| No. 1651 | 4 March 1967 | |
| NME | David Garrick Records His Latest Smash Hit-‘I’ve Found a Love’ | 1 |
| Keith Altham | Monkee Davy Talks about the Beatles | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Derek Johnson Poses the Question of Importance to Every MONKEE Fan…Will They Last? | 3 |
| Norrie Drummond | The Amazing Recovery of Engelbert Humperdinck. | 3 |
| N.A. | Who’s Where: (from March 3) Cliff Richard, Shadows-“Cinderella,” London, Palladium Franklin Vaughan- “The Pied Piper,” Coventry Theatre Lonnie Donnegan- “Cinderella,” Glasgow, Alhambra |
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| N.A. | Terrific, but Typical Beat From Small Faces | 4 |
| Micky Dolenz | Monkee Solo Could Happen | 4 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles Reviews Small Faces, “I Can’t Make it” / “Just Passing” (Decca) Monkees, “Don’t Do It” / “Lavender Blues” (London) Wilson Pickett, “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” / “Nothing You Can Do” (Atlantic) Nina & Frederick, “Elizabeth I & II” / “Just Like a Rose” (Columbia) Kiki Dee, “I’m Going Out (the Same Way I Came In)” / “We’ve Got Everything Going for Us” (Fontana) Davy Dee, “Touch Me, Touch Me” / “Marina” (Fontana) Bee Gees, “Spicks & Specks” / “I Am the World” (Polydor) James Brown and Famous Flames, “Bring It Up” / “Nobody Knows” (Pye-Int) Impressions, “You Always Hurt Me” / “Little Girl” (HMV) Association, “No Fair at All” / “Looking Glass” (London) Bonney, “Happy Together” / “That Bad Day” (Columbia) Dave Clark Five, “You Got What It Takes” / “Sitting Here Baby” (Columbia) |
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| Allen Evans | LP’s Born a Woman, Sandy Posey (MGM C8035) Hall of Fame, Georgie Fame (Columbia SX6130) Dandy, Clinton Ford (Piccadilly, NFL 38028) |
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| N.A. | Potted Pops | 4 |
| NME | NME Top Thirty “Release Me,” Engelbert Humperdinck (Decca) “This Is My Song,” Petula Clark (Pye) “Penny Lane” / “Strawberry Fields Forever,” Beatles (Parlophone) “Here Comes My Baby,” Tremeloes (CBS) “Edelweiss,” Vince Hill (Columbia) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in US “Ruby Tuesday,” Rolling Stones “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone,” Supremes “Kind of Drag,” Buckinghams “Baby, I Need Your Loving,” Johnny Rivers “Georgy Girl,” Seekers |
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| New Musical Express | Britain’s Top 15 LP’s The Monkees (RCA) Sound of Music (RCA) Between the Buttons, Rolling Stones (Decca) Best of the Beach Boys (Capitol) Hand Clappin’-Foot Stompin’-Funky Butt’-Live! Geno Washington (Pye) |
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| N.A. | Monkees’ Concerts Here this Summer Most Signs LuLu, Billy Fury Too Beatles Director Films Manfreds for TV Gala Suddenly Record Sales Boom Again Saturday Club, Easy Beat For Dave Dee Group, Keith Pop Liners Otis Package Date, Temptations Delay Saville Pop to Continue |
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| N.A. | Pic Extra Tribute to The Jones Boys’ Tom | 7 |
| N.A. | Picture of Paul | 8 |
| N.A. | Picture of Davy | 9 |
| N.A. | Picture of Brian | 10 |
| N.A. | Orbison British TV Spec; To Film Here Steve, Muff Winwood Quit Spencer Davis Davy in Secombe TV, Anka Palladium, Big Aberfan Bill Stone Brian Pens Movie Score for Girl Friend Nancy Frank Duet, Sandie Contest Song, Easybeats Sandie to Stay on ROLF TV Troggs for US and Continent |
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| June Harris | Monkee TV Series Ending? | 12 |
| June Harris | Starr Date | 12 |
| Tracy Thomas | Elvis Buys New Home | 12 |
| Tracy Thomas | P, P & M Protest | 12 |
| Andy Gray | I Want Lots of Money-Says Quitting Stevie | 12 |
| Tony Bromley | From You to Us | 12 |
| N.A. | Herman and Peter Noone: Two Different People | 14 |
| N.A. | Steve Was Minus a Flat | 14 |
| N.A. | Jim Reeves Mary Buys New Station | 14 |
| Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 16 |
| N.A. | Casinos Gambled on Fame | 16 |
| Ryan Fischer-Werner, Spring 2008 | ||
| No. 1052 | 11 March 1967 | |
| (cover page) | The Fabulous Walker Brothers | 1 |
| N.A. | What the STARS say about the MONKEES Monkees Seek Respect |
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| Pascall, Jeremy | What the MONKEES say about the STARS | 3 |
| Smith, Allan | Tremeloes Feuding Days are Over | 4 |
| N.A. | Cliff Sings Ballad in Husky Voice Herb Alpert Captivates Davey Berry goes country style |
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| Johnson, Derek | Singles Review Herb Alpert: “If I Were a Rich Man” / “Magic Turmpet” (Pye) Cliff Richards: “It’s All Over” / “Why Wasn’t I Born Rich” (Columbia) Dave Berry: “Stranger” / “Stick by the Book” (Decca) Keith: “Tell Me to My Face”, “I Can’t Go Wrong” (Mercury) Miracles: “The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage” / “Swept for You Baby” (Tamla-Motown) Richard Anthony: “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” / “I Wish You Could Be Here” (Columbia) Ike & Tina Turner: “I’m Hooked” / “Dust My Broom” (HMV) Nashville Teens: “I’m Coming Home” / “Searching” (Decca) Carl Perkins: “Country Boy’s Dream” / “If I Could Come Back” (Stateside) The Frame: “Doctor, Doctor” / “I Can’t Go On” (RCA) Slim Whitman: “What’s this World-a Comin’ to” / “You Bring Out the Best in Me” (Liberty) Francoie Hardy: “Si C’est Ca” / “Je Serai La Pour Toi” (Vogue) Helen Shapiro: “Make Me Belong to You” / “The Way of the World ” (Columbia) Horst Jankowski: “The Spy with a Cold Nose” / “Black Forest Holiday” (Mercury) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. “Release Me,” Engelbert Humperdinck (Decca) 2. “Penny Lane” / “Strawberry Fields Forever,” Beatles (Parlophone) 3. “This Is My Song,” Paula Clark (Pye) 4. “Here Comes My Baby,” Tremeloes (CBS) 5. “Edelweiss,” Vince Hill (Columbia) |
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| N.A. | Full Otis Redding Soul Show Venues Beach Boys Hit Shock Oldham’s Immediate Split with Philips Animals Leave DECCA Hump, Mann, Vince, Beck, Price Radio New ITV pop show to battle with JBJ? Sinatra here for summer premiere Matt Monro in movie short Oscars for U.K. songs? Otis, Bachelor in Andrews TV |
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| N.A. | Seekers Palladium - top debut, Bachelors, Trini Monkees next single on-off-on, Davy denial |
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| N.A. | Continental song tour for Sandie Shaw Walkers Japan return; in Vegas cabaret? Donovan Avoids Drug Controversy Tony Bennett – Basie Dates Sick Hollie rejoins, world dates set Beatles, Vaud ‘Grammies’ – but Sinatra gets six Orbison cuts one-nighters New releases include: Tops, Cat Stevens, Mama’s, Knights, Zombies, Simon |
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| Johnson, Derek | More Singles review Millie Small, “Chicken Feed” / “Wings of a Dove” (Fontana) Fats Domino, “I’m Living Right”, “I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire” (HMV) Brian Hyland, “Hung Up in Your Eyes” / “Why Mine” (Philips) |
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| Evans, Allen | LPs Review Peter, Paul, and Mary, The Best of Peter, Paul, and Mary (Warner Bros.) Mary Wells, Two Sides of Mary Wells (Atlantic) Jan and Dean, Filet of Soul (Liberty) Mothers of Invention, Freak Out (Verve) |
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| Smith, Allan | On the Set with Cilla Black | 11 |
| Thomas, Tracy | Marvin Gaye Is the Nicest Tamguy | 12 |
| Thomas, Tracy | Everly Brothers Busy | |
| Harris, June | Roy Orbison’s Tour May Be Last | |
| Harris, June | The Animals trouble | |
| N.A. | Life-Lines of Jimi Hendrix Experience: Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding | |
| Altham, Keith | Trogg Reg Reveals Success Secret | |
| Smith, Allan | Pet Smash Hit | 13 |
| Altham, Keith | Price’s sacrifices | |
| Nightingale, Anne | Monkees | |
| Bromley, Tony (ed) | From YOU to US | 14 |
| the Alley Cat | Tailpieces | 16 |
| N.A. | Roy Orbison magic | |
| N.A. | Tom’s ‘Talk’ Debut Hit | |
| N.A. | New to the charts: Hit Whistler Missing! | |
| Malia Franklin-Apted, Spring 2008 | ||
| No. 1053 | 18 March 1967 | |
| (cover page) | Monkee Secret Society Top Pop News Chrissie Shrimpton and Her Star Ex Boy Friends Mick Jagger and Steve Marriot |
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| Jeremy Pascall | The Men of DADMAS- Mickey and Spencer | 2 |
| NA | Monkees Here to Stay: That’s NME Readers’ Verdict | 3-4 |
| Alan Smith | We’re as Psychedelic as a Pint o’ Beer wi’ t’ Lads! | 4 |
| Tony Bromley | From You to Us | 4 |
| Dawn James | Chrissie Shrimpton and Her Star Boy Friends | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles Review Frank/Nancy Sinatra, “Somethin’ Stupid” / “Call Me” (Reprise) Connie Francis, “Another Page” / “Souvenir d’Italie” (MGM) Easybeats, “Who Will Be the One” / “Saturday Night” (United Artists) Georgie Fame, “Because I Love You” / “Bidin’ My Time” (CBS) Mindbenders, “We’ll Talk about It Tomorrow” / “Far Across Town” (Fontana) Sandie Shaw, “Puppet on a String” / “Tell the Boys” (PYE) Solomon Burke, “Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home” / “Time Is a Thief” (Atlantic) Zombies, “Goin’ Out of My Head” / “She Does Everything for Me” (Decca) Matt Monro, “Where in the World” / “The Lady Smiles” (Capitol) Malcolm Roberts, “Time Alone Will Tell” / “Maria” (RCA) Mama’s & Papa’s, “Dedicated to the One I Love” / “Free Advice” (RCA) Rosemary Squires, “Once there Was You” / “Ridiculous” (Decca) Martha & The Vandellas, “Jimmy Mack” / “Third Finger, Left Hand” (Tamia-Motown) Dakotas, “I’m ‘n ‘Ardworking Barrow Boy” / “Seven Pounds of Potatoes” (Page One) Simon and Garfunkel, “At the Zoo” / “59th Street Bridge Song” (CBS) Chants, “Ain’t Nobody Home” / “For You” (Page One) Pink Floyd, “Arnold Lane” / “Candy and a Currant Bun” (Colombia) Otis Redding, “Day Tripper” / “Shake” (Stax) |
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| NA | Potted Pops | 6 |
| NME | Top Thirty 1. “Release Me,” Engelbert Humperdinck (Decca) 2. “Penny Lane” / “Strawberry Fields Forever” Beatles (Parlophone) 3. “This Is My Song,” Petula Clark (Pye) 4. “Edelweiss,” Vince Hill (Columbia) 5. “On a Carousel,” Hollies (Parlophone) |
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| NA | Huge Pop Line-Up for Simon Dee TV Stevie Winwood Gets New Group Ready for Autumn Launch Dave Dee to US in April- If Permits ‘Kaiser’ Jack Smith to Tour with New Group, TV Dates Bassey, Dud Guest in Secombe TV Yardbirds Quartet Waxed New Song with Most Immediate to EMI after Philips Split; New Labels New Release Include- Tom Jones, Bachelors, Ifield Price Home and Abroad Walkers’ Tour Date Switched Bachelors to Italy NME Was Right- ‘Little Bit’ Is Monkees Next Easybeats Aussie Date- Germany With Stones |
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| NA | Fame, Cat, Jimi, ‘Dinck, Roy Radio | 8-9 |
| NA | Secombe in ‘Oliver’ Film, Big West End Musical Hollies form Own Disc Company Tom Jones Club Date Bobby’s Relapse Vince in Mike-Bernie TV New Signings- Billie Davis, Dana, Unit 4, Aldred Vaud Band Takes U.S. by Storm- Major Dates Buster Ballrooms Massive U.S. Campaign to Push Hendrix Who’s Track Debut Stone Jones’ Movie Music Could Win Cannes Honour Elvis ‘Sacred’ LP Children £5,000 Deal, U.S. Trip, Tour with Who |
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| Allen Evans | LP’s | 10 |
| NA | Shop Window | 10 |
| Alan Smith | My Husband by Petula Clark | 11 |
| Tracy Thomas | America Calling Elvis Buys Air Time Monkee ‘Terror’ Song |
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| June Harris | TV Show Goes On | 12 |
| Keith Altham | Newcomers to the Charts John’s Children- First of the Anti-Lust Groups Replaced Lead |
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| Alan Smith | Prince Who’s King | 12 |
| NA | Meet Two Surprise Top Twenty Artists this Week | 13 |
| Norrie Drummond | Whistling Jack Is Singer Coby Wells | 13 |
| NA | Harry Secombe Thanks Pet Clark! | 13 |
| Keith Altham | Vauds Phone NME from U.S.A. | 14 |
| Alan Smith | Georgie’s Sugar Lumps Are for Sinus! | 14 |
| NA | Radio Luxembourg | 15 |
| NA | Tail-Pieces by the Alley Cat | 16 |
| Gordon Irving | Paul Jones Eye-Opener on Hollies-Davis Tour | 16 |
| NA | Who’s Where | 16 |
| Guin Frehling, Spring 2008 | ||
| No. 1054 | 25 March 1967 | |
| cover | Monkees: Will LPs Help? | 1 |
| N.A. | Plus NMExclusive Monkees Easter Pic | 1 |
| N.A | 'Little Bit Me' Single Is HIT with NME 'Jury' | 2 |
| Allen Evans | But can these LP’s help Monkees? | 2 |
| N.A. | Who’s Where | 2 |
| Jeremy Pascall | But can these LP’s help Monkees? | 3 |
| June Harris | School-Going Guardsmen Still Sparetime Hitsters | 4 |
| N.A. | Guitar On Show | 4 |
| N.A. | Yes, it’s Elvis! | 4 |
| June Harris | Beach Boys’ dispute delays new
single Who Bomb Greeting Group named NME Gene’s back Brown London opening? More U.S. visitors |
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| N.A. | Eddie's hit slept for six months! | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles Reviews The Four Tops: “Bernadette” / “I Got a Feeling” (Tamla-Motown) Jonathan King: “Round, Round” / “Time and Motion” (Decca) Cat Stevens: “I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun” / “School Is Out” (Deram) Barron Knights: “Lazy Fat People” / “In the Night” (Columbia) Spinners: “Theme from 'Funeral in Berlin'“ / “Diamonds and Pearls” (Fontana) Jeff Beck: “Hi Ho Silver Lining” / “Bolero” (Columbia) Chris Montez: “Because of You” / “Elena” (Pye-International) Dennis Dell: “It Breaks My Heart” / “Better Use Your Head” (CBS) Buddy Greco: “Girl Talk” / ”Love” (Reprise) Dana Gillespie: “Pay You Back with Interest” / “Adam Can You Beat That” (Pye) |
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| N.A. | Another ‘Semi’ from Manfred-but it must be a big one | 6 |
| N.A. | Not Seasons’ Best | 6 |
| NME | Top 5 Singles “Release Me,” Engelbert Hunperdinck (Decca) “Edelweiss,” Vince Hill (Columbia) “This Is My Song,” Petula Clark (Pye) “This Is My Song,” Harry Secombe (Philips) “Penny Lane” / “Strawberry Fields Forever,” The Beatles (Parlophone) |
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| N.A. | Cliff, Shadows Movie
Vietnam-Inspired £7,600,000 EMI bid for Grades Cat, Dave Dee Movie on Radio Stop Press Tom Jones: new single Orbison-Faces date off Pop-liners Monkee Davy-Talent Spotter Paul Jones to push ‘Privilege’ in U.S. Move Movie Hollies, Walkers to Stage Own Package Tour? Palladium Cast U.S. Gold for Stones ‘Ruby’ Ifield at Whit Joe’s BBC-1 Guests |
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| N.A. | Walkers Palladium TV Starring Date Novello awards — John, Paul capture two Beatles on Radio Lulu to have new TV series Spencer Davis - Another Split New Releases From Lulu, Herb, Posey, Vince, Sonny, Cher, Secombe Dance Search for a Top Disc-Jockey Bassey as Josephine-stage, movie role |
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| Allen Evans | LP Reviews Wilson Pickett: The Wicked Pickett (Atlantic) Brenda Lee: Brenda Lee: Coming in Strong (Brunswick) Paul Revere and the Raiders: Paul Revere and the Raiders: Good Thing (CBS) Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, Chris Kenner, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, Joe Tex: Solid Gold Soul (Atlantic) Bert Kaempfert: Bert Kaempfert: Bestseller (Polydor) Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Mad Lads, Mar-Keys, Rufus Thomas, Booker T and the MGs: Memphis Gold (Stax) |
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| Derek Johnson | More Single Reviews | 10 |
| N.A. | Top Ten of Bobby Hebb | 10 |
| N.A. | Next Week Startling Facts about Cliff Richard | 10 |
| N.A. | Tamla Keeps Hits Rolling | 11 |
| Keith Altham | The Best Thing that Happened to the Springfields Was This | 12 |
| N.A. | Tamla's White Group Booed | 12 |
| N.A. | Today's Greatest Artists Are All on Musicassettes | 13 |
| Tony Bromley | From You to Us | 13 |
| Colin Geil, Spring 2008 | ||
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