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A weekly review of what is new on record
PAT SAYS HE'LL
* STAMP NEWS ★
21. 1880 definitive 5c and 10c issue
The P. M. G. had asked
for the new Sc. to be in blue and the 10c, · in the colour of the....... discontinued '18¢. ́öf ̃ which he sent a specie... men for the informa- tion of the printers. The first batch: of the new stamps were sent out on July 26, 1880. The plates were mada in
the same way as those:: for the previous issues; :
Chinese character the used to represent the word. cents was the same as that used in' the 16c.
In the 5c, lines of shad-
ing cover the whole. face and neck, and there are five lines of shading above and three below the head. The 10c. is generally
similar bat with four lines of shading above and three below the head; the fourth line
КОНСКОНС
FIVE CENTS
HONGKONG
TEX CENTS
above the head divides into two just above the cross.
1880 issue; perf. 14
SG 29 5c. blue
30 10c. mauve
Hiri is 18 wish that
Ray Jay will come back
Credit Card to Martina Leung.
BE BACK
Pat Boone was obviously sincere when he told fans at a local nightclub here
that he wanted to return to Hongkong and perform for them. Prior to the party's departure for Manila Pat's manager, Jack Spina, when asked whether there was any possibility of the singer performing here said: "If the only construction big enough to hold a large crowd is a football stadium, and a black-tie dinner is the other alternative, Pat will come back here and perform for charity. He is very eager to be heard by a Hongkong audience. FOOT NOTE: Pat was
mobbed
at by fans Manila airport. His shirt was_almost_ripped off his back. His one plea was that they should leave his alone. They did.
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Dot records, capitalising on the success of Pat's latest hit, "Moody River" have released an LP entitled "Moody River".
Featured alongside this tune are such well known hits as "The Great Pretender", "Gear- gia” “On My Mind
"Blue
Moon" and others.
Pat is backed here by the orchestra of Marty Paich-one of the best in the business. Arrangements are by Marty, Billy Vaughn, and Milt Rogers —and a grand job they do too.
On Dot DLP 3384.
What ingredients go into the making of a hit record? of analysis by No amount the experts have as yet been able to produce a conclusive
answer.
Most people say it is the conglomeration of little things,
A CHARITY SHOW
orchestra, he propelled "Mack" to the top of the charts where it stayed for a long long time. Sales to date: over 2,000,000 of the disc which was issued as a single.
That really was the beginning, as far as I am concerned, of the Bobby Darin story.
Atco have recently released an LP called "The Bobby Darin Story," which traces the young singer's success from "Splish. Splash" to "Mack." Narration is by Darin himself, and the LP is cleverly put together.
It is making itself felt on the LP charts in the US-just an- other feather in the cap of this talented, aggressive, remarkable young man, who was born Walden Robert Cassotto in 1936, and is now one of the hottest finds in show business.
The Bobby Darin Story Is on Atco 33-131.
That "Romantica" girl Jane Morgan is back with her latest long-player on the Kapp label which is entitled. (also known to some as
"The "The Second Time Around”. Theme From The Threepenny. Jane is one of the finest
interpreters
romantic Opera").
of the
& ballad. Blessed with fresh
It had been recorded by
not the least of which is a huge numerous singers and bands young voice, and the ability to
slice of luck-and timing. '
When I say timing I don't previously, without making any as a best mean it in the rhythmic sense; sensational progress
seller. I mean when and where a cer- tain record should be released. When a dise is bucking the field with say ten other poten- tial best sellers, it has, less chance of reaching the top than when its working against half that number.
A case in point is that of Bobby Darin, the man they are calling the new Sinatra.
Bobby who won a scholarship to study at Hunter College in New York, stayed there just one term, then took off with travelling road show in which he played the part of a Red
Indian chief.
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His ambition at that time was to be an actor. It was while he was with the show that he started to experiment with music, writing songs and teaching himself to play the piano.
In 1957, he was signed to a contract by Atco records. That was the beginning. It was also nearly the end.
Bobby cut a couple of dises which got nowhere in a hurry. Then, almost a year later and on the verge of throwing in the towel, Bobby recorded a num- ber entitled "Splish Splash”. It became a hit.
He followed this with a series of rock 'n roll numbers like "Queen of the Hop" and "Dream Lover which all made rapid progress in the charts,
Then it was time to make an it
LP. Atco record's titled “That's All”—which incidentally was one of the tunes on the alburn.
Included in the disc was a time called "Mack The Knife”
But then came the Darin recording in 1959, and it ex- ploded on the musical scene like a bomb. Darin had changed his style, and back- ed by hard
a
driving
sing with sincerity, she has in gained for herself a niche the hurly burly of the entertain- ment world.
The theme of this album is "love" and June sings of its and many forms with warmth tenderness that is often lacking in today's younger singers.
On the Kapp label:
KL 1239.
Credit Card to Majid Gafoor
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