Georgie's Sugar Lumps Are For Sinus!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Amazing resource (from SKIDMORE COLLEGE!!!!) tracking NME features through the 50s and 60s.

Here's a flavour:

March 18 No. 1051
Pascall, Jeremy The Men of DADMAS- Micky and Spencer [Micky Dolenz, Spencer Davis] 2
Pascall, Jeremy Monkees Here to Stay: That’s NME Readers Verdict [Monkees] 3,4
Smith, Alan We’re as Psychedelic as a Pint O’ Beer wi’ t’ Lads! [Hollies] 4
James, Dawn Chrissie Shrimpton and Her Star Boyfriends [Mick Jagger, Steve Marriot] 5
Johnson, Derek Top Singles Reviewed [Frank and n.a.ncy Sin.a.tra, Georgie Fame, Mamas and Papas, Easybeats, Pink Floyd, Zombies, Others] 6, 10
n.a. [Tours, Releases, Films, Etc.- Tom Jones, Simon Dee TV, Jimi Hendrix, Georgie Fame, Cat Stevens, Monkees, Others] 8, 9
Evans, Allen LP’s [Walker Brothers, Beach Boys, Others] 10
Smith, Alan My Husband [Petula Clark, Claude Woolff] 11
Altham, Keith John’s Children- First of the Anti-Lust Groups [John’s Children] 12
Drummond, Norrie Whistling Jack Singer Is Coby Wells [Whistling Jack Smith] 13
Altham, Keith Vauds Phone NME from US [New Vaudeville Band] 14
Smith, Alan Georgie’s Sugar Lumps Are for Sinus! [Georgie Fame] 14
Alley Cat Tailpieces [Petula Clark, Cher, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Engelbert Humperdinck, Roy Orbison, Others]

And if you think Arcticmania is bad now, look at the weekly coverage given to the Real Actual Monkees during early '67.

(What was DADMAS?)

Comments

Re: !!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I remember reading - I think in Reynolds - that J's C had an anti-sex gimmick going on for a bit.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

haha details here (http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/4730/johns.htm)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Leatherhead massive!

Wow I wonder where the Bluesette was?

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

"completely arrogant, crimpingly honest, totally naive and four good clean healthy lads who sound like the Who plus blues!"

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

they toured australia with WHO, if i remember my bolan biog correctly, and allegedly it was THEY who started the smashing hotel rooms etc stuff (at the instigation of SNB almost certainly) rather than moon and the boys.