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The Hermits fly to Manila in the Philippines for two days of concerts on June 14-15, and three days later they begin their three-week season at Sydney's famed Chequers Restaurant. The group then travels to Mexico City for a nine-day cabaret stint at the Caminoreal Hotel. There follows a lengthy schedule of concerts, night clubs and state fairs - including Las Vegas cabaret - in America, taking the group up to mid-September. These engagements are currently being finalised by the CMA agency in New York. TV dates in Britain, for Herman and the group include ATV's "The Real Mike Yarwood" (next Monday, 7); a return appearance in ATV's "This Is Tom Jones" (May 2 in London, May 4 elsewhere); and BBC-1's "Basil Brush Show" (Friday, May 2). Following their previously reported concert tour with the Love Affair, they also play Scottish one-nighters in Ayr (April 25) and Kirkaldy (26). Herman is to be featured in an ITV advertising campaign for a well-known cosmetics firm from next month. He filmed a series of commercials for a hairspray in Venice in February. |
 THERE'S A Kind of Hush (Columbia) - A song by Geoff Stephens and Les Reed and one included on the New Vaudeville Band's new LP, this is a record the Americans are going to go absolutely berserk about. I see it now. It will do well here too because it has Herman sounding more mature, a nice movement about it and good production - especially nice is the way the strings come in on "for ever and ever." Certainly one of Herman's stronger singles, folks. OUT TOMORROW |