| No. 1021 | 5 August 1966 | |
| Cover | Manfred Mann: Just Like a Women | 1 |
| n.a. | Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers The Beach Boys |
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| Keith Altham | Oldham: Talented, Insulting, Outrageous (Describing the Rolling Stones manager) | 3 |
| Alan Smith | Beatle Dreams. George: My Legs Burn — but Don't Hurt | 3 |
| advertising | Here's Where the Excitement Is! [Johnny Mathis, Yardbirds, Martin Denny, Norma Tanega, Shirley Bassey, the Seekers, Gene Pitney, P.J. Proby] | 3 |
| n.a. | Hot Shots: Ike and Tina Turner, Cher, Four Tops, the Temptations, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Controversy. Is Bob's "I Want You" a Con-Song? [Brian Matthew of "Juke Box Jury" calls Dylan a con-man] | 4 |
| Tony Bromley | From You to Us | 4 |
| advertising | New Beatles Single Out August 5: "Yellow Submarine"/ "Eleanor Rigby" (Parlophone) | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Small Faces: "All or Nothing" / "Understanding"
(Decca) Ike & Tina Turner: "Anything You Wasn't Born with" / "Beauty Is Just Skin Deep" (HMV) The Nashville Teens: "Forbidden Fruit" / "Revived 45 Time" (Decca) Bert Kaempfert: "Show Me the Way to Go Home" / "Milica" (Polydor) Nancy Sinatra: "Friday's Child" / "Hutchinson Jail" (Reprise) Beatles: "Yellow Submarine"/ "Eleanor Rigby" (Parlophone) Cliff Bennett: "Got to Get You into My Life" / "Baby Each Day" (Parlophone) Tremeloes: "Good Day Sunshine" / What a State I'm in" (CBS) Jan and Dean: "Popsicle" / "The Joker Is Wild" (Liberty) Stevie Wonder: "Blowin' in the Wind" / "Ain't that Asking for Trouble" (Tamla) |
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| Derek Johnson | Shop Window | 6 |
| NME | Top Thirty 1. "A Girl Like You," Troggs (Fantana) 2. "Out of Time," Chris Farlowe (Immediate) 3. "Black Is Black," Los Bravos (Decca) 4. "The More I See You," Chris Montez (Pye Int.) 5. "Love Letters," Elvis Presley (RCA) |
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| NME | Best Selling LP's in Britain
1. "Sound of Music," Soundtrack (RCA) 2. "Pet Sounds," Beach Boys (Capitol) 3. "Aftermath" Rolling Stones (Decca) 4. "Summer Days and Summer Nights," Beach Boys (Capitol) 5. "Strangers in the Night," Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
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| n.a. | Star-Packed Line-Up for NME-208 Cricket Team Tom Jones Gets Own ATV Series Next Month Grade Takes over Delfont [Grade Organization has taken over Bernard Delfont Ltd.] Bravos, Paul Jones, Walkers, Sandie, Turners in RSG [Lineup for t.v. show "Ready Steady Go"] Court Case Costs Donovan U.S. Visa Sandie Steps in for Sick Kathy [Sandie Shaw steps in for Kathy Kirby] Mathis, Vaughan, Ifield West End Plans D'abo on JBJ [Juke Box Jury] Sonny , Cher Visit Plans Jeff Beck Better |
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| n.a. | Film Acting Role for John Lennon: He Leaves Beatles
and Britain (Temporarily) Next Month Kinks Cancel Dates: LP Is Delayed |
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| n.a. | Beach Boy Duo Kinks in Open Air Show Dates for Kathy, Hippodrome Series[Kathy Kirby] New Releases: Orbison, Reeves, Wayne, Andrews Cliff (Richard) Movie Ends (Bob) Dylan Breaks Neck Troggs- (Billy) Fury Show Folk Festival for TV London Christmas Show, Australia Plans for (Georgia) Fame Dusty (Springfield) to Spain, Not America Paul and Barry (Ryan) Cabaret, Panto Tree New U.K. Hits in U.S. Dixie Cups Tour |
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| Derek Johnson | Singles Reviews (continued from p. 6) Napolean XIV: "They're Coming to Take Me away, Ha-Haaa!" / "Aaah-Ah Yawa Em Ekat Ot Guimoc Er'Yeht" (Warner Bros.) Righteous Bros.: "Just Once in My Life"/ "The Blues" (London) Cathchy Byrds, "5D (Fifth Dimension)"/ Captain Soul" (CBS) |
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| Derek Johnson | Recommended Astrud Gilberto: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Verve) Symbols: "See You in September" (President) Tommy McLain: "Sweet Dreams" (London) Artwoods: "I Feel Good" (Decca) Jimmy James and the Vagabonds: "The Heart of Mine" (Piccadilly) Guy Mitchell: "Singing the Blues" (CBS) Dean Martin: "A Million and One" (Reprise) Bobby Goldsboro: "Take Your Love" (U-A) Spidells: "Find out What's Happening" (Sue) Limeys: "The Mountain's High" (Decca) Dean Parrish: "Tell Her" (Stateside) Billy Stewart: "Summertime" (Chess) |
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| Derek Johnson | Potted Pops | 10 |
| Allen Evans | LP's What's Shakin' (Elecktra) Chris Montez: The More I See You/Call Me (Pye Int.) Frank Cordell: Khartoum (United Artists) Bobby Gouldsboro: It's Too Late (United Artists) Ray Ellis: Big Hits for Swingers (Atlantic) The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles (Liberty) Lee Hazelwood: Very Special World (MGM) The Ventures: Walk Don't Run-Vol 2 (Liberty) |
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| EMI | New Beatles LP Revolver for Sale | 11 |
| Ann Moses | ?. Time with Beach Boy Brian Wilson | 12 |
| June Harris (New York) | America Calling: Brian (Jones) , Charlie (Watts) Tipped as Stones Best Actors | 12 |
| Tracy Thomas (Hollywood) | America Calling: Stones a Hit at the Bowl | 12 |
| Keith Altham | Talks to Alan Price | 13 |
| n.a. | The Life-Lines of Tina Turner | 13 |
| n.a. | Who 'Wreck' Festival | 14 |
| Alan Smith | Hollies Sacking Row Brews | 14 |
| Derek Johnson | Herman Tour Gave David and Jonathan 'Lovers Unite' Idea | 14 |
| Norrie Drummond | Kinks Enjoyed Scotland This Time! | 14 |
| Classifieds | 15 | |
| Alley Cat | Tailpieces: Frank Sinatra Now Replaced by Beatles | 16 |
| Record of the Week: Billy Stewart, "Summertime" | 16 | |
| W.R. Brakes | Elvis Popword | 16 |
| Ryan Beer, October 2009 | ||
| No. 1022 | 12 August 1966 | |
| Cover | Chris Farlowe, George Fame, Alan Price | 1 |
| n.a. | They Have Single and LP Hit in Britain, but the Question of the Hour Is... Will Beatles Be Safe in America | 2 |
| D.J. | New to the Charts: Recording engineer proves 'anything goes' in discland! | 2 |
| Altham, Keith | Double-Top Troggs | 3 |
| Trevor | Stones' Fire 'sat on' for Too Long | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles Review: Orbison at His Best Roy Orbison: "Too Soon to Know" / "You'll Never Be Sixteen Again" (London) The J & B: "There She Goes" / "Wow! Wow! Wow!" (Poldor) Mike Williams: "Lonely Soldier" / "If This Isn't Love" (Atlantic) Garnett Mimms: "It's Been Such a Long Way Home" / "Thinkin'" (United Artists) Shattering Redding: "I Can't Turn You Loose" / "Just One More Day" (Atlantic) Tommy Bruce: "Monster Gonzales" / "I Hate Getting Up in the Morning" Caesars: "Five in the Morning" / "It's Superman" (Deeen) Roger Miller: "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Heard" / "Train of Life" (Philips) Three Bells: "Cry No More" / "Train of Life" (Columbia) JR. Rocker and the All-Stars: "How Sweet It Is" / "Nothing but Soul" (Tania Motown) |
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| n.a. | More Beatles LP Covers Glen Dale: "Good Day Sunshine" / "Make Me Belong to You" (Deeen) Brian Withers: "For No One" / "Here, There, and Everywhere" (RCA) Marc Reid: "For No One" / "Lonely City Blues" (CBS) Fourmost: "Here, There and Everywhere" / "You've Changed" (Parlophone) Episode Six, "Here, There and Everywhere" / "Mighty Morris Ten" (Pye) Loose Ends: "Tax Man" / "That's It" (Decca) She Trinity: "Yellow Submarine" / "Promise Me You'll Cry" (Columbia) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "A Girl Like You," Troggs (Fontana) 2. "Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby," Beatles (Parlophone) 3. "Black Is Black," Los Bravos (Decca) 4. "The More I See You," Chris Montez (Pye Int.) 5. "Mama," Dave Berry (Decca) |
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| NME | Best Selling LPs in Britain 1. Revolver, Beatles (Parlophone) 2. Sound of Music, Soundtrack (RCA) 3. Pet Sounds, Beach Boys (Capitol) 4. Aftermath, Rolling Stones (Decca) 5. Summer Days and Summer Nights, Beach Boys (Capitol) |
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| Center Page | Hollywood Film Offer for Hollies New U.S. Tour for Donovan Hit Song Writers Waxing for Pye Original Animals on TV Next Month Dusty, Manfreds, Burdon, Bravoz, Faces, Dave Dee Set for RSG Who Concerts with Merseys Fixed; Disc Deal Collapses Major British, U.S. Plans for Los Bravos Los Bravos Tomorrow's 'Club' David, Jonathan in Northern Cabaret Other U.S. Hits |
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| Center Page | Dusty is Tom Jones' ATV Guest Small Faces to Tour with the Hollies and Paul Jones New Line-up for BBC Pop Series Big TV Date, New Single for Seekers New Spoonful, Pet Clark, Montez, James Brown, Everlys Releases Faces to Europe Kenn Dodd Show for Oxford Europe and Australia Tours Scheduled for Dave Berry Troggs Europe TV Pitney Tour Off |
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| King, John | Luck Helps Keep Billy a Stayer [Fury with a hit last week] | |
| Altham, Keith | After 4 Hits in a Row — Ryans Feel Established | |
| Bromley, Tony ed. | From You to Us | |
| Burdon, Eric Victor | Fed-Up Top Animal Writes from U.S. | 9 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Geno, Zoot Steal Star R-n-B Show | 9 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Herman Film Is Not a Mistake | 9 |
| n.a. | Spoonful's 'City' Problem Mama's Back in Home Town |
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| Halpern, Frederico | Los Bravos Make Spanish (and British) Pop Fans Happy! | 10 |
| n.a. | Paul Jones Jumps Into 1970! | 10 |
| Ads | Radio Luxembourg | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| NME | NME Pop Pic-News | 12 |
| Hannah Bock, October 2009 | ||
| No. 1023 | 19 August 1966 | |
| Cover | John Lennon apologises Berry, d'Abo, Dusty, Doddy Pop Cartoon Released today, 'Step Out of Line' by Twice as Much NME exclusive [tour dates for Walkers, Troggs, Dave Dee] Stars of "Radio England's Swingin' '66" pop show. |
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| N.A. | Beatles still loved in America and you make them top here [NME Beatles diary] | 2 |
| Harris, June | New York ready to greet boys [Beatles will play at Shea Stadium] | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | Stern reply to Lennon Knocker | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles Review Twice as Much: "Step Out of Line" / "Simplified" (Immediate) Koobas: "Sweet Music" / "Face" (Columbia) The Dakotas: "You Make Me Feel Like Someone" / "Take My Head" (Parlophone) Gary Lewis and the Playboys: "My Heart's Symphony" / "Tina" (Liberty) Chad and Jeremy: "Distant Shores" / "Last Night" (CBS) Vince Hill: "The Better to Love You" / "Love Me True" (Columbia) Mamas and Papas: "Go Where You Wanna Go" / "Don't Let It Happen Again" (Pye) Tornados: "Is that a Ship I Hear" / "Do You Come Here Often (Columbia) Isley Bros.: "I Guess I'll Always Love You"/ "I Hear a Symphony" (T-Motown) Jackie Trent: "If You Ever Leave Me" / "There Goes My Love, There Goes My Life" (Pye) McCoys: "You Make Me Feel So Good"/ "Every Day I Have to Cry" (Immediate) Bob Lind: "Hey Nellie Nellie" / "Wandering" (Verve) Santells: "So Fine" / "These Are Love" (Sue) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby," Beatles (Parlophone) 2. "A Girl Like You," Troggs (Fontana) 3. "God Only Knows," Beach Boys (Capitol) 4. "Mama," Dave Berry (Decca) 5. "Black Is Black," Los Bravos (Decca) |
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| N.A. | Manufacturers body to get competitor [Phonographic has
competitor] Walker, Dusty, Spencer Davis go mini-tape Singer-composers help new names [Chris Andrews wrote and produced "This is the Moment"] Concert fixed for Beach Boys [start tour in Finsbury Park] Dusty 'Five' date, Freddie compares [Dusty Springfield on TV] Bachelors Xmas Show Break [while they sing in Italy] Scott Engel is well now Yardbirds to Australia with Walkers; Far East |
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| N.A. | Walkers tour with Troggs, Dave Dee-Dates Donovan in Xmas show with Fame? Rocker Jerry Lee Back in October Small Faces, Price, Spender Davis on radio 'club' [on "Saturday Club"] Herman 'Mrs. Brown' film scheduled Beatles, Baez, Donovan on BBC-TV next week [Sinatra's new TV spec sought for '67] Dusty, Nancy, Ryans, Everly 'Hippodrome; TV dates set St. Peters single, overseas plans [records Phil Ochs' "Changes"] Small Faces set for U.S. |
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| Franz, Johnny | Dusty always knew what she wanted | 8 |
| N.A. | Mama Michelle back with Papa's Stand by Los Bravos! |
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| Johnson, Derek | Question Time with Dave Berry | 9 |
| Altham, Keith | New Mann D'Abo hungry for success [Michael d'Abo hungrier than Paul Jones] | 10 |
| Thomas, Tracy | Temptations go well at Los Angeles' Trip club | 10 |
| Zoë Brecher, October 2009 | ||
| No. 1024 | 26 August 1966 | |
| Cover | Reaction: The Who & I'm a Boy Beatles in New York Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Spoonful, Four Tops, Cliff Bennett Ken Dodd: More than Love |
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| Tracy Thomas | ...Gets Moss-Man Brian Wilson to talk about the other Beach Boys | 2 |
| N.A. | Paul McCartney produced hit disc for happy Cliff Bennett | 2 |
| June Harris | Sitar Music Soothes the Tired Beatles The Beatles Thrill 45,000 at Shea's Bank Holiday Bonus from John and Paul |
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| N.A. | Great Ones by the Great Ones: "The Shadow of your Smile," Johnny Mathis (H.M.V) "Second Album," The Four Tops (Tamia Motown) "Ive Got a Song for You!," Shirley Bassey (United Artists) "Temptin' Temptations," The Temptations (Tamla Motown) "Yardbirds," The Yardbirds (Columbia) "Hold On!," Herman's Hermits (Columbia) |
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| Singles Review Shorty Long: "Function at the Junction" / "Call on Me" (Tamla Motown) Hedgehoppers: "Daytime" / "That's the Time" (Decca) SandPipers: "Guantanamera" / "What Makes You Dream Pretty" (Pye-Int) Shirley Bassey: "Who Could Love Me" / "Shirley" (United Artists) The News: "This Is the Moment" / "Ya Ya Da Da" (Decca) Wilson Pickett: "Land of 1,000 Dances" / "You're So Fine" (Atlantic) The Cyrkle: "Turn Down Day" / "Big Little Woman" (CBS) Friday Brown: "32nd Love Affair" / "Born a Woman" Ramsey Lewis Trio: "Wade in the Water" / "Ain't that Peculiar" (Chess) Frantic Sorrows: "Let Me in" / "How Love Used to Be" (Piccadilly) Hayes and Wadey: "What Does She Want" / "Clock" (Pye) The Who: "I'm a Boy" (Reaction) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby," Beatles (Parlophone) 2. "God Only Knows," Beach Boys (Capitol) 3. "A Girl Like You," Troggs (Fontana) 4. "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!," Napoleon XIV (Warner Bros.) 5. "Mama," Dave Barry (Decca) |
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| N.A. | Cliff, Shadows, Ifield, Tom Jones set for new
Palladium TV series Paul's Songs Silence Shea's Massive Crowd New Los Bravos, Sonny and Cher, Dave Dee discs A Walker Brother waxed new group's first single Mathis' London Theatre season fixed, new single next week Hollies-Faces, Fame-Farlowe tour changes Bennett adding trumpet Len Barry Due Herman Joins Ike & Tina, Spoonful on RSG Gerry, Searchers, Ivy, League on BBC 'Swing' Pitney: Social Visit David, Jonathan dates Beatles' two more U.S. million sellers Donovan pips Beatles at U.S. chart top Simon, Garfunkel due for TV shows Lulu TV and cabaret dates Joe's toe mending Fury Beats Beatles Cilla, Bachelors charity U.S. Holiday next month for fame |
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| N.A. | Faces 'exciting' TV spec Troggs win second Gold disc; U.S. tour is off Top Pop names for successor to 'Lucky Stars" Music TV series in place of Kathy's Rolf's TV date Seekers: '67 World Fair Crispian flies east after new release Leander pens next Ryans, Peter, Gordon & Jones New U.S. tour for Peter and Gordon Folk festival TV dates Shani, not Shirley Decca Setting up new Lab Departing Animal and Ex-Yardbird team up Walkers in Bardot Film? |
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| N.A. | Flashback for Lovin' Spoonful-to days when they were just kids | 8 |
| Allen Evans | LPs: Peggy Lee: Then Was Then, Now Is Now (Capitol) Wayne One: Wayne Fontana (Fontana) In Action: The Righteous Brothers (Sue) Norma Tanega: Walkin' My Cat Named Dog (Stateside) The Best of Jack Edwards (Island) |
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| N.A. | Jr. Walker latest Motown star | 8 |
| Napoleon cannot come here yet Roy Orbison gets three Presley film executives |
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| Derek Johnson | Big 'O' has refused to run away | 9 |
| Keith Altham | Band boom is coming | |
| N.A. | California's reaction to the Beatles | |
| N.A. | The Brothers Produce a super 'Portrait' album Bing: Forty Years of Recording |
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| Tony Bromley | From YOU to US | 10 |
| Keith Altham | Bitter sweet | 10 |
| N.A. | Classifieds Radio Luxembourg |
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| The Alley Cat | Tailpieces | 12 |
| Chris Hutchins | Moody | 12 |
| N.A. | Seekers' Cabaret act lacks something | 12 |
| Allan Smith | Four Tops kept trying-and won! | 12 |
| Allan Smith | Coming soon-RSG on a 2-inch screen! | 12 |
| Sam Brouse, October 2009 | ||
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