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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION
COVER SHEET
SUBJECT: LOUIE, LOUIE
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DESCRIPTION OF FOLLOWING FILE MATERIAL
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T0 I DIRECTOR, FBI , DATE! 2/17/64
ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY
FRQM AC , TAMPA 45-New! P!
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Transmitted herewith are the following items for examination
by he FBI Laboratory: 'ff .
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hyriis of "Louie Louie" as published by Limax Music.
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Record "Louie Louie" under obscene cover!.
-fkeported obscene lyrics for "Louie Louie." Under yoLip: IF ggscene cover!. ~ r
Sarasota GSchool, advising th cap popular with tn=Uhigh school students, and he has been furnished lyrics for the song n
which are very obscene. g , ~e determined that this record is xi! , '
popular, is a best seller in the area, and is played by the local Q
radio stations. He said the record is a calypso-type song, and the .
words are hard to recognize. However, with a copy of the obscene w- ~_
to refer to, it sounds like the lyrics are identical with the I
enclosed obscene lyrics. ,
ism *Radio Station WKXY, furnished what Limax Music Company claims to ;u4D
e the actual l rics of the song, w ich is nclosure #1 , However,id the lyric¬iZf e ong do not seem to be the J
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ALSO SUBHITIED: Xerox copy of obscene vordsdto :*ecord""LOUIE IDUIE
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' concerning the subject recogd. It is geqnested thatyou ax-range an interview c!_ _jto verify his Gflg, .
finding that the record Jqrics an obscene.
< Ye request that you advise as of your tind-I/fe ings tron your current investigation of =e complaint .originating Iron Florida alleging that the record nu . '
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FEB I 1954
ln Robert F. Kennedy . CR w Al.H,b n9§
Attorney General USA
Washington,~ D.C.
Dear Mr. Kennedy: »
who do you turn to when your'teen age daughter buys and
brings home oornozranhic or obscene materials being sold
along with objects directed and aimed at the teen agemarket?in every City, village and Record shop in thisNation ~ - -
My daughter brought home a record of "LOUIE LOUIE" and
I, after reading that the record had been banned from '
being olayed on the air because it was obscene, proceeded
to try to decipher the Jumble of words,
The lyrics are so filthy that I can-not enclose them in
this letter. _
uThis record is on WIND label 4 143-A recorded by
KINGSMEN "a gwrdgggjrodpgtion by Ke ehase and_gg;;3
ennon" and t re is an address 1650 a 0 Way New York, N.Y
5 IA __,--Qua __'1929292J would like to see these peoble, The "artists", the Record
company and the nromoters orosecuted to the full extent of
the law. '
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We all know there is obscene materials available for those
who seek it, but when they start sneaking_in this material
in the guise of the latest teen age rock & roll hit record
these morons have gone too far. .
This land of ours is headed for an extreme state of moral
degradation what with this record, the biggest hit movies
and the sex and violence exnloited on T.V.
How can we stamp out this menace? ? ? ? -
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To: 8ACa, Indianapolis lnclosuree 4! '
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Bncloeed herewith tor intormtion oi Indianapolis
and Tampa are two copies each oi a eel!-explanatory letter
received at the Bureau iron the De artaent wherein they
hat-mm . -n rn a letter he ero e o e rtment interviewed co ce ng pa
on l/30/64 indicating that he had exanined a phonograph
record that had been purchased by his daughter entitled," Louie" and Iound sane to be obscene. Two copies oi-
letter to the Department are also enclosed tor
in orna on. '
'l'he Departaent has requested that they be adqispd
oi results of currefnt investigation being conducted inIl ' ' co d w s reported as being obsceneb m-mu. rlomn." h o rd Louie Louie Tanpa case entitle Uneub; Phonograp Be o
Distributed by Lina: _Iuaio, IYC, l1'Ol." _ '
Indianapolis at_and obtain any evi
indicate the record "Louie Louie" to obscene and thereafter
present facts to local USA. to determine it he would entertain
prosecution or violation of the ITO! Itatute.
Taapa expedite investigation at Sarasota, Ilorida,
concerning the record 'fLouie' Louie" and aake extra eopy
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Be: UHSUB; PENOGRAPH RECORD
of your report available to Bureau for dissemination to the
Department. I i 1 i or n ormat on of Indianapolis, th Department£1; recentl received a co oi the record "houielouie" tron ,- h a request that t be rev eve to deteraine eas or an obscene nature. A
' The Department advised that they were unable to interpret any
oi the wording in the reord and, therefore, could not sake
any decision concerning th aatter and were so advising the -
individual who sde the record available to then tor revies.
Ior further information, an UPI release dated 2/12/64
- indicated that the Government had dropped investigations it had
been conducting into complaints that a popular rock-and-rodl
record has obscene lyrics. "
"The complaints charged that the record "Louie Louie,"
as recorded on the Iane Label by the lingsmen, had oi!-color
lyrics ehich could be detected Ihen the 45 r.p.s. platter was
played at 88-1/3 r.p.s. 5, - -
Investigations ct th record were started by the
_ federal Communications Commission ICC!, the Post Oitice and
Justice Departments after complaints eere received tron about
a halt dozen persons, including Indiana Governor Iatthev I. IelshI
, "A11 three Governmental agencies dropped their investi4
gations because they were unable to determine shat the lyrics
or the song were. even alter listening to the records at speeds
ranging'$res l6_rpe'to 18 ".r!1_ -
D - H ent in rheceiptofu letter "lion _ 'b1C complaining that record "Louie Louie" b d
loca 1y and believed to be obscene. Department desiresY 1! interviewed to verify that record lyrics are obscene. Depar men
- also requested that they be advised of results oi investigation
ein conduc ffice regarding similar record where
Sarasota, Florida turned over
co recor o oca au or ties with obscene lyrics for same.
Investigation being conducted by Tampa and Indianapolis Offices
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A i Richard Berry! lI!t.'v8I8lI" on one aide and "BAUH'l'BD *
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ALSO sunnrrrmz Ihoteoopy or reported lyries to record
"IDUIB 101118"
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.4- ~ An additional eopgoi the phonograph record described,
above as lpectlen Q1 no nu ttted the Tampa Mtiee with a
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could not be denitely determined in the laboratory examination,
it could not be determined Ihether Q1 to an obscene record. » .
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Attn: FBI Laboratory
FROM - Ali, INDIDNAPOLIS n5-335! _P!0;/5 92/A_ SUBJECT, UNSUB; Pxggosmrn RECORD
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" allegedly transcribed from record "LOUIE LOUIE".
daughter
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Q .1 Indiana., _, , _ Record is entitled "LOUIE LOUIE" and is a 45 rpm. fl-Other wording on record is as follows: I 5". > 1__!.4-L - .,.
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Louie Louie
Richard Berry!
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A Jerden Production by KEN CHASE and JERRY DENNON.
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and was not suspected of being obscene when purchased.
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Sometime after buying the record, P
heard from various acquaintances the record ha obscene
lyrics if the "LOUIE LOUIE" side were played at a speed
normal A5 rpm. About 1/29/64,
typed sheet of lyrics whichof 33 l/3 inste thea coworker gaveaawere allegedly = ranscribed from the record when payed
in this manner, and which appear obscene.
She said the record was widely played in thearea and was once ranked first on the WLS Radio Chicago! £372!
record survey.
She said she hyed the record in the manner
described above and the lyrics seem to follow very
closely to the words on the typewritten sheet. She
said the typed page was a transcription by some unknown
person in Crbwn Pointgarea and was not furnished with the
record.
FBI Laboratory
record and determine its
at 33 l/3 rpm instead of
translation enclosed forrequested to examine enclosed
obscene character when played
H5 rpm. Typed alleged
assistance.
Although complete release obtained, record
should not be destroyed until final opinion of the USA
is obtained.I
On 3/24/6N, AUSA LESTER R. IRVIN, NDI, Hammond,
Indiana, advised facts to date indicate possible violation
Section lU65, Title 18¢ if records lyrics are obscene,
and he would consider prosecution whenever that determination
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Fuck you girl, Oh, all the way
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I meet a rose in her hair.
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1_45-84 Bureau File Ne; Field Office File No:
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ppnonocnapn axcoan "LOUIE LOUIE , DISTRIBUTED
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INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF OBSCENE MATTE! _ Character:
Swwmm advised
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copy of obscene lyri are aL - lyrics to the song, "Louie Louie." obscene
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lyrics on the record, "Louie Louie" could not ¢'*
be clearlyiinterpreted. No evidence developed
indicating commercialization or interstate 1
transportation of the obscene lyrics. AUSA,
Tampa, Florida, advised there is no apparent
Federal violation involving the obscene lyrics.
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lyrics for a popular phonograph record are being freely
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his department determined that a phonograph record, recorded
by the Kingsmen, and distributed by Limax Music Company,
New York City, New York, is presently very popular among
local students. He said one side of this record, which is
. recorded at a speed of 45 revolutions per minute, is entitled,
"Louie Louie." He said this is a calypso type song and
most of the words are very hard to recognize. In fact, it
is impossible to identify some of the words in this song
listening to the record normally. _
rasota Junior High School, furnished him
w tten copy of what is he l ricsfor the "Louie Louie" record.
he found the lyrics at the Junior High c oo an a de-
termined that many of the students have copies of these '
' 1 rics and that all of the students know about them.e played the record, "Louie Louie"
and found that these hand written lyrics appeared to be
the actual lyrics of the song, and where the words in the
record are slurred, the words in the written_lyrics are -.very obscene. .' ' -' _ ~»>a. .= » * . '1'--_ . . .. - ' '
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" actual lyrics of the song, "Louie Louie". He said these
printed 1yrics,furnished by Limax Music Company, are
certainly not the same as the obscene lyrics he received
from the Junior High Schbol and do not appear to be the
lyrics being sung in the record.
On February 28, 1964, the Bureau advised that '
6 the Department of Justice record "Louie Louie" from' with a request that it be reviewed to determine
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Lyrics of "Louie Louie" as published by Limax Music.
Record "Louie Louie" under obscene_cover!.
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On larch 23, 1964, this matter was discusse with'5 nt United States Attorney JOE n. iuomrr by submncerning the bbscene lyrics, obtained at e
Sarasota, Florida, Junior High School, Hr. MOUNT stated
he would decline any prosecutive action inasmuch as there
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Title; IUNKNOWN SUBJECT; PHONOGRAPH RECORD RECORDED A
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purchased Crown Point, Indiana, alleged to have
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on March 13, 1961+, HERBERT J. MILLER, .m,,= Assistant
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Louie Louie
Richard Berry!
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Ken Chase and Jerry Dennea
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She said this record wa publicly displayed, was
routinely priced, and was sot suspected et hing obscene when
purchased. Sosetise atter buying the record, she heard tron
various acquaintances the record had obscene lyrics, it the
"Louie Louie" side were played at a speed ed S8 l/3rd instead
ct the normal as rpn. About January 29, 1964, a co-worker gave
her a typed sheet et lyrics which were already transcribed res
the record when played in this sanner. She described these words
as obscene and furnished a typed sheet of paper bearing these '
alleged words.
She said the reord was widely played is the area
and was once ranked first on the ILS ladie Chicago! Iecod
Survey.
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. above and the lyrics- seesed to tollow very closely the words on
the typewritten sheet. She said the typed page was a transcription
by sose unknown person in the Crown Point area and was not turnished
with the record. '
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LESTER R. IRVIN, Hammond, Indiana, advised facts to date
indicate possible violation of Section 1U65, Title 18, if the
record lyrics are found to be obscene. He stated he would
consider prosecution wheneverthat-determination is made. " '
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lyrics was forwarded to the FBI Laboratory for examination.
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was played at various speeds but none of the speeds assisted in
determining the words of the song on the record. , » , ~
On May 13, 19611, Assistant United states Attorney
LESTER R. IRVIN advised he would decline prosecution in this
case since the FBI Laboratory is unable to determine this
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UNSUB; 45 r.p.m. Recording suapacr:%_ "Louie Louie"' 1=oss'r1mr1'1'ox
0: 1 DETROIT! '
Enclosed herewith for the FBI Laboratory is _'!&-1*,92 , I , #78135
one 45 r.p.m. reco ing entitled "Louie Louie" I. ~;!_I__QI§§,R_D___v___|92' RRY! sung by th_ ingsmen". This is a Wand i-!ecording
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sis a recording entitled "Haunted Castle" sung by the
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A Enclosed for the New York Office is an envelopemarked obscene containing the words, several of which are é
obscene, as believed to be heard when the,recording "Louie
Louie" is played on 33 r.p.n.
. For the information of the FBI Laboratory and t
New York Office, AUSA ROBERT J. GRACE, EDI, 839 Federal
Building, Detroit, Iichigan, on 3/30/65, contacted both
the Detroit FBI Office and the Federal Communtntions
Commission, located in the Federal Building, Detroit, re¢;
garding a 45 r.p.n,,record entitled "Louie Louie" RICHARD '
recording with the address of 1650 Broadway, New York,
New York. The one side of this record contains the song
"Louie Iouie'1,and the other side of the record "Haunted'Cast1e"__ l,!}{T§_iiSTON! and both are sung by the "Kingsmen".
"Louie Louie" is nT1'in5'ered 143-A 50083 and "Haunted Cas e"
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BERRY! and sung bythe "Kingsnen". This record isa Wand
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FBI File No.
Lab. No._Examination requested by:
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DocumentExamination requested
Remarks.
lor your information, the Departnont of JusticeALL has previous recei d of e "Louie Louie"
' from with a requestb7 s of en obscene C that rev e no Ia
nature. The Department advised that they vore unable to
interpret any of the Iordihg in the record and, therotore,
could not mke a decision concerning the setter.
Ifor your intonation, the AIIBA's at hnpa, orid:
and Bamond, Indiana, have declined prosecution.
lnclosuros ! Q3 8 Lab report!1 - Indiempolil i45-33_5!___In§pgz., I-lb report!1 - lumps 45-84! lnclosuro" _' port!
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n.= UNSUB; 45 r.p.n. Recording 1-" "°' D-478135 AV
"Louie Louie"
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Specimens received
Q3 One IAND 45 r.p.n. recordingbearing on one side the
title "Louie Louie Richard Berry! IE3 IIRGSIRN
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ALSO BUBIIITTRD: Sheet oi paper bearing typewritten words
Result of examination:
Three additional copies of the phonograph record
described above as speeinen Q3 have been subaitted to the
Laboratory. Qlaof the previous records was submitted by
the Tampa Ottice with a letter dated 3/l1/64 and captioned
I "UlI8U'B; Phonograph Record Louie Louie Distributed By
Limax Imsic, NYC; I108 ; one record was submitted by tlm
San Diego Office with a letter dated 3/l7/64 and captioned
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the previous records was submitted by the Indianapolis
Ottice with a letter dated 8/27/64 and captioned "UISUB; , ..
Phonograph Record Recorded By the Iingsnen tntitled
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could not be definitely deternined in the Laboratory exami-
nation, it was not possible to deternine whether this
recording, Q3, is obscene. "
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take in this case.
ADMINISTRATIVE A I ' - '
One copy oi this report is being furnished for the
information of the New York O£tice'inasmuch as that office
has conducted investigation and may be requested to conduct
additional investigation at a later date.
One copy of this report is being furnished the
Federal Communications Commission, 1029 Federal Building,
Detroit, Iichigan, inasmuch as this recording of the song,
"Louie Louie" was played over local radio stations in the
Detroit area, and the Federal Communications Commission
authorities had received a complaint regarding this recording
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Chmdn: POSSIBLE INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF OBSCENE MATTER
Swwww USA's Office, IDM, Federal Building, Detroit,
Mich., advised receiving complaints concerning
recording "Louie Louie", sung by the "Kingsmen".
Clains were made to AUSA's Office, and SAC Office,
Detroit, that obscene language was contained in
his recording. The record was produced by the// :and Management Corporation, NYC ,NY. FBI' Iiboratory, Iashington, D:CT,'Tdvised it was
not possible to determine whether this recording
is obscene. Complainants advised that when this
record is played on 33 r.P.n. some teenagers
claim they detect obscene language. AUSA ROBERT
J. GRACE, EDM, Federal Building, Detroit, Mich.,;
advised he is awaiting opinion from Department
of Justice, Iashington, D. C., regarding what
action should be taken in regard to this recording.
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The following investigation is predicated upon
information received from Assistant United States Attorney AUSA!
JAMS F. FINN, Chief, Criminal Division, Eastern District
of Michigan, 809 Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan, on
March 29, 1965, in that he advised he had received a telephone
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call from Fuhrmann Junior High School,
Warren, Iichigan, advising him that a recording known"Loui " tains obscene language. According r¢§?!92
F1 g advised that this is a 45 r.p.n. - "
recor ng, bein a ed on local troit area radio*
stations. indicated
to Ir. F1 t a v en e ay as a 45 r.p.n. '
it is unintelligible, however, when played at the speed of
33 r.p.n e lan age in the record is clear and undoubtedlyobscene. advised Ir. FINN that the recording is
being playe as r.p.n. by local disc Jockeys, but
youngsters are playing the recording on a 33 r.p.m. speed
so that they can discern the alleged obscehe language in
this recording.
On larch 30, 1965, AUSA ROBERT J. GRACE, Eastern
District of Iichigan, 839 Federal Building,also contacted
the Detroit Office of the FBI, and the Federal Communications
Commission, 1029 Federal Building, Detroit, Iichigan, regarding
the record entitled "Louie Louie", sung by the "Kingsmen".
Engineer inOn larch
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Charge, Federal ion, 1029 Federal
Building, Detroit, also Ias invited by Ir. GRACE to appear in
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concerning the recording.
stated that they ma the
record Ii t en and claimed that this record is a 45 r.p.I.
recording of the song, "Louie Louie". They stated that this
record has become very popular over the radio stations which
cater to the teenage "rock and roll fans in the greater
Detroit area, and is considered to be "a best seller".
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They stated that when this record is played on 33 r.p.m.
speed, obscene and suggestive words can be interpreted in
this song. They made available a copy of the words to this
song as they interpreted the song after listening to it
played numerous times on the 33 r.p.n. speed. Ihen this
record was played in the Office of AUSA GRACE on larch 30,
1965, the aforementioned individuals listened to it being
pla ed numerous times both 45 d y on a r .n. spee and a 33r.p.m. speed. Ir. GRACE and édvisw they were
not able to discern any of the o cene language and found
the record played on both speeds as being quite unintelligible.
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John C. Fuhrmann Junior High chool, 5155 14 Iile Road,
Warren, Michigan, telephonically contacted the Detroit FBI
Office to advise that he had found a sheet of paper on a
student at this school which contained obscene words to the
song, "Louie Louie". He stated he questioned the student
and the student told his that this is a popular song, and when
played on a 33 r.p.n. speed, the obscene and suggestive wads
can be fairly interpreted in the song "Louie Louie". He
stated that he found out that nany teenagers in the Iarren,
Michigan area are buying this record and playing it on the
33 r.p.m. speed.
Hr. GRACE advised on larch 30, 1965,
contacted the Dearborn, Iichigan Radio Station
caters to teenagers and plays nostly "rock and
The station manager advised Ir. GRACE he wouldthat he
IKNR, which
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the record company in Iev York Cty to obtain the lyrics to
"Loui Lou " io Station IKNR received a telegramfrom epter Records, New York City, NewYork, g v ng the correct copyrighted lyrics to "Loui§_Loui§f
and they are as follows:
"LOUIS LOUIS OH YEA AIAY IE GO A
YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA LOUIS LOUIS OH BABY AIAY FINE LITTLE
SHE IAITS FOR IE I! CATCH THE SHIP ACROSS TH SHIP SEA I
SAILED THE SHIP ALL ALONE I NEVER THINK ILL IAKE IT HOIB
IDUIS IDUIS AIAY IE GO THREE NIGHTS AND DAYS IE SAIL THE
SEA IE THINK OF GIRL CONSTANTLY ON THE SHIP DREAM SHE
THERE I SHELL THE BOSE IN HER HAIR IOUIS LOUIS OH BABY
AIAY IE GO IE SEE JAIAICA IOON ABOVE IT IONT BE LONG IE
SEE EB LOVE IE TAKE HR IN ARES AND THN I TELL HEB I
NEVER LEAVE AGAIN LOUIS IDUIS OH YEA AIAY IE GO"
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The record that made
available to the Detroit FBI Office is a 45 r.p.m. recording
entitled, "Louie Louie", RICHARD BERRY!, sung by th
K1ngSmen". This is a Iand recording labeled 143-AQ
50083;
on the other side of the record is a recording entitled,
"Haunted Castle" LYNN BASTON!, sung by the "Kingsmen",
labeled 143-B 50084. The address on the record for the
land Management Corporation is 1650 Broadway, New York, ~
New York. The songs "Louie Louie" and "Haunted Castle" are
both sung by the "Kingsmen"._ Both recordings are listed as
being a Jerden Production by KEN CHASE and JERRY DENNON.
The Detroit FBI Office submittedtthe record to
the FBI Laboratory, Iashington, D. C.. The FBI Laboratory
in a communication to the Detroit FBI dated lay 17, 1965,
advised that three additional copies of the phonograph record
have been submitted to the Laboratory. One of the
records was submitted by the Tampa FBI Office, and
recording was distributed by Linax Iusic, New York
New York. Another record was subitted by the San
Office, produced by Iand, 1650 Broadway, New York,
The third record was submitted by the Indianapolisprevious
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Diego FBI
New York.
FBI
Office, which was recorded by the "Kingsmen" entitled
"Louie Louie".
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The FBI Laboratory advised that because the
lyrics of the recording "Louie Louie" could not be
to determine whether the recording is obscene.
The New York FBI Office by communicationdefinitelydetermined in the Laboratory examination, it was not possible
dated
lay 26 9 ice that on lay l9,
1965, land Management
Corpora ion, Iest 54th Street, New York City, New York,
made available to the New York Office one 45 r.p.n. recording
entitled "Louie Louie", RICHARD BERRY!, sung by the
"Kingsnen , Iand recording 143-A 50083; reverse side "Haunted
recording Castle" LYNN BASTON! sung by the "Kingsmen", Iand
143-B 50084.
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1. The tords to the song "Louie Louie .
A letter to the President of Iand lecords §~ 1;: 20 dated February 13, 1964, from the federal
Communications Commission, Iashington, D. C.,
concerning complaints received by the Federal
Communications Commission concerning the broad-
casting oi the record "Louie Louie .-
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Federal Communications Commission, Iashington, D. C.,
dated February 14 1964 setting forth thecomplete background concerning the production of
the record "Louie Louie".
4. A letter from the National Association of
Broadcasters Code Authority, Iashington, D. C.,
dated January 28, 1964, concerning the broad-
casting of the record "Louie Louie .
KMD e Federal Communications
Commission, ashington, D. C., subsequently granted a clearance
to the record "Louie Louie". She explained that for approxi-
mately two years her company has been receiving unfounded L
complaints concerning the recording "Louie Louie . She
advised that to the best of her knowledge, the troubb was
t d s arted by an uni entitied college student, Iho mde up a
series or obscene ver r " uie " and then sold them
to fellow students. stated, that it
8 is her opinion that a person can e any r.p.m. recordin
and reduce its speed to 33 r.p.n. and imagine obscene words,
depending upon the imagination of the listener.
to the song, "Louie Louie" as furnished
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m"President y .
Iand Records '
1650 Broadway
New York, New York
Dear Sir: ' '
"The COml18Bi0n has received complaints to the
effect that certain radio stations have, by playing one of
your records titled Louie Louie, featuring The Kingsnen,
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"vblated the federal statute which prohibits the broadcast
of obscene, indecent or profane language. .
"The staff has conducted an inquiry into these com-
plaints. Before terminating its inquiry the Commission would
appreciate receiving, as promptly as possible, your comments
on this matter, including any information in your possession
which might throw light upon either the source or the validity
of allegations that the lyrics as sung by the Kingsmen were in
any way obscene. Ie also should appreciate Your comment on
whether, even though unobjectionable lyrics,were used in re-
cording the song, there was improper motivation on the part of
the singers or anyone associated with the production of the
record in making the recorded lyrics so unintelligible as to
give rise to reports that they were obscene.
- "Very truly yours,
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"Ben F. Iaple
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Communications Commission, Iashington, D. C., dated February
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of Louie Louie. we are sure that upon listening to
the record and comparing it to the enclosed lyrics you
will find them one and the same.
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"Scepter Music I this master finished re-cording! from Craig Corporation - 1021
East Pine Street, Sea t e, ashington. Ie understand thatthese five young male performers are students at the_ , l ;
University of Iashington, information concerning them is '
available from C The Publisher or the so o
uld be responsible for the lyrics is Lima: Iusic, .B 6l_8 Bidgely Drive, Los Angeles, California. _;.
"All the people connected with the making and the sales of
this record are highly reputable business people who are . A
as vitally concerned with this matter as you are and wish Y
to bring to justice anyone connected with the dissemination
of libelous information. ' '
I will appreciate your comparing the enclosed record with
any record you may have received, This is the only record
we have distributed for sale, and our sale figures do not
indicate any infringement by any outside source.
"Our record was made from a two track recording. Ie will
be happy to play the vocal track for any of your representa-
tives who would call on us, and this should clear any mis-
understanding as to the lyrics on our record. They will find
them to be exactly as on the enclosed lyric sheet.
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The letter from the National Association of
Broadcasters Code Authority, Iashington, D. C., dated
January 28, 1964, is set forth as follows:
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"Here are the facts as we understand them:_ L__ _
"The Code staff has listened to the record on all standard
RPM's and has found nothing objectionable in it. In the Code
staff's opinion, the lines, delivered in rock and roll and
Calypso style, would be unintelligible to the average listener.
"NAB has received from the music publishers copies of the
lyrics and has found nothing objectionable in them. However,
it also has received from another source a purported set of
lyrics which are unfit for broadcast.
"The phonetic qualities of this recording are such that a
listener possessing the phony lyrics could imagine them to
be genuine." I
On June ll, 1965, AUSA GRACE, Eastern District of
Michigan, Federal Bulding, Detro; stated he would defer
his prosecutive opinion in this case regarding the recording
"Louie Louie" until he receives an opinion in this case from
the United States Department of Justice, Iashington, D. C.
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On 6/ll/65, Assistant United States Attorney
ROBERT J. GRACE, Eastern District of Michigan, 839 Federal
Building, Detroit, Michigan, advised that he will defer his
prosecutive opinion in this case pending advice of the
Department of Justice,
Assistant United States Attorney GRACE was advised
of the investigation conducted by the New York Office contained
in referenced New York letter to Detroit.
For the informatio e 1 v ' l ' 1° I92692 Y.rk letter disclosed that
Wand Management Corporation, 54 West 54th Street, ew York,
New York, made available words to the song called "Louie
Louie" and 2 letter to the'President of Wand Records dated
2/13/64, from the Federal Communications Commission, Washington,
D.C., concerning complaints received by the Federal Communiqations
Commission concerningdthe broadcasting of the record "Louie
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two years her company has been receiving unfounded complaints
concerning the recording. She advised that, to the best of
her knowledge, the trouble was started by an unidentified college
student who made up a series of obscene verses for this recording
and sold them to fellow students. She further stated that
it was her opinion that a person can take any 45 rpm recording
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Having admired your work and your life for so many years, it is with trepi-
dation that I write to you. But being a mother and a teacher, I have been
disturbed by the alarming increase in pornography and abjectly implore your
advice.
As a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, dedicated in the
fight against pornography, this is how we --specifically the Flint Junior
Woman's Club --became involved in a war of legal semantics. it all began
this winter when a group of vocalists called the Kingsmen" appeared at a
local hall. They plugged their million dollar record§D"Louie, Louie."_ in
a matter of weeks the record was selling like hot cakes and rising on the
"Top #0 Show. He became aware of the dual set of lyrics and that without
a doubt, someone had masterminded an auditory illusion. Our prosecuting
attorney with who we consulted said, in his opinion, there was nothing_
legally that can be done since he believed you cannot prove which set of"
lyrics they are singing. This Seemed rather irrelevant since they were,
capitalizing on its obscenity, and when every teenager in the county "heard"
the obscene not the copywritten lyric. "
Our attempts to have something don¬'about the record were met with frustra-
tion. But that is all prologue. He realize the damage is done and the__
"Louie, Louie" purveyors are getting away with setting a new precedenceq A
That along with the movies, the magazines, the paperbacks -- our kids will
now be hit with a fourth front -- records.
Detroit, and he informed us that your bureau was investigating the record
in question. He wasn't too explicit, however. Can you tell us what is
being done? !hat can we do to help? Hr. Hoover, do you think more ofx92Ue have also been in contact with Hr. Lawrence Gubow, U. S. Attorney in
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perversion involved?
In Hr. Gubow's answer to us, he stated that in order for matter to be
declared obscene, it must be objectively obscene." I am confused. How
can anything be objectively obscene? Obscenity is not indifferent -- but
has definite goals. it is not impersonal and unemotional -- how can it
possibly be? By it;,very nature, obscenity ls SUBJECTIVE.7 /U, if § éié/-/3<" ' Mica H ~ i ii
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Vhat are the ground rules in this ridiculous legal game that benefits the '
pornographers? When does obscenity become pornography? And pornography --
perversion?
He do not conclude that curtailment of Freedom of the Press or that strong
legislation is the only alternative. But how do you begin to reverse this
trend? Can it ever be done? ls the Miller Bill S.l73 a good one? ls it
worth petitioning for? A
Our club would like to do something positive. Do you think a questionnaire
to high school students would be of value? Finding out what a cross-section
of students reads - buys - thinks about the flood of obscene materials? Do
you think such answers could be valuable or would it be superfluous? If you
do think it has some merit, would you be willing to help us to construct such
a questionnaire? Q
Perhaps I have asked all too many impertinent questions, but they are as a
genuine as is our concern at the alarming rise in venereal disease, perver- 4
sion, promiscuity and illegitimate births in the teen groups. ls there a .
correlation to the alarming rise in the access to obscene materials by this I
same group?
Please, Hr. Hoover, let us know if and when we should take what course of
action. We would appreciate any help and information you can give us.
Until I hear from you, I remain, ,
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recording of the Iand record of "Louie Louie" to the Federal
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for examination and comparison with the finished record.
If Prefnses to release the vocal track
specimen, the ents should seek her agreement to perait then V
to make a recording of it or, at least, to listen to it themselves
reporting what they perceive. " '
2. Attempt to locate the singing team, "the Kingsnen",
and interview regarding lyrics they recorded in song "Louie Louie_"
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839 Federal Bilding, Detroit. .
ADIIHISTRATIVE
One copy of this report is being furnished the Federal
Communications Commission, 1029 Federal Building, Detroit, lichigan
inasmuch as this recording of the song "Louie Louie" was played
over local radio stations in the Detroit area, and the Federal
Communications Commission FCC! authorities at Detroit had received
a complaint regarding this record.
For the information of all offices conducting investi-
gation in this case, according to the letter received by the
United States Attorney's Office iron the Office of the Assistant
Attorney General, Iashington, D.C., the following course of
action was recommended by the Office of the Assistant Attorney
General:
Tints: request of the Office of the Assistant Attorney
General is basically intended to accomplish a definitive investi-
gation on which the Department of Justice can satisfactorily close
this case and neet anticipated coaplaints and inquiries. -This .
perspective will change if these leads set out above! indicate '
a basis to consider prosechtion. The Department of Justice
recoaended aaxiaun discreetness should be exercised by FBI
investigators both to nininize any appearances of an intended
full-scale criminal action and to avoid any public notoriety or
attention as to the perforners and their related businesses.
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At Detroit, lichigan _
On July 12, 1965, Assistant United States Attorney ABBA!
ROBERT J. GRACE, Eastern District of Iichigan, 839 Federal Building,
Detroit, Iichigan, advised that the United States Department of
Justice, Office of the Assistant Attorney General, Criainal Division,
Iashington, D.C., requested the United Btates Attorney's Office,
Eastern District of Iichigan, to conduct additional investigation.
Ir. GRACE advised that his office received a letter
dated July 2, 1965, tron FRED I. VIISGI, JB.,,Assistant Attorney
General, Criainal Division, United States Departaent of Justice,
Iashington, D.C., which disclosed the following:
After a study of investigation conducted by the Detroit
Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI! Office regarding the record-
ing "Louie Louie" by "The Ringsnen", that additional investigationshould be conducted in order to bring the case to a logical con-
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these complaints will probably reoccur due to the apparent popularity
of this song among younsters.
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The Office of the 1Division, recomended that /1]
Iand Ianagenent Corporation, 254 Iest 54th Street, ew or , ew 'York, be reinterviewed to ascertain if she will make available b7KY
the vocal track recording of the land record to the FBI for referralto the FBI Laboratory for examination in comparison with the finished 1770
recording. The purpose of doing this is to confirm that the vocal
'track recording is consistent Iith the vocal sounds of the finished
product.
- Also if refuses to release the vocalI
track specimen, FBI Agents should seek her agreement to permit _
them to make a recording of it or, at least, listen to it themselves
and report what they perceive according to the letter issued by the
Office of the Assistant Attorney General.
' tment of Justice had received information whereby
stated that Scepter rated, had
urchased he n shed recordi from Crai Cor or- P t R8 8 Pation, Seattle, n.sn1ngt<>n. Q; 4.1575
Also, that Pstated Lima: Iusic of 1.¢s]b7c,b7DAngeles,-California, s t e publisher o he so "Louie Louie"and responsible for the lyrics and that r who ever bhas knowledge of "Louie Louie at Lima: Ius c,'s ou d be interviewed if
for all information obtainable on the lyrics of the song.
on July 12, 1965, AUSA Grace requested the Detroit rs:
Office that after additional investigation has been conducted, that
his office be advised accordingly so that the Office of the
Assistant Attorney General, Iashington, D.C., can be fully apprised
of the facts in this case to effect a prosecutive opinion.
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Dear Mr. Hoover: _ -
Thank you so much for your reply to_my letter of June I8.
After reading your two enclosed publications "Combating Merchants of'
Filth," and "Poison For Our Youth"!, l feel more enlightened. The
frustratlons.which you must encounter daily, make the ones which we
have met seem rudimentary. If it ls possible, may we have fifty each
of the aforementioned publications for distribution to the members ofour club? _ 0 up
Getting back to our mutual friend - Louie 'Louie," I can realize thatyou are unable to comment on your current inves?T§5Yions. But daunt-
less we are, and we now have in our possession a recording that was
made directly from the Hand release of the Kingsmen's "Louie, Louie."
The #5 RPM "Louie" was played at 78 RPM, taped at twice the regular .
speed and then slowed down so that it now plays somewhere between #5
and 33% RPM. At this speed the 6bscene articulation is clearer.
The second part of our tape was made from the Kingsmen's recent per- i
sonal appearance on Shlndlg" on Nationwide TV on June 23, 1965, when
they sang "Louie, Louie" -- the copywritten lyric -- intelligibly.
The comparison is quite.interesting since by no stretch of the imagi-
nation is the obscene lyric audible.
In your reply you didn'tégomment on the value of a high school ques-
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In response to your request, I am forwarding,
under separate cover, 25 copies each of the publications paALL desire. I regret, however, that budgetary limitations preclude
iurnishing the number for which you asked. _
, tionnaire, I have always refrained, as a matter of long-standing
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They stated that they had the above-mentioned
record with then and that this record is a 45 r.p.n. re-
cording of the song "Louie Louie". They stated that this
record has become very popular over the radio stations
which cater to the teenage'rockin roll" tans in the greater
Detroit area and is considered to be "a best seller". They
stated that when this record "Louie Louie"! is played .
on 33 r.p.m. speed, obscene and suggestive words can be
interpreted in this song. They made available a copy of
the vords to this song as they interpreted_the song after
listening toit played nuherous times on.th9 33 r.p.n. speed.
ugh on 3/31/65aJohn C. Fuhrnann Junior H gh School, 515 4 Iile Road,
Warren,,lichiggp, telephonicaly contacted the Detroit FBI,
Office to a3vis¬'that he had found a sheet of paper on a;
student at this school which contained obscene Iords to,
the song "Louie Louie". He stated he questioned the student
and the student told hin that this is a popular song and
when played on a 33 r.p.n. speed, the obscene and suggestive
words cah be fairly interpreted in the song "Louie Louie".
that teenagers are uying up the recor uie Louie" and
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Radio Station WKNR whic een s and plays mostly"rockin ro11" records. stated he would
L telegraph the record company n _g!__ork City to obtain the
lyrics to "Louis Louis". The Radio Station WKNR received
=1 Bleeram f1°m,-SEPTER Records giving the
correct copyrighted lyrics to "Louis Louis" and they are
as follows:
"LOUIS LOUIS OH YEA
YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA
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SAILED THE SHIP ALL
LOUIS LOUIS AWAY WEAWAY WE GO
LOUIS LOUIS OH BABY AWAY FINE LITTLE
CATCH THE SHIP ACROSS THE SHIP SEA I
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AWAY WE GO HE SEE JAMAICA NOON ABOVE IT WONT BE LONG ME
SEE ME LOVE HE TAKE HER IN ARMS AND THEN I TELL HER I
NEVER LEAVE AGAIN LOUIS LOUIS OH YEA AWAY WE GO"
The FBI Laboratory is requested to examine this
record in a effort to discern any obscene words and suggestive
overtones that may be contained in this recording when played
on 33 r.p.m. speed. It is noted that when this record was
played in the Assistant United States Attorney's Office oh
3/30/65, it was difficult to get all the words in this song.
It is requested that the FBI Laboratory return
this record to the Detroit Office after examination has been
completed.
LEAD
NEW YORK
AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK:
Will contact Wand Company, 1650 Broadway, New York,
regarding the recording "Louie Louie" in an effort to obtain
the lyrics contained in this record.
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TITLE OF CASE
UNSUB; 45 r.p.m. Recording_ _ "Louie Louie?
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ADMINISTRATIVE
One copy of this report is being furnished the
Federal Communications Commission FCC!, Detroit, Michigan,
rdin of the song "Louie Louie" was played inasmuch as this reco g
over local radio stations in the Detroit area, and the FCC
authorities at Detroit had received a complaint regarding
this record. _ g _
Three copies of instant report have been designated
i iev of the tact it is anticipated for the Detroit Office n v
that ot e ffices having received inquiries concerning "Louie
lts of Louie" §i§1prequestd¢'to be furnished with the resu
investigation as set forth in instant report.
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10/29/as
145-420
UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
45 r.p.m. Recording
"Louie Louie"
POSSIBLE INTERSTATE
OBSCENE MATTER
FBI Lab. determined,on 9/16/65, that a tape made
Lo i i "u e Lou e , supplied by
Wand Management Corporation, when
compared wit a sc submitted previousl b t Y Y
' ned no audible differencesJerden Music, Inc.,furnished information
regarding the history of recordings of "Louie Louie" and
adv ent controversial 45 r p m re
by "The Kingsmen", in 1963% the record to Wand ana emI g ent, w 1c
distributes it under the scepter label, and that the
recording was hurriedly produced and the techni
the record defi ot obscene3 Limax Iusic w. pub1ished o
version of "Louie Louie", in 195 , and presently
royalties from recording made by "The Kingsmen '
furnished original lyrics submitted for copywri
3/22/57, and noted they are definitely not obscene and
p blished for "The Kingsmen"
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version of "Louie Louie", upon interview reported it
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DETAILS:is
By communication dated August 23, 1965, the New York
office advised as follows:
on August 23. 19¢-r~5._§and ¥anagenentWCorporation, New York_Qit{, decline to ma e
available to the Federal Bureau of'Invest-gation Laboratory,without a court order, the sound track from92which the Wand record
"Louie Louie" was recorded. _ ' ,,/// ,
' She had no objection to making a copy of the original
recording from which the record "Louie uie" 143-A was made andthe recording was made in the studios o¥:!;gQ_M§nagement -
Co Street or City, in the presence
of SA i 'als and
technic ans o the above corpor t on. made
available a nimeographed copy of the words to "Louie Louie" sothat they could be followed when listening to the recording. -
. raj- 11 dtht h n"F1"be'/ bk exp a ne a s e a en mista en
when she had previously advised that the record "Louie Louie"
had been made from a two-track recording. She stated it had not
been made from a two-track recording but from a one-track monaural
recording. Subsequently, her sound engineers had simulated a
stereo version and this had led her to believe thatshe had a two-
track recording of the original "Louie Louie."
Itated that tn re is t 1 e no separa e vo ce
track recording for the record "Louie Louie" and that the sound
track is a copy of the sound recording from which the Iand=rebord
"Louie Louie" 143-A was made. She further explained that to aid
the listener in listening to this sound track, her sound engineers
had made the recording with the intent of bringing out the voice
sounds to the best of their ability. S
The aforementioned recording, made in the studios of
the Wand Management Corporation, on August 23, 1965, was
forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory for
the purpose of comparing this recording with the disc which had
been previously furnished to the Laboratory by the Detroit Office.
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"K1 Tape made from the original recording from which
the record "Louie Louie" 143-A was made in the studios of Wand
Management Corp., 254 W. 54th St., NYC
"ALSO SUBMITTED: Himeographed copy of the words to "Louie Louie"
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"A comparison was made of the recording on the tape
described above as specimen K1 with the recording on the disk,'
submitted by the Detroit Office and described as specimen Q3
in this case and no audible differences were noted."
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axcnannfisnnv was the original writer and artist of the
song, "Louie Louie. It was originally recorded under the Fliprecord label in 1956 in Les Angeles, Caliiornia. Iowever, it wasnot successful. - .1. I "."'"°""_ _ » a _
In 1961 i Seattle group known as the Iailers nade a
recording under the Etiquette record label. -This recording be-
came the ll hit in the Seattle area. It was distributed na-
tionally, but it was not s hit on the national level.
In 1963 the Iailer's record was being played a great
deal by station KGO in Portland, Oregon. The conpeting station,
KISI, was not authorized to play it. IISI prevailed upon the
Kingnen to sake a recording of "Louie Louie" which they did.KER CHASE, the the
and in 1963 this record be-
cane A A _ _' H aware of the charges the lingsmen's
record was o cene if played at dikrent speeds. Be stated the
record is not obscene. He pointed out that the Kingsnen did not
know all of the lyrics and'in sone instances their recording
technique was poor iron a protesssional standpoint. Iowever, he
stated definitely it is not obscene. :Ie stated that possibly the
rumor that the record was obscene contributed to its sales re-
cord; however, he pointed out that it this were true, it was en-
tirely unintentional. _ - _ '
Ie was advise by the Seattle "lost Intelligence"
that the Governor oi Indiana had banned the record, and he
heard that the nanagenent of the lingsnent were planning a law
suit against the state of Iichigan because of its being banned.c
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voluntarily appeared at the hos Angeles Office of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation in response to a telephonic request
for an appointment to see him concerning the song Louie Louie.
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mus vc ans in the original recording song .'Louie I_¢ouie."-
i e .xhibited the ormm lyrics to this song
which had been submitted tor eopyrighting to Washington, D. C. "
on March 22, 1957. t re strstion number was
furnished e.-co of¢<>Pobservedtobetmghii y : 7 25 P
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produced by Wand Reco Company, New York City, is the release
in issue h r been some contusion over it. me firstmdicati received that anything waawrong was
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indicated they would not play this record over the air withoutverifying what words were being sung. He said tr had received
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communications s reg and hoped the matter could be
straightened out. He noted the music is sung in a calypso
style, which makes it very difficult to understand. He received
complaints that when this record is played at 33 RPM instead ofthe normal 45 RIM, the pornographic language is obvious. ' ,
Playing a record at a s ower speed would slow the smsic and -seeking pattern down to such an extent that it would be veryfficult to understand. ' __Be had never heard or such a procedure
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a copy or The Kingsmen version oi "Louie Louie." He listened to
this record on #5 RPM and said it denitely followed the lyrics
as they had been originally prepared in 1957. At 33 RBI, he
found the language used to be unintelligible. He noted that it
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On September 13, 1965, £urnished the
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Portland, Oregon, was advised of t e en y 0 e g n er-
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_ certain persons profess to hear obscene yords in the group's _
» recording of the song, Louie Louie" -but so ffar as he is con-
-_ cerned the words they claim to hear simply do notexist -on
. that record. He "said the recording was originally done on ~
the west coast overs year ago and the group simply selected
a standard version of the lyrics. with a short practice
session and certainly no deliberate attempt to include any
_ obscene or suggested wording the initial tape recording yas_,
4 1The original recording sold hoorlyffor ._se,vera1
months on the west coast and was later recorded on_tb_e Hand '
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an end to this and to establish their own position, the Hand
corporation forwarded a record to the Federal Comunications
Commission at Washington, Q.C , and it is his belief that_, the Commission_._replied they observed noobscenity in the __ e
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