| 3 July | No. 912 | |
| Derek Johnson | NME chart-points for January-June, 1964, reveal 77 percent of top sellers are British | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff's pre-packed with "Wonderful Life" | 4 |
| n.a. | Fifty years of song [Performing Rights Society; 50th anniversary; Song Writers Guild] | 4 |
| Richard Green | Proby hopes to be as big as Beatles | 5 |
| n.a. | Lulu's top ten | 5 |
| Ian Dove | Louis' horn don't hate him yet [Armstrong] | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
Beatles' finger snapper [Serchers; Frank Ifield; Getz-Ennis; Christine
Holmes; Sam Cooke; Clevelands; Merseybeats; Maureen Evans; Barron Knights;
Everly Bros; Carefrees] A Lot of Camelot Potted pops [Inez Foxx; Jackie Lynn; Anne Shelton; the Firing Squad; the High Numbers; Mike Leroy; Molly Reese; Micky Finn & the Blue Men] |
6 |
| n.a. | In US
chart race, "Hard Day's Night" jumps in at no. 56 Strike hits "Lucky" [ITV technicians strike] Adam fan on Pye [Sandie Shaw] Palladium panto for Cliff and Shadows? Gerry, P.J.Proby Sunday shows Tessie joins "Juke Jury" Fury tour off Ifield's "Pop Luck" Scottish tour for the Mojos Searchers open Sunday series Shirley Bassey to Monte Carlo Blue Jeans to play at eating festival Yardbirds for Ayr festival Hollies-Millie tour finalised Nicol on Beatles bill Beatles may yet be on "Stars" |
8 |
| n.a. | Americans
in BBC-2 series [Peter, Paul, & Mary; Duke Ellington; Allan Sherman] Laurence Harvey in new musical [Camelot] Dusty goes Stark Stones, Cilla and Animals in "Gear" |
8-9 |
| n.a. | Searchers
and Gerry on "Saturday Club" Cilla, Frankie in "100 Stars" Lulu's bookings Migil "Swings" The Animals tour venues revealed: "Sun" sales near 500,00 Dave out of hospital Sinatra sooner Rodgers' first on Pye Mann's "Open House" Stones' holiday in Ibiza Cilla's "Million" date Pennies venues Brian Poole dates off Dixie Cups here in autumn? Dusty with Ed [Sullivan] Kramer at Brighton Cliff's film release |
9 |
| Allen Evans | Big three's film albums make keen listening [The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night; Cliff Richard, Shadows: Wonderful Life; Elvis; Kissin' Cousins] | 10 |
| Ian Dove | Dusty had a ball with Dionne | 10 |
| n.a. | Cliff's secret holiday | 10 |
| Richard Green | Cilla has busy day | 11 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of John Lee Hooker | 11 |
| Derek Johnson | Shadows win over all ages | 13 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail: No room for Beatles [Beverly Hills Hotel refuses booking] | 13 |
| Ian Dove | Georgio Gomelsky, the man who gave the Rolling Stones and Yardbirds their breaks admits "I couldn't afford to sign Stones!" | 14 |
| 10 July | No. 913 | |
| Andy Gray | Beatles great comics [Hard Day's Night review] | 3 |
| George Kendrick | Freddie sets trend | 3 |
| Ian Dove | Gerry gets the Mersey screams [filming Ferry 'Cross the Mersey in Liverpool] | 4 |
| Richard Green | Animals get wrapped up and go on and on [London premiere 1963] | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
Melody Mann [Manfred Mann; Freddie and Dreamers; Ronettes; Four Seasons;
Chubby Checker; Peter, Paul and Mary; Glenda Collins; Johnny Mathis; Chartbusters] Potted pops [Margo & the Marvettes; Rattles; Paris Sisters; Billy Duke; Andy Williams; Julie Rogers; Jason Ford and the Bulldogs; Jell Beans] |
6 |
| n.a. | Beatles,
Dusty leap into US top ten Ray Charles "Good Times" broke ice New disc signings: Earl's group switch [Earl Preston] Beatles "Night" LP sales head for world record: Christmas show "support" named Bygraves "Night Out" on Sunday Adam's "Saturday Club" Applejacks Scots tour Topper Brown Blue Jeans for Sweden Last for Ray Charles Two RSG shows in one tonight! Vaughan in 'Pool panto Proby on Stones tour Going to Douglas [Brian Poole and the Tremeloes] Southend Sunday shows Bilk on Harris show Duo, Searchers "down under" Gerry and Lulu on "easy Beat" Yardbirds join Kramer Lulu "To Midnight" Singles from Presley, Cilla and Fourmost Sinatra cances London concerts Bachelors "Parade" Mark stays on [Mark Wynter] Searchers on "open" Shafto to US Dankworth in Festival Nancy Wilson on TV |
8 |
| n.a. | Billy
Fury star on film musical Cliff's TV show next Wednesday Ifield in "Gear" Fame on "Swing" Millie's US date Dietrich for Edinburgh Poole for Morecambe Proby dtes Mojos added to Stones tour Beatles "Lucky" with Searchers Judy in London play? Sellers back to stage ABC promotes Jones Teens on "Beat Room" Mann-Witherspoon jazz festival |
9 |
| Derek Johnson | More singles: Another fourpenny one [Four Pennies; King Size Taylor; Paramounts; Dean and Jean; Interns; Sounds Inc.; Sandie Shaw] | 10 |
| Allen Evans | LPs [Judy Garland: Just for Openers; Limeliters: More of Everything; George Martin: Off the Beatle Track; Pat Boone: Touch of Your Lips; Sonny Boy Williamson; Piano Albums; Sandy Nelson Plays; Comedy; Exciting Voice of Al Martino] | 10 |
| Cordell Marks | Question time with the Applejacks | 11 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail: Elvis—in girl's clothes | 11 |
| Richard Green | Nashville Teens got break on Chuck Berry tour | 12 |
| Dave Gillard | Barron Knights group sends up the other groups | 12 |
| C.M. | Now Adam Faith sails to work | 12 |
| Derek Johnson | "Dolly" becomes 13th 3-hit tune in 7 years; song survey | 13 |
| n.a. | Migil Five's top ten | 13 |
| n.a. | P.J.Proby's life-lines | 14 |
| Ian Dove | Two big bands from States [Ray Charles, Woody Herman] | 14 |
| Ian Dove | Vote for Soph! [Sophie Tucker] | 16 |
| Richard Green | Faith has everyone handclapping! | 16 |
| n.a. | Cost of clothing the Beatles | 16 |
| 17 July | No. 914 | |
| Richard Green | Merseybeats start frilly shirt craze in Liverpool | 2 |
| Derek Johnson & Pat Campbell | "We want to play Britain!" says Elvis Presley and Jim Reeves | 3 |
| n.a. | Animals top ten | 3 |
| Richard Green | Rolling Stones defend their "Juke Jury" stint and discuss new disc [Stones are blunt and "rude" on TV show] | 4 |
| Chris Hutchins | Beatles still love to play jokes | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
Bite and punch from Billy [Fury; Screaming Lord Sutch; Dave Berry; Earl
Preston; New Christy Minstrels; Jimmy Hughes; Boston Pops Orchestra; Richard
Anthony; Chuck Jackson; Shevells; Ken Dodd] More bossa nova "Girls" [Joan Turner; Morgan James Duo] |
6 |
| n.a. | Ray
Charles debut on British TV Haley here for Brenda tour New disc signings: Epstein discovery waxed by Decca [Rustiks; Zombies] British team Knokked out! [European Cup] Rolling Stones at blues festival [National Jazz and Blues Festival, Richmond Athletic Grounds] Lulu in "Top Gear" Bachelors for US Animals on Beatles show Folk trio on TV [Peter, Paul and Mary] US-made Proby release Nashville Teens August venues Epstein on BBC "Jury" tomorrow Mojos on "Open House" Heinz and his lamp US Beatles—Sinatra, Bing, Davis, Martin! [American parody] Beatles no. 1 again Savile to compere Beatles Xmas show NME editor on TV |
8 |
| n.a. | Millie
waxes first album Jeans "Swings" Teens and Jeans on "Lucky Stars" |
8-9 |
| n.a. | Poole-Tremeloes
major tour set John Leyton away until next year Norman Wisdom in Newley musical Mann "Beat Room" Kramer on "Scene" Nashville Teens on Kramer tour Searcher Chris "Ready" judge [Chris Curtis] Six-nation whow for Mark Wynter Kathy's "Night Out" "Joe's Song" finalists Russ and Ronnie get ATV series [Conway and Carroll] Little Richard back Searchers for Scandinavia Millie on "Carnival" Knights radio date Doonican "Swings" Stars for Hastings |
9 |
| Derek Johnson | More
singles: Billy J. (in dual track) like Peter & Gordon [George Chakiris;
Del Shannon; Blue Aces; Kay Starr; Patsy Ann Noble; Johnny Nash] Potted pops [Ronnie Dove; Round Robin; Nancy Wilson; Wellingtons; John Barry Orch; Tony Clarke; Langleys; Executives; Gladys Knight & the Pips; Dowlands] |
10 |
| Cordell Marks | Dusty swots up on languages | 11 |
| Cordell Marks | Brian Poole becoming a city gent | 12 |
| Allen Evans | EPs [Gene Pitney; Count Basie; Allan Sherman; Les Swingle Singers; Bill Crosby; Andy Stewart; Ella Fitzgerald; Xavier Cugat; Fats Domino] | 12 |
| Richard Green | Searching for a Searcher no. 1: Tony Jackson | 13 |
| Ian Dove | British singers angry over slur [European Cup singing competition] | 13 |
| n.a. | Lolly takes Millie to the top of the house | 14 |
| C.G. | Fans love Dave Clark Five [Blackpool] | 14 |
| Allen Evans | More EPs [Everly Brothers; Beverly and Josh White Jr.; Flanders and Swan; Adamo] | 16 |
| 24 July | No. 915 | |
| Bruce Charlton | Manfred race up NME chart, yet they're worried; chart favourites here, but… | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff kills the "nor more film musicals" rumour | 3 |
| Bruce Charlton | Sinatra heads the hoods | 3 |
| Richard Green | Searching a Searcher, no. 2: John McNally | 4 |
| Cordell Marks | Barron Knights slept in carparts! | 5 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | 5 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
It's the marching Fourmost now [Dionne Warwick; Georgie Fame; Michael
Holliday; Kingston Trio; Lee Stirling; Fats Domino; Jody Miller] Potted pops [Brook Benton; Alan Hayes; Van Doren; Frenese Watson; Temptations; Chick Graham] |
6 |
| n.a. | Our
latest pop "export": Cilla visits US in new year Rolling Stones' EP next month New disc signings: Saints now Peddlers Mary Wells on Beatles autumn concerts Beatles home city concert Cliff's panto set Vincent dates Jeans concerts All sorts shuffle Radio R & B show [Manfred Mann; Georgie Fame] Ringo on "Jury" Conway out of ATV series Mojos Scots tour Dusty's Sunday show Pacemakers "Ger" Shirley's TV repeat Helen's cabaret double Stones, Poole and Teens on "Ready" No new Dakota Lulu "Swings" Knights "Beat Room" |
8 |
| n.a. | Presley
label records here [RCA] Knights with Stones tour Anne Shelton joins Dora Bryan season Searchers "Scene" |
8-9 |
| n.a. | New
singles from Dave Clark and Kathy Kirby Adam v. Billy Animals aid cancer fund Manfred, Brian, Gerry and Dave for "Lucky" Golds for four more UK discs [Bachelors, Beatles, Millie, and Gerry and the Pacemakers] Peter and Gordon for "Big Night" Merseybeats "Open House" Freddie to Ireland Rolf Harris guests Blitz hits revived [Vera Lynn] Max waxes own song Stones for Bath rave Group waxes Beatles tune [the Naturals] Searcher denies "leaving" rumour [Tony Jackson] Ella's return Animals for New York? Hollies on Xmas show with Gerry Blue Jeans on radio "Club" Brenda's new date Beatles' songs by Martin Going to Oriole [Ted Taylor] |
9 |
| Derek Johnson | More
New Singles [Bob Luman; the Alberts; Sugar Pie Desanto; David Nelson'
Bill Anderson; Lorraine Gray; Zephyrs] Potted pops [Chris Crosby; Alvin Robinson; Irma Thomas; Walter Gates Orch.; Cannon Pops] |
10 |
| Allen Evans | LPs [Tribute to Michael Holliday; Sammy Davis: Shelter of Your Arms; Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor: Scotch and Irish; Hey? Heard the Herd; Al Hirt, Ann-Margaret: Beauty and the Beard; Georgia Brown Sings Gershwin; Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs: Sugar Shack] | 10 |
| Chris Hutchins | Beatles go Latin! Stars tell me their secrets on "Teen Scene" | 11 |
| Derek Johnson | Tin Pan Alley's new music center caters for all [St. Giles Music Center] | 12 |
| Andy Gray | Hollies tell how | 12 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of the Animals | 14 |
| Ian Dove | The Beach Boys sing in a new language [cars and surfing] | 16 |
| 31 July | No. 916 | |
| Ian Dove | Elkie Brooks talks about Billy J. Kramer and a "group cellar" | 2 |
| Mike Gregory | Presley's cousin writes for Peter and Gordon | 2 |
| Andy Gray | Swngin' Glasgow | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | ??-time with Dusty | 3 |
| Cordell Marks | The Applejacks buy—bagpipes! | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Singles:
Hat trick Cilla! [Crystals; Zombies; Mike Hurst; Trendsetters Ltd.; Lenny
Welch; Robert Maxwell; Nat Cole/Roland Shaw; Ottilie Patterson; Kiki Dee;
Johnny Cymbal] First Atlantic releases under own name: Bobby Darin; Drifters; Ska Kings [Atlantic Records] |
4 |
| n.a. | Swedish
fans fo wild for Beatles Hollies bring "Life" back for Weymouth Quiet week—but fans shriek for Applejacks Jackson leaving Searchers after Sunday concert Bern for Blackpool Merseybeats tour Mann-Clark battle Beatles pound up US album chart Fans request won Beatles concert More for Mann Manfreds sought for five British tours Peter and Gordon get "Gold" on TV Steele on radio Supporting the Stones [Mojos] Dusty going to South Africa Cliff to wax in New York Epstein top of tailors' pops! Faith to Africa |
6 |
| n.a. | Animals
in big budget movie Globe trotting Alma [Cogan] Dave Clark and TV doctor in musical |
6-7 |
| n.a. | New
Dakota? [Mick Green] Brian Poole album Judy Garland to wax Bart's titles Joe Brown in film comedy musical Peter and Gordon on "Summer Spin" Bassey records Newley tunes Song contest final Kings on Carroll show Millie makes TV film in Jamaica Tommy Tucker on "Beat Room" Frankie "Swings" Knights dates Brenda for "Top Gear" Mojos dates switched |
7 |
| Richard Green | Searching a Searcher, no. 3: Chris Curtis—the joker | 8 |
| n.a. | Cilla-Dionne hit written in a hurry says Hal David | 8 |
| Tom Bromley | Crickets' third hit without Buddy | 8 |
| n.a. | Everlys (with Wesley Rose again) in charts | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | 9 |
| Cordell Marks | Blue Jeans' sleepless night leads to next disc | 10 |
| n.a. | Top ten Barron Knights | 10 |
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| Original edit, 13 Novemberr 2000, grtedit 17-Jan-2006 |