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Show By LYN CONNELLY TOMMY EDWARDS' MGM record rec-ord hit, "It's All in the Game,'" was first recorded by the singer on that same label some five years ago . . . The current slicing, however, how-ever, was re-recorded with an updated up-dated arrangement . . . Evidently figuring that history might repeat itself, the label has had another of its crooners, BUI Farrell, record a new version of "Circus," previously previ-ously recorded by the same singer six years ago . . . That's about the historyof record companies these days they'll do anything for a hit. The archives of show business reveal re-veal the names of many performers perform-ers who got their start "singing for pennies" but singer Bob Freeman Free-man didn't figure he'd have to do that right after a big hit like "Do You Want to Dance?" Seems as though the rock 'n roller was making mak-ing a personal appearance tour In the Washington area when one of the promoters offered to pay him off with "two wooden barrels of Dennies" . . . The offer was re- jected and we imagine Bob must have felt good being in a position to say no. PLATTER CHATTER WARNER BROS. This company compa-ny has come up with a collection of hymns beautifully done by "The Vestry Choir" in a hi-fl alburn al-burn entitled "On a Clear Sabbath Sab-bath Morning'" . Numbers include in-clude ' Church, in the Wildwood," "Onward Christian Soldiers," "In the Garden," "God Be With You" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" by the choir. "The Old Rugged Cross" done solo by Leonard Kranendonk with the choir background and the quartet coming in for others . . . Wonderful album to have. Then there is "Caroling, Carol- i.ig" as done by the Gene Lowell chorus "Joy to the World," "First Noel," "Deck the Halls," "Adeste Fidelis," "Silent Night," "Wassail "Was-sail Song" and many other favorite favor-ite carols wonderfully ("one. |