No. 830 |
7 December 1962 |
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| Cover | "Go Away Little Gir" Recorded by Ray Bennett | 1 |
| Johnson, Derek | British Disc Buyers Puzzle Johnny Tillotson | 2 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail: Sinatra Wants to do Musical | 2 |
| Sampson, Gordon | Audience Benefited by Cliff's Sore Throat (Cliff Richards) | 3 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Early Discs worry Brenda Lee | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Reviews: Cliff Richards: "Summer Holiday" / "Bachelor Boy" (Columbia) Nat 'King' Cole: "Dear Lonely Hearts" / "Who's Next in Line" (Columbia) Gene McDaniels: "Spanish Lace" / "Somebody's Waiting" (Liberty) Karl Denver: "Pastures of Plenty" / "Dry Tears" (Decca) Shadows: "Dance On" / "All Day" (Columbia) Dowlands: "Big, Big Fella" / "Don't Ever Change" (Oriole) Dion: "Love Come to Me" / "Little Gir" (Stateside) Mike Desmond: "Please Remember Me" / "Hold My Hand" (Fontana) Allisons: "I'll Cross My Fingers" / "You Should Be Sorry" (Fontana) Frank Sinatra: "Me and My Shadow" / "Sam's Song" (Reprise) Kenny Hollywood: "Magic Star" / "The Wonderful Story of Love" (Decca) Lloyd Price: "Under Your Spell Again" / "Happy Birthday Mama" (HMV) Ray Charles: "Your Cheatin' Heart" / "You Are My Sunshine" (HMV) |
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| Evans, Allen | LPs Reviewed: Kingston Trio College Concert (Capitol) Petula Clark: In Other Words (Pye) Bobby Darin: Oh! Look at Me Now (Capitol) Nat 'King' Cole: Ramblin' Rose (Capitol) Jazz Samba (Verve) Countrymen: A Flying Visit (Piccadilly) |
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| N.A. | NME Top 30: 1. "Lovesick Blues," Frank Ifield (Columbia) 2. "Return to Sender," Elvis Presley (RCA) 3. "Let's Dance," Chris Montez (London) 4. "Guitar Man," Duane Eddy (RCA) 5. "Sun Arise," Rolf Harris (Columbia) |
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| N.A. | Best Selling Pop
Records in the U.S.: 1. "Big Girls Don't Cry," Four Seasons 2. "Return to Sender," Elvis Presley 3. "Bobby's Girl," Marcie Plane 4. "Don't Hang Up," Orions 5. "Ride," Dee Dee Sharp |
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| N.A. | Best Selling Sheet
Music in Britain: 1. "Bobby's Gir" (Publisher) 2. "Telestar" (Publisher) 3. "Lovesick Blues" (Publisher) 4. "Venus in Blue Jeans" (Publisher) 5. "Let's Dance" (Publisher) |
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| N.A. | Cliff Richards, Elvis
Presley, Acker Bilk, David Jacobs Billy Fury will give Tornados their gold disc Your chance to tip Cliff's hit Checker 208 series Max at Seaside Leyton Tour put back Calvert with Lynn for New Zealand Label Re-introduced (Vogue) Kenny Ball may make film musical Springfields off to U.S. Rush release for American hit LPs Korner's TV debut Mathis on Boxing day BBC's Albert Hall pop prestige show Stars in concert Murray on AR-TV show Disc Re-recorded (Simmone Jackson) Bunny (Lewis)'s Break Dickie Henderson for U.S. TV |
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| N.A. | Cliff, Shadows precede
Queen's Xmas speech Shapiro, Brown, Vee, 'Lucky Stars' dates Eve Boswell for Africa Valentine Booked for new late show Barber may visit four countries Frank Ifield disc tipped a U.S. hit New Name for Polka Dots (Counterpoints) Dave King Series Shadows 21st party off: Stars grounded Acker Bilk on Cotton Show Former Avon joins Pye Connie Francis next week: other U.S. stars sought McDowell quits Temperance 7 |
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| Smith, Alan | Patsy Cline overcame grave car crash injuries | 8 |
| Write-In | From You to Us | 8 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs Reviewed: Sinatra and Swinging Brass (Reprise) Connie Francis: Country Music Connie Style (MGM) Eden Cane (Ace of Clubs) Eddie Cochran: Cherished Memories (Liberty) Pat Boone's Golden Hits (London) Christmas with the Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers) Bonanza (RCA) James Darren: Love Among the Young (Pye) |
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| Gillis, Charles | Minstrel Musical | 8 |
| Johnson, Derek | Non-Stop Susan Maughan Frank Ifield's Golden Birthday |
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| Charlton, Bruce | Los Angeles Excites John Leyton Who Was Banned in New Zealand | 10 |
| N.A. | Classified Ads | 11 |
| Cat, The Alley | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| Reed Juckett, March 2006 | ||
No. 831 |
14 December 1962 |
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| Cover | The Next Time, Bachelor Boy, Two New Titles from Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Upcoming Film Summer Holiday | 1 |
| Decca | Go Away Little Girl | 1 |
| Advertisement | Gina, Speak Softly | 1 |
| n.a. | Cliff. Adam. Springfields. | 1 |
| Advertisement | New Hits from Ray Charles | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Derek Johnson's Survey of Xmas Discs "Give Us a Kiss for Christmas" (Pinky and Perky) "Sing Song Medley" (Buss Conway) "White Christmas" / "Silent Night" (Nina and Frederick) "Silent Night" / "Little Church Bel" (Dottie Wayne) "Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy" (George Mitchell Choir) |
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| Advertisement | Gypsy: Ethel Merman on Broadway | 2 |
| n.a. | Great Singles from Gypsy: Johnny Mathis, Tonny Bennett | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff Richard's "Next Time" is a Two-Time | 3 |
| n.a. | "Sleeper" Wakes up for Maureen | 3 |
| Advertisement | "I'll Cross My Fingers," The Allisons | 3 |
| Advertisement | Cleo Laine | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Bright and Commercial Cleo Mel Torme: "Comin Home Baby" / "Right Now" (London) Gracie Fields: "Now is the Hour" / "Small World" (Decca) Dinah Washington: "You're a Sweetheart" / "It's a Mean Old Man's World" (Columbia) Kenny Lynch: "I'm Not that Sort of Gir" / "It Had Better Be a Wonderful Lie" (HMV) Brook Benton: "Hotel Happiness" / "Still Waters Run Deep" (Mercury) Johnny Tollotsen: "I Can't Help It" / "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (London) The Bachelors: "Charmaine" / "Old Bil" (Decca) Johnny O'Keefe: "Sing" / "To Love" (Zodiac) Jeff Rowena: "Diddle-de-Dum" / "Dance Baby Dance" (Oriole) Back o' Town Syncopators: "Follow Follow" / "Canal Street Blues" (Decca) Lou Monte: "Pepino the Italian Mouse" / "What Did Washington Say When He Crossed the Delaware" (Reprise) |
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| MGM | Welcome Back Connie Francis | 4 |
| Advertisement | Mike Berry's New Release! | 4 |
| Advertisement | Congratulations Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis | 4 |
| PYE | The Market Song! | 4 |
| Allen Evans | LPs
by Allen Evans Spotnicks in London: Out-a Space (Oriole) Dino Latino (Reprise) Brook Benton: There Goes that Song (Mercury) Around the World in Song (HMV) Harry James: Requests from the Road (MGM) Music Man (MGM) Caterina Velente: Great Continental Hits (Decca) |
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| EMI | New Pop Hits | 5 |
| NME | Top
Thirty 1. "I Return to Sender," Elvis Presley (RCA) 2. "Lovesick Blues," Frank Field (Columbia) 3. "Sun Arise," Rolf Harris (Columbia) 4. "The Next Time," Cliff Richard (Columbia) 5. "Bobby's Girl," Susan Maughan (Philips) |
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| NME | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Bobby's Gir" (Kassner) 2. "Telstar" (Ivy) 3. "Lovesick Blues" (Lawrence Wright) 4. "Venus in Blue Jeans" (Parnes) 5. "Devil Woman" (Acuff Rose) |
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| n.a. | New
Honours for Cliff! More Stars in Package Show Shirley Bassey Spring Tour at Weekends Susan Maughan on 'Easy Beat' Twice More Stars in Package Show Johnny Mathis Back in Summer Lotis for Bal Tabarin 'Lucky Stars' girl to cut a record British Cast LP for US Label Cordell will pen music for two major films |
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| Decca | Karl Denver | 6 |
| n.a. | Jacobs
Hosts Song Contest- and Signs with BBC-TV Connie Ill- Trip Off Max Bygraves Palladium TV Stars at EMI Dinner Mat Monro for Blackpool Show Civilian Hatch Sinatra Concert Pays for Coach Billy Fury in 'Lucky Stars' Ifield's Return Dates on Major Tele-Shows |
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| Saphena | Happy Christmas Engagement | 7 |
| Mike Hellicar | The Springfields | 8 |
| Advertisement | Top Pops from these Top Co-Ops | 8 |
| n.a. | Chubby in 'Bossa' Film | 8 |
| Advertisement | The People New Year Ball | 8 |
| Decca | Like I Don't Love You | 8 |
| Advertisement | Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! 2LPs for the Price of One (Full Page) | 9 |
| Alan Smith | Aladdin' Faith talks about his 16 Singles | 10 |
| Dallas | Super IV Guitar | 10 |
| Allen Evans | E.Ps:
Cliff Hits Cliff Richard: "It'll Be Me"/"I'm Looking Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance" / "Since I Lost You" (Columbia) Bobby Vee: Sincerely: "Also I Can't Say Goodbye" / "My Love Loves Me" (Liberty) Clinton Ford: "What More Can I Say" / "Ever Since You Left Town" / "Who's Next in Line" (Oriole) Shirley Bassey: "Where Shall I Find Him" / "It Might as Well be Spring" (Columbia) Hayley Mills: "Let's Climb" / "Camarata" (Decca) Tornados: "Sounds of the..." / "Among The" (Decca) Craig Douglas: "Cuddle Up Craig" / "Jingle" / "White Christmas" (Decca) Ray Charles: "I Can't Stop Loving" / "Georgia on my Mind" / "Don't Know Me" (HMV) Frank Ifield Hits: "I Remember You" / "Lovesick Blues" / "I Listen to My Heart" / "She Taught Me How to Yodel Neat" (Columbia) Russ Conway: "Concerto Dreamers" / "Call of the Sea" (Columbia) Helen Shapiro: "Miss Lonely" / "I Don't Care" / "Away from Other Girls" (Columbia) Vic Lewis Swings Nelson Riddle: "Town Talk" / "Bass Load Is Sax Blues" / "Basic Riddle" (Columbia) |
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| n.a. | No Screams for Presley | 10 |
| n.a. | Guild in the top ten! | 10 |
| n.a. | Take Four!!!! of these Free Brochures | 10 |
| n.a. | Silent Night by Dottie Wayne | 10 |
| Advertisement | Rabin
Agency Joe Loss Limited Tito Burns Cyril Berlin General Artistes LTD Terry Young Six J.D.S. Ent's Agency Malcolm Nixon Agency |
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| Advertisement | The Beatles "Love Me Do" (Parlophone) Direction Nems Enterprises Ltd. 12-14 Whitechapel, Liverpool 1. ROYal 7895 | 11 |
| Advertisement | Original
Checkmates Brian Howard Wanted Urgently!! Skilled guitar makers, filtters and testers International Xmas Cards Radio Luxembourg Programmes on 208 Metres Star Stationary |
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| Advertisement | Dance
On! recorded by the Shadows Kenny Ball's Christmas Party Cana-Variety Agency Now on Sale! 1963 Super Annual The Christmas Record! Piano Party Like I Do |
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| Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| Julia Cox, October 2009 | ||
No. 832 |
21 December 1962 |
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| Cover | The Shadows with a new charts success! 'Dance On!' Columbia Records | 1 |
| Hellicar, Mike | "Which Side of Ray's Disc Gets You Going? | 2 |
| Dove, Ian | "Teenagers' Pantomine" | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | 'Return to Sender' Marks 50th Elvis Chart Entry! | 3 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs From Adam with Love (Parlophone) Viva Bossa Nova (Capitol) Two Sides of Jimmy Justice (Pye) Alma Cogan: How about Love (Columbia) Ray Conniff: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (CBS) Bravo Bikel (Pye) |
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| n.a. | Buddy's Mother's Xmas Message | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Connie's Best for
Ages [Singles] Connie Francis "I'm Gonna Be Warm this Winter" (MGM) Claudio Villa Ted Heath "The Gospel Theme" (Decca) Bill Black "Jocy's Sock" (London) Milva "Quattro Vestiti" (Centro EP) Highwaymen "Well, Well, Wel" (United Artists) The Duprees "My Own True Love" Dick Emery "Corkney Christmas" (Philips) David Thorne "The Alley Cat Song" (Stateside) Ruby Murray "How Did He Look" (Columbia) Mike Berry "Don't You Think It's time" (HMV) |
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| n.a. | Potted Pops Quincy Jones (Mercury) The Ventures (Liberty) |
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| n.a. | Best Selling LPs
in Britain 1. On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels 2. George Mitchell, Black & White Minstrel Show 3. West Side Story, Soundtrack 4. Elvis Presley, Rock and Roll No. 2 (RCA) 5. George Mitchell, Another Black & White Minstrel Show |
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| n.a. | NME Top Thirty 1. Elvis Presley, "Return to Sender" (RCA) 2. Rolf Harris, "Sun Arise" (Columbia) 3. Cliff Richard, "The Next Time" (Columbia) 4. Frank Ifield, "Lovesick Blues" (Columbia) 5. Duane Eddy, "Guitar Man" (RCA) |
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| n.a. | Best Selling Pop
Records in U.S. 1. Tornados, "Telstar" 2. Chubby Checker, "Limbo Rock" 3. Elvis Presley, "Return to Sender" 4. Marcie Blane, "Bobby's Gir" 5. Four Seasons, "Big Girls Don't Cry" |
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| n.a. | Best Selling Sheet
Music in Britain 1. "Bobby's Gir" (Kasmor) 2. "Telstar" (Ivy) 3. "Return to Sender" (Masor) 4. "Rockin around the Christmas Tree" (Chappell) 5. "Lovesick Blues" (Lawrence Wright) |
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| n.a. | 'Telstar' Team Heads
for Second Gold: Tornados top US Chart Film Music Offer Connie Makes 6.000-mile trip in a day Billy Cotton TV Show switched to Sundays Ted's 750th Memories [Light Programme] Jimmy Saville: Major tour Ball's Next single comes from Japan Hyland and Lee sought for film Freeman back on pop panel Marty Wilde to do tour—group reformed Seven entries in 'Song for Europe' Eagles to make another film Murray comperes 'London Lights' Delaney Band on ATV show Second 'Stars' panelist signed to record [Polly Perkins] Conway's 'crackerjack' Patsy Ann Noble on King's series Home for Xmas [Peppi] Disc-jockeys' band C and W trip to Nashville [Dave Barnes] Wynter at Great Yarmouth Adam Faith tops polls American songwriter dies [Harry Barris] |
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| n.a. | Eddy, Tillotson,
Rodgers due here for spring tours Bing Crosby Xmas Radio Showcase Novelty 'Jury' Cliff Richard in 'Pop Parades' Douglas comperes new radio series Bob Hope cuts film single Two Decca men to branch out? Bob Miller on 'Stringbeat' East Ham Opening Vic Lewis to record in U.S. New Southern Series Lynch on Radio Billy Fury told to rest for six weeks Minstrels' LPs best-sellers Three stars booked for continental TV Bilk "Billboard' Awards on 'Lucky Stars' Music Firms' Changes |
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| Johnson, Derek | Shadows plan quick-fire charts onslaught in 1963 | 8 |
| n.a. | How the stars will spend Xmas | 8 |
| Dove, Ian | Rolf-of-every trade | 9 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail: Shirley Bassey highly praised by critics | 9 |
| n.a. | Your Xmas TV and radio pop | 9 |
| n.a. | From You to Us | 9 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 10 |
| n.a. | Kayes and '20s Doris Day—Clown! Modernised [rebuilt Empire] |
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| n.a. | Classified ads | 11 |
| n.a. | EMI commercial | 12 |
| Toni Licciardello, February 2006 | ||
No. 833 |
28 December 1962 |
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| Cover | "Diamonds" Recorded by: Jet Harris & Tony Meehan | 1 |
| Smith, Alan | C-and-W Invades the New York Concert World | 2 |
| N.A. | Star Quotes | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | SOS—Then the Stars Appear for Nothing! | 2 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Meet the Jordanaires | 2 |
| Hellicar, Mike | The Radio Show that Started a 35-Million Dollar Industry: | 3 |
| Musel, Bob | Del's 'Maid' Pure Nashville Sound | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Behind the Scenes at the Pop Inn | 4 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs Reviewed Craig Douglas A Bobby Vee Recording Session Max Bygraves: Show Stoppers Al Jolson: Let Me Sing and I'm Happy Joni James: The Mood Is Swinging Steve Lawrence: Come Waltz with Me Romantic Eartha (Kitt) Alice Faye Sings Her Famous Movie Hits Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Gospel Truth All-Time Country and Western Hits Vic Damone: Strange Enchantment All the Hits by Rydell Edmund Hockridge Sings for You Norman Vaughan: Swingin' Songs for Dodgy People Patsy Cline: Sentimentally Yours |
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| N.A. | NME Top
Thirty 1. Cliff Richard: "The Next Time" 2. Elvis Presley: "Return to Sender" 3. Shadows: "Dance On" 4. Rolf Harris: "Sun Arise" 5. Duane Eddy: "Guitar Man" |
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| N.A. | Best
Selling Pop Records in U.S. 1. Tornados: "Telestar" 2. Chubby Checker: "Limbo Rock" 3. Marcie Blane: "Bobby's Gir" 4. Steve Lawrence: "Go Away Little Gir" 5. Four Seasons: "Big Girls Don't Cry" |
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| N.A. | Top Sheet
Music Sellers [prepared by the Music Publishers' Association] 1. "Stranger on the Shore" 2. "Can't Help Falling in Love" 3. "Wonderful World of the Young" 4. "The Young Ones" 5. "I Remember You" |
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| Gray, Andy | Frankie Vaughan's Debut Success | 6 |
| B. A. | Adam in Kimono | 6 |
| Ward, Philip | Ifield a Winner | 6 |
| King, Ron | Denver Popular | 6 |
| Sampson, Gordon | 'Drink' from Lonnie | 6 |
| Dove, Ian | Rotten Acting! | 6 |
| Andrew, John | Joe Brown's Debut | 6 |
| C. R. | Wynter's Triumph | 6 |
| Flatley, Dell | 'More' from Craig | 6 |
| James, Philip | Valentine Hit | 6 |
| Bartram, Doug | Sarne a Natural | 6 |
| N.A. | Frank
Ifield Joins Elvis, Cliff as Best-Seller Star Heinz Burt Quits the Tornados 'Telestar' Follow-Up Out Next Week ["Globetrotter"] Fury Date On Now Shirley Bassey: Throat Trouble Ellington on Granada-TV Recording Manager Writes Film Score [Tony Hatch] Mackintosh for New Ballroom 'Oliver' Opening Delayed in U.S. Jane Powel on Palladium TV Five 'New Year' Radio Bands Pete [Murray] on 'Jury' Joe Brown's Stage Act for LP |
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| N.A. | Granada-TV's
Big Daily Pop Feature Julie Grant in 'On the Scene' Susan Maughan's 'Lucky Stars' Gene Vincent's Leg Operation Connie's [Francis] Premiere Helen Shapiro's Tour Dates Set Final 'Like-Music' Shane Fenton Joins Tommy Steele FilmFaith Series Richard Sells 250,000 in Week: Tour Dates Named |
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| Smith, Alan | Bernard Cribbins Shatters a Dream! | 8 |
| Thomson, Ken | Hayley Talks About Elvis | 8 |
| Johnson, Derek | Takes a Last Look at 1962's—Thrills and Disappointments | 9 |
| Smith, Alan | Julie Grant Once 'Topped' Helen [Shapiro] | 10 |
| N.A. | A Preview of 'Summer Holiday' [Cliff Richard] | 10 |
| Evans, Allen | EPs: Robert Wilson, Brian Hyland, Temperance Seven Running Wild, Connie's American Hits, Acker Bilk, Bobby Vinton, Ventures, The Eagles, Nina and Frederik, Kenny Ball Hit ParadeJoe Loss, Dean Martin, Countrymen, Gene McDaniels, Billy Cotton | 10 |
| N.A. | Who's Where | 10 |
| N.A. | Classified Ads | 11 |
| Cat, The Alley | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| N.A. | It's All Happening in 'Hit Parade' | 12 |
| Colin Lord, February 2006 | ||
| NME | 1962 |
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