SINGLES CHART: P.9: ALBUMS CHART: P.20 DECEMBER 27.1980

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Europe's Leading Music Business Paper-A Morgan-Grampian Publication

'The record market has bottomed out to a hard core of regular, dedicated record buyers who, if they want Something, will pay for it"

The burning issue of '81 — prices

THE YEAR is ending with a based on the BMRB survey, for Howes stressed that RCA does not that WEA product is selling for, and flurry of activity centred on dealers who ask for it. expect retailers to absorb the price is intended only as a guide to retail Dealer resistance to RCA's hike of rise. He urged that they pass it on to price". prices and it is clear that the singles to 77p is growing with HMV their customers without being too The company is also modifying its pricing policies of Shops joining Birmingham retailer fearful of the consequences, and he two-tier price system which has manufacturers and retailers will WJ Taylor {MW Opinion, forecasts that other companies will offered a dealer price of £3.04 for be one of the burning issues of December 22) in making sure that follow: "I can't see that many new releases and £2.44 for 1981. customers know that RCA singles manufacturers can carry on selling catalogue. New releases will no These were some of last week's have passed the £1 barrier. singles at 70p." longer automatically become price points: Like a vast number of dealers, But at least, one of RCA's catalogue items after three months, • Leading dealer chain HMV Shops HMV has held the price of chart competitors disagrees. ClJS senior but rather "at WEA's discretion". has refused to absorb RCA's recent singles down to 99p despite recent director Tony Woolcott refuted And as a means of breaking new 10 per cent increase of its singles price rises, but of the latest RCA speculation that his company was acts, WEA will use the lower £2.44 price and is having stickers printed rise, the chain's marketing manager anticipating a singles' price increase: price as a way of promoting certain pointing out to customers that RCA Ian Gray commented: "At a cost of "We believe that the 99p retail price new releases. "We believe the UK singles are alone in costing £1.20. 77p we cannot sell at 99p." is a real barrier and breaking it is not market is more price conscious than • RCA is also set to implement a Virgin Retail MD Steve Mandy now, or in the foreseeable future, a ever before," says sales manager further 10 per cent price increase agrees: "We think other record good idea." Mike Heap. across all album and tape product companies are watching carefully to WEA's new catalogue also shows from January 5. see what trade reaction is to the • WEA ABANDONS recom- a significant drop for mid-price • WEA has come into line with RCA move, so we must protest. We JOHN HOWES: mended prices on December 29 and albums — down from £1.45 and other majors in dropping will probably do something along new price lists will carry a £2.25 to £1.82. The only rise is for recommended prices but will advise HMV's lines in the new year." "Record companies "catalogue price" which will be "an 12" singles which go from 97p to dealers of "catalogue prices" based Boots' music manager Mike approximation of the average price £1.22. on the British Market Research Cleave argues that it is not have got rid of the fat, Bureau's survey of selling prices and "inevitable" that record prices must salesmen's feedback. go up as some manufacturers sliced through the meat It's a chfe itable Christmas • At the same time, WEA is to believe. "We will be implementing a and are now just left attempt to boost sales of albums by new pricing policy soon. We are just THE TREND towards donating a sum of money to charity in lieu of new acts by offering selected new not going to subsidise the record with the bones." sending Christmas card: is catching on in the music business, and this releases at a special low dealer price trade," he said. year the Nordoff Bobbins Music Therapy charity will benefit by of £2.44. But RCA's joint deputy managing something, will pay for it. several thousand pounds (see details on page 19). • The Eurodisc Arista/Ariola director John Howes is unrepentant: "We are living in inflationary • CBS Records has decided to donate money to hospitals near its companies have also dropped RRP "The-retailers are more terrified of limes. There have been so many various locations instead of sending Christmas cards. The following but will make available lists of these price increases than we are. I cuts. Record companies have got rid hospitals will benefit, with the proviso from CBS that the money is "average prices" for their product. don't think it will harm us. The of the fat, sliced through the meat-' spent specifically on Christmas Day food and gifts: The Red Cross record market has bottomed out to a and are now just left with the bones. (Aylesbury), Bridgcnd General (Glamorgan), St Charles (Acton), hard core of regular, dedicated We at RCA cannot do anything but Guys, University College and The Middlesex. record buyers who, if they want pass on our increases in costs." Agreement AVAILABLE NOW on RRP issue Police top year-end charts THE BP1 and Mechanical Rights 1980 WAS the year of The Police. other established acts such as Roxy Society are understood to have Top album of the year was their Music, Michael Jackson, Genesis, tl* reached agreement on a course of Zenyatta Mondatta (AMLH 64831) Shadows, David Bowie, Pink Floyd action following the and top single. Don't Stand So Close and Rod Stewart showing well. manufacturers' unilateral action To Me (AMS 7564). The A&M Of the newer bands to break in abolishing recommended retail through, The Pretenders were at prices. band's Outlandos D'Amour album Both sides have agreed on the also continued to sell well and was number three (Real RAL 3), number 18 in the year's Top 100 Madness (Stiff, SEEZ 17) at 11, C principle of notional retail prices charts compiled from sales figures Specials (Two Tone CDLTT 5001) at on which copyright and royalty by BMRB (see pages 21-22). 23 and The Beat's I Just Can't Stop VOLUME n payments will be based in the And The Police were leaving the It,'N(Go Feet BEAT 001) at 27 with absence of a manufacturer's list year in style as MW went to press, Signing Off (Graduate GRADLP 2) or RRP. playing sell-out London concerts by UB40 following at 28. A price survey will be jointly while their latest single De Do Do On the singles front, women commissioned by BPI and MRS Do De Da Da Da was high in the figured strongly behind The Police. j Ffetula Clark .The King's Singers Harry Secombe to establish national retail prices charts. Barbra Streisand had the second- Noel Edmonds Jeremy Lloyd Fbter Skellern for different categories of 1980 was a year of consolidation best" selling single with Woman In St. Paul's Chorister records. for The Police. They ended 1979 Love (CBS 8966), Kelly Marie's Penelope Keith Keith Michel I Moving quickly after the with the chart topping Walking On Feels Like I'm In L?^ (Calibre agreement, EMI Records this The Moon and through the year PLUS 1) was at 3. Fern Kinney's LyrUt ty Jeremy Lloyd week announced it is abolishing, played an extensive world tour that Together We Are Beautiful (WEA K with immediate effect, the included dates in India, Thailand 79111) and Sheena Easton's 9 To 5 Jim Parker ordinary list price with which it and Hong Kong. They also (EMI 5066) in ninth spot. Of the replaced RRP in June. headlined the Rockatta De Bowl newer bands, Dexy's Midnight Until the results of the festival at Milton Keynes. Runners were the highest placed BPI/MRS survey, EMI will base Runner-up in the Top 100 albums with Geno (Parlophone R 6033) copyright and royalty chart was Rose Royce's Greatest reaching No. 5. calculations on an agreed Hits (Whitfield RRTV 1), the only • These charts cover (tip period "interim price", but will TV-advertised album to figure in the December 31, 1979 to December 6, continue to publish an ordinary Top 10. 1980 and therefore do not reflect the list price for TV advertised The third album was Abba's recent sales of John Lennon Includes the new single Keith Michell's product and classical releases. Super Trouper (EPC 10022), with product. Captain Beaky's Christmas Pantomime _____ Retailing/Classical 10 • Publlshing/Broadcasling 12 • Tipshecl/Talenl 13 • Video 16 • Also available is Captain Beaky and his Band (Vbl. 1) 1,P chart of (he year 21 • Singles chart of the year 22 • New releases 23 • Select singles 24 « us co,nmcntary/lntcrnalional 26 • Diary/Lcllcrs/Performancc 22 □13 POLYDOR SUPER 2383 588 El 3170 588 MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980 Edited by JIM EVANS /of 5"~ Sr-Jt Vmz machines 10 retail outlets . . . Virgin slashes studio rates for small labels Robin Taylor resigns front UA January Music . . ■ Peter Gabriel Knocks MARTIN DAVIS joins Island as McCartney off the top album slot chairman . . . Polydor and RSO win News review of 1980 independent record companies latest round in imports battle . . . now outnumber the majors on the BPI warns of new outbreak of BP! council by eight to six . . . CBS counterfeit cassettes . . . Pink Floyd The year started with cautious optimism for the new opens new factory in Aylesbury . . . top the singles chart . . .'*1980 will Ames Records hiring out albums be a year when only the companies decade and ended on a tragic note with the untimely upsets the record companies. which are most aggressive will make money" — John Fruin . . . death of John Lennon. In between, a lot happened Charmdalc Record distributors July ceases trading after seven years . . . following Dave Dee's departure . . . John Morton describes ILR stations Wake held at Decca's New Maiden Phonogram becomes latest company Survey shows record companies as "juke boxes of the air". pressing plant. . . MU seeks BPI aid JOHN BUSH leads resignations to cut dealer margin to 30 per cent . . spending less on radio advertising . . to resist BBC orchestra cutbacks. following EM1/UA link. Cliff . Jan Olofson re-launches Young BBC accused of "arrogance, Busby appointed MD of the new . Negotiations between BPI and March incompetence and dishonesty" . . . joint operation. Extensive Blood Records . . . Pye forms first Department of Trade bring prospect redundancies . . . RCA and PRT video distribution company . . . of blank tape levy closer . . . GRRC AR/OIA/Arisra formal revealed Sir Harold Wilson describes the Dave Dee quits WEA to set up his conference cancelled due to lack of following last year's takeover of music biz as "one of the few agree on merger terms . . . WEA own Double D Records . . . Mass suflport . . . ABC figures show Arista . . . Decca's Record Division remaining growth industries" at sets up own imports operation . . . redundancies to follow PolyGram s I Melodv Maker now in fourth place passes quickly and quietly into the MTA A wards dinner . . . Virgin to MU strike continues and hopes for takeover of Decca . . . EMI leading / behind NME. Sounds and Record hands of PolyGram at City meeting form film company . . . IFPI votes the Proms arc fading . . . Survey singles and albums company for last LMirror for UK sales . . . Princess . . . Blondie scoops MTA Awards to admit video men . . . Leslie Hill indicates in-siore video does boost quarter of 1979 ... BPI draws up Grace records LP for Nimbus Live promoters appear to be giving and Ramon Lopez quit EMI, John sales . . . Rolling Stones lop the code of conduct . . . Flamingo Records . . . Tributes flood in the recession the slip — "The scene Bush becomes new boss of EMI album charts . . . PolyGram Records splits from Magnet. . . EMI following the death of Sir Edward is healthy" — Jack Barry of Records (UK) . . . Jack Craigo Abolishes recommended retail prices LRD folds, Alan Kaupe resigns. Lewis . . . EMI emerges as market The Marquee . . . Chrysalis signs becomes new MD of RCA Records WEA wields the redundancy Cobra label dissolved, eight labels share leader for '79 for both long-term deal with Pickwick . . . (UK). axe . . . Barry Evans quits Phono- transfer to UA, redundancies. singles and albums . . . BPI figures The Immediate catalogue to be gram . . . PRS revenue up by £3.5 show sharp downturn in sales for reactivated by Virgin . . . Charisma million . . . Mountain group goes 1979 . . . Roger Brooke resigns from cuts dealer margin to 30 per cent. . . April into liquidation . . . MU and BPI February EMI board . . . New classical Decca studios wind down . . . agree on new session rates . . . EMI distributor, Parnotc, is launched . . . Bronze installs first digital COUNTERFEITING and an all- releases Bow Wow Wow single EPIC re-signs Abba for further muhitrack recorders in Europe . . . industry effort to sell recorded music extolling the delights of home-taping three years , . . WEA reshuffle Musicians Union general secretary — Give The Gift of Music — . . . Performing Right Tribunal dominate NARM 1980 . . . budget represents a resounding victory for gives little help to retailers . . . Stiff PPL . . . Bellaphon opens UK moves into TV advertising for operation under Robin Taylor. Madness LP . . . Manlovani dies — over 40 years, he sold more than 100 million albums . . . Genesis top August album charts . . . CBS cuts dealer margin . . . RSO launches Mike NEWLY-FORM ED British Chapman and Nicky Chinn's Videogram Association holds ENGLEBERT inaugural meeting, chaired by Dreamland Label in UK . , . Maurice Oberstein . . . Fuse Music Wembley Country Festival aftracls goes into liquidation . . . John record crowds ... "1 predict that Bcntlcy buys Inlcrvision . . . Music I HUMPERD1KCK 1981 will dawn wilh only 10 per cent publishers prepare to "block of the executives currently employed releases" following majors' in the music industry still employed" abolition of RRP . . • BIRD (British — Jonathan King . . . Heavy metal Independent Record Dealers) music enjoying its biggest boom for formally set up . . . BPI plans to 0 years . , . Larry Utial launches abandon home-taping licence . . . Eariobe Records . . . Bill Townsiey MU strike settled and a revamped retires from Decca . . . PPL tribunal Top Of The Pops hits the small drags on . . . Sclccta closes, 70 jobs screen . . . Tom Parkinson quits lost , . . John Whitney to head re- PolyGram Record Operations . . . organised AIRC . . . Johnny Logan Austria becomes the first country to wins Hurovision Song Contest for impose blank tape levy . . . Blondic Ireland . . . EMI announces a loss of feature on Ampcx blank tape ads £2.8 million in the half-year to Clive Swan becomes ON MIKE December 31, 1979. commercial director PRO ...... Music Week calls for chart YARWOOD'S J hyping probe following World In ' Action programme. John Fruin JOHN FRUIN named BPI invitees BPI scrutiny ... "1 am XMAS BBC-TV chairmun, Chris Wright appointed prepared to bring,scrious evidence to deputy chairman . . . LG Wood the attention of the police" — John retires, but to continue as a Deacon . . . BBC and PPL heading SHOW "president of the association ' . . . for clash on ncedlctimc . . . EMI Topic Displays goes into liquidation, cuts 300 jobs at factory . 14 redundancies . . . Sky 2 lops (he album charts . . . UK studios struggling as price-cutting battle September flares . . . Ramon Lopez joins HOME-TAPING licence scrapped PolyGram . . . Tellydise TV mail Don Arden denies sale of Jet order company launched . . . RCA but sacks 12 ... RCA/PRT to buy out Pye? Talks, rumours merger now definitely ofj . . . persist . . . Mike Batt and Bob Conference time: RCA's Dave Gcldof dominate the Ivor NoycTIb Harmer predicts "growing wave of awards . . . Five of UK's Tiiggest success" for his company, MFP — independent dealers link together to "Now is the time to attack the negotiate special terms wilh market". WEA to market WCI manufacturers . . . Brian Shepherd videos. Neil Diamond soundtrack leaves EMI for PolyGram . . . EMI heads EMI schedule . . . Robin factory resumes normal working Blanch/lower quits Ariola to go it after industrial action . . . Mercia alone wilh Kaleidoscope Records Sound becomes the 21st ILR station . . . Colin Burn to Rolling Stones oifthc air . . . ENfTTeplaccs RRP /) Records . . . Sic vie Wonder plays wilh list price plan . . . Our Price I London . . . BPI looks to strengthen 1\ takes over the Harlequin chain. code of conduct . . . !CA Rock Week . . . PolyGram conference encompasses Polydor, Phonogram June and Decca for first time. Sales team MU STRIKE begins to bite at the redundancies cloud the Beeb . . . Laurie Krieger to launch Bournemouth gathering . . . Louis business supplying entertainment Benjamin exits as PR T revamps.

I "1980 will be a year when only the i companies which are most aggressive ffigfcy Debut single on Epic 'It's not easy to live together' will make money" \ - EPC 9353 ■xtA v..- K"* ^ - JOHN FRUIN, JANUARY. Order from CBS 67der Desk. Tel: 01-960 2155. CBS Distribution Centre, Barlby Road, London W10 PAGE 2 MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980

October Wynd-Up GEITHN RECORDS signs John Polydor names Lennon and Yoko Ono lor ihc reports World . . . Redundancies at RCA London HQ . . . Virgin launches iis books division with four releases good year . . . Arisia neis the Stray Cats . . . Sheriff as GM AMID THE gloom of recession Ronco launches biggest ever record wholesalers Wynd-Up Christmas campaign . . . Samea report having had "a very pressing plant folds . . . John Eruin ARTHUR SHERIFF, left, currently Sheriff succeeds Tony Bramwcll successful year", helping its resigns as managing director WE A head of promotion at RSO Records, who has decided "to act as a parent company NSS due to "differences of opinion has been appointed general manager freelance promotion executive for Newsagents to a record net between himself and the responsible for promotion and press Polydor" in future. Bramwcll will profit of £3,125.000 for the shareholders on matters of policy" tri i at Polydor with effect from early report directly to Polydor managing year ending September 28. . . . Vidcom at Cannes hailed a big ARTHUR SHERIFF next year. director A. J. Morris for specific "Two and a half years on success . . . Damont expands projects and will have "functional from our merger we have gone pressing capacity . . . Industrial responsibility" to Sheriff. from strength to strength," says problems continue at EMI Hayes Kendricks signs to Atlantic No decision has been taken on a Wynd-Up's managing director plant . . HMV aims for 100 stores replacement for Sheriff at RSO, but Colin Reilly. in ambitious expansion plan . . . EDDIE KENDRICKS, founder THE POPULAR Krankics it seems likely the company — which "NSS have published record "Industry has a big part in video member of the Temptations and characters In the BBC TV children's is distributed through Polydor — profits and Wynd-Up has made future" — Guy Marriott . . . Eagle their lead singer for 11 years before a Crackerjack programme have been will use independent promotion a substantial contribution to Records signs Gary Glitter . . Al solo career which has spanned the recorded by Monarch Records with people where necessary and that a that success. Coury slates Bee Gees' decision to Seventies, has signed a long-term a single, Fan-Dabi-Dozi, for release share of the RSO promotion work "We moved our accessories sue Robert Sligwood ... BPI worldwide deal with Atlantic on January 16 in a colour picture will revert to Polydor, and thus stay division to Longsight in June committee of enquiry report Records. The first LP on the label bag. The song has become a with Sheriff. but the most successful part of uncovers ''widespread will be released early next year. This catchphrasc , among the our expansion has been the infringement" of the BPI code of will be his 13th solo album. programme's 9 /2 million viewers Commenting on his new position, Glasgow depot which we conduct . . . Cliff Richard re-signs and it will also be featured in the Sheriff said: "I look forward to opened on October 29, 1979. to EMI . . . Mike Hitches quits YOUNG ROCKABILLY band Jets Babes In The Wood panlominc at 1981 to help in creating an expansion "Turnover at Glasgow has WEA, following departures of John have signed to EMI Records via a Nottingham which stars the of further successes in the increased by 50 per cent in the Fruin and David Clipsham. long-term worldwide licensing deal Krankics. promotional areas at Polydor." first 11 months." with Lightning Records. First single. Who's That Knocking (EMI 5134) is November released January 19 and an album NESUHI ERTEGUN in no hurry to entitled Jets (EMC 3356) follows on name replacement for John Fruin February 9. . . . Companies slam BPI CELEBRITY RECORDS, The "whitewash" with regard to chart MOR label with a roster that HIFI FOR PLEASURE'S probe . . . Peter Ikin and Dave includes Peters and Lee, Eve Young join WEA . . . Chrysalis first Graham, Vince Hill, Johnny Ray in race to sign Spandau Ballet . . . and Harry Secombe, has signed a ACTT dispute at Capital Radio licensing deal with RCA. settled . . . Chris Wright becomes While Celebrity is issuing new chairman elect of the BPI, "We product, all the artists on the label must let people know that the music work for the same royalty allowing SYSTEMS DIGEST business is a serious industry, not a the records to be sold al mid-price. Mickey Mouse set-up" . . . Tony The first release through the new Stratton Smith hits out at majors' arrangement is the Peters and Lee policies . . . American Don Ellis to single Ocean And Blue Sky (ACS 4), head RCA UK . . . Industry moves IS HERE! to stop European imports leak . . . followed by their last album ELO signs eight-album deal with Jet together, The Farewell Album. . . . IBA repeats challenge to BBC's DERAM HAS signed Jane national monopoly . . . Bernard Kennaway, whose single I.O.U. on Chevry confident of full house for the small Growing Up In Hollywood MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS Midem 1981 ... Aretha Franklin label has been garnering Radio One plays 44-minutc concert al Victoria airplay. The single is now available HiFi for Pleasure's Systems Digest is a glossy A5 guide to 1981 Apollo . . . John Fruin makes through PolyGram on Deram DM surprise move to Pickwick as senior 436. hi-fi systems from over 30 leading brand names and it comes complete executive . . . BPI survey reveals with a full price listing. market still shrinking . . . MRS/BPI ARISTA HAS signed Elaine Paige clash looming on RRP abolition . . . to a recording deal. Her debut single Donald MacLean elected BVA is a Tim Rice version of the Phil It comes to you, the retailer, in an attractive box set of ten. chairman. Spector song, If You Don't Want My Love (ARIST 381) is released YOUR SELLING PRICE PER COPY IS £2.00 January 9. YOUR BUYING PRICE PER BOX OFTEN IS £11.50 December HARRY TIPPLE calls for closer You make 85p on every copy sold and £8.50 on every box of ten sold ties with manufacturers . . . Richard Robinson appointed regional SYSTEMS DIGEST will be in great demand, tor further information and director UK at EMI . . . Michael Kuhn calls for separate video sea S O R details fill out the form below and send to: HIFI FOR PLEASURE, copyright law . . . Undertones quit Incorporating Record and Tape Reiailci SYSTEMS DIGEST DEPT., 40, LONG ACRE, LONDON WC2E 9BR Sire . . . WEA's Dan Loggins A Morgan-Grampian Publicaiion resigns . . . Phonogram and Ensign Published by Music Week Lid. split... US industry gets ready for Or ring Bob Thrussell or Olive Benton of HiFi for Pleasure on 01-836 1522 "video disc fever" . . . Protnd\fil7n makers win EMI royalty deal . . J 40 Long Acre, London Elton John renews his Phonogram WC2E 9JT International deal. . . Robin Taylor Tel: 01-836 1522 Please send me information on HiFi for quits BeUaphon just three months Telex: 299485 Pleasure's Systems Digest together with after its first releases here . . . WEA SUBSCRIPTION AND details of S.O.R. terms. sells Enigma . . . Led Zeppelin split, but SwanSong carries on .. . John YEARBOOK ENQUIRIES: Lennon murdered in New York — Music Week Subscriptions, 30 Name - the world mourns and pressing Calderwood Street, London plants work flat out to cope with SE18 6QH m. Position. demand for Lennon/Beatles Tel: 01-855 7777 product. Company , St llSCkil'iUIN KATlvS m MiddleUK £28.50 Easi UA rc Nonh £30.50. Alrica Eiiropc $97. S66. Chris Wright: 'We USA, Canada. SiMith America. Afrua. India. Pakisiau SI 14. Audi alia. Ear Lum. must let people Japan Sl.W Address iSNvnUi ^:s2 know that the Published weekly. US Mailmy aj'ciii: Expediters ol" ihc Printed Word 1 td. 52/ music business is a Madison Avenue. Suite 1217, New York. York,NY 10022. NY. Second clavs postage at New- serious industry not Printed I'orth. jnit'lislui- b> PenSord Press 1 id.. Clvveni. RegNiered at the PoM Offio MW 12/80 a Mickey Mouse asPublisher.v a newspaper. Assoc. Member Ltd.. and of theAudit Periodical Bureau of Cireulaiion. All muicrial copyriitlii 1980 set-up' Music Week, Ltd. PAGE 3 MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980

ACC blames Tipple urges creation Wright: music is PRT losses for of dealer 'think tank' fall in profit PLENTY OF money is still being spent on leisure and pleasure, and it LORD GRADE'S Associated Com- unifying force is time that record retailers pooled their ideas on how to bring more ot munications Corporation has that money into their shops. singled out the PRT record This is the point of the first official message to the trade from the division's "substantial losses" for at the Record Industry Ball last here at all". newly-elected chairman of the GRRD, Harry Tipple. contributing to the company's drop week, BPl chairman Chris Wright And went on; "The many British Writing in the latest issue of MTA News, Tipple, after commenting in pre-tax profits from £5.7m to said that although the music artists, whose careers we nurture, that the recession is forcing everyone in this business to look very hard £3.04m for the half-year to industry's public credibility may be and who have followed in the path at methods and profitability, says that "this sharing of knowledge and September 30, 1980. at an all-time low, everyone working of The Beatles, are known by suggestions that in my opinion is going to pull us out of the doldrums in the industry "has a right to feel countless millions of people. But the interim statement adds proud of his or her personal "The tremendous worth of talent He points out: "Brains arc not just allocated to one side of the encouragingly: "Wc believe these involvement in the contribution we that we are able to develop in the industry," and adds, "it is your brains that I am asking you to search losses have now been contained." make to the lives of people field of popular music illustrates in an endeavour to come up with some fresh ideas and new ACC's feature film production and throughout the world". that despite the cynicism of 1980, approaches, no matter how small or simple, no matter how way-out or distribution divisions are also music is a unifying force. hairbrained, that might contain the germ of an idea which could be blamed for the poor results which Paying tribute to the late John "I would challenge any other took the company's share price Lennon, Wright added that were it used for the benefit of the whole industry." down 30p to 48p. not for The Beatles and their British industry to match our Tipple wants dealers to write to hint at the MTA, 5 Denmark Street, achievements, "many of us here this consistent international success in London WC2H8LP. markets throughout the world." evening might well have not been Ariola's TV

Real 'sounds Of silence' Specialist's musical coup ad boost A SPECIALIST record shop in Head production of the Ogden Nash THE SOUNDS of silence are now Records, the other entitled The show, Nashville New York (1ER available on iwo albums — one pur- Nothing Record Album from A&M London's new Covent Garden in Canada. market has scooped all the major 1001), and Betjemania (TER 1002). for Sky 2 porling 10 be Ihe "Wit and Widsom companies in picking up the cast The Biograph Girl will be rush- of Ronald Reagan" from Sliff Both arc identical regarding recording of The Biograph Girl, the released this week and is available WITH SALES already past the content — in fact one or the other musical based on the early days of only direct from the shop, although 450,000 mark, Ariola is looking to probably has grounds for suing for Hollywood starring Sheila White as Thai's Entertainment's John Yapp further boost sales of the Sky 2 plagiarism — although Stiff's has 17 Mary Pickford. told MW that he was considering album with a 6-day TV campaign in CHIPPING tracks of total silence whereas the Harold Fielding brought the wider distribution. the Southern region over the Nothing Record has only 10. On the musical to the Phoenix Theatre from "We are also working on Christmas holiday period. It will be NORTON other hand the Canadian record Brighton's Gardner Centre and it recording past musicals as well as given full merchandising support includes free lyric sheet (blank) and opened last month in a blaze of current and new productions," he and also national press ads. TV 1 'studios poster (blank). publicity supported by personal said. "We will be reviving the 1972 shows featuring Sky in concert will show 1 And Albert for a recording be shown on BBC2 on Christmas Sliff is charging £1.99 for its appearances by silent movie star Eve and December 27. Wider TV 24Track offering which might seem steep in Lillian Gish who is herself portrayed using all the original cast." Other view of its rather thin artistic in the show. projects include I'm Getting My Act advertising is being considered for Fully Residential content. The A&M album, on the The cast album has been recorded Together and Thomas And The 1981. by Thai's Entertainment, a record King. Arista is currently TV advertising '"The Best in the Country" Solid Gold label, retails for around the Showaddywaddy album. Bright £1.50 and is apparently "selling shop specialising exclusively in stage That's Entertainment is at 43 The Lights, in the ATV and Granada well" in Canada. A&M UK said it musical albums. It has its own label, Market, Covent Garden, London regions. The band has its own TV had "no immediate plans" for also called Thai's Entertainment, special on December 30. TEL: (0608) 3636 releasing it here. which has already released the Kings WC2 (Tel: 01-240 2227).

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A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EUERYOHE STIFF'S FIRST HIT OF '8t STIFF RECORDS SAY FAREWEIATO THIS POSmOM, SEE YOU SOMEWHERE EUSE NEXT YEAR GAL.PICKNEY BUY 105 ORDER HOW THRU'CBS TELESALES (Of-SSO-aiSS) OR UIRCIN REPS. MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980 Edited by TERR! ANDERSON THE CLIMAX of independent promoters Record Sales' competition to support Paul Brett's Romantic Guitar LP on K-tel was the presentation of a Paul Brett Aria Carey stops swinging guitar. Pictured hen- at Golden Disc, Queen's Road. Southend. Pictured (left) with shop owners John Tandy (left) and Pauline Tandy (second from right) are Aria Guitars MD after all these years peter Tulett, Alan Wade of RS, and (far right) Brett himself Other including Humphrey Lytlclton, It was the advent of stereo, winners were Derek ana Stella Jones By PAT SULLIVAN Wally Fawkes (now better known as however, which found Carey digging of DJ Records in Whit ley Buy; and DAVE CAREY closed the door of a cartoonist), Freddie Clayton and his heels in; "Modern stereo David Hood of Shooting Star his Swing Shop for the last time on Ncvil Skrimshire (currently assistant equipment is good on the optimum Records, Heronx Way. Nuneaton. December 6 with mixed feelings. The editor of Jazz Journal Im.) recording, but how many of those liny London emporium has been an Discography, the painstaking do you find? The engineers were important part of his life for the past collation of matrix numbers and making great strides with mono hi- 33 years, but escalating rales have recording data of any given artist's fi, while stereo has had nothing but a combined with — to Carey — recorded work, is a phenomenon series of technical problems Yearbook's stumbling blocks unpalatable developments within the peculiar to jazz and an invaluable associated with it. The very shape of my songs arc like Alfred Hitchcock" industry, to make the break a little reference for both collector and the grooves has led to all those fancy "NEVER BEFORE has there been from Jimmy O'Neill of easier to bear. critic. The Jazz Directory, one of the arms with weights and counter- a book like The Rock Yearbook" Fingcrprinlz., and "prison wasn't so Carey's passion for and best in that mould, was compiled by- balances and the public have been slates the cover blurb of VirKjn bad" allrihulcd to Chuck Berry, comprehensive knowledge of jazi Carey and Albert McCarthy during conned into buying two speakers Books' latest tome. True enough. Mind blowing stuff what? began to form back in the Thirties as the former's stint in the RAF: "I plus all the hardware, in an effort to But scrap book might be a better NME is quite correctly cited as (he he listened to the "hot" dance bands was inspired," says Carey, "by get something the human ear cannot description for this 256-page effort best rock publication in the world, of the day. The jazz bug bit deeper Charles Delau nay's Hot fully appreciate." which is over-ambitious in its depth but apparently, New Music News however when he heard Louis Discography which was published in of coverage — sections ranging from "established itself as a viable weekly Armstrong's version of Basin Street The major recording companies photographs of the the year, fads France in 1936. I noticed a number also come in for some stick. "They and fashions and a section on rat-race competitor". Blues on the Parlophone Rhythm of errors and omissions and Albert treat jazz in a more grudging fashion "overlooked artists" to an Tips for 81/82 include such Style series. and I set about putting that right. than they did before the War. They incomplete list of UK and US unknowns as Sting, Motels, UB40, In a career which continues to this I've never really been sure if we seem to treat the music as simply recording studios and "a detailed Paula Vales, Stiff Records and day. Carey has played and recorded succeeded." poorly selling pop rather than as a look inside the music industry" Toyah. with a number of top UK jazz artists Whatever his doubts The Jazz classical, long lasting entity. The "major albums" section Directory (which stuttered to a hall which contains more generalisation covers a good slice of the year's in 1957 at the letter L, overwhelmed Whatever the companies, the than detail. releases with comment from the by the flood of LPs) has only avant garde fans and musicians may Because of print schedules the various contributors ranging from Star salesman recently been superseded in think of Carey's views, there arc actual survey/diary of the year the verbose cliche-studded analysis DARK STAR has lost a bass player, collectors' affections by the volumes many collectors who will agree with covers the period September 1979 to to the trite one line cut-down. but Wolverhampton has gained a produced by Jorgen Grunnet Jepson every word and most of those will, at August 1980 and records such facts In all, the book makes for a record retail man. The heavy metal and the loose leaf efforts of Waller some lime over the past 33 years, as Jody Schechter winning the leisurely read, but next lime round band has had to find a new bassist Bruyninohx. have fought their way past his stacks Italian Grand Prix at Monza and should attempt to be more concise in because Chris Causton so impressed Over the years Carey has seen of LPs or stepped on the odd 78 gold breaking the £500 per ounce what it covers, less opinionated and the owner of the local Music Shop, many changes in the recording looking for advice, information and barrier for the first time, as well as more factual. Wolverhampton, with his ability to industry and has a number of very those priceless Luncefords, ail the music facts, figures and buy and sell records (he was forthright views on their merits and Ellingtons and other sounds that happenings. But it is enhanced by demerits; "The biggest change of gave the shop its name. Carey? Well attractive layout and extensive use of • Rock Yearbook 1981, ediled attempting to see the band through he's got a collection of 8,000 78s and colour pictures. by Michael Gross and Maxim these difficult limes in the best way course was from 78 to LP, and while Jakubowski. Published by he knew how) that he was offered the sound of some of those old 78s 7,000 LPs to keep him warm these Quotes of the year are spread the job of manager. And he has seemed so much better, the LP had a cold winter nights. Put your feet up liberally throughout the book. These Virgin Books. Retail Price: accepted. number of obvious advantages." mate, you've earned it. inciu'te such "ems as "some of £5.95 Edited by NICOLAS SOAMES by staying with one label, as have 1980 HAS been a Sutherland and Pavarotli, not least difficult and testing time because it enables the companies to embark upon sustained campaigns. for the classical record Direction on the course Among conductors. Rattle's star industry. In this inter- is rising while Tennstedl's star has view with NICOLAS risen, but Muti and Abbado didn't help each other by fighting over the SOAMES, COLIN same repertoire, said Butler. BUTLER and SALLY of this year's trends The historical figures — Neveu, RETTIG, directors of Schnabcl, Beecham and Lipatti also launched in 1980, have both Prepared Piano by Conlon did well — with EMI leading the the Direction Shop in been highly successful with either Nancarrow, which sold slowly last field. London's Soho, cast a British artists, British music or both. DIRECTION BEST year, but has picked up this year. But Butler and Rettig also noticed critical eye over the Chandos has done well with the The third major growth area is in one or two less happy trends. digital Planets — beating the majors SELLERS OF 1980 the post-Strauss composers. Whenever a new opera set comes record companies, and to an obvious winner — and Consumers who have exhausted out covering popular repertoire, pinpointed various Hyperion's Stan ford/Finzi Clarinet 1 KORNGOLD. Violanta. Bruckner, Mahler and Strauss there is an initial interest which then Soloists. Bavarian Radio Orch c. drops off and customers return to trends which marked the Concertos continues to sell well. Janowaski (CBS) turned, with a bit of advice, to Apart from largely being more 2 MOZART, Salzburg Symphonies Korngold, Schrecker, Franz Schmidt old favourites — Serafin's La past 12 months, in the astute than some of the majors Vol 3. AAM c. Hogwood (Oiscu- and, to a lesser extent, Goldmark. Boheme, Kleiber's Figaro, and the insofar as repertoire is concerned, Lyrc) The interest in digitals has old singers, Schwarzkopf, Tebaldi, light of their bestsellers 3 DONIZETTI. Lucrc/ia Borgia. continued as it has in the authentic Callas. list. the independents have also won Sutherland Nat PO c. Bonyngc respect for the care placed on (Dccca) performance of classical music, That indicated both the passing of The first major trend noticed but pressings — with the best coming 4 DEBUSSY, Images, Prelude a Butler and Rettig regretted that such individual singers who have not Butler and Rettig was that although from either Teldec or Nimbus. In I'aprcs midi d'un faune. LSO c. 1980 was marked by many at the moment, been replaced, and Previn(EMI) production difficulties when, they the deaths of people like Waller the status quo among the European fact, both Butler and Rettig felt that 5 KORNGOLD. Kings Row. Nat majors was maintained, with Dccca, generally this has been a much better PO c. Gerhard! (Chalfont) said, what was really needed in a Legge and John Culshaw who knew EMI, DG and Philips selling in that year for pressings — and once again, 6 MOERAN, Violin Concerto less-than-buoyant economic how to nurture really great artists order, there was a sharp CBS has improved dramatically Gcorgiadis. LSO c Handles situation was smooth efficiency. and advise them what to do and increase of CBS sales over and above here. (Lyrila) And they reckoned that Solli's Ring when to stop. 7 HANDEL. Messiah, would have made their Top 40 best- RCA. The rise and rise of importers — AAM/Hogwood (Oiseau-l.vre) Asked to pick a label of the year, "A great deal of territory has Conifer, Parnote, T.O.L, and others 8 VERDI. Rigolelto. Soloists', VPO sellers if they could have got enough Butler and Rettig unanimously chose opened up between them, mainly — has livened up the record scene c. Giulim (DS) copies to sell. L'Oiseau Lyre. They also remarked because of the 80 records released by enormously, bringing in discs which 9 MAXWELL DAVIS. Symphony. Moving to personalities, Butler that they found it interesting that CBS, 34 of them have been premiers would probably not have justified Philharmonia c. Ralllc (Dccca) and Rettig chose Christopher neither Beethoven, Brahms nor or have had no competition," said domestic recordings, but which still 10 WEILL, Threepenny Opera, Hogwood as the artist of the year, Tchaikovsky symphonies turned up Butler. sell respectably. Lotle Lcnya (CBS) with Karajan coming second because on their bestsellers list. Some of the records which have Butler and Rettig isolated certain of his opera sets, and Sutherland a Finally, they said that a major done well may have been surprising major growth areas. The first was close third for her tremendous lesson learned insofar as in- — Korngold's Violanta, the the interest shown in English music it, they feel more akin to revival. storc promotion was concerned was Brams/Schoenberg orchestrations, of the 20ih century — not just Elgar, Puccini and Tchaikovsky — but The Pavarotli undertow to concentrate on certain projects the chamber version of Copland's Hoist and Vaughan Williams, but because they took the trouble to do continued, but Galway sold less than which they themselves were very Appalachian Spring — but they also Stanford, Finzi, Bridge, Arnold, some background listening, expected, although Butler and Rettig enthusiastic about, but which were reflected the variety of CBS product, and even Maxwell Davies and DG's summer contemporary felt the story is very different in the fairly obscure. as opposed to RCA's which is so Birlwislle (whose symphony and music releases of Stockhausen, big multiple outlets. "Karajan and Pavarotli are pre- heavily dependent on one man, Punch and Judy respectively also did Ligcti, Penderecki and Bcrio did Interestingly, Placido Domingo sold. It doesn't really matter what James Galway! well), well following support with leaflets, has not caught up with Pavarotli as you do," said Rettig. "But you The second major trend has been Butler and Rettig felt that the posters and expansive sleeve displays much as expected, and the Direction really can help with other things — the heavy inroads made by the second growth area was in new in the shop. But so did some other team felt this was a perfect example Korngold's Violanta. Hogwood's small companies and the importers. music — not because they were items, from Reich and Glass to a of the fault of non-exclusivity: an Mozart, the DG new release, or even Chandos and Hyperion, newly- naturally enthusiastic about curious US import. Studies for artist builds up real record identity Hoagy Carmichael." PAGE 10 f I

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FOLOWING CONCERN express.d of ILR's ambitions by some ILR stations about the wa the Radio Advertisers' Guid REPORTING ON the progress of sites will be advertised by the end of Baldwin suggested that it would be THE PROSPECT of greeting three highlights compariiivc costs per 1LR at the Local Radio Association 1981, he said. some time before this goal were seasonally attired record hornpany thousand in ILR, the new addiii0„ meeting Peter Baldwin, deputy Commenting on criticism that the achieved because research had promotion men apparently ftd not scheduled for January will provide a director of radio at the IBA, gave a IBA does not move fast enough in shown that there were still not deter Radio Luxembourg chairman separate staiion-by-station analysis hint that the recently-leaked list of bringing new stations on air, enough radios with the capability ot Sir John Rodgersfrom accepting the of the ILR audience for each half proposed 1LR franchise areas is Baldwin admitted that the main receiving both AM and FM Barron Knight's latest album Jesta hour segment of the day, broken substantially correct. problem was in employing enough particularly car radios. Giggle. Left to right are Judd down by class, age and sex Without wishing to comment on engineers to cope with the expansion Questioned by Desmond Lander, head of Epic label alongside the relevant advertising particular areas, he said: "If that list of the network and insisted that the Carrington, representing an East promotion, Richard Comben, head cost data . . . DevonAir, the ILR were to be true, that would produce authority had done very well to get Kent ILR franchise group, on the of Associated Label promotion at station already serving the Exeter a total of 69 stations," seven new stations on air during prospect of Radio Caroline Epic, Sir John Rodgers, and Colin area is now transmitting to almost The list of 25 new sites apparently 1980. producing a brighter FM-style sound Davey, product promoter at Epic. 200,000 people in the Torbay area under consideration by the Home "It would be hailed as marvellous on AM using a US innovation called and the new transmitter will carry Office Local Radio Working Party if a new newspaper were launched Optimod, Baldwin revealed that Wrexhams bidders programmes produced In the takes in Aylesbury, Basingstoke and every six weeks," he said. IBA engineers are experimenting Torquay studio from the spring of Andover, the Border (Hawick and On the possibility of splitting with it and that it could be THE IBA has received Ihrce next year . . . Great Western Radio Berwick), Brighton. Cambridge and frequencies by ILR stations — introduced in ILR if it performs as applications for the contract to has the highest profile of the Newmarket, Derby, Dor- forecast in a recent speech by his well as is claimed. operate an Independent Local franchise groups contesting the chester/Weymouth, East- irnmpftinte boss John Thompson — Radio station in the Wrexham recently advertised Swindon bourne/Hastings, Great Yarmouth and Deeside area. contract, yet it can expect and Norwich, Hertford and Harlow, News boost for music output On the December 12 closing competition from no less than six Huddersficld/Halifax. Humberside, date applications were received Maidstonc and Medway, Milton AT THE latest meeting of the Local hour during those periods and from Border Sound, c/o J. D. other consortia . . . Recording is Keynes, Northampton, North West Radio Association Cecilia Garnelt, Cecilia Garnetl commented: Hughes Parry (Company already under way for Radio Two's Wales (Conway Bay), Oxford/Ban- managing director of ILR Hereward "Remarkably it's working." Secretary), Library View, new programme, Jazz Score, bury, Redruth/Falmouth/Pen- Radio, championed a news and The benefits of this policy for the Halkyn; Radio Offa, c/o G. described by producer Richard zance/Truro, Reigate and Crawley, information based formal — albeit evening schedule are that the station Raymond Jones, Riponhurst, Willcox as a mixture of quiz game Shrewsbury and Tclford, for her particular area based in is able to attract a young audience Pikey Lane, Gresford, and chat show featuring George Southampton, Stoke, Peterborough — and suggested that and does not need to earn "brownie Wrexham, Clwyd or Christopher Melly, Acker Bilk, Ronnie Scott, St ranraer/Dumfries/Galloway. it could have unexpected benefits for points" from the IBA with speech J. Jones, Bronwylfa Lodge, Humphrey Lyttelton and Peter Yeovil/Taunton, Whitehaven and music output. programming. There is also no Bronwylfa, Wrexham, Clwyd; Clayton among its guests, with Workington/Carlisle. "At Hereward we started from problem with needletime and and Marcher Sound, c/o Harold Benny Green as chairman. Baldwin added that the third the basis that there was a gap in the Hereward can run music back to Martin, 11 Warren Drive, Scheduled transmission date is April Local Radio Working Party report market, a need for a good local news , . . Radio Tees has formed its own could be expected at the turn of the and information service," she said. back if it wishes. Prestalyn. 257 Records label for the release of year and after about six weeks of '"•Our output is 75 per cent news The two main themes of her After studying the applications an album featuring the Ripon consultations on the contents, it and information during key times of speech were "people are the key to and conducting preliminary Cathedral Choir performing might be March before an official the day — that is the seven hours success" and that "in no other interviews, the IBA will hold a Christmas carols. Proceeds from the document could be expected. covering the breakfast and drivetime industry and in no other public meeting at the Memorial disc, retailing at £2.99, will go to It was hoped that the remainder of shows." circumstances is the phrase 'time is Hall in Wrexham on January 29. charity. the current list of agreed new ILR The station plays five records per money' more true". Edited by NIGEL HUNTER

MPA announces last Bugatti and Musker—the

eight Euro entries THE EIGHT contenders for the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entry names behind the hits next April in Dublin were announced at the Music Publishers Association Christmas lunch last Tuesday. The final eight, selected TWO DEFINITE hot potatoes from hundreds of submissions by the juries appointed by the MPA on the songwriting scene at and the BBC, will be performed in the A Song For Europe programme tabe screened by the BBC on March 11 and the Dublin entry will be present are Dominic Bugatti and decided by viewer juries. Frank Musker. And anyone The eight finalists are All Cried Out written and performed by Gary inclined to ask "Who?" about Benson, published by Rare Blue Music and Chrysalis Music; Don't those names should read the Panic by Adrian Baker and Eddie Seago, sung by Liquid Gold, and small print between the brackets published by Cellar Music/ATV Music; For Only A Day by Chris on record labels more carefully. 1 Gunning and John Dawson Read (Unity, Orchard Music); Have You If they observed that practice in Ever Been In Love by Andy Hill, Pete Sinficld and John Danter recent limes, they would have (Gem, Paper Music); Making Your Mind Up by Andy Hill and John noticed that the Bugatti & Musker i Danter (Bucks Fizz, Stave & Nickelodeon Music); Not Without Your team have penned Woman In Love Ticket (Don't Go) by Luis Jardim (Headache, Willow Tree Music); for The Three Degrees and Modern Where Are You Now by Lindsey Moore (Lezley Carling, EFDS Girl for Shecna Easton, to name but Publications/Chappell), and Wish by Don Gould and Steve Elson two successes. (Beyond, Goliath Music/ERM International (Music)). _ And if feelings of envy swell LINING UP after the deal with April Music are (from left) April Music within the breasts of as yet managing director James Ware, Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker, and joint unsuccessful songwriters, let them Pendulum Music group MDs Stuart Newton and Johnny Stirling. Cavalcade deal take some degree of heart by reflecting on the fact that the duo songs. The latter will now be "We were a borderline Music THE FALL, currently figuring high have been trying for seven years published by April Music following singer/songwriter team at the time," in the alternative LP chart with their before attaining their present level of the expiry of the duo's publishing recalled Musker, "but that hit Rough Trade album Grotesque, recognition in the charts and from agreement with Chappcll. pushed us into a Tin Pan Alley Deals have signed a long-term worldwi e the bank manager. Bugatti and frame of mind and we've developed publishing deal with Cavalca c "We went to Chappcll because of a taste for well-crafted songs." Music. Musker, in fact, first met while our personal involvement and studying at Cambridge University, They have been invited to The LP is planned for release1 in and, being the wise gentlemen they friendship with Tony Roberts," contribute some songs for the Italy, Australia and the USA In arc, they both obtained their law explained Bugatti. "This is no upcoming John Schlcsingcr film Midlands bands New Year. degrees before plunging whole- disrespect to the others who arc now Honky Tonk Freeway, and have heartedly into ihe hazardous world at Chappcll. Wc were with April already penned two, one of which sign with Neon before in recording terms, and now will be performed by Dr. Hook. Greer contract of songwriting and singing. that company has us exclusively." IN CONTINUATION of its 5 Their singing is necessarily taking They will be concentrating regionalisalion policy, Neon Music MICK GREEN, former guim" ' a back seat these days due to the The duo first broke through with particularly on the US market in has set more publishing deals wilh with Johnny Kidd and The growing demand for their song Roger Daltrey's cover of their song their writing in the early pan of the provincial bands. the re-formed Pirates, and En gem output on both sides of the Atlantic. Milk Train, and then were part of a New Year, not least because This time ii is the Midland-based Humperdinck, has signed a long They reckon they might return to the hat-trick type success with Reggae producer Arif Mardon has asked bands Team 23 and The Snacks term contract wilh Status ^ singing side of the business in time Like It Used To Be by Paul them for songs. "He's a bloody who come into the Neon orbii Publishing, administered by Ea supported by a firsl-tlass band, but Nicholas. This proved to be the first good producer," said Bugatti, "and Ihrough the lauer's co-publishing Music, for the world. Green - at the moment they're happy to use breakthrough hit written by B & M, when someone like that asks you for agreement with Zama Music of already had one co-written song. their vocal and instrumental first hit for Nicholas and for some songs, you're committed to Coventry, headed by local manager You Don't Own Me. recorded o) attainments solely for demoinp their producer Chris Neil. doing your very best." and record producer Chris King. Status Quo, and the number ^ also covered by The Pirates. PAGE 12 MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980

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brief... into the studio CANADIAN HEAVY rock band April Wine will be louring the UK in January tieing in with their third Capitol album, The Nature of The Beast, produced spelt success by Mike Stone and Myles k0 Goodwyn at Manor Studios . . . FAST LAYING claiming to the gone silver out decided that they Sheena Easton has her first would like to bring in a producer, " album out on January 19, title of the UK's most in- Howlett recalls. "1 met with them produced by Chris Neil in demand record producer is Mike and we all got on well — the result m Monserrat . . . Glen Campbell Howlett, who in the last eight was that we went straight into the MOTOWN HAS been celebrating its Motown says it has sold over and Tanya Tucker will lour the weeks alone has worked with studio and did the Messages single. 20th anniversary, and its best-ever three million singles and one and a UK during April and May for the The Ruts (for Virgin Records), "The band don't like to relinquish year in the UK. and Jermaine half million albums this year. Plans Jeffrey S. Krugcr Organisation. Original Mirrors (Phonogram), control over their recordings, so 1 Jackson — whose hits have for next year include new product Thompson Twins (Hansa), saw it as my role to generate an contributed to that success — is from Billy Preston, Marvin Gaye, Matchbox have received a Bruce Woolcy (CBS) and atmosphere in which they could pictured above in London Tata Vega and Smokey Robinson, silver disc for the single When Dedringer (DinDisc). work well. I believe in allowing surrounded by some of the many and tours pencilled-in include Diana You Ask About Love . . . freedom to all the acts that I work platinum, gold and silver discs Ross, Billy Preston and Syreeta, The Magnet band Bad Manners will It has been a remarkable period with — it is possible to gel what I earned by the label. Commodores and Rick James, be touring extensively in for Howlett, who was previously a want, but it is never achieved by February . , . The Starlight member of Gong, the Virgin force. My main task is to see that the Room, above the Moonlight Records band, and is managed by band's talent is put down on Club in West Hampstead, is now Ralph Simon and Clive Calder of plastic." May Day go-ahead for booking "good rock bands" as Zomba Management, Following the In a recent four-month period, well as folk/blues/reggae and break-up of the group, he was asked Howlett had exactly four days free bands interested in playing there by the company to mix the last of any recording commitments. At should visit with tapes any tracks that Gong had recorded in one point he was producing the Brighton country show Wednesday or Thursday. concert, and his new-found career Revillos by day and Jane Aire by NEXT YEAR'S Brighton Country Festival is being moved to the as a producer was further extended night, and also doing odd sessions May Day bank holiday weekend (Friday May 1 to Sunday May 3), . , . Black foot recording next when he built a four-track studio at with Martha and The Muffins. and will be co-promoted by Country Roads Enterprises and the album in the US and plan a UK his home. In addition to the bands already Brighton Corporation. tour next spring . . . Carole One of Hewlett's first successes mentioned, Howlett has also The organisers expect the new dates to "help the event realise its Bayer Sager recording her debut was Don't Dictate by Penetration, produced Fischer Z, who have been full potential" and CRE managing director, David Burns Windsor, album for Neil Bogart's "which did well on a cult level and enjoying a lot of success in Europe, sees his involvement in the festival as "an important step in our Boardwalk label with songs led from one thing to another," he and Straight 8. commitment to the development and growth of British country written by herself and Burt says. His biggest success to date He admits to occasional pangs for music". Bacharach who is also co- however has been with Orchestral playing in a band himself again but The festival, held in the Brighton Conference Centre, will again producer with Brooks Arthur . . . Manoeuvres and their album adds: "I want to stay in production include the British Country Music Association Awards, a bluegrass Automatic Records band Small Organisation (DinDisc DID 6) which — that is my real future. At least, concert and a talent contest. Hours say they will never make has gone silver, and the single Enola having a studio at home gives me an Applications to enter the talent contest should be sent to Neil an album — they prefer EPs. Gay. outlet for my own abilities as a Coppendaic, Westcroft, Western Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex "They'd already produced an musician, while working in other BN4 5WD. album for themselves which had studios with the acts 1 produce." Edited by ccc SUE FRANCIS IF In

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and a lot more available for album THE NATIONAL Label Distributing Company (NLDC) is a US INTERESTED RECORD companies have the unusual Massey, a multi-instrumentalist, has been living in national indie label distributing company which caters to the needs of opportunity to hear the music of US composer/producer England for the last three years. His production credits the smaller independent label, artist and producer. ^ Howard Massey at a holography sight and sound include Jimmy Pursey's solo LP, Imagination Through their distribution network, they aim to guide, inform and exhibition, You Are The Light, at the Photographers' Camouflage, on Polydor; the 493-2139, compilation LP assist in the direction of the labels they work with. Gallery. on Rocket and various singles for Jimmy Edwards on "National recognition, respectability and reaction arc the key to a The exhibition, which runs through to January 16, is Polydor. successful campaign," says Steve Schulman of NLDC. "We have really a full-scale theatrical event with the music especially One of the tracks from this holography show has chosen the US top independent distributors who understand the needs commissioned. The show lasts 45 minutes and has already already been covered by Herb Alpert and released under of the indie label and feed us their market response to each release via been previewed to enthusiastic reviews at the London the title Red Hot as his latest single and on the album, radio, retailers, one stops, etc. Understanding the problems of the Olympia. Bristol Conference Centre, Brighton and Hove Beyond. small indie, we have structured a very fair, affordable fee to set your Town Hall and most recently at the New York Lincoln Contact Howard Massey at (01) 542 9256 or better still label up as a nationally distributed record company." Center as part of the 17th Annual New York Film hear his music in a public setting at The Photographers' NLDC's distribution 'network' covers all markets from R&B to Festival. Massey created the project in collaboration with Gallery, 5/8 Great Newport Street, London WC2. pop, gospel to country/western. Contact Steve Schulman, NLDC, his wife who is a holographer and supplies the visuals. 1529 Walnut Street. 6th Floor, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 19102. (215) 568 0500. Jazz/funk Aspiring star wants to sign LONDON WEEKEND TV'S Search For A Star will include 20-year-old Angie band free Gold who hopes, naturally, this nationwide exposure will help secure that Designer plans special SEAHORSES ARE a fresh elusive recording deal. jazz/funk band who have no An effervescent, very professional performer, Angie was a finalist at the record deal, no publishing British Song Festival last year, teaming up with another lady for a disco-type sleeve art presentations contract, no contracted number, Feeling Fine. On the coming TV show, due to be shown on the third management, and they say, "no Saturday in January at 6.40 pm, she'll be doing two songs — a disco-funk DESIGNER NIGEL Goodall has design ana auworK service to the bullshit". number and a ballady/sweet soul song; both were recorded at CBS and De compiled a special presentation box- record industry." The band is led by Jess Bailey Lane Lea Studios. set of his own cover designs in He is concerned to show the set to (keyboards) and C hris Glassfield Contact Angie Gold, 7 Highdales Road. Baguley, Wythenshawc, preparation for a promotional visit as many record company art (guitar) who teamed up this Manchester 23. 061-998-0227. to London after Christmas from directors as can be taken into a day's summer after leaving university. which he hopes to gain a commission schedule with a view of course, to They spent two months writing or two. examining long-term opportunities Protex seek new UK deal The set comprises four sleeves that may be available. and rehearsing a handful of new To catch Goodall in London puves of music and then PROTEX, THE young Belfast four piece band has "amicably" parted from currently available on the Flyright auditioned for a bass player and label, a display of unused layout sometime between December 28 and Polydor Records and is looking to sign a UK deal with a major or independent proposals featuring Elvis Presley, January 5 contact him at Artsleevcs. drummer to form Seahorses. company to back up a US deal. Flat 1, 17 Sussex Square, Brighton, They took a tape io Keith When Tipsheel first heard of this band they were being much courted by Blondie and Dr. Hook and a further McDonald at Ronnie Scott's last display for the Artsleevcs design Sussex. labels looking for new wave appeal. With several members still in secondary studio. month and got their first school. Protex combine youthful exuberance with good melodies and lyrics. "It's a kind of company brochure Contact Tipsheel editor SUE contract to play. They were in fact "the" band touted from Ireland. in LP format," explains Goodall, FRANCIS on 439 9756 and For a listen to this musically- Eighteen months later, they have just returned from a US tour and are about "and it's probably the most not on the MWnumber. able band contact Jonathan to sign with a label there. s ,00,. Ashby (01) 207 2315. Contact Aimcn Cannon (01) 385 5548 (after January 5, 1981). comprehensive way of promoting a 5 PAGE 13 s

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1 JAWS, Rod Schneider, Philips christens CIC. 2 MAGNUM FORCE, Clint Eastwood, Warner Home Video. 3 A STAR IS BORN, Barbra W Streisand, Warner Home Laser system Video. 4 SATURDAY NIGHT Dunkley added that Philips has hit FEVER, John Travolta. PHILIPS IS gearing itself up its disc programme targets taking in CIC. for the launch of its VLP video 100 titles in the spring catalogue and 5 STRAW DOGS, Dustin disc system next spring with the an expanded 250-tille catalogue r- Hoffman, Guild. announcement that the published next autumn. A large 6 ENTER THE DRAGON, consumer title will be proportion will be feature films, Bruce Lee, Warner Home LaserVision. including Saturday Night Fever and Video. This means that in future all Alien, although there are plans to 7 BLAZING SADDLES, Mel companies manufacturing players release some music videos and Brooks, Warner Home and discs to the Philips optical specialist programming. Video. system will use the title alongside But he stressed that Philips will ROY FEATHERSTONE, in his new role as CIC Video MD took a trip down 8 BONNIE & CLYDE, Warren their own brand name, and follows a only be pressing discs at its to the CBS depot last week to see the packing of the company's first video Beattie, Warner Home recent international policy decision Blackburn plant, now test pressing orders. With him are (I to r): John Porter, CIC Video sales manager; Kathy Video. by the company. discs, and will not be producing Holahan, CBS Records new release supervisor and Bernard Ladyman, CBS 9 ABBA MUSIC SHOW "The optical system's pilot title — software itself. The company will be Records distribution manager. The company is already top of the HMV chart NO.l, Abba, Inlervision. acting as a "printer, not a with Jaws. 10 RETURN OF THE PINK VLP — was unsuitable for a mass publisher", said Dunkley. Full-scale PANTHER. Peter Sellers, consumer market as it conveys production is due to begin in the new Precision. nothing to the public who will soon year, now mastering equipment has Chart courtesy of the HMV Shop, Oxford be buying players and discs," said been installed. Street. London. LaserVision chief Jimmy Dunkley. Ambitious marketing predictions RCA gearing up for "LaserVision will be used on discs have also been issued projecting that GLO goes to Soho and on players whether they are the player sales will number "tens of branded under the Philips name or thousands in 1981", while by 1986 GLO PRODUCTIONS, the one of the many other sales will reach 700,000 and disc assault on US market company set up by Gordon Lewis, manufacturers who hold licence to sales will run to 18 millions a year in has moved to permanent offices, manufacture to our system." a market with a trade value in excess RCA IS also preparing for the that film product will be available on and David MacMahon and Rod Two other terms have been coined of £300 million. Philips is hoping to launch of its SelectaVision system in video disc very shortly after Smith have been appointed for the consumer market. The one gain 15 per cent penetration of all the US next year — where Philips theatrical release. directors. hour per side disc — technically households within 15 years. already has its machines on the "The change from mass to The company specialises in rock called Constant Linear Velocity Philip's system will be the first to market. personal communications will be promotional films, concerts and (CLV) — will be called Long Play The company has announced that more noticeable as new forms of commercials, and MacMahon is while the 36-minute Constant be launched in this country, with Angular Velocity (CAV) will be JVC/Thorn EMI's VLP system and production of the players has electronic equipment reach the currently working on the new A TV RCA's SelectaVision following it already started to meet a March market," said RCA's Consumer series, Rock stage, to be networked known as Active Play. launch date when 5,000 dealers will Products Division vice president in the spring. Ex-Phonogram Philips has also been finalising onto the market. Manufacturers plans for its high street launch, the holding a licence for the system be demonstrating the system. And it Jack Sauter. "With an important employee Brenda DUloway has include Pioneer, Sanyo, Sharp and has managed to keep its promise that new video product such as the video joined GLO as production co- initial software catalogue — now disc player, the hours devoted to ordinator. The new address is: 36 taking in Rank product — and Trio-Kenwood while exchange the machines will retail at S499.95. market projections for the coming patents exist with Sony and" Software is seen as the key to the video in the home will increase Berwick Street, London Wl. Tel: Grundig. success of SelectaVision, according because of 24-hour availability of 0J-734 2575/734 7335. decade. to RCA executive vice president diverse visual entertainment. Herbert Schlosser, who said RCA "The most important new has tapped the resources of 70 consumer electronic product since programme companies for its disc colour television will mark the titles. Video discs will retail at beginning of a true personal video between $15 and $25, and have been communications business." manufactured since last summer. But he warned: "For any video HOW TO ENJOY Films such as Airplane, Urban disc system to be successful, there Cowboy and Elephant Man have must be a good starting catalogue also been added to the software list and programmes ready to be under last year's agreement between released thereafter to maintain Paramount and RCA — indicating excitement, interest and growth." RECORD PROFITS Video deal offers new

ONCE AGAIN r- is bands promo breakthrough With the music business a bit slack at the moment, PROMOTERS ACROSS the and possibly the US. country and possibly in Europe are "We intend to film five bands a new, fast-moving product line makes a lot of sense. to be offered a monthly video together on one day^y/ith their cassette featuring new bands after a managements paying a percentage of Pre-recorded video cassettes give you an average link-up between independent the production costs. The agents will profit of £8.25 per sale. producer Paul Corker and video also get to keep a tape of their band company South London video. for other promotional purposes," There's a wide range of material to suit every taste- Corker is asking bands to send in said Corker. and they occupy very little shelf space. demo tapes, and will pick the five SLV shoots to industrial standard, best each month to be filmed by and the base rate is £270 per day, but Not only is video currently booming (and if s about the only area that SLV. The video cassette will then be this charge will be different for the sent to promoters so they have some monthly tape. It is hoped that is) but has a tremendous image which will do your shop no harm at all. idea of who they might want to book promoters will also be charged for for support slots and small gigs. The the tape as it becomes established. Carnaby Video have put together a special dealer's starter pack to tapes will also go to college social Corker can be reached on: 01-699 help you get going, secretaries and promoters in Europe, 7754. it contains everything you'll need to make money out of video. Ring us today, or post our coupon, and we'll fill you in on the details. Sony issues no-nonsense Now is the time to diversify. CARNABY VIDEO. consumers' handbook 26 Carnaby Street, London W1V IPL Tel: 01-439 6765 WHILE VIDEO cassette recorder sales continue to rise, many people are still unclear of their machines' capabilities says Sony Vision To: Carnaby Video, 26 Carnaby Street, London W1V1 PL Tel: 01-439 6765 Products marketing manager David Hamid. Consequently his company has just produced a 48-page colour I'd like to make record profits out of video cassettes. Please tell me all handbook containing details of* the best ways of exploiting qll the about your new "Starter-kit". facilities of video recorders as well as the use of sound and lighting in MW making home movies. Name The book uses non-technical language and is entitled How To Company Video. It costs 60p or 90p by post. "Our research shows that many current owners are not fully aware CARNABY Type of business (Record, Hl-(l etc)_ of the creative potential of video, and that many would-be owners arc Address deterred by unwarranted fears about technical complexity," said Town _ Postcode. Hamid. "We believe that How to Video is the first realistic attempt to VIDEO Tel Number > solve both problems." PAGE 16 MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980

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TITLE ARTIST LABEL SERIAL NUMBER 1 ZENYATTA MONDATTA O Police A & M AMLH 64831 2 GREATEST HITS O Rose Royce Whitfield RRTV1 3 PRETENDERS • Pretenders Real RAL 3 4 SUPER TROUPER O Abba Epic EPC 10022 5 REGGATTA DE BLANC o Police A& M AMLH 64792 6 FLESH AND BLOOD o Roxy Music Polydor POLH 002 7 OFF THE WALL o Michael Jackson Epic EPC 83468 8 DUKE o Genesis Charisma CBR 101 9 GUILTY o Barbra Streisand CBS 86122 10 SKY 2 o Sky Ariola ADSKY 2 11 ONE STEP BEYOND o Madness Stiff SEEZ17 12 MANILOW MAGIC O Barry Manilow Arista ARTV2 , 13 STRING OF HITS o Shadows EMI EMC 3310 14 12 GOLD BARS Status Quo Vertigo QUOTV1 15 THE LAST DANCE Various Motown EMTV20 16 GREATEST HITS VOL 2 o Abba Epic EPC 10017 17 THE MAGIC OF BONEYM Boney M Atlantic/Hansa BMTV1 18 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR o Police A&M AMLH 68502 19 TELL ME ON A SUNDAY Marti Webb Polydor POLD 5031 20 TEARS AND LAUGHTER Johnny Mathis CBS 10019 21 SCARY MONSTERS & SUPER CREEPS David Bowie RCA BOWLP 2 22 THE WALL o Pink Floyd Harvest SHDW411 23 SPECIALS Specials Two-Tone CDLTT 5001 24 NEVER FOR EVER Kate Bush EMI EMA 794 25 GET HAPPY Elvis Costello F. Beat XXLP1 26 GREATEST HITS o Rod Stewart Riva RODTV1 27 I JUST CANT STOP IT The Beat Go Feet BEAT 001 28 SIGNING OFF UB 40 Graduate GRADLP2 29 ME, MYSELF, 1 Joan Armatrading A&M AMLH 64809 30 GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson Warner Bros K56823 31 MCCARTNEY II Paul McCartney Parlophone PCTC258 32 EMOTIONAL RESCUE Rolling Stones Rolling Stones CUN 39111 33 PETER GABRIEL • Peter Gabriel Charisma CDS 4019 34 EAT TO THE BEAT o Blondie Chrysalis CDL1225 35 BAT OUT OF HELL o Meat Loaf Epic/Cleveland Int. EPC 82419 36 ABSOLUTELY • Madness Stiff SEEZ 29 37 BACK IN BLACK AC/DC Atlantic K 50735 38 SOMETIMES YOU WIN Dr. Hook Capitol EST12018 39 PARALLEL LINES o Blondie Chrysalis CDL 1192 40 WHEELS OF STEEL o Saxon Carrere CAL115 41 THE GAME • Queen EMI EMA 795 o Bee Gees RSO RSDX 001 42 BEE GEES GREATEST o Hot Chocolate RAK EMTV22 43 20 HOTTEST HITS • OST Jet JET LX 526 44 XANADU Hazel O'Connor A&M AMLH 64820 45 BREAKING GLASS o Jeff Waynes Musical Version CBS 96000/WOW 100 46 WAR OF THE WORLDS Deep Purple Harvest EMTV25 47 DEEPEST PURPLE o Rush Mercury 9100 071 48 PERMANENT WAVES Gary Numan Beggars Banquet BEGA 19 49 TELEKON Billy Joel CBS 88108 50 GLASS HOUSES Clash CBS CLASH 3 51 LONDON CALLING Matt Monro EMI EMTV23 52 HEARTBREAKERS Diana Ross Motown STMA8033 53 DIANA Stevie Wonder Motown STMA8035 54 HOTTERTHAN JULY o Jon & Vangeiis Polydor POLD 5030 55 SHORT STORIES Bruce Springsteen CBS 88510 56 THE RIVER Charley Pride K. Tel NE 1056 57 GOLDEN COLLECTION • Various BBC REB 400 58 NOTTHE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS o Black Sabbath Vertigo 9102 752 59 HEAVEN AND HELL o Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Dindisc DID 2 60 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK Bob Marley & the Wailers Island ILPS9S96 60 UPRISING • Rainbow Polydor POLD 5023 62 DOWN TO EARTH Crystal Gayle United Artists UAG 30287 63 THE CRYSTAL GAYLE SINGLES ALBUM o Fleetwood Mac Warner Bros K 56344 64 RUMOURS Jam Polydor POLD 5035 65 SOUND AFFECTS o Diana Ross Motown . EMTV21 66 20'GOLDEN GREATS Various K. Tel NE 1092 67 THE LOVE ALBUM Don Maclean United Artists UAG 30314 68 THE VERY BEST OF Selector Two-Tone CDLTT 5002 69 TOO MUCH PRESSURE Bobby Vee United Artists UAG 30253 70 THE BOBBY VEE SINGLES ALBUM • Various K.Tel NE 1091 71 MOUNTING EXCITEMENT o Electric Light Orchestra Jet JETLX525 72 ELO'S GREATEST HITS o Whitesnake United Artists UAG 30302 73 READY AN'WILLING O Electric Light Orchestra Jet JETLX 500 74 DISCOVERY 3D2 75 GOLD Three Degrees Ariola 76 AUTOAMERICAN o Blondie Chrysalis CDL 1290 77 IFYOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE GOT IT AC/DC Atlantic K 50532 78 HYPNOTISED Undertones Sire SRK6088 79 THE BARBARA DICKSON ALBUM Barbara Dickson Epic EPC 84088 80 SUZI QUATRO'S GREATEST HITS Rak EMTV24 81 FACADES Sad Cafe RCA Victor PL 25249 82 KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER o Adam and the Ants CBS 84549 83 JUSTSUPPOSIN' Status Quo Vertigo 6302 057 84 KENNY Kenny Rogers United Artists UAG 30273 85 MAGIC REGGAE Various K-Tei NE 1074 86 CHAMPAGNE AND ROSES Various Polystar ROSTV 1 87 IRON MAIDEN Iron Maiden EMI EMC 3330 88 BRITISH STEEL o Judas Priest CBS 84160 89 I'M NO HERO Cliff Richard EMI EMA 796 90 SKY Sky Ariola ARLH5022 91 NOW WE MAY BEGIN o Randy Crawford Warner Bros K 56791 92 I AM WOMAN Various Polystar WOMTV1 93 GLORY ROAD Giilan Virgin V 2171 94 HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC Atlantic K 50628 95 NOBODYS HERO o Stiff Little Fingers Chrysalis CHR 1270 96 JUST ONE NIGHT o Eric Clapton RSO RSDX 2 97 ASTAIRE • Peter Skellern Mercury 9109 702 98 TUSK o Fleetwood Mac Warner Bros K 66088 99 SETTING SONS Jam Polydor POLD 5028 100 ..HOTWAX . . Various K-Tal NE 1082 0 . Gold IP 1100,000 units as of Jan. 79) O = Silver LP 160.000 units as ol Jan. 791 O » Platinum LP (300,000 units as o! Jan. '79) PAGE 21 MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980

TOP 100 SINGLES

DECEMBER 31,1979-DECEMBER 6,1980 ARTIST LABEL TITLE The Police A & M AMS 7564 1 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME Berbra Streisand CBS 8966 2 WOMAN IN LOVE Kelly Marie Calibre PLUS 1 3 FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE Ottowan Carrere CAR 161 4 D.I.S.C.O. Doxy's Midnight Runners Parlophone R 6033 5 GENO O Fern Klnney WEA K79111 6 TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL Kenny Rogers United Artists UP 614 7 COWARD OF THE COUNTY • Detroit Spinners Atlantic K11432 8 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU - FORGIVE ME GIRL o Sheena Easton EMI EMI 5066 9 9 to 5 o David Bowie RCA BOW 6 10 ASHES TO ASHES o Madness Stiff BUY 84 11 BAGGY TROUSERS • The Mash CBS 8536 12 THEME FROM MASH o Blondie Chrysalis CHS 2465 13 THE TIDE IS HIGH • Jam Polydor POSP113 14 GOING UNDERGROUND/DREAMS OF CHILDREN o Don Mclean EMI EMI 5051 15 CRYING o Abba Epic EPC8835 16 WINNER TAKES IT ALL Liquid Gold Polo POLO 1 17 DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY o Blondie Chrysalis CHS 2410 18 ATOMIC • Diana Ross Motown TMG 1195 19 UPSIDE DOWN o Odyssey RCA PB 1962 20 USE IT UP AND WEAR IT OUT o Jam Polydor 2059266 21 START o Stevie Wonder Motown TMG 1204 22 MASTER BLASTER IJAMMIN) o Lipps Inc Casablanca CAN 194 23 FUNKY TOWN o The Nolans Epic EPCS068 24 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING • K 17680 o Randy Crawford Warner Bros RCA 5 25 ONE DAY I'LL FLY AWAY o Odyssey RCA 26 IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT o Specials Two Tone CHSTT7 27 TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG • Abba Epic EPC9089 28 SUPER TROUPER o Marti Webb Polydor POSP100 29 TAKETHATLOOKOFFYOURFACE o Hot Chocolate RAK RAK 310 30 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT o Status Quo Vertigo QUO 3 31 WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING • Pretenders Real ARE 11 32 BRASS IN POCKET o Johnny Logan Epic EPC8572 33 WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR o Olivia Newton-John/ELO Jot JET 185 34 XANADU Gap Band Mercury MER22 35 OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD o UB40 Graduate GRAD6 36 KING-FOOD FOR THOUGHT o Whispers Solar SOI 37 AND THE BEAT GOES ON Bad Manners Magnet MAG 180 38 SPECIAL BREW o Vapors United Artists BP 334 39 TURNING JAPANESE o MAG 191 40 WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT LOVE o Matchbox Magnet BUY 62 41 MY GIRL o Madness Stiff CHS 2414 42 CALL ME o Blondie Chrysalis DIN 22 43 ENOLAGAY o Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Dlndlsc CHS 2442 44 MORE THAN I CAN SAY o Leo Sayer ChrYsalis WIP 6610 45 COULD YOU BELOVED Bob Marlay & The Wallers Island SIR 4044 46 TOM HARK o Piranhas Sire Hansa EMI 5042 47 MODERN GIRL o Sheena Easton EMI POSP 104 48 ALL NIGHT LONG o Rainbow Polydor R 6035 49 COMING UP o Paul McCartney Parlophone AMS 7553 50 EIGHTH DAY o Hazel O'Connor A & M BIKE 1 51 SILVER DREAM MACHINE o David Essex Mercury EMI 5009 52 I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU o Denis Waterman EMI K11496 53 JUMP TO THE BEAT Stacy Lattisaw Atlantic CB 354 54 GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS Peter Gabriel Charisma K 11481 55 BACK TOGETHER AGAIN Roberta FlackJDonny Hathaway Atlantic 2059 261 56 SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE o Mike Berry Polydor EPC8878 57 GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER o Nolans Epic TC 2460 58 NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE o Stephanie Mills 20th Century CL16127 59 SEXY EYES Dr Hook Capitol RCA 4 60 IT'S ONLY LOVE o Elvis Presley RCA POSP 93 61 OVER YOU o Roxy Music Polydor EPC8384 62 SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE Michael Jackson Epic TMG 1159 63 WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN o Billy Preston/Syraeta Motown BOW 7 64 FASHION o David Bowie RCA EMI 5006 65 CARRIE o Cliff Richard EMI 9039 66 DOG EAT DOG Adam & The Ants CBS XPRES 25 67 POISON IVY o Lambrettas Rocket AMS 7489 68 BABE o Styx A & M AMS 7509 69 STOMP Brothers Johnson A Et M TKR7558 70 PLEASE DON'T GO o KC & the Sunshine Band TK TREB115 71 EVERYBODY'S GOTTO LEARN SOMETIME o Korgls Rlalto POSP 106 72 CAPTAIN BEAKY o Keith Mlchell Polydor EMI 6095 73 DREAMIN' o Cliff Richard EMI K17673 74 GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson Warner Bros EPC8206 75 ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson Epic FEET 2 76 MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM The Beat Go Feet EMI 5085 77 BABOOSHKA Kate Bush EMI XXI 78 I CANT STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN Elvis Costello F. Beet CAN 175 79 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME Captain & Tenille Casablanca 2001 972 80 OH YEAR Roxy Music Polydor TMG 1202 81 MY OLD PIANO Diana Rosa Motown ENY34 82 SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU Boomtown Rats Ensign 83 1 HEAR YOU NOW Jon&Vangells Polydor POSP 96 84 RAT RACE/RUDE BUOYS OUTA JAIL Specials Two Tone CHS mi 85 IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS Joe Jackson A&M AMS 7493 86 YOU GAVE ME LOVE Crown Heights Affair Mercury MER 9 87 DON'T PUSH IT DONT FORCE IT Leon Haywood 20th Century TC 2443 88 LET'S GET SERIOUS Jsrmalne Jackson Motown TMG 1183 S3 SO LONELY Police A &■ M AMS 7402 90 IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME Billy Joel CBS 8753 91 RIDERS IN THE SKY Shadows EMI EMI 5027 92 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Quean EMI EMI 5102 93 TOCCATA Sky Arlola ARO 300 94 HOLD ON TO MY LOVE Jimmy Ruffln RSO RSO 67 95 CUPID - I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME Detroit Spinners Atlantic K11498 96 M1DN1TE DYNAMOS Matchbox Magnet MAG 169 97 MY WAY OF THINKING/! THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN UB40 Graduate GRAD8 98 GREEN ONIONS Booker T & the MG's Atlantic K10109 99 LIP UP FATTY Bad Manners Magnet MAG 176 100'' ALL OUT OF LOVE Air Supply Arista AR1ST 362 ^ » Gold album 1600,000 Mlaa), O = silver album (260,000 sales), O ° platinum album (one million sales) PAGE 22 MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980

NEW SINGLES Arl/s(/A Side/B Side/Label Cat No O/V OC5 BAKER, Dave GLOW OF LOVE/Evorybody Noods love (Blackjack) BJD 4507 BRIDGEWATER, D. D. WHEN LOVE COMES KNOCKIN'/Gunshots In The Niqht (Elektra) K 12499T DECEMBER 28. 1980 INDEX Bo M/ love ^ CROSS, Kriss/Bily Poarce SINGING BINGO/Double Tops 180 (Oodqel OODGEiE/1 Cstfonw O'SjasrQ ' Ce-gM By l eva CoyD-nwaOt lev? Tiie Teddy Beys H fur/sTa Mafa DAVIES, Bobby TONIGHTlLove Comes Naiurally (Transumversal) TUDISO 002 6k>w Of Lcf»e ® DOMINGO, Placido BE MY LOVE/Maitinata IPolydor) Jusi Can'i TaVa A'y Wofa BS T < LOVE 1 P^.tey Papjrg Saijfg 8 f-ga . S C FLAK WHEN THE GOLD RUNS DRY/Noi Alexei Saybe Ai The Comedy Store l4Playl FOUR 005 Sore W FRANCES, Winston CALIFORNIA DREAMING/Only You (Blackjack) BJD 45 08YS ro-jItvjM Had To Go And Cfonge On■ Ma 0G W'hftf.Wren Levathe Gold Corr^o Runs Kflocfcng Cf/ . . Bf Vrtio Are You. 0 GARRBTT, Leif YOU HAD TO 60 AND CHANGE ON ME/Rowena (Scottil K 11639 You're A Pan 01 Mo B Dbtribulor Code A - PRT;Py8 HARBOUR. Pearl FUJIYAMA MAMA/Nerves (Warner Brothers) K 17741 C- CBS E-EMI F-Polygram MCKENZIE, Candy STARS/lntensity 125 (Magenta) FP-faulty ENTA 002 Products G- lightning H-H R. Taylor NICK SATAN/ROCKIN' DEVILS DANCE OF THE TEDDY BOYS/We Wish You A Teddy Christmas (Hot Rock) 1-Indies HR 45008 L-Lugtons MR Midland Recording Co. OVERLOAD WHO ARE YOU/Orifi Away (MCA) MCA 556 MW - Making Waves 05 P-Pinnacle R-RCA 0£ CD RT-Rough Trade RAY. Danny PLAYBOY (RAPPINGl/Fire Redder Than Red (Blackjack) BJD 4506 SO-Stage One REDMAN, J/N Stevens YOU'RE A PART OF ME/For The Good Time fTransuniversall TUDISO 001 SP Soartan t£^ T -Troian W- WE A LU co WU • WyndUp ST. CLAIR, Carl SILENT NIGHT/Was Xmas A Day (Transuniversall TUDISO 003 P X Clyde factors __| cc SUMMER, Donna COLO LOVE/Grand Illusion (Warner/Gelfenl K 79193 W Z - Enterprise STRAPS JUST CANT TAKE ANY MORE/Just Can't Take Any More (Donut) DONUT1 Fresh rn O 12" singles brackets WHITE, Christine CAUGHT BY LOVE/You'H Love A Good Thing (Blackjack) BJD 45 04 Total releases 18 COP

SO <=>2 _J LU NEW ALBUMS December 26,1980 Artist co^ Tide Label Cat. No. Dealer Dist Cass No. Price Code CO ^ ARNESTENLUND'S SAVING TIME Gold GLP 951 2.00 P BIG BAND ac g CD LU 1- BOPCATS ROCK 'N' ROLL GRAFITTI Magnum Force MFLP 001 2.89 P

CRAYTON, Peewee BLUES GUITAR GENIUS Ace/ 10CH23 2,00 P

DOWNES & BEER LIVE IN CONCERT Roller/Avada R004/R005 3.47 P LU o IX FOLK '77 TRY TO REMEMBER Fo/dback FBR0847 2.20 P < I— 00 GRUSIN, Dave MOUNTAIN DANCE GRP GRP 5010 - F JAMES SHEPHERD'S TEN OF THE BEST Look LP 6487 2.20 P VERSATILE BRASS

LITTLEFIELD, LITTLE WILLIE Ace/ 10CH24 2.00 P Little Willie LITTLEFIELD Chiswick

ROYAL MARINES BAND SOMETHING DIFFERENT Fo/dback FBR0848 2.99 P

STEVENS, Stu EMMA&I Eao/e 012 2.79 P

VARIOUS A FACTORY QUARTET Factory FAC24 3.40 P y VARIOUS BOUQUET OF STEEL Aardvark STEEL 2 2.31 P VARIOUS TOMFOOLERY Monza MONMTLP 102 2.40 P VARIOUS VAULTAGE '80 Attrix RB11LP 2.64 P / WHITE, Christine PURE LOVE Blackjack BJLP001 2.79 P

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PolyGram launches TV Looking back at 1980-a year of new labels, the album label in Holland gift of music and video's the latter is established and From SUE BAKER successful, then Polystar may decide AMSTERDAM: Polystar, the Dateline: to release a compilation album or a first steps PolyGram label for TV- concept LP for TV merchandising, promoted albums already in but it is not involved in the TV NEW YORK: The events of December 8, the night John Lennon was Amsterdam exposure of new artists." shot, will no doubt colour all retrospectives of 1980. It is not merely action in the UK, is now being that the American press is showing no signs of let-up in keeping launched in Holland. Its general Lennon on the front pages, nor, from an industry standpoint, is it manager is Ton Seijsener, and number of years, using the Polystar AART DALHU1SEN, currently vice only that Lennon and Beatles record sales are naturally skyrocketing. Arie van Staveren will be label as a sort of flagship, but now president of Phonogram Sadly, in looking back, there was little in the way of "great moments marketing manager with effect we are promoting it as a company International's pop division, that might offset the grief. . L L . .. name." becomes president of A&R Musically, even the most ardent fans in the business are hard- from January 1. Although its own identity is being responsible for all pop product with pressed to name five albums that were released in 1980 that they will Van Staveren told Music Week: strengthened, Polystar will not be effect from January 1. cherish (or, as the saying goes, that they would have paid for). "Whereas before each group used at present for new repertoire. Dalhuisen, who recently made a Singles? Will anyone be humming Another Brick In The Wall (1 art company had its own TV-promoted "We consider that to be the lightning visit to New York to sign 1) come 2001? How about Whip It from Devo? Or even Stevie releases, it was thought best to primary function of our marketing Dr. Hook, has also been visiting Wonder's Master Blaster? It is not just that John Lennon s death is combine these for ease of media companies," says van Staveren. Australia, where he was involved in depressing. It is the dearth of bright spots, the lack of any other buying. "They're responsible for A&R and the re-signing of Elton John to context in which to place that death. "Of course, we have been the exploitation of new talent. Once Phonogram International. The one truly encouraging note was the number of major new labels involved in TV advertising for a started in 1980, each founded by an established industry veteran with Manfred receives a proven track record, and each with a very different operation from German award th David Geffen, funded by WCI and distributed by WE A, is trying to ''create an environment in which artists arc happy, in which they can MUNICH: An unusually relaxed A r^i A' presentation ceremony for Manfred do what they do with the least amount of Bureaucratic bulls"; Ron V'- " ^ Mann who received a gold album for Alexcnburg's Handshake is giving the internationally successful Angel Station from Ariola. He is aspectsMeiscls ofa UScontemporary outlet, and entertainmentNeil Bogart is with emphasising Boardwalk. the multi-media^ pictured (left) with Bronze MD Bogart may not have wanted to be "lumped into a story" with Gerry Bron, Ariola president Monty Geffen and Alexcnburg — not to mention Bob Fead (Alfa), Jerry Lueftner and Ariola label manager Greenberg (Mirage) and Quincy Jones (Qwest) — but that's not bad Friedel Schmidt and was in Germany company to be in, even if it was merely coincidence that all began their to launch the new album, Chance. new ventures in the same 12-month period. As Alexcnburg is fond of a • A . saying, it is exciting when people with their kind of experience can still get excited enough about the industry to bring new enthusiasm to it, Restructuring particularly at such a low point. Why launch in 1980? Geffen hesitates not at all: "When is a good time to start a record company? There's no good time and no bad at RCA Brazil time. There's just the time that you choose. I think the time we picked New owners, new look From CHRISTOPHER was a perfect time because things seemed rather chaotic and not PICKARD inspiring, and no one seemed to feel a great deal of confidence in what RIO DE JANEIRO: RCA Brazil was happening. A well-run company will do well at any time." for troubled Discophon has made some changes in its From JORDI RUEDA Mediana Empresa Fonografica international organisation in line BARCELONA; Discophon, head- (APYMEF) — approximately with the company's restructuring quartered here in Barcelona and meaning the small and medium-sized worldwide. By IRA MAYER suffering hard times during the past record companies association — was Helcio Carmo, formerly year, has been bought by Antoni told that the Asociacion Fonografica international general manager, Serra and Antoni Graus. Espanola (AFE), similar to the UK's now lakes charge of RCA's They now hold all shares in the BPI, was already affiliated with the licensees in South America, and That's what the majors arc counting on too — or at least that company, and have started changing IFPl with similar objectives, and succeeding him as International improvements in how well run they are will compensate for what is its organisation and structure. Jordi therefore APYMEF could not be GM is Jorge Pino, who comes in shaping up to be a 12-14 per cent fall-off in dollar sales industrywide. Serra has been named promotion admitted to membership. from the RCA New York office Include inflation, and you realise that unit sales will have been off director, and emphasis is to be laid where he supervised even more drastically. And of course, now that the domestic on promoting the American Fania ... ternational product companies are regaining their footing and learning to live with lower catalogue of salsa music. BELTER RECORDS unveiled its development. Both Carmo and sales through streamlined operations, their international counterparts The Fania All Stars, headline new product to the media earlier this Pino were born in the Argentine. are still in the throes of reorganisation. group of the label, will play a month at a reception held in the If 1979 was the year of so-called belt-tightening in the US, with concert in Barcelona on January 21, well-known Barcelona night club, EMi BRAZIL'S Christmas large numbers of layoffs in the lower echelons and with cost-cutting at and then appear at Midem in Cannes Munlaner4. compilation album is entitled the more visible layers (the parties-limos-backstage champagne on January 23, followed by dates in Among the artists performing Dream Machine, and is the first syndrome), 1980 was the year for reshuffling at the top. PolyGram Paris and Holland. their new wares live at the occasion compilation package released by alone was a chapter unto itself on that count, and, as the year draws to were Manolo Escobar, Marfil, EMI in this country to contain a a close, the restructuring there continues, while rumours of imminent AN APPLICATION by the second Peret, Marcc & Chema, Paco track by Queen. changes at Capitol, MCA and RCA abound. record company organisation in Herrera, the child group Parchis, The song in question. Love Of 1980 was the year when NARM's Gift Of Music campaign got off Spain to affiliate with IFPl has been and Spanish rock band Burning. The My Life, is from the band's live the ground, and the fruits of those labours are showing up now, with rejected by the latter's council. humorous entertainer Arevalo acted album, and was a No. 1 hit in Sunday supplements popping up in scores of newspapers across the The Asociacion dc la Pequena y as master of ceremonies. Brazil. Queen's latest LP, The country, promoting records as holiday gifts. There is no way to gauge Game, is nearing gold standard precisely how successful the campaign has been, or whether it has in sales, and EMI here is hoping attracted any new buyers into the record stores, but over the long haul Brazilian news in brief... that the band's tour in 1981 will it seems to be a logical way to build awareness. make it double gold, plus a lot of Before the year is out, we will also learn the final outcome of the ARIOLA ARTIST Davitt Slgerson was here for a promotional visit on the action on the Queen soundtrack Copyright Royalty Tribunal hearings. Will the US payment schedule crest of the wave generated by his I Never Fall In Love recording being to the Flash Gordon movie. continue to be a set fee per track, and, if so, how much higher will the utilised in one of Brazil's major TV soap operas . . . Miguel Arancga is Brazil, incidentally, has rate go? Or will the US now conform with the European method and now in charge of international product at PolyGram, taking over from lowered the sales unit pay a percentage of list or retail price? Juke box fees have already Maria Creusa, who has joined the CBS export division, and CBS qualification for a gold album or been raised by the Tribunal from the S8 (£3.45) per unit set in 1976 to classical and jazz repertoire is now in the charge of Ezio Servolo . . . single from 150,000 to 100,000 an eventual $50 (£21.55) per unit beginning in 1984, and to be adjusted Gilberlo Gil's new album is set for March 1981 release, and Gil will tour copies. based on changes in the consumer price Index beginning in 1987. here and in Argentina, Japan, Europe and the US to promote the LP. And 1980 was the year the marketing battle between MCA LAST MONTH witnessed the DiscoVision and RCA SelectaVision began to be fought in earnest. death of one of the most The MCA machines weren't selling, and the RCA ones weren't even A influential Brazilian sambistas, on the market, but catalogue acquisition and hardware and software Angenor de Oliveira — better licensing deals abounded. Nonetheless, the question remains whether known as Cartola — at the age of home video is destined to be a saviour for the record industry, and Km 72. debate on that one is hotter than on the merits and demerits of the Cartola was one of the people various video disc systems. responsible for the birth of the In a sense, 1980 was a year off for the music industry — at least as Rio samba schools, and was far as its musical pursuits were concerned. It was a lime for particularly associated with the regrouping the forces, and I don't think it was the economy alone that one in the Mangueira district of can be blamed for the fall-off in sales. RESIDENTIAL STUDIO the city. The samba schools — The "superstar product" was there in the literal sense, but there escolns dc samba — are the wasn't much in the way of "must haves". Streamlining and cost NOW 24-TRACK groups of singers, dancers and Secluded rural location 45 minutes from SW London. • Full/partial board for any musicians who parade through efficiency were indeed necessary, and there's no reason why the record size party. • New Lyrec Multitrack and Soundcraft desk, Lexicon Digital Reverb. • business shouldn't be run on business principles. But, as corny as it 1200 sq ft mutti level playing area, 400 sq ft control room + overdub suite. Tel: 0252 the streets of Rio as the highlight sounds, it's still got to be In the grooves. 723518 or 715546. of the city's carnival.

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raw and powerful has become popular item with the fans will be c u Hazel O'Connor lame. The visuals were half the new live double Yesshows HAZEL hearted, new axe man Kid Congo featuring Anderson on vocals. O'CONNOR came was disappointing and even inept, DAVID DALTON c jn for a lot of as he insisted on replacing stick when the Gregory's rockabilly riffs with a film Breaking monotonous fuzz guitar — leaving Glass made her a only drummer Nick Knox to put MORE THAN 700 people turned out for the Record Industry star overnight. any life into the act with his Dinner and Ball at the Hilton last week and raised a lot of money At this concert impeccable and stylish drum work. Glitter for children's charities and all but the most liverish had a good at London's Better numbers like Garbage AFTER A phoney bomb scare at time . . . Despite patchy sound quality, Deke Arlon's cabaret of Dominion Theatre, she was in the Man and I Was A Teenage The Rainbow to give the road crew Gerard Kenny, Dennis Waterman and Sheena Easton at least mood to hit back at her critics and Werewolf just stood up on their time to get the set organised, silenced most of the mumblers — and that is high praise for played down her big star image to own merit, but the rest was a mess. Glitter's band took the stage performers facing a cynical (and often ill-mannered) industry the point of inviting masses of The Cramps must either come up followed by the man himself atop an willing fans to join her onstage for a with better goods and put their elaborate dais accompanied by dry audience ... On offer: a master of national songs of the singalong version of Eighth Day. hearts back into their insane show, ice and all the trimmings. Polisario Guerillas currently battling in the Spanish Sahara . . . Although O'Connor was in fine or go back to whatever they were Glitter is unique in that he is still The BPI has finally drafted a considerably beefed-up code of form, confidently blasting her way doing before. making come-backs with songs that conduct and as soon as all members have signed it (presumably through new songs from the Sons SIMON HILLS are at least five years old. And they any delays are caused by the Christmas mail rather than any one and Lovers LP and old Breaking were all there — Rock 'n' Roll Pan company's reluctance to agree to the conditions) it will be Glass material which inevitably II, My Gang el al, sounding the revealed to the world . . . And so we bid farewell to out-going drew the best response, her same as they did in their original RCA MD Jack Craigo who has officially handed over the reins to determination to prove to the form. Don Ellis and returns to New York for a new post to be unveiled audience that she was a warm The audience punched the air on in January. human being rather than an icy cue, and, but for his microphone, star often got in the way and we Jimmy Lindsay Glitter could have been out of a job ended up with more talk than JIMMY LINDSAY'S performance as a vocalist relinquishing it to the REMEMBER THE days when EMI put up its prices and the music. at The Venue showed a man who has massed ranks in the auditorium. other companies dutifully followed suit and the price battles were But there was never any doubt found his true medium as a singer Despite the lavish treatment carried out in the High Street shops? Well, expect the emphasis that her audience (young, white and performer and takes great afforded him by his new record to change in the new year as the majors rethink pricing policies and wholesome) loved the show company, Eagle Records, I can't with some moving in totally opposite directions testing their and loved her. She may be doing pleasure in sharing his self- believe that Gary Glitter takes her best to live down the part but discovery. himself seriously, and a good laugh respective theories of what the market will (or won't) stand . . . Hazel O'Connor is a star — even Lindsay is a small man with a was had by all. BPI lobbying of Government over home-taping issue could though it might not be of the large voice that he uses to full effect CHARLES JEFFREY extend to taking sympathetic MPs on trip to Austria to see how on his self-composed album, blank tape levy works . . . Industry wise man Maurice Oberslein glamour girl genre that the dailies Children of Rastafari on GEM would have us believe. Wait until Records. spending Christmas in the Holy Land . . . Nice piece on Stephen they catch her new show and watch Backed by a full and well Gofliieb's Muzak operation in The Times business diary last out for the "big hearted Hazel" rehearsed band featuring many of week . . . Worth catching; Berlice Reading's one-woman show, headlines. the players from his album with Police transferred from the King's Head to the Mayfair Theatre, DANNY VAN EM DEN following her success in Only In America — a tour tie force of Milton Myrie outstanding on lead IF THE object of the exercise was to guitar. Lindsay turned in a keep 5,000 people waiting in the vocal talent . . . LBC's Jellybone recorded live from London danceable and compelling set that most uncomfortable conditions, studio headquarters of Trident Records last Saturday with music won over an originally apathetic then Sunday's extravaganza in a performed by the label's Famous Names ... A daughter to Venue crowd. By the end of his giant tent on Tooting Bee Common Chappell Music senior professional executive Ian Reid and wife The Flatbackers performance, Lindsay had filled the was an unqualified success. Maggie. dancefloor, succeeding with an And if nothing else, the BEING AN all-girl trio without a audience that, like any promotional pilgrimage by Police to a muddy glamorous image makes it hard to gig, was not his natural crowd. field in South London showed that SIGN OF the times: few industry Christmas parties this year and convince people that you are worth Lindsay sings pop reggae that there is surely scope for a reasonable one of the most lavish hosted by video men Millaney Grant, hearing, even in these enlightened coasts smoothly with direct lyrics of Keith MacMillan and Lexi Godfrey . . . ASCAP's international days. trial, tribulation and deliverance. size venue in that part of town. But The Flatbackers, by solid His voice rejoices in his discovery of One magic act followed another, man in the UK, Lawrence Ross, hosted a lunch party to celebrate Jah from the opening number though Police fared much better the Tony Award to Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber for hard work, have managed to build than Tommy Cooper who must have Evita . . . Appointment of Saatchi and Saatchi to handle Thorn up a fair following round the Children of Rastafari onwards. died the worst death of his clubs, and their singles on Red He sings British reggae that professional life. Most people were EMI Video Programmes presumably heralds new programmes Shadow Records certainly haven't discusses the position of a Rasta not able to see his deliberately and aggressive ad campaign . . . Chrysalis readying release of bombed out. living in British Babylon ("down in bungled tricks and while the sight Blondie's Auto-American on video cassette . . . The Beat have They would be the first to admit the valley of the shadow of the lines were no better for the main followed through their promise to contribute royalties from their that they are not the best musicians Thames"). In so doing he is part of a attraction, the crowd seemed single Best Friend to the ami nuclear campaign and have in the world, but they play solidly, growing British reggae scene that is dutifully handed over a cheque for £50,000 from UK sales — and with conviction. claiming its own identity, deriving satisfied with the admittedly What they have also got to their from but not mimicking the excellent sound and occasional overseas royalties still to come . . . Capital Radio sponsoring a homegrown product of Jamaica. pogoing glimpse of the A&M band. third Rock Week at The ICA showcasing 24 new bands between credit is a fine sense of harmony, They opened with Don't Stand So December 27 and January 4. and they manage to pull together a JAMES HENRY Close To Me which might have been vocal sound that is more original the theme song for the evening as than anything else you're likely to adoring teenagers and even younger hear around town. This particular fans leant on strange shoulders to set at the Rock Garden was too catch sight of their hero Sting. long, but those numbers that used His distinctive voice remained on the harmonies like their debut fine form as they rattled off their single Pumping Iron, their theme Yes string of hit singles and tracks from i song Flatbackers and the latest 45 I WAS tempted to write simply their three platinum albums and he Buzzz Going Round, were all "No" by way of review but to be so seems to have taught a generation a excellent. glibly dismissive would be to deny whole new vocabulary consisting of With a compulsive rhythm the brilliant instrumental talent and words like "ee-o, ee-o,ee-ay-o". erry Christmas section, some good songs, a lot of excellent entertainment served up at The loudest acclaim was reserved gigging and a sense of maturity the Rainbow last week. for Message In A Bottle and developing, The Flatbackers have a The single, but very serious Roxanne which came towards the and a Happy New Year good chance of producing problem was vocalist Trevor Horn end of a fairly short set, and the worthwhile pop music, although who was dressed like the band's PR reaction at the end suggested Police they will have to ultimately and for the most part sang like it. He will have a very prosperous New broaden their technical horizons. showed as much stage presence as Year. to all our friends SIMON HILLS Andy Pandy and his voice was as Full marks for a novel concert flat as Danny La Rue's chest, almost presentation but next time please spoiling Yes classics like Yours Is No raise the stage a few feet to provide a in the Music Disgrace, And You And I, and better view and don't keep the Starship Trooper — otherwise punters waiting. performed superbly and to much DAVID DALTON Business. The Cramps acclaim. I hope it was merely the effect of THESE NEW York rockabilly 67 gigs on a world tour for Horn's C mutants came over and took this Buggies partner Geoff Downs c c country by storm as punk rock slotted in nicely on keyboards but started to die with their brash, fear they might be wiser getting over-the-top rock parodies, taking bassist Chris Squire to push his more I WOULD like to (hank everyone music right down to its most basic reliable vocals to the fore. The tour who attended, or sent their and shoving it back out with an schedule had certainly not condolences to, the funeral of Don insane visual delivery. diminished the abundant skills of Stone. He had worked'closely with But with their guitarist Brian guitarist Steve Howe who, with Jon me for the past six years, the last few Gregory now departed, the group Anderson and Rick Wakeman out of as my London TV projects manager. played just one gig in this country the way, is the new focal point of the His contribution to (he industry' over at the Lyceum recently to show band. (he years was immense, and he will they are still around, and probably The songs featured from the new be sorely missed by everyone who to ensure that sales of their line-up's Atlantic album Drama knew him. nm EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED Criminal Records single, Drug were suitably dramatic, with BILL FOWLER, director of music Train, keep ticking over. Machine Messiah outstanding, but 1 promotions, WEA Records, punuiHinc 138-140 Charinci Cross Road. London WC2, Tel 836 6699 But the joke is over. What was wouldn't mind betting that a more Broad wick Street, London Wl. PAGE 27 MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1980

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