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40 HERD 410 LOVE AFFAIR 411 HOLLIES*JOHN ROWLES DUSTY MOVE1[13ASTONES POLLCONCERT REPORT

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BRIGHTON, DOMEFriday, 17th May, 6.15 & 8.45

PORTSMOUTH, GUILDHALLSaturday, 18th May, 6.30 & 8.50

HAMMERSMITH, ODEONSunday, 19th May, 6.00 & 8.30

BIRMINGHAM, ODEONFriday, 24th May, 6.30 & 9.00

WORCESTER, GAUMONTSaturday, 25th May, 6.15 & 8.45

LEICESTER, DE MONTFORT HALLSunday, 26th May, 5.40 & 8.00

EXETER, A.B.C.Saturday, 1st June, 6.00 & 8.30

* TORQUAY, PRINCESSSunday, 2nd June, 6.00 & 8.30

BOURNEMOUTH, WINTER GARDENSMonday, 3rd June, 6.10 & 8.30

HANLEY, GAUMONT Friday, 7th June

MANCHESTER, ODEONSaturday, 8th June

LIVERPOOL, EMPIRESunday, 9th June, 5.40 & 8.00

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2 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS On sale Friday, week ending May 18, 1968

A SUPER SHOW!ANOTHER smash hit all the way - that's the only way you can

sum up the over -three -hours of pop sensations at the 16thannual NME Poll Concert at Wembley Pool on Sunday afternoonbefore 10,000 cheering fans. Jimmy Savile kept hinting at a bigsurprise in store later, and when he announced that it was theROLLING STONES, the crowd went mad! What a climax to a showfull of top highlights, and presented without a hitch by MauriceKinn.

The Stones were making theirfirst stage appearance in Britainfor two years and they proved theyhave lost none of their zing. TheHerd got a tremendous welcome onstage, too, as did all the artists. Itis always hard to make one's markin a star-studded show and withonly two or three numbers, buteveryone did exceptionally well.Congratulations to all, includingthe well-behaved audience whichcame from all over the country andEurope . . . and here's to the 1969Poll show. See you there (writeseditor Andy Gray).

by

Richard GreenIT is always a difficult job to open

a show of this magnitude. Thisyear the first spot went to SouthLondon's STATUS QUO, whoacquitted themselves very well on" Pictures Of Matchstick Men,"" Black Veils Of Melancholy " andThem's R&B rouser, " Gloria," TheirFlash clothes and stage act, whichinvolves prowling around like hungrypanthers, made quite an impression.

Looking like a walking music shopwrapped in a snakeskin jacket, DONPARTRIDGE raised laughs before hedid anything. Using three mikes, hemade a string of ad-lib cracks be-tween " Keep Your Hands Off Her,"the rather blue " Wayward Boy "and " Rosie." He adopted the Rus-sian trick of clapping himself andhad the audience appreciating hisCockney wit and undoubted musicaltalent. He threatened to send thehat round and, judging by theapplause, would have collected a fairpenny if he had.

Next came the LOVE AFFAIR or,as it seemed, the Love Affair Show -band. The group wore full eveningdress, complete with tails anddickies, were augmented by a strongbrass section and even a couple ofgirl singers thrown in for good mea-sure. The combination of all that lotmeant accurate reproductions of" Everlasting Love " and " RainbowValley " and the way singer Steve

, Ellis leaped around reminded me ofFreddie Garrity.

In between the acts, JIMMY

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DOUG MckENZIESAVILE and his co -No. 1 disc jockey,TONY BLACKBURN, came on and in-troduced the acts, livening up theproceedings with gags and livelyantics. More about Tony later, butJimmy deserves special mention forhis silver lame tunic, wide goldbracelet and ash blond hair. Hegave away some souvenirs from theartists and kept up his line of fastchat that has made him so popularfor so long.

Making their first visit to thiscountry, the SHOW STOPPERSadopted the usual coloured Americangroup method of leaving one mem-ber of the outfit to take lead vocalswhile the others perform choreo-graphical gymnastics nearby. Whata show! They sounded like theTemptations on " I'm Gonna MissYou " with perfect timing and har-monies and switched lead singersfor " Ain't Nothing But A House -party." Whipping up the excitementto fever pitch and blasting the ear-drums of everyone in the first tenor so rows, they finally danced off-stage in unison to hearty applause.

MasteryThe astonishing musical and vocal

mastery of the ASSOCIATION fol-lowed and what a treat they were.All six of them sing and all exceptthe drummer stand in a long lineacross the stage, each with his ownmike, and give out some wonderfulsounds. The poignant " Cherish "was a delight, " Windy " was greetedwith applause and " Too ManyMornings " sounded perfect, Surely,on this form, it cannot be longbefore the big strong, and at thesame time, delicate, sound of theAssociation makes it big over here.

We all expected something specialfrom the PAPER DOLLS and we gotit. Wearing bikini tops and miniskirts, connected by a single strandback and front, and exposing baremidriffs, they shimmied and shooktheir way through " Simon Says "and " Something Here In My Heart."They never stood still for a moment

AND A TERRIFICDynanyc vocal action at Wembley Pool!

LULUand raised the male temperaturesby quite a few degrees. They com-bine well both vocally and whendancing and smile all the time. Nice.

Dee -jay and sometime singerTONY BLACKBURN, looking verysmart in a powder blue suit, showedthe audience one of his famous kneesbefore moving into his solo vocalspot. With an orchestra and theBREAKAWAYS, he gave a sincereversion of " Baby I Need Your Lov-ing " and got a lot of screams andhe walked about the stage singing togroups of fans at a time. One parti-cular fervent section was a group ofmums at the side who never stoppedcalling to him throughout his act.

Trotting forward in a brightyellow mini dress came LULU to aroar of approval from girls and boysalike. She launched straight into aversion of " The Letter " which hernitty gritty voice made sound quitesoulful. Then she calmed down a bit

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for " Me, The Peaceful Heart," stillexhibiting her hip shaking and kneewiggling excitement and closed witha tender version of Tim Rose's" Morning Dew " which she sangwith compassion. Backed throughoutby the MIKE LEANDER ORCHESTRA,Lulu showed why she was voted topBritish girl singer.

The effortless elegance of theSHADOWS was a joy to behold anda pleasure to listen to. Theirmathematical precision is a constantsource of amazement to me. In theirtasteful dinner suits and frilly shirts,they opened with the old favourite" Apache," then led into a romantic" Lara's Theme " which demon-strated HANK MARVIN'S musical

skill to the full. Suddenly, theylivened the pace of the " Dr,Zhivago " melody and turned it intoan up -tempo rocker which had theShads grinning. Then on to " FBI "which included a snatch of " LandOf 1,000 Dances " before they in-troduced their " good friend," CliffRichard.

On he came, our very own CLIFF.In a light brown suit and frills onhis shirt, he again proved the mastershowman. He teamed up with theShads for his first number, " InThe Country," and it was good tosee the old firm together again afterso long. The boys left the stage andfor the rest of his faultless per-formance Cliff was backed by the

Mike Leander Orchestra and theBreakaways.

Rocked alongHe rocked his way through

" Shout," cooled it for " The DayI Met Marie " and wound up with" Congratulations." This last oneearned him storming applause andthe audience really showed whothey thought should have won theEurovision Song Contest. At theclose of his act, Cliff was presenteewith his award as Top British VocalPersonality from Robert Knight whohad the original U.S. hit version of" Everlasting Love."

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BONUS: STONES 'LIVE' AFTER 2 YEARS!Presentations to the Poll Winners

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (World Female Vocalist), CLIFF RICHARD (British Vocal Personality), dj's JIMMYSAVILE and TONY BLACKBURN, who tied for Top Disc Jockeys. Below: LULU (British Female Vocalist)with NME's MAURICE KINN, ROBIN GIBB for BEE GEES (Best, New Group) and SHADOWS (Instrumental Group).

TELEVISION famous character, The Saint, ROGER MOORE presented the NNE Awards to Poll Winners (above). Robert Knight presented Cliff Richard's.

by Nick LoganFROM Wales to start the second

half came the AMEN CORNERIn their first Poll Concert appear-ance. The aim of the sevenAmens is excitement and origin-ality and this they achieved bylaying down a big gusty backing

behind the impassioned vocals ofANDY FAIRWEATHER-LOW, whomakes up in vocal power whathe may lack in size. Mike Smithand Alan Jones in the brass sec-tion swayed and pounded out theguts of the sound as Andypoured forth the vocals on" Shake A Tail Feather " and" Bend Me, Shape Me."

A deafening roar drowned theend of Tony Blackburn's an-nouncement and on came theHERD. I'm sure I heard theseams of his silver suit plead formercy as organist ANDY BOWNleapt and pivoted in the air on

" Oop Poo Pah Doo " like Ru-dolph Nureyev gone mad. Thenit was back to the organ forAndy as the spotlight swung toPETER FRAMPTON and GARYTAYLOR for the vocals of " 1Don't Want Our Loving To Die."It was an exciting and well wor-ked out act and confirmed myopinion that the Herd will bethere carrying off major honoursat future Poll Concerts.

We had the TREMELOES withthe familiar happy-go-lucky actand sound that has made themone of the country's most con-sistently successful groups. CHIP

and ALAN shared the lead on" Suddenly You Love Me " andfor " Helule, Helule " Chip tooklead while DAVE, ALAN, RICKand GEORGE provided the back-ing and the harmony. Who'sGeorge you're asking. You mayhave noticed him winking anelectronic eye from his perchatop an amplifier, becauseGeorge, in fact, is the Trem'selectronic drummer!

On then to the MOVE-" sher-riff " CARL WAYNE and hisBirmingham Daddies, After theinitial astonishment at theirclothes - TREV BURTON in a

MICK JAGGER receives the trophy for the ROLLING STONES forthe best R -and -B group.

velvet suit(?) and ROY WOOD insequined jacket and jester'strousers were the main offen-ders - they launched into one ofthe most visually and musicallyexciting acts on the scene today.Carl did " Hey Grandma " andended up hurling the mike standover his right shoulder! Morewas to come. Playing like he washandling a machine gun, thenewly bearded Trevor stunnedthe crowd into silence as hesnarled and blasted his waythrough guitar work of amazingferocity to close a sensational acton the Spooky Tooth number" Sunshine Help Me."

" Follow that " was the musi-cal statement they left behindand here to do just that wasDUSTY SPRINGFIELD. Bouncingon stage in cream trousers anda frilly white silk blouse, Dustywent straight into " Don't FightIt," followed by " Wishin' AndHopin' " and " You Don't HaveTo Say You Love Me "-all ofwhich made us mourn evenmore the fact that we haven'thad a pop single from the lady

for what seems like ages. " ANatural Woman " came next asa tribute to Aretha Franklin andthen it was back to the boun-cing Dusty of old for the ravingcloser " Sweet Soul Music."

Then it was screaming limeagain. Casually dressed in ablack roll neck sweater, cordtrousers and jacket, SCOTTWALKER trotted onto the stagewith a nervous smile playing onhis lips. The Mike LeanderOrchestra struck up as Scott wentinto his expressive version of theJacques Brel composition, " Am-sterdam." It was a pity thoughthat we couldn't have heard moreof the lyrics above the screams.

There was obvious disatisfac-tion among the fans when Scottleft after only one number, butall was quickly forgotten bywhat was to follow.

Scott Walker has asked us toexplain why he only sang one num-ber. The reason was that he intendedto sing " Joanna," but found thatMike Leander has not had it ar-ranged for his orchestra.

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HEARD THE PUN KINGS OF POPHERD we are again - which is almost the worst

pun of the week but not quite as bad as AndyBown's, " Waiter, there's a fly in my soup. Don'tworry sir, it won't drink much! " But then I

haven't had as much practice as he. Andy is cur-rently the Herd's champion worst joke teller,hotly pursued by Peter Frampton, Andrew Steeleand Gary Taylor who keeps making the mistakeof telling funny bad jokes.

What it all boils down to,Andy told me as he piercedthe (wait for it) joke of anegg in a coffee bar on Mon-day, is that seeing who cantell the worst jokes is howthe Herd pass the time on theway to faraway gigs.

How the conversation gotround to bad jokes I cannot re-member. But to relieve the tor-tured expression Peter adoptedwhen Andy cracked the worstof his awful collection-and be-fore he could tell any more-we moved on to othermatters . .

Matters such as their recenttour with the Kinks, Tremeloesand Gary Walker. " Audienceswere a bit disappointing," saidAndy, " but not as bad as somepeople made out. The thing wasthat there were three tours goinground at the same time."

" You'd have the Bee Gees oneday, us the next and the Pitneytour soon after," said Peter." They'd even announce the nexttour when you were appearing."

I asked if he thought toursmight change in the future. " No,they will just carry on as before.What they should do is not putout any more tours for about ninemonths and then put out one witha really good bill. But it won'thappen."

Cigarettes were flourished andAndy warned me about Peter's" petrol bomb " lighter. To demon-strate, he offered to oblige theprotesting Peter and left his

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cigarette with an inch of smokedblack paper at the end. I wasluckier.

" We were probably a bit spoiltby the first tour we did with theWho, Trems and Traffic," saidPeter, " because it was the besttour of that year. It was the bestpossible initiation for us at thatstage in our career-and we gaineda great deal of experience from it.

" There were so many differentcharacters, from the Keith Moonsof this world who blow up doorsto the Stevie Winwoods and ChrisWoods.

" But it was quite frighteningfor us. There were all these biggroups turning up one after an-other. I was hiding behind anamplifier when in came the Tremswith Hello Peter, hello Andy,etc.' Just like they'd known us forages. They really got everyone to-gether."

Andy took up the story. " TheTrems really are good blokes andwe are great mates. On the lasttour we were against each otherto see who could be the most sar-castic. It all started when I wasbackstage once wearing my stagegear - my gold suit, white silkshirt, the bow -tie, white shoes.

" Alan Blakely's comment was:' You'd better change then andget ready, Andy.' And from thenon it was a battle to the death tosee who could be the most sar-castic."

A wicked grin appeared on hisface as Andy debated to himselfwhether or not he should tell me

about " Alan's mask." He decidedhe would. " Alan let it slip, yousee, that he wore a mask." Hepaused, seemingly having secondthoughts.

" You'll have to be careful howyou say this. Anyway, he took itoff one day. And do you knowthere was this really handsomeguy underneath! " Naughty,naughty, Andy-it's a good jobthe Trems are " such great blokes."

Still on tours, Andy suggestedthat all three hadn't been helpedby the fact that many of thegroups didn't have hit recordsat the time-" that is somethingthat would have helped enor-mously."

Did they think pop interest wason the wane? " I don't think there'sa lack of interest in the records,"Andy replied. " It is just that thereis a lack of money among theyounger kids."

" It wasn't long ago thatrecords were only 6s. 3d.," saidPeter. " Now when the kids buya record out of their ten bob

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pocket money, they don't get muchchange."

" What is happening is that theyare buying less records," offeredAndy. " Instead of one a week,they will buy one every fourweeks. But there is no slump inballroom attendances."

" That ' Young Girl ' that hasshot up the charts is beingbought by older teenagers, thosewho are out at work," said Peter.

Did they think, then, that groupswould have to aim for an olderaudience to survive? " No," re-plied Andy. " The younger fanscan still put records in the lowerregions of the charts, though may-be not in the top five.

" But then older people won'tgo to ballrooms. You cannot liveoff an older audience-unless youare Frank Sinatra.

" There's only one thing to bedone. Pocket money must definitelygo up. I could never afford to buyrecords. I got about tenpence. Howabout you Pete?" Said Peter: " Igot about two bob." " Meet theBaron," retorted Andy.

" They should put down the priceof records and raise the royalties,"concluded Andy in a broad sweepof optimism.

I asked how the group's song -writing was progressing. Peteranswered sadly: " It is very dis-appointing that we don't get asmuch time as we like for writing.You cannot take your piano roundwith you and this is why we aregetting a portable piano."

Recently they have been work-ing on material for a new LP and

WHO'S WHEREWeek beginning May 17

DUANE EDDY. Stockton Fiesta(May 19 for 1 week)

DON PARTRIDGE: GreaseboroughSocial Club and Doncaster La Scala(May 19 for 1 week)

ENGEL-BERT HUMPERDINCK: BatleyVariety Club (May 19 for 2 weeks)

ANDY WILLIAMS, HENRY MANCINI:Royal Albert Hall (May 19, 20. 21)

ALLAN PRICE SET: Billingham LaRonde (May 19 for 1 week)

One-nightersJOHNNY CASH, CARL PERKINS:

Edinburgh Usher Hall (17), CarlisleABC (18), Newcastle Odeon (19)

LOVE AFFAIR: Preston Top RankBallroom (17), Bridlington SpaRoyal (18), Southampton Top Rank(20), Croydon Top Rank (22).

HERMAN'S HERMITS, AMEN COR-NER, JOHN ROWLES, PAPERDOLLS: Wigan ABC (17), Black-pool ABC (18), Nottingham TheatreRoyal (19).

MOLLIES, PAUL JONES, SCAFFOLD:Shrewsbury Granada (17), Liver-pool Empire (18), Manchester Palace(19), Glasgow Odeon (20), StocktonABC (21), Peterborough ABC (23)

SEEKERS: Brighton Dome (17),Portsmouth Guildhall (18), Ham-mersmith Odeon (19)

EDWIN STARR: Sheffield City Halland Nottingham Clifton TechnicalCollege (17), Chester ClockworkOrange and Nantwich Civic Hall(18), Warmingham Grange Cluband Manchester Sloopy's (19), Pur-ley Orchid and London Bag O'Nails(20), Hemel Hempstead Pavilion(22), Liverpool Victorians (23)

BILL HALEY: Wakefield Locarno(19), Streatham Silver Blades andBeckenham Mistrale (20), IlfordPalais (21), Stevenage Locarno(22), Bristol Locarno (23)

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intend to go into a studio as soonas they have the time. " The wholebusiness is such an incrediblerush," moaned Andy. " It is reallysoul destroying sometimes."

" When we did the first LP, wehad a few tracks in the can," saidPeter. " And we did the rest in twodays, starting at ten in the morn-ing and working through until 1

am the next day." We hope to be using a brand

new studio this time and do a fewtracks a day-and really concen-trate on it."

Andy broke in. " Before we wereplaying all over the place and wedidn't know what had hit us. Itis the same now, but we have gotmore used to it."

" But, by golly, do you lookforward to the day off!" said Peter.

I asked what we could expectfrom the new LP. " We hope itwill be a bit more of a progres-sion," Andy replied. " There will

be more Bown-Frampton numbersand more Howard-Blaikley num-bers. Yes, Gary will be singing. Sowill Andrew."

Peter took it up. " When wefirst met Steve Rowland we re-corded about nine tracks and Isang on only one of them-andthat was virtually the first timeI had sung. Gary has got the bestvoice in the band."

Back with Andy. " People don'trealise this, that we all sing. Thatis why the public was shockedwhen Gary sang ' Sad.' "

More coffees and teas appeared. Andy demolished his poached

egg . . . and talk turned to BillHaley's Albert Hall concert,whether Peter and Andy could getinto the Scotch to see DuaneEddy and to a comic strip on theHerd story in a young girls' maga-zine.

" That one wasn't had," saidAndy. " The drawings actuallylooked like me, though they didn'tlook like you," he said to Peter." But in one in a different maga-zine we all looked like Garths.Great hulking shoulders we allhad! "

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FRANKIE MAY BE TOOLATE FOR THE CHART

No holds barred

*Mame/If I Had My Way (Columbia)THIS Broadway show tune has now become almost as

well known as " Hello Dolly," which it stronglyresembles-both melodically and in its bouncy vaudevillequality. It's a number that calls for an uninhibited person-ality styling and, in consequence, is right up Frankie

Vaughan's street.

(Think (Atlantic)HAVING seen Aretha Franklin

in live performance, I'm evenmore convinced that she is oneof the greatest r -and -b exponentsof our day. And this is riveting,electrifying r -and -b at its mostdynamic.

A spirited no -holds -barred perform-ance from Aretha, with enthusiasticgospel chanting from the SweetInspiration, and a gutty growlingbrass backing.

The beat drives along like crazy,accentuated by rattling tambourine.It's a supercharged, punch -packeddisc which thoroughly deservesChart rating-and may well get it!

With a Dixieland beat com-plete with banjo, plus punchybrass and backing group joiningin the chorus, it's thoroughly in-fectious and exudes a sparklingvitality from start to finish.

A great party or pub disc, be-cause you just can't stop yourselfsinging along with it! My onlyreservation is that the song hasnow been doing the rounds for acouple of years and, unlike Frank'srecent hits which were straight-forward revivals, this may simplybe regarded as "late." A probablehit, though.

FLIP: The old Bing Crosbyfavourite, set to a lazy sway -alongrhythm, with lush strings andbackground humming.

Mysterious Cream.f " Anyone For Tennis " (Polydor).

SUB -TITLED " The Savage Seven Theme," this is a strangely fascinat-ing disc, though I'm not sure what it's all about. It has one of those

puzzling enigmatic lyrics, and it's set to a throbbing beat.There's an ear -catching guitar

sound going on behind the soloShe's Looking Good (Atlantic) vocal, and the added strings have

A pounding r -and -b opus, in which been exceptionally well moulded tothe hoarse -voiced Wilson Pickett the mood of the disc.ranges from honest -to -goodness blues You have to listen to it carefully,singing to shouts, grunts and because it's not a record that bull -screams. dozes its way into your mind-it's

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VARIOUS ARTISTS: THIS IS COUNTRY MUSIC

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ANDY WILLIAMS: 'LOVE, ANDY'(S) 63167 INCLUDES HIS GREAT HIT SINGLE

'CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU'

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*The Happy Song/Open The Door (Stax)OTIS REDDING'S " Dock Of The Bay " developed into his biggest

hit ever-yet, although undoubtedly a good record, it was farfrom being the best track waxed during his career. I'm sure therewas a considerable amount of sentiment attached to its success-and I'm sure this sentiment is equally prevalent today.

On the surface, this isn't so blatantly commercial as the last one,in that it's much more closely allied to authentic r -and -b and soul. Otisgives out with the fiery abandon we've come to associate with his beatofferings, backed by biting brass and a nagging jerk beat.

Yet it also has considerable mass appeal-because the repetitive" dum-dum " chorus and basically simple tune can be quickly assimilatedby even the most plebeian tastes. Another hit!

FLIP: Opens with a spoken monologue to a guitar accompaniment,then breaks into an impassioned soul ballad, with bluesy organ andbrass. Self -penned.

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ality, and I'm convinced that his new disc willconsolidate his Chart status.

It's another catchy song, with a jaunty gaitand a wonderfully happy feeling. And besides hislusty warbling, Don plays kazoo, harmonica andguitar-and pounds away on the big bass drum.

FLIP: In quieter vein, with Don singing rathermore intimately, and guitar playing the principalrole in the backing. Lilting rhythm. Self -penned.

CourageousAnita Harris

fWe're Going On A Tuppenny(CBS)

ANITA'S principal Chart suc-cesses have so far been con-

fined to sentimental ballads, soit took courage to attempt some-thing so completely different.It's one of those good -to -be -alivesongs conjuring up visions ofhot summer days.

Bounces along merrily, with afluffy accompaniment of flutes andpizzicato strings, and beautifullyhandled by Anita - who has akiddies' chorus singing along toprovide commercial appeal.

FLIP: A warm and glowing ballad,with caressing strings and concerto -type piano.

VAL DON ICANt Now/The Sun Always Shines When

You're Young (Pye)Don't know about this one-it's

a good record and immensely appeal-ing, and Val Doonican commands avast following. But I can't be toooptimistic about its chances, if onlybecause Val's hits always seem tocoincide with his TV series, and hedoesn't have one at the moment.

It's a rhythmic ballad with abustling accompaniment and girlgroup, which Rows smoothly alongrather like " Elusive Butterfly."

FLIP: A tender ballad, with anostalgic lyric looking back to thecarefree days of childhood. Co -written by Val, and well suited tohis mellow style.

LOU RAWLSYou're Good For Me (Capitol)

Solomon Burke is usually knownas the King of Soul, but I reckonthis guy comes close to taking hiscrown.

This is an r -and -b ballad, sung inheartfelt style by the -richvoicedLou Rawls, and backed by shriekingbrass, rasping trombones and slurpchanting.

Jogs steadily along with a jerkbeat, and builds to an intenseclimax. With Lou's current visit toBritain to boost it, this should sellwell.

THE MARCH HARECry My Heart (Chapter One)

A new group and a new label,which is actually a Decca sub-sidiary. The March Hare have beenfortunate in securing a Les Reed -Barry Mason song for their debut.

Attractive vocal blend, whistleabletune and a backing of pipe -organ,brass and drum thumps.

ERIC'S BETTERf Anything/Monterey (MGM)

ADOUBLE - A - SIDE disc,though I'm told that " Any-

thing " looks like being the disc -jockey's favourite. And I mustsay it's a vast improvement onEric Burdon's last release " SkyPilot."

Indeed, this is vaguely reminis-cent of " San Franciscan Nights "-a haunting tune, an intenselysincere performance by Eric, anda gently lilting rhythm enhancedby rippling guitars.

Full marks to the delightful stringsection scoring, too. The lyric isgripping-and all things considered,this must be rated as the Animals'best for some time,

But the fact that they're doingvery little promotion on it won'thelp its chances.

FLIP: This has already been a hitin America-an up -beat number, withsizzling brass, twangs and Eric athis most vital. A tribute to thefamous Monterey Festival, it's fas-cinating but singularly lacking inmelody.

BYRDS SING DYLANt You Ain't Going Nowhere (CBS).

SEEMS that everyone has discovered Bob Dylan all overagain, and is rushing to record his songs! Still, we can

hardly blame the Byrds for doing so, as they've been rightin there from the beginning.

This, of course, is a new Dylan number - an essentially coun-try number, typical of the influence which seems to have dominatedBob since he started writing again after his accident.

A jogging beat, a nonchalant lyric, an effortless and thoroughlyrelaxed vocal and a hummabie tune - these are the principalingredients.

GUY MARKS


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1 1 FROM ME TO YOUBeatles (Parlophone)

3 2 SCARLET O'HARAJet Harris -Tony Meehan

(Decca)5 3 CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING

YOU Andy Williams (CBS)10 4 LUCKY LIPS

Cliff Richard (Columbia)11 5 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A

SECRET Billy J. Kramer (Parl)2 5 HOW DO YOU DO IT

Gerry and the Pacemakers(Columbia)

7 7 IN DREAMSRoy Orbison (London)

8 8 TWO KINDS OF TEARDROPSDel Shannon (London)

4 9 NOBODY'S DARLIN' BUTMINE Frank Ifield (Columbia)

6 10 FROM A JACK TO A KINGNed Miller (London)

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2 1 WHO'S SORRY NOW?Connie Francis (MGM)

3 2 A WONDERFUL TIME UPTHERE Pat Boone (London)

1 3 WHOLE LOTTA WOMANMarvin Rainwater (MGM)

10 4 LOLLIPOPMudlarks (Columbia)

4 5 WEAR MY RINGElvis Presley (RCA)

7 6 TOM HARKElias and his Zig Zag Jive

Flutes (Columbia)8 7 GRAND COOLIE DAM

Lonnie Donmgan (Pye-Nixa)5 8 SWINGIN' SHEPHERD BLUES

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WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong (HMV)

HONEY Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)

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LAZY SUNDAY Small Faces (Immediate)

SIMON SAYS 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Pye Int.)

I DON'T WANT OUR LOVING TO DIE Herd (Fontana)

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Andy Williams (CBS)

IF I ONLY HAD TIME John Rowles (MCA)

WHITE HORSES Jacky (Philips)

RAINBOW VALLEY Love Affair (CBS)

JOANNA Scott Walker (Philips)

SLEEPY JOE Herman's Hermits (Columbia)

CONGRATULATIONS Cliff Richard (Columbia)

HELULE, HELULE Tremeloes (CBS)

AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUSEPARTY Show Stoppers (Beacon)

JENNIFER ECCLES Hollies (Parlophone)

CRY LIKE A BABY Box Tops (Bell)

I CAN'T LET MAGGIE GO Honeybus (Deram)

THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE

Julie Driscoll 8 the Brian Auger Trinity (Marmalade)

SOMETHING HERE IN MY HEART ................................Paper Dolls (Pye)

HELLO, HOW ARE YOU Easybeots (United Artists)

DELILAH Tom Jones (Decca)

SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.... Gene Pitney (Stateside)

LITTLE GREEN APPLES Roger Miller (Mercury)

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Solomon King (Columbia)

U.S. MALE Elvis Presley (RCA)

ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley 8 the Comets (MCA)

DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE Dionne Warwick (Pye Int.)

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SINGLES-OTIS LPLOUIS

ARMSTRONG'S follow-up to"What A Wonderful World" Is

scheduled for release next month. Also setare new singles by Amen Corner, GeorgieFame, Reparata and the Delrons and ex -Righteous Brother Bill Medley. Release dateof Donovan's new disc has been fixed. Luluis recording her new single this week, forrush -release next Friday. Albums by theUnion Gap and Solomon Ring are beingissued later this month.

The Armstrong follow-up is "The SunshineOf Love " and is issued on lune 7ut, asthe HMV label is no longer associated withpop, Louis transfers to EMI's Stateside outletfor his new disc.

Georgie Fame's new single is "By The TimeI Gel To Phoenix," which was a U.S. hit forGlen Campbell and hes rimed), been reurdedin Britain by Marty Wilde-it Is caused byCBS on May 31. Out the same day is Re orateand the Delrons"' Saturday Night Didn'tHappen" (Bell).

lone 7 releases include Amen Corner's "HighIn The sky" (Derain),)il Medley's " I Can't"HerM It Alone" (MGM and the Marvelettes

Here I Am Baby " (Tanga Motown).Donovan' s- " Hardy Grady Man" has now

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first single waxed in this unt"1 GuessIt's Over" (CBS).

The CBS album "Gary Puckett And TheUnion Gap" is issued o May 31-it includesthe Beetles"' Lady Madonna." Solomon King'sdebut LP "She Wears My Ring" is rush -re-leased by Columbia immediate!,

BEE GEES BOSS

IN U.S.PLANSAGENT

Robert &b/w°. - whose Londonclients include the Bee Gees, the Founda-

tions, Crum and Frankie Howard-flew toAmerica last weekend to ounce the iseloirgof his own organisation in the States. Itnamed Stigwood-Fltzpatrick Inc., and

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STARS AT BRANDS'1,081 JONES, Frankie Vaughan and disc.1 jockeys Tony Blackburn, Jimmy Young andDavid Symonds are some of the top pop person-alities among a line-up of dozens of starsattenIng the gala motor -race meeting at

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Is set for two more cabaret weeks inthe summer-she doubles Batley Varlery

Club and Greaseborough Social Club (fromJuly 28), then plays Darwen Cranberry FoldInn (August 4 As previously reported, .also booked fm a week at Stockton Fiesta:11orsictnig le)ies:Vtaelwier' Mhijorea.hh" th the

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HE Rolling Stones' sensational success at show includes all the award presentations tolast Sunday's NME Poll Winners Concert Poll 'winners. There are also interviews-filmed

was captured on film by Southern -TV cameras backstage at Wembley - with Mick Jagger,-and viewers will be able to see the group in Dusty Springfield, Cliff Richard, Lulu, Dave Dee,action at Wembley's Empire Pool when "Time Scott Walker and Don Partridge.For Blackburn" screens 15 minutes of highlights To make way for this extended coverage of

the Poll Concert, at (east two acts originallyDirector Mike Mansfield has scrapped all booked this k' "TimeF I kb "

previousoplans for this week's show, in order will now move back to next week's edition. It

d a much longer Poll .Concert excerpt sums probable that, besides the Wembley. exthan he hod originally intended. Mike told the tracts, this week's show will include live per-NME: "It was such a fantastic occasion that for antes by Scott Walker, Sandie Shaw andI have decided to devote most of this week's Paul Jones. This will necessitate Eric Burdon andprogramme to it." the Animals and the Tinges switching to the

In addition to the Stones' return to the May 25 transmission, when they will be /Gatedconcert platform, this weekend's Tony Blackburn by P. J. Proby.

AND AFTER THEIR WEMBLEY SUCCESS LAST SUNDAY . . .

Stones tour comeback ?THE possibility of the Rolling

Stones playing Britishconcert dates in the nearfuture strengthended thisweek, following the group'ssurprise appearance at Wemb-ley on Sunday. The Stoneshave, for some while, beenconsidering the prospect oftouring again-and the over-whelming success of their"trial nut" at the Poll Con-

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m everytto do so. Mewnwhilg the Stones have

spokesman for the group filmed three promotional clips ontold the NMEt "The boys now their new single which is re-st. the time is ripe for more leased by Decca next Friday (24).per.nal appear.ces. But any Two of the .unces am on thefuture Rolling Stones concerts 'A' side of

liendisc, " Jumpin'

will be of an entirely differ.. Jack Flash "--and the third clipnature from the traditional 'pop futures the '13' side, "Child Ofshow' format." the Moon." T. films were made

It is emphasised, however, that by U.S. producer Sandy Lieber -no definite concert plans .5 be son and are being offered tolaid until the group's filming liriffsh and American TV coin-commitments-reported ln last ponies.

SECOND HERMAN TOURHERMAN'S

HERMITS - currently engaged in a package tour with Amen Corner,John Rowles and the Paper Dolls - are to undertake a second British tour in the

autumn. Promoter Danny Betesh told the NME that he was " sufficiently encour-aged" by the response to the present tour to book the group for a more extensiveschedule of dates in November. The autumn itinerary will take in Scotland, Irelandand major British cities not being visited by the present tour.botteedhefithewottnarVerigres

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near future. Transmission of Cilia Black's colour special: has been brought forward bytwo weeks, but Mireille Mathieu's series has been postponed until August. Provided hisBritish visit is not cancelled due to filming commitments, it now seems likely thatDavy Jones will guest in at least three BBC -TV shows.

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LENNON'S NOVELS TO BE FILMED" VELLOW Submarine "-the animated cartoon film for which the Beatles wrote all

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Proceeds from the concertwill help to build a home for

undeb.privileged children, athorny in which Nash is par-ticularly active It is estimatedthat over £30,000 will be raisedfrom the show-in which eventhe artists participating willeach pay MOO for the honour oftaking part!

TV and film cameras will re-cord the concert for world-widescreening - It is likely to betransmitted in this country byBBC -2 In colour, as a highlightof this year's Christmas ro-grammes. Also envisaged is a

charity LP recorded at the con-cert, but this is dependent uponagreement being reached withthe labels to which the various

Graham Nash told the NME:"I want to use the magic ofthese star names in a positiveway. For a long time I'vewanted to dosomething reallyworthwhile for charity-and thisH it!" This week, d..) Alan Free-man confirmed that he win lointhe line-up, and Invitations weregoing out to major names in thecurrent Chart.

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BEACH BOYS, MAHARISHI TOUR MORE

DATES CANCELLEDDESPI1E all prior reports concerning great box office activity

for the Maharishi -Beach Boys tour, all was decidely not well,with two weeks of dates being cancelled.

Dogged from the start, theMaharishi failed to arrive intime for a Press conference withthe Beach Boys in New Yorkbecause he was hung up inIstanbul. Arriving a day later,he joined the group in Washing -tort for a Press reception thereand the first concert at George -town University.

Then came the Singer Bowldate in New York. The BeachBoys arrived some time beforeth-, concert and set up theirequipment ready to go on stage,when the news reached themthat the Maharishi was still inhis New York hotel suite, unwilling to appear before a re-ported crowd of less than 1,000people. He did, though, join themfor an evening concert at IonaCollege and two more dates, inPhiladelphia and Connecticut.

With that, the tour should havegot underway. Unfortunately, itdidn't. They start again tonight(Friday) when the Maharishi haspromised to show up for aDenver (Colorado) date and threeor four more California concertsfollowing that.

What happened? For reasonsbest known to himself (possiblybecause the tour wasn't going aswell as he hoped), the Maharishidecided to honour a prior movie'contract he'd signed with FourStar productions in Hollywood. Itseems he was supposed to haVemade this film some time ago,but his illness prevented it.

The Beach Boys are very up-tight and upset about the wholesituation, but seeing that thetour. was all in the cause of" love, friendship and peace,"will not press charges for thecancelled da"''

They alsEC chose not to playthe rest of the dates on theirown and returned to California,where they're sitting out theirtime till the concert in Denver.

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Brown steps inIF the Beach Boys didn't get the1, opportunity of playing toomany of their dates, the CrazyWorld of Arthur Brown certainlydid when the group opened atour at the Fillmore East, withthe Jefferson Airplane.

It was hoped that Arthur wouldmake his grand debut by flyingthrough the audience attached toa string with his headpiece onfire'

But there was a depth problemso instead, he was borne downthe aisle in a chariot carried byfour helpers, throwing flowers tothe audience.

The big hang up was that forthe first show, despite a superbperformance, Arthur's headpiecedidn't catch fire, sort of blowingthe opening.

But things righted themselvesfor the second show as he burstinto flames half way through hisentrance and proceeded to gointo his first number still onfire, enveloping the entire stagein black smoke!

Arthur Brown takes a lot ofgetting used to, but the exposurewill cause him to be a major actin this country. He told me thisweek he's received some fanmail at the Fillmore which he'shappy about.

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Eric's show was typically goodand it was definitely strengthenedby the addition of an organ. Thebest thing about the Animals'presentation now is the excellentlight show that goes on behindthe performers.

It is probably one of the mosthighly synchronised shows of itskind. As Eric sings " Monterey "there Is a movie running of himin Monterey at the Pop Festival.When he sings " San FranciscanNights " there is a colour filmof Eric walking through SanFrancisco.

The highlight of the evening -which was witnessed by AlJardine, Dennis Wilson, Jim(Doors) Morrison and Nico (AndyWorhol's superstar) - was theintroduction of the Animals' newsingle " Sky Pilot."

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****VIKKIC:. VIKKI CARR (Liberty,LBS 83099E).

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POLL CONCERTThe NME's DEREK JOHNSON

had announced earlier that therewas to be an added surpriseattraction and throughout theshow speculation had beenbuilding, up. Now the momenthad arrived. Jimmy Savile madethe announcement and here theywere - the ROLLING STONES.

You could feel the Empire Poolshaking to its foundations as theroar went up and onto the stageand into the lights for their firstBritish concert appearance fornearly two years came Mick,Keith, Brian, Bill and Charlie.

The initial applause died downslightly as they prepared their

- equipment . . . there was a mo-mentary pause . . . Mick re-moved the mike from its stand. . . glanced round at the otherStones in position . . . gave ashake of his long brown hair. . . and suddenly it was allhappening.

Here, again, were the Jaggergymnastics from the days wefeared might have passed forgood . . the hair whippingdown over the tortured face . . .

the contortions and movementsthat threaten to tear his body inhalf. Cameramen rushed for-ward, Marianne Faithful] threwtulips on the stage and many ofthe stars who had gone beforestood and joined in the applause.

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So who says today's pop lacksexcitement? Who needs a rockrevival? For my money, all weneed is the Rolling Stones backas they were on Sunday.

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screams had died away, concertorganiser MAURICE KINN com-mented that in the past theStones had been subjected to alot of bad publicity and he wan-ted to point out that they wereappearing at the Poll Concertcompletely at their own sugges-tion. This brought renewedapplause.

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Finally it was left to DAVEDEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK andTICH to close the show, Dave Deeappearing in the sartorial stun-ner of them all - tight fittingjeans, leather boots and, of allthings, a see through shirt!Away they went with "HoldTight," followed by " Bend It,"with Tich on mandolin, and theninto the highlight of the act." Legend Of Xanadu," Daveusing his famous whip to incitethe audience to a riotous recep-tion.

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LOVE AFFAIR AIM FORSO much for that endless " Do -the -Love -Affair -Play -On -

Their -Records " scene. How about the future? With" Rainbow Valley " firmly entrenched in the NME Chart,what comes next for the group that so far tops the poll asthe most controversial pop name of 1968?

According to bassist MickJackson: " The aim is to tryand do numbers rich in quality. . not just a three -chord free-for-all."

Mick really means it-and if that" rich in quality " line gets anyguffaws from cynics, none of theLove Affair is smiling. Accordingto Mick: " We've had a stomachfulof knocks and frankly, we justwant to forget the past and startthinking about something else.

" For instance, how about some-body mentioning the brilliant voiceof Steve Ellis? Steve was on' Everlasting Love' and he's withus on ' Rainbow Valley,' and he'sa fantastic singer and also a very

They tell NME'sALAN SMITH

pleasant bloke." As far as I'm concerned he

also happens to be potentially thebest singer in the country."

According to Mick the " anti -Love Affair " affair is still prettystrong in some parts of the coun-try. " There's a distinct chill inthe air," he says, " and in somequarters, resistance to us is ex-tremely strong. It's no good deny-ing it."

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I pointed out that one of theknocks was that Love Affair hadbecome " big-time " on the strengthof one No. 1, that it was now con-fessed most of them hadn't evenbeen on! So how did they feelabout the " big -for -the -boots " tag?

Said Mick, with realisation:" Maybe we're now less excitablethan we used to be, and maybethat's a good thing.

" I don't think we were everbig-time, though. You have to re-member we're young and high-spirited, and we have a giggle nowand again. But that's as far as itgoes, and if we've ever causedoffence, I'm sorry.

" We've also changed in otherways, in that whereas we used tobe frightened of the audiences, wenow find it easier. We're moreconfident and more relaxed.

" Come to think of it, I supposewe've all matured a heck of a lotin many ways. We've mentallygrown up so much in the pastfew months. Our career is aserious thing and life isn't onegreat big loon."

But why, I asked, follow-up" Everlasting Love " with a numberin the same style-at the time ofrelease, didn't Love Affair thinkit might have been Chart poisonfor them?

Said Mick: " I suppose it couldhave been a mistake, but we defi-nitely do want to get right awayfrom the kind of sound on our nextsingle. It'll probably be a slowone, with just us and no aug-mented sound. We'll have to see.

QUALITY

A get-together at last week's " Top Of The Pops" HERMAN and ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK with LOVEAFFAIR (I to r) MICK JACKSON, MO BACON, LYNT ON GUEST, REX BRAYLEY and lead singer STEVE

ELLIS." We've got to do something

to get away from the knockers,haven't we?" said Mick with somefeeling.

" They're getting a bit boring."

...and Herman isgiving it to themAREMARKABLE phenomenon has taken place during the last

two years. From a mass scream -appeal act, Hermans Hermitshave matured immensely and now produce a much more adultand greatly improved routine.

When I caught their tour atSlough Adelphi on Sunday, co-starJohn Rowles was ill and unableto appear so all the acts had todo extra numbers. Tour managerFred Perry worked marvels andthe end result was a well-balancedand highly entertaining show.

There can be no doubt that thistour is going to increase Herman'spopularity no end. While still appeal-ing to the teeny-boppers he andthe musically more competentHermits have a lot more to offer.

They opened with " No Milk To-day " and at once showed a markedimprovement. In a brown and whitecheck suit Herman led into JeffBeck's " Tally Man ", then " I CanTake Or Leave Your Loving." Atthis stage he announced that theywould sing some other people'snumbers for fun. The numbers wereFrankie Laine's " Jezebel " whichHerman sang with a strong voice,the Bee Gee's sad " New YorkMining Disaster ", the Honeybus'" I Can't Let Maggie Go " and aremarkably good version of the Im-pressions' It's Alright."

" Sleepy Joe " and . " There's AKind Of Hush " completed theroutine.

Closing the first half were theAmen Corner who seem to bemaking a profession of tours thesedays. They are a fine group whodeserve more than the success theyhave already gained.

Perhaps their years of slogging inWales has made them so polished,I don't know. But I do know thatthey give value for money with avaried repertoire which ranges fromArthur Conley's " Sweet Soul Music"

RICHARD GREEN

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Still the man of mystery, DaveBerry continues to draw morescreams from the audience bywiggling his forefinger than all thehip shaking practised by manyothers. He is one of the few completeshowmen still around.

His voice seems to have taken onmore of a foggy, Georgie Fame typefeel, demonstrated particularly on" Now " and " Do I Still Figure In.You Life."

Marching on stage in file wrappedin white cloaks looking for all theworld like miniature Knights Of TheRound Table, the Paper Dolls whiskoff their coverings to reveal thespectacular costumes that they hadunveiled earlier at the NME Poll -winners Concert. They told me thatthey designed and made the dressesthemselves. They certainly econom-ised on material!

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GRAHAM MAY SPLIT THE MOLLIESHAVE quite, a job getting this thters Few.First of alt,raining. T I

end up, with a laser taxi e doesn't know whereaddress is,Wito keeps Stepping at florins and chemists for advice, then coming back

Me a thumbs -rag sign and saying: ften't worry, mate,'!**.--110 Our way Then we arrive' at our destination (a deserted mews withi::.-iiifitr-1#4fitittg down and nowhere to shelter), and I hammer at the door.

miles to the nearest phone box, wait whilst a ladyhiteWs her -poodle to have aconversation down the line with some unknownfriend, matte a roll and find I had the right mews but the wrong number,stagger back, then can't find the house anyway.

The Monsoons have come, f am cringing against a wail very wet and coldand toot and lonely, when from somewhere above I hear a distant voicecrying. Oy, Sthievy Over ere,. "

I look or, and around this deserted mews, but find my vision restricted bygiant drops of rain hammering down onto the window panes of my glasses

Then suddenly, see him: y' actual Hollie, y' actual Graham Nash. wavingfront tbe upper -Storey warmth of a house cunningly disguised as a Po.iOffice garage

within me monts I am inside, warm. sipping hot black tea - and involvedin one of the most intriguing interviews t've had since the one f had recentlywith Ringo Starr,

THERE must be those who now, frankly find an element of tedium inthe doings and sayings of Mr. Nash. (He admits to the possibility; he

says he knows he's egotistical). But on the eve of the Hollies major springtour with the Scaffold and Paul Jones, few of his critics could deny thatwhat Graham Nash says often makes a heck of a lot of sense.

When we met, he sat there looking like an amiable present day D'Artagnan:buckle shoes, black trousers, deep -blue shirt, hair lightened by the Hollies' recentvisit to the Land of the Rising Sun. He speaks quickly, articulately, and you getthe impression that every comment is literally a new thought being spoken aloud.

He told me: " I believe in a-completely different musical direc- "It's selfishness on my part,tion to that in which the Hollies and I know it. I want to do every -are going, and right now I feel thing. I want to write songs andas if I'm letting myself down not sing them and produce them anddoing as I want. mix them and have a say in the"I also need to be alone a lot cover. This is because I thinkto get the best out of myself as I'm right.a songwriter . . it's very stimul- " Songwriting is now one of theating for me, and it's something I biggest things in my life. I couldenjoy.

" I can't say if I'll be leaving the be consumed completely in the fireHollies soon. I can't answer that. of writing songs."

By ALANSMITH

a lot on the last album by thegroup - there were mistakes andthings he didn't want, but therecame a point when he shruggedhis shoulders and accepted them.

He doesn't want to have to do Apart from this deep-rooted" All I know is that last year this in the future, and this is why urge to fulfil himself within hisI came close to it twice, and it he feels it might be better if he own solo recording scene, Gra-could happen at arty time again." thought about carving out a solo ham's wish (with or without the

What it boils down to, says career -- both as a songwriter Hollies) is to be part of a recordingGraham, is that the rest of the and as a performer. operation where he will no longerHollies have valid musical beliefs "That way," Graham told me, have to rub shoulders with " smalland so has he . . . most of them "I answer to myself and to thenow happen to be different, that's public. At the moment, I'm justall. getting bored with the recording

He says he wasn't happy with scene."

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culties - up -against the brickwall of their record companies -

He talks about this...his ego...the

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Mollies, Scaffold, Paul Jones tour

and sadly of the fact that peoplelike him so often end up fightingthe wrong people.

" We have to fight record com-panies for album covers, man," hesays, " and journalists to makethem tell people what we reallysaid. It shouldn't be."

How about his relationship withAllan Clarke, his friend, his buddybefore and since the advent of theHollies?

Graham smiled a wry smile andwalked from one side of the room,to the other, looking out at therain as he spoke.

"Allan depends on me to acertain degree," he said " as Idepend - arr him. For instance, I

-sing far better with him. And therapport between us is fantastic.

" I think we go through 'a kind

of love -hate thing, although I'mnot too keen on him at themoment!

"But mostly, I think Allan isnow searching for something Iwas searching for nine months agoand which I have now found.

"I now have strong religiousbeliefs . . . I believe in God, verymuch . . . God is the spark oflife in everything . . .in us, inanimals, in wood, in things.

Never kill" I now never kill anything. I

remember that even when. I wasa kid I would apologise if I killedanything, like a fly, Now I ambeginning to develop a completerespect for every form of life - Iwas in Spain for a few days, andthere were some ants on a logI put on the fire. But I got all ofthem off."

This complex and self -analyticalGraham Nash frankly admits thathe doesn't know his own mindwhen it comes to his future withthe Hollies - he might leave, butthen perhaps he could continue torecord with the group and as asolo artist-says that spending therest of his days performing in asmall folk club would make himjust as happy - admits to beinga big spender - and happily tellsof an old astrology book (he'sAquarius) that depicted hischaracter with frightening accu-racy.

Bearing in mind that the Holliesonce announced the end of theirconnection with the pop packagebusiness, I asked Graham if hehad any comments on this up-coming series of dates with Scaf-fold and Paul Jones.

" I look at it this way," he

said - " it's a halfway stage. Andit's a damn good show, a bit likean old-time variety bill. There's agood straight singer, a comedy actand then us as a larger musicalitem! You could even have some-one coming on with a card marked'Act No. 3.'

" People want entertainmentthese days. They're fed up withten group guys and a millionamplifiers and noise."

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JOHN ROWLES - who has had to miss some dates on the currentHerman's Hermits tour (see centre pages) - is out to encourage

the screamers.

N. P. DRAPER (New Malden): Whata terrible state the charts are inat the moment. Not only are halfthe records American, but the onlydiscs played by Radio 1 - arethose that are already in the chart.

What chance do new groups stand,faced with this gross under -expo-sure?

Most of .the current chart entrieshave been plugged to death -" Jennifer Eccles," "Captain OfYour Ship," " Cry Like A Baby "

. . . on the other hand recordslige Traffic's " No Face, No Name,No Number " and Procol Harum's

Quite Rightly So " have beenignored (with the exception, ofcourse, of John Peel and KennyEverett).

Groups like Traffic and Procol Harumshouldn't have to fight to get intothe charts. They outclass suchunits as the Love Affair andHerman's Hermits.

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the Fish with his beloved Britishgroups (Jimi Hendrix?) by sayingthat the former are " not a patchon " the latter.

Has he ever heard " Notorious ByrdBrothers," " Strange Days," " For-ever Changes " or " I Feel LikeI'm Fixing To Die?". I doubt it.

G. HUGHES (Blackpool): I am veryindignant at the second billingallocated to Scott Walker on BillyCotton's show on May 11. Surelyan artist of his calibre should beallocated time for more than onesong, we see precious little ofhim on television anyway.

DENNIS McCULLOUGH (HolywoodCo. Down, Ireland): I cannotfigure out why the record -buyingpublic neglect all the artists onthe Elektra label-the IncredibleString Band, Judy Collins, TimBuckley for example.

If the record buyers don't takenotice of this progressive andentertaining label it will probablygo bankrupt and die.

DAVID GARSON (London): Whileagreeing wholeheartedly with prac-tically all of the spate of lettersprinted in recent weeks singingthe praises of West Coast music,I'd hate anyone to think that Eng-lish music was. entirely withoutmerit or originality - the impres-sion that these letters tend to give.

The West Coast groups, spurred onby the outbreak of. hippiedom andpsychedelia which has encouragedthe avant-garde over the pastyear, have produced what amountsto brilliant new sophistication inpop music; but little originalityof form.

Most of their music is simply ex-travagantly stylised blues. How-ever, the British undergroundgroups have been making musicwhich, if not so well produced orattractive to listen to has ingeneral much greater originalityof ideas.

The Pink Floyd (particularly intheir free -form instrumentals), theSoft Machine (who will, I hope,soon get their LP out), the Nice(though only sometimes), theMove, Traffic, even the Who-try toproduce a new kind of music.

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Those of you who read myearlier tale of " Mr. Nice " mayremember I thought his attitudedefensive and his lack of anyreally strong opinions was dueto nervousness.

For John is the original easy-going, smiling, nice'n'easy guy.And perhaps it is not entirely in-significant that his cool demeanouris a reflection of - his manager,Peter Gormley, who seems to in-fluence all his artists in this politepattern (Cliff Richard, the Shadowsand, until recently, Frank Ifield).

Unaccustomed as I am to beingheralded by a 24 -piece orchestraon walking through a door-whichboasted such stalwart session -menas ex -Tornado drummer Clem Cat-tini-that was the majestic soundwhich greeted my arrival at Chap-pels recording studio where Johnwas cutting tracks for his firstalbum.

Conducting the session was thedapper Mr. Mike Leander, whoperched upon a stool, was takingthe ensemble, which also boastedthe delicious Breakaways (that's alovely wife you have, Joe Brown)through a little thing entitled " SayGoodbye."

Mike ushered me into the controlroom where John was listening tothe run-through and politely in-formed me (always his best PR)that " If I Only Had Time " wasthe 50th Top Twenty hit which hehas been associated with overmany years.

" I counted them the other even-ing," he explained.

For those who have not heardmuch of the Rowles vocal range,apart from the hit, let me be thefirst to inform you that he has agreat deal of the depth of earlyPresley - much of the power ofpresent Tom Jones and a greatdeal of the richness of ScottWalker.

There are, possibly, two new-comers abroad on the pop sceneat the present time with unrecog-nised potential of entirely differenttypes - Don Partridge and JohnRowles.

John sat nonchalantly on a seatafter doing one take-one track-they do not mess about at MCA,and talked of the forthcomingalbum with a smile.

" We've cut about 21 trackswith compositions by people likeMitch Murray and GeoffStephens," said John. " It's verymuch a mixed bag and should give'people some kind of idea of thedifferent things I can do.

" I've also written some songs ofmy own. I'm not sure what styleyou would describe them as. Oneis called ' It Takes Time To DoWhat I Have In View.' What canyou put that down to?"

John offered me a cigarette andall but set light to me with aflame thrower carefully disguisedas a cigarette lighter. We pro-gressed to talking about his stageact and the first few " live " ap-pearances.

" I'm doing about 20 minutes,"said John. " If "it is a teenageaudience I include a lot of rock\-,'n'roll material. I like to ' fire'myself on stage and get workedin with some good solid beat num-bers like 'Land Of A ThousandDances,' Hold On I'm Coming,'Chain Gang' and Work Song'.""If they scream I always en-

courage it-it makes me feel goodinside. It's encouraging to get thekind of reaction which makes yourealise you are going down well."

On the assumption that you canoften " tell the man by his books "I asked what material John read.Unfortunately he is a person whowaits for the film of the book!

" Saw ' Valley Of The Dolls ' re-cently," said John. " I enjoyed thatbecause it was about show busi-ness and shows the kind of corrup-tion and bad things that can hap-pen to an artist."

Apart from John's excursion tothe zoo he also took a trip toWindsor Castle which impressedhim as something out of a " Robin

Hood " film and another visit wasto composer Lionel Bart's house.

"Now that's the kind of houseI'd like to get," said John. " Reallymysterious - all those corridorsand winding staircases. Lionel wasvery kind.

" He mentioned that he couldenvisage me in one of the rolesof one of his forthcoming musi-cals. That's something I'd reallylike to do."

We talked on about the stateof pop music at present and howthere seemed to be a lull. ButJohn felt the lull was only reflectedin the young people's music and" it is all happening for the adultsnow."

IT HURTSsays Keith Altham

Finally we chatted about Presleyand the myth that he has built uparound himself by never lettinganyone close enough to find outwhat he is really like.

" I grew up with Presley re-cords like ' All Shook Up,' " saidJohn. " He was really an idol ofmine. I think he's been very clever.By not putting himself about allover the world he has kept amystique.

" I think it would be possiblefor someone to do that again ifthey were clever. As long as youcan keep people guessing andwondering about what you arereally like you have their atten-tion."

And so I " wondered " off. Some-time I'd like to conduct a littleexperiment by shutting John up ina broom cupboard with someonelike Mick Jagger for an hour. Butthen I'm wicked.

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DUSTY SPRINGFIELD caught by NME cameras at last Sunday's Poll Concert at Wembley.

orry to neglectBritish fansIT WAS ALL TRUE

Say Move about Rome riotsFRESH from what might be described as their explosive

impact on the Italian pop scene, arch villains and dis-turbers of the pop peace the Move were back in Londonon Friday with their version of The Great Pop Festival ThatWent Up In Smoke. Dressed in sinister black, Carl Wayne,moustached chief villain of the Move, was doing the explainingas we drank beers in a London pub.

To fill in the background, the story begins with a four -day pop festival held at a huge indoor sports stadium inRome. The Move appeared on the third day . . . were involvedin certain happenings . . . and the fourth day never cameabout.

Why the fourth day never came about and what the hap-penings were that caused it will be explained by Carl.

" The Festivat was originally being organised by a group ofSan Francisco hippies who, because of lack of money, hadto hand it over to Bavarian Television. They set up equipmentwhich was really good gear and everybody was being verypolite to them because they had helped to put it on.

" We had warned them beforehand exactly what our actentailed and we were booked to do seven numbers. Westarted with ' Hey Grandma ' and I did my pornographic bitwith the mike stand but unfortunately I snapped the standand fell on my backside, which delighted the multitude inthe audience but didn't delight the multitude of soundtechnicians from Bavarian Television, the chief of which ranon stage and gesticulated he was annoyed . . . and promptlyreceived two fingers up his nose.

" Then the trouble set in," continued Carl, in what struckme as a bit of an understatement.

And there's more yet. " Instead of him being cool aboutthe whole affair he went back and turned the tights off andmade us look like idiots. So we kicked their equipment intothe pits and someone ran on at Trevor who duffed him one.

"Then Upsy, our huge road manager who's about 6ft. 3,picked him up and carried him off stag* about three feetabove the ground and dropped him down a hole at the backof the stage.

" There was obviously no use in carrying on. So we saidwe would do our last number, Sunshine Help Me.' Thencame the fun and games. We couldn't get the TVs for theact and the axe had been confiscated at the airport so weplanned a grand finale with our theatrical explosives, whichare powerful, very powerful and if you get within three feetof them they can knock you straight over.

" By this time the crowd was in uproar and being thetemperamental lot they are they were just waiting for a riot.As soon as the first explosion went off, four trucks of artilypolice with guns and 100 ordinary police with guns started torush everywhere.

" So we blew up their equipment and stormed off withoutfinishing," concluded Carl with a deadpan expression.

In retrospect, how did they view what had happened? " Wedon't consider ourselves responsible because they had beenforewarned about our act, although I don't think they thoughtthey were going to be that big," said Carl, referring to theexplosives. " But if they had sat down and kept cool it wouldhave been alright

" Afterwards Trev and I ended up in the middle of apinch up with ten coppers and Alan Harris (road manager)was arrested and questioned for six hours. Tony Secunda(group's manager) was punched in the face six times byofficials who ran the whole affair."

And so another page in the chequered and incident -strewnhistory of the Move is written. - NICK LOGAN.

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I was talking to Dusty in herdressing room at the Empire Poolon Sunday as she prepared for herappearance in the NME Poll Win-ners' Concert. Assorted officials,managers, publicists and stars, in-cluding Lulu who was sharing theroom, were nipping in and out andthe tension was obviously havingan effect.

Would she be spending more ofher time away from Britain in thefuture, I asked. " Certainly notmore than I spend at home," shereplied, head bowed as her hair- I returned to her career. " Mydresser buzzed about with curling sort of public peak was about onetongs. " Anyway I've just bought and half years ago," said Dusty.myself a house in Kensington." " I think I can sustain my career

Dusty moved to a stool in front as it is now, but I don't think myof the dressing table and records will zoom out and beapologised for the comings and smash hits, and I am not sayinggoings. I changed seats too and I don't want them to, because it isnoticed an Aretha Franklin album nice to have a hit.on a cardboard box. " I think I would like to go back

Had Dusty seen her at Fins- to the jazz field because that isbury Park the night before? " Yes, where I started. I got channelledshe has such great control," said into pop. But I am not an all roundDusty enthusiastically. " What entertainer. Maybe in the futureabout you Lu? " " Isn't she fantas- I will be able to get into jazz,tic," was the equally enthusiastic thought not particularly as a nightreply. club artist."

The announcements opening A distraction was provided bythe concert came over the loud Lulu's manager at the door. " Tellspeakers and a worried look ap- this man who I am," said a voicepeared on Dusty's face. " I think from the corridor. " She's mythis is the sixth year I have been manager," said Lulu.in this concert, including those Returning to the conversation, Iwith the Springfields, and I feel suggested that perhaps Dustyeven more nervous than before." would like to develop as a singer

" I get so frightened out there," in the Aretha Franklin mould.said Lulu. " I wonder what shape " No, not particularly," she ans-

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The hairdresser was nearing theend of his work, Lulu vanished tofetch refreshments, sounds of Sta-tus Quo came over the speakersand I bade goodbye and rose toleave.

Dusty called after me. " Really,I am terribly upset if people thinkI am neglecting them. But if itgets printed that you are going tothe States for a few weeks thenpeople think that you are goingfor ever, but it is just not true.I want to divide my time to pleaseeverybody." And the look on hrface was of genuine concern.

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" Satisfaction " she belted out likea man; " Groovin' " she sang likeit's not been heard before; " PieceOf My Heart," " Chain of Fools "and " A Natural Woman " were fullof earthy emotion; and the standoutof the act, " Dr. Feelgood " (Arethaat the piano) was a stunning pieceof spine tingling blues.

The extrovert Lucas, backed bythe Mike Cotton Sound, closed thefirst half with an exciting set, ineluding ".Dock Of The Bay "(screams greeted every mention ofOtis Redding), " Piece Of My Heart "and " Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty."

Robert Knight, who made theoriginal " Everlasting Love," showednervousness before the vast audienceand, despite a powerful voice, hereally needs to improve his presence

on stage. Joe E. Young and theTonicks opened the bill with a fastmoving set and ex -Caroline manJohnnie Walker was an intelligent,easily -heard compere.-NICK LOGAN.

BREEZY CLIFFA T HIS Talk Of The Town opening

on Monday Cliff Richard coulddo nb wrong (except perhaps whileplaying the guitar!). His 45 -minuteact is full of pleasant singing andcheerful chatter (" I'm not becom-ing a monk and I am not becominga nun, either, and I have no stainedglass windows in my E -type ").

I liked his " Ain't Nothin' But AHouseparty," aided by the shapely'Breakaways and Morrie iparamorconducting the augmented houseorchestra. This zipped along. Otherpopular moments came from hismedley of four hits, his " La LaLa La," his dramatic c -and -w song," Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon,"and his breezy " Congratulations,"heralded in by a trumpet fanfare ofsour notes!

Cliff should keep TOTT audienceshappy for the next four weeks.

ANDY GRAY

Jimi Hendrix Experience: This man has talent...

One day he sang his songs to atape recorder (borrowed from theman next door). In his neatesthandwriting he wrote an explanatorynote (giving his name and address)and, remembering to enclose a picture

of himself, sent the tape, letterand photograph to aM,k music94 Baker Street, London, W.1. If youwere thinking of doing the samething yourself -do it now !This man now owns a Bentley !

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