April 16, 1977 Executive Changes Rock Industry: Mgmt. Reorganization At A&M Monteiro To UA Sherwood Named CBS VP Posner Made E/A Vice Chmn. Bly To Polydor; Klenfner To Atl. N.Y. Retailers Testify Drugstore Chains May Drop Records Goody, Harmony Hut, United Financial News Oscars Used In Newspaper Ads The Heavy Weeks Of Changes (Ed) Cover Artist: MARSHALL TUCKER BAND www.americanradiohistory.com The frmumph of Deafer i rdon: an American hero comes home at last. Although he is regarded as perhaps the finest and most influential tenor player to have emerged in the '40's, Dexter Gordon has made only sporadic visits to his native country in recent years. Each visit has been an eagerly anticipated event, and the enthusiasm of those who have seen Dexter only served to whet the appetite for the next visit. And in this context, Dexter's return to New York last fall - for the first time in 5 years- stands out as one of the cher- ished events of 1976. In The New York Times, Robert Palmer wrote, "Mr. Gordon re-established himself as the living master of the tenor saxophone...with some of the the '70's....It stands as a new "Homecoming" most accomplished and stir- plateau in Dex's career and, for The spectacular return of ring improvisations heard here us, an opportunity to share in Dexter Gordon. in recent years:' the workings of one of the great On Columbia Records and Tapes. Fortunately Dexter's week- hearts and minds of improvised 2 -RECORD SET long engagement at The Village music:' DEXTER GORDON HOMECOMING Vanguard was recorded and is Dexter is returning in the Live At The Village Vanguard including: Gingerbread Boy/Little now available as a special two- for renia/In Red's Fantasy spring a national tour and Case You Haven't Heard/Backstairs record set. In a five-star down "Homecoming" is available now. beat review, Chuck Berg raved, So don't miss Dexter this time "`Homecoming' will stand as around. Because you might one of the landmark albums of just be missing the event of '77. PG 34650 DEXTER GORDON TOUR: 5/7 Washington, D.C. 5/22 Indianapolis, Ind. 6/25 Philadelphia, Pa. 5/8 Baltimore, Md. 5/28 Berkeley, Cal. 6/26 Buffalo, N.Y. 5/10-14 New York, N.Y. 5/29 UCLA, Cal. 6/28-7/3 New York, N.Y. 5/15 Memphis, Tenn. 5/31-6/5 Silver Spring, Md. 7/11 Philadelphia, Pa. 5/17-21 Chicago, Ill. 6/8-12 Beverly, Mass. 7/12 New York, N.Y. Personal Management: MsManagement, 130 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016 S "COLUMBIA:' MARCA RCG Ccl 19]] C851NC. ® www.americanradiohistory.com THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY CASH XXXVIII BOXNUMBER 48 April 16, 1977 VOLUME - - GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW cash box ed itorial Executive Vice President GARY COHEN Editor In Chief JULIAN SHAPIRO East Coast Editor The Changes Continue East Coast Editorial PHIL DIMAURO KEN TERRY Change in our industry as we have noted before, must be taken for granted, like CHARLES PAIKERT MARK MEHLER gold records and returns. But never in the recent past has there been a week where West Coast Editorial COOKIE AMERSON so much change has taken place on such high corporate levels. And this week's MIKE FALCON CHUCK COMSTOCK changes cap a quarter -year of numerous executive switches, promotions, firings ALAN SUTTON RANDY LEWIS and reorganizations. JEFF CROSSAN JEFFREY WEBER The A&M move, ironically, came after 15 years of "non change" at the company's DAVE FULTON top management levels. And with timing always a factor in any announcement, J.B. CARMICLE West Coast Advertising instead of being the "only" major change this week, it is simply one of many. Research HOWARD LOWELL Nevertheless, it was a delight to see two fine gentlemen, Herb Alpert and Jerry STEVE OSTROW BOB SPEISMAN Moss, assume chairman of the board titles. As a result, A&M was able to give Gil LARRY CARLAT JEFF RAY Friesen and Bob Fead president and senior vice president titles, which they both WAYNE MARECI BILL FEASTER deserve. CAROL RANDAL JUDY ALBERT Dickie Kline's elevation to senior vice president of promotion is a reward for his DAN SEIDEN CATHY WEIDMAN efforts at Atlantic. And Atlantic will be the new home of former Arista promotion v.p. GENE MAHLER LESLIE ECKLEBERRY Michael Klenfner, who will be a senior vice president and assistant to Jerry PENNY TILLMAN Greenburg. Kline and Klenfner will join Dave Glew as Atlantic's senior vice Coin Machine Chicago presidents. CAMILLE COMPASIO, Manager Art Director Mel Posner's elevation to vice chairman of Elektra/Asylum, from president, WOODY HARDING paves the way for a number of additional up -the -corporate ladder executive Circulation THERESA TORTOSA changes underneath. Manager Stan Monteiro's decision to leave Columbia Records and move to the west coast, PUBLICATION OFFICES NEW YORK will give him an opportunity to renew his contact with the "tumult of the street." No 119 West 57th. N.Y.. N.Y. 10019 Phone: (212) 586-2640 Cable Address: Cash Box N.Y. offense intended to the fine CBS promotion organization, which is highly CALIFORNIA professional 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) from top to bottom, but UA gives Monteiro an opportunity to build his Hollywood. Ca 90028 Phone: (213) 464-8241 own team, and renew old contacts with independent distributors and indy NASHVILLE JIM SHARP promotion people. Sherwood's elevation to VP promotion at Columbia is a logical, CARMEN ADAMS LOLA SCOBEY natural move. Many in our industry consider Sherwood to be the best "street 21 Music Circle East. Nashville Tenn. 37203 Phone- (615) 244-2898 person" in the business today. And Sherwood's promotion will once again open CHICAGO CAMILLE COMPASIO avenues for other CBS promotion department executives to be given additional 29 E. Madison St., Chicago. III. 60602 Phone: (312) 346-7272 titles, duties and compensation. WASHINGTON, D.C. JOANNE OSTROW The interesting Mel 6120 Robinwood Road move at Arista, with Bly moving to Polydor after a short stay Bethesda. MD 20034 as Arista's promotion VP, comes at the same time as Klenfner and Perry Cooper, ENGLAND - KIM THORNE 97 Uxbridge Rd. London W. 12 Phone: 01-749-6724 national album promotion director, have chosen to leave the company. Viewed ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF from a baseball standpoint, the Arista to Mercury, David Carrico -Stan Bly "trade," Belgrano 3252. Piso 4 "B" Buenos Aires. Argentina Phone: 89-6796 was clearly "won" by Mercury. In any case, we wish Richard Palmese luck, and BRAZIL - H. GANDELMAN Av Rio Branco. 156 Sala 627 expect further announcements of appointments in the Arista promotion Rio de Janeiro RJ department. CANADA - DAVID FARRELL 1946 Bioor St. W. Apt. 14 Toronto. Ontario. Canada M6P 3K9 So while all of these moves happened at the same time, they occurred for a Phone: (416) 766-5978 HOLLAND - PAUL ACKET variety of business and personal reasons. Maybe they symbolize the turmoil and/or P O. Box 11621 (Prinsessegracht 3). The Hague dissatisfaction and/or unrest at many levels of our business. Enough said. There'll Phone: (701 624621. Telex: 33083 ITALY - GABRIELE G. 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Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. EAGLES ` POSTMASTER' Send form 3579 to CASH BOX.} Asylum 7E-1084 `119 West 57th St.. New York. N.Y. 10019, www.americanradiohistory.com CzISH BOX TOD1OOSNCLES April 16, 1977 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 4/9 4/2 Chart 4/9 4/2 Chart 4/9 4/2 Chart Of DON'T GIVE UP ON US 34 AT MIDNIGHT (MY LOVE 69 SLEEPWALKER DAVID SOUL (Private Stock 45129) 2 3 12 WILL LIFT YOU UP) THE KINKS (Arista 2394) 73 86 3 2 RICH GIRL RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN 70 MY SWEET LADY DARYL HALL 8 JOHN OATES (ABC 12239) 30 30 10 JOHN DENVER (RCA PH 10911) 74 84 3 (RCA PB 0860) 1 2 13 35 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST 71 BROOKLYN 3 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS TIME CODY JAMESON (Atco/Atlantic 45-7073) 76 79 5 WAY FOREIGNER (Atlantic 3394) 49 63 4 72 SLOW DANCIN' DON'T THELMA HOUSTON (Tamla/Motown T54278F) 3 4 16 36 SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TURN ME ON 4 THE THINGS WE DO FOR TOMORROW ADDRISI BROTHERS (Buddah/RCA BDA566) 79 85 4 TOM JONES (Epic/MAM 8-50308) 34 27 17 73 ROMEO LOVE MR. 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