Pickwick Retail Division Meets In Florida Castle Crowd HOLLYWOOD, FLA.-Pickwick Archie Benike, Thornton, Colo- International's retailing division, rado; Deborah Koger, Lincoln, the world's largest retail chain of Nebraska; Carol Klees, West Allis, record stores, gathered in Holly- Wisconsin; Jack Gergen, Orange, wood, Florida at the Diplomat California. Hotel last week for a full schedule Named Sam Goody Manager of of meetings, seminars, sports ac- the Year was: Tom Fazio, Spring- tivities and entertainment. field, Pennsylvania. Runners-up Store managers representing were: Ken Mills, Ardmore, Penn- Musicland, Discount Records, Sam sylvania; Bernard Bornstein, New Goodys, Aura Sounde, the leased York, New York, Rockefeller Plaza departments of Treasure City, Store; Arnold Jennet, Yonkers, Shopper's City, J. C. Penney, New York. Treasury and Treasure Island met Highlighting the entertainment with regional, territory and dis- schedule were performances by trict supervisors and retail man- RCA recording artist Waylon Jen- agement personnel. Casablanca Records and FilmWorks recording artist David Castle recently debuted his nings, and Motown recording art- new Casablanca LP, "Love You Forever," at a listening party/bash at Spectrum Studios The overall theme of the retail ists, the Commodores. in Venice, Ca. The affair was attended by the executive staff of Casablanca, and others. store manager's meeting was Castle, in addition to being an accomplished artist and composer, is also an actor. He "Pickwick's Retail Believes ... In plays a featured role in Universal's upcoming "Where the Buffalo Roam," starring Bill Murray and Peter Boyle. Pictured from left are: Christy Hill, Casablanca International; - Butterfly Names Joseph You." Seminars focused on Pick Chris Whorf, vice president/creative services; Don Wasley, vice president/artist develop- wick's rapidly growing retail net- Disco Promotion VP ment; Bruce Bird, executive vice president, Casablanca; David Castle; Richard Sherman, work and the career opportunities vice president/sales; Steve Keator, vice president/media; Janet Gross of Castle's manage- LOS ANGELES-A. J. Cervantes, ment firm, Pointless Management. available. The aspects of effective Butterfly Records, merchandising, Christmas season president of has the appointment preparations, finance, and elec- announced of Dee Joseph as vice president tronic and accessory products Infinity Launching Spyro Gyra Campaign were also discussed. of disco promotion. LOS ANGELES - Infinity Rec- Through August, Infinity and Prior to her appointment, Jo- ords, in with MCA MCA distributing will market a The "Store Manager of the conjunction seph was the national disco pro- Distributing. Corp., will launch a heavy spread of Spyro Gyra's Year" Award was presented to motion director for the label. major marketing campaign in "Morning Dance" albums and Rick Terry, Nashville, Tennessee, support of Infinity's multi -charted singles to increase sales momen- with honorable mentions to: instrumental band, Spyro Gyra, tum and to continue develop- Randy Redding, North Charleston, Berlin/Carmen Mgmt. beginning August 20th, accord- ment of Spyro Gyra as a major S.C.; Tim Kane, Marion, Indiana; ing to Infinity vice-presdent of multi -format act with long-term Liz Schmidt, Brookfield, Wiscon- Inks Wardell Piper marketing/finance, Gary Mankoff. popular appeal. In-store promo- sin; Bruce Etzler, Lafayette, Indi- NEW YORK Berlin/Carmen - "The time is right to propell tions will include the use of a ana; Bob Brazeal, Concord, Cali- International Artist Management, Spyro Gyra to gold and beyond," twelve minute video tape which fornia; John Walter, Waterloo, Inc. has announced that it has said Mankoff. "This will be the captures the band in performance Iowa; Nancy Crotty, Hyattsville, signed Midsong Record's Wardell most aggressive campaign launch- and also includes audience reac- Maryland; Jerry Lewis, Monroe, Piper to its roster. ed by Infinity to date combining tion; coloring contests using the Louisiana; Steve Sander, Minne- local advertising with an umbrella "Morning Dance" album cover in tonkam, Minnesota. The District of national print and radio ad- black and white; and the free Supervisor of the Year was Glen Rosen Exits Casablanca vertising, in-store merchandising, distribution of extended play ver- Hardisty, Anderson, Indiana. Hon- Record World has learned that and numerous television appear- sion's of "Morning Dance." orable mentions went to: Doug Howard Rosen, VP of promotion ances." "The band's base has broad- Backer, Minneapolis, Minnesota; at Casablanca Records, left that The six -member, Buffalo -based ened beyond our initial expecta- Ken Denne, Houston, Texas; Mike position last week. No announce- group is currently enjoying multi - tions," said Mankoff. "They've Hanna, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ment has been made by the format success with its "Morning just returned from a very success- label as to a replacement and Awards to the best sales per- Dance" single and album. The al- ful European tour highlighted by Rosen will be announcing his fu- sons of the year included: Don- bum is approaching gold status a performance at the Montreaux ture plans shortly. ald Ticotin, Rosedale, Maryland; while it's rested at the number Jazz Festival. 'Morning Dance,' two position on the jazz charts the single and album, are cur- for weeks. The single is at #31 rently Top 20 in England and #1 Cars Cop Platinum on RW's Top 100 chart after 11 on their disco chart so the phe- weeks. (Continued on page 52) "Candy -O," the second album by Elektra/Asylum's The Cars, has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The group is pictured receiving their platinum awards follow- ing a concert in Chicago, one stop on an extensive national tour. Pictured from left: Fred Lewis, Cars' manager; Ric Ocasek, Ben Orr, Greg Hawkes, The Cars; Ralph Ebler, E/A east coast artist development director; Elliot Easton and David Robinson, The Cars. RECORD WORLD AUGUST 25, 1979 17 www.americanradiohistory.com.