| Number 860 | Friday 5 July 1963 | |
| Cover | Daryl Quist with His First Big Release “Thanks to You” The Good Life, Tony Bennett Elvis Devil in Disguise 82 Top Stars’ Point Score Buddy Holly Life Lines |
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| NA | Life Lines of Buddy Holly | 2 |
| Gordon Sampson | "Neglecting Fans? Not Me," says Adam | |
| Ian Dove | Blue Jeans Swing into Charts | |
| Advertisement | Look Good & Feel Good in Lewis Leathers You’ll Give ‘em 5 Ultra 7 Transistor Julie Grant “Don’t ever let me down” (PYE) |
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| Derek Johnson | In 1963’s January-June NME chart points race… Cliff Leaves the Field Behind! And Top Eight Are British | 3 |
| Advertisement | Ronny Carroll and his Mary Rose (Philips) | |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review Ronnie Carroll: “Mary Rose” (Philips) King Brothers: “One Boy Too Late” (PYE) David Whitfield: “This Heart of Mine” (HMV) Kay Starr: “No Regrets” (Capitol) Burl Ives: “Ugly Bug Ball” (HMV) Kirby Stone Four: “The Great Escape March” (Warner Bros.) Jan Burnnette: “’Til I Hear the Truth from You” (Oriole) Russ Sainty: “Unforgettable Love” (HMV) Tommy Steele: “The Dream Maker” (Columbia) Gene Vincent: “Crazy Beat” (Capitol) Daryl Quist: “Thanks to You” (PYE) Harry Secombe: “Pickwick” (Philips) Alex Welsh: “Ugly Bug Ball” (Columbia) Clyde Valley Stompers: “Istanbul” (Parlophone) Julie Grant: “Don’t Ever Let Me Down” (PYE) |
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| Advertisement | Hit Spins Listen to Alan Dell’s Showcase The Next No. 1 Frank Ifield’s “I’m Confessin’” (Columbia) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. “I Like It,” Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) 2. “Atlantis,” Shadows (Columbia) 3. “I’m Confessin’,” Frank Ifield (Columbia) 4. “If you Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody,” Freddie and the Dreamers (Columbia) 5. “Take these Chains of my Heart,” Ray Charles (HMV) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “I Like It” (Dick James) 2. “Atlantis” (Francis, Day and Hunter) 3. “Take these Chains from my Heart” (Acuff-Rose) 4. “From me to you” (Northern Songs) 5. “If you Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody” (Feidman) |
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| Advertising | New From EMI: New on Sale Today Tommy Steel, “The Dream Maker” (Columbia) Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, “I’ll Never Get Over You” (HMV) |
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| NA | Ifield-Sammy Devils Rivals on TV in September? Gerry, Adam – For ‘Swingin’ Time’ Vaughan Judges Billy Cotton – nearly fit Gala ‘Lucky Stars’ Show |
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| Gordon Irving | Connie sings Newley song to the Queen | 6 |
| NA | World-Wide Beatles Girl First on Vista Pop-Liners |
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| NA | Cliff, Shadows go to Israel before filming On the American autumn visitors front – Rydell, Dion, Pitney Certain for tours London Musicals – On and Off Castle and Cogan Overseas Plans Craig for ‘Big Night Out’ Billy Fury ‘pops’ back |
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| Advertisement | “Twist and Shout” the most exciting version by Brian
Poole and the Tremeloes New From EMI |
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| NA | New to the Charts | 8 |
| Alan Smith | Brian Poole & Tremeloes | 8 |
| Tony Bromley | The Searchers | 8 |
| Ian Dove | Welcome Back to Nat ‘King’ Cole | 8 |
| Mark Wynter | My Top Ten | 8 |
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(6d) Futurama Corvette with Built in Tremolo! (Selmer) |
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| Alan Smith | Just Say “Didn’t I” to Get the Pacemakers Laughing | 9 |
| NA | From You to Us: R. Pickett (Portsmouth) Kenneth Drummond (Perth) Kenneth J. Gale (Launceston, Cornwall) E. John Stacey (Sutton Coldfield) Geoffrey Garvey (Preston) Lydia Palmas (Sunbury, Middlesex) |
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| Advertisement | Teddy Green, “Can I Take You Out Tonight?” (Piccadilly) New Scala Transitone (Dallas) Framus: For Todays Style of Playing (Dallas) London to Margate and Back Beat Boat |
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| NA | So I Said to the Archbishop | 10 |
| Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 10 |
| Peter Bagshaw | Helen: Youngest and Longest | 10 |
| Alan Evans | LP’s Al Jolson Story, “You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet” (Brunswick) Judy Garland, “Miss Show-Biz” (Ace of Heart) “Hope in Russian and One Other Place” (Brunswick) “My Son the President” (Fontana) |
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| Advertisement | Smile, Gravy Waltz (Bourne Music) John Sandon and the Remo Four ‘Lies’ (PYE) The Sunspots ‘Paella’ (Decca) Pop Portraits Julie Grant “Don’t Ever Let Me Down” (PYE) |
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| NA | Personals | 11 |
| Advertisement | Kings Agency Janie Marden Joe Loss limited Cliff Bennett Don White Agency Rogers Drums |
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| Advertisement | Four Fabulous Hits from EMI: John Leyton, “I’ll Cut Your Tail Off” (HMV) The Exciters, “Get Him” (United Artists) The Isley Brothers, “Twist and Shout” (Stateside) Helen Shapiro, “Not Responsible” (Columbia) |
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| Mark Sicilian, Spring 2008 | ||
| No. 861 | Friday 12 July 1963 | |
| Cover | A Great Double Event for the Concert Sinatra and Sammy
Davis Junior The Hit of 1963: The Good Life by Tony Bennett Twist and Shout by Brian Poole & the Tremeloes |
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| Advertisement | The Greatest Value Ever! 2 Records for the Price of 1 | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff’s Album Covers Pop History | 3 |
| Billy Fury | My Top Ten: “Destiny,” Johnnie Ray “Love Me Do,” The Beatles “C’mon Everybody,” Eddie Cochran “Ice Cream Man,” The Tornados “Down the Line,” Jerry Lee Lewis “I Like It,” Gerry and The Pacemakers “Ain’t that a Shame,” Fats Domino “Early in the Morning,” Buddy Holly “Comin’ Home Baby,” Mel Torme “Long Tall Sally,” Little Richard |
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| Keith Fordyce | Latest Singles Review Springfields, “Come On Home” (Philips) Johnny ‘K’, “Lemonade” (Fontana) Peter, Paul and Mary, “Blowin’ in the Wind” (Warner Bros.) Temperance Seven, “Thanks for the Melody” (Parlophone) Heinz, “Just Like Eddie” (Decca) |
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| Advertisement | Hit Spins “Roadrunner,” Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders “After You’ve Gone,” Alice Babs “Lemonade,” Johnny ‘K’ “Mary Rose,” Ronnie Carroll “I Know Something,” Earl Preston and the T-T’s “First Quarrel,” Paul and Paul “Hey Mama,” Frankie Vaughan “Tomorrow Night,” Eden Kane |
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| NME | Best Selling LP’s in Britain 1. “Please Please Me,” Beatles [Parlophone] 2. “The Shadow’s Greatest Hits” [Columbia] 3. “Summer Holiday,” Cliff Richard [Columbia] 4. “West Side Story,” Soundtrack [CBS] 5. “It Happened at the World’s Fair,” Elvis Presley [RCA] |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. “I’m Confessin’,” Frank Ifield (Columbia) 2. “I Like It,” Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) 3. “Devil in Disguise,” Elvis Presley (RCA) 4. “Atlantis,” Shadows (Columbia) 5. “Sweets for My Heart,” Searchers (Pye) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “Atlantis,” (Francis Day & Hunter) 2. “I Like It,” (Dick James) 3. “If You Gotta Make a Fool of Someone,” (Feldman) 4. “Take These Chains,” (Acuff-Rose) 5. “I’m Confessin’,” (Francis Day & Hunter) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in U.S.
1. “Easier Said than Done,” Essex 2. “Surf City,” Jan & Dean 3. “Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport,” Rolf Harris 4. “So Much in Love,” Tymes 5. “One Fine Day,” Chiffons |
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| Advertisement | New on Sale Today “Heinz,” Just Like Eddie (Decca) “You Don’t Have to Be a Cry Baby,” The Caravelles (Decca) “He’s So Near,” Jackie Frisco (Decca) “Not Too Young Not to Get Married,” Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans (London) “Wipe Out,” The Surfaris (London) |
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| n.a. | Anglo-U.S. Packages Make Group Switches Dreamers to Open Belfast Ballroom Singer Debuts with Tune by Top Team [Tommy Quickly’s “The Tip of My Tongue,” composed by Lennon and McCartney will be released July 30th.] Coming to West End: Four Musicals to Open Beatles, Kramer, Dakotas bring fans to Margate Gene Vincent to Tour Ballrooms |
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| n.a. | Rolf Harris: U.S. Tour, then London Show? Richard and Shadows in ‘Lucky’ Long Jazz Show on Sunday Radio Bilk Stays with Duke Shirley Bassey: Startling Discs Manager Change Brenda Lee, Brook Benton Tour Plans Kenny Lynch Waxes Three More Songs Ketty Lester Cuts Short Her Tour |
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| EMI | New from EMI “I Gotta Get Drunk (And I Shore Do Dread It),” Joe Carson (Liberty) “A Little Bit of Someone Else,” Neil Christian (Columbia) “Easier Said than Done,” The Essex (Columbia) “All I Want to Do Is Run,” The Elektras (United Artists) “Don’t Do That,” Shane Fenton (Parlophone) |
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| n.a. | Searchers Paid £40 to Make LP! | 8 |
| Allen Evans | EP’s Beatles (Parlophone) Discs-a-Gogo (Decca) Bilk and Bossa (Columbia) Country Jubilee(Decca) Sammy Davis Impersonates (Reprise) |
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| Alan Smith | Who the Crystals Really Are | 9 |
| Chris Williams | The Link Between Bo and Buddy | 9 |
| Derek Johnson | Bobby Vee (just off fishing) Welcomed Our Call | 10 |
| Toby Spector, Spring 2008 | ||
| No. 862 | Friday 19 July 1963 | |
| Cover | Gentle Fury in Summer | 1 |
| Alan Smith | The ‘Twist and Shout’ | 2 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | 2 |
| N.A. | Who’s Where | 2 |
| Tony Bromley | Kenny Lynch and the ‘Stockings Lark’ | 2 |
| Chris Williams | Early Elvis – ‘The Long Haired Kid’ | 3 |
| N.A. | My Top Ten – Joe Brown | 3 |
| Allen Evans | EP Reviews Dean Martin, French Style (Reprise) Joe “Fingers” Carr (Warner Bros.) Jimmy Rodgers (Colombia) |
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| N.A. | Star Quote | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Reviews Billy J. Kramer and the Dakolas, “Bad to Me” / “I Call Your Name” (Parlophone) The Caravelles, “You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry” / “The Last One to Know” (Decca) Alice Babs, “After You’ve Gone” / “St. Louis Blues Twist” (Fontana) Dion, “Be Careful of the Stones that You Throw” / “I Can’t Believe (That You Don’t Love Me Any More)” (CBS) Rey Anton, “How Long Can this Last” / “If You Don’t Want Me Now” (Oriole) Donna Douglas, “He’s So Near” / “Turn Around” (Piccadilly) Terry Lightfoot’s Jazzmen, “If I Ruled the World” / Sweet Georgina” (Colombia) Count Basie, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” / Nice N’ Easy” (Reprise) The Packabeats, “Dream Lover” / “Packabeat” (Pye) Geoff Love Orchestra, “Chili-Con-Carne” / “The Trapeze Waltz” (Colombia) Casey Jones and the Engineers, “One Way Ticket” / “I’m Gonna Love” (Colombia) Robb Storme, “Happens Ev’eryday” / “Surprise, Surprise” (Piccadilly) Dee Dee Sharp, “Rock Me in the Cradle of Love” / “You’ll Never Be Mine” (Cameo Parkway) The Fleetwoods, “Jimmy Beware” / “You’ll Never Be Mine” (Liberty) Jeridale Three, “Keep Your Hands in Your Pockets” / “In a Little Spanish Town” (Fontana) Christy Minstrels, “Green Green” / “The Banjo” (CBS) |
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| NME | Best Selling LP’s in Britain 1. Please, Please Me, The Beatles (Parlophone) 2. The Shadows Greatest Hits, The Shadows (Colombia) 3. Cliff’s Hit Album, Cliff Richard (Colombia) 4. It Happened at the World’s Fair, Elvis Presley (RCA) 5. West Side Story, Soundtrack (CBS) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. “I’m Confessin,’” Frank Ifield (Colombia) 2. “Devil in Disguise,” Elvis Presley (RCA) 3. “I Like It,” Gerry and The Pacemakers (Colombia) 4. “Sweets for My Sweet,” The Searchers (Pye) 5. “Atlantis,” The Shadows |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “I Like It” (Dick James) 2. “Atlantis” (Francis, Day & Hunter) 3. “I’m Confessin’” (Francis, Day & Hunter) 4. “Twist and Shout” (Sherwin) 5. “Take these Chains from My Heart” (Acuff-Rose) |
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| N.A. | Sammy Davis – Andy Williams On BBC – TV Two Debuts in One Mantovani’s U.S. Return Pop – Liners ‘Lucky Stars’ TV Repeat by Liverpool Groups Sarne Offered Other Role Sheldon in Play Sarah – Basie at Nottingham Susan’s Swing Time Fenton’s Sundays Fenton ‘Beat’ Venues Fixed Donegan American Visit Threatened Cotton Back on Radio Quickly Joins Beatles Helen Shapiro – Nashville LP Searchers on Live LP New Opening for Kramer Good Records Actor Klein’s Follow Up Springfields’ Irish Debut Searchers Join Sunday Shows |
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| N.A. | “Thank You Lucky Stars” Photo Fury Will Guest - In New TV Series Sarne in Sunday Shows Bo Diddley Signed for Everly Brothers Tour Joe Brown – Dee Dee Sharp Package |
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| N.A. | Dreamers Join Harris Billy Fury: First Continental Tour Scottish Shapiro Ifield – Radio D-Day Mersey Groups ‘Go Pop’ Cliff, Shadows, Ifield in Top U.S. TV Show Timetable for Their Future Films Arranged Helen Shapiro (Photo) Beatles, Dreamers and Wynter in BBC Shows |
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| Allan Smith | Japan’s Top Comedian Sakamoto | 8 |
| N.A. | Life-Lines on Ray Charles | 8 |
| Allen Evans | LP Reviews Frank Sinatra, “The Concert Sinatra” (Reprise) Nat King Cole, “Where Did Everyone Go?” (Capitol) Acker Bilk, “Call Me Mister” (Colombia) Andy Williams, “Can’t Get Used to Losing You” (CBS) |
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| Tony Crawley | Breath-taking Bassey | 8 |
| Andy Gray | Nat’s Back in Great Form… | 9 |
| Tony Bromley | Ken Thorne’s Rush Disk | 9 |
| Allen Smith | Experiment Worked after Two Years Says Bobby Rydell | 9 |
| Ian Dove | Mickie Most Goes Right Back… | 10 |
| N.A. | Star Quote | 10 |
| Derek Johnson | Frank Ifield Yodelled – And All the Cows Came Home | 10 |
| N.A. | From You to Us | 10 |
| N.A. | Personals | 11 |
| Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| Shannon Thompson, Spring 2008 | ||
| No. 863 | Friday 26 July 1963 | |
| (cover page) | The Good Life: Tony Bennett | 1 |
| (cover page) | Billy Fury in Summer | 1 |
| N.A. | Photo: Cliff Richard | 1 |
| N.A. | Photo: Frank Ifield | 1 |
| N.A. | Photo: Elvis Presley | 1 |
| (cover page) | Susan Maughan Tells Us the Verdict Is Guilty: Sentenced to a Long Stretch in the Charts | 1 |
| Derek Johnson | Billy Fury Is Our Most Consistent Balladeer | 2 |
| Chris Hutchins | Sinatra Is Young Again | 2 |
| N.A. | From Us to You | 2 |
| Peter Bagshaw | ‘Dodd Show’ Songs, Trumpeting Tops | 2 |
| Advertisement | Futurama Amplifiers | 2 |
| Advertisement | Rosetti Present the Pick of the Pick-Ups | 2 |
| Advertisement | The Chiffons: Certain for the Charts! (Stateside Records) | 2 |
| Mike Butcher | Mike Butcher Takes You Backstage (and Elswhere) with the Deatles, Dakotas, and Billy J. Kramer | 3 |
| N.A. | Star Quote | 3 |
| Advertisement | Harry Secombe in the Original Cast Recording of the Show of the Year “Pickwick” (Philips Records) | 3 |
| Susan Maughan | My Top Ten: 1. “Eso Beso,” Paul Anka 2, “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” Johnny Mathis 3. “I Like It,” Gerry and the Pacemakers 4. “All Alone Am I,” Brenda Lee 5. “Desafinado,” Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd 6. “Da Doo Ron Ron,” The Crystals 7. “Island of Dreams,” The Springfields 8. “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony Bennet 9. “Atlantis,” The Shadows 10. “Love Letters,” Ketty Lester |
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| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review: Paul Anka, “Hello Jim” (RCA) Van Doren, “Song of Rome” (Decca) Roger Williams, “Janie Is Her Name” (London) Rip Chords, “Gone” (CBS) Manfred Mann, “Why Should We Not” (HMV) The Diamonds, “The Lost City” (Philips) Dion, “Come Go With Me” (CBS) Brian Hyland, “I’m Afraid to Go Home” (HMV) The Triffids, “Lookin’ Around” (Columbia) The Shepherd Sisters, “Talk is Cheap” (London) Robinson Crew, “Taxi” (Decca) The Spotnicks, “Valentina” (Oriole) Pete Maclaine and the Clan, “Yes I Do” |
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| Allen Evans | LP’s | 4 |
| Advertisement | Look Out for Rob Storme’s Happens Ev’ryday on Piccadilly | 4 |
| Advertisement | Listen to Alan Dell’s Showcase (an EMI Presentation on Radio Luxembourg) | 4 |
| Advertisement | Now It’s Ahab and The Wailers with Cleopatras Needle (Essem Sound, Ltd.) | 4 |
| NME | Top Thirty 1. “I’m Confessin’,” Frank Ifield (Columbia) 2. “Devil in Disguise,” Elvis Presely (RCA) 3. “Sweets for My Sweet,” The Searchers (Pye) 4. “Da Doo Ron Ron,” The Crystals (London) 5. “Twist and Shout,” Brain Poole and the Tremeloes (Decca) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in U.S. 1. “Surf City,” Jan & Dean 2. “So Much in Love,” Tymes 3. “Fingertips,” Little Stevie Wonder 4. “Easier Said than Done,” Essex 5. “Wipe Out,” Surfaris |
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| Advertisement | Springfields ‘Come on Home’ (Philips) | 5 |
| Advertisement | New from EMI | 5 |
| Advertisement | New on Sale Today (Decca Records) | 5 |
| N.A. | Beatles Paris Date, as EP Makes History Ed Sullivan Will Make Two Shows Here: Cliff, Shadows, Ifield Star Bart and Bricusse Pen Annie’s Song Danny Kay Series Bought by BBC-Two Searches for ‘Go Man Go’ Liverpool Group Backs Eden Kane Kramer-Roe Dates Fixed |
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| N.A. | Pacemakers and Faith on ‘Lucky Stars’ | 6-7 |
| N.A. | Chart-Topping Disc Revived by Richard Host of Stars in Future ATV Shows Chester Panto for Dreamers Decca Rush Karl Denver Single Groups for Hastings Delaney Band to Visit U.S.? Frank Ifield for ‘Saturday Club’ Young Comperes |
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| N.A. | Life-Lines of Frank Sinatra | 8 |
| Alan Smith | Reports from Knokke on the European Song Contest: Our Singers Do Us Proud! | 8 |
| N.A. | Petula Clark a Sensation | 8 |
| N.A. | Tony, Jet Brew Up a Storm | 8 |
| Advertisement | Look at the Luckies First! (By Rosetti They’re the Best Value Ever!) | 8 |
| Advertisement | Framus: For Today’s Style of Playing | 8 |
| Derek Johnson | Brenda Lee Is Still Causing a Commotion | 9 |
| N.A. | Non-Stop for Elvis | 9 |
| Advertisement | East Coast Jazz Festival | 9 |
| Chris Williams | Surfaris Sweep In! | 10 |
| Chris Williams | First Tymes Lucky! | 10 |
| Chris Williams | Fierce Music Is Their Safety Valve | 10 |
| Advertisement | This Is Mersey Beat (Oriole) | 10 |
| Advertisement | The Undertakers “Mashed Potatoes” (Pye) | 10 |
| Classifieds | Don White Agency | 11 |
| Classifieds | Gene Vincent Sounds Incorporated | 11 |
| Classifieds | Rabin Agency | 11 |
| Classifieds | Joe Loss, Limited | 11 |
| Classifieds | Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers | 11 |
| McKenzie Youngblood, Spring 2008 |
| Portions originally submitted by N. Thomas, 1999. Edited and expanded, 30 November, 2000. |
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