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iiHkroj J2 m nrWKM mm sic ch | H SBuSEE WilliMMIIImm Wm jjgtijtimm Jjj llll ! V #a Jk. VOL. LIV, NO. SEPTEMBER 1990 STAFF BOX 5, 1, GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher KEITH ALBERT Vice President/General Manager JIM SHARP Director, Nashville Operations CAMILLE COMPASIO Director, Coin Machine Operations Marketing JIM WARSINSKE (L.A.) MIKE GORDON (L.A.) THE MUSIC TRADE MAGAZINE KEITH GORMAN Editor LEEJESKE New Yotk Editor KAY KNIGHT Nashville Editor CONTENTS COIN-OP Editorial COLUMNS KAREN WOODS, Assoc. Ed. (N. Y.) Nashville News 35 KIMMY WIX, Assoc. Ed. (Nash.) East Coasting 5 DIRECTORY ERNEST HARDY, Assoc. Ed. (LA) Faces 6 TONYSABOURNIN, New Retail 7 IN THIS ISSUE Assoc. Ed., Latin (N.Y.) News.. SHELLY WEISS, Indie Focus 8 Assoc. Ed., PM'tshing (L.A.) New Music 25 Begins on page 9 BERNETTA GREEN (N.Y.) The Heavy Metals 25 WILMA MELTON (Nash.) Jazz 26 HERB AGNER (Nash.) Rhythm & Blues 28 ALEX HENDERSON (L.A.) Cocinando 27 Chart Research Pop Reviews 32 SCOTT M. SALISBURY CHARTS Coordinator (LA.) Top 40 Jazz LPs 26 JOHN DECKER (Nash.) Top 75 Rhythm & Blues LPs 28 C.J. (War Flower) (L.A.) Blues Singles 29 TERESA CHANCE (Nash.) Top 100 Rnythm & JEFF KARP (L.A.) Top 200 LPs 30 NATHAN W.(DXF) HOLSEY (L.A.) Top 20 Miami Latin LPs 15 Production Top 1 00 Pop Singles 33 JIM GONZALEZ Top 100 Country Singles 36 Art Director Top 75 Country LPs 37 Circulation Top 20 Country Indie Singles 39 NINATREGUB, Manager Top 40 Contemporary Christian Singles 42 CYNTHIA BANTA DEPARTMENTS Publication Offices NEW YORK Tickertape 4 1 57 W. 57th Street (Suite 1402) Executives on the Move 4 New York, NY 10019 Country 35 Phone: (212) 586-2540 Gospel 42 Fax: (212)582-2571 Coin Machine 9 HOLLYWOOD Classifieds 43 6464 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 605) Hollywood, C A 90028 Phone: (21 3) 464-8241 Fax: (213)464-3235 NASHVILLE 1300 Division St. Ste. 202, Nashville TN 37203 Phone:(615)244-2898 TOP POP DEBUTS Fax: (615) 259-2913 CHICAGO 1442 S. 61 st Ave., Cicero IL 60650 Phone: (708) 853-7440 SINGLES: George Michael (COL) Praying for Time BRAZIL CHRISTOPHER PICKARD ALBUMS: Pixies (Elektra) Bossanova Av. 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Copyright under Everybody Everybody Universal Copyright Convention. Los Principes de la Salsa POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Black Box CASH BOX, 157 W. 67th Street, Suite Enrique & Santiago 1402, New York, NY 10019. (CBS DISCOS) Sweet Sensation (RCA) TICKERTAPE CASH BOX SEPTEMBER 1,1990 D EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE Galante Names Weston At Black Rock, Jon R. Pei singer has been appointed presi- Vice President/General dent, CBS Music Video Enterprises. He comes from the Vestron International Group, where he served as chairman since 1988, Manager of RCA and as president of Vestron Video since 1981. Jerry Blair has been promoted to national director, top-40 singles promotion Leo for Columbia, a move up from local promotion manager, New Nashville; Josh England, a position he has held for two years. And Jerry Lembo has been promoted to national director, AC promotion Assumes Head A&R Post for Columbia, a move up from director, national singles, top-40 Peisinger promotion. He has been with the label for four years, initially Nashville unique." as the New York local promotion manager. At Columbia Future announcements House, Joanne Singer has been named director, video will be made regarding programming. She comes from Nickelodeon, where she served the structure of RCA's as a consultant in home video and licensing. Diana Graham country label. It was new has been promoted to senior vice president of BMG Music further announced by Publishing International. She joined the company's London Galante that Josh Leo has office in 1987 as vice president. Prior to that, she was general been appointed vice presi- manager of Chappell International. Randy Goodman has dent, artist and repertoire. Singer His responsibilities will been named vice president, product development for RCA, a include directing the exist- move up from VP, promotion and product development, ing roster and all new Nashville. Goodman has been with the label since 1981 in signings. various capacities, and will be relocating to New York in As a producer, Leo has September to take over his new position. And Randy Miller worked with such artists has been named vice president, artist development. He most as Alabama, K.T. Oslin, recently was VP product management. West Coast. He has Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, been with RCA for five years. PolyGram has promoted Matraca Berg and Juice Michael Bays to vice president, creative services. He has been Newton. Leo is also an ac- Graham complished musician and with the label since 1987, as director of creative services. Lynda songwriter who is known Pagliaro has been named manager of production. She has for his session work as a been with PolyGram since 1987, as well, most recently as senior guitarist and in his tour- inventory coordinator. And Wanda Rachel has been named ing with such acts as director of marketing, PMV U.S. She comes from MGM/UA Jimmy Buffet and Kim Home Video, where she was marketing manager. Michelle Carnes. His songwriting Meisner has been named national director, field operations at credits include the #1 hits Elektra. She has been with the label since most recently Jack Weston "Baby What About You" 1986, as director, promotion. West Coast. And John McHugh has NASHVILLE Joe Galante, newly and "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" as A 'fc — been appointed national director, AOR. He comes from A&M, Goodman appointed president of RCA well as numerous top- 1 On singles. where he was local promotion manager since 1988. Island Records, U.S., announced on Leo will report directly to Galante. August 13 that Jack Weston has Galante said of Leo, "In the time has promoted Chris Reade to senior director, media and artist been named vice president and we've worked together, his con- relations, a move up from director, media and artist relations. general manager, RCA tribution to RCA both creatively She has been with Island since 1987. 1/latthew Stringer has a Records/Nashville. Weston was and commercially has had very been named director of marketing for Island and 4th & B'way. positive impact. Josh is passionate formerly RCA's vice president, na- He joined Island in 1989 as director, advertising. Prior to that, tional country promotion, and was and caring for the artists and their he spent several years at Young & Rubicam and Ogilvy & most recently appointed vice presi- music. He will make a great addi- Mather. And Rick Sherman has been appointed West Coast dent and general manager of RCA tion to the RCA team." sales and marketing manager. He comes from Album Net- Records' newly announced second Bays work, he was a retail research specialist for several country label. where In making the announcement, years. BMI has promoted Dexter Moore to director, Galante said, “Jack is a very writer/publisher relations, BMI Los Angeles. He has been with qualified executive whose inten- the organization since 1982, most recently as an executive in sity and discipline will be the in- the writer/publisher relations department for the past four gredients in successfully running years. And Alison Smith has been promoted to director, per- our business. He is a leader who forming rights. She joined BMI Nashville in 1985, relocated to cares about the music and the New York two years later, and has been a member of the people." writer /publisher relations staff since then. Sol Saffian of the Departments reporting directly Meisner to Weston will include marketing, William Morris Agency has been promoted from senior agent promotion and administration. to director of sales operations for the Nashville office. Original- Weston will report directly to ly from New York, Saffian transferred to Nashville from the Galante. Weston said of his new Los Angeles office this past March. In a career that spans 31 position, “It's with extreme en- years. Saffian has worked with a wide variety of successful thusiasm and exdted anticipation artists, including Rod Stewart, Neil Diamond, Rosanne Barr, of continued success that I ap- Miami Sound Machine, Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino and the pproach the honor of this assign- Josh Leo Temptations. Relativity/Combat/ln-Effect has promoted ment. Joe has built a legendary Allan Flaum to director of production /creative services. He roster and supported them with Leo said of his new poisition at was production manager. MCA has named Jennifer Jay Reade the most valuable asset a company RCA, "Just from my past experien- A&R representative.