| 3 April | No. 899 | |
| Ian Dove | Gerry and Billy J.: Fame keeps them apart nowadays | 3 |
| Cordell Marks | The happy side of Dusty | 3 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of the Applejacks | 4 |
| Ian Dove | Welcome back to Lena | 4 |
| Richard Green | Jerry Lee Lewis comments on British versions of the tunes that he made famous first! | 5 |
| Ian Dove | Peter, Paul, and Mary (back in Britain now) ring up 3 million | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Single reviews: Beat for Searchers; Ballad for Brenda [Dave Berry; Jack Jones; Bedbugs; Georgie Fame] | 6 |
| n.a. | Potted pops [Garnett Mimms and the Enchanters; Count Downe and the Zeroes; Madeline Bell; Jimmy Holiday; Outlaws; Cyclones; Temptations; Gregory Phillips] | 6 |
| n.a. | Lynch v. Clay v. Loss! | 6 |
| n.a. | NME moving
[Denmark Street to Long Acre] Max leaves Decca [Bygraves] Everlys — at last! Pop stars on BBC-2 Gold disc for Searchers—maybe Cilla, Dusty, Billy J. Beatle LP by George [Martin] Bobby Darin to Colpix? Croydon Snobs on Hollywood TV [the Snobs, Red Skelton] Dave US trip set Lynch acts Ifield, Bachelors on Palladium TV Pops ahoy! [Radio Caroline began last weekend at 199 meters] Big Dee's date Fury, Orbison, P.P.& M. for "Saturday Club" Montreaux edition of "Ready Steady" Jet due back Four top groups in new pop film [Freddie & the Dreamers; the Bachelors; Peter & Gordon; the Merseybeats] Maureen joins Lance |
8 |
| n.a. | Beatles lead Dave and Stones in points table | 8-9 |
| n.a. | Joe and
Jeans Merseybeats, Eden for "Stars" — Orbison delay Top groups for North Cliff, Shadows Europe tour set Murray the K will be Beatles guest Kathy in festival Peter and Gordon, Millie for tour |
9 |
| Derek Johnson | More singles: the Hamburg sound [Kinsize Taylor and the Dominoes; the Rattles; Dionne Warwick; Shirley Bassey; Millicent Martin; Cliff Bennett; Acker Bilk; Remo Four; Viscounts; Patsy Ann Noble; Ventures] | 10 |
| Allen Evans | LPs [Ray Conniff; Lena Horne; All-star Hootenany; Carmen McRae; Doris Day; Top Twelve; the Essex] | 10 |
| Michael Ruddy | Being two people is fun for Elvis | 11 |
| Richard Green | A Holly a week: Six-GCE boy Graham Nash wanted to play with sharks | 11 |
| Andy Gray | We want Cliff! Shadows top in their class | 12 |
| Richard Green | We want Dave! Five, Hollies get fans screaming | 12 |
| Paul East | The Searchers are after the top spot with next one | 13 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail: Elvis gets "Beatle" billing | 13 |
| Millie Small | My top ten | 14 |
| Derek Johnson | Doris Day (40) starts again after six years | 14 |
| 10 March | No. 900 | |
| Richard Green | The Rolling Stones LP, track by track | 5 |
| Paul East | Flashback to the man who started it all ten years ago [Bill Haley] | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles: Earthy r'n'b Everlys [Frank Ifield; Manfred Mann; Merseybeats; "She Loves Me"; Helen Shapiro; Andrew Oldham] | 6 |
| n.a. | Potted pops [Ruth Brown; Tony Colton; Joyce Paul; Dean Ford and the Gaylords; Glenda Collins; Jackie and the Raindrops; Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs; Betty Everett] | 6 |
| n.a. | More UK
discs in US chart NME lets you meet top disc stars Searchers give a good impression TV groups contest series Beatles film premier at Picadilly Circus Mark Wynter's "Swinin' Time" Little Richard's visit extended Stones tour Ella's first searson here Own songs in Peter and Gordon's album Top groups for Channel Islands Williams to US Conway concerts Genuine blues TV spectacular Ember re-issues Clark tracks Record firms want Pirate shows banned [Radio Carloine; record companies; Performing Rights Society offers membership; Radio Atlanta next month] EMI show filmed for television Vincent's dates |
8 |
| n.a. | Rolling
Stones may make big film Americans ask Searchers back Kathy on "Ready" Gene: —October return Millies ballrooms |
8-9 |
| n.a. | Oldham
waxes Jet Harris Shapiro returns—radio, TV bookings Costa's film role Doctors fight for Brenda Lee's baby Kramer and Dakotas booked by Sullivan Cilla and Jerry Lee on "Saturday Club" New singles from Kane and Fury Cliff revives "Constantly" Frank Iflield ill Nelson Riddle due Heinz ballrooms Dance on! [Kirby] New Kramer "Easy" date Hollies on BBC-2 Gamblers on "Scene" |
9 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles: Gerry rings the changes [Ned Miller; Fats Domino; Mike Cotton; Terry Stafford; Craig Douglas; Tony Bennett; Dennisons] | 10 |
| Allen Evans | LPs [Peggy Lee; Connie Francis; Nat King Cole; Joey Dee] | 10 |
| n.a. | Eurovision Winners | 10 |
| Ian Dove | Roy Orbison seeks Ringo | 11 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of Millie | 11 |
| Bruce Charlton | "Square" hit-makers have 42 new tracks [Bachelors] | 12 |
| Ian Dove | "Blue" lie led to hit [Migil Five] | 12 |
| Cordell Marks | Newcomers to the charts: The Mojos; the Gamblers | 13 |
| Graeme Andrews | Newcomers to the charts: Tommy Tucker | 13 |
| Richard Green | A Holly a week-3: Tommy didn't want to go [Tony Hicks] | 13 |
| Cordell Marks | Houston Wells, British c-and-w singer who toured with Jim Reeves and the Blue Boys says "Jim is the country music guv'nor" | 14 |
| Derek Johnson | The terror (and delights) of being a "JBJ" panelist | 14 |
| 17 April | No. 901 | |
| Ian Dove | Boomerangs that didn't "go back"—and fan mania [Gerry and the Pacemakers; Brian Poole and the Tremeloes] | 3 |
| Bruce Charlton | Secrecy gets Dinne Warwick into charts | 4 |
| Richard Green | New to charts: the Animals: Newcastle group does it with first disc | 4 |
| Andy Gray | Bachelors triumph with Lena Horne | 4 |
| Derek Johnson | Question time with Hank, Bruce, Brian, John; the Shadows | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles: Cliff's contrast; Four years after comes a rockin' Cochran single [Andy Williams; Pet Clark; Vandyke/Bambis; Major Lance; Jan and Dean; Shirelles; Marketts; Chubby Checker] | 6 |
| n.a. | More seats
for NME night show John Barry forms own disc company All Britain will see Greatest-ever pop event…, NME Poll concert as two TV shows! Billy Eckstein for Newcastle Sining Nun and Barbra named Groups on Loss show Beatle songs album [Merseyboys] Searchers to open Saturday series Latest from Cilla, Shadows and Poole Monro on Holliday show Applejacks' home dates Millie's ballrooms Lena Horne's Palladium TV Four Pennies to cut album EMI rivals Top Six Stones four-day tour |
8 |
| n.a. | RCA may
sign up groups for US release Animals ballrooms Hollies latest to enter US charts Bachelors, Freddies, and Dave on "Lucky" |
8-9 |
| n.a. | Elvis
100,000,000 Merseybeats for Germany Jim Reeves due Billy J. on "Scene" Fury opens TV series Cliff's film premiere Ed Sullivan here to film Beatles Frankie and Lonnie on "Juke Box Jury" Burns books Searchers for US: Dionne trip Mojos' club dates Fury's Whit date Manfred Mann's Marquee treble Monro on BBC-2 Chuck and Little Richard on radio In the Swingle |
9 |
| Derek Johnson | More singles reviews: Double dose of "Pills"; Fourmost off to top five [Kinks; Lulu and the Luvers; Isley Bros.; Micky Finn and the Blue Men; Shorty and Them; Anthony Newley; Peggy Lee; Miracles; Dean and Jean; Dovells; Leslie Gore] | 10 |
| n.a | Potted pops [Rod & Carloyn; Vibrations; Ann Margaret; John Paul Jones; Michael Holliday; Dave Curtis and the Tremors; Chimes; Alan Caddy; Baker Twins] | 10 |
| Allen Evans | LPs: Dave Clark Five tops [Dusty Springfield; Karl Denver; Gene McDaniels; Ventures; Dinah Washington] | 10 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail: Marriage warning for Elvis | 12 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of Peter and Gordon | 12 |
| n.a. | Jim Reeves delighted blind man's song a hit again [Stockholm] | 13 |
| I.D. | Heinz on Cochran | 13 |
| Richard Green | A Holly a week: Gunman of the group [Eric Haydock] | 13 |
| n.a. | Mojo's top ten | 13 |
| Chris Hutchins | Roy Orbison catches John Lennon in his bubble bath [film set] | 14 |
| n.a. | Frankie shines on Palladium television | 14 |
| Graeme Andrews | Top Six stars hide identity | 14 |
| Allen Evans | Eps [Gerry and the Pacmakers; the Bachelors; Joy Strings; Joannie Sommers; Edit Piaf; Buddy Greco; Great Film Hits; Henry Mancini] | 14 |
| Allen Evans | More Eps [Elvis Presley; Richard Anthony; Billy J. Kramer; the Ventures] | 16 |
| Andy Gray | Encores deserved [Peter, Paul, and Mary] | 16 |
| 24 April | No. 902 | |
| Applejacks | Top ten | 2 |
| Paul East | A Holly a week: Modern jazz popster [Bobby Elliott] | 2 |
| Richard Green | Searchers make big chart splash again! | 3 |
| Cordell Marks | A "way-out crowd," that the Four Pennies | 4 |
| Richard Green | The Swinging Blue Jeans held back the Beatles—in Norway | 5 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of Gene Pitney | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles: Billy Fury rockaballad hit [Eden Kane; Joey Dee; Little Stevie; Mike Sarne; Tommy Quickly; Tommy Roe; Tornados; Marvin Gaye; Ruby and the Romantics; Carl Perkins; Vernons Girls; Bobby Shafto; Tony Brook] | 6 |
| n.a. | Latest
UK positions in American chart Meet the stars as our guests Decca's issues Link group [John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, "Crawling up a Hill"; May 8] Beatles to star at Hollywood Bowl Radio dates for Searchers and Billy J. Kramer Seeger returns to Palladium Mark Wynter out of show Freddie's "Open House" Millie on "Jury" Pacemakers on "Swingin' Time" Star Club show on Luxembourg Lynch in horro film Fury "a gogo" Another John-Paul for Peter-Gordon? Fourmosts' film bow U.S. stars and charity Pennies' dates changed Migil Five return to "Easy Beat" Pacemakers two Canadian dates Six TV and radio dates for Dionne Ifield to open "Big Night" run Folk trio's TV show Jim Reeves debut on "Lucky Stars" |
8 |
| n.a. | Princess
Alex at Cliff's premiere Freddie revives Paul Anka song |
8-9 |
| n.a. | Music while
they work? Kramer concerts Hollday tribute on Sunday radio More groups at Wembly on Sunday—Stones, Mann in Poll concert Freddie and Fury on "Ready Steady" Merseybeats ballrooms Blue Jeans dates Stones top LP chart Brian Poole's pop marathon Roy asks Searchers to Nashville shows Peter and Gordon get U.S. release Group breaks up [Tony Meehan combo] Vaughan on Cotton show Charles will film in Spain now |
9 |
| Allen Evans | EPs [Heinz; Chet Atkins; Joe Williams; Brumbeat; George Chakiris; Package Tour] | 10 |
| Derek Johnson | More singles: Oribison's throbbing beat ballad appeals [Buddy Holly; Serendipity Singers; Cinderellas] | 10 |
| n.a. | Potted pops [Rosemary Squires; Rey Anton & the Peppermint Men; Nancy Wilson; Rebounds; Hank Jacobs; Wedgewoods; Tracey Dee; Peter Drake; Danny King] | 10 |
| n.a. | Three more Eurovision records | 10 |
| Clyde Roberts | On the new package show front; Adam—never so good before | 11 |
| Ian Dove | Roy Orbison produces another surprise! | 11 |
| Derek Johnson | All set for the biggest Poll show ever! And also the greatest all-star night concert | 12-13 |
| Ian Dove | Why Elvis failed to start r-&-b boom | 14 |
| J. Michael Ruddy | Don Everly talks about discs and our Beatles | 14 |
| Allen Evans | EPs [Kind Size Taylor; Brian Poole & the Tremeloes; Bobby Bare] | 16 |
| Neville Wareham | Cilla tops in variety | 16 |
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| Original edit, 27 October 2000, grtedit 17-Jan-2006 |