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MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 6. 1975 Costs Threat to Music Libraries MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 6. 1975 Tartan Spud, Thin Lizzie Costs threat to Toppers in Dublin Concert music libraries 1. DIVORCE, Billy Connolly, they Tclt there was a market SPUD. THE Irish folk group, and potential in the UK for this styic DKVHLOPM l-.iNT 01 music others hopefully to come and Polydor Thin Lizzy will appear in concor. Edinburgh has also got away on a 2. GET RIGHT INTAE, Billy of act. libraries in Scolland could be Connolly, Polydor al the National Stadium. Dublin, "We've now made an album aftecicd by the new directions on limited scale. on December 14, The show will be which wc consider to be suited to local government spending which 3. SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS. recorded by RTh Television and will hit such services particularly In the Central Region of Black Watch, Spark the UK folk market. The Happy Scotland where a cassette library is 4. HOME TO LEWIS, The the film will be available for Handful (9108 003)." hard. It was produced at Dublin With only so much money to operating, additional library Lochies, Lismor ' A new sinele from Spud, The outlets have been arranged but 5. SCOTS WHA HA'E, Sound Studios by Simon Nicol. spend local authorities will trim Wild Rover, is out on Philips. "We hope to have the LP the non essentials and that could here again this could be hurt by Gaberiunzie, MWS The group were number one on spending cuts. Policy in Central 6. VOICE OF THE HEBRIDES, licensed to Phonogram in mean the new music sections the Irish chart with The Wind In Australia, New Zealand and rather than the established book Region so far has been to operate lain McKay, Lismor The Willows last Christmas and the sections. Most library committees on cassettes in the newer openings 7. NA SIARAICH, Lismor Canada, and possibly some record is still selling. European countries such have plans for extensive launchings pending experience of treatment 8. OLD RUGGED CROSS, Ethna Said John Woods, managing of new services and growth ol' and care of records; but a special Campbell, Phillips* Germany and Sweden, with the those already established. (Jlasgow, scheme is operating on records 9. FLOWER OF SCOTLAND, director, Polydor Ireland, ' It support of the television film." for instance, has one major unit where a £2 annual subscription has The Corries, Pan Audio* worked as an ambassador for them Spud will appear at the Blarney operating at Byres Road and been paid. 10. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, in Europe and America. During Stone, Vancouver, for five weeks Willie Sutherland, Grampian the year, they were in Sweden, from January 5. ♦Single Scotland, England, and they They will return to Ireland and Inverness This chart is the top ten appeared at the Cambridge Folk will go to Sweden in March and Studio for Scottish-music records selling in Festival. "At this stage Phonogram may go on to Denmark. Scottish departments. Compiled London became very interested The group's first LP is A Silk with the help of a number of Purse (Philips 9108 002). planned by Balfe Scottish shops, and Peter Hamilton and requested further material, as DAVID BALM- of Inverness, of creating and operating such a Mail Order. better known as song writer Rod venture, passing on the benefit ol McQueen, is planning a recording his own experience to others New offices studio for Inverness where he lives seeking to enter the national music and works. Balfe of Hilton House. scene but prevented so far by Muirfieid Gardens. Inverness, is distance. Cost of the development for Cosmos unusual in that he operates two is estimated at between £50.000 EDINBURGH'S COSMOS Agency music trade businesses, manages of and £60.000. has moved. The agency which song writing operations and He is now looking at possible handles rock and folk bands is maintains national contacts with sites in Inverness and planning the now at 24 Howe Street, telephone the industry by Telex all from the necessary facilities; the studio 031-225 4527. north of Scolland. finding these would bo equipped for a very wide Some of George Duffin's activities unaffected by his range of production duties and Cosmos Bends have already % location. There is need, he says for would be used initially for his own established themselves locally - a studio in the Scottish Highlands activities. It would then be Brody, Cafe Jacques, Ignatz, and Inverness is the centre of that extended and developed to provide Maybe The Floor - and at least area. He sees himself as the facilities for groups and others one looks set to break nationally experienced and suited to the job seeking to use the services. at any moment - Cado Belle. weeks, Horslips have recorded an album and toured Germany and Happy Canada. Their new album, Drive the Horslips Cold Winter Away, was released on November 6. It is'a departure BARRY DEVLIN and Eamon Carr from what people have come to of Horslips flew to Dublin for a expect from the band in that it is I n press conference at Trend Studios. entirely acoustic, featuring 16 Michael Clerkin of Release traditional tunes that reflect on Records, distributors of the the theme of Christmas. Several group's Oats label, presented them songs arc in Gaelic. President Records Ltd., Kassner House.l Westbourne Gardens,Porchester Road.London W2 5NR.Tel:01-229 3411 with a silver disc for 25,000 sales Left to right: Michael Clerkin, of their first LP, Happy to Meet Release Records, Barry Devlin and .. Sorry to Part. In the past few Eamon Carr, Horslips. D'Ardis new PRS consultant NEW RELEASES JOHN D'ARDIS has been directorships of Bardis Music appointed a consultant director of Publishing and the Republic of the Performing Right Society of Ireland Music Publishers Great Britain. lie is the first Irish Association. composer to be so honoured by Bardis Music published Cross the society. Your Heart, the 1974 Irish T03^s His appointment is intended to underline the society's interest in Eurovision song. Ireland as a growing force in the D'Ardis is a prolific writer and writing and publishing of popular his compositions have been V06 recorded by such artists as Tina. Pt/ESTIOiV music and it indicates a desire for greater involvement in the affairs Lola, Brotherly Love and Thin of PRS by the British parent Lizzy. He wrote I'm So Afraid, company. the runner-up in the "1974 John 1) Ardis is managing Castle bar International Song Contest. director of Trend Recording n Studios in Dublin and holds D'Ardis (27) was born i cs Dublin and now lives in Bray. Silver for Stylistics THE STYLISTICS flew in from America to give an open-air phenomenal and has built hoi" © nothing from the release ol then Societvoocicty Showgrounds,sf the ^ which ^lin wk album in March, right through 3 co^ allcntlcd by 11,000 people television campaign. 1° C Polydor Ireland gave a climaxed by the open-air show- TROPICAL recepiion for the group a, p" SOUNDTBACS Burlington Hotel Thf> c. i- ■ Sl CS Stop for Hawk TST107 appeared on ! TE Th '' ' . La-e, Lale 81,0!^^ ™™ * HAWK RECORDS will market ■sir 3ACK rS ISBV* MAX ROMEO Memories' label, Stop. The fi ™ ^ r dLi release through Hawk, J Stylispcs. 0f ThC ^ November 27, is a single from "V Memories, A Child's Time I DISTBIBUTED BY ENTERPRISE LUGTONS H.R.TAYIORS CLYDE FACTORS 1 p»btr^tdm;mrg'iircc,or- Christinas Story). It was wm . by the group's Daire Doyle " PAGE 16 Mike Swan. .
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