ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen have signed with Paramount Records. Without a record or a booking agent, Cody has a devout following in Ann Arbor-Detroit (his home) frenzied followers in Berkeley (his second home) and fans in New York City where three Cody songs on tape have been enthusiastically received at WPLJ. The Commander is in Berkeley recording the album, which is due around Labor Day.

Folks better start lining up now for their tickets, because Jesus Christ Superstar is opening on Broadway in October. And it ain’t no regular rip-off, either, it’s the Robert Stigwood Organization of Cream fame (who own the copyright) and they mean business, big business: their initial budget is $800,000.