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Independent Promotion, 18. ••111W1 ( LXs 0 to lose jobs as electa phases out ^ELECTA, THE Decca distribution asked to continue ordering from A'" reo bethan closed 70 staffdown being on May made 9 SelectaPolygram until Mayremms 9. procedures will redundant.he move has been anticipated althoughapply for seperateall retailers documentation immediately, is k take-overe the Polygram of Decca group Records announced earlier requiredproduct. for Decca and distributed :n> year.absorbed Selecta's by Polygram sales forces and willhas Roberts,Selecta whogeneral is currently manager, uncertain John itinuethe next to fewoperate months. from Lewisham regardingweek that hisredundancy future plans, payments said hadlast \W Selecta from isApril to be28 gradually with Polygram phased added:been "more "Record than dealers satisfactory". have beenHe qontrolrecord ofOperations distribution taking by May over 8 fromfull Wemagnificent have had about so manythe wholeletters thing.from BURIED BENEATH a sea of vinyl are The Dance Band - first signing to /ils InChad an wellattempt Heath to depot. ensure a smooth wasthem closing you'd down." think Great Britain Ltd 'StacksDave Dee's Of Tracks', Double has D beenRecords. picked Their up byfirst Dee single, from theappropriately Cool King titledlabel ithange-over.retailers in Scotland Polygram and theis Londonasking nowThe . owned Selecta by Lewisham Racal and premises future useare toand right): will now Dave be releasedDee, Frazer via Pye.Kennedy, Pictured manager, at Pye's andMitcham the six plants members are (left of IChadwellarea to order Heath all fromSelecta April product 28. Deal-from has not yet been decided. The Dance Band. /ers in the rest of the country are being RB despatch hit by print dispute Police warn dealers over Crass LP facedONCE with AGAIN, the need Record to apologiseBusiness tois RECORD DEALERS in Birmingham more usual magazines and films. Crass member Penny Rimbaud week'sreaders forpaper. the Unfortunately,late delivery of thislast havesquad beenthat warnedthey could by the face city's charges vice dickRockers told RB: store "Crass manager record Mike on theirCad- commented:not had more "I amtrouble surprised of this we kind.have was due to circumstances beyond under the Obscene Publications Act own label and they are one of the Feeding Of The 5,000 was totally ourtrial controlaction bybrought the National about by Graphi- indus- Crassfor selling to people records under by 18.anarchist band havemost nowpopular put bandsup a noticein the sayingcity. Wewe anti-Christway. It is ina seriousa responsible attempt sortto layof cal Association in support of a pay Police visited Rockers and Inferno will not sell the record to minors, and blame for many modern social ills on claim.ous week, This inresulted, a failure as into thecomplete previ- withRecords copies in ofBirmingham the top-selling city alterna-cenure albumwe have at notthe got moment any stock because of either the Christianity.feminist statement. It is Wefundamentally are very seri- a the paper in time to meet the Post tive chart hit double LP Stations Of band is between pressings." ous about this." He added that Crass noOffice's immediate despatch solution deadlines. to the There prob- is FeedingThe Crass Of The(£2.99) 5,000 and (£1.99) earlier and work the Trade,According Crass materialto distributors has come Roughunder broughtwould vigorously against it underdefend theany Obscene action lem in prospect and we hav< accompanying lyric sheet and pointed sporadic lire from police in Walthams- Publications Act. bearalternative with usbut for to theask time subsribei being. In obsceneout that andparts blasphemous. of the record were both York,tow, Eastbut London,there has Birmingham been no wide- and First reported in the Birmingham the event of non-delivery on Monday The Obscene Publications Act was spread harassment of dealers over the minghamfree rock policepaper warningsBrum Beat, have the not Bir- so inphone future, for readersany relevant are invited chart to infor- amendedgramophone inrecords 1973 along to withinclude the 25,000records. each. The records have sold around far resulted in charges of any kind. mation. D nE ^ARICHARDsi md eD HOT \ II YGEr debut Single AN INSTANT RECORD \ Produced by Richard Gottehrer n£UI5 Top rock books Major staff shake-up from Virgin at HMV Record shops DETAILS OF the first publications as continuing to be responsible for bookfrom Virginpublishing Records, division, newly runcreated by FOLLOWINGmanagement shake-upA major attop-level HMV marketing and advertising within the Maxim Jakubowski, were revealed last Record Shops, the chain's managing chainduction and of thenew development products. and intro- Most important will be The Rock day-to-daydirector James running Tyrrell ofis takingthe HMV over Bernard Kelly becomes director of Yearbook 1981, scheduled for Oxford Street store in addition to his andfinance administration for HMV handlingand the personneldevelop- signingRIVA RECORDS for two years snaps and up onlyits first its VirginNovember as "the release, ultimate and musicdescribed book". by overallthe B6-shop responsibility chain. for direction of ment of management information sys- third since the company was Aimed at the record buying public, it Former manager of the Oxford Brian McLaughlin is appointed launched - Dublin based band The thewill includeprevious comprehensive 12 months reviews music, of Whitmarsh,Street store previouslyDavid Wilde general and man-Ken general manager operations, respons- Lookalikes.titled 'Just AWhat three Youtrack Got' single is specialist sections, surveys and mas- ager special projects, who were both chainible for with day-to-day HMV areaoperations manager in Jimthe released on May 2, and the band will siveAs information with other Virginsections. Books publica- involvedhave left inthe the companygrowlh ofin the the chain re- Pea] and Mike Donoghue reporting to Thinbe special Lizzy UKguests tour. on Pictured next month's centre tions, it will be available for sale shuffle. him as well as head of security George with the band is Riva managing throughVirgin Records record chain.outlets as well as the theTyrrell Oxford will Street be basedshop principallybut will also at i director Bill Stonebridge. Among the other seven books plan- retain an office in the company's lingned byStone Virgin Record for Guide,1980 are The The GreatRol- DeanIan StreetGray ishead promoted office. to director of WEA rejects dealer complaints Rock V Roll Swindle by Michael marketing and new products as well on £l-off catalogue scheme Moorcock, The Sid Vicious Family AlbumUnderwear and by RockPaula Yatcs.Stars In Their Letters criticismWEA RECORDS that it is nothas providingrejected tradecom- idea is good." though in principle the pensation for. reductions in dealer And Boots' audio merchandise Anton Pillar'not sionstock tovalues cut followingLP retail its pricesrecent threedeci- manager, Ian. Smellie, commented: Hagar fans sign a civilian months after release. ers"It's and an WEAimportant should problem realise forthis. retail- It's for LP poster search warrant' reduceWhile the welcoming price of backthe movecatalogue to hard for us to calculate the exact sum currentFANS WHOSammy bought Hagar tickets shows for arethe I HAVE seen constant reports in your product by £1, dealers have com- buthaving it's discussions substantial with and WEA."we're already being offered the chance to have their paper of a so-called search and seize plained that thousands of pounds have However, WEA marketing director, names on a limited edition free poster order operated by the BPI in respect of stocks.been wiped In addition, off the thevalue WEA of movetheir David Clipsham, told RB last week: ingto be album included Danger with Zone Hagar's due forthcom- for mid- actionbootleggers against and assumedby search counterfeiters and seize you or has effectively cut retailers' returns "The company is putting a lot of May release. are referring to the "Anton Pillar" allowances.Guy Melhuish, Bonapartes director, money at risk with this scheme and Leaflets were placed on seats at the order. However I think you should make told Record Business: "When Phonog- wetion. cannot There's afford no way to wepay couldcompensa- make opportunitytour venues offeringof having concert-goers their names theor itthe perfectly Anton clearPillar to allis yourdefinitely readers not that a ram launched its "Going For A Song" accurate estimates anyway and there's nick-names on a poster of the artist. civilian search warrant. ditscheme scheme they forintroduced dealers. a 1 simplethink cre-it's atnothing the oldto stopprice dealers until selling stocks albums have The forms were filled in and left in The power of the Anton Pillar order disgusting that WEA hasn't done the Capitolboxes inhas theatrereceived foyers.several Tothousand date judgewas testedstaled invery the clearly High toCourt the represen-and the and the tour is only half way through. tative of A.E. Hamyhn b Co., solicitors Counterfeit tape damages theThe first free 25,000 poster copies will of be the inserted LP. in forBPI the or BPI, any thatother the person order permissiononly gave theto look at and seize allegedly offending go to industry fighting fund search.material. This They was do notmade have very the powerclear to TOP TAPES Ltd. of Brent Street, recordings, art work or registered / them on ttvo occasions when I was pres- agesHendon, plus agreedcosts in to the pay High £1,800 Court dam- on andtrade from marks "passing-off'. of any of the plaintiffs, underh isthe the Anton responsibility Pillar order of to thename BPI the Wednesdaydisposing of asan actionpart of brought agreed againstterms Top Tapes also agreed to hand over items they wish to see. If they are not them on behalf of the record industry. sessionany infringing and to givecassettes details in of their suppliers pos- producedreturning tothey the haveCourt the and opportunity accusing theof madeTop againstTapes consentedthem by toMr an Justiceorder and customers of the disputed tapes.