From the MCRFB news archives:
McKenzie Tours Overseas With Mamas & The Papas
New York — Scott McKenzie is solidifying the European success of his single, “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair),” on Ode Records, with a promotion tour of England and the Continent this month. Accompanied by Lou Adler, head of Ode, McKenzie will be introducing his new single, “Like An Old Time Movie.”
A highlight of McKenzie’s trip will be an October 30 appearance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where he will be the guest star at a Mamas and the Papas concert there. CBS International affiliates are moving quickly to release the new single in their markets to coincide with McKenzie’s tour while abroad.
In conjunction with his new Ode release, CBS Records is giving McKenzie a hefty promotional push stressing the theme, “The Voice Of Scott McKenzie.”
The “San Francisco” U.S. hit has taken off in England, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Australia. It’s now beginning to move out in France, Italy, Japan, Latin America and Spain. END.
(Information and news source: Billboard; October 14, 1967).
