CANADA'S ONLY MUSIC WEEKLY

GIMBY'S`CANADA'

-A RECORDTo quote RPM, Volume 7.

No. 3, Week Ending March 18th.1967, page 1, first paragraph,"Canada's greatest year, '1967' hasseen the production of Canada's firstcoast to coast hit. It only took 100years, but finally we've broken ourown barrier. "Canada" by the YoungCanada Singers is being charted andplayed by every Canadian mindedstation in the nation." Almost fourmonths have gone by since_this articleappeared in RPM and Quality reportdthey have shipped over 200,000 copiesof "Canada" to outlets across thenation, which is equivalent to 4.

million in the United States.As far back as April it was

a an (en o an. was Siapingup to be a national smash. Prepara-tions were made for Bobby Gimby toreceive an awacd on behalf of TheCentennial Commission by QualityRecords Limited, for achieving thebest selling Canadian -produced re-cording.

There is no one on ParliamentHill more interested and more "hip"to the Canadian music scene thanThe Honourable Judy LaMarsh, Secre-tary of State of Canada, therefore,Miss LaMarsh would be the obviouschoice to present the Gold RecordAward to Bobby Gimby, which shedid, at a reception in Quebec City.

Week Ending June 3rd. 1967Volume 7, No. 14 15 CENTS

Columbia ReleasesCentennial Album

WITH THE RELEASE OF THE TWO -DISC SET OF "THE TORONTO SYMPHONY - SEIJI OZAWACONDUCTING" BY COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA,COLUMBIA HAS COMPLETED ITS FIRST AND

MOST EXPENSIVE CENTENNIAL PROJECT, IN DOCUMENTING FOR POSTERITY, ON RECORD, THEFOUR CONTEMPORARY WOW'S OF CANADIAN COMPOSERS.

To undertake the giant task -

of recording the Toronto SymphonyOrchestra in their home territory,Toronto's Massey Hall, Columbia'sclassical A&R chief, John McClure,conferred for many hours with Toronto

tgicials regarding the material to beused and the best possible method ofcapturing the magnificent sound ofToronto's internationally acclaimedorchestra.

It was McClure's decision tofly all the necessary recording equip -

Sir Ernest and Lady MacMillan are shown examining one of the first albums pressed of the Columbiarelease of "The Toronto Symphony - Seiji Ozawa Conducting". A proud Columbia promotion Director,Bob Martin, holds the treasured album which represents the most expensive project ever undertakenby a Canadian firm which will be enjoyed by serious minded music lovers the world over.

The Honourable Judy LaMarsh, Secretary of State of Canada, presenting Bobby Gimby, composer of"Canada", with a Gold Record Award. Quality Records have shipped over 200,000 units of thisCanadian "hit" which is equivalent to 4 million In the United States.

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ment in from their New York operation,along with their top flight engineers.Tom Shepard, Columbia's producer ofclassical works (New York) tookcharge of the rather complicated jobof getting the equipment from NewYork to Toronto and along with JohnMcClure, setting up in the almost un-believably acoustic -perfect MasseyHall.

The works of four prominentCanadian composers were commission-ed for this project along with the"Symphonic fantastique" by HectorBerlioz, which contains 5 movements.

The disc devoted to theCanadian composers contains "TwoSketches For Strings On French-,Canadian Airs" by well known con-ductor -composer, Sir Ernest MacMillan,who is perhaps the most versatileand internationally -known Canadian -born musician of his generation.

Another work commissionedfor this album is that of "Images"by Winnipeg born Harry Free."Images" is Freedman's impressionof three Canadian paintings, "Blue

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and "Landscape" by Jean -PRiopelle.

The third work is that ofPierre Mecure , who titled his threemovement masterpiece "Triptyque",which is the term usually applied toa three -sectioned painting with theside panels complementing each otherand folding inwards to cover the cen-tral, more important element. Thiswork can therefore be described asbeing "abstract".

Mr. Mecure was killed in atra:ic auto crash, in France in 1966,:t t'ie age of 39

The fourth work is "L'Etoilenoire (Tombeau de Borduas)" byMontreal composer Francois Morel.The piece is a musical tribute tothe Canadian painter, Paul -EmileBorduas, and takes its title from oneof Borduas' best-known paintings,"L'Etoile noire", which was paintedin 1957.

The Toronto Symphony, nowcelebrating its 45th season, com-prises a company of 92 musicians,who during their extensive season inToronto perform more than 100 con-certs. They have also appeared inmany important centres in NorthAmerica as well as those across theseas.

Seiji Ozawa, who is 31 yearsof age, is in his second season asMusic Director and Conductor of TheToronto Symphony. Mr. Ozawa hasconducted major orchestras aroundthe world and spent four years asAssistant Conductor with LeonardBernstein at the New York Philhar-monic.

The cover of this great tributeto four Canadian composers was de-signed and executed by Canadianartist Michael Bowness.

With the release of this album,Columbia has offered the Canadianmusic industry the opportunity ofbecoming the leader in the field ofclassical accomplishments and spot-lighting Canada as the home of"masters" of serious compositions.

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DENNIS DAY CUTSSESSION IN CANADAToronto: Dennis Day, a long time friend ofJack Markle, who heads up his own recordproduction company, out of Newmarket, wasso impressed with the musical talents avail-able in this country that he decided to try onone of the Canadian recording studios. Hischoice was RCA Victor's Toronto studios.

Out of the session, which was A & R'dby BMI's Whitey Haines, came six sides. Thefirst to be released "I Want To Have A LittleBomb Like You" features Dennis with a

Cockney accent and is a type of spoof onprotest. The flip is "May You. Always" whichis the well known Day theme. Al Harris didthe arranging on the "Bomb" and the musicalback-up was supplied by CBC musicians.The disc is now available on RCA Victor'sCanada International label.

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"Little Nick The Laughing Elf" and"Honky The Xmas Goose" as well as "I'llBe Home For Xmas" and "That's What XmasMeans To Me" were also cut at this sessionand are to be released in time for the yearend holiday. "Elf" so impressed The MightyStar Toy Company, out of Montreal, that theyhave created an elf toy and will tie in withthe record release for North America. Thelatter sides are to be released by Columbia.

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REPORTSThe Byrds new single is "Have You

Seen Her Face". "Make Me Yours" by BettyeSwan (spelled with a "Y") looks like a chartbound item, but as I write, there is no knowndistributor in Canada. Keep your eye onTommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, who wrote TheMonkees' theme, "Last Train To Clarksville",and "I Wanna Be Free". This team has justsigned with A&M Records to record and pro-duce for the hottest company in the USA. TheDoors, who have come close to making a bighit, might just have one in "Light My Fire".How is this for the name of a group? TheLiving Daylights, have just recorded "Let'sLive For Today", which is already the title ofa tune that's in the top 50 (RPM 100) andcould be the same tune. The Grass Rootshave the charted version. "Tracks Of MyTears" is the title of Johnny Rivers newsingle. "Plastic Man" is the new Sonny andCher outing. James Brown does a Gershwinstandard from Porgy and Bess, "I Love YouPorgy" and it's getting the "pick" treatmentso could be a hit.

Mom and Dad will remember "YouMust Have Been A Beautiful Baby" and theDave Clark 5 could roll this one up to the topof the charts. It's really an oldie. What's newwith Peter and Gordon? "The Jokers" is

their new Capitol deck. "Two In The After-noon" is the new side from Dino, Desi andBilly.

"Today's Lament" by Lee Rand is aregional breakout in the Cleveland area andlooks like national action could follow.

PREDICT -A -HIT WINNERSBob Lawrence - Halifax, N.S.Susan Maksymchuk - St. James, Man.Ruth Summerfield - Hollywood, Calif.Bonnie Duke - St. John, N.B.Carol Levine - Toronto,

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Toronto: Capitol's A&R chief, Paul White, hasjust put the finishing touches on the record-ing session of Capitol's Centennial project,a comedy album, featuring the cast of thepopular CBC-TVer "Nitecap".

Chris Beard, originator and writer forthe "Nitecap" show, co -produced the album

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R A D OWE GET LETTERS

"Dear Editor: 'The other station won't play itbecause it's on Red Leaf', eh? What's thematter? Doesn't the P.D. or Music Director, orany of the jocks have an interest or percentageof the label or the group? This is ridiculousnonsense from the standpoint of programmingand if 'the other station' actually gives thisreason for not spinning the disc, I shouldthink there would be grounds for defamation.If the 'other station' does have this policy ofbanning Red Leaf, it would appear from here,that perhaps Red Leaf is not doing somethingthe station requires, or that perhaps the labelis, in reality, a 'competitor' to some privateinterest of one of the stations employees,such as another label, record company, orbooking agent. What sensible reason could astation give for banning a certain label? AndI think the question should be answered. Whoare we, as public servants, to say we won'tplay this or that, unless the product is con-sidered inferior or not of the type programmingwe are doing. Maybe 'the other station' con-siders everything on this label inferior. Non-sense! There are good and bad sounds laiddown on all labels. I imagine Capitol andQuality have had some real flops on theirlabels. Just give me one good reason for ban-ning any label. Another thing that bugs me isthe way all you medium and small marketstations follow 'Big Brothers' footsteps. If'Big Brother' picks it, you pick it. If theyplay it, you play it. If they lay it aside, youguys lay it aside too. If they ban a label, youban a label. Come on, fellas, stand up, let'shave some originality. Give these new discsa listen on your own. The hell with what 'BigBrother' does. I also get sick of you recordpeople handing me the line, 'It's number 10 onCRUM in Toronto' . So what the hell, this isKitchener. If 'Big Brother' has personal beefswith the record people and booking agents,let 'em argue it among themselves. But, if

to cut off a certain label, let'sw the leader. By the way, these guys

are always following the leader themselves.They are always trying to hire some of mybest friends from the States, and their boys

"WALT EDWARDS SHOW"FEATURES TEENS ON TAPESaskatoon: One of the main reasonsthe "Walt Edwards Show" is No. 1in ratings with the teens is CFQC'sexclusive "Teen Dedication andRequest" portion of the Edwardsshow. Listeners telephone in theirdedication and request a song thatthey would like to go with their dedi-cation. Their voices are taped andplayed back on the air. Says Walt"It is a proven winner in Saskatoonand exclusive in Saskatchewan to theWalt Edwards Show." It also helpsEdwards compile the "QC Boss 40".

STAFF CHANGES AT 'PTPeterborough: Ian Cook has returnedto CKPT to take over the all nightshow. Ian moves to CKPT from CFRSSimcoe, where he was in charge ofthe morning show. CKPT has droppedtheir "Open Line" program and sta-tion manager Don Percy takes overas the morning housewives host from9 AM to noon. Keven Frillman's shiftis now noon to 4 PM when promotionmanager, Peter Bennet takes over to7:30 PM. Scott Alexander still holdsdown the rock slot from 7:30 PM tomidnight. John Gilbert is the morningman.

CKPT has, this week, gonefive thousand watts.

BELLEVILLE GETS EXCLUSIVEON QUIET JUNGLE DISCBelleville: The Quiet Jungle, one ofthe most popular of the Toronto groupsto play the area, previewed their newYorkville disc "Too Much In Love",for a capacity audience at Belleville'sfamous Tiki Club. Says Dave Charles,"Voice Of The Quinte Teens",(CJBQ), "It sounds like a winner".Page 4 RPM Music Weekly

are always making Stateside visits to get newprogramming and promotion ideas. There arescores of these stations in the States, and our'Big Brother' in Toronto,Canada is just another American top 40 Format station with verylittle originality. It also seems that 'BigBrother' does very little for any Canadian re-cording group outside of Toronto. From here,it seems that there are two kinds of talentthis side, of the border, Toronto talent andCanadian talent. It appears that T.O. has itsown thing going and their own radio outlet topromote it. Perhaps Red Leaf and the Modbeatsare not a part of all this. Where was 'BigBrother' when Canada's top recording of 1966was being aired? Remember, the group is notfrom Toronto, they're from Ottawa. They'recalled the Staccatos. Seems funny that'Canada's Number One Station' didn't chart'Canada's Number One Record'. Seems funny,too that they jumped right on top of the boysfollow-up, 'Half Past Midnight'. Perhaps theStaccatos were not 'in' either. Don't you thinkwe should all applaud 'Big Brother' for sup-porting the Staccatos current disc? They didsuch a damned good job on the other one,'Let's Run Away'.

While we're writing about the T.O.music scene, what's this I hear about a book-ing agent being on the Board that recently re-voked the license of another booking agent?Another conflict of interest, maybe? Eh? Justa little?

Back to the Modbeats and Red Leaf.At least 3000 albums have been sold, thesingle has been a monster in most marketsoutside Toronto. The group has packed kidsin at appearances like no Toronto group, allover the Province, and 'Big Brother', if youcan ignore all this simply because it's onRed Leaf, you're pretty damned narrow-minded.Another reason why all you medium and smallmarket people should not follow the 'leader'.In my mind, they're not a 'leader'.P.S. The views expressed here are not neces-sarily the views of my employer!'

(signed) Larry ShannonCHYM Radio

Kitchener, Ontario(Ed: Like a breath of fresh air -time.)

CFFB'S KELLY CHECKSARCTIC VOTERSFrobisher Bay, NWT: Jonah Kelly,CFFB's Eskimo deejay and reporter,took a swing through the southernpart of the Eastern Arctic to talk withvoters prior to the Territorial Coun-cil elections in July. The stops wereat Resolution Island, in the HudsonStraits, Port Burwell, an island offthe north tip of Labrador, the BelcherIslands, in the deep south part ofHudson's Bay, and Lake Harbor, onthe south. coast of Baffin Island. Theround trip was two thousand sevenhundred miles and was only the south-ern half of the riding. The riding ex-tends to Alert, on Ellsmere Island,and covers half a million square miles,which makes it Canada's largest.

CJME PROMOTES POPULAROUT OF TOWN TALENTRegina: CJME, constantly on thelookout to promote the best in domes-tic talent, recently presented one ofCalgary's most popular groups, The49th. Parallel, to a capacity crowdat Regina's popular Trianon BallRoom. This group has three lightingmen, from California, travelling withthem to operate their complicatedand exciting psychedelic lightingeffects. This was the first time alighting system like this has beenused in Regina.

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The Gettysbyrg Address, fromWinnipeg, made an equally impressiveshowing on their return engagementto the Queen City. They are soon torelease "Love Is A Beautiful Thing"their debut disc, on the newly formedFranklin label.

CJME PREPARESFOR BUFFALO DAYSRegina: One of the big summer eventsfor the Queen City will be its "BuffaloDays" which will commence on July12. City officials are hopeful thatthis event, which will be an annualouting, will become as well knownas the Calgary Stampede.

CJME has started their "Buf-falo Days" campaign early with a"Buffalo Jokes" promotion. Listenersare asked to send in buffalo jokesand CJME awards a buffalo coin foreach joke used on the air.

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SCOTT ALEXANDER-CKPT-Peterboro"Hey Girl" - The Preachers, "I Can't Stop" -The Osmond Brothers, "Wish I Could SeeYou Again" - Those RoguesSUSAN TAYLOR-CKFH-Toronto"Bright Sunny Colours" - The Shirelles,"Six O'Clock" - Lovin' Spoonful, "You'reGoing Out Of My Mind - A Passing FancyWALT EDWARDS-CFQC-Saskatoon"Sunday Will Never Be The Same" - Spanky& Our Gang, "Sound Of Love" - Five Ameri-cans, "I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)" -Barry AllenDAVE CHARLES-CJBQ-Belleville"Sunday Will Never Be The Same" - Spanky& Our Gang, "Do It To Em" - B.T.B. 4,"Born In Chicago" - The Luv-lites

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1 1 LOOKING AT A BABYCollectors -New Syndrome -16-G

2 2 LOVIN' SOUNDIan & Sylvia -MGM -13686-M

3 3 SOMEBODY HELP MEModbeats-Red Leaf -632-G

4 5 DIAMONDS & GOLDWillie/Walkers-Capitol-72456-F

5 10 THE WAY I FEELGordon Lightfoot-UA-50152-J

6 8 SHOTGUNWes Dakus-Capitol-72457-F

7 9 LET'S RUN AWAYMagic Cycle -Red Leaf -633-G

8 4 HALF PAST MIDNIGHTStaccatos -Capitol -72453-F

9 11 GIVE AND TAKEMandala-KR-01.21-L

10 13 SILLY JILLYArt Snider En -President -1006-C

11 6 BAREFOOTIN'Larry Lee -Columbia -C4 -2740-H

12 15 PRETTY BLUE EYESGuess Who -Quality -1876-M

13 7 DON'T MAKE PROMISESSusan Taylor -Yorkville -45002-D

14 20 I KNOWBarry Allen -Capitol -72468-F

15 HEY GIRLPreachers -Barry -3469-M

16 12 CANADAYoung Canada Singers -Quality -1967-M

17 16 SEE MY GIRLTeak Wood -Arc -1166-D

18 18 OUTSIDE THE CITYWillows -MGM -13714-M

19 19 YOUR PLACE IN MY HEARTDon Norman -Sir John A

20 17 MY LOVE FOR YOUCaesar/Consuls-Columbia-C4-2747-H

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1 GROOVIN'Young Rascals -Atlantic -2401-M

2 RESPECTAretha Franklin -Atlantic -2403-M

3 CLOSE YOUR EYESPeaches & Herb -Date -1549-H

4 SHAKE A TAIL FEATHERJames & Bobby Purify -Bell -669-M

5 SWEET SOUL MUSICArthur Conley-Atco-6463-M

6 ALL I NEED IS YOUTemptations -Gordy -706I -L

7 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVEMarvellettes-Tamla-54150-L

8 ALFIEDionne Warwick -Scepter -12187-M

9 OOGUM BOOGUM SONGBrenton Wood -Double Shot -111-J

10 HIP -HUG -HERBooker T & MG-Stax-211-M

11 TRAMPOtis & Corla-Stax-211-M

12 SHOTGUNWes Dokus-Capito1-72457-F

13 LET YOURSELF GOJames Brown -King-6100-L'

14 LITTLE BIT 0' SOULMusic Explosion -Laurie -3380-M

15 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGHGaye & Terrell-Tamla-54149-L

16 SHAKEOtis Redding -Volt -149-M

17 SEVEN ROOMS OF GLOOMFour Tops -Motown -1110-L

18 TOGETHERIntruders -Gamble -205-M

19 HERE WE GO AGAINRay Charles-Sparton

20 AM I GROOVING YOUFreddie Scott -Shout -212-C

21 EIGHT MEN FOUR WOMEN0.V.Wright-Backbeat-580-M

22 JUMP BACKKing Curtis-Atco-6476-M

23 STAND UP STRAIGHT AND TALLJackie Shane -Modern -1031-G

24 FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVEOscar Toney Jr -Bell -672-M

25 FUNKY BROADWAYDyke/Blaxers-Reo-8978-M

X MAKE ME YOURSBettye Swan -Money -126

X MY OLD CARLee Dorsey -Amy -987-M

X WOMEN LIKE THAT, YEHJoe Tex -Dial -4059-K

X OUT OF LEFT FIELD -

Percy Sledge -Atlantic -2396-M

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We PICK...SAN FRANCISCO (Flowers)Scott McKenzie -Columbia -C4 -2757-H

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1 1 MORE OF THE MONKEESThe Monkees-ColgemsCOM 102 COS 102

2 2 THE MAMAS & PAPAS DELIVERMamas & Papas -DunhillD 50014 DS 50014

3 7 I NEVER LOVED A MANAretha Franklin -Atlantic8139 SD 8139

4 3 THE BEST OF THE LOVIN' SPOONFULLovin' Spoonful -Kama SutraKLP 8056 KLPS 8056

5 4 MY CUP RUNNETH OVEREd Ames-Rca VictorLPM 3774 LSP 3774

6 5 YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAYByrds-ColurnbiaCL 2642 CS 9422

7 6 SOCK IT TO MEMitch Ryder/Detroit Wheels -New VoiceNV 2003 NVS 2003

8 8 BETWEEN THE BUTTONSRolling Stones -LondonLL 3499 PS 499

9 16 SURREALISTIC PILLOWJefferson Airplane-Rca VictorLPM 3766 LSP 3766

10 18 GREATEST HITSPaul Revere & The Raiders -ColumbiaKCL 2662 KCS 9469

11 13 GIMME SOME LOVIN'Spencer Davis Group -StoneSX 3701 SXS 3701

12 17 GREATEST HITSBob Dylan -ColumbiaKCL 2663 KCS 9463

13 10 FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA &ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIN-RepriseR 1021 RS 1021

14 9 HOW GREAT THOU ARTElvis Presley-Rco VictorLPM 3758 LSP 3758

15 14 ELECTRIC COMIC BOOKBlues Magoos-MercuryMG 21104 SR 61104

16 23 REVENGEBill Cosby -Warner BrosW 1691 WS 1691

17 15 THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH ALL OVER...Herman's Hermits -MGME 4438 SE 4438

18 12 HAPPY TOGETHERTurtles -White WhaleWW 114 7714

19 19 TEMPTATIONS LIVETemptations -GordyM 921 - S 921

20 --- MONKEES HEADQUARTERSMonkees-ColgemsCOM 103 COS 103

21 11 GEORGY GIRLSeekers -CapitolT 2431 ST 2431

22 22 COLLECTIONSYoung Rascals -AtlanticM 8134 S 8134

23 --- HAPPY JACKThe Who-DeccaDR 4892 74892

24 25 THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIESoundtrack-DeccaDL 1500 DL 71500

25 --- CASINO ROYALES-oundtrack-ColgemsCOMO 5005 COSO 5005

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1 2 I CAN'T EVEN DO WRONG RIGHTJohnny Burke - Columbia

2 1 UNCLE TOMMercey Bros - Columbia

3 4 IT'S JUST ABOUT OVERJohnny Clark - JC

4 3 IRENA CHEYENNEJimmy Ordge - Apex

5 5 THE JOHNSON FAMILYRalph Carlson - Melbourne

6 6 WHIRLPOOLBambl Lynn - Melbourne

7 7 I GOT WHAT I WANTEDRainvilles - Red Leaf

8 -- THE ALCAN RUNBud Roberts - Apex

9 9 YOU'RE THE LEAST OF MY WORRIESHugh Scott - Melbourne

10 8 DON'T SPEAK TO ME OF LONELINESSDougie Trineer Apex

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1 4 8 GROOVIN'Young Rascals -Atlantic -2401-M

2 6 17 RELEASE ME 35Enge lbert Humperd inck-Parrot-4001 1-K

3 1 10 I GOT RHYTHM 36 45 49 ALFIEHappenings-B.T.Puppy-527-M Dionne Warwick -Scepter -12187-M

37 50 52 MY GIRL JOSEPHINEJerry Jaye -Hi -2120-K

38 41 43 MELANCHOLY MUSIC MANRighteous Bros -Verve -10507-M

39 54 70 DO IT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT SLOWERJon & Robin-Abnak-119-J

40 43 55 DIAMONDS & GOLDWillie Walkers-Capito1-72456-F

9 14 GIRL YOU'LL BE A WOMAN SOON 41 49 61 ANOTHER DAY ANOTHERNeil Diamond -Bang -542-C 5th Dimension -Soul City -755-K 9 20 26 SOMEBODY TO LOVE 42 45 36 LITTLE GAMESJefferson Airplane-Rca-9140-N Yardbirds-Capitol-72467-F

10 3 1 HAPPY JACK 43 66 ---- SHE'D RATHER BE WITH METhe Who-Decca-32114-J Turtles -Quality -1882-M

11 27 42 MIRAGE 44 52 57 LAY SOME HAPPINESS ON METommy James -Roulette -4736-C Dean Martin -Reprise -0571-J*Aretha Franklin -Atlantic -2403 M

30 37 RESPECT 45 63 76 LET'S LIVE FOR TODAYGross Roots -Dunhill -4084-N

13 13 19 FRIDAY ON MY MIND 46 56 64 OOGUM BOOGUM SONGEasybeats-UA-50106-J Brenton Wood -Double Shot -111-J

1.4 5 6 CLOSE YOUR EYES 47 48 50 HIP -HUG -HERPeaches & Herb -Date -1549-H Booker T & MG-Stax-211-M

15 21 27 I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN 48 53 59 A BEAUTIFUL STORYWhistling Jock Smith-Deram-112-K Sonny & Cher-Atco-6480-M

16 7 4 DON'T YOU CARE 49 51 60 I CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE YOU MINEBuckinghams-Columbia-C4-44053-H Seeds -GNP -354-J

17 23 29 SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER 50 69 82 GIRLS IN LOVEJames & Bobby Purify -Bell -669-M Gary Lewis -Liberty -55971-K

18 11 5 CANADA 51 64 73 TRAMPYoung Canada Singers -Quality -1967-M Otis & Carla-Stax-216-M

19 32 41 TOOMANY FISH IN THE SEA 52 65 71 THE WAY I FEELMitch Ryder -New Voice -822-M Gordon Lightfoot-UA-50152-J

20 8 3 I'M A MAN 53 58 58 HOLIDAY FOR CLOWNSSpencer Davis Group -Stone -705-0 Brian Hyland -Philips -4044-K

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Listen, I missed Volume 1 of"Sounds Great" `cuz I didn'thave enough plastic milk jugs,but I made sure I had enough forthis one. If you cash in elevenjugs, you get enough bread witha little change left over for gas,if you're lugging a Honda, to buyone of these great albums. TheSeekers are here with "A worldOf Our Own" and "I'll NeverFind Another You". Peter andGordon have "World WithoutLove" and "Nobody I Know".Georgie Fame does three numbersand Manfred Mann's here for acouple along with David andJonathan. Sounds great? That'sthe title of the album.CAPITOL - T 6211

You got a favou'rite gal singer?Well, if you haven't, try NancyWilson on for listening size. Oh,what she does with "Alfie", and"If He Walked Into My Life" isjust out of sight. When Nancydoes "Born Free" you'll findyourself starting it all over again`cuz 2 minutes and 4 secondsjust isn't enough, the way Nancydoes it. There's so much greatNancy Wilson here it's hard topick the best. Nancy gives youeverything and not quite the wayyou've heard it before. Her wayis better. Each selection is anadventure. This is Nancy, natur-ally, no silly that's her last al-bum.CAPITOL - T 2712

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Well, that man Stone has goneand done it. Look what you gethere, The Spencer Davis Groupand you know who they are. Asa matter of fact they do threenumbers on this album, "GimmeSome Lovin", "Blues In F", and"Somebody Help Me". RememberMillie Small? She had a big bigsmash with "My Girl Lollipop".Well, here she is with "Wings OfA Dove" and you know something,this one looks like it could be abig one too. There's "ShotgunWedding" by Roy C, and JackieEdwards and The Beepers rollout a couple of swingers. TheFive Canadians, Santells, DeucesWild and Emperor's Friends areall groovin' here as well.STONE - SX 3700

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A mass of teenagers (2167 tothe exact) came to see The Mandalaon the opening night of their return tpCalifornia.

At the door, ticket holderswere presented with The Mandela'snew "Soul Crusade" buttons, a pic-ture of the group and bumper stickersbearing the group's symbol.

George °Hitler being held back from thescreaming Hullabaloo Club audience.(Photos: Courtesy of Out -West Enterprises)

It was showtime at the Hulla-baloo Club on Sunset Blvd. One by

one, the members of The Mandalawere introduced to the screamingaudience. George 011iver reached in-to his bag of tricks, singing "HoldOn I'm Coming" and "Knock OnWood". Next, 011iver sang a lovesong to a girl he picked from theaudience. When it was over he kissedher and what a kiss it was. I wouldthink a lot of girls come just for thechance of being selected for thisnumber. The group ended their firstset with their new record "Give AndTake" which has been receiving alot of exposure on the radio stationsin the past week.

"And back again for thesecond time this evening", roaredthe announcer, "the mighty Mandela".They opened their last set with theflip side of their new release, "FromToronto -1967", a long instrumentallasting more than five minutes.

It was time for the "SoulCrusade. Don Triano, the group'sleader, told the "Sunset Hippies"that LSD, pot and marijuana wasevil and that they could accomplisha similar exhilatory feeling by parti-cipating with them in a spiritualceremony. George 011iver began his"Five Steps To Soul" and thescreaming teenagers bombarded thestage to partake. 011iver went intothe crowd yelling "Come to me, letme touch your hand, show me yoursoul". The sweat -stained blonde(011iver) got so emotional that hefainted into the audience. It tookfour bodyguards to rescue him in a"tug of war" with the mob.

Thus ended the first night ofThe Mandala's "Soul Crusade".

PITNEY TO SET OFFON WORLD TOURGene Pitney, who is estimated totravel as mueh as 100,000 miles ayear, is set for another world tour.This time his itinerary lists visits toEngland, Italy, Australia, and NewZealand between June and September,with a possibility of additional visits

g Kong and Japan. Pitney wille appearing on Britain's "Piccadilly

Circus" TV show (May 30), which isthe summer replacement for "Holly-wood Palace" and then flies intoItaly for a TV outing June 4, and re-turns to Britain for a five day promotour from June 5 to 10 in connectionwith the release of his new single.He then goes back to Italy for anotherTV slotting on June 11 before return-ing to the U.S. for recording sessions.

In July Pitney is back inEngland for club engagements through-out the North Country. August 4 he'sback in the States again for a monthlong tour of the States and Canada,which he packages in associationwith the William Morris Agency. After

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BOBBY VINTON INTRODUCESNEW ACT TO COPA CROWDSNYC: Epic recording artist, BobbyVinton is currently packing them inat the Copacabana. This is Vinton'sthird annual appearance at the famousnite spot, and is his fifth anniversaryas a major recording star. He hasjust released "Bobby Vinton SingsThe Newest Hits""Georgy Girl" , "This Is My Song""Call Me" and "Born Free". WithVinton this year are two girl, singingand dancing partners who receivedrave reviews at the El San Juan Hotelin Puerto Rico.

Vinton moves from the Copainto Boston's Blinstrub's Club. Por-tions of his performance at the Copaare being taped for use in a projectedTV special next season highlighting"A Young Man And His Music".

a short holiday, over Labor Day, withhis expectant wife Lynne, at theirConnecticut home, he leaves to tourthe Pacific and then returns to Eng-land for a 14 day tour.

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POLISH FANS RIOTDURING STONES VISIT

The Rolling Stones have just com-pleted a roaring Continental tourwhich was highlighted by a riot riddenvisit to Warsaw, Poland, the first forthe Stones to any East Europeancountry. The Polish visit featuredtwo sell-out concerts in the 2700seat Palace of Culture. Outside theRussian -built and financed arena,more than 8000 fans who didn't havea chance to obtain tickets, rioted andshrieked their disappointment. PolishGendarmes brought truncheons andtear gas into play when the crowdstormed the auditorium, during thefirst performance. The police wereready for the second show with twoheavy duty water cannon, but thecrowd went mad again and steel hel-meted troops complete with sub -mach-ine guns and police dogs were rushedinto action as the crowd waded throughthe tear gas, lobbing bottles andstones at the police and troops.

Earlier, The Stones went through a bad experience at Le Bour-get Airport in Paris following a per-formance at the Olympia Theatre. Acustoms official, who was obviouslynot a fan of The Stones, punchedMick Jagger in the chest and threw apunch at Keith Richard. He was ap-parently incensed when all five ofThe Stones passports were handedto him at once.

It's expected that The Stoneswill have a single record release bymid -June.

BRITISH SOLO ACTSTAKE TOP CHART ACTIONTom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck,Whistling Jack Smith and Cat Stephensare presently hitting the top of mostcharts across the nation and are gett-ing set to release albums. Tom Joneswho has had a string of hits, mostrecently, "Detroit City" and "FunnyFamiliar, Forgotten Feelings" willhave an album release the first weekin June. There is also rumours thatJones may be tieing in a managementaffiliation with Colonel Tom Parker,manager of Elvis Presley, EngelbertHumperdinck, who has had fantasticreaction to his "Release Me" (No. 2,RPM 100) should have an album offby the first week in June. WhistlingJack Smith, who has had so muchsuccess with "I Was Kaiser Bill'sBatman" has just had an album re-lease, same title. Cat Stephens, whohas had great acceptance in NorthAmerica, particularly in Los Angelesand San Francisco, will soon releasehis first album which has strongtouches of psychedlia and falls intothe so-called "soft -flower groove".

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PEG NOTESThe Monkees took Winnipeg

by storm with a capacity crowd of13,000. Winnipeg's own FeminineTouch, who are currently playingToronto's Concord Tavern, appearedon the same bill.///T he Everly Bros.appeared in town for a week for thesecond annual Leisure Land Show.///Watch out for the SMASHING of theGuess Who on the Canadian SoundShow in Toronto, also their next re-lease should be a smash.

Gary Hart, from Lethbridge,is the new personality at CKRC andtakes over the 9 PM to 1 AM show.

Pete SwidnIckl, from PortageLa Prairie, who manages The Living -stones and is also the owner of TheCentre dance hall, would like to bookother Canadian groups. Those inter-ested can write to me.

The Fifth have acquired anew tint of talent, Wayne Cardinal,formerly with The Vendettas. Alsowatch for their first release to be outthe first week in June.///Joe Vargo'sCheckerlads are slated for two Mani-toba appearances before they leavefor their Hollywood recording session.One is at The Centre and one at JaysDiscotheque.

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JAY SEWALL ONPROMO TRIPToronto: Jay Sewall, one of New Brunswick'smost popular young folk singers, is presentlymaking the rounds of promoters and bookers,with an eye to settling in this area. Jay, whohas just graduated from the University of NewBrunswick, having earned himself two degrees,is very serious about making music his career.He is an accomplished songwriter, and al-though his bag is mainly folk, he has hadmuch success with the blues and commercialscene as well and is quite capable in switch-ing from "Go Go Girl" to "Suzie's Blues".

His tour of the college circuit throughout theMaritimes was highly successful which re-sulted in several return engagements.

RCA VICTOR RELEASESEIGHT CTL ALBUMSToronto: Rca Victor announced the release ofeight albums of their new CTL series, whichwill retail for $4.29. Albums released are:Original Sounds of Ben McPeek, His Voicesand ork.Mary Lou CollinsJim McHarg & His Metro StompersEddie Graf & His Ork.Bill Badgiey and His Piano At The Ports ofCallLloyd Burry At The OrganBach & The Blues - Art Maiste At The PianoAl Baculis Singers - Musical Bouquet

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Winnipeg: Frank Wiener, well known manabout music, announces that he has formed arecord company to be called Franklin Records.First release for the new company will be"Love Is A Beautiful Thing" by the Gettys-byrg Address, considered the number onegroup in the 'Peg. The record was cut inWinnipeg and was produced by Randy Bachman,of the Guess Who and Harry Taylor of radiostation CKRC. Release date has been set asJune 1st.

No national distribution has been setup as yet. Enquiries can be directed to Wienerat Franklin Records, 343 Portage Ave.

MUSICOR PUSHESINTO R&B FIELDMusicor Records has rushed out anew LP titled "Quartet Of Soul",which is expected to bring the Musi-cor R&B wing into a top position inthe R&B field. The package featuresfour major attractions, The Platters,Inez and Charlie Foxx, Tommy Hunt,and Barbara and Brenda and containstheir recent hit singles.

Columbia Records handleMusicor in Canada.

JERRY JAYE ALBUMREADIED FOR RELEASEJerry Jaye, who is climbing the chartssteadily with the smash revival ofthe old Fats Domino hit, "My GirlJosephine", will soon have his firstalbum release for HI Records. Thealbum contains two more Dominooldies, "Let The Four Winds Blow"and "When My Dreamboat ComesHome" as well as "Kansas City","Singin' The Blues", "White SilverSands" and "Ain't Got No Home",oldies made famous by Elvis Presley,Bobby Robinson, Marty Robbins andGuy Mitchell.

PLATTERS SET FORCANADIAN APPEARANCESThe Platters, who are currently scor-ing with their Columbia single "WithThis Ring" have just wound up asuccessful run of TV and personalappearances of the U.S. and haveopened a week's engagement in Hull,P.Q. (May 29). They will later appearat the Marco Polo Club, Vancouver,in July, and at the Hotel Central inMontreal on August 29. They are al-so set for a Latin American tour be-ginning June 29. Their latest album,on Columbia, "Going Back To De-troit", which contains their hit, hasjust been released.

RCA VICTOR'S JOE CARLOTOURS FOR LOWRY

Hamilton: Well known personality at Channel11, Joe Carlo, is presently touring the nationdemonstrating his favourite organ, The Lowry.Along with Joe goes his new found title ofrecording artist. His RCA Victor Camdenalbum, "Carlo's Choice" has become one ofthe most popular organ items on the market.and features selections which were most re-quested on his late night show including,"Misty", "Fly Me To The Moon" and "Fall-ing In Love With Love".

Joe is also expected to entertain topLowry execs when he appears in their headoffice town of Chicago.

MONTREAL REPORT

With Expo '67 now well under-way, Montreal is fast becoming thecentre for talent watching, bothCanadian and International. VisitingMontreal in the past month or sohave been The Young Rascals for atwo show concert at the Paul SauveArena, Gordon Lightfoot at theCanadian Pavilion, Paul Revere andThe Raiders and Bobby Goldsborotaping an American TVer at La Ronde.R&B singer Joe Tex doing a 10 daystint at the Esquire Show Bar andblues man John Hammond giving twoshows nightly at the New PenelopeClub.

May 21st. saw Ed Sullivanbring his show to the Expo Theatre,which featured English songstressPetu la Clark and Australia's Seekers(who stayed for later appearances atExpo).

May and June should proveto be groovy months. Scheduled areThe Levin' Spoonful at Expo Theatrefor two days, the Blues Project andthe Paul Butterfield Blues Band atthe New Penelope Club and a bigCanadian talent show celebratingJuly 1st. festivities featuring TheStaccatos and MG and The Escorts.

CFOX has added a new"good -guy" to their line-up in theperson of Bob Ancell from AkronOhio. He's taking over the 3 to 8 PM

time slot from departing Bob Bakerwho's gone to WMEX Boston.

After several successfulappearances in the Toronto, Kitchenerarea (including the Hidden Valleyand Maple Leaf Gardens gigs on theVlay 24th weekend) MG and TheEscorts returned to put the finishingtouches on their new single release.The boys are planning several bigappearances in the Montreal areaduring June, July and August, in-cluding a week at Expo at the end ofthe summer.

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Bill Bryans, drummer of MG and The Escorts,seen performing at a recent Knickerbockerspromotion at Morgan's in Montreal.

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