OVERSEAS ITEMS

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33045, 12 October 1972, Page 5

OVERSEAS ITEMS

Marc Bolan of T. Rex has indicated in a London interview that the group may tour Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Although no date was mentioned, it was thought the visit may take place in the near future. However, nothing has been heard from the local promoters.

Bolan used to spend £5OO a week on clothes, but even though he has now cut back his spending he still buys them in bulk.

He shys this is necessary because the clothes usually get ripped to pieces by fans during a tour. At one of the group’s concerts in Wembley Stadium, six bodyguards were used to get T. Rex out of an armour plated car. # * *

Canada has produced more talented artists than it is usually given credit for. With big money and more opportunities available in the United States, Britain and Europe, most of the Canadians are lured away from their homeland.

Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and David Clayton Thomas are some of the Canadians who have made a name for themselves abroad.

Cohen, who is probably the best known Canadian in Europe, still spends a lot of time in Montreal, and Joni Mitchell has just built a house in Canada, which she refers to as a “solitary station.” 3: sfr :jc

Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Nancy Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Brook Benton, Solomon Burke, and Ben E. King are all artists Tom Jones admires. Jones believes that Brook Benton and Solomon Burke are two Negro singers who have particularly influenced him. The tall Welshman is currently breaking box office records throughout America. He can fetch up to $2O for a seat to his concerts. * * *

Of all the records he produced for the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Miller’s favourites are “Gimmie Shelter,” “Street Fighting Man,” “You can’t always get what you want” and "Sympathy for the Devil.” » * *

The 1972 Eurovision Song Contest winner, Miss Vicky Leandros has had a Northeast Airways Trident jetliner named after her. She was a special guest on the jet’s inaugural flight from Luxemburg to London. The 22-year-old Greek bom singer speaks seven languages. She received a gold disc to mark more than a million sales of her award winning song. Her father, who acts as her managerchaperone, composed the disc and he also received a gold disc for his efforts.