1 CAT STEVENS has beenadded to the Isle of WightFestival bill next week - histhird festival appearance in sixweeks.

Immediately after hissenvtiorial performance at therecen;. Plumpton Festival hewas booked for last week'sYorkshire Folk, Blues andJazz Festival at Krumpton andthen, later on, he was addedto the Isle of Wight Festival.

Meanwhile, Cat himself is

still preparing his next album,'Tea For The Tillerman',which is scheduled for anOctober release. The albumincludes Cat's version of 'WildWorld' -- one of his ownsongs which has recently beenrecorded as a single by JimmyCliff.

On Monday Cat flew to Munichto complete the dubbing for thesoundtrack he has written to JaneAsher's latest film, 'Deep -End',directed by the Polish film-makerJerczy Sxomolvski. Cat was chosento write the film track on thestrength of his 'Mona Bone Jakon.album.

The film's debut will be at theVenice Film Festival later this year.

MOODIES

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CONCERT

INSTEADTHE MOODY BLUES havepulled out of the Isle of WightFestival - but they willundertake a free Londonconcert later this year.

Ray Thomas, of theMoodies, said: "We arebitterly disappointed abouthaving to take thisstep The concept offestivals is great, but in ouropinion the Isle of WightFestival is not beingconducted in the best interestsof music or of the fans."

Fans wanting tickets forthe group's free Londonconcert - date and venue stillto be fixed should write to19, Garrick St.,London,IN.C. 2

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AUGUST 22, 1970. Vol. 17 No. 33 1/-

STEVIE WONDER ,

TAMA'S 10 YEARS

CLIFF RICHARD P 6 GEORGIE FAME p. 8

CAT: ollifFESI ALBUM!

FREE... are postponing an American tour this year - because the group want to complete their European dates.

Free were due to go to America later this year, where their single, 'All Right Now' shows signs of becoming ahit - it has already reached the Top Ten in a number of cities and in Cleveland, Ohio, last week, for instance, itsold ten thousand copies in one morning.

But because of Free's European commitments the group have decided to tour America in the New Year. Thegroup will be appearing at nermany, Copenhagen, and Sweden during November and Switzerland and Italyduring December.

Betore that, however, the group will be making a series of concert appearances in Britain, during Septembercoupled with other Island Records acts. The first will be at Croydon's Fairfield Hall on September 13, when thegroup will be recording a live album with Mott The Hoople.

AIRwi yrts

WANTED-A NEW RADIO

MESSIAH!THE GOVERNMENT'S decision to give thego-ahead to the BBC's 20 new local stations hasmade some commercial radio operators thinkagain. Should they gamble and try to run theirstations in opposition to the BBC ... or shouldthey go for the less populated areas at presentnot served by local radio?

Confirmation of a new batch of BBC stationsmeans that all is now 'go' for London, Liverpooland Birmingham. London's local radio opens inOctober.

The format for the station will be "sweetmusic" and the London station will no doubt filla great gap in the U.K. radio set-up. Several ofthe existing BBC stations have already proved tobe very popular indeed.

But one problem remains. The stations willcontinue to broadcast on VHF (London on 96Megs). A big disadvantage with VHF is that thelocal radio planners will not be able to offerup-to-date road information to motorists ...because most car radios are not equipped withFM/AM receivers. Still, we await 'Radio London'- and the other stations - with interest ...

What is happening to RNI ? This is thequestion many Record Mirror readers are askingin their letters. The programmes, say your letters,are getting boring and the station is playing thesame old records all the time. A boring format?

"I think its about time RNI got down to someserious real programmes, not just the usual 21hours of churning out the same old stuff they'redoing at the moment," writes Colin Martin of104 Beach Road, Scratby, Gt Yarmouth.

"Even the dee-jays are sounding mostly alike- we've missed the sparkling voice of Roger Daylivening up breakfast with hisnever -know -what -to -expect type of show. Butnow RNI is gradually slipping - it's up to thestation's programmers to get down and organiseprogrammes that appeal to everyone and stopconcentrating on idle chat, and going off the airevery few days to mess about with transmitters,"continues Colin.

"RNI call themselves the 'sound of Europe'.The station has gone from good to bad."

Fairly strong criticism - and I've receivedquite a few letters saying the same thing. I

reprinted this letter in full because at one timeColin Martin was one of RNI's greatest fans. He'swritten to "Airwaves" at least half a dozen timeswith praise for the station.

It seems a great shame that so many listenerswho stuck with the station throughout the'jamming' period should now.get disenchanted, I

think that some of RNI's early vitality has beenMissing in recent weeks - but it is still animportant and entertaining station.

It appears from your letters, however, thatmany listeners have missed Roger Day's voice onRNI

Our 'Radio People' series begins again nextweek with an interview with RNI's Mark Wesley(No. 10). This week, Radio Luxembourg's DONWARDELL has some advice for would -be -discjockeys.

RODNEY COLLINS

NEWS - growing lads no longer want to beengine drivers when they grow up - what wereengines anyway? The top of the youthemployment pops is undoubtedly the disc jockeyvacancy.

Letters arrive by the score at RadioLuxembourg each week from young chaps, andladies too - they write from all over the countryto get behind the 208 microphone and 'sock it tous from the Grand Duchy'.

The letters usually ask "How do I get started?- cause given the chance I know I'd be great."Well, two years ago I would not haverecommended anyone to seriously pursue a careeras a DJ in this country. There were shortcontracts, constant changes of DJ's who failed toband together for the good of their profession asa whole, but watched as colleagues were droppedand forgotten by producers. Now the RadioRevolution is gathering force and openings willoccur. You may have to start in Wigan and workyour way towards London town and the pluggerslunches but at least the opportunities will bethere. So if you want to be DJ then this is whatyou have to do:

(1) Get a tape recorder and practise till yoursick of the sound of your own voice. Try yourhand at programmes, interviews, commercialreading and newscasting. Until you are good in allthose areas you won't be saleable property to a

station.(2) Read a good quality newspaper everyday.

It's no good knowing where Diana Ross concealsa birthmark - or the name of Stevie Wonder'safter shave. You'll get all those bits and piecesfrom pop papers and whilst they are jollyinteresting in their own way - the emphasis thesedays is swinging towards news and current affairs.

I never thought that it was necessary to be anall rounder and used to concentrate on pops andmusic information till one night whilst I wasbroadcasting in Luxembourg doing 'FridayRequests' (now sadly departed) the Secretaryrushed in to say that President Kennedy had beenshot and would I stop playing pop music, make

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RECORD MIRROR AND B.B.C. CHARTCompiled by B.M.R.B.

Week ending August1 1 1 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley, RCA 19742 2 3 NEANDERTHAL MAN Hotlegs, Fontana 6007 0193 7 14 RAINBOW Marmalade, Decca F 130354 3 2 LOLA Kinks, Pye 7N 179615 11 25 TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson and Miracles

Tamla Motown TMG 7456 4 5 SOMETHING Shirley Bassey, United Artists UP 351257 17 24 THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5, Tamla Motown TMG 7468 6 17 NATURAL SINNER Fair Weather, RCA 19779 8 6 IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry, Dawn Maxi DNX 2502

10 9 7 I'LL SAY FOREVER MY LOVE Jimmy Ruffin, Tamla Motown TMG 74011 13 12 BIG YELLOW TAXI Joni Mitchell, Reprise RS 2090612 5 4 ALL RIGHT NOW Free, Island WIP 60C13 10 10 LOVE LIKE A MAN Ten Years After, Deram DM29914 16 28 25 OR 6 TO 4 Chicago, CBS 507615 23 29 SWEET INSPIRATION Johnny Johnson and Bandwagon Bell BLL 111116 15 15 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED, I'M YOURS Stevie Wonder

Tamla Motown TMG 74417 12 8 LADY D'ARBANVILLE Cat Stevens, Island WIP 608618 21 16 SONG OF JOY Miguel Rios, A and M AMS 79019 30 42 MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME Three Dog Night, Stateside SS 805220 43 LOVE IS LIFE Hot Chocolate, RAK 10321 35 41 WILD WORLD Jimmy Cliff, Island WIP 608722 33 37 MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread, Elektra 2101-01023 39 - I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) Tom Jones, Decca F1306124 24 23 (It's Like A) SAD OLD KINDA MOVIE Pickettywitch, Pye 7N 1795125 19 19 COTTON Fl ELDS Beach Boys, Capitol CL 1564026 34 43 IT'S SO EASY Andy Williams, CBS 511327 20 18 GOODBYE SAM HELLO SAMANTHA Cliff Richard, Columbia DB 868528 25 21 YELLOW RIVER Christie, CBS 491129 18 13 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE Nicky Thomas, Trojan TR 775030 14 9 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME Four Tops, Tamla Motown TMG 73631 22 11 UP AROUND THE BEND Creedence Clearwater Revival, Liberty LBF 1535432 29 27 GROOVIN' WITH MR. BLOE Mr. Bloe, DJM DJS 21633 27 20 SALLY Gerry Monroe, Chapter One CH 122

GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME Chairman of the BoardInvictus INV 501

35 26 22 WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY LOVE Brotherhood of ManDeram DM 298

36 36 33 THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD Ray Morgan, B & C CB 12837 42 34 MR PRESIDENT DBM & T, Fontana 6007-02238 28 31 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens, CBS 495339 31 26 HONEY COME BACK Glen Campbell, Capitol CL 1563840 STRANGE BAND Family, Reprise RS 2700941 48 - WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY? Poppy Family, Decca F 2297642 40 48 MY WAY Dorothy Squires, President PT 30543 38 40 SUMMERTIME BLUES Who, Track 2094-00244 37 45 MY WAY Frank Sinatra, Reprise RS 2081745 32 32 DOWN THE DUSTPIPE Status Quo, Pye 7N 17907

YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT IT Desmond DekkerTrojan TR 7777

47 49 - WANDERIN' STAR Lee Marvin, Paramount PARA 304448 50 - BLACK NIGHT Deep Purple, Harvest HAR 502049 SPANISH EYES AL Martino, Capitol CL 1543050 DON'T PLAY THAT SONG Aretha Franklin, Atlantic 2091 027

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FIVE YEARS AGO1 1 HELP The Beatles2 3 YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES

The Fortunes3 2 WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF THIS

PLACE The Animals4 I GOT YOU BABE

Sonny and Cher5 A WALK IN THE BLACK FOREST

Horst Jankowski6 7 EVERYONE'S GONE TO THE MOON

Jonothan King7 5 CATCH US IF YOU CAN

Dave Clark Five8 4 MR TAMOURINE MAN The Byrds9 ZORBA'S DANCE Marcello Mingrabi

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TEN YEARS AGO1 1 APACHE The Shadows2 2 PLEASE DON'T TEASE Cliff Richard3 3 THE GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND/

A MESS OF BLUES Elvis Presley4 5 BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG

Duane Eddy5 4 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED

Everly Brothers6 6 SHAKIN' ALL OVER Johnny Kidd7 8 TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT

Rolf Harris8 7 IF SHE SHOULD COME TO YOU

Anthony Newley9 EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL

Connie Francis10 10 I'M SORRY Brenda Lee

WHEN RINGO STARR arrived in Nashvilleto record his country album, Pete Drake,steel guitar player and producer who set upthe session, had the commercial airlinertaxi right across the airfield to a remotecorner in order to whisk Ringo away fromover enthusiastic fans. No report aboutwhat the rest of the passengers thought.

Apparently when Ringo arrived in thestudio and faced all the Nashvillepickers and pluckers, he was very nervous,more so than at a normal Beatle session.DJ Fontana there and _Scotty Mooreowned part of the studio so there were alot of Elvis connections going around.

Ringo spent time in his room learningthe songs, didn't see much of Nashville, butmade a trip to a farm owned by rockgroup Mother Earth for a photo session. Heromped around for the photographer butconfessed himself "very nervous" about thepossibility of snakes lurking around.

As a result of teaching Ringo the songs,writer musican, Sorrels Pickard now has,apparently, an Apple contract.LESS PEOPLE than expected - around20,000 -turned up for the 12 hour SummerFestival for Peace at Shea Stadium in NewYork. Highlight was a surprise appearanceof a very together Janis Joplin. The otherbig New York festival, Powder Ridge, wascancelled through official pressure, but30,000 kids still turned up to do theWoodstock Generation bit. Despite threatsof fines and imprisonment if theyappeared, Melanie showed up to sing to thecrowd.

Odd twist: B. B. King says that he isnow noticing more Black kids in hisaudiences. He says that until recently whenhe played gigs like the Fillmores or otherrock venues, his audience would be allwhite, all either college or hippie. NowBlack teenagers are coming back to theblues, says B. B. Their blues - you don'thave to add.

COMING SOON

NOELEDMONDS

writes forRecord Mirror

See next week for more details

from opposite columnan announcement and fill in for fifteen minutesuntil an official message had been drafted by theDirector General for transmission on 208. Thesethings happen when you get behind themicrophone and you owe it to yourself and toyour listeners to be knowledgeable in the field ofcurrent affairs.

(3) Another good platform for experience isballroom DJ work, with the dancers just a fewfeet away from you it's possible to assess theirreaction at first hand to the beat and mood ofthe days popular hits. It's also good experiencefor reading out requests and handling groupinterviews.

When you have taped yourself to a standstilland can newcast better than any of the ITN crewit's time to approach Radio Luxembourg orperhaps the other lot, for an audition. Enclose atape of your work but please fade the records.We know them only too well and it's you thatthe producer will be listening for. Try somenewsreading on the tape, also do a promotionspot for another show later in the day and readthe odd request card.

Auditions do work. The majority of the 208record spinners came to us this way but makesure your work is good and that you're notrushing in too quickly. Also remember that yourlife span is limited at the microphone till you areprepared to expand as a broadcaster, unless youare a 'genius' like Jimmy Savile and I use theword 'genius' in its most sincere sense. Here is aman who has adapted his style and moves withthe times - he's still around, very much with hisfinger on the pop pulse. Others of his generationare loosing a little of their glitter.P.S. When you burst upon the radio scene bringsomething fresh and original with you. We allneed a new Messiah - perhaps it's you?

DON WARDELL

2RECORD MIRROR, August 22, 1970

Stevie andthe drumsthat died!FADING OUT of the public eye is a hard thing to endure for those who achieve fame, but whatof those who are heard or seen, but never credited? The technicians, bit actors - and sessionmen. Pop's unsung heroes.

Stevie Wonder knew Benny Benjamin was one of those. Benny was a drummer and hisexceptional rhythms provided the backbone for many a Tamla-Motown hit. Benny, however, wasnever billed on a record; he just played on, making hit after hit until he died. A lot of people inthe Motown organisation were v

"Benny's history goes backa long way in the Motownstory," said Stevie, "In thebeginning, there was noMusican's Union as there is

today and all the musicianswere helping to buildsomething. Nobody expectedanything to come out ofDetroit - it was a car city.Then all the musicians wholived there began to combineand a totally original approachto music was born. As theidea grew, singers becameknown and these backingmusicians worked hard ontheir records. They devisedthe backings and Benny wasone who devised many beatsfor a lot of hit singles.Nobody could play like him;nobody had his beat.

Loneliness"It gives me a great feeling

of loneliness," said Stevie withsadness in his voice, "as hehas done sorecognition...

A lot of people have passedaway since Motown started,but it really hits hard whensomeone was really close toyou. Someone who was sooriginal. Benny was influenceda lot by Latin American andAfrican rhythms. He was soeasy and so simple - butnobody else could do it. He

much without

ery sad and Stevie was too.

played on "I Can't HelpMyself", Mary Wells' "MyGuy", Marvin Gaye's "I HearsIt Through The Grapevine"and the beginning of GladysKnight's version and manyothers. It's a shame ithappened just as backing menare starting to get morenotoriety.

Big Family"Tamla is still like a big

family," he continued, fillingthe memory of BennyBenajmin and knowing thatthe music will move on, "butwe're a little further apartnow, due to the greattechnical expansion.Everything is so much largerin scope - Motown recordsare done in other languagesand the market has grown solarge. Rock is influencingeverything and that includesthe Detroit sound. It'sinfluencing me. I'm writing alot more now and my nextalbum will be like nothing I'veever done before, but moreme than anything I've done.The records before this are allme, but this will be the firsttime I ever produced my ownLP. I have a steady vocalbacking group as well and I've

DAVE CASH (to his Dog):

DOG:DAVE CASH:

DOG:DAVE CASH:

Say, do you want to know how to makegroovy coffee?Woof, woof!Well all you have to do is send your nameand address to:RECORD MIRROR (Coffee)7 Carnaby StreetLONDON, W1.and they'll send you my groovy coffee cardABSOLUTELY FREE ! ! !

Woof, woof!Can't you say anything original?

WHY DON'T YOU SEND NOW FOR YOUR FREE DAVE CASHCOFFEE CARD?

used them a lot on the"Signed, Sealed andDelivered" LP. I'll probablyuse them on stage, as I like toknow people are moving upthere when I'm on.

I like excitement."Singing excites me, but

one day, I'll stop it all anddevote my time to writingonly. I'm not really lookingforward to the day I quit thestage, but I think I can

express more through writing.Meanwhile, I'll continue justas I am. By the way, fromyour voice, I'd say you were aCancer, very near to Leo."

Not far off - the first dayof Leo.

LON GODDARDSTEVIE WONDER

FLOWER -POWER BACK -LASHERIC CLAPTON in the guise ofDerek and the Dominoes launchedhis tour of British clubs earlier thismonth. Now he's been joined fornine concerts by ... none otherthan Brett Marvin And TheThunderbolts.

Which makes an incredible bill:Derek And The Dominoes withBrett Marvin And TheThunderbolts.

The Dominoes we already knowabout. Formed by Eric Claptonaround the old backing band usedby Delaney And Bonnie, they'vedecided on touring the outerregions of the British Isles insteadof doing the super -star bit ofplaying at only London's RoyalAlbert Hall.

But Brett Marvin And TheThunderbolts? The name isreminiscent of those endless rock'n' roll revivalist groups completewith the Burton's tailored drapesand the slicked hair.

Only it ain't like that.

Regionaldifferences

Now B. Marvin And TheThunderbolts are a blues band.With one or two regionaldifferences - like, for instance, azobstick and tin cans.

Individually, the line-up is PeteGibson (trombone, violin, kazoo,whistles, tin cans, vocals); GrahamHine (slide guitar, vocals); JimPitts (guitar, mandolin, harmonica,vocals); John Lewis (piano,vocals); John Randall (washboard);Keith Trussell (zobstick,percussion).

Pete Gibson was yet anotherstudent who came up through

BRETT MARVIN and the THUNDERBOLTSLiverpool College of Art - alongwith John Lennon and a millionother people who have since foundfame and fortune.

He explained how theThunderbolts came about: "Westarted two and a half years ago atCrawley new town. I was thendoing a solo act on the folk sceneand I knew Graham and Keithfrom teaching them art at theirschool. And one night they turnedup at the East Grinstead folk clubwith an eight watt amplifier and azobstick and blew right into'Hoochie Coochie Man'. It was anincredible sight - the secondnumber they had to stop half waythrough because they's tiredthemselves out."

"Anyway, the next week theywere all playing at Crawley and Ijoined up with them. So, sincethen we've been together withJohn Lewis joining much later."

"The name was born against

the flower power trend that washappening at the time. Originallywe were in a pub and Graham'sgirl friend started making up sillynames for the groUp and the nameBrett Marvin And TheThunderbolts was graduallyevolved."

The band worked around theclub circuit, building up asubstantial following with theirgood-time approach to the blues.Two of the people who heard theband were Jo -Ann and Dave Kelly- two of the most influential ofthe younger generation of Britishblues exponents.

So when Jo -Ann and Dave gaveup their residency spot atLondon's Colliers Club, BrettMarvin And The Thunderboltsstepped in. That gave them anestablished base to work from.Meanwhile, the individual groupmembers were still involved intheir own projects.

For instance. Pete Gibson wasat the Slade College of Art inLondon completing a

post -graduate research course onlight and sound. "I realised thatbefore I could get to experimentalthings it would be better if I made

a documentary, and as my twoloves were music and film, I'd liketo make a film of a musician.

"Anyway, we went to see JohnMayall who eventually gave us thego ahead. So for about a year wefollowed him about filming himand his bands. On film we've gotJohn McVie, Eric Clapton, PeterGreen, Mick Taylor, JohnnyAlmond, Jon Mark, Colin Allenand Aynsley Dunbar. In fact wefollowed him through from hisLaurel Canyon band to 'TurningPoint'.

"We eventually decided to callthe film 'Turning Point' and I

hope it gives an honest portrait ofthe man.

Fantastic"Mayall was fantastic to us. We

travelled with the band and theylugged all our gear along withtheirs. All very enjoyable, althoughthere obviously must have beensome conflict of interest betweenmy film work and Brett MarvinAnd The Thunderbolts. But therest of the boys understood what I

was trying to do and they werevery tolerant.

"It's funny really, because wewouldn't be where we are now ifit wasn't for that film."

One of Mayall's road managersrealised that Pete was also in band."I'd never pushed the . bandbecause of the film," Petecomments, "because I'd obviouslynever wanted anyone to feel I wasmuscling in as a musician becauseof the film. But, anyway, JohnGunnell from Stigwood's was toldabout us.

"He came and heard us andnow we are with Stigwoods."

Pete describes the band's styleas: "blues inspired good timemusic, with interests from thebasic blues right through to theclassics."

Which covers a lot of ground. Itshould be quite a bill - DerekAnd The Dominoes with BrettMarvin and the Thunderbolts.

ROB AGE

',OR, August 1970

Beach Boysirush

release LPTHE BEACH BOYS collected best recordings are to be issued in a specialrush -release album from EMI next weekend. Sixteen tracks - all of themhits in either the U.S. or UK - and all in stereo.

The album - "The Beach Boys Greatest Hits" - is being issued by EMIfollowing the success with the group's last single "Cottonfields" (includedon the LP).

But the Beach Boys futurerecording activities are stillundecided. It is not known whichUK company the group will tie inwith, but it is virtually certain theywill have a new album and single onrelease in time for their Europeantour which includes dates atSheffield and Stockton at the endof November, RM understands.

The group may also undertaketwo or more London concertsduring the visit at the end ofNovember or early December.

The "Greatest Hits" album -the group's first UK offering since"20-20" (with the exception of twobudget LP's) - will be issued onCapitol ST 21628.

Tracks are: Sloop John 'B';California Girls; Barbara Anne; I

Get Around; Wild Honey; I CanHear Music; Darlin'; God OnlyKnows; Do It Again; TheCottonfields; Bluebirds O'er TheMountain; Then I Kissed Her; HelpMe Rhonda; Breakaway; Heroesand Villains; Good Vibrations.

Most of the material is drawnfrom the Capitol LP's "Best Of TheBeach Boys Volumes One andTwo" available for some time. TheTrack "Cottonfields" is not theversion from the "20-20" LP butthe re-recorded single version.

The Beach Boys last Americanhit, "Add Some Music To YourDay" is still to be issued in the UK

Everlysfor loW

THE EVERLY BROTHERS WILLAPPEAR AT THE ISLE OFWIGHT FESTIVAL! THE DUOHAVE AGREED TO APPEAR ONTHE BILL WHICH ALSOINCLUDES DOORS, JIMIHENDRIX, JOAN BAEZ ANDTHE WHO. EVERLY BROTHERSWILL REPLACE THE MOODYBLUES ON THE SUNDAYEVENING BILL FOR THEFESTIVAL ON AUGUST 30.

Scrubs concertQUINTESSENCE TOP the bill at afree concert tomorrow (Saturday)at London's Wormwood ScrubsCommon. The concert starts atnoon and continues until 6 pm.Also included on the bill are KeithChristmas, Quiver, Blend, DaveRussell, James Metzner,Synanthesia, and Hawkwind. Theorganisers, the Crypt music club,are also attempting to get RichieHavens on the bill.

REMEMBER WHERE YOUREAD THE NEWS FIRST?Stories like:*THE ROLLING STONES TOLAUNCH THEIR OWNLABEL: MARSHALL CHESSEXPECTED TO JOIN THEM(RM July 25).* SOLO ALBUMS FROMGEORGE HARRISON ANDRINGO STARR (RMAugust 8).*GIBE BROTHERS WRITENEW ENGELBERT SINGLE(QM August 81."PETER SULLIVAN NOLONGER PRODUCING TOMAND ENGELBERT (RMAugust 8).*RADIO NORTH SEAINTERNATIONAL MOVESBACK TO HOLLAND (RMJuly 25).*TONY JOE WHITE FORISLE OF WIGHT FEST (RMJuly 25).*SINGLES' PRICES RISE TO9s 6d (RM July 18).*DONOVAN QUITS MICKIEMOST/NEW OPEN ROADALBUM (RM July 18).*ERIC CLAPTON SOLOALBUM AND DATE (RMJuly 11).***You read ALL theseFIRST in Record Mirror.Other pop papers follow withthe news.***Remember where you readthe news first - RECORDMIRROR.

BEACH BOYS

Bassey aUK tour

SHIRLEY BASSEY'S AutumnU.K. tour will include concerts inLondon, Cardiff and Liverpool.

The artist will play ten concertsat five venues between November 6and November 12. The tour openson the 6th with a show at London'sRoyal Festival Hall. Other datesalready set are: Empire Theatre,Liverpool (November 8), Odeon,Birmingham (11) and Capitol,Cardiff (12). Tickets for allconcerts will be on sale earlyOctober.

M and Vandellas toursingle and album

MARTHA and the Vandellas will almost certainly undertake a tour of theUK next year. And the group's next single wilibe "I'm In Love" and issuedin the Autumn.

Meanwhile, the Vandellas are completing their new LP - "NaturalResources" - which is also in line for release before the end of the year.

24th -29th is

'11,A1isten to their hit album - Cosmo's Factory LBS 83388

bind their hit single - Long as I can see the light LBF 15284also available in 8 track cartridge M 8 30055 & cassette G 30055

Enter the Radio Luxembourg Creedence Competition

Both releases are the first newproduct from Martha and theVandellas since 1968. Their currentrelease is a Holland -Dozier -Hollandoldie "Jimmy Mack" recorded fouryears ago.

Martha and the Vandellas areexpected here in the early summerfor a tour of major cities. Their lastconcert tour was in 1966.

Explosionsoon

EMBER LAUNCH their "StarExplosion" series next month withmaterial from Glen Campbell, BillyEckstine, Sarah Vaughan, VicDamone, Al Martino and FrankieLaine.

also featured are Bill Haley,Merril Moore, Jerry Lee Lewis,Roy Orbison, Desmond Dekker andJulie Rogers.

The tracks will be issued on fourLP's - "Star Explosion -1", "RockExplosion", "Country Explosion"(with Buck Owens and HankLocklin) and "Future StarExplosion". Other SeptemberEmber LP's include Julie Rogers'"Once More With Feeling" and ajazz album featuring Charlie Parker,Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkinsand Oscar Pettiford .

Trems,Christielive radio

GENE VINCENT, Fleetwood Mac,Tremeloes, White Plains, Christieand the new Harmony Grass line-upare 'live' on Radio One during thecoming week.

Johnny Moran's "First Gear"(Saturday, 3 pm) features GeneVincent, Wild Angels andFleetwood Mac, while HarmonyGrass star on the "Peter YorkShow" (Saturday 6.45 pm).Tremeloes and White Plains are onthe "Dave Lee Travis Show"(Sunday 10 am).

Christie are 'live' on the "TonyBlackburn Show" (all week 10 am)with Pickettywitch and JamesRoyal on the new "Dave CashProgramme" (all week 3 pm).

The Moody Blues are on the"David Symonds Programme(Monday 6 pm) with Free andElton John on the Bob Harris'"Sound of the '70s"(Wednesday 6 pm).

Donovan

singleDONOVAN'S FIRST SINGLESINCE "BARABAJAGAL" WILLBE ISSUED BY PYE ONSEPTEMBER 4! TITLED "RIKITIKI TAVI," IT FEATURESDONOVAN WITH HIS NEWGROUP, THE OPEN ROAD. FLIPSIDE IS "ROOTS OF OAK" ANDBOTH TITLES ARE TAKENFROM THE DONOVAN LP TOBE ISSUED ON AUGUST 28.

TWO DONOVAN SINGLESHAVE BEEN ISSUED THISWEEK FOR THE DUTCHMARKET. ONE IS "RIKI TIKITAVI" - THE OTHER IS"CELTIC ROCK," ALSO TAKENFROM THE "OPEN ROAD" LP.THE U.K. ALBUM AND SINGLEWILL BE ISSUED HERE ONDAWN.

INTERNATIONAL NEWSfrom the

MUSICAL CAPITALS OF THE WORLDcompiled by Simon Burnett

STOCKHOLMBLACK WIDOW are to visit Sweden in a six week tour of Europestarting this week. While in Sweden, Black Widow are to make TVand radio appearances. Their trip to Sweden lasts for three days andbegins on August 21st. Swedish group Totas have recorded aSwedish version of Chris Andrews' hit "PrettyBelinda" Family are to appear in Stockholm on September22nd Metronome has started a promotion drive for its groupBread U.S. producer Kim Fowley has arrived in Sweden tostart work for a new record company.

CHICAGORICHIE HAVENS and If headlined a concert at the AragonBallroom last week organised by American TribalProductions Dionne Warwick is to play at the Ravinia on the29th of this month Count Basie gave a free concert at OldOrchard Shopping Centre, Skokie The Syndrome a new rockhouse, headed by Dick Gasson is expected to re -open early nextmonth Ides of March are working with Frank Rand and BobDestocki on a new album to be released in December TheGeorge Shearing Quintet are in the midst of three week booking atthe London House.

NEW YORKTHE TEMPTATIONS broke all time house records at the ApolloTheatre for the group's recent six day appearance there. BobSchiffman the theatre's owner announced that the box-officegrossed a total of 5112,455. Schiffman also said that he wasnegotiating for The Temptations to appear at the theatre again laterthis year. The Pacific Gas and Electric are launching a personalcampaign against the use of hard drugs. The group headlines aconcert for the benefit of Phoenix House, which is a charityinvolved in the rehabilitation of drug addicts, to be held at theElectric Circus in Manhattan. They have also made a similarappearance in Kentucky Senator George McGovern recentlyhosted a special fete for The Supremes at the Carter BarronAmphitheatre James Taylor will star in "Two LanesBlacktop" for Universal Pictures.

DUBLINPLANS ARE in hand for Dublin's first all-night open-air pop festivalat the Santry Stadium. It is hoped to staged it in late August orearly September. A number of Irish acts have been approached andthe organisers are trying to get a big name British group to top thebill new Dublin club Tiffany's off to a goodstart another Dublin discotheque, Sloopy's, has launched itsown magazine Dr Strangely Strange's Tim Booth had hisguitar, clothes and records stolen from his flat the 15 -minuteTaste movie still awaiting a showing in Dublin Georgie Best inDublin this week to open a new grocery department in a largeDublin store RTE rumoured to be making big changes inradio presentations in October the Dreams part from managerJim Hand at the end of the month and they may use the nameFreedom and the Hoedowners, reported to be taking legal actionfollowing remarks made in Spotlight's gossip column,Insight the Nevada are one of the few bands who really putthe show into the world showband Tremeloes drew capacityaudiences on all their dates during their recent Irishtour Dixies getting a lot of television exposure during theirstay in Las Vegas.

BILZEN (Germany)A JAZZ and blues festival is to be held here this week -end.

Appearing today (Friday) are The Kinks, Rare Bird, ArthurConley and M.C.5. On Saturday, May Blitz, Johnny Dover Big BandJody Grind, Badfinger,Humble Bums, and Black Sabbath are due toappear at the festival. Appearing on Sunday will be Dizzy Gillespie,Formerly Fat Harry, Kevin Ayres and The Whole World and AnnieRoss.

Each day's performance will start at 3pm. and will be proceededby an amateur contest.

INTERNATIONAL CHART TOPPERSMALAYSIA: "Yellow River" - Christie; POLAND: "Question" -Moody Blues; SINGAPORE: "Up Around The Bend" - CreedenceClearwater Revival; SWITZERLAND: "El Condor Pasa" - Simonand Garfunkel; CANADA, DENMARK, HOLLAND, NORWAY,SOUTH AFRICA, and SWEDEN "In The Summertime" - MungoJerry.

RECOPL, MIRROR, A.

CHRISTIE were at their road manager's wedding last week. Roadmanager Bobbie Daniels married 20 -year -old Lena Burevall fromSweden at Hendon Registry Office and later they held theirreception at Terenure Country Club. Pictured left to right are JeffChristie, Bobbie and Lena, Vic Elmes and Mike Blakley.

AT LAST - STONES'NEW ALBUM!

Harlem's maxiTHE VOICES Of East Harlemwill be releasing a maxi -singleto coincide with their firstBritish appearance at the IsleOf Wight Festival nextFriday. The single is 'RightOn Be Free' coupled with'Gotta Be A Change' and 'OhYeah'. The Vocies Of EastHarlem - a 20 piece groupfeaturing 16 singers, whoseages vary from 12 to20 -years -old - will also berecording a special BBC 2programme on August 31, forshowing later in the year.

DISC JOCKEY, Dave Cash,choreographer Leo Khariban andfilm director Michael Knight haveset up a promotional companycalled Kharibian Cash Productions.

The company will be producingpromotional films, and commercialsas well as concerts.

Toomorrow switch toDecca after drummer quits

CockerUK visit

JOE COCKER is coming to Britainin October as part of a month -longEuropean tour. And apart from aconcert in London on October 5,he is likely to make specialappearances at one or twoprovincial centres.

Meanwhile, his new album,'Mad Dogs And Englishmen', - hisfirst on the A&M label - is to be.released on September 11. Thealbum is a live recording of theCocker entourage in America, andalthough he has now disbandedthe Mad Dogs and Englishmengroup, he is likely to bring overside -men Chris Stainton and LeonRussell for the European tour.

TOOMORROW - the latest Don Kirshner discovery - are now recordingfor MAM and their future releases will be issued here by Decca.Toomorrow's new single, produced by Bruce Welch of the Shadows, isreleased this weekend.

And the group will be replacing their drummer, Karl Chambers, whoquit the act last month. An announcement about the new member isexpected in September.

ELVIS TOURELVIS is to tour America for thefirst time in twelve years.

The tour starts at Phoenix,Arizona on September 9, two daysafter Elvis finishes his season atthe International Hotel in LasVegas, and will continue throughDetroit, Miami, Mobile, andTampa, ending at St. Louis onSeptember 14.

Sources close to Presley suggestthat he plans a worldwide tournext year.

MORE ACTS FOR I.O.W.

QUO ALBUMFOLLOWING the success of"Down The Duspipe" in thesingles' chart, Status Quo arereleasing a new album. The LPwhich is titled "Ma Kelly's CeasySpoon" is released on Augusr 28.Tracks on the album incitlbe"Daughter", "Everything,""Spinning Wheel Blues," and"Lakky Lady."

Oliver who had a hit with"Good Morning Starshine" has a'follow-up single released on thesame day. The record is titled "ICan Remember".

CIB PETITIONCAMPAIGN for IndependentBroadcasting handed in a petitionat 10 Downing Street last week.

The petition calls on thegovernment to introduce regionalindependent radio as well as localindependent radio. The C.I.B.hope to hand in more signaturessoon.

C.I.B. also met last week withthe Chairman of the GreaterLondon Young Conservatives. TheChairman said that the GreaterLondon Young Conservativessupported the Campaign's viewsand would press the points atmeetings with the national party.

THE ISLE Of Wight Festival hasbeen extended to five days to takein all the new additions to the bill.

The Festival now starts onWednesday with the Groundhogs,Judas Jump, Rosely Sorrels, theAmerican folk -singer KrisKristophoson and, by Bob Dylan'sspecial request, Kathy Smith.

On Thursday, Tony Jae Whitetops the bill, followed by theLiverpool Scene, Supertramp,Cactus and Black Widow.

Meanwhile, the whole Festivalwill be the subject of a full-lengthcolour feature film by Americandirector, Murray Lerner, whomade the prize-winning film,'Festival'. Also involved in the filmwill be Jo Durden-Smith, thetelevision director responsible for'Johnny Cash At San Quentin' and'Stones In The Park'.

The Isle Of Wight film willcover the preparation of theFestival - including the views ofthe local inhabitants opposed to it- as well at the actual musicitself.

*The Festival's organiser RonFoulk this week issued thefollowing statement about theMoody Blues withdrawal from theevent: "The Moody Blues madedemands over their billing whichwe did not consider reasonable.They refused to be listed beneathparticularly importantinternational artists like Joan Baez,Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen andJethro Tull. I had a telegram fromthe Moody Blues' agent sayingthat the group would not agree tothe billing we were prepared togive."

NEWS IN BRIEFBRITISH COUNTRY Music Association are holding a CountryMusic Festival at Islington Town Hall on September 12th. Artistsappearing include Orange Blossom Sound, Little Ginny and theNew Ragged Company.

One of Cilia Black's next series of "Cilia" shows for BBC TVwill be a spectacular intended for showing in America as well asBritain. Cilia is also due to appear on a Rolf Harris BBC TVspecial in October when she will sing in German for the first time.This show will be shown in Germany as well as in Britain.

Elton John leaves for his American tour today (Friday). Whilein America he will appear in Los Angeles, San Francisco andPhilmore East. He returns to England on September 15th to startwork on a new album.

Ember are releasing a new LP titled "A Drop Of The HardStuff." Tracks include "Soul Serenade" by King Curtis, Do TheWalk" by The Checkmates Ltd. and "Call Me Lightnin" by TheGood Vibrations.

The Decca single is 'WithoutYour Love' and the disc quicklyfollows the unsuccessfulRCA -Victor release 'You're MyBaby Now'.

It appears that the group's discswill no longer be issued by RCA -except for the debut Toomorrowalbum, which is in line forSeptember release. Toomorrow hasa new contract with MAM - thecompany which handles TomJones and Engelbert Humperdinck- and the new release is the firstToomorrow disc under the newdeal.

The group hit the UK marketin July in a blaze of national andmusic press publicity. They are thelatest "discovery" from DonKrishner (who is responsible forthe Monkees and the Archies) andfilm producer Harry Saltzman.

NEW SIGNINGSRAYMOND FROGGATT has beensigned by Bell on a world-widebasis. The deal, negotiated byEuropean manager Dick Leahy, isfor three years. The group waspreviously with Polydor.

And RCA has signed the ChrisBarber band and has released itsfirst single next week. Formerlywith the now defunct Marmaladelabel, Barber has recorded theJames Taylor song 'Fine Rain'.

A NEW Rolling Stones LP - their 14th - is about to be released byDecca, although the group's contract with the company has now expired.

Decca have now confirmed that the album, 'Get Your Ya Yas Out'will be issued this summer. It is expected to be available in the next twoor three weeks. Catalogue number will be SKL 5065. The LP wasrecorded about a year ago in America during a concert which was alsofilmed and is therefore available to Decca.

"There is no significance to there I ease ," commented Decca'smanaging director, WilliamTownsley, when asked if therelease indicated the beginning ofa new association between Deccaand the Rolling Stones.

However, asked if the groupwere in arrears in fulfilling itsproduct guaranteed under the oldcontract, Townsley replied: "Youcould be right at that."

Although the Stones willlaunch their own label here, it is

still not known who will distributetheir new product. News of thealbum, 'Get Your Ya Yas Out' wasreported in Record Mirror on July26.

The album will be the first newproduct from the group since the'Let It Bleed' LP was issued onDecca in November last year.

BluesBenefit

THE NATIONAL Blues Federationare holding a benefit concert atLondon's 100 Club in order topay off outstanding debts causedby a couple of unprofitable tours.

Playing at the concert, onAugust 25, will be Peter Green,Dave Kelly, Duster Bennett,Burning Sunflower and ErrolDixon.

The Federation's deficit is£250. Commented the secretary,Chris Trimming: "It may notsound a lot, but when you operateon a shoestring like us, it is aconsiderable amount of money."

Burrito BrosFor UK Tour

AMERICAN GROUP the FlyingBurrito Brothers are to tourBritain from November 20th.

The group will fly in to appearat a London venue (either theRoyal Festival Hall or theLyceum) on November 20th andthen begin their tour. Britishgroup Hard Meat will tour withthem. Confirmed dates are:November 23rd Birmingham TownHall; 24th Manchester Free TradeHall; 25th Newcastle City Hall;27th Bristol Colston Hall.

From there, the groups will flyto a concert in Paris and on to doa European tour. They will beplaying in Germany, Copenhagen,Gottenburg, Stocholm and Oslo,finishing on December 12th.

THE SOFT Machine's historicappearance at one of last week'sPromenade concerts - they werethe first pop group to perform atthe Proms - will be shown on theBBC 1 'Omnibus' programme onSunday.

Review:SOFT MACHINEFORTY MINUTES of non-stop music making by one four -man popgroup might well be enough to make even the most pop -consciousperson a trifle aprehensive. But Soft Machine's 40 -minutes longperformance as part of a Henry Wood Promenade Concert at the RoyalAlbert Hall last Thursday was certainly no disappointment. There wasnever a minute wasted.

The programme notes made no mention at all of the title of SoftM.4Fhine's intriguing and lengthy party piece (nor its composer). As thegroup itself made no verbal reference to the composition, perhaps weweren't meant to know anyway.

Still, title or not, the music itself was hugely successful. Sometimesturbulebt, sometimes placid - always interesting - the unnamed pieceebbed and flowed with startling effectiveness. Tempos and moodschanged continuously. The whole piece had the effect of being, at oneand the same time, complex and simple.

The individual members of Soft Machine - Elton Dean(alto-saxophone/saxella) Mike Rutledge (organ), Hugh Hopper (bass),and Robert Wyatt (drums) - are superb musicians. But though theirindividual efforts were never less than interesting, their contributions tothe concept of the group itself were most rewarding.

Someone should have recorded this - it is pretty doubtful that SoftMachine has ever performed so well, sounded as well, and contributed asmuch.

Pre -interval proceedings concentrated on the avant-garde in classicalmusic. The music results overall ranged from the slightly tedious(American Terry Riley's Keyboard Studies performed by Andrew Powell,Robin Thompson (amplified pianos), Roger Smalley (electronic organ)and Mike Rutlege (organ) to the unusual and rewarding (Tim Souster'sTriple Music II, performed by three orchestras under three differentconductors and totalling 103 musicians). It says much for the ability ofSoft Machine that their portion of the concert was the most rewarding.They certainly deseved their top -of -the -bill status.

STAN BRITT

HOLLIESKICK-OFF

HOLLIES' high voice and guitaristTerry Sylvester performs theceremony of kicking off in anall-star football match in aid ofthe Lady Hoare Trust forThalidomide Children atLeytonstone FC's ground,Granleigh Road, London, onSunday afternoon (August 23).

But this Liverpool -supportingsoccer fanatic is not content withjust one kick at the ball and willbe allowed to play on in this gamebetween an ex -Spurs XI and anInternational All Stars Xl.

Soccer stars lined up includeCliff Jones, Les Allen, TommyHarmer, Jim Langley, JohnCharles, Billy Wright, JohnnyHaynes - and entertainers like DesO'Connor and Jimmy Tarbuck.Kick off is at 3pm.

And the Hollies' new singlecomes out on September 18 - itis "Gasolene Alley Bred", a songjointly penned by Roger Cook,Roger Greenaway and TonyMacaulay, specially written for theHollies. The Hollies will bepresented with the sixth gold disc,for "He Ain't Heavy - He's MyBrother" on a Bobbie GentryBBC -TV show to be filmed onSeptember 17 for transmissionlater.

Peddlers albumTHE PEDDLERS first LPsince the group re -joinedPhilips will be "Three ForAll" and issued later this year.The group fly to Holland nextweek for televisionappearances and then visit LasVegas between the 2nd and22nd of next month.

They appear on the "Lulu"show (BBC -1 TV) thisweekend to promote theirlatest single "Tell The WorldWe're Not In."

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A COUPLE of weeks back, theChicken Shack gave up the blues.Is it the beginning of a twelve barlag for the blues field and its fans?Now the Groundhogs - heretoforereOrded as staunch blues men -have packed it up in favour ofother music forms.

"The blues don't pay,"exclaimed leader Tony McPhee,"at least not for this group. Forpeople like Mayall, yes. We neveractually called ourselves a bluesband, although we knew peoplewould label us that, but playedthem anyway. It was only thecategory nobody liked - it wasassociated with a period about fiveyears ago. At the time, it was theeasiest thing to fit into while wewere looking for the direction thatwould fit the group. With onlythree pieces, it was best for ourstage appearances to stick tosimple blues things and save thecomplex things for the albums. I

didn't realise when I started thatso much prejudice would be builtup against blues when peoplesuddenly decided they were an outthing.

Touchy job"It was pretty good until that

happened. Then the bookingsbegan to drop, but we had tocarry on until we found thedirection that suited us. Then wehad the touchy job of easing outof the field. This was done on ourlast LP, "Thank Christ For TheBomb" (which sold better than alltheir LPs and scored well in theLP charts). Now we want peopleto forget our association with theblues, not because we're ashamedof it, but because it was only a

NO BREAD IN

E BLUEScarry-over until we got. the rightgroup sound."

Quite obviously they found theright sound from the statisticalsuccess of "Bomb" as well as theacclaim it received. It. was,however, the linking album; theone that experimented with a newconcept and approach. The LPthat is to follow will be tencountry miles from blues territoryand will feature their new aims ingreat concentration.

`More melodic'"Heavy music is all right in

clubs and great for crowds,"continued Tony, "but I don'tthink it goes down that well onrecords. When I sit down to reallylisten, I like to hear somethingmore melodic. That's the idea forthe Groundhog's music. I'm stillglad we have all that experiencebehind us, because I believe whenyou make it in a sudden burst,success is usually temporary. Youget worried about following up abig single. I'd rather try to make itnice and slow. Ease up to it.

The only singles we've hadreleased were for the purpose ofsecuring a few radio plays to helpthe albums as we're not a singlesband. There is far too muchexposure given to singles and theirbrief exposure leads to briefnotoriety If you make a bad

single after a big seller, that'salmost the end. A bad LP goes notunnoticed, but often as a mistakethat can be rectified with the nextone.

InsidiousOn singles, people tend to

knock follow-ups unless you comeup with something identical to thefirst, which is stupid. There issomething insidious about thisbusiness; something that iscreeping over me. It isn't thefeeling of instability or financialinsecurity, but more a mentalforce that seems to be drawing meaway from myself and into it.Sometimes I think I'll chuck it alland do something really straight -like accountancy. But that's reallythe other extreme. Sometimes I

think I'll just FREAK. That's theonly way to describe it."

GROUNDHOGS - after a quick sanny at a makeshift tranny. Left to right: Tony McPhee, PeteCruickshank and Ken Pustelnik.

YES -NO -YES AGAINMISSING FEARED dead. That was the sad story of Yes a few months ago, when the group lookedlike being swallowed up by internal disputes and management hassles.

It was a pity, because they had made a really bright start only a short time before. Yes had beentipped as the big new find of 1969 by Television's 'Magpie' programme and they found therr.elves onthe same bills as Cream and Janis Joplin.

But then came the troubles. And that bright start crumbled a bit as the group fought to keep on itsfeet.

It took a little time, but they eventually made it. Yes weren't exactly intact - they had lost theirmanagement and the lead guitarist Pete Banks - but they were on their feet again.

The new lead guitarist was Steve Howell - at one time guitarist with Keith West's group,Toomorrow - and the whole group decided to handle all their business arrangements by themselves.

And then recently, it all happened again. Yes had a new album, 'Time And A Word' released andthey started the long climb back again.

Commented singer Jon Anderson: "It's like when we first started out, there's such a lot ofenthusiasm with the group.

"What is happening now is a huge revitalisation inside the band. We now realise it's up to us entirely.We haven't got a manager or anything. All our work is done by the band and our friends."

ROB PARTRIDGE

BEDFORDSHIREBedford - Frazer's Music Ltd, 6 Loyes St

BERKSHIREAbingdon - Studio (Abingdon) Ltd, 6-7 The SquareMaidenhead - Harlequin Record Shops, 2 Nicholson WalkNewbury - P. A. Baker Ltd, 47 North Brooke StReading Hickie & Hickie, 153 Friar StVirginia Water - Record Wise, 3 Station ApproachWindsor - Audiocraft Ltd, 84 High St

BUCKINGHAMSHIRESlough - His Masters Voice, 150 High StSlough - Slough Record Centre, 243 Farnham RdSlough Hickie & Hickie, Ltd. 3 Old Crown, Windsor Road

CAERNARVONSHIREBangor - County Record Shop, 319 High StCaernarvon - Terry's of Caernarvon, 27 Bridge St

CAMBRIDGESHIRECambridge - Millers Music Centre, Sydney St

CORNWALLBodmin - Pickfords Travel Service Ltd, 12 Honey StFalmouth - Golf Cafe, 4 Queen Mary Rd, GyllyngvaseNewquay Electrical Services (Cornwall) Ltd, 60 East St

DENBIGHSHIREWrexham - Padgetts Ltd, The Vegetable Market

DERBYSHIREChesterfield - C. E. Hudson Ltd, 3 Market Hall BuildingsDerby - Dixons, 6 Strand ArcadeLong Eaton - Dixons (Derby) Ltd, 71 Market PlaceWrexham Padgetts, Ltd, Vegetable Market

DEVONSHIREBarnstaple - Nicklin & Sons Ltd, The SquareCullompton - P. Taylor, 26 Fore StExeter Minns of Bournemouth, 19 Pans StExeter - The Music Shop, 11 City Arcade, Fore StPlymouth - Hot Record Stores Ltd, 24 Market AveUffculme - P. Taylor, 7 Fore St

DORSETDorchester - Galloways & Greet, Tudor ArcadeWeymouth - Austins, 6 Royal Terrace

CO DURHAMDarlington - George Williams & Son Ltd, Blackwell GateDurham House of Andrews, 73 Sadler StSouth Shields - Saville Bros Ltd, 35 King StSunderland - Saville Brothers Ltd, 19 HolmsideSunderland - T. W. Atkinson (Records) Ltd, 40 Atheneum St

ESSEXChelmsford - James Dace & Son Ltd, 12 New London RdColchester - Mann's Music Shop, 123 High StIlford - His Masters Voice, 57 Cranbrook RdWoodford Green - Broadway Music Salon, 14 The BroadwaySouthend-on-Sea - Kelly's, 92 High St

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IRELANDBelfast - M. Crymble Ltd, 58 Wellington PlaceDublin - May & Sons, 130 St. Stephen's Green

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soN.12, Musicor srroeps: 14 GrandtLrcade

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Georgie talks to Record Mirror...

FAME AT last for the UnitedStates.

The British breakthroughinto the lucrative Americanpop market, started, ofcourse, with the fable -likedays of Beatlemania. Sincethen, the Rolling Stones, theWho, and, more recently, theKinks - all from those daysin the middle sixties - havemade it in the States. ExceptGeorgie Fame.

STATES TOURGeorgie never made the

States during the 1960s. Hecould have gone - the marketwas wide open and waiting forhim. Georgie had hisAmerican hits and thetransatlantic grapevine hadgiven him an establishedfollowing.

But it wasn't until this yearthat Georgie finally toured theStates, together with his newband, Shortly. They weregone six weeks, playing at theWhiskey in Los Angeles, theF illmore West in SanFrancisco, a week in NewYork and dates in Detroit andPhiladelphia.

EXPLANATIONBack home in Britain,

Georgie explained why hisStateside tour was so delayed:"It was a question of how toapproach the United States.Looking back at it all now, I

think we really should havegone out there with the BlueFlames. We had 'Yeah, Yeah'and 'Getaway', both of whichwere fairly big hits for us atthe time.

"But somehow things werealways being put off untileventually, we only made itthis year.

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0"The tour itself wasn't

really extensive although thereaction we received wasreally very good. A largepercentage of our audiencesseemed to know who wewere, although I don't thinkthey knew what to expect. Allin all, though, I think we didwell.

SOLO TRIP?"We were going to go back

and do a tour with John Mayall,but we've pulled out, because,even though the reaction toShorty was good,rather than goout again and be the fourth andfifth on the bill - and losemoney - I'd rather go out bymyself sometime later and tryand make it on my own."

Georgie's latest single, 'Fireand Rain' was recorded in NewYork's CBS Studios - the samestudio's that were used bySimon And Garfunkel for their'Bridge Over Troubled Water'epic.

Commented Georgie: "Iused American musicians for

GEORGIE FAME

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TUNESthe sssion and we recorded threesongs - 'Fire And Rain', thesingle's B side 'Someday Man'and a joke song called 'MovieStar Song' - using GeorgieAndrews as arranger. He was theguy, I believe, who wasoriginally connected withBlood, Sweat and Tears. From aprofessional point of view, I'mreally pleased with the waythings have turned out.

" 'Movie Star Song' willmaybe be the last track on analbum, or even a single B side.It's just a funny song - almostin the 'Bonnie And Clyde'vaudeville style."

Georgie has plans to returnto America to record a soloalbum - although he still hasanother British album in thepipe -line.

"When I went to Australiaearlier this year for cabaret I

thought I'd hate it - although asit turned out, it was reallyenjoyable.

"It was just a case of runningthrough half a dozen hits andthen getting into some othersongs. Strangely enough, the

audience appreciated some ofthe more jazz based songs.

SEARCHING

"And then I've got a songwhich is basically the'Coronation Street' theme withsome lyrics added. It's all donein my north -country accent andit went over so well, I've decidedto put it on the next album."

Georgie, however, hasn'twritten any material for the newalbum. "It's depressing fromtime to time, but I haven'twritten anything for over a

month. I suppose some peoplecan be prolific, and I'm one ofthe people who just can't. So atthe moment I'm searchingaround for material to put ontothe album - maybe a couple ofJames Taylor songs, like 'FireAnd Rain'. That's a verybeautiful song - Taylor reallyhas a way of putting meaningover."

ROB PARTRIDGE

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ONLY ONE record company has beenresponsible for initiating and developingit's own sound, then carrying it througha decade without one unsuccessful year.That one company still relaxes incomplete managerial harmony. Sellingmore singles in America than any othercompany, it has become a financialmonster, striding through charts on bothsides of the Atlantic as if they ownedthem. Only one company can lay claimsto that description: Tamla Motown.

Bigger than everThis year is its tenth anniversary and it's

bigger than ever, growing like ivy over thewalls of the pop foundation. Berry Gordy Jr.,president and founder of Tamla, had thoughtabout forming the label since he was a rattlingyoungster, so with songwriting dividends, he

It's Tamla's birthday!started work on it in 1959. The first major hitfor a group that was to become one of theapples of Motown's eye was the Miracles, with"You Better Shop Around." It was a golddisc. Mary Wells then followed with severalmajor hits, but left the label for virtualoblivion soon afterwards. Later, more nameswere added from inside the city limits ofDetroit; The Temptations, the massive sellingbut late starting Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, theMarvelettes and the biggest Tamlaphenomenon on the books, the Supremes.

The company began to operate in a

different manner than its competition - itsprouted as a family instead of a strictlycalculated business. A large portion of itssuccess was due to the fact that it kept itsartists happy. They had a say in what theydid and at no time was the pressure greatenough to injure their performances. Theysang on each other's songs and produced eachother's records. Everybody knew everybody

TETNTO

and a rare ease of operation came into being.Martha and the Vandellas and Stevie Wonderwere added. The Supremes broke into the top.Tamla didn't seem to discard artists that hadless success than others. In fact, SmokeyRobinson, who was to become vice-presidentof the organisation, was thinking in terms ofpensions for artists in later years. "You'd besurprised at the people who are taken care ofby Motown," he said on a British visit.

Peculiar aura

The last three or four years have seen apeculiar aura set on several of the Tarnlaartists and groups. The Supremes have risen tothe top - almost as far as one could hope togo - and Diana Ross, a legend in her time,

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DIANA ROSS can do it.Diana Ross did it. But Marthawon't do it. Do what? SPLIT.

Split from the Vandellas -even though they are not thesame group Martha started outwith in the early '60's.

"People are always askingme whether I would be

interested in going solo andchucking the group, but whyshould I( I am really happywith this act and I wouldn'tbe unhappy for anyone. All I

seem to read about these daysis groups splitting up.

"You see," Martha toldme, "I need thecompanionship of the othergirls. We are a team."

QualitiesDoes Martha have the sort

of qualities a solo artistneeds? "I don't know theanswer to that one. All I doknow is that the three of usget on very well and I

wouldn''t dream of ending itnow."

Ten 'years an artist. Hits like"Dancirng In The Street,""Jim my Mack" and"Heatwzave". A huge success inthe U.S.., but themajority of the

AT

has gone solo. The Temptations and theMiracles have enjoyed vigorous revivals andseen their music appreciated on a vast,.unimaginable scale. The Four Tops havebecome Motown's top male vocal group,gracing the number one spot several times.Stevie Wonder has grown up and hispopularity and sales exploded with "I WasMade To Love Her." Marvin Gaye and the lateTammi Terrell scored heavily. From thatpoint, they could do no wrong. Tamlapresented the public with a new and uniquestyle, let them listen and watch while it wasmodified, improved and polished, thenretained for their pelasure the ability tocontinue it with variety and taste. Itimplanted itself in the hearts of the enthusedand the indolent so well, that it became anintegral part of mass communication. Like thetelephone, it's necessity was unquestionable.Happy tenth birthday - the first decade hasbeen a fine performance from your artists aswell as your executives.

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group's success in Britain hasbeen with re -issues.

"EMI decided to re -issue"Jimmy Mack" at the moment- it was really nothing to dowith us, but we will have a newrecording out here before long.

"It's called 'I'm In Love'."We have been recording

plenty of new material it's justthat not much has been releasedhere, that's all. There'll be a newalbum on the way later in theyear and I'm happy with thatbecause it's reallywell -produced."

Martha's been with Tamlasince the beginning. Has itchanged f "Of course, a

company must change when itgets bigger and Tamla hasgrown. It started as a smallhouse and studio and now we'rein a big new building.

Familyatmosphere"Tamla is still the same place

it's always been for me, though.There's a nice familyatmosphere in the place that'sstill very evident." Martha livesin Detroit, . ." I wouldn't wantto live anywhere else - I want tobe near my mother. I'm a bigbaby really and I enjoy callingher up once in a while andchatting with her."

Music is her life. Marthacannot really immagine herselfdoing anything except singing.How about films "I'd like to gointo films or acting, but it wouldhave to be something fairlyworthwhile. All singers areactors to a certain extent.

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"But I wouldn't want to justwalk in anywhere and take apart I couldn't really handle.Some people spend all their lifetraining to be actors."

"Jimmy Mack" is very muchthe Tamla sound of five yearsago, but that doesn't seem tobother the group even thoughthe two Vandellas - Stella andLois - are -not even featured onthe single they are currentlypromoting. "Tamla had a

definite Detroit sound then. Butmusic changes. Now thecompany is into a morecommercial sound with thingslike the Jackson Five, but we arealways still exploring and we'llcome up with something newagain before long.

"I love Kiki Dee's album forinstance. It sounds new andexciting. I think she's a

tremendous artist."Martha talked a great deal at

our meeting about many of herpast hit discs. She wouldn'tsingle any of them out as being

MARTHA and the VANDELLAS

her best, although sherecognises that "Dancing In TheStreet" has been the biggestworld-wide success. She seemsparticularly interested now inalbums ("I think 'Sugar andSpice' was the best one we evermade - High' was O.K.,but I didn't enjoy doing it somuch) and has some good ideasfor the future. She wants, forinstance, to become moreinvolved in her records.

New albumShe promises the new album

will be quite something, butthat the Vandellas arecontinually "searching" forfresh ideas. Perhaps thispromotional visit will help toreally establish Martha and theVandellas here. And if they get ahit this time, they will tour theU.K. next year. As Martha andthe Vandellas. NO SPLIT!

RODNEY COLLINS

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JOHN PEEL

DEAR JOHNSTILL STOMPING my feet andswaying to the rocking beat, I

salute 'First Gear's heroic efforton behalf of rock and roll(Saturday, August 8th). Chuckling,introducing and spinning suchblasts from the past as "Johnny B.Goode, "Jailhouse Rock""Tonguetied Jill" and others,Johnny Moran turned the wheelsof time back to the Golden Era -and how.

However, I am sure I speak forall rock and roll fans when I saythat the first edition of 'FirstGear' was superb, but unfair toMerrill Moore and Ronnie Hawkinsfans. These two rock initiators,Merrill and Ronnie, typify theearly fifties, pre -Presley style ofrock and roll music. Two stalwartswho certainly deserve to be given alittle needle -time appreciation infuture 'First Gear' programmes.

And as far as I'm concerned,

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EREMEMBER HANK Marvin? It seems that Radio One doesn't.His new single, "Break Another Dawn," has been on the marketfor four weeks now and I still have not heard it on the radio.Not only has this happened with his present disc, previousreleases have met with the same fate, either to be forgotten orend up as theme music for Tony Blackburn's "birthday spot."

Of course, if it happens to be a Cliff and Hank single, it isgiven maxiumum airplay. I can therefore only assume that thedisc-jockies on Radio One have something against Hank.

I know that Hank is not the only artist to meet with thislack of airplay. Radio can make or break a disc and it seemsthat while the BBC monopolises the air, they are really in aposition to dictate which records should make the charts.

Oh how I look forward to the fresh competition ofcommercial radio. - IAN D. HAMILTON, 29 Sloan Street,Edinburgh 6.

John Peel can stay on holidaypermanently - PAUL EVANS, 9Arundel Cresent, Hastings, Sussex.

DAVE WRITESI HAVE just read this week'sR.M. and I was knocked outwith the article Peter Joneswrote about the groupsplitting up and the very kindcomments he made.

I must say, from the earlydays at the Basildon Locarnowhen we were virtuallyunknown on the pop sceneand Peter came down to seeus, he has always given us

great encouragement and veryconstructive criticism, which Imore than appreciate. DAVECLARK, The Penthouse, 37Curzon Street, London W1.

HUH!IF MUNGO Jerry had three hits ina row, would it be a

JERRYATTRICK. - NOELJONES (age 121 41 RichmondPark Road, Kingston, Surrey.

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MORE STEREOJUST A few points I'd like toraise: 1, I would be glad to knowwhy record companies can't issueall singles in stereo. All Americansingles are issued as sstereo in theUSA yet when they are pressedover here they are pressed mono.Also most mono singles areavailable on stereo albums such as"Cottonfields", "Love Like AMan" etc from "CricklewoodGreen." Surely there are enoughstereo reproducers to warrant thisand most mono players can playstereo records anyway.

2 Until all singles are stereo isit possible for RM in it's singlereviews to state whether the singleis in stereo or not.

3 Re the letter from CollinFenn concerning synthetic music,surely if one is going to shoutdown the best musical"instrument" to have beeninvented since the electric guitar,namely the MOOG, one might aswell ban the electric guitar,electric organ etc as these useamplifiers and depend On mainspower to operate them - MIKESTOCKS, 101 Tapton Hill Road,Sheffield, S10 5GB.

SIMON: RM will soon belabelling their single reviews stereoor otherwise.

JUST ROCK!WE WOULD just like to make afew comments about your r'n'rexpert, Charlie Gillett. It's easy totell that he just looked backinstead of living through it.Because he falls into the moderntrap of cutting it up, putting it all innice little sections, coloured pop,r'n'b, country, white pop,rock -a -billy, country rock, like inthe middle fifties because nobodycared about cutting the music up.They just rocked to it. The onlyname that fits ALL types ofrock'n'roll is just thatROCK'N'ROLL. Charlie stoptrying to put it across that there areonly about 6 rock'n'rollers andthat they all came from Memphis.Bill Haley, Bobby Freeman, plus amillion more may never forgiveyou. - SHAKIN' STEVENS &THE SUNSETS, 51 Queens Road,Penarth, Glamorgan.

RM INTELLECTMAY I congratulate the RecordMirror upon having the bestcorrespondence page of all themusic weeklies. All the others,with barely an exception seem toexist only on petty agrumentssuch as "Is Tom Jones a bettersinger than Scott Walker," whichare only of interest to the personwho wrote them.

At last, thank heaven We've apaper which can print sensiblecomment, speculation andcriticism - and not idle chatter.MIKE ADAMSON, BassfieldSouth, Manchester Road, Bury,Lancs.

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WRITE FOR ITWITH REGARD to your leadletter on the subject of 'computerpop .

While sympathising with mostof the points made, I disagree withthe one made against the MoogSythesiser.

I for one think it could play alarger part in widening alreadybroad musical horizons. Does itreally matter how a sound isproduced, whether electronicallyor otherwise? Surely it is the endproduct which counts and if usedin moderation the Moog can beextremely effective in producingvarious effects and even bizarresolos.

As with the mellotron, howeverthe music played must be writtenspecially for the instrument.

Waxing an L.P. of 'Switched OnBach'the moog. IAN LATTER, 421High Road, Harrow, Middlesex,HA3 6EL

THANKS TOMI WAS delighted to read PeterJones' review in Record Mirror ofthe beautiful new single "I (WhoHave Nothing)" by the great TomJones, a lot of critics have shown

a reluctance to admit just what aheart-rending number this is.Tom knew how much we lovedthis and wanted him to record itand he never disappoints his fans,so as a thank -you to Tom lets takethis to the top of the charts andgive him another number one.JUNE TUCKER, 40 BellamyRoad, Cheshunt, Herts.

BREADWELL DONE Record Mirror forgiving Bread much deserved, longoverdue publicity. I am fortunateenough to have their first albumwhich is excellent. So come onyou record buyers use your'loaves' put Bread where theydeserve to be - on top of all thecharts. - DAVID BLEWETT,Cornish Hall, Cornish Hall End,.Braintree, Essex.

LETS FACE ITON AVERAGE ten misprints ineach copy of R.M - perpage whatever happened to

CLIFF & HANK

the 'glossy' high quality paper thatused to appear on pages 3-6 and11-14, and the reason why wehave to pay double pricy for theRM? Good Lord! No letterfrom Ernest Fullman thisweek Confusing the way thethird coloumn in the RM Top 50changes alternately from theprevious fortnight's position to thenumber of weeks in thecharts Perhaps "In TheSummertime" would not havedragged so much if it had changedkey after the motorbikesound Why not start a "JokeCorner"? e.g. Three skinheadfarmers; one says'Ahgrow wheat",the second says "Ah growpotatoes,' the third says "Ahgrow that kid over there" so theydid and to cut a long lettershort, do skinheads suffer fromAggrophobia. (probably notoriginal). - GEORGE ROBINSON,3 Lees Yard, Carr Lane, Mansfield,Notts.

THE SEVENTIES SOUNDthis week:TIR NA NOG

TIR NA NOG is the GaelicShangri La, roughly translated itmeans "Land Of Youth". It is alsothe name of an Irish folk duo nowliving in London. Leo O'Kelly andSonny Condell are the first Irishfolk outfit signed by Chrysalis andare currently working on their firstalbum.

"We find that the mostimportant thing about theacoustic guitar is the very closecontact between, the player andthe instrument. The notesproduced are formed by thefingers and nails of the player -especially in Finger -picking.Different shaped fingers and nailscan produce totally differentsounds. Some players use theactual finger tips of their righthand - Davy Graham, forinstance. However, we find that*carefully filed and shaped nailscombined with a thumb -pick give usthe best tonal results. They makefor a more defined and clearsound.

"We have both played electricin Rock groups but have returnedto the acoustic guitar because of its'down to earth sound" andportability. Apart from everythingelse it's so much more possible to"get around" with acoustic guitars.Hitching a lift is no fun with a100 watt amplifier strapped onyour back.

"An acoustic guitar is soneccessary to a songwriter. Whenan idea comes he can't go fiddlingabout with equipment andmending jackplugs, by which timehis inspiration would have flownaway to some other genius layingin wait with his acoustic guitar.

That's how we got most of ours."We have been writing songs

for a few years now and will bebringing out an album in a whileon the Chrysalis label At themoment we are looking for a

suitable producer. This is soimportant and can be difficult too.

"Pop producers are pretty easyto come by but one has got to beso careful in choosing a producerfor songs where the words are anintegral part, and where theatmosphere of the song can be soeasily destroyed by tastelessproduction.

"We'd like a considerable rangeof instruments and sounds on our

records but at the same timepreserving the freshness of themusic. Many of today's albumslack this quality, sadly. Either therecords are cheaply done with oneor two instruments, which makesfor a rather colourless album, orthe records are so cluttered withassorted mellotrons and crashingcymbals that the songs areobscured by the over -lavisharrangements.

"With the growing popularityof more meaningful songs a newbreed of record producer isneeded. A more artistic andsensitive person is neccessary."

RECORD MIRROR, August 22, 197011

STAR SINGLE

CLIFF RICHARD: I Ain't Got Time Any More; Monday ComesToo Soon (Columbia DB 8708). This is Cliff's 470th single, orsome equally improbable number - improbable because hisstandards never seem to suffer. This is a slow starter, through theverse with an inquiring sort of tone and then into a gentle -pacedchorus, with voices tacked on. Could be that chick Samantha whois causing his misery ..." she ain't mine any more". Theperformance is beyond criticism, as it usually is with Cliff. I guesshis success is an ability to switch disc styles. Whatever it is this isdestined for a very high chart placing. Well done, Mike Vickers,for the backing. CHART CERT.

J. A. FREEMAN: Where Did WeGo Wrong (Decca). One of thebest of the batch. This lad is anundisputed talent as writer andsinger and there is enough in thisIntresting, always intresting, balladto suggest sales chances.THE POWER PACK: Oh Calcutta(Polydor). From "that" show. Nota bad sound, with the emphasis onbrass, and it don't 'arf swing inplaces. Pretty atmospheric,considering the musicainspresumably were fully dressed.MISSISSIPPI: Mr. UnionRailwayman (Fox), Somewhatpromising new group, semi -pro asof this moment, but with the sortof attack that could pay off.TANGERINE PEEL: Soft Delights(RCA). Nice arrangement here, but' felt it fell a bit flat on the vocalside in parts. Or maybe it was justthe material.MILLIE: We're All In A Zoo

(President). I suppose we are,really. This is a softer, relaxed,stylish Millie who has lost thatearly ear -piercer of a trill. Verynice indeed.RECO: It's Love (Columbia).Trombone -led instrumentationwith a reggae beat. At least, it hasa different edge to it. Well -blown,this.THE LAURELS: A straightcommercial sound, as is to beexpected of a John Macleodproduction. Group vocal, gentlyswinging, predictable lyrics.FATHER'S BROWN: Maybe(Decca). Very unusual slice ofgood-time music, with off -beatvocal delivery, later changing tofull-blooded sounds. An outsider,but promising.RUSSELL MORRIS: Rachel(Decca). Good lyrics on thisstory -line song. Sensitive allianceof strings and guitar behind.Unusual, really.

M SON'S ROCK ROMANCEWHITE PLAINS: Lovin' YouBaby; Noises (In My Head), DerainDM 312. Usual formula - this istheir third, I think. That means,orchestral build-up (brief andpertinent) and then a jolly oldchorus song which doesn't havemuch to say for itself but isperformed with big -risingharmonies and with a straight,sharp, single-minded commercialsound. Actually I liked it a lot.And it'll do well. CHART CERT.TOOMORROW: I Could NeverLive Without Your Love; RollLike The River (Decca F 13070).While not convinced about theultimate musicianship of thisgroup, in that it's hard to see justwhere they're at in their vocalbuild-up, this is blessed with a

so -easy chorus hook that it'll besung along with at all levels. It's avery strong Bruce Welch, he of theShadows, production. Nicevariation of girls and boys in turn.CHART CHANCE.DAVE MASON: Only You KnowAnd I Know; Sad And Deep As

Tomorrow sing -along

You (Harvest HAR 5024). Thatarch -veteran of the class groupscene pulls out a track from his"Alone Together" album. Niceurgent touch in the voice and asort of rock -romantic song.Touches of falsetto comes as asurprise, but mostly it's the toughguitar and blues -tinged voice.Could miss, but I commend it.CHART CHANCE.

MELANIEMELANIE: What Have They DoneTo My Song Ma; Ruby Tuesday(Buddah 2011-038). What indeed?You may have heard the Britishcover by the New Seekers ofMelanie Safka's marvellous (and, inthis case, particularly pertinent)little song - now you can go outand get the original, yet for someunintelligible reason as officiallyonly the B-side of this release.Madness. "Ruby Tuesday" is a

dull dirge, whereas "Song Ma" is anatural "easy -listening" smash ifever there was one subdued butultra -bouncy oompah beat, catchychorus, pretty voice, and even a

In this album Miguel is heard in Spanishand English singing songs like thepowerful Despierta; JamesHendricks 'Look toYour Soul;

the album called`SONG OF JOY

bit in French. Especially as thenot dissimilar Joni Mitchell is sobig right now, why the hell isn'tthis the plug side?BLINKY & EDWIN STARR: OhHow Happy; 00 Baby Baby(Tam la Motown TMG 748).Written by Edwin in his Ric -Ticdays, this was originally a US hitsome four years ago by a whitesoul group called the Shades OfBlue (on Impact, one of the labelsin the Detroit -based GoldenWorld/Ric-Tic group that, togetherwith Edwin, was taken over byMotown). Anyway, the storycontinues -- last winter, in itspresent form as an exuberant,joyful beater of a duet, this newversion was all set for release here(I even had my review copy) whenit was suddenly scrapped, and asolo Starr side, -'Time," came outinstead (so that he could plug iton a visit). Just as they have doneby not promoting the Originals'"Baby I'm For Real," Motowngoofed. "Time" looked great on"Top Of The Pops" but it wasn'ta hit. This will be.POCO: You Better Think Twice;Anyway Bye Bye (CBS S 5141). Aspirited happy rocker, with goodthumping bass, plus an involutedslow flip, from the JimMessina/Richie Furay group. NowI wonder why they harmonize somuch like Crosby, Stills, Nash &Young?! Rather keen on these.

THE MARVELS: Don't Let HerTake Your Love From Me (Pama).Ambitious vocal lines over thisshuffling reggae -beat number.Being not struck on reggae, I

nevertheless liked this one.MAYNARD FERGUSON: L-Dopa(CBS). Powerhouse and mightyhigh trumpet work on a stereoproduction which jazz fans will digmore than the general herd.HORACE FAITH: Black Pearl(Trojan). Based, but in reggaestyle, on the old classic PhilSpector production. Could justprove a hit for the extrovertHorace.CARL GROSZMANN:Thunderbird (Decca). Pian-introedpiece with Carl double -trackedthrough the song. Incidentally, thelyrics are pretty good.

PICTURE POSTCARD: Give ALittle Love To Someone(Polydor). A straightforward groupvocal on a philosophic andstraightforward song. Lead voice isvery good indeed and this onecould clock.WINSTON GROOVY: Here Is MyHeart (New Beat). Very gentlereggae piece with a good dancebeat and fuller -than -usual stringbacking.GEOFF LOVE ORCH: CoronationStreet (Columbia). Bernard Spear'stheme from the never-endingtelly -serial and a worthy souvenirof a tenth anniversary,HUMPY BONG: Don't You BeToo Long (Parlophone). Producedby Colin Peterson, about a heartwhich is a wary, weary traveller. Avery perky production indeed.

TONY JOE WHITE: Save YourSugar For Me; My Friend(Monument MON 1048). UUH!Grunt! Mumble, mumble. Nowwah-wah me one time - keep thebrass low and funky, y'all -schlerp that hi -hat some more -oh yeah, bring up some soulfulchicks, but don't let anything gettoo loud, mind, and we'll cut thisone. "UUH! Down in the swamps,now, running through thewoods . . ." When "SoulFrancisco" came out, THAT wasan event. Still, if you've only gotone party trick, no matter hownifty, it must pall sometime. Theslow flip is better, to be fair.B. B. KING: Hummingbird; AskMe No Questions (Stateside SS2176). After the wah-wah overlayof "So Excited", the latest step inRiley's path to 'teen acceptance isfor him to record a Leon Russellslowie. What next - "Hey Jude"?Sure, it's fine for him to do whathe wants if he does it well, it'snice that he can, now play theFillmores, it's good that he may

be richer, it's time that he haduniversal acclaim, etc, etc, andthere's only so far you can get inthe Blues and he's been there foryears, etc, etc, but he sure ispaying the cost to be the boss. Itwould be easier if he joined JohnMayall for a couple of months.JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: HaveYou Seen The Saucers; Mexico(RCA 1989). Whinirg guitar,shifting rhythms, loose vocals byall and sundry, and a simplereptitive chant of the title. I cansee its good points without reallydigging it much (especially not the"Woodstock Nation" reference).Kinda "flower power".SMITH: What Am I Gonna Do(Stateside). The "Baby It'sYou"/"Take A Look Around"group, on a fairly ordinaryrumbling drum slowie, sung byGayle McCormick this outing.THE GODWIN SET: Gotta ClearMy Head (London). Jamaicanreggae, and even though I suspectthat Roland Alphonso is heavilyinvolved it don't exactly sparkle.

Paul Williams 'The River' and JohnPhillips 'Like an Old Time Movie:. .

. . . and his worldwide smashhit 'Song Of Joy'

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JOE HENDERSON: Power To ThePeople (CBS Milestone Stereo64068).

Joe Henderson with HerbieHancock, Ron Carter, Jack, DeJohnette and Mike Lawrence in animpressive and, at times, verybeautiful jazz album. The ghost ofJohn Coltrane sweeps round theedges all the time, but basically,this is Henderson showing what asuperbly talented tenor player heis. A lovely album. R.P.BRIAN AUGER & THETRINITY: Befour (RCA SF8101).

Brian's own sleeve notes provea sufficient review, or at leastindicate some of the ideas behindthe tracks, as with the opening SlyStone number 'I Wanna Take YouHigher', which 'blew our minds'and proved a challenge to equal.Auger is a good organist and hisarrangement of 'Pavane' a Frenchclassical number proves interesting.For drummers, three-quarters ofside two is devoted to anexperiment using four drummerstaking certain roles. Not as

dynamic as expected, perhaps, butcertainly a nicely containedexperiment. V.M.

AQUILA: Aquila (RCA SF81261.Five piece punchy brass band.

Strange and somewhat fascinatingsounds of the opening track'Change Your Ways', thoughthroughout the album there tendsto be some discord.JUSTINE (Uni UNLS 111).

It's a bit too sugar -sweet andbasically gutless for my taste, I'mafraid. The girl singers - three arecredited, but there's only twopictured on the cover - produce aclose harmony sound whichsounds a little sterile. Some nice,but basically too innocent songswhich are difficult to take ifyou're not in the right mood. T.L.T.2.: It'll All Work Out InBoomland (Decca SKL 5050) T.2.

Once known as Morning -sound like an interesting bandweighed down by the poverty oftheir material. They sound likeable musicians who have haddifficulty in filling two sides of analbum. So, they've reverted to

ERIC CLAPTONextended pieces - the title track,for instance, which lasts 22minutes - which ultimately areempty and meaningless. The musicrambles and slides along, nevergetting to the point of whatthey're playing. Nevertheless, theyhave a future if they learn how tomake their music concise andconstructive. Perhaps their nextalbum? R.P.

FRANCOISEArch MT33).

There's a definite French flavour in the air this week, and in alovely box of liquers that arrived in the office to make the factclear! But despite that, a Francoise Hardy album is always good!This double set with an open out cover featuring Francoise, givesa cross section of her French and British offerings. A bumpertwenty tracks including 'This Little Heart', 'Say It Now', 'QuiPeut Dire' and 'It's Getting Late'.

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IMAMERIC CLAPTON: Eric Clapton-Slunkey; Bad Boy; Lonesome And ALong Way From Home; After Midnight; Easy Now; Blues Power; BottleOf Red Wine; Lovin' You Lovin' Me; Told You For The Last Time;Don't Know Why; Let It Rain (Polydor Super 2383 021).

Clapton's first solo LP isn't really a solo LP, as it features most of thefriends from "Friends". The difference is that Eric also sings lead insteadof just backing with guitar. Bonnie Bramlett handles the majority of theharmonies and together, Clapton and Bonnie are as smooth as Delaneyand Bonnie. Most of the songs feature steady repeating rhythms, givingEric a chance to roam in and out of the scales with some amazinglysmooth guitar exercises between vocal verses. Among those 'helping out'are Rita Coolidge, Bob Keys and Bobby Whitlock, Leon Russel on piano,John Simon on piano and Steve Stills. The material is similar to thetouring LP with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, but much sharper anddefinitely deeper. The best track seems to be "After Midnight," whichincorporates cascades of wavering gospel moans to a non-stop at leastthree part guitar line. The two things that must be faced up to - noother collection of people can blend lead guitars so well and almostanybody oan sing with Bonnie Bramlett.THE LEGEND OF ELMOREJAMES (United Artists StereoUAS 291091.

A superb introduction to a

legendary bluesman. His flair,imagination and feel were almostunsurpassed. and greatlyi of I uenced such contemporaryrock bands as Fleetwood Mac.Some lovely flowing blues, mostlyrecorded in the early '50's. UA areto be cong,atulated in bringingJames's work to the publicnotice. R.P.

MOTHER EARTH: Make A JoyfulNoise (Mercury SMCL 20173).

Straight pop, black soul andwhite blues are heavily andcarefully backed on side one (CitySide), while side two (CountrySide) contains western touchescomplete with soaring steel guitar.A very good idea and a fairattempt at versatility. A kind of'something for everybody' LPmade by a group that obviouslypractise a lot. None of it is reallythat authentic, yet none of it isoffensive and some of it is evengreat. Can you understand that?Midland Banks understand. L.G.

VARIOUS ARTISTS: 49 GreekStreet (RCA SF 8118).

This 'mystery LP' is dedicatedto "everyone who's been to,

FRANCOISE HARDY

HARDY: The Best Of Francoise Hardy (Marble

played or sung at 49 GreekStreet," which is actually good oldLes Cousin's folk cellar. Includedon the LP are Andy Roberts,Nadia Cattouse, Mike Hart andothers, plus the '49 Greek StreetRhythm section', which includessome well known persons. It is avery good album, the best tracksbeing two instrumentals;"Unsettled Piece," by AndyRoberts and "Persuasion," by TinAngel (sounding remarkablysimilar to Hard Meat's MickDolan). That isn't Cousin's dooron the cover and it doesn't looklike the rest of it has much to dowith the little club, but it's a fairrecord anyway. L.G.MA RAINEY AND THE CLASSICBLUES SINGERS (CBS Mono527981.

Sixteen tracks by some of thegreatest blues/jazz singers of the'20's and '30's. Includescontributions from the incredibleBessie Smith, Martha Copelandand Mamie Smith as well as twotracks from Ma Rainey herself.These tracks are vital for a properunderstanding of contemporarypopular music. T.L.J. B. LENOIR (PolydorStandard/Crusade 2482 014).

This is the first release on JohnMayall's 'Crusade label - andconsists of 15 tracks from one ofMayall's favourite's, J. B. Lenoir,who died in 1967 almost a

forgotten man. One of theinteresting points with the albumis the brief snippets of informationat the beginning of each song inan interview between Lenoir'swidow and Mayall. The songsthemselves are tasteful andsensitive blues with enoughcomment and imagination to placeLenoir in the forefront ofcontemporary blues artists.LIBERACE: A Brand New Me(Warner Bros WS1847(.

Liberace swinging his waythrough many of the chart hits, ininimitable relaxed style. Evencovers 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' OnMy Head', 'MacArthur Park','Holly Holy', and 'Nana Hey HeyKiss Him Goodbye'. And you'vegot to admit that man shure cantickle them keys! VM.ANAN DA SHAKAR (WarnerReprise 6398).

This album of sitar music openswith an intriguing version of'Jumping Jack Flash', and proves agreat example of the dream ofAnanda to combine Western andIndian music into a new form.'Light My Fire' lends itselfbeautifully to this treatment andcomes out as a favourite track.The only 'classical' track on this isSagar a flowing interpretation.Whether those who have reachedfar to the realms of Ravi Shankirwill appreciate this album, I

couldn't say, but for me it provesto be rather fascinating, and a

good idea. V.M.PETULA CLARK: Disques Vogue(VR LS 3041).

All in French this album, with

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some dramatic and powerfulnumbers. Opens with 'Chante'(Sing according to my Frenchteacher) although the second track'Don Mon Lit' translates as 'In MyBed' as far as I know, butaccording to the cover is 'TinyBubbles'. Well you never knowwith those French! Seriously,though a good album for thosewho like the Petula Clark gentlestyle in swinging Frenchstyle. V.M.

TODAY'S VOGUE: (VariousArtists) (Disques Vogue).

A collection of the top artistsin France on this, including PetulaClark and Jacques Dutronc. Notquite up to the standard of Britishhits, but great for those who wishto recall Continental holidays. Anice track from Petula 'No OneBetter Than You'. V.M.

EQUALS: Equals At The Top(President PLS 1038).

A selection of Equals big hits,opens with the up tempo 'VivaBobby Joe' and into a more gentleand indeed very nicely performed

number 'Every Ste, I

which missed the charts but is oneof the better tracks in fact. Alsohas 'Rub A Dub Dub' and thelatest 'Soul Brother Clifford', withsome nice funky drumming andpounding organ. Good for thosewho like the Equals happy golucky style. VM.

JAMES BROWN: 'Ain't It Funky'(Polydor 2343 010).

Yes it really is funky, man!Beautiful nine minute long trackopens this with weird organplaying on Ain't It Funky Pt. I

and II. Some really nice trumpetsounds on this, and sax coming into the end. And yet another nineminute track of Fat Wood.Basically all instrumental thisproves to be a really greatalbum. V.M.

Made',

HOT HITS: (MFP 1399).Twelve of the charts current

hits reconstructed here.'Neanderthal Man', 'In TheSummertime', 'Groovin' With Mr.Bloe"I Will Survive' and even'Sally' all for fifteen bob!

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MUNGO JERRY single "In The Summertime" was recorded onMarch 13th, entered the American charts at number 13, enteredthe French charts at thirteen, has just entered the LP charts at 13and the number of the album is DNLS 3008 has the raverupset our French readers? Face lays claim to the biggest sales inHolland, where lyrics are understood A33: OldMcDonald from certain angles, Aretha Franklin resemblesHelen Shapiro did Tony Blackburn and girlfriend get a tan inthe same place? unbelievably, Stevi Merike makes an evenbigger mess of chart reading than his vacationingpredecessor Q34; how old (as of the most recentanniversary) is Tamla Motown UK? I say, I say, I say -what is mechanical and types? - Robot Partridge Mot TheHoople and Silver Metre not the best of friends thesedays David Sandison, Island's ace press officer, makes hisproducing debut with the label's new group "High Broom," ontheir single "Dance In The Moonlight" Is EMI consideringreleasing Vera Lynn's "By The Time I Get ToPhoenix"? the Face finally did it. Andy Archer's show onR NI now retitled "Andy 'The Dancer' ArcherShow" Motown's Temptations have broken all time houserecord at New York's Apollo Theatre, grossing$112,435 Chapter One claiming almost '/ million sales forGerry Monroe's "Sally" Robert Paterson, who brought usCreedence Clearwater, promoting Shirley Bassey's concerts in theautumn Face fact dept. - more than 1,000,000 peoplelistened to the "Record Mirror Show" on Veronica duringJuly does RM's telephone murderer, Rodney Collins needanother phone to beat up? do groups book up for the Isle ofWight and then pull out just for the publicity? be sure tohear "Looting In The Streets" by Martha and TheVandelas nice to see Joe Dolan as the 'Powerplay' on Luxlast week. It's getting like the old days again OK, CBS, whowill be appearing at the Albert Hall on September 18th? newDJ Peter York added to a long list already at Radio One howmuch will RCA retail Presley's four record and book setfor? dropped from Luxembourg's top twenty already -Elvis' "Wonder Of You" call for Geoff Mullin? Sorry, hishome phone is out of order

RECORD MIRROR, August 22, 197013

PETER, PAUL and MARY

FESTIVAL"FESTIVAL" IS a film offestivals - just as the titledepicts. However, there is a

difference betweeneverybody's idea of a festivalnow and what a festival wasbefore the politics/police/racebattles entered into thepicture. I don't know whetheryou remember it or not, butearly festivals did not needHell's Angels either.

"Festival" is an account ofthe Newport Folk Festivalsfrom 1963 to 1966, when alot of today's big artists werestill little and able to minglefreely. In '63, kids were hungup with harmonica braces andreceived a thrilling tingle fromgrowing their hair an inchlonger. Folk music always

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maintained the power to uniteits followers by extracting acommon emotion from them,but in the early '60's, it wasbeginning to establish a

common direction amongthem. From all over the U.S.,high school and college kids,plus a few elders migrated toNewport to hear the word andto sing among themselves. Totrade guitar secrets and to airtheir own songs.

Universal feelingThey huddled neatly under

the wing of the glowingwritings from the young Bob

Dylan, the sweetclear -as -a -mountain -brookvoice of Joan Baez and theinspiration of countlessguitarists and singers whowere really just like them.

More than anything, theysought a universal feeling.When someone sang a sad

song, they all felt sad

together. You felt yourself afriend of every person present.There was no need toannounce that the festivalwould end abruptly if the farright-hand corner did not stopburning the fences while theacts were on. No helmetedpolice frisked trippers at

random. Trippers were notthat common.

Hints of protest

As they sat there listeninglike members of a large familyon a summer outing, they feltthe beginnings of what was tocome. Through the almost'high' sensation of being partof something huge moving andfeeling with it, came the earlyhints of protest. Previously, afolk song had existed to makeyou sad, and reminiscent,happy and jocular, or itprovided a chance to sing with

BOB DYLAN

the person next to you. Now,it was unearthed as possiblythe most powerful means ofswaying opinion everdiscovered. Bob Dylan, meekand mild, sang "Mr.Tambourine Man," Peter, Pauland Mary sang his "TimesThey Are A Changin' ".Donovan sang "The War DragsOn." While the feeling grewand freckle -faced teenagers

Star studded Otis show returnsTHE MOST influential singer ofthe last 25 years was Roy Brown.

Well, maybe it was HankWilliams. But whereas a lot ofpeople are aware of HankWilliams, Roy Brown (to quotethat famous series in this paper afew years back) is one of the greatunknowns.

A number of problems arise atthis point. First: there has onlyever been one track by Brownissued in this country from thematerial he recorded for Kingfrom 1948 to 1955, "Hard LuckBlues," which is on Ember's "25Years Of Rhythm And Blues."Second: even in the States, wherehe has shared three LP's (withWynonie Harris) and had one tohimself ("24 Biggest Hits"),nothing is currently available. Andthird: Polydor, who have rights toKing material, show no interest inmaking available some of the mostexciting music ever recorded. Soan article on Roy Brown seemslike a waste of space - whatdifference will it make?

But there is one sign thatmaybe all is not yet lost, for RoyBrown and his kind of singing.Johnny Otis, who came back tomusic in order to launch his sonShuggie into the music business,has rediscovered what a lot of funit can be, playing old-time R & B.And, having collected anassortment of former side -men tomake up a band, Johnny has nowgarnished his show with a fewextra singers: T -Bone Walker (whohas recently had to go to hospitalfollowing a breakdown), JoeTurner (who is due to tour Britainat the end of this year), RoyMilton, Eddie "Cleanhead"

JOHNNY OTIS left with his son SHUGGIEVinson, Charles Brown and RoyBrown.

This galaxy, which played topacked houses at the Ash GroveClub in Los Angles for a couple ofweeks recently, will be given a

whole afternoon at the MontereyJazz Festival in September; havingachieved this kind ofrespectability, R & B may begin toreceive some deserved attentionfrom compilers of vintage LP's.

Each of those singers Otis hasbrought into his show were oncemajor R & B singers, and deserveattention from anyone with morethan a casual interest in rock 'n'roll and soul. But Roy Brown wasparticularly great.

Like Smiley Lewis, Roy Brownhas been ascribed to both NewOrleans and Texas, but whereasLewis was probably from NewOrleans, Brown most likely camefrom Texas. He cut his first recordthere, for Gold Star of Houston in

1947, and then started recordingfor De Luxe, the subsidiary ofKing Records of Cincinatti. Hisfirst De Luxe release was "GoodRockin' Tonight"/"LollipopMama."

"Good Rockin' Tonight" wassoon covered by Wynonie Harrisfor King, and subsequently becamea rock 'n' roll standard: strangely,Brown's version has never beenincluded on an LP, and I've neverheard it. But we can get a goodidea of how he did it from someof his other raving dance songs,including the near -hysterical"Boogie at Midnight."

It is curious that in none of hisinterviews has Little Richard evermentioned Roy Brown. Becausealthough Richard undoubtedly hada personal style, it is equally surethat he was greatly influenced byBrown; this is clearest on therecords Richard made in 1951 forRCA (issued here on a Camden

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LP). Roy Brown had that frantic,uninhibited, almost desparate,determination to express hisstrongest feelings. Yet despite theapparent abandon with which hesang, his voice was remarkablyprecise - he aimed for particularnotes, and hit them. Unlike LittleRichard, he never screamed orwhooped; but he did wail,dragging words out until theybecame pure sounds. "CadillacBaby" and "Ain't No Rockin' NoMore" on the LP "Roy Brownsings his 24 Biggest Hits" showhim at his wildest.

At more subdued pace, Brownwas equally expressive. "HardLuck Blues". has the same sort ofdesolation Elvis Presley got in"Heartbreak Hotel." "Big Town"was even more despairing, anciconvincing.

Most of these records weremade between 1948 and 1953,with bands featuring sax soloists.This was the time when KingRecords put out a succession ofgreat records, by people who havenow unjustly become unknown orobscure names. Australian readerJohn Doyle writes in despair:"when will Polydor put outrecords by Ivory Joe Hunter,Gatemouth Moore, Little Esther,Eddie Vinson, JimmyWitherspoon, Roy Brown, EarlBostic, Big Jay McNeely,Bullmoose Jackson, SonnyThompson, and Lucky Millinder.And, from a later period, HankBallard, Little Willie John. By theway, how has the WynonieHarris/Tiny Bradshaw disc sold inBritain?"

Unfortunately, theHarris/Bradshaw record didn't sellvery well; but it was so shyly

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released, promoted, anddistributed, that it never had achance to show what it might beable to do. No sleeve note, noadvertising, scarcely any reviews.Did the company care?

The echo of Roy Brown liveson, in the voices of B. B. King,Bobby Bland, Ted Taylor, LittleJohnnie Taylor - and LittleRichard. An LP by Brown is the,least he deserves.

Footnote for fans, of all kinds.The only book that has ever comeclose to understanding the strangerelationship between a fan and theheroes he idolises is "A Fan'sNotes" by Frederick Exley(Penguin). It happens that the fanslike American Football, but theparallels for music fans areeverywhere. The books is great.

struggled to unravel the truemeaning, countless souls whohad lived it through their ownsongs paraded before theirstarry eyes.

Expression

Not only did listeners seethat these were just people,but they plowed right throughthe idea and found that theycould all do it in their ownlittle way. A new means ofexpression at their fingertips.

Fantastic story

The fantastic story of folkmusic's beginning as a

world-wide force is depictedin the film "Festival," whichwill be shown continuouslyduring the Wednesday andThursday presentations at theIsle of Wight Festival. Amongthe people performing aremany rare artists seldom ever'filmed.

Worth seeing

Included on the bill aresuch names as Joan Baez, BobDylan, Theodore Bikel, MikeBloomfield, the PaulButterfield Blues Band,Johnny Cash, Judy Collins,Donovan, Mimi and RichardFarina, the Freedom Singers,Son House, Mississippi JohnHurt, Spider John Koerner,Fred McDowell, BrownieMcGee and Sonny Terry,Odetta, the Osborne Brothers,Peter, Paul and Mary, BuffySt. Marie, Mike Seeger, PeteSeeger, the Staple Singers,Reverend Wilkins, Nowlin'Wolfe and many more.

It's a film worth seeing anda time worth stopping tcthink about. It's gone andwhat have we done to it?

LON GODDARD14 RECORD MIRROR, August 22, 197C

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RIP VAANYWAY I took a sleepingbag, packet of sandwiches anda thermos of coffee to 7

Carnaby Street and parkedmyself in the entrance to theRecord Mirror offices. Theballoon sellers, tourists andtraffic wardens stared at me,took photographs and gave mea gentle kick now and againto make sure that I was stillalive. Some even looked at thepicture of The Poppy Familythat was pinned to my lapelbut mostly they just smiledsadly. The reason for my vigilwas to enforce Decca's theorythat WHICH WAY YOUGOIN' BILLY? was a hitrecord. No-one cared, no-onebothered, no-one reallybelieved me.

Disc ofthe month

Maybe in a way they can't beblamed. The record was releasedon October 31, 1969 and sixmonths later we were still tellingpeople that it would get into thehit parade. In that time it hadmade No 1 in Canada and America,sold over 1,000,000 copies andmade the Poppy Family one ofthe most sought after acts on thatside of the Atlantic.

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JOKE' Ci FFHE HAS all the red bloodedzeal of a Bible -thumpingevangelist earnestly hotgospelling his way through ajungle where faith, hope andcharity have been abandonedin favour of cannibalism.

Without regard for life orlimb he strides through theundergrowth shaking the Devilwarmly by the throat at eachturn, enthusiasticallyexpounding the philosophiesof Christianity and generallyinfuriating the paganpopulace.

Story ofChrist LP

And as if that wasn'tenough he has just issued analbum which tells the story ofChrist! You've guessed! It'sHarry Roger Webb, the manwho proved that the Devilhasn't got all the best tunes.

Cliff Richard, as he hasbeer! known since 1958, madethe record because "it tellsthe story of Jesus like a

newspaper." He believes that

CLIFF RICHARD

POPPY FArecord out:October '69;in charts:August '70

The story ofa publicists'patience

In March of this year thegroup, Craid MacCaw, SatwanSingh, Terry Jacks and beautifulSusan Jacks, flew into London andrecorded an album with Britishmusicians. The title? Yes you'reright - WHICH WAY YOU GOIN'BILLY? This was released on April17th and received rave reviews -with one national paper heraldingit as 'The record of the month' -but still the single wasn't in thecharts.

We had a re -think. Is the recordreally good ...is our faithjustified? We were still confidentbut to substantiate our feelings weplayed the record again to everyonewe came in contact with and thingsbegan to happen. We discoveredthat we weren't alone any more.The record bubbled under thecharts for a couple of weeks and

Left to right; SATWAN SINGH,Sitting; SUSAN JACKS

then on the 15th August, almostten months after its release date itentered RMs chart.

Unfortunately I've been unableto contact the group to tell them

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CRAIG MacCAW

the news but I can guessreaction Can you?

by John Wilkes ofDecca's Press Office

their

the real reason behind youngpeople's apparent lack ofinterest in the church is alldown to a breakdown ofcommunications.

Update churchlanguage

"I think the language thechurch uses should be broughtup to date if I had theopportunity I would like torewrite the Church ofEngland's Prayer Book, usingmodern phraseology - simplyso that more people couldunderstand it.

"I can appreciate that a lotof people want to keep it theway it is. The point about thisis that there are fewer andfewer of them each year."

He argues Christianity withsuch striking conviction, with sucha wholesome fervour that you findyourself momentarily believing.

But he quickly says: "Icouldn't convert anybody. Nobodyconverted me. It's just somethingwhich happens. You constantlyargue, question and re-evaluateeverything for yourself, which alot of help from other people, foryears. Then you suddenly realisethat you believe.

Converted"I have been converted in that

sense. But I couldn't say that ithappened on a Tuesday or a

Thursday. It wasn't nearly as

dramatic as that, it justhappened."

Yet his belief is so strong thatyou feel he is cheating you, thatthere really was a blinding flashsomewhere along the long andwinding road.

It is 50 singles, five gold discs,21 silver discs and half a dozenfilms since he took his firstfaltering steps with the Drifters: alifetime's worth of experience inan industry which often sellscorruption like it was toothpaste,where morality is rarely foundoutside the BBC and whereoutrage is their business.

Fiercestcritic

He took it all without a

murmur for nearly ten years. Thenhe became a Christian. Ndw hemust be numbered amongshowbusiness' fiercestcritics. "There are a lot of peoplein the business who I think aretotally irresponsible. Pop singerswho openly admit to taking drugscan have a terrible effect. I knowhow clearly involved with apopstar young girls can getwithout ever meeting him. It is

emotional, irrational but ithappens. And if he is known totake drugs she may well give it a

try. It's not very often that itstops there.

"And if that happens the

popstar DOES bear some of theblame. Nobody has ever gone intothe fan relationship with stars atall seriously. I am sure that if theydid they would find that the wayany pop star behaves does have abig effect on some of his fans livesand attitudes."

Surprisingly he also attackedJohn Lennon. courseeverybody agrees with his ideasabout peace. But to get peopleto really listen to you they haveto respect you as a person first. I

went down to my local garagesoon after he had been pictured inbed with Yoko and everybody wastalking about that. Nobodymentioned the word peace, orrealised the point of the thing atall.

"It's a pity really but I thinkJohn Lennon has become a bit ofa joke."

The bestday . . .

The replies roll of his tongueeffortlessly. Somebody from a

comic is asking about the personhe most admires: "Billy Graham."Why? "Because I do." Is heplanning to get married soon? "Iam not planning not to. I knewsomebody who said he was nevergoing to get married last year andhe gets married next month."What was the best day of his life?"The day I was converted - if I

could remember it precisely."What was his luckiest moment? '''ldon't believe in luck, I believe inprovidence."

Hipclergyman

Each sentence is accompaniedby gesticulations. The hands go upand down and around. It is

impossible not to think of a ratherhip clergyman. But that is not, hesays, what he is intending tobecome. To back it up he pointsout that he will be appearing atthe Talk of the Town duringSeptember and October, hardly ahotbed of religious thought.

Plans workedout

"I expect I shall go on doingwhat I am doing now only moreso. My plans for the next twoyears are pretty well worked outnow and there is no dramaticchange in store as far as I can seebut you never know."

"You don't, that's true. Butyou can make up your own mindabout the album "About ThatMan" which features Cliff readingand singing. He doesn't expect itto sell much and adds: "I don'teven think its a commercialproposition.

"But it might pick up a bitbecause I am doing it. I hope soanyway."

Nice bloke really.

DAVID SKAN16 RECORD MIRROR, August 22, 1970