| No. 891 | 7 February 1964 | |
| cover | The Kinks, Long Tall Sally, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, Gene Pitney, the Swinging Blue Jeans, Cilla Black | 1 |
| Advert | "Dance with Me" by Wayne Fontana and the Mind Benders | 2 |
| Valerie Escrett | Elvis Gives away President's Yacht as Gift | 3 |
| Alan Smith | Blue Jeans find adventure on tour—and in facing eleven camera crews at once | 3 |
| Allen Evans | EPs Trini Lopez (Stateside) Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) Beatles, All My Loving (Parlophone) Cliff Richard, When in France (Columbia) |
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| Bruce Charlton | Rick Nelson produces a sound of his own! | 4 |
| N/A | Life-lines of the Hollies | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Passes Judgment on the singles. Dusty follows same pattern Dusty Springfield, "Stay a While" / "Something Special" , (Phillips) Karl Denver, "My World of Blue" / "Green Grass Grows All Around" (Decca) Heinz, "You Were There" / "No Matter What They Say" (Decca) Four Seasons, "Peanuts" / "Silhouettes" (Stateside) Kenny Ball, "Caterins" / "Samantha" (Pye) Louise Cordet, "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" / "Loving Baby" (Decca) Orlons, "Bon Doo Wah" / "Don't Throw Your Love Away," (Cameo) Undertakers, "Just a Little Big" / "Stupidity" (Pye) Freddie Cannon, "That's the Way Girls Are" / "Do What the Hippies Do" (Stateside) Chuck Berry, "Nadine" / "O Rangutang" (Pye) Kiki Dee, "Allfacles" / "That's Right Walk on By" (Fontana) |
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| NME | Top 5 Records 1. "Needles and Pins," The Searchers, (Pye) 2. "I'm the One," Gerry and the Pacemakers, (Columbia) 3. "Hippy Hippy Shake," Swinging Blue Jeans, (HMV) 4. "Diane," Bachelors (Decca) 5. "Glad All Over," Dave Clark Five (Columbia) |
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| Top 5 Sheet Music 1. "Needles and Pins" (Metric) 2. "Hippy Hippy Shake" (Admore & Beechwood) 3. "Glad All Over" (Ivy) 4. "I Only Want to Be with You" (Springfield) 5. "I'm the One" (Pacermusic) |
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| N/A | Shadows top Palladium TV Artists form own recording company Exhibition radio pop Orbison, Kramer, Poole and — Beatles, Searchers, Gerry, West End concerts fixed Bachelors bookings Billy J. stays Matt Monro offered Sundays in North Latest Beatlemania report from New York—Now a Gold Disc for Beatles US album Susan's "Big Night Out" [Susan Maughan] Blue Jeans to Blackpool New Searchers tour dates Billy covers hits [Fury] |
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| N/A | Gerry films after Blackpool show Guitarist quits as group climbs chart [Bill Kinsley, bass, Merseybeats] Bilk band returns to Festival Hall Bachelors in new BBC-TV series Holly revival [Rolling Stones] More Liverpool Sound in US Clark album tunes Freddie for Clacton Jacobs 208 series Cliff, Shadows, Ifield, Clark, Dusty—Big British names of Sullivan TV Jeans and Matt join star-studded club Helen: Summer show likely Vee on "Jury"" Fives tour changes Merseybeats, Hollies, Poole, Freddie, Adam set to "Go" Stones roll on Joe Brown — drummer Jet Harris solo disc |
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| Allen Evans | LPs Little Richard, Memories Are Made of This (London) The Hollies, Stay with the Hollies, (Parlophone) Sammy Davis, Treasury of Golden Hits, of Love and Desire (Stateside) Tommy Roe, Everybody Likes Tommy Roe, (HMV) Joe Williams, Joe Williams at Newport 63, (RCA Victor) George Hamilton IV, Abilene (RCA Victor) |
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| n.a. | Caravelles top ten 10 | 10 |
| n.a. | Movie actor-singer calls in [Frankie Avalon] | 10 |
| Derek Johnson | Dusty's disc surprise | 11 |
| Nat Hentoff | Sinatra to do "the lot" | |
| Chris Hutchins | Paul's Cavern invitation led to disc success for Cilla | 12 |
| Richard Green | Dave Berry doesn't have to "hide" anymore | 13 |
| Derek Johnson | Matt Monro sings all the songs | 13 |
| Chris Hutchins | Beatles: New suits for USA | 13 |
| N/A | Ben E. King comes in | 14 |
| Alan Smith | Cloud over the Foremost | |
| N/A | Likable Sherman wins through | |
| Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 16 |
| Mark Colangelo, Spring 2010 | ||
| No. 892 | 14 February 1964 | |
| (cover page) | Pictured: Cliff Richard Title: Cliff Richard and the Shadows, "I'm the Lonely One" (Colombia) Pictured: Bobby Vee Title: Bobby Vee with the Eligibles, "She's Sorry" (Liberty) Pictured: (left to right) Ezz Rego, Beverly and Boysie Grant Title: Ezz Rego and the Launchers with Boysie Grant and Beverly "Littlegirl" (Colombia) Pictured: Gene Pitney Title: Gene Pitney, "That Girl Belongs to You" (United Artists) |
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| Chris Hutchins | America Gets the Bug from John, Paul, Ringo & George Beatles Play Their First US Concert in Washington to an Overwhelming Crowd |
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| Nat Henoff | "I Can't Understand It. " Talks about the Beatles Success in the United States | 2 |
| Adv. | Etrona Ltd. "The Original Mersey Beat Boots" | 2 |
| Adv. | Arbiter Guitars | 2 |
| N.A. | Pictured: Beatles with John Lennon Pictured: Beatles with Alan Livingstone Pictured: Beatles in Plaza hotel Pictured: Beatles fans in New York |
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| Adv. | Hohner Chromatic Harmonicas | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Welcome back to Cliff and the Shadows | 4 |
| Derek Johnson | "It's so warm in Britain. " Cliff Richard talks about his past vacations | 4 |
| Derek Johnson | We're writing two musicals. The Shadows are planning on writing two stage musicals this year. | 4 |
| Adv. | The Bachelors | 5 |
| N.A. | Spotlight Singles: Dusty Springfield, "Stay Awhile" (Philips) The Singing Nun, "All the Roads" (Philips) The Angels, "Wow Wow Wee" (Philips) The Merseybeats, "I Think of You" (Fontana) Kiki Dee, "Miracles" (Fontana) Andy Williams, "A Fool Never Learns" (GBS) Lesley Gore, "You Don't Own Me" (Mercury) |
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| Derek Johnson | Dave Clark Five head for hitsville again and so do many others Review of: The Dave Clark Five: "Bits and Pieces" / "Glad All Over" (Columbia) Billy J. Kramer: "Little Children" / "Remind Me of You" (Philips) Kathy Kirby: "Let Me Go Lover" / The Sweetest Sounds" (Decca) Freddie and the Dreamers: "Over You" / "Come Back When You're Ready" (Colombia) Tommy Quickly: "Prove It" / "Haven't You Noticed" (Piccadilly) Drifters: "Vaya Con Dios" / "In the Land of Make Believe" (n.a. ) Gene Pitney: "The Girl Belongs to Yesterday" / "Too Good for the Charm" (United Artists) Hollies: "Just One Look" / "Keep Off that Friend of Mine" (Parlophone) Sam Cooke: " "Good News" / "Basin Street Blues" (RCA) Kinks: "Long Tall Sally" / "I Took My Baby Home" (PYE) Skeeter Davis: " "He Says the Same Thing to Me" / "End of the World" (RCA) |
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| N.A. | Best Selling LPs in Britain 1. With the Beatles, Beatles (Parlophone) 2. Please Please Me, Beatles (Parlophone) 3. West Side Story, Soundtrack (OHH) 4. How Do You Like It, Gerry and the Pacemakers (Parlophone) 5. Meet the Searchers, Searchers (PYE) |
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| N.A. | NME Top Thirty 1. "Needles and Pins" , Searchers (PYE) 2. "I'm the One" , Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) 3. "Diane" , Bachelors (Decca) 4. "Anyone Who Had a Heart" , Cilla Black (Parlophone) 5. "Hippy Hippy Shake" , Swinging Blue Jeans (HMV) |
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| Adv. | EMI and Decca | 7 |
| N.A. | Beatles U.S. Show Made into Film Presley Single [Next Elvis Presley single will be "Love in Las Vegas" ] Monro single starts storm ["I Love the Little Things" is the winner of BBC-TV "Song for Europe" contest] More from Exhibition [Pop radio shows broadcast from Ideal Home Exhibition] Mills to Lewis [Mills, after major hit "Look For the Star" signed by Lewis] Bachelors on Haynes Show Freddie and Dreamers Palladium debut Hollies on 'Easy Beat' [Hollies on Light Programme's "Easy Beat" on March 22] Searcher Ill [Searchers missed dates in Taunton and Swindon because John McNally was sick] Clark: 250,000 Advance [Dave Clark's release had a 250,000 order] |
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| N.A. | Pictured: Beatles on Stage Leyton Film So Shapiro-Kane in Tour [Leyton plays opposite Shapiro Kane in "The Guns of Batasi" ] 'Gartners' tour venue |
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| N.A. | Faith-Kane tour set — with guest groups Cilla Black on 'Saturday Club' Second Merseybeats EP At Cheltenham [The Fourmost, Hollies, and Merseybeats plays at Cheltenham Town Hall (March 5)] Cliff's Tour with Shadows Fixed [Cliff Richard and Shadows are set for 3 week tour starting March 28] Donegan's US Release Bern Revives Hit TV Pop Proms with Billy J. and Gerry Duo for Talk of Town? [Nina and Frederick play at Talk of Town] Dankworth for Belgium Barber in benefit Mancini Here Soon Sanford's Follow-Up Crystals Bowl into Million [Crystals booked for AR-TV] Cliff's Leading Lady on 'Juke Hury' |
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| Allen Evans | LPs EPs Review of: Bobby Darin, Golden Folk Hits (Capitol) Frank Sinatra, My Funny Valentine (Capitol) Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (Stateside) Beatlemania (Top Six) Surfaris (Brunswick) Three Giant Guys (RCA Victor) Gene Pitney (United Artists) Shirley Bassey (Columbia) The Fourmost (Parlophone) Adam Faith (Parlophone) Johnny Crawford (London) Johnny and the Hurricanes — Vol. 2 (London) Marcie Blane (London) James Brown (London) Darlene Love (London) Monty Babson (PYE Int) George Mitchell Minstrels (HMV) Dick Haymes Sings (Capitol) Ken Dodd (Columbia) 50 Guitars (Liberty) |
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| Derek Johnson | Singles (continued) Fats Domino: "Who Cares" / "Just a Lonely Man" (HMV) Bobby Vee: "She's Sorry" / "She Loves You" (Liberty) Roy Orbison: "Borne on the Wind" / "Blue Bayou" (London) Hank Williams Jr. : "Around the Corner" / "Groovin" (London) Miracles: "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying" / "Such is Love, Such is Life" (Stateside) Matt Monro: "I Love the Little Things" / "It's Funny How" (Parlophone) Jim Reeves: "I Love You Because" / "Anna Marie" (RCA) |
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| N.A. | Discs from film tunes | 10 |
| N.A. | Quick Spins | 10 |
| Alan Smith | Alan Smith investigates the trouble in the Merseybeats | 11 |
| Tony Bromley | Crystals want to change their sound | 11 |
| N.A. | Elvis Gives Right Answer | 11 |
| N.A. | Life-lines of Manfred Mann | 12 |
| N.A. | 'Little Things' wins BIG vote! [Tony Hatch won "Song for Europe" contest] | 12 |
| N.A. | Package Merits Full Houses [John Leyton-Rolling Stones package opened its tour at Edmonton, London] | 13 |
| N.A. | Pictured: Ben E. King and Gerry and the Pacemakers | 13 |
| N.A. | Pictured: (Left to right) Innocents, John Leyton, two more Innocents, and the five Rolling Stones. In the back are Rod McLellan and Mike Sarne | 13 |
| Ian Dove | Ben. E triumphs with Gerry in Show | 13 |
| N.A. | Duke Returns | 13 |
| N.A. | From Us to You | 13 |
| Richard Green | Searchers Invade NME Office | 14 |
| N.A. | Major Lance, Chart Newcomer [Major Lance's new record is a hit] | 14 |
| Paul East | Paul East finds out more about Chuck Berry from someone close to him, his manager, Bob Astor | 14 |
| Adv. | Joe Loss Ltd, McDevitt and Shirley Douglas | 15 |
| N.A. | Personals | 15 |
| Matt Czerkowicz, Spring 2010 | ||
| No. 893 | 21 February 1964 | |
| (cover page) | Tony D and the Shakeouts (Picture) | 1 |
| Ads | "Diane" by the Bachelors on Decca "5-4-3-2-1" Manfred Mann on HMV |
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| Smith, Alan | Cilla Does it! First Girl Chart-Topper Since 1961 | 2 |
| Green, Richard | Dave's Five Watch You! | 3 |
| Newell, Norman | Norman Newell speaks to Derek Johnson about 'Song For Europe' storm | 3 |
| Green, Richard | The Crystals praise Manfred Mann for Great Backing | 4 |
| Johnson, Derek | Group Sounds Comes From all over Britain | 5 |
| NME | From You to Us | 5 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles Review Rolling Stones, "Not Fade Away" / Little by Little" (Decca) Russ Conway, "Mack the Knife" / "Bedouin in Baghdad" (Columbia) Jet Harris, "Big Bad Bass" / "Rifka" (Decca) Vince Eager, "I Shall Not Be Moved" / "It's Only Make Believe" (Piccadilly) Tony Sheridan, "My Bonnie" / "When the Saints" (Polydor) Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, "If You Love Me" / "You Girl" (Decca) Johnny Mathis, "Bye Bye Barbara" / A Great Night for Crying" (HMV) Crystals, "I Wonder" / "Little Boy" (London Label) Gene Vincent, "Humpty Dumpty" / "A Love 'Em and Leave 'Em Kinda Guy" (Columbia) Ezz Reco and the Launchers, "Little Girl" / "The Bluest Beat" (Columbia) Chris Sandford, "Not So Little" / "You're Gonna BE My Girl" (Decca) Danny Williams, "White on White" / "After You" (HMV) Tornados, "Hot Pot" / "Joy Stick" (Decca) |
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| Philips | Spotlight Singles Dickie Valentine, "Free Me" (Philips) Eden Kane, "Boy's Cry" (Fontana) Kiki Dee, "Miracles" (Fontana) Andy Williams, "A Fool Never Learns" (CBS) Doris Day, "Move Over Darling" (CBS) Brook Benton, "Going, Going, Gone!" (Mercury) Lesley Gore, "You Don't Own Me" (Mercury) |
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| Decca | New on Sale Today The Rolling Stones, "Not Fade Away" (Decca) The Tornados, "Hot Pot" (Decca) Tommy Scott, "Who Will It Be" (Decca) Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, "If you Love Me" (Decca) Jet Harris, "Big Bad Bass" (Decca) Chris Sandford & The Coronets, "You're Gonna Be My Girl" (Decca) Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackmen, "Kinky Boots" (Decca) Bobby Bare, "Miller's Cave" (RCAVictor) Solomon Burke, "He'll Have To Go" (London) Rufus Thomas, "Can Your Monkey Do the Dog" (London) The Crescents, "Pink Dominos" (London) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Anyone Who Had My Heart," Cilla Black (Parolphone) 2. "Needles and Pins," Searchers (Pye) 3. "Diane," Bachelors (Decca) 4. "5-4-3-2-1" , Manfred Mann (HMV) 5. "I'm The One," Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Needles and Pins" (Metric) 2. "I'm the One" (Pacermusic) 3. "Diane" (Keith Prowse) 4. "All My Loving" (Northern Songs) 5. "As Usual" (Jewel) |
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| NME | New Disc Signings Another Dave Clark Debuts Monro, Kirby in Palladium Show Kenny Ball ends Haynes Series NME Poll Tickets Out Next Week Harris on Sullivan TV Fury's first broadcast with the Gamblers British Discs still top in American BBC-TV to Film Beatles return from States Kathy and Adam on 'Night Out' Sunday concerts for Bachelors |
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| NME | Shadows first from new film Helen's variety weeks Dave Clark may visit States |
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| NME | Heinz LP tribute Tony Meehan and combo on ballroom tour Ray Charles and Ronettes returns sets Berry in documentary [Dave Berry] Going to Finland [Heinz] Brian Epstein on "Juke Jury" again November opening for Joe Brown musical? Jerry Lee Lewis tour dates Kathy's shows with Kenny US arranger for BBC-2 [Buddy Bergman] All-star bill at "Ready" ball Ella's tour venues set New Merseybeat [John Gustafson] Second Lady tour Dusty's U.S. visit |
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| NME | News Extra Sammy Davis Flying in for TV Show and Disc Session Howard Keel in TV 'Kate' Kramer-Pitney Extended Tour Darin's Film Tunes Crystals on 'Go Man Go' Manfred Mann LP Harris Show Coming Back Tony Sheridan for Liverpool Scots TV Beat Show |
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| Johnson, Derek | More Singles Review Sue Thompson, "Big Daddy" / "I'd Like to Know You Better" (Hickory) Tony Rivers and the Castaways, "I Love the Way You Walk" / "I Love YOU" (Columbia) Jimmy Nichol and Shudbubs, "Humpty Dumpty" / "Night Train" (Pye) Lynda Graham, "You'd Better Believe It" / "That's the Last Thing I Do" (Philips) |
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| Evans, Allen | LP Reviews Conway Twitty: R. & B. (MGM) Bo Diddley's Beach Party (Pye International) Chet Atkins: Teen Scence (RCA Victor) Edinburgh Folk Festivals- Vol. 2 (Decca) Bud and Travis: Folk Songs: Sad, Moody and Quite Fascinating Sounds (Liberty) Stars: "Stars and Garters" (Pye Gelden Guinea Earl Grant: Fly Me to the Moon (Brunswick) Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor) |
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| Bromley, Tony | Tremeloes Make Big Come-Back | 11 |
| Storm, Jan | Elvis Talks about Cliff, Beatles | 11 |
| Evans, Allan | EPs April Stevens/Nino Tempo (London) Ray Charles (HMV) Sinatra-Basie (MGM) Eartha Kitt (MGM) Mark Wynter, "Wynter Time" (Pye) |
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| Smith, Alan | Eden Kane says- Now I've Grown Up | 12 |
| Charlton, Bruce | "I'm going back to beat," says Helen Shapiro | 12 |
| NME | Who's Where: One-Nighters | 12 |
| Green, Richard | New Package Anglo- U.S. Hit! | 13 |
| N.A. | Nat Hentoff's American Airmail Beatles: 'Gold Drain' | 13 |
| Dove, Ian | Duke's New Tunes | 13 |
| Ronettes | Top Ten | 13 |
| Hutchins, Chris | We Had Stowaways on the Yacht! | 14 |
| N.A | Continuing Their American Tour, It's the... Beatles in Miami (pictures) | 14 |
| NME | Classifieds | 15 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 16 |
| Dove, Ian | Seeger Here | 16 |
| Jessica Dankner, Spring 2010 | ||
| No. 894 | 28 February 1964 | |
| (cover page) | Arthur Howes and Leslie Grade present: Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Dailey and Wayne, Bob Miller and his Millermen [featuring June Leslie and Alan Lee with Dougi Arthur and the Milltones], Cliff Richard (pictured), Hank B. Marvin (pictured), Bruce Welch (pictured), Brian Bennet (pictured), John Rostill (pictured) The Bachelors (Decca) ("Diane" at No. 2 on the charts) Manfred Mann (H.M.V) ("5-4-3-2-1" at No.7 on the charts) Jim Reeves, "I Love You Because," (RCA) NMExclusive: Elvis with Beatles; Rolling Stones; Freddie; Bachelors |
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| Chris Hutchins | The people behind the Beatles—1: Brian Epstein | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Gene Pitney puzzles over his act [1st Brit tour starts tomorrow in Nottingham] | 2 |
| Jan Storm | Elvis with the Beatles: Presley varies tunes in his latest pic | 3 |
| Alan Smith | A Breathless Freddie (of the Dreamers) [Latest Hit Inspires Wild Dance] | 4 |
| Allen Evans | EPs [Bachelors; Top Ten; Chubby Checker/Bobby Rydell; Big Dee Irwin/Little Eva; Little Stevie Wonder; Peter, Paul, and Mary; Sammy Davis] | 4 |
| N.A. | New group the Cammanchies is releasing a new song "Tomorrow" reported to be exemplifying a whole new sound by them. [The will be performing on Lucky Stars on Saturday. ] | 4 |
| N.A | Bachelors' Life-lines | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Groups and Districts | 5 |
| NME | The week on Alan Dell's Showcase on radio Luxembourg excerpts of various LP's will be exhibited. [featuring the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Leon Young String Chorale, Lena Horne, Stan Getz, Luiz Bonfa, The Kingston Trio, and Bing Crosby] | 5 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review Cliff Richard: "Wonderful Life" (Columbia) Shadows: "Theme for Young Lovers" (Columbia) Los Indios Tabajaras (The Indians): "Always in My Heart" / "Moonlight and Shadows" (RCA) Johnny Kidd and the Pirates: "Always and Ever" (HMV) Four Seasons: "Dawn" (Philips) Peter and Gordon: "A World without Love" (Columbia) Bobby Darin: "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" (Capitol) Rivieras: "California Sun" (Pye) Conni Francis: "Blue Winter" (MGM) Chad Stuart and Jerry Clyde: "Like I Love You Today" (Ember) Lesley Duncan: "You Kissed Me Boy" (Parlophone) Carefrees: "We Love You Beatles" (didn't say) Donald Peers: "I'm a Dreamer" (Columbia) Barry and the Tamerlanes: "Roberta" / "Butterfly" (didn't say) Paramounts: "Little Bitty Pretty One" (Parlophone) |
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| Top Thirty 1. "Anyone Who Had a Heart," Cilla Black (Parlophone) 2. "Diane," Bachelors (Decca) 3. "Bits and Pieces," Dave Clark Five (Columbia) 4. "Needles and Pins," Searchers (Pye) 5. "I Think of You," Merseybeats (Fontana) 6. "I'm the One," Gerry and the Peacemakers (Columbia) 7. "5-4-3-2-1," Manfred Mann (HMV) 8. "Candy Man," Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (Decca) 9. "As Usual," Branda Lee (Brunswick) 10. "I'm the Lonely One," Cliff Richard (Columbia) (10. ) "Not Fade Away," Rolling Stones (Decca) |
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| Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Anyone Who had a Heart" (Hill & Range) 2. "2 Needles and Pins" (Metric) 3. "Diane" (Keith Prowse) 4. "I'm the One" (Pacermusic) 5. "I Think of You" (Robbins) 6. "All My Loving" (Northern Songs) 7. "As Usual" (Jewel) 8. "5-4-3-2-1" (Keith Prowse) 9. "Candy Man" (Schroeder) 10. "Bits and Pieces" (Ardmore & Beechwood) |
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| Beatles Revival [an instrumental recording done two years ago by the Beatles was released on Friday. ] The Bachelors and Adam Faith are teaming up to co-star the march 29 edition of Easy Beat. [they will be followed by the Searchers, April 19, and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, May 10] Chick Graham, a known performer at the Cavern club, just got signed to become an independent singer for Leeds Music. [Her first record has been leased to Decca music for release on March 13] Stones and Mann concert series [Robert Stigwood Organization] Chick on Decca [Chick Graham] Girl in group [Sandra Barry and the Boys; Escorts; Syndicates] Top pop interviews from "Ideal Home" New Beatles disc London viewers will see Beatles "Big Night Out" Beatles revival [Polydor releases "Cry for a Shadow" ] Faith and Bachlors "Easy Beat" co-stars [Adam Faith] Blue Jeans revive Little Richard hit Poole for States and South Africa [Brian Poole] Frankie Vaughan on Palladium TV Searchers on "Ready" ball Booked for PoW [Brian Epstein; Vernons Girls; Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers; the Chants; Prince of Wales Theatre] |
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| The Dave Clark Five will be heading off to America for their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show next week-end [this is following their first gold disc for sales over a million of "Glad all Over" ] Presley "Vegas" film opening [Love in Las Vegas opens Mar 22] Cole, Torme, Freshmen return in summer And now—Searchers and Dusty for US! Gerry's "Pop Prom" is set Big Dee waxes British "Rush" Lena Horne has been offered a four week slot at the London Palladium, commencing April 4. (if she says yes, she will be staring in "Sunday Night at the London Palladium] Shirley Bassey: Big U.S. project Duke's Jazz on BBC-2 [On April 21, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra will star in a 45 minute program] Fourmost better Star Charity show |
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| N/A | Clark, Jeans, Fury, and Merseybeats for "Lucky" Kramer joins Vee on radio "Club" Mike turns to R-and-B Annette on "Jury" Goodwin's theme Sheila's summer show Ball bound back to Chicago? Spencer Prague-bound [Don Spencer] Brenda Lee returns this summer |
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| Derek Johnson | Potted Pops [Marilyn Powell; Aces; Bruce Forsyth; Bill Black's Combo; Tony Starr; Buddy Britten and Regents; Hustlers; Vicky Baker] | 10 |
| Richard Green | Big Dee Has Recorded His Next Here | 11 |
| Top LP's Roy Acuff, All Time Greatest Hits (Hickory) N/A, The Marketts Take the Wheel (Warner Bros. ) Jan and Dean, Surf City (Liberty) Tony Martin, Days of Wine and Roses (MGM) Limeliters, Josh White, Theodore Bikel, Oscar Brand, and Ed McCurdy,The Original Hootenanny (Pye Golden Guinea) Jimmy Reed, Just Jimmy Reed (Stateside) The Four Preps, Songs for Campus Party (Capitol) Roger Williams with vocal group and Ralph Carmichael's orchestra, For You (London) Comedy: Michaels Flanders and Donald Swann, At the Drop of Another Hat (Parlophone) Eric and Ernie, Mr. Morecambe and Mr. Wise (HMV) Country and Western: George Jones, George Jones Sings His Greatest hits (London); Hank Snow, I've Been Everywhere (RCA Victor) |
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| The Cellar Club, London's gateway to the stars [On march 26th the King of Rock 'N' Roll, Jerry Lee Lewis, will be performing backed by the Nashville Teens and supported by the Checkmates] | 11 | |
| N/A | The Beatles get Back to England- and Work! | 12 |
| Nat Hentoff | The Denny Holland Showband [Featuring Bryan King and Phil & The Snackmen] U.S. TV show wants British talent [Hollywood Palace] | 12
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| Tony bromley | Heinz Changes his Mind | 13 |
| Bruce Charlton | My Disc is Beatles' tribute not Imitation | 13 |
| Richard Green | The Rolling Stones Confess to a "Noisy" Hedache- Getting Stage sound on Their Discs! | 14 |
| Derek Johnson | Magnificent Merman | 14 |
| Richard Green | Searchers' night out! | 14 |
| Janet Davido, Spring 2010 | ||
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