the cu rrent nosta Igia craze, anyth i ng
from that period is do ing well."
Cl ifford G. Jones, of Jones Music
Co . in Long Beach , Calif ., agreed . "We
change from 15 to 18 records on our
boxes each week," Jones said, "and we
f ill in with alot of old favorites. We
keep re·circulating those old records
constantly, and it's a big help in
keeping appealing old ies at various
locations.
"The old standards are doing really
well," Jones added . "In fact, they're
doing better in some cases than the
top hit tunes coming out today ."
"Adult selections (oldies) are not in
nearly the demand as early '50's rock-
and ·roll here," said Phil Tullisano of
General Amusement Co. in Bloom-
field, Conn.
He said Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley
and other early rock artists make up
the bulk of his old ies demand .
But other operators in other areas
of the country indicated that the type
music their locations are asking for
Little LP Spotlights
The news in the jukebox l ittle LP
world is the arrival of the first ship·
ment of quadraphonic little LP selec·
tions, and selections from the first
batch represent a wide variety of
mus ical talent and in terests.
L ittle LPs Unl imited in Danbury,
Conn . said they received their first
shipment of the new quad albums late
in September. A total of 19 quad
records were available .
Here's a brief summary of those
albums :
BIG BAND HITS OF THE 30's -
Enoch Light. Selections : Side 1 - I'm
Getting Sentimental Over You ; Snow-
fall ; Moonlight Serenade . Side 2 -
Be~in the Beguine; Let's Dance ; Wood -
choppers Ball.
THE GRASS ROOTS - "Greatest
Hits." Select io ns : Side 1 - Midnight
Confessions ; Sooner or Later ; Where
Were You When I Needed You . Side 2
- Temptat io:1 Eyes; Wait a Million
Years ; Heaven Knows .
BIG HITS OF THE 20's - Enoch
Light. Selections : Side 1 - If You
Kn ew Susie; Tea For Two ; Chicago .
Side 2 - Toot, Toot Tootsie ; Charles·
ton ; A in't She Sweet .
BIG HITS OF THE 30's & 40's -
Enoch L ight. Sel ections : Side 1 -
Cherokee; Apr il in Paris ; I'll Never
Sm ile Aga in . Side 2 - I Can't Get
Started With You ; Marie .
BIG HITS OF THE 40's & 50's -
fILe' . 'DI
comes from a variety of musical
groups.
Of course, Glenn Miller-type big
band sound is a hot item in many
locations, especially those catering to
middle·aged customers. But one oper-
ator indicated that one of his custo-
mers has only about four big band
selections available, and his early -to
mid ·20's customers play them fre-
quently - so often , in fact, that he has
requested a few more similar selec-
tions.
Many current record chart climbers
are re·makes of tunes released years
ago, and that is true of both recent
pop and country releases.
Following is just a sampling of
1950's music which has had good play
on jukeboxes in various locat ions of
late, by year of release:
1950: Third Man Theme, Anton
Kara; Mona Lisa, Nat "King" Cole.
1951 : Tennesse Waltz, Patti Page .
1952: Cry, Johnny Ray.
1953: You, You, You, Ames
Brothers.
1954: Young at Heart, Frank Sina.
tra.
1955: Rock Around the Clock, Bill
Haley and the Comets ; Mr. Sandman,
Chordettes.
1956: Don't Be Cruel, Elvis Presley;
Heartbreak Hotel , Elv is Presley;
Hound Dog, Elvis Presley ; The Great
Pretender, Platters.
1957 : You Send Me, Sam Cooke;
Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley ; Chances
Are , Johnny Mathis; Tammy, Debbie
Reynolds; Party Doll, Buddy Knox ;
Bye Bye Love, Everly Brothers.
1958: Yakety Yak, Coasters; Purple
People Eater, Sheb Wooley; Get a Job,
Silhouettes; Bird Dog/ Devoted to You,
Everly Brothers.
1959: I ' m Gonna Get Married,
Lloyd Price; Mr . Blue, Fleetwoods;
Primrose Lane, Jerry Wallace ; Smoke
Gets In Your Eyes, Platters; Charlie
Brown , Platters.
Enoch Light . Selections : Side 1 -
Sat in Doll ; You Made Me Love You;
On a Slow Boat To China . Side 2 -
Heartaches; Sentimental Journey;
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom Wh ite.
DICK JURGENS - "Here's That
Band Again ." Selections : Side 1 -
You Are Always in My Heart ; Red
Wing; Cinderella . Sid e 2 - Somebody
Stole My Gal; Young at Heart ; Hin·
dustan.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST JAZZ
BAND - "Volume 2 ." Selections:
Side 1 - Love is Blue ; Alfie ; Wolverine
Blu es. Side 2 - Savoy Blues; South
Rampart Street Parade .
HITS FROM THE GREAT GATS·
BY ERA - Enoch Light. Selections :
Side 1 - What'li I Do?; Alice Blue
Gown ; Three O'Clock in the Morning ;
Who . Side 2 : The Sheik of Araby ; It
Had To Be You ; Five-Foot-Two .
STEELY DAN - "Pretzel Logic."
Selections: Side 1 - With a Gun; Rikki
Don't Lose That Number. Side 2 -
Barrytown ; Pretzel Logic.
JOE WALSH - "The Smoker You
Dr in k, The Player You Get." Selec·
tions : Side 1 - Rocky Mountain Way;
Happy Days. Side 2 - Meadows; Mid ·
night Mood ies.
THREE DOG NIGHT - "Hard
Labor ." Selections : Side 1 - The
Show Must Go On ; Sure As I'm Sitting
Here. Side 2 - Anytime Babe ; Put Out
the Light .
JIM CROCE - "I Got A Name ."
Selections : Side 1 - I Got a Name ;
RAY CHARLES SINGERS
Lovers Cross; I'll Have to Say I Love
You in a Song . Side 2 - Top Hat Bar
and Grille ; Thursday Workin' at the
Car Wash Blues.
THE FOUR TOPS - "Main Street
People ." Selections : Side 1 - Sweet
Understanding Love ; I Just Can't Get
You Out of My Mind . Side 2 - It
Won't Be the First Time ; Are You Man
Enough?
B. B. KING - "Guess Who ." Selec·
tions : Side 1· - Any Other Way;
Summer in the City . Side 2 - Better
Lovin' Man ; Found What I Need .
"Love Me With All Your Heart ."
Selections : Side 1 - Theme From
"The Sand Pebbles" ; California
Dreamin'; Caberet. Side 2 - Music To
Watch Girls By; Alfie ; Love Me With
All Your Heart.
DOC SEVER INSEN - "Fever." Se·
lections : Side 1 - In a Little Spanish
Town ; On a Clear Day ; Walk Right In .
Side 2 - Cotton Fields ; Fever; He's
Got the Whole World in His Hands.
SAMMY KAYE - "Swing and
Sway ." Selections : Side 1 - Every -
thing is Beautiful ; We've Only Just
Begun; For the Good Times. Side 2
- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing ;
Crying Again ; Good Times Go Right
On .
TONY MOTTOLA - "The Best Of
Tony Mottola." Selections : Side 1 -
I'll Never Fall In Love Again ; Help
Yourself ; This Guy's In Love With
You . Side 2 - Goin' Out of My Head;
Lush and Lovely ; Dream a Little
Dream of Me . • • •
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