| No. 751 | 2 June 1961 | |
| n.a. | Meet Mathis in July | 3 |
| n.a. | Elvis Must Get the Feeling Before He Sings a Note | |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Reviews | 4 |
| Walsh, Peggy | Wilde Passes Test in Rock Satire | |
| Evans, Allen | LP
Reviews Acker Bilk and Chris Barber: The Best of Bilk and Barber Mantovani: Italia Mia Guy Mitchell: Sunshine Guitar Ted Heath: Ted Heath Goes Latin |
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| n.a. | Best
Selling Pop Records 1. Elvis Presley, “Surrender” 2. D. Shannon, “Runaway” 3. Shadows, “Frightened City” 4. Bobby Vee, “More Than I Can Say” 5. Floyd Cramer, “On the Rebound” |
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| Best
Selling Sheet Music 1. “Exodus” (Chapell) 2. “On the Rebound” (Acuff-Rose) 3. “How Wonderful to Know” (Macmelodies) 4. “Wooden Heart” (West One) 5. “You’re Driving Me Crazy” (F. D. & H.) |
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| n.a. | “Minstrels”
on TV Steele Manage Finds Ron Dankworth Music for U.S. TV Cliff, Shadows Aid Africa Fund Get It Now (Hit Parade) Two June Dates for Cliff Acker Bilk’s Quick “Club” Return Marino Marini Soloist on Sophie Tucker’s ATV Show Extensive Continental Tour for Allisons Billy Fury on Shadows’ Dates EMI Radio Show Books TV Stars Barber Not Basie |
6 |
| Louis
Armstrong Here in Autumn Matt Monroe Gets His Own Series on “Light” |
6-7 | |
| n.a. | Connie
Francis in Broadway Musical Dene Joins Pier Show Gene Vincent May Live Here More Stars in “Summersong” Russ with Adams Illness Ends Andrews’ Tour Bruce’s “Cooper” Got 2 out of 3 Laughs Shirley Bassey on Radio Again Five Attractions on “Birdie” LP Many Big Names in Gala “Lucky Stars” Nelson Riddle Here Next Week Judy Garland Back for the Summer Donegan to Wax for Fortnight Johnny Ray London Cabaret Debut this Month Newley Stage Show for Manchester Adam Faith Film Gets Moving McGuffie Accordionist |
7 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Matt Monro is Cock-a-hoop Over latest Chart Success | 8 |
| Wedge, Don | Promising Adam Wade | |
| n.a. | Letters from the Public | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Question time with Lionel Bart | 9 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail | |
| n.a. | Fats Domino Inspired “Frogman” Henry | 10 |
| Johnson, Derek | Eden Kane is Britain’s Brightest Singing Prospect | |
| n.a. | Life Lines of Gene Vincent | |
| Classifieds | 11 | |
| The Alley Cat | Tall Pieces | 12 |
| Johnson, Derek | “Presley King of Rock” Issue Divides Readers | |
| Robin Cunningham, February 2005 | ||
| No. 751 | 9 June 1961 | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Interview with Tony Newley | 2 |
| Michaels, Edward | Review of Jimmy Brennan Performance | |
| n.a. | Who’s Where | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Henri Salvador Profile | |
| Wynn, James | U.S. Stars want Jerry “Apache” Lordan to Pen Songs | |
| Hellicar, Mike | Profile of Cliff Richards on “The Young Ones” Set | 3 |
| Fullford, Jack | Ruby Murray Keeps to Simple Songs | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Roy Orbison Back on Charts | |
| Wynn, James | Joanie Sommers- A Name to Remember | |
| Fordyce, Keith | Pop
Reviews Connie Francis, “Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart” Michael Holliday, “Dream Boy Dream” Shirelles, “Mama Said” & “Blue Holiday” James/Cooper, “Straighten Up and Fly Right” Everly Brothers, “Temptation” Faron Young, “Hello Waits” Kaye Sisters, “Palma de Majorca” Rosemary Clooney, “Wonderful Season of Love” Jimmy Lloyd, “A Flame in the Streets” Temperance 7, “Pasadena” Tony Newley, “Strawberry Fair” |
4 |
| Evans, Allen | LP
Reviews Johnny Mathis, I’ll Buy You a Star The Hunters, Teen Scene Sheb Wooley, Songs From the Days of Rawhide |
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| Goodwin, Keith | Jazz Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, Diz ‘n’ Bird in Concert Cannonball Quartet, Them Dirty Blues Horace Silver, Blowin’ the Blues Away |
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| n.a. | Best
Selling Pop Records in Britain 1. Elvis Presley “Surrender” 2. Del Shannon “Runaway” 3. Shadows “Frightened City” 4. Shirley Bassey “You’ll Never Know” 5. Clarence Henry “But I Do” |
5 |
| n.a. | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “Exodus” (Chappell) 2. “Surrender” (Aberbach) 3. “Wooden Heart” (West One) 4. “How Wonderful to Know” (Macmelodies) 5. “Frightened City” (Filmusic) |
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| n.a. | Best
Selling Pop Records in U.S. 1. Roy Orbison, “Runnin’ Scared” 2. Ricky Nelson, “Travellin’ Man” 3. Shep and the Limelites, “Daddy’s Home” 4. Shirelles, “Mama Said” 5. Elvis Preselsy, “I Feel So Bad” |
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| n.a. | Top
Hits [Advertising?] Anthony Newley, “Bee Bom”& “Pop Goes the Weasel” The Everly Brothers, “Temptation” Arthur Greenslade, “Eclipse” |
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| n.a. | Temperance
Seven Get TV Series ‘Misfits’ Composer in London MD Tommy Watt Leaves NDO More Comedians on Wax Names in the News Peggy Lee to be in Major British Teleshow Presley Film Begins June 22 Shadows: No More Weekend Dates Pet and Shirley Marry Same Day ‘Belle’ Will Be ‘Big Night Out’ Dickie’s Guests Wilde Fury Guest Adam Singers Stay on TV Matt Monro on Sullivan Show in October No Release here for Shadows’ EP Dorothy Squires Duets with Russ Norwegian’s Disc Bow Kent Walton Pye’s 208 D-J |
6 |
| n.a. | Eydie
Gorme-Steve Lawrence Debut Here Almost Off Mel Torme Likely Visitor for Skyscraper Cabaret |
6-7 |
| n.a. | Sinatra-Connie
Francis Make Albums Together Eden Kane ‘Club’ Debut: Fury in ‘Pops parade’ Judy Goes Back to Hollywood Top Stars Signed for Sunday Summer Shows Loads of Pop Names in News for BBC-TV Series Whitfield ‘Minstrels’ in Christmas Shows Bassey Donegan ‘Jury’ Debut |
7 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Interview with Patti Page | 8 |
| n.a. | Life-Lines of Fabian | |
| n.a. | From You to Us | |
| Johnson, Derek | Oh, Dem Golden Minstrels | 9 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Nelson Riddle Talks About Sinatra, Mathis, Cole, Martin | |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Mail: Elvis and Sinatra | |
| Evans, Allen | EP
Reviews: Brooks Brothers, Brooks Brothers Hit Parade Andy Stewart, “Andy Sings Scott Brothers, The Road to Dundee |
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| Johnson, Derek | Ten Future Star Attractions: Eddie Falcon, Karl Denver, Paul Hanford, Russ Sainty, Steve Arlen, Anita Scott, Danny Williams, Lee Diamond, the Krew Kats, the Springfields | 10 |
| n.a. | Classifieds | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| Robin Cunningham, February 2005 | ||
| No. 752 | 16 June 1961 | |
| Wedge, Don | Tommy Steele’s ‘Proving’ Year Is Over | 2 |
| n.a. | Life Lines of Benny Hill | 2 |
| Hellicar, Mike | No British Release of Shadows’ South Africa Recording | 2 |
| n.a. | Joan, Edmund Open New Theatre | 2 |
| Wynn, James | Emile Ford Champions British Songs | 3 |
| n.a. | Elvis Has a New Film | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Single
Reviews Paul Anka, “Dance on Little Girl” Duane Eddy, “Ring of Fire” Craig Douglas, “Time” Dee Clark, “Monsoon” Edsels, “Rama Lama Ding Dong” |
4 |
| Evans, Allen | LP
Reviews Roy Orbison, Lonely and Blue Bobby Vee, Self Titled Chris Barber, Chris Barber’s Blues Book Mel Torme, Swingin’ on the Moon Kay Starr, One More Time |
4 |
| n.a. | Best
Selling Pop Records 1. Elvis Presley, “Surrender” 2. Del Shannon, “Runaway” 3. Clarence Henry, “But I Do” 4. Shadows, “Frightened City” 5. Shirley Bassey, “You’ll Never Know” |
5 |
| n.a. | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “Exodus” (Chappell) 2. “Surrender” Aberbach 3. “On the Rebound” (Acuff-Rose) 4. “Wooden Heart” (West One) 5. “How Wonderful to Know” (Macmelodies) |
5 |
| n.a. | Best
Selling Pop Records in U.S. 1. Ricky Nelson, “Travellin’ Man” 2. Pat Boone, “Moody River” 3. Roy Orbison, “Runnin’ Scared” 4. Ben E. King, “Stand by Me” 5. Dee Clark, “Raindrops” |
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| n.a. | Cliff,
Shadows Going to Scandnavia Bilk’s Return to Holland Brooks Brothers Ring Canada Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme Top Berlin Troops TV U.S. Jazz Stars to Make Film Here Connue Francis May Film Here Top Names at the Seaside |
6 |
| n.a. | Johnnie Ray, Mel Torme ATV and Blackpool Show Stars | 6-7 |
| n.a. | Matt’s
Musical Guest Stars Tommy Steele Xmas Day Telestar Again Gene Vincent Accident Bygraves ‘Do Re Mi’ Opening Dates Dickie Valentine for Gibralter Nat Cole Stays with Capitol Matthew Comperes ‘Trad Fad’ Show |
7 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Del Shannon Wants to Come to Britain | 8 |
| n.a. | Breath-taking Minstrels | 8 |
| n.a. | American Airmail | 8 |
| n.a. | From You to Us | 8 |
| Johnson, Derek | There’s Room at the Top for Them | 9 |
| Cardwell, Dave | New to the Charts: Karl, the Scottish Cowboy | 9 |
| Goodwin, Keith | The Temperance Seven Are Not Drunk with Their Success | 10 |
| Johnson, Derek | Welcome-To Steve and Eydie | 10 |
| n.a. | Classifieds | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| Robin Cunningham, March 2005 | ||
| No. 753 | 23 June 1961 | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Welcome Back – Johnnie Ray and Jo Stafford | 2 |
| Walsh, Peggy | Tony Newley Becomes Giant Entertainer | 2 |
| n.a. | Eydie, Steve a Natural [Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence] | 2 |
| n.a. | Tough on Marty | 2 |
| Gray, Andy | Duane Eddy Turns into a Real Ladies Man | 3 |
| Wedge, Don | Diane Todd Shines in Musical ‘Jane Eyre’ | 3 |
| Evans, Allen | Percy Faith to Concentrate on Himself | 3 |
| n.a. | Life-Lines of Eden Kane | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Reviews
the New Singles: Peggy Lee, “Yes Indeed” Nino and the Ebb Tides, “These Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You)” Jeff Rowena Group, “John Peel” Dean Martin, “Giuggiola” Petula Clark, “Romeo” Dickie Valentine, “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” Ernie Ford, “Little Red Rockin’ Hood” Johnny Angel, “Trocadero Double-Nine-One-O” Potted Pops: “Amore A Palma,” Bingo Boys “Bobbie Bingo” |
4 |
| n.a. | ‘Nature Boy’ A Natural for Bobby Darin | 4 |
| n.a. | Helen’s Bound for Charts Again [Helen Shapiro] | 4 |
| Evans, Allen | The
Top LP’s 1. Pat Boone, Moody River 2. The Lane Sisters, Peek-a-Boo Man 3. Duane Eddy, Ring of Fire 4. Billy Vaughn, Blue Tomorrow 5. The Frogmen, Underwater [US] / The Marcels, Teeter Totter Love [UK] |
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| Advertising | This
Week’s Top Hits in the UK with EMI 1. Paul Anka, “Dance on Little Girl” 2. Joe Barry, “I’m a Fool to Care” 3. Brook Benton, “The Boll Weevil Song” 4. Connie Francis, “Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart” 5. The Lane Sisters, “Peek-a-Boo Moon” |
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| NME | NME
Top 30 1. Del Shannon, “Runaway” 2. Elvis Presley, “Surrender” 3. Everly Bros., “Temptation” 4. The Temperance Seven, “Pasadena” 5. Clarence Henry, “But I Do” |
5 |
| NME | Best-selling
Sheet Music 1. "Exodus" (Chappell) 2. "Surrender" (Aberbach) 3. "How Wonderful to Know" (Macmelodies) 4. "On the Rebound" (Acuff-Rose) 5. "Frightened City" (Fillmusic) |
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| Advertising | Top
Hits this Week in the UK with DECCA Robb Storme, “Near You” Johnny and Chaz and the Gunners, “Bobby” Fats Domino, “It Keeps Rainin’” Bobby Darin, “Nature Boy” Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra, “Yellow Bird” |
5 |
| n.a. | Bilk’s
Secret Strings – Not For You! [Acker Bilk] Sir Michael’s Comedy Disc [Sir Michael Redgrave] Names in the News [Geoff Love, Cy Grant, Nero and the Gladiators, Ron Moody, Bill Le Sage, Sheila Southern, and the Mudlarks] Label Launches Five New 208 Series (Philips) Pat Boone Here Next Month Faith, Barry ‘Club’ Date [Adam Faith and the John Barry Seven] Kings With Valentine [Dickie Valentine and the King Bros.] Scandinavian Tour Gene Vincent Records in Britain Again Soon Eydie and Steve to Carry On Steele: Sunday Concerts Project [Tommy Steele] |
6 |
| n.a. | Here’s
the All-Star September 10th Cast! American Movie Star Joins ‘Jury’ Panel [George Hamilton] Monro’s Guests [Matt Monro] Three Sammy Davis Shows for Charity Shapiro, Brooks with Shadows Kane Hit for US [Eden Kate] Dorothy Squires Is TV Guest Philips – Mercury ‘Understanding’ Southlander Dies [Harry Wilmot] Wynter Longer ‘Down Under’ [Mark Wynter] Donegan Blackpool Show on Television in August [Lonnie Donegan] Shock for Viewers: No More Como [Perry Como] Craig Douglas Panto Guest Max’s Leading Lady Is Australian [Max Bygraves] Marini, King for Room at Top? [The Marino Marini Quartet and Dave King] |
7 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Everlys’ Hit Written Before They Were Born! | 8 |
| Cardwell, Dave | ‘Wild in the Country’ Is Elvis’ Best So Far! | 8 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Even America Copies Hatch’s Style [Tony Hatch] | 8 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail | 9 |
| n.a. | Controversy | 9 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Do Fan Clubs Really Help Artists Today? | 9 |
| n.a. | Paul Anka Spreads Wealth | 9 |
| Wynn, James | Question Time with Billy Fury | 10 |
| Gowers, Mike | The Late Jeff Chandler Was Also a Singer-Songwriter | 10 |
| Evans, Allen | EP’s [Pat Boone, Johnny and the Hurricanes, Duane Eddy, Shadows to the Fore, Bobby Vee, The Drifters’ Greatest Hits, Bill Vaughn Orchestra, Finian’s Rainbow, The Blue Diamonds, Billie Laine] | 10 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Bilk’s Big Repertoire [Acker Bilk] | 12 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Jazz Records | 12 |
| n.a. | Where British Discs Dominate the Charts | 12 |
| Ads | 11 | |
| Nick Dolan, February 2005 | ||
| No. 754 | 30 June 1961 | |
| Goodwin, Keith | ‘Moody River’ Could Bring Boone Revival | 2 |
| n.a. | Jazz Aces Made Sunday Hotter! | 2 |
| n.a. | Life Lines of Karl Denver | 2 |
| n.a. | 4 New Hits from American Charts (with Pye) [Advertising: “Daddy’s Home” Shep and the Limelites, “Bobby” Neil Scott, “Quite a Party” The Fireballs, “I’ll Close My Eyes” The Skyliners] | 2 |
| Gray, Andy | Elvis Thinks He’s a Horrible Singer! | 3 |
| Hellicar, Mike | This Is Definitely Max’s Year! (Max Bygraves) | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | New
Singles in the UK “Birmingham Rag,” Valerie Masters, “San Antonio Rose,” Floyd Cramer, “Please Stay,” The Drifters, “Old Smokie,” Johnnie and the Hurricanes, “Good Luck and Goodbye,” Joe Brown, “You Thrill Me” Ray Peterson, “It’s All Happening,” Mike Preston, “It’s the Natural Thing to Do,” Scott Peters, “Keep on Walking,” David Macbeth, “Daddy’s Home,” Shep and the Limelites |
4 |
| n.a. | More Vocal Acrobatics from Jimmy Jones | 4 |
| n.a. | Marion Ryan Has Disc of the Week | 4 |
| Evans, Allen | The
Top LP’s The Spirit Moves Me, Jack Scott and the Chantones, Carefree, Percy Faith and His Orchestra, The Ros Sound of Music, Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra, Blood, Booze ‘n’ Bones, Ed McCurdy and Erik Darling, It’s Right Here for You, Alex Welsh and His Band, Bravo Bikel, Theodore Bikel On the Sunny Side of the Strip, George Shearing and His Quintet Triple Threat, Chris Connor, Carmen McRae, and Julie London, Sound of Music, Reg Owen and the Sratford Strings. |
4 |
| Advertising | This Week’s Top Hits in the UK with EMI [Advertising: “Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart” Connie Francis, “Joxville,” Ken Jones and his orchestra, “Those Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You)”, Nino and the Ebb Tides, “Ambush” The Outlaws, “Every Beat of My Heart” The Pips] | 5 |
| NME | NME
Top 30 1. “Runaway,” Del Shannon, 2. “Temptation,” The Everly Bros. 3. “Pasadena,” The Temperance Seven 4. “A Girl Like You,” Cliff Richard 5. “Surrender,” Elvis Presley |
5 |
| NME | Top-selling
Sheet Music 1. "Exodus" (Chappell) 2. "Surrender" (Aberbach) 3. "You'll Never Know" (Bregman, Vocco, and Conn) 4. "But I Do" (Jewel) 5. "On the Rebound" (Acuff-Rose) |
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| Advertising | This Week’s Top Hits in the UK with DECCA [Advertising: “It’s All Happening” Mike Preston, “In the Hall of the Mountain King” Nero and the Gladiators, “San Antonio Rose” Floyd Cramer, “High Voltage” Johnnie and the Hurricanes, “You Thrill Me” Ray Peterson] | 5 |
| n.a. | For NME’s ‘Big Stars of 1961’ – Tickets Selling Thousands! | 6 |
| n.a. | Trad Strong on Radio | 6 |
| n.a. | Two Golds for Chacksfield (Frank Chacksfield) | 6 |
| n.a. | Names
in the News [Johnny Dankworth, Keith Fordyce, Mike Peterson, Dick Charlesworth,
John Barry Seven, Nelson Riddle] Karl Denver Radio Dates West Bromwich likes Vincent! [Gene Vincent] Peggy Lee’s TV Date Confirmed Steve and Eydie on ‘Monday Spectacular’ [Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme] ‘Oklahoma!’ Again Adam Faith’s British Cabaret Debut at Ilford Seaside Stars in Radio Shows [Ken Dodd, Mark Wynter, Alma Cogan, Joe Henderson] Ros’ Radio 21st in August [Edmundo Ros] Autumn Return of Nina and Frederik Petula Clark Flies without Husband Saturday Club’ at Blackpool Des O’Connor Changes Label [From EMI to PYE] Ray’s Waxings on HMV-VA [Johnnie Ray] Too Young for Sunday Work [Helen Shapiro] Audience Added In TV ‘Show Date’ Kane in Discussion [Eden Kane] |
6 |
| n.a. | Stafford,
Gorme, Lawrence in Major ATV Projects (Jo Stafford, Eydie Gorme, Steve
Lawrence) New Album Label (Ember Records) Anne Shelton Extension: Russ Conway’s Guests |
6, 7 |
| n.a. | Music
for Punters Another New Label [Cannon Records] Loss to Conduct Millermen [Joe Loss] Two D-Js on ‘Juke Jury’ [Sam Costa and Jack Johnson] American Songstresses for Talk of the Town [Frances Faye and the McGuire Sisters] Fury Entertains Americans [Billy Fury] Big Trad-Cast in Sunday Shows [Temperance Seven, Kenny Ball, and Monty Sunshine] Sunday Stars at Bournemouth [Kaye Sisters, Joan Regan, Edmund Hockridge] Mercury Chief in Holland [Irving Green] Wendy Meets Matt [Wendy Bernard and Matt Monro] Newley’s Revue as Decca Album [Tony Newley] Princess Likes ‘Only Sixteen’ [Craig Douglas] EMI to Launch Cheaper LP Label Donegan TV Earlier [Lonnie Donegan] Composer Squires [Dorothy Squires] Show Biz Cricketers Back in London [Lew Levinsohn] |
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| Michaels, Edward | Donegan Puts on a Great Show [Lonnie Donegan] | 8 |
| n.a. | Frank Vaughan Excels in Forty Minute Act | 8 |
| n.a. | Alma Cogan Gets You Hep! | 8 |
| n.a. | Robert Earl and Mudlarks Score | 8 |
| n.a. | Steele’s One Spot Is Easy Winner [Tommy Steele] | 8 |
| n.a. | Ken and Joan Biggest Hits [Ken Morris and Joan Savage] | 8 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail | 9 |
| Hentoff, Nat | A Fast – Traveling Teenager Linda Scott | 9 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Fans Join Our Fan Club Controversy | 9 |
| n.a. | Georgia Brown with Mort Sahl | 9 |
| n.a. | Sinatra Sent Back Cheque [Frank Sinatra] | 9 |
| n.a. | Guarding Johnny from TV [Johnny Mathis] | 9 |
| Wynn, James | And Still the Eddie Cochran Fan Letters Arrive | 10 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Adam’s 21st [Adam Faith] | 10 |
| Advertisements | 11 | |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| B.T.G. | Johnnie Ray Takes No Chances | 12 |
| n.a. | A Great Swinging Disc (Buddy Holly’s “Baby, I Don’t Care”) | 12 |
| n.a. | Elvis: 4 Star Features | 12 |
| Nicholas Dolan, February 2005 | ||
| Original June 1961 contributions by Phil Jennings, March 1999 |
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