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Peter Jones

Peter Jones was one of the most astute trendspotters in British pop. As chief writer and editor of the weekly music paper Record Mirror during the 1960s, he boasted the best contacts book in the business and was a confidant to the stars. His role in the discovery of the Rolling Stones was pivotal and he wrote the first full-length book about the Beatles, while his cheer-leading articles about Dusty Springfield, the Who, the Kinks and Jimi Hendrix helped them all on their way to stardom. Peter died in 2015.

Dave Laing's Guardian obituary

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Marty Wilde: Shakespeare Swotting — that's For Me Says Marty Wilde

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 29 April 1961

PETER JONES REPORTS ...

Shane Fenton & the Fentones: Shane Fenton: Leyton, Kane And Now Shane

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 7 October 1961

I'M NOT BOASTING BUT I SPOT A NEW BOY ...

Gene Vincent: The Secret Fear of Gene Vincent

Comment by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 31 March 1962

GENE VINCENT flies back to London on March 28. Great news for his myriad fans, including me, who regard him as a truly great rock ...

Burl Ives Goes 'Soft'

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 12 May 1962

TOP TWENTY status, in which he jostles for space with the Elvis Presleys and Cliff Richards, has softened 52-year-old show business all-rounder Burl Ives in ...

Duane Eddy: Can Duane Get Out Of The Doldrums?

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 12 May 1962

DUANE EDDY switched labels quite recently. His first single release under the new deal with RCA-Victor is 'Deep In The Heart Of Texas' — and ...

Della Reese In London: Gospel Is Very Big Business

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 28 July 1962

MOST PEOPLE in Britain think of DELLA REESE as a Gospel singer. But the truth is that she'll sing ANYTHING, working on the theory: "If ...

Bobby Darin: Take It Easier, Mr. Darin

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 28 July 1962

IT WENT on, and on, and on, and on... for months Rumour, counter-rumour, denial, counter-denial... and finally the bouncy young man, who just can't help ...

Chubby Checker: Chubby Checks In

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 8 September 1962

'TWIST' KING HERE FOR TOUR ...

Jet Harris & Tony Meehan: Following His Solo Stage Debut Jet Harris Talks To The NRM's Peter Jones

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 8 September 1962

PROGRESS report on: JET HARRIS. Since he left the Shadows to plough his solo way through show business, he has three packed-out, lifting-the-roof audiences deciding ...

Rolf Harris: The Zany 'Kangaroo Man' Is Back

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 8 September 1962

TWO YEARS ago, 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport' hit the British charts with all the fury of an aboriginal war dance. So did Rolf Harris, ...

Brook Benton: Disappointed Brook

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 12 January 1963

Peter Jones looks at the Million-Selling Ex-Truck Driver... ...

The Springfields: Colder In Nashville Than Even Here Says Tom Springfield

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 February 1963

MIKE PICKWORTH is the "new boy" of the Springfield's. He's the 21-year-old who took over when Tim Feild left to set up in the antique ...

The Limeliters: They're in the Limelight

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 February 1963

PETER JONES welcomes the LIMELITERS to Britain ...

The Limeliters: They're in the Limelight

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 February 1963

PETER JONES welcomes the LIMELITERS to Britain ...

Brian Hyland: They Said I Was a One-Hit Boy Says Brian Hyland to Peter Jones

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 February 1963

DISTINCTLY FUNNY, not to mention odd, is the disc career of the personable young Brian Hyland. It's been up-and-down with the persistence of a yoyo. ...

Billie Davis: No Nerves From Billie

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 February 1963

HIT DISC, first go. That's Billie Davis, who has held off opposition from Alma Cogan and the American 'Tell Him' grouping the Exciters. And a ...

Count Basie, Frank Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and Count Basie: Sinatra-Basie: An Historical Musical First (Reprise)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 February 1963

Sinatra-Basie in Depth: Peter Jones highlights a Great New Album from Sinatra and The Count ...

Jet Harris & Tony Meehan: "Mad and Misguided"

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 February 1963

THAT'S WHAT WAS SAID WHEN JET HARRIS AND TONY MEEHAN LEFT THE SHADOWS — 'DIAMONDS' PROVED THEM ALL WRONG... ...

Joe Brown: Shakespeare Helped Pen Joe's New Disc!

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 February 1963

THE LATEST chapter in the crazy life of Joe Brown started with him whistling to me across busy Shaftesbury Avenue, in London's West End. He ...

Cliff Richard, The Shadows: The Unseen, But Not Unheard Side Of The SHADOWS

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 February 1963

THE SHADOWS: top instrumental group; world travellers; hit disc-makers; theatre packers-in; fan-forming personalities. But while they've strummed and struck their way to fame, they've been ...

Del Shannon: 'I Can't Wait To Get Back' Says Del Talking About His British Tour

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 23 February 1963

DEL SHANNON, fast becoming a contender for the "Mr. Consistency" department of pop, took time off from a session on his new L.P. to scatter ...

Heinz, Joe Meek, Outlaws, The (UK), The Tornados: Heinz — Is He Right?

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 9 March 1963

HAS HEINZ Burt done the right thing in leaving the Tornados? Or would he have been wiser to stick with the group until they had ...

Cliff Richard, The Shadows: The Secret That Cliff Can't Tell!

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 9 March 1963

CLIFF RICHARD is, for sure, the most successful pop entertainer in Britain right now. But could it be that he is becoming more popular abroad ...

Timi Yuro: Her Middle Name Is Soul

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 9 March 1963

"SOUL" — what is it? In a word, it's "indefinable". It's a sort of total involvement in the music one is expressing, whether by voice ...

Dick Dale: They've Spent A Fortune

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 23 March 1963

On The Lad They Call "The New Presley" In The US ...

Mark Wynter: Missing — One New Goffin-King Song. And I Lost It, Says Mark Wynter

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 23 March 1963

ONE AMBITION of Mark Wynter's was to meet up with Gerry Goffin and Carole King during his recent trip to New York. He achieved that ...

Andy Williams: Picasso Originals!

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 20 April 1963

ANDY WILLIAMS DOESN'T HOARD RECORDS — HE COLLECTS ...

Sammy Davis Jr.: Palladium, London

Live Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 20 April 1963

SAM'S A WHAM! ...

The Beach Boys, The Chantays, Dick Dale, Jan & Dean: Let's Go Surfin'...

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 20 July 1963

Peter Jones takes a close look at the latest U.S. craze to hit the scene ...

Chubby Checker: Dance Crazes? "They're Out" Says Chubby Checker

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 17 August 1963

CHUBBY CHECKER emerged from the bathroom in his London hotel. He'd showered and shaved. Light blue shirt, dark mohair slacks, open sandals. And a limp. ...

Heinz, Joe Meek: Faith Plus Enthusiasm: Heinz' Success Story

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 17 August 1963

SO HEINZ crashes handsomely into the charts. After the false start of his debut solo disc, 'Dreams Do Come True', his "heartfelt" tribute to Eddie ...

Josh White

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 24 August 1963

A ROOM in a plush London hotel. The centre of the attraction is an American Negro, 48 years old, his face leathery and worn. Dark ...

Gerry & The Pacemakers: Gerry And The Pacemakers Too Busy For Recordings!

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 September 1963

IT'S BEEN a bit quiet on the recording front for Gerry and the Pacemakers — and the main reason is that the effervescent Mr. Marsden ...

Billy J. Kramer: Life With Billy J.!

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 5 October 1963

BILLY J. KRAMER lashed back his second entire French loaf, whooshed amiably through a large crab salad — and talked about the trials, tribulations and ...

Billy Fury, Dickie Pride, Joe Brown, Marty Wilde, The Tornados: Billy Fury, The Tornados, Joe Brown et al: ABC Cinema, Croydon

Live Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 12 October 1963

WHEN LARRY Parnes puts out a touring show, he puts out a big 'un. He slams in plenty of acts, plenty of variety, plenty of ...

Del Shannon on The British Scene

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 12 October 1963

PETER JONES TALKS TO DEL SHANNON AND GETS SOME INTERESTING VIEWS ...

The Beatles: With The Beatles (Parlophone)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 9 November 1963

WITH THE BEATLES IS THE TITLE OF THE FANTASTIC NEW BEATLES ALBUM. HERE'S A DETAILED REVIEW BY PETER JONES ...

Billy Fury, The Tornados: It Took All Day — It Was Fantastic

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 November 1963

WE WANT BILLY! IS BILLY FURY SINGING THE SONGS HE LIKES TO SING ...

The Beatles' views on Juke Box Jury

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 December 1963

WELL, NOW we KNOW what the Beatles really like, loathe, love and feel "nowt" about on the pop scene. Their take-over job on the panel ...

Heinz: I Won't Rest Until I Hit The Charts Jackpot

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 4 January 1964

HEINZ HAS TWO BEST SELLERS TO HIS CREDIT NOW, BUT REFUSES TO SIT BACK AND TAKE THINGS EASY ...

The Ronettes: Wrong Phone Number Brought Success

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 11 January 1964

TALK ABOUT a coincidence! A thundering great coincidence — a flash of fate which virtually launched the swinging Ronettes, one of the most successful girlie ...

Brenda Lee: Her Marriage and Career...

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 January 1964

Brenda Lee is back in the charts again. Her mother talks about Brenda and marriage. ...

The Tornados: Hamburg — Where The Big Beat Reigns

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 1 February 1964

CLEM CATTINI TALKS TO PETER JONES ...

Tony Sheridan, Kingsize Taylor: Tony Sheridan and Kingsize Taylor: The Forgotten Kings of Beat

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 29 February 1964

AS HAS possibly been observed before, it is all happening in Hamburg. There is more big beat per square yard on the Reeperbahn, with its ...

The Applejacks: Here Come The Applejacks!

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 21 March 1964

WELL, AT least it is finally settled! Those three schoolboy members of the chart-climbing Applejacks have decided to give up school and concentrate full-time on ...

Peter, Paul & Mary: Peter Paul & Mary To Top Palladium

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 28 March 1964

THINGS change... especially in the music business. For example, America's top folk group Peter, Paul and Mary visited here in September last year, when folksy ...

The Beatles, John Lennon: A Beatle In His Own Write!

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 4 April 1964

John Lennon Talks About His New Book ...

Jackie Lynton: When Jackie Threw In The Towel...

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 4 April 1964

THE LABOURERS on the building site toiled. Cement was mixed. Bricks were carried. Planks were transported. And a portable radio blared out 'Housewife's Choice'. One ...

Millie: A Blue Beat Bombshell!

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 4 April 1964

A DARK-SKINNED very feminine ball of fire named simply, Millie. A Jamaican-born bombshell who is an old trouper at the age of 16... and could ...

The Trashmen — What's In A Name?

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 4 April 1964

A LOOK AT THE CRAZIEST NEW GROUP ON THE U.S. SCENE ...

Peter and Gordon: Jane Asher Speaks...

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 11 April 1964

EXCLUSIVE STORY ABOUT ACTRESS JANE ASHER AND HER BROTHER PETER, OF PETER & GORDON ...

Mickey Finn & the Blue Men: Peter Jones's New Names: Mickey Finn's East End Image

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 18 April 1964

SOME GROUPS get dozens of big hits, but never manage to put an image, or at least an atmospheric image over to the public. But ...

The Rolling Stones: The Rolling Stones (Decca)

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 18 April 1964

GREAT NEW L-P FROM STONES ...

John Paul Jones: Bass With Every Thing

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 April 1964

STRIKING OUT on his own with a new solo disc: John Paul Jones, bass guitarist with the Tony Meehan Group. And the disc which could ...

Jan & Dean: Now Jan & Dean on the Banned Wagon

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 May 1964

THEY SOLD over a million copies of 'Linda' and 'Surf City' in the first six months of 1963. And they produce all their disc sessions ...

The Pretty Things: Peter Jones' New Names: Look At These Pretty Things!

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 May 1964

IN LONDON'S West End, there are a number of night clubs that deal almost exclusively with beat music — but always jazz tinged beat. These ...

Band of Angels: Peter Jones's New Names: Band of Angels

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 May 1964

FORGET "THE OLD SCHOOL TIE" ...

Dusty Springfield: My Adventures Abroad — Dusty

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 9 May 1964

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD'S smoky-toned voice came through loud and clear on the trans-Atlantic phone. "That you, Peter? Boy, what a trip this is turning out to ...

Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart: Long John Baldry: The Walking Skyscraper

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 May 1964

IT IS NOT often that you see a skyscraper actually walking around the streets of London. ...

Shirley Bassey, Cilla Black, Gigliola Cinquetti, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Kathy Kirby, Millie, Dionne Warwick: Meet The Chart Chicks!

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 May 1964

PETER JONES TAKES A LOOK AT THE SUDDEN INFLUX OF THE BIG HIT GIRLS ...

The Beatles, Cilla Black, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde: Should A Pop Star Marry?

Report by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 16 May 1964

Norman Jopling and Peter Jones take a look at the pros and cons of pop star marriages ...

Dionne Warwick: Going Shopping With Dionne!

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 30 May 1964

DIONNE WARWICK is tall and willowy — a shapely frame built on the curviest of legs. The dark eyes smoulder. The whiter-than-white teeth flash a ...

Elvis Presley: The Facts About Elvis

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Keith Matthews, Record Mirror, 30 May 1964

FROM JIMMY SAVILE ...

The Honeycombs: Have they the right to take chart honours?

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 4 July 1964

HONEY LANTREE really wanted to be a hairdresser — but she also had the unusual hobby for a girl of being a talented beat drummer. ...

The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night (Dir: Richard Lester)

Film/DVD/TV Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 11 July 1964

It's a Great Day's Night! ...

The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night (Parlophone)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 11 July 1964

AND THEIR NEW LP... ...

The Who: The High Numbers: How High Will These Numbers Go?

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 11 July 1964

HAILED AS "the first authentic mod record," four hip young men called the High Numbers are out right now with 'I'm the Face', backed with ...

The Merseybeats: We Love Mad Fans!

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 18 July 1964

say those Merseybeats Off the Cuff to Peter Jones ...

Jim Reeves: "We just come through here once..."

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 15 August 1964

JIM REEVES, only a few weeks off forty but looking much younger, relaxed In the garden of his beautiful new home at Madison, Tennessee. He ...

The Honeycombs: The Haphazard Hit

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 15 August 1964

THEY'VE BEEN professionals less than six weeks, they all came together and formed a group in the most haphazard and casual way, they made a ...

The Kinks: They Livened Up The Champagne Circuit

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 15 August 1964

LOOKS LIKE the Kinks are on the way to the charts at last — with, incidentally, a chance to make impact on the American scene. ...

Cilla Black: Cilla — She'll Stay Here, Says Brian

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 22 August 1964

WHAT NEXT for Cilla Black? Only one man really knows the way to develop her career... and that man Is Brian Epstein, guv'nor figure of ...

The Zombies: The group with the brainpower

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 22 August 1964

ALREADY IN the charts with their first sensational release 'She's Not There', the Zombies must be one of the most different groups on the scene. ...

The Beatles: Brian Epstein: A Cellarful Of Noise (Souvenir Press)

Book Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 10 October 1964

The night George got a black eye… ...

Jackie DeShannon: Jackie Jumps For Joy

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 7 November 1964

RIGHT NOW, let's stop messing around. Let's not keep the delectable Jackie de Shannon in suspense any longer... just one good heave-ho and her first-rate ...

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas: Martha's Mad On Fashion

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 November 1964

NEXT TO music, probably the most important thing to Martha, of the Vandellas, is fashion. When I saw her in her room at the Strand ...

The Fourmost: "Why We Copied The 4 Tops"

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 21 November 1964

THE MAJORITY of Juke Box Jury panellists — that is, three out of the four — hammered the Fourmost's new single 'Baby, I Need Your ...

Marvin Gaye: Marvin — He Never Forgets A Face

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 28 November 1964

PETER JONES TALKS TO AMERICA'S SMOOTH-VOICED BLUESMAN, MARVIN GAYE, THE LATEST OF THE TAMLA-MOTOWN STARS TO HIT BRITAIN ...

The Yardbirds: 'We Nearly Packed It In' said The Yardbirds to Peter Jones

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 28 November 1964

"WE WERE as low as we could be. Our lead singer was desperately, dangerously, ill — in fact, he nearly died. When we heard he ...

Betty Everett: At Last Betty Hits Our Charts

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 15 January 1965

BETTY EVERETT lounged decoratively, elegantly dipping into a bowl of Indian food — her first Press reception on her first visit to Britain. Her trip ...

Doris Troy: The Alias Entertainer

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 10 April 1965

DORIS HIGGINSON, alias Doris Payne, alias Doris Troy, was tugging happily at a king-size cigarette and wondering if it was possible to get a cup ...

Cilla Black, Randy Newman: Cilla Black: "The Song My Mum Doesn't Like"

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 1 May 1965

WHAT I asked Cilla Black was what she thought of the controversy surrounding her latest single, 'I've Been Wrong Before'. And a Liverpool accent which ...

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, Freddie & The Dreamers, Herman's Hermits: Herman's Hermits, Freddie & the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana: The Second Invasion

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 1 May 1965

Manchester's musical conquest of the States, by Peter Jones ...

The Everly Brothers: Rock 'n' Soul (Warner Bros. WM 8171); Gone, Gone, Gone (Warner Bros. WM 8169)

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 1 May 1965

2 wild albums from Everlys ...

Bob Dylan: Inside Bob Dylan

Report and Interview by Richard Green, Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 8 May 1965

DYLAN NOW is big business! He ambles and shambles (apparently) through a business that needs his sort of way-out personality. He parries questions, mumbles inconsequently, ...

The Drifters, Ben E. King: LP's from Ben E. King & Drifters

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 5 June 1965

THE DRIFTERS — The Good Life — 'Quando Quando Quando'; 'On The Street Where You Live'; 'I Wish You Love'; 'Tonight'; 'More'; 'What Kind Of ...

John Lennon: A Spaniard In The Works (Jonathan Cape, price 10s. 6d.)

Book Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 26 June 1965

THOSE CHARACTERS IN JOHN'S SECOND BOOK! ...

The Dave Clark Five: Dave Clark Five: Films, Racing And Dave

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 August 1965

DAVE CLARK and I were having a quiet chat. Nothing sensational in that? Well, you may not know how hard it is these days for ...

Nico Leads Andrew's Off Beat Company...

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 28 August 1965

PETER JONES REPORTS ...

Georgie Fame, Chris Farlowe, Mick Jagger: In the first of a new series, Georgie Fame meets Mick Jagger person to person for R&B TALK

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 6 November 1965

HERE IT IS — the start of another great Record Mirror series! The idea is simple enough: highly-respected R and B star Georgie Fame becomes ...

Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music (Reprise R 1016); My Kind Of Broadway (Reprise R 1015)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 15 January 1966

3 from Frank ...

Nina Simone: Pastel Blues (Philips BL 7683) ****

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 22 January 1966

Nina goes back to blues on her new LP Pastel Blues ...

Nancy Sinatra: Nancy — 'Why I'd Like To Give Up Singing'

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 5 February 1966

AN EXCITED Nancy Sinatra talked animatedly on the long distance phone from America. I'd phoned to offer congratulations on the sudden, but massive, success of ...

Herb Alpert: The Mariachi Sound

Interview by Peter Jones, Beat Instrumental, March 1966

THE CALL from London to A&M Records, on Sunset Boulevard, went through surprisingly quickly. Chap who first answered the phone there was the "M" part ...

James Brown: Brown's A Super-Spectacle: James Brown: Walthamstow Granada, London

Live Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 19 March 1966

OUT INTO THE cold streets of Walthamstow, ears ringing and apparently not working properly; eyes definitely out of focus; legs a trifle shaky. ...

James Brown: James Earns $20,000 a Day in U.S.

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 19 March 1966

THE RECEPTION laid on for the purpose of meeting up with America's James Brown was timed for 6 p.m., to finish at 7.30 p.m. James ...

Eddy Arnold: "Eddy's son digs Beatles not C&W!"

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 April 1966

EDDY ARNOLD — we know all about him. The soft-singing country and ballad singer... deep brown voice and old country guitar and the straight and ...

The Zombies: The Next 'In' Group

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 9 April 1966

SAID ROD ARGENT: "It's a funny thing the way it all works out. All of a sudden we seem to be an 'in' group — ...

Mick Jagger, Scott Walker: Mick versus Scott & John — the Truth

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 16 April 1966

IT'S DIFFICULT — no, IMPOSSIBLE! — to find out exactly how this mud-chucking, insult-flinging bit all started between Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and the Walker ...

Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra: Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood: Love

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 30 April 1966

'Everything about Nancy and her Mother is love, love, love' says 'Boots' writer Lee Hazelwood ...

Jim Reeves: Kimberley Jim (RCA Victor)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 May 1966

WHEN JIM Reeves last visited London, he and I talked long and earnestly about what he wanted to do with his career. He had hit ...

Bob Lind, Bobby Fuller Four, The , Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Percy Sledge, The Rolling Stones, Sandie Shaw, Scott Walker, Tom Jones, The Tremeloes, Unit 4+2, The Yardbirds: The Rolling Stones, Percy Sledge et al: The Week's New Singles

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 May 1966

Plenty of tips, including a new Stones. Many follow-ups which aren't marvellous, and some outsiders, including Percy Sledge and Jimmy James and the Vagabonds ...

The Beatles: Revolver (Parlophone)

Review by Richard Green, Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 30 July 1966

WELL, THIS is it! The latest Beatle LP, aptly called Revolver. The production that blokes like RM's Tony Hall, having been granted advance whispers of some of ...

The Temptations — They're The Group With All Lead Singers!

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 30 July 1966

THE TEMPTATIONS, someone once said, look like football players (American style) but they neither sing nor dance like footballers. Instead, they have the coordinated grace ...

The Beatles, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Kim Fowley, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Napoleon XIV, The Righteous Brothers, Nancy Sinatra, The Small Faces, Ike & Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder: The Beatles, Small Faces et al: New Singles

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 6 August 1966

Wonderful new Beatles, and 2 versions of America's 'Napoleon' hit. Very good Small Faces & old Righteous Bros & Ike and Tina. Slower Nancy and ...

The Beach Boys: Brian Tells About His Music, & Why The Beach Boys Stopped Surfing...

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 13 August 1966

Brian Wilson never appears, nowadays, with the Beach Boys — but he couldn't stamp his individuality more strongly on them if he was up there ...

The Troggs: Larry Page — The Man Who Fights In Pop Without Being Nasty

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 13 August 1966

LARRY PAGE used to be a recording artist — and his exploits were headlined in national newspapers. Now he's on the management-production side and his ...

Musicassettes — a Revolution in the Recorded Music Field

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 27 August 1966

LET'S TALK about musicassettes! Might just as well get in early on this revolutionary form of prerecorded music because like it or not, there's going ...

The Walker Brothers: Portrait (Philips)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 27 August 1966

Quality LP from Walkers shows no permanent decline in standards ...

Jimi Hendrix: Mr. Phenomenon!

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 10 December 1966

NOW hear this — and kindly hear it good! Are you one of the fans who think there's nothing much new happening on the pop ...

Jimmy Ruffin: Jimmy Talks of the Tamla Family, Church and Blues Influences, and His Hit

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 10 December 1966

ALL RATHER gangling, eager to listen and talk... Jimmy Ruffin meandered into London this week for television appearances, showing not one iota of the "Brokenhearted" ...

Billy Fury and Larry Parnes

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 7 January 1967

WE WERE talking about Billy Fury, Larry Parnes and I. Recalling, first of all, Bill's record of success over eight years, involving at the last ...

Bobby Fuller Four, The , The Mamas and The Papas, Ravi Shankar, Simon & Garfunkel, Barbra Streisand: New albums from the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 7 January 1967

Mamas and Papas next single on their new LP ...

The Chiffons, The Four Tops, Keith, Ken Dodd, The Koobas, The Moody Blues, The New Vaudeville Band, Otis Redding, Paul Jones, Rita Pavone, The Rolling Stones: New Singles from the Rolling Stones, Four Tops et al

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 January 1967

GOODIES THIS WEEK INCLUDE A MUCH-BETTER ROLLING STONES, SIMILAR, BUT DISTINCTIVE SOUND FROM TOPS, AND A PLAINTIVE PAUL JONES, NOT-SO INSTANT VAUDEVILLE BAND, AND A ...

Booker T & The MGs, The Mar-Keys, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Sam & Dave, The Vibrations: Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge et al: New Albums Reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 14 January 1967

Rhythm & Blues galore! ...

The Koobas Give The Reasons Why They Revived The Gracie Fields' Oldie 'Sally'

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 21 January 1967

THE KOOBAS, sometime trendsetters in exotic stage wear, are 'trendy' again with their new single, 'Sally' — a novel version of the Gracie Fields' hit ...

The Rolling Stones: Between The Buttons (Decca)

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 28 January 1967

'Yesterday's Papers'; 'My Obsession'; 'Back Street Girl'; 'Connection'; 'Cool, Calm and Collected'; 'All Sold Out'; 'Please Go Home'; 'Who's Been Sleeping Here?'; 'Complicated'; 'Miss Amanda ...

Joe Meek Tragedy

Obituary by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 11 February 1967

SO JOE Meek is dead. Dead in tragic and rather sordid circumstances. While the enquiries go on, while the circumstances are fully investigated, it is ...

David Garrick, Gene Pitney, Sounds Incorporated, The Troggs: Gene Pitney, The Troggs, Sounds Inc., David Garrick: Finsbury Park Astoria, London

Live Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 February 1967

Pitney tour — a birthday triumph for first night ...

Andy Williams, Aretha Franklin, Joe Tex, Love, Mose Allison, The Shangri-Las: New Albums From Aretha Franklin, Mose Allison, Love et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 25 February 1967

NEW US SOUNDS INCLUDE Soul (Joe Tex & Aretha), Cool (Andy Williams) Beat (Shangri-Las, Love) Jazz (Mose Allison)   ...

The Monkees: Davy Jones: Davy Jones (Pye NPL 18178)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 March 1967

Davy — What's his singing voice like? Here's the answer... ...

Jeff Beck, Guy Darrell, The Four Tops, Jimi Hendrix, Manfred Mann, Peter and Gordon, Cat Stevens: Jimi Hendrix, Four Tops, Jeff Beck et al: Singles Reviews

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 March 1967

Catchy debut solo from Jeff Beck, and a typical but powerful Four Tops. Better showcase for Jimi Hendrix on his newie, and best yet from ...

Booker T & The MGs, Eddie Floyd, The Mar-Keys, Carla Thomas: Stax Volt

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 25 March 1967

Sometimes, fame comes to a label as well as a star — like Tamla Motown. Now here's Stax Volt from America with hot soul discs, ...

Pink Floyd: Ladies Clothes, Free Form Music, Anarchy and the Pink Floyd

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 8 April 1967

WHEN YOU talk about controversy in pop music these day, you obviously have to talk about the Pink Floyd. ...

Judy Collins, Eddie Floyd, Bert Kaempfert, James Last, The Magic Lanterns, The Mindbenders, Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, The Smothers Brothers: Albums from Elvis Presley, Judy Collins, Eddie Floyd et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 15 April 1967

Remarkable sincerity on El's How Great Thou Art album. ...

The Doors, James Brown, Joe Tex, Lonnie Mack, McKinley "Soul" Mitchell, Petula Clark, Roy Orbison, Sonny & Cher: New Albums From The Doors, Roy Orbison, Sonny & Cher et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 22 April 1967

Orbison Gibson album — a fine LP but could be depressing... ...

The Bee Gees, Booker T & The MGs, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, P.P. Arnold, Prince Buster, Sam & Dave, The Tremeloes, The Who: Who, Prince Buster, Bee Gees et al: New Singles Reviewed

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 22 April 1967

Top class, dramatic newie from Bee Gees, and a not so commercial Tremeloes — slow soul from Sam & Dave, & delicate new P. P. ...

The Beach Boys, Val Doonican, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, Bob Dylan, Chris Farlowe, Clinton Ford, Jimi Hendrix, Vince Hill, John's Children, The Kinks, Manfred Mann, The New Vaudeville Band, Elvis Presley, Percy Sledge, Them: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Them, Beach Boys, Kinks et al: Singles Reviews

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 6 May 1967

A multitude of newies this week including Presley, Dylan, & Beach Boys ...

James Last: Top Band Man ISN'T Saying 'Big Bands are Coming Back'

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 6 May 1967

JAMES LAST sounds rather a British name. In fact, this talented musician, composer, arranger and orchestra-leader is German and it shows through in his struggles ...

The Byrds, Marvin Gaye, Gerry & The Pacemakers, John Lee Hooker, Mantovani, The Modern Jazz Quartet, The Olympics, Roy Orbison, Prince Buster, Jimmy Ruffin, The Supremes, Jackie Trent: Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston, John Lee Hooker, Byrds, Prince Buster et al Album Reviews

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 6 May 1967

Some sophisticated new Motown albums ...

Geno Washington: The Geno Chant

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 6 May 1967

GENO WASHINGTON bounced in for a chat with all the energy of a peak-conditioned gymnast. Which isn't surprising as he WAS a gymnastic instructor in ...

The Monkees: Empire Pool, Wembley, London

Live Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 8 July 1967

CERTAINLY THE best-produced pop-music presentation I've ever seen — that's a summary of the Monkees in concert at the massive 10,000-seater Wembley Pool. Constant changes ...

The Beatles, Cilla Black: AIR: George Martin — 700 Hours To Complete Sgt Pepper

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 22 July 1967

IF I WERE a recording manager, I'm sure you'd never catch me on the hop if you asked how many number ones, or top ten ...

Scott Walker: Scott (Philips)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 September 1967

Scott LP in depth ...

Laurel Aitken, Bees, The (Jamaica): Bluebeat!! A New EMI Label For Blue Beat Devotees

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 October 1967

BLUE BEAT, Ska, West Indian sounds generally — if the pundits of pop are right, we'll be getting more and more of it in the ...

Timebox: Big Time for the Timebox

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 21 October 1967

WHEN IT comes to musicianship, as opposed to glamour, some of the new groups don't really rate. Chug-chug and bang-bang and that's about it. But ...

Bobbie Gentry: Ode to Bobbie Gentry

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 21 October 1967

AND STILL Bobbie Gentry won't let on. Pestered persistently at a reception in her honour (it took up a fair whack of her 36-hour stay), ...

Dusty Springfield: Where Am I Going? (Philips)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 November 1967

WHERE IS DUSTY GOING? HER NEW ALBUM IN DEPTH ...

Jimi Hendrix: Axis: Bold as Love (Track)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 2 December 1967

A vivid listening experience — that's Axis: Bold as Love — the latest album from Jimi Hendrix ...

Herb Alpert, The Equals, The Herd, Love, Wes Montgomery, Des O'Connor, Jim Reeves, Jimmie Rodgers (pop), Big Jim Sullivan, Doc Watson: Albums from Love, Herb Alpert, the Equals et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 27 January 1968

From the U.S.A. there are West Coast goodies by Love and Herb Alpert. U.K. albums include first Herd, second Equals and an L.P. by Des ...

The Supremes: Supremes Mobbed at EMI

Report by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 3 February 1968

RM's PETER JONES TRIES TO INTERVIEW THE TRIO'S RETURN ...

Bert Kaempfert: Massive Kaempfert LP Release

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 17 February 1968

ONE BATCH of LP's which, altogether, may slightly be beyond the reach of your pocket — no less than FIVE LP's by BERT KAEMPFERT and ...

James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Wilson Pickett, The Sweet Inspirations: Soul LPs... including Wilson Pickett and James Brown

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 17 February 1968

WILSON PICKETT: The Best Of Wilson Pickett 'In The Midnight Hour'; 'I Found A Love'; '634-5789'; 'If You Need Me'; 'Mustang Sally'; 'Don't Fight It'; ...

Boots Randolph, Fleetwood Mac, Frankie Laine, Jack Jones, James Brown, John Fred and his Playboy Band, John Mayall, The Peddlers, Robert Mitchum, Van Morrison: New Albums by John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, Van Morrison et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 2 March 1968

Staunch British blues fans will dig Mayall's Diary LP set ...

Acker Bilk, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Judy Collins, Herbie Mann, Manfred Mann, Jackie Mittoo, Tim Rose, The Troggs, Slim Whitman: New Albums from Manfred Mann, Judy Collins, Butterfield Blues Band et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 9 March 1968

MANFRED MANN: Up The Junction (Fontana TL 5460). HOW FORTUNATE it is for the Manfreds that this LP of film music — never strictly commercial ...

Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra: Lee Hazlewood — America's Million Seller Who Once Quit Because Of The Beatles

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 30 March 1968

LEE HAZLEWOOD is the 38-year-old one-man army and musical talent who turned Nancy Sinatra into one of the world's most popular recording artistes — and ...

The Animals: Did you EVER think Eric was a Folk Artiste? Well, he IS! Read why here

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 30 March 1968

THE EXCELLENT Eric Burdon flew into London for a brief break in his American activities. We talked long about the scene. What emerged was a ...

The Supremes: Live at London's Talk Of The Town (Tamla Motown 11070)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 30 March 1968

Sensational Supremes at Talk Of The Town ...

The American Breed, The Byrds, The Hobbits, Jefferson Airplane, The Move, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, Plastic Penny: New Albums From Roy Orbison, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 6 April 1968

Some interesting LP's — a new and an old Orbison, powerful Move, brilliant Byrds, but a let-down from Jefferson Airplane, and an unexpected goodie by ...

Andy Williams: The Andy Williams Cult

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 20 April 1968

AND SUDDENLY, or so it seems to me, there is Andy Williams. Always rated in the top handful of ballad-sellers at international, there is now ...

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap: Enter General Puckett and the Union Gap...

Profile by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 27 April 1968

AT LAST the General and his men have made progress in the charts here. Stories of the musical ability of the Union Gap have seeped ...

The Shadows, Tom Jones: Tom Jones, The Shadows: Palladium, London

Live Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 4 May 1968

ANATOMY OF AN ACT: THE FANTASTIC WELSHMAN COMMANDS THE PALLADIUM... ...

1910 Fruitgum Company, Eddie Cochran, Sammy Davis Jr., Bo Diddley, Lee Hazlewood, Etta James, Little Walter, Cliff Richard, Nancy Sinatra: Albums from Nancy Sinatra, Etta James et al

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 11 May 1968

ETTA JAMES Tell Mama — 'Tell Mama'; 'I'd Rather Go Blind'; 'The Love Of My Man'; 'I'm Gonna Take What He's Got'; 'The Same Rope'; ...

Albert King, Big Joe Turner, Booker T & The MGs, The Box Tops, The Dells, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, Lou Rawls, Merrill Moore, Otis Redding: James Brown, Box Tops, Albert King, Otis Redding et al, Album Reviews

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 18 May 1968

Loads of R&B albums including Otis' great Dock Of The Bay LP ...

Cream, Donovan, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, Paul Jones, The Rolling Stones, Tim Rose, Frank Sinatra: Your Guide to the Week's New Singles: The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Cream et al

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 May 1968

THE ROLLING STONES: 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'; 'Child Of The Moon' (Decca F 12 782). Back to their famous rhythm and blues oriented sound here from the ...

Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, The Righteous Brothers, Sandy Posey, The Small Faces, Velvet Underground: Small Faces, Velvet Underground etc.: New Albums Reviewed

Review by Peter Jones, Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 8 June 1968

Cockney Rock LP puts Small Faces in West Coast bracket ...

Rosetta Hightower, Joe E. Young & the Toniks: Vicki Wickham: Leap to Toast

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 22 June 1968

VICKI WICKHAM, back in the days of Ready, Steady Go, had to keep at least one finger on the pulse of the pop-music scene. The programme ...

The Nice: Bernstein Is Peeved

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 17 August 1968

LEONARD BERNSTEIN IS NOT PLEASED WITH 'AMERICA' ...

Tom Jones: Help Yourself (Decca Stereo SKL 4982)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 7 December 1968

"HELP YOURSELF" to the EXUBERANCE OF A GENIUS... TOM JONES ...

Sergio Mendes: What Exactly Is Brazil 66? Sergio knows...

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 11 January 1969

IN IPANEMA, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, a pianist-singer-arranger-composer named Sergio Mendes conceived what is known today as Brasil '66. A hotter-than-hot recording sound ...

Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus: Pop Music Does Not Damage The Brain Cells — Kasenetz Katz

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 January 1969

NO PARTICULAR pretensions about the quality and progressiveness about the music created by the Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus. Just "sing-along, dance-along stuff with no hidden ...

Randy Newman: Hit-Maker Randy Can't Stand His Voice!

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 25 January 1969

THE BEATLES are steadfast admirers of the songwriting talents of Randy Newman. Other artistes have reason to be grateful for his songs — like Cilla ...

Scott Walker: Scott 3

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 26 March 1969

'It's Raining Today'; 'Copenhagen'; 'Rosemary'; 'Big Louise'; 'We Came Through'; 'Butterfly'; 'Two Ragged Soldiers'; '30 Century Man'; 'Winter Night'; 'Two Weeks Since You've Gone'; 'Sons ...

Janis Joplin: The Wildest Girl-Creature?

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 12 April 1969

THEY CALL her: "The new American talent-character; the wildest girl-creature to burst on the in-person and disc scene yet." They call her: "a kind of ...

Dusty Springfield: Dusty In Memphis (Philips) *****

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 19 April 1969

WITH THREE producers throwing in their varied talents — Messrs. Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin — Dusty Springfield was clearly in happy mood ...

Junior Walker & the All Stars: 'We're Not Part Of The Tamla Sound' Says Junior Walker

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 17 May 1969

OKAY, THE story has been told before. But here goes once again... so this guy Autry deWalt was a school-kid and he walked everywhere. Everyone ...

Herb Alpert, Burt Bacharach, Sandy Bull, Lonnie Donegan, Jose Feliciano, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sly & the Family Stone, The Vibrations: New albums from Sly & the Family Stone, Quicksilver et al

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 26 July 1969

New Sly & Family Stone LP begins where other R&B LP's leave off ...

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates: Johnny Kidd: 3 Years Ago This Month

Retrospective by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 18 October 1969

HE WAS BORN plain Fred Heath. He changed his name to Johnny Kidd and became one of our finest rock 'n' rollers. And he was ...

Engelbert Humperdinck: Engelbert Humperdinck (Decca SKL 5030)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 6 December 1969

Warmth sells Engels voice ...

Scott Walker: Scott Engel: Scott 4 (Philips SBL 7913)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 6 December 1969

Best yet from Scott ...

Crosby Stills Nash & Young, The Hollies: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Nash — The Broadest Grin

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 3 January 1970

HEADLINES SCREAMED: "Hollies split" — and it turned out that it was Graham Nash who had actually left. That was all. But the cynics decided ...

Lulu: New Routes (Acto 228 031)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 3 January 1970

THERE HAS to come a time when Lulu is properly assessed for her part in pop. Maybe this American produced Atlantic sound album will do ...

Paul McCartney: McCartney (APPLE PCS 7102).

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 18 April 1970

'The Lovely Linda'; 'That Would Be Something'; 'Valentine Day'; 'Every Night'; 'Hot As Sun'; 'Glasses'; 'Junk'; 'Man We Was Lonely'; 'Oo You'; 'Momma Miss America'; ...

Delivery, Carol Grimes: Carol Grimes: Whole World Blues

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 1 August 1970

FOR YEARS, girl singers were expected to conform to the pop music rules. Summed up: thou shalt not stomp around, rave, rampage or scream. Thou ...

The Carpenters: "I've Got a Problem Here"

Profile and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 18 September 1971

THE CARPENTERS were into jazz for a while — Richard and Karen and a bassist. Then they went into rock — Richard and Karen and ...

The Beatles, Captain Beefheart: Come Out, Paul... Beefheart's Here!

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 1 April 1972

UNDERGROUND hero Captain Beefheart surfaced in London with a plea: "Where are you, Paul McCartney?" and being a helpful sort of diary page, we echo: ...

The Rolling Stones: Stones In Jamaica: "Less Freaky And More Melodic"

Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 13 January 1973

THE ROLLING Stones have recorded now for more than 10 years, and they've operated under the most extreme chaos, but all has been well. But ...

Diana Ross: Lady Sings The Blues (Tamla Motown TMSP 1131)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 24 March 1973

Diana hits the big one ...

Peters and Lee: Lennie's not just a flash guy in dark glasses

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 7 July 1973

ROLLING STONES' drummer Charlie Watts is quite a talent spotter. His prediction that his uncle would make it one day in pop music has finally ...

The Carpenters: My little sister, the big star

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 19 December 1973

RICHARD CARPENTER SPILLS THE BEANS ON HIS SISTER KAREN ...

The Three Degrees: The Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int PIR 65858)

Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 9 February 1974

Degrees of heat ...

Paper Lace: Smiling Through The Bitchiness

Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 31 August 1974

The knockers can get knotted say top-selling Paper Lace ...

'Northern Soul': Excitement In U.K. With U.S. Records

Report by Peter Jones, Billboard, 31 May 1975

LONDON — It is spoken of, in grateful but astonished tones, as Northern Soul. It is a frantic, energetic, money-spinning soul scene, based in the ...

The Carpenters: Palladium, London

Live Review by Peter Jones, Billboard, 18 December 1976

COMPARED WITH the almost clinical and perfectionist act provided by the duo on a previous visit, the Carpenters went all out Nov. 22 to pull ...

The Sex Pistols: U.K. Sex Pistols Fire a Controversy

Report by Peter Jones, Billboard, 18 December 1976

LONDON — A live televised shouting match between interviewer Bill Grundy and the EMI punk rock band, Sex Pistols, in which four-letter words flew fast ...

Discotto Finds Way To Succeed In Italy

Report by Peter Jones, Billboard, 12 May 1984

MILAN — A new trend within the troubled Italian record business is for wholesalers to set up their own record production operations, mainly turning out ...

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