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E IN RADIO OCTOBER 2 This Week Anthology, coming soon to a TV set near you, is unlikely to unleash a new wave of Beatlemania. But for :hose of us old and lucky enough to have been caught up in that British Invasion of '64, it'll be a nice revisit to those times, espec ally with Capitol's release of the first two of six CDs of Beatles rari- ties. For those who missed out on the Beatles in their prime, this is their best shot at the full story. And for the companies involved in the production- Apple Corps, Inc., ABC-TV, and Capitol/EMI-it's a big -backs bonanza. They are taking no chances, how- ever. As we report inside, the total cost of the market- ing of Anthology will be around $20 million. Our package, put together by our managing editor, Ben Fong -Torres, gives you a head start on all the hype, and includes revisits with Paul McCartney, , and Yoko Ono; with Top 40 at the height of the craziness, and with Dave Rothstein, a Gavin staffer who's not ashamed that, at 40 -something, he's still a Beatlemaniac. In News, Danny Goldberg (top) takes the helm at Mercury Records. tops a poll of music executives; Entertairment Weekly offers its own power poll, and music loses 's Shannon Hoon (mid- dle). In Rap, we remember hip - `THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY' hop activist Funken-Klein. an the GO Chart, Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, Melissa Etheridge (bot- BRINGS THE FAB FOUR BACK... tom), Hootie & the Blowfish, and - BUT WERE THEY EVER AWAY? the Backstreet Boys are stylin'.

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5 News 9 That's Eho-Biz 10 Friends cf Radiohi)!.Marshall 13 Small Market Success Paul McCartney KCPI-Albert Lea, Minn. On Recapturing the Past 14 Here, There and Everywhere More than 25 years after On the eve of the telecast of the six - you were to reunite, it'd put empha- their breakup, the Beatles hour documentary, The Beatles sis on what was, as opposed to what are back, as big as ever. We Anthology, it is Paul McCartney who you are today? look at the soon -to -be - stands out among the three surviv- I think if it was ever reunited, ing Beatles. which I don't really see as a big released Beatles Anthology, It is only naturally so. It was strong possibility, I think it'd be and reflect on Beatlemania McCartney who, with , good. I don't think there'd be any 30 years later. formed the band, led it, wrote the pressure to be...good. FORMATS great majority of its songs, and per- Or to recapture the past? 11 Top 40Top 40 Can Be Habit formed them. I don't think you can recapture Forming Through the years, they were the the past with anything you do. It Top 40 ProfileGoo Goo Dolls obvious focus for the press, and they doesn't recapture it if Sinatra comes 13 Go Chart Bsn Fong -Torras and Paul McCartney hang acquitted themselves agreeably and on. It's Sinatra now. You don't real- 18 Alternative: out In Toronto In 1976. Who Cares About well. Lennon was the witty, sarcastic ly think of Sinatra as this thin little the Summer Book... Right? one; McCartney the lighter, breezier, didn't think it was going to be the Italian any more. Or I don't. I 22 collegeCaught in the Web more whimsical. last place. But I remember playing accept him for what he is now, and College ProfileSpookey Ruben In the years after the Beatles' here and enjoying it and seeing one you either like his stuff or you 24 RapNickelodeon'sAllThat breakup, it was McCartney who of the motorcycle escorts coming don't. For me, I don't think it'd bea maintained the most successful off his motorbike as he went question of recapturing anything. Rap ProfileDas EFX musical career, solo and with his around our car. It's probably just a hypo...themetical 28 Urban Landzscape band Wings. On tour with the band In all, San Francisco is a blur question. Urban On-lineWe've Had the in San Francisco in 1976, he sat among the concerts you played as (In 1983, I met with McCartney March, Lets Beat the Drum with me for an interview, for a new a Beatle. again, and he spoke about an emo- Urban SnapshotPhyllis Hyman television show, Evening Magazine. Yeah, mostly. It's like any kind of tional "dip" he'd taken after the 30 Adult Contemporary At the time, Capitol had just issued tour. I used to say that girls, when Beatles disbanded.) 34 CountryBorchetta's New Do? a Beatles compilation , Rock 'N' they came to concerts-it was like fel- I never thought I was gonna feel Country ProfileRon Wallace Roll Music, with a massive-for that las going to a football match. Instead it. But there wdas this huge kind of 38 Gavin Americana TM time$750,000 marketing campaign. of cheering, they screamedthe loud- vacuum. The Beatles were a securi- Finding the Roots of a San Francisco was where the est noise that girls make. And some ty blanket-all those mates of Beatles performed what turned out nights it was a very handy thing, you mine-even though it was tough Roots Band to be their last paid concert-in know, if you were a little out of tune. sometimes. But it came back to the 40 A' Album adult Alternative August, 1966. He hadn't been back With Wings, you still see girls fact that, when we got back in the Whip us,Beat Us, Bite Us, Fax Us in the ten years since, and it was only screaming or in tears. What do you studio, you were with the Beatles, 48 A' Adult Alternative on arrival for the Wings tour, he said, think of what's left over from and that was a very secure feeling. 50 Jazz that he learned of the city's place in Beatlemania? If I wanted someone to comment 51 Gavin RocsHoon's Death the history of his former band. I don't really think about it, myself. on a song, I could run it past John Elicits Mixed Reaction Ididn't realize it was the last You hear the odd person who says, Lennon, who to me was the best. Rock Profile$eplicants place (the Beatles played) until "WHERE'S JOHN?"So you reply, "In Have you gotten over (his death) NEXT WEEK I was coming on tour, and BED!" And that sort of does it. There's yet? The Secretsof someone did an article and said, always a few in any crowd. No. I can't believe it, still. It's Success "The last time Beatles played in Capitol has reissued a Beatles col- a weird one. Still feel as though Forour spotlight on the America was Candlestick Park, ten lection. Does their campaign put he's here, you know. But he is, in Urban Landampe, Quincy years ago." When we did it, we pressure on the Beatles, in that, if a way. GAVIN McCoy visits with Gerald and I Eddie Levert, while Quincy First Words The A -B -C of Jones talks with Helen Little, R&R They, and many others, are c Don'tOften It saddens me to write of the Arrogance, Bullheadedness and propaganda. reminders that nothing suc- Crassness of a magazine I've read and respected for 20 years. That's the A -B - Get Angry,so_ ceeds like success. We've sat on the side lines, frankly disinterested, as critics C of 118.11. You Cover Photo: Courtesy of ©Apple Corps Ltd. have lined up to snipe at Radio & Records. can see what We know from experience that giving people what they want we mean by is a tough challenge, and that one can't please all of the peo- turning to page ple all of the time. Some of the criticism has been valid, partic- 46. NFounded by Bill Gavin -1958 ularly when focusing on R&R's penchant for changing the rules without asking the players. Some of it has been downright hys- GAVINis published 50 weeks a year on Friday of each ant_ week. Subscription Rates t325 for 50 issues or $180 terical, born of malice and envy of R&Frs once dominant posi- for 25 issues. Subscription and circulation inquiries: tion. (415) 495-1990. All rights to ary or all of the contents However, unbridled dominance can turn into Arrogance. of this publication are reserved. 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Augustthis year, and ketplace,"Levysaidhe marked by the turmoil that looked forward to having Dies in AnotherB BENformerE°N° °RRWarner had engulfed the Warner Goldberg "rebuild the exist- executive has found a new Music Group for nearly two ingartistsroster and...dis- including indecency charges BY ALEXANDRA HASLAM home. Danny Goldberg has years. Goldberg'sreign cover and nurture new tal- stemming from a Vancouver, been named president and ended soon after the arrival ent." Blind Melon vocalist B.C. concert, and charges of CEO of Mercury Records. of the music division's new Shannon Hoon was found Goldberg, typically, attacking a guard at the 1994 The appointment,effec- chairman, Michael Fuchs. deflected talk about himself dead inside his band's tour American MusicAwards. tive November 1, was made Goldberg, who was in his statement about his bus in New Orleans October Hoon recently vowed to by Alain Levy, president and reportedly wooed by Sony newposition. "It'smy 21. He was 28.Although CEO of parent company results of an autopsy and Musicand RisingTide immense good fortune," he PolyGram. beforesigningonwith toxicology test are not yet said, "that Ed Eckstine has Goldbergreplaces Ed Mercury, made his mark as decided to get hack to the available, cause of death is Eckstine, who will start his president of Atlantic studioatatimewhen widely assumed to he a drug own, PolyGram-funded and Records, beginning in Mercury is breaking several overdose. Funeralservices affiliated label. took place October 25 January, 1994. He is credit- new artists.I look forward in Goldberg was most ed with the signingsof to working with the artists Hoon's hometown of recently chairman/CEO of Stone TemplePilots,Liz and thestaffsat Mercury Lafayette, Indiana. Warner Bros. Records, but Richard Shannon Hoon Phair, Bad Religion, Juliana and PolyGram." Mercury is that tenure was short-lived, Hatfield, and Hootie & the home to Vanessa Williams, moved to Los Angeles in the running from Januaryto Blowfish, among others. Joan Osborne, Brian mid -'80s when he was only clean up his life, in light of Before joining Atlantic in McKnight, James,Rusted 17, and was a background the birth of his firstchild. singer for Guns N' Roses' 1992, Goldberg owned Gold Root, Tony Toni Tone, John (Nico Blue was bornto Mountain Entertainment and Mellencamp, Bon Jovi, and . Hoon and girlfriendLisa co -managed BonnieRaitt, Def Leppard. Soon after, Blind Melon was Crouse this summer.) "I've Frankie Nirvana, , and Eckstine, who has signed to Capitol, and hit got alot of had elements Hole. enjoyed numerous A&R suc- with the single, "." insideme,"hetoldthe Goldberg, who began as a cesses with PolyGram, said The accompanying video, Detroit Free Press in March Returns rock writer with Circus and he'd miss Mercury. featuring a character known 1994. "I'm trying to control , co -produced "However, I will look for- simplyas "thebeegirl," them." the film, No Nukes, and is made the group a house- to WBLS ward togetting hack to An educational fund has president of the Los Angeles what Ilove best-working hold name. Blind Melon was been established for Hoon's Frankie Crocker, one of the affiliate of the ACLU. inthestudio...directinga ontour promotingtheir daughter. Donations can be legendsof radioin New CitingGoldberg'strack small number of artists. I sophomore release, Soup, at York, has returned to sent to: Nico Blue Hoon, c/o record "as an artist -friendly appreciate Alain Levy's sup- the time of Hoon's death. WBLS/FM as Program Shapiro & Co., 9229 Sunset music executive with a keen port in helping me realize Hoon hadahistoryof Director. Blvd., Ste. 607, Los Angeles, feel for trends in the mar- that dream." drugabuseandarrests, CA 90069. Crocker, who's pro- grammed the station in two previousstints,promised Mt Pic of the Week "exciting changes." Time Warner's Dip A native, Crocker worked at WWRL and WLIB (WBLS' predeces- sor) before becoming one ofPinnedon Music WMCA's "Good Guys." HeTime Warner Inc. has report- ily because of late releases in hasalsoprogrammedat ed athird-quarterlossofforeign markets. The compa- WGCI- and worked $144 million, explaining, inny said that domestic profits at KISS/FM-St. Louis. Crocker part, that the Warner Musicwere up, anditexpected hasalsodoneextensiveGroup had taken an $85 mil- profits to rise 39 percent in workintelevision,most lionwriteoff,primarilyin the fourth quarter, as those recently in Los Angeles. connection withtheshut- releaseshittheoverseas "Frankie Crocker," said sta- downofWarnerMusic markets. tion manager Oliver Sutton, Enterprises. Time Warner's stock rose "pioneered the Urban That division sent maga-on the day of its announce- Contemporary sound WBLS zines (including CDs) to tar- ment (October 17). Analysts listeners love. We welcome geted customers, hoping to attributedtheclimb to Paul McCartney sat with Dick Bartley for an interview for him home." attract shoppers by mail. investor assurance that Beatles '95, a two-hour special from ABC Radio Networks. John Mullin,actingPD, Time Warner also saidits Michael Fuchs, chairman of The show, which also includes comments from , stays as APD/Research profits from continuingthe music group,hadits airs between November 11-19 on ABC (and other interested Director. Tony Gray remains music operations fell 17 per- well -chronicled problems stations). Bartley hosts two oldies shows on ABC Radio. Programming Consultant. cent, to $142 million, primar- under control. iAV1N OCTOBER27, 1995 5 NEWS WHERE'S MICHAEL? ? The Panel of Execs Industry Poll Vaults Over Some Big Names Michele Anthony Exec. VP, Sony Music Can an artist whose latest credibility." Dallas Austin album,adouble -CDset, Said another: "I wouldn't CEO, Rowdy The 20 Most Likely... Steven Baker shines like platinum, having take him in my top ten, but President. Warner Bros. sold some 1.5 million units In the poll, 68 artists received at least one mention. They that doesn't mean I wouldn't Janet Billig (plus another 6.4million received ten points for a first -place mention, down to one want him atall...If he can Sr. VP, Atlantic cool out a while and get Tony Brown overseas), be considered - point for tenth -place. President, MCA Nashville well, HIStoiy? over allthis King of Pop Cliff Burnstein ARTIST POINTS BALLOTS(OUT OF 25) If he's Michael Jackson, he 18 (expletive),he couldstill Q Prime Management 1.Pearl Jam 136 Al Cafaro can. 17 make wonderful music." 2. R.E.M. 126 Pres./CEO, A&M That was one of the more 3. 119 16 Pearl Jam topped the poll Tim DuBois surprising findings in a poll 4. Janet Jackson 94 14 despite some misgivings that President, Arista Nashville of 25 record executives and 5. 74 10 leadsinger Eddie Vedder Gary Gersh 6. 66 9 may walk some day. Still, as Pres./CEO, Capitol managers, in which the Los 7. Garth Brooks 63 10 Michael Goldstone Angeles Times soughtto 8. 62 10 one of the executives noted, Sr. VP, A&R, Epic determine the most powerful 9. Boyz II Men 59 11 the band hascreated"a Andre Harrell recording artists of the day. 10. 52 10 senseof community...the Pres. CEO, 11. Toni Braxton 31 5 way R.E.M.has, and they Ramon Hervey The poll asked the execs 12. Green Day 30 7 Hervey & Co. Mgt. (see box) to name, in order 13. 29 4 haven't been gobbled up by Don fernier of preference, the ten artists 14. Dr. Dre 27 6 the media machine by doing Chairman, they thought would sell the 15. 26 6 videosand 1,001 inter- Group Jimmy Iovine most records over the next 16. (tie) Seal 25 6 views." Smashing Pumpkins 25 5 lnterscope seven years (the length of a 18. Alan Jackson 19 3 And, in a comment that Howie Klein standard recordcontract). 19. 18 3 covered the exclusion of a President, Reprise 20. Cranberries 17 4 number of newer acts from Monica Lynch Panelists were offered President, Tommy Boy anonymity for both votes the top ranks, a record com- Jim Ed Norman and comments. Madonna and theformer worth,'and"Ithink it pany president said: "MTV is President, Warner/Reprise Pearl Jam, R.E.M., and U2 . Or, as the Times put over," said others. bringing 'em in and burnin' Nashville Peter Mensch topped the poll, followed by it:"Michael Jackson is out. The problems, the pan-em up...the good and the Q Prime Management Janet Jackson,and,ata Princeisout. Madonna is elistsappeared toagree, bad. This is the most tran- Roberta Petersen moderate distance, Whitney out." were image and hype. As sient period in the record Sr. Director, A&R/Adm., Geffen Carey, Bruce Springsteen, Guns one executivesaid:"The industry in memory. That's L.A. Reid Houston, Mariah Co -President, LaFace Garth Brooks, and Metallica. N' Roses, Sheryl Crow, and thing he doesn't understand what makes hands like Pearl Ed Rosenblatt Boyz II Men and Nine Inch Hole also missed thecut. is that he'd be better off inJam and R.E.M.look so Chairman/CEO, Geffen Nails rounded out the top But most of the talk was the long run if he made a attractive. They've shown a Owner, American ten. about Jackson, who drew far great record that only went consistency -even if it is just Joining Michael Jackson more comments than votes. to #20 on the sales chart three albums in the case of CEO, Def Jam/RAL on themissinglistwere "He's wounded as a com- thanif he hyped another Pearl Jam. 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GAVIN OCTOBER 27, 199 perfect for those "time sen- On The Air sitive" releases. Big news this week is that Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. In The Grooves has come to an agreement with TV's daytime talk 111An MIN queen, Oprah Winfrey. The broad spectrum of this deal could mean a network radio offering in the future...ABC xpect some key announcements out of the Rising Tide camp in the near Radio Networks appoints uture. No word on whether President Clinton will sign on as advisor to John Rosso to General xecutive VP Daniel Glass, but the two were spotted jogging in Central Manager of Operations, and ark earlier this week. They sure love intrigue. Jeff Allen to Manager, Affiliate Marketing South- s Chris Shebel, who exited WDJX-Louisville a few weeks ago, headed west...Compass Radio Nick Bedding o New England? Group will sell six stations to Par Broadcasting for a Larry Hughes is named VP GGI-Riverside/San Bernardino, Calif. PD Carmy Ferreri goes old school, taking the reported $68 million plus of Promotion for Mercury Nashville. He was formerly helm at L.A.'s oldies AM mainstay KRLA. KGGI MD Sonia Jiminez takes over as interim KIOZ/FM-Oceanside. Pending FCC approval, Par National Promotion Director PD. Speculation about a format flip at `GGI seems to be way off base at the moment. will take over KCBQ for MCA...Nick Bedding is AM/FM-San Diego, KOOL appointed National Director Scalpers were all over Central Park a few weeks ago for the first bowl game of the year pit- AM/FM-Phoenix, and St. of Adult Formats for ting East and West coast industry all stars in the "Atlantic Bowl." In the closing sec- Louis outlets KFNS/AM and Capitol Records. He'll onds, Del Williams took a Todd Cavanah pass and won the game for Captain Kevin KEZKIFM...The National focus on adult oriented Weatherly's West squad. Moments earlier, the Garett Michaels -led East team thought Association of Broad- radio promotion...MCA has they had it locked when QB Monte Lipman threw a TD strike to Andy Arnold, but it casters has announced that not only signed Salt-N- January, 1996, will be the Pepa to a long-term con- wasn't enough. DidGAVIN'SSteve "FLWJ" Resnik play a pivotal role? Ask him, he'll tell second annual National Radio tract, the deal is sweetened ya. Final score: 28-24, West on top. Month. Mark your calen- by a label venture, Jireh dar...Following a suspense - Records, Inc. In other MCA We were saddened to hear about the untimely death of Nationwide VP/Radio Mickey building on -air countdown, news, Christine Wolff has Franko. Mention his name and hear nothing but praise from those he worked with. Lung KEZE-Spokane, Wash. been named Director of cancer claimed his life at 51. debuted its new "Rock Alter- native" format. The station ohn Walton of Walton & Johnson signs on for afternoons at KHOM- New Orleans., joins a growing number of e was last crosstown at KLRZ. Is there a plan afoot by KHOM PD Bill Thorman to take a' SBR Radio Company clients ore aggressive musical stance, especially on nights and weekends over the next two to A.: to embrace the format. SBR also welcomes Tom Fricke ree weeks? and Lori Martin to the staff... Over at sister stations WXLK- XLK (K92) -Roanoke, Va. PD Chris Taylor makes the transition from Top 40 to Adutt Roanoke and WLYK-Lynch- Iternative hooking up with Chuck at WHPT (The Point) in Tampa/St. burg, known collectively as etersburg. Taylor, who starts November 1 as APD/MD will do some air work and also K92, Rich E. Cunningham Christine Wolff ead up creative services for the three other Paxson stations in town. Grabbing the rein comes in as PD, and Sammy t K92 is newly named PD Rich E. Cunningham, who continues to do nights, and OM Simpson as Operations East Coast Publicity; she'll ammy Simpson. Manager...Alexandra Inzer be joined by fellow new- is in as Operations Manager comer Lori Berk, who KDY-Utica/Rome, N.Y. PD Wally McCarthy has left the building. His replacement is for alternative stations comes aboard as Manager KFTH-Memphis and KDRE- of Publicity, East Coast... am Zema, who arrives from doing late nights at 98PXY (WPXY)-Rochester. Zema wilt Little Rock...Deirdre Wax Trax cofounder Jim also handle mornings under the name Michael J. Daniels. No other change in,ff,o O'Donoghue'sSnap Nash died of AIDS October format are planned. judgmentsnow airs Sundays, 10. Our sympathies to the 7-9 p.m., on San Diego's Wax Trax family... Inter - Forget anything you read about new morning shows at WNCI-Columbus or KYSR (Star, Real Radio 97.1...0 - cord, a German -based 98.7) -Los Angeles. Both remain wide open, with decisions several weeks away. Stroudsburg, Pa. has raised owned by over $22,000 for a local HIV/ Thorn EMI has hired Shiro New York radio legend Frankie Crocker is baaack. He takes over as PD of WBLS. AIDS task force. This brings Gutzie as its U.S. represen- there be more currents in the mix? the station's 3 -year total tative. Gutzie owns the L.A. 111..41.S0411141, 0.111 41, 44,111.1,1111, above $75,000...New address indie Shiro Records... Ink is drying on the sale of WQNN-Columbus, Miss. to Charisma. OM Stan Smith says for WPXY (98PXY)-Roch- Gary Overton will head plans include a new tower site and increased power that will give the Top 40 outlet a ci ester; find them at 207 EMI Music Publishing Midtown Plaza, Rochester, grade signal into Tupelo. Nashville as Executive VP N.Y. 14604...Welcome to the and General Manager... next wave? Sixth Avenue was closed as upwards of 5,000 New Yorkers crowded in front of Radio Ci House of brings for- has begun installing ISDN mer Disney exec Nathan- Music Hall when Tony Bennett gave a free performance to celebrate his new album lines in radio stations across iel Lipman in as Senior Here's to the Ladies. Mayor Giuliani declared it "Tony Bennett Day" in the singer's the country, with an eye to- VP/General Counsel for hometown. ward ultimately hooking HOB Entertainment, everyone up. The lines Inc....Happy belated birth- In The Air 1- I iThe Grooves.. Ail \ vyoRN II N1-.1 NI Fhb/.1I t C, () RDON //1,1/,,h,: enable the digital transfer day to indie Dogday bnnection: DAVID BERAN Sho-Prep: Ro N FELL Friends Of Radio: BEN FONG-TORRES of CD -quality songs and Records. The company cel- ho -Dates: DIANE RUFER spots in less than an hour- ebrated its first recently.

AVIN OCT013ER 2 7 ,1995 9 THAT'S SHO-BIZ THL mum F.O.H. II 118 CONAECTION Sho-Prep WHITNEY HOUSTON Frie ds Of The Tom Hanks' script Davies of the Thinking TheNouncltra Lk U\,\ Ilium.I loustonstortlkoming film, for That Thing You Do Fellers Union Local 282 Waiting to Exhale, will include Toni Braxton, Aretha deals with a fictional and an appearance by Kris Franklin, Chak Khan, Patti LaBelle, CeCe Winans, Mary J. Radio band, the Wonders, a one - Langan of the San Francisco Blige,TLC, and Brandy. hit wonder from Erie, Pa., band Fibulator. JOURNEY circa 1964. Hanks will direct MTV is airing a Halloween A Journey reunion is underway, with a line up featuring JiYm11111 the film himself, and a New treat on the eve of October Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory, Steve Smith, and York penned the 31. Tune into MTV Unplugged Neal Schon. The quintet is rehearsing new and old songs song that will be featured as with KISS, and hear classics at Cain's Northern California studio. the Wonders' big hit in the like "Rock N'Roll All Nite" film. Don Was is producing and "Beth"... is E LTON JOHN the Wonders' song, and the making a pilot for a televi- The soundtrack to the Lion King, which featured two #1 soundtrack will have 21 other sion series about a temper - singles from ("Circle of Life" and "Can You original tunes...Sting joined mental diva and her backup Feel the Love Tonight?") has been certified for sales of 10 forces with reggae singer singers. Midler's All Girl million units since its release 18 months ago. Pato Banton to record a Productions will make the B OB WEIR/TAJMAHAL new version of the Police show for CBS, and it's loose- The 's Bob Weir and folksinger Taj Mahal tune "Spirits in the Material ly based on the on -the -road are writing music for Satchel, a new musical based on the World." The song will he occurrences of her campy life of the late baseball legend Satchel Paige. entourage... included on the MCA sound- TERRI CLARK Photographer prrbl isbed will appear on the November track of Ace Ventura: When Medicine Hat, Ontario -native Terri Clark may be the first in numerous books Nature Calls, and the two female "hat act" in , but she's 5 -foot -11 - (latest: Rolling Stone will appear in a video with inches even before the hat goes on. Images of Rock & Roll, Ace star Jim Carrey...More rown) Sting news: Three Sting jazz K.D. LANG songs were recorded in his k.d. langdoesn't mind if people fall asleep listening to Horn home studio for the Panagea/ her music. "That's a compliment to me," says lang in an I.R.S. soundtrack to Leaving interview with USA Today. "Not that I want it to be What stations did you Las Vegas. You can even generic like Muzak, but easy listening means it doesn't grow up listening to? hear the fire crackling in the hinder your life. It coincides with what you're doing." fireplace in the background KKBT/FM (The Beat's) Theo AC/DC I was born in '36. They of the tracks... Columbia's Mizuhara can be heard Angus Young of AC/DC owns the biggest tulip farm in didn't have radio when I just -released soundtrack to onscreen in the upcoming Holland. Go figure! was born! But I listened the New Line film Now and Waiting to Exhale to R&B and jazz, and to Then features '70s pop clas- 2 episode of NBC -TV's KYA and KOBY, the first Though Randy Newman is actively pursuing the quest to sics, including Tony Orlando Friends, performing her cover Top 40 stations. I worked get his new musical, Faust, to Broadway, he says, "I don't & Dawn's "Knock Three of "Angel of the Morning," as a time salesman at think of Broadway as a higher art form. Rock & roll is Times," the Monkees' "Day- that's featured on the sound- KOBY. I found out I was where the best songwriting's been done for 30 years, dream Believer," and a new track...VH1's annual Fairwat. better at taking pictures except for[Stephen] Sondheim. title song by Susanna Hoffs. to Heaven golf tournament than selling time, Arista's soundtrack for and concert airs November SIMPLYRED Favorite moments Waiting to Exhale hits the 11 and 12, and features per- Mick Hucknall's voice would always sound comfortable behind the camera: streets November 14. Whitney formances by Edwin McCain, the blues, but he admits to perpetual happiness. Houston, Babyface, and Cheap Trick, and Heart... "I don't remember a single phase of my life where I've The definitive show? I never saw anything like Clive Davis were onhand to Vanessa Williams stars in not felt really happy." Otis Redding live. And speak about the soundtrack at the CBS -TV adaptation of TOMMY JAMES there were moments with the October 18 release patty at Sidney Sheldon's Nothing In 1947, Toninn 1.tmes was born Thomas Gregory Joan Baez when she the Beverly Hills Hotel. Lasts Forever, airing Jackson, in Dayton, Ohio. bounced her voice off Whitney's song, "Exhale November 5. the mountains of Big (Shoop, Shoop)," has already CONGRATULATIONS to Sur...But I guess my sig- hit radio, and the record also Carla Gesell at WUTM/FM SHO-DATES nature photograph is includes tracks by Mary J. for knowing that Married to Diane Rufer Gavin Jeremy Black KZZT- Mike Scott KQXT-San Jimi Hendrix at the Blige, Brandy, SWV, Toni the Mob was one of the Monterey Pop Festival.. Braxton, and TLC. KKBT/FM movies that Chris Isaak 10/29 Moberly, MO 11/1 Antonio, TX 11/4 Janis (Joplin) with her (The Beat's) afternoon drive appeared in. This week's Lenny Bronstein Heavy Lyle Lovett, Magne Louise Nurding bottle of Southern man, Theo Mizuhara, acts as question: What famous singer Lenny Promotion 10/29 "Mags" Furuholman (Eternal), Delbert Comfort... Dylan rolling the DJ in Waiting to Exhale, appeared in the Steven Dave Simmons WEZF- (a -ha), Flea (Red Hot McClinton, Bryan Spielberg film, Hook' One and can be heard smooth - Burlington, VT 10/29 Chili Peppers), Sophie Adams, James talking on the radio through- winner will be drawn from If I owned aradio sta- Tyler Collins 10/29 B. Hawkins ' ' Honeyman Scott (The out the film...Pure Records' all correct answers received, tion, Grace Slick, T. J.D. Souther, k.d. Pretenders) 11/4 soundtrack to the film The and will be awarded cool ay w. atike, which Last Seduction features an soundtracks from MCA Graham Brown 10/30 lang, Fred Fairbrass Our CONGRATULA- is eclectic. On a recent instrumental jazz score com- Records, Entertainment, Mario Garcia KQUS- (Right Said Fred) 11/2 TIONS to CMT's TRACY drive, I listened to talk posed by Joseph Vitarelli, and Epic Soundtrax. Fax Hot Springs, AR 10/31 Deborah Lewow STORY-ROGERS radio, but I also put in with an all-star septet answers, along with your Larry Mullen (U2) Warner Bros. Records Pecos Films director Sinatra's Duets, the including John Patitucci address, to my attention at Doc Pomus tribute, Billy 10/31 11/3 CHRIS ROGERS on and ...The sound- (415) 495-2580, or phone Joel. the Merle Haggard the birth of their son, track to Gibbs Chapman's GAVIN at (415) 495-1990 ext. Stacey McDonald Jon McHugh A&M tribute, Tulare Dust, 16mm experimental film 601. Trip the light fandango, Curb Music Company Records 11/3 JUDSON HENRY. Waylon's new album, Higher Animals features and we'll see you on the big 11/1 Dr. Jan 11/4 Born October 10. and the Cult music composed by Mark island. -DAVIDBERAN 10 GAVIN OCTOBER 2 7 ,1 9 9 .t.

1 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH MADONNA (98) JOAN OSBORNE EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL "One of I ( Blue Gurilla/Mercury) "A/ism) (Allanlic) WHITNEY HOUSTON (89) This former Rci.ord to Watch tops 1,000 spins Nearly a year after its release, the remix has for the first time. Nothing but positives contin- /BRYAN ADAMS (60) caught fire at KHKS-Dallas, KIIS-Los Angeles, ue to roll in with adds this week at KBQ-St. Q102 -Philadelphia, 104 KRBE-Houston and DEF LEPPARD (42) Louis, Q106 -San Diego, KCPI-Albert Lea, Minn., others. Number One adult requests at XL106.7- Mix 103-Destin, Fla., WFMF-Baton Rouge, Orlando for the past month. ACE OF BASE (40) Z93 -Dayton, and WNDIT-South Bend. Ind.

Inside Top 40 Gavin 1op40 Top 40 Can Be Habit SPINS TREND Forming 1 MARIAN CAREY - Fantasy (Columbia/CRG) 9 181 08524 +173

2 JANET JACKSON -Runaway (A&M) 10 166 0 7462 -85 Wanna play occurred, she says, is that by dis- word associa- 3 GIN BLOSSOMS-'TilI Hear It From You (A&M) 14 153 0 5721 +46 missing younger listeners, "we've tion? Hot? Cold. devalued what we offer to potential 4 NATALIE MERCHANT - Carnival (Elektra/EEG) 20 152 1 5292 +220 Hard? Soft. clients, allowing ourselves to be 5 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Wanna Be With You (Atlanlq 21 136 0 5119 -889 Teenager? One victims in a business where we 6 SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - As I Lay Me Down (Columbia/CRG) 39 128 05089 +31 word that's should be masters."

7 GOO COO DOLLS - Name (Metal /Warner Bros.) t 12 161 3 4936 +734 often linked Is there a trend developing in here is "impres- 8 - Back for Good (Arista) 15 142 2 4862 +253 cities without a true Top 40 on the sionable." Just dial? Liz cites the Angus Reid 9 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES - Do You Sleep (Geffen) 9 155 1 4831 +249 ask the boys on Group's just -released Toronto listen- 10 SEAL - Kiss From A Rose (Ztt/Warner Bros.) 22 127 0 4789 -533 Liz Janik tobacco road, ing survey, printed in Broadcast 11MICHAEL JACKSON - You Are Not Alone (Epic) 16 125 0 4459 -896 who deny at every turn the prepos- Dialogue (the Canadian version of 12 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Good Intentions (Reprise/Columbia/CI- 150 24257+594 terous notion they could possibly Inside Radio), which shows "increas- be marketing their wares to young 13 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING -Breakfast... (RainMaker/Interscope/AG)16 134 5 4252 +223 ingly high tuning to out -of -market adults. Hell, they don't need new pop Top 40 and rhythm Top 40 sig- 14 DEL AMITRI - Roll To Me (A&M) 22 111 0 3943 316 customers, the ones they have right nals among Toronto listeners." 15 MEAT LOAF - Ed Lie for You (And That's the Truth) (MCA) 5 137 2 3538 +440 now will live forever-or at least Seizing an opportunity, Janik fought 16 BLESSID UNION OF SOULS - Let Me Be The One (EMI) 16 111 0 3521 -233 until the end of the month. If to give younger listeners a new 17 ALANISMORISSETTE -You Oughta Know (/Repr t 18 104 0 3226 -267 hooking future generations is choice in Des Moines recently, sign- linked to the survival of cigarette 18 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Ants Marching (RCA) 17 112 03165 -4 ing onKKDMwith the slogan "Our manufacturers, can the same be Music," and though the focus is rock 19 EDWIN McCAIN - Solitude (Lava/Atlantic) 9 118 2 3124 +291 true of other industries? alternative, she calls it "more like 20 COOLIO - Gangsta's Paradise (MCA) t 11 89 0 2760 +6 Toronto -based consultantLiz Top 40. Hot A/Cs in the market 21 JON B. - Pretty Girl (Yab Yum/550 Music) 15 95 2 2739 +171 Janikbelieves radio listening is an were getting teen listeners by

22 TLC - Diggin' On You (LaFace/Arista) 6 113 202730 +892 acquired taste, and is fearful teens default." may be getting turned off by the 23 EDWYN COLLINS - A Girl Like You (Bar None/A&M) t 7 109 5 2512 +395 A trip to brought Janik face- flavorless choices offered in many to-face with radio apathy, when 24MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Your Little Secret (Island) t 3 124 142510 +960 markets. Not getting young demos most people she encountered were 25 iiE REMBRANDTS - A House Is Not A Home (eastwest/EEG) 9 93 0 2441 -164 emotionally addicted to radio could unable to tell her what they listen 26 THE CORRS - Runaway (143/Lava/Atlantic) 7 103 2 2406 +453 eventually prove harmful to the to. "I love radio, so I assume every-

27 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Hand In My Pocket (Maverick/Reprise) 8 116 332350 +490 health of broadcasters. Janik defines one else does, too. Right now,

28 TLC - Waterfalls (LaFace/Arista) 29 70 0 2297 -812 Top 40 as "basically, currents in there's not a morning show in heavy rotation. Young audiences Toronto I choose to listen to. As for 29 BLUESTRAVELER -Run -Around (A&M) 38 73 0 2201 -354 are the only ones interested in a teens in my neigborhood, they love 30 ALL -4 -ONE -I Can Love You Like That (BRE/Atlantic) 24 71 02199 -364 high level of current music, and, by their music but [often] tell me about 31 COLLECTIVE SOUL -December (Atlantic) 30 71 0 2125 -248 its nature, Top 40 has to be rooted songs radio could play but doesn't."

32 THEREALMcCOY - Automatic Lover (Arista) 6 81 2 2078 +189 in currents." What concerns her Determined to see "radio survive most are markets like Detroit, 33 TOM COCHRANE -I Wish You Well (Capitol) 4 96 42068 +443 and the music industry flourish," where Top 40 is no longer on the Janik wants "young people to have 34 BLUES TRAVELER - Hook (A&M) 9 91 7 2050 +281 menu. Though she acknowledges a voice. It was the 18-24s of 25 35P.M. DAWN - Downtown Venus (Gee Street/Island) 11 71 01988 -697 that WHYT "approaches Alternative years ago that fueled the explosive 36 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Time (Atlantic) 4 108 181958 'YEW with some of the principles of Top growth of FM. These days, the com- 37 GROOVE THEORY - Tell Me (Epic) 11 62 10 1913 +424 40, they lack the necessary pop ele- petition for attention is much more ment. In the course on radio I teach 38 THE PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S.A. - Lump (Columbia/CE;, 11 101 8 1907 +235 fierce, and radio is one of many for the music industry, I could've choices. We have to develop the 39 ACE OF BASE - Beautiful Life (Arista) 2 113 40 1873NEW identified four Top 40s in Toronto a habit of using radio for information 40 SELENA -I Could Fall In Love (EMI Latin/EMI Records) 19 62 0 1769 675 few years ago, and asked students and/or music in young listeners. If = Davpart Total Reports This Week 208 Last Week 205 to monitor them. Today, withAM we don't, when those 18 year -olds 640abandoning music last week, turn 25 seven years down the road, Thartbount Reports Adds SPINS TREND there's nothing left that could he many might be tuned into some- considered Top 40." What's *MADONNA - "You'll See" (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 98 98 618 +618 thing other than radio." *WHITNEY HOUSTON Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (Arista) 90 89 723 +723

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS My Friends" (Warner Bros.) 84 8 1753 +212 Editor: DAVE SHOLIN Associate Editor: ANNETTE M. LAI Top 40 reports accepted Mondays and Tuesdays 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fat: (415) 495-2580

AV I N OCTOBER 2 7 ,1995 11 25 Years

After Breaking Up,

the Beatles Invade Again

When The Beatles Anthology hits the air-on ABC-TV in the -beginning November 19, it will be the 30th anniversary of...well, of nothing, really. The six -hour special, the product of Apple Corps, the company owned jointly by the surviving Beatles and John Lennon's estate, misses the many anniversaries associated with the Fab Four: their signing with Brian Epstein for management and EMI Ltd. for recording in 1962; the beginning of Beatlemania in America in February, 1964; the premiere of A Hard Day's Night in July that year; the opening of Help! in August, 1965 in New York; their last U.S. concert in San Francisco in August, 1966; their dissolution in 1970 (in April, according to Paul McCartney; in December, according to John Lennon)...Well, you get the idea. But the Beatles hardly need a hook to make The volume is scheduled for release next spring.) Capitol -EMI's multi -level efforts and ABC's on- and Beatles Anthology an event of epic proportions. The first set of 60 tracks includes "Free as a Bird," off -air advertising will amount to an estimated $20 Still, there are one or two intriguing angles to the highly -anticipated song by John Lennon, on million campaign. draw us in to both the documentary and its com- which he is joined by the surviving Beatles, George The marketing plan includes the first new Beatles panion project, a massive CD release by Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, who video clip (for "Free as a Bird") in 25 years; servic- Capitol/EMI, largely of unreleased recordings, gathered at McCartney's studio outside last ing of a four -track sampler of Anthology songs to archival material, and alternate takes of Beatles year. After the three had added their touches to the radio and other media; a multi -million dollar ad music. song, which was written by Lennon for a musical campaign on radio and television running through "This is the first time that their story has been he and Yoko Ono were working on at the time of December 24, and a Beatles web site on the told by them, in their own words, with their own his death, Starr erxclaimed: "It sounds like the Internet. choice of music and visuals," says Phil Sandhous, bloody Beatles!" "We are servicing 'Free as a Bird' to every radio Capitol's Vice President of Strategic Marketing. "This is the project of a lifetime," says Sandhous, format," Sandhous told GAVIN, "including NPR. We "That's what makes it stand out." who began gearing up for the campaign some nine feel this is an event that transcends formats." In conjunction with the six hours of Anthology, months ago. It is. Even though it's been nearly 32 years since which airs over three nights-November 19, 22, and Capitol has promised a "year long multi -media the Beatles invaded and changed America, we are 23-Capitol is releasing a double -CD set, The campaign to rival anything ever put together in the on the eve of the closest thing ever to a Son of Beatles Anthology, Vol. 1, in an overnight shipment entertainment industry," including "one of the Beatlemania. to 20,000 retail outlets immediately after the first biggest TV, radio, and print campaigns in the histo- installment of Anthology has aired on ABC. (The ry of the business." Asked for more specifics, The Beatles, of course, are history. second volume is due next February, and the final Sandhous told GAVIN that the combination of Their breakup was a bitter one, followed by a war

14 GAVIN OCTOBER 2 7 , 1 9 9 ". luxury cars eta dtsconnt Why TV networks are seeing out Caught in the quota hap MCI's unktue cellular stratsege ,.;-

The Beatles make the cover of Forbes,which notes: "Even without big events, annual record and publishing royal- ties run around $12 million for the Beatles and their estates."

of words in the media and litigation. With the mur- project, for which ABC paid nearly $20 million; ITV mats as well (See sidebar, "A Crossover Band"). ler of John Lennon in December of 1980, ten years in England another $10 million. And it will show in With or without radio, Capitol Records has con- .3f rumors and conjecture, of wishin' and hopin' for some 40 other countries, whose networks should tinued to sell Beatles product, most recently Live at Beatles reunion came to an end as certain as the add another $45 million to the coffers, according to the BBC, which raced up the charts. 'final strains of "A Day in the Life" on Sgt. Pepper. Forbes. Total income from Anthology, says the mag- But, until Anthology, projects were done without But, in the broader sense, the Beatles continue to azine, should top $100 million. And that's not the direct participation of the surviving Beatles, one make history as well. The interest accorded the counting the CD releases, whose earnings should of whom disdained his tag as a former Beatle ipcoming documentary and albums is evidence. So soon dwarf those from the television documentary. (Harrison), then came around with a song, "When s the recent news that, a quarter -century after their Like Elvis, Jimi, Jim Morrison and a few others, We Was Fab," in 1987; another who has never been )reakup, they hit the Top 40 again. That is, they the Beatles remain almost as vivid in their afterlife shy about his Fab Four pedigree (Starr, most recent- anked third in Forbes magazine's recent listing of as they were in their peak years. It may be that, ly seen on tour with '60s rock peers and on a TV 1995's 40 Top -Money Entertainers." like most of their aforementioned peers, they spot with the Monkees), and a third who has man- Based on an estimated gross income of $130 mil - exploded through musical boundaries. Beginning aged to salute his past work while staying open to ion for 1994-1995, the Beatles-or, more exactly, with an obvious debt to R&B, they played and pop currents and occasional experimentation. fipple Corps-ranked behind only Steven Spielberg composed not only pop and rock & roll, but But, although Apple Corps had looked to put $285 million) and Oprah Winfrey ($246 million), explored country ("Act Naturally," "Honey Don't") together a film history shortly after the Beatles' nd edging ($121M), the Eagles and folk, and went on to create categories of their breakup, litigation, among the members and $95M), ($70M), Michael Jackson own. Today, their music could fit in Top 40, A/C, between them and other parties, delayed the pro- $67M), and ($63M). Album, A3, Americana, Country, Classic Rock, ject. (According to a recent Newsweek article, Apple, Most of that income derives from the Anthology Arrow, Oldies, and two or three for - in search of a director, showed an early edit to

AVIN OCTOBER27, 1995 15 Gavin Alternative Data MOSTADDED ELASTICA (14) StaticBY MAX TOLKOFF Car Song (DGC) KLZR, WPGU, WQNF, WNNX, WQXA, WBRU, KTCL, WROX, WHFS, WWDX, WFNX, WRXS, XHRM, KWOD 'No One Cares About the BLACK GRAPE (10) In the Name of the Father Summer Book Anyway...Right? (Independent) WROX, WDRE, WZRH, WBRU, KACV, Isn't that the rallying cry of Arbitron. And a lot of alternative mer's probably the best." WHTG, WWDX, WRXS, KNNC, WMRQ radio after every Summer stations that have survived on 'just And then there's San Diego, BUSH (9) Arbitron slam? But confess, the music' need to understand that where it's been a battle royale Glycerin (Trait ma'Interscope<-IG) those little butterflies in the stom- mornings are going to be the next (with cheese) for the last few WDST, WZRH, WNNX, WHTG, XTRA, ach happen right before "the call" big issue for them to get this going. years. San Diego was an early WWDX, WAQZ, KNNC, WENZ no matter what season we're in. They're going to have to break out arrival to the concept of two alter- (9) This year Summer seemed to be the checkbook and really start natives in one market. While 91X Pure Massacre (Epic) especially unkind to the alternative acquiring some incredible morning has always been a "full service" WQBK, WRLG, WPGU. KTCL. KPOI, format. Hey, before you start show talent, and that could be any- alternative, The Flash has concen- WAQZ, WPBZ, KTBZ, KXRK yelling at me please understand thing from syndicated morning trated on playing the older, more COLLECTIVE SOUL (6) that I know it's just one book. And shows, to stealing your in -market established hits of the format. the Wbrla know (Atlantic) I am no more willing to give addi- competition." However, this Summer 91X went WDRE, WQNF, WZRH, WMMS, KTCL, tional credence to the wonderfully But what about the theory of "Bad from 4.1 to 3.6, while The Flash KACV accurate and extremely scientific Summers Past?" Says Tom, "If you rose 2.5 to 3.2. A mere four -tenths MOSTREQUESTED methodology of Arbitron than you track back, book upon book, years of a rating point now separate the SMASHING PUMKINS two stations; the closest they've are. In other words, I'm not taking upon years, summers have general- Bullet With Butterfly Wings ever been. 91X PD Mike Halloran, this book too seriously. But quite a ly always been a bad time for alter- (Virgin) native radio. But it still doesn't ex- like Sands and Calderone, sense a few key markets suffered the slings THE TOADIES cuse the fact that alternative radio shift in the "force," so to speak. and arrows of outrageous diary Possum King ((Into -scope) needs to be at a different level now Says Mike, "Alternative has turned keeping this time around. Chicago, PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S.A. San Francisco, Philadelphia, Detroit, as far as a competitive state goes." into this multi -format version of Lu nip (Pop Llama/C'olumbia/CRG) Washington, Boston (WFNX down, Proving that great minds think what it once was. Everybody's WBCN up), Albuquerque, and San alike, Richard Sands from Live 105 playing what was once considered BJORK Diego (91X down, XHRM "The in San Francisco echoed Calderone's alternative, but their own little ver- Oh So Quiet (Elektra) Flash" up) were mostly down, and sentiments about the rest of radio sion of it.It's diluting the numbers I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that catching up to our little universe. to the point where everything is Friends of P (Reprise) this has generated some interesting "You have to look at the fact that not as discernible as it used to be." MOSTBUH-UZZ chatter in the last week or two. there's so much exposure of the Summer was also a transitional We asked a bunch o' program- While no one is going to draw hard music on so many different sta- time for 91X; they've revamped mers what's REALLY working at and fast conclusions from one book, tions. A smart person would have and freshened both the music and radio. "Or O0000, baby baby, I the comments were interesting. to look at it and say, `11mmm, I image production, so let's wait for can feel the power!" the next hook. Jacobs Media alternative work- wonder if this means something.' FOLK IMPLOSION But this is exactly the point horse Tom Calderone points out You hear and Natural (London) Pearl Jam and Green Day on four Bryan Jones would like to make. that, while it was a mixed bag for THE RENTALS or five different stations in a mar- Bryan is the ex -morning guy most of their clients, there were Friends qfP (Reprise) some important success stories for ket; those bands might be getting (twice, or three times?) at 91X, and GREEN DAY the format as well. Phoenix, overexposed, and we might be see- is now the PD of XHRM The Flash. Geek. Stink Breath (Reprise) Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, ing the beginning of a trend. And, Bryan thinks 91X's new posture GARBAGE Albany, St. Louis, and Hartford all secondarily, with any big musical puts them much closer to the had up books. But Tom has some happening you get the big bands, aggressive AOR in town. "91X has Queer (Geffen) very definite opinions about this but then you get all the 'clone' drifted toward competition with the SMASHING PUMPKINS past summer: "The format has not bands. Sooner or later you end up hard AOR of Rock 102. To me, Bullet With Butterfly Wings peaked, this is more of a leveling playing a lot of these bands that those formats have become so (Virgin) off period than a down book. One seem important at the time, but close to each other that, although MOSTLIKELYTO thing that we have talked to our when you look back five years later, this station may not be considered clients about for the last seven or you go, 'Why the hell were we play- an station per se, SUCCEED eight months has been the fact that ing them?' There's probably a lot of there's basically a big chunk of They're just seedlings, but watch you should not discount your AOR that kind of music right now, and I music that 91X walked away from 'em grow. competitors. I think what is hap- think that we might be at a kind of to bring you all the new cutting BLACK GRAPE pening now is that the AOR sta- cautionary period, where you have edge rock- and God love 'em for hr the Name Of The Father tions that are co-opting this music to look and make sure you're really it! I'm sure there are many people ( are stealing some audience away playing good hands." out there that love them for it, but MR. MIRAINGA from us. Not just because they're I also asked Richard about the we see a hole for the 25-34 year Burnin' Rubber (Way Cool/MCA) playing the same music, but it has history of summer books in San olds who still like the hits of the TRIPPING DAISY more to do with the fact that the Francisco for Live 105. "Summer '80s and late '80s. Not that we're PirANha (Island) AORs are sometimes more promo- has never been a great period for "gold," but we play a lot of familiar ALICE IN CHAINS tionally active in other areas, such Live 105. So, yeah, you could write music, and they play a lot of new Grind (Colurnhia/CRG) as morning shows. I think that's a it off to a summer hook. Of all the bands." Nobody cares about the MELISSA ETHERIDGE big issue when it comes to recall in books to have a down hook, sum - summer book anyway... right? Your Little Secret (Island)

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Gang Of Four Solid Gold (American) Mac Mall Untitled (Relativity) Menswe5r Nuisance (London) Nine Below Zero Ice Station Zebro (I.R.S.) .Hod wcRld All We Got Is Us (JMJ/RAL) Passengers Original Soundtrack 1 (Opal/Island) cdS with RcIdic> edit Rory Gallagher A Blue Day For The Blues (I.R.S.) Double Or Nothing (RAL) Early believers: KCXX, Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness(Virgin) WRLC, KKDM, KUSF Toad The Wet Sprocket In Light Syrup (Columbia) *2 Most Added at CMJ Various Artists Mother&Child-A Christmas Album (I.R.S.) See the video on THE BOX Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks Orange Crate Art (Warner Bros.) WEEK OFNOVEMBER

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PRCDU ED 17 A P ALEXAKIS MANAGEMENT DARREN LEWIS MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH CORNERSHOP (38) STEREOLAB Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Volume 21 Aim- Black Puppies THE MAGNETIC FIELDS ( 1 9) (Drag City) (Trance Syndicate/Emperor Jones) RENTALS ( 1 8) In its second week out, Stereolab's Refried The brilliant 's latest release is trickling out to radio. WUSC and WXDU SPACEHOG ( 1 7) Ectoplasm is already receiving Heavy attention from 18 stations. Meanwhile. K1 'NV'. WRSU jumped to ADD Nine Black Poppies this NOTHING PAINTED BLUE (16) and WWYU ADD the disc tl \\ Lick week; look for much more in the RED RED MEAT (16) immediate future.

Inside CollegeBY SEANA BARUTH Caught in the Web 2W LW TW Ostensibly, the Exploratorium, web -browser check out regular 2 1 1 SONIC YOUTH -Washing Machine (Geffen) an installation in San Francisco's stuff like the station program 3 3 2 ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT - Scream, Dracula, Scream! (Interscope/AG) Marina district, is a hands-on sci- schedule, he or she can call up the 1 2 3 AIR MIAMI - me.me. me. (4-AD/TeenBeat) ence museum for kids. But when playlists of an individual DJ, click

7 5 4 FLAMING LIPS - Clouds Taste Metallic (Warner Bros.) TAGBOYBenGoldberg was in on one of the underlined titles on that playlist, and thereby access a - 11 5 BOSS HOG - Boss Hog (DGC) town a few weeks ago, it became promo playground; Ben, Eric full review of that release. KFJC's - 12 6 BLONDE REDHEAD - La Mia Vita Violenta (Smells Like Records) Rose from Alternative Tentacles Alan Lowe told me that there are MERCURY REV - See You on the Other Side (WORK/CRG) 4 4 7 and I spent an afternoon crawling, more than 1,000 reviews currently 8 8 8 RED HOT + BOTHERED - Various Mists (Red Hot/Kinetic/Reprise) peering and poking around its available through the KFJC system, 6 6 9 -Here's Where the Strings Come In (Merge) numberous fascinating exhibits. and station members are adding 3( 33 10 10 5IVE STYLE - 5ive Style (Sub Pop) At the Exploratorium, I got my to 40 more a week. You can also MEW 11 STEREOLAB - Refried Ectoplasm [Switched on Volume 21 (Drag City) first crack at composing a sympho- sort through the reviews by writer,

9 9 12 SON VOLT - Trace (Warner Bros.) ny (based entirely on amino acid label, artist or genre, and the mod- sequences in the DNA of different est folks at the station even invite 5 7 13 A MEANS TOAN END -The Music of (Virgin) proteins), and I finally got to sit Web site guests to add to or cor- 16 16 14 RANCID -_And Out Come the Wolves (Epitaph) down and really explore the World rect any entry. According to Alan, 32 15 15 THESEA AND CAKE - The Biz (Thrill Jockey) Wide Web-please excuse my tar- the KFJC homepage is already get- 14 14 16 JAWBREAKER -Dear You (DGC) diness. Of course, my first stops on ting hundreds of hits a week in - 35 17 OASIS - (What's the Story) Morning Glory (Epic) he Information Superhighway (a this, the month of its initial - 27 18 GOD IS MY CO-PILOT - Puss 002 (Dark Beloved C./Making Of Amer) erm that, like "indie-rock," has appearence. - 19 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS - It's Hard to Believe It...The Amazing World of Joe Meek (Razor & Tie) )utlived its usefulness), were sta- KJHK's Web page is, - 20 20 HEAVY VEGETABLE - Frisbie (Headhunter/Cargo) ion Web sites, and damn if what's )ut there isn't amazing. like `CBN's, 47 23 21 EDSEL - Techniques Of Speed Hypnosis (Relativity) T HE FIAWE My experience with Web sites is pretty graphi NEW 22 G. LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE - Coast to Coast Motel (OKeh/550 Music) imited (I've previously only seen cally appeal- 42 29 23 MEAT PUPPETS - No Joke (London) lemo versions of our homepage, Ks1101ing-at least 21 21 24 DONCABALLERO -Don Caballero 2 (Touch & Go) [DMA's site, and a couple of other 110.7 in part 50 31 25 BRAINIAC - Internationale (Touch & Go) )n -line publications), so my quali- because NEW 26 SF SEALS - Truth Walks in Sleepy Shadows (Matador) fications to review graphics and of their neat logo (above). Unlike NEW 27 KEN NORDINE - Colors (Asphodel) ;uch might be suspect. But be the other station Web sites, which focus primarily on underground 15 28 28 PRAM - Sargasso Sea (Too Pure/American) advised: for sheer visual impact, :heck out the WCBN homepage. music and the counterculture, URGE OVERKILL - Exit the Dragon (Geffen) - 47 29 the site offers a bunch of expect - KJHK's seems to be evenly split NEW 30 RENTALS - Return of the Rentals (Maverick) ..c1 information, like playlists and between music and sports; it's NEW 31 SOFTIES - It's Love (K) wogram info, but all of it is won- apparent from their homepage tha 25 25 32 SPARKLEHORSE - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (Capitol) lerfully presented (I especially the Jayhawk ()HK, get it?) sports 27 38 33 - One Hot Minute (Warner Bros.) oved the red and black eye-sear- coverage team is a highly regardec 28 22 34 GARBAGE - Garbage (Almo Sounds) ng flashes that occur between award -winning organization. I never knew. 18 18 35 MYLIFE WITHTHE THRILL KILL KULT - Hit & Run Holiday (Interscope/AG) screens). Although WCBN doesn't present the incredible wealth of Otherwise, the KJHK Web site 38 36 36 BLUR -The Great Escape (Virgin) information that KFJC offers (see doesn't offer an overwhelming NEW 37 YO LA TENGO - Camp Yo La Tengo (Matador) below), it does list a bunch of array of options. There is a guy, NEW 38 PAPAS FRITAS - Papas Fritas (Minty Fresh) potentially worthy links that I Brian Sager, who writes the post- 17 17 39 ASH - Trailer (Reprise) didn't get to completely examine. ed Featured Reviews, but I suspect 41 40 40 MORRISSEY- Southpaw Grammar (Reprise) WCBN even offers a few cute Ann KJHK, which actually is broadcast NEW 41 KING KONG - Me Hungry (Drag City) Arbor links that include a map of in real time via the WWW, speaks

10 13 42 CHEMICAL BROTHERS - Exit Planet Dust (Astralwerks) :he city and a "tiny tour of cool pretty strongly for itself. stuff around Ann Arbor." Awww. Chapel Hill's WXYC offers a sim NEW 43 PERE UBU - Ray Gun Suitcase (Tim Kerr) That's so sweet. ilarly pared down homepage- 26 26 44 A SLICE OF LEMON -Various Mists (Lookout/Kill Rock Stars) KFJC, on the other hand, is they, too, broadcast live over the 40 - 45 THE CHARLATANS UK - The Charlatans UK (Beggars Banquet/Atlantic) graphically good, but information - Web-that's currently kinda out of NEW 46 TUSCADERO - Step Into My Wiggle Room (TeenBeat) it's a monster! Not only can a date, as it hasn't been modified 13 39 47 PALACE MUSIC -Viva Last Blues (Drag City) 39 - 48 ELECTRAFIXION - Burned (Sire/EEG) Editor: SEANA BARUTH - 49 49 ECHOBELLY -On (Fauve/Rhythm King) College reports accepted Mondays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Various Mists (Private Music) 30 30 50 NOTESFROM THE UNDERGROUND VOLS. 1&2 - Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN OCTOBER 2 7 ,1995 College Goldstonehave amicably parted Chartbound company. Andrew's looking for a image just through the way they UM &EVA - 11T, E:fld]7' new (non -radio promo) gig, so if you've got a lead for him, ring him As mix the stuff. You automatically Tenlacas) up at (212) 374-0193. Or just call think that if you were gonna make SUPERNOVA "', and say hi. Guess that's it `til next week. See a video for [their music], you'd you then with all the gossip that's wanna make it blurry and distorted. MR. BUNGLE a 1:Wamer good to go and then some. It's like music that, when you hear DANCEHALL CRASHERSLockiaw (550/MGA) it, you can see it." -Ruben NEW WET KOJAK - Na,h tires Kajak jrnuch & Go) College Picks Dropped: 724 aye Me The CT721 Tynatio IT'Ssami:"Modes of Transpor- SUPERNOVA tation showcases the talents of a M,A,:ine, #33 Can plire G;; Ages 3 and Up Ratileys, *41 Saitnern Culture On (Amphetamine Reptile/Atlantic) promising-if idiosyncratic-artist BunnygJunt, 143 Jesus & MaryChan. The new disc from Supernova is a FROM: Toronto, Canada; Reston, who at this point in time could turn retro-sounding experiment in punk Soundtrack, #45 Davia Bowie, 046 Luna, 148 Lenny Virginia; Germany; the Netherlands out to be the next Brian Wilson or defined by low -brow (and some- Kravitz, #50 Warn fir:Osfs, Todd Rundgren." -Illinois Daily times amusingly childish) themes. LATEST RELEASIE Modes of Songs like "Gum Fighter" and Transportation Volume 1 Herald "Drool" are schoolyard humor thinly since September. I wish I'd had ON THE SOLO RECORDING/LO-PI more time to check out the different disguised as, well, Punk Rock. LAgcti: PIT M Y T tI :"Oddly enough, considering links they offered, but I admit I was Other offerings, such as "Oreo" CONTACT: John Perrone or Gary quickly lured back to KFJC's music and "Mentos" illustrate the band's the conditions under which Modes Jay at (212) 979-6410 monolith, where I lingered long in predilection (make that obsession) of Transportation was recorded, you amazement. with commercials and the products HE IS: A 22 year -old auteur who would never mistake Spookey for they pitch. Despite that kitsch factor, I hate to neglect the other stations has re -carved the mold to that have World Wide Web pages, Supernova keep Ages 3 and Up from any Lou Barlow basement -recorded but space permits no further raving; dissolving into novelty by pumping encorporate his extraordinary whim- . Modes is a startlingly perhaps I'll report on additional sites out a souped -up, undeniable ener- sy and his enduring affection for lush and crystalline collection of in the weeks to come. All apologies gy, and by combining basic, in -your - visual art-particularly music video. gems that range from the affecting, toBryan Ritterfor leavingKUGS face rhythms with anthemic, sing -a- out of this little round -up, but we long catchiness. HE SAYS: "All of the bands I love bittersweet, -tinged 'Leave the couldn't access his server (sounds Ages 3 and Up basically a three - are very visually oriented. Stuff City,' to the delicately arranged 'Cry- chord power -romp through the play- kincla dirty, doncha think?) from the like My Bloody Valentine, where stal Cradle' to the unbridled power,. Exploratorium. ground of Supernova's (deliciously News blip:EMIandAndrew naughty) minds.-WALT REED they're creating such a blurry pop of 'Running Away.'"-Exclaim!

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GAVINOc-roimi 27, 1995 23 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH FAB 5 (HELTAH AKINYELE OMNISCENCE SKELTAH & OGC) Loud Hangni ring SADAT X Ainaziii ' Blab (Loud) (3 Boyz From Newark/Elektra) (Priori Da man who had "Da Bomb" explodes Three Boyz From Newark are representin' KOOL G RAP with 21 adds this week. Strong showing strong with their hip -hop debut. Fast Life Jean [ring NAS for a strong return. The brotha got flow, fa she! (Cold ChillinEpic Street)

Gavin Rap Like That!BY THEMBISA S. MSHAKA All That: Where Hip- IA LW TW

1 1 1 CHEF - Ice Cream (Loud/RCA) Hop Thrives 5 3 2 BLAHZAY BLAHZAY - Danger (Mercury) - consumer audience. 2 2 3 CYPRESS HILL - Throw Your Set In The Air/Killa Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) Robbins, who acted on Head of

4 4 4 KRS-ONE - MCs Act Like They Don't Know (Jive) the Class, was part of a search

11 7 5 ERICK SERMON - Tell 'Em/Bomdigi (Def Jam Recording Group) team that hunted down the cast of seven wit -cracking impression 1310 6 LORD FINESSE - Hip To Da Game (Penalty) ists and co -sketch writers. Ranging 10 8 7 SMIF N' WESSUN - Sound Soy Bureill/Wrekonize (Wreck/Nervous) in age from 11 to 16, they reflect

3415 8 THE GENIUS - Liquid Swords (DGC) the show's viewers. Says the cast of All That chills with Robbins, "All That has the high- 12 11 FAT JOE - Success (Relativity) 9 Naughty By Nature. Far Left: est teen audience on Nick. We 1612 10 PHARCYDE - Runnin'/Drop (Delicious Vinyl/Capitol) Producer Brian Robbins. draw lots of high school viewers.

3 5 11 ;u8s- I - I'71 What is a rap artist to do when When it came to scheduling

7 6 12 MelfritEl'-frive-494144ciads4L-st#HEA) the goal is to perform live on musical guests, the hip -hop television? David Letterman and nation was and remains at the 9 9 13 JAMAL - Fades 'Em All (Rowdy/Arista) Jay Leno ain't havin' it, and Jon top of the list. Now in its second 3619 14 JUNIOR MAFIA -I Need You Tonight (Big Beat/Atlantic) Stewart and Arsenio are off the air. season, the show boasts a them( 1414 15 /bl000sneu a vvar trupsr1 All the artist wants to do is song written and performed by

2820 16 KAPONE - No Jurisdiction/Get Down To It (Penalty) give their fans a good show at a TLC. Naughty By Nature graced time when rap tours are over the premiere episode (on 8 16 17 DAS EFX - Real Hip -Hop (eastwest/EEG) before they start and when club October 7), and Da Brat, Twinz, 1917 18 GOODIE MoB - Cell Therapy/Soul Food (LaFace/Arista) dates are scarce and unpre- and Coolio are coming up.

6 13 19 dictable. Looks like our rappers How did the network react to will have to rely on video play. programming rap? "At first," says - 34 20 This is a conversation that Robbins, "the network might 1518 21 SHOW SOUNDTRACK - & : How High (Def Jam Recording Group) artists and labels have had about have been a little concerned, 2926 22 SMOOTHE DA HUSTLER - Hustlin'/Broken Language (Profile) a most frustrating problem for they didn't want it to be narrow.

31 27 23 IIS4G-i-Hrlified-Reirtotturrt5larrt the gold or multi -platinum group They found that rap's not narrow that is loved by kids across It's popular and it's what's hot." - 37 24 THE GROUP HOME - Livin' Proof (Payday/FFRR) America. How do the stars con- Robbins is fortunate to work in 2624 25 .511Palik-(4498-(4041441444efieoH)- nect with their fans live and an atmosphere that is liberal 2022 26 MAD SKILLZ -Nod Factor (Big Beat/Atlantic) direct through the small screen? compared to other cable pro- gramming outlets. " I don't think 1723 27 - Safe , No Freaks (Wreck/Nervous) Producer/director Brian Robbins came up with an programmers in network TV have 18 21 28 answer, and the result is All That. a clue about Black music," says 2729 29 Literally-a kids' variety show Robbins. "They are white males

3228 30 along the lines of Saturday Night over 30. It's most unfortunate for Live that airs on Nickelodeon. the artists." 23 30 31 Nickelodeon? Seems like a far Late night TV in general could 2425 32 cry from the adult -oriented pro- be missing out on an untapped 3533 33 gramming of MTV and unrated audience by "not having a clue." NEW 34 SUPERNATURAL - Buddah Blessed It (Elektra/EEG) video channels like The BOX. According to Robbins, "the late Don't let the channel's youthful night shows go after the 18-34 NEW 35 ONYX - Last Dayz (JMJ/Def Jam Recording Group) reputation fool you. According to demo, half of whom listens to rap. NEW 36 ILL BIS USA Today, 23 percent of You have to have the Number

22 31 37 America's children ages 9-13 lis- One record in the country to get ten to R&B, closely followed by a on Leno or Letterman." Is the anti - NEIN 38 KOOL G RAP - Fast Life Feat. NAS (Cold Chillin'/Epic Street) rap listenership of 18 percent. rap climate of the far right a factor? NEW 39 FAB 5: HELTA SKELTA/O.G.C. - Blah (Priority) And that was just the kids sur- "Unfortunately, rap will probably - 39 40 MANNISH - Expect That (Correct) veyed. Meaning All That is right be much of the Republican plat- at home on Nick, and the artists form," says Robbins, "but the rap who appear on the show are industry will be stronger for it. I QUESTION MARK ASYLUM - Get With You WHIZ ,)laya Hater (C-Note/NooTrybe) reaching a crucial slice of their think it's a little to go through to

(Kaper/RCA) OMNISCENCE-Amazin' (3 Boyz From Newark/Elektra) Editor THEMBISA S. MSHAKA RapASSiStant:JACKIE JONES MCWILLIAMS SPECIAL ED- Lyrics (Profile) Rap reports accepted Thursdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580 SOMETHING SMOOOTH FOR THE HIGHWAY...

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PRODUCED BY SHOOTMAN AND I.F.A. MANAGEMENT: S/P MANAGEMENT 01995 Capitol Records. Inc. gain a lot." Odds are that the Bob Dole/C. Dolores Tucker ruckus has an effect, but Robbins is more con- DAS EFX Gavin Rap Retail cerned with giving his kids who they want to see. Selecting the per- Singles formers three months prior to air- time means he has to know who'll

1 1 1 COOLIO - Gangsta's Paradise (MCA) be hot next. "The cast tells me who

11 4 2 CHEF RAEKWON - Ice Cream (Loud/RCA) they want, and I've always kept up with the hip -hop format." Robbins is 3 A.Z. - Sugar Hill feat. missjones (EMI) 3 2 helping to influence the format with 2 3 4 KRS-ONE - MC's Act Like They Don't Know (Jive) his latest film project, The Show, - 10 5 GOODIE MoB - Cell Therapy (LaFace/Arista) which he directed for Russell Simmons. 5 6 6 SHOW SOUNDTRACK - REDMAN & METHOD MAN: How High (Def Jam Recording Group) All Mats hard work has paid off. 7 7 7 LUNIZ -I Got 5 On It (C-NOTE/Noo Trybe) WHO: Krazy Drayz Robbins and his show have been - 21 8 THE GENIUS - Liquid Swords (DGC) nominated for a 1995 ACE Award for and Skoob - 25 9 BLAHZAY BLAHZAY - Danger (Mercury) Best Children's Program 7 and Up. FROM: Teaneck, New Jersey The artists love appearing, and on 4 5 10 BONE THUGS N' HARMONY - 1st Of Tha Month (Relativity/Ruthless) and Brooklyn's Crown occasion, even do sketches with the 6 8 11 JUNIOR MAFIA - Player's Anthem (Big Beat/Atlantic) cast. The industry response has been Heights respectively. NEW 12 PHARCYDE - Runnin' (Delicious Vinyl/Capitol) tremendous, because All That is hip - LITTLE KNOWN FACT: - 13 13 MYSTIKAL - Ya'll Ain't Ready Yet (Jive) hop's only regular live performance Das went to Virginia outlet on TV. Says Robbins, "people 10 16 14 THE DOVESHACK - Summertime In The LBC (G-/Def Jam Recording Group) are dying to get on, and it's a great State University, and 22 12 15 CYPRESS HILL - Throw Your Set In The Air (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) feeling. They gladly keep the lyrics both majored in English. 13 11 16 LOST BOYZ - Jeeps, Beems & Benz (Uptown/MCA) clean, and we've earned credibility. I LABEL: eastwest/EEG know we've changed Nickelodeon 14 15 17 JAMAL - Fades 'Em All (Rowdy/Arista) THE DISCOVERY: Parrish some, too." 15 22 18 WC & THE MAAD CIRCLE - West Up (Payday/FFRR) Smith of EPMD saw them 8 9 19 DAS EFX - Real (eastwest/EEG) RAP WORLD at a rap contest he was 20 2 PAC - Temptations (Interscope/Atlantic) LOSES A GLOBAL 12 14 VISIONARY judging. Das didn't win, NEW 21 ONYX - Da Nex Niguz (JMJ/Def Jam Recording Group) e rap Industry lost one of Its key but they got a contract. - 23 22 ERICK SERMON - Born Digi (Uptown/MCA) behind -the -scenes playes when CURRENT SINGLE: Dave Klein, known within the hip - 19 17 23 MACK 10 - On Them Thangs (Priority) hop community as Funken-Klein, "Real Hip -Hop 24 - 24 MOBB DEEP - Eye For a Eye (Loud/RCA) died on September 24th after a FORTHCOMING ALBUM: NEW 25 PLAYA PONCHO FEATURING L.A. SNO - Whatzup, Whatzup (Def Jam/Columbia/CRG) three year bout with cancer. Hold it Down Funken-Klein began his hip -hop Albums career as a DJ at the University of DRAY ON THE TRACKS: Colorado's radio station, KUCB- "On the first album we - 8 1 KRS-ONE - KRS-ONE (Jive) Boulder. After graduation in 1987, Funken gravitated to the hip -hop did our own production. 7 2 2 KOOL G RAP - 4,5,6 (Cold Chillin'/Epic Street) mecca of New York. His first job This time we opened it 1 1 3 SHOW SOUNDTRACK - Soundtrack: Various Mists (Def Jam Recording Group) was with the New Music Seminar, up." Hold it Down fea- 2 3 4 BONE THUGS N' HARMONY - E. 1999 Eternal (Relativity/Ruthless) where he put together the first NMS DJ/MC Battle for World Supremacy. tures producers Easy Mo - 10 5 A.Z. - Doe or Die (EMI) Over the next three years, he Bee and DJ Premier, 3 6 6 JUNIOR MAFIA - Conspiracy (Big Beat/Atlantic) worked successfully for the leg- among others. 4 4 7 CHEF RAEKWON - Only Built 4 Cuban Linz (Loud/RCA) ondary Def Jam label, RUSH Manage- ment, Rhythm Method Enterprises DAS ON THE THIRD ALBUM: 11 5 8 DAS EFX - Real Hip Hop (eastwest/EEG) ('s management com- "Fads come and go, but 6 9 9 DANGEROUS MINDS SOUNDTRACK - Various Mists (MCA) pany) and Red Alert Productions. In 1990, Funken made the move we've been around 5 7 10 LUNIZ - Operation Stackola (C-NOTE/Noo Trybe) to L.A., when he was chosen to awhile, and we're holdin' 22 12 11 RBX - RBX Files (Premeditated) head up Basic, it down for our fans." - 18 12 WC & THE MAAD CIRCLE - Curb Servin' (Payday/FFRR) Hollywood Records' flagship rap imprint. During his five years at the SKOOB ON BITERS: 9 11 13 MACK 10 - Mack 10 (Priority) label, Funken-Klein oversaw such "People grabbed on to 12 15 14 2 PAC - Me Against The World (Interscope/Atlantic) projects as the controversial Lifer's -Group and the critically acclaimed certain aspects of Das 10 13 15 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G - Ready To Die (Bad Boy/Arista) duo Organized Konfusion. EFX, but we write what we NEW 16 MYSTIKAL - Mind of Mystikal (Jive) Throughout his career, Funken- want to write and try not 14 17 17 THE DOVESHACK - This Is The Shack (G-Funk/Def Jam Recording Group) 'Klein was extremely instrumental in creating and maintaining global hip - 18 MOBB DEEP - (Loud/RCA) to be concerned about it." 13 16 hop relations; he took De La Soul, SKOOB ON CENSORSHIP: NEW 19 MENACE CLAN - Da Hood (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe) , and A Tribe Called

8 14 20 THE TWINZ - Conversations (G-Funk/Def Jam Recording Group) Quest on tours throughout Europe "When our communities and , released an EP by the are being affected, hip - NEW 21 JT THE BIGGA FIGGA - Dwellin' In The Labb (GLP/Priority) African duo Zimbabwe Legit and fre- hop artists step up and - 21 22 SOULS OF MISCHIEF - No Man's Land (Jive) quently called on the musical skills `of Denmark's Solid Productions. NEW 23 J-DUBB - (BLANK LABEL) speak out. If the estab- His integrity, honesty, and unique lishment is going to put NEW 24 NY UNDACOVER - New York Undacover (Uptown/MCA) 'global vision of hip -hop will be

16 24 25 SHAGGY - Boombastic (Virgin) missed by all who knew him. up a struggle, then we'll - Spence D. Rap Singles compiled by Spence Abbot fight them." Rap Albums compiled by T-Mor GAVIN OCTOBER2 7 ,1995 or t

Gavin: A Most Added! °1 e Hits: A Most Added! Impact: A Most Added! w° Gettin' Spinz On: Also on: CKUW KUM CFRO KDVS KICK 0 WBLK Buffalo err KDHX KPFT KSBR WDKX Rochester KMEL THE STABWIVE KUNV WESU WHOV WXYV Baltimore WERS WICB WNAA WAMO Pittsburgh WHPK WNWK WRI1V WNWK WUSB WVOIV, WPGC/AM Washington, DC WTCC WXJM WZAK WFXA Augusta WWVU KCSB KVCI WZMB WMM WQMG Greensboro KUGS KCSF j 1.. WOWI Norfolk Crossover KSJL San Antonio WXKS Boston WTLZ Saginaw 92Q Baltimore MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH WHITNEY HOUSTON THA DOGG POUND QUINCY JONES FEATURING TAMIA "EXHALE" (SHOOP SHOOP) (ARISTA) -Respect 10uPurci.110/P .11/. Heart (Death Row) (Qtrest/Warner Bros.) THA DOGG POUND This record is an absoulte hit. It's one Tamia debuts on the UL chart this week at num- "RESPECT" (DEATH ROW) of Gavin's most added this week. Stations ber 34. "You Put a Move on My Heart' has a WILL DOWNING that added the record include total of 467 spins. Stations reporting heavy spins "SORRY I" (MERCURY) KJMS, KHRN and KPRS. include WOWI (21), WET (21) and KSOL (17).

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1 MARIAN CAREY - Fantasy (Columbia/CRG) 2178 -161 21 BRIAN McKNIGHT - On The Down Low (Mercury) 676 48

2 XSCAPE - Who Can I Run To? (So So Det/Columbia/CRG) 2158 +133 22AFTER 7 - Damn Thing Called Love (Virgin) 670 +78

3 GROOVE THEORY - Tell Me (Epic) 2054 67 23COCUO-Gangste-Paradise-(MCA) 670 -170

4 DEBORAH COX - Sentimental (Arista) 1971 84 24 MARY J. BLIGE - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Uptown/MCA) 664 106

5BRANDY - Brokenhearted (Atlantic) 1854 -348 25IMMATURE - Feel The Funk (MCA) 662 309

6JANET JACKSON - Runaway (A&M) 1761 264 26 -TINA MOME-Art-an-trenf-Scottl-Brothers) 652 99

7 GERALD & EDDIE LEVERT - Already Missing You (eastwestlEEG) 1677 +67 27SALT-N-PEPA - Ain't Nuthin' But A She Thing (London) 620 +9

8 SOLO - Heaven (A&M/Perspective) 1665 -242 28 AFTER7- 'Til You Do Me Right (Virgin) 595 +6

9 R. KELLY - You Remind Me of Something (Jive) 1581 +365 29MAYSA - What About Our Love (Blue Thumb) 567 153

10ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE - (Eye) Hate U (Warner Bros.) 1517 -461 30 WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 541 NEW

11 D'ANGELO - Cruisin' (EMI) 1503 +77 31 PEBBLES - Are You Ready (MCA) 538 -181

12 MONICA - Like This Like That (Rowdy/Arista) 1257 +5 32FAITH EVANS - You Used To Love Me (Bad Boy/Arista) 531 -39

13 TERRY ELLIS - Wherever You Are (eastwesVEEG) 1031 +166 33 -1tRE-SOTI=OrMITEMITENF(Wula)__ 415 -182

14 TLC- Diggin' On You (LaFace/Arista) 1016 -144 34 TAMIA - You Put A Move On My Heart (hest) 467 NEW

15 SHAI- Come With Me (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 943 25 35MONIFAH -I Miss You (Uptown/MCA) 466 +130

16 JON B. - Pretty Girl (Yab Yum/550 Music) 938 -318 36 ASANTE - Look What You've Done (Columbia/CRG) 463 -6

17SILK - Hooked On You (Keia/Elektra/EEG) 846 +224 37INTRO - How Time Flies (Atlantic) 462 fEW

18 3T- Anything (MJJ/550 Music) 807 +52 38 JESSE&TRINA - Where Is The Love (Capitol) 455 +9

19MICHAEL JACKSON - You Are Not Alone (Epic) 741 -269 39,441/1191M3F/PranticT 446 -50

20REGINA BELLE - Love TKO (Columbia/CRG) 691 -264 40BOYZ OF PARADIZE - The Runaround (Rhythm Safari/Priority) 443NEW

EditorQUINCY MCCOY Assistant: STACY BA i Urban reports accepted through Tuesday 3 p.m. Making NoiseThe Regional View Station Reporting Phone: (4111 49i-1990 ( 195-2i80 west coast soutnweb lid west Deborah Cox +240 BRANDY +231 "Fantasy" (Columbia/CRG) 'Brokenhearted" (Atlantic) "Sentimental" (Arista) Xscape +425 Gerald & Eddie Levert +222 Groove Theory +200 "Who Can I Run To?" (So So "Tell Me" (Epic) "Already Missing You" (.eastwest/EEG) Def/Columbia/CRG) Groove Theory +216 Mariah Carey +190 Deborah Cox +384 Fantasy" (Columbia/CRG) "Tell Me"(Epic) "Sentimental" (Arista)

southeast carollina/va Mariah Carey +625 Groove Theory +382 Mariah Carey +277 "Fantasy" (Columbia/CRG) "Fantasy" (Columbia/CRG) Tell Me' (Epic) Xscape +624 Mariah Carey +365 Monica +258 "Who Can I Run To?" "Fantasy" (Columbia/CRC; ) "Like This Like That .Rowdy/Arista) (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) Brandy +246 Brandy +349 Gerald & Eddie Levert +416 Eirokenhearted"(Atlantic) "Brokenhearted" (Atlantic) "Already Missing You" (eastwest/EEG) E

On-lineBY QUINCY MCCOY Urban Picks Al We've Had the March, BRIAN MCKNIGHT "STILL IN LOVE" (MERCURY) Let's Beat the Drum Every chance I get to holler It doesn't really matter if the number of black men marketplace. about the tal- who stood shoulder to shoulder at the National Mall "I know that taking responsibility is the first step S ents of this October 16th, reached a million or not. The important toward leadership. I also know that taking responsi- artist, I do. thing is that hundreds of thousands of African American bility is hard." -Fredrick Wooden, minister, Brooklyn Brian men gathered peacefully, eager to show the country At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Ill McKnight is they are ready to lead themselves. their communities, repeat myself. Black radio has a higher responsibility the main man and the nation to the community. Right now our culture, history, and for songs of romance. His writing hack to the heritage is under attack. Make plans now to offer and production skills are right up promise its your station to local pro -active groups that are out to there with the best of today. founders pre- produce positive results. Now is the time to begin Now every release by Mr. scribed long ago. voter registration drives, to reach for high numbers of McKnight is taken very seriously Many of the registrants. Now is the time to set up gun return pro- by several formats. men there were grams. Now is the time to start Big Brother and Big R. KELLY already active in Sister mentor and study group sessions. Now is the civic groups in time to start giving away computers, and awarding "YOU REMIND ME their neighbor- great prizes to young listeners with good grades. OF SOMETHING"

hoods. They were Now is the time to go to the school assemblies with (JIVE) men who raise black men from the community who want to stand money for schol- up and tell their success stories to the kids lacking vi arships, help ren- hope. Now is the time. ovate poor hous- It took many black leaders many months of plan- ing, and mentor ning to put the Million Man March together. Black teenage kids. radio doesn't have that problem. Some of you talk to Photo by Guy Danella They came to a million black men and women a week. The point make a spiritual connection withtheir brothers, and being: You have the frequency and the reach to gath- spend time with other black males who are positive er people who are highly motivated to regain their and want to do the right thing. lost neighborhoods. "How can anyone criticize something that brings "Who will save the black man if not us?" us together like this, especially at a time when -Raymond Sims, physician, Louisville there is so much division among us?" -Al Wooley, Just a generation ago, black radio participated Postmaster, Atlanta heavily in sending messages and giving out key infor- He may have the most distinctive What happens now to all the marchers when they mation on marches, demonstrations, boycotts and, of sound in the business right now. get hack home? What will become of all that brother- course, voter registration. It truly was the tribal drum R. Kelly is hack with another of hood, of that desire to participate, of the search for of the community-a community that's always had a his slow and funky signature dignity and self reliance? This is where black radio hard time getting its message out. Back then, with love songs. This is the first single can make an enormous contribution. leaders like Martin, Malcolm. Thurgood Marshall, and from his new self -titled album, This gathering of men from all over the country Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and role models like that's sure to get the royal treat- demonstrated the desperate need of black communi- , Arthur Ashe, Toni Morrison, and ment from urban radio and from ties to hand together to fix our problems. And now Ruby Dee, we had a tremendous moral center to give the music buying public. more than ever, your radio station should take the us the strength to endure. With your help, black KUT KLOSE lead and direct all this positive energy. Don't miss radio will produce many new leaders, courageous this golden opportunity to help heal and serve your enough to gather hack our dignity. "SURRENDER" (ELEKTRA)

Urban SnapshotPhyllis Hyman: I Refuse To Be Lonely Singers are special people, blessed again like Billie, she will not be forgotten. with a talent so rare and tender. The title song from Phyllis Hyman's They're here to help us bridge the last album, "I Refuse to Be Lonely," will pain and loneliness this world can lay on go down in history as her signature us. But who protects the singers? Who song. The unbridled performance on this watches over their spirits in their relent- disc leaves no doubt about the honesty less search for perfection? expressed through her intense and pow- Keith Sweat penned and pro- Phyllis Hyman was our modern day erful delivery. These are the strongest duced this slow groove that Billie Holiday. Like Billie, she had the performances of her career. Patti showcases the depth of this tal- courage to sing about the dark emotions LaBelle said after hearing of Phyllis' ented trio. This song is a natural and painful results love can bring. And passing, "A once -in -a -lifetime voice... for all Quiet Storm shows and like Billie, she couldn't separate herself gone too soon." mid -day airplay. If you've had from the pain in the world. The urban For Jehri good success with the last single, landzcape has lost one of its most pre- Much Respect-QMC "Lovely Thang," I suggest you go cious treasures in Phyllis Hyman, but for it, and play it all day long.

GAVIN OCTOBER 27, 1995 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH WHITNEY HOUSTON (85) BONNIE RAITT & TEMPTATIONS BRYAN ADAMS "Some Enchanted Evening'. BONNIE RAITT & BRYAN ADAMS (56) "Rock Stead) (Motown) (Capitol) The Temps bring new life to this MADONNA ( 5 1) A duet that is rocketing Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. into various formats in its CELINE DION (35) first week of release. MICHAEL W. SMITH (27) A sure winner!

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Adult Contemporary BYRON FELL Welcome... TW Weeks Reports Adds 28+ 21+ 14+ 7+ Here is our final list of new A/C cor- 1 TAKE THAT - Back for Good (Arista) 15 214 1 6168 -209 129 49 30 6 respondents for 1995. We WELCOME:

2 JANET JACKSON - Runaway (A&M) 10 181 5 5094 +130 105 41 22 12 Steve Kelly, KBEE, 434 Bearcat Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84115; 3 MARIAN CAREY - Fantasy (Columbia/CRG) 9 169 0 4898 -301 103 32 24 8 (801) 485-6700 FAX:(801) 487-5369 4 ELTON JOHN - Blessed (Island) 7 201 10 4877+1018 77 59 49 14 Larry Burt, KDNR, 300 San Mateo

5 MICHAEL JACKSON - You Are Not Alone (Epic) 15 171 0 4736 -737 91 43 27 10 NE #1000, Albuquerque, NM 87108; 260-0007 FAX:(505) 260-0033 15 180 2 4629 +324 89 42 28 19 (505) 6 NATALIE MERCHANT - Carnival (Elektra/EEG) Christine Lee and Tracey Why - 7 SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - As I Lay Me Down (Columbia/CRG) 41 154 1 4360 -400 81 40 25 7 man, KEZG, 4343 "0" Street, Lincoln,

8 GIN BLOSSOMS -'TilI Hear It From You (A&M) 14 149 4 4200 +65 85 37 19 7 NB 68503; (402) 475-4567 FAX: (402) 479-1411 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Wanna Be With You (Atlantic) 16 147 0 3977 -663 79 33 21 13 9 Ray Franklin, KNTI, 75 - 4th 10 THE CORRS - Runaway (143/Lava/Atlantic) 7 190 21 3949 +742 49 52 52 31 Street, Lakeport (Ukiah), CA 95453; 11 SEAL - Kiss From A Rose (Ztt/Warner Bros.) 21 137 0 3642 272 62 36 27 11 (707) 263-1551 FAX: (707) 263-0614

12 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Good Intentions (Reprise/Columbia/CRG) 6 154 6 3587 +463 53 39 47 14 Eric Kauffman and Chris Roberts, ICRAJ, 731 N. Balsam Street, 1 3315 +18 47 47 33 13 13 BLESSID UNION OF SOULS - Let Me Be The One (EMI) 15 142 Ridgecrest, CA 93555; (619) 371-1700 14 SARAH McLACHLAN -I Will Remember You (Arista) 7 170 16 3081 +372 22 44 64 34 FAX: (619) 371-1824

15 JON SECADA & SHANICE - IfI Never Knew You (Hollywood) 9 141 0 3013 +21 38 40 42 18 Dennis Oliverand Pete Brink- man, KRRY(Y101), 529 Hampshire 29 110 1 2781 -529 44 36 25 5 16 DEL AMITRI - Roll To Me (A&M) #712, Quincy, IL 62306; (217) 2 23- 17MICHAEL BOLTON -Can I Touch You...There? (Columbia/CRG) 11 127 0 2665 -1124 34 31 38 24 5 292 FAX: (217) 223-5299

18 JOHN WETTON - You're Not The Only One (Avalanche) 10 122 0 2637 +113 28 39 41 13 ScottyJohnson, KSBL,5360 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA I Could Fall In Love (EMI Latin/EMI Records) 19 113 0 2574 -472 31 38 33 9 19 SELENA - 93111; (805) 967-4511ext: 128 FAX: 20 MEAT LOAF -I'dLie for You (And That's the Truth) (MCA) 6 124 11 2560 +428 24 38 47 13 (805) 964-4430 21 JOSHUA KADISON - Take It On Faith (EMI) 7 139 8 2539 +334 17 39 49 31 Don Jantzen andCorey Hayze, KSKZ,308 N. 7th Street, Garden City, 22 JIMMY BUFFETT - Mexico (MCA) 13 114 1 2386 -929 24 39 32 18 KS 67846; (316) 276-3251 FAX: (316) 23 with CRYSTAL BERNARD - (I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight (River North) 16 105 3 2261 -369 25 35 29 16 276-3649 24 ALL -4 -ONE -I Can Love You Like That (Blitll/Atlantic) 24 93 0 2110 -294 27 23 28 15 Jeremy Black, KZZT,PO Box 128, Moberly, 25 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Ants Marching (RCA) 15 93 6 1947 +195 19 30 32 11 MO 65270; (816) 263- 9390 FAX: (816) 263-8800 10 92 0 1930 122 19 30 34 8 26FOREIGNER -I Keep Hoping (Generama/R. Safari/Priority) Brian Walker, WICHG,2160 Brand- 27 BLUES TRAVELER -Run -Around (A&M) 35 73 1 1817 -172 26 18 18 11 enburg Road, Leitchfield, KY42754;

28 FLEETWOOD MAC -I Do (Warner Bros.) 6 85 7 1651 +236 11 31 30 13 (502) 259-5692 FAX: (502) 259-5693 Ron Arlen and Paul Davies, 29 JOE BEAN ESPOSITO with TERESA JAMES - Show Me The Way To Your Heart (Pool Party) 10 94 6 1650 +180 7 31 34 22 WXKC,471 Robison Road, Erie,PA 30 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES - Do You Sleep (Geffen) 7 84 25 1592 +456 15 20 25 18 16509; (814) 868-5355 FAX: (814)

31 - Use Me (A&M) 11 74 2 1472 +35 13 24 28 9 868-1876

32 JUDE COLE - Believe In You (Island) 5 96 17 1469 +256 6 19 35 28

33 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Colors Of The Wind (Hollywood) 21 76 0 1435 -297 9 22 28 16 34 JIM BRICKMAN - If You Believe (Windham Hill) 5 99 15 1350NEW 6 9 36 43 LARRY 171/466- 35 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Time (Atlantic) 3 68 24 1249NEW 11 15 25 14 TWESINGLE 36 WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 2 85 85 1228NEW 7 13 22 36

37 SLIM MAN - Faith In Us (GES) 4 78 5 1213NEW 5 14 34 23 "Pt\LN1 OF MY

38 BRUCE HORNSBY - Walk In The Sun (RCA) 19 67 0 1207 -550 8 19 18 20

39 ALANNAH MYLES - Family Secret (Atlantic) 5 66 0 1180NEW 6 16 34 10 I-4AND" 40 CELINE DION - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Lava/Atlantic) 3 80 35 1148NEW 8 12 23 30 CONTACT: JILL RAIIASDEL L MCD PROMOTION Editor: RON FELL ntl Reports Adds SPINS TREND (806) - 498 - 7090 Charthel Associate Editor DIANE RUF ER +136 - "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" (Disney) 66 9 842 A/C reports accepted: Mondays FAX OS FOR YOUR FREE GUESS WHO Lonely One" (Intersound) 64 10 1009 +196 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesdays 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 014-AIR GIVEAwAy COPIES the Long And Winding Road" (GRP) 60 3 903 +69 Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 DA\111( FAX: *BONNIE RAITT & BRYAN ADAMS Rock Steady" (Capitol) 56 56 767 +767 GAVINFax: (415) 495-2580 C818) -8q6-0437

GAVIN OCTOBER 2 7 ,1995 "YOU'LL SEE" "Sense The new heart -breaker from the album of SOMETHING TO REMEMBER Purpose"

A Compilation of Madonna's Greatest Ballad Hits From the Warner Bros. album The Isle Of View

Gavin Debut in Up & Coming Produced by . 51 Adds Out -Of -The -Box 3rd Most Added Recorded live with The Duke Quartet at Jacob Street Studio, London Reviewed this week! String by John Metcalfe.

Produced by Madonna and Written by Chrissie Hynde.

Management: Freddy DeMann/DeMann Entertainment

MAVERICK,. 01995 Warner Bros. Records, Inc ©1995 Warner Bros. Records, Inc. A/C VC Up & Coming S/P/W Reports Adds SPINS TRENDS 54 24 830+366 TOM COCHRANE - I Wish You Well (Capitol) SPINS PER WEEK PERSTATION

51 51 719 +719 * MADONNA - You'll See (Maverick/Warner Bros.) MARIAN CAREYFantasy (Columbia/CRG) 28.98

50 4 654 +50 - Love Me Still (MCA) TAKE THAT - Back for Good (Arista) 28.82

48 5 865 +102 CHRIS ISAAK - Go Walking Down There (Reprise) SOPHIE B. HAWKINS As ILay Me Down (Columbia/CRG) 28.31

47 5 678 +72 BENNY MARDONES - Dream Baby (Curb) GIN BLOSSOMS AllI Hear It From You (A&M) 28.19

47 2 684 +32 SIMPLY RED - Fairground (eastwest/EEG) JANET JACKSON - Runaway (A&M) 28.14

46 4 641 +147 k.d. long - IfI Were You (Warner Bros.) MICHAEL JACKSON - You Are Not Alone (Epic) 27.70

41 11 820 +303 GOO GOO DOLLS - Name (Metal Blade/Warner Bros.) HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Wanna Be With You (Atlantic) 27.05

40 9 478 +107 BETTE MIDLER - In This Life (Atlantic) SEAL - Kiss From A Rose (Ztt/Warner Bros.) 26.58

40 5 548+106 LARRY TAGG - Palm Of My Baby's Hand (Damian Music) NATALIE MERCHANT - Carnival (Elektra/EEG) 25.72

34 9 427+135 THE ASSOCIATION 1995 - Walk Away Renee (On Track) DEL AMITRI - Roll To Me (A&M) 25.28

32 5 459 +99 VAN MORRISON - Perfect Fit (Polydor) BLUES TRAVELER - Run -Around (A&M) 24.89

32 1 480 +23 JANIS IAN - Take Me Walking In The Rain (Beacon) ELTON JOHN - Blessed (Island) 24.26

32 9 569+220 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Your Little Secret (Island) BLESSID UNION OF SOULS - Let Me Be The One (EMI) 23.35

31 5 706+112 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING - Breakfast At Tiffany's (RainMaker/Interscope/AG) TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Good Intentions (Reprise/Columbia/CRG) 23.29

30 15 412+172 SELENA - Dreaming Of You (EMI Latin/EMI Records) SELENA -I Could Fall In Love (EMI Latin/EMI Records) 22.78

30 25 475+420 * ACE OF BASE - Beautiful Life (Arista) Listed above are the top ranked singles based on the division of each song's total stations into its total Spins. 29 1 397 +46 JESSICA - I'm a California Girl (Moonridge)

29 3 433 +47 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - Roll Away (Columbia/CRG) 28 6 381 +130 JANN ARDEN - Insensitive (A&M) S PI NCREASE) 27 27 309 +309 * MICHAEL W. SMITH - Straight To The Head (Reunion/Arista) RANKED INCREASEINTOTALSPINS 25 9 294 +141 THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - Prettiest Eyes (Mercury) WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 1228 24 4 365 +85 TONI LAND - Not The Only One (Wonder Girl Music) ELTON JOHN - Blessed (Island) 1018 24 10 238 +88 TYLER COLLINS - Never Alone (Eeyore's Lullaby) (Disney) BONNIE RAITT/BRYAN ADAMS - Rock Steady (Capitol) 767 23 22 262 +254 * STEVE WINWOOD - Reach For The Light (MCA) THE CORRSRunaway (143/Lava/Atlantic) 742 20 11 255 +153 * MARIAN CAREY - One Sweet Day (Columbia/CRG) MADONNAYou'll See (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 719 19 3 264 +47 CHYNNA PHILLIPS - Naked And Sacred (EMI) CELINE DION - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Lava/Atlantic) 571 18 15 261 +199 * DEF LEPPARD - When Love and Hate Collide (Mercury) HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Time (Atlantic) 536 17 17 202+202 * TOMMY JAMES -I Think We're Alone Now (Aura) TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Good Intentions (Reprise/Columbia/CRG) 463 16 3 184 +30 KAPONO -"." ---- i-f Time (River North) LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES - Do You Sleep (Geffen) 456 13 5 205 +72 * BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND - Lock And Load (Capitol) MEAT LOAF -I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) (MCA) 428 12 11 116+109 * THE TEMPTATIONS - Some Enchanted Evening (Motown) ACE OF BASE - Beautiful Life (Arista) 420 10 2 232 +48 * ALARM MORISSETTE - Hand In My Pocket (Maverick/Reprise) SARAH McLACHLAN Will Remember You (Arista) 372 Dropped: John Waite, , The Blenders, Bruce Roberts & Elton John, Fun Factory, Tom Petty, Dan TOM COCHRANE -I Wish You Well (Capitol) 366 Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg, The Rembrandts, Lori Lieberman, Heart, Richard Elliot. * Indicates D

"Lock and Load" turn blue." Check out his 16 -second SELENA high note near the end of the track. It's A/C Picks "Dreaming of You" (Capitol) as long and tale as he is tall and thin. Seger comes out rockin' as he philos- TINA TURNER (EMI/EMI Latin) GERALD LEVERT AND ophizes about a need to rethink and "Goldeneye" Can't put my finger on it, but I swear EDDIE LEVERT, SR. reorganize everything. How prophetic this / song (Virgin) for someone who's contract with "Already Missing You" was done by someone else before With one listen you'll know this Capitol Records is expiring as we speak. (Elektra) Selena. Producer Guy Roche, of song written by U2's and The FOURPLAY Gerald, the second generation Levert, Edge, will he a classic James Bond Celine Dion fame, gives it a major "The Closer I Get to You" and Eddie, the first generation Ojay, theme. Ms. Turner captures the sin- league , a la Jam & Lewis, make the best father and son music and Selena's vocals are straight -up and ster intrigue and all the passion con- (Warner Bros.) I've ever heard. This single, from their nected with 007 films. Only time will competitive with any other female This cover of the James Mtume song, new Father and Son album, is remi- tell if the debut of Pierce Brosnan, vocalist out today. first made popular by Roberta Flack niscent of the best in sibling harmo- as Bond, can capture the Sean CURTIS STIGERS in 1978, is elegantly textured by Bob ny, as the two generations share in Conner mystique.-DIANE RUFER "Keep Me from the Cold" James, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East, the missing of a third party. and Harvey Mason in support of a MADONNA (Arista) dynamic duet staring Patti Austin BEAUTIFUL WORLD "You'll See' Stigers is a hold and pliable vocalist and Peabo Bryson. Could pass for a "Spoken Word" who can write excellent love songs. (Maverick/Warner Bros) Flack and Bryson take. This is one of his best, with its con- (Discovery) Here's the first single from Madonna's BRIAN MCKNIGHT "greatest ballads" album, Something to vincing "shelter me" plea. I don't Despite the irony of a song extolling "Still in Love with You" the virtue of the spoken word, this Remember. Produced,arranged, and know whether it was intentional or written with David Foster, this one's a not, but the strings and acoustic (Mercury) new Beautiful World single continues the high -caliber production tradition- patient and sober statement of inde- treatment are very reminiscent Here's a long list of things that can pendence that's tainted with just a of Randy Newman. take place while Brian's still in love including tribal flute and rhythm- hint of doubt and insecurity-enough BOB SEGER & THE with you: "eagles will forget how to established with the debut single, to maintain attention to the hitter end. SILVER BULLET BAND fly, it's 20 below in July, and roses will "I Know."

32 GAVIN OCTOBER27,1995 The Passion. The Warmth. The Soul. Onlyone artistcanbring it all home. CURTIS STIGERS "Keep Me From The Cold" The powerful new single and video from his album Time Was. The follow-up to his Top I0 hit "This Time:' Produced by Glen Ballard

ARISTA- MOST ADDED TOP REQUESTS RECORD TO WATCH TIM McGRAW (102) GEORGE STRAIT BILLY MONTANA "No Yesterday" (Mugnatone) TERRI CLARK (93) DAVID LEE MURPHY Montana's third single had a strong first week, with WKJN, WKSI, WYNY, and WHKR among SHENANDOAH (67) & VINCE GILL the early adds. WADE HAYES (58) JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY BILLY MONTANA (44) SHANIA TWAIN

Inside CountryBY CYNDI HOELZLE satinGintFi Will Scott Borchetta Shave His Head? 2 1 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - No Man's Land (Atlantic) 0200 7 1 McCoy, Tracy Lawrence, Rick 6 2 GEORGE STRAIT - Check Yes Or No (MCA) 0198 10 0 Trevino, Aaron Tippin, and I 0193 10 3 4 3 DARYLE SINGLETARY -Let Her Lie (Giant) Wright took part in a jam session. 7 4 -I Wanna Go Too Far (MCA) 0178 26 3 AROUND THE DIAL 5 5 MARTINA McBRIDE - Safe In The Arms Of Love (RCA) 0186 13 1 Looks like KMPS's Tony Thomas 10 6 BROOKS AND DUNN - Whiskey Under The Bridge (Arista) 0141 64 3 started a trend-KIICF's interim PD

8 7 NEAL McCOY -IfI Was A Drinkin' Man (Atlantic) 1 129 71 8 Carrie Dunn has stepped down

9 8 SHANIA TWAIN - The Woman in Me (Mercury) 1 125 76 7 from her programming position to resume duties as MD, APD, and 11 9 TRAVIS TRITT - Sometimes She Forgets (Warner Bros.) 0119 81 4 middays. You'll remember that 1210 KENNY CHESNEY - AllI Need To Know (BNA Records) 1 142 43 5 Will we soon be seeing this? Carrie's been filling the position 1311 CLAY WALKER - Who Needs You Baby (Giant) 1 88116 4 And do you care? Sure, there's lots since Craig Powers left last May to 1 16 1512 LITTLE TEXAS - Life Goes On (Warner Bros.) 54132 going on at MCA Nashville, but the join MCG/Curb...K92/FM-Destin 1613 VINCE GILL - Go Rest High On That Mountain (MCA) 1 60110 36 most tantalizing news is that label has asked artists to call the station 1714 - Back In Your Arms Again (BNA Records) 1 48137 16 president Tony Brown and promo- and tape messages of support for 0 15 8 1 15 DAVID LEE MURPHY - Dust On The Bottle (MCA) 142 tion Sr. VP Borchetta have promised those affected by Hurricane Opal.

1816 THE MAVERICKS - Here Comes The Rain (MCA) 2 5710440 to shave their heads if Bobbie Skip Davis reports that Neal Cryner's debut, "I Just Can't Stand McCoy and Little Texas have 1917 DOLLYPARTON & VINCE GILL -I Will Always Love You (Columbia/CRG) 2 3214820 to Be Unhappy," goes to Number already called the station in the 21 18 TRACY BYRD - Love Lessons (MCA) 5 2812748 One. How about extending the bet "Country Cares for the Coast" cam- 0 15158 26 2019 ALABAMA - In Pictures (RCA) to include the whole promotion paign. Give 'em a call at (904) 837- 2920 ALAN JACKSON - Tall Tall Trees (Arista) 14 1015443 team? We'll have to pose that ques- 0101...KNFR-Spokane has a new 2321 MARK CHESNUTT - Trouble (Decca) 2 20127 54 tion with David Haley, who is nowteam in charge. Rob Harter is the 2422 AARON TIPPIN - That's As Close As I'll Ever Get To Loving You (RCA) 0 18139 34 officially the new Sr. Director of PD, Jay Daniels is the APD, and

2623 PAM TILLIS - Deep Down (Arista) 7 5 134 67 Regional Promotion, replacing Paul Newman is handling music... Ross Spindle is the new music 2524 EMILIO - It's Not The End Of The World (Capitol Nashville) 2 25 92 72 Larry Hughes, who fills the VP/Promotion slot at Mercury director at KPQX-Havre, Mont. 3025 CLINT BLACK - Life Gets Away (RCA) 10 6108 89 Nashville. replacing Shawna James, who 4 4110 85 2826 DOUG STONE - Born In The Dark (Columbia/CRG) Asylum has added Brooks moves over to Radio One. Ross 2727 LEE ROY PARNELL - When A Woman Loves A Man (Career) 1 11 103 79 Quigley as their new Southeast will take music calls on Fridays 3 28 GARTH BROOKS -She's Every Woman (Capitol Nashville) 0 99 29 11 Regional Promotion Manager. If from 10 a.m.-noon. 3329 JEFF CARSON - The Car (MCG/Curb) 14 1 85113 you're scratching your head right AROUND THE ROW

3430 BRYANWHITE - Rebecca Lynn (Asylum) 14 1 83110 now, it's because most of you The folks at MCA Nashville won last weekend's Turkey Bowl, defeat 31 31 RICK TREVINO - Save This One For Me (Columbia/CRG) 3 5 74 98 know him as Michael Brooks, for- mer WYAYMDand River North ing the mighty teams of Warner 3232 JAMES HOUSE - Anything For Love (Epic) 1 6 8280 Nashville Southeast rep. He was Bros. and Sony Tree, before heat KEN MELLONS - Rub -a -Dubbin' (Epic) 4 1 7798 3533 most recently Polydor's Northeast ing Capitol Nashville in the title 41 34 JOHN BERRY -IfI Had Any Pride Left At All (Capitol) 39 1 39140 Regional Promotion manager. game. Looks like there might be 3835 DWIGHT YOAKAM - Nothing (Reprise) 18 1 45128 Not only does she know every- some sore losers, however. A mys- 3736 PERFECT STRANGER - I'm A Stranger Here Myself (Curb) 7 0 56100 thing there is to know about coun- terious "courier" showed up Mon- 3937 TY HERNDON - Heart Half Empty (Epic) 20 0 38120 try music, but the girl can golf, too. day at Sony (the reigning champs)

4238 DOUG SUPERNAW - Not Enough Hours In The Day (Giant) 23 0 29125 Chely Wright's team took second to claim the trophy. It wasn't until later that Sony realized they'd beer 4039 LONE STAR - Tequila Talkin' (BNA Records) 2 5 69 35 place at the 13th annual Academy of Country Music Bill Boyd Golf duped. As we go to press, the tro- 4440 RHETT AKINS - She Said Yes (Decca) 19 0 32105 Classic October 16. First place phies whereabouts are unknown, 102 1 21114 41 TIM McGRAW - Can't Be Really Gone (Curb) went to Ray Benson's team, and but rest assured, we'll keep you 2242 BLACKHAWK -I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No (Arista) 0 43 32 15 third place went to Buck Owen's updated on the controversy. N43 WADE HAYES - What I Meant To Say (Columbia/CRG) 58 1 13124 team. After the tournament, many You better watch what you wist 4544 THEHUTCHENS - Knock Knock (Atlantic) 11 0 26 90 of the celebrities, including host for. The Mavericks' Robert N45 TERRI CLARK - When Boy Meets Girl (Mercury) 93 0 5115 Cohn Michael Montgomery, Neal Reynolds was on TNN recently, 4846 BOBBIE CRYNER -I Just Can't Stand To Be Unhappy (MCA) 8 0 18 90 4947 ROB CROSBY - The Trouble With Love (River North) 4 0 22 76 Editor: CYNDI HOELZLE Consulting Editor:LISA SMITH

5048 KIM RICHEY - Those Words We Said (Mercury) 6 0 11 89 Country reports accepted Fridays 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Mondays 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVINFax: (415) 495-2580 N49 BRETT JAMES - IfI Could See Love (Career) 2 0 1673 Nashville Office: (615) 329-3231. Nashville Fax: (615) 329-3339. N50 CHELY WRIGHT - Listening To The Radio (Polydor) 15 0 6 71 Total Reports This Week 208 Last Week 207 E-mail: CYNDIGAVINitaol.com

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© 1995SWEET THUNDER ENTERTAINMENT, LTD.® COUNTRY talking about how much he loves his BILLY MONTANA Up & Comin new hometown of Nashville. wish "No Yesterday" (Magnatone) someone would appoint me to a Montana has such a beautiful voice, ReportsAdds Weeks tourism board so I could tell the and he writes from the heart. The 77 36 2 TY ENGLAND - Smoke In Her Eyes (RCA) world about Nashville," he laughed. title track from Billy's Magnatone 76 14 3 BOY HOWDY - Field Of Dreams (Curb) Well, Congressman Bob Clement debut contains the line of the month:

74 24 2 CONFEDERATE RAILROAD - When He Was My Age (Atlantic) was watching and quickly made a "You've always loved me like there few calls. He has appointed was no tomorrow-can you love me 68 67 1 * SHENANDOAH - Always Have, Always Will (Liberty) Reynolds as a delegate to the first - like there was no yesterday?" 67 5 4 RON WALLACE - The Left Hand Of God (Columbia/CRG) ever White House Conference on HELEN DARLING 47 45 1 * BILLY MONTANA - No Yesterday (Magnatone) Travel and Tourism, which will be '1 Haven't Found It Yet' (Decca)

44 7 2 BELLAMYS - We Dared The Lightning (Bellamy Bros./Intersound) held October 30-31 in Washington, Helen knocked 'em dead at last D.C. The two held a press confer- weekends CRS-SouthEast, with her 41 35 1 * HELEN DARLING -I Haven't Found It Yet (Decca) ence this week to announce the powerful, expressive voice. This 40 2 4 DAN SEALS - Healing Kind (Intersound) appointment; a clean-shaven song, which she wrote with Chuck

34 12 1 * WESTERN FLYER - His Memory (Step One) Reynolds joked, "I assure you, this Jones, went over big and it has all is a peace mission," before promis- the makings of a smash. 32 29 1 * JAMES BONAMY - Dog On A Toolbox (Epic) ing to represent to the JAMES BONAMY 32 16 1 * RHONDA VINCENT - What More Do You Want From Me (Giant) best of his ability...Mary Hamilton "Dog on a Toolbox" (Epic) 26 4 1 * DWIGHT WHITLEY - The Legend & The Man (Neon) has been upped to VP, Creative Hold on-this is a wild ride. Written

25 6 1 * - Wherever You Are Tonight (BNA Records) Services/Video Product for RLG. by WSIX's Gerry House ("Little DID SHE NAME HIM #14 -Reba McEntire, #36 -Faith Hill, #43 -Sawyer Brown, #46- 4 Runner, #47 -Baker & Meyers. Rock," "The Big One") and Monty AFTER MARTY STUART OR Holmes, Bonamy's debut single IIIIIndicates Debut ROD STEWART? should cure those ballad blues. By Congratulations toGAVINNashville the way, if you're concerned after Courtesy of Country Music Television kro !AI I CMT Adds marketing rep Lisa Austin and her seeing this video on theGAVINVideo husband Ben Gray, on the birth of Magazine, we want to assure you LISA BROKOP - She Can't Save Him (Capitol) their son, Stuart Austin Gray, born that the dogs were never in danger. SAWYER BROWN - 'Round Here (Curb) October 19, weighing 5 lbs. 13 oz. It was all done with camera tricks. TRISHA YEARWOOD - On A Bus To St. Cloud (MCA) RHONDA VINCENT Country Picks "What More Do You Want TIM MCGRAW from Me" (Giant) LEE ROY PARNELL - /We All Get Lucky Sometimes "Can't Be Really Gone" (Curb) This has such a fresh sound, and TIM McGRAW - AllI Want Is A Life/Renegade McGraw chose one from hit machineany of you who saw Vincent at the CLEDUS "T" JUDD - Please Take The Girl/Gone Funky/Refried Gary Burr for the second single fromrecent Giant showcase know she's got talent to spare. Beans his new album All I Want. Don't Close Your Eyes To "The Legend And The Man" "Wherever You Are Tonight"

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-I. 0 BILL'S LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY HOPE POWELL PHOTOGRAPHY THANKS RADIO TOGETHER AGAIN BROTHERLY LOVE DOES LAST FOREVER! "Thank you radio for allowing Keith's

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3 6 GAVIN OCTOBER 2 7 ,1995 44]Biack To Back Hearitaehies"

'Back To Back . . ." is showing it's legs at: WWYZ KXIA KMOK WFMB WLJE ICFDI WUPY ICMHL KSJB ICRIFT KTTS I(JAM ISMIT KIOX KLUR KNFR WGLR WCOW KLGT WDEN NOW APPEARING IN UP & COMING ADD TODAY! MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH CHERYL WHEELER ( 2 3) CHERYL WHEELER JORMA KAUKONEN Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar The Land of Heroes RIDERS IN THE SKY ( 1 4) (Philo) (American Heritage) This week's ,-;-1 most added and top debut at Hot Tuna guitarist has GREG BROWN (9) =2 I. Null. said. made a fine new coun- DIRK HAMILTON (7) try -blues album that's starting to make some NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND (6) vow magitsollWOO. shot.

Americana InroadsB Y ROB BLEETSTEIN

Gavin AmericanaTM Ultimate Guide to Roots of a Roots Band

1 1 JOE ELY (MCA) 0 32 If the Grateful Dead are the defin- ition of an American roots music 3 2 JIMMY LaFAVE (Bohemia Beat/Rounder) 24 band, then The Music Never 4 3 EMMYLOU HARRIS (Elektra/Asylum) 0 22 Stopped-Roots of the Grateful

5 4 MAURA O'CONNELL (Hannibal) 14 Dead, the newly released compi- lation on Shanachie Records, is 2 5 KEVIN WELCH (Dead Reckoning) 20 a premiere source for American 8 6 ROSIE FLORES (HighTone) 10 musical heritage. This encom- 6 7 BIG SANDY (HighTone) 13 passing volume covers all the

13 8 DAVID OLNEY (Philo) 4 bases. Blues, Folk, Gospel, Jug Band, Country, early Rock & Roll, 16 9 AUSTIN COUNTRY NIGHTS (Watermelon) 10 and R&B are represented by the 15 10 WYCKHAM PORTEOUS (Bohemia Beat/Rounder) 9 likes of Howlin' Wolf, Woody

19 11 PRAIRIE OYSTER (Zoo) 3 Guthrie, Reverend Gary Davis, Merle Haggard, Buddy Holly, 9 12 ROSALIE SORRELS (Green Linnet) 8 , the Dixie Cups, and 7 13 TONI PRICE (Discovery)

11 14 JOANBAEZ (Guardian) 21 15 TOM RUSSELL (HighTone) THANKS GAVIN AMERICANA STATIONS! 10 16 HEPICKETTS(Rounder)

20 17 BRYNDLE (Music Masters)

14 18 ERICTAYLOR (Watermelon) 18 19 SON (Warner Bros.) UNCHAINED 25 20 CIGAR STORE INDIANS (Landslide)

24 21 JIM MATT (Little Dog)

12 22 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS (DGC)

17 23 CHRISTINE ALBERT (Dos) - 24 CHERYL WHEELER (Philo) 23 32 25 NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND (Sugar Hill) 6

26 26 LEO KOTTKE (Private Music) 1 KFAN KAFR 28 27 BROTHER BOYS (Sugar Hill) 5 WMLB WJTH 27 28 CLIFF EBERHARDT (Shanachie) 5 22 29 NEAL CASAL(Zoo) 2 WNKU WMTO 35 30 THE MAVERICKS (MCA) 2

29 31 MICHAEL JOHNSON (Vanguard) 3 KFDI KOPN

23 32 DICKCURLESS (Rounder) 0 KOTO WRFL - 33 ERNIE DALE (Zanman) 4 37 34 BLUE RODEO (Discovery) 2 KULP KSYM 30 35 JANNBROWNE (Cross Three) 0

- 36 WAYNE HANCOCK (Deja Disc) 1 6 WCBE KCSS

1 9 34 37 JON RANDALL (RCA) KVLR KVMR 31 38 THE BLAZERS (Rounder) 0 3 33 39 LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM (Rounder) 0 10 KIKT KZYX 36 40 WACO BROTHERS (Bloodshot) 0 6 CIr KPFT WXJM

CELINDA PINK (Step One) DIRK HAMILTON (Core) STEPHEN ALLEN DAVIS (Core) JOHN HIATT .C..;:nitol) RIDERS IN THE SKY (Rounder) STEVEN FROMHOLZ (Tried & True) Associate Editor: ROB BLEETSTEIN Nashville Bureau Chief CYNDI HOELZLE JIM LAUDERDALE Atlantic) Dropped: #38 Patty Larkin, #39 Don Walser, #405 Americana reports accepted Mondays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. LEE ROCKER I.Black Top) Chinese Brothers. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN OCTOBER27,1995 GAVINAMERICANA others, performing their original ver- 101 primer for generations to come. are Greg Brown, Ani DiFranco, John music from Louisiana is as sions of songs that, over the past 30 Also of note is Kaiser's other new Ims, Bill Morrissey, John Stewart, Americana as tabasco. Pour yourself years, became regular staples in the release on Shanachie, Eternity Blue, and Michael Elwood and Beth a little and let it fly. Dead's repertoire. his appreciation of Jerry Garcia Galiger among others. This disc has CELINDA PINK Conceived and compiled over the CD. Featuring Kaiser's versions of one hell of a conscious. Show yours Unchained (Step One) past several years, The Music Never Garcia tunes such as "High Time," by supporting this project. After laying the groundwork with Stopped was produced by musician "Dark Star," and "Blues For Allah," NATHAN AND THE Victimized, Celinda Pink returns Henry Kaiser and David Gans, proceeds from this disc will benefit ZYDECO CHA CHAS with more of her Nashville -based who hosts the nationally syndicated the Eyes of Chaos Foundation, Creole Crossroads (Rounder) blues belting and soulful interpreta- Grateful Dead Radio Hour. This disc which was established by the Dead's tions. "It's a Man Thang" is a football brings several important facets of the Phil Lesh, Dead Almanac editor widow's anthem that churns with Dead legacy to the forefront. One of Gary Lambert, and Gans to support Pink's greezy vocals. Her take on those is the passive way in which the works of creative musicians. "Me and Bobby McGee" is of note, the music that influenced the band and her Southern stylings on "Hurt was preserved, enhanced upon, and Attack" bring a jumping groove to passed on to future generations. Americana Picks Unchained. "One of our main reasons for doing DWIGHT YOAICAM this project," says Gans, "is that the Gone KRIS ik RITA Dead have always drawn from a (Reprise) TOGETHER AGAIN? wealth of wonderful sources. Each album in Younger fans need to know that. Dwight The band has always been great Yoakam's bril- interpreters. They didn't invent their liant career has This latest release from Nathan type of sound, they synthesized it by been an evolv- Williams, accompanied by Michael deriving from a myriad of sources ing step that Doucet, will spice up your airwaves that have always been elements of musically with some of the hottest zydeco and their music. Exploring that process reaches Cajun to come down the line in has also always been part of my beyond its pre- some time. The pairing of Nathan mission with the Grateful Dead decessor, and and Doucet helps bridge the gap of Hour. I look at this record as the Gone is no exception. While the distinction between Cajun and zyde- genetic code of the Grateful Dead." overall feel this time around harkens co, as accordion and fiddle inter- Gans and Kaiser proposed the back to his debut Guitars, Cadillacs, twine. "Zydeco Hog" kicks off the Songwriting legend and Justice album idea to the band, and took etc.,etc., there is still plenty of disc in a danceable fashion. The Recording artist Kris Kristofferson the project, in conjunction with growth, especially in Yoakam's cover of Z.Z. Hill's "Everybody Got gets tight with WFUV's Rita Houston Grateful Dead Records, to vocal styling. His familiar twang is to Cry" is catchy, and there are sev- during a visit to the station while out Shanachie, where Kaiser has released given a great twist on the rockin' eral Clifton Chenier tunes thrown in touring behind his A Moment of several albums, including works title track, and his emotive, tender for good measure. This type of Forever CD. with David Lindley. "Henry and I ballad "Nothing" renders his voice had gathered information on a regu- uncharacteristically unrecognizable. IMINIV,M11111.1COSEINIMENININFIERFM/M11111111111MINIIMIN lar basis regarding versions of "Baby Why Not" is my immediate songs," says Gans. "The arrangement favorite; it's a hard-core country of 'Spoonful' by Charlie Patton was number, complete with Pete a proto of the one made popular by Anderson's telecaster wizardry, Skip Howlin' Wolf." Edwards' accordion, Joy Lynn According to Shanachie media VP White's harmony vocals, and more Wayne Martin, "The label will he of Yoakam's vocal toying. Another launching a multi -faceted campaign stand -out and full-blown rocker is in support of the disc, including "Never Hold You," which features national retail and press, and many the Remhrandts on harmonies, and public radio stations are using it as a more of Anderson's guitar and har- premium during pledge drives. It monica antics. Writer's block is will he interesting to see how radio something that Dwight Yoakam will will take to this project, with every- have no part of, as he continues to thing being so format specific, but turn out a wealth of strong and hon- Melton we want to get it out there to any- est material. Gone is another statement NAGO n ygh one who's interested." Shanachie is from Yoakam that he's here to stay. also underwriting the GD Hour for VARIOUS ARTISTS the rest of the year. The Silverwolf Homeless Project The disc's cover art, by the leg- (Silverwolf) endary R. Crumb, is an awe inspir- This collection is a most valiant ing masterpiece that Shanachie pres- effort, assembling many of today's ident Richard Nevins persuaded finest singer/, all of Crumb to do for a stack of vintage whom have the heart and soul to jV featuring: face the homeless issue head-on. II,Ilk "My Mothers 78s. Posters of the cover art are Hands" and available by calling Wayne Martin at The homeless -specific song cycle- all artist performances and royalties "Stars" (212) 334-0248, and a limited edition on your desk now 4 - vinyl picture disc will be available are donated-is hard-hitting and in - tt through retail outlets on November your -face, just as it should be, with 21. Also highly worthy of mention touching entries from Sarah and Grammy nomination are the Elizabeth Campbell ("Geraldine & insightful liner notes by Blair Ruthie Mae"), John Gorka ("The Jackson. Gypsy Life"), and Patti Larkin ("I Told Him That My Dog Wouldn't While cover albums have been on - SingellY Visit us on The Web - www.shanachie.com or FF°,Dobi mn the -in of late, this is certainly the only Run"). Also contributing to producer Smith E-mail us - [email protected] one that could he used as a music Murray Krugman's Silverwolf project

GAVIN OCTOBER2 7 ,1995 39 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH BONNIE RAITT (21/106 SPINS) JOE GRUSHECKY & THE The Isle of View (Sire/Warner Bros.) HOUSEROCKERS THE PRETENDERS (18/377 SPINS) No use pretending, this is the week's hottest Aniertcan Babylon (Razor & Tie) debut. Proving you don't have to operate Houserockin' and knockin' at the chart',, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN (15/45 SPINS) under the unplugged moniker to revisit door. Joe "Iron City" Grushecky adds a STEELY DAN (10/233 SPINS) your past, The Isle of View debuts at #26, little Pittsburgh soul to the A3 mix with 377, +264, #1 Spin Trend. 99 spins, up 25%. CHERYL WHEELER (10/59 SPINS)

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1 1 EMMYLOU HARRIS 1 1 NATALIE MERCHANT (Elektra/EEG) 1 1 NATALIE MERCHANT (Elektra/EEG) 2 2 JONATHA BROOKE AND THE STORY 3 2 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 4 2 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 3 OCTOBER PROJECT 2 3 JOAN OSBORNE (Blue Gorilla/Mercury) 2 3 JOAN OSBORNE (Blue Gorilla/Mercury) 3 5 4 JOAN BAEZ 5 4 FRIENDS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 3 4 FRIENDS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 6 5 JOAN ARMATRADING 16 5 INDIGO GIRLS 'Epic) 6 5 EDWIN McCAIN 4 6 6 6 (Lava/Atlantic) 5 6 7 INDIGO GIRLS 7 7 SAAK (Reprise) 10 7 TEARS FOR FEARS 21 8 FRANCIS DUNNERY 14 k.d. Wog (Warner Bros.) 7 8 9 9 4 9 'REDDY JONES BAND (Capricorn) 15 9 k.d.Lang 10 SON VOLT

B 10 8 10 ?LAMS MOR!SSETTE (Maverick/Reprise; 8 10 11 BRUCE HORNSBY 10 11 TEARS FOR FEARS pic) 20 11 INDIGO GIRLS 17 12 9 12 16 12 MELISSA ETHERIDGE 19 k.d. long 13 13 13 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES' DK) 11 13 7 JOHN HIATT 12 14 9 14 26 14 15 20 15 SON VOLT ner Bros.) 13 15 11 16 16 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS 18 16 JUDE COLE and) 17 16 JUDE COLE 17 17 17 GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.) 18 17 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 18 18 LLOYD COLE 27 18 MELISSAETHERIDGE(Island) 22 18 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING 25 19 DRIVIN' N' CRYIN' 15 19 n A BROOKE AND THE STORY (Blue Thumb) 24 19 SON VOLT 24 15 20 11 20 ' (Polydor) 12 20 21 23 21 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Warner Bros.) 23 21 EDWYN COLLINS 13 22 22 22 FRANCIS DUNNERY I Atlantic) 37 22 TRACY CHAPMAN 12 23 29 23 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING (RainMaker/Interscope/AG) 14 23 23 24 JOAN OSBORNE 37 24 TRACY CHAPMAN Eieldra/EEG) NEW 24 PRETENDERS 28 27 25 JANE KELLY WILLIAMS 31 25 EDWYN COLUNS (Baalone) 21 25 NEW 26 PRETENDERS 'Sire/Wamer Bros.) 19 26 32 26 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES TRACY CHAPMAN 21 27 Street) 42 27 LOWEN & NAVARRO 35 27 33 28 JOAN ARMATRADING (RCA Victor) 28 28 22 28 19 29 ,LMPIRE RECORDS SOUNDTRACK (A&M) 42 29 CHRIS ISAAK 43 30 RICKIE LEE JONES 25 30 ',011THEntj r ILTunE ON THE SKIDS (DOT) 30 30 HEATHER NOVA 31 ALANIS MORISSETTE 32 31 HEATHER NOVA . ]at/WORK/CRG; 32 31 EMMYLOU HARRIS 40 32 LEO KOTTKE 47 32 LOWEN & NAVARRO .Parachute/Meruiry) 27 32 39 44 33 DAVID BOWIE 24 33 25 33 CLIFF EBERHARDT 26 34 .AVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 35 34 TOWER OF SONG-LEONARD COHEN TRIBUTE,,' 34 34 35 30 35 ,OOTIE & THE BLOWFISH (Atlantic) 29 35 29 36 28 36 PADY (Mercury) 39 36 ROB LAUFER 30 37 BILL MILLER 36 37 OCTOBER PROJECT (Epic) 36 37 MC; - 48 38 34 38 '10-LEONARD COHEN TRIBUTE (A&M) 40 38 JAMES McMURTRY ERG, 33 HEATHER NOVA 42 39 JOAN BAEZ..ardian) 31 39 45 39 BLUE RODEO 35 40 .1 TRY (Columbia/CRG) 43 40 JOAN ARMATRADING 41 40 41 40 41 ROB LAUFER Discovery) 34 41 20 42 JUDE COLE '3 45 42 LLOYD COLE Rykodisc) 50 42 JOE SATRIANI NEW 43 XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER 44 43 RIVIN N CRYIN (DGC) 38 43 NEW 39 44 IRTUOSITY (Radioactive) 41 44 38 44 45 BRYNDLE 41 45 JOE ELY (MCA) 45 45 LLOYD COLE 46 46 46 46 JIMMY BUFFETT (Margaritaville/MCA) 33 46 31 47 38 47 PRETTY & TWISTED (Warner Bros.) NEW 47 STEELY DAN 49 ROB LAUFER Al 48 MIKE SCOTT '1 43 48 '011 FCTIVE S011t /Atlantic) 46 48 T''. NEW 49 ROOMFUL OF BLUES -uncle NEW 49 STEELY DAN NEW 49 OCTOBER PROJECT (Epic) NEW NEW 5o XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER Thirsty Ear) NEW 50 XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER (Th /sty Ear' 36 50 KERRY KEARNEY Rockin' Blues in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Duane Allman and Freddie King. BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN with the focus track"TROUBLE IN MIND" Listen andBelieve.Promotion contact: Peter Hay @ Twin Vision 800-899-4464 Fax: 212-967-1524 © 1995 Eudaenomix Records

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17 14 17 11 4 11 20 10 12 14 11 7 27 2 18 25 1 NATALIE MERCHANT ,Ektra/EEG) 863 43 26 19 39 16 26 18 17 29 5 11 15 16 15 5 14 8 10 23 3 7 23 5 2 JOHN HIATT 799 +139 40 16 20 16 32 15 14 27 7 27 14 12 2 9 16 31 15 22 14 13 13 21 14 26 3 JOAN OSBORNE Siue Gorilla/Mercury) 772 +53 42 30 17 19 19 12 31 13 7 16 5 11 14 10 20 19 25 5 4 FRIENDS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 658 +38 9 20 21 6 15 25 12 21 22 11 9 7 2 18 7 6 16 15 10 11 12 11 12 22 10 4 5 INDIGO GIRLS (Epic) 602 +133 28 16 10 5 4 8 26 13 13 6 2 18 15 9 14 7 8 21 4 25 26 5 6 EDWIN McCAIN (Lava/Atlantic) 602 -18 43 28 11 14 10 8 14 7 4 10 8 15 10 11 18 2 16 44 7 CHRIS ISAAK (Reprise) 597 -1 29 21 16 12 1 15 9 13 13 13 12 9 6 8 19 10 9 8 7 13 16 8 13 4 8 k.d. lang (Warner Bros.) 592 +110 26 16 6 10 21 6 22 21 22 7 8 2 2 10 15 14 14 5 22 13 4 9 FREDDY JONES BAND (Capricorn) 585 -65 18 20 11 14 21 8 8 13 9 19 15 24 14 19 6 20 5 10 ALAN IS MOR'SSETTE (Maverick/Reprise) 571 26 27 21 15 16 25 9 7 16 19 12 15 12 14 10 17 5 20 14 11 TEARS FOR FEARS (Epic) 556 +7 8 19 0 18 15 9 21 7 13 8

1 21 15 14 9 3 22 21 4 12 == 541 -48 7 6 13 14 13 18 8 19 5 11 10 15 21 11 9 14 9 22 5 13 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES 512 +23 38 6 12 11 9 13 15 10 7 13 6 2 5 11 5 4 11 14 16 8 5 14 iARRiS (Elektra/Asylum) 497 -6 16 17 4 21 9 8 8 11 7 11 7 13 3 11 5 6 8 7 6 1 9 15 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 483 +54 28 19 7 52 10 20 6 9 7 2 9 2 8 9 5 8 14 11 19 6 22 14 5 16 JUDE COLE (Island) 483 +38 9 8 10 9 18 16 23 8 12 3 2 7 22 8 7 21 25 5 17 GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.) 481 +13 31 13 14 16 20 7 8 7 19 5 22 7 17 15 8 18 MELISSA ETHERIDGE (Island) 463 +65 28 25 15 3 15 15 6 27 13 5 8 10 10 14 13 6 7 21 14 4 19 JONATHA BROOKE AND THE STORY (Blue Thumb) 462 -13 6 7 11 4 3 9 17 8 8 5 7 1 9 10 5 14 10 4 8 23 13 20 VAN MORRISON (Polydor) 446 -86 13 10 30 3 15 19 8 22 7 9 10 22 8 7 11 21 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Warner Bros.) 438 +35 30 13 20 16 24 7 11 8 7 9 19 3

1 10 10 13 14 8 13 6 8 22 FRANCIS GUNNERY : -"antic) 427 +16 8 10 20 3 10 6 7 5 13 19 24 23 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING (RainMaker/Interscope/AG) 415 +30 26 30 10 18 3 26 4 10 8 15 8 7 17 5 7 5 24 TRACY CHAPMAN (Elektra/EEG) 408 +92 10 18 20 4 16 10 8 7 13 4 5 2 9 5 19 13 5 7 24 4 25 EDWYN COLLINS (BanNone) 379 +12 17 12 8 15 10 11 16 6 16 26 PRETENDERS (Sire/Warner Bros.) 377 NEW 0 12 9 8 23 6 0 26 13 2 24 11 13 6 7 13 14 4 27 PATTY LARKIN (High Street) 375 54 6 4 5 8 8 7 9 3 26 15 8 11 9 5 28 JOAN ARMATRADING (RCA Victor) 369 +11 18 6 3 25 8 10 13 4 19 13 14 11 27 26 5 29 EMPIRE RECORDS SOUNDTRACK (A&M) 369 -76 9 16 20 3 9 8 2 8 10 4 11 11 9 8 14 4 30 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS (DGC) 368 -32 9 12 4 19 18 9 11 4 11 12 8 10 13 8 8 4 31 HEATHER NOVA (Big Cat/WORK/CRG) 366 +7 25 4 10 10 18 8 6 8 5 4 11 4 11 8 16 8 32 LOWER & NAVARRO (Parachute/Mercury) 361 +110 13 7 21 6 2 4 15 3 3 10 15 11 6 9 11 4 33 BEN HARPER (Virgin) 361 -40 7 20 10 2 3 8 4 13 12 8 11 10 13 25 34 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 346 -54 29 19 18 5 10 12 17 7 9 11 22 18 17 35 HOOTIE & PIE BLOWFISH (Atlantic) 342 -40 31 15 5 14 19 19 13 8 5 8 15 5 36 PAUL BRADY (Mercury) 339 -48 27 5 6 10 8 10 12 9 4 10 8 4 10 8 12 7 12 4 37 OCTOBER PROJECT (Epic) 329 +11 17 14 7 22 8 10 7 19 5 38 TOWER OF SONG-LEONARD COHEN TRIBUTE (A&M) 312 -21 13 8 3 7 8 10 10 5 39 &ULM (Guardian) 305 +23 26 B 22 7 7 6 10 8 12 4 12 40 JAMES McMURTRY (Columbia/CRG) 298 -21 28 5 13 4 11 13 5 14 12 7 11 15 7 14 7 20 4 41 ROB LAUFER (Discovery) 296 +5 10 19 3 4 8 13 4 12 6 42 LLOYD COLE (Rykodisc) 295 +17 11 17 5 9 7 2 13 8 10 11 10 3 10 8 3 5 43 DRIVIN' N' GAVIN' (DGC) 268 -12 16 9 4 11 7 5 9 11 18 22 5 44 VIRTUOSITY (Radioactive) 264 -48 7 20 10 7 9 9 8 7 2 8 12 6 4 45 JOE ELY (MCA) 263 -23 23 16 5 1 9 14 8 4 23 46 JIMMY BUFFETT (Margaritavi le/MCA) 254 -22 21 4 19 8 24 11 15 14 11 6 7 22 5 47 PRETTY & TWISTED (Warner Bros.) 250 -66 9 9 18 15 19 12 15 5 14 25 48 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 238 -44 16 17 16 10 11 6 7 14 10 4 49 STEELY DAN (Giant) 233 NEW 8 10 12 27 6 3 11 5 5 8 4 50 XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER (Thirsty Ear) 228 NEW 25 20 6 4 12 3 2 5 7

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NATALIE MERCHANT (Elektra/EEG) 18 20 30 21 9 17 6 8 12 26 32 8 16 18 15 14 15 14 18 25 31 4 12 10

JOHN HIATT .( ) 10 20 36 21 12 9 19 6 17 14 16 21 22 5 16 19 15 20 14 15 8 14 21 8 13 11

JOAN OSBORNE 13;ue Gorilla/Mercury) 10 30 21 9 6 14 10 7 6 27 11 8 11 20 21 10 16 14 33 21 27 13 12 11

FRIENDS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 7 24 8 42 6 15 14 0 23 12 6 15 11 20 14 15 4 17 15 37 7 12 11

INDIGO GIRLS (Epic) 4 16 12 21 9 7 15 6 15 12 11 19 5 4 9 15 18 17 14 7 14 15 6 14 4 9

EDWIN McCAIN (Lava/Atlantic) 18 10 28 21 7 22 16 9 11 5 15 3 20 11 14 7 7 14 29 5 9

CHRIS ISAAK (Reprise) 10 25 5 12 12 23 6 31 8 15 18 9 7 14 15 8 13 9 16 12 14 10 k.d. lang (Warner Bros.) 6 10 5 27 12 9 12 13 22 13 15 12 4 12 5 8 7 7 8 5 14 7 15 7 7 6 6 13

FREDDY JONES BAND (Capricorn) 8 10 25 23 5 12 6 9 12 14 26 10 6 4 15 15 4 15 14 10 15 7 16 12 12 10

ALANIS MORISSETTE (Maverick/Reprise) 10 19 21 12 16 7 22 9 22 11 21 6 32 38 10 6 MUMMA (Epic) 0 9 10 32 10 12 7 11 13 12 10 6 17 18 14 7 9 15 29 13 12 13 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 16 10 22 3 9 7 6 21 12 11 15 24 15 7 11 14 10 8 14 18 21 11 12

LMA LOEB &IRE STORIES (DGC) 6 11 10 17 12 6 15 15 12 10 7 11 7 15 14 10 10 12 10 3 7

EMMYLOU HARRIS (Elektra/Asylum) 8 22 4 9 8 14 14 16 4 15 17 18 15 4 7 20 13

SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 8 25 8 12 9 3 22 9 13 12 2 5 15 15 3 9 7 10 9 4 12 4 5 9

JUDE COLE Island) 4 20 17 8 12 12 9 9 7 14 12 13 B 4 6 7 18 14 10 7 12 5 5

GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.) 10 20 18 21 19 16 9 7 11 21 7 16 13 22 7 10

MELISSA ETHERIDGE (Island) 11 5 17 21 2 12 23 22 4 7 11 17 14 11 28 12

JONATHA BROOKE AND THE STORY (Blue Thumb) B 17 12 21 9 11 10 15 16 6 6 6 12 15 15 4 14 10 14 10 19 13

VAN MORRISON (Polydor) 12 16 20 22 4 10 9 B 6 12 4 16 14 9 14 6 7

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Warner Bros.) 18 21 14 15 17 6 16 10 18 35 6 15

FRANCIS DUNNERY (Mantic) 8 22 10 12 12 9 5 22 14 5 14 16 5 5 8 7 16 5 6 7 10 15 9 11

DEEP BLUE SOMETHING (RainMaker/Interscope/AG) 18 8 12 2 7 12 10 12 5 17 17 25 22 30

TRACY CHAPMAN (Elektra/EEG) 4 18 10 12 9 11 7 12 11 14 6 5 8 6 7 14 4 5 8 10 14 6 5 7

EDWYN COLLINS (Bar \ None) 16 8 21 26 22 6 12 12 7 10 22 9 12 23 15 13

PRETENDERS (Sire/Warner Bros.) 3 3 28 5 12 0 4 17 8 6 1 15 5 14 8 14 14 23 4 14 0

PAT7Y LARKIN (Hirt Street) 9 10 14 8 7 12 8 2 16 9 15 5 14 14 10 7 16 12

JOAN ARMATRADING (RCA Victor) 8 15 9 11 7 14 12 5 5 7 7 16 7 14 15 14 3 7

EMPIRE RECORDS SOUNDTRACK (A&M) 20 20 16 5 21 27 7 2 8 B 22 10

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS (DGC) B 22 2 13 6 6 3 6 15 6 13 16 7 10 8 4 5

HEATHER NOVA (Big Cat/WORK/CRG) 6 9 11 6 12 6 6 15 5 11 8 4 7 12 7 10 8 11 16 4 5

LOWER & NAVARRO (Parachute/Mercury) 10 14 3 3 13 15 12 80 5 2 6 19 4 6 7 6

BEN HARPER (Virgin) 6 27 12 10 6 8 17 7 6 5 8 15 15 10 10 5 8 12

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 20 21 13 13 12 14 7 31 12

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH (Atlantic) 20 20 B 8 12 9 6 15 29 12

PAUL BRADY (Mercury) 10 17 0 21 9 6 4 2 B 10 4 15 7 14 10 8 7

OCTOBER PROJECT (Epic) 6 14 8 12 9 8 13 15 12 7 6 18 15 15 5 7 2 4 7 21 11

TOWER OF SONG-LEONARD COHEN TRIBUTE (A&M) 8 20 10 18 12 9 4 11 16 5 11 6 12 5 8 7 6 14 8 MAI= (Guardian) 8 5 9 10 14 11 7 16 8 3 15 8 7 0 4 10 JAMES McMURTRY (Columbia/CRG) 6 29 22 6 6 12 2 2 23 15 15 14 13 MINIM (Discovery) 27 12 6 3 16 16 6 7 4 3 6 7 10 4 12 6 4 LLOYD COLE (Rykodisc) 10 19 12 12 9 3 22 9 14 5 3 5 13 10 4 10

DRIVIN' N' GAVIN' (DGC) 8 10 25 4 12 12 6 7 4 6 6 3 15 15 9 16 7 10 5 5

VIRTUOSITY (Radioactive) 8 10 12 12 5 4 12 11 5 14 5 6

JOE ELY (MCA) 11 9 9 12 14 15 16 15 7 6 5 6

JIMMY BUFFETT (Margaritaville/MCA) 9 311 12 4 16 14 18

PRETTY & TWISTED (Warner Bros.) 10 8 13 12 7 9 3 7 B 7 4 3

COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 6 11 20 13 22 12 STEELY Jig (Giant) 3 3 22 9 4 19 15 7 13 2

XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER (Thirsty Ear) 6 28 0 3 5 22 6 5 13 5 9 15 6 9 B

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Extension BOGY KENT ZIMMERMAN Whip Us, Beat Us, You can only hope, Bite Us, Fax Us 21. Included are twelve "stories." Springsteen's timing couldn't be "I HOPE more interesting as stations that are toying with alternative music may have to reassess their direction, at THAT I DON'T least temporarily, or else ignore The Boss...Congrats to the A3 stations FALL IN LOVE that are coming through with fly- ing colors on the ratings trail. It's WITH YOU" difficult to mention one without mentioning all, but your hard work helps put the ki-bosh on the recent rash of naysaying (which we've noticed has suddenly subsided that she'll always dream Nick Bedding: Tortured after a few rock alternatives went Thanks to all of you who called wobbly)...The recent shake-ups at and faxed regarding our new Tri- Mercury resulted in David Leach "I added it after hearing ten seconds of chart page. If more of you need as the number two honcho, which Merchant's voice. This is the perfect song updated reporter lists (we faxed is great news. Leach has always for the 35 year -old, Lumina-drivin' guy." out a ton), simply call or leave a been a friend of our format, hence fax number. Plus, with the addition his devotion to Joan 0...Last - Bryan Jones, The Flash of Vinnie, we're looking to have week, in listing our GAVIN GAVIN A3chart results for all three Commercial reporters, we unwit- configurations by Tuesdays at tingly omitted beloved Jim Olsen Adds: SCR KCRW KINK 4:30p.m., PST. Also, if you aren't at WRSI-Greenfield which was A3 KUNIT on our Tuesday fax chart advance before such a distinction KTAO WCBE WRRX list and wanna be, leave a fax existed...Surely by now you know WBFL WFUV WNCW WRLT number and a message...Look for that Wade Williams and the gang WVBR WXPN GAVIN'A3 Award ballots to hit your have changed call letters from fax machine soon. We're sticking KQMT-Vail to KTUN...Talked to with the fax method, because our John Hiatt especially for our next 10.000 MANIACS return last year was a staggering A3 GAVIN issue dated December 8, 67%...There's expansion in the SBR which is the same week we camp as Lori Martin (such a announceGAVINAward nominees. babe, formerly of KBCO and E - John was about to leave for a tour THEIR NEW LAST SONG, Town) joins as in-house promo- supporting his superfine, Walk On tions specialist. Also joining SBR is album. Along the way he'll be Tom Fricke formerly an air talent playing in Seattle, November 19 for at The Peak in Denver. Speaking Winter Warm 95, KMTT's home- FROM THE ALBUM of the Peak, another sprouts in less children benefit...WBOS Spokane. Under the tutelage of announces their fall line-up for the SBR, KEZE abandons AOR for 4th Annual WBOS Festival for the STEP RIGHT UP Rock Alternative nicknamed The Earth at South Station. These Peak...Meanwhile across town, lunchtime concerts are historically "Constantine Consulting is field- mobbed. Players include Orr ing applications immediately for (remember Ben Orr of the Cars?), the following openings in Adult October Project with Ben Arnold Album Alternative radio in a vari- and Jude Cole...Capitol finally ety of markets. Program gets around to formally announc- FMthe songsRIGHT of UP Director: Major market program- ing Nick Bedding's appointment A.10(01..1 ming experience, computer skills, as National Director, Adult Formats leadership qualities, on -air respon- (cool gig!). We love Phil Costello's sibilities, open-minded-no hidden official comment: "I hired Nick at agenda. Music Director: Selector Virgin and now I've got him back skills, love of music, good ears, at Capitol where I can torture him on -air. Air Talent: AAA experience on a weekly basis." Good luck, preferred, one-to-one communica- Nick...And finally Dennis tors with strong production, all day Constantine sends his Halloween parts. Promotions Director: A -Z song list from Atlanta aggressive on -street presence, cre- Rhythm Section's "Spooky" to ative, marketing skills. T&Rs to Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of Constantine Consulting, 3788 London." Fleetwood Mac, who !MANIFESTO' Orange Lane, Boulder, CO 80304. were always a bit scary in every No Calls."...Bruce Springsteen's incarnation, wins the derby with new solo album, The Ghost of Tom five frightening entries. No, not ©1995 MANIFESTO RECORDS. ALL WRONGS REVERSED. load will hit the stores November "Tusk," you knucklehead.

GAVIN OCTOBER 27, 1995 ALBUM ADULTALTERNATIVE ful, and acid jazzy, here's a albums in shaping underground radio wonderful hodgepodge of was 's What's Going On. TRACY CHAPMAN artists, including Booker T. & At the time, Marvin sang not only to black folk, but to long hairs-before New Beginning the MG's, Morphine, Us3, an accessible John Lurie (the prin- being both was a mainstream thang. (Elektra) cipal composer), Greyboy and And while the Viet Nam War (one of .\ Beginning opens on several Medeski, Martin and Wood. the forces that fueled What's Going serious notes, as Tracy Chapman On's power) is long over, we're as True it's primarily instrumen- and producer Don Gehman assem- album" and divided today as we've ever been. tal and eccentric for rock radio, but ble a clear -hearted set of songs the Who's Tommy, a double disc With an impressive (and seamless) grounded in stark simplicity and treatment that launches the band we just couldn't resist a mad men- array of producers, that underground plain -speak. Throughout, the songs creatively into the upper echelons oftion. Get Shorty is a movie that will spirit comes back to life on "Inner call for change and rebirth. rock n roll composition. The string - be on the minds of your listeners, City Blues." Even during his heyday, Contemplative and dark, the instru- laden "Tonight, Tonight" is truly one and the music is a prime ingredient. programming Gaye's music to rock mentation, like the messages of New of this year's most beautiful rock Us3's opening theme and Lurie's audiences took skill and agility. Beginning, are subdued but experiments. "1979" is another "Stink" and "Nose Punch" (see what However, if you're on a particularly extremely effective. Chapman keeps standout candidate. A3's dalliances we mean?) are starters. spaced set drive, consider Bono's her tempos low profile, occasionally with alternative music aside, many ofVARIOUS ARTISTS chilling reading of "Save the Children" adding stray ingredients like sitars, the songs crunch with either new as a bridge from something progres- Celtic pipes, and digeridoos to fairly and interesting melodic ideas or Inner City Blues, The Music Of sive to something soulful. While straight -forward backing. tastefully fat and awesome guitars. Marvin Gaye (Motown) you're in the neighborhood, check While the opening songs, "Heaven's Other cool tracks; "Bullet with If you go back that far, you'll recall out the re -mastered version of What's Here on Earth," "Smoke and Ashes," Butterfly Wings," "Cupid De Locke," that one of the most influential Going On. Truly timeless. and our favorite, the percussive "New"Galapagos," and "Porcelina of the Beginning," can be interpreted as Vast Oceans" on disc one, and "Thirty - Gridbounc Three," "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" and sullen, the scales tip more positively *JOE LEWIS WALKER (Verve) especially "1979" on disc two. BEN ARNOLD (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) when later entries like "Tell It Like It BLUE RODEO (Discovery) *BILL MILLER (Warner Bros.) Is" and the concluding "I'm Ready" VARIOUS ARTISTS JOE SATRIANI (Relativity) *JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE (RC= round out Chapman's new beginning. Get Shorty Soundtrack WORKING CLASS HERO/JOHN LENNON *JOE GRUSHECKY & THE HOUSEROCKERS (Razor & Tie) SMASHING PUMPKINS Hollywood) *CHERYL WHEELER (Philo) (Verve/Antilles) MIKE SCOTT (Chrysalis/EMI) *BOTTLE ROCKETS (Tag/Atlantic) Mellon Collie and the Our fave movie and record is one DAN ZANES (Private Music) *CLIFF EBERHARDT (Shanachie) Infinite Sadness and the same. The music of Get *ROOMFUL OF BLUES (Rounder) HEATHER EATMAN (Oh Boy!) (Virgin) Shorty beautifully reflects the groove *BONNIE RAITT (Capitol) *STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN (Epic) and timing of the script, whichc was ROBBEN FORD & THE BLUE LINE (Blue Thumb) Please Note:AllGRIDbounders have upward Don't feel left out. Smashing PAUL KELLY (Vanguard) Spin Trenas. Pumpkins have recorded a modern based on the Elmore Leonard novel. GRATEFUL OEM (Arista) Dropped: #50 Better Than Ezra, 149 David Bowie, #48 combination of the Beatles' "white Street, cheeky, R&Bish, bluesy, soul- RICKIE LEE JONES (Reprise) Soul Asylum, Lenny Kravitz, Ani DiFranco. Jeff Arundel.

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Ono on Lennon:

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BY DAVE ROTHSTEIN

In 1965, the year Rubber Soul was Aets released, I was a senior in high school Note and deep into the Fah Four. My band, the Brewmasters (0, were already playing every Beatle song. SNf SAID... Yoko Ono spoke with Ben Fong - Torres in September, 1987, for an article for the San Francisco Chronicle. She addressed the then -contro- versial decision to let an ad

Beatle Dave still believes in 'Yesterday.'

from obscure album tracks like "Ask Me Why," "No Reply" and "You Can': Do That" to attempting to recreate "And Your Bird Can Sing." Our efforts, to say the least, fell WHICH WAY short. It was tough to capture the exact sounds that jumped out of my $150 Magnavox stereo, but we did capture the energy. It was the begin- TO HERE ning of my obsessive Beatle complex. When Rubber Soul came out, I got a stereo copy, and my younger brothel agency use Lennon's song, HIS DEBUT ALBUM ON got a mono. His copy's version of "I'm "Revolution," for a TV campaign Looking Through You" had two false by Nike shoes: starts on the intro-the first Beatle col- "If I thought it was really detri- lectable. mental to the music, I would OKEH/ 550 MUSIC FEATURING Capitol Records' The Beatles have fought vigorously," she Anthology I contains 50 -something said. "But the fact that the song tracks of previously (legally) unavail- is going out to the world is able music. I have spent a small for- great. Besides, it's a 'revolution' tune over the years collecting bootleg to wear sneakers rather than "FAVORITE SON" LPs and CDs, many of which had high -heeled shoes." material that will never be commer- Regarding being a living cially released, but much of which is reminder of John Lennon: contained in this superb compilation. "I was always an individual, WITH SPECIAL GUEST Hearing a different mix or different and then, with John, it was easy lyric or tempo to songs embedded in to be absorbed in him. But I your mind and soul is a special and tried to still be an individual. 0 unique experience. That effort is gone now. Since I TOMMY MALONE FROM THE SUBDUDES Hearing a song you've never heard, lost John, and because of my like "Leave My Kitten Alone," for the emotions, I have no desire to be first time is exciting stuff. Not to men independent of him. It's nice to tion the two recently -recorded songs be thought of as part of him. on restored, original Abbey Road gear "John is now a bigger force that technically reunite Paul, George than all of us, and if I'm consid- and Ringo with John. ered part of it, that's fine. If I Let's see-who do Istill know at was to be in his shadow...it's kind of a nice shade to be relax- epic Capitol who will send me a promo? (sIL group ing under. 411111111Thilw Dave Rothstein is Gavin's "I cherish the shade." Manager of Media Services.

GAVIN OCTOBER 27, 1995 We Don'tOften

We apologize for taking up your time and this space for what is, in some ways, a simple domestic dispute. .fr4v)c h;5eil.You obvi- GAVIN has been prompted to speak out because ously didn't see the October 13 issue, Gavin's well - Radio & Records has continued to ride roughshod supported 7th Anniversary celebration of Jazz/Adult over our vital interests in the most arrogant manner. Alternative. We'll send a copy to you. But, worse, R&R has branded a baby format a fail- ure simply because of its own ineptitude in the genre. "It was with a degree of disbelief that 1 learned the That is both unfair and potentially damaging to a GAVIN Report declined R&R's suggestion they adopt whole group of radio and music professionals, and NAC to describe the format." artists, who are working hard to build on the many - Carol Archer, R&R,October 6, 1995 positive achievements in Album Adult Alternative. Thank you for the kind offer of being able to sub- We don't like airing our dirty linen in public, but stantiate R&R's efforts while subverting GAVIN's we like even less someone else doing it for us. R&R own. This "suggestion" was made during a brief tele- has been busy telling its side of the story for the last phone conversation. R&R takes a whole year to few weeks, propagandizing for the most part, and it supposedly has been conducting research in which, decide to change a format name and then expects amazingly, everyone has confirmed that R&R has GAVIN to make upits mindeiur;r10 the been right all along and anyone else must be wrong. eurbe el' 4 telephOwle r,Ovolver- Over these two pages we will repeat some of the 54 t ; 001, effectively kow-towing to R&R in the statements made by various executives of R&R and process. provide you with our response, for the first time. First, a summary of events so far: "I have long considered the use of the NAC and Az terms confusing in describing the same format." X R&Rdecides to change the name of its - rol Archer, R&R, October 6, 1995 outmoded Progressive section. her, whY blot t4I1K to 44v;r,

It co-opts a name we've been using for 4bout it, as we are the ones who have been fos- seven years in another format (Adult tering Adult Alternative for the past seven years? We Alternative). are not permanently wedded to a particular format

Gavin objects. name and would be happy to consider a change that

R&R agrees to find a new name. is right for GAVIN and right for the industry. That

R&R proceeds to belittle Gavin in print. does not mean we should accept being railroaded by X Following further "research" (we a fait accompli. thought they'd already spoken to everybody), R&R decides to stick with "R&R has long advocated industry consensus the co-opted name after all. when it collies to format names and definitions." - Erica Farber, R&R, letterdated October 16, 1995 R&Rsays, politely: Screw Gavin.

R&R declares A3/Triple A to be a ott h'ibbs\ t. From the very beginning, "failed" format. R&R has sought out new terms which it could

Gavin gets mad. exploit exclusively. CHR is the most obvious example, conjured out of nowhere when Top 4o was the cur- "1 am deeply gratified that R&R's commitment to rency for Billboard, GAVIN, other trades, and the NAC has resulted in an exclusive franchise in terms music industry. R&R seems to believe that consensus of editorial, advertising support from record labels." is only achieved when R&R finally sets its seal of - Carol Archer, R&R, October 6, 1995 approval on something. Get Angry, So...

"For almost a year we have been asking the industry album, instead of five or six as previously was the case. about the format known in other trades as Adult (In response, R&R developed a tracks chart for this Alternative Albums, Triple A, Progressive Adult Radio, format, which has received positive industry feedback.) A3, Totally Adult, and Post Modern. We spoke to every- Kevin McCabe, R&R, October 4, 1995 R&R reporter in the format and to the labels to try and reb;tive4-eet164PA?Not from Zeb Norris, help this struggling format. The clear message was basi- Operations Manager of WXLE-FM, Albany, New York, cally Triple A was a format that failed."- Erica who wrote R&R an open letter on October 5 in which Farber, R&R, letter dated October 16, 1995 he said, "I repeatedly voiced my concerns and objections 044 pre pobteroul. The plain truth is to your decision at R&R to go to a tracks chart, I was that it has failed in R&R and R&R has been strug- told that nobody else objected. In fact, I was told that gling. I'm surprkd it has taken you a whole year to the labels were all in favor of the tracks chart. So I did a ork this out. li 0 wtt 0.1tre 4v., evWore little survey on my own, and lo and behold, NONE of -T-- ititrtn.lt foryour publication's inept perception andthe labels I spoke with were happy with the tracks execution. These days, especially, R&R's failures don't chart!" Perhaps these people didn't quite make it into necessarily mirror the industry it is supposed to serve. R&R's sample of "industry experts from all facets of The latest Arbitron figures appear to bear this out. this community." Artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Counting Crows, "R&R did not initiate the change in the name of the Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Sarah McLachlan, format, we are simply keeping up with the change that Rusted Root, Natalie Merchant, Emmylou Harris, has already occurred... We found that Adult Alternative Patty Larkin and John Hiatt are cultivating valuable is the most descriptive and widely used name for this radio listenership (notice that all of the above appeared format... Since Adult Alternative has appeared in a Los at GAVIN A3 Summits in Boulder) and it would be a Angeles Times profile of KSCA/Los Angeles, we feel it's great shame if R&R's clumsy behavior were to damage now in the public domain." the format's evolution and positive progress. - Erica Farber, R&R, letter dated October 16, 1995 For the record, v;V1 b AI u teb bli P., c; ebb *here Rf'&TR' beep 00Y t4ttlutre tfYOu Ak; avNt ;vqt;4te the Let's look at a format where there is consensus - Jazz. Ph44e, 0---r;t.4, they) vihoa;a? As Is this another "failed" format? R&R was apparently so you state above, it wasn't in use by any other trade concerned about making sure the industry was well- paper (except by GAVIN, for another format) and was- served in this genre that it bailed out of it. GAVIN has n't in use at all for this format until you co-opted it. stuck with Jazz through thick and thin, and so you'll par- The story in the LA Times was a negative account for don us if we find R&R's "for the good of the industry" which R&R was a source. Of course your local home- t ne in t*s whole discussion nauseatingly patronizing. town paper used your terminology. When the San tc Iutrpeti 044 the Francisco Chronicle uses GAVIN as a source, it uses our terminology, bute don't then regard one negative , otkebbilve 60444400v) whew) the viheelb_ieo 0.f.f and now R&R is stoLy as gospel. le4beVie'YOUr 5 efite looking to hijack someone else's vehicle and call it ot-- v4lueb btr4Oh4. R& -R's own. As Zeb Norris puts it to R&R: "Golly, imagine that! Another trade got P.O.'d that you 'borrowed' their for- "It's no secret this format has suffered a great deal of mat name (for a different format!) without permission! industry misunderstanding due to the diverse nature of Who'd a thunk?" its stations. In our effort to help advance the format, If only R&R had been thunking straight in the first and after speaking to industry experts from all facets of place. 0 this community, we realized that many of these stations began to focus more on just one or two tracks from an David Dalton CEO, GAVIN MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH SPECIAL EFX BONEY JAMES SPECIAL EFX featuring George & (22/78 spins) Seduction (Warner Bros.) Chieli NAJEE An astonishing move into the top ten, 49-10, Body lan,tatage (JVC) ( 1 6/22 spins) 399 spins, +268. Boney joins "automatic" A2 Granted, Special EFX as a Record To Watch is OLETA ADAMS artist status by "seducing" Adult Alternative kind of a "no-brainer," but the buzz from sta- ( 14/74 spins) radio with his second solo album. tions is that Body Language is one of the finest BOBBY CALDWELL Adult Alternative records out there. Killer (7/202 spins) grooves on the opening -Bodybeat."

Onz CornerBYKEITH ZIMMERMAN Gavin A2 1111Pollmmimillerences In place of this week's On Z Corner, please see page 0 +24 1 1 FOURPLAY - Elixir (Warner Bros.) 53 694 46 for a blow-by-blow account of R&R's latest fiasco 2 2 RICK BRAUN - Beat Street (Bluemoon) 51 0 595 46 in public relations. The piece was written by GAVIN 3 3 THE JAIIMASTERS feat. PAUL HARDCASTLE -II (JVC) 46 0 539 +3 CEO, the usually mild-mannered David Dalton, who 4 4 MARC ANTOINE - Urban Gypsy (NYC) 48 0 527 +7 isn't so mild-mannered this week.

6 5 TORCUATO MARIANO - Last Look (Windham Hill) 46 0 490 -19 in the studio to complement the 5 6 3RD FORCE - Force Of Nature (Higher Octave) 43 1 485 -30 Jazz/A2 Picks canned loops. Bob James sits in on 9 7 BOB MAMET - Day Into Night (Atlantic) 48 1 438 +41 piano for "Washington Bridge" and 7 8 KEIKO MATSUI - Sapphire (White Cat/Unity Label Group) 44 0 436 +10 SPECIAL EFX contributes his trademark, elegant 15 9 RICARDO SILVEIRA - Storyteller (Kokopelli) 48 0 422 +66 Body Language chord changes. Most important, 49 4 399 +268 49 10 BONEY JAMES - Seduction (Warner Bros.) (JVC) Boney has found his own distinc- 10 11 GRANT GEISSMAN -Business As Usual (Positive Music) 44 1 393 -3 Special EIX's music will never he tive voice on the horn and has sep- .1 rated from the pack. 11 12 PHILIPPE SAISSE - Masques (Verve Forecast) 45 1 387 +2 the same since last year's loopy. 16 13 GRP ARTISTS'... BEATLES - (I Got No Kick...) Modern Jazz (GRP)43 2 382 +31 hip -hop rhythms of Catwalk. STRUNZ & FARAH

12 14 MARION MEADOWS -Body Rhythm (RCA) 41 0 380 -5 According to the band, Body Heat of the Sun (Selva) it's been threc \ Ole siz- 23 15 - Naked And True (Bluemoon) 45 2 357 +79 Language returns to the catchy melody lines of previous records, zling guitar duo of Strunz and 14 16 STANLEY CLARKE - AtThe Movies (Epic) 42 0 347 -14 but rhythm and beat are still prime Farah last visited (and dominated) 4 335 +50 22 17 SIMPLY RED - Fairground (eastwesVEEG) 39 considerations when it comes to Gavin smooth jazz territory. How 8 18 PAUL TAYLOR -On The Horn (Countdown/Unity) 36 0 330 -77 building tunes. They've also bol- things have changed since those 18 19 GREGG KARUKAS - You'll Know Its Me (Fahrenheit) 37 0 321 -7 stered the band with new players days! I'm sure they're still a musical 13 20 INCOGNITO-100 Degrees and Rising (Verve Forecast/TalkmLoud)32 0 319 -45 like drummer Clint de Ganon and force to be reckoned with onstage,

19 21 MAYSA-Maysa (Blue Thumb) 40 1 314 -5 vocalist Armsted Christian, who and they still throw out simultane- ous World genres (Flamenco, 17 22 JMICHAEL VERTA - The Phoenix (BrainChild) 29 0 295 -56 join regular EFX crewmen like sax - ophonist Mark Johnson, Moorish, Arabic, etc.) like nobody 28 23 TOM GRANT - Instinct (Shanachie/Cachet) 41 2 287 +39 Jerry Brooks and keyboardist Steve else. Yet Heat of the Sun captures 21 24 DAN FOGELBERG & TIM WEISBERG -No Resemblance... (Giant) 29 0 283 -6 Skinner. Co -leaders Chieli Minucci the passion of their influences in a 20 25 THE WALTER BEASLEY PROJECT -Private Time (Mercury) 35 0 280 -18 and George Jinda tear it up on the more understated, simmering light. 25 26 TONY GABLE & 206 - Seven Hills (Heads Up/Intermix) 35 2 275 +8 two most visionary and airplay "Dark Fire" has the buzzing guitar 35 27 ALEX BUGNON - Tales From The Bright Side (RCA) 39 1 257 +52 friendly compositions, "Night runs, but violinist Charlie Bisharat

27 28 BRIAN McKNIGHT -I Remember You (Mercury) 32 1 253 -3 Rhythm" and "Bodybeat." On the softens it into a ballad stance. "Jardin" (Spanish for "garden") is 36 29 PEOPLE SOUNDTRACK - People Soundtrack (Ligbtyear) 36 1 248 +45 former, Minucci combines fat Wes - overtly melodic and sumptuous. 30 30 BRIAN SIMPSON - Closer Still (Noteworthy) 31 0 247 +15 octave licks with squishy wah-wah grooves. Jinda's exotic percussion KEITH JARRETT TRIO 29 31 JAll CRUSADERS -Happy Again (Sin-Drome) 30 1 223 -22 heightens the feverish pace on the At the Blue Note 1 221 +42 41 32 JONATHAN CAIN - Piano With A View (Higher Octave) 35 latter. If ever there was an argu- (ECM) 46 33 BOBBY CALDWELL - Soul Survivor (Sin-Drome) 33 7 202 +51 ment for A2 radio to go more than Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, and 26 34 KEVIN TONEY -Pastel Mood (Ichiban) 22 0 202 -59 one song deep on a CD, Body Gary Peacock are currently touring 24 35 URBAN KNIGHTS -Urban Knights (GRP) 23 0 197 -72 Language is it. the country and their gigs are 31 36 KIRK WHALUM - In This Life (Columbia/CRG) 26 0 195 -37 BONEY JAMES drawing amazing press. Hopefully, 34 37 JOE TAYLOR - Spellbound (RCA Victor) 25 0 194 -18 Seduction jazz stations around the country 37 38 YELLOWJACKETS - Dreamland (Warner Bros.) 26 0 188 -8 (Warner Bros) have caught the fever, because 40 39 METRO - Tree People (Lipstick) 24 0 180 -1 With only his third release, saxo- Jarrett is touring on a wonderful 39 40 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Modern Life (Bluemoon) 19 0 175 -16 phone jack-of-all-trades Boney six -CD box set documenting a

32 41 HEAVY SHIFT - Unchain Your Mind (Discovery) 18 0 174 -51 James obtains coveted "automatic three night and six set stand at the Blue Note in New York City that 33 42 DEZONA - Hands (Lipstick) 20 0 173 -41 artist" status on A2 radio. From the opening "Camouflage" onwards, took place June 3-5, 1994. Bye Bye 43 MICHAEL FRANKS - Abandoned Garden (Warne' Bros.) 30 2 169 +16 45 James adopts to the new exacting Blackbird (Keith's final salute to 1 +16 47 44 DENNY JIOSA - Moving Pictures (Blue Orchid) 27 166 standards of smooth jazz, most Miles), the astounding At the Deer 44 45 DEAN JAMES - Can We Talk (Brajo) 20 0 164 +3 recently demonstrated by Rick Head Inn (Jarrett returning to his 43 46 J. SPENCER -Blue Moon (MoJAll/Motown) 22 1 161 0 Braun's 13 -week reign at the top of first venue as a bandleader) and 38 47 KEN NAVARRO -Brighter Days (Positive Music) 18 0 159 -33 the chart: keep it sexy and funky, Standards in Norway have all made

50 48 UP:AN PASERO with CHRISTOPHER BOCK -Zbra (Sugo) 17 0 131 0 and incorporate a live band sound gradual airplay chart headway. - 49 FRANK GAMBALE - Thinking Out Loud (JVC) 21 0 124 NEW Editors:KEITH & KENT ZIMMERMAN A2 reports accepted Thursdays 42 50 LIONEL HAMPTON -For The Love Of Music (MoJAll/Motown) 18 0 118 -46 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN OCTOBER27,1995 JAZZ/ADULT ALTERNATIVE Jarrett is individualistic and cerebral, five minute soul stew, spiced with hot and you rarely hear his name Latin rhythms and some George Benson - dropped to describe somebody styled jazz guitar riffs from British axe - S I else's playing. The At the Blue Note man Tony Remy. So far, A2 has led the single disc radio sampler features way for radio's involvement with Acid 2W LW TW standards which the trio uses to Jazz. It was just a couple years ago 3 1 1 JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET - Spirit Of The Moment (Warner Bros.) springboard towards their own high when A2 radio would never play such 2 3 2 McCOY TYNER TRIO - Infinity (Impulse!) 1c\ els of improvisational wizardry. rich beats. For those who can stretch 1 2 3 HARGROVE/McBRIDE/SCOTT - Parker's Mood (Verve) SHAWN "THUNDER" out into the night, "Strolling" packs a 8 4 4 DON BRADEN - Organic (Epicure/550) WALLACE funky '70s bassline in the tradition of 9 5 5 FRANK MORGAN - Love Lost & Found (Telarc Intl) ...And the Music Lives On the R&B film soundtracks of that peri- 19 6 6 SONNY FORTUNE - A Better Understanding (Blue Note) od. "Light and Shade" is another night- 16 7 7 MICHAEL WOLFF TRIO - Jumpstart! (Jimco) (Schoolkids') time candidate. Hollywood has already 25 13 8 EDDIE HENDERSON - Inspiration (Milestone)

released four Acid Jazz CDs, including 13 8 9 STEVE HOBBS - On The (Candid/DA) early sides by Brand New Heavies. Jazz - 25 10 DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER - Love and Peace (Verve)

and A2 radio can call Mike Lieberman 14 12 11 JOHN McLAUGHLIN - After The Rain (Verve) at (800) 603-3043 and get with the lat- 30 15 12 B SHARP JAI/ QUARTET - Mirage (MAMA Foundation) est in Acid Jazz. 17 14 13 JAMES MOODY - Moody's Party (Telarc Intl) TONY BENNETT - 17 14 GERALD ALBRIGHT - Giving Myself To You (Atlantic) Here's to the Ladies 23 16 15 CECILIA SMITH - CSO Volume II (Brownstone) (Columbia/CRG) 20 18 16 CARIBBEAN JAll PROJECT - Caribbean Jazz Project (Heads Up)

Last \\cekthe Ne w York City fathers 7 9 17 BILL HOLMAN BAND - A View From The Side (JVC) Talk about a major jazz buzz on a ris- closed off Sixth Avenue in mid -town - 30 18 VANESSA RUBIN - Sings (Novus/RCA) ing young talent! ...And the Music Lives Manhattan to proclaim "Tony 4 10 19 AL GREY - Centerpiece (Telarc Intl) On has seemingly come out of Bennett Day." Besides being a vocal NEW 20 LARRY GOLDINGS - Whatever It Takes (Warner Bros.) nowhere to become this week's icon for decades, Bennett has really 5 11 21 HOUSTON PERSON - The Lion And His Pride (Muse) Number One most added jazz title, and hit the mainstream again with his - 29 22 TONY CAMPISE - Strange Beauty (Heart Music) no doubt major labels are scrutinizing MTV Unplugged and Steppin' Out NEW 23 DAVE BRUBECK - Young Lions & Old Tigers (Telarc Int]) the confident arrangements of Shawn releases. As the consummate song NEW 24 ALAN HARRIS -It'sA Wonderful World (Mons) "Thunder" Wallace's new CD. Wallace stylist, only Bennett can take such is only 19 years old, plays alto like a well-heeled standards as "Over the ruFW 25 PONCHO SANCHEZ - Soul Sauce (Concord Jazz) maddened Cannonball and already has Rainbow" and Streisand's "People" 29 27 26 JOHN COLTRANE - The Heavyweight: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Rhino) four releases under his belt. The and reclaim them as his own. Bill - 28 27 CHICO O'FARRILL - Pure Emotion (Milestone) Schoolkids' label brings Wallace into Holman's big band arrangements put NEW 28 KENNY BURRELL - Lotus Blossom (Concord Jazz) prominence with this sprawling a definite jazz stamp on Here's to the 21 20 29 LIONEL HAMPTON - For The Love Of Music (MoJAll/Motown) release. "Some Kind of Blue" opens Ladies. Bennett salutes vocal legends 11 19 30 BOB FLORENCE LIMITED EDITION - With All The Bells And Whistles (MAMA Foundation) with classic tones, as Wallace and Ella, Lena, Billie, Dinah, and many trumpet player Dwight Adams duel on more. Bennett is as American as the songs he sings and the New York three eight -bar passages over the top C 0 M IV I" I A of a walking bassline by Kurt Krahnke. City skyline. He is also the new Then after a blast on one, Wallace mass appeal ambassador for jazz. 2W LW TW and the rest of the tune really soars. JONATHAN CAIN 1 1 1 FOURPLAY - Elixir (Warner Bros.) Jazz radio should spread the news Piano with a View 2 2 2 RICKBRAUN -Beat Street (Bluemoon) on Wallace and, like Josh Redman, 3 3 3 THE JAllMASTERS feat. PAUL HARDCASTLE -II (JVC) (Higher Octave) make him their next big sensation. 5 5 4 MARC ANTOINE - Urban Gypsy (NYC) Jonathan Cain touches on the feminine WILL DOWNING side of melody. Once a hit song- 4 4 5 3RD FORCE - Force Of Nature (Higher Octave) Moves writer with Journey (he penned the 11 10 6 BOB MAMET - Day Into Night (Atlantic) (Mercury) power ballad "Open Arms"), Cain 7 7 7 INCOGNITO - 100 Degrees and Rising (Verve Forecast/Talkin Loud) Singer Will Downing puts the moves replenished his vision by taking 8 BONEY JAMES - Seduction (Warner Bros.) on the ladies over Quiet Storm air- piano lessons again and studying 8 8 9 TORCUATO MARIANO - Last Look (Windham Hill) waves with his second Mercury Chopin. The result is Piano with a 25 15 10 GRP ARTISTS' CELEBRATION... BEATLES - (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz (GRP) effort, entitled Moves. While Downing View, a recording that stresses sensitiv- 9 9 11 MARION MEADOWS - Body Rhythm (RCA) ity. While it's tempting to accuse Cain croons urban radio with "Sorry," A2 10 13 12 KEIKO MATSUI - Sapphire (White Cat/Unity Label Group) of going soft, there's a lot to be said can take the sophisticated route with 17 18 13 RICARDO SILVEIRA - Storyteller (Kokopelli) for an artist exploring his pure melodic the dreamy "Inseparable." It sounds 29 20 14 RANDY CRAWFORD - Naked And True (Bluemoon) feelings. After working with Neal like a satiny blend of Billy Eckstein 13 12 15 STANLEY CLARKE - At The Movies (Epic) Schon on his Higher Octave debut, and Aaron Neville, with "unforget- 11 16 MAYSA - Maysa (Blue Thumb) Cain decided to go easy on the bud- 14 table" strains of Nat "King" Cole. We get, and dedicate this one to his wife. 30 17 17 SIMPLY RED - Fairground (eastwest/EEG) like the jazzy changes on Downing's Try the textural title track or the breezy 6 6 18 PAUL TAYLOR - On The Horn (Countdown/Unity) seductive version of "Stella by opening number, "Elegance on the 18 14 19 PHILIPPE SAISSE - Masques (Verve Forecast) Starlight." The churning rhythmic Catwalk." This CD a pure experiment 20 19 20 GREGG KARUKAS - You'll Know It's Me (Fahrenheit) accompaniment is extremely contem- for Cain, as he currently begins w ril- 15 16 21 J MICHAEL VERTA - The Phoenix (BrainChild) porary, and his background vocal ing rehearsals for the newly - 29 22 ALEX BUGNON - Tales From The Bright Side (RCA) treatments are subtle and effective. reformed Journey lineup, the same 24 26 23 GRANT GEISSMAN - Business As Usual (Positive Music) personnel as the Escape release. VIBRAPHONIC 2 23 23 24 THE WALTER BEASLEY PROJECT - Private Time (Mercury) (Acid Jan) pnen s - 30 25 TOM GRANT - Instinct (Shanachie/Cachet) London's original Acid Jazz label finally NEW 26 PEOPLE SOUNDTRACK - People Soundtrack (Lightyear) has a home in the United States, after 1. BONEY JAMES +268 22 27 27 BRIAN McKNIGHT -I Remember You (Mercury) inking a distribution deal with 2. RANDY CRAWFORD +79 28 28 28 JAll CRUSADERS - Happy Again (Sin-Drome) Hollywood Records. Adult alternative 3. SPECIAL EFX+78 NEW 29 BOBBY CALDWELL - Soul Survivor (Sin-Drome) radio should snap up a copy of 4. OLETA ADAMS +63 12 21 30 KIRK WHALUM - In This Life (Columbia/CRG) Vihraphonic 2 and enjoy the 5. ALEX BUGNON +52 grooves. "Heavy Vibes" is a rousing 6. BOBBY CALDWELL +51 Post -Bop compiled by a sample of Jazz intensive reports Commercial Adult compiled by a sample of Adult intensive reports

GAVIN OCTOBER 2 7 ,1995 9 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH SHAWN "THUNDER" WALLACE (37) JIM HALL MARK WHITFIELD Dialogues 7111 Avenue Stroll MULGREW MILLER (27) (Telarc Intl) (Verve) MARK WHITFIELD (25) After ten debuts last week, the chart adjusts as On Mark's latest release, half the performances CHARLES McPHERSON (22) jim Hatt is one of only tnree chart entries tuts teature a young rnytnm section, wnite the week with 56 reports and 10 adds. other half utilizes a group of veteran players. DENISE JANNAH (17) Look for a big chart debut next week. JIM WIDNER BIG BAND (17) A2 ChartboundJazz Ch

*SPECIAL EFX featuring George & Chieli (JVC) MARK WHITFIELD )Verve)

MARK ISHAM OLETA ADAMS (Mercury) Gavin jazz ELIANE ELIAS Blue Note) BRIAN KRINEK (Positive Music) DENISE JANNAH (Blue Note) Reports Adds H M L JIM BRICKMAN (Windham Hill) MAYNARD FERGUSON/BIG BOP NOUVEAU 1 1 1 JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET (Warner Bros.) 83 0 74 8 TAB TWO v,rgin) (Concord Jazz) 3 2 McCOY TYNER TRIO (Impulse!) 82 0 73 8 1 *NAJEE (EMI) MARC COPELAND non) 2 3 HARGROVE/McBRIDE/SCOTT (Verve) 80 0 73 7 0 STEVE MILLION jPaimetto) 4 4 DON BRADEN !Foicure/550) 81 2 64 12 3 WILL DOWNING (Mercury)

5 FRANK MORGAN (Telarc Int'l) 80 1 63 13 3 'SHAWN THUNDER" WALLACE (Schoolkids') 5 GERALD ALBRIGHT (Atlantic)

6 6 MICHAEL WOLFF TRIO (Jimco) 79 2 45 25 7 LORNE LOFSKY (Jazz Inspiration) SHAHIN & SEPEHR (Higher Octave) 10 7 SONNY FORTUNE (Blue Note) 74 0 42 28 4 CHRIS KASE ',Ions) *JESSE COOK (Narada) 8 8 STEVE HOBBS (Candid/DA) 70 0 48 16 6 DALTON GANG Second Step)

71 0 36 29 6 13 9 B SHARP JAll QUARTET (MAMA Foundation) *STRUNZ & FARAH (Selva) ANDRE PREVIN (Deutsche Grammaphone)

11 10 JOHN McLAUGHLIN (Verve) 69 2 43 20 4 PHIL SHEERAN [Passage) *EDDIE PALMIERI (Tropijazz) 12 11 JAMES MOODY (Telarc Intl) 68 0 42 19 7 *MULGREW MILLER (Novus/RCA) * & FMO (Monkeyville) 9 12 BILL HOLMAN BAND (JVC) 66 0 42 17 7 Dropped: o36 Charles Fambrough, #37 T.S. , 18 13 GERALD ALBRIGHT (Atlantic) 67 1 30 28 8 Dropped: ,t48 Abraham Laboriel, Willie & Lobo. I/44 Nino Tempo. 26 14 TONY CAMPISE (Heart Music) 68 1 14 40 13

20 15 ALAN HARRIS (Mons) 61 1 29 22 9

21 16 CECILIA SMITH (Brownstone) 59 2 33 20 4

15 17 CARIBBEAN JAll PROJECT (Heads Up) 62 1 33 16 12 Rahmlee, lead trumpet for Earth, Wind and Fire, The Phenix 33 18 DAVE BRUBECK (Telarc Intl) 74 6 8 46 14 Horns, and Phil Collins... 100,000,000 in 24 7 27 19 EDDIE HENDERSON (Milestone) 62 4 27 record sales... 31 20 VANESSA RUBIN (hlovus/RCA) 72 9 14 35 14

35 21 DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER (Verve) 72 9 15 31 17

7 22 AL GREY ITelarc 1111 61 0 28 24 9

32 23 CHICK COREA QUARTET (GRP) 55 0 11 34 10

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51) GAVIN OCTOBER 27,1995 GAVIN ROCKS Rock Chartbound THE OBVIOUS THERAPY? Detached (Grindstone) Misery (A&M) *Hostility (94) Century Media Salt Lake City's The Obvious have Therapy? is back, taunting rock radio been relentlessly gigging the West with Misery. This five song EP offers My Dying Bride (83) Fierce IEPLICANTS Coast, supporting their groove -rid- both old and new material that will *M.O.D. 83)Megaforce dled debut, Detached. You may get the nod from your hard rock lis- *Hanzel Und Gretyl (83) Energy recall that the title track was the teners. The title track, taken from the

The Obvious 71) Grindstone band's first single to hit radio, which, band's upcoming release, Infrrnal by the way, is getting more spins Love, is the focus, and contains the Dropped: /36 Excel, 144 Smile, /46 Stanford each week. The Obvious list Jane's band's patented crunchy guitar Prison Experiment, /48 , /49 Mental Addiction and classic Sabbath as grinds, steely vocals, and mind Hippie Blood. their main influences, but they deliv- numbing rhythm section. This track er their own unique sound, that will find a home at alternative and mixes layered melodies with full hard rock/metal radio. We're also TOP REQUESTS bodied rhythms and commanding treated to a never -before -released DOWN vocals. Having seen this hand a few demo, "Evil Elvis," as well as two ANTHRAX times, I can honestly say that this CD tracks from their last album, doesn't do their live performance Troublegrn, "Isolation," which was LABEL: Zoo Entertainment justice. The Obvious have minted a remixed by Consolidated, and a live RADIO PROMOTION CONTACT: GWAR new sound that's going to appeal to version of "Knives." "Stories" is LIFE OF AGONY adventurous commercial rock pro- another track that can be found on Sue Stillwagon (310) 358-4225 grammers. With low -end grooves their next release, hut this is a live LATEST RELEASE: Replicants clashing with harmonious guitar licks version. Intense is a word that's ADD DATE: October 30, 1995 on tracks like "BLM," "Rooter," "Life always been associated with this THE BAND IS: Paul D'Amour Rock Picks in One Day," "Father Say," and band, and it certainly pertains to REPLICANTS "Spins," it's obvious The Obvious are Misery. Look out for their full-length (Tool), guitar, lead vocals on "Ibiza Replicants (Zoo) exploring uncharted waters. due in January. Bar"; (Failure), lead haphazard jamming STANLEY SAVATAGE vocals, bass, guitar, programming; between artists can result in a Clobbered (Another Planet) Dead Winter Dead (Atlantic) (Failure), drums, record. This was the case when What would hard rock/metal radio With over eleven albums under their bongos, guitar, keyboards; Chris Tool's Paul D'Amour went to check he with out aggression? Boring. If belts, Savatage is far from abandoning out his former tourmates' (Failure) your show lacks this essential ele- the metal scene any time soon. Pitman, keyboards, background new studio. Since testing a studio ment, and needs an adrenaline Dead Winter Dead, their latest vocals, acoustic guitar, lead requires experimentation, D'Amour, boost, I suggest a dose of Stanley. release, is "a tale of three individuals vocals on "The Bewley Bros." along with Failure's Ken Andrews Hailing from New York, Stanley con- lost in the labyrinth of the war in and Greg Edwards, and newcomer sists of drummer Mark Levy, bassist Bosnia." Considering the lyrical con- A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE Chris Pittman started messing Dave Kramer, and guitarist/vocalist tent, you can expect a brooding listen ALBUM: Replicants is a around with various songs including Philip Doucet. This threesome con- that's saturated with striking metallic collection of cover tunes, from the Cars' "Just What I Needed," Neil jures up an unruly sound that riffs, haunting orchestrations, and Missing Persons' "Destination Young's "Cinnamon Girl," Syd encompasses swarming guitar riffs melancholy melodies. More of a tragic Barrett's "It's No Good Trying," and with romping bass lines and crash- opera than a head-slammin' metal Unknown" to Neil Young's Gary NCWIllall'S "Are 'Friends' ing drums. The bio compares them record, Dead IV iiter Dead captures "Cinnamon Girl." It also includes Electric?: putting their own dark, to the Melvins, Horton Heat, the brutality and senselessness of the McCartney's "Silly Love Songs," mesmerizing spin on these rendi- Mudhoney, Sonic Youth, and Big Bosnian war through marching drum which features Tool's Maynard tions. Replicants were officially born Black, but they forgot to mention beats, attacking guitar hooks, lumber- when Tool's A&R guy got his hands the Jesus Lizard. Hard hitting and ing bass lines, and grating vocals. Keenan as the lead vocalist. on a copy of the tape, and the rest loaded with crushing vocals, Stanley Deep messages aside, "Doesn't Matter THOUGHTS ON ROCK RADIO: is history. Replicants is an interesting will keep your phones active with Anyway," the title track, which was Rock radio will have a field day mesh of classic '70s and '80s tunes, "Pica." "Cancer," "Low Maintenance the first single, and "I Am" contain glazed with a modern rock sheen. Man," and "Spreader." The infectious enough aggressive guitars to merit with this record: "Just What I This may not meet all your metal hook of "Dress Up Day (Triceptor)" spins at rock radio. It's nice to see Needed," "Cinnamon Girl," and requirements, but it's a cool spin for is hard to miss, and is another tune artists addressing something as seri- "Are Friends Electric?" There's so Halloween, particularly Missing worthy of some spins. Stanley pass- ous as the Bosnian war, instead of much to play! Persons' "Destination Unknown" and es the aggressive test with writing songs about their sweater or Pink Floyd's "Ibizar Bar." Clobbered. lack of significant others.

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Hard KopyBY ROB FIEND Gavin Rocks Hoon's Death Elicits a Mixed Reaction 1 DOWN - Lifer (Elektra Entertainment Grp.) 495 11 with the band. In the overwhelming 2 OZZY OSBOURNE - Perry Mason (Epic) 477 +62 When I heard on the radio last Sunday (10/22) that Blind Melon's world of rock `tk' roll, there are 3 SKUNK ANANSIE - Selling Jesus (Epic) 396 +6 Shannon Hoon was found dead numerous demands put on artists 395 +57 4 ANTHRAX - Fueled (Elektra Entertainment Grp.) on his tour bus, my first reaction that your average Joe knows nothing 5 BELLADONNA - Rob You Blind (Mausoleum) 333 -3 was sadness; my second was anger. about. 6 NATURE - Nature (Zoo) 299 +3 Although it hadn't been officially "There's a lot of pressure that 7LIFE OF AGONY - Ugly (Roadrunner) 298 +9 confirmed by the time this went to comes with being in a band, that

8 INTO ANOTHER - Seemless (Hollywood) 292 +23 print, it's speculated that Hoon took people will never understand," says KZRK-Amarillo's Eric 9 GWAR - Rag Na Rok (Metal Blade) 261 +59 an accidental overdose of heroin. How many more artists are going to Slayter. "Don't judge someone 10 DEFTONES - 7 Words (Maverick) 260 +21 die at the ugly hands of drugs? unless you can walk in their 257 -24 11 CATHEDRAL - The Carnival Bizarre (Earache) Hoon's previous drug use wasn't shoes, because you don't know 12 IRON MAIDEN - Man On (CMC International) 234 +26 exactly classified information-a lot what going on in their life." 13 SIX FEET UNDER - Haunted (Metal Blade) 232 +20 of industry people were aware of Hoon's death brings back to the 14 FEAR FACTORY - Demanufacture (Roadrunner) 225 13 his partying ways. What makes his forefront the issue of drug use in 15 AC DL- (Elektra Entertainment Grp.) 222 +1 death more tragic, however, is that the rock '&' roll scene, but whether

16 Gila -Plastic Planet (TVT) 216 +127 since the birth of his daughter last or not this will been seen as a wake summer, he was reportedly trying to up call for other users is highly 17 ALICE IN CHAINS - Grind (Columbia/CRG) 210NEW clean up his act. debatable. 189 -4 18 MOTORHEAD - Sacrifice (CMC International) Even though I was never Blind "The use of heroin [by artists] 19 SHELTER - Mantra (Roadrunner) 188 -5 Melon's number one fan, and their hasn't gone up or down," says 20 SEAWEED - Spanaway (Hollywood) 178 -41 last album, Soup, didn't appear on WSUP-Jack Hansen. "I think the 21WHITE ZOMBIE - Astro-Creep:2000 (Geffen) 176 -34 the Gavin Rocks chart, I'm still media tries to bury the extent of 22 UGLY KID JOE - Menace To Society (Mercury) 163 -54 bummed that a talented musician is hard drug abuse in general."

23 WICKER MAN - You Annoy Me (Hollywood) 155 +34 no longer with us. I spoke to several "I don't think his death will stop other musicians from using hard 24 TESTAMENT - Live At The Fillmore (Burnt Offerings) 150 -41 Gavin Rocks reporters this week about their reaction to Hoon's death, drugs," comments WWLR-Lyndon- 25 MESHUGGAH - Destroy Erase Improve (Relapse) 148 -8 and their thoughts on artists' drug ville's MarcGasbarro."It'll be in 147 26 PAW - Death To Traitors (A&M) -30 use. I was a bit shocked at some the forefront of people's minds for 27 SILVERCHAIR - Frogstomp (Epic) 145 11 people's cold-blooded opinions and a while, but it'll eventually be put 28 KYUSS - ...And The Circus Leaves Town (Elektra/EEG) 144 -21 their desire to have their callous on the back burner." 29 SHIHAD - Killjoy (Noise) 140 41 quotes printed. I believe everyone is Whether or not Hoon's death

30 VINCE NEIL - The Crawl (Warner Bros.) 138 26 entitled to their opinion, but I think will make other artists think twice about drug use is impossible to 31KREATOR - Cause For Conflict (Noise) 136 +4 it's just too easy to comment casual- ly on somebody's death when you know, but his death should make 32WARRIOR SOUL -The Space Age Playboys (Futurist) 129 -27 have no idea what was really going people in general aware that hard 127 -20 33REDBELLY -Redbelly (Elektra Entertainment Grp.) on in that person's life. "It's unfortu- drugs are dangerous. 34 SAVATAGE - Dead Winter Dead (Atlantic) 125 +26 nate that people make light of any "The bottom line is that people 35 SHEERTERROR -Not Drowning, Waving (MCA) 119 -28 death," says WX7R-East Lyme's should see Shannon Hoon as an 36 NAILBOMB - Proud To Commit Commercial Suicide (Roadrunner) 116VEW Julie Johnson. example for someone who has 37 SHANK 456 - The Big Paycheck (Roadrunner) 115 -20 It doesn't take any effort to sit never done heroin," saysJohnson.

38 MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE - Gilt (Mammoth/Atlantic) 114 +4 hack in your own safe little world, "You can die by accident." and say that Hoon was an idiot, I hope that we don't loose any 39 LEEWAY - Open Mouth Kiss (Futurist) 113 NEW because he had everything going for more artists to drugs but I'm afraid 40 UNIVERSAL STOMP - Full Swing (Overature) 113 26 him, and he threw it away with that's inevitable. 41MORTAL KOMBAT - Various Mists (TVT) 113 -26 drugs. Maybe that was the case, but "I'm more pissed off than upset," 42DIE KRUPPS - Rings Of Steel (Cleopatra) 111 -2 unless you knew him personally, says KFTH-Memphis' Tommy 43 EARTH CRISIS - Destroy The Machine (Victory) 111 -27 there are no grounds for that kind of Davis. "If it wasn't for drug abuse, 44 CHANNEL ZERO - Unsafe (Metal Blade) 110 +6 accusation. I find these sentiments we'd still have bands like Mother

45 BRUJERIA - Raza Odiada (Roadrunner) 102 -10 especially disturbing coming from Love Bone. Now we've lost Blind people who are not even familiar Melon. Who's next, Lane Stanley?" 46 CHASTAIN - Sick Society (Leviathan) 101NEW

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