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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 cherished 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.

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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. 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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. BIG (Arista AS 0229) 75 82 7 10CC (Mercury 73875) 4 5 16 37 HELLO STRANGER YVONNE ELLIMAN (RSO/Polydor 871) 48 58 5 74 LOVE'S GROWN DEEP I'VE GOT LOVE ON MY KENNY NOLAN (20th TC at 38 CHERRY BABY Century -2331) 82 2 MIND STARZ (Capitol 4399) 45 54 5 75 ARIEL NATALIE COLE (Capitol 4360) 6 7 11 39 YEAR OF THE CAT DEAN FRIEDMAN (Lifesong 45022) 83 - 2 SO IN TO YOU AL STEWART (Janus J266) 33 24 19 76 I WANNA DO IT TO YOU ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (Polydor 14373) 7 8 13 40 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG JERRY BUTLER (Motown M1414F) 78 81 6 SOUTHERN NIGHTS THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol 4376) 8 9 9 (Capricorn/WB CPS 0270) 47 56 6 GO HOTEL CALIFORNIA 41 ALL STRUNG OUT ON YOU THE JACKSONS (Epic 8-50350) 86 2 EAGLES (Asylum E45386) 9 12 7 JOHN TRAVOLTA 78 YOU ARE ON MY MIND RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT (Midland Intl./RCA MB 10907) 36 28 9 CHICAGO (Columbia 10523) - - JENNIFER WARNES (Arista AS 0223) 11 14 11 42 SAM OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN (MCA 40670) 40 39 12 79 DISCO INFERNO 10 LIDO SHUFFLE THE TRAMMPS (Atlantic 45-3389) 85 2 BOZ SCAGGS (Columbia 3-10491) 14 21 6 43 LONG TIME TRYIN' TO LOVE TWO BOSTON (Epic 8-50329) 35 33 13 80 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (PART WILLIAM BELL (Mercury 73839) 13 20 9 44 WHODUNIT 1) TAVARES (Capitol 4398) 50 59 5 MARVIN GAYE (Tamla/Motown T54280F) 1 WHEN I NEED YOU - LEO SAYER (Warner Bros. WBS 8332) 15 22 8 45 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR 81 THEME FROM "CHARLIE'S 13 DANCING QUEEN AMBROSIA (20th Century TC 2327) 41 42 8 ANGELS" ABBA (Atlantic 3372) 5 1 19 46 NIGHT MOVES HENRY MANCINI (RCA PB 10888) 84 89 5 WANNA GET NEXT TO BOB SEGER (Capitol 4369) 37 35 20 47 GO YOUR OWN WAYC 82 DANCIN' 42 38 15 CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR (DeLite 1586) 89 - 2 YOU ROSE ROYCE (MCA 40662) 17 25 7 FLEETWOOD 48 GLORIA 83 SAD GIRL COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT XW 46 48 13 CARL GRAVES (Ariola America/Capitol 7660) 87 2 CLIMAX BLUES BAND (Sire/ABC SAA 736) 18 26 13 ENCHANTMENT (United Artists 912) - THEME FROM "A 49 LONELY BOY 84 DEEPLY 16 LOVE ANDREW GOLD (Elektra E45384) 60 71 4 5 STAR IS BORN" ANSON WILLIAMS (Chelsea CH 3061) 88 88 50 OLD FASHIONED BOY 85 UNDERCOVER ANGEL (EVERGREEN) ALAN O'DAY (Pacific/Atlantic PC -001) 95 96 3 STREISA D (Columbia 3-10450) 10 6 19 (YOU'RE THE ONE) STALLION (Casablanca NB 877) 58 66 6 86 FLY AT NIGHT (IN THE 17 CARRY ON WAYWARD 51 AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO SON MORNING WE LAND) KANSAS (Kirshner/Epic ZS 8-4267) 12 11 18 MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT CHILLIWACK (Mushroom M 7024) - 1 WOMAN) ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS 77 4 47 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE HOT (Big Tree/Atlantic BT 16085) 22 32 10 JOE TEX (Epic 8-50313) 64 THE (Capitol 4405) 52 CINDERELLA I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN FIREFALL (Atlantic 3392) 61 72 4 88 THEME FROM "ROCKY" K C S SUNSHINE BAND (TK 1022) 23 31 7 53 CRACKERBOX PALACE (GONNA FLY NOW) 20 MAYBE I'M AMAZED HARRISON BILL CONTI (United Artists 940) 1 ilkWINGS (Capitol 4385) 16 10 10 GEORGE - (Dark Horse/WB DRC 8313) 38 37 12 89 DOWN TO THE STATION CAN'T STOP DANCIN' B W STEVENSON Bros. WBS 8343) 91 100 3 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (A&M 1912) 25 34 5 54 LUCILLE (Warner KENNY ROGERS (United Artists UA XW 929Y) 71 94 3 22 DISCO LUCY (I LOVE LUCY 55 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 90 YOU'RE THROWING A THEME) STEVE MILLER (Capitol 4372) 44 40 18 GOOD LOVE AWAY WILTON PLACE STREET BAND (Island 078) 19 19 13 56 BOOGIE CHILD SPINNERS (Atlantic 3382) 92 2 23 YOUR LOVE BEE GEES (RSO/Polydor 867) 51 41 14 91 THAT MAGIC TOUCH McCOO/DAVIS (ABC AB 12262) 27 36 6 57 NEW KID IN TOWN ANGEL (Casablanca NB 878) 93 98 3 24 CALLING DR. LOVE EAGLES (Asylum E45373) 55 45 19 WHATCHAAGOBLO KISS (Casablanca NB 880) 29 43 6 92 NNA DO? 58 TIE YOUR MOTHER eDOWktra N Pzo-s) 94 - 2 25 HERE COME THOSE QUEEN 54 57 5 93 THIS IS THE WAY THAT I TEARS AGAIN 59 I THINK WE'RE ALONE JACKSON BROWNE (Asylum E45379) 20 18 11 FEEL MARIE OSMOND (Kolob/Polydor 14385) 26 DO YA NOWTHE RUBINOOS (Beserkley/Playboy 85741) 70 76 7 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 94 EVERYBODY BE DANCIN' (United Artists XW 9394) 24 16 11 60 SOMETIMES STARBUCK (Private Stock PS 45.144) 100 2 FACTS OF LIFE (Kayvette/TK 5128) 65 61 9 - 27 SIR DUKE DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Motown T54281F) 43 67 3 61 DREAMS 95 FLEETWOOD 1 TWO MAC (Warner Bros. WBS 8371) TAMBOURINE 28 TORN BETWEEN 62 SING UNIVERSAL ROBOT BAND (Red Greg 207) 99 2 LOVERS TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (Elektra E45387) 66 69 6 MARY MACGREGOR 96 UPTOWN FESTIVAL America/Capitol 7638) 21 13 23 63 THE WHISTLER SHALAMAR (Soul Train/RCA 10885) (Ariola JETHRO TULL (Chrysalis CHS 2135) 77 - 2 29 WEEKEND IN NEW 64 SAILING SHIPS 97 YOU TAKE MY HEART ENGLAND MESA (Ariola America/Capitol 7654) 68 70 10 AWAY BARRY MANILOW (Arista 212) 28 29 21 65 LOVE IS BETTER IN THE JAMES DARREN (Private Stock PS 45.136) 98 - 2 30 I LIKE DREAMIN' 98 THEME FROM "ROCKY" KENNY NOLAN (20th Century 2287) 26 15 23 A.M. JOHNNIE TAYLOR (Columbia 3-10478) 69 75 7 (GONNA FLY NOW) 31 THE FIRST CUT IS THE 66 THERE WILL COME A DAY MAYNARD FERGUSON (Columbia 3-10468) DEEPEST SMOKEY ROBINSON 17 10 (Tamla/Motown T54279F) 72 78 6 99 SOUND AND VISION ROD STEWART (Warner Bros. WBS 8321) 31 DAVID BOWIE (RCA 10905) 32 FREE 67 SUB ROSA SUBWAY DENIECE WILLIAMS (Columbia 3-10429) 32 23 21 KLAATU (Capitol 4377) 81 91 3 100 NEVER HAVE TO SAY 33 DANCING MAN 68 MARGARITAVILLE GOODBYE Q (Epic/Sweet City 8-50335) 39 52 6 JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC AB 12254) 80 83 4 DEARDORFF 8 JOSEPH (Arista AS 0230)

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Ain't Gonna Bump (Tree - BMI) 51 Feels Like (Somerset/Evansongs - ASCAP) 35 Magical Mystery (Comet - ASCAP) 45 i ne Fest Cut Is (Duchess - BMI) 31 Ariel (Blendingwell - ASCAP) 75 Fly At Night (Chilliwack/Mushtunes - BMI) 86 Margaritaville (Coral Reefer - BMI) 68 Theme From Charlie's (Spell/Gold - BMI) 81 All Strung Out (Daddy Sam - ASCAP) 41 Fly Like An Eagle (Sailor - ASCAP) 55 Maybe I'm Amazed (Maclen - BMI) 20 Theme From Rocky (United Artists - ASCAP/ Angel In Your (Song Tailors - BMI/ Free (Kee/Drick - BM() 32 My Sweet Lady (Cherry Lane - ASCAP) 70 Unart - BMI) 88.98 I've Got The Music - ASCAP) 18 Gloria (Desert Moon/Willow Girl - BMI) 48 Never Have (Dawnbreaker - BMI) 100 There Will Come (Jobete - ASCAP/Stone At Midnight (Amer. B'casting/lainea - BMI) 34 Go Your (Gentoo/Now Sound - BMI) 47 New Kid 57 Diamond - BMI) 66 Boogie Child (Stigwood/Unichappell - BMI) 56 Got To Give It Up (Jobete - ASCAP) 80 Night Moves (Gear - ASCAP) 46 The Things (Man -Ken - BMI) 4 Brooklyn (Colgems/Tiny Tiger - ASCAP) 71 Heard It In A (No Exit - BMI) 40 Old Fashioned Boy (Rick's Variena - BMI) 50 The Whistler (Five Star/Chrysalis - ASCAP) 63 Calling Dr. Love (Cafe Amer./Kiss - ASCAP) 24 Hello Stranger (Cotillion/Braintree/ Rich Girl (Unichappell - BMI) 2 This Is The (Fame - BMI) 93 Can't Stop Dancing (Ahab - BMI) 21 Lovelane - BMI) 37 Right Time Of (Amer. B'casting - ASCAP) 9 Tie Your Mother (Oueen/Beechwood - BMI) 58 Carry On (Don Kirshner - BMI) 17 Here Come Those (Swallow Turn/WB - ASCAP/ Romeo (Jet Lag - BMI) 73 Torn Between (Muscle Shoals - BMI/ Cherry Baby (Rock Steady/Stargonzo - ASCAP) 38 Open Window/Warner-Tamerlane - BMI) 25 Sad Girl (Koppleman/Bandier - BMI) 83 Silver Dawn - ASCAP) 28 Cinderella (Powder - ASCAP) 52 High School Dance (Rosy ASCAP) 87 Sailing Ships (Song Tailors/Everybodys/ Tryin' To Love Two (Bell -Kat/ Couldn't Get It (Bleu Disque/Jirv/Air - ASCAP) 15 Hotel California 8 Intercontinental Tunes - BMI) 64 Unichappell - BMI) 11 Crackerbox Palace (B.U. - BMI) 53 I Like (Sound of Nolan/Chelsea - BMI) 30 Sam (John Farrar/Blue Gum/ Undercover Angel (W.B. - ASCAP) 85 Dance And Shake (Sug-Sug - ASCAP) 95 I'm Your Boogie (Sherlyn/Harrick - BMI) 19 Dejamus - BMI/ASCAP) 42 Uptown (Jobete - ASCAP/Stone Agate - BMI) .. 96 Dancin' (Delightful/Cabrinl - BMI) 82 I Think Were Alone (Patricia - BMI) 59 Say You'll (Dick James - BMI) 36 Weekend (Unart/Piano Picker - BMI) 29 Dancing Man (Amed/Gravenhurst - BMI) 33 I've Got Love (Jays Ent./Chappell - ASCAP) 5 Show You The Way (Mighty Three - BMI) 77 Whatcha Gonna (Irving/Pablo Cruise - BMI) 92 Dancing Queen (Countless - BMI) 13 I Wanna Do It (Jobete/Butler - ASCAP) 76 Sir Duke (Jobete/Black Bull - ASCAP) 27 When I Need (Unichappell/Begonia Melodies/ 12 Deeply (Fox -Gimbel - BMI) 84 I Wanna Get Next (Duchess - BMI) 14 Sing (Churn - ASCAP) 62 Albert Hammond - ASCAP) Disco Inferno (Six Strings/Golden Fleece - BMI) 79 Lido Shuffle (Music/Hudmar - ASCAP) 10 Sleepwalker (Davray - P.R S ) 69 Whodunit (Bull Pen - BMI/Perren Vibes - ASCAP) 44 Disco Lucy (Desilu - ASCAP) 22 Lonely Boy (Luckyu - BMI) 49 Slow Dancin' (Musicway/Flying Addrisi - BMI) ... 72 Year Of (Dejamus/Purple Pepper - ASCAP) 39 Long Time So In To You (Low -Sal BMI) 6 You Are On My (Big Elk/Make Me Smile ASCAP)78 Don't Give Up On (Almo/Macaulay - ASCAP) 1 (Pure - BMI) 43 - - BMI) 60 You're Throwing A Three BMI) ... 90 Don't Leave (Mighty Three - BMI) 3 Love Is Better (Groovesville - BMI/ Sometimes (Stallion - Good (Mighty - Down To (Combine - BMI) 89 Conquistador - ASCAP), 65 Sound And Vision (Bewley Bros./Fleur - ASCAP) 99 Your Love (El Patricio - BMI) 23 Do Ya (UA/Jet/Innersong - ASCAP) 26 Love's Grown (Sound of Nolan/Chelsea - BMI) ... 74 Southern Nights (Warner-Tamerlane/ You Take My (U.A. - ASCAP/Unart - BMI) 97 Dreams (Gentoo/Welsh Witch - BMI) 61 Love Theme (First Artists/Emanuel/ Marsaint - BMI) 7 erybody ee (Brother Bill's -ASCAP)94 20th Century - ASCAP) 16 Sub Rosa Subway (MCA - ASCAP) 67 Lucille (Bramhall/Andite - BMI) 54 That Magic (White Angel/Hudson Bay - BMI) . 91

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www.americanradiohistory.com COSH BOX NEWS Kline Upped To Job Switches And Promotions Rock Industry VP At by Mike Falcon vice president, director of marketing and UA's vice president of promotion, was Senior A&R. LOS ANGELES An unprecedented wave distribution. moved to vice president, - of Dick Kline to senior Records of executive reassignments, promotions, The promotion of Mel Posner to vice The promotion Atlantic Atlantic. At resignations and intercompany transfers, chairman of Elektra/Asylum Records. vice president for promotion at NEW YORK - Dick Kline has been elevated joined coupled with the management reorganiza- Steve Wax, E/A executive vice president, the same time Michael Klenfner to senior vice president of promotion for Klenfner tion of A&M Records, rocked the record in- would seem the most likely choice to fill the Atlantic as a senior vice president. Atlantic Records. He becomes the second Arista, where he was vice dustry this past week. Highlights of the president's chair, according to was formerly with Atlantic executive to hold the title of senior promotion, artist manage- changes (see separate stories) include: knowledgeable industry observers. president of vice president, along with Dave Glew, was to The corporate restructuring of A&M The exit of Stan Monteiro, CBS vice ment. Perry Cooper, who upped of album promotion at Arista two Records, in which Jerry Moss assumed the president in charge of promotion, who will director ago, Klenfner in the move to new title of chairman; Herb Alpert was ap- fill the same position at United Artists. Mon- weeks joins will reportedly be Atlan- pointed vice chairman; and Gil Friesen was teiro will be replaced as CBS promotion Atlantic. Cooper appointed president, filling the vacancy vice president by Bob Sherwood, who was tic's director of artist development. The of Richard Palmese at created by the Moss promotion. Bob Fead formerly national director of promotion. promotion national AM was elevated to the new position of senior Additionally, Pat Pipolo, who had been Arista to vice president, promotion. Palmese replaces Stan Bly, who left Arista to assume a similar position Sherwood Named Posner Promoted at Polydor. Bly, incidentally, rejoins his old boss Lou Simon; both came from Mercury. Promotion VP For To Vice Chairman And also at Polydor, the promotion of Harry Anger to vice president and director Columbia Records At Elektra/Asylum of marketing. Anger was formerly director NEW YORK - Bob Sherwood has been LOS ANGELES - Mel Posner, former of marketing and assumed the VP position promoted to vice president of national president of Elektra/Asylum Records, has this week when Arnie Geller departed. promotion for Columbia Records. He been promoted to the newly created posi- High Turnover replaces Stan Monteiro, who resigned last tion of E/A vice chairman. These recent changes follow a three- month span that had been regarded as an unusually high turnover period in upper senior vice president of marketing and level management. A condensed recap of general manager of Atlantic. the quarter -year on the vice presidential Commenting on the promotion, Ahmet level and above includes (alphabetically, by Ertegun, Atlantic Records chairman stated, company): "Under the direction and leadership of Dick ABC. Don England resigned from ABC Kline, Atlantic Records is now enjoying one Record Distributors as president to form of the hottest streaks in the history of the his own company. Skip Byrd, former company. In Dick's tenth year now with Atlanta branch manager, replaced Atlantic, this comes as a most well - England. B.J. Mcllwee was promoted to deserved and welcome promotion." vice president, special markets, ABC Atlantic -distributed albums by Bad Record Distributors, Inc., replacing Mel Company, Emerson Lake & Palmer, and Price. Foreigner are currently bulleting on the Arista. Arista experienced the most Cash Box Top 100 Albums chart. In addi- week to join United Artists Records as vice Posner, who has been with Elektra for 19 severe shakeup of any major company dur- tion, five other Atlantic albums remain president of promotion. years, will oversee all aspects of marketing, ing the past three months. In addition to the above the 100 position. Singles by In his new position, Sherwood will coor- sales, administration, financial affairs and Palmese promotion, Judd Siegal, former Foreigner and Firefall continue to bullet in dinate the activities of the national promo - creative services, as well as supervising the national field sales manager, was (continued page 16) (continued on page 54) their fourth week on the Cash Box Top 100 (continued on page 16) on Singles chart. Kline joined Atlantic in 1967 as the label's southern promotion representative, A&M Reorganizes Company Structure; Moss transferring to New York in 1969 to assume east coast promotion responsibilities. One Named Chairman, And Friesen Is President year later he was named assistant national by Mike Falcon has been named company vice chairman. waters in the sense that no other indepen- pop promotion director, and was appointed Additionally, Bob Fead, formerly vice dent company has ever been as successful national pop promotion director the follow- LOS ANGELES - Jerry Moss has been president of sales and distribution, has as we are. We have to think more of the ing year. Klein attained the vice presidency named chairman of A&M Records in the been appointed to the newly created posi- future and where we're going. This restruc- in 1974. His career in the music industry first major corporate reorganization of the tion of senior vice president, director of turing will leave a lot of air for future projec- began in 1958 with King Records. company in 15 years. Gil Friesen, formerly marketing and distribution, while Chuck tions and proposals. In a related development, it was learned A&M's senior vice president, director of ad- Kaye, formerly vice president of Ir- "We don't have any major bank loan that that Atlantic will soon have a third senior ministration and creative services, has ving/Almo Music and Rondor Music, has we have to be concerned about," added vice president in Michael Klenfner, who will replaced Moss as president while Herb been named president of the two A&M sub- Moss. "This is not to say that we wouldn't go be named this week Alpert, formerly executive vice president, sidiaries. that far if there were some property we wan- On the international level, Gerry Lacour- ted to acquire. We're looking to go for all the Apex Martin Faces A Possible Exit siere has been promoted to president of the marbles if we can, and even more impor- label's Canadian operation, A&M Records tant, as a record company and publishing From Independent Distribution Opers. of Canada, Ltd. He was formerly vice presi- complex, we'll be doing things differently dent and general manager of the Canadian from the way anybody else has done them." by Julian Shapiro informed source, mounting inventory in- vestments and problems with collection on company. Moss doubted that the internal changes NEW YORK - Apex Martin Record Sales, overdue accounts were factors in Martin's Growth Prompted Move at A&M would be manifested externally in Inc. has decided to severely cut back in- decision. According to Moss, the restructuring was the near future. "I don't know if there will be operations in prompted by fast company growth and the any real immediate changes involved," ob- dependent distribution Opted For Alternatives metropolitan New York and New Jersey in need for a more flexible personnel arrange- served Moss, "but I think that basically the wake of mounting manufacturer defec- However, the most critical problem has ment that would allow for future expansion. you'll see that Gil will have his own way of tions. At this point it is unclear whether or been with a growing number of manufac- "We've added close to 100 people, mostly running A&M Records. What this says not the company will discontinue that por- turers which have opted for an alternative in the field, in the last year," observed the basically, is that we want to grow, and this is tion of its business altogether. distributor. Apex Martin handled Playboy chairman, "and we're in unchartered (continued on page 56) Within two weeks Apex Martin will close and Island in New Jersey and lost both lines its New York sales office, consolidating recently when each entered into agree- remaining personnel in its Hillside, New ments with branch distributed companies. Jersey headquarters. Tentatively, one It had been speculated that, with the deci- salesman will be retained to service ac- sions by Playboy, Island and Buddah to af- counts in New Jersey, where the company filiate with branch operations, several in- still handles TK, Private Stock and Fantasy dependent distributors might have to close in addition to numerous smaller labels. their doors. That salesman will also be responsible for Two other manufacturers that Apex Mar- covering the New York territory. tin distributed in New Jersey have decided In a letter to his client labels, Joe Martin, to consolidate territories under larger disco -principal of Apex Martin, noted that he tributors. 20th Century will now be serviced was cutting back on distribution with the in- in the northeast by Alpha Distributing tention of only handling specialized lines Corp., and Roulette/Pyramid will now be without large inventories. According to an (continued on page 56) Moss Alpert Friesen Fead

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McKuen and his publishing company, NEW YORK - At least two major specialty Jimmy's Music World chains, with 27 and Previously, a number of large California- Stanyan Music, have filed a $60 million record retailers outside California have ap- 26 stores respectively, confirmed that based retailers had been subpoenaed in class-action lawsuit against RCA Records, peared before the federal grand jury in Los representatives from their organizations connection with the probe, although alleging that the manufacturer pressed Angeles which is probing possible price fix- had appeared before the grand jury and retailers throughout the country indicated about 10 million albums by numerous ar- ing and other violations within the turned over documents relating to such they believe the investigation centered tists, punching holes in the jackets and sell- more on manufacturer practices (Cash ing them as cheaper cutout product. Box, February 26 and Marcn 12). (continued on page 55) Monteiro New UA Promo VP; A spot check of major chains around the country revealed no other retail organizations east of California had been sub- Pipolo Moves To Head A&R poenaed, although at least two chain LOS ANGELES - Stan Monteiro has been and was later named music and program spokesmen said that with Goody's and appointed vice president of promotion at director at the station. Jimmy's being called to testify, they would United Artists Records while Pat Pipolo, In 1962 he took a job as promotion not be surprised to be subpoenaed them- who formerly held that position, has been manager at Mercury Records and later ser- selves. named UA's vice-president of A&R. ved four years as a national promotion ad- One west coast retailer whose represen- "I am elated to have a man of Stan Mon- ministrator for RCA Records. In 1971 Mon- tative appeared Mast week before the grand teiro's background and reputation join us," teiro left a job as director of promotion for jury said the investigation was still in its said Gordon Bossin, UA's vice president of Metromedia Records to become a co- "preliminary" stage, with the jurors gather - marketing, in announcing the appointment. founder and marketing executive at Grunt "I've had the pleasure of working with him Records until 1972 when he became direc- Richard Palmese Upped I national promotion for Epic Records. at RCA Records, and am confident that he tor of To Arista Promo VP will be an asset to the strong promotion Pipolo had served as vice president of department." promotion at both MCA Records and Island See Page 10 Monteiro formerly served as vice presi- Records before he joined UA in 1976. Four years ago, when the Marshall Tucker dent of national promotion for Columbia At his new post Pipolo will be responsible ng all the information they can. He said the Band released their debut album, the only Records in New York. He began his career for all product acquisition and will be in- appearance lasted only about 10 minutes, band south of the Mason/Dixon Line to in the music industry in 1956 at Records, volved in all production and label agree- and added that it would be several months really make a ripple was the Allman Inc., in Boston, where he worked as a ments which currently include Chi -Sound, before he might be called back to elaborate Brothers Band. Since then, the country has salesman and promotion manager. In 1960 Roadshow and Jet Records. on information contained in his store's elected its first southern president since Monteiro became a disc jockey at WILD documents. Sources have indicated that reconstruction, and the Marshall Tucker ivestigators may still not have a clear idea of Band has come into its own, leading the what they are looking for in the reams of pack of rebel rock bands with its multi - papers. flavored, country -influenced sound. In a related development, Jonathan Gor- In the intervening years the band has don, who headed the three-man team coor- continued to expand its musical repertoire, dinating the investigation, has resigned ample evidence of which isthefactthatfour from the Justice Department to enter of their six albums are gold and the group private practice. Until further notice, Brian won for Capricorn Records its first Grammy Robbins will be in charge, assisted by anti- nomination ever, early this year. Their trust division attorney Ronald Griffith. Two latest, "Carolina Dreams," is currently #29 more lawyers, Martin Kaplan and Joseph on our LP chart, after bulleting for seven Tabacco, will be joining the team, Robbins straight weeks. said. In many ways, their latest album is also their finest. For one, almost every member ASCAP, BMI Execs of the sextet contributed material for the Address album, and the LP is a careful expansion Conference into new musical territories. But the variety NEW YORK - Representatives of Broad- of influences has always been there since cast Music Inc. (BMI) and the American the band acknowledges the impact of rock, Society of Composers, Authors and country, jazz, rhythm & blues and western Publishers (ASCAP) appeared last week swing on their distinctive fusion sound. before a meeting of the National Commis- Regardless of how much success ac- sion on New Technological Uses of crues to this cohesive group from tiny Spar- Stan Monteiro Pat Pipolo Copyrighted Works. tanburg, South Carolina, it is doubtful that the Marshall Tucker Band will ever become indifferent to the demands of their vast and Polydor Fills Two Key Executive Positions; growing audience in both the rock and country music camps. As unofficial group leader Toy Caldwell recalls, "When we first Anger, Bly To Head Marketing, Promotion started we all had day jobs. We quit to go for NEW YORK - Polydor Records Inc. has and marketing planning for RCA Records. years, where he eventually attained the broke. I was a plumber. But we wanted to made two major executive appointments. Bly comes to Polydor after a brief tenure position of vice president and national play what we wanted to play and the hell Harry Anger has been promoted to vice as vice president of promotion for Arista director of promotion. Prior to joining Mer- with everything else." It is that gritty deter- president and director of marketing, while Records. He previously headed the promo- cury, Bly was west coast director of promo- mination that helped make them what they Stan Bly has joined Polydor as vice presi- tion department of Mercury Records for six tion for Bell Records. are today, and they show no signs of slack- dent and national director of promotion. ing off. Bly replaces Arnie Geller, who is leaving Index Polydor to form a management/production company with Buddy Buie, involving Album Reviews 17 Atlanta 50 Polydor recording artists the Classified Buie Coin 47 Rhythm Section, a band which Country Album Chart 37 manages. Country Singles Chart 38 Lou Simon, executive vice president of FM Analysis 24 Polydor, stated that the appointments For The Record 22 represent the culmination of a 17 month International Section 53 reorganization plan at the company. "We Jazz 21 firmly believe these new changes will result Pop Album Chart 57 in a greater increase of our market share Pop Radio Analysis 28 and profitability in 1977," commented Pop Radio Playlist Highlights 21 Simon. Pop Singles Chart 4 Anger was appointed director of Radio News 43 marketing at Polydor subsequent to his Regional Album Action 31 joining the company in August, 1976, as 43 R&B Album Chart national sales director. Before coming to Chart 45 R&B Singles Polydor, he was general manager of the 70 - Singles Bullets 29 store Discount Records chain when it was Singles Reviews 20 owned by CBS, and previously had spent Talent On Stage 22 several years as director of merchandising Harry Anger Mel Bly

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www.americanradiohistory.com Palmese Upped Merger Of Two Gigantic Drugstore Chains To Promo VP At Arista Records Raises QuestionsAbout Record Departments Dixie May Lose Biggest Account ing (before the merger)." He added, according to a source close to Sutton, the by Ken Terry & Mark Mehler however, that "Jack Eckerd was not handl- Rahaway, New Jersey -based cutout dealer ing the top-quality stuff (records), and this is presently engaged in discussions with NEW YORK Three months after a merger - here Drug) was, so there's Jack Eckerd's Charlotte division. between the Jack Eckerd Corporation, area up (Eckerd to be some difference in thought." The Dixie spokesman noted that Eckerd based in Clearwater, Florida and Eckerd got Despite repeated phone calls, the head Drugs purchased cutouts directly from Sut- e Drugs, Inc., based in Charlotte, North record buyer for Jack Eckerd could not be ton even before the merger with Jack Carolina, it appears that major decisions reached for comment. Eckerd. On the other hand, he noted. "They affecting the future of records in one of the Sutton To Move In? (Eckerd Drugs) don't get so much involved nation's two largest drugstore combines A second question growing out of the in the cutouts as they do in the low -end TV are in the offing. Eckerd merger concerns the status of Sut- promotions (from suppliers such as K tel One of the biggest questions is whether Distributors, which now supplies the and Ronco). Sutton hasn't been too suc- or not Jack Eckerd, the parent company, ton Jack Eckerd stores with all of their cutouts. cessful with Carolina (Eckerd) stores." will retain the services of Dixie Record and If the parent corporation does terminate Another possibility is that Sutton itself Tape Co., which racks approximately 200 Eckerd Drugs' arrangement with Dixie, but might supply stores in the Jack Eckerd- of the 236 Eckerd Drug units in the jettison records altogether, Sutton Eckerd Drug combine. Although this seems Richard Palmese Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Maryland doesn't Distributors would be in a good position to speculative at this point, there is growing LOS ANGELES Richard Palmese has and Delaware. A little over a year ago, Jack - win a contract for supplying cutouts to the evidence that Sutton has supplied some been appointed vice president, national Eckerd ended an agreement with United newly acquired Eckerd Drug chain. In fact, !continued on page 56, A.M. promotion, for Arista Records. Record and Tape Industries Inc. (URT), Palmese will be responsible for coor- which had been racking many of its 530 dinating efforts on the company's single units in 10 states. Since then, Jack Eckerd's Nashville Execs Lamenting releases, as well as seeking air play for all stores have stocked mostly TV promotional Arista product. He was formerly director of packages and cutouts. national promotion for the label, after being The fact that Jack Eckerd has already Industry's Lack Of Autonomy tions here have been country divisions of promoted from the position of Midwest phased out rack -supplied current releases by Lola Scobey regional promotion manager. Before join- in its own units suggests that it might also larger parent companies rather than Nashville -based independent labels. ing Arista, Palmese was midwest regional discontinue them in its Eckerd Drug sub- independent NASHVILLE - Is Nashville an Thus, organizationally, Nashville has had promotion director for Buddah Records. sidiary. A retailer who is familiar with the is it merely an appendage music center, or basically a "divisional" status in relation to "Richard Palmese has made significant situation commented, "We've heard that on of national record labels headquartered the national music industry. What has this contributions to Arista with his energy, they (Eckerd) are thinking about throwing the east or west coasts? devotion, imagination and his ability to Dixie out." meant in terms of the administrative and ar- break records," noted Clive Davis, presi- Asked if Dixie could possibly lose its Over a period of 49 years, since the first tistic autonomy of the Nashville music dent of Arista. "He has had a meteoric rise biggest account, a spokesman for the rack recording session here in 1928, Nashville industry? based on exceptional merit and perfor- jobber replied, "Up until this point, they has developed specifically as a country This question was highlighted in a Cash music center, as en Box interview, April 2, 1977, with Rick mance. I know he will provide dynamic (Eckerd) have not indicated that this would opposed to across-the- leadership in the battlefield of A.M. be the case. As of now, they are still having board music center. This has meant, Blackburn, vice president of marketing, Records. In in- warfare." us service all the stores that we were servic- historically, that the largest label opera - Nashville, at CBS/Epic that terview Blackburn stated that the CBS/Epic Nashville office has enjoyed autonomous Oscars for `Rocky' And 'A Star Is Born' Used decision making in seven areas since Sep- tember of 1976, when a policy of decen- tralized management was instituted As Hooks For Soundtrack Album Retail Ads throughout the CBS/Epic operation by Mark Mehler thought; and a Boston retailer continued advertising this week after receiving "many (ennfinued on paon 371 his unique all -label sale strategy. calls" from NEW YORK With the Academy Award irate record buyers who had - Customer Response In N.O. missed last Sunday's presenters bestowing Oscars on the films ad and wanted to Ex -Manager Of In New Orleans, New Attitude Records know which LPs were "Rocky" and "A Star Is Born," ads on sale. and Tapes, which has been lowballing on "I guess our ads were promoting the soundtracks to those films working after all," Beatles Indicted selected specials for two months (Cash said Lieberman. However, and tied to the awards appeared in nearly other area Box, February 19) decided this week, after retailers have not every market surveyed by Cash Box. lowered their advertised For Tax Evasion a seven-day hiatus, to resume advertising prices, and suggested that New Attitude Ron McCarrell, director of merchandis- NEW YORK Allen Klein, president of their four $2.99 "album features" in the may not survive much longer - ing for Columbia, noted that the company with its ABKCO Industries Inc. and exclusive Sunday New Orleans Times -Picayune. current merchandising approach. had a "good hunch" that the song "Ever- business manager for the Beatles from Richard Lieberman, owner and manager In Boston, New England Music City, a green" from the soundtrack LP would be 1969 to 1973, has been indicted on charges of the one -store operation, had indicated three -store chain, advertised an all -label honored as best song. McCarrell said the of evading $126,000 in Federal income last week that he was shifting his ad dollars sale at only one of its stores this week. hunch was based primarily on the appeal of Lou taxes. to radio in the belief that his customers Garfinkle, general manager of Music City, Barbra Streisand. Therefore, ad mats tying The six -count indictment handed down were not responding to the New York -style said the chain had done the same thing the LP to the Oscar were prepared and here by a Federal grand jury alleges that, loss leader merchandising approach. previously with its two other units to move shipped to the branches three weeks while he was the Beatles' manager, Klein (Cash Box, April 9). surplus merchandise and highlight the before the ceremony. caused Capitol Records to supply at cost However, New Attitude resumed print a ems' ^f individual stores McCarrell added, however, that it was unmarked promotional records by the still too early to assess the effect of the Beatles and other performers to Apple Oscar on LP sales, which he said were Records, Inc., of which Klein was an officer. approaching three million. The album, The indictment further states that Klein in- number 1 on the Cash Box Top 200 Albums structed one of his employees to sell these Chart for several weeks, has been at records to distributors and rack jobbers at number 3 for the past three weeks. a profit. 'Rocky' Between 1970 and 1972, Klein allegedly The soundtrack to "Rocky," which was received $216,743 in cash proceeds from awarded Oscars for best picture and best these sales, which he never reported on his director, among others, bulleted at number income tax returns. 54 this week, climbing from 129 during the If convicted, he could face up to five past three weeks. years in prison on each of three counts of Joe Carbone, vice president of national tax evasion, up to three years on each count sales for United Artists, noted that sales of of filing false tax returns, and a maximum "Rocky" had been averaging only about total of $45,000 in fines. 25,000 a week before the Academy Klein's lawyer, Gerald Walpin, told Awards, but have hit 130,000 since. reporters that his client "believes that he is Carbone added that UA anticipated that the innocent and that when the facts come out film, nominated for 10 awards, would win at at trial he will be vindicated." least six, and planned a three-day TV ad OFFICE WARMING - To celebrate April -Blackwood Music Publishing's expansion and A related tax indictment was filed last campaign, followed by radio and print move to new offices at 1350 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, Jim Bishop. the com- December 16 (Cash Box, December 25) campaigns in more than a dozen major pany's vice president and general manager, hosted a party recently for music industry ex- against Peter Benedetto, also knows as markets. ecutives. Pictured (l-r) are: Irwin Mazur, director of west -coast operations for April - Pete Bennett. An associate of Klein and a In other retail developments this week: a Blackwood Music; Bishop; Bruce Lundvall, president CBS Records division; Larry Fogel, one-time ABKCO employee, Bennett was New Orleans retailer found his city to be director of east -coast operations for April -Blackwood Music; George Fishoff, artist and formerly in charge of promotion for the more "price conscious" than he had writer; and Bob Esposito, vice president of creative affairs for April -Blackwood Music. Beatles.

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In 1975 and 1974, by comparison, the Gimbels Unlikely company's distribution and rack jobbing operations had pre-tax losses, while the To Sell Records retailing division posted gains of, respectively, $350,000 and $221,000. 1972 was the In N.Y.C. Stores Spinners, WYNN SIGNS TO COTILLION - Philippe Wynn, former lead singer of the last year in which the Harmony Hut chain NEW YORK - The elimination of ABC - recently signed a long-term recording contract with Cotillion Records. Wynn's debut single earned less before taxes than either of the leased record departments in Gimbels' two for the label, "Hats Off To Mama," will be distributed worldwide by Atlantic Records. Pic- other operating divisions. Manhattan stores (Cash Box, April 9) tured at the signing ceremony in the Cotillion offices in New York are (l -r): Henry Allen, In contrast, the retailing subsidiary didn't means the probable end of record retailing president of cotillion Records; Ron Mason, Wynn's manager; and Primus Robinson, out -perform the other divisions in total at that 10 -store chain. national R&B promotion director for Atlantic Records. Seated is Philippe Wynn. sales until 1974. During 1976, Harmony Hut Robert Gottlieb, vice president of sales accounted for 43% of Schwartz's sales; in- promotion for Gimbels, said while it was Sam Goody's 1976 Profits Down; dependent distribution and rack jobbing possible the two choice Manhattan loca- respectively formed 35% and 22% of the tions will one day carry records again, he total. added pointedly, "I don't think it's very Moves To Strengthen Hardware probable." No suppliers have yet contacted self as an audio dealer and is still seen by According to the report, "Gross profit as Mark Mehler the chain about its re-entry into records. by most consumers as only a record chain. A a percentage of sales for 1976 remained Gottlieb explained that neither the two NEW YORK Despite several depressed recent survey by an independent research relatively constant due to the stable profit - midtown stores, nor four suburban units during 1976, Sam Goody is confi- pointed to this mistaken con- margins of each division of the company earnings organization that also once carried records, could sur- dent that it can remain a major force in New impression, Levy added. and the insignificant variation in the sumer vive in the present New York market. "We record market. to correct that impression, proportion of the sales each division con- York's cutthroat retail In an attempt couldn't compete, either price -wise or steps, including tributed to overall sales." The 27 -store chain, concentrated in Goody has taken several promotion -wise, with discounting chains metropolitan New York and Philadelphia, a full -page ad in each Sunday New running like Korvettes or Jimmy's Music World," he reported 1976 net earnings of only $61,336, York Times devoted to stereo, tape and Motown Bills asserted in response to comments from in 1975. Sales, and instituting a radio and down from $467,645 radio promotion, some rack jobbers who insisted that Gim- increased from $43.5 million in ad campaign geared to a "home however, television $21/2 M In 5 Days bels had not really cared enough about 1975 to million center" concept. $48.4 last year. entertainment record sales to give their leased operations George Levy, president of the chain, said Nevertheless, Goody has encountered With 2 New LPs a chance. in its hard goods lines, the depressed earnings for the year stiff competition "I think eventually you won't have them discounters like LOS ANGELES As a result of sales action resulted both from the competitive record primarily from lowball - (higher -priced impulse -type departments) and a in audio Eddie," who use a "loss leader" ap- on new albums by the Commodores and market general softness "Crazy at all in New York," Gottlieb concluded. sales over the first six months of 1976. proach similar to that employed by many Marvin Gaye, Motown Records has repor- Levy indicated that while Goody might New York record retailers. ted a billing of more than $21/2 million in a URT not be able to significantly boost its small Levy asserted that he didn't expect five-day period and that both albums have Inc.'s Net Income profit margin on records and still compete Goody would have to file for reorganization. turned gold. Climbs To $49,311 For with chains like Jimmy's Music World and A strong performance for Goody In the Mike Lushka, Motown's vice-president Korvettes, it would move to strengthen its fourth quarter of 1976, In which sales hit of marketing said, "With the Commodores Fiscal Third Quarter market position in hard goods, where the $16.9 million and net earnings $544,548, coming of age as a complete across-the- NEW YORK - The net income of United markup is higher. "The audio market did both records for that period, boded well for board group, we anticipate that it will be just Record and Tape Industries Inc. for its turn around in the last five months of 1976," the chain's future, according to Levy. Asked a matter of weeks before we will be coming fiscal third quarter, ended February 28, Levy noted. However, he lamented that if he expected to suffer a net loss In 1977, out with an announcement that both of rose to $49,311 from $25,515 during the Goody has not yet carved out a niche for it- Levy said, "I doubt it. these albums are platinum." prior -year period. The Florida -based rack jobber also has record third quarter revenues of $2,038,935, up from $1,547,- Sunday Openings Not Aiding Record Sales 614 a year ago. For the nine months ended February 28, At Key New York Department Store Chains URT's income declined to $9,629 from $54,339 during the nine -month period of by Charles Paikert adults buying Barry Manilow and Barbra the cost of staying open on Sunday. Eddie the previous year. Sales dipped slightly to NEW YORK - For three major New York Streisand. "The MOR is really heavy after a Plisner at Macy's in Brooklyn balanced $4,670,548 from $4,738,520. department stores, being open on Sundays TV special or a local concert," he explained. Sunday's additional Manilow, Streisand Allan Wolk, president of URT, attributed has resulted in generally increased MOR "I think the adults just feel more relaxed and Neil Diamond sales against "more its improved performance in the third quar- album sales. However, an overall increase about buying on Sunday." theft" in his department. ter to "the completion of the company's

in weekly sales volume for Alexander's, Yet, the manager lamented, "I do the James Cooper, record department remerchandising program and .. . the up- Macy's and Mays appears to be confined to same total in seven days that I used to do in manager for Mays in lower Manhattan, grading in the type of outlet being served by their suburban units. six. The Sunday employees don't know declared that Sunday sales hadn't affected the company." There have also been problems stem- where the product is, and the Sunday his weekly dollar totals to any significant Wolk further announced that URT's ming from the Sunday openings that have, business takes away from Monday." degree. (continued on page 46) Atlanta, Georgia branch would commence as yet, remained unsolved. Among the Different in The Suburbs most frequently mentioned by surveyed In contrast, Alexander's store in record department managers were a Westchester has increased its weekly decrease in Saturday and Monday record sales, with Sunday business ac- business; additional payroll and security counting for approximately 15% of the total expenses; and inexperienced part-time volume. "All the stores around here are help who were unfamiliar with department busy on Sunday," said Lee Greenbaum, layouts. buyer for the store, "more so than we find in Nevertheless, record sales on Sunday the city." have generally become established as the Quinn Furrs, record department week's third largest dollar volume day, after manager for an Alexander's store in subur- Friday and Saturday. In fact, on holiday ban Long Island, added, "We do a nice weekends, department managers reported share of business on Sunday considering that Sunday sales figures have risen excep- the shorter hours, but it's not so much what tionally higher. we gain out here. It's what we might lose, DENIECE WILLIAMS AND FRIENDS - After a recent performance at the Garden with the Good Mix with the competition being so strong on Emotions, singer Deniece Williams shared a table with her fellow Columbia recording ar- Normally, according to the record Sunday. People like to stop in the store af- tists, who have recently been awarded a gold album for their debut LP "Flowers." Deniece department manager of Alexander's Rego ter church or after brunch." also had cause to celebrate, as her debut album "This Is Niecy" was recently certified gold. Park store in Queens, Sunday business Cost Of Staying Open Pictured sharing a table at the post -Garden party are, from left: Wanda Hutchinson of the reflects a good mix of sales to a younger Of more concern to the record depart- Emotions; Williams; actor Jim Brown; and Sheila, Pamela, and Jeanette Hutchinson, mem- audience buying Kiss and middle -age ment managers at Macy's and Mays was bers of the Emotions.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Album List Prices Climbing Cash Box LP Survey Shows by Dave Fulton Four of the top 20 albums on this week's chart are listed at $7.98 with another single LOS ANGELES - Seventeen and a half LP, the soundtrack to "A Star Is Born," at percent of the albums on last week's Cash $8.98. Box Top 200 Albums Chart were $7.98 list The first increase from $6.98 to $7.98 or higher; a year ago, the figure was only 4 percent. was initiated in late December by Elektra/Asylum with the release of Queen's The 400+ percentage increase stems "A Day At The Races" album. Numerous from four times the number of $7.98 single other labels have followed suit in boosting LPs on the chart today. Last year, only six list prices on selective artists. albums (all double -sets) were priced at The average list price for an album has Two were a TWO-STEP RECEPTION - RCA recording artists Aztec -Step feted at recep- $7.98, while the present chart shows 24. risen from $7.03 a year ago to $7.35 today, tion following their recent performance at New York's Avery Fisher Hall. Celebrating from Other than "Frampton Comes Alive" and an increase of 4.5 percent. Furthermore, left are: Ted Feigen of Harris -Feigen, the group's manager; Neal Shulman of Aztec; Steve Kiss' "Alive," 22 of the current 24 are single last week's top 200 shows LPs at every Harris of Harris -Feigen; Ken Glancy, president of RCA Records; Rex Fowler of Aztec; and LPs, and all have been released since Jan. dollar increment between $5.98 and Mike Berniker, division vice president of pop A&R for RCA. 1 of this year. $13.98, while a year ago, the spread went from $5.98 to only $9.98. DeShannon To Amherst Specifically, the top -priced albums on Office the chart have risen by $4, and there are NEW Seeks To Implement YORK - Amherst Records has more of them over the past 12 months. Last signed recording artist Jackie De Shannon. May, the most expensive album on the top De Shannon's first LP for the label will be 4 Areas Of Copyright Law 200 was Black Sabbath's double album recorded soon and will be released in con- by Joanne Ostrow sidered "permanently distributed," and "We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll" at junction with a forthcoming tour. $9.98. The Beatles' double White Album at WASHINGTON, D.C. The what special conditions should bar the - Copyright Of- $12.98 was the most expensive LP six fice is maintenance of reserves against statutory Zamoiski Gets Three moving toward implementation of the months ago. Currently, the chart contains revised copyright law, with actions or royalties. Zamoiski Co. three $13.98 list albums, all in the top 60, by BALTIMORE, MD. - The Jos. proposed actions in four areas: com- The office said testimony pertaining to for three in- Wings, Wonder and ELP. The Wings and has been appointed distributor pulsory license for making and distributing practices and problems that arise Angeles Inter- Wonder LP's are triple albums, while the dependent labels: Los records; jukebox; public broadcasting and regarding reserves, payments and ac- Brunswick and Dakar, ELP is a double. national Records, library warnings of copyright. countings under negotiated and com- and H&L. The office will hold hearings April 26-27 pulsory licenses is requested. Investment of $1470 Today Zamoiski will service accounts with these on compulsory licenses for making and dis- Comments on Jukebox A year ago, a consumer could purchase labels in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and tributing records of nondramatic musical the top 200 for $1406, whereas today he the of Columbia. Comments are invited by April 29 (reply District works. Testimony on three specifics is in- comments by May 16) on recordation and would have to spend an additional $64.00, a vited: 1.) what the form, content and man- 'Rich Girl' Is Gold certification of jukeboxes, to hear public 4.5 percent increase. However, today's top ner should be for notices of intention to ob- opinion on compulsory license applications 20 would cost the buyer $168.60 compared NEW YORK The single "Rich Girl" by tain a license - compulsory (under Section for jukeboxes and on the certificate to be to $140.60 a year ago. The difference of RCA recording artists Daryl Hall and John 115 of the revise); 2.) the same for certifica- affixed to licensed machines. $28.00 signifies an almost 20 percent in- Oates has been certified gold by the RIAA. tion of monthly and annual statements of Specifically, the office seeks comments crease for the twelve-month span. The single is from the group's LP, "Bigger what point records, account; and 3.) at shall on: what information the application should Today, there are only 164 $6.98 LPs on Than Both Of Us," also certified gold. under Section 115, be con - distributed include (under Section 116); what require- the chart, or 27 fewer than a year ago. The ments as to the identification of operator $5.98 price is represented with only one and machine, other than the machine's album on the current chart and has all but Two Stations, Theatre Chain, manufacturer and serial number; whether disappeared from its dominance four years one application is good for more than one ago. Promoter Sponsor $1 jukebox; what information the Copyright When Mel Posner, president of Shows Office's certificate should include: the for- Elektra/Asylum, announced the increase to by Mike Falcon how much are you legitimately playing the mat of applications, record -keeping, provi- $7.98 on the Queen album. (Cash Box, Dec. LOS ANGELES - KISW/Seattle and new Fleetwood Mac album?" sions for replacement of certificates (what 25, 1976) he added later, "It will probably be KGON/Portland have joined concert (continued on page 55) (continued on page 48) a $7.98 industry by the end of 1977." promoter John Bauer and West Coast Theatres in an effort to break emerging national artists in "Catch A Rising Star," a series of concerts in which seats are sold for $1. While the concert series has been "just breaking even," according to John Bauer, radio executives are enthusiastic and committed to the low-cost concept. "There's been a real good response to each of the concerts (Robert Palmer and the Sutherland Brothers with Quiver) and we've got a lot of good mail cn them," observed KGON's Bob Brooks. "In both of our concerts we've sold out the arena or almost sold it out. We're looking forward to a John Miles concert later this month." Local bands open for the "name" groups, and record companies "have been cooperative in popping for 50 or 75 albums each time we do one of these, so in the three weeks before the concert we give out albums over the air." KISW manages to work in an additional promotional twist. "For the price of 100 cents. which is also our frequency, we can work off the air to generate some interest in an artist and give an audience a chance to see a legitimate rising star," observed Lee Michaels, program director for KISW. "Obviously it'll hurt the market, and it's hard to get a promoter involved if you bring in new acts for six and seven dollars per ARTIE'S FIFTIETH - Artie Mogull, president of United Artists Brando, friend Romelle Dunas and Mogull. Shown in the bottom ticket," commented Michaels, "but it's a Records, recently celebrated his 50th birthday with a party at Roy's photos (l -r) are: Jeff Wald, Helen Reddy's husband and manager; situation we're excited about because it Restaurant in Los Angeles. Over 100 persons attended, including a singers Olivia Newton -John, Bully Ste. Marie, Helen Reddy and helps up-and-coming groups and we can't number of entertainment personalities. Pictured at the celebration Mogull; Wald; Reddy; Lee Kramer, Olivia Newton -John's manager; always throw our programming out of (top l -r) are: Jerry Rubinstein, UA chairman of the board; friend Olivia Newton -John and Mogul!. Artie's March 26 birth date falls the whack, because if you're spending a lot of Julie York; Mogull and Mo Ostin, chairman of the board for Warner day after CB's editor-in -chief Gary Cohen's birthday and the day time trying to bust those new acts on the air, Brothers Records; Mogull, Evelyn and Mo Ostin; actor Marlon before Mo Ostin's birthday.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Behind a Great BASF Group Posts $8.9 B Sales For 1976 EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE Woman, NEW YORK - The BASF Group of worldwide companies has reported net sales of $8.9 billion in 1976, up 16% from There's a Great $7.7 billion the previous year. Pre-tax earnings rose 64.9%, from $360 million to $593 million, according to preliminary data Man. released by the BASF Systems Division of BASF Wyandotte Corp., an American Lucille is currently ex- member of the BASF Group. Company officials said they could not ploding on the charts. Shavelson Bone Horowitz Quinn provide a figure for 1976 record sales. The Already the number one worldwide corporation, based in Germany, Bone And Shavelson At Mercury - Mike Bone has been appointed as artist development country song in all officially terminated its involvement in the manager for Phonogram, Inc./Mercury Records. three music/recording industry as of December He was formerly national promotion for albums for Mercury, which will now be handled Mike trades, she's crossed over 31 (Cash Box. January 15). by Shavelson, recently of Epic Records. Bone will report directly to Jules Abramson, Overall, while officials indicated that ear- senior vice president of marketing, and Shavelson to David Carrico, vice president of and is now taking enor- nings and sales had not yet reached 1974 national promotion. Shavelson joins Phonogram/Mercury from Epic Records, where he mous jumps up all three pre -recession levels, higher 1976 sales did was in national album promotion for nearly two years. contribute to greater utilization of produc- Changes At MCA - MCA Records has announced the following appointments: Frank pop charts. tion facilities, allowing some cost increases Horowitz has been promoted from sales manager, Boston to district product manager for Lucille is 54 with a bul- to be absorbed, and prices to be held fairly the northeastern region. Jack Quinn, formerly a salesman in Dallas, has been promoted to stable. district product manager for the southern region. Bill Wagoner has been promoted from let in Cashbox. sales manager, Los Angeles, to district product manager for the western region. Horowitz, Quinn and Wagoner will be responsible for developing new MCA product in their respec- But Lucille would be Posner Named At E/A tive regions and will report directly to Ed Spacek, vice president/product development. nothing without the man (continued from page 7) Spencer Named At A&M - Billie Spencer has been named as special projects coor- company's dealings with WEA domestic dinator, artist relations department at A&M Records. Prior to her appointment she worked that created her magic. and international companies. as an administrative assistant in artist relations, and prior to her affiliation with A&M was in That man is Kenny "Mel Posner is one of the industry's most product evaluation at Motown Records. talented executives, and his contributions Rogers. to the sucess of E/A are invaluable," said And what we really Joe Smith, E/A board chairman, who announced the promotion. have here is another reas- Posner started working for Elektra in suring case proving that 1958 taking a job in the mailroom and moving up through production, traffic, sales true talent always will out. and marketing to general manager and executive vice president. He was promoted to For yes, this is the same president when Elektra merged with Wagoner Kenny Rogers who once Asylum Records in 1973. Spencer Palmese Rhone propelled the First Edi- Palmese Named At Midsong - Jane Palmese has been named to the national promotion Sherwood Named VP staff at Midsong International Records, where she will be responsible for in-depth secon- tion to superstardom. (continued from page 7) dary coverage and extensive traveling throughout the country on Midsong's behalf. She began her career in the record industry with Buddah Records and then moved on to M.S. tion staff in supporting all Columbia singles This is the Kenny Rogers Distributors. She recently was with Island Records, where she worked on their promotional and albums. He will to Don report directly staff in New York. who decided to do it all Dempsey, vice president of marketing for Rhone Joins Bareback Sylvia Rhone has joined Bareback Records as director of Columbia. - over again. This time marketing and national promotion. She comes to Bareback Records following a two-year CBS as national Sherwood joined stint as R&B national promotion coordinator at Buddah Records. on his own. And did it, promotion manager for Columbia Records Simon Appointed at CAM Productions Arty Simon has been appointed head of national in was - he did. April 1973, and promoted to promotion for CAM Productions/Publishing and will work out of CAM's New York offices. of national associate director singles He most recently handled independent promotion for the Bob Crewe Generation, and Kenny's record has promotion one later. He was appoin- year previously worked as promotion man for 20th Century Records and United Artists been leap-frogging up the ted director of national promotion for Records. singles product in March of 1975, rising to Crystal At U.A. United Artists Music Publishing Group has named Danny Crystal as vice pop charts like a tadpole his most recent position, director of - president of motion picture music. Crystal has been with the company for over 10 years, national promotion, in April, 1976. in heat. So if you look most recently as coordinator of motion picture music, with a previous tenure as director of at Prior joining CBS Records, Sherwood to artist relations for U.A. Records. Lucille as a hit, that's true. was affiliated with radio stations including KROY in Sacramento, WRIT in Milwaukee, But there's more to it than WYSL in Buffalo and WCCL in Cleveland. that. Lucille represents the re-emergence of Houston Declared Gold Kenny Rogers on a na- LOS ANGELES - Thelma Houston's latest LP "Any Way You Like It" and her single tional scale. "Don't Leave Me This Way" were declared Hello Lucille. Welcome gold by Motown Records recently. A new single, "If It's The Last Thing I Do," will be Crystal Marin McNichol Collins back Kenny. released from the LP soon. Island Ups Marin - Island Records has announced the promotion of Bob Marin to the Lucille. A certified, smash hit position of merchandising director. He was previously field marketing manager for Island. from the Kenny Rogers album. Jacksons Go Gold Prior to joining Island last year, Marin was a sales representative for Eric Mainland Dis- tributors, and before that a retailing manager for the Licorice Pizza record store chain. NEW YORK The Jacksons have had their On United Artists Records - McNichol Appointed At Atlantic Carol McNichol, former east coast publicity manager Epic debut LP, "The Jacksons," certified - , for Atlantic Records in New York, has been named director of east coast publicity. She and Tapes. gold by the RIAA. 111.,. joined Atlantic's Publicity Department in 1974 as an assistant, was promoted to tour publicist in 1975, and has functioned as east coast publicity manager since early 1976. CREATIVE COSTUMES Before coming to Atlantic, she spent two years as assistant to Ed Goodgold, then two years in RCA Records. Design By the A&R department of Collins Named At Atlantic - Art Collins, formerly publicity assistant for Atlantic Records in New York, has been named east coast publicity manager. He joined Atlantic's publicity department as an assistant in May, 1975, after graduating from Curry College, where he served as music director of WMLN-FM for 31/2 years. Allen Promoted At WEA - Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp. announced the promotion of ME Herb Allen to assistant director of national credit for the company. He has been an assistant national credit manager for the last 21/2 years handling litigation matters, and prior to TAILOR & DESIGNER that was the Los Angeles branch regional credit manager. Kathie Gates has been To The promoted assistant to the director of national credit. Leber -Krebs Appoint Palley - Bruce Palley has been appointed to the position of director SUPERSTARS of finance for the Leber -Krebs organization. In this new position Palley will create, establish Call For Appointment and develop a variety of financial areas for Contemporary Communications Corp., Leber - (212) 243-0429 (continued on page 51)

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COME IN FROM THE RAIN - Captain & Tennllle- A&M SP - LOVE YOU - Beach Boys - Warner Bros. MSK 2258 - 4700 - Producer: Daryl Dragon & Toni Tennllle - List: 6.98 Producer: Brian Wilson - List: 7.98 The uptempo and very infectious "Can't Stop Dancin' " is In spite of the greatly over -emphasized changes that time has bulleting on our singles chart at #21 after only five weeks and is put the Beach Boys through, they remain one of the probably a good indicator of the success of this album from supergroups of our time. This album is full of the unmistakable which the single comes. Though they have shown that they Beach Boys trademarks - clear, ringing harmonies, simple can cook, Toni Tennille is still at her very best when she slows drum and keyboard lines and an inescapable feeling of hap- the pace and sings of tender feelings. A strong contender for piness and good will. A sure addition to top 40, AOR and some space on top 40 and MOR playlists. MOR playlists.

A REAL MOTHER FOR YA - Johnny Guitar Watson - DJM LOVE STORM - Tavares - Capitol STAO-11628 - Producer: DJLPA-7 - Producer: Johnny Guitar Watson - List: 6.98 Freddie Perren - List: 6.98 Watson is a man who obviously enjoys his work. His jive- Virtually every song on this album could be a hit single if talkin', foot-stompin' style is evident once again on this nicely released separately. Whether uptempo or slowed down, the arranged LP featuring a tight horn section and some throbbing tunes on this LP have just the right additional components moog work which nicely complements Watson's always hot and which, combined with the unmistakable Tavares harmonies, sassy guitar. And all with mother Wilma's approval. For top 40 produce a fresh, clean and highly interwoven sound sure to and R&B playlists. make this album another Tavares hit. For R&B and top 40 playlists.

SWEET BEGINNINGS - Mariena Shaw - Columbia PC Bert List: 6.98 34458 - Producer: de Coteaux - EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS ... Supertramp ironically inadequate to explain what - - Verbal descriptions are A&M SP -4634 Producer: Supertramp List: 6.98 Marlena with words whether singing, speaking or - - does - To make the next album better is an abiding goal of most them all along the scale in this smoothly vocally caressing recording artists. That Supertramp is capable of quantum leaps produced and orchestrated album, currently bulleting up our each time out is an incredible but completely observable rhythmic, to LP chart. Varied, emotional and perfectly delightful phenomenon on this superlative follow up to their "Crisis? What the For R&B, top 40, AOR and MOR playlists. ear. Crisis?" LP. An AOR programmer's gift for spring with a few top 40 goodies as well. NOW DO-U-WANTA DANCE - Graham Central Station - Warner Bros. BS 3041 Producer: Larry Graham Jr. List: - - SLAVE Slave Cotillion SD 9914 Producer: Jeff Dixon 6.98 - - - - List: 6.98 Their style of funk ified rock and roll has made this Bay area Slave is an energetic nine -member group of musicians band a hot item on the home turntable or on the disco dance whose composite parts contribute to the whole in a unified, floor. Wherever you listen, the music is flawlessly tight and funkifized manner reminiscent of several bands, but imitative skillfully interwoven with the vocal elements in a polished - of none in particular. Tight production over a throbbing package of psychedelic funk. In a class all their own, GCS's backbeat and pitch -perfect harmonies that slide over and latest will be heard on R&B, AOR, disco and top 40 playlists. around the instrumentally -led album. For R&B, disco and AOR playlists. SWEPT AWAY - Steve Hunter - Atco SD 36-148 - Producer: Bob Ezrin List: 6.98 - ST -11620 A very impressive debut album by an amazingly versatile THE WHEEL - Asleep At The Wheel - Capitol - List: 6.98 guitarist who knows exactly where he's going but wants an in- Producer: Asleep At The Wheel & Tommy Allsup - it Were it not for the pedal finite space to arrive in and work with. He's got good references Western swing never had so good. in middle, the title track could easily be confused with a respectable resume that includes work with Jack Bruce, steel twang the Lou Reed, Alice Cooper and Peter Gabriel, but previously he with a big band jazz number straight out of the '40s. Overall, a of country and big band sounds that was a player on the team; now, he's an even flashier quarter- highly compatible coupling 40, AOR and back. Primarily for AOR programmers, some top 40 lists. assures this band its own special niche. For top C&W playlists.

DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN - Arista 4123 - GALE FORCE - Gale Force - Fantasy F-9527 - Producer: Producer: Dickey Betts - List: 6.98 Wayne Henderson - List: 6.98 A rebel rocker with solid credentials for his work in the Allman The Gale brothers, Ken and Len, are the nucleus of this hard - Brothers Band, Dickey Betts has formed his own coterie of driving band, sure to make a name all by themselves, though country -flavored cookers to put together this all-important the favorable comparisons to Bad Company are too obvious not debut album. The cohesiveness of the band is evident in the to notice. The phrasing, style and rhythm are similar, but other spirited playing and vocal harmonizing of Betts' fellow musi- aspects are notably distinctive - especially the harmonies and cians, and public acclaim should be forthcoming. For AOR and willingness to do progressive country. An interesting and enter- C&W playlists. taining addition to AOR playlists.

THE KEANE BROTHERS - 20th Century T-536 - Producer: David Foster - List: 6.98 JOHNNY'S DANCE BAND - Windsong/RCA BHLI-2216 - The silliest question that you could possibly ask these boys is Producer: Don Murray - List: 6.98 "What do you want to do when you grow up?" The talented and Incredibly enough, this album took only three weeks to make, precocious Keane siblings have the stuff of a hit album with their an unusual enough feat for a band's first shot. But this is no slap- MOR -aimed tunes, seven of which were wholly self -penned by dash effort. This Philly export, formed at the Philadelphia the elder Tom. With an upcoming TV show this summer, and College of Art in 1969, has many gigs under the belt and a their enthusiastic delivery on record, this album should do well polished professional attitude toward their distinctive brand of on MOR and top 40 playlists. rock. A great debut product for AOR and top 40 playlists.

NYCNYUSA - The Fatback Band - Spring/Polydor SP1- ROCK THE WORLD - Hydra - Polydor PD -1-6096 - 6714 - Producer: The Fatback Band & Gerry Thomas - List: Producer: Michael Stewart - List: 6.98 6.98 Once a quartet, Hydra is now a trio with the exit of bassist Or- A group that never loses touch with their audience, the Fat- ville Davis, whose chores have been picked up manfully by back Band are fairly well-known for their insistence that their in - Wayne Bruce, who is also the lead vocalist. A hot Atlanta -based studio recording to be done before a live audience. Their enjoy- band that specializes in sizzling high-energy rock, Hydra is an ment of the human feedback is understandable since they experienced group of musicians ripe for the big time. For AOR provide such a good reason to get up and dance. A hot disco and top 40 playlists. addition but also fitting for AOR, R& B and some top 40 playlists.

DOUBLE TAKE - The Mark & Clark Band - Columbia PC VIRGIN KILLER - Scorpions - RCA PPLI-4225 - Producer: 34498 - Producer: Howard Stein - List: 6.98 Dieter Dierks - List: 6.98 The vocal power is immense and harmonic and just the right You may have guessed already that they are no balladeers, complement to their inspired keyboard work. Both of the twins but rather the newest entry into the heavy metal camp of rock. play grand piano on this richly orchestrated fusion of classical The guitar work by Ulrich Roth is exemplary, the vocals not quite and rock, an increasingly common marriage that the Seymour understandable and the beat an unrelenting pulse of hard rock Brothers have not imitated but expanded. For top 40, MOR and energy. A German export equal to the heavy metal/punk rock AOR playlists. competition. For top 40 and AOR playlists.

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FLEETWOOD MAC (WB 8371) Dreams (4:14) (Gentoo Music/Welsh Witch - BMI) (Nicks) A softly droning bass backs Stevie Nicks' alluring lead vocal on this second single from the platinum -certified "Rumours" LP. Subdued in comparison to the previous iic ks of the wccl: "Go Your Own Way," this record has its own subtly building intensity.

BOB SEGER (Capitol 4422) PAUL ANKA (UA XW972) Mainstreet (3:41) (Gear - ASCAP) (Seger) My Best Friend's Wife (2:55) (Paulanne - BMI) (Anka) With the top ten success of the "Night Moves" single and LP, all the chips fell into Euphemised love triangle themes have become pop- place for Bob Seger. This haunting ballad hits home with the same emotive chording, ular lately, and Anka tackles the idea with a light melody expressive vocalization and dramatic close. A natural for pop chart success. and catchy rhymed chorus. A natural for easy listening stations, with a possibility that the lyric will attract top 40s.

RONEE SPECTOR AND THE E STREET BAND RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN (ABC 12269) (Epic/Cleveland Intl 50374) Hollywood (3:45) (Big Elk/American Broadcasting ASCAP) (Wolinski, Fischer) Say Goodbye To - Hollywood (3:11) (Home Grown/Tin Rufus is always ready with a fresh riff, and Chaka Khan puts an immediately Pan Tunes BMI) (Joel) - recognizable stamp onto any lyric she tackles. These elements form the basis of a long The grand old days of rock and roll are back with this unbroken streak of pop/R&B chart successes that will continue with this offering from first release on a new label, pairing Ronee Spector with "Ask Rufus." the tightest, hardest -hitting rock band in America. "Sugar" Miami Steve Van Zandt's production is un- questionably Phil Spectoresque, as the band wails and Ronee's vibrato sails into overdrive. AL STEWART (Janus 267) On The Border (3:14) (Dick James BMI) (Stewart) MURPHY (Private Stock 146) - WALTER "Year Of The Cat" made Al Stewart one of the success stories of the year. This track Rhapsody In Blue (3:49) (New World ASCAP) - from the platinum certified LP, favored by FM programmers, has a Spanish political (Gershwin) theme flavored with flamenco guitar. In the top 40 world, Stewart is a unique per- Fifth Murphy's disco arrangement of Beethoven's sonality, and this eerily beautiful melody should garner airplay and chart numbers with quickly made the jump from dance floor to the airwaves little resistance. on the strength of a tried melody and novel approach. Here the original gives him more rhythm to work with, and the arrangements remain top-notch. Different CITY BOY (Mercury 73900) HEATWAVE (Epic 50370) The Violin (5:23) (Chappell ASCAP) (Mason, enough for a good shot at top 40. - Boogie Nights (3:36) (Rondor Ltd./Almo - ASCAP) Broughton) (Temperton) JANIS IAN (Columbia 10526) In elegant phrases, this song tells the story of an even- Harp glissandi and a crispy cymbal rhythm provide an ing's flirtation and the pining spirit left behind. Slow and original introduction to this danceable offering. Also I Want To Make You Love Me (3:20) (Mine - ASCAP) (Ian) subtly melodic, this is definitely the type of piece that refreshing is the complex vocal arrangement and Janis lan softens her realistic, often hard-hitting lyrical takes many listenings to be appreciated. The first single emphasis on melody and harmony. Something new for a approach with this single, concentrating on a chorus that from their second LP, "Dinner At The Ritz." start on R&B radio. will hook listeners. A low-key arrangement of one of the BONEY M (Atco 7080) favored from "Miracle Row." cuts Sunny (3:59) (Portable/MRC - BMI) (Hebb) GILBERT BECAUD (London 1058) Bobby Hebb's hit is one of the A Little Love And Understanding (3:25) FOUR TOPS (ABC 12267) undisputed classic/standards of the last two decades. This Euro- (E.M.A./Burlington - ASCAP) (Becaud, Amade, Strung Our For Your Love (3:20) (ABC/Dunhill/Rall - pean disco group's version has met with success over- Stellman) ASCAP) (Benson, Cummings, Paul) seas, and the distinctive mixed voices and production A discreet guitar and Parisian strings set the stage for A cool sax and pillowy electric piano and strings set touches might take it one beyond the dance floor in the Becaud's whimsical delivery, full of eccentric embellish- the tone for this plaintive love song. A close arrangement U.S. ments and the amusing inflections of this accent. MOR in the backing vocals allows the lead to take off and im- stations will definitely be sympathetic to this cute melody provise to a degree that will certainly please R&B and EDDIE HOLMAN (Salsoul 2026) presented with a sense of humor. pop listeners. This Will Be A Night To Remember (2:53) (Lucky Three/Burma East - BMI) (Tyson, Baker) NEAL FOX (RCA 10946) SANTANA (Columbia 10524) In basic rhythmic feeling and arrangement this record Babe (3:16) (Green Mountain/Dunbar - BMI) (Fox) Give Me Love (3:17) (Light - BMI) (Tellez) has the spirit of a Spinners production. Holman utilizes a Strictly good-time fun from this new singer/song- The percussion battery lays back for a melodic ballad, soaring, controlled falsetto on a fresh offering for R&B writer's album, "A Painting." The filtered voice and har- a horn and female decorated by dulcet arrangement stations. monica provide interesting touches for a record with backing vocalists. This record is not instantly RAY SAWYER (Capitol pop/easy listening possibilities. recognizable as Santana, but it is a cut that will take the 4416) I Need The High I LP "Festival" into new pop and R&B airplay areas. (But Can't Stand The Taste) (3:34) (Horse Hairs - BMI) (Sawyer, Locorriere) DONALD BYRD (Blue Note/UA XW965) Lovelorn Dancing In The Street (3:50) (Jobete ASCAP, Stone MORRIS ALBERT (RCA 10958) Ray Sawyer has come up with a country song - that finds him Diamond BMI) (Gaye, Stevenson, Hunter) Conversation (3:34) (Bevorada ASCAP) (Albert) over the bottle again, pining away with real - - emotion. Aimed basically at Since his crossover to the R&B/pop market a few Albert has once again written a song that will instantly country airplay, though the pop stations know years ago, Byrd has become more and more a commer- attract the "wall to wall" programmers. His vocal delivery, Sawyer. cial artist. This single from "Caricatures" is a is not most dynamic. Still a though carefully styled, the PERSUASIONS (Elektra 45396) straightforward, vocal arrangement of this Motown 40 good chance at top crossover. Papa Oom Mow Mow (2:18) (Beechwood - BMI) classic. The jazziest component is the interspersed hot (Frazier, White, Wilson Jr., Harris) trumpet and sax solos. SHIELDS (Atco 7071) In a time of tremendous stress on grandiose, multi - The Way I Feel Tonight (3:06) (Harvey Shields - BMI) tracked studio arrangements, the rich harmonies of this (Shields) group's a cappella structures stand alone. This group's TORN AD ER (Polydor 14389) Tellurian A syrupy. romantic ballad that recalls the days before level of competence alone is amazing, and there should Back Up (Hit It Again) (2:58) (Tornader - BMI, "Let's Spend The Night Together" revolutionized the love be room on pop playlists for this simple, happy, short - ASCAP) (Alexander, Torano) Indian in- song. Early sixties touches come to the fore with "sha -la - record based on a traditional theme. The debut single by a duo that claims West the close, though the entire lush, melodic fluences, this record relies on a dizzy crosshatching of la -lá s" at ROY ORBISON (Monument 45-215) has a timeless quality, as do the strong rhythm tracks. It seems to be aimed to break on the disco arrangement Drifting Away (2:59) (Monument BMI) (Roy Orbison, lyrical images. Playable on all formats. - level, so lyrics and melody are secondary to a tight Bill Dees) arrangement and sharp -edged production. Roy Orbison's legendary vibrato, which stretches over JANE OLIVOR (Columbia 10527) a seemingly infinite vocal range, is put to good use once Enchanted Evening (3:15) (Williamson ASCAP) TANYA TUCKER (MCA 40708) Some - again on this country -flavored pop single. A very (Hammerstein. Rodgers) It's A Cowboy Lovin' Night (2:31) (Newkeys BMI) polished studio effort, the song goes from a soft & - With a fresh approach toward phrasing, Ms. Olivor has (Rogers) dreamy opening, through an orchestrated middle to the transformed this standard into a personal statement that Ms. Tucker's uncanny sense of the lyric emerges as famous & triumphant high -note Orbison close. An up- has won crowds over at performances nationwide. A the strong point of this record. The music is still country, beat tune about a love gone stale that should do well on from the "First Night" album, the single was redone but pop stations might get the message with the help of track top 40. MOR and C&W playlists. to enhance its attractiveness to AM pop radio. an attentive listen. DAVID LAFLAMME (Amherst 721) BILLY PRESTON (A&M 1925) Easy Woman (3:28) (Halwill - ASCAP) (LaFlamme) THE MOUSEKETEERS (Buena Vista 568) Girl (3:15) (Irving/WEP - BMI, Almo/Rich-Fish - From LaFlamme's "White Bird" album, this song Disco Mouse (2:52) (Pub. not listed) (Dodd) ASCAP) (Preston, Fischer) shows a bright side of his current commercial In keeping with the Mouseketeers' hipper new image, Preston is in the mainstream of soul with this light - songwriting. The record careens forward with the power this record was an inevitable happening. This version its stepping record, which gets a lot of mileage on tightly of rock and touches of jazz. Well constructed bridges features a funky horn section and slapping upbeat, with arranged backing vocals. The keyboards add a subtle connect a furious instrumental section that features the various Mouseketeers taking solo verses. We miss frosting to this slick production for pop or R&B. LaFlamme's notorious violin swordsmanship. Donald Duck.

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At the CBS Atlanta meeting earlier this new series was a Red Mitchell group with Horace Parlan. TOP4O// ALK,VS year a group, made of key roster jazz ar- idrees Sulieman and tists, performed under the appropriate title Delmark Records is reissuing LPs by Weeks Weeks "The CBS All -Stars." Included were Bobby Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman and On On Laws, Freddie Hub- Anthony Braxton, all of whom were part of 4/9 Chart 4/9 Chart Humphrey, Hubert bard, AI Dimeola and several other stars. the Chicago organization, Association for Now we have word the results will be issued the Advancement of Creative Musicians, HEAVY WEATHER 21 ROMANTIC JOURNEY when the albums were first recorded. -t,-. NORMAN CONNORS (Buddah 5682) 30 2 in a couple of months and that CBS is plan- WEATHER REPORT of (Columbia PC 34418) 2 4 ning something similar for a London confab Jazz bands from the University 22 GINSENG WOMAN Bridgeport and the University of New ERIC GALE (Columbia PC 34421) 27 3 later this year. Perhaps Dexter Gordon and 2 IN FLIGHT an all -girl Dixie band from GEORGE BENSON Stan Getz with the reluctant trumpet of Hampshire plus (Warner Bros. BSK 2983) 1 10 23 A HANDFUL OF BEAUTY Mlles Davis? UNH will perform at a NARAS evening of SHAK live music Monday, April 18 at Storyville. MUSICMAGIC (ColumbiaTIITH TH JJOHN )McLAUGHLIN 25 3 The latest from Classic Jazz is a double RETURN TO FOREVER album of Earl Hines playing George Ger- Roy Ayers and Ubiquity recently perfor- (Columbia PC 34682) 6 3 24 ORGAN/HYMNS-SPHERES a inmates at Virginia's Lor- KEITH JARRETT shwin. Sounds like a good match. med concert for 15 5 D.C. 4 SECRET PLACE (Polydor ECM -2-1086) Jack Kleinsinger's April concert will be ton Reformatory near Washington, GROVER WASHINGTON JR. (Kudu 32) 3 16 Maynard Ferguson has set a European 25 UNFINISHED BUSINESS held at NYU's Loeb Student Center the 23 22 tour to begin in July. He will appear at New 5 ROOTS BLACKBYRDS (Fantasy F9518) 27th. Featured under billing of "The Jazz QUINCY JONES (A&M SP 4626) 5 8 York's Palladium and at the Newport Jazz BIRD IN A SILVER CAGE Super Jam" will the the Hal Gaiper Quintet 26 Festival prior to departure. 6 CONQUISTADOR HERBIE MANN (Atlantic SD 18209) 22 12 featuring Mike and Randy Brocker with MAYNARD FERGUSON special guests Ray Barretto and John Lots of interesting vibes surrounding the (Columbia PC 34457) 8 3 27 RENAISSANCE joint appearance of Mary Lou Williams and LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE Tropea. 18. 7 BOB JAMES 4 COSMIC ECHOES (RCA APL1-1822) 24 20 Grover Washington Jr. doing west coast Cecil Taylor at Carnegie Hall on April (CT! 70741 19 2 John Tropea's latest on Marlin is entitled 28 SCHOOL DAYS dates in San Jose, Fresno, Santa Barbara "Short Trip To Space" and features Will 8 BREEZIN' STANLEY CLARKE and Phoenix during late April. GEORGE BENSON (Nemperor/Atlantic NE 439) 26 30 SteepleChase Records has begun Lee, Don Groinik, Steve Gadd and many (Warner Bros. BS 2919) 7 41 29 CARNIVAL recording live at the famed Monmartre more New York heavies. bob porter JOHN HANDY 9 IMAGINARY VOYAGE 4 Club in Copenhagen. The club was the JEAN-LUC PONTY (Impulse/ABC AS 9324) 28 (Atlantic SD 18195) 4 21 locale of the earliest SteepleChase 30 SWEET BEGINNINGS recordings with Jackie McLean, Johnny MARLENA SHAW (Columbia PZ 34458) 32 2 10 VIBRATIONS Griffin and several others almost five years ROY AYERS UBIQUITY (Polydor PD 1-6091) 10 16 31 SEAWIND ago. The first group recorded under the (C71 5002) 39 2 11 MY SPANISH HEART CHICK COREA (Polydor PD 2-9003) 14 15 32 BAREFOOT BALLET JOHN KLEMMER (ABC 950) 29 32 Roulette Ups Price 12 CALIENTE Rec- GATO BARBIERI (A&M 4597) 12 29 33 WHAT THE WORLD IS LOS ANGELES - Roulette/Pyramid COMING TO ords has reported a price increase from a 13 CARICATURES DEXTER WANSEL to a list on the company's two - DONALD BYRD (Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 34487) 37 2 $6.98 $7.98 (Blue Note/UA BNLA 633G) 11 11 record -set jazz series. Artists in the line in- 34 IGUACU clude Pearl Bailey, Count Basie, Dinah 14 FROM ME TO YOU PASSPORT (Atco SD 36-149) - 1 GEORGE DUKE (Epic PE 34469) 17 4 Washington, Sarah Vaughn and Joe 35 JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN Williams. 15 WATER BABIES HAMMER GROUP LIVE 16 4 MILES DAVIS (Columbia PC 34396) (Epic PE 34433) 31 3 16 BIG CITY 36 BOB JAMES THREE MJQ Concert Set LENNY WHITE (CTI 6063) 38 41 members of the (Nemperor/Atlantic NEM 441) 9 7 SEATTLE - The original 37 PASTELS Modern Jazz Quartet, back together again 17 THE SAN FRANCISCO RON CARTER for their first historic tour since disbanding CONCERT (Milestone/Fantasy M9073) - 1 HUBERT LAWS (CTI 7071) 18 6 in 1974, will appear in concert at the Seattle 38 THE OTHER VILLAGE Opera House on Wednesday, April 27. TALE OF TWO PIANISTS - Jazz pianist 18 MAIN SQUEEZE VANGUARD TAPES John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson Billy Taylor, pictured on the left, greets CHUCK MANGIONE (A&M 4612) 20 24 JOHN COLTRANE keyboard man Eubie (Impulse/ABC AS 9325-2) 34 4 (vibraharp), Percy Heath (bass) and Connie veteran ragtime 19 SHOUT IT OUT Kay (drums) were originally the rhythm sec- Blake. The occasion was ASCAP's semi- PATRICE RUSHEN 39 SIT ON IT Dizzy s big band in the annual east -coast membership meeting (Prestige/Fantasy 10101) 21 6 JIMMY SMITH (Mercury SRM-1-1127) 33 10 tion of Gillespié 1940's. The Modern Jazz Quartet has the held recently at the New York Hilton, where WILL BE AS IT 20 NOTHING 40 FEELINGS FROM WITHIN longest life of any ensemble in the history of Taylor delivered a report on the activities of WAS ... TOMORROW JOE THOMAS FLORA PURIM (Warner Bros. BS 2985) 13 5 (Groove Merchant GM 3315) 35 3 jazz. They have recorded over thirty top the ASCAP executive board committee, selling albums, mostly on the Atlantic label. which he chairs. JAZZ ALBUM PICKS

ENCORES - Charlie Parker - Savoy/Arista 1107- List: 6.98 CHARLE RIMIR LESTER SWINGS - Lester Young - Verve VE -2516 - List: This chronologically arranged collection of alternate takes ENCORES 8.98 rnrsworºmuwr (that is, studio recordings not chosen for release) is an accom- There is a marked difference in Lester's conception between panying piece to the earlier Parker collection on this label, but it the trio sides (with Nat Cole and Buddy Rich) done in 1945 and should not be viewed as a mere collector's item. If Parker gave the remaining quartets from 1950 and '51. Yet, contrary to pop- the world an entirely new way of looking at jazz improvisation as ular belief, it is not much the disintegration of a classic style as it well as his own unique personality, this collection represents is the artist's shift of emphasis. In its own way this is all prime another opportunity to experience that creative mind in action. stuff. Swing tenor by the master of the idiom with rhythm Something to sink your ears into. accompaniment.

BIRD AND PRES: THE '46 Concerts - Verve VE -2-2518 - List: 8.98 ALL MUSIC - Warne Marsh - Nessa 7 - Producer: Chuck This LP, the second in the Verve Jazz At The Philharmonic Nessa - List: 6.98 reissues, contains super jazz circa 1946. Parker and Gillespie Marsh has been the best thing in SuperSax and before that are here as are Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins, making the most consistently interesting soloist to emerge from Lennie these sides, for openers, a rare summit meeting of giants. Tristano's underground. He records infrequently, but when he Beyond that there is at least one certified classic ("Lady Be does the results are always rewarding. Indeed, this is one of the Good") and several others that are close to the top. 95 minutes most refreshing albums of jazz by Marsh (or anyone for that of the highest quality jam session jazz. matter) in some time. Fine support from Lou Levy and Jake Henug. All music, all jazz and for our money All American. MY MAN - Ben Webster - Inner City 2008 - Producer: Nils Winther - List: 6.98 Webster, in his later years, tended to slow his tempos down FATS NAVARRO - Milestone 47041 - List: 7.98 and play a pretty regular repertoire of songs. Thus, there is no The Tadd Dameron band with Fats Navarro, Allen Eager and new material here; however, the great ones are always adept at Kenny Clarke was a one -of -a -kind group. These 1948 airchecks reworking their favorites, and Webster is no exception. He had show exactly how great modern jazz suffered via the APM no rivals as far as projecting tone, and when it comes to stan- recording of 1948. Without these sides only a few New Yorkers dards such as "I Got Rhythm" or "Exactly Like You," he delivers lucky enough to have heard the band at the Royal Roost would with full authority. A splendid addition to the growing Inner City know about the group. Quintessential bebop here marred only catalog. by short playing time on the album.

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Elliott Murphy/Chilliwack/Electric Light Orchestra EAST COA STING S - SHOOTING FROM THE HIP - It's easy to see why Daryl Hall & John Oates would want KEIL AUDITORIUM, ST. LOUIS Rock till of Neil Youngish lead vocals and har- Stephen Dees' incisive, punchy bass lines at the bottom of their stage - arrangements, and he concerts are a culture exchange of sorts mony backed with strong rock 'n roll licks to certainly adds to the group's performing presence. Now, as a result of a talent development where touring town criers bring news of life keep the pace until headliners Electric program implemented through Champion Entertainment, Inc., the company owned on the outside. At least so it seemed when Light Orchestra could come on with "A New by Hall & Oates' manager Tommy Mottola, Dees has struck out on his own with a band and New Yorker Elliott Murphy, Canada's World Record" review including their last an RCA album, "Hip Shot." Dees' capabilities as a soloist, however, seem to be at an unrefined Chilliwack and England's Electric Light hit, "Living Thing" and the recent "Do Ya" stage. With the exception of two songs co -written with his colleague and producer Daryl Orchestra drew 11,000 St. Louis youths to number. "Telephone Line" and the bass Hall, notably a very catchy number entitled "Kerry," Dees'songwriting relies largely on a succession Keil Auditorium March 23rd. Murphy had man's falsetto on "Rockaria" were popular. of cliche rifts. His vocal style does very little for the notes and lyrics he sings. The band's set the the undesirable position of opening a triple ELO has been living the United States in at Bottom Line last week displayed an admirable care taken in representing many bill, yet he maintained the audience's ap- receptive areas for five years, but it was types of music, from disco to rock to heavy jamming in odd time signatures, proval through excerpts from his recent only on this tour that they were able to pack but the end result is that Dees will have to work harder and longer before he is able to make a "Just A Story From America," LP and other concert halls in the south. St. Louis was just coherent statement as a solo artist. MILES AROUND music tales. The title song,"The Last Of The one of the major southern cities, including TOWN = During a stay in New York that would include a Gary Wright All Stars," which he dedicated to Rolling Atlanta and New Orleans, who have support date at the Palladium and a headline gig at the Bottom Line, a newly mustachioed John Mlles stopped at Cash Stone Keith Richard and Lady Anita for become turned on to this group's music en Box for a quick visit, with a surprise guest, producer Rupert Holmes. Miles first came into their trouble in Toronto, "Rock Ballad" and masse where only handfulls could be coun- contact with Holmes about ten months ago in New York, where they hit it "Sweet Caroline" (not to be confused with ted in recent years. The success of this tour off cutting the single "Remember Yesterday." Holmes subsequently worked on the entire "Stranger Neil Diamond) contained enough display of could mean that the music northerners cut In The City" album, which gave both him and Miles an opportunity to change musical process punctuated by group their teeth on won't be without an audience direction. Miles wanted to "involve the band a bit more" on the LP, a gyrations and jumps to elate and entertain south of the Mason-Dixon line. departure from his last effort, which was basically a singer -and -orchestra production by Alan Parsons. Holmes the audience. Chilliwack provided a good carmen adams wanted to break out of his "pop and lush orchestration" bag as well, and the album's sparse use of instruments is a testament to their ambitions. On this Amer- Bread/Jelly ican tour, Miles is especially looking forward to club dates ("You can headline and get ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER - In an Diary," "If" and "Baby, I'm A Need You." In drunk at the same time"), though he will be supporting about half the time. Miles has had a unusually palatable pairing, Bread and marked contrast to more raucous rock con- few tough breaks, such as losing out on several support dates on the last Elton John tour, Jelly played on the same bill at the 9,000 - certs, when Gates sang the very moving but this artist has been proclaimed a sleeping giant by many credible observers. Holmes seat Convention Center to an enthusiastic "Diary," the hall was completely attentive, says, "John is the finest artist I've ever worked with, including Streisand." and well -mixed crowd of young and with no one in attendance apparently talk- IT'S ONLY LOVE - The Beatles haven't performed together for nearly eleven years, but middle-aged listeners eager to welcome ing or moving about. It is a rare and magic industry entrepreneurs can't seem to accept the fact that they're gone, and they're hoping Bread back to a live southern California ap- moment when a singer can command such the consumers haven't given up either. A new multi -media presentation entitled "Beetle- pearance after nearly four years away. unanimous attention from such a large mania," created by Jules Fisher, will open at the Winter Garden Theater May 19. The show Though they may be known for their sof- group of spectators. will feature over fifty Beatles songs performed by four anonymous gentlemen who will ter, more romantic work, Bread opened But Bread showed they can kick out the simulate the group on stage. Rights to use the music in the show have been acquired by with a blazing hard rock number, stops as well, especially on "Freedom," producers Steven Leber and David Krebs ... The first known live Beatles recording, made "Creepin"' which featured fellow lead "Creepin"' and "Nobody Like You." In addi- at a Hamburg club in 1962, is due for release as an LP on Lingasong Records of England, vocalist James Griffin in a salty hard -edged tion, the concert was spiced with the variety distributed in the U.S. through HH Licensing Corp. The Beatles made a legal effort to pre- solo. Then the spotlight went to group of a banjo and a harmonica when ap- vent producer Paul Murphy from distributing the LP, but a British magistrate turned the ac- leader David Gates, who struck a respon- propriate. Throughout the show, however, tion down last week. sive chord with his "It Don't Matter To Me," it was Gates who showed his obvious URBAN(E) WIT - At first, it was difficult to get one straight word from City Boy's Steve an old Bread favorite which had the pleasure at being back with the group Broughton and Lo/ Mason. They first showcased their songs at a talent contest that oc- audience swooning as much on this song through his between -songs patter and his curred "just after the Magna Carta." Reading their words from a sheet of paper, they lost as they has been moving to the previous softly smiling vocal style. the five pound prize to a ragtime guitarist named Chris Dunn, who soon became their bass number. Then it was back to Griffin for a Jelly opened the show with an upbeat set player. With would-be keyboardist Max Thomas often doubling on bongos, they toured the soft solo, which showed not only Griffin's of tunes from their first release. Vocalist club circuit, often playing to a crew they call the "rugger buggers" or "Angola sweater versatility but also the band's harmony and Amy Madigan, a brash and energetic singer brigade." Though the City Boy lead vocalists look back upon this period with a certain dis- balance, which is still intact in spite of those has a sensual raspy delivery which com- taste, they haven't lost the flair for comedy. A little self-effacing humor in performance years when they went their separate ways. bines nicely with the other members of the "takes the piss out of the rock norm, "they say, although they stress that "the accent isn't on Bread regained the top ten this year with Jelly trio - Jesse Roe and Fred Bliffert. comedy. We take our careers seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously. "The accent their latest release, "Lost Without Your With their soulful harmonies and pleasant is on music, as found on their latest LP for Mercury, "Dinner At The Ritz," with careful atten- Love," but wisely favored the audience with arrangements, Jelly can be expected to be tion paid to structure as well as detail. A group that claims influences as diverse as the a greatest hits sampler which included heard from much more in the future. Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Noel Coward, ELO and the Ramones "Make It With You," "Guitar Man," "The chuck comstock (not necessarily in that order), City Boy gets a bit peevish about being lumped into a general category of English bands that combine composition with the studied use of elec- Santana/Tito Puente tronic effects and technical details. "If people are only seeing as far as the effects, it's them ROSELAND DANCE CITY, N.Y.C. - Carlos guitar work. Not that the man's excellence that's losing out." Santana, internationally acclaimed rock on the guitar is news. But the fact that a THE MANY FACES OF FEEDBACK - Garry Trudeau, author of "Doonesbury," has star, came to New York to honor Tito dance -oriented crowd, rooted in the basic aimed another comic strip barb at the music industry. This time, the scene is set at the Puente, "The King Of Latin Music." They rhythms of mambo -salsa, could so beach, where a session musician and wife are arguing over whether to name their newborn shared a bill at this venerable art -deco overwhelmingly appreciate Santana's long, son "Bob" or "Feedback." While Jenny contends that the kid would never forgive his dance hall that looks like it came from "Last jazz -y guitar solos is indicative of why San- parents for the name "Feedback Thudpucker, "dad argues that "Bob" is "as boring as you Tango In Paris." Tango partners were tana's appeal can be found all over the can get." When the suggestion is made that neither choice really hits the mark, their nowhere to be seen, but New York's salsa world. second suggestions are "Bill" and "Rimshot!" ... Creem Magazine sponsored a more enthusiasts were out in force. Three-piece After inspired renditions of Santana violent type of feedback in a feature entitled "Rock Stars Talk Back," giving all the fave - tailored suits and clinging black evening crowd pleasers such as "Soul Sacrifice" raves a chance to give the critics a piece of their minds. Least fave critics varied, usually ac- gowns were the order of the evening. Blue and "Black Magic Woman," the band cording to what personal attacks had been launched against individual rockers, but opi- jeans and sneakers belonged, that night, to launched into the beautiful "Incident At nions on rock criticism generally ranged from bored to hostile. Some of the best: all of the a very, very far away culture. Neshabur," and pulled out all the stops, us- Runaways seem to think that they are victims of Lisa Robinson's feminine jealousy; Grace Carlos Santana responded to his ing percussion crescendo waves of organ Slick: "I like anyone who isn't boring. My favorite is Lester Bangs"; Ian Anderson: "I find predominately Latin audience by skillfully chords and Santana's own soaring guitar nothing funny about the press." Wisest of all, of course, was one of the richest, Gene Sim- utilizing his explosive percussive section riffs. When Santana returned to the stage mons of Kiss: "We don't care what they write about us, as long as they keep on writing throughout the evening. While songs from and jammed with Tito Puente, the ap- about us." Santana's new album, including the title preciative crowd sensed the reverence of LET THE ELGIN ROCK - The Elgin Theater in downtown Manhattan, long a favorite track "Carnival," were tightly executed by the pupil, Santana, paying homage to his hangout of film cultists, will now offer a similar bag of musical and theatrical entertainment. the group and ably sung by Greg Walker. musical master. Owner Roger Euster, whose involvement in the live entertainment field goes back to the Santana kept Chepito Areas' timbales and Puente displayed his own considerable pre -Fillmore Village East, says that the 600 -seat house will sponsor shows "produced like Paul Rekow's congas on a string, to be un- skills as a percussionist and band leader, theater": that is, long engagements aimed at attracting audiences through press and leashed periodically much to the crowd's guiding his group into unexplored territory promotion. In that sense, as well as in the nature of the acts presented, Euster says the enormous delight. with a tight Latin version of "Also Sprach Elgin will not be in direct competition with other small music houses in the city. Already Perhaps the greatest triumph of the Zarathustra." booked are Barbara Markey and Hot Box, a risque act led by the Julliard keyboardist, evening was Santana's stunningly lyrical charms pinked which Euster would like to pair with a punk band such as the Sex Pistols or the Vibrators. Negotiations are currently under way to open the hall May 7 with Leonard Laver's Pablo Cruise "Organism," which features "Black Beauty," the world's largest touring electronic organ. SAN JOSE CENTER FOR THE PERFORM- This night, playing before an almost The 48 -speaker instrument is backed by synthesizer and a large percussion section .. . ING hometown ARTS - Perhaps it's their name, crowd, the Bay Area band Kenny Rankin's sold -out Avery Fisher Hall was his first appearance with an orchestra, a 31 - maybe their relaxed attitude, but more opened with three songs from their latest piece ensemble led by Don Costa. Flip Wilson, co-owner of Little David along with Monte likely their music, with its melodic har- and most successful album, "A Place In The Kay, flew in to MC the show. (Wilson will shortly be embarking on a ten -city tour of the U.S.) monies and change of pace that make an Sun." Ironically, since it was bassist Bud ... West End Records has signed New York's self-contained recording group Jakki, with a Cockrell's birthday, in evening with Pablo Cruise like an audio trip someone the sound single, "You Are The Star, "due for release this week... Brownsville Station will be touring crew added a component to the sound mix the northeast to a tropical climate without the airfare. and midwest through the end of April... Helen Schneider has been called that Cockrell showed his displeasure with back for another two weeks at Tramp's, beginning April Their mixture of light jazz, classically in- 13... The Grateful Dead's month- by shoving over an offending speaker. But, long tour, beginning April 15, will cover eastern and midwestern states with an especially fluenced piano, Latin -like rhythms, and hot no punk rockers these guys, the show went heavy concentration on the south ... Vaneese and Caroline have been signed to licks Polydor, guitar combine to produce a sound on with Cockrell belting out vocals even with the debut single titled "Let Me In" that is both upbeat and mellow. (continued on page 46) (continued on page 46)

22 Cash Box/April 16. 1977 www.americanradiohistory.com EfiSH BOH Ff t 1 5 -State Radio Confab Boosts IT1OST ¡1JDEU Fill LPS Small Market Understanding 1. Even In The Quietest Moments - Supertramp - A&M 2. Sweet Forgiveness Bonnie Raitt WB by Mike Falcon - - panels on a very down-to-earth level. With 3. Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista LOS ANGELES - Over 150 people atten- this type of open atmosphere, having 4. Love You - Beach Boys - WB ded the second Five -State Communication someone like Ira Heilicher sit there and talk 5. Fundamental Roll - Walter Egan - Columbia Conclave held in Minneapolis from March to you can really be an educational ex - 6. Natural Avenue - John Lodge - London 31 to 2 was April at the Raddison Plymouth perience." Among the participants CB 7. Say No More Les Dudek Columbia Hotel. The theme of the conference was editor -in -chief Gary Cohen. - - 8. Toucan Do It Too Amazing Rhythm Aces ABC "Thinking With Your Ears," and according A key area tackled in the conference was - - Pass Michael Stanley Band Epic to Del Hall, program director of Des Moines' the inherent business dichotomy that exists Stage - - KRNT-AM and KRNQ-FM, the assembly in the radio/record retailer relationship. White Shadow - Tim Moore - Elektra differed from the majority of radio con- Radio executives who are interested in 9. Ghost - Writer - Garland Jeffreys - A&M ferences in a few significant ways. playlists as attractions for potential Another Day In England - Roy Harper - Chrysalis "We've tried to get some categories for listeners are often at odds with retailers Klaatu - Capitol discussion that will help people from who would like to see more artists This Time It's For Real - Southside Johnnie & Asbury Jukes - Epic smaller markets in this area," explained developed and exposed in the radio Carole Bayer Sager - Elektra Hall. "We invite people from Minneapolis medium as a sales booster. Chirpin' The Persuasions - Elektra and Chicago, but basically it's a concentra- "We can both recognize that we're in dif- - tion from smaller markets." ferent businesses," stated Hall, "but we un - Although the targeted conference atten- derstand that we're in it together." dee is from a small town, Hall emphasized "While the people in radio rightfully claim IT1DSThCTIUE Fill LPS market is that the combined a potentially that they don't sell records," observed 1. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - Reprise potent market force. While most radio peo- David Lieberman, president of Lieberman Dreams, Gold Dust Woman, The Chain ple who attended the conference were from Enterprises," they do use our product. And - 2. Hotel California Eagles Asylum secondary markets, Hall nevertheless whether the record sells or not is some kind - - In The Fast Lane, Last Resort thought that the five -state area was an ac- of an indication of whether it's pleasing to - Hotel California, Life curate industry barometer. "We have a feel- hear on the air, and therefore there's cer- 3. Works - Emerson Lake & Palmer - Atlantic ing in the midwest that what happens here tainly an interface between radio and our - C'est La Vie, Lend Your Love, Pirates should be watched. What you can learn merchandising segment. The opportunity 4. Sleepwalker - The Kinks - Arista here about the music business can be to educate each other about where we're - Sleepwalker, Jukebox Music, Life Goes On trusted and it's accurate." coming from is worthwhile. It was a very Songs From The Wood - Jethro Tull - WB No Awards Or Artists positive conference." Whistler, Songs From The Wood In line with the low-key approach es- Ira Heilicher, vice of Heilicher - president 5. Burnin' Sky Bad Company Swan Song tablished in the first five -state conference, Brothers, agreed with Lieberman's obser- - - Burnin' Sky, Morning Sun, Heartbeat there were no awards, performing artists or vations. "It was good from the point of view - Night Moves Bob Seger Capitol hospitality suites. "It was very laid-back," that it was a radio -sponsored conference - - observed Hall, who added "the absence of that allowed record people to participate in - Night Moves, Rock & Roll Never Forgest, Sunburst monumental ego trips, which are so some sessions, rather than just be obser- A Rock & Roll Alternative - Atlanta Rhythm Section - Polydor familiar in this industry, helped keep the vers." - So In To You, Sky High, Georgia Rhythm 6. Foreigner - Atlantic - Feels Like The First Time Animals - Pink Floyd - Columbia - Pigs, Dogs 7. Peter Gabriel - Atco - Solsbury Hill, La Dolce Vita, Modern Love Carolina Dreams - Marshall Tucker Band - Capricorn - Heard It In A Love Song, Fly Like An Eagle, Never Trust A Stranger 8. Boston - Epic - Peace Of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time, Hitch A Ride 9. Leftoverture - Kansas - Kirshner - Carry On Wayward Son, What's On Your Mind, The Wall 10. Sea Level - Capricorn Scarborough Fair, Grand Larceny, Nothing Matters But The REDDY HOSTS BENEFIT - Pictured at the "WIP Marathon for Leukemia" at the - Philadelphia Hilton are (l -r): Ken Garland, WIP air personality; Dean Tyler, WIP program Fever director; Helen Reddy; Bill St. James and Joe Samone, WIP air personalities; John Sam - Islands - Band - Capitol martino, Capitol Records' district sales manager, Philadelphia area. Kneeling is Arthur - Right As Rain, Islands, Ain't That A Lot Of Love Field, Philadelphia promotion representative. Capitol recording artist Reddy helped raise 11. Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder - Tamla more than which went to the Leukemia Society of America. $67,000 - As, Sir Duke - I Wish I Came To Dance - Nils Lofgren - A&M - I Came To Dance S1fi1`011 ßßEfiFiS 12. Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer Live - Epic Glenn Morgan has been promoted to Taylor. - Freeway Jam, Blue Wind, She's A Woman operations director at WABC, New York. New personnel at WAAY, Huntsville: 13. Love On The Wing - Jesse Colin Young - WB Morgan has held the program director Tony Taylor and WRJZ, Knoxville, returns - Fool, Driftin' position since June 1974. to the station to do the 3-7 pm slot. Mike Chris Conner, former MD at KAFY, Beech, formerly at WHHY, Montgomery, is Van Radford is now doing the midnight -6 Thirty Autos Set To Be Bakersfield, has left the station. Richard now doing the mid -afternoon show. Gary am air shift at WAYS, Charlotte. Radford Irwin, chief engineer and jock is the Beech, who is using the air name Scott comes from WYCL, York, South Carolina, Awarded In WLS Promo replacement. Randy Cramer is the new 2-6 Jackson and comes from WTTI, Dalton. and replaces Ted Cooper who goes to CHICAGO - in what is being called "the pm jock at KAFY. Georgia is doing the all night shift. Charlie WTOC, Savannah. biggest radio promotion in history," WLS Terry Shafer, former morning man at Maddox, 9 -noon jock has been named Jim DeAngelo, nighttime jock at WCRO, Musicradio in Chicago will give away 30 KSTN, Stockton, is the new MD at KFIV, assistant program director. Johnstown, is leaving April 15 to do after- new automobiles valued at $120,000 in its Modesto. Leaving the station are Fred Lenny White named music director and noon drive at WLAN, Lancaster. "Datsun Delivery" contest. James, former MD, who goes to KRAK, afternoon jock at KNDE, Sacramento. New call letters for WYSL-FM, Buffalo, The promotion, sponsored by WLS and Sacramento and Robert Scott, former Dave Anthony is the new noon-3pm air per- are WPHD. The change took place April 1. the Chicago Metropolitan Datsun Dealers, evening man who joins KDON, Salinas, as sonality at KTLK, Denver. Anthony comes Dean Matela, formerly with WNDR, will continue for the next six weeks. During music director and afternoon drive air per- to the station from KYN, Colorado Springs, Syracuse. is the new 3-7 pm jock at sister this time 30 winners will be awarded the sonality. and replaces Don Beecher. station WYSL-AM. keys to 1977 Datsuns, the models of which Greg Laehr is now performing the music Brad Davis, from WFSB-TV, Hartford is KKLS AM/FM are splitting their signal. are unknown. director duties at WICC, Bridgeport. Tony the new 6-10 am jock at WDRC, also The AM will continue to be known by the On May 31, the cars will be lined up on Autuore, former MD is now working for CTI Hartford. Davis replaces Kris Kane who same call letters while the FM will now be the field of Comisky Park and the winners records. joins the WGCL, Cleveland lineup. known as KKHJ. TM Stereo rock is broad- will be turned loose to match their keys to Tony Mann is the new 10-2 pm jock at Mark Summers, formerly with WTIX, cast between 2-6 am on the FM outlet. New their cars. Included in the Datsun lineup are WFIL, Philadelphia. Mann comes from New Orleans, has moved across town to studios are being used while the mailing such models as B-210, 710, 810, 280Z and KRIZ, Phoenix and replaces Tommy WNOE to do an air shift. address remains the same. jeff ray the Li'I Hustler.

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WHEW -FM - NEW YORK - Tom Morrera Utopia (Jealousy Communion) Stevie Wonder (Sir Duke, As) Weather Report (Havona) Most Active: Atlanta Rhythm Section (Sky High, Neon Nights) ZZ Top (It's Only Love, Arrested) Kansas (Carry On) Emerson Lake & Palmer (Pirates) Marshall Tucker Band (Fly Like An Eagle, Desert Sky) Pink Floyd (Pigs) Foreigner (Cold As Ice) Eagles (Fast Lane, Last Resort, Hotel California) Jethro Tull (Songs From The Wood, Cup Of Wonder) The Kinks - (Sleepwalker, Jukebox) John Lodge (Summer Breeze) Walter Egan Pink Floyd Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You, Don't Miss The Steve Gibbons (Mr. Jones) Fleetwood Mac (Chain, Don't Want To Know) Sea Level (Rain In Spain, Nothing Matters) Message) KIEW -FM - DALLAS (Charlie Kendall Garland Jeffreys (Wild In The Streets) Santana (Let The Children Play, Let The Music Set You Peter Gabriel (Solsbury Hill) Most Active: Elliott Murphy (Drive All Night) Free) George Benson Fleetwood Mac (Dreams, Don't Stop) Bruce Springsteen (Born To Run) Sammy Hagar (Red, Grusin' & Boozin') Marshall Tucker Band (Love Song) Bad Company (Leaving You, Morning Sun) Bob Seger (Night Moves, Sunspot) Eagles (Fast Lane. Try & Love) Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer (She's A Woman, Blue Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You, Georgia Bad Company Adds: Wind) Rhythm) Peter Gabriel (Solsbury Hill, Dolce Vita) Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments - A&M Foreigner (First Time) Eagles (Life In The Fast Lane. Victim Of Love) Bachman -Turner Overdrive (Wheels Won't Turn) Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer - A&M Justin Hayward (Songwriter) The Kinks (Jukebox, Sleepwalker) The Band (Islander) Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll - Columbia Iggy Pop (Night Clubbing) Pink Floyd (Dogs, Pigs) Stevie Wonder Amazing Rhythm Aces - Toucan Do It Too - ABC Emerson Lake & Palmer (Nobody Loves You) Utopia (Eternal Love, Jealousy) Pink Floyd Robert Towner - Diary - ECM The Band (Lot Of Love) Genesis (Special Way, 11th Earl Queen KLOS -FM - LOS ANGELES - Debar Hoorelbeke Adds: ZZ Top (Avalon Hideaway. El Diablo) Jackson Browne Most Active: Jennifer Warnes - Arista Peter Gabriel (Solsbury Hill) Roger McGuinn (American Girl) Hall & Oates (Rich Girl) Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll - Columbia Marshall Tucker Band (Never Trust A Stranger. Love Rod Stewart Leo Sayer (When I Need You) Les Dudek - Say No More - Columbia Song) Adds: Eagles (Hotel California) Iggy Pop - The Idiot - RCA Foghat (Standing By, Take Me To The River) John Lodge - Natural Avenue - London Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You) Head East - Getting Lucky - A&M Bob Seger (Main St., Rock & Roll) Helen Schnieder - Windsong Climax Blues Band (Couldn't Get It Right) KSAN-FM - SAN FRANCISCO - Don Potoczak Boston (Take You Home, Hitch Hiker's Hero) Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista Adds: Most Active: Jackson Browne (Daddy's Tune, Here Come Those Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments - A&M England Dan & John Ford Coley - Dowdy Ferry Road Fleetwood Mac Tears) Michael Stanley Band - Stage Pass - Epic - Big Tree The Kinks Queen (Tie Your Mother, Lover Boy) Lavender Hill Mob - UA Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (45) - Reprise Bonnie Raitt Jethro Tull (Whistler. Songs From The Wood) Carole Bayer Sager - Elektra Kansas - What's On My Mind (45) - Kirshner Walter Egan Rita Coolidge (Higher & Higher) Kiki Dee - Sampler (45) - Rocket KMET-FM - LOS ANGELES - Billy Juggs Iggy Pop Jimmy Buffett (Tampico Trauma, Changes In Latitudes) Tim Moore - White Shadows - Elektra Fleetwood Mac (Go Your Own Way) Bryan Ferry Sea Level (Nothing Matters, Shake A Leg) Johnny's Dance Band - Windsong Boston (Piece Of Mind) Garland Jeffreys Adds: Beach Boys - Love You - WB Bad Company (Heartbeat) Nils Lofgren Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista Bruce Foster - Born To Break My Heart (45) - Queen (Tie Your Mother Down) Ruby Les Dudek - Say No More - Columbia Millenium Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You) Graham Parker (Hold Back The Night) Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll - Columbia Eagles (Hotel California) Dave Mason (So High) Yvonne Elliman Love Me RSO WPLJ-FM NEW YORK Corinne Baldassano - - - - The Kinks (Sleepwalker) Steve Hunter John Lodge Natural Avenue Most Active: - - London ELO (Do Ya, Tight Rope) Elliott Murphy REO Speed-wagon You Get What You Play For Eagles Live- - Dave Mason (So High) Adds: Epic Fleetwood Mac Boz Shuffle) Supertramp Even In The Quietest Moments A&M Supertramp Even In The Quietest Moments A&M Boston Scaggs (Lido - - - - Marshall Tucker Band (Heard It In A Love Song) Stretch You Can't Beat Your Brain For Entertainment Stevie Wonder - KADI -FM - ST. LOUIS Pete Parisi Anchor - Kansas Chilliwack (Fly At Night) - Most Active: Adds: Persausion Chirpin' Elektra Emerson Lake & Palmer - - REO Speedwagon (Storm) Beach Boys Love You Capitol Pink Floyd Blondie Chaplin - Asylum - - Fleetwood Mac (Make Loving Fun. Chains) Tim Moore White Shadows Asylum Jethro Tull REO Speedwagon Live - You Get What You Play For - - - Eagles (Fast Lane. Try & Love) Epic Cathy Chamberlin Rag 'N Roll Review WB Bob Seger - - Marshall Tucker Band (Love Song, Never Trust A Pilot Morin Heights EMI The Kinks KWST-FM - LOS ANGELES - Mike Soto - - Stranger) Most Active: Jack Dejohnette - Pictures - Polydor Atlanta Rhythm Section (Georgia Rhythm, Neon Nights) WBAB-FM LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - Bernie Bernard - Chilliwack (Fly At Night, Something Better) Graham Central Station - Are You Ready To Dance - Bad Company (Burnin' Sky, Heartbeat) Most Active: Fleetwood Mac (Go Your Own Way. Goldust Woman) WB Chilliwack (Fly At Night. Roll On) Fleetwood Mac (Dreams, Make Loving Fun) Jethro Tull (Songs From The Wood, The Whistler) KYA-FM SAN FRANCISCO Jay Hansen Peter Gabriel (Solsbury. After The Flood) Emerson Lake & Palmer (Lend Your Love, Pirates) - - Pink Floyd (Dogs I, Sheep I) Active: Jesse Colin Young (Fool, Drift Away) Eagles (Lite In The Fast Lane. Try & Love) Most The Kinks (Sleepwalker, Life On The Road) California. Life In The Fast Lane) Head East (Getting Lucky. Sleep) Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You, Neon Nights) Eagles (Hotel Bad Company (Burnin' Sky. Man Needs Woman) Foreigner (First Time) Peter Gabriel (Solsbury Hill, Modern Love) Fleetwood Mac (Dreams, Goldust Woman) Foreigner (Feels Like The First Time) & Palmer (Lend Your Love To Me) Les Dudek (Mr. Jones) Genesis (Own Way, 11th Earl) Emerson Lake Sea Level (Country Fool) Michael Stanley Band (Rosewood, Get The Show On The Kinks (Sleepwalker, Stormy Sky) Kansas (Wayward Son) Marshall Tucker Band (Fly Like An Eagle) You The The Road) Gary Wright (Phantom Writer) Pablo Cruise (What'cha Gonna Do, Can't Hear Emerson Lake & Palmer (Lend Your Love To Me) Foghat (Slow Ride. Fool For The City) Justin Hayward (Lay It On, Songwriter) Music) Atlanta Rhythm Section (Sky High) Starcastle (Diamond Song) Chilliwack (Fly At Night, Something Better) Bob Seger (Main Street, Sunburst) The Band (Living In A Dream) (I Came To Dance) Jennifer Warnes (Right Time Of Night) Jethro Tull (Whistler Nils Lofgren Genesis (11th Earl Of Mar) Bob Seger The Band (Islands, Right As Rain) Klaatu (Subrosa Subways) Nils Lofgren (I Came To Dance) Boston ELO (So Fine. Do Ya) Adds: Head East (Getting Lucky) Jethro Tull Marshall Tucker Band (Love Song) Beach Boys - Love You - WB Adds: Dreams, Dreams, Dreams Mushroom Adds: John Lodge (Summer Breeze. Carry Me) Chilliwack - - Supertramp Even In The Quietest Moments A&M MCA Bonnie Raitt Sweet Forgiveness WB Foreigner (First Time) - - Kiki Dee - Chicago (45) - - - Beach Boys Love You Capitol Even In The Quietest Moments A&M Supertramp Even In The Quietest Moment A&M Boston (Peace Of Mind, Hitch A Ride) - - Supertramp - - - - Raitt Sweet Forgiveness WB Uriah Heep Firefly WB Bad Company (Burnin' Sky) WMMN-FM - PHILADELPHIA Paul Fuhr Bonnie - - - - - Dickey Betts & Great Southern Arista Boy) Most Active: WHFS-FM WASHINGTON, D.C. Dave Einstein - Andrew Gold (Lonely - - Kiki Dee Sampler (45) Rocket Adds: Johnny's Dance Band (Paradise, Pushed Around, Take Most Active: - - Bonnie Raitt - Sweet Forgiveness - WB Me Home) Amazing Rhythm Aces KSHE-FM - ST. LOUIS - Ted Habeck Beach Boys - Love You - WB Eagles (Victim Of Love) Sea Level Most Active: Chilliwack (Fly At Night) Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista Bob Seger (Sunburst) Nils Lofgren Carole Bayer Sager - Elektra Joan Armatrading (Down To Zero) Weather Report Fleetwood Mac (Dreams) Tim Moore - White Shadows - Elektra Wings (Maybe I'm Amazed) Graham Parker Pink Floyd Ruby - PBR International Stevie Wonder (As) Les Dudek REO Speedwagon (Keep Pushing) Uriah Heep - Firefly - WB Queen (You & I) Walter Egan Marshall Tucker Band (Heard It In A Love Song) Johnny's Dance Band - Windsong Joni Mitchell (Song For Sharon) Marvin Gaye Bad Company (Burnin' Sky) Kiki Dee - Sampler (45) - Rocket Phoebe Snow (Teach Me) Doug Kershaw The Kinks (Sleepwalker Bruce Foster - Born To Break My Heart (45) - Al Stewart (Year Of The Cat) The Band Jethro Tull (The Whistler) Millenium Leo Sayer (Magdalena) Roger McGuinn Foreigner (Feels Like The First Time) Boston (Hitch A Ride) Colin Young Adds: WJKL-FM CHICAGO Trude Fisher Jesse - - The Band (Right As Rain) Supertramp Even In The Quietest Moments A&M Most Active: Gene Clark - - Bonnie Raitt (Make Me Leave Home) Bruce Cockburn Beach Boys Love You WB Supertramps - - Jethro Tull (Velvet Green) Uriah Heep Firefly WB Foreigner Garland Jeffreys - - The Kinks (Life Goes Bryan Ferry In Your Mind Atlantic The Kinks On) Michael Nesmith - - Fleetwood Mac (Gold Dust) Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer Iggy Pop The Idiot RCA Bill Quateman - - Sea Level (Nothing Matters) Ian Matthews Weather Report WDVE-FM - PITTSBURGH - Marcy Posner Emerson Lake & Palmer Atlanta Rhythm Section (C'est La Vie) John Handy Most Active: Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You) Star Spangled Washboard Band Bad Company Kansas Adds: Nils Lofgren Adds: Fleetwood Mac Bonnie Raitt Sweet Forgiveness WB Les Dudek - - Bonnie Raitt Sweet Forgiveness WB Eagles Supertramp Even In The Moments A&M - - Sea Level - Quietest - Persuasions Chirpin' Elektra Al Stewart Walter Egan Fundamental Roll - - Jesse Colin Young - - Columbia Ruby PBR International Jethro Tull Klaatu Capitol - lan Matthews - New Grass Revival - When The Storm Is Over - Flying Bad Company Peter Gabriel WABX-FM - DETROIT - Jim Owens Fish Emerson Lake & Palmer Bruce Cockburn Most Active: Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista Bob Seger Atlanta Rhythm Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Most Active: Gary Stewart - Your Place Or Mine - RCA Section Emerson Lake & Palmer Chilliwack John Lodge - Natural Avenue - London Pablo Cruise ZZ Top REO Speedwagon Dave Swarbrick - Transatlantic (IMP) George Benson Klaus Ogerman Pink Floyd Johnnie Guitar Watson - Another Mother For Ya - Crack in' Teruo Nakamura Fleetwood Mac DJM Jesse Colin Young Garland Jeffreys Jethro Tull Lew London - Swingtime In The Spring Time - Philo Marshall Tucker Band The Kinks Wild Cherry Adds: Delbert McClinton - Love Rustler - ABC Bad Company America Ta) Mahal Brothers (Soundtrack) WB Boys In The Bunkhouse - UA - - Nite City Walter Egan Dickey Betts & Great Southern Arista WCOZ-FM BOSTON Beverly Mire - Foreigner - - Klaatu Supertramp Even In The Quietest Moments A&M Most Active: - - Starz Starz Persuassions Chirpin' Elektra Fleetwood Mac (Chain, Dreams) - - Adds: Adds: John Cale Guts Island Stevie Wonder (I Wish) - - Walter Egan Fundamental Roll Columbia Dickey Betts & Great Southern Arista Bonnie Raitt Sweet Forgiveness - WB - - Eagles (Last Resort - - Mark & Band England Dan & John Ford Coley Dowdy Ferry Road Clark - Columbia Bob Seger (Sunburst) - WXRT-FM - CHICAGO - Harvey Wells In The A&M Big Tree Supertramp - Even Quietest Moments - ELO (Shangri-La) Most Active: Beach Boys You - Love - WB Al Stewart (Flying Sorcery, Year Of The Cat) WYDD-FM PITTSBURGH Steve Downes Emerson Lake & Palmer Heep Firefly WB - - Uriah - - The Kinks (Juke Box Muisc) Most Active: Fleetwood Mac (Chain. Dreams) Hoodoo Rhythm Devils Safe In Their Homes World Peter Gabriel (Solsbury Hill. Dolce Vita) - - Jethro Tull (Songs From The Wood) Atlanta Rhythm Section Bad Company (Burnin' Sky, Heartbeat) WWWWFM - DETROIT - Joe Urbiel Pousette-Dart Band (Amnesia) Crackin' The Kinks (Sleepwalker, Jukebos) Most Active: Emerson Lake & Palmer (Lend You Love) Fleetwood Mac ' Foreigner (First Time) Eagles (Hotel California, Fast Lane) Boston (More Than A Feeling) Foreigner Weather Report (Birdland) Boston (Peace Of Mind, Hitch A Ride) The Band (Islands) Michael Franks Les Dudek (Mr. Jones) Fleetwood Mac (Go Your Own Way, Dreams) Rufus (Hollywood. At Midnight) Journey Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer (Freeway Jam) Jethro Tull (Cup Of Wonder, Hunting Girl) Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer (Freeway Jam. She's A The Kinks Tucker Genesis (11th Earl. Mouses Night) Kansas (Carry On) Woman) Marshall Band The Band Bad Company (Burnin' Sky) Boz Scaggs (What Can I Say) Jesse Colin Young

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Pousette-Dart Band Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll - Columbia Emerson Lake & Palmer South Side Johnnie - This Time It's For Real - Epic Sea Level Michael Stanley Band - Stage Pass - Epic Adds: Ronnie Spector - Say Goodbye To Hollywood (45) - Bob Seger Roy Harper - Another Day In England - Chrysalis Bryan Ferry - In Your Mind - Atlantic Cleveland International Eagles Les Dudek - Say No More - Columbia Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll - Columbia WPDH-FM - POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Lola Goldberg Peter Gabriel Amazing Rhythm Aces - Toucan Do It Too - ABC John Lodge - Natural Avenue - London Most Active: Adds: Mike Aldridge - Flying Fish Hero - Mercury The Band (Right As Rain) Egg Cream - Pyramid Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments - A&M Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments - A&M Jimmy Buffett (Biloxi, Margaritaville) Iggy Pop - The Idiot - RCA KEZY-FM - ANAHEIM - Ron Burnsteln John Cale - Guts - Island Peter Gabriel (Solsbury) Steve Hunter - Swept Away - Atco Most Active: Uriah Heep - Firefly - WB Roger McGuinn (American Girl) Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moment - A&M Graham Parker (Hold Back The Night) Bonnie Raitt - Sweet Forgiveness - WB Jesse Colin Young (Do It Slow) Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista David Bowie (Sound & Vision) KINK -FM - PORTLAND, OR - Mike Bailey Dean Freidman (Ariel, Company) Stephen Dees - Hip Shot - RCA Al Stewart (Year Of The Cat) Most Active: Nils Lofgren (I Came To Dance) Molkie Cole (Kapolsky) The Band (Islands, Georgia On My Mind) Valerie Carter KPET-FM HOUSTON Bruce Lltvin - - Steve Gibbons (Rollin' On) Jimmy Buffett Garland Jeffreys (35 Millimeter) Most Active: Iggy Pop (Sister Midnight) Eagles (Hotel California, Last Resort) Chilliwack (Fly At Night) Corea (So Long, Mickey Mouse) Chick Adds: Fleetwood Mac Gallagher & Lyle (Love On The Airwaves) Passport (Iguacu) Stephen Dees Hip Shot RCA Jethro Tull (Night Moves, Velvet Green, The Whistler) Steve Hunter (Swept Away) Iggy Pop (Dumdum Boys, Sister Midnight) - - Blondie Chaplin WB Bad Company (Burnin' Sky, Morning Sun) Emerson Lake & Palmer Weather Report (Birdland) - Bonnie Koloc - Epic Emerson Lake & Palmer (Fanfare, C'est La Vie) Bad Company (Morning Sun) Guitar Watson (I Wanna Thank You) Johnny Lavender Hill Mob UA Sea Level (Scarborough Fair, Grand Larceny) Blonde Chaplin (Woman Don't Cry) Mallard Squeeze) - (Mama Tonader Polydor Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You) Michael Nesmith (Casablanca) Peter Gabriel - KBPI-FM - DENVER. CO - Jean Valdez Stevie Wonder (Sir Duke) Stanky Brown Group Beautista (Manisfatations) Cockburn (Lord Of The Starfields) Most Active: Bob Seger (When I Need You) Bruce Garland Jeffreys (Wild In The Streets) Jethro Tull Dave Mason (So High) Procol Harum (Something Magic) Harris (How Can You Live Like That) Eddie Fleetwood Mac Adds: John Lodge (Carry Me) Supertramp (Downstream) Emerson Lake & Palmer BJ4 Bob James CTI Adds: Adds: - - Bob Seger Richard Torrance - Bareback - Capitol Country Joe MacDonald Goodbye Blues Fantasy Al Dimeolo Elegant Gyspy CBS - - - - Adds: Bellamy Bros. Plain & Fancy WB Mallard In A Different Climate Virgin Newman Front Money WB - - - - David - - Walter Egan Fundamental Roll Columbia Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll - Columbia Barry Goldberg Live With Friends Buddah Carole Bayer Sager Elektra - - - - - Jesse Colin Young Love On The Wing - WB Emerson Lake & Palmer - Works - Atlantic Delany Bramlett Class Reunion Prodigal Taj Mahal Brothers (soundtrack) WB - - - - - Les Dudek Columbia Lonnie Mac - Home At Last - Capitol John Martin So Far So Good Island (IMP) Rough Diamond Island - - - - Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments - A&M Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments - A&M John Lodge - Natural Avenue - London Johnny & Asbury Jukes This Time It's For Southside - KZOZ-FM - SEATTLE, WA - Mavis MacKowff John Lodge - Natural Avenue - London Amazing Rhythm Aces - Toucan Do It Too - ABC Real - Epic Most Active: Ronnie Laws San Francisco Concert Blue Note Kraftwerk Trans -Europe Express Capitol Your Mind Atlantic - - - - Bryan Ferry - In - Fleetwood Mac (Go Your Own Way) Return To Forever - Musicmagic - Columbia Steve Hunter Swept Away Atco Fantasy - - Gale Force - Kansas (Wayward Son) Garland Jeffreys Ghost Writer A&M Roy Harper Another Day ln England Chrysalis Alive Pacific - - - - Granm Max -A Ninth - Jackson Browne (The Pretender) Graham Parker - Pink Parker - Mercury WKOO-FM - LEXINGTON, KY - Dick Hungate Bonnie Raitt - Sweet Forgiveness - WB Jesse Colin Young WMC-FM MEMPHIS Ron Olson Most Active: Fantasy - - Pete & Shelia Escovedo - Eagles (Hotel California) Most Active: Fleetwood Mac (Dreams, Chain, Make Loving Fun) WMMS-FM - CLEVELAND - Shelley Stile Boston (Piece Of Mind) Kansas (The Wall, Carry On) Bob Seger (Main St., Rock & Roll, Come To Papa) Most Active: Bad Company (Burnin' Sky) Bob Seger (Night Moves, Main St.) Eagles (Hotel California, Life In The Fast Lane, Victim Of Fleetwood Mac Bob Seger (Night Moves) Klaatu - (Occupants, Sub Rosa) Love) Eagles Al Stewart (Year Of The Cat) Marshall Tucker Band (Love Song, Should Have Never Pink Floyd (Pigs, Sheep) Michael Stanley Band Stevie Wonder (AS) Started) Bad Company (Burnin' Sky, Leavin' You, Heartbeat) Peter Gabriel Jethro Tull (Songs From The Wood) Fleetwood Mac (Dreams, Never Going Back) Marshall Tucker Band (Love Song, Fly Like An Eagle, Emerson Lake & Palmer Michael Franks Bad Company (Burnin' Sky, Too Bad) Stranger Foreigner Adds: Boston (Foreplay, Long Time, Peace Of Mind) Jethro Tull (Whistler, Velvet Green, Songs From The Nils Lofgren Bonnie Raitt - Sweet Forgiveness - WB Jethro Tull (Songs From The Wood, Whistler) Wood) Iggy Pop Beach Boys - Love You - WB Armatrading (Down To Zero, Love & Affection) Emerson Lake & Palmer (C'est La Vie, Pirates) Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer Firefall - Atlantic Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You, Hitch Hiker's Atlanta Rhythm Section (Don't Miss The Message, Sky Bad Company Foghat - Night Shift - Bearsville Hero) High) Kansas Chicago X - Chicago - Columbia Jimmy Buffett (Margaritaville. Changes In Latitudes) Kansas (Wall, What's On Your Mind, Questions) Jethro Tull Cecilio & Kapono - Columbia Amazing Rhythm Aces (Toucan Do lt, You're A Fool) George Benson (Nature Boy, Wind & I) Al Stewart David Bowie - Low - RCA Pink Floyd Bob Seger (Live Bullet) Bob Seger Weather Report - Heavy Weather - Columbia Emerson Lake & Palmer (C'est La Vie, New Orleans, Kiss (Dr. Love) Genesis WEBN-FM - CINCINNATI - Denton Marr Lend Your Love) Klaatu (Sub Rosa. California Jam, Uranus) Pink Floyd Most Active: Mama's Pride (Call You A Cab, She's A Stranger) Jimmy Buffett (Margaritaville. Changes, Tampico Atlanta Rhythm Section Eagles (Hotel California) The Kinks (Juke Box, Life Goes On) Trauma) The Kinks Fleetwood Mac (I Don't Wanna Know) Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer (Scatterbrain, Freeway Adds: George Benson Kansas (What's On Your Mind) Jam) Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista Wild Cherry Boston (Sometimes) Foreigner (First Time, Star Rider) Les Dudek - Say No More - Columbia Adds: Stevie Wonder (AS) Keith Sykes Michael Stanley Band - Stage Pass - Epic Bonnie Raitt - Sweet Forgiveness - WB Jethro Tull (Whistler) Rufus (Better Days, Hollywood) Bonnie Raitt - Sweet Forgiveness - WB Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista Bob Seger (Sunspot) Adds: Graham Parker - Pink Parker (45) - Mercury Marvin Gaye- Live At The London Palladium - Tamla Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In To You) Goon Elder & Brenda Patterson - Mercury Hall & Oates - Rich Girl (45) - RCA Klaatu - Capitol Emerson Lake & Palmer (C'est La Vie) Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista Jennifer Warnes - Right Time Of Night (45) - Arista John Lodge - Natural Avenue - London George Benson (Wind & I) Kiki Dee - Sampler (45) - Rocket Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right - Sire/ABC Raitt Forgiveness Suzi Quatro - Agrophobia - Rack (IMP) Michael Franks (Lady Wants To Know) Bonnie - Sweet - WB Leo Sayer - When I Need You (45) - WB Beach Boys Love You WB M105 -FM CLEVELAND Eric Stevens Pousette-Dart Band (Amnesia) - - - - Ram Most Active: Steve Miller Jam - Black Betty (45) - Epic Eagles Pink Floyd (Sheep) KREM -FM SPOKANE, WA Don Adair RCA Americom Sends Sky) - - Bob Seger Bad Company (Burnin' Most Active: Fleetwood Mac Emmylou Harris (C'est La Vie) Jethro Tull Radio Via Satellite Valerie Carter (Ringing Doorbells) Bad Company Sea Level (Rain In Spain) YORK RCA Americom Com- Genesis Jimmy Buffett (Margaritaville) Marshall Tucker Band (Talke To The Devil) NEW - Haywood (Lay It On Me) The Kinks Justin Emerson Lake & Palmer munications, Inc., a division of RCA Cor- Jethro Tull Adds: Pink Floyd poration, believes that satellite technology Bonnie Raitt Sweet Forgiveness - WB Pink Floyd - Jackson Browne can be used to distribute radio network Klaatu Foreigner - Atlantic Eagles Foreigner Jesse Colin Young - Love On The Wing - WB Fleetwood Mac programs directly and economically to Starz Weather Report - Heavy Weather - Columbia Atlanta Rhythm Section broadcasting stations throughout the Un- Iguaco Atco America Passport - - Nils Lofgren ited States, equipped with small dish anten- John Lodge - Natural Avenue - London Bad John Miles Company nae. This satellite receiving capability Michael Stanley Band KOME-FM - SAN JOSE - Dana Jong Michael Franks Al Stewart Most Active: Valerie Carter eliminates the need for terrestrial com- Peter Gabriel Les Dudek (Old Judge Jones) Jonathan Edwards munications lines currently used for audio ELO The Band (Right As Rain) Amazing Rhythm Aces network distribution. Pablo Cruise Fleetwood Mac (Dreams) Nite City Program distribution costs are currently Wings Bad Company (Burnin' Sky) Adds: Gary Wright Nils Lofgren (I Came To Dance) Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista subject to the phone company's interex- Boston The Kinks (Juke Box Music) Lou London - Swingtime & Springtime - Philo change rates, charged per mile and Adds: Foreigner (Feels Like The First Time) Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments - A&M calculated to include the distance to each Beach Boys Love You WB WKDD-FM AKRON Greg GIIllpsie - - Steve Hunter (Sail On Sailor) - - The alter- South Side Johnnie & Asbury Jules - This Time It's For Weather Report (Birdland) Most Active: receiving station, point-to-point. Real - Epic Adds: The Kinks (Sleepwalker, Jukebox) native is point-to-multipoint satellite dis- England Dan & John Ford Coley - Dowdy Ferry Road Klaatu - Capitol Gary Wright (Are You Weeping?, Silent Fury) tribution with rates that are distance insen- Big Tree Eagles California, Life In The Fast Lane, Victim Of - Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Of Moments - (Hotel sitive and, consequently, lower. Sweet - Off The Record - Arista A& M Love) (Rock & Roll, Main St., Come To Papa) An advantage of satellite technology, ac- WRAS-FM ATLANTA Bob Bailey Bonnie Raitt - Sweet Forgiveness - WB Bob Seger - - (Burnin' Sky, Man Needs Woman, Most Active: Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Arista Bad Company cording to RCA Americom, is its freedom Heartbeat) The Kinks (Jukebox, Sleepwalker) Stephen Dees - Hip Shot - RCA from many interconnections, such as Molkie Cole (Sugar Boogie) Emerson Lake & Palmer (Fanfare) Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll - Columbia Peter (Modern Love, Solsbury Hill) switches, amplifiers and other ground Santana (Carnival, Let The Children Play) Mynard Ferguson - Conquistador - Columbia Gabriel From The Whistler) in the Henry Gross (Show Me) Mallard - In A Different Climate - Virgin Jethro Tull (Songs Wood, equipment that cause noise build-up Fleetwood Mac Ian Matthews (Times, Tiger) Iggy Pop - The Idiot - RCA audio signal. The satellite is distance insen- Utopia (Jealousy) Fleetwood Mac Patrice Rushen - Shout It Out - Prestige a uniform signal, Starz (Violation, Cherry Baby) sitive and beams down Genesis (11th Earl) KSJO-FM - SAN JOSE - Paul Wells Nils (I Came To Dance, Home Is Where, Goin' just like a floodlight, delivering sound or Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer (Freeway Jam, Blue Wind) Most Active: Lofgren Renaissance (Midas Man. Captive Heart) The Kinks South) teletype copy to tens, hundreds or thou- Michael Stanley Band Sea Level (Scarborough Fair) Peter Gabriel receive, only stations across To You) sands of small Richard Torrance (Rio) Rick Derringer Atlanta Rhythm Section (So In Beck Hammer (Blue Wind, Scatterbrain) the country. Small antennae can be in- Gong (Expresso) Sammy Hagar Jeff & Jan Girl) in Pousette-Dart Band Marshall Tucker Band Justin Hayward (Tight Hope, Country stalled easily on the ground or rooftops Foreigner (First Time) David Bowie Fleetwood Mac cities or remote areas. Queen (Tie Your Mother) Pink Floyd Genesis wire service Journey (Next. People) Several radio and/or Garland Jeffreys (Rough & Ready. Cool Down) Queen Emerson Lake & Palmer (Hallowed Be Thy Name) programs can be transmitted simulta- Steve Hunter (8 Miles High) Todd Rundgren's Utopia Adds: The Band (Lot Of Love) Bad Company neously using RCA's new audio network Arista Michael Franks Nils Lofgren Dickey Betts & Great Southern - distribution service. A single channel or as Love You WB Jethro Tull Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer Beach Boys - - Forgiveness many as eight different channels may be Adds: Jethro Tull Bonnie Raitt - Sweet - WB Egg Cream Pyramid carried by one satellite transponder. Mallard - In A Different Climate - Virgin The Band -

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Ex To 25 - KC & Sunshine Band Ex To 35 - Stallion 27 - Stevie Wonder Addrisi Brothers WOW - OMAHA Ex To 29 - Hot Ex To 27 Kenny Rogers Ex To 38 Foreigner - - 28 - Captain & Tennille " Andrew Gold 3-1 - Eagles WPRO PROVIDENCE Ex To 28 Rose Royce - - KAAY - LITTLE ROCK 29 - Hot Angel KC & Sunshine Band 2-1 - Leo Sayer Ex To 30 Stevie Wonder 30 Jennifer Warnes 12 To 6 Rose Royce McCoo/Davis - 2-1 - David Soul - - 18 - Boz Scaggs 15 To 10 13 To 8 Bell Ex To 10 Kenny Rogers WNDE - INDIANAPOLIS 27 Andrew Gold - Glen Campbell - William - 20 Kiss - 18 13 To Ex To 20 - 1-1 - David Soul 28 Fleetwood Mac To - Boz Scaggs 15 7 - Boz Scaggs - Stevie Wonder 21 Stevie Wonder - 19 To 15 Firefall 19 To 15 Natalie Cole - 19 - Leo Sayer 7 To 3 - Eagles - - WLOF ORLANDO 22 - David Bowie Natalie Cole 22 To 17 - Rose Royce 20 To 14 - Jennifer Warnes - 23 Yvonne Elliman WBLI LONG ISLAND 1-1 - Hall & Oates - 18 To 5 Atlanta Rhythm Section - 25 To 20 - Natalie Cole 27 To 21 - Hot 13 To 8 Natalie Cole - 2-1 Abba - Fleetwood Mac - 20 To 11 Thelma Houston - 26 To 22 KC & Sunshine Band 29 To 23 Climax Blues Band 18 To 12 Rose Royce - Marshall Tucker Band - - Mark & Clark Band - Ex To 18 Jennifer Warnes 96X MIAMI 30 To 22 - Tavares To 15 Bell - *Foreigner - 19 To 14 - William Bell 20 - William 2-1 Bay City Rollers Ex To 24 - Captain & Tennille To 17 & WIFE - INDIANAPOLIS Chicago - 20 To 13 - KC & Sunshine Band 22 - Captain Tennille No new additions Ex To 25-Q Ex To 25 E. Humperdinck 3-1 - Glen Campbell & 25 To 15 Natalie Cole - "KC Sunshine Band 13 To 5 Ex To 26 Foreigner - "Johnny Guitar Watson - David Soul - 28 To 20-O G-55 PROVIDENCE Ex To 10 - Atlanta Rhythm Section To 16 - *Anson Williams 21 - Deniece Williams WMAK NASHVILLE 29 To 21 Tavares 7-1 Leo Sayer 28 To 22 Kinks - - - KC & Sunshine Band (re -add) KHJ LOS ANGELES - 1-1 Leo Sayer Ex To 27 Rose Royce Alan O'Day - To Yvonne Elliman - - 12 To 6 - Atlanta Rhythm Section 2-1 - Hall & Oates 29 24 - John Denver Ex To 28 - Joe Tex Fleetwood Mac 15 To 10 Thelma Houston David Soul Eyes Open 38 To 29 - Addrisi Brothers Foreigner Ex To 30 Andrew Gold Tony Orlando - - 40 Royce - 21 To 11 Leo Sayer Fleetwood Mac To 26 - Rose 12 To 5 Natalie Cole - Klaatu - Sub Rosa KACY OXNARD - Ex To 14 William Bell 14 To 11 Natalie Cole KCRS MIDLAND Rubinoos - 16 To 8 Atlanta Rhythm Section - - - 1-1 Eagles - Ex To 19 Climax Blues Band 17 To 12 - Glen Campbell 3-1 - Kansas Joe Tex - 17 To 11 Tavares - 21 - Stevie Wonder - Ex To 20 Foreigner 19 To 13 Boz Scaggs John Denver Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 21 To 12 Rose Royce - - 29 Chicago - Ex To 21 Wild Cherry 23 To 15 - William Bell KC & Sunshine Band 8 To 4 Jennifer Warnes - 29 To 21 Kiss - - 11 To 8 Boz Scaggs - WJDX JACKSON 27 To 19 - Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 15 To 10-Hot - Ex To 20 - William Bell - 28 To Warnes 16 To 7 - Leo Sayer 1-1 - Leo Sayer 23 - Jennifer 7 To 2 - Jennifer Warnes 16 To 11 - Rose Royce Ex To 24 - Stevie Wonder 23 - Climax Blues Band Ex To 20 - Rose Royce 10 To 3 - Glen Campbell 19 To 13 - Boz Scaggs WBSR - PENSACOLA Ex To 25 - Marshall Tucker Band 24 - Abba - Knowing Me Ex To 24 - McCoo/Davis 11 To 4 - Enchantment 22 To 17 - Climax Blues Band 1-1 - Hall & Oates Ex To 27 - John Miles 25 Hot Ex To 27 - Kiss 18 To 7 - Kenny Rogers 25 To 16 - Captain & Tennille Starbuck WKIX - RALEIGH - Ex To 30 Eagles -Fast Lane 20 To Natalie Cole 2-1 Leo Sayer 12 To 8 - Jennifer Warnes - 8 - 27 To 22-Q Firefall - 21 To 16- William Bell To 23 Marshall Tucker Band Stevie Wonder 14 To 9 - Atlanta Rhythm Section WAKY - LOUISVILLE 29 - Starz 26 To 11 Eagles Alan O'Day 18 To 13 Natalie Cole 1-1 Hall & Oates - Ex To 20 - Kenny Rogers Marshall Tucker Band - - To Tavares 14 To 10cc 25 To 20-0 17 Boz Scaggs Ex 28 - Ex To 25 - McCoo/Davis 19 T013-Hot 8- - Ex To 20 Yvonne Elliman To Marie To 17 16 To 11 Eagles WAPE JACKSONVILLE 29 Alan O'Day - Ex 26 - Osmond 22 - Rufus - - - Fx To Ex To 27 Tavares 26 To 19 19 To 12-Hot 1-1 David Soul 10 To 2 Kenny Rogers 30-0 - - Eagles - - Ex To 29 Stevie 27 To 21 Blues Band 24 To 16 Rose Royce 16 Joe Tex 11 To 3 KC & Sunshine Band WOKY - MILWAUKEE - Wonder - Climax - - - 4-1 To 24 Rose Royce Ex To 24 KC & Sunshine Band 30 Foreigner 20 To 15 Klaatu - Sub Rosa - Glen Campbell WAVZ NEW HAVEN 32 - - - - - To 28 Kiss Ex To 28 Foreigner Hot 21 To 10 Starz 30 - Sylvers 1-1 Eagles 33 - - - 31 Wonder - 35 To 29 McCoo/Davis Ex To 29 Kenny Nolan Starz 23 To 18 - William Bell - Stevie 20 - Jacksons - - 11 To 7 Leo 36 To 31 Yvonne Ex To 30 Andrew Gold *Klaatu Occupant Ex To 28 Tavares - Sayer 24 Bill Conti - Elliman - - - 20 To 14 Boz Scaggs - Ex To 32 Joe Tex 16 To 6 KC & Sunshine Band Ex To 30 - Don Williams - 26 Climax Blues Band - KKLS - RAPID CITY - 21 To 15 Kiss - Ex To 33 KC & Sunshine Band 21 To 14 William Bell - 28 Bob Seger - 4-1 - Eagles - WKLO LOUISVILLE 28 To 17 Warnes - Ex To 36 Rogers 30 To 24 McCoo/Davis - - Jennifer 29 Chicago - Kenny Bill Conti - 3-1 - Hall & Oates 29 To 23 Climax Blues Band - Ex To 38 Stevie Wonder Ex To 27 - Kiss - 30-Hot - 'John Denver 23 - Anson Williams 32 To 27 - Kinks Peter McCann Ex To 29 - Kenny Nolan 24 Leo Sayer Orleans - Spring Fever WIRL PEORIA - WZUU MILWAUKEE - 14 To 9 Climax Blues Band WCRO JOHNSTOWN 25 - ' Marvin Gaye 2-1 David Soul - - - Stevie Wonder 2-1 Hall & Oates - 18 To 13 Rubinoos 1-1 Leo Sayer - 19 To 14 - Stevie Wonder Boz Scaggs - - Eagles - Fast Lane 20 Manfred Mann 29 To 24 Hot Firefall REO - 27 To 17 - William Bell Foreigner - Speedwagon Starz Ex To 27 Stevie Wonder Yvonne Elliman Manfred Mann 28 To 22 - McCoo/Davis William Bell - Chicago 29 19 KC Ex To 28 Mr. Big 'Andrew Gold 12 To 7 Jennifer Warnes To - & Sunshine Band 14 To 7 Atlanta Rhythm Section - - 9 To 4 Leo Sayer - Ex To 29 Firefall "John Denver 16 To 10 KC & - 20 To 21 - Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 16 To11-Kiss - - Sunshine Band 15 To 7 Thelma Houston To "Sylvers - 20 To 13 Climax Blues Band Ex 30 - Kenny Nolan WISM MADISON 20 To 15 Stevie Wonder WNOE - NEW ORLEANS - 19 To 10 Atlanta Rhythm Section - - 23 To 15 Captain & Tennille WLEE RICHMOND - 3-1 Hall & Oates Ex To 18 Captain & Tennille 1-1 - Stevie Wonder - - 22 To 13 Boz Scaggs - - 24 To 17 Firefall 2-1 Eagles - To 19 Kiss - - Royce * Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Ex - Kiss Ex To 19 Leo Sayer Andrew Gold 23 To 15 - Rose Rubinoos KC & Sunshine Band - To KDWB MINNEAPOLIS Ex To 21 Natalie Cole Kenny Nolan 25 19-Q Firefall - Fleetwood Mac - Dreams - Ex To 18 Stevie Wonder 1-1 Hall & Oates Ex To 23 Rose Royce 21 To 10 Boz Scaggs - Pablo Cruise - Climax Blues Band - - Ex To 26 Mike Post 15 - Glen Campbell Chicago 23 To 8 - Leo Sayer - 13 To 7 Glen Campbell 18 Atlanta Rhythm Section WFIL PHILADELPHIA Ex To 27 - Deniece Williams - - Manfred Mann - 25 To 15 - Captain & Tennille 16 To 12 - Jennifer Warnes 22 Leo Sayer 2-1 - David Soul Ex To 29 - Starz - 6 To 2 Fleetwood Mac - Own Way 0-94 RICHMOND 20 To 16 - Climax Blues Band 27 Boz Scaggs - Kenny Rogers - Ex To 30 - Marshall Tucker Band - 8 To 5 Boston t-1 Eagles 22 To 18 - Captain & Tennille 6 To 10cc - William Bell - KBEO KANSAS CITY 4- 14 To7-Eagles Fleetwood Mac - Dreams - 23 To 14 - Leo Sayer 20 To 8 Jennifer Warnes KC & Sunshine Band 1-1 Hall & Oates To - 15 To 10- ELO Alan O'Day - 25 17 - Boz Scaggs KSTP MINNEAPOLIS Stevie Wonder 23 - Kenny Rogers Ex To 28 Henry Mancini - 17 Toll - Eagles 12 To 7 Natalie Cole KC & Sunshine Band - 1-1 Eagles 18 - 28 Bill Conti Ex To 29 Klaatu - Sub Rosa - To 14 - Hall & Oates 16 To 10 Campbell 12 To 8 Glen Campbell - - 20 Rubinoos - Glen - 29 Kiss Ex To 30 Stevie - 20 To 15 Glen Campbell To 15 19 To 15 Jennifer Warnes - - Wonder Marshall Tucker Band - 20 - Rose Royce - 30 - Firefall 21 To 8 - Wings Ex To 20 Leo Sayer 22 To 16 - Andrew Gold WFOM MARIETTA 8 To 3 Glen Campbell - 12 To 6 - Leo Sayer - - 22 To 18 - Boz Scaggs Ex To 21 Jennifer Warnes 24 To 19-Kiss 8-1 Leo Sayer 12 To 7 Leo Sayer To Firefall - 17 To 5 - Boz Scaggs - - 30 26 - Ex To 22 - Kiss 25 To 20 - Hot 18 To 9 - Atlanta Rhythm Section 23 - KC & Sunshine Band 19 To 15 - Anson Williams Ex To 20 - Leo Sayer Ex To 24 - Firefall 19 To 8 Jennifer Warnes Rose Royce Ex To 19 - Starz Ex To 23 Kinks WIFI - PHILADELPHIA Ex To 26 Foreigner - - 4-1 - 24 To 15 - Climax Blues Band Sylvers Ex To 22-O Ex To 29 - Yvonne Elliman - Eagles Ex To 28 - Rose Royce 26 To 20 - Captain & Tennille Tavares WABB - MOBILE Ex To 30 - Natalie Cole 28 - Climax Blues Band Ex To 29 - Climax Blues Band 29 To 22 Rose Royce Eddie Babbitt 30 - Foreigner - 4-1 Glen Campbell W1-711- NE W ORLEANS WROK ROCKFORD 11 To 5 Eagles - 14 To 8 Boz Scaggs - WRJZ KNOXVILLE - Manfred Mann - 1-1 -Abba - 13 To 9 Jennifer Warnes 20 To 14 William Bell 3-1 Eagles - 'Kenny Nolan - 27 Kiss - 16 Stallion 28 To 23 Stevie Wonder - Tucker Band To11-Q -Foreigner Q - 29 Stevie Wonder Marshall 19 To 13 Climax Blues Band - Foreigner - Conti 31 Boz Scaggs 22 To 14 Boz Scaggs 'Bill Captain & Tennille KOTN - PINE BLUFF - Starbuck - 14 To 6 Leo Sayer Mary Macgregor 6-1 Hall & Oates McCoo/Davis 24 To 19 McCoo/Davis - -Q - 9 To 4 Leo Sayer - 16 To 11 Rufus Fast 10 To 3 Eagles - 26 To 20 Yvonne Elliman - Eagles - Lane - 17 To 12 Andrew Gold - 17 To 10 Natalie Cole Dean Friedman 13 To 5 Thelma Houston - 27 To 16 - Joe Tex - ' Maze - 21 To 17 Boz Scaggs 18 To 8 Jennifer Warnes 21 To 14 Leo Sayer *Yvonne Elliman 22 To 10 David Soul - 28 To 21 - Captain & Tennille - - - 22 To 15 Kiss 26 To 17- Joe Tex To 15 20 To 11 KC & 23 To 14 Leo Sayer - Ex To 24 Marshall Tucker Band 22 - Kiss - Sunshine Band - 23 To 16 B.W. Stevenson - Ex To 27 Marshall Tucker Band 23 To 15 Kiss 31 To 19 Glen Campbell - Ex To 25 Starbuck - 25 To 21 - Climax Blues Band - - Ex To 20 Rose Royce - Ex To 28 Hank Williams, Jr. To McCoo/Davis 24 To 19 Boz - Ex To 28 B.W. Stevenson - 29 23 - - Scaggs WBBF - ROCHESTER Ex To 21 Hot - Ex To 29 Kenny Rogers To Rose Royce Ex To 22 Joe Tex - Ex To 29 - Jacksons - 30 22 - - 5-1 - Eagles Ex To 22-Q Ex To 30 Captain & Tennille Ex To 27 Klaatu - 17 Ex To 30 - Dean Friedman - - Occupant WPEZ - PITTSBURGH - Boz Scaggs Ex To 23 Alan O'Day To Yvonne - - KFIV MODESTO Ex 28 - Elliman 1-1 Hall & Oates 28 - Fleetwood Mac Dreams KRIB MASON CITY - To Hot - KVOL LAFAYETTE - 1-1 Leo Sayer Ex 29 - 35 Eagles - Fast Lane 29 - Alan O'Day - 2-1 Eagles - - 2-1 - Atlanta Rhythm Section - No new additions Ex To 30 - Facts of Life 17 To 13 - Wings 30 - James Darren Chicago 16 11 Rubinoos Mike Post 7 To 5 - Maynard Ferguson WABC - NEW YORK 20 To 10 - Atlanta Rhythm Section To - John Denver 19 To 14 Yvonne Elliman Elliott Randall 19 To 15 Hoodoo Rhythm Devils 2 To 1 Hall & Oates 21 To 16 Boz Scaggs - Klaatu - Occupant - - - *Andrew Gold 22 To 17 Climax Blues Band 22 Leo Sayer 27 To 23 Glen Campbell 23 To 16 - McCoo/Davis & Sunshine Band - - - Mary Macgregor KC Ex To 35 Hot Chicago 28 To 18 Leo Sayer 27 To 21 - Aerosmith Andrew Gold - - 28 To 22 John Denver B.W. Stevenson KNOE MONROE 8 To 4 - David Soul 33 To 29 Climax Blues Band - 7 To 2 Atlanta Rhythm Section - - To 19 Natalie Cole Pablo Cruise - 4-1 Hot 13 To 11 - Eagles 34 To 30 - Jenifer Warnes 29 - 16 To 10 Eagles 11 To 5 - Jennifer Warnes - 20 To 17 Atlanta Rhythm Section Ex To 24 - Dean Friedman - 13 To 4 Thelma Houston 39 Alan O'Day - 130 PITTSBURGH 21 To 12 Leo Sayer - - 32 To 26 McCoo/Davis - Ex To 27 - Kinks - 14 To Rose Royce Starbuck - 2-1 David Soul 24 To 16 Jennifer Warnes 9 - - KNDE SACRAMENTO - 16 To 10 Wilton Place Street Band WPIX NEW YORK 19 Glen Campbell - 26 To 20 Natalie Cole - Climax Blues Band - - 3-1 Eagles - 6 To 2 Leo Sayer 3 To 1 10cc Warnes - 29 To 17 To 7 - Leo Sayer - - 26 - Jennifer 24-0 13 To 7 Jennifer Warnes 15 To 8 Thelma Houston William 20 - Rose Royce 30 To 22 Alan O'Day 21 To 16 - Boz Scaggs - - 27 - Bell Fast 11 To Eagles - Lane - 23 To 18 Yvonne Elliman 16 To - William Bell Ex 20 - McCoo/Davis 30 Deardorff & Joseph 31 To 25 Stevie Wonder - - Ex To 9 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams - 24 To 11 Natalie 28 To 24 - Starz 99X NEW YORK Manfred Mann - 32 To 26 Rubinoos - Cole - Ex To 12 Stevie Wonder - 25 To 21 30 To 26 Addrisi Brothers 3-1 Hall & Oates Firefall - 39 To 33 Kenny Rogers - Captain & Tennille - - Ex To 15 Boz Scaggs - 33 To 28 Cody Jameson 15 4 - Ex To Jimmy Buffett 26 To 19 - McCoo/Davis - 24 - Jennifer Warnes To - Leo Sayer 36 - 38 To 31 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams KROY SACRAMENTO Ex To 37 Foreigner Ex To 24 - Kiss - 33 - KC & Sunshine Band 16To8- Boz Scaggs - - Ex To 25 Marshall Tucker Band Ex To 38 - Foreigner 34 Kiss 21 To 14 Atlanta Rhythm Section 2-1 - Eagles WOPD LAKELAND - - - - Ex To 26 - Hot Ex To 40 - Rubinoos 35 - Hot Ex To 21 - Climax Blues Band 29 - Emmylou Harris 1-1 - Rod Stewart Ex To 29 - Stevie Wonder WHHY - MONTGOMERY 12 To 8- Glen Campbell Ex To 29 - Addrisi Brothers 30 - Hot 39 Bob Seger 11 To Thelma Houston - Ex To 30 - Stallion 1-1 - Hall & Oates 16 To 13 - William Bell 6 - 40 Marvin Gaye KGW PORTLAND To 9 Natalie Cole - WMPS MEMPHIS Sylvers 20 To 15 - Tavares - 20 - Helen Reddy - To 14 Leo 3-1 - Eagles 1-1 - Hall & Oates Kiss 25 - Sayer McCoo/Davis WJON - ST. CLOUD Foreigner To 21 29 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Chicago 29 - McCoo/Davis 0 3-1 - David Soul *Mary Macgregor - 34 To 29 Wonder - Sir Duke Rose Royce 30 Eagles Fast Lane 'Bob Seger - Starz 'Angel - - *Joe Tex 35 To 28 Jacksons 'Andrew Gold Facts Of Life 7 To 3 - Natalie Cole - Kiss 10 To 5 'John Denver Alan O'Day 7 To 3 William Bell - Leo Sayer WGH - NORWALK KC & Sunshine Band - 11 To 7 Fleetwood Mac Dreams 12 To 7 Kenny Rogers 20 To 16 Hot - - 1 To 1 Barbra Streisand 16 To 5 Leo Sayer - 9 To 4 - Tavares - - - 18 To 13 Boz Scaggs 24 To 18 Kenny Rogers 19 To 15 - Firefall KC & Sunshine Band 18 12 - 11 To 5 Eagles - To Olivia NewtonJohn - 13 20 To 13 Climax Blues Band - Ex To 18 Henry Mancini 14 To 6 Boz Scaggs 26 To - Natalie Cole - Climax Blues Band 20 TO 10 Jennifer Warnes - - 21 To 17 Marshall Tucker Band - Ex To 19 Thelma Houston 17 To 7 Climax Blues Band 27 To 20 - Marshall Tucker Band - Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 24 To 20 Climax Blues Band - - 25 To 18-0 - Ex To 20 Yvonne Elliman 20 To 15 Hot WHBO MEMPHIS Klaatu - Sub Rosa Ex To 23 Boz Scaggs - - - - KSLO STR LOUIS 27 To 17 - Henry Mancini 2-1 - William Bell KVOX - MOORHEAD Stevie Wonder Ex To 25 - Bette Midler - 11 To 10cc 1-1 Hall & Oates 31 To 26 Captain & Tennille 26 Climax Blues Band 3-1 - Jennifer Warnes 6 - Ex To 29 - Deniece Williams - - - 14 To 4 Eagles 34 Chilliwack 32 To 19 - Graham Parker 27 - Yvonne Elliman John Denver - Ex To 30 - William Bell - 15 To 8 Atlanta Rhythm Section 35 Jethro Tull 36 To 27 Mike Post Foreigner Stephen Bishop - KPAM PORTLAND - - 18 To 9 Natalie Cole - 21 To 17 Marshall Tucker Band 37 To 28 Yvonne Elliman 13 To 7 - Leo Sayer 11 To 6 - Climax Blues Band 2-1 Glen Campbell - - Ex To 5 Glen Campbell - 22 To 16 Jennifer Warnes 38 To 18 Joe Tex 18 To 4-Joe Tex 13 To 8 - Boz Scaggs - 30 Kenny Rogers - - Ex To 13 Rose Royce - 39 To 32 Orleans 22 To 18 - Jacksons Ex To 21 - Marshall Tucker Band - ' Al Stewart KXOK - ST. LOUIS - Ex To 18 Jennifer Warnes 40 To 34 - Sylvers 26 To 22 - Hot Ex To 23 - Kenny Rogers - ' Mary Macgregor 4-1 - David Soul Ex To 35 - Shalamar Y-100 - MIAMI Ex To 27 - Peter McCann WKY - OKLAHOMA CITY Firefall 21 - KC & Sunshine Band Ex To 36 - Kenny Rogers 2-1 - Abba Ex To 28 - Fleetwood Mac 1-1 - Eagles Elliott Randall 22 - Fleetwood Mac - Dreams To & 24 Ex To 37 - Stevie Wonder 21 - Glen Campbell Ex 39 - KC Sunshine Band Foreigner 13 To 8 - Leo Sayer - Stallion To Ex To 30 Foreigner KC & Sunshine Band 25 Jimmy Buffett Ex 38 - Starbuck 23 - Yvonne Elliman - 16 To 11 - Boz Scaggs - KENO - LAS VEGAS 12 To 8 - Eagles WLAC - NASHVILLE Ex To 19-O 19 To 13 - Rose Royce Chilliwack 1-1 Ex To 20 Yvonne Elliman Bob Seger 1-1 - Hall & Oates 13 To 10 - Wilton Place Street Band - Leo Sayer - 20 To 12 - Climax Blues Band . - Fast Lane Fleetwood Mac 15 To 11 Rose Royce - Going Down McCoo/Davis KOMA OKLAHOMA CITY 24 To 18-O Eagles - - 19 Tn 13 Climax Blues Band *Andrew Gold 22 To 15 Joe Tex Olivia Newton -John 1-1 Hall & Oates 27 To 20 Foreigner - - - - To 14 Wonder 22 To 16 Rose Royce 23 To 16 Stevie Wonder Yvonne Elliman 40 Kenny Rogers 30 To 22 McCoo/Davis 22 - Stevie - - - - 23 To 16 Andrew Gold 31 To 21 Stevie Wonder 26 To 20 Leo Sayer Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 19 To 14 Jackson Browne Ex To 26 Rubinoos - - - - - 24 To 17 Queen 32 To 26 - Hot WOAM MIAMI B.W. Stevenson 23 To 13 - Boston Ex To 27 - Yvonne Elliman - - Dean Freidman To 16 To (continued on page 55) Ex To 32 - Rubinoos 2-1 - Hall & Oates 24 - Atlanta Rhythm Section Ex 28 - KC & Sunshine Band

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1. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac - Reprise 18% 24% KILT, KING, WNOE, KJOY, KHJ, KRBE, KLEO, WMAK. KJRB. KTAC, KXOK, WERG, WQXI, WISM, Q-94, WLAC, WMPS, WBBF. 2. I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & The 12% 50% WDRC, WKY, WOW, KJR, Q-94, KXOK, WFIL, KTAC, KYA. 99X. WNOE, KILT. Sunshine Band - T.K. 3. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder - Tamla 12% 42% KCBQ, WKLO, KRBE, WSGA, WOKY, WPRO, WQAM, WFIL, WSGN, WQXI, KJR. WJET. 4. Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues 10% 72% WDRC, KFJZ, WJET, B-100, WSAI, WAVZ, WHBQ, WRKO, WIFI, WNOE. Band - Sire 5. Your Love - McCoo & Davis - ABC 10% 61% WOW, KEEL, WLAC, WBGN, Z-96, KYA, KNUS, KFRC, KJOY, KILT. 6. Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner 10% 41% WKY, WIRL, WGCL, WMAK, WAYS, WAPE, WHBQ, KFRC, WIFI, KCBQ. - Atlantic 7. Hello Stranger - Yvonne Elliman - 10% 38% KERN, WLAC, WCAO, WQXI, KTAC, KIMN, Y-100, WPRO, WPGC, WHBQ. RSO 9% 8. Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold - Asylum 25% KEEL, WLAC, Q-102, WBBQ, KJRB, Z-96, WLEE, WCOL, KCBQ. 9. Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs - 7% 92% WBBF, WAKY, KDWB, WIRL, WMET, WNCI, WPRO. Columbia 10. Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer 7% 88% WQAM. 13Q. CKLW, 99X, WRKO, WABC. Warnes - Arista 11. Calling Dr. Love - Kiss - Casablanca 7% 56% WPRO, WSAI, 99X. KLIF, WRKO, KBEQ, WNOE. 12. Lucille - Kenny Rodgers - UA 7% 22% KEEL, KFJZ, WFIL, WBGN, Z-93, KBEQ, KPAM. 13. Cinderella - Firefall - Atlantic 7% 21% 13Q, Q-102, WISM, B-100, WJET, KPAM. 14. Life In The Fast Lane (LP cut) - Eagles 7% 18% KERN, KXOK, KNDE, WPEZ, KJR, WMPS. WKLO. - Asylum 15. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day - 7% 13% KILT, WSGA, WBGN, WSGN, Q-94, WAKY, WBBF. Pacific 16. You Are On My Mind - Chicago - 7% 9% WABC. WJET. WZUU. KIMN. WAVZ. KJOY. WONE. Columbia

FifiO`D fi0TiVE SiF10EES SEODi1OfiFi4' BfiOiD fi0TNE Titles listed below are receivina strong radio support from key secondary stations around the country. 1. LIDO SHUFFLE - BOZ SCAGGS - COLUMBIA KILT ex -32, WNOE 22-18, KPAM 16-11, KBBQ 17-5, WIFI 14-8, KHJ 19-13, 1. LUCILLE - KENNY ROGERS - UA KYA 20-12, WKBW ex -21, KRBE ex -25, KLEO 28-22, WAYS 21-15, 13Q 16-8, Adds: WING, WICC, WGLF, KFJZ, WFLB, KOMA, WBGN; Jumps: WJON 12- WMAK 19-13, WPEZ 21-16, WCOL 15-10, WOKY 20-14, Z-93 23-18, WLEE 21- 7, KAKC 24-14, WFLI 22-16, KKXL 18-12, KVOL 39-33, KCRS 18-9, WAAY ex - 19, Z-96 26-20, WQAM 18-13, KIMN 23-19, Q-102 17-13, KNDE ex -16, WORC 27, KEWI ex -29, KEIN ex -16, WQPD ex -36, WAIR ex -28, WOW ex -10, WABE 22-11, WDRC 24-18, KFJZ 20-12, KJR 17-11, B-1009-5, WLAC 15-7, WISM 25- ex -29. WCUE ex -37, KVOX ex -23, WGUY ex -28, WBSR ex -36, WGSV ex -26. 17. WQXI 26-19, WERG ex -22. WSGN 27-16, WBGN ex -23. 2. UNDERCOVER ANGEL - ALAN O'DAY - PACIFIC Adds: KNOE, WBGN, WSPT, WKIX, WCUE, G-55, WAEB, KKXL, WJON, 14- 2. RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT - JENNIFER WARNES - ARISTA RKO; Jumps: WISE 19-11, WAIR 15-8, 980 22-16, WFLB 34-29, KVOL 30-22. WDRC 25-20, Q-94 19-15, WISM 16-12, WMET 21-17, WERG 16-9, WNDE ex - WGSV 30-25, WAUG 22-17, WRJZ ex-23. 18, WFIL ex -21, KTLK 21-14, Q-102 21-12, KJR 18-12, WGCL 22-16, WOKY 28- 3. CINDERELLA FIREFALL ATLANTIC 17, WSAI 28-16, WMAK 8-4, KSLQ 22-16, KNUS 24-19, KFRC 15- - - WPEZ 34-30, Adds: WISM, WORD, WTLB, WJET, WCRO, WBSR, KAKC; Jumps: 98Q 29- 10, KLIF 25-19, KHJ 28-23, WKLO 12-7, KBEQ 19-8, KJR 14-10, KEEL 16-10. 20, WAEB 27-21, WDBQ 30-22, WSPT 16-9, KEWI ex -27, KEIN ex -18, WEBC ex -25, WCUE ex-35, WGUY ex -30, WGSV ex -30, WAUG ex-25. 3. WHEN I NEED YOU - LEO SAYER - WB WMPS 10-5, KEEL 12-8, B-100 18-12, WIRL ex -19, WNCI 20-8, WZUU 9-4, 4. DREAMS - FLEETWOOD MAC - WARNER BROTHERS WFIL ex -20, WBGN ex -17, Q-102 25-15, WORC 19-12, WLEE 23-8, WGCL 20- Adds: WHNN. WISM. WRFC, WTRY, 98Q, KAAY. WLOF, WKWK, G-55. 7, WOKY 11-7, WOOL 10-5, WPEZ 28-18, WSAI 25-20, 130 15-4, WPGC 11-7, KENO, KRSP, KSLY, WGSV; Jumps: WAVZ 30-21, KVOX ex -28, WCUE ex - WSGA 10-2, WAYS 9-1, KLEO 14-5, KRBE 13-5, CKLW 28-21, KYA 19-11, 34. KNOE 38-31. KNUS 21-14, WHBQ 13-7, 99X 25-14, KLIF 21-10. KJOY 10-5, KBEQ 12-6, 5. MY SWEET LADY - JOHN DENVER - RCA KPAM 13-8, KILT 12-6. Adds: KRIB, KELI, WGLF, KELI, WFLB, KVOX, WCRO, WAAY, KCRS; Jumps. WSPT 27-22, WAIR 30-26, KKXL 30-19, WFBR 33-28, WICC 30-26, 14-RKO 4.1 WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU - ROSE ROYCE - MCA KHJ ex -20, WSGN 24-16, WFIL 20-15, KTAC ex -23, WQAM 22-17, WPRO 18- 22-17, WGSV 34-23. 12, WMAK 16-11, WSGA 19-15, KYA ex -22, KFRC 27-20, KLIF 24-20, WMPS 6. EVERYBODY BE DANCIN' - STARBUCK - PRIVATE STOCK 26-13, KEEL 25-17, KIOA 35-19, KJR ex -24, B-10021-15, WLAC 12-6, Q-94ex- Adds: WHNN, KNOE, WGLF, WAIR, 98Q, WFLB, WFLI, WAAY, WBSR, WRJZ. 28, WCAO 23-15, WIRL ex -23, WERG 21-14, KJOY 27-19, KPAM 19-13, KCBQ WGSV; Jumps: WRFC 34-23, WQPD ex -38, WFOM ex -25. 23-12. 7. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW - RUBINOOS - BESERKLEY Adds: WISM, WBGN; Jumps: KRSP 2-1, WSPT 18-10, WTLB 29-24, WING 5.COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT - CLIMAX BLUES BAND - SIRE 43-35, WGSV 22-16, WGUY 11-7, KVOL 32-26, KNOE ex -40, KENO ex -32. CKLW ex -28, KLIF 30-24, KBEQ 24-15, KPAM 20-12, KEEL 21-15, KJR 23-17, 8. BUMP NO MORE JOE TEX EPIC WIRL WISM 20-16, WQXI 25- AIN'T GONNA - - WLAC 29-23, Q-94 ex -29, WCAO 24-18, 20-13, Adds: WISE, WTLB; Jumps: WRFC 23-10, WQPD 38-18, WABB 26-17. 18, KXOK 19-13, WGBN ex -27, KTAC ex-24, Q-102 ex -28, Z-93 WSGN 26-19, WFOM 27-16, WFLB 17-12. WAAY 23-19, WFBR 37-32, WLOF ex -28, WBSR WOKY 29-23, 33-29, WMAK 22-17, 130 ex -21, WPGC 26-18, 29-15, WPEZ ex -32. KRBE 20-15, WKBW ex -28, CKLW ex -28, KLIF 30-24, KBEQ 24-15, KPAM 20- MIND 12. 9. YOU ARE ON MY - CHICAGO - COLUMBIA Adds: KRIB, WGLF, KACY, WJET, WFLB, WKWK, WFBR. WING. WAAY. 6.1'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN - K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND - T.K. WBLI, WLAV. WAKY 11-3, KEEL 26-18, WJET 29-16, B-100 ex -28, WCAO 26-19, WQXI 23- 10. DOWN TO THE STATION - B.W. STEVENSON - WARNER BROTHERS 17, WSGN ex -18, WBBQ 26-18, Z-96 ex -27, WAVZ 29-19, WSGA 26-11, WAYS Adds: WCUE, WKWK, KVOL, WGSV; Jumps: WRFC 24-18, WRJZ 23-16. 22-13, KRBE 30-24, WAPE 16-6, CKLW 30-14, KLIF 15-9, KJOY 20-13, WKLO WFOM ex -28. 980 ex -33, WGLF ex -30. 16-10, KPAM -28. ex 11. SUB ROSA SUBWAY - KLAATU - CAPITOL WICC 7. SIR DUKE - STEVIE WONDER - TAMLA Adds: WBGN. WAIR, 98Q, WGUY; Jumps: WSPT 13-8, WFLB ex -31, WORC ex -27, WDRC ex -30, WOW ex -20, KEEL 28-24, WISM ex -30, WZUU 20- ex -30, WISM ex -29. 15, KXOK 22-14, KNDE ex -12, Y-100 23-16, Z-93 ex -30, WCOL 39-22, WMAK 12. THEME FROM CHARLIE'S ANGELS - HENRY MANCINI - RCA ex -29, WAVZ 19-14, KYA 23-19, 99X 34-29, KFRC 23-16, WRKO 24-15, KHJ 27- Adds: WAIR, KFJZ, KRSP; Jumps: WISM ex -28, WQPD 27-17, WFLB ex -26. 19, WIFI 28-23. WJON ex -18.

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with 12 new stations #1 DAVID SOUL #1 airplay at KIOA, WIRL, WEIL, KXOK, B-100, KILT, 13Q, #19 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - #2 most added single - WOW. WDRC. WAPE, KRBE. Top 5 rotation at 80% of our reporters including WABC-4, including KILT, 99X, KYA. KTAC, WFIL, KXOK, Q-94, #5 WAKY 11-3, WCAO 26- KEEL -2, KDWB-2, WZUU-2, KTLK-2, WNCI-3, WQAM-4, WLAC-3, KJR-4, most active single with 19 prime movers including KLIF 15-9. WKLO CKLW-2, WGCL-5, WSAI-3, Z-93-4, WPGC-5, KSLQ-3, WLEE-5, WIFI-2, 19, WQXI 23-17, Z-96 ex -27. KRBE 30-24, CKLW 20-14, WPIX-2, WOKY-3, WHBQ-3, KHJ-2, KLEO-2. Jumps at WABC 8-4, KNUS 16-10. Strong sales at Tower/S.C./Sac.. Laud./Maple Heights. 19-11. Top 3 sales at Banana/S.F., Tower/S.D., Peaches/Ft. Laud./Maple Peaches/L.A./Dallas/Columbus/Ft. El Roy/L.I., Heights/Denver, Commercial/Maine, Waxie Maxie/D.C., El Roy/L.I., Commercial/Maine, Peters, Dicks/Boston, Waxie Maxie/D.C., Licorice Pizza/L.A., Radio Dr./Milw., Northern, Stark/Cleve., West. Win/N.Y.. Licorice Pizza/L.A., Singer/Chi., Consolidated/Det.. Giant/Va.. Merch./Amarillo. Stark/Cleve., Central South/Nash., Music Scene/Atl. (#5 bullet on CB R&B #5 NATALIE COLE Jumps at WORC 9-4, WMPS 7-3, KJR 22-16, WIRL ex - singles chart) - 17 prime movers 26, WFIL 12-7, Q-102 ex -22. Top 5 airplay at WORC-4, WMPS-3. WSGN-5, #21 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE - #7 most active single with WCAO-3, Q-94-2, WAYS -4, WPGC-5, 99X-4, WAVZ-2, WHBQ-2. Top 5 including WBGN 18-13, KTAC ex -25, Q-102 ex -25, WPRO 22-17. WCOL 37- Z-93 28-24. sales at Music Street/Seattle, Peaches/L.A./Dallas/Columbus/Cleve., 31, WIRL 23-15, WQXI 30-24, WZUU ex -18. WLEE 25-15, Norman Cooper/Phila., Win/N.Y., Double B/L.I., Dicks/Boston, Giant/Va., WMAK 25-16, KCBQ ex -28. Added at WQAM. Excellent sales at Northern/Cleve., Music Scene/Atl., Specs/Fla. (#3 on CB R&B singles Banana/S.F., City One Stop/L.A., Tower/S.F./Sac., Peaches/L.A./Maple chart) Heights/Denver, Commercial/Maine, Bee Gee/Albany, Cavages/Buffalo. Waxie Maxie/D.C.. Double B. #6 Added at WNCI, KNUS. Jumps at KFJZ 22-14, WIRL 14-7, WNOE Norman Cooper/Phila. Peters, Dicks/Boston, ARS - Giant/Va.. Northern, 18-5, Q-102 11-6, WABC 20-17, KJR 12-7, WPEZ 20-10, WSAI 20-14, 13Q EI Roy/L.I., Licorice Pizza/L.A., Singer/Chi., 18-9, KCBQ 11-7. Top 5 airplay at 45% of our Stark/Cleve., Interstate/Miami, Central South/Nash. 21-14, KLIF 11-8, KBEQ including reporters including WDRC-5, KTLK-5, WSGN-1, WCAO-2, WLAC-2, WFIL- #23 McCOO & DAVIS - #5 most added single with 10 new stations Z-96, KYA, KNUS, KFRC, KJOY. KILT. 14 5, KXOK-5, KCPX-5, B-100-4, KEEL -4, WGCL-1, WAYS -3, KPAM-4, KEZY- WOW. KEEL. WLAC, WBGN, -30, WABC 32-26, WCAO 14-10, WMAK 3, WPGC-4, KAKC-1, KJOY-4, WSGA-5, WLEE-4, WIFI-3, WKLO-5. Top 5 prime movers include WORC ex KHJ ex -24. Strong sales at sales at City One Stop/L.A., Tower/S.F./Sac., Peaches/St. Louis, ex -25. WPGC 16-12, 99X 29-21, WPIX ex -20, Cavages/Buffalo, Richman Bros./Phila., Peters/Boston, Waxie Banana/S.F., City One Stop/L.A., Tower/S.F., Peaches/Columbus. Maxie/D.C.. King Karol, Win/N.Y., Consolidated/Det., Stark/Cleve., West. Commercial/Maine, Bee Gee/Albany, Norman Cooper/Phila., Double B, EI Merch./Amarillo, Central Sales/Houston. Roy/L.I., King Karol, Win/N.Y., Galgano/Chi., Giant/Va., Northern, Added at 130, Y-100, KDWB. 17 jumps include KJR Stark/Cleve., Central South/Nash. (#22 bullet on CB R&B singles chart) #7 GLEN CAMPBELL - WSAI, 99X, KLIF, WRKO. 11-5, WFIL 16-12, KTLK 15-11, WQAM 15-10, WPEZ 27-23, WPGC 7-1, 99X #24 KISS -7 new adds this week include WPRO, KEEL 29-22, Q-94 24-19. WCAO KFRC 21-12, 20-15. Top 5 airplay at 45% of our reporters WNOE, KBEQ. 15 prime movers include 12-8, WNOE WEIL ex -22, including WDRC-1, KIOA-3, WZUU-3, WNCI-4, WERC-1, WCAO-4, WQXI- 18-14, WIRL 16-11, WNCI 16-9, WZUU ex -19, KXOK ex -23, KHJ - Z-96-3, WNCI-4, WLAC-5, WIRL-2, KXOK-3, KCPX-3, KJR-5, WBBQ 28-16, Z-93 21-17, WOKY 21-15, KLEO ex -25, WAPEex-27, ex 5, KIMN-2, Peaches/Maple Heights. CKLW-3, KNUS-2, WCOL-2, WGCL-4, WKBW-2, Z-93-2, KPAM-1, WPGC- 27, KILT 32-24. Sales at City One Stop/L.A., Waxie Maxie/D.C., Licorice Pizza/L.A.. Specs/Fla. 1, KAKC-2, KRSP-3, KSLQ-2, WLEE-3, WKLO-2, KSTP-3, WOKY-1, KBEQ- Peters/Boston, with 19 prime movers including 2, KLEO-3, WRKO-3. Top 10 sales at City One Stop/L.A., #27 STEVIE WONDER - #6 most active single Heights/Cleve./Denver, KEEL 28-24, WZUU 20-15, KXOK 22-14, Y-100 23-16, Z-93 ex -30. KYA 23- Peaches/Dallas/Columbus/Maple most Commercial/Maine, Cavages/Buffalo, Peters, Dicks/Boston, Waxie 19, 99X 34-29. KFRC 23-16, WRKO 24-15, KHJ 27-19, WIFI 28-23. #3 Maxie/D.C., Double B/L.I., Win/N.Y. Dinger, Galgano/Chi., added single with 12 new stations including KJR, WQXI, WEIL, WQAM. West. Merch./Amarillo, Music Scene/Atl. WOKY, WPRO, KRBE, WKLO, KCBQ. Good sales at Tower/Sac.. Music Consolidated/Det., Stark/Cleve., Double Jumps at WORC 9-4, WDRC 10-4, KEEL 7-1, WBGN 7-3, Y-100 Plus/L.A., Peaches/Columbus/L.A./Denver, Peters, Dicks/Boston, #8 EAGLES - Harmony House/Det.. 11-8, WGCL 7-3, CKLW 16-10, KFRC 28-23, WRKO 11-8. WNOE 14-7. Top B/L.I., King Karol/N.Y., Singer, Galgano/Chi., South/Nash. (#48 bullet on CB R&B singles chart) 5 airplay at 75% of our reporters including #1 at WBBF, WKY, WOW, KEEL, Interstate/Miami, Central include ex -25. Z-93 WCAO, KNDE, KJRB, KJR, WKY, KNUS, KING, KJOY, WSGA, WLEE, #33 O - Added at WRKO, WNCI. 12 prime movers WLAC -29, KJOY 17-11. KSTP ex -22. Top 10 sales at Music Street/Seattle, Banana/S.F., City One 26-22, WCOL 28-22, WMAK 27-22, CKLW ex WAVZ, KSTP. Win/N.Y., Giant/Va.. Stop/L.A., Tower/S.F./S.D./Sac., Peaches/L.A./Maple Heights/Denver, KPAM 24-18, KILT 33-19. Sales at Bee Gee/Albany, Cavages/Buffalo, Norman Cooper/Phila.. Peters, Stark/Cleve., Central South/Nash., Music Scene/Atl. Commercial/Maine, including KCB°. Dicks/Boston, Waxie Maxie/D.C., Double B, El Roy/L.I., King Karol/N.Y., #35 FOREIGNER - #6 most added single with 10 new stations WIRL. 15 big jumps Singer. Galgano/Chi., Giant/Va., Stark/Cleve., West. Merch./Amarillo, WIFI, KFRC, WHBQ, WAPE, WAYS, WMAK, WGCL, Music Scene/Atl. include KJR ex -23. WCAO 28-21. WSGN ex -29, KJRB ex -25. WCOL 35-28. WARNES most active single with 26 big jumps including WPGC 27-17, KPAM 27-20. Good sales at City One Stop/L.A., #9 JENNIFER - #2 King Karol/N.Y., Singer. WMET 21-17, WFIL ex -21, KTLK 21-14, Q-102 21-12, KJR 18-12, WGCL 22- Peters/Boston, Waxie Maxie/D.C., Dicks/Boston, 16, 28-17, WPEZ 34-20, WSAI 28-16, WMAK 8-4, KSLQ 22-16. Galgano/Chi., Giant/Va., Northern/Cleve. WOKY new including KNUS 24-19, KFRC 15-10, KLIF 25-19. Key adds at WQAM, CKLW, 130. #37 YVONNE ELLIMAN - #7 most added single with 10 stations KIMN, KTAC, WQXI, WCAO, WLAC, KERN. WRKO, 99X, WABC. Top 5 rotation at WBBF-2, WOW -4, WBGN-5, WSGN- WHBQ, WPGC, WPRO, Y-100, 19-14, WSGN 20-9, KJRB ex -26. WCOL 40- 4, WCAO-5, KIMN-1, WOW -4, KPAM-5, WMAK-4, KSTP-4. Top 10 sales at 12 prime movers include WBBF Tower/S.F., Commercial/Maine, Peters/Boston, Waxie Maxie/D.C., 33, WMAK 26-18, WFOM 28-20, WNOE ex -29. Good sales at Music Waxie Maxie/D.C.. Giant/Va.. Double BIL.I., King Karol/N.Y., Giant/Va., Central So./Nash. Plus/L.A., Bee Gee/Albany, Peters/Boston, #10 BOZ SCAGGS #1 most active single with 34 big jumps including 13016- Interstate, United/Miami, Central South/Nash. - KJRB, WZUU. Jumps at WCAO ex -26. WAKY 8, KJR 17-11, WPEZ 21-16, WIFI 14-8, KHJ 19-13, KYA 20-12, WKBW ex -26, #38 STARZ - Added at WAPE, -32, WNOE 22-18, KRBE ex -25, KJR 17-11, WQXI 26-19, WSGN 27- 21-10. WCOL 33-25, KLEO 27-20, KSTP ex -19. Sales at City One Stop/L.A.. KILT ex Cavages/Buffalo, 16. New adds at WPRO, WNCI, WMET, WIRL, KDWB, WAKY, WBBF. Strong Tower/S.D./Sac.. Peaches/Maple Heights/Cleve., sales at City One Stop/L.A., Tower/S.F./Sac., Peaches/Cleve., Waxie Maxie/D.C., Win/N.Y., Stark/Cleve., Central South/Nash. Peters/Boston, Waxie Maxie/D.C., Double B/L.I., King Karol, Win/N.Y.. #40 MARSHALL TUCKER BAND - Added at WQXI, KERN. WSGA. WAYS. Licorice Pizza/L.A., Radio Dr./Milw., Giant/Va., Northern/Cleve., Central KSTP. Jumps at WCAO ex -24, Z-93 ex -27, WPRO 13-8, WMAK 29-23. South/Nash. KSLQ 21-17, WFOM ex -24, KJOY 22-12. Sales at Tower/Sac.. Peaches/Delwood, Waxie Maxie/D.C., Win/N.Y., Dicks/Boston, #11 WILLIAM BELL - Added at 130, WFIL, WIRL, KFJZ. 13 prime movers include WGCL 27-21, WLAC 13-8, WBGN 22-11, WAKY 23-18, WMET 24- Stark/Cleve., Music Scene/Atl. Last week added at WAKY. 99X. 20, WPRO 20-15, WGCL 27-21, 99X 16-13, WRKO 29-16, WIFI 20-14, KHJ #44 TAVARES - Added at WAYS, WFOM. WAKY ex -28, 99X 20-15. Sales at Music 23-13. Top 5 airplay at WMPS-2, WQXI-4, WHBQ-4, WFOM-4. Strong sales Jumped at WMAK ex -27. Waxie Maxie/D.C.. Double B, El at Tower/S.F., Peaches/Dallas/St. Louis, Norman Cooper/Phila., Waxie Street/Seattle, Peters,/Dicks/Boston, Maxie/D.C., Dicks/Boston, King Karol. Win/N.Y., Harmony House/Det., Roy/L.I., King Karol. Win/N.Y., Interstate/Miami. (#33 bullet on CB R&B Giant/Va., Northern/Cleve., West. Merch./Amarillo. (#2 bullet on CB R&B singles chart) singles chart) #49 ANDREW GOLD - Added at KCBQ, WCOL, WLEE, Z-96, KJRB, Q-102. -28, KERN ex -23, Q-94 22-16. KIMN ex - #12 LEO SAYER - #3 most active single with 22 big jumps including WMPS 10- WLAC. KEEL. Jumps at WORC ex WNCI 20-8, WZUU 9-4, WFIL ex -20, Q-102 25-15, WLEE 23-8, WGCL 20- 28. WRKO 26-19, KJOY 29-23. Good sales at Bee Gee/Albany. 5, Maxie/D.C., Win/N.Y.. 7, WOKY 11-7, WPEZ 28-18, WSAI 25-20, 13Q 15-4, WPGC 11-7. WAYS 9- Cavages/Buffalo, Peters, Dicks/Boston, Waxie 1, KLIF 21-10, 99X 25-14. WHBQ 13-1, CKLW 28-21, KILT 12-6. New adds at Galgano/Chi., Stark/Cleve., Music Scene/Atl. week added at WOKY. WING, WABC, KDWB, KNDE, WKLO. Top 5 rotation at 45% of our reporters #50 STALLION - Added at WPGC, KXOK. Last KEEL ex -28, KIMN 18-14. Sales at City One including #1 at KERN, WJET, WQXI, WLAC, KCPX, WAYS, WKBW, Z-93. WTIX, KJOY. Jumps at WMAK, WFOM. Top 5 at WMPS-5, WZUU-4, WCOL-5, KJOY-5, Stop/L.A.. Peaches/Denver, Win/N.Y. WPRO, include KSLO. WSGA-2, 13Q-4, KRBE-5, KLEO-5. Strong sales at Banana/S.F., City One #51 JOE TEX - Added at KLIF, WAPE, WMAK. 7 adds last week Y-100 22-15. Z-93 25-7, Stop, Music Plus/L.A., Tower/S.F./S.D., Peaches/Columbus/Maple WING, WPGC. Jumps WQXI 6-2, WSGN 25-11, Heights/Cleve., Cavages/Buffalo, Richman Bros./Phila., Peters/Boston, WSGA 30-26, KYA ex -25, WFOM 27-16, WHBQ 18-14. Good sales at Music Waxie Maxie/D.C.. Win/N.Y.. Waxie Maxie/D.C., EI Roy/L.I., Dicks/Boston, King Karol, Win/N.Y., Singer, Street/Seattle, Tower/S.D., Peaches/Dallas, Galgano/Chi., Harmony House/Det., Northern, Stark/Cleve., Giant/Va., Stark/Cleve., Interstate/Miami, Music Scene/Atl. #3 most active Interstate/Miami, West. Merch./Amarillo, Central South/Nash. single on the secondary level with new adds at WAIR, WBSR. WFBR. WLOF R&B chart) #14 ROSE ROYCE - #3 most active single with 21 prime movers including KHJ (37 bullet on CB singles ex -20. WFIL 20-15, WQAM 22-17, KFRC 27-20, KJR ex -24, WCAO 23-15, #52 FIREFALL -7 new adds this week include 130, Q-102, KBEQ, B-100. KERN 21-17, Q-94 WIRL ex -23, WERC 21-14. Key adds at WGCL, WRKO, KILT, KLEO, WCOL. WJET. Last week added at WING, KJOY, Q-94. Jumps at sales at Banana/S.F., Peaches/L.A./Dallas, Norman Cooper. ex -24, WCAO 30-22, WIRL 24-17, KIMN ex -29, WQAM 19-15, WNOE 30-26. Strong KRIB, Richman Bros./Phila., Peters/Boston, Waxie Maxie/D.C., Double B, El #1 most active single on the secondary level with new adds at KEWI, Roy/L.I., King Karol, Win/N.Y., Licorice Pizza/L.A., Galgano/Chi., KDWB, WEBC, WQPD, WRFC, WSPT, KVOL, KEIN. Stark/Cleve., Interstate/Miami, Central South/Nash. #54 KENNY ROGERS - Added at KPAM, KBEQ, Z-93, WBGN. WEIL, KEEL. Consolidated/Det., WERC. for the second week in a row on the CB R&B singles chart) KFJZ. 7 adds last week include WTIX, KNUS, WMAK, WMPS. (#1 22-16. KIMN ex -28, WRKO 26- #15 CLIMAX BLUES BAND - #4 most added single with 10 new stations Jumps at WORC ex -28, KERN ex -23, Q-94 including WNOE, WIFI, WRKO, WHBQ, WSAI, WAVZ, B-100, WDRC. #5 19. KJOY 29-23. #2 most active single on the secondary level with new adds WAIR. WQPD. WBGN. KVOX, most active single with 21 big jumps including KJR 23-17, WLAC 29-23, at KEWI, WABB, WROK, WISE, WOW. WCAO 24-18, WIRL 20-13, WQXI 25-18, KXOK 19-13, Q-102 ex -28, Z-93 WGUY. Sales at Peaches/Dallas/Ft. Laud.. El Roy/L.I., King Karol/N.Y., 29-15, WOKY 29-23, WPEZ 33-29, WMAK 22-17, 130 ex -26, WPGC 26-18. Singer/Chi.. Stark/Cleve., Interstate/Miami, West. Merch./Amarillo. WGCL, WBGN, WISM. Jumps at Good sales at Commercial/Maine, Bee Gee/Albany, Richman Bros./Phila.. #59 RUBINOOS - Added at KSTP, WMAK, Waxie Maxie/D.C., Double B/L.I., Galgano/Chi., Giant/Va., Stark/Cleve.. KIOA ex -26, WBBF 16-11, KERN 12-7, KPAM ex -26. #9 most active single Central South/Nash. on the secondary level with new adds at W DBQ, WSPT, WGUY. KEIN. KRIB, #18 HOT Added at WQXI, CKLW, WQAM, 99X, WAPE. 12 prime movers WTLB. - with 19 new stations including include WLAC 27-21, WBGN ex -20, Z-93 ex -29, WCOL 34-29, WMAK 15- #61 FLEETWOOD MAC - #1 most added single 26-22, KPAM ex -29, WMPS 20-16. Strong sales at KHJ. WNOE. KRBE, KLEO, KXOK, WQXI, WLAC. WMPS, KING. Jumps at 10, WPGC 28-19, WHBQ 30- Tower/Sac., Waxie Maxie/D.C., Dicks/Boston, Win/N.Y., Singer/Chi., KERN 25-19, KJR ex -21, KNDE ex -9, WAVZ 30-21, KFRC ex -26, WRKO Northern, Stark/Cleve.. Central 26. Harmony House/Det., Giant/Va., (continued on page 51! South/Nash., Music Scene/Atl.

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#18* BAD COMPANY gained on national television. Winner of three Oscars including "Best Picture," the After four weeks of consistent reporting from progressive accounts, strong sales are "Rocky" soundtrack has skyrocketed in every major market. The Record Bar taking their toll at the major accounts. Top 30 reports come from Western Merch., reports top 15 action in the Midwest region while Korvettes reports strong initial ac - Camelot, Disc, Music Plus, Everybody's, Odyssey, Win, Sounds Unitd., City One tion. Major accounts reporting "Rocky" include King Karol, Alexander's, TSS/Rec- Stop and World Wide, confirming an exceptionally strong national picture. The ord World, Win One Stop, Camelot, Disc, Licorice Pizza, Music Plus and Tow - Record Bar reports top 30 position on "Burnin' Sky" while both J.L. Marsh and Han- er/S.F. J.L. Marsh reports a significant jump of 38-23 while Handleman displays top dleman display top 40 action on their respective printouts. Progressive retail ac- 100 action on their respective computer printouts. Three versions of the "Theme counts continue to pour in, with top ten sales reported out of Giant, Central South, From Rocky" have seen chart action, Bill Conti's version at number 88 bullet and Bromo, Inner Sanctum, Wilcox, Swallen's and Peaches/Cleveland. Top 10 action on Maynard Ferguson's at 98 on the CB Top 100 Singles Chart. Number 9 on the singles is nothing new to Bad Company and should help to deliver their third con- National Breakout chart, "Rocky" displays all signs of becoming another "A Star Is secutive platinum album. Born." #19* ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION #56* COMMODORES Following the sales pattern similar to Bob Seger, Al Stewart and Kansas, the editor Number 10 on the National Breakout chart this week, the Commodores are suc - of the Album Chart Analysis predicts platinum sales on ARS'"A Rock And Roll Alter- ceeding on the pop level as well as on the R&B level. The Southeast/South Central native." Like the groups previously mentioned, ARS solidified sales in the South- region, noted for exceptional sales on R&B product proves to be strongest this east region to become one of the strongest cult groups in that market. The success week. Accounts reporting the "Commodores" LP include Spec's, Franklin, Gary's, of their single "So In To You" at 6 bullet on the CB Top 100 Singles chart has brought Peaches/Ft. Lauderdale, Interstate, Mushroom, Sound Wherehouse, Peach - national exposure to the Southern -based band. Major accounts reporting include es/Dallas and Cactus. The West region also proves receptive with reports from Sounds Unitd., Licorice Pizza, Everybody's, City One Stop and World Wide as well Music Plus, Tower/S.F., Peaches/L.A., Music Street, World Wide and All Records. as top 10 reports from Camelot, Disc, Music Plus and Odyssey. Top other top 10 The Record Bar reports the Commodores their number 9 best seller this week, while reports include Cavages, Harmony House, Double B, Dicks and Peter's in the North- Korvettes indicates strong initial acceptance. Both J.L. Marsh and Handleman east region; Waxie Maxie and Record Masters in the Balt.-Wash. region; Gary's, report top 200 action on their respective computer runs. The Commodores can also Giant, Port Of Call, Interstate and Central South in the Southeast; Bromo and be found on the CB R&B LP Chart at number 6 bullet. Soundtown in the South Central region; Father's & Sun's, Swallen's, Wax Museum, #64* THE BAND Peaches/St. Louis, Leiberman and Northern in the Midwest region; Tower/San Like the bulk of their previously released LPs, the Band's strongest response comes Diego, Music Street and Music Millenium in the West Region; and Dan Jay, Peach- from the East and West Coasts. Their most recent release "Islands" proves no dif- es/Denver and Rolling Stone in the Denver -Phoenix region. Record Bar reports ferent. In the Northeast, where they are the number 2 regional breakout, reporting ARS at number 15 and the J.L. Marsh computer run displays exceptional movement accounts include Harvard Coop, Win One Stop, Norman Cooper, Peter's, Record of 51-38, confirming growth at every level. Masters and Waxie Maxie. In the West region, where they are the number 6 regional #21* EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER breakout. accounts include Everybody's, Tower/S.F., Odyssey, Mile High and Cir- Initial acceptance on this, the first collective effort by ELP in more than two years, cles. Other scattered regional reports include Mushroom, Cactus. Peaches/Del- has been nothing short of spectacular. Accounts in every region report top notch wood and Leiberman. Korvettes also includes the Band among their strongest up sales, including King Karol, Harvard Coop, Win On Stop, Disc, Sounds Unitd., and coming product. Licorice Pizza, Music Plus, Everybody's, Tower/S.F., Odyssey and World Wide. This #67* KLAATU two record set featuring the band members both individually and collectively has The aura surrounding the Klaatu LP and the suggestion that the Beatles might be been reported by the Record Bar and Korvettes in top 15 capacity. Accounts contributing members has generated overwhelming sales, most notably in the Mid - reporting top 10 action after only two weeks on the chart include TSS/Record World, west region. Accounts reporting in that region include Camelot (12), Disc (4), 1812, Harmony House, Norman Cooper and Dick's in the Northeast region; Peaches/Ft. Father's & Sun's. Swallen's, Peaches/Maple Heights/Cleveland, Lieberman and Lauderdale, Sound Wherehouse, Cactus, Wilcox and Zebra in the South- Northern. In the Northeast region, accounts include King Karol, Harmony House, east/South Central region; 1812, Father's & Sun's, Swallen's, Wax Museum, Peach- Jerry's, Win One Stop and Norman Cooper. In the West Region where sales are just es/Denver and Mile High in the Denver -Phoenix region. J.L. Marsh reports a strong beginning, Wherehouse and Tower/S.F. report top 30 action. The single "Sub Rosa debut of top 300 on the computer run. Subway" is rapidly climbing the charts, this week at 67 bullet on the CB Top 100 #26* JEFF BECK Singles Chart. Beck's last tow efforts, "Blow By Blow" and "Wired" have established him among the #70* RETURN TO FOREVER premiere instrumental rock guitarists. Beck's newest live effort follows suit with Much like Weather Report, RTF enjoys their greatest success on the CB Jazz LP overwhelming retail response in the Northeast, Midwest, South Central and West Chart, this week at number 3 bullet. Most favorable pop crossover comes from the regions. Accounts reporting in their respective regions include King Karol, Harvard Midwest region, reporting accounts including Disc, Father's & Sun's, Swallens, Wax Coop and Win One Stop; Disc and Sounds Unitd.; and Licorice Pizza, Music Plus, Museum. Peaches/St. Louis and Leiberman. The South Central region also dis - Everybody's, Tower/S.F. and Odyssey. In the Midwest region an overwhelming 73% plays significant action with reports from Sound Wherehouse, Soundtown, Cactus of all reporting accounts include Beck in their top 30 best sellers. In the South Cen- and Zebra. In the West region, reporting accounts include Licorice Pizza, Every- tral region 60% of all reporting accounts include Beck amongst their top 30 best body's and Music Street. sellers. Accounts there include Mushroom, Sound Wherehouse, Soundtown, #74* PABLO CRUISE Cactus, Inner Sanctum and Zebra. The Record Bar reports Beck their number 20 Pablo Cruise has developed a strong Northwest following over the course of their best seller confirming a strong national picture. last few releases. "A Place In The Sun" proves to be no different, with outstanding #37* DAVID SOUL reports coming from Everybody's, Tower/S.F., Odyssey, Tower/Sacramento, While the racked accounts were the first to display strongest sales (and continue to Music Street and All Records, earning them the number 1 position on the regional do so) retailers and one -stops are at last experiencing significant action. "Don't Give breakout chart. "Whatcha Gonna Do" the first single from the LP at 92 on the CB Top Up On Us," the first single from the LP has obtained the cherished number 1 bullet 100 Singles Chart, will indeed be the factor that will bring Pablo Cruise into the position on the CB Top 100 Singles chart. Progressive retailers tend to overlook this public's eye on a national level (as with so many regional cult groups). Scattered type of artist, but the major accounts confirm exceptionally strong action. Accounts reports from various regions confirms that Pablo Cruise is in fact in the growing reporting Soul in their top 30 include King Karol, Win One Stop, Record Dept. stages. Reports from Harmony House/Detroit, Peaches/Maple Heights and Detroit Merch., Western Merch., Camelot, Disc, Wherehouse and Circles. J.L. Marsh and display interest in the Midwest region, while reports from Korvettes, Double B. Handleman both report outstanding top 30 action on their respective computer Franklin, Port Of Call and Soundtown indicate interest in the Northeast and South - runs. east/South Central markets. Because of the R&B nature of the single, success may #50* MARVIN GAYE come to Pablo Cruise on more than just a pop level. Initial response to Marvin Gaye's Live at the London Palladium has been #75* JESSE COLIN YOUNG phenomenal. Appearing on four different charts, Gaye's single "Got To Give It Up" Strongest sales continue to come from the West/Denver-Phoenix region on can be found at number 27 bullet on the CB R&B Singles Chart, and 50 bullet on the Young's "Love On The Wing," earning him the number 1 position on the Denver - CB Top 100 Singles Chart. Most impressive is the reception of the LP on the R&B Phoenix regional breakout chart and number 4 position on the West regional break - level. After only three weeks on the CB R&B LP Chart, the album is situated at 2 out chart. Accounts reporting in the West include Everybody's, Tower/S.F., Odyssey bullet. All regions report strong sales, with strongest reports coming from Straw- and Music Street. In the Denver -Phoenix region accounts reporting include In - berries (1), Spec's (1), Mushroom (1), Consolidated (1), Waxie Maxie (2); Cactus (3), dependent, Mile High and Circles. J.L. Marsh reports a debut of top 500. Harmony House/Detroit (3), World Wide (3), Morey's (4), Peaches/Columbus (4), #77* LEO SAYER

Peaches/L.A. (4) and Jerry's (5). Korvettes, Music Plus, Tower/S.F. and World Wide As Sayer's second single "When I Need You" continues to approach the top ten are among the major accounts confirming immediate action. Gaye is famous for his (presently at 12 bullet on the CB Top 100 Singles Chart), album sales are following ability to sell albums in excess of a million units, and with the success of the single suit. Both J.L. Marsh and Handleman report strongest action, Marsh displaying top could sell double platinum. 50 sales and Handleman displaying top 40 sales on their respective computer runs. #51* ISLEY BROTHERS The West region, the first to report a resurgence, continues to report strong sales The lsley Bros. continue to make strong headway on the pop chart while making with top 30 mentions from Music Plus, Odyssey and All Records. The Northeast leaps and bounds on the R&B chart. Strong reports in all regions, highlighted by the region displays initial resurgence this week, with reporting accounts including King Balt.-Wash. region best describes sales on the number 7 National Breakout. For The Karol, Cavages, Peter's and Waxie Maxie. Record Department Merch., Franklin and Record reports "Go For Your Guns" their number 1 best seller while Record Masters Port Of Call also include Sayer in their top 30 best sellers and Disc reports "Endless reports sales in top 10 capacity. In the Northeast region Strawberries and Jerry's Flight" their number 14 best seller, confirming a strong turnaround in virtually every report top 10 action while Spec's, Interstate, Sound Wherehouse, Peach/Dallas and region. Cactus report strongest sales in the Southeast/South Central region. West region #79* FOREIGNER accounts include Music Plus, Tower/S.F., Peaches/L.A., Music Street, World Wide "Foreigner" this weeks number 12 National Breakout, continues to build a head of and All Records as well as Dan Jay, Peaches/Denver, Independent, and Mile High in steam as the single "Feels Like The First Time" climbs the chart, this week at number the Denver -Phoenix region. With the single "The Pride" at number 10 bullet on the 35 bullet on the CB Top 100 Singles Chart. All regions report significant action on CB R&B Singles Chart, the album at number 11 bullet on the CB R&B LP Chart, the the debut LP, with reports from major accounts including King Karol, Win One Stop, Isleys' have all the ingredients necessary to obtain the platinum status they are so Camelot and Odyssey. Korvettes includes the LP among their hottest up and com- familiar with. ing while progressive retailers nationwide experience strong sales. The Balt.-Wash. #52* WEATHER REPORT region is impressive with reports from Record Masters, Waxie Maxie and Morey's. This weeks number 8 National Breakout shows all signs of being Weather Report's The South Central region proves also to be a strong market, reports coming from strongest effort to date. Obtaining the number 1 bullet position on the CB Jazz LP Mushroom, Bromo, Wilcox and Zebra. Foreigner may prove to be the next Boston. Chart, pop crossover is more impressive than any previous effort. While Weather #80* JENNIFER WARNES Report has always done well at the progressive accounts, the response by the major With the success of her single "Right Time Of The Night" at number 9 bullet on the accounts confirms acceptance at all levels. Major accounts include Harvard Coop, CB Top 100 Singles Chart, album sales have grown in most major markets. Major Win One Stop, Disc, Music Plus, Everybody's and Tower/S.F. The South Central accounts reporting Warnes in their top 30 best sellers include King Karol. Win One region proves to be among the strongest on a progressive account level with reports Stop, Western Merch., Camelot. Odyssey and City One Stop. Warnes, often ¡ from Sound Wherehouse, Peaches/Dallas, Cactus, Inner Sanctum and Zebra. The associated with Linda Ronstadt in voice, is enjoying consistent growth at the racked C Northeast region is also impressive, with reporting accounts including Cavages, accounts, particularly J.L. Marsh. reporting movement of 178-106 on the computer Strawberries, Jerry's, Norman Cooper, Peter's, Record Master's and Waxie Maxie. printout. Other regional reports include TSS/Record World, Bee Gee. Double B. #54* ROCKY Waxie Maxie, Harmony House/Detroit. Tower/Sacramento. Peaches/L.A./Denver The success story behind the soundtrack best attributed to the exposure and Circles. yb

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NORTH CENTRAL MIDWEST NORTHEAST

(Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, (Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, (Metro N. Y., Upstate N.Y., Boston, Kansas, N. & S. Dakota) Indiana, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Kansas City) Connecticut, Philadelphia)

1. BARRY MANILOW (TRYIN') 1. REO SPEEDWAGON 1. GARLAND JEFFREYS 2. BARRY MANILOW (II) 2. MAYNARD FERGUSON 2. THE BAND 3. GLEN CAMPBELL 3. IGGY POP 3. THELMA HOUSTON 4. LEO SAYER 4. RETURN TO FOREVER 4. JENNIFER WARNES 5. ABBA (ARRIVAL) 5. STARZ 5. SEA LEVEL 6. WILD CHERRY 6. CHILLIWACK 6. TEDDY PENDERGRASS 7. WILLIAM BELL 7. MICHAEL STANLEY BAND 7. WILLIAM BELL 8. MAYNARD FERGUSON 8. PETER GABRIEL 8. OHIO PLAYERS 9. KENNY NOLAN 9. HEAD EAST 9. LEO SAYER 10. A.R.S. (MCA) 10. WILD CHERRY 10. RETURN TO FOREVER 11. JENNIFER WARNES 11. LOU RAWLS 12. TANGERINE DREAM 12. PETER GABRIEL 13. PABLO CRUISE 13. IGGY POP 14. JOHN LODGE 14. SLAVE 15. BRYAN FERRY 15. NORMAN CONNORS

WEST (California, Seattle, Portland) BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON 1. PABLO CRUISE NATIONAL BREAKOUTS 2. SEAWIND 1. SLAVE HOUSTON 2. TEDDY PENDERGRASS 3. THELMA 1. EMERSON, LAKE & 8. WEATHER REPORT 4. JESSE COLIN YOUNG 3. MANHATTANS PALMER 9. ROCKY - SOUNDTRACK 4. DEXTER WANSEL 5. LES DUDEK 6. THE BAND 2. BOZ SCAGGS 10. COMMODORES 5. LOU RAWLS 7. JENNIFER WARNES 3. JEFF BECK 11. KLAATU 6. NORMAN CONNORS 8. AMAZING RHYTHM ACES 7. OHIO PLAYERS 4. HALL & OATES 12. FOREIGNER 9. CLIMAX BLUES BAND 8. GLADYS KNIGHT & PIPS 10. PETER GABRIEL 5. DAVID SOUL 13. SPINNERS 9. GARLAND JEFFREYS 11. RETURN TO FOREVER 6. MARVIN GAYE 14. BOB JAMES 10. MARLENA SHAW 11. MAYNARD FERGUSON 12. LEO SAYER 7. ISLEY BROTHERS 13. NORMAN CONNORS 12. PATRICE RUSHEN 14. ENGLAND DAN & J.F. COLEY 13. ASHFORD & SIMPSON 15. SEA LEVEL 14. VALERIE CARTER 15. THE BAND

DENVER/PHOENIX SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTHEAST (Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville. Charlotte. 1. JESSE COLIN YOUNG (Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Richmond, Florida) 2. LES DUDEK Little Rock) 3. ENGLAND DAN & J.F. COLEY 1. OHIO PLAYERS 1. THELMA HOUSTON 4. AMAZING RHYTHM ACES 2. RETURN TO FOREVER 2. GLEN CAMPBELL 5. JENNIFER WARNES 3. LES DUDEK 3. WILD CHERRY 6. JOHN LODGE 4. THELMA HOUSTON 4. LEO SAYER 7. SEAWIND 5. RITA COOLIDGE 5. TEDDY PENDERGRASS 8. PABLO CRUISE 6. AMAZING RHYTHM ACES 6. MANHATTANS 9. RITA COOLIDGE 7. JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON 7. JOHNNIE TAYLOR 10. THE BAND 8. MAZE 8. LOU RAWLS 9. GLEN CAMPBELL 9. AMAZING RHYTHM ACES 10. SEA LEVEL 10. SLAVE

overall sales potential and per- Albums listed as regional breakouts are consensus choices of the accounts listed below. These accounts assess hit potential of new LP releases based on regional sales, sonal predictions. Albums listed as national breakouts have been reported by a minimum of 75% of outlets listed below and have appeared in a minimum of six markets.

REGIONAL ALBUM ACTION is compiled from sales information from the following nat:onal, regional Menu/S.F., Music Millenium/Portland, Music Plus/L.A., Music Scene/Atlanta, Music Street/Seattle, and local wholesalers and retailers: NATIONAL ACCOUNTS: ABC Record & Tape Sales, Disc Records, National Record Mart/Midwest, New England Music City/Boston, Northern Records/Cleveland, Handelman, Korvettes, Lieberman Enterprises, J.L. Marsh/Musicland and Record Bar. REGIONAL Odyssey/Phoenix & Santa Cruz, Peaches/Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Delwood, Denver, Ft. Lauderdale, AND LOCAL ACCOUNTS: Alexander's/N.Y., All Records/Oakland, Alta/Phoenix, Alwilk/N.J., Am- L.A., Maple Heights & St. Louis, Peter's/Boston, Poplar/Memphis, Potomac/Washington, D.C., bat/Cincinnati, Angott/Detroit, Apex-Martin/N.J., Aravox/N.Y., Banana/S.F., Bee Gee/Albany, Brass Prospect/Cleveland, Radio Doctors/Milwaukee, Rapid Sales/Madison, Record & Tape Collec- Ear/Seattle, Bromo/Dallas-Houston-Okla. City, Buffalo One Stop/Buffalo, Cactus/Houston, Capers tors/Baltimore, Record Cove/Monterey, Record Dept. Merch./Memphis, Record Hole/San Antonio, Corner/Kansas City, Cassells/L.A., Cavages/Buffalo, Central/Hartford, Central South/Nashville, Cir- Record Masters/Baltimore, Record Revolution/Cleveland, Record Shack/N.Y. & Atlanta, Record cles/Phoenix, Commercial/Maine, Consolidated/Detroit, Norman Cooper/Phila., Cutlers/New Haven, Theatre/Cleveland-Akron, Recordland/Midwest, Richman Bros./Phila., Rose/Chicago, Sam Dan Jay/Denver, Dick's/Boston, Disco/Boston, D.J.'s/Seattle, Double B/Long Island, Ernie's/Chicago, Goody/N.Y. & Phila., Schwartz Bros. -Harmony Huts/D.C., Sieberts/Little Rock, Shulman -Listening 1812 Overture/Milwaukee, El Roy -TSS-Record World/Long Island, Everybody's Records/Portland, Booth/N.J.-Phila., Soul City One Stop/L.A., Soul Shack/D.C., Sound Town/Dallas, Sound Un- Evolution/Phoenix, Father's & Sun's/Indianapolis, For The Record/Baltimore, Franklin/Atlanta, limited/Chicago, Sound Wherehouse/Houston-Dallas, Southern/Miami, Spec's/Miami, Stark- Galgano/Chicago, Gardner's/Chicago, Gary's/Richmond, Giant/Virginia, Harmony House/Detroit, Camelot/Midwest, Strawberrys/Boston, Streetside/St. Louis, Swallens/Cincinnati, Tape City/New Harmony House/N.J., Harvard Coop/Boston, Independent/Denver, Inner Sanctum/Austin, In- Orleans, Tower/L.A., Sacramento, S.F. & San Diego, Town Hall/N.Y., Trans World/Albany, Two terstate/Miami, Jerry's/Phila., Jimmy's Music World/N.Y., King Karol/N.Y., Knox/Knoxville, Licorice Guys/East Coast, United/Miami, Wax Museum/Minneapolis, Waxie Maxie/D.C., West Coast Music Pizza/L.A., Lieberman One Stop/Minneapolis, M.J.S./Miami, Record Factory/S.F., Mile High/Denver, Sales/L.A., Western Merchandisers/Southwest, Wherehouse/California, Wide World/Seattle, Wil- Modern/Milwaukee, Morey's One Stop/Batt., Mushroom/New Orleans, Music City/Nashville, Music cox/Okla. City, Win One Stop/N.Y., Zebra/Austin. E -C Tapes' Heilman Indicted For Copyright Infringement FBI Confiscates NEW YORK - A Federal grand jury in misrepresenting his firm's product as the in jail for contempt of court (Cash Box, Oc- Tapes, Equipment Chicago has handed down an indictment original, authorized recordings. tober 2). charging David Heilman, president and FBI Raid At Retail Stores owner of E -C Tapes, with 36 counts of Most mailings were made from Lake Film, TV Firms Merge TOLEDO, OHIO - FBI agents seized over fraud in copyright infringement and mail Villa, Illinois, where the FBI seized $140,000 LOS ANGELES International Business $1 million worth of allegedly pirated tapes national - connection with his company's worth of recordings in executing a search Management, Inc., a motion picture and and duplicating equipment in two raids mail order business in pirated records and warrant May 16, 1975. Since then, the FBI television representation firm, merged ef- here. Several hundred allegedly pirated tapes. has investigated E -C Tapes' use of the fective April 1, with Almar Management. tapes were also confiscated in two recent In 26 counts, Heilman is charged with in- mails, and has traced the recordings from The companies will continue operation as raids on Cleveland stores. fringing musical copyrights by duplicating Heilman through record companies to the International Business Management, Inc. FBI officials said the Black Pearl, a and selling recordings of hit songs from sheet music administrators and com- Robert Eisenstein, former president of In- Toledo boutique, said to be owned by years between 1929 and 1971. Among posers, including French and English ternational Business Management, will Hilbert Williams, contained a master recor- these tunes are selections by Glen Miller, copyright holders. serve as president of the newly formed der, five slave duplicators, 76 master tapes, Paul Williams, Cole Porter, the Everly If convicted, Heilman faces a maximum company. Alan Salke, president of Almar, blank cartridges, labels, sleeves, shrink- Brothers and Kris Kristofferson. All of the penalty of one year and a $25,000 fine for will now be vice-chairman of the company. wrap equipment and over 3,000 allegedly songs involved are copyrighted. each of the copyright infringement counts, Edgar Gross is the new chairman. pirated tapes. The other Toledo store to be The other 10 counts accuse Heilman of and five years and a $1,000 fine for each of raided was Haskins Furniture and Ap- mailing illegally duplicated records and the mail fraud counts. First Queen Goes Gold pliance, at which almost 1,000 tapes were cassette, cartridge and reel-to-reel tapes to Heilman is also defending himself in a seized, the FBI said. persons all over the U.S., as well as Puerto four -year -old tape piracy suit brought LOS ANGELES - Queen's first LP on Paulette's Records Shop and Palmer's Rico. In addition, the same counts charge against him by the state of Wisconsin. He Elektra Records, "Queen," released in Record Mart, two small Cleveland retailers, that Heilman defrauded his customers by recently completed serving several months 1973, has been certified gold by the RIAA. were subjects of the raids.

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Atlanta worth $17. At Recordland (7 locations), stores. same ad with the identical features and Polydor) for $3.94/$4.99 tape; four Picks," including the latest LPs by At K mart (17 locations), the soundtrack these features over two pages: the sound- and prices that appeared in Atlanta. (Sun- "Super Taylor and Atlanta Rhythm to "A Star Is Born" ($8.98 list), price not in- track to "A Star Is Born" ($8.98 list) for $5.99 day Kansas City Star). Johnnie the cluded. At Richway stores, assorted 45s for per LP or tape; and the latest release by the Section, the soundtrack to "Rocky" and Los To for $2.99; and four $.69. At Zayre stores, assorted cutout tapes Michael Stanley Band (2 LPs/$7.98 list) for Angeles "Learn Hustle" At The Wherehouse (40 locations), CBS for $2.99. At Radio Shack stores, "Put The "$2 off" shelf price on LP or tape. At Gold "Super Picks," including the latest LPs by including the latest releases Hammer Down" on Realistic for Circle (9). these features over three pages: catalog sale, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and John Den- 11 by Boz Scaggs, Weather Report, Lou to Wash" (all $2.99/$3.39 tape. (Sunday Atlanta Journal releases, including the latest LPs by Wild ver and the soundtrack "Car Rawls, The Jacksons, Boston, Burton Cum- $7.98 list) for $3.99; the soundtrack to "A and Constitution). Cherry and Jeff Beck and "Fresh Cream" for $3.99/$4.99 tape; the latest releases by mings, Kansas, Teddy Pendergrass, Min- Star Is Born" ($8.98 list) for $5.59/$5.79 Baltimore John Denver, Michael Stanley and REO (all nie Riperton, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, tape; the latest LP by The Band ($7.98 list) At Korvettes (4 locations), these $7.98 list) for $4.99/$5.99 tape; Cream's Johnnie Taylor and the Isley Brothers for for $4.99; Giordano's "Andrea Chenier" (3 features: all CBS releases for $3.99/$5.79 "Wheels Of Fire" and Derek and the $3.96/$4.77 tape; the soundtrack of "A Star LPs/$23.98 list) for $13.32; and "Alex Haley tape: the latest release by Neil Diamond (2 Dominoes' "Layla" (both 2 LPs/$9.98 list) Is Born" ($8.98 list) for $5.39 LP or tape; Tells The Story Of His Search For Roots" (2 LPs/$11.98 list) for $6.99/$8.99 tape; the for $6.99/$9.99 tape; "Alex Haley Tells The Neil Diamond's "Love At The Greek" (2 LPs/$9.98 list) for $6.98. At Korvettes (30), latest LP by Pink Floyd ($7.98 list) for Story Of His Search For Roots" (2 LPs/$11.98 list) for $7.19 LP or tape; Pink these features over three pages: full -page $4.99/$5.79 tape; the soundtrack to "A Star LPs/$9.98 list) for $6.99; and assorted Floyd's "Animals" ($7.98 list) for $4.77 LP or promoting the latest release by ELP (2 Is Born" ($8.98 list) for $5.99/$6.79 tape; cutout and budget LPs for $.99-$1.99. At tape; "REO Live" (2 LPs/$7.98 list) for LPs/$13.98 list) for $7.99/$9.99 tape, five and assorted budget LPs for $2.99/$3.99 Record Theatre (7), all -label sale for $3.99; $4.77/55.39 tape: "Bob James Four" ($7.98 ELP catalog releases on Atlantic for $3.99 tape. At Luskins (6), these features: the all $7.98 list LPs for $4.99. At Radio Shack list) for $4.77 LP or tape; and three Bob and ELP's "Welcome Back" (3 LPs/$12.98 soundtrack to "Rocky" for $3.99; eight stores. same ad with the identical features James catalog LPs, no price included. At list) for $6.99; all CBS releases for releases, including the latest LPs by and prices that appeared in Atlanta. UA ad Music Plus (15), seven jazz releases, in- $3.99/55.79 tape; all RCA Red Seal and DG Maynard Ferguson, Jeff Beck, Tom Jones promoting the soundtrack to "Rocky" at cluding LPs by George Benson, Quincy classical releases ($7.98 list) for $4.99; 14 and the Isley Brothers for $3.99; "Alex Camelot Music, Clarkins, Disc Records, Jones, Dave Brubeck, Chuck Mangione, "Super Specials," including the latest LPs Haley Tells The Story Of The Search For Hideo's Discodrome, Kent Community Karma, Gato Barbieri and the Brothers by Genesis, Renaissance, Al Stewart, War, Roots" (2 LPs/$9.98 list) for $5.99; and the Store, Record Revolution, Records Un- Johnson. for $3.69 per disc; and "I Heard Barry Manilow, Rufus and Jethro Tull, the latest release by ELP (2 LPs/$13.98 list) for limited, The Shoppe, John Wade Records, That" by Quincy Jones (2 LPs/$7.98 list) for Who's "Odds And Sods," Bob Dylan's $8.19. At Record and Tape Collector (5), White Wing Records, Music Box, New - $4.99/$6.79 tape. At Musicland (12), three "Planet Waves," BTO's "Four Wheel Drive," the latest LP by Teddy Pendergrass for berry's. Record Carnival, Recordland and releases. including the latest LPs by Mary Neil Diamond's "Greatest Hits," and the $3.94/$5.69 tape. At Radio Shack, same ad Record Rendezvous, price not included. Macgregor, Wild Cherry and the Beatles' "Let It Be" ($5.98 list) for $2.99; the with the identical features and prices that (Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 1 and 3). soundtrack of "Rocky," for $3.99/$4.99 latest LPs by Queen and Bad Company appeared in Atlanta. At Musicland, the tape; and the latest release by Return To ($7.98 list) for $3.99; Kiss' "Alive" (2 soundtrack to "Rocky" and the latest LPs Dallas Forever tied to area concert appearance, LPs/$7.98 list) for $3.99; the 5th Dimen- by Mary Macgregor and Wild Cherry for At Sound Warehouse (4 locations), the for $3.99/$4.99 tape. At Licorice Pizza (18), sion's "Live" (2 LPs/$6.98 list) for $2.99; six $3.99/55.99 tape. At Recordmasters (3), latest release by Neil Diamond (2 the soundtrack to "Rocky" for $3.69/$4.99 Stevie Wonder catalog releases, including the soundtrack to "A Star Is Born" ($8.98 LPs/$11.98 list) for $6.95/$7.95 tape, tied tape: and Glen Campbell's "Southern "Innervisions" and "Music Of My Mind" for list) for $5.99 per LP or tape; and two Bar- to a "free Diamond giveaway" contest run in Nights" ($7.98 list) for $4.69 per disc. At $2.99: the latest LPs by Natalie Cole and bra Streisand catalog releases and the conjunction with Zales Jewelry Stores and May Co. stores. the latest LPs by Burt Glen Campbell ($7.98 list) for $4.99; Web- original Broadway cast album of "Funny KLIF. At Muslcland (10), same ad with the Bacharach, Tom Jones and the soundtrack ber and Rice's "Evita" (2 LPs/$11.98 list) for Girl" for $4.89/$5.79 tape. (Sunday identical features and prices that appeared to "Rocky" for $3.88/$4.88 tape; Neil Dia- $6.99: the soundtrack to "Rocky" for $3.69; Baltimore Sun). in Baltimore. At Sanger Harris stores, "Tom mond's "Love At The Greek" (2 LPs/$11.98 and the latest release by Bob James ($7.98 Jones' Greatest Hits" and "Engelbert Hum- list) for $8.59/$8.99 tape; "Unpredictable" list) for $4.99 and three Bob James catalog Boston perdinck's Greatest Hits" for $3.49/$4.49 by Natalie Cole ($7.98 list) for $4.89/$4.88 releases on CTI for $3.99. At Record Hunter At the Coop (3 locations), these features tape. At Radio Shack, same ad with the tape: and the soundtrack to "A Star Is Born" (2), all -label sale for $3.87: Ashkenazy's over six pages: 15 releases, including the identical features and prices that appeared ($8.98 list) for $5.89 LP or tape. (Sunday "Beethoven Piano Sonatas" for $3.69; latest LPs by Leo Kottke, the Pousette-Dart in Atlanta. (Sunday Dallas Times -Herald Los Angeles Times). Donizetti's "L'Elisir D'Amore" (3 Band and Stephen Dees. all tied to upcom- and the Dallas Morning News, April 1 and LPs/$11.99 list) for $5.97; and Bach's ing area concerts, for $3.89; and eight A&M 3). Miami "Complete Cantatas" (2 LPs/$15.99 list) for releases. including the latest LPs by Rita Denver At Gold Triangle (5 locations), "Alex $7.99. (Sunday New York Times and the Coolidge. Burt Bacharach and Nils Lofgren Haley Tells The Story Of His Search For Daily News. April 3). and the soundtrack to "Roots" for $3.99. At At Budget Tapes and Records (16 loca- Roots" (2 LPs/$9.98 list) for $6.99/$7.99 Strawberries (3). these features over two tions). the soundtracks to "Rocky" and "A tape. At Spec's Music (7). the soundtrack to Philadelphia pages: 16 releases, including the newest Star Is Born." price not included. (Sunday "A Star Is Born" ($8.98 list) for $5.88. (Sun- At Sam Goody (10 locations), these albums by Eric Gale. Bryan Ferry. Miles Denver Post). day Miami Herald). features over two pages: multi -label sale Davis. Martin Mull and Journey for $3.89: Detroit (including Apple, Ariola, RSO and Atlan- and the latest albums by Kalyan and New Orleans tic/Atco) for $3.94/$4.99 tape; 10 "Super At Korvettes (5 locations), the sound- England Dan & John Ford Coley (both $7.98 At Barkers (6 locations), the soundtrack Picks." including the latest LPs by Hall & track to "A Star Is Born" ($8.98 list) for list) for $4.89. At Music City (3). these to "A Star Is Born" ($8.98 list) for $6.97. At Boz Steve Miller, the $5.99/$6.79 tape. At Radio Shack stores. Oates. Scaggs, features over three pages: all -label sale for Smith's Record Center (3), these features: Eagles, Johnny's Dance Band. Rufus, same ad with the identical features and $3.89 (only at Boylston Street store); at five CBS releases, including the latest LPs Boston, Kinks, Barry Manilow and prices that appeared in Atlanta. (Sunday the other two locations. 12 RCA and A&M by Janis Ian and Tom Jones for $3.99; the for $3.94/$4.99 tape; the sound- Detroit News). Klaatu releases. including the latest LPs by Hall & latest release by Pink Floyd ($7.98 list) for track to "Rocky" for $3.94; and the latest Oates. Iggy Pop. Norman Connors and Houston $4.99; the soundtrack to "A Star Is Born" LPs by Tom Jones. Tangerine Dream and ($8.98 list) for $5.99; and the latest release Pablo Cruise for $3.89; four releases, in- At Sound Warehouse (2 locations), the the Janis Ian catalog for $3.94/$4.99 tape. by Neil Diamond (2 LPs/$11.98 list) for cluding the latest album by Bob James and latest LP by the Ohio Players ($7.98 list) for At Wall -to -Wall Sound (13), the latest LPs At New Attitude Records Eberhard Weber (all $7.98 list) for $4.89: $4.99. At Warehouse Records and Tapes, $7.99/$8.99 tape. by the Eagles and Tom Jones for Tapes, four "features of the week," in- the latest release by Chick Corea (2 the latest LPs by Teddy Pendergrass and and $3.88/$4.99 tape; and the latest LPs by latest LP by the Isley Brothers LPs/$9.98 list) for $5.99; and Keith Jarrett's the Jacksons for $3.99/$4.99 tape. At cluding the John Denver and Bad Company ($7.98 list) Isley Brothers catalog LPs for "Hymns" (2 LPs/$9.98 list) for $7.78. At Cactus Records and Tapes, the sound- and three for $4.48/$4.99 tape. At Radio Shack $2.99. At Tape City U.S.A. (4), the latest LP Lechmere (4). the latest LPs by John Miles track to "Rocky" and the latest release by stores. same ad with the identical features by the Isley Brothers and two Isley catalog and Tom Jones for $3.88/$5.48 tape; and REO. price not included. At Record Rack, and prices that appeared in Atlanta. (Sun- for $3.98/$4.98 tape. (Sunday New the soundtrack to "A Star Is Born" ($8.98 the latest LP by the Jacksons for LPs day Philadelphia Bulletin and Philadelphia Orleans Times -Picayune). list) for $5.48/$5.88 tape. At Caldor stores. $3.99/$4.99 tape. tied to their upcoming TV Inquirer). the latest LP by Barry Manilow and special. At Home Entertainment Inc. (3), Pittsburgh New York Record Mart stores, the Manilow's "Trying To Get The Feeling" for five Odyssey classical LPs ($3.98 list) for At National At Jimmy's Music World (26 locations), Star Is Born" ($8.98 list) $3.66/$4.96 tape: and "Alex Haley Tells The $2.94: and "Beethoven's Five Sonatas For soundtrack to "A these features over two pages: 15 releases, for $6.99/$7.97 At Montgomery Ward Story Of His Search For Roots" (2 and Piano" (2 LPs/$7.98 list) for tape. Cello including the latest LPs by Jimmy McGriff, LPs/$9.98 list) for $5.63. (Sunday Boston Houston Chronicle). (9 locations). assorted budget and cutout $5.88. (Sunday Kiss, Rufus, Globe and The Boston Phoenix, April 5). Cloud One, Harold Melvin, LPs for $2.99. At Radio Shack stores, same Indianapolis Slave. Cerrone, Eddie Kendricks, Joni ad with the identical features and prices Chicago No ads appeared in the Sunday Indian- Mitchell, the Eagles. the Dramatics and that appeared in Atlanta. (Sunday Pitts- At K mart stores. the soundtrack to "A apolis Star. Smokey Robinson's "Deep In My Soul," the burgh Press). Star Is Born" ($8.98 list) for $5.97/$6.97 Eagles' Greatest Hits" and the Beatles' St. Louis tape. At Sears stores, the soundtrack to Kansas City "Sgt. Pepper" and Natalie Cole's "Un- At Venture stores. these features: six "Rocky" for $4.44/$5.44 tape. At Korvettes At Venture stores. six releases. including predictable" (both $7.98 list) for $2.99; the releases. including the latest LPs by Barry same ad with the identical features the latest LPs by Sammy Hagar and Kansas latest LPs by the Jacksons and Wild Cherry stores. Manilow. Kansas and Sammy Hagar for and prices that appeared in Baltimore. At for $3.98/$4.98 tape: eight releases, in- for $3.99: the latest releases by Stevie Won- $3.98/$4.98 tape; eight releases, including Zayre stores. same ad with the identical cluding the latest LPs by Fleetwood Mac. der and ELP ($13.98 list) and "Wings Over the newest albums by Glen Campbell, features and prices that appeared in the Spinners and BTO (all $7.98 list) for America" ($13.98 list) for $6.99; and assor- Natalie Cole. Fleetwood Mac, America and Atlanta. At Musicland (6), same ad with the $4.98 per LP or tape; and the latest release ted cutout LPs for $1.99. At Sam Goody BTO (all $7.98 list) for $4.98 per LP or tape; identical features and prices that appeared by REO (2 LPs/$7.98 list) for $4.98/$5.99 (27). these features over three pages: 43 in Baltimore. (Sunday Chicago Tribune). tape. At Musicland stores, same ad with the CBS "jazz" releases. including the latest identical features and prices that appeared LPs by Wild Cherry, George Duke, Jeff Seattle these features: three Cleveland in Baltimore. At Burstein-Applebee stores, Beck. Miles Davis. Weather Report and At Music Market, latest LPs by At J.P. Snodgrass stores. any $6.98 list the soundtrack to "A Star Is Born" ($8.98 Dexter Wansel for $3.88/$4.77 tape; multi - CBS releases, including the LP for $.99 with purchase of pants or jeans list) for $5.99/$6.99 tape. At Radio Shack label sale (including Atlantic/Atco. Capitol (continued pn page 52)

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www.americanradiohistory.com Nashville Execs Lament Their Lack Of Autonomy 6OCo 'n 4-, (continued from page 101 io Nashville division is going to move into ryjib nationwide. areas other than country, it must become Is such autonomy, still at the fledgling Weeks Weeks more fully integrated into the total company On On age of seven months at CBS, characteristic 4/9 Chart 4/9 Chart operation. This generally means some loss of other Nashville labels? This question, 1 SOUTHERN NIGHTS 27 CRYSTAL of the divison's autonomy. GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol 11601) 1 8 CRYSTAL GAYLE and other related questions, prompted a SO A case in point is ABC/Dot, headed by 2 LUXURY LINER (United Artists LA 614G) 24 34 Cash Box survey major 19 of executives at Jim Fogelsong, president. Fogelsong EMMYLOU HARRIS 28 THE BEST OF GLEN Nashville record labels 12 Nashville divi- (Warner Bros. WBS 2298) 1 - states there has been a decrease in the divi- CAMPBELL sions of major labels and 7 Nashville -based 3 NEW HARVEST ... FIRST (Capitol ST 11577) 25 21 sion's autonomy over the past year due to independent labels. GATHERING 29 PLAY, GUITAR PLAY "trying to fit into the overall corporate set- DOLLY PARTON (RCA APL1-2188) 7 6 CONWAY 1 Questions Asked Of Each TWITTY (MCA 2262) - up," although he states that he "believes in 4 SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL 30 CHANGES IN LATITUDES Each executive with a Nashville division TOMORROW this move and I want it," because "I want - CHANGES IN of a major label was asked a set of 10 TOM JONES (Epic PE 34468) 4 6 ques- their brains." ABC/Dot signs pop acts that ATTITUDES tions, and each executive with an indepen- 5 LINDA RONSTADT'S JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC AB 990) 36 4 have country crossover potential, and has a dent label was asked a set of 5 questions. GREATEST HITS 31 GILLEY'S SMOKIN' publicity department which handles all (Asylum (No executive at Phonogram/Mercury was 7E-1092) 3 16 MICKEY GILLEY (Playboy PB 415) 31 23 ABC acts which tour the southeast and 6 VISIONS available to be interviewed.) Answers to 32 THUNDER IN THE which reports directly to the parent com- DON WILLIAMS (ABC/Dot DOSD 2064) 6 10 AFTERNOON these questions clearly reveal that the bulk pany. 7 HEART HEALER MAC DAVIS (Columbia PC 34313) 38 2 of recording power in Nashville lies with MEL TILLIS (MCA 2252) 8 7 33 This conflict suggests that some of the DAVE & SUGAR Nashville divisions of larger companies 8 WAYLON LIVE (RCA APL1-1818) 30 33 thrust toward significant pop and rock in- WAYLON JENNINGS (RCA APL 1-1108) 5 19 34 rather than with independent Nashville - THE WHEEL volvement in Nashville must come from the 9 ADIOS AMIGO ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL based labels. The 13 Nashville major label independent labels. This is happening to MARTY ROBBINS (Col. KC 34448) 13 6 (Capitol ST -11620) 1 divisions have a combined staff of 129 em- some extent with the three largest indepen- 10 RONNIE MILSAP LIVE 35 I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO ployees with 225 recording artists (RCA APL1-2043) 9 21 on their dents Monument, the Shelby Singleton MARRY YOU combined rosters. - 11 RIDIN' RAINBOWS JIM ED BROWN & HELEN CORNELIUS Corp. (Plantation/Sun/SSS International), TANYA TUCKER (MCA 2253) 12 7 (RCA APL 1-2024) 28 18 Label Staff Roster and Republic, all of which report that they 12 TORN BETWEEN TWO 36 BEST OF THE STATLER Columbia 25 36 sign pop and/or R&B acts in Nashville. Fred LOVERS BROTHERS Foster, president of Monument, describes MARY MACGREGOR 'ercury SRM 1-1037) 8 RCA 21 35 (Ariola/Capitol 50015) 10 12 37 CAROLINA DREAMS ABC 14 24 his company as the "only independent full - 13 HOTEL CALIFORNIA THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Capitol 14 20 line record company in Nashville" with acts EAGLES (Asylum 7E-1084) 14 10 (Capricorn/WB CPK 0180) 43 2 United Artists 10 16 ranging from country to rock on the Monu- 14 JOHNNY DUNCAN 38 THE LAST GUNFIGHTER ment label and R&B acts on the (Columbia KC 34442) 19 4 BALLAD GRT 8 7 15 JOHN DENVER'S Soundstage label. The Singleton company, JOHNNY CASH (Columbia KC 34314) 40 3 Mercury 7 18 VOL. 2 GREATEST HITS 39 SHE'S JUST AN OLD LOVE Warner Bros. 7 9 according to vice president John Singleton, RCAc=u-z,ssl 20 4 TURNED MEMORY 6 13 signs pop and R&B acts to SSS Inter- 16 BEST OF DONNA FARGO Elektra CHARLEY PRIDE (RCA APL1-22611 - 1 (ABC/Dot DO 21 6 MCA 6 26 national and rockabilly acts to the Sun 2075) 17 THE COUNTRY AMERICA 40 KENNY ROGERS Polydor 5 8 label. Gene Autry's label, Republic (United Artists UA LA 689G) 41 2 Records, of which Dave Burgess is vice LOVES Playboy 4 9 STATLER BROTHERS 41 PAPER ROSIE Buddah 2 4 president and general manager, has two (Mercury SRM 1-1125) 17 13 GENE WATSON (Capitol ST 11597) 4) 2 pop acts. 18 THE OUTLAWS 42 BEFORE THE NEXT The seven independent labels interviewed Pop Activity Reported WAYLON JENNINGS/WILLIE NELSON TEARDROP FALLS have a total staff of 67 and a combined artist JESSI COLTER/TOMPALL GLASER FREDDY FENDER Among the Nashville major label divi- (RCA APL1-1321) 18 15 (ABC/Dot DOSD 2020) 39 8 roster of 64. sions, every label reports pop activity in the 19 RIDES AGAIN 43 ELITE HOTEL sense than a pop act can be "discovered" in DAVID ALLAN COE EMMYLOU HARRIS (Reprise 2236) 44 3 Monument/Soundstage 17 19 Nashville, and then referred to label head- (Columbia KC 34310) 15 7 Plantation/Sun Corp. 16 11 20 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 44 WRAP YOUR LOVE ALL quarters. The four largest Nashville CONWAY TWITTY (MCA 2235) 11 Republic 9 8 22 AROUND YOUR MAN divisons (CBS, RCA, ABC, Capitol) are 21 I'M SORRY FOR YOU MY LYNN ANDERSON (Col. KC 34439) 45 2 Louisiana Hayride 7 7 somewhat more heavily into pop than mere FRIEND 45 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' Con Brio 7 6 referral, however. MOE BANDY (Columbia KC 34443) 27 3 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN (MCA 22231 32 22 Fifty 6 10 States/Charta Columbia's Bonnie Tallent, director of 22 THE BEST OF CHARLEY 46 20-20 VISION LS Records 5 3 contemporary music, cites Joe Tex and PRIDE VOL. III RONNIE MILSAP (RCA APL1-1666) 33 47 (RCA APL1-2023) 16 23 47 Dave Loggins as CBS/Epic acts whose HASTEN DOWN THE WIND 23 THE TROUBLEMAKER LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 7E-1067) 46 32 These totals, plus the fact that the largest music is beyond strictly country, but whose WILLIE NELSON (Columbia KC 34112) 22 28 48 THE ROOTS OF MY of the independents is in size 24 TAKE comparable contracts originated in Nashville. Frank ME RAISING CHARLIE RICH (Epic KE 34444) 26 4 to only the third largest of the divisions, Jones, vice president and general manager MERLE HAGGARD& THE STRANGERS verifies that the autonomy Nashville a 25 FARGO COUNTRY (capitol 11586) 35 19 of as of Capitol's country divison, referred to that DONNA FARGO recording center hinges on the autonomy label's heavy involvement with pop/country (Warner Bros. BS 2996) 29 5 49 SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE of the Nashville divisions relative to their crossover acts such as Jessi Colter. Joe 26 ARE YOU READY FOR THE LORETTA LYNN (MCA 2228) 47 26 parent companies. Galente, director, Nashville administration COUNTRY 50 ME & McDILL 48 Answers revealed, however, a basic con- at RCA, stated that his label signs straight WAYLON JENNINGS (RCA APL1-1816) 23 41 BOBBY BARE (RCA APL1-2179) 12 flict between the autonomy of the Nashville pop acts in Nashville. Both ABC's divisions and a second issue significantly Fogelsong and Dick Heard, vice president affecting the independence and stature of and general manager of GRT and Sun- the Nashville music scene: the expansion of nyvale Records, said that their offices will Nashville into types of music other than sign acts which are primarily pop but have country. strong country crossover potential. Heard Never Be On Par also reviews pop material for placement on Many persons in the Nashville music in- labels associated with or distributed by dustry believe that Nashville will never have GRT. an industry status on a par with New York or Somewhat of a maverick in the coun- Los Angeles until Nashville become a cen- try/pop arena is Nashville's only totally pop ter for all types of music. label division - the Nashville office of Bud- The conflict between these two issues dah Records, headed by Wade Conklin, develops out of the fact that Nashville divi- vice president of southern operations. Con- sions tend to stake out their autonomy on klin has signed two pop acts and two R&B the basis that they are experts on country acts. He does not review country product. music. That is, within a large national label, All other executives of both divisons and all decisions on country product are independents stated that they have never referred to the Nashville office on the signed a purely pop or basically pop act in ground that the Nashville division is more Nashville. knowledgeable about country product than To some extent, the autonomy of the anyone else with the label. divisons increases with the breadth of their This strategy (or fact), useful in terms of functions. All 12 Nashville divisions repor- the Nashville division's autonomy, tends to ted that they have an A&R department and PLAYBOY COUNTRY - Shown at the mixing console at Fireside Studies in Nashville dur- work against the division moving out of a promotion department. Three labels have ing Mack Vickery's debut recording session for Playboy Records are (l-r): engineer Tom strictly country music into all areas of these two departments only (Polydor, Pick; Vickery; and Eddie Kilroy, Playboy's director of Nashville operations. Standing is music. This is due to the fact that, if the (continued on page 41) Nick Hunter, Playboy's national country music promotion director.

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BS 8340) 88 4 12 SLIDE OFF YOUR SATIN SHEETS EACH JOHNNY PAYCHECK (Epic 8-50334) 15 10 OTHER 78 SPREAD A LITTLE LOVE 13 ADIOS AMIGO BARBARA MANDRELL (ABC/Dot DO 17688) 53 4 AROUND MARTY ROBBINS (Columbia 3-10472) 9 10 45 HEART HEALER JODY MILLER (Epic 8-1879) 85 3 MEL TILLIS (MCA 40667) 22 14 14 I'M SORRY FOR YOU, MY FRIEND 79 YOU DON'T MOE BANDY (Columbia 3-10487) 18 8 46 I'M NOT EASY HAVE TO BE A BABY 15 YESTERDAY'S GONE BILLIE JO SPEARS (United Artists UA XW 935Y) 32 12 TO CRY VERN GOSDIN (Elektra 45353) 21 8 47 I'M LIVING A LIE ANN J. MORTON (Prairie Dust PD 7613) 84 4 16 ANYTHING BUT LEAVIN' JEANNE PRUETT (MCA 40678) 42 9 80 THE ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS LARRY GATLIN (Monument 212) 19 9 48 I'M GETTING GOOD AT MISSING VIVIAN BELL (GRT 118) 82 5 17 LOVIN' ON YOU (SOLITAIRE) 81 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU RIGHT T G. SHEPPARD (Hitsville/Motown H6053F) 20 8 REX ALLEN. JR. (Warner Bros. WBS 8354) 62 2 18 THE RAINS CAME/SUGAR 49 TEXAS ANGEL OUT OF THE WORLD DAVID ROGERS (Republic 343) 54 12 COATED LOVE JACKY WARD (Mercury 73880) 34 11 FREDDY FENDER (ABC/Dot DO 17686) 23 6 50 YOUR MAN LOVES YOU, HONEY 82 I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER 19 LET'S GET TOGETHER (ONE TOM T. 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Broadcasting - ASCAP) 24 This Girl (Silver Dawn - ASCAP) 87 Every Word (Brougham/Hall - BMI) 42 Just A Little (Ray Stevens - BMI) 28 Rodeo Bum (Heavy - BMI/Andromeda - ASCAP) 68 Torn Between (Muscle Shoals - BMI/ Fan The Flame (Milena - ASCAP) 53 Kentucky Woman (Tallyrand - BMI) 51 Say You'll (Dick James - BMI) 31 Silver Dawn - ASCAP) 76 Half A Love (Tree - BMI) 88 Lately I've Been (Show For - BMI) 52 Semolita (September - ASCAP) 29 Tryin' To Forget (House of Bryant - BMI) 64 Hardly A Day (Brougham Hall - BMI) 97 Let Me Love (Almo - ASCAP/Pesco - BMI) 39 She's Got You (Tree - BMI) 6 Vitamin L (Duce/Sook - ASCAP) 71 Heart Healer (Sawgrass - BMI) 45 Let's Get Together (Algee - BMI) 19 She's Just (Chess - ASCAP) 21 Walk Right (Warner Tamerlane - BMI) 95 Help Me (First Generation - BMI) 70 Light Of A Clear (Velvet Apple - BMI) 41 She's Long (Gallico - BMI) 60 Wrap Your Love (Starship - ASCAP) 40 He'll Play (Ash Valley/Forest Hills - BMI) 57 Lily Dale (Four Star - BMI) 43 She's Pulling (Jack & Bill - ASCAP) 3 Yesterday's Gone (Pax House - BMI) 15 I Can't (Briarpatch/Deb Dave -BMI) 30 Living Next Door (Chinnichap/Island - BMI) 37 Silver Bird (Intersong - ASCAP) 84 You Don't (R.F.D. - ASCAP) 79 If You Gotta (God Songs - BMI) 36 Lonely Eyes (Hall-Clement/Vogue - BMI) 56 Slide Off (Rose Bridge - BMI) 12 You Never Can (ARC - BMI) 11 If We're (Tree - BMI) 20 Look Who (Hall-Clement/Vogue - BMI) 34 Some Broken (Maplehill/Vogue - BMI) 8 You Ought (United Artists - BMI) 92 I Just (Contention - SESAC) 55 Love's Explosion (Gallico/Jidobi - BMI) 22 Southern Nights (Warner Tamerlane/ You're Free (Intersong/USA - ASCAP) 38 I Just (Door Knob - BMI) 89 Loving Arms (Almo - ASCAP) 54 Marsaint - BMI) 4 You're The Hangnail (Lighthearted - BMI) 91 I Left (General - ASCAP) 59 Lovin' On (Ben Peters - BMI) 17 Spread A Little (United Artists - BMI) 78 Your Man Loves (Hallnote - BMI) 50 I'll It Do (Hall-Clement/Vogue -BMI) 23 Lucille (Bramhall/Andite - BMI) 1 Strawberry Curls (United Artists - ASCAP) 98 I'm Getting Good (Maple Hill/Vogue - BMI) 48 Luckenbach (Baby Chick - BMI) 33 That's When (Easy Listening - ASCAP/ I'm Gonna (Singletree - BMI) 81 Married But (Ordena/Bridgeport - BMI) 44 Dusty Roads - BMI) 77

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Hall 57 Dolly Parton 21 To 16 33 To 14 Kenny Dale - - - Tammy Wynette - 3-1 Gene Watson Joe Stampley WVOJ JACKSONVILLE 17 To 12 Conway Twitty 27 To 19 Barbara Mandrell 22 To 16 Tammy Wynette - - - - - Billy "Crash" Craddock 7 To 3 Gene Watson 3-1 - Donna Fargo 21 To 14 - Don Williams 40 To 34 Waylon Jennings 31 To 17 Barbara Fairchild - - - 10 To Pal Rakes 22 To 16 Larry Gatlin 30 To 19 Merle Haggard Waylon Jennings 6 - Loretta Lynn - Ex To 39 - Tanya Tucker - Tanya Tucker 17 To Twitty Mel Tillis 23 To 17 Vern Gosdin 38 To 20 Barbara Mandrell 8 - Conway - Ex To 40 - Rex Allen, Jr. - 17 To 12 To 13 Don Joe Stampley 32 To 20 Moe Bandy 36 To 23 Crystal Gayle - Little David Wilkins 21 - Williams - WKDA NASHVILLE - 27 18 Felts 16 Rady Barlow 27 To 22 Narvel Felts - 40 To 24 - Dickey Lee To - Narvel 22 To - Larry Gatlin - 4-1 - Conway Twitty T.G. 10 To 4 Twitty 33 To 24 Tammy Wynette 32 To 26 Margo Smith 30 To 25 - Freddy Fender 26 To 17 - Sheppard - Conway - Dolly Parton - 31 To Jerry Reed 34 To 28 Eddy Arnold 35 To 26 - Dickey Lee 29 To 18 - Vern Gosdin 13 To 6 - Jennifer Warnes 26 - Mel Tillis - 42 To Merle Haggard 37 To 30 Dolly Parton Ex To 31 - Kenny Dale 27 To 19 - Jennifer Warnes 20 To 15 - Margo Smith 27 - Jody Miller - To To 16 Carver To 28 Freddy Fender 39 To 34 Bobby Bare Ex 33 - Bobby Bare 31 To 21 - Moe Bandy 22 - Johnny 38 - Troy Seals - Ex To 34 27 To 18 Jerry Reed 43 To 29 Crystal Gayle Ex To 31 Freddy Fender - Barbara Mandrel) 33 To 24 - Kenny Dale - - 24 To 15 Crystal Gayle - To Tom T. Hall To 19 Bare 40 To 30 Don King - Ex To 35 Don King Ex 35 - 34 To 29 - Narvel Felts 25 - Bobby - 25 To 19 Tammy Wynette - To Margo 34 To 24 Dickey Lee 46 To 35 Barbara Fairchild - Ex To 36 - Johnny Cash WHK CLEVELAND 35 30 - Smith - - 29 To 20 - Moe Bandy - 38 To 31 Tammy Wynette 33 To 25 Barbara Mandrell 53 To 44 Dickey Lee Ex To 37 Waylon Jennings 2-1 Johnny Duncan - - - 28 To 23 Jennifer Warnes - - 40 To To 27 McCall/Nelson 57 To 52 Waylon Jennings - Ex To 38 Joe Stampley Waylon Jennings 35 - Billy "Crash" Craddock 39 - - 30 To 25 Margo Smith - 35 To 29 Tammy Wynette - Ex To 39 Vern Gosdin Randy Barlow KHEY EL PASO - WINN LOUISVILLE Ex To 31 Stella Perlon - - 40 To Kenny Dale - - Ex To 40 - Tom T. Hall Bobby Bare 5-1 - Glen Campbell 32 - 2-1 - Loretta Lynn Ex To 32 - Don King Randy Barlow Ex To 35 - Marshall Tucker Band Freddie Hart WYDE BIRMINGHAM Dolly Parton WHN NEW YORK - Hank Williams, Jr. Ex To 36 - Merle Haggard Ray Griff - 4-1 Crystal Gayle Don King 1-1 - Kenny Rogers - Mel Tillis Ex To 37 - Ronnie Sessions 12 To 7 Merle Haggard Mary Macgregor Dottie West - Moe Bandy Susan Raye Ex To 38 - Eddie Babbitt 14 To 9 Vern Gosdin Jody Miller Merle Haggard - Crystal Gayle Red Steagall Ex To 40 - Rex Allen. Jr. 20 To 15 T.G. Sheppard Dolly Parton Barbara Mandrel) - Eddie Rabbitt Pal Rakes Dusty Chaps KCKN - KANSAS CITY 25 To 16 - Bobby Bare Freddie Fender Peggy Sue Mary Kay Place 1-1 Kenny Rogers Ex To 24 Hoyt Randy Barlow Rex Allen. Jr. - - Axton Waylon Jennings Freddie Hart Freddie Hart Ex To 25 Tanya Tucker Narvel Felts George Hamilton IV - 12 To 6 Gene Watson Tom T. Hall Ex To - Linda Cassidy 16 To 11 - Vern Gosdin Mel Street 26 - Mary Macgregor 20 To 10 - Jennifer Warnes 5 To 1 Rayburn Anthony Ex To 27 Rex Allen, Ruby Falls 23 To 13 - Crystal Gayle - Glen Campbell - Jr. Ex To 12 Emmylou Harris 18 To 13 Rich Mel Tillis Ex To 28 Ronnie Sessions - Mel Street 21 To 14 - Jerry Reed - Charlie - Ex To 13- Mickey Gilley 21 To 15 Kenny Dale Dolly Parton Ex To 29 Tom T. Hall Vern Gosdin 22 To 15 - Margo Smith - - Ex To 14 - Johnny Paycheck To 10 To 5 Freddy Fender Ex To 30 Waylon Jennings Vivian Bell 24 To 16 - Ray Stevens 25 18 - Crystal Gayle - - Ex To 16 - Conway Twitty 21 To 13 Kenny Dale Margo Smith 30 To 25 - Freddy Fender 26 To 20 - Merle Haggard - WTSO - MADISON Ex To 17 - Don Williams 28 To 21 Vern Gosdin 29 To 16 Dickey Lee Cristy Lane Ex To 28 - Dickey Lee - - 3-1 - Johnny Duncan Ex To 18 Vern Gosdin Ex To 29 Tammy Wynette 30 To 25 McCall/Nelson 23 To 17 Margo Smith - 15 To 9 Tammy Wynette - - - Waylon Jennings WCMS NORFOLK - 38 To 33 Eddy Arnold 28 To 23 Mary Lou Turner - 23 To 10 LaWanda Lindsey Ex To 30 - Don Gibson - - Bellamy Bros. 3-1 Kenny Rogers - Ex To 37 Waylon Jennings 30 To 24 Ronnie Sessions - 25 To 15 Kenny Dale Ex To 31 - Ronnie Sessions - - Peggy Sue Freddie Hart - Ex To Tanya Tucker Ex To 15 Waylon Jennings 29 To 22 Barbara Mandrell KBOX DALLAS 38 - - Rex Allen, Jr. Tanya Tucker - - Ex To Lloyd Ex To 19 Bobby Bare 30 To 23 Merle Haggard 1-1 Kenny Rogers 39 - Green - Kathy Barnes Mary Macgregor - - Ex To 40 Jennifer Warnes Ex To 20 Jennifer Warnes 36 To 30 Freddy Fender 45 Tricia Johns - - Hank Williams, Jr. DeWayne Orender - - Ex To 26 Hank Williams, Jr. Ex To 34 Tom T. Hall 46 Mary Macgregor KXOL FT. WORTH - Ray Price Bobby Wright - - - Ex To 28 Dottie West Ex To 35 - Red Steagall 47 - Rex Allen, Jr. 3-1 - Johnny Duncan - Mel Tillis Boys In The Bunkhouse Ex To 36 - Roy Clark 48 - Waylon Jennings James Talley WDAF - KANSAS CITY 11 To 5 - Loretta Lynn Leroy Van Dyke Ex To 38 - Rayburn Anthony 49 - Tom T. Hall Hank Williams. Jr. 1-1 - Kenny Rogers 21 To 16 - Jennifer Warnes 22 To 16 - Jerry Reed Ex To 39 - Tanya Tucker 50 - Boys In The Bunkhouse Tom T. Hall Ronnie Sessions 29 To 21 - Kenny Dale 25 To 20 - Larry Gatlin Ex To 40 - Waylon Jennings Tanya Tucker Waylon Jennings Don King 37 To 29 - Merle Haggard 40 To 36 - T.G. Sheppard Ex To 41 - Rex Allen. Jr. 23 To 16 - Bobby Goldsboro Tanya Tucker Crystal Gayle 38 To 33 - Johnny Carver Ex To 42 - Freddie Hart 25 To 18 - Marshall Tucker Band 15 To 7 - Loretta Lynn 15 To 8 - Don Williams 41 To 37 - Dottie West

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www.americanradiohistory.com Nashville Executives Lament Their Lack Of Autonomy Reynolds Signs (continued from page 37) might, on paper. be required to report to consults the home office on major deci- Playboy, Buddah). Three labels have these the main office, no request had ever failed sions; Warner Bros. "is not strictly indepen- Production Pact two departments with Capitol and MCA to be approved. For example, UA's Larry dent," according to Byrd. Playboy's Eddie adding publicity, and Warner Bros. adding Butler, vice president and director of the Kilroy, director of operations, Nashville, With CBS Records has full authority over publicity and sales. Four labels have four departments country division, said, "I was given total by Carmen Adams with Elektra adding marketing and control of the Nashville division. They have artwork. Jones at Capitol "works closely"

I with Allen Reynolds recently publicity, GRT adding administration and never said no to anything I requested, but L.A., while Parker at MCA "always con- NASHVILLE - production control, and with both ABC and keep the president aware on a day-to-day sults" L.A. and Polydor's Pride says that "all signed an independent production agree- Billy UA adding sales and publicity. Columbia basis of what we are doing." "Even if I have decisions" must be approved by the main ment with CBS Records, announced office. A&R, CBS in and RCA each have 7 departments. Colum- autonomy, I discuss it with our chairman," Financial independence Sherrill, vice president, bia adds art design, album cover produc- Fogelsong said. "I don't want to give the im- To ascertain the financial independence Nashville. Reynolds has long been active in tion, product management, artist develop- pression L.A. is not involved," Blackburn of the Nashville divisions, executives were the music industry as a songwriter and, ment, and publicity. RCA adds sales, emphasized. asked, "Is the Nashville division self- more recently, as a producer. He has publicity, artist relations, product manage- Concerning the power to sign an artist, supporting? Must the Nashville division worked in that dual capacity with a number ment, and administration. six labels responded with an outright "yes" operate off Nashville revenues?" of country music artists, most notably Authority Of Executives to whether the Nashville office has total MCA has been self-supporting for many Crystal Gayle. Concerning the authority of the top ex- authority to sign an artist (Columbia, years, according to Parker. "Yes," said Reynolds will retain his independent ecutive of the Nashville division over his Capitol, GRT, Elektra, Playboy, Buddah). Playboy's Kilroy. "I'm sure our division is producer status and continue to produce respective departments, four labels indi- Three labels (ABC, UA, MCA) said they self-supporting," said Fogelsong at ABC, artists he has signed to other labels. "We've cated that all personnel report to the divi- have full power to sign an artist, but would "but until lately we were not a separate been talking about this independent sion head (UA, GRT, Playboy, Buddah). consult the main office on any large -money profit -and -loss center." arrangement since last June," Reynolds Three labels have two executives (one A&R, contract. RCA's Joe Galente stated their "We are a separate profit -and -loss cen- told Cashbox. "I've never wanted a staff one sales) at the top of their Nashville main office has approved every artist the ter and must be self-sustaining," said job, but this is a good middle ground which operations who are each reported to by all Nashville division has asked to sign. RCA's Galente. At CBS/Epic "the operating should open a good line of communication. personnel under them (Columbia, Warner Authority 'On Paper' budget is predicated off our volume," said Many times independent producers are left Bros., Polydor). At two labels personnel are Stan Byrd, national sales and promotion Blackburn, who said it would be "ideal" if if struggling because of poor communication responsible both to the head of the director at Warner Bros., said their office the division were self-supporting, and that with record labels." Nashville office and to the parent office has the authority "on paper" to sign an ar- the division is self-sustaining. Butler The Reynolds/CBS pact is essentially a (Elektra, MCA). All departments at tist. (Norro Wilson, head of A&R, was un- described UA as "almost entirely" self- first refusal arrangement, which gives CBS ABC/Dot, except publicity, report to available for comment.) Jack Pride, supporting with "special support from time the option to sign any new act Reynolds Fogelsong. All Capitol departments, except national promotion director for country to time." produces. "I'll stay at Jack's Tracks (the promotion, report to Jones. All RCA product at Polydor, stated that "everything" Warner Bros. is not self-supporting "at studio he purchased from Jack Clement) departments except sales, and all person- must be approved by their home office. this time," according to Byrd. Elektra's and continue as I have," Reynolds ex- nel except Chet Atkins, report to Jerry (Jim Vienneau, head of A&R, was un- Terry Fletcher, national promotion director, plained. He added, "Let me say I'm happy Bradley. ABC publicity, Capitol promotion, available for comment.) stated that the three -year -old division is not to have CBS Records as a market outlet. It's RCA sales and Atkins report directly to their Concerning autonomy over decisions self-supporting and that the main office an- heartbreaking for a producer to put out a label's parent office. other than A&R, Elektra and Columbia ticipates subsidizing the Nashville office for record on a label that doesn't work it." Concerning independence in decision - reported autonomy in all areas. Galente at the first five years. "Promotion is paying the making, virtually every label reported that RCA said RCA agrees to "whatever Jerry bills at Buddah," according to Conklin. "We Elvis' Dates Set Bradley wants to do." ABC/Dot's autonomy are still in the experimental stage with pop regardless of how much autonomy they LOS ANGELES Elvis Presley's tour, is "not total, but virtual," according to A&R here, and we don't have to make a - have on paper, they consult frequently with postponed due to his recent illness, has Fogelsong. UA has autonomy in "most" profit on our acts." the parent office. been rescheduled starting with a concert in Others indicated that even though they areas, according to Butler. GRT's Heard Jones at Capitol said they "can't pin Greensboro on April 21. The tour will end in down" if the Nashville operation is self- Ala. on June 2. During his illness, ADDED COUNTRY supporting due to their numerous artists Mobile, MOST SINGLES there were no as all the con- who overlap pop and country. Heard at cancellations 1. LOCKENBACH, TEXAS WAYLON JENNINGS - RCA certs were merely postponed and all were - KWJJ, GRT also cited difficulty in isolating the KRMD, KVET, WIL, WMC, KBOX, KIKK, KEBC, KHAK, KENR, WSLC, subsequently rescheduled. KXOL, KTCR, KERE, WJJD, WUBE, WTSO, WWOL, WHN, WHK, KCUB, WXCL, Nashville office financially, and asserted KRAK. that "no Nashville operation can be completely self-supporting" due to the im- CMA Board To Meet 2. BURNING MEMORIES MEL TILLIS - MCA possibility of assessing the cost of - WWOL, KGA, NASHVILLE The Country Music Assn. KKYX, WOOK, KFDI, WJJD, KCKN, WIRE, KAYO, KCKC, WTSO, assistance given the Nashville office by the - WVOJ, WKDA, WXCL, KNIX, WPOC, KNUZ, will hold its second quarterly board WWVA, KDJW, KFOX, KHEY, total company sales and promotion staffs. KM PS, KRAK. meeting April 20 and 21 in Tulsa, Oklahoma Polydor doesn't have a specific budget for at the Camelot Inn. Discussion topics will the Nashville office, according to Pride. 3. IT'S A COWBOY LOVIN' NIGHT - TANYA TUCKER - MCA include the Sixth Annual Country Music WCMS, WIL, WMC, KBOX, KIKK, KEBC, KENR, KXOL, KTCR, WJJD, Is Nashville an independent music cen- KVET, Fan Fair, scheduled for June 5 through 12 WUBE, KFOX, KCUB, WXCL, KNUZ, WONE. ter? In terms of major independent labels in Nashville; an introduction of the new based here no. In terms of autonomy - CMA audio visual presentation; the CMA 4. I'M GETTING GOOD AT MISSING YOU (SOLITAIRE) - REX ALLEN, JR. - over country product yes. In terms of - speakers bureau; the annual CMA Awards WB autonomy in relation to Los Angeles and WUNI, KBOX, KIKK, KWJJ, WDEE, KERE, WJJC, KGBS, WIRE, WTSO, Show; membership activities; and expan- KRMD, New York as a total music center in all areas KGA, WHK, KCUB, WPOC, KRAK. ded international operations. of music - no. MOST ACTIVE COUNTRY SINGLES IRDA 1. I'LL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN - CRYSTAL GAYLE - UA Snell, Johnson Among Ships Riders WIL 33-24, WUNI 25-19, WMC ex -23, KBOX 41-34, KIKK ex -32, KXLR 39-31, KENR 37-26, KWJJ ex -40, KLAC 43-29, WWOK 25-16, WSUN 26-19, KTCR ex - Airline Crash Victims Of The Purple Sage 27, WEMP 14-9, WCOP ex -30, KLAK ex -34, WDEE ex -26, KERE ex -28, WSLR NASHVILLE - Two persons associated NASHVILLE International Record Dis- 25-20, KGBS ex -28, KAYO 29-23, WWOL 34-26, WAME ex -30, KGA ex -23, - with the Muscle Shoals music industry were tributing Associates has released a new WWVA 30-25, WHOO 30-25, WHK 23-13, KDJW 46-36, KNEW 28-14, KFOX 23- among the more than 70 persons killed in 16, KCUB 28-18, KHEY 25-18, WKDA 24-15, WPLO 26-17, WXCL 34-28, KNIX album by Foy Willing and the original the crash of a Southern Airways DC -9 in 12-6, WPOC 36-23, KRAK 35-29, WONE 35-28. Riders of the Purple Sage, according to New Hope, Georgia, April 4. Mike Shepherd, executive vice president of 2. IF WE'RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY - MERLE HAGGARD - MCA Among the victims were vocalist Annette IRDA. The album, on the Big Boss label, is WINN 12-7, WMC 30-22, KIKK 40-31, WYDE 30-23, KXLR 49-39, KHAK ex -35, Snell of New York, who had completed a titled "The Best Of Foy Willing From The KENR 37-28, WSLC 55-39, KXOL ex -50, KLAC 42-27, WDAF ex -19, WWOK 15- session for Epic Records at the Muscle Lone Star State Of Texas." 5, WIVK ex -29, WEMP ex -26, KLAK ex -31, WDEE ex -37, KERE 23-16, WSLR Shoals Sound Studio just prior to the 30-25, WJJD ex -26, KGBS ex -12, WIRE ex -29, KAYO 14-9, WTSO 37-29, plane's take-off from Muscle WWOL 35-27, KGA ex -25, WWVA 28-16, KNEW 23-15, KCUB ex -34, KHEY 26- Shoals/Huntsville to Atlanta. Also killed 20, WVOJ ex-36, WXCL ex -30, KNIX 24-14, WPOC 30-19, KNUZ 26-16, KMPS was Earl 28 -old of ex -29, WONE 42-33, KRAK 42-37. Johnson, -year brother Jimmy Johnson, president and owner of 3. LET'S GET TOGETHER (ONE LAST TIME) - TAMMY WYNETTE - EPIC Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Inc. KRMD ex -37, WUNI ex -28, WYDE 15-9, KXLR 38-29, KENR ex -40, KWJJ ex -35, The crash occurred as the pilot was at- KLAC 33-24, WDAF 26-18, WSUN ex -30, WIVK ex -28, KFDI 37-27, WEMP 18- tempting an emergency landing on a two- 14, KLAK 26-20, WDEE 38-31, WSLR 21-15, WJJD 29-22, WIRE 37-27, WWOL lane highway in New Hope after the plane's 27-22, KGA 26-15, WWVA 23-14, WHK ex -29, KDJW 35-24, KNEW 27-19, twin jet engines had stalled in a hailstorm. WVOJ 35-29, WKDA 25-19, WXCL 31-25, KNIX 15-9, WPOC 22-16, WBAM 21- 16, KMPS ex -21, WONE 28-19. Ten Radio Stations 4. THE RAINS CAME/SUGAR COATED LOVE - FREDDY FENDER - LEWIS VISITS CASH BOX - Recording ABC/Dot Join NAB Membership artist Bobby Lewis (left) recently stopped WIL ex -35, WUNI 19-13, WMC 36=24, KIKK 26-14, WYDE 36-30, KXLR 32-23, WASHINGTON, D.C. Ten radio stations by the Cash Box Nashville office to deliver 22- - KENR 20-13, KWJJ ex -36, KXOL 33-23, KLAC 38-28, WDAF ex -29, WEMP have joined the National Association of his new single on RPA Records. On hand to 17, KLAK WDEE -28, KERE -22, WSLR 21-13, WUBE 30-25, KCKN 35-23, ex ex Broadcasters, bringing the association's greet Lewis and RPA country promotion 10-5, WIRE 39-30, WHOO 29-33, WHK 30-25, KNEW 24-17, WPLO ex -30, WPOC ex -31, KNUZ 19-6, KMPS 29-22, WONE 29-21, KRAK 33-27. total membership to 2409 AM stations and person Judy Meyers was CB director of 1694 FM stations. operations, Jim Sharp.

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www.americanradiohistory.com JIM REEVES (RCA JH -10956) LORETTA LYNN - I Remember Patsy - MCA 2265 - It's Nothin' To Me (2:20) (Greg Mark Music, Inc./Libijon Music - BMI) (Pat Patterson) Producer: Owen Bradley - List: 6.98 Full of haunting melodies and strange riffs, this Jim Reeves record should be an im- Not only does this album contain Loretta Lynn's solid inter- mediate request item from his enormous fan following. Both airplay and jukeboxes will pretation of Patsy Cline's greatest hits, it also features a seven climb on this one. The record's simple lyric line and its shortness (2:20) will make it a minute conversation between Lynn and producer Owen welcome addition. Bradley about Cline and Lynn's close friendship. Loretta, as usual, is tremendous on vocals, and on the dialogue she excels DON EVERLY (ABC/Hickory AH -54012) in bringing back the warmth of a memory she'll never forget. Brother Juke -Box (2:08) (Black Sheep Music BMI) (Paul Craft) - Best tunes for airplay are "I Fall To Pieces" and "Leavin' On Everly's work with background vocalists in this tune is astoundingly good and that, along Your Mind." This LP represents some of the best vocal work, In- with the song's length, will make it a certainty for airplay consideration. Some program- terpretatively speaking, that Loretta Lynn has ever recorded. mers will want to screen this one a second time before adding it but should find it to be a fairly good record. HANK WILLIAMS JR. - One Night Stands - WB BS 2988 - Producers: Hank Williams, Jr., Terry Woodford, Clayton Ivey JAN HOWARD (Con Brio 118-A) - List: 6.98 I'll Hold You In My Heart (TIII I Can Hold You In My Arms) (2:35) (Adams Vee & Abott Inc. Full of great programming material and gorgeous melodies, BMI) (Eddie Arnold -Hal Harton-Tommy Dilbeck) - this LP is superior in every way. Hank Williams Jr. produced this Howard's been around for awhile and has record after record to her credit. Her newest is effort along with Terry Woodford and Clayton Ivey, and the another example of the great vocals she's capable of, and its acceptance at jukebox and genuine effort and expertise at capturing excellent material in playlist levels is a cinch. Some have said that Howard's ability to hit and sustain high notes the best possible way is ever present in every cut. Program- is her forte, and this song is perfect proof of that. It's a must. mers' favorites are apt to be "One Night Stands," the album's ti- ROSE MADDOX (Takoma 5055) tle cut, and "She's The Star (On The Stage Of My Mind)," the Mr. Jackson (2:34) (Neil Music/Plaque Music - BMI) (E. Miller) album's best tune. The album, no doubt, will be screened time Maddox can always come through with a solid entry, and with this tune, "Mr. Jackson," and time again, and airplay is acceptable on every cut. she does just that. This record has the capabilities of becoming a big record, and its accep- CAL SMITH I Just Came Home To Count The Memories and is a foregone conclusion. Maddox' vocals have never - - tance on playlists jukeboxes 1 MCA -2265 Producer: Walter Haynes List: 6.98 been better, and her interpretation of the song's storyline makes this record one not to - - Smith's album sort of gets off to a slow start, but by side two avoid. the inimitable style of this seasoned performer has pervaded BRIAN TAYLOR (RCA JH -10916) even those who may be unfamiliar with this country artist. Side Lovestruck (3:10) (Chappell Music - ASCAP) (Jay Hirsh -Bruce Rothstein) two excels in ballad material, of which Smith is a specialist. Definitely a record that will become an airplay favorite, Brian Taylor's almost MOR -type Programmers will definitely be playing "Anita, You're Dream- delivery on this well written tune will find its way onto many country playlists. One of the ing," "Molly Ann," "Oklahoma Twister" and "Son, Run To The song's best features is its vocal overdub work and its effective mix. A programming must. Spring," a composition involving the death of a young boy's mother. Smith's interpretation is flawless on this cut, and this BRIAN COLLINS (ABC DO -17694) tune may very well stand out as the album's next single. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (3:44) (Al Gallico Music Corp. - BMI) (John Rostill) Collins' mellow voice is something that has pervaded every song he's ever recorded and HOYT AXTON - Snowblind Friend - MCA -2263- Producer: it has prevailed this one too. He's been trying for the right material for a long time and with Hoyt Axton - List: 6.98 this established tune, might make it onto programmers' favorites list. The song's length Axton's album contains a superb cut, "Snowblind Friend," should be watched carefully though, as too much of a good thing begins to become that AOR, MOR and country stations may choose to pick up on. cumbersome. It's a well balanced album, chock full of material that Axton either wrote or co -wrote, and will provide many programmers VERNON OXFORD (RCA JH -10952) with a chance to pump fresh, new material into their format Only The Shadows Know (2:24) (Tree Pub. Co. Inc. BMI) (Curly Putnam) - hours. From the album's Spanish type influence evident on "I Both music directors and jukebox operators will pick up on this Curly Putnam tune done Light This Candle" to the female accompaniment of Tanya up in great style by Vernon Oxford. With a Mel Street type vocal approach, Oxford suc- Tucker on "You Taught Me How To Cry," the album is flawless ceeds in achieving his best vocal job to date, and although the record's hard country sound and should easily catch on at much more than just the will require careful programming, it should be a very well accepted record by listeners and traditional country outlets. programmers alike. Nashville Songwriters Assn. Intl. Hall Of Fame To Include Museum During the first year of operation, limited by Lola Scobey Opryland re -opens April 9, weekends only, until April 30 when it will be open every day edition (500) sheet music, personally through October. The 1977 spotlight shines on a Gay 90's musical featuring songs from the NASHVILLE - The Nashville Songwriters autographed by the author and sealed with St. Louis World's Fair and tap dance spectaculars of George Cohan's Broadway show en- Assn. International's Hall of Fame, which the NSAI seal, will be on sale in the titled "For Me And My Gal," as well as a new carousel -swing Tennessee Waltz ride. The will open June 1 at 25 Music Square West, museum. Songs by Hall of Fame members show is performed from the Gaslight Theatre, the park's new 1200 -seat entertainment will include a museum, according to selected for the initial offering are "The pavilion in the plaza area. New Opry members Don Williams, Larry Gatlin and Ronnie Maggie Cavender, NSAI executive director. Tennessee Waltz" by Pee Wee King and Milsap will join long time Opry stars in weekday and weekend evening performances, plus The museum will honor songwriters elected Redd Stewart, "Release Me" by Eddie special events and attractions. Last year 2,076,234 visitors toured the park. to the NSAI Hall of Fame, which currently Miller, "Sixteen Tons" by Merle Travis, Willie Nelson celebrates his birthday April 30 with Waylon, Jessi and a host of unan- has 66 members. "Green, Green Grass of Home" by Curly nounced but -no -less -distinguished guests in Baton Rouge at the Louisiana State Univer- The museum, which will be located on Putman and "Busted" by Harlan Howard. sity Assembly Center. A source revealed tickets have been on sale four days and are sell- the lower level of the NSAI office building, The Hall of Fame will be open to the ing at a rate of 1000 per day, which indicates another sellout Willie Nelson party at the 14,- will feature a portrait room containing char- public seven days a week. Ms. Cavender 800 seat facility. coal portraits of each Hall of Fame member said there will probably be a one dollar ad- The Amazing Rhythm Aces were honored last week in their hometown, Memphis, when by artist Paul Milosevich. A hand -sculpted mission charge. The Amazing Rhythm Aces' Week was proclaimed by Johnny Phillips, president of bronze replica of the Manny, the NSAI NSAI Hall of Fame members are selected N.R.A.S' Memphis chapter. Activities of the week included the band's appearance on songwriting award, will be on view in the annually by the NSAI board of directors WREG-TV's "Good Morning Memphis,"a picnic at Della Vista Country Club hosted by ABC portrait room along with original from a slate of nominees prepared by the Records and Phillips Recording Studios where the band records and a concert at Dixon manuscripts and memorabilia ranging board's research committee. A maximum Meyer Auditorium's South Hall. Radio stations FM -100, WMPS-AM, and WMC-AM par- from Moon Mullican's piano to a sheet of of three writers per year will be selected, ticipated by giving away on -the -air catalogs of the band's three ABC albums - "Stacked song ideas penned by Tex Ritter.. Ms. Cavender said. Deck," "Too Stuffed To Jump," and the recent "Toucan Do It Too." The highlight of the week was Mayor Wyeth Chandler's presentation of a grammy for the group's single "The Louisiana Hayride Purchases Studio End Is Not In Sight." Mayor Chandler also presented the ARA's with a certificate for out- Louisiana Hayride Records, which opened standing achievement in the music industry and keys to the city. The group had just retur- by Lola Scobey an office here on Laurel Avenue last Oc- ned to Memphis from playing dates in Texas. At the Boon Dock in Austin, Rusty Weir NASHVILLE - Louisiana Hayride, Inc. of tober. "That was the first time the Hayride leaped on stage during "Third Rate Romance" to croon out on the chorus with Russell Shreveport, La. has purchased the Ray had operated outside of Louisiana except Smith, "Stick" Davis and Butch McDade. A jam commenced when Jody Payne, guitarist Stevens Sound Laboratory studio in as a roadshow," Shedd said. "But we are in with Willie Nelson, joined the troupe. Weir, by the way, has just completed his new LP for Nashville, according to Harold Shedd, vice the record business, and this is the place to Columbia. president of the corporation and president be." The label currently has five country More about Texans - Willie, Waylon, Jessi and Tompall Glaser will be featured in a 50,- of the newly purchased studio. acts. 000 word "oversize paperback" published by Doubleday in affilation with Country Music Louisiana Hayride, Inc., which owns the As of this month, the Louisiana Hayride Magazine, to be released around Christmas time. Waylon was presented with a 90 -minute 30 -year -old country music show of the show is being syndicated on 200 radio sta- movie script from CBS to add to possible projects in conjunction with the Red- same name, will use the studio as a basefor tions in the southeast and southwest. The ford/Hoffman team. He has also turned in his pumpkin Cadillac for a more inconspicuious its record label, Louisiana Hayride syndicated program consists of an hour black one. Records. The studio will also be used for edited from the two-hour live show, and is Glaser's studio will be closed for the next two weeks for remodeling. New equpment, KWKH in Shreveport. syndicating the live show as well as for in- broadcast over which includes a MCI 542, will increase the board input from 24 -to 32 -track - and a possi- dependent commercial production. The Louisiana Hayride Show was first ble, but improbable, 42 -track capability. Chuck Glaser just completed a new Hank Snow The studio, located at 1708 Grand broadcast in 1948. Twenty-three former LP and producer Jimmy Bowen wrapped up taping a new Tom Bresh album there for ABC. Avenue, sold for approximately $300,000, Hayride regulars have been elected to the Bobby Goldsboro has been named national honorary chairman for the 50th anniversary according to Hayride officials. Country Music Hall of Fame, including of Save Your Vision, sponsored by the American Optimetric Association. Bobby wears 'The Place To Be' Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Red Sovine contact lenses. The studio will serve as the office for and Kitty Wells. carmen adams J

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www.americanradiohistory.com COSH BOX R&6 Cotillion Records: Reborn Into Success After A Year's Labor TOP/3 R&B/L3VS by Cookie Amerson Cotillion staff does the initial front running Weeks Weeks on product, with WEA at our side back- On On our 4/9 Chart 4/9 Chart LOS ANGELES Cotillion Records for with the 1 UNPREDICTABLE 38 GOOD HIGH - ing us in every aspect strong dis- .,. NATALIE COLE (Capitol SO 11600) 2 7 BRICK (Bang 408) 29 23 several years was a successful rock label, they have." The Cotillion tribution system 2 MARVIN GAYE AT THE 39 LOVE CRAZY but then for quite a while was almost staff includes Eddie Holland, vice president LONDON PALLADIUM MIRACLES (Columbia 34460) 36 8 defunct. A year ago, however, WEA of the label. The promotion chores are ad- (Tamla/Motown T7 -352R2) 19 3 40 A MAN AND A WOMAN decided to bring Cotillion back as a black - ministered by Brenda Evans, Deke DuBarry 3 ASK RUFUS DIONNE WARWICK & ISAAC HAYES AB 33 8 oriented label with Henry Allen at the helm. and Everett Smith, "who are very RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (ABC 996-2) (ABC AB 975) 1 11 "With the support we got from WEA and a Allen 41 PART 3 marketing/merchandising oriented," KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (TK 605) 44 28 very dedicated staff of four promotion peo- told Cash Box. 4 . , AHH, THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY 42 ROMANTIC JOURNEY ple, we have managed to again make The label has nine acts including BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND NORMAN CONNORS Cotillion a viable force in the industry," Cerrone, Mass Production, Slave, Philippe (Warner Bros. BS 2972) 3 11 (Buddah/RCA BDS 5682) 57 2 Allen stated. Wynne, Luther, Margie Joseph, Willis 5 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 43 SLAVE "Since we realize that a company cannot Jackson, Lou Donaldson and the Impres- STEVIE WONDER (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 1-6093) 59 3 (Tamla/MotownTl3-34002) 4 27 survive without new faces, we have sions. Henry Allen, president of the label, 44 AN EVENING WITH DIANA 6 COMMODORES ROSS cultivated Cotillion into a label that had been an Atlantic Records veteran of 25 (Motown M7 -884R1) 21 3 (Motown M7 -877R2) 34 10 develops new artists. We started without years before the reformation of Cotillion. 7 TEDDY PENDERGRASS 45 VIBRATIONS big names, but we have come a long way in His experience came from all phases of the (Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 34390) 7 6 ROY AYERS UBIQUITY (Polydor PD 1-6091) 38 15 a short time. With the limited number of ar- music business, starting in Atlantic's stock 8 IN FLIGHT 46 HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN tists that we have started with, we have room and climbing the promotion ladder to GE BENSON (Warner Bros. BSK 2983) 5 10 TIME been able to devote more time to them. We vice president and then senior vice presi- MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. feel that cur company is a very family - "I wanted very much 9 THE JACKSONS (ABC ABCD 952) 45 29 dent. Allen explained, (Epic PE 34229) 6 21 oriented company, as we have strong per- to be in a position of making things happen, 47 WHAT YOU NEED 10 ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT SIDE EFFECT (Fantasy F9513) 49 23 sonal ties with our artists. and I feel that is exactly what we are doing THELY HOUSTON "Our strength lies in the fact that the here at Cotillion." (Motown T6 -345S1) 8 17 48 SOLID MICHAEL 6 11 GO FOR YOUR GUNS (Buddah BDDSS 56622)1 47 30 THE ISLEY BROTHERS (T-Neck/Epic PZ 34432) 35 2 49 A REAL MOTHER FOR YA JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON LET 'EM IN Reflections 'N Black 12 (DJM/Amherst DJLPA-7) - 1 KACE-FM in Los Angeles will be going on the Monday .. BILLY PAUL(Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 14 18 air (April 11). Cal Shields will be 50 S OVER T PSHAÇ E operation manager of the station. Shields described the format as a very unique black - 3 YESTERDAY, TODAY & JR (Kudu 32) 43 14 oriented sound. He was with the station as program director when its call letters were TOMORROW THE SPINNERS (Atlantic SD 19100) 25 3 51 I WANT TO COME BACK AS KAGB. A SONG The .ON14 DEEP IN MY SOUL WALSou JACKSON O'Jays are preparing a totally new $250,000 concert tour production to kick off their SMOKEY ROBINSON (Chi-Sound/UA CHLA 733G1 - 1 upcoming 75 -city tour. The new production will encompass special lighting, sound, (Tamla/Motown T6 -350S1) 16 10 52 FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE choreography and stage production elements that have been specifically designed to 15 REACHING FOR THE DONNA SUMMER showcase the talents of the O'Jays, reports the group's management. Some highlights of WORLD (Oasis/Casablanca NBLP 7038) 42 24 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES the production will be a 12 x 20 ft. plexiglass dance floor with over a thousand lights and six (ABC ABCD 969) 12 11STEVE53 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE revolving columns. MILLER (Capitol ST 11497) 56 7 16 RATED EXTRAORDINAIRE Comedian Franklin Ajaye will be co-starring with Kris Krlstofferson, Ali McGraw, Burt JOHNNIE TAYLOR 54 STILL TOGETHER GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS Young and Ernest Borgnine in a new motion picture "Convoy," which is based on the recent (Columbia PC 34401) 18 6 (Buddah BDS 5689) - 1 hit record "Convoy." 17 STAY IN LOVE MINNIE RIPERTON (Epic PE 34191) 17 6 55 SO SO SATISFIED Producer Jeff Lane is presently involved in discussions about a thirteen hour television ASHFORD & SIMPSON series which may be aired in the fall. The series would feature B.T. Express, Brass Con- 18 JOY RIDE (Warner Bros. BS 2992) 48 12 DRAMATICS (ABC ABCD 955) 9 25 struction and a number of other big names. 56 NEVER SAY YOU CAN'T 19 The Chicago Soul Special II will be aired April 15 on NBC in the Midnight Special time DISCO INFERNO SURVIVE TRAMMPS (Atlantic SD 18211) 10 13 CURTIS MAYFIELD slot. The show will be hosted by Don Cornelius, and will feature the Spinners, D.J. Rogers, (Curtom/Warner Bros. CU 5013) 58 4 the Dramatics, Johnnie Taylor, Walter Jackson, 20 SWEET BEGINNINGS Ronnie Dyson, The Chi -Lites, Bill Withers MARLENA SHAW (Columbia PC 34458) 22 6 57 SOMETIMES and Brass Construction. The show was is FACTS OF LIFE (Kayvette/TK 802) 67 2 produced by Cal Burton, who the first black to 21 IT FEELS SO GOOD produce and package a special for NBC. MANHATTANS (Columbia PC 34450) 15 8 58 LOVE IN C MINOR New line-up at KYAC In Seattle: 6-10 Tom Reddick; 10-2 "Vivian," who rejoins the sta- 22 THIS IS NIECY CERRONE (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 9913) 54 4 tion after having been with KJR/KISW in Seattle; 2-6 Cal Smith; 6 -midnight Steve Davis; DENIECE WILLIAMS 59 JOYOUS (Columbia PC 34242) 11 30 PLEASURE midnight -6 L.A. Larry. Program director Robert L. Scott has taken himself off the air to (Fantasy F9526) - 1 devote more time to his programming duties. 23 ROOTS 60 WHAT THE WORLD IS QUINCY JONES (A&M SP 4626) 13 8 (continued on page 46) COMING TO 24 SUITE FOR THE SINGLE DEXTER WANSEL GIRL (Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 34487) 66 2 JERRY BUTLER (Motown M6878S1) 20 9 61 BOB JAMES 4 25 COMING BACK FOR MORE (CTI 7074) - 1 WILLIAM BELL 62 TOO HOT TO STOP (Mercury SRM-1-1146) 39 3 BAR-KAYS (Mercury SRM-1-1099) 55 23 26 CAR WASH 63 WELCOME TO OUR WORLD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MASS PRODUCTION (MCA 2-6000) 23 24 (Atlantic SC 9910) 46 18 27 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 64 THE CLONES OF DR. BLACKBYRDS (Fantasy F9518) 27 21 FUNKENSTEIN 28 METHOD TO THE PARLIAMENT (Casablanca NBLP 7034) 52 28 MADNESS 65 DO IT YOUR WAY UNDISPUTED TRUTH CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR (Warner Bros. WH 2967) 28 13 (DeLite DEP 2022) 68 20 29 ANGEL 66 SEAWIND OHIO PLAYERS (CTI 5002) - 1 (Mercury SRM-1-3701) 41 2 67 BRAINSTORM 30 JEAN CARN (Tabu/RCA BOL 1-2048) 72 5 (Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 34394) 30 16 68 CARNIVAL 31 PERSON TO PERSON u HANDY AVERAGE WHITE BAND (lm(Impulse/ABC pulse/ABC AS 9324) 69 2 (Atlantic SD 2-1002) 31 13 69 THE GAP BAND 32 CARICATURES (Tattoo/RCA BJL 1-2168) 65 4 DONALD (Blue Note/United Artists BNLA 633G) 32 10 70 HEAVY WEATHER WEATHER REPORT 33 ENCHANTMENT (Columbia PC 34418) - 1 (UA LA 682G) 24 11 71 EMÓF34 OERS(Columbia SPIRIT PC 34163) 60 39 EARTH, WIND & FIRE (Columbia PC 34241) 26 27 72 KING SIZE B.B. KING (ABC AB 977) 74 8 35 ELECTRIFIED FUNK WILD CHERRY 73 GINSENG WOMAN (Sweet City/Epic PE 34462) 37 4 ERIC GALE (Columbia PC 34421) - 1 THE BAR-KAYS AT THE ROXY - After recent Bar -Kays performance at the Roxy Theatre 36 MAZE 74 KALYAN in Los Angeles, the group is pictured backstage with Mercury promotion managers, (l-r) (Capitol ST 11607) 40 7 (MCA 2245) 64 5 Ronnie Raphael, west coast promotion director, Gregg Miller and Linda Mason of 37 UNMISTAKABLY LOU 75 AIN'T THAT A BITCH lying down, Lindy Goetz, local LOU RAWLS JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON Phonodisc, Tom Ray, independent promotion manager and (Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 34488) 51 2 (DJM/Amherst DJLPA-3) 71 5 promotion manager. The Bar -Kays are shown standing around the sofa.

Cash Box/April 16, 1977 43 www.americanradiohistory.com ADDITIONS TO R&B PLAYLISTS

WAOK - ATLANTA - Frank Barrow WJMO - CLEVELAND - Lynn Tolliver Sound KOKY - LITTLE ROCK - J.D. Black #1 - Dance And Shake Your Tambourine - Universal #1 - I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole Dreamer Of A Dream - Candi Staton - WB #1 - Love Is Better In The A.M. - Johnnie Taylor Robot Band Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder - Tamla My Love Is Free - Double Exposure - Salsoul Out Of The Blue - Gap Band - RCA High School Dance - Sylvers - Capitol Good Thing Man - Frank Lucas - ICA Time Is Moving - Blackbyrds - Fantasy Who's Watching The Baby - R.B. Greaves - Bareback Uptown Festival - Shalamar - Soul Train Uptown Festival - Shalamar - Soul Train 28 Too -GotToGiveItUp -MarvinGaye Baby I Love Your Way - Walter Jackson - Chi -Sound 21 To 13 - Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye Double Dutch - Fatback Band - Spring 30 To10 - Can't Get Over You - Dramatics 19 To 8 - Uptown Festival - Shalimar #1 LP - Bootsys Rubber Band 16 To 8 - Let Me Show You The Way - Jacksons 20 To 14 - Pinocchio Theory - Bootsy Collins 18 To 5 - Ain't Gonna Bump - Joe Tex New LPs - Johnny Guitar Watson, Love Unlimited, 17 To 9 - The Pride - Isley Brothers #1 LP - Marvin Gaye Ex To 19 - Show Me The Way - The Jacksons Gladys Knight. Michael Walden 28 To 10 - Your Love - McCoo & Davis New LP - Alex Haley #1 LP -Teddy Pendergrass WIGO - ATLANTA - Rick Fly 21 To 11 - I Can't Get Over You - Dramatics WCKO - FT. LAUDERDALE - Joe Fisher New LPs - Commodores, Johnny Guitar Watson #1 LP Natalie Cole #1 - Ain't Gonna Bump No More - Joe Tex - #1 - Disco Inferno - Trammps KALO LITTLE ROCK Barry Mayo New LPs Gladys Knight, Norman Connors, Maze, Fantasy - - Double Dutch Fatback Band Spring - What's On Your Mind - Spider Webb - #1 Ain't Bump No More Joe Tex/The - - Guitar Watson - Gonna - Pride- Whodunit - Tavares - Capitol Johnny Disco Light - Dexter Wansel - Phila. Intl. Isley Brothers Roots Quincy Jones - A&M WVKO COLUMBUS - Keith WIllis Like A Brother - Tribe - Farr Slow Down John Miles London - - People Talk Tip Watkins H&L - - I Wanne Get Next To You - Rose Royce - MCA #1 - I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce Gonna - - You Turned Me On To Love - Johnny Bristol - Atlantic 14 To 8 The Pride Islay Brothers Let Me Show You The Way Jacksons Epic Hats Off To Your Mama Philippe Wynn Cotillion ------OutHOTSOf The Blue - Gap Band - Tattoo 16 To 9 -Reaching For The World - Harold Melvin & The Out Of The Blue Gap Band - Tattoo Soul Cha Cha - Van McCoy - H&L - Rain Silvetti Salsoul Blue Notes I Can't Get Over You - Dramatics - ABC Spring - - Disco Inferno - Trammps 20 To 14 - Throwing A Good Love Away - Spinners Stone To The Bone Timmy Thomas - Glades I Can't Get Over You - Dramatics - ABC Blessed Is The Woman Shirley Brown - Everything Must Change George Benson WB - #1 LP - Bootsy's Rubber Band Uptown Festival - Shalamar - Soul Train - - Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye New LPs Johnny Guitar Watson. Commodores, You Haven't Made It Michael Henderson Buddah 11 To 7 Love In G Minor Cerrone - - - - - #1 LP - Johnnie Taylor Spinners, Ohio Players You Turned Me On To Love - Johnny Bristol - Atlantic 26 To 13 - Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye New LPs - Commodores, Muddy Waters, Albert King, WWIN BALTIMORE Don Brooks You're What's Missing In My Life - G.C. Cameron - #1 LP - Bootsy's Rubber Band Isley Brothers. Spinners - - New LPs Phyllis Hyman, Heart & Soul Orchestra. #1 Tryin' To Love Two William Bell Motown - KDAY LOS ANGELES J.J. Johnson - - High School Dance Sylvers Capitol Spinners, Gladys Knight - - High School Dance Sylvers Capitol - - #1 Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye - - Duke Stevie Wonder Tamla - - Remember The Good Old Days - Jimmy Docket - Sir - - WRBD - FT. LAUDERDALE - Charles Merritt Whodunit Tavares Capitol #1 LP Natalie Cole - - Image - #1 - I'm Going Down (LP cut) - Rose Royce Qualified To Satisfy Barry White 20th Century Laying My Heart On The Line Checkmates Greedy KKDA DALLAS Chuck Smith Everything Must Change George Benson WB ------Baby I Love Your Way - Walter Jackson - Chi -Sound I Don't Love You Anymore- Teddy Pendergrass- Phila. #1 Love Is Better In The A.M. Johnnie Taylor Standing On The Poverty Side Paul Kelly WB - - - - I Wanna Do It To You - Jerry Butler - Motown Intl. I Wanna It To You Jerry Butler Motown A Love Like Yours Artie White Altee Do - - - - #1 LP - Side Effect Delightful - Michael Waldon - Atlantic New LP - Johnny Guitar Watson 13 To 5 Let Me Wrap You In My Love- Paulette Reaves - KUTE LOS ANGELES - Lucky Pierre 23 To 11 I Wanna Do It To You Jerry Butler - - - MOST ADDED NEW R&B LP's #1 Natalie Cole 26 To 12 Show Me The Way The Jacksons - - - New LPs - Patrice Rushen. Atlanta Rhythm Section 28 To 16 - Whodunit - Tavares 1. A REAL MOTHER JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON DJM 27 To 23 - You're Throwing A Good Love Away - - - KGFJ - LOS ANGELES - Lucky Pierre Spinners KDKO, KDAY, WORL, WAMM, KKDA, WIGO, WCIN, WOKJ, WAOK, WJMO, #1 - Trying To Love Two - William Bell #1 LP - Bootsy Collins WSOK, KNOK, KOWH, KOKY, WRBD, WOL. It Feels So Good - Manhattans - Columbia WBUL BIRMINGHAM Shelly Pope Uptown Festival - Shalamar - Soul Train - - Hollywood Rufus #1 - Steal Away To The Hideaway - Luther Ingram 2. - - ABC PHYLLIS - PHYLLIS HYMAN - BUDDAH Do What You Want To Do -Connection Dash Baby. I Love Your Way - Walter Jackson - Chi -Sound -T - Best Years Of My Life - Wes Lewis - Black Cat WBMX, WORL, WAMM, WCKO, WSOK, KOWH, WILD, WOL. 15 To 9 - Ain't Gonna Bump No More - Joe Tex #1 LP - Marvin Gaye 19 To 13 - Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye 3. STILL TOGETHER - GLADYS KNIGHT - BUDDAH 27 To 20 - Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller WILD BOSTON Charlene Watts - - WCKO, WOKJ, WAOK, WJMO, WOL. WLOU LOUISVILLE Nell O'Ree #1 - At Midnight - Rufus WBMX, WORL, WAMM, - - Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye - Tamla #1 - Gloria - Enchantment Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder - Tamla 4. ROMANTIC JOURNEY - NORMAN CONNORS - BUDDAH So So Satisfied - Ashford & Simpson - We Show Me The Way - The Jacksons - Epic WORL, WENZ, WJMO, WSOK, KOWH, WILD, WUFO. Angel In Your Arms - Hot - Big Tree Everything Must Change - George Benson - WB Slow & Easy - B.B. King - ABC Uptown Festival Shalimar Soul Train Just Be You (Flip) - El Coco - AVI - - 5. I WANT TO COME BACK AS A SONG - WALTER JACKSON - CHI -SOUND Feel Like Dancin' Oliver Sain Abet Loving You Phyllis Hyman Buddah - - - - KDKO, WWIN, WOKJ, WILD, WUFO, WOL. 13 To 4 Pinocchio Theory Bootsy's Rubber Band Baby I Love Your Way - Walter Jackson - Chi -Sound - - 10 To 5 I Want You Baby Prysock While I'm Alone Maze Capitol - - Arthur - - 14 To 7 So In To You Atlanta Rhythm You Turned Me On To Love Johnny Bristol Atlantic - - Section - - 18 To 13 - Throwing A Good Love Away Spinners I Caught Your Act Hues Corporation WB SINGLES - - - MOST PROGRAMMED NEW R&B 19 To 12 Stone To The Bone Timmy Thomas Hit Run Loleatta Holloway Salsoul - - & - - 22 To 16 You Turned Me On To Love Johnny Bristol Got To Keep Dancin' Carrie Lucas Soul Train - - - - 1. GOT TO GIVE IT UP - MARVIN GAYE - TAMLA 23 To 17 - Your Love - McCoo & Davis New LPs Phyllis Hyman, Norman Connors, Walter - 27 To 19 Got To Give It Marvin Graham Central Station, Isley Brothers, WWRL, WCIN, WENZ, KALO, WEDR, WBMX, WCHB, WANT, KDKO, KOKY - Up - Gaye Jackson. Sun, 29 To 20 Whodunit Tavares Pleasure - - WUFO. #1 LP - Johnny Guitar Watson WUFO BUFFALO Harold Lewis - - 2. FESTIVAL SHALAMAR SOUL TRAIN WDIA - MEMPHIS - Mass Fortune #1 I Wanna Get Next To You Rose Royce UPTOWN - - - - #1 - Ain't Gonna Bump - Joe Tex Music Man - Letta Mbulu - A&M WBUL, WAOK, KGFJ, WORL, WJLB, WJMO, WVKO, KDKO, KOKY, WVOL Good Thing Man - Frank Lucas - ICA Gotta Keep Dancing - Carrie Lucas - Soul Train Stone To The Bone - Timmy Thomas - Glades Show You The Way - The Jacksons - Epic 3. HIGH SCHOOL DANCE - SYLVERS - CAPITOL Do What You Want To Do -T -Connection Dash Yours Phyllis Hyman Buddah - Lovingly - - WTLC, WOKJ, WSOK, WWIN, WANM, WAOK, WCHB, WANT, WVKO. What It Is - Garnett Mims - Arista I Caught Your Act - Hues Corporation - WB 18 To 10 Angel In Your Arms Hot Sir Duke Stevie Wonder Tamla - - - - 4. SHOW YOU THE WAY THE JACKSONS EPIC 19 To 12 - Your Love - McCoo & Davis Everything Must Change - George Benson - WB - - 30 To 17 - We Don't Cry Out Loud - Moments Whodunit - Tavares - Capitol KKDA, WAMO, WGIV, WJMO, WVKO, KOKY, WUFO. 24 To 18 - Free Love - Jean Carn Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye - Tamla 29 To 19 - Too Hot To Trot - Wild Cherry Disco Reggae - Kalyan - MCA 5. CAN'T GET OVER YOU - DRAMATICS - ABC 28 To 20 - You're What's Missing In My Life - G.C. While Im Alone - Maze - Capitol WCIN, WTLC, WAMM, WENZ, WANT, WVKO. Cameron I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Earl Klugh - Blue #1 LP Commodores Note - Air - Herbie Mann - WB 6. SIR DUKE - STEVIE WONDER - TAMLA WEDR - MIAMI - Jerry Rushian Can't Hide Love - Jimmie Smith - ABC WAMO, WOKJ, WJMO, WVKO, KOKY, WUFO. #1 - At Midnight - Rufus So In To You - Atlanta Rhythm Section - Atlantic What It Is - Garnett Mims - Arista Give Me Love Santana Columbia Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye - Tamla - - Jack In The Box Rimshot Stang We're Gonna Have A House Party Willie Hutch 16 To 5 - You're Throwing A Good Love Away - Let Me Show You The Way - Jacksons - Epic - - - - Spinners Try Jesus - Jubilee Hummingbird - Messenger Catch A Groove - Juice - Greedy Motown Real Tomorrow's Edition Jang Daughter Of The Night Richie Havens A&M 18 To 6 Stick Together - Minnie Riperton Disco Inferno - Trammps - Atlantic Be - - - - - 11 To 5 You Turned Me On To 30 To 7 Super Band Kool & The Gang Ain't Nothing You Can Do - Albert King - Utopia Hats Off To Mama - Philippe Wynn - Cotillion - Love - Johnny Bristol - - 21 To Disco Inferno 17 To 10 - Double Dutch - Fatback Band 14 To 6 - Just One Step - Little Milton Women - Miracles - Columbia 8 - - Trammps I #1 LP Marvin Ex To 18 - Ain't Gonna Bump - Joe Tex #1 LP - Rufus Had None - Burt Bacharach - A&M - Gaye I New LPs Graham Central Station, Hues Corporation, Ex To 16 Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye New LPs - Johnny Guitar Watson 16 To 5 - Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce - - 12 To 9 Lets Steal Away To The Hideaway Luther Bunny Sigler. Chocolate City #1 LP -Marvin Gaye KNOK - DALLAS/FT. WORTH - Nat Jackson - - New LPs - Isley Brothers, Pleasure. Eugene Record, #1 - Love Is Better In The A.M. - Johnnie Taylor Ingram WIBB - MACON - Hemp Swain Graham Central Station. Sun, Shotgun, Walter Laying Beside You - Eugene Record - WB 20 To 12 - Make Me Yours - Jackie Moore #1 - Ain't Gonna Bump No More - Joe Tex Jackson, Norman Connors, Ohio Players. Bob James, Blackberry - Roy Hues - Curtom 34 To 24 - Whodunit - Tavares If You Gonna Do It - People's Choice - TSOP Weather Report, Passport. Flora Purim, Kenny Rankin, Show Me Your Love - Curtis Mayfield - Curtom 33 To 22 - Who's Watching The Baby - R.B. Greaves Feel Like Dancin' - Oliver Sain - Abet Eric Gale, Return To Forever What It Is Nytro Whitfield #1 LP -Marvin Gaye #1 LP Bootsv Collins - - New LPs Betty Wright, Charles Rousse Band, Graham - Sour & Sweet - Savannah Band - RCA - WVOL NASHVILLE David Lombard WGIV - CHARLOTTE - Manny Clark Phoenix Aquarian Dream Buddah Central Station - - - - #1 Ain't Gonna Bump Joe Tex #1 - I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce Everything Must Change George Benson WB WAMM FLINT Donnie Brooks - - Super Man Cel Bee Buzzy Bunch APA - - - - Uptown Festival - Shalimar - Soul Train - - Out Of The Blue Gap Band RCA #1 I Wanna Get Next To You Rose Royce Dance And Shake Your - - - - 11 To 6 Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston Tambourine - Universal Robot 10 To 5 Pinocchio Theory Bootsy Collins Going Back To My Roots Lamont Dozier WB - - Red Greg - - - - 15 To 10 Pinocchio Theory Bootsy Collins Band - 14 To 7 The Pride Isley Brothers Stone To The Bone Timmy Thomas Glades - - Let Me Show You The Way Jacksons Epic - - - - 21 To 15 Rich Girl Hall & Oates - - 21 To 15 Your Love McCoo & Davis What's On Your Mind Brass Construction UA - - Hat's Off To Mama - - - - #1 LP -Bootsy Collins/Rufus - Philippe Wynn - Cotillion Ex To 14 Blessed Is The Woman Shirley Brown You're What's Missing In My Life G.C. Cameron Fancy - - - - Dancer - Commodores - Motown Ex To 20 Double Dutch Fatback Band Motown WBLS NEW YORK Wanda Ramos Up For The Down Stroke Fred Wesley Atlantic ------#1 LP-Maze Do What You Wanna Do -T -Connection - Dash #1 - Pinocchio Theory - Bootsy Collins WCIN - CINCINNATI - Bob Long New LPs - Johnny Guitar Watson, Commodores, Isley Super Band - Kool & The Gang - DeLite Just One Step - Little Milton - Glades #1 The Pride Isley Brothers - - Brothers, Marvin Gaye I Can't Get Over You - Dramatics - ABC Catch A Groove - Juice - Greedy Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye Tamla I Together Minnie Riperton Epic - - KDKO DENVER Bob Moore 12 To 1 - Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce Stick - - While I'm Alone Maze Capitol - - In - - #1 - Ain't Gonna Bump - Joe Tex 7 To 3 - Ain't Gonna Bump No More - Joe Tex You're What's Missing My Life - G.C. Cameron - I You Can't Get Over - Dramatics - ABC Do What You Want To Do -T -Connection - Dash 17 To 7 - Throwing A Good Love Away - Spinners Motown I Baby Love Your Way Walter Jackson Chi -Sound 15 To 8 I Wanna Do It To You Jerry Butler - - What's On Your Mind - Brass Construction - UA - - WWRL NEW YORK Sonny Taylor Angel In Your Arms - Hot - Big Tree 27 To 10 Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller - - Uptown Festival - Shalimar - Soul Train - - #1 Trying To Love Two William Bell Too Hot To Trot Wild Cherry - Sweet City 30 To 11 It Feels So Good Manhattans - - - Sad Girl - Carl Graves Ariola - - It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad Manhattans 17 To 4 - So So Satisfied Ashford & Simpson - Ex To 16 Whodunit Tavares - - - 15 To 10 - Your Love McCoo & Davis - - Columbia 13 To 5 - You're What's Missing In My Life - G.C. - 20 To 12 Double Dutch Fatback Band Cameron 21 To 15 - Say A Little/By The Time - Warwick & Hayes - - Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye Tamla 24 To 18 Disco Inferno Trammps #1 LP - Teddy Pendergrass - - 21 To 12 Good Thing Man Frank Lucas - - Super Man Cel Bee Buzzy Bunch - APA - - Ex To 19 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder New LPs- Johnny Guitar Watson, Gladys Knight, Phyllis - 24 To 17 Your Love McCoo & Davis - - #1 LP - Gladys Knight - - Ex To 20 Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye Hyman 22 To 16 Do What You Wanna Do -Connection - - New LPs James Brown, Slave - -T 22 Must Change George Benson - #1 LP Rufus Ex To - Everything - WTLC INDIANAPOLIS Roger Holloway - #1 LP -Isley Brothers - - KOWH OMAHA Mike Jones New LPs -Johnny Guitar Watson. Morning Noon & Night 91 The Pride - Isley Brothers - - New LPs Johnny Guitar Watson, Walter Jackson - #1 At Midnight Rufus - I Can't Get Over You - Dramatics - ABC - - WJPC - CHICAGO - Richard Steele WJLB - DETROIT - Al Perkins High School Dance - Sylvers - Capitol What's On Your Mind - Brass Construction - UA #1 - I Wanna Do It To You - Jerry Butler #1 - Disco Inferno - Trammps Free Love - Jean Carn - Phila. Intl. Who's Watching The Baby - R.B. 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HEAVY BLIMP BLOOPER: Under the assumption that the Chicago Black Hawks would win their National Hockey League divisional title without a hitch, Chicago Stadium booked Led Zeppelin into the venue for Thursday, April 7. Unfortunately for Chicago hockey fans, the title had to be decided in a best -of-three game playoff series. One of those games would have been played in Chicago, but the Zep contract could not be broken. All three games, therefore, took place at the Islanders' home, Nassau Coliseum. phil dimauro POINTS WEST - CEREBRAL GUITAR MAN Steve Hunter has never fully given up on the idea that he might someday be not just a very good guitarist but also a medical doctor, a desire he had a chance to toy with extensively during his U.S. Army tenure as an x-ray technologist. So it was no surprise when he revealed that his personal library contains a copy of Gray's Anatomy and the Merck Manual as well as all the works of Edgar Allen Poe. The latter was not quite so enlightening since Hunter recorded and toured with Alice Cooper following his work with Jack Bruce and Lou Reed and pre -dating his more recent work with Peter Gabriel. In town just prior to his Roxy appearance with Gabriel, Hunter gave some frank answers over a relaxed dinner as to how his first solo album came about. "Someone from Atlantic called Bob (Ezrin, the producer) and asked if / might want to MILES TOURS English rock Miles recently his STATES - star John began American tour do an album. He said he didn't think I was ready, but I thought about it and put a demo tape in Chicago's Auditorium. The tour coincides with the release of Miles' new album on Lon- together and went to see Jerry Greenberg," Hunter explained. "But his attitude totally sur- don Records, "Stranger In The City," and his latest single "Slow Down." Pictured in prised me. He wasn't just interested in making money but was truly concerned with my ar- Chicago are, from left: Don Wardell, director of creative services for London Records: tistic point of view. He came on as a friend and I really appreciated it." Like many artists, Graeme Edge, formerly with the Moody Blues; Miles; and Walt McGuire, vice president of Hunter is quite an iconoclast. For one thing, he doesn't drink or smoke - anything, which, A&R at London Records. when noticed on the road with Alice Cooper earned him the nickname "The Deacon." Not that he is naive in these matters; quite the contrary. He just one day saw the futility of using ADDITIONS TO R&B PLAYLISTS external substances to create an internal feeling he believed he was fully capable of providing himself. But creating internal feelings seems not too much a (continued from page 44) New LPs- Isley Brothers. Norman Connors. William Bell. of challenge for a 9 To 3 - It Feels So Good - Manhattans Roland Batista Hunter, man who can play a myriad of guitars with alacrity, can recite every bone in the 18 To7- Got To Give ltUp- Marvin Gaye WSOK - SAVANNAH - Elliott Healy human body, and still tell you where to get the best chocolate mousse in the world. That's a 20 To 9 You Turned Me On To Love Johnny Bristol - - #1 - I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & Sunshine Band man to watch. 27 To 10 - That's What It's All About - Brick What's On Your Mind - Brass Construction - UA 24 To 15 - Let Me Show You The Way - Jacksons High School Dance - Sylvers - Capitol CONCERT PROMOTERS TICKLED PINK - Tickets were going for the official rate of #1 LP - Commodores Oh Lord Come By Here Ouincy Jones A&M New LPs Norman Phyllis Hyman. - - $10, the highest ever paid in Portland for a rock show. But even so, Pink Floyd sold out the - Connors, Gladys Slow & Easy - B.B. King - ABC Knight, Johnny Guitar Watson, Slave. John Propea. Searchin' Roy Ayers Polydor Portland Coliseum in a record 52 minutes breaking the old record of one hour, 40 Fatback Band. Fred Wesley - - - While I'm Alone - Maze - Capitol minutes set by Elvis Presley in 1972. Bauer reported the WAMO - PITTSBURGH - Matt Leaderbetter Don't Touch Me - Sheabra Deane - Casino Concert promoter John that box #1 - Free Love - Jean Carn What It is - Nytro - Whitfield office and four retail outlets sold out in less than an hour and still had to turn away an es- Duke Tamla Hello Yvonne Elliman RSO Sir - Stevie Wonder - Stranger - - timated 10,000 fans The Babys have been chafing to appear live American Feel Alright - Crackin 11 To 5 - The Pride - Isley Brothers ... before Let Me Show You The Way - Jacksons - Epic 13 To 7 - It Feels So Good - Manhattans audiences and will do so in a ten -city blitz running through April and into May. The tour Loving You Phyllis Hyman Buddah 16 To 9 On Your Face EW&F - - - - in April 13 and will in San Francisco on May 3. Los Angeles is I Caught Your Act - Hues Corporation - WB 22 To 13 - That's What It's All About - Brick opened Detroit conclude the 18 To 10 - I Wanna Do It To You - Jerry Butler 26 To 17 - I Can't Get Over You - Dramatics only city favored with three dates ... Proco/ Harum bass player Chris Copping is repor- 25 To 19 You Turned Me On To Love Johnny Bristol #1 LP Stevie Wonder - - - tedly ill in London and unable to make the U.S. tour. His temporary replacement is 27 To 9 - Your Love - McCoo & Davis New LPs - Phyllis Hyman. Vitamin E. Norman Connors, Dee 33 To 20 - I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & Sunshine Band Johnny Guitar Watson Murray who played with Elton John until 1975... Patti Smith's freak fall from a stage in #1 LP - Jean Carn WESL ST. LOUIS Jim Gates New LPs Isley Brothers. Pleasure, Eugene Record. - - Florida several weeks ago certainly did not affect her sense of timing or theater. Her first - #1 - Trying To Love Two - William Bell Grand Central Station Spellbound - Frank Everette - B-Smokey gig since the accident will be at CBGB's in New York, titled appropriately enough for Easter WANT - RICHMOND - Kirby Carmichael Jack In The Box - Rimshot - TK Sunday, Le Resurrecion ... The Dirt Band's tour of Russia in May will not only include 20 to #1 - Pinocchio Theory - Bootsy Collins So So Satisfied - Ashford & Simpson - WB Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye - Tamla 17 To 12 - Cloudy - AWB 25 concert dates but speaking engagements at the Moscow Music Conservatory with a Good Thing Man Frank Lucas ICA - - #1 LP - Bootsy's Rubber Band possible recording session at a Moscow studio ... Free jazz concerts are coming back to This Is It - First Class - H&L New LPs- Fred Wesley. Alex Haley, Wood Brass & Steel, Can't Get Over You - Dramatics - ABC Chambers Brothers L.A. April 17 at the John Anson Ford Theater (formerly the Pilgrimage). The series, now in I Wanna Do It To You Jerry Butler Motown - - WANM TALLAHASSEE Joe Bullard its eleventh year, opens with Willie Bo Bo, Shelly Manne and Gerald S. Wilson at 2:00 p.m. High School Dance - Sylvers - Capitol - - Let's Steal Away To The Hideaway Luther Koko #1 - The Pride - Isley Brothers - - Your The ten -concert series is sponsored by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. You're What's Missing In My Lite - G.C. Cameron - How Good Is Game - Billy Paul - Capitol Motown High School Dance - Sylvers - Capitol A TIP OF OUR HAT to singer David Cassidy after his recent Sunday marriage to actress Laying Beside You - Eugene Record - WB Body Language - G.F. & Friends - Monument Kay Lenz at a commercial wedding chapel in Las Vegas. The groom was heard to com- Ex To 13 - Whodunit - Tavares Get Happy - Jimmy Bo Horn - Alston Ex To 14 Feels So Good Manhattans You Haven't Made It Yet - Michael Henderson - Buddah ment, "It was painless"... Grover Washington, Jr. came home to Philadelphia, where he - - #1 LP -Manhattans Ex To 15 - Cameo - Rigor Mortis has lived for the past ten years, to perform at the Academy of Music and to receive a special New LPs- Marvin Gaye. Fred Wesley, Loleatta Holloway. WOL - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cortez Thompson First Class Additions: citation from the office of the mayor noting his contributions to charity and community WENZ - RICHMOND - Mickey Arnold Catch A Groove - Juice - Greedy organizations. The citation mentioned Grover's activities, which have included concerts at #1 - Love Is Better In The A.M. - Johnnie Taylor What It Is - Nytro - Whitfield local prisons, jazz workshops at city high schools and various benefits ... "The Bette Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye - Tamla High School Dance - Sylvers - Capitol Hit & Run Loleatta Holloway Salsoul I Can't Get Over You - Dramatics - ABC - - Midler Show" will receive the first National Cable TV Association award for "best original Body Language - G.F. & Friends - Monument New LPs - Phyllis Hyman, Gladys Knight. Morning Noon programming," at the NCTVA's annual convention meeting April 19 in Chicago's Hilton .. . 14 To 9 - It Feels So Good - Manhattans & Night. Graham Central Station, Bob James. Johnny #1 LP - Slave Guitar Watson. Eric Gale. Lou Rawls, Walter Jackson The American Cancer Society has named Minnie Riperton "the most courageous woman of the year" for her willingness to reveal and publicly discuss her recent mastectomy. The presentation was made at a White House luncheon at which President Jimmy Carter Reflections'N Black (continued from page 43) praised the singer for her "frank approach to this problem." Roy Ayers recently performed for inmates at the Lorton Reformatory in Lorton, Virginia. IN THE STUDIO - Lynn Wilson, oldest of the Wilson sisters, will join siblings Ann and The minimum security prison, located twenty miles outside of Washington, D.C., houses Nancy for backup vocal work on the next Heart album. She has no plans as yet to join the in was over one thousand inmates who shared Ayers' good vibrations. The entertainment group, but if she does the Wilson sisters will be a potent counterpoint to those other coordinated by Yango Sawyer, ex -inmate who is now president of the National Coalition To Wilsons - Dennis, Brian and Carl of the Beach Boys ... The American Flyer second Help Prisoners And Their Families. album is nearing release with an impressive group of backup vocalists including Linda cookie amerson Ronstadt, J.D. Souther, Terry Nelson, Bobby Keyes, Ben Mink, Sylvia Tyson and John Kapec ... Thelma Houston is busy these days working on two albums simultaneously, one Pablo Cruise Sunday Openings a solo project, the other a duo album with Jerry Butler. She's been in the studio without a (continued from page 22) (continued from page 12) break since January, and her disco tune "Don't Leave Me This Way" has been added to the stronger than usual. According to Frank Guzzo, buyer for the soundtrack for the movie version of "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" ... Steve Goodman has Because all of the band members con- eight -store Mays chain, it simply doesn't gone into the studio with producer Joel Dorn to record his third album for E/A ... Members tribute material to the repertoire of tunes, pay to open. "Considering the expense of of Rod Stewart's touring band will join him on his third album for Warner Bros., which is be- Pablo Cruise has a very balanced sound. opening Sunday," Guzzo stated, "with the ing produced by Tom Dowd, who worked with him on two previous albums ... Capricorn's There are few self-indulgent solos, except increase from payroll, lighting and security, Dixie Dregs are at Hollywood Sound working on their first album of refined classical rock. vocally, and the result is a feeling of har- I'd say it's not worth it." Including Sundays, All of the group's members have music degrees, but no vocals are performed on the

mony that can be seen as well as heard. Guzzo said, the week's totals "were just a album. Ringo Starr stopped in on a recent session to visit with and hear the band .. . Masters of pacing, the band is capable of drop ahead, and nothing really to talk Lynyrd Skynyrd is at work on a followup to their last platinum effort. With Tom Dowd building excitement and volume not only about." producing them in Miami, the new LP will feature guitarist Steve Gaines, who joined the from tune to tune but within a song as well. Record sales at Macy's, from all indica- group just before the live album was recorded. An example is "Ocean Breeze," which tions, haven't been anything to talk about DESERT ROCK - Even the most elaborately staged rock acts could not compare with opens with an almost classical piano solo either. Only seven stores in the 16 -unit the superior production facilities of Las Vegas club acts. But with rare exceptions few rock by Cory Lerios, then, midway through, chain are currently selling records, and and roll bands ever saw a Las Vegas stage except from spectator's seats. But the dam races to a blazing guitar -led finish with a several record departments have been burst last year with the opening of the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, a 7,500 -seat mellow vocal overlay. phased out within the last month. facility that paved the way for some of rock's biggest names to have the benefit of Las Pablo Cruise is one of those bands Terry Besser, buyer for Macy's, declined Vegas exposure. In the first eight months, the Aladdin presented in concert such diverse whose success is very similar to their music attractions as Jefferson Starship, Charlie Rich, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cheech & Chong and to comment on the reason for the closings, in both cases excitement starts out slow Boston. Now, in 1977 the commitment to rock is even more pronounced, proving that rock - or on speculation that Macy's may only and builds. But, without relying on is not only visually and aurally suited to Vegas but also commercially successful. Having keep record departments in the landmark theatrical gimmickry or excessive lighting just featured Jesse Colin Young/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Todd Rundgren/Elvin Bishop and displays, Pablo has established an 34th St. and Brooklyn mall stores. Besser Jethro Tull, the Aladdin announces the following spring and summer attractions: The enthusiastic regional following that cannot described the chain's record departments, Marshall Tucker Band/Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings/Jessi Colter, Supertramp, help but grow when more people are ex- which she termed "a small part of the Harry Chapin/Melanie, Gary Wright, Charlie Daniels Band/Atlanta Rhythm Section, posed to their music - live or on the radio. business." as currently in a transitional Peter Frampton, Kris Kristofferson, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Yes. The Aladdin's chuck comstock phase. management is to be congratulated for a gamble that paid off. (continued on page 55)

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www.americanradiohistory.com CASH BOXCOINMACHINE William Electronics Introduces New Patriotic `Liberty Bell' Pingame CHICAGO - In its latest 2 -player pinball machine called "Liberty Bell," Williams Electronics Inc. offers a combination of strikingly colorful cabinetry and exciting ball action to appeal to the growing popula- tion of pinball players throughout the world. The backglass, playfield and cabinet art, as the name of the game implies, reflect a patriotic theme in bold colors and illustra- tions, with red, white and blue and the stars and stripes of the American flag predominating. On thé playfield are four drop targets - labeled B, E, L, L - which light up four stars. When activated, the No. 1 star lights two side eject holes to earn the player a double bonus. In addition, when the No. 3 SCHOOL'S IN - Fred McCord, Atari field service engineer, and Don Smith (beard). star is hit, two bottom rollover lanes light up manager of customer service at Atari, conduct a service class in Bingen, West Germany. alternately for extra ball; and when No. 4 is McCord explained troubleshooting and repair techniques for Atari games to enthusiastic lit, activating all four targets, a special is audiences in six European countries - including Spain, Italy, France, Great Britain and scored. Numerous other options for advan- Sweden, in addition to West Germany. Atari's international service program is designed to cing bonus and scores are featured on this provide additional support for the company's overseas customers. model. Liberty Bell is available in replay, extra ball or novelty model and adjustable to 3 -or European Countries Enthusiastic 5 -ball play. Willliams' recommended pric- Program ing is one play per quarter, 3 -ball. `Liberty Bell' About Atari Service School SUNNYVALE, CA - Fred McCord, field ing techniques, basic logic, circuit analysis President Of Bally Mfg. NAMA Cony. Draws 2nd service engineer at Atari, recently returned and microprocessor circuitry. Interpreters Highest Attendance Ever from an extended tour of European coun- were on hand in the non-English speaking Issues Statement tries where he conducted service schools countries. LOS ANGELES -A total of 3,278 persons for Atari's international customers. During Don Smith, manager of customer service CHICAGO - In a prepared statement registered for the 1977 NAMA Western T. his six -week tour, McCord visited dis- at Atari, joined Fred at schools in Spain and issued this past week, William O'Don- Convention, which was held March 11 tributors in six countries and spoke to over Germany. Fred continued on to Italy, nell, president of Bally Manufacturing through 13 at the Convention Center in 300 operators and service technicians France, Sweden and Great Britain. This Corp., said that "there are no adverse The Anaheim, California. total had been about the technical aspects of Atari games. was the first time Atari has held service corporate developments in progress or surpassed only once in recent years, ac- Subjects covered included troubleshoot- (continued on page 48) anticipated that would account for the cording to NAMA's director of sales Jack recent decline in the price of Bally's Reilley, and corresponds to the previous stock. high attendance recorded at the 1973 show "It is possible that a misleading report in San Diego. by the Associated Press, which was "Our total exhibit space set a new picked up by a financial wire service, record," Rielley said, "with more than 20,- had a negative impact," O'Donnell said. 000 square feet and 100 exhibitors, which "This report implied that three top of- was the second largest number since our ficials of Bally had recently resigned un- NAMA Western trade show began in 1960." der pressure. This is not true," O'Don- Of equal significance, as Rielley pointed nell continued. out, was the high attendance at the various LUE L L "I have no plans to leave Bally, and I meetings scheduled during the convention. know that all other Bally executives and Topics on the program ranged from members of the board of directors plan security for vending companies to a multi- to remain with the company," he said. media show on cigarette vending merchandising by Philip Morris U.S.A. William Morrow, president of Western Vending Company of El Paso, received a special NAMA Leadership Award REPLAY, EXTRA BALL R NOVELTY MODEL COIN MACHINE 3IIR 5 BALL JUSTABLE TRAINING Repair Maintenance Troubleshooting Your Future is Our Business Nevada Gaming Schools, Inc. SLOTS HONORED - Ray Brown (left), branch PINBALLS manager of the Rowe distributorship in ELECTRONIC s Pricing 1 Play per Quarter. Kansas City and W.S. "Bill" Mandina, 3 Ball Play a Must. operations manager, were singled out by AMUSEMENTS Rowe International, Inc. as recipients of the ARCADES BUY firm's annual special achievement awards BINGOS for "outstanding performance among "LIBERTY BELL" by Williams VIDEO ELECTRONICS Rowe -owned distributorships." The award a Real Bell Ringer. places Mandina in Rowe's selective group MUSIC and VENDING of Million Dollar Salesmen and also acknowledges his outstanding record in 3100 Sirius Road customer development. Ray Brown Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 received ELECTRONICS, INC. his award in the category of Tel: 702/873-2345 Return on Investment and was also 3401 N. California Avenue recognized for consistently high sales and Certified Bally training school Chicago. Nlin ois 60618 Telephone (312) 267-2240 quality service to Rowe customers. sixth year Ccil» Address: WI N, CHICAGO

Cash Box/April 16. 1977 47 www.americanradiohistory.com Authentic Baseball Thrills Abound In `Big Hit' Flipper Is Mildred Larson Named Midway's New `Double Play' TV Game Newest Pingame NAMA Membership Dir. CHICAGO - Mildred B. Larson has been CHICAGO - In announcing production of From Gottlieb & Co. named director of the membership depart- Midway's new "Double Play" TV game, the ment of the National Automatic Merchan- With the baseball season fast firm's director of marketing, Larry Berke, CHICAGO - dising Assn. She succeeds Lillian M. Gritz- it is only appropriate that D. stressed the game's baseball theme. "Most approaching, baugh, who retires after 20 years with the Gottlieb & Co. would pattern its latest single every exciting play that can be executed in association. player flipper after the popular American the actual sport of baseball is at finger tip In announcing the appointment of Ms. new model is "Big control in 'Double Play' strike-outs, walks pastime. The name of the Larson, NAMA president G. Richard Hit." and it provides the player with a variety and errors," he said. "And to speed things Schreiber said, "She is acquainted through ways to score singles. doubles, triples, up, the game is equipped with a walk con- of the mail and in person with literally hun- home runs. et al, utilizing full width playfield trol regulator and an automatic pitch dreds of NAMA members, and highly via center ball shooter. feature." The game is similarly exciting for capacity the qualified to continue to the work performed At the top of the playfield are ten drop one player against the computer or two so devotedly by Lillian Gritzbaugh." for scoring single, double and triple players in competition, he added. targets Ms. Larson has been with the association hits; two vari -targets score hits and home Other features of Double Play include: since 1971. She will be working closely with runs. the aid of four flippers, the player complete outfield control for defense and a With Jack Rielley, NAMA's director of sales, who the ball action to the top of the pitcher that can pitch slowballs, fastballs, can carry will be responsible for new member promo- where home runs and specials sliders, curves and a change up. Dual con- playfield tion activities. trols allow players to alternate without can be scored. A special is earned for the changing positions. There is also an elec- highest number of total runs scored. tronic music system programmed to coin- cide with the play action. Of special significance for operators, as Berke indicated, is the self -testing system to detect a defective RAM or ROM for quicker service. Double Play has a three-dimensional playfield, solid-state monitor, double coin chutes and a cabinet measuring 261/2" 32" deep and 67" high. It is currently being displayed by Midway distributors throughout the country. Atari Holds Serv. Classes U.S. Copyright Office (continued from page 47) schools in Europe, and participants ex- Seeks Workable Law from page 14) pressed enthusiasm for this additional ser- (continued Mildred Larson vice support from the manufacturer. safeguards and what, if any, fee); what "Atari's international sales represents a provisions in the event of the sale or significant part of our coin -op business," transfer of coin machine; "uncollectable said Sue Elliott, international marketing ad- checks and the like" and multiple applica- ministrator. "We believe the additional sup- tions from one operator. port shown by the service school will further Comments on the use and display in enhance the international market for our libraries and archives of warnings of products." copyright (on photocopy machines, etc.) McCord, who has been conducting ser- are requested by the Copyright Office by vice schools in the U.S. and Canada for the May 6, reply comments by May 23. past two years, said, "It was an excellent Information and examples are opportunity to meet the European specifically requested on what forms and operators and service technicians, es- warnings are currently in use in connection pecially to establish good communications. with photoduplication. After contacting them directly and review- A final regulation, effective April 29, ing some of the basic troubleshooting and regarding filing agreements between problem -solving techniques as well as copyright owners and public broadcasting The game's design and graphics depict learning more about their specific con- entities, was issued by the Copyright Office the baseball theme. cerns, we are better able to provide ad- to implement Section 118 (two subsec- Big Hit is currently in production at the ditional service support to our European tions) of the revise. The regulation deals Gottlieb factory and available through the Lillian M. Gritzbaugh customers." with the nature of the document to be filed. firm's network of distributors.

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www.americanradiohistory.com CHICAGO CHATTER CALIFORNIA CLIPPINGS Among new models being released by Chicago -based games factories this week are Paul Jacobs, Exidy Inc.'s marketing director, was happy to report that the company's "Car Gottlieb's new "Big Hit" single player flipper; Midway's "Double Play" video upright and Polo" video piece is currently heavily back -ordered. "Business is excellent," Jacobs said, 2 at Williams' "Liberty Bell" -player pingame. See them your nearest distrib showroom. adding that he is looking forward to a great arcade season. For the next three weeks he will is For- THE GOOD WORD FROM Electra Games' Stan Jarocki that the firm's "Flying be traveling around the country to meet with Exidy distribs, and plans to be in Columbus on very much the the but tress" is selling well - so so that present demand exceeds supply, April 15-16 for the Ohio Music & Amusement Assn. annual convention. Jacobs added that the factory is trying its best to process current orders as quickly as possible ... Stan's son, Exidy will be showing "Death Race" and "Car Polo" in conjunction with Royal Distributors 2nd Lt. James Jarocki, who graduated from Navigator School at Mather Air Force Base in and Cleveland Coin International. Sacramento, passed through Chicago en route to his new assignment in So. Carolina and MEADOWS GAMES will be closing down production of its M-4 cocktail model in spent a little time with his dad. Jim pulled a three-year hitch with the NATO forces in Ger- deference to "Take 7," which the company recently acquired from Fun Games. Ken Ander- many and will very shortly be heading overseas. We wish him well. son, Meadows' vice president of marketing, said that "Lazer Command," the company's MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. home of Exidy, Inc. where, come April 15, full DATELINE - upright strategy game, is also causing quite a stir. Anderson further intimated that on highly Race." It'll be production will commence once again the firm's touted "Death Meadows might have some interesting surprises in store for the upcoming Ohio conven- back in production "by popular demand" as company exec Paul Jacobs pointed out - and tion. You've been warned. . We'd also like to announce that Paul and his wife, just in time for the arcade season .. CHRIS LOUMAKIS of Pico Indoor Sports in Los Angeles is very high on Project Support Michelle, became the proud parents of a baby girl, 5 lb. 10 oz. Jocelyn Michelle, who Engineering's "Bazooka," saying that the unit appears headed for outstanding sales arrived on March 31. figures this arcade season. Loumakis also said that the pool table market seems to be im- notes the BERT DAVIDSON, NSM's director of marketing for the U.S., that shipments of proving; he cited action on U.S. Billiard models as indicative of an upward trend. as new phono line have begun arriving in the states, only to be sold out immediately, ON THE SINGLES SCENE "Don't Give Up On Us" by David Soul (Private Stock), ser- - evidence of the line's appeal in this country. Bert said that Rupert Mosinger, chief field "Hotel California" by the Eagles (Asylum), "The Things We Do For Love" by 10cc vice engineer for the company, is planning to tour the various NSM distributors - with (Mercury), "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates (RCA), "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma colleagues Willy Marchand and Russ Strahan - and coordinate a series of territorial ser- Houston (Tamla/Motown), "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell (Capitol), "Theme From vice schools. 'A Star Is Born' " by Barbra Streisand (Columbia), "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas Ben Rochetti, in noting the flow of new equip- EMPIRE DISTRIB'S. SALES MANAGER (Kirshner/Epic), "So In To You" by the Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor) and "Dancing in on of the pieces such as Exidy's ment arriving the showroom, commented some "Car Queen" by Abba (Atlantic) make up this week's list of top 10 jukebox plays, according to it's Polo" which, he said, has a lot going for it - including the fact that although a good sized Gene Mims of California Music. piece, it can also fit well into the more standard type location with limited space. He also singled out Midway's "Boot Hill," which he said is enhanced by the 3 -dimensional look as well as the music and the robot device for single player action. Ben said Empire expects to shortly receive a sample of the new Midway "Double Play" and is looking forward to the STATE ASSOCIATION NEWS release of Atari's "Triple Hunt." The Ohio Music & Amusement Assn. will shortly hold its annual convention and exhibit at AMOA'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Fred Granger, upon his return from the the Carousel Inn in Columbus. Dates are April 15-16. As previously announced, CBS news association's mid -year board meeting in Houston, noted that the session was very produc- correspondent Lesley Stahl, the first woman to anchor the network's election coverage, tive. We'll have full details in next week's Cash Box. will be a principal speaker at the group's Saturday evening banquet. In addition, OMMA BALLY ENGINEER Jack O'Donnell and Midway's service manager Andy Ducay will be announced that AMOA president Garland Garrett Sr. and executive vice president Fred heading for Portland, Oregon at the end of this week to conduct a two-day service school, Granger will address the group. Washington attorney Rufus King, well known in the in- under the sponsorship of McKee Distg. Co. The sessions, which run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 dustry for his legislative expertise in the coin -op field, will conduct a special seminar from p.m. each day, will be held in the Travel Lodge in Portland; Midway's on April 14 and Bally's 1:30-3:00 pm on the 16th ... The Florida Amusement Merchandising Assn. board of direc- on April 15. tors recently approved a move to hold a statewide coin -operated 8 -ball pool tournament. Participation will be limited to 256 locations throughout the state, and operator members are currently in the process of signing them up so that competition can get underway. The EASTERN FLASHES March FAMA newsletter notes that a free play bill has been introduced in the Florida Operated industries of Nebraska, tells The Northern N.Y. 8 -ball Pool Tournament, underway since mid -January, will be into finals legislature ... Howard Ellis, vice president of Coin membership meeting April 23-24 at the play on April 17 at the Lake Placid Olympic Arena Convention Center. The event is being us the state group will be holding a general legislative matters, the state jointly sponsored by Upstate Vending Service, Valley Vending Service and Huntington Ramada Inn, Omaha. The agenda will focus mainly on since Novelty Co. The total prize purse exceeds $3,000. Among the towns represented in the licensing of amusement equipment is currently up for review and ops are very concerned competition are Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake, Lake Placid, Keene Valley, Wilmington, Jay, over the possibility of an increase. Also under consideration is a proposal by COIN for a Au Sable Forks, Plattsburgh, Keeseville, Port Henry, West Port, Mineville, Elizabethtown, more standardized state property tax, as opposed to the current set-up which has different Moriah, Witherbee, Lewis, New Russia and Willsboro. Finals play will be on U.S. Billiards assessments for the various counties. Since amusement machines qualify in this tax tables, as Upstate Vending's Bill LaHarte noted, and several social and recreational ac- category, COIN members feel it would be more palatable to have a standard tax for the en- meeting and the tivities are planned for the big day. In addition, Bill has contacted various distributors and tire state. The group will also discuss arrangements for an annual this year manufacturers in the hopes of also featuring some product exhibits ... Spoke with Tony probability of inaugurating an association newsletter. Yula of Mondial in Springfield, N.J. and learned that the firm is in the midst of an expansion program which will ultimately result in double its present showroom space and con- State Association Calendar 1977 siderably enlarged parts and T.V. service departments. Present business Is quite good, as Tony also mentioned, and he's extremely enthusiastic about the new Gottlieb "Big Hit" April 15-16; Ohio Music & Amusement June 16-19; Illinois Coin Machine Oper- single player, which is currently gracing the showroom floor, and looking forward to Assn., annual cony., Carousel Inn, ators Assn., annual cony., Hospitality delivery of Gottlieb's "Bronco" 4 -player ... Wurlitzer's C.B. Ross will be heading for Columbus. Motor Inn, Earth City, Mo. Florida around mid -April to conduct a service school on the 1977 Wurlitzer phono line. It'll May 6-8; Amusement/Music Operators of Aug. 5-7; No. Carolina Coin Operators be sponsored by Southern Distrib. of Orlando. Also on the subject of the '77 line C.B. - Tennessee, annual mtg., Henry Horton Assn., Inc., annual mtg., Raddison said the German -based factory is most pleased over its acceptance in the U.S. market .. . State Park, Chapel Hill, Tenn. Hotel, Charlotte, N.C. Understand, from Imperial Billiards' Jerry Kushner, that the firm's recently introduced Premier coin-operated foosball table is being very well received ... ON THE SINGLES May 12-15; Music & Amusement Assn., Sept. 16-18; Florida Amusement Merchan- SCENE: Among the singles most highly recommended for jukebox programming, ac- Inc., cony. & trade show, Stevensville dising Association, annual cony. & trade cording to Ralph LaRosa of Syracuse One Stop, are: "I Believe In Miracles" by Engelbert Country Club, Swan Lake, N.Y. show, Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Humperdinck (Epic), "This Girl" by Mary Macgregor (Ariola), "Night And Day" by Frank Fla. Sinatra (Reprise), "Right Time Of The Night" by Jennifer Warnes (Arista), "Que Pasa" by May 20-22; Music Operators of Minnesota, Sept. 22-24; West Virginia Music & Vending the Final Approach (Gold Plate), "Calling Doctor Love" by Kiss (Casablanca), "Sour And cony. & trade show, Holiday Inn -Down- Assn., annual cony., Heart -O -Town Sweet" by Dr. Buzzard (RCA), "It's A Cowboy Lovin' Night" by Tanya Tucker (MCA), "Man- town, Minneapolis. Motor Inn, Charleston, W. Va. sion On The Hill" by Ray Price (Dot), "Lido Shuffle" by Boz Scaggs (Columbia), "Don't Give Up On Us" by David Soul (Private Stock), "You Are On My Mind" by Chicago (Columbia), June 10-12; Colorado Coin Industries, an- Sept. 29. Oct. 1; Music Operators of "Rhapsody In Blue" by Walter Murphy (Private Stock) and "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder nual mtg., Holiday Inn, Glenwood Virginia, annual cony., Hyatt House, (Tamla). Springs, Colo. Richmond, Va. MILWAUKEE MENTIONS Business at Stansfield Vending in LaCrosse is definitely on the spring upswing, as Jim Stansfield Sr. commented, with collections holding up nice and steady and a noticeable rise in evidence for the Easter holiday. Jim's close friend and competitor, Red Jacomet of Red's Novelty, is really making his rounds in style these days - behind the wheel of a sporty new Lincoln. ROLLIE TONNELL OF Cigarette Services In Appleton was able to break away for a few days to attend the AMOA mid -year board meeting in Houston. He said that much was accomplished during the meeting, and the mild but rainy weather out there was conducive to getting down to business rather than heading out to the pool. ON THE SINGLES SCENE: Op favorites, according to Pat Slndberg of Modern Rack Sales, include: "Sleepwalker" by the Kinks (Arista), "Feels Like The First Time" by Foreigner (Atlantic), "Angel In Your Arms" by Hot (Big Tree), "Can't Stop Dancin' " by the Captain & Tennille (A&M), "Lucille" by Kenny Rogers (UA), "Calling Doctor Love" by Kiss 0 0 (Casablanca), "Pinocchio Theory" by Bootsy Collins (WB) and "Sir Duke" by Stevie. PLATINUM BREAKOUT - Lowen Automaten of Bingen/Rhine, West Germany was awar- Wonder (Tamla) ... John Jankowski of Radio Doctors notes that his current list of jukebox ded a platinum Breakout game for outstanding sales of the model during Atari's third an- hits is dominated by country items such as "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell (Capitol), nual distributor meeting, held recently in Pebble Beach, California. Pictured from left are: "If We're Not Back In Love By Monday" by Merle Haggard (MCA), "The Rains Came" by Ullie Schultz of Lowen Automaten; Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari; Joe Keenan of Atari; Freddie Fender (ABC) and "Right Time Of The Night" by Jennifer Warnes (Arista). and Herbert Nack and Hans Rosenzweig of Lowen Automaten.

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Inquiries to Box 100, CASH BOX Ticker Tapes, Blue 201-353-5540. FOR SALE: Silver Sails, Wall Streets, IMMEDIATE DELIVERY - Hollycrane motors, Bally magazine, 6363 Sunset, Hollywood, Calif. 90028. Chips, Stock Markets. Also Barrel of Funs, Sweet Shaw- Bingo Control Motors, Bally O.K. Games, Lido, Roller nees. Bally gumbos and Super Jumbos, Big Threes, Blue Derby, Circus Queen, Bikini, New Sweet Shawnee, New SERVICE SCHOOL FOR GAMES AND MUSIC. Ten week COIN MACHINES Spots, Mt. Climbers. Also other uprights and OK games. Twin Knight. Used Uprights. New Big Three backglasses. night course teaches practical theory, schematics. $575 Call WASSICK NOVELTY, Morgantown, W. Va.. (304) 292- LOWELL ASSOCIATES, P.O. Box 386, Glen Burnie, Md. full price. COMIT, 2115 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. Ca. FOR SALE 3791. 21061. (301) 768-3400. 90057.(213)483-0300. WE ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN NEW AND USED 400 SALE: assorted Gottlieb, Bally, Williams flippers, '70- FOR SALE: Used phonog raphs - Wurlitzer, Rowe Ami, Pinballs, Billiard and Pool Tables, Bingos Guns, Arcade. '76. Bingos, Bali, Stockmarket, Tickertape, Wallstreet, FOR SALE: Travel Time, Satin Doll, Wild Life, Flying Car- Rock -Ola, Seeburg. Flippers, Shuffle Alleys, Foosballs pet, Playball, Sky Jump, 2001 Mibs, Super Kiddie rides, Slot machines, etc., All makes all models. Mysticgate. NEW PAN AMERICAN AMUSE., 1211 Liberty Super Star, & Equipment. New parts (Dynamo), Air Hockeys Arcade Quote FOB sea vessel to: SUN MONG CO., LTD., Sun Ave.. Hillside. New Jersey. (201) 353-5540. Shifters, Tankers, Ramtek Baseball, TV Ping Pongs, for old juke boxes. Star Music Co., 1769 Tully Circle, - Devil, Boat, Mong House, 1st Floor, 50-56 Mongkok Road, Kowloon, World Series, Batting Champ, Sega Sea U Atlanta, GA 30329. 1-404-634-1538. Drag Races, Flying Carpet, Gun, Speedway, SAMI, In- Hong Kong. CONVERSION CARTRIDGES Play stereo records on - vaders, Winners, Paddle Battle, Pong, Computer Quiz, WANTED: Expert bingo m echanic. No drunks, derelicts Seeburg monaural phonos B thru 201. No adjustments re- FOR SALE: Old Chicago, $795. Spirit of '78, Royal Flush, Brunswick Air Hockeys, Wurlitzer 3110, Seeburg D S160 or drifters. No managers. Workers only. COLLINS MUSIC quired just plug in eliminate sound distortion, needle Hocus Pocus, Top - - and Model R. D&L DISTR. CO. INC., Box 6007, Harrisburg, "300," Score, Duotron. Midway Up- CO., INC., 1341 Rutherford Road, Greenville, skipping, excessive record wear. $24.95 postpaid. rights, S. Carolina Pa. 17112. Phone (717) 545-4264. $200. Seeburg LS -I and LS -II, $550 each. STARK 29609. Phone toll free 1-800-845-516n Satisfaction guaranteed. Quantity discounts. C.A. THORP NOVELTY CO., 239 30th St. N.W., Canton, Ohio 44709. SERVI. 1520 Missouri, Oceanside, Ca. 92054. (216) 492-5382.

SEEBURG LPC 150, AMI 200, N 150. Johnson coin sorter FLIPPER GAMES SALE: Abra Cadabra $650, Big Show SERVICES & counter 295. Tennis Tourney 200. Electro Dart 100. $475, Buccaneer $695, Captain Fantastic $945, Duotron JUST OUT!: Bally "Fireball" home professional pinball BROWSER, 2009 Mott Ave., Far Rockaway, N.Y. $550. El Dorado $600, Fast Draw $750, High Hand $395, COIN MACHINE game, 4 -player (no coin required), solid state electronics, Jumping Jacks $425, Little Chief $800, Pioneer $865, Pro easy diagnostic test circuits, LED digital scoring, plays Football $300, Royal Flush $885, Sky Jump $445, Surfer ACE LOCKS KEYED ALIKE: Send locks and the key you seven songs. $800 brand new - sealed carton. Request $875. Triple Action $500, Triple Strike $650, Twin Win want them mastered to: $1.25 each, 10% D/C in lots of 50 circular. ANIMATED PROD., INC., 1600 Broadway, New FOR SALE: Super Soccer $650, Spirit of '76 $750, Blg In- $550, Volley $875. CENTRAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 2315 or more. RANDEL LOCK SERVICE. 61 Rockaway Ave.. dian $610, York 10019. (212) 265-2942. Hot Shot $525, Royal Flush $875, Card Whiz Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 63103. Call toll free in USA 1-800- Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580. (516) 825-6216. Our 38th year $825, "300" $825, Jubilee $515, Strato-Flite $625, Capt: 325-8997. (In Missouri call 1-800-392-7747.) in vending. Fantastic $910, Cinema $625, Sound Stage $625, Top Ten $525, Gold Record $550, Demolition Derby $725, Auto WURLITZER Model 110 0, Rockola model 2, Seeburg ATTENTION metropolitan & upstate New Yorkers: We Race (brand new) $285, Rock On $595, Mini Auto Bumper models B and C, Motoscope Candy Shoppe Grabber, RECORDS -MUSIC have a large selection of new & used add -a-balls and ar- Merry -Go -Round $750, Super Shifter $395, Racer $1,025, cade equipment. Also jukes, pool tables, shuffles, Western Sweepstakes - Make Offer. BRENON'S COIN Wheels $1,025, Monte Carlo $195, Stunt Cycle $795, MACHINES, INC., P.O. Box 117, Brownville, New York, LEADING TAPE AND RECORD DISTRIBUTORS OF all cigarette & candy. We deliver & accept trades. COIN Breakout $995, Quadra Pong $350, Tank $825, Bombs 13615. labels. Will sell current & cut-out merchandise at lowest MACHINE DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 213 N. Division St., Away $475, Gun Fight $1,025, Ball Park $450, TV Goalee prices. Member of NARM. Send for free catalogues. Peekskill. N.Y. 10566. Call (914) 737-5050. SALE: 1,000 Bally super continental slot machines. Ex- $150, Pace Race $125, Tennis Tourney $135, Robot $200, CANDY STRIPE RECORDS, INC., 371 South Main Street, cellent $1,250 each. F.O.B. Antwerp, Belgium. Sports Center $325, Blockade $895, Dynamo Foosbalis condition. Freeport, New York 11520. (516) 379-5151. (212) 895- (brand new) write, Stripper $750, Big Shot Rifle $695, Machines subject to inspection. Pan American Amuse- 3930. Telex 126851 Canstripe Free. NATIONAL WHITENBURG MODEL 400 FOOD VENDOR Trivias (brand new) $695. NEW ORLEANS NOVELTY CO., rrgents. 1211 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey 07205, 1 National 210E candy Vendo Visi -Vend Rowe 1055 Dryades telephone 201-353-5540. machine- Street, New Orleans, La. 70113. Tel: (504) JUKEBOX 78s: Tired of looking for 78 rpm records from machines 20 700 $175 or 7 for $1000 Rowe 20 529-7321. cigarette - the '50s in new or Ilke -new condition? Well, we have them! crating extra. Arcade equipment. Motor Cycle, FOR SALE: Gott: -Sky Jump; Big Shot; Top Card; Allied 800 $295, Send $1.00 for our list. JUKE BOX 78a, P.O. Box 174, Bay Funland, Pennant. Sami, Sea Raider and Dune Buggy, Super Shifters: Atari Grand Trak 10; Tanks; World Series; PINGAMES OUR SPECIALTY. All guaranteed. Always Ridge Station, Brooklyn. N Y. 11220. pool tables, pinballs and many other items. VATHIS Baseball Champ; Brunswick Air Hockeys: Flying Ace; 250-500 in stock. Buy 15. get one free. We pay freight to VENDORS. Call (214) 792-2806, 793-3723 or 792-1810. 'i SAMI; Invaders; U -Boat; Speedway. D&L DISTRIBUTING RECORD/MUSIC POSITION wanted by young single anywhere. On orders of 15 or more our prices for March - INC.. Pa. CO. Box 6007, Harrisburg. (717) 545-4264. male, B.A. (Economics), J.D., in management, promotion April beautifully shopped. inside and out, package of 15 or production. Creative, highly motivated. Resume. pins are: Oxo 575: Big Indian 675; Strato Flite 670; Pat CHRIS JOHNSON, 7220 Hollywood BI. #234, Los Angeles FOR SALE: We have in stocka great quantity of 5 year old Hand 775: Star Pool 745; Three Hundred 865; Dealers 50 SEEBURG 100 selection wall boxes $5.00 each. 50 90046. pinball machines Gottlieb. Write to: SOVODA 51 Rue de Choice 685; Jack in Box 445; Hot Shot 445; Fireball 550; 4 Seeburg 160 selection wall boxes $37.50 each. 10,000 Longvic. 21300 Chenove France telex 350018. Mil BC 395: Jubilee 395; Fun Fest 475; Honey 395; Fan- used 45 rpm records 15 each. CENTRAL MUSIC CO., P.O. tastic 395 for total package of $8.485. New RECEL Lady Box 284. 407 E. Ave. D., Killeen, Texas 76541. INTERNATIONAL RADIO STATIONS, MUSIC Luck $1.125 f.o.b. Atlanta. For complete price list on AS IS PUBLISHERS, discotheques and fanclubs subscribe to ALL TYPES OF COIN -OPERATED EQUIPMENT. pins with quantity discounts write or call AMUSEMENT our Automatic Airmail Service for all singles and LPs from the charts. The fastest and most Flippers. shuffle alleys. guns. TV games, Williams. Gott- SERVICE CO.. 1950 Howell Mill Rd.. NW. Atlanta, Ga. FOR SALE: Completely reconditioned: 1 Bally Twin -Win dependable service in the world. AIRDISC SPECIAL SERVICES. Box lieb, ChiCoin, Ramtek, Allied, Natting, Phonographs 30325.404/351-0414. (4 pl) $595; 1 Bally Sky Kings (1 pl) $495; 1 Bally Hi -Lo Ace 835, Amityville, (large selection) Wurlitzer, Seeburg, AMI, Rock -Ola, (1 pl) $395; Midway Twin Pirate $695; Midway Ball Park New York 11701. $695; Playtime Rock -Ola vending. Cigarettes, candy, cold drink. National FOR SALE: Rock -Ola 504 wallbox $100; Rock -Ola Re- $445; Leader Upright $445; Leader Lo -Boy WANT RECORDS 8 TAPES, 45e AND LPs, surplus re- $445; IV $395; I $195; Smokeshop, Rock -Ola. All kinds shipped to perfection or ceivers. 1725-8-2, 1765, 1755, 1721, 1769 $65 each. Winner Winner Dart Champ $95. turns. overstock cut-outs. etc. Call or write Harry Warrin- MICKEY ANDERSON, P.O. buy as -is and save. We have the right price and equipment WESTERN DISTRIBUTORS, 1226 SW 16th Avenue. Port- INC., Box 6369, Erie, PA er at KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CO., 101 Gedney St., 16512. on hand to serve your needs. Write or call: FLOWER CITY land. Ore. 228-7565. Phone (814) 452-3207. Nyack, N.Y. 10969 (914) 358-5086 DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 389 Webster Ave., Rochester, N.Y. BINGOS FOR EXPORT FLIPPERS: At all times more than 400 late model Got- ONLY. Available 25 Big Wheels. FREE CATALOG COMPLETE ONE STOP: Write for price. - tlieb, Bally. Williams, Chicago, Spanish mfgr. available, special Also OK games, and Ticker Tapes. Specializing in oldies -but -goodies. Wholesale only. 4 Late pin balls, and Arcade equipment. D&P MUSIC CO.. RECORD BINS FOR SALE: LP wide step-ups $80 each; immediate delivery call for lists. PAN AMERICAN AMUSE- PARAMOUNT RECORDS, INC., 1 Colonial Gate, Plain- 1237 Mt. Rose Ave., York, Penn. 243. 5 LP wide step-ups $100 each; extra large browser bins MENTS, 1211 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey. (201) 17403. P.O. Box view. L.I.. N.Y. 11801 5125 each. Contact: Jack Baker (213) 240-6290. (717) 848-1846. 353-5540. KING OF MUSIC RECORDS is looking for masters. Send copies to KING OF MUSIC RECORDS, 806 -16th Avenue $125: Sea FOR SALE: Ready for Loca tions - Sea Raider South. Suite 217, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, or call Rescue $125: Midway Wirley Bird $250; Pro Quiz Master (615) 242-2023. $75; Flipper Kiddie Ride $250: Midway Stunt Pilot $150: Midway Dune Buggy $175: Travel Time Pinball $400: FOR SALE: 5,000 jukebox 45s. 100 different $8.50; Wurlitzer 3510 & 3500 $425: Lotta Fun converted to Barrel foreign $13. Choose Rock, Disco, Polka, Country. AL's CLASSIFIED POWER! O Fun $800; Used National Cig. Machines and used Rowe 2249 Cottage Grove. Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118. 20-800 Ciq. Machines, also new and used Pool Tables. Guerrini's 1211 West 4th St. Lewistown. Pa. OPERATORS - We buy used records not over 1 year ola Got machines to sell? Is there something you're look- - 10e each plus postage. JOHN M. AYLESWORTH & CO. 9701 Central Ave., Garden Grove, Calif. (714) ing to buy? Maybe you'd like to move some used 45's SAVE MONEY! BUY RECONDITIONED COFFEE 92644 537- BREWERS ... That Look Like New - Fully recondi- 5939. or need a route mechanic? See ad rates above. tioned and cleaned Therm J -70's and J -80's all stainless RARE RECORD SHOPS A ND FINDERS. List of 31 United steel units. including brew funnels and reservoirs. Fully States shops. Up to date list personally compiled $2. reconditioned & boxed $45.00 plus fright. As it - off loca- MACLEAN'S, 312 Belanger St., Houma, La. 70360. tion & working $35.00 plus freight. NEW JERSEY CANDY & TOBACCO CORP. 775 Passaic Ave.. West Caldwell, N.J. HOUSE OF OLDIES - We are the world headquarters for 201-575-750 212-349-1516 out of print LPs and 45s. Also, the largest selections of old rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues albums. Our famous 3 it 1 catalog. $1.25. HOUSE OF OLDIES, 267 Bleeker St.. EMPLOYMENT N.Y., N.Y. 10014. (212) 243-0500. FOR EXPORT: All labels of phonograph records, car SERVICE tridges, cassettes. Also excellently priced selections o1 close-outs. Nearly 30 years of personalized service to im- BMI SONGWRITER -COMPOSER who has written for porters world over. Wholesale only. DARO EXPORTS Tavares, Righteous Bros., Grass Roots, and others now LTD. 1468 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11230 auditioning soulful keyboard players for composing - Cable: EXPODARO, NEW YORK. collaboration. Also have contemporary soul and disco catalog for A&R men and producers. Willie H. Wilson (213) 299-6649. HUMOR RADIO ANNOUNCER -DEE JAY: New training book - DEEJAYSf Here's top drawer comedy for you! study to learn and master the field of broadcasting. Terms 11,000 one -line gags for radio: only $10! guar- defined. FCC preparation. Job duties of announcer, Unconditionally anteed! Catalog of one-liners, funny stories, putdowns, program director, music director, etc. Also preparation of trivia, breaks, and lots more, free on request. Edmund audition tapes and much more. Only $5.00 to: S. Orrin, 41171-C Grove Place, Madera, Calif. 93637. MOORE'S PRODUCTIONS, P.O. Box 1443, Gadsden, Ala. 35901. Classified Ads Close WEDNESDAY DEEJAYS! COMICS! 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www.americanradiohistory.com Copyright Society Plans Conference NEW YORK - The Copyright Society of the copyright law by Irwin Karp; and several in- U.S.A. will hold its first two-day annual formal workshops on the new copyright meeting May 24-26 at the Concord Hotel in statute. the Catskill Mountains. Information can be obtained from Mrs. The expanded program includes the an- Patricia Root at (212) 598-2280 or Margaret nual meeting of the board of trustees, open Catapano at (212) 986-6272. to the entire membership; a lecture on it W Wt ritt 1 20 To 14 - Larry Gatlin Ex To 35 - Connie Smith 44 To 38 - Diana Williams 25 To 17- Don King Ex To 36 - Eddie Rabbitt 52 To 45 - McCall/Nelson 27 To 20 - Vern Gosdin Ex To 37 - Tammy Wynette Ex To 50 - Dolly Parton 31 To 23 - Jerry Reed Ex To 38 - Narvel Felts Ex To 57 - Randy Barlow 35 To 26 - Moe Bandy Ex To 39 - Vivian Bell Ex To 58 - Tom T. Hall 33 To 27 - Margo Smith Ex To 40 Red Steagall Ex To 59 Rex Allen, Jr. - - 38 To 29 - Billy "Crash" Craddock KGA SPOKANE Ex To 60 - Hank Williams, Jr. 40 To 32 Bobby Bare - - 2-1 - Gene Watson KNEW - OAKLAND Ex To 35 - Tammy Wynette Ronnie Sessions 1-1 - Kenny Rogers Ex To 36 - Freddy Fender Connie Smith Barbara Fairchild Ex To 37 - Smokie Rex Allen. Jr. 10 To 5 - Don Williams Ex To 38 - Barbara Fairchild Susan Raye 17 To 9 - Vern Gosdin Ex To 39 - Dickey Lee Ray Griff 18 To 11 - Johnny Paycheck Ex To 40 - Crystal Gayle Mel Tillis 28 To 14 - Crystal Gayle WSLC ROANOKE 26 To 15 Tammy Wynette 23 To 15 - - - Merle Haggard 2-1 - Dave & Sugar 25 To 19 - Jennifer Warnes 24 To 17 - Freddy Fender Ronnie Sessions 24 To 20 Moe Bandy 27 19 - To - Tammy Wynette Waylon Jennings Ex To 23 Crystal Gayle Ex To 25 Waylon Jennings - - Hank Williams, Jr. Ex To 25 - Merle Haggard Ex To 29 - Don King Joe Stampley Ex To 28 Bobby Bare Ex To - 30 - Eddie Rabbitt Barbara Mandrell Ex To 29 - Billy "Crash" Craddock KEBC - OKLAHOMA CITY Tom T. Hall Ex To 30 - Johnny Carver 1-1 34 To 16 - Kenny Rogers - Barbara Fairchild WIL ST. LOUIS Jennings 55 To Merle - Waylon 39 - Haggard 3-1 - Glen Campbell Chip Taylor Ex To 39 - Eddie Rabbitt Barbara Mandrell Leroy Van Dyke Ex To 46 - Dolly Parton Billy Crash" Craddock Freddie Hart KRAK - SACRAMENTO Eddie Rabbitt Tanya Tucker 2-1 - Kenny Rogers T.G. Sheppard Ex To 58 - New Riders Of Purple Sage James Talley Jennifer Warnes JOHNNY'S DANCE BAND HEADLINES - Windsong artists Johnny's Dance Band Ex To 59 - Rayburn Anthony Chuck Dale Margo Smith headlined Ex To 60 - Jimmy Nall David Houston Tanya Tucker recently at Philadelphia's Bijou Theatre. Their new album, "Johnny's Dance WHOO - ORLANDO Mel Tillis Kenny Dale Band," has sold over 10,000 copies in that city, according to RCA Records, which manufac- 1-1 - Kenny Rogers Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings tures and distributes Windsong. Pictured backstage are, standing from left: Jack Kiernan, Troy Seals Vernon Oxford 14 To 8 - Johnny Duncan DeWayne Orender Skeeter Davis 30 To 22 - Gene Watson division vice president of marketing for RCA; Mario DeFilippo, director of sales for RCA; LaWanda Lindsey Nate Narville 33 To 24 - Crystal Gayle Dance Band members Chris Darway, Dave Mohn, Nanette Mancini, Johnny Jackson, Tony Hoyt Axton Jan Howard 38 To 29 - Vern Gosdin Freddie Hart Ann J. Morton Ex To 32 - Moe Bandy Juliano and Courtney Coletti; and Harold Thau, president of Windsong. Holding up the wall 4 Joe Ely 8 To - Donna Fargo Ex To 35 - Freddy Fender is Bobby Lenti of the Dance Band. Kneeling from left are Ray Anderson, division vice pres- 11 To 6 - Loretta Lynn Jim Reeves Ex To 39 - Dolly Parton 21 To 11 - Conway Twitty Rex Allen, Jr. WSUN TAMPA ident of promotion for RCA; Larry Douglas, the group's manager; and Mel Ilberman, divi- 23 To 17 Bobby Bare David Rogers - - 1-1 - Gene Watson sion vice president of RCA. 24 To 19 - Jennifer Warnes 22 To 13 - Moe Bandy Barbara Fairchild domestic operations for 27 To 20 - Narvel Felts 28 To 16 - Don Williams Jimmy Buffett 29 To 23 - Freddy Fender 27 To 22 - Johnny Carver Eddy Arnold 30 To 25 - Crystal Gayle 29 To 23 - Margo Smith Merle Haggard Singles Bullets (continued from page 29) 32 To 28 - Barbara Fairchild 31 To 26 - Bobby Bare Rayburn Anthony 40 To 34 Waylon 33 To 27 Freddy - Jennings - Fender 8 To 4 Conway Twitty #63 JETHRO TULL - Added at KSLQ, Q-102. Last week 8 adds included Ex To 37 34 To 28 - - Kenny Dale - Sammi Smith 21 To 9 Jennifer Warnes KXOK, WAKY, WKBW. To Tompall 35 To 29 - Ex 38 - Glaser - Crystal Gayle 23 To 12 Dickey Lee Ex To 39 Stella Parton 38 To 31 Don Gibson - #67 KLAATU - Added at KRBE, WMAK, WBGN, KJR. Last week added at Y- - - 26 To 19 Crystal Gayle Ex To 40 41 To - - Joe Stampley 32 - Vern Gosdin 27 To 21 Eddie Rabbitt 100, WAVZ, WBBF. Jumps at WAKY 20-15, WISM ex -29. 42 To 37 Merle Haggard - WXCL - PEORIA - Ex To 24 - Kenny Dale #68 JIMMY BUFFETT - Added at KXOK, KJR. Last week added at WQAM, 43 To 38 4-1 Gene Watson - Joe Stampley Ex To 27 Narvel Felts - 47 To 39 Nat - WKLO. #5 most active single on the secondary level with new adds at Mary Macgregor - Stuckey Ex To 28 Waylon Jennings 49 To 40 Jennifer Warnes - Ray Price - Ex To 29 Moe Bandy WORD, 98Q. WLAV. 50 To 42 - Ronnie Sessions - Eddie Rabbitt Ex To 30 - Tammy Wynette #72 ADDRISI BROS. - Added at KEZY, WLAC. Last week added at 130, George Hamilton IV Ex To 43 - Hank Williams, Jr. Ex To 47 Dolly Parton KCUB - TUCSON WMAK. Waylon Jennings - 1-1 Paycheck Ex To 48 Tom T. Hall - Johnny KENNY NOLAN at WLEE. Last week KILT, Mel Tillis - Tanya Tucker #74 - Added added at WAPE, Freddie Hart Ex To 49 - Jody Miller WLAC, WBBQ. Jumps at WSGN ex -26, WAPE ex -29, KILT ex -24. Ex To 50 Ruth Buzzi Rayburn Anthony Tanya Tucker - Asleep At The Wheel KKYX SAN ANTONIO #75 DEAN FRIEDMAN - Added at KJRB, WLAC, KJR. Last week added at Ray Griff - Johnny Carver 1 WFOM, KSTP, WOKY, KCPX, WBBQ. 4 To - Gene Watson 3-1 - Johnny Duncan Tammy Wynette Jumps at WFOM ex -30, WBBQ ex - Mel Tillis 10 To 7 - Emmylou Harris Waylon Jennings 30, WBBF ex -24. 11 To 8 David Houston - Johnny Paycheck Tom T. Hall JACKSONS Added at WAVZ. Last week at WHBQ. 15 To 10 Don Williams Susan Raye #77 - added 99X, Jumps at Rex Allen. - Reeves Jr. WFOM ex -29, WHBQ 25 To 15 - Moe Bandy Jim Moe Bandy 22-18, 99X 35-28. (#43 bullet on CB R&B singles 19 To 16 10 To 6 Mickey Gilley - T.G. Sheppard - 11 To 6 Donna Fargo chart) 28 To 22 Jennifer Warnes Ex To 30 Waylon Jennings - - - 14 To 9 Glen Campbell CHICAGO Added at WABC, WJET, WZUU, KIMN, WAVZ, KJOY, 31 To 25 Ex To 38 Jennifer Warnes - #78 - WNOE. - Tammy Wynette - 19 To 10 Jerry Reed 34 To 28 Ex To 39 Eddie Rabbitt - Last week added at WPIX, WPEZ. - Crystal Gayle - 17 To 11 Mickey Gilley 35 To 29 Billy "Crash" Craddock Ex To 40 Rex Allen. Jr. - - - 28 To 18 Crystal Gayle #80 MARVIN GAYE - Added at WAVZ. Jumped at CKLW 17-8. Good sales at KCKC SAN BERNARDINO - Ex To 30 - Merle Haggard - 33 To 23 Jacky Ward Jerrys/Phila., Harmony House, Peaches/Ft. To 31 1-1 Loretta Lynn - Consolidated/Det., Laud., Ex - Bobby Bare - 34 To 24 Vern Gosdin Kenny Dale - Giant/Va. (Jumped 58 to 27 bullet on CB R&B singles chart) Ex To 32 - Barbara Fairchild 36 To 26 Mel Tillis - Eddy Arnold Ex To 33 - Dickey Lee 39 To 29 Emmylou Harris #85 ALAN O'DAY - Added at KILT, WSGA, WBGN, WSGN, Q-94, WAKY, Ex To 34 16 To 10 Eddie Rabbitt - - Dottie West - 37 To 31 Narvel Felts To 32 To 18 Waylon Jennings - WBBF. Last week added at WMAK. Jumped at WBBQ 20-13. #6 most active Ex 35 - Eddie Rabbitt - Ex To 34 Merle Haggard Ex To 33 Tom T. Hall - single on the secondary level with new adds at 98Q, WAIR, KSLY, WGLF. WRCP PHILADELPHIA - Ex To 35 Barbara Fairchild - Ex To Dolly Parton - 2-1 - Kenny Rogers 34 - Ex To 37 Eddie Rabbitt #86 CHILLIWACK - Added at CKLW, KSLQ, KXOK, KERN. Last week added Ex To 35 Dickey Lee - Bobby Bare - Ex To 39 Lloyd KAYO SEATTLE - Green at KCBQ. Crystal Gayle - Ex To 40 - Margo Smith Merle Haggard 2-1 - Loretta Lynn #87 SYLVERS - Added at WOKY, WCOL, WSGA, WFOM. WWVA- WHEELING 7 Mel Tillis BILL 13 To - Loretta Lynn 1-1 Kenny Rogers #88 CONTI - Added at CKLW, KBEQ, WAVZ. Ex To 13 Emmylou Harris John Conlee - - Elvis Presley Mel Tillis Ex To 14 - Larry Gatlin McCall/Nelson Ex To 15 Don Williams Randy Barlow - 14 To 9 Merle Haggard Eddy Arnold KNIX - Freddie - PHOENIX 18 To 11 - Don Williams Hart 7-1 - Kenny Rogers 29 To 23 - Crystal Gayle Dolly Parton EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE Ray Price Ex To 29 Barbara Mandrell 11 To 6 - Donna Fargo - 16 continued from page 16) Mel Titis Ex To 30 - Barbara Fairchild To 9 - Emmylou Harris Rayburn Anthony KMPS SEATTLE 17 To 12 - Bobby Goldsboro "Crash" - 20 To 13 Krebs, Inc., and their related companies. Prior to his latest appointment he was financial Billy Craddock 3-1 - Gene Watson - T.G. Sheppard 7 To 1 - Kenny Rogers Randy Barlow 23 To 14 - Tammy Wynette tour manager for Aerosmith. To 9 To 3 - Loretta Lynn Mel Tillis 22 15 - Margo Smith Pieniek To Law Firm Toby Pierniek, director of business and talent affairs for RCA 13 To 4 - Johnny Paycheck Stella Parton 28 To 16 - Merle Haggard - 12 To 6 - Crystal Gayle Dolly Parton 25 To 19 - Verne Gosdin Records, has resigned his post to enter private law practice. He will become a partner in the 15 To 9 Tammy Wynette 27 To 22 Asleep The - Tina Rainford - At Wheel firm of Harris, Korobkin, Cella & Pieniek. Previously serving in similar capacities at the 24 To 14 - Merle Haggard 5 To 2 - Loretta Lynn 30 To 25 - Crystal Gayle 35 To 21 - Bobby Bare 8 To 5 - Johnny Paycheck 31 To 26 - Johnny Carver William Morris and International Creative Management talent agencies, Pieniek joined 33 To 26 - Don King 19 To 14 - Vern Gosdin 32 To 27 - Don King RCA in 1971. The law firm, with offices in New York and Los Angeles, is relocating its New 39 To 30 - Rex Allen, Jr. 20 To 15 - Moe Bandy 37 To 32 - Kenny Dale 40 To 36 - Tom T. Hall 24 To 18 - Jennifer Warnes 38 To 33 - Hoyt Axton York office to 425 Park Avenue. Ex To 23 - Waylon Jennings 29 To 22 - Freddy Fender 39 To 34 - Dottie West Champion Names Two Champion Entertainment, Inc., announced today the appoint- Ex To 37 - Ronnie Sessions Ex To 21 - Tammy Wynette 40 To 35 - Sherri Williams - Ex To 39 - Hank Williams, Jr. Ex To 29 Merle Haggard Ex To 36 - Tanya Tucker ments of Randy Hoffman as director of touring operations and Jane Hersh as his ad- - To Ex To 40 - Floyd Cramer Ex To 30 - Barbara Fairchild Ex 37 - Joe Stampley ministrative assistant. Hoffman will direct the day-to-day arrangements on the inter- KWJJ - PORTLAND KRMD - SHREVEPORT Ex To 38 - Waylon Jennings 1-1 - Kenny Rogers 1-1 - Kenny Rogers Ex To 39 - Eddie Rabbitt national and domestic tours, and Hersh will function representing Champion's artists for Ex To 40 Tom Tom T. Hall Asleep At The Wheel - T. Hall motion pictures and television as well as personal appearances and recordings. Merle Haggard Waylon Jennings KFDI - WICHITA Barbara Mandrell Rex Allen. Jr. 2-1 - Kenny Rogers Bergman Promoted At Marks - Marks Music Corporation has announced the promotion Rayburn Anthony Crusty Lane Mel Tillis of Barry Bergman to the position of vice president/professional manager. He will be Rex Allen, Jr. Pal Rakes Freddie Hart Joe Stampley Linda Cassidy Durwood Haddock responsible for all activities of the professional department, including the acquisition of Pal Rakes Ray Price Bobby Lewis artist -writers and the exploitation of the entire Marks' catalog and was most recently direc- Waylon Jennings Randy Barlow 37 To 27 - Tammy Wynette 13 To 5 - Mickey Gilley Nate Narville 38 To 29 - Kenny Dale tor of promotional activities at E.B. Marks. 14 To 8 - Donna Fargo 9 To 3 - Billy Parker 43 To 36 - Rex Allen. Jr. Kennedy Promoted At Polydor Bill Kennedy has been appointed to the position of local 16 To 9 - Emmylou Harris 20 To 12 - Johnny Duncan 50 To 44 - Peggy Sue - 17 To 12 - Conway Twitty Ex To 34 - Dickey Lee Ex To 47 - Waylon Jennings promotion manager/Miami for Polydor Incorporated.

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www.americanradiohistory.com GOSH BOX INTERNITION4L First Anti -Piracy Litigation In Singapore A SPA Success SINGAPORE - The attempts of the cluded briefing of counsel, surveillance of legitimate recording industry to reclaim the market and establishing lines of com- markets lost to piracy took a significant munication with the police and Attorney - step forward last Wednesday with the suc- General's chambers. Evidence for the first cessful conclusion of the first private cases was gathered against some 30 retail prosecution in Singapore. This island state shops and following the swearing of private is plagued with record and tape piracy summons, dates of hearing were set for the which, industry sources claim, accounts for third and fourth weeks of March. over 80% of the total market in dollar terms. The first case concluded was against The prosecution was the culmination of Koh Han Tiong trading as Superior Music 18 months' work by legitimate record com- Centre at 202 Peninsular Hotel Shopping panies in Singapore who have formed the Complex. Four tapes had been purchased Singapore Phonogram Association (SPA) from the defendant but at the accused's re- for the primary purpose of protecting their quest, the charges were separated and the rights. SPA is working in close co-operation complaint lodged on behalf of EMI relating with the IFPI regional office located in to two tapes was heard first. The defendant WEA INTERNATIONAL TOASTS BREAD Executives of WEA International were on - Hongkong which is coordinating all anti - was fined $80 (or two weeks' imprison- hand to celebrate Bread's recent concert at the Anaheim Convention Center. Pictured (l-r): piracy work in the Asian and Pacific area. ment in default) and although the penalty Claude Nobs, WEA director of artist relations; Robin Loggie, E/A director of international; Although the Singapore copyright law may not seem heavy, it is more severe than David Gates of Bread; and Hiroki Imao, label manager for E/A Japan and director of inter- has been it the fines that have been imposed in Hong- national A&R. criticized, the rights accords any copyright owners have been sufficient to kong where significant progress has cause considerable concern among the already been made. However, the impor- Annan ReportContains Praise pirate retailers who have banded together tance of this conviction lies not so much in and established a fighting fund of $20,000 the penalty but in the fact that the pirate for payment of legal fees and any fines that retailers have been made aware that their And Caution For UK Music might be imposed. actions are contrary to the law. Further by Nigel Hunter Preparations undertaken by SPA in- prosecutions are pending. pressed by the Performing Rights Society's LONDON - The Annan Report on the submission of evidence which claimed that Road Views On future of broadcasting, 522 pages long and the present needletime restrictions were Big Capitol Roster Gives several years in preparation, discloses severely damaging the industry. Nippon Music Industry praise and criticism of Britain's broadcast- Annan sniped at the Musicians Union by Tours Outside U.S. LOS ANGELES During the next two TOKYO Sir John Read. chairman of EMI ing organizations and pop industry. declaring the MU's "inflexibility" in its at- - - months, numerous American acts on croup who has been in Tokyo. said at a Lord Annan and his committee advocate titude and relations with the BBC could Capitol Records Asleep At The Wheel, press -conference held at the Hotel-Okura an extension of local/radio broadcasting in. operate against the interests of its mem- - Glen Campbell, Natalie Cole, Dr. Hook, Ray in Tokyo on Mar. 18. 1977 that through ex- the UK, financed on a commercial basis, bers. and the union should not use its Griff, Freda Payne, Bob Seger and Tavares panding Toshiba -EMI's facilities. the EMI but believe (apart from a few dissenters) agreements as a means of dictating the will be touring foreign countries. group is expecting to contribute to the that local radio should be removed from the content of BBC programs. John Morton, - Highlighting the upcoming tours is Bob development of the music industries in control of the BBC and the Independent MU secretary. retaliated by saying that the Seger's first visit to Europe. Scheduled for Japan. Broadcasting Authority and supervised by report was "a highly dubious exercise" May, concerts will be set in England, "I've been here via Mexico and USA after a new local broadcasting authority. The typical of the great old British tradition of France, Holland and Germany. starting London two weeks ago" said Sir committee also declares that a fourth TV amateurism, and only two of the 16 commit- Another Capitol act making their first trip John Read. He continued. "After arriving to channel should be run by an open broad- tee members had any real experience of across Europe is Asleep At The Wheel, Japan. I've met many important persons in- casting authority. with both the BBC and the broadcasting. which will be bringing their "western swing" cluding Iwata. president of Toshiba Electric independent TV companies contributing The report singled out London weekend to England, France, Germany, Sweden, Co.. the parent company of Toshiba -EMI: programs to it. This recommendation has television's pop programs packaged by a Norway, Holland and Denmark from March Noboru Takamiya. president of Toshiba - swiftly received disapproval from the ITV producer in collaboration with recording fourth 23 to May 16. EMI: and Doko. chairman of the Associa- sector, which believes that the chan- groups. "who seemed in effect to be invited Dr. Hook will make their first tour of nel ITV in view fact tion of Japan's business -managers. At the should be an one, of the to buy time on the program," a practice Australia and New Zealand April 6-29. They same time, I visited the factory of Toshiba - that the BBC already runs two. which "breached the spirit, if not the letter, will make numerous major television ap- EMI in Gotenba-City in Shizuoka -prefec- Radio 1, the BBC's pop radio network, is of the IBA act." The public should not be pearances during their visit. largely approved by the Annan team, ture. of misled into watching programs which in ef- Meanwhile, Tavares is returning to they feel "At the meeting with many top managers although the playlists should be fect were "elaborate advertisements for Europe, which they visited for the first time more and adventurous and of Japan. I had a chance to exchange views extensive commercial interests." and Annan con- last year. Their tour, which will last from producers should not be obsessed by on the trade between Japan and the UK. cludes that legislation may be required in March 27 to May 1, covers Holland, audience ratings. The committee says that and including EC." At present. the trade the future to see that programs "are not Belgium, Spain, France, Sweden, Germany the BBC should be granted more between them has brought about an ex- used to promote the private business in- and England. tremely high export imbalance with needletime for playing disks. seemingly im- terests of their producers. Natalie Cole is touring Japan through Japanese exports. To adjust to these un- March 30 and then will perform in Manila in desirable conditions. moderate changes April 1-3. She also will visit the Philippines are needed for Japan's businessmen rWHERE IN THE WORLD ... Mexico for a concert on May 3. besides EC. including UK. to make efforts George Benson is off to Japan for his first headlining dates in the Orient. Benson opens in Campbell is set to tour England Glen to drive 'heir exports to Japan. Tokyo, and is also set for appearances in Osaka, Yokohama and Nogoya. His first concert March 29 -April 17. Freda Payne will per- is being simulcast on Japanese FM radio. form in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Carib Rush will make their first tour of Europe starting in England on June 4. A date at the Hilton March 18-23. Ray Griff takes his Odeon -Hammersmith in London on June 7 will highlight the English portion of the tour. country singing to Downsview, Canada, Hargrove Tapes Video Other countries Rush will visit include Sweden, Germany and Holland. The tour will end in March 9-12. Show For The USSR mid -June, but Rush will remain in Europe to record their first album in 18 months. The Dirt Band have been selected to represent the U.S. in a month -long May tour of 20- Eurovision May Air WASHINGTON, D.C. - Capitol recording program between the Soviet Un- 25 concert dates in Russia as part of a six -year exchange LONDON - Following the settlement of a artist Linda Hargrove has taped a video ion and the United States. Two Russian officials had seen Dirt Band concerts in Washing- regrading dispute between BBC TV and a show in the Voice of America Studios in ton, D.C. and Aspen, as well as screening them through recordings and videotape, before London -based unit of its outside broadcast Washington, D.C. to be aired in Moscow making their selection. They have been requested to offer seminars at the music conser- cameramen. there is a good chance that and eventually throughout Third World vatory in Moscow. this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be countries. The & Tennille have left for a five-day mid -April promotional visit to Japan to Captain screened throughout Europe after all. The spoken portions of the video film, promote their latest A&M album, "Come In From The Rain." for 2Originally set April 2 at the Wembley which was taped March 29, will be dubbed The Dells will be the first American act in nearly a decade to appear in Liberia, Africa, Conference Center. the BBC cancelled the in 20 or more languages for various coun- the Intercontinental Hotel in Monrovia, Liberia's capital city. It is the when they perform at event in the absence of an assurance from tries. Dells' first visit to Africa. the Association of Broadcasting Staff and The Eagles will begin a three-week, 16 -date tour of Europe starting with London's Wem- the cameramen's union that they would not Ms. Hargrove joins Capitol's Asleep At bley Hall on April 25-28. Appearances are also set for Scotland, Germany, Holland and throw the switches on the show and black it The Wheel as two of the first "western" Sweden. out as they did on "A Song For Europe." the musical artists to be chosen for Russian Henry Mancini has scheduled his fourth concert tour of Japan, May 8-26 with perfor- UK qualifying event. viewing. In addition, both acts' tapes have mances in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kokura, Kobe, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Kanagawa, Miyazaki, A BBC TV spokesman told Cash Box that been submitted to the State Department Kurashiki and Fukuyama. discussions were in progress with the Euro- Cultural Exchange Program's USSR Divi- John Mayall will kick off a European tour starting April 9 in Munich and end May 22 in pean Broadcasting Union. and the chances sion for review. The artists are being con- London. The tour will also take Mayall to Antwerp, the Hague, Brussels, Copenhagen, were "good" for the contest to be held here sidered as possible candidates for a tour of Helsinki, Oslo, West Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris and Zurich. on May 7. Russia.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Ï Label Release Announcements Job Switches Poco's Latest Heads Earring, Kiki Dee Top American Flyer/Watson New ABC LP Releases MCA's Mid -April LPs LPs Due In April On UA And Promotions LOS ANGELES - Poco's third LP for ABC LOS ANGELES - Golden Earring, Kiki LOS ANGELES - New LPs from American Rock Industry Records, is included in Dee, Peaches and Herb and La So are Flyer and Doc Watson head the roster of "Indian Summer," (continued from page 7) the list of new albums that the label will among the artists who have albums coming United Artist Records' April releases. promoted to vice president of sales and release in April. out as part of MCA Records April release American Flyer's latest will be titled "The distribution. The exit of Klenfner, Cooper Also new from ABC will be "Reflection In schedule. Golden Earring's "Mad Love," Spirit Of A Woman," and "Lonesome Road" and Bly prompted label president Clive Blue" by Bobby Bland, "The Name Is Love" Peaches and Herb's "Peaches and Herb" is the title of the new Doc Watson album. Davis to dismiss the resignations as "coin- from Bobby Vinton and "Big Daddy's and "La So" by La So will appear on the Also scheduled for release this month cidence." According to a spokesman for Place" by ex -Crusader Wayne Henderson. MCA label while "Kiki Dee" will be on from UA is "Love Hit Me" from Maxine Arista, "It was purely coincidental that Bly Debut LPs from artists new to the ABC Rocket Records. Nightengale, "Larry Butler And Friends" by and Klenfner moved at the same time." label include "Richard Tate" by the Cana- Also included in the five -album release Larry Butler, "When It's Just You And Me" Klenfner also worked with Davis at CBS. dian singer/songwriter/guitarist of the will be "Guitar Player," another of MCA's by Dottie West and "Merilee Rush" from the Bly had been appointed vice president of same name, "Yes We Have No Mananas" Two -fer catalog. Compiled by musicologist artist of the same name. promotion for Arista only last December in by Kevin Ayers, the founder of Soft and jazz critic Leonard Feather, the double New albums on the Blue Note label in- an unusual switch. He came from a similar Machine and "Floaters" by the Detroit - album will feature the guitar work of B.B. clude "Friends And Strangers" from Ron- position at Mercury, while David Carrico, based vocal group of the same name. King, Herb Ellis and Lee Ritenour among nie Laws, "Robby Kreiger And Friends" by former promotion vice president at Arista, New LPs on the ABC/Dot label will in- others. ex -Doors guitarist Robby Kreiger and assumed that title at Mercury. And just one clude "The Best Of Freddy Fender," Roy "Phantazia," the debut LP from jazz violinist month before, Gordon Bossin, vice presi- Clark's "My Music And Me" and Hank Noel Pointer. dent of marketing, left to join UA in a similar Thompson's "The Thompson Touch." April releases from Jet Records will in- Tom T. Hall Tops List Of position. Siegal was then moved up and ABC/Impulse will contribute "Music Lets clude "Too Late To Cry" by the rock group named a VP. Me Be," Les McCann's debut effort for the Phonogram/Mercury LPs Widow Maker and "Live n' Kickin" from label. Kingfish. CBS CBS vice president Two releases on the ABC/Sire label will CHICAGO - Tom T. Hall's latest LP "About CBS. Jack Craigo, 5 and manager of marketing, was be "None But One" from folksinger Jean Love" leads the roster of new albums UA `Silver Spotlight general Phonogram, promoted to senior vice president. John Ritchie and "Eleven Sides Of Baker" by scheduled for release by 45 Catalog Updated drummer Ginger Baker. Inc./Mercury Records in April. Kotecki was upped to vice president of New from ABC/Passport will be "Moroc- Also scheduled for release is "They Said For April Campaign national accounts, replacing Stan Snyder, who vice of the new Roll" Brand X. It Couldn't Be Done (But We Did It)," a new became president can from LOS ANGELES United Artists Records ABC's Westminster Gold Classical label LP from the Dells. Produced by Norman - Cleveland International label, distributed has designated April as "Silver Spotlight" by CBS. Mack, director of national will be releasing five new albums in April: Harris, the album marks the group's 25th Richard month and has designed a special for markets, was named "Schubert, Weber, Brahms," "Brahms 1st year together. promotion special marketing campaign around its "Silver in field. Rick Smith Piano Concerto," "Magic Harp (Mozart, Other new albums from the label will in- vice president the same Spotlight Series" of single records. Ken was named vice president of business Demase, Cliere)," "Bruchner: Symphony 9 clude "Vicious But Fair" from Street- Sawyer, UA national singles sales development; he was formerly director of and Bach: 13 Chorale Preludes" and "Mil- walkers, "The Coon Elder Band Featuring manager, said the singles catalog has been for Records Group. And at haud/Saint Saens." Brenda Patterson," Bennie Maupin's debut planning CBS LP entitled "Slow Traffic To The Right" and updated to include current UA product as Epic, former A&R chief Steve Popovitch hits previously a new jazz effort, "Helen Merrill/John well as country and western left to head the Cleveland International Ronstadt, Reddy LPs Lewis." not offered as part of the series. label. In Capitol Release CBS also established a regional Polydor Readies marketing vice president slot, assigning LOS ANGELES - Capitol Records will Parliament LP Heads five executives to various areas of the coun- release four albums April 25 including Three Debut LPs try. Del Costello, Frank Mooney, Mert Paul, Ronstadt's Retrospective," a two - Casablanca Release Linda "A NEW YORK - Polydor Inc. plans three Ron Piccolo and Don Van Gorp were record set of her early works, Helen LOS ANGELES -A two -record live album debut releases this month. Slated for April named to the new posts. They had all been Reddy's "Ear Candy," Johnny Martinez's by Parliament entitled "Parliament Live" 11 shipment are "Battle Axe" by Billion regional directors. "The Salsa Machine" and the Rance Allen Paul Jabara, and the debut album from Dollar Babies; "High Riding" by country ar- MCA. Ray D'Ariano, former New York Group's "Say My Friend." this "The Perils of Paul," will be released tists Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley promotion manager for the label, was and month by Casablanca Record Boys; and "Renee Geyer," by the Australian promoted to vice president of promotion, Prodigal To Release FilmWorks on the Casablanca label. artist of the same name. replacing Vince Cosgrove, who resigned to Prinze Tribute 45 Casablanca's custom label releases in- Also on tap from RSO Records are the pursue outside business interests. clude: "After the Show," by Bruce Foster on LP the Jack Bruce Band, "How's latest by Private Stock. Private Stock witnessed LOS ANGELES Prodigal Records, the Millennium; "Cardiac Arrest," by Cameo a re-release of the 1975 LP by - Tricks," and the departure of three organization recently formed pop subsidiary of Motown and "I Keep Coming Back For More," by the Bee Gees, "Main Course." mainstays. Iry Biegel resigned as executive Records, is rush -releasing "Freddie," a Brenda & the Tabulations on Chocolate City vice president to help form Millennium new single inspired by the late comedian Records; the Last Poets' "Delights Of the Cream Releases Two LPs Records; Howard Rosen, former national Freddie Prinze, by Charlene. The company Garden" on Douglas Records and "Life," by LOS ANGELES Cream Records has - promotion d rector, and Noel Love, former is also re -packaging her debut album to in- Jimmy James & the Vagabonds on Pye released two LPs by Chuck Howard and by vice president of promotion, went to clude the single. Records. a new rock band, Balcones Fault. Midland Records. Rosen soon after went to Management Co. Bows Casablanca as national promotion director. RCA. Mel Ilberman was promoted to vice NEW YORK - American Entertainment president of domestic operations and was Management has been formed by Peter given added responsibility for popular and Leeds and W. Edward Massey. The new Red Seal A&R. Also, Ray Anderson was ap- company, a division of American Manage- pointed division vice president for promo- ment and Investment Corporation, in addition. (Anderson had previously done tion to managing artists, will produce promotion for RCA years ago.) movies, TV programs and stage shows. 20th Century. Russ Regan resigned as Masterscores, Valeria president of the company. United Artists. Gordon Bossin was ap- Enter Licensing Pact pointed vice president of marketing after LOS ANGELES - Masterscores Records leaving Arista, and Joe Carbone was and Valeria Music have entered into an named vice president of sales. Larry Cohen agreement for foreign sales and licensing was named vice president of merchandis- of Masterscores' latest album "Nine," ing. featuring LaMont Johnson as soloist and U.A. Music Publishing witnessed an ad- leader. ditional duty load for L. Joseph Bos, now president and chief executive at the United Bibo Gets Loggins Songs Artists Music and Records Group. He assumed the additional workload when LOS ANGELES Lawrence Welk's Bibo - Michael Stewart resigned to form his own Music Publishers has acquired rights to And John Smith, former director several David Loggins copyrights, in- company. of black promotion, was named head of GO The Crusaders "Southern Comfort" LP on ABC Records was cluding "Please Come To Boston" and CRUSADERS GOLD - marketing for Blue Note, an affiliated label. recently certified gold by the RIAA. A new album from the group to be titled "Free As The "Pieces Of April," from Antique Music. Wind" is scheduled for release in May. Pictured at the gold LP presentation ceremonies WEA. Richard Lionetti, former vice presi- (seated l -r) are: Jerry Rubinstein, chairman of the board for ABC Records; "Stix" Hooper of New Label Formed dent of sales at Phonodisc, was appointed the Crusaders and Stu Levine, producer. Shown standing (l -r) are: George Greif, manager; PHILADELPHIA - Skyrocket Records, a to an identical position at WEA. Wilton Felder of the Crusaders; "Pops" Popwell of the Crusaders; Otis Smith, vice presi- new label headed by Robert Sarver, has Changes in label promotion depart- dent of ABC Records; Joe Sample of the Crusaders and Herb Belkin, vice president of opened offices at 2065 Kennedy Street, ments below the level of vice president are marketing and creative services for ABC Records. Philadelphia, 19124. too extensive for inclusion.

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(continued from page 27) 25 To 20 - Kiss Ex To 25 - Brick - (both sides) 24 To 14 - Kenny Rogers Ex To 23 - Foreigner KJRB - SPOKANE 28 To 22 - Boz Scaggs KCPX - SALT LAKE CITY 3-1 Eagles 32 To 21 - Captain & Tennille - 35 To 28 Natalie 1-1 - Leo Sayer Fleetwood Mac - Dreams - Cole Yvonne Elliman ' Marshall Tucker Ba nd ' Dean Friedman 36 To 31 - Kiss Andrew Gold Starz Ex To 36 - Hot Firefall Andrew Gold Ex To 39 - McCoo/Davis Ex To 40 KC & Sunshine Band 13 To 9 - Kinks 9 To 3 - Glen Campbell - 18 To 13 - Bozz Scaggs 12 To 7 - Thelma Houston KELI - TULSA 19 To 10 - Climax Blues Band Ex To 25 - Foreigner 2-1 - Glen Campbell 22 To 16-O Ex To 26 - Yvonne Elliman ' John Denver 25 To 15 - Bread KREM SPOKANE 11 To 5 - Leo Sayer 26 To 22 Foreigner - 19 To - 2-1 - Eagles 14 - Captain & Tennille 28 To 21 - KC & Sunshine Band 'Hot Ex To 21 - Rose Royce 30 To 24 Tavares Ex To - 'KC & Sunshine Band 22-Q Ex To 27 - Kinky Friedman 'McCoo/Davis Ex To 25 - KC & Sunshine Band Ex To 28 - Mary Macgregor 0 Ex To 26 - Kiss Ex To 29 Stevie Wonder Ex To 29 - 9 To 4 Glen Campbell - Stevie Wonder Ex To 30 Rose Royce - Ex To 30 Andrew Gold - 10 To 6 Atlanta Rhythm Section - Ex To 31 Henry Mancini - - 15 To 9 - Leo Sayer WTLB - UTICA KRSP - SALT LAKE CITY 18 To 14 - Jennifer Warnes 4-1 - Leo Sayer 2-1 - Rubinoos 21 To 15 - Natalie Cole Tavares 26 - Stevie Wonder 27 To 16 - Boz Scaggs Firefall 27 - Fleetwood Mac Ex To 25 - William Bell Bill Conti Mary Macgregor Ex To 26 - Climax Blues Band Joe Tex Henry Mancini Ex To 29 Tavares 15 To 10 - Boz Scaggs Yvonne - Elliman Ex To 30 - Captain & Tennille 18 To 13 - Kiss Aerosmith WPST STEVENS POINT 22 To 15 - Jennifer Warnes 17 To 11 Natalie Cole - 27 To 18 - 3-1 - Leo Sayer - Climax Blues Band Ex To 23 - KC & Sunshine Band Natalie Cole 29 To 24 - Rubinoos Ex To 24 - Rose Royce Alan O'Day 30 To 25 - Starz Ex To 25 - McCoo/Davis Foreigner Ex To 26 - KC & Sunshine Band Ex To 27 Stevie Wonder B-100 - SAN DIEGO 13 To 8- Klaatu - Subrosa - Ex To 28 McCoo/Davis 2-1 - David Soul 16 To 9 Firef all - - Ex To Maynard Ferguson 18 To 10 - Rubinoos 30 -Hot Climax Blues Band 24 To 16 - Marshall Tucker Band 980 - VIDALIA Firefall 25 To 18 - Captain & Tennille 3-1 - Eagles GROVER FETED IN PHILLY - CTI recording artist Grover Washington, Jr. was awarded a 9 To 4 - Boz Scaggs 26 To 20 - Ram Jam 25 - KC & Sunshine Band special citation recently from his hometown, the city of Philadelphia, for his work in local 14 To 6 - Stevie Wonder 27 To 22 - John Denver 34 - Starbuck 15 To 10 - Glen Campbell Ex To 23 - Leif Garnett 35 - Foreigner prisons and schools. Washington was in town to perform at the "Second Annual Evening 18 To 12 - Leo Sayer Ex To 24 - Stevie Wonder Klaatu with Grover Washington, Jr." concert. Pictured from left are: Christine Washington, 21 To 15 - Rose Royce Ex To 27 - Orleans 17 To 12 -Q 24 To 17 - K. Kristoferson Ex To 28 - Elliott Randall 21 To 14 - Rose Royce Grover's wife; his son, Grover Washington Ill; and presenting the citation, Goldie E. Wat- Ex To 28 - KC & Sunshine Band Ex To 29 - Anson Williams 22 To 16 - Alan O'Day son, deputy to Mayor Frank Rizzo. Ex To Foreigner 18 30 - KJOY - STOCKTON 24 To - Jennifer Warnes KCBO - SAN DIEGO 1-1 -Eagles 26 To 19 - Marshall Tucker Band 1-1 Hall & Oates 26 McCoo/Davis 28 To 23 - David Bowie - - Firef 23 - Stevie Wonder 27 -Chicago 29 To 20 - all EAST 31 To 26 COASTINGS 29 Kiss POINTS WEST - William Bell 28 - Fleetwood Mac - Dreams - / Andrew Gold 30 -Maynard Ferguson 33 To 28 - Hot (continued from page 46) 34 To 29 -McCoo/Davis ' Foreigner 10 To 5 - Leo Sayer ON THE DOTTED LINE Four major Canadian artist/writers have been signed to ABC 10 To 6 - Glen Campbell 17 To 11-Q Ex To 22-Natalie Cole - / 9 Ex To 24 Stevie Wonder 11 To 7 - Atlanta Rhythm Section 20 To 13 - KC & Sunshine Band - Music. Murray McLauchlan records for True North and Island and has just won the Juno Ex To 30 -Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 17 To 10 - Natalie Cole 22 To 12 - Marshall Tucker Band award as top country Bruce Cockburn also records for True North and 23 To 12 Rose Royce 27 To 19 Rose Royce Ex To 32 - Kenny Nolan Canada'sartist. - - To 30 To 18 - Leo Sayer 28 To 18 - Foreigner Ex 33 - B.W. Stevenson Island and has won the Juno award for three straight years as Canadian folksinger of the Ex To 28 - Captain & Tennille 29 To 23 - Andrew Gold WPGC - WASHINGTON year. Also signed were Richard Tate, who records and writes in both French and English, KFRC SAN FRANCISCO WNDR SYRACUSE 7-1 - Glen Campbell - - Yvonne 1-1 - Hall & Oates 2-1 Glen Campbell 29 - Elliman and Skip Prokop, former member and writer for Lighthouse ... Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian - 30 Stallion Marie Osmond Bread - Robertson has left the group to make a go as a soloist, and to join in forming a band with Foreigner Stevie Wonder 11 To 7 - Leo Sayer 'McCoo/Davis Rose Royce 16 To 12 - McCoo/Davis Jimmy Bain. Robertson will be temporarily replaced by Gary Moore, who has just com- To 17 Foreigner 14 To 7 - Kansas Hot 22 - pleted a U.S. tour with the a 26 To 18 Climax Blues Band group ... Bad Axe, new L.A.-based group, has signed with 15 To 10 - Jennifer Warnes KC & Sunshine Band - 21 To 12 - Glen Campbell Kiss 28 To 19-Hot Progressive Records, which is distributed by Festival. The band and the label will combine 23 To 16 - Stevie Wonder 14 To 8- Hall &Oates WKWK - WHEELING efforts to issue the first single release for both, while the band is set for a promotional tour 27 To 20 Rose Royce 1-1 Barbra Streisand - 19 To 12 - Leo Sayer - the has 28 To 25 - Eagles KTAC TACOMA B.W. Stevenson beginning this month ... Don Davis, producer, signed The Rockets to his Ex To 26 Fleetwood Mac - Stevie Wonder - 1-1 - Hall & Oates Groovesville Productions. Davis is producing their first album in Detroit. KYA SAN FRANCISCO Yvonne KC & Sunshine Band - Elliman BAD KARMA It a 1-1 Hall & Oates Fleetwood ' Andrew Gold - wasn't good week for Fleetwood Mac. John Mc Vie was jailed for Mac - Dreams - ' Addrisi Brothers KC & Sunshine Band ' KC & Sunshine Band drunk driving following a night of revelry at Carlos 'N Charlies in L.A. Much more serious McCoo/Davis Ex To 22 William Bell Sylvers - Fleetwood Mac was the loss of Stevie Nicks' voice, which has forced her to take voice lessons to bring it 15 To 10 - Glen Campbell Ex To 23 - Rose Royce 19 To 11 - Leo Sayer Ex To 24 - Climax Blues Band Chicago back up to strength and to cancel 17 of 20 spring concert dates. Even Lindsey Buckingham 11 To 3 Leo Sayer 20 To 12 - Boz Scaggs Ex To 25 - Captain & Tennille - 14 To 5 Eagles came in for his share. Following the removal of his wisdom teeth, blood did not coagulate 23 To 19 - Stevie Wonder WGLF TALLAHASSEE - - 16 To 10 Atlanta Rhythm Section Ex To 22 - Rose Royce 3-1 Eagles - properly and he gained two black eyes and no small amount of pain ... The Eagles'"Hotel - 20 To 15 Jennifer Warnes Ex To 25 - Joe Tex ' Stevie Wonder - 23 To 14 Glen Campbell California" has surpassed quadruple platinum (over four million units worldwide), while KLIV - SAN JOSE Chicago - 25 To 20 Captain & Tennille 1-1 Hall & Oates Kenny Rogers - "Their Greatest Hits"ambles along at a mere six million units ... Robert Altman's "Kee pin' - Ex To 27 Foreigner Eagles John Denver - Ex To 28 Yvonne Elliman 'Em Off The Streets"is heading back to the Roxy for a return engagement April 17-19. Allan Climax Blues Band Starbuck - Ex To 29 Rose Royce Natalie Cole 14 To 10 - Nicholls, participant and coordinator for the theatrical concert which showcases 14 sing- - Climax Blues Band Ex To 30 18 To 13 - Jennifer Warnes 15 To 11-Hot -Q ers/songwriters/musicians, said that the show will be recorded live by Wally Heider .. . Ex To 20 - Rose Royce 18 To 13 - Bozz Scaggs KLEO - WICHITA WSGA - SAVANNAH 19 To 14-O 2-1 - KC & Sunshine Band "American Hot Wax," the story of '50s rock and roll DJ Alan Freed, will be produced by Art 1-1 - Eagles 20 To 16 - Natalie Cole 27 - Rose Royce Linson for Paramount Pictures. Linson says that music will be an integral part of the film .. 27 - Stevie Wonder 21 To 17 - Kinks 30 - Silvetti 28 - Marshall Tucker Band Ex To 29 - Marshall Tucker Band Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Rumor again has it that the Temptations are leaving Motown after 16 years. 29 - Alan O'Day Ex To 30- B.W. Stevenson 14 To 5 - Leo Sayer 19 To 10 chuck Comstock 30 - Sylvers WLCY - TAMPA - Mr. Big 10 To 2 - Leo Sayer 23 To 16 - Jennifer Warnes 1-1 - David Soul To 18 To 10 - Natalie Cole Hot 27 20 - Starz To $1 19 To 15 - Rose Royce Climax Blues Band 28 23 - Boz Scaggs Stations' Shows RCA Sued For $60 M 26 To 11 KC & 30 To 24 Firefall - Sunshine Band 22 To 14 Glen Campbell - (continued from page 14) (continued from page 9) 30 To 26 Joe Tex - Ex To 25 Kiss - 23 To 18 Leo Sayer - KJR SEATTLE - Close cooperation was necessary to A hearing will be held April 12 in Federal - 27 To 22 Jennifer Warnes 1-1 Eagles - WAIR - WINSTON/SALEM - 29 To 19 Natalie Cole bring the series to fruition, and Michaels District Court in Manhattan on a petition by Stevie Wonder - 6-1 - Eagles Henry Mancini KC & Sunshine Band KEWI - TOPEKA and Brooks cited the role of both Bauer and McKuen to certify the suit as a class action. 2-1 Leo Sayer Bob Seger Klaatu - Subrosa - Ulysses Lewis, chairman of the West Coast If the petition is okayed, the plaintiffs in the Dean Friedman Stevie Wonder Starbuck Jimmy Buffett Andrew Gold Klaatu - Subrosa Theatre Corporation, in maintaining open suit would become all present and former Jethro Tull 15 To 8 Alan O'Day Eagles - Fast Lane - lines of honest communication. Unless the RCA artists who are alleged to have had 9 To 3 - Eagles 20 To 15 - Kiss KING - SEATTLE 17 To 12 22 To 11 Andrew Gold 1-1- Eagles - Glen Campbell - stations and Bauer agree on a prospective records pressed and sold in this manner. - 19 To 14 William Bell 23 To 17 - Captain & Tennille ' Fleetwood Mac - Dreams - the 22 To 15 Thelma Houston 24 To 19 - Bozz Scaggs artist, show will not be produced. McKuen is seeking full catalog retail 12 To 8 Boston - - 25 To 16 Boz Scaggs 25 To 20 Hot is 23 To 17 Atlanta Rhythm Section - - "The rapport real good," stated royalty payments on the 10 million LPs, - 26 To 19 Climax Blues 26 To 22 McCoo/Davis Ex To 24 Natalie - Band - - Cole Ex To 27 Firefall 28 To 18 Elliott Randall Michaels. "If we think an artist isn't which he KEEL SHREVEPORT - - claims the manufacturer illegally - Ex To 28 REO 30 To 26 John Denver 7-1 Eagles - Speedwagon - representative of FM -100, Bauer will pass sold as - Ex To 29 31 To 27 Rose Royce cutouts. The suit further asks $20 26 Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers - - Ex To 30 Rose 32 To 25 Foreigner on the act. We have a real voice in the million in 27 McCoo/Davis - Royce - punitive damages against the - Ex To 24 - KC & Sunshine Band program." Andrew Gold WIRY TROY Ex To 28 Kenny Rogers label. Helen Reddy - - ' 2-1 Thelma Houston Ex To 29 Marshall Tucker Band "It's one of those things that record peo- David Bowie - - The 'Paul Anka ple, radio people, and promoters have action relates to long-standing com- 12 To 8 - Leo Sayer 'Fleetwood Mac WORC - WORCESTER plaints from artists, publishers and retailers 16 To 10 - Jennifer Warnes 'Marshall Tucker Band 2-1 - Hall & Oates talked about for a long time," observed 21 To 15 - Climax Blues Band 'Yvonne Elliman ' Rose Royce about "instant cutouts" (Cash Box, March 25 To 17 Rose Royce Dean Friedman Bauer. "The Pacific Northwest is one of the - 17 To 13 Al Stewart 12). 26 To 18 KC & Sunshine Band - Bill Conti - 18 To 10 - Leo Sayer best areas in the country for concerts, and To " Mary 28 24 - Stevie Wonder 22 To 18 Boz Scaggs Macgregor McKuen alleges that the practice is con- 29 To 22 Kiss - " Frankie Valli for that reason you can see five shows a - 24 To 20 Captain & Tennille 30 To 23 Yvonne Elliman - Elliott Randall trary to standard procedure, which - Ex To 22 Kiss " week up here. But concertgoers seem to go contract Ex To 28 Mike Post - " Pousette-Dart Band - Ex To 28 - Climax Blues Band for the established act, if they have a specifies that cutouts are "leftover Ex To 29 - James Darren Ex To 29 Starz " Shalomar Ex To 30 Stallion - k To 3 Jackson merchandise" removed from a catalog only - Ex To 30 - Wonder - Sir Duke - Browne choice. So if you have a new act and tickets WORD 9 To 4 - SPARTANBURG - Natalie Cole are on sale for $6 and you're sitting there in when sales have decreased. 3-1 - Kenny Rogers KAKC - TULSA ,4 To 10 - Glen Campbell Aerosmith 1-1 - Atlanta Rhythm Section 15 To 11 - Jennifer Warnes a show with only 300 people, you ask your- RCA, in a prepared statement, ' Firefall Rose Royce To 13 asserted, '8 - Eagles self 'who won?" The record company lost Marvin Gaye Firefall 19 To 12 - Leo Sayer "RCA Records has denied all the material Poppa's Results - Atco 22 To 17 - Boz Scaggs money. I, as the promoter, lost money, and allegations of the complaint and in par- Floyd Cramer - RCA Stevie Wonder 29 To 25-Q 300 people saw the act and felt stupid for 13 To 8 - Eagles 8 To 2 - Glen Campbell 30 To 26 - Captain & Tennille ticular denies that this is a valid class ac- 20 To 14 - Marshall Tucker Band 10 To 4 - Eagles E x To 27 - Stevie Wonder coming, because if they were the only peo- tion. Since the matter is in litigation, we are 23 To 15-Q 13 To 6 - Jennifer Warnes E x To 28 - Andrew Gold ple who had the idea, they get the feeling 25 To 16 - McCoo/Davis 20 To 7 - Leo Sayer Ex To 29 - Hot not in a position to comment further at this Ex To 24 - Captain & Tennille 23 To 16 - William Bell Ex To 30 - McCoo/Davis they were wrong." time."

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cash Box Top 200 LP Price Comparison Study A&M Records Reorganizes Price April 9,1977 Oct. 2, 1976 May 1, 1976 (continued from page 7) have, have been able to grow with us, and the easiest way to take the personnel that insofar as they continue to do that we're $ 5.98 1 0 1 we have and make them responsible for with them," said the chairman, "but if 6.98 164 189 191 larger areas." they're incapable of growing, by our stan- 7.98 24 7 6 dards, then we'll have to seek other alter- Music and Copyrights 8.98 2 1 1 natives." 9.98 2 1 1 Moss emphasized that A&M will remain "We feel that we can live both kinds of

10.98 1 1 0 primarily involved in music and music distribution," stated Bob Fead. "The growth 11.98 2 0 0 copyrighting, although he acknowledged and distribution? We could see less dis- industry speculation that the company tribution points in the future. Not 12.98 1 1 0 might enter other business areas. "There's necessarily more controlled points as far as 13.98 3 0 0 a possibility we'll extend our studio opera- our company is concerned, but just less tions, which is something we need to get areas of warehousing merchandise. We into," explained Moss," and should there can grow with both types of distribution." be any other opportunities, such as Foreign Markets manufacturing, these would be areas we'd Moss did not mention or dispel an in -

FANTASY SIGNS GALE FORCE - Gale Force, a rock group led by brothers Len and Ken Gala, recently signed with Fantasy Records. The group's first LP is scheduled for release soon. Pictured at the signing (l -r) are: Len Gale; Ralph Kaffel, president of Fantasy; Wayne Henderson, producer; and Ken Gale. Drug Chains Set To Merge;

May Drop Record Depts. Chuck Kaye Gerry Lacoursiere (continued from page 10) like to explore, but our main business is dustry rumor that A&M may seek foreign general merchandisers with front-line Industries. music and copyrights." licensing for product distribution overseas goods. Wolk noted that the drugstore giant en- While Moss did not dispel rumors that a with a branch -distributed label, although During the first week of January, Robert ded its association with URT "basically manufacturing move might be imminent, he did emphasize that the European Hall in New Orleans advertised six current because they were not selling front-line he did quell speculation that A&M intended market would receive increased attention. releases which were traced back to Sutton merchandise." He didn't think that they to move to branch distribution in the im- "We have large scale operations in Britain (Cash Box, January 8). Moreover, a recent could be doing very well with cutouts, mediate future. "We've always believed that and Canada. In regards to diversifying into spot check of the 46 Jack Eckerd stores in either, because "they don't get the traffic as long as they (the independent dis- theatrical concerns or films or books: that Atlanta revealed that up to half of their and they don't do very much to make it with tributors) are concerned about us and may be remote, but it becomes an increas- record inventories consist of current their record departments. It's kind of tough represent us as well as they can, we're not ing possibility. The Canadian branch of our releases, which retail for $4.99-$5.99. Since when you only have two to four fixtures in looking to make changes," explained company has been very successful, even Dixie does not rack these stores and your record departments, and they're Moss. "I think that we really appreciate in- phenomenal. Canada is a fertile market for Eckerd does not apparently deal with any buried under clocks or whatever else. dependent distribution for being where we rock and roll in particular." other jobber, it would seem that these front- "I don't think you can be in the record are." Moss emphasized that the two A&M Chuck Kaye added, "we've taken an line albums come from Sutton. However, business with a $3,000 to $5,000 inventory distribution arrangements that do not aggressive independent posture. We've Charles Sutton, vice president of the cutout (per store). You can't create the traffic nor utilize independent distributors, a co-op developed a company in Australia as well wholesaler, told Cash Box that "we only sell can you do the business with a very, very arrangement with Motown in Atlanta and an as England. We've also started a publica-

cutouts." small department. And I don't think they A&M branch subsidiary in Boston, were un- tions company for sheet music and folios." To Be Discontinued? (Eckerd) generate enough traffic in the dertaken because "we had no other solu- Kaye anticipates more acquisitions in All of this speculation would be stores to go to record volume." tion or alternative in those markets." copyrights and intends to develop a more academic, of course, if Jack Eckerd discon- Other Alternatives extensive staff of internal writers. He an- tinues records entirely. Among those who The ability of the independent distributor nounced that changes in the company believe that this will happen is Allen Wolk, A&M Execs To Tour to grow with A& M was cited as a critical fac- realignment will allow both Moss and Alpert president of United Record and Tape tor in the company's use of independent an opportunity for increased personal in- LOS ANGELES Following the A&M - distributors. If this ability declines, Moss volvement in areas that are not strictly ad- reorganization, chairman Jerry Moss an- does not rule out other distribution pat- ministrative. Moss hopes to spend more nounced that six A&M executives will visit terns. "The independent distributors we time with artiists. 11 cities in a five-day promotional tour. The group includes Moss, A&M president Gil Friesen, senior vice president Bob Fead, merchandising vice president Barry Grieff, promotion vice president Harold Childs and Andy Meyer, assistant to the chairman. The team will fly to Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Chicago, and will promote both current and forthcoming releases, including Supertramp and Nils Lofgren. Apex Martin

(continued from page 71 handled by Malverne Distributors, Inc. The HALL OF FAME -Tim Rice and Andrew L. former move may create serious problems Weber, composers of "Jesus Christ for Beta Records Distributing, Inc., which Superstar," recently donated the handled 20th Century in New York and now manuscript of their world famous work has lost its biggest client. along with first -run printed copies of their Jerry Cohen, co -principal of Apex - TELEVISION SHOWS UP FOR BREAD AND JELLY PARTY - Elektra/Asylum new opera "Evita"to the Songwriters hall of Martin, denied that this series of events recording artists Television dropped by a party for Bread and Jelly following recent perfor- Fame, located at One Times Square, New would necessitate the closing of his dis- mances by the bands in Chicago. Television had just completed a show with Peter Gabriel York City. Pictured inside the Hall, tributorship. "We're not discontinuing; at the Uptown while Bread and Jelly had performed at the Arie Crown Theater. Pictured at clockwise from upper left: Bud Green and we're still in business," he said. Martin was the party (standing l -r) are: Fred Smith of Television; Alan Golden, E/A regional sales; Tom Leonard Whitcup, members of the unavailable for comment. Veraline of Television; Ralph Ebler, E/A east coast general manager; Richard Lloyd of Songwriter's Hall of Fame; Tim Rice and According to the source, Apex Martin Television and Billy Ficca of Television. Shown kneeling (l-r) are: Denny Novak, E/A Andrew L. Weber, and Jimmy Frier, an now plans to concentrate more heavily on promotion/Chicago; Rip Pelley E/A west coast artist relations and Dick Lemke, E/A eight -year -old New York City fan. its rack jobbing and one -stop operations. midwest promotion.

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1 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 6.98 34 CHANGES IN LATITUDES 6.98 KLAATU 6.98 EAGLES (Asylum 7E-1084) 67 17 - CHANGES IN (Capitol ST 11542) 95 3 2 RUMOURS 7.98 ATTITUDES 68 MANILOW II 6.98 FLEETWOOD JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC AB 990) 30 10 MAC (Warner Bros. BSK 3010) 2 8- BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 4016) 72 5

6.98 3 A STAR IS BORN 8.98 35 WIND & WUTHERING 6.98 GENESIS (Atlantic SD 36-144) 32 13 69 FLEETWOOD MAC STREISAND, KRISTOFFERSON (Warner Bros. MS 2225) 62 90 (Columbia JS 34403) 3 19 36 ROOTS 6.98 QUINCY JONES (A&M SP 4626) 29 MUSICMAGIC 6.98 4 BOSTON 6.98 RETURN TO FOREVER (Columbia PC 34682) 97 3 (Epic PE 34188) 5 32 37 DAVID SOUL 6.98 5 THIS FOR YOU 6.98 (Private Stock PS 2019) 41 15 TEDDY PENDERGRASS 6.98 ONE'S (Phila. PZ BARRY MANILOW (Arista 4090) 4 35 Intl /Epic 34390) 78 5 38 ROCK AND ROLL OVER 6.98 6 LEFTOVERTURE 6.98 KISS (Casablanca NBLP 7037) 35 22 72 SONGWRITER 6.98 KANSAS (Kirshner/Epic PZ 34224) 7 24 JUSTIN HAYWARD (Deram/London 18073) 74 6 39 TRYIN' TO GET THE 6.98 7 SONGS IN THE KEY OF 13.98 FEELING 73 FREEWAYS 7.98 LIFE BARRY MANILOW (Arista AL 4060) 42 16 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Motown T13 -340C2) 6 26 (Mercury SRM 1-3700) 76 6 40 ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT 6.98 THELMA HOUSTON (Motown T6 -345S1) 43 18 8 ANIMALS 7.98 74 A PLACE IN THEE SUN 98 PINK FLOYD (Columbia JC 34474) 8 9 PA CRUISE 8M SP 466 25) 80 8 41 THEIR GREATEST HITS 6.98 9 NIGHT MOVES 6.98 EAGLES (Asylum 7E-1052) 38 59 BOB SEGER (Capitol ST 11557) 9 24 75 LOVE ON THE WING 6.98 JESSE COLIN YOUNG (Warner Bros. BS 3033) 86 3 42 A DAY AT THE RACES 7.98 10 LOVE AT THE GREEK 11.98 QUEEN (Elektra 6E-101) 36 14 NEIL DIAMOND (Columbia KC 2-34404) 10 8 76 LOW 7.98 43 ARRIVAL 6.98 DAVID BOWIE (RCA CPL 1-2030) 50 12 11 UNPREDICTABLE 7.98 ABBA (Atlantic SD 18207) 45 13 NATALIE COLE (Capitol SO 11600) 12 7 ENDLESS FLIGHT 6.98 44 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 6.98 LEO SAYER (Warner Bros. BS 2962) 89 22 12 SONGS FROM THE WOOD 6.98 AEROSMITH (Columbia PC 33479) 40 104 JETHRO TULL (Chrysalis CHR 1132) 13 7 78 I CAME TO DANCE 6.98 45 TEJAS 6.98 NILS LOFGREN (A&M SP 4628) 75 5 13 YEAR OF THE CAT 6.98 ZZ TOP (London PS 680) 37 14 AL STEWART (Janus JXS 7022) 11 28 79 FOREIGNER 6.98 46 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 6.98 (Atlantic SD 18215) 100 4 14 ASK RUFUS 6.98 HEART (Mushroom 5005) 47 54 RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (ABC 975) 14 11 80 JENNIFER WARNES 6.98 47 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 6.98 (Arista 4062) 88 8 15 IN FLIGHT 7.98 ROD STEWART (Warner Bros. BS 2938) 44 40 GEORGE BENSON (Warner Bros. BSK 2983) 15 10 81 THE ROARING SILENCE 6.98 48 CAR WASH 7.98 MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND 16 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 6.98 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (MCA 2-6000) 51 30 (Warner Bros. BS 2965) 53 30 STEVE MILLER BAND (Capitol ST 11497) 16 47 49 LOST WITHOUT YOUR 6.98 82 YESTERDAY, TODAY & 6.98 17 GREATEST HITS 6.98 LOVE LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 7E-1092) 17 18 TOMORROW BREAD (Elektra 7E-1094) 46 13 SPINNERS (Atlantic SD 19100) 99 3

BURNIN' SKY 7.98 THE 7.98 BAD COMPANY (Swansong/Atlantic SS 8500) 23 4 MARVIN GAYE AT 83 THIS IS NIECY 6.98 LONDON PALLADIUM DENIECE WILLIAMS (Columbia PC 34242) 85 29 (Tamla/Motown T7 -352R2) 84 19 A ROCK AND ROLL 6.98 84 SONG OF JOY 6.98 ALTERNATIVE 6.98 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (A&M SP 4570) 57 57 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (Polydor PD 1 GO FOR YOUR GUNS 1-6080) 24 16 ISLEY BROTHERS (T-Neck/Epic PZ 34432) 92 85 ON EARTH AS IT IS IN 6.98 20 A NEW WORLD RECORD 6.98 6.98 ELECTRIC LIGHT HEAVY WEATHER HEAVEN ORCHESTRA WEATHER REPORT (Columbia PC 34418) 77 4 (United Artists LA 679G) 19 24 ANGEL (Casablanca NBLP 7043) 87 8

53 SEA LEVEL 6.98 7.98 WORKS VOLUME 1 13.98 (Capricorn/WB CP 0178) 55 86 ANGEL EMERSON LAKE & PALMER OHIO PLAYERS (Mercury SRM-1-3701) 109 3 (Atlantic SC 2-7000) 59 2 ROCKY 6.98 87 6.98 ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE RATED 22 WINGS OVER AMERICA 13.98 LA 73 7 WINGS (UA 693G) EXTRAORDINAIRE (Capitol SWCO 11593) 20 17 JOHNNIE TAYLOR (Columbia PC 34401) 91 55 PETER 6.98 23 BEST 6.98 GABRIEL OF THE DOOBIES (Atco SD 36-147) 58 7 88 GREATEST HITS 6.98 DOOBIE BROTHERS (Warner Bros. BS 2978) 22 22 JAMES TAYLOR (Warner Bros. BS 2979) 56 20 56 COMMODORES 7.98 SILK DEGREES 6.98 (Motown M7 -884R1) 79 3 6.98 BOZ SCAGGS (Columbia PC 33920) 27 89 SPIRIT 58 EARTH. WIND & FIRE (Columbia PC 34241) 64 27 57 AN EVENING WITH DIANA 7.98 25 SLEEPWALKER 6.98 90 DESTROYER 6.98 KINKS (Arista AL 4106) 26 8 ROSS KISS (Casablanca NBLP 7025) 68 23 DIANA ROSS (Motown M7 -877R2) 49 10 JEFF BECK WITH THE 6.98 91 IT FEELS SO GOOD 6.98 58 REO LIVE 7.98 MANHATTANS (Columbia PC 34450) 93 7 JAN HAMMER GROUP (Epic PEG 34494) 61 6 LIVE (Epic PE 34433) 39 3 92 GREATEST HITS 59 AFTER THE LOVIN' 6.98 ABBA98(Atlantic SD 18189)6. 69 30 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (Epic PE 34381) 54 22 27 FRAMPTON COMES 7.98 93 ALIVE 7.98 ALIVE 60 FESTIVAL 6.98 KISS (Casablanca NBLP 7020) 81 80 PETER FRAMPTON (A&M SP 3703) 21 63 SANTANA (Columbia PC 34423) 52 13 94 PERSON TO PERSON 9.98 28 JOHN DENVER'S 7.98 61 TORN BETWEEN TWO 6.98 AVERAGE WHITE BAND (Atlantic SD 2-1002) 63 13 GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 LOVERS (RCA CPL 1-2195) 18 7 MARY MACGREGOR 6.98 (Ariota America/Capitol ST 48 15 95 STAY IN LOVE 50015) MINNIE RIPERTON (Epic PE 34191) 96 5 29 CAROLINA DREAMS 7.98 MARSHALL TUCKER BAND SOUTHERN NIGHTS 7.98 (Capricorn/WB CPK 0180) 31 8 62 96 DISCO INFERNO 6.98 GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol SO 11601) 70 5 TRAMMPS (Atlantic SD 18211) 83 13 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF 6.98 63 NOVELLA 6.98 97 LUXURY LINER 6.98 US RENAISSANCE (Sire/ABC SA 7526) 65 11 EMMYLOU HARRIS (Warner Bros. BS 2998) 66 13 HALL & OATES (RCA APL 1-1467) 33 34 64 ISLANDS 7.98 98 ROCKS 6.98 31 THE PRETENDER 6.98 THE BAND (Capitol SW 11602) 71 3 AEROSMITH (Columbia PC 34165) 94 47 JACKSON BROWNE (Asylum 7E-1079) 25 21

7.98 32 HARBOR 6.98 99 BOB JAMES 4 7.98 AMERICA (Warner Bros. BSK 3017) 28 6 65 BREEZIN' GEORGE BENSON (Warner Bros. BS 2919) 67 54 BOB JAMES (CTI 7074) 145 2 33 ... , AHH, THE NAME IS 6.98 BOOTSY, BABY 66 CHILDREN OF THE 6.98 100 SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL 6.98 BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND WORLD TOMORROW (Warner Bros. BS 2972) 34 11 BEE GEES (RSO/Polydor RS 1-3003) 60 30 TOM JONES (Epic PE 34468) 90 J www.americanradiohistory.com COS boxtopo b TS/ 101 hO7 April 16, 1977

Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 4'9 Chau 4,9 Chart 4,9 Chart 101 ELECTRIFIED FUNK 6.98 135 BARRY MANILOW I 6.98 169 TOUCAN DO IT TOO 6.98 WILD CHERRY (Sweet City/Epic PE 34462) 122 4 (Arista AL 4007) 140 4 sx., AMAZING RHYTHM ACES (ABC AB -1005) - 1 102 LIVE BULLET 6.98 136 CARICATURES 6.98 170 SUITE FOR THE SINGLE 6.98 BOB SEGER (Capitol SKBB 11523) 101 51 DONALD BYRD (Blue Note/UA BNLA 633G) 138 10

103 THE KENNY RANKIN 6.98 JERRYGIRL 170 4 137 GOLD/VOLUME ONE 6.98 BUTLER (Motown M6 -878S1) ALBUM BEE GEES (RSO RS 13006) 134 23 171 SEAWIND 6.98 (Little David/Atlantic LD 1013) 102 7 (CTI 5002) 186 2 138 VIOLATION 6.98 6.98 104 UNFINISHED BUSINESS STARZ (Capitol SW 11617) 161 2 172 NEW HARVEST FIRST 6.98 BLACKBYRDS (Fantasy F9518) 104 29 ... 139 6.98 GATHERING 105 MY 6.98 GOOD HIGH 177 DEEP IN SOUL BRICK (Bang 408) 121 24 DOLLY PARTON (RCA APL1-2183) 5 SMOKEY ROBINSON (Tamla/Motown T6 -350S1) 103 10 173 BLUE MOVES 12.98 106 AMNESIA 6.98 140 SAMMY HAGAR 6.98 ELTON JOHN (MCA/Rocket 2-1104) 135 23 POUSETTE-DART BAND (Capitol SW 11068) 106 7 (Capitol ST 11599) 141 11 174 HOT AUGUST NIGHT 9.98 107;' CONQUISTADOR 6.98 141 GETTIN' LUCKY 6.98 NEIL DIAMOND (MCA 2-8000) 150 5 MAYNARD FERGUSON (Columbia PC 34457) 127 3 HEAD EAST (A&M SP 4624) 151 175 SAY NO MORE 6.98 108 THIRTY-THREE & 1/3 6.98 142 FLIGHT LOG 10.98 LES DUDEK (Columbia PC 34397) 1 GEORGE HARRISON (Dark Horse/WB DH 3005) 82 19 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (Grunt/RCA 7.IYL2-1255) 126 1 176 LOVE CRAZY 6.98 109 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' 6.98 143 KENNY NOLAN 6.98 MIRACLES (Columbia PC 34460( 181 3 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN (MCA 2223) 105 24 (20th Century T-532) 153 177 WHAT THE WORLD IS 6.98 110 THE JACKSONS 6.98 144 SOMETHING MAGIC 6.98 (Epic PE 34229) PROCOL HARUM (Warner Bros. CHR 1130) 147 4 COMING TO 118 21 DEXTER WANSEL (Phila. Intl./Epic 34487) - 1 145 SLAVE 6.98 111 I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN 6.98 (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 9914) 167 4 178 NITE CITY 6.98 TIME 146 LET 'EM IN 6.98 (20th Century T-528) 180 4 MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS, JR. BILLY PAUL (Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 34389) 152 (ABC ABCD 952) 108 30 IN YOUR MIND 6.98 147 HISTORY - AMERICA'S 6.98 BRYAN FERRY (Atlantic SD 18216) 1 112 SLEEPING GYPSY 6.98 MICHAEL FRANKS (Warner Bros. BS 3004) 112 9 GREATEST HITS 180 WATER BABIES 6.98 AMERICA (Warner Bros. BS 2894) 139 7 MILES DAVIS (Columbia PC 34396) 183 3 113 DOUBLE TIME 6.98 LEON REDBONE (Warner Bros. BS 2971) 111 13 148 JOY RIDE 6.98 DRAMATICS (ABC ABCD 955) 131 25 181 SHOUT IT OUT 6.98 114 CALIENTE 6.98 PATRICE RUSHEN (Prestige/Fartasy 10101) 184 4 GATO BARBIERI (A&M SP 4597) 114 27 149 DOWDY FERRY ROAD 7.98 ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY 182 ATLANTA RHYTHM 7.98 115 THE LIGHT OF SMILES 6.98 (Big Tree/Atlantic BT 7600) GARY WRIGHT (Warner Bros. BS 2951) 98 13 SECTION 150 METHOD TO THE MADNESS 6.98 (MCA 2-2114) 191 2 116 HIS TWELVE GREATEST 6.98 UNDISPUTED TRUTH (Whitfield/WB 2967) 128 13 183 IGUACU 6.98 HITS 151 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 6.98 PASSPORT (Atco SD 36-149) - 1 NEIL DIAMOND (MCA 2106) 110 6 NEIL DIAMOND (Columbia PC 33695) 136 42 184 NATURAL AVENUE 6.98 117 CHICAGO X 6.98 152 CHICAGO'S GREATEST 6.98 JOHN LODGE (London PS 683i - 1 CHICAGO (Columbia PC 34200) 107 42 HITS 118 AMAN AND A WOMAN 8.98 (Columbia PC 33900) 142 73 185 FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE 6.98 ISAAC HAYES AND DIONNE WARWICK DONNA SUMMER 6.98 (ABC A6996/2( 116 9 153 STRATOSFEAR (Oasis/Casablanca NBLP 7038, 144 25 TANGERINE DREAM (Virgin/Epic PZ 34427) 160 6 6.98 6.98 THE IDIOT 6.98 186 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST IGGY POP (RCA APL1-2275) 155 3 154 JEAN CARN (Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 34394) 130 9 HITS 6.98 (MCA 2128) 190 128 120 ENDLESS SUMMER 6.98 BEACH BOYS (Capitol SVBB 11307) 113 82 155 SHOW ME TO THE STAGE HENRY GROSS (Lifesong LS 6010) 132 7 187 STAGE PASS 7.98 121 MORE FROM THE 7.98 ONE 156 LOVE IN C MINOR 6.98 THE MICHAEL STANLEY BAND 'Epic PEG 34661) 1 ROAD CERRONE (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 9913) 143 8 6.98 LYNYRD SKYNYRD (MCA 2-6001) 115 29 188 NOTHING WILL BE AS IT 157 MIRACLE ROW 6.98 PC 133 12 WAS ... TOMORROW 122 SECRET PLACE 6.98 JANIS IAN (Columbia 34440) FLORA PURIM (Warner Bros. ES 2985) 193 5 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. (Kudu/CTI KU 32) 119 15 158 JUST A STONE'S THROW 6.98 189 6.98 6.98 STALLION 123 NEXT (Casablanca NBLP 7040) 1 JOURNEY (Columbia PC 34311) 117 10 AWAY - VALERIE (Columbia 164 8 CARTER 34155i 190 6.98 6.98 GINSENG WOMAN 124 MAZE 159 6.98 ERIC GALE (Columbia PC 34421) 194 2 ST 11607) 129 9 OCTOBERON (Capitol BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST (MCA 2234) 148 12 191 6.98 6.98 A HANDFUL OF BEAUTY COMING BACK FOR MORE 6.98 SHAKTI WITH JOHN McLAUGHLIN WILLIAM BELL (Mercury SRM1-1146) 182 2 160 PART 3 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (TK 605) 168 26 (Columbia PC 34372) 192 3 6.98 SWEET BEGINNINGS 6.98 192 SWEPT AWAY 6.98 MARLENA SHAW (Columbia PZ 34458) 137 5 161 GOLD PLATED O CLIMAX BLUES BAND (Sire/ABC SASD 7523) 178 2 STEVE HUNTER (Atco SD 36-148) 1 6.98 127 IMAGINARY VOYAGE 162 THE GEESE AND THE 6.98 193 CAN'T LET YOU GO 6.98 JEAN-LUC PONTY (Atlantic SD 18195) 123 21 JOHN TRAVOLTA 6.98 GHOST (Midsong Intl./RCA BKL1-2211) 156 6 ROMANTIC JOURNEY ANTHONY PHILLIPS (Passport/ABC PP 98020) 163 7 I NORMAN CONNORS (Buddah BDS 5682) 146 2 194 NO GOODBYES 6.98 6.98 6.98 163 STILL TOGETHER DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (Atlantic SD 8213) 166 5 UNMISTAKABLY LOU GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (Buddah BDS LOU RAWLS (Phila. Intl./Epic PZ 34488) 169 2 5689) 195 WHAT YOU NEED 6.98 SIDE EFFECT (Fantasy F9513) 1 130- LOVE WILL KEEP US 6.98 164 DREAMS, DREAMS, 6.98 TOGETHER DREAMS 196 THE BABYS 6.98 & TENNILLE (A&M SP 4552) 125 97 (Chrysalis CHR 1129) 200 2 CAPTAIN CHILLIWACK (Mushroom MRS 5007) 171 5 197 6.98 GHOST WRITER 6.98 165 LOVE ME 6.98 MOLKIE COLE GARLAND JEFFREYS (A&M SP 4629) 157 4 (Janus JXS 7031) 187 4 YVONNE ELLIMAN (RSO RS 1-3018) 165 6 6.98 132 REACHING FOR THE 6.98 6.98 198 KALYAN 166 A REAL MOTHER FOR YA (MCA 2245) 173 6 WORLD JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES (ABC 969) 120 11 (DJM/Amherst DJLPA-7) 199 JOHN DENVER'S 6.98 133 RA 6.98 167 JOAN ARMATRADING 6.98 GREATEST HITS UTOPIA (Bearsville/WB BR 6965) 124 8 (A&M SP 4588) 172 14 (RCA APL1-0374) 188 198 ANYTIME ... ANYWHERE 6.98 168 JOYOUS 6.98 200 THUNDERBYRD 6.98 RITA COOLIDGE (A&M SP 4616) 149 4 PLEASURE (Fantasy F-9526) 175 2 ROGER McGUINN (Columbia FC 34656) 185 3 ALPHABETIZED TOP 200 ALBUMS (BY ARTIST)

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