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# 2 The Rain, The Park and Other Things The Cowsills MGM-K 13810

Labels Bring New Acts On 'Live

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Rock acts with a good deal of stage presence are receiving close scrutiny from various labels, particularly with the success of MGM's family team, the Cowsills which has gone on to big disk fame and equal success as a TV attraction on the Ed Sullivan Show. The group, in fact, has also been introduced to the disk trade via "live" appearance parties.

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#2 The Rain, The Park & Other Things (2:57)
The Cowsills - MGM 13810
1350 Ave of the Americas, N.Y.C.
PROD: Artie Kornfeld c/o Mylin Prod.
PUB: Akbestal & Luvin BMI 888 8th Av., N.Y.C.
WRITERS: A. Kornfeld - S. Duboff
ARR: Jimmy Wisner FLIP: River Blue

Bell 'Rain' Instrumental

NEW YORK – An instrumental version of the Cowsill’s MGM smash, “The Rain, The park, And Other Things” is being rush-released by Bell Records. The new treatment of the Steve Duboff – Artie Kornfeld tune will be released on the Bell label under the banner of the Artie Kornfeld Circus. Disk w produced by Jimmy Wisner and Artie Kornfeld.

Darling Sisters Getting Red Carpet Release Promo

NEW YORK –Having made a mark in the music field as writers, the Darling Sisters move up to a spotlighted single release under the aegis of Gregg Yale Productions, the company responsible for the current #2 Cowsills single.

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It's A Girl For The Kornfelds

NEW YORK – Artie and Linda Kornfeld became the proud parents of a 5 pound, 5 ounce girl, Jamie Heather, on November 1. Artie produced, co-wrote and published the Cowsills MGM single, “The Rain, The Park & Other Things,” which is currently No. 2 on the Top 100. He is also cutting his own group, the Young Sound of Artie Kornfeld, for Bell Records.

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Cowsills Retain ILAMI For Merchandising Drive

NEW YORK – Cowsills personal manager Len Stogel last week stated that he has retained ILAMI, the International merchandising division and license the newly established recording team.

With the group currently in the number two position on national singles lists with their MGM “The Rain, The Park & Other Things,” ILAMI is planning special Cowsill products including bubble gum, sweatshirts, surfboards, puppets and dolls. The merchandisers will also be working with Heroic Age publicity (the group’s public relations firm) on the licensing of special on-shot issues for fan publications, columns written by members of the family artists, and other programs involving the necessity of special licensing by Screen Gems.

Radio Spots From MGM Gaining Distrib Favor

NEW YORK—A new series of one-minute commercial radio announcements has been completed by MGM Records for use by distributors in bolstering sales of MGM and Verve product. Use of these pre-packaged spot announcements has been in force with the distribs since September, and the diskery reports enthusiastic reception in promotion and sales departments across the nation.

Twenty-five of the one-minute commercials are included in the series, among those added since the original spots were made are spots for the Cowsills and the Paupers.

MGM’s advertising department creates and records the spots using actors, personalities, the artists themselves and the music from key albums. The spots are being produced by assistant advertising manager Harvey Cowen, with chief engineer David Greene

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Top 100 Albums

#33 The Cowsills (MGM E/SE 4498)