r 'T INSIDE MJI-IIMI Singles chart, 6-7; Album chart,New Albums,21; New Singles,20; Airplay 23; guide,14-15; Retailing,18-19; Small 8. labels, rri>i i,' i ^ March 16, 1981 VOLUME THREE Number 50 Big response Factory closure to Televideo rumours denied TV campaign THE LAUNCH of direct response by angry Ellis Televideovideo software has andbeen equipment hailed as companya major RCA RECORDS md Don Ellis has ago when I stressed that PRT is not successlongterm after TV just advertising one week ofcampaign. a projected describedday newspaper as "absolutely report that untrue" the company a Sun- closing."'sideswiped' Ellis by feelsthe newspaperthat RCA which was Teledata - the company which hand- was about to close its Washington could not get information about the 2,200les viewer's calls telephonetjefore midnight enquiries following - logged distributionpressing plant centre. and West Bromwhich aboutPRT situation, the effect. and is naturally worried the screening of the first 90-second An angry Ellis issued a categorical The story said that RCA was having LondonIt claims thisarea iscommercial the biggest responselast Monday. for a denial on Monday and was scathing in talks with Thorn-EMI and CBS and BUSINESS IS chUd's play as RCA md TV promotion in its history, exceeding hisrepeating criticism the of much-voiced the piece which rumour began that by distributionother companies when to arrange Washington pressing and Don Ellis watches Barney Cantrell, the Tellydisc direct-response disc- PRT was about to be shut down by West Bromwich were closed. Ellis marketing and confectionery adviser callsselling for results, free holiday and even brochures. the volume of ATV. claims that the only talks taking place tolabel Zilch deal. Records signing a licensed "The projections from this kind of ingPRT that has it alsois operatingdenied the profitably story, claim- at were"Our the seven-inch result of recordssuccess havenot failure.been so Zilch was founded by Fred Cantrell response are enormous," said a Tele- present. It is up for sale but in no danger hot that out pressing facilities have been (chairman) and John Knowles (md) Tellydiscvideo spokesman. experience "In it looksview asof if the of imminent closure. "The story was a operating at full capacity since the and hasLast signed Touch. Sean RCA Tyla, has Skyscrapers licensed for video company is going to surpass it in lotrek ofHoney. nonsense," "The commented situation hasmd De-not outsidebeginning to of meet the year. requirements," We have had tosaid go the world excluding America, Canada volume terms." Television techniques changed from RB's story of four weeks Ellis. and France. recordshave enabled so far. Tellydisc to sell 500,000 outright"Of the requests 2,200 calls for received, product, 350 while were Sales call cuts likely after budget 1,130 who called asked for catalogues or wage settlements, and movies,"wanted rental he continued. details on the quoted Apersonal FURTHER contact cut-back between in record the level com- of withNevertheless, a sales force for in a themajor region company of 40 couldn't be passed on to th "And 25 percent of callers did not pany salesmen and the retail trade strong, all covering a minimum bybenefit an increase of a two in percent record dropprices, in the rentown aa videoGranada recorder machine and were under keen the to ofseems last week'sthe most Budget likely with direct its outcomealarming additionalmileage a costyear of of at 20,000least £10,000 miles, peran Bank Rate would be lost. jointly-run special offer mentioned in increase in the cost of petrol. year in fuel charges will have to be chandisers,Hasan Akhtar, took mdthe ofview Record that Mer- the theTelevideo commercials." participants Bertlesmann tendencyHowever, might whereas have beenin the to pastcombat the absorbednot to be somewhere,trimmed. if call cycles are improvement in trading conditions (through its Eurodisc UK subsidiary) such a move by a greater reliance on At PRT, managing director Derek yearwhich would had been not predictednow materialise for later until this Televideoand Hutton by advertisingthe Intervision are joinedcompany in increasedtelephone phonesales, theprices last means round that of containHoney commented:the extra costs"We shallwithin try our to much later. "I am mainly concerned which is offering a 175-title catalogue there would be little if any gain. "GPO existing overall costs and cut back on onabout consumer the effect spending," the Budget he said. will "Thehave mostlyIntervision on sale isor claimingrental. a spin-off thecharges cost haveof distribution done more than to anythingincrease calls.the daily There mileage is no pointand thein makingnumber a 50of only thing we could have looked effect from the TV commercials with its the Chancellor has done with the price mile trip to sell a couple of albums." costsforward was to increased as a way volume, of offsetting but I turnoverfour London of Televideostores noticing moveies a highersince ofMaurice petrol," Obcrstein. commented CBS chairman inevitablyObcrstein stimulate felt that demands the Budget for would high- don't see it being easy to come by." screening of the TV commercials began.
mm. news Staff cuts are Our ILR stations needletime Price survival plan FACED WITH the problems of absorb- during a difficult year and the directors appeal closer monthsing the ago,Harlequin in the continuing chain, bought economic 15 recession. Our Price has been forced to all the shops up to the quality the chain ISLAND HAS clinched the signatures year^Performiiyear's Performing Rightappeal Tribunal against deci- last lay-offBut director staff. Mike Isaacs told RB that One shop in the chain - the largest tract.of The The Bureau band is pictured _at the royalties their PPL needletime things are not as black indicated by independent in the country - is to close. ceremony with Keith Aspden (Island The Tribunal altered the system by recent"We industryhave had rumour to rationalise the The belease renewed of the whenHaymarket it expires stor will MusicComish creative(Island director)Music andmanaging Pete which the stations pay to play discs, with workforce as part of the process of However Our Price has taken its Upton director) in the Radlarge0 companies like London's Capital refining the company. When a chain of Park off the' market,. •having • de-. ger —Dave Cork- .. hidden at the back. The ~ "' paid 'less on a slidingwhile smallerscale calcu- sta- to17 betakes problems on another to overcome. 41 there are We bound have cided "ts location in bureau's first single 'Only For Sheep' "lated " against"* ' advertising revenue. wasnever required known andexactly these what things workforce are now JusticeOn Tuesday Falconer in ruled the thatHigh the Court Tribunal Mr. being"Our resolved," Price is trying he said. to keep expenses Judge tells management decision.should now give fuller reasons for their down to a minimum and we are working co. to return LP artwork This will assist the radio stations in ontrial a recipein the for Kingssurvival. Road, The selfCroydon, service WELL-KNOWN album cover artist ingthe throughHigh Court the AppealAssociation they ofare Indepen- mount- Kensington and Charing Cross Road, Roger Dean won a High Court ac,ion was entitled to damages for what it dent Radio Contractors against the has been abandoned and these shops las, week when a judge ordered World- might have made in posters or post- refusal to cut royalties to a nominal rate. have been refined for counter service. In a counterclaim in which World- The ILR stations were paying £2.4 heService added. is what Our Price is all about," wide had sued Dean for £5,619, repre- million per year in 1978 when they asked Isaacs commented that Our Price had work it had commissioned in 1974 and senting repayment of a loan and ii for a cut. Ltd quintaken shopson the which task ofhad restocking been r Harle-emn^ I Kempster eniereu juugmeni ior wonowioe, out (i rjuj — uic uuuy lu wiuvn v toQC return ordered the the artwork management to Dean companywithin 28 grantedfor lawyers a stay to ofwork execution out how for much 28 days of companiesbroadcast copyrightassign the in publictheir recordsu - RCA releases days or pay it's value which he asses- that figure could be used to offset - and the AIRC have already spent more UK Eurosong sedWorldwide at £5,500. to payThe £3,300 judge damages also ordered plus WorldwideDean's award. to payThe the judge costs also of ordered Dean's thanthe long-drawn-out £1 million between legal battle.them fightingNo date THE UNITED Kingdom's en- of the ' artwork,for alleged used wrongful on albums detention by action against them. has been set for the proposed appeal. Songtury in Contest the forthcoming to be held Eurovision in Dublin Snafu and Bobby Harrison. at Easter will be 'Making Your behalfofWorldwideThe judge rejected that arguments the copyright EMI, and WEA have resolved solve their dealer MOPS price. row (RCAMind Up'56). performed by Bucks Fizz EMI think EMI and WEA are now going The winning song in the BBC's painted o a year and liked h fmal quarter of last y to make good the shortfall for the fourth Song For Europe competition held t e — upted three reeks ago "Wequarter are of 1980,"now examiningMontgomery the told RCA RB. last Wednesday is written by Andy do the work for when MCPS managing director Bob" ' We have received a letter from byHill Stave/Nickelodeon. and John Danter and It published was re- Worldwide he retained copyright and Montgomery accused EMI, WEA and the company and we are looking t the leased last Friday (March 12). Gary mechanicalRCA of 'stealing payments a march' by back-dating with their points theyn delighted have raised, that the two major Benson'sOut' was signedEuro-entry to WEA 'AU Records Cried Floyd sues and not Aura as published last investment Alien nixes company Riddle of ftie EMI Chopin album Stiff single for £1m plus AN EMBARRASSED classical di- For EMI classical director Peter cover logo MEGA-SELLING rock band Pink unravelvision atthe EMI mystery is ofstill the trying identical to Andrythere may is reportedactually be as three saying tapes that of withSTIFF the RECORDS picture cover has of run Dave into Stewart's trouble beenFloyd handling is suing its a investmentscompany which for more had recordings of Chopin's first piano the Dinu Lipatti performance in hit 'What Becomes Of The Broken than £1 million. concertoon BBC Radio-3.first raised by RobinRay existence,by EMI had and been that authenticated the one issued by Hearted' single which it picked up in Thethe groupNorton was Warburg among major Group investors which In 1965 EMI issued a recording Lipatti's widow. Mrs. Lipatti has The bag carries a little man and has gone into voluntary liquidation with Rumanianof the work virtuoso performed Dinu by Lipatti the late - convincedsince spoken the to EMI Andry recording and is wasstill designwoman used logo bywhich independent is exactly similarlabel Alien to a debtsFloyd's of nearly writ £5has million. been issued, and one of his very rare sessions. It was by her husband. Records. claims damages for alleged negligence year.re-issued as part of a boxed set last producedIt is thought from the a tapeEMI recordmade by was a statement;Now Stiff "Stiff is issuingRecords thewould following like to andIt fraud.is reported that Floyd terminated But a Radio-3 listener found that Swiss called Dr. Kaspar who has apologise to Alien Records for any their connection with Norton Warburg versionit bore an of uncanny the concerto resemblance by little- to a sincetime hedied. had Hetwo announcedtapes, and atit wasthe overmisunderstanding the use of a logo that resembling has been Alien'scaused £860,000.in 1978 and £740,000 demanded of thatthe hadreturn been of known Polish pianist Halina Czer- the second one that was identified logo, which can be seen on 'What repaid by the end of the year, but the, ny-Stefanska released in the early by Mrs. Lipatti. Becomes Of The Broken Hearted' by band estimates that it lost up to £2/2 companyX950s on Supraphon.the Czech state record anotherMeanwhile tape Andrysaid to has be heardfrom ofa StiffDave hasStewart agreed on thatStiff the Records logo willrelease. not crashedmillion throughcompany. its investments with the EMI has decided to cease manu- broadcast of the concerto in 1948 appear on any further pressings of the Many other high-earning rock stars thefacturing riddle itshas version been solved. of the disc But until this Orchestraby Lipatti withunder the ZurichErnest Tonhalle Acker- promotionalrecord or in material."any future advertising or liquidationhave also beenof the caught company. in the sudden may take some time. RECORD BUSINESS March 161981 ncuii EMI bans dealer JUST hiring schemes IN A new document outlining its trad- of those who purchase the FADE banneding terms dealers and fromconditions, hiring anyEMI of has its Philip Ames told RB that he had exchangeproducts orscheme. offering them as part of an sincewritten there to EMI appeared asking tofor be clarification, anomolies The company's move follows the affecting dealers supplying records for AWAY BPl's failure in a recent High Court case librariesAn EMI and forspokesman use in social commented; clubs. fromto prevent operating Preston a rent-a-disc dealer Philip scheme Ames in "We have ammended our trading terms two of his shops. to protect the business interests of NEW One clause in EMI's terms points out wouldourselves not and dispute our recording that public artists. in-store We videothat records, tapes can pre-recorded only be sold audio and andnot play is a legitimate way of promoting SINGLE offered for hire, copied, played in a salesreturn or for that a thename-check loan of samples for the to shop DJs inis arrangementspublic place, orfor made sale andavailable subsequent under acceptable. It is not our intention to stop exchange. thislibrary kind supply of activity". would not He be added disrupted that The other:o drawclause these requires i EMI's sinceto the records public. were loaned and not hired In replay or recording it can be New home switched to the B-system and is com- signedpatible onlywith forexisting equipment recordings using de-the Dolby B-system.Three Japanese companies,. JVC, system Sony and Alpine have already incorpo- hasrated two it inoutboard new units, add-on while units Nakamichi in pro- imminent decks.duction Some for useof thewith C-system existing units cassette will ® A NEW Dolby noise reduction system, be on display at this week's Festival du GO FOR IT usethe firstsince to the be B-systemintroduced revolutionised for domestic ter,Son internationalin Paris. According marketing to Elmarmanager Stet- of the hi-fi potential of pre-recorded cas- Dolby's professional division in Lon- DOESN'TALL RIGHT MAKE (LIVE) IT insettes the asprocess a sound of beingcarrier introduced a decade ago, on tois productsdon, 30 forcompanies sale this year,are withworking the firston theKnown consumer as the market. Dolby C-system, it is equipmenttowards the expectedSummer. in this country 33H CHS 2510 beingthe manufacturers, claimed by Dolby to offer Laboratories, twice the step"While forward, Dolby-B we regard was the a C-systemtremendous as steadnoise ofreduction lOdb - ofcapability the B-system, - 20db with in- willbeing allow an important cassettes sophistication to be quieter which than latestwhich sophisticationit is largely incompatible. the advance This of musicpractically like directany other cut discs," source saidof recorded Stetter. allowstape as for a listeningsource of at recordedhigher levels sound, of anyHe saidwholesale that Dolby transfer was notof consumerexpecting playbackhiss. It is particularlywhile giving effective decreased in repro- tape wasallegiance the latest to theadvance C-system likely andto have neither any signalsducing likethe thesound sound of ofhigh-frequency a cymbal. seriousin the nearaffect future. on the popularity of discs New Bowie single and cassingle newRCA single RECORDS from David this Bowie,week releases available a onHill vinyl Backwards' and in cassette(BOW 9)form. and 'Up(BOWT The Scary9 tape) Monstersis the third album. track liftedThe fromB side the INTERSONG INTERNATIONAL and'Crystal the Japan'single comesis previously in a picture unreleased bag. lishinghas signed agreement a longterm with worldwide John Marlyn pub- (centre).Marfyn's Themanager deal was Sandy struck Robertson between Deals (left)Intersong and Hein(London), van der who Ree, travelledhead of ingWEA Cowboy' RECORDS Hank has signedWangford. the 'Sing- His Northtyn's home to celebrate to>vn. in Glasgow, Mar- debutLonger' single b/w 'Whiskey is 'Cowboys On My Stay Guitar'. On RECORD BUSINESS March 161981 nsuw tracks segued together. They are Merchandising 'Rock Around The Clock', 'Rock-a- MCPS warns Roll',bcatin" 'ChooBoogie", Choo 'Shake Ch' Boogie'Rattle Andand Ins & Outs Disco & Lizzy promotion'See You Later is being Alligator'. given to Fullthe singledisco on latest long-servingMIKE HENNESSEY, European Billboard'seditorial compilations on zineand musicadvertising press is and being specialist taken for maga- both Sky album director ofhas the been UK appointed company, managingfollowing Spring TV ANYONE IMPORTING American companythe decision from of FredApril Marks30. Marks' to leave depar- the successPOLYSTAR with twoIS aimingTV advertised for double re- HAZEL O'CONNOR'S current Albion copies of Sky's new album Sky 111 from ture to become involved in projects leases on March 25 and April 1, with single 'D-Days' (ION 1009) is also AB4288)America has(US been catalogueput on notice number by the related to television and films interna- trial runs on ATV Television. available(CION1009) (from at March the same 13) price. as a A cassingle 12-inch MCPS that UK copyright owners Mar- appointmenttionally, also of a coincidesnew vice-president with the of RollThe On first (REDTV is a disco 1 and hit REDMCcompiladon 1) version which includes an extra track, tin-Coulter Music have not granted the European Operations, Miles Killoch which has 16 tracks from the Gap 'Zoo', from Hazel's recent album Sons and discLP an renders import thelicence, importer and dealing liable into thean who rejoins the company after a spell Band, Crown Heights Affair, Kool & Lovers,number isretails (12 ION at £1.49. 1009) -The all variationscatalogue injunction, damages, delivery-up of lishingwith Red house. Book, As thea result American of Hennes- pub- TheKnight, Gang, Eddie Linx, Grant, Shakatak, Yarbrough Gladys & distributed by Spartan. offending copies and costs. sey's promotion, UK news editor Peoples, Light Of The World, Heat- A NEW single by The Scars has been Peter Jones becomes European news fee.wave, The Black dealer Slate, Whispersprices are and £2.94 Cof- released by Pre, through Charisma HUMAN LEAGUE spin-off band The (album) and £3.03 (cassette). backedRecords. by 'All 'Author About Author'You' (PRE the 14) title is Britishoutfit HeavenElectric Foundation17 have released and its initial sister EMIoffice RECORDSlooking after has EMIIHarvestlLiberty reorganised its press greatestThis ishits followed compilation, by a ThinThe Adven- Lizzy track from an album (PREX 5) to be product on Virgin Records. UK/Chiswick and associated labels, in tures Of Thin Lizzy (LIZTV 1 and released on April 10. The single has a The Foundation has put out Music For Munnslight of theheads Liberty-United the department merger. with Brian Mo LIZMC 1) featuring 11 tracks from full colour sleeve. albumStowaways, and Heaven (7VC 172188) a seven a cassette-onlyand 12-inch Redley promoted to press officer and day'Whiskey 'Killer In On The The Jar' Loose'. to the Trade present and PRE RECORDS, Charisma's cut-price single '(We Don't Need This) Fascist newcomer Philip Hall, a former Record consumer press advertising is being experimental label, has released the debut Groove Thang" (VS 400). Regan,Mirror whocontributor, has been belowwith EMIher. forKalhy two taken and the promotion is being Moon.album Aby free San lilho Francisco print is contained band Tuxedo in the andThe Heaven single 17,is available Ian Marsh in aand picture Martyn bag years has been appointed press office displays.supported Dealer by in-store price is andthe standardwindow first 5,000 copies of Desire (PREX 4) Ware (ex-Human League) and Glenn secretary. £3.25 and £3.36. £2.61which (cassetteis available £2JI) at anda dealer is expected price ofto separateGregory entitywill fromcontinue the BEFto record production as a DAVID YEATS, RCA's black music CHAS AND Dave's nesa album Musn't retail at between £4.29 and £4.45. The company. product manager will in future handle Grumble (Rockney 909) released on Fri- album will be advertised in trade and company'spress and blackpublic material relations and forwill thebe day on their man Rockney label is being, daryconsumer campaign press toand coincide there withwill livebe a dates secon- in AngelaTELEVISION Rippon has writtenPERSONALITY four stories moving into the press office area next heavilySmash Hits,merchandised NME, Recordwith advertising Mirror and in mid-April. Desire is licenced from Ralph for two to seven year old children and the trade press while point-of-sale material Records of America. recordthey will and be tapepublished in April. and Based released on theon IAN MANNERINGSMITH, formerly undertakingis being provided a commercial and the duoradio will lour. be DIRE STRAITS release a new single, character 'Victoria Plum' the stories Warner Bros general manager has been Videos have been booked into the Wool- 'Skateaway' (Vertigo MOVIE 2) on will be available on album (Philips 6381 promotionrecruited by department. RCA Records He will to itsbe workingLondon worth and Littlewood's in-store video pressFriday advertising in a picture is being bag. taken Consumer and the 043)10, at and a special cassette dealer (7215 price 043) of£1.82. on April In on RCA and distributed labels product. Londonservices, andand fly-postingmajor provincial will lake cities. place Chas in title is one of three numbers featured addition to books and records Victoria and Dave will be featuring the album, releasedon the band'sby CIC filmwhich Making will be Movies, shown lampshades,Plum will feature dolls, pencils,on pillow-cases, soap and VIRGIN RETAIL has appointed 'PoorOldMrwhich includes Woogie', hit singles on their 'Rabbit' eight-week and as support to Coal Miner's Daughter. positionWelshman of Mikemarketing Evans, manager. 28, to the new national lour. said Figgis. "I am handling the London Alpha 12-inch presses and Lened albumMCA RECORDSby Bill Haley releases on Friday a 24 (March track Deals alreadystations. haveIt is five a newsingles idea, to work.but we I 7-inchMVS's machines. executive team has been at20) theand samea five time.track greatestA Tribute hits To single Bill concept'YOU PAY upon for whichwhat youformer get' isDJM the waysthink companiesto promote are their looking records for newthat turingconfined md asNick former Flower, Island Jeffrey Manufac- Tren- Haleyat the (MCFtime of 3105) his deathwas being and thisplanned new uppromotion Radio Television chief Richard Promotions. Figgis has set don'tRTP involveyou only vast pay outgoings. if we get Ifthe you right use delltor, Davidas chairman Heynes and - financial financial director direc- work.compilation The drawssingle together 'Haley's all hisGolden best newBased company on an Americanasks for system, a non- the results,chart a record although - we we just don't charge guarantee for each to ofments publicly - as quoteddirector, Park Ron Place Havell Invest- as Medley' (MCA 694) returnablepenses and feewill ofthen £140 work to on cover a record ex- playRTP we isgain." based at 22 Acfold Road, trollertechnical Chris director Hunt. and production con- gained,for six weeks, subject charging to a reducing fees on resultscharge 3215).London NW6 (Tel: 01-584 1008 731 pressingNick Flower we are told offering RB "As a brokingwell as For instance, Figgis will charge £25 CARRERRE RECORDS has signed andservice we arewhich prepared makes to us deal very in anythingflexible, perCapital play Radioon Radios playlist 1 or entry,2, and £75down for to a Australianto be released band in early Rose April. Tattoo-an The five album piece is fromcan also500 tohelp 500,000-plus with pressing, records. label, We £3.50radio stations.per play The on secondILR or week'sBBC local fees ingrock Britain, band will in beMay. louring Europe, includ- MVS is based at 22/24 Cubitt Street, ducedfor maintaining by 50 percent, existing but anyplays new are plays re- CUSTOM PRESSING company 3379).London WC1 (Tel: 01-278 3370/278 JANE KENNAWAY signs (under pro- toare 50 charged percent at the week following one rate week reducing and 25 don'sMVS, whichSamea recentlyplant, tookhas completedover Lon- SaucersEMI RECORDS to a long-term has worldwide signed contractFlying dealtest?) (excluding a long term North world wideAmerica) recording with percentIf no resultsper week are achievedafter that. during the conversionThe company of the has factory. been appointed Hot'and has(EMI released 5144) a from single an 'Some album Like of theIt 'Celia',Deram. outFirst last singleweek. Janeof the (seated) deal is thingsix week but contract,the initial Figgis £140 chargesexpenses. no- labelsole manufacturerFactory Records to successful and christens indie Aprilsame name6. The (EMC rockabilly 3366) groupto be releasedonce led on a generalbeing tormented manager - byDeram, John BuzzPreston, Car- former"We haveDJM Winceypromoman, Willis, working another in Orderits presses singles. with a 60,000 order for New ofmarch rock through 'n' roll London on Radio to protest One at - the which lack managerter, manager, - Deram. and Tracy Bennett, a&r tantthe Northwill be and appointed Midlands for and the anSouth." assis- theModified factory includeand improved automatic facilities Toolex at resulted in Stu Coleman being given his RECORD BUSINESS March 161981 mumncs candidateWHICH ARTISTfor the Guinness has recorded Book of the Records most isalbums one Frank for oneChacksfield. label? An During unlikely an Chacksfieldassociation withrecorded Decca - even which he's notlasted absolutely for 26 certain years ofuntil the exact1979, total the - indurable excess ofafter 100 a albums.career as When a professional PolyGram musician acquired pre-dating Decca, it WW2, might Chacksfieldhave been assumed would have that contemplated'Limelight' and a comfortable 'Ebb Tide' retirement. made him Not a top so - easy-listening for America, whereartist hisin hitsthe with50s, Chacksfieldstations and hasthis continued has subsequently to record beenmusic acquired for broadcast over thereon 1,200 by Pickwick beautiful formusic an having8-LP budget signed release. for the livelyNow ChacksfieldDansan label, is runback by on David the recording Marcus andtrail veteranin the UK, a&r Couldman Tommy I Have Sanderson.This Dance, Dansan made withwill celebratea 40-piece the orchestra, launch of with Chacksfield's a May 1 albummedia whichget-together. has happened And that, in saysall my the yearsformer in Deccathe business". stalwart is. ."one of the nicest things COULD THE next country in which Chrysalis establishes an identity be Australia.scouting the Rumours lie of the landfrom . Down. . also reportedUnder suggest from Australia, that the theUK transfer indie ofhas former been toDecca marketing UK marketing director CBSmanager Australia, John McCready where he teams from uprunning with UKCBS exile, New mdZealand Paul UKRussell, is that former well-trained business earsaffairs are chief convinced at Soho thatSquare they . .have . further heard news the fromstrains CBS of mean'Under that The CBS Boardwalk' is about to issuingre-enter from the licensing Chairman business? Obie's . office. . another-er - if so, does goody- this offor the the Rollerschaps at for Soho the Square world toex-North look forward America to is .the . . signing by CBS International Kinnersley,IN A recent by-linedarticle in'the his greatestlocal (Bath) living paper. pop musicDaily Mailcritic', personage bemoaning Simon the avalanchesuggest worthy of "wretched causes which black might vinyl" relieve cluttering him ofup his his surplus office and review inviting copies... readers the to 600film cinemas of Beatlemania and the ispublicity doe to bemachine released is alreadyin America cranking in August up for simultaneously a "mind-boggling in celebrationis supposed ofto the have turbulent grossed electric over 35 decade million of dollars the 60s" worldwide. based on a Howstage willshowwhich the film lastfare yearin this recently country? went Well, into liquidationComar Productions with debts which of around staged £200,000 the show . .in . London ON MARCH 20, Kay Cain retires after 11 years at RCA as secretary to Brian Hall, beinginternational the only sales original and marketing member of manager the company - and canso far claim to survivethe doubtful long enoughhonour ofto actuallybeing out draw of action a pension. all year Hall, with incidentally, a nasty back injuryis back which at work required again fit delicate and well surgery after and. . . Rickstrange Blasky but truewere - bothAriola's bom two on artistJuly 30,development 1952 - within managers half an Andy hour Murrayof each 60p,other and . . Island's. whatever 20p happened flexi by the to Plasticsthe abolition both ofbeing rrp -advertised WEA's Expressos as a recommended single at price,tactics whileat (to "shoulddealers) retailan alarming at no more rate than. . . £3.99"former isUA creeping exec Alan into Warner,merchandising now a forthcomingLos Angeles 40thresident, anniversary preparing celebrations a special ... catalogue if you canas facepart theof prospect,Capitol's hurry,purchase the of offer three expires Batchelors at the Snackpots end of March will get . you. . anybody a £1 EMI offered record 35token boxes - but of -'Never according Gonna to Lose label Me' boss by John Sax ManiaxBassett onthey the were Penthouse nicked label from should his Forest tell the Gate, law ringingLondon, 834 hq 9148. . . anybodyand asking wanting for Topaz to contact 143 - promo that's manhis carGeoff phone Goy . .might . try
I» DEPUTYEDITOR/MANAGING EDITOR (A/ews).John DIRECTOR Hayward Brian Mulligan (Retailing)-,EDITORIAL SarahDavid LewisRedshaw (Small (Production-Reviews): Labels): Tim Smith Paul(Video): Campbell Frank Granville-BarkerRESEARCH Dalydd (Classical). Rees (Director): Barry Lazell: Patricia Thomas: Ian ADVERTISINGShepherd. Howard Rosen (Manager).Jane Redman (Assistant Manager):COMMERCIAL/CIRCULATION Roger Kent (Sales Executive): Richard TanJacquie (Manager). Harvey (Production). SubscriptionsHaywards Heath, c/o Sussex RBP Ltd.,RH16 Oakfield3DH. House, Perrymount Road, LangleyPublished Street, by Record London Business WC2, set Publications by TypeMatters Ltd., (London) Hyde House, Ltd., and 13 Postprinted Office by Garrodas a newspaper. and Lofthouse Ltd., Crawley. Registered at the RECORD BUSINESS March 161981 The Record Business Top 100 airplayis compiled on a fromsystem sales adapted and Singles fromful US the chartstrade ofpaper the success-Record TheWorld. Top 30 is based on sales Top 100 terminedatone. Posittons by the 31sales -100 rating are de- + ()D BracketsDistribute Code details: see Ne 3005% shopsof the reportairplay weekly rating. sales, 12-inch a\ inability, eg: CAB(L) 5( [( 100RAT = ."FISStrong "R. No. ATTMT!- 1 Sales j1 Jf AIRPLAY100% = fS,"a"TU*pS. RATIMJp"v BBC,V 5 average reporting time being TITLE/ARTIST JEALOUS GUY ROXY MUSIC Label/Cat. No. , o r ★ i 3 !3 67 85 KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER ADAM & THE ANTS E.G./POLYDOR ROXY 2 F ★ 23 51 r91 5456 5458 VIENNA ULTRAVOX CBS 8877 C 4 17 ' 1 46 81 KIDS IN AMERICA KIM WILDE O CHRYSALIS CHS (12)2481 F ★ 5 22 :) 45 76 THIS OLE HOUSE SHAKIN" STEVENS RAK 327 E ★ 6 12 £ > 38 22 FOUR FROM TOYAH (EP) TOYAH EPIC EPC 9555 CM ★ 7 8 8 37 74 DO THE HUCKLEBUCK COAST TO COAST SAFARIPOLYDOR TOY POSP 1 214 F 8 2 6 37 62 SHADDAP YOU FACE JOE DOLCE • EPIC EPC 9518 C 109 46 87 3133 6068 1SOUTHERN SURRENDER FREEEZ RAINBOW FREEEZ BEGGARS BANQUET BEG51(T) W 19' 8 1 29 55 REWARD TEARDROP EXPLODES G POLYDOR POSP 221 F ★ 1112 13 6i 26 70 ONCE IN A LIFETIME TALKING HEADS MERCURY TEAR 2 F ★ 13 33 3i 26 67 YOU BETTER YOU BET WHO SIRE SIR 4048(T) W ★ 14 7 5 26 43 'ST.VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE' MOTORHEADGIRLSCHOOL POLYDOR WHO 4 F ★ 15 16 5 25 90 STAR KIKI DEE ARIOLABRONZE AROBRO(X) 251 116 A 16 9 3 25 81 SOMETHING 'BOUT YOU BABY 1 LIKE STATUS QUO VERTIGO QUO 5 F ★ 1817 3255 32 2123 724 1CEREMONY MISSED AGAIN NEW PHILORDER COLLINS FACTORY FAC 33 Q/P ★ 19 14 7 20 60 (SOMEBODY) HELP ME OUT BEGGAR & CO. VIRGIN VS 402(12) CR 20 10 8 18 40 THE RETURN OF THE LOS PALMAS 7 MADNESS ENSIGN ENY(T) 201 C ★ 21 39 5 16 42 PLANET EARTH DURAN DURAN O STIFFEMI (12)EMI BUY(IT) 5137 108 E 22 20 14 16 16 ANTMUS1C ADAM & THE ANTS • CBS 9352 C ★ 23 4134 42 16 54 LATELY STEVIE WONDER MOTOWN (TC)TMG 1226 E ★ 2425 11 9 15 65 JONESWOMAN VS JOHN JONES LENNON KOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE KOOL 11(12) F 26 18 6 1415 . 2070 ROCK THIS TOWN STRAY CATS O GEFFEN K79195(M) W ★ 27 28 6 13 36 HOT LOVE KELLY MARIE ARISTA (C)SCAT 2 AF ★ 28 38 4 13 51 CAN YOU FEEL IT JACKSONS EPICCALIBRE EPC PLUS(13)9554 PLUS(L) 5 C ★ 2930 8415 102 12 44 MIND OF A TOY (REMIX) VISAGE POLYDOR POSP 236 F 31 23 6 12 5219 THAT'SROMEO &ENTERTAINMENT JULIET DIRE STRAITS JAM • VERTIGO MOVIE 1 F 32 29 3 11 50 WALKING ON THIN ICE YOKO ONO METRONOME 0030 364 W 33 30 4 10 11 - BOYS AND GIRLS HUMAN LEAGUE VIRGINGEFFEN VSK79202(M) 395 C 3534 2125 86 9 51 MESSAGE OF LOVE PRETENDERS REAL ARE 15 (M) w 36 56 3 108 567 INTUITIONOLDEST SWINGER LINX IN TOWN FRED WEDLOCK ROCKET XPRES 46 F ★ 37 26 14 9 5 FADE TO GREY VISAGE CHRYSALIS CHS (12)2500 F ★ 38 40 7 8 46 UNDERWATER HARRY THUMANN POLYDOR POSP(X) 194 F ★ 39 44 3 9 NAGASAKI NIGHTMARE CRASS CRASSDECCA 421984/5(L)F 13901 H ★ 4041 6135 144 87 585 CARTROUBLEWHAT BECOMES ADAM OF &THE THE BROKEN ANTS HEARTED STEWART & BLUNSTONE STIFF/BROKEN BROKEN 1 CM ★ 42 45 2 7 39" CAN YOU HANDLE IT SHARON REDD DOEPIC IT EPC DUN (1319572 10 C ★ 4344 2447 39 8 282 INEINSTEIN THE AIR A TONIGHTGO-GO LANDSCAPE PHIL COLLINS RCA 22 CR ★ 45 82 2 7 23 IT'S A LOVE THING WHISPERS O VIRGINSOLAR VSKSO-16(T) 102 R ★ 4647 3175 28 7 31 JOHN I'M ONLY DANCING - BIG GREEN CAR POLECATS MERCURY POLE 1 F 48 58 2 67 5718 ALLSGT.ROCK AMERICAN (IS GOING GIRLS TO SISTER HELP SLEDGE ME) XTC VIRGIN VS 384 wC ★ 49 27 7 7 2 WE'LL BRING THE HOUSE DOWN SLADE ATLANTICCHEAPSKATE K11656(T) CHEAP 16 R 50 48 3 6 34 SHERRY DARLING BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CBS 9568 CE ★ 51 ■■ 6 145 TWILIGHT ZONE IRON MAIDEN EMI 5145 F 5352 3659 37 4 69 1I'M LOVE IN LOVE A RAINY WITH NIGHT A GERMAN EDDIE RABBITT FILM STAR PASSIONS ELEKTRAPOLYDOR K12498 POSP 222 W ★ 54 37 14 6 4 IMAGINE JOHN LENNON ☆ APPLE R6009 E 55 43 9 5 24 SAILING CHRISTOPHER CROSS WARNER BROS K17695 WE ★ 56 68 3 5 254 GUILTY CLASSIX NOUVEAUX O DECCALIBERTY F13803 BP 388 F 5758 4290 152 4 33 YOUNGLIVING INPARISIANS THE UK SHAKATAK ADAM & THE ANTS POLYDOR POSP(X) 230 F ★ 59 65 4 5 4 IS VIC THERE? DEPARTMENT S DEMON D 1003 H ★ 60 — 4 42 D DAYS HAZEL O'CONNOR ALBION (12)ION 1009 RECORD BUSINESS March 16 1981 Ones to Watch CELEBRATEZEROX ADAM SIMPLE & Ml 31 DEMOLITION MAN GRACE JONES (ISLAND "" NkW TOY LENE LOVICH ARISTASTTFTTTTBUYnTTT?— ARI5T 112)394' 32 PARADISE(12)WIP 6673)CHANGE (WEA K79198(11) 3 56 AND LOVE G( ARISTASWANSONG ARIST SSK 3S47S— 19424 :R STANDING THERE ELTON JOHN i I WAS HOME TONIGHT ROD STEWART 108 TARANTULA WALK RAY CARLESS (ENSIGN IB REMEMBRANCETRANSMISSION JOYDAY DIVISION B MOVIE 10>9 FANTASTICONLY FOR SHEEP VOYAGE BUREAU LAKESIDE (WEA (SOLARK18478) 11 (WETHANG DON'T HEAVEN NEED THIS) 17 (VIRGIN FASCIST VS 400)GROOVE 1312 DOLET WAH THEM DIDDY FREE ANTI-PASTISHOWADDYWAODY (ROUND 5) 14 BULLSHIT(ARISTA DETECTORARIST 393) VARIOUS (CRASS 42 15 NIGHT GAMES GRAHAM BONNET (VERTIGO "S.MIDNIGHT RUNNERS RARLORHOI^E fl6D4e— 16 KEEPMACCOLL YOUR HANDS(POLYDOR OFF POSP MY BABY225) KIRSTY
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A-Z Guide to producer NEARA NIP THEIN NIPPON NEARSIDE NAPPED WINDOW A NOD OF AND HIS MITSUBISHI A NEW NOMAD I 1 HISHE SAIDKID WAS HE THOUGHT srAREDI HE SAWI ZZD1 JUSTIT WAS LIKE SOMETHING NOTHING ONNEW EARTH I I I A MAN ON THE MAIN MOTOR M1LE1
BURNING RUBBER BLUBBER BLACKOUT PHASEOUTCZZl CHECKOUTHIS BRAIN WAS PHILANDERING BLAZED AND SONS AMAZEDCZ OF MAGIC WOMEN□3 JUSTHE SAID LIKE HE NOTHING THOUGHT ON IT FARTHI WAS SOMETHING NEW I I ■]USTM JEALOUS OUY RHETT DAVIES^RYAN FERRY (NORTHERN S i«a(B BP 393H - RECORD BUSINESS March 161981 RETflmnG d by PAUL CAMPBELL A strong retail link is the best way to ^ - n, advertise records 1 The Folker (VTS 7) and theUK^d Errand Te o prire8i^g1^kWEi h makes pant in ro-op adverdsmg boVwjhThe of it has also of the TVGUIKE gpS^|:sr| e page in a jul: Jetstar (try^getting mmuv; middle of F SfesSSsS O^psXorders placed through Poly- 'picked and packed the same day' TATTY would be JOHN ELTON' LENNON 28th November1974...... was Thanksgiving Day as well as the date that an Elton John concert at New York's Madison Square Garden turned into a very special event Towards the end of the evening Elton was joined onstage by close friend and fellow musician John Lennon. Together they performed three numbers-'Whatever Gets You Through The Night, 'Lucy In The Sky * A With Diamonds' and 'I Saw Her Standing There'. Lennon's performance of the latter ' \ number surprised many as he has never r been known to sing a McCartney song before. This was the last concert ¥ \ appearance by John Lennon. Ut *r Special 15-minute single picture bag-out now! Dealer price 70p (DJS10965) \ DISCO REGionm McDufT, which finds him rather unex- Disco Dealer firstpectedly week on entry the Sugarhill into the importlabel. Its album high Ireland A TIGHTLY-PACKED disco top ten chart is an indication of the immediate this week, with several hotly-tipped interest here. On the same label, Indies on discs increasing sales only to find Positivemously-titled Force debutfinally havealbum, an cpony-while sellersdifficulty above in dislodging them. Only the eventhe biggerWhis- Rufus also return to the import racks the increase pers' 'It's A Love Thing" was able to on MCA with ParlvBARRY Til You're LAZELL Broke. uppershow really reaches, dramatic and movementnow looks in likethe in Ireland beating both Kleeer and Sharon Redd Breakers AS THE major firms cut back on to the lop spot when Freeez finally releases,' e increase, the independent with two isor verythree much new thyFurther ten-place down. leap, Change and last make week's a heal- two labelsBroom emerging Hill Records in most is aweeks. new label set THUMBS UP from top Ulster radio high import entries, Carol Jiani's 'Hit S^MaStnpKn CARNIVAL ChamPagne up by Richard and Peggy Fitzgerald, and TV presenter Sean Ban Brcath- 'nIt-Up" Run Lover"have both and Leprechaun'sspread their 'Loc-sales whoissued hope on their to havelabel byfour mid-June. new albums The Bandneach towho Release has justand willsigned be goinghis SBB on considerably, moving strongly into the 37 AlBiackbvrds NO CORRIDA Quincy Jones FantasyA&M Fitzgeralds are no strangers to the the road with a show which combines top 30 in the process. As hinted last 36- SUFERLOVELATELY Rudy New Grant York Skyy ExcaliberEnsign record business, in the 50s and 60s disco and live music. acquiredweek, the byLeprechaun Excaliber, disc and has will been be 37 A LITTLE BIT OF JAZZ NtckSlraker CBS forRichard Pye and Fitzgerald EMI. When Ceili heBand retired recorded some their own recording studio. The new Carolreleased Jiani on is27th now March almost on certain EXCL to 508. go formed12 years the ago, Fitzgerald with his Musicwife Peggy Centres, he Co.venture Tyrone based will outside offer a Dungannon16-track unit, in toDJM Champagne, subsidiary andits biggestif so will chart give suc- the Sligo,with shops Castlebar in Bundoran, and Monaghan Letterkenny, today. musicianswith the best to use.back-up Gene equipment who has his for own the cessFake sinceThe Feeling'.Geraldine Hunt's 'Can't newedFor thehis famednew label Ceili RichardBand to recordhas re- a groupband, knownand John, as A who Drop plays In Your with Hand,a folk onChampagne's March 27th, firstwas album,also mentioned also due specialcountry'n'Irish album, while collection. Pat Ely isA tocompiia- record feelin mid-Ulster. there is a great When need in for full such operation a studio here last week, where the tracks were Import Albums ion album of local aspiring performers, they will provide artists with demo andlisted. the The catalogue album's number title is CHAMP Remixrure, 1. and • anotherKathleen album singing from favourite Richard's Irish independenttapes, and also label. hope toOutlet launch Recording their own album'sLikely to saleability prove a major is the factor cost; in at the a IE Recordingballads will beStudio recorded in in Castleblaneythe Big Tom monoperates & Peres a studio have thein Belfast, Hyde Park and Studio Solo- coulddealer soonprice beof onlyretailing £1.75, the many set atshops not andunder Peggy producer hope Basil to sign Hendrix. up household Richard in Templepatrick. outrageously more than the average 9 6 uSumITCcTtOUCH Unlimited Touch Preb1 res such as Maisie McDaiels, Ron- buoyant12-incber, business. and thereby creating some 11 — CONNECTIONS AND m'lcONNECTIONs"" one-offGriffiths special and featuring American Margo Pie, and and her a Rascal joins The latest UK production on an original backing band The Keynotes. new Dallas label indie label is from Record Shack, The Brook Hill label will be based in FORMER REBEL Records recording withcurrently Spectrum's still enjoying 'Takin' a Itstrong To Therun B5 -10 SILVERLOVE IS PLATINUM One Way Silver PlatinL Maindistributed Street, by variousBundoran, independent and will out- be artists Rascal have joined the newly- Top' (now just released in the States lets throughout Ireland, and the various forformed the Dallaslabel label.is a Theirnumber debut entitled single foron thea British SRI label funk - production).a singular honour The Irish centres in both Britain and 'Scrambled Reggae' which was com- label's new outing is 'Pipedreams' by Belfast-based Symphola is reviving posed'Maggie' by band is the leader first Tedrelease Ponsonby. from the carryingIntersect, the as catalogueusual a 12-incher number SK2.only, Disco AlbumsBeggars Banque Cornerstoneits own Spin recordingRecords after boss a decade.Dennis newly formed SBB Band on the Release 01 437 3655 is the number to order Milligan will be in charge of the label. label.Donegal The vocalist single Dermot features Ward the whovoice also of scoutingfrom. Record for aShack, major incidentally, interested inis ClubsoundThe first re-releaseIn Cabaret. on SympholaSpin features also composed the number. SBB is top radio licensing the label on a continuing 10 CA^DLES^eatwave hopes soon to announce plans for a new Breathneach.and television His presenter idea is to presentSean firstBan pectbasis. should Anybody contact interested the insame that pros-tele- countryWith labela slogan also. 'Make Your Music of all 90 minutes with his mobile disco phone number. Nicer', former record dealer Gerry classand then musicians. be joined A ongood stage idea by indeed. four top RecordsThe Shack's already near has, neighbour of course, Groove an 2 ROUND TRIP Light Ot The World Gallagher138 Cartron has set-upPoint, SunsetSligo. RecordsThe first at borneongoing current deal withfruit EMI with which K.I.D.'s had featuredrelease on American-born, the label 'I Am nowA Woman' Irish- Wembley to success'Don't isStop'. 'Your Likely Place Orto Mine' repeat by theits willbased also Kim be Newport featured andon release her band. number Kim spark recording Scratsch Band (note the spelling) two 'Evergreen Wedding'. Gallagher is opportunities? (Groove/EMIwhich EMI is rush-releasing5154). Whereas this K.I.D. week Twelve Inchers interestedIreland or indeedin new theacts UK from for any his partSunset of LOCAL RECORDING firms hope that wasis produced acquired fromby Groove Italy, the main new mandisc label.Twin Town Records, a label set-up to Countrythe Wembley Music International will open new Festival doors forof hisChris Surface Palmer, Noise best productionsknown on vinyl which for issuedpromote as the the Twin debut Town release Festival, 'Twins', has includethem. Irish Release artists recording appearing artists this yearRay were licensed to WEA. 12 JoNESVSJOhY^KooISTheGangletW DeaSe composedartist Pat andMcLean. performed Director by Donegal of the QuinnLynam, and Two's Gloria, Company,Top Spin hasBrendan Susan weekOn hasthe beennew fairlyimports quiet front once the again, past t BE^N YOUR SIDE] Festival Bernie Griffiths says a copy of MacCann, Patrice, and Ian Corrigan, with no immediate big sellers on the single will be posted to every local Americanwhile Release Express. and TopHomespun Spin and haveRe- findsingle, some but ainterest few items in thewhich form could of radiopromote station the infestival Ireland which and isBritain held into lease will have their products on sale 'Reaction Satisfaction' by Sun (Capi- Ballybofey-Stranolar from July 10-19. RTEthere also,Radio while 2 will both cover Downtown the four-day and tol); Coldand Fire's'Fashion' 'Daydreaming' by Carrie (Capi-Lucas RECORD DEALER and event for Irish country fans. (Solar).is Kisses Easilyfrom veteran the biggest jazz-funker new album Jack - tivilio JohnGene O'NeillStuart, andhave another joined forceslocal to build DONAL K. O'BOYLE 10 RECORD BUSINESS March 161981 NfiTUR£ STEVE STRANGE Can these romantics of Visage: a face on past.the scene The andre jection no rock of survive the music history has given the identifiable appeal to business machine? today's new fans. whoCALL deal IT in Futurism dashing visualor the styleNew Romanticism,and ultra-modern but synthesised the music of sound those is suddenlyaround the all industry over the and charts. finds SARAH that the LEWISmusic is has looking been a checking better A showinglong-term interest. deal than punk did, with Europe and the States already nature,THE MUSIC is always business, searching by for its some- very so,of trends everything these seemeddays. For to thecentre last aroundyear or anthing 'ism'. new Once— a cult, brought a 'wave', to light a fashion, these bethe 'forgetdole, this it'. year the attitude seems to anythingmovements new tend that to emerges encompass during almost that SteveThe Dagger,manager ofalso Spandau rejects Ballet,over- willperiod. no longerConsequently feel original the andinnovators start to categorization.says, "we're just "We a set are of notyoung a cult, people he denywhich affiliationby now will with have athe name movement, — punk, stylesinto fashion, — we could music, influence photography, a whole hair heavy metal, or currently futurism/new generation of hairdressers. We've t m volvedromantism. with Mostthis newpeople music directly have ex-in- byto makeparticipation music a little— tomore make interesting a gig appropriatepressed dislike terms, for but both, in the ratherabsence in- of enjoyable even when the band is not anotherboth in fashionword, 'futurism'and music is presentation. about style, takenSpandau's place in few imaginative live appearances and unusual have involvedThe first with record futurist company bands towas become Chry- Belfast,places likea club the in ScalaSt Tropez Cinema, and Birm-HMS sincesalis. theUltravox summer had of been 1980 with and theSpandau label ingham'splans more Botanical Spring gigs Gardens. along these Dagger lines. toBallet, create perhaps the image, the band were who signed did most last we"Punk do wasthings a very the conservativeway we want trend to, our — inAutumn. general Chrysalisand 'futurism' disapproves in particular. of tags topeople wear. design We will the not clothes be going that away,"they want he Theas white company funk, describes dance music Spandau and Ultra-Ballet affirms.Spandau Ballet have an album, Jour- theTOP longer-established STYLISTS Spandau but highly-rated Ballet and Andrews,vox as a lush assistant synthesiser a&r sound.manager Steve ex- neyUltravox to Glory are (CAR currently 1331) outamong on March the top 6, didn't, anotherwant. When Amanda Rusty Lear, and which Midge she Landscape. intoplains: the "Ultravox current havescene a history— they that hadfits Theythree ofhave the singlesa new chartalbum with planned 'Vienna'. for potential,Ure met her, both they in styleimmediately and music." saw herTo ofstein 'cashing A Go in'Go' on contained the movement. an accusation David withmodest Midge success Ure. until Spandau they joined Ballet forces are Steve Strange's band Visage has futurismBlack the is most its international important thingappeal. about He Yeatsthe Beatles feels thisof cashing is on a inpar on with Merseybeat. accusing fromnew, youngthe start (in earlybecause 20s), they they werecame allin torecently the effortssigned toof Polydor,Rusty Egan,largely whodue explains;Europe and "Punk the didn'tStates. reallyBut Visagehappen are in TeaLandscape's Rooms Of current Mars To album The Hell is From Holes The Of involved with the Blitz Club (in Lon- supplied a tape to Jerry Jaffy of Poly- already selling all over the world — they UranusPossibly (RCA the LPfirst 5003). futurist compilation don'swas picked Queen upStreet) by themovement national before press. it Gramnever beenRock. in Singer a band Steve before, Strange but had are- it's currently the sound number rather two than in Germanythe style is Some Bizzare Album on Some Bizzare Theyfor — feltit happened a new kind in ofa similar music wasway calledto the punkbeen scenepart ofsince the the general conception futurist of both. and waythey're of using going melody. for at the Going moment, internation- the new gram,Records and (SBLP), has just distributed been released. by Phono- It was Roxy Club (Covent Garden) phe- Polydor has just signed a French al is a healthy thing for the UK minedmasterminded eccentric byStevo, ex-DJ who andis only deter- too music,nomenon. there's I see a tremendous a great future demand for this for andfuturist female. singer Alan - Ronny Black, - deputysix feet a&rtall industry."Two of the most influential men in the keen to be considered a cult. His 20 the records. It'll change, adapt, but will manager at Polydor, remembers her Richardfuturist Jamesfield Burgess.are Rusty Burgess, Egan drum- and around'Some Bizzarrethe country Evenings' were cancelled lined upat stillThere be around is certainly in three a quicker to four turnover years." wasarrival trying from Paristo make a year her ago. into "Everyone a disco mer with Landscape, has produced short notice. Or not, according to Stevo. SpandauEgan emerged Ballet, from Visage the punk and Rich Shock. Kids "Thisnever albumpulled isout going of the to betour, a cult. we justWe opinionand now of playsDavid withYeats, Visage. product In mana- the Thisdidn't album want achievedany advance what itpublicity." set out to © ger at RCA, the two men are deservedly do - many of the bands have got separate dressregarded and astheir cult talent. heroes "This both hasfor cometheir forlicensing using dealsthe futurist now. Stevo's tag on justificationhis album is ismfrom — the very people, Oscar it's Wilde. their ownMost romantic- London ofthat the "they featured all use acts synthesisers". are already known Several - discosthey're nowpacked have out, a it'sfuturist very nightexciting." and CellB Movie, - the Jellothers (Eric sound Random) promising and Softand theLandscape late 70s and has is regardedbeen together by many since as salesFuturism are encouraging. or new romanticism looks 'Europeanthe definitive Man' futurist (March band, 1980), its assingle the revolutionlike becoming than a punkmore or,gentle to amusical lesser UltravoxPROMISING who haveNEWCOMERS ridden the waveSoft Cell,successfully. and first-generation futurist band reviewfirst futurist of the single.band's Despitenew single, this, 'Ein- one extent,longer lasting2-Tone, one. but perhaps it will be a RECORD BUSINESS March 16 1981 Disco Top SO 1 SOUTHERN FREEEZFREEEZ Beggars Banquet BEG 51 (T) 2 2 (SOMEBODY) HELP ME OUT BEGGAR & CO Ensign ENY(T) 201 Includes brand new re-nuxes of these 3 15 IT'S A LOVE THING WHISPERS Solar SO(T) 16 current disco hits: 4 « GET TOUGH KLEEER Atlantic K11560(T) 5 3 CAN YOU HANDLE IT SHARON REDD Epic EPC (13)9572 MR. MACK' - INVERSIONS 6 9 INTUITION LINX Chrysalis CHS (12)2500 7 5 CAN YOU FEEL IT JACKSONS Epic EPC (13)9554 'LOVE MONEY--FUNK MASTERS 8 6 JONES VS JONES KOOL & THE GANG De LiteK00L11(12) 'SLIDE'-RAH BAND 9 7 UNDERWATER HARRY THUMANN Oecca(L)F 13901 'DOUBLE JOURNEY' - POWER LINE 10 11 TARANTULA WALK RAY CARLESS Ensign ENY(T) 204 11 13 LOVE IS GONNA BE ON YOUR SIDE FIREFLY ExcaliberEXC(L)506 FRIENDS AGAIN'-NOT JAMES PLAYER 12 22 PARADISE CHANGE WEAK79196(T) 13 8 DON'T STOP K I.D Groove/EMI (12)EMI 5143 CHAMP 1 (Album) 14 12 L.A.14 BREAKFAST BAND Disc Empire DEF1 CHAMP C1 (Cassette) 15 19 LOVE OANCINVIT'S JUST THE WAY 1 FEEL GENE DUNLAP Capitol (12)CL 16183 ♦ 16 23 LATELY STEVIE WONDER Motown TMG1226 DEALER PRICE ONLY 17 17 ALL AMERICAN GIRLS SISTER SLEDGE Atlantic K11656(T) 18 14 (STRUT YOUR STUFF) SEXY LADY YOUNG & CO ExcaliberSXC(L)505 ♦ 19 32 HIT 'N RUN LOVER CAROL JIANI (Unidisc/MattaW12044) £1.75 [+vat]??? 20 18 LIVING IN THE U.K. SHAKATAK PolydorP0SP(X)230 . 21 16 TAKIN-IT TO THE TOP SPECTRUM Record Shack SMJD 001 Another first from 22 27 BON BON VIE T.S. 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THERE? . . 5 UNEXPECTED GUEST U.K. DECAY Fresh FRESH 26 RT053 ESSENTIAL LOCK MUSIC IS A BETTER NOISE 5 CARTROUBLE ADAM & THE ANTS Do 11 DUN 10 ^ 6 10 DREAMING OF ME DEPECHE MODE Mute MUTE 013 INDEPENDENT OUTLETS 7 8 IS VIC THERE? 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HEAT.. 36 38 CALIFORNIA UBERALLES DEAD KENNEDYS 5 IT'S KINDA FUNNY JOSEF K now available in 12 "picture bag 2 SIMPLY THRILLED HONEY ORANGE JUICE 4 EISIGER WIND/WHILE THE CAT'S AWAY THE MICE WILL PLAY LILIPUT Rough Trade RT 062 Malicious Damage EGMOX1.00 posicioe noise 2 I'M FALLING DEAD OR ALIVE 4 POLITICSI/IT'S FASHION GIRLS AT OUR BEST Record/Rough Trade RR2/RT 055 gRxaepMstM s EXPLOITED BARMY ARMY EXPLOITED I 10 INCH 45 RPM PYLON Armageddon AEP 12004 c/w gbosrs + end of a dream I THE ACT BECOMES REAL BOLLOCK BROTHERS Macdonald & Lydon BOLL 2 $131312 47 - DREAMS TO FILL THE VACUUM I'M SO HOLLOW s STOP THAT GIRL VIC GOOARO & SUBWAY SECT IN'T LIKE YOUR FACE FURIOUS PIG also availableSTAT3 in 7'picture bag FASTexclusive PRODUCTS distribution tel;03l through 6615811/2 RECORD BUSINESS March 161981 13 smmi iadcis Edited by SARAH LEWIS No sell-out as top indie Cherry Red marches boldly on CHERRY RED boss Iain McNay compilation called Business Unusual (A always answers the phone ZigZagRED 2) magazine (1978) a- forjoint which venture 14 tracks with wantingpersonally-"It a record might out there." be a kid It's a from 14 different indie labels were painstaking policy which has seen oflicensed the currrent in order non-major to give a cross-section scene. The somehis label people make would the most consider out of to what be record, which included the UK Subs, a roster of obscure, avant-garde Gristle,the Leyton sold overBuzzards 12,000 and copies. Throbbing Subse- artists. quentMcNay, releases at that weretime basedrunning on Cherry what disappearedSMALL LABELS with alarminghave appeared regularity' and foundRed from to hisbe frontinteresting. room in They Wimbledon, ranged sincethe first. the Cherryinitial boom Red Recordsin 1977, isbut not one only of punkfrom anband?) unreleased Hollywood 73 tape Brats of theto Mor-(first continuingstill in existence to go where but no is label still has boldly gone Clawsgan Fisher's (B RED obscure 11). Hybrid Kids' Founder and head of Cherry Red is MonstersIn 1979, headlined the US theband first Destroy Cherry RedAll Gaza, Medium Medium and Five Or people working on small projects. We Records,Iain McNay, who startedpreviously the labelof inMagnet early lems.UK tour, The bandwith weresurprisingly brought few over prob- on a Six;Cherry initial Red reaction has just is movedvery exciting." to elegant doRed, have but an we international deal only with side indie to Cherrylabels, The1978 Tights,originally inspired to record by athe band resulting called handLaker luggage. flight, clutching their guitars as new(or will offices be when in Bayswater, the builders but move the com- out) andoften New in such Zealand." diverse areas as Portugal 45'stermined moderate to establish success, a labelMcNay identity was andde- trateDoes on Cherry the more Red consciouslyavant-garde concen- artist? personalpany has touch. lost noneRecently of its signed small-scale bands stance',Despite McNay his is afiercely firm supporter independent of the "do what the other independents were "No,Dead Kennedy'snot really, 'Holiday when we in Cambodia'heard the stillwander consists in and of out,only thethree full-time - McNay, staff thinkBPI. "We it necessary- need a trade but body.all could Few benefit. indies becameIn following the first this smallpolicy. label Cherry to Redget broughtwe signed out theirthem album immediately Fresh Fruit andFor McNayMike Alway still insistsand Theo on answering Chalmers, every and withWe also six workedother labels out a tojoint the subscription BMRB, in ing,involved the firstwith topromotion sign with and Spartan, market- to Rottingactually Vegetablesmade money (B on RED the subsequent10). They wantingphone call a record himself. out "Itthere," might he besays, a kid"it placings."order to get access to the top 200 chart bringregularly a US release band albums over here and forthe afirst tour. to ourEnglish/European first single and tour, album and chartbrought plac- us progressbasically keepsis inevitable? me in touch." "Of course, But surely our healthyCherry position Red certainly at the moment, seems to but be how in a firstLiterally, independent as McNay small says: label "We to werebe taken the McNayings, an acknowledges: important breakthrough." "We are now inAs a recordingnewest project studio is toin openthe upGreat our Westown importanttion to the islabel? chart "In success itself, and not recogni- impor- seriously."One of the earliest albums was a position toThis sign year bands we have on Eyelesslong-term In conglomerate,Road. But I don'tI try wantto have to separatebuild a tant,"tured toMcNay survive replies. indefinitely "We withoutare struc- it, TRY SOME WEIRDNESS WITH THE DAMBUSTERSFEELING ANDWITH GET SPLIT THAT RIVITT SATISFYIN' SCIENTIST'S/ NO. 13 IN ALTERNATIVE CHART! WICKED SCIENTIST DEMATERIAUSES EVIL SPACE INVADERS-TEN :■ TIME WARP STEREO DUB ENCOUNTERS (GREL19) fTiTil ■ PLUS TOP SELLING DISCOS: ; frfl'.i'iTvi Tribute to General Echo/Two Bad DJ -- General Saint & Clint EastwoodReally Really (GRED Love 49) You - Al Campbell (GRED 47) SSJH DISTRIBUTION: Spartan, Jet Star, Rough Trade, Markus GREENSLEEVESRECORDS, Tel:44 UXBRIDGE 01-749 3277 ROAD, LONDON W12 14 RECORD BUSINESS March 161981 • CHERRY RED Continued Road,The labelLondon is contactable N3. at 84A Station costs.mainly We because need salesof low of 3,000overheads albums and to Briefs THIS MONTH sees two widely dif- break even, we usually sell 5-6,000. FORMER LEAD singer and songwri- SCORPIOto appear in ISNorth the latest London independent - owned label and Kingdomfering releases Records from indie. Terry King's successfulObviously butwe notwant purely our from artists a point to beof Mcynellter of modreleases band an Squire,album onAnthony newly- run by Nick East and Graham Wexman. Northern Soul favourite 'Under My survival." formed indie label Hi-Lo Records this licencingThe label its hasfirst taken single the to unusual the Spartan- step of 8012)Thumb' by c/w Wayne 'Yesterday's Gibson Papers' is being (KV MikeThis Alway, attitude who is echoedmaintains, by a&r"It's manim- week.Entitled Hits From 3,000 Years Ago it distributed Heavy Metal Records- 'Dance re-released after six years in a special portant for the performer to make an contains 14 original songs and carries a comesTo The in Music' a 5,000 by limitedLast Flight. edition The picture disc limitedday's Papers' edition was bag, not although on the 'Yester-original. albumnot to onworry an entirelyabout whether artistic itbasis will and be recommended retail price of £3.99 sleeve and is supported by a London The second single is from hit lovers' played on the radio." live munc flypostingHowever, campaign. Scorpio claims it is not rockhave artistsbeen unavailable Revelation forwhose some records time. toryIn policy,keeping two with of thethe plannedlabel's explora-projects PERE UBU primarily a heavy rock label and is 'Tonight' is their first release on for this year are a live album by Woody London, Heaven theyinterested have somethingin hearing fromthat should artists be 'who heard'. feel Kingdomreleased on(KV 12-inch. 8013), which is also clubs,Allen, andrecorded a one-man in several monologue New York(also wereFOR ONCEperfectly the suited. band Theand calculatedthe venue glishrecorded eccentric, in New Quentin York) Crisp.by noted En- strangenessuncompromising, of Heaven 'experimental' matched the ANOTHER NO. 1 FROM THE On the other end of the age scale, look Trade.Pere Ubu,Singer who David record Thomas, for Rough aka PEN OF VINCE EDWARDS anout eight-year-old for Cherry Red's vocalist very known latest signingonly as Crocus Behemoth - a chubby man in a FIRST RELEASE ON THE Records?Ben. Yet another first for Cherry Red theblack kind suit of -manic nonetheless intensity thatconjured kept theup V-TONE LABEL everythinglarge audience into a performancetransfixed. thatHe wasput 'RIGHT BACK WHERE Indie Albums bizzare, but not simply for the sake of WESTARTEDFROM' blockit. Pere of Ubu'swood trademarkwhich Thomas is a beatssmall by : 2 CLOSER Jo^Division Factory FACIAS with a stick to produce a constant THEJAYVEE'S J D variety of rhythms. 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Ably " make Mondays clans,assisted Simon by a trioPhillips, of seasoned Tony Hymas musi- Of'First Pale', Time a Everhaunting I Saw Zamfir Your Face'with styling of and Mo Foster, all of whom played on Richard Harvey on pan pipes and best feel like heBeck's treated recent the album audience There to Anda bravura Back, Street'of all a stimulatingwith Raphael treatment'of Ravescroft 'Baker spe- ecuteddisplay withof guitarsuch obviouspyrotechnics, enjoyment ex- ciallyalto saxrecruited solo to- playand hislooking distinctive quite Wednesdays?" thatchosen one to wonders remain whyabsent he shouldfor so long,have embarrassedplause of the audience.by the thunderous A good time, ap- instrument.Beck is a Heman somehow in total control manages of his to as they say, was hadBRIAN by MULLIGANall. combinea way that technique the sheer and feelingpower inof such his THE ONLY ONES poiseplaying and never inventiveness eclipses ofthe his essential style. At THELondon, ONLY Lyceum ONES' last ever appear- incarnationtimes one wasof Mahavishnu reminded ofOrchestra, an early ably,ance wasone ironicallyof their best.and perhaps Singer inevit-Peter drumming,with Simon andPhillips' the powerhouseintelligent onePerrett is sadtold tonighthis audience - think "I ofhope it as no a vidingkeyboard inevitable fills from comparisons Tony Hymas with pro- Bil- sadbeginning thing isratherthan that a band an as end." talented But the as mer,ly Cobham of course and played Jan withHammer. Beck onHam- the thisall, should come to an untimely end at fittinglV/redalbumin1976, that the set climaxed soitwasinaway with the wellAll knownthe songs favourites, were predictablywith requests the merpowerful and 'Bluefeatured Wind', on writtenthat album. by Ham- fromgranted. the Thisword-perfect went to the audience extent ofoften the nrv-PQ U-CMT1 Only Ones second single (and the Simple — take out a subscription to Anothernearest theyPlanet' got beingto a 'hit') played 'Another twice. Girl It RECORD BUSINESS. It's the paper was also, fittingly, The Final Song. Not thethat news, starts fastest the week with right. those First vital with new WHILE IT is neither rock, nor classical,, ., asorel dry eyemissed in the 0nhouse|y 0nes - they a |willbLlms be. chart entries, the early-warning nor scarcely a credible fusion of the 1978 _ The 0nly 0nes 197g _ Even Airplay Guide to the future best- two, there's a degree of style, or Serpents Shine, 1980 - Baby's Got A sellers, and exhaustive with the new maybe the word would more accurate- QUn release listings. Classicly be cheek, Rock aboutwhich anonly evening the most of ' SARAH LEWIS year'sit only subscription, costs a bargain copies £24 delivered for a Afternarrow all, minded it is not would every failday tothat enjoy, it is trimmerLondon, Comedy & JENKINS Strip first class through the letterbox. 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