| Number 673 | 4 December 1959 | |
| Cover | Lorie
Mann So Many Ways Tommy Steel's New Hit: Little White Bull Eton Boating Song Perry Como, A Still Small Voice Bobby Darin, Presley, Adam Faith, Gene Vincent, Laine, Atwell: Star features plus the Fabulous 'Fifties and survey of Christmas Discs |
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| Derek Johnson | A
round-up of this year's Christmas Records "Anne's Hit" "Extended" "Re-issued" |
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| Ifor Griffiths | Douglas, Weedon Variety Hits | 2 |
| N.A. | The
Yuletide List: Singles "Jingle Bell Rock," Max Bygraves (Decca) "Little Donkey," Beverly Sisters (Decca) "Piano Party," Winifred Atwell (Decca) "Party Sing-Song," Pinky and Perky (Decca) "My Christmas Prayer," Billy Fury (Decca) |
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| Extended
Play: "The Bevs for Christmas," Beverly Sisters (Decca) "Christmas Carols," Lawrence Welk Choir (Coral) "Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Carols" (RCA) "Belafonte at Christmas-Tide" Harry Belafonte (RCA) "Christmas with Como," Perry Como (RCA) |
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| Long
Play: Music for Christmas, Frank Chacksfield Orchestra (Decca) Christmas Carols, Billy Vaughn Orchestra (London) Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks, David Seville and Chipmunks (London) Perry Como Sings the Songs of Christmas (RCA) Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Carols (RCA) |
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| Advertisement | Hot
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| Bruce Charlton | A newcomer to the Top-of-the-Charts Adam Faith is certain what he wants | 3 |
| Allen Evans | Best
of the week albums: Peggy Lee-Shearing, Donegan share top spot Beauty and the Beat, Peggy Lee and George Shearing (Capitol) Lonnie Rides Again, Lonnie Donegan (PYE) |
3 |
| Song
Albums: Secombe Sings, Harry Secombe (Philips) Jumpin' at the Left Bank, John LaSalle Quartet (Capitol) |
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| Party
Albums: Tommy Kinsman at Your Party (Fontana) The Party's on Me (Capitol) Bumper Bundle (PYE) Shepherd's Pie (PYE) |
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| Orchestral
Albums: Heat Wave, Geoff Love (Columbia) Million Sellers, ___ (Decca) |
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| Keith Fordyce | Singles
Review "Marina," Gary Miller (PYE) "Marina," Rocco Granata (Oriole) "Follow a Star," Norman Wisdom (Top Rank) "Starry Eyed," Gary Stites (London) "Magdalena," Toni Dalli (Columbia) "No Well on Faith," Perry Como (RCA) "She Moved through the Fair," Kenneth McKeller (Decca) "Sunny Side of Heaven," Ernie Ford (Capitol) "White Christmas," Vic Barrell (Oriole) "That's Why I Dream," Jimmy Lloyd (Philips) "Saturday Night in Tia Juana," Cherry Wainer (Top Rank) |
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| Keith Fordyce | Plenty
Plays for Perry Duane Eddy's Big Sound Nursery Tune by The Browns More 'Happy Anniversaries' |
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| NME | Top
Thirty 1. "What Do You Want," Adam Faith (Parlophone) 2. "What do you want to make those eyes at me for," Emile Ford (Pye) 3. "Travellin' Light," Cliff Richard (Columbia) 4. "Oh I Carol," Keil Sadaka (RCA) 5. "Red River Rock," Johnny-Hurricanes (London) |
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| NME | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Little Donkey" (Chappell) 2. "Travellin' Light" (Kalith) 3. "One More Sunrise" (Dominton) 4. "Snow Coach" (Feldman) 5. "Mack the Knife" (Arcadia) |
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| (Advertisement) | Santa
Nicola, Lou Monte, The Browns; Scarlet Ribbons LP of the Week Mr. 'Personality' Lloyd Price |
5 |
| N.A. | Darin
here in March, Solo or with Big Package show. Lloyd Price, Duance Eddy,
Conway Twitty May Accompany Him; Neil Sedaka, Andrews Sisters in London Soon; Everlys in April Joni James to Wax Eight Albums Here Emile Ford Hit Disc Release in America Faith Ford in Saturday Club |
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| N.A. | Young
Star's Triple Award: Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Cole Honoured 1960 Radio Shows with Pop Appeal Cliff Richard-Alma Cogan 'Spectacular' date set Top Bands for Jiver Charity BBC-TV Discuss new beat show Conway, Preston added to pop film cast |
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| Keith Goodwin | The
Fabulous 'Fifties Start of the Gold Disc Age |
8 |
| From You to Us | 8 | |
| Ifor Griffiths | Break-of-dawn greeting for 'The Screaming End'-Gene Vincent | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | 9 |
| Andy Gray | NMExclusive: The night Elvis sang in a Paris Club | 10 |
| Winifred Atwell | Home's
Best Ageless Laine back again |
10 |
| N.A. | Agents
Directory Vocal Directory Personals AFN Highlights Radio Luxembourg |
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| N.A. | Faith
wins in end Fabulous 'Fifties Cont. Bron's Current Pop Orchestration |
12 |
| Mark Sicilian, Spring 2008 | ||
| Number 674 | 11 December 1959 | |
| Cover page | Winifred Atwell's Smash Hit Piano Party | 1 |
| Keith Goodwin | The Fabulous Fifties (1952-53) [Slower speeds, but faster sales!] | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Tommy Steele appeal 'now embraces the whole family' | 3 |
| n.a. | Two Songs Perfect for Malcolm Vaughan | 4 |
| n.a. | Fats Domino creates a really 'solid' mood | 4 |
| n.a. | Gene Vincent's 'Wild Cat' is too tame | 4 |
| n.a | Singles
Review Jackie Wilson, "Only You. Only Me" (Coral) Dean Martin, "(Love Is A) Career" (Capitol) Teresa Brewer, "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home" (Coral) The Playmates, "On the Beach" (Columbia) Rock Hudson, "Pillow Talk" (Brunswick) Don Lang, "Frankie and Johnny", "Reveille Rock" (?) Ella Fitzgerald, "The Christmas Song" (?) Eva Boswell, "Misty" (?) Peggy Lee, "Things Are Swinging" (Capitol) |
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| NME | Top
Thirty 1. "What Do You Want?" Adam Faith [Parlophone] 2. "What Do You Want to Make those Eyes at Me for?" Emile Ford [Pye] 3. "Travellin' Light," Cliff Richard [Columbia] 4. "Oh! Carol," Neil Sedaka[RCA] 5. "Seven Little Girls," The Avons [Columbia] |
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| NME | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Little Donkey" (Chappell) 2. "Travellin' Light" (Kalith) 3. "What Do You Want to Make those Eyes at Me for?" (F. D. & H.) 4. "Snow Coach" (Feldman) 5. "Seven Little Girls" (Sheldon) |
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| n.a. |
U.S. 1960 Star Invasion plans forge ahead... Darin-Eddy Package, Everlys Confirmed: Mathis, Coasters, Twitty Probables 'Cool For Cats' Awards Again Fans Organise(Spelled wrong in paper) own Steele film opening! Robert Horton: Arrival Date |
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| n.a | Adam Faith: Big Concert Tour-Avons, Preston, Too | 6-7 |
| n.a. | Sammy
Davis Says: 4 Weeks in May Here Sarah Vaughan: TV Date Plan |
7 |
| NME | Two
Singers Topple Presley From Juke-Box Poll Peak Winners are as Follows: Pop Record: Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife" Most Promising Male Singer: Fabian Instrumentalist: Duane Eddy |
7 |
| n.a. | Pet
Clark, Valentine to play South Africa Elaine Delmar Joins TV cast |
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| Advertisement | Arthur Howes Presents The Stars on One Night Stands: Lonnie Donegan, Mike Preston and the big Show. | 7 |
| n.a. | Gene Vincent makes British debut with Marty Wilde and 'Beat Show' Gang | 8 |
| n.a. | Top Stars Salute a Great Songwriter [Jule Styne] | 8 |
| Allen Evans | EP's Frankie Vaughan, "Frank in Films" (Philips) "Great Country and Western Hits" (Phillips) "Swinging Sound of Marterie" (Mercury) "Singing Slong with the Gaylords" (Mercury) "Wild Bill Davis" (Top Rank) |
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| n.a. | Russ Conway Reveals How It Feels to Relive Your Life before Millions | 9 |
| Allen Evans | Best
LP's of the Week Paul Anka, "My Heart Sings"(Columbia) Conducted by Don Costa, "Mr. Personality Lloyd Price" |
9 |
| Allen Evans | Song
Albums Shirly Jones and Jack Cassidy, "With Love from Hollywood" (Philips) Nat "King" Cole, "Every Time I Feel the Spirit" (Capitol) Gordon Jenkins, "The First Church of Deliverance Choir" |
9 |
| Allen Evans | Comedy
Special Peter Sellers, "Song for Swinging Sellers" |
9 |
| Derek Johnson | Johnnie Ray Joins 'Old Pals' in the Charts | 10 |
| n.a | Wink Recites his Way to Fame [Winston "Wink" Martindale, who entered the NME charts last week and is this week at No. 24] | 10 |
| Toby Spector, Spring 2008 | ||
| No. 675 | 18 December 1959 | |
| N.A. | Holiday Greetings from Paul Anka | 1 |
| Griffiths, Ifor | Pop Stars Become Comedians in Pantomime | 2 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Jazz | 2 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Robert Horton gets off the 'Wagon Train' to sing for you | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | Bobby Darin: U.S. Poll Sensation | 3 |
| Vaughan, Frankie | Frankie Vaughan Recalls... | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles
Review Johnny and The Hurricanes', "Reveille Rock" / "Time Bomb" (London) Elmer Bernstein, "Staccato Theme" / "Jazz at Waldo's" (Capitol) Dorothy Collins, "Everything I Have Is Yours" / "Baciare, Baciare" (Top Rank) Johnny Cash, "Little Drummer Boy" / "I'll Remember You" (Philips) Patricia Bredin, "Till The Right Time Comes" / "I Live to Love You" (Top Rank) Bonnie Guitar, "Candy Apple Red" / "Come to Me I Love You" (Top Rank) Andy Williams, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" / "The Village of St. Bernadette" (London) Bill Black, "Smokie" (Part 1) / "Smokie" (Part 2) (Felsted) Jack Sterling, "Mariana" / "You're the Love I'm Dreaming Of" (Orlole) The Sheiks, "Tres Chic" / "Little French Doll" (London) Johnny Restivo, "I Like Girls" / "Dear Someone" (RCA) Bell Sounds, "Marching Guitars" / "Chloe" (HMV) Viscounts, "Dig" / "Harlem Nocturne" (Top Rank) Sonny Cambell, "The One in the Middle" / "Wicked Love" (Gala) |
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| Evans, Allen | EP Reviews Nat King Cole, To Whom It May Concern (Capitol) Eydie Gorme, Eydie Gorme with Don Costa Orchestra (HMV) Gary Crosby, Rocking the Blues (HMV) Sarah Vaughan, Sarah with Feeling (Mercury) Mel Torme, Isn't It Romantic? (Parlophone) The Playmates, Party Play, Mates-No.2 (Colombia) Ken Morris, Ken's Party Pieces (HMV) George Formby, Stepping Out with George Again (Colombia) The Platters, Pick of the Platters-No.5 (Mercury) Ruth Murray, Ruth Murray Joe Loss, Joe Loss (HMV) The Big Ben Banjo Band, Christmas with the Big Ben Banjo Band (Colombia) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "What Do I Want?," Adam Faith (Parlophone) 2. "What Do You Want to Make those Eyes at Me for," Emily Ford (Pye) 3. "Oh I Carol," Neil Sedaka (RCA) 4. "Seven Little Girls," The Avons (Colombia) 5. "Travellin' Light," Cliff Richard (Colombia) |
5 |
| NME | Best Selling
Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Little Donkey" (Chappell) 2. "Seven Little Girls" (Sheldon) 3. "3 Snow Coach" (Feldman) 4. "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me for" (Bourne) 5. "Mary's Boy Child" (Bourne) |
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| NME Courtesy of "Billboard" | Best Selling
Pop Records in U.S. 1. "Heartaches by the Number," Guy Mitchell 2. "Mr. Blce," The Fleetwoods 3. "Mack the Knife," Bobby Darin 4. "In the Mood," Ernie Fields 5. "Why?," Frankie Avalon |
5 |
| N.A. | Vaughan,
King in Como Music Hall Important Announcement [ NME Two Days Earlier] Vera Lynn: New TV Series BBC Radio Drop Two Shows to Introduce All-Round Pop More Names in the News Stargazers' TV Reunion John Regan in Horton Show Blackpool Debuts Clyde McPhatter Joins Darin — Eddy Package Song Trio Stars in AR-TV Series Released Advanced [Pye Records Christmas Market] Famous DeeJay's Sudden Illness 'Teen Beat' Star Invited Here [Sandy Nelson] Cole Solo Now |
6 |
| N.A. | Cliff
Richard U.S. Tour Extended Sinatra, Francis, Everlys, Darin Are Honored Malcolm's Rival |
6, 7 |
| N.A. | Radio
Boosts Pop Palladium TV Emile Ford, Adam Faith on Same Concert Tour Wedding Postponed for a "Whisker' Liberace Lengthens British Stay Cotton-Conway Xmas Afternoon Wildcat Weds 'Close — Up' on Steele Platters in Europe Teddy Beverly [Wedding Photo] Xmas Concerts for Vaughan 'Mr. Piano' U.S. Bound 'Let's Go' from Hammersmith Gene Vincent: 40 Performance in Major Cities NME Charts Basis of 208 Show Pat Sherlock Movies |
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| Goodwin, Keith | The Fabulous Fifties | 8 |
| Johnson, Derek | British Discs Rule the Sound Waves! | 9 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail | 9 |
| "Letters from the Public" | From Us to You | 9 |
| Evens, Allen | LP Reviews David Seville, Let's All Sing Christmas (London) Gerard Calvi, Le Bal Chez (Pye — International) Lionel Bart, Bart for Bart's Sake (Decca) Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Count Basie Swigs — Tony Bennett Sings (Colombia) Grace Fields, Gracie (Colombia) Patti Page, Indescreation (Mercury) Andy Williams, Two Time Winners (London) Jaye P. Morgan, Slow and Easy (MGM) Tommy Collins, This Is Tommy Collins (Capitol) Mario Lanza, Lanza Sings Christmas Carols (RCA) The Hamburg Student's Choir, Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Pye Golden Guinea) Eddie Dunstedter, Bells of Christmas (Capitol) Bobby Byrne and Alumni Orchestra, The Miller Book (Top Rank) Harry James, Harry James and his New Swingin' Band (MGM) The George Shearing Quintet, Blue Chiffon (Capitol) Ron Goodwin and his Concert Orchestra, Music for an Arabian Night (Parlophone) Hamburg Philharmonic, Symphony for Glenn" (Pye Golden Guinea) Kingsway Strings, Symphony on Ice (Pye Golden Guinea) Skip Martin, Skip Martin's Scheherajazz (Pye Golden Guinea) |
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| Johnson, Derek | Connie Francis Revives a Great Song | 10 |
| N.A. | Tommy Steele Photograph | 10 |
| N.A. | Personals | 11 |
| N.A. | Chart Mystery | 12 |
| Shannon Thompson, Spring 2008 | ||
| Number 676 | 25 December 1959 | |
| (cover page) | How
Elvis Spends Christmas Best Wishes from Chris Barber's Jazz Band and Ottilie Patterson Seasonal Greetings from Joe Loss Christmas Greetings and all you wish yourselves in 1960 from Jimmy Lloyd Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for 1960 from Ruby Murray Wally Stott Wishes All His Frieds A Merry "Christmas by the Fireside" Seasonal Greetings from Norrie Paramor Have a Good Time from Ted Heath May Your Christmas Be Merry, Your New Year Bright; Best Wishes from Reg Owen Seasonal Greetings and May You All Enjoy Good Health and Good Fortune in 1960 from Eve Boswell Merry Christmas and All Good Wishes for 1960 from Marty Wilde Christmas Greetings and All You Wish Yourselves for 1960 from Rosemary Squires Some Kind-a Earthquake: Reveille Rock |
1 |
| Keith Goodwin | The
Fabulous 'Fifties: 1956-57 Presley, Steele, Donegan launched same year: Gold Discs for Anka, Belafonte, Haley |
2, 8 |
| Derek Johnson | Guy Mitchell's 'Heartaches' in Britain | 3 |
| David Jacobs | 'Juke Box Jury' verdict [speaking to Keith Goodwin] | 3 |
| NME | The Disc Highlights of 1959 | 4 |
| NME | Newcomers to the hit parade in Britain during 1959 | 4 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles
Review: Susan Denny, "Annabella Brown" (Oriole) Chris Williams, "The Monster" (Columbia) Don Gibson, "Big Hearted Me" (RCA) Clyde McPhatter, "There You Go" (London) Johnny Kidd, "If You Were The Only Girl In The World" (HMV) Bill Forbes, "Too Young" (Columbia) The Shadows, "Saturday Dance" (Columbia) Johnny Horton, "I'm Ready If You're Willing" (Philips) The Nutty Squirrels, "Uh! Oh!" (Pye-Int.) |
4 |
| NME | Top
Thirty 1. "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" Emile Ford (Pye) 2. "What Do You Want?" Adam Faith (Parlophone) 3. "Oh! Carol" Neil Sedaka (RCA) 4. "Seven Little Girls" The Avons (Columbia) 5. "More and More Party Pops" Russ Conway (Columbia) |
5 |
| NME | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Little Donkey" (Chappell) 2. "Seven Little Girls" (Sheldon) 3. "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" (F. D. & H.) 4. "Snow Coach" (Feldman) 5. "Mary's Boy Child" (Bourne) |
5 |
| NME | Best
Selling Pop Records in U.S. 1. "Heartaches by the Number" Guy Mitchell 2. "Why?" Frankie Avalon 3. "El Paso" Marty Robbins 4. "The Big Hurt" Toni Fisher 5. "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" Freddie Cannon |
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| n/a | Tommy
Steele in Lavish Summer Production Cliff Richards' Pat Boone U.S.-TV Show Confirmed Dave King Guests on Robert Horton's Show Russ Conway on Six BBC-TV Cotton Dates Dickie Valentine: New U.S. Disc Label Rose Murphy Returns for Granada TV Pete Murray Cancels TV Johnny Duncan in Car Crash |
6 |
| n/a | BBC-TV
Shows Highlighting Ten Years of Music Hits Marty Wilde's First U.S. Record Release 'Juke Box Jury' Calls Lionel Bart Piano Pops: New Plans on Luxembourg Joni James: More Discs McGrady to EMI Donald Peers Makes Music with Hughes |
7 |
| Lester
Sill and Lee Hazlewood |
Duane Eddy's Disc Secrets [interview] | 8 |
| n/a | From You to Us | 8 |
| n/a | Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Don Lang | 8 |
| Derek Johnson | New Stars in the New Year | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | 9 |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff Richard, Russ Conway: 1959 was their year of triumph | 10 |
| Hazel Guild | How Elvis Will Spend His Christmas | 10 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| McKenzie Youngblood, Spring 2008 | ||
| grtedit, 26-Jul-2016 |