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counts Tor most OF the upsurge.
Mercury Records has announced
plans for a unique package mer-
chandising promotion, In June and
July. marking the first use OF the
i-cent premium sales plan In the
record industry.
Every purchaser OF a S3.9s Mer-
curry. Wing or EmArcy viii re-
ceive a premium coupon which en-
titles him 10 purchase two or more
LIP for 1898 1898 for one and
l-cent for the other.
RcA Victor broke It's Save on
Records" coupon plan last April
with one eye peeled on July as the
month for its first free record
record bonus Customers can be
expected TO visit stores where they
originally bought their coupon
books during that month To pick
out the gratis disks. Knowing that
increased store traffic can be ex-
pected, RCA is prepping what Il
calls a choice pickage Of new al
buns for June release. albums
which will be on dealers shelves
during the July bonus record
month Among the new albums
are l2-inch disks by Harry Belle
fonte. Tony Martin and Elvis
Presley.
Epic's Brst Seller
Until recently, the top LIP on the
Epic label has been The Lillian
Roth story" But in short period
Of three weeks, Epic's new COM
plcte minstrel show album, Gen
tIemen BE Seated" has sayrocket-
ed 10 the No. position on the
labels all-time best seller list and
sales continue 10 grow rapidly.
Commbia's Record Of the
Month promotional idea got off
10 noteworthy start with the
teaming OF Rosemary Clooney and
Duke Ellington on the same ~
inch disk. Blue Rose" The al
bum. sold at a dollar below the list
price has had tremendous success
during this month. Replacing II on
dealers shelves ruring the month
Of June viii be Castles In Spain"
featuring the music Of Spain by
Michel Legrand and his orchestra.
and ''Rachmanioff Concerto No. 2
in G Minor for Piano" featuring
Eugene Istomin at the piano. with
Eugne Ormandy and the Philadel-
phia Orchestra.
Prestige Records II readying for
release a Prestige Jam Session"
LIP. led by saxophoniat Gene Am
mons. Other artists participating
on the label are Art Farmer on
trumpet, Jackie Mclean on alto
sax. Candida on bongo and conga
drums. Duke Jordan on piano. Ad.
olson Farmer on bass and Art
Taylor on drums.
Jar From Germany
Decca has released two records
which showcase many Of Ger
manys leading modern Jazz ar
lists. "Das Ist Jazz" and From
Germany" were recorded at the
1854 German Jazz Festival at
Frankfort on Main. organized by
the German Jazz Festival. Jutta
Hipp, the musically astute Ger
man jazz pianist who is now do
ing singles IN America. IL by far
the best artist heard on the disks
The second most entertaining per
former Is tenor Saxist Hans Roller.
whob lows IN the Stan GetE man
ner.
George Sheartng's Quintet has
recorded Il hear Music" a MGM
LIP that Is hght-hearted. easy
listening you're sure 10 like A.
mong the many tavorites are Il
Hear Music" over the Rainbow
"A Ghost % Chance" and How
High the Moon"
Both Chris Corners and Meg
Myles have fast-selling records
OF Past the Age 81 Tnnosence." on
Atlantic and Capital labels, res
pcctively.
Atlan,ic's Clyde McPhatter and
the Drifters have another poten-
tial hit in their new sides, Money
Honey" and The Way I Feel"
Les Paul and Mary Ford have
another Capitol best seller In
san Antonio Rose" backed on
the Zip side by "cimsrron,
King Records has teamed saNa-
phonist Earl Bostic and organist
pili norrrtt on a "real zone tfisk