RECORDMAIL

A MONTHLY REVIEW AND DETAILS OF THE LATEST

POPULAR' RECORDS ISSUED BY E M I RECORDS LTD

IH 1.1 V Capitol, Columbia. Parlophone M C,

Vol. 4. No. 8. August. 1961

1961 HOLIDAY SPECIAL

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*STEREO VERSION

By PETER HAIGH"1DARRISH" re -introduces to the screen the young and

I pleasant looking newcomer, Troy Donahue. It alsoprovides a welcome vehicle for Claudette Colbert, who Ihave not seen in a picture for more years than I care toremember.

Add to this Karl Malden, who has never, as far as Ican recall, given a bad performance in his life, DeanJagger, about whom the same remarks apply, the attrac-tive Connie Stevens, Diane McBain - also no troubleto look at - and Sharon Hugueny.

All three of the latter names provide varying degreesof love interest in the very full life of young Parrish McLean.

From a novel by MildredSavage, Delmer Daves has writ-ten, produced and directed thistwo-hour film. The story in manyways is familiar, the setting is alittle different.

TIEDParrish accompanies his wid-

owed mother, Ellen to a tobacco -growing valley in Connecticut.Ellen, played by Claudette Col-bert, has taken a job as chaperoneto the daughter of Sala Post, oneof the farmers in the valley. It isobvious in the beginning thatYoung Parrish whilst very fond ofhis mother, is more than some-what tied to her apron strings, sohe takes a job in the tobaccofields and starts working for hismother's employer.

Within ten minutes of the pic-ture starting, he is warmly wel-comed by Lucy (played byConnie Stevens) and finds him-self not only lodging at her homebut also filling a very decided gapin her young love life.

However, many complicationsarise in the shape of Alison Post,Sala's daughter (played by DianeMcBain), Judd Raike (played byKarl Malden), Edgar Raike, oneof Judd's sons (played by Hamp-ton Fancher) and Page Raike(played by Sharon Hugueny).

Parrish is sought after by thegirls, and his mother is wooed byJudd Raike, whom she eventuallymarries. Raike's temperamentproves to be. undesirable toParrish, who, sooner than becomepart of a family he detests, joinsthe Navy and it is the scene im-mediately following his returnfrom a voyage in the U.S.S.Nautilus that gives one of theforest and certainly most unin-tentional laughs that I have yetheard from a cinema audience.

UNRESTRAINED"Yes sir", says Parrish, "one

night under the North Pole in asubmarine certainly separated themen from the boys." I think it istrue that if such lines produceunrestrained laughter from anaudience, which was obviously notthe intention of the writer -director,then the film lacks the essentialquality of interest.

For me two certain new facesemerge, one is Diane McBain andthe other David Knapp who playsWiley Raike, the younger brother.Although you do not see much of

him, I have a feeling that he willbe a fixture in the film industryfor many years.

Claudette Colbert, possibly un-known to readers under a certainage, will, I hope, endear herself tothem as she did in her heyday, tothose of us who are just a littleolder.

COLOURFULIt is a colourful film and in the

end all honour is satisfied. Theunpleasant brother Raike getsthoroughly tanned by Parrish andas the film closes, not only do youfeel quite satisfied that Parrishand Page will very soon bemarried, you also have no doubtsthat they will, in record time,raise a large family to work theirfields for them. And that betweenthem they will subdue the bad-tempered tycoon, Judd Raike,and all will be peace. You can hear more of "Lucy'sTheme" from "Parrish" played bytrumpetman Eddie Calvert onColumbia 45-DB4677.

7e/areeftINCH SINGLES RELEASES 45 R.P.M

NAT KING COLETake a fool's adviceMake it last

KAY STARRI'll never be freeNobody

45-CLI5212

4S-CL15213

TROY DONAHUE and Karl Malden (above) in a tense scene fromWarner-Pathe's "Parrish". Below, Troy is pictured with Dean Jaggerand Claudette Colbert.

August 1961 RECORD MAIL 3

JAZZ SCENE - AND HEARD

Chris tells of firstAnglo-American session

By NEVIL SKRIMSHIRE

THIS MONTH there are no releases so I want to recap on some ofthe records that have been issued this year. They range from trad

jazz played by the originators, to modern jazz of various types, viaseveral mainstream examples and, as always, some of the top namesare featured.

Perhaps the most interesting of this year's releases was "ChrisBarber's American Jazz Band" (Columbia 33SX1321, stereo SCX3376), as it gave us the first 'official' session with English and Americanmusicians playing together. Since writing about this disc originally,I have read reviews in various papers and magazines and all agreethat Chris Barber fits the group ideally, and plays well enough to bemistaken for at least one American trombonist.

Chris talked to me about the recording session, and toldme some interesting behind -the -scenes facts when I sawhim a couple of months ago. Ile chose the line-up for thesession and was able to get most of the musicians he wanted,deciding to have Sidney de Paris as leader, as Sidney knewthe musicians' work.

The drummer, Joe Marshall, was taken along by HayesAlvis, and had never played Dixieland style before,although he had played in small groups led by JohnnyHodges.

Chris also explained to me thatit was through a misunderstandingat the session that Ed Hall can beheard playing a wrong chord onTishomingo Blues.

THE COUNTMoving into the realm of big -

band mainstream (if there is sucha thing), or in other words, CountBasic, we had a very fine releaseon 1-1.M.V called "The Band ofDistinction" (CLP1428). This wasactually material recorded forVerve in America in the mid -fifties, and was held over whenBasic changed to Roulette Re-cords.

The band, at the time this wasmade, had tremendous drive andurgency, and the arrangements byErnie Wilkins especially have acompleteness that unites KansasCity style with that of post-warbig band swing.

There is a tendency to criticisethe Basic band for its near -perfection of sound, and itsshortage of soloists, but this isthe way the Count wants it.

He is happiest when the wholeorchestra is riding on a simpletwelve -bar blues, when light andshade are supplied by various

sections playing at different timeswith the rhythm section alwayssurging, and he himself throwingin punctuations.

On this record you can hear"Low life" which was playedmany times by the band on itsfirst tours of this country, andquite the opposite to "Move"which gives us a big -band arrange-ment of an early bop tune.

SMALL GROUPSmall -group mainstream was

well represented by the LP "BluesA Plenty" (H.M.V CLP1430)played by Johnny Hodges and hisOrchestra. In his sleeve note BennyGreen points out that certain jazz'greats', who had reached maturitybefore the advent of bebop, wereeither almost forgotten or justtoyed with the new approach.

Then people realised that theywere really figureheads and assuch should stay on the scene asthey were. Among these 'greats'were Johnny Hodges and BenWebster, both heard on thisrecord in the company of RoyEldridge, Vic Dickenson and anEllingtonian rhythm section.

Both Eldridge and Dickensonare of the mainstream school,which seems to embody a host of

CHRIS BARBER

brass players who were with Basic,Ellington or Henderson duringthe heyday of the big colouredbands in the swing period.

Most of the tracks on therecord feature immaculate playingfrom Hodges, especially Duke's"Satin Doll", while many othersare the typical riff tunes for whichthe altoist is renowned. On"Saturday Afternoon Blues", anup -tempo swinger, there are solosfrom the whole front line, withroaring Eldridge, humorous Dick-enson, frothy Webster and searingHodges.

For a change, the title tune isnot the first track on side one,this being taken by the groupplaying "I didn't know aboutyou". Nevertheless, you shouldknow about them.

MODERNISTSModern jazz releases during

the first half of the year includedthose featuring Sonny Stitt, GerryMulligan and Wynton Kelly. TheWynton Kelly record (Top Rank35-107) is particularly interesting,as it features the front line of ArtBlakey's Jazz Messengers, whotoured this country a few monthsago.

I was very impressed by LeeMorgan the young trumpet star,who started his big-time pro-fessional playing with DizzyGillespie's big band. AlthoughMorgan has a tendency to playmore notes than would seemnecessary, he has a technique thatenables him to play exactly whathe feels.

He is not averse to playingsome good old stomping jazzwith half-valving and great drive,and also has a colossal range andbeautiful big tone.

On the other hand WayneShorter seemed to improve evenduring his visit here, unless I wasgetting used to him. His style iscast very much in the mould ofthe best modern coloured tenorsaxists, and it takes more under-standing than the earlier schoolsof thought.

ROOTSWynton Kelly is one of those

pianists who retain such jazz rootsthat even the most modern ideasstill have a deep feeling. This sortof piano playing can surely beappreciated by great numbers ofjazz fans, whether they also likePeterson, or Brubeck.

My favourite track on "Kell)Great" is the slow blues "Wrink-les", another of the excellenttracks on the record is an original

COUNT BASIE

by Lee Morgan called "Whatknow", which was in the library ofthe Jazz Messengers too andfeatures great trumpet fromMorgan.

The Gerry Mulligan ConcertJazz Band (H.M.V CLP1432,CSD1351) is an interesting experi-ment in which Mulligan showshis arranging style, by writing fora five -piece front line in such away that many times one hearsinterweaving lines from two orthree instruments. Among thepersonnel are Bob Brookmeyeron valve trombone, Zoot Simsthe driving tenor player, and GeneQuill on alto and clarinet.

Different trumpet players areheard on different tracks. One ofthe most exciting numbers is theEllington fast waltz, "I'm gonnago fishin' ", where a repeated riffis built up to a great pitch leadinginto each solo. Another of thetitles is "Django's Castle", whichwhen originally written by DjangoReinhardt was called "Manoir deme revel".

ALWAYS GOODSonny Stitt is well known in

this country, and his records arealways good. On "Sonny StittBlows the Blues" (H.M.V CLP1420, Stereo CSD1341) he isbacked by Lou Levy, LeroyVinnegar and Mel Lewis, for aselection of numbers which are,in the main, twelve -bar blues,some being original themes byStitt.

Sonny plays alto sax through-out the record, and as always, wehear touches of Charlie Parker.But once again it should berealised that Stitt is not a copyist,but rather a contemporary of"Bird", and the tone, phrasingand even ideas, emerge from aschool of thought to which bothmen belonged.

Among the tunes played are"Birth of the Blues" and "BluePrelude", but the rest are on theaccepted chord sequence, andthese include "Frank ie andJohnny".

During the first half of the yearwe released several records byBritish trad groups, and of coursethese included Chris Barber andAcker Bilk. The Barber recordwas the second in the series "ChrisBarber International" (Columbia33SX1274, stereo SCX3342), andthis time it was recorded 'live' ata concert at Copenhagen.

The fans there seem to raveover trad as they do here, and onecan sense the excitement from theroars of the crowd, even thoughthe band seems to be playingespecially well but would deservea less frantic reception.

TREASURYMr. Acker Bilk and his Para-

mount Jazz Band came up with"A Golden Treasury of Bilk"(Columbia 33SX 1304, stereo SCX3366), and this was the firstrecording made by the band sincethe addition of Stan Greig onpiano.

As usual the band does not keeponly to well -tried trad numbers, butuses 'pop' songs, marches, andspirituals as well. Stan Grieg'sown tune "Club Foot" featureshim, and there is "Buona Sera"which became a hit as a 'single'.

British jazz is also representedby Alex Welsh and his Band, withtheir LP, "It's right here for you"(Columbia 33SX1322, stereo SCX3377). This is good Dixieland,with many jazz standards, and abonus on two tracks that featureJoseph Reinhardt on guitar.

Apart from these two, and theDixie numbers the band play aBuck Clayton number, "Stan'sDance", and the 'pop', "I hadn'tanyone till you". "It's right herefor you", the title of the LP, isalso one of the numbers on thedisc.

ORIGINATORSTrad of a very different nature,

is that played by some of theoriginators who have retainedtheir style while still playing andrecording today.

A good example of this is"We've Got Rhythm" (H.M.VCLP1422, CSD1342) by KidOry and Red Allen, which fea-tures some lusty trombone fromold-timer Ory and some fierytrumpet from Red Allen. Thesetwo were well received in GreatBritain and their record has somefine stuff on it.

With apologies to the manyother artistes who have hadrecords issued so far this year,and who have not been mentioned,that concludes a brief run-downon some of the wonderful LPsthat we have put on the marketduring the first half of 1961.

Now watch our lists for the restof the year, and be ready for somemore top -class jazz of all types onthe labels of E.M.I.

4 RECORD MAIL August 1961

A RECORD CROPPICKED BYRAY ORCHARD

WE HAVE some powerful new sides to talk about thismonth. Shirley Bassey, Ricky Valance, Adam Faith,

U. S. Bonds, Tommy Bruce, Adam Wade, Herr LennieHastings, and others, are among the names to be found onnew discs; great new records that can't miss.

U. S. BONDSQuarter to three/Time ole story

TOP RANK JAR575THIS climbed to the number

one place in the Americancharts faster than any otherdisc this year.

It was recorded at a liveoutdoor concert and opensand closes with applausefrom the crowd. The excite-ment is captured on recordas Bonds gives the countdown, and the heavy beat andsax rock in with the mobbeating their hands in timeto the music.

A big sound well worthits success. U. S. poundsthrough the lyric making it atop prospect.

We get back to a studio onthe other number, but there'sstill a spacious atmosphereto it all, with the subduedmusic, and vocal group be-hind our star for a spiritualtype number. Slow but heavybeat and fine backing createa very effective noise.

SHIRLEY BASSEYReach for the stars/Climb ev'ry

mountainCOLUMBIA 45-DB4685

THE Bassey magic as heardbefore on her hit releases, isback with a beautiful balladwhich has her reaching for adistant love.

Her recent operation hasnot affected her voice. Ifanything, there's more powerand authority in the delivery,while Geoff Love provides atender backing. I'm going tohave to get another copy ofthis disc, my original copy isstarting to suffer from sur-face scratch through ex-cessive play.

On the flip, she does themost impressive job I've heardon the song from the hitLondon musical, "The Soundof Music". It's a difficult songto sing, but Shirley makes itsound so easy . . . and sogreat. You can't resist it.

RICKY VALANCEBobby/I want to fall in loveCOLUMBIA 45-DB4680

AS I have to write a week orso ahead of publication, thismay already be in the charts.It deserves to make it. Thelight Valance voice capturesthe feeling of the piece anddoes a great job.

The number has beenlikened to his first hit, "TellLaura I love her". True, it'sabout serious illness, butthis one has a happy ending,the girl recovering at thesight of Bobby at her bedside.

Jerry Lordan, who pennedCliff's latest hit, wrote the

number on the B side. Itbears his hallmarks of simple,memorable melody and ap-pealing lyric. Couple thiswith a Valance delivery andyou have a fine item.

As I said, I think you'llfall for this disc in a big way.

ADAM WADEThe writing on the wall/Point of no

returnH.M.V 45-POP896

THIS has already been a big hitin the States. Just abouteverything is worked intothe imaginative backing, asAdam takes the lyric at amedium pace.

It's a sad item of a fadinglove that will find a sympa-thetic reception from many.Truly a top job, and probablythe first big hit here for thistalented American.

A driving beat with thevocal group chanting, "fire!"in the background, brings usa tune with similar senti-ments. He's fallen too far tobe able to back out, but she'sleaving. This too is a greatnumber.

EDDIE CALVERTLucy's Theme/Patatina

COLUMBIA 45-DB4677TOP number comes front the

much -publicised new film,"Parrish". It's a drifting,dreamy melody with thebright trumpet work of Mr.C. riding over a flowingbacking by the Wise Guysand a chorus.

There are many versionsof this number available, butI honestly think you're miss-ing something if you don'thear this one.

Possibly in recognition ofhis great Continental follow-ing, Eddie takes an Italiantune for the other side. It'sa bright, Latin beater with thechorus chanting variationson the title at the beginning,moving again to the back-ground for the tune itself.Some solid playing fromEddie as always.

HERR LENNIE HASTINGSAuf wiedersehen, my dear/

One, two, drink upCOLUMBIA 45-DB4675

THIS is a real kick. With, asthe label says, "musical deg-radation by Alexbaum Welch-bach," Herr Hastings, betterknown for his drumming,comes forward to vocalise insome unknown languagewhich sounds remarkablylike German.

With a count -down of,"ein, vier, zeben, ocht,zwelf", the brass, datedsounding group leads intothe item. Everyone has aball . . . including thelistener.

Flip is sub -titled, "Ein,Zwei, Solfe", and gets a fineold beer -garden treatmentwith the whole ensemblejoining in for the title line.It's a mickey take that reallycomes off.

EYDIE GORMEYours tonight/

What happened to our loveH.M.V 45-POP901

THE familiar old melody,"Dark Eyes", gets a newlyric and comes out as thenew release by Eydie Gorme,a recent welcome visitor toLondon.

Don Costa has given it afull arrangement, a crashingopening, mellowing consider-ably when Eydie takes overfor the lyric. She does atypically great job, handlingthe number with power andauthority.

She's in a much moresubdued mood on the sad,slow item on the other sideof the disc, as she wonderswhat happened to her ro-mance. She's such a happyperson it's odd to hear herso sad, but it's a mark of herability that she catches thefeeling of the numberperfectly.

BOBBY RYDELLThe fish/

The third house (in from the right)COLUMBIA 45-D134690

THE Fish, it seems, is a newdance and we're invited bya rockin' Rydell and vocalgroup to join in and do it.At least, he's going to teachhis girl, but the lyric gives noclue as to how we proceed.

It does give a great soundthough, putting it high in,American charts and prac-tically guaranteeing successin Great Britain too.

Flip is faster still, with theinvitation this time to aparty . . . at the third house

in from the right. The groupbehind lives it up withwhistles and shouts mixed inwith the lyric, everyonehaving a ball.

ZACK LAURENCETeenage Concerto/SaratogaPARLOPHONE 45-R4802

THE brilliant teenage pianist/composer returns with twoof his own numbers onParlophone. The concertostarts like one with fullorchestral support and ratherpensive piano, but soonmoves into a modern, shuff-ling beat with Laurenceshowing equal ability on thesolo. An interesting item,moving back to the concertoidea for the finale.

A happy Latin beat sup-ports the other side, a simplemelody that gets you quickly.Laurence will be one of thebig names of the future.

ADAM FAITHDon't you know it?/My last wish

PARLOPHONE 45-R4807THIS must be another hit for

Adam. John Barry hasanother new sound to back,and the number was pennedby the man responsible forwriting most of Adam's hits.Guitars are less in evidencewhile the bassy beat isheavier with a gimmickyorgan punctuating the sup-port.

Adam takes the slightlysad lyric at a fair pace, andit seems to me he puts morepower and authority into thedelivery than usual. A trulytop side.

Flip is a gentler love songwith an easier delivery, amore accentuated beat with

a vocal group blending inwith the organ which isagain used to great effect.The last wish is for a last kissbefore she leaves him. Sillygirl.

THE CLEFTONESHeart and soul/How do you feel

COLUMBIA 45-D134678THIS is the first I've heard from

this group, but it certainlywon't be the last. They workwell together, the ensemblework being well to the fore,the soloist taking the lead,rasping out the lyric.

The backing is simple,little more than bass anddrums, but it's to the creditof the group that you missnothing. It rocks alongnicely.

Flip is a great item too,with more to the backing,more to the vocal too as apair of soloists toss the linesback and forth, the rest ofthe bunch coming in with anice full sound. There'sdepth to the harmony not sousual these days.

THE PLANETSJungle Street/The grasshopper

H.M.V 45-POP895THE Planets made quite an

impression when they bowedin on the HMV label somemonths back . . . and theyreturn to add to the namewith a pair of fine sides.

Heavy on guitars, bass andbeat, with a flute solo,"Jungle Street" moves easilyalong through a nice melody.This one could catch on in avery big way.

Faster pace on the flipagain backs a flute solo,while the shuffling beat issustained and enlarged bysome fine work on theguitars. Hard to pick a bestside from this release.

TOMMY BRUCEI'm gonna sit right down and writemyself a letter/Love, honour and

oh babyCOLUMBIA 45-DB4682

1. CAN'T understand why1 Tommy hasn't had more hits.

He's the most distinctive, andone of the most entertainingperformers around.

His rasping voice sets thepace on a novel opening tothe old favourite. A group

CHRIS AND THE STUDENTSLass of Richmond Hill/Ducks away from my fishin'

PARLOPHONE 45-R4806ASLOW, rather stately beat with clarinet solo opens the folk

tune on top, before the group breaks into a happy rockin'affair with piano, bass and guitars backing the solo instrument asit takes progressively wild solos as the side moves on. I don'tknow anything about Chris or The Students, but they could teacha lot of others a thing or two about music.

The group gets off to a flying start on the flip. There's a wildvocal before clarinet and piano come back for a fast and furiousmidd:e break.

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CHUBBY CHECKERLet's twist again/Everything's gonna' be all right

COLUMBIA 45-DB4691ONE of America's top hits, this has Chubby twisting again

with an opening that invites us to join in. Drums set thepace with clapping hands and honking sax and brass. Lyric issimple, as is the melody, but it's a great driving sound that willhave you twisting like mad.

The other side is slower, with a vocal group playing a biggerpart in the support while Chubby tells us not to worry. All'sright with this disc.

of girls chiming in occasion-ally, contrast beautifully withhis rough, driving treatment.This rocks in a great way.

It's another strong rockeron. the flip, the girls againworked into the arrangementin a novel, effective way. Itmay be because I'm a Brucefan, but I think this is onegreat disc.

KAY STARRI'll never be free/NobodyCAPITOL 45-CL15213

ANOTHER of my favouritesis Kay Starr. She can beharsh or sweet depending onthe demands of the song, andhere it's the sentimentalStarr that shines.

She sings with herself formuch of the side as she tellsthe tale of the girl who's losther love, but fails to findanother. Simple backing ofbass, drums, and guitar givesa novel and effective support.

Again it's an amplifiedguitar backing on the flip,with a vocal group addingsupport. Pace is up a shade,lyric still sad and lonely butwith a touch of humour.Performance still unbeatable.

THE STREAMLINERS,with JOANNE

Frankfurter sandwiches/Pachalafaka

COLUMBIA 45-DB4689THIS is a tremendous thing.

The Streamliners play aglorious dated backing to gowith the old number. Thelyric, beautifully sung byJoanne, tells how she likesnothing better than Frank-furter sandwiches which herbeau brings when he calls.

Her accent and phrasingare marvellous, giving therather ridiculous lyric justthe right amount of over-emphasis.

The number on the otherside is equally hilarious. It'staken slightly slower with alove line that's said to comefrom Turkey. Pachalafakais the magic word between

lovers, it seems, and theywhisper it to each other allthe time. Joanne does too,and says she will continue todo so even after she findsout what it means.

VERA LYNNAdios, my love/

May your heart stay young45-MGM1134

AHIT from the continent withEnglish lyric added by Nor-man Newell makes the attrac-tive top side of this one.

The title tells the story tobe found in the lyric. Fullorchestra with chorus andLatin beat give great supportto the powerful Lynn readingof the number. She's hadgreat success with goodbyesongs, and this could beanother.

A lush, romantic ballad isfound on the other side. It'snot an original idea expressedin the lyric, but then loveitself has been around for awhile. A very smooth per-formance.

CLIVE PETERSENIf no one tells you/

For every boyCOLUMBIA 45-DB4687

THIS is a new voice to me. It'sa nice, healthy, full vocalsound presented well over arolling backing, punctuatedby a group of girls.

How can you be sure it'slove if no one has told youwhat love is, is the ideabehind the lyric. A very goodfirst.

On the other number hewonders about the girl that'swaiting somewhere for him.He takes a lighter vocalapproach to this number,rather a breathless perfor-mance making a nice contrastto the more solid sound ontop.

KENNY LYNCHThe story behind my tears/

Steady kindH.M.V 45-POP900

THIS is one of Kenny's best.Taken at a slow pace over aheavy piano backing, hetells of the blossoming andwilting of a romance.

Strings come in for thesecond part of the tale,building up the support whilehe gets more and more in-tense. This could be the discto bring him the hit rankinghe deserves.

Kenny himself can't decidewhich side he prefers and Ican see why he has a prob-lem. Pace is faster on the flipwith an unusual rhythmic

effect in the big backing. Youarc the steady kind . . . andKenny is happy to have foundyou we learn in the lyric.He's a powerful performer.

ALEX WELSHTansy/Memphis march

COLUMBIA 45-DB4686BOTH these numbers were

written by Norrie Paramorfor the coming film, "NoMy Darling Daughter", andif you listen closely, you'llhear the Paramor piano onthe sides. Norrie has writtensome hit material for filmsrecently, and this couldrepeat the story.

Tansy, is a languid, lovelymelody presented as a clari-net solo, a gently chunkingbeat behind. A trumpet takesone passage before the mel-low wood comes back tofinish up.

It's a brighter Dixie offer-ing on the other side as the

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ALMA COGANWith you in mind/Ja-da

COLUMBIA 45-DB4679

THE now -famous pair of Ornadel and West penned this forAlma, and it presents her in an appealing new style. With

a lush Geoff Love backing, she handles the ballad with class andher sincerity and artistry are more obvious than ever.

A lovely melody, with meaningful lyrics gets the full treatment.The hit from the past is given an authentic backing with the

banjo plunking along, taking the first chorus, dropping back forthe second, further back still as the side progresses, the backingbuilding up with the rhythm, voices, brass and winds behind thegreat Cogan interpretation.

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_ PROGRAMMES-LI:

THE MONDAYMONDAY SPECTACULARwith Shaw Taylor, Muriel Young,

Ray Orchard and Star Guest Artisteson Mondays, 8 p.m. -9 p.m.

YOUR RECORD DATEwith Peter West

on Mondays, 11.15 p.m. - 11.30 p.m.

A YOUNG MAN'S FANCYpresented by Jimmy Young

on Tuesdays, 9.30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

A RECORD CROPpicked by Ray Orchard

on Tuesdays, 10 p.m. - 10.30 p.m.

PLAYALONG PLAYERwith David Jacobs

on Tuesdays, 11 p.m. - 11.30 p.m.

MIDNIGHT ON LUXEMBOURGwith Sam Costa

on Tuesdays, 12.00 - 12.30 a.m.

MIDNIGHT ON LUXEMBOURGwith Ray Orchard

on Wednesdays, 12.00 - 12.30 a.m.

IT'S RECORD TIMEwith Sam Costa

on Thursdays, 10 p.m. - 10.45 p.m.

RISING STARSwith David Jacobs

on Thursdays, 11 p.m. - 11.30 p.m.

MIDNIGHT ON LUXEMBOURGwith Jimmy Young

on Thursdays, 12.00- 12.30 a.m.

WEEKEND CHOICEwith Ray Orchard

on Fridays, 10 p.m. - 10.30 p.m.

RECORD HOPwith Peter West

on Fridays, 10.30 p.m. - 11 p.m.

MIDNIGHT ON LUXEMBOURGwith Sam Costa

on Fridays, f 2.00 - 12.30 a.m.

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ROSEMARY SQUIRESOur little doggie ran away/Things are looking up

II.M.V 45-P01197HIS is an appealing item. the first in some time by Rosemaryto come my way. It starts on a sad note because their little

doggie ran away while out far a walk . . . but he comes backat the end, talking on the phone to his mistress.

(continued beh.)

The bright melody and treatment of the backing carries italong. Rosemary is one of the finest vocalists about, a factdemonstrated again on this disc.

A Gershwin classic backs the disc with a mellow backingintroducing the unfamiliar verse, but the backing and vocal pickit up for the swinging chorus. Some good changes in rhythm. Nice.

title might suggest. Alex hasthe band under control asthey move along. Some nicesolo work here too.

JOILN LEYTONJohnny remember me/

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AA WESTERN flavour to thisone. It gallops along asJohnny tells of his lost lovewho is always with him. Hehears her in the sound of thewind, the rustle of the trees,and so on.

Hcr part is taken by a girlsinging in the distance, chant-ing the title line at strategicspots on the side. A pleasantperformance that will beheard often in the weeks tocome.

The unusual combinationof voices and instrumentsbehind is credited to CharlesBlackwell on both sides.He's done a fine job. Othernumber is slower, and con-tinues the search for a newlove started on the A side.Johnny will not be forgotten.

AROUND TOWN . .

MAN in demand during a July cabaret engagement in London was American star Mel Torme. In fact,he was so busy that you could hardly see "The Velvet Fog" for dust! But Record Mail cameraman

Ken Palmer lasted the pace long enough to take these pictures. Top picture shows Mel rehearsing for hisimpressive television appearance in "Sunday Night At The Prince of Wales". Also at the "top" - "RoomAt The Top", London's smart new night spot where he scored with his cabaret act - Mel posed with thesetwo busts, apparently giving him a "So-who-ls-this-guy-Torrne-anyway?" look. Another score -a bull'seye, we hope - will take place when Mel uses the Luger pistol which he bought to add to his collectionof firearms. A further date for the fast-moving American was a telerecorded appearance in the new MattMonro series. Mel is pictured with Matt and MD Johnnie Spence.

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pictured enjoying the sea breezes at Blackpool, while (above), Alma relaxesat Bournemouth. More shots from Blackpool as (bottom left) Matt Monrolooks equally relaxed from the depths of a deck chair and the Mudlarkstake a leisurely ride along the prom. (John Castle, page 10)

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COLUMBIA'S Michael Holliday ispictured (top left) near the aircraft inwhich he is hasing Hying lessons. whilebeside him - also appearing at Blackpool- are the Fi%e Dallas Boys who take theirjoyride on terra firma at the Wintergar-dens funfair. Star guitarist Bert Weedon(top centre) looks as though he is halingweight problems. Five men in a row (topright) comprise the sax section of theKen Mackintosh Orchestra with themaestro wielding the baton - and thefour trumpetnien below are The Beltones.Blackpool, Bournemouth and GreatYarmouth arc represented (bottom leftto right) in the cheerful -looking forms ofIvor Emmanuel, Joe " Mr. l'iano "Ilenderson and Bruce Forsyth while(bottom right) is Blackpool stalwartkeg Dixon.

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WIlliRL do E.M.I artiste, no to in the Summertime?Well, among the most popular resorts of entertain-

ment arc Blackpool, Bournemouth. Brighton and GreatYarmouth . . each year between the months of Juneand September top -grade entertainers attract millions ofholidaymakers to these towns. Blackpool alone claims,even or eight million visitors each summer!

At Blackpool's famousOpera House Shirley Basseyhead, a colourful spectacularwith Ivor Emmanuel andRichard Hearne. Later thismonth Cliff Richard and theShadows take over fromShirley when she leases forAustralia and the States.

I very night crowds walk to theNorth Pier theatre to watchMichael Holliday. Mike ismakingthe most of his season by learningto fly his flying instructor iscomedian Stan Stennett.

At the same theatre everySunday arc Matt Munro andIkrt Weedon. And as Sunday is"day-olf" for most other artistes,Matt and Bert often rehearse toa near -full house of celebrities.And - at the other end of townThe Mudlarke are appearing onthe South Pier.

SLICKThe Five Dallas Boys and Ken

Mackintosh present a slick pro-fessional show for audiences atthe Wintergardens - and thechances are that the Dallas Boyswill visit Las Vegas sometimesoon.

As much a part of Blackpoolat the Tower itself is Rcg Dixonwho plays the organ daily in theTower Ballroom - - reputed to bethe largest ballroom in Europe.

Alma Cogan is enjoying goodweather and audiences in Bourne-mouth where she is appeanngat the Pavilion. Also at Bourne-mouth are the liescrles Sisters,who make a charming Page Onepicture this month, and who areappearing as special guest stars in"1 he llolida y Show" at theWinter Gardens, and Joe (Sir.Piano) Henderson who is appear-ing in "Sing It With Joe" onBournertiouth Pier. PopularBruce Forsyth is 'in charge' atWellington Pier, Great Yarmouth.And nearer home Russ Conwayheads a happy show at Brightonilippodrome.

That's the news for the summer,but you can rest assured thatplans are well under way for theSeason of 1962!

UNUSUALA N unusual conibination on

IK record is certain!, that on anew Parlontione

The pairing is of distinguish-ed actor Nlichael Redgrase andJohn Mills' talented young daugh-ter, Juliet Mills.

They star together In the newfilm "No My Darling Daughter"and base recorded a song inspiredby the title on 45-R4804. An amus-ing piece, they are backed by ThePinewood Orchestra which isdirected by MI) and recordingmanager Norrie Paramor,

by John CastleNADIA

SINGER and actress ,VadiuCattouse created guile an

impression with her first disc forParlophone, "Long Time Boy-,and now she is all set to reap freshacclaim with her new release.

Vorlia specialises in folk tunesand has recorded a really rulenumber entitled "Run Joe". Thisis a clever offering, as is the flip,the lovely "Bahaman Lullaby".Two fine sides on 45-R4799.

PEGGY ARRIVESIN BRITAIN for her first ever

suit is international singingstar, the fabulous Peggy- Lee.

Peggy, who has her daughterwith her, also brought fourmusicians to accompany her forher appearances at London'srenowned Pigalle Restaurant.

Peggy, whose sec.& havefirmly established her with Britishfarts, was also taping a televisionspectacular for future showing,entitled "An Evening With Pegg,

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Lee". She goes on from Britain toMonte Carlo for an appearance atthe "Monte Carlo Gala" which isthe annual Red Cross charitybenefit of Princess Grace andPrince Ranier.

Most recent releases in thiscountry are her LP "All AglowAgain" (Capitol T1366) and beefine single "Yes Indeed" and"Roston Beans" on 45-CL15208,

JAZZJAZZ is very prominent among

the new singles released by

RECORD

EVENING OUT WITII MATTREMEMBER the competition we held recently on

Luxembourg to pick the top side of Matt Monro'swonderful record "Why Not Now" and "Can This BeLove?".

Winner of this competition was an 18 -year -oldsecretary front Putney, Wendy Bernard. She is seenabove with Mutt Just getting Into the car ut the startof her prize, which was an evening out with hint.

It consisted of having dinner at the Pigulle, whereWendy saw Steve Lawrence and Eydie Comte per-forming, and afterwards going backstage to meet themin person. A wonderful evening fur a lucky girl!

First, one by The Saints JanBand. "Five Fixes Two I yes OfBlue" is their top side completewith rousing soca! on 45-R4798Coupling is "Sweet W1111.1r11...

The very popular Ken (usher'sJazzmen make a reappearancewith "The I tarry wanderer"backed by the great trod fasounte"Maryland My Maryland" onColumbia 45-DI14676.

Nest comes Chris Barber'sformer clarinettist Monty Sun-shine. who {Cad, his own group in-Creole Lose Call- and "South"en Columbia 45-DB4681.

STEVE R SCETUE Steve Race Grime are

welcome 'ism'a In ms turn-table at any time, and his latestdisc for Parlophorie will get itsusual large number of win,

"Crosstrap" is the thame fromthe l nililms release, while thetheme from the I Welt, -Stop- Look - Listen" is ill, he foundoa the flip. record which I'msure will find a place in manscullections. \umber is 45444,013.

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anoriginal title for a record, isn't it?I'm sure that this would make amore than suitable theme for apicture, however, let's settle forthis lovely tune played by KenMackintosh and his orchestra ontheir new Ii.ht.v release.

It's hacked Its th.it well-knownlittle -Moonlight Shuffle" on4S-POP;o1

'S VI AGAINNAT KING COLE is telling

51141 to "lake A 1 00l '11Adsice" on hi, new Capitol single- and who could disagree with thecaressing Inf., of She, Cole.

A lovely ballad with an unhappyTheme, Nat sings It Nitutifulls andeffortless!, and It is sure to be big hit among his mans admirers.

Flip is brighter -a song takenat a driving pace titled "Make IILast". A contrasting mood andonce again top Job. Both are oa45 -CL 15212-

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STEVE & EYDIE GUEST ON SPECTACULARTWO world-famous singing stars who preceded Peggy Lee with a highly

successful engagement at the Pigalle were husband and wife teamSteve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.

Many of you may have seen them score with their dynamic act ontelevision's "Prince Of Wales" show, and also you may have heard themin the guest spot on one of E.M.I's great new Luxembourg programmes"Monday Spectacular" recently. They are pictured at E.M.I's London head-quarters afterwards with the other guest, HMV's Kenny Lynch, andcompere Muriel Young.

Eydie is back in the disc news with her latest single "Yours Tonight"which is coupled with "What Happened To Our Love" on H.M.V 45-POP901.

ANOTHER FEATHER IN FRANK1E'S CAP

N a new film "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" talentedIyoung Frankie Avalon is again given an opportunity to show his

very capable acting abilities.

In this science thriller, he plays the role of lively young Lieutenant"Chip" Romano, who gets more adventure than he bargained foraboard the atomic submarine "Seaview".

The submarine is making trials in the North Polar region, ashenit is suddenly bombarded by broken icebergs. Surfacing, the officersand crew are horrified to see the sky on fire. By some freak of naturea belt of radiation which encircles the earth is aflame, causing themelting ice caps to tumble into the sea. Learning that the world issteadily being burnt to a cinder, Admiral Nelson (Walter Pidgeon)evolves a plan to rid the earth of this menace by firing a missile atthe heart of the radiation, thus setting up a chain explosion whichwill blow out the fire.

It is necessary to travel to the South Pacific to fire the missile,and the trip produces most of the exciting moments in the film, as itbuilds up to a great climax.

The picture also stars Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre,Robert Sterling and Michael Ansara. More, I should say, for youngerfilmgoers, although I can see many adults loving it too.

Frankie Avalon sings the title song "Voyage To The Bottom OfThe Sea" over the credits, and this has now been released on H.M.V45-POP903 coupled with "The Summer of '61".

NEW FROM SILVESTER

VICTOR SILVESTER con-tinues as a top star of the

ballroom dancing scene, and onlyrecently was awarded the O.B.Efor his services to ballroomdancing.

As usual this month sees therelease of two new records.

On Columbia 45-DB4683, Vic-tor and his Ballroom Orchestraplay "I Still Love You All", aquickstep and "Surrender" (Tor-na a surriento), a waltz.

A quickstep and a slow foxtrotmake up his second disc and bothtunes are hit songs from the WestEnd show "The Sound Of Music".They are "Do-Re-Mi" and"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" on 45-DB4684.

"LA VIE PARISIENNE"

THE only 'popular' 12 releasedby E.M.I this month is one

which will nevertheless have wideappeal.

It's a brand new recording ofthe new Sadler's Wells productionof that delightful, saucy operetta"La Vie Parisienne".

Full of gay, lively tunes, themusic of composer Jacques Offen-bach is beautifully interpretedhere, with a cast headed by JuneBronhill, Eric Shilling, AnnaPollak, Kevin Miller, SuzanneSteele, Jon Weaving, CynthiaMorey and John Fryatt.

Released on H.M.V, the numberis CLP1468, stereo CSDI378.

JOILNNIE RETURNS

THE great Johnnie Ray recentlyreturned to Britain, to be

hailed triumphantly after his open-ing at London's "Talk Of The

ParlophoneLATEST RELEASES

THE SAINTS JAZZ BANDFive foot two eyes of blueSweet William

NADIA CATTOUSERun JoeBahaman lullaby

GERY SCOTTThe dum-de-de-durn songThis is love

LAURIE LONDONDown by the river sideI'll make her forget him

ZACK LAURENCETeenage concertoSaratoga

COLIN DAYAngeliqueBrazil

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MICHAEL REDGRAVE and JULIET MILLSNo my darling daughterTHE PINEWOOD ORCHESTRABlimp's blues

THE DICK WILLIAMS BANDStarkersOne more crime

CHRIS AND THE STUDENTSLass of Richmond HillDucks away from my fishin'

ADAM FAITHDon't you know it?My last wish

THE STEVE RACE GROUPCrosstrap (Theme from the Unifilms release)Stop- Look - Listen (Theme fromthe TV series)

JUDD PROCTORNolaPalamino

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Town". Johnnie also made success-ful appearances on television, andlike Steve and Eydie, guested onE.M.I's "Monday Spectacular".

To tie in with his visit, H.M.Vhave released his latest single.Sides are "I'll Bring Along MyBanjo" and "How Many Nights,How Many Days" on 45-POP902.

I HEAR . . .THAT Laurie London is onceagain in tremendous form with"Down By The River Side" and"I'll Make Her Forget Him" onParlophone 45-R4801.

THAT a Stateside hit "You Can'tSit Down" parts I and 2 by the

Philip Upchurch Combo is scoringhere, too. Number is H.M.V45-POP899.

THAT a fine artiste Frances Fayewill make new friends with her"Frenesi" and"Miserlou" (H.M. V45-POP898).

THAT The Dick Williams Bandhave recorded two cute numbers forParlophone. "Starkers" and "OneMore Crime" are on 45-R4805.

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we I ro cBARBARA EVANS

INTRODUCING petite,dynamic Barbara Evans

- the Mercury Records'songstress who can not onlysing up a storm, hut isequally talented at comedy,dancing and acting.

Besides amassing an impressivenumber of night club credits asan outstanding singer in suchplaces as the Stardust Hotel inLas Vegas and The BradfordHotel in Boston, this versatile 22 -year -old New Yorker has appear-ed as a musical comedy star inthe hit off-Broadway production,"Misguided Tour". On televisionshe has also been seen in NewYork's popular musical series,"The Shaeffer Circle".

A native of Long Island, NcwYork, Barbara can speak French.Italian and Spanish. As a young-ster she set her sights on atheatrical career. At school, shewas president of both the danceand glee clubs, and was active inthe drama club.

While attending college duringthe day, Barbara took acting,dancing and singing courses. Shealso found time to go to variousauditions and one day competedfor the role of partner to "Slap -sic" Maxie Rosenbloom, theprizefighter - turned - comedian.Barbara passed the audition andjoined Rosenbloom on a cross-country night club tour.

After getting wonderful re-action from critics and audiences,she decided to branch out as asingle act. Appearing in a fewlocal New York clubs, she wasseen by bandleader Tony Pastor,who was forming a group for anappearance at the Stardust Hotelin Las Vegas.

Immediately impressed withher talent, he signed her to appearwith him and his two sons in thefamed gambling city. After justthree days of rehearsal, thePastors with Barbara opened atthe Stardust - and won tremen-dous acclaim from public andcritics alike.

Then Barbara went back tosolo work. Since 1959 she hasappeared in America's leadingshowplaces. Her recording in theStates of "Souvenirs" showed inthe hit charts for many weeks andresulted in her being awarded thetitle of "Most Promising Vocalistof 1959" by the leading musicalpublication, Cash Box.

One critic wrote of her -"Barbara Evans is truly a mightymite, loaded with verve andenergy, belting out song after

song like a pint-sized EthelMerman, and varying her explo-siveness with a sentimental balladnow and then".

First release on Mercury in thiscountry was "Charlie Wasn'tThere" coupled with "NothingYou Can Do" on 45-ANIT1151.

CLIFF BENNETTri LIEF BENNETT and

his group, the RebelRousers, have toured thecountry for three years asunknowns . . . not a brightstate of affairs you maythink, but Cliff would dis-agree.

"We have toured small dancehalls and clubs all over, notaccompanying star performers,but in our own right . . . andwe don't regret it. In this way wegained in experience and finance.We all lice well and run cars - Ihave a '61 Sunbeam Alpine - andalso have the satisfaction ofknowing that we are learningsomething."

Cliff Bennett was born inSlough, Bucks. on June 4,1940. When he left school hisfather sent him into the family'siron foundry works, where hestayed for several months. "ButI hated the life and was deter-mined not to make it for good,"he says.

Accidentally Cliff found him-self learning to play the guitar andto sing . . .

"It all started as a giggle," hesays. "Two of my friends wereforming a small group and theyasked me to join then: on guitar.I had as little idea as they didabout playing an instrument, sountil I took lessons I based every-thing on one key and hoped forthe best."

But Cliff Bennett is a singer,not a guitarist, and when askedhow he became one he looks alittle puzzled and says:

"I don't really know - it justseemed to happen - all I remem-ber is that the boys and I decidedone of us had to sing and I was theleast embarrassed at having a go."

And Cliff discovered that heliked singing and that peopleliked listening to him. So he leftthe iron foundry job for good andconcentrated on his voice, playingmany local engagements with theRouscrs.

Although they were gainingexperience from their mans book-ings, the boys had not had the

proverbial "break". When BobAlexander. manager of a largePutney dance hall, took an interestand offered to manage them, theyreadily accepted.

Bob took them to meet A and Rman Joe Meek who immediatelyfixed a recording session . . . thenumbers they recorded were thenreleased on Parlophone 45-R4793- "You got what I like" and"I'm in love with sou".

RICK AND

THE KEENSTHE success story of

America's Rick and theKeens, began just nine monthsago. The six -member group,composed of two high schoolstudents and four collegestudents, enjoys coast -to -coast popularity althoughthey began to play pro-fessionally barely a year ago.

Richard Cook (Rick), is leadsinger of the group, Carol Cook,Rick's younger sister, is on piano,Hugh Alexander, is the drummer,and Jerry Chandler, the leadguitarist. The group is completedby singer Herman Escue, andMax Ray Evans, who plays bassguitar and sings.

Rick Cook, a 21 -year -old Mid-western University graduate iswell known in the North Texasarea for the many personalappearances he and Carol havemade. but this is his first appear-ance in a professional group. Hehas a unique falsetto voice, buthis wide vocal range allows himto sing almost any type of song.He also plays rhythm guitar inthe group and it is he who broughtthe group together.

Sixteen -year -old Carol Cookhas been an accomplished pianistsince childhood. The talented, andpretty youngster lives with herparents in Harold, Texas, and isa high school student.

Now she and her brother havemade music their career, andwhether it is playing togetherprofessionally or combining theirtalents to play at home in theirleisure hours, Carol and Rickhave realized their dream ofbecoming recording artists andprofessional entertainers.

Hugh Alexander, drummer andbusiness manager for Rick andthe Keens, is a 20 -year -old studentat Midwestern, and he hails fromWichita Falls, Texas. He hasplayed with many area bandsbefore joining Rick.

Jerry Chandler, a 16 -year -oldstudying at Wichita Falls SeniorHigh School, is the lead guitarplayer in the group. He is also amember of the high school bandin which he plays trombone.

Herman Escue. 24 -year -oldsinger, is a senior student at Mid-western University, and he, too,makes his home in Wichita Falls,Texas.

Max Ray Evans, the oldestmember of the group, is a 25-ycar-old music graduate. Hishome is Nocona, Texas, and hehas been featured vocalist withseveral North Texas groups, be-fore joining Rick and the Keens.

The group's rendition of "Pea-

nut," and "I'll be Home"-issuedin this country on Mercury 45-A MTI150-was soon being playedby deejays all over America. Be-fore Rick and the Keeas realisedthey were recording stars, theirdisc was quickly climbing the !litParade charts.

ELKE SOMMERLOVELY Elke Sommer

was born in Berlin,daughter of a pastor whodied when she was 14 yearsold. While she was at schoolElke's great ambition was toenter the diplomatic serviceas an interpreter. According-ly she studied languages,speaking in addition to hernative German: English,Italian, Swedish, Spanish andGreek.

Later her ambitions channelledtoward acting and three years agoshe came to England to study,paying her way by becoming amother's help for £3 a week.

When she returned to Germanyshe entered a beauty contest andwas given a film test on thestrength of her pictures in thelocal paper. The film test provedthat Elke was talented as well asbeautiful and she has sincestarred in such films as, "Friendof the Jaguar", "Travelling inLuxury", with Belinda Lee, "Shipof the Dead" with Horst Buch-holz, "Heaven and Cupid", and"Don't Bother to Knock".

Shapely Elke - she measures36-22-36 - has other film com-mitments on the Continent beforereturning to Britain to star in herfirst Associated British film underher new contract, called"Tamahine".

She loves fast cars and has anambition to buy a Jaguar . . . atthe moment Elke owns a Lancia.Among her dislikes are beer andred as a colour. She is veryjealous. By her own admission,Elke says, "I like a man tomyself".

Elke Sommer is determined toprose herself to be a good actress- "I'd play a role for nothing toprose this," she says. But Elke isalso entering the recording worldwith a cute song entitled "Be Not`Notty' ". On the Columbia labelthis is backed with "The FaithfulI lunar" (45-DB4688).

CLIVE PETERSEN

FREDDIE SCALES fromTottenham travelled

100,000 miles in one year forthe Merchant Navy as galleyboy, butcher and cook. NowFreddie is forgotten and ClivePetersen has emerged . . . atalented young vocalist andsongwriter.

Clive was born in North Lon-don on 7th October 1937. He wasevacuated to Leeds during thewar and on his return south wona scholarship to a technicalcollege, studying building andarchitecture.

"I enjoyed architecture - butwhen I realised that the collegeinstructors were interested inmaking me a plumber I left quicklyand joined the Merchant Navy,after turning my hand to a fewshore jobs too miserable to talkabout!"

Clive travelled with the Navyfor a year - to the United States,Canada, Cuba, South Africa andseveral European countries. Thenhe left to join the army for anotheryear, leaving this service to takea job as a stonemason's labourer.. . . before returning to theMerchant Navy for eight weeks.

"All this time I had greatambition to be an author - andspent many hours writing mypersonal experiences at home andahioud into novels."

He settled down for a while inTottenham, working in the localswimming baths as a lifeguard.By this time he had decided totry his fortune as a singer.

"I had to be successful in some-thing and so I made up my mindto try a singing career. At first -Icouldn't afford lessons so I joinedlocal jazz clubs and sang withgroups like the Kinsey Trio untilI had saved enough money frommy job at the swimming baths tojoin the late Maurice Burman'sschool of singing."

AA,(lice submitted a lyric he had

written to Johnny Dankworth'smanagement and sang it fcr them.The same day he signed a file -year contract with Dankworth andrecorded a demonstration disc of"W here or When" which wastaken to recording manager NorrieParamor. Norrie liked Clive'svoice and contracted him toColumbia . . . his first record wasentitled "If no one tells you" and"For Every Boy" (45-DB4687).

August 1961

Welcome home to GERY SCOTT :

RECORD MAIL 13

The idol of 200million Russians

By EDNA BOWERS

TEN YEARS ago Gery Scott was in Britain . . . not particularlysuccessful as a vocalist although she earned her experience and

keep by singing with several well -established bands of the day. ThenGery decided to pack her case and take a trip abroad . . . and this re-sulted in her becoming the idol of two hundred million Russians!

"I signed a recording contract with Supraphone Records in Pragueand that was the luckiest day of my life", she says. "This company isgovernment -owned, so things are rather different from England. Icut 22 numbers once a year, using three different backings, a 60 -piecestring orchestra, a dance band and a Dixieland group. It took sixmonths for a disc to be released."

When Gery's discs were released in Russia it causedconsiderable excitement. And when the four million salesmark was reached she decided that it was time to make avisit to Moscow with the hope that she could persuadethe Ministry of Culture to arrange a tour of the USSRfor her.

"I obtained a tourist visa to Moscow which was validfor 24 hours. Armed with my recordings I arrived at theMinistry at 10.00 a.m. ... and by 3.00 p.m. I had beenhired."

HOUR LONGIn three months Gery did 65

hour-long concerts, singing 30songs each hour. When she left thetheatres, hundreds of peopleclamoured outside for her auto-graph, leaving no doubt in any-one's mind that Gery was one ofthe No most popular femalevocalists in Russia . . . the other- Ella Fitzgerald!

Because of this success theGovernment approached Geryto record an LP entitled "Concertwith Gery Scott", but she refusedas the law held that she could onlybe paid 10 roubles a minute(approximately 10d.) with noadditional royalties.

"This was crazy", says Gcry,"especially as the company hadtaken an initial order of 4 million.But 1 turned down the offer, onfinancial not political grounds."

After three years she returnedto Britain, bringing with her asong composed especially for herby Ludmilla Ladova, one of themost successful songwriters inRussia today who has had asmany as 36 hit tunes in the Redhit parade. Gery recorded "TheDum-de-de-Dum Song" for Par-lophone Records accompanied byher husband and arranger, IgoFischer. On the reverse is anotherLadov a tune. "This is Lifc"145-R4800).

GERI' SCOTT

SWINGL"G"I hope to encourage British

artistes and bands to visit Mos-cow for long or short periods.There arc some swinging musi-cians over there that could cometo Britain on exchange. But apartfrom these musical reasons, itwould help the understandingbetween East and West.

"The Russians are beginning tolearn that we Britishers are notmonsters at all, that we will laughand joke and talk seriously withthem as friendly people. 1 knowthat any person visiting theUSSR will be warmly welcomed- they arc wonderful people.very like the Americans, althoughneither country would admit it.Both are warm, generous andv cry sensitive people."

Gcry was born in Bombay onOctober 5th and educated inEngland when her family returnedafter India had gained indepen-dence. From the time Gery leftschool she has wanted to sing .. .but little did she ever think thatRussia would be the country thatlirst applauded her.

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HERR LENNIE HASTINGSAuf wiedersehen, my dearOne, two, drink up (ein, awes, solfe)

KEN COLYER'S JAZZMENThe happy wandererMaryland my Maryland

EDDIE CALVERTLucy's theme (from the film "Parrish")Patatina

THE CLEFTONESHeart and soulHow do you feel

ALMA COGANWith you in mindla-da

RICKY VALANCEBobbyI want to fall in love

MONTY SUNSHINECreole love callSouth

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VICTOR SILVESTER AND HISBALLROOM ORCHESTRAI still love you all (QS)Surrender (Torna a surrlento) (WZ)Do-re-mi (QS)Climb ev'ry mountain (SFT) (both from"The Sound Of Music")

SHIRLEY BASSEYReach for the starsClimb ev'ry mountain (from show "TheSound Of Music")

ALEX WELSH AND HIS BANDTansyMemphis march (both from film "No MyDarling Daughter")

CLIVE PETERSENIf no one tells youFor every boy

ELKE SOMMERBe not "Notty"The faithful Hussar

THE STREAMLINERS with JOANNEFrankfurter sandwichesPachalafaka

BOBBY RYDELLThe fishThe third house (in from the right)

CHUBBY CHECKERLet's twist againEverything's gonna be all right

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VERA LYNNAdios, my loveMay your heart stay young

4 RECORD MAIL August 1961

Herr LENNIE HASTINGS' vocal debut:

ES KOMMT NICHT DARAIJF AN WAS MAN

SINGT SONDERN WIE MAN'S SINGT*By BRIAN MULLIGAN

TAKE AN unashamedly sentimental song, add a lively jazzaccompaniment, spice the mixture with an uproarious imita-

tion of a German tenor - and there you have the recipe to produceone of the year's most unusual hit records.

And a recording which could make jazz drummer Lennie Hastings intoa teenager's idol at the age of 35 with his gobbledegook version of "AufWiedersehen, My Dear" and "One, Two, Drink Up (Eire, Zwei, Solfe)"-"with musical degredation by Alexbaum Welchbach"- on Columbia45-DB4675.

Lennie, who plays with the Alex Welsh Band, has alreadybecome something of a legend in clubs from Dusseldorf toDublin with his gimmick of gymnastic drum -breaks accom-panied by wild yells of "ooh-yah ooh-yah".

His recently spotlighted vocal talent has now caughton to such an extent that he rates star billing as "HerrLennie Hastings" wherever the band plays.

Says Lennie, "1 have spentquite a lot of time in Germany,both in the army and with bandsand the way the men sing in thebeer gardens fascinates me. So Idreamed up this version withnonsense lyrics in 'cod' Germanas a party piece. It always wentdown well, but it was only recentlythat I started singing it in clubs."

ALL KINDSIn 20 years of playing drums,

London -born Lennie, one of the'characters' on the British jazzscene, has had experience of allkinds of music. His first pro-fessional job was with a girls'accordion band. While servingwith the Royal Engineers - he

was called up five days before thewar ended-he was a member of adrum and pipe band, composedmainly of Irishmen and Cockneys.

He has played with modernistslike Don Rendell and KennyBaker, top traditional bands lcdby Freddy Randall and AlexWelsh, whom he joined for thesecond time last year, and waswith Johnny Duncan's Blue GrassBoys when they made their hitversion of "Last Train To SanFernando".

Once he made headlines byflouting the rules and leaping onto the stage at the Royal AlbertHall to accompany the Americanpianist Teddy Wilson.

SENSATION"It caused quite a sensation,"

recalls Lennie. "But I likedTeddy's playing so much andthought he needed a drummer, soI took a chance and went on tothe stage. It worked out so wellthat I accompanied him for therest of his tour, except at oneconcert where I was warned offby an official of the Musicians'Union."

When he wasn't playing, Lenniehas earned a living in a variety ofoccupations - in a glass-bluesiiigfactory, in a bakery, in a laundry,as a male domestic servant, as acable maker and in a children'snursery.

Musically he likes "anything,so long as it is good", fromWagner through rock 'n' roll andmodern jazz to the Chicago -stylejazz he now plays with AlexWelsh.

'VOL you are singing it is not.but bow you are singing it!

HERR LENNIE HASTINGS waves and cries out bravely "Auf wiedersehen,my dear" as the train pulls out. Lennie, whom you can read about above,

posed specially for this picture in complete Tyrolean outfit, with a half crown in hiseye to set it off.

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THE PLANETSJungle streetThe grasshopper

ADAM WADEThe writing on the wallPoint of no return

ROSEMARY SQUIRESOur little doggie ran awayThings are looking up

FRANCES FAYEFrenuiMiserlou

PHILIP UPCHURCH COMBOYou can't sit down Part IYou can't sit down Part 2

KENNY LYNCHThe story behind my tearsSteady kind

EYDIE GORMEYours tonightWhat happened to our love

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THE CLEBANOFF STRINGSLucy's theme from "Parrish"Theme from "By Love Possessed" 45 -AMT 1153

THE THINGS THEY SAY !- and the discs they write about DON NICHOLL in the "Daily Mail" reviewed in his columnthe LP "Triple Treat" (Parlophone PMC1139) and wrote:

"The modern alchemists are on 'Triple Treat'. ChrisConnor, Julie London and Carmen McRae enhancingrather ordinary ballad material with their sophisticatedstyles."

MIKE NEVARD in the "Daily Herald" said this on DukeEllington's "Duke Ellington Presents . " (Parlophone PMC1136):

"'Duke Ellington Presents . . is another first-classselection of Ducal items from a series of sessions in 1956.With Duke the year is purely academic."

WESTON TAYLOR, record columnist for the "News Of TheWorld" considered Stan Kenton's "Kenton At The Propiciusa"(Capitol T1460):

"Stan Kenton's band is all aglow in a rash of excitingJazz, and offers a showcase of splendid talents.'

'IOM MERRIN chose Mel Tonnes "Swingin' On The Moon"(H.M.V CLP1445) for one of his Dim; a Day in the "Daily Sketch"recently and said:

"Mel Torme has, for me. one of those singing styles thatimprove with age. He has been making hits quite a timenow, and all that experience and talent is well showcasedin 'Swingin On The Moon'."

R K. WRIGHT in the "Evening Standard" wrote on PeteRugolo's 'Ten Trombones Like Two Pianos" (Mercury MMC14065) saying:

"The recording sound is superb, and fortunately the musicis pretty good too. Arranger Rugolo gets together anunusual big band of ten trombones and two pianos tomake some fine, full-throated, swinging Jazz. DrummerShelley Manor helps to kick things along."

August 1961

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LA VIE PARISIENNEH.M.V CLPI4613

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International singing star,Mel Torme has just complet-ed recording an LP in Britainfor the MGM label, to whichhe is now contracted. Thealbum was made under thesupervision of recording man-ager Norman Newell, withGeoff Love and his Orchestra.All twelve titles are well-known standards, and releasedate is expected to be laterthis year.

Set for Autumn release alsois the first LP by pianist Joe"Mr. Piano" Henderson forParlophone. This too, wasmade by Norman Newellwith the Geoff Love Orches-tra. Titles are mainly in theromantic vein.

More LP news. The recordwhich fans all over thecountry have been waiting for.The first LP by Britain's topinstrumental group TheShadows, entitled "TheShadows" is to be releasedon Columbia in September.

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SADLER'S WELLS OPERA presents"LA VIE PARISIENNE"By JACQUES OFFENBACHWith JUNE BRONHILL, ERIC SHILLING,ANNA POLLAK, KEVIN MILLER, SUZANNE STEELE,JON WEAVING, CYNTHIA MOREY and JOHN FRYATTTHE SADLER'S WELLS ORCHESTRAConducted by ALEXANDER FARISOverture; Back again (How sad we've made the marchioness);Well isn't that just life all over?; I'm the guide for every tourist;I am a native of Brazil; In this enchanting Queen of cities; I am adab at carving pork; We have seen sights since eleven - I'm aColonel's widow - Dinner is served; Oh, little cloud; Frou, Frou,Frou (when she goes out); Does he know he's splitting down theback; Nobody would call me a rover-My friends, a very specialtoast - I'm whirling, whirling, whirling; I'll have so much to say;It's most important you should show; Here you see the place; Myfriends, I'm most delighted to see you; In songs and shouts (Parisblooms like a flower) H.M.V CLP1468

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* HELEN SHAPIRO Columbia's sensational singing discovery who has followed her first success withanother great hit - "You don't know" and "Marvellous lie" on 45-D134670.

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