| No. 869 | 6 September 1963 | |
| Cover | The Beatles | 1 |
| Tony Bromley | Miki and Griff Have Changed Completely | 2 |
| Alan Smith | We Can’t Sing Any Lounder | 2 |
| Chris Hutchins | I Pick the Next Elvis Presley Disc | 3 |
| N.A. | Life-lines of Freddie Garrity | 3 |
| Ian Dove | Singles Reviews The Count, Divine Sarah, and Mr. Five by Five Adam Out-Beatles the Beatles |
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| Potted Pops | 4 | |
| Allen Evans | LP’s I Wanna Be around, Tony Bennet (CBS) Just Kiddin’ around, Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield (CBS) Everybody’s Favorites, Jimmy Dean (CBS) I Love You Because, Al Martino (Capitol) Country and Western Hits (Golden Guinea) |
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| Best Selling LP’s Please Please Me, Beatles (Parlophone) The Shadows Greatest Hits, The Shadows (Columbia) Cliff’s Hit Album, Cliff Richard (Columbia) Meet the Searchers, Searchers (Pye) Kenny Ball’s Golden Hits, Kenny Ball (Pye Golden Guinea) West Side Story, Soundtrack (CBS) Steptoe and Son, TV Cast (Pye Golden Guinea) I’ll Remember You, Frank Ifield (Columbia) |
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| Hit Spins “Not So Long Ago,” Marty Robbins (CBS) “Come on Home,” The Springfields (Philips) “The Verdict Is Guilty,” Susan Maughan (Philips) “It’s Love That Really Counts,” The Merseybeats (Fontana) “Mama Don’t Allow,” The Rooftop Singers (Fontana) |
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| Keith Fordyce | Single Reviews The Shadows: Name of Song (label) Steve Cassidy: Al Casey: Brian Poole: Nat Cole: Joe Brown: David Clarke: Beat Boys: Wilfred Brambell |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. “She Loves You,” Beatles (Parlaphone) 2. “Bad to Me,” Billy J Kramer (Parlaphone) 3. “I’m Tellin’ You Know,” Freddie and The Dreamers (Columbia) 4. “It’s all in the Game,” Cliff Richards (Columbia) 5. “I’ll Never Get over You,” Johnny Kid (HMV) 6. “You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry,” Caravelles (Decca-Ritz) 7. “I Want to Stay Here,” Steve Lawrence Eddie Gorme (CBS) 8. “Just Like Eddie,” Heinz (Decca) 8. “Sweets for My Sweet,” The Searchers (Pye) 10. “The Legions Last Patrol,” Ken Thorne (HMV) 11. “Wipe Out,” Surfaris (London) 12. “In Summer,” Billy Fury (Decca) 13. Twist and Shout (EP), Beatles (Parlaphone) 14. “Dance on,” Kathy Kirby (Decca) 15. “I’m Confessin’,” Frank Ifield (Columbia) 16. “I Want to Stay Here,” Miki and Griff (Pye) 17. “Still,” Karl Denver (Decca) 18. “Whispering,” Bachlors (Decca) 19. “Applejack,” Jet Harris / Tony Mehan (Decca) 20. “Still,” Ken Dodd (Columbia) 21. “Twist and Shout,” Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (Decca) 22. “Two Silhouettes,” Del Shannon (London) 22. “Come on,” Rolling Stones (Decca) 24. “Frankie and Johnny,” Sam Cooke (RCA) 25. “Surf City,” Jan & Dean (Liberty) 26. “Wishing,” Buddy Holly (Coral) 27. “The Cruel Sea,” Dakotas (Parlaphone) 28. “Devil in Disguise,” Elvis Presley (RCA) 29. “Acapulco 1922,” Kenny Ball (Pye) 30. “Sukiyaki,” Kyu Sakamoto (HMV) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “I’m Tellin’ You” (Feidman) 2. “Bad to Me” (Northern Songs) 3. “She Loves You” (Northern Songs) 4. “I’ll Never Get over You” (Leeds) 5. “It’s All in the Game” (Blossom) 6. “The Legions Last Patrol” 7. “Sweets for My Sweet” (Hill and Range) 8. “Twist and Shout” (Sherwin) 9. “The Cruel Sea” 10. “I’m Confessin’” (Francis, Day, Hunter) 11. “In Summer” (Skidmore) 12. “Acapulco” (Burlington) 13. “Wipe Out” (Ambassador) 14. “Atlantis” (Francis, Day, Hunter) 15. “Welcome to My World” (142 Music) 16. “You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry” (Frank) 17. “Take These Chains from My Heart” (Acuff-Rose) 18. “If I Ruled the World” (Sterling) 19. “I Want to Stay Here” (Aldon) 20. “I Like It” (Jaep) 21. “Sukiyaki” (Welbeck/Benz) 22. “Still” (Peter Maurice) 23. “You Can Never Stop Me Loving You” (Klynch) 24. “The Good Life” (World Wide) 25. “Just Like Eddie” (Meridian) 26. “Devil in Disguise” (West One) 27. “Nobody’s Darling but Mine” (Peter Maurice) 28. “If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody” (Feidman) 29. “It’s Not Too Late” (Romney) 30. “How Do You Do It” (Dick James) 30. “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer” (Comet) |
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| Advertising | On Sale Today “That’s My Plan” The Beat Boys “The Ace in the Hole” Leon Macauliff “Memphis Tennessee” Dave Berry and the Cruisers “Jealousy Will Get You Nowhere” Brian Diamond and The Cutters “Because I Love You” Roy Hastings “Then He Kissed Me” The Crystals “Why Don’t You Believe Me” The Duprees “These Foolish Things” James Brown and The Famous Flames “I Don’t Wanna” Bruce Channel “Push a Little Harder” The Novas “Bird Stompin” Johnny and The Vibratones |
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| Boone Films Here Again Beatles’ Tune for new Liverpool Girl Beatles and Billy J. in London X-Mas Show New Plans for Helen Venues Booked for Kramer-Kidd Tour Faith on TV – Waxing New Ep Delaney and Barber on TV Poole’s Ballrooms Nate Cole Moved Over by BBC Cliff’s New Album |
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| Tommy Roe on Ready, ‘Steady’ Bilk Plays Film Theme Liverpool Stars for ‘Easy Beat’ ‘Grand Ole Opry’ Stars for Britain Presley: Circus Man in Film Newley Waxes Beatles’ Tune Fury and Tornados on ‘Lucky Stars’ More Dates for The Dreamers Faith with Dreamers |
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| Chris Williams | ‘Mexican Roar-Up’ Makes it Hat Trick for Jet & Tony | 8 |
| Klas Burling | Sweden Goes British | 8 |
| Frank Ifield in Cinemascope | 9 | |
| Michael Ruddy | Jan and Dean are Surf Crazy | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | 10 |
| Welcom Roy Orbison | ||
| Ken Thorne | Top Ten “Summertime,” Miles Davis “Suzanne,” Harry Belafonte “Love Is Just Around the Corner,” Frank Sinatra “Midnight Blue,” Count Basie “People Will Say We’re in Love,” Bob Thompson “My Kind of Girl,” Sammy Davis “Twist and Shout,” Isley Brothers “It’s All in the Game,” Cliff Richard “It’s My Party,” Lesley Gore |
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| Advertisements | 11 | |
| Advertisements | 12 | |
| Connor High, October 2009 | ||
| No. 870 | 13 September 1963 | |
| Cover | Arthur Howes presents: Gerry and the Pacemakers, Del
Shannon, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan, The Bachelors, Duffy Power, Cilla Black,
The Blue Dimonds, Bryan Burdon Eden Kane ‘Like I Love You’ |
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| Advertisement | 2 Free Beauty Booklets from Honey Orbit Amplifier by Burns |
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| Alan Smith | Heinz Has Big Ideas [Heinz Burt] | 3 |
| Cliff Richard | My Top Ten by Cliff | |
| Tony Bromley | Three U.S. Pop Stars Call in, and … Freddie’s Looking for Joe Brown [Freddie Cannon, Bob Luman, Hank Locklen] | |
| K.D.B | ‘Misty’ Vaughan Tops [Count Basie and his Orchestra at the Nottingham Odeon] | |
| Advertisement | EMI Is Proud to Congratulate the Beatles | |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review The Searchers: “Ain’t Gonna Kiss You” / “Love Potion Number Nine” (Pye) Conway Twitty: “She Ain’t No Angel” / “Got My Mojo Working” (MGM) Tommy Roe: “Everybody” / “There’s a Great Day a-Coming” (HMV) Stuart & Clyde: “Yesterday’s Gone” / “Lemon Tree” (Ember) Tsai Chin: “Any Old Iron” / “School in Cheltenham” (Decca) Eden Kane: “Like I Love You”/ “Come Back” (Fontana) Bo Diddley: “Pretty Thing” / “Road Runner” (Pye) Ben E. King: “I (Who Have Nothing)” / “The Beginning of Time” (London) Bobby Vinton: “Blue Velvet” / “Is There a Place” (Columbia) Vince Hill: “Blue Velvet” / “Like Anything” (Piccadilly) The Crickets: “Right or Wrong” / “You Can’t Be in between” (Liberty) Gary U.S. Bonds: “What a Dream”/ “I Don’t Wanta Wait” (Stateside) |
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| Allen Evans | LP Review Frank Ifield, Born Free (Columbia) Rick Nelson, For Your Sweet Love (Brunswick) Cliff Richard, When in Spain (Columbia) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. “She Loves You,” The Beatles (Parlophone) 2. “Bad to Me,” Billy J. Kramer (Parlophone) 3. “It’s All in the Game,” Cliff Richard (Columbia) 4. “I’m Tellin’ You Now,” Freddie and the Dreamers (Columbia) 5. “I Want to Stay Here,” Steve Lawrence- Eydie Gorme (CBS) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “She Loves You” (Northern Songs) 2. “Bad to Me” (Northern Songs) 3. “I’m Tellin’ You” (Feldman) 4. “Sweets for my Sweet” (Hill & Range) 5. “In Summer” (Skidmore) |
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| N.A. | Plans for Chuck Berry, Tymes, U.S. Bonds, and Duane
Eddy- Shirelles to Lead November Package Everlys Due to Fly in Together Again Faith to Hollywood Recording in U.S. [Adam Faith] Russ Hamilton Joins Ember Searchers’ Film [the Searchers] Beatles Date Changed Presley Film at Christmas [Film Fun in Acapulco] ‘Lucky Stars’ Second LP [Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, the Rolling Stones, the Caravelles, the Bachelors, Karl Denver, Heinz on Decca |
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| N.A. | Shadows on Palladium TV Show Next Weekend [the Shadows
on Sunday Night at the London Palladium”] Shannon (in Place of Eddy) on Pacemakers Tour [Del Shannon, Gerry and the Pacemakers] Jet Harris in Crash [Car accident delays performance] EMI Buys Major U.S. Disc Label [Tamla-Motown-Gordy] Poole and Kidd in ‘Go Man Go’ [Johhny Kidd and the Pirates, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes] Discs by New Process [New Dynagroove records to be released by RCA Victor] |
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| Derek Johnson | Kathy’s Not Home Much Now! [Kathy Kirby] | 8 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Air Mail | 8 |
| Adertisement | Valentine’s Colour Portraits of Elvis | 8 |
| Derek Johnson | Vocal Groups: One Year Later [Caravelles, Four Seasons, Springfields] | 9 |
| Alan Smith | Roe is Back [Tommy Roe returns to Britain] | 9 |
| Allen Evans | EPs The Shadows: The Shadows (Columbia) The Beatles: The Beatles Hits (Parolophone) Ray Charles: Take These Chains from my Heart (HMV) Everly Brothers: A Date with the Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.)] |
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| Adertisement | Dansette Transistor Radios, Record Players, and Tape Recorders | 9 |
| N.A. | Life-Lines of Johnny Kidd | 10 |
| N.A. | From You To Us | 10 |
| Chris Hutchins | Beatles Are Going on Holiday, So- George Hopes Plane Exits Stay Shut! | 10 |
| Advertisement | Premier Drums | 10 |
| N.A. | Advertisements/ Listings | 11 |
| N.A. | Tail-Pieces [Shirley Bassey, John Leyton, Peggy Lee, Frankie Laine, Kathy Kirby, Louis Benjamin, Lonnie Donegan] | 12 |
| Isabel Kagan, October 2009 | ||
| No. 871 | 20 September 1963 | |
| Cover | They’ve Done it Again! The Bachelors NME Exclusive: Shadow Bruce Welch Reveals Why I’m Leaving |
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| Kramer, Billy | My Top Ten | 2 |
| n/a | New to the Charts: Hollies | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | The Shadows Go on Forever! | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Reviews Billy Fury: “Somebody Else’s Girl” (Decca) Surfaris: “Point Panic” (Brunswick) Dave Ventura: “Sure My Love” (Phillips) John Leyton: “On Lover’s Hill” (HMV) Lonnie Donegan: “I Gotta Gal So Fine” (Pye) Pat Boone: “I’ll Find You Again” (London) Kyu Sakamoto: “China Nights” (No label listed) |
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| NME | Best Selling LP’s in Britain 1. Please Please Me, Beatles (Parlophone) 2. The Shadows’ Greatest Hits, Shadows (Columbia) 3. Meet the Searchers, Searchers (Pye) 4. Cliff’s Hit Album, Cliff Richard (Columbia) 5. Kenny Ball’s Golden Hits, Kenny Ball (Pye Golden Guinea) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. “She Loves You,” Beatles (Parlophone) 2. “It’s All in the Game,” Cliff Richard (Columbia) 3. “I Want to Stay Here,” Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme (CBS) 4. “Bad to Me,” Billy J. Kramer (Parlophone) 5. “I’ll Never Get over You,” Johnny Kidd (HMV) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “She Loves You” (Northern Songs) 2. “Bad To Me” (Northern Songs) 3. “I’m Tellin’ You Now,” (Feldman) 4. “It’s All in the Game” (Blossom) 5. “I’ll Never Get Over You” (Leeds) |
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| n/a | Welch Quits Shadows Lesley Gore’s Lucky Date Cherry’s New Label Pye Secures U.S. Labels Orbison, Checker Wax Singles here Pop Guests on New Radio Show Gerry’s Irish Venues Pop-Liners |
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| n/a | Crystals Will Tour Here, Rydell-Shapiro Dates Set Jet and Billie Miss Concerts Palladium TV for Billy Fury Next Weekend Beatles on Dodd Show Murray Back on ‘Jury’ New Tornadoes New Billy J. Venues Benton and Yuro on TV |
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| Hentoff, Nat | American Air-Mail | 8 |
| Dove, Ian | Roy Orbison Sound Is in | 8 |
| n/a | Life-lines of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormie Johnny Thunder for Ballrooms |
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| Smith, Alan | Brian Poole and Tremeloes Don’t Worry About That Comparison | 10 |
| Gray, Andy | Don Everly’s Laughing Now | 10 |
| advertisements | Welcome to America’s Famous Folk Singers: Peter, Paul
and Mary Stratford Drum Outfits |
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| advertisements | Rabin Agency Joe Loss Limited Don White Agency Dorothy Solomon: Associated Artists Limited Radio Luxembourg |
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| Alleycat, The | Tail Pieces | |
| n/a | Record of the Week: Lonnie Donegan, “Lemon Tree” | 12 |
| advertisements | The Swinging Blue Jeans Fashionable Calf Length Kristina Boots by Lewis Leathers Topstar Pictures |
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| Alexandra Klausner, October 2009 | ||
| No. 872 | 27 September 1963 | |
| Cover | Cilla Black, “Love of the Loved.” The Swinging Blue Jeans, “Do You Know.” Jimmy Young, “Miss You.” | 1 |
| Smith, Alan | Gerry is—21 (Gerry of the Pacemakers) | 2 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail [column] | 2 |
| N.A. | From You to Us [letters to the editors] | 2 |
| Smith, Alan | Recently Billy J. talked about the Dakotas… now the Dakotas tell you about Kramer | 3 |
| Kidd, Johnny | My Top Ten (“She Loves You,” The Beatles; “Some Other Guy,” Ritchie Barrett; “Doctor Feelgood,” Doctor Feelgood and the Internes; “Ramblin’ Rose,” Jerry Lee Lewis; “I’m Telling You Now,” Freddy and the Dreamers; “Searchin’,” The Hollies; “Love Love Love,” The Shirelles; “Over the Rainbow,” Gene Vincent; “Suzie Q,” Bobby Vee; “In Dreams,” Roy Orbison) | 3 |
| Andrews, Graeme | Lots of Thunder (Johnny Thunder) | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles The Searchers: “Sweet Nothing” / “What’d I Say” (Philips) Billie Davis: “Bedtime Stories” / “You And I” (Columbia) Johnny Mathis: “Sooner or Later” / “In Wisconsin” ——: “Wonderful, Wonderful” / “Wild Is the Wind” (CBS) The Tymes: “Wonderful, Wonderful” / “Come with Me to the Sea” (Philips) The Tornados: “Dragon Fly” / “Hymn for Teenagers” (Decca) Matt Monro: “From Russia with Love” / “Here and Now” (Parlophone) Screaming Lord Sutch: “I’m a Hog for You” / “Monster in Black Tights” (Decca) Billy Fontayne: “Just One More Chance” / “I Just Had a Letter” (Oriole) Lyn Cornell: “Sally Go round the Roses” / “You Can Kiss Me if You’d Like” (Decca) Cilla Black: “Love of the Loved” / “Shy of Love” (Parlophone) Tony Bennett: “This Is All I Ask” / “True Blue Lou” (CBS) Jimmy Young: “Miss You” / “Take Care of Yourself” (Columbia) Jim Reeves: “Guilty” / “Little Ole You” (RCA) Kaye Sisters: “Nine Girls out of Ten Girls” / “I Forgot More than You’ll Ever Know” (???) |
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| Evans, Allen | LPs Bill Black Combo: Untouchable Sound (London) Brian Poole and the Tremoloes: Twist and Shout (Decca) Gene Vincent: Crazy Beat (Capitol) Fats Domino: Walking Back to New Orleans (London) Andy Williams: Under Paris Skies (London) Paul Anka: Paul Anka’s 21 Golden Hits (RCA Victor) Little Stevie Wonder: The 12-Year-Old Genius ——: Tribute to Uncle Ray (Oriole) The Smirelles: Smirelles Hits (Stateside) Dick Dale and Deltones: King of Sure Guitar (Capitol) Joey Dee: Joey Dee (Columbia) Gary U.S. Bonds: Greatest Hits of Gary U.S. Bonds (Stateside) |
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| Evans, Allen | Best Selling LPs in Britain 1. The Beatles: Please Please Me (Parlophone) 2. The Searchers: Meet the Searchers (Pye) 3. Frank Ifield: Born Free (Columbia) 4. The Shadows: The Shadows’ Greatest Hits (Columbia) 5. Kenny Ball: Kenny Ball’s Golden Hits (Pye Golden Guinea) |
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| Fordyce, Keith | Potted Pops Ivor Slaney and his Orchestra: “Carlos Theme” / “Chant Espana” (HMV) Max Harris and his Group: “Gurney Slade” / “Hat and Cane” (Fontana) David MacBeth: “Stick around” / “Holiday Girl” (Piccadilly) John Warren Orchestra: “Scarlett O’Hara Cha Cha” / [unreadable] (Pye) |
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| NME | NME Top Thirty 1. The Beatles: “She Loves You” (Parlophone) 2. Brian Poole and the Tremoloes, “Do You Love Me” (Decca) 3. Cliff Richard, “It’s All in the Game” (Columbia) 4. The Crystals, “Then He Kissed Me” (London) 5. Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme, “I Want to Stay Here” (CBS) |
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| NME | Pop Records (U.S.): 1. Bobby Vinton: “Blue Velvet” 2. The Jaynetts: “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses” 3. The Ronettes: “Be My Baby” 4. Martha and the Vandellas: “Heat Wave” 5. The Angels: “My Boyfriend’s Back” |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain: 1. “She Loves You,” Northern Songs 2. “It’s All in the Game,” Blenheim 3. “I’m Telling You Now,” Feldman 4. “I Want to Stay Here,” Aldon 5. “I’ll Never Get Over You,” Leeds |
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| N.A. | Beatles TV documentary and new album soon Brook Bros. join package show Trini Lopez may tour with Helen (Shapiro) Mathis’ first HMV titles Rupert Davies waxes single Top juke-box artists Two shows on Decca albums ‘Saturday Club’ for Searchers Max Bygraves TV showcase |
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| N.A. | Presley, Ifield, Shapiro recording surprises Palladium farewell for Springfields Shirley Bassey—surprise TV show Conway and Francis to tour Australia? Caravelles on TV quiz show Bruce to wax with Shadows before leaving Sammy Davis due for discussions Trio to return? (Peter, Paul and Mary) |
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| Advertisements | The Roy Tempest Organisation LTD., Europe’s largest
band agency: Forthcoming American Attractions— Johnny Thunder, Gene Pitney,
Johnny Burnette, Wee Willie Harris, etc. The Beatles in full colour on Reveille |
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| Hutchins, Chris | When I made 24 dollars a week! (Roy Orbison in England) | 9 |
| Williams, Chris | Everything is happening to the Searchers | 9 |
| Johnson, Derek | New to the charts [column]—Dave Clark Five | 9 |
| Johnson, Derek | NMExclusive [column]: Cliff speaks out frankly about his friendship with Jackie (Irving, a dancer) | 10 |
| N.A. | Life-lines of [column] Brian Poole (varied pieces of information about the singer) | 10 |
| N.A. | New York News (column): “Fans at Elvis’s mother’s funeral” | 10 |
| Evans, Allen | EPs The Crickets, Straight—No Strings (Liberty) Bobby Vee, Biggest Hits (Liberty) Jerry Lee Lewis, Four More (London) Frank Sinatra, I Remember Tommy (Reprise) Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Sings Jimmy McHugh (Capitol) |
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| Advertisements | Rabin Agency, Joe Loss Limited, News Enterprises LTD., Arthur Howes LTD., etc. | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces [column] | 12 |
| Williams, Chris | Bo Diddley reveals— When others borrow my style, I change it! | 12 |
| N.A. | The pop music world loses a leader [obituary]: Reg Connelly | 12 |
| John Maher, October 2009 | ||
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| Original pages submitted by N. Thomas, March 1999 |
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