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CRIA September INTERNATIONAL DATELINE (continued from page 41) group The Motels made a debut UK Awards Include 3 has launched a new single, "Swiss Kiss And ap- pearance at London's Marquee French Pillow Talk" on Barclay. club on Oct. 12 ... Other Triple Platinums After his current UK tourers in- appearance at Bobino, George clude Chic, Chelon The Climax Blues Band, LOS ANGELES Triple platinum has fortified his success with a Manhattan Transfer, Sister - worthwhile album, "Tous les deux Sledge, awards - signifying a minimum of 300,000 ... Loudon Wainwright Ill, Boomtown Comme hier" on Barclay ... Phonogram Rats, local sales for Burton Cummings' Gallagher & Lyle, Judie - Paris has signed a Tzuke and "Dream Of A Child" (CBS CANCON), contract with the inter- Lindisfarne .. - national catalog "Jobiss." Artists are Jo Cheap Trick's "At Budokan" (CBS) and Executive moves this week Bisso, Femme Fatale and Venise Group, see Brian Trooper's "Hot Shot" (MCA CANCON) Shepherd appointed to the board - which was touring France last summer with of EMI topped the September certifications of the Records (UK) along with Nick Payne. the Europe 1 radio network. Venise Group's Canadian Recording Industry Assn. (CRIA). Shepherd is general manager of EMI album, "Body Trip," planned for October, Additional certifications included two Records GRD A&R Dept., while Payne will be Phonogram's first release of Jobiss is double platinums, three platinums and 13 financial controller catalog. of EMI. golds for , and four platinums and nick underwood four golds for singles. Norman Cheng The famous discotheque Palace had the Nina Hagen West Germany Double platinum album awards (200,000 Band perform on Oct. 8 and Sister Sledge 14. local sales) were given to Dire Straits' Cheng Named To Head on Oct. The Yellow Magic - EMI Records is planning to Orchestra is "Communique" on Polygram and Angele scheduled for Oct. 22 ... heavily back the German rock group Polygram Of SE Asia has Arsenault's "Libre" on SPPS (CANCON); Sonodisc announced the release of Scorpions, whose "Lovedrive" LP is their new albums. Titles include "Selecta de currently in the Top 100 of the Cash Box while April Wine's "Greatest Hits" on LOS ANGELES Norman Cheng has been - Ste Rose," "The World of Coupe Cloue," Album chart. According Aquarius (CANCON), Kris Kristofferson's named to head all Polygram Record to the label's Dorit Opera- "Jake Solo" and "Lo Monde de Myriam Adenauer, "Me And Bobby McGee" on CBS and Sweet tions activities in the group will make its second the southeast Asia region, Makeba." People's "Le Lac de Come" on London an area that includes Hong Kong, tour of the USA in November... New head To celebrate the 11th year of his success, of promotions at EMI for national product is qualified for platinum album awards (100,- Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Johnny Hallyday's hits will be included on a 000 local sales). the Philippines. industry veteran Joerg von Prittwitz Auf compilation album being Singles awards were led by platinum cer- prepared by Ganfron, who left Bellaphon Records Cheng, who joined the company in 1970, Phonogram. tifications (150,000 local sales) for Anita Title will be "Disc d'Image de recently. While with Bellaphon, von Prittwitz assumed the new task in addition to his Johnny Hallyday." Ward's "Ring My Bell" and Patrick Hernan- helped promote the label's Casablanca current responsibilities as managing direc- dilek koc dez' To product to its present market position, with "Born Be Alive" on CBS, Donna tor of Polygram Hong Kong and Polygram Donna Summer and Kiss having made the Summer's "Bad Girls" on Polygram and Singapore. United Kingdom Supertramp's "Logical Song" on A&M. Top 10. Qualifying for gold certifications (75,000 Commenting on his appointment, Cheng LONDON -A new record company called Horst Mueller, former right arm for Peter local sales) were Ward, the Bee Gees for stated, "The southeast Asia region is grow- Blaze Records Ltd., has been formed by Kirsten and Global Records, has left the Carlin "Love You Inside Out" on Polygram, Super- ing rapidly as a market and repertoire Music president Freddie Bienstock company to form his own Paragon Produc- I and tramp for "Goodbye Stranger" on A&M and source. am very happy to have been en- co -director Mike Collier. The first tion & Management company, in release Cheap Trick for "I Want You To Want Me" trusted with this new challenging respon- on the new label will be "C'est La partnership with Erhard Wenzel in Berlin. on CBS. sibility and firmly believe that Polygram will Vie" by New Day, scheduled for Nov. 9 Sister Sledge, Chic and Bette Midler, all continue its fast expansion in the region." release. It will be distributed and marketed WEA acts, will headline Mike Leckebusch's Intersong Of Hamburg by CBS, with a Blaze logo. The new deal is Musikladen Special, Oct. 18. According to Extends Publishing SIM Hi-Fi Expo Draws for UK and Eire only at this stage ... Tom WEA head of press and publicity, Elpie Petty and The Heartbreakers have signed a Kuester, it wasn't too easy to get Midler on Pact With Ninja/Druge 120,000 Buffs To Milan long-term worldwide recording contract the bill, but knowing that she is LOS ANGELES Intersong Musikverlage - LOS ANGELES Over 120,000 people with Backstreet Records, a new MCA - Leckebusch's favorite artist, WEA made it of Hamburg has announced the recent ex- - owned visited the 13th annual SIM Hi-Fi expo, held company headed by 27 year -old possible for the man who also first in- tension of its publishing deal with Arista American recently in Milan, Italy. Viewing the latest in Danny Bramson. Bramson is troduced Jimi Hendrix on TV, as well as the recording artist Patti Smith's Ninja musical instruments, hi-fi sets, equipment currently running the company's Universal Beatles and Rolling Stones in 1965. Music/Druge Music. A frequent visitor to Ampitheatre for radio/TV broadcasting and discothe- in Los Angeles. Leckenbusch is celebrating his 15th an- Germany, Smith has a large following and ques, video systems and recorded music, As winter approaches, Liberty/UA niversary in the TV/music business this most recently played the Olympic Hall in more than 20,000 buyers from around the artist Gerry Rafferty is off to month. Congratulations to Mike and his Munich. Montserrat in music . world also initiated many business deals at the Caribbean to record his next album .. team WEA also announced the Intersong will also participate in the cam- signing the expo. While Polydor's Gloria Gaynor is possibly of the rock group Wheels, who are paign to promote the new Fleetwood Mac assured of another monster single, "Let Me managed by Kama Concert's Marcel album "Tusk." Through an affiliation with Top prizes, the GOLD SIM and TOP Auram. FORM, were awarded for Know (I Have The Right)," which was rush Rock Hopper Music, the group's publisher, the best hi-fi Bob Dylan's German publisher, Andreas designs present. TOP FORM prizes released Oct. 5 as the follow up to the Intersong will participate in the promotional were Budde, is supporting classic "I Will Survive," which hit #1 here for the release of "Slow campaign a awarded to the pre -amplifier Image II by on joint basis with WEA Ger- four weeks Mickey Train Coming" heavily, with special atten- many. Cybernet Electronic (Japan), the 1700 DD ... Jupp, who recently signed a worldwide recording tion given to all media people. Promo man More Intersong international product Quartz turntable by ADC -Audio Dynamic deal with , has his first LP on the Rolf Nicklaus will direct the campaign. coming into Germany includes Blondie's (USA) and to the Phon I loudspeaker by label set for release Oct. 19 titled "Long Dis- Germany's top promoter, Fritz Rau of "Eat To The Beat" on Chrysalis and Heco Hennel (West Germany). Sky. In- tance Romancer." Lippman & Rau, recently moved his offices tersong has the publishing rights to both GOLD SIM awards, based on the voting from Frankfurt to Munich, where a new through deals with Rare Blue/Monster of those who attended the expo, went to the EMI's cockney rocker, Steve Harley, is label concept was announced. L&R Island Music and Sky Writing, respectively. SYC 15-SCM 15 STF 15 BCD 405 Micro back on the circuit and set to play a one-off Records will be handled through Horst New Intersong product will include the rack by Toshiba (Japan), the PRO 1000 concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon Lippman, who is known as the one who new RCA album "I Know Who I Am" by Inga tape recorder by Akai (Japan), the BR 2000 on Oct. 20. His latest single, titled reactivated a lot of catalogs over the past 20 Rumpf. One of Germany's leading female X 3000 mini -system by Pioneer (Japan) and "Freedom's Prisoner," was released on years by presenting unknown artists rock ringers (formerly with the group the Concord head by Ortofon (Denmark). Oct. 12 ... And the Los Angeles -based through his agency. Frumpy). gerhard augustin INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERS The TOP TEN 45s United Kingdom West Germany TOP TEN 45s TOP TEN 45s 1 I Don't Like Monday's - Boomtown Rats Phonogram 1 Message In A Bottle Police A&M - - 1 EI Lute Boney M Hansa/Ariola 2 Surf City Jan & Dean Dureco - - - - 2 Dreaming - Blondie Chrysalis 2 We Don't Talk Anymore 3 A Brand New Day The Wiz Stars EMI - - - EMI Electrola - - 3 Cars - Gary Numan - Beggars Banquet 3 Oh Boy - Racey Rak/EMI 4 Ouieremo Mucho - Julio Iglesias CBS 4 Whatever You Want Status Quo Vertigo - - - - 4 I Was Made For Lovin' You Kiss Casablanca/Bellaphon 5 Willem - Willem Duyn - Phonogram 5 Angel Eyes Roxy Music - - - Polydor 5 A Walk In The Park - Nick Straker Band Decca/Teldec 6 A Rumbas - Massada - 6 Video Killed The Radio Star Buggies - - - Island 6 I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats Mercury/Phonogram 7 We - - Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard EMI 7 Don't - - Stop'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson Epic 7 Kingston Kingston Lou & Hollywood Bananas 8 Marching On BZN Phonogram - - - Hansa/Ariola - - 8 Since You've Been Gone Rainbow Polydor 8 Don't Bring Me Dwon ELO 9 Sail On Commodores EMI - - - - Jet/CBS - - 9 Love's Got A Hold On Me Dollar Carrere 9 So Bist Du Peter Maffay 10 Don't Stop'TII You Get Enough Michael Jackson - - - - Teldec - - EMI 10 Money - Flying Lizards - Virgin 10 Moskau - - Jupiter/Ariola TOP TEN LPs TOP TEN LPs TOP TEN LPs 1 Emociones Julio Iglesias CBS 1 Pleasure Principle Gary Numan Beggars Banquet - - - - 1 Eve Alan Parsons Proiect Arista/EMI 2 Outlandos D'Amour Police CBS 2 Oceans Of Fantasy Boney M Atlantic/Hansa ------2 Triumpf der goldenen Stimme Karel Gott Polydor/DGG 3 Summer Love Various Artists Arcade 3 Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile Cliff Richard EMI ------3 Die Stimme Der Prarie Ronny -K -Tel 4 I Am Earth. Wind & Fire CBS 4 String Of Hits Shadows EMI - - - - - 4 Steppenwolf Peter Maffay Teldec 5 Dynasty Kiss VIP 5 Discovery ELO Jet ------5 Oceans Of Fantasy Boney M Hansa/Ariola 6 Oceans Of Fantasy Boney M Ariola 6 The Raven Stranglers United Artists ------6 Zauber der Guitarre Ricky King 7 String Of Hits EMI 7 In Through The Out Door Led Zeppelin - - CBS - - - - Swan Song 7 Breakfast In America Supertramp A&M/CBS 8 Slow Train Coming Bob Dylan CBS 8 Outlandos D'Amour Police A&M ------8 Teens & Jeans & Rock 'n' Roll Teens Hansa/Ariola 9 The Fantastic Sounds Of Klaus Wunderlich -Tel 9 Adventures Of The Hersham Boys Sham 69 Polydor - - -K - - 9 Traumereien Richard Clayderman 10 Voulez -Vous ABBA Polydor 10 Slow Train Coming Bob Dylan - - Telefunken/Teldec - - - - CBS 10 Dschinghis -Nationale Hitkrant Prokukties Khan - Jupiter/Ariola -BMRB -Der Musikmarkt

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