| 1 November | No. 1190 | |
| n.a. | Archie’s Group Does Exist [Andrews, cartoon character] | 2 |
| n.a. | Frankie Vaughan’s £10,000 Gamble | 2 |
| Smith, Alan | Beatle Single- By George! [Harrison, guitar, singer, songwriter of new single, ‘Something’] | 3 |
| Logan, Nick | Would You Take This Man Home to Meet Mum? [interview with Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull, about his appearance] | 4 |
| n.a. | Johnny Scoops Nashville Awards! [Cash, on his success at the County Music Association’s awards show, taking home 5 of the 10 awards] | 4 |
| NME | Top Singles 1. "Sugar Sugar," The Archies 2. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," The Hollies 3. "I'm Gonna Make You Move," Lou Christie 4. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," Bobbie Gentry 5. "Oh Well," Fleetwood Mac |
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| NME | Top Albums 1. Abbey Road, The Beatles 2. At San Quentin, Johnny Cash 3. Motown Chart Busters, Vol. 3, Various 4. Through the Past, Darkly, The Rolling Stones 5. In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson |
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| Green, Richard | Keith Emerson Wants Classical Music to Survive [organist, composer, on his career] | 6 |
| n.a. | Who’s Where [concert listings] | 6 |
| Johnson, Derek | Top Singles Reviewed | 8, 14 |
| n.a. | Info [music news snippets] | 10-11 |
| n.a. | Edwin Hawkins’ January Visit [on
The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ upcoming performance at Coventry Cathedral] News from Australia: Easybeats Split [breakup of group, plans for members] Faces Disc Deal [band signing of three-year deal with Warner Bros.] Radio 1 Latest [news about radio shows] Cupid Man to Solo [group signing with CBS Records] TV: Hollies, Cliff with Cilla; Creedence, Cass, Ray Charles- Andy’s Guests; Pet Concert Date; Monkees for Laugh-In [all upcoming performers on music showcase shows on television] Tom’s Guests: Running Order [upcoming guests on This is Tom Jones television show] Singles by Hump, Des, Jimi, Marvin, Isleys & Booker T [Engelbert Humperdinck, Des O’Conner, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, and Booker T and the M.G.s’ new singles] Roberts for Panto; Vegas [Malcolm Roberts’ role in the pantomime, ‘Puss in Boots;’ negotiations underway for Roberts to play Las Vegas] Reggae Show Dates [Desmond Decker and Max Romeo playing International Reggae Convention] Robin For Andy’s TV [Gibb, making solo debut on US TV, on theAndy Williams Show] |
10 |
| n.a. | Next Beatle Album [new album, ‘Get
Back,’ possible song inclusions] In Depth- NMExclusive [differences between US and UK version of ‘Get Back,’ the new Beatles album] Two Amen, Two Herd in New 7-Man Group [ex-members of Amen Corner and Herd creating new supergroup, Septimus] Humble Pie Off to US- New British Tour Planned [group leaving London for first US tour] Gould to Leave Philips [Leslie Gould, managing director of Philips Records] Dogg Writes for Freddie [members of Family Dogg write 13-piece suite for new television show, Little Big Time] Where It’s At [concert and tour listings] |
11 |
| Evans, Alan | LPs [album reviews] | 12-14 |
| n.a. | Vertigo Gets You Dizzy Both Ways! [new Vertigo company logo] | 14 |
| n.a. | From You to Us [questions from readers] | 14 |
| Green, Richard | Three New Entries Give Reggae (All On Trojan [records]) Strong Hold On The Chart [reggae songs and performers in the NME Top Thirty] | 17 |
| Moses, Ann | America Calling: Stones Press Lark [Rolling Stones US tour kickoff] | 17 |
| Harris, June | America Calling: Who Meet Zeppelin [The Who and Led Zeppelin playing New York dates] | 17 |
| n.a. | Tail-Pieces by the Alley Cat [music news snippets] | 18 |
| Wells, John | Tiny Tim Experience [review of Tiny Tim show at Cesar’s Palace] | 18 |
| n.a. | C-and-W Stars Fly In [new country western continental tour] | 18 |
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| Drew Dubno, February 2004 | ||
| 8 November | No. 1191 | |
| Logan, Nick | A Tiny Club or Albert Hall, It Doesn’t Matter to Fleetwoods [Fleetwood Mac] | 3 |
| Nesbit, Jan | Reggae Sound of Seventies [reggae tunes appearing on NME charts] | 4 |
| n.a. | Who’s Where [concert listings] | 4 |
| Coxhill, Gordon | New to the Charts: Controversial Song from Kenny and First Edition ["Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town," Vietnam War, fidelity] | 4 |
| Smith, Neil | Joe Cocker Puppet [cut-out of singer] | 6 |
| Richman, Stuart | Lulu is 21! [singer celebrates birthday, photographs] | 6 |
| n.a. | From You to Us [letters from NME readers] | 6 |
| Johnson, Derek | Tips Seven New Hits "Winter World of Love," Englebert Humperdinck "Oh Me, Oh My," Lulu "Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday," Stevie Wonder "Baby, I Couldn't See," The Foundations "Baby, I Know," Love Affair "Love Is All," Malcolm Roberts "Pickney Gal," Desmond Dekker "Suite Judy Blue Eyes," Crosby, Stills, and Nash |
8, 13 |
| NME | NME Top 30: 1. "Sugar Sugar," Archies 2. "Oh Well," Fleetwood Mac 3. "He Ain’t Heavy- He’s My Brother," Hollies 4. "I’m Gonna Make You Mine," Lou Christie 5. "Return of Django," Upsetters |
9 |
| NME | Britain’s Top 20 LPs: 1. Abbey Road, Beatles 2. At San Quentin, Johnny Cash 3. Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3, Various Artists 4. In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson 5. Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2), Rolling Stones |
9 |
| n.a. | Bennett- Basie in Spring Concerts [Tony Bennett,
Count Basie tour dates] Gene Vincent Stays On [extension of performer’s British tour] Christie Cabaret Set [Lou Christie, touring in Britain] More American Visitors [American performers coming to Britain] New C-&-W Package [new country and western tour] Chambers, Cuff-Links Due [Chambers Brothers, Cuff-Links tours expected] Popliners [tour announcements] Ringo May Be Guesting in Presley TV Special [Starr, to join Elvis Presley on American show] Concert Return for Elvis [Presley, on new concert dates in Texas, U.S.] New Singles Coming Out Soon by: Presley, Karen, Cliff, Fame [new singles from Elvis Presley, Karen Young, Cliff Richard, Georgie Fame, others] Disc Firms Exploit Paul Death Rumour [U.S. disc firms cashing in on McCartney death rumours] Stones’ LP Tracks [new tracks from upcoming album, Let It Bleed] Nice Concert for TV Documentary [The Nice’s new TV documentary based on recent concert in Switzerland] New Member Joing Family [John “Polly” Parlmer, new member of Family] |
10 |
| n.a. | Keith Richard-Movie Debut, Mick’s Film to Be
Salvaged [film appearances by members of Rolling Stones] Lulu’s 7 TV Spots [singer’s appearances on TV] And TV Appearances Set For: Des, Diana Ross, Jimmy Cliff, Nancy Sinatra, First Edition [Des O’Conner, others performing on TV] Foundations to Kick Off New All-Star Pop Series |
10-11 |
| n.a. | British Tour by Moody Blues, Seven Major Concerts
Next Month [group’s British tour] Bee Gees Launch Gee Gee- and Other New Labels Planned [group forming own record label, others who have followed] Jeff Beck Hurt [performer in car crash] Mac: LP Dispute [Fleetwood Mac, on new American tour, problems with upcoming LP] Radio 1 Line-Up [upcoming appearances on radio shows] Zoot Money One-Nighters with His New Music Band [Zoot Money’s Music Band, Playing One-nighters in Britain Delaney-Bonnie London Show for TV; P. P. Arnold Is Added [Royal Albert Hall] Percy Sledge Tour Details [British tour] |
11 |
| Green, Richard | Ray Thomas Talks to Richard Green about New Moody Album [Moody Blues, For Our Children’s Children’s Children] | 12 |
| Evans, Allen | LP Section | 12 |
| Logan, Nick | Success Staggers Crimson [King Crimson] | 13 |
| Logan, Nick | More Led on This LP [Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II] | 13 |
| Green, Richard | Drummer Brian Davidson Has a Friendly Way to Deal with Hecklers | 14 |
| Moses, Ann | Ann Moses from Hollywood: Elvis to Ski in Europe? | 15 |
| Wells, John | Paul (Writer) and Barry (Singer) Switch to Simpler Songs for Ryan’s Next [brothers, performers, successful in Germany, on tours and new material] | 16 |
| Gray, Andy | Tremeloes’ Peter Walsh Uses Psychology to Keep His Lads Going! [interview] | 17 |
| Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces [entertainment news snippets] | 18 |
| Bromley, Tony | Versatile Petula [review of Petula Clark’s recent performance] | 18 |
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| Drew Dubno, 20 February 2004 | ||
| 15 November | No. 1192 | |
| Green, Richard | Leon’s ‘Lady’ Lucky for Joe Cocker [interview with Cocker about new single, “Delta Lady”] | 3 |
| Matthews, Joe | Tom Meets the Queen [Jones, meeting Queen (photograph)] | 3 |
| Nesbit, Jan | Karen Still Lives at Mum’s [Young, about how her age has influenced her success] | 4 |
| From You to Us [letters from NME readers] | 4 | |
| Coxhill, Gordon | "Don’t Dig Too Deep," Pleads Oddity David Bowie [interview] | 5 |
| Green, Richard | Lee Jackson, Mao and Wilde [interview, discusses influence of Chairman Mao, Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler] | 6 |
| Who’s Where [concert listings] | 6 | |
| Moses, Ann | Lou Christie’s Wild Dancing Curbed on TV [talks about career] | 7 |
| Johnson, Derek | Top Singles [Marmalade, Mama Cass, Isley Brothers, Des O’Connor] | 8, 15 |
| Marvin Back to Style of First Hit [Gaye, new single] | 8 | |
| NME | NME Top 30: 1. "Oh Well," Fleetwood Mac 2. "Sugar Sugar," Archies 3. "He Ain’t Heavy," He’s My Brother/ Hollies 4. "Return of Django," Upsetters 5. "I’m Gonna Make You Mine," Lou Christie |
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| NME | Britain’s Top 20 LPs 1. Abbey Road, Beatles 2. Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 3, Various Artists 3. At San Quentin, Johnny Cash 4. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 5. In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson |
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| n.a. | Big Names Due on TV [Val Doonican, Dusty Springfield] Des With Cilla; Edwin Hawkins for Andy [Des O’Connor on Cilla Black TV show, Edwin Hawkins Singers on Andy Williams Show] Beatles LP Sells Four Million [Abbey Road, currently at the top of the NME charts] Engelbert Cancels Vegas; Early Start on TV Series [Humperdinck, cancels shows at Riviera Hotel in Vegas] Bonzo Band Concerts [Bonzo Dog Band dates] Stones’ US Tour Smashes Records [current US tour selling out 17 dates] Gene Vincent’s Dates [singer playing one-nighters] Radio 1 Names [appearances on upcoming radio shows] Popliners [concert dates] One-Nighters [concert dates] |
10 |
| n.a. | Tull Plays Top US Stadiums [band Jethro Tull, concert
dates in US] Temptations Cabaret Set; New Marv Dates [Temptations playing dates in London, Marv Johnson in UK] Purple for World-Wide TV [Deep Purple playing in US TV special] Eight Concerts for Ten Years [Ten Years After dates] |
10-11 |
| n.a. | Xmas Glut on Star Singles [new singles from Bobby
Gentry, Glen Campbell, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Lou Christie, the
Equals, the Dells, Gene Pitney] Trems’ Follow-Up is Set: Cabaret Venues [the Tremeloes’ next single, concert appearances] Ginger Baker Film Offer [drummer of Blind Faith to be in Hollywood movie] Foundations, Cliff Trash Aid Charity [Cliff Richard, others’ involvements with charity] Jr. Walker, Christie Dates [Jr. Walker UK dates, Lou Christie’s European tour] Septimus Minus One! [Mike Smith pulling out of new supergroup] |
11 |
| Evans, Allen | Latest Album Reviews [John Walker, Smith, Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass, others] | 12, 14, 17 |
| Smith, Alan | Hollies’ Allan Clarke Wrote Song About Graham Nash Leaving Group [review of new Hollies LP] | 14 |
| Green, Richard | Ten Years After Want Single Hit [desire of band to have hit singles] | 15 |
| n.a. | Noel Married [Redding, wed] | 15 |
| Coxhill, Gordon | Pop Take-Offs Liven Subdued Royal Show [review of recent Royal Variety Show] | 16 |
| n.a. | British Acts Recapture America [Rolling Stones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Nice, successful on American tours] | 16 |
| Yorke, Ritchie | This Song Team Wrote 7 Million-Sellers on the Trot! [team of Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland] | 17 |
| n.a. | Tail-Pieces by the Alley Cat [music news snippets] | 18 |
| Coxhill, Gordon | Rich Sound [review of Buddy Rich’s recent performance at New Victoria Theater] | 18 |
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| Drew Dubno, 5 March 2004 | ||
| 22 November | No. 1198 | |
| n.a. | Paul McCartney's Alleged Death Rumour | 2 |
| Green, Richard | About "Paul's Death" [McCartney] | 2 |
| n.a. | "Why Put Down What We're Doing?" Asks George Harrison | 3 |
| Coxhill, Gordon | What Can Clodagh's Dad Say at Christmas? [Clodagh Rogers] | 4 |
| Smith, Alan | Stevie Sees Very Clearly [Stevie Wonder] | 4 |
| Logan, Nick | Jethro No One-Man Band! [Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, Glen Cornick, Martin Barre, Clive Bunker] | 5 |
| n.a. | Elvis at His Best [Elvis Presley] | 6 |
| n.a. | Top Singles Reviewed: Lou Christie "She Sold Me Magic" Marsha Hunt "Desdemona" -Bobby Goldsboro "Letter to Emily" Nina Simone "Save Me, "Louis Armstrong, All The Time In The World" Neil Diamond "Holly Holy" Lonnie Donnegan, Murray Head, Peter, Paul and, Mary "Leaving on a Jet Plane" |
6 |
| n.a. | Cliff A Hit -- of Course [Cliff Richard "With The Eyes of a Child," Review] | 6 |
| n.a. | Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell | 6 |
| n.a. | Pitney Breaks the Silence [Gene Pitney "She Lets Her Hair Down," Review] | 6 |
| n.a. | Karen Revives Hit of the 50's [Karen Young "Allentown Jail," Review] | |
| NME | Britain's Top Singles: 1. Archies, "Sugar Sugar" 2. Fleetwood Mac, "Oh Well" 3. Tremeloes, "(Call Me) Number One" 4. Upsetters, "Return Of Django" 5. Beatles, "Something" |
7 |
| NME | Britain's Top LPs: 1. Beatles, Abbey Road 2. Various Artistes, Motown Chartbusters 3. Johnny Cash, At San Quentin 4. Led Zeppelin II 5. Tom Jones in Las Vegas |
7 |
| n.a. | Tom: British Concerts in 1970 after Five Months in States
[Tom Jones] Bobbie’s Xmas TV; New Pop Show Planned; Des Series [Bobbie Gentry] Now, A Royal Pop Show? Family: British Dates, LP [No Mule’s Fool LP] Info: Arrival [Bee] Gees Delay Label Launch Cliff’s Revised Concert Dates [Cliff Richard] |
8 |
| n.a. | News Round Up: Marmalade Records First Album The Move Return to the United States Brian Auger And The Trinity Colosseum [Jim Hiseman’s] George Fame Hosts Radio 1 Show John Mayall European Tour Fat Mattress U.S. Tour Jimmy Cliff Promotional Visit |
8 |
| n.a. | Popliners: The Who | 8 |
| n.a. | Crosby, Stills & Nash Albert Hall Concert | 8 |
| n.a. | Box Tops Tour Ronettes Dates Chicago’s Plans Beach Boys Will Play June Tour Stevie Package [Stevie Wonder] Rascals For TV Johnny Cash Heads C-&-W Invasion Also coming: Charles Aznavour, Harry J. And The All Stars, Dione Warwick, Joni Mitchell, Gene Pitney |
9 |
| n.a. | Leppelin Concert Tour [Led Zeppelin] Kenneth Mckellar’s New Release Lonnie Donnegan Release P.J. Proby In London Season Beatle Snippets [The Beatles] Stars Help Charity [Jimmy Cliff, Tiny Tim, Blue Mink, Clodagh Rogers] Radio 1 Latest Fairport Convention Lose Two Band Members British Venues to Book Stones and Jerry Lee [Rolling Stones] Roy Wood to Marry Desmond Dekker, Max Romeo, the Upsetters and the Pioneers in 6-Week Reggae Tour? Fleetwood Jams with Blues Veterans [Fleetwood Mac |
9 |
| Logan, Nick | Slide Guitars | 10 |
| Evans, Allen | Dale Hawkins “L.A., Memphis & Tyler, Texas”
[Review] Val Doonican Frankie Laine, “You Gave Me A Mountain” Stevie Wonder, “My Cherie Amour” Joan Baez, “David’s Album” Best of Nina And Frederik James Brown Soft Machine, “The Soft Machine Volume Two” Small Faces, “The Autumn Stone” Staus Quo, “Top Chartbusters of '69 [1969]” Pat Boone Sings Irvin Berlin Great Film Themes Memories Are Made of These Nina Simone at Newport Ray McVay |
10 |
| Green, Richard | Mixed Bag in Blue Mink | 12 |
| n.a. | Checkmates’ Spector Hit [Phil Spector] Underground’s Unique Family From You to Us [Letters to the Editor] |
12 |
| Green, Richard | Why Mayall Gave Up The Drums [John Mayall] | 13 |
| Moses, Ann | Stones Terrific [Rolling Stones] | 13 |
| Yorke, Ritchie | Eastern America Chart Invasion | 13 |
| n.a. | Mark Wynter Appealing Superb Herb [Herbert Alpert] Good For Val [Val Doonican] Feasts Of The Future Hits In Concert [Royal Albert Hall] Crusading Nina [Nina Simone] Enter Chet [Chet Atkins] |
14 |
| n.a. | Classified Ads | 15 |
| n.a. | Ted Heath, British Band King, Dies | 16 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 16 |
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| Samuel Jaspersohn, February 2004 | ||
| 29 November | No. 1199 | |
| Coxhill, Gordon | Hard Work Bought these Luxury Homes for the Tremeloes | 2, 3 |
| n.a. | Credence’s Fogerty Says: ‘We Stick to Old Rock’ | 2 |
| Smith, Alan | Reggae Stops Race Prejudice [Jimmy Cliff, Max Romeo, Pioneers, Harry J. All-Stars] | 4 |
| Smith, Alan | Kenny Rogers Had a Million-Seller | 5 |
| n.a. | Despite Disc Slip in Charts, John Lennon Still an MBE! | 5 |
| n.a. | Big Hit for Happy Equals [The Equals] | 6 |
| n.a. | Reviews: Robin Gibb, “One Million Years” Tommy Roe, “Jam Up Jelly” Fat Mattress, “Magic Forest” Georgie Fame, “Seventh Son” Cilla Black, “If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind” Roy Orbison, “Break My Mind” |
6 |
| Johnson, Derek | Reviews: Diana Ross, “Someday We’ll Be Together Again” Aretha Franklin, “Eleanor Rigby” Dusty Springfield, “A Brand New Me” Ohio Express, “Sausilito” Leepy Lee, “Good Morning” Billy Fury, “All the Way to the USA” Dave Clark Five, “Good Old Rock n’ Roll” Andy Williams, “A Woman’s Way” |
6 |
| NME | NME Top 30 1. “Sugar Sugar,” Archies 2. “Call Me,” Tremeloes 3. “Oh Well,” Fleetwood Mac 4. “Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday,” Stevie Wonder 5. “Something,” Beatles |
7 |
| NME | Britain’s Top 20 LPs 1. Abbey Road, Beatles 2. At San Quentin, Johnny Cash 3. Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3, Various Artists 4. Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 5. Tom Jones Live in Vegas |
7 |
| n.a | Engelbert Boxing Day Special [Engelbert Humperdinck,
Rolf Harris] Malcolm Returns to Rio [Malcolm Roberts] Tom’s Single Is Set [Tom Jones] Plastic in 4 Tops [The Four Tops] Cash Movie Songs [Johnny Cash] |
8 |
| n.a. | Frank Sinatra Concert in Huge Four-Week Package with Every Reggae Chart Big Rowland, Macaulay Deals [Steve Rowland, Tony Macaulay] Auger for U.S. TV Series; Carnegie Hall Concert [Brain Auger and The Trinity] Stones at Lyceum [Rolling Stones] Mac: Spring U.K. Tour [Fleetwood Mac] Bee Gee Song: Wrong Words! Purple to Trems for Russia? [Tremeloes] |
9 |
| n.a. | Sinatra’s Christmas Box [Frank Sinatra] | 10 |
| n.a. | Credit to All for Joe Cocker U.S. LP | 10 |
| n.a. | Karen Is a Surprise [Karen Young] | 10 |
| n.a. | Mr. Chips Album Better If You Have Seen Film [Petula Clark, Peter O’Toole: “GoodBye Mr. Chips”] | 10 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs Edited: Valentyne Suite, Colosseum Marvin Gaye and His Girls Pacific Gas and Electric The Mystic Number National Bank Scott Engel |
10 |
| Green, Richard | Great Stones Album [Rolling Stones] | 11 |
| n.a. | JR. Walker Powers On | 11 |
| n.a. | The Band Writes Own Material [The Band] | 11 |
| Coxhill, Gordon | Joe Wants to Meet His Audiences | 12 |
| n.a. | Life-Lines of Jiimmy Cliff | 12 |
| Moses, Ann | U.S. Fans Surprise Kink Ray [The Kinks] | 12 |
| Moses, Ann | Ritchie Yorke’s East Coast Column | 12 |
| Logan, Nick | No Instant Reaction for British Bands in U.S., Report King Crimson | 13 |
| n.a. | From You to Us [Letters from Readers] | 13 |
| n.a. | Engelbert Answers Critics by Jumping 13 Places [Engelbert Humperdinck] | 14 |
| Coxhill, Gordon | Around the Town with NME | 14 |
| n.a. | Back 12 Years with Rocker Gene Vincent | 14 |
| n.a. | Who’s Where | 14 |
| n.a. | Integrated Minstrels [George Inns] | 14 |
| n.a. | Petula Clark in Weepy Pic | 14 |
| n.a. | New Seekers Do the Whole Show [The Seekers] | 16 |
| The Alley Cat | Tailpieces | 16 |
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| Samuel Jaspersohn, 19 February 2004 | ||
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