| December 4 | No. 934 | |
| Chris Hutchins | Secret of the house of Lennon | 3 |
| n.a. | Spectacular opening scenes in Beatles, Gerry shows | 3 |
| Ian Dove | Elvis Presely is very shy | 4 |
| Cordell Marks | Dionne wants fiancé for Xmas [Dionne Warwick] | 4 |
| Cordell Marks | Adam Faith chases the new trends | 5 |
| Richard Green | Question Time with the Kinks | 6 |
| Derek Johnson | Roy's made in England "Paper" boosts c-and-w! [Roy Orbison] | 6 |
| n.a. | Tommy Quickly (and toy dog) call from US | 6 |
| n.a. | Merseybeatit [film] | 6 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
A "Live" recording by Tomy Quickly [Fats Domino; Barron Knights; Marvin
Gaye/Kim Weston; Hunters; Georgie Fame; Pat Wayne; Charlie Drake; Adam,
Mike & Tim; Richard Chamberlain; Seekers] Two songs, same title ["Now"; the Wolves; Shirley Bassey] Potted Pops [Barbra Streisand; Steve Aldo; King Brothers; Jimmy Smith; Inez & Charlie Foxx; the Brand; Louis Prima; Socialites; Sassenachs] |
8 |
| n.a. | Elvis
beats Cliff; Stones and Dusty score—New NME poll champion; Beatles win
"Fine" Gold British shows for Broadway Berries "Best" Burns' deal with Pye [Tito Burns; Larry Page] Adam's "Lucky" spot Streisand for London Woolworth experiment Kathy in cabaret Swedish concerts for Brian Poole Gerry and Billy J. — Live US tracks Leeds taken over by MCA Pitney on Loss show Millie's TV play |
10 |
| n.a. | Hermits
to film with US stars? New Year's Eve radio marathon Searchers, Hermits, Wayne— Xmas "Ready" |
10-11 |
| n.a. | Epstein
hosts US TV slots Seven on Fury tour Millie overseas for five months Monro to US Kathy in last "Open" Teens TV date with Lulu Chuck Berry's January tour Animals record American song Val's TV spot Stone pens song for US visitor NME man's series Fame resident on "Beat Room" Gerry "Swings" Gell's two series |
11 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
Dusty heads Xmas discs [Springfield; Little Richard; Susan Maughan] Vocals of instrumentals [Jackie Trent; Tsai Chin] Shop window [Four Just Men change to Just Four Men; Billy Strange; Francoise Hardy; Ron Grainer Orchestra;Robert Goulet; Robert Earl; Buddy Green; Gene Chandler] |
12 |
| Allen Evans | LPs [Another Side of Bob Dylan; Dave Berry; Lucky 13 Shades of Val Doonican; Memphis Slim: Alone with My Friends; Meet the Supremes; John Lee Hooker Sings Blues; Mary Poppins; Johnny Rivers at the Whiskey a Go-go; Dixie Cups; Chapel of Love; Christmas party albums] | 12 |
| Richard Green | Animal of the Week Eric Burdon | 13 |
| Dave Gillard | Finnjenka could be next dance craze — says Joe Loss, who does it himself | 13 |
| Derek Johnson | Sandie Shaw gets LP titles from you | 14 |
| Allen Evans | EPs [Sounds Incorporated; Cilla Black; Eddie Cochran; Rick Nelson; Bobby Vee; Judy Garland; Ken Dodd; Gerry-Pacemakers; Shirley Bassey; Richard Anthony; Fourmost] | 14 |
| n.a. | Rockin' Berries life-lines | 15 |
| Dave Gillard | Third time lucky for UNA with Cliff [film] | 16 |
| Ian Dove | The wide fame of Bob Dylan | 16 |
| Ian Dove | Gerry's Film: Mixture [Gerry Marsden] | 17 |
| Tony Bromley | Pretty Things have the last laugh! | 17 |
| December 11 | No. 935 | |
| Patricia Wallis | New York . . . Manfreds in the States | 3 |
| n.a. | Newcomers to the charts: Sounds like a hit! [Sounds Orchestral] | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
Matt Monro makes it less morbid [Gerry & the Pacmakers; Spotnicks;
Christmas discs; Roulettes; Danny Williams; Tony Jackson; Earl Royce;
Viscounts; Norman and Bruce; Solomon Burke; Swinging Blue Jeans; Ned Miller;
Rick Nelson; Bobby Freeman] Shop window [Mark & John; John Leyton; Faye Fisher, Joan Palethorpe, & Audrey Bayley; Danny Davius & Byron Lee; Judi Johnson; Boudleaux and Feliz Bryant; Dodie West] Potted pops [Rummleflugs; the Untamed; Jimmy Durante; Alyn Ainsworth Orch; Tonny & the Daytonas; Al Martino; Top Six (no. 11) The Long & the Short; Ronnie Dove; Woody Allen; Senators; Samantha Jones; Hellions; Ike & Tina Turner; Ruby & the Romantics; Sheila & Jenny; Jan & Kelly] |
4 |
| n.a. | Mann,
Sandie, Kinks—"Lucky" Beatles win Gold Shirley "Improving" Pet first "Ladybird" Joan Regan's summer show Orbison tour dates Stones' second album delayed Lonnie on "Jury" Kink weds tomorrow [Ray Davies] More British discs score in US chart Another film for Leyton and Sarne Lulu on Loss show Searchers and Animals on "Ready, Steady, Go" Royal premiers Herman's Irish Tour Val and Julie on "Easy Beat" |
6 |
| n.a. | Chart-toppers
all on one TV show New singles from Fury and Berries Shadows' film release Beatles to help pen film script |
6-7 |
| n.a. | Twinkle
to tour Group to Far East [the Kinks] Donegan in musical? Stones and Kinks on US TV shows Pet Clark for Xmas Palladium TV show: Series for Millie Martin Proby's TV "Cabaret" Pitney on Palladium? Lee Lewis returning Poole on "Crackerjack" Peter and Gordon stay on in States |
7 |
| n.a. | NME poll winners Supplement: All the top scores | 9 |
| Ian Dove | Freddie puts the record straight now! [Freddie Garrity] | 16 |
| Richard Green | Animal of the Week: Chas Chandler | 16 |
| Derek Johnson | Great Comeback By Elvis | 8 |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff's lamp does trick [film] | 11 |
| Derek Johnson | Shadows worried no more | 12 |
| n.a. | All-star cast behind winning "Ready, Steady, Go" | 12 |
| D.G. | Happy bath for Cilla! You've floored Jimmy Savile! David Jacobs is glad it's Jimmy and not P-T-! P.J.Proby is so pleased. | |
| Cordell Marks | Bachelors owe "No Arms" success to Con Clusky's Elongated Vocal Chords! | 14, 18 |
| Derek Johnson | Question time with Val Doonican | 18 |
| December 18 | No. 936 | |
| Derek Johnson | Shadows' panto score a hit — before show opens! | 2 |
| Wilson, John | Peter and Gordon big in the USA | 2 |
| "No apartheid" Dusty quits South Africa [Dusty Springfield] | 2 | |
| Derek Johnson | Brenda Lee says goodbye to her teens gladly! | 3 |
| n.a. | Sinatra speaks | 3 |
| I.D. | Newcomers to the charts: Brum accented Moody Blues | 3 |
| n.a. | Petula Clark's life-lines | 4 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
Stones help Bobby [Jameson; Escorts; Larks; Little Anthony; Betty Everett;
Bob Miller; Classmates; Poppins songs; James Brown; Dickie Rock] Bacharach Xmas song Shop window [Russ Conway; Howlin' Wolf; the Athenians; Michael Magne; Waikikis; Krol Keyes] Potted pops [Sheb Wooley; Bobbi Martin; Les Reed Orch., Shawn Elliott] |
6 |
| Allen Evans | LPs [Peter, Paul, and Mary: In Concert; In Touch with Peter and Gordon; Five Live Yardbirds] | 6 |
| n.a. | Kathy
Kirby on Xmas night TV New disc signings: Groups in Gerry's film make disc bow [Black Knights, Blackwells; Four Plus One; the Riot Squad; Alan Dean and his Problems; the Sorrows; Sandra Barry; Babbity Blue; James Tamblin] Theatre chief thanks Beatls Pet on "Ready" tonight P.J.Proby to join Cilla Black tour Visas shock for three groups [the Nashville Teens, the Zombies, the Hullaballoos; limited visas restrict them to New York] Judi wins TV contest Sam Kruger dies Baldry on BBC-2 |
8 |
| Nat Hentoff | Two entries for Dusty in American chart | 8 |
| n.a. | Epstein-Oldham
US TV interview Singles from Mann, Clark, and Berry |
8 |
| n.a. | Adam
Faith, Sandie Shaw head package Sam Cooke single Moody Blues dates Taylor Burton discs |
8-9 |
| n.a. | NME holiday
arrangements Freddie in four-hour marathon Orbison, Anka and Twinkle on "Lucky" Tommy Steele radio series Cliff's panto run extended Blackpool summer season for Gerry "Gear" back next month Marlene's live LP Fury tour changes Wayne, Matt, Berries—all on radio club Roy Castle gets own BBC-2 show Fame on TV Dave Clark film Sue for London Murray's Quiz film Freddie's Australian tour with Cilla set Andy's radio show back—Lonnie set Anka may live here Hollies-Poole TV date Stars aid charity Merseybeats shake-up [Johnny Gustafson out, Billy Kinsley in] |
9 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | 10 |
| Allen Evans | EPs [Beatles; Georgie Fame; Lulu; Roy Orbison; Everly Brothers; John Lee Hooker; Kathy Kirby; Bobby Vinton; Frank Sinatra; Pretty Things; Sammy Davis; Peter, Paul, and Mary; Dave Berry; Bachelors; Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders] | 10 |
| Dave Gillard | Never call me anything but Twinkle | 10 |
| Cordell Marks | The Fourmost will miss the Palladium! | 12 |
| Cordell Marks | Tragic death of Sam Cooke | 12 |
| A new kind of question time about chart trends | 13 | |
| n.a. | Chris Curtis is no fan of Xmas | 13 |
| Mark, Cordell | Proby almost didn't make "Somewhere" [P.J. Proby] | 14 |
| Mike Gregory | Brian Poole films in Ireland | 14 |
| Allen Evans | More LPs [Tommy Steele: So This Is Broadway; Beach Boys' Christmas Album] | |
| December 25 | No. 937 | |
| Ian Dove | Georgie Fame leaves rock behind | 2 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of Matt Monro | 2 |
| n.a. | Beatles'
annual chat (translated from Scouse!) Holiday at Home [Elvis] Warmest Xmas story Look! Even Proby's laughing Julie's party tip for girls |
3 |
| Allen Evans | LPs [Downliners Sect: The Sect; Russ Conway: Concerto for Lovers; Ventures in Space; Temperance Seven Family Album; Latin World of Pepe Jaramillo; stringed instrumentals; soft piano] | 3 |
| I.D. | Jazz LPs [Louis Armstrong; Clark Terry; Oscar Peterson; Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, and Dizzy Gillespie] | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Reviewing
the Singles: Fury's latest was worth waiting for [Sorrows; Shangri-las;
Novas; Big Maybelle; Pat Boone; Don & Alleyne Cole; Candy & the
Kisses; Lee Curtis; Sandra Barry; Miami Showband; Babbity Blue] "Heart" discs [Mancini; Jack Jones; Ronnie Carroll] Potted pops [Alan Dean and his Problems; Bobby Skel; June Bateman; Kolettes; Michelle Scotti; Daylighters] |
4 |
| n.a. | John,
Ringo on TV solo Mann and Wilde turn producers Circus calls up the Knights Epstein's new film company Stones' ITV dates and concerts set Kinks, Berries, Cilla —all on "Steady Go" Honeycombs and Mojos men quit [Martin Murray; Stu James; Jay Jones] Bachelors to buy radio station [Radio Invicta] Pet on "Shindig" On Radio Caroline Cilla covers American hit Proby's "Spectacular" Fury's radio shows Minstrels' radio show [New Christy Minstrels] Rockin' Berries' ballroom dates |
6 |
| n.a. | Kathy Kirby: Eurovision for Britain | 6-7 |
| n.a. | Matt's
TV date Cilla and Wayne on "Lucky Stars" Harry Secombe and Joan Regan for Palladium TV show Tour offers for Georgie Fame Blackpool Sunday shows for Mann NME points survey reveals... Beatles, Bachelors top Proby v. Orbison Franks' first film Wynter's summer at Blackpool ABC Gerry's TV switch |
7 |
| n.a. | NME Xmas pop fun: Quiz on 1964, pop names crossword | 8 |
| n.a. | How to dance the Finnjenka! | 8 |
| Ian Dove | Pitney demands time off for Xmas | 10 |
| n.a. | Zombies top ten | 11 |
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submission by mscheuri on 8 March 1999 Edited and expanded, 20 November, 2000, grtedit 28-Feb-2016 |