AS OF 04/20/06, ALL ISSUES RECOVERED!

 

[Dick Stewart writes: I’m very happy to report that all the issues of the mid-‘60s Albuquerque Newsletter, The Lance, have now been recovered! Those of you who purchased The Lance Volume II “The Mid-60’s Garage Band Explosion” (now out-of-print) will now be able to order the issues that were not available during the time this volume was published. Specifically, those issues are: May 1967 through September 1967. I haven’t seen those letters for nearly 40 years; so you can imagine how I felt when I set eyes on them once again! What a trip!

 

In a nutshell, these rediscovered issues contain many articles of historic value covering both local (New Mexico and Arizona) and national bands and events with some great cartoon sketches and ads (mostly designed by The Kreegs’ Bob Sturtcman), and some very interesting pics that haven’t surfaced since the mid-‘60s. So be the first (besides myself) to finally have a complete collection of The Lance Newsletter. This is the only newsletter publication that covered the Southwest in detail during the mid-‘60s, and that’s no exaggeration!]

 

April 1966 through December 1967 Issues of The Lance Newsletter

 

[Editor’s Note: The following issues of The Lance Newsletter, which were published in the mid – ‘60s, are available in paper form (copies) at a cost of $15.00 per issue. This includes shipping and handling in the United States. Please add $3.00 for all other countries. See below for ordering details.]

 

 

Vol. 1, No. 1 April 1966: IN THIS TWO-PAGE INTRODUCTORY ISSUE - Albuquerque Hot Spots; New Releases by Albuquerque Artists

 

Vol. 1, No. 2 May 1966: IN THIS SEVEN-PAGE ISSUE - A Report from the Seed (Johnny Appleseed talks about his Albuquerque and Belen teen clubs); KOMA Program Director Visits Albuquerque; Arizona’s Floyd and Jerry; Up and Coming New Mexico Bands; Record Reviews (New Mexico artists); Pics of Floyd and Jerry, Pallbearers, Romeo Moya of the Starlighters, The Plague

 

Vol. 1, No. 3 June 1966: IN THIS EIGHT-PAGE ISSUE – Wagner Buys $5,000 Recorder (John Wagner’s purchase of a 3-track Sel-Sync tape recorder); A Report from the Seed (teen-club expansions, Floyd and Jerry, jam session at the Sage); Hot Singles (national); National Highlights; Record Reviews (New Mexico artists); Pics of 3-track Sel-Sync tape recorder, The Yachtsmen, King Richard (Dick Stewart)   

 

Vol. 1, No. 4 July 1966: IN THIS TEN-PAGE ISSUE – Local Artists Go National (Kingpins, Striders, Saliens, Lavells, King Richard and The Knights, Tiny Morrie, Cellar Dwellers, Sneakers); DJ of the Month (Ron Langley of KOKL, Okmilgee, Oklahoma); National Highlights (“Expected to hit top 10,” “New Releases,” “News Briefs”) Where the Action is”  (local venue action); Driving Stupid Ad (“My Mother Was a Big Fat Pig”); Did You Know? (local music reports); A Report From the Seed (local teen-club happenings); Record Review (local record action); Pics of Bennie Sanchez of Hurricane Records, Tiny Morrie, Ron Langley,  Yachtsmen, Jim Valley, Driving Stupid

 

Vol. 1, No. 5 August 1966: IN THIS TEN-PAGE ISSUE - Local Artists Sold to Major Companies (Jerry Cook, Herman Tower, Robert Martinez); DJ of the Month (Terry Walton of KSVP, Artesia, New Mexico; Albuquerque’s KLOS Show Schedule; Record Review (New Mexico artists); A Report from the Seed (local teen-club news); National Highlights (“Expected to hit top 10,” “New Releases,” “News Briefs”) Where the Action is”  (local venue action); Albuquerque’s KLOS Sweet Sixteen Survey (top-16); James Brown (08/29/66 concert review, Albuquerque); Pics of Robert Martinez, Los Reyes de Albuquerque, Terry Walton, Napoleon XIV of “Your Coming to Take Me Away” fame, Tommy Bee, James Brown

 

Vol. 1, No. 6 September 1966: IN THIS FOURTEEN-PAGE ISSUE – Dot Gives Tiny New Record Release (follow-up to Tiny Morrie’s “Lonely Letters”); Robert Back from New York (report of Robert Martinez’s venue in New York); Albuquerque’s KLOS Top 15 Survey; Record Review (local releases); National Highlights (“Expected to hit top 10,” “New Releases,” “News Briefs”); Bob Boyd’s Phoenix Artists’ Summary (Peanut Butter, Floyd and Jerry, Mile Ends, Dearly Beloveds, Bitter Sweets, Choice); DJ of the Month (Chuck Wolfe of KYCU radio in Greely, Colorado); Roswell Reports (Fred Merick’s “hot band” report in Roswell, New Mexico); Principal Ads (Eastern New Mexico’s KGFL Radio, Choab, Al Hurricane, Saliens, Albuquerque’s KLOS, Max Baca y Su Conjunto Norteno, Tommy G and The Charms, Doris and Maxine); Pics of Tiny Morrie, Feebeez (first all girls’ band in Albuquerque), Al Hurricane, Doris and Maxine

 

Vol. 1, No. 7 October 1966: IN THIS FOURTEEN-PAGE ISSUE – Floyd and Jerry’s Release Set For Big Push (national release by Presta Records); Phoenix New Residence for the Seed (Johnny Appleseed moves to Phoenix); Phoenix Report (Bob Boyd summarizes Phoenix monthly music happenings); DJ of the Month (Fred Merick of KGRT, Las Cruces, NM); National Highlights (“Expected to hit top 10,” “New Releases,” “News Briefs”); Record Review (local releases); Did You Know? (Albuquerque’s monthly music scene); Top ten local singles living New Mexico and Arizona); Hurricane Records is on the Move (update on successful releases by Hurricane Records); Principal Ads (Floyd and Jerry, John Wagner Studios, The Lance, KLOS); Pics of Floyd and Jerry, Dave Clark Five, Fats Domino

 

Vol. 1, No. 8 November 1966: IN THIS EIGHT-PAGE ISSUE – Valiant All Set for Deni Lynn (producer, John Wagner scores Valiant release for Denie Lynn and The Saliens); Charms Single Number 50 in Nation (“I Know What I Want” number 50 with “Cash Box”); Sidewinders Sign with Wagner; Defiants Take First Place in Battle of the Bands; Los Angeles Hot with Single (formerly know as the Czars); DJ of the Month (Mark Curtin of KICA, Clovis, NM); Did You Know (local and national briefs); Top New Mexico and Arizona Artists Singles Chart; Record Review (local 45 reviews); Lindy’s Music Scene (Lindy Blaskey’s column covering local and national scene); Phoenix Reports (Bob Boyd covers latest Phoenix music happenings); National Highlights (national news briefs and releases); Pics of Doris and Maxine, Dick Stewart, Lindy Blaskey, Fats Domino, The Berrys, The Dearly Beloved

 

Vol. 1, No. 9 December 1966: IN THIS EIGHT-PAGE ISSUE – New Columbia Release for Striders (rush release for “There’s a Storm Coming”); Lindy’s Music Scene (Lindy Blaskey’s column covering local and national scene); Phoenix Report (Bob Boyd covers latest Phoenix happenings); Top 15 New Mexico and Arizona Artists Singles Chart; DJ of the Month (John L. Bates of KYVA, Gallup, NM); Did You Know (local and national briefs); Record Review (local 45 reviews); Oklahoma City Reports (Bob Boyd reports on Oklahoma City music events); Tom’s Record Beat (Tommy Bee’s column of local and national music briefs); Las Cruces, El Paso Scene (Tim Miller III’s coverage of Las Cruces and El Paso music events); C&W Highlights (Tommy Bee’s new column covering C&W national music events); “Get Hip. Be The Moon” (article by Knights’ keyboardist, Mike Celenze on Freddy Cannon’s performance at Albuquerque’s La Roc); National Highlights (new releases and news briefs); Santa Fe Defiants Voted No. 1 Recently; Pics of Striders, Mike Celenze, Freddie Cannon, Tom Aldridge, Dick Stewart, Jerry Beardsworth, Freddy Williams, Defiants

 

Vol. 1, No. 10 January 1967: IN THIS TWELVE-PAGE ISSUE – Over 2,000 Fans Flock to Civic to See Al Hurricane, Tony Morrie (New Year’s Eve performance); Did You Know (local music briefs); Record Review (local 45 releases); C&W Highlights (Timmy Bee’s coverage of C&W national music events); Tips from Tim (Tim Miller III’s coverage of the Las Cruces, El Paso area); Lindy’s Music Scene (Lindy Blaskey’s round-up of Southwest and West Coast news); DJ of the Month (Nelson Martinez of KVSF radio in Santa Fe, NM);

National Highlights (national releases and news briefs); Pics of Al Hurricane band, Bennie Sanchez, Tim Miller III, Tommy Bee

 

Vol. 1, No. 11 February 1967: IN THIS NINE-PAGE ISSUE (Unfortunately, this is the only issue in which a couple of pages are still missing. So please write for details) – Max Baca Boosts Albuquerque with New Album; New Mexico’s Climate! Good for People, Good for Business (written by Alice Briley); DJ of the Month (Bill Pace of KBNM-FM Albuquerque); Top 15 Local Pop Singles (New Mexico and Arizona artists); National Highlights (Expected to Hit Top 100, New Releases, News Briefs); Ballot Box Stuffing? Sorry No! (article by Bob Sturtcman); Benny Sanchez Reports (latest Hurricane Records’ happenings) 

 

Vol. 1. No. 12 March 1967: IN THIS TEN-PAGE ISSUE – Berrys Sign with Challenge (Berrys’ “Midnight Hour” gets Challenge release); Tommy’s Record Beat (Tommy Bee’s coverage of New Mexico and East Coast music happenings); Lindy’s Music Scene (local and West Coast briefs); Tips from Tim (Tim Miller III’s coverage of Las Cruces and El Paso music events); Tiger’s Tales (KAVE D.J., Tiger Tony King reports on Carlsbad, NM events and national artists, including The Kingsmen); Let’s Talk Jazz (new column by the late Pete Larouche on latest national progressive jazz happenings); Where the Action Is (latest update on Albuquerque bands); Did you Know (local music events); Phoenix Reports (Bob Boyd’s coverage of Phoenix music happenings); Top 15 Local Pop Singles Chart; DJ of the Month (Lew Jones of KQEO radio in Albuquerque); Record Review (Albuquerque and national releases); C&W Highlights (Tommy Bee’s coverage of national C&W music events); Bennie Reports (special summary of latest Hurricane Records’ happenings); Pics of Berrys, Tony King

 

Vol. 2, No. 1 April 1967: IN THIS TEN-PAGE ISSUE – Dick Stewart, Tommy Bee Lease “Hot” Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 Single to Brian Epstein Enterprises (to be released on Polydor); Piggy Bank Have New Record (formerly The Monkeymen); Record Review (local ’45 releases); Did You Know (New Mexico briefs); C&W Highlights (Tommy Bee reports on the latest national country-and-western music happenings); Tommy’s Record Beat (Tommy Bee reports on the latest rock-and-roll local and national releases and events); Phoenix Reports (Bob Boyd summarizes the latest on what’s happening in Phoenix); Lindy’s Music Scene (Lindy Blaskey reports on local and national rock-and-roll happenings); Tips from Tim (A report from the Las Cruces, El Paso area by Tim Miller III); DJ of the Month (Albuquerque’s KBNM, Mike Brasher); Top 15 Local Pop Singles Chart (New Mexico and Arizona ’45 releases); Tiger Tales (KAVE’s Tiger Tony King reports on the latest from the Carlsbad, NM area); Oklahoma City Reports (Bobby Boyd summarizes the latest from Oklahoma City); Let’s Talk Jazz (Pete Larouche reports on the latest progressive jazz events around the U.S.); Pics of The Morfomen, Burgandy Runn

 

Vol. 2, No. 2 May 1967: IN THIS SIX PAGE ISSUE – Morfomen Sign with Lance Records (popular Santa Fe group signs with Lance); Lance Records Gives Sheltons First Release; Valley Capers (in-depth article by Jerry Chavez of The Sheltons covering the popular Albuquerque soul bands and the many local teen clubs at which they performed); Santa Fe, Espanola Roundup (in-depth article by Morfomen’s Dave Rarick of rock events in northern New Mexico); Tips from Tim (Tim Miller III covers Las Cruces, El Paso events); DJ of the Month (Charlie Russell of El Paso, Texas’s hugely popular KELP radio); Tommy’s Record Beat (Tommy Bee reports on local and national artists and events); Top 15 Local Pop Singles (New Mexico artists); New Mexico Radio Exposure Chart (local artists that are showing good action in New Mexico); Record Review (new releases by Albuquerque artists); Did you Know (local tidbits); Pics of R.C. Smith and Nelson Martinez (Nel-Ric Management), Dick Stewart, Tommy Bee, The Morfomen, Davie Ririck, Charlie Russell, KELP broadcasting station      

 

Vol. 2, No. 3 June 1967: IN THIS TEN-PAGE ISSUE – Trademarques’ New Lance Single Has Unique 17^th Century Sound (in-depth coverage of Trademarques and group’s new release); Fe-Fi-Four Rate with Bee Gees on Polydor (European label has interest in Fe-Fi-Four); Cellar Dwellars Power with Flower (article on groups release with Lance); Albuquerque Rock ‘n’ Roll Era – 1954 to 1967 (national groups and their gear and these bands’ influences on the local groups during the changes of rock ‘n’ roll during those years); Top 15 Local Pop Singles (New Mexico artists); New Mexico Radio Exposure Chart (local artists that are showing good action in New Mexico); Did you Know (lots of local tidbits); Record Review (releases by New Mexico groups); C&W Highlights (Tommy Bee offers summary of hot country-and-western events); DJ of the Month (Ted Foster of KYVA in Gallup, NM); Tips from Tim (Tim Miller III covers Las Cruces, El Paso events); Tommy’s Record Beat (in-depth news on Lance Records’ artists and releases); Let’s Talk Jazz (Pete Larouche gives his take on latest jazz release by Art Farmer and Eddie Costa); Santa Fe, Espanola Roundup (in-depth article by Dave Rarick of rock ‘n’ roll events in northern New Mexico); Pics of Trademarques, Anne Mot (vocalist), Cellar Dwellars, Lincoln St. Exit, 4^th Estate teen club (interior and exterior)      

 

Vol 2, No. 4 July 1967: IN THIS SIX-PAGE ISSUE - Five Americans, Question Mark & Mysterians Make Duke City Debut August 17^th at Civic; “Try Me” Hot Seller (Vandels release James Brown cover on Lance); New Novelty Record (Lincoln Street Exit news); Top 15 Local Pop Singles Chart (New Mexico artists); New Mexico Radio Exposure Chart (of New Mexico artists showing best action); D.J. of the Month (Alan Morgan of Las Vegas, NM’s KFUN); Space Records Resists Lance Distributors (feud develops between Space Records and Lance Records Distributors); Pics of Question Mark & Mysterians, Doc Rand and the Purple Blues, Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2; Cartoon Sketch (Bob Sturtcman offers sketch of rock band in the nude)

 

Vol. 2, No. 5 August 1967: IN THIS FOUR-PAGE ISSUE – Auto Mishap Prevents Question Mark Group from Appearing at Albuquerque Civic; Top 15 Local Pop Singles Chart (New Mexico and Arizona artists); Did You Know (local and national briefs); Record Review (releases by local artists); New Mexico Radio Exposure Chart (of New Mexico artists showing best action); Cartoon Sketch (Bob Sturtcman offers another sketch of humor); Pic of Question Mark and the Mysterians

 

Vol. 2, No. 6 September 1967: IN THIS EIGHT-PAGE ISSUE – KBMN FM Developing into Major Alb. Radio Station (moving rapidly toward the big three locally); Bee Quits Lance Music (article about Tommy Bee Leaving Lance Records); Top 15 Local Pop Singles (New Mexico and Arizona artists); Irma Perea and DeeGe Snow to Be Future Chart Chick; KABQ Has Successful Turnout with Max Baca (Latin music at the Civic); DJ of the Month (Bill Pace of KBNM FM Albuquerque); New Mexico Radio Exposure Chart (local records showing best action); Did you Know (local tidbits); Heavy Coverage on the Sidewiders (including New Mexico and Colorado newspaper clippings; Pics of Kreeg, Sidewinders, It

 

Vol. 2, No. 7 October 1967: IN THIS EIGHT-PAGE ISSUE – Is Glen Campbell a Pop or a Country-and-Western Artist?; Lance Picks to Hit Top 100 in Nation; Top 15 Local Pop Singles (New Mexico and Arizona artists); New Mexico Radio Exposure Chart (of New Mexico artists showing best action); KQEO Million Dollar Survey (top 20 with Lance Record’s “I Who Have Nothing” at number one); Pics of Glen Campbell, Little Joe and the Blazers

 

Vol. 2, No. 8 November 1967: IN THIS SIX-PAGE ISSUE – Del Norte’s Homecoming Grassrootless . . . Get ? and Mysterians Instead; Lance Pics to Hit Top 100 in Nation; Top 15 Local Pop Singles (New Mexico artists); New Mexico Radio Exposure Chart (of New Mexico artists showing best action); Did You Know (national briefs); Pics of Andy Ortiz (? Manager), Bennie Sanchez, Dick Stewart, Question Mark, Ross Benavedez, Irma Perea (chart chick), The Creation, Soul Setters

 

Vo. 2, No. 9 December 1967: IN THIS FOUR-PAGE FINAL ISSUE – Civic Show with Turtles, Grass Roots, Outstanding; Lance Picks (to hit top 100 in nation); KABQ’s Casanovas, Blazers’ Show Outstanding; Grassroots Threaten Suit; Top 15 Local Pop Singles (New Mexico artists); New Mexico Radio Exposure Chart (of New Mexico artist showing best action); Pics of Turtles, Grass Roots

 

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