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1 RR M selling Lrgest colour pop weekly newspper d No Every Thursdy Week ending My, 1 nd Hollies yln w fns ir it? tke N0 point rguing it-bob bout Dyln is likely to top lbum chrts with his ltest LP "Nshville Skyline" so deservedly nd But so re Hol- lies with ir controversil but gret "Hollies Sing Dyln" lbum, which contins twelve trcks highly versions personlised Dyln songs The Hollies dig Dyln Dyln been hs known to pprove "lterntive" versions his songs which hve hit world chrts-mnfred Mnn's "Mighty Quinn", to nme but one But Dyln ddicts re notoriously slow to ccept tret- ments from or rtistes nd rein lies controversy will pro The in lie sles "Hollies Sing Dyln" For Hollies' fns hve sy, - too nd this is surely best lbum yet by one most consistent outfits in business Their "Best Of The Hollies" lbum sold more thn 0,000 copies Let's look t this new one "Hollies Sing - Dyln" When Your Ship Comes In; I'll Be Your Bby Tonight; I Wnt You; Wheels On Fire; I Shll Be Relesed; Blowin' In The Wind; Quit Your Low Down Wys; Just Like A Womn; Times They Are A-Chngin'; All I Relly Wnt To Do; My Bck Pges; Mighty Quinn (Prlo- phone PMC 0) First trck: Very cler lyric -sounding nd it's much hppier thn Dyln's version with bnjo chugging long behind "I'll On Be Your Bby", hrmonic led in on Alln getting nice coun- try feel to it, nd one boys' own fvour- ites, developed well on building power "I Wnt You" is strong exmple how y re mking Dyln relly cceptble to Hollies' fns, but imgery here does not come cross so strongly "Wheels On Fire" is nice tret tmospheric ment sort - song with- -Driscoll Auger out psychedelic - complexities nd first- rte production by group vocl "I Shll Be Relesed" ws done severl by but rtistes, Hollies do it beutifully relly sincere per - CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE Ass Sndie Shw ktroces Red/Imre,ter*Z)1-Scorez, ( hdr' omea r,ctestsvic 1 Chrt A Hound Double Reder Pme rotit

2 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending My, 1 il wnt to let f stem? Any questions on scene? Any problems? Then drop line to VAL or JAMES, letters dept RECORD MIRROR -EVERY THURSDAY - SHAFTESBURY AVE, LO DON, W1 GER / L LY hy rck eft ff "CIL BUDDY HOLLY- reder tells n unrelesed trck, nd how some "Gint" songs once sounded better thn y do now Also, Buddy's "Love Is Strnge" enters Americn hot hundred this week TWANG THANG AT lst guitrist Dune Eddy ws llowed to show his verstility to British udience The occsion ws his concert t Queen Elizbeth Hll, London n April 1 For two hours Dune, with cpble ssistnce from Quottions nd n orchestr, hd udience "eting out his hnd'' His repertoire ws mgnificent, feturing his immortl hits, "Peter Gunn", "Shzml', "Rebel Rouser' nd mny more, plus hits from movie world - "Born Free ' ''High Noon", ''Pepe' nd "Becuse They're Young", nd jzzy "0 Blues", superb "Blueberry Hill", evergreen FLAMINGO AT - WARDOUR ST W1 MEMBERS AND GUESTS WELCOME AT ALL SESSIONS OPEN FOR SPECIAL ALL NITER SESSIONS n FRIDAYS 1 pm m; THE FANTASTIC MARY WELLS MISS TAMLA MOTOWN THE CLAM 'SATURDAYS ( p in fl FUNKY FEVER with J B W ON WEDNESDAYS ONLY (riprn I m) TONI ROCKET DISCTET ALL GIRLS ADMITTED FREE SO COME EARLY THE new Buddy Holly lbum "Gint ' contins only ten trcks, seven new trcks nd three, which lthough y hve been relesed before, hve now hd some dditionl bcking dubbed on There is however one or trck Buddy's which is not included on this lbum I hve herd this number "I'm A Lonely Boy" nd cnnot understnd why it is not on this LP In MCA's publicity on this LP y sy " end legend", which could well be right But, I don't gree with m, or mybe Normn Petty, Buddy's former mnger, holding bck one or mybe more Buddy's songs, when it could hve been included on this lbum I cnnot see this prticulr song being hit if relesed t some future dte, but perhps tht is intention But to stte tht "Gint" represents lst Buddy's mteril is not plying fir with mny loyl fns I would lso like to dd tht when I herd five songs plyed on tpe t Mrs Holly's house I preferred m to wy y hve come out on lbum The dy fter I left Mrs Holly's I visited Normn Petty in Clovis, New Mexico At his recording studios he plyed me trcks with new bcking nd he greed with me tht songs sounded better ccompnied only by Buddy's guitr - view lso shred by Buddy's mum - Dn Dvies, Score Lne, Childwll, Liverpool, L1 ED "Shenndoh" nd Lovin' GYPSY BOYS Spoonful's "Dydrem" Highlight concert ws Dune's solo feturing Pgnini's "The Story Three Loves", Irish clssic "Dnny Boy" nd Dune's own composition "Along Cme Lind" This spot lone ws worth television showing Dune deservedly receiveff two stge reclls nd finlly left uditorium to thunderous stnding ovtion Not even publicised strs Clnton or Hendrix would hve dred to follow undisputed King Twng - Aln White, 1 Hwthorne Crescent, CdtVngton, Luton, Beds MORE NEW MATERIAL WHAT hve "Bdge", "Nowhere to Run" "Crosstown Trffic", nd "Behind A Pinted Sm'le" in common? Wel, y re ll trcks f previously relesed LPs, nd in my opinion, with present high price singles, record buyers should t lest be presented with new mteril I'd be interested to her wht or reders think on this subject - Cohn Fenn, Brdgte, Cuffiey, Herts I recently sw group clled Gypsy when y ppered t Klooks Kleek with Led Zeppelin I thought y were terrific nd I hope you might be ble to tell me something bout m - Sue Avory, Delorme Street, Hmmersmith W VAL: GypSy re new group who hve recently been signed up by Mrquee - Mrtin Agency The line up is Robin Pizer, ge 1, on guitr, recorder nd vocls; Rod Red, ge 1, on guitr nd vocls; John Knpp, ge 1, on pino nd vocls: Dvid McArthy, ge 0, on bss nd vocls; "Moth", ge 1 on drum tenor sx nd vocls All boys come from Leicester nd hve cquired mny fns since y rrived in London, including Led Zeppelin nd Fmily - nd obviously yourself Sue! Look out for first LP front Gypsy due out shortly All mteril incidentlly is written by group THE NASHVILLE ROOM 11 NORTH END ROAD Adjcent West Kensington Tube MAY th - 1th THE LORNE GIBSON TRIO plus supporting cts ENTRANCE FREE EVERY NIGHT PLEASE NOTE NEW FAN CLUB ADDRESS FOR: AMEN CORNER c/o Puline Corcorn 1st Floor, Gerrrd Street London, W1 -YEAR OLD FAN I WAS very interested in Mrs Joy Brynt's letter -April 1) bout Engel How true this is him I took my four-yerld Nicol to his show in Bournemouth, I sked mnger for permission for my dughter nd Engel to meet, but this ws refused However, when Engel sw Nicol bck stge in fternoon he gve her kiss s t T L nd cudd e nd llowed me to tke photo her sitting on his lp At end show she went on stge in front ll screming girls He once gin kissed her goodnight nd showed concern bout her sfety, wtching her return to me I hope you will publish this if only to prove Engelbert hs s much his youngest fn time for one club members s he does for lovely blondes A truly gret rtiste - Jon Green King Edwrd Avenue, Shirley, Southmpton, Hnts ENGELBERT with four -yer -old Nicol Green, one his newest nd youngest fns ROGRES $1,1DER- GROUND' mtnagerie VOUR Lncshire lds, I- from depths Rowtenstll to be exct, hve joined forces with fellow north -countrymn, Chs Chndler, nd hope tht this combintion my give m well -deserved chrt success "We're ll from north nd proud it too!" - yer -old John Medley exuberntly informed me, when we met "I think norrners re very honest nd friendly, re's nothing flse bout m" Obviously qulity tht is very desirble in business where constructive criticism nd help is importnt Glss Mengerie obviously pprecite wy in which Chs Chndler dvised m nd hndles ir recording interests: "We hd lots ides for recording," explined -yer - old led guitrist Al Kendll, "We went down into studios nd set up ll our equipment" "Yes," lughed bss guitrist John, reclling occsion "We felt highly confident, but we took one look t control pnel nd -stood re going red round ers! We just didn't know where to strt The next thing we knew Chs hd wndered in nd he begn to dvise nd help us" "Chs ws relly tremendous," dded - yer - old drummer Bill Atkinson "He knew exctly how to get sound tht ws needed He even pointed out exct spot where I should hit cymbl or drum Jimi Hendrix cme into studio while we were recording nd he ws relly tken bck by ll people re He ws relly nice He cme nd shook hnds with us, n quietly disppered" Chs Chndler himself cn best tke up story t this point: "Glss Mengerie re mnged by John Gunnell nd his Orgnistion nd John sked me if I would be interested in producing eroup," he told me in 'phone cl' "I sid 'Yeh' becuse YOU get bit sick doing nothing I went down to see Glss Mengerie on gig nd I liked m "One dy when y were recording in studios I st by for bout n hour nd sw y were getting nowhere, so I helped out They hd good few ides bout wht y wnted to do, but y didn't know how to put it down" Glss Mengerie's ltest relese "Hve You Forgotten Who You Are?" (Polydor) ws result se recording sessions, s well s n lbum which is due for relese in six weeks' time All compositions re originl numbers written ly 0 -yer -old group orgnist nd voclist Lou Stonebridge, who lso composed ''Hve You Forgotten Who You Are?" "It doesn't worry me tht I hve dded responsibility hving written numbers" Lou told me "Music is my whole life nd I don't find it difficult to write Al lso writes some mteril with me We've chnged our style ltely, becuse group hs chnged" Until September, Glss Mengerie consisted five members When ir orgnist left, Lou took over on orgn s well s vocls nd lthough he hs only been plying Hmmond for three months, his musicl bility hs lredy been highly prised Glss Mengerie now describe ir musicl style s "underground progressive, sort Procul H - rum type group" "If this record goes" Lou told ine, "our mngement will he wtching very closely to mke sure tht we don't mke sme mistke tht Hrum mde with ir follow-up" Glss Mengerie re hrdworking dedicted group who hve only missed gig when y were An ll str chrity footbll mtch will tke plce on Fridy, My, t Est London Stdium, Mile End The sporting nd show biz "Top Ten XI" will ply unbeten Cnnons FC The "Top Ten XI" will be chosen from, enggements permitting, Lepy Lee, Andy Firwer - Low, Aln Price, Dve Dee, Dvid stuck in snux Britt on wy to Birminghm "It's very importnt to get to bookings in good time" sid Lou, "Tht's why we're prticulrly proud our rodies Jeff nd Bob we must give m mention, y work very hrd!" Glss Mengerie hve recently cquired house in Tulse Hill which y shre with Jeff nd Bob In ir spre time y cn be found locked wy in ir own rooms pursuing ir hobbies, Bill ws once n engineer nd continues this interest by building model crs which he sends down grden pth for triggerhppy John to shoot t! Al is gret orgniser group nd is responsible for wking m up in mornings - tht is if neighbour's dog hsn't chieved this object first! All Glss Mengerie clim to be excellent cooks, nd before we prted y fered kind invittion to join m for stek mel Perhps it will be celebrtion dinner to mrk chrt entry "Hve You Forgotten Who You Are?" VALERIE MABBS Hmilton, Brin Mrshll, Brry Mson, Ed "Stewpot" Stewrt, Brin Poole, Dvid Symonds, Normn Rossington, Mike D'Abo, Johnny Morn, Bobby Smith (ex - Englnd nd Spurs), Dick Richrdson (ex Europen boxing chmp), Kevin O'She, nd Don Prtridge Mny or strs hve promised to pper The kick-f will be t

3 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending My, 1 I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND PEOPLE WHO HAVE NERVOUS BREAKDOWNS, TAKE DRUGS AND ALL THAT RUBBISH -- SEE Mry Hopkin on stge nd she comes cross s confident, highly pricient, with cler, rr cool voice Meet her in flesh nd she turns out to be quiet, shy, not prticulrly confident - in fct, ltoger prettier nd more feminine thn public Hopkin On My she will be 1 nd will be celebrting yer in show business (she first ppered on Opportunity Knocks lst yer, My, Twiggy sw her, told Pul McCrtney bout her, nd result ws Those Were The Dys nd now Pul's own composition Goodbye) In tht yer Mry hs been pretty stedily on go but few dys go she mnged short holidy with her mor nd sister t helth frm "I went re for rest, relly Not much food, nd no lcohol - well, I'm not md bout it nywy" How hs her helth stood up to knocking opportunity nd odd world Apple? "Oh, it hsn't been hrd Things hve just hppened to me nd I didn't hve ny prticulr expecttions bout wht show business would be I'm getting used to tlking bout myself in interviews, don't mind m so long s I'm not sked stupid questions Hte things bout wht mke-up I wer Not relly interested in tht sort thing CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE formnce ll wy, with crisp bss nd drums nd "Blowin' In The Wind" relly is, in terms production, best one on this side - very full, with big orchestr Side two opens with plesnt swinging Gospel sort thing, not outstnding, but still good enough And we're into run things done well by or people, in terms both hits nd productions "Just Like A Womn" hs Alln Clrke in fine form, nd relly strong song Excellent hrmonies "Times They Are " is disppointment in some wys, yet Mry Hopkin tells RM's Dvid Griffiths "I just sy wht I feel - nobody t Apple tries to tell me wht sort imge to try to crete I think people eventully give you n imge which is more or less you But I'm bit shy expressing myself through speech For one thing, I hte being misquoted" Wht bout touring life? "Before I went on tour I wsn't looking forwrd to it but it turned out to be opposite Some nights were relly hppy But music is most importnt thing to me nd I cn't ct to song nd sing it exctly sme every night All udiences re different nd I respond to m In some tres you cn't get feeling udience, cn't her ppluse becuse in big tre sound tends to go up Then I think I'm not doing too well nd m surprised when I come f nd m told it ws perfectly ll right" gin it is fine song "All I Relly Wnt To Do", like "My Bck Pges", were hits for Byrds First one is rr more like n ordinry Hollies, if re be such thing, but "Bck Pges" is lively Dyln turning -point song Finlly: "Mighty Quinn", rel curtin -closer, with Tony Hicks doing gret bnjo work nd wondrous swing to it A fine lbum Will Hollies' fns like boys singing only Dyln? Sure y will I men, sure WE do! And four se songs will be fetured in Hollies' senstionl BBC fortyminute colour spectculr this Sturdy, My Look in It's n eye-opener I know 'cos I ws re when it ws filmed-pj MARY HOPKIN - "I hte being misquoted" Wht kind songs do you like? "I prefer folk I cn't sing pop Most m re meningless, just written to be commercil nd mke money Of course, re re exceptions, such s Goodbye which I first herd when Pul sng it to me He did sme with Those Were The Dys It's wonderful to be recorded by somebody who sings himself nd obviously songs nd whose pproch is not tht different from wy I try to sing m Among my fvourite singers re Jon Bez nd Judy Collins" In her first show-bizz yer Mry hs seen little her prents but she lives, in London flt, with her sister who hndles her fn club "When I'm not working I lze round most time I'm determined not to get involved in show business world more thn I must I'm not terribly mbitious If I hd record out tht ws rel flop I might be bit disppointed but not much - it's not importnt enough It's bd for music when people dish it out just to mke money And I don't wnt to be round people who hve nervous brekdowns, tke drugs nd ll tht rubbish" DAVID GRIFFITHS Ry Stevens Gitrzn MON Joe Simon The chokin' kind MON Monument Records division The Decc Record Compny Limited Decc House Albert Embnkment London SE1

4 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending My 1 `JIMMY WEBB IS A COUNTRY BOY' Glen Cmpbell tells RM's Lon Goddrd GG IMMY WEBB," explined smooth voiced Glen Cmpbell, somewhere south Wichit, but still on line, "is likeble esy going country boy One nicest fellows I've ever met, Jimmy hs power very deep understnding He cres bout people, not politics nd wht hppens between people is extremely importnt to him in his writing" On set his new film, "Norwood", produced by Elvis Presley film producer Hl Wllis, Glen took time out from m doings to slip phone cll into RM Ws re ny kind link between trin Webb compositions? There seemed to be n element sdness in ll m "Jimmy hd girl friend who ment n wful lot to him I think t one time, y hd to split up nd he went f to Wichit to work on telephone lines He wrote 'Wichit Linemn' bout her nd how much he missed her while he ws re Some people never notice town To Jimmy, ech town is different nd he reltes to ech differently He wrote 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix' while reminiscing nd thinking bout time when he'd return to Arizon town where she ws styng 'McArthur Prk' ws written for her nd I'm sure my new single 'Glveston' ws s well" So we see tht most Webb hits hve titles cities or plces nd tht Jim uses se chnges environment to reflect differently on his feelings towrd someone GUITAR TOTING With little reflection on my prt, I reclled first time I'd seen Glen ws on n old US pop series clled "Shindig" wherein he ws sked to ply fncy guitr run from Rotop Singers' "Wlk Right In" His nimble fingerwork led me to believe tht he hd touch old Folk Music syndrome "Yes, I remember tht I've done lot toting guitr round Most time I ws involved with being session mn nd doing occsionl TV spot No more sessions for me, though I mde new yer's resolution lst yer, telling myself tht I'd done my lst session s n nonymous musicin The time hs finlly come when I cn rest on my own nme" Andy Firwer -Low competition winners! Glen isn't tht well known s guitrist in Britin, but I cn vouch for his flre s picker "I suppose 'Norwood' film hs relted me since I ply guy who bums round with guitr; sort musicl, yet not quite At lest I'M better prepred for this one s I wsn't in love with my cting in first picture I filed to ctch rushes nd found tht how you think you're going to look nd how you ctully pper on screen re two vstly different things The lesson lso gve me some stge insight tht becme very vluble towrd my current US television series (The Glen Cmpbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television, which is receiving excellent rtings nd could well be shown in Britin if right mount demnd is shown)" GUEST APPEARANCE An ernest dmirer Britin's Tom Jones, Glen remrked he'd been trying to rrnge switch guest ppernce between his nd Tom Jones Show "I dmire; mong ors, Ry Chrles, Bill Medley, The Four Freshmen, The Betles, Brbr Streisnd, nd Arethbut most ll, Tom Jones I like soul tht doesn't include screming I guess it's wht you'd term hurt soul Tom is power singer nd definitely not run mill "He puts rel hert into wht he sings nd his style seems to indicte he'll be round for just s long s he wnts to be Otis hd soul, tlent for writing nd good stge ppel, but not voice to crry it f; Tom does People hve sked me if I'd consider singing song tht required rel power nd soul I've done Tom's 'Delilh' on my show nd if good solid number in tht vein cme up, I'd tke stb t recording it" Glen's been doing night clubs since he ws fourteen nd it looks s if' he's stbbed home in combintion with Jim Webb His versions "Wichit Linemn" nd "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" both mrched to upper reches British nd Americn top fifty chrts, while new single "Glveston" (relesed in Britin on Ember Rcords) lies t number one in US country chrts nd well in Americn top fifty Mny credits to little town in Arknss from whence he cme Amen Corner who ws not born Welshmn () Orgnist Derek Wever's nicknme is "Blue",) The group's highest chrt entry prior to "(If Prdise Is) Hlf As Nice" is Jck Fishmn (which reched number in RM's chrt w/e Februry 1, 1) () Andy Firwer -Low is youngest member Amen Corner () The only Amen Corner single which reched Top Thirty but not Top Twenty ws "The World Of Broken Herts", () The English composer "Hlf As Nice" ws "High In The Sky" () Amen Corner now record for Immedite () "Good Times" from "Round Amen Corner"- hs sme title s single recorded by Eric Burdon nd Animls () Andy plys guitr on "Love Me Tender" Now we're over hurdles nd rcing towrds winning line with reson for wnting Andy's jumper Reder Evelyn Clrk Bexleyheth, Kent, echoed viewpoint mny entrnts by sying "I would like Andy's jumper becuse I thnk he nd boys re relly sincere nd do cre bout ir ANDY - -1 need new sweter sid one reder "FUCKING winner" s mny losers will testify is lwys difficult tsk! And it's even more difficult when prize in store is much sought fter jumper belonging to Andy Firwer -Low But fter sorting through entry fter entry we've finlly come to decision, nd one lucky RM reder will be receiving jumper (toger with personlly signed photo Andy) in next few dys Also for two lucky runners-up (nd it relly ws hrd tsk to pick m) re's n utogrphed copy Amen Corner's mgnificent lbum "Round Amen Corner" (Decc) So ll you knowledgeble Lynne Mercer "Lyndle", Amen Corner fns stnd by for nswers to our quiz: (1) At closing dte our competition Andy owned Mrcos sports cr (For record he's now proud owner Shelby GT 00) () Mike Smith is only member fns It would be privilege to own his jumper" And from depths Derby, Pmel Smith sid "Besides loving to own something Andy's I would wer it nd be proud it too! You don't get jumpers like tht down here, not tht I've seen nywy" And for good mesure Alexis Dougn Est Kilhride wrote, "It's his I need new sweter I like colour I love Andy it's been ner to him" But first prize Andy's jumper goes to June Hrdie, Brringer Squre, Frnciscn Rod, Tooting, SW1, who ingeniously used Andy's nme to sy: "I would like to own Andy's sweter s I think it would look Fir in cold Wer when everyone is feeling Low" The runner up to this, who omitted her nme but lives t Lngley Mount, Brmley, Leeds LS 1 IAZ, hd similr ide nd sid, "I would love to win Andy's sweter becuse it would cheer me UP when I'm feeling Low nd Wer would seem Fir not dull" (Plese send your nme so tht we cn forwrd LP) Also lucky winner "Round Amen Corner" is Sndhurst Rod, Rinhill, Nr Liverpool, Lnes, who burst into verse nd fered: "Andy is one for me He's got such lovely choice you see, And if his jumper on me could he, I'd feel s though he were hugging rue" Congrtultions, nd we hope you'll enjoy wering jumper June And to everyone who entered, we cn but echo thnks from Amen Corner to ir loyl tns everywhere VALERIE MABBS GLEN CAMPBELL - his first US hit ws in 11 with 'Turn Around, Look At Me' on Cpitol (RM pic) clssified SMALL records for sle 1 pst hits for sle, 's nd [Ts Thousnds rre deletions vilble, send is in stmps plus lrge se for 0 -pge lint to: Moore, Mill Rod, Leighton Buzzrd, Beds () AMAZING vlue: West Cost/White Blues LPs Se, 1 Sulivn Court, Fulhm, SW SEND ls nd lrge se for list pst US hits, C & W, R & B, etc, nd detils new US LPs t resonble prices: Moore, Mill Rod, Leighton Buzzrd, Beds MOODY BLUES: Terrific "On Boulevrd de l Mdeleine" LP (1 songs!) 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5 RECORD MIRROR Week ending My, 1 0 SHP 0 Cl HAP 0 'Publicity is three-qurters your success in this business,' sys D's Ron SO populr in Sttes for couple yers, yet y hve only just strted to click in this country-the th Dimension Hs this been due once gin to lck tste on prt record buying public? The th Dimension re to my mind best vocl -group in world This is borne out by ir winning four Grmmy wrds t th Annul Ntionl Acdemy Recording Arts nd Sciences in 1 The ctegories were: Record Of The Yer, Best Contemporry Single, Best Performnce by Vocl Group, Best Contemporry Group Performnce These wrds were for ir beutiful hppy version "Up, Up And Awy" At time writing, ir ltest single "Aqurius"/"Let The Sun Shine In" medley hs been t number one in Sttes for few weeks I spoke on trnstlntic 'phone to cheerful Ron Townson who sid: "I'm very hppy with 'Aqurius' It's done bout two million copies so fr" With such monster hit in Sttes, I sked Ron why The th Dimension were not s populr in this country "I guess it's mybe becuse we're not getting right publicity," he nswered "People just don't push our records And in this business, publicity is threequrters your success You tke Betles for exmple Now y hve hd right mount publicity" I do not know if Ron ws relly putting down Betles but he continued: "Anything Betles do now is bound to be hit becuse y've got nme Once you're re, everything you do becomes n utomtic hit" This is one troubles with pop record buyers When something like Betles come long nd mke it big like y hve done, people buy ir records simply becuse it is by Betles-not for ny rtistic performnce If n unknown group were to perform some things Betles hve done (or nyote else with big nme) on stge or record, it would probbly be dismissed It is one problems spiring groups Now bck to Ron Townson "At moment, we're recording new lbum," he informed me "It consists minly tunes which were hits up to yers go But lso hs some originls like -'He's A Runner' nd 'Skinny Mn' Some estblished songs re: 'Those Were The Dys', 'Sunshine Of Your Love' nd 'Wedding Bell Blues' The lbum will hve th Dimension sound But to certin extent it is going bck to our originl sound which ws purely jzz vocl sound This is something which mny pop record buyers possibly don't relise But when we strted, The th Dimension were singing mostly jzz" The group is ccepted in Britin by 'underground' But y re by no mens just n 'underground' group In fct, Ron hd some words regrding 'under ground' "Wht hppened is underground scene died f lst yer in Sttes," he mintined "Now wht you find is tht new groups re musicins You'll find y cn red nd ply three or four instruments Country music is very strong t moment But I think it is only like underground scene ws" Records by The th Dimension lwys hve clrity sound, so I wondered wht Ron thought ws reson behind this "I think it is down to producer," Ron sid "A producer hs to be cretive nd know wht he is doing We re lucky in tht our producer is Bones Howe, who is one best in country" After ir 1 triumph, it looks like The th Dimension with medley from "Hir" will repet tht success IAN MIDDLETON 1"Stereo or Mono LP London Records division Dion ws str who " '"% -N%, exchnged his strdom for rel life nd spent some yers living it This is his new lbum, The Decc Record Compny Limited Decc House Albert Embnkment London S E 1 nd it's rel

6 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending My, 1 It's stupendou lbum relese bror ATCO E HEAVY With Atlntic-Atco sy ll publicity hndouts nd press releses distributed by gint Americn record compny s Atco lbel with more thn decde mmmoth US hits behind it, is relesed here under its own logo The postmn stggered into RM fices with n extremely hevy pckge LP's - 0 in ll - which re being issued this month to tie in with Polydor's celebrtions On this very pge, you cn red ll bout most importnt lbums nd rtistes involved - y rnge from music for jzz fns, soul ddicts, progressive rock ddicts nd speed freks And if ny you buy ny se 0 LP's (which, when you red nd her ll bout m, is lmost certinty) don't forget to grb form for Atlntic's "Be Hevy" competition which cn win you drem trip with ll expenses pid to hippest (or heviest if you like) plces in Sttes Right Let's go Areth Frnklin - Soul '" contins some strong mteril Trcks re: Rmblin' Tody I Sing The Blues, River's Invittion, Pitiful Crzy He Clls Me Bring It On Home To Me, Trcks Of My Ters, If You Gott Mke A Fool Of Somebody, Gentle On My Mind, So Long, I'll Never Be Free Elusive Butterfly (Atlntic 1 Stereo) The selection is indictive incresed togerness pop - note tht Areth hs picked country, folk, Tml, blues nd still kept bsic "soul" song, even though she hs moulded ech one to her own individul style Also this LP contins more trcks (twelve) thn is usul on her lbums, thus it is better vlue -for -money 'Gospel tught me how to stnd on stge nd it lso tught me how to communicte with n udience," sid Areth It lso shows th contributes to overl "Hey Jude" ws tr Pickett, nd Wilson's new Sve Me, Hey Jude, (remember Shron Tn My Own Style Of Lovin And Tlk This Over, Se (Yes, Steppenwolf g (Atlntic Stereo but Wilson's delivery i which mrred some h cool, nd puts over th subtle wy, more in stuff, with Flcons judge it, compre it, n If you crve LO psychedelics nd neo try "Ner The Beginning" re Shotgun, Some Velv nd Brek Song which on Atco 00 Stere terrific: but LP needs conditions Some e re truly mind-blowing On My, 1 re fetured Ruth Brown Ro Drifters, B B King, Jimm Ry Chrles Ry's ct w nd is now re -issued so "Ry Chrles In Person" The Right Time, Wht'd I Feel, Frenesi Drown In "Wht'd I Sy" cours lmost ll R & B entire fce pop m blues soul, everything yo review copy I'd buy "History Of Otis Reddi re -issue, tstefully re -p pic Otis on horsebc presumbly ner his ho VI HE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD broke up recently, ech member going his own ',seprte wy Especilly exciting should be result ex -leder Stephen Stills liison with Grhm Nsh nd Dvid Crosby Atco's souvenir LP is "Retrospective -The Best Of Bufflo Springfield" nd contins most ir best trcks The group is mixture pop, country nd progressive sounds From ir initil hit "For Wht It's Worth" to ir lst "Expecting To Fly", sme thought provoking lyrics nd simple vocl work crops up Deep group stuff, not immeditely commercil but insidious ll sme (Atco 01 stereo) inf HONEYBUS hve mde record which is so good I hrdly know how to begin to tell you bout it You my in fct hve herd it lredy on rdio, s it ws plnned for n erlier relese nd delyed 'She sold Blckpool rock' tkes more thn one ply to register, nd ech time you ply it you her something more It's sd -funny, nostlgic, inspired-it's just too beutiful! Derm DM DONALD PEERS' first single since on this week's ne re-signing with Decc is out this week There re few people in records who re so well ccepted by every ge group, nd his populrity is deserved - he is true pressionl 'Ws it yesterdy' is title his next chrt entry, on Decc F 1 Anor nme tht's been in chrts nd in press lte is NOEL HARRISON, nd his new single is Dyln song 'Love minus zero' The wy he sings is so nturl, like converstion with friend, nd this is mrvellous song, on Decc F 11 MARTHA VELEZ is nme to remember It belongs to young Americn girl with tremendously forceful personlity nd mtching

7 ANT RECORD MIRROR, Week ending My 1 AC no -holds -brred s Atlntic's bby hits mrket OTIS REDDING-one gretest soul singers ll time, killed in plne crsh, hs his "History Otis Redding" LP reissued nd repckged in tsteful cover ough strongly on this LP nd excitement ns-atlntic hit for Wicked LP contins following trcks ck In Your Arms Toe Hold y's fine version?) Night Owl A Mn And A Hlf Sit Down ch Your Hert, Born To Be Wild Idle!), People Mke The World ) A rel sock it to 'em lbum losing tht too -frntic sound s recent recordings He's more vocl excitement in more mnner his erlier brillint nd until "-" Try this you'll end up buying it D group with er -blsting jzz instrumentl workouts, n from Vnill Fudge Trcks t Morning, Where Is Hppiness tkes up ll side two It's And stereo effects re o be listened to under optimum fects on "Where Is Hppiness" ws show in Georgi which Hmilton, Huey P Smith Reed Buddy Johnson nd s recorded becme clssic e timeless ten yers lter s (Atlntic 1) It contins Sy, Yes Indeed!, The Spirit - y Own Ters, Tell The Truth ws THE record tht strted sounds tody-it chnged sic There's jzz rock R & B wnt or need If I didn't hve his one personlly (Atco 001 Stereo) is ckged with beutiful cover riding through some woods, e in Mson, Georgi Trcks re I ye Been Loving You Too Long Try A Little Tenderness, These Arms Of Mine Pin In My Hert My Lover's Pryer F -F -F -F -F (Sd Song) Respect Stisfction Mr Pitiful Security I Cn't Turn You Loose Shke A super memoril lbum - my guess is tht second volume is due to be compiled soon Otis is lso fetured on "On Stge Live (Atco 00 Stereo) which is double -lbum set Stx-Volt pckge live Mny fmilir titles by Otis Sm & Dve Crl Thoms Booker T & Mr -Keys Eddie Floyd If you like this kind frntic no -holds -brred brnd performnce, this is n expensive but well -pckged souvenir Personlly I feel tht forced pce mny items destroys essentil soul feel which is s ddicts will know, very subtle nd hrd -to -obtin phenomenon Unfortuntely Booker T's big US smsh "Time Is Tight" isn't vilble here yet but fns cn console mselves with his "Get Redy" lbum (Atco 00 Stereo) which contins some more funky instrumentls like Hip Hug -Her Soul Snction Or Nothing Crnrby Street, Slim Jenkins' Joint, Pigmy, Groovin Booker's Notion Sunny Nice, plesnt esy listening soul styles A good smpler new Atco product is "Atco Blockbusters" (Atco 01 stereo) - trcks from Arthur Conley King Curtis Vnill Fudge, Dr John Bufflo Springfield Iron Butterfly re on set which is nice prty record Everything from underground to R & B to pop Despite ir personl differences s recently reported, voclistics Sm & Dve re still strong vibrnt nd exciting The lmost primitive driving sound y produce is spotlighted on things like "Ain't Tht A Lot Of Love" recent noise -mker for Homer Bnks The LP is "I Thnk You'' (Atlntic 1 stereo) nd trcks re I Thnk You Everybody Got To Believe in Somebody These Arms Of Mine Wrp It Up If I Didn't Hve A Girl Like You You Don't Know Wht You Men To Me, Don't Turn Your Heter On Tlk To The Mn Love Is After Me, A Lot Of Love Don't Wste Tht Love, Tht Lucky Old Sun WESLEY LAINE in mn's world nd girl's I I) 1 II I /1 w releses from Decc voice She delivers erthy blues/ rock which is relly going to open some heds! 'It tkes lot to lugh, it tkes trin to cry' ws recorded in Britin, nd musicins on session re some best on erth I cn't tell you who y re, but you'll probbly recognise m nywy! London HLK GERRY LOCKRAN hs compelling new single out titled 'Stnding on your own' A thoughtful rrngement n interesting song which he sings with gret sensitivity, this my well be Dne to put Gerry in chrts Decc, number F11 PETER REEVES who is now feturing in successful West End musicl, hs new lbum out from which 'Loneliness London' hs been tken s single A very symptic song by mn who obviously cres bout people, this is on Decc F 11 THE SIGNS re hving gret rve with 'Nothing in this world' on Emerld MD 100, nd DERMOT SMITH & THE CAVANEERS mke Irelnd sound quite nicest plce in world with song 'Logh Gown's lovely clled shore', Emerld MD 1 Don't miss Info next week, prticulrly if you're Tom Jones fn I DECCA group records rpm records The Decc Record Compny Limited Decc House Albert Embnkment London SE1 LEVI'S shrink -to -fit Blue Jens for men -smll sizes for gls! LEVI'S Blue Denim Jcketfor guys for gls Tough s times y were born in! Gered for tody's world- genuine, originl Blue Jens nd Jckets, interntionlly fmous since wy bck in 10 Tough - tht's Blue LEVI'S Rugged - tht's Blue LEVI'S Snug, slim, senstionl-tht's Blue LEVI'S! Look for LEVI'S tb on pocket And don't look for nything else! Americ's originl jens-since 10 pry Alwys sk for LEVI'S by nme FREE! clip this coupon for your copy ll colour LEVI'S brochure! INTERNATIONAL r i-- To: LEVI STRAUSS (UK) LTD, Dept WW1 Avon Trding Estte, Block L, Avonmore Rod, London, W1 Nme Address

8 IT'S ALL DOWN TO BLUES, IN ENGLAND RECORD MIRROR Week ending My, 1 UNDERGROUND GROUPS BY DEREK BOLT WOOD A powerful btch Underground nd progressive pop LP's-better Burdon, lst Trffic, plesing Byrds, verstile Spirit, plus new groups Crtoone, Devints, Sweet Pin, Kleidoscope THE BYRDS: "Dr Byrds & Mr Hyde"- This Wheel's On Fire; Old Blue; Your Gentle Wy Of Loving Me; Child Of The Universe; Nshville West; Drug Store Truck Drivin' Mn; King Apthy 1; Cndy; Bd Night At The Whisky; Medley; My Bck Pges; J Blues; Bby Wht You Wnt Me To Do (CBS ) EACH Byrds LP is n event in progressive pop, or rock if you like Their British devotees will dig this more thn "Sweert": less thn "Brors" or "Yesterdy", Their guitr work is hevier thn usul on rock sides: "Wheel's On Fire" would be gret but for thin vocl "Old Blue" is beutiful mock country, while "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Mn", story n nti -hip DJ is ultimte in exggerted cowboy music As usul, y hve tot going on everywhere to plese ir trvelling fns, yet 'I is not s musiclly toger s "Byrd Bros" Remnnts Grm Prsons nd Chris Hillmn linger on, but hedy Weirdness Dvid Crosby's influence hs lmost completely vnished Their closely -woven stly insinuting hrmonies hve been replced by outrgeous country vocls, but LP is hrder nd better, lthough not s originl s "Sweert" Initilly, ddicts my be disppointed, but fter few plys fith in Byrds (or Roger) will return KALEIDOSCOPE: "Fintly Blow mg" (Fontn STL 1) ANOTHER open -out pckge with surprise, surprise, lyrics printed inside Fine cover rtwork, nd lthough music inside isn't unique, it's curiously ppeling Lyrics re thoughtful, led singer sounds like gentle Mick Jgger, nd compulsory cid guitr is plentiful but not too er -shttering Their rrngements re nice (listen to excitement on "Snpdrgon") Lyrics on "Bless The Executioner" re indictive certin thoughtfulness, nd group ren't frid to revert to pure folk sounds Fns progressive pop must, t lest, give this listen ll through CARTOONE: "Crtoone" (Atlntic 1 Stereo) BASICALLY, Crtoone seem to be folk -bsed, but in sme wy tht Lovin' Spoonful were folk bsed The group hve melodic gentle qulity with some Poetic lyrics, yet y cn use power nd big bet to strong dvntge I personlly find this very ttrctive lbum-y re truly tlented group with lot to fer Their music rnges from iug-bnd through pure folk to string filled pop Try ny trck for size SWEET PAIN: "Sweet Pin" (Mercury SMCL 01) SOME well-known British blues musicins on this frekily - pckged LP pressionl blues items The overll sound is one experienced blues musicins who occsionlly verge on neojzz, but too ten, over -primitive rhythms re utilised here without enough subtle chnge Annette Brox's vocls re sprse but competent, nd re's wiling guitr sounds to plese ltter dy heds Well performed musiclly, but re's something missing in terms commercil ppel * * TRAFFIC: "Lst Exit"-Just For You; Shnghi Noodle Fctory; Something's Got A Hold Of My Toe; Wiring Tree; Medicted Goo; Feelin' Good; Blind Mn (Islnd ILPS 0 Stereo) A BEAUTIFULLY pckged LP - picture in open -out spred is relly something else, but n cover cst lmost runs into thousnds The LP is musiclly vried-it rnges from syncopted hed bet on "Medicted Goo," through Dve Mson's stereo single "Just For You" to swimmy "Wiring Tree" The instrumentl "Something's Got A Hold Of My Toe" is verge, but group relly excel on Side Two Their tenminute version Bricusse- Newey song "Feeling Good" dds new dimension to song, nd to Trffic It's superb piece tmospheric sound, recorded live t Fillmore West, s ws "Blind Mn", old Bobby Blnd stndrd which y turn into something lmost symphonic proportions A gret LP SPIRIT: "The Fmily Tht Plys Toger" (CBS ) AWELL -RECORDED US LP hit '(Lou Adler produced it), with vriety different sounds nd songs, rnging from open rock like "I Got A Line On You" to folk: "Silky Sm" Powerful bss on "Poor Richrd" nd beutiful strings on "The Drunk - yrd", plus good del subtlety Not too much commercil ppel I think, but fine sounds ll round WICHITA FALL: "Life Is But A Drem" (Liberty LBL 0E) TERRIFIC cover on this LP, highly - orchestrted semi - underground ffir It's nice esy listening with more thn immeditely meets er too commercil But not * * * ALBERT KING: "King Of The Blues Guitr" (Atlntic 1 Stereo) RE -ISSUE Stx LP: this fetures his superb moody hit "Born Under A Bd Sign" which ws originlly tg trck for this LP Ors worth listening out for re "Oh Pretty Womn", Ponedrous piece tmospheric wx nd shuffly blues "Crosscut Sw" DR JOHN: "Bbylon; Glowin'; Blck Widow Spider; Brefoot Ldy; Twilight Zone; The Ptriotic Flg Wver; The Lonesome Guitr Strngler (Atco 01 Stereo) rthe Night Tripper himself, his 1 second lbum nd just s full sounds designed for trvel- ling men s ws his first This is more prechy, not s good s "Gris Gris" but eqully interesting - I find whole thing phoney, fkin' it if you like, with Dr John crrying his fer duster on front But it's n ttrctive pckge, it's one few LP's coming out designed specificlly for cid hed * * * WILLIAM BELL: "A Tribute To A King" (Atco 00) RE -ISSUE populr -ex-stx lbum Willim hs been funky for yers: it's pity didn't click before "Tribute" Listen to his US single hit here "Eloise (Hng On In There)'', Powerful, nd good its type, * * * ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS: "Love Is"-River Deep Mountin High; I'm An Animl: I'm Dying Or Am I?; Ring Of Fire; Coloured Rin; To Love Somebody (MGM CS ) AT first hering, this Eric Bur - don style seems snore bsic thn psychedelic Eric couple yers bck Yet something from tht er hs stuck: workouts on this R & B -cum - pop LP re subtle, nd musicl qulity is high, Every trck develops with lots things hppening Interest is mintined throughout, nd re's thoughtful guitr solo on "Coloured Rin" Certinly, I like this better thn nything Eric's done before, nd tht includes Tom Wilson's stuff THE DEVIANTS: "Pto!" (Decc SKL ) BRITAIN'S own underground group on LP y originlly pressed nd distributed mselves It's usul British scene-erly Pretty Things, somewht pretentious lyrics, primitive excitement nd tht doesn't -quite - mke -it sound tht our cidy groups tend to get On credit side ir music is unfettered (whtever tht mens), nd y re, t lest, hving go Whtever tht mens Their "Disposble" LP ws better, but y hven't relly,ot it toger properly yet Mybe* y will though * * THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS: "Wht The World Needs Now Is Love" (Atlntic 1 Stereo) THE gospel -oriented Inspirtions lend ir subtle hrmonies to tunes like "Alifie", "To Love' Somebody", "Unchined Melody" The four strong tem cn be gentle soothing, or hrd - but y in't hrd too ten A pity tht bckings re too ten sme old tired soul stndrd rrngements with sme old stereotyped guitr lines nd percussion eruptions Yet tht doesn't spoil LP which is not senstionl, but extremely well done * * * ARTHUR CONLEY: "More Sweet Soul" (Atco 01 Stereo) TIO you like good music? Yeh Mn! Arthur's bck with nor set songs in which his voice is not dissimilr to tht lte Sm Cooke Yet Arthur does hve individulity nd some trcks on this typicl sock it to 'em LP show tht "Is Tht You Love" is nice blld with country flvour, nd "Aunt Dor's Soul Shck" ws potent single hit * * * CLARENCE CARTER: "The Dynmic Clrence Crter" - I'd Rr Go Blind; Think About It; The Rod Of Love; You've Been A Long Time Coming; Light My Fire; Tht Old Time Feeling; Stel Awy; Let Me Comfort You; Look Wht I Got; Too Wek to Fight; Hrper Vlley PTA; Weekend Love (Atlntic 1 Stereo) UNLIKE rest Atlntic stuff, this isn't in sock it to 'em ultr -commercil vein It's certinly soul, certinly R & B but overll sound is much more cool, less frntic, nd his voice hs tht strnge qulity which is lcking in so mny R & B discs, musicinship rr thn shouting fon effect Rick Hll produced this disc - it's probbly best (Areth encluded) ll new Atlntic bunch I just hope it sells SAYS YEARS AFTER'S RIC LEE WHAT is reson behind W current populrity British groups in Sttes? Is it becuse Americn udiences re so much in dvnce British, or is it question tlent being pprecited wy from home country? Who better to find out from but member Ten Yers After - one Britin's top mbssdors pop Once gin trns -Atlntic lines were busy s I tlked with Ten Yers After's drummer Ric Lee Ric took bit time f from his extremely hectic Americn tour to tell me wht it's ll bout "I think reson why British groups, especilly blues -bsed ones, re so populr in Americ is wreness people," Ric sid "Anor possibility is fct re re so mny more people In Englnd, people tend to keep to estblished scene - I men out nd out pop scene, nd y don't relly look t new things This Is possibly why so mny Progressive groups re lbeled 'underground' In Sttes, People know ll bout you before You rrive t gig, They go out nd buy your LP's s soon s y're relesed" Ten Yers After return to Englnd very soon from ir third Americn tour nd I sked Ric if he noticed ny trend in pop music in Sttes "The min thing Is tht re re lot more bnds plying blues" Ric replied "Lst yer for exmple, re ws big crze for psychedelic music nd flower power Now It's ll down to populrity blues" Mny people in this country hve been very impressed by work Blood, Swet nd Ters Hd Ric come cross m in Sttes? "Yes" ws nswer "They re cross between soul id, jzz," Ric continued "In fct y're better on record thn y re live We did concert opposite m nd relly blew m f stge - we stole udience from m One troubles is tht Blond, Swet nd Ters don't hve ny dynmics on stge," Wht were or differences between Sttes nd Englnd? "The min thing Is method trvelling," Ric informed me "In Sttes you go everywhere by ir Becuse gigs re so fr from ech or Anor thing is tht plces you ply in re much bigger thn those in Englnd - y're like ircrft hngers You get bout two thousnd people in t clubs, "I think pop scene in Americ is more stble thn in Englnd Groups re still big thing You wouldn't find kids going to see someone like Donld Peers for exmple The groups re so big tht someone 0 C Smith's stture you might find plying br with hrdly nyone re "There is lso big difference between bllrooms nd uditoriums We normlly ply ltter Only out nd out pop groups ply bllrooms However, colleges cter for ll different scenes For exmple, we did gig t Scremento University plying opposite Hrpers Bizrre" Quite few things hve hppend to Ten Yers After on ir recent tour For strt, y were protected by Hell's Angels in Minnepolis Tht cn't be bd Anor thing tht hppened ws y were in Boston when students just bout took over town Evidently it got so bd tht Ntionl Gurd were clled in hppy times IAN MIDDLETON STEVE ROWLANDS (left) with FAMILY DOGG GENERALLY re's one thing tht mrks difference between good nd bd 1?ressionlism A qulity I lwys dmire, no mtter wht I think personlly end product tht qulity Exmple: I don't like most Dve Dee records, but I do own up tht y re well done Aprt from bilities Mr Dee nd his group, nd songwriting tlents Messrs Howrd nd Blikley, behind it ll re's_ productoin Steve Rowlnds Not only one hlf Double -R Productions, Steve is lso one -fifth Fmily Dogg-he won't dmit to being dogg's mster-n excellent close -hrmony group who hve very good single out t moment, Cooke -Greenwy song clled "A Wy Life" Steve now is one our better-known record producers An Americn by birth, he only stumbled into production s wy stying in Englnd-behind him is fifteen yers in business including period ner -strvtion shring broken-down hunting lodge with P J Proby in bckwoods Americn cpuntryside, singing successfully - though not prticulrly lucrtively - with pop group in Spin, nd ppering on wide screen s t' film ctor "I never intended to produce records," he sys, "nd never relly wnted to But becuse I becme involved in it I tried to do best I possibly could I suppose I m successful now - but it isn't n overnight success - it's tken me fifteen yers nd lot hrdship It hsn't been too esy - but on or hnd it hsn't been too difficult - I ws brought up in Americ in n tmosphere where you hve to work hrd for success, nd once you'ye found it you hve to work hrd to keep it For every job you do over re, re re t lest three hundred people who could do it s well if not better - so re's this tremendous element competition to keep you on your toes ll time Englnd hs much esier hppy-go-lucky tmosphere - nd lot people in relly top jobs in this business tencrto get wy with murder "I left Americ originlly becuse I didn't - nd still don't - gree with its policies, its wy life Then I spent long time in Spin singing with group over re - but it's so limited, you cn be, very populr nd gret success, but re's no money in it t ll You get fme, but not finncil rewrd - relly re re only two plces in_ this business where you cn relly estblish yourself on lrge scle, nd tht's Americ nd Britin "Obviously Americ ws out question s fr s I ws concerned, nd so I cme over to this country And tht is where it ll strted - nd we've hd lot success with _ Double -R Productions "I must dmit now, though, tht Fmily Dogg hs become very importnt to me Originlly group strted f not so much s hobby, but very much secondry - thing to ll my or work Now production, running Double -R is still very importnt - obviously it would be wrong nd very unfir to drop it ll toger - but Fmily Dogg is eqully importnt "I just wnt to produce qulity music - we're not underground nd we're not teenybopper - we just wnt to mke records, nd give concerts, tht re qulity pop very high stndrd There re five us in group, nd we re ll equl importnce I'm boss - I think it's importnt tht re should be one person who hs finl sy in wht hppens or else you spend ll your time rguing nd not ctully getting nywhere - nd I produce records But orwise we ll hve one fifth whtever comes to group "I met Albert Hmmond over in Spin - he used to sing with rivl group over re - nd now he works with me s producer nd member Fmily Dogg He writes with nor fifth group, Mike Hzlewood - y've written lot songs between m They did "Little Arrows" for Lepy Lee "The thing is with group tht we ll hve our own things going -our own interests-outside Fmily Dogg Zooey hs been with group since we first strted-she's done lot singing on vrious recording sessions, nd she designs clos-but most importnt is tht she's youngest in group, nd nerest to teengers, so she cn give us direction for how we should look nd wht sort sounds younger udiences re going for Doreen de Veuve only joined us few months go, but lredy she's fllen into plce like fifth piece in five -piece jigsw puzzle She hs beutiful voice-she sings with vrious BBC choirs s well s group-nd she's fshion designer by dy "So in effect re re lot different influences working on Fmily Dogg-nd ll toger we're hoping we cn produce relly good sound ' We don't necessrily wnt to do gigs five nights week-re's no need for it-but we wnt to mke qulity records nd give few concerts where we'll be ble to put on complete productions wht our sound relly is" Aprt from ir single, "A Wy Of Life", Fmily Dogg re currently putting finishing touches to ir first lbum-n LP tht Steve hs been working on, on nd f, for pst eighteen months There hve been group chnges, nd chnges in ides, but now it is beginning to fll into plce just s group hs done They re ll toger Steve is shortly going into film production-he's to direct his first full-length feture-nd ir lbum is very ner sound,equivlent to complete visul production The trcks re tied toger with poems-gin written by Steve-nd whole thing pulls into n entity, n identity, its own

9 but RECORD MIRROR, Week ending My, 1 reviewed by Peter Jones new singles reviewed by Peter Jones new singles reviewed by Peter Jo GORDON WALLER: I Ws A Buy When You Needed A Mn: The Ldy In The Window (Bell BLI ) This is such tremendous performnce tht it certinly deserves to nut Gordon bck in chrts on his own - some The song my be bit short on direct impct but forget tht -listen to it nd see wht good -ide scene P is lyriclly Very good indeed Flip: Self - penned nd hit disjointed ('HART POSSIBILITY DONALD PEERS: Ws It Yesterdy; When I Sw You This Morning (Decc F 1) After big hit, switch lbels -nd nor chrt sure -bet Point bout Donld is tht you cn recognise him instntly nd he never strys from bllds field he knows best This is chorlly nd orchestrlly bcked, romntic blld with n esy melody line Millions will sing long with it Flip: Slower, less ft sound most wy CHART CERTAINTY DAVE DEE & CO: Snke In The Grss; Bor Bor (Fontn TF 0) This is somewht less mbitious sort production for consistent tem But it's extremely ctchy in lilting, fst -pced wy, with usul distinctive hrmonies from Dve nd boys Though re is less hppening in rrngement, this stnds out s one ir most directly ommercil numbers ever Gret, Flip: Group -penned nd lso pcey CHART CERTAINTY ANOTHER MGM TOM JONES: Love Me Tonight; Hide And Seek (Decc F 1) A Continentl song now dpted with Brn Mson lyrics, nti it is right In Jonesin big -blld touch -if pushes long t lively tempo with yerning "don't send nu wy" sort lyric scene Chorus strings, Ltin-ish bck -bet nti ll vocl power one could wnt Nice rrngement Bit hit Flip: Big strident, compct orchestrl intro nti fst -building biggie MASSIVE SELLER BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY: Wht You Gonn Do: Rumpin' On Sunset (Mrmlde 01) Good performnce here, with orgn behind voices - sturdy sort mid -tempo beter Nothing ll tht different bout it, in most wys, but Trinity go for nti get clen-cut sound which could esily stir up sles ction Brin wrote if finding riff -phrsing pproch which keeps interest going Nothing extr -specil, though Flip: Soulful nd tsteful orgn feture CHART POSSIBILITY NOEL HARRISON: Love Minus Zero/No Limit; I Just Cnt Wlt (Decc F 11) Doubt if this will mke it, despite "Windmills" It's stylish reding Dyln song, very iry, yet punchy: nd splendidly rrnged At lest I'm commending it highly * HONEYBUS: She Sold Blckpool Rock; Would You Believe (Derm) DM ) A clever stringy rrngement on this bouncy piece -rr plintive sort song, in fct But it's not relly in "Don't Let Mggie Go" scene nd my miss it's Record Week * JIMMY THOMAS: The Beutiful Night; Above A Whisper (Prlophone R ) Self -produced, this one tkes bit time to register, but eventully emerges s competent beter, bluest', fst -pced, nd relly rr toger THE BROTHERHOOD: Pper Mn; Give It To Me Now (Philips BF 1) Nice song, this: nice production, too In fct, good song ide - tken in mid -tempo flurry hrmonies, with strings Rr hunting if you must know AMBROSE SLADE: Genesis; Roch Dddy (Fontn TF 1) Rr weird sound -effects et t, but this is group who hve mde tine debut i_lbum "Beginnings", nd I think y hve very substntil tlent Distinctly freky * * * HARSH REALITY: Heven And Hell; Prying For Reprieve (Philips BF 1) Good guitr work, but probbly strongest point is moody, tmospheric pproch led voice Strong stuff in prts, but lcking tht directness, perhps, tht leds to hit * * * THE GODS: Mri: Long Time; Sd Time, Bd Time (Columbi DB ) Tremendous song, course, from ''West Side Story", with good guitr work nd new pproch to melody Vocl side comes over with poignnt romntic touch PAUL KORDA: Segull; The Night Of The Next Dy (Prlophone R ) An mzing voice hs Pul All high -flies s high s segull s it hppens 'rhis is plesnt little song, well worded -by Pul, who lso produced it Could crete lot interest * PAUL NICHOLAS: Who Cn I Turn To; Sing A Sd Song For Smmy (Polydor ) A big -swinging performnce song tht everybody seems to sing sometime or or Pul, "Hir", is stylist, certinly nd this powers long MARSHA HUNT: Wlk On Gilded Splinters: Hot Rod Popp (Trck 000) This is Record Week, Mrsh firly erupts with old emotion, to iungly bet, nd song is gret, nd so is production I think it is tremendous nd hope it will he hit * THE WARM SENSATION: I'll Be Proud Of You; The Clown (Columbi DB ) Two lds with but single thought -to stretch ir vocl hrmonies on this excellently -pced nd penned song Good, crisp, direct pop music THE PARKING LOT: World Spinning Sdly; Crpet Mn (Prlophone R ) A new group, but lredy experienced in touring business on strong debut disc with rr moody pproch to it Splendid production, Mr Pul Smwell-Smith * FROM TOM JETHRO TULL: living In The Pst; Driving Song (Islnd WIP 0) Tremendous Tonlcolours here, with flute ejc, nd some hrd -driving rhythmic touches The instrumentl build up is good, t shuffling sort rce, nd vocl line is delyed Unusul construction this song mkes it stnd -out: nti group's fst-growing populrity suggests it is in with hit chnces Nicely done Flip: A lilt messy, yet still with ides CHART POSSIBILITY The stges becoming SO you wnt to he singer'? So, mybe, you think it's nice comfortble wy erning stck bred? So mybe you don't know much bout strins, stresses, pnics, setbcks YOU hve to fce -nd sheer determintion you hve to show In n occsionl series, we'll tke you through different processes singer, brnd-new to business s she strives for fme Yes, it's SHE becuse we believe firmly in tlents one Louis Jne White, who hs mde debut disc on "Cledoni Mission'', on Philips For this first piece, we'll introduce girl herself Just 1, born in Tipton, now living in Newport, Shropshire She went to Wellington Girls' High School for her eduction -nd in evenings sng with vrious groups She hd disppointments "It ws joke relly People would come up nd give you whole thing, bout how much y could do for me But when it cme to it, y couldn't help t ll You get so you don't believe nybody t ll You lern not to build your hopes too much" Problem one, n: sorting out "helpful" chrcters into those who cn -nd those who cn't Louis Jne ws lucky She met up with Tommy Snderson, pinist, rrnger, publisher, producer He discovered wee one nmed Lulu some yers hck And brown -eyed, brown -hired Louis Jne gve him sme sort kick n instnt impct, plus obvious know-how nd determintion And tlent But re were still things to lern Tommy did teching Sys Louis Jne: "I studied music t school but didn't like it The trouble ws y tried to tell us wht we should like, insted helping us develop from wht we did like I ws involved in pop -nd forml music lessons bored me silly" Problem two, n: voiding people who try to rm certin kinds music down your throt Still, Louis Jne hd Tommy working for her He signed her in September, but she didn't get in studios until following Jnury Why hng -tip? Sys Tommy: "Finding right sort song She just didn't hve type voice to do stright blld And she just hd to be ptient nd go bck to her home town, nd not get overexcited or frustrted" Anor problem: Finding exctly right song for debut There re bout million songwriters, but only bout two ded -right songs But when ction did strt, it hppened in such hurry tht Louis Jne brely hd time to ctch her breth 'They wnted Arthur Greenslde to do rrngement He ws in Hollywood, on Rod McKuen movie He returned on Mondy, nd routined on Wednesdy, recorded BILL KENWRIGHT: Bby I Could Re So Good At Loving You; Boy Anti A Girl (MGM) 1) The Corontion Street str on yet nor good stb t chrts It's chmtug little love blld, sung with chorus nti with due deference to lyrics He hs such big potentil tht I'm tking this to be his first chrt entry It's drned nice, most listenble, nti well produced Flip: Girlie chorus dded ('HART POSSIBILITY THE SETTLERS: Love Is More Thn Words; Keep Moving On (Columbi DB 0) Nice hrmonic pproch from this group Doubt if it is hit, but y're certinly esy on er Nice lyrics JENNIFER KRALL: The Men In My Life; Sinful Dvey (Nems 00) Sg ldy streets this one An experienced sort voice on French -type ccordion -bcked blld French bit t end THE VELVET OPERA: Ann Dnce Squre; Don't You Relise (CBS 1) This is old-style Americn country -style hoe-down stuff, in bsis, yet with Estern influences, too All rr odd, in fct But very ctchy POP SINGER on Sundy And studio spce ws hrd to get things hd to be done quickly In studio, Louis Jne fced 1 -strong string section, brss section, big rhythm scene - bout 1 musicins A dunting experience, nd nothing like operting with two guitrs nd' drums Louis Jne dmitted to Mrs Tommy Snderson, lis Lily, tht she ws very nervous A pep -tlk helped, And session went through well -in fct, "B" side took only two tkes nd ws finished in 1 minutes Anor problem: How to keep your nerve when re re hrdened session musicins betrying not one ounce emotion on unsmiling fces Be fir, tt've seen it ll before There ws neir encourgement nor rejection for Louis Jne But fterwrds couple session men did pproch Tommy nd sy y thought he'd found winner So fr, so good But mere business mking record ws only strt The rel pressures were only just strting I men, like getting nybody to listen to it! We'll tke up str -building sg in week or so PETER JONES PETER REEVES conies tip with "Loneliness 01 London" (Decc F 11), front his commended lbum "The Ws' I See It' - nice performnce "Theme from Bby Love" given musicinly tretment by MAX IIARRIS nd his orchestr Wye ) Front GERRY LOCKRAN: "Stnding On Your Own" (Decc F 11) A commndingly -sung item which hs, for men, lot ppel - try nd her this Ctchiness t pino from JOE HENDERSON on "Monte Crlo Or Buet" (Mercury MF ), ll jingly - jngly with chorus OEEIPUS COMPLEX on "UP Down Round And Round" (Philips BF 11) work hrd but it doesn't entirely come f, despite very ctchy bsic chorus "Kiss Me Goodnight Sgt Mjor" (Philips BF 1) is gimmicky slice comedy from COLONEL CRINT nd Regimentl Bnd Foot nd Mouth Deserters From MUSKETEERS: "Fight" (Philips BF 1), from BBC TV series "The Flshing Blde" merely so-so "Sturdy Roundbout Sundy" (Big T 1) is by HUMBLEBUMS, guitr - hcked but nothing specil CANNED HEAT Time Ws; Low Down (Liberty LBF 100) Will it be third in row for Het's prepossessing new rock - -blld? Mybe, but lthough it combines some Stevie Wonder's lilt with nice rumbling bss, freky guitr nd stedy drumming, it lcks lst two's mgic sprk life - time will tell Typicl so-clled "boogie" noises on flip, OK lter on CHART POSSIBILITY, VIKKI CARR If Ever You're Lonely:- Fly Awy (Liberty LBF 11) Though "With Pen In Hnd" is still kicking (not out jms), here is newie from Vikki - ll melodic with hevily crescendoing ptches nd torch singing (she even sounds bit like Cili t times) 'S not bd t ll, nd could do rr well Personlly I preferred light, Boss-Novish, reminiscent flip CHART POSSIBILITY SUE TERRY sings cry cry gin S SKL M LK 1" Stereo or Mono LP DECCA The Decc Record Compny Limited Decc House Albert Embnkment London SE1 AMERICA AWAKES BY JAMES HAMILTON MARY JOHNSON: I Love The Wy You Love; You Got Wht it Tkes (United Artists UP 0) Recorded t turn decde when Mry ws 0, se old UA sides re mong Berry Gordy's erliest productions "Love" ( US hit) hints t course Tml ws to tke in its first yers, while slightly erlier (muzzily re -mixed) "Tkes" ws hit here for both Mry nd Johnny Kidd (nd ws ctully written by Bobby "Wtch Your Step" Prker) Motown ddicts should her old London LP "Mrvellous Mry Johnson" (A -I' 1), better his two UA lbums, which includes some deliciously flsetto -sung stright stndrds Presumbly imed t collectors * * BILLY BUTLER: The Right Trck; The Boston Monkey (Soul City SC ) Jerry's bror's ) -yer -old double -sided R&B clssic, relesed here t lst by enterprising Dve Godin! Jumping, string - bcked dncer, A -side; more celebrted, funkier, brssier flip, Look cut for se * * GENE CHANDLER AND BARBARA ACKLIN: Little Green Apples; Will I Find Love (MCA BAG 1) In new "Soul Bg Series", two R&B's best, most distinctive singers get toger nd mke pretty, but disppointingly unexciting, noises with Bobby Russell song It's swinging Gye/Weston-type flip tht's gs THE COASTERS: Ykety Yk; Serchin' (Atlntic 0), Ho boy! A re-relese two blsts from -yers -go pst! Ykety sx, ricky-tick bet nd ngging lyrics on top, with Lieber/Stoller clssic cn flip WILSON PICKETT: Lnd Of LOCO Dnces; You're So Fine (Atlntic 0) With "Mini -Skirt Minnie" prcticlly unborn, re-relese mni strikes Atlntic yet gin! "Come on y'll, let's sy it one more time!" is n pt quote from song Wilson's most exciting dncer ever BARNEY KESSEL: Frnk Mills; Quil Bit (Polydor ) Exceptionlly pretty instrumentl reding by guitrist (in simple mood) less well -exposed "Hir" song - very esily enjoyed Bety dncer on flip hs strightforwrd Eddy-ish sound Both very good B J THOMAS: It's Only Love; You Don't Love Me Anymore (Pye Interntionl N ) Pretty, though less ctchy, follow-up to excellent "Hooked On A Feeling" US million -seller - but s, inexplicbly tht filed here, this will probbly do likewise Nice slow flip STEPPENWOLF: Born To Be Wild; Everybody's Next One (Stteside/Dunhill SS 01) Re-relese (on Dunhill's EMI outlet this time) for lst yer's huge, noisy US ]lrd -Rock rebellion smsh - none too subtle, but it hs lot life Ditto flip CHUBBY CHECKER: Bck In The USSR; Windy Crem (Buddh 0) The plgirist Twist is bck, with fultless but unexceptionl, brssy version Betles' number - doing resonbly well US-side but it seems bit lte for here John Mder produced * * * BOURNEMOUTH RITZ * * SATURDAY, MAY th Desmond Dekker Contrcted by STARLITE ARTISTS /- & 1/ t door Also in My: MARY WELLS HOWLING WOLF BOB & EARL TIM ROSE JOHN LEE HOOKER

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CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH t Est London Stdium, on Fridy evening, My t o'clock The Top Ten XI will ply unbeten Cnnons Footbll Club The Top Ten XI will include, enggements permitting, Lepy Lee,' Andy Firwer -Low, Aln Price, Dve Dee Dvid Hmilton, Ed istewpoli Stewrt, Brin Poole, Mike D'Abo, Frzer Hine:, Dvid Symonds nd Brry Mson Mny or celebrities hve promised to pper TONY JOE WHITE nobony ADMITS TO SINGING RHYTHM t BLUES ANYMORE RINK style music which hs been interntionlly populr, some time between 1 nd 1 Nme it Think five singers who mde fortune out style Nme m Find out nmes five people who hd most influence on millionire singers Nme m Give nme to style which four those five influentil singers hve And nswer's rhythm nd blues And strngest thing is, nobody dmits to being rhythm nd blues singer nymore Chuck Berry? He mkes more money s ROCK singer (Wht hppened to "nd roll"?) B B King? A blues mn (There's rhythm in music, but it's not mentioned ny more in nme) Mick Jgger, Eric Burdon? Remember when y were "R & B" singers? It's probbly m we hve to blme, or thnk, for disppernce term Wht self-respecting blck mn could come on t Apollo singing "rhythm nd blues" when kids t Pllisdes Prk were tuned in to it on WMCA? So now we hve "soul" nd "blues" And blck singers hve to put up with inevitble sitution tht whtever y do nd whtever y cll wht y do, y'll hve plenty white singers doing sme thing, with sme nme But, whtever y cll it, it's still bsiclly rhythm nd blues Tht is: personl feelings, expressed in wy which suits prticulr singer's voice, bcked by bnd which gives tmosphere to performnce nd rhythm to music It's mgicl sound, going deep into nyone who'll let singer's mood tke over; who'll relx to bss rhythm And impct's eqully strong if singer's sd bout lost love or if he's out on town nd redy to dnce "Rhythm nd Blues" hs never been nme relly populr musicl style - it's been disguised s " Hucklebuck", "rock nd roll", " Twist", "British bet music", "soul", nd now, "progressive rock" But it's been re, providing inspirtion for men who've been out to mke money in music, nd for men who've hd things to sy but no style ir own to express ir feelings There's tendency for better singers in style to be blck, nd for more successful ones to be white But it's not possible to generlise Perhps best record with rhythm nd blues inspirtion round t moment is by n unsuccessful white singer - Tony Joe White's "Polk Sld Annie" (Monument) The first time round, you might not notice nything more thn nice, esy rhythm, sme kind thing you'd expect on record mde in Memphis, or t soul studio in Nshville - busy bss, chirping guitr, punchy sx But try it gin nd something bout voice tkes your confidence; friendly, like bus conductor, brber or brmn with time to spre nd story to tell And this story's better thn nything on record since "Ode To Billy Joe" nd Jimmy Lewis's "Girls From Texs" First - n explntion for "some you ll who've never been down South too much", bout wht "polk sld" is Then, n introduction to " girl tht mde lligtors look tme" And out it ll comes picture poor South (it doesn't mtter in this story wher singer's blck or white), sme South tht Otis Redding left to go sit on 'Frisco By dock, described with n eye for detil nd feeling for people which shows Tony Joe White to be mjor songwriter nd singer Perhps it helped to hve seen him on BBC couple weeks bck, when he sng "Little Green Apples" nd mnged to mke it seem like his own The gret s i n g e r s seem lmost unwre udience s y sing, but concentrte on wht y're sying, nd how best to sy it Both singing nd plying guitr, Tony Joe White pid hrdly ny ttention to TV cmer, nd yet wsn't lost in himself His voice is clerly his own, not something chieved in order to keep up with populr styles, nd his guitr plying economicl - how mny people cn you sy tht, in se dys 0 -minute performnces? You my hve to mke specil order your record shop for "Polk Sld Annie", but wit's worth it Rhythm nd Blues hs rrely been witing for you on counter, which is one reson why it turns up so ten mong hrd -to -get in record uctions Anor reson is it sounds good yers tter it ws mde CHARLIE GILLETT

11 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending My, 1 II RECORD MIRROR CHARTS AIR MAILED FROM NEW YORK AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN MEDLEY* 1 () th Dimension (Soul City) HAIR () CowsWs (MGM) IT'S YOUR THING* () Isles Brors (T -Neck) YOU'VE MADE ME SO HAPPY* () Blood Swet & Ters (Columbi) ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE* () Jerry Butler (Mercury) GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN''' () Crzy Elephnts (Bell) THE BOXER* () Simon & Grfunkel (Columbi) MILES* () Edwin Strr (Gordy) HAWAII FIVE 0 () Ventures (Liberty) TIME IS TIGHT 1 () Booker T & MG's (Stx) SWEET ('BERRY WINE 1 () Tommy Jmes & The Shondells (Roulette) DON'T GIVE IN TO HIM* 1 () Gry Puckett & The Union Gp (Columbi) THE CHOKIN' KIND 1 () Joe Senior (Soundstge?) DO YOUR THING 1 () Wtts Street Rhythm Bnd (Wrner Bros/ Arts) LOVE CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY 0 () Mercy (Sndi) DIZZY* (1) Tommy Roe (ABC) GALVESTON 1 () Glen Cmpbell (Cpitol) GITAZAN () Ry Stevens (Monument) THESE EYES () Guess Who (RCA) ROCK ME* () Steppenwolf (Dunhill) BROTHER LOVES TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW' 1 () Neil Dimond (UNI) TIME OF THE SEASON* 1 (1) Zombies (Dte) TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU* () Bobby Vincent (Epic) PINBALL WIZARD 0 () The Who (Decc) IS IT SOMETHING YOU'VE GOT () Tyrono Dvis (Dkr) THE WAY IT USED TO BE* () Engelbert Humperdinck (Prrot) MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY () Spirl Stircse (Columbi) WISHFUL SINFUL* () Doors (Elektr) I CAN'T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU () Areth Frnklin (Atlntic) MERCY () The Ohio Express (Buddh) THE COMPOSER () Din Ross & Supremes (Motown) I ('AN HEAR MUSIC 1 () Bech Boys (Cpitol) WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY* 1 () Peppermint Rinbow (Decc) MY WAY* () Frnk Sintr (Reprise) IT'S ONLY LOVE () B J Thoms (Scepter) RIVER IS WIDE () Grss Roots (Dunhill) STAND () Sly & The Fmily Stone (Epic) FIRST OF MAY () Bee Gees (Atco) I DON'T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING () Jmes Brown (King) EARTH ANGEL 0 () Vogues (Reprise) GRAZIN' IN THE GRASS - (I) Friends Distinction (RCA) ATLANTIS - (1) Donovn (Epic) NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE* () The Flirttions (Derm) BUYING A BOOK - (I) Joe Tex (Dil) OH HAPPY DAY - (1) Edwin Hwkins Singers (Pvilion) MISTER SUN, MISTER MOON* () Pul Revere & The Riders (Columbi) WHERE'S THE PLAYGROUND SUSIE 0 - (1) Glenn Cmpbell (Cpitol) DON'T TOUCH ME 0 () Betty Swnn (Cpitol) GOODBYE - (1) Mry Hopkin (Apple) HAPPY HEART - (1) Andy Willims (Columbi) YEARS AGO 1 WORLD WITHOUT LOVE 1 Peter nd Gordon (Columbi), DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY The Serchers (Pye) I BELIEVE The Bchelors (Decc) CAN'T BUY ME LOVE Betles (Prlophone) MY BOY LOLLIPOP Millie (Fontn) I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Jim Reeves (RCA) DON'T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING - Gerry nd Pcemkers (Columbi) MOVE OVER DARLING - Doris Dy (CBS) EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT - The Mojos (Decc) MOCKINGBIRD HILL - The Migil Five (Pye) BLUE NUMBERS DENOTE NEW ENTRY TOP 1 ALBUMS ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM Moody Blues (Derm) SONGS FROM A ROOM Leonrd Cohen (CBS) BEST OF THE SEEKERS 1 Seekers (Columbi) ELVIS Elvis Presley (RCA) GOODBYE CREAM The Crem (Polydor) LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin (Atlntic) OLIVER Soundtrck (RCA Victor) HAIR The London Cst (Polydor) SEEKERS LIVE AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN Seekers (Columbi) SOUND OF MUSIC Soundtrck (RCA) I'OSTCARD 1 Mry Hopkin (Apple) Bech Boys (Cpitol) DISRAELI GEARS - Crem (Rection) HITS OF GOLD - (Mms & Pps (Dunhill) FUNNY GIRL - Soundtrck (CBS) THE BEATLES-Betles (Apple) BEST OF HERMAN'S HERMITS-Hermn's Hermits (Columbi) BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE-Mirefile Mtthieu (Columbi) BOOKENDS-Simon nd Grfunkel (CBS) COLLOSEUM-Colloseum (Fontn) THE CORRIES IN CONCERT-The Corries (Fontn) DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES JOIN THE TEMPTATIONS (Tent):, Motown) ENGELBERT-Engelbert Humperdinck (Decc) FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT-The Fmily (Reprise) FELICIANO-Jose Felicino (RCA) GENTLE ON MY MIND-Den Mrtin (Reprise) GRADUATE-Simon nd Grfunkel (CBS) LAST EXIT-Trffic (Islnd) SCOTT -Scott Wlker (Philips) STONEDHENGE- Yers After (Derm) R & B SINGLES THE ISRAELITE 1 Desmond Dekker (Pyrmid PYR 0) CUPID Johnny Nsh (Mjor Minor MM 0) I HEARD IT THRU THE GRAPEVINE Mrvin Gye (Tml Motown TMG ) HARLEM SHUFFLE Bob & Erl (Islnd WIP 0) I DON'T KNOW WHY Stevie Wonder (Tml Motown TMG 0) SHOTGUN/ROAD RUNNER Jnr Wlker & The All Strs (Tml Motown TMG 1) BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE Isley Brors (Tml Motown TMG ) YOU DON'T KNOW LIKE I KNOW Sm & Dve (Atlntic ) GET READY The Tempttions (Tml Motown TMG ) WITHOUT YOU Donnie Elbert (DM ) THE ENTERTAINER 1 Tony Clrk (Chess CRS 01) I'M LIVING IN SHAME 0 Dine Ross & The Supremes (TMG ) EVERDAY PEOPLE 1 Sly & The Fmily Stone (Direction -) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Joe South (Cpitol CL 1) NOWHERE TO RUN 1 Mrth & The Vndells (Tenth( Motown TMG ) CUPID 1 Sm Cooke (RCA 11) AM I THE SAME GIRL 1 Brbr Acklin (MCA MU 1) MINI SKIRT MINI 1 Wilson Pickett (Atlntic 1) RESCUE ME - Fontell Bss (Chess CRS 00) GOTTA FIND ME A LOVER - Erm Frnklin (MCA MU ) YEARS AGO A FOOL SUCH AS I/ I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA) IT DOESN'T MATTER ANY MORE 1 Buddy Holly (Chorl) SIDE SADDLE Russ Conwy (Columbi) DONNA Mrty Wilde (Philips) PETITE FLEUR Chris Brber (Nit) IT'S LATE/THERE'LL NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU Ricky Nelson CHARLIE BROWN The Costers (London) C'MON EVERYBODY Eddie Cochrn (London) SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES The Pltters (Mercury) ('OME SOFTLY TO ME 1 Fleetwoods (London) COME SOFTLY TO ME 0 Frnkle Vughn (Philips) I GO APE - Neil Sedk (RCA) IDLE ON PARADE - Anthony Newley (Decc( I'VE WAITED SO LONG - Anthony Newley (Decc) MY HAPPINESS Connie Frncis (MGM) NEVER MIND/MEAN STREAK 1 Cliff Richrd (Columbi) STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price (HMV) TOMBOY 1 Perry Como (RCA) WAIT FOR ME - Mlcolm Vughn (HMV) LOVIN' UP A STORM - Jerry Lee Lewis (London) Compiled for Record Retiler nd BBC by The British GET BACK 1 () Betles (Apple) GOODBYE () Mry Hopkin (Apple) THE ISRAELITE () Desmond Dekker & Aces (Pyrmid) PINBALL WIZARD () The Who (Trck) COME RACK AND SHAKE ME () Clodgh Rogers (RCA) CUPID() Johnny Nsh (Mjor Minor) HARLEM SHUFFLE () Bob nd Erl (Islnd) WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND () Noel Hrrison (Reprise) I HEARD IT THRU' THE GRAPE VINE () Mrvin Gye (Tml Motown) BOOM BANG -A -BANG () Lulu (Columbi) MAN OF THE WORLD 1 () Fleetwood Mc (Horizon) GENTLE ON MY MIND (1) Den Mrtin (Reprise) ROAD RUNNER 1 () Junior Wlker nd All Strs mni Motown) IN THE BAD BAD OLD DAYS () Foundtions (Pye) MY SENTIMENTAL FRIEND () Hermn's Hermits (Columbi) MY WAY () Frnk Sintr (Reprise) I DON'T KNOW WHY 1 () Stevie Wonder (Tml Motown) I CAN HEAR MUSIC 1 () Bech Boys (Cpitol) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 1 () Joe South (Cpitol) BEHIND THE PAINTED SMILE () The Isley Brors (Tml Motown) PASSING STRANGERS 1 () Srh Vughn & Billy Eckstine (Mercury) HELLO WORLD 1 () The Tremeloes (CBS) COLOUR OF MY LOVE () Jefferson (Pye) DIZZY () Tommy Roe (Stteside) THE BOXER - (1) Simon & Grfunkel (CBS) MICHAEL AND THE SLIPPER TREE () The Equls (President) SORRY SUZANNE 1 () The Hles (Prhipbone) BADGE 0 () The Crem (Polydor) LIVING IN SHAME B () Din Ross & The Supremes (Tml Motown) MONSIEUR DUPONT () Sndie Shw (Pye) GOOD TIMES () Cliff Richrd (Columbi) PLASTIC MAN () The Kinks (Pye) BLUER THAN BLUE () Rolf Hrris (Columbi) WHERE DO YOU GO TO MY LOVELY 0 (1) Peter Srstedt (United Artists) AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN () Fifth Dimension (Liberty) RAGAMUFFIN MAN - (1) Mnfred Mnn (Fontn) GET READY () The Tempttions (Tml Motown) PLEASE DON'T GO - (1) Donld Peers (Columbi) WALLS FELL DOWN () The Mrbles (Polydor) WITH PEN IN HAND - (1) Vikki Crr (Liberty) if I CAN DREAM 1 () Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) SURROUND YOURSELF WITH SORROW 1 () Cili Blck (Prlophone) YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY - (1) Blood, Swet And Ters (CBS) MY FRIEND - (1) Roy Orbison (London) DON JUAN () Dve Dee & Co (Fontn) CROSS TOWN TRAFFIC () Jimi Hendrix Experience (Trck) NOWHERE TO RUN () Mrth Reeves nd The Vndells mni Motown) FIRST OF MAY () Bee Gees (Polydor) THE WAY IT USED TO BE (1) Engelbert Humperdinck (Decc) EVERYDAY PEOPLE () Sly nd The Fmily Stone (Direction) R & B ALBUMS THIS IS DESMOND DEKKER 1 Desmond Dekker (Trojn TTL ) THIS IS SUE Vrious Artistes (Sue IPP ) TIGHTEN UP Vrious Artistes (Trojn TTL 1) JOHNNY MASH Johnny Nsh (Mjor -Minor SMLP ) IN THE GROOVE (Mrvin Gye (Tml Motown STML 01) HISTORY OF OTIS REDDING S Otis Redding (Atco 001) DIANA ROSS & SUPREMES MEET TEMPTATIONS (Tml STML 0) THIS IS SOUL Vrious Artistes (Atlntic 01) SOUL 1 Areth Frnklin (Atlntic 1) GREATEST HITS Din Ross & The Supremes (Tml Motown STML 0) AN ASTERISK DENOTES RECORD RELEASED IN BRITAIN

12 1 RECORD MIRROR, Week ending My, 1 No, Bristol Old Vic (where he's cting)hsn't mde Pul Jones turn his bck on pop scene PUL JONES ws sntching few moments f rom reher,,si At Bristol Thetre Royl, if you plese Where he is ppering with Bristol Old Vic, if you don't mind Where, indeed, he is plying prt n Army subltern in Indin Army wy bck There re two sublterns- or plyed by Jeremy Clyde-nd one is disciplined (Pul), or undisciplined But disciplined one flls from grce Anywy, Bristol Old Vic mrks furr step in Jones' creer, nd soon fter this run in drm, - he is f gin to Sweden, for folk -prk scene, which ten mens crowds 1,000 There persists ory tht Pul is turning his hck on pop scene Which is why I rng him He sid: "It relly is untrue Wht IS true is tht re re certin spects pop which I don't like t ll I'm very hppy to be with Bristol Old Vic compny, but if I thought, it ws going to stop me being pop singer, n I would never hve tken seson I've never, t ny time, lost my interest in pop music, not even since I first herd it" Which is s well, becuse re re signs tht Pul's new single "It's Getting Better" is heding stright for chrts His lst, "Aqurius", nibbled t chrts, n slipped Now, with Fifth Dimension version out here ( chrt -topper in Sttes), it could be rgubly good thing for Pul to concentrte gin on his single However mn himself thinks not "I think tht one hs gone nd I'm now concentrting on new one It would hrdly work to hve two singles t sme time" It relly is getting better, ll time, for Pul Jones PJ AU AM AM TE Tf TE FEE JUDITH DURHAM-"I don't feel guilty bout brek-up JUDITH DOING HER OWN THING 'M not trying to do whole Seekers' ct on my own-wht you'll see is expression my whole musicl sphere with no interference; totlly rw nd unhindered" Mny fmilies switched f ir televisions with touch sdness following Seekers' frewell from Tlk Town Of course, "Best Of The Seekers" LP remins t top RM's lbum chrts, but some tend to think element mgic hs gone For m, help is on wy Prepring for her forthcoming London debut t Svoy, physiclly beutiful nd voclly incomprble Miss Judith Durhm explined for RM reders why mgic will continue "I don't feel tht guilty bout brek-up Seekers becuse I ws originlly scheduled to do ten week tour with m nd n go bck on my own I suppose when we found combintion ws working out extremely well, it seemed to crry on nd on I hve now fulfilled my obligtion nd I must go on to do things I've lwys wnted to do They could hve replced me, I think, s sitution once clled for it when I fell ill nd it cme f well "The trouble with Seekers ws tht y hd become more or less fixture in homes world We were very populr, yet t sme time, nobody would bor to come nd see us ny more At this point, we were still t pek, especilly in Austrli The Seekers were sort home group nd s group, we were doing only kind songs possible All us hd whims nd desires tht we found difficult to follow up within group structure There ws niche existing nd we were deep into it In ech fmily, eir everybody liked Seekers or nobody; scope our imge ws ptterned in tht wy I feel bit bd bout splitting while Austrli hd lmost come to ccept us s prt culture-but better to do it thn be hypocrite nd stifle things I would rr hve been doing "Bruce hs gone on to write songs nd TV dverts, while Athol hs his own television series He my be t loose end now tht it hs been dropped Keith, course, continues to pursue his singing creer Of ll us, I m only one who didn't hve n outside interest-something to drw me wy from group t times Tht is one reson why it ws necessry to get wy "At moment, I cn't foresee old group getting bck toger for ny reson A specil occsion sometime in future could rise, but it's fr too erly to speculte on tht At ny rte, it would be very short nd certinly not permnent I enjoy my own work Group work ws very much hrder On my own, I hve mny more mtters choice nd I cn do wht I like" The sprkle nd chrm old Judith Durhm, remins intct nd well known vocl chords in excellent condition She seems rightfully excited nd confident s she embrks on her new creer, finding "Brney The Bshful Bullfrog" nd Gordon perilous implictions pseudo -ptriotism s perpetuted by protgonists British pop rock" A: Bennett strnge tht only spectcle to greet thousnds who swllowed lst week's most erstwhile hit group Bum hs split up so this populr rumour nd thronged Piccdilly Circus t 1 photogrpher sid to John Lennon: "How would you noon lst Sundy to witness " end pop like to pper nude with your wife -to -be on front world" ws n impromptu fund rising concert by lbum?" to which John, quite forgetting Miss new six -mn bnd Flt Erth Society Ltd Ono's limited experience English slng terms dvent returning to Britin very plesnt reunion with n old first single from highly rted Drips will be live replied "I should coco" nd before he knew wht friend Prior to her Svoy dte, she gve few clues concerning solo recording tken from ir "Frewell Performnce" ws hppening new West Cost group Perl Hrbor nd Zeros being hiled s biggest thing to "I include few Seekers' songs in my ct plus lrge mount Judith LP is Alec Smrt nturl successor to Dick Clever? - Four Sesons led singer Frnkie Vivldi hit US scene since collpse Wll Street new mteril In old dys, I used to sing blues nd gospel-but rumoured to be quitting to pursue clssicl creer Q0: Of following fmous nmes, cn you spot to do tht properly, I think one hs to hve certin mount distste next four Presley films will explore controversil mes bullfighting ("El Crdbordes"), Righteous Brors, Byrds, Jon Arc? I ws very good t it, so I've dropped tht side singingnow tht I'm odd one out- Betles, Bech Boys, for or music forms nd Vve come to like m Besides, I don't think pcifism ("El Pso" nd "El Hth No Fury") nd blld singer Humblecrumble Rinkydink no reltion to on my own, I'm building on previous foundtions, not re -doing my witchcrft ("El Met By Moonlight") deth is medievl Chinese nrchist sme nme old imge The Seekers were step in my life nd n enjoyble one reported in Obscurity (Indin) Reuben Midge, Esmond Wrecker's next LP will consist clypso Now it's time to increse my musicl vocbulry nd tke nor step inventor three -sided grmophone record styled collection dedicted to West Indies cricket in my creer I simply hope people will come nd see me s I find ltest US smsh from Motown is revivl strs nd feturing rockstedy revivls such oldies it most difficult to convince those who refuse" Betles' "Altoger Now" by Din Ross nd s Mrvin Gye's "Knhi Get A Witness", Roy Orbison's "It's Sobers" nd Pul Ank's "Butcher Hed On Tree" Tht should be hint enough tht mgic is still re nd thriv- No one will hve ny trouble remembering solo hits like "The Olive Supremes nd Tempttions nd Mrth Reeves nd Vndells nd Mrvin Gye nd Tmmi My Shoulder" who or wht heck is Flirple ing Hertiest good luck to new Judith Durhm Terrell nd Smokey Robinson nd Mircles nd Gloskit? heding for US 0 "It's All In The LON GODDARD Four Tops nd Jr Wlker nd All Strs nd Stevie Mind" by Street Of A Thousnd, "Lst Trin to Wonder survey recently conducted mong Cmpbell Glen" by Wichit Ltnemen nd "Just Britin's pop group members reveled tht lmost One Little X On My Hert Equls A Big Hunk Of Love exctly hlf m re bove verge intelligence For You" by Algie Br nd Uplifts welthy with "Of The Sme Nme" (from film "Of The seen leving Los Angeles mternity hospitl plgirist Tim (Spider) Webb considering "John Sme Nme") th stright No I hit in US FACE'S recently: Big Mor Holding Compny Brown's Body" for his next decomposition? ltest country chrts for C & W senstion Clench Doody nd New musicl "Spre" due to open in London shortly str to pper t Btty Vriety Club, Mlcolm "The Chpel On Kinkyboot Hill" sked to explin fetures n ctul hert, lung nd liver trnsplnt Roberts, follows hot on heels Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Solomon King, John Rowles, Scott girl twosome No Thnks (whose every performnce origin ir unusul stge nme, tlentless boy - FIFTH set to frenetic rock music for this yer's Wrhol Festivl epic non -hppening films, Lon 'Luc' Goddrd considering submitting his filmed interview with new lbel Bunkum will cter especilly for "ny one before) replied: "Isn't it obvious-we're BIRTHDAY Wlker nd Vince Hill-who sid Vriety ws ded! to dte hs been infinitely more tunelessly bnl thn Sty Stone for his first contribution to Dedbet dmn fool with / to throw round" strong Britin's nswer to Tiny Tim nd Mrs Miller!" mgzine, Britin's newest pop str turned pundit regionl ction lst week for "When You Gott Go" Seriously though, folks, I do most sincerely pprecite your support over pst five yers See y'll! 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