| August
2 |
No.
864 |
|
| Butcher,
Mike |
Nine
hours waxing – then night date [Decca, Brian Poole, Tremeloes] |
2 |
| n.a. |
Life-lines
of Duane Eddy |
2 |
| Smith,
Allen |
Now
Gerry has a status symbol [Gerry Marsden, new car, confusion] |
3 |
| Johnson,
Derrek |
Quincy
Jones, a-and-r manager, says—I’m really excited about Lesley Gore! [Mercury] |
3 |
| Fordyce,
Keith |
Singles:
Easy swinger for Sinatra; And a hit for Susan [Frank Sinatra, Susan Maughan] |
4 |
| n.a. |
NME
Top Thirty ["Sweets for My Sweet" Searchers #1] |
5 |
| n.a. |
On
American visitors' front—Lesley Gore debut here likely soon; plan also
for Andy Williams; Little Peggy March; Freshmen |
6 |
| n.a. |
Liverpops
sell 2,000,000 discs in six months! |
6-7 |
| Johnson,
Derek |
Beatles
join select few to get EP’s (and LP’s) in the best sellers |
8
|
| Allen
Evans |
LPs:
Searchers's debut |
8 |
| Dove,
Ian |
New
to the charts: Twitch on TV did it!; Heinz makes it on his own; How Tab
became a saint [Rolling Stones; Tab Martin, the Saints] |
9 |
| M.B. |
Presley
songwriter has more tunes for Cliff |
9 |
| Johnson,
Derek |
Shadows
have seven new tunes ready for waxing |
10 |
| Nat
Hentoff |
Flashes
from US |
10 |
| Kenny
Lynch |
My
top ten |
10 |
| Allen
Evans |
EPs |
10 |
|
|
|
| August
9 |
No.
865 |
|
| Johnson,
Derek |
Every
Wednesday lunchtime, you can hear this welcome announcement: 'Parade (pause)
of the pops' (all in a rush)! [radio] |
2 |
| Faith,
Adam |
My
top ten |
2 |
| Williams,
Chris |
Question
time with The Searchers: Is Liverpool’s talent supply drying up? |
3 |
| Dove,
Ian |
Singles
review: Contrasting Karl Denver |
4 |
| Evans,
Allen |
LP’s
|
4 |
| n.a. |
NME
top 30 ['Sweets for my sweet,' Searchers] |
5 |
| n.a. |
Third
Gold Disc, and now—Cliff tops six overseas charts in a week! |
6 |
| Billy
J. Kramer |
Talks
about the Dakotas |
8 |
| Evans,
Allen |
More
LP’s |
8 |
| Hentoff,
Nat |
American
Airmail: Tommy Sands wins contract |
8 |
| Charleton,
Bruce |
Johnny
Kidd never gave up trying |
9 |
| Johnson,
Derek |
Ken
Thorne’s ‘Patrol’ was waxed as after-thought [The Day of the Triffids] |
9 |
| n.a. |
Life-lines
of Shirley Bassey |
9 |
| Smith,
Alan |
Close-up
on a Beatle: Paul McCartney |
10 |
| Dove,
Ian |
Newcomers
to the charts: Two smart girls; Yodelling jazz singer; Jim Reeves praised
Houston Wells [the Caravelles; Alice Babs] |
10 |
| Butcher,
Mike |
Tony
Bennett’s ‘Good Life’ brings just rewards |
10 |
| Allen
Evans |
C-and-w
LP roundup |
10 |
|
|
|
| August
16 |
No.
866 |
|
| Smith,
Allen |
Close
up on a Beatle: George Harrison |
2 |
| n.a. |
Life-lines
of Andy Williams |
2 |
| Stavers,
Gloria |
What
American teenagers read about Cliff [Next Elvis, Georgia Winters, embarrassed,
dancin’] |
3 |
| D.J. |
365?
Wink Martindale's top ten |
3 |
| Fordyce,
Keith |
Singles;
Romantic revival from Cliff… [Cliff Richard, Del Shannon] |
4 |
| Allen
Evans |
LPs |
4 |
| n.a. |
NME
Top Thirty ['Sweets for my sweet,' Searchers] |
5 |
| n.a. |
Coming
to Britain—Sinatra junior with Dorsey Band in 1964; Leslie Gore here in
October |
6 |
| n.a. |
Silver
EP and LP mark mammoth sales; Living with the Beatles—on TV [BBC documentary] |
7 |
| Bromley,
Tony |
While
he's fishing in Texas, on the radio here—Jim Reeves gets folksy ["Welcome
to my world", Texas, Hank Locklin, American commitments] |
8 |
| Dove,
Ian |
New
to the charts [Kathy Kirby, 'Dance on'] |
8 |
| Allen
Evans |
EPs |
8 |
| Charlton,
Bruce |
Hot
find from cold spell [Teenage singers, Lois Wilkinson, Andrea Simpson,
Caravelles, "You don’t have to be a baby to cry"] |
9 |
| Johnson,
Derek |
Kenny
Lynch loses a fear [Sore and relaxed throat, songwriting] |
9 |
| Smith,
Allen |
We’re
no glamour boys [Freddie Garratty (sic), Dreamers, dumpers and loaders,
songs] |
10 |
| Chris
Williams |
Pat
Boone tells why he waxed Elvis hits |
10 |
| Allen
Evans |
LPs:
Mathis: Near perfect |
10 |
|
|
|
| August
23 |
No.
867 |
|
| Johnson,
Derek |
Two
voices are better than one when they belong to Steve and Eydie [Steve
Lawrence, and Eydie Gorme] |
2 |
| Johnson,
Derek |
All
hands on "deck"—Readers solve spot mystery [Wink Martindale] |
2 |
| Hutchins,
Chris |
Billy
J (#1 on his birthday) says "You’re So Good to Me" |
3 |
| Gerry
Marsden |
My
top ten |
2 |
| Dove,
Ian |
Can
Peggy repeat Brenda’s feat? [Peggy March. #1 American hit "I Will Follow
Him"] |
2 |
| Fordyce,
Keith |
Singles
review: Another Beatles’ winner |
4 |
| Evans,
Allen |
LP
of the Week, Best selling LP’s in Britain |
4 |
| n.a. |
NME
top 30 [#1 "Bad to Me," Billy J. Kramer] |
5 |
| n.a. |
Cliff
flies to America for Sullivan Show; Frank Ifield, too, at Christmas-time |
6 |
| n.a. |
Newley
forms U.S. disc firm, and 'Fool Britannia' will be issued here |
7 |
| Butcher,
Mike |
Heinz
hits the road again [Ex-Tornado Heinz given offers] |
8 |
| Williams,
Chris |
Rolling
Stones R and B champs [London band with Liverpool sound] |
8 |
| Smith,
Alan |
Close
up on a Beatle: Ringo Starr |
9 |
| Hentoff,
Nat |
American
Airmail |
9 |
| n.a. |
Life-lines
of Billy Fury |
10 |
| Evans,
Allen |
LP’s
|
10 |
| Smith,
Alan |
New
to the charts: Beach Boys, Jan & Dean shoot in with surf |
10 |
|
|
|
| August
30 |
No.
868 |
|
| Derek
Johnson |
Tribute
to Cliff and the Shadows on their fifth anniversary in show business |
2-3 |
| Cliff
Richards |
Message
from Cliff to you |
2 |
| Derek
Johnson |
Cliff
International |
2 |
| Derek
Johnson |
Cliff—answers
five! |
3 |
| Keith
Fordyce |
Singles:
Charles' warmth; Jet-Tony melody |
4 |
| Allen
Evans |
Two
four-star LPs |
4 |
| n.a. |
On
the phone from Hollywood, Col. tom Parker tells the NME—Elvis: double
role in his next picture |
6 |
| n.a. |
Cliff,
Shadows date for Palladium TV |
7 |
| n.a. |
Life-lines
of the Searchers |
8 |
| Nat
Hentoff |
American
Air Mail |
8 |
| Chris
Williams |
Instruments
'comfort' comes second with Bachelors! |
9 |
| Alan
Smith |
Merseybeat
goes to sea [Gerry and the Pacemakers; Big Three; Swinging Blue Jeans;
cruise] |
9 |
| Alan
Smith |
Final
close-up on a Beatle: John Lennon |
10 |
| Helen
Shapiro |
My
top ten |
10 |
|
|
|
|
Portions
originally submitted by N. Thomas, 1999.
Edited and expanded, December 2000. |
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