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POP GOES THE SUMMER
the Great Yarmouth Sceneby Singing Comedian KEN DODD
LOOKS like being a Top Popsummer season at Great Yar-
mouth this year . . There's "TheBig Star Show" at the WindmillTheatre with Joe Brown and theBruvvers, Mark Wynter, The Tor-nados and Rolf Harris.
And up the promenade at theRoyal Aquarium, talented HelenShapiro, along with that zany disc -jockey Jimmy Savile, and PeterJay and the Jaywalkers are addingsnore zing.
As for myself, well, besides en-joying such pop songs as "Love IsLike A Violin", and "RememberI Love You" in my act at theABC Regal, I'm now a Popalongnoddle! I've bought myself a mopedso that I can get plenty of freshair and sunshine when I ride alongthe prom.
Flying ComicOn the air, or in the air, it's
all the same to comedian StanStennett, star of BBCtv's "BlackAnd White Minstrel Show" andguest star in the new song -a -minuteSunday "Country And WesternShow" on BBC-tv on August 25.Stan is having a high flying time inYarmouth.
At a nearby airfield, he has hisred and white Bonanza 'plane, aptlynamed "The Minstrel', and alreadyhe has taken the lovely BeverleySisters, -who together with Stanand the Three Monarchs, make upthe stars in the Britannia Pier showthis summer -on a flying spree overthe east coast.
Last weekend, he cheered uptrumpeter Eddie Calvert, who hadjust had a knock in his new car,by taking him on a flight over theseaside.
"It's a great 'plane and a won-derful thrill to get up in theclouds", said Eddie, who is alsostarring in "The Ken Dodd Show"at the ABC Regal.
I'm also pleased to have in myshow. attractive blonde songstress
Rosemary Squires. Rosemary is thegirl who puts the ooh in shampooand the la into motor car-sfrE hasrecorded well over 50 TV jinglesand is known as the Jingle Queen.
Rosemary tells me that her firstBritish L.P. (she previously madea 12 inch for the American market)will be released towards the end ofthe summer. She is looking forwardto the record as on it she has triedto introduce some new songs andput them over in a jazz -influencedway.
A talented vocalist, Rosemary isspending her time in Yarmouth try-ing to buy an old ship's figureheadwith which she can decorate thelounge of her new London home.
Down at the Wellington Pier,comedian Harry Worth and singerTed Hockridge are adding moresparkle to what looks like beingone of the brightest, happiest sum-mers at this top East Coast resort.
I'll keep you posted with morenews from Yarmouth next week.
VEE'S NEW DISCSome Readers Tell Their Points of View
BOBBY VEE - see lead letter and below.
WHY FLIP?WHY must record companies
constantly issue U.S. flip -sidesas top -sides in Britain? The mostrecent example of this is BobbyVee's latest release, "Bobby Tomor-row", which we think has far lesssales potential than "Charms", re-leased as the top -side in America.Surely a record which has beentried and approved by the Ameri-cans is a safer bet for the chartsthan an unknown flip -side? -R. D.FITCH and PAUL BERMAN,Botham School, York.
SLIPPING ?I USED to be a fervent fan of the
Everly Brothers, but not anymore. In my opinion they havegone from bad to worse and unlessthey do something about it theymay soon qualify for your Forgot-ten Idols spot. Many of their fansin this country have been toopatient and altogether stupid in buy-ing their. last six or seven records,which, on the whole, have beenvery ordinary compared with theirearlier releases.
It is largely the Everlys' own faultbecause they have neglected theircareers. Choice of material has beenvery bad and little care (or toomuch care!) seems to have beentaken with arrangements and re-cordings. More important, the feeland excitement which was apparentin all their earlier records has beenlost. This happened rather suddenlyafter "Walk Right Back". -JOHNM. ANDERSON, 104 Queen'sRoad, Whitley Bay, Northumber-land.
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of its record releases, as fromJuly I. A letter sent to dealers thisweek says that it is no longer pos-sible to delay price increases causedby increased costs in manufacture,transport and distribution.
The price of all single releasesgoes up from 6s. 3d. to 6s. ticl.
All EP's bar Mercury and Capitol,which remain at Ils. 5d., areincreased front 10s. ld. to 10s. 9d.-this includes HMV, Columbia,Parlophone, Stateside, MGM,Liberty, United Artists and Verve.
All LP's, bar Capitol LCT serieswhich stay at £1 14s. 3d., areincreased. From £1 10s. 11d. to£1 12s. go HMV, Columbia. Parlo-phone, Stateside, MGM, Mercury,Liberty. United Artists and Verve.The Capitol T series is increasedfrom £1 9s. 2d. to II 12s.
Also affected is the Encore cut-price label which now costs£1 Os. 6d. and will be increased,after July 1, to £1 Is. 6d.
A Bass Offer!A BIG offer came the way of.4-3- Kenny Ball bassist Vic Pittseveral days ago. The band wasplaying at the Locarno Ball-room. Hull, and the functionwas a sell-out.
Numerous fans clustered roundthe entrance unable to get in.Vic (along with drummer RonBowden) was shouldering hisway through the mob -when hewas offered two tickets at aguinea each (a very black mar-ket price).
BERT'S EXTRABERT WEEDON, currently play-
ing in Torquay, will not haveseen the end of sunshine and sea-side when this summer season ends.December will find -him playingtwo-7.:.ek Christmas cabaret showon the French Riviera at a CannesHotel.
While in France, Bert will makesome records with French rockstars.
DIFFERENCE ?
IN the article on Cyril Davis (June20, 1963), he is quoted as saying,
"They don't know the differenceanyway, so how can they tellwhether I sing R&13 or R&R ?"Please, will someone tell me what isthe difference?
Can the Rhythm and Blues puristsdefine their music, and tell us howit differs from Rock? I suspect that,like the jazz and C&W snobs, theyregard anything popular as spurious."Commercial" is to them a dero-gatory word.
I call a song like "Bo Diddley"Rock -of the early, 1956-57 variety;others call it R&B. Are we trying tocreate two things where there arereally only different varieties of one?I look forward to enlightenment. -CATHERINE JOHNS, 79a StaceyRoad, Roath, Cardiff.
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A S ardent Buddy Holly fans, wewould like to protest very
strongly at the latest Bobby Veerecord, "Bobby Tomorrow". Thisdisc is a direct imitation of Buddy'sstyle and voice. Why can't BobbyVee get away from Buddy's stylenow that he is an established per-former in the pop world? After all,where would Bobby Vee be todayif Buddy Holly's tragic death hadn'tgiven him the chance to "jump onthe band -wagon"? -P. J. DUN -FORD, R. MORAN, M. WHITE,44 Pound Piece, Weston, Portland,Dorset.
A PURIST
DOES Billy J. Kramer mean toimply that he is a better expo-
nent of R & B because his recordis in the hit parade and Howlin'Wolf and Muddy Waters are not?Well, I see Billy's record has justbeen released in the U.S.A. and Idoubt if it will see the lowerreaches of the Top 100 -let alonethe R & B charts. No, Billy, you'dbetter concentrate on your ambi-tion to become one of the Top TenBest Dressed Men in Britain andleave R & B to those who havetalent for it, Howlin' Wolf is thefinest R & B artist in the world,and he will be remembered longafter Billy J. and the present dead-beat, self-styled R & B kids are ajaded memory. -DAVID GODIN,139 Church Road, Bexleyheath,Kent.
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YOUR highly informative disco-graphy on Bo Diddley last week
was most welcome.For any readers that might be in-
terested, the personnel that Bo usu-ally uses on his recordings are FrankKirkland on drums, Jerome Greenon maraccas and Sam Spand onpiano, who also plays with MuddyWaters' group.
The harmonica on the earlier BoDiddley disc, I believe to be playedby Little Walter, another artist whocan be heard on records by MuddyWaters.
Incidentally, an EP was issuedover here by Little Walter on whichhe plays a Bo Diddley composition"Roller Coaster" that Bo himselfhas never recorded. -TONY GRIN -HAM, 218 Fulbourne Road, Wal-thamstow, London, E.17.
EDEN KANEI READ with interest the letter
from Pat Joyner and Moe Moul-der in the NRM dated June 15th.I quite understand how they felt -the thrill -the feeling that this mustbe happening to me. Oh ! it's themost wonderful, most exciting ex-perience imaginable. How do Iknow ? It's happened to me.
My favourite pop star is EdenKane, and recently he appeared atour Ipswich theatre. Naturally I
was there to see him, and was for-tunate enough to be taken to hisdressing room to meet him. 1 in-vited him to come home to myAuntie and Uncle's hotel after hislast show. Luckily the hotel wassituated on his way back to Lon -
HEINZ CONCERTSHEINZ starts a series of Sunday
concerts at Rank cinemas,starting with Weston -super -Mare onJuly 7. Other dates: Southend 14,Llandudno 21, Southport 28,Bournemouth August 4, Folkestone11.
Busy GlendaGLENDA COLLINS, who sings
for her supper at London'sAstor Club from August 12, willfly to Sweden later that month forfive days of cabarets and concertsin Stockholm.
don. He promised to call, andturned up later that evening. Ilespent two to three hours in ourcompany and was photographedwith all of us. I have enclosedone with him and me together...
My Auntie and Uncle and theirfriends vote wholeheartedly that heis a wonderful guy. Not only forhis singing, but his naturalness andgreat personality.
It was the greatest thrill of mylife, and my Auntie agrees it washer's, too.
His photograph now takes a placein her sitting room. - MARILYNWALKER, The King's Head Hotel,High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich,Suffolk.
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SINGLES:London HL 8669 Rebel Rouser/Stalkin'-No. 13 -Sept. '58.London HL 8723 Ramrod/The Walker -No place.London HL 8764 Cannonball/Mason-Dixon Lion -No. 14 -Jan. '59.London HLW 8821 The Lonely One/Detour-No. 20 -April '59.London HLW 8879 PPti, Giinnfixn-No 5 -July '59.London HLW 8929 Lay Miles Of Bad Road/The Quid Three -No.
6 -Oct. '59.London HLW 9007 Some Kind -a Earthquake/First Love, First Tears -
No. 7 -Dec. '59.London HLW 9050
Feb. '60.London HLW 9104London HLW 9162
Sept. '60.London HLW 9225
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July '61.London HLW 9406 Drivin' Home/My Blue Heaven -No. 18 -Sept. '61.Parlophone R 4826 Caravan (Parts 1 and 2) -No place.London HLW 9477 The Avenger/Londonderry Air -No place.RCA 1288 Deep In The Heart Of Texas/Saints And Sinners -No. 19 -
June '62.RCA 1300 Ballad Of Paladin/The Wild Westerner -No. 10 -Sept. '62.RCA 1316 (Dance With The) Guitar Man/Stretchin' Out -No. 6 -
Dec. '62.RCA 1329 Boss Guitar/The Desert Rat -No. 27 -March '63.RCA 1344 Lonely Boy, Lonely Guitar/ Joshin'-Coming up.
DUANE is also to be found conducting the orchestra on a single byhis manager, Lee HazIewood. The two sides are "Words Mean
Nothing" b -w "Girl On Death Row". The American labels of theabove discs are as follows: London releases . . . JAMIE; Parlophonerelease . . . GREGMARK; RCA releases . . . made by CAMY PRO-DUCTIONS, leased for release to RCA -VICTOR. In the States therelease schedules have been somewhat different. For instance: The firstsingle released there was "Movin"n' Groovin' ". And again, "ThemeFrom Dixie" was released with "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" as the flip,and "Ring Of Fire" had "Bobbie" as its flip -over. The Parlophone track(Caravan) was reputed to have been recorded around 1957, that is, beforehis Jamie releases. When he switched to RCA last year another singlewas issued in the US on Jamie. Its title was something like "RunawayPony" but the accuracy of this statement is a bit shaky.
EXTENDED PLAYERS:"REBEL ROUSER" (London RE 1175)Rebel Rouser; Stalkin'; Ramrod; The Walker."THE LONELY ONE" (London REW 1216)The Lonely One; Cannonball; Mason-Dixon Lion; Detour."YET" (London REW 1217)Yep; Three Thirty Blues; Lonesome Road; Loving You."BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG" (London REW 1252)Because They're Young; Easy; Shazam; Rebel Walk."TWANGY" (London REW 1257)Up And Down; Lost Island; You Are My Sunshine; Blueberry Hill."PEPE" (London REW 1287)
--Pepe; Night Train To Memphis; Kommotion; Trambone."MOVIE THEMES" (London REW 1303)Ring Of Fire; Bobbie; Gidget Goes Hawaiian; Theme From Dixie."TWANGY -VOLUME 2" (London REW 1341)Forty Miles Of Bad Road; Drivin' Home; The Avenger; Liza Jane (Thisis the same as "Big Liza" on "Girls, Girls, Girls")
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9257 F,IgneLT ost_Friend-No. 3 -Feb. '61.9324 Theme From Dixie/The Battle -No. 6 -April '61.9370 Ring Of Fire/Gidget Goes Hawaiian -No. 13 -
DISCOGRAPHY -DUANE
EDDYby ROY SIMONDS
DUANE EDDY, the "TwangyGuitar Man" is this week'sfeatured artist in our Disc-
ography series.
KETTYBEATS IIIE TWIST"I HAVE just one more song forI you, apd then you can all go
back to your dancing," said KettyLester, announcing her final num-ber at Rugby Town Hall last week.The song was "This Nearly WasMine," and it concluded a perfor-mance which, in my opinion, earnsKetty the bouquet of the year forachieving the impossible -selling 25minutes of sophisticated jazz songto ballroom full of rock 'n' Twistaddicts
Of course it was not easy. Heropening number, a tearaway jazzpiece called "Somebody Save Me,"left the audience in confusedsilence ; and they didn't exactlyrave over her next, a swinging ver-sion of " Route 66" ; but little bylittle their enthusiasm increased, andher third song, a fine, emotional"What Kind of Fool Am I?" drewsome really warm applause.
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Sounding like a cross betweenDella Reese and Lena Horne, Kettythen gave out with what, for me,was the climax of her show, apowerhouse interpretation of "HardHearted Hannah," which was theperfect showcase for the full extentof her artistry. The audience, how-ever, was waiting for the gentlecontrast of " Love Letters," andthis, for most of them, was thehighlight, revealing again for a few
brief moments, the vocal caresswhich first brought the beautifulAmerican songstress to world fame.
After the applause for " LoveLetters " had died away, Kettyasked appreciation for her backinggroup, The Mike Digby Trio, whohad handled their by no means easytask splendidly throughout. Thenshe threw herself into "Thii NearlyWas Mine" and left the stageamidst wild clapping, cheers andcries for " More." So ended thethird in the series of immenselyambitious one-nighters which Kettyis committed to give on this hersecond British tour, and just for therecord, it was the third time heraudience had got the message, too.
WorriedShortly before the show, Ketty
told me that she had never done aseries of dance -hall dates before,and she was worried about whetherthe material was right for ball-rooms. " The point is," she con-fided, " my music doesn't have adance beat, and that is what theteenagers come to ballrooms for, todance. I do believe, though, thatif a certain type of music is good,and folks get to hear enough of it,then they will grow to like it. Thetwo audiences I have had so far thistour have been wonderful. Theygathered round to listen and I thinkthey really enjoyed what theyheard. I'm just delighted at this,and we are now working on anothernumber for me to use as an encoreif things carry on this way."
The unprecedented success of
Ketty's revolutionary tour holds nospecial message for other jazz per-formers, I'm afraid, because theone and only reason for its successis Ketty herself. Make no mistakeabout it, the girl has so many un-sinkable assets, like her way withan audience and her breathtakingbeauty, to name but two, that sheimmediately captivates everyonewithin range. Then, and only then,does the material she performs haveany significance.
Ketty Lester is no longer the"Love Letters" girl; she now hasone foot firmly planted in thedomain of the jazz greats and looksready to forsake the pop musicscene altogether. She dismisses thefailure of her excellent follow-upsto " Love Letters," notably "YouCan't Lie To a Liar" and "WarmSummer Day," with a philosophicalshrug, for she wishes to be knownas an albums artist from now on.
Her second album, by the way,which Ketty cut for Era Recordslast December, is, in her opinion,far superior from the variety pointof view to her first, which got fivestars and a rave review in the NRMlast July. Explained Ketty : "Ithas a bit of eveything, jazz, balladsand even the spiritual medley whichI included on my first British tourlast October."
There is still time to catch Ketty'sshow, and I heartily recommend itto everybody. Certainly hermaterial belongs in a night club,and I admit that I was one whothought it should stay there untilKetty changed my views. I'm will-ing to bet she'll convert you, too,given the chance.
LONG PLAYERS:"HAVE TWANGY GUITAR -WILL TRAVEL" (London HAW 2160)Lonesome Road; I Almost Lost My Mind; Rebel Rouser; Three ThirtyBlues; Cannonball; The Lonely One; Detour; Stalkin'; Ramrod; Any-time; Movin' 'n' Groovin'; Loving You."ESPECIALLY FOR YOU" (London HAW 2191)Peter unn; Only Child; Lover; Fuzz; Yep; Along The Navajo Trail;Just ecause; Quiniela; Trouble In Mind; Tuxedo Junction; HardTimes; Along Came Linda."THE TWANG'S THE THANG" (London HAW 2236)My Blue Heaven; Tiger Love And Turnip Greens; The Last Minute OfInnocence; Route Number One; You Are My Sunshine; St. LouisBlues; Night Train To Memphis; The Battle; Trambone; BlueberryHill; Rebel Walk; Easy."SONGIMIWR HERITAGE" (London HAW 2285)Cripple Creek; Riddle Song; John Henry; Streets Of Laredo; Prisoner'sSong; In The Pines; Ole Joe Clark; Wayfarin' Stranger; On Top OfOld Smokey; Mule Train; Scarlet Ribbons."A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF TWANG" (London HAW 2325)Up And Down; Lost Island; The Quiet Three; Donnie Came Back;because They're Young; Theme For Moon Children; Shazam; 'fhbSecret beverr; relftrffiles Of Bad Road; Some Kind -a Earthquake;First Love, First rears; Kommotion."GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS" (London 2373)Brenda; Sioux City Sue; Tammy; Big Liza (see EP "Twangy Vol. 2");Mary Ann; Annette; Tuesday; Sweet Cindy; Patricia; Mona Lisa;Connie; Carol."MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF TWANG -VOLUME 2"(London HAW 2435)The Walker; 1szi riend; Theme From Dixie; Gidget GoesHawaiian; Ring Of Fire; Tibbie; Drivin' Home; Tammy; TheAvenger; Londonderry Air; Liza Jane (see EP "Twangy Vol. 2")."TWISTIN"N' TWANGIN' " (RCA RD 27264)Peppermint Twist; Twistin' n' Twangin'; Let's Twist Again; MissTwist; Sugartime Twist; Exactly Like You; Walkin' n' Twistin' (I'mWalkin'); Dear Lady Twist; Moanin"n' Twistin'; Country Twist; TheTwist; Twistin' Off A Cliff."TWANGY GUITAR -SILKY STRINGS" (RCA RD 7510)High Noon; Born To Be With You; Secret Love; Unchained Melody;When I Fall In Love; Mirriam; Moon River;'Bali Ha'i; Hi-Lili, Hi -Lo;Angel On My Shoulder; Memories Of Madrid; Love Me Tender."DANCE WITH THE GUITAR MAN" (RCA RD 7545)!Hance With Mel Guitar Ma Limbo Rock; Wild Watusi; The Scrape;New Hully Gully; Popeye (The Hitch -hiker); Spanish Twist; TheClimb; Loco -Locomotion; Nashville Stomp; Creamy Mashed Potatoes.
Well, that's it. The full discography of Duane Eddy. In the US he hadan LP released on Jamie at the same time As "Twistin' n' Twangin' "titled "Twist With Duane Eddy". However, this was just an LP made upof his old tracks, which were edited; some bits were deleted and otherswere switched around, presumably to make the LP easier to dance to.In the last six weeks he has had two more LPs issued in the US, oneon RCA called "Twang A Country Song", and one on Jamie titled"Duane Eddy, In Person". Again the Jamie LP contains his old hits,but a review of LP mentioned "audience sounds".
Lovely KETTY LESTER pictured above with one of our top stars,ADAM FAITH.
Northern
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by Bill Harry:ONLY one group on MerseysidelJ currently commands a similarsort of screarnage following similarto that The Beatles received twoyears ago -The Dennisons. . . .
Groups appearing at the OutlookClub, Middlesbrough, in the nearfuture -Rory Storm and the Hur-ricanes and Earl Preston and theT.T.s. .
Lee Curtis has recorded " Let'sStomp," to be released shortly. Itwill be interesting to compare itwith the same number recorded byFaron's Flamingos on the MerseyBeat L.P. released July 5th. . . .
Mark Peters was former LocarnoD.J. . . Big competition forgroups and bands being organisedon Isle of Man for August 20(11 -23rd. . . . Johnny Sandon and theRemo 4 and The Chants can nowbe booked out as a package show.
On release -"Hello Josephine"c/w "Road Runner" by Manches-ter's Wayne Fontana and theMindbenders. . . . In many ways,The Rolling Stones remind me ofthe wild, early Beatles -but theydon't possess the same magic. . . .
Playing on Merseyside - Preston'sThunderbeats. . . . I hear that TheBeatles were so impressed with TheSearchers' "Sweets For My Sweet"that they will be using the numberon their next L.P. . . . So manypeople tell me that D.J.s are veryreluctant to play discs by Liverpoolgroups -no matter how good theymay be. . . Cheshire Beat GroupContest takes place on July 11th,12th and 13th. . . . ses-sions for the Cubik Club. Birken-head. . . . Gene Vincent at Liver-pool Locarno tonight (June 20). ...Appearing on Merseyside on July18th -Birmingham's Gerry Leveneand the Avengers. . . . Date ofUndertakers' first disc has beenmoved from July 18th to July 2nd-on same day debut disc byJohnnie Sandon and the Remo 4released by same company-Pye....Top Radk "Talent of Tomorrow"contest has over £1,300 in cashprizes, PLUS recording contractsfor all winners. . . . Predictionspot : Chick Graham and theCoasters will find themselves highin the '"Mersey Beat" PopularityPoll at the end of this year. . . .
Mecca manager of Liverpool'sLocarno, Gordon Knowles, hasfaith in Beryl Marsden, Remo 4and The Chants. . . " DailyMirror " spotlighted sensationalevents at Paul McCartney's 21stBirthday Party. . . . The MerseyBeats will be recording for Fontanaon June 25th. . . . Johnny Bar-nette booked for the Tower Ball-room, New Brighton, in October.. . . Would all groups from dif-ferent parts of the British Isles sendregular news and information to:Bill Harry. 14a Childwall Parade,Liverpool, 14.
MERSEYSIDE TOPS(Compiled by Mersey Beat)
1.1 Like It. Gerry and the Pace-makers.
2. Sweets For My Sweet. TheSearchers.
3. Too Late Now. The Bluegenes.
4. See If She Cares. Faron'sFlamingos.
5: From Me To You. The Beatles.
6. Do You Want To Know aSecret ? Billy J. Kramer.
7. Falling. Roy Orbison.
8. Just Like Me. The Honks.9.If You Gotta Make a Fool of
Somebody. Freddie and theDreamers.
10. When Will You Say I Love You?Billy Fury.
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FRANK IFIELDfollow-ups cause
is once more zoominghim no sleepless nights.
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up the charts butSee story on right.
The Little GirlThe Horror Films
LESLEY DUNCAN, at 19,looks like having found, at
last, a career which really suitsher. Pop singer, on the onehand; composer, on the other.She's mixed the two for her firstdisc, "I Want A Steady Guy",on the Parlophone label.
Her record company thinkshe'll be big-though she actu-ally stands a fraction of an inchunder five feet. But in the fouryears since she left school, Lesleyhas had so many different jobsthat she's not only lost countof them but also despaired ofever settling in at anything.
She recalls: working in a largedepartment store, leaving becausethere was no "life" in the job;
Becoming chambermaid -waitressin a Scarborough hotel, working a16 -hour day for four quid a week ;
Returning home to Stockton-on-Tees, to become manageress of aflower shop, holding the job fortwo weeks;
Operating in a wool factory on ajob which lasted two days becauseshe had to get up at five o'clockevery morning;
Spending the next six months inso many jobs that she can't remem-ber half of them;
Returning to Scarborough aschambermaid in the largest hotelthere;
Getting to London as a children'snanny in Wimbledon;
Nipping back to Stockton as apantry maid in a guest house;
Back to Scarborough as waitress;
Then to Harrogate, where she be-came a waitress and general help.
Said Lesley: "When I came toLondon, to join my brother, Istarted writing songs. With brotherJimmy, we hoped to form a com-posing team. I met up with song-writer Morgan Jones who said Ishould take some of my songs toa publishing house.
"That set it all off. I got a con-tract out of that and I've had morethan a dozen published since then.
"Later on, somebody suggested Ishould try singing. All I've done be-fore was on demonstration discs ofmy own songs-certainly I'd neverthought of doing it professionally."
Her manager, Oliver Ward, tookone of the demos along to EMIrecording man Ron Richards andinside a few days she was makingthe first disc.
Said Lesley: "What I really wantto be in life is . . . happy! That'swhy I've changed jabs so often, tothe perpetual fears of my friends.Now I'm sure I've found the for-mula. Writing songs and singingthem."
Little Lesley, dark-haired and cur-vy with it, lists boys, wrestling,horror pictures, writing songs, gin-ger beer and slopping around injeans and sweaters as her favouritepastimes.
Give her first disc a spin. I thinkyou'll agree with me that she's un-likely to be changing jobs againfor a very, very long while.
PETER JONES
OH -SO -CALM FRANKAs His Latest Smash -Hit 'CONFESSIN'' Whips Up The Charts
frank Takes It All So Casually..SINCE those not -so -long -ago
days of "I Remember You,"writers have painted a picture ofFrank Ifield sittin' and thinkin',chewing his fingernails down tothe elbows as he frets andworries about finding each suc-cessive follow-up disc. ..
But the fact is those journalistsare more worried than is Frank.Not for him the mental anguishof wondering if he's going to slipfrom the chart summit. All he'sinterested in is turning outworthwhile versions of worth-while songs. The rest of it heleaves to you, the disc buyers.
EXPERIENCENow the reason that Frank can
sleep with an easy mind is simplya matter of experience. He's beenthrough the mill, he knows thatthings can change for no apparentreason - and sets more store bymaintaining a professional approachthan by trying to anticipate anysudden change of whim among thefans.
As " I'm Confessin' " starts itstearaway run up the charts, Frankmade his position plain. " Therereally is no way of judging any-
thing in advance. Who would havejudged that ' I Remember You 'would have made it so big ? WhatI do is rely on Norrie Paramor, myrecording manager. He guides meon the right material to make intosingles, and I get up there and dothe singing."
"I'm Confessin' " is a return tothat first hit style of performance.The arrangement was worked out asa joint effort, but it's not a delibe-rate follow -up --it's just that theoldie suited that style of perform-ance.
Frank did suggest "WaltzingMatilda," the "B" side of thesingle. He wasn't all that seriousabout it, but Norrie immediatelysaw the possibilities of giving theold Aussie camp fire song a moderntreatment. Now all the signs arethat it'll become a double -sided hit.Frank likes the song, mainly be-cause everybody knows and likesthe tune.
SETTLEDFrank now is comfortably settled
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time. The only thing he misses isgetting out and about and meetinghis fans on the one -righters,though I doubt if he misses thehectic travelling schedules.
"The fans mean a lot to me,"said Frank. " They go to suchlengths to write me letters and sendme presents. But a lot are cominginto the Palladium show, so I doget a chance to meet and chat to alot of them. . . ."
MASTERLYFrank does have time to tackle
the odd TV and radio spot, andthere are some Sunday concerts onthe way during the summer. Inbetween all the performance action,he nips home to his new flat inMaida Vale-it used to be the homeof Russ Conway-and dons overallsto give the place a lick of paint.
Letters have been pouring intothe Palladium over Frank's lastappearance on the "Sunday Night"
TV spot. It was a masterly per-formance, which underlines the fartthat 25 -year -old Mr. 'field hasthoroughly mastered the business inthe years of waiting for his top discbreaks.
ANXIOUSAnd the Americans are most
anxious to see him again in thenear future.
Prior to starting at the Palladium,Frank made some foreign languagediscs of his hits in Spain and Ger-many. Release of these has boostedhis reputation even further afield.Enthusiastic traveller Frank wantsto play more and more dates outsideBritain-mainly because he has agenuine love of meeting people.
Also on the agenda is a returnhome to Australia, where he lefthis family and huge group of long-time cobbers. But when he does go"Down Under" again4 it'll be avery quick trip. His date -bookis positively bulging with engage-ments.
Frank !field waited several yearsfor the big break. All along theline he was hotly tipped for star-dom by other artists in the business.And now he's firmly entrenched atthe top one thing stands out: thissoft-spoken song -star remains oneof the most popular blokes in thebusiness.
Rumour About The Outlaws Made
Their Disc Company Panic . . .THERE was a rumour last Christmas that the Outlaws were to
break up. It was of course, untrue, but the rumour spreadpretty quickly throughout the pop music world nevertheless. Andtheir record company, EMI, happened to hear of it.
So they 'phoned up Joe Meek, the Outlaws recording manager,and asked him to record a group of session men as the Outlaws,as their discs sold so well that EMI wanted to keep on producingthem.
When the Outlaws heard about this, they were pretty pleased,despite the fact that they had only had one chart entry "SwingingLow" during the whole length of their recording career. But theirsales of each disc are extremely consistent-so much so in factthat they have produced an L.P. "Dream Of The West" which soldvery well.
Now, things are really beginning WeesWeeleeerneeelej:to happen for the boys. For a bystart they have been accepted as 0.the permanent backing group to :- NORMANGene Vincent - and they will be I!cutting Gene's new disc with him. JOPLENG §Secondly they have a new disccoming out soon that they cut ashort while back. They agree that itis the most commercial disc theyhave cut to date-and they say itdiffers slightly to their other records.
Flipside is a vocal-but not, theystress at all in the Liverpool vein.Most of their stage dates have nowhad to be changed to fit in withthe new schedule-but they will bebilled as a separate act with theGene Vincent package. What istheir opinion of Gene.
"He's very good to work with ...""If he likes the backing group it'sO.K...." "His voice and stage acthas improved over the years . . ."are just a few of the comments-all favourable - that the Outlawssay about Gene.
CommentsBefore Gene, the Outlaws were
working by themselves, after theirsplit with Mike Berry. But unlikemany reports, the split was veryfriendly, and both parties are onexcellent terms. The reason was thatMike hit it big with his "Don't YouThink It's Time" disc, and con-sequently arrangements for dates,appearances, etc., became too hardto handle with the two partiesworking together.
Now, Mike has his own group,the Innocents, while the Outlawsback Gene. A goodly arrangementall round. But the boys still backMike on his disc dates - as they
always have done. Others the boyshave backed on disc include JohnLeyton-they were on his first threebig hits-and stars like Mike Cox,Geoff Goddard (who also writes alot of their material) and DonCharles.
The Outlaws are probably theonly group in the country to con-centrate on a country-and-westernsound more than an R & B sound.Their discs have all been very goodsellers - and are all very popularwhen the boys do their stage act.Lead guitar Rick Blackmore uses noecho, and often they switch instru-ments - a twelve string guitar isoften used.
"Feel"Their material is recorded in the
Joe Meek studios-and they have ahigh opinion of Joe. They reckonhe's the only British recording manwho can capture the U.S. sound ondisc-and they praise him becausehe uses session men who can really"feel" the music-not just ones whocan play anything, but don't putanything into it.
When they recorded the topsideto their new single, they didn't knowwhat to put on the other side. Sowhen they went to lunch from Joe'splace he penned the flipside forthem-arranged it and cut a demo.When they returned they fbund anew song awaiting them.
The OUTLAWS, who are RICK BLACKMORE, CHAS. HODGES, KENLUNEGRUN and MIKE UNDERWOOD. They now back GENE
VINCENT as well as being billed as a separate attraction.
Line-up of the group has remainedunchanged since their turn to full-time professionalism two years ago.Lead guitar is Rick Blackmore,while Chas. Hodges is on bass.Ken Lunegrun rhythm, while MikeUnderwood is the drummer.
That's the Outlaws then, a groupof blokes who have built a namef o r themselves without havingspectacular chart success. Whichmeans that when they do get theirinevitable big hit they will beREALLY big... .
Have you ever heard anything like this?It's the new "LONDON" sound on
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Fair Play For RitchieFEBRUARY 3, 1959, means to most British pop fans the death
of Buddy Holly. But how many of these recall the terminationof 17 -year -old Ritchie Valens who chartered the same planeinvolved in that tragic crash?
Very few I suspect, bearing in mind his record company havemade little effort to keep his name alive since the crash. In thefour years since his death, only three Valens' singles have beenissued over here.
Ritchie was prevented from breaking through over here due toa couple of cover versions by top British artists. His first Americanhit "C'mon Let's Go" was a hit for Tommy Steele and coincidingwith Ritchie's death, his "Donna" was selling like hot cakes inthe States.
This particular number waswaxed over here by Marty Wildewho was the 1959 equivalent oftoday's Cliff Richard. That wasdefinitely Marty's year and Ritchie'schallenge just wasn't strong enoughto topple him. Despite this theValens version sold very well overhere.
Birmingham
BeatBy Alan SuntanTHERE is no Birmingham beat
group featured here this week.Instead the space is given to a re-port on some of the developmentswhich have taken place since theNRM first threw the spotlight onthe Midlands two months ago.There have been quite a number ofinteresting ones.
A man who, in his own way, in-tends to do for Birmingham evenmore than the NRM can is BobSmith, a young agent of some eightyears' experience. He has just beenappointed Midlands representativeof the George Cooper Organisationwith the function not only of bring-ing established artists to the Mid-lands, but also finding local talentand grooming it for stardom. Ilooked up Mr. Smith last week andasked him precisely what he had inmind for putting Birmingham onthe map. His reply was most en-couraging.
A CAVERN"I think that the first step is that
Birmingham should have its ownequivalent of Liverpool's Cavern,somewhere where the pop music oftoday can be performed and fullyappreciated. Up till now, the cityhas had no such place, but nego-tiations are at present in progressfor the conversion of a certain largecellar in the centre of Birmingham.It will hold about five hundredpeople and 1 think we can promisethat it will be ready by the autumn.
RECORD LABEL"The next stage is the setting up
of an independent record label inthe Midlands so that demo discscan be made of any originalmaterial which is good enough. Wealready have the next best thing-a link with such a label which willallow the use of its recording faci-lities. The first sessions will be tak-ing place shortly, and a major labelhas first refusal on the demos.
"I would also like to say that itis the intention of this office to putat least five Midlands groups intothe charts before the end of theyear. Any groups who think theyhave what it takes can come to us,and if they do have the talent wewill do everything possible to seethat they get to the top."
AUDITIONSA team from the Decca Record
Company was out at the AvionCinema, Aldridge, last Sunday, toaudition a number of beat groups.
Last Tuesday (25) an E.M.I.representative was due to attenda 90 - minute show given byten of the Midlands' top groups.Each group was to sing three num-bers, many of which were originals,and it was thought that this wasthe biggest interest yet shown in theSecond City.
If this is what Valens could doagainst Britain's top star, whatwould he have achieved h a d"Donna" not been covered or hadbeen waxed by a lesser -knownBritish singer?
In the same year (1959) "Blue-birds Over The Mountains"/"That'sMy Little Susie" was issued overhere. Once again this was anothercolossal hit across the Atlantic butthe flip was the one which caughtthe attention of British recordbuyers and the coupling only justfailed to make the hit parade. Itdid in fact reach the Juke -Box TopTen which was quite a big concernin those days. Then came the longwait. . .
GAPIf Valens' records were reason-
ably successful as they proved tobe, why wasn't a further singleissued during the next two years?
No attempt was made to issue amemorial album in Britain and theL.P. "Ritchie" did not appear inthe record shops until the spring of1962, having been promised byRitchie's company in February 1961.Quite a gap.
"La Bamba" was re -issued inin 1962 with the flip "Ooh MyHead", not in any real interest tokeep Ritchie's name alive but be-cause of the revival of the dance"La Bamba" on the continent. Thisrenewed interest was due to it's in-clusion in a Bridgette Bardot film,and I believe that London-Ritchie'sBritish disc outlet --issued his "LaBamba" to cash in on the' dance.
Further proof of this is the factthat the same company re -issued theLos Machucambos version of thesame number.
Following this the Valens albumtitled "Ritchie" was made availablein Britain. Having heard this L.P.I am certain that many of it'stracks could have been issued assingles.
"Hurry Up", a really great rocker,written by Sharon Sheeley, couldnever be said to be a sub -standardrecording. This song was given toRitchie by Eddie Cochran.
STRONGAnother strong number on the
album, and again easily singlematerial, is the "Paddiwack Song".This had been recorded by Ritchieand was intended for release inAmerica, but meanwhile the songhad been featured in the film "Innof the Sixth Happiness".
Coming out under the title of"Children's Marching Song" it wasa great hit in the U.S. and natur-ally Ritchie's waxing was held back.
Either of these songs could havebeen coupled with "Stay BesideMe" (another track from thealbum), a perfect example of themelancholy style associated withValens.
INFLUENCEWhy then was this possibility
ignored? - For Valens' uniquetalent was beyond all reasonabledoubt and his influence may still befound with present American sing-ers. One example of this is ChrisMontez who recently scored heavilyhere with "Let's Dance" and "SomeKinda Fun". He himself has admit-ted the Valens influence.
"I had always admired Ritchie,"Chris told me during his recentvisit to these shores, "I met him inLos Angeles just before he diedand was most impressed with hiswonderful personality and vastmusical knowledge."
(This is not surprising consideringRitchie was actually a singer of
folk music who ventured into thepop field.)
To see Chris's similarity toRitchie's style just lend an ear tothe flipside of "Let's Dance" called"You're the One" which is in thesame mode as "Stay Beside Me".
To cap it all Chris invariablyincludes "La Bamba" in his stageaot. This shows Valens' influence onstateside artists. In fact Ritchie isstill a big name in America, somuch so that owing to the demandof his fans Del-Fi (Ritchie's Ameri-can disc company) issued the"Ritchie Valens Memorial Album"in April of this year. This con-tains this great collection ofRitchie's American hits: "C'monLet's Go", "Donna", "La Bamba","In A Turkish Town", "We BelongTogether" (the latter two neverissued in Britain as singles) and"Bluebirds Over The Mountain".
This is no mean record (pardonthe corn) for any artist and Ritchiewas only 17 and already establishedin the American recording industry.
Britain is renowned for its appre-ciation of good artists. Consideringthat Eddie Cochran, whose post-humous success needs no emphasis-ing, was declining considerably inAmerica prior to his death, surelyan equally good artist such asValens would have received recog-nition in the British charts eventu-ally.
Furthermore, Buddy Holly inAmerica is no bigger name thanValens, yet in this country Hollyranks among the leading pop singers-even now.
FAIRDon't think I'm attacking the
success of Cochran or Holly forboth were extremely good artistsand deserve their present popularity.What I am doing is claiming afair chance for Ritchie's manytalents to at least be heard.
Other artists like Johnny Hortonand the Big Bopper had the chanceof their name living on when theymade the charts with "North ToAlaska" and "Chantilly Lace".
MY BOYS THE BRUISERSOUT this week is a new record,
on the Parlophone label, byThe Bruisers, the group whonormally back song -star TommyBruce. it's being hotly pluggedby the EMI group, and alreadydee-jays are doing their best topush it to chartdom. And hereTommy Bruce writes about theboys who make up The Bruisers.
"If they go any higher, they'llblow their brains out," I said,while watching a group calledThe Beachcombers at the Plaza,Birmingham, about a year ago.Well, they didn't do themselvesany mischief, but went on evenhigher to finish the number, andthen the audience and me wentpotty until they did an encore.
BEERAfter the show, Barry Mason, my
mate and manager, asked them ifthey would like to come back toLondon with us-and back me, full-time. The boys agreed and, afterhandshakes all round, and a coupleof beers to keep out the cold nightair, they became The Bruisers.
That was the best move I evermade, one which, apart from im-proving my act one hundred per
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cent., gave me four of the bestfriends I ever had. Of course, it'snot always an advantage knowingThe Bruisers.
Take little Don, the drummer.He's known as The Gannet because,after a show, when we have a meal,he puts away so much nosh. Allthe other customers stand roundhim, watching him, muttering," Cor, look at him," or " Dis-gustin'," or else some old dear,crying her eyes out, says: " Tom,you're so kind, feeding that littleorphan boy."
Now Don's brother, "Mighty"Mac McGinty, also a short bloke,is the only one with any brainsamongst the whole shower. He'sthe fixer. Anything that goesdodgy, whether it's the van orequipment, he quietly settles downto fix it, while the others jumparound him, and I have a quiet duckfit wondering if we will make theshow in time. Many's the crisisthat's been solved by " Mighty "Mac.
TALENTNow Bobby Corral. He is one
of those high voices I was tellingyou about. He came second in alocal talent show (his mates wentbonkers at the back of the hall, sothe judges had to give him a place),and so he became a singer.
I must tell you about Lee Stir-ling ("Peanuts" to the boys). Neverin my life (all 17 years of it !) haveI heard a voice like it. I swear hesings some notes so high that evendogs find it difficult to pick up.He's about 6ft. lin., dark-hairedand blue-eyed, but not nearly sopretty as me.
Now I'm gettin' writer's cramp.But I wanna tell you about theirnew disc. I call 'em " records,"but as all reporters say " discs,"I'd better go along with them. Well,
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it's called " Blue Girl " and waswritten by Johnny Worth, who isso sure it's going to be a numberone that he has bought hause,i anew E -type lag.
He wrote it originally for DelShannon and the boys did thedemo to send to Del. After Johnnyheard it, he said their performancewas so good that they should do itthemselves. So Barry Mason wentto see Ron Richards at Parlophone,who records them-with my super-vision, of course-and it's out onJune 28.
It's an exciting sound, and at thesame time makes me feel a bit sad.Anyway, see what you think aboutit.
I think Birmingham will be thenext area to crash the pop scene,anyway, and The Bruisers musthave a chance for the top with sucha great number.
By the way, Lee and the boystold me to thank all the people inthe Midlands and from the"Smoke" for the letters and tele-grams to wish them luck with "BlueGirl."
I think the greatest thing aboutthis mad business we are in is thefans. Each place you go, theymake you welcome and have a chatand make it so you feel that, whenyou return to the date, you havefriends to look forward to seeingagain.
1 liked working round the oldCovent Garden, but I wouldn'tswop what I have got now for any-thing, and having friends like TheBruisers makes everything justabout right.
JMC
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RITCHIE VALENS - a plea for more disc releases.Both these clashed with their deathsand had no competition from otherartists.
To sum up Ritchie in the wordsof Bob Keene, president of Del-FiRecords: "His contributions to themusic of today's youth were prob-ably more influential than that ofany single figure in the entertain-ment field.
"His melodies and guitar revela-tions are found in many popularsongs, and have contributed to thestyling of young musicians andinstrumentalists everywhere."
NEEDSWhat happen now? - Ritchie
needs two things:1. A MORE ENERGETIC
POLICY ON THE PART OF
HIS BRITISH RECORD COM-PANY.
I appreciate that in his shortrecording career he could not havewaxed many numbers, but his disccompany haven't even made fulluse of these. So come on London,please me and many more song -starved Valens admirers by showingsome initiative and issuing a singleor two.2. RITCHIE NEEDS MUCH
MORE PUBLICITY.Not just as a singer killed with
Buddy Holly but as Ritchie Valens-artist in his own right.
The Cochran and Holly fanshave protested about the same prob-lem in the past-and got results. Ithink it is time the Ritchie Valensfans had a say in the matter andstirred the bosses of London fromtheir Rip Van VALENS type sleep.
The BRUISERS, above, are tipped for the top by their mate TOMM YBRUCE. Don,Mac, Bobby and Lee (alias "Peanuts') hail from BIRMINGHAM, which Tommy
reckons will be the next spot to erupt chartswise.
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THE CRYSTALS MYSTERY!COMING up very fast indeed in the NRM charts is a disc that
should please the growing number of R. & B. fans in thecountry. It's " Da Doo Ron Ron," by The Crystals, who seemto be well established in this country by now, what with their lasthit, He's a Rebel," resting in the British charts for over threemonths.
But there's something strange about the group. Not strange intheir vibrant, earthy way of singing, but in the actual personnelof the group. So much so, in fact, that the NRM has beenflooded with letters from fans asking : (a) Are the rumours con-cerning the group true ? (b) Telling us the truth; and (c) Askingus to print the truth.
All very melodramatic. So we'lldo the latter suggestion (c). Thesethen, for all students of TheCrystals, and the Philles label inthe States, are the REAL facts.Gospel truth.
We hope. . . !
The Crystals record for thePhilles label, set up a couple ofyears ago by some top U.S. recordexecutives. A. & R. man therewas Phil Spector. Eventually Philtook over the label completely andnow is the sole owner. Before this,however, Philles records were issuedon Parlophone. But only one was,in fact, ever issued. That was TheCrystals' first disc, " There's NoOther (Like My Baby)". It was abig hit in the States, but hardlyanybody heard it here, let alonewent out and bought it.
ADULTAfter that came a period of no
releases for the label, due to thefact that they had no outlet here.Two more Crystals discs, " UpTown" and "He Hit Me (And ItFelt Like a Kiss)" were issued.Although the latter was only aminor hit, the former leapt into thetop ten in the States. It was avery adult song, and to a certainextent somewhat untypical of TheCrystals, who were renowned fortheir brash, bluesy vocals. ..
The line-up of the group at thattime was as follows : Mary, 16 ;Judy, 17 ; Lola, 16 ; and Barbaraand Pat, both 17. They had metat school, where they practised intheir spare time. They all hailedfrom Brooklyn. A disc contractfrom Philles had quickly followed,and they were the first really suc-cessful artists on the label.
AGREEMENT" Uptown," by the way, can be
heard in this country. It was re-corded by Peter Gorden and AnitaLindblom at the time of the U.S.hit, and it's included on the LittleEva L,P., " Loco -Motion."
And if any fan of The Crystalswants a copy-it's on the U.S. L.P." He's a Rebel," which may beissued here in time. But back toThe Crystals.
Philles and Phil Spector signedan agreement with London, and thefirst disc under the new agreementwas issued here. It was " He's aRebel," which climbed to the topspot in the States, selling a millionon the way. Not only that, but itleapt into the British top twenty,paving the way for many more
Pc:The ORIGINAL five members of the CRYSTALS were MARY, JUDY,
LOLA, BARBARA and PAT, who are pictured above.
Rumour Has It That The Crystals,Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans,And Darlene Love Are In Fact OneGroup. Here Are The Facts .. .
groups of this nature whichfollowed.
One of which was a strangelymonickered team called Bob B.Soxx and The Blue Jeans. They,too, recorded for the Philles label,and hit it big in the States with afantastic disc called " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," a rehashed version ofthe oldie from the 1947 Walt Disneyproduction " Song of the South."The pounding, slow -solid beat num-ber was a major U.S. hit, and aminor British one, but it did happento sound very much like TheCrystals.
RUMOURSo the rumour got around that
the two groups were one and thesame. It was spread by variouspeople, including the NRM, butafter some information cabled fromthe States we found this was not so.
Not then, anyway. ...Because a short while ago another
new artist was launched on thePhilles label. Her name was Dai-lene Love, and her disc was " To -
Day I Met the Boy I'm GonnaMarry." Now the personnel ofthe Blue Jeans consisted of threepeople, Bobby, aged 19; Fanitia,aged 18 . . . and Darlene, also 18.
But the word that was sentaround was that it was one of theCrystals who left to make a solodisc. Sure enough, the latest pic-ture of The Crystals shows four in-stead of five. But Darlene wasn'tever one of them.
REPLACEMENTWhat must have happened is that
one of The Crystals filled in as areplacement for Bob B. Soxx andthe Blue Jeans after Darlene left....
At least, that's what we hope.Now Darlene's got a disc out inthe States. It's called "'Tit MyBobby Gets Home." And if any-one thinks that's a veiled suggestionthat she wants to rejoin Bob B.Soxx and the Blue Jeans, don't tellus.
We're getting cheesed off with thewhole darned complicated set -
THE ORIGINAL
CHECKMATES
Union PacificF 11688
BECCII
I WISH I WERE A
PRINCESS
[He Peggy March
RCA 1350
RqA.VicToR
ELVIS
PRESLEY
Devil in disguiseRCA 1355
RCA VI ( roll
SUCK
LNG
Makeha9747
VOlf
COTTONFIELDS
Ace
CannonHLU 9745
GIVE US
YOUR BLESSING
Ray PetersonHLX 9746
THE
GOOD LIFE
Betty CarterHIS 9748
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BOB B. SOXX and the BLUEJEANS including DARLENE LOVEprior to her departure to go solo.
HERE we have the present line-up of the CRYSTALS. Never beforehave there been so many rumours and counter -rumours about a
group. We hope that this will now settle all arguments.Main thing is the group are selling big with their second hit for
LONDON - "DA DOO RON RON".
TRAD BOOM WANING? LOOK WHO'S IN THE CHARTS!
MIKE COTTON'S JAllMENTHEIR LIVELY 'SWING
TAKE away the almost per-petual successes of Kenny
Ball and you have had, this year,a Hit Parade bared of trad con-tent. Except that, starting lastweek, the exhuberantly youthfuloutfit, Mike Cotton's Jazzmen,made an appearance with theirhighly -touted " Swing ThatHammer".
Now this is a success I'm verypleased about. The Cotton outfitis one of the youngest on thescene. The've had little more thantwo yeasts to consolidate theirposition. And they've foughtback after a car crash whichnearly put paid to all their hopes.
TRAGEDYThat crash happened on the way
to Aylesbury for a one-nighter.Bassist Derek Tearle spent sevenmonths in hospital with two brokenlegs; band manager Dave Back -house spent months hospitalised withinjuries which left him paralysedfrom the waist down; Stu Morrison,banjoist and singer, was out of
THAT HAMMER'action with shock and a gashed leg;and trombonist John Beecham hadshoulder and arm injuries.
But the group is back to fullstrength now and additionally com-prises trumpet -leader Mike; clarinet -alto -vocals' man Johnny Crocker;pianist Dave Rowberry ; and drum-mer Jim Garforth.
Says Mike: "That smash couldso easily have put paid to all ourdreams. But the success of 'SwingThat Hammer' has made up foreverything-and, of course, we'vealso had film work and plenty oftelevision and radio."
TRUMPETMike was originally an apprentice
draughtsman and bought his firsttrumpet from a hard -up colleaguewho badly needed a bit of readycash. By the time the colleaguecould buy it back, Mike had de-veloped a passion for trumpet-andhe taught himself to play beforejoining the Ian Bea band. He turnedprofessional in 1960, with the Pete
Ridge band, making with the voiceas well as the trumpet.
Later, he took ever leadership ofthe Ridge outfit.
Said Mike: "I like all sorts ofjazz and have no real preferences,just as long as it swings. Actually,Louis Armstrong was my originalinfluence, though now I can movefrom Miles Davis to Dizzie Gillespieto Bix Biederbecke."
Before "Swing That Hammer",which is a slightly modernistic treat-ment of an old folk song, the boysrecorded "Senora", "Ain't 11,11*-
behavin' ", "The Cobbler's Song","Zulu Warrior"-and have twoE.P.'s on the market, including onefrom their movie debut production"The Wild And The Willing".
It's the freshness, the youth, ofthe group which is pulling in thefans. And just to put the finishingtouches to a happy ending, I'm gladto say that manager Dave Backhouseis still managing . . from a sped -ally constructed bungalow at EastBarnet, in Hertfordshire.
PETER JONES
The MIKE COTTON JAZZMEN give Trad a shot in the arm as they join KENNY BALL in the charts with"SWING THAT HAMMER". Until this disc hit last week Kenny had been the only regular Trad chartentrant (not forgetting friend ACKER, whose swing -backed clarinet discs did more than well). It
all goes to prove that boom or no, the right disc will click every time.
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Hat -Trick For Paul & Paula
The young American hit team are set for a trebletheir romance in song.
YVES MONTANDLa Chansonnette; Rengaine TaRengaine (Philips BF 1260)
THE great French all-rounder singsa song from the movie "Come
Fly With Me". He sings in Frenchbut non -linguists will get plenty ofenjoyment out of it. The arrange-ment is simple and the side dependsentirely on the enormous charmgenerated by the Continental heart-throb. The tune merits many air -plays. Flip is livelier and has Yvesproducing his huskiest of voices. Itpushes along gaily - but again issung in French.
THREE **S.THE MARAUDERSThat's What 1 Want; Hey Wha'D'Ya Say (Decca F 11695)
ACARTER-LEWIS compositionfor the top side. The Marauders
are pretty well in the usual run ofthings these days. It's a good per-formance with a heap of fire aboutit and a beat that should attract afair whack of buyers. In fact, thereis more beat than usual in this sortof bash -number. Could prove asurprise biggie. Flip is faster, lessdramatic - but again well sung.Lead voice works over the middle -eight and it all works up to a guitarbreak. Not quite so effective.
THREE *SSACE CANNONCotton fields; Mildew (LondonHLU 9745)ACE had a couple of big hits in
the States and this one is doingpretty well there at the moment. It'sa sax instrumental of the folk oldie.There's a very loud and strangesounding femme chorus workingaway on the number which he takesat a fast-ish beat. Some very goodsax work on the beaty numberwhich tends to be rather out -of -the -rut. Likeable.
Flip is more powerful and hasAce sorting out the rather bluesynumber in a more raucous way thanon side one. Good stuff with once'again plenty of all-round appeal.
THREE s,wrTHE CITATIONSMoon Race; Slippin' And Slidin'(Columbia DB 7069)PLENTY of guitar work on this
heavy beat number with a titlethat is rather more up-to-date thanmost. Good beat stuff, and althoughit's an American product we can'thelp comparing it a little to ourown Shadows or Sweden's Spot -nicks. Interesting but not reallycommercial enough.
The Little Richard hit is given avocal treatment on the flip, and itwas also revived strangely by BuddyHolly. It's a good rock song thatmoves along well. Should do verywell as a flip as it contrasts withside one.
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as they continue
STAN GETZSambalero; 0 Morro (Verve VS510)
GREAT sax star in exotic moodand form. Top side features
some intricate guitar, too, by LuizSonia. Main theme is stated first bytenor sax, then the guitar conies ineffectively. The atmosphere buildsvery well indeed - though it maynot prove as strong a seller as,say, "Desafinado" for Mr. Getz. Avocalist is named but barely audibleon our copy of this single.Flip opens with more so -breathytenor, pushed along by persistentdrum work. A neatly producedpiece.
BILLY AND CAROLGravy Waltz; Who Stole My BirdDog? (Vocation POP V 9210)
BILLY AND CAROL are accom-panied by the Ozarks on the
top side; the Ozarks are named forthe flip without the duo. Ratherwierd, in parts, this slab of Country -style styling. Overdone, some juristsfelt. Sort of corny country cousinsmaterial, but it's strangely compel-ling in parts. The lyrics are worth aclose listen. A few mutters of 'BirdDog" early on the flip then theguitar takes up a dominant positionand holds on for grim life. It swings,for sure.
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LEE CURTISLet's Stomp; Poor Unlucky Me(Decca F 11690)THE eminently beat -happy Mr.
Curtis makes a really good stabat chart status with this one. It'swild, rockingly wild. The All -Starskeep him going full pelt through areal fast number, which was recentlya hit in the States for Bobby Com-stock. Lee makes a first-class jobof it and deserves to sell very wellindeed. Much quieter for the flipand Lee shows that he can switchmood with the best of them. Thereis a distinct bit of the Presley abouthim in parts. A commendable one- and one to watch.
FOUR SSS,ROY HASTINGSMy One And Only One; Caroline(Decca F 11678)SLOW ballad with Country -style
backing for a new name. Roydemonstrates a dightly-pleasantvoice which caresses rather thanattacks the lyrics. Though it'seminently listenable, it probablylacks enough impact to become ahit. Some first-class musicianlywork going on behind him. Flip ismuch faster and consists of spelling -out and repetition of the bird'sname. Roy is much more punchyhere and he sems completely art
home on the up -tempo work. Flipmight nick some of the glory.
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PAUL AND PAULAFirst Quarrel; School Is Thru'(Philips BF 1256)CLASS trumpet lead into the
duo's third release inBritain. Should be a goodly -sized hit for the pair-it hasthe usual charming melody andworthy lyrics. The pair don'tchange much, but why shouldthey? This has a persistentbeat, but is at a slow tempo-and the trumpet re-emergeslater on. Yes, a worthy tomake their hat -trick. Moreappealing vocalising on theflip. Good guitar fills in thebulk of the background andthe team split the lyrics fairlyequally. Good enough to be atop side.
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TOP 20 TIPBRIAN HOWARDThe Worryin' Kind; Come To Me(Columbia DB 7067)FROM a new name on the scene
comes an interpretation of an oldTommy Sapds disc. Rock 'discwith a deep haunting flavour and avery commercial appeal. It couldgo places, especially the charts.Fastish treatment, good perform-ance and good chances.
Flip is another goodly numberwith some good backing worksfrom the rock team behind-namelythe Silhouettes. Should help sales.
FOUR SVD.BO DIDDLEYBo Diddley; Detour (Pye Interna-tional 7N 25120)FROM one of the R & B Kings
comes probably the greatestR & B standard in its original form.The throbbing eight -year old beaterstill sounds better than any otherversion although it isn't as blatentlycommercial as the Holly hit. Butthere's something there that putsthis Diddley disc way above otherbeat discs - and if the R & B fanshave their way it'll reach high inthe charts. That is if all of themhaven't got it already. More earthythan the Holly disc - and withmore beat.
Flip is an instrumental which issimilar to Diddley's last single here"The Twister". It's a guitar lednumber with a Duane Eddy qualityabout it, although it's not the tuneof the same name that Duanerecorded. Fast and good.
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VARIOUS ARTISTSWhen Will You Say 1 Love You;If You Wanna Make A Fool ofSomebody; I Like It; Atlantis;Bo Diddley; Take These ChainsFrom My Heart (Top Ten RecordClub 505)ANOTHER in the now highly -
popular series of Top Ten songsand numbers recreated by variousunnamed artists. Very good valuefor your party and two stand -outtracks are Gerry and the Pace-makers' biggie "I Like It" andFreddie and the Dreamers' top ten-ner "If You Wanna Make a FoolOf Somebody". The overall ses-sion was directed by Johnny Haw-kins.
FOUR STHE COUGARSRed Square; Fly -By -Night (Porto -phone R 5038)THE COUGARS have another go
at ruining a classic. They makea fine job of wrecking the Tchai-kovsky Piano Concerto in B FlatMinor by giving the "Duck Pond"treatment. Usual style rock per-formance taken at a fast tempo,with nothing new to offer exceptthe desecration of one of the love-liest tunes ever written. No creditgiven to Tchaikovsky on the label,of course. Even pop fans shouldprefer the original.
Same sort of thing on the flip,with probably more commercialappeal and less offence than sideone.
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BOBBY ALLENHere Comes The Bride; Nothing'sImpossible (Fontana TF 401)QOMEWHAT sentimental piece of" double -tracking here by Bobby.It's really a breakdown on a wed-ding ceremony and as such willprobably not register too well withthe beat -following fraternity. Butthere is a strong market for thistype of number and treatment-witness the regular requests for"White Wedding". Well recorded,this. Highpitcher girlies first beforeBobby runs through a mediumnumber in tempo and potential.More jerky and "with it" thanthe top side.
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BETTY CARTERThe Good Life; Nothing More ToLook Forward To (London AtlanticHLK 9748)THE Tony Bennett hit is given a
more bluesy treatment by thewell-known female blues singer whorecently combined with Ray Charleson disc. She's got a good voicewhich takes well to the pretty slowsong - it almost has a Ketty Lesterquality about it. Good class stuffand a disc that should sell well towhat must be a somewhat specialistmarket.
Flip is very much in the samevein, with some intentional out -of -tune bits here and there. She singswith herself, and there's some fairbits of piano intruding here andthere.
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LONNIE JAY ANDTHE JAYNES
Around And Around We Go;Somewhere (There Is A Girl)(Stateside SS 197)
FEMME girlie chorus gives outon the teen number with every-
one falling in love with the wrongperson. Fast and beaty but with-out a lot of appeal-not a par-ticularly likeable disc. It's a bitmonotonous-and the Louis Cordetversion is probably better. The bestbit is the instrumental break.
More of the slow stuff on theflip with Lonnie giving out on thedirgy type thing. Lonnie incident-ally is indistinguishable vocallyfrom one of his girlie chorus.
PNO
VARIOUS ARTISTSScarlett O'Hara; Two Kinds ofTeardrops; When Will You Say ILove You; Do You Want ToKnow A Secret; Lucky Lips;Young Lovers (Cannon EP 012)ANOTHER collection of half -
a -dozen of the biggest sellingnumbers of the day, all dressed uppretty much in the style that gotthem into the charts - and handledpackaged for that party or dancesessions. Not to detract from thevocal leads - but the backings areall of a very high professionalstandard, even if derivative.
FOUR SSS SSTEVE RACERip Van Winkle; Legend of theLake (Parlophone R 5041)STEVE is a very consistent seller
over a long period, and this hislatest should prove to be no ex-ception. It's a jaunty jog -alonglittle piece with a lot of appeal-especially to the older set and theMums and Dads. Good stuff thatshould do well.
Like the top side, the flip is alsocomposed by Steve. This time,though, it's a slow piano -led num-ber with an atmospheric flavourand a good tune. Strings supportably on the gentle piece.
FOUR VWDS,
BURR BAILEYSan Francisco Bay; Like a BirdWithout Feathers (Decca F 11686)
OFF -BEAT number on this fastishnumber, which seems to have
been inspired by Tommy Bruce.It's got a lot of echo-but thenit's a Joe Meek recording ! Goodperformance with a good backing,but maybe purists will go mad at it.Very commercial, nevertheless, wethink.
More of the same C and W in-spired stu: on the flip, with a goodsong, but a commercial appeal in-jected into it. Good backing; maybea longshot for the chart chances.
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MARCIE BLAINELittle Miss Fool; Ragtime Sound(London HLU 9744)DUAL tracking on the number
from the girl who missed outwith "Bobby's Girl" here, andtoured recently. She's got the bene-fit of a good self -punishment songwith a fair old bit of vocalisingfrom the young lass. There's achorus working away, and a simplebacking on the build and buildnumber. Recording gimmicksgalore, it should sell well.
Almost a trad. sound on the flip,which is an interesting bit of stuffpraising the old time bit of dancingragtime. It's very different andmakes a welcome change. Livelyand gay.
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KIRBY ST. ROMAINSummer's Conlin': Miss You So(Stateside SS 199)
VOCAL group it seems lead onthis beaty "end of school" kind
of thing. It's got a RooftopSingers flavour, with some veryatmospheric and haunting sounds allover the place. Good stuff. Butnot really commercial enough forour charts. But then who can tell,as it's in the U.S. charts already.
More jog -along beat on the flip,a disc styled in the R and B vein,with some good work from all con-cerned. It should prove to be apopular flip.
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CLEO LAINESouthend; While You're Away(Fontana TF 407)
HERE'S CLEO, just about thebest jazz girl we've got, doing a
Cockney cockles -and -whelks bit.With a jangly piano going on be-hind, she sings the praises of thewell-known East Coast resort. It'sso out of character, with her usinga rich -public -bar voice. All veryodd. But it might prove more com-mercial than some of her silklyofferings. Yes, very strange. Mid -tempo ballad for the flip and thisis the Cleo we all know and admire.Rather a nice little tune, with goodwords. In this mood, she's justfabulous. So distinctive.
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CHARLES BLACKWELLEl Toro; Hawaiian War Chant(Columbia DB 7066)
GUITAR-INTROED, this Black-well original. Organ swells into
full sound and the drums are effec-tively dramatic, against a jerky saxsound. Little bits of vocal workaugment the group. It swings alongwith a Latinish tempo and pace andshould attract a lot of plays.Throughout: that distinctive Black-well approach to orchestral work.The old "War Chant" is dressed upin ferociously modern stylings here.Again the organ is well used, playedwith a decidedly nimble touch.Good production on the bass side,too.
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THE BIG THREEBy The Way; Cavern Stomp(Decca F 11689)rrHE follow-up to their "SomeI Other Guy " minor hit comes
this Liverpool -styled beat balladfrom the Big Three. No R and Bflavour on this one-just a prettysort of ballad with a jumpy beatand some efficient sort of vocalwork. Should be a hit-maybe nota Top Twenty one though.
Flip is more rocky, with somefair backing and a fast pace withsome good vocal work from theboys, who whip up quite a stormon this side. Quite good stuff.
FOUR 'SDPNINO ROSSIConcerto Disperato; I Verdi Anni(Durium DC 16667)FROM the film "The Legion's
Last Patrol" comes this haunt-ing theme, played very well on thetrumpet. It's a slow -to -mediumtreatment, with a short Italianvocal some way through. Verygood stuff, with all-round appeal.
More of the same stuff on theflip, a number without maybe theappeal of the top side. There's amale and girlie chorus vocal on theside, with a good tune.
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RUSS CONWAYFlamenco; Tell Me In September(Columbia DB 7071)PHIL GREEN directs the orch.
on this number from the film"It's All Happening". It's a jauntysort of piece with a very seriousorchestral backing, and rather aneffective mood is created by Russ'svery excellent piano work on thebacking. Should. sell well, maybenot a chart success though.
Flip is a lighter sort of thing withTony Osborne directing the accom-paniment. Again a piano piece witha lot of appeal.
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JOHNNY HUDSON AND
THE TEEN - BEATSCharms; Makin' Up Is So MuchFun. (Decca F 11679)
AVERAGE teen beat numberfrom the Teen Beats, with
Johnny singing the Bobby Vee songwell. Pretty little song taken at amedium tempo, with a good, simplebacking and a hit flavour. Coulddo well with the plugs.
Organ on the flip, a faster num-ber with a somewhat jerky patternand some good solos on it. Thereare some good lyrics, but on thewhole it's just an average soundingnumber.
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JOHNNY THUNDERJailer Bring Me Water; Outlaw(Stateside SS 200)FROM the man who missed out
with " Loop De Loop " herecomes a spiritual type thing whichwas penned by Bobby Darin, andwhich was on the flip of his"Things" hit. Johnny takes it ata faster pace, and adds a terrificgospel feel to it. It builds and iscorning up fast in the States. Shoulddo well here-whether or not it'sdestined for chart success we don'tknow.
Story line, of course, on thefolksy-cum-bluesy flip. It too hasa gospelly flavour and makes astrong flip to the goodly disc.
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UNUSUAL DISC FROM ELVIS...
ROLF HARRISI Know a Man; Living It Up(Columbia DB 7064)CURRENTLY enjoying success
with "Tie Me Kangaroo DownSport" in the States, Rolf has aninfectious number in this newie,which is in the " Sun Arise " vein,and has a very off -beat flavourabout it. Better than his last disc,but we don't think it will have thesuccess of either of his two big hits.It's good stuff with that mediumtempo muzzy haunting quality andsome good unamplified guitar work.Should do reasonably well. Rathermacabre.
Livelier stuff on the flip, a ratherjaunty sort of gimmick -laden thingfrom Rolf, who tells us about thenew word game. Not bad, but notcommercial.
THREE SSSFLEET STREET & TIN PAN
ALLEY DARTSTEAM JAll BAND
Big Nose Kate; Ee-Cee 4 (Pye15535)
THIS lengthily -titled pick-up groupoperate on this disc for charity.
They should raise the loot, all right.Mr. Acker Bilk, on loan, handlesthe lyrics, all about a gal with anose for newspapermen-and itcunningly works in the names ofall the papers.- Sure, it sounds ama-teurish in parts . . . but that's thepoint. This will sell and sell well.Good luck to all those who tookpart. Flip is a tribute to the postalarea in which Fleet Street is situ-ated. It's a compelling little melody.
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CLINTONCLINTON FORDA Beggar In Love; When TheMelody Man Says Goodnight(Columbia DB 7065)AND suddenly it's Clint on a
staid, steady old ballad. Heconies in after a hearty orchestraldrumming - up of atmosphere.Trouble is that this sort of numbersounds dated whatever you do withit. Clint sings with his usual aggres-sive manliness. He has a huge fol-lowing and this could, therefore,beconic a surprise hit. Surprise be-cause it's so different from hisusual. A lovely little song for theflip. Clint is charm himself, enun-ciating clearly, phrasing delicately.He's a controversial one, all right.
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MAISIE McDANIELSomething Special; This Song IsJust For You (Fontana TF 400)A DUSTY SPRINGFIELD com-
position and it really is some-thing special. Maisie's rather small,but punchy voice, conies throughwell and the backing, organised byHarry Robinson, is slap up-to-date. Though Maisie is as yet alittle light on "name value", thisone could do her really proud.Good guitar featured. One towatch, we'd say. Country feel aboutthe flip, with useful piano andslightly mixed-up choral effects. Topside is the potential seller.
FOUR SSUS,
MARION WILLIAMSSo Did I; Something Special(Decca F 11681)THE considerable talents of Miss
Williams on a Coffin and Kingsong. She sings beautifully, withjazz -tinged phrasing and a warmthrobbing quality to her voice.Backing is simple but effective, urg-ing her on but not interfering withher performane. It's a stand -outshow, all round, and the pity isthat it is so doubtful for chartratings. Flip is the Dusty Springfieldcomposition that Maisie McDanielhas covered. Again, Marion singsexceptionally well and with greatcontrol.
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DOROTHY BAKERTry Being Nice To Me; A LittleLike Lorin' (Parlophone R 5040)AUSTRALIAN thrush with a
caressing sort of vocal stylewhich comes through as pleasantlistening. It's a fetching little songwith a delicate air about it, butis not the sort of item to make thecharts. Dorothy takes it at a middletempo and maintains the interestthroughout. Trouble is the amountof similar material about. Dottiesings out with power on the flip-and is helped by a fineSpence backing. Touches of theBrenda Lee in parts. Could provebigger attraction.
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TOM GLAZER AND THE
DO -RE -MI
CHILDREN CHORUSOn Top of Spaghetti; Battle Hymnof the Children (London HLR9742)
QUPPORTED very ably by the" Do-Re-Mi Children's Choir,this number is sung to the tune of" On Top Of Old Smokey ".Nothing like " Old Smokey Loco -Motion ", it's a folk -inspired num-ber with Tom telling the childrenwhat to sing. Rather off -beat andhigh in the U.S. charts. We'll heara lot of this on Saturday mornings.
More of the same stuff on theflip, another old tune with alteredlyrics. It's well performed, butwithout the commercial appeal ofside one.
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JACKIE WILSON AND
LINDA HOPKINSShake a Hand; Say I Do (CoralQ 72464)FROM high in the U.S. charts
conies the oldie with two of thebetter R and R singers making areal "go" at the frantic slowie witha pronounced gospel beat. It buildsand builds, and could even do thetrick for Jackie again here, as wellas introducing Linda in a big wayto the record -buying public. Ter-rific climax and a fair old song intothe bargain.
Wailing from Linda on the flip,another gospel - inspired numberwith an organ backing. WhenJackie joins in, there's a terrificbuild and build flavour about thewhole thing. Good stuff.
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MIKE FORD
AND THE CONSULSJump Jeremiah; The Green Man(Piccadilly 35127)POWERFUL beat on this number
with a familiar dare -we -say -itorgan sound on the polished num-ber. it's got a fair tune, and a strongbeat with a sort of martial flavourand tune about it. But don't expectit to compete with the Tornados inthe charts. Good solo work fromall concerned.
Flip also features the organ, andhas a fair old beat laid down foreveryone to dance to. More likethe Shadows this time with a fairbit of work from all concerned.Not too commercial though.
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THE HI-FI'STake Me Or Leave Me; I'mStruck (Piccadilly 35130)
AVERY smooth and commercialvocal number from the combo,
with a male lead on the fast beatynumber. It's fair old thing with agood backing that helps the wholething along very well. We liked itbut can't see it too high in thecharts-but it could make it. Ratherreminiscent of the Crickets in parts.
More beat on the flip, anotherfair old number with a group vocalmore prominent this time. It's an-other ultra -commercial effort with afair old lyric and a good backingonce again. But not so different toall the rest.
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BUDDY BRITTENHey There: I'll Cry No More(Oriole CB 1839)SUPPORTED ably by the Regents
Buddy takes the oldie subtitled"You With The Stars In YourEyes" It's an ultra commercialeffort style in the Holly mannerwith plenty of echo and good groupbacking work. It could be big withenough plugs going its way. Theydo well on the insistent thing witha lot of appeal.
Flip is a slightly faster numberwith perhaps, more beat and a littleless commercial appeal than the topside. Its' a fair old song withalmost a country flavour appearingthrough in places.
FOUR SSUS,
WAYNE FONTANAHello Josephine; Road Runner(Fontana TF 404)WITH a slightly altered title the
huge U.S. Fats Domino hit"My Girl Josephine" is given aspeeded up treatment by this highlyefficient vocalist supported by hisgroup the Mindbenders. It whipsup a storm and is a goodly rockdisc with a pretty good chance ofsuccess.
Another version of the BoDiddley number on the flip, it's amedium pace number with plentyof heavy guitar work, and a semi -instrumental type thing puctuatedwith the lyrics at intervals. Well-done-but Diddley fans won't gofor it.
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TOMMY STEELEThe Dream Maker; TOMMYSTEELE AND MARION RYAN:Maximum Plus (Columbia DB7070)
TWO numbers from the movie"It's All Happening". Top side
is a cheerful little song put acrosswith toothy Tom's bubbling song -style. Should enjoy goodly sales onthe strength of the film exposureand later on there's a kiddie -choirto add to the overall charm. Tom isthere at the finish. Big John Barryarrangement for the duet bit onthe flip. Lyrically, a very good ideaand it's the sort of number whichwill be featured in TV varietyshows for years and years. Goodfun. And well sung.
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ELVIS PRESLEY(You're The) Devil In Disguise;Please Don't Drag This StringAround (RCA Victor 1355)
NO FOLKS, the new one fromPresley just isn't the sensa-
tional huge come -back disc thateveryone hoped it might be. Buton the other hand it's certainlynot a bad disc like was "OneBroken Heart". Falling some-where in between the two it'sa jaunty beat -ballad with thetempo changing back and forththroughout the disc to confuseall dancers. Pretty melody, goodvocals from El, but a ratherfeeble attempt at putting thebeat into the backing in places,that just doesn't come off.Should be a hit - but we doubta top spot. Most unusual forMr. Presley really.
Flip is another beat ballad, atired - sounding number withElvis working overtime for theeffect. Seems like everyone isgetting fed up with the song bythe end. We were certainly.
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TOP 20 TIPHURL IVESlin The Boss; The Moon Is High(Brunswick 05890)
AT last conies a release fromBurl, who has been off the
scene for a couple of months. It'sgot a good story line, and as perusual there's a girlie chorus back-ing the whole thing up. A veryfolksy flavour, and a gentle comedyflavour about the whole thing.Could do reasonably well.
Flip is faster, with some fair oldguitar work on the number, andwith Burl singing in great form inhis inimitable style. Somewhat ofa square-dance quality about it-afair old flip.
THREE SS S.TONY HATCHWonderful World Of The BrothersGrimm; Spanish Main Theme(Pye 15537)A COUPLE more themes from
Pye's outstanding young man ofmusic. Top side here has a force-ful central melody line and Tonyhas added in a wide variety of un-usual instrumental noises, notablyzylophone. Harmonica, later on.The Hatch ingenuity saves it frombecoming too repetitive. Flip isequally well arranged and pre-sented but lacks the immediate im-pact to seem particularly saleable.
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MITCH MILLERThe Great Escape March; les ADarn Good Thing (CBS AAG 158)ANYTHING with a marching
theme and you can bet MitchMiller gets on it. John Leyton, ofcourse, has handled this theme asthe 'B' side. Because of that, Mitch,with his full-throated male choirgoing strong, might garner plentyof sales, specially as the film goesthe rounds. It's a pretty strongtheme. Flip has the sing -along gangand the kids managing to get ahappy sound out of another movienumber. Really, there's little tochoose between the two sides.
THREE USS,MIKI AND GRUFFThere'll Never Be Anyone Else;Remember Me (Pye 15534)THE duo have already plugged
this version of the old RickNelson Gold Disc earner. Miki andGriff are distinctive enough tobreak the chart barrier any time.Tune is well-known and stands therepeat performance well. Treatmentis typically simple and charm -laden.This married couple have just aboutcornered the market in this sort ofvocal harmony here. Flip is slower,with piano and guitar in the back-ground. Once again you really canhear every word.
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Back comes Elvis again after a brief pause and the NRM Jury reckonhe has a superior disc to "One Broken Heart", on his hands this time.
THE VISCOUNTSIt's You; I'll Never Get Over You(Pye 15536)MEDIUM tempo and plenty of
on the jerky num-ber from one of Britain's top vocalgroups. A sort of Four Seasonsbeat with a lot of vocal effects onthe strictly teen number. Shoulddo well-if it catches on and there'sa good chance of that. Good back-ing.
Flip is a fair old bit of fast-ishvocal stuff without too much to re-commend. It's well performedthough with a strident beat allalong the line.
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LORNE GIBSON TRIOSome Do, Some Don't; Heaven'sAbove (Decca F 11684)SIMPLE guitar backing for Lorne
Gibson, with touches of per-cussion. Line of thought, lyrically,goes on "some will, some won't".Homely philosophy in a sense andsung with clever harmonising,especially towards the end. We ratethis highly and think it could movewith sufficient plugging. Flip is afolksey item, folksily presented.Again, it has charm and appeal with-out being particularly drama -tic.These boys are building a fan fol-lowing fast these days.
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NANCY AMESBonsoir Cher; Cu Cu RruCu Cu Paloma (Liberty 55548)TWO tracks from the album
"The Incredible Nancy Ames".The American lark is not exactlyincredible but she's stacked withtalent. Self -duetting on the top -side,a neatly presented song which fitsher intimate smooth style. Bestsumming-up: a sort of one -girlNina and Frederik performance.Commercially, its very acceptable.Guitar introduction for thestrangely -named flip. Nancy pileson the emotion in Spanish. Not forthe teens: but a sound view of herversatility.
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LAWRENCE WELK ORCH.The Wonderful World of theBrothers Grimm; Breakwater(London HLD 9751)
WHISTLING disc from the verypopular Lawrence, whose in-
tegration into pop music has beenhighly successful. It's a merrylittle tune played simply on theorgan and other instruments.Femme chorus in parts. Expect tohear this one a lot on the radio.
Sea sounds on the flip, and somepeculiar effects make up the verygood number with more organwork, and a pronounced beat onthis side. It's effective and interest-ing, with more than a touch offeeling to make us feel this wouldmake a good top side.
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THE BRUISERSBlue Girl; Don't Cry (ParlophoneR 5042)
GROG.'vocalising in the plain-
tive vein from the group.There's a lead voice, and amplesupport from all concerned. Rathera harmonious quality about thewhole thing, it moves at a fastishpace, with some good backingsounds and a wide appeal. Shoulddo well - rather reminiscent ofBobby Vee in parts.
More of the same sounds on theslightly faster flip, another gentlesort of number, with some falsettothrown in on this one. We quiteliked it-but it hasn't the immediateappeal of side one.
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THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERSLittle Latin L14 pe Lu; I'm SoLonely (London HL 9743)
POUNDINGbacking as the duo
sing out on this jerky beatnumber with a blues flavour, andsome frantic bits and pieces fromall concerned. It's a U.S. hit, butwe doubt if it will do the samehere for them. Could do well withthe dance crowd, though.
Wailing sort of flip, with a gentleballad sung at a rather high pitchfrom the boys. It's an efficient ifrather out -of -tune side.
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NEW COCHRAN,VEE, SINATRA EPsFRANK SINATRA: A Foggy Day;They Can't Take That Away FromMe; Love Is Here To Stay; NiceWork If You Can Get It. (CAPITOLEAPI-20428 )SINATRA sings Gershwin. A
superb combination if everthere was. Four outstandingitems from the Gershwin pengiven the ultra -special Sinatravocal treatment.
Also on hand maestro NelsonRiddle. What more could youwant ? An undoubtedly out-standing recording which willsell accordingly.
FIVE isss7FRANK SINATRA: Anything Goes;Night And Day; I Get A Kick OutOf You; What Is This Thing CalledLove. (CAPiTOL EAP1-20419.)
THE remarks above apply allthe way apart front the fact
that For Gershwin you substituteCole Porter. Mr. Porter isanother of the greats of the com-posing field as the song titlestell you.
Both albums from a particu-larly fine period of Sinatrarecordings . . . and that's reallysaying something. One of thefinest points on these recordingsis the use of the lyric by bothcomposers and singer. Truemasters all.
FIVE PSSSFRANK IFIELD: Nobody's Darlin'But Mine; I'm Smiling Now; TheWayward Wind; You Don'! Hove ToBe A Baby To Cry. (COLUMBIASEG 8254.)
ONEof the widest applauded
success stories in the poprecord business for years wasthat of young Frank 'field.When he finally made that bigbreak through to the top, hisshow busineSs colleagues werejust as happy as the fans.
Four of the items which havehelped him to the heights arecontained herein. Need I saymore ?
FOUR '`S 4'SHIRLEY BASSET: What Kind OfFool Am l; You'll Never Know;Climb Ev'ry Mountain; What NowMy Love. (COLUMBIA SEG 8252.)L'XClllNG Miss Bassey inli tour exciting performanceswhich have proved big successesfor her. Tony Newley's excel-lent " Fool," written with LeslieBricusse, heads the set. Threeothers in similarly strong vein,including one with the famousNelson Riddle conducting.
A top class Bassey packageindeed.
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IIMMIE RODGERS: English CountryGarden; I Know An Old Lady; Ever-green Tree; The Whiticombe Fair.(COLUMBIA SEG 8253.)THAT pleasing young folk
singer Jimmie Rodgersheadlines this four -tracker withhis hit of recent months, "Eng-lish Country Garden." Threeothers equally entertaining anddelightful make this one for alisten.
Yes, pleasantly entertaining,this. I recommend it.
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EDDIE COCHRAN: Rock'n RollBlues; Dark Lonely Street; SweetiePie; Skinny Jim. (LIBERTY LEP2090.)
UNDOUBTEDLY one of theleading rock 'n' roll lights
during his brief but prolificrecording career was EddieCochran. Eddie's vibrant voicebecame and reminded one of themost popular to be heard ondisc.
This set is volume one in aseries titled "Cherished Memo-ries" and comes from theLiberty archives. A must for allbeat fans.
FOUR SSS'BOBBY VEE: A Forever Kind OfLove; Remember Me, Huh?: SharingYou; At A Time Like This. (LIBERTYLEP 2089.)
YOUNG, talented and de-cidedly successful is Bobby
Vee. Apart from one slightspell, lasting for about two discs,of decreased success in theBritish charts, Bobby takes hisevery release right into the topten bracket.
These four tracks will be morethan welcome to his countlessfans on this side of the Atlan-tic. Yes, another winner.
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MIKE SARNE: Code Of Love; Will IWhat; Just For Kicks; Come Out-side. (PARLOPHONE GEP 8879.)
THIS is indeed the Mike Sarnehit parade, as the sleeve
states. Produced by RobertStigwood, that astute and mostgo-ahead young Australianbusiness brain, the set can't failto do anything but sell . andsell.
Amusing and entertaining discprogramme.
FOUR ,ss3,JOHN BARRY: The Human Jungle;Cutty Sark; The James Bond Theme;The Lolly Theme. (COLUMBIA SEG8255.)JOHN BARRY is undoubtedly
a brilliant lad when it comesto the world of music. Here arefour of his popular themes-andall have been big sellers.
Brimful of atmosphere, theseitems. Haunting, draniatic,cheerful and relaxing. Goodlasting music from one of ouryoungest and most talentedcomposer -arrangers. Buy it.
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PEGGY LEEI'M A WOMAN: The Alley Cat Song;Mama's Gone, Goodbye; I'm Walkin';Come Rain Or Come Shine; There Ain'tNo Sweet Man That's Worth The SaltOf My Tears; I'm A Woman; Mack TheKnife; You're Nobody 'Til SomebodyLoves You; I'll Get By; I Left My HeartIn San Francisco; A Taste Of Honey; OneNote Samba. (CAPITOL T. 1857.)I THOUGHT that after Louis
Armstrong, Bobby Darin andElla Fitzgerald had finished with"Mack The Knife" there just wasn'tanything fresh to be done with thisgreat number. But the fair MissPeggy Lee, talented trouper thatshe it, has been and gone and doneit.
Her version is slick, decidedlyhumourous and could well be asingle success for her if released on45 rpm.
The remainder of the album istypical Peggy Lee in her ownintimate and inimitable way.
You'll enjoy it . . . but pleaselisten to "Mack The Knife" when-ever you can.
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FRANK SINATRASINGS RODGERS AND HART: The LadyIs A Tramp; Little Girl Blue; Spring IsHere; Dancing On The Ceiling; Wait TillYou See Her; I Wish I Were In LoveAgain; Lover; It Never Entered MyMind; My Funny Valentine; It's Easy ToRemember; Glad To Be Unhappy; BlueMoon. (CAPITOL W. 1825.)CAPITOL provide an excellent
Sinatra album in the shape ofa collection of reissued tracks. Andsome of these tracks rate with meas being among his best everrecorded works.
Listen to his excellent renderingof "Glad Te Be Unhappy", or"Little Girl Blue", or "My FunnyValentine", or "Blue Moon".
Yes it is outstanding Sinatra. AnLP which will be wanted by many,many folks despite the fact thatthey may have some or all of thetracks already.
FOUR SSS'HARRY JAMES
THE SOLID GOLD TRUMPET: Opener;Serenade In Blue; Jones Beach; I'm InThe Market For You; Lush Life; OpusNo. 1; Autumn Leaves; A SwingingSerenade; I'm Confessin' (That I LoveYou); The Mole. (MGM -C 932.)ONE of the kings of the big
dance band era of the 40'sHarry James still continues to makethe big band business a payingproposition.
This selection is taken from hisscore book throughout his careerand makes for good listening.Another disc which isn't really forthe teenage market but as theNRM has readers in all age groups- including a 'hip' octogenariangrandmother - so there must besome section which will enjoy thealbum.
It is good by Harry Jamesstandards - and these are prettyhigh.
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BOBBY DARIN - Not so doomy.
BOBBY DARINEARTHY: Long Time Man; Work Song;La ℧ I'm On My Way Great God;The Sermon Of Samson; Strange Rain;Why Don't You Swing Down; Every-thing's Okay; Guantanamera; WhenTheir Mama Is Gone; Fay -O; The Er-i-eeWas A -rising. (CAPITOL T. 1826.)AT FIRST glance the title of this
album sort of put me off. Ithad a doorny ring about it. Butdon't let this mislead you. Thishappens to be one of the finestwaxings to come from a persistentproducer of fine waxings.
It is folk music but sung inBobby's own particular swingingstyle. And he oh so obviouslyenjoyed doing this set too. I thinkin fact I know, you'll share hisenjoyment when you hear the LP.
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NELSON RIDDLELOVE IS A GAME OF POKER: Playboy'sTheme; Alone Too Long; Queen OfHearts; Red Silk Stockings And GreenPerfume; Finesse; A Game Of Poker; it'sSo Nice To Have A Man About TheHouse, Witchcraft; Two Hearts Wild;You Fascinate Me So; Penny Ante;Indiscreet. (CAPITOL T. 1817.)THAT brilliant man of the baton
and arranging pen NelsonRiddle takes the solo spotlight oncemore for this latest set. In a set ofsparkling arrangements scored todelight the hi-fi bugs among us hebrings much pleasure to the listener.
The programme contains four ofhis own works plus eight items fromother top flight composers. Anatural for all orchestral musiclovers.
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JAZZETV fringe fonANITA O'DAY/CAL TJADER
TIME FOR 2: Thanks For The Memory;It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream; JustIn Time; Under A Blanket Of Blue; YourRed Wagon; Peel Me A Grape; AnOccasional Man; The Party's Over; I
Believe In You; Mr. Sandman; SpringWill Be A Little Late This Year; I'mNot Supposed To Be Blue Blues.(VERVE VLP 9026.)THIS could almost be classified
in the pop LP section but bothartists are basically jazz performersdespite the wider commercial appealof their work ... in particular thatof Miss O'Day.
The lady is undoubtedly one ofthe finest jazz/pop artists on recordtoday and Mr. Tjader is no foolmusically either.
It is a most relaxing and enter-taining album and one that thisreviewer thoroughly enjoyed. Irecommend you to lend an ear too.
The tune selection must appealto most customers from the startand I am convinced that hearingthese renditions will add furtherinterest. J.W.
FOUR S/M'COUNT BASIE
ON MY WAY AND SHOUTIN' AGAIN:I'm Shoutin' Again; Ducky Bumps; TheLong Night; Jump For Johnny; Ain't ThatRight; Together Again; Shanghaied;Skippin' With Skitch; Eee Dee; RoseBud. (VERVE VLP 9031.)
SK most jazz fans what theylike about a particular disc and
they'll tell you: "It Swings!" Askthem to further define this "swing"and many will be lost for words.But I suggest that all they shoulddo is recommend the questioner tolisten to any Count Basie recording- anything this band does swings!
This is a Neal Hefti composedand arranged selection and Basieplus Hefti always, in my book, addsup to the best in big band jazz.
An exciting performance. Astimulating performance. A lastingperformance.
Many pop fans will have beenintroduced to the Basic band viathe outstanding Sinatra-Basie set.Doubtless they, enjoyed the musicand I therefore recommend thatthey take this liking a stage furtherby hearing the band on its own.
J.W.FOUR ss4,
TADD DAMERONTHE MAGIC TOUCH: On A Misty Night;Fotainebleau; Just Plain Talkin'; If YouCould See Me Now; Our Delight; Dial BFor Beauty; Look, Stop And Listen;Bevan's Birthday; You're A joy, Swift AsThe Wind. (RIVERSIDE RLP 419.)
ONE of the greatest arranger -composers in jazz has returned
to the scene with this offering,which consciously concentrates onbeing beautiful. It succeeds. Fineblowing by such top people as ClarkTerry, Charlie Shavers, Philly JoJones, Johnny Griffin, Bill Evansand others.
A couple of vocals front BarbaraWinfield are painless enough andprobably add to the album's appealto casual listeners. More seriouspurchasers will find much to delightthem in the clear scoring and cleanplaying on all tracks. D.G.
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TUBBY HAYESRETURN VISIT!: Afternoon In Paris; ISee With My Third I; Lady E; StiterTune; If I Had You; Alone Together;For Heaven's Sake. (FONTANA TL5195.)THE trouble with so much British
modern jazz is that it feelssecond best (to American) andtherefore sounds apologetic (and,considering how imitative it is, itusually needs to). No such inhibi-tions mar the work of TubhyHayes: he's as good as most of theyoung American stars, he knowsit, and what's more he's preparedto stand direct comparison by blow-ing with them. This album has himplaying in front of an Americanrhythm section (Walter Bishop. SamJones and Louis Hayes - who doshow up the inferiority of theirBritish counterparts) and alongsideRoland Kirk and James Moody.Tubby still plays more interestingvibes than tenor (largely becausehe can't play them with such fluentglibness). Of the tenors. Kirk is themost adventurous, Moody the mostmature and Tubby the most brashlyconfident. It was a happy date.
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1 (1) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM/CLAUDETTE, Everly Bros.2 (2) ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE, Vic Damone3 (4) TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAM/HANDS, Max Bygraves4 (9) BIG MAN, Four Preps5 (3) WHO'S SORRY NOW, Connie Francis6 (9) BOOK OF LOVE, Mudlarks7 (5) THE ARMY GAME, TV Cast8 (8) WITCH DOCTOR, Don Lang9 (6) STAIRWAY OF LOVE, Michael Holliday
10 (7) TOM HARK, Elias and his Zig Zag Jive Flutes11 (12) PURPLE PEOPLE EATER, SheS Wooley12 (13) TWILIGHT TIME, Platters13 (-) SUGAR MOON, Pat Boone14 (18) RAVE ON, Buddy Holly and Crickets15 (11) WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE/IT'S TOO SOON TO
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NRM Chart SurveyA LOOK AT THE U.S. CHARTSVAST -RISING U.S. hits include:1 "Wipeout"-Surfairs; "Come GoWith Me"-Dion ; "Be Careful ofStones You Throw"-Dion ; "Hoote-nanny"-Glencoves; "Tips of MyFingers "-Roy Clark ; " GreenGreen "-New Christy Minstrels ;"Rock Me in the Cradle of Love"-Dee Dee Sharp ; "I (Who HaveNothing)"-Ben E. King ; "TenderYears"-Brook Benton; "Brenda"-Cupids; "Where Can You Go?"-George Maharis; "I Can't StopLoving You"-Count Basie ; "MyBlock"-Four Pennies.
Recent U.S. releases include:"Devil in Disguise"-Elvis Presley ;"I Wonder"-Brenda Lee ; "TrueLove Never Runs Smooth"-GenePitney ; "Blowin' in the Wind"-Peter Paul and Mary ; "How ManyTeardrops"-Lou Christy ; "Dance,Dance, Dance"-Joey Dee; "WillPower"-The Cookies; "Dancin'Holiday"-The Olympics; "She
Never Looked Better"-The Play-mates; "You Get Ugly"-The Con-tours ; "Gopc"-The Rip Chords;"Answer Me, My Love" - TheRoomates; "Lollipops, Lace andLipstick"-James Gilreath : "Wait'Til My Bobby Gets I-Iome"--Dar-lene Love ; "Say I Won't Be There"-The Springfields ; "Lucky Lips"-Cliff Richard ; "Here We Go"-Sandy Nelson ; "Three To GetReady"-Dave Brubeck : "OneHappy Ending"-The Majors; and"Cordially Invited"-The McGuireSisters; and "Judy's Turn To Cry"-Lesley Gore.
Chris Kenner's first big sellersince "I Like It Like That" is"Land of 1000 Dances" on theInstant label, currently No. 113.
Del Shannon's version of TheBeatles' "From Me To You" lookslike being in the U.S. top hundrednext week, together with discs fromElvis and The Four Seasons. N.J.
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THE SHADOWS CHALLENGEAND the Shadows challenge heavily for the top spot with Gerry just
about holding them off with "I Like It". Buddy Holly is the onlyother challenger to the top spot - but he wouldn't make it for someweeks yet with the competition. Other fast -risers include Jim Reeves, theCrystals, and of course Frank Ilfield who shoots up the charts withhis version of "Confessin' ", the oldie.
Lesley Gore, Kenny Lynch and the Everly Brothers are shooting up,while Kyu Sakamoto, the Four Seasons and Joe Brown enter the listswith their new discs. Bobby Vee, and the Hollies should be in the twentynext week, while a new Liverpool group, the Searchers, enter with "SweetsFor My Sweet". They are spotlighted this week in the NRM.
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(London)FALLING12 (5) Roy Orbison(London)WHEN WILL YOU SAYI LOVE YOU5 (7) Billy Fury (Decca)SCARLETT O'HARA7 (10) Jet Harris & TonyMeehan (Decca)LUCKY LIPS10 (8) Cliff Richard(Columbia)IN DREAMS11 (18) Roy Orbison(London)FORGET HIM16 (6) Bobby Rydell(Cameo -Parkway) 40WELCOME TO MY WORLD26 (3) Jim Reeves(RCA -Victor) 41TWO KINDS OFTEARDROPS15 (10) Del Shannon(London)DA DOO RON RON37 (2) The Crystals(London)THE ICE CREAM MAN22 (4) The Tornados(Decca)CAN'T GET USED TOLOSING YOU14 (15) Andy Williams(CBS)YOUNG LOVERS17 (10) Paul & Paula(Philips \
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NOBODY'S DARLIN' BUT 47MINE18 (12) Frank !field(Columbia)BOBBY TOMORROW42 (2) Bobby Vee (Liberty) 49CONFESSIN'- (1) Frank !field
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(Columbia) 50IT'S MY PARTY34 (2) Lesley Gore(Mercury)
JUST LIKE ME27 (5) The Hoilies(Parlophone)IT'S BEEN NICE33 (3) The Everly Brothers(Warner Bros.)HOW DO YOU DO IT?19 (16) Gerry & ThePacemakers (Columbia)RONDO35 (3) Kenny Ball (Pye)ANOTHER SATURDAYNIGHT23 (7) Sam Cooke(RCA -Victor)HEY MAMA47 (2) Frankie Vaughan(Philips)YOU CAN NEVER STOPME LOVING YOU44 (2) Kenny Lynch (HMV)PIPELINE25 (11) The Chantays(London)SHY GIRL28 (4) Mark Wynter (Pye)INDIAN LOVE CALL36 (3) Karl Denver (Decca)HARVEST OF LOVE20 (7) Benny Hill (Pye)FROM A JACK TO A KING21 (20) Ned Miller (London)LOSING YOU24 (14) Brenda Lee(Brunswick)HE'S SO FINE29 (12) The Chiffons(Stateside)SWING THAT HAMMER49 (2) Mike Cotton(Columbia)MY WAY32 (10) Eddie Cochran(Liberty)SAY I WON'T BE THERE38 (14) The Springfields(Philips)BROWN EYEDHANDSOME MAN40 (16) Buddy Holly (Coral)SUKIYAKI- (1) Kyu Sakamoto(HMV)IT'S TOO LATE NOW46 (2) The Swinging BlueJeans (HMV)LITTLE BAND OF GOLD31 (9) James Gilreath (Pye)AIN'T THAT A SHAME- (1) The Four Seasons(Stateside)DON'T TRY TOCHANGE ME43 (4) The Crickets(Liberty)NATURE'S TIME FOR LOVE- (1) Joe Brown (Pye)SWEETS FOR MY SWEET- (1) The Searchers (Pye)CASABLANCA30 (10) Kenny Ball (Pye)
(First figure denotes position fastweek: figure in parentheses denotes
weeks in chart)
THE HIT OF 1963
111211214`6.TONY BENNETT
CBS AAG 153
VOCAL
THE MILLICENT
GRAVYWALTZ
KPMKEITH PROWSE, 21 DENMARK ST., W.C.2
MARTINParlophone R5033
INSTRUMENTAL
STEVEALLEN
London HLD 9723
SMILEBY
SammyDavis Jnr.
ON REPRISE R20187
PETER MAURICE MUSIC COMPANY, 21 DENMARK ST., W.C.2
Page Twelve NEW RECORD MIRROR, Week -ending June 29, 1963
KENNY'S SONGSARE IN DEMAND
Says PETER JONESKENNY LYNCH is going all in-
ternational. Not only are offerspouring in for his services frommany parts of the world, but hismusic publishing company, KlynchMusic, is trading in songs much indemand from top popsters every-where.
Right now, Kenny has his "YouCan Never Stop Me Loving You"in the charts here-a song writtenfor him by Ian "Sammy" Samwell.It's been a team job, this disc, be-tween Kenny and Ian, recordingmanager Wally Ridley, and musicaldirector Harry Robinson.
RECORDSJohnny Tillotson heard the song
and insisted on cutting it just afew days ago, with Archie Bleyer,in Memphis, U.S.A., for his nextCadence single release. "A knock-out song." he says, in a letter fromthe States.
And, in France, Johnny Hally-day has picked up the melody and
- got his manager, Lee Hallyday, toget an option on it for the rockstar's library. He, too, plans torecord it.
Kenny himself has been receivingTV offers from Sweden and Francefor major appearances in Augustand September. " Trouble is, I'mso busy here at home just now,"said Kenny this week. " I'll have
to scrub round the August jaunts,but I hope to do the Continentalbit in September."
Further progress: Ian Samwellhas signed a management pact withJean Lincoln, Kenny's manager-just about the most attractivemanager in the business. Andthey've all three gone into a jointpromotional venture in a ballroomin Bermondsey, in London's EastEnd. They'll be putting on specialproductions there in the nearfuture.
TRAILERThe inquiries for Kenny from
different parts of the world hasprompted Jean Lincoln to buy therights of a 15 -minute TV showcaseprogramme featuring the differentmoods of Kenny-a show originallyput out by Southern Television.This will be sent to different partsof the world as a "trailer" of theLynch talents.
Though Kenny, of all Britishsingers, had to work hard to breakthrough finally in the Top Twenty,there's no doubt he gets even morepride from the way his debut long -player was received by critics andfans alike. It was hailed as beingone of the most outstanding pro-ductions in many a year by a home-grown performer.
Says Kenny : "One day I'd like
to get to the States and at leasthave a look round show businessthere. But things really are goingwell here in Britain. I've just hada good old holiday on the Con-tinent, when I fully intended puttingthe finishing touches to my firstbook but failed to get anythingdone at all ! Now I've got datesall over the place, including beingtied up at Morecambe for thesummer, and we've got plenty ofTV and radio shows to fit inbetween. -
DOGAs reported earlier, Kenny
wanted to buy himself a blood-hound after using two of these ex-pressive dogs to help get the atmo-sphere of his "Misery" single fora television appearance. Now he'sdecided that his dog -ownershipdays will have to be delayed for awhile. He doesn't reckon it fairthat a dog of that size should haveto whistle all over the country withKenny.
Kenny's show business life hasbeen an astonishing mixture of upsand downs - but it's never beenmore UP than it is now. He getsfan -mail by the sack -load, is im-mediately recognised in the street,has agents of different nationalitiesclamouring for his services.
And meanwhile, " You CanNever Stop Me Loving You" tacksa whole lot more on to his earningpower.
FOLK? BEAT? POP?-These Two Are The Lot !
DON'T try to categorise Carter -Lewis and the Southerners.
They don't fit into any onecategory. Just say they're athome with R. and B., with C.and W., with ballads, with oldies,with anything that has any sem-blance of a melody line.
They're bouncing back forchart recognition this week with"Sweet and Tender Romance" onthe Oriole label. An excitingdisc - one which copped FourBells from the NRM Disc Jury.
A break -through for these 21 -year -olds from Birmingham wouldbe most welcome. Especially totheir fan club, which includes suchwell-known names as TommySteele, Clinton Ford and FrankWield. Let's look back on how itall started. . .
byLANGLEYJOHNSON
John Shakespeare and KennyHawker are the lads in question.They met at Waverley GrammarSchool, Birmingham, John leavingto become a lab. assistant forICI, and Kent to be a Civil Servant.Just over two years ago, theytravelled to London on a one -dayexcursion ticket-as they couldn'tafford to stay in London overnight.
CONTRACT"Our aim was to interest the
publishers with the songs and in-strumentals we'd written," they saynow. But nobody seemed in-terested until they called in to seeTerry Kennedy, of Southern Music.
Kennedy admits he was excitedfrom the off. He also liked theirsinging and signed them as personalmanager. The boys notched acomposing contract with SouthernMusic.
And they left Birmingham forgood to take up positions in aclassical music company near Tin
Pan Alley. In between times, theymade demo discs of their ownsongs, finding in the main that folkreckoned they should be singingthem for themselves. So out came"Here's Hopin'," a fine debut disc.Air shows followed, under theguidance of producer Jimmy Grant,who dug the boys' sounds.
SUCCESSBut before all that, they'd
written numbers for discs byguitarist Dennis Newey and singersJimmy Crawford and GerryBeckles. Their biggest success onthe writing side was Mike Sarne's" Will I What ?"
Sometimes the boys have beencompared to The Weavers or TheCrickets. But, in a sense, they'remore versatile than either of theseAmerican groups. They range,
The
even in their writing, from the jazzside to the out-and-out commercialPon.
"We don't like being typed intoone category," say the boys.
For the record, John Shake-speare, plays guitar and banjo,collects discs by Ray Charles, EddieCochran and Chuck Berry, likesrehearsing, broadcasting, listeningto records, attending jazz and folkconcerts.
Ken Hawker, plays piano, likesPeggy Lee, Buddy Holly, JimmyRodgers, Chuck Berry, digs record-ing sessions, draught beer, buyingclothes, classical music and rhythm'n' blues.
And while they watch "Sweet andTender Romance" start to move,they've also penned a future BuddyBritten release and also "That'sWhat I Want" for Decca's newgroup. The Marauders.
The team which produced the hit disc "YOU CAN NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU" on HMV. Left toright they are A&R manager WALLY RIDLEY, composer IAN "SAMMY" SAMWELL, KENNY LYNCH and
his musical director HARRY ROBINSON.
THE L'POOL GROUP
WITH A LS. SORD
MOST of the Liverpool groups tend to sound the same whether it beunintentional or intentional. There is one group which doesn't how-
ever. That's the Searchers, who manage to inject a very distinctivesound into their discs. Currently scoring heavily with "Sweets For MySweet" on Pye, they consist of four bright young men with very definiteideas about success - and sound.
They use falsetto and bass backing more in the style of some of themore popular U.S. vocal groups, than in the style of the British groups.Although they don't lay on the shrieking as much as say the FourSeasons it still is very definitely on their disc, and must be one of thereasons for its success.
The boys themselves have justreturned from a highly successful
CARTER-LEWIS team look like breaking through into the charts with their latest fromIf they do it will be but another success feather in their already well filled hat.
outing to Hamburg, where theyhave been playing dates and variousappearances in such places as theStar Club, together with many otherof Britain's top groups.
Like most of the Liverpoolgroups, the boys tend to veer to-wards the R & B field for theirnumbers. But unlike other groupsthey refuse to call their music R& B - even although it has con-siderably more genuine and auth-entic flavour than most. They usedto play Country and Westernstyled things when they backedJohnny Sandon, but now they haveswitched to the more bluely styleof stuff.
Film"Sweets For My Sweet", origin-
ally waxed some years back by theDrifters without Ben E. King is avery commercial beat ballad withsome great vocalising from theboys. But all of this came aboutbecause of the night at Liverpoolwhen a tape recorder capturedeleven of the boys numbers.
The tracks were sent to Pye whoimmediately auditioned the boys.They rushed them to a studio wherethey out three of the tracks on thetape. Tony Hatch decided that"Sweets" was the best one commer-cially, so note the boys have avery successful disc on their hands.
Their name was culled from the
John Wayne film "The Searchers"."Whenever we make an appear-ance, and are billed," said ChrisCurtis, the drummer, "we think that`from the film of the same name'should be put on the bill too" .
Let's look at the line-up of theteam. Lead singer and bass guitar-ist is 22 years old Tony Jackson.After an accident, Tony had toswitch hands - and he had a jobadapting himself for a while. Butnow he says he couldn't play withhis other hand if be wanted to.
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NORMANJOPLING
Chris Curtis, age 21 is anothervocalist and the group's drummer.He was vocalist with an R & Bgroup before joining the Searchers.Michael Pendergast age 21 is leadguitarist and another vocalist.Before joining the Searchers he wasa member of groups includingWreckers, and the Confederates. Hislikes include Weetabix.
No WorryLast but not least comes John
McNally, the Rhythm guitarist andalso a vocalist. He's the foundermember of the Searche
That's the group then that to mymind has made one of the betterdiscs to come out of the Liverpoolscene to date. A scene that hasbeen wrung dry and played out -but if the Searchers go on makingdiscs like "Sweets For My Sweet"they won't have to worry aboutwhat happens to them - they'll beat the top....
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