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CAT STEVENS, "TWO FINE PEOPLE" (prod. by RALPH CARTER, "WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND GUESS WHO, "POWER IN THE MUSIC." Cat Stevens) (Cat B.V., ASCAP). Few IN LOVE" (prod. by Reid Whitelaw & Burton Cummings -led group maintains artists can feel safe including their Norman Bergen) (Wren, BMI). While top -draw commercial and aesthetic as- newest release on their concurrent J.J. takes the comedy road to disc pects, thus making this release a treat and initial "Greatest Hits" package, glory, his "Good Times" kid vid for both pop and FM formats. Musician- but then how many have this man's junior debuts as a powerful disco ship, writing and vocalization are su- sleek track record? A fine, fine pro- vocalist. Giant Van McCoy copyright perfine, and, though the band leans duction which has all the earmarks that first clicked for Ruby & the more heavily on ballads this time out, of his best-and biggest yet. A&M Romantics ('64) looks fine in its new the power -packed selections are the 1700. threads. Mercury 73695. best. RCA APL1 0995 (6.98).

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(prod. by Jimmy lenner w. Bob (prod . by Tony Camillo/Camillo- This soulful songstress' last (p, "Caught Monaco) (Leeds/Antique, ASCAP). Marcucc Prod.) (Big Cigar/Common Up," helped bring her potent r&b The talents of songwriter Dave Log- Good/ °ocket Full of Tunes/Touch stylings into the pop world, and this gins have already contributed of Go d, BMI). Couple the "Bazuka" disc is sure to enhance that transition. "Pieces of April" to 3DN's bag cf man with one of the most "dyno- The triangle dealt with on that release hit tricks. Now he comes up with the mite" soul acts around and you get is sequelled here, with the wife's feel- kind of tune that tastefully obscures the raw power of a capella styliza- ings expressed on one side and the all the boundaries separating tion wrapped up in a fully orchestra- mistress' on the flip. FM, r&b and pop "adult" from "top 40." ABC 12114. ted package. A&M 1698. power. Spring 6708 (Polydor) (6.98).

BLACKBYRDS, "FLYING HIGH" (prod. by Don- CHRISTOPHER, PAUL AND SHAWN, "FOR YOUR POCO, "HEAD OVER HEELS." For their ald Byrd/Blackbyrd Prod.) (Black- LOVE" (prod. by Mike Curb & Tony label bow these musicmakers put their byrd, BMI). Even this record's stock Scotti) (Beechwood, BMI). Long be- best foot forward and yield perhaps number is airborne! Guys who fore Ed Townsend teamed up to help their best set to date. The formula Fantasy soared with "Walkin' in Rhythm" Marvin Gaye "Get It On" (1958 to that has worked so well for the Eagles send out a similarly broad -based be exact), the writer hit hard as an is put to good use here as smooth har- sound from their musical cloud nine. artist with this tune. This Osmonds monies are set upon gently flowing This one's even more spirited, once sounding re -make could become the melodies. Rusty Young's pedal steel again inviting pop, soul and MOR biggest pop record for the young genius is especially evident on "Lovin' markets to fly along. Fantasy 747. company to date. Casablanca 838. Arms." ABC ABCD 890 (6.98).

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Chess/Janus Relocates; Lasker Deal Imminent Return Seven Indictments Schlachter Resigns, NEW YORK-Record World DeJoy, Mason Upped has learned that Capitol Rec- In Federal Industry Probe ords has been negotiating for By ROBERT ADELS LOS ANGELES Chess/Janus - the distribution rights to a new NEWARK-In the first actions David Wynshaw and Pas- Records has announced the relo- Jay Lasker/Ariola Records U.S. to be taken against former and quale Falconio, a/k/a Pat Falcone cation its offices New of from label venture and a deal is im- present business executives and (in the Southern District of New York to Los Angeles. Eddie DeJoy, minent. Complete details will corporations following a two year York) on charges of alleged con- who was formerly both national be announced next week. Federal investigation of the music spiracy, mail and wire fraud and promotion director and head of industry, probe coordinator Jona- the interstate transportation of west coast operations, has been than L. Goldstein, U. S. Attorney stolen property. The indictment promoted to Chess/Janus vice for the District of New Jersey, an- alleges that the two set up five president and general Capitol Suing manager, nounced (24) that grand juries "sham" companies and thus replacing Marvin Schlachter who Funk sitting in Newark, Philadelphia falsely collected in excess of resigned Grand as head of both labels. a $75,000 for goods and services LOS ANGELES Capitol Rec- and Los Angeles had returned Allan Mason, formerly director - total of seven indictments charg- from CBS. of artist development, has been ords, Inc., has brought suit in ing 19 individuals and six firms Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, promoted to vice president of New York Supreme Court to pre- (all under one corporate um- Earl Shelton, Joseph Medlin, Ed- a&r. DeJoy will report directly vent Grand Funk Railroad from brella) with various criminal of- ward Richardson a/k/a Lord Gas, to CRT's executive vice president performing for MCA Records un- fenses. (Continued on page 48) Tom Bonetti. til the group has fulfilled its obli- gation to deliver to Capitol the In summary, the following were (Continued on page 41) in the in- fifth and sixth albums of new ma- named and charged Davis Indicted terial which Capitol alleges are dictments: Clive UA Appoints Licata called for under Capitol's existing David Wynshaw (in the For Tax Evasion six -album contract. Southern District of New York) on NEW YORK At the same The Capitol contract, which charges of allegedly failing to re- - VP, General Manager press conference (24) at which commenced November 21, 1972, port some $225 thousand in in- U.S. Attorney Jonathan Goldstein LOS ANGELES - Al Teller, provides for the recording of two come during 1969-1972, in his announced indictment of several president, United Artists Records albums per year over a three- post as former CBS artist relations individuals and corporations for of America, has announced the year term, with a total guarantee director and for allegedly filing payola -related offenses, the gov- appointment of Sal Licata to the against royalties of $3 million. false income tax returns for those ernment spokesman for the two newly -created post of vice presi- (Continued on page 41) years. dent and general manager, year old probe of the music busi- United Artists Records. ness also announced that Arista (Continued on page 41) Records president Clive Davis Aiken Decision Reverberates had been indicted on charges of income tax evasion. When the In Copyright Revision Talk floor was opened for questions, By MIKE SHAIN Goldstein then characterized Da- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The last week, "though this case does vis' indictment as being "wholly case of George Aiken, his fried fall into an unclear area." And unconnected" with any "pay for chicken stand, and the radio he finally, Herb Fuchs, the counsel play" actions. plays for his customers' enjoy- for the House copyright subcom- Davis has been indicted for al- ment has been decided by the mittee, a veteran of these revi- leged income tax evasion relating Supreme Court: The act of turn- sion efforts of more than 10 to some $90,000 in expenses ing on a radio or TV in a place years, says: "I just don't know." while president of CBS Records. of business is not liable for Controversy General feeling in industry circles copyright fees under the 1909 The controversy here is - in maintains that this announcement RCA Holding law. the context of the entire 77 -page was made concurrently with the Regional Meets But were the proposed copy- revision bill, more than a decade other indictments to "play up" a revision in hear- of haggling and the prospect of (Continued on page 49) Records right law-now NEW YORK - RCA in copyright ings before a House Judiciary sweeping changes began a series of three regional subcommittee in effect today, law-a minor item. It just so sales and promotion meetings - RIAA Statement would Aiken and businesses happened that this particular Friday in Monticello, N.Y., In- like his still be exempt? "minor item" made it all the dianapolis and San Diego for Stresses Perspective those in Washington way to the Supreme Court introduction of its July product Among NEW YORK-The RIAA, whose in the revision earlier this year. And the 1909 to members of its sales and pro- integrally involved 49 member companies produce stark differences copyright has proven itself so motion staff throughout the na- effort there are and market some 85 percent of Brennan, unworkable in terms of modern tion. of opinion. To Tom recorded product sold in the U.S. Senate copy- technology that Mrs. Ringer To emphasize the importance counsel for the issued the following statement in the decision a "distressing of the company's commitment right subcommitee and the man calls the wake of the various indict- the court's inability to to introducing and establishing who helped write the bill sign of ment announcements made last law." new artists during the coming presently under consideration, cope with the present week: rights organi- months, an executive team head- "the George Aikens of this world The performing lost much in the way of Text ed by RCA Records president Ken would be liable." Barbara Ringer zation in this court be inappropriate for Glancy and including Mike Bern- is the registrar of copyrights for copyright propriety "It would was to comment on iker, director, contemporary ar- the U.S. and also a principal in decision. The 7-2 decision this Association one quite charges in the indictments... tists & repertoire; Tom Draper, the bill. "My feeling is that he not a narrow but the 48) (Continued on page 48) (Continued on page 10) would not be liable," she said (Continued on page

AmericanRadioHistory.Com Zembu Prod. Formed CBS Names Saines Von Winterfeldt Heads NEW YORK - Jerry Schoen - baum and Skip Drinkwater have Polydor A&R Operation announced the formation of Zem- Masterworks VP NEW YORK-Bill Farr, presi- bu Productions, Inc. Zembu will NEW YORK-Irwin Segelstein, dent of Polydor Incorporated, Man offer a complete service to artists, president, CBS Records, has an- has announced that Mike von 1700 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019 writers and producers, which will nounced the appointment of Winterfeldt, vice president of Area Code (212( 765.5020 include production, publishing, Marvin Saines to the position of the company's international divi- PUBLISHER EDITOR IN CHIEF management and placement of vice president, Masterworks, sion, has assumed new responsi- BOB AUSTIN SID PARNES acts. CBS Records Division. bilities to include the heading VP & MANAGING EDITOR MIKE SIGMAN Skip Drinkwater has produced In his new capacity, Saines will up of the label's national a&r such artists as the James Mont- be responsible for all the re- operation. LENNY BEER/DIRECTOR OF MARKETING gomery Band, Norman Connors, cording activities of classical HOWARD LEVITT/ASSOCIATE EDITOR MITCHELL KANNER/ART DIRECTOR Eddie Henderson, Link Wray, Lar- product in the United States. He TONI 'ROFERA/RESEARCH EDITOR ry Co -yell and Alphonse Mouzon will continue to provide the Robert Adels/ Reviews Editor for such labels as Atlantic, Arista, overall direction and supervision Roberta Skopp/Assistant Editor Polydor, Blue Note, Buddah and of the a&r, marketing and Ira Mayer/Assistant Editor Capricorn. David McGee/Assistant Editor merchandising operations for the Mike Vallone/ Assistant Research Editor Schoenbaum and Drinkwater Columbia Masterworks and Dede Dabney/ R&B Editor are in the process of finalizing a Odyssey labels. He will report to Michael Schanzer/Assistant Art Director production deal with a major Bruce Lundvall, vice president, Speisht Jenkins/Classical Editor Maddy Miller/Production label, which will be announced general manager, Columbia Vince Aletti/Discotheque Editor shortly. Records. Mike Shain/Washington Correspondent Schoenbaum will be located on Saines joined Columbia Irene Johnson Ware/Gospel Editor the east coast, and can be con- Masterworks in June, 1974 in the Richard Robinson/A-V Editor tacted at 10 West 66th Street, position of director, Master- Stan Soifer/Advertising Sales New York City, 10023; phone: works, USA. Prior to that, he was (212) 873-3566. Drinkwater will vice president of Discount Rec- Mike von Winterfeldt WEST COAST SPENCE BERLAND be working on the west coast and ords. Continuing his present duties VICE PRESIDENT can be reached at 3701 Clay in the area of international reper- WEST COAST MANAGER Street, San Francisco, California, toire, von Winterfeldt will now Eliot Sekuler/West Coast Editor 94118; phone: (415) 668-7294. become involved in the acquisi- Ben Edmonds/Assistant Editor Linda Nelson/Production tion of new talent in America 6290 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. 90028 along with the guiding and de- Phone: (213) 465-6126 N.Y. Recording Acad. veloping of artists' careers and NASHVILLE the maintaining of liaisons with JOHN STURDIVANT Elects New Governors the international affiliates. VICE PRESIDENT NEW YORK-Five new govél'- In his new capacity, von SOUTHEASTERN MANAGER nors, including past Grammy Winterfeldt will be assisted by Don Cusic/Southeastern Editor Marie Ratliff/Research nominees, and Ron Moseley, of a&r, have been elected director Ellen Wood/Production 10 incumbents have been re- east coast, who will continue to Red O'Donnell/Nashville Report elected to the board of governors head the label's national promo- 806 16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tenn. 37203 of the New York chapter of the tion operation and John Guess, Phone: (615) 244-1820 Recording Academy (NARAS). director of a&r, west coast. LATIN AMERICAN OFFICE Serving for the first time will be Marvin Saines (Continued on page 49) TOMAS FUNDORA VICE PRESIDENT conductor Harold Wheeler, com- LATIN AMERICAN MANAGER poser Kenny Ascher, educational Pickwick Launches Rock&Roll Promo Carlos Marrero/Assistant Manager record producer Ruth Roberts, 3140 W. 8th Ave. and in the at -large category vice WOODBURY, N.Y. - Pickwick Lee Lewis, Dion & the Belmonts, Hialeah, Fla. 33012 International marketing vice Bill Haley & the Comets, Lloyd (305)823-8491 president and general manager, (305) 821-1230 (night) producer Bruce Lundvall of Co- president Richard G. Lionetti Price and many more. lumbia Records and musician, ar- has announced the launching of One of the new album re- ENGLAND an extensive merchandising pro- leases, a 12 -tune sampler titled NOEL GAY ORGANISATION ranger, composer, vocalist, pho- 24 Denmark St. tographer and annotator Sy John- gram, utilizing the theme "The "The Happy Days of Rock 'N London, W.C.2, England son. Wheeler, Ascher and Lund- Happy Days of Rock 'N Roll." Roll," will be sent to each parti- Phone: 836-3941 vall have all been nominated for The campaign includes six new cipating retailer for in-store play. JAPAN Grammys, while Ms. Roberts is a albums just released on Pickwick A free-standing record and tape ORIGINAL CONFIDENCE past Freedom Foundations Award Records and 32 catalogue Ips by floor merchandiser, capable of CBON Queen Building winner. holding 200 albums, 96 8 -track 18-12 Roppongi 7-chome the Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Continued on page 49) Paul Anka, Fats Domino, Jerry tapes or any combination of the two, is available complete with GERMANY PAUL SIEGEL a display sign. Pickwick Interna- EUROPEAN EDITOR

tional has prepared a giveaway Tauentzienstrasse 16, 1 Berlin 30, Germany flyer with a newspaper format, Phone: Berlin 2115914 Powerhouse Picks featuring photos and articles on FRANCE the artists in the promotion, GILLES PETARD (Due to airplay and sales in projectable markets, these records along with illustrations of several 8, Quai de Stalingrad, Boulogne 92, France exhibit top five potential) album covers, which is being Phone: 520-79-67 sent to retail stores in packs of Elton John (MCA) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight." 500 copies. Full color window CANADA happening in virtually every market as an Ip display streamers are also LARRY LE BLANC Already 9 Craig Crescent cut and finally released as a single in a full six -minute available. Toronto M4G2NG, Canada version. An assured top five record. Additional Releases Phone: (416) 482-3125 In addition to the "Happy Days SUBSCRIPTIONS: ONE YEAR (52 ISSUES) U.S. AND CANACA-$50, AIR MAIL-$85; FOREIGN James Taylor (Warner Bros.) "How Sweet It Is (To Be of Rock 'N Roll" Ip, the new -AIR MAIL $90. SECOND CLASS POSTAGE albums being released by Pick- PAID AT NEW YORK, N. Y. AND AT AD- Loved By You)." DITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. DEADLINE: wick International to coincide NEGATIVES AND COPY MUST BE IN NEW YORK BY 12 NOON FRIDAY. This old Motown hit is snowballing into a certain with this merchandising program Copyright © 1975 by smash record, garnering several markets with amaz- are an Original anthology, "The RECORD WORLD PUBLISHING CO., INC. ing speed and taking great jumps everywhere. í30s" and four other albums. VOL. 31, No. 1463

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Marquis Ent. To Sponsor Florida Jam Funk Fete NEW YORK - Marquis Enter- beginning this fall and encom- prises, which has now teamed passing at least 26 weeks worth with Lawrence Crane, founder of concert attractions. and former president of the In addition to sponsoring two television mail order business other summer concerts following Dynamic House/Tele House to the "Florida Jam," Marquis has coordinate and guide its efforts contracted with the Chicago Park in the contemporary market, will district to book (in a co -produc- sponsor a "Florida Jam" rock tion deal with Star Trek Produc- festival in Tampa on July 5 head- tions) the concerts in Soldiers lining ZZ Top, Johnny Winter, Field this summer. The August 2 War, the Ozark Mountain Dare- concert will have a line-up devils and Pure Prairie League. headlining Marvin Gaye, Aretha Marquis has already presented Franklin, the Jackson Five, Stevie David Bowie, the Jackson Five Wonder and Bobby Vinton. and Marvin Gaye at Radio City The Marquis operation is Music Hall; Crosby, Stills, Nash headed by entertainment field and Young at Dallas Stadium; and veteran Donjo Medlevine, certi - Ike and Tina Turner, Gladys field public accountant Joe Bor- Knight and the Pips, Sonny and enstein and Jerry Kaufman, who MCA Records celebrated the signing of Grand Funk Railroad on June 19 with a Cher and the Carpenters in handles the financial side of gala party in Ashley's Restaurant. The occasion was honored by a very special guest in attendance, Lew Wasserman, president and chief executive theatre -in -the Marquis Enterprises. officer, MCA, Inc. Shown -round. enjoying the festivities are (from left): Don Brewer, Craig Frost, Frank Funk Railroad manager Andrew Cavaliere, Wasserman, Mark Farner and Mel Schacher. Donjo Medlevine Medlevine made his name in the entertainment field during Motown Announces Disco DJ Contest the '40s and '50s with his Chez LOS ANGELES-Motown Rec- Carl Griffin, Jobete's east coast Paree night club in Chicago, ords announced a special "Disco director and Rikki Moress, the which offered star attractions Dee -Jay" contest last week, a company's professional represent- such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy national competition inviting an- ative. Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Jerry thology submissions from the Nationally, additional entry Lewis, Sophie Tucker, Louis nation's disco dee -jays for the forms are being mailed out and Prima and others for a $2.50 fourth upcoming album in the are available through disco pro- admission. In 1969, he opened label's Disc -O -Tech series. Partici- moter Mark Simon's Provocative the Mill Run Theater in Niles, pants will be requested to submit Promotions, 6606 Sunset Blvd., Lawrence Crane Illinois, just outside Chicago, their choice of six disco -oriented Hollywood, California 90028. Crane, who is headquartered making use of the then -new re- selections from the Motown Two winners will be selected at Marquis' New York City office volving stage. In 1970 Medlevine repertoire. Selections may vary by Motown executives on the at Rockefeller Center, will co- opened the Circle Star Theatre from Motown standards to ob- basis of originality, commercial oridnate a long-term booking in San Carlos, California, based scure collector's items from the value and continuity for disco stint at Radio City Music Hall on the same concept as the Mill singles or albums of the Motown programming. Each winner, whose Run. family of labels. selections will make up one side Thevis Pacts Shinko Paul Johnson, Motown's vice of Motown's next disco album president of promotion, made the release, will receive an all - LOS ANGELES O'Jays i - GRC's music Go Gold announcement at a New York expense paid trip to Los Angeles publishing division (Thevis Music NEW YORK-Philadelphia In- luncheon last week, which was to participate in the final selec- Group) has signed their first ternational recording artists attended by more than two hun- tion and preparation of the new foreign subpublishing agreement O'Jays' "Live In London" album dred area deejays, representing "Disc -O -Tech" album, credit as for the representation of the has been certified gold by the the city's most popular discos. executive coordinator of the al- more than 1000 copyrights con- RIAA. The luncheon was coordinated by bum and a coordinator's fee. tained in their five music pub- The contest was conceived by lishing companies, with Shinko Motown's creative vice president, Music Publishing Ltd., of Co., Ace's Up Suzanne de Passe, and coordin- Japan, it was jointly announced ated by Tom Noonan, the label's by Michael Thevis, president of director of marketing, and Paul TMG, and S. Kusano, president L. Johnson. of Shinko. Catalogues Proffer Leaves UA Featuring a wide variety of material in the catalogues (Act LOS ANGELES-Spencer Prof- One, Moonsong, Silver Thevis, fer has announced his resigna- Grapevìine and Nolanta), TMG tion from his post as head of copyrights include songs by such a&r for United Artists Records writers as Sammy Johns, Sam to pursue further record produc- Dees, Mike Greene, Clinton tion activities. While at UA, Moon, Byron Paul, Paul Huffman, Proffer, together with Denny Joan Keller, Dorothy Norwood, Diante, have had seven chart Ginger Boatwright and Al Gard- records over the course of the ner. In adidtion, as a result of last nine months including the TMG's acquisition to worldwide top 10 Paul Anka/Odia Coates representation rights to the Joye hit "One Man Women," the top Music (Australia) catalogue, 15 soul charter "Changes" by songs by such "Down Under" Vernon Burch, "Laughter In The Rain" by Lea Roberts and Ike writers as Kevin Johnson, Keith On the western lap of their current American tour, Anchor Records' Ace cavorts back- Jacobsen and Andy Gibb are stage at Hollywood Bowl with Jerold H. Rubinstein, chairman of ABC Records. At top, and Tina Turner's current "Baby also included in the subpublish- from left, are Acemen Alan "Bam" King and Tex Comer, Rubinstein, Paul Carrack and -Get It On." Proffer & Diante ing agreement with Shinko. the group's producer, John Anthony. At bottom: Ace members Fran Byrne and Phil are currently completing some Harris, both winners of the First Annual Pong Competition held at a recent bash given (Continued on page 46) in the group's honor at the Tennis Club in Beverly Hills. (Continued on page 41)

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Fifteen Given the above statement it his solo lines soaring up and minutes into his Vancouver show, Alice somehow is interesting to consider exactly away while Keith provided the managed to fall off his oversized toybox prop, how they proved their suprem- punch underneath with his al- causing great physical injury (and untold embarrass- acy, for the Stones were not their ways solid rhythm work. ment) to his person. But good of Alice, ever the usual overpowering selves. Large It was a different kind of showbiz trooper in the grand tradition of his numbers of people probably felt Stones concert, with Jagger ob- heroes Ann -Margret and Iggy Pop, was bandaged on the spot and unfulfilled at the end of the show, viously still the star but less en- returned to finish the show, which didn't impress the audience half as but even larger numbers must ticing this time, as if the point much as the fact that they actually got to see real blood. He was rushed have felt as though they had been was to dig what the band was to the hospital immediately following his performance for 12 stitches to the mountain, had seen the doing musically and to ride on and treatment of his six cracked ribs. Those expecting an obvious promised land and had found it its very unique energy. Songs crack about Alice Cooper and women bleeding ain't gonna get it .. . to be truly prosperous. were reworked to emphasize the Strategy is reportedly now being mapped out for Paul Simon to undertake his first sustained solo tour sometime in the fall ... Ruby Starr, whom several people will testify to having seen blow Black Oak off the stage on her good nights, literally busted a gut on one such recent occasion. Recuperation from the required surgery will delay the recording of her debut album for Capitol a full six weeks ... The proposed series of August dates in this country by Led Zeppelin is looking more and more like a reality . . . "Lynyrd Skynyrd," manager Pete Rudge took a breather from the Stones tour to inform us, "is no longer being booked into hotels, but into jails to save the police the trouble of putting them in, as they have spent four of the last seven nights in jail." In Los Angeles, it's also the surest way to meet a healthy number of your fans. BUT WHOLESOME UNDERNEATH: Any movement toward the door at what appeared to be the conclusion of the X-rated War party at the Sunset stripjoint The Body Shop was immediately frozen when Steve Gold suddenly leaped onto the stage with a $500 bill clenched in his teeth. "Five hundred bucks," he said (as well as you can when your mouth is filled with paper), "to the best dancer in the place," and so after several hours of professional bump & grind the floor was opened to amateurs. This being a recession, about a half a dozen guests (of both sexes) leaped at the chance. When the contest, judged The Rolling Stones performing in Boston during their current U.S. tour. in "Queen For A Day" fashion, ended in a tie, Gold exercised time- In 1970, this reporter saw the uncommon: The classic, oft -imi- honored wisdom and tore the bill in half. Among those who didn't Stones in concert in Dallas and tated musical intro to "Gimmie need the money badly enough to take off their clothes were Joe their music was very good; in Shelter" was discarded in favor Cocker, Eric Mercury, Don Cornelius, Chuck Negron and Ray Man- 1972, this reporter saw the Stones of a slow, churning, fuzzy lead zarek. One of the professional strippers, hearing the first few bars of at the Forth Worth Convention and the song remained instru- an unfamiliar War number she was supposed to perform to, was heard Center and left that concert be- mentally sluggish until Mick went screaming at the elderly gent who ran the lights and tapes, "What's lieving rock music could not be into the chorus and finally goin' on here? Why can't I have 'Slippin Into Darkness' or 'The Cisco played any better. In retrospect, brought it to life. Kid?' I always get stuck with the turkeys!" We got a call ... phone and after seeing them at the Wald, last week from Jeff objecting to our use of the adjective "con- Garden on Sunday, one realized No Surprises in with naming as servative" conjunction the of Helen Reddy per- that the Stones were impossibly There were no real surprises manent hostess the Special." The he in of "Midnight show, promised good that night in Fort Worth; (unless it was Jagger playing gui- response to our published skepticism, will continue to give exposure to judge them by such a standard tar on "Fingerprint File") but to worthy new talent in the progressive vein. To back up this conten- is perhaps unfair, since a group there were scattered pleasures tion, he invited managers of talent that fits the above description to shouldn't be expected to reach (and everyone has different pleas- contact him and he'll see what he can do Danny was ... Goldberg such a peak repeatedly, even if urs during a Stones concert): the only person seen actually walking out of the Bad Company party they are the best. Yet the memory Keith, alone in a red spotlight, at the Mayfair Music Hall; the rest of us were staggering at best .. . lingers on, because that night was coaxed out the mournful open- After a short number of upcoming concerts, Maria Muldaur flies to so rare. ing chords to "You Can't Always Copenhagen to rehearse with Count Basie in preparation for their Get What You Want," as the joint performance at Montreaux ... Maggie Bell is now sitting with An Event band gradually built the music . . . the script for an important London theatrical production Bill So the Stones didn't match behind him . . . Wood's guitar McEven will open the Aspen Recording Society Studio for a special their Fort Worth peak but one wailed and protested as Mick presentation to the industry of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's newly - can hardly declaim against their cavorted on the tips of the star completed album "Dreams" ... One thing proved by the A&M picnic Sunday concert. From the first that was a stage and 'Billy Pres- is that the Tubes are great entertainers even when they're just standing tentative chords of "Honky Tonk ton constructed an impenetrable around ... August 31 is the date of Bill Graham's next "Day On The Women" to the final frenzy of chord wall - the band churned Green" concert at the Oakland Stadium, and it's an all -British shöw "Sympathy for the Devil" (devoid on in such a manner until Mick featuring Robin Trower, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Frampton and Dave of the satanic overtones that and Keith joined voices to bring Mason ... Dropping by the Record Plant in Sausalito during sessions made Altamont inevitable), the the song home dramatically on for the first Crackin' album were Sly and members of the Family Stone, concert was an Event. But the the last chorus; "Tumbling Dice" Buddy Miles and Lenny White (of Chick Corea's band) ... The "hush Event was not free -flowing; it revealed itself to be a latent hush' atmosphere surrounding the late July CBS convention has was herky-jerky, unevenly paced, Stones classic, actually sounding prompted all kinds of speculation about the CBS artists who might with the Stones lending them- better as the years pass; "It's perform. Get the label's talent roster and pick out the rumor that's selves to longer instrumental ex- Only Rock 'n' Roll," not one of most appealing to you . .. Will somebody out there please do some- cursions than they had in previ- their classics, but, as the Stones thing interesting before next week? ous appearances; Ron Wood and (Continued on page 30)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Columbia To Release Johnny Musso Forms RCA Regional Meets (Continued from page 3) 'Basement Tapes' LP Management Company director, rhythm & blues artists & souri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Wis- repertoire; Mel Ilberman, divi- consin, Illinois, Indiana, Michi- NEW YORK Columbia Rec- LOS ANGELES-Johnny Musso f - fi sion vice president, commercial gan, Kentucky, Ohio, West Vir- ords is preparing to release a has entered into the personal operations; Jack Kiernan, division ginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Geor- two -record set of Bob Dylan and management field, helming his vice president, marketing; John gia, North and South Carolina, the Band's legendary "Basement Moose Manage- own operation, Rosica, director, product mer- Florida and the western portions Tapes." The material was re- Sun- ment, headquartered at 8913 chandising; and Herb Hetman, of New York and Pennsylvania. corded in sessions between June Los Simultan- set Blvd., Angeles. division vice president, public af- At Monticello will be represen- and October in 1967 in the up- Musso has announced his eously, fairs are flying to each of the tatives from Virginia, Washington, state home of The Band known veteran artist firm's acquisition of meetings to showcase some of D.C., Maryland, Delaware, New as Big Pink. Doble Gray and El Chicano. new for the entire RCA Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Including 24 songs in all, the the talent force. Maine, Massachusetts, Connecti- double Ip set includes several sales was made cut, Rhode Island and eastern songs and performances which The announcement Kiernan, division vice Pennsylvania and New York. have never before been available, by Jack who said: on bootleg albums or otherwise. president, marketing, have had an excellent first "The Basement Tapes" set is due "We 1975 and these 20th Promo Shifts for release by Columbia at the be- six months of to LOS ANGELES-Paul Lovelace, ginning of July. meetings are being conducted v sales impetus vice president, promotion, 20th The personnel on "The Base- intensify our Century Records, has named Billy ment Tapes" album consists of through the balance of the year to our Pfordresher to the newly created Bob Dylan (guitar, vocals), Rick in addition to introducing some of the exciting position of national promotion Danko (bass, vocals), Garth Hud- field staff we be introducing manager and Bruce Brantseg as son (organ, vocals), Richard Man- new talent will momentum national secondary promotion uel (piano, drums, vocals), Rob- to help maintain our the manager, effective immediately. bie Robertson (lead guitar, vo- through to the end of year." for the meet- cals). The material on the album Overall planning has under the super- was cut live, without overdub- ings been of Dick Carter, director of bing, and has been remastered vision Johnny Musso Tony Montgomery, di- for release on record by Colum- sales, and Musso was previously with bia. The recording sessions which rector, national promotion. MCA Records for five and a half In to introduction of resulted in "The Basement Tapes" addition years, where he served as vice July product, those attending the took place following a national Musso's diverse apprised of plans tour in 1966. president/a&r. meeting will be background also includes an as- for continuing campaigns on Columbia has planned a major Records, RCA artists including merchandising campaign in sup- sociation with Atlantic other new as west coast Bolotin, Deadly Night- port of the release of "The Base- where he served Michael ment Tapes." general manager from 1968-70. shade, Elliott Murphy, Nancy From left: Bruce Brantseg, Paul Lovelace, Earlier in his career, Musso Nevins, Pure Prairie League, Lon- Billy Pfordresher. Chelsea Names Two worked as a promotion man for nie Liston Smith, Tomita, Leslie Pfordresher, who was 20th's a number of major record labels. West and Roger Whittaker. west coast promo manager until To Promo Posts Additionally, he produced the There also will be previews of now, was formerly promotion soundtrack Ip of the television new product coming from RCA's ® LOS ANGELES The first re- manager at Record Merchandis- - movie "Sunshine," which includ- established artists, as well as sales structuring of Chelsea Records' ing, Los Angeles. He began his ed Cliff de Young's single, "My and promotion campaigns being promotion force since the re- tenure at 20th in March, 1974. Sweet Lady." As a producer formulated to introduce that cent appointment of Craig Brantseg, who joined 20th in Musso was also responsible for product. October, 1974, has been working Dudley as national promotion El Chicano's single "Tell Her Attending the San Diego meet- secondary stations and now director has been announced by She's Lovely." ing will be RCA staffers from heads the department. Chelsea president Wes Farrell. Washington, Montana, Idaho, Further beefing up his depart- Lois Kennedy has been named Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nev- midwest regional promotion E. W & F Get Gold ment, Lovelace has added staffers ada, California, Arizona, New in other areas. Sandy Horn will director while Bruce Bowles has NEW YORK - Columbia re- Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska. helm Southern California promo- been tabbed southern regional cording group Earth, Wind & At Indianapolis will be mem- tion with responsibilities to in- promotion director. Kan- Fire's recent single, "Shining bers from Texas, Oklahoma, clude Los Angeles, San Francisco Kennedy will operate from South Star," has been certified gold by sas, Nebraska, North and and Phoenix. Mike Kraft will work Cincinnati. She most recently Mis - the RIAA. Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Charlotte from his base in Atlanta. did promotion in the Cincinnati - The Houston market will be serv- Louisville area for United Artists iced by John Shuler, while Len Records. Previously she did inde- In Praise of Manilow Evenoff works Cleveland, Detroit pendent promotion for United and Pittsburgh. The entire staff Airlines and the Gulf Oil Com- will report directly to Lovelace at pany, and was national sales 20th's home office in Las Angeles director for WBZ-TV in Boston. where Brantseg and Pfordresher Bowles had been southern are also based. reigonal promotion director for Motown and previously was with MCA in Atlanta. He will be Claridge Moves based in Memphis. d LOS ANGELES-Claridge Rec- ords has relocated its offices to a David Leaves London new address, 6381 Hollywood » NEW YORK - Michael Da%id, Blvd., Suite 318, Hollywood, Cali- who has been national publicity fornia 90028, effective immediate- director at London Records for ly. The phone number (213) has 469-8149 remains the same. The the last six months, exited At a party held last week in New York's Make Believe Ballroom, Arista recording his post. David came to London artist Barry Manilow received the Record World award for most promising new male record company also houses Records from Cashbox Magazine singer for both albums and singles. Arista records president Clive Davis surprised Chicory Advertising, Cannon where he was singles rreviewer. Manilow at the party by presenting him with a gold record for million dollar sales on Point Music, Chicory Productions, his album "Barry Manilow Il," from which came the certified gold single "Mandy." In Chicory Management, Canterbury David can be contacted at the photo at left, RW's Roberta Skopp presents the Record World award to Manilow; (201) 487-0865 or (212) 757-3164. in *e photo at right, Davis and Manilow are shown with Manilow's gold album. Enterprises and Conley Music.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com A RECORD GROWS IN PEORIA. The amazing -but -true story of Head East and their first album, "Flat As A Pancake:'

Head East, a five -piece rock & roll band from Illinois decided, not too long ago, to do it all themselves. They went into a studio in Peoria, recorded an album, designed the package, and hired a management firm to test market the record in St. Louis and Kansas City. To make a short story shorter, Head East soon found itself with the most requested song on Kansas City FM radio with an album cut called "Never Been Any Reason:' Meanwhile, the album was racking up phenomenal sales in both cities. Now, that same record is in a new, hot -off -the -griddle A&M package but it still contains all those same rousing, energy -packed ingredients that made it famous. F L A T AS A PAN C A K E N AL

"FLATAS A PANCAKE" THE WORLD DEBUT OF HEAD EAST. ON A&M RECORDS

AmericanRadioHistory.Com DIAL GUE THE VIEWPOINTS OF THE INDUSTRY Jim Tyrrell on Aggressive Merchandising By ROBERT ADELS piece, (b) the album in question itself isn't worth the effort or (c) lim Tyrrell, vice president of the materials provided are supplied in the wrong quantity and/or national sales and merchandising size. for Epic Records and the CBS We have tried to digest all of these comments and come up with Custom Labels, began his musical the most useful display pieces we can. career as a studio musician, work- RW: How is an Epic and a CBS Custom Label piece of product ing with talents as diverse as marketed within the CBS structure? James Brown and The Monk@es. Tyrrell: We turn one solid face to the world. We're one company: Before joining CBS, he was field CBS Records. In respect to certain Epic and Custom product, there manager for Buddah and vice are consumer and trade campaigns which I develop for a given al- president of product develop- bum or groups of albums independently. There are also a great num- ment for International Tape Cart- ber which are conjunctive with Columbia label campaigns. ridge. In addition to addressing Our campaign on Philadelphia International segued - a nicely himself to the marketing of rec- musical term-into a conjunctive all label "Soul & Jazz" campaign, ords in this Dialogue, Tyrrell also providing a continunity for a specific segment of the market. We are Tyrrell discusses FORE (Fraternity of Re- Jim now in the midst of a rock and progressive music consumer blitz cording Executives), an organization of music and media professionals developed around recent heavy releases on the Epic and CBS Custom concerned with improving the opportunities and conditions in the Labels that was expanded to an all -label campaign.

industries for blacks. As founder and president of I leisure -oriented We have one sales force. I talk to the salesmen when want PACE (Provid- FORE, he has been responsible for the organization's specific information on a specific account. And when there's some- ing Avenues for Continuing Encouragement) award, a unique scholar- thing going on out there that they are particularly excited about, a black ship presentation made simultaneously, on an annual basis, to they'll pick up the phone and tell me. It could be activity on a new high school graduate and a distinguished business person, placing piece of product, or general action on an entire act's catalogue. them in a lifelong mentor-student relationship. That's the marvelous thing about the organiaztion-we have so large a force and yet we still can maintain that kind of personal, close Record World: What part of your job at Epic and the CBS Custom contact. The normal course of business is for my dialogue to be with Labels revolves around creative decision making and what part is our regional directors and branch managers. They in turn direct their follow-through on tried and true methods of operations? local marketing groups. Jim Tyrrell: It's about half and half, especially since we have had the RW: How much can an individual salesman's initiative mean to job of breaking arists. We don't have a roster of established artists, the success of a project? had to be innovative in developing so that meant we considerably Tyrrell: I have found that salesmen can break an album on their specific campaigns for each of the artists as they came along; and own, absent airplay and other things: Given aggressive retailing with we're fortunate too that they run across a pretty broad spectrum- an aggressive account you can do just about anything. It gives you from Labelle to Charlie Rich. early indication that you have something you can be very confident Each of these campaigns has been unique in its own way. There's about in spreading to other places. no routine that we can turn to, no "number 27" that you automati- For instance, a salesman may discover that in-store play can move cally trigger and then follow up on. 5 or 10 copies at a time. That kind of instant catch is always a plus. RW: How do you test the effectiveness of various merchandising But another beauty of this organization is that usually we get the aids used in a campaign? airplay right along with the placement in stores and their develop- Tyrrell: There are certain things that are basic. A poster has to have ment of in-store activity. some elements that will attract a casual passerby: You don't create a poster just because you have an album to merchandise. with an ag- We've come up with a concept in posters here where we use them Given aggressive retailing as catalogue merchandisers and artist personality combinations. Our gressive account you can do just about Charlie Rich poster, which brought those two elements together for 66 9 the first time, worked so well company -wide that it's been done anything. several times since. And we've come up with a concept of putting an additional piece of provocative copy below the photo matter, printed RW: How often can that "aggressive retailing" you speak of stem on a white background, to promote new artists-something that ties from the retailers themselves? a months ago. I into what we're doing with the rest of the campaign and something Tyrrell: I attended the Record Bar Convention few the consumer can relate to. For Labelle, we coined a thematic idea: thus talked to a lot of their store managers in one place, at one time "The Sound of Silver Soul." -and not once did I hear anybody say, "Well, if you get it on radio us In the case of a new or relatively underexposed act, you're not sell- " or "When it goes top 40 ... " All these guys instead telling it, to ing the artist so much as you are selling the concept of beauty and "We can break an album . . . We know how to display how attractiveness, either in the artist himself or in the graphic matter. pitch our customers." And that pitch gets into the word of mouth The stores can then begin with the use of the poster as an eye- thing too-which is what really sells records anyway. catcher. In that respect, the store manager is as influential as radio, which RW: How does the competition for display space effect your is like a wall-to-wall carpet with no place on it any more defined campaigns? than any other. is not the ultimate goal. Tyrrell: There is no competition, but you don't create posters in a The ultimate goal is sales; promotion much vacuum. Whatever sales support material you create, there has to be Promotion is the means to the goal. And it's not so "sales" the some attendant product worthy of the effort behind it. There has to in the normal record company sense as "sell-through"-that's be some general media activity, and there should be lots of other key word with us here. has followed how promotional activity going on at the same time. RW: Within the past six months Record World acts. More With reservations, retailers look forward to receiving all kinds of Epic and the CBS Custom Labels have broken several new who has had a cer- display -materials posters, streamers, cut-out or set-up displays, recently, you've gotten behind Jeff Beck-an act - period of time-and saw his easel -backs and mobiles-because it's basic merchandising to use tain degree of success for a substantial kind of "artist breaking" role is some device to atract the consumer's attention. Those particular latest album really take off. What reservations usually take one of the following forms: most difficult? (Continued on page 27) That (a) the subject matter is not such that it warrants a display

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com "YOU BREAK IT,YOU BOUGHT IT:' WE'RE BREAKING IT, THEY'RE BUY IT!

The Michael Stanley Band: a brand-new album of hardline rock & roll that's setting the pace for summer -blistering! Already named FM Flashmaker of the Week in Record World -and the FM airplay is big and building: Cleveland,Adanta, Denver, Seattle, Chicago, L.A. and San Francisco areas, and more being added every day. Plus a knockout of a new single, just released:"l'm Gonna Love You;'and a heavy nationwide tour schedule that's alréádÿs begun. "YOU BREAK IT,YOU BOUGHT IT:' IT'S A SMASH. FROM THE MICHAEL STANLEY BAND. ON EPIC RECORDS AND TAPES. On Tour: July 1, Corpus Christi, Tex./July 2, Houston, Tex./July 3, San Antonio, Tex./July 5, Abilene, Tex./July 6, El Paso, Tex./July 8, Amarillo, Tex./July 9, Dallas, Tex. Produced and Engineered by Bill Szymczyk for Pandora Productions. RCA aEG .c I '.

AmericanRadioHistory.Com UA Promo Shifts Fantasy Taps Marshall War Merchandising Blitz Set BERKELEY-Dave Marshall has LOS ANGELES-Ray Anderson, joined Fantasy / Prestige / Mile- LOS ANGELES-Far Out Pro- The promotion and publicity vice president, promotion, United Rec- tool kit is housed in a - stone as of national productions and United Artists python Artists Records of America, has director motion. Marshall's experience ords have announced a major skinned -designed corregated box announced several promotions for merchandising and advertising with handle. The kit includes the his department. spans 13 years, and includes both with campaign for War's "Why Can't new album, a specially desgined Jackie Dean will coordinate all regional and national stints London Records, and, most re- We Be Friends?" album, released press kit, post cards with the r&b activity east of the Mississippi. last week. The focal point of this face/logo on cover, four -inch Based in Atlanta, Dean most recently, with Private Stock. Marsh- merchandising campaign is the square stick -on, rectangular but- cently handled regional r&b pro- all will be based in Berkeley, and "Why Can't We Be Friends?" tons, frizbee and T-shirt. motion in the south. is currently in the process of face/logo that appears on the The in-store merchandising Stewart Sank, previously New relocating his family from the album cover. tool kit includes 30"x30" cata- York promotion manager, will be- east coast. Special merchandising aids in logue posters, order forms, come east coast album promotion form of tool kits will be special record -bin divider card, manager. the to record outlets, counter handout discographies, Named regional promotion distributed stations and the press. Two mobils, easel back on album managers are Jack Campbell (San radio tool kits are untilized: jacket and scores of rectangular Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle separate buttons. Heavy emphasis will be and Denver), Jack Satter (Dallas, one in-store retail kit, and one placed on the War catalogue Houston, St. Louis and Minneapo- promotion/publicity kit. the lis), Mike Conwisher (Chicago, along with "Why Can't We Detroit, Cleveland and Cincin- Bill Donovan Dies Be Friends?" album. nati), Larry Cohen (Philadelphia, All distributors and UA field NEW YORK Bill Donovan, New York, Baltimore -Washington, - personnel will receive, in addi- operations manager for CBS Buffalo, Boston -Hartford and Pitts- tion to the kits, special dealer Records' southeast region, died burgh), John Parker (Atlanta, ads, catalog dealer ads; ad on Friday morning, June 20. Memphis and Nashville), and Tom minus, album release sheet and Donovan died of cancer after a Moore (Miami, New Orleans, order form with catalogue. short illness. He was 53 years Charlotte and Shreveport). old. Outdoors The remainder of the UA pro- Dave Marshall Donovan came to CBS Records motion staff consists of local pro- Illuminated War billboards of In a parallel move, Bob Mercer in 1965 in the position of motion managers Tom Schoberg the album with a flashing gold has been national FM operations manager, which he (Baltimore -Washington) and Jim appointed tooth are presently up on the promotion director, in addition to had held for the past 10 years. Heathfield, relocating from Mem- Sunset Strip and New York's De - his duties as west coast regional Prior to coming to CBS Records, phis to Los Angeles. Mille Theatre. promotion. Mercer will continue he worked for Decca Records Additional advertising for the to be based in Los Angeles. for more than 28 years. Natl. Staff campaign includes consumer and All UA promotion personnel trade publication ads and bill- will continue to receive direction MCA, Legend Pact boards displayed on buses in from the UA national promotion major cities. Also, subways in staff, Mike Kagan (national New York and Chicago are now singles), Billy Bass (national al- displaying the billboards. bums) and Ed Levine (Blue Note); On July 5, aerial advertising Gene Armond, based in New will be flown over Los Angeles York, is national special projects and New York area beaches as manager. well as Long Island, Southern New Jersey and North New London Pacts Tara Jersey. War embarks on a three- YORK Herb Goldfarb, NEW - month national tour on the first vice president of sales and mar- of July. keting, London Records, has announced the appointment of Tara Record and Tape Distribut- R&C Names Lieberman ing Co. Inc. as exclusive distributor for all London and London To West Coast Post in the Atlanta Group product LOS ANGELES - Frank H. market, effective immediately. Lieberman has been named of The area includes the states west coast publicity manager of and eastern Georgia, Alabama, Rogers & Cowan's contemporary Tennessee. music division, it was announced Tara is headed by Ms. Gwen by Paul Bloch, senior vice presi- Kesler, a veteran of the south - dent in charge of the contempo- area reco rd business for eastern rary music department. many years, and sales manager Additionally, Bloch said Mae Randy Sanders. Boren Axton, recently named to head R&C's new Nashville office, FOR RENT will be coming to Los Angeles for meetings to discuss addi- SMALL OFFICES tional expansion of the firm's CBS Theatre Bldg. music operation in Nashville. 1697 BROADWAY Prior to joining R&C, Lieber- J. K. Maitland, president of MCA Records, Inc. and Bruce Allen, managing director of man most recently was publicity (53 - 54 ST.) NEW YORK CITY Legend Records, Ltd. have announced the signing of a long-term production and distri- and advertising director of the bution agreement between the two labels. The agreement calls for the exclusive services Las Vegas Tropicana Hotel and Fr $175 mo. of Randy Bachman as producer of artists on the Legend label. Bachman was recently a awarded the Juno Award in Canada as "Producer of the Year" for 1974. The first previously was critic/feature APPLY SUPT. PREMISES ON product to be released under this agreement will be an album by the group Trooper, writer for the Los Angeles or call HERB GRAFF tentatively set for release in mid -July to coincide with the group's concert tour of the Herald -Examiner and sports- CENTURY OPERATING CORP. United States. Trooper will be the opening act for Bachman -Turner Overdrive on this writer for the Long Beach Inde- (212) 279-7600 tour. Shown above at the signing are, from left: Lou Cook, MCA vice president of administration; Maitland; Allen; Bachman. pendent, Press -Telegram.

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TEMPTATIONS-Gordy G 7144F RAY THOMAS-Threshold 5N 67020 PHYLLIS ST. JAMES & LA MANCHA- (Motown) (London) Playboy 6026 GLASSHOUSE (prod. by Jeffrey Bowen & Berry Gor- HIGH ABOVE MY HEAD (prod. by Ray Thomas & GET HAPPY (prod. by Don Mancha & Mickey Steven- dy) Derek Varnals) (Tomo's, ASCAP/Pocket Full of son/Master Prod.) (Jobete, ASCAP/Stone Diamond, BMI) Tunes/Common Good, BMI) (Mikim, BMI) Having proven stones an easy boulder to Moody Blues man of flute and "Tuesday Act that comes on like a potential Labelle shoulder ("Papa Was a Rolling ..."), soul Afternoon" fame follows Graeme Edge combines moog touches and an incessant vets now deal with the kind you shouldn't and Hayward/Lodge in releasing a head - beat to spread their soulful smile over throw. Shattering performance! turning solo debut. Akin to Ringo. everybody's face. Reason to rejoice!

ERIC MERCURY-Mercury 73699 EDDIE KENDRICKS-Tamla T 54260F FIFTH AVENUE Featuring CAROL (Phonogram) (Motown) TOWNES-Buddah 457 SWEETIE-PIE (prod. by Trevor Lawrence & Eric Mer- GET THE CREAM OFF THE TOP (prod. by Brian Hol- WHEELER DEALER (prod. by Scribbles/Ron Ron Prod.) cury) (Daddy Black, ASCAP/Patri-Mani, BMI( land) (Stone Diamond/Gold Forever, BMI) (Cast Iron/Vibrato, BMI) Black singer -songwriter has been searchin' Sensuous soul of the first order. Thick Cash register sound effects which begin for just the right vehicle to put him in gobs of throbbing, churning grade A stuff this side could echo in lots of the real orbit. Tasty hunk o' funk sets him right in is what he's delivering in his surest top thing. Group has the spirit of uptempo the cockpit awaiting blast-off. router since "Boogie Down." Gladys Knight and a style all their own.

LESLEY GORE-A&M 1710 NATALIE COLE-Capitol 41099 NOTATIONS-Gem igo GMS 0500 (WB) IMMORTALITY (prod. by Quincy Jones & Tom Bahler( THIS WILL BE (prod. by Chuck Jackson & Marvin THINK BEFORE YOU STOP (prod. by Rich Tufo & Mil Bits & The Witch, ASCAP/Kidada, BMI) Yancy) (Jay's Ent./Chappell, ASCAP) Gerald Dickerson) (Sifo/Gemigo, BMI) Complex yet catchy comeback item for Guys responsible for cutting early Inde- If the title doesn't grab you, then the that reigning mid -60s pop queen. Being pendents hits guide Nat King's daughter easy disco beat and stellar soul vocals re -united with the man who brought her to her own royal throne. The impact of will. Masterpiece of crossover production those early hits proves a sound choice. Aretha, but a princess in her own right. technique doesn't have time to stop.

JEFF PERRY-Arista 0133 ALBERT BROOKS-Asylum 45259 BOBBY BYRD-Intl. Brothers 902 (TK) LOVE DON'T COME NO STRONGER (YOURS AND PARTY FROM OUTER SPACE (FEATURING PHONY HEADQUARTERS (AUGUSTA, GA.) (prod. by W. MINE) (prod. by Jeffrey L. Perry/J.L.P. Prod). HITS) (prod. by Albert Brooks & Harry Shearer) Clarke, C. Reid) ASCAP) (Tourist, ASCAP) (Sherlyn, BMI) New act might stir up some Sam Cooke A surprise appearance by Linda Ronstadt Former soul foamer from James Brown's comparisons as this cut gets around- highlights this spoof of the Dickie Good- retinue made his comeback with "Back which is pretty good company any way man anthology hit discs, as Brooks creates from the Dead." Now he comes alive you 'slice it. They don't come no stronger! his own music for a crazy storyline. again with one of his roughest toughest.

GRASS ROOTS-Haven 7015 (Capitol) BATAAN-Epic 8-50123 RONNIE WALKER-Event 225 (Polydor) MAMACITA (prod. by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, WOMAN DON'T WANT TO LOVE ME (prod. by JUST CAN'T SAY HELLO (ONCE YOU'VE SAID GOOD- Rob Grill) (Screen Gems -Columbia /Summerhill, Bataan/Salsoul Records: Joe and Ken Cayre) BYE) (prod. by Ronald B. Walker, Vincent Montana BMI) (Lamminations/Big Elk, ASCAP) Jr.) ('Bout Time/Gaucho/Belinda, BMI( Former Dunhill golden boys move under Salsoul star makes a solid bid for pop Philly-styled balladeer has a bit of Theo- the L&P dome to debut with a song last acceptance with this Robert Lamm song. dore Pendergrass on his strident side, but cut by Mark Lindsay. Their past pop Joe brings Chicago feelings to an early tempers it with a singular smoothness on credentials and new sound blend well. Santana level of Latin excitement. the other. Ultra -satin soul.

LOBO-Big Tree BT 16040 (Atlantic) BILLY PAUL-Phila. Intl. ZS8 3572 (Col) RICK CUNHA-Columbia 3-10174

WOULD I STILL HAVE YOU (prod. by Phil Gernhard) JULY, JULY, JULY, JULY (prod. by Gamble -Huff) BEST FRIENDS (prod. by Ken Mansfield) (Next Stop/ (Famous, ASCAP) (Mighty Three, BMI) January/Frontlawn, BMI) A quiet page from the book of why it's Not just another summer song, but one Jessi Colter's co -producer does a fine job lonely at the top. Artist relates how hard that could wear well as future gold for with the former GRC artist of "Yo Yo it often is to distinguish love from adula- all seasons. Man who told us 'bout "Me Man" fame. Subtle pop/country item is tion when you're big and famous. and Mrs. Jones" meets an untempo mood. the title theme from a new film.

JOHNNY BRISTOL-MGM 14814 JOHNNIE TAYLOR-Stax 0241 JIMMY BUFFET-ABC 12113 LOVE TAKES TEARS (prod. by Johnny Bristol) (Bushka, TRY ME TONIGHT (prod. by Don Davis) (Groovesville, DOOR NUMBER THREE (prod. by Don Gant) (ABC ASCAP) BMI) Dunhill, BMI /Red Pajamas ASCAP) Up until now, his "Hang On In There First release from the label's certified gold Monty Hall was never quite like this! Baby" has represented the epitome of man in over a year has a lot of the same A new twist to "Let's Make a Deal" turns his super -talented soulfulness. But this promise as "I Believe in You." A soulful this cut from JB's "AlA" album into a love analysis makes an even stronger case. offering you shouldn't refuse. portal opener full of fun and profit.

JAMES BROWN-Polydor 14281 ORLEANS-Asylum 45261 BLACK OAK ARKANSAS-Atco 7019 HUSTLE!!! (DEAD ON IT) (prod. by James Brown) DANCE WITH ME (prod. by Charles Plotkin) (Hall/ BACK DOOR MAN (prod. by Richard Podolor) (Far IDynatone/ Belinda /Unichappell, BMI) Mojohanna, BMI) Fetched, ASCAP) First the dance, then the Van McCoy Could be for the "Let There Be Music" BOA's Jim Dandy to the rescue this time instrumental giant-and now King James' men what "Best of My Love" was to in an almost narrative style. Cajun -infused original vocal chant on the disco craze. Eagles. Mellow invitation should receive rocker is an original, not the oldline "The Twist" of the seventies? positive, multi -format responses. blues nor Doors same name classic.

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GREATEST HITS GOOD VIBRATIONS-BEST OF THE CAT STEVENS-A&M SP 4519 (6.98) BEACH BOYS Soft-spoken in song and introspective in Reprise MS 2223 (Warner Bros.) (6.981 verse, Cat Stevens has created a very What's left to say? Time and experience special niche in contemporary music. have shown us that these deliriously Culled from previously released albums, delicious sounds are just as tasty and the compilation also contains his hit single viable now as they were in their heydey. of last year, "Another Saturday Night," Each and every cut dazzles, with the fave and the new and lovely single, "Two raves being "Sail On Sailor," "God Only Fine People"-all factors sure to make Knows," "Darlin'," "Do It Again" and this a Cat-egorical success. lots, lots more. The best vibrations.

NOW LOOK GET DOWN RONNIE WOOD-Warner Bros. BS 2872 (6.98) JOE SIMON-Spring SPR 6706 (Polydor) (6.981 Currently touring as guest guitarist with Following the footsteps of his hit single the Stones, with rumors circulating about "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the him possibly becoming a permanent band Floor)," this album is sure to make the member, R.W.'s second solo effort ex- perrenial r&b charter a sturdy major in hibits his maturation. Expect FM turn- the pop league as well. In addition to the tables to keep this one spinnin'-espe- aforementioned smash, Simon sez it best cially with cuts "I Got Lost When I Found on "Fire Burning," "In My Baby's Arms" You," "I Can't Stand the Rain" and "If and "Music in My Bones." Disco dynamite! You Don't Want My Love." ONE SIZE FITS ALL THE TUBES FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION -DiscReet DS 2216 (Warner Bros.) (6.98) A&M SP 4534 (6.98) Newly formed band, under the production Wierd 'n wonderful (wierd insofar as their auspices of Al Kooper, displays the poten- collective sense of humor, wonderful in tial of supergroup status. The music's their superb musicianship), Zappa and heady electric but precise, lyrics and troupe are certain to get the FM airwaves vocals clearly effective, and progressive in motion and stir sales. Fans are loyal play seems a natural off -shoot. Try "Space and steadily accumulating; disc delights aby," "What Do You Want From Life," include "Inca Roads," "Andy" and "Can't "Boy Crazy" and "Mondo Bondage." Afford No Shoes."

JESSIE'S JIG & OTHER FAVORITES HEART OF HEARTS /i STEVE GOODMAN-Asylum 7E 1037 (6.98) BOBBY VINTON-ABC ABCD 891 (6.98) "City of New Orleans" author makes his Being among the crop of previous hit - label bow (and premiere self -production) makers to recently chart again, there's boasting his patented countrified rock little doubt that Vinton will do anything sound. The faves include the instrumental but score well with this one, too. The title tune, "It's A Sin to Tell a Lie," "I current single, "Wooden Heart," should Can't Sleep" and "Door Number Three." receive MOR and top 40 play along with FM programmers take notice; after all, a "Lovely Lady" and "You've Got Your Goodman's hard to find. Mama's Eyes." Racks stock up.

LIQUID LOVE THE CASE OF THE 3 -SIDED DREAM IN FREDDIE HUBBARD-Columbia PC 33556 (6.98; AUDIO COLOR Hubbard's special styling has been con- RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK-Atlantic SD 1674 (6.981 sistently bringing him more and more Hornman Kirk, ably abetted by smooth renown, and, with the influx of jazz into Joel Dorn production, emerges with a a more contemporary genre, more and disc that goes beyond jazz categorical more sales and airplay. Exposure on all limitations. The possibilities are endless; levels should be fantastic for this one, the musicianship terrific; and the special as a listen to "Midnight at the Oasis," selections include "Dreams," "High Heel the disco -directed "Put It In the Pocket" Sneakers" and "The Entertainer." Re- and the title tune will confirm. tailers display in jazz, r&b and pop bins.

A STAR IS BOUGHT LARRY SANTOS .AIBEur BROOM ALBERT BOOKS-Asylum 7E 1035 (6.98) Casablanca NBLP 7018 (6.98) Brooks is out with a concept set, sort of r Deep voiced singer/songwriter bows dis- a "how-to" album on getting your records playing a style reminiscent of early Richie on the air and thusly becoming a star. Havens product, and, with due exposure, It's a must for all people involved in the sales will ensue on a retail level. In-store industry, sure to keep 'em rolling from play would assist, especially with selec- start to finish. Highlighting the set is "The tions "Early In the Morning," "Can't Get Englishman -German -Jew Blues" featuring You Off My Mind," "Meet Me Tonight" Albert King on guitar. ! 11411118014.1111 and "Long, Long Time."

BARTERING THE TROGGS BARON STEWART-UA LA419 G (6.98) ,po Pye 12112 (ATV) (6.98) Newcomer Stewart emerges with a set 74:g;e It's been quite sometime since the sensu- suitable for pop, progressive and MOR 4 a ous strains of Chip Taylor's "Wild Thing" programming. The mood created is a entertained the charts, yet their straight - gently mellow one, ideal for smooth , ahead commercial appeal has not faded seguing, with flowing lyrics effective with with time. Larry Page production maintains sparse accompaniment. Package potentials relentless rhythm that's sure to please, as include "I'm No Stranger Than You," indicated by "I Got Lovin' if You Want It" and an updated "Wild Thing."

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com RCA, Jewelry Chain Bang and Bartell Dozier Doubles as Artist and Producer In Mancini Promo By BEN EDMONDS NEW YORK-RCA Records and LOS ANGELES - Pop in the have efficient administration; it the Kay Jewelry chain have final- '60s was dominated by a number was mismanaged all the way ized plans for a July Henry Man- of very influential musical part- around. I didn't want to have to cini promotion in conjunction nerships: Lennon & McCartney, get into that, and after awhile with the national opening of Jagger & Richard, Simon & Gar- the whole thing just wasn't feel- "Return of the Pink Panther," funkel, CSN&Y. Not the least of ing right. I lost that secure feel- the new Blake Edwards -Sir Lew these was the team of Holland - ing in what I was doing. To get Grade film which has a sound- Dozier - Holland, a songwriting/ that back, I had to get out." Con- track written by Mancini. producing trio that defined a tributing to this disenchantment Utilizing the film's title, the sound which helped create an with the business was a lengthy promotion involves 68 east -of - empire for Motown Records and period of lawsuit activitiy be- the -Mississippi stores of the jewl- whose sales for that label are ap- tween the trio and Motown Posing together ry chain and a heavy radio cam- at the Bottom Line in New proaching the 100 million mark. which, according to Dozier, paign. York are Bang recording artist Paul Davis and Rochell Strab of Bartell Broadcasting. Over a decade later, the Dozier "gained nothing; the lawyers The stores will feature Henry third of that partnership contin- made all the money." Mancini window displays em- ues to distinguish himself as a Dozier's escape was California ploying Pink Panther posters and Shelter, Coppertone write, producer and artist. and a solo recording deal with album covers. Special _ Henry Anybody who cruised through ABC. His two albums to date Mancini flyers have made In Joint Promotion been the last decade with a car radio for that label,. is LOS ANGELES Shelter Rec- "Out Here On My up for stores located in shopping - on -can instantly identify ords in the "Mo- Own" and "Black Bach," were malls. - conjunction with The town Sound." Lamont Dozier, critical successes and produced The radio campaign will offer Coppertone Corporation, (a sub- who now bases his many activi- a string of r&b hits which have a free Mancini sidiary of Plough Inc.), has an- album for each ties in Los Angeles, talked to also dented the pop charts. While customer purchasing a toal $50 nounced a joint radio promotion of Record World about the origins an appaling number of his r&b in featuring product giveaways on merchandise at the participat- of that sound and the legend contemporaries have selected major and secondary done little ing stores. which it gave rise to. "It actually more than merely market Top 40 radio stations churning out began," he remembered, "with which are currently programming "product" to meet the demands a song called 'Come And Get of the disco trend, Dozier has Fusion Signs Two "I'm On Fire," by the Dwight These Memories,' which we'd been exploring different territory. Twilley Band. Each station will A NEW YORK Fusion Musical written for the Vandellas. I was He's maintained the mel- - solicit calls on their respective strong Productions has signed two new_ tired of that '50s sound, that real odic intelligence of his Motown request lines -and the winning acts to their stable of artists, it hard rock & roll; it didn't have and Invictus work, but, true to caller will receive a Shelter album was announced by Michal Ur- any class. So when we wrote eclectic form, has drawn from a (either Leon Russell's "Will 'O the baniak, chief producer and head that song, I added some jazz variety of musics to create a new Wisp," or Richard Torrance and of the firm. chords and a little c&w to the synthesis. "I think I've developed Eureka's, "Belle of the Ball") and The first artist is Urbaniak's wife everyday rock chords. Most of a certain sound again," he said. a five ounce can of Solarcaine and lead vocalist Urszula Dud- the cats on that session were jazz "I'm writing earthy tunes, trying sun burn spray to the ziak. She has a solo album release "Put out players, but we used the fire." rock to create real feeling." The jazz on Columbia with a second, to be approach to the drums and pop of yesterday has always inter- produced by Urbaniak, already Participants strings. One day Berry Gordy ested me, and there are aspects in the works. Some of the markets participat- came into the studio to hear what of that which I mix with r&b. Also signed to Fusion ing to date include: Houston, Musical we were doing, and he said 'Who I just hope that I'm never so Productions is a vocal Louisville, San Antonio, Dayton, group led did that?' Which made me scared, closed that I can't admit new by arranger/composer Bernard Cleveland, Bismark, Rapid City, right, because the whole thing influences into my music." Kafka. For six years, Kafka was Eagon (Minn.) and Orange Park was like a shot in the dark. But To keep himself open to new leader of the Novi Singers. He (Florida). it turned out that he loved it, and influences and creative possibili- also handled the vocal arrange- The Coppertone sales force is the whole thing took off from ties, Dozier engages in a wide ments for the newly released Fu- also servicing the "I'm On Fire," there. See, if you listen to those range of activities beyond his sion Productions album "Funk single as part of their summer records, you can hear little bits solo recording. Current produc- Factory" on Atlantic. merchandising program. of a lot of different musics, and tion credits include the Originals that's why they were successful. ((Motown), Z.Z. Hill (UA) and Lurie Line It was a sound that you could Joy, a new group he's producing at the identify with no matter what kind independently. He scored the re- of music you were interested in." cent NBC movie "Nevada Smith," The Holland - Dozier - Holland has written music for the upcom- team became a virtual hit -making ing Della Reese TV situation machine, turning out classic after comedy, and is working on his classic for, among others, Diana own screenplay. A new album is Ross & the Supremes, Marvin nearly complete, and that's talk Gaye and the Four Tops. Despite of his first solo tour coming to- this phenomenal streak, Holland - gether in the fall. "If you want Dozier -Holland left Motown in to see an artist work with an 1967 to found Invictus Records. audience," he laughs, "come and "I realized," said Dozier of that see my show in Detroit. Elvis decision to exit Motown, "that Presley's got nothin' on me!" I wanted to run my own show. Considering the quality of his It became like a factory, and work from the very beginning, felt it was unfair to my creative you'd best reserve your tickets abilities. It was a formula that right now." we believed in, but nothing lasts L forever." Epic recording artist Elliot Lurie recently made his first visit to the Bottom Line in New Invictus hits by Honeycone, Harris Joins Taylor York for a special engagement. For Lurie, formerly the lead singer of Looking Glass, this represented his first live appearance in New York in more than two years. With Freda Payne and the Chairman f LOS ANGELES-Reprise record- his new band, Luke performed songs from his Looking Glass days, such as "Brandy," Of the Board established a new ing artist Emmylou Harris joins as well as new material from his current Epic Ip, simply entitled "Elliot Lurie." Shown formula, but Dozier discovered the James Taylor tour for the above backstage at The Bottom Line following his opening night performance are that having your own company month of July in fourteen con- (from left): Diane Hyatt, manager, Epic a&r, east coast; Lurie; Ron Alexenburg, vice has its president and general manager, Epic and CBS Custom Labels; Bob Schwaid, Lurie's own particular drawbacks. certs in nine cities in the East, manager; and Ira Sherman, product manager, Epic and CBS Custom Labels. "On the business end, we didn't midwest and West.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Miles Lourie: A Perfect Misfit Cruise at the Roxy By ROBERT ADELS gi NEW YORK -A music busi- it's just that kind of "surviving ness veteran of more than a artist" which the industry is in- dozen years, Miles Lourie is a creasingly looking to develop. self -described "admitted misfit Lourie is a manager who believes in this industry of ours." This that success in the business field attitude certainly comes from no for an artist is "90 percent saying sour grapes attitude - for his that that you can handle it." It's major client, Barry Manilow an attitude that facilitates team- (Arista) is one of this year's hot- work all around in the business test new acts. Why then the of career -building. allusion to being out of step Personal' with his contemporaries? If Lourie is a "misfit," then the "It comes directly from the word can't be all bad. His sense of what I'm doing," Lourie thoughts on personal manage- explains. "I just find it difficult ment with the accent on the Fcllowing an appearance at L.A.'s Roxy, members of A&M's Pablo Cruise celebrate - their signing Morris Agency. (from understanding in my soul why with the William Shown left) are Cruise -mate Bud first syllable-provide some very Cockrell; Peter Golden and Dan Spellens of William Morris; Bob Brown, the group's the business appears to be so positive food for thought. manager; and Cory Lerois, Dave Jenkins and Steve Price, all of Pablo Cruise. unstable." Philosophy WEA Names Bagley Having gone this far with Lourie's philosophy, you might new y central Branch Credit Mgr. a irk then expect him to attack ® ATLANTA Bill Biggs, War- vested interest other than his By IRA MAYER - ner/Elektra/Atlantic's Atlanta re- own. But he doesn't. According E IT'S A ROLLING STONE CITY: There are eight million people in gional branch manager has an- to his own analysis, much of New York City, and it's doubtful that there are five left who don't nounced the appointment of what can be improved upon know the Stones were in town this week. After what was reportedly Beverly "Sam" Bagley to branch with the industry stems from a not one of the best performances Sunday, opening night (though credit manager. She had been long -perpetuated belief than an still a few notches above anyone else, it is generally agreed), the administrative assistant at the artist "shouldn't have to worry sound crew stayed in the Garden 'til 8 the next morning, with Mick WEA branch credit department about being a businessman." In and Keith showing up later in the day to work out the kinks of the for the past year. Lourie's view, "There's nothing previous evening. There was a pre -concert party at the Penn Plaza Bar, a Previously to joining WEA, inconsistent about an artist hav- post -concert bash at Atlantic PR chief Earl McGrath's home (reported on Ms. Bagley had been with Univac ing himself together in business by society columnist Eugenia Sheppard), and a crew party at Le Jardin for four years as manager of as well as creative areas. An Wednesday night (to which Sylvia Miles was not supposed to be artist should never abdicate any admitted) and who knows what else by the time this reaches your their order -entry and stock - life and death responsibility hands. The New York Times topped its opening week of the tour records department. Ms. Bagley will report directly completely to another party: he coverage by covering the NY shows and with a Times Magazine and Biggs. must always be his own chair- an Arts & Leisure piece. Robert Christgau summed up the feelings of to man of the board." many in the Village Voice saying that "when they're good, they're What then is the function of transcendent and when they're bad they're just good." 'Summer Sizzler' Promo a manager? "He's the orchestra- SITTIN' & LISTENIN': Bob Dylan and Clive Davis (chatting together) tor of the artist's career," Lourie at the John Philips/Genevieve Waite opening at the Other End . . . Set by Wes Farrell Org. explains. "He should always be a Gato Barbieri to hear Oliver Nelson's big band at the Bottom Line III LOS ANGELES-The Wes Far- year or so ahead of his client's . . . Art Garfunkel and "Chicago" (the Broadway show) producer rell Organization has launched place in the business world so as Martin Richards to catch Jane Olivor at Gypsy's. its "summer sizzler" campaign to advise him in the most NEW FACES: The line-up at the Other End is a mini folk festival with the shipping of "The Best knowledgable way possible." for over the summer, with Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Tracy Nelson, Jim Of The Bitter End Years" on the The word "advise" is a key to the Dawson, Martin Mull, Phil Ochs and Glen Yarbrough & the Original Roxbury label and "Electric Tom- way Lourie views the artist -man- Limelighters set in coming weeks. A photo gallery by Ruth Bernal my" on the Chelsea label. Four ager relationship." Nothing a has also been added. Meanwhile, the refurbished Village Gate, right additional releases are scheduled manager, lawyer or agent does across the street, is actively reentering the jazz market with perform- in the next two months, accord- of major import on behalf of an ances by Ahamd Jamal, Lonnie Liston Smith, Charles Earland, Norman ing to Chelsea/Roxbury presi- artist should be done without Connors and Charles Mingus carrying the Art D'Lugoff room through that client's knowledge. And September. dent Wes Farrell. Upcoming Ips include Jim Gil - those functions should ideally be NOTED: Black Oak Arkansas, said to be in the final stage's of a deal Your represented by different people. with MCA, will still deliver three more albums to Atlantic, according strap's "Sing Daddy," Wayne Newton's "The Midnight to our sources . . . Canyon finishing its MagnaGlide debut at K&K Roles Idol" and new albums from Studio City ... Japanese magazine Music Life has put out an inter- Jarvis. "Although I am a lawyer-and national edition issue with an incredible amount of color and black Lulu and Marion that's how I first got involved & white photos (most by Chuck Pulin and Neal Preston). The photos with Barry's career - I do not are uniformly excellent and the color reproduction such that the on- handle his affairs on that end stage Allman Brothers two -page spread makes you feel as though Vee for Victory any longer. To do so would be you're in the audience. You might want to write to editor Haruko a conflict of interest," according Minakami c/o Shinko Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Wako Bldg., 2-13, to Lourie. A professional who Tsukasa-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan for a copy. It would becomes a in an artist's "partner" make a great Christmas book item for a publisher here ... While a career (by virtue of a percentage full review will appear soon, suffice it to say for now that "Chicago" rate of remuneration, for ex- is a very entertaining Broadway evening, with Chita Rivera dancing ample) is not in the best of and singing as if energy were going out of style. The book is weak, positions to give unbiased long- and often the production overshadows everything else, but Kander term advice to his client as and Ebb write consistently fine melodies and the overall impression Lourie perceives it. is RW very favorable ... The Flashmakers, dauntless softballers, are Bobby accept Vee stopped by RW's west coast Only artists who their now 1-1-1 for the season having tied CAM Tuesday, 11-11, catching offices recently to tell us about his new dual roles of creator/business- up from a 6-0 second inning shutout . . . Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie single on the Shadybrook label, titled man can expect to survive for Van Zandt, who ran out to buy his first guitar after hearing the Stones "(I'm) Lovin' You." Pictured in photo are Vee (left) any length of time in this man- in 1965, met Mick Wednesday night. "He sure don't shake hands like enthusiastically describing the new record while RW's Spence Berland ager's realm of experience. But Merle Haggard," was Van Zandt's idol comment. smiles his approval.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Who In The World: Da Kroob to London Six 'Twofer' LPs NEW YORK-London Records has announced the addition of Set by Milestone ZZ Top Spins Its Way to Success Mel Da Kroob to its chain of BERKELEY, CAL. - Milestone district managers now servicing Records has announced the re- Since the release a of "Tres the hard-core concert circuit, independent distributors through- lease of six new "twofers," Hombres," ZZ Top's third Lon- quickly earning the reputation of out the U.S. Da Kroob joins another installment in the on- don album - the album that being a "tough act to follow." London after 10 years with the going twofer program at Fantasy/ earned them their first gold "Rio Grande Mud," their sec- Motown organization where he Prestige/Milestone. record and included their hit ond album, was released in served in all phases of the record The new Milestone double al- single "La Grange" - the three March, 1972. Already enjoying sales division, including national bums are: Thelonious Monk, man blues -rock group from "superstar" popularity through- marketing director. "Brilliance;" Bill Evans, "Peace Texas has been busy touring, out the South, word of their dy- Piece and Other Pieces;" Jimmy turning their once -cult following namic stage presence was now Heath, "Fast Company;" Wynton into now -mass popularity. beginning to spread across the Kelly, "Keep It Moving;" George "Fandango," the fourth ZZ country. By the time "Tres Russell, "Outer Thoughts;" and Top album on London Records, Hombres" was release in July of the Staple Singers, "Great Day." was released in May. The;reason 1973, ZZ Top was transcending The six new Milestone twofers for the long wait between al- their second -on -the -bill status to contain material originally re- bums was summed up by the the place where they have released on the Riverside label. group's manager/producer Bill mained ever since-major head- Most were recorded during the Ham: "Flooding the market liners. In the past year and a half late fifties/early sixties, and most with albums is not what I con- they have set attendance records have been unavailable for some sider doing things right, espe- that are staggering. On Labor time. cially when the quality might Day, 1974, ZZ Top held its suffer. We were also on the road "First Annual Rompin' Stompin' Delmar To Market constantly. We weren't going to Barndance and Bar B.Q." at the release anything that wasn't University of Texas in Austin, 'Sound -Alike' Tapes exactly right; otherwise it isn't headlining over Santana, Joe LOS ANGELES - Delmar In- fair to 'the listeners." Judging by Cocker and Bad Company. The dustries, a Salt Lake City firm the industry and consumer re- event drew over 80,000 fans, Mel Da Kroob with executive offices here, will action to the new album, the proving an adage that Bill Ham this month launch a campaign Prior to Motown, Da Kroob's time is right for "Fandango," has believed in from the begin- to market 8 -track "sound -alike" experience was with Arc -Jay -Kay and for ZZ Top. With the album ning: "The truth is ZZ Top is the tapes on a national basis. The Distributors in Detroit. He will be currently dominating charts, play - truth." company will utilize a national responsible for sales in the lists and airplay/sales reaction Further proof of the network of independent ZZ Top Michigan, Ohio, Western Penn- distribu- reports, a single has now "truth" is, according to tors who will concentrate on re- Herb sylvania, Minnesota, and Iowa emerged. "Tush"-as a result of Goldfarb, London tail outlets that are currently sales/market- area, announced Herb Goldfarb, widespread album -cut airplay ing vice president, "Fandango" selling recordings as well as vice president of sales and and requests-is being released others, in various has already achieved gold sales marketing. types of loca- this week. status and is awaiting RIAA tions, that have previously not Da Kroob now joins a six man ZZ Top, popularly known pow certification, and been involved in records or tape "Tres Hombres" regional setup reporting to Sy as "that little ol' band from is now near product. platinum status. Al- Warner, national sales manager. Texas," was formed in 1970, the though the crowd -pleasing, near Delmar is headed by Dean culmination of the trio's years riot -raising ZZ Top stage ap- Rowell with David Silver serving in the center of the Texas blues/ pearances and Texas blues -rock Gold 'Hustle' as vice president and interna- rock/psychedelic scene. tional marketing director. Na- Billy recording skill have not yet NEW YORK-The Van McCoy Gibbons (guitar/vocals) tional marketing coordinator is had reached some, it is destiny that single of "The Hustle" went gold been lead guitarist in Rick Ward. Moving 1975 will be the year for "that last week, according to Bud Kat- Sidewalks, a Houston The tapes will be sold at a list psyche- (not so) little ol' band from zel, vice president and general delic group; price of $2.98 and will be pack- Dusty Hill (bass/ Texas." manager of Avco. vocals) had played bass in dif- aged in both blister and non -blis- ferent Dallas groups, including ter packages. The firm's catalogue American Blues; Frank i?eard Yes Affair now contains approximately 100 (drums/percussion) had drum- titles with an additional eight ti- med in a number of Houstcn tles to be added each month. bands. According to Silver, the label With the guidance of Bill has already set 16 distributors to Ham, ZZ Top cut their first al- handle the line; their names as well as bum, which was released in those of additional dis- January, 1971. The album clearly tributors will be announced in the near future. established them as a hard -driv- ing, blues -rock recording power- Delmar Industries is located at 6330 Arizona house. At the same time, again Circle, Los Angeles through Ham's careful direction, 90045; phone (213) 641-9130. the band started making the public aware of their existence. In Jarrico Relocates bars, dimly-lit Texas clubs and LOS ANGELES Tony Ricco, concerts, ZZ Top began paying - president of Jarrico Management, their dues. It wasn't long before has announced that his firm has they gained a firm foothold on moved to new offices. Jarrico's new address is 9100 Sunset Blvd. More Gold for Denver #255 Los Angeles, Cal. 90069; In NEW YORK-"Thank God I'm phone: (213) 550-8661. a Country Boy," last week be- ullunnnu11111111111111100011110111111111111111111111111111111111111illillllllilllllllllllllll1ulilllli.. came the fourth John Denver single in 18 months to be certified Atlantic recording Subscribe to as a gold record by the Recording artists Yes and manager Brian Lane recently hosted a party following the group's Industry Association of June 21 Hollywood Bowl sell-out. Shown celebrating are, from Record World America. left, James Caan, Ronnie Caan, Brian Lane and his wife, Elaine. e0111111110111111111111111111111111111111111111111 I1I I I II I I I I I I I I111 1IIIIII1II111111I11111111111111111111111111

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com ALPHABETICAL LISTING 1 91 SINGLES CHART THE SINGLES CHART PRODUCER, PUBLISHER, LICENSEE AT SEVENTEEN Brooks Arthur (Mine/ MIDNIGHT BLUE Vini Poncia April, ASCAP) 77 (New York Times/Roumanian ATTITUDE DANCING Richard Perry Pickleworks, NMI) 14 15 (C'est/Maya, ASCAP) 47 MISTY Ray Stevens (Vernon, ASCAP) 23 BABY THAT'S BACKATCHA Smokey MORNIN' BEAUTIFUL Hank Medress & Robinson (Bertram, ASCAP) 42 Dave Appell (Apple Cider/Music of the Times, ASCAP; Little Max/New York JULY 5, 1975 BAD LUCK Gamble -Huff (Mighty Three, Times, BMI) 37 BMI) 39 JULY JUNE OLD DAYS James William Guercio BAD TIME Jimmy Jenner (Cram Renraff, 5 28 (Make Me Smile/Big Elk, ASCAP) 52 BMI) 31 101 101 FUNNY HOW LOVE CAN BE FIRST CLASS-UK 5N 59033 (London) ONE OF THESE NIGHTS Bill Szymczyk BALLROOM BLITZ Phil Weinman (Benchmark/Kicking Bear, ASCAP) 12 (Southern, ASCAP) (Chinnichap/RAK, BMI) 93 ONLY WOMEN Bob Ezrin 102 110 DREAM MERCHANT NEW BIRTH-Buddah 470 (Saturday, BMI) BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS (Ezra/Early Frost, BMI) 16 Huey Meaux (Shelby Singleton, BMI) ... 28 103 107 HONEY TRIPPIN' MYSTIC MOODS-Soundbird 5002 (Sutton Miller) ONLY YESTERDAY Richard Carpenter BLACK FRIDAY Gary Katz (American (Ginseng/Medallion Avenue, ASCAP) (Almo/Sweet Harmony/Hammer & Broadcasting, ASCAP) 43 Nails, ASCAP) 48 104 I03 AIN'T NO USE COOK E. JARR & HIS KRUMS-Roulette 20426 BLACK SUPERMAN-MUHAMMAD ALI PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM Gus Dudgeon (Adam R. Levy & Father/Missile, BMI) Robin Blanchflower (Drummer Boy, BMI) 95 (Big Pig/Leeds, ASCAP) 54 105 104 IT'S ALL UP TO YOU JIM CAPALDI-Island D25 (Ackee, ASCAP) BURNIN' THING Gary Klein PLEASE MR. PLEASE John Farrar 106 11 FEELINGS MORRIS ALBERT-RCA PB 10279 (Fermata Intl., ASCAP) (Screen Gems-Columbia/Song Painter, (Blue Gum, ASCAP) BMI) 81 107 1108 PARADISE TED NEELEY-United Artists XW 644 X (Unichappell/Salmon/ PLEASE PARDON ME (YOU REMIND ME COULD IT BE MAGIC Barry Manilow & OF A FRIEND) Bob Monaco Muhon, BMI) Ron Dante (Kamikazi/Angeldust, BMI)... 71 (Kengorus/Palladium, ASCAP) CUT THE CAKE Arif Mardin (Average/ 108 I09 HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME SLY & THE FAMILY STONE-Epic 8 50019 RAG DOLL Jay Senter & Larry Knechtel BMI) 25 (Stone Flower, BMI) Cotillion, (Hampstead Heath, ASCAP) DISCO QUEEN Mickey Most (Finchley, 109 1118 FREE MAN SOUTH SHORE COMMISSION-Wand 1 287 (Scepter) REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO ASCAP) 36 (Mighty Three, BMI) FORGET Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE Bert de (ABC Dunhill/One of a Kind, BMI) 44 110 7.20 TWO LANE HIGHWAY PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE-RCA PB 10302 Coteaux & Tony Silvester (Penumbra, Bernie Taupin (Lornhole, (Rotgut, ASCAP) BMI) 91 RENDEZVOUS BMI) 111 148 ANDY DYNOMITE Tony Camillo (Tonob, BMI) 24 MARY ANN KIM-Capitol 4086 (Joachim, BMI) RHINESTONE COWBOY Dennis Lambert & 112 112 SHOES REPARATA-Polydor 14217 (New York Times/Sona, BMI) EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME (I Brian Potter (20th Century/House of GET HIGH) Billy Sherrill (Algee, BMI/ 113 Weiss, ASCAP) - DREAMING A DREAM CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR-Delite 1570 (PIP) Double R., ASCAP) 62 (Delightful, BMI) ROCKIN CHAIR Steve Alaimo, Willie FALLIN' IN LOVE Jim Price (J.C., BMI) 68 Clark & Clarence Reid (Sherlyn, BMI) .... 13 114 106 BYE BYE BABY BAY CITY ROLLERS-Arista 0120 (Saturday/Seasons Four, FAME David Bowie & Harry Maslin (Main 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (BLOW YOUR WHISTLE) WI) Man/John Lennon/Ceilidh, ASCAP) 90 Rick Bleiwess & Bill Stahl 115 116 TOP OF THE WORLD (MAKE MY RESERVATION) CANYON-MagnaGlide FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE Bad Company (Cookaway, ASCAP) 98 MGN 323 (London) (Kaskat, BMI) (Badco, ASCAP) 85 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Al Kooper

FIGHT POWER-PART I E., M., R., (Duchess/Hustlers, BMI) 75 116 LIFE AND DEATH IN G & A LOVE CHILD'S AFRO CUBAN BLUES BAND- THE - O. & R. Isley & C. Jasper (Bovina, Roulette 7172 (Daly SEND IN THE CLOWNS Arif Mardin City, BMI) ASCAP) 87 (Beautiful/Revelation, ASCAP) 96 117 133 ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS CHOCOLATE MILK-RCA PB FOREVER CAME TODAY Brian Holland 80 SEXY Gamble-Huff (Mighty Three, BMI) .... 60 10290 (Marsaint, BMI) (Stone, Agate, BMI) Bowen & GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE SHAKEY GROUND Jeffrey 118 119 ISLAND WOMAN PABLO CRUISE-A&M 1695 (Almo, ASCAP; Irving/' ASCAP) 70 FLOOR) Raeford Gerald & Joe Simon, Berry Gordy (Jobete, Pablo Cruise, BMI) (Gaucho/Belinda, BMI) 26 SHINING STAR Maurice White w. Charles 29 119 - WHAT AN ANIMAL FLUDD-Private Stock 025 (Welbeck, ASCAP) GET DOWN TONIGHT H. W. Casey, Stepney (Saggiflame, ASCAP) R. Finch (Sherlyn, BMI) 74 (SHU-DOO-PA-POO-POOP) LOVE BEING 120 121 S O S ABBA-Atlantic 3265 (Countless, BMI) Dogg/ATV, GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT YOUR FOOL Rick Hall (Mr. 79 121 - KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW MERRY CLAYTON-Ode 66110 Gamble -Huff (Mighty Three, BMI) 46 BMI) (A&M) (Leeds/Duchess, ASCAP) LIFE SISTER GOLDEN HAIR George Martin GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY Jimmy 9 122 125 SHOW ME THE WAY PETER FRAMPTON-A&M 1693 (Almo/Fram-Dee, lenner (Maclen, BMI) 100 (WB, ASCAP) WHEN James Carmichael & ASCAP) HELP ME RHONDA Johnny Rivers (Irving, SLIPPERY WET Commodores (Jobette, ASCAP) 40 123 123 WONDERFUL BABY DON McLEAN-United Artists XW 614X )Unart/ BMI) 88 YOU Brecker HEY YOU Randy Bachman (Ranbach/ SNEAKIN' UP BEHIND Randy Yahweh, BMI) (Carmine Street, BMI) 67 Top Soil, SMI) 21 124 124 (BABY) DON'T LET IT MESS YOUR MIND DONNY GERRARD-Rocket 40405 MY LIFE TONIGHT Gus HOLDIN' TO YESTERDAY Freddie Piro SOMEONE SAVED ON ASCAP) 35 (MCA) (Don Kirshner, BMI) (Rubicon, BMI) 59 Dudgeon (Big Pig/Leeds, 125 126 'BOUT YOU BABY I LIKE Tri - 1-2-3 JOHNSON FAMILY-Atlantic 3264 (Champion/Stone Diamond, HOPE THAT WE CAN BE TOGETHER SOMETHIN' BMI) SOON Gamble -Huff (Mighty Three, BMI) 76 Lo & Stan Silverberg (Colgems/Glory, ASCAP) 92 LAST BO HOW LONG John Anthony (American 126 127 OUR SONG TOGETHER DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS-ABC LATER Ed Broadcasting, ASCAP) 41 SOONER OR Townsend 12108 (Don Kirshner, BMI) (Cheritown, BMI) 70 HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY 127 128 ANOTHER NIGHT HOLLIES-Epic 8 50110 (Famous, ASCAP) R. Bell, Kool & YOU) Lenny Waronker & Russ Titelman SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE the (Delightful/Gang, BMI) 34 128 131 GIMME SOME LOVIN' JOHN LiVIGNI-Raintree 2200 (Irving, BMI) (Stone Agate, BMI) 45 Gang SURE FEELS GOOD Johnny Sandlin (Crab- I WANNA DANCE WIT 'CHOO 129 141 LOVE DO ME RIGHT ROCKIN' HORSE-RCA PB 10265 (Brown Eyes/Sun- 84 Bob Crewe (Heart's Delight/Caseyem/ shaw, ASCAP) bury, ASCAP) Desiderata, BMI) 49 SWEARIN' TO GOD Bob Crewe (Hearts Delight/Caseyem/Desiderata, 130 130 PLEASE TELL HIM I SAID HELLO DEBBIE I'LL DO FOR YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT CAMPBE,LL-Playboy 6037 BMI) 10 ASCAP) ME TO Barry White (Sa-Vette/January, (Chrysalis, BMI) 56 SWEET EMOTION Jack Douglas (Daskel, 131 138 BLUE SKY JOAN BAEZ-A&M 1703 (No Exit, BMI) 53 I'LL PLAY FOR YOU (HEAR THE BAND) BMI) 132 - DANCE WITH ME ORLEANS-Asylum 45261 (Hall/Mojohanna, BMI) Louis Shelton Dawnbreaker, BMI) 33 T -R -O -U -B -L -E no producer listed (Jerry Chestnut, BMI) 55 133 135 STARS IN OUR EYES SUGARLOAF/JERRY CORBETTA-Claridge 405 I'M NOT IN LOVE 10cc (Man -Ken, BMI) .. 11 TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME) (Claridge/Corbetta, BMI) I'M NOT LISA Ken Mansfield & Waylon Jennings (Baron, BMI) 6 Ted Templeman (Stone Agate, BMI) 18 134 BARBARA ANN BEACH BOYS-Capitol 4110 (Shoestring/Cousins, BMI) - I'M ON FIRE Oister (Tarka, ASCAP) 38 THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY Milt 135 136 YOUR LOVE (IS THE ONLY LOVE) PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS- IT'S ALL DOWN TO GOODNIGHT Okun w. Kris O'Connor (Cherry Lane, (ASCAP) 22 Columbia 3 10126 (ABC Dunhill, BMI) VIENNA Richard Perry (Lennon/ATV, BMI) 57 THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME Neil 136 137 CHARMER AL MARTINO-Capitol 4071 (Burlington/Andustin, ASCAP) JACKIE BLUE Glyn Johns & David Sedaka & 10cc (Don Kirshner/ATV, SMI) 83 137 140 GERONIMO'S CADILLAC CHER-Warner Bros. 8096 (Mystery, BMI) Anderle (Lost Cabin, BMI) 69 THE BIGGEST PARAKEETS IN TOWN JIVE TALKIN' Arif Mardin (Casserole, Mike Curb & Don Costa (Pierre Cos- 138 LADY BLUE LEON RUSSELL-Shelter 40378 (MCA) (Skyhill, BMI) Little 24 - BMI) 19 sette/Every Tune, ASCAP) 139 144 TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF THREE DEGREES-Phila. Intl. ZS8 3568 JUDY MAE Boomer Castleman (Tree, BMI) 61 THE HUSTLE Hugo & Luigi (Van McCoy/ Warner -Tamerlane, SMI) 5 (Col) (Mighty Three, BMI) JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU Brian Holland THE LAST FAREWELL Denis Preston 140 142 IT (Gold Forever/Stone Diamond, BMI) .... 50 ISN'T ALWAYS LOVE KAREN ALEXANDER-Asylum 45252 (Bonoff, BMI) (Arcola, SMI) 27 KEEP OUR LOVE Paul Davis & Phil 141 132 THE KID ALIVE GETS HOT FALLEN ANGELS-Arista 0128 (Skellsongs, ASCAP) Benton (Web IV, BMI) 32 THE ROCKFORD FILES Mike Post (Leeds, ASCAP) 32 142 145 SUPERMAN SUPERMAN LES VARIATIONS-Buddah 465 (Intersong USA/ LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID THE WAY WE WERE/TRY TO REMEMBER ASCAP) Paul McCartney (McCartney/ATV, BMI) . 8 Chappell, Ralph Moss/Colgems/Chappell, ASCAP) 20 LIZZIE AND THE RAINMAN Garrett 143 OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER BOBBY SHERMAN-Janus 254 (Don Kirshner, Snuff - (House of Gold, BMI) 65 THIRD RATE ROMANCE Barry Burton BMI) (Fourth Floor, ASCAP) 86 LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY Paul 144 150 IT'S IN HIS KISS LINDA LEWIS-Arista 0129 (Hudson Bay, BMI) Hornsby (Kama Sutra/Rada, BMI) 64 'TIL THE WORLD ENDS Jimmy lenner w. Bob Monaco (Leeds/Antique, ASCAP) .... 89 145 146 WHOLE LOT OF LOVING GUYS & DOLLS-Epic 8 50109 (Dick James, BMI) LOOK AT ME (I'M IN LOVE) Goodman & Ray (Gambi, BMI) 63 WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS 146 129 EL BIMBO BIMBO JET-Scepter 12406 (Artie Wayne/ Riezner, ASCAP) LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Captain Huey P. Meaux (Travis, SMI) 73 147 - THE ENTERTAINER (IF THEY ONLY COULD SEE ME NOW) J. R. BAILEY- w. Toni Tennille (Don Kirshner, BMI) .... 1 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED Peter Asher -Rose, BMI) 4 Midland Intl. MB 10305 (RCA) (Multimood, BMI) LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT Bobby Eli (Acuff ((Mighty Three/Friday's Child/WMOT, 148 117 RUN TELL THE PEOPLE DANIEL BOONE-Pye 71001 (ATV) (Page Full Of WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? Jerry I 3 Goldstein with Lonnie Jordan Hits, ASCAP) MAGIC Alan Parsons (AI Gallico, BMI) 7 (Far Out, ASCAP) 15 149 SUPERSHIP GEORGE "BAD" BENSON-CTI 25F (Arista, ASCAP) MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Mike Curb - WILDFIRE Bob Johnston (Mystery, BMI) .... 2 (Tree, BMI) 72 150 CLAP YOUR HANDS MANHATTAN TRANSFER-Atlantic 3277 (Newborn- - ME AND MRS. JONES J. L. Reynolds, WOODEN HEART Bob Morgan (Gladys, Fields/Man Tran, ASCAP) Ron Banks, Don Davis (Assorted, BMI) 66 ASCAP) 97

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Stereo Productions Pacts BBC II NEW YORK-Stereo Radio Pro- 15. SRP will program the record- ductions Ltd. (SRP) and the British ings and then distribute them AM AChI N Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) within their normal music package have concluded a two year agree- delivery to the 70 SRP clients (Compiled by the Record World research department) ment that will permit Great throughout the U.S. Britain's "beautiful music" to be "All of the sound is BBC -copy- Eagles (Asylum). After a smashing debut of their heard in the United States for the righted," Schulke staged, "and in brand new 1p last week (29 with a bullet on the Record first time. The news came at a licensing it from them we are ac- World album chart), the action on the single fires press conference in New York corded all rights and protections on to #12 bullet nationally. New airplay on WABC, from Jim Schulke, president of from copyright infringement." WFIL, 13Q, WDGY and WDRQ and some great jumps like SRP, and Phil Stout, SRP vice pres- The agreement also permits SRP 29-19 KHJ, 18-7 WRKO, 28-18 WQXI, 12-6 WHBQ, 24-17 ident to suggest special arrangements and creative director. KFRC, 26-14 KLIF, 19-8 KIMN, 23-13 WIXY, 26-22 KILT, At the same time it was an- to be recorded by BBC orchestras. 17-16 KDWB, 26-21 WCOL and 17-14 KJR make this one nounced that the task of picking This will include special "beauti- the best of the BBC "beautiful ful music" arrangements of cur- of the strongest records out currently. music" arrangements for export to rent contemporary hits, as well as lOcc (Mercury). Added to two real biggies this the U.S. will fall to Emison, a divi- modern arrangements of stand- week - WABC and WLS (19) - and taking splendid jumps sion of EMI. First of the recordings ards and renditions of hit show or in several markets. Action as follows: 22-13 KHJ, are to be delivered to SRP on July film music. 21-11 KFRC, 24-17 WNOE, 13-9 KJR, 33-22 KIMN, 15-10 KILT 22-12 WIXY, 18-9 13Q, 17-15 WSAI, 7-5 KDWB, 2-1 WCOL, 17-15 KLIF, 19-18 WHBQ, #4 WRKO, #6 WQXI, #4 WFIL, extra -25 WOKY, 17-11 WPIX; also UNTRY RADIO added to WDRQ. Gwen McCrae (Cat). Coming home as By DOUGLAS CHARLIE a solid pop item, this recent #1 one day. It used WPLO Appreciation Week has been shortened by r&b-er garners WABC, KHJ, WRKO and to be a Monday through Friday affair, but acts are hard to get on KDWB. It moves HB -19 WFIL, 25-23 Fridays so the station has shortened it. PD Jim Clemens says nearly \P', KJR, WCOL, 28-22 WSAI, 14-11 45,000 good folk showed up at the Fishing Derby on Stone Mountain 21-17 #9 WNOE, where the rain made for good fishing. The line-up is Jimi Tyler (new WIXY, HB -20 KFRC, is #3 WQXI, from WNOR), Hugh Jarrett, Bob Grayson, Randy Blake and Jim #3 KSLQ, #9 KILT, #16 WDRQ and #9 Y100. Morgan. Over on the FM side Les Reed and Jonathan Adams share KC and the Sunshine Band (TK). Neil Sedaka the air with Melvin, your friendly automation machine. Previously mentioned here as a Bob Cole of WWOK (Miami) runs a truckers' show complete with potential crossover item, this prediction rings Mother Trucker T-shirts ... Moon Mullins, the returned PD at WINN true now as the major pop stations in key markets is happy over his ranking among 18-49'ers. The (Louisville), #2 begin to give this one a chance. New on WNOE and line-up is Bucks Braun, B. J. Koltee, Al Risen (MD), Richard Braun WIXY (disco) , it moves 30-28 13Q and 12-7 Y100. Sales (no relation), Karl Shannon and Dan Breeden. WINN operates a three following accordingly wherever aired. person news staff. The format for the long time country AM'er is 65 to 70 records with good emphasis on new product, heavy on James Taylor (Warner Bros.). Last week's New class album cuts in housewife times, and about 100 ali -time super Action item retains that initial momentum and hits carted that get strong play, all tied in with the Chrome -Key excitement and gains many new areas of primary package from Century 21 Jingles out of Dallas. action. New on KLIF, KFRC, KJR, WPGC,KJOY, plus more. Lee Ranson, the six year veteran of WXCL (Peoria), reports a Movement: HB -36 WCOL, ex -28 KHJ, HB -27 dominant number one position in the 18 plus market in Pulse. The WRKO, 30-17 WHBQ, 30-24 KIMN and line-up is Don Elliott, Lee Ranson, Chuck Urban, Bill Bro, Gordon extra WSAI. How sweet it is. Michaels and Jack Stevens. The station has held with a winning format Michael Jackson (Motown). Sure fire for six years with only minor adjustments. The playlist comprises huge 75 singles with six to eight added weekly, depending on the meld pop crossover activity on this of the product, two album cuts per hour and a couple of souvenirs r&b record, with the added support each hour. WXCL is active in promotional projects: the Spirit of '76 of KHJ this week. Also on WTIX and window stickers are successful, the Spirit of '76 station softball team Janis Ian WIXY. is serious, playing three league teams weekly, with all proceeds NEW ACTION going to charity-nearly $8,500 so far-and the record is 15 wins Elton John (MCA) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight." against two losses. Wonder if they'd like to donate to the international Well, it's finally long-awaited single Charlie Douglas Bourbon Drinkers Society? WXCL will have their out-the much aired 1p cut off the current own tent for six hour remote broadcasts during the upcoming nine release from the day Heart Of Illinois fair and is pleased that it's almost an all #1 album. Approximately 80 percent of the primary country scene, starring folks like Johnny Rodriguez, Mel Tillis, Ronnie stations in the country went on it within a week. Milsap, etc. The remainder should fall in line, making it solid John Friskillo, PD at WJQS, has one of those enviable markets across the board by next week. Newly added to WABC, where the last time anybody took a rating they did just great, and WSAI and WOKY, it moves 20-17 13Q, HB -19 KLIF, in Jackson, Mississippi they measure their success by billing, which 12-10 KSLQ, 25-18 WFIL, LP -32 KILT, 20-18 WIXY, is the answer to it all, and they are doing just fine, thank you. 39-35 KIMN, 8-3 WCOL, HB -27 KFRC, HB -30 WQXI, The line-up is Arthur Reed Ill, John Friskillo, Dan Steele and Ron 27-26 WRKO, 24-20 WHBQ, 20-19 WNOE, #7 KDWB, LP KHJ Harrington. The station plays 60 records, adding five or more per and extra WPIX. week, as they come in and as they fit. They play two album cuts per Neil Sedaka (Rocket) "That's When The Music Takes hour in the housewife times and four oldies an hour through the Me." This from the schedule. The station is hauling 20 couples off to Nashville on their third single release current first bus tour in mid August. "Sedaka's Back" 1p meets with excellent response in Please send all country radio information direct to Charlie Douglas, the past two weeks. An immediate add on KFRC last P.O. Box K, Picayune, Miss. 39466. (Continued on page 27)

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TITLE, ARTIST, Label, Number, (Distributing Label) 50 60 JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU MICHAEL JACKSON/Motown JULY JUNE WKS. ON 1349F 6 5 28 CHART 51 53 PLEASE PARDON ME (YOU REMIND ME OF A FRIEND) 1 1 LOVE WILL KEEP US RUFUS Featuring CHAKA KHAN/ABC 12099 6 TOGETHER 52 32 OLD DAYS CHICAGO/Columbia 3 10131 11 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE 53 57 SWEET EMOTION AEROSMITH/Columbia 3 10155 6 A&M 1672 11 54 49 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM ELTON JOHN BAND/MCA 40365 18 55 52 T -R -O -U -B -L -E ELVIS PRESLEY/RCA PB 10278 9 2 2 WILDFIRE MICHAEL MURPHEY/Epic 8 50054 16 56 54 I'LL DO FOR YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO 3 3 LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT MAJOR HARRIS/ Atlantic 3248 16 BARRY WHITE/20th Century TC 2208 6 57 62 IT'S ALL DOWN TO GOODNIGHT VIENNA RINGO STARR/ 4 4 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED LINDA RONSTADT/Capitol 4050 13 Apple 1882 3 7 THE HUSTLE VAN McCOY & THE SOUL CITY SYMPHONY/ 67 RAG DOLL SAMMY JOHNS/GRC 2062 5 Avco 4653 11 D 6 6 I'M NOT LISA JESSI COLTER/Capitol 4009 14 El 74 HOLDIN' ON TO YESTERDAY AMBROSIA/20th Century 2207 3 8 MAGIC PILOT/EMI 3992 (Capitol) 14 60 71 SEXY MFSB/Phila. Intl. ZS8 35667 (Col) 4 10 LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID WINGS/Capitol 4091 6 61 44 JUDY MAE BOOMER CASTLEMAN/Mums ZS8 6033 (Col) 10 1E919 5 SISTER GOLDEN HAIR AMERICA/Warner Bros. 8086 12 70 EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME (I GET HIGH) CHARLIE RICH/ 10 13 SWEARIN' TO GOD FRANKIE VALLI/Private Stock 021 8 111 Epic 8 50103 7 14 I'M NOT IN LOVE 10cc/Mercury 73678 8 63 68 LOOK AT ME (I'M IN LOVE) MOMENTS/Stang 5060 6 21 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS EAGLES/Asylum 45257 6 64 56 LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY CHARLIE DANIELS BAND/ 16 ROCKIN' CHAIR GWEN McCRAE/Cat 1996 (TK) 11 Kuma Sutra 601 8 65 50 LIZZIE AND THE RAINMAN TANYA TUCKER/MCA 40402 10 19 MIDNIGHT BLUE MELISSA MANCHESTER/Arista 0116 9 66 55 ME AND MRS. JONES RON BANKS AND THE DRAMATICS/ 17 WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WAR/United Artists XW 620X 11 1E1 ABC 12090 9 16 9 ONLY WOMEN ALICE COOPER/Atlantic 3254 14 67 72 SNEAKIN' UP BEHIND YOU BRECKER BROTHERS/Arista m 23 PLEASE MR. PLEASE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/MCA 40418 5 0122 5 18 11 TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME) DOOBIE BROTHERS/ m 77 FALLIN' IN LOVE HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS/ Warner Brothers 8092 16 Playboy 6024 3 22 JIVE TALKIN' BEE GEES/RSO 510 (Atlantic) 7 69 51 JACKIE BLUE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS/A&M 1654 21 20 24 THE WAY WE WERE/TRY TO REMEMBER GLADYS KNIGHT 70 58 SHAKEY GROUND TEMPTATIONS/Gordy G7142F (Motown) 15 & THE PIPS/Buddah 463 10 El 81 COULD IT BE MAGIC BARRY MANILOW/Arista 0126 2 21 18 HEY YOU BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE/Mercury 73683 8 72 76 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY DONNY & MARIE 22 12 THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY JOHN DENVER/RCA OSMOND/MGM 14807 3 PB 10239 16 83 WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS FREDDY FENDER/ 23 25 MISTY RAY STEVENS/Barnaby 614 (Chess/Janus) 13 ABC Dot DOA 17558 2 En 27 DYNOMITE TONY CAMILLO'S BAZUKA/A&M 1666 10 85 GET DOWN TONIGHT KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND/TK 25 15 CUT THE CAKE AWB/Atlantic 3261 13 10009 3 26 20 GET DOWN, GET DOWN JOE SIMON/Spring 156 15 in 84 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL LYNYRD SKYNYRD/MCA 27 26 THE LAST FAREWELL ROGER WHITTAKER/RCA PB 50030 14 40416 2 28 28 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS FREDDY FENDER/ 86 HOPE THAT WE CAN BE TOGETHER SOON SHARON PAIGE ABC Dot DOA 17540 21 AND HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES/Phila. Intl. 29 29 SHINING STAR EARTH, WIND & FIRE/Columbia 3 10090 19 ZS8 3569 (Col) 2 30 36 RHINESTONE COWBOY GLEN CAMPBELL/Capitol 4095 6 El 99 AT SEVENTEEN JANIS IAN/Columbia 3 10154 2 31 30 BAD TIME GRAND FUNK/Capitol 4046 14 78 80 SOONER OR LATER IMPRESSIONS/Curtom CMS 0103 (WB) 6 Ei 38 THE ROCKFORD FILES MIKE POST/MGM 14772 7 91 (SHU-DOO-PA-POO-POOP) LOVE BEING YOUR FOOL 33 33 I'LL PLAY FOR YOU (HEAR THE BAND) SEALS & CROFTS/ TRAVIS WAMMACK/Capricorn CPS 0239 (WB) 2 Warner Bros. 8075 12 80 - FOREVER CAME TODAY JACKSON 5/Motown M 1356F 1 34 37 SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE/SUMMER MADNESS 81 87 BURNIN' THING MAC DAVIS/Columbia 3 10148 5 KOOL AND THE GANG/Delite 1567 (PIP) 11 82 89 KEEP OUR LOVE ALIVE PAUL DAVIS/Bang 718 2 - THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME NEIL SEDAKA/ CHARTMAKER OF THE WEEK Rocket 40426 (MCA) 1 - SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE 84 90 SURE FEELS GOOD ELVIN BISHOP/Capricorn 0237 (WB) 2 TONIGHT D - FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE BAD COMPANY/Swan Song ELTON JOHN 70106 (Atlantic) 1 MCA 40421 1 95 THIRD RATE ROMANCE AMAZING RHYTHM ACES/ ABC 12078 3 D 42 DISCO QUEEN HOT CHOCOLATE/Big Tree 16038 (Atl) 7 - FIGHT THE POWER (PART I) ISLEY BROS./T-Neck Ea 63 MORNIN' BEAUTIFUL TONY ORLANDO & DAWN/ ZS8 2256 (Col) 1 Elektra 45260 3 - HELP ME RHONDA JOHNNY RIVERS/Epic 8 50121 1 38 41 FIRE I'M ON DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND/Shelter 40380 9 'TIL THE WORLD ENDS THREE DOG NIGHT/ABC 12114 1 39 31 BAD LUCK (PT. I) HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES/ - FAME DAVID BOWIE/RCA PB 10320 1 Phila. Intl. ZS8 3562 (Col) 14 91 92 DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE BEN E. KING/Atlantic 3274 4 40 45 SLIPPERY WHEN WET COMMODORES/Motown M1338F 8 92 - SOMETHIN' 'BOUT YOU BABY I LIKE TRINI LOPEZ/ 41 35 HOW LONG ACE/ Anchor ANC 2100 (ABC) 19 Private Stock 024 1 42 39 BABY THAT'S BACKATCHA SMOKEY ROBINSON/Tamla 93 96 BALLROOM BLITZ SWEET/Capitol 4055 3 T54258F (Motown) 12 94 97 THE BIGGEST PARAKEETS IN TOWN JUD STRUNK/ 43 43 BLACK FRIDAY STEELY DAN/ABC 12101 8 Melodyland ME 6015 (Motown) 2 44 40 REMEMBER I TOLD WHAT YOU TO FORGET TAVARES/ 95 98 BLACK SUPERMAN-MUHAMMAD ALi JOHNNY WAKELIN Capitol 4010 12 & THE KINSHASA BAND/Pye 71012 (ATV) 10 m 79 HOW SWEET IT IS JAMES TAYLOR/Warner Bros. 8109 2 96 100 SEND IN THE CLOWNS JUDY COLLINS/Elektra 45253 2 46 47 GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT O'JAYS/ 97 - WOODEN HEART BOBBY VINTON/ABC 12100 1 Phila. Intl. ZS8 3565 (Col) 9 98 93 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (BLOW YOUR WHISTLE) 47 34 ATTITUDE DANCING CARLY SIMON/Elektra 35246 9 GARY TOMS EMPIRE/PIP 6504 5 48 46 ONLY YESTERDAY CARPENTERS/A&M 1677 15 99 - RENDEZVOUS HUDSON BROS./Rocket 40417 (MCA) 1 49 48 I WANNA DANCE WIT 'CHOO DISCO TEX & THE SEX -O - 100 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS/ LETTES Featuring MONTI ROCK III/Chelsea 3015 13 Columbia 3 10151 1

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FLASHMAKER TALES FROM THE BLUE COCOONS RACHEL FARO II-RCA STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col KMET-FM/LOS ANGELES -Neutrons-UA (Import) RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT- ADDS: TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT- -Grunt Neil Young-Reprise DREAMING MY DREAMS- Neil Young-Reprise Waylon Jennings-RCA iliffERS011 STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col HEAVY ACTION (sales, phones YOU BREAK IT YOU BOUGHT IT- -in descending order): HEAD OVER HEELS-Poco-ABC Michael Stanley Band-Epic HEAVY ACTION (sales, airplay WORSHIP -in descending order): CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-Elton John IT'S MY PLEASURE- HEAVY ACTION (airplay-in -MCA Billy Preston-A&M descending order): CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-Elton John -MCA COLE YOUNGER-Anchor LOST GONZO BAND-MCA AMBROSIA -20th Century VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol Frampton- CRIME OF THE CENTURY- MY WAY-Major Harris-Atlantic FRAMPTON-Peter Supertramp-A&M A&M ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship S Asylum YOU BREAK IT YOU BOUGHT IT- FANDANGO-ZZ Top-London -Grunt RFn OCTOPUS Michael Stanley Band-Epic TOYS IN THE ATTIC-Aerosmith- IAN HUNTER-Col SONS OF CHAMPLIN-Gold Mine RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship Col TWO LANE HIGHWAY- TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT- RED OCTOPUS -Grunt THE HEAT IS ON-Isley Bros.- Pure Prairie League-RCA Neil Young-Reprise WHO DO YOU OUT DO-Lon & T-Neck TUBES-.A&M JEFFERSON STARSHIP Derrek-A&M BRECKER BROTHERS-Arista KSHE-FM/ST. LOUIS TWO LANE HIGHWAY- TWO LANE HIGHWAY-Pure Grunt ADDS: Pure Prairie Prairie League-RCA JASMINE NIGHTDREAMS-Edgar League-RCA Winter-Blue Sky BACK TO EARTH-Rare KATY LIED-Steely Dan-ABC Eartn- HEAVY ACTION (airplay, MOST ACTIVE SPARTACUS-Triumvi rat-Capitol Rare Earth sales): BRECKER BROTHERS-Arista CAPTAIN FANTASTIC- FANDANGO-ZZ Top-London GET IT ON (single)-Ike & Tina- CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-Elton John TROUBLE IN PARADISE-Souther, UA Elton John-MCA Hillman, Furay-Asylum MCA WSDM-FM/ CHICAGO HEAD OVER VENUS & MARS-Wings- HEELS-Poco-ABC GORILLA-James Taylor-WB Capitol WBLM-FM/MAINE ADDS: HIT THE ROAD JACK Isinglel- METAMORPHOSIS- ADDS: HEAD OVER HEELS-Poco--ABC Stampeders-MWE (Import) ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles Rolling Stones-Abkco -Asylum BECK-Joe Beck-Kudu JASMINE NIGHTDREAMS-Edgar LIFE IS YOU-Batdorf & Rodney ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- BITCH IS BLACK-Yvonne Fair- Winter-Blue Sky -Arista Asylum Motown WNEW-FM/NEW YORK LEVEL ONE-Eleventh House fent. POWER IN THE MUSIC- THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD DREAMING MY DREAMS-Waylon Larry Coryell-Arista Guess Who-RCA -Earth, Wind & Fire-Col ADDS: Jennings-RCA NEW TEETH-Robert Klein-Epic RACHEL FARO II-RCA VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol HEAD OVER HEELS-Porn-ABC HEAD OVER HEELS-Poco-ABC HO-Ray Harper-Harvest ODIA COATES-UA RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship HIRTH FROM EARTH-Hirth -Grunt KOME-FM/SAN JOSE (Import) Martinez-Bearsville SNOW GOOSE-Camel-Janus Preston- ROGER McGUINN & BAND-Col ADDS: IT'S MY PLEASURE-Billy INSIDE OUT-Flock-Mercury SONGS FOR A RAINY DAY- A&M John Shine-Col SLADE IN FLAME-WB ATLANTIS-Polydor LEVEL ONE-Eleventh House feat. NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN- CHOCOLATE CHIP-Issac Hayes Larry Coryell-Arista STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col HEAVY ACTION Fire Ballet-Passport (approximate -ABC RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship UNIVERSAL LOVE-MFSB- airplay, requests): NEW LOOK-Ron Wood-WB -Grunt Phila. Intl. CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-Elton John CUT THE CAKE-AWB-Atlantic ONE SIZE FITS ALL-Frank Zappa GET OFF OF MY CLOUD- SPIRAL-Andrew Hill-Arista WELL KEPT SECRET-James Last- -MCA -DisoReet Alexis Korner-Col WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS- Polydor DIAMONDS & RUST-Joan Baez- RACHEL FARO II-RCA Wa r-UA A&M RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship HEAVY ACTION (approximate -Grunt -Grunt HEAVY ACTION (airplay-in airplay): GORILLA-James Taylor-WB descending order): MADE IN THE SONS OF CHAMPLIN-Gold Mine RIDE A DARK HORSE-Roger ADVENTURES IN PARADISE- SHADE- CUT THE CAKE-AWB-Atlantic STILLS-Stephen Daltrey-Polydor (Import) Minnie Riperton-Epic Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones Stills-Col TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT- STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER- ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles TAKE A CHANCE- Neil Young-Reprise VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol Michael Murphey-Epic -Asylum Jerry Riopelle-ABC HEAVY ACTION (approximate THE HEAT IS ON-Isley Bros.- DIAMONDS & RUST-Joan Baez- SPARTACUS-Triumvirat-Capitol UPON THE WINGS OF MUSIC- airplay): T-Neck A&M STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col Jean Luc Ponty-Atlantic Moore- BEHIND THE EYES-Tim ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- GORILLA-James Taylor-WB TWO LANE HIGHWAY- WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS- Asylum Asylum War-UA INTERNATIONAL-Three Degrees Pure Prairie League-RCA CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-Elton John UPON THE WINGS OF MUSIC- -Phila. Intl. VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol -MCA Jean Luc Ponty-Atlantic HEAVY ACTION (sales, LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER- airplay): DIAMONDS & RUST-Joan Baez- STEPPIN'-Pointer Sisters- A&M ABC Blue Thumb Captain & Tennille-A&M CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-Elton John Watson-UA MELISSA-Melissa Manchester- -MCA. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD- MEMORIES-Doc SLEEPER Alexis Korner-Col Arista DIAMONDS & RUST-Joan Baez PABLO CRUISE-A&M ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MADE Ill THE SHADE-Rolling -1 Oa- -A&M BEHIND THE EYES-Tim Moore- Mercury Stones-Rolling Stones GORILLA-James Taylor-WB Asylum PLAYING POSSUM-Carly Simon MAIN COURSE-Bee Gees-RSO METAMORPHOSIS- WOUR-FM/UTICA -Elektra ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- STEPPIN'-Pointer Sisters- Rolling Stones-Abkco Asylum ADDS: ABC Blue Thumb ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- ROGER McGUINN & BAND-Col A FRIEND OF MINE IS BLIND- Asylum Dawson Read-Chrysalis STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col John WEBN-FM/CINCINNATI SNOW GOOSE-Camel-Janus AIN'T NO BACKIN' UP NOW- VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol ADDS: STAMPEDE-Doobie Bros.-WB I sis-Buddah A FRIEND OF MINE IS BLIND- WM M R- FM / PHILADELPHIA FUEL-Larry Young-Arista- STEPPIN'-Pointer Sisters- ADDS: John Dawson Read-Chrysalis ABC Blue Thumb MARVIN & FARRAR-Capitol BEHIND THE EYES-Tim Moore- ELECTRONIC REALIZATIONS- STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col PALE PALE MOON-Mike Greene Asylum Synergy-Passport -ABC CUT THE CAKE-AWB-Atlantic VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol HO-Roy Harper-Harvest (Import) LOST GONZO BAND RACHEL FARO II-RCA LIFE IS YOU-Batdorf & Rodney- LEVEL ONE-Eleventh House feat. MCA KZEL-FM/EUGENE, ORE. RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship Arista Larry Coryell-Arista -Grunt MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER- ADDS: LOST GONZO BAND-MCA RING-Gary Burton-RCA David Bromberg-Col GET OFF OF MY CLOUD- RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship Alexis Korner-Col STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col KGB-FM/SAN DIEGO -Grunt -Grunt INSIDE OUT-Flock-Mercury RISING FOR THE MOON-Fairport THAT OTHER MILE-Randall STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col ADDS: Bramblett-Polydor LOST GONZO BAND-MCA Convection-Island (Import) STRONGBOW-Buddah CUT THE CAKE-AWB-Atlantic ROGER McGUINN & BAND-Col WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS- HEAVY ACTION (airplay, TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT- ELECTRONIC REALIZATIONS- War-JA requests-in descending SONS OF CHAMPLIN-Gold Mine order): Neil Young-Reprise Synergy-Passport THAT OTHER MILE- HEAVY ACTION (sales, phones, FANTASTIC-Elton John MAIN COURSE-Bee Gees-RSO airplay): CAPTAIN HEAVY ACTION (airplay): Randall Bramblett-Polydor -MCA RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship BLOW BY BLOW-Jeff Beck-Epic CAPTAIN FANTASTIC- TUBES-A&M SOUTHERN NIGHTS-Allen -Grunt CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-Elton John Elton John-MCA WELL KEPT Toussa int-WB SNEAKIN' SALLY THROUGH THE SECRET-James Last DIAMONDS & RUST-Joan Baez- -MCA LIFE IS YOU-Batdorf & Rodney- -Polydor A&M ALLEY-Robert Palmer-Island ELECTRONIC REALIZATIONS- Arista WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS- ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col Synergy-Passport BEHIND THE EYES-Tim Moore- War-UA Asylum WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS- GORILLA-James Taylor-WB Asylum YOU BREAK IT YOU BOUGHT IT ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-l0cc- War-UA -- HARMOUR LOVE (single)-Syreeta AMBROSIA-20th Century Michael Stanley Band-Epic -Motown Mercury VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol STEPPIN'-Pointer Sisters- HEAVY ACTION (airplay, TROUBLE IN PARADISE-Souther, sales): HEAVY ACTION (airplay, ADVENTURES IN PARADISE- ABC Blue Thumb phones): Hillman, Furay-Asylum BLOW BY BLOW-Jeff Beck-Epic Minnie Riperton-Epic TALE SPINNIN'-Weather Report BEAU BRUMMELS-WB VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-Elton John CUT THE CAKE-AWB-Atlantic -Col CUT THE CAKE-AWB-Atlantic WLIR-FM/LONG ISLAND TROUBLE IN PARADISE-Souther, -MCA STEPPIN'-Pointer Sisters- DREAMING MY DREAMS- ADDS: ABC Blue Thumb Hillman, Furay-Asylum FANDANGO-ZZ Top-London TWO LANE Waylon Jennings-RCA A FRIEND OF MINE IS BLIND- JESS RODEN-Island HIGHWAY- ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- Pure Prairie League-RCA JASMINE NIGHTDREAMS- Billy Preston-A&M Asylum Sky WORJ-FM/ORLANDO VENUS & Edgar Winter-Blue LEVEL ONE-Eleventh House feat. MARS-Wings-Capitol ADDS: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-l0cc- MEMORIES-Doc Watson-UA Larry Coryell-Arista WZMF-FM/MILWAUKEE Mercury LOOK NOW-Ron Wood-WB A FRIEND OF MINE IS BLIND- ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- John Dawson Read-Chrysalis ADDS: PHYSICAL GRAFFITI-Led Zeppelin Asylum ONE SIZE FITS ALL-Frank Zappa -Swan Song -DiscReet LOST GONZO BAND-MCA HEAD OVER HEELS-Poco-ABC RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship NEW TEETH-Robert Klein-Epic SNOW GOOSE-Camel-Janus -Grunt RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship LEVEL ONE-Eleventh House feat. -Grunt PABLO CRUISE-A&M Larry Coryell-Arista VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol STILLS-Stephen Stills-Col

AmericanRadioHistory.Com Musexpo'75 Adds Motown Releases Five Dialogue (Continued from page 12) LOS ANGELES-Motown Rec- Talent Showcase Tyrrell: There is a different kind of pride attached, but in terms ords shipped five albums in of the job, I don't think one is any more difficult than any other. ttii NEW YORK - International June, including Ips by Rare Musexpo '75 president Roddy It's certainly easier with a known quantity, where the talent is Earth, Eddie Kendricks, Willie respected. Shashoua has announced the in- Hutch and the soundtrack to the clusion of a talent showcase as film "Murph The Surf." The fifth In the case of Jeff Beck's "Blow By Blow" album, we recognized early that this was a marvelous music creation and sent 8 -track car- part of the Musexpo record and album of the release is the music industry marketplace that American debut of Banco, the tridges of the album to everyone in the field, a month prior to its will take place at the Las Vegas Italian group newly signed to the release. That started to spread the excitement internally-a very im- Convention Center on September Manticore label, distributed by portant event. 21-24. Motown. RW: Do you get a chance to go on the road as often as you'd like? American interests may use Tyrrell: Thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, I can and do do that to this to add per- Rare Earth opportunity an extent seven days a week. It's not unusual to find Ron Alexenburg, formance impact to the introduc- Rare Earth has added five new Steve Popovich and myself here until 2 in the morning. We're on tion of new acts to international members who are featured on the phone on and I do get in my car and travel to call the "Back To Earth" album, re- week-ends; affiliates. Foreign managers, on stores. agents and record companies leased on the Rare Earth label. may capitalize on the opportunity The album was produced by When I do get out on the road physically during the week-which to showcase promising talent Minnie Riperton/Crusaders pro- is not as often as I like-I make sure each day is just as busy. I don't and gain entry into the American ducer Stuart Levine. fly in the middle of the day for example-it's got to be as early in the morning or as late at night as possible. That way every day I'm market. Tour with the away, it becomes maximumly useful. "In keeping profes- In support of the album, Rare sional nature of the audience," RW: What's your personal overview of the current economy as it Earth has embarked on an ex- relates to the record business? Shashoua has secured the Con- tensive secondary and major Tyrrell: Well, get ready for a record business cliche that I truly vention Center Rotunda for the market tour for the summer talent showacse. Showcases will feel is the case: I think the health of a given company is tied directly months, playing a series of dates be scheduled during the regular to the quality of its product. with such groups as War and the has been a because of a reduction Musexpo daytime hours and will Average White Band. Motown Now there certainly downturn be limited in both the number in inventory investment due to tight money. But I'm seeing sound has prepared a major tour-sup- of acts in each showcase and I necessarily in these times, port advertising and merchandis- businessmen everywhere look. And the length of each performance. ing campaign for these dates. you'd expect a cut-back from sound businessmen, especially in an All participants in Musexpo '75 area like country music, a line most sensitive to general economic Eddie Kendricks will be informed of showcase changes. But even here our singles are back to normal and I expect schedules and talent through Eddie Kendricks' new Ip, his albums will head in the same direction. the general Convention informa- sixth solo Ip on the Tamla label, RW: What about public reaction to price increases? is fea- tion channels. titled "Hit Man" and Tyrrell: Any price increase is shocking to the, consumer. But I Shashoua also announced tures the Holland -Dozier -Hol- think the public has digested this like all other price increases. It that an Official Musexpo '75 In- land song, "Get The Cream Off was just more noticeable at first because it happened at a time ternational Directory will be The Top," which has been set when we weren't so very hot as an industry. distributed to all participants. as a single. It was the dealer who needed the price increase as well as the manufacturers-they need the increased dollar revenue, and in- Screen Gems Meets in California creased margins. That was part of the motivation. For God forbid we should wind up at a time when there are fewer retailers, one stops or jobbers out there than there are now. That wouldn't be growth, and it would never allow for an upturn in business. RW: Black promotion executives are certainly not a rare breed in the business, but in the field of sales the case is much different. Would you care to address that point?

Tyrrell: Yes I would. Part of the excitement of being an executive

is that the more visibility I get, the more I'm referred to as the black executive. You know that's an important part of my personal perspective. A white guy sitting here would be a sales executive of

whatever quality; I am a black sales executive of whatever quality,

so I expect everyone would want to relate to what kind of black I

am. If I perform well my race can share that pride with me.

Something I felt a need for a while back proved to take form in

an organization I am now involved in, and one I've been involved Lester Sill (center), president, presides over the annual Screen Gems-Columbia/Col- in FORE. gems Music executive staff meeting held recently at the Burbank Studios in California. now for some time: Discussing the past year's activities and future plans were representatives from the It was a strictly national organization when I joined it. But people Hollywood, New York, Nashville, Miami and London offices, including (from left) Ira saw the need for reorganizing it in such a way as there would be Irwin Robinson, Irwin Schuster, Paul Jaffe, Roger Gordon, Ray Walter, Brendan Cahill, local chapters allowing a day-to-day kind of dialogue rather than a Tannen, Frank Hackinson, Lee Reed and Jack Rosner. Absent from the photograph were Danny Davis, Dick Berres and Mike Hirsch. once -a -year thing. RW: How long had FORE been in existence before your activities helped change its relationship to the black community? (Continued from page 23) AM Act i o n Tyrrell: About five years. It began as an offshoot of NATRA, with week, followed this week by KILT, WQXI and KIMN. promotion guys who were NATRA members and felt that there was The talk as well as the acton is positive and nothing in the NATRA program that addressed itself to serve their promising. own concerns. There was not then and there still is not within Janis Ian (Columbia) "At Seventeen." Developing NATRA a program for record people. guys organized themselves. My involvement slowly but solidly, the key activity on this disc Those promotion came later, in about 1967; and my strong involvement began about began in Philly on WIP and WIBG (25-22). Each week four years ago when I really got involved with the establishment of it has gained another market or two, the most the first local chapter of FORE in New York. being Denver (KIMN) and Dallas (KLIF) significant We meet once a month, and have been for more than four years. last week and this week adds of WCOL, WMAK, WCAO, I haven't missed one meeting. The first year of the organization we KKDJ, KEEL, plus others. Phone response is incredible worked with a temporary officership so as to develop the member- and immediate and a very good sales buzz reported ship and then have a really fair democratic election. We have about wherever the record is exposed. Also on a host of 100 members now, and I'm in my second two-year term as president. other secondaries. (Continued on page 41)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com On the 'Ball' DISC FILE DISC FILE TOP 20 (A weekly report on current and upcoming discotheque breakouts) By VINCE ALETTI 1. FOREVER CAME TODAY Van McCoy, who has one of the 10 best disco albums of JACKSON 5-Motown ((p cut) E already 2. SEXY the year so far in "Disco Baby" (Avco), has come up with another: MFSB-Phila. Intl. his production for Faith, Hope & Charity, due for release early in 3. DREAMING A DREAM CROWN HEGHTS AFFAIR-Delite July but already out to discotheque Dis in New York on special bright 4. EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD red vinyl pressings. If the most eagerly anticipated cut-the remake CONSUMER RAPPORT-Wing & A Prayer 5. STOP AND THINK of his own song (for Brenda & the Tabulations), "Little Bit of Love" TRAMMPS-Golden Fleece (Ip cut) turns out a disappointment (perhaps because one was hoping for 6. FOOT STOMPIN' MUSIC BOHANNON-Dakar something entirely new, a transformation of the sort Brian Holland 7. FREE MAN accomplished with "Forever Came Today"), McCoy proves himself SOUTH SHORE COMMISSION-Wand a master of the mood and message of disco music for the '70s 8. THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE still REFLECTIONS-Capitol in the rest of the album. The two best-already listed on Richie 9. THE HUSTLE Composer Cannonball Adderley and lyri- VAN McCOY-Avco Conte's list from Hadaar-are "To Each His Own" and "Mellow Me," cist/librettist Diane Lampert take a break 10. CHICAGO THEME both with a bright, sharp Ecstasy, Passion & Pain feel (though the at the Berkeley studios of Fantasy Records HUBERT LAWS-CTI (Ip cut) group is a one-man, two -woman trio). "To Each His Own" reflects 11. BAD LUCK during the recording of their folk opera, HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES- the attitude of the disco crowd as accurately and directly as Everyday "Big Man (The Legend of John Henry)," Phila. Intl. (Ip cut) People's "I Like What I Like" once did: "To each his own/that's my with Joe Williams singing the title role. 12. WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES The album will be released in July. ESTHER PHILLIPS-Kudu philosophy/I don't know what's right for you/You don't know what's 13. SWEARIN' TO GOD right for me." Other favorites: "Don't Go Looking for Love," "Find FRANKIE VALLI-Private Stock (Ip cut) 14. IT'S IN HIS KISS a Way," "Let's Go to the Disco"-all over four minutes-and "Disco LINDA LEWIS-Arista Dan," the first song I know of about a disco DJ: "From his booth Rolling Stones 1 5. PEACE AND LOVE each night he blows your mind/with his mix and his tricks." RON BUTLER & THE RAMBLERS-Playboy (Continued from page 8) 16. EL BIMBO Another much-discussed album now available: Scepter's "Disco BIMBO JET-SCEPTER played it on Sunday, a tune ripe Gold," the best of the disco repackages yet released because it 17. TORNADO with untapped energy; Preston, THE WIZ ORIGINAL CAST-Atlantic contains the most hard -to -get material in specially re -mixed, re-edited (disco version) a sorely needed and much ap- and, in most cases, lengthened versions whipped up by Tom Moulton, 18. LADY. LADY, LADY preciated addition to the George BOOGIE MAN ORCHESTRA- who seems to have singlehandedly invented the profession of disco Boogie Man Harrison tour, again proved him- mixer. There are four cuts to a side, all over four minutes, most over 19. K-JEE self to be rock's best relief pitch- MFSB-Phila. Intl. (Ip cut) five, and including a knockout, 6:34 "Make Me Believe in You" by er when he stepped out for two 20. GET DOWN TONIGHT Patti Joe (originally written and produced by Curtis Mayfield), Ultra KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND-TK numbers that did wonders for (Continued on page 38) the crowd after the Stones' "sad song" (i.e., "Angie," "Wild Odyssey and Stax Horses") set. Set Production Deal There were the steel bands Discotheque Hit Parade from Brooklyn playing as an NASHVILLE - Lou Lofredo of (Listings are in alphabetical order, by title) "opening act" and their inclu- Odyssey Productions has an- OIL CAN HARRY'S/LOS HADAAR/NEW YORK (STATEN sion was a stroke of genius (par- nounced a agreement production ANGELES ISLAND) tially negated by the Stones' late with Stax Records president Jim Terry Ponce DJ: Richie Conte arrival onstage) because theirs is Stewart. DJ: EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD-Consumer CHICAGO THEME-Hubert Laws-CTI. the insistent rhythm of New York The deal involves artist Freddie (Ip cut) Rapport-Wing & A Prayer (disco City - that rhythm permeating Waters initial rushed single re- version) DANCE DANCE DANCE-Calhoon- Central Park on weekends, filter- Warner Spector lease of "Groovin' on My Baby's FIGHT THE POWER-Isley Brothers- ing out from Bethesda Fountain T-Neck (Ip cut) DREAMING A DREAM-Crown Heights Love" and "Kung Fu and You a warning to some, a percus- FOOT STOMPIN' MUSIC-Bohannon- Affair-Delite - Too" for the U.S. and Canada. Dakar ((p cut) FOREVER CAME TODAY-Jackson 5- sive muse to others, but always Motown (Ip The sessions were produced FOREVER CAME TODAY-Jackson 5- cut) the sound of the city. by arranger, producer and Motown (Ip cut) I COULD DANCE ALL NIGHT-Archie Bell & the Drells-TSOP And there was the now -famous writer team Ted GET DOWN TONIGHT-KC & the Sunshine of Jarrett and Band-TK LADY, LADY, LADY-Boogie Man stage, a six -pointed start with Bob Holmes who are based in GET YA SOME-Melvin Sparks -20th Orchestra-Boogie Man hydraulic points and multi -col- STOP AND THINK-Trammps-Golden Nashville with My Time Produc- Century/Westbound (Ip cut) ored neon lights around its edges. Fleece (Ip cut) tions in the Audio Media Studios. HE'S MY MAN-Supremes-Motown And finally there was the (Ip cut) THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE- Reflections-Capitol Stones us in microcosm; the THE HUSTLE-Van McCoy-Avco - TO EACH HIS OWN/MELLOW ME-Faith, best band because they're the STOP AND THINK-Trammps-Golden Phillipe Wynne Hope & Charity-RCA ((p cuts, not yet most durable, the most produc- Fleece (Ip cut) available) Intl. (Ip cut) SURVIVAL-O'Jays-Phila. WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES- tive, and moreover because they Rejoins Spinners Esther Phillips-Kudu have defined a generation, spo- ® NEW YORK-Atlantic Records THE ALLEY/NEW YORK ken for it in the way any genera- UNO'S CAFE DISCO/NEW YORK has announced that Spinners' lead (QUEENS) tion's greatest artists must. They (THE BRONX) singer Phillipe Wynne has fully DJ: Frank Strivelli have crystallized our feelings. DJ: Desi DJ recovered from what Dr. Claud BAD LUCK-Harold Melvin & the Blue- Such grandiosity as that on dis- DISCO QUEEN-Hot Chocolate-Big Tree notes-Phila. Intl. (Ip cut) play at R. Young of the 14th Street Clinic DISCO STOMP-Bohannon-Dakar (Ip the Garden would be pure CHICAGO THEME-Hubert Laws-CTI in Detroit diagnosed as "acute cut) hokum and monumentally ludi- (Ip cut) DREAMING A DREAM-Crown Heights crous if attempted by any other follicular tonsilitis peritonsil ab- DISCO STOMP/FOOT STOMPIN' MUSIC- Affa i r-Delite scess tonsillar hypertrophy chron- Bohannon-Dakar (Ip cuts) group - what group but the FOREVER CAME TODAY-Jackson 5- ic recurrent tonsilitis." Wynne CREAMING A DREAM-Crown Heights Stones could supersede the ex- Affair-Delite Motown (Ip cut) will rejoin the Spinners on July 5 IT'S IN HIS KISS-Linda Lewis-Arista citement created by everything FOREVER CAME TODAY-Jackson a 5- STOP AND THINK-Trammps-Golden that went on before it? And if for concert at the Oakland Col- Motown (Ip cut) Fleece (Ip cut) iseum and continue on with the FREE MAN-South Shore Commission- one believes that the Stones TORNADO-The Wiz Original Cast- seemed one group's schedule which includes Wand Atlantic (disco version) lethargic on Sunday, LA BALANGA/EL BIMBO-Bimbo Jet- a week at the Greek Theater in Los THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE- also remembers Krakatoa, after Angeles followed by dates in New Pathe (Import)/Scepter Reflections-Capitol being declared dormant, sudden- LOVE INFLATION-Joneses-Mercury Orleans, Oklahoma, Kansas City, UNDECIDED LOVE-Chequers-Creole ly erupting and burying, within SEXY-M FS B-Ph i l a. Intl. (import) a hours, an entire city. Detroit and six -night stint at WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES- WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES- ,(Continued on page 36) Esther Phillips-Kudu Esther Phillips-Kudu David McGee

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LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER-Captain I FEEL A SONG-Gladys Knight & the PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION-Tomita- & Tennille-A&M Pips-Buddah BACK TO EARTH-Rare Earth-Rare RCA ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles-Asylum LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER-Captain Earth THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -1 Occ- Intl. & Tennille-A&M CHOCOLATE CHIP-Isaac Hayes. -ABC SURVIVAL-O'Jays-Phila. Mercury METAMORPHOSIS-Rolling Stones- CUT THE CAKE-Average White Band- THE HEAT IS ON-Isley Brothers-T-Neck TWO LANE HIGHWAY-Pure Prairie Atlantic VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol Abkco League-RCA TODAY-Elvis Presley-RCA EXPANSIONS-Lonnie Liston Smith- VENUS & MARS-Wings-Capitol CIRCLES/ARIZONA TWO LANE HIGHWAY-Pure Prairie Flying Dutchman LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER --Captain League-RCA SAM GOODY/EAST COAST ATLANTIS-McCoy Tyner-Milestone UNIVERSAL LOVE-MFSB-Phila. 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THOMAS/ABC ABCP 858 Atco SD 36112 105 106 1051 (Polydor) 162 USA KING CRIMSON/Atlantic 106 83 ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE MAIN INGREDIENT/ SD 18136 187 THE LEGENDARY ZING ALBUM 163 NEW AND IMPROVED SPINNERS/ TRAMMPS/ Buddah BDS 5641 RCA APL1 0644 Atlantic SD 18118 188 SEASTONES 134 THE CHICAGO THEME HUBERT LEWIS/CTI 6058S1 (Motown) 164 OUT AMONG 'EM LOVE CHILDS Round RX 106 107 AFRO CUBAN BLUES BAND/ 189 ISN'T IT ALWAYS LOVE KAREN 108 86 BLUEJAYS JUSTIN HAYWARD & JOHN LODGE/Threshold Roulette SR 3016 ALEXANDER/Asylum 7E 1040 165 TAPESTRY CAROLE KING/Ode SP 190 SUPREMES THS 14 (London) 77009 (A&M) Motown M6 828S1 109 101 NEW CITY BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS/Columbia PC 33484 166 GET DOWN JOE SIMON/Spring 191 FRIENDS SPIDERMAN/Power 8146 SPR 6706 (Polydor) (Ambassador) 110 114 AMERICA TODAY CURTIS MAYFIELD/Curtom CU 5001 (WB) 167 TOM & L.A. EXPRESS 192 KOKOMO SCOTT THE 125 SHABAZZ BILLY COBHAM/Atlantic SD 18139 Ocie 77021 (A&M) Columbia PC 3342 ® 168 BACK TO EARTH RARE EARTH/Rare 193 CHAPTER 4: ALIVE IN NEW YORK 121 MELISSA MELISSA MANCHESTER/Arista 4031 Earth R6 548S1 (Motown) GATO BARBIERI/Impulse ASD ® 169 MISTY RAY STEVENS/Barnaby 6012 (ABC) 113 119 CLOSEUP FRANKIE VALLI/Private Stock PS 2000 (Chess/Janus) 194 THE DEADLY NIGHTSHADE Phantom EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME (I GET HIGH) CHARLIE RICH/ 170 STILL CAUGHT UP MILLIE JACKSON/ BPN 9055 (RCA) E - Spring SPR 6708 (Polydor) 195 DIAMOND REO Big Tree Epic PE 33455 171 LATIMORE III BT 89507 (Atlantic) 33162 Glades 7505 (TK) 196 DAWN'S NEW RAGTME FOLLIES ® 124 INTERNATIONAL THREE DEGREES/Phila. Intl. KZ DREAMS TONY ORLANDO & DAWN/ Bell 172 DREAMING MY WAYLON Artists LA 367G JENNINGS/RCA APL1 1062 1130 (Arista) 116 117 FEELINGS PAUL ANKA/United 173 ARMAGEDDON / A&M SP 4513 197 MICHAEL BOLOTIN 132 STRANGE UNIVERSE MAHOGANY RUSH/20th Century T 482 174 WE LOVE YOU WHOEVER YOU ARE RCA APL1 0992 an LOVE CRAFT/Mercury SRM 1 1031 198 PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA/ Orol 127 RENAISSANCE RAY CHARLES/Crossover CR 9005 175 SPIRIT OF '76 SPIRIT/Mercury SRM 2 Island 9324 804 199 COME GET TO THIS 119 103 PIECES OF THE SKY EMMYLOU HARRIS/Reprise 2213 (WB) 176 NATIVE DANCER WAYNE SHORTER/ NANCY WILSON/Capitol 120 102 JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU BARRY WHITE/ Columbia PC 33418 ST 11386 177 NASHVILLE SOUNDTRACK/ ABC 200 SONGS FOR A FRIEND JON MARK/ 20th Century T 466 Columbia PC 33339 ABCD 893 121 105 LET THERE BE MUSIC ORLEANS/Asylum 7E 1029 122 107 KING ARTHUR RICK WAKEMAN & THE ENGLISH ROCK ALBUM CROSS REFERENCE ENSEMBLE/A&M SP 4515 123 110 SOLID MANDRILL/United Artists LA 408G ACE 78 MANHATTAN TRANSFER 59 THE HIT MAN EDDIE KENDRICKS/Tamla T6 338S1 (Motown) AEROSMITH 28 BARRY MANILOW 146 - AMBROSIA 134 HERBIE MANN 62 AMERICA 5 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 137 125 113 THE DRAMATIC JACKPOT RON BANKS & THE DRAMATICS/ PAUL ANKA 116 CURTIS MAYFIELD _ 110 AVERAGE WHITE BAND 24, 100 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES 51 ABC ABCD 867 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 4 MFSB 39 BAD COMPANY 36 MONTY PYTHON 91 Di 137 INSIDE OUT BOHANNON/Dakar BK 6016 (Brunswick) JOAN BAEZ 22 MICHAEL MURPHEY 38 RON BANKS & THE DRAMATICS 125 NEW BIRTH - - - 34 127 116 BUSTIN' OUT PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE/RCA LSP 4769 BATDORF & RODNEY 128 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN _. 35, 138 BEACH BOYS 25, 70 O'JAYS 7 4041 JEFF BECK 42 ORIGINAL CAST: DI 138 LIFE IS YOU BATDORF & RODNEY/Arista JOE BECK 147 THE WIZ 101 BEE GEES 90 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN 63 129 120 IAN HUNTER/Columbia PC 33480 ELVIN BISHOP 71 ORLEANS 121 BLACK 97 142 OAK ARKANSAS OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 140 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL VOL. 1 EARL SCRUGGS REVUE/ BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS 109 ROBERT PALMER 80 130 BOHANNON 126 PARLIAMENT 76 Columbia PC 33416 DAVID BOWIE 96 PILOT 150 BRECKER BROTHERS 102 PINK FLOYD 75 131 118 TOM CAT TOM SCOTT & THE L.A. EXPRESS/Ode SP 77028 JAMES BROWN 77 POINTER SISTERS _. 66 DONALD BYRD _. 68 JEAN-LUC PONTY 144 (A&M) CAMEL 133 ELVIS PRESLEY 64 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE 6 JOHN PRINE 143 132 115 SUN GODDESS RAMSEY LEWIS/Columbia KC 33194 CARPENTERS 27 PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE .... 30, 127 RAY CHARLES 118. QUEEN 103 THE SNOW GOOSE CAMEL/Janus JXS 7016 CHICAGO 20 CHARLIE RICH ... 114 ® - BILLY COBHAM 111 MINNIE RIPERTON 18 T 434 JUDY COLLINS 45 SMOKEY ROBINSON _. 53 134 135 AMBROSIA/20th Century JESSI COLTER 104 LINDA RONSTADT 31 COMMODORES 48 TODD RUNDGREN 54 135 122 FUNNY LADY SOUNDTRACK/Arista AL 9004 ALICE COOPER 17 LEON RUSSELL 81 CHARLIE DANIELS BAND 72 LEO SAYER 85 136 123 JANIS JANIS JOPLIN/Columbia PG 33345 JOHN DENVER 41, 93, 95 TOM SCOTT & THE L.A. EXPRESS 131 DISCO TEX & HIS SEX -O -LETTES _._ _ 92 EARL SCRUGGS 130 137 139 NATTY DREAD BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS/Island ILPS 9281 DOOBIE BROTHERS 3 SEALS & CROFTS 43 GEORGE DUKE 88 NEIL SEDAKA ------145 EAGLES 9 CARLY SIMON 32 138 128 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN/ EARTH, WIND & FIRE 11 LONNIE LISTON SMITH 58 FREDDY FENDER 46 PHOEBE SNOW 84 MCA 411 PETER FRAMPTON 141 SOUNDTRACKS: 139 126 BEST FREE/A&M SP FREE 139 FUNNY LADY ....135 OF 3663 EMMYLOU HARRIS 119 MICKEY MOUSE CLUB ._ 65 MAJOR HARRIS 40 TOMMY 12 140 129 TWO BOB JAMES/CTI 6057 (Motown) ISAAC HAYES 26 SOUTHER, HILLMAN, FURAY BAND 55 JUSTIN HAYWARD/JOHN LODGE 108 STEELY DAN 79 141 130 FRAMPTON PETER FRAMPTON/A&M SP 4512 HOT TUNA 50 STEPHEN STILLS 56 142 131 IT'LL IT DAREDEVILS/ IAN HUNTER 129 ROLLING STONES _... 14, 15 SHINE WHEN SHINES OZARK MOUNTAIN JANIS IAN 57 STYLISTICS 89 A&M SP 3654 ISLEY BROTHERS 8 SUPERTRAMP 148 JACKSON FIVE 83 JAMES TAYLOR 16 143 136 COMMON SENSE JOHN PRINE/Atlantic SD 18127 BOB JAMES 140 TEMPTATIONS 21 ELTON JOHN 1, 19 10cc 60 144 UPON THE WINGS OF MUSIC JEAN-LUC PONTY/Atlantic SD JANIS JOPLIN 136 B. J. THOMAS 105 - JERRY JORDAN 52 THREE DEGREES 115 18183 EDDIE KENDRICKS 124 THREE DOG NIGHT 73 BEN E. KING 74 TOMITA 29 145 SEDAKA'S BACK NEIL SEDAKA/Rocket 463 (MCA) KINKS TRIUMVIRAT - 33 82 KISS 69 TANYA TUCKER 86 146 133 BARRY MANILOW II/Bell 1314 (Arista) LABELLE 149 STANLEY TURRENTINE 49 HUBERT LAWS _..._...... 107 FRANKIE VALLI 113 147 - JOE BECK/Kudu 21S1 (Motown) LED ZEPPELIN 37 RICK WAKEMAN 122 RAMSEY LEWIS 132 JIMMIE WALKER 94 148 111 CRIME OF THE CENTURY SUPERTRAMP/A&M SP 3647 GORDON LIGHTFOOT 87 WAR 67 LYNYRD SKYNYRD 67 GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. 10 149 141 NIGHTBIRDS LABELLE/Epic KE 33075 VAN McCOY 23 WEATHER REPORT 47 MAHOGANY RUSH 117 BARRY WHITE 120 150 143 PILOT/EMI ST 11386 (Capitol) MAIN INGREDIENT 106 ROGER WHITTAKER _...... 44 MELISSA MANCHESTER 112 WINGS ... 2 MANDRILL 123 EDGAR WINTER 98 CHUCK MANGIONE 90 ZZ TOP 13 RECORD WORLD JULY 5, 1975 33

AmericanRadioHistory.Com Mariposa: A Festival for the 'Common Man' Making Music Makes By IRA MAYER end-Steve Goodman and John received one of the few genuine Alexis Korner Happy NEW YORK Alexis Korner a TORONTO-In its eight years 'rine, on what one might call ovations of the weekend. L - on Centre Island, off Toronto, the busman's holiday. Many of the workshops strained (Col) sat in the Record World offices looking young -old and not Mariposa Folk Festival has earned One method of measuring per- to build on the theme listed in at all worried. For years his vari- a reputation as a gathering dedi- ormer impact at Mariposa is the program, but without excep- ous blues bands in England have cated to the elimination of a festi- vatching the growth in crowds tion those hosted by Gilles Losi'er, spawned superstars val "star" system and to the attracted over the course of the a French-Canadian bass cellist (Mick Jagger, exchange of various forms of folk Neekend. (Capacity is 8000 peo- interested in French-Canadian and Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie music among musicians, scholars ple per day plus performers and Acadian (Cajun) music, were Watts, Steve Marriot, etc.) while he has remained the "Father of and fans. In the process of achiev- :tall.) Willie P. Bennett, a Mon- lively and informed, with a British Blues," admired and re- ing its goal's, Mariposa has modi- treal -based songwriter who has healthy sprinkling of step -danc- spected by all, but not a fied the format of each successive traces of Murray McLauchlan and ing. And from quite another part quite festival - the balance between Eric Andersen, built a nice fol- of the world, the Afro -Caribbean star. He accepts his standing philosophically-Alexis is workshops and concerts, the lowing for himself singing with Theater workshop presented a doing what he wants i.e., kinds of workshops (instructional, banjo, bass, fiddle and guitar ac- colorful and meaningful music/ to do, making music, and that's what song -swaps, thematic)-and in- companiment. Kate and Anna dance/theater hour Sunday after- makes him happy. creasingly looked for new talent, McGarrigle, whose solo concert noon. Throughout the festival we missed late Sunday, did well Canadian Indian and lnnuit na- whether full-time professionals or Music for Kicks in workshops singing in French tives performed at their own not. "I play music for kicks," Alexis as well as English and performing stage. If there is any criticism to be stated nonchalantly, "not money. leveled at the 1975 Mariposa both traditional and original ma- An Environment If I can earn big money I'll take terial. Each has a unique voice, Mariposa has become an en- festival (June 20-22) it is that form it, but I'm not unhappy now." has but the effect of the duets they vironment, and perhaps the focus overtaken content. Mariposa, Korner is currently in the midst like the rock festival's of the late share is at times very powerful, has shifted a little too much of what he describes as "a promo- while their humor is both sophis- toward the event (and the great '60s and early '70s, has become tional tour and nothing else" in ticated and earthy. Ken Bloom, amount of organizational plan- an environment. Unlike the rock hopes of generating some interest an instrumentalist at home with ning that goes into it) and away festivals, the crowds are more in his new album, "Get Off My is strings, reeds and/or clapped from the music. But music and directly music oriented, there The is hands, rivaled David Amram in dance there were aplenty, and Cloud." title song that old no need for a star system (the familiar one penned by his former his ability to introduce mass audi- after five years in attendance six festival sells out before a roster "pupils," Jagger and Richard. The ence participation. Bloom, open- is already marked off on the 1976 is published) and there is a high album also includes Korner ver- ing a concert for David Bromberg, calendar. level of general involvement in sions of rock and soul classics areas. the music, dance and craft such as Larry Williams' "Slow But the spark that has in the past Grand Canyon Down" and Marvin Gaye's "Ain't ignited Mariposa to more than That Peculiar," in addition to four an especially well -organized fes- Korner originals. In toto it marks tival in a beautiful 'setting was an auspicious label debut for the lacking this year. Even that, how- "Father of British Blues." ever, is minor in the context of "It's a departure for me in one what the festival does accomplish. way," Korner said in explaining Specifically, Mariposa is an all his choice of material. "There's daytime event, from 10 a.m. to no straight blues on the record; stages run- 8:30 p.m., with seven it's basically a rock 'n' roll cum ning simultaneously throughout country type of sound. But on the each day. In addition, there is a other hand, it's no departure at all crafts area. The stages themselves because people don't know me are spaced far enough apart so here except for what I'm doing that each is physically independ- musically at this very moment." ent of the next; and although sound bleeds from one area to A Little Help the other, that is part of Mari- Korner received some help posa's charm: you hear the ap- from his friends (Richards, Mar- plause from somewhere else and riott, Peter Frampton, the Kokomo wonder what you're missing, or rhythm section and even his hear a harmony or an unusual daughter, who sings on one cut) instrument, and so wander from on "Get Off My Cloud," and something with which you are though he finds these artists familiar to something more for- pleasing to work with, he doesn't eign. You can sit in front of one consider them a sine qua non for stage and listen to everything that cutting an album. He prefers not comes on it, or walk continuously to depend While in town recently, to complete their album, London -distributed MagnaGlide upon big names for from one place to another sampl- recording act Canyon visited the Record World offices to talk about their single, "Top help in his muscial ventures. ing, stopping to spend time at of the World," and forthcoming album, both of which are initial releases for the newly "Once I become dependent anything that strikes your fancy. formed Kasenetz & Katz label. Pictured above, from left, are (top row) Canyon -ers upon them," he surmised, "then Richard Carmichael, Randy Davidson, Bill Frazier and Mark Lance; (bottom row) RW's There are trees (and inevitably I lose the freedom to ring, Maddy Miller, MagnaGlide general manager Steve Bromberg and London New York don't sun) all around, and plenty of promotion rep Doree Berg. I? Now, if I need a guitarist for a open space between stage areas particular cut, I can pick and for jamming or tossing a frisbee FBI Seizes Tapes choose and they're all glad to or eating some melon. Performers help. I really don't want to lose wander as freely (and sometimes NEW YORK-FBI agents seized J. Wallace LaPrade, director of that type of freedom." aimlessly) as the fans and are more than 5800 allegedly pirated the FBI's New York office, said the Is a tour in the offing? unusually receptive to conversa- versions of copyrighted tapes in a seized 8 -track tapes, wholesaled Korner shrugged and smiled his tion. Visitors (performers who raid on Glow Electronics Ltd. at at $1.25 each, had an estimated you -know -and -I -know smile. "If have appeared at Mariposa) have 786 Sixth Avenue here and ar- retail value of $28,500. They in- the album happens," he answered almost become a tradition, but rested Roger M. Hoff, vice presi- cluded pirated versions of record- evenly, "then I'll tour. If it usually show up for an afternoon. dent of the firm, on charges of ings by such artists as Eric Clap - doesn't, I won't. This year two past regulars violating the Federal Copyright ton, Neil Diamond, Herbie Mann "That's all." ambled about for the entire week- Law. and Olivia Newton -John. David McGee

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com CLASSICAL Renata Scotto for Columbia CLASSICAL By SPEIGHT JENKINS f NEW YORK - Columbia Rec- Joan Sutherland, Gundula Jano- RETAIL REPORT ords has long had little real con- witz and Janet Baker have be- tact with opera; aside from a few come associated in the public JULY 5, 1975 BELLINI: I PURITANI-Sutherland, works conducted by Leonard mind with Angel, RCA, London, Pavarotti, Ghiaurov, Bonynge-London CLASSIC OF THE WEEK Bernstein, new entries of opera Deutsche Grammophone and HANDEL: ARIAS-Baker-Philips into their catalogue have been Philips, respectively. Now Co- HAYDN: COMPLETE SYMPHONIES VOL. IX Marvin Saines has be- lumbia has entered these lists -Dorati-London rare. Since come chief of Masterworks, there with a bang in the person of Re- PIANO RAGS, VOL. Ill-Rifkin- JOPLIN: nata Nonesuch has been an amazing change: Co- Scotto. the in- LUCIANO PAVAROTTI: KING OF THE lumbia has not only started Miss Scotto flashed on HIGH C'S-London issuing the important vocal prod- ternational sweepstakes in 1957 RAVEL: PIANO CONCERTOS-Simon-Vox uct of Melodiya (War and Peace, when she subbed for Maria Cal- ROSSINI: SIEGE OF CORINTH-Sills, et al.) and signing up some of las as Amina in La Sonnembula Verrett, Schippers-Angel the hottest young opera singers at the Edinburgh Festival. Callas SYMPHONIES AND FANFARE- (Frederica von Stade, Judith had never agreed to sing the last Nonesuch Biegen) but it has gone into the performance in that festival, and TOMITA: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION- TOMITA business of issuing a complete refused to do so. Though reports RCA PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION opera for the first time, Masse - circulated then that she had can- RCA net's La Navarraise, which was celled, they were untrue. What- RECORD & TAPE COLLECTORS/ a few ever the reason, however, Miss BALTIMORE discussed in this column 1111111,1111111,111,11111111111111111111111, ,11,1 111 111 111111111 weeks ago. Scotto got her chance and made BEST SELLERS OF THE WEEK CAPTAIN BLOOD-Gerhardt-RCA Of equal importance to all this a great success. In the years since TOMITA: PICTURES AT AN LISZT: TONE POEMS-Solti-London -and to record dealers probably she has appeared everywhere in EXHIBITION-RCA MOZART: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 25- more significant-is for Colum- the opera world. ROSSINI: SIEGE OF CORINTH-Sills, Fleisher, Szell-Columbia bia to find an established female In the United States her Metro- Verrett, Schippers-Angel MOZART: SYMPHONIES NOS. 35, 40, as 111111111111111111.111111111 star around whom a sales pitch politan Opera debut came -111111III111111111111111 111111.1111111111111111111111.31.1111111111111111111 SERENADE-Marriner-Philips in 1965, and RAVEL: PIANO CONCERTOS-Simon-Vox can be made and many albums Madama Butterfly DISCOUNT RECORDS/BOSTON RAVEL: DAPHNIS ET CHLOE-Maazel- cut. Beverly Sills, Leontyne Price, (Continued on page 47) BEETHOVEN: QUINTET FOR PIANO AND London WINDS-Serkin, Marlboro-Columbia SCHOENBERG: GURRELIEDER-Boulez- BEETHOVEN: STRING QUARTETS- Columbia Budapest String Quartet-Odyssey STRAUSS: COMPLETE WORKS, VOL. 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SCHOENBERG: PELLEAS UND MELISANDE BERNS BIIGGS I BAROQUE , A. NEW BACH: COMPLETE FLUTE SONATAS- -Karaan-DG ND . HER RampaI-Odyssey TCHAIKOVSKY: VIOLIN CONCERTO- GUN WILLIAMSI THE BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9- Fodor-RCA MONTH, INCREDIBLE Ozawa-Philips TOMITA: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION- "RECORD AN ONDUCTS OF AMER- CHOPIN, LISZT: PIANO SONATAS- RCA SCHULLER VERSIONS Joselson-RCA AUTHENTIC JOPLIN BAND IN SOUSA, IVES, JOPLIN: PIANO RAGS, VOL. Ill-Rifkin MUSIC ON RECORDS/ BOFGENIUS H -Nonesuch ICAN MARCHES OF PORTLAND .THE SOUND LUCIANO PAVAROTTI: KING OF THE ETC. HIGH C'S-London BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS- SOUNDED Collegium Aureum-Victrola NEVER ROSSINI: SIEGE OF CORINTH-Sills, Verrett, Schippers-Angel BELLINI: I PURITANI-Sutherland, Pavarotti, Ghiaurov, Bonynge-London THE INTIMATE GUITAR OF ANDRES SEGOVIA-RCA GO FOR BAROQUE-Victrola STRAUSS: FOUR LAST SONGS, TOD UND JOPLIN: EASY WINNERS-Perlman, VERKLAERUNG-Janowitz, Karajan- Previn-Angel DG MUSIC OF PRAETORIUS-Munro-Angel TOMITA: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION- RAVEL: COMPLETE ORCHESTRAL WORKS RCA -Skrowacewski-Vox TOMITA: SNOWFLAKES ARE DANCING- ROSSINI: SIEGE OF CORINTH-Sills, RCA Verrett, Schippers-Angel SCHUBERT: MASS IN E-FLAT-Leinsdorf- RECORD HUNTER/N.Y. Seraphim er1,000 ©1974 CBS IM. AFTER THE BALL-Morris, Bolcom- TOMITA: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION- Nonesuch RCA '4)" COLUMBIA," "ODYSSEY,' MARCAS REG. PRINTED IN U.S.A

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By DIEDE DABNEY _HOLLYWOOD: Personal Pick: "Tiepin'"-'" G.C. Cameron (Motown). Cameron places a tender, delicate touch on self penned lyrics. This could be the number which will make him known throughout the music world. DEDE'S DITTIES TO WATCH: "July, July, July, July" -Billy Paul (P.I.R.-

UPT) ; "You Bring The Sun In The Morning" - Fay Hauser (SMI -UPT); "One Thing On My Mind" - Persuasions (A&M-UPT). An historic first appearance by the Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop quintet at New DISCO POTENTIALS: "Get The Cream Off The Top" - York's Bottom Line preceded the group's departure for a five week European tour, to be highlighted by a headlining appearance at the Montreux International Festival on ; "Get Happy" - Phyllis St. Eddie Kendricks (Tamla) July 20. The Bottom Line engagement was signified by performances of material from James and LaMancha (Playboy). Mingus' two most recent Atlantic albums, "Mingus Moves" and "Mingus at Carnegie Hall." The also formerly with Southland Record Distribu- group performed new compositions from the forthcoming (September) Ray Evans double -release, "Mingus Infinite One" and "Mingus Infinite Two," albums to be issued tors, Atlanta, is now looking for a position in under separate covers. Shown (from left are): Charlie Brown of Atlantic's jazz depart- promotion. Due to the recent cutback at the dis- ment, Mingus, artist relations director Barbara Harris and Stan Meises of the Atlantic press department. tributorship Evans was released. He would like the opportunity to utilize his talent in the field ASCAP Successful Wynne Rejoins Spinners of sales and promotion. You may contact him at (Continued from page 30) (404) 349-7429. In WEBB Action Howard Stein's Westchester Pre- The Newark Grand Jury has handed out indictments BALTIMORE - Judge Joseph mier Theater, August 26-31. to Clive Davis, Nat Tarnapole, Joe Medlin, Fred H. Young of the U.S. District Wynne began receiving out -pa- Rector, Edward "Lord Gas" Richardson, Earl Shelton, Court here has fined WEBB, tient treatment from the 14th Harly Coombs, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Melvin Moore, owned by J. B. Broadcasting, for Street Clinic after the Spinners re- Burke Johnson and others. See story on page 3. copyright infringement in a case turned to the United States from brought against the radio station their "Supersoul" tour of Contacted by RW, Kenny Gamble commented: "We deny Europe by ASCAP. J.B.'s majority stock- in April. A letter from Dr. Young all charges, no further comment at this time." holder is James Brown. to Buddy Allen Management or- Ms. Pat Bush has left Los Angeles to undertake a Fine dered the singer to forego any position in promotion with Sound Gems Records in Because WEBB does not pay a performing for two to three weeks Philadelphia. Ms. Bush has held positions with liecnsing fee to ASCAP, the sta- prior to a planned tonsilectomy such companies as Crossover and Chelsea Records. tion was fined a total of $9,250 operation and then for two to Prior to her recent employment she was working for plus legal fees for broadcast of three weeks afterward, allowing Johnny Bristol. some 31 ASCAP copyrights. The for recuperation. Several weeks ago Win suit combined two legal actions It was later decided by private physicians that a tonsilectomy Wilford was appointed brought by the licensing organi- would be unwise due to Wynne's manager, press informa- zation against WEBB in 1973; another suit filed against the allergy to penicillin and because tion and artist affairs of the any station by ASCAP on February danger singer faces of CBS special markets. from a throat operation. The ab- 26 has yet to come to trial. He will be responsible scess is being treated on a period- for the coordination of In all, ASCAP has completed ic basis rather than by surgery. seven copyright infringement artist tours and artist The five Spinners then took a suits against Brown -owned sta- relations. In the past vote and decided, rather than for- tions. he served as a repre- feit valuable bookings through In the course of this ruling, sentative in New York May and June, to take on John Judge Young enjoined any future Edwards (who records for GRC with the Edward Windsor the WEBB performances of the 31 Corporation of Atlanta) as a tem- Wright Corporation. Win titles in question including porary substitute singer. Edwards AiL to came Columbia with a Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" receives a portion of Wynne's background in the creative field. and Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be share of the earnings, with the (Continued on page 40) Released." balance going to Wynne.

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LU THE STYLISTICS, "CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY- NATALIE COLE, "THIS WILL BE" (Jay's THE MODULATIONS, "IT'S J IL THING (BUT MY LOVE)" (Avco Enterprises, Ltd/Chappell & ROUGH OUT HERE." Headed for a Ip, this has Embassy Music Publishing, W Co., Inc., ASCAP). Producers direct hit group z ASCAP). A dynamic introduc- W Chuck Jackson and Marvin spent many a day singing with tion for a group which has Yancy have unveiled this harmony. Led by compelling paved the way for more N young lady whose popularity rhythm laced with falsetto sound, young upcoming artists. Ar- will increase with one listen. they are destined for major ranger Van McCoy adds his She has taken the fame of her chart action. "It's Rough Out own unique artistry by way of late father, and added her Here" has all the ingredients to horns and an abundance of own portrayals as to how a become a hit single. Other sug- strings. Romantically inclined, tune should be sung. Like gested cuts are: "I'm Hopelessly the Stylistics, headed by Rus- father like daughter: soft yet In Love," "Love At Last" and sell Tompkins, show their ver- explosive. Ms. Cole's debut "Head On Collision With Heart- satility with a fast moving single is extracted from her break." Buddah BDS 5638. ditty. Superbly executed. Avco new album, entitled "Insepa- AV -4656. rable." Capitol P-4109.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Soul Truth (Continued from page 36) THE JAZZ Atlantic recording RWeALP poetess Nikki Giovanni, LP CHART a native of Knoxville, CHARTHE Tennessee, and a graduate JULY 5, 1975 r of Fisk University in JULY 5, 1975 1. MISTER MAGIC Nashville, was honored 1. THE HEAT IS ON GROVER WASHINGTON, JR.-Kudu ISLEY BROTHERS -T -Neck PZ 33536 (Col) KU 20S1 (Motown) recently by Gov. Ray 2. THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 2. TALE SPINNIN' Blanton with the Out- EARTH, WIND & FIRE -Columbia WEATHER REPORT-Columbia PC 33417 standing Tennessean PC 33280 3. DISCOTHEQUE 3. SURVIVAL HERBIE MANN -Atlantic SD 1670 Award for her achieve- O'JAYS-Phila. Intl. KZ 33150 (Col) 4. THE AURA WILL PREVAIL ments in human relations. 4. MISTER MAGIC GEORGE DUKE-MPS/BASF MC 25613 The award was GROVER WASHINGTON JR. Kudu 5. IN THE POCKET presented KU 20S1 (Motown) STANLEY TURRENTINE-Fantasy F 9478 at the governor's office 5. TO BE TRUE 6. SUN GODDESS HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES in Nashville, at which Featuring THEODORE PENDERGRASS- RAMSEY LEWIS -Columbia KC 33195 time Monday, Phila. Intl. KZ 33148 (Col) 7. EXPANSIONS June 23, 1975, was proclaimed "Black 6. DISCO BABY LONNIE LISTON SMITH Dutchman -Flying Woman Day" in Tennessee. Shown at the presentation VAN McCOY & THE SOUL CITY BDL 1-0934 (RCA) SYMPHONY-Avco AV 69006 are (from left) : Gov. Blanton, Giovanni, and 8. CHASE THE CLOUDS AWAY 7. BLIND BABY CHUCK MANGIONE-A&M SP 4518 Atlantic Records promotion representative David NEW BIRTH-Buddah BDS 5636 9. NATIVE DANCER 'Flash' Fleischman. 8. A SONG FOR YOU WAYNE PC SHORTER -Columbia 33418 TEMPTATIONS -Gordy G6 96951 10. TWO (Motown) BOB JAMES -CTI 6051 (Motown) 9. CHOCOLATE CHIP 11. THE BRECKER BROTHERS A Lifetime of Hits ISAAC HAYES -ABC ABCD 874 A-ista AL 4037 10. MOVING VIOLATION 12. NO MYSTERY JACKSON FIVE -Motown M6 829S1 RETURN TO FOREVER Featuring CHICK 11. UNIVERSAL LOVE COREA-Polydor PD 6512 MFSB-Phila. Intl. KZ 33158 (Col) 13. TOM CAT 12. ADVENTURE IN PARADISE TOM SCOTT & THE L.A. EXPRESS- MINNIE RIPERTON-Epic PE 33454 ODE SP 77029 (A&M) 13. A QUIET STORM 14. A TEAR TO A SMILE SMOKEY ROBINSON-Tamla T6 337S1 ROY AYRES UBIQUITY-Polydor (Motown) PD 6046 14. 15. POLAR AC CUT THE CAKE AVERAGE WHITE BAND -Atlantic FREDDIE HUBBARD-CTI 6065 (Motown) SD 18140 16. ATLANTIS 15. CAUGHT IN THE ACT McCOY TYNER-Milestone M 55002 COMMODORES M6 (Fantasy) -Motown 82051 16. INSIDES OUT 17. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST BOHANNON-Dakar BK 6916 (Brunswick) HEADHUNTERS -Arista 4038 17. THE DRAMATIC 18. CHICAGO THEME JACKPOT RON BANKS & THE HUBERT LAWS DRAMATICS - -CTI 6058S1 (Motown) ABC ABCD 867 19. UNIVERSAL LOVE 18. CHOCOLATE CITY MFSB-Phila. Intl. KZ (Col) 33158 PARLIAMENT -Casablanca NBLP 7014 20. JOE BECK 19. THANK YOU BABY Kudu 21S1 (Motown) STYLISTICS-Avco AV 69008 21. SHABAZZ 20. IN THE POCKET BILLY COBHAM -Atlantic SD 18139 Columbia recording artist Tony Williams recently visited The Bottom Line in New York STANLEY TURRENTINE-Fantasy F 9478 for a special engagement. Williams, 22. FUSION III who has previously played with such musicians as 21. MY WAY MICHAL URBANIAK-Columbia Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Jack Bruce and many others, performed in front of his new MAJOR HARRIS -Atlantic SD 18119 PC 33542 Tony Williams Lifetime group. The jazz-rock drummer is currently touring the U.S., after 22. ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE 23. FEEL which he will record his first album for Columbia. Shown above at The Bottom Line MAIN INGREDIENT -RCA APL1 0644 GEORGE DUKE-MPS/BASF MC 25355 following Williams' opening night performance are (from left); Irwin Segelstein, presi- 23. INTERNATIONAL 24. I NEED SOME MONEY den;, CBS Records; Tony Williams; Bruce Lundvall, vice president, and general man- THREE DEGREES-Phila. Intl. KZ 33162 EDDIE HARRIS -Atlantic SD 1169 ager, Columbia Records; and Nat Weiss, Williams' manager. (Col) 25. STEPPIN' 24. LATIMORE III POINTER SISTERS Blue Thumb -ABC LATIMORE-Glades 7505 (TK) BTSD 602 25. WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? 26. RESTFUL MIND Decca To Release 'Whistle' Disc WAR -United Artists UA LA 441 G LARRY CORYELL-Vanguard BDS 79352 26. EXPANSIONS 27. SATIN DOLL Bobbi Martin Disc Goes to CBS Intl. LONNIE LISTON SMITH -Flying Dutchman BOBBI HUMPHREY-Blue Note LA 3344 G BDL1 0934 (RCA) 28. LINGER LANE NEW YORK -Foreign Distribu- WOODBURY, Y. N. -The cur- 27. AMERICA TODAY BOBBY HUTCHERSON-Blue Note tion Division of London Records, rent hit record CURTIS MAYFIELD-Curtom CU 5001 BN LA 369 G (UA) "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Inc. has (WB) 29. STEPPING INTO TOMORROW acquired Bobbi Martin's (Blow Your Whistle)" by the Gary 28. THE HIT MAN DONALD BYRD-Blue Note BN LA 3695 G Green Menu label release, "Man Toms Empire on PIP Records, a EDDIE KENDRICKS-Tamla T6 338S1 (UA) Was Made To Love Woman," division of Pickwick International, (Motown) 30. SOLID 29. BIRTH AND DEATH OF A GANSTER MANDRILL -United Artists UA LA 408G for release by the Decca Record has been acquired for interna- FANTASTIC FOUR -20th Century/ 31. CHAPTER 4: ALIVE IN NEW YORK Co., Ltd. in the United Kingdom, tional distribution outside of the Westbound W 201 GATO BARBIERI -Impulse ASD 9303 Eire, Scandinavia, Germany U.S. 30. RENAISSANCE (ABC) and and Canada by CBS Records Austria and, in separate nego- International. RAY CHARLES -Crossover CR 9005 32. UPON THE WINGS OF MUSIC tiations, 31. SOLID JEAN-LUC PONTY-Atlantic SD 18138 Barclay Records has MANDRILL -United Artists UA LA 408G 33. UPCHURCH/TENNYSON obtained the rights to the record 32. CHICAGO THEME PHIL UPCHURCH & TENNYSON STEVENS for France, Switzerland and the Exclusively Jazz HUBERT LAWS -CTI 6058 (Motown) Kudu 22S1 (Motown) Benelux countries, and is rush 33. DISCOTECHQUE HERBIE MANN -Atlantic SD 1670 34. WHO IS THIS BITCH ANYWAY? releasing the Formed by Scott MARLENA SHAW -Blue Note record in those 34. BACK TO EARTH BN LA 397 G (UA) countries. RARE EARTH -Rare Earth R6 54851 NEW YORK -Buddy Scott has (Motown) 35. STANLEY CLARKE announced the formation of a 35. LOOK AT ME Nemperor NE 431 (Atlantic) Apogee Adds Rankin, new firm, Exclusively Jazz Ltd. MOMENTS-Stang 1026 (AII Platinum) 36. LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE 36. STORIES TO TELL Exclusively Jazz will direct its FUNKADELIC-20th Century/Westbound FLORA PURIM -Milestone 9058 (Fantasy) Fairport Convention efforts in the area of independent W 215 37. JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY 37. FLYING START LOS ANGELES promotional marketing of jazz BLACKBYRDS-Fantasy F 9472 -Apogee Agen- I LOVE YOU cy has product. Its BARRY WHITE -20th Century T 466 KOKOMO signed Little David record- functions will also 38. 38. STEPPIN' Columbia PC 33442 ing artist Kenny Rankin zero in on artist acquisitions and and POINTER SISTERS -ABC Blue Thumb 39. PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Island recording artist3 Fairport consultation. BTSD 602 TOMITA-RCA ARL1 0838 Convention to exclusive booking Offices will be located at 300 39. GET DOWN JOE SIMON -Spring SPR 6706 (Polydor) 40. LEVEL ONE representation deals, according to W. 55th Street, New York, N.Y. 40. OUT AMONG 'EM THE ELEVENTH HOUSE Featuring LARRY agency president Burk Dennis. 10019; phone (212) 581-3332. LOVE CHILDS AFRO CUBAN BLUES CORYELL-Arista 4052 BAND -Roulette SR 3016

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Capitol Sues Epic Signs Spunky & Our Gang Caedmon Taps Grand Funk W. Botsford (Continued from page 3) NEW YORK - Ward Botsford Last week, Grand Funk an- has been named executive pro- nounced its intention to fulfill its ducer for Caedmon Records, Inc. remaining obligations to Capitol He joined Caedmon recently af- by delivering a two-Ip "live" al- ter serving as production director bum consisting of songs all of from 1965-1971. which the group had already re- Background corded for Capitol at least once Botsford's career spans more and had released once, twice, or than 20 years as a producer, di- even three times in earlier Capi- rector and author of over a doz- tol albums. en books and major aired pro- In its lawsuit, which was insti- He tuted against both Grand Funk ductions. served as vice presi- and MCA Records on June 13, dent and repertoire director for 1975, Capitol maintains that it VOX Productions, Inc. from 1952- has the right to suspend the term Spunky & Our Gang have signed a long-term contract with Epic Records. The Gang 1965. Prior to rejoining Caedmon of its contract with Grand Funk has completed the recording of their first album under the production of Chip Young earlier this year, he was an inde- at Youngun Studios in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Pictured at the signing fete are, from until Grand Funk fulfills its obli- left (seated): Steve Popovich, vice president, a&r, Epic Records; Spanky McFarlane; and pendent producer of educational gation to deliver two Ips of new Chip Young; (standing): drummer Jim Moon; Al Warbucks, personal manager of Spanky radio and television programs. material: that is, musical compo- & Our Gang; steel guitarist Marc McClure; Bonnie Garner, a&r coordinator, CBS Records, sitions not previously recorded Nashville; bass player Bill Plummer; session musician Bobby Woods; and guitarist Nigel Pickering. for Capitol. Gross Joins UA Music LOS ANGELES-Mike Stewart, Chess/Janus Shifts with Blue Thumb for four years, chairman of the board, United beginning as national sales and Proffer Leaves UA Artists Music and Records Group (Continued from page 3) general manager, and progress- (Continued from page 6) and Wally Schuster, vice presi- GRT Music Tapes will assume ing to vice president and general work with UA acts. dent, United Artists Music Pub- the sales and accounting functions manager to president. have of Chess/Janus Records but will Prior to his tenure at Blue Contact lishing Group, announced not the appointment of Janet Gross change their basic record dis- Thumb, Licata was with Tower Proffer may be reached c/o tribution policies. Chess/Janus Records, a subsidiary of Capitol, David Berman, his attorney, at to the post of assistant to the will continue exclusive distribu- for five years, where he was as- Mitchell, Silberberg and Knupp in vice president, publishing. Ms. tion arrangements with inde- sistant national sales manager in Los Angeles (213) 553-5000, or Gross will report directly to pendent record and wholesalers charge of Tower's east coast of- his home (213) 274-5854. Schuster. GRT Music Tapes will continue to fice; he was initially Tower's east market all tape lines on a non- coast regional sales and promo- exclusive basis. tion manager. Prior to that he (Continued from page 27) History did independent promotion in Dialogue The GRT acquired the Chess labels Cleveland, was with Big Top majority of the members are executives; then there are a few from Leonard and Phil Chess in Records in New York and, at the ground types anxious to get in and we have others with affilia- 1968. Janus Record's was formed very beginning of his career, did tions on the periphery of the record business in other media. But as a joint venture with Pye Rec- local promotion for Cosnat Dis- primarily we are record -business oriented. ords of England a year later. In tributing in Cleveland. RW: How does your scholarship program at FORE -PACE -work? Tyrrell: a 1971 GRT purchased Pye's interest Licata is headquartered at We get selection of candidates from the New York City in Janus and consolidated both United Artists' offices in Los high schools as we have a correspondence ongoing with the Chancel- Chess and Janus into one com- Angeles. lor of the Board of Education. We have our own selection board and pany. Chess/Janus will continue we interview each applicant. to distribute Barnaby Records, The purpose of the scholarship program is one of "access" made owned by singer Andy Williams, Stephen Stills Tours easier. Access to business is difficult for blacks only in that they BTM Records, owned by British NEW YORK - Stephen Stills' don't know very much about what goes on inside those hallowed Talent Management and certain first solo tour in almost two halls. No one they know has ever been in there. It's like "How do Westbound Ips by Ohio Players years began June 20-21 with two you feel when you're dead?" You don't know anyone who's ever and Funkadelic, in addition to the sold -out performances at Pine been there to tell you. artists under contract to the Knob, Clarkston, Mich., to be But you can pick up a lot by osmosis if the opportunity is pre- Chess/Janus labels. followed by Tanglewood on sented to you. We're attempting to deal with that situation. 'Open Door' June 28 and the Saratoga Arts RW: How effective do you think FORE has been? DeJoy and Mason plan an Festival on June 29. Tyrrell: We have successfully dealt with employment situations, "open door" a&r policy and can Album Release and have become intimately involved in several. We've also on be contacted at 8776 Sunset The tour, which will continue occasion helped people out legally. We do not necessarily have to Boulevard in Los Angeles, phone: through August 4 at HIC in act legally in all of those situations, but we do where we feel that (213) 659-6444. Honolulu, coincides with Colum- will be effective. bia's release of "Stills," his first The most help that the organization has been able to provide to UA Promotes Licata album since Manassas' "Down the greatest number takes place via our seminar programs where The Road" was released in we expand the horizons of everybody, so that they can become (Continued from page 3) 1973. aware of the great number of things going on in the business that Licata was most recently vice Back-up they otherwise would know nothing about. The panels we've put president, sales, for United Stills will be backed by Don- together have been outstanding, including some of the best people Artists. In his new post the nie Dacus (guitar), Joe Lala in the business. Everyone who gives of their time and expertise comes United Artists promotion and (congas), Jerry Aiello (organ), away having had a truly rewarding experience. creative services departments George Perry (bass), Ronald RW: What is the outlook for other local FORE chapters developing will now report to Licata, as well Ziegler (drums) and Rick across the country? as the UA merchandising, pro- Roberts (guitar). Tyrrell: New York at this moment is the first and only solid local duction and artist development In September, Stills will re- chapter. There are loosely gathered groups in Los Angeles and departments. turn to Miami to record another Chicago, but they haven't officially organized as chapters. The prob-

Background album set for release October 1, lem is finding the leadership talent; ideally I mean motivated Licata was previously president be followed by a tour of col- leadership. It takes a lot of time and dedication, and takes quite a of Blue Thumb Records; he was leges in November. bit away from your private life.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com RECORD WORLD L LATIN AMERICAN Record World en Ecuador By MARCELO NAJERA DESDE NUEST L ECUADOR-La "Nueva Genera- cantar varias veces "Creo En Ti" cion" de artistas de la canción (Cherato). Nombres Como Jimmy moderna ha tenido gran movi- Chiriboga, Los Errantes, Nueva RINCON INTERNPCIONAL miento ultimamente. Las etique- Generacion, Jose Delfin, despun- tas nacionales se esmeran por tan con un gran futuro ... En es- By TOMAS FUNDORA poner a su alcance técnicas sono- tos días aparecerá el 2do. LP. 11 Sigue comentandose fuertemente la desvincu- ras y sus mejores esfuerzos para "Por Todo Lo Alto" de Tito Del lación de Sandro con el sello CBS en Argentina. colocarlos en el más alto nivel, de Salto acompañado por la Ron- Entre las versiones más fuertes figuran su total in- entre todos ellos que constituyen dalla De Ney Moreira y con pa- dependencia al grabar, cerrando contrato inde- el aporte de esta generación a la sillos de antología como: "Pasio- pendientemente con la firma grabadora que historia musical del País. El públi- nal," "Negra Mala," "El Panuelo estimen tanto él como su represante Oscar co ha dejado sus esperanzas Bianco," "El Lirico," "Luz De Anderle .en cada país en particular. Según parece, depositadas en el arte de Miguel Luna," Etc. es.decir una serenata las reuniones entre ellos y un alto ejecutivo de Arturo del elenco Sona, Betty ecuatoriana por todo lo alto. La Orfeón de México en Buenos Aires, abre Fa Silva una cantante de condiciones introducción de la Rondalla a su posibilidad de que sea éste sello quien lo lance si se quiere, excepcionales, ella interpretación dá al pasillo un en México. En relaciôn con Buenos Aires, se han albierto las interro- graba para Teen "Cuentale y "Per - cariz tan original y tierno que gantes de RCA (que unicamente se ocuparía del lanzamiento de sus don" (De la Colina). subyuga. Producción y supervi- grabaciones en Argentina) Phonogram y el nuevo sello T.K. que dirige Nemesio luego de su exitazo sión para el sello Angelito de Hugo Horacio Piombi, en el cual, de realizarse la operación, man- con ' La Mina" entrega ahora un Enrique Marquez De La Plata y tendrían intereses económicos Sandro y Anderle. En Estados Unidos número muy bueno de Cristano Eduardo Jairala. ¡Y dice! se abre la interrogante Caytronics, que es la firma que ha estado Martin titulado "Esclavo De La Hay un éxito por aca que ha lanzando sus grabaciones a través del conglomerado CBS, que dis- Tierra" para el sello RCA. Fadisa entrado fuerte: La Cartera" de la tribuye Joe Cayre en Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Existen fuertes lanzó "Vuelvete" (Los Cazâdores) Orquesta Harlow: igual rumbo detalles que ponen todo en absoluta duda. Uno es la cantidad deter- con Ila Corporacion De Venus, tomaron "Un Dia Bonito" y "Mi minada que pide Sandro por el territorio y el otro y quizás más tema que además marca el re- Cumbia" de Eddi . . . "El Cami- importante, la reacción naturalmente desfavorable que resultaría de torno a su grabadora este Grupo nante" Roberto Torres, hoy se CBS, al determinar su propio distribuidor el lanzar libremente a su Capitalino . . . Romano de la hace llamar tambien "El Castiga- ex -artista. De todas maneras, creo que todo el Constelacion Estelar fué contra- dor" y con ese pretexto se arma proceso irá en detrimento de Sandro, ya que tado al interior donde tuvo que (Continued on page 44) innegablement CBS hizo a Sandro la estrella que es hoy en día, y la falta de promoción fuerte a favor del artista, le ha hecho practicamente perder muchos mercados internacionales, hasta tanto se determine quienes se harán cargo de su hoy debilitada promoción. El nombramiento de Joe Cain, ex -director de Tico -Alegre, como Director del sello Mericana, INCA Sandro división de Caytronics Corp. abre también interro- gantes. A Joe Cain le sobran ahora motivaciones WILLIE ROSARIO para lanzarse a una batalla campal con los otros sellos de la modalidad "salsoul" y en especial con Fania, empresa en la cual duró aproxi- madamente un mes, como director de los sellos OTRA VEZ Tico y Alegre. Joe proclama una política de "puertas abiertas" a todo talento que llegue a Mericana y no dudo en ningún momento que logre producciones de primer orden y que active el sello de manera impresionante. Ahora bien, lo importante será también como manejará Mericana su promoción de ahora en adelante? De todas maneras, es ésta una brillante oportunidad que le abrirá las puertas a nuevos talentos y talentos Felipe Luciano insatisfechos con las habituales politicas promo-

cionales o de grabación actuales . . . El amigo René de Coronado es ahora Director de Programas de KMPG, Radio

Variedades, P.O. Box 1414, Hollister, California. ¡Saludos René! . . . Lanzó el sello IRT en Chile al nuevo grupo Maleza. ¡Según parece vienen con gran fuerza! ... Cátulo Castillo improvisó la siguiente elegía en los XSLP 1044 funerales del grande de por siempre, Anibal Trioto: "Las historias de tango tienen vieja memoria. Nacen todas del CONTAINS THE HIT SINGLE mismo corralón de extramuros y por eso le crecen sus malvones ANTONIA oscuros que mueren en la sombra ... sin llegar a la gloria. Murió el gorrión . . . Más queda la

divisa de quien estira el fueye, todavía . .

CATCH THE FANIA ALL STARS LIVE AT: Laureano Brizuela Miremos hacia arriba . . . Qué alegria . . . Está

cantanto Troilo . . . en la cornisa . . ." ¿Que Madison Square Garden, NYC, July 11, 1975 más decir? Roberte Clemente Coliseo, San Juan, July 18, 1975 Lupe Hernández ha pasado a ser Director de Promoción Radial de KITA Radio, P.O. Box 3408, Modesto, California, donde agradecerá (Continued on page 43)

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Ecuador Phoenix Texas New York By MARCELO NAJERA By KIFN (HUMBERTO R. PRECIADO) 1. MI CORAZON LLORO By EMILIO GARCIA KING CLAVE-Orfeon 1 . NUMERO 7 SER 1. MI CORAZON LLORO QUIERES MI AMANTE? EL GRAN COMBO-EGC CAMILO SESTO-Ariola KING CLAVE-Orfeon 2. EL HIJO DEL PUEBLO VICENTE FERNANDEZ-Caytronics 2. LA VOZ 2. LA CARTERA 2. ESCRIBEME Y CUENTAME TU VIDA HECTOR LAVOE-Fania 3. CANTA A MEXICO ORQUESTA HARLOW-Fania AMERICA MARTIN-Givi NO TE ATREVES JULIO IGLESIAS -Alhambra 3. A QUE 3. BANDOLERO 3. LOS HOMBRES NO DEBEN LLORAR LILY & EL GRAN TRIO -Montilla VEZ J. C. CALDERON-CBS KING CLAVE-Orfeon 4. SE ME OLVIDO OTRA 4. QUIERES SER MI AMANTE YOLANDA DEL RIO -Arcano SESTO -Pronto 4. MANDY 4. LA SEGUNDA LAGRIMA CAMILO DE SIMON BARRY MANILOW-Arista ANGELICO MARIA -Son. Int. 5. EN LA CUMBRE 5. LAS GAITAS COSTA AZUL-NovaVox SIMON DIAS -All Art 5. OLVIDARTE JAMAS 5. FLOR MORENA 6. ME ESTOY VOLVIENDO TUYA ASTELES VERDES -Felix LORENZO DE MONTECLARO-Rex 6. U.S.A. LATIN BREED -GC SOPHY-Velvet 6. POR TODO LO ALTO 6. VIVA MATAMOROS 7. EN ESCENA NEXT TEARDROP TITO DEL SALTO -Angelito CONJ. TROPICAL CARIBE-Musimex 7. BEFORE THE ODILIO GONZALEZ-Dial ANGELICA MARIA -Sonido Int. 7. FEELINGS (DIME) 7. SE ROMPIO LA CADENA 8. LA CANDELA MORRIS ALBERT -Lluvia de Estrellas APOCALIPSIS -Latin Int. 8. FEELINGS (DIME) TI PICA -'73 -Inca MORRIS ALBERT -Audio Lat'no DE PIEL 8. LA SONRISA DE TUS LABIOS 9. A FLOR 8. UN VERANO EN NUEVA YORK JULIO IGLESIAS -Alhambra GRAN COMBO-EGC REVELACION 2000 -Gas 9. MANANA LA FAMILIA -Freddie 10. CELIA & JOHNNY 9. NO TE PREOCUPES POR MI 9. POR CULPA DE TU AMOR PURO NORTE VOL. 4 CELIA CRUZ & JOHNNY PACHECO - LOS JOVENES -Falcon 10. LOS ERRANTES -Sona LUCHA VILLA-Musart Vaya 10. RECUERDO AQUEL TIEMPO 10. EL REY DE LOS CAMINOS DARWIN -Estelar GERARDO REYES-Caytronics Record World en Texas Guatemala New York By GUILLERMO LOZANO By EMILIO GARCIA tienes By RADIO INTERNACIONAL II Una vez se iluminó el ambiente copa, pobres de quienes 1. MI CORAZON LLORO 1. PORQUE LLORA LA TARDE artístico de San Antonio con lo que trabajar bajo la representaci- KING CLAVE-Indica SONIA SYLVESTRE -Karen más selecto del mundo de las ón de Fanny Schatz, isabran sus 2. OH CAROL 2. A QUE NO TE ATREVES KARINA-Dideca LILY & EL GRAN TRIO -Montilla grabaciones. La estacion de radio representados de su absoluta falta 3. COMO SE 3. POR RETENERTE KCOR celebro su XXIX Aniversario de educacion? Puede perjudicar- VALADEZ-Dideca ODILIO GONZALEZ-Dial FERNANDO con la presencia de Angelica los en el medio. Angelica Maria 4. MI SANGRE LATINA 4. QUIERES SER MI AMANTE carretadas de aplausos. NELSON NED-Dideca CAMILO SESTO -Pronto Maria, Alberto Vazquez, Gerardo cosechó Se bambalinas que para 5. YO SOLO QUIERO 5. LAS GAITAS DE LAS LOCAS Reyes, Maria De Lourdes, Felipe dijo entre SIMON DIAS -All Art ROBERTO CARLOS -Indica Arriaga, Estrellita, El Palma Y El Diciembre espera la cigüeña. VOY A QUERETE 6. AMOR DE FLACOS 6. COMO NO Gorrion, Juanello, Lupita D'Ales- Gerardo Reyes cantó para un LUIS AGUILE-Indica ANTHONY RIOS -Discolor Ru- público que le pidió todo su 7. CORAZON CORAZON 7. A FLOR DE PIEL sio, Jorge Vargas, Napoleon, JULIO IGLESIAS -Dila JULIO IGLESIAS-Alhambra ben Rodriguez, Lalo Rodriguez, repertorio, que grande! Nydia 8. POR UN ADIOS 8. ODIAME Rosario De Alba, Maria Medina, Caro estaba anunciada pero tuvo EMILIO JOSE -Sisa DANNY RIVERA-Velvet Gregorio Zarate, Chelo Y Su Con- que ser intervenida quirurgica- 9. FATALIDAD 9. CONSEJO DE AMOR Felipe Ar- ANTHONY RIOS-Fonica ROSAURA SOTO -Dial junto, Memo El Siete Negro, Luis mente en Nueva York. sus 10. PORQUE YO TE QUIERO 10. CONTIGO Y AQUI Demetrio, Victor Manuel Sosa, riaga dejó un zarape para ROCA -Miami TRADICION-Dicesa ELIO Belinda, Alberto Pino y Fernando admiradoras. Estrellita nos cautivó. Allende, asi como el Mariachi Juanello se descubrió que era (Continued from page 42) San Miguel De Salvador Padilla.. clavadista de la Quebrada de Aca- Nuestro Rincon Todo esto en el más brilliante pulco y fue objeto de entrevistas de programa- el envio de muestras. KITA mantendrá 16 horas diarias de los espectáculos. Un marathon de todos los diarios. Napoleón también ción en Español y es la única emisora en Modesto. Muestras que duró, casi seis, horas, y al dejó un gran recuerdo, Maria Radio, P.O. Box 399, serán agradecidas en: Mack Lockrie, KCMX finalizar el público todavía pedía Medina se superó, ¡que lindal. . . . Felipe Luciano estuvieron Ishland, Oregon 97520 Ray Barretto y mas ... Sería muy difícil hablar Luis Demetrio demostró lo en Nueva York, charlando en el show "Midday Live" por WNEW-TV de cada actuación. Todos se su- enorme que es como compositor la Escena Latina en la gran metrópoli. En relación con Ray, sobre peraron y dejaron en cada uno e intérprete. El más feliz de todos de el Capitulo aspira a una posición en el "Board of Governor's de los asistentes la mejor de las de Argentina Victor Manuel Sosa. Nunca olvi- NARAS de Nueva York ... Actuando Laureano Brizuela impresiones. Los representantes, de México donde dará su noche de actuación en en el Centro Español de Miami. Laureano viene de todas las casas grabadoras Aires en tres San Antonio. Vivimos tres días realizó extensiva promoción y regresará a Buenos hicieron gala de generosidad en Rios, en el cual como una familia, y al regresar a semanas ... Discolor lanzó el sencillo de Anthony su más amplia colaboración, los y "Venganza," nos dejaron interpreta el talento dominicano "No me Abandonarás" artistas regresaron con la mayor su lugar de origen Lavecchia. Esta grabación con el acompañamiento orquestal de Buby de las satisfacciones. Y nosotros una profunda tristeza. Este grupo convertirse en ha sido realizada en Buenos Aires y amenaza con felices. Pero no falta pelo en la nos ganó el corazón. impacto internacional. El talento relacionado en ella se lo merece. ¡Anthony suena muy bien! ... Firmó el gran declamador argentino Roberto Vicario con RCA de Argentina ... Danny, artista producido por Ricardo Kleinman en Buenos Aires ha dejado de ser parte del este mes su "25th elenco Music Hall . . . Sicamericana celebra 1A Anniversary." Con 25 años a su haber y siendo la primer empresá ME RICANA RECORDS grabadora en la Argentina, Nestor Selazco se siente muy orgulloso de los triunfos logrados. ¡Adelante y felicitaciones! ... Y ahora .. . CHOCOLATE ¡Hasta la próxima! Y su ORQUESTA As per rumors that come to our office, Sandro is free to record with whatever company he decides, but it seems he wlìll go inde- "Chocolate Caliente" pendent in his productions, granting the rights to release his recordings Featuring The Hit Single to specific companies in every country in particular. It looks like XMS -131 "Nicolasa" either RCA or Phonogram will sign for the distribution of his product in Argentina, but there is also the possibility that the new label, TK, CAYTRONICS managed by Hugo Horacio Piombi, could be the one to distribute "The Latin Music Company" and promote Sandro in Argentina, with the strong possibility that New York (212) 541-4090 Florida (305) 822-6967 Sandro and Anderle, his personal manager, could be financially California (213) 737-0197 Chicago (312) 521-1800 connected with the new label. Regarding Mexico, one top executive Texas (512) 222-0106 Puerto Rico (809) 726-5205 (Continued on page 44)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Nuestro Rincon (Continued from page 43) from Orfeon Videovox was, several weeks ago, in Argentina and it LA11N AMEFCAN seems that Sandro and Anderle will fly to Mexico in order to sign a distributional agreement with that firm. With regard to the distribu- ALBUM PICKS tion of Sandro's recordings in the States and Puerto Rico, the natural distributor looks to be Caytronics Corp., which is the enterprise that had been handling this artist in this territory, but the question BLONDE LATIN arises on how CBS will react when finding out that their own dis- W.R.C.L.-Fania XSLP 00487 Con tributor is the one who is going to get the distribution of the product arreglos de Slim Pezin, este grupo de muy talentosos músicos franceses logran of their ex -artist. Anyway, CBS was the label that made a success plenamente un sonido espectacular. Se out of Sandro and it seems to us that everything should be immediately destacan "Origenius" (Pezin-Houari-Hon- fixed by Sandro and Anderle, because the promotion of this artist ore-Bourboin), "Johnny's No Good" (Joe is weakening more and more, showing a very dangerous declining Bataan), "Acuyuyé" (J. Pacheco), "Lamento figure in the sales of his records. de un Guajiro" (I. Miranda) y "Cheche Appointment of Joe Cain as director for Mericana Records, a sub- Cole" (W. Colon). sidiary of Caytronics Corp. of New York is another up to the minute With arrangements by Slim Pezin, this group of very talented French musicians achieves great matter. Joe has very strong personal motivations to make a complete and different sounds with their own touch. Latin flavor with a touch of French success out of Mericana, since he stayed a few weeks as director of accent. No vocals. "Ghana's" (W. Colon), "Jazzy" (Brewster -Colon), "Bread Tico -Alegre, when Fania took over the distribution these and Water" (W. Colon) and of labels in "Origenius" (Pezin-Houari-Honore-Borbouin). the States. As an arranger, producer and director, Joe is the only executive with enough background and experience to really make it FRUKO FRUKO EL GRANDE FRUKO Y SUS TESOS-Fuentes MFS 3292 big with any salsoul label, such as Mericana, but the question is how Con Joe Arroyo y Wilson Saoko en las is Mericana prepared to handle the promotion of their product, in partes vocales, Fruko sigue adelante con which Fania and all affiliated labels are so strong. If Joe Cayre handles su salsa. Muy buenas interpretaciones de the situation in the proper way and takes advantage of Cain's motiva- "Manyoma" (J. E. Estrada), "Amada Ven" tions, I am sure Mericana will be a very strong competitor for all (J. Arroya), "Los Charlos" (Roberto salsoul product coming out of New York. On the other hand, Meri- So- lano), "La Ví Partir" (I. Villaneuva M.) y cana's policy of opening doors to all new or unsatisfied talents is a "Una fiesta con Ochun" (Celina y Reutilio). rumor which is spreading very heavily in the Latin market in New York. With Joe Arroyo and Wilson Saoko taking care of the vocals, Fruko Anyway, pressure is so heavy that even Joe Cain, a personal friend of and his Tesos render their spicy Colombian salsa. "Confundido" (M. this writer for years, mailed me a memo, in which he considered it Char), "Me Tenian Amarrado con 'P' " (A. Fernández), "Pajarillo" an "insult" on my part to refer to his appointment of director of (Alvaro J. Arroyo) and "Flores Silvestres" (A. J. Arroyo). Mericana so vaguely a few weeks ago. LA MAFIA Rene de Coronado is now programming director for KMPG Radio, LA MAFIA-Anahuac ANC 874 Radio Variedades, P.O. Box 1414, Hollister, California. Best regards La Mafia interpreta su música norteña con Rene! ... IRT label from Chile released a new group called Maleza, with un toque especial. Producida por Jaime great international possibilities . .. Anibal Troilo, one of the top de Aguinada. "Tú Eres Todo" (R. Garay), personalities of the Argentinean tango, passed away a few weeks ago. "Estrellita del Mar" (P. Pena), "Me Voy" Lupe Hernandez is programming director for KITA Radio, P.O. Box (P. Pena) y "En la Espumita 3408, Modesto, del Rio" California, the only radio station in the area with 16 (D.R.A.). Rancheras, hours daily bokras, cumbias y of Spanish programming . . . Deejay copies will also be baladas. appreciated: Mack Lockrie, KCMX Radio, P.O. Box 399, Ashland, La Mafia, northern ranchera music group with their own touch, Oregon 97520 ... Ray Barreto and Felipe Luciano appeared on the should sell big in areas exposed to this type of music. "Sueños de "Midday Live" show on WNEW-TV in New York several weeks ago Amor" (P. Pena), "Vendrás" (P. Pena), "Me Voy" (P. Pena) and "La to talk about what is happening in the Latin scene in New York. Bigotona" (D.R.A.). Boleros, rancheras, cumbias and ballads. Speaking of Ray, he is running for office on the board of governor's of the LEO DAN New York chapter of NARAS . . . Laureano Brizuela fröm LEO DAN LEO DAN-Caytronics CYS 1442 Argentina is performing at the Centro Español is Miami for two weeks El argentino Discolor released a new single by Anthony Rios containing "No Leo Dan sigue dominando su Me Abandonaras" b/w "Venganza," backed by Buby Lebecchia and mercado natural. Aquí se luce tanto como his orchestra. Beautiful arrangements, interprete que como compositor. with Anthony at his best .. . "Cuando Roberto Vicario, very famous poem reciter from Argentina, signed un Amorse Va" (L. Dan), "Si te encuentras with RCA in Buenos Aires ... Sicamericana is celebrating this month Sola" (L. Dan), "Esa Pared" (L. Dan) y their 25th Anniversary. It was the first recording company established Que Dios te aleje de Mí" (L. Dan). in Argentina. Congratulations Nestor Selazco . . . And that's it for Talented Leo Dan, composer and performer, the time being! stays on top. Here he renders his own themes, such as "Ya Paso lo que Paso," "Sabor Prohibido," a "Mi Barrio es Tepito," "Al Final del Verano" and "Mi Ultima Serenata." Gres.- DISCOS ,n :-. (hie fl&J.® Ìi En Ecuador (Continued from page 42) alboroto en la programación ra- su sentimiento interpretativo en NUEVAMENTE EL SENSACIONAL dial para el País. El Gran Combo canciones araudales. Se incluyen (EGC) tiene también algo pesado "Olvidame Nomas", "Arbol Fron- FRUKO EL GRANDE y con el mejor sabor de Rafael doso", "Para Tus Ojos", "Como Si Fuera Un Disfrute sus grandes interpretaciones: Ithier Y su combo "Vagabundo y Niño", "Recordandote", "Un Verano en Nueva York", compartiendo así honores con "SI YO ENCONTRARA UN AMOR"-"MANYOMA" escuchamos Gonzalo Benitez (Vol. I) y los "EL SON SI SE FUE DE CUBA"-"EL PRESO" también un sabor a Hnos. Villamar (Vol. 2). "ME TENIAN AMARRADO CON P"-"PAJARILLO" "Chocolate Armenteros, aunque La otra "UNA FIESTA CON corriente nos brinda a OCHUN"-"CONFUNDIDO" sus discos aún no se amacen . .. Barry Manilow (Arista) interpre- "FLORES SILVESTRES"-"LOS CHARCOS" Continuando con gran impulso "LO VI PARTIR" tando "Mandy", "Mrs. Vander- Stereo MFS-3292 Onix lanzo "Serie Ecuatorianisima bilt" de Paul McCartney y Wings, DISCOS FUENTES Vol. 3" esta MIAMI RECORDS DISTR. CORP. vez es el reconocido "Lady Marmalade" por Apartado aéreo 1960 Labelle 2819 N.W. 7th Ave. internacionalmente arte de los (Epic), Bachman -Turner Medellín, Colombia Miami, Florida 33129 Over- Hnos. Mino Naranjo que se Tel. (305) drive (Mercury) y todos los hits 635-7925 plasma en el acetato para volcar de Barry White y Co! 44 RECORD WORLD JULY 5, 1975

AmericanRadioHistory.Com CONCERT REVIEW Mercury Signs Fennelly 1111, 11 111111,111111111,1111,1 111,111 1111111 ,1,11111. 11. Pink Floyd: Consistent Magnificence kre NEW YORK-Traditionally, Pink aginative spacey and electronic Floyd's (Col) live performances compositions; Roger Waters rum- have flirted with magnificence; bled in his own distinctive style their current tour was no excep- on bass, while Nick Nason pow- tion. Record World was present ered his way through the entire at all three metropolitan area show on drums. concerts, one outdoors (Roosevelt The music flowed so beautifully Stadium, 14) and two indoors that the spectators were mesmer- (Nassau Coliseum, 16-17). Pink ized. The band has a special abil- Floyd has always created a visual ity to take unpredictable alterna- spectacular unparalleled in rock tions of sound and mold them in- 'n roll. They have consistently in- to a familiar introductory phrase vested heavily in their future by to a song. Pink Floyd is the mas- spending large sums of money on ter of taking what could be a their equipment. Pink Floyd trav- monotonously repetitive passage els with possibly the best sound and turning it into an infectious, system in the world, providing intricate and intriguing harmonic high voltage dosages of quadra- vessel. This is the third tour fea- phonic sound. Their lightshow, turing "Dark Side of The Moon," usually more synchronized with but it isn't stale. "Oohs" and "ahs" Celebrating the signing of Michael Fennelly to Phonogram, Inc./Mercury at the Mer- the mood of the music, was a greeted virtually every cut, notably cury offices in Los Angeles are, from left: Dave Swaney, Michael Fennelly's represen- springboard tative; Denny Rosencrantz, general manager-a&r, responsible for signing Fennelly; for the mental diver. "Breathe" and "Money." Through Fennelly; and Denny Bruce, his producer. Pink Floyd made the transition constant experimentation with from a "cult band" to a "mass unusual time signatures and rhyth- appeal band" via "Dark Side of mic ambiguities, Pink Floyd cre- Can. Booking Liaison The Moon," their immensely pop- ated a new masterpiece within the ABC Retail Div. ular Harvest album. They opened framewark of "Dark Side of The Taps Pearlman Set by Mr. I. Mouse their two hour plus show with Moon." some new material. Their first The hallmark of any Pink Floyd NEW YORK-Ira Blacker, presi- CHERRY HILL, N. J. - Allen number, "Raving and Drooling," concert is their use of a vast as- dent of Mr. I. Mouse, Ltd., has an- Pearlman, an audio executive with was quite reminiscent of "Careful sortment of special effects. One nounced a new service for artists over 20 years of merchandising With That Axe, Eugene," complete of the main criticisms about the under his management which experience, has been named au- with melodramatic screams. band is that they rely on the spe- will provide comprehensive tour dio merchandising manager of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" cial effects too much. The current bookings in concert halls, univer- American Broadcasting Compa- was a typical Pink Floyd ditty, tour utilizes: flash cans, smoke, a sities and high schools through- nies' Retail Music and Record Di- sporting attractive, melodic huge mirrored ball, swirling out Canada. vision, it was announced by Al motifs. The song ended with a lights, a plane that crashes in an Concept Entertainment Con- Franklin, president of the division. beautiful splash of reflected light explosion behind the sage, a fea- sultants of Toronto will exclusive- He will report to Franklin and will filling the auditorium with thou- ture film, and snow falling from ly handle Canadian bookings for be based in the division's Cherry sands of shafts of bright light. the roof, to name a few. Needless Blacker's acts, in coordination Hill, New Jersey office. Returning after a short break, to say, the crowd loved them all. with his American agency rep- Pink Floyd delivered a spectacular Undeniably, the special effects Duties resentatives, the Heller-Fischel version of "Dark Side of The heighten the mental and emotion- Pearlman will supervise audio Agency of Los Angeles and the Moon." Assisted by a rear pro- al energy. marketing, advertising and pro- Paragon Agency of Macon, Ga. I. jected film on a massive moon After a lengthy ovation, Pink for chain of Mouse artists motion the division's who will immedi- shaped screen, Pink Floyd took Floyd returned and performed the World ately receive the benefits of this "complete sound" Wide the audience on an excursion lim- now classic "Echoes." they took located in various liaison include German of Music Stores group ited only by the audience's im- the simple, pungent tune and put Kraftwerk and British major cities across the country. band Savoy agination. Musical highlights oc- it through drastic changes of Each store will contain a com- Brown, among others. curred often during this set. David mood in a final display of bra- plete inventory of records and Tom Wilson, president of Con- Gilmour dispensed volume crazed vura. Pink Floyd concerts always cept Entertainment tapes, a full selection of stereo Consultants, guitar solos that bathed the crowd end the same way, with the cult components and consoles, porta- can be reached at 57 Spadina Av- in waves of sound; Rick Wright followers muttering to themselves enue, ble radios, television sets, tape Suite 201, Toronto, Ont., demonstrated his versatility on "what can they do next?" M5V2J2, Canada; phone: (416) recorders, sheet music, books, various keyboards with highly im - Matthew Mark musical instruments and acces- 366-8535. sories. For the last 20 years, Pearlman Country Intl. Tanya On A Tear has been active in various marketing capacities, developing ad- Signs Van Trevor vertising programs, sales training NEW YORK-Country Interna- programs, store layout campaigns, tional Records, an independent and many merchandising pro- firm based here, has signed Van grams in the New York and Phila- Trevor to a recording agreement. delphia areas. Trevor will go into the studio in late June and will be produced Strauss Inks Stills by Hank Hunter. NEW YORK - C.J. Strauss & Company has been retained by Premier Inks Strongbow Gold Hill Enterprises, Inc. as ex- NEW YORK-Frank Barsalona, Bringing some excitement into the ordinarily drab, dull lives of Record World staffers clusive public relations repre- president of Premier Talent Asso- was MCA recording artist Tanya Tucker while in town recently for a promotion tour. Pictured above, from left: RW's Howard Levitt taking his usual afternoon nap was sentatives for Stephen Stills, ciates, and Ron Sunshine of tripped upon by MCA promotion man Ray D'Ariano (who usually maintains a most whose first album for Columbia Always Sunshine Management dignified demeanor) as helpful RWer Mike Vallone makes sure no bones are broken, Records, "Stills," was released have jointly announced the sign- while a calm and composed RWer, Roberta Skopp, falls against the wall, Tanya rushes this month to coincide with his ing of Southwind recording group to administer first aid and RW's Toni Profera soothes pain in both her cheek and stomach; RW art director Mitchell Kanner making sure Tanya has no broken bones, return to the concert stage fol- Strongbow for exclusive repre- and Record World vice president and managing editor Mike Sigman in a touching pose lowing a two year absence. sentation by Premier Talent. with Tanya.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com RECORD WORLD INTERNATIONAL GERMANY ENGLAND By By PAUL SIEGEL RON McCREIGHT LONDON-Purple Records will, in the BERLIN-It seems that more and more Euro- future, utilize its new Oyster label for all its acts excluding Deep Purple, who remain peans are showing lots of interest in Roddy will on the existing label. Purple, with new guitarist Tommy Bolin, plans Shashoua's new music venture that's set to unite to com- mence work on their next album in Munich sometime during industryites worldwide-Musexpo '75. German August, aiming for October release, while departing member Richie Black - readers who have not as yet made their reserva- more and his new band, Rainbow (formerly a four piece known as tions should contact Jerry Toger in Munich, tele- Elf), are already close to completing their first set, which will be part phone 186068 at Leonrodstrasse 42, or Bengt of the launch of Oyster. Another of our most important rock acts, Landergren at telephone 502-261 at Forst Haus Black Sabbath, is also back in the news after nearly a year's break. Gravenbruch, 9, 6087 Neu Isenburg, 2, Germany. They will play a three month 'tour of the States from July 16th, during The home office in New York is located at 1350 which they will tape an appearance for "Midnight Special" in Los Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019; telephone: (212) Angeles. 489-9245 . . . The song that was a worldwide hit in the '60s, "Itsy Island Records has taken a big step towards total independency Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," has been newly re- by opening its own distribution center, incorporating manufacturing corded in both English and German versions, by 15 year -old Maggie facilities and extensive warehousing space with a staff of over 60 to Mae on M Records. Well, the heat wave has broken loose and it looks operate it. However, Island has also announced that existing sales like it may be an international hit once again! and distribution arrangements with EMI are to continue. Congratulations to Dr. Josef Bamberger who has simultaneously Another success story comes from Magnet, the independent label received his doctorate in sociology and economics and has a British set up by former accountant Michael Levy and writer/artist/pro- hit single in Germany, "Precious Love," by Engelbert Humperdinck ducer Peter Shelley 18 months ago. Hits by Alvin Stardust, Peter Shelley, Guys & Susan on Decca . . . BASF is out with their strongest single of the year, Dolls, Cadogan and Silver Convention have given Levy cause a "Der Grosse Zampano," by Freddy Breck . . . UA has a great new to project turnover in excess of £3 million for 1975. In addition to Magnet's considerable single with Ike & Tina Turner entitled "Baby, Get It On" . . . Hans chart success here, the company has enjoyed high sales in Europe, Australia, Baurn's RCA label has a new Nilsson single, "Kojak Colombo" . . . South Africa Friederich Schmidt's Ariola label looks hot with Jack White's produc- and Japan in recent months, and now Epic is to launch the label in the U.S. After a run of six top 10 singles, Alvin Stardust tion of his star Tony Marshall . . . M Records doing well with Peter switches pro- Straube's "Errinerung." ducers, from Shelley to Roger Greenaway who has also written, with Geoff Stephens, his new single, "Sweet Cheatin' Rita," out this week. On the album scene we find UA especially hot with Shirley Bassey Bell played host to its international licensees at the Portman Hotel K -Tel well doing with "Powerhits," which features 20 original while United Artists welcomed Fred Astaire to the country to record hits by 20 original artists. In that same genre and also doing well is two solo albums, his first outing on disc in more than 10 years, al-

Wilfried Jung's EMI-Electrola . . with "20 Schlager Super -Version" though Polydor has just issued MGM's compilation of his best known Carl is the Orff classical composer here whose albums are really titles from various movies under the title of "A Shine On Your scoring. Shoes." The Beach Boys have also arrived for their Wembley ap- K pearance with Elton John, which coincides with the -Tel president Gary Kieves off for some negotiating in Japan .. . release of "Sail Gaby Richt, hard working publicity person at UA, recently deservedly On Sailor," a certain hit from the "Holland" album (Reprise). BBC Records has renewed its existing promoted . . . Congratulations to Larry Uttal for signing Nancy distribution pact with Poly- dor, although their overseas Sinatra ... EMI-Electrola's Wilfried Jung recently back from a hectic licensing deal has been terminated by but happy trip to the States ... A newly formed orchestra, conducted mutual agreement. Former Phonogram managing director and Famous Records U.K. chief Leslie Gould is in by Pahe Brasini, will be surprising the world soon with a splendid currently New York with BBC Records general manager rendition of "Restons Ensemble" (Forever My Love) ... Auf Wieder- Roy Tempest, acting as consultant for the sehn'til next week! label's international affairs. David Essex heads an impressive list of singles out this week with "Rolling Stone" (CBS), with other potential hits coming from Bryan Ferry ("You Go To My Head"-Island), Christopher Rainbow ("Mr. Man"-Polydor), Peter Sarstedt ("Tall Tree"-Warner Bros.) and Gary FRANCE Benson ("Don't Throw It All Away"-Mooncrest). RCA has flipped the Cassidy single and is going with "I Write The Songs" to avoid By GILLES PETARD any offense "Get It Up For Love" may cause. Two albums that will make a big impact are Michel Bonnet, general manager of Pathé - Chrysalis' album of the last night at The i Rainbow, featuring Marconi, spent an evening at the Opera with Procol Harum, Frankie Miller, Sassafras, Richard & Linda Thompson, John President Giscard d'Estaing. During an informal Martyn, Kevin Coyne and Hatfield & The North, titled "Over The Rainbow," conversation he stressed the importance of al- and the Eagles' "One Of These Nights," for which Elektra/Asylum leviating the high tax (TWA) on records and of has extensive promotion plans.

fostering French artists . . . We were pleased to have the visit of Seymour Stein, president of Sire -Passport, who unveiled his project for a double album featuring female soul singers from Thevis Pacts Shinko (Continued from page 6) the past two decades, the material being culled from different companies. "Chevy Van," a composition licensee for records, Nippon of Sammy Johns as recorded by Columbia. During recent Musicoramas, gold discs were presented to the the artist for the GRC label and Negotiations with Shinko's Rubettes by Jacques Kerner (Polydor), and to Barry White by Hubert S. recently certified by the RIAA as Kusano and Joe Miyasaki were (Europe I) . . . Singer Christophe, currently hitting with "Les Nuits a gold record, along with "I handled by Bobby Weiss and his Bleues," is writing the music for "Jackpot," the forthcoming movie Don't Know What it is but it One World of Music interna- of Terrence Young . . .Polydor is releasing an album, "Soul Explo- Sure is Funky (Funky Bump)" by tional licensing agency in behalf sion," featuring 12 different artists from the MGM, Just Sunshine, Ripple, will be two of the im- of TMG, following Weiss' per- Glades, Chelsea and Polydor labels Among this year's strongest ... mediate major promotional plug sonal visit to Tokyo recently to hits is "A Vava Inou Va" by the Kabylian duo Idir, released on Oasis songs in Japan by Shinko, work- observe the music (distrib. Pathé). publishing (Continued on page 47) ing in conjunction with GRC's scene.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com CBS International To McLeese Alligator Renata Scotto (Continued from page 35) IN CHICAGO - Bruce Iglauer, she sang Cio-Cio-San in a memo- sense of phrasing, her extraordi- Taps Richard Thomas president of Alligator Records, nary vocal acting and her pas- NEW YORK-Peter de Rouge- has announced the appointment rable radio broadcast on New sionate femininity delivers the mont, vice president of CBS of Richard McLeese as operations Year's night of 1966. Her Met sine qua non of opera success: Records' European operations, manager for the label. career has been a strange one, a real star. has announced the appointment McLeese brings to Alligator however. Some years she has Free Performances of Richard T. Thomas as Euro- experience in a number of dif- come; other seasons she has not Miss Scotto is apparently In- pean pop promotion coordi- ferent areas of the music in- appeared, and she is one of those terested in making her New York nator, reporting to Marcus dustry. He has worked in radio sopranos who has never starred public bigger and better. She has Bicknell, director of product and in a new production. The reasons as a blues disc jockey for WBCR- to sing five free per- artists' development, Europe. probably have come from her agreed FM (Beloit, Wisconsin) and has formances of Madama Butterfly involved retail unusual voice: as the record been on the level in the New York City parks start- as blues and jazz buyer for notes on her new Columbia re- ing on July 1 in Central Park. No lease point out, she has a two Johnny B. Goode Records in soprano of her international octave range moving up to a Wheaton, Ill. McLeese, 22, is a stature has sung in a whole high E -flat. But in some per- graduate of Beloit Collige, and these Park concerts be- formances in the late sixties and series of will be coming to Alligator fol- fore. It boost sales her early seventies, these high notes should of lowing a year of teaching in the new record, certainly in this North Chicago, Illinois School sounded more like fire whistles than bel canto. area. System. The new record which gives us Through it all however, she a taste of her verismo style to- was building a strong New York Feliciano Tours Canada day, shows a mature interpreter public; Miss Scotto has the kind with almost everything working instrument that LOS ANGELES-Jose Feliciano of individual for her. It should be highly has been set for a two week tour cannot be heard without reac- recommended to anyone who of Canada beginning July 28. tion. And at least to this re- Richard Thomas either has not liked Miss Scotto in the last seasons Feliciano will perform in Toronto, porter, two in the past or does not know Thomas will be responsible her Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, she has gained control of her; her fans will buy two. This for the coordination of the pro- upper register to an astonishing Edmonton, Hamilton and Lon- is marvelous Italian singing, full motional activities of CBS' inter- don,, Ontario. degree. This plus her excellent of feeling and phrased with national artists and CBS' Euro- nothing short of genius. The pean affiliates, especially in the high register works like a charm. fields of concert tours, television They Went Thataway and radio appearances and Commitment printed and promotion material. Other sopranos can phrase and Thomas graduated from Kent sing high notes; why should University at Canterbury, Eng- most opera lovers fight to listen land in 1969 with an Honours to this record again and again? Be- degree in politics and govern- cause it is so committed. This is ment. After three years managing the kind of singing that pinpoints the rock groups Skin Alley and the meaning of words and serves Hawkwind as a director of Clear- up a world of emotion, all in- water Productions, he was for tensely feminine. Whether she is two years a director of Gemini singing the famous aria from Artists Management Agency Ltd. La Rondine, Manon Lescaut's "In trelle quine morbide" or best of all Adriana's two arias from Three Dog Sets Tour Adriana Lecouvreur, the charac- LOS ANGELES - Three Dog ter walks out of the vinyl into Night will be embarking on an your living room. extensive tour of the U.S. begin- In an interesting autobiography ning July 3, it was announced recently published detailing the by Joel Cohen, president of plight of a woman artist in the Kudo Ill Management, Inc. The male -dominated art world in the tour will be themed "Coming United States, Judy Chicago talks Down Your Way," the title of about how women must create Three Dog Night's recently re- out of their own experience, not leased album on ABC Records. what they think men want to see T-shirts, stickers, and posters will or in this case hear. Though one carry the "Coming Down Your can hardly imagine Miss Scotto Way" logo, which will also be as a militant feminist and it's used in all ads, print, radio and Posing in front of the Paragon Agency in Macon, Ga., the Outlaws prepare to ride the dangerous if not impossible for a concert trail after signing a long-term booking agreement. The group's first Ip, entitled TV, promoting the dates. man to decide what is female, her "The Outlaws" will be released on Arista Records by early July. Pictured standing, from left are Outlaw Monty Yoho; manager Alan Walden; Outlaw Henry Paul; Paragon voice seems to conjure up at dif- Agency president Alex Hodges (mounted); Outlaw Billy Jones; and Paragon agent Jerry ferent times the lover, the mother Music Machine Moves Womack. Pictured kneeling are Outlaws Hughie Thomasson and Frank O'Keefe. and young girl with astonishing LOS ANGELES-Indie producer directness. She seems far less cal- George Tobin has announced the (Continued from page 46) culated and more honest and relocation of his Music Machine France genuinely moved than most other Studio from Las Vegas to 11724 Shawn Phillips and Don McLean have been starring at Musico - singers performing today. Ventura Blvd., Studio City, Cal. ramas recently, while the Canadian group Beau Dommage is cur- Summit Wiley Brooks, formerly with Para- rently touring the country ... Marie Laforet has left Polydor to join However, one waits to explain mount Studios in Hollywood, has Gérard Tournier's Sonopresse ... Duncan Richards, Capitol and ABC it, the record is a great one. Miss joined Music Machine as staff label manager, has left Pathé, where he is replaced by Maxime Scotto is a major singer who has engineer. /Schmitt ... Music publishing: Editions Rideau Rouge has signed up been captured by Columbia at the Tobin has also resumed his Combine Music (Billy Swan) and Dark Horse (George Harrison). summit-or perhaps second dawn indie production activities thru Eddie Mitchell will be off to Nashville to record yet another Ip .. . -of her career. Let this record the newly formed Shady Lady Russ Regan, president of 20th Century, interviewed in Paris by Show play out in your stores, and any- Music Co. Phone number for both Magazine ... Kudos for Minnie Riperton's "Adventures in Paradise" one who loves the human voice ventures is (213) 769-9451. (Epic). will take one or more home.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Indictments (Continued from page 3) Aiken Case (Continued Harry Coombs, Benjamin Krass during 1970-72 was Clive Davis, provided a core of accounting from page 3) and six corporations under the currently president of Arista Rec- specialists to examine the sub- broad, threatening not just the Gamble -Huff umbrella (not in- ords. (See separate story.) poenaed books of companies on rights organization's ability to cluding Philadelphia International At the press conference, Gold- a "check by check, voucher by collect royalties from small busi- Records, but naming Gamble - stein described these indictments voucher" basis. nesses which might use music to Huff, Gamble and North Bay Rec- as "the first stage of a continuing, lure customers or entertain em- ords along with Assorted Music, Trials ongoing nationwide investigation ployees, but then from almost Huga Management No date for trial has been set and Chey- ... of large record companies." all wired systems: department enne Prod.) charged (in East- in any of these cases, but Gold- the In a telephone interview with stores, terminals and factories. ern District of Pa.) with two con- Record stein is under a national Congres- World the following day, Most importantly, it could free spiracies: (1) alleged commercial Goldstein sional edict, as are all U.S. at- commented that there the Muzak Corp. from some $3 bribery, mail and wire fraud torneys, to bring cases to court "to are "further matters before these million it pays yearly to the three defraud radio stations and the and other grand within six months. No arrests ... juries," and de- organizations: ASCAP( BMI and listening public of the loyal and clined comment were made of the indicted indi- on the who, SESAC. That sweeping a decision faithful services of disc jockeys what, when viduals. "They will be notified and where of any was clearly not what ASCAP and other radio station em- possible future through their lawyers and asked indictments. bargained for when it began ployees" and (2) allegedly paying The government probe into the to surrender in the next week to litigation three years ago in a and agreeing to pay radio sta- record and music industry began a week and a half," Goldstein concluded. local Pittsburgh court. tion employees in cash and ser- in 1973 as a result of findings of And now what elevates the vices "to influence the selection the Federal Bureaus of Narcotics Press Conference question of "are the of records broadcast." The indict- and Dangerous Drugs-yet no George During the press conference, in Aikens of this world ment claims over $35 thousand in mention of "drugola" was made liable?" from response to a question regarding its minor status in such payments from 1970-73. in the indictments. the concern the Davis and Gamble -Huff in- over (Medlin is currently what types of performance with Polydor When questioned about the dictments, the probe coordinator Records.) the new bill will protect. absence of any drug use or pay- stressed that neither case "charg- Mrs. Ringer at the U.S. Nat Tarnopol, Brunswick/Da- off references, Goldstein would es CBS in any way." Copy- right Office believes that the kar Records president (in the Dis- only say that such terms were He also denied that these in- "not in new bill will establish "more trict of New Jersey) with alleged appropriate" these cases. dictments were a result of the right" over the large-scale personal income tax evasion in When questioned as to why, probe being aimed in any and spe- sophisticated retransmission excess of $103 thousand and al- with the exception of Johnson's cific way at the black community. of leged corporate tax evasion of indictment, no names of radio broadcast signals (namely, cable over $184 thousand (1971-1974). stations or radio personnel were TV and "professional" sound In a separate but related devel- Charged cited in payola accusations, Gold- systems) than the court decision with him on alleged opment prior to the announce- conspiracy, mail stein replied that that would be would allow now. "The intent" and wire fraud ment of these indictments, Dis- counts are current "unfair," and later that radio per- of the bill, she believes, "is not and past offi- trict of Columbia House Repre- cers and employees Peter Garris, sonnel "have been of tremendous to capture this kind of small use." senative Walter E. Fauntroy si- Carl Davis, Irving assistance in our investigations." Brennan Wiegan, Lee multaneously announced in Chi- agrees that the "mom Shep, Melvin Regarding the granting of immu- and pop store" use Moore and Carmine cago (23) that he had signed as of a radio DeNoia Doc nity of these parties in exchange or TV a/k/a Wassel. The an artist to Stax Records and was will be exempted by the indictment for grand jury testimony, Gold- alleges a conspiracy calling for "the (black) caucus to new law. The revision bill, he whereby stein responded it would be recorded product was "in- look into the recording industry, says, brings the scope of per- sold by various illegal means appropriate to give a blanket formance (in as well as investigate a project of liability "to the state excess general statement," but when of $371 thousand), from the Internal Revenue Service of the law before the cable TV 1971 to the present, and a pressed to be more specific did por- called 'Operation Sound' in which cases." lt was on the basis of tion say that "the use of immunity is of the sum "was used to black entertainers are harassed those court decisions-the cases make not strange to this office." illegal payments to em- with unnecessary tax investiga- which found that since the 1909 Goldstein also cited ployees of radio stations." This the coop- tions and claims." law did not foresee cable TV and alleged "scheme," eration of the IRS and FCC who the indictment Fauntroy, a former aide to Dr. the retransmission of broadcast continues, defrauded artists, writ- Martin Luther King, plans to re- signals, they didn't have to pay- ers and publishers of "royalties cord a gospel album. that Aiken escaped performance due." July Album Release fees. The new bill establishes WAOK-AM (Atlanta) pro- liability for cable transmission. gram Set RIAA Statement director Paul Burke Johnson by Audiofidelity Where they differ is in the charged (Continued from page (in the District of New !0 NEW YORK - Bill Singer, na- 3) definition of "small use." To Jersey) with alleged perjury be- tional sales manager of Audio - The matter is now in the courts Mrs. Ringer, Aiken was a mom- fore the Newark grand jury rela- fidelity Enterprises, has an- and the courts will determine the and-pop operation. To Brennan, tive to his denying receiving pay- nounced the release of eight facts. George Aiken's extended speaker ments from Gamble -Huff albums officers as part of the company's "lt is appropriate, however, to system made him a large-scale and firms in the form of Western "July is Jazz Month" campaign. note that there are thousands of user of copyrighted music. Union money orders, checks and The albums, on the Black Lion, companies and individuals in the Around the country, copyright articles of clothing. Chiaroscuro, and Enia labelï, are music and recording industries. lt owners and the users of copy- Fred Rector, L.A. and Chi - now enroute to distributors. would be / wrong and unfair to righted material are looking to i cago -based indie promotion man Being released on the Black suggest that the practices alleged r the House copyright subcom- charged (in the Central in the indictments District of Lion label are: "Hear Me represent typi- mittee and its counsel, Herb I California) with alleged income Talkin'" by Ruby Braff; "Jumpin' cal business behavior in these in- Fuchs, to set the record straight. tax evasion (1972-73). (Rector's dustries. on the West Coast!" by Buddy The question is: Where does attorney told Record World: "My Tate. On the Chiaroscuro label Special Action small end and large-scale use of client has only been charged with are: "Blue Four" by Joe Venuti; music "Our Association, through its begin? failure to 'timely make and file' "The Joy of Sax" by Lawrence these returns, Board of Directors, earlier devel- which he had in Freeman with Jess Stacy and fact oped a Special Action to insure done prior to any investiga- Cliff Leeman; and "Dave Mc- tion. He has that business practices within the been charged with Kenna Quartet" by the Dave WB Music Inks Previn a misdemeanor industry are based on sound legal of which he is not McKenna Quartet featuring guilty.") and moral principles. RIAA offi- f LOS ANGELES - Ed Silvers, Zoot Sims. The Enja label is add- -, cials have also encouraged other president of Warner Bros. Music, Indicted in the Southern ing: "Live at Pio's" by Ben segments of the recording, music has announced a long-term rela- District of New York on charges Webster; "Songs of Love" b publishing and broadcasting in- tionship between the writer/ relating solely to an alleged $90 Tete Montolio; and "Drifting' dustries to adopt similar stan- artist Dory Previn and Warner thousand in income tax invasion by Walter Norris. dards." Bros. Music. 48 RECORD WORLD JULY 5, 1975

AmericanRadioHistory.Com Felsted Pacts Greezy Wheels Michael Stanley Band -Cooperative Venture DENVER-On stage their pacing The group has been working was like that of a good pitcher, steadily on the road for the past with a fastball rock 'n roller se- few months, playing dates along gueing neatly into softer stuff. he Eagles tour, with Z Z Top and Working in a genre that they share R.E.O. Speedwagon. Stanley and with the Eagles, J.D. Souther, et company, as well as manager al, The Michael Stanley Band David Spero, recognize the need (Epic) was versatile enough to to keep working. "Epic's doing a keep the Ebbet's Field club crowd hell of a job," Stanley reported in listening and consistent enough appreciation of Epic's George to keep them interested. Chaltas, eavesdropping nearby. The band is the first permanent "Now it's just a matter of getting outfit that Michael Stanley has out and playing." worked with since he began re- Eliot Sekuler cording on producer Bill ("The Unspellable") Szymczyk's Tumble- weed label a couple of years ago. Davis Indicted His third album, and first on Epic Greezy Wheels and Felstèd Music Corporation have entered into a long-term world- Records wide co -publishing agreement. Eddie V. Deane, general professional manager, and was released in June. For Tax Evasion Mimi Trepel, managing director of Felsted, negotiated the deal with Slippy-Slidey Stability would seem to agree with (Continued from page 3) Music, Greezy Wheels' publishing firm, prior to the release of their first album on Stanley; it's his most cohesive relatively weak case against the London Records. Pictured at a reception for Greezy Wheels at Armadillo Club in record to date, tasteful, well -writ- Austin, music business-in short, that the Texas are from left (front row): Mary Egan; Riley Osbourne; Madrile Wilson ten and, for the most part, lacking (second row): Michael David; Cleve Hattersley; Deane; Tracy and Mlke Pugh. U.S. Attorney was using a the heavily introspective quality "name" to make the indictments that mired his earlier work. look stronger than the alleged "The point Brownsville Station Von Winterfeldt strong of this band evidence warranted. is its flexibility," said Stanley, (Continued from page 4) The press reacted Becomes Quartet pointing with a sweep of his arm consumer Von Winterfeldt brings to his with headlines that ob- LOS ANGELES-Detroit musi- at members of his group who bold i new position more than 18 years scured the distinctions between cian Bruce Nazarian has joined were scattered around the room. of music industry experience in the indictments, members of the the rock trio Brownsville Station "We can do acoustic things or a wide variety of fields. Since industry felt, to make what they which becomes a foursome effec- rock 'n roll with the best of them. joining Polydor in 1957, he has be the "best" of tive immediately. The announce- It's just that we're not a banal considered to worked in branch management, the story, in terms of selling ment was made by Al Nall', rock band; we won't limit our- label management and sales pro- newspapers. manager of the group. motion. Prior to his appointment selves to one thing." Stanley's last album featured Columbia Pictures Industries re- Nazarian comes to Brownsville as vice president, international, such players as Joe Walsh, Dan acted swiftly to prevent any ru- with varied experiences as a he served as head of popular Fogelberg and Paul mors that with studio musician and member of music management at the Poly- Harris. "I their relationship haven't sacrificed anything in the Davis would be negatively several rock groups, including the dor International headquarters Clive way of musicianship by going affected in any way by this chain Eighth Day with which he was in Hamburg. with this band as opposed to Joe events. CPI issued the lead singer and guitarist. With of follow- Walsh's group. And now there's ing statement to that end: Brownsville Station, he will be Blakley Show Cancelled a total involvement with the mu- featured on vocals, guitar and "Alan J. Hirschfield, president sic." Added bassist Danny Pec- keyboards. NEW YORK - Singer -actress of Columbia Pictures Industries, Ronee Blakley, currently starring chio: "It isn't just four separate Inc., announced that Columbia in the movie "Nashville," has personalities now; we have a had studied the charges against Curtom Inks Townsend cancelled her scheduled June 25- group personality that changes Clive Davis, head of Columbia's CHICAGO Curtom Record 29 appearance at Paul Colby's somewhat on every song that we Arista Records subsidiary. Mr. - do." Co. has announced the exclusive The Other End. The club has ar- Hirschfield noted that Mr. Davis a The Epic album was written by signing of Ed Townsend to a re- ranged for special engagement had not been charged with any by both Stanley and lead guitarist cording contract. Townsend s Arista recording artist Patti alleged payola or similar matters. Jonah Koslen and both of them known for his writing and pro- Smith to fill the open dates left He further noted that Columbia believe that the collaboration has ducing of Marvin Gaye's "Let's by Blakley's cancellation. Appear- fully intends to continue its rela- been mutually beneficial. "It's a Get It On" and the Impressions ing with Ms. Smith is United Art- tionship with Mr. Davis as presi- nice thing," said Koslen. "You can "Finally Got Myself Together" ists recording artist Baron Stew- dent of its Arista Records subsidi- get to a point in writing a song and "Sooner Or Later." art, held over by popular demand ary, and expects that Arista, un- from the previous week. where you just lose it; there isn't der Mr. Davis' leadership, will any apparent direction to go with continue to be a major force in NARAS Governors it. We're in a position now with the record industry." ABC Record & Tape each other where we can say, (Continued from page 4) 'I've got this song and I've Prior to the CPI announce- Re-elected to the board have Starts Gold Series reached dead end. You guys take ment, Davis made public the fol- been singer Anne Phillips, pro- FAIRFIELD, N. J.-ABC Record it and work it out." Prolific writ- lowing personal statement: "For ducer Al Steckler, engineer Ray & Tape Sales Corp. will be intro- ers, the group has already com- two years, my family and I have Moore, musician Ted Sommer, ducing "20 Years of Gold," an posed more than enough material suffered from malicious rumors arranger Garry Sherman, art di- oldies singles program, on a na- for the next album. and insinuations growing out of rector Bill Levy and at -large gov- tional basis beginning July 15, the investigation of the record in- ernors Connie DeNave, Marilyn according to Herb Mendelsohn, dustry. The indictment against Jackson, Nat Shapiro and Tommy the company's vice president, Sedaka's Vegas Debut me ... clearly establishes that all West. marketing. i LOS ANGELES-Winding up a those rumors and insinuations The first meeting of the new Singles will be featured by year, world-wide concert tour, Rocket were false." board was held on Thursday (26). and not alphabetically listed by recording artist Neil Sedaka has The Davis statement continues, Still serving for another year are title or artist as they normally are. been signed to make his Nevada "What is involved are tax charges. Manny Albam, Selma Brody, Will There will be 300 titles, almost nightclub debut. The issues are apparently the Holt, Larry Keyes, Sid Maurer, all number one sellers over the The veteran singer/writer will same as those raised in the CBS Tom Morgan, Dan Morgenstern, years 1955-1974. They will be appear with the Smothers Bros. civil suit against me which was

Horace Ott, Jimmy Owens, Allan shrink-wrapped on an individual July 4-17 at Harrah's Lake Tahoe. brought over two years ago. I am Raph, Bobby Rosengarden, Ste- card which indicates the title, the He'll then appear with the Car- innocent of those charges, and I phen Schwartz, Tom Shepard and artist and the year that it was a penters at the Riviera Hotel in shall respond on those issues at Mary Travers. best seller. Las Vegas, Aug. 21 -Sept. 3. the appropriate time and place."

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ABC Realigns Country Division; Halsey Signs Campbell 'Nashville' TV Series Jim Foglesong To Direct Operation Planned by Show Biz NASHVILLE Show Biz, Inc. By DON - CUSIC has unveiled plans for production NASHVILLE-The ABC/Country No one has been dismissed of a new half-hour television and ABC/Dot labels are merging from either company, stated Fo- series, "Nashville On The Road." into one organization under the glesong, saying that "all the per- The series, set for a September direction of Jim Foglesong, it was sonnel are still working and col- debut, co-stars Jerry Clower and announced by ABC chairman Jer- lecting paychecks." Jim Ed Brown. old H. Rubinstein. The merger, The merger will mean that all Both artists are represented by effective immediately, will involve country product will be on the Top Billing, which is acting as the combining of facilities, per- ABC/Dot Jim Holsey (left) has announced the sign- label. This will include ing of Playboy recording artist Debbie talent packager for "Nashville On sonnel and contractees under the artists such as Johnny Carver, Roy Campbell for exclusive representation with The Road." Now in pre -produc- ABC/Dot logo. the Jim Halsey Agency. With Clark, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Miss Camp- tion, the series will begin actual In a discussion with Record Narvel Felts, Freddy Fender, Lefty bell and Halsey is Terry Cline, booking agent for the Agency. taping in July. World concerning the merger, Frizzell, Ferlin Husky, Diana Trask, Foglesong, who has been head of Freddy Weller and Don Williams. the Dot operation for four and a Rubinstein journeyed to Nash- half years and president since ville to confer with the parties 1973, stated that he is "moving and make the decision of the mer- NASHVILLE REP RT cautiously" with the merger, add- ger. Previously, the two compa- ing that "there are a lot of good nies were operating from two dif- By RED O'DONNELL people in both organizations" he ferent offices with two different Tennessee Ernie Ford, a Capitol recording artist didn't want to lose. staffs and rosters. for 25 years, just cut his 68th album for the label- Foglesong has stated that "ABC religious songs for fall release. Although he is /Dot is aiming to be the number frequently in and out of Music City, it was Ford's UA Signs McKeon one country label," adding that first disc session in Nashville. West coaster Steve NASHVILLE - Singer -song- the revised roster is already re- Stone produced at Columbia Studios. By the time writer Tom McKeon recently sponsible for much chart and sales you're reading this, Ernie and family will be en signed a recording agreement success. Rubinstein added, "A route to Honolulu where they'll spend the sum- with United Artists Records. The single country music operation is mer. The Fords own a beachfront condominium in announcement was issued by not only more efficient, it is more the 50th state. Larry Butler, United Artists Rec- effective, giving us a harder hitting Faron Young and his Hilda are celebrating their 21st wedding ords' director of country product. more directed approach to the anniversary. "I don't know how that lovely lady has put up with me problems of sales and promo- this long," said the uninhibited unpredictable Faron, who now wears McKeon, who has had songs tion." recorded by Wilma Burgess, Bud a small diamond earring in his right ear. Why? "Well," he explains, Logan, Burt Reynolds, Tommy "I'm on the water wagon-and every time I have an urge to take a snort, I twist the earring it Cash, Kitty Wells and others, is and gets me out of the notion." produced for Windchime Pro- Melodyland Artists Faron adds: "I'm walking the straight and narrow. The straight part isn't 30 bad-it's that narrow part." ductions, Inc. by Johnny Slate Cut TV and Larry Henley. McKeon will Soundtrack What Faron is, is a blithe spirit-who's had some fun with the write for Sandstorm Music, Inc., LOS ANGELES - Melodyland spirits! a Windchime affiliated publish- recording artists T. G. Sheppard, Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass are scheduled for a performance ing company. UA rush -released Pat Boone, Jerry Naylor, Terry in Holland. Oh, no, not the land of wooden shoes and windmills. Tom's first single for the label, Stafford and Kenny Saratt have Danny & Co. are booked for Holland, Mich. July 26-at the Ottawa "Hard Time Charlie Soft Shoes," been set to sing the soundtrack Fair. on June 26. songs to "Live For Now," a 90 Songwriter Jim Weatherly has written numerous country songs- minute feature depicting the "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," for instance-but daredevil feats of the Death the former Ole Mis; quarterback from Pontotoc, Miss., says he's either Riders, a touring group. consciously or subconsciously always writing songs or picking up Clark Hospitalized The music was composed by ideas for them for soul and/or rhythm & blues artists. NASHVILLE - Roy Clark has Jerry Styner with lyrics by Porter The songs are written, he believes, so that a performer is not locked been admitted to St. Thomas Jordan. Porter Jordan, his wife, to the meter or beat. Hospital in Nashville for bron- Diane Jordan and Tommy Cash "That's why I think there is success in rhythm & blues. R&B artists chial pneumonia after perform- also sing songs for the movie. feel their music. They sing a little bit behind the beat or suddenly ing at the Lewis -Clark Expedition The theme song, "Live For Now," rush ahead of it and then pause." for muscular dystrophy. is sung by T. G. Sheppard. (Continued on page 52) COUNTRY PICKS OF THE WEEK J WILLIE NELSON, "BLUE EYES CRYING IN oe LITTLE DAVID WILKINS, "ONE MONKEY W e JAMES TALLEY, "GOT NO BREAD, THE RAIN" (Milene, ASCAP). a DON'T STOP NO SHOW" (For- z NO MILK, NO MONEY, BUT WE The Red Headed Stranger MCA rest Hills, BMI). Little David m SURE GOT A LOT OF LOVE." e_ RECORDS :omes with his first release u+ turns loose on this number, - + James Talley has hung around from Columbia, and it's a real -' which he penned himself, < Nashville for a good number of jewel-the classic Fred Rose VS about a gal who can't slow years waiting for a chance to be song. The emotion packed per- down a fast man. Little David heard. This is his chance, and if formance will move you, as tells her that he can live with- you don't give him a listen, you'll the distinctive Nelson voice out it-but you won't be able be missing a sensitive artist with and the tastefully funky pro- to after one listen. The little a great future. Great cuts on duction lend itself to radio monster has a big little record. "Take Me To The Country," "W. play and jukes. Look for this Give it a spin and wait for the Lee O'Daniel" and "Calico to go all the way. Columbia requests) MCA MCA -40427. Gypsy." Capitol ST -11416. 3-10176.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Taylor Signs Lunsford NSA Hosts Show UNTRY HOT LINE £ NASHVILLE-Joe Taylor, president of the Joe Taylor Artist At Fan Fair Agency, has announced that By MARIE RATLIFF NASHVILLE - The Nashville Mike Lunsford of Starday Rec- Songwriters' Association got their ords will be represented exclu- first chance Station Check List to present the talent sively Reporting this week (alphabetically): by him and staff of Bob belonging to that organization Bean and Ken Rollins. The Thursday, June 12, during KBOX, Dallas KRMD, the Shreveport WHOO, Orlando agents KBUL, Wichita KSMN, Mc son City WHYD, Columbus will be cordinators of Fourth International Country Mu- KCKC, San Bernardino KSOP, Salt Lake City WIL, St. Louis Taylor's personal appearances. sic Fan Fair held in Nashville, KCKN, Kansas City KSPO, Spokane WINN, Louisville Tennessee. KDJW, Amarillo KTTS, WIRE, Springfield Indianapolis Biff Collie KENR, Houston KVET, Austin WJJD, Chicago KFDI, Wichita KVOO, Tulsa WJQS, Jackson Edge Inks Lewis Emceed by Biff Collie, chairman KIKK, Houston KWMT, Ft. Dodge WMC, Memphis of the board of NSA, the LOS ANGELES-Edge Records show KJJJ, Phoenix WAME, Charlotte WPLO, Atlanta presented such songwriters as KKYX, San Antonio WBAM, Montgomery WSLC, Roanoke has signed country -western re- Harlan Howard ("Heartaches By KLAK, Denver WCMS, Norfolk WSLR, Akron cording artist Dave Lewis of The Number"); Kenny O'Dell KMAK, Fresno WENO, Nashville WUNI, Mobile Pecos, Texas. Lewis' first record- KOYN, Billings WGBG, Greensboro WWOK, Miami ("Behind Closed Doors"); Ray ing for Edge, "The Loneliest KRAK, Sacramento WHK, Cleveland Pennington ("Birds and Children Cowboy," is scheduled for re- Fly Away"); Don Wayne ("Coun- lease this month, according to SURE SHOTS try Bumpkin"); and Kenny Price the Los Angeles -based country Buck & Susan "Love Ìs Strange" ("Sheriff of Boone County"). - music label. Marl Robbins - "Shotgun Rider" Jerry Reed - "The Telephone" Hank Williams, Jr. - "The Same Old Story" IRDA Pacts Wago WB Music Relocates LEFT FIELDERS A NASHVILLE - The offices of NASHVILLE-Mike Shephard of Warner Brothers Music have Bruce Nelson "It's My Mind That's Brokeh" - IRDA has announced the com- moved to 817 16th Avenue Tomb Jennings - "Make It Easy On Yourself" pletion of a major distribution South in Nashville. Their tele- Linda Calhoun - "Momma, Let Me Find Shelter" deal with Wago Records of phone number remains (615) Fearless Forecast: It's Willie Nelson's first Nashville. Wago has recently 255-5693. single on Columbia, and it's tough! "Blue Eyes signed as a recording artist Cryin' In the Rain" gets brand new life and will put Donna Douglas, who is known Willie back at the top! for her role as Ellie May Clam- Butler Honored pett on "The Beverly Hillbillies" Numbers continue to pile up on "Third Rate NASHVILLE Larry Butler, TV show. Wago has plans to re- - Romance." The Amazing Rhythm Aces are booming in director of country product for lease both a single and album both country and pop arenas. on Douglas in the near future, United Artists Records, has been Houston air personality Bruce honored by the mayor his Nelson is making which will be produced by Paul of some waves in Memphis and Mason City as well as his Huffman and Joanie Keller. home town, Pensacola, Florida, hometown; it could happen with this record! with the announcement that Leon Everette Jack and_ Misty are off to a swift start; "Because August 2 will be Larry Butler Also signed Wago is Day. We Love" is a mover at KCKN, KKYX, KFDI, KSPO, by artist Leon Everette, who also KTTS and WCMS. will be Butler will appear in a concert releasing a single soon. Everette's with Billie Joe Spears a host The Jennings family continues to turn out hit and bookings are currently being of other Nashville friends at the records. Note the recent success of Waylon wife and handled by Acuff -Rose Artists' Pensacola Municipal Auditorium. Jessi Colter on the charts! Now add brother Tommy, Corporation. The show is being sponsored by whose "Make It Easy On Yourself" is growing rapidly All Wago product will be dis- JTOM Productions, Pensacola, in the Austin, Columbia and Kansas City markets. tributed by IRDA. Florida. It's a good followup to a recent #1: Billie Jo Spears will hit again with "Stay Away From The Apple Tree"! Strong in southwestern markets and spreading! Columbia Fetes Roberts The early success of Earl Conley's "I Have Loved You, Girl" at WINN, WBAM and KFDI indicates a strong chart entry! Nick Nixon continues to make huge strides, especially strong in southern markets. Linda Calhoun stirs interest at WIL, WJQS and WHYD with her first MGM single. "Summer Song" is showing for Cliff Cochran in Indianapolis and Amarillo. It's not shippen as a single yet, but Charley Pride's 1p cut, "I Hope You're Feelin' Me," is already surging at WPLO, WWOK and WHK! Now on Melodyland, Kenny Serratt is showing initial strength in Tulsa, Montgomery and Billings with "If I Could Have It Any Other Way." FM Switch: KRGI-FM in Grand Island, Nebraska is making the move to full-time country! Manager is Jay Vavricek at Box G, Grand Island, Nebraska 68801. Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville hosted an informal party in honor of Cal Roberts, vice president, Columbia Operations, marketing, and Tom Van Gessel, vice AREA ACTION president, Columbia Records Productions and Studio Sales. Guesting at the party were Fred Carter, Jr. "Honky Tonk" many (KCKN, WINN) of Columbia's custom recording and custom press clients. The cocktail party and studio Molly Bee - "California Country" (WIRE, open house was coordinated by Norm Anderson, manager, Nashville studio KBOX) operations, Ikev P. Sweat "I Could Never and Jerry Parkins, account executive, Columbia Record Productions. Pictured - Pass A Honky from left are: Billy Sherrill, vice president, Tonk" (KIKK) a&r, CBS Records, Nashville; Ron Bledsoe, vice president, operations, CBS Records, Nashville; Cal Roberts; Columbia recording artist Sharon Vaughan - "Go To Your Room" (WBAM, WCMS) Connie Smith; Tom Van Gessel; Jo Walker, executive director, Country Music Asso- ciation; and Norm Anderson.

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COUNTRY SONG OF THE WEEK JEANNIE SEELY-MCA MCA -40428 TAKE MY HAND (Tree, BMI) HOW BIG A FIRE (Tree, BMI) Jeannie's best effort yet-a sing -a -long sure to grab lots of attention and requests. Take her record!

HANK WILLIAMS, JR.-MGM M 14813 THE SAME OLD STORY (Hank Williams, Jr., BMI) Hank Jr. comes forth with a great song that'll have no trouble taking to the charts. Same old story-brand new song.

Newly elected officers of the Nashville chapter of NARAS are, from left: Ron Chancey, BOBBY BARE-RCA PB -10318 treasurer; W. Robert Thompson, president; Bill Ivey, first vice president, Bill Hall, second ALIMONY (TRO-Hollis, BMI) vice president; and Mary Reeves Davis, secretary. From his "Hard Time Hungrys" album, a Shel Silverstein song about the married man's nightmare-alimony. It'll collect! Nashville Report (Continued from page 50) One of FARON YOUNG-Mercury 73692 Weatherly's compositions in this genre is "Midnight Train to Georgia," a hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips. Gladys & the Pips HERE I AM IN DALLAS (Hank Williams, Jr., BMI) also TOO MUCH OF NOT ENOUGH OF YOU (Ben Peters, BMI) didn't do too badly in the sales marts with Jim's "Neither One of Us A choice here as Faron comes with an up -tempo number on side one Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye," done in soul -pop style. with a cute hook and a strong, heartaching ballad on side two. It's difficult to imagine the pairing, but Roy Clark and Jerry Lewis, with an assist from Minnie Pearl, did a three-man benefit show here EARL CONLEY-GRT GRT-027-A for the Muscular Dystrophy Fund. A turnout of almost 10,000 ap- I HAVE LOVED YOU GIRL (BUT NOT LIKE THIS BEFORE) (Blue Moon, ASCAP) plauded. Clark's easy-going approach to entertaining worked okay Easy flowing number should take over the airwaves with no problem. with Lewis' intense clowning and mugging. The chemistry was there, A great drive time sound. believe it or not. Somebody swiped songwriter -musician Steve Christie's Ovation BILLIE JO SPEARS-United Artists UA-XW653-Y guitar, and Early Williams, song plugger for Tree International, STAY AWAY FROM THE APPLE TREE (Unart/Brougham Hall, BMI) quipped: "It was a first; first time for a stolen Ovation instead of a Billie rolls up her blanket on the ground and comes out with a super standing ovation." ballad about the temptations of a woman. "Do you know," asks Jim Pelton, "a fine railroad song reminds me of a guitarist of similar stature? I refer to 'Atkins -'n', Topeka and the CAROLYN HESTER-Capitol P-4101 Santa Fe.' " (Ugh!) DON'T TOUCH ME (Tree, BMI) There is now a thoroughfare in Canonsburg, Pa. named "Bobby The great Hank Cochran ballad comes back once again in hit form. Vinton Street." The same town also has a "Perry Como Avenue." Look for plenty of requests here. The reason? Como and Vinton are natives of Canonsburg-both born on the same street (Smith), for that matter. LONZO AND OSCAR-GRC GR 2063 New writer -singer on the local scene: Bobbie Lee Russell, young WHEN THE FIELDS IN THE VALLEY TURN GREEN (Above, BMI/Beyond, good-looking Cherokee Indian from Blackwell, Oklahoma. Bobbie Lee ASCAP) -not to be confused with Bobby Russell of "Honey" and "Little Green Nice, feel full flowing from Lonzo and Oscar as they get serious and Apples" fame & royalty fortune-has written and recorded a song do some fine harmony. A pure delight! titled "Mercy" for Blue Velvet Records. (Bobby Vinton should be on that label???) "Mercy" is to be distributed by the local IRDA Co. TIM HOLLIDAY-United Artists UA-XW669-Y Doug Kershaw and Pamela Eson were wed at home plate in the WHILE EVERYBODY'S HAVING A GOOD TIME (United Artists, ASCAP) Astrodome before a National League game between Cincinnati and Peppy tune has a lot of bounce per ounce. Take a listen-everybody Houston. Among the hundreds who received invitations were Presi- will have a good time! dent and Mrs. Gerald Ford. (They had a previous engagement.) Mean- wihle, the Kershaw lovebirds are settled down in a Denver nest. PAUL OTT-Monument ZS8 8655 Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty are booked for eight shows in I'M THE SOUTH (Combine, BMI) California next month. They open July 18 at Long Beach and close A very moving, spoken word recording that sings the praises of one the tour July 27 with a performance in San Diego. (By the way, they'll of the finest ladies around-Dixie. It'll be popular all over! appear in Phoenix, Ariz. July 17). Cities on the trip also include Oakland, Sacramento, Redding, Fresno, Imperial and San Bernardino. SHERRY BRYCE-MGM M 14812 CONGRATULATIONS (Beechwood/Richbare, BMI) Soulful sound has pretty Sherry congratulating the man who broke Gilley and Benton U.S. Birthday Fete Set her heart. Congratulate her on a hit. STAUNTON, VA.-"A Happy Record as Duet Birthday U.S.A." celebration will JERRY JAYE-Columbia 3-10170 LOS ANGELES-Mickey Gilley be held in Staunton, Virginia IT'S ALL IN THE GAME (Warner Bros., ASCAP) and Barbi Benton have com- July 3-4 featuring the Statler Couniry version of the old pop hit stand its as will on own it collects pleted recording their first duet Brothers, Charlie McCoy and the dimes and requests. for Playboy Records, it was an- Johnny Russell, as well as a num- nounced by producer Eddie ber of local groups from that RAY DUNN-Soundwaves SW 4517 Kilroy. The two sides, "Let's Sing area. SUNDAY MORNING WOMAN (Soundwaves/Hitkit, BMI) A Song" and "Roll Me Like A The entertainment is free and Super country twin fiddle sound will be popular with every country Wheel," will be released in two will begin with a gospel concert fan. A Sunday morning woman all week long! months. at 9 p.m. on July 3.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com THE COUNTRY evoRuD ALBUM CHART I I JULY 5, 1975 JULY JUNE WKS. ON 5 28 CHART 1 i KEEP MOVIN' ON MERLE HAGGARD-Capitol ST 11365 8 2 2 PHONE CALL FROM GOD JERRY JORDAN-MCA 473 10 3 3 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS FREDDY FENDER-ABC Dot DOSD 2020 12 5 YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND DON WILLIAMS-ABC Dot DOSD 2021 8 6 TANYA TUCKER MCA 2141 9 6 4 MICKEY'S MOVIN' ON MICKEY GILLEY-Playboy PB 405 10 7 8 I'M JESSI COLTER Capitol ST 11363 17 11 JUST GET UP AND CLOSE THE DOOR JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ-

Mercury SRM 1 1032 6 9 9 LAST FAREWELL ROGER WHITTAKER-RCA APL1 0855 7 10 14 STILL THINKIN' ABOUT YOU BILLY CRASH CRADDOCK-ABC ABCD 875 8 11 10 AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER RCA CPL2 0765 17 12 7 WOLF CREEK PASS C. W. McCALL-MGM M3G 4989 15 13 13 CHARLIE RICH'S GREATEST HITS RCA APL1 0857 9 14 15 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES MEL STREET-GRT 8004 10 15 12 REUNION B. J. THOMAS-ABC ABCP 868 13 m 25 EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME (I GET HIGH) CHARLIE RICH- Epic PE 33455 2 17 16 IN CONCERT VARIOUS ARTISTS-RCA CPL2 1014 10 18 20 HARD TIME HUNGRYS BOBBY BARE-RCA APL1 0906 8 19 21 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN-MCA 2133 19 20 30 T. G. SHEPPARD Melodyland ME 40151 4 21 23 HEART LIKE A WHEEL LINDA RONSTADT-Capitol ST 11358 28 22 22 LOIS JOHNSON 20th Century T 465 8 23 24 WITH ALL MY LOVE LaCOSTA-Capitol ST 11391 6 24 25 GOOD HEARTED WOMAN CONNIE CATO-Capitol ST 11387 8 25 27 PIECES OF THE SKY EMMYLOU HARRIS-Reprise 2213 14 El 37 REDHEADED STRANGER WILLIE NELSON-Columbia KC 33482 2 ® 43 NARVEL FELTS ABC Dot DOSD 2025 2 28 28 GUITARS OF SONNY JAMES Columbia KC 33477 7 29 31 BOCEPHUS HANK WILLIAMS, JR.-MGM M3G 4988 5 30 46 41st STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB BUCK OWENS-Capitol ST 11390 4

31 19 SONGS OF FOX HOLLOW TOM T. HALL-Mercury SRM 1 500 28 32 17 BLANKET ON THE GROUND BILLIE JO SPEARS-UA LA390 G 16 58 TODAY ELVIS PRES,LEY-RCA APL1 1039 2 34 32 DON'T LET THE GOOD TIMES FOOL YOU MELBA MONTGOMERY- Elektra CM2 9 ® 41 MAGNOLIAS AND MISFITS JIM WEATHERLY-Buddah BDS 5637 3 42 MISSISSIPPI YOU'RE ON MY MIND STONEY EDWARDS-Capitol ST EI1 11401 3 49 MISTY RAY STEVENS-Barnaby BR 6012 2 38 39 WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH A DOG LIKE THAT SUSAN RAYE- Capitol ST 11393 5 2 Et1 53 JOE STAMPLEY'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 ABC Dot DOSD 2023 40 18 SINCERELY BRENDA LEE-MCA 477 10 41 29 OUT OF HAND GARY STEWART-RCA APL1 0900 17 m - FEELINS' CONWAY TWITTY & LORETTA ,LYNN-MCA 2143 1 43 45 I'M THE LONELIEST MAN DON GIBSON-Hickory H3G 4519 5 44 44 SING SOME LOVE SONGS PORTER WAGONER-RCA APL1 1056 4 45 50 CAROLINA COUSINS DOTTIE WEST-RCA APL1 1041 3 m 52 COMIN' HOME TO YOU JERRY WALLACE-MGM M3G 4995 3 47 26 A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF SASKATOON SONNY JAMES-Columbia KC 3428 m - I WROTE A SONG ABOUT IT TOM T. HALL-Mercury SRM 1 1033 1 49 33 BACK HOME AGAIN JOHN DENVER-RCA CP,L1 0548 49 50 51 ERNIE FORD SINGS & GLEN CAMPBELL PICKS Capitol ST 11389 4 51 34 BARROOMS TO BEDROOMS DAVID WILLS-Epic KE 33353 19 52 46 MIND YOUR LOVE JERRY REED-RCA APL1 0787 6 53 55 GATHER ME MARILYN SELLARS-Mega MLPS 609 4 54 38 JOHN R. CASH Columbia KC 33370 7 ® - YOU'RE EASY TO LOVE HANK SNOW-RCA APL 1 0908 56 48 CLASSIC STYLE OF LEFTY FRIZZELL ABC 861 7 57 40 FREDDIE HART'S GREATEST HITS Capitol ST 11374 16 Er] ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EARL SCRUGGS REVUE-Columbia PC 33416 1 59 47 SPECIAL DELIVERY DAVE DUDLEY-UA LA366 G 11 60 54 BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY MAN JERRY LEE LEWIS-Mercury Jus: lc'oK at the charts. "Why Don't You

SRM 1 1030 14 61 57 LINDA ON MY MIND CONWAY TWITTY-MCA 469 22 Loy.e M,Ie" is 16 with a star in Billboa-d, -101_ 62 65 STEEL GUITARS OF THE GRAND OLE OPRY SONNY, HAL & WELDON-- 610 3 23 With a bullet in Cash Box, and 2 4 :igh: here m SUPERSONGS ROGER MILLER-Columbia KC 33472 in F..eco:d Wottd_ 64 63 BARGAIN STORE DOLLY PARTON-RCA APLI 0950 15 WHAT TIME OF DAY BILLY THUNDERKLOUD & THE CHIEFTONES- Connie g:ves every song someth_ng specia-_ m 20th Century T 471 66 60 A PAIR OF FIVES (BANJOES THAT IS) ROY CLARK & BUCK TRENT- Thaf s ' by eveiyrh_ng she's recordei has hit the ABC Dot DOSD 2015 16 67 61 WONDERFUL WORLD OF EDDY ARNOLD MGM M3G 4992 8 chats. f nc "W7 -v Don't Ycu Love Me" brillian:ly 68 66 BACK IN THE COUNTRY LORETTA ,LYNN-MCA 471 19 69 67 A LEGEND IN MY TIME RONNIE MILSAP-RCA APL1 0846 21 conn_s tie gees: Lonnie Smith tracitióì. 70 71 PROMISED LAND ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA APL1 0873 23 71 56 SUNSHINE SAMMI SMITH-Mega MLPS 611 7 On Columbia Records. 72 59 SOUTHBOUND HOYT AXTON-A&M SP 4510 11 73 62 CONNIE SMITH SINGS HANK WILLIAMS GOSPEL Columbia KC 33414 9 18 74 70 TANYA TUCKER'S GREATEST HITS Columbia KC 33355 Á"OLUM2 A. el, MARCAS REG 1975 CBS INC. 75 64 VASSAR CLEMENTS Mercury SRM 1 10 22 10

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TITLE, ARTIST, Label, Number 50 59 I'LL BE YOUR STEPPING STONE DAVID HOUSTON/ JULY JUNE WKS. ON Epic 8 50113 5 5 28 CHART 51 16 THE MOST WANTED WOMAN IN TOWN ROY HEAD/ Q 2 RECONSIDER ME Shannon 829 13 52 19 FIREBALL ROLLED A SEVEN DAVE DUDLEY/United Artists NARVEL FELTS UA XW630 X 11 ABC Dot DOA 17549 14 62 PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE TOMPALL/MGM 14800 7 54 17 FORGIVE AND FORGET EDDIE RABBITT/Elektra 45237 15 11 MOVIN' ON MERLE HAGGARD/Capitol 4085 7 ® 65 THINGS RONNIE DOVE/Melodyland 6001 4 8 TOUCH THE HAND CONWAY TWITTY/MCA 40407 7 56 45 HONEY ON HIS HANDS JEANNE PRUETT/MCA 40395 9

4 4 LIZZIE AND THE RAINMAN TANYA TUCKER/MCA 40402 11 57 35 I AIN'T ALL BAD CHARLEY PRIDE/RCA PB 10336 15

5 5 THERE I SAID IT MARGO SMITH/20th Century TC 2172 12 58 54 I'M NOT LISA JESSI COLTER/Capitol 4009 20 6 6 LITTLE BAND OF GOLD SONNY JAMES/Columbia 3 10121 11 59 32 MISTY RAY STEVENS/Barnaby 614 16 7 3 TRYIN' TO BEAT THE MORNIN' HOME T. G. SHEPPARD/ 67 BURNIN' THING MAC DAVIS/Columbia 3 10148 6 Melodyland 6006 14 La 73 THE FIRST TIME FREDDIE HART/Capitol 4099 2 8 1 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED LINDA RONSTADT/Capitol 4050 12 75 BANDY THE RODEO CLOWN MOE BANDY/GRC 2070 2 18 JUST GET UP AND CLOSE THE DOOR JOHNNY 0 76 LET THE LITTLE BOY DREAM EVEN STEVENS/Elektra 45254 3 RODRIGUEZ/Mercury 73682 7 La 72 THIRD RATE ROMANCE AMAZING RHYTHM ACES/ 10 14 THAT'S WHEN MY WOMAN BEGINS TOMMY OVERSTREET/ ABC 12078 4 ABC Dot DOA 17552 10 65 69 GHOST STORY SUSAN RAYE/Capitol 4063 8 11 12 SHE TALKED A LOT ABOUT TEXAS CAL SMITH/MCA 40394 11 CHARTMAKER OF THE WEEK 12 13 DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU WAYLON JENNINGS/ RCA PB 10270 10 D - BOUQUET OF ROSES ® 20 CLASSIFIED C. W. McCALL/MGM 14801 9 MICKEY GILLEY 14 15 PICTURES ON PAPER JERIS ROSS/ABC 12064 11 Playboy 6041 1 15 7 YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND DON WILLIAMS/ABC Dot DOA 0 17550 13 67 71 DON'T DROP IT FARGO TANNER/Avco CAV 612 6 26 EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME (I GET HIGH) CHARLIE RICH/ ca 81 I'VE NEVER LOVED ANYONE MORE LYNN ANDERSON/ Epic 8 50103 7 Columbia 3 10160 3 21 HELLO I LOVE YOU JOHNNY RUSSELL/RCA PB 10258 10 69 68 ROLLIN' IN MY SWEET SUNSHINE DOTTIE WEST/RCA 23 T -R -O -U -B -L -E ELVIS PRESLEY/RCA PB 10278 9 PB 10269 9 STATLER BROTHERS/ 24 DEAL TOM T. HALL/Mercury 73686 6 70 78 I'LL GO TO MY GRAVE LOVING YOU Mercury 73687 3 22 FREDA COMES, FREDA GOES BOBBY G. RICE/GRT 021 10 - THE BARMAID DAVID WILLS/Epic 8 50118 1 30 I WANT TO HOLD YOU MY DREAMS TONIGHT m IN 72 77 LYING IN MY ARMS REX ALLEN, JR./Warner Bros. STELLA PARTON/Country Soul IRDA 039 9 WBS 8095 6 ED 34 LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON GENE WATSON/Capitol 73 79 LOVE YOU BACK TO GEORGIA FREDDY WELLER/ 4076 7 ABC Dot DOA 17554 6 ® 29 WHAT TIME OF DAY BILLY THUNDERKLOUD & THE m 82 STRINGS JOHNNY CARVER/ABC 12097 4 CHIEFTONES/20th Century TC 2181 9 Es85 BACK IN THE U.S.A. CARMOL TAYLOR/Elektra 45255 2 24 25 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME CONNIE SMITH/Columbia 90 IF I COULD ONLY WIN YOUR LOVE EMMYLOU HARRIS/ 3 10135 8 Reprise 1332 2 25 27 EARLY SUNDAY CHIP TAYLOR/Warner Bros. MORNING ® 88 YOU'RE NOT THE WOMAN YOU USED TO BE WBS 8090 10 GARY STEWART/MCA 40414 6 EMI 33 THE SEEKER DOLLY PARTON/RCA PB 10310 5 El - LOVE IS STRANGE BUCK OWENS & SUSAN RAYE/ 27 28 COUNTRY D.J. BILL ANDERSON/MCA 40404 8 Capitol 4100 1 28 31 THE DEVIL IN MRS. JONES BILLY LARKIN/Bryan 1018 11 79 84 A STRANGER IN MY PLACE ANNE MURRAY/Capitol 4072 5 29 9 HE'S MY ROCK BRENDA LEE/MCA 40385 13 80 72 RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY EDDY ARNOLD/MGM 14780 5 30 39 FEELINS' CONWAY & LORETTA/MCA 40420 3 81 83 LONELY RAIN WYNN STEWART/Playboy 6035 4

IF I TO STEAL MEL STREET/GRT 025 2 EMI 43 PLEASE MR. PLEASE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/MCA 40418 4 97 EVEN HAVE 83 86 BOOM BOOM BARROOM MAN NAT STUCKEY/RCA 41 HELLO LITTLE BLUEBIRD DONNA FARGO/ABC Dot ® PB 10307 3 DOA 1755 5 84 87 YOU BELONG TO ME JIM REEVES/RCA PB 10299 5 Ei38 FARTHEST THING FROM MY MIND RAY PRICE/ABC 12095 6 98 BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY MAN JERRY LEE LEWIS/ 57 WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS FREDDY FENDER/ m Mercury 73685 2 ABC Dot DOA 17558 4 I'M TOO USED TO LOVING YOU NICK NIXON/Mercury 35 37 UNCHAINED MELODY JOE STAMPLEY/ABC Dot D 73691 1 DOA 17551 9 87 89 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY DONNY & MARIE 36 10 WORD GAMES BILLY WALKER/RCA PB 10205 16 OSMOND/MGM 14807 5 37 49 RHINESTONE COWBOY GLEN CAMPBELL/Capitol 4095 5 - LESS THAN THE SONG PATTI PAGE/Avco CAV 613 1 38 42 MR. RIGHT AND MRS. WRONG MEL TILLIS & SHERRY 89 92 HE LOVES ME ALL TO PIECES RUBY FALLS/50 States FS 33 3 BRYCE/MGM 14803 8 90 91 THERE HAS TO BE A LOSER DIANA TRASK/ABC Dot DOA & TAMMY/ 39 40 GOD'S GONNA GETCHA (FOR THAT) GEORGE 17555 4 Epic 8 50099 9 91 93 YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME 40 47 STORMS NEVER LAST DOTTSY/RCA PB 10280 8 DAVID ALLEN COE/Columbia 3 10159 2 m 48 MY HONKY TONK WAYS KENNY O'DELL/Capricorn 92 94 WE'VE GOT IT ALL TOGETHER NOW GUY & RALNA/ CPS 0233 6 Ranwood 1029 3 55 SPRING TANYA TUCKER/Columbia 3 10127 7 93 - MOLLY DORSEY BURNETTE/Melodyland 6007 1 m 94 96 GOODNIGHT, IT'S TIME TO GO CONNY VAN DYKE/ EH 50 DEAR WOMAN JOE STAMPLEY/Epic 8 50114 5 ABC Dot DOA 18562 2 52 THIS HOUSE RUNS ON SUNSHINE LA COSTA/Capitol 4082 6 95 95 IF I KNEW ENOUGH TO COME OUT OF THE RAIN 45 46 YOU KNOW JUST WHAT I'D DO LOIS JOHNSON/ CONNIE EATON/ABC 12098 3 20th Century TC 2187 8 96 99 DON'T TAKE IT AWAY JODY MILLER/Epic 8 50117 2 46 51 SEARCHIN' MELBA MONTGOMERY/Elektra 45247 8 97 100 IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE RAIN JIM WEATHERLY/ m 56 WOMAN IN THE BACK OF MY MIND MEL TILLIS/MGM Buddah 467 2 14804 4 98 - THAT'S JUST MY TRUCKIN' LU" HANK THOMPSON/ 60 I LOVE THE BLUES AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE .ABC Dot DOA 17556 1 BILLY CRASH CRADDOCK/ABC 12104 3 99 I'VE GOT A LOTTA MISSIN' YOU TO DO

49 53 I DON'T LOVE HER ANYMORE JOHNNY PAYCHECK/ JERRY MAX LANE/ABC 12091 1 Epic 8 50111 6 100 - FALLING LEFTY FRIZZELL/ABC 12103 1

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