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No. 1081 Week ending September 30. 1967

MONKEE LOW-DOWN!SAMANTHA JUSTE and TRACY (Hollywood) THOMAS

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Hey!Hey!the MONKEESareback

and this is how they'll look"Monkees Marooned" is the title of one of the showsin their new series, and above are two shots from it.They don't seem to have changed much visually sincethey were here for those fantastic Wembley concerts,but their ideas have. The boys are reported to bepersonally contributing more to the present series,

and are much happier with it.

IT'S MONKEETEERS NOWone and one for all

MIKE NESMITH sat at the controls of the jet prop plane and zoomed down from the skyover Houston, Texas. Inside, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork fastened their

safety belts and carried on gagging as the flower painted aircraft roared toward the runway.In Dallas, enthusiastic fans threw flash cubes at the stage and the sharp corner of one gashedMicky in the eye.

Micky once mentioned thename of a brand of vegetablesoup . . . and ended up withhundreds of soup cans lovinglyposted from all over America.

Think of the Monkees asfun -loving know-nothings, andyou couldn't be more wrong.Some of their private conversa-tions are now deeper and moreintellectual than ever.

Faintly criticise one Monkee. . . and the others are liableto jump down your throat inhis defence.

These were some of the impres-sions, memories and thoughts I gotfrom model girl, " Top Of ThePops " personality and friend ofthe Monkees, Samantha Juste whenwe chatted over a cuppa art herWestminster flat this week.

Brewed up" 'Scuse me," said Sammy as she

stopped styling a hairpiece andsettled down to brewing up, " andI hope you don't mind Sam." Samturned out to be a gentle Siamesecat which sometimes curled up onmy arm while I took notes.

It's a cosy flat --snug from therain sweeping the murky RiverThames below; a coloured piano inthe corner; home-ey knick-'knacksstrewn around-but as far asSamantha is concerned it's a longway from where she'd like to beright now.

I'd jump at the chance to goto the States," she told me wistfully,if understandably, " but I've gotcontracts here, and it's one of thosethings.

" The last time I was in America,with the Monkees, was . . . well,tremendous. I saw so much withMicky and the rest of the groupthat everything became one madwhirl.

" I saw some of the new TVshows being done and they seemedgreat. It's hard to tell, mind, be-cause they were being done in bitsand pieces.

" I saw one in which the boyswere dressed as Arabs and anotherin which they were in an art gal-lery, but I didn't see any of thedramatic episodes some people aretalking about.

" Micky hasn't mentioned them-and frankly, I don't think theMonkees could be serious long

Says MONKEE friend,SAMANTHA JUSTE

to ALAN SMITH

enough ! They find life too muchof a giggle.

" This is how they manage topack everything in-by thinking ofthe TV shows, the recording ses-sions, the travelling, the concerts,the interviews and everything as alot of fun.

" Maybe it sounds corny, but Ihonestly haven't met a groupbefore who really get on so wellbehind the scenes. You know howit is with a lot of groups-theyhave bitter arguments-but theMonkees have this tremendous to-getherness.

Comrades" They would stick up for each

other through thick and thin."It's no secret that Samantha and

Micky are steady friends, but shesays she finds it embarrassing toanswer questions on the topic.

" Anything I might say aboutour friendship could be taken thewrong way, I suppose," she toldme, " and some of the fans hateme enough already. It's an awfulfeeling.

" Normally I get on fine with thefans at ` Top Of The Pops,' 'butwhen I came out of the studios lastThursday I was physically attacked.

" I think one or two girls startedit, but it seemed to catch on andin a moment it seemed as if therewere about 3C girls pulling at my

hair. I was terrified." Micky is marvellous with fans.

When he was in Britain he wentout into the park signing auto-graphs, and he handled everythingmarvellously. They just do as hesays.

" I think his secret is that hedoesn't try to talk down to fans,he talks to them. He is a verysincere and patient person and hehas a lot of understanding.

"Yes, zany would be a goodword to describe Micky ! He reallyis. When I was in America we wentto the wedding of his best friend-Micky was best man-and hewas really hilarious at the reception.

" I also met his sister, whom hecalls Coco Sunshine. She's almostas full of fun as he is !

" If there's one thing that stillannoys me, it's this thing that theMonkees are amateurs musically.It's rubbish.

Revisit" Micky had been with lots of

groups before he joined theMonkees. It seemed that every timewe got to a place he'd say he'dbeen there before with a group heused to be in.

" I forget what it was called,but Micky and the rest of themused to travel around, in a Volks-wagen.

" Micky is now a really tremen-dous drummer, particularly after allthe experience he got on that longAmerican tour, but Davy is play-ing drums a lot, too."

I asked Samantha if she thoughtDavy might eventually take overas Monkees' drummer. " I don'tknow," she mused, " but I supposeit could happen.

" Micky's singing lead vocal onmore and more songs, and it's diffi-cult to do that when you're drum-ming as well.

" This thing about playing theirown instruments . . . " she laughed." The Monkees really are so deter-mined about it. It means a tre-mendous lot to all of them, andthey always reject suggestions thatother musicians dub in instrumental

tracks while they're away on tour." In fact, being on tour hardly

seemed to affect their recordingplans at all. While I was withMicky they would do a few con-certs, then record a vocal for oneof the LP songs, then do a fewmore concerts, then travel to thefilm studios and do part of a TVshow, then go on tour again, thendo more recording.

" Davy grew a beard part of thetime I was in America, but I can'tsay I really liked him with it.Micky had one, too, but that wasall over his face-because he didn'tshave!

" Davy grew one that just cameon his chin and a little bit overhis mouth.

" I remember when we got toNew York, the Monkees didn't playthe biggest venue, Shea Stadium.The boys really are terribly fairand considerate towards their fans-they felt it wasn't right to do ashow in a place which was so bigthat people would be paying money

all for

just to see them as tiny dots in thedistance.

" Being in slightly smaller placeshas disadvantages in that the fansalways seem to get on to the stagesomehow, but the Monkees thinkit's worth it.

Dampened" I remember that at one town

Micky was hit by a paper cup fullof Coke and ice, and the Cokeended up floating on the top ofhis drums. He just laughed !

" Peter Tork is a little difficultto get to know, and so is Mike.But they're terribly nice when youdo get to know them.

" The thing with Mike is thathe's very protective towards hiswife Phyllis, and he's built up aresistance because he hates peopleto pry into his private life.

" Peter has a very intellectualmind and often used to get involvedwith Micky in conversations which

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Pressure ofwork haschangedthem, reportsTracy Thomasfrom HollywoodA MONKEE here, a Monkee

there, here a Monkee, therea Monkee, everywhere Mon-kees, Monkees, Monkees

That's the way it's been this pastyear. Davy, Micky, Peter andMike have hardly let up theirfast paced lives for a moment,travelling from Hollywood allover North America and Europe,in person and via television.

But the Monkees who are now fac-ing their second season as suc-cessful TV performers and theirsecond year of recording as atremendously successful groupare not entirely the same oneswho first appeared in the NMElast December.

The most obvious change in thequartet is that they are all older,in years, maturity, wisdom, per-ception. They have undergone agreat deal since the initial flushof fame and fortune, and havecome out ahead.

The once gay, mad, showy, bouncy,boyish Davy Jones, has softenedinto a young man. His spectacu-lar manner has been subdued byover use into a pleasant, relaxedconcerned cordiality.

RelaxedThe ever lasting hangers-on, the

ever-present crowd of yes-menthat follows every rock and rollstar, are still around, but Davyappears much more at ease whenhe can slip away from a largecrowd and talk in twos andthrees. He is becoming a person,instead of a personality.

Peter remains the same peculiarmixture of maturity and childish-ness. He is a deep conversational-ist and has a great deal of know-ledge and loves to expound onhis thoughts and theories. But heoccasionally slips into his pre-cocious -child manner, whichmanifests itself in hilariously sillyjokes and tricks, and serves as anoutlet for the tensions whichbuild up inside him.

In contrast to the paling of Davy'spublic plumes, Micky stays the" zany " Monkee he has beensince the beginning. Recently hediscarded his Indian trappings,his summer image. " They justweren't me."

He's still looking for " me." Buthe's keeping his frizzy hair. " Allmy life I've hated my curly hair.Now suddenly, it's in style!"

Underneath the frizz is a half-grownman who, like young people allover, is searching for " a reasonto believe." He is constantly ex-ploring new avenues of religiousand philosophic thought, althoughhis quick mind jumps from one

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Who knows what's going on in themind of Mike Nesmith? He keepsto himself, doesn't talk much inpublic other than exchanginggreetings. He appears to be thesame quiet, self-contained manhe has always been to his fans.He is taking an increasing interestin producing records, and seemswell -suited and conditioned for alife -time in the music business.

So they are when they're here inHollywood. On TV, they are thesame charming, quick-wittedfoursome that won so manyhearts this past year. As people,they are going through a lot ofchanges.

Right: Monkees will have their fans jumping for joy, too,when their TV series returns to BBC TV on Saturday.Below: MIKE, PETER and MICKY seem amazed at theirathletic prowess, but they landed safely enough!

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BEE GEES HAPPENED EVERYWHERETHEY arrived in Britain

from Australia just sixmonths ago and althoughthey didn't exactly set thepop world alight here, theybecame one of the top groupson the international scene.

Almost every other country -including America - wanted toknow about them. Top nameartists clamoured to record theircompositions; their record salesabroad ran into millions - yetthe public in this country treatedthem almost with indifference.

But now people are beginningto sit up and take notice thanksto a little ditty called "Massa-chusetts" which has shot to num-ber 13 in this week's NME Chart,giving the Bee Gees their firstreally big British hit.

Despite the fact that the BeeGees never worry about hitrecords here, they have alwaysstriven to make No. 1.

"That was our first intentionon leaving Australia," saidBarry Gibb, when we metrecently in their manager RobertStigwood's plush house nearGrosvenor Square. "We wantedto make it here, and then startconcentrating on America andthe Continent - but somewherealong the line everything startedworking out the other way."

Sitting on either side of Barry,on an enormous mustard -coloured settee, were his youngertwin brothers Maurice andRobin. Their manager, RobertStigwood, who describes himselfas a " fun -loving, show -businessmagnate," sat near the telephoneand every so often would startreciting the sales figures of" Massachusetts."

I asked Maurice how theyhad come to write a songabout "Massachusetts" whichthey have never visited."We worked out the basic

melody in about five minutes

when we were in New York.Robin and I began, then Barrystarted throwing in ideas. I'mnot quite sure why we thoughtof Massachusetts in the firstplace because we weren't evensure how to spell it."

Most of the Bee Gees song -writing takes place in therecording studio just before asession. "We may all have ideasbeforehand," said Barry, "butwe're never sure what the endproduct is going to be like untilwe're in the studio."

Although their "New YorkMining Disaster" was a medium-sized hit, their follow-up "ToLove Somebody" failed to makeit despite numerous plays and

BEE GEES (I to r) BARRY, ROBIN and MAURICE GIBB, VINCEMELOUNEY (behind Maurice), and COLIN PETERSEN. Thiscorrects the mistake in our Life -lines feature two weeks ago.

(Napier Russell picture).

TV plugs. In fact, everyoneraved about it-but no onebought it.

"Everyone told us what agreat record they thought itwas," said Robin. "Other groupsall raved about it but for somereason people in Britain just didnot seem to like it."

"I think the reason it didn'tdo well here," added Barry, "wasbecause it's a soul number.Americans loved it but it justwasn't right for this country. Yet

most people who have heardMassachusetts tell us they prefer`To Love Somebody.'

`To Love Somebody' was agood record but 'Massachusetts'is a commercial record."

So far the Bee Gees haveplayed very few dates inBritain. Why was this I askedthem.

"Firstly because we justhaven't had the time," saidBarry. "We've been filmingTV shows and travelling

abroad so much it's justbeen impossible to do muchhere."The dates we have played

have all been great. We foundthat all types of people werecoming to see us. From teeny-boppers right up to adults-andthis is exactly what we want.

"We want everyone tocome and see us-not justone particular age -group."This is one of the reasons why

they have avoided the flowerscene. Instead they wear whatthey describe as "fantasyclothes," multi -coloured suits,shoes with curled up toes, etc."We'll be wearing that type ofthing when we play at the

BUT

HERE!says NORRIEDRUMMOND

Saville theatre on November 19,"Maurice promised.

That date will be one of themost ambitious in the group'scareer. " We're having a thirty -piece orchestra and a hundredextras to enact scenes frommythological and historicalevents."

Some will be dressed inGreek costumes, others in PeterPan -type costumes.

At the moment the BrothersGibb are working on a specialcomposition called "World"which will be heard for the firsttime at the Saville.

The entire show may befilmed and used to promote"World," if it is issued as theirnext single.

Now /hat the Bee Gees areachieving the recognition theydeserve in Britain, they hope tospend more time working here."After all it is our home," theysaid.

WHO'S WHERE(Week commencing September 29)

KEN DODDLondon Palladium

P.J. PROSYBirmingham Castaways (commenc-ing Sunday)

CILLA BLACKBatley Variety Club (commencingSunday)

JOHNNY MATHISLondon Talk Of The Town (com-meno.ng Monday)

ONE-NIGHTERSPINK FLOYD, KEITH WEST AND

TOMORROWLondon Saville (October 1)

JAMES BROWNRoyal Albert Hall (3rd)

TRAFFIC, FLOWERPOT MENFinsbury Park Astoria (4th) ;Chesterfield ABC (6th)

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SCOTT WALKER HIDESGLOOM -WORLDBIG Louey is the first person you meet when calling at the secluded terrace

house, off London's Regent's Park-the latest home of Scott Walker. He'sScott's all-purpose receptionist, a gentle giant, whose duties include sorting outthe people his boss does and does not want to see.

If you're a lucky one then you'reushered into the gloom -room, which isheavily curtained and invited to have :" Coffee with sugar and biscuits ?"

As eyes adjust from the mid -day glare tothe twilight world of Walker it is possible todistinguish Scott's newly appointed publicistBrian Sommerville perched in one corner likea giant owl clutching a phone and wearinghis best " I'm worried about Scott " face.

Like some reproving headmaster admonish-ing an erring prefect late for Assembly, heofficially declared me six and a half minuteslate.

RetreatWe scurry., down the stairs to find the

" head -boy," who is in retreat, ht the base-ment bedroom.

A tap upon the door proves superfluous asthe stereo is in full blast and so Briancautiously enters to find Scott sitting withhis back toward us, crouched unto himselfwith guitar in lap.

Brian touched him fighdy upon the shoulderand 'Scott jumped several feet in the air-half turning with a look of sheer terror asthough expecting to be confronted by Dracula-or Jonathan King !

" Don't do that Brian," he smiles, " youterrified the life out of me." Brian mumblesapologetically that it seemed the only wayto establish contact above the thunder ofthe stereo and exits.

Scott switches off the stereo, on the smileand out the hand. He begins conversationin a rapid nervous manner to break the ice-in much the sante manner as some peopleoffer cigarettes-and fills the soundless roomwith talk.

" I moved down here because Big Louey 'likes the TV on all the time," he explained." The brain damage was getting too much-I saw everything from Elsie Tanners' wed-ding to the Epilogue.

" I was knocked out-no don't put thatoverwhelmed,' with the success of the

album. 1 never thought it would get thishigh in the charts.

" Y'know it's the kids that are comingthrough for me. At Blackpool they cameto hear Scott-they knew every track on thealbum and they wanted to hear them.

"We did the concerts with Ronnie Scottand the big band and we hit them with every-thing.

"Previously they had only been blessed bysomething as sophisticated as Tom Jones andthe Squires. I threw away the first twonumbers to pacify the screamers and thenI said: `Now we listen' and they did," hespread his hands to indicate surprise andsatisfaction.

What of those incredible " yes he willrelease a single," " no he won't release asingle " stories which appear with triteregularity.

" No single," declared Scott emphatically," I've proved you don't need it. The nextthing is another album 'Scott 2'-I'm work-ing up to four phases-for which I haverecorded three tracks.

" I am writing all the material myself, apartfrom two numbers, which mean somethingspecial to me, `Windows Of The World'and 'Come Next Spring.' It's going to be very

Kafkaesque ' (good word for a brain -storm)-amusing, cynical and sad!"

AgonisedProbably the most consistent criticism 1

have heard of Scott's work is that he appearsso nervous. He staggered on to the stage forthe " Billy Cotton Band Show " TV spot withhis head bowed, tie askew and suit rumpledas though someone had screwed him up intoa ball, and tore a magnificent rendition ofBrel's " My Death " from his agonised body.

That he had to perform this beautifulnumber in an atmosphere of " I've Got ALovely Bunch Of Coconuts " is commentenough on the deplorable lack of first-classpresentation for a vocalist on TV (DustySpringfield's show about the only exception)but Scott's nerves stem from more than lackof sympathetic production.

" There's nothing I can do about it," admittedScott. " It's me. I know I'm out there on myown and everything depends on me-it's' notMaurice King (his manager) or Brian or two otheiguys-it's me.

AWAY IN ABut it's penetrated for a fewhours by Keith Altharn

" I'm scared the voice will crack-I'm frightened I won't communi-cate what there is in the song forme.

" You know how I live-I'mdown here like a hermit. It's likethrowing a hermit out into themiddle of Times Square when Iget on stage."

On the recent Dusty SpringfieldTV show on the announcement ofhis name he shot from the shadowslike a rabbit from a burrow andlurched into " Mathilde "-wonder-ful to 'hear and painful to watch.His hands shook and body quiveredas he concentrated on pitch anddelivery.

"That was the first TV I hadever done on my own," said Scott." Although it was transmitted later- I am gaining confidence - Ithought Cotton's Show ' was betterfor me.

" At Blackpool I was con-siderably improved. What I'd reallylike to do now is a half hour showof my own - not something likeDickie Valentine's show where theyput him out in the open with lotsof white space-but something withsympathetic settings to the songs."

Re-enter publicist Sommerville tobe questioned by Scott about aninvitation which the Cuban govern-ment have extended to him to visittheir country.

This follows the trip I amtaking to Moscow," said Scott. " Ijust want to look at the country,their people, customs and culture.I'd like to go."

What personal appearances afterhis vacation to Russia ?

" I'd like to do some big con-certs," said Scott. "I saw Azanavourat the Croydon Fairfield Halls re-cently-that would be a goodvenue."

A French newspaper lying onthe carpet provided a further topicfor conversation-Jaques Brel-theFrench composer -vocalist whomScott venerates.

" Apparently the French have ex-

pressed interest in my interpretationof Brel's work," said Scott, " ashow at the Paris Olympia is in theair for me.

" Did you know that Brel hasgiven up his singing and composingnow. He has decided that he hassaid all he can in that field andnow he is working on a film whichdeals with the story of a teacheraccused of assaulting one of hispupils ?"

We also discovered that althoughScott does not speak French he hada German girl -friend who used totranslate Brel's work for him.

" She had a poodle," recalledScott. " It used to hate me-satthere staring at me all day long-never took its eyes off me."

Scott considers his work anti -LSDand anti -flower power.

" I want people to face therealities of life and not escape fromthem," he said.

" I want them to know there aredisappointments, unkindness andheartbreak.

"Gary Leads phoned me up theother day after listening to thealbum. (He is getting a group to-gether) he said, ' That's an elbowfor LSD,' meaning a put-down."

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FORECAST)

6

Anita switchesto punchy beat

""Playground"/"Bad For Me" (CBS).A BIG bouquet to Anita for attempting something totally different

from her present hit. It's a punchy mid -tempo item, with asizzling guitar beat, pounding kettle drums and biting brass.

But the electrifying backingdoesn't detract from the husky

HERB RACES DANCERSenchantment of the gal's voice, orthe vibrancy of her approach.

It's a self -penned number, bril-liantly executed-both by the soloistand the accompanying orchestra.But in view of the fast tempo, itdoesn't have the melodic impact of"Just Loving You."

FLIP: Anita employs her full andvery considerable range in this Jazz -tinged sophisticated swinger. Showsoff her versatility to utmost advantage.

DOORS"People Are Strange"/"Unhappy Girl"

(Elektra).I could never quite fathom why

the Doors' "Light My Fire" was sucha big hit in the States, as it struckme as a very ordinary disc.

This one has slightly more appealfor the British market-a relaxed solovocal and an absorbing lyric, set toa Jogging bounce beat, with hooky-tonk piano and twangs galore.

FLIP : Again, the lyric is the mostoutstanding aspect of this track. Mid -tempo with a rich organ sound, butthe rhythm section is uninspired andmechanical.

OTIS and CARLAR -and B GAS !

t" Knock On Wood "/" Let MeBe Good To You" (Star).WHEW-what a raver! A sen-

sational r -and -b duet, takenat a frantic pace-with OtisRedding shouting vehementlyin those unmistakble throatytones, and Carla Thomas prov-ing the perfect foil as she givesout with all the spirit in herrhythmic bones.

The beat is furious, infectiousand insistent, and the brass sec-tion swings like mad. R -and -bat its best-a gas! Should go downwell at discotheques, but I'm notso sure about it being a smashchart hit, as its release is a littlepremature after the Eddie Floydversion. But great!

FLIP : Much lighter and moreeasy -paced. A cute interchange oflyrics, set to a jogging beat, withbrass and solo piano.

"A Banda (Ah Bahn Da)"/"MissFrenchy Brown" (A & M).

JUST about the most up -beat num-ber the Tijuana Brass has waxed

as a single. All the accepted Alperttrappings are there-the captivatingLatin beat, the vibes and the twotrumpets playing in unison.

But the tempo is so breathtakingthat you'd need to be an athlete todance to it!

A pleasant tune, and a dynamic feelto the disc-but doesn't have theirresistible quality of, say, "SpanishFlea."

FLIP: A finger -clicking bouncy beat,in which the Latin influence is lacedwith a touch of Dixie-and withHerb's solo trumpet well to the fore.

SETTLERS"Major To Minor"/"I Love 'Oo Ka-

zoo, 'Cos 'Oo Love Me" (Eye).One of the most under -rated groups

in the country, I reckon-probablybecause they've always played secondfiddle to the Seekers.

But this time, 'they've abandonedtheir folk -beat style for a snappyswinger, laced with counter -harmonies.

Pity the melody isn't a bit stronger,as otherwise it's splendid.

FLIP: A kazoo is, of course, theposh name for a comb -and -paperinstrument. So you won't be surprisedto know that this is a 1920s -styledCharleston.

ROYALGUARDSMEN

"Wednesday"/"So Right To Be InLove" (Stateside).

It was the gimmick impact of"Snoopy" that rocketed the Guards-men to fame, and if they had stuckto their distinctive style they wouldhave carved their own individual nichein the music business.

But here there's no attempt atcomedy or originality-this is thepopular West Coast sound which wehear on so many discs these days.FLIP: There's some juicy organ and

colourful harmonies on this happy-go-lucky medium -pace, with a joggingbeat. But again, nothing out of theordinary.

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(L to r.): MATTHEW FISHER, GARY BROOKER, BARRY J.ROBIN TROWER and DAVE KNIGHTS.

SPINE -TINGLING HARUM

ANOTHER HIT'Homburg"/"Good Captain Clack" (Regal

Zonophone).

THIS follow-up to Harum's No. 1 couldwell have been titled "A Paler Shade of

White," because it's very similar to thegroup's first disc. The chordal structure ismuch the same-and so is the fusion of con-

temporary lyrics with a Bach -Handel fugalstrain.

But whereas the last one owed a lot to "AirOn A G String," this latest effort seems to leanheavily on " Sheep May Safely Graze."

The main melody line is taken by clankingpiano, with that spine -tingling organ playing abackground role-and the beat, emphasised bycrashing cymbals, is more pronounced than before.

It's another disc that gets right into your blood-obviously a smash!

FLIP: A complete contrast, almost in the Good -Time idiom. Barrelhouse piano, swirling organ,bouncy beat and an ensemble chorus. Both sides areKeith Reed - Gary Brooker compositions.

Beach Boys breakaway'1` Gettin' Hungry "/" Devoted To You " (Capitol).

AN interesting disc, this-featuring two of the Beach Boys, who alsowrote it. And as the whole group produced it, all those familiar

electronic sounds and fascinating tempo changes are well in evidence.Of course, the lack of voices restricts the familiar counter -harmonies that

we associate with the whole group, and there's not a great deal of tune to it.Very well conceived, scored and interpreted, but doesn't strike me as an

obvious hit.FLIP: This swaying c -and -w ballad, originally waxed by the Everlys, is

sung perfectly straight-with a very attractive vocal blend. For some reason,there are strange noises, chattering and giggling in the background.

FRANKIE VALLI" I Make A Fool Of Myself "/

" September Rain " (Philips).Frankie's been making quite a

name for himself in the States as asoloist.

He emotes this self -analysingrhythmic ballad in those familiarhigh-pitched tones, carried along ona wave of handclaps and shriekingbrass.

FLIP: The beat is much moreheavily accentuated here-,it remindsme of Motown without the trimmings!

Gimmickswill carry

Nancy*"Lightning's Girl"/"Until It'sTime For You To Go" (Reprise).

DON'T think this is one ofNancy's best discs, but the

novelty aspect is sufficient to en-sure its success. It's set to a crash-ing throb beat (to simulate thun-der, I suppose), with fuzz -guitar,rattling guitar and a catchy join -in -chorus - plus a touch ofpsychedelia in the scoring.

Nancy handles the lyric in thatsultry provocative style whichcharacterised " Boots " - and thespoken .asides at the end of eachverse will make your toes curl.

Not very strong melodically, butloaded with gimmicks-and thatshould be enough.

FLIP: Nancy displays all the sen-sitivity and expression at her com-mand in this charming styling of theBuffy Sainte -Marie ballad, with lushstrings.

* TIPPED FOR CHARTSt CHART POSSIBLE

GARY LEWIS &THE PLAYBOYS" Jill "/" Needles And Pins "

(Liberty)A regular U.S. chartster for years,

Gary has never made the grade here-largely because, I think, his discsare too " samey."

Apart from a few quiet and ex-pressive passages (enhanced bycellos), this is the mixture asbefore.

FLIP: The old Searchers hit. withan arrangement identioal to that ofthe Liverpool group

LIONEL MORTON"First Love Never Dies"/"Try Not

To Cry" (Philips).A very good record by the former

leader of the Four Pennies. It has anostalgic folksy quality and an atmos-pheric stringy backing-all of whichenhances Lionel's convincing handlingof the poignant lyric.

FLIP: This one's in much the samestyle-perhaps even more folksy.

MORE REVIEWS ON PAGE 10

Her Fantastic Follow up toJUST LOVING YOU

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SINGS

PlaygroundWritten by Anita Harris & Mike Margolis

and Alan TewProduced by Mike Margolis and Alan Tew

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Nand SinatraLightning's Girl1S 20620

TheSettlersMajor To Minor

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JOHN FRED & HISPLAYBOY BAND

Agnes English7N 25433

MAXINE BROWNSince I Found You

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ROY REDMONDGood Day Sunshine

WB 2075

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1 1 SHE'S NOT YOUElvis Presley (RCA)

6 2 TELSTARTornados (Decca)

2 3 IT'LL BE MECliff Richard (Columbia)

4 4 ROSES ARE REDRonnie Carroll (Phillips)

14 5 SHEILATommy Roe (HMV)

3 6 1 REMEMBER YOUFrank IfieId (Columbia)

5 7 THINGSBobby Darin (London)

12 8 THE LOCO -MOTIONLittle Eva (Landon)

7 9 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO 1)0Neil. Sedaka (RCA)

9 10 DON'T THAT BEAT ALLAdam Faith (Parlophone)

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THE LAST WALTZ . . Engelbert Humperdinck (Decca)

EXCERPT FROM A TEENAGE OPERA . . .. Keith West(Parlophone)

FLOWERS IN THE RAIN . . Move (Regal-Zonophone)

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & the Supremes

(Tamla-Motown)

HOLE IN MY SHOE Traffic (Island)

ITCHYCOO PARK Small Faces (Immediate)

LET'S GO TO SAN FRANCISCO Flowerpot Men (Deram)

I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Tom Jones (Decca)

THERE MUST BE A WAY Frankie Vaughan (Columbia)

SAN FRANCISCO Scott McKenzie (CBS)

THE DAY I MET MARIE .. . Cliff Richard (Columbia)

THE LETTER Box Tops (Stateside)

MASSACHUSETTS Bee Gees (Polydor)

JUST LOVING YOU Anita Harris (CBS)

EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD . Tremeloes (CBS)

BLACK VELVET BAND . . . Dubliners (Major Minor)

WHEN WILL THE GOOD APPLES FALL Seekers

(Columbia)

WE LOVE YOU Rolling Stones (Decca)

ODE TO BILLIE JOE . . Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)

FIVE LITTLE FINGERS . . Frankie McBride (Emerald)

GOOD TIMES . Eric Burdon & the Animals (MGM)

HEROES AND VILLAINS Beach Boys (Capitol)

I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER Stevie Wonder(Tamla-Motown)

FROM THE UNDERWORLD Herd (Fontana)

BURNING OF THE MIDNIGHT LAMP ... Jimi HendrixExperience (Track)

THE LETTER Mindbenders (Fontana)

THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING

Engelbert Humperdinck (Decca)

YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON . Vanilla Fudge (Atlantic)

KING MIDAS IN REVERSE . . . Hollies (Parlophone)

TRY MY WORLD Georgie Fame (CBS)

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PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN Pink rloyd(Columbia)

TOM JONES AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN . (Decca)

HIPSTERS, FLIPSTERS, FINGER-POPPIN' DADDIES . . .

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CRUSADE John Mayall (Decca)

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TOM JONES WITH KATHY, HEATH DANDIu More Hendrix-Move package venues

ANDY GRAY ljAsoistllnt EAtror: DETAILS of Tom Jones' autumn concert tour have now been set by promoters Gordon Mills and Cohn

JOHN WELLs1' Berlin. Tom will be accompanied by the full Ted Heath Band, and Kathy Kirby will be featured as

News EdIts, an additional attraction. The tour opens at London's Finsbury Park Astoria on Thursday, November 2DEREK JOHNSON i) and subsequently plays a further 20 venues-the complete line -op is now being finalised. It will be Tom's

udvo,t)ootnont _______________ first British tour for two -and -a -half years, and he will occupy the whole of the second halt of the showPERCY ,,aeu.toes -Kathy will be on stage for most of the first half, also backed by the Heath Band.

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JOHN and Scott Walker may soon be reunited as the co-stars ot a Japaneseconcert package which could well set the formula for a subsequent British

tour. Co -managers Barry Chayman and Maurice King are considering an offerfrom Japan for the two American stars to appear on the same bilL Scott hasalready agreed to the venture and John will give his decision this weekend.

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MORE SINGLE REVIEWSContinued from page 6

Amen Corner latestis so much better !

*"The World Of Broken Hearts"/"Nema" (Deram).IWAS never wildly enthusiastic about "Gin House," although I

can well understand why it was a hit. Personally, I much preferthis one-much more thought has gone into the styling, and thefascinating scoring holds the attention throughout.

Basically, it's a moody balladwith a slow beat-and there's acontinuous build-up to a shatteringcrescendo.

Unfortunately, there's still some-thing lacking-can't quite put myfinger on it, but you always expectthat little bit more' and it nevercomes. Still, pretty good!

FLIP: Some scintillating organ workon this fast-moving opus-plus fal-settos, fuzz -guitar and tempo changes.An unusual and worth -while ' B ' side.

EVERY MOTHER'SSON

"Put Your Mind At Ease"/"TheProper Four Leaf Clover" (MGM).

A hit U.S. group with a typicalcontemporary American sound. It'sall very glossy and polished, whilethe production is technically perfect.A weird blend of falsettos, counter -harmonies, handclaps, cathedral -likeorgan, twangy guitars and startlingtempo changes.

In fact, it sounds rather like thepoor man's Beach Boys.

It's very clever and complex, andkeeps you riveted throughout-but, inthe end, it hasn't really achieved any-thing.

FLIP: Despite the odd title, a muchmore orthodox track. A poundingtoe -tapper, with swinging organ andtambourine.

JOHNNY MATHIS"Don't Talk To Me"/"Misty Roses"

(CBS).This should appeal to the thousands

of Mathis fans, but-despite hispresence in this country-it's muchtoo much in the "quality" bracket tohave any chart aspirations.

A dreamy and slowly lilting bal-lad, intimately and tenderly handled,with a subdued backing of vibesand velvety strings.A beautiful interpretation of a lovely

Bert Kaempfert song, ideal for late -night listening.

FLIP : A gorgeous descriptive lyric,Tim Hardin,

and set to a gentle bossa nova rhythm.A bit out of character, maybe-butvery well done.

SAM and DAVE

NEED BREAK"Soul Man"/"May I Baby" (Star).

ONCE Sam and Dave succeed inregistering in Britain, I reckon

they'll be here to stay-because theyhave few, if any, equals as r -and -bduettists.

This title more or less speaks foritself . . . a nagging mid -tempo jerkbeat, rasping brass, tambourine, andan intense interchange of lyrics.

Not much tune to it, but it'sloaded with feel.Thoroughly groovy, and should go

over big with dancers. But it's nottheir best disc, so I doubt if it willhappen.

FLIP: A Bald ballad, set to asteady plodding beat. Sung withheartfelt emotion in quivering bluesstyle. It's impassioned and utterlysincere-but again, almost tuneless!

POTTED POPSJIMMY JOYCE JAMBOREE! "Bonnie

& Clyde " (Warner). Title songfrom the film, treated in happy-go-lucky 1920s style, with banjo andjangle -box piano.

O'HARA'S PLAYBOYS: " Ballad OfThe Soon Departed " (Fontana).It may be called a ballad, but it'staken at a swinging pace, with afruity organ sound and lusty vocal.

HONEYBOY MARTIN: " DreaderThan Dread " (Caltone). Aninsidious blue beat, in which theamateurish munted sound providesan authentic flavour. Lyric isspoken with chanting support, inthe Prince Buster style.

NEWFOLK: " Alone " (Decca). Aplaintive ballad with a subtle beat.The ensemble vocal has been waxedon deep echo, and the resultantharmonic blend is really beautiful.Impressive!

PEEP SHOW: " Your Servant,Stephen " (Polydor). The lyric isactually a letter written to a father,

The AMEN CORNER (I to r) DENNIS BRYON, ALAN JONES,NEIL JONES, ANDY FAIRWEATHER-LOW, MIKE SMITH, BLUE

WEAVER and CLIVE TAYLOR.

asking for his daughter's hand inmarriage. Convincingly handled bythe soloist-but a rather weaktune.

CHAPTER THREE: " Cold AndLonely Hours " (CBS). A new all -mate trio wish a haunting ballad.in which acoustic guitars, flute andcellos supply a wispy backing.

BILLY STRANGE: "A Few DollarsMore " (Vocalion). Title themefrom a new film, recorded as animaginatively -scored instrumental.Gallop -pace rhythm and a busybustling treatment provide a feel-ing of adventure.

THE 23rd TURNOFF: " MichaelAngelo " (Deram). Sounds likesomeone got hold of a highlyoriginal lyric, and then scored it inbrilliant Deram style-but somehowforgot about the melody.

PLAYGROUND: " At The Zoo "(MGM). Even though this PaulSimon number is given a morecommercial beat -group sound thanthe original Simon & Garfunkeldisc, I still can't see it happening.I much prefer the original.

PETER LEE STIRLING: " GoodbyeThimblemill Lane" (Decca). Our ofthose lyrics that looks back to thesinger's childhood. Infectious jogg-ing beat and an intriguing backingof olavioline and cellos.

VERDELLE SMITH: " There's SoMuch Love All Around Me "(Capitol). A gentle hushed -voiceopening quickly erupts into apunch -packed climax.

DES O'CONNOR: " Careless Hands "Columbia). The cheeky -faced

comedian shows he really can sing,as he warbles this sweet -corn sing -along.

PICCADILLY LINE: " Emily Small "(CBS). A rhythmic ballad about agirl who's drifting through lifewithout realising her full potential.Catchy beat and an inspired lyric-but like so many discs, the tune'sgone for a burton!

RONNIE DOVE: " I Want To LoveYou For What You Are " (State-side). The U.S. star tries his handat soul singing, aided by gospelchoir, in this slow -beat ballad. Itdoesn't come off!

SOUNDS ORCHESTRAL: " Our LoveStory " (Piccadilly). The keyboardwizardry of Johnny Pearson weav-ing fugal patterns, before switchingto tinkling jazz, backed by caress-ing strings and-in the latterstages-a zippy beat.

DANDY: " Somewhere My Love "(Giant). Well, what do you know!The umpteenth version of the " Dr.Zhivago " theme proves to be themost unusual. Believe it or not,this is a blue -beat treatment --andit works!

CARRI CHASE: " Magic Music Box "(RCA). This gal is worth watch-ing! She oozes personality and

lively medium -pacer.And the clever scoring showcasesher work to advantage. Not a hitsong, but a good performance.

ImMoss loor .1111141322. _M-laraack.s,INSTRUMENTALS

RAVI SHANKAR IN NEW YORK(Fontana, TL 5424). The sitarvirtuoso playing two Ragas (one25 minutes long and one side)and a Nata (15 minutes) withAlla Rakha on tabla (percus-sion), weaving magical sounds.

SANTO AND JOHNNY: PUL-CINELLA (Philips, BL 7759).Soft guitar playing, with lushorchestral backing, of a dozennoted Italian tunes. Moltoromantico!

PEE WEE HUNT: 12th STREETRAG (Music For Pleasure, MFP1151). Breezy trad jazz withgutsy trombone (Pee Wee's) andflippant clarinet, and some goodvocals by Walter (Pee Wee'sreal name).

RAMSEY LEWIS: MOVIE AL-BUM (Chess, CRL 4531) onpiano here, with his trio men,plus orchestra and voices, givingnew life to movie tunes .likeChina Gate, From Russia WithLove, Emily.

AHMAD JAMAL: STANDARD -EYES (Chess, CRL 4530).Tender -fingered piano playingfrom this commanding jazzmusician, backed by drums andbass. Ahmad captures tune -moods perfectly.

ORCHESTRALSSOUNDS ORCHESTRAL (Pic-

cadilly, NPL 38030) turn theirmagical formula to "SoundsLatin," John Schroeder directingJohnny Pearson (piano) and adreamy orchestra throughLatinised Puppet On A String,Call Me, Sunshine Supermanand other good tunes.

WORLD OF WALT DISNEY(Fontana, DLT 203) is a doublealbum, featuring 22 tunes madefamous in Disney films, sen-sitively and spiritedly played byTilsley Orchestral.

NORRIE PARAMOR ORCHESTRA(Studio 2 Stereo) give toptreatment to the hits of CliffRichard, from Living Doll toFinders Keepers. Norrie haslong been one of our bestorchestra directors, but hismany other duties keep himaway from batoneering toomuch.

JOE LOSS BALLROOM OR-CHESTRA (HMV, CLP 3633)plays the World ChampionshipBallroom Dances, all in stricttempo, for which Joe and hismusicians are famous. Edelweissis among the waltzes, and thereare foxtrots, quicksteps, jive,pasa doble, rumba, tango,samba and Viennese waltz rep-resented.

TONY HATCH SINGERS ANDSWINGERS (Pye, NPL 18194)presents " Showcase," specialHatch arrangements for instru-ments and voices of 12 top film

and stage musical tunes, in-cluding Flash Bang Wallop, IfI Were A Rich Man, and WivesAnd Lovers.

CYRIL STAPLETON ORCHES-TRA (Pye, NSPL 18189) playthe top tunes of the year in"Golden Hits Of '67," withSomethin' Stupid, This Is MySong, I Was Kaiser Bill's Bat-man, and A Man And AWoman,

FOLK ALBUMSPETER, PAUL AND MARY

(Warner Bros. W1700) is titled" Album 1700," 12 varied tunes,all sung perfectly, from thevigorous Rolling Horne, to thesoft Leaving On A Jet Plane

(by Mary), the whispered HouseSong, the fun -tune I Dig RockAnd Roll Music, and the wistfulBob Dylan's Dream.

FOLK DANCES FROM SOUTHAMERICA (Philips) coveringBrazil, Argentina, Uruguay,Bolivia, Paraguay, Chili, Peruand Columbia played and sungby artists of each country.

THE RAILROAD (RCA Victor,RD 7870) is a vintage recording,mostly done in the 1920s, featur-ing 16 songs about the railroadin America, with a distinctcountry sound throughout, eachsung by different artists, includ-ing the Carter Family, BlindAlfred Reed, and the JohnsonBrothers.

MALVINA REYNOLDS (CBS,62932) sings her own compo-sitions and plays guitar as well.The grey-haired lady of Ber-keley, California, makes a goodjob of her hit tunes, such asLittle Boxes, What Have TheyDone To The Rain, and otherthoughtful, peaceful songs.

RICH ST. JOHN (Polydor, 623034)titles this LP " Thru His Eyes."London -born singer -guitarist re-corded this set of self -composedsongs in Copenhagen. Theplaying, singing and lyrics arenot too good, but the messagesdo come across.

3 CITY 4 (CBS, 63039) offer 12well chosen and well sung folksongs on their " Smoke &Dust Where The Heart ShouldHave Been " album. The onegirl, three men group mergewell vocally and instrumentallyand do accents well, like Cock-ney in Keep Me Busy,

THE TINKERS (Pye, NPL18180) are a Scottish -Irish trio,one girl, two men, who singpleasantly mostly Irish folktunes, like Father Murphy's Air,The Rifles Of The IRA, andThe Reluctant Patriot, which isabout Princes Margaret andTony joining the IRA and bring-ing in the Queen and PrincePhilip !

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Question time WITH . . . .

Eric BurdonIT should, of course, be Eric

Burdon and the " anythingbut the Animals," because thisnew group has about as muchconnection with the originalgroup by that name as theBachelors have with the Mothersof Invention.

Burdon and his band are intosomething new. You may like it oryou may not but they at leastdeserve a good hearing.

Eric's records are still strugglingto get up and live here, in Americahe is high in both the singles andalbum charts. Although the groupstill command a large audience onlive appearances in Britain they arestill striving to establish themsellvesin the charts. Question time withthe man bearing the Burdon.

QWhyare your records failing to

register in Britain as successfullyas they are in America ?

A Firstly because Britain is not asaware of what we are trying to

communicate as the Americans. Thewhole world still needs a kick upthe pants-the Americans are onemove ahead. Secondly, in the caseof " Good Times " I never wantedto release it as a single but mymanagement and record companywere afraid I would offend Englandif I released " San FranciscanNights." They thought I had offeredenough insults to England.

I don't give a damn, I knowwhat I am doing is right and I canwait for them to come round. Therecords are reflecting the mood Iam in. But " Good Times " shouldhave gone out here as the B sideof " San Franciscan Nights."

9

n It has been inferred that you dotel, not care about success in England.

Is this true ?k If I wanted to I could get on aIt plane tomorrow and live inAmerica. where I am guaranteed goodrecord sales. I could get a housewhere everything in it works-hot andcold taps that run-and a societywhich understands what I am tryingto do.

I'm here in a house where nothing

the chiefAnimal,conducted by

KEITHALTHAM

works including the taps and peopleconstantly misunderstand me. BecauseI am Eniglish and because I care.

ek Another criticism of the group hastrf, been that they look scruffy on

stage ?AI suppose they do, but they bath

quite regularly. It's on theiritinerary - Manor House - Saturday" have bath " !

We care about what we wear onstage-it's chosen quite carefully. Ialways take a change of clothes withme-Barry wears his everyday gear-.depends how much you perspire really.

n Do you believe that your recentmarriage or that of Danny Mc-

Cullough's will affect the group'spopularity in the U.S. ?AOur fan letters have zoomed since

the marriages. No, I don't believethe kind of people buying our recordsin the States are the kind who worryabout your marital status.

The Stones are more in that cate-gory where they have a strong follow-ing amongst the high school kids-wehave a strong college following,

A What do you think would help the11, group re-establish their chart

superiorly ?A What we really need is another live

show like RSG. We enjoy " TopOf The Pops," but we feel like we'recheating with backing tracks and maybe this comes over on the screen. Theboys are musicians they want to showthey can play.

A Do you feel that entertainment14 for entertainment's intim Is no

longer enough ?AThere are things that I believe

likely to happen in this worldwhich I would like to try to prevent.

COMPOSER BRICUSSECARRIES KEYBOARD !

WHENEVERsongwriting teams

are mentioned the Beatlesimmediately spring to mind. Butthere is at least one other-just assuccessful, equally prolific . . theBricusse-Newley partnership.

Remember "Stop The World IWant To Get Off," "The Roar Of TheGreasepaint, The Smell Of TheCrowd," "Pickwick" and the lovelysongs "What Kind Of Fool Am I?"and "Who Can I Turn To?"

These are just a few of theachievements of this amazing duo.

I found one half of the team, LeslieBricusse, at the May Fair Hotel, relax-ing after a hard days work, in hispenthouse suite which is suitablyequipped with a magnificent hi-fi unit.

Leslie explained he must have musiceven if it meant providing his own.He carries a small electronic keyboardwith him and has used this to com-pose many of his songs.

Leslie has just completed the mam-moth task of writing dialogue, musicand lyrics to an 18 million dollarmusical of the "Dr. Doolittle" book.The film is to have it's world charitypremier before the Queen in December.

It is the biggest thing he haswritten and, incidentally, the firsttime anyone has written an entiremusical on their own.

"In this film we have aimed atpleasing everybody," said Leslie."We have got Rex Harrison playingthe part of Dr. Doolittle and, ofcourse Tony Newley is Matthew Mugga comic character who is part ofDoolittle's conscience.

"We use live animals in the filmand this will please the kiddies."

I asked Leslie how he worked withTony Newley.

"We never quarrel! We seem tohave something between us whichtells us when things are not justright.

LESLIE BRICUSSL

"Fortunately, we have the con-venience of experimenting on the setand if it doesn't turn out right westart all over again."

"There is this marvellous relation-ship between us! Tony is like abrother to me. Between our twofamilies there is a "four cornered"relationship.

"My wife is very friendly withTony's wife and, of course, I get onwith Tony. We are all very goodfriends and even our son, Adam, isgreat friends with Tony's family.

"I admire Tony as a friend, andas a performer as well. First andforemost he is a pe

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