March 20, 1982 FORIUNE MAGAZME ^APRODUCT OFIHEYEAR- MH/I MUSK TELEVISION
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March 20, 1982 FORIUNE MAGAZME ^APRODUCT OFIHEYEAR- MH/i MUSK TELEVISION Of the countless products and services introduced in 1981, FORTUNE masazine chose just 10 that deserved special attention. And one of them was MTV: Music Television. MTV was sinsled out for providing a unique and innovative contribution to the American marketplace. But more than FORTUNE has smiled on us. Now MTV is a full member of the music community All around the industry the impact has been dramatic— on record retailers, radio programming, concert promotion. According to FORTUNE, video music on cable is big news. We’re working to make it big business— for us, and for all our friends in music. MUSIC TELEVISION Warner Amex Satellite Enterta inmen! Company © 1982 WASEC VOLUME XLIII — NUMBER 43 — March 20, 1982 THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY dSH BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher NICK ALBARANO Vice President EDITORML Sneak Preview ALAN SUTTON In this time of economic hardship, perhaps a scious effort to add new product and accessory Vice PrestdenI and Editor In Chief lesson can be drawn from the independent retailers lines. While the emphasis is still on pre-recorded J.B. CARMICLE Vice President and General Manager. East Coast —the mom-and-pop stores that represent what may music, there is also a strong commitment to ex- JIM SHARP be the industry’s closest contact with the mass of perimenting with other leisure-related products. Vice President. Nashville As gets tighter and tighter and Without the major resources of corporate or chain RICHARD IMAMURA consumers. money Managing Editor sales refuse to improve, many of the mom-and- headquarters to provide a cushion, the mom-and- MARK ALBERT pops have had to adjust their outlook on the industry pops have had to make do with imagination, in- Marketing Director to stay afloat. novative marketing and the determination that East Coast Editorial FRED GOODMAN, Bureau Chief stores may be an indication of comes with owning the business. LARRY RIGGS Mom-and-pop JIM BESSMAN what things will be like for all in the not-too-distant Thus, the industry would do well to study how the Wesf Editorial Coast future. Unable or unwilling to tie up massive mom-and-pops fare in this restrictive economic MARK ALBERT, Radio Editor MICHAEL GLYNN, Editor Audio/Video amounts of cash in inventory, mom-and-pops have climate. As the smailest, least-capitalized opera- MICHAEL MARTINEZ, Marketing Editor JEFFREY RESSNER responded with extremely selective buying patterns tions, mom-and-pops are already looking at Research KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager — moving away from ail but the most popular business the way it might be for the bigger com- BILL FEASTER MIKE PLACHETKA product in manageable quantities. Iffy items, such panies in the near future. It would be wise to take HARALD TAUBENREUTHER 8-tracks, are being altogether by some. some lessons from this “sneak preview” GREGORY D. LESCHISHIN as dropped before the Nashville Editorial/Research In addition, the mom-and-pops have madeacon- reality descends upon us all. JENNIFER BOHLER, Nashville Editor JUANITA BUTLER TIM STICHNOTH TOM ROLAND Art Director LARRY CRAYCRAFT Circulation THERESA TORTOSA, Manager ews highlight PUBLICATION OFFICES NEW YORK N ^ 1775 Broadway, New York NY 10019 Phone: (212) 586-2640 Cable Address: Cash Box NY • Cash-starved mom-and-pop stores keep close eye on Telex: 666123 HOLLYWOOD purchases (page 5). 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Hollywood CA 90028 Phone: (213) 464-8241 • Stations generally favor FCC decision on AM Stereo (page 5). NASHVILLE 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 • Phone: (615) 244-2898 WEA raises wholesale price for midlines (page 6). CHICAGO CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine. Mgr. • “Did It In Minute” by Daryl Hall John Oates and Orchestral 1442 S, 61st Ave,, Cicero IL 60650 A & 863-7440 Phone: (312) Manoeuvres In The Dark’s “Souvenir” (new and developing act) WASHINGTON, D.C. EARL B. ABRAMS are the top Cash Box Singles Picks (page 9). 3518 N. Utah St.. 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Ontario, Canada, KIE 7T7 Phone: (613) 235-7743 ” GERMANY — GERHARD AUGUSTIN Oettingenstrasse 66 POP SINGLE POP/ILBUM 8 Munich 22 Phone: 089-221363 Telex: 5-29378 I LOVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL BEAUTY AND THE BEAT ITALY — MARIO DE LUIGI Joan Jett & The Blackhearts The Go-Go's "Musica e Dischi” Via Giannone 2 201 54 Milan. Italy Boardwalk I.R.S./A&M Phone: (02) 389-059/389-936 japan — Adv. Mgr., SACHIO SAITO Editorial Mgr., KOZO OTSUKA bldg. B/C 3rd Floor of Chuo-Tatemono SINGLE B/C/fLBUM 2-chome, 11-1, Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan, 105 Phone: 504-1651 THAT GIRL SKYYLINE NETHERLANDS — CONSTANT MEIJERS Stevie Wonder Skyy P O. 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Keith Pringle Savoy Joan Jett , 01SH BOXlDPDOaNGLBS March 20, 1982 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 3/13 Chart 3/13 Chart 70) 3/13 Chart I LOVE ROCK ’N ROLL ON THE WAY TO THE SKY 6971)CRAZY (KEEP ON FALLING) JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS NEIL DIAMOND (Columbia 18-02712) 38 THE JOHN HALL BAND (Boardwalk NB7-11-135) 4 7 GOIN’ DOWN r—'v (EMI America A8096) 58 13 2)tHAT girl GREG GUIDRY (Columbia 18-02691) 41 l’LL TRY SOMETHING NEW STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Molown 1602 TF) 3 10 JUKE BOX HERO > C' A TASTE OF HONEY (Capitol P-B-5099) 82 2 FOREIGNER (Atlantic 3 CENTERFOLD 4017) 39 6 lF I HAD MY WISH TONIGHT THE J. GEILS BAND (EMI America A-8012) 2 20 867-5309/JENNY —y DAVID LASLEY (EMI America P-B-8111) 81 2 4 OPEN ARMS TOMMY TUTONE (Columbia 18-02646) 43 9 72 DON’T LET ME IN 10 JOURNEY (Columbia 18-02687) 1 38 LEADER OF THE BAND SNEAKER (Handshake WS9 02714) 75 4 ©'5;WE GOT THE BEAT DAN FOGELBERG 73 THE SWEETEST THING (I. IR-9903) 8 9 (Full Moon/CBS 14-02647) GO-GO’S R S./A&M 26 17 (I’VE EVER KNOWN). 6 SHAKE IT UP 39 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH JUICE NEWTON (Capitol P-A-5046) 52 23 THE CARS (Elektra E-47250) 5 18 ME 74 COOL NIGHT SHEEN A EASTON (EMI America P-A-8101) 14 17 PAUL DAVIS (Arista AS 0645) 61 20 7 I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN ^ ^ ^ DO) (;^(^BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS 75)aLWAYS on my MIND DARYL HAI.L S JOHN OATES TALK ^ WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 18-02741) 88 2 (RCA PB-12357) 6 19 DR, HOOK (Casablanca/PolyGram NB , 2347) 47 76 LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK ( SJPAC-MAN FEVER /DON’T LET HIM KNOW DONNIE IRIS (MCA-51223) 56 14 < BUCKNER & GARCIA (Columbia 18-02673) 9 13 p PRISM (Capitol P-A-6082) 45 77 THE OTHER WOMAN (Arista - 1 C—9)make a move on me /ANYONE CAN SEE RAY PARKER JR. AS 0669) X ' OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (MCA-52000) 11 6 IRENE CARA (Network/Elektra NW-47950) 46 17 78 SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD 10 MIRROR, MIRROR I’LL FALL IN LOVE AGAIN BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 0658) 53 14 DIANA ROSS (RCA PB-13021) 7 10 SAMMY HAQAR (Geffen GEF 49881) 44 8 79 HOOKED ON CLASSICS LOUIS CLARK CONDUCTS THE KEY LARGO I BELIEVE BERTIE HIGGINS (Kat Family WS9 02524) 12 20 ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA . CHILLIWACK (Millennium/RCA YB-13102) 29 10 THROUGH THE YEARS )aNOTHER sleepless NIGHT (RCA PB-12304) 68 21 KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-A-1444) 13 13 ANNE MURRAY (Capitol P-A-5083) 49 (^HANG FIRE MAIN THEME FROM “CHARIOTS WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE THE ROLLING STONES (Rolling RS21300) — 1 e OF FIRE” ABBA (Atlantic 3889) 31 10 Stone/Atlantic VANGELIS (Polydor/PolyGram 19 15 2189) TAKE IT EASY ON ME ON A CAROUSEL LITTLE RIVER (Capitol © GLASS MOON 14 BOBBIE SUE BAND P-A5057) 17 16 OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA-52006) 16 9 48' GENIUS OF LOVE (Radio Records/ Atlantic RR4022) 89 2 15 SWEET DREAMS TOM TOM CLUB (Sire SRE 49882) 55 EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY AIR (Arista AS 10 15 © SUPPLY 0655) 49 THEME FROM MAGNUM P.l.