las Vegas and
"In order to compete with jukeboxes blaring non -stop, says neighboring counties of $25 per
lounge shows in the hotels," says Smith, the equipment takes a machine every six months and
Steve Smith, of Music Service, beating. a 3 per cent sales tax (State-
Inc., "jukebox locations along wide).
the Strip are offering a free juke- Jukebox locations away from
box." the Strip do well, but the action "The scene for a jukebox op-
is on the Strip, and that's where erator here is maddening," says
Hotels offer entertainment the live entertainment vs. re- Smith, "and it's not likely to get
without exorbitant expense. corded music war is being better."
"That has been the major prob-
lem," adds Smith. "To keep
pace with the live entertainment
scene; jukebox locations put the
ELECTRIC SCOREBOARDS .. 2 Models 0
OVERHEAD MODEL NEW SIDE -MOUNT MODEL
box on unlimited play without , (Natural finish hardwood ( Walnut Formica finish-
pay." cabinet) easy to clean)

Chicago Coin -Two -Player Flipper Game To complicate the situation, / Two- faced. Scores 15 -21 Scores 15 -21
pts. Also 15 -21
and /or 50 0

This newest two -player flipper game from Chicago Coin called Playtime
too, coin machine locations get
the equipment at "reasonable
and /or 50 pts. Ln 5D
F.O.B. Chicago.. I V7
pts. only. A9n SO
F.O.B. Chicago..$L 't7- /
A
EACH model also has these feature;:
includes the Chicago firm's new match number feature, called Top Hat rental rates," asserts Smith. "Lo- to 1- player or 2- player by simple
on this game. When three similar numbers line up in the three windows
at the bottom of the backglass, bonus values are scored. Other fea-
cation owners feel they have to
give free 'play on the jukebox
BILLIARD SUPPLIES
Professional quality Billiard
plug switchover. Also 2 for 25C
play. Easily serviced.
"Came Over" light flashes on at
/
to draw customers away from Cloth- green, blue and gold. end of game.
tures: action holes kick the ball from side to side as it rolls down the the casinos and showrooms and Large metal coin box -holds $500
21/4" 15 Belgian numbered
playfield; two side lanes score a special when illuminated; ball saver into their cocktail lounges." and 2M," Cue Balls. Set...$19.95
in dimes.
closes the flippers to keep ball in action; automatic ball lift; three Terms: 1/3 dep., bol. C.O.D. or S.D. P
Although the picture changes 57" Cues-str., $2.95 ea., $33 dz.

\b \\\' I
thumper bumpers; illuminated ball count and game over next to in downtown Las Vegas, where 00 57" Jointed Cues $7.50 up
MARVEL Mfg. Company
shooter; three individual coin chutes for 5 -cent, 10 -cent and 25-cent, there are a limited number of IHeath and A.B.T. Coin Chutes. 2845 W. Fullerton, Chicago, Hl. 60647
and adjustable for three or five -ball play. locations, the over -all scene in
__ Complete line. Write for new list.
N OWWW _W___
Phone (312) 342 -2424
b II

óago Coin's
CNEicW
2- Player
CjPlaytime
KEY LOCK
FOR CONTROL
AVAILABLE

TOP HAT
SCORE FEATURE
When 3 Similar Numbers Ap-
pear, As Ball Leaves Playfield,
Bonus Values Are Scored! Top
SHE COMPACT MECH-
Hat Score Drums Are Stepped Up
ANISM IS COMPLETE-
LY ENCLOSED IN
IMMEDIATE By Hitting Playfield Targets.
FRAMEWORK OF THE
LIFT GATE ITSELF.
THIS KEEPS ALL
d- DELIVERY
This item is a must
WORKING PARTS OUT F handle your machines.
ACTION SCORE
to
OF WEATHER AND
TROUBLE FREE.
D E S I G N E D FOR
Bottling Companies
Stores
Amusement Companies
Utility Companies
Oil Companies
Canreen Service Appliance
Material and Many -Many Others. FEATURE
ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT, RUNS ONLY WHEN LIFTING. Action Holes Kick Ball From Side
ONLY ONE CONTROL LEVER TO OPERATE.
To Side For Repeating Action
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25 40 43 BILL COSBY -To Russell, My Brother, Whom I

7 1 1 DOORS-Waiting for the Sun
Elektra (No Mono); EKS 74024 (S) Slept With
Warner Bros. -Seven Arts (No Mono); WS 1734 (S)
11 2 2 RASCALS -Time Peace /Greatest Hits MARTIN- Greatest Hits, Vol.
17 31 44 DEAN 1
Atlantic (No Mono); SD 8190 (S) Reprise (No Mono); RS 6301 (S)
NA NA NA
10 4 3 JOSE FELICIANO -Feliciano! 52 54 45 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES- Greatest Hits
RCA Victor LPM 3957 (M); LSP 3957 (S) Motown (No Mono); MS 2 -663 (S)

11 3 4 CREAM-Wheels of Fire 66 47 46 BEATLES -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Atco (No Mono); SD 2 -700 (S) Capitol MAS 2653 (M); SMAS 2653 (S)

13 5 JOHNNY RIVERS-Realization 23 38 47 SPIRIT

5 Ode Z12 -44003 (M); Z12 -44004 (S)
Imperial (No Mono); LP 12372 (S)
21 48 48 MOODY BLUES -Days of Future Past
29 6 6 STEPPENWOLF .Deram DE 16012 (M); DES 18012 (S)
Dunhill (No Mono); DS 50029 (S)
27 49 49 OTIS REDDING -The Dock of the Bay
57 8 7 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE-Are You Experienced? Volt 419 (M); S 419 (S)
Reprise (No Mono); RS 6261 (S)
4 55 50 BEE GEES-Idea
28 10 8 SOUNDTRACK -The Graduate
NA Atco (No Mono); SD 33 -253 (S)
Columbia (No Mono); OS 3180 (S) 50 SOUNDTRACK -The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
33 51
United Artists UAL 4172 (M); UAS 5172 (5;
42 7 9 CREAM- Disraeli Gears
Atco 33 -232 (M); SD 33-232 (S) y
7c
11 58 52 SOUNDTRACK-2001 Space Odyssey
MGM (No Mono); SIEE 13 ST S( )
NA
22 11 10 SIMON & GARFUNKEL- Bookends
Columbia (No Mono); KCS 9529 (S) 15 53 53 TOM JONES-Fever Zone
Parrot (No Mono); PAS 71019 (S)
20 12 11 HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS -Beat of
25 70 54 GLEN CAMPBELL-Hey Little One
the Brass Capitol (No Mono); ST 2878 (S)
A &M (No Mono); 4146 (S)

-
SP
33 57 55 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE-Axis: Bold as Love
11 9 12 ARETHA FRANKLIN Aretha Now Reprise (No Mono); RS 6281 (S)

4 33 13
Atlantic (No Mono); SD 8186 (S)
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY
Cheap Thrills
- NA
15 56 56

57
DON RICKLES -Hello Dummy!
Warner Bros. -Seven Arts (No Mono); WS 1745 (S)
TEMPTATIONS-Greatest Hits
Columbia (No Mono); KCS 9700 (S) 93 51
Gordy (No Mono); 919 (S)
13 14 14 MASON WILLIAMS -Phonograph Record
Warner Bros. -Seven Arts (No Mono); WS 1729 (S) 24 44 58 EDDIE HARRIS- Electrifying
Atlantic 1495 (M); SD 1495 (S)
29 16 GLEN CAMPBELL- Gentle on My Mind NA
15 41 59 DELLS-There Is
18

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Capitol (No Mono); ST 2809 (S) 804 (S)
Cadet (No Mono); LP
32 25 16 CHAMBERS BROTHERS -The Time Has Come NA
Columbia CL 2722 (M); CS 9522 (S) 10 65 60 OTIS REDDING -The Immortal
Atco (No Mono); SD 33 -252 (S)
15 17 17 JOHNNY CASH -At
Folsom Prison NA
46 68 61 MAMAS & PAPAS-Farewell to the First Golder) Era
Columbia (No Mono); CS 9639 (S)
Dunhill (No Mono); DS 50025 (S)
9 19 18 DONOVAN-In Concert NA NA
Epic (No Mono); BN 26386 (S) 6 M 62 BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD -Last Time Around

10 21 19 IRON BUTTERFLY
Atco (No Mono);
-In -A-Gadda -Da -Vida
SD 33 -250 (S) 4 84 63
Atco (No Mono); SD 33 -256 (S)

MIKE BLOOMFIELD, AL KOOPER, STEVE STILLS

Super Session
-
11 20 20 VANILLA FUDGE-Renaissance Columbia (No Mono); CS 9701 (S)
Atco (No Mono); SD 33 -244 (S)
20 46 64 MONKEES -The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
39 15 21 GLEN CAMPBELL -By the Time I Get to Phoenix NA l.J Colgems COM 109 (M); CDS 109 (S)
Capitol T 2851 (M); ST 2851 (S)
132 63 65 SOUNDTRACK -Dr. Zhivago
16 22 22 HUGH MASEKELA -Promise of a Future t, MGM (No Mono); 1 SE -6ST (S)
Uni (No Mono); 73028 (S)
43 61 66 OTIS REDDING -History of
29 13 23 SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66-Look Around Volt 418 (M); S 418 (S)
A &M (No Mono); SP 4137 (S)
14 79 67 QUI(CKSIoLVNR MESSENGE2R90SE(R11ICE
NA NA NA
66 24 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE -Crown of Creation
RCA Victor LSP 4058 (5)
8 73 68 ORIGINAL CAST-Hair
31 30 25 CANNED HEAT- Boogie With the NA RCA Victor LOC 1150 (M); LSO 1150 (S)
Liberty (No Mono); LST 7541 (S)
7 80 69 BAND -Music From Big Pink
98 26 26 SIMON & GARFUNKEL- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary NA Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2955 t..,
& Thyme
Columbia CL 2563 (M); CS 9363 (S) 31 71 70 SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES -Greatest
Hits, Vol. 2
5 34 27 JEFF BECK -Truth NA NA NA NA Temla (No Mono); TS 280 (S)
Epic (No Mono); BN 26413 (S)
41 59 71 PAUL MAURIAT & HIS ORK- Blooming Hits
18 18 28 TEMPTATIONS-Wish It Would Rain Philips PHM 200-248 (M); PHS 600 -248 (S)
Gordy (No Mono); 7072 (5)
46 82 72 SOUNDTRACK- Camelot
54 23 29 VANILLA FUDGE Warner Bros. -Seven Arts (No Mono); B$ 1712 (S).
Atca 33.224 (M); SD 33-224 (5)
72 43 73 CREAM-Fresh
79 27 30 DOORS Atco 33 =206 (M); SD 33ß06 (S)
Elektra (No Mono); EKS 74007 (S)
15 85 74 AMBOY DUKES-Journey to the Center of the Mind
31 24 31 ARETHA FRANKLIN -Lady Soul Mainstream 56112 (M); 5/6112 (S)
Atlantic 8176 (M); SD 8176 (S)
184 75 75 SOUNDTRACK -The Sound of Music
47 32 32 DOORS- Strange Days RCA Victor LOCD 2005 (M); LSOD 2005 (S)
Elektra (No Mono); EKS 74014 (S)
38 45 76 JUDY COLLINS-Wild Flowers
12 52 33 SOUNDTRACK-Wild in the Streets Elektra (No Mono); EKS 74012 (S)
Tower (No Mono); 5099 (S) 19 69 77 GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP-Young Girl
Columbia (No Mono); CS 9664 (S)
16 37 34 ANDY WILLIAMS -Honey NA
Columbia (No Mono); CS 9662 (S) 51 74 78 WES MONTGOMERY -A
Day in the Life
A &M (No Mono); SP 3001 (S)
23 28 35 BOBBY GOLDSBORO-Honey
United Artists UAL 3642 (M); UAS 6642 (5) 21 67 79 WES MONTGOMERY -Down Here on the Ground
A &M (No Mono); LP 3006 (S)
17 35 36 RAY CONNIFF & THE SINGERS-Honey NA
* 92 80 PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND -In My Own

*5
Columbia (No Mono); CS 9661 (S)
Dream
62 37 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK -Man Without Love Elektra (No Mono); EKS 74025 (S)
7C Parrot (No Mono); PAS 71022 (S) 25 89 81 IRISH ROVERS- Unicorn
14 39 38 GLEN CAMPBELL -A New Place in the Sun
Decca DL 4951 (M); DL 74951 (S)
Capitol (No Mono); ST 2907 (S) 45 76 82 DIONNE WARWICK-Golden Hits, Part 1
Scepter SRM 565 (M); SPS 565 (S)
19 29 39 RICHARD HARRIS -A Tramp Shining
10 83 83 RAMSEY LEWIS- Maiden Voyage
Dunhill (No Mono); DS 50032 (S)
Cadet (No Mono); LPS 811 (S)
24 36 40 NANCY SINATRA /LEE HAZLEWOOD -Nancy & Lee 52 72 84 FOUR TOPS-Greatest Hits
Reprise (No Mono); RS 6273 (5) Motown (No Mono); MS 662 (SI
82

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60
41

42
SIMON & GARFUNKEL- Sounds of Silence
Columbia CL 2469 (M);
5TH DIMENSION-Stoned Soul Picnic
CS 9269 (5)
NA

NA
* 18
191

91
85

86
CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
Track -Atlantic SD 8198 (5)
MAMAS & PAPAS -Papas & Mamas
Soul City (No Mono); SCS 92002 (S) Dunhill (No Mono); DS 50031 (S)

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21 114 122 TINY TIM -God Bless
Reprise (No Mono); RS 6292 (5)
TAPE 4 133 123 BOOTS RANDOLPH-Sounds of Boots
PACKAGES Monument (No Mono); SLP 18099 (S)

*STAR PERFORMER -LP's on chart 15 weeks

AVAILABLE 27 139 124 IRON BUTTERFLY-Heavy
or less registering greatest proportionate Atco LP 33 -227 (M); SD 33 -227 (S)
E upward progress this week.
NA Not Available
107 123 125 SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66
A &M (No Mono); SP 4116 (S)

N 4 129 126 AL MARTINO-The Best of

xi... - Title - Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2946 (S)

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ARTIST

PETULA CLARK -Petula

Label & Number
67 118 127 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK-Release Me
Parrot PA 61012 (M); PAS 71012 (S)

* 15 102 88 0.
Warner Bros. -Seven Arts WS 1743 (S)

C. SMITH -Hickory Holler Revisited

Columbia (No Mono); CS 9680 (S)
NA NA NA NA
40

79
127

131
128

129
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK -The Last Waltz
Parrot PA 61015 (M); PAS 71015 (S)
ANITA KERR /ROD McKUEN/SAN SEBASTIAN STRINGS
7 95 89 JOAN BAEZ-Baptism -The Sea

29 90 90 -
Vanguard (No Mono); VSD 79275 (S)
DIONNE WARWICK Valley of the Dolls
Scepter (No Mono); SPS 568 (5)
* 3 148 130
Warner Bros. -Seven Arts (No Mono); WS

COWSILLS-Caotain Sad & His Shio of Fools

MGM SE 4554 (S)
1670 (S)

11 94 91 WILSON PICKETT-The Midnight Mover 30 140 131 VANILLA FUDGE-The Beat Goes On

40 93 92
Atlantic SD 8183 (S)
BEATLES -Magical Mystery Tour
Capitol MAL 2835 (M); SMAL 2835 (S)
* 3 151 132
Atco 33 -237 (M);

King 1022 (S)

SD 33 -237 (S)
JAMES BROWN -Live at the Apollo, Vol. 2 NA NA NA

** 3
4 111

107 94
93 BYRDS -Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Columbia (No Mono); CS 9670 (5)
FRANK SINATRA -Greatest Hits
NA

55
7 135

117
133

134
TEN YEARS AFTER-Undead
Deram (No Mono); DES 18016 (S)

LETTERMEN -"And Live"

* 2 122 95
Reprise

MOODY BLUES
FS

Deram DES 18017 (S)

1025 (S)

-In
Search of the Lost Chord 7 142 135
Capitol T 2758 (M); ST 2758 (S)
ED AMES -Sings Apologize
RCA Victor LPM 4028 (M); LSP 4028 (S)
NA NA

38 105 96 BURT BACHARACH -Reach Out 72 136 135 ANDY WILLIAMS -Born Free NA
A&M LP 131 (M); SP 4131 (S) Columbia CL 2680 (M); CS 9480 (S)
21 87 97 MOBY GRAPE-Wow NA NA
69 137 137 BOB DYLAN-Greatest Hits NA
Columbia (No Mono); CXS 3 (5) Columbia KOL 2663 (M); KOS 9463 (S)
3 101 98 DEEP PURPLE -Shades of 35 81 138 BOB DYLAN-John Wesley Harding NA

45 99 99 -
Tetragrammaton T 102 (S)
ARLO GUTHRIE Alice's Restaurant 58 141 139
Columbia CL 2804 (M); CS 9604 (5)
YOUNG RASCALS-Groovin'

24 100 100
Reprise (No Mono); RS 6267 (S)

JOHNNY MATHIS -Love Is Blue

Columbia (No Mono); CS 9637 (S)
NA * 9 163 140
Atlantic 8148 (M); SD 8148 (S)
ANDA/CAMERATA ACADEMICA OF THE SATZBERG
MOZARTEUM (ANDA)-
NA NA

32 104 HUGO MONTENEGRO -Music From "A Fistful of NA NA Mozart: Concertos Nos. 17 & 21 (Elvira Madigan)

*
101
Dollars," "For a Few Dollars More," The Good,
the Bad & the Ugly"
RCA Victor LPM 3927 (M); LSP 3927 (S)
1 - 141
DGG (No Mono); 139 783 (5)

BOBBY GOLDSBORO-Word Pictures

United Artists UAS 665/ (5)
22 103 102 STEVIE WONDER-Greatest Hits 22 106 142 SPANKY & OUR GANG -Like to Get to Know You

10 110 103
Tamla (No Mono); 282 (5)

VARIOUS ARTISTS -Super Hits, Vot. 2

Atlantic (No Mono); SD 8188 (S)
* 3 176 143
Mercury (No Mono); SR 61161 (S)
VOGUES -Turn Around, Look at Me
Reprise RS 6314 (S)
NA

22 96 104 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES- Reflections 13 155 144 STEVE MILLER BAND-Children of the Future NA NA NA
Motown (No Mono); 665 (S) Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2920 (S)
30 149 145 RASCALS -Once Upon a Dream
_) 176 98 105 HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS -Whipped
Atlantic 8169 (M); SD 8169 (S)
Cream & Other Delights
A&M (No Mono); SP 4110 (S) 32 143 146 UNION GAP FEATURING GARY PUCKETT- NA
Woman, Woman
31 108 106 ED AMES -Sings "Who Will Answer" and Other NA NA
Columbia CL 2812 (M); CS 9612 (S)
Songs of Our Times
RCA Victor LPM 3961 (M); LSP 3961 (S)
29 146 147 RAMSEY LEWIS -Up
Pops
Cadet LP 799 (M); LPS 799 (S)
67 109 107 5TH DIMENSION -Up, Up & Away 5 152 148 VENTURES -Horse NA NA NA
Soul City (No Mono); SCS 92000 (S) Liberty (No Mono); LST 8057 (S)
12 88 108 SOUNDTRACK-Speedway NA NA NA 57 156 149 FLIP WILSON-Cowboys & Colored People NA
RCA Victor LPM 3989 (M); LSP 3989 (S) Atlantic 8149 (M); SD 8149 (S)
16 86 PAUL MAURIAT ORK-Mauriat Magic 40 150 -In
*
109 150 TEMPTATIONS a Mellow Mood
Philips (No Mono); PHS 600 -270 (S) Gordy (No Mono); 924 (S)
17 78 NANCY WILSON -Easy NA MAYALL'S BLUES BREAKERS-Bare Wires

*
110 2 166 151 JOHN NA NA
Capitol (No Mono); ST 2909 (S) London PS 537 (S)
23 116 ELECTRIC FLAG -A NA GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS-Now!

*
111 Long Time Comin' 6 168 152 NA NA NA NA
Columbia (No Mono); CS 9597 (S) Liberty LST 7568 (S)
9 112 112 INTRUDERS- Cowboys to Girls 2 174 153 PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS- NA
Gamble (No Mono); SG 5004 (S) Something Happening
15 113 113 EDDY ARNOLD -The Romantic World of NA NA NA Columbia CS 9665 (S)

Il 77
RCA Victor LPM 4009 (M); LSP 4009 (S)
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH Together - *
60 154 154 VARIOUS ARTISTS-Super Hits
Atlantic 501 (M); SD 501 (S)

*
114
Vanguard (No Mono); VSD 79277 (S) 2 175 155 PETER, PAUL & MARY-Late Again
3 130 115 DEAN MARTIN -Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Warner Bros. -Seven Arts WST 1751 (5)
Reprise RS 6320 (S) 40 147 156 HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS-Ninth
34 115 116 SOUNDTRACK-Walt Disney Presents the Story & NA NA A &M (No Mono); SP 4134 (S)
Songs of the Jungle Book NANCY WILSON-Best of

*
4 158 157
Disneyland 3948 (M); SD 3948 (5) Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2947 (S)
4 144 117 GRATEFUL DEAD- Anthem of the Sun 159 158 BEACH BOYS -Best of the, Vol. 3

*
3
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (No Mono); W5 1749 (5) Capitol DKAO 2945 (S)
140 119 118 ORIGINAL CAST -Man of La Mancha 2 197 159 LETTERMEN -Special Request NA NA

* - Kapp KL 4505 (M); KS 5505 (s)

PERCY FAITH & HIS ORK -Angel of the ()
Capitol ST 2934 (5)

*
1 119 Morning NA NA 44 160 160 MONKEES- Pisces. Aquarius Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.

8 120 120
Columbia CS 9706 (5)
EDDIE HARRIS-Plug Me In
Atlantic (No Mono); SD 1506 (S)
1 - 161
Colgems COM 104 (M); COS 104 (5)
CLIFF NOBLES & CO.-The Horse
Phil- L.A. -ot-Soul LP5 4001 (5)
24 121 121 LETTERMEN-Goin' Out of My Mind NA 7 162 162 JERRY VALE-This Guy's in Love With You NA NA NA
Capitol (No Mono); ST 2865 (5) Columbia (No Mono); CS 9694 (S)

Intruders 112 Steve Miller Band 144 Paul Revere & the Speedway 108
A -Z (LISTED BY ARTIST) Irish Revers 81 Moby Grape 97 Raiders 153 Thomas Crown Affair 185
Iron Butterfly ....19, 124 Monkees 64, 160 Don Rickles 56 2001 Space Odyssey
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Buckinghams 172 Deep Purple 98 52
Johnny Rivers
Brass ..11, 105, 156, 188 Buffalo Springfield .... 62 Donovan 18 Jefferson Airplane .... 24 Hugo Montenegro 101, 193 5
Wild in the Streets 33
Smokey Robinson & the
Amboy Dukes 74 EricBurdon & the Doors 1, 30, 32 Jack Jones 197 Wes Miracles Spanky & Our Gang 142
70
Ed Ames 106, 135 Animals 165, 166 Bob Dylan 137, 138 Tom Jones 53 Montgomery 78, 79, 189 Diana Ross & the Spirit 47
Anda /Camerata Academica Paul Butterfield Blues Electric Flag 111 Anita Kerr/Rod Mckuen/ Moody Blues 48, 95 Supremos 45, 104 Steppenwolf 6
of the Salzburg Band 80 Percy Faith & His Ork 119 San Sebastian Jim Nabors 170 Sandpipers 191 Temptations ..28, 57, 150
Mozarteum 140 Byrds 93 Jose Feliciano 3 Strings 129 Cliff Nobles & Co. ....161 Monge Santamaría 184 Ten Years After 133
Eddy Arnold 113 Glen Campbell 21, 38, 54 Fever Tree 195 Laura Nyro
Association
Lettermen ...121, 134, 159 181 Simon & Tiny Tim 122
177, 190 Canned Heat 25 5th Dimension ..42, 107 Gary Lewis & the Original Garfunkel ....10, 26, 41 Jerry Vale 162
Burt Bacharach 96 Johnny Cash 17 Four Tops 84, 164 178 Frank Sinatra 94 Vanilla Fudge 20, 29, 131
Joan Baez 89 Chambers Brothers 16 .... Aretha Franklin 12, 31, 180
Playboys
Ramsey Lewis ....83, 147
152
Hair 8 Nancy Sinatra /Lee Various Artists
Band 69 Ray Charles 176 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Man of La Manche 118 Bazlewood 40 Super Hits 154
Beach Boys 158 Petula Clark 87 Terrell 175 Mamas & Papas....61, 86 Peaches a Herb 196 Small Faces 200 Super Hits, Vol. 2 103
Beacon Street union 183 Nat King Cole 187 Bobby Goldsboro ..35, 141 Dean Martin 44, 115 peter, Paul & Mary. ..155 O. C. Smith 88 Ventures 148, 182
Beatles 46, 92 Judy Collins 76 Robert Goulet 198 Al Martino 126 Wilson Pickett ....91, 171 Soundtracks Vogues 143
Jeff Beck 27 Ray Conniff Singers 36, 167 Grateful Dead 117 Hugh Masekela 22 Gene Pitney 194 Camelot 72 Dionne Warwick 82, 90
Bee Gem 50 Bill Cosby 43, 168 Arlo Guthrie 99 Johnny Mathis 100 Gary Puckett & Union Walt Disney Presents Julius Wechter 8 Baja
Big Brother & Holding Country Joe & the Eddie Harris 58, 120 Paul Mauriat & His Gap 77, 146 the Story & Songs of Marimba Band 173
Company 13 Fish 114 Richard Harris 39 Ork 71, 109 Quicksilver Messenger the Jungle Book 116 Andy Williams ..34, 136
Mike Bloomfield /AI Cowsills 130 Jimi Hendrix John Mayall's Blues Service 67 Dr. Zhivago 65 Mason Williams 14
Kooper /Steve Stills 63 Cream 4, 9, 73 Experience 7, 55 B reakers 151 Boots Randolph 123 For Love of Ivy 192 Flip Wilson 149
Arthur Brown 85 Creedence Clearwater Engelbert Sergio Mendes & Rascals 2, 139, 145 Good, Bad & Ugly 51 Nancy Wilson ....110, 157
James Brown & His Revival 174 Humperdinck 37, 127, 128 B rasil '66 23, 125 Lou Rawls 163 Graduate 8 Stevie Wonder 102
Famous Flames 132, 169 Dells 59 Impressions 199 Roger Miller 179 Otis Redding ....49, 60, 66 Sound of Music 75 Tammy Wynette 186

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87 183 ARETHA FRANKLIN -I Never Loved a Man the

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TAPE
PACKAGES 7 188 LAURA NYRO -Eli
and the Thirteenth Confession NA NA NA NA
Columbia (No Mono); CS 9626 (S)
STAR PERFORMER -LP's on chart 15 weeks AVAILABLE
or less registering greatest proportionate 40 180 VENTURES-Golden Greats by the
upward progress this week. Liberty LRP 2053 (M); LST 8053 (S)
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NA Not Available W 2 185 BEACON STREET UNION The Clown Died in NA NA
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MGM SE 4568 (S)

MONGO SANTAMARIA-Soul Bag NA NA

4 165 LOU RAWLS-Best of Columbia (No Mono); CS 9653 (S)
Capitol (No Mono); SKAO 2948 (S)
4 190 SOUNDTRACK- Thomas Crown Affair NA NA NA NA
59 161 FOUR TOPS -Reach Out United Artists (No Mono); UAS 5182 (S)
Motown (No Mono); S 660 (S)

25 125 ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS

The Twain Shall Meet
- 3 194 TAMMY WYNETTE- D- I- V- O -R -C -E
Epic BN 26392 (5)
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Capitol SKAO 2944 (S)
5 167 ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS -Every One of Us
MGM (No Mono); SE 4557 (S) 124 187 HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA
What Now My Love
BRASS -
32 138 RAY CONNIFF & THE SINGERS
Columbia CL 2795 (M); CS
-It
9595 (S)
Must Be Him NA A &M (No Mono); SP 4114 (5)

3 189 MS MONTGOMERY -The Best of, Vol. II

72 153 BILL COSBY- Revenge Verve V6 -8757 (S)
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (No Mono); WS 1691 (S)

5 170 JAMES BROWN -Plays Nothing But Soul 21 128 ASSOCIATION- Birthday
King (No Mono); 1034 (S) Warner Bros: Seven Arts (No Mono); WS 1733 (S)

11 169 JIM NABORS -Kiss Me Goodbye NA NA NA 3 198 SANDPIPERS- Softly NA

Columbia (No Mono); CS 9620 (S) A &M SP 4147 (5)

46 178 WILSON PICKETT -The Best of 2 193 SOUNDTRACK -For Love of Ivy NA
Atlantic 8151 (M); SD 8151 (S)

-
ABC ABCS OC 7 (S)
1 NA 1 - HUGO MONTENEGRO, HIS ORCH. & CHORUS NA NA NA

-
Columbia CW 9703 (S) Hang 'Em High
4 173 JULIUS WECHTER & THE BAM MARIMBA BAND RCA Victor LPM 4022 (M); LSP 4022 (S)

Do You Know the Way to San Jose 2 195 GENE PITNEY -She's a Heartbreaker NA
A &M (No Mono); SP 4150 (S) Musicor MS 3164 (S)
8 177 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 17 199 FEVER TREE

-
Fantasy (No Mono); 8382 (S)

-
Uni 3024 (M); 73024 (S)
1 1 PEACHES & HERB-Greatest Hits NA NA
Teorie TS 284 (S)
24 186 RAY CHARLES -A
Portrait of Ray
ABC (No Mono); ABCS 625 (S)
1 - Date TES 4012 (S)

JACK JONES -Where Is Love

RCA Victor LSP 4048 (S)
NA NA NA

73 179 ASSOCIATION- Insight Out 2 200 ROBERT GOULET- Woman, Woman NA NA NÁ

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (No Mono); WS 1696 (S) Columbia CS 9695 (S)
261 182 ORIGINAL CAST-Camelot NA IMPRESSIONS -Best of NA-
Columbia 01. 5620 (M); OS 2031 (S) ABC ABCS 654 (S)
5 181 ROGER MILLER -A
Tender Look at Love NA NA ) SMALL FACES -Ogden's Nut Gone Flake NA NA NA NA
Smash (No Mono); SRS 67103 (S) Immediate Z12 -52 -008 (S)

Compiled from National Retail Stores by the Music Popularity Chart Department and the Record Market Research Department of Billboard.

8-Track in High as Ford Elektra Sets Back -to- Nature

Retreat for Writers, Staff
And Motorola R enew Pact
Continued from page 1 car dealer to receive his choice pler cartridges of RCA product,
Continued from page
prompted Elektra president Jac
1 come into the regulation studio.
The Paxton project involves
Elektra leasing the land on a
of the type of music he feels plus such point -of -sale mate- Holzman to initiate the experi- long -term basis with an option
RCA Stereo 8 player, prepack of best suited for his location), a rial as car top tents, display ment. to cancel every six months.
eight RCA tape cartridges (each year's supply of monthly sam- boards, full - color brochures, An initial complement of 10 Newly signed country bluet
and other sales aids. artist -writers at present resides singer Lonnie Mack is at pres-
Ford is tying in an incentive at the outpost, Holzman said, ent at the commune, spending
sales program for its 400 f ac- here on a 10 -day visit. a week rehearsing. "He'll influ-
tory sales representatives to sell According to Holzman, two ence the people there and
its dealers on taking the pro- groups which have been work- they'll influence him," Holzman
motional package in a company- ing out at the commune are says. "By changing people you
wide drive to increase the sale ready to make their recording can generate whole new ideas.'
of Stereo 8 players in its cars. debuts. The executive of the 16-year-
The salesmen who meet their Holzman hopes to record old label also believes this ex-
quotas will receive prizes of some material at Paxton once periment will help reduce the
portable players and tapes as his 4 -track equipment is in- spiraling cost of recording.
part of the push. stalled in one of the buildings.
The RCA unit used for dis- Initially, sessions featuring art-
play and demonstration pur- ists who have been woodshed - Buddah Disk Theater
poses in the car showrooms will ding at Paxton will be done in Continued from page 8
be a home model. The reason Elektra's modern Los Angeles
for this is twofold: (1) To show facility, which became fully op- sales figures will be checked
the prospective buyer that the erational last July. Holzman says against the previous month, tc
Stereo 8 playbacks are avail- that most of the new acts have determine the number of mini
able for home purposes as well some kind of recording knowl- projectors to be installed in other
as car use; (2) the showrooms edge, so they can handle the retail outlets. Plans at present
will have the playbacks in con- recording equipment. But on are for 33 more of the units by
tinuous operation as an atten- major projects, a staff engineer December and full national dis-
tion grabber for car shoppers. will make the track. tribution in 1969.
The drive will continue Paxton was selected, Holz- "Although Buddah is featured
through October and Novem- man explains, because it is on the units at present it is not
ber. J. P. McClowery, Ford totally isolated from any large an exclusive, deal. We feel that
Motor Co.'s options program city. The concept behind the any company's records on these
manager, who is putting to- wilderness outpost is that this projectors will help sell all rec-
gether the promotion, estimates kind of setting can be extremely ords. They will help get custom-
that the top 2,000 of Ford's conducive to free -form creativ- ers into the stores," commented
6,000 dealers will participate. ity. Bogart.
McClowry said the promotional The studio facility is basically Involved in the experiment
package, valued at $250, will to allow the artists to get their with Buddah and Cinova s presi-
be sold to car dealers for $100. ideas down on tape before they dent Ken Bateman, is Sol Gleit,
vice-president of operations for
Merco Enterprises. The initial
More will the more five stores are Merco- serviced.

...and under $2
Ae PICKWICK SERIES
LIVE

HEART FUND
you GIVE On the trial run the Kasen -
etz -Katz Singing Orchestral Cir-
cus, the Five Stairsteps and
Cubie and the 1910 Fruitgum
Co. are all featured.

68 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD

 Billboard Album Reviews SEPTEMBER 21, 1968

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POP POP
POP POP
POP

- THE "IN PERSON" ALBUM - 3 A.M. -Jimmy Roselli.

SURE LOOKS REAL -
DECADE OF GOLDEN GROUPS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eden's Children. ABC
United Artists UAS 6665 (S)
Various Artists. Mercury ANNUAL REPORT -Mills Bros. & Sandler & Young. ABCS 652 (S)
SRM 2 -602 (S) Count Basie. Dot OLP 25888 (S) Capitol ST 2961 (S)
Jimmy Roselli has to be one of the most Eden's Children are very much in tune with
his pri:d set actually
two -LP
Subtle comedy, wonderful, lively harmo- flexible singers on the contemporary scene today's sound in this album. The trio
pans mire than the decade of its title A pleasing combination and a nicely con- -his poise and capabilities on the Italian
angirg -rom the Gay ords' 1953 "From the ceived album. Brother. M Its and Basie's men nizing and a 20- minute whirl around the
(guitar- bass -drums) should crash through,
musical front are legend and his legend
fine :ane the Gras e" to the recent Man - jell together and spin out some of the old especially with the fine instrumental work
as a U. S. performer will grow with this
red IMaan "The Mighty Quinn." There are Mills hits, ( "I'll Be Arouno ") some familiar world with "Bill Bailey" make this LP an
excellent LP. He's also flexible in pacing, backing up and separating the vocals. In
hree numbers by the Platters. Other artists Basie material ( "Blue and Sentimental ")
and some quality present day numbers exciting one. The talented duo know how To drifting from the bouncey "Let's Get Away addition to the title song, good cuts include
sere ars the Dian-loads, Spanky and Our From It All" to the slow, mellow "If
"Sunny," "Gentle On My Mind "). Easy go-
I

;erg, -he MindoenJers, Blues Magoos, ( pour it on without putting you on. Prob- Had You." Other tunes include "Out in the
"Come When I Call," "Awakening" and
'rogg , Crew Cuts, Penguins, Del- Vikings, ing relaxed album with enough instru- "Things Gone Wrong."
ably thq¡r best album. Cold Again" and "But Not for Me."
tic< Inc the <eers, and the Hondells. mental passages to keep :au buffs happy.

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IN L011NG MEMORY - FOREIGN FILM FESTIVAL - LONELY SIDE OF THE CITY - ELLIS ISLAND -The Paupers.
Verve /Forecast FTS 3051 (S)
GOLDEN ERA OF DANCE
& SONG- Various Artists.
Va-ious Artists. Motown Frank Chacksfield & His The American Breed. Mercury SRM 2 -601 (S)
MM 642 (M) Orchestra. London SP 44112 (S) Acta A 38008 (S) The Paupers' latest try could spring them
loose and bring them into quick chart con- Here's a collection of good oldies that's
he Motown crew pays tribute in song to
Ars. Loucye G. Wakefield, Motown vice -
The combination of Phase 4 sound and
The American Breed drop out of the rock tention. Their seamless blend of styles - sure to attract much sales attention. In
the on -rock vein, they represent some of
Chacksfield's brilliant concepts of popular school with a new mellow group sound. hard rock, folk rock and country -make
rresident and sister of Berry Gordy Jr. the best of the past decade. Dinah Wash-
film music never misses and this gem is Gone is the "Bend Me, Shape Me" rock riff them a threat in any market, while the
he music is gospel, with groups such as potent tuneweaving or Adam Mitchell on ington's "What a Difference a Day Made,"
liana Ross & the Supremes, Smokey Robin - no exception, Among the "musts" for buyers as the soft sell creeps into he group's
musical vocabulary. Smooth and rack - South Down Road," "Julliana" and "An- "Georgia Gibbs' "Kiss of Fire," the Har-
on & the Miracles, the Four Tops, and is his treatments of the "Theme From other Man's Hair on My Razor," a country monicats' "Peg 0' My Heart" and Dusty
flavored, "Love Is Just a State of Mind,"
Aart'ha Reeves & the Vandellas delivering spoof, make them powerhouse rock group. Springfield's "The Look of Love" are just
Elvira Madigan," and the fiery "Zorba the "Walls" and "River of No Regrets" signal a
heir musical bereavement. Stevie Wonder, the change and possibly a lengthier, chart - Mitchell's "Cairo Hotel," a folk rock gem, four of the 22 classics included in this
Aarvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips Greek." The much recorded "Allie^ is is a standout. deluxe edition.
superbly performed. durable career as crooners.
also add their notes to the tribute.

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INTERLUDE

COUNTRY CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

POP POP

OF HOLLYWOOD - SIGNALS THROUGH THE GLASS - MEANWHILE, BACK AT MOONLIGHT SONATA- BRAHMS: PIANO CONCERTO
THE
Enoch
BEST
Light & The Light John Stewart & Buffy Ford. THE RANCH -Buck Owens' Philippe Entremont. Columbia No. 2-
Barenboim/ New
Buckaroos. Capitol MS 7175 (S) Philharmonia (Barbirolli).
Brigade. Project 3 2975 (S)
Capitol ST
ST 2973 (5) Angel S 36526 (S)
PR 5027 SD (S)
John Stewart teams up with a new partner, Entremont offers another collection of short
Buffy Ford, and the combination produces a A combination of vocals by members of the
Nith a program as varied as the films they piano masterpieces that will quickly prove This is the second coupling for these two
represent, Enoch Light has a highly potent fresh, commercial sounc and some of the Buckaroos as well as some carousing in-
strumentals by the group itsellf. Don Rich an important stock item and appeal to pop artists in a few months, in a continuation
aroduction here. "Hang 'Em High," "Lullaby most creative material around today. Stewart of performing Brahms' piano works. And it
From 'Rosemary's Baby'" and "Mrs. Robin - penned the numbers which artist James shines on guitar on "Spanish Moonlight "; and classical buyers. The selections, in- for its
once again excites and entices
Wyeth labels an "exceedingly sensitive Doyle Holly's vocal of "You Let Me Down" cluding Brahms' "Hungarian Dance No. 6,"
ion" from "The Graduate" are but three of is superb, as is his "Woman Truck D: vin'
sheer splendor and the tremendous effort
the lush, yet powerful instrumentals. His in- and compassionate portrait of contempo- Chopin's "Etude in C Minor," and Dvorak's by the veteran conductor and the brilliant
erpretation of "Now,' based on Mozart's rary America." "Mucky Truckee River" and Fool." Rich then scores on vocal of "Pitty
Pitty Patty" and "I Got a Letter From "Humoresque," are familiar and well -bal- young pianist. Enough cannot be said of
'Piano Concerto No 21," and featured in "Holly on My Mind" alone should garner the orchestra's efforts, too.
tape sales. Home." Much good stuff here. anced in the program.
' Elvira Madigan," is a gem.

ALBUM REVIEW RANKING

Piar o Caorcrrto 1Yo.2-, hr C frzur(lf 1:P. $11,
STAR PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT

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f,oXrdor. SyYrt_3ny &chest
IS?'1:9J1rJTiA°T'BSZ,
Cream of the week's new
releases in their respective
categories. Albums which
are expectedto reach the
upper half of the Top LP's
chart any position on Bill-
board's special survey charts,
or have long term sales.
CHART SPOTLIGHTS
Albums which are expected
to have sufficient sales to
reach the Top LP's chart or
have long term sales.
4 -STARS
Moderate sales potential
albums which may not reach
Billboard's chart but
CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL +r COMEDY **** LP
which should have enough
.uro sales activity to warrant
BERLIOI: SYMPHONIE MOZART: PIANO CONCERTOS THE HEART OF THE SYMPHONY - PAT PAULSEN FOR PRESIDENT - their being stocked by most
FAN7ASfIOUE /LE CORSAIRE Nos. 23 & 24- Curzon /London Various Artists. Mercury Mercury SR 61179 (S) dealers, rack jobbers and
OVERTUIRE- L'Orchestre de la Symphony Kertesz). Lordon
( SRM2 9128 (S) one -stops handling that
Suisse Romande (Ansermet). CS 6580 (5) A timely album, to say the least -Paulsen's category.
London CSA 2101 (S) The third is this series of Mercury's "Best bid for Presidential honors has been well SPECIAL MERIT
Clifford Curzon has a steady following, of" category is loaded with as much sales
documented via the Smothers Brothers TV New releases of outstanding
Ernest Ansermet and L'Orchestre de la making his pressings good for long -range potential as the previous releases, "Ballet" merit which deserve ex-
Suisse Romande offer a fine romantic treat- rather then immediate sales. This album and "Piano Concerto." Once again, the shows, and also Paulsen appears as Candi- posure and which could have
ment of Berlioz' familiar "Symphonie Fan- is a fine one as Curzon ably performs both artists are varied and include such as date on their live concerts. There should commercial success within
tastique" here and a fine introduction in concertos under the stylish direction of Antal Dorati, Paul Paray and Stanislaw be a ready made audience for this ac- their respective categories
"Le Corsaire Overture." A bonus LP of a Istvan Kertesz. The London Symphony, as Skrowaczewski, and the works feature the of music.
usual, is excellent. "Concerto No. 24," best of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and count of Paulsen's campaign as a Simple
rehearsal of the "Symphonie Fantastique"
adds to the attractiveness of this package. especially in its last movement, is a gem. Schubert, among others. Saviour of America's Destiny.

SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD 69

 FOR
WEEK
ENDING
SEPTEMBER 21,
1968

* STAR PERFORMER -Sides registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week. Record Industry Association of America seal of certification as million selling single.

80 1
6
34 36 36 DOWN AT LULU'S ALL ALONG THE
fi á L 33 Ohio Express (Kasenetz -Katz Assoc.), Buddah 56
WATCHTOWER
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TITLE Artist (Producer), Label L Number is 37 37 39 SPECIAL OCCASION
Jim) Hendrix Experience !Simi Hendrix), Reprise 0767

34 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 67 67 75 BAREFOOT IN BALTIMORE 4

7 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. 5 35

25 21 19 SEALED
(Smokey- Cleveland), Tamia 54172
WITH A KISS 140
61 Strawberry Alarm Clock (F. Slay 8 Bill Holmes),
Uni 55076

E
4
Gary Lewis 8 Playboys (Snuff Garrett),
Jeannie C. Riley (Shelby S. Singleton Jr.), Liberty 56037
80 I MET HER BIINeCHURCH 2
MaIa 12017

.10 13n
Plantation 3
19 10 10 STAY IN MY CORNER
1 1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE
Rascals (Rascals),
...
Atlantic 2537
36 Dells (Bobby Miller), Cadet 5612
69 72 74 79 DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND
.... 10
II
Lou Rawls (David Axelrod), Capitol 2252
CAN'T STOP DANCING
40
7
16 9 9 I

6
HEY JUDE 2 31 Archie Bell 8 the Drells (Gamble-Huff), 70 76 84 THE WEIGHT
Beatles (George Martin), Apple 2276 Atlantic 2534 The Band (John Simon), Capitol 2269
46 50 'HIP CITY -PART 2
8

5
13 14 HUSH

7 12 1, 2, 3, RED
Deep Purple (Derek Lawrence), Tetragrammaton

LIGHT
1910 Fruitgum Company (Kasenetz -Katz Assoc )
1503

9 C1P9
* 49 52 53 WHO
Jr. Walker 8 The All Stars (Lawrence Horn),

IS GONNA hLOVE eME

Soul 35048

50
11

11
71

79
78 78

-
MY WAY OF LIFE

CHAINED
Frank Sinatra (Don Costa), Reprise 0764

Marvin Gaye (Frank Wilson), Tomba 54170

4

60
Duddah 54

4
LIGHT MY FIRE 44 44 65 THE SNAKE 6 73 73 82 FLY ME TO THE MOON
3 3 3
Jose Feliciano (Rick Jarrerd), RCA Victor 47.9550
9
L Al Wilson (Johnny Rivers), Soul City 767 73 Bobby Womack (Chips Moman), Minit 32048
28 32 34 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK ¡---j

4
4 2 2 BORN TO BE WILD .. 11 74 77 77 UNCHAINED MELODY
Steppenwolf (Gabriel Mekler), Dunhill 4138
41 WOMAN 141 I
14 Sweet inspirations (Tom Dowd), Atlantic 2551

70 B.J. Thomas (Chips Moman), Scepter 12219

5n
4 11 17 18 THE FOOL ON THE HILL

23 30 42 I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE

Sergio Mendes 8 Brasil '66 (Sergio Mendes,
Herb Alpert 8 Jerry Moss)
-
cgi)58
33 33 51
66 66 IN- A- GADDA -DA -VIDA

GIRLS CAN'T DO
Iron Butterfly (Jim Hilton), Afro 6606

WHAT THE
I I
75
75 75 81 PRIVATE NUMBER

76 80 89 THAT KIND OF WOMAN

Judy Clay B William Bell (Booker T. Jones),
Stax 0005

40
8E
3
43 GUYS DO 16 Merrilee Rush (Tommy Coghill 8 Chips Moman),

-
TO YOU 6 Bell 738
Bee Gees (Robert Stigwood), Ateo 6603 Betty Wright (Brad Shapiro 8 Steve Alaimo),

60 Alston 4569

*
10 6
6 20 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT 92 SUZIE 77
77 99 FOOL FOR YOU 3

2 *
Aretha Franklin (Jerry Wexler), Atlantic 2456 Impressions (Curtis Mayfield), Curtom 1932

27 51

--
71 TIME HAS COME TODAY
Chambers Brothers (David Rubinson),
70 56 59 80 PIECE OF MY HEART
Cree ence Clearwater Revival (Saul Zaentz),
Fantasy 616

4 * 78
78 83 88 DON'T CHANGE YOUR LOVE.
Five Steirsfeps 8 Cubic (Curtis Mayfield),
50
t_Cir) 38 REVOLUTION
Columbia 44414

46 47 49 BROWN EYED WOMAN

Big Brother 8 the Holding Company, Columbia 44626
.

8 * 89 GENTLE QNben
Curtom 1931

13
17 18 29 SLIP AWAY
Beatles (George Martin), Apple 2276

...
Clarence Carter (Rick Hall 8 Staff), Atlantic 2508

....
. 11
*
46

66 72 BABY, COME BACK

Equals
Bill Medley (Bill Medley 8 Barry Mann),
MGM

(President Records Prod., RCA Victor 47 -9583

13959

34 tr
81 89 100 NATIARAOarY
(al db'[grcapltol

(AT 2 rot lDColumbia

5939

44590

3
23 25 SAY A LITTLE PRAYER 6 91

8
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14 14 Aretha Franklin (Jerry Wexler), Atlantic 2456 48 50 67 HELP YOURSELF
FOR THE ILOVE OF IVY ' ' '41.51;
s apas (Lou Ader), Dunhill
48
60 81
Tom Jones (Peter Sullivan), Parrot 40029
82 82 90 THE MULE ....... ......... 4

69
FIRE
Crazy World of Arthur Brown (Kit Lambert), 43 43 43 GIVE A'DAMN 82 The James Boys (Jesse James), Phil L.A. of Soul 316
Atlantic 2556 49 Spanky 8 Our Gang (Scharf /Dorough, Edel),

(15)18 36 60 GIRL WATCHER

Mercury 72831
83 85 87 DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.. 4

-
42 42 44 ICAN'T DANCE TO THE 83 Bobby gee (Dallas Smith), Liberty 56057
O'Kayslons (North Sfate Music), ABC 11094
50 MUSIC YOU'RE PLAYIN' 7El

7 *
7 8 8 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Martha Reeves 8 The Vandellas (Deice Richards), 85 87 THEN YOU TELL ME GOODBYE 3
Marvin Gaye 8 Tammi Terrell (AshfordSimpson),
Tamia 54169
54 56 63 TO WAIT FOR LOVE
Gordy 7075

40 -
86 88
Eddy Arnold (Chet Atkins), RCA Victor 47.9606

SHOOT 'EWindÿ)m 3

itr
4 35 46 ON THE ROAD

57 62 -
AGAIN
Canned Heat (Dallas Smith), Liberty 56038

MY SPECIAL ANGEL
u
53 53 59 MORNING DEW
Herb Alpert (Herb Alpert Jerry Moss), ABM 964

7 POOR BABY
Tié(fEsyry), Steed 710

2
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3 Lulu (Mickie Most), Epic 10367 oowsills (Wes Farrell), MGM 13981
Vogues (Dick Glasser), Reprise 0766
40 40 41 I'VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL
20 22 24 DO IT AGAIN .........
20

X52 64 74 MIDNIGHT srCO (NeFESSIONSSill4i44

Beach Boys (Beach Boys), Capitol 2239
9

40
111
--
(To Love Me Like You Do)

OVER
Eddie Floyd (Steve Cropper),

v ckett 8
Sfax 0002

the Union Gap (Jerry Feller),

9
- HORSE
4ckett-jTom Dárv9)V/Illamíc 2558

Clint NoSies & Company (Jesse James),

Phil -L.A. of Soul 318
1

17
1

Columbia 44644
0 91 91 LIGHT MY FIRE .... ... ...21
22
12 12 6 (You Keep Me) HANGIN' ON
Vanilla Fudge (Shadow Morton), Atco 6495
.

12
55 57 62 LISTEN HERE
Eddie Harris (Joel Dorn), Atlantic 2487
10
--
98
Doors (Paul A. Rothchild), Elektre 45615

2
5
9 5 4 HELLO, I LOVE YOU 61 65 68 THE WEIGHT 5
HO}DnyMsh
(Johnny Nash a Arthur Jenkins),
Doors (Paul Rothchild), Elektre 45635 Jackie DeShannon (Charles Greene 8 Brian Stone), JAD 207
Imperial 66313
29 29 37 TUESDAY AFTERNOON 92 93 93 THE FUNKY JUDGE
63 84

--
24 .(Forever Afternoon) 10 STREET FIGHTING MANendon Bull 8 The Matadors (SherrelCross Prod.),
3 Toddlin' Town 108

20
909

3 11 5
Moody Blues (Tony Clarke), Deram 85028

SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ..26 45 49 58 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN

Gladys Knight 8 The Pips (N. Whitefield),
.... 50 96 THE BIPLANE, EVERMORE
Irish Rovers (Charles Bud Dant), Decca 32371

L
Cream (Felix Pappalardi), Atoo 6544
Soul 35047
SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS 4
26 27 32 MAGIC BUS
Who (Kit Lambert), Deceit 32362
7

6 /It
47 48 57 SIX MAN BAND
Association (Association), Wern er Bros:
Arts 7229

4
5
-- Fever Tree (Scott

THERE WAS A TIME

8 Vivian Holtzman), Uni 55060

Gene Chandler (Carl Davis and Gene Chandler),

1
41

21
45 69 LITTLE GREEN APPLES

15 15 LOVE MAKES A
0. C. Smith (Jerry Fuller), Columbia 44616

WOMAN ...HO
64 79 83 HEY, WESTIERNmbYettfOFNAeraMANs

68 69 76 DOWN ON ME
oeven

4 -- BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

Harpers Bizarre
Brunswick 55383

(Lenny Waronker), Warner Bros-

Seven Arts 7223
1

Barbara Acklin (Carl Davis 8 Eugene Record), 61 Big Brother 8 the Holding Company (Bob Shad),
Brunswick 55379 Mainstream 662
THE CHOICE 1

59 61 72 (The Lament of the Cherokee) 62 63 70 WORKIN' ON A GROOVY O'Jays (George Kerr), Bell 737
INDIAN RESERVATIONDon Fardon (Miki ballon), GNP Crescendo 405
4 El 61
THING 8
ELENORE 1
Patti Drew (Corone Prod.), Capitol 2197
22

31
16

60
13

-
CLASSICAL GAS
Mason Williams (Mike Post), Warner -Bros

SAY IT LOUD (I'm Black and

Seven Arts 7190
14
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84 90

65 71
5
Ill PEst

86 BREAK YOUR PROMISE

O thetimipéñ (g ik TR. ), Toower 719
3

4
TOMBOY
Turtles (Chip Douglas),

Ronnie Dove (Phil Kahl 8 Bill Justis), Diamond 249

White Whale 276

1
I'm Proud) 3 Delfonics (Stan and Bell), Philly Groove 152 I LOVE YOU MADLY
in
1
James Brown 8 His Famous Flames

-
Fantastic Four (Mike Hanks), Ric Tic 144
(James Brown), King 6187
69 70 85 THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING
15 14 11 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME. 15 THERE TO REMIND ME 4 COURT OF LOVE
Vogues (Dick Glasser), Reprise 0686 Dionne Warwick (BacharachDavid), Scepter 12226 Unifics (Guy Draper), Kapp 935

HOT 100-A TO Z- (Publisher -Licensee) BUBBLING UNDER THE HOT 100

All Along the Watchtower (Dwarf, BMI) 66 Hey, Western Union Man (Parabut /Double Diamond/ People Got to Be Free (Vassar, ASCAP) 2 101. I'VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER Otis Redding, Atco 6612
Baby, Come Back (Piccadilly, BMI) 47 Downstairs, BMI) 60 Piece of My Heart (Webb IV /Ragmer, BMI) 45 102. MESSAGE FROM MARIA Joe Simon, Sound Stage 7 2617
Barefoot in Baltimore (Alarm Clock Claridge, Hip City -Part 2 (Jobete, BMI) 38 Poor Baby (Pocket Full of Tunes /Akbestal, BMI) 86
Hold Me Tight (Nash, ASCAP) 90 Private Number (East, BMI) 75 103. ICE IN THE SUN Status Quo, Cadet Concept 7006
ASCAP) 67
Battle of New Orleans (Warden, BMI) 95 Horse Fever (Dandelion /James Boy, BMI) 88 Revolution (Maclen, BMI) 12 104. I AM YOUR MAN Bobby Taylor & the Vancouver', Gordy 7073
Biplane, Evermore, The (Little Darlin, BMI) 92 House That Jack Built, The (Cotillion, BMI) 10
105. SMELL OF INCENSE Southwest F.O.B., Hip 8002
San Francisco Girls (Filigree, BMI) 93
Hush (Lowery, BMI) 4
Born to Be Wild (Duchess, BMI)
Break Your Promise (Nickel Shoe /Bellboy, BMI)
7
64 Can't Dance to That Music You're Playin'
Say It Loud -I'm Black and I'm Proud (Colo, BMI)
Sealed With a Kiss (Post, ASCAP)
31 ,Alta SALLY HAD A PARTY Flavor, Columbia 44521
35 107. SWEET BLINDNESS 5th Dimension, Soul City 768
Brown Eyed Woman (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 46 (Jobete, BMI) 50 Shape of Things to Come (Screen Gems -Columbia,
Chained (Jobete, BMI) 72 Can't Stop Dancing (Downstairs/Double 108. PEACE OF MIND Nancy Wilson, Capitol 2283
Choice, The (My /Bay -Wes, BMI) 96 Diamond, BMI) 37 Shoot 'Em Up Baby (Unart/Joachim, BMI) 85 109. MONTAGE (From How Sweet It Is) Love Generation, Imperial 66310

i
Classical Gas (Irving, BMI) 30 Found a True Love (Cotillion/Tracebob /Erva, BMI) 87 Six Man Band (Beechwood, BMI) 58 Elvis Presley, RCA Victor 47.9610
110. ALMOST IN LOVE
Court of Lore (And(un, BMI) 100 Love You Madly (Ric Tie, BMI) 99 Slip Away (Fame, BMI) 13
Met Her in Church (Press, BMI) 68 Snake, The (Marks, BMI) 111. APPLE CIDER People, Capitel 2251
Do It Again (Sea of Tunes, BMI) 20 40
Do What You Gotta Do (Rivers, BMI) 83 Say a Little Prayer (Jac /Blue Seas, ASCAP) 14 Special Occasion (Jobete, BMI) 34 112. OPEN MY EYES Naze, SOC 001
Don't Change Your Love (Caned, BMI) Wish It Would Rain (Jobete, BMI) 59 Stay in My Corner (Conrad, BMI) 36 113. LOVE HEALS Colours, Dot 17132
78
Down at Lulu's (Peanut Butter /Kaskat, BMI) n- a- Gadda -Da -Vida (Ten Last- Cotillion, Itasca, BMI) 42 Street Fighting Man (Gideon, BMI) 57 114. HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Bobbi Martin, United Artists 50443
33
ye Gotta Get Message to You (Casserole, BMI) 9 Sunshine of Your Love (Dratleaf, BMI) 25 115. MEDLEY: YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEDLIN' /YOU'RE
Down Here on the Ground (Warner Bros -Seven
Arts, BMI) 've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) Susie Q. (Arc, BMI) 44 MY SOUL 8 INSPIRATION Vivian Reed, Epic 10382
69
Down on Me (Brent, BMI) (East, BMI) 63 That Kind of Woman (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 76 116. WHAT'S EASY FOR TWO IS HARD FOR ONE Marvelettes, Tamla 54171
61
Then You Tell Me Goodbye (Acuff -Rose, BMI).. 117. SWEET YOUNG THING LIKE YOU Ray Charles, ABC /TRC 11133
Elenore (Ishmael /Blimp, BMI) 97 (Lament of the Cherokee) Indian Reservation 84
Theres Always Something There to Remind Me 115 YOU GOT THE LOVE Professor Morrison's Lollipop, White Whale 275
Eyes of a New York Woman, The (Press, BMI) 41 (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 29
(Blue Seas /Jac /Rose Jungnickel, ASCAP) 119. (I Can Feel Your Love) SLIPPING AWAY Barbara Mason, Arctic 142
Light My Fire (Doors) (Nipper, ASCAP) 89 65
Los Pop Tops, Calla 154
Fire (Track, BMI) 15 Light My Fire (Jose Feliciano) (Nipper, ASCAP) There Was a Time (Golo, Lois, BMI) 94 120. OH LORD, WHY LORD
6
Fly Me to the Moon (Almanac, ASCAP) 73 Time Has Come Today (Spinmaker, BMI) 121. DO THE BEST YOU CAN Hollies, Epic 10361
Listen Here (Hargrove, BMI) 55 11
Fool for You (Camad, BMI) 77 To Wait for Love (Blue Seas /Jac, ASCAP) 122. PUFFIN' DOWN THE TRACK Hugh Masekela, Uni 55085
Little Green Apples (Russell-Cason, ASCAP) 27 51
Tiny Tim, Reprise 0769
Fool on the Hill, The (Comet, ASCAP) 8 Love Makes a Woman palynne /BRC, BMI) Tomboy (Melrose, ASCAP) 123. HELLO, HELLO
28 Ste,
Movers , "123" 1700
Forthe Love of Ivy (Wingate /Honest John, ASCAP) 81 Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) (Essex, 124. BIRMINGHAM
Funky Judge, The (Downstream/Napac /Flomar, Magic Bus (Essex, ASCAP) 26 ASCAP) 24 125. IKE A ROLLING STONE Platt 8 Scruggs, Columbia 44623
BMI) 91 Midnight Confessions (Little Fugitive, 'BMI) 21 Turn Around, Look at Me (Viva, BMI) 126. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE/NORWEGIAN WOOD Alan Copeland Singers, ABC 11088
32
Morning Dew (Nina, BMI) 52 127. SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE Fuzzy Bunnies, Desee 32364
Gentle on My Mind (Glaser, BMI) 79 Unchained Melody (Frank, ASCAP) 74
The Mule (Dandelion /James, (0MI) 82 128. DESTINATION ANYWHERE Marvelettes, Tamla 54171
Girl Watcher (North State, ASCAP) 16
My Special Angel (Viva, BMI) 19 Weight, The (Jackie DeShannon) (Calla, ASCAP).. 56 129. (Till I) RUN WITH YOU Lovin' Spoonful, Kama Sutra 251
Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do (Sherlyn, BMI) 43 My Way of Life (Roosevelt, BMI) 71 Weight, The (The Band) (Csllee, ASCAP) 70 130. PER -SON -ALLY Bobby Paris, Tetragrammaton 1804
Give a Damn (Takyz, ASCAP) 49 Who Is Gonna Love Me? (Blue Seas /Jac, BMI)
Naturally Stoned (Cedarwood, BMI) 80
39 131. ISN'T IT LONELY TOGETHER Robert Knight, EIF 90019
Harper Valley P.T.A. (Newkeys, HMI) 1 Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Screen Gems- 132. THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkins, Apple 1801
Hello, ILove You (Nipper, ASCAP) 23 On the Road Again (Lawn, BMI) 18 Columbia, BMI) 62 133. BANG- SHANG -A-LANG Arenies, Calendar 63.1006
Help Yourself (Famous, ASCAP) 48 1, 2, 3 Red Light (Kaskat, BMI) 5 (You Keep Me) Hangin' On (Jobete, BMI) 22 134. DON'T BOGART ME Fraternity of Man, ABC 11106
Hey Jude (Maslen, HMI) 3 Over You (Viva, BMI) 54 You're All I Need to Get By (Jobete, BMI) 17 135. CINAMMON Lerek, Bang 558

Compiled from national retail sales and radio station airplay by the Music Popularity Dept. of Record Market Research, liiiboara.
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NUMBER OF
SINGLES REVIEWED

THIS WEEK

117

LAST WEEK

122

This record is predicted to reach the TOP 40 EASY LISTENING Chart

(C ;KO :Le] Z.1 ;Z4) I Eel : Spotlights Predicted to reach the top 20 of the HOT 100 Chart
I Ilk (s] ;hPZò
CREAM -WHITE ROOM
(Prod. Felix Pappalardi) (Writers: Bruce -Brown) (Casserole, BMI) -Hot on
COUNTRY
the heels of their top ten smash, "Sunshine of Your Love," group comes
on strong with a solid, driving rocker with equal sales potential. Flip:
'Those Were the Days" (Casserole, BMI). Atco 6617 Spotlights Predicted to reach the top 20 of the

1
HOT COUNTRY SINGLES Chart

Il CC ;WO k1:1 I Cel: SONNY JAMES -BORN TO BE

(Prod. Kelso Herston) (Writer: Robertson) (Mayfair, ASCAP) -The exceptiona
Don Robertson rhythm ballad and James' fine vocal performance prove
WITH YOU

Spotlights Predicted to reach the top 60 of the HOT 100 Chart perfect musical marriage, and should quickly replace "Heaven Says Hello
in the No. spot on the country charts. Pop buyers will want thi
1

RCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS -DO THE CHOO CHOO

(Prod. Gamble-Huff) (Writers: Gamble -Huff) (World War Three /Double
MARLENA SHAW
LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE
- one also. Flip: "In Waikiki" (Marson, BMI). Capitol 2271

Diamond /Downstairs, BMI) -Group has a new dance, backed by a heavy rock
(Prod. Evans) (Writers: Mann -Weil) (Screen Gems, BMI) -Miss Shaw turns
R.
beat that should quickly carry them high on the Hot 100. Powerful in exceptional performance of this winning Barry Mann -Cynthia Weil
an
Spotlights Predicted to reach the
followup to their "I Can't Stop Dancing" hit. Flip: "Love Will Rain
On You" (Cotillion
rhythm ballad. Destined for a high spot on pop & r&b charts. Flip:
"Anyone Can Move a Mountain" (St. Nicholas /Video Craft, ASCAP).
Cadet 5618
CHART HOT COUNTRY SINGLES Chart
* DONOVAN- LALENA
STAN HITCHCOCK -The Phoenix Flash (Green Grass, BMI). EPIC 10388
(Prod. Mickie Most) (Writer: Leitch) (Peer Int'I /Hi-Count, BMI)- FREDDY CANNON -SEA CRUISE
Beautiful and intriguing original ballad proves an exceptional change of
pace from his recent "Hurdy Gurdy Man" winner. Loaded with program-
(Writers: Smith- Vincent) (Ace /Lancer, BMI)- Cannon attracted attention CLAUDE KING The
COLUMBIA 44642
- Power of Your Sweet Love (Gio -Mac, BMI;
ming and sales appeal. Flip: "Aye My Love" (Peer Int'l/Hi-Count, BMI). with his recent revival of "Rock Around the Clock" and this powerful
Epic 10393
updating of the Frankie Ford hit of the past has even more sales
potential.Flip: "She's a Friday Night Fox" (Cannlynn, BMI). We Make NAT STUCKEY- Plastic Saddle (Acclaim, BMI). RCA VICTOR 47.9631

HERMAN'S HERMITS - Rock and Roll Records 1604

JIMMY
DECCA
DICKENS- Someday
32384
You'll Call My Name (Acuff -Rose, BMI)
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN MY LIFE GLORIES -NO NEWS
(Prod. Bob Yorey) (Writer: Ruffin) (Yorey, BMI) -With a definite Detroit - MAC WISEMAN -Got Leavin' on Her Mind (Jack, BMI). MGM 13986
(Prod. Mickie Most) (Writer: Young) (Kangaroo /Inquiry/Hi- Count /Noma,
BMI)-The Hermits should bounce back to a high spot on the best oriented sound the group should quickly blast onto the Hot 100. Per-
JOHNNY SEAY -Three Six Packs,
formance is filled with excitement and Two Arms and a Juke Box (Tree, BMI)
seller charts with this smooth easy -beat ballad featured in their "Mrs. could easily prove a left -field
smash. Flip: "Oh Baby That's Love" (New COLUMBIA 44634
Brown" film. Flip: "Ooh She's Done It Again" (Man-Ken, BMI). MGM 13994 Image, BMI). Date 1642
DOTTIE LOU -A Bunch of Love (Newkeys Music, BMI). STOP 192
ETTA JAMES -YOU GOT IT *APRIL FOOLS -THINGS GO BETTER WITH YOU
(Prod. Rick Hall) (Writer: Covay) (Cotillion, BMI) -Etta James follows up (Prod. Carson) (Writers: Thompson- Thompson) (Table Rock, BMI)
Wayne
Infectious easy beat number that gains with each hearing should quick)
- KATHY DEE -The Shadow of a Girl (Weldee, BMI). DECCA 32372
her "I Got You Babe" chart rider with a hard hitting rocker that should
establish the smoothly blended group as top sales winners. Perfect for L. E. WHITE & THE BOBWHITES -Papa Sing Me a Song (Music Cih
quickly prove a hot sales item in pop and r&b markets. Flip: (No in- Tunes, 8Ml). MUSIC CITY 102
formation Available.) Cadet 5620 all programming formats. Flip: "You Won't Be There" (Barton, BMI).
MGM 13976
WILLIE MITCHELL -UP HARD E MILLER BAND-LIVING IN THE U.S.A.
(Writer: Miller) (Beaik, BMI -Make it three winners in a row for the rod. Steve Miller &
Glyn Johns) (Writer: Miller) (Ohio River Valley
soulful instrumental sound of Mitchell. Driving follow up to his "Prayer Songs, BMI) -Culled from their forthcoming album this steady rocker
Meetin'" should go even higher on the Hot 100. Flip: "Beale Street has all the sales potential to make it big on the charts. Powerful

(s] 'Z211
Mood" (Jec, BMI). Hi 2151 vocal workout by the group. Flip: "Quicksilver Girl" (Ohio River Valley
Songs, BMI). Capitol 2287
NANCY WILSON -PEACE OF MIND
(Prod. David Cavanaugh) (Writer: Woods) (Alamo, ASCAP)-A groovy new
beat and sound for the exciting stylist is this easy rocker to follow in the
RHETTA HUGHES -
YOU'RE GOING WITH HER -WHEN IT SHOULD BE ME
steps of her recent hit "Face It Girl, It's Over." Flip: "This Bitter
Earth" (Play, BMI). Capitol 2283 (Prod. Jo Armstead & Mike Terry) (Writer: Armstead) (Colfam, BMI)
Powerhouse soul sound with appeal for pop and r &b markets should hit
-
the charts with impact and establish Miss Hughes as a hot singles seller.
*ELVIS PRESLEY -ALMOST IN LOVE
(Writers: Starr -Bonfa) (Gladys, ASCAP) -Smooth ballad, penned by Luiz
Bonfa, and featured in Presley's newest film, "Live a Little, Love a
Flip: "Gimme Some of Yours
BMI). Tetragrammaton
-I'll
Give You Some of Mine" (Colfam,
1505 R&6
Little" should hit hard and prove a solid programmer and sales item. MOON PEOPLE-LAND OF LOVE
Flip: "A Little Less Conversation" (Gladys, ASCAP). RCA Victor 47 -9610 (Prod. Morty Craft) (Writers: Jacabeck -Marin) (Peek -a- boo/Slew, BMI)
Funky Latin beat in the Mongo Santamaria vein that really breaks it up in
- Spotlights Predicted to reach the
PETER, PAUL & MARY the middle. Top discotheque item is loaded with programming and sales
appeal. Flip: "Revolt" (First Date/Slew, BMI). Speed 004 TOP 20 of the TOP SELLING R &B SINGLES Chart
LOVE CITY (Postcards to Duluth)
(Prod. Albert B. Grossman & Milton T. Okun) (Writer: Stookey) (Pepamar, REJOICEI- GOLDEN GATE PARK
ASCAP)- Culled from their "Late Again" LP, this intriguing folk -flavored (Prod. Steve Barri) (Writers: Brown -Brown) (Wingate, ASCAP) -Good news POPULAR FIVE -I'm a Love Maker (Peer Int'l, BMI). MINIT 32050
rhythm ballad has all the earmarks of a hit. First rate performance ando group sound and exceptional rhythm ballad material makes this initial
production work. Flip: "Yesterday's Tomorrow" (Pepamar/Warner -Sevarts, outing a hot sales prospect. First rate Steve Barri production work. Flip: JO ARMSTEAD -I've Been Turned On (Colfam, BMI). GIANT 707
ASCAP). Warner Bros. -Seven Arts 7232 "Sonora" (Wingate, ASCAP). Dunhill. 4158
SARI 8 SHALIMARS -No Reason to Doubt My Love (Wellmade, BMI).
VEEP 1290

LESTER YOUNG- Funky, Funky Horse, Part I (Lurobin, ASCAP). UNITY 2704
BILLY WADE -I Can't Help It Baby (Japon /Pamco /Yvonne, BMI). ABC 11119

Spotlights Predicted to reach the

Spotlighting new singles deserving special attention of programmers and dealers. CHART R &B SINGLES Chart

*WAYNE NEWTON -Town and Country (Prod. Jim Vienneau) (Writer: Russell) DYKE AND THE BLAZERS -Funky Bull (Part 1) (Prod. Art Barrett)
(Russell- Cason, ASCAP)- Newton follows up his "Dreams of the Every- (Writer: Christian) (Drive -In/Westward, BMI) -The "Funky Walk" group
day Housewife" with a smooth new Bobby Russell ballad. MGM 13993 comes on strong with this solid rocker with a driving vocal chorus.
Original Sound 83
TROGGS-Surprise Surprise (I Need You) (Prod. Larry Page) (James, BMI)
Driving rocker gets an equally driving workout by the "Love Is All
- BILL DEAL 8 THE RHONDELLS -May I (Writer: Williams) (Rhinelander,
*BROOK BENTON-Do Your Own Thing (Prod. Leiber & Stoller) (Writers: BMI)- Infectious vocal work and arrangement are hit ingredients in
Around" chart winners. Fontana 1630 Leiber- Stoller) (Trio, BMI) -The familiar theme backing the popular this groovy rock item. Heritage 803
shoe commercial serves as an exceptional label debut for Benton.
SANDPEBBLES -Never My Love (Prod. Teddy Vann) (Writers: Addrissi- Cotillion 44007 THE LEMONADE CHARADE -The Straight Life (Prod. Tony Moon) (Writer:
Addrissi) (Tamerlane, BMI) -The Association hit gets a solid soul
workout that's loaded with pop and r &b appeal. Calla 155 Curtis) (Viva, BMI) -The Sonny Curtis rhythm ballad gets a smooth
BOB CREWE -An Angel Is Love (Writers: Crewe-Fox)
(Prod. Bob Crewe) and commercial treatment by the good new group. Bell 742
(Ensign, BMI) -Crewe offers a first rate vocal performance with this
*JIMMIE RODGERS-The Lovers (Prod. Allen Stanton) (Writer: McKuen) original rhythm material co- penned with Charles Fox. DynoVoice 928
(Almo, ASCAP) / Today (Prod. Allen Stanton) (Writer: Sparks) (Miller, AUSTIN ROBERTS -Mary and Me (Prod. Steve & Bill Jerome) (Writer:
ASCAP)- Rodgers offers two beautiful ballads culled from his "Child
Roberts) (Ampco, ASCAP)- Performer-composer Roberts could easily
ROY ORBISON- Heartache (Prod. Wesley Rose & Jim Vienneau) (Writers: prove a winner the first time out with this easy-beat ballad outing.
of Clay" LP. First is penned by Rod McKuen, the flip by Randy Orbison -Dees) (Acuff -Rose, BMI) -Good original rhythm ballad with an
Sparks. ABM 976 Philips 40560
outstanding performance by Orbison. MGM 13991
TOKENS -The B Boat Song (Prod. Tokens) (Writers: Arkin-Darling- BALLADS -I Love You (Prod.Willie Hutch) (Writer: Hutchinson) (Mikim, JERRY-0-(Funky)
Payton- Jones)
Four Corners (Prod. Jerry Murray) (Writers: Murray -
(Athoy /Boo-ga- loo /Lovelane, BMI)- Marking his White
Carey) BMI) -The Tarriers' calypso of the 50's gets a fine
(Marks, BMI) -Group broke through on the Hot 100 with "God Bless Our
rhythm revival by the smooth group. Warner Bros. -Seven Arts 7233 Love" and follows it up with this strong blues ballad. Venture 625 Whale debut, Jerry -0 hits hard with this driving rocker. White Whale 282

CRYAN' SHAMES-Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David Smith 6 Jones GARY (U.S.) BONDS -I'm Glad You're Back (Prod. Jerry Williams Jr.) NOVA'S NINE -Pain (Writer: Mann) (Pamco, BMI)- Steady rocker with
(Prod. Jim Golden) (Writers: Guillory- Fairs) (Destination, BMI)- Clever (Writers: Williams- Anderson- Harrison) (Lonstan, BMI) -Bonds is back, powerful vocal work is loaded with sales appeal. ABC 11127
rock material with a psychedelic- oriented treatment has much sales and and he really works it on out with this powerful rocker. Botanic 1002
programming appeal. Columbia 44638 PAZANT BROTHERS -Skunk Juice (Prod. Ed Bland) (Writer: Bland) (Mill -
*HENRY JEROME 8 ORK-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Prod. Henry Jerome) bridge /Osmund, BMI) -Soulful instrumental with a funky rock beat
(Writers: Sherman- Sherman) (Unart, BMI)-The film theme gets a should prove a discotheque must. RCA Victor 47.9634
*JIMMY ROSELLI -You Are Mine (Canto Alla Vita) (Prod. Henry Jerome) bouncy polka treatment by Jerome and has much jukebox appeal.
(Writers: Panzuti- Panzuti- Grayson) (Mitchell, ASCAP) -Roselli's rich and United Artists 50441
powerful voice is perfect for this beautiful new ballad from Italy.
United Artists 50338 CHARLES BRUTUM McCLAY -When I Was a Young Man (Writer: Rose)
(Blackwood, BMI)-Newcomer with intriguing Tim Rose material should
*PAT BOONE- September Blue (Prod. Peter DeAngelis) (Writers: Shuman - attract much attention. Epic 10391
DeAngelis) (Damian, ASCAP) -Smooth, easy beat ballad with a timely All records submitted for review should be ad-
lyric gets a commercial treatment : by Boone. Good programmer. Dot *BOBBY SCOTT-Star (Prod. Jimmy Wisner) (Writers,: Cahn -van Heusen)
17156 (20th Century, ASCAP)-Scott turns in a swinging treatment of the dressed to Record Review Department, Billboard,
new Cahn -van Huesen film theme. Columbia 44640
RICHARDO RAY -Nifty Gritty (Prod. Neil Galligan) (Writer: Chase) (Gallico, HASSLES -4 O'Clock in the Morning (Prod. Good Time People Music) 165 W. 46th Street, New York, N. Y. 10036.
BMI) -Latin dance item with a rock flavor should prove a discotheque (Writers: Joel -Dizek) (Unart, BMI)- Intriguing rock ballad with top
and jukebox must. Alegre 4024 production work and vocal treatment by the group. United Artists 50450

72 SEPTEMBER 21, 1968,. BILLBOARD

 Billboard Album Reviews SEPTEMBER 21, 1968

POP POP
SOUNDTRACK POP POP

FIN IAN'S RAINBOW - SPECIAL OCCASION

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
- MESSAGES FROM
STATUS QUO -Cadet
THE
Concept
THE CRAZY WORLD OF
-
Soundtrack. Warner Bros. - PREVAILING HITS -Paul ARTHUR BROWN
Tamla TS 290 (5) LPS 315 (S) Atlantic 8198 (S)
Seven Arts BS 2550 (S) Mauriat & His Orch. SD

"Finian's Rainbow" has been Philips PHS 600-280 (S) Talented Smokey Robinson-and
Mir- his This exciting LP marks the debut of the
At last! Arthur Brown indeed presents a "Crazy
acles-tags his latest Motown LP after Status Quo, whose "Pictures of Matchstick
brought to the screen, and the score hasn't World" onstage, but a weird bluesy one.
suffered a bit. This superb track recording That "Love Is Blue" conductor- arranger is his "Special Occasion" chart climber, but Men" and follow -up "Ice in the Sun" are
strong chart rockers. Heavy guitar work In this first album released in the U. S.,
contains every beautiful number from the back with another sure fire sales item the soul flows on with more chart luster
from his "Yester Love" and "If You Want" tip off the Status Quo, while compelling Atlantic has a winner as Brown's strong
show, and the cast (Petula Clark, Fred that's possibly his best to date. The hits screeching and word painting
Astaire & Tommy Steele) are just perfect include a bouncy "Mrs. Robinson," a soft hits. And if that isn't enough, Smokey rhythm patterns boost "Elizabeth Dreams" singing,
adds a penetrating version of "Yesterday" and "Technicolor Dreams" far ahead of the should catapult this disk to big sales. The
in their roles. This is definitely destined and subtle "Honey" and a fiery "Elilah," "Fanfare -Fire Poem -Fire" is
and top listening with "Give Her Up." rock class. The group's "Spicks and Specks" combination
to be one of the most important sound- among others. This k sure to prove an-
Both the pop and r &b markets will make stars as a rock gem on this opening first rate as is his version of "I Put a
track albums of the decade, and should other Mauriat giant and keep him riding Spell on You." "Fire" also is a single.
prove an immediate success. high on the best seller charts. room for Smokey. album.

POP POP
POP POP POP

YESTERDAY'S DREAMS - THE BEST OF THE TURN AROUND LOOK AT ME- SOPHISTICATED SOUL - IN THE GROOVE -
IMPRESSIONS-ABC The Marvelettes. Tamla Marvin Gaye. Tamla
Four Tops. Motown Ray Conniff. Columbia
ABCS 6534 (5) TS 285 (S)
CS 9712 (S) TS 286 (S)
MS 669 (5)
ABC wraps up business on the fabulous
their hit single as title, the Four Impressions with this powerful package of Uptempo, swinging vocalizations of "Turn The popular Marvin Gaye is very much
With This is a sophisticated act, and the girls "In the Groove" with this set, which in-
Tops here have a highly polished collection the group's recent hits. Featuring the group's Around Look At Me," "MacArthur Park,"
latest "I Loved and Lost," this tribute to "Mrs. Robinson," "Angel of the Morning" are at their best here with a package of cludes his new single "Chained." Among
with new dimensions given standards such
the other 11 cuts is a different, but first -
I

as "Once Upon a Time" and top material of Curtis Mayfield's tunemaking also stars and more big hits will make this album smart tunes. Typical are "My Baby Must
"Can't Satisfy," "Amen," "People Get immediate favorite both with radio rate reading of "I Heard It Through the
today, such as "'Daydream Believer" and an Be a Magician," "You're the One for Me
"By the Time Get to Phoenix." "A Place Ready" and their big "We're a Winner" stations and record store customers. It's Grapevine." "You" and "Change What You
I

hit. Now on the Curtom label, the Im- another beautiful album in a long line of Bobby" and "The Stranger." Good produc- Can" are among the other top uptempo
in the Sun" and "Never My Love" are
among the other fine cuts. pressions LP will stir up the charts. similar albums. tion enhances the album. cuts.

TEX R1TTEJ<'S WILD WEST

COUNTRY COUNTRY
COUNTRY COUNTRY
COUNTRY
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9r MAMA TRIED -Merle
Capitol ST 2972 (S)
Haggard.
BLUE RIBBON
Various Artists.
STBB 2969 (S)
COUNTRY
Capitol
- JUST THE TWO OF

Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton.

US- CREAM OF
Wanda Jackson.
THE CROP
Capitol
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This album
TEX RITTER'S
Capitol ST
WILD WEST
2974 (5)

is not only a collector's item,

being a giant? They're ST 2976 (S)
With the album's title tune currently at How can this miss RCA Victor LSP 4039 (S) but ahistorical collection of musical paint-
spot on the singles chart, all here from Jonny James' 'It's the Little most polished of
the No. 1
Things" and "A World of Our Own" to
Wanda is one of the ings of the old Wild West. It will be
Haggard is assured of a hot- selling album. Wagoner and Parton have proved a hot performers, and on thispackage she lends
The other selections are well paced and Glen Campbell's "Gentle on My Mind" and her talent to a variety of great tunes. most noted for its updating of the Western
"Phoenix" right on through to Wynn sales combination for the singles charts,
among the best are these smooth Haggard and their second LP built around Chier There are Curly Putman's "Little Boy classic "High Noon," done as Tex Ritter
treatments of "Little Ole Wine Drinker Stewart's "It's Such a Pretty World To- Soldier," Harlan Howard's "The Hurtin's
day" and Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie singles hits "Holdin' On to Nothin'," "The does it now in live performances. Fans
Me," "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Green, Dark End of the Street" and "We'll Get All Over" and Merle Haggard's "Swinging will also enjoy his "The Wayward Wind"
Green Grass of Home." Exceptional and Joe." Add to the above other hot country Doors." These illustrate the quality of ma-
artists such as Jean Shepard, Buck Owens, Ahead Someday" is sure to prove a hot
a g000d singles bet is "The Sunny Side piece of album product. terial. Buffs will like the package. and "Dusty Skies."
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Marti. RCA Victor (Orm71y8). (>Columbia pop winners and adds his own classical
This specially priced two -LP set is spear- LSC 3039 (S) Starring Cornell MacNeil, Nicolai Gedda MS touch to themes, movie tunes and other
heading Columbia's Philadelphia Orchestra and Reri Grist, this 3 -LP set is opera at favorites. Byrd's probing guitar work re-
promotion this month and it should score its best. MacNeil's Rigoletto is not only The two powerful works of Modest Mussorg- veals the slick and sensitive sides of
well. This sound spectacular contains 20 Caballa follows up her previous Spanish "Somewhere, My Love," "By the Time I
folk opera recording with another dramatic outstanding for the fine voice but for his sky are given superb reading by Ormandy.
choice selections from other albums, some dramatic ability as well. Gedda plays the His able direction seethes with excitement Get to F hoenix" and "Sunrise, Sunset" as
familiar, some not so familiar, but all and beautiful performance. Bernabe Marti's they stand out like timeless classical odes
Duke with proper villiany. His "La donna and fury, and at once is subtle and con-
geared to display the orchestra's fine sound. tenor is the perfect fusion, and both mold and spicy improvisations. With Mario Dar -
and shape, develop and create into spar- e mobile" is exrell<nt. Miss Grist is warm trolled. The exceptional pairing should prove
A detailed article by Thomas Frost, who and tender. Pradelli's conducting is vivid. an immediate sales winner destined for pino on flute and Joe Byrd on bass, the
produced the sessions, printed on the cover, kling performances. They fit hand in glove long -term chart activity. LP scores.
with the repertoire. Special praise to Christopher Bishop.
is another attraction.
 NARAS to Pare Awards; Debuts CARtridges Take
Bidding by Craft; Elects Nasatir NARM Spotlight
Continued from page 3 of a bimonthly rather than Barry DeVorzon (substituting
monthly scheduling of the for Bill Cole), Sid Feller, Voyle Continued from page 52 Mercury Record Corp. showed
the usual academic boundaries. NARAS Awards Guide record Gilmore, Neely Plumb and Ir- its six -tier Musicassettes display
Other actions included the program, by which all voting ving Townsend. Chicago sent 8 -track and cassette merchan- stand, which holds 120 pieces.
reaffirmation of the Trustees members can familiarize them- John Pate (who switched from dise.
selves with potential Grammy national secretary to second The stands are free with the
Awards in the classical and jazz From Ampex were Don Hall,
composition fields as well as nominations at special prices, vice -president), Ken Soderblom purchase of 200 cassettes.
for "Most Promising New Clas- and the continuation of the and Bill Traut, while Nashville, vice -president of Ampex Stereo Heart Warming and Impact
sical Recording Artist "; plans firms of Butler, Jablow & Gel- in addition to trustees Danny Tapes, Rein Narma, vice- presi- Records displayed 15 new
for increased promotion for the ler as legal counsel, and Has- Davis, Buddy Killen, Wesley dent, Ampex Consumer Divi- 8 -track cartridges and will re-
Grammy Awards in toto, in- kins & Sells as accountants of Rose and Bill Williams, also sion; Julius Cohen, national
the Grammy Awards. sent chapter president Don sales manager; Harvey Urman, lease 40 more in the next six
cluding another special promo- months. Cassette releases are
tion LP designed to bolster the Light, Charlie Lamb and Mrs. Hackensack, N. J.; Jim Vaught,
N. Y. Reps Gayle Hill as observers. Also Los Angeles; Stan Clark, Flor- planned in three months.
audience rating for the Acad-
emy's annual TV special, "The Representing New York, in attending were national counsel ida; Iry Brusso, Elk Grove Vil- George Novak and Lou Kop-
Best on Record: The Grammy addition to Nasatir, were trus- Richard Jablow and New York lage, Ill, and Jim Johnson, ad- pel, Columbia Records, reported
Show"; the consideration of tees Dom Cerulli, John Ham- secretary Judy Gilbertson. Miss- vertising manager. "excellent response" during their
possible format changes for fu- mond, Brad McCuen, Phil Ra- ing for the first time at the an- Modern Tape Corp., Los An- person-to- person sessions with
ture shows in the series; the mone, Billy Taylor and execu- nual meeting was Los Angeles geles, is now concentrating on rack jobbers. "In other NARM
affirmation of a March 12 or tive director, George Simon. executive secretary Christine custom duplicating in 4 and 8- conventions, the action at the
13 date for next year's Grammy From Los Angeles came King, Farnon, who was forced to re- track and cassettes, according to tables has only been minimal.
Awards presentation in each of along with treasurer /trustee Lou main at home because of ill- Jules Bihari, George Panos and This time, it's very good. Rec-
the four chapter cities; approval Busch and trustees Stan Cornyn. ness in her family. Don MacMidlan. Pathway ord people are beginning to ac-
Press, manufacturers of Path- knowledge that tape is some-
way, Skylite, Sing, and other thing they must be involved in,"

Music Congress Unit Sounds Off gospel record labels, showed 11

new 8 -track releases and in-
tends to produce 40 to 50 new
Novak said.
Display Fixtures Co., Char-
lotte, N. C., has seven tape dis-
Continued from page 6 American Musical Digest, re- who was a musician would 8 -track packages in the next six play racks available, according
ported that the overwhelming someday be a Stradivarius of weeks. Present here were Joel to Glenn Van Tassel. They
tally different. . . . At RCA, majority of composers he con- e l e c t r o n i c instruments. He Gentry, president of Skylite and range from a rack holding 180
we're not trying to capture a tacted in a recent survey said pointed out that more conven- Sing Records, and Pathway Press cassettes for $43.75, to a rack
live performance, we're trying they preferred recorded to con- tional instruments, such as or- national sales manager, Norman accommodating 226 8 - track
to be creative." cert performances of their works. gans, also were mechanical. The Smiddy. cartridges selling for $120.
Jack Pfieffer, electronic com- Not only did recordings offer congress ran from Sept. 6 to
more people an opportunity to Sunday (15) in New York and
poser and RCA Red Seal execu-
tive a&r producer, explained that
recordings were primarily inter-
hear the compositions, he ex-
plained, but there was more con-
Washington. Trade's Artists and Leaders
ested in the characteristics of
the music without consideration
trol to see that the music was
performed properly. Pitching in to Aid Biafra
of concert hall performance. Josef Tal, Israeli composer,
objected to the compartmentaliz -
Elektra Gross Continued from page 1 Sweat and Tears. The cast of
Prefer Disks Broadway's "Hair" also per-
Eugene Bruck, editor of the ing of contemporary composers
by using the electronic designa- set on Aug. 26 resulted in formed. Their appearance was
tion. He said he composed elec-
tronic and non -electronic works.
Seen Up 60% $8,000 being donated. on the night of the funeral of
Lamont Washington, a member
Scovill Buys Tal noted he had composed a LOS ANGELES -Gross rev-
The total is expected to ap- of the cast who died in a fire.
work which could not be per- proach $20,000 and included Washington was a Scene regu-
Continued from page 52 enue for Elektra and its None-
formed in a concert hall be- such operation should surpass contributions from $100 to lar.
purchase was jointly announced cause different parts were re- by 60 per cent last year's fig- $5,000 from Bill Graham, op- During the benefit, which ran
by Malcolm Baldridge, presi- quired for musicians and per- ures by the end of the calendar erator of Fillmore East and Fill- Aug. 26 -29, Sept. 1 -5, and Mon-
dent of Scovill, and Leonard formers had to be on different year. more West; Columbia Records; day (9) through Thursday (15),
Rosenblatt, president of Auri- stages. He said he was quite Last year, president Jac Holz- Mercury Records; MGM Rec- donations of $2.50 or more at
cord. Present management will satisfied to have the work only man said, the gross was up 120 ords; Jimi Hendrix; Sid Bern- the door went to Operation Air-
continue. Scovill produces such exist on recording. Tal pointed per cent over the previous year, stein and the Rascals; Frank lift of the Biafra Committee in
trademarked products as Hamil- out that the listener of record- and "we are running at the rate Barselona of Premier Talent association with the American
ton Beach appliances, tire ings also was a part of the per- of well in excess of $10 mil- Associates; Fred Weintraub of Committee to Keep Biafra Alive.
valves, sewing aids, and apparel formance. lion." the Bitter End; and Deering All funds were handled through
fasteners, having sales of $352 He noted that many electronic Holzman said his company Howe, a pop philanthropist. the Catholic Relief Agencies.
million in 1967. Auricord, es- devices were created by engi- has always done well with folk Among the acts who partici-
tablished in 1959, makes tape neers who were not musicians. and classical repertoire, "only pated in the event, which ran New York's daily and under-
decks as well. Tal predicted that an engineer through Thursday (12) were the ground press assisted in publi-
nobody knew about it." When cizing the event as did radio sta-
the label got heavily involved Chambers Brothers, Jimi Hen-
in what Holzman calls the new drix Experience, Richie Havens, tions WNEW -FM, WOR-FM,
Eric Anderson, John Hammond WABC -FM, and WLIB-FM, all
amplified folk music, the indus- gratis. The trade press also as-
try became aware of the com- Trio, Bunky & Jake, the Mc-
Coys, Colwell -Winfield Blues sisted.
pany.
The company has grown to Band, Hamilton Face Band, Hal Paul also used an extensive
where it now employs 50 per- Waters, Raven, Odetta, Count telephone campaign. Assistance
sons Stateside, with 12 in the Rock's Band with Larry Coryell came from Clive J. Davis, presi-
L. A. office. and Steve Marcus, and Blood, dent of CBS Records; Walter
Dean, vice -president for admin-
istration of CBS Records; Bob
Pocketdisc's Distrib Set Altschuler, Columbia Records'
director of press and public in-
formation; Arnold Maxin, act-
Continued from page 1 Jude," Beatles, Apple, No. 3; ing president of MGM Records;
"Hush," Deep Purple, Tetra- Harvey Cowan, MGM Records,
page color insertions in the grammaton, No. 4; "1, 2, 3 Red advertising manager; Irving B.
comic section of the Seattle Light," 1910 Fruitgum Com- Green, president of Mercury
Times and additional black and pany, Buddah, No. 5; "Born to Records, and Ann Tansey, Mer-
white ads in school newspapers. Be Wild," Steppenwolf, Dunhill,
cury's a &r director.
Other Labels No. 7; "I've Gotta Get a Mes-
Meanwhile, additional labels sage to You," Bee Gees, Atco,
are concluding simultaneous re- No. 9; "The House that Jack Church," Box Tops, Mala, No.
lease pacts with Pocketdisc. The Built," Aretha Franklin, Atlan- 68; "That Kind of Woman,"
latest are Bell, Buddah, Tetra- tic, No. 10; "Revolution," Bea- Merrilee Rush, Bell, No. 76.
grammaton and A &M. Dozens tles," Apple, No. 12; "Girl Also the following: "Do it
of others are in the fold, such Watchers," O'Kaysions, ABC,
as Atlantic, Liberty, Capitol, Again," Beach Boys, Capitol;
No. 16; "Sunshine of Your
Warners, Reprise and ABC. Love," Cream, Atco, No. 25; "Fire," Arthur Brown, Atlantic;
Last week Billboard carried "Midnight Confessions," Grass- "Tell Someone You Love
the list of product to be made roots, Dunhill, No. 21; "My Spe- Them," Dino, Desi and Billy,
available the first week of the cial Angel," Vogues, Reprise, No. Reprise; "Dream a Little Dream
test. Since then, additional rec- 19; "Down at Lulu's," Ohio Ex- of Me," Mama Cass, Dunhill;
ords have been added. Here is press, Buddah, No. 33; "Turn "Hole in My Pocket," Barry
an updated list, including their Around, Look at Me," Vogues, Goldberg Reunion, Buddah;
rank order on the Hot 100 Reprise, No. 32; "To Wait for "Harper Valley PTA," Ricky
chart. In the Seattle market Love," Herb Alpert, Reprise, Page, Spar; "Golden Gate Park,"
many of these are even higher No. 51; "Six Man Band," As- Rejoice, Dunhill; "L. A. Break-
on the local chart because of sociation, W. B. -Seven Arts, No. down," Larry Marks, A &M;
regional tastes. 58; "All Along the Watchtower," "Personnally," Bobby Paris, Tet-
"People Got to be Free," Jimi Hendrix Experience, Re- ragrammaton, and "Quick Joey
Rascals, Atlantic, No. 2; "Hey prise, No. 66; "I Met Him in Small," Kasenetz Katz, Buddah,
SEPTEMBER 21, 1968, BILLBOARD
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