| Number 847 | 5 April 1963 | |
| Cover | Cliff Richard, Billy Fury, Elvis Presley, Ronnie Carroll, Sammy Davis, and Gerry Marsden. | 1 |
| Smith, Alan | Gerry and the Pacemakers Share Their Success Secret | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Andy Williams Revives the 'Lasting' Ballad Trend in Top 30! | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Review 'More' Succes For Danny? Danny Williams: "More" / "Rhapsody" (HMV) Kenny Ball Keeps Traveling. Kenny Ball: "Casablanca" / "Hazelmere" (Pye) Pet Clark in Two Tongues. Pet Clark: "Chariot" / "Casanova" (Pye) Vinton Self-Debut. Bobby Vinton: "Over the Mountain, across the Sea" / "Faded Pictures" (Columbia) |
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| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Review Donna Douglas: "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" / "Do I Know?" (Piccadilly) Teresa Brewer: "Walking the Floor over You" / "Jealous Heart" (Coral) Dorothy Squires: "Bless Your Heart My Darling" / "Once upon a Time" (Columbia) Bob Hope: "Call Me Bwana" / "The Flip Side" (United Artists) Stanley Black: "Lullaby of the Stars" / "Hand in Hand" (Decca) Dolores Gray: "Mornin' Train" / "Our Day Will Come" Johnny Towers: "Lonely Man Theme" / "There's No Place Like Rome" (Philips) Little Peggy March: "I Will Follow Him" / "Wind-Up Doll" (RCA) Jan Burnette: "The Boy I Used to Know" / "Unimportant Things" (Oriole) Jess Conrad: "It's about Time" / "As You Like It" (Decca) Grethe and Jorger Ingmann, "Dansevise" / "My Little Boy" (Columbia) |
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| Evans, Allan | LP Reviews The Beatles, Please Please Me (Parlaphone) Soundtrack, Just for Fun (Decca) Rolf Harris, Sun Arise (Columbia) Joe Loss, Must Be Madison - Must Be Twist (HMV) |
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| Evans, Allan | When Sinatra Was Unwanted | 4 |
| NME | Top Thirty 1. "How Do You Do It," Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) 2. "Foot Tapper," Shadows (Columbia) 3. "From a Jack to a King," Ned Miller (London) 4. "Summer Holiday," Cliff Richard (Columbia) 5. "Say Wonderful Things," Ronnie Carroll (Philips) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in
Britain 1. "Say Wonderful Things" (Ardmore & Beechwood) 2. "Summer Holiday" (Elstree) 3. "Foot Tapper" (Elstree) 4. "Island of Dreams" (Chappel) 5. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Aberbach) |
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| N.A. | Cliff Richard's All-Star Cast Quick Bassey Sell-Out Vocal Groups Dominate American Charts New Star Groups in Same Summer Show [The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers] Beatles, Orbison, Gerry Package: More Tour Dates American Stars 'On the Scene' [Johnny Tillotson, Paul and Paula] Bone Kept Star Off the Stage [Frankie Vaughan swallowed chicken bone and could not perform] Lennie's Guests [The Tornados, Susan Maughan] 'Jumbo' Released Late-Night Repeats for Decca 208 Shows Freeman Tests TV Music Quiz |Billy Fury's Tour Venues Booked Duos on 'Lucky Stars' Andy Williams on TV, Kingstons at Hilton, New Charles Dates |
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| N.A. | Conway Show on Saturday Nights Klein's New Film Tunes Leyton Film Gets Royal Premiere ["The Great Escape"] Davis Wants to Wax with Heath [Sammy Davis wants to make album with Ted Heath] Picking the New Tornado Gary Miller in BBC-TV Series Mark Wynter on New Radio Show Ronnie Carroll to Northern Clubs |
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| Thompson, Ken | Ken Thompson Visits TV and
Film Sets to Interview Stars in the News Donegan-Grandison MGA Creates New TV Show Cast Mike Sarne Plays the Harmonica |
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| N.A. | Radio Luxembourg Programmes 208 Metres | 8 |
| Smith, Alan | Alan Smith Gives You the Truth about those Disgusting Buddy Holly Rumors | 9 |
| Harrison, George | More [Sammy] Davis Magic | 9 |
| Smith, Alan | Pop Stars Galore in "Just for Fun Movie" | 11 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Mike Hellicar Welcomes Easter Holiday Makers Paul and Paula | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| Emily Gorbach, Spring 2008 | ||
| Number 848 | 12 April 1963 | |
| Cover | He's on His Way Again… This Time It's Casablanca (Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen) | 1 |
| Derek Johnson | A Big Welcome Back to Poland' Consistent Hit-Maker Del Shannon | 2 |
| Bruce Charlton | Eddie Cochran Has Never Been Forgotten | 2 |
| N.A. | Who's Where | 2 |
| Allan Evans | EP Reviews Russ Conway, Happy Days (Columbia) Peggy Lee, Sugar 'n' Spice (Capitol) Buddy Greco, Songs for Swinging Lovers (Columbia) Nat "King" Cole, Ramblin' Rose (Capitol) Shake Keane (Columbia) |
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| N.A. | Famous Five Send Autographed Eggs to Fans in Hospital | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Shadows Sing with Beatles at Bruce's (Welch) Party | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff (Richard) Will Have No Easter Holiday This Year! | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Single Reviews Beatles: "From Me to You" / "Thank You Girl" (Parlophone) Dean Stevens: "Let Me Show You Now" / "High on the Hill of Hope" (Philips) Cleo Laine: "It Looks Like They're in Love" / "I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All"(Fontana) Al Saxon: "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo)" / "If You Want to Go to Dream Land" (Parlophone) Rooftop Singers: "Tom Cat" / "Hey Boys" (Fontana) Bick Ford: "Cheat – Cheat" / "Sweet and Tender Romance" (Parlophone) Dee Dee Sharp: "Do the Bird" / "Lover Boy" (Cameo-Parkway) Cookies: "Don't Say Nothin' Bad about My Baby" / "Softly in the Night" (London) Rosemary Clooney: "I Will Follow You" / "The Rose and the Butterfly"(Reprise?) Jimmie Rodgers: "Come Along Julie" / "The Whiticombe Fair" (Columbia) Shani Wallis: "My Heart Cries for You" / "All Over Again" (Decca) Billy Cotton and Kathy Kaye: "Half a Sixpence" / "Flash Bang Wallop"(Columbia) Cyril Stapleton Band: "The Beeje" / "Golli Golli" (Decca) |
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| Allen Evans | LP Reviews Brenda Lee (Brunswick), All Alone Am I Helen Shapiro (Columbia), Sixteen Buddy Holly (Coral), Reminiscing Ray Charles (Realm) R & B Greats |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "How Do You Do It," Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) 2. "Foot Tapper," Shadows (Columbia) 3. "Rhythm of the Rain," Cascades (Warner Bros.) 4. "Say Wonderful Things," Ronnie Carroll (Philips) 5. "Summer Holiday," Cliff Richard (Columbia) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "He's So Fine" (Chiffons) 2. "Can't Get Used to Losing You" (Andy Williams) 3. "South Street" (Orlons) 4. "The End of the World" (Skeeter Davis) 5. "Baby Workout" (Jackie Wilson) |
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| Nat Hentoff | Mancini-Mercer Sing Win Makes Oscar History 'Baby Face' Song Writer Dies Hank Locklin's 'Club' Booking Tillotson Ballroom Dates Revealed NME Critic on "Juke Jury" Decca Talent Search Newly Film Premiere All Liverpoplian 'Lucky Stars' Can Launch Summer Series Planned For June Showing Cascades Sought Paul Anka's Reminiscin' Kenton Return Almost Certain Mudlarks at Blackpool Another 'Hot Ice' Series Brenda Lee Gets NME Cup on TV (Sammy) Davis – Heath Difficulty Benefit Concert for Trumpeter's Family Shirley's Talk of the Town Booking Changed |
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| N.A. | Tommy Roe in Car Crash Bus Makes Show American Release for Cliff Richard Film Opening Set for Everlys Alms for Tel Aviv Cabaret Jerry Lee Lewis Returning? Artists Discuss Lives King Brothers Go to Pye Pat Boone For Palladium TV Frankie (Vaughan) Is Recovering Ray Charles: More Dates Likely John Barry Pens Bond Film Score Faith (Adam) May Return to Australasia Grazina the Vocal Ghost to Be Seen! Decca's New Pop LP Supervisor Disc-jockey Joins Pye Kingston Trio Arrives Today |
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| Ian Dove | Janet Martin Describes to Ian Dove Roy Orbison's Home Life (Interview) | 8 |
| Ian Dove | Kenny Ball Talks aout the Kingston Trio | 8 |
| Alan Smith | Hank Locklin on Newcomers' TV Show! | 8 |
| N.A. | New to the Charts—Ruby, Romantics Make It at Last! | 8 |
| N.A. | From You to Us | 8 |
| Millicent Martin | Millicent (TWTWTW) Martin Writes about Her Tranquillising Husband and Says Wonderful Things about Her Ronnie – On His Instructions! | 9 |
| Chris Williams | He (Mitch Murray) Wrote Pacemakers No. 1 in the Bath! | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | |
| N.A. | Critics Rave about Sammy (Davis) | 9 |
| NME, I.D. | NMEaster Newsreel Duane Eddy… Car Comparisons, Jim Reeves… Milko! Frank Ifield Remembers When… Brenda Lee Will Have Plenty to Do at Easter |
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| N.A. | Classified Advertisements | 11 |
| Ally Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| N.A. | Radio Luxembourg Programmes 208 Meters | 12 |
| Andy Gray | Paul and Paula Need Better Act but They Sing Well Together | 12 |
| Grace Gouin, Spring 2008 | ||
| Number 849 | 18 April 1963 | |
| Cover | NME Specials from America! | 1 |
| n/a | Bick Ford – Cheat Cheat | 1 |
| n/a | Mike Sarne – Code of Love | 1 |
| n/a | Danny Williams - More | 1 |
| n/a | All Ready for the Big One (NME Poll Concert) | 2 |
| Jonah Ruddy | Ned Miller, Pipe Fitting Hitmaker (interview) | 2 |
| Valerie Eskrett | A NMExclusive Letter about Elvis | 3 |
| Ian Dove | New to the Charts (Tokens and Chiffons) | 3 |
| Mike Hellicar | Oscar Songs Must Be Good Hurdlers (Oscar Winners) | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review Jet and Tony: "Scarlett O'Hara" / "Doing the Hully Gully" (Decca) Frank Sinatra: "Call Me Irresponsible" / "Tina" (Reprise) Paul and Paula: "Young Lovers" / "Ba-Hey-Be" (Phillips) Group X: "There Are Eight Million Cossack Melodies and this Is One of Them" / "Teneriffe" (Fontana) Matt Monroe: "The Girl I Love" / "Leave Me Now" (Parlophone) Del Shannon: "Two Kinds of Tear Drops" / "Kelly" (London) Susan Maughan: "She's New to You" / "Don't Get Carried Away" (Philips) Helen Shapiro: "Woe Is Me" / "I Walked Right In" (Columbia) Little Richard: "Crying in the Chapel" / "Hole in the Wall" (London) Barry Alldis: "Like Lazy" / "Go Get It" (Decca) Tony Newley: "There's No Such Thing as Love" / "She's Just Another Girl" (Decca) |
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| n/a | LP Reviews Springfields: Folk Songs From the Hills (Philips) The Bachelors (Decca) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "How Do You Do It," Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) 2. "From a Jack to a King," Ned Miller (London) 3. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," Buddy Holly (Coral) 4. "Foot Tapper," Shadows (Columbia) 5. "Say I Won't Be There," Performer (Label) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "I Say Wonderful Things" (Ardmore And Beechwood) 2. "How Do You Do It" (Dick James) 3. "Foot Tapper" (Elstree) 4. "From a Jack to a King" (Burlington) 5. "Island of Dreams" (Chappell) |
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| Mark Johnson | Helen Shapiro Makes History | 6 |
| Ian Dove | Kingstons Earn "Welcome" (Royal Festival Hall Performance) | 6 |
| n/a | Harris and Meehan on Different 'Juries' Tornados Booked for Novolio TV Cliff's New Discs on TV Spectacular Shirley's 'Town' Opening Fixed (Shirley Bassey starts tour at London's Talk of the Town) |
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| Doug Bartram | All-Action Vaughan (Frankie Vaughan concert) | 6 |
| Alan Smith | Newley in Tough Drama (Anthony Newley stars in new TV show) | 6 |
| n/a | Jerry Lee Lewis for Ballrooms (Jerry Lee Lewis tour
dates) Now 4 Extra Acts at NME Poll Concert (Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Mark Wynter, and Mike Berry) Fury's Birthday (Billy Fury Turns 22) |
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| n/a | Pacemakers and Beatles in Big Pop Shows | 6-7 |
| n/a | Newley, Davis Rivals for 'Fool' Honor [Grammy award
battles] Eden Kane Joins New Pop Label [Fontana-London] Mike Sarne Tested for 'My Fair Lady' Film 'Coronation Street' Star Signed by Rye [Kenneth Cope] Steele and Richard Films on "Close Up" [Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard Films to Appear on AR-TV] Helen Booked for 'Saturday Club' [Helen Shapiro's first broadcasting] Boone Film Opening [Pat Boone's drama film to be released in June] Rydell Set for 'Lucky Stars' [Bobby Rydell and the Tornados set for ABC-TV's "Thank Your Lucky Stars"] Berlin Joins Grade [Manager Cyril Berlin joins Grade Organization] First King Show in May [First of 6 Dave King Shows to air May 4] |
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| Mike Hellicar | Four Seasons Defy 'Rule' | 8 |
| Tony Bromley | Johnny Tillotson Is Ready for Anything | 8 |
| Nat Hentoff | Nat Hentoff's Flashes from U.S. | n/a |
| NME | From You to Us | 8 |
| Alan Smith | 'Throat Sweets Keep Us Going' – Say Beatles | 9 |
| n/a | Life-Lines of Billie Davis (Interview) | 9 |
| Rick Nelson | Rick Nelson Writes about My Wedding | 9 |
| n/a | Los Tornados Loved Paris – And Vice Versa | 9 |
| Derek Johnson | Frank Makes Old Songs Sound New (Frank Ifield's revivals) | 10 |
| John Borwick | The Emitape Guide to Better Recording | 10 |
| n/a | Radio Luxembourg Program | 10 |
| n/a | Classified Advertisements | 11 |
| n/a | Classified Advertisements | 12 |
| Rebecca Hendel, Spring 2008 | ||
| Number 850 | 26 April 1963 | |
| (cover page) | Elvis in Colour Giant Size | 1 |
| (Advertisement) | 2 | |
| Derek Johnson | Is Andy Williams Making a Mistake about Palladium TV? | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Pat Boone Is on It! | 3 |
| Bruce Charlton | Karl Breaks through First | 3 |
| Instrumental LPs Acker Bilk, A Taste of Honey (Columbia) ____, Horn A Plenty (RCA Victor) Benny Carter, Hit Sounds f Benny Carter (Ember International) ____, Swing Street (Columbia) ____"Ronnie Aldrich: His Two Pianos" (Decca-Stereo 4) Don Randi, Where Do We Go from Here (Verve) Ferrante and Teicher, Latin Pianos (United Artists) |
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| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review Benny Hill: "The Harvest of Love" / "Bamba 3688" (Pye) Brook Benton: "I Got What I Wanted" / "Dearer than Life" (Mercury) Ruby Murray: "I'll Walk the Rest of the Way" / "I'm in Love with the Boy Next Door" (Columbia) Dean Martin: "Country Style"/ "Face in a Crowd" / "Ain't Gonna Try Anymore" (Reprise) Dickie Valentine: "Lost Dreams and Lonely Tears" / "Come Another Day, Another Love" (Phillips) Frankie Avalon: "Come Fly with Me" / "The Girl Back Home" (Pye International) Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas: "You Want to Know a Secret" / "I'll Be on My Way" (Parlophone) Temperance Seven: "Ain't She Sweet" / "Seven and Eleven" (Parlophone) David Macbeth: "My Golden Chance" / "Like a Falling Star" (Piccadilly) Don Charles: "Heart's Ice Cold" / "Daybreak" (Decca) |
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| Allen Evans | LPs By Allen Evans Various Artists, Big Hits For '62 (Ace of Clubs) Pat and Shirley, "I Love You Truly" (London) C-and-W Stars, Gentleman Jim (RCA Victor) Hank Locklin, King of Country Music (RCA Victor) |
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| NME | Best Selling LPs in Britain 1. Summer Holiday, Cliff Richard (Columbia) 2. Please Please Me, The Beatles (Parlophone) 3. Reminiscing, Buddy Holly (Coral) 4. West Side Story, Soundtrack (CBS) 5. All Star Festival, Various Artists (United Nations) 6. I'll Remember You, Frank Ifield (Columbia) 7. Girls! Girls! Girls! Elvis Presley (RCA) 8. Sinatra-Basie (Reprise) 9. South Pacific, Soundtrack (RCA) 10. Hats Off to Del Shannon (London) |
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| NME | NME Top Thirty 1. "From Me to You," The Beatles (Parlophone) 2. "How Do You Do It?" Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) 3. "From a Jack to a King," Ned Miller (London) 4. "Nobody's Darlin' But Mine," Frank Ifield (Columbia) 5. "Say I Won't Be There," Springfields (Phillips) 6. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," Buddy Holly (Coral) 7. "In Dreams," Roy Orbison (London) 8. "Can't Get Used to Losing You," Andy Williams (CBS) 9. "The Folk Singer," Tommy Roe (HMV) 10. "Foot Tapper," Shadows (Columbia) 11. "Rhythm of the Rain," Cascades (Warner Bros.) 12. "Walk Like a Man," Four Seasons (Stateside) 13. "Summer Holiday," Cliff Richard (Columbia) 14. "Say Wonderful Things," Ronnie Carroll (Philips) 15. "Losing You," Brenda Lee (Brunswick) 16. "Scarlett O'Hara," Jet Harris-Tony Meehan (Decca) 17. "He's So Fine," Chiffons (Stateside) 18. "Like I've Never Been Gone," Billy Fury (Decca) 19. "Charmaine," Bachelors (Decca) 20. "Let's Turkey Trot," Little Eva (London) 21. "The End of the World," Skeeter Davis (RCA) 22. "Two Kinds of Tear Drops," Del Shannon (London) 23. "Robot," Tornados (Decca) 24. "Casablanca," Kenny Ball (Pye) 25. "Count on Me," Julie Grant (Pye) 26. "Mr. Bass Man," Johnny Cymbal (London) 27. "So It Will Always Be," Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers) 28. "Can You Forgive Me," Karl Denver (Decca) 29. "Deck of Cards," Wink Martindale (London) 30. "It's My Way of Loving You," Miki and Griff (Pye) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in the US 1. "I Will Follow Him," Little Peggy March 2. "Can't Get Used to Losing You," Andy Williams 3. "He's So Fine," Chiffons 4. "Puff," Peter, Paul, And Mary 5. "Baby Workout," Jackie Wilson 6. "Pipeline," Chantays 7. "Don't Say Nothing Bad about My Baby," Cookies 8. "Young Lovers," Paul and Paula 9. "On Broadway," Drifters 10. "Watermelon Man," Mongo Santamaria 11. "Surfin' U.S.A.," Beach Boys 12. "South Street," Orions 13. "Mecca," Gene Pitney 14. "The End of the World," Skeeter Davis 15. "If You Wanna Be Happy," Jimmy Soul 16. "Reverend Mr. Black," Kingston Trio 17. "Charms," Bobby Vee 18. "Foolish Little Girl," (Shirelles) 19. "Young and in Love," (Dick and Deedee) 20. "Do the Bird," Dee Dee Sharp |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "How Do You Do It" (Dick James) 2. "Say Wonderful Things" (Ardmore & Beechwood) 3. "From a Jack to a King" (Burlington) 4. "Foot Tapper" (Elstree) 5. "Island of Dreams" (Chappell) 6. "Summer Holiday" (Elstree) 7. "The Folk Singer" (Skidmore) 8. "Rhythm of the Rain" (Morris) 9. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Jewel) 10. "The End of the World" (Compass) 11. "Like I've Never Been Gone" (Shapiro-Bernstein) 12. "Nobody's Darlin' But Mine" (Peter Maurice) 13. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Aberbach) 14. "Charmaine" (Keith Prowse) 15. "Say I Won't Be There" (Chappell) 16. "From Me to You" (Dick James) 17. "Please Please Me" (Dick James) 18. "That's What Love Will Do" (Jack Good Music) 19. "Pied Piper" (Keith Prowse) 20. "The Breeze and I" (Francis, Day, & Hunter) 21. "Robot" (Ivy) 22. "Bachelor Boy" (Elstree) 23. "Hava Nagila" (Leeds) 24. "Count on Me" (Welbeck) 25. "Alley Cat" (Chappell) 26. "Dancing Shoes" (Elstree) 27. "Hey Paula" (142 Music) 28. "The Wayward Wind" (Lafleur) 29. "In Dreams" (Acuff-Rose) 30. "One Day" (Dominion) |
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| N.A. | Frankie Vaughan to Star in
Major Film Musical Eden Kane in 'Lucky Stars' Major Pop Stars on NME Stand Stats' Gift for BBC Show Chief Brown and Wilde Join Fury Tour Chevalier ATV Show Cope new d-j Loss at Royal Ball [Joe Loss] ATV May Buy Film Musicals Springfields' TV Cascades Single Burt Films Song Again 'My Fair Lady' For provinces Presley Letter More Leg Trouble for Gene Vincent Major TV Show from Cannes Pop-Liners |
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| N.A. | U.S. Stars on TV John Leyton to Cut Theme Disc NME staff changes |
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| N.A. | Davis for 'Talk of Town' one-nighter Fury Special Album Mathis-EMI deal near Castle for Bermuda Many Stars in Summer Sunday Concerts Record Fortnight Guild's Show 'Lucky Stars' on Golden Guinea Cliff Richard on Paris Air Ball to Act in 'Live it Up' Beatles, Pacemakers Sought for TV series Shannon Waxes Here Date Set for Novello Show Millicent's Show |
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| The Editor | Poll Concert Topped Everything! | 8-9 |
| Mike Hellicar | First Half | 8 |
| Tony Crawley | Shannon-Springfields Hit | 8 |
| N.A. | Nat Hentoff's U.S. Airmail | 8 |
| Alan Smith | Second Half | 9 |
| N.A. | Melodic Mulligan | 9 |
| N.A. | From You to Us | 9 |
| Alan Smith | Question Time with Skeeter Davis | 10 |
| Mike Hellicar | Del Strives to Be Different | 10 |
| N.A. | Classifieds | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| N.A. | Shadows Play Bagpipes! | 12 |
| N.A. | Billy Fury's U.S. Secrets | 12 |
| Lucy Hochman, Spring 2008 |
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