“Wait A Minute” debuted on the WKNR Music Guide at #28 for the week of December 22, 1965. The group from Allen Park peaks their new Palmer Records single at WKNR on January 19, 1966 at #3. Seven weeks overall at WKNR, the single drops to #9 on its final week on the music guides, February 2, 1966.
“Wait A Minute” was voted #2 for consecutive nights by Keener listeners during the Scott Regen 1 Plus 3 Voting for nearly a week in January, 1966.
A side note: “Wait A Minute” was co-written by Tom DeAngelo, who also at the time was managing Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons. In late 1967, DeAngelo became DJ Johnny Williams at CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. Tom DeAngelo (a.k.a. Johnny Williams) passed away in April 2020.
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The TM Companies (1967–1979)
In 1967 TM Productions began as a music production company, producing commercial jingles and broadcast station identifications (IDs). Jim Long (born Timothy John Moynihan; February 7, 1943 – May 30, 2022) conceptualized and co-produced an entirely new approach to station IDs which provided stations a natural flow from commercial breaks to station IDs to music programming, increasing listenership and ratings. Called “Phase 2”, “The Propellants” and “The Winning Score”, these programs were quickly adopted by top stations including KILT Houston, WCFL Chicago and KHJ Los Angeles (also WXYZ ABC in Detroit).
TM Studios, Inc. is a radio jingle and promotional music service company based in Dallas, Texas. It is currently the oldest radio jingle company still in business, with roots tracing back to 1955 when Tom Merriman (the original “TM” in TM Studios) founded Commercial Recording Corporation (which closed in 1968). Tom Merriman left CRC in 1967 and founded TM Productions (later known as TM Communications, Inc. – a publicly traded company) with Jim Long. By this time, Century 21 Productions (later known as Century 21 Programming, Inc.), another Dallas jingle company, was founded.
Both jingle companies remained in business until 1990, when TM Communications, Inc. and Century 21 Programming, Inc. merged to become TM Century, Inc.
U.S. Recording labels Clash in Courts Over Claims to Beatles Recording Rights
NEW YORK — Vee Jay Records filed a motion in New York’s Supreme Court against both Capitol Records and Swan Records here Friday (January 17) seeking an injunction restraining the companies from manufacturing, distributing, advertising or otherwise of disposing of recordings by the Beatles.
The motion was brought before Judge Mullen in Supreme Court, who reserved decision of the case.
This case is of but one of many suits and countersuits being bandied about the courts over the sensational young singing group from Liverpool. END
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Credit source information: Billboard, January 25, 1964
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CHICAGO — The Beatles, the nation’s hottest recording property today, are becoming the object of the nation’s hottest lawsuits, at least as far as the record industry is concerned.
The rock-and-rolling English group has a series of singles and LP’s out on three labels — Capitol, Vee Jay and Swan. Each of the offerings is bounding up the national charts like Topsy.
Andeachisbecoming involved in a series of suits and countersuits between the various recording companies involved.
Most confused are thenation’s dealersand one-stops, many of whom have received telegrams from one or more of theparties.noting thatappropriate legal action would be taken if they persisted in selling the other’s product.
The matter is far from settled, but as of Billboard press time, Capitol was granted an injunction inCook County Circuit Court (January 15) restraining Vee Jay frommanufacturing, distributing, advertising or otherwise disposing of the Beatles’ recordings.
TheCapitolinjunctionis good for 30 days and Vee Jay is slated to file an answer next Wednesday (January 22).
Vee Jay, meanwhile, has filed a suit seeking a similar injunction against Capitol and Swan, with ahearing slated for New York’s Supreme Court before JudgeSaulStreitlastFriday (January 17).
Under the Capitol injunction, “Vee Jay, its agents, attorneys andservants”areprevented fromsellingoradvertising Beatles’ product.
Presumably, and according to Vee Jay sources, the injunction does not apply against dealers, one-stops, rack jobbers and even distributors who might already have the records in stock.
According to Jay Lasker, Vee Jayexecutivevice-president, “we’ve shipped an awful lot of records, more than Capitol.”
Capitol attorney, Sidney Zatz, however,hasindicatedthat “steps could he taken” against dealers who persisted in selling the Vee Jay product, though he did not specify what this would entail.
The product causing all the fuss is:
Capitol,“IWant ToHold Your Hand,” a single, No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 this week, and “Meet The Beatles,” an LP.
Vee Jay, “Please Please Me.” asingle, and two LP’s, “Introducing TheBeatles,”already distributed,and“TheBeatles andFrank Ifield,”notyet shipped but waiting to go.
Swan,“She LovesYou”, a single breaking into Billboard’s Hot 100 in position 69.
Neither Vee Jay nor Capitol isseeking damages asof this date, though a Capitol spokesman did not rule out the possibility of this taking place at a later date.
In its motion for injunction, Capitol claimed exclusive U. S. distribution rights to all recordings by the Beatles. The label accused Vee Jay of manufacturing and selling albums introducing the Beatles in violation of Capitol’s exclusive right.
Capitol contended in its suit that Vee Jay’s rights to the Beatles’ recording were canceled last August.
The suit notes that initially Vee Jay was licensed by Trans Global, a New York firm licensed to distribute EMI product. EMI had the original Beatles’ contract.
THE BEATLES 1963
Capitol claims that Trans Global canceled its contract with Vee Jay August 8 because of non-payment of royalties. Trans Global allegedly relinquished its rights to EMI with the latter then turning them over to Capitol.
Vee Jay, meanwhile, contends that it has a five-year contract with the Beatles and that it is definitely not in default for failure to pay royalties.
Capitol’s suit notes that the label has spent 550,000 in extensive nationwide promotion of the Beatles’ recordings. END
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Credit source information: Billboard, January 25, 1964
The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Vee-Jay Records, 1963
This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500 (1964)
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BILLBOARD Top Rhythm and Blues Singles January 25, 1969
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Many of the above titled Billboard R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, January 1969.
As tabulated by the Billboard Records & Research department, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending January 25, 1969, 54 years ago.
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Debuted December 18, 1965. Peaked #5 R&B (3 weeks). “Michael (The Lover)” charts 10 total weeks overall in the Billboard R&B Singles chart. B/side: “Cry No More”
Debuted January 22, 1966. Peaked #3 R&B (3 weeks). “Love Makes The World Go Round” charts 18 total weeks overall in the Billboard R&B Singles chart. B/side: “You Said You Loved Me”
Debuted January 22, 1966. Peaked #1 R&B (2 weeks). “Baby Scratch My Back” charts 18 total weeks overall in the Billboard R&B Singles charts. B/side: “I’m Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil)”
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