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peans aren't aware this particularly American style of music originated in Nashville and that production of country music records is now one of the city's major industries. The record, as will the story that will be mailed with the record to Europe, Japan and South America-(Continued on page 50) 7715 Densmore. Van Nuys ''13) 989-5000 NEW! FROM THE WORLD'S FIRST AND FOREMOST NAME IN CAR STEREO.. MASS-MARKET PRICES! CAR STEREO FROM $29.95 FABULOUS STEREO CARTRIDGES FROM .99! The world's largest single-source for car and home stereo, cartridge entertainment and accessories-Fabulous library of 50,000 cartridge titles. (Advertisement) AR3ee Retord/Playback Hanle Un.r Marly Hw-12 Home Compatible Muni, M -30 Mast Market Car Stereo 4 a 8 Track Home enit Breakthrough www.americanradiohistory.com 1) GARYin a soft-rockin' mood "Sleeping Beauty" c/w "Hang On to Me" -.9119 RCAVICTOR sir The most trusted name rn sound www.americanradiohistory.com nnnunuiinunnnuuuuuuuuunnlmuunmuuiiiiinuiiiminnniiiuui0miinuinunuuumnttmmutuiuunaumunumtmumnuiiinunuumi MANY DIFFERENT ROADS LEAD TO EUROVISION By MIKE HENNESSEY PARIS-Songs from French-speaking cóuntries and principali- ties reaching Vienna on April 8 for the Eurovision Song Contest will arrive by a variety of different routes. Billboard's survey of the TV companies of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Monaco revealed that a wide variety of methods are used to select a song for Eurovision. FRANCE: The song submitted by the ORTF, the French State Radio and Television Authority, is chosen by a jury of six people, mostly composers. This year, the jury consisted of Georges Van Parys, Paul Misraki, Pierre Petit, Antoine Duhamel, Jacques Loussier and Georges Wiener. They selected the winning song-"Il Doit Etre Beau la bas"-from a total of more than 100 submitted. It will be sung by Noelle Cordier, and was written by Hubert Giraud and Pierre Delanoe. BELGIUM: The Belgian entry is selected by a 10-man jury of people from the music industry. One year the selection is handled by the Belgian-Speaking Service of the RTB and the following year by the Flemish Service. This year it is the turn of the Flemish Service.The selection is made during a series of 10 weekly TV programs. Ten singers-five male and five female-are chosen by the RTB, and they present their own songs. The jury votes for each of the 10 songs and the best three go forward to the next program. Any song which succeeds in being presented in three programs goes auto- matically in the final. For the final program next Saturday (25), the jury is augmented by five experts from countries other than Belgium. This technique of selection was used by the Flemish Service in 1963. In 1965, the Flemish Service chose just one singer, who pre- sented a number of sonal to the jury in two TV programs In 1966 the French Service used the same method as in 1965. This year, however. the Flemish decided that the 1963 method was a good means of building a TV series. SWITZERLAND: Switzerland is a country with a TV station for each region-French, Italian and German. Each center submits two songs for Eurovision. These six songs are presented in a TV program and voted for by a 12-man jury of music business people. This year, the winning song was "Quel Coeur Vas Tu Briser?" (Which Heart Are You Going to Break), by Daniel Faure and Gerard Gary. It will be sung in Vienna by French singer Geraldine. The recording of the song was produced in Paris by a&r man Jacques Bedos. LUXEMBOURG: About 24 songs were submitted and selection is still being made by a 10-man jury of conductors, singers, critics. etc. Same principle as in France. MONACO: Tele Monte Carlo selected CBS singer Minouche Barelli to represent the principality. She will present seven songs-one per night-in TV appearances throughout this month, and viewers will vote for the winner. immmmnnemunuuuumuunmuummnnmmmnumnununumnmmmunmmmmmnnmmmmmnmmimununmmunmuuunoi Compatible Stereo Disk Promotes MGM Acts NEW YORK-MGM Rec- ords will launch in March a compatible stereo record as a promotional device for FM stereo radio stations. The com- patible single will not be sold to the public, said Lenny Scheer, label's director of marketing. The compatible will be a fea- ture of the "Celebrity Scene," promotion feature that has proven such a valuable mer- chandising concept for MGM Records. Connie Francis will be the first artist. The compatible is being pro- vided to aid FM stereo radio stations across the nation. "I'm looking for as much exposure as I can get for our artists," Scheer said, "and, as tough as it is to get product played on radio today, the extra exposure on FM stereo radio stations could become very important." He felt that FM listeners, in general, were probably "more avid" fans of music, thus po- tential record purchasers on a large scale. The "Celebrity Scene" series, packages containing five singles records and a biography of the artist, is mailed to some 4,000 radio stations and every juke- box operator in the nation, Scheer said. A different artist is featured each month. Among those artists featured so far have been Lainie Kazan, Willie Bobo, Julius LaRosa, and Wes Montgomery, among others. Connie Francis is the push for March, Jimmy Smith for April. Radio airplay has been in- strumental in the success of the "Celebrity Scene" promotion, Scheer said. "There hasn't been any of these artists who haven't made the charts after being part of the package, including some artists who've been sort of dormant as far as sales." Jukebox operators also find the "Scene" valuable because they have largely been unable to capitalize on album artists. MGM Records, headed by Mort L. Nasatir, has been one of the hottest record companies, said Scheer, "and one of the reasons, is the pattern of re- leasing product four times (Continued on page 12) Charles' Set Tops ABC 100G Consumer Drive NEW YORK-ABC Records kicks off its biggest national consumer campaign, budgeted at $100,000, in March, with special emphasis being placed on the Ray Charles two-record package, "A Man and His Soul." The complete line-up of ABC artists and their latest al- bums will be featured, with ad- vertisements carrying the head- (Continued on page 10) FEBRUARY 25, 1967, BILLBOARD CBS' Davis Sets Broad Program To Keep Pace With 22% Upswing NEW YORK-Clive J. Davis, vice-president and general man- ager of CBS Records, is setting his sights on the broadening and strengthening of catalog and the development of new artists to continue the company's upward sales spiral which brought its take in 1966 to 22 per cent more than the previous year's.Davis said, "the significant growth of CBS Records in 1966 reflects the unusual vitality that has marked our progress throughout the past decade." He added, "Again we main- tained our leadership of what is fast becoming a billion-dollar industry. What we must do in 1967 is make sure that the growth we experience does not become a profitless prosperity. It is this problem and challenge that everyone in the industry must be prepared to meet if 1967 is to achieve its full potential." All of the operating units within CBS Records contributed to the Division's over-all growth during 1966. Columbia Records continued to click with a steady stream of top-selling singles and albums pegged for the teen market with such artists as Paul Revere and the Raiders, Simon and Garfunkel, the Byrds, and the Cyrkle. Columbia also con- tinued to run strong in the pop album field with product from Andy Williams, Barbra Streis- and, Ray Conniff, Tony Ben- net, Eydie Gorme, Robert Goulet and Jerry Vale, among others. Also, two new Columbia ABC's 'Henry' Action Is Only the Beginning NEW YORK-The expan- sion and diversification of ABC Records is gathering more head- way. Following the announce- Chi Hearings Fail to link Crime & Coin By RAY BRACK & EARL PAIGE CHICAGO -Another in a lengthening series of crime com- mission hearings into presumed connections between coin ma- chine operation and organized crime commenced here last Thursday (16). (Continued on page 76) ment that the label is a major investor in the musical comedy, "Henry, Sweet Henry," it was learned that the label will ac- tively seek additional Broad- way show properties. ABC president Larry Newton, has re- tained Joe Linhart to scout Broadway properties. Linhart has considerable experience in this field-having held a sim- ilar post with RCA Victor. "Henry, Sweet Henry" is due to open on Broadway Sept. 26. Based on "The World of Henry Orient," the musical was written by Nunnally Johnson with mu- sic and lyrics by Bob Merrill. ABC will record the original cast album and will publish the score via its publishing firm, Ampco (ASCAP). It is rare for a score by writers of such stature to be published by a record company affilitae. Newton stated that a maxi- mum effort will be given to the score, with veteran music pro- motion man Charlie Janoff as- signed to exploitation. artists, John Davidson and Jim Nabors scored in the pop album field. Cast Albums The label's catalog of origi- nal cast albums was augmented by "Mame," "Sweet Charity," "Cabaret" and "The Apple Tree." Columbia also clicked in the country field with Johnny Cash, Ray Price, Marty Rob- bins, Stonewall Jackson, Carl Smith, (Little) Jimmy Dickens, the Carter Family and Flatt and Scruggs. Sales of Columbia Master- works also contributed to the label's 1966 success. Scoring for Masterworks were the Philadel- phia Orchestra under the direc- tion of Leonard Bernstein; the Cleveland Orchestra with con- ductor George Szell; the Mor- mon Tabernacle Choir; pianists Vladimir Horowitz, Rudolf Ser- kin and Glenn Gould, and or- gan - harpsichordist E. Power Biggs. The label also added to its CBS Legacy Collection with "The Irish Uprising," a book and two-record set produced by Goddard Lieberson, president of CBS Columbia Group. Early in 1966, Columbia moved into the 8-track tape CARtridge field featuring both single-cartridge packs and the longer playing twin-packs. Epic Key Factor Epic Records also played a major part in the development of CBS Records. Clicking for Epic in the pop field were Don- ovan, Bobby Vinton, the Yard- birds and the Dave Clark Five. In the country and western field, Epic made a particularly strong showing with David Houston. Okeh Records, Epic's r&b subsidiary, racked up strong sales with disks by the Vibrations, Major Lance, Walter Jackson and Little Richard. Epic also made a good show- ing in the classical field with pianist Alicia De Lorrocha and Lili Karus; the Juilliard String Quartet; harpsichordist Igor Kip- nis, and Metropolitan Opera singer Judith Raskin, as well as its newly launched medium- priced classical line, Crossroads Records. Stereo Jet MEXICO CITY-Stereo Jet of Mexico introduced its initial line of 75 4-track tape CAR- tridges here last Tuesday (14) at the opening of the month-long National Home Fair. The firm, a subsidiary of Grupo Interna- tional Guindi, began operations six months ago. The parent firm has been in existence since 1933. The first release included 48 CBS Records albums under an exclusive 18-month contract be- tween Joseph Cayre, president of Stereo Jet, and J. Manuel Villaareal, general manager of CBS de Mexico. CBS also was represented in negotiations by Harvey Schein, vice-president of CBS International. Included were 4 and 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel rights to the en- tire world-wide CBS catalog, believed to be the first time CBS has granted such extensive tape privileges to an outside firm. The deal included rights to Columbia, Epic, Okeh and Harmony product. ABC & Roulette The other 27 titles were sup- plied by the ABC and Roulette catalogs. The ABC contract, which is similar in rights to the CBS arrangements, includes of Mexico tape rights to Command, Grand Award, Impulse, Tangerine, Boom and Oliver product for three years. Under the 31- year Roulette pact, Stereo Jet can duplicate Roulette, Bird- land, Allegre, Tico, Mardi Gras, End, Gee, Gone and Roost. All cartridges carry the parent logo in the upper left-hand corner of one side and Stereo Jet's logo in the upper right. Stereo Jet also is signing Mexican artists for production of material on its label. While the initial tapes were 4-track, Stereo Jet plans to re- lease an 8-track line as soon as there are sufficient 8-track playbacks in Mexico. By sum- mer Stereo Jet hopes to unveil four playbacks, a 4-track and an 8-track unit for home, and a 4-track and an 8-track unit for bars. These will list for $80 each. Stereo Jet projects a production of 30,000 4 and 8-track car- tridges a month. Cartridges list for $6 each. Stereo Jet's new $380,000, 3,000-square-foot plant is in San Bartolo, a suburb of Mexico City. Frank Brennen of Tape Handling Corp. of Fairfield, N. J., was retained as con- sultant for the facilities. Nor- Bows Line man Mandell, formerly of Tape Handling, is supervisor of the new installation. 6 Ampex Slaves Stereo Jet's investment in- cludes six Ampex slaves which can produce 72 cartridges, either 4 or 8-track, every 10 minutes. The slaves can be adapted to accommodate either configuration by switching the head. The players will have British heads, German motors and Japanese switches. The rest of the units will be made in Mexico. In addition to textiles, Grupo International Guindi, which is headed by Alberto Guindi, is Mexican licensee for Sealey Mattresses, and is 51 per cent owner of Matsushita's Mexican interests through National Mex- icana. Swan Textiles, which Cayre runs, has three Puerto Rican plants. Grupo Interna- tional Guindi also manufactures hooks and eyes, is the major Mexican manufacturer of TV tubes, does screen printing for the textile trade, owns exten- sive real estate holdings and is in public relations. Grupo In- ternational Guindi is a family operation of the Guindi and Cayre families, who are cousins. www.americanradiohistory.com Manager Stogel's'Building' Credo: Search for Talent NEW YORK-To build in the management business to- day, a firm must be constantly on the lookout for new artists and be willing to invest in them, said Leonard Stogel, who manages such name acts as San) the Sham, Keith and Tommy James and the Shondells. Leonard Stogel Associates has just added Zachery L. Glickman, formerly with Queen Booking Agency, to the staff as talent co-ordinator and pack- ager of those under a separate division the firm has just es- tablished. But Glickman's main duties will be to spearhead a drive for new talent. Stogel has always been will- ing to go out of his way for talent. His first act, Sam the Sham, was signed when Stoget flew to Memphis a couple of years ago to see him perform on the recommendation of some friends. Another of his newer acts, the Spike-Drivers, was rec- ommended by Verve Records artist Rege Mull. Stogel flew to Detroit, saw the group perform at the Raven, signed them to a management contract, and brought them back to New York. Park Appearance He lined up an appearance at the Central Park Music Fes- tival last summer, then invited record companies to see them perform. The group was placed with Reprise Records, said Stoget, because of the enthus- iasm shown by Jerry Ragovoy. But their first record didn't happen. Their second effort is "Break Out the Wine?' If it happens, then maybe Leonard Stoget Associates will be able to recoup some of the money invested, which Stoget says amounts to several thousand dollars. Meanwhile, the four boys and one girl are perform- ingat colleges in the Midwest and building a reputation for live shows. (Continued on page 12) BillboardINTERNATIONAL MUSIC-RECORD NEWSWEEKLY CONTENTS AUDIO RETAILING . 64 NEW SAX APPEAL. The full story on what Selmer has done to the sound of the saxophone-and may do to other instru- ments. CLASSICAL 36 SCHWANN SURVEY-A check of the Schwann Record Catalog shows Mozart led last year's new classical listings. Monitor raises its budget price. Angel sets "Messiah" re- lease. London to issue "Rosina." COIN MACHINE 67 SENATE COPYRIGHT HEARINGS open March 15 and MOA witnesses will be heard on the jukebox royalty question. Here's the full story. COUNTRY MUSIC SO Government launches project to boost Nashville as tourist attraction overseas. Page 1. WTID, Newport News, Va., bows new "Little Opry" each Friday and Saturday. INTERNATIONAL 56 Many foreign acts are seeking a United Kingdom success to strengthen their careers in their native countries. RADIO-TV PROGRAMMING . 30 KOKA, PITTSBURGH, scores as leading influence on both singles and album sales in latest Radio Response Ratings survey. WNAC, Boston, drops call letters and talk to become rocking WRKO. TALENT .... ...... . . . .. . . 14 BLOCK BOOKING. College conference pushes for co-ordina- tion of talent shows among member institutions. TAPE CARtridges . 22 MUNTZ STEREO-PAK to establish 4-track duplicating plant in Italy. FEATURES Hits of the World f,2 Hot Country Albums 52 Stock Market Quotations 6 Hot Country Singles 52 Vox lox 72 Hof 100 70 New AIk,,n, Rnlaame 45, CHARTS Top 40 Easy Listening 28 Top LP's 44 Best-Selling Classical LP's ....37 RECORD REVIEWSBest Selling R &B Records ....38 Breakout Albums 45 Album Reviews..40 & Back Cover Breakout Singles 48 Singles Reviews 18 4 ATCA Membership Soars 150% By CHARLES BARRETT NEW YORK-The member- ship of the American Tape Car- tridge Association has increased 150 per cent since its inception a year ago. Executive director is Ray Rand of New York; president is Andrew Raftis of Stereomatic Corp. of Chicago. ATCA has opened up an office here, and plans call for the establishing of offices soon at Chicago and Los Angeles. In what Rand termed a "spontaneous reaction for the need of such an association for the tape cartridge industry," 60 members registered with ATCA a year ago, now the organiza- tion boosts a membership of 150. Rand attributes a recent upswing in membership to the National Auto Accessories Ex- position here a week ago. Hal Fogelson has been named director of advertising and pub- lic relations for ATCA, and the Abbot Lutz Ink Co. of New York, consultants, according to Rand. Rand will be traveling to Chicago and Los Angeles to set up offices there during the next few weeks. He said that plans call for the establishment of minuteman clinics and a Car- tridge Caravan. Rand explained that these clinics are designed to educate dealers on the tape industry and the knowledgeable tape people will school them across the nation. The cartridge caravans are aimed at educat- ing the consumer, and the train- ing will be done throughout the country by ATCA members, who will work the caravan in one area of the country, and then turn it over to another ATCA member to cover another area.ATCA plans to hold its first convention. in Las Vegas Aug. 20-23. A workshop seminar and exhibits will be featured. Res- ervations and further informa- tion will be available shortly, Rand said. ATCA supports itself on dues' from its members. The organi- zation's first newsletter is sched- uled to come out in mid-March, according to Rand. ATCA has formed an engineering stand- ards committee who will rec- ommend standards for dupli- cating and mastering to manu- facturers, Rand added. Mem- bership includes duplicators, Executive Turntable Richard Sherman has been named national sales manager of Warner Bros. Records. He had.been Eastern district sales manager for Warner Bros./Reprise. He will leave New Yorkfor the West Coast next month. Sherman has been in the music business for 10 years and held sales positions with Co- lumbia and Mercury before joining WB. In his new post, he will be responsible for WB, Reprise and Loma sales and liaison with distributors and SHERMAN district sales managers. * * * Danny Fortunato has been named national sales and promo- tion manager of Dynamo Records. He was formerly national promotion man for Musicor Records, which distributes Dynamo. Bruce Patch takes over as national promotion chief for Musicor. Patch, who also produces Teddy and the Pandas for Musicor, (Continued on page 10) A Mammoth Singles Sales Drive Launched by London NEW YORK-London Rec- ords has begun an all-out singles sales campaign, which includes visits to major markets by key home office personnel and newly added regional pro- motion men. Under the cam- paign, headed by Walt Ma- guire, manager of singles sales and promotion for London, Cy Warner and Moe Shulman of the New York office staff are on the road. Al Mitnick has been selected to handle promotion in the Michigan area including De- troit. Recently named to similar posts were Gerry Hoff for the West Coast; Sam Cerami, op- erating out of Chicago for the Midwest; Dave Marshall, cover- ing the Northeast, Eastern Penn- sylvania, Baltimore and Wash- ington; and Dick Klein, oper- ating from Miami for the South. Attention is being focused on the Rolling Stones, Tom Jones and three new artists, Engel- bert Humperdinck, whose Par- rot release is. "Release Me"; Cat Steven, whose "Matthew and Son" is on Deram; and the Move, whose Deram single is "Night of Fear." Humperdinck is produced by Dick Howe of British Decca, and managed by Gordon Mills, who also handled Jones. Denny Cordell, producer of the Moody Blues' waxings, produced the Move, while Mike Hurst produced the Steven's disk. 'Sand Pebbles' Theme Flooded With Waxing. Version Action NEW YORK - The theme from the 20th Century-Fox movie, "Sand Pebbles," is pick- ing t " lots of disk action. There are already 25 recorded ver- sions of the theme in the mar- ket. The theme, which also carries the title, "And We Were Lov- ers," has garnered album rendi- tions by Shirley Bassey and Al Caiola on United Artists Rec- ords; Percy Faith on Columbia; Al Hirt on RCA Victor; Jack Jones on Kapp; Mantovani on London; Freddy Martin on Decca, Nelson Riddle on Lib- erty; Bud Shank on World Pacific; Lawrence Welk on Dot. and Andy Williams on Columbia. Singles coverage in- cludes recordings by Les Bax- ter on GNP-Crescendo; Lana Cantrell on RCA Victor, Ernie Englund on Monument; Jose Feliciano on RCA Victor; Gracy Markay on Capitol; Gail Martin (Continued on page 10) distributors, licensee, manufac- turers, dealers, representatives and a banking group, which has recently completed a survey of the cartridge industry, accord- ing to Rand. .rHnmuRnBluunngnnlRnluuuuulu8lnulnlululnlR1IRRBllllk Billboard'Published Weekly by The Billboard Publishing Componyy 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati, O. 45214. Tel.: Area Code 513,.381 -6450 Publisher- Hal B. Cook New York Office Editorial Office 165 W. 45th-St., New York. N. Y. 10036 Area Code 212. PL 7-2800 Cable: BILLBOARD NEWYORK Editor in Chief Lee Zhito Executive Editors Paul Ackerman, Ray Brack, Aaron Sternfield Department Editors, New York Music Editor Paul Ackerman Associate Music Editor Mike Gross Chief Copy Editor ... Robert Sobel Radio-TV Programming Claude R. 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Marek and Mantovani will receive special presidential awards on March 9 at the Century Plaza Hotel annual National Association of Record Merchandisers, Inc. convention. Mantovani, London Records art- ist, will be honored for 20 years of achievement in the record field. Mantovani and his wife will fly here from England to participate. Frank Sinatra and Mitch Miller received similar awards in previous years. Marek, RCA Victor vice- president and former general manager of Victor's Record Di- vision, is the first record com- pany executive to receive a NARM presidential award. Marek, a featured speaker at the 1962 convention, was the keynote speaker in 1964. In addition, NARM awards will be presented in 23 categories for best-selling artists and records in more than 40,000 outlets serviced by NARM record mer- chandiser members. Winners will be announced at the eve- ning NARM Awards Banquet. NARM's board of directors has urged record merchandisers and distributors to promote and support the sale of a special LP, "The Music of Walt Dis- ney," in a letter by Jules Mala- mud, executive director, to NARM's regular membership. (Continued on page 10) GEORGE MAREK MANTOVANI Market NAME (As of Noon Thursday, Feb. 16, 1967) 6566 Week's Vel. Week's Week's Week's Net High low in 100's Nigh low Close Change American Broadcasting Admiral Ampex Audio Devices Automatic Radio Automatic Retailer Assoc. Cameo Parkway Canteen Corp. CBS Columbia Pic. Consolidated Elec. Walt Disney EMI General Electric Handleman MCA Metromedia MGM Motorola RCA Seeburg Tel.A-Sign 3M 20th Century U -A WB Wurlitser Zenith OVER THE COUNTER* Dextres Corp. GAC Jubilee Ind. Lear Jet Meree Mills Music Pickwick Inter. Telepro Ind. Tenno 921/s 62 55yí 28í/s 32115 17 411/4 17 7% 2% 621/s 421 4% 17/s 36% 181/4 685/a 42 39% 22% 46% 31 941/2 405/4 5% 3% 120 80 2794 13% 61% 281/ 55% 25 39% 245/4 2331/ 90 621/4 365/4 325/ 117/e 5% 1% 87 61 425/4 25% 331/4 211/4 20 11% 28 15yá 875/a 461/4 Week's week's Nigh low 219 3367 3110 248 49 192 17 332 659 38 310 481 910 1630 197 953 505 415 985 1518 820 183 366 1720 456 1013 438 1093 Week Clos'se 80% 38 321/5 27% 411 621/s 2F. 28% 6811 36% 449s 81% 4y5 88% 27% 45 Sor/s 36 132% 501/ 20% 234 87 42% 327/s 20 28 62% 76í/a 34th 29th 251/4 3% 581/e 2% 26% 661/4 35% 429 76 351 85% 251/4 41% 4611 341% 120% 47% 17% We 85% 37% 31% 18% 2454 57t/á 781/4 + 5/s 3495 - 1/4 29% -1% 27 +1% 39s -11 621/s +4 2% -% 275/4 +21/4 68 +11/` 355/4 - 431h 81 - 1/s 41/s +% 851/s -11h 25% Unchg. 42% -2 47t/5 + 34Ys - 1h 1201/2 -51/2 47% -2% 19% +294 2% + 94 851/4 - 95 41% +31/2 32% + % 19% +1 261/s +1% 575/a -4 - 1/4 (As of Noon Thursday, Feb. 16, 1967) 2% Ws 2% 6 59 5% 5 49 4% 20% 18% 191/4 9% 9% 9% 255/ 24 25 10 91/4 9% 4% 3 4% 131/4 12% 131/4 Over-the-counter prices shown are "bid" (as opposed to "asked"). Neither the bid nor the asked prices of unlisted securities represent actual transactions. Rather, they are a guide to the range within which these securities could hare been sold or bought at the time of compilation. The above quotations compiled for Billboard by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 8 Smith, Inc., member of the New York Stock Exchange and all principal stock exchanges. 6 IInnIIIIIII81111181I881111I1111111111111111118IIIIIIIIInIBIln8ul8unuuli BEATLES & EMI PACT RENEWED LOS ANGELES -The Beatles have signed a nine-year pact with Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. EMI, Capi- tol Records' parent company. The Beatles have been Capitol's hottest act since debuting Dec. 26, 1963, earning 22 gold rec- ords from the Record Industry Assn. of Ameria (RIAA). The label announces it has 1 million orders for the mop- tops' next single, "Strawberry Fields Forever," and is request- ing the RIAA certify the disk on its release date Monday (13). In announcing the resigning of the group, Alan Livingston, Capitol's president, said 25 per cent of all singles gold records awarded by the RIAA went to the Beatles. "The 22 gold rec- ords are more than any other artists have ever earned in the history of the record industry." Total world sales for the group, according to Capitol, are 180 million records. 1188811111II8I111111811111111)1111111111II111111111IIIIIII)11181181118811III81 Jamie-Guyden Launches R&B Label PHILADELPHIA - Jamie/ Guyden Records, headed by Harold Lipsius of Universal Distributors, has launched a new r&b label-Phil-L.A. of Soul Records. This is not the first time the label has gone into the r&b field. Jamie/Guyden at present distributes Artie Records, an r&b label that features Barbara Mason. Just recently, the firm also signed a distribution deal with Dionn Records, whose "Dry Your Eyes," by Brenda and the Tabulations, has been happening in r&b markets in the East. "I've been spending a lot of time learning the r&b field," said Larry Cohen, national sales and promotion chief of Jamie/ Guyden, "in order to handle Artie and Dionn Records better. Then we came up with this master-'A Woman Will Do Wrong' -by Helene Smith." The tune was on the Miami- based Deep-City label; Lipsius (Continued on page 10) Bennett Sings at NARAS Awards NEW YORK-Tony Bennett will be the solo performer at New York's Grammy Awards presentations next Thursday (2) at the New York Hilton. Brenda Lee and the Casuals will be featured at Nashville's Hillwood Country Club. Naras will be- stow ils awards in simultaneous ceremonies also in Los Angeles and Chicago. Among the presenters at the New York ceremonies will be Connee Boswell, Astrud Gil- berto, Bobby Vinton, Jackie Vernon and Margaret Whiting. Marian McPartland will per- form at a cocktail reception pre- ceding the awards banquet. Woody Herman and his orches- tra, and the Blues Project will provide music during dinner and presentations. Bill Dana will emcee at Los Angeles' Beverly Hilton Hotel, where presenters will include Henry Mancini and Bob New- hart. Les Brown and his orches- tra will provide music. Si Z.ent- ner and his orchestra will play at the Chicago ceremonies at the Sheraton Hotel. AL MASSLER, president of Golden Records, stands next to a 1939 gold Rolls Royce he bought recently. The vehicle will be used to plug Golden Records. Miss Francis Hits Mark in Marking 10 Yrs. With MGM NEW YORK-Connie Fran- cis celebrated the beginning of her second decade with MGM Records at the Copacabana last Thursday night (16). Her rep- ertoire was tailor-made for a Copa audience - show tunes, Italian and Jewish numbers-all belted in her own style. Her Broadway segment con- sisted of the title songs of "Mame," "Cabaret" and "Hello, Dolly!," all delivered with gusto. "Come Back to Sorrento" was sung in Italian and English, while the "Exodus" theme and "Hava Nagela" covered the Jewish scene. Big number of the evening was her MGM hit, "Who's Sorry Now?," while the most moving selection was a meas- ured "Born Free." Miss Francis took charge the moment she stepped on the stage, and she never relin- quished command. Her be- tween - numbers patter was warm and effective with one exception-some remarks about other recording artists were pointless, witless and tasteless. At the end of the perform- ance, Mort Nasatir, MGM pres- ident, presented the artist with a giant floral disk in recogni- tion of her 10 years with the label.Pat Cooper, UA comic, opened the show with material drawn largely from his two chart albums. While the mate- rial is effective on records, the Italian mama bit wears a bit thin with a nightclub audience. AARON STERNFIELD Track King Kaye Guns Into LP on Racing Car Sounds LOS ANGELES-Jesse Kaye, the record industry's "sound- track king," has just completed one of the most unusual pro- jects in his 20 years of making albums from motion picture properties. The new package-due in the next two weeks-is an album of racing sounds, utilizing tapes from performances at Grand Prix competitions. The LP, the first all sound-effects package among the 60-odd soundtrackers he has produced, is designed to appeal to sound buffs and to people who have viewed the film, "Grand Prix." This album in no way competes with the film's soundtrack LP which has been out some two months. Kaye, an MGM vice-presi- dent who lives at the film com- pany's Culver City studio, said the racing car sounds project was one of the toughest he's ever worked on. "It was tough because I had to select motor sounds which were different. I listened to a lot of tapes cut at Grand Prix races, and after a while they became monotonous." But there was enough inge- nuity on the part of the film company to place tape recorders inside the racing cars and at points around the tracks to ob- tain enough roaring sounds which have varying qualities. This new package is entirely sounds of racing cars; there is no music. As an added feature, the LP contains interviews with racing participants Phil and Graham Hill, and film director John Frankenehimer. Some of the motor sounds were not used in the film. Kaye points to one interesting sequence in the film which is a feature of the LP. In covering the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, motor sounds were recorded from inside the cars. This sequence of one zip around the track lasts one minute and has been transferred to the LP, with a layout of the course dis- (Continued on page 12) Decca & Burns Conclude Deal NEW YORK-Decca Rec- ords has concluded an inde- pendent production deal with English agent-promoter Tito Burns. The agreement runs for three years and will allow Burns sole discretion in finding and signing artists directly to the U. S. label for world-wide release on Coral Records, a Decca subsidiary. Burns will op- erate his new Coral affiliation through his own production company's Linden Records. Burns will co-ordinate all his record production activities with the Coral representative in England, Mike Sloman, who reports directly to Hubert Stone, manager of Decca's international division based in New York. Burns had been operating his own talent agency, repre- senting such acts as the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, the New Vaudeville Band, the Searchers, and the Yardbirds, among others, until May 1966, when he sold the company to English promoter Harold Davi- son. He now serves as deputy managing director for the Davi- son enterprise. FEBRUARY 25, 1967, BILLBOARD www.americanradiohistory.com ATLANTIC RECORDS Proudly Presents ARETHA FRANKLIN www.americanradiohistory.com Columbia'sGold Maps Dipping Cornmdnd on Into W. Coast's Creative Pool , . , Choir Push LOS ANGELES-Jack Gold, Columbia's new West Coast ex- ecutive a&r producer, is study- ing the California roster to de- termine directions for himself and a proposed new a&r man. Gold said he would like to analyze the company's creative pool within the next 120 days and even record as many of the acts at least once in the studio as a means of sounding Mr. Music Man .. . When in New York Visit CAMILLO'S New Restaurant at The Beekman Tower 5 Mitchell Place, New York City First Avenue and 49th Street Tel.: Plaza 543$8 Formerly of 160 East 48th Street out what can be done with existing artists. Working under Gold are staffmen Gary Usher and free- lance producer Terry Melcher, both specializing in teen prod- uct. The new executive en- visions hiring one producer "in the forseeable future," a second within six months and a thrid within a year. He is also thinking of developing ties with outside sources for assignments in build- ing up the teen and pop pro- duction. "I'm personally interested in acquiring Negro acts," Gold said last week in his office on Sunset Boulevard. His emphasis is not so much on hard rhythm and blues acts, but on people of the Sam Cooke gender. "We also want to take ad- vantage of the untapped area of actors and personalities." Gold forsees special "projects" using show business names not normally associated with record- ings. "We might even build a project around some actor who is known throughout the nation." 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Overseas rates an request. Company Name Address City State & 23p Type of Business 8 NEW YORK - Command Records is making a major pro- motional effort to kick off the debut album of the Brass Choir, conducted by Warren Kime. Full-page color advertise- ments for the record, "Brass Impact," will be carried in all trade magazines, with full-page consumer advertisements in High Fidelity and Hi-Fi Stereo Review, and space in the New Yorker and The Saturday Re- view. Special advertising mats are being prepared for dealer and department store advertisements in key markets, and a large- scale radio promotional cam- paign will include spots and co-operative advertising with distributors and dealers. A special mailing will be sent to FM stations throughout the nation, with another mailing going to some 200,000 con- sumers on the Command list. The normal disk jockey pro- motion albums have been doubled. Command salesmen and pro- motion men will participate in an incentive program for the album. Double Shot Moves Into R&B Field LOS ANGELES - Double Shot Records, key act, the Count Five had a national single hit in the rock idiom, is branching into rhythm and blues production. First r&b artist is Brenton Wood, formerly with Mainstream. Wood's debut single is "The Oogum Boogum Song." The Count Five's newest single is "You Must Believe Me.' Supporting teen acts for the label, which will be one-year old in June, are Four Below Zero, the Fantastic Zoo and the Youngfolk. According to Irwin Zucker, national promotion director, the fledgling company's concept is to obtain airplay in outlying areas and force the major top 40 stations to schedule their product. Double Shot has 33 domes- tic distributors. They also handle 4 and 8-track CARtridges on the firm's limited releases. Lib- ery Tape Duplicators repro- duces the cartridges. Other executives in the firm are Joe Mooven, president, and Hal Winn, a&r vice-president. IVIIIIIIItlI1111glllllllIIIflnRl1100RI11RIlI1l011I111IOIIIURIII111Illflll@ ATLANTA WINS DECCA PRIZE NEW YORK - Decca Rec- ords' sales branch in Atlanta has won the company's "Branch of the Year" award for the most outstanding sales achievement award for 1966. The Atlanta operation is un- der the direction of Ed Russell, the company's southeastern dis- trict manager. In addition to the branch a w a r d, individual awards will be presented to the sales and promotion staff, con- sisting of Kent Ortman, Chester Hosmer, Bill Lambert, Roger Cleghorn, Fred Haas and Ray McDougal. InRaaatpue11111 eRRtitnRIMMIMnuittttinstitnn 'MURKEY MALARKEY' Brute Force Pegs World, Col LP to Philosophical Frenzy NEW YORK-The psychedel- ic wave in the music business is now beginning to share the spotlight with a philosophic mood. Paul Simon, of Simon & Garfunkel, has already been ac- cepted as a spokesman for the younger generation, and now, Brute Force will be unveiled by Columbia Records next week to further develop the serio- cynical song trend. Force, formerly a member of the Tokens vocal group, believes that "reality murkey malarkey," that "the world is in a mess" and that the only hope for sal- vation is "love of people for people." This philosophy will be brought out into the open with the release of his first Columbia album next week. The LP contains such song titles as "Tapeworm of Love," "To Sit on a Sandwich," and "The Sad, Sad World of Mothers and Fathers." Force says that the songs are all about the civilization we're in. His album has been produced by John Simon, who also records the Cyrkle for Columbia. Force had prepared the idea for the LP before submitting it to Columbia, where it was immediately accepted. He also prepared the teaser-ad, which appeared in last week's issue of Billboard, pegged on whether Brute Force can bring together President Johnson and Chair- man Mao. Force, the name he chose for his show business career, plans to follow up his work on disks with in-person appearances. He's being handled by the William Morris Agency. Buckinghams Go Over to Col'bia NEW YORK-The Buck- inghams, vocal group which hit the top of the pop charts with "Kind of a Drag," have switched from the independent U.S.A. label to Columbia Records. Co- lumbia is launching a full-scale promotion to kick off the Buck- inghams' initial release on the label, "Don't You Care" and "Why Don't You Love Me." The group, which was es- tablished a little more than a year ago, will soon takeoff on an extensive concert tour which will cover 30 States in the next two months. In addition, Guer- cio-Ebbins Associates, of Beverly Hills, who manage the group, indicated that negotiations are under way for a number of motion picture deals. The Buck- inghams' disks are produced by William Guercio. A Smashing Capital Hi-Fi Show Put on in Washington WASHINGTON - Show stoppers that backed up crowds at the Washington Hi-Fi show here last week included Paul Weather's new three - track "truer" stereo sound system; Seeburg's 50-play LP record console for office or home; Gen- eral Electric's similar item but using tape, playing up to 27 consecutive hours of taped mu- sic; video tape playback units, and a "Do-It-Yourself" Heath kit for making your own electric guitar. The Feb. 10-12 show at the Sheraton Park Hotel here was the ninth and most heavily at- tended, said Teresa Rogers, pro- ducer of both Washington and Philadelphia Hi-Fi shows. In spite of a raise in admission to $1.25, more than 18,500 paid to see the 66 exhibits which took up 83 rooms in the city's largest hotel, Mrs. Rogers re- ports. The stereo tape-cartridge dis- play was glamorously staged on a boat in the hotel lobby this year, instead of a car. Other Singleton, Starday Enter Two Deals NASHVILLE-Starday Rec- ords has signed two production deals with Shelby Singleton Productions, New York. The two country music records in- troduce Shirley Wood singing "This One Belongs to Me" b-w "When It Happens" and Mike Lane with "Letter to a D.J.' b-w "I'm Not Allowed to Talk to Strangers." Lady Katharine Dies HOLLYWOOD - Lady Katharine Bainbridge, ASCAP's oldest composer-author member, died at her home here Sunday (12). She was 104. Her music was largely devoted to religious works. She composed some 165 hymns. fascinators included all the newest in high fidelity equip- ment, amplifiers, tape decks, turntables, speakers, consoles, components of every kind, in- cluding the rapidly gaining new integrated circuit with its vast potentials for miniaturization. Seeburg Center Seeburg's "Automatic Stereo Music Center," which plays 50 12-inch LP records was demon- strated by the company's vice- president, Joseph Hards, to pressing, questioning crowds. The console-type player loads records vertically from the front which has sliding doors. A dial system permits tuning in any particular selection at any time, thus providing a kind of super jukebox for home, office or background music, or music for school dance, or party. The Seeburg player has a re- mote control unit to permit stop and rejection of any individual record and a move on to the next selection. The Seeburg Music Center could be a for- midable rival to wired music system, which will cost about $700 per playing unit. The home and office type console can stand on floor or table, General Electric, exhibiting at the show for the first time in several years, unveiled its Stereo Tape Library for the first time in this area. The console can play up to 27 consecutive hours of taped music. It, too, is packaged for good looks in home or office. One model is called the Executive, and the set can sit on the floor besides an armchair, doing double duty as an end table. Paul Weather, Hi-Fi pioneer inventor and designer, was at the show in person to demon- strate his Weathers-Compass Triphonic 75-the three-chan- nel system he believes will rev- olutionize home and radio stereo with a "truer" sound than the present two-channel type. (Continued on page 64) FEBRUARY 25, 1967, BILLBOARD www.americanradiohistory.com SUCCESS AND THE `SINGLEGIRL'. Her name is Sandy Posey. She's twenty-one years old. She's a star. In less than six months, she has achieved a stature that few recording artists ever reach: everything she sings is a hit! Her first two singles both climbed to the top of the charts. So did her debut album, BORN A WOMAN. The industry press picked her as "Best Newcomer" and "Most Promising Female Vocalist" in two separate polls. And she's up for a Grammy ("Best Vocal Performance"), in big-league competition with Eydie, Ella and Barbra. Here is her new album, just released this week. It is, simply, the album of the year. By the girl of the year. E/SE-4455 Also new this week... her sensational single WHAT A WOMAN IN LOVE WON'T DO RECORDS is e division of Motro.ColdwynMOyor Inc. K-13702 www.americanradiohistory.com fr. Arc 4';1gkib,I Yes I know how you feel cause I've been taking your fruit I haven't been in your yard My tracks ain't on your ground the nights you're not around the fruit was offered free I couldn't reach your apples if you'd just trim the free but Mr. where's your sense she's the one got lonely One of the Great Story Lyrics of Our Time Composer: Gene Crysler Publisher: Southtown-BMI #794 STARDAY RECORDS Madison, Tennessee Distributed in Canada by Columbia Records mnu!nnnu!nuuumenuunuuuuuuu!!u!!!!!o!!uum!!umtuuu!n ESTHER JAMES HAS SIDE, TOO NEW YORK-Faith Records is taking two bands from its album, "No Man Is Above The Law-Esther James Answers I Have Kept The Faith," for re- lease as a single. The sides are "Adam Smart-Esther Smarter" and "Hold the Dough." Mrs. James, the 70-year-old Harlem widow who holds a judgment against Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, recorded the album in Jamaica. On one side of the LP, Mrs. James tells her story of the battle with Powell; flip side is devoted to Calypso parodies by a Jamai- can group. The Faith label is a subsidi- ary of Impulse Distributing Corp. which is headed by Milt Ross. !ulmmunnumemunnun!!!Illlllllmll!!!Illllllmullmnllllmullll!I 'Sand Pebbles' Continued from page 4 on Reprise; Tony Martin on Dunhill; Lionel Newman on 20th Century-Fox, and Bill Smith on Talmu. The song was written by Les- lie Bricusse and Jerry Gold- smith, and is published by Hastings Music, a subsidiary of the Big 3. The firm first launched the "Sand Pebbles" theme in December with a de- liberate slow and selective buildup. A "selective exploita- tion" drive of this kind was pre- viously tested by the Big 3 in its promotion of "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "Some- where" subsequently clicked with maximum disk coverage. Columbia's Gold Continued fron page 8 a successful recording - the powerful song. He feels great songs, not good songs, can turn the trick for such acts as Doris Day, Patty Page, Joannie Som- mers and Mel Torme, whose prestige graces the label's coast roster but who are hitless. Marek, Mantovani Continued from page 6 Proceeds, $1.02 an album, which will go towards endow- ing scholarships to the Cali- fornia Institute of the Arts, an institution the late Walt Disney was interested in. The funds are being made available through an agreement by artists and writers and the donation of profits by the Buena Vista Distributing Co. Taylor Writes New Contract With A/B NEW YORK-Chip Taylor, staff writer for Blackwood Mu- sic and associate professional companies, has signed a new long-term contract with the or- ganization. Among his songs have been "Wild Thing," "I Can Make It With You," and "I Can't Let Go." The Troggs' single of Taylor's "Anyway That You Want Me" will be released in the United States soon. Taylor also is co-author of "Just Let It Happen," which has been waxed by the Arbors on Date Records, and co-producer of Senator Bobby's "Wild Thing" on Parkway Records. THANKS for helping the UNITED WAY Executive Turntable Continued from page 4 joined the firm last year, after serving as its Boston promotion mart. * * * The BBC named Robin Scott to take over the "Light Pro- gramme" and head the additional pop music service, yet un- named, which will come into operation in late summer. Scott will take up his post when the present "Light" chief, Denis Mor- ris, retires later this year. Currently deputy head of presentation on the BBC's Main TV channel, Scott has a strong grounding in music presentation, having directed major pop concerts from London's Albert Hall plus jazz programs and was the originator'` of many music programs from the BBC's Paris center. A member of the British Songwriters' Guild, he composed "Softly Softly" a multi-million selling international hit of 1954. * * * Mercury Records has added six new promotion managers-Pam Bums, to represent Mercury and Limelight Records in the San Francisco area; Marty Kupps, to represent Philips, Smash and Fontana in the San Francisco area. In Los Angeles, Ron Budnik will handle Mercury and Limelight; Leonard Evanoff takes over promotion chores for Mercury and Limelight in the Cleveland-Pittsburgh areas. He replaces Rory Bourke, who has become national promotion manager for Smash Records. Re- joining the firm to represent all labels is Johnny Long, now with Merrec in Atlanta. Jack Freeze will now represent Mercury and Limelight in Texas and Oklahoma. The territory was formerly serviced (all labels) by Bob Rayel, who'll now concentrate on Philips, Smash and Fontana.... Guy Haines has joined A&M Records as Northern California promotion man. He'll be head- quartered in San Francisco and report directly to Don Graham, Los Angeles. * * * Kaybank Recording Corp., Minneapolis, has named Robert G. Haacke ad vice-president. Haacke has been with Quality Records, Ltd., Toronto, for 17 years, heading the plating depart- ment and quality control.... Ronnie Oberman comes to Mer- cury Records, Chicago, as associate publicity director, replacing Jere Real, who is resuming studies for his doctorate at the Uni- versity of Virginia. Oberman was most recently teen editor of The Washington Star. * * * Hubert Paulson has been added to the staff of Acuff-Rose Music, Ltd., London. He'll work as a writer-producer as well as a&r contact work on tunes published by the firm. . . Dick Shapiro joins the MacMillan Co. as assistant director of special products. He had been general manager of Simon Sez, ABC Records' kiddie label, and of Golden Records. Charles' Set Tops ABC 100G Consumer Drive Continued from page 3 line, "If you had (artist's name) in your living room-boy what a party!" Album covers and Jamie/Guyden Continued frone page 6 picked it up on a Miami trip after he found it had sold 9,000 copies in Florida. "The image of Jamie/Guyden is for pop product, we felt we could do better in the r&b field with an entirely new label," Cohen said. Deejays were mailed copies of the first Phil-L.A. of Soul release last week. The new venture of Jamie/ Guyden into the r&b field with its own product is just part of an all-out expansion drive by the Philadelphia firm. Following its nationwide hit by Crispian St. Peters with "The Pied Piper" a short while back, the label has been working on several other acts to break them nation- wide, including the Kit Kats, a local group. The Kit Kats, whose latest release, "Let's Get Lost on a Country Road," sold 37,700 in Philadelphia and up- state Pennsylvania, were re- cently in New York performing at a band hop emceed by Jack Spector. "This group," said Cohen, "earns $1,800 a week even though they haven't come up yet with a hit record. But within a year, we feel they'll be nationally known artists." photos of the artists are featured in the advertisements. Full-page advertisements will be carried in Esquire, Parade Sunday supplement, New York Times Sunday Magazine, foreign language newspapers, Hit Par- ader, GQ Scene and Go. The Charles package, which contains a detailed story of the artist by Stanley Dance and an extensive photographic display will be featured on hundreds of radio stations. ABC's 14 Ray Charles al- bums will be pushed at the dealer level with browser boxes, window streamers, display cards, mounted easels, consumer cata- logs and browser divider cards. Review albums and press kits are being sent to newspapers, magazines and radio stations throughout the country, and a co-operative advertising cam- paign is being set up for local advertising. Distributors will place local radio spots. A new Charles single, "Some- thing Inside Me" and "I Want to Talk About You," will be released during the program. ABC's theme for the March promotion is "The Wide World of Entertainment," with all sub- sidiary labels participating. An Impulse browser box has been prepared, and a special Impulse sampler record is being mailed to college fraternities and radio stations. Other pro- motional material consists of a counter display for "The Sand Pebbles" soundtrack and BluesWay streamer. A www.americanradiohistory.com LRP3408/ LST 7408 A SESSION FIRN GARY LEWIS AND TRE VtAYBOYS 104e1 xF ro' îAl[ T,vai Miti{ !L6 w4 BRAND NEW SINGLE NEWEST HIT ALBUM FANTASTIC CATALOG LRP 3419/ LST 7419 LRP 3428/LST 7428 i i®®'allEME LRP 3487lLST 7487 I--1 alM .11'S NIT snia LRP 3435/ LST 7435 LRP 3452/LST 7452 lRP 3468i LST 7468 GARYLEWISiTHE PLAYBOYS 7197 ICE MELTS IN THE SUN* a,WTNE LOSER(With A Broken Heart) er' `,_.,S °i` s'',;,.,04 a .. 55949 www.americanradiohistory.com Polydor R&B on UK's Pop Chart Continued from page 1 of "Midnight Soul" will probably spark other English. licensees to follow Polydor's example. Meantime, Polydor is clicking with its regular LP product from Atlantic. Among the best sellers are Otis Redding's "Dictionary of Soul," Sam and Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'," and "Solid Gold Soul," an all-star package from the Atlantic stable. Other blues names sharing the pop market with such acts as the Monkees, the Beach Boys and the Seekers, are John Lee Hooker, on the Marble Arch label, and Geno Washington on the Picadilly label. The Washington LP is titled, "Hand Clappin'-Foot Stompin'-Funky Butt-Live." ABC's Thiele in the Grooves as Batoneer Continued from page 1 Jean Goldkette quality and couple it with a 1967 rhythm section. With this approach he hopes to grab both the teen and adult buyers. The a&r executive explained he was also motivated by the fact that the pyschedelic fans and musicians do not react to the music of the 1930's and 1940's, but are sympatico'to the material of the 1920's. He further noted that the popularity of "Winchester Cathedral," "Daydreams" and "Mairzy Doats," and the use of a honky-tonk piano by the Mamas and the Papas, is indicative of what the record buyers dig. Thiele has already cut his first date as an artist. He used five brass, three saxes and rhythm. "The horns use harmony and phrasing of the 1920's, but the rhythm is strictly 1967," he added. Album. Ont in April The group cut an album, which will be released early in April, and a single from the album is being rushed out immediately. The latter is titled "Thoroughly Modern Millie," the title tune from the Universal film, backed with "Jimmy." "Millie" was penned by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. The album also has such songs as "Whispering," "San" "The Charleston," etc. Thiele said he secured Teresa Brewer as guest vocalist, owing to the graciousness of Irving Green, Mercury president, for whom she records. Thiele in earlier years had a number of hits with the chantress, including "Ricochet and other big ones on- Coral. Thiele has always been attracted by far-out record ideas. He cut a lot of the early comedy and talking records, such as Buddy Hackett's "Chinese Waiter" and Jazzbo Collins' "Hip Fairy Tales"-these, of course, in addition to such early- jazz sides as Erroll Garner's first sides on the Signature label. "Currently," he concluded, "the market is open for new ideas, new trends. . the streams of music are coalescing and we should try to experiment to find valid, new forms." Experiment One of Thiele's upcoming experiments is the cou- pling of a Greek Bouzkouki artist with a jazz group. "It so happens," he stated, "that the Greeks are now buying lot of records . . . this has occurred since the popularity of such smashes as `Zorba the Greek,' 'Never on Sunday' and other copyrights." Meanwhile; the ABC executive is set to issue the first single on ABC's affiliated BluesWay label. This is a Jimmy Rushing performance of "Berkeley Campus Blues," inspired by the old Rushing-Count Basie per- formance of Harvard Blues, with a lyric by George Weiss. The tune touches on matters of current interest, such as dropouts, sit-ins, freedom fighters, and ad- monishes folks to watch out because "Ronnie Reagan is right around the bend." Anti-Col. Club Motion Hurled in FTC Probe Continued from page 1 that the initial decision was an open invitation to RCA Victor and Capitol to follow the Columbia precedent and engage in the exclusive licensing of catalogs. The affidavit further stated that in the two years that have elapsed since the examiner's decision, these exclusive licenses which effect a substantial amount of commerce Direct Blitz Shells Clubs' ExclusivityContinued from page 1 all the recording artists have supported the advertising- of the other clubs by foregoing their equitable share and prompt payment- of.royalties. As an additional lure for the artists, the Record Club of America plans to run feature stories on them in its club magazine, Disc, which. is mailed out to more. than 750,000 subscribers. Also, when the artists appear. on campuses, the Record Club- of America proposes to call on more than 500 representatives- to assist in the promotion of the engagement. The Record Club of America's pitch to artists for a non-exclusive arrangement is aimed at bringing down the cost of the records it handles. The Record Club of America now gets its records from manufacturers or distributors, but Friedman figures his costs are two to three times higher than it is for the clubs which have exclusive arrangements with artists. He estimates that the cost to the Columbia Club for a disk by one of its artists is about 871/2 cents while his .cost may come to more than $2. Some artists, such as the Rolling Stones, have made non-exclusive club deals and Friedman feels that more and more performers and managers will be following their. lead. He's now aiming his propaganda guns at those artists who have new contractual nego- tiations coming and those who are scouting for new club arrangements. It's understood that Andy Williams, whose contract with Columbia ended a few- months ago, was one of the artists approached by the Record Club of America. The Record Club of America's take is now well over 5110 million, with a membership of more than 750,000. Friedman expects that his club membership will reach 1 million by December 1967. are unlawful and should be so recognized by the Commission. The notice was served to R. B. Levine, P. J. Dias and Mort Needelman of the FTC; CBS, the Columbia Record Club, and Rosenman, Colin, Kaye, Petscheck, Freund & Emil, counsel for CBS. R&B Smash! going POP! Bound for TOP 10! "DRY YOUR g EYES" by Brenda and The Tabulations DIONN =500 JAMIE/GUYDEN DISTRIBUTING CO. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19123 when answering ads.. . SAY YOU SAW IT IN BILLBOARD 12 Manager Stogel's 'Building' Credo: Search for Talent Continued from page 4 The ability of an artist to write his own material is vitally important in personal manage- ment, said Stogel. To take care of this aspect, Stogel has pub- lishing firms set up for most of his acts. The Spike-Drivers, for instance, publish under Ak- bestal Music. Stogel has also just signed some production deals for his artists. Koppelman and Rubin produce the Spike- Drivers under Mandall Music. Jimmy Wisner has been signed to produce the Barbarians; Allen Lorber for Goldie and the Gingerbreads; Barry Kornfeld for Rege Mull; Terry Phillips for Donny Burks. In addition, he has placed the Burning Bush on Mercury Records. Stogel just moved into larger offices at 888 Eighth Avenue. Herb Rosen has been added to the staff to handle national pro- motion for all of the firm's art- Coast ASCAP Meet LOS ANGELES-The semi- annual ASCAP West Coast membership meeting is slated for Thursday (23) at 5 p.m. in the Santa Monica Room of the Century Plaza Hotel. Stanley Adams, ASCAP president, and other society officials will re- port on the organization's ac- tivities. LOS ANGELES - Privilege Distributors, locally, will open a San Francisco branch around March 15. President Norm Goodwin said the operation would be located near the other disk distributors. Jack Nelson has been named branch man- ager. Labels to be handled in the Bay area will shortly be announced. ists. Ken Kendall Ltd. has been retained to represent the firm for publicity and public rela- tions and will also provide the same service for all the artists. Among other artists Stogel handles are the Royalettes on MGM Records and the Jones Boys on Atlantic Records. Another factor that concerns good management, Stogel feels, is proper exposure. For instance, Sam the Sham is never long in one area and performs out of the country about three months of the year. He's currently in the Far East, and will visit Europe in the Fall. There's also proper scheduling of TV shows -Ed Sullivan Show has been set for the spring for Sam the Sham. Compatible Stereo Disk Promotes Acts. Continuedfront page 3 a year-January, April, July, and October." "This gives us a three-month cycle in which to really go out and merchandise product. In the old days, product was released every month and we really couldn't co-ordinate promotion with the releases. It was like throwing product against the wall. "We used to have display material available before, but it was sometimes too old for use, in today's fast-paced singles market, before it got to the re- tailers. Now, we're able to get promotional material there at approximately the same time as the product." King Kaye Continued front pace 6 played on the back liner for the listener to follow the prog- ress of the cars. Kaye has watched the sound- track field grow and expand to where now musical and me- chanical sounds are both offered to the public. "For the first eight years I was the only one making soundtracks," Kaye said in his studio office. "Nobody wanted them. It was a mysteri- ous thing. Now everybody does soundtracks and I sometimes feel that the industry may be overdoing it." "Dr. Zhivago" is the biggest money-making soundtrack Kaye has produced. MGM expects to sell two million copies by the end of the year. Kaye's next block- buster is "Ben-Hur." There is some lilting quality Race Car Sounds to the "early soundtracks which enables them to remain as ac- tive sellers today. The affable executive points to a number of evergreen titles as having gained "grand sales" the first time around and have con- tinued to sell through reissue and repackaging programs. Some of these titles are Kaye's first soundtrack, "Till the Clouds Roll By," released in 1947, "The Pilot," "Easter Parade," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Show Boat," "American in Paris" and "Sing- ing in the Rain." During the past two years Kaye has been responsible for "The Singing Nun," `The Liq- uidator," "Dr. Zhivago," "Ben- Hur," "When the Boys Meet the Girls," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Penelope" (just released). Coming up is "Three Bites of the Apple." FEBRUARY 25, 1967, BILLBOARD www.americanradiohistory.com The 45 that grew sobig it became a 33%3! www.americanradiohistory.com TALENT Block Bookers' Confab a Smash As 300 Set Attendance Record COLUMBIA, S. C. - The fifth annual Block Booking Con- ference saw a record attendance of some 300 at the Wade Hampton hotel here Feb. 1 -4. The participants included 27 agents and managers, and 250 students and faculty represent- ing 85 colleges and universities from Maine to Oklahoma. The Al Caiola comes on driving strong with "The Return of the Seven" plus other movie and TV music in a new United Artists release by the same name (UAL 3560M; UAS 6560S). Among the selec- tions that receive Caiola's sensi- tive, exciting musical treatment are themes from "The Sand Peb- bles," "Dual at Diablo" and "Strangers in the Night." All have the sound of dedicated, talented musicianship by one of today's finest guitarists. His guitar is by Epiphone -the choice of those who can hear the difference. (Advertisement) Unsurpassed in Quality at any Price GLOSSY PHOTOS 1%0 EACH 8x10 1000 LOTS í10,98 Per100 Post Cards -- ssno.'ro0o MOUNTED ENLARGEMENTS 20"c30" 84.16 30'.40. 57.50 Pitl'RToto4raPóerr A DMNon of JAMES J. KRIEGSMANN 165 W. 46th St, N.Y. 36 PL 7-0233 _ ,...:çe = EPZC -` '-.11..,- Expecting Twins Next Week. 14 1966 meeting saw representation from 60 southern colleges and 20 talent agencies. The conclave aims at pro- viding block booking to the member schools at a savings and to co-ordinating t a l e n t among the institutions. This re- sults in a saving on time and transportation expenses. Discussions During the day, the confer- ence discussed the colleges' se- lection of artists, contract ne- goiations and presentation of artists. Talent programs were offered at night, with Glenn Yarbrough, Jim and Jean, the Swinging Medallions and others. The talent agencies set up booths at the hotel displaying the various artists they repre- sent and to explain their op- eration. The Association of Col- lege Unions was also repre- sented. The ACU convention is set for this spring at Philadel- phia. The Block Booking Confer- ence was first held in 1963 with 13 schools and five agents. Agents and managers repre- resented included Associated Booking, Albert Kay Associates, Bennet Morgan Agency, Gerald W. Purcell, Paramount Artists, National Shakespeare Co., Uni- versal Attractions, William T. Cash, Premier Talent Associates, Talent Management Associates, America's Best Attractions, Bill Lowery Talent, Willard Alex- ander, Yorktown Talent Associ- ates, The William Morris Agency, International Talent As- sociates, Talent International Corp.The 1968 Block Booking Conference will be held in Charlotte, N. C. Lloyd Beats Hot Jazz Trail Via Overseas NEW YORK-Charles Lloyd, who heads a jazz quartet, has been beating the U. S. night- club lethargy to jazz by hitting the European circuit. Accord- ing to George Avakian, Lloyd's manager-mentor, jazz artists to- day are forced to find new and different outlets for exposure. Although Lloyd's live ap- pearances in this country have been limited, he's been devel- oping important jazz status here as news of his European tri- umphs seep back across the Atlantic. He was recently pro- filed in Time magazine, and Eric Larabec has written an in-depth piece on Lloyd in the February issue of Harper's mag- azine. Even so, it's been hard going for Avakian to get some New York jazz club owners to even talk to him about booking Lloyd. So, with the market for jazz in the U. S. collapsing, Avakian has been steering Lloyd overseas where he's been getting as much as $2,000 a night for the group.Drew 16,000 Avakian isn't completely counting out U. S. clubs for Lloyd's future. He believes that Flanders, Swann & E. H. Morris Ink Writer Pact NEW YORK - Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, currently appearing on Broad- way in "At the Drop of Another Hat," have signed a writer's deal with E. H. Morris. First tune to go into the Morris hop- per is "20 Tons of TNT," which is performed in their Broadway revue.Pete Seeger performed the tune on his National Education Television show last week, and now plans to record it, as well as reprint the lyrics in his Broadside magazine. Morris re- ports that other folk singers have been calling for copies of the song. Since the tune isn't included in the Angel recording of "At the Drop of Another Hat," Capitol Records recently cut a single with Flanders and Swann doing "20 Tons of TNT." However, a release date has not yet been set. more clubs will be turning to rock 'ñ roll and folk-rock en- tertainment and that Lloyd, even as a jazz performer, can fit into this groove. Avakian points to the 16,000 youngsters Lloyd drew to Fillmore Audi- torium in San Francisco, several months ago. Back in the States now, Lloyd is set for a series of college concert dates before re- turning to Europe in May. Dur- ing this time, Avakian and Lloyd will be editing tapes of on- location performances made in Europe for release on Atlantic Records. Avakian figures three albums will come from these tapes.In addition to his appeal as a contemporary "in" type, Lloyd has an attraction at the other end of the spectrum. He's the first jazz artist ever invited to play (Continued on page 16) Buddy Kaye Hot On W. Coast as TV, Film Writer HOLLYWOOD - Buddy Kaye, a transplanted New York lyric writer, is clicking on the TV and film fronts here. During the past six months, Kaye has completed work on four feature film main titles and two TV shows. Kaye did "I Dream of Jean- nie" with Hugo Montenegro and "Sheriff Who?" (new NBC- TV series) with Nelson Riddle. His recent film credits include Otto Preminger's "Hurry Sun- down" with music by Hugo Montenegro, "Triple Cross" (Warner Bros.) and "The Cor- rupt Ones" (Warner Bros.) with music by Georges Garvarentz, and "A Man Called Dagger," an independent production from Lew Horwitz with music by Steve Allen. In addition, Kaye has written lyrics for five new songs by Charles Aznavour which the French singer will include in his next Reprise album. Kaye maintains an office staff for his various publishing com- panies in New York, where he recently produced, recorded and wrote the lyrics to five of the songs for Jaxon Reese's new Cameo-Parkway album. DIAHANN CARROLL, right, Columbia Records singer, is congratulated by Mr. and Mrs. Clive Davis after her opening night performance at the Persian Room in New York's Plaza Hotel. Davis is vice-president and general manager of Columbia Records. 'Golden Screw' Belts Out Bright Bits, Smart Tunes NEW YORK-Tom Sankey's "The Golden Screw" is a biting, yet bright revue, which com- bines folk and folk-rock at the off-Broadway Provinceton Play- house. Between sketches, San- key sings 14 numbers first backed by guitarist Jack Hop- per, then by the Inner Sanctum, a rock quartet. The musical buildup, especially in the rock half, becomes almost shattering until Sankey finally pulls the plug on his amplified autoharp. Then, it's back to his initial plaintive song, "Little White Dog," in his search for simple identity. Atlantic Records is re- cording Sankey in his numbers with Jack Hopper and the Inner Sanctum. While many of the selections might not be suitable for airplay, the album should do well as should the show. Three fine actors, Janet Day, Murray Paskin and Patrick Sul- livan, handle the imaginative sketches and monologs admi- rably. Many of them poke fun, sometimes tellingly, at the mu- sic business in supposed con- versation with the artist (San- key), whose replies are unspo- ken. The Newport Folk Festival, protest songs, pop and rock all come in for barbs. But, it's the music that's mainly responsible for the re- vue's good reception. Sankey plays autoharp and guitar, and sings eight numbers in the first section, gradually joined by members of the Inner Sanctum in subdued tones. "Beautiful People," a rhythmic number, has pop potential, while "You Won't Say No" is a soft, affect- ing number. "Jesus Come Down" adds gospel elements. In the second half, the show and music build more intensely through amplification by San (Continued on page 16) Signings Yvonne Baker, former lead sing- er with the Sensations signed to Cameo-Parkway's Fairmount label. . The Poor, Jeffrey Stevens and the W. C. Fields Memorial Electric String Band to York Records. The Angels, female vocal trio, have signed with RCA Victor. They are booked through mid-June for personal appearances at Sut- miller's in Dayton, Ohio; the Fon- tainebleau in Miami; the Cork Club in Houston; Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the Hilton in San Juan, and the Copacabana in Ok- lahoma City.... Eduardo David- son, singer-composer from Cuba, has joined the United Artists Rec- ords roster. Among his first efforts for UA will be "Le Frisson,' a new vocal dance. . Larry Page to Calla Records. The first release for Page on Calla is entitled "Waltzing to Jazz." Dylan Disciple Andersen Strong Folk-Rock Balladeer NEW YORK-Eric Andersen, one of the better folk-rock disci- ples of Bob Dylan, warmed up a chilly audience at the Cafe Au Go-Go here Friday (11). Andersen, who has recorded two albums for Vanguard, and whose third will be released this week, shows heavy Dylan influence, but he maintains a particularly individual style that comes across well with some original, poetically lyrical folk- rock ballads. Unfortunately, when he delivers an up-tempo number, it's hard to tell just where the Dylan influence ends. Products of his poetic style are "Take Off Your Thirsty Boots," "On the Edge of You" and "Everything's Been Said," all original compositions. An- dersen, on the guitar, is backed by an electric guitar, drums and a girl named Debby Green at the keyboard. Miss Green re- portedly also helps Andersen with some of the songwriting. Andersen deserves listening to. He could far with this smooth, potent style. His new album contains rearrangements of numbers that appeared on his two previous disks. CHARLES BARRETT Brazilian String 4 Completes Its Tour NEW YORK-Discos, CBS' Brazilian String Quartet, has just completed a concert tour of the U. S. and Mexico and is now in negotiation for a more extensive tour in the near future. The group played in Washington, Boston, Madison, Wis., and Mexico City. Known in Brazil as "The Of- ficial Quartet of the National School of Music of the Univer- sity of Brazil," the CBS group is composed of violinists San- tino Parpinelli and Jaques Nir- renberg, violinist Henrique Nir- enberg and cellist Eugen Ran- evsky. FEBRUARY 25, 1967, BILLBOARD www.americanradiohistory.com NOW! NOI INENGLAND! PETULA CLARK "THIS IS MY SONG" 7002 The Hit Single from Charles Chaplin's "The Countess from Hong Kong" WARNER BROS. RECORD. 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Among the composers, lyric- ists and librettist who will at- tend the Salute as guests of honor are Richard Adler, Har- old Arlen, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Dorothy Fields, Albert Hague, Jerry Herman, Tom Jones, Burton Lane, Mitch Leigh, Richard Rodgers, Har- old Rome, Arthur Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, Sam and Bella Spewack, Joseph Stein, Charles Strouse, Jule Styne, Samuel A. Taylor and Meredith Willson. Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson will be honorary chairman of the Salute. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg, Sen. Jacob K. Javits, Mayor John V. Lindsay, Roger Stevens, chairman of the Na- tional Council on the Arts, and William Schuman, president of Lincoln Center for the Perform- ing Arts, are honorary patrons. The Salute coincides with the centennial anniversary of the Orbison Has Hot Australian Tour NEW YORK - MGM Rec- ords Roy Orbison returned last week from an Australian tour where he played to sellout houses. Tour highlights in- cluded SRO audiences of more than 10,000 each at four con- certs in the Sydney Stadium and similar overflow houses for two concerts each in Mel- bourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. In the package with Orbison were the Yardbirds and the Walker Bros. Reports from New Zealand indicated similar audience draw for appearances in Christen- church, Hamilton, Wellington and Auckland. Orbison is now preparing for a tour of Britain with his group, the Candymen. First concert on the scheduled six-week tour is slated for March 3. During his visit, Orbi- son is expected to make another appearance on the "Sunday at the Palladium" TV show, and a series of other engagements is being negotiated. The British tour is co-promoted by Harold Davison and Acuff-Rose Music, Ltd. "birth" of American musical theater which is generally con- sidered to have started with "The Black Crook," an 1866- 1867 production at Niblo's Gar- dens in New York. The Manhattan School of Music will be the first major conservatory to institute a course of training in American musical theater when it takes the present Juilliard building in 1968. T-Bone Walker Dishes Out Tunes in True Blues Style LOS ANGELES-The blues, in its true, unaltered form, was sung expertly by T-Bone Walker during his first visit to the Troubadour. Walker has written so many blues tunes that he never has to turn to anyone else for inspiration. His voice was rich and strong as was his playing on electric guitar. He also played some Meade Lux Lewis type piano but the emphasis was on his guitar fingering. Valentine's Day Gift: Al Martino In Jersey Stint CAMDEN, N. J.-AI Mar- tino put his sizable audience into a Valentine's Day mood at his Latin Casino opening here last Tuesday (14). Martino delivered a dozen songs in his smooth, deft, in- formal manner, doing successes such as "Spanish Eyes" and "I Love You Because You Under- stand Me." He shook the hands of the ladies on the rim of the stage while singing "She Was a Painted, Tainted Rose." The Capitol Records artist would do a medley of numbers ranging from "Somewhere My Love" to "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" without a pause as he chuckled to the audience. He closed his performance with "Thank You for a Lovely Eve- ning." He was backed up by his or- chestra and the Al Martino Singers. Comedian Bernie Burns, who shared the bill, did an excellent satire on Alan Kine. CHARLES BARRZTT Walker's titles are steeped in the blues tradition: "Woman You Must Be Crazy 'Cause You Don't Know What You Want to Do," "I Don't Want No Woman Tellin' Me What to Do" and "Stormy Monday," which has recently been re- corded by Bobby Blue Bland, Nancy Wilson and Lou Rawls. Walker's backing consisted of electric guitar-saxophone, fender bass and drums, provided by Nina Jimme's rhythm section, which added a crisp kick to his own enthusiasm. On the ever- green "Everyday I Have the Blues," he played chords with his left hand white downing a drink with his right. This is an effective gimmick, and it doesn't detract from his standing as an authentic blues vocalist. ELIOT TIEGEL Kelly's to Reopen CHICAGO -Mister Kelly's, destroyed by fire a year ago, will open with Shelley Berman May 15. George E. Marienthal, owner of the Rush Street spot, said the club will continue with the policy of offering new tal- ent. 'Golden Screw' Continued from page 14 key and the Inner Sanctum. From a driving "Can I Touch You," the relentless impact heightens steadily and bitterly through "Flippin' Out." Then the plug is pulled, the world is cursed and the "Little White Dog" is sought again. The re- sult is a powerful musical evening. FRED KIRBY THE FUGS, the first of the "underground" vocal groups, will now be recording for Atlantic Records. Celebrating the signing are, left to right, Jerry Wexler, Atlantic vice-president; the Fugs (Ken Weaver, Ed Sanders, Tuli Kupferberg), and Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic president. Eire's Showbands Facing A Showdown of Exposure By KEN STEWART DUBLIN-In Eire influence by showbands, which have dominated the scene on and off records for the last decade, has been unbeatable. But if the seven and eight-piece units that play anything from country to jazz, carbon-copy style, want to keep it that way, the added prestige of chart entries in other countries is essential. So far, such activity has been very confined. Larry Cunning- ham and the Mighty Avons lead the field with a No. 28 position in one British chart for "Tribute to Jim Reeves." Other entries have included Dermot O'Brien's "The Merry Ploughboy" (31) and Eileen Reid and the Cadets' "Jealous Heart" (42). On the U. S. scene, even less has been achieved. Disks that fared best were the Abbey Tav- ern Singers' "Off to Dublin in the Green" and the Capitol Showband's "Born to Be With You."Brendan Bowyer and the Royal's "Hucklebuck" - gen- erally regarded as the most commercial showband side to date-reached No. 4 in Aus- tralia. Several other units have had varying degrees of success in markets like Canada, Germany, Japan and the Phil- ippines. Pitch for `Cry' Biggest showband promotion outside Ireland so far is the current campaign to make a hit of Dickie Rock and the Miami's "When You Cry," pub- lished by Dick James Music and released on Pye. Included in the campaign are a London press reception, tele- vision appearances, generous radio exposure, ads in the trade papers, and posters in 100-plus London subway stations. Behind the big push is Sydney Rose, of the Paul Cave Agency. Showbands, then, are at the Charles Lloyd Cnnrinned from mane 14 at tue Bergen Festival in Nor- way which is strictly a classical festival of symphony, opera, ballet, chamber music, theater and art exhibitions. Lloyd's ap- pearance is scheduled for June 7. In another facet of his career, Lloyd has been hired by co- median Bill Cosby to write the music for a TV special to be aired in the fall. crossroads-and they are look- ing to increased recording ac- tivity to consolidate their Irish stature. Most of the major units are campaigning for their disk companies to guarantee them regular U. S. releases. Sometimes their requests in this regard are practical; often, they are not, because the majority of showband releases cannot be regarded as likely to make an impression on the Hot 100. What the situation boils down to is this: Showbands are seek- ing contacts in various countries who will offer them compre- hensive services that would be geared to help them into the charts. And they don't mind investing heavily to get what they want. Checkmates Keep Nitery Jumping LAS VEGAS-Nero's Nook in Caesars Palace is jumping nightly through the efforts of the Checkmates, Ltd., a zany quin- tet of singers and dancers. Group's forte is with commer- cial blues songs, which lead singer Bobby Stevens and or- ganist Sonny Charles display with energy and an abundance of soul. The act is unusual in that so much of the action re- volves around on-stage hoofing in a contemporary mold. Ste- vens, Charles and drummer (Sweet Louie) Mary Smith are the dancers who mimic and razz each other to build up a strong comedy setting in be- tween shouting and blasting on "I Can Make It With You," "Please Don't Take My World Away" and "Turn on the Light." Charles, who has the softer voice, is effective on "Sonny" and provides a good harmonic partner for Steven's stronger pipes on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." Stevens, on trombone, leaves the melody to organist Charles and electric guitarist Harvey Trees. Bill Van Buskirk's electric bass rings fully. Both stringmen stay put during the trio's antics. Because they are so strong visually, Capitol has a problem in translating this physical en- ergy into something salable on disks. There are constant racial references done jokingly, but they hurt the act, which is ex- tremely hard-working and worth seeing. ELIOT TIEGEL FEBRUARY 25, 1967, BILLBOARD www.americanradiohistory.com '"WEANSIMS0 FOME n 111 11111 i011 III II III II III II AM RECRD 831B/W GENTE www.americanradiohistory.com Number of Singles Reviewed This Week, 120-Last Week, 126 WrItTC3-1L POP SPOTLIGHTS Spotlights-Predicted to reach the top 20 of the Hot 100 Chart THE 4 SEASONS-BEGGIN' (Prod. by Bob Crewe) (Writers: Gaudio-Farina) (Saturday Seasons Four, BMi)-The "sound" of Frankie Valli leads the way in this powerful rocker that should ride to the top of the charts. First-rate Bob Crewe pro- duction. Flip: "Dody" (Saturday/Seasons Four, BMI). Philips 40433 STEVIE WONDER-TRAVLIN' MAN (Prod. by Clarence Paul (Writers: Miller-Wells) (Stein-Van Stock, ASCAP)-Wonder will be back at the top of the Hot 100 with his moving treatment of this strong ballad. Exceptional performance should top his "Place in the Sun" hit. Flip: "Hey Love" (Jobete, BMI). Tamp 54147 PETULA CLARK-THIS IS MY SONG (Prod. by Sonny Burke) (Writer: Chaplin) (Shamley, ASCAP) -Beautiful change-of-pace ballad for the British thrush is this film theme penned by Charlie Chaplin. Spotlights-Predicted to reach th GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS-THE LOSER (With a Broken Heart) (Writers: Nix-Russell) (Sky- hill, BMi)-Mover by Lewis will move right onto the Hot 100. Top dance item with a change of pace break gets a powerful workout by the group in this Snuff Garrett production. Flip: "Ice Melts in the Sun" (Greenlight/Viva, BMI).Liberty 55949 TOM JONES-DETROIT CITY (Prod. by Peter Sullivan) (Writers: Dill-Tillis) (Cedarwood, Proved successful successful with his revival of the country hit "Green, Green Grass of Home," Jones could make the lighting strike twice with his top perform- ance of the old Bobby Bare hit. Flip: "Ten Guitars" (Duchess, BM!). Parrot 40012 GENE PITNEY-ANIMAL CRACKERS (In Cello- phane bags) (Prod. by Joe Wissert) (Writers: Bonner- Gordon) and intriguing item should bring Pitney back to the Hot 100 with impact. He's in fine form in this first-rate Joe Wissert production. Flip: "Don't Mean to Be a Preacher" (Kama Sutra, BMI). Musicor 1235 POZO SECO SINGERS -EXCUSE ME, DEAR MARTHA (Prod. by Bob Johnston) (Writers: Farrell-Johnson) (Pocket Full of Tunes/Noma, BMI)--Strong rhythm entry by the "Look What You've Done" group should make its mark on the charts in short order. Good vocal performance of good material. Flip: "I Believed It All" (Mayoham, ASCAP). Columbia 44041 THE BUCKINGHAMS-LAWDY MISS CLAWDY (Prod. by Carl Bonafede & Dan Bellock) (Writer: Price) (Venice, BMI)-The group currently in the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 have come up with a strong follow-up in this groovy revival of the Lloyd Price classic. Flip: "I Call Your Name" (Maclen, BMI). U. S. A. 869 PAT BOONE-WHAT IF THEY GAVE A WAR AND NO ONE CAME (Prod. by Snuff Garrett & Randy Wood) (Writer: Boone) (Spoone, ASCAP)- Boone could equal the success of his "Wish You Were Here, Buddy" with this clever item, much in the same bag. Steady rhythm keeps it moving. Flip: "Hurry Sundown" (Chappell, ASCAP). Dot 16998 ARETHA FRANKLIN-I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVED YOU (Prod. by Jerry Wexler) (Writer: Shannon) (14th Hour, BMI)-Marking her debut on Atlantic, Miss Franklin offers a powerful blues wailer that will create much excitement in both pop and r&b markets. Production by Jerry Wesler is tops. Flip: "Do Right Woman-Do Right Man" (Press, BMI). Atlantic 2386 Spotlights-Predicted to reach the HOT VIC DANA-Fraulein (Travis, BMI). LIBERTY 55950 WAYNE NEWTON-If 1 Only Had o Song to Sing (Chardon, BMl). Capitol P 5642 THE NEWBEATS-Tap Secret (Acuff-Rose, BM)). HICKORY 1436 LAURA NYRO-Goodbyye Joe (C,)es,rial, BM)). VERVE FOU(WAYS 50311 THE THIRTEENTH FL00R ELEVATORS-Levitation (Tapier, BMI). INTER- NATIONAL ARTISTS 113 MIKE DOUGLAS-What Is a Sq (Fajob, ASCAP). EPIC 10126 THE CRYAN' SHAMES-Mr. Unreliable (Destination, BMI)- COLUMBIA 44037 JOHNNY 1111011-Geed Goodness (Nan/Nash, ASCAP). MGM 13603 100Y MILLER-How Do You Say Goodbye (Screen Gems-Columbia, BM)). CAPITOL 511046 ERROLL GARNER-Mere (Marks, BM)). MGM 13677 THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT-Willie Jean lOUggolh, BMI). DUNWICH 151 JOHN GARY-Sleeping Beauty (Northridge, ASCAP). RCA VICTOR 9119 THE STONE PONEYS-Sweet Summer Blue and Geld (Fourth landing, BMI). CAPITOL 5830 MARLENA SHAW-Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Zawinul, BMI)- CADET 5557 THE RUBBER BAND-erin9 Your Love (Galileo, BMI). COLUMBIA 44013 THE EVENLY BROTHERS-She Never Smiles Anymore (la-Ma, ASCAP). WARNER BROS. 5901 THE BLUES PROJECT-No Time Like the Right Time (Sealark, BMI). VERVE FOLKWAYS 5040 IVORY SOE HUNTER-Don't Ten Ist)re "ST (Unart, BMI). SEEP 1250 SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS-1 Put Spol en Yw (Travis, BMI), DECCA 3210e INC ASTRONAUTS-Better Things (Rising Sons, BMI)- RCA VICTOR 9109 THE SKUNKS-Blurs (Blue Crest, BMI). U. S. A. 919405 18 which should keep her at the top of the winner's circle. Lush Ernie Freeman arrangement is out- standing. Flip: "High" (Remick, ASCAP). Warner Bros. 7002 HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS-WADE IN THE WATER (Writer: Traditional) (Almo, ASCAP)-The spiritual classic gets the Tex-Mex treatment by Alpert, and the excitement generated could make it one of his biggest hits. Flip: "Mex- ican Road Race" (Almo, ASCAP). A&M 840 SANDY POSEY-WHAT A WOMAN IN LOVE WON'T DO (Prod. by Chips Moman) (Writer: Loudermilk) (Windward Side, BMI)-Make it three in a row for Miss Posey, with this powerful read- ing of the John D. Loudermilk number. Her usual top performance will bring this one home. Flip: "Shattered" (Barton, BMI). MGM 13702 e top 60 of the HOT 100 Chart BOBBY VINTON-FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW (Prod. by Robert Mersey) (Writer: Stevens) (Ahab, BMi)-Plaintive ballad gets an emotional reading by the "Coming Home Soldier" star, and the result is a hot chart contender. Flip: "Sweet Maria" (Roosevelt, BMI). Epic 10136 SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66-FOR ME (Prod. by Herb Alpert) (Writers: Lobo-Gembel) (Butter- field, BMI)-Infectious rhythm opening breaks into a solid beat as the Brasil '66 group offers this hot contender for the Hot 100. Top programming item should fast surpass their "Constant Rain" hit. Flip: "Gente" (Janeiro, ASCAP). A&M 836 WILLIE BOBO-iUICY (Prod. by Peter Spargo & Teddy Reig) (Writer: Stoller) (Trio, BMI)-Bobo is at his best in this Latin-rock bag, and this Pete Spargo-Teddy Reig production should be a much progra