| No. 1001 | 1 April 1966 | |
| Cover | Matt Monro EMI Artist
of the month! Latest American Singles: The Temptations "Get Ready"; Connie Francis "Love Is Me"! Latest British Singles: David & Jonathon "Speak Her Name"; Don & Pete "And I'm Crying Again"; The Barron-Knights "Round the World Rhythm & Blues"; The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band "My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies"; Morecambe & Wise "Now That You're Here"! |
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| Alan Smith | Hollies Go Chinese! [Hollies have 'Chinese Sound' to new tunes] | 2 |
| Keith Altham | In Paris with the Rolling Stones | 2-3 |
| Advertising | Now Hear This: American
Hi-Fidelity Equipment Exhibition! New Albums from CBS Records: Simon & Garfunkel, Sound of Silence; Percy Faith, Themes for the "In" Crowd; Paul Revere and the Raiders, Just Like Us; Ray Conniff Companion; and The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Ain't It Grand Boys. |
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| Derek Johnson | Singles Reviews Brian Wilson: "Caroline No" / "Summer Means New Love" [Capitol] Gary Lewis & The Playboys: "Sure Gonna Miss Her" / "I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight" [Liberty] Connie Francis: "Love Is Me, Love Is You" / "I'd Let You Break My Heart All Over Again" [MGM] Roy Orbison: "Twinkle Toes" / "Where Is Tomorrow" [London] Lovin' Spoonful: "Daydream" / "Night Owl Blues" [Pye-International] Temptations: "Get Ready" / "Fading Away" [Tamla-Motown] Roy Head: "My Babe" / "Pain" [Vocation] Joe Brown: "Sea of Heartbreak" [Pye] Barry McGuire: "Walking My Cat Named Dog" [RCA] Karl Denver: "Marta" [Mercury] Lesley Gore: "Young Love" [Mercury] Bonzo Doo-Dah Band: "My Brother Makes Noises for the Talkies" [Parlophone] The Chantelles: "I Think of You" [Parlophone] Beau Brummell Esq.: "Take Me Like I Am" [Columbia] Echoes: "Go to Run" [Philips] Ernie Wise: "Now that You're Here" [HMV] Pinky and Perky:"Winnie the Pooh" [HMV] Deputies: "Given Half a Chance" [Strike] Roy Harper: "Take Me in to Your Eyes" [Strike] Clancy Brothers: "Freedom Sons" [CBS] Phil Upchurch Combo: "You Can't Sit Down" [Sue] David Essex: "This Little Girl of Mine" [Fontana] Nikki Young: "The Day He Came My Way" [Polydor] Sorrows: "Let the Live Live" / "Don't Sing No Sad Songs for Me" [Piccadilly] Helmut Zacharias: "Ton Up" [Polydor] Frank Barber's Percussion Ensemble: "Busy Lizzie" [Columbia] Garry Blake: "Look Out Now!" [Columbia] George Cates: "Flowers on the Wall" [Dot] Nicky Hopkins: "Mr. Big" [CBS] |
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| LP Reviews | Petula Clark My Love
[Pye] Sinatra for the Sophisticated [Capitol] Vince Hill Have You Met... Vince Hill [Columbia] The Kingsmen on Campus [Pye] The Lovin' Spoonful, Do You Believe in Magic [Pye] |
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| Advertising | New E.P.s: Sandy Shaw: "Tomorrow" [Pye] Petula Clark: "My Love" [Pye] The Overlanders: "Michelle" [Pye] The Ivy League: "Our Love Is Slipping Away" [Piccadilly] Len Barry: "Havin' a Good Time" [Cameo/Park.] The Rockin Berries: "Happy to Blue" [Piccadilly] Sounds Orchestral: "Ain't that Peculiar" [Picadilly] Pat Boone: "I Believe" [Dot] Cyril Stapleton, The Laurie Johnson Orchestra, The John Schroeder Orchestra: "T.V. Themes 1966" [Pye]. E.M.I. Welcomes The Righteous Brothers with their first disc on Verve "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration." |
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| NME | Top Ten Singles on
the Charts: 1. Walker Brothers: "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine No More" [Philips] 2. Hollies: "I Can't Let Go" [Parlophone] 3. Bob Lind: "Elusive Butterfly" [Fontana] 4. Eddy Arnold: "Make the World Go Away" [RCA] 5. Yardbirds: "Shape of Things" [Columbia] 6. Kinks: "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" [Pye] 7. Spencer Davis Group: "Somebody Help Me" [Fontana] 8. Val Doonican: "Elusive Butterfly" [Decca] 9. Bachelors: "Sound of Silence" [Decca] 10. Beach Boys: "Barbara Ann" [Capitol]] |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop
Records in U.S.: 1. S/Sgt. Barry Sadler, "The Ballad of the Green Berets" 2. Rolling Stones, "19th Nervous Breakdown" 3. Righteous Brothers, "Soul and Inspiration" 4. Lovin' Spoonful, "Daydream" 5. Simon & Garfunkel, "Homeward Bound" 6. Beatles, "Nowhere Man" 7. Mama's and Papa's, "California Dreamin'" 8. Nancy Sinatra, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" 9. Cher, "Bang Bang" 10. Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "Sure Gonna Miss Her." |
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| NME | Top Tens Selling
LPs in Britain: 1. Sound of Music, Soundtrack [RCA] 2. Beatles, Rubber Soul [Parlophone] 3. Walker Brothers, Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers [Philips] 4. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Going Places [Pye Int.] 5. Mary Poppins, Soundtrack [HMV] 6. Bert Kaempfert, Bye Bye Blues [Polydor] 7. Beach Boys, Beach Boys' Party! [Capitol] 8. Andy Williams, May Each Day [CBS] 9. Otis Redding, Otis Blue [Atlantic] 10. Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra, Two [CBS]. |
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| Advertising | Here it is... the best LP yet from Marianne Faithfull: North Country Maid [Decca]. | 5 |
| N.A. | Nancy Sinatra, [Johnny]
Mathis, [Eddy] Arnold, Everlys [Brothers], [Trini] Lopez to London for
TV Series. Stones agent in 'merger' talks with Grade Org. [Merging of Tito Burns Productions and Grade Organisation]. Will this be 'Stars' substitute? [New show may replace Lucky Stars] Fortunes: Malta, Sweden, Iceland. Vandellas Club, Dance Dates. Small Faces disc change [Small Faces switch next single to one of their own compositions]. Stars for 'Stars.' Gerry [Marsden] on charity bill. Clark TV With Dino [The Dave Clark Five to appear on Dean Martin Show]. Big Whit pop gala. Jeremy Clyde In Film. Stones TV Date To Promote Album. Cliff [Richard], [Bob] Dylan, Herman [and the Hermits], [David] McCallum, [Lou] Christie, [Manfred] Mann, Pet discs [New discs soon to be released from these artists]. [Jimmy] Savile Wins Bet [Savile completes 52-mile long run from London to Brighton in just over 13 hours]. Overlanders Cabaret. New Elvis Film Features Single. Walkers: no Australia [Walker Brothers are now unlikely to tour in Australia]. |
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| N.A. | Illness, Accident
Jinx Hits Orbison-Walkers Package [All currently touring stars have been
hit by illness]. U.S. Chart News. M.U. [Britain's Musicians Union] Swedish move. Fame, Otis Club Dates. Now West End cabaret; TV series for Seekers. Crispian [St. Peters] And [Rockin'] Berries for Seekers Concerts. Price Set steps in to Christie show [Alan Price Set replaces the Kinks at Portsmouth Guild Hall]. Herman, Dusty at 5. Doonican 'Jury' [Val Doonican returns to NME top 10 this week and will be on BBC-1's Juke Box Jury]. Beatles wax next week? Tijuana [Brass] July Return. Price Set steps in to Christie Show. Manfred Dates. Who bookings. Sandie waxes in Paris. Mre dance dates for Pinkertons.Max Bygraves' Son Records. Millie in Styne TV show. Sinatra Definite [Sinatra will definitely be visiting London in early May]. Light's summer pop [Light Programme's daily pop series Swing Into Pop will return in summer starting July 4]. |
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| N.A. | Walkers Senational—Roy
Triumphs, Too though off-stage he came a cropper! El[vis Presley] fought off flu. New to the Charts [Graham Bonney, Barry Sadler, Neil Christian]. |
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| Nat Hentoff | More honours for Herb [Alpert]. | 8 |
| N.A. | Life-lines of Bob
Lind. Alan Price's faith pays off. |
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| Advertisements | Black Gin called
Bessenrood: trendy, smart, different. Levi's bring out the West in a man! |
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| Derek Johnson | Cliff Asks, "What's All the "From You to Us" Fuss About? | 10 |
| Announcements | 1966 Top Pop Festival—Sincil Bank Football Ground: Lincoln Whit-Monday May 30th Non-Stop Dancing. | 10 |
| Allen Evans | EPs Petula Clark: "My Love" / "Have I the Right" / "Round Every Corner" / "You're the One" [Pye] Joan Baez: "With God on Our Side" / "Farewell Angelina" / "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" [Fontana] Pat Boone: "I Believe" / "Dear Lord" / "Father of Mankind" / "I Walked Today where Jesus Walked"/ "He" [Dot] Sounds Orchestral: "Ain't that Peculiar" / "Do Nothing Til' You Hear from Me" / "Go Home Girl" / "A Boy and a Girl" [Picadilly] Overlanders: "Michelle" / "The Leaves Are Falling" / "Summer Skies and Golden Sands" / "Room Enough for You and Me" [Pye] Rockin' Berries: "Happy to Blue" / "The Water Is over My Head" / "You're My Girl"/ "Doesn't Time Fly" [Picadilly] Sandie Shaw: "Tomorrow"/ "I Know" / "Hurting You" / "When I Was a Child" [Pye] |
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| Tony Bromley [ed] | From You to Us: Sven Johansson (Ostra Emtervik, Sweden) Debbie (Nottingham) Gillian Harvey (Shtton, Flints) James Murray (Ardglass Co. Down) James Groom (Gee Cross, Cheshire) Courtney Ford (Upminster, Essex) Star Quote: Roy Orbison. |
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| Advertisements | Joe Loss Limited. Jean Alexander Agency. The Rik Gunnell Angency. The Riot Squad. In this Month's 'Rave' it's got the Greatest Look. Radio Luxembourg. Engagements Wanted 9d. per word Fan Clubs 1/3 per word Bands 1/. Per word Transport 1/. Per word Records for Sale 1/. Per word Tuition 1/6 per word Instrument Repairs 1/. Per word Records Wanted 1/. Per word Musical Services 1/6 per word Musicians Wanted 1/. Per word Photographs 1/. Per word Special Notices 1/6 per word Artistes Wanted 1/. Per word For Sale 1/. Per word Recording 1/. Per word Situations Vacant 1/. Per word Instruments For Sale 1/. Per word Instruments Wanted 1/. Per word Records Wanted 1/. Per word Groups Wanted 1/3 per word Dances 1/. Per word |
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| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces. | 12 |
| Advertisements | The World Cup March. Record of the Week! The Lovin' Spoonful Daydream! NME Popword Puzzle. Hear and Sing on the Max Bygraves Show, BBC-1, Saturday, 2nd April, 8.20p.m. Two Great Versions of the American Hit Song "Lullaby of Love" Recorded by Antoinette [Picadilly] and The Poppies [Columbia]! |
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| Natalie Kirch, March 2006 | ||
| No. 1002 | 8 April 1966 | |
| Cover | "Not just at the top of the charts, The first 3" | 1 |
| Smith, Alan | Cilla (pink, blue, and green) Black | 2 |
| Altham, Keith | With Who and 'Birds at Paris Allez-Oops | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Pet punches out hit | 4 |
| n.a. | Four-minute Dylan
formula as before Lou Christie dated |
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| n.a. | NME Top Thirty 1. Walker Brothers, "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More" (Philips) 2. Spencer Davis Group, "Somebody Help Me" (Fontana) 3. Bob Lind, "Elusive Butterfly" (Fontana) 4. Kinks, "Dedicated Follower of Fasion" (Pye) 5. Dave Dee, Doxy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, "Hold Tight" (Fontana) |
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| n.a. | Best-selling Pop
Records in US 1. Righteous Brothers, "Soul and Inspiration" 2. Lovin Spoonful, "Daydream" 3. Rolling Stones, "19th Nervous Breakdown" 4. Cher, "Bang Bang" 5. S/Sgt. Barry Sadler "The Ballad of the Green Berets" |
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| n.a. | Best-selling LPs
in Britain 1. Sound of Music, Soundtrack (RCA) 2. Beatles, Rubber Soul (Parlophone) 3. Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers (Philips) 4. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Going Places (Pye Int.) 5. Mary Poppins, Soundtrack (HMV) |
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| n.a. | 5 Years Ago 1. Allisons, "Are You Sure" 2. Elvis Presley, "Wooden Heart" 3. Cliff Richard, "Theme for a Dream" 4. Everly Brothers, "Walk Right Back" 5. Bubby Darin, "Lazy River" |
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| n.a. | 10 Years Ago 1. Dream Weavers, "It's Almost Tomorrow" 2. Winifred Atwell, "Poor People of Paris" 3. Kay Starr, "Rock and Roll Waltz" 4. "Only You" 5. Dave King, "Memories are Made of This" |
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| n.a. | Walkers, Faces, Crispian,
Dave Dee Price Join NME Concert BBC-1 Easter Pop Special Neil Christian Europe Plans A Manfred Quits [Mike Vickers] Faithfull Stays On [Paris Olympia] Dusty Cabaret Double West End Elvis Donovan waxes in US Hospital for Tom Jones—so big dates are off Dusty at 'Club' Spencer, Loss Guest Pirate chief leaves [Ben Topey] Overlanders, 'Hoppers move to Tito Burns' roster Jonathan King puts Writ on record—with Spoonful song Europe trip set for Dave Dee Small Faces Film Debut Kinks are back in action; US Tour with Orbison? Spoonful, Dusty, Small Faces RSG Searcher's Return [Chris Curtis] Orbison, Overlanders Radio Spencer Sundays at Blackpool; Walkers and Price, too? Eddie Cochran hit re-issued; Nancy Christie releases Yardbird's Solo |
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| n.a. | Dusty Springfield
to Star in Palladium TV show next month Beatles for Memphis! Details for US and Japan trips revealed Vaughn, Martin TV Freddie with Danny Kaye Christie dance dates Who Court Move [recording rights] Dallas Boys: US, Bermuda Alan Price Radio TV, Scots Tour Animals, Dusty 'Scene' Crash Helmets and police escorts now for the Walkers! Summer Singers [Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson] Doonican TV Date Hollies to Germany BBC-TV Easter show highlights |
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| Hutchins, Chris | Review: Max Delights! | 7 |
| Johnson, Derek | I'm Glad Bob's beating me, says Val | 8 |
| Johnson, Derek | Barbra Streisand joins the greats | 8 |
| Bromley, Tony | From You to Us | 8 |
| n.a. | Question time with
Cher's Sister Kinks Ray and Dave Davies v. Mick Avory and Peter Quaife |
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| Thomas, Tracy | Enter the intellectual S & G [Simon and Garfunkel] | 10 |
| Gray, Andy | Lucky Lovin' Spoonful | 10 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs | 10 |
| n.a. | Classified Ads | 11 |
| Altham, Keith | Stones New LP | 12 |
| Toni Licciardello, February 2006 | ||
| No. 1005 | 15 April 1966 | |
| Cover | This Is the Phenomenon Whose Name Is Barbara [Streisand] | |
| Price, Alan | Question-Time | 2 |
| Thomas, Tracy Hentoff, Nat |
America Calling [Hollywood/
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| Evans, Allen | LPs: Simon and Garfunkel: Sound of Silence [CBS] Golden Hitmakers: features Sandie Shaw, Kinks, Searchers, Honeycombs, Rockin' Berries, Sounds Orchestral, Kenny Ball, and the Ivy League [Golden Guinea] Golden Hits of Sandie Shaw [Golden Guinea] Vic Damone: The Lively Ones / Oliver! [Golden Guinea] Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass: Sounds Tijuana [Stateside] |
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| Altham, Keith | 'Somebody' Makes No. 1—But too Quickly for Spence [Davis]! | 3 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Herman['s Hermits] Package Has Everything | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles: Nancy Sinatra: "How Does that Grab You Darlin'" / "I Move Around" [Reprise] Lou Christie: "Rhapsody in the Rain" / "Trapeze" [MGM] Wayne Fontana: "Come on Home" / "My Eyes Break Out in Tears" [Fontana] Ray Charles: "Together Again" / "You're Just About to Lose Your Clown" [HMV] Russ Conway: "The Crunch" / "The Patient Heart" [Columbia] Beach Boys: "Sloop John B" / "You're So Good to Me" [Capitol] Johnny Kidd: "It's Got to be You" / "I Hate Getting Up in the Morning" [HMV] Gene Chandler "(I'm Just A) Fool for You" / "Buddy Ain't It a Shame" [Stateside] Trini Lopez: "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" / "The 32nd of May" [Reprise] Searchers: "Take It or Leave It" / "Don't Hide It Away" [Pye] Johnny Rivers: "Secret Agent Man" / "Tom Dooley" [Liberty] Eddie Rambeau: "I'm the Sky" / "I Just Need Your Love" [Stateside] Paul Jones: "Pretty Flamingo" / "You're Standing By" [HMV] |
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| NA | NME Top Thirty: 1. Spencer Davis Group: "Somebody Help Me" [Fontana] 2. Walker Brothers: "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More" [Philips] 3. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich: "Hold Tight" [Fontana] 4. Dusty Springfield: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" [Philips] 5. Bachelors: "Sound of Silence" [Decca] |
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| NA | Best Selling Pop
Records in U.S. 1. Righteous Brothers: "Soul and Inspiration" 2. Lovin' Spoonful: "Daydream" 3. Cher: "Bang Bang" 4. Johnny Rivers: "Secret Agent Man" 5. Outsiders: "Time Won't Let Me" |
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| NA | Best Selling LPs
in Britain 1. Soundtrack: Sound of Music [RCA] 2. Beatles: Rubber Soul [Parlophone] 3. Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers [Philips] 4. Spencer Davis Group: Second Album [Fontana] 5. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass [Pye Int.] |
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| NA | Dusty [Springfield]
Hit Co-Writer Is Yardbirds New Manager 'That's Nice' Writer Sings [Mickie Dallon] Same Again from Elvis Pop-Liners [Paul Simon] Cliff [Richard], Shadows for Palladium Panto Beatles Film No. 3 is Next Year Now Searcher [Curtis] Quits? TV, Recording Ban Hits Hollies on U.S. Tour End of the Road for 'Lucky Stars', But New Autumn Show Christian RSG TV Hot Seat for Dusty Songwriter [Max Nesbitt] Dies |
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| NA | Spencer: German,
Scots Tours, Air Dash from Paris for NME Show Kinks Cancel Date Sandie [Shaw] at Blackpool Orbison on JBJ Nancy Sinatra, Trini Sunday Night TV Matt [Monro]: 'No. 1 Cabaret Star' [Graham] Bonney RSG Debut Cliff, Shads, Sonny, Cher, Beach Boys, Lonnie Discs British Walkers! Herman to Stay Longer in U.S. Price EP in France Seekers in Germany New Cash Dates No Betty Everett Stars at Tiles Vandellas Date Freddie to Maltra |
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| Drummond, Norrie | Crispian Calms Down | 8 |
| Bromley, Tony | From
You to Us John North [Exeter] Meryl Lukey [Barking, Essex] Paul Mifsud [St. Julian's Malta] C. A. Lloyd [Formby, Lancs.] Dave Jaggard [Fourways, Great Totham, Maldon, Essex] Paul Cook ["Angry Yardbirds and Who fan," North Lincs.] Ian Jolly [Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland] |
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| James, Mark | 'In Crowds' Don't Exist, Say Dave Dee, Dozy, etc. | 8 |
| N.D. | New to the Charts: Dylan Helped Norma [Tanega] Make It | 9 |
| Altham, Keith | Walker Hostility on the Wane | 9 |
| Hutchins, Chris | The Gentle Strength of Roy Orbison | 9 |
| NA | Top Ten: Eddy Arnold Bing Crosby: "White Christmas" Glenn Miller Orchestra: "Sunrise Serenade" Mantovani Perry Como: "Till the End of Time" Marty Robbins: "El Paso" |
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| Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 10 |
| NA | Cilla [Black] Plugs 'Alfie' | 10 |
| Johnson, Derek | Second Chart Year for 'Music' and 'Poppins' LPs | 10 |
| Evans, Allen | EPs Manfred Mann [HMV] Marvin Gaye [Tamla-Motown] Cliff Richard [Columbia] New Faces from Hitsville [Tamla-Motown] Herman's Hermits [Columbia] |
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| NA | Who's Where | 10 |
| NA | Classifieds | 11 |
| Colin Lord, March 2006 | ||
| No. 1004 | 22 April 1966 | |
| Altham, Keith | Nice, Abnormal Spoonful! | 2 |
| n.a. | 'Fans Want El In Creole' | 2 |
| Smith, Alan | Chart-Topper Dusty Left Holding the Monkey! | 3 |
| n.a. | Master Singers Sing
Code as a Psalm! Roy C 'shoots' in |
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| Johnson, Derek | Singles: Pretty Things Go Wild: "Come and See Me"/ "₤.s.d" (Fontana) James Brown cult will really lap this one up: "Ain't that a Groove" — Parts 1 and 2 (Pye-International) Merseys punch home 'Sorrow': "Sorrow"/ "Some Other Day" (Fontana) Door open for Union: "Behind the Door"/ "English Tea" (Decca) Toys: "My Heart Be Cast into Stone"/ "On Backstreet" (Stateside) Del Shannon: "The Big Hurt"/ "I Got It Bad" (Liberty) Eddie Cochran: "C'Mon Everybody"/ "Summertime Blues" (Liberty) Goldie Swings: "I Do"/ "Think about the Good Times" (Fontana) Vibrations: "Canadian Sunset"/ "Story of a Starry Night" (Columbia) Mike Scott: "I Am a Rock"/ "I'm Gonna Be Somebody Someday" (Mercury) David Ballantyne: "Love around the World"/ "World Full of Women" (Columbia) Gimmick May Help Troggs: "Wild Thing"/ "From Home" (Fontana) Dave Ferrez and Nicky Scott: "You've Gotta Learn"/ "Like You as You Are" (Columbia) Dave Antony's Moods: "New Directions"/ "Give It a Chance" (Parlophone) Brian Hyland: "3,000 Miles"/ "Sometimes They Do, Sometimes They Don't" (Philips) Pick of the rest |
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| NME | Top Five Singles: 1. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" Dusty Springfield (Philips) 2. "Somebody Help Me" Spencer Davis Group (Fontana) 3. "Hold Tight" Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (Fontana) 4. "Sound of Silence" Bachelors (Decca) 5. "Bang Bang" Cher (Liberty) |
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| NME | Best Selling LPs
in Britain: 1. Sound of Music [Soundtrack] (RCA) 2. Aftermath, Rolling Stones (Decca) 3. Rubber Soul, The Beatles (Parlophone) 4. Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers (Philips) 5. Mary Poppins [Soundtrack] (HMV) 6. Bye Bye Blues, Bert Keampfert (Polydor) 7. Second Album, Davis Group (Fontana) 8. Going Places, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (Pye Int.) 9. Solid Gold Soul [Various Artists] (Atlantic) 10. Beach Boys Party (Capitol) 10. Mantovani Magic (Decca) |
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| n.a. | Dusty Demands U.S.
Label Switch Big TV schedule for Sandie Shaw in May Beatle brother in new disc group Pop-Liners NME Poll Concert On Television! BBC-TV To Screen Beatles Cartoon? Release set for new Byrds, Dylan U.S. hits Cliff will be there Ex-Searcher Chris joins Pye as a producer Lou Christie Goes Home Colours, Ryans, Dud RSG 'Whole Scene' going Walkers aid Oxfam |
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| Hutchins, Chris | Review 'On the Level' | 6 |
| n.a. | Ifield, Kathy, Millie,
for 'U.S. Palladium' Spencer—Dodd's Guest A Sunday ATV Date for Lulu—Not Nancy! Stars' quiz time Big plans for 'Saturday Club'; Dee Manns, Faces; Beatles interview set Beaky, Tich and Dozy wax 'solo' Rhodesia on Seekers' African schedule Ken Dodd's next Goldie Goes Home Kidd, Pirates split New Stones Single Named; TV Date Set U.S. chart changes Chris Farlowe hurt Spencer Davis for Cabaret, New Disc Date |
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| Evans, Alan | LPs: 'Funny Girl' consolation album (Capitol) The Most of the Animals (Columbia) Nat King Cole at the Sands (Capitol) |
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| Bromley, Tony | From YOU to US | 8 |
| n.a. | Mantovani Landmark Presley fans hit back |
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| Johnson, Derek | Classical | 8 |
| Johnson, Derek | Manfred Mann—Righteous Brothers Belated Hits End Chart Comeback Fight | 9 |
| Evans, Allen | EPs: Artwoods (Decca) Ivy League (Picadilly) TV Themes (Pye) Al Martino (Capitol) Walkers (Pye International) |
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| Thomas, Tracy Hentoff, Nat |
America Calling | 9 |
| Altham, Keith | Now They All Want Paul Simon Songs! | 10 |
| Gray, Andy | Cilla's Winner | 10 |
| Alley Cat | Tailpieces | 12 |
| Beer, Karel Jonathan | Kinks Late but Liked in Paris | 12 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Davis Group and Who in Wild Stage Show | |
| Michael Mansfield, March 2006 | ||
| No. 1005 | 29 April 1966 | |
| Cover | Polydor's First LP Release of Atlantic | 1 |
| Derek Johnson | The Line-up of the Century [The Beatles and Stones in the same show, NMP Poll-Winners Concert Previewed] | 2 |
| Advertisements | Beatles Medal Competition Winners Get into Shell Gear! "I Can Choose Any Records I Want with Squires Budget Plan' In This Months Rave |
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| Tracy Thomas | On the Film Set with Sonny and Cher [NME exclusive, the duo enjoys the work] | 3 |
| N.A. | Sad Nancy Flies Out [Nancy Sinatra will fly from London to Hamburg to attend the NME concert and meet the Beatles/Stones] | 3 |
| Advertisements | Hear the Great Ones on EMI Latest Singles [American: Stevie Wonder, Lee Dorsey, The Van Dykes, The Ventures. British: Deano, The Bo Street Runners, Andy Stewart, Tony Peters] |
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| Derek Johnson | Singles Review Bo Street Runners: "Drive My Car" / "So Very Woman" (Columbia) Al Martino: "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep" / "My Love, Forgive Me" (Capitol) Artwoods: "I Take What I Want" / "I'm Looking for a Saxophonist Doubling French Horn Wearing Size 37 Boots" (Decca) The Truth: "I Go to Sleep" / "Baby You've Got It (Pye) Hit for Six: "I Hear Trumpets Blow" / "True Love Is Funny" (Pye) Dixie Cups: "What Kind of Fool" / "Danny Boy" (HMV) Paul Simon: "A Most Peculiar Man" / "Wedding Day" (Columbia) Craig Douglas: "I'm on the Outside Looking in" / "Knock on Any Door" (Fontana) Pick of the Rest: Lonnie Donegan, "I Wanna Go Home" (Pye) |
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| Advertisement | Latest Star Release | 4 |
| NME | Top Thirty 1. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," Dusty (Philips) 2. "Bang Bang," Cher (Liberty) 3. "Pretty Flamingo," Manfred Man (HMV) 4. "Daydream," Lovin' Spoonful (Pye-Int) 5. "Hold Tight," Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (Fontana) |
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| N.A. | New E.P.s and New Singles [Including Dionne Warwick, Episode Six, The Truth, Gerry and the Ohio, Los Mayas, Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, Peter Nelson, Tawny Reed, Dee King, The Meddy Evils] | 5 |
| Advertisements | Noel Harrison and Anthony Newley's New Records New Discs from CBS Records |
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| N.A. | Cliff, Shadows Complete Big NME Bill on Sunday [Cliff Richard and the Shadows have been added to the bill of NME Poll-winners Concert] | 6 |
| N.A. | News: Big Agency Merger Brings Top Stars under Same
Banner Trini and Host of Stars at the ME Autograph Stand BBC Sunday Variety Yardbird Relf's Disc Debut Due, U.S. Trip? Orbison, Who on Radio Dee Dee Replaces Lulu Shirley Waxes in U.S. Sammy Davis in London Roy C May Visit Fame at Five Chris, Herman, Tom 'Lucky Stars' Dates Cliff: TV in North BobLind, Clark, Ramsey, Brenda, Hedgehoppers, Reeves releases |
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| N.A. | News: Tom Jones in Big Las Vegas Cabaret Deal With U.S.
Stars Small Faces 'Stars' Row Liza Minnelli Cabaret Scott Engel: Old Solo Discs to Be Issued? James Bond and Stars Sister Make Record New! On Sale Today from Decca Records: Paul and Barry Ryan, The Artwoods, Henry Mancini and his Orchestra, Chet Atkins Animals Next Disc Was Recorded in Bahamas Scottish Dates for Manfreds New Peter, Gordon Hit Tape Your Own TV Spot Homeycombs Split Kink Ill, Misses Date; New Satire EP Due |
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| Carl Wilson | My Beach Boy Brothers [The Life of Carl Wilson] | 8 |
| N.A. | Life-Lines of Neil Christian [All major facts to know about Neil Christian] | 8 |
| N.A. | From YOU to US | 8 |
| Advertisements | A Great New Release from Mercury The L.P. with the Hit Single! Elvis-Latest, Greatest, and Best |
8 |
| Alan Smith | Hectic Days for Seekers [The Seekers work to record and perform] | 9 |
| Allen Evans | LP Reviews: Cilla. Cilla Sings a Rainbow [Parlophone] Elvis. Frankie and Johnny [RCA Victor] Sam Cooke. Try a Little Love [RCA Victor] |
9 |
| Tracy Thomas | Pet Clark-Jazz Pianist! [Petula Clark opened to one of the largest crowds at the Cocoanut Grove] | 9 |
| Advertisements | Royal Albert Hall Presents Jacques Loussier Trio St. Giles Music Centre Who's Where Premier Outfit Drum Company |
9 |
| Keith Altham | NME Chart Proves Manfreds Wrong ['Flamingo' Won't Go Higher Than No. 5 said Paul Jones, conflicts arise from distraction but Manfred continues to play] | 10 |
| N.A. | From The NME: 5 years ago, 10 years ago [Top 10 from 5 and 10 years ago] | 10 |
| Alan Smith | Mr. Sentiment Him — That's Eddy Arnold [Eddy calls Smith himself!] | 10 |
| Advertisement | Congratulations Dusty, No.1 Chart Position | 10 |
| N.A. | Personals: Fan Clubs, Bands, Records For Sale, Tuition, Groups Wanted, Recording, Vocalists Wanted, Musicians Wanted, Situations Wanted, Instruments For Sale, Musical Services, Dresswear, Records Wanted, Situations Vacant, Instrument Repairs, Dances, wanted, Clubs | 11 |
| Advertisements | Does your job give you all this? Bracelets Engraved Free Michael Martin for the Modern Man |
11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces [Hollywood 'Oscars' awarded] | 12 |
| Advertisements | Record of the Week Polydor Records Shotgun Wedding Recorded by Roy C. Home wanted for Get-Well Gifts |
12 |
| Maja Almquist, October 2009 | ||
| NME | 1966 |
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| Original by Silverman 1999 | grtedit 15-Jan-2018 |