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Volume 6, No. 11

OUTCASTS INVOLVED IN FATAL CRASH

Toronto: Monday December 5th . was the fina l blow to the promising young musical group known as the Out casts. They have been con stantly plagued by misfortune since they be ­came a group in their native Nova Scotia but the week before December 5th. the future looked brighter . They had been signed to a large book ing agency and were about to leave on a tour of Northern Ontario when misfortune once again stepped in. Returning to Toronto from Buffalo they were suddenly confronted by a confusion of detours which resulted 1n them colliding with a highway worker, killing him instantly. Their van overturned several times causing fatal in iuries to 17 year old guitarist Gordon Fredricks of Boutill1ers. Nova Scotia. Driver of the van , and organist of the group Keith Coffin was so seriously injured that 11 necessitated the ampu tat1on of his leg. Drummer Brian Mercer and lead singer Douglas Maclean were listed as being 1n serious cond1t1on. Barry Harrison and Ron

12 by 17 IS COMING

Next weeks RPM will be the Xmas issue and the last issue 1n the format as we presently know 11. On January 2nd. 1967, RPM will 1n traduce the first 12 by 17 RPM. With this new format. RPM w1 II become a comb1nat1on trade and consumer magazine and will be available to stores across Canada. Our press run w1 II become five times greater, and RPM will not only be informative to the trade, but will also lean toward the record buyer as we l I. In England this format has been extremely successful, and RPM's success indicates the Canadian Music industry 1s a sleeping giant The tantast1c ac­ceptance of the RPM 100 cha rt with its strong leaning toward domestic talent leads us to be

Toronto On December Sth ., the first meeting of the newly formed APCM (Associa­tion for the Promotion of Canadian Music J was held at the Night Owl Coffee House in Toronto· s Yorkville Village . This newly formed organization wi 11 concern it­self with promoting the image of ''Canadian Music". Among those present at the first meeti n g were Kit Morgan, Canadian representative for Billboard magazine. Al Allbut, professional manager of Leeds Music (Canada), Harry Finegold , personal manager of a number of Canadian artists, Emmerson Mills, president of REM Re­cords, Stan Klees, president of Tamarac Record Productions, Don Brewer, person­al manager of artists, Ron Scribner, booking agent and Walt Grealis, editor and publisher of RPM Music Weekly .

The association will work toward promoting and publicizing the fact that Canada has a growing music industry, throughout the world. The associations ap­-iroach will be to talk up and advertise the fact that Canadian music is moving ahead. They will concentrate on the words "Canadian Music·· and build the image of Canadian performers, publishers , recording artists, and all aspects of music that is a product of Canada. It is the hope that during the coming Centennial year, the association can bring Canada to the attention of the world music industry as a country where there is musical talent, from classical to popul ar and that our music industry is moving ahead at a great pace.

Early in January, the association will begin a nationwide membership dri ve and the initial mailing will outline the aims of the association .

Associations such as this Canadian music organization, have promote d cou nt ry mus ic in other countries. Other industry associations have brought public attention to the advantages of drinking milk, the energy factors in sugar, and the benefits of buying insurance. In the same way, the APCM will build tl'te image of the Canadian music industry and bring attention to Canada .

U1 II man were treated and re leased. Their manager Mack Stewart, who 1s al ­

so manager of the Hawk · s Nest, arranged for a benefit and received the services of Dee and The Yeomen , The Evil , The ~anx and Paupers. The Ron Scribner Agency 1s also pl,;11n!ng a benef1 t for thP : r0uo.

l1eve that the Canadian music industry 1s on the threshold of acceptance , 1f 1t hasn't al ready entered funnot1ced)

Even as a trade publ1cat1on . RPM has had a great number of consumer subscribers and the mall draw from Canadian youth. show· ing their enthusiasm has encouraged us to d1 reel our publ1cat1ons toward the record buyer as well as the exposure media.

RPM s editorial pol1c1es will not change. lie are en larg1ng our format to accomo­date add1t1onal features that will be of interest to our new readers. All the features that you are already seeing will continue and with the additional space they w1 II be even bigger. Of prune concern. Elvira Capreese will not change.

To the trade , this will mean wider ex posure. more in teresting features . and a more r!1vers1f1ed NEW RPM.

TH E NOMADS

Dam on bows their new l abel with the release of The Nomad single of "Cry Baby" and "By Myself". T he Nomads are one of the most pop­ular groups on the Edmonton scene and are used extensively on radio commerc i als. Their big sound comes from Garry McDonal l, l eader who also sings and pl ays trumpet and trom bone. Wallis Petruk on sa x and f lute, Garry White pl ays bass, Hugh Brock ie on guit ar an d pi an o. Drummer Don Remeika, Les Vincent si ngs an d doubles on bass and Lennie Rich ard s i s lead voc~list.

RON WADDELL-CKDM-Daupin

TOM FUL TON-CKFH-Toronto Hang On Ta Me-Lynda Layne-Red Leaf "Although this is not a red hat hit, it deserves a i r play , and should pave the wa y for a big mover on her next outing . "

Ha ng On Ta Me - Lynda Layne-Red L e af " Lyn do's best effort to dote . This record has a beau t iful warm appeal. Le t 's give Lynda full

BOB BACON- CFCS-Corner Brook Hong On To Me - Lynda Layne- Red Leaf

SANDY GARDINER-Ottawa Journ al Hong On To Me-Lynda Layne-Red Leaf "On e of· Lyndo ' s best outings to dote . Well or­.ranged and delivered. However, commercially,

I fe el th e flip hos what it tak,es for large soles . "

" Good s olid be at . Not lop t e n mat e rial but wi ll ·p robably hi t th e chart s. "

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GRAHAM WYLLIE-CKCL-Truro Hang On To Me- Lynda Layne-Red Leaf " Without a doubt, Lyndo's finest effort to dote . Easy rock ing number, with great vocal work on

L ynda' s port and good inst. backing make this a mu s t for our ployl ist . "

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C.., e nt1al in all area s of programming. It would be ( l a sham e to see another Canadian disc as goo C:

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Hang On To Me - Lynda Layne- Red L eof "Are the gol s e ver gonno go for that one . It's v e ry nic e, and Lynda is very wel I su pported by m ol e choru s in thi s good 'Tomoroc ' production . "

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Carol Robbins , in charge of the record bar of National Music in Regina, lists Donovan's "Yellow" as top seller. James & Bobby Purify are also capturing sales with their "Puppet". Carla Thomas is sti 11 doing business in Regina with "Baby". "Single Girl" , "Sugar Town" and The Cryan Shames' "I Wanna Meet You" are all selling well. Top selling albums are, The Monkees and Presley's "Spinout".

From Kel ly's On Seymour in Vancouver, Carole Bertenshaw gives top sales to " Cathe­dral" , "Born Free " and "Mellow Yellow". The Monkees' newie "I'm A Believer" is moving up fast. Nancy Sinatra's "Sugar Town" and her Dad's "That's Life " are making an interesting sales package . That Stone's single that Carole was mentioning a while back is on their new album. It's called " Fortune Teller" and on the strength of this cut alone , the album is selling like wildfire. Sandy Posey 's "Single Girl'' and Darin's "Girl That Stood Beside Me" are push­ing for the top of the heap.

Steve Berofe , second in command at the House Of Sounds in Kingston , has the Paupers' "Copper Penny" as their number one se Iler. The Sidekicks "Fifi The Flea" and Claudine Longet's "Meditation" are running close be­hind. The Monkees' "Believer " is classified as a monster. Another Canadian entry getting sales is the Haunted's " I Can Only Give You Everything. The Cyrkle are moving well with their "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" as is the newest by the Yardbirds "Happenings" . "Best Of Herman's Hermits " is their album giant. Noel Harrison is shaping up to have a big one along with "Talk Talk '' by The Music Machine Here's some predictions from Steve . "Georgy Girl" , "Just In Case" and " Good Thing" should all move into the best seller category soon. The Esquires played a local high school 'recently and to a sellout crowd. They put on a fantastic show which resulted in a run on sales for their Columbia sin gle " Multitude of Sins" . They'd liketoknowwhen they can expect an LP.

John Buckel I, ass i slant manager of Eaton's record department in the Fairview Shop­ping Centre at Pointe Claire , P.Q., notes that his record buyers like the RPM 100 and many are asking for copi es to be put away for them each week. John lists " Donovan's "Yellow" and the Hollies' " Stop" as top sellers . The Monkees are moving we ll with their latest, "Believer" . The Supreme's and Roger Williams are also showing well. " La Poupee Qui Fait Non" by The Su I tans is a bi g Canadian seller. Nancy Sinatra and her Dad are chalking up good sales in Montrea l as we ll. The bi g album is by The Monkees. With Chri stmas com ing on, John fee ls he wi 11 have topped the five hundred mark

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on this fast mover be fore too long. Up at Jerome's in Fort William it's the

same story. The Monkees are top, if you'll par­don the expression , dogs. J. Marczak of the record bar lists " Vibrations" and "Cathedral" as top sel I ing singles. Donovan 's " Yellow" and "Stop" by the Hollies are moving well with Simon & Garfunkles "Winter". The Cryan Shames are also moving well in the Lakehead with their " I Wanna Meet You " .

Top of the rack at Ted's Records and Hobbies in Pointe Claire , P.Q. is the Monks " Believer" . Nancy 's " Sugar Town " and Simon & Garfunkles " Winter " are pacing wel I wi th "I Need Somebody" by ? and The Mysterians.

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"Pandora's Go lden Heebie Jeebies" is also beginning to show along with "Ta lk Ta lk" and Frank Val Ii 's " Proud One".

" Stop" by The Hollies and the Troggs' "Can't Control Myself" are top sellers at Carl Heintzman 's in Kitchener, Ontar io. Arnold Tiegs manager of the record dept. , also gives Sandy Posey "A" for effort as we 11 as Mitch Ryder's "Dress". The Si natra's are also doing wel I in this area. 7 and The Mysteri ans are moving we ll with their " Need Someone" .

The big single for Christmas cou Id be " Squeeky VS The Black Kn ight" . At least that's the way it looks down Osh awa way . Bi 11 Wilson Jr., of Wilson & Lee , also fi nds the Monks entry of " I'm A Believer" is taking off wel l. Cat Stevens is happen ing with " I Love My Dog " . The Cyrkle are constantly moving with the ir " Don't Ever Leave Me" and keeping up with them are Jan & Dean's "Schoo l Days " . Top single seller is Donovan's " Yellow". The Assoc iation are showing nicely with their " Pandora 's Heebies ". Elv is Presley 's Christ­mas LP and the Bu ck Owen's Christmas single look good for season al sales. The adu It crowd have been giving en couraging attention to Rea Vi ctor 's " Hymn Sing" album.

Paul Misener, of Misener's Re cord Bar in All iston Ontar io , has Brenda Lee 's "Coming On Strong" as top se ller. Right behind is "Mel­low Yell ow" and " Sugar Town" . The Animals are also showing with thei r " Help Me Girl" .

Dee and The Yeomen' s " In A Minute Or Two' · is beginning to move, on the strength of the ir appearance in All iston recent ly . The Guess Who , another Canadian group, are also begin­ning to happen with their "And Sh e's Mi ne" . The Monks story is the same in All is ton as in many other places . The ir " Be liever" single is considered top drawer materia l.

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RICK HONEY-CKP R- lakehe ad I-l on g On To Me- Lyndo Layn e- Red Leof " Su ch a pretty gal s hould hav e a p ret ty song to s ing, and th is one is no exc e p ti on . Besi des o n ice vo ice , th e inst rumental bo c k in g is very qood . She's we lcome to th e Lakeheod, ony time." BOB BACON -CFCB-Corner Brook :ol.in ' t Love Sw ee t- Erni e Lyon s- Cap itol " To ps. I like the ba ckground a nd th e chang e in pace. Will go UP." OEN IS ME NARD-CKBC- Bath urst Ca ll You By Some Name- Paupe rs-Yerve/ Fl kwy s .. Th ere's a s o u nd that ce rta in ly c on com pete wi th a ny Ame rican record . A beautifu l folk ba l­lad that fi t s into any ki nd of prog ramming . Air expo su re won ' t be t h e probl em the re . The re's lots of t a le nt in volv e d in that on e ." RON WADDEL L-CK DM- Dauph in Call You By Some Name- Paup e rs - Verve/ Flkwy s "It' s a winne r a ll the way . Good lyr ics, good in strume n tation, good arrangemen t and go o d perfo rm an ce by a gre at g roup . The P aupers ho ve a real ri c h sou nd .'' DAVE CHARLES-CJ BQ- Bellev1lle Ca ll Yo u By Some Name- Paupe rs- Yerve / Flkwys .. T h is is one of t h e f in es t C anad i an re cords to be prod uc ed th is year . It is Americ an in origin howeve r the P aupers are Canad ian and th ey soun d li ke a million dol la rs on thi s s ingl e. I h a ve e very fa i th in mu si c d i re c tor s of e v e n bra nd X ra d io s ta t ion ond I hop e they w i ll gi ve fa i r con sidera t ion to a winning re cord . PA Y O LA AN YON E??? Good reco rds neve r d ie they ju st n ever g e t playe d. " SAN DY GARDINER-Ottawa Journ al Call You By Some Name - P au pe rs - Ve rve / Flkwy s "' Th is is a ca tchy out ing by th e Toronto grou p al th oug h no t on e tha t showc as e s an y d i stin c t iv e s oun d. Th e fl ip, 'Co pp e r Pe nny ' is a s hod e more comme rci a l an d dese rves a ir ploy in th e Bi gl a nd . " GEO RG E H. GRANT -VOCM-St.John 's Ain ' t Love Sweet- Ern ie Lyon s -Cap itol .. Goo d re cording qu a li ty . F air arra n gi n g a nd e ffec t ive c h a ng e- up s . Could go ." MILT GUNN-CJRL- Kenora Co ll You By Some Name- Poup ers -Ve rv e / F lkw ys .. Th e record s o und s an a w fu I lot I ike Donovan s ty le , bu t I feel th a t w i t h prop e r ex posure, i t

could become a hi t in th e Top 20. "

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PENELOPE'S COUNTRY CHART 1 1 WHISTLI NG ON TH E RIVER

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2 2 THE WEATHERMAN Gary Bu ck-Cap itol

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4 3 WOR KING ON THE COUNTRY ROAD Bob King-Me lbou rne

5 7 CHEW T OBACCO ROAD Irwin Pres cott-Me lbourne

6 6 WHY CAN ' T HE BE YOU Dian e Le igh -Capitol

7 10 YO UR SPECIAL DAY My rna L o rri e - Sporton

8 5 LOVING YOU AGAIN Johnn y Burk e- Columbia

9 8 T AKE THIS HEART OF MINE Od ie Wo rkman-Sporto n

10 9 MU DDY WATER Bert Cuff-Arc

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6 5 MARIA PLEURAIT Dona ld Lau tr e e-Jup iter- 107 5

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Joey Ho llingwsorth , Apex recordi ng artist, is back in Toron to after an extensive Or iental tour. Joey opens at the Victor ia Hotel for a long term engagement.

Rea Victor recording studios had their annua l Chr istmas bash at their Toronto studios and it was interesting to note that record com­panies were well represented. Perhaps this is an indi cat ion of a move toward more label work.

Ray Macleod , Halifax Mail Star colum­ni st, notes that because of the exodus to To­ronto of many of the top Mar itime acts , it was th ought there wou Id be an acute shortage of status acts especially where CBC-TV "Frank's Bandstand" was concerned. But from out of the darkness came a host of new faces and excep­ti ona l talent. Topping the list are a pair of all­ga l vocal groups. The Ardorfo lk and the Reddick Sisters, the latter being the daughters of Spring­hi ll's famed "Singing miner" , Mauri ce Redd ick. The Reddick gals will move from Spr inghil l to Dartmou th and along with The Ardorfolk will appear on "Frank's Bandstand " throughout the winter . It's interesting to note that The Ardor­folk entered and won the At lan ti c Winter Fair Talent show and defeated among others , the Reddick Si sters. Manny Pittson has his eye on th is host of female talent and has slated them for a TV au di lion. The New Five Sounds are the host group on "Frank's Bandstand" with only one member of the or igina I combo left. Most of the old Off-Beats and trumpet man Bruce Cassidy have been added to the cas t. Jack Lilly, the Five Sound drummer recently wed " Ba ndstand's" featured vocalis t Karen Oxley. The Scoti ans are set to cut a new LP and will use "King John" as one of the cuts. This was wr itten by Al MacDonald of Pictou who has just recently decided to hand out his mater ial for public consumption . He is also suppl ying material to the Reddick Sis ters. The Windsmen are becoming the popular Coffee House group in the Hali fax circuit that has seen , in the past year, four houses open and only one close and now another is getting se t to happen . The Winds­men also took part in a folk fest ival at Mount Alli son University in Sackville , New !Jrunswick. Wmdsmen Jim Ol ton is watching the career of you nger sister Bonni, with interest. Bonn1 is with The Ardorfol k.

Frank Wiener , man ager of Winnipeg 's Shondels sends news of the comi ng tour of his grou p and the Guess Wh o. They begin at Hallock, Min nesota 126J, Grand Forks, North Dakota 127), Duluth , Minn. 128) , Grafton , N.D. 129) and at [Jev ll 's Lake N.D. 130 J l3efrJrc they leave on their Ch ristmas tour, The Shondr.ls wi l l 111ake an apfiearan ce at the Pink P;rnfh r. r 1n ncilr hy Triln:-uina . Thei r Co lurnh1a s1ne lc " I Titke It 1,

Back" is crea ti ng a provincial stir. Wh i le the Hot Tamales , out of Ph iladel­

phia, were play ing Montreal they cut a session at the Rea Vi ctor studios and were so impressed with the sound that they decided to put out " Out Of Sight" and "You Are My Sunsh ine" on the Di nosaur label wh ich is distributed by All ied Records. U.S. react ion was also very encourag­ing and a release has been arranged on Diamond.

Mel Sh aw, manager of The Stampeders , has just returned from New York City with a briefcase bulgi ng with offers for his ranch hands. One important item a group or artist needs is a manager with imagination and dr ive and this is what the Stampeders have. It's not

just glossy pictures and a typewritten bio that Mel presents to potenti al customers. He has one heck of a beautifu l portfo lio i llustrating his group. A New Yor~ publicist commented " it's on a par if not better than many of the promotion­al pieces on the big name groups and artists".

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AS WE APPROACH .. .. our Centennial year , Old Ed: phones me to tel I of the Canadian announcer who has been so brainwashed that he recently referred to "a cold front from Canada". That's as bad as the Toronto station that wanted to re­fer to their staff as the " All American Good Guys". (Ed: Now we'll never get their chart!!' )

Among the many GOOD jobs I've been offered , I understand that I've been offered a job with the Union. I also understand the Union is tuned in on every word I write . I want you to know that I have a great respect for the job the Union is doing in protecting their members. I do however worry about the members not protect­ing themselves , and I intend to do an article on this very subject... .... soon .

The combination (I th ink that's the best word) of a music director , a promotion man , a booking agency , and another group are pull ing a lot of strings that are making a lot of people d3nce. What will we call it? I think someone in the industry recently referred to it as the "PUP­PET SHOW" are having a little troub le among themselves, and another troublemaker is causing 'it. You know who I'm referring to and if you don't...WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN'!' (Ed: You left out a paper and I don't think it was three ring , like a circus 1111) Yes?? ??

I understand that Old Ed: was asked re­cently to compile a breakdown of chart action across Canada. I would like to know by WHOM7 and WHY 777 As one disc jockey put it... "I'm glad I'm not involved". Ellie says , "YOU AR E''ll " (Ed: Who isn't?????)

KC George H. Grant sends news from VOCM St. John's , that the station has undergone an alter­ing in their music format which has proven to be very successful. They now go GMP in the early part of the day. Country with Slim McLaren

takes it from 2 to 5 PM and the station rocks solid at night. Bob Capp , formerly with CKSL in Lond on is the new 9 AM to noon man . Be· cause of RPM again reporting on the country scene, George wou Id like record companies to note that VOCM is an effec tive country ou tlet and that they should di rect all material to their country spinner, Slim McLaren.

Tex Bagshaw, program manager at CKL Y in Lindsay , has arranged for the station to lea·

ture special Chri stmas mus ic and programming from Dec. 24th at 2 PM through to 1 AM Dec. 26 and will air the Old Year out with their year end Sound Spectacular featuring the top 40 pop songs, top 10 country and top 10 albums. This Spectacular gets underway at Midnite Dec. 31 and goes through to 1 AM Jan 2 of the New Year.

John E. Mackey, promotion manager at CFQC Saskatoon, has news that their "Man-on the-go", Dean Su mmerfield was the "Man-on­the-scene" at the opening of Saskatoon 's 2Vi mill ion dollar shopping centre. Dean broadcast the opening festivities, interviewed 27 lucky winners of $100 .00 each , announced the winner of a trip for two via Air Can ada to Barbados, and interv iewed the owners of many of the 33 stores and services at the Mall. During his 5 days at the opening, Dean gave away over 300 units of product samples from Neilson 's, Corn

Huskers Lotion, Monarch Ic ing Mix, Cadbury ' s and ·many others to winners on the CFQC "Market Mall Wheel" .

CJ BQ's Dave Charles wi 11 be doing a one hour specia l on the CBC radio network which will be broadcast coast to coast Saturday Dec. 17. Dave v.ill be interviewing the Quiet

Jungle, Dirty Shames, Last Word s, Ugly Duck­lings and wil l also be playing a cross section of their music. The teens in the Belleville area are real ly behind the Canadian sound and feel that it is the best in the world and that it's just a matter of time before one of the groups

makes it big. Red Leaf artist Greg Hamon made qu ite

an impression on the teens in the Dauph in area. CKDM's Ron Waddell hosted the show along with Wild Bill Flamon d. The Saskatchewan group, Three Hairs and a Hat were also on the show and from the response they got from the locals, they can hang their hats in Dauphin anyt ime. The Upshots , a local group, are al so getting the royal treatment from Dauphin folk s. They recently played to a ful I house wi th Ron and Wild Bill hosting this one as well. CKDM 's popular write-in "Dedication Club" is now heading for 6000 members and host Waddell has a new feature on the Saturday night edi ti on . It's ca lled "An Hour With An Artist" . Ron picks an artist a week, displays his or her photo in the window of the station , does a little research and whi le he spotlights their discs he is genned up enough to give a complete rundown on the activities of the star. Any group or art­ist who wou Id I ike to send photos , tapes and general info to Ron wi 11 be given a giant boost in Waddell country. New Years Eve will oo a special occasion for CKDM. They'll be welcom­ing not only the New Year but Canada 's birth­day year as well. Arrangements have been made for a large beacon flare and rock show at the Dauphin arena. The show will fea ture Co lumbia recording artists , The Lovin' Kind and is to be hosted by Ron Waddel I. Advan ce ticket sales already indicate a sellout crowd.

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