New Musical Express

February 1968

3 February No. 1099  
Nick Logan  Herd-a-Week: Gary Taylor 2
John Fred John Fred Writes Personally about his Playboy Sound 3
Alan Smith Supremes Heart Chat! 3
Derek Johnson Top Singles Reviewed: Frank Ifield, Three Great Gals, Temptations, Frugal Sound, Equals, Lovin’ Spoonful, Mike Lennox, Rufus Thomas, Impressions, Peter Sarsted, Jack Jones, Ian Whitcomb, Genesis 4
Allen Evans LPs 4
n.a. NME Top 30:
1. Love Affair “Everlasting Love”
2. Engelbert Humperdinck, “Am I That Easy to Forget”
3. John Fred and his Playboy Band, “Judy in Disguise”
4. The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde “Georgie Fame”
5. Manfred Mann, “Mighty Quinn”
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n.a. Small Faces Likely to Join April Love Affair – Gary Walker Tour 6
n.a. British Discs Bring More U.S. Gold 6
n.a. Soul Appearances 6
n.a. [Eric] Burdon: Customs Clash and U.S. Departure Hitch 6
n.a. Kinks – Trems – Herd Package…and Foundations Join Bee Gees Tour 6-7
n.a. Offers Flood in for Blues – Tour Plans 6-7
n.a. Troggs, Baldry, Moody Blues, Bassey, Sandie TV Coming Up 6-7
n.a. Supremes Wax in Britain – Concert Tour Planned 7
n.a. Dave Mason Solo, Traffic Next; Scott, Fred LPs; Bassey, Troggs 7
n.a. Change of Mind: Symbols to U.S. 7
n.a. U.S., French, Israeli Stars for Britain 7
n.a. Amen [Corner] Hated Original ‘Bend Me’ 8
Andy Gray Tom [Jones] Made up for British Gala Shambles 8
Alan Smith Our Kid (Paul) Helped Us Says Scaffold Mike [McGear] 9
 Keith Altham Moody Blues Deserve Much Greater Success 9
Alan Smith Trems Will Make Tribal Songs Into Hits 10
“Alley Cat” Tailpieces 12
June Harris Beatles Will Sound Better Still – Says the Maharish 12
Nick Logan Bob Dylan LP 12
 
 
  Audrey Daniel, 3 April 2002  
     
24 February No. 1102  
Logan, Nick Spotlight on the Move…Roy Wood and Bev Bevan 2
Smith, Alan Rockefella Wed Cinderella to Get Her Out of the Army [Phillips Chief Leslie Gould Toasts Esther and Abi Ofarim’s Success] 3
Green, Richard Dave Dee Whip Is Bottle on Guitar [Dave Dee] 4
Johnson, Derek Top Singles Reviewed [Dave Manson, Cat Stevens, Traffic, Robert Knight, Dorian Gray, Tom Jones, and Others] 6, 10
n.a. Charts NME Top 30, #1: Mighty Quinn—Manfred Mann
Britain’s Top 15 LPs, #1:Supremes Greatest Hits—Supremes
5 Years Ago, #1: The Wayward Wind—Frank Ifeid
10 Years Ago, #1: The Story of My Life—Michael Holliday
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n.a. [Tours, Releases, Films, Etc.-Robert Knight, Mike Nesmith, Esther and Obi Ofarim, Dave Clark Five, The Kinks, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, and Others] 8,9
Altham, Keith Restless Sandie, Twenty-one in Chart and Years! [Sandie Shaw] 10
Evans, Allen LP’s Reviewed [The Cowsills, Ivy League, Fleetwood Mac, Ventures, and Others] 10
Logan, Nick Bee Gees ‘Words’ Mystery [Bee Gees] 12
Moses, Ann
Harris, June
A Page From America [Jimi Hendrix, Hollies, Grahame Nash, Manfred Mann, Tom Jones, Peter York, and Others] 13
Altham, Keith Mr. Mann Plays it Humble [Manfred Mann] 14
n.a. From You to US [Edited by Tony Bromley] 14
Alley Cat Tailpieces [Tom Jones, Manfred Mann, Peter Tork, John McKay, Mike Rossi, Solomon King, and Others] 16