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The Who, The Small Faces and Paul Jones play at The Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania. Their reputation for violence at live shows has resulted in a formidable police presence, despite which mayhem erupts at the band's hotel.
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The American Breed earn a Gold Disc from the R.I.A.A. in the USA for their hit single Bend Me, Shape Me.
Arthur Prysock records Another Time Another Place, I Must Be Doing Something Right and Pretty Girl and other tracks for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
The Johnny "Hammond" Smith Septet records Dirty Grape, Animal Farm, High Heel Sneakers, To Sir With Love, Black Strap Molasses and other tracks for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Dave Davies (lead guitarist of The Kinks) releases his latest single, Susannah's Still Alive on Reprise Records in the USA.
Tex Ritter records High Noon, The Wayward Wind and Bad Brahma Bull in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

John Fred and His Playboy Band earn a Gold Disc from the R.I.A.A. in the USA for their hit single Judy In Disguise (With Glasses).
Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) by Johnny Farnham reaches No1 in the Go Set National Top 40 Singles chart in New Zealand, Oceania.
Jazz saxophonist Charles McPherson records his fourth album, From This Moment On, in New York City, USA for Prestige Records.
Pink Floyd have an Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, recording session, working on The Most Boring Song I've Ever Heard Bar Two (later re-titled See Saw) and Corporal Clegg.
Moby Grape record Just Like Gene Autry : A Foxtrot, in New York City, USA, for their Columbia Records album Wow! When the track, a 1930s jazz pastiche, appears on the album, it is recorded at 78rpm, and thus requires listeners to change the speed setting on their record players from 33.3rpm to 78rpm in order to hear it at the correct speed.
Max Powell, with Owen Bradley as producer, records I've Been Cheated, This Is Where I Came In, Night Life Queen and Lonely People, in Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.


The Monkees are working on the songs Can You Dig It? and Merry Go Round at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton record Holding On To Nothin' and Slip Away Today in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Everlasting Love by The Love Affair reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart.
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Merle Haggard records Money Tree, Picture From Two Sides Of Life and The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on the session includes Glen Campbell, Billy Mize and Lewis Talley [gtrs], Roy Nichols [steel], Howard Lowe [bass], Eddie Burris [drums], George French [piano] and Bonnie Owens [harmony vocal].
