1st October

The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.

The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.

The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.

The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.

The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.

Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.

The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.

The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.

Vikki Carr is playing during three weeks at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.

The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.

Sam And Dave play during a week at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.

Ten Years After are playing during four nights at Steve Paul's Scene club in New York City, USA, supported by Spooky Tooth.

Fleetwood Mac play at The Ritz, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.

Tim Hardin is playing during five nights at the Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.

The Showstoppers begin a four week tour of the UK.

Orpheus play at The University Of Toldeo, Toledo, Ohio, USA.

American singer/songwriter David Ackles records a session for BBC radio show Top Gear, in London, England, UK, Europe.

The Temptations record Cloud Nine, at Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA. This song is regarded as Motown's first venture into psychedelic sounds.

Blood, Sweat And Tears play at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience return from London, England, UK, Europe, to Los Angeles, California, USA, to begin a tour.

The Top Ten singles being played on WPTR Radio in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for the week started on this date are :



1. Hey Jude - The Beatles

2. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeanie C, Riley

3. Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin

4. Indian Lake - The Cowsills

5. Got To Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees

6. On The Road Again - Canned Heat

7. Hush - Deep Purple

8. Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company

9. Girl Watcher - The O'Kaysions

10. Indian Reservation - Don Fardon

Neil Young records The Last Trip To Tulsa for his solo debut album on Reprise Records at Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Beach Boys record I Can Hear Music in Brian Wilson's Home Studio, Bel Air, California, USA. Although recorded in his studio, The Beach Boys' leader Brian Wilson was not involved in recording this track, on which his brother Carl Wilson was effectively the producer and arranger. The song was originally written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector for American girl group The Ronettes in 1966.

Pink Floyd play at The Maryland, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, Europe.

The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, plays the second of four nights in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.

Diana Ross And The Supremes play the first night of two weeks at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Singer-songwriter and band leader John Sebastian quits The Lovin' Spoonful.