| No. 1034 | 4 November 1966 | |
| Cover | Paul Anka First Recording for RCA Victor: A Powerful
New Ballad 'Poor Old World' Beach Boys in Europe Ken Dodd New Smash Hit 'It's Love' |
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| Keith Altham | "Burdon's New Animals Not Set Yet" [Eric Burdon, the Animals] | 2 |
| Advertisement | Jacques Loussier Trio Play Bach | 2 |
| EMI | EMI Musicassettes [Shirley Bassey, Cliff Richard, Eartha Kitt, Joe Loss, Russ Conway, Shadows, Norrie Paramor, Acker Bilk, Mrs. Mills] | 2 |
| Peter Asher | Beach Boys Import Own Screams | 3 |
| Alan Smith | It Took Brian Wilson Seven Months to Get Those 'Good Vibrations'! | 3 |
| EMI | New Singles from EMI [Ike and Tina Turner, Yardbirds, Lee Dorsey] | 3 |
| Norrie Diamond | "Herman's Holiday Blues" [Herman's Hermits] | 4 |
| Tony Bromley | From You to Us | 4 |
| Advertisement | 'Painter Man' by the Creation | 4 |
| Keith Altham | Soft Hearted Red Presley [Reginald Maurice Ball/Reg Presley, The Troggs] | 5 |
| Advertisement | Brian Epstein Presents —In Their Only U.K. Concert Appearance of 1966, The Four Tops | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles Review Mama's & Papa's: "Look through My Window" / "Once Was a Time I Thought" (RCA) Danny Williams: "Rain (Falling from the Skies)" / "I'm So Lost" (HMV) Rita Pavone: "Heart" (RCA) Eddy Arnold: "Nobody Like Me" / "Taking Chances" (RCA) Dave Barry: "Picture Me Gone" / "Ann" (Decca) Joe Brown: "A Satisfied Mind" / "Stay a Little While" (Pye) Tom Jones: "Green Green Grass of Home" / "Promise Her Anything" (Decca) Johnny Kidd and the Pirates: "Send for that Girl" / "The Fool" (Pye) Jan and Dean: "Tennessee" / "Horace, the Swingin' School-Bus Driver" (Liberty) Shirelles: "Shades of Blue" / "When the Boys Talk about the Girls" (Pye-Int.) Rodge Martin: "When She Touches Me" / "Lovin' Machine" (Polydor) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Reach out I'll Be There," Four Tops (Tamla-Motown) 2. "Stop Stop Stop," Hollies (Parlophone) 3. "I Can't Control Myself," Troggs (Page One) 4. "Distant Drums," Jim Reeves (RCA) 5. "Winchester Cathedral," New Vaudeville Band (Fontana) |
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| N.A. | Vaudeville Band on Sullivan TV [New Vaudeville Band on
"The Ed Sullivan Show"] New Releases From- Faces, Herman, Sandie, Hebb, P & G, Wayne [Herman's Hermits, Small Faces, Sandie Shaw, Wayne Fontana, Jonathan King] Troggs Pen New- Label Truth Disc [The Truth, Reg Presley] Fury Quits Decca [Billy Fury] Bobby Darin RSG, Staying Longer Paul Anka Here for TV Dates Walkers Sing in Royal Show [The Walker Brothers at the London Palladium] Solo Scott, Solo John [Scott Walker, John Walker] Little Richard Tour Film to Plug Kinks Disc [The Kinks, "Dead End Street"] |
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| N.A. | Four Tops on Frost TV Show, 'Top of the Pops' Too
["David Frost Programme", "Top of the Pops"] Beatle on New Disc [Paul McCartney produces and plays tambourine on Escorts single, "From Head to Toe" (Columbia)] Donovan RDG Comeback [Donovan, "Ready, Steady, Go!"] Blue Flame Death [Glen Hughes, saxophonist for Georgie Fame dies] Cliff Puppet Film [Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Finders Keepers, Thunderbirds Are Go] Cream for Lunch [The Cream, the Searchers, and the Guy Darrell Syndicate on TV show "Monday, Monday"] Cat U.S. Date [Cat Stevens] Burdon Misses Date with Throat Trouble [Eric Burdon] |
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| Alan Smith | Alan Smith Talks to Manfred Mann- in His Suburban Semi | 10 |
| Allen Evans | LPs Four Tops: Four Tops on Top (Tamla-Motown) Cher: Cher (Liberty) Beach Boys: Best of the Beach Boys (Capitol) Jim Reeves: Jim Reeves: Distant Drums (RCA Victor) The Bachelors: Bachelors' Girls (Decca)] |
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| Advertisement | Gerry and the Pacemakers, 'Girl on a Swing' (EMI) | 11 |
| Keith Altham | "Jagger Talks about Farlowe LP" [Mick Jagger, Chris Farlowe] | 12 |
| Derek Johnson | Bob Dylan Mystery Deepens | 12 |
| Advertisement | Gene Pitney, 'Just One Smile' (Stateside) | 12 |
| Advertisement | Royal Navy | 12 |
| Alan Smith | Londoner Annette Day Went to Hollywood to Film in 'Double Trouble' and to Find- Elvis the Joker! | 13 |
| J.P. | Jordanaires Single Worry! [the Jordanaires, Elvis Presley] | 13 |
| Derek Johnson | "Bobby Happy about 'Carpenter'" [Bobby Darin, "If I Were a Carpenter"] | 14 |
| Glenys Davies | Vaudeville Band Wouldn't Talk [New Vaudeville Band] | 14 |
| Tracy Thomas | Composer Tim Hardin Says Bobby Imitated His Voice! [Bobby Hebb, Tim Hardin] | 14 |
| Norrie Drummond | Creation Paint as They Play [The Creation] | 14 |
| Advertisement | Co-Operative Artists' Plan | 14 |
| N.A. | Advertisements/Notices | 15 |
| Alan Smith | "On Latest 'Tour' Cliff Changes Dylan's Word" [Cliff Richard, Bob Dylan] | 16 |
| Alley Cat | Tailpieces [New Vaudeville Band, Four Tops, Donovan, George Harrison, Dusty Springfield, Nancy Sinatra] | 16 |
| Isabel Kagan, October 2009 | ||
| No. 1035 | 11 November 1966 | |
| Cover | Beach Boys Sensation The Shadows and Their Hit Single "The Dreams I Dream" |
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| Altman, Keith | What It's Like Being a Beach Boy | 2 |
| n/a | Sensational Visit | 3 |
| n/a | Sandpipers 'Good' Old Days Party for Sonny & Cher Sinatra Didn't Know 'Stranger' |
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| Altman, Keith | Feuding Spencer Davis Group | 5 |
| n/a | The Variety Performance Needs More Pop | 6 |
| Johnson, Derek | Controversey: Are Discs Badly Pressed? | 6 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Question Time with Paul Jones | 7 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles Reviews Saucy Fourmost: "Aunt Maggie's Remedy"/ "Turn the Lights Down" (Parlophone) Ramsey Lewis Trio: "Up Tight"/ "Money in the Pocket" (Chess) Joathan King: "Icicles"/ "In a Hundred Years from Now" (Decca) Haydock's Rockhouse: "Cupid"/ "She Thinks" (Columbia) Bert Kaempfert: "So What's New"/ "Hold Back the Dawn" (Polydor) Happenings: "Go Away Little Girl"/ "Tea Time" (Fontana) Who- Ep and Single: "Ready Steady Who" (Reaction Ep) / "La-La-La-Lies"/ "The Good's Gone" (Brunswick) Sandie Shaw: "Think Sometimes about Me"/ "Hide All Emotion" (Pye) |
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| NME | Best Selling LP's in Britain 1. Sound of Music, Soundtrack (RCA) 2. Revolver, Beatles (Parlophone) 3. Distant Drums, Jim Reeves (RCA) 4. Golden Hits, Dusty Springfield (Philips) 5. Best of the Beach Boys, Beach Boys (Capitol) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Reach Out I'll Be There," Four Tops (Tamia-Mowtown) 2. "Good Vibrations," Beach Boys (Capitol) 3. "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James," Manfred Mann (Fontana) 4. "Stop Stop Stop," Hollies (Parlophone) 5. "Gimme Some Loving," Spencer Davis Group (Fontana) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Music in U.S. 1. "Poor Side of Town," Johnny Rivers 2. "Last Train to Clarksville," Monkees 3. "96 Tears," ? & Mysterians 4. "Good Vibrations," Beach Boys" 5. "Dandy," Herman's Hermits |
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| n/a | New Cathy Series to Replace RSG 'Beatles Hits' Album Next Month; Single? Wayne Back From Brazil Busy Jerry Lee Europe Pop Jury Paul Jones JBJ Return Manfred's Advice Bureau Vaudeville Delay Decca, EMI Posts |
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| n/a | No Cliff Tour in '67- but Two Films Planned Cliff, Ifield, 'Royal Gala' Smothers' Stay Who Plan Major Spring Package Ivy U.S. Trip Nina Simone Tour No Drummers, Walkers Cancel Disc Session Millie Savoy Cabaret Pinks' Dutch Switch Ravi on Xmas TV |
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| n/a | Martha Equal To Supremes | 12 |
| Advertisement | Be the Man Who Sets the Trend: In Denson Shoes for Men | 12 |
| Advertisement | A Tribute to Holmer from Syd Lucas of the Joes Loss Orchestra | 13 |
| n/a | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich | 14 |
| Johnson, Derek | Ten Years of Triumph for Tommy Steele | 15 |
| n/a | Life-Lines of Cat Stevens | 15 |
| Altman, Keith | Pete Staples: A Man in the Making | 16 |
| Smith, Alan | Darin Stops Attacking | 17 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Banned Pitney Excited by Show | 18 |
| Advertisements | Radio Luxembourg Ambitious? The Army Could Be the Way up for You Beatles Fan Club What Do I Call A Super Rave? |
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| Alleycat, The | Tail Pieces | 20 |
| n/a | Disapointed Dusty | 20 |
| n/a | Four Tops Already Excited by Next Visit | 20 |
| Alexandra Klausner, October 2009 | ||
| No. 1036 | 18 November 1966 | |
| Cover | Kinks: Dead End Street; Beach Boys: Crazy Night | 1 |
| Advertisements | The Best of the Season's LP's by Top International Artists | 2 |
| Altham, Keith | Beach Boys' Crazy Last Night! | 3 |
| Thomas, Tracy | Meanwhile...what's Brian doing back at base? | 3 |
| NME | NME Poll Voting Form | 3 |
| N.A. | Vote your star top of the world: NME's 1966 Popularity Poll greatest ever | 4 |
| N.A. | New to the Charts [column]: Easybeats and Jimmy Ruffin | 4 |
| N.A. | NMExclusive [column]: Manfreds all at sea! | 5 |
| Johnson, Derek | Singles reviewed Wayne Fontana: "Pamela, Pamela" / "Something Keeps Calling Me Back" (Fontana) The Seekers: "Morningtown Ride" / "When the Stars Begin to Fall" (Columbia) Percy Sledge: "Heat of a Child" / "My Adorable One" (Atlantic) Connie Francis:"Spanish Nights and You" / "Games tat Lovers Play" (MGM) Paul and Barry:"Missy, Missy" / "Rainbow Weather" (Decca) Long John Baldry:"Cuckoo" / "Bring My Baby Back to Me" (United Artists) Swinging Blue Jeans:"Rumors, Gossip, Words, Untrue" / "Now the Summer's Gone" (HMV) Dionne Warwick:"Another Night" / "Go with Love" (Pye-International) Chris Andrews: "That's What She Said" / "Write It Down" (Decca) The Miracles: "I'm the One You Need" / "Save Me" (Tamla-Motown) Mary Wells: "Me and My Baby" / "Such a Sweet Thing" (Atlantic) Nina and Frederik: "Baby It's Cold Outside" / "Norwegian Wood" (Columbia) |
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| Johnson, Derek | Recommended [column]: Sam's Friends: "If I Gave You My Love" (Decca) Jody Miller: "If You Were a Carpenter" (Capitol) Attraction: "Party Line" (Columbia) The Elgins: "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (T-M) Dion and the Belmonts: "Berimbau" (HMV) Carl King: "Keep It Coming" (CBS) Tommy Vance: "Off the Hook" (Columbia) Johnny Gray: "Cuddles" (Polydor) Gnomes of Zurich: "Please Mr. Sun" (Planet) Joy Rose: "Nature Girl" (Page One) Ernie Maresca: "Rockin' Boulevard Street" (Stateside) Two and a Half: "Questions" (CBS) Liza Minnelli: "Middle of the Street" (Capitol) David and Marlanne Dalmour: "Ave Maria No Morre" (Columbia) Bryan Hyland: "Run, Run, Look and See" (Philips) The Settlers: "On the Other Side" (Pye) (Continues on p. 10.) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. The Beach Boys: "Good Vibrations" (Capitol) 2. The Spencer Davis Group: "Gimme Some Loving" (Fontana) 3. Manfred Mann: "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James" (Fontana) 4. The Four Tops: "Reach out I'll Be There" (Tamla-Motown) 5. The Hollies: "Stop Stop Stop" (Parlophone) |
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| NME | Best Selling LPs in Britain 1. Soundtrack: The Sound of Music (RCA) 2. The Beach Boys: Best of The Beach Boys (Capitol) 3. Jim Reeves: Distant Drums (RCA) 4. The Rolling Stones: Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (Decca) 5. The Beatles: Revolver (Parlophone) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in U.S. 1. The Supremes: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" 2. The Beach Boys: "Good Vibrations" 3. The New Vaudeville Band: "Winchester Cathedral" 4. The Monkess: "Last Train to Clarkesville" 5. Johnny Rivers: "Poor Side of Town" |
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| N.A. | Beatles angry at 'Quit Epstein' press report New label launched next week Hughie Green sings for EMI 'Lucky Stars' returns — once! Bachelors in Dodd's Xmas TV spec; summer show set December disc from Four Tops Fame sings for Princess Former Kink Quaife returns |
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| N.A. | Yardbirds split soon? Troggs top spring tour — new 45 New Who releases Donovan delay again Tome Jones own Xmas radio show Elvis Xmas record, plus Cher, Bachelors, Garfunkel, Ifield Stars on 'Parade' (Dave Berry, Max Bygraves) Cilla, Frankie Xmas TV |
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| Johnson, Derek | More single reviews (continued from page 6): [column] King Brothers: "Symphony for Susan" / "My Time" (Page One) Chad and Jeremy: "You Are She" / "I Won't Cry" (CBS) The Kinks: "Dead End Street" (Pye) Twice as Much: "True Story" / "You're So Good for Me" (Immediate) |
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| Evans, Allen | LPs [column]: The Rolling Stones: Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (Decca) Bobby Darin: Bobby Darin Sings Shadow of Your Smile (Atlantic) Gary Lewis & Playboys: Just Our Style (Liberty) Four Pennies: Mixed Bag (Philips) Soul Sixteen: Soul Sixteen (Stateside) Special: Return of Trad; Christmas is coming |
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| Johnson, Derek | Val keeps us home (Doonican) | 11 |
| Harris, June | America Calling [column]: Beatles 'split' panic | 11 |
| Thomas, Tracy | Hollies break-thru | 11 |
| Letters | From you to us | 11 |
| Altham, Keith | He's got a grip on their money (Ronnie Bond of the Troggs) | 12 |
| N.A. | Another smash hit session | |
| Johnson, Derek | After Elvis' 'California Holiday' now it's... Cliff's best film | 13 |
| N.A. | Lifelines [column]: of the Sandpipers | 13 |
| Smith, Alan (all) | Tom Jones' Buddy gave him hit! Dusty has four-letter word for Buddy! Four Tops are thrilled! |
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| Advertisements | Mostly agents, some artists, some venues, etc. | 15 |
| The Alley Cat | Tailpieces [column]: commentary on various songs, artists, etc. | 16 |
| NME | NME Popword (crossword puzzle) | 16 |
| A.G. | Tops are Tops! | |
| John Maher, October 2009 | ||
| No. 1037 | 25 November 1966 | |
| Cover | East West Herman's Hermits |
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| Pascall, Jeremy | Winwood, Stevie: Why I'll Never Go Solo | 2 |
| Advertising | Denson Fashion Shoes for Men | 2 |
| EMI | "You Keep Me Hangin' On," The Supremes | |
| Altham, Keith | Hollies Mix Moods on LP | 3 |
| Advertising | Hot Records for a Cold Season: "Go Ahead and Cry," Righteous Brothers (Verve) "Soul Sixteen," Ike & Tina Turner (Stateside) "The Way of Today," Vikki Carr (Liberty) "Little Girl," Syndicate of Sound (Stateside) "In Memory of Hank Williams," Hank Williams (M.G.M.) |
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| Drummond, Norrie (words) | Come with NME for a Pic-Visit to the Cromwellian" [Photos by Napier Russell and Barry Peake] | 4-5 |
| n.a. | Life Lines of the Four Tops: Ronaldo Benson, Abdul Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs | 6 |
| Smith, Alan | Cilla's West End Laughs | 7 |
| n.a. | Herman Comes Top with European Pop Jury American Visitors: Little Richard |
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| Johnson, Derek | Singles Reviews: Ray Charles: "Please Say You're Feelings" (HMV) Barron Knights: "Under New Management" (Columbia) Mark Winter: "You Made me What I am" (PYE) The Youth: "As Long as There is Love" (Verve) Chris Montez: "Time after Time" (PYE) Sandpipers Keep Girl: "Louis Louis" (PYE) Roy Head: "To Make a Big Man Cry" (London" Xmas Instrumentals: "Good King Want Ridiculous" (Fontana) |
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| Johnson, Derek | "Orbison Film Song" "Plaintive Herman is Bound to Click" "Tremendous Sound from the Supremes" |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Good Vibrations," Beach Boys (Capitol) 2. "Green Green Grass of Home," Tom Jones (Decca) 3. "Gimmie Some Loving," Spencer Davis Group (Fontana)) 4. "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James," Manfred Mann (Fontana) 5. "Reach Out I'll Be There," Four Terps (Tamla-Motown) |
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| NME | Best Selling LPs in Britain 1. Sound of Music, Soundtrack (RCA) 2. Best of the Beach Boys, Beach Boys (Capitol) 3. Distant Drums, Jim Reeves (RCA) 4. Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass), Rolling Stones (Decca) 5. Golden Hits, Dusty Springfield (Philips) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in U.S. 1. "You Keep Me Hanging," Supremes 2. "Good Vibrations," Beach Boys 3. "Winchester Cathedral," New Vaudeville Band 4. "Devil with a Blue Dress on & Good Golly Miss Molly," Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels 5. "Poor Side of Town," Johnny Rivers |
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| n.a. | In NME Poll... Beach Boys Challenge Beatles for World
Group Title Ringo Wants a Film Part Lulu Gets Her Own TV Series Fourmost Xmas West End Paul Jones, Cabaret, Scandinavia Trip Burdon LP, Paris, Solo Booking Big L Bringing Chiffons Vaudevilles's U.S., British Dates TV Charity Shows Escape VAF Ban |
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| n.a. | Cliff, Pet Temptations, Merseys, Bravos, Spoonful Walkers Set Movie Single Fats First Visit Beach Boys Return Granada Label Out Next Week Ken Dodd in Palladium Summer Show — Or Sammy Davis Musical Walkers, Sandie Accept Cliff's Premiere Invite Dodd to Host New ABC-TV Pop Series Another Mann Non-Vocal EP |
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| Evans, Allen | EPs | 12 |
| n.a | Sinatra in Great Form Crispian Persists with New Style More Comedy from P&G Usual Bachelors |
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| Drummond, Norrie | "I Gotta Good Team" — Lee Dorsey | 13 |
| Johnson, Derek | Controversy: Should RSG Go? | 13 |
| (advertising) | Meet the '2000' (Snare Drum by Premier) | 13 |
| Bromley, Tony | From You to Us: Readers Protest about Badly Pressed Discs | 14 |
| Harris, June | Yardbird Beck Is Mentally Exhausted | 14 |
| n.a. | Beatles to Wax Ronettes? Brian Wilson Has a Night Off |
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| Pascall, Jeremy | Shut Out of the Tower Clank! Clank! Went Peter and Gordon |
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| Smith, Alan | "We're Leaving the Shadows!," says Hank | 16 |
| (advertising) | Buckle Your Breastplates! Here Come Peter & Gordon with Knight in Rusty Armour (Columbia) | 16 |
| Drummond, Norrie | Two Wacky Days Abroad with the Dave Dee Gang | 17 |
| Smith, Neil | Elvis Beats All! | 18 |
| (advertising) | Manfred Mann, Joe Loss, Alexander Swan, the Walker Brothers, The Troggs, David Whitefield, Radio Luxemberg | 19 |
| (advertising) | Brian Epstein presents: "Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band; Little Richard" | 20 |
| Sam Margolius, October 2009 | ||
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