| No. 950 | 2 April 1965 | |
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| No. 951 | 9 April 1965 | |
| cover | Mia Lewis with "I Didn't Love Him" | 1 |
| N.A. | All Set for Sunday's Greatest Ever [Poll Winner's Concert] | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | Cliff Says: Great! Life's a Ball! | 3 |
| N.A. | Jimmy Saville | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles Reviewed Manfred Mann, "Oh No, Not My Baby" (HMV) Jim Reeves, "Not until the Next Time" (RCA) Brian Poole, "After Awhile" (Decca) Goldie and the Gingerbreads "That's Why I Love You" (Decca) The Seekers, "A World of Our Own" (Columbia) Jr. Walker and the Allstars, "Shotgun" (T-M) Marvin Gaye, "I'll be Doggone" (T-M) Brenda Holloway, "When I'm Gone" (T-M) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. Yardbirds, "For Your Love" (Columbia) 2. Cliff Richards, "The Minute You're Gone" (Columbia) 3. Unit 4 Plus 2, "Concrete and Clay" (Decca) 4. Rolling Stones, "The Last Time" (Decca) 5. Them, "Here Comes the Night" (Decca) |
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| N.A. | Best Selling Pop
Records in the U.S. 1. Freddie and the Dreamers, "I'm Telling You Now" 2. Supremes, "Stop! In the Name of Love" 3. Herman's Hermits, "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?" 4. Jr. Walker and the Allstars, "Shotgun" 5. Jewel Akens, The Birds and the Bees" |
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| N.A. | Best Selling LPs
in 'Britain' 1. The Rolling Stones No.2, Rolling Stones (Decca) 2. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan (CBS) 3. Beatles for Sale, The Beatles (Parlaphone) 4. Kinda Kinks, The Kinks (Pye) 5. The Times They Are a Changin', Frank Sinatra (CBS) |
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| N.A. | Beatles in "Pop
Gear" Film Dodie Joins Pie [Dodie West] Tom Jones on Palladium TV Single's from Unit, Berries [Unit 4 Plus 2, Rocking Raspberries Cliff Richards to Tape Three Hour Long ATV Shows Cilla a Big Hit in U.S. [Cilla Black] Tony, Eartha, on "Jury" [Tony Bennett, Eartha Kitt] Sid Coleman Dies |
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| N.A. | A Baby Ringo! Herman Enters at Number 12 with a 600,00 Advance [Herman's Hermits] |
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| N.A. | Louis for London
[Louis Armstrong] Wayne Well Again [Wayne Fontana] Herman and Donovan Join NME Allstar Show [Herman's Hermits, Donovan] Donovan, Unit, Tour in May [Donovan, Unit 4 Plus 2] Everly Bros. on Four TV Shows Kinks-Yardbirds Dates Change Stones-Gerry Film Is Out [Rolling Stones, Gerry and the Pacemakers] Yardbirds "Go Live" |
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| Bromley, Tony | From You to Us | 8 |
| Tapp, George | Steele Hit in 'Canada' [Tommy Steele] | 8 |
| Altham, Keith | Dave Davies | 8 |
| Altham, Keith | Marianne Never Does What a Pop Star Should [Marianne Faithfull] | 9 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Bob Dylan Is in the Money | 9 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs Reviewed Frank Sinatra, Softly as I Leave You Ritchie Valens, His Greatest Hits Francoise Hardy, Francoise Hardy Frankie Vaughn, My Kind of Song |
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| N.A. | Pet Clarke on Old Films and Future | 10 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Dave Clark Answers Critics | 10 |
| N.A. | Classified Ads | 11 |
| Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| N.A | Beatles Quotes | 12 |
| Gray, Andy | NME Pop Star's Who's Who: The Kaye Sisters, Johnny Kidd, The King Brothers, Kathy Kirby, Eartha Kitt, Billy J. Kramer, Frankie Steve Lawrence, Brenda Lee Laine, Jerry Lee Louis | 13 |
| Gray, Andy | NME Pop Star's Who's Who: John Leyton, Trini Lopez, Joe Loss, LuLu, Vera Lynn, Kenny Lynch, Manfred Mann, Mantovani, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Brian Matthews, Susan Maughan, Merseybeats | 14 |
| Gray, Andy | NME Pop Star's Who's Who: Millie, Guy Mitchell, Matt Monroe, Moody Blues, Peter Murray, Nashville Teens, Rick Nelson, Sandy Nelson, Anthony Newley, Nina and Frederick, Roy Orbison | 15 |
| Gray, Andy | NME Pop Star's Who's Who: Peter and Gordon, Gene Pitney, Brian Poole, Elvis Presley, Pretty Things, P.J. Proby, Johnnie Ray, Jim Reeves, Cliff Richards, Little Richard, Righteous Bros. | 16 |
| Sasha Taylor, February 2006 | ||
| No. 952 | 16 April 1965 | |
| Cover | The Fabulous Shirley Bassey and Cyril Stapleton and His Show Band | 1 |
| Altham, Keith | It Was the Greatest Pop Show on Earth, First Half | 3 |
| Smith, Alan | It Was the Greatest Pop Show on Earth, Second Half | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles Reviewed: Ray Charles, “Light Out of Darkness” (HMV) Lulu and Luvers, “Satisfied” (Decca) Christine Holmes, “Many Things from Your Window” (Mercury) Alan David, “You’d Better Believe It” (Decca) Acker Bilk, “Mona Lisa” (Colombia) Everlys, “That’ll Be the Day” (Warner Bros.) Chubby Checkers, “At the Discotheque” (Cameo) Shades of Blue, “Voodoo Blues” (Colombia) Mojos, “Comin’ on to Cry” (Decca) |
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| NME | NME Top Thirty: 1. The Beatles, “Ticket to Ride” (Parlophone) 2. Cliff Richard, “The Minute You’re Gone” (Colombia) 3. Them, “Here Comes the Night” (Decca) 4. Yardbirds, “For Your Love” (Colombia) 5. Unit 4 Plus 2, “Concrete and Clay” (Decca) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop
Records in theU.S. 1. Freddie and the Dreamers, “I’m Telling You Now” 2. Supremes, “Stop! In the Name of Love” 3. Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, “Game of Love” 4. Petula Clark, “I Know a Place” 5. Jr. Walker and the All Stars, “Shotgun” |
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| N.A. | U.S. Pop Show on
Caroline Ex – Honeycomb’s Disc Comeback [Martin Murray] Frankie Magnetic in Country Show [Frankie Vaughn] Yardbirds Miss Kinks Concert The Beatles Film Named ‘Help!’ – Next Record Peter, Paul, and Mary Returning Tom’s Sunday Shows Who Signed by Malcolm Rose Dusty Flies to U.S. Fritz Quits Pennies Monty Cott’s Death Bacharach Stays Ella Cancels Some Concerts U.S. Bars Twinkle New Marianne, Twinkle, Brenda Singles; Wayne EP |
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| N.A. | Herman Film – BigU.S.
Tours Fixed Fame Records Domino Hits Chubby Checkers on British TV Shows Gerry Records inU.S. Everlys on ‘Gadzooks!’ Two Proby Singles – One by Beatles Searcher Produces Disc Clark’s Film Title Searchers, Berries, Fame ‘Go Live’ Hockridge in Cabaret Herman, Freddie on ‘Lucky Stars’ Rockin’ Berries on Palladium TV and Summer Show |
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| Altham, Keith | Surfing – What’s That? | |
| N.A. | Sell Out – Twice Over [Sidney Bernstein] | |
| Smith, Alan | Travel Round Seekers’ ‘World’ | 8 |
| Johnson, Derek | Tony Bennett is Back | 9 |
| Hutchins, Chris Altham, Keith |
John Lennon Got a
‘Ticket to Ride’; and All Beatles Had Poll Concert Nerves! King Ray Is Kink of Week |
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| Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| Bromley, Tony | From You to Us | 12 |
| Smith, Allan | Stylist Ella | 12 |
| Gray, Andy | NME Pop Stars Who’s Who: Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Bill Wyman, John Mcnally | 13 |
| Gray, Andy | NME Pop Stars Who’s Who: Supremes, Shadows, Frank Sinatra, Tommy Steele, Diana Ross | 14 |
| Gray, Andy | NME Pop Stars Who’s Who: Frankie Vaughn, Gene Vincent, Them, Twinkle, Ray Ennis, Burt Weedon | 15 |
| Gray, Andy | NME Pop Stars Who’s Who: Andy Williams, Bob Dylan, Mary Wells, The Zephyrs, Donovan | 16 |
| Ian Zinn, February 2006 | ||
| No. 953 | 23 April 1965 | |
| Cover | Rolling Stones, Beatles, Marian Angel, Unit Four Plus Two, Bob Dylan | 1 |
| Hutchins, Chris | The Beatles Helped Bob Dylan to Fame Here | 3 |
| Hutchins, Chris | Billy Fury co-stars with Anselmo | 3 |
| Wells, John | Roger Miller, King of Plugs | 4 |
| Bromley, Tom | Is Pop Losing Its Excitement? | 4 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs Reviewed Billy Fury: I’ve Gotta Horse (Decca) Memories Are Made of Hits (London) Gonks Go Beat (Decca) |
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| n/a | Life-lines of Them | 5 |
| n/a | Who’s Where | 5 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles reviewed Tom Jones, “Once upon a Time” (Decca) Rockin Berries, “Poor Man’s Son” (Piccadilly) Brenda Lee, “Truly, Truly, True” (Brunswick) Drifters, “Come On Over to My Place” (Atlantic) Paramounts, “Blue Ribbons” (Parlophone) Allan Sherman, “Crazy Downtown” (Warner) Jerry Lee Lewis, “Baby Hold Me Close” (Philips) Bob Dylan, “Subterranean Homesick Blues” (CBS) Irma Thomas, Calvin James, “Some Things You Never Get Used To” (Liberty) Cilla Black, “I’ve Been Wrong Before” (Parlophone) Russ Conway, “Little Leprechaun” (Columbia) Kay Starr, “I Forgot to Forget” (Capitol) Rolf Harris, “Iko Iko” (Columbia) |
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| NME | NME Top 30 1. Beatles, “Ticket to Ride” (Parlophone) 2. Cliff Richard, “The Minute You’re Gone” (Columbia) 3. Them, “Here Comes the Night” (Decca) 4. Unit 4 Plus 2, “Concrete and Clay” (Decca) 5. Yardbirds, “For Your Love” (Columbia) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in U.S. 1. Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, “Game of Love” (Fontana) 2. Herman’s Hermits, “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” (Columbia) 3. Freddie and the Dreamers, “I’m Telling You Now” (Columbia) 4. Petula Clark, “I Know a Place” (Pye) 5. Supremes, “Stop! In the Name of Love” (Motown) |
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| NME | Best Selling L.Ps
in Britain 1. Beatles, Beatles for Sale (Parlophone) 2. Rolling Stones, No. 2 (Decca) 3. Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (CBS) 4. Mary Poppins Soundtrack (HMV) 5. The Sound of Music Soundtrack (RCA) |
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| n/a | Beatles ‘Million
Dollar’ Tour of America All Set Connie Francis Returning Here Another U.S. Ban on Sandie Shaw Beatles Win Grammy Animal Produces New Group’s Disc Billy Fury on Lucky Stars Things Tour Overseas Miller May Return Brown’s Film out Soon Goldie Going Home Kinks to Tour U.S. |
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| n/a | New Yardbirds single,
E.P. Sunday Concerts Seekers, Berries to Tour Ireland Val on Irish ‘Pops Parade” New Look for ‘Easy Beat’ Chad ill – States Tour Canceled Trio Storms U.S. Chart, Wayne 1st, Herman 2nd, Freddie 3rd Marianne’s Irish Trip Joan Baez Concert Honeycombs for Japan |
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| Johnson, Derek | Singles Reviewed Sandra Barry, “Questions” (Pye) Linda Laine, “Don’t Do It Baby” (Columbia) Lisa Rayne, “It Had to Be You” (Fontana) Bobbi Martin, “I Cant Stop Thinking of You” (Coral) Garry Lewis, “This Diamond Ring” (Liberty) Danny Williams, “Go Away” (HMV) |
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| Drummond, Norrie | The Who – One Hit but Four Films | 11 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Jackie Trent Kept Trying | 11 |
| Ed. Bromley, Tony | From You to Us | 11 |
| Smith, Alan | Listen! In the Name of the Supremes | 12 |
| Wells, John | Barron Knights see the Funny Side | 13 |
| Burdon, Eric | Photographs of Donovan | 14 |
| Gray, Andy | Pop Stars Who’s Who, The Final Words | 14 |
| n/a | Classified ads | 15 |
| Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 16 |
| Altham, Kieth | Doddy, Knights, Kayes Score | 16 |
| n/a | Wayne Fontana No. 1 in U.S. Charts by American Embassy Said ‘Unknown’ | 16 |
| Jacob Barry February 2006 | ||
| No. 955 | 30 April 1965 | |
| Wells, John | Dylan Feted, But Remains Unmoved! [Bob Dylan] | 2 |
| Altham, Keith | Eric Burdon: Animal Trainer! [The Animals] | 3 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs Reviewed: Motortown Revue (Tamla-Motown) Righteous Brothers, Some Blue-Eyed Soul (Pye) James Brown, Unbeatable 16 Hits (London) Roger Miller, Roger and Out (Philips) Sound of Music (RCA-Victor) |
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| Altham, Keith | Donovan - One of the Folk Song Sensations of 65 | 4 |
| Evans, Allen | EPs Reviewed: It's Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders (Fontana) Unit 4 Plus 2 (Decca) Four Pennies (Philips) Shirley Bassey (Columbia) Martha and Vandellas (Tamla-Motown) Dusty Springfield, In New York (Philips) Mary Wells (Tamla-Motown) Matt Monro (Parlophone) Fats Domino, My Blue Heaven (Liberty) Hollies (Parlophone) Slim Whitman, Sings More Irish Songs (Liberty) Hitmakers Series (Pye Popular) |
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| Johnson, Derek | Should Smaller Fry American Popsters Be Banned from Britain? | 5 |
| n.a. | New York Likes Tommy Steele | 5 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles Reviewed: Searchers, "Bumble Bee" (Pye) Fats Domino, "Why Don't You Do Right" (HMV) In Crowd, "That's How Strong My Love Is" (Parlophone) Marianne Faithful, "This Little Bird" (Decca) Nashville Teens, "Little Bird" (Decca) Jay & the Americans, "Think of the Good Times" (United Artists) Slim Whitman, "Remember Me" (Liberty) Twinkle, "Tommy" (Decca) Michael Chaplin, "I Am What I Am" (Decca) Dean and Mark, "Just A Step Away" (Hickory) Val McKenna, "Baby Do It" (Pye) Jim Reeves, "How Long Has It Been" (RCA) Frank Polk, "Trying To Keep Up With the Jonses" (Capitol) Hullabaloos, "I'll Show You How to Love" (Columbia) Hillsiders, "Please Be My Love" (Pye) Wolfetones, "Spanish Lady" (Fontana) Otis Redding, "Shout Bamalama" (Sue) Paul Dean, "You Don't Own Me" (Decca) Jackie Edwards, "Hush" (Aladdin) James Brown, "I'll Go Crazy" (Columbia) We Three Trio, "Baby the Rain Must Fall" (London) Hamilton Folk Four, "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (Columbia) Michael Leslie, "Momma Didn't Know" (Pye) Roger James Four, "A Letter from Kathy" (Columbia) Johnny Neal and the Starliners, "And I Will Love You" (Pye) Kenny and Denny, "Try to Forget Me" (Decca) Toni Harper, "Never Trust a Stranger" (Vocalion) |
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| n.a. | NME Top Thirty 1. Beatles, "Ticket To Ride" (Parlophone) 2. Roger Miller, "King of the Road" (Philips) 3. Them, "Here Comes the Night" (Decca) 4. Cliff Richard, "The Minute You're Gone" (Columbia) 5. Animals, "Bring It on Home to Me" (Columbia |
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| n.a. | Best Selling Pop
Records in U.S. 1. Herman's Hermits, "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" 2. Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, "Game of Love" 3. Petula Clark, "I Know a Place" 4. Freddie & the Dreamers, "I'm Telling You Now" 5. Seekers, "I'll Never Find Another You" |
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| n.a. | Best Selling LPs
in Britain 1. Beatles, Beatles for Sale (Parlophone) 2. Rolling Stones, Rolling Stones No. 2 (Decca) 3. Bob Dylan, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (CBS) 4. Mary Poppins Soundtrack (HMV) 5. Cliff Richard (Columbia) |
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| n.a. | Round the World Canada: 1. Wayne Fontana & the Mindbreakers, "Game of Love" Holland: 1. Beatles, "Rock and Roll Music" Israel: 1. Sandie Shaw, "I'll Stop at Nothing" Sweden: 1. Beatles, "Ticket to Ride" |
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| n.a. | Hermits Hold Off
Beatles [Herman's Hermits] Donovan and Stones Aid Disc Newcomers [Rolling Stones] Cliff, Kathy, Mathis Palladium TV Plans [Cliff Richard, Kathy Kirby, Johnny Mathis] Val and Sandie Cabaret Dates [Val Doonican, Sandie Shaw] Helen Seeking New Manager [Helen Shapiro] Castle TV Series [Roy Castle] Mann's Blackpool Run [Manfred Mann] Musical 'Pan' on TV ["Peter Pan"] Another Penny [Four Pennies] Singles from Gene and the Bachelors [Gene Pitney] Stones Managers to U.S. [Rolling Stones] Fame and Lulu on 'Top Gear' [Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, Lulu and the Luvers] Sullivan Books Animals Again [Ed Sullivan] Moody Blues Dates Monro's US Cabaret [Matt Monro] Tom May Spend Summer in U.S. [Tom Jones] Jones Waxes Bacharach 'Pussycat' Song [Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach] Another One of Them Fourmost in Cabaret Watch on Groups Who Miss Dates |
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| n.a. | Stones, Animals
In Charity Film [Rolling Stones] Donovan Concerts Zombies' Film Tunes 'Club' Additions ['Saturday Club'] Leyton's New Agent [John Leyton] Cilla, Manfred, Dave, Marianne - All on TV [CIla Black, Manfred Mann, Dave Clark, Marianne Faithfull] Proby's TV Ban May Be Lifted [P.J. Proby] Seekers to Get Gold Disc on TV Show Stars at Variety Club 'Thank You' Connie Francis TV Dates Set Fame's Swedish Trip [Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames] Hardy and Silkie — Savoy Seasons [Francoise Hardy] Unit on Fury's 'Lucky' [Unit Four Plus Two] More Stars in Song Festival [British Song Festival] Dionne in London [Dionne Warwick] Hollies Ballrooms Honeycombs Follow-Up |
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| n.a. | Frankie Vaughan
ATV Summer Series Stones, Doonican Irish, Scots Dates [Rolling Stones, Val Doonican] Seekers Tour Australia Ella - TV after all [Ella Fitzgerald] Three More Elvis Films Prepared [Elvis Presley] Two New Musicals ["Twang!", "Passion Flower"] Applejacks Aid Charity Dave Clark Five on More U.S. TV Shows Dave Clark, Manfred: New RSG Bookings [Manfred Mann] Wembly Charity Shows Jeans to Germany [The Swinging Blue Jeans] Loss One-Nighters [Joe Loss Orchestra] Most Waxes Vinton [Bobby Vinton] Trio to Visit Britain [Kingston Trio] Fame's American Trip [Georgie Fame] |
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| Johnson, Derek | More Singles Reviewed: Dixie Cups, "Iko Iko" (Red Bird) Dave Helling, "It Ain't Me Babe" (Stateside) Lou Johnson, "Please Stop the Wedding" (London) Ben E. King, "The Record" (Atlantic) Jess Conrad, "Things I'd Like to Say" (Columbia) Al Martino, "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" (Capitol) Don Charles, "Dream on Little Dreamer" (HMV) Sharon Soul, "How Can I Get to You" (Stateside) Roy Hamilton, "A Thousand Tears Ago" (MGM) John Hammond "Baby Won't You Tell Me" (Fontana) Size Seven Group, "It's Got to Be Love" (Mercury) Greenbeats, "So Sad" (Pye) Megatons, "Shimmy Shimmy Walk" (Sue) Jimmy Clanton, "Hurting Each Other" (Stateside) Gale Garnett, "I'll Cry Alone" (RCA) Hipster Image, "Can't Let Her Go" (Decca) Sue and Sunshine, "We're in Love" (Columbia) Lady Lee, "99 Times Out of 100" (Decca) |
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| Altham, Keith | Francoise — One Girl Music Organisation! [Francoise Hardy] | 11 |
| Smith, Alan | Frank Ifield in Colour and on Wide Screen | 11 |
| n.a. | Chuck Berry Records
at Home Now Everlys Come Back [Everly Brothers] From You to Us [Fan letters] Who IS Tom Jones! Brickbats For Eartha Kitt |
12 |
| Altham, Keith | Peter and Gordon Are Poles Apart [Peter Asher and Gordon Waller] | 13 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail: Hermits on the Run [Herman's Hermits] | 13 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Honeycombs Survive 'Gimmick' Slur | 14 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of Marianne Faithfull | 14 |
| n.a. | Classifieds | 15 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 16 |
| n.a. | More Round the World
Charts Australia: 1. Rolling Stones, "The Last Time" Malaysia: 1. Rolling Stones, "Under the Boardwalk" Hong Kong: 1. Beatles, "Rock and Roll Music" |
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| Lucas Brode, February 2006 |
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