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V Newsweekly Sept. 12, 1981 $3 (U.S.; A Billboard Publication The Radio Programming, Music /Record International WHOLESALERS DISTRESSED 12 -Inch `Mini' LPs Gaining Seen By Labels As $4.98 -$5.98 Midlines Trade Wants Specifics By SAM SUTHERLAND LOS ANGELES -Encouraged by sales base in dance music, and 7 -inch EPs remain On Warner Vid Rentals breakthroughs on recent I2 -inch "mini" al- confined to regional, import or promotional By JOHN SIPPEL bums, a growing number of manufacturers are goods, the '80s answer to the old 7 -inch EPs of LOS ANGELES -The trade jury is weigh- and Noel Gimbel of the burgeoning Video poised to enter this new mid -priced product the '50s looks to be a growth stock in coming ing the of the dramatic WEA -Warner Unlimited chain, go a step further: Both ques- category. months. potential Video rental -only concept, hampered tion whether they should turn over present in- That's the dominant trend surfacing in a Warner Bros., Epic /Stiff, A &M, I.R.S. and Home what many see as the need for more spe- ventory for replacement and then destruction survey of labels on release activity in both 7- PolyGram have all issued titles in this 12 -inch by cific operational details. six months after replacement. inch and 12 -inch extended play (EP) and 12- 33 r.p.m. configuration, Chrysalis and EMI - program (Billboard, Sept. 5. Gimbel feels his role as "distributor" or inch single disk configurations. America /Liberty will bow their first entries The radical such industry concern that "master licensor" must be more fully described While the last of these formats has outlived shortly, and Alfa, Capitol, Elektra /Asylum 1981) has caused that CBS /MGM Home Video by WHV. Anyone who does approximately premature obituaries to sustain a limited sales (Continued on page 15) it's understood has delayed announcement of its rental plans, $350,000 annual volume with WHV prod-act slated for imminent disclosure, until the stir gets an 11% discount, but that's the extent of has subsided. (Continued on page 86) Wholesalers -who are termed "master li- Music Trust Fund $$ Up censors" by Warner Home Video president Mort Fink -appear most distressed. WHV Sales Continue Rising Sales, New Labels Spark 6% Increase Gene Silverman, Video Trend, Farmington. Mich.. the most conservative of all surveyed in In Non -Rental Areas By IS HOROWITZ his early estimates of the plan, wants to know By LAURA FOTI NEW YORK -Manufacturer payments to Contributions to date for the six -month pe- specifically how he will involve his organiza- NEW YORK -Warner Home Video's cur- the Music Performance Trust Fund are run- riod ending June 30, 1981, are about $6.4 mil- tion from a work and profit standpoint, and he rent catalog will still be sold around the coun- ning more than 6% ahead of last year, reflect- lion, according to a Fund spokesman, with two is not alone. will do try, even after the firm's new rental -only plan ing an upturn in sales and the market impact major label entities, and K -tel, He also questions what Video Trend seven is launched mid -October in Texas. New titles of newer labels. among those companies whose payments are between Oct. 15, 1981, when Fink said the pro- will he for rental only and will not appear in The Trust Fund, created by the recording still due. unidentified Texas markets unveil where the program is not in effect. industry and the American Federation of Mu- From past experience, however, the Fund gram to consumers, and when the WHV markets For now, only seven Texas markets are for- sic.ans to promote live performances of music, anticipates that receipts will be swelled by rental -only program is advertised to con- bidden to sell Warner product -old or rew- receives a little more than 0.5% on manufac- more than an additional $600,000 before the sumers in the Midwest. but that will change as the plan goes national turer sales at suggested list, less certain deduct- books are closed for the half year, reaching a George Atkinson, founder of the now al- (Continued on page 14) ions. (Continued on page 8) most 350 affiliated Video Station retail outlets, Country Concert Trail Rocky By EDWARD MORRIS NASHVILLE -In a summer notable for its record -breaking successes. live country music has also left a trail of financial disappointments that range from the moderate to the monumental. Almost every imaginable cause has been cited to explain these setbacks except the quality of the performers. On the success side, Barbara Mandrell has been a particularly bankable star lately (Billboard, Aug. 29, 1981), drawing larger than normal crowds at fairs in Wyoming, Montana and Ohio. Likewise, the Statler Brothers report that this has been one of their best seasons yet. And Tandy Rice. president of Top Bill - (Continued on page 31) Talent Forum Push: Marketing NEW YORK -Applying more classic marketing techniques to musical ca- reers will be the central message when personal manager Ken Kragen kicks off Billboard's International Talent Forum VII here Wednesday (9) as keynote The time is right for LITTLE RIVER BAND's sensational new TIME MICKEY THOMAS IS ALIVE ALONE AT LAST! After a star- studded career as speaker. EXPOSURE (ST 12163), featuring the smash single "THE NIGHT OWLS" lead singer on countless hit records and superstar bands, Mickey Thomas In formally opening the sessions, slated for the Sheraton Centre Hotel, the (A5033) plus a spate of immensely programmable selections. Capitol's takes time out to record an exceptional premier album. He establishes his Kragen & Co. founder and principal will also assess the precarious state of the campaign for the album includes a variety of point- of.purchas> merchan- vocal brilliance on the unreleased Eagles song "Too Much Drama Mama," well as its future. Now managing such acts as Kim Carnes dising items, extensive print advertising, aggressive radio and television a cover of Cream's "Badge" and "She's Got You Running," the first single. talent industry as Kenny Rogers and Dottie West, spot schedules and a three -song promotional video production On Capitol The spotlight belongs to Mickey Thomas ALIVE ALONE (5E -530). Produced and the J. Geils Band as well as sales titan 86) Records and Cassettes. ( Acvertisement) By Bill Szymczyk on Elektra Records & Tapes. (Advertisement) (Continued on page (Advertisement)

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Sonenserg & Al Dellentash for Amundo Enterprises, " www.americanradiohistory.com www.americanradiohistory.com 3 General News Makers Of Videodisks Adopt CX Small Player Population Minimizes Compatability Issue By ALAN PENCHANSKY & JIM McCULLAUGH CHICAGO -Recognizing the with CX decoders. because of millions of home stereos need for audio noise reduction in The system's adoption for video- without decoder circuitry. videodisk players, manufacturers disks is simplified by the small ma- Although CBS developed the au- have adopted the CBS CX encoded chine population in the U.S. today - dio system to be compatible -no fi- disk technology. no more than 75,000 videodisk play- delity loss when played without a The CX system, a sound encoding ers of both available formats, CED decoder -this issue continues to be a method used during record master- and LV- according to industry ob- source of debate. ing, will be employed, to enhance servers. This virtually eliminates the Charles Wood, president of Au- videodisk audio reproduction - issue of "compatibility" which has dionics, an Oregon electronics firm, much as it was designed for en- arisen in the CX audio disk program (Continued on page 8) hanced reproduction from conven- tional analog phono disks. Encoded , played back through a spe- RIAA Filing Petition cial decoder, have reduced noise lev- IMPROMPTU SHOW -Paul Jabara, left, Oscar and Grammy winner for his els and expanded dynamic range. song "Last Dance," performs a few tunes from his upcoming Broadway mu- RCA's adoption of CX for Select- sical "Tough Times" for top BMI executives Theodora Zavin and Edward aVision was On Mechanical Hike Cramer at their New York office. announced last week. CX will be part of the second gener- By JEAN CALLAHAN ation videodisk players which in- WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. Tribunal must set a flat rate that will After Hard clude stereo and are expected to be Appeals Court's release of its full remain in effect until ... 1987," the Times, Disco introduced in 1982. opinion in the mechanical royalty opinion reads. The appeals court The Philips /MCA -developed La- adjustment proceeding clears the suggests that the Tribunal devise "a Industry Enjoys Upsurge serDisc video system employs highly way for the Recording Industry reasonable mechanism for auto- advanced laser technology. How- Assn. of America to petition for re- matic rate changes in interim years" By RADCLIFFE JOE ever, CX also is being added here to consideration, and requires the which would not require specific NEW YORK -The U.S. disco- consumer interest, operators at all achieve greater audio fidelity. Copyright Royalty Tribunal to de- Tribunal meetings. theque industry is currently experi- levels of the disco business are once Japanese Laserdiscs with CX -en- vise an alternative method for in- encing a resurgence, after a year or more gearing for what they believe coded audio, marketed by Pioneer, terim royalty rate adjustments be- more of difficult conditions. will be a continued demand for the will be available in that market this tween now and 1987. Lease -Purchase Patrons who had deserted the in- services they offer. fall, and some industrial LaserDisc The opinion, released Aug. 27, ex- dustry in droves a year ago, follow- In the past few months, several systems in the U.S. from Disco - plains at length the decision the ap- Plan For Keel ing rumors of its imminent demise, new record labels, geared specifi- Vision Associates are being outfitted peals court reached June 23 (Bill- NEW YORK -In a move indi- are now flocking back to the clubs cally to the production of contempo- board, June 27, 1981). That decision cated recently, American Can Co., and standing in line for hours for an rary dance music have emerged on upheld the Tribunal's increase of the parent of Pickwick Int'I, is going opportunity to boogie to the strains the disco scene, among them Park mechanical royalty rate to 4 cents, through with its plan to spin -off its of their favorite dance music beat. Place Records and Tropique Rec- effective July 1, but remanded the pressing unit, Keel Manufacturing Responding to that GERMANS FIRE turnaround in ords. scheme for interim rate adjustments of Hauppauge, L.I., through a lease - Older record labels like Atlantic AWAY ON TAX (that would have called for the purchase arrangement with two have reactivated their dance music Tribunal to meet annually) back By JIM SAMPSON to partners in the venture. departments, are signing new acts, the Tribunal for further proceed- MUNICH -In anticipation of According to informed sources, and releasing product specifically ings. - Roger Gouldstone, vice Via Time -Life next week's hearing in Bonn on pro- currently geared to the discotheques. RIAA attorney Cary Sherman, president posed changes in the German copy- and general manager of Old independent promotion com- who has been waiting to see the full Keel, will partner with Don Olesen, right law (Billboard, Sept. 5, 1981), panies are being reactivated, and opinion before filing a petition for Budget Price the performing arts and blank tape for the past 15 years associated with new ones like 120 Dance Promotions reconsideration, says that RIAA will CBS' pressing industries here have fired new salvos /duplication oper- are being formed. now petition the appeals court. That ation, most at each other in the battle over a pos- recently as Eastern re- Old clubs like Studio 54 and Para- petition must be filed by Thursday gional sible blank tape levy. sales manager. Gouldstone Country LPs dise Garage are being refurbished, (10). Sherman is withholding com- 's biggest blank tape will be president of Keel, while Ole - expanded, and in cases where they ment on the opinion until RIAA's sen will serve as By KIP KIRBY manufacturer, BASF, claims that executive vice presi- had switched dance .music formats, filing. dent. The sloppy implementation of the cur- official transfer of Keel's NASHVILLE -Two new ventures are returning to funk, r &b and disco Tribunal Commissioner May Lou operations is expected rent royalty on hardware allows $4 to take place now poised on Time -Life Records' programming. And new clubs like Burg says the CRT may invite corn - Sept. 14. million to $6 million to slip launching pad reflect the company's the multimillion -dollar "Daddy's" through ment from the parties involved be- the hands of rights holders each growing interest in marketing coun- in San Antonio, Tex., are being fore determining a new method for year. The music try music. opened. industry failed to mechanical royalty rate adjustments collect adequately on imported The projects involve a collectors - Disco sound and lighting equip- in the years between now and 1987 recording equipment, says BASF. edition series of country music an- ment manufacturers and suppliers when the rate will again be récalcu- In This Issue To stop this apparent loophole, the CLASSICAL thologies, which is going to be of- who, just a few short months ago, lated. Burg also says the Tribunal 54 collection agency ZPU has taken le- CLASSIFIED MART 41, 43 fered to customers directly through were forced to turn to the inter - will meet soon after Labor Day to (Continued on page 72) COMMENTARY 20 Time -Life mail -order advertising. (Continued on page 67) discuss the appeals court opinion. COUNTRY 31 The second project, currently in the The 38 -page opinion dismisses DISCO BUSINESS 67 testing stage in five U.S. markets, =EXECS OUTLINE POLICIES RIAA's argument that the choice of INTERNATIONAL 69 GOSPEL features a new budget supermarket 4 cents for the new mechanical roy- 48 JAZZ country music LP series. alty rate was not sufficiently 57 RCA Nat'l Confab Sells ex- RADIO 23 This series, tagged at only $3.99 plained. The opinion also dismisses SOUND BUSINESS 62 per album, will include 20 different copyright owners' claims that the TALENT 50 titles, and based on the results of New Product, Directions Tribunal set the rate too low. The VIDEO 59 Time -Life's only fault testing phase, should be By IRV LICHTMAN the appeals court finds FEATURES on supermarket shelves by early with the Tribunal's decision is its in- LINCOLNSHIRE, 111. -RCA pany, declaring in an address Chartbeat 6 1982. The introductory volume tention to meet annually to adjust -a Records is priming itself for mar- Sunday (30): "RCA is not for Counterpoint 55 compilation of Charley Pride hits the 4 cents rate to reflect economic Inside Track 86 - keting and a &r strategies in the sale in whole or in part. That is will be offered at a further -reduced factors such as inflation. Lifelines 84 '80s, while hoping to maintain my statement to you and it is au- Mike Harrison rate of $1.99 to spark interest in the "We do not suggest that the 27 its current chart successes in the thorized by corporate manage- Rock'n'Rolling 10 ongoing series, which will include immediate months ahead. ment. The idle speculation that Stock Market Quotations 8 artists such as Waylon Jennings, produced Vox Jox 29 Ronnie These were the underlining press comment of an Milsap, Dolly Parton, impending sale doesn't Midline Double } deserve Tammy Wynette, Jim Reeves, themes of the label's three -day CHARTS marketing meeting another minute of airtime." Johnny Cash, in Lincoln- Top LP's , 83, 85 George Jones and Summer and Craigo, who LPs By CBS Barbara Mandrell. shire, Ill., last week, its first na- took Singles Radio tional gathering in five over responsibility for RCA's do- NEW YORK -CBS Records is in- Action Chart 22, 24, 26 This is only the second time that years. mestic activities last January af- troducing a "nice price plus" series, RockAlbums /TopTracks 30 Time -Life Records division has ex- Before some 400 attendees Boxoffice 52 - ter serving as managing director which is the double album equiva- perimented with selling its product including 40 retail and radio per- Bubbling Under Top of the label's U.K. operation, set lent of its nice price midline series. in supermarkets. Last year, it fin- sonnel from the Chicago area LPs/ Hot 100 29 - the tone for RCA's a &r and mar- Available in early October, the Disco Top 80 ished up a multi -volume Arthur the label presented under a 68 keting strategies. series will feature 73 Jazz LPs Fiedler pop series that retailed na- "Where Music Happens" banner catalog items 57 In broad terms, Summer stated from the CBS' CG, EG, ZG series. Hits Of The World 73 tionally in approximately 1,186 su- its fall lineup of album and sin- Hot that "in a time when the econ- The double albums in the series will Soul Singles 55 permarkets. gles. with both RCA president Latin LPs 54 omy in general and the economy sell for the same price as a single The $3.99 country budget line is Bob Summer and Jack Craigo, Soul LPs 56 of the industry resists growth, we frontline disk product, which is now undergoing test -marketing in vice president of RCA in the Hot Country Singles 32 have taken the decision not to about $8.98 list price. Hot Country LPs five key markets (New England, U.S.- Canada, offering their CBS has abol- 34 draw back. We've decided to ished list pricing on its product. Hot 100 80 Ohio, Colorado, Phoenix and Nor- views of label policies and phi- defy instinct and make a run for Some releases that have been de- Top 50 Adult Contemporary.... 29 folk) for 16 weeks. Time -Life's su- losophies for the '80s. Dop 40 Videocassettes the roses." leted from the CBS 60 permarket sales manager Manfred catalog will be Summer attempted to put to Summer said RCA would added to the series, and a number RECORD Koehler notes that no decision on of REVIEWS rest recurring rumors of the sale commit itself to top talent, repackaged sets will be included in Audiophile Recordings 62 initial first -run pressings and ship- of the label by the parent com- (Continued on page 16) the series. No titles have yet been an- Album Reviews 74 (Continued on page 31) nounced. Singles Reviews 79

www.americanradiohistory.com 6 General News PRODUCER PROFILE Chartbeat Perry Preference WEA Forms 1965 Through Time Tunnel; Spanish Arm `Music I Know Best' NEW YORK -In a move to ex- By PAUL GREIN pand its presence in the Latin mar- ket, WEA International has estab- Journey, Jarreau Jumping LOS ANGELES -For the past `Swing' project, all of which I'm lished a wholly owned affiliate in three years, Richard Perry has producing. The only other LOS ANGELES -it's not 1965. The Stones' "Start Me Up" may artist Spain, called WEA Records S.A. It been wearing two hats is but an incredible simulation. be no "Satisfaction," just as the Four -as both ." will be headed by Ben producer Bunders, The three highest- debuting new Tops' "When She Was My Girl" and president of Planet Planet this week registers its WEA International vice president, Records. with albums on this week's pop LP chart won't make aryone forget "I Can't But the recent biggest- charting single and al- and founder and managing director streamlining his E/A- distrib- are by the Rolling Stones, the Kinks Help Myself." That's beside the of bum to date. The Pointer Sisters' of WEA companies in both Holland and the Four Tops. The latest album point. uted custom label, this balancing hit "Slow Hand" is number two and . act is easing somewhat. by the Moody Blues dips a couple of What's amazing is that 16 years on the Hot 100 for the third The new affiliate, the seventh for "I'm now looking to make mu- notches, but Bob Dylan, Herb Alpert, later, so many of the top acts of 1965 straight week, while their LP WEA International on the conti- Art Garfunkel, are still potent chart fixtures. Sixteen sic that falls more in line with my the Temptations and "Black And White" holds at nent, will officially open in mid - personal tastes," Perry says. "it's the Beach Boys all move up with years, after all, .s the same amount of number 12. 1982. According to Bunders, the first come back to the kind of artists stars. time tha. elapsed between 1940, The label started operation in priorities are to find a location, when and music I know best, where I On the singles chart, Diana Ross Tommy Dorsey and Bing September, 1978. "I picked a probably in Barcelona, to hire a &r completely trust my own in- still reigns Supreme in her fifth week Crosby were riding high, and 1956, great time to start a company, and marketing staffs, and to deter- stincts. at No. 1 with "Endless Love," while when Elvis broie. didn't I ?" Perry remarks dryly. "I mine pressing and distribution ar- "Wien I started Planet, I the Beach Boys continue to ride an This week's activity merely dra- only wish I was starting Planet rangements. He expects to sign "be- wanted it to be a total record endless wave with their top 20 med- matizes a trend that's been brewing right now. In a sense it feels like I tween 10 and 15 artists by the end of a little ley. throughout this decade. Ten acts company, not just label am: I'm older and wiser." the first year." without Jr. Walker's sax sparks For- have scored top 10 albums so far in any real identity. So we The initial three -year term ex- Says Bunders: "The estab- expanded quickly, perhaps too eigner's top five hit "Urgent," while the '80s who first cracked the LP pired July 1, whereupon Perry lishment of a WEA company in quickly, and at one point had Barbara Mason has an r&b hit with chart in '65, or before. and Smith signed a modified ex- Spain is a strong indication of our nearly 10 artists. One or two al- an answer record to Richard "Dim- The Isley Brothers, who reached tension to Feb. 1, 1982. The two intention to aggressively address the bums never did come out. ples" Fields' "She's Got Papers On the top 10 in May, 1980 with "Go All are now looking for an estab- Latin market throughout the world. "I was more as a Me." The Way," first hit the LP chart in thinking lished act for Perry to produce We will also be working toward ac- record company president The Ad -Libs' '65 smash "Boy September, 1962 with "Twist And than for Planet. quiring a strong roster of local artists as a producer. I wanted the com- From New York City" is a current Shout." "I've come to recognize that and talented performers. In this pany to be well- rounded; it hit for Manhattan Transfer; Jackie Barbra Streisand notched her first this is my ultimate strength," manner we will begin to develop didn't necessarily have to be my DeShannon cowrote the year's big- chart album in April, 1963, followed Perry says. "That's why I'm very repertoire that will impact on other kind of music. If it had been, I gest single, "Bette Davis Eyes," and that June by The Miracles and that enthused by the focus within the Spanish- speaking markets, which wouldn't have signed any bands. Peter & Gordon's Peter Asher and July by Stevie Wonder. The Beatles industry on tried- and -true artists. contain some 300 -400 million music "But let's face it: L.A. was the Four Seasons' Bob Gaudio have first hit the LP aurvey in February, All of my success has been with lovers. In addition, we are certainly gripped by new wave fever. Ev- emerged as top producers. 1964, followed ir June by the Stones that type of act. not going to ignore the tremendous Several other members the and in September by the Supremes. ery label had its bands. It was of class "Throughout the last three market of Spanish- speaking record of '65 pop up periodically on the The Yardbirds rated their first chart kind of exciting for a while. With years, I desperately wanted to buyers in North America." Billboard charts, including Bobby album in July, 1365. all the bidding going on, it re- break a number of new acts. But Vinton, Tom Jones, Bill Medley, , of course, emerged minded me of fraternity rush in I've come to realize that my James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Cur- from that group. as did Ross from college. greatest asset is being able to take Freight Claims tis Mayfield. (Continued on page 84) "In the past three years, I've come to develop a whole new re- an artist that has a track record. Whether they're hot or cold spect for the work a Joe Smith, at the RIAA Warning moment is not important. Mo Ostn, Clive Davis or David NEW YORK -A warning that WHEN IMPORTANT RECORD DISTRIBUTORS Geffen puts in. It's a grueling job. "I can work with these acts more efficiently and effectively deregulation of air and surface car- I found it not to be my favorite riers may lead to battles over claims thing. But I spend because they're pros. You're not TALK ... RETAILERS LISTEN less time on it for loss or damage of freight has now because the Planet artist ros- taking someone through the process for the first time." been issued by the Recording Indus- WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY ter has been pared down tremen- try Assn. of America. "Slow Hand" is starred at OF THESE dously. The alert appears in the first issue number seven on this week's r FINE "Right now we've got the &b of the new "Freightgram" distrib- singles chart, making it the big - INDEPENDENT Pointer Sisters, a solo album by uted by the association which will DOMESTIC June Pointer in the works and the (Continued on page 10) periodically update member labels RECORDINGS . (Continued on page 86) Medium Medium - "Hurgry, So Angry" 12" Cherry Red L I:I.IISH;1111'l' RECORDS INC. Cachalot Mickey Thomas, lead singer of 220 West 19th Street. New York. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 10 General News Makes Rock'n'Rolling Richard Perry `Music I Know Best' Together Again: Fripp, King Crimson Continued from page 6 goal is to achieve the same level of gest r &b hit of Perry's career. But the perfection but to do it with a lot less By ROMAN KOZAK original concept for the group was to effort. The results can be just as good NEW YORK -Recently, we had a growing beyonú its optimum, Fripp hearse in April, I became aware of cut rock'n'roll. They succeeded at if not better and it doesn't burn you chance to chat with one of rock's decided to disband King Crimson, this potential for the band." this with their first album, "Energy," out; you stay fresh. more interesting and influential gui- "because I could not see how it was The band Fripp formed features but the second, "Priority," received "On the last few albums I've done tarists: Robert Fripp, who has just possible to be a musician and a hu- former King Crimson drummer Bill little rock airplay. I've rarely gone beyond three takes. signed to Warner Bros. and is in the man being simultaneously," he says. Bruford, with bass player Tony Le- "It was at that point I realized that With any Pointer Sisters album midst of new projects. Since then, he has done LPs with vin (ex with Peter Gabriel, Carly Si- AOR will not play music by black about half of the vocals are live. I'm We met Fripp, a contributing edi- Eno, experimented with his solo mon, and the last John Lennon LP), artists, no matter who they are," spending three months tops on an tor for Musician, Player & Listener, "Frippertronics" projects, formed and Adrian Belew (ex -, charges Perry. "I've never encoun- album, and that's going at a very re- our next-door publication, at Bill- the short-lived League of Gentle- David Bowie, ). tered more prejudice in radio in my laxed rate. It's no more working board's offices, where he told us that men group and acted as "a small "I know King Crimson, I spent six life. It's as bad as it must have been night and day for six or seven days a it was official: King mobile intelligent unit" and corn - years of my life with them, and in the '50s. week." Crimson, one of the mentator and critic of the dinosaur whatever this (new) band calls itself, "In some ways, it was a blessing in The Pointer Sisters are the first act original English aspects of the industry. So why, now, I know what it is. Adrian always disguise," Perry says. "It forced me on whom Perry has produced four heavy progressive pull King Crimson out of the tar wanted the band to be King Crim- to turn back into the mainstream of albums. He produced three for Bar- bands, is back in pits? son, but didn't feel he could say it. pop and black music, which is a bra Streisand, Carly Simon and Leo business. Fripp "You have the flippant answer, And then Bill turned to me, and much broader approach. It reaches Sayer and two for Ringo Starr and founded it in 1969, which is along the lines of Fripp is a said, `you know, I think we earned out to the widest possible audience Harry Nilsson. disbanded it in liar, a charlatan and opportunist, the name.' Tony agreed and we ac- for them." Perry's pet project at the moment 1974, and, now, he and so on," he says. "You also have cepted our identity. The band is sim- Ironically, Perry had a pro -AOR is a forthcoming album dubbed says, the time has come to rejoin the the one, that nobody would believe, ply King Crimson," says Fripp. stance when he started the label. "I "Swing." would "first division" of music with a new that we put the band on hold With his commitments to Poly - don't want to sign acts that don't "It's big band music of the '40s King Crimson. for seven years, and you also have Gram behind him, Fripp offered the have that potential," he said at the and early '50s done in a contempo- In 1969, says Fripp, King Crimson the other one ... that I was mis- new King Crimson to various record time. rary context," he explains. "We're signed "an unprecedented deal with quoted. companies, without any attempts at His view now? "I've completely using traditional horn arrangements Atlantic set the for "The real answer is No- that standard that last bidding wars, he says, and Warners lost interest in it. AOR is a very one - against a contemporary rhythm sec- other new English bands! How? vember, I decided to have a go at met his price. Fripp is managed by dimensional kind of radio these tion. "The points were good. It was 10 and forming a first division band. Frip- E.G. Management, "but it would days." is escalating, and at a time when pertronics was a third division ven- also be true to say that I take a very Two years ago Perry was also high "The record only the first phase was getting six, that ture, League of Gentlemen was sec- strong interest in the business as- on the budding new wave scene. "I of it. I'm planning an audio -visual was very good." ond division, and King Crimson was pects," he notes. was excited by the spirit and attitude project for Warner Communi- Fripp remembers 1969 as a revo- first division," he says using the Brit- "I consider the business side just of new wave," he says. "I was hoping cations. And in thé near future we'll lutionary time with new artists, new ish soccer league analogy. as important as the music, so it the music would catch up, but that mount a live act for in- person multi- managers, new agents and new atti- "It wasn't intended to reform comes down that I am involved in never happened." media events. tudes making inroads in the music King Crimson. You can't just form a the day to day level, even to the Nonetheless, Perry has retained "Things have been really boring business. There hasn't been that band and call it that," he says. "King point of setting out the outlines of the less laborious production ap- in music lately," Perry suggests. much of a change until the punk Crimson always had its identity, that the tours," he says. The agents he proach associated with the new mu- "And in depressed times such as rockers came, almost 10 years later. on one level has remained through chose are Wayne Forte and Mike sic. "I spend a lot less time in the stu- these, people need escapist enter- But, by 1974, with the business the years, and when we began to re- (Continued on page 84) dio than I used to," he says. "My tainment."

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"The impetus for our be dealt with." popular with retailers because of its cost. As set forth by Fink. Warner's plan works as follows: starting with Texas, a market is notified that it may no longer sell catalog titles (numbered at 105). "As we move into a market," he says, "those retailers interested in signing an agreement with us return the titles they've purchased from us. We then repackage them and return them to the dealer for a six -month period. After six months, the dealer returns the product to us and it's de- stroyed." For Warner's new titles and those TME not already inventoried by a retailer, FICUS the program is a little different. A dealer orders tapes for a seven -day period and is charged a certain fee. At the end of the week, he can return the tape to Warner's or keep it, in which case it is automatically re- newed for another week. Tapes can be ordered directly LIGIif from sister company WEA's six of warehouses around the U.S., or from local wholesalers (or "master licens- ors," as they are known in the plan). Fink explains that wholesalers re- ceive discounts on the weekly rental fee, to be passed on to the dealer in the form of services such as credit, merchandising, pickup and delivery and so on. Current distribution, Fink adds, "is not sufficiently broad to make product available wherever the con- sumers are." He says there may be some changes in distribution to reach smaller markets. When a tape is rented to a con- sumer, the dealer attaches a tag to the special box in which all rental - only cassettes are packaged. On the tag goes the customer's name. store name and price paid for rental (set by the retailer). A deposit is also paid. A percentage of the rental revenue goes to Warner's and a percentage to the dealer, according to Fink. A slid- ing scale has been designed to en- These facts involve dollars and cents, not birds EAd system reduces ycur labor tests (average assembly courage dealers to keep tapes for bees. A Mcroheus Lights system takes less time to time: 45 minutes to 1 hour). Two Morpheus techni- longer periods of time: the first set up and ooe-aie than any cc n- L cians can set uo and operate a h.M.crpheus system, week, Warner receives 75% of rental ventional lighting system on the road .415; instead of _he usual three to four persons revenue, the dealer 25 %. By the sixth t Oday. You sae time, labor. and required for any other comparable system. This consecutive week, the retailer re- rmoney w tt a co-pettyel>, priced lighting system personnel reducton saves you money on pro- ceives 60% of revenue, Warner 40 %. teat ranks wi:h tf s. best. duction costs, abor, and hotel b.lïts. The entire Additionally, the 60/40 arrange- Morpheus system takes up far less truc< space than ment is retroactive to all six weeks. other systems, so you save cr trucking costs. Finally, WHV insists the plan can be en- 1 SAVE DOLLAJtS WITH OUR SENSE. No one else scheduling bad<-tc-back c 'rcert dates becomes forced, in spite of the feeling of has our excltsive _adder _ ft" truss system. This col - more ac+antagaeot-s with a quick -to- assemble many that it will lead to increased cept enaoles the lights tc be Morphe_s system. piracy and transshipping (see ac- se: uo in 1/2 the time required companying story). The company plans to utilize shopping services fo- a conventional system of THE LIGHTS: FANTASTIC. Just because you save 3 and "surveillance organizations" to its size. Mo-oheus light are time anc more/ renting a Morpheus _ ights system monitor markets. In response to pre -positoned along a doesn't mean skin ins nat you're on the lights. charges that the will custom- oesigned truss, plan increase tich Morpheus Lights are rated amonc the best by piracy, the company can be suspended from the says, "Those some of tote best n3mes in the !i«; who pirate have as much motivation ce in3 or ground- suppo- *.ad. I A, music industry In tte past year 7,' itA, to pirate in a sale market as they do i= lighting systerr It :he only Morpheus sys:ems have been in a rental market." that is co-rectly ground - used on Tajo- J.S. tours by Santana, Kansas, Barry Fink says the rental -only plan also supported, and its acc ce-t- Manilow, Teddy Pencergrass, Jimmy Buffett, Warren heralds a move toward nontradi- frete reco-d speaks for itsel'. Zevon, Paul A ll_a, A ice Cooper, and Wayne Newton. tional channels for its video prod- Morpheus' 'multi- connectors also soeed up And with a 10()% aient return rate, its easy to see ucts. Supermarkets and discount assembly time. Al, the 13hts are ro of pre -connected why Morpheus leaves other I ghting companies in stores, for instance, will probably be cables, and remar that way for the duration o' the the dark. selling WHV tapes before too long. tour. These cables can be plugged into the power "You may see a change in pricing," source in a matte-of seccrds. Instead of con- e:-i -ig Fink acknowledges. "but our re- hundreds of I gh:s ndividualy at each concert, MORPHEUS search tells us the consumer is not Morpheus lights 3-e ready to go when you are. price- sensitive when it comes to renting a movie." Interestingly, the fee Warner's TIME IS MOt EY. The =ime saved on the faste- LIGHTS INC. charges its dealers does 2 vary a sembly and disezembly tme cf a Morpheus Li ?h3 WE ARE LIEH- YEARS AHEAD 0= THE REST not from catalog material to new releases. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 15 General News 12 -Inch `Mini' LP Gains As $4.98 -$5.98 Mid -Price Line looks promising. "We're definitely In fact, he adds, a pilot 12 -inch Continued from page 1 similar concept in its 10 -inch "Nu new act for its first "mini" album project is on the boards but Disk" series, since shelved. venture, according to Joe Petrone, planning on getting into that," already EMI's now unscheduled because the act's and the Epic /Portrait /Associated Most labels, however, credit Sire vice president, marketing. "There White reports, noting that next full LP was delivered early. Labels combine all say they're Records and Warner Bros. with were several reasons for the choice," September entry will be followed in "We have a three -track 'mini' by studying the area closely or already making the first serious sales inroads says Petrone. October by Capitol's first "mini," by Ozzy Osbourne, cut live in England, have tentative pilot projects on the through first quarter '81 "mini" re- Iron Maiden. we were looking at for release," boards. leases for the Pretenders and Devo. White sees two price categories as that Assistance in preparing this story "Now we'll probably Although clearly an embryonic Those successes have already re- well, predicting the $4.98 level will he explains. provided by Laura Foti and Roman be used for new acts and will be re- ship the second album first." field likely to undergo some fine - sulted in a revised marketing Kozak in New York, and Jim Mc- while $5.98 Now that live "mini" will prob- tuning in the wake of consumer re- strategy on these products, accord- stricted to the disk, Cullaugh and Ed Harrison in Los An- will involve established or ably be held until January. sponse, the new "mini" market is al- ing to Kent Crawford, assistant to la- "minis" geles. too, is readying a ready undergoing some shifts in bel sales vice president Lou Dennis. developing acts and will be issued in Chrysalis, test via a four -song $4.98 list pricing and merchandising. Some of Says Crawford, who's specialized both disk and tape. "mini" for former Generation X vocal- the earliest ventures into this cate- in overseeing this new venture, "A "First, it's a new group that has Meanwhile, Epic /Portrait /Asso- disk ist Billy Idol, which .ships Friday gory sought to lure consumers with a number of labels have called us in- had some success in England, but it's ciated Labels' Ron McCarrell, its vice (11). $4.98 list, but now several labels quiring about our experiences with electronic pop music that probably marketing president, reveals Our Daugh- planning "mini -LPs" say they're the 'minis.' We first tested them last isn't as accessible to mass radio here. that the "mini" is being considered Like EMI /Liberty's to the 10-inch "Nu- ter's Wedding, Idol is perceived by swinging toward $5.98 to allow a October, when we released $4.98 list "If you don't have something there replace an overseas sales sufficient margin for marketing and titles on Robin Lane and the Gang that's strictly in the pocket for radio, Disk." "We've shelved the 'Nu -Disk' his label as having merchandising dollars. of Four." then you have to look for other ve- for now," he admits, "because we base yet to translate into demand here. The "mini" attack will aim first As a result, the unheralded 12- Those maiden releases didn't cap- hicles you can market in." ran into a lot of logistical problems with But we're at club exposure and then reach for inch EPs of a year ago are now carry- ture significant sales, and Crawford Hence, says Petrone, EMI will use the configuration. prelude to a full album ing that preferred "mini" nomencla- now links the company's revised list the "mini" concept to position the looking very hard at 12 -inch 'minis' radio play as release slated for late fall. ture as much to signify manufac- price of $5.99 to the greater market- act for rock dance clubs initially, al- for the future." turers' own marketing perception as ing fund created. The B -52s' "Party lowing a "setup prior to coming with to adjust the consumer's: most exec- Mix," featuring remixed dance -ori- a full -blown album." utives polled say the format will take ented versions of previously released That band, Our Daughter's Wed- hold only if labels supply the same titles, and an Island /ZE compila- ding, will thus be represented by five New Label From Roshkind degree of instore marketing and tion, "Seize The Beat," have carried tracks priced at $5.98. "We've Continued from page 8 ducted during the past represented a merchandising strategy they rou- the higher list, as have Devo and the worked out a formula where we separate seven -figure annual in- tinely develop for full priced con- Pretenders. would offer five tracks for $5.98 and "boutique" companies have already come even when he was still collect- ventional albums. Established acts may have helped four tracks for $4.98," explains Pe- enlisted seven independent promo- ing his paycheck from Motown. As for release of these three, four, establish the line where Epic's new trone, who also stresses the need to tion firms to buttress marketing ef- While he exults in his ability to five or more cut products in cassette, artist "Nu Disk" roster encountered market the "minis" with the same in- forts. operate independently as a result, the jury is still out, with several la- snags, but now Warner Bros. is in- store visibility sought for conven- If Roshkind and his confederates Roshkind says the three- company bels adopting tape, some seeing troducing new artists. tional LPs. are taking an unusual route through structure and projected outside ties "minis" as a disk only proposition, The Bomp Records /Sire debut for At sister firm Capitol Records, total financial responsibility, it's un- will allow him to keep his core staff and others still on the fence. the Unknowns will thus ship in late Dennis White, vice president of likely trade observers will be skepti- small. 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In contemporary product, new cal section), a five -LP retrospective In addition, the label offered its August through September product of Mario Lanza with a $34.98 list, fall product roundup, mostly is due from Diana Ross, Triumph, Christmas albums by Renata Scotto, through audio -visual presentations Daryl Hall & John Oates, the Chip- said to be the first recording made at made in -house through the label's tv munks, Kiki Dee (with a duet with St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, production unit headed by Steve Elton John included), Bob Welch, and "Christmas With The Canadian Kahn. Native, BowWowWow (Billboard, Brass." Each division- contemporary, Sept. 5, 1981), Polyrock, Jack Green The label presented live perform- country, black and Red Seal -had its and Player. ance by violinist Dylana Jenson and own presentations, with Larry Gal- In country, the label will offer Ronnie Milsap on Sunday (30) and signs a copy of his AUTOGRAPH BLITZ -Jet artist Ozzy Ozbourne, center, lagher, sales chief, serving to intro- greatest hits packages by Elvis Pres- Dream Machine and Rick Spring- York's Record Factory with Rich- gold certified LP, "Blizzard Of Ou," at New duce each division's top executives. ley, Charley Pride, and Jim Reeves field (31). ard Totoian, associate director of national promotion, Epic /Portrait /CBS As- They included Barry Oslander, West and Patsy Cline, with editing that Jimmy Ienner, president of Mil- sociated Labels and Tony Martell, vice president and general manager, CBS Coast a &r, Dan Loggins, East Coast brings the two "together" for the first Records, and Neil Portnow, Associated Labels, looking on. Ozbourne also performed for a sellout crowd a &r, Jerry Bradley, Joe Galante, time. Also, there are new releases lennium president of 20th Century-Fox, both that night at Nassau Coliseum. Nashville, Larry Harris, black mu- from Leon Everette . and Ronnie were on sic, Tom Shepard and Irwin Katz, Milsap. labels distributed by RCA, Red Seal. Black music singles pres- There are 22 black music sets, fea- hand at the convention. entations were made by Robert turing the Whispers, Larry Elgart, Kennedy Center Theatres Wright, director of a &r, and Keith Lakeside, Shalamar, Barry White, Jackson, marketing vice president. the Dells, the Chi -Lites, Nina Si- In D.C. Mark 10th Year In a deal reflecting Jack Craigo's mone, Ear Candy, Salsoul Orches- RCA I views of the U.K. market (see sepa- tra, Logg, Wax, Dream Machine, WASHINGTON, D.C. -Four- Zoot Sims, Tony Bennett and Char- teen million patrons later, the six ley Pride. Also participating is the Briefs) theatres of the John F. Kennedy Howard University jazz band, a LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - Bob Center for the Performing Arts are highly rated collegiate ensemble. Label Nat'l Confab Sells Summer, RCA president, told Bill- celebrating their 10th anniversary The creation of the Kennedy Cen- board: "We're satisfying all our by restaging Leonard Bernstein's ter, which seats a total of 7,076 in the goals and we agree internally that "Mass." That production opened the various performance areas, dates to New Product, Directions the last four months of this year will Center Sept. 8, 1971. 1958 when President Eisenhower Continued from page 3 wide a &r plan, with U.K. music as a be as successful as any in history." A parallel anniversary gala will be provided federal lands and author- "spend heavily" in the production of nucleus. Part of that plan will be to ... Diana Ross will be billed as the held Thursday (10) with a White ized private fundraising. The project new and developing acts on the ros- break acts in the U.K., then on the producer of her first album for RCA, House reception and concert in trib- gathered momentum under Presi- ter, "re- populate the field organiza- Continent and then in the U.S. due this fall. Though the star was ute to Lionel Hampton followed by dent Kennedy and was dedicated to tion, re- configure the entire order "There is no longer a territorial con- unable to appear personally at the a benefit in the 2,759 -seat concert his memory by President Johnson in servicing and warehouse oper- sideration," he said. national marketing meeting, she hall to fund a school of jazz music in 1964, following the assassination. ations." As for the U.K., under the direc- spoke to the gathering via videotape. Harlem. That party features a spec- Chairman of the Board of "We will combine the brilliance tion of Don Ellis, Craigo noted that She said she hoped her debut album trum of stars from Count Basie and Trustees Roger L. Stevens, a former and hardship associated with inde- country was "continually on top of would sell 10 million copies -"I like Stan Getz to Stephanie Mills. real estate investor, took charge of pendent labels with the might and the charts" here, noting that the round numbers," she declared. ... in 1961 and were about to em- "A Jazz Salute To Lionel the fundraising efforts authority of a major." Rolling Stones Jack The Rapper: A "rap" lyric was essentially has guided the direction bark on their 45th tour of the U.S. Hampton" will present his own 16- Speaking of today's industry in devised for Jack Craigo to read on of the Center since. piece band performing and backing general, Summer said that it has "all Craigo called for a blending of tape, a performance that received The Terrace Theatre will be the Basie, Getz, Mills and Woody Her- the characteristics of full maturity - a &r with merchandising and mar- light- hearted put -downs by Larry scene for a chamber music series that man, Pearl Bailey, Art Blakey, Dave even overage -which has led to the keting and "to give up (on a record) Gallagher, Larry Harris, Keith Jack- (9) with Aaron Brubeck, Illinois Jacquet, Louis opens Wednesday tendency to seek solutions beyond only when the consumer gives up." son, Dan Loggins, among others. Copland participating. Other com- Bellson, Betty Carter, Clark Terry, the industry- hoping for renewed He pledged that the label would stay NARM's Joe Cohen was an in- posers to be honored in later eve- national economy growth -and by with an act for two or three albums, vited guest, noting "It's always a nings include Ned Rorem, Alberto seeking favorable legislation. How- re- examining the label's strategies if pleasure to attend someone else's For The Record Ginastera, Roger Sessions, Dane ever, lasting solutions must be found the act did not succeed. convention." Cohen says NARM is Rudhyar and Phillip Glass. within the industry as well, because He further pledged attempts to trying to have the trade group meet CHICAGO- ECUAS, Ltd., and Rounding out the memorial week the ideas, the treasures that give us market cassettes simultaneously in Hawaii in 1983, but is still nego- entertainment copyright and use ad- is a luncheon at the National Press our strength will not be delivered to with their album counterparts, tiating with the Washington, (D.C.) ministration service, headed by Dee Club on Tuesday (8), honoring Ste- us cheaply." claiming "millions, absolutely mil- Sheraton to get out of that commit- Lambert, was incorrectly spelled in vens, Marta Istomin, the Center's ar- In a &r, Craigo spoke of a world- lions" were being lost in this area. ment. When Cohen was told by the involved in the "New Companies" listing, Bill- tistic director, and artists "We believe deeply in cassettes," hotel that he'd have to speak to the board, Aug. 22, 1981. the opening of the new season. Craigo said, chiding dealers for not hotel's lawyers, he discovered that being "cognizant of cassette growth the hotel is represented by NARM's John Denver in the U.S." own legal counsel, Chuck Rutten- "We'll look at everything we've berg and Aaron Fox! ... Although Is Honored been doing before. There'll be great Solar is technically gone from the emphasis on media ad dollars. We're RCA orbit, the label has new albums NEW YORK -John Denver not looking to build returns and by Lakeside, Shalamar and the is the recipient of the first RCA monuments. There are no political Whispers among its fall newcomers. Columbia ® Records "`Premier Artist records at this company. I look for (Continued on page 84) Award," created to honor la- three or four top 10 albums each g bel who achieve world- iri artists quarter- that's where the bucks are. wide sales of 10 million of an I love midlines, but I want you to individual album. think of them last. I want you to sell In a display of high corpo- hits." EMI Music is prepared to consider rate involvement in the record realistic offers for the historic division, Thornton Bradshaw, chairman and chief executive WE'RE Records *8 Track Tapes Columbia trademark in each and officer of RCA Corp., person- Cassettes every territory where EMI has ally presented the award to Denver Thursday (3) in the DIVIDER ownership. RCA board room at 30 Rock- f SEND FOR efeller Plaza. 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Based on station playlists through Tuesday (9/1/81)

PRIME MOVERS- NATIONAL TOP ADD ONS - NATIONAL BREAKOUTS- NATIONAL

SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only (Liberty) DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say (Epic /Full Moon) BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without You (Capitol) CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme (WB) AL JARREAU -We're In this Love Together (WB) BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Columbia) STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY-Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (Modern) JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now (Columbia) KENNY ROGERS - (Liberty)

** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 11 -1 DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes ** DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes WKRQ -Cincinnati * * RICK JAMES -Super Freak 24 -5 PRIME MOVERS-The two products * * DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say ALJARREAU -We're In This Love Together 2416 (T. Galluno -MD) * PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 25 -23 registering the greatest proportion- * KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without * RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything * LARRY GRAHAM -Just Be My Lady 17.13 ate upward movement on the * * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme MARTY BALM- Atlanta Lady You For You 4033 * CHERYL LYNN -Shake It Up Tonight 21 -18 station's playlist as determined by 30-22 on BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life * QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES THE TEMPTATIONS- Aiming At Your Heart station personnel are marked * *. KIOY- Fresno ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 23- Without You INGRAM Once KENNY ROGERS -lust 25-21 13 -Share Your Love With Me ADD ONS -The two key products (T. Seville -PD) * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 28-23 DARYL HAWJOHN OATES- Private Eyes added at the radio stations listed KOPA- Phoenix * DIANA ROSS /UONEL RICHIE- Endless Love * * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 18- ALJARREAU -We're In This Love Together as determined by station personnel (Steve -MD) 6 -2 15 BILLY SQUIER -In The Dark KRBE- Houston are marked es. * FOREIGNER- Urgent 1 -I ** KIM CARNES -Draw Of The Cards 22-18 * * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 4 -2 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without (K. Steele -MD) BREAKOUTS- Billboard Chart Depart- * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 9-5 * * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 21 -17 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 26- You ment summary of Add On and BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life ** KIM CARNES-Draw Of The fards 17.11 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme 18- 22 BOBBY GOLDSBORO -Love Ain't Never Hurt Prime Mover information to reflect Without You 33 * * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop 15 * DIANA ROSS / LIONEL RICHIE- Endless Lave Nobody greatest product activity at Region- DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say Draggin' My Heart Around 7 -5 * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 15.12 2 -1 BURTOM al and National levels. CUMMINGS -You Saved My Soul LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 35 * TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS -A * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 8-5 LULU -I Could Never Miss You 16-14 * ANNE MURRAY -It's All I Can Do Woman In Love 20-13 ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up MARTY BALM- Atlanta WNCI-Columbus RONNIE LAWS -Stay Awake * ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up 28-16 BOB SEGER-Trying To Live My Life CARPENTERS -Back In My Life (S. Edwards -MD) * SANTANA -The Sensitive Kind 24 -14 Pocific Southwest Region Without You KRSP -Salt Lake KGW- Portland ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 22- ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything (Lorraine -MD) * PRIME MOVERS nnrlrr 14 BOB Trying To Live My Life (1. Wojniak -MD) SEGER- For You ROLLING STONES Me Up 17 -10 ** -Start THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 15-9 Without You CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme (WB) ** BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood * * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 20- ** REO SPEEDWAGON-In Your Letter 18-13 LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls (Capitol) * ELO -Hold On Tight 8-5 15 * BILLY SQUIER-In The Dark JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now (Columbia) KRQQ- Tucson * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 12 -8 KR US-Dallas * * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now * BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life Without (D. Van Stone -MD) * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' (G. Hamilton -MD) TOP ADD ONS PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love -5 You * l My Heart Around 15 -2 DIANA ROSS /LIONEL RICHIE- Endless CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme GARY WRIGHT Really Wanna Know You 14- * * JARREAU -Were In This Love Together (WB) ** * - DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say KIMN -Denver Love 1-1 DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say (Epic /Full Moon) 2319 11 DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes (D. JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 9-2 THE ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up (Rolling Stones) ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 4-3 * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 10-8 Ericson-MD) ** ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 21- * BALANCE -Breaking Away 9-8 ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme BREAKOUTS RJR- Seattle KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' 14 RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything For You * 23-13 (T. Mitchell -MD) * ELTON JOHN -Chloe 22 -15 (RCA) My Heart Around 10-9 ** THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 15.7 MGT- Columbus * DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 28 -27 BOB SEGER-Trying To Live My Life Without You * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 12-10 ** THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was MyGIL * BALANCE -Breaking Away (T. Nutter -MD) on ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien (Capitol) BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life 2116 THE ALLMAN BROS. BAND -Straight From * ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 25- BILLYIOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood ARETHA FRANKLIN / (Columbia) Without You JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now The Heart s - ** 19 Love All The Hurt Away BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 22- * * BILLY JOEL-Say Goodbye To Hollywood ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up 26-22 KR -Los Angeles ** BILLYJ THE BEATERS This Moment THE GO GO'S -Our Lips Are Sealed 19 -At CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 24- (Roger Collins -MD) * OAK RIDGE BOYS -Fancy Free * LULU -I Could Never Miss You 16 -13 KTKT -Tucson North Central Region 20 ** RICK SPRINGFIELD -Jessie's Girl 26-14 * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 24 -20 THE LOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl (B. Rivers-MD) * STEVIE NICKS /TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' ** LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 27 STEVIE WOODS -Steal The Night MARTY BALIN -Atlanta Lady PRIME MOVERS My Heart Around 8-4 17 ** ELO -Hold On Tight 15 -11 BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life CARPENTERS -Back In My Life Again THE ROLLING RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO -That Old Song Theme 22 * STONES -Start Me Up (Rolling Stones) * LAURA BRANIGON -Tell Him * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's * * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 10 -7 Without You SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only (Liberty) 21-17 16 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 22.17 * DENIECE WILLIAMS -Silly (Columbia) Km- Seattle DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 30 -25 * GARY WRIGHT -Really Wanna Know You 19- KVIL - Dallas (S. Lynch -MD) 25 * FOREIGNER- Urgent 15-10 14 TOP ADD ONSIaa (C. Rhodes -MD) BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life RICK SPRINGFIELD-I've Done Everything * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 21-15 CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme (WB) DENVER Are ** Without You 26 ** JOHN -Some Days For You DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 22.16 BLUE OYSTER CULT -Burnin' For You (Columbia) Diamonds 24 -20 BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood SEGER- Trying To Live My Life AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together (WB) BOB DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 15- ** BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley Without You 29 SILVER CONDOR -You Could Take My Heart 9 BREAKOUTS WIZP- Cleveland 2016 ARETHA FRANKLIN /GEORGE BENSON -Love Away ROLLING STONES Me Up 26-21 * -Start DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say (Epic /Full Moon) (B. McKay -MD) * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only All The Away Hurt * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 10-6 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without You JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now RENO -Las Vegas * * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 14 -8 THE GO GO'S -Our Lips Are Sealed * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 30 -23 (Capitol) (B. Alexander -MD) ** STEVIE NICKS /TOM PETTY-Stop KRLA-Los Angeles BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life DARYL HALL L JOHN OATES- Private Eyes (RCA) Draggin' My Heart Around 10-5 KEGL-Ft. Worth (R. Stancatto-MD) * * DIANA ROSS/LIONEL RICHIE- Endless Without You * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 17 -14 (B. Stevens-MD) Love 6 -3 BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme CKLW -Detroit * ELO -Hold On Tight 12 -9 ** ELO -Hold On Tight 9-7 * * RONNIE MILSAP -No Gettin' Over Me 9 -6 MIKE POST -The Theme From Hill Street 3024 (R. Trombley -MD) * RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO -That Old Song ** ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 26 -20 * PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 18 -13 Blues Eyes 10- ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Only 15-12 * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 1 -1 * COMMODORES-Lady You Bring Me Up 12- BURTON CUMMINS -You've Saved My SviJ No List 4 DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' 8 * PAT BENATAR -Fire And Ice 21 -19 KJRB- Spokane DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes My Heart Around 3 -2 * BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley 15- WDRQ- Detroit * THE AFTERNOON DELIGHT- General Hospi- (B. Gregory-MD) * THE GREG KIHN BAND -The Breakup Song 11 (S. Summers -MD) WKWK -Wheeling Tale 25-22 5 -4 GARY WRIGHT - Really Wanna Know You 19 ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 84 BLUE OYSTER CULT -Burnin' For You 17- (J. Armstrong -MD) * ELO -Hold On Tight 18-15 * * BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now * * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop 12 RONNIE MILSAP -No Gettin' Over Me ** RONNIE MILSAP-Nu Gettin' Over Me 11- Without You Draggin' My Heart Around 6-3 ** DENIECEWILUAMS -Silly 21.17 6 FOREIGNER- Urgent KLUC -Las Vegas BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood * LULU -I Could Never Miss You 19 -14 * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 13 -10 RICK SPRINGRELD -I've Done Everything (R. Lundquist -PD) ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 18 -9 DIESEL -Sausalito Summer Night * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 16-12 RONNIE MILSAP -No Gettin' Over Me 10 -8 For You * * BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley 24- FOREIGNER-Waiting For A Girl Like You ** ELO -Hold On Tight 6-3 FOREIGNER- Urgent 22-13 DEVO- Working In The Coal Mine * * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 7.5 19 ** STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop DIANA ROSS / UONEL RICHIE- Dreaming Of CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY * -Stop Draggin' KINT-B Paso KRTH -Los Angeles Draggin' My Heart Around 5-2 You My Heart Around 16 -8 (B. Hamilton -MD) * ROBBIE PATTON-Don't Give It Up 7-5 CARL CARLTON -Shé s A Bad Mama Jama WARY- Louisville 0- Lppe -NO) * REO SPEEDWAGON-In YÒur Letter 21-23 * -Heavy Metal 18-14 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without (B. Moody-MD) ** PATBENATAR -Fire And Ice 4-2 ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 12-8 You STACY LATTISAW -Love On A Two Way 17.9 ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Arthur's Theme INGRAM -lust Once ** DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say Street 10 -6 9 -4 THE ** ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up 21-15 KTAC -Tacoma FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood * THE AFTERNOON DELIGHT -General Hospi- Love 19 -17 ** ELO -Hold On Tight 10 -8 * PABLO CRUISE -Cool (S. Carter -MD) THE GO GO'S-Our Lips Are Sealed * BILLY & THE BEATERS-At This Moment 17- Tale 16-14 * PAT BENATAR -Fire And Ice 27 -22 Southwest Region BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without * * ARETHA FRANKUN /GEORGE BENSON - 11 * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 13- IO * RICK JAMES -Super Freak 3 -2 You Love All The Hurt Away 9 -6 * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 2 -1 RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything * KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me r_* PRIME MOVERS * * RONNIE MILSAP-No Gettin' Over Me KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me For You 18 -13 CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme (WB) * ELO -Hold On tight 15 -11 WRIT BAIN-Atlanta Lady 22 THE BEACH BOYS- the Beach Boys Medley (Capitol) BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life ALJARREAU -Wé re In This Love Together Pacific Region . Northwest * GARY WRIGHT-Really Wanna Know You 12 STEVIE NICBS WITH TOM PETTY AND THE YdhoutYou WIUJ- Louisville KM-RA-San Diego PRIME MOVERS 9 HEARTBREAKERS -Stop Draggin' My Heart Around BILLY SQUIER -In The Dark (G. McCarthy -MD) * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 11 -8 (B. Hatfield -MD) (Modern) AL IARREAU -We're In This Love Together *TOURNEY -Who's Crying Now (Columbia) TOP nnnnnnnnnnn ADD ONS * * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop ANNE MURRAY -It's All I Can Do * * GARY WRIGHT -Really Wanna Know You BURTON CUMMINGS -You Saved My Soul THE AFTERNOON DELMH1S- General Hospi-tale (MCA) SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only (Liberty) Draggin' My Heart Around 3-2 JOHN DENVER -Some Days Are Diamonds 3-2 CARPENTERS-Back In My Life THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl (Casablanca) JOURNEY-Who's Crying Now (Columbia) KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 2.1 * * JOURNEY-Who's Crying Now 5-3 ** RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything For You TOP ADD ONS ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION KTSA -San Antonio * GARY WRIGHT- Really Wanna Know You 10 -Alien * BLUE OYSTER CULT- Burnin For You 6 -3 (RCA) 8 CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme (WB) * PAT BENATAR -Fire And Ice 15 -9 BREAKOUTSIrarar_ (C. Brown -MD) KCBN -Reno EDDIE RABBITT-Step By Step 11-7 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only (liberty) * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me (Liberty) * (L Irons -MD) * * iUICE NEWTON -Queen Of Hearts 8 -3 Al JARREAU -We're In This Love Together (WB) BOB SEGER-Trying To Live My Life Without You * THE MOODY BIDES -The Voice 13 -10 My Heart Around 10.5 * * BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley * * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 28 -20 (Capitol) BREAKOUTS SANTANA- Searchin' 14-10 KGB -San ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien (Columbia) Diel) ** THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 18-12 BOB SEGER To Live My Life BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without You -Trying * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 27- (J. Lahr-MD) CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 25- (Capitol) * Without You 23 ROILING Me Up 23 -16 STEVIE WOODS -Steal The Night (Cotillion) 17 DON FEWER Metal ** STONES -Start -Heavy * ALABAMA -Feels So Right 24-21 KRRK- Roustan RICK JAMES-Super Freak 11-2 BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Columbia) * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me ** * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 17 -13 My Heart Around 4-3 (l. Sterlls -MD) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 28 DEMO- Working In The Coal Mine BALANCE - Breaking Away * KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me Theme 18 ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me KFRC -San Francisco WGCL -Cleveland s * EIO -Hold On Tight 29 -20 37 -30 30 -21 (J. Peterson -MD) (Gail -MD) * THE MOODY BLUES-The Voice 30 -26 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 25 -10 (Continued on page 24) DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say ** THE AFTERNOON DELIGHT- General Without You * * COMMODORES-Lady You Bring Me Up * PABLO CRUISE-Cool Love 20 -15 Hospi -Tale 30-15 BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood no KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me 10-20 ARETHA FRANKLIN/GEORGE BENSON -Love W Copyright 1981, Billboard Publi- RICK SPRINGRELD -I've Done Everything ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 6-3 THE GO GO'S-Our Lips Are Sealed * * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 14 -10 All The Hurt Away cations, Inc. No part of this publi- For You * PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 29 -21 MARTY BAUN- Atlanta Lady * PAT BENATAR -Fire And Ice 8 -12 DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes cation may be reproduced, stored THEALIMAN BROS. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 23 Radio Programming FRAGMENTATION CITED AS REASON WFIL -AM Philadelphia Jettisons Adult Contemporary For Country PHILADELPHIA -WFIL -AM, a the spring of 1980, the Arbitron huge leap from a rather stodgy, but station which once enjoyed giant share of audience has dropped from commercially successful MOR to double digit shares as a top 40 4.7 to 3.2 to 3.1 and finally to 2.6 in what was then known as `boss rocker, switched to country Friday the latest measurement. rock'n'roll radio.' We got calls, let- And (4), abandoning a format that had DeCaro further explains, "Our re- ters; the kids were delighted. evolved into adult contemporary. search -and it's been extensive - the same thing's happening now, it's the adults who are The Lin Broadcasting station fol- shows clearly that Philadelphia is only this time writing." SERIOUS BUSINESS -Rick Medlocke, right, lead vocalist and guitarist for lows the lead of sister station ripe for a well -programmed country calling and Dan For- has installed Barbara Sum- Atco recording group Blackfoot ponders a question put to him by WUSL -FM, which moved to a sound. The move in this direction is Tyler morning host, mov- mento of NBC's Source Network. The interview coincided with the release of country format two months ago. under way all across the U.S. in mar- mers as the new I 4 p.m. and teaming Blackfoot's new "Marauder" album. Program director Dean Tyler, who kets of all sizes. I believe contempo- ing her from to Steve Nikazy. joined WFIL the first of this year, rary country will be the format of the her with new anchor p.d. Dick Fennessy, who continues in that post, but he has 1980s. And with our two stations, Assistant off the air for several made several changes in the jock we'll have Philadelphia covered." has been FCC Due To Tackle format in this mar- months, has been assigned the 10 lineup. The only country Malloy, who Tyler, who has not programmed ket has been WRCP -AM, a daytimer a.m. to 2 p.m shift, Dan shift, has been as- country before, notes that he was with a directional signal. worked the swing Issue AM DeCaro says the reaction to signed the 2 to 6 p.m. slot and over- Of Stereo once a country jock, but stresses that has been night man Mike Crossan has moved By JEAN CALLAHAN "radio is radio" and programming WUSL's switch to country "prompt and positive. In many into the 6 p.m. to midnight position. In his letter to Fowler (dated Aug. one format or another is not that dif- WASHINGTON, D.C. - AM ways, listener reaction in the last two Jocks Don Cannon, Dennis John a issue Fed- 26), Krasnow complains that delays ferent. stereo, dormant at the months mirrored the response WFIL Cahill and Joe Simone have left the eral Communications Commission in the authorization of AM stereo Tyler explains that the new format received in 1966 when it made the station. for more than a year, should come are "depriving listeners of the ben- is "hit oriented with a higher rota- up for consideration again by mid- efits of the technology and adversely tion than the FM with a personality winter. impacting on the viability of AM orientation." Tyler notes that the Responding to a letter from the stations." Krasnow refers to a survey FM often plays two or three records National Assn. of Broadcasters' gen- conducted by Rob Balon of Multiple strung together. WWKX -FM Building eral counsel Erwin Krasnow, who Systems Analysis for McGavern General manager Jim DeCaro ex- urges making AM stereo "a matter Guild Radio (Billboard, Aug. 29) plains the format was changed as a of highest priority," Randy Nichols, which predicts that unless AM radio result of fragmentation of this mar- On Promos, Features aide to Chairman Mark Fowler, says gets stereo, it will continue to lose ket, which he adds "has made By ROBYN WELLS Fowler "is quite concerned about audience share, particularly in the WFIL's traditional position of abso- to the Rolling getting AM stereo up again." 25- to-44- year -old age group. lute dominance an impossibility in NASHVILLE - Three -year -old from Kenny Rogers Stones. Nichols also says that the recent That study also reports that 59% the current market. A format change Hot 100- formatted WWKX -FM an audience emerges as a solid per- The current playlist ranges from decision to maintain IO kHz channel of those surveyed prefer to listen to in the face of eroding (Kicks -104) 30 -35 cuts. "If the music one week is spacing has freed up the Broadcast FM because AM lacks stereo. When trend could not be unexpected." former in this market, holding a cur- a little weak, we might pull an album Bureau's engineering staff to con- asked what is the single biggest dif- And WFIL's audience trend has rent 8.2 share by spinning a contem- cut now and then. We don't limit centrate on AM stereo. (Continued on page 25) been on a downward course. Since porary music mix running the gamut ourselves to singles- that's sort of the way of the past," says Michael St. John, vice president of program- Ratings Of AC, Country Continue Growing ming for station owner B &V Broad- casting. -FM, which NEW YORK- Adult contemporary holding a 9.7, down from 10.1 in the FM is up to 9.8 from 8.0 in the fall ago, while black WOWI One of the problems St. John con- itself as "sophisticated is the strong format in Buffalo, N.Y.; fall, but up from 9.2 in the spring. and 8.2 a year ago. describes tends with is the homogeneous mix is down to 5.2 Portland, Ore.; Raleigh- Durham, * * * Black WRAP -AM is up to 5.9 black contemporary" heard on a variety of formats. "Out and 6.8 a year N.C.; and Augusta, Ga.; while from 5.0 in the fall and 5.3 a year from 9.8 in the fall of the 35 current selections on adult strong WPCE -AM is up to 4.2 country is the winner in Charlotte - PORTLAND -Despite ago. Black contemporary and even most AOR Gastonia, N.C.; and Knoxville, gains of adult contemporary from 3.2 in the fall and 3.6 a year stations at this point, 25 to 30 are the Tenn. An AOR station has made a KCNR -FM and KLLB -FM, KGW- ago. same. A station has to be unique in with a 9.1, the major jump in Albuquerque, N.M. AM is holding its own * * * different ways," he says. as the station had in the ARBITRON These are some of the results in re- same share RALEIGH -Adult contemporary A charter station for the RKO ra- is down from last cent Arbitron reports released from fall. The station GOOFS IN WRAL -FM moves into first place in dio news network, Kicks -104 vamps year's 11.1 share. KCNR is up to 3.2 various markets. this market with a 15.6, up from 13.3 up its format with features, news and from 2.5 in the fall and 2.1 a year This week's roundup also in- 2 MARKETS in the fall and 12.5 a year ago. Sim- sports. Ploys such as these are also ago. KLLB is up to 5.0 from 3.0 in cludes: Norfolk- Portsmouth -New- NEW YORK -Two errors by Ar- ilarly formatted WCHL -AM is up to being used to broaden the station's the fall and 2.4 a year ago. port News -Hampton, Va.; Las bitron have forced the rating com- 2.4 from 1.9 in the fall and 1.5 a year audience base to include older is up to 5.3 from Vegas; Savannah; Sarasota- Braden- AOR KINK -FM pany to reissue new reports for St. ago, but WKIX -AM is down to 4.9 demographics. 4.4 ago. Su- ton, Fla.; Honolulu; Greensboro - 4.5 in the fall and a year Louis and Louisville. from 6.6 in the fall and 7.4 a year "When the station started in 1978, is down to 9.4 Winston Salem -High Point, N.C.; perStars KGON -FM In the case of St. Louis. overall ago. the I8 -24 age group was very avail- Stockton, Calif.; and Steubenville, from 10.2 in the fall. but up from 7.9 shares for Doubleday's KWK -AM Black WDUR -AM is up to 7.6 able to us and we captured it," says Ohio. a year ago. Hot 100 formatted and WWWK -FM (since changed to from 5.7 in the fall and 7.3 a year St. John. "Now, we're concentrating is from 4.5 * * * KMJK -FM down to 3.7 KWK -FM) have been shifted to re- ago. Similarly formatted WSRC -AM on the 25 -34 age group. We want our in the fall and 6.1 a year ago. BUFFALO -Adult contemporary flect diaries crediting listening to has rebounded to a 6.7 from 4.7 in listeners to grow up with us." * * * 9.2. St. refers to Kicks -104 as a WBEN -AM is still a major factor in KWK -FM. Originally, Arbitron the fall, but it's up to last year's John listening to AOR has been having an uneven "street" radio station, one which is this market with a 13.4 share, but CHARLOTTE -Country WSOC- credited all KWK -FM KWK -AM, because KWK -FM had performance in this market, too. highly visible within the community. upstarts with similar formats such as FM is the new market leader with a yet to be approved as the official call WDGC -FM is up to 3.1 from 2.9 in Recent promotions include an eight - WFXZ -FM have chipped away 15.3 share (Billboard, Sept. 5, 1981), station. and it is Arbi- the fall, but this is behind the 5.1 the week long male bikini contest held 4 enough audience to allow beautiful passing traditional market leader of the FM station had a year ago. SuperStars at a local club. The station also sent music WJYE -FM to slip into first adult contemporary WBT -AM. tron's practice to disregard a wrong AM -FM designation if the diary (Continued 011 page 25) (Continued on page 29) place. WBEN is down from 14.3 in WSOC is up from 12.6 in the fall and listener writes in a call letter the fall, but is ahead of its 12.2 a year 10.9 a year ago. WBT is down to 14.8 keeping that exists in the market. ago. from 15.9 in the fall and 15.6 a year in this case, the KWK call let- WFXZ is up to 2.2 from 1.6 in the ago. But fall and 1.4 a year ago. WBEN's sis- WBT's sister station, younger -for- ters were already being promoted on which runs the FM station. The new hook lists Of The Box ter station, WBEN -FM. matted adult contemporary WBCY- Out WWWK -FM's share as 7.9, up from Cagle, program director of KFRC -AM here. an AOR format, is losing audience FM is up to 9.2 from 8.7 in the fall SAN FRANCISCO -Gerry in now recalled report. Since week, but he is hard pressed to specify his most im- to AOR SuperStars WGRQ -FM and 6.9 a year ago. Similarly format- 6.0 the added six records this has been taken away and WPHD -FM. WBEN -FM is ted WAYS -AM has a 8.7 up from 8.5 this listening portant selection. from KWK -AM, the AM station's he finally selected AI Jarreau's "We're In This Love To- down to 7.1 from 7.8 in the fall and in the fall, but down from 9.7 a year When questioned, to it the most." 9.1 a year ago. WGRQ is up to 7.6 ago. Sister station WROQ -FM, share has been reduced from 3.0 gether" on Warner Bros. because "I like Cross on Warner from 6.0 in the fall and 6.7 a year which runs an AOR SuperStars for- 1.1. These changes are the result of The other five adds are "Arthur's Theme" by Christopher the reporting in 80 diaries. Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton on Liberty. "Private Eyes" by ago. WPHD is up to 6.4 from 4.1 in mat is down to 8.9 from 10.5 in the shifting Bros.. "For Your WCII -AM and You" by Blue Oyster Cult on Columbia the fall and 5.0 a year ago. fall and 9.2 a year ago. In Louisville, Hall & Oates on RCA, "Burnin' For WKJJ -FM were listed as simulcast- and "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" by Bob Seger on Capitol. Country WWOL -FM is gaining * * * while similarly formatted WYRK, ing their signals. They did not and in Noting that some of the records have been out awhile while others are out of which used to be WADV, is losing NORFOLK -AOR WMYK -FM the revised Arbitron report they are the box, Cagle sums up the selections with, "It just sounded like we needed to audience. WWOL is up to 3.5 from is the new market leader with a 10. I, shown separately throughout the add them." There is no particular research used by Cagle to pick these records. 2.8 in the fall and 2.5 a year ago; up from 8.1 in the fall and 9.0 a year book. This did not change the sta- Easton's "For Your Eyes Only," the theme from the latest James Bond film WYRK is down to 2.6 from 3.5 in the ago. Similarly formatted WNOR- tion's overall shares, which remain, of the same name, has been on the Hot 100 chart for eight weeks, while "Tryin' fall and 5.0 a year ago. FM is up to 7.6 from 6.8 in the fall at 6.7 and 8.7, respectively. To Live My Life Without You" by Seger was only reviewed by Billboard last Hot 100 formatted WKBW -AM is and 6.9 a year ago. Country WCMS- week (Sept. 5, 1981). www.americanradiohistory.com 24

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Continued from page 22 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 18 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 29- EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 24 -17 WFTQ * -Worchester ** EDDIE RABBm -Step By Step 14-10 14 RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO -That Old Song Nolan * (G. -MD) * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin KHR- Austin * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 8 -6 * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 22-18 21 ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme My Heart Around 6 -4 (E. Volkman -MD) * ROWNG STONES-Start Me Up 13 -10 * GARY WRIGHT -Really Wanna Know You 15- JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 14 21-15 * AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life 17 ELO -Hold On Tight ** DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 27 -15 ** RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO -That Old * BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life Without Without You DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together 11 ** LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 17- Song 15-10 You CARPENTERS -Back In My Life Again SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only DIO 10 * ART GARFUNKEL -A Heart In New York 27 MICKEY GILLEY -You Don't Know Me ART GARFUNKEL-A Heart In New York * RICK SPRINGFIELD-I've Done Everything 23 Midwest Region MO- New York JIM STEINMAN- Rock'n'roll Dreams Cone WGUY- Bangor For You 30.25 * ALABAMA -Feels So Right 17-13 (1. Knapp -MD) (J. Randall -MD) DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes a>i* PRIME MOVERS Through * MOODY BLUES -The Voice (Threshold) * QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES 28-18 ** CARL CARLTON -She's A Bad Mama lama ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 26-14 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only (Liberty) KDWB INGRAM -Just Once 26 -22 ** -Minneapolis 12-5 * ALJARREAU -Wire In This Love Together STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY AND THE THE MOODY BLUES Voice 24 THE GREG KIHN BAND -The Breakup (P. Abresch -MD) -The ** LUTHER VANDROSS -Never Too Much 17- 18-14 HEARTBREAKERS -Stop Draggin' My Heart Around ** KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me Song 11.9 CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Thene 10 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life (Modern) ** 25 * THE AFTERNOON DELIGHT -General Hospi- IIIIIIIIIII TOP ADD ONS 13-3 AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together Without You * AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together 27 Tale 7 -6 JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 16-9 24-18 FOREIGNER- Waiting For A Girt Like You OYSTER CULT -Burnin' For You (Columbia) ** BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood 26 * COMMODORES -Lady You Bring Me Up 4 -3 ROWNG Me PHYLLIS HYMAN /MIKE HENDERSON -Can't TARNEY /SPENCER BAND -No Time To Lose DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say (Epic /Full Moon) * STONES-Start Up 18 -16 * * FOREIGNER- Urgent 2-2 Your Love With Me (Liberty) We Fall In Love Again 16 -13 WPRO Providence CARPENTERS -Back In My Life KENNY ROGERS-Share * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 7.2 -AM- DAN FOGELBERG-Hard To Say THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 11-13 * SOS BAND -Do It Now 22-19 (G. Berkowitz -MD) DIESEL -Sausalito Summer Night BREAKOUTSIIIIIIIIIIIII * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl BLUE OYSTER CULT - Burnin' For You KRAFTWERK- Numbers MARTY BALIN -Atlanta Lady ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 15- ANDY GIBB /VICTORIA PRINCIPAL -All I DARYL HALL E JOHN OATES- Private Eyes (RCA) LITRE RIVER BAND Night Owls CENTRAL LINE -Walking Into Sunshine -The 9 Have To Do Is Dream KILE -Galveston LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls (Capitol) THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl DEVO- Working In The Coal Mine MERI WILSON -Peter The Meter Reader (WMOT) ** RONNIE MILSAP -No Gettin' Over Me 4 -2 (S. Taylor -MD) WBLI -Long Island * CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme 17- KEYN- FM- Wichita (B. Terry-MD) WIGY- Bethesda STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop 10 ** (T. Springs-MD) SHEENA EASTON-For Your Eyes Only 19- (W. Mitchell -MD) Draggin' My Heart Around 15 -7 ** * LULU -I Could Never Miss You 16 -12 ** PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 9 -6 14 DIANA ROSS ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 9-4 WLS- Chicago * JUICE NEWTON -Queen Of Hearts 7 -6 ** / LIONEL RICHIE- Endless STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop STEVIE NICKS /TOM PETTY -Stop * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 20-16 (Tim Kdly -MD) ** ** ARETHA FRANKLIN/GEORGE BENSON- Love 1-1 Draggin' My Heart Around 12 -8 Draggin' My Heart Around 14-7 * GARY WRIGHT-Really Wanna Know You 10- Love All The Hurt Away ** STEVIE NICKS /TOM PETTY -Stop * * POINT BLANK -Nicole 36 -25 8 * COMMODORES -Lady You Bring Me Up 16- * PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 10 -8 Draggin' My Heart Around 15-5 ** THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 19-14 11 FOREIGNER- Urgent 15 -12 WPRO-FM -Providence * RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO -That Old Song * * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 26- PAT BENATAR -Fire And Ice 15 -11 * RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Old Sang ALABAMA -Feels So Right (G. ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien * -That Berkowitz -MD) 20 STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' * 19 -16 QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES DIESEL- Sausalito Summer Night SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 16- * BALANCE -Breaking Away I/-14 My Heart Around 14-9 ** THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 22 -14 INGRAM -Just Once * 5 * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 23 -18 CRAIG CAMBAM- Breaking Up Song 1512 * KENNY ROGERS Your Love With Me KBFM- McAllen- Brownsville -Share JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me BLUE OYSTER CULT -Burnin' For You WIRY- Schenectady ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only (S. Owens -MD) * PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 22-16 DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say DARYL HALUJOHN OATES Private Eyes (B. Cahill) - RICK SPRINGFIELD Done Everything -I've STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme * For You ** SHEENA EASTON- For Your Eyes Only 22- 14-9 My Heart Around 18 -9 You TARNEY SPENCER BAND -No Time To Lose 15 RICK JAMES Freak 20 -15 VAN STEPHENSON- You've Got A Good Love ** EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 11 -4 WOW -Omaha * -Super ELO- Hold On Tight 15-9 WNAP -Indianapolis ** THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl Coming * KIM CARNES -Draw Of The Cards 22-14 (J. Corcoran -MD) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 29- * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 28 -19 (C. Hunt -MD) ARETHA FRANKLIN /GEORGE BENSON -Love FOREIGNER- Urgent D7 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 15- 20 ** All The Hurt Away PAT BENATAR -Fire And Ice D8 KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me EDDIERABBITT-Step By Step 22-16 ** 12 EDDIE RABBITT- Step By Step 23-16 * BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life Without THE AFTERNOON DELIGHT -General Hospi- BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO -That Old * * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY JOURNEY- Who's Crying Now 7 -14 ** -Stop * You Tale D16 Without You Song 16 -10 Draggin' My Heart Around 10-7 QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say LITTLE RIVER BAND Night 29 * -The Owls -24 INGRAM Once Providence * CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Arthur's Theme 16- -Just WPM- For You D30 RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything POINTBLANK- Nicole 19 -14 * 13 BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life (M. Waite-MD) For You CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 27- * DAN FOGELBERG To Say 18 -15 Without You WACZ Bangor * -Hard SHEENA EASTON-For Your Eyes Only 18- - CARL CARLTON -She's A Bad Mama Jama 23 ** DARYL (M. O'Hara -MD) HALUJOHN OATES -Private Eyes 11 AL IARREAU -We're In This Love Together SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 29 WBENFM- Buffalo 11 ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 25 -16 TIM GOODMAN -New Romeo THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 27 (R. Christian -MD) ** LITTLE RIVER BAND -the Night Owls 20 No List * ELO -Hold On Tight 20 -15 BALANCE -Breaking Away CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme KOFM- Oklahoma City ** * LULU -I Could Never Miss You 26-20 ELTON JOHN -Chloe KWKN- Wichita 12.7 (C. Morgan LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 28 -21 -MD) (J. Brown * KIM CARNES-Draw Of The Cards -MD) QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES Mid - Atlantic Region ** BALANCE -Breaking Away CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme ** LULU -I Could Never Miss You LULU -1 Could Never Miss You INGRAM -lust Once 34 -23 ** THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl PRIME MOVERS 21 -14 REO cati* SPEEDWAGON-In Your Letter ART GARFUNKEL-A Heart In New Yorl SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 11.9 ** * BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life Without ALABAMA -Feels So Right 11-8 SHEENA EASTON-For Your Eyes Only (Liberty) ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme :5- * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 5 -3 WOKY- Milwaukee * You REXSMITH /RACHELSWEET-Everlasting CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme (WB) * 21 * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl 18- (R. Brown -MD) BILLY JOEL- Saying Goodbye To Hollywood THE ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up (Rolling Stones) Love 19-13 * GARY WRIGHT-Really Wanna Know You ?6- 10 STACY LATTISAW-Love On A Two Way BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley * ** 22 BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life WICC- Bridgeport TOP ADD ONSIIIIIIIIII Street 10-6 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES- Private * MICKEY GILLEY-You Don't Know Me 27 -23 Without You 40 (B. Mitchell -MD) Eyes (RCA) DON WILLIAMS- Miracles 29-24 THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 11-9 QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM -lust Once * ** PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love RICK JAMES -Super Freak 8 ELO On Tight 11 -9 KENNRY ROGERS -Share Your Love With DIANA ROSS /UONEL RICHIE- Endless Love ** -Hold (AGM) * DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 30 WKBW- ** STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop RICK JAMES -Super Freak (Gordy) Me 1 -1 Buffalo HERB ALPERT -Magic Man 29 Draggin' My Heart Around 8-4 BREAKOUTS * ALABAMA -Feels So Right 20 -15 (J. Summers -MD) WEIB -New Orleans DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 27-24 BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Columbia) POINTER SISTERS -Slow Hand 3 -2 WZUU- Milwaukee * * ** ALABAMA -Feels So Right 27 -19 Night (J. Cousteau -MD) EDDIE RABBITT DIESEL -Sausalito Summer (MCA) CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme (B. Shannon-MD) * -Step By Step 13.10 ** REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter 21-14 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without You THE PHIL COWNS -In The Air Tonight 4-3 LULU Never Miss You * MOODY BLUES -The Voice 20-17 ** s -I Could ** EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 14 -9 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 18- (Capitol) BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood 25 ** RICK JAMES -Super Freak 3-1 KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me 12 ** STEVIE NICKS /TOM PETTY -Stop , CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 19- BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life * Draggin' My Heart Around 10-5 * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 17 -13 WISM- Madison Without 12 You WXKX- Pittsburgh PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 5-4 * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 10-5 (B. Starr -MD) * KENNY SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 16 -10 ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me (C. Ingram -MD) * * ELO -Hold On Tight 13 -11 KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me RICK SPRINGFIELD Done Everything ROWNG STONES -Start Me Up 13 -8 DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 30 -18 -I've * ** * GARY WRIGHT- Really Wanna Know You 1- ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up BLUE OYSTER CULT-Burnin' For You 28- You ** RICK SPRINGFIELD Done Everything THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl For -I've ** 8 24 For You 29 -19 WBBF- Rochester BALANCE -Breaking Away DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 27 ** ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 21-16 ALJARREAU -Were In This Love Together * ALABAMA -Feels So Right 16 -10 (D. Mason -MD) s MERI WILSON -Peter The Meter Reader WKCI -New Haven CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without * REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter 12 -6 KIM CARNES -Draw Of The Cards 30 ** COMMODORES -Lady You Bring Me Up (D. Lyons -MD) TARNEY /SPENCER BAND -No Time To Lose You AL JARREAU -Were In This Love Together MIKE POST -Theme From Hill Street Blues 9 -4 DIESEL- Sausalito Summer Night 30 ** DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 28 -22 ALJARREAU -Were In This Love Together ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 7 -2 BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life Without WfIX -New Orleans ** DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes * PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 6 -3 You WSPT-Stevens Point (G. Franklin -MD) WHB- Kansas City 29-25 * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 19 -16 (B. Fuhr -MD) (R. Brown * BILLY JOEL-Say Goodbye To Hollywood 30 WFIL- Philadelphia ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme -MD) * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 11-7 35 -23 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 26- * MANHATTAN TRANSFER-Smile Again (D. Fennessey -MD) ** ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only :9- DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 19 THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl ** STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop 15 DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes Draggin' My Heart Around 5 -2 EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 20 -14 MARTY BALIN- Atlanta Lady No List ** ** RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO -That Old * KIM CARNES -Draw Of The Cards 32-27 * ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up 14.9 WELY -Albany Song 11 -14 WIC-FM-Hartford WCCK -Erie DEBBIE HARRY (J. Lawrance) -(MD) * ARETHAFRANKUN /GEORGE BENSON - * -Backfired 2823 PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 15 -12 * (R. Donahue -MD) (J. J. Sanford -MD) Love All The Hurt Away 40-32 THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 21 -16 * * LULU -1 Could Never Miss You 16 -13 ** REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter 23 -17 JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 8 -4 BILLY & THE BEATERS -At This Moment ** DIANA ROSS /LIONEL RICHIE- Endless ** VOGGUES- Oancin' The Night Away 6-2 * s * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 1 * * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 20 -15 RICK TARNEY /óPENCER BAND Time To Lose Love 1.1 ** DON FELDER -Heavy Metal 29 -19 SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything -No ALABAMA -Feels So Right 17 * SHEENA EASTON-For Your Eyes Only 27 -20 For ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 7.5 * REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter 18-13 You -Alien DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 30 KIM CARNES-Draw Of The Cards 25 Eyes A Mama * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Only 14-11 * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 23-18 CARL CARLTON -She's Bad Jama LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 22 BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood 29 KSLQ -St. Louis GARY WRIGHT- Really Wanna Know You 13- LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 30 -23 NIELSEN /PEARSON -The Sun Ain't Gonna BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life Without * * (Susan -MD) 10 THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 21 -16 Shine Anymore You 30 * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 12-9 ERIC HINE -Not Fade Away AL JARREAU -Wire In This Love Together ** MANHATTAN TRANSFER-Boy From New Northeast Region * WVBF- Framingham BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life CRUSADERS -I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here York City 6 -3 DIESEL -Sausalito Summer Night (R. Johns -MD) Without You FOREIGNER- Waiting For A Girl Like You Today ** JUICE NEWTON -Queen Of 3 learts 5-2 PRIME MOVERS COMMODORES-Lady You Bring Me Up 7.5 ** ALABAMA -Feels So Right 14-10 DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes BURTON CUMMINS -You Saved My Soul * * CROSS- Arthur's Theme (WB) KEEL-Shreveport EDDIE RABBITT By Step 17-12 PAT BENATAR -Fire And Ice * RONNIE MILSAP -No Gettin' Over Me 9-7 ALABAMA -Feels So Right (RCA) ** -Step WFBG Altoona (M. Johnson -MD) REO Your Letter - * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 10 -9 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only (Liberty) * THE AFTERNOON DELIGHT -General Hospi- SPEEDWAGON -In (T. Booth -MD) Tale 19 EDDIE BABBITT -Step By Step ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me TOP ADD -15 DNS DIANA ROSS Endless 28 -18 22 * RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO -That Old Song ** /UONEL RICHIE- WFEA- Manchester THE ROWNG STONES -Start Me Up (Rolling Stones' 1 Your Eyes 24- 24-19 Love -1 ** SHEENA EASTON -For Only Lemire KXQK-St. Louis ELO -Hold On Tight (let) (K. -MD) 15 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only B30 ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 8.2 JOURNEY -Whys Crying Now (Columbia) (L Douglas -MD) SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 11- BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley 14 -7 * DIANA ROSS / UONEL RICHIE- Endless Love ** * WHYN -Springfield 8 KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me 1-1 ** JUICE NEWTON -Queen Of Hearts 9 5 BREAKOUTS * (A. Carey -MD) DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 27-21 33 -23 * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 10 -8 ** BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me (Liberty; ** BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without You GARY WRIGHT- Really Wanna Know You * REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter 18 -14 QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 26-16 20 -13 ** (Capitol) 6-3 STEVIE NICKS /TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' INGRAM -Just Once 33 DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 23 * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl (Casablanca) JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 10-6 My Heart Around 6 -2 STACY LATTISAW -Love On A Two Way 19 ** (Continued on page 26) Never ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien Street * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 22 11 * LULU -I Could Miss You 14 -11 EDDIE RABBITT-Step By Step 12-7 QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES JOHN DENVER -Some Days Are Diamonds * RAY PARKER IR. & RAYDIO -That Old Song * © Copyright 1981, Billboard Publi- WABC -New York THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 13 -9 INGRAM -Just Once ALJARREAU -Were In This Love Together 21 -16 * cations, Inc. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 25 Radio Programming TARGETS 25+ LISTENERS KENO -AM In Vegas Adopts AC Format By IRA DAVID STERNBERG LAS VEGAS -After 17 years as a tion programming album rock. major Hot 100 radio station here. "Well, I don't have to be Einstein KENO -AM has changed to adult to figure out people do want to listen tom--'- contemporary. The reason, says to album rock, so we switched our CROWD PLEASER- Richard "Dimples" Field sings at Detroit's Belle Island band shell during an all -day "Family Affair" Nancy Reynolds, general manager, format on FM on Feb. 14 from adult presentation of WJLB -FM's tribute to Black Music Month. is her belief that the "kids" have contemporary to album rock. We're gone to FM, and it was time to go for the only such station (in town)." the "over 25 crowd." The current ratings for KENO - While ratings were not that bad FM, says Reynolds, have doubled, (the spring Arbitron share is down to from 3.6 on a 12 -plus basis to a 7.3 in Drake -Chenault Formats Soaring 3.4 from 5.2 in the fall and 4.4 a year the latest Arbitron. ago) according to Reynolds, "I just On the AM side, the ratings But Shares Credit With Hardworking Programmers had the feeling it was time to change showed a decline, so Reynolds is CANOGA PARK, Calif. -Syn- tion rise to a 20.2 share in the latest geneous contemporary hip sound" the format. Everybody said, 'Gee, sure she made the right decision to dicators have long been known for Arbitron. The station made the with the Contempo 300 format to you're crazy to change before the go adult contemporary. pointing with pride to Stations suc- switch before the spring 1980 book win a 16.4 share, up from 11.8 a year ratings come out,' and we were While three current songs are ceeding that are running their for- and scored a 19.1 share, up from 9.3 ago. The format has been on the sta- sounding wonderful; there was no played each hour, the emphasis of mats, but Drake -Chenault senior a year earlier. tion for four years. problem with that. But I anticipated the new AM format is on oldies; the vice president Denny Adkins em- Another Great American Country Another winner of first place with the kids were leaving the AM band advertising emphasizes "the hits of phasizes that much of the success of success has been pulled off by Mark the Contempo 300 format is WKFR- and going to FM and that your basic the '50s, '60s, '70s and today." his company's formats is due to "the Tudor, p.d. of WTQR -FM Winston FM Battle Creek, Mich., which leads top 40 audience is comprised of Reynolds says the adult contem- local guys working their butts off, Salem, N.C., Adkins notes. This sta- the Kalamazoo -Portage Arbitron re- teens. porary format is broader based than paying attention to details." tion climbed to a 16.6 share from port. The station won a 12.9 share. "The median age right now in the top 40, and the station is changing Adkins notes that "country and 11.2 in the fall and 12.6 a year ago. While Drake -Chenault is doing United States is 30, and advertisers some of its air personalities to pro- adult contemporary formats are Turning to the adult contempo- well with its syndicated formats, it is are calling for 25 -plus audience. I al- ject a more adult sound. really really hot" and "we've had a rary syndicated format, Contempo not rushing into satellite distribution ready have the teens and the 18- to Promotions include "Peoples lot of fun this spring." 300, Adkins cites WRAL -FM gen- of this programming. Jim Kefford 34- year -olds on the (AOR format- Choice" on radio and newspapers, He points to KDED -AM, Hono- eral manager Wally Voigt and p.d. says, "We've looked at satellites, but ted) FM (KENO -FM) and we whereby listeners are asked to send lulu, where station owner Ron Ja- Tack Attayek for pushing that sta- we've backed away from them." were basically programming to the requests. with to 15.6 in the latest in their favorite oldies cobs threw out rock and "went tion's share up Speaking at a recent Michigan same audience. Not that they lis- On -air promotions include Great American Country (Drake - Arbitron, up from 13.3 in the fall Assn. of Broadcasters meeting, Kef- tened to both stations because they "Double Down," where two songs Chenault's format) in January. Ja- and 12.5 a year ago. ford warned, "The full -time satellite were two different groups, but they by a selected artist or group (such as cobs has done a super job." He cer- Another success is in Waco, where delivered formats being offered to- were the same age groups." the Beach Boys) are played back to tainly seems to have. The station is KHOO -FM is up to 11.3. Program day provide you very limited flex- Ironically, when Reynolds came back "to our fig- director Rick May worked on the help reinforce oldies up to a 4.4 share from basement ibility. There is no provision for day - here from KTKT -AM -FM Tucson, image "; "Class Reunion" every day ures last fall of 0.6 and last year of Contempo 300 format since it was parting, limited ability to localize (where Ariz. she served as station at noon, where the station dedicates 0.7. installed last summer, and brought the sound and lots of room for error. manager), KFMS the station -FM had just each day to one particular year; He also singles out Jim Miller pro- to its current double digit The technology is undergoing a dropped their album rock format to moldy oldies, e.g. "Witch Doctor "; gram director and morning man on share from 6.8 in spring of 1980. shake -down period. What will be go country. The KFMS format and "Breakfast With The Beatles," WACO -AM Waco. Tex., who Adkins credits WMRV -FM Bing- the result? Look for digital storage." changed Dec. 26 and Reynolds ar- where the station plays a Beatles dropped a top 40 format for Great hamton, N.Y. p.d. Rick Perry Kefford added that while there rived Jan. 1. There was then no sta- song every morning at seven. American Country and saw the sta- for putting together "a homo- are "some exciting and practical and profitable uses of satellites, the use of the new technology for many Ratings Growing broadcasters requires some in -depth Of AC, Country Continue and serious consideration. Are you Continued from page 23 ago. Like formatted KQEO -AM has ming dominates this market with to be KGMB. KSSK is down to 10.0, really providing personal service h\ hooking up to a 24 -hour, seven - WQDR has a 8.2 share, down from a 5.1, down from 6.5 in the fall, but WEAS -FM scoring a solid 17.7 but still leads the adult contempo- days -a -week network? Will all of the 11.1 in the fall and 9.8 a year ago. up from 3.6 a year ago. share and WSOK following with a rary pack. Last fall the station had a announced networks survive the ex- * * * KRST -FM, which abandoned a 13.4. Both stations are up from a 15.7 and a year ago it had a 18.7. when WEAS penses of start -up? If the service you KNOXVILLE -Country rules the progressive format to go country, is year ago both and Adult contemporary KKUA -AM WSOK had an 11.9. has an 10.7 unchanged from the fall, buy does not survive, where does airwaves in this market with WIVK- succeeding with a 7.5, up from 5.4 in but up from 6.3 a year ago. Similarly that leave you ?" FM in first place with a 28.0 share. the fall and 4.5 a year ago. Similarly WCHY -FM's country format is is formatted KULA -FM is up to 4.1 Kefford said Drake -Chenault up from 20.4 in the fall and 19.7 a formatted KRKE-AM up to 2.5 doing well too, up to 14.0 from last from 3.7 in the fall 2.1 a year would use satellites "when the prod- year ago. Similarly formatted AM from 2.3 in the fall and down from year's 9.8. Similarly formatted and ago. -AM more sister station with the same call let- 3.4 a year ago. while KRZY -AM is WQQT -AM inched up to 3.3 from Adult contemporary KIKI uct demands timeliness than has a 12.2 up from a year ago's 9.8 flexibility, we'll use satellites. When ters, adds a 6.8 share, down from 8.8 down to 4.7 from 4.8 in the fall and 2.8 a year ago, but WMNT -AM fell 7.9 but down from fall's 14.2. it's more important to you to broad- in the fall and 9.9 a year ago. Coun- a year ago. to 0.7 from 2.4 last year. cast an event live than it is to have try WGAP-AM is up to 3.3 from 1.7 * * * WZAT -FM leads the adult con- * * * temporaries with a 9.7, down from the flexibility to schedule the event in the fall and 2.9 a year ago. LAS VEGAS -While Hot 100 for- GREENSBORO - Country 10.1 a year ago. Next is WSGF -FM, to fit your marketplace needs. we'll AOR SuperStars WIMZ -FM is up matted KLUC -AM is still the lead- KTQR -FM has jumped from an to 8.0 from 9.1 a ago. But deliver the programming via satel- to 8.1 from 7.0 in the fall and 6.1 a ing station in this market, its share is down year 11.2 share in the fall to 16.6. A year WAEV -FM is to 6.4 from 2.8 a lite, if that method meets our high year ago. Three adult contempo- down to 9.9 from 12.4 in the fall and up ago the station had a 12.6. Competi- WSGA -AM is to 5.4 standards of quality." rarys are down: WNOX -AM, 10.0 a year ago. But it will probably year ago. down tor KRQK -FM is down to 6.2 from 7.3 a ago. WOKI -AM and WRJZ -AM. pick up in the next rating period, from year 8.1 in the fall. but even with.a year * * WNOX is down to 6.4 from 8.4 in * ago. since KENO -AM has switched from AUGUSTA -Adult contempo- the fall and 7.1 a year ago. WOKI is Hot 100 to adult contemporary (see Hot 100 formatted WSEZ -FM has rary WBBQ -FM is the market leader down to 7.8 from 11.5 in the fall and separate story above.) rebounded to 9.2 from 3.3 in the fall. AM Stereo here. The station has a 23.6 share, 8.3 a year ago. WRJZ is down to 7.6 KENO -AM, in its last Hot 100 A year ago it had a 7.3. Adult con- Conünued from page 23 but is down from the 27.2 it held a from 8.2 in the fall and 10.5 a year WKZL book slipped to 3.4 from 5.2 in the year ago. Similarly formatted temporary -FM has slipped ference between AM and FM, 25% ago. The syndicated "Music Of Your fall and 4.4 a year ago. Its sister sta- to 7.4 from 10.4 in the fall and 9.3 a WZZW -FM is up to 10.5 from 7.7 a cited the lack of stereo on AM. Kras- Life" MOR format on WHEL -AM tion, KENO -FM, won a 7.3 share year ago. Black WAAA -AM is down year Country WGUS -FM is up now adds that while both AM and has lifted the station to 2.9 from 1.4 with its AOR SuperStars format, up ago. to 2.5 from 5.2 in the fall and 3.4 a to 13.1 from 5.0 a year ago, while FM radio are losing money, AM's in the fall and 1.9 a year ago. from 3.6 in the fall and 2.9 a year year ago. similarly formatted sister station losses are greater. * * * ago. * * * WGUS -AM is down to 3.4 from 5.3 In April, 1980, the FCC tenta- The country listenership has been STOCKTON -Hot 100 formatted ALBUQUERQUE -AOR Super- a year ago. tively designated Magnavox's AM with the entry of KSTN -AM is up from Stars KWLZ -FM, which used to be fragmented * * * to 8.3 6.0 in stereo system as the industry stand- KRKE, has jumped from the pack to KFMS -FM (which used to be adult the fall and a 3.2 a year ago. Sister ard, but a few months later, Magna- WAMR has the number two spot in the market contemporary) into that field. SARASOTA -MOR station KSTN -FM, which is Spanish vox failed to be confirmed in this almost doubled its to 6.6 with a 9.5 share, up from 5.7 in the KFMS only scored a 3.3, down from audience at night. but simulcasts the AM dur- designation. Hoping tó find more 3.8 a ago. while similarly fall and 4.7 a year ago. This gain was 9.8 in the fall and 6.3 a year ago. but from year ing the day has a 4.2. up from 2.9 in evidence in favor of one system or WSBP -AM is down to 3.6 helped by the abandonment of AOR country leader KVEG -AM fell back formatted the fall, but down from 5.3 a year another, the FCC issued a further MOR by KFMG -FM, which is now adult to 9.6 from 11.6 in the fall. However from 2.6. The syndicated ago. Adult contemporary KJOY- notice of proposed rulemaking on WWZZ- contemporary. KVEG improved over its year ago "Music Of Your Life" on AM has a 4.6. down from 8.6 in the AM stereo in July, 1980. Comments The station. facing stiff competi- figure of 9.0. Country KRAM -AM AM is up to 4.2 from 1.1 a year ago. fall, and 6.6 a year ago. supporting the Magnavox, Motorola tion in this format, is down to 8.0 has a 4.8, up from fall's 4.4, but * * * * * * and Harris systems have been re- from 9.7 in the fall and 8.3 a year down from last year's 5.6. KUDO- HONOLULU -AOR SuperStars' STEUBENVILLE - AOR ceived. Hazeltine and Kahn Com- ago. Similarly formatted KOB -FM FM has found success with soft rock, KDUK -FM has rocketed to double WRKY -FM is the market leader munications are arguing for a "mar- has a 3.9, up from 2.9 in the fall, but moving up to 6.8 from 3.6 in the fall digits with an 11.5 share, up from 6.4 with a 13.5 share, up slightly from ketplace" approach in which all five down from 5.9 a year ago. Adult and 1.9 a year ago. in the fall and 3.3 a year ago. The 13.0 a year ago. Adult contemporary AM stereo systems would be ap- contemporary KZZX -FM is up to * * * climb put the station past adult con- WSTV -AM is down to 9.9 from 11.4 proved, allowing broadcasters and 7.5 from 5.6 in the fall and a year SAVANNAH -Black program- temporary KSSK -AM, which used a year ago. the public to choose from them.

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Continued from page 24 * BOB SEGER-Trying To Live My Life Without WSGF- Savannah * LULU -1 Could Never Miss You 13-12 DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes * RONNIE MILSAP -No Gettin' Over Me 8 -6 You AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together (1.P. Hunter -MD) * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 14.13 AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 5-4 BALANCE -Breaking Away DENIECE WILLIAMS -Silly CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 27 ** WMOX -Knoxville AL JARREAU-We re In This Love Together BOB SEGER -Trying To live My Life Without 22-13 STEVIE WOODS -Steal The Night DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes (B. Evans -MD) BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood 26 You ELTON JOHN -Chloe 21 -14 ** WJDX- Jackson GINO VANNELLI -Nightwalker Never Miss You KIM CARNES -Draw Of The Cards 24 -20 ** 21-18 LULU -I Could WRVQ- Richmond * (L Adams -MD) WKBO- Harrisburg * * AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES (B. Thomas -MD) * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 25-21 (Dario -MD) 18-15 EDDIE RABB11T-Step By Step 16 -11 * AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together ** INGRAM -Just Once CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's NICKS/TOM PETTY ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme ** 30 -22 * Theme 22- ** STEVIE -Stop STACY LATTISAW-Love On ATwo Way Street 19 -12 14 Draggin' My Heart Around 30.22 149 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me * DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 24 -20 ELTON JOHN -Chloe 11 -10 CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 25- ** ALABAMA -Feels So Right 16-10 Without You * * WAXY -Ft. Lauderdale * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 25 -21 * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 5.3 20 * COMMODORES -Lady You Bring Me Up 11- DUKE /CLARK -I Just Wanna Love You (R. Shaw -MD) SILVER CONDOR -You Could Take My DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together 8 CARL CARLTON -She's A Bad Mama Jama * Heart Away KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me 21 -17 CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme * JOHN DENVER -Some Days Are Diamonds DENIECE WILLIAMS -Silly ** 2017 BURTON CUMMINGS -You Save My Soul * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl 29- 19-10 WAEB- Allentown MANHATTANS -Just One Moment Away AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together GEORGE FISHOFF -Foxy 25 ** PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love 11 -6 * (J. Ward -MD) 1715 WAYS -Charlotte DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 28 * GARY WRIGHT - Really Wanne Know You 24- WRJZ -Knoxville EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 14 -9 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 11 ** (L Simon -MD) DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes 19 (L Billman -MD) ** THE MOODY BLUES-The Voice 25 -20 29 BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley 18- ELO -Hold On Tight 12 ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme * LULU Could Never Miss You 27 -23 SHEENA EASTON * -I 13.8 ** -For Your Eyes Only 2 -2 LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 30 13 WQXA -York * REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter 21-16 EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 7-4 SMOKEY ROBINSON You Wanna Make THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 20 -15 * * DIANA ROSS/ UONEL RICHIE- Endless ** -If * (D. Steele-MD) STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' ELO -Hold On Tight 18-13 31 KENNY ROGERS Your Love Me * Love 1.1 * Love -Share With My Heart Around 16-12 STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme REO SPEEDWAGON Your Letter * ** * -In 14-10 WBJW- Orlando SILVER CONDOR -You Could Take My Heart My Heart Around 15-8 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien 24 -15 STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' * (T. Long Away JOURNEY Now -MD) JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 13-8 My Heart * -Who's Crying 10-7 ** Around 29 -16 WZGC- Atlanta THE AFTERNOON DELIGHT- General Hospi AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 28-23 * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 30 -23 ** Tale (S. Davis -MD) ALJARREAU -We're In This Love Together MARTY BALIN -Atlanta Lady Draggin' My Heart Around 8-5 ARETHAFRANKUN /GEORGE BENSON-Love WFLB- Fayetteville ** THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 33-28 ** ALABAMA -Feels So Right 18-11 WIFI -FM -Bala Cynwyd WSKZ- Chattanooga All The Hurt Away (L Cannon -MD) * JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 12-9 ** ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 26-19 (L Kiley -MD) (D. Carroll-MD) BALANCE- Breaking Away KIM CARNES -Draw Of The Cards 27 -21 * * DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 33 -29 * WRQX -Washington DC ** THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 18-13 ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me THE ALLMAN BROS. BAND- Straight From ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 15-8 * (F. Holler -MD) * ROWNG STONES -Start Me Up 16 -10 DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say The Heart 29-24 * QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES * RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 15- MARTY BALIN THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 22 -13 ** DIESEL -Sausalito Summer Night INGRAM -Just Once 34 -30 -Atlanta Lady * For You 3025 7 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say * BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood * DENIECE WILLIAMS -Silly 21.23 Without * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 22- * RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything ARETHA FRANKLIN/GEORGE BENSON -Love * JOURNEY -Don't Stop Believing * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl 32- You 18 For You 23-20 All The Hurt Away 28 WRBQ-Tampa, FL WPGC- Washington D.C. * ELO -Hold On Tight * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 20 -15 RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood (P. McKay (J. Elliott -MD) DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 22 -19 -MD) For You BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life RICK JAMES -Super Freak BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life * DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 23 -18 THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme Without You * CARL CARLTON -She's A Bad Mama Jama Without You * * DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes 21 -9 BALANCE -Breaking Away WMC-FM- Memphis DENIECE WILLIAMS-Silly DEVO- Working In The Coal Mine 30 22-17 SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 10- ANNE MURRAY All I ** -It's Can Do (T. Prestigiaramo -MD) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 18- 6 ARETHA FRANKLIN /GEORGE BENSON- Love WERC -Birmingham 12 * * ELTON JOHN -Chloe 8-4 * ELO -Hold On Tight 17-14 All The Hurt Away (A. Carr -MD) Southeast Region QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 18 -14 * RICK JAMES -Super Freak 15 -11 BURTON CUMMING -You Save My Sou° * ** ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme INGRAM -Just Once 20-14 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 24- * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl 18- PRIME MOVERS. BOBBY GOLDSBORO -Love Ain't Never Hurt 16.11 ROLLING STONES Me Up 13-9 18 Nobody * -Start CHRISTOPHER* CROSS -Arthur's Theme (WB) * * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl RICK SPRINGFIELD -I've Done Everything * DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES RABBfn -Step By Step EDDIE (Elektra) WISE - Asheville 23-15 For You 27 * RAY PARKER JR. A RAYDIO -That Old Song INGRAM -Just Once SHEENA EASTON-For Your Eyes Only (Liberty) (1. Stevens -MD) * PAT BENATAR -Fire And Ice 26.21 THE GO GO'S Lips Are Sealed 28 AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes -Our REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter 21-18 TOP ADD ONS * BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood 24 REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter * * DIANA ROSS / UONEL RICHIE- Endless WHYI -Miami KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me (Liberty) * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 20-16 KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood Love 10 -6 DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say (Epic /Full Moon) (M. Shands -MD) MARTY BALIN -Atlanta Lady 23 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life STEVIE NICKS /TOM PETTY -Stop Without CARL CARLTON -She's A Bad Mama lama (20th ** BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life * * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme You Century Foe) Draggin' My Heart Around 19-7 Without You WIVY -Jacksonville 104 THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 23-16 uuuuuuuaaaaBREAK * (D. OUTS AIR SUPPLY -Here I Am Scott-MD) WACO -Baltimore ** FOREIGNER- Urgent 12-6 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without You REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme * COMMODORES -Lady You Bring Me Up 14- (S. Richards -MD) (Capitol) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien WKXX- Birmingham * * 8 BILLY JOEL-Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Columbia) (C. Train-MD) 23-17 ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 23- DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say MARTY BALIN- Atlanta Lady (EMI -America) ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 2.1 * TEENA MARIE- Square Biz 26-15 10 ARETHAFRANKLIN /GEORGE BENSON -Love * * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 15 -9 KIM CARNES Of The Cards 22-18 JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 15.10 All The Hurt Away * -Draw * ** EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 11 -6 ** RICK JAMES -Super Freak 29 -22 * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY-Stop Draggin' CARL CARLTON -She's A Bad Mama Jama * JOHN DENVER-Some Days Are Diamonds DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes * KIM CARNES -Draw Of The Cards 30.24 WQXI -AM- Atlanta My Heart Around 11-6 33 2419 THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Gil * DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes (Jeff McCartney -MD) * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 12-9 ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 31 * THE MOODY BLUES-The Voice 13-9 THE ALLMAN BROS. BAND- Straight From 25-20 Trying My EDDIE BABBITT By Step 30 The BOB SEGER- To Live Life Without -Step * AL JARREAU -Were In This Love Together ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme Heart 31 * AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together You 38 KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me 29 -24 8-3 14-10 WSEZ- Winston-Salem AL JARREAU -We're In This Love Together 40 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life ** DENIECE WILLIAMS -Silly 11 -5 BILLY SQUIER -In The Dark (B. Siegler -MD) THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl © 1981, Publi- Without You * BALANCE -Breaking Away 19-14 BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life Copyright Billboard DIANA ROSS /UONEL RICHIE- Endless cations, Inc. No part of this publi- BILLY JOEL-Say Goodbye To Hollywood * COMMODORES -Lady You Bring Me Up 13- * * Without You WKXY -Sarasota Love l-1 cation may be reproduced, stored DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes 8 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien (T. William -MD) in a retrieval system, or trans- EDDIE BABBITT CARPENTERS -Back In My Life Again * ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up 16-11 ** -Step By Step 12 -7 MIKE POST-The Theme From Hill Street ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme mitted, in any form or by any THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 31- Blues means, 25-15 electronic, mechanical, WFBR - Baltimore ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien 23 IZTOP-Leila photocopying, recording, or other- SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 22- KIM CARNES The ** (A. Szulinski -MD) DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say * -Draw Of Cards 15 -IC BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood wise, without the prior written 14 RICK LAMES -Super Freak 1711 permission of the publisher. Your 21- THE ALLMAN BROS. BAND - Straight From * BURTON CUMMINGS -You Saved My Soul * * SHEENA EASTON -For Eyes Only Away 15.11 QUINCY JONES FEATURING * BALANCE -Breaking I5 The Heart JAMES INGRAM -Just Once WSGN- Birmingham * * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 13 -8 WQXI -FM -Atlanta KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me (S. Newby -MD) * ELO -Hold On Tight 10-6 (J. McCartney -MD) RODNEY CROWELL-Stars On The Water * REO SPEEDWAGON -In Your Letter 18 -14 ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 13- * * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme * DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES- Private Eyes 9 16-9 WANS- Anderson MIKE POST -Theme From Hill Street Blues * * SILVER CONDOR -You Could Take My (S. Church -MD) Century 21 Buys DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES- Private Eyes CARPENTERS -Back In My Life Again ** Heart Away 10 -6 23-17 RAY PARKER JR. BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood * * & RAYDIO -That Old * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 17-13 * DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say 29 -23 Song 20-16 * THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice 18-12 Sacred Sounds; QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice WYRE - Annapolis * ** 26 -18 * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl 20- (Diamond /Bradley -PD) INGRAM -Just Once 27 -24 * THE BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley 15 On 26 Stations * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 25 -20 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 27- DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say ** ROWNG STONES -Start Me Up 22 -12 DALLAS -- Century 21 Program- KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me 22 MARTY BALIN- Atlanta Lady ** THE MOODY BLUES-The Voice 19 -9 THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl 30 * ELTON JOHN -Chloe 29 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Without ming has purchased Sacred Sounds * ELO -Hold On Tight 14-7 BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood * KIM CARNES-Draw Of The Cards 28-25 You of Riverside, Calif., which has been * EDDIE RABBITT -Step By Step 15 -8 ARETHA FRANKLIN/GEORGE BENSON -Love BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life BILLY JOEL-Say Goodbye To Hollywood religious formats * BEACH BOYS -The Beach Boys Medley 20- supplying three to All The Hurt Away Without You 16 WAAY -Huntsville 26 stations. The formats range from MARTY BALIN -Atlanta Lady RICK JAMES -Super Freak DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say (J. Kendricks -MD) beautiful to country gospel to con- KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me WBBQ- Augusta QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES ** KIM CARNES-Draw Of The Cards 26.17 temporary Christian. RICK JAMES -Super Freak (B. Stevens -MD) INGRAM -Just Once * * EDDIE BABBITT -Step By Step 12 -6 Sacred Sounds has been in busi- THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl * * ALABAMA -Feels So Right 13 -7 DENROY MORGAN -I'll Do Anything For You * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 18- ness since 1976 as an outgrowth of ** ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up 23 -18 12 WGH- Hampton KLAZ -FM- Little Rock KSGN -FM Riverside. As part of the * EDDIE RABBI -Step By Step 16 -13 * QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES (B. Canada -MD) (R. Kurtis acquisition, several hundred master *, LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 29 -22 -MD) INGRAM -Just Once 28 -19 ** DIANA ROSS /UONEL RICHIE- Endless CARL CARLTON -She's A Bad Mama Jama KENNY ROGERS-Share Your Love With Me * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 30 -23 tapes and several thousand religious Love 1 -1 BOB SEGER-Trying To Live My Lite ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life albums have been moved to Century ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Arthur's Theme Without You Without You 21's headquarters here. 63 WWKX- Nashville THE GO GO'S -Our Lips Are Sealed s MARTY BALIN -Atlanta Lady Six months ago, Century 21 ac- * THE FOUR TOPS-When She Was My Girl 18- (J. Anthony -MD) THE DARTS -Let's Hand On JIM MESSINA -Stay The Night quired the automation program- 15 ** ROLLING STONES-Start Me Up 21-10 DENIECE WILLIAMS -Silly WSGA- Savannah * KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me ** RICK JAMES -Super Freak 5 -1 STEVIE WOODS -Steal The Night ming assets of Steve Schmidt's (J. Lewis-MD) 21-18 * BALANCE -Breaking Away 29-24 BURTOM CUMMINGS -You Saved My Soul United Tapes of America, and a few MARTY BAUN -Atlanta Lady ** ELO -Hold On Tight 13 -7 * LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls 27.18 prior WHHY- Montgomery months to that Jim Meeker's BURTON CUMMINGS -You Saved My Soul ** JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now 16-12 BOB SEGER -Trying To Live My Life Studio West transferred their adult TIM GOODMAN -Romeo (R. Thomas -MD) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme 23- Without You contemporary format stations to 14 BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood * * SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 18- WQRK -Norfolk * ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up 24 -19 CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 10 Century 21. (R. Bates -MD) * THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Girl 33- * * STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop Century 21 was founded as a WHBQ- Memphis ** SHEENA EASTON -For Your Eyes Only 13- 27 Draggin' My Heart Around 15 -9 jingle and production library firm in (C. Duvall -MD) 9 DENIECE WILLIAMS -Silly 33 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Arthur's Theme 21- 1972, adding automation program- STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY -Stop MICKEY GILLEY -You Don't Know Me 34 ** CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Arthur's Theme 16 ** ming services in 1975. The Sacred Draggin' My Heart Around 15 -12 BOB SEGER- Trying To Live My Life Without 118 * LULU -I Could Never Miss You 26 -20 * JOURNEY-Who's Crying Now 6 -3 You 32 ** THE FOUR TOPS -When She Was My Cirl * QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES Sounds merger brings to 256 the sta- * KENNY ROGERS -Share Your Love With Me BILLY JOEL -Say Goodbye To Hollywood 31 12 -11 INGRAM -Just Once 27-23 tions served by Century 21.

www.americanradiohistory.com Radio Programming 27 Radio Mike Harrison Specials_ Mass Programming Vs. Fragmentation LOS ANGELES -I received an every person is the core of the spe- cies. Satellites will bring us together dresses the new media landscape A weekly calendar of upcoming interesting letter from Bob Botik, cies' saga. while multi -channel cable will bring with the appropriate amount of jus- network and syndicated music spe- president of Botik Broadcast Serv- Thus, the debate over whether us apart. Narrowness will become tice to foster its growth. Until then, cials. Shows with multiple dates in- ices, based in Austin, Tex. we're heading into homogenization widespread but we will all become radio will remain awkward. dicate local stations have option of "I found it very intersting that in or fractionalization is probably a "nearer" (but not necessarily But those programmers who find broadcast time and dates. the same Aug. 8 issue of Billboard, standoff. We're most likely heading "closer ") to each other. and are able to key into the new Sept. 7, Barry Manilow, Dick ABC's Sklar was predicting a more into both. The electric age promises I suspect, however, that specialties emerging musical common denomi- Clark Presents, Mutual, three hours. homogeneous music scene as a result to accelerate the growth and amplify will abound once, as Botik points nators, from lowest to highest, will, Sept. 7, Supertramp, Mary Turner of satellite transmissions, while on the nuances of the aforementioned out, there is a nationally accepted indeed, be the grabbers of the pro- Off The Record, Westwood One, the following page was your excel- divergent human needs and tenden- methodological scorecard that ad- verbial brass ring ... the future's one hour. lent article, "In version of finding a needle in a hay- Sept. 11 -13, Gene Watson, Jam- Search of the Dis- stack. boree U.S.A., Starfleet Blair, one appearing Mass." That is, providing that people still hour. "The only na- turn to radio for their musical needs, Sept. 12, Rex Allen Jr., Country tional hook up of Goodphone Commentaries] a prospect that at this point cannot Sessions, NBC, one hour. tastes on these re- be taken for granted. Sept. 12, Tammy Wynette, Best of lay stations (not to * * * the Silver Eagle, ABC Entertain- be confused with Getting Into Production Oh what a night: Talk about mass - ment, 90 minutes. broadcasting) will appeal programming. I just had the By RON HARRIS Sept. 12 -13, Pointer Sisters, Mu- probably occur among teen listeners privilege of hosting the second in- sicstar Weekend Special, RKO Two, for obvious peer pressure reasons. LOS ANGELES -My two favor- in a restaurant? in a beauty parlor ?). stallment of KMET -FM's live night- one hour. "However, when it comes to ite comic strips are B.C. and The These questions are important, for if club /talk /music /video show. "Har- Sept. 12 -13, David Frizzell and adults, I will place my money on a Wizard of Id. Aside from being ex- you're going to try to convince Joe rison's Mike," this past Sunday Shirley West, Live From Gilley's, continued fragmentation and devel- tremely clever, cartoonists Johnny Average Listener that two people night. The three -hour get- together Westwood One, one hour. opment of many separate lifestyles Hart and Brant Parker are able to ( "just like him ") would stand was held at Wolf and Rismiller's Sept. 12 -13, Bette Midler, Robert and a need for music to express the convey their characters' settings around talking about all the great Country Club, the famous 1,300 - W. Morgan Special of The Week, interest of each. (prehistoric and medieval times) features that made "National seat musical emporium in L.A.'s San Watermark, one hour. "One doesn't have to look very far with just a few simple background Widgets" (at just $1.49 a pound. re- Fernando Valley. The line -up of in- Sept. 13, Ozzy Osboume, Best of to see that this process is well under- lines. No complex drawings, such as duced from $1.79 a pound, and now person guests was diverse, to say the King Biscuit Flower Hour, ABC way, and yet both broadcasters and those showing every brick and little available from Brooks' Tire and least: Gary Wright popping up to FM, one hour. record labels seem to be having a detail in a building, are necessary, Body Shop), better than the compe- talk about his new album after the Sept. 14, Foreigner, Mary Turner difficult time adjusting to these so- for with one or two quick strokes of a tition's widgets, you'd better make it video version of it was shown to the Off The Record, Westwood One, cial changes. brush, Hart and Parker can give us as believable as possible. delighted crowd (the audio of one hour. "One of the reasons broadcasters the basics that let our minds fill in Sure, record the voice tracks first, which was simulcast on the Mighty Sept. 18, Ted Nugent, In Concert, are unable to fully address this ma- the fine lines. Note, though, that but think about how the listener will Met); Gov. Brown's executive assist- Westwood One, one hour. turing and demassified audience is those basics are not arbitrary; much need to hear them in order to believe ant and chief of staff, Gray David, to Sept. 18, Temptations, Concert of that they do not yet have a nation- time, practice, and dedication have you. Grab the sound effects records explain the Governor's position on the Month, Westwood One, one ally accepted survey whose method- enabled these men to intuitively you remember seeing buried in the the medfly crisis, Dr. Timothy Leary hour. ology can properly measure their "feel" the scene they will create. production cabinet and find that to talk about '60s lore; comedian/ Sept. 18 -20 Jeannie C. Riley, Jam- performance. The same applies to sound, and "downtown traffic" background, or actor Michael Windslow to do im- the use of sound to paint imaginary that lawn mower sound, or those boree U.S.A., Starfleet Blair, one "So, the economics of broad- pressions of Jimi Hendrix voice and pictures in the listener's mind. In our kids playing in a lawn sprinkler ef- guitar; not to mention a spectrum of hour. casting is forcing too many radio sta- chosen profession -ahem, art, if you fect, or that office interior or... . from KMETs audience, Sept. 19, Moe Bandy and Joe tions to perform in a too- narrowly characters will -we have only sound and imagi- Listen to the sound with your eyes both in- person and over the phones Stampley, Country Sessions, NBC, defined arena today producing the nation to use in communicating closed. Is it realistic (not all sound which heard on the club's one hour. boring two variations on country could be thoughts, feelings and messages, and effects are)? Will it, with your prac- speaker system. The beautiful thing Sept. 19 -20, Hank Williams Jr., and three on contemporary we now just as a stroke of a pen on paper can ticed-'til- perfect delivery, paint the is, the whole Live From Gilley's, Westwood One, have. thing jelled perfectly one hour. create pictures, carefully thought - picture you had in mind? Could an- and a broad demographic cross -sec- "Until radio stations and record out use of music, voices and effects (Continued on page 29) tion was served well and satisfied. Sept. 19 -20, Rupert Holmes, Mu- labels appreciate the implications of can create images not otherwise sicStar Weekend Special, RKO Two, some of the thoughts you expressed one hour. imaginable (remember the cherry in in your column, some of the most de- Lake Michigan), and add realism Sept. 19 -20, Crystal Gayle, Robert sirable adult listeners will continue and impact to your production. W. Morgan Special The Week, Of to keep their radio listening to a min- A "standard" commercial setting: one hour. Watermark, imum and rely heavily on their pri- two people talking about a new New On The Charts Sept. 20, Kim Carnes, King Biscuit vate collection of music." product one has just bought. Flower Hour, ABC FM, one hour. Botik's letter prompts a contin- Chances are, if you were assigned Sept. 20, Blue Oyster Cult, live uation of last week's discussion the production "chores" on the spot, concert, Starfleet Blair, 90 minutes. about the forthcoming effects of you'd throw a flying tackle on an- Sept. 25 -26, Billy Squier, In Con- modern age technology upon radio other air personality (how else does cert, Westwood One, one hour. and music. I, too, found it somewhat someone "volunteer" for a two -voice Sept. 26, Rossington- Collins of an eyebrow- raiser reading ABC spot ?), open a mike or two, record Band. Coca -Cola Night On The programming legend Rick Sklar's the copy a few times ('til both of you Road, ABC FM, two hours. expression of a completely opposite make it through without cracking Sept. 26, Mel Tillis, Gail Davis, "viewpoint" one page away from up), throw some background music Silver Eagle, ABC Entertainment, mine on the subject of homogeniza- behind it, dub it to cart, and go 90 minutes. tion versus fractionalization ... es- home. pecially since he I have Sept. 26, Lacy J. Dalton, Country and publicly But wait -what are you trying to Sessions, NBC, one hour. agreed to see eye to eye on the un- communicate? What are you asking derlying principle of the thing on a the to believe? Do two Sept. 26, Gino Vannelli, MusicStar listener number of occasions. But a bit of people stand around in a room with Weekend Special, RKO Two, one analysis reveals that there might be starting as they start talking? hour. music truth to both of our statements; that Of course not -they must be some- Sept. 26 -27, Jefferson Starship, we were each discussing the differ- where in space and time. Maybe Robert W. Morgan Special Of The ent sides of the same coin. they're walking down a street (big Week, Watermark, one hour. Sklar, the man who, for years, pro- city? suburb? in the country?). Or, Ray Price, Sept. 26 -27, Live From grammed New York's "soundtrack" perhaps one is mowing his lawn (gas Gilley's, Westwood One, one hour. to the masses. WABC -AM, with less or electric lawn mower? is it tiring ?). Sept. 27, Michael Stanley, King than 20 rotating currents per week is Are they sitting at a table (at home? Biscuit Flower Hour, ABC FM, one obviously counting upon human na- THE STRIKERS hour. ture, being what it is, to remain the "The Strikers" -174 Oct. 3, Merle Haggard, Country underlying base for whatever is For The Record Daryl Gibbs, lead vocalist and tioti getter. Released by a small inde- Sessions, NBC, one hour. about to come. Of course, program- NEW YORK -Beautiful music producer, and Ruben Faison, lead pendent label in January, 1981, it Oct. 3 -4, Air Supply, MusicStar ming to a mass audience in a demas- WEZW -FM continues to hold the vocalist, form the nucleus of the was later picked up by Prelude Rec- Weekend Special, RKO Two, one sified society is difficult, but not im- lead in the Milwaukee- Racine mar- Strikers, a New York based band ords and became the group's first hit. when taking a until hour. possible ... especially ket with an 11.4 share, despite au- that has made steady living "Inch By Inch," the followup Oct. 9, Jefferson Starship, Mello into accountSklar's considerable ac- dience declines in the current and now playing local clubs and touring single, has garnered most of its at- Yello Weekend Concert, ABC Con- complishments programming to the previous Arbitron reports. Its stand- with r &b road shows. tention in the disco /dance music Big Apple. Made In U.S.A., temporary, two hours. longtime multi- faceted ing was not included in an item on Formerly called category bringing it onto Billboard's group's music Oct. 10, Moody Blues, Mello Yello History continually proves that that market (Billboard, Aug. 22, this self- contained Disco Top 80 chart. Weekend Concert, ABC FM, two human beings are as different from 1981). In Salinas, Calif., country concentrates on the groove with self - it a message. The Strikers are managed by hours. one another as they are similar; the KTOM -AM is up to a 7.0 share from penned lyrics that give 5.1 In a previous article "Body Music," described as the Donny Linton Management Inc., Oct. 10, Ronnie Milsap, and dichotomous balance of power be- a year ago. 8, 1981) its share of band's last ditch attempt to make it 250 West 57th St., New York, N.Y. George Jones, Best of Silver Eagle, tween individualism versus collec- (Billboard, Aug. ago was incorrectly stated. or break up, proved to be its atten- 10009 (212) 957 -9764. ABC Entertainment 90 minutes. tivism within the grain of each and a year

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1 7 Escape, Columbia 2 JOURNEY- 1 1 4 ROLLING STONES -Start Me Up, Rolling Stones Records You, 2 10 2 THE ROLLING STONES- Tattoo Atlantic 2 8 5 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Hold On Tight, Jet Precious Time, Chrysalis 3 3 9 PAT BENATAR- 3 3 9 FOREIGNER- Urgent, Atlantic 4 1 9 FOREIGNER Atlantic -4, 4 10 6 ZZ TOP -Tubesnake Boogie, Warner Bros. 5 4 7 STEVIE NICKS -Bella Donna, Modern Records 5 4 15 THE MOODY BLUES -The Voice, Threshold 6 8 7 ZZ TOP -El Loco, Warner Bros. 6 7 9 PAT BENATAR -Fire and Ice, Chrysalis 7 5 20 BILLY SQUIER -Don't Say No, Capitol 7 2 11 BLUE OYSTER CULT -Burning For You, Columbia 8 7 6 HEAVY METAL -Soundtrack, Full Moon /Asylum 8 5 7 JOURNEY -Who's Crying Now, Columbia 9 6 15 THE MOODY BLUES -Long Distance Voyager, Threshold 9 9 6 STEVIE NICKS -Edge Of Seventeen, Modern Records 10 11 5 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Time, Jet 10 11 7 DON FELDER -Heavy Metal, Full Moon /Asylum 11 16 4 PRETENDERS -Pretenders II, Sire 11 15 4 MOODY BLUES -Meanwhile, Threshold 12 9 12 BLUE OYSTER CULT -Fire Of Unknown Origin, Columbia 12 16 4 THE PRETENDERS -The Adultress, Sire 13 36 2 THE KINKS -Give The People What They Want, Arista 13 6 STEVIE NICKS /TOM PETTY -Stop Draggin' My Heart 14 ALLMAN BROTHERS- Brothers of the Road, Arista 14 5 THE Around, Modern Records 15 12 18 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS -Hard Promises, 14 14 5 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS- Straight From the Heart, Arista Backstreet /MCA 15 21 18 BILLY SQUIER -The Stroke, Capitol 16 13 7 THE MICHAEL STANLEY BAND -Northcoast, EMI /America 16 12 7 THE MICHAEL STANLEY BAND -Heartland, EMI /America 17 19 11 ICEHOUSE- Icehouse, Chrysalis 17 13 8 FOREIGNER -Juke Box Hero, Atlantic 18 29 5 DEF LEPPARD -High 'n' Dry, Mercury 18 17 13 SQUEEZE- Tempted, A &M 19 15 20 OZZY OSBORNE- Blizzard Of Ozz, Jet 19 19 7 JOURNEY -Stone In Love, Columbia 20 17 22 JEFFERSON STARSHIP- Modern Times, RCA /Grunt 20 23 5 JOURNEY -Don't Stop Believing, Columbia 21 20 17 SQUEEZE -Eastside Story, A &M 21 22 18 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS -A Woman In Love, 22 22 3 SHOOTING STAR -Hang On For Your Life, Virgin /Epic Backstreet /MCA 23 30 11 DIESEL -Watts In A Tank, Regency 22 28 THE TUBES -I Don't Want To Wait Anymore, Capitol 24 18 24 THE GREG KIHN BAND -Rockihnroll, Beserkley 23 32 2 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Alien, Columbia 25 27 4 LITTLE FEAT -Hoy -Hoy, Warner Bros. 24 20 13 POINT BLANK -Nicole, MCA 26 21 2 JON AND VANGELIS -The Friends Of Mr. Cairo, Polydor ci 25 26 3 TALK TO YOU LATER -Tubes, Capitol 27 33 3 DANNY JOE BROWN & THE DANNY JOE BROWN BAND -Epic 26 27 8 PABLO CRUISE -Cool Love, A &M 28 4 RICKIE LEE JONES- Pirates, Warner Bros. 32 27 29 4 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS -Nightwatchman, 29 50 4 IAN HUNTER-Short Back 'N' Sides, Chrysalis Backstreet (MCA) 30 24 5 GARY 0' -Gary 0', Capitol 28 30 9 GARY WRIGHT -I Really Want To Know You, Warner Bros. 31 34 3 RED RIDER -As Far As Siam, Capitol 29 18 20 BILLY SQUIER -In The Dark, Capitol 32 26 16 THE TUBES -The Completion Backward Principle, Capitol 30 41 2 DAN FOGELBERG -Hard To Say, Full Moon /Epic 33 39 17 VAN HALEN -Fair Warning, Warner Bros. 31 33 5 ZZ TOP -Pearl Necklace, Warner Bros. 34 35 3 JONNY VAN ZANT BAND -Round Two, Polydor 32 35 5 THE GO -GO'S -Our Lips Are Sealed, IRS 35 23 4 THE ROCKETS -Back Talk, Elektra 33 38 9 DIESEL -Sausalito Summer Night, Regency 36 C=10 TRIUMPH -Allied Forces, RCA 34 37 7 FOREIGNER -Night Life, Atlantic 37 25 2 RIOT -Fire Down Below, Elektra 35 40 4 LITTLE FEAT -Rock 'N' Roll Doctor, Warner Bros. 38 31 2 SANTANA- Zebop, Columbia 36 24 20 THE GREG KIHN BAND -The Break Up Song, Beserkley 39 28 9 GARY WRIGHT -The Right Place, Warner Bros. 37 25 20 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS -The Waiting, 40 38 3 LITTLE RIVER BAND -Exposure, Capitol Backstreet /MCA 41 47 3 RAMONES- Pleasant Dreams, Sire 38 36 2 LITTLE RIVER BAND -The Night Owls, Capitol 42 46 3 SILVER CONDOR -Silver Condor, Columbia 39 39 8 POCO- Widowmaker, MCA 43 48 18 JOE WALSH -There Goes The Neighborhood, Asylum 40 47 3 SHOT OF LOVE -Bob Dylan, Columbia 44 49 22 POINT BLANK -American Excess, MCA 41 31 7 ICEHOUSE- Icehouse, Chrysalis 45 44 26 RICK SPRINGFIELD -Working Class Dog, RCA 42 34 9 FOGHAT -Live Now Pay Later, Bearsville 46 37 4 THE DIRT BAND -Jealousy, Liberty 43 55 9 PAT BENATAR -Just Like Me, Chrysalis 47 40 7 PABLO CRUISE -Reflector, A &M 44 48 4 THE KINKS -Better Things, Arista 48 ICE* CHILLIWACK -Wanna Be A Star, Millennium 45 56 4 RICKIE LEE JONES- Pirates, Warner Bros. 49 NOVO COMBO -Novo Combo, Polydor 46 46 8 PAT BENATAR- Promises In The Dark, Chrysalis 50 42 1 PETER FRAMPTON- Breaking All The Rules, A &M 47 50 6 RICKIE LEE JONES -Woody & Dutch, Warner Bros. 48 57 4 JON AND VANGELIS- Friends Of Mr. Cairo, Polydor Top Adds 49 51 6 BLUE OYSTER CULT -Joan Crawford, Columbia 50 C=0 BOB SEGER -Tryin' To Live My Life Without You, Capitol 51 52 7 -Lady On The Rock, Elektra 52 54 6 BILLY SQUIER -Lonely Is The Night, Capitol 1 NILS LOFGREN -Night Fades Away (Backstreet /MCA) 2 DAN FOGELBERG- Innocent Age (Full Moon /Epic) 53 45 2 OZZY OZBORNE -Crazy Train, Epic 3 DONNY IRIS -King Kool (MCA) 54 58 8 PAT BENATAR -Take It Any Way You Want It, Chrysalis 4 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -Quinella (Columbia) 55 53 26 REO SPEEDWAGON -Don't Let Him Go, Epic 5 RON WOOD -1234 (Columbia) 6 SURVIVOR- Premonition (Scotti Brothers) 56 60 4 DEF LEPPARD -Let It Go, Mercury 7 GRATEFUL DEAD -Dead Set (Arista) 57 59 6 DEVO- Working In A Coal Mine, Full Moon /Asylum 8 -Special Forces (Warner Brothers) 58 43 12 DANNY JOE BROWN -Edge Of Sundown, Epic 9 HALL & OATES- Private Eyes (RCA) 59 IAN HUNTER -I Need Your Love, Chrysalis 10 RIOT -Fire Down Under (Elektra) CPO 60 RED RIDER -Lunatic Fringe, Capitol

A compilation of Rock Radio Airplay as indicated by the nations leading Album oriented and Top Track stations.

www.americanradiohistory.com 31 Country Live Dates Proving To Be Rocky SUMMER CALAMITIES Financially; Varied Reasons Cited Continued from page 1 gest draws and the biggest losses. By eration, he adds, is "worse than pull- Traditional wisdom is that coun- bility with fans, Gurley says that an- nouncements ing International, says the concert his account, Lynn attracted 1,700 ing teeth." try fans are not likely to buy advance of the replacements were business "has never been better" for fans, "including a lot a freebies," for Reggie Mac, whose United Talent tickets. Allen LeWinter, producer made immediately. She credits says he this forthrightness with his clients. However, the low spots a show that cost him $50,000- agency books Twitty and Lynn, for the ill-fated. Shea event, -along the

the substitutes the . have become increasingly frequent $30,000 of it Lynn's fee. Twitty, who flatly denies Swager's charges. "I fully expected advances to be low, appeal of -for were fact no asked and visible. cost Swager $20,000, garnered a sent him 30- and 60- second video- especially when the tickets that one for refunds. $15 $25. by all Depending on who's doing the ex- crowd amounting to "less than tapes on them." Mac says, "and they scaled from to And D. J. Dangler, owner of DJ Coun- 1,500." still been so I'm accounts he was right. Estimates are plaining, live country music is risky haven't returned, try, a music park in Angola, Ind., because promoters lack expertise, Tickets for the shows at the 1,000 - out what they cost me. I offered for that only 3,000 to 5,000 had bought near Indian Territory, disagrees with acre park were $8 $10 the Loretta Lynn show to call every tickets when the proceedings were acts are too high - priced or have es- advance and Swager that the area is indifferent to they were it halted. tablished a no -show reputation that gate. "We charged at least twice too radio station promoting country music. But he admits that he spills onto reliable performers, pro- much -maybe three times too with. It took me three weeks to get an However, the fifth annual Jam- lost money or barely broke even on moters' finances are inadequate, much," Swager concludes. He says answer-and then they couldn't pro- boree in the Hills, held near Whee- the two major concerts held there except for Lynn and Twitty no vide me a list of the stations." fairs are too competitive, booking that ling, W. Va., July 18 -19, sold 85 %, of this summer. He estimates that the with agents and record labels fail to coop- one drew more than 500, even Swager is also butting heads its tickets in advance -and drew a Charley Pride show cost him $40,000 over erate with promoters in building an though his lineup included such Top Billing the cancelled date record audience of 50,000. Cathy and drew between 4,000 and 8,000 as for Jim Ed Brown and Razzy Bailey. audience, or there is a general tight- popular acts the Osborne Broth- Gurley. the Jamboree's director of fans. Nonetheless, he says it was ening of the economy that squeezes ers, Grandpa Jones, Hank Snow and Top Billing maintains that a legal publicity, explains that many of probably a break -even event, when disposable dollars into other chan- Kelly Foxton, Kitty Wells, Jimmy C. and open contract has been violated those attending were campers who concession proceeds were counted nels. Some observers see the weather Newman, Jean Shepard, the Ken - by the cancellation, while Swager had to purchase two -day tickets to in. as the eternal Achilles' heel for pro- dalls and Jim & Jesse. complains that the agency should be eligible for campground occu- The other major act. Janie Fricke, moters and artists, while others sug- Swager cancelled shows by understand his need to terminate the pancy. commanded an audience of "about dismal season without further finan- gest that the public is simply over- Johnny Rodriquez, Jack Greene, She notes that the affair has en- 1,000." Dangler describes Fricke as Jeannie Seeley, John Conlee, Jim Ed cial penalty. saturated with country music. joyed an 8% to 10% attendance in- "a $1,500 act that's selling for Like Mac, Top Billing's Ginger The most recent major failure was Brown, Razzy Bailey and Merle crease each year, but that this season $4,000," but he says he understands Haggard. Hennessy contends that it has been the much -touted Day in the Country it was up more than usual. It at- the pricing since she has the cost of a audiences his virtually impossible to get in touch concert scheduled for Shea Stadium, To build for series, tracted 42,000 last year. band to pay for. Jimmy Dickens, with Aug. 22. When the show's promot- Swager says he spent $65,000 in ra- Swager to make any adjust- who "put on a terrific show." ac- dio advertising since starting the ments or accommodations. This was the first year, Gurley re- ers, Gene Richards and Anthony ports. that the Jamboree was faced cording to Dangler. cost $1,750 and Scotti, failed to meet the facility's re- promotional campaign in January Swager also says that Loretta drew 50 people. and distributed 200,000 brochures. Lynn's record of poor health caused with artists cancelling. Charly quired security deposit of approxi- McClain, George Jones and Tammy "The only thing that can make it "I tried everything I could," he customers to be wary of buying ad- mately $131,000, the New York here are the superstars," says Dan- maintains. vance tickets. "At least 505, of the Wynette dropped out and were re- Parks Commission cancelled the af- gler. "Any act costing under $10,000 Conceding that country music calls we got about the show were placed by Ray Stevens, Tompall and fair. It was to have featured the Oak has failed for me." And he has an- may have only minimal appeal in from people saying. 'Is she really go- the Glaser Brothers and Con Hun - Ridge Boys, Mel Tillis, Tammy Wy- ley. To maintain the event's credi- (Continued on page 43) nette, Tanya Tucker, Charlie Rich, his area, Swager also blames the ing to be there ?' " He quickly adds, Con Hunley and the Bellamy Broth- booking agencies and artists for not though, "She put on a hell of a good ers. Larry Hagman was booked to helping him more with his promo- show." emcee as an additional draw. tions. "If I went through it again, I He has now come to the conclu- would demand a tape from the stars sion, Swager says, that "if you don't A "commendatory concert" for announcing that they were going to have advance ticket sales, you're CMA Buyer Meet Elvis Presley, set for Aug. 14 -15 in be at my place." Gaining such coop- playing Russian roulette." Memphis, was also scratched be- cause of funding difficulties, leaving Expands Audience a broken date for such artists as Charlie Rich, Ray Stevens, Gail NASHVILLE- Missing the dol- Another first this October will be a Davies and Tony Joe White. lars in country music? Watching the guest set of inspiration music per- Mickey Gilley's First Annual profit potential inherent in the coun- formed for Sunday- morning early Fourth of July Picnic, intended as a try concert business slip on by? risers by Bobby Jones and New Life successor to Willie Nelson's legen- For talent buyers who answer yes and Patti Roberts. dary festivals, and the Carolina to these questions-or who want to Speakers for this year's seminar Country Jamboree. a self-anointed learn better ways of utilizing country will include Dr. Mortimer Feinberg, "country music Woodstock," each acts on their shows, programs or net- who will keynote registrants with his drew hundreds instead of the pre- works -the Country Music Assn. address titled, "The Challenge of dicted thousands. Both events were thinks it's got the solution in its up- Change: Handling Yourself In A multi -day, star -laden undertakings. coming Talent Buyers Seminar. New Decade "; and Rita Davenport, But perhaps the most drawn -out Opened for the first time to rock whose motivational talk will focus failure of the season has been the promoters, cable tv representatives on the theme of "How To Soar Like outdoor concert series at Indian Ter- and buyers outside the usual coun- An Eagle When You're Surrounded ritory campground at Fremont, Ind. try boundaries, the 1981 Talent Buy- By Turkeys." The park's owner, Bill Swager, says ers Seminar will offer several ex- The seminar has grown every year he lost more than a quarter of a mil- panded attractions for its $100 since it was first introduced by the lion dollars as show after show went registration fee. CMA as a way of assisting and edu- down the drain. According to Swa- EXECUTIVE BOARD -The Bellamy Brothers join producer Michael Lloyd in The event extends over three days cating buyers and sellers of country ger, the Loretta Lynn and Conway his Los Angeles studio for a final mix on the duo's newest single, "My Favor- (Oct. 10 -12) to cover six panels, music. At its inception, the Talent Twitty concerts were both the big- ite Star." guest speakers and artist showcases. Buyers Seminar drew 100 regis- The showcases have been moved trants, showcased nine artists and from the seminar's site at the Hyatt featured four performers on its artist VIA MAIL -ORDER, SUPERMARKETS Regency to the luxurious Tenn. Per- panel. forming Arts Center and will span By 1979. the seminar's attendance two separate evenings to spotlight 12 had grown to a total of 360 regis- new acts. (These acts are Boxcar trants, and by 1980 -in order to meet Time -Life To Market Country LPs Willie, Helen Cornelius, Leon Ever- increasing registration demands, the Continued from page 3 biographical information compiled Johnny Cash, Flatt & Scruggs, the ette, Terri Gibbs, Charly McClain, CMA extended the event to three ments will be made prior to the re- by leading country historians. Carter Family, Bob Wills, Roy Acuff Carl Perkins, Eddy Raven, Ricky days. In 1980, a total of 406 attend- sults of the marketing tests. How- Though Time-Life has not set a spe- and Kitty Wells. Also in the series Skaggs, Sylvia, Frizzell & West, the ees participated in the newly-de- ever, he says the company expects cific quota of volumes to be covered will be several "concept" packages Steppe Brothers and the Wright signed seminar. Brothers.) the country series to do at least as in this direct - market series, record spotlighting women in country mu- "At the end of each Talent Buyers well as the Fiedler series, which division researcher Brian Pohanka sic, duet teams, honkytonk music, Among the panelists this year will Seminar, we distribute a question- shipped a total of two million units says it could run as high as 20 differ- cowboy themes, and one tracing the be such names as Stan Moress of the naire asking for suggestions and rec- in its two -year shelf period. Usually, ent selections (each volume contain- early roots of country's heritage. Scotti Brothers organization; ommendations about what people supermarkets receive three 40 within two years. Holmes Hendricksen of Harrah's would like us to add," explains or four ing cuts) The Time-Life collectors- edition albums per each $1,000 volume of First in the series will be a Hank Casinos; Bernard Schwartz, pro- Helen Farmer, CMA's director of series is being produced by Colum- business. Williams anthology that focuses on ducer of . the film, "Coal Miner's programs and special projects. bia Records special products divi- At the same time. evolution of the music, Daughter "; Billy Bob Barnette of Time -Life the singer's sion, while Columbia and RCA are Those registering for the Talent Record Billy Bob's Texas; syndicated col- researchers have prepared interviews, and some original studio overseeing the licensing and produc- Buyers Seminar prior to Sept. 1I umnist Jack Hurst; Mark Roth - an exclusive anthology series of recordings that may be unfamiliar to tion for the supermarket budget may do so for $100, which entitles music that will to baum, Willie Nelson's manager; and country retail direct Williams fans. "We're trying series. them to meals, six panel sessions, to customers through the mail at make such volume in this series a de- Sonny Anderson of Disneyland/ two full showcases, a barbecue din- $19.95 per three -record set. Each finitive addition to anyone's record Expressing Time -Life's attitude Disneyworld. ner sponsored by Amusement Busi- collectors' edition comes specially collection," says Pohanka. "That's toward country music, Pohanka Artists participating in panel dis- ness, and a free ticket to the annual boxed and features original, unre- why we're including the original adds, "These series are ideas that cussions and sharing their views on CMA Awards Show. Registrants touched masters, sequenced in origi- masters with no overdubs and some have been bounced around here for the problems facing both talent and may also purchase a ticket to the nal order of recording. little -known material along with a number of years. It's a direct re- buyers in country music will include CMA's Post -Awards Banquet fol- These triple -pocket packages will their hits." flection on country music's success Charlie Daniels, Bobby Bare, Chet lowing the live tv telecast, an offer arrive with an extensive booklet con- The direct -mail series will include, and popularity that they are finally Atkins, Brenda Lee, Tom T. Hall, otherwise made only to CMA organ- taining background material and among others, three -volume sets on come to happen." Danny Davis and Minnie Pearl. izational members. KIP KIRBY www.americanradiohistory.com 32 Billboard H Survey For Week Ending 9/12/81

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2 12 OLDER WOMEN- Ronnie McDowell 38 6 TRYING NOT TO LOVE YOU- Johnny Rodriguez 76 2 DREAMS COME IN HANDY -Cindy Hurt (J. O'Hara), Epic 19-02129 (Tree, BMI) (M. Haggard), Epic 1402411 (Shade Tree, BMI) (B. Millsap), Churchill 7777 (Ironside, ASCAP)

3 11 YOU DON'T KNOW ME -Mickey Gilley 40 5 GRANDMA'S SONG -sail Davies YOU MAY SEE ME WALKIN' -Ricky sages (C. Walker, E. Arnold), Epic 14-02172 (Rightsong, BMI) !V 1=1, (G. Davies), Warner Bros. 49790 (Vogue, BAI) (T. Uhr), Epic 1402499 (Amanda-Lin, ASCAP)

4 10 TIGHT FITTIN JEANS- Conway Twstty 3r 41 4 MEMPHIS -Fred Knoblock (M. Huffman), MCA 51137 (Prater, ASCAP) 71 61 16 I STILL BEUEVE IN WALTZES -Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (C. Berry), Scotti Bros. 02434 (CBS) (ARC, BMI) (M.D. Hughes, 1. MacRae, B. Morrison), MCA 51114 (Southern Nights, ASCAP) 7 11 MIRACLES -Don Williams (R. MCA (Dick James, BMI) 42 6 SOMETIMES I CRY WHEN Cook), 5!134 77 2 CINDERELLA-Terry Gregory I'M ALONE -Sommi Smith (1. Whitmore, L. Kimball, M. Sherrill), Handshake 02442 (Easy Listening, 6 9 PARTY TIME Sheppard (L. Bastian). Sound Factory 446 -T.s. ASCAP, Al Gallico, BUI) (8. Channel), Warner /Curb 49761 (Tree, BMI) (Button Willow, Chablis, BUI)

MIDNIGHT HAULER /SCRATCH MY BACK -Rally Bailey IT'S ALL I CAN DO -Anne Murray 8 10 44 5 FEEDIN' THE FIRE-Zella Lehr Er» (R. Leigh, A. Jordan), Capitol 5023 (United Artists, Chess, ASCAP) (R. Moore, M. Strong, E Cage. W. Newton. T. DuBois), RCA 12268 (B. Hobbs), Columbia 1802431 (Algee, BMI) (Fame, House Of Gold, BMI)

46 3 MY BABY THINKS HE'S A TRAIN Rosanne Cash 84 2 SLOW HAND -Del Reeves 9 1 STEP BY STEP -Eddie Babbitt - lV (L. Preston), Columbia 1802463 (Bug, Whiskey Drinkin, Paw, Paw, BMI) (M. Clark. J. Bett's), Koala 336 (Warner-Tamerlane, Flying Dutchmen, ASCAP, (E. Babbitt, E. Stevens, D. Malloy). Elektra 47174 (Briarpatch, DebDave, BMI) Sweet Harmony, BUI)

8 1 11 (THERE'S) NO GETTING OVER ME- Ronnie Milsap 45 5 BIG LIKE A RIVER - Tennessee Express 75 78 3 GET IT WHILE YOU CAN -Tom Carlik IT Brasfield, W. Aldridge), RCA 12264 (Rick Hall. ASCAP) (A. Wilburn, J. Duncan), RCA 12277 (Prime Time, ASCAP; Master Craft, BMI) (T. Carlile). Door Knob 81162 (Opalocka, ASCAP) 9 5 14 DON'T WAIT ON ME -The Stater Brothers 47 3 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING (H. Reid, D. Reid), Mercury 57051 (American Cowboy. BMI) TRY ME -Randy Barlow SUN -Dolly Parton cm::* (R. Barlow. F. Kelly), Paid 144 (Frebar, BMI) (D. Parton), RCA 12282 (Velvet Apple, BMI /Darla. ASCAP) 12 9 TAKIN IT EASY -Lacy J. Dalton (M. Sherrill, B. Sherrill, L. Dalton). Columbia 18/2188 (Algee. BMI) 77 62 14 QUEEN OF HEARTS -Juice Newton L1 49 4 JUST ENOUGH LOVE (For One Woman) -Bobby Smith (D. Morrison, D. Kirby), Liberty 1417 (House of Gold, Cross Keys. BMI /ASCAP) (H. DeVito), Capitol 4997 (Drunk Monkey, ASCAP) 10 14 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS -John Denver (D. Feller), RCA 12246 (Tree, BMI) 50 4 MARRIED WOMEN -sonny Curte cm* DOWN AND OUT- George Strait 13 9 IT DONT HURT ME HALF AS BAD -Ray Price (B. McDill), Elektra 47176 (Hall -Clement, BMI) (D. Dilhon. F Dycus), MCA 51170 (Pi-Gem, Golden Opportunity, BMI/SESAC) (J. Allen, D. Lay, B. Lindsay), Dimension 1021 (Combine, BMI) 6 52 3 THE PLEASURE'S ALL MINE -Dave Rowland K Sugar c=:* YOU WERE THERE - Freddie Hart 15 11 TODAY ALL OVER AGAIN -Reba McEntire (C. Putnam. K. Kane), Elektra 47177 (Tree, BMI /Cross Keys, ASCAP) (B. Morrison, 1. MacRae), Sunbird 7565 (Southern Nights. ASCAP) (B. Harden. L. 1. Dillon), Mercury 57054 (Coal Miner, King Coal, BMI, ASCAP)

46 48 6 UVIN THE GOOD LIFE -The Carte Harmer Band -Dave Kirby 18 9 HURRICANE -Leon Everette CM* MOCASSIN MAN (B. Corbin), Alfa 7007 (Saba!, ASCAP) (D. Kirby. I. Allen), Dimension 1022 (Millstone. ASCAP /Joe Allen, BMI) (K. Siegal. S. Harris, T. Schuyler), RCA 12270 (Blackwood, BMI; Rich Bin, ASCAP) n 55 2 FANCY FREE -Oek Ridge Boys 81 64 15 RAINBOW STEW -Merle Hawid (J. Hinson, R. August), MCA 51169 (Goldline. Silverline, ASCAP /BMI) 20 8 I'LL NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME WHEN I CRY -Janie Fricke (M. Haggard), MCA 51120 (Shade Tree. BMI) (B. McDill, W. Holyfield), Columbia 1812197 5 Massy (Hall-Clement, Bibo, BMI; Welk, ASCAP) 48 51 SNEAKIN' AROUND -Kin (B. McDill), Liberty 1427 (Hall- Clement, BMI) 82 83 2 COWBOY -Larry Dalton L The Dalton Gang (L.D. Pursley), Soundwaves 4645 (NSD) (Hit Kt, BMI) 17 10 (I'm Gonna) PUT YOU BACK ON THE RACK - Dottie west (R. Goodrun, B Maher), Liberty 1419 (Chappell, Sailmaker. 59 2 WISH YOU WERE HERE - Barbara Mandrels Welbeck, Blue Quill, ASCAP) (K. Fleming, D.W. Morgan), MCA 51171 (Pi -Gems, BMI) iT( en* WON'T YOU BE MY BABY -Keith Stegall (K. Stegall. S. Harris), Capitol 5034 (Blackwood, BMI) 21 9 RIGHT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND -Mel McDaniel 54p97 60 3 MISS EMILY'S PICTURE-John Coke (B. McGill), Capitol 5022 (Hall-Clement (Welk, BMI) (R. Lane), MCA 51164 (Tree, BMI) 84 65 10 THE PARTNER NOBODY CHOSE -soy Clark (G. Clark, R. Crowd)), Warner Bros 49740 51 22 8 WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE EVERYTHING'S A WALTZ -Ed Bruce ' 63 2 ONE NIGHT FEVER -Mel rolls (World Song, Coolwell, Granite, ASCAP) (P. Bruce, E. Bruce, R. Peterson), MCA 51139 (Tree. Sugarplum, BMI) (B. Morrison, 1. Macrae), Elektra 47178 (Southern Nights, ASCAP)

11 LOVE HURT NOBODY -Bobby Goldsboro 85 67 4 LOUISIANA LONELY- Narvel Folte 19 AIN'T NEVER 52 43 14 ITS NOW OR NEVER -John Schneider (B. Goldsboro), Curb /CBS 602117 (House Of Gold, BMI) (D. Earl, S. Phelps), GMC 114 (Sawgrass, BMI) (W. Gold, A. Schroeder), Scotti Bros. 02105 (CBS) (Gladys. ASCAP)

24 7 CHICKEN TRUCK /I LOVE YOU A 86 70 8 MY BEGINNING WAS YOU Grayson 69 2 ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS -Hank Williams Jr. -lack (1. Grayson, T. Purvin), Koale 334 (Hinsdale, BMI; Temar, ASCAP) THOUSAND WAYS -John Anderson (H. Williams Jr.), Elektra 47191 (Bocephus, BMI) (L. Frizzell, 1. Beck, J. D. Anderson, E. 1. Parker, M. Fields), Warner Bros. 49772 (Al Gallico, Peer, BMI) 66 2 CRYING IN THE RAIN -Tammy Wynne 87 71 9 SECRETS -Mac Davis (C. King, H. Greenfield), Epic 14 -02439 (Screen Gems, BAI) (S. Lorber, M. Nobel, J. Silbar), Casablanca 2336 (Bobby Goldsboro, ASCAP) 25 8 I'M INTO LOVIN' YOU -silly Swan (B. Swan), Epic 1402196 (Sherman Oaks, BMI) 55 68 3 SHE'S STEPPIN OUT -Con Husky 88 72 12 HELLO WOMAN -Doug Kershaw 26 7 HONKY TONK QUEEN -Mee Bandy L Joe Stmpley (T. Brasfield. W. Aldridge), Warner Bros. 49800 (Rick Hall, ASCAP) (D. Kershaw). Scotti Bros. 02137 (CBS) (Doug Kershaw, BMI) (R. Hicks), Columbia 1802198 (Garay. Mullet, BUI) 56 58 4 I'LL DRINK TO THAT -Billy Parker 89 74 17 TOO MANY LOVERS - Crystal Gayle 29 4 NEVER BEEN SO LOVED- Charley Pride (kJ. Merritt), Soundwaves 4643 (NSD) (Window, BMI) (M. True, T. Lindsay, S. Hogin), Columbia 1102078 (N. Wilson, W. Holyfield), RCA 12294 (Cookhouse /Mother Tongue, ASCAP) (AI Gallico, Dusty Roads; BMI /Bibo. ASCAP) 57 11 13 I JUST NEED YOU FOR TONIGHT -ailly "Crash" Craddock (Wallace, Skinner, Bell), Hall -Clement, Welk, BMI) Captiol 5011 31 6 I LOVE MY TRUCK -Glen Campbell 90 75 5 ENOUGH FOR YOU- Brenda Lee (1. Rainey), Mirage 3845 (Glentan, BMI) (If Kristofferson), MCA 51154 ( Resaca, BMI) 58 14 13 YOU'RE THE BEST -Kieran Kane (K. Kane, B (Cross Keys, ASCAP /Old Friend, 28 6 SHE BELONGS TO EVERYONE Channel), BMI, ASCAP) Elektra 47148 91 80 16 PRISONER OF HOPE- Johnny Lee BUT ME -The Burrito Brothers (S. Whipple, G. Metcalf), Full Moon /Asylum 47138 (Elektra /Asylum, BMI) G. 502243 (Atlantic, BUI) (l. Befand, Guilbeau), Curb /CBS 59 16 11 WE DON'T HAVE TO HOLD OUT -Anne Murray (A. Mason, G. Adams). Capitol 5013 (Balmar, ASCAP) 27 8 I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE 92 81 3 SHE'S LIMN IT UP -Allen FrineH (B. Moore, B. Taylor), Sound Factory 441 (Chablis, BUI) MYSELF A LETTER -wAbe Betio 60 23 10 TEXAS COWBOY NIGHT -Mel rduis a Nancy Sinatra (F. Ahlert, J. Young), Columbia 18 -02187 (M. Tillis, B. Cannor, R. Squires), Elektra 47157 (M. Tiflis. BMI; Sabel, ASCAP) (Fred Ahlert. Pencil Mark, Rytvoc, ASCAP) 93 93 2 WE'RE BUILDING OUR LOVE ON A ROCK -Lou Hobbs (R. Murrah, I. McBride), KIK 911 (Magic Castle, Blackwood, BMI) 61 53 13 A TEXAS STATE OF MIND -David Frilled K Shelly West 39 4 SLEEPIN WITH THE RADIO ON -Charly McClain (C. Crofford, J. Durrell, S. Garrett), (Peso, Wallet, BMI) Warner /Viva 49745 (S. Davis), Epic 1402421 (Algee. BMI) 94 cc* YOU AND ME AND TENNESSEE -Roger laie and SAvercreek (R. Anthony, S. Plumlee), Cardinal 8102 (Sunbright, Farce, ASCAP) 30 6 WHAT IN THE WORLD'S COME 62 54 13 I DONT NEED YOU -Kenny Rogers (R. Christian), (Bootchute. BMI) Liberty 1415 YOU Jones OVER -Tam 95 82 3 GOT LUCKY LAST NIGHT -Jerry Jeri Walker (J. Scott). Mercury 76115 (Unart, BMI) 73 2 LEFTY -David FrimeN (1. 1. Walker), South Coast 5199 (MCA) (Groper, BMI) (Peso, Lake, Fast Lane, 33 6 I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN -8.1. Thomas (L. Bastian), Warner/Viva 49778 Wallet, Blue BMI) (Reynolds, B. McDill), MCA 51151 (lack, BMI) 96 Ex:* WE COULD GO ON FOREVER- E.w.s. SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME -Kenny Rogers (J. Elloitt), Paid 142 (Jelco, ASCAP) 32 7 SHOT FULL OF LOVE -Randy Parton (A. Bragas, D. Malone), Liberty 1430 (Duchess, BUI) (B. McDill(, RCA 12271 (HalhClement, Welk, BMI) 97 85 13 MAYBE I SHOULD'VE BEEN LISTENING -Gen Watson 65 56 5 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU -Slim Whitman (B. Rabin), (Screen Gems EMI, BUI) MCA 51127 36 5 YOU (Make Me Wonder Why) - Deborah Allen (H. Peretti, L. Creatore). Cleveland Int. /Epic 1402402 (Gladys, ASCAP) (D. Allen, D. Van Hoy). Capitol 5014 (Duchess, Posey), Tree, BMI) 98 86 12 GOOD TIMES -wine Nelson 66 57 6 CATHY'S CLOWN -Trice Johns 34 7 HE'S THE HRE -Dome (W. Nelson), RCA 12254 (Tree, BMI) (D. Evenly, P. Everly), Elektra 47172 (Acutt.Rose, BAI) (C. Lester. D. Morrison), Sunbird 1564 (House Of Gold, BUI) HEART THE MEND -Sylvia 99 87 12 SOMEBODY'S DARLING, SOMEBODY'S WIFE-Donny 35 6 TAKE ME AS I AM -Bobby Bare ET* ON (L. Young), Tanglewood 1908 (Emeryville. BMI) (B. Bryant), Columbia 1802414 (ACUN.Rose, BAI) (K. Fleming, D.W. Morgan), RCA 12302 (Pi -Gem, BMI)

37 4 TEACH ME TO CHEAT -The KendaNs 79 2 LOVE IS KNOCKIN AT MY DOOR -Susie ANanson 100 88 18 UNWOUND-seem Strait (T. Skinner K. Bell, J.L. Wallace), Mercury 57055 (Hall-Clement. BMI) (M. Wright), liberty'Curb 1425 (Vogue. G.S. Parton. Welk, BUI) (D. Dillon, F. Dycus), MCA 51104 (Pi-Gem /Pannin' Gold, BMI)

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A Texas State Of Mind (S. Garrett, S. The Partner Nobody Chose (R. Crowell) 84 Try Me (Fred Kelly) 76 What In The World's Come Over You You (Make Me Wonder Why) (Steve Dorff) 61 The Pleasure's All Mine (Jimmy Bowen) 45 Trying Not To Love You (Billy Sherrill) 35 (Steve Popovich, Bill Justis) 28 Gibson) 31 All My Rowdy Friends (Jimmy Bowen) 53 Unwound (Blake Mevis) 100 You May See Me Walkin' (Ricky 70 (There's) No Getting Over Me (R. Milsap, When You Fall In Love Everything's A Scaggs) Big Like A River (Norro Wilson) 41 We Could Go On Forever (Ram Records) 96 You And Me And Tennessee T. Collins) 8 Waltz (Tommy West) 18 (Tony Can't Help Falling In Love With You We Don't Have To Hold Out (Jim Ed Migliore) 94 Tight Fittin' Jeans (C. Twitty, R. Chancey) 3 Wish You Were Here (Tom Collins) 49 (Pete Drake) 65 Norman) 59 You Were There (N. Larkin & E.T. Today All Over Again (Jerry Kennedy) Won't You Be My Baby Cathy's Clown (Mike Post) 66 13 We're Building Our Love On A Rock (Tony Brown) 83 Conley) 79 Cinderella (Mark Sherrill) 72 Too Many Lovers (Allen Reynolds) 89 (Foster and Rice) 93 You Don't Know Me (Jim Ed Norman) 2 You're The Best (Jimmy Bowen) 5 Cowboy (Joe Gibson) 82 Crying In The Rain (Chips Moman) 54 Don't Wait On Me (Jerry Kennedy) 9 Down And Out (Blake Mevis) 78 Dreams Can Come In Handy (Bob Milsap) 69 Enough For You (Ron Chancey) 90 Fancy Free (Ron Chancey) 47 Feedin' The Fire (Glenn Sutton) 39 Get It While You Can (G. Kennedy) 75 Good Times (Willie Nelson) 98 Got Lucky Last Night (B. Beckett) 95 Grandma's Song (Gail Davies) 36 Heart On The Mend (Tom Collins) 61 Hello Women (D. Perry, D. Kershaw) 88 He's The Fire (B. Hall, N. Larkin) 32 Billboard's 1981 Honky Tonk Queen (Ray Baker) 22 ISSUE DATE: Hurricane (R. Dean, L. Everette) 14 October 17 I Don't Need You (Lionel B. Richie, Jr.) 62 ADVERTISING DEADLINE: I Just Need You For Tonight (Dale the 19th Morris) 57 September 25 I Love My Truck (Glen Campbell) 24 annual I Love You A Thousand Ways /Chicken Truck (Norro Wilson) 20

I Recall A Gypsy Woman 29

I Still Believe In Waltzes (R. Chancey, C Twitty, L. Lynn) 71 I'll Drink To That (Joe Gibson) 56

I'll Need Someone To Hold Me When I Cry (Jim Ed Norman) 15 I'm Into Loving You (Larry Rogers) 21 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (W. Nelson, P.

Buskirk, F. Powers) 26 It Don't Hurt Me Half As Bad (Ray Pennington) 12

It's All I Can Do (Jim Ed Norman) 73 It's Now Or Never (Tony Scott, John D'Andrea) 52 Just Enough Love (For One Woman) (Bob WHAT IS BILLBOARD'S Montgomery) 43 Lefty (S. Garrett, S. Doree) 63 WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC? Livin' The Good Life (Tommy West) 46 Louisiana Lonely (J. Darrell, B. Cannon) 85 Love Ain't Ever Hurt Nobody (Larry It is a comprehensive, in -depth report on deliver your message to the people who Butler) 19 the ever- expanding market, highlighting are ready to listen and respond. Love Is Knockin' At My Door (Michael the impact it now has on today's Lloyd) 68 music scene. It's difficult to find a spot on the Billboard is the world's most quoted coun- Never Been So Loved (N. Wilson, C. try music source. During Country Music Pride) 23 globe that hasn't turned to country. There's Married Women (Thompson, Osborn, a solid and growing international appetitie Week, the WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC Young) 44 for country that ranges from rural to is far and away the most sought after Memphis (James Stroud) 37 publication by the convention crowd. Put Maybe I Should've Been Listening (Russ metropolitan markets. Reeder, Gene Watson) 97 your message where the action is, contact: Miracles (D. Williams, G. Fund's) 4 Country music has a very important story John McCartney-Nashville (615) 748 -8145, Miss Emily's Picture (Bud Logan) 50 to tell, and Billboard is the number one or your nearest Billboard representative Moccasin Man (Ray Pennington) 80 My Baby Thinks He's A Train (R. Crowell) 40 publication that will tell it. An ad in the today. My Beginning Was You (B. Vaughn, J. WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC can Grayson) 86

Older Women (Buddy Killen) 1 One Night Fever (Jimmy Bowen) 51

Party Time (Buddy Killen) 5

Prisoner Of Hope (Jim Ed Norman) . 91 (I'm Gonna) Put You Back On The Rack (B. Maher, R. Goodrum) 16 Queen Of Hearts (Richard Lewis) 77 Rainbow Stew (Merle Haggard) 81 Right In The Palm Of Your Hand (Larry Rogers) 17 Secrets (Rick Hall) 87 Scratch My Back /Midnight Hauler (Bob Montgomery) 6 Share Your Love With Me (Lionel B. Ritchie, Jr.) 64 She Belongs To Everyone But Me (Michael Lloyd) 25 She's Livin' It Up (P. Baugh) 92 She's Steppin' Out (Tom Collins) 55 Shot Full Of Love (Mike Post) 30 Sleepin' With The Radio On (N. Wilson) 27 Slow Hand (Bernie Vaughn) 74 Sneakin' Around (Larry Rogers) 48 Somebody's Darling, Somebody's Wife (B

Fischer, J. B. Barnhill) 99 Some Days Are Diamonds (Larry Butler) 11

Sometimes When I Cry When I'm Alone (P. Baugh, B. Emmons) 38 Step By Step (David Malloy) 7

Take Me As I Am (Rodney Crowell) 33 Takin' It Easy (Billy Sherrill) 10 Teach Me To Cheat (J. Gillespie) 34 Texas Cowboy Night (J. Bowen, B. Strange) 60 The House Of The Rising Sun /Working Girl (Mike Most) 42

www.americanradiohistory.com 34 Country Survey For Week Ending 9/1281 Bel oord Viewpoint: Isn't Western Country Hot Counti'j TIM A national magazine article pur- To intermingle the phrases Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, porting to reflect the phenomenal "country" and "western" is to con- Milton Brown and Bill Boyd's c' Copyright 981, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. growth of country music in the past fuse the specific with the general. It Cowboy Ramblers packed ball- sto ed i a retrieval system, or transmitted. in any torn or by any means, electronic, mechanical. photocopying. recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher. five years recently trumpeted in its is also to display an immediately rooms with country fans who headline, "C&w Sales Up Dramat- recognizable lack of familiarity danced until dawn. Talking pic- ically!" with the real goings -on of the tures brought with them the in- An arresting headline, to be country music scene. Using the stantly popular "B- western" which 3 3 TITLE TITLE in the cate- its special kind of music. sure, but unfortunately, somewhat term "c &w" falls same featured Artist, Label & Number z Artist, Label & Number country to Anne Murray t= (Dist. Label) (Dist. Label) off -target. Indisputably, gory as referring "Western songs for movies were music's sales are soaring. A look at or Larry Gatlin or Crystal Gayle as often well -written compositions 2 26 FEELS SO RIGHT 40 46 4 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS the new NARM survey figures "hillbilly singers." Alabama, RCA AHLI 3930 penned by Hollywood's answers to WENT OUT IN GEORGIA country's impressive 20% Soundtrack, Mirage WTG 16051 outlining Country music, of course, en- Tin Pan Alley," comments Bob STEP BY STEP growth rate and market share last Eddie Rabbitt, Elektra 5E 532 compasses many sub -species un- Oermann of the Country Music 41 41 15 DARLIN' year confirms that. Tom Jones, 14010 der its belt: traditional, bluegrass, Foundation. "And America's craze 4 14 FANCY FREE Mercury SRM But "c &w "? C&w means "coun- The Oak Ridge Boys, MCA 5209 cajun, swing, folk, country-rock, for these action westerns raised the 42 37 50 GREATEST HITS try & western." And western mu- 4 1 crossover, outlaw music and, yes, films' music up to the level of 10 SHARE YOUR LOVE Anne Murray, Capitol S00 12110 sic's sales haven't undergone any western. They are all part and par- Kenny Rogers, Liberty LOO 1108 country popularity." 43 38 19 UVE sales spurts. 8 8 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU noticeably significant cel of the same roots, but in no way Hoyt Axton, Jeremiah 5002 In fact, you'd be hard pressed even interchangeable or synonymous. The term "c &w" applied to a Don Williams, MCA 5210 44 42 18 WHERE DO YOU GO to find western music these days group of acts ranging from Gene 6 7 25 JUICE Explains Bob Pinson, acquisi- WHEN YOU DREAM stocked in your local record bins. Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers Juice Newton. Capitol ST 12136 tions director for the Country Mu- Anne Murray, Capitol SOO 12144 Short a scattered handful of to Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, Eddie 7 5 10 MR. T of sic Foundation in Nashville: dedicated loyalists such as Dean and Rex Allen Sr. Like coun- Conway Twitty, MCA 5204 45 27 URBAN CHIPMUNK " `C&w' is a redundant term when The Chipmunks, RCA AFLI 4027 Rounder Records' Riders In The try music, western music also re- 14 9 SOME DAYS ARE used to refer to the total category of Sky, who are doing their best to flected working -class values, and it DIAMONDS 46 36 WITH LOVE country music. And it reflects a John Denver, RCA AFLI 4055 John Conlee, MCA keep the spirit of Bob Nolan alive, flourished in its heyday. basic lack of understanding about 11 16 MAKIN' FRIENDS successful western recording acts 47 47 AS IS in 1981, Razzy Bailey, RCA CHU 4026 what's happening in country to- However, country music Bobby FC are about as scarce now as authen- Bare, Columbia 37157 day." has proven itself as an inter- 10 10 50 I AM WHAT I AM tic new western 48 48 MORE GOOD 'UNS and enjoyable national moneymaker. It's flirted George Jones. Epic JE 36586 Organizations closely involved Jerry Clower, MCA 5125 movies. They just don't make 'em with with country music shy success on both the pop and 11 12 25 SEVEN YEAR ACHE to. promoting 49 39 56 I like they used adult contemporary charts (some- Rosanne Cash, Columbia JC 36965 BELIEVE IN YOU When examined in context of completely away from the use of Don Williams, MCA 5133 No. 1 16 9 YEARS AGO "c&w." In fact, says the CMA's Jo times reaching in the proc- chart activity, sales and consumer ess), made its presence felt in Hol- The Stotler Brothers, 50 58 54 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE Walker- Meador, "We believe the Mercury SRM 16002 popularity (in short, the all- impor- lywood, stamped out its mark on Soundtrack expression `c&w' is obsolete. Cer- Columbia 5236752 tant bottom line), the truth is, west- tv, upped its sales, gained a lion's 13 15 47 GREATEST HITS tainly there's a revived interest in Kenny Rogers, Liberty L00 1072 ern music simply isn't on the same share of the press, and now finds 51 51 29 EVANGELINE map any more. western fashions and dancing 14 13 32 ROWDY Emmylou Harris, itself considered by many to be a Hank Warner Bros. BSK So why, then, is today's contem- these days, but we feel the `c&w' Williams Jr., 350 dominant musical influence. Elektra /Curb 6E 330 porary slicked -up country art form label is not descriptive of what's 52 50 5 MINSTREL MAN 18 16 SURROUND ME WITH continually saddled by national actually occurring in country Country's new sophistication in Willie Nelson, RCA AHLI 4045 now." lyrics, structure and production LOVE media and would -be experts with Charly McClain. Epic FE 37108 53 54 175 STARDUST makes hearing a term like "c &w" 115 Willie Nelson, Columbia JC 35305 the antiquated label of "c &w," Western music began its ascent THERE'S NO GETTING used by a major network talk show W CMS when a quick trip to the turntable to fame in the mid '30s as Texas OVER ME 54 45 7 ENCORE or national Ronnie Milsap, RCA AHLI 4060 indicates no resemblance at all to swing became country's own an- host magazine seem George Jones, Epic FE 37346 rather out of sync. Isn't it time to 17 6 16 ON THE the former country -western clas- swer to the "big band sound" of CARRYIN' FAMILY 55 59 8 SHOULD I DO IT retire the misnomer for NAMES sics that predominated more than contemporary pop orchestras once and Tanya Tucker, MCA 5228 all? David Frizzell & Shelly West, three decades ago? sweeping the nation. Groups like KIP KIRBY Warner Bros. BSK 3555 56 49 44 LOOKIN' FOR LOVE Johnny Lee. Asylum 6E 309 24 6 TAKIN IT EASY Lacy J. Dalton, Columbia FC 37327 57 56 42 ENCORE 19 9 11 NOW OR NEVER Mickey Gilley,,Epic JE 36851 John Schneider. Scotti Bros. FZ 58 61 19 JOHN ANDERSON 2 37400 (CBS) Nashville Scene John Anderson, 20 20 7 RAINBOW STEW Warner Bros. BSK 3547 By MP KIRBY Merle Haggard, MCA 5216 59 63 1 I HAVE A DREAM 21 22 21 I LOVE EM ALL Whoever coined the adage that "necessity is smart Nashville majors with its ear to the street with a few minutes to kill, ask him to show you Grisly Lane, Liberty LT 1.083 T.G. Sheppard, the mother of invention" could have been refer- will be snapping Rains up before very long as a his magic tricks. Wariner's sleight -of -hand is Warner /Curb BSK 3528 60 66 51 THESE DAYS ring to Nashville's current club scene picture. welcome roster addition. Whether doing a solo supposedly quite professional, and the young Crystal Gayle. Columbia IC 32 5 GOOD TIME LOVIN' MAN 36512 Labels and artists are having to circumvent the appearance with just his guitar, or performing singer has been known to use it onstage in his Ronnie McDowell, Epic FE 37399 61 60 29 BETWEEN THIS TIME AND lack of professional music clubs for their show- with his band (musicians Paul Uhrig, Lanny shows with some interesting results. , - 26 2 THE PRESSURE IS ON THE NEXT cases, on newer facil- Bowles, Gary Nicholson and Wally Wilson, the Here's an interesting tidbit: three of Nash- relying instead smaller, Hank Williams Jr., Gene Watson, MCA 5170 ities for industry functions. Nonetheless, it's latter two on "loan" from Guy Clark), Chick ville's top session instrumentalists have now is- Elektra /Curb 5E 535 62 57 25 HEY JOE, HEY MOE working out. Rains makes country music sound like the best sued their own singles-and they're all singing 24 17 61 HORIZON Moe Bandy 6 Joe Stampley. /percussion whiz Terry Handshake Records and House of Gold Music darned music in the world. on them. Harmonica Eddie Rabbitt, Elektra 6E-276 Columbia FC 37003 RCA novelty release out, tossed a classy champagne reception to intro- Radio station WPKX-AM /WVKX -FM Alexan- McMillan has his debut 25 25 48 GREATEST HITS 63 64 61 THAT'S ALL THAT duce Van Stephenson to dria, Va. may have invented the summer's clev- "All I Really Want To Do," while Charlie McCoy Ronnie Milsap, RCA AAL1 3172 MATTERS the music community erest answer to beating the scorching heat: it (also a premiere harmonica specialist) sings on LIVE Mickey Gilley, Epic JE 36492 here, following it with a sponsored a listeners' contest that called for 30 a new Monument duet with Laney Smallwood, a Barbara Mandrell, MCA 5243 64 52 26 SOMEWHERE OVER THE magnetic live concert by winning contestants to leap into a swimming cover of Billy Joel's "Until The Night." And the * y4 33 4 YOU DON'T KNOW ME RAINBOW the performer and his pool filled with strawberry gelatin. (0h, yeah - Emmons-Baugh Sound Factory features vocals Mickey Gilley, Epic FE 37416 Willie Nelson, Columbia FC 36883 Tenn. Per- keys, one which by player Buddy Emmons on a coun- band at the and 30 automobile of unlocked noted steel 28 23 27 WILD WEST 65 67 32 SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' forming Arts Center. Crit- the doors of a new 1981 Mercury Lynx.) Sort of try cover of Al Jarreau's current hit, "We're In Dottie West, Liberty LT 1062 Terri Gibbs, MCA 5173 ics sniping that Nashville like having your dessert and snorkeling in it, This Love Together." (These last two songs, by ... 29 19 21 OUT WHERE THE BRIGHT 66 71 50 LOVE IS FAIR has yet to develop any too. the way, are both April- Blackwood composi- LIGHTS ARE GLOWING Barbara Mandrel', MCA 5136 real rock acts of its own can quiet down now, Labor Day weekend found the Oak Ridge tions.) Ronnie Milsap, RCA AAL) 3932 since Stephenson's launching. His Handshake Boys turning up on the "Tonight Show" (with 30 28 45 GREATEST HITS 67 65 45 BACK TO THE BARROOMS debut LP contains very legitimate (and commer- Johnny Carson), while a number of dedicated The Oak Ridge Boys, MCA 5150 Merle Haggard, MCA 5139 cial) rockers like "Seeing Is Believing" and country performers helped out on special tele- Henson's Opening Set 31 30 124 GREATEST HITS 68 73 11 THE BARRON "Looks Like A Loser," while his first single, thon fundraisers around the nation. Meanwhile, Waylon Jennings, RCA AAL1 -3378 Johnny Cash. Columbia FC 31179

"You've Got A Good Love Coming," is beginning over in Illinois, Don Williams headlined Mar - With Glen Campbell 32 31 66 MY HOME'S IN 69 68 96 WHISKEY BENT AND to generate substantial radio receptivity. Pro- riott's Great-America theme park during the an- ALABAMA HELL BOUND Alabama, ducers Bob Montgomery and Jeff Silbar over at nual WMAQ -AM Labor Day Country Music Festi- OKLAHOMA CITY -Glen RCA AHLI -3644 Hank Williams Jr., House of Gold can be proud of their accom- val there, performing six shows. Campbell will headline grand open- 33 34 96 THE BEST OF Elektra /Curb 6E237 plishments in the studio with Van ... and the Nice coverage done by the Hollywood Re- ing festivities here Thursday (10) at EDDIE RABBITT 70 62 8 ENCORE Elektra 6E 235 rest of the industry can keep their eyes fastened porter on our friends at Combine Music here. Henson's, a two -tier country night- Charly McClain, Epic FE 37347 a seems be having itself a jumping 34 21 26 LEATHER AND LACE on Stephenson. He's going to be comer on the Combine to club with an 800- person capacity. 71 53 40 9 TO 5 AND Waylon Jennings d lessi Colter, Nashville rock horizon. summer in the cuts department, including Janie ODD JOBS Unofficially, the club opens its RCA AHLI 3931 Chick Rains chose the Sutler to stage a two - Fricke's just- finished cover on Larry Gatlin's Day (7), with several Dolly Parton, RCA ML1 3852 doors Labor 35 35 13 PLEASURE night show with his newly assembled group on a "The Heart." The Gatlins, we hear, are singing days of by- invitation -only parties. Dave Rowland & Sugar. 72 55 29 BLUE PEARL recent hot August weekend. Rains had a record harmonies on the track with Fricke. The public will be admitted Elektra 5E 525 Earl Thomas Conley, label deal once a number of years ago, but as his Curious results issued recently by the Ameri- Sunbird ST 50105 Wednesday (9). Performing these 36 40 21 DRIFTER proved conclusively, the amazing can Nasal and Facial Surgery Institute, in which performance evenings will be club owner Henson Sylvia, RCA AHLI 3986 73 70 16 OUTLAWS thing is that he doesn't have one now. they list the most -requested celebrity facial fea- Waylon Jennings, RCA Mll 1321 Cargill and his Hatt Band. 37 29 32 I'M COUNTRIFIED Rains belongs to that special breed of song- tures desired by patients.... We can under- Henson's plans to offer at least Mel McDaniel, Capitol ST 12116 74 72 30 GUITAR MAN writer who (1) has a singing voice that easily stand people fancying Brooke Shields' lips, Presley, RCA ML1 3917 one name act a week. Firmed per- 38 43 19 ONE TO ONE Elvis lives up to his superior writing talents; (2) looks Crystal Gayle's gorgeous eyes, and Jane Fonda's Ed Bruce, MCA 5188 formers for September are Sammi 75 69 12 TAKE THIS JOB AND like he was born to be on the stage with a guitar; cheekbones. But Dolly Parton's nose? And Bo Smith, Boxcar Willie and Tanya 39 44 11 WAITIN' FOR THE SUN SHOVE IT and (3) doesn't seem to know how to write any- Derek's ears? Maybe these patients need eye Ricky Skaggs, Epic FE 37193 Soundtrack. Epic SE 37177 thing but hits. Handsome, laconic and ruggedly examinations before they continue with their Tucker. while the Kendalls, Ray Ste- credible, Rains sings his hits every bit as well as surgery. (Or, as Dolly Parton would put it, "Who vens, John Conlee and Billie Jo * Sta s are awarded to those products showing greatest sales strength. Superstars are awarded to those prod - ucts showing greatest upward movement on the current week's chart (Prime Movers). Recording Industry Assn. Of the better -known artists who have gone in the even looks at my nose ? ") Spears are slated to perform in Octo- America seal for sales of 500,000 units. (Seal indicated by dot.) Recording Industry Assn. Of America seal for sales RCA's Wanner studio with them. It's easy to see why one of the If you're ever around Steve ber. of 1,000,000 units. (Seal indicated by tria ngle.)

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all, left, works out details of his upcoming les with Charles Schrader, owner of the st in a series of showcases to support Ste - "Won't You Be My Baby ?" s Hosting `Tour' d their lives on the road and talk about their careers. "Country Tour U.S.A.," produced by Popular Media Products of L.A., will structure the programs around the theme of road touring in country music, and will be aired beginning in September through the auspices of Dallas -based TM Special Proj- ects. rt Fax YN WELLS t personal touch include Merle Haggard's "Caro- lyn," (1972); Dolly Parton's "Jolene," (1974); Bobby Bare's "Marie Laveau," (1974); Billy g "Crash" Craddock's "Ruby Baby," (1975; Con- way Twitty's "Linda On My Mind," (1975); Jessi Colter's "I'm Not Lisa," (1975); Tanya Tucker's "Lizzie And The Rainman," (1975); Kenny Rog- ers' "Lucille," (1977); Waylon Jennings' "Amanda," (1979); and the Oaks' recent smash, " Elvira." And now for all the top tunes pertaining to the male species. No, on second thought, Chart Fax is going to bail out of this hydra -headed theme with the old lifeboat adage -"women ... first." For the cream of country pertaining to men and offspring, stay tuned to future col- umns. McDowell is the sixth country artist to score

his first No. 1 single in 1981. Other first -time chart- toppers this year are Charly McClain, Syl- via, David Frizzed and Shelly West, Rosanne Cash and Earl Thomas Conley. And finally, in the "a rose by any other

name" department, since McDowell's No. 1 Crystal Gayle, tune immediately follows Ronnie Milsap's most recent chart- topper, this week marks the first "Hollywood/Tennessee." time in at least a decade that artists bearing the same first name have scored back -to -back top Moving, musical pictures. tunes. An old Bobby Bland tune, "Share Your Love On Columbia Records and Tapes. With Me," bows at starred 64 this week for Kenny Rogers. The song went to 42 in 1964 for Bland, while Aretha Franklin's version topped Produced by Allen Reynolds. out at 13 in 1969. Booking Information. William Morris Agency George Strait's second MCA single, "Down Nashville, TN 37215 (615) 385 -0310 2325 Crestmoor And Out," which enters the chart this week at and 151 El Camino Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (213) 274 -7451 Management: Gayle Enterprise starred 78, is penned by Dean Dillon and Frank 51 Music Square East Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 327 -2651 Dycus, the pair who wrote his debut top 10 re- lease "Unwound." And Sylvia's "Heart On The "Columbia" is a trademark of CBS Inc. © 1981 CBS Inc. Mend," debuting at starred 67, is written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, the duo who col- laborated on her first top 10 single, "Tumble- weed." Keith Stegall's "Won't You Be My Baby," cowritten by Stewart Harris, bows at starred 83.

"We're In This Love Together," a Stegall collabo- ration with Roger Murrah, is currently scooting up the pop chart for Al Jarreau. Boomerang: Alabama's "Feels So Right" re- gays, em ews an com- Charley Pride's "She's Just An Ole Love Turned turns to the top of the country LP chart for the mies " -"when we get done with Memory," (1977); Elvis Presby's "Mood fourth time. During Alabama's domination, no liberals." Blue " / "She Thinks I Still Care," ( 1977); Johnny album has managed to hang on to the top spot Dr. Demento is airing the Duncan's "She Can Put Her Shoes Under Mi for more than two weeks in a row. Breaking up record on his nationally syndi- Bed (Anytime)," (1978); Kenny Rogers' "She the quartet's lockhold have been Rosanne cated show. Believes In Me," (1979); and George Jones' Cash's "Seven Year Ache," the Oak Ridge Boys' "George McGovern and 1980 award -winning smash, "He stopped Lov- "Fancy Free' and Kenny Rogers' "Share Your Norman Lear may pick up a ing Her Today." And Conway Twitt has snagged Love." Recently, no country album has managed copy of the record," says four country chart -toppers of this genre over the to bounce back to the top as many times as Ala- Amity: Columbia's all- female group, Calamity Jane, runs through a Calamity Thomas. alluding to two of the past decade -"(Lost Her Love) On Our Las: bama has. However, Kenny Rogers' 1980 re- debut in Nashville this coming week. The act head- song for their showcase Moral Majority's archfoes, Date," (1972); "She Needs Som!one To Hold lease, "Gideon," did rule the chart on three sep- lines with the Burrito Brothers, with showcase proceeds going to the Na- Her," (1973); "This Time I've Hirt Her More arate occasions. It was displaced for one week "but I don't think that will re- Moore, Mary tional Entertainment Journalists Assn. From left are Linda coup the pressing costs." Than She Loves Me," (1976); anc "I Can't Be by Charley Pride's "There's A Little Bit Of Hank a &r di- Fielder, Pam Rose and Mary Ann Kennedy, with Bonnie Garner, CBS EDWARD MORRIS lieve She Gives It All To Me," (1E77). In Me" and finally by Waylon Jennings' "Music rector, looking on at center. Female- inspired chart- toppers with a more Man."

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I felt lucky. have ness and sophistication to touch all of the people all of the I played places like the old Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. never fell We I was struggling although maybe I was. But time. on r &b shows with such greats as Smokey Rooinson & the Mir- felt that as bong as ¿ou wor- ed something good would hap- of Milsap's "There's No Getting Over Me," better than any acles, Little Anthony& the Imperials,'Sam & Dave, Bobby Blue pen. I just couldn't wait for i- tc come to me," Milsap remem- previous 12 RCA albums, showcases Milsap's talent as a per- Bland and others. bers. former, musician, producer and engineer with a musical Milsap and his wife Joyce moved to Memphis in early 1969 Shortly after arriv ng in Music City, Milsap looked up Tom menu that spans the course of contemporary styles. from Atlanta where he attended Junior Co lege to work for Collins, anctier recent arrival who was put in charge of Char- While Milsap has racked up an impressive discography that producer Chips Moman and record for his Chips label. Work- ley Pride's pub ishirc comp anes. includes 16 number one country singles, along with all of the 'sap became a ing in the studio during the day, at night "I talked with Colins abcut doing a session, three songs accolades the Country Music Assn. has to offer (beginning in He a so found himself regular at T.J.'s a popular nightclub. and seeing if we could get a label to listen to us. We cut three 1974 no less), for the most part Milsap's popularity has been playing gigs with Elvis Presley at private parties. songs and Tom and I took tier' around to different labels to confined to listeners of country radio. Bros. in 1971 Milsap recorded his first album for Warner see if an /body was. nterested. There were some people who Though he has teetered on -pop stardom in the past with but got increasingly frustrated when nothir ; seemed to hap- had lukewErn interest." crossovers like "What A Difference You've Made In My Life" folks' albums and pen. "I had done sessions, played on other was RCA's Was The man who was most taken with Milsap Jerry (his customary opening number during live shows), "lt work," recalls Milsap. "Eut I couldn't get all that nightclub with Milsap's club appearances in A Mountain Rain," they Bradley, who was'Emiliar Almost Like Song" and " Smokey happen. I had come to feel the-. I really had to go anything to Memphis. Betweer _972 and 1973, RCA released two cuts; "I were inconsistent at best. somewhere and do something on my owl without being ma- Hate You /Al Toged -er Now a-id "That Girl Who Waits On Ta- Yet Milsap, all 6'2" of him, is hardly a pop imposter, pre- nipulated by other people. I really wanted to do something bles," both of which skyrocJ e:ed into the top 10 on the na- tending or even forcing himself to seek that much coveted where I was free to do what was in my heart." tional court -y :harts. crossover hit. For underneath his western shirts and cowboy What Milsap wanted was to play the kind of music he loved. By the time 1974 :ame along, Milsap found himself playing boots, Milsap is a bonafide soul man, a rock'n'roller whose "When I was growing up in the '50s, r&b, country and rock co- before audiences of 10,000 instead of 300 or 400 thanks to a music just happened to gain an audience and loyal following existed well together. On the radio where I grew up in North by way of Nashville. Anyone seeing him perform live can Carolina, they would play Little Richard followed by Ray Price, spot on Charley Pride's show. hardly forget him banging away at the piano a la Jerry Lee or they'd play Jim Reeves followed by Fats Domino or Pat What was to come next was an unbelievable string of num- with "Pure Love," a tune writ- Lewis or tearing into an Eagles medley with all the conviction Boone or Elvis. It was okay to like them all. At least where I ber one:ountry hifsthat began and sincerity of a man whose roots were carved in rock and came from, it was okay to love country music and love r &b and ten by Edcbe Rabbits, then an up and coming songwriter who soul. rock'n'roll at the same time. Nobody ridicu ed you. Later on it had not yet launched his own recording career. That was fol- Milsap's first record, "Never Had It So Good," cut in N.Y. became critical that you liked only one ele-rent." lowed b; 'Please Don't Tel Me How The Story Ends," "(I'd Be) A Legend In M; Time," About Night Things" for the Scepter label, was a top five r &b record. "lt was a hot Deciding to make something happen, N !sap, migrated to 'Daydreams ' Music soul record," recalls Milsap. Most of the people who heard it Nashville where he landed a job at what was then called Roger and a steady flow of more. Al of a sudden the Country 3 on page M -12) w thought I was a black artist. I did radio shows talking to the Miller's King Of The Road Hotel. Not only did it afford Milsap (Continued www.americanradiohistory.com Bob Summer

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when I was a kid 15 or 16 years old, taking old battery radios and tearing them apart and putting them back together."

After graduating from Morehead, Milsap enrolled in Young - Harris Jr. College in Atlanta to study pre -law and moonlighted as a musician at a local r&b club. He credits his college days with introducing him to what life was all about" after leaving his sheltered world. "My roommates told me, 'We've never roomed with a blind guy before. Do we have to brush your teeth and comb your

hair ?' " Milsap relates. "A couple of days later I wandered up to a piano and began playing everybody's favorite songs. All of

a sudden I was a hero. My music was something that helped me communicate -to reach people." says. "They've sold me off, Success in his pre -law studies led to a full scholarship at thought, I'll never see them Young Milsap Believed Emory University School of Law, but Milsap chose instead to again. But, Christmas came and devote full time to a career in music. He married Joyce I went home, and everything Reeves, who he had met while in college. Milsap's young wife was all right. In Musical Dreams loaded their clothes and his musical equipment into a U -Haul "I loved those years," Milsap trailer, hitched to her Volkswagen, and chauffered him to and MOST PEOPLE AFTER HEARING THE STORY Ronnie reminisces. "It was very special. All the kids a of lived in dormi- from road gigs. Milsap for the first time admit they are moved. Not tory and we were like brothers and sisters. It turned out real only out of compassion for an abandoned child blind good. "In Atlanta, I was trying to meet anybody I could in the busi- ness," says Milsap. "The people I could meet easiest were r &b at birth, but from admiration for his faith, courage, and deter- "It was so strict when I was there," says Milsap, contrasting singers like Ben E. King and James Brown. I spent time listening mination that allowed him to accomplish more than most observations from his visit there last year to the days when he to soul music and making friends on Auburn Avenue. That's people with normal sight but less vision ever achieve. was a student. In kindergarten they taught us how to read where I met a lot of the stars of the day and talked to them Milsap was born in 1943 in the rural community of Rob - and write in Braille. We were doing math before the first grade about how they did it." binsville, N.C. in the Great Smoky Mountains. The product of and then got into geography and history- states and capitals.

a I Milsap says he used to hang out with the late Pat Hughes at broken home and permanently blind as the result of con- By the third grade was learning to type. I could type 120 to radio station WQXI in Atlanta and "watch them produc- genital glaucoma, he was entrusted to the care of his grand- 125 words per minute by the time I was out of school." do father Homer Frisbey. It was his formal musical training at Morehead, however, tion." Through Hughes, Milsap met Huey Meaux, who cut a "I carried him many miles before his feet ever hit the that laid the foundation for his career. Beginning with the vio- couple of sides on him in Atlanta before taking him to Pasa- earth," Frisbey once said. "I first noticed his musical leaning lin at age seven, he had mastered the piano works of Mozart dena, Tx. for a recording session for his Crazy Cajun label. when he would take pieces of stovewood and bang on barrels and Bach, his particular favorite, when he was eight years old. Through the efforts of Hughes and Meaux, Milsap's material and sing all day long. He had rhythm even then." Frisbey took He added guitar and the woodwind instruments to his accom- was presented to Scepter Records in New York. o the child to church and tent revivals all over the mountains. plishments by the time he had reached his teens. Scepter Records signed Milsap, and in September 1965 he loved Q "He the music," Frisbey recalls. Milsap says that even Milsap admits to having been suspended from the music released a couple of Ashford & Simpson tunes "Never Had It o today he can remember the old -timey footwashings. department for a semester for "raising hell and playing Jerry So Good" and "Let's Go Get Stoned." After cutting two more m When it came time for the youngster to be enrolled in the Lee Lewis and whatever was out. I was supposed to be playing sides for Scepter, Milsap met Chips Moman, a Memphis pro- -I Morehead School for the Blind, Frisbey bundled him up and Chopin and Mozart," he says. "They had turned their heads ducer, at Atlanta's Playboy Club. "You ought to come to Mem- m took him to Raleigh. In my six -year -old mind, the only thing I as long as they could. Finally they had to do something about phis," Moman told him. "I could get you some studio work 0 could think of was the story of Joseph in the Bible," Milsap it.' and a club gig." a) At the time, Memphis was a hotbed for recording talent and Moman and his American Studio were in demand by acts like Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Dionne Warwick, and Dusty Springfield. So, in 1969, the Milsaps left Atlanta and headed for Memphis. With "I spent almost four years there working at TJ's and the Thanks I I Thunderbird," says Milsap. "I've got to say enjoyed what

was doing. One thing that kept me there was I was able to do

what I felt at the time. There were so many musical directions N and Appreciation I could go into. If I felt like playing classical music or jazz, I to could do it. You go through a time in your you life when want

to be loud and proud. I could get funky in Memphis." Betty Berger, whose Continental Artists Booking Agency handled the Stax acts, says, "TJ's was 'the' place to go. When- ever anybody would come into town, they would want to go see Ronnie because he was such a great entertainer. The place was always packed. When Audrey Williams was in Mem- phis, I'd take her down, and if Ronnie found out she was in the

MILSAP audience, he would go into a Hank Williams I RONNIE medley. remem- GROUNDSTAR LABORATORIES ber her saying he did Hank's songs 'very soulfully.' " Nashville Although Milsap was an accomplished sessionman by day and the hottest performer in town by night, he was frustrated career -wise. Moman had produced four tracks on him for Scepter and five others for Chips Records. Scepter closed in the fall of 1969 selling its masters to Buckboard, Pickwick and various other labels. In 1971, Milsap signed with Warner Bros. and recorded several songs, including "Crying," written and produced by Dan Penn, but things just did not seem to be The Neve Organization is proud to include Ronnie Milsap's Groundstar heading in the right direction. Laboratories Recording Studio on our roster of exclusive NECAM "I did what people told me to do in Memphis," Milsap con- users. His Neve Model 8078 console with the Neve Computer Assisted fesses, "but I couldn't get my music to the audiences as I had dreamed of doing. I knew I had to get into an area and build Mixing System is by far the most sophisticated music recording and myself as an artist. My heart is in country music. When you mixing facility in Nashville, and indeed a match for any state of the art grow up Primitive Baptist as I did, those early years stamp an indelible mark in your heart. I knew if I was ever going to make

studio in New York and Los Angeles. Thanks and best wishes, Ronnie. it, it would be doing what I felt." To buy his way out of his management contract, Milsap

says, "I lost my house, everything I had worked for, and was

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of Word sessions have been done there. RonJoyMadLad, Mil - sap's publishing firm, has also used the studio for demos. That Milsap is attuned to his finely- orchestrated surround- ings is apparent in the production timetable for his three al- bums recorded at GroundStar. "He did a lot of experimenting with the studio on 'Images,' the first album cut here," recalls Harris. "We spent about six months, off and on, working on that album." "Milsap Magic" took about three months to record, Harris estimates. And "There's No Getting Over Me," co- produced by Milsap and Tom Collins and with Harris and Les Ladd behind the board, only required some seven weeks for completion. "Since we installed the Neve, we've got the sound Ronnie was looking for," says Harris. ("Out Where The Bright Lights Are Glowing," released in early 1981, was recorded at Ronnie's Woodland Sound while the new console was installed.) The perfection of his surroundings is mirrored in Milsap's attitude toward his art. "He's a very particular person," says In The Lab- Harris. "There's not a lot of trial and error involved -he knows what he's looking for when he records a song." Milsap's drive for perfection is balanced out by his omni- Making Music present sense of humor. "He's a perfectionist but he's also real laidback," notes Harris. "There's always some sort of foolishness going on that lightens thing up." JUST OFF THE BEATEN PATH of Music Row sits Ground - cade still carries that moniker), the studio was purchased by Not surprisingly, Milsap also maintains a high -level of en- Star Laboratory, the superbly- equipped private recording Milsap in early 1978. His first step was to have the building ergy. "He gets in the studio and loses all concept of time. He facility where Ronnie Milsap has conjured up "Images," gutted down to its bare concrete shell. Coordinating with Bob could literally work around the clock," says Harris. "He can "Milsap Magic" and his most recent album, the potent Todrank of Valley Audio, Milsap worked out the original de- work for a long period of time and still remain objective and in "There's No Getting Over Me." sign of the facility, including each instrument placement. Fi- complete control over what he hears." nally, The laboratory thing started off as kind of a joke," ex- builder Rudi Breuer was brought in to do the actual con- Ironically, the title track to "There's No Getting Over struction. plains chief engineer Ben Harris. "Ronnie would say in this ac- Me" might never have been recorded had it not been for Mil - cent, 'I'm going into my la- bor -atory (emphasis on the second The finished product features a hand -fitted California red- sap's tendency to rely heavily upon "vibes" while recording. syllable) to work now.' The name just stuck." wood interior. Unique to the studio is an isolation room hous- 10 songs were already in the can for Milsap's upcoming al- ing the nine -foot Steinway piano's sounding board while leav- bum, Harris recalls, but the artist was "shaky on one." So, And certain parallels can be drawn between medical re- ing the keyboard exposed in the main room, an effect Milsap decided to do one more session and record a couple of search laboratories and that in which Milsap conducts his mu- cc designed to enhance the oscillation of the piano and vocal more tunes. sical experimentations. Said to have a passion for electronics tracks. The drum booth has Westlake design. The first song Milsap chose to cut O and an unerring ear for quality sound, Milsap makes certain during that final session at Perched some 20 -feet above the main room is the string was "There's No that GroundStar is equipped with top- notch, sophisticated Getting Over Me." "We never recorded loft, a room which Harris describes as having "a lot = equipment. of am- another song that session," says Harris. "There was some- m bience-it sort of gives you that singing in the bathtub feel." thing about it; everyone knew that that was the song. It just Originally Roy Orbison's U.S. Recording (the The loft a c building's fa- features closed circuit television monitor. Valley Au- fell right in the pocket." Billboard a) Ronnie There's Just RONNIE, No Getting Over I always knew you You "! would be at the top. It is great watching all Thanks a million the nice things that are happening to Writers: WALT ALDRIDGE/ TOM BRASFIELD you. Publisher: Your buddy, RICK HALL MUSIC Charley Pride P.O. Box 2527 Muscle Shoals, AL 35660 [205] 381 -0801

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www.americanradiohistory.com "I'm not going to tell you it's easy," he says. "But I've never been able Total Entertainer to see and I'm comfortable with the environment I live in. It's a challenge. Someone will say to me 'you're Continued from page M -3 blind and you probably can't do that.' I say wait a minute, I want to Assn. said I was male vocalist of the year and things started see if I can or can't. I don't have to jump out of airplanes or go happening," states Milsap. skiing or that kind of stuff. If I'm going to communicate with

While Milsap's string of country hits continued, it wasn't un- the world, I need to get with what you think is normal." til 1977's "It Was Almost Like A Song" that his music pene- Milsap's commitment to his fans is undying to the point trated pop playlists. ''All of a sudden I was reaching out for where he'd rather honor his commitments than cancel for an that audience I'd been trying to get all my life, but going about opportunity at a television show. "You know that if a promoter Ronnie, it from a country base." has you scheduled to go somewhere, you can't call him up two Since then, he managed to break through pop again with or three weeks before the show and tell him to reschedule be- "What A Difference You've Made In My Life" and "Smokey cause of lot of fans that buy tickets early have made plans and you now Mountain Rain," but his acceptance with pop programmers may be coming to my show was part of those plans." was short -lived. A performer humble enough to knów that his fans made "I haven't been consistent in the pop area. There's a cer- him a star, Milsap will sit for two hours after a show signing tain sequence of events that have to take place. I realized that autographs. "I do it for two reasons," he explains. "First, be- my has in have life to be order for me to succeed in the market- cause the fans want it. I I a do grand don't all of them, but as many as place." can in two hours. Milsap's 13th album for RCA, "There's No Getting Over "Secondly, it gives me a chance to be around them and get Me," signals a new phase in his career. "I've been involved in feedback total of 52 from them. 'Why did you do that? Ronnie I loved a engineering for long time," says Milsap, but not to the ex- your last record, but I don't like it as much as the one before'! tent in which I am now. I'm really interested in what's happen- That's where reality is. There's a certain line. I'm over here ing (sound- wise). and the audience is over there and they shall never meet. Studer "There is a certain standard of sound that's going on in the Once you start getting a little successful, that's what starts record industry. You've got to stay within certain parameters. happening and I don't like that part of the business. People who records lay buy down $7 or $8 and it better be "I don't want to change my lifestyle. All I'm saying is that I good. A lot of listeners know when tracks in something isn't quite right. want to feel my fans and I can't do that if I'm secluded and They are a lot than what we give locked smarter them credit for." off from them like Elvis. It's a horrible life. I can't live Yet more critically than the producing or engineering is the that way. I'd go crazy. People come up wanting autographs, is music contained on the LP which bound to surprise many that's part of it. I want notoriety and success and to make

who took Milsap for granted. Says Milsap: "A lot of people are I your money but don't want to be in a position where I can't be going to be pleasantly surprised with the new album. There with everyone." are new things on it. I think there are some real changes in During his recent Las Vegas engagement, Milsap says that mood and direction. he was hanging around the casino when hotel personnel told Groundstar "There's No Getting Over Me," is a stunning showcase for him "You're not supposed to do that. No stars do that." Milsap's versatility. There's the pure pop joy of the title cut; "That's just my style. It's what I enjoy," Milsap answers. "It's All I Can Do," a nostalgic mood piece filled out with syn- Onstage, Milsap sticks predominantely to his piano, but Laboratory thesizers; the uptempo bounce of "I Wouldn't Have Missed It growing up he initially studied classical music, playing violin For The World "; the tender ballad "Too Big For Words "; the and cello in the school orchestra at the State School for Blind modern country of "Two Hearts Don't Always Make A Pair "; in Raleigh, N.C. It was at this school that his aptitude for mu- and the gospel flavored "Jesus Is Your Ticket To Heaven." sic was discovered and developed. studio. Milsap touches all the bases. But despite the school's emphasis on the classics, Milsap This album is the part of Ronnie Milsap that a lot of fans never forgot the country and he heard as a child. have come to identify with. There are some elements that they He was soon practicing Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis instead of have become familiar with when I was doing ballads." Chopin or Beethoven. He shortly thereafter formed a rock The new album is also meant to be taken as a calling card; band with other blind boys from the school and called them- That's letting the public and programmers know that Milsap is corn - selves the Apparitions. mitted to being a "total entertainer" as opposed to an "occa- "I still play quite a bit of guitar but I'm trying to find a way to sional crossover." feel comfortable with it on stage. I don't want to be stumbling It may seem easy to crossover once or twice but if you are and fumbling on stage. It's not professional. All that back- almost going to do it consistently, you can't expect to rely on certain ground though helps a lot when you're working with arrang- movies ( "Urban Cowboy ") or the liberal moods of radio. ers." You've got to be consistent. I want to be a total entertainer. When earlier Milsap talked about a "team" of people para- enough to It's not something I have to strain to do. It feels natural right mount to his consistency he might as well used the word now. The thing I really enjoy is the feeling that my musical ca- "family." reer is just starting because I have the freedom and the right In addition to his wife Joyce and son Todd, Milsap's "fam- team of people around me. ily" consists of producer Tom Collins whom he's known for capture your While Milsap concentrates on his singing and playing, he more than eight years of which Milsap says: "He knows me. doesn't, as of yet, confess to being a writer although he regu- He knows when to push and when to lay back;" Donald larly reconstructs melodies and arranges. "I plan on doing a Reeves, Milsap's brother -in -law and business manager who lot more writing. I contribute to the melodies and re -do ar- runs Ronnie Milsap Enterprises, the umbrella company that considerable rangements but I really want to don't take credit. Writers who encompasses Milsap's new Ground Star studio in Nashville, come up with the basic ideas deserve the credit. Writers don't two publishing companies, Mad Lad BMI and Ronjoy ASCAP, make an awful lot of royalties and it could be very easy for me concerts, and a $10 million amusement park called Beach talent. to pick up a third of a song or half the song or 40% of a song, Bend Park in Kentucky; Rob Galbraith, operates the publish- but I don't really want to do that. Until I come to the point ing concern and found "There's No Getting Over Me" where I can write my own that won't happen." and other hits; Phil Jones, road manager; Dan Cleary, per- Although most songs are brought to him, Milsap won't sonal manager, and the RCA staff, especially Jerry Bradley record it unless there is an emotional attachment and it is in and Joe Galante. And of course there is his band. harmony with his lifestyle. "A song has to mean something to A vacation to Milsap means retreating to his 12,000 sq. ft.

for me. I Thanks feel Something that personally strong about and some- history- filled Nashville mansion which stores his extensive col- thing I feel I can live. lection of old radio shows from the '20s, '30s and '40s; a video "I was doing a string of positive songs: 'Pure Love,"'Let My closet, magazines and books transcribed onto cassette; home your Love Be Your Pillow,' 'Daydreams About Night Things,' 'What computers, short wave radios, 14 television sets and his very Goes On When The Sun Goes Down,' 'What A Difference own Earth Station to pick off programming from satellites. You've Made In My Life,' all those positive things. It's just One of Milsap's proudest accomplishments was learning what I wanted to do." how to write his name in script, something most blind people confidence Although having his music accepted on a mass level is im- haven't mastered. "I learned Braille at six years old and was portant to Milsap, he says that whatever modifications he doing long division in the second grade but we didn't learn to makes, whether it be in his music, dress or lifestyle, they will write our name.

happen I in us! because he wants them to happen and not because "When was living in Atlanta I would go through times when he feels compelled to change. I would work for five or six weeks and then be off for five or six

"I may change my dress. I might want to try a new look. I weeks without a job. We had a couple of weeks when we went

may want to try a new designer, new clothes. I love clothes. I to the beach in Florida. I didn't understand script so Joyce love dressing up. There's something about a stage. A stage is showed me in the sand, She would trace letters in the sand

like a church -it has that reverence about it. and I could feel them with my hand and that's how I learned to

understand what I "I love going out there dressed up. It's part of the way I feel, script was all about. had an understanding whether it's heavy dress, whether it's glitter or very simple. of what print was all about, but not that doggone script with It's part of the atmosphere and mood. I'm hoping to put some those letters connecting." STUDER new things in my music, my stage show and my dress. I'm go- Everything seems to be coming together for Milsap which ing to do that anyway. means he won't be disappointing all those fans and friends REVOX AMERICA, INC. who have been waiting for his time to come. STUDER "When I put synthesizers on 'It Was Almost Like A Song,' Says Milsap with a 1425 Elm Hill Pike. Nashville, TN 37210 Jerry Bradley almost had heart failure. He said 'you really grin: "There are a lot of people coming up to me and saying 'you're getting real close to doing some- (615) 254-5651 ought to put steel guitar on that.' I said wait a minute. They thing big because a lot of people are aware of you. You're right are going to love this." on the edge. If you keep doing what you're doing and keep Offices: Equally important as his records are his live shows, some working in the direction which you are, I think you're going to Los Angeles (213) 780 -4234 150 -160 dates a year. Onstage, Milsap moves with the finesse hit it big." Billboard New York (212) 255 -4462 and subtlety of a performer with the gift of sight. With his graceful stance at the keyboards or poised on a stool throwing Canada: Studer Revox Canada. Ltd. one -liners at his audience, one can easily forget Milsap is Credits: Earl Paige, Editor; Ed Ochs, Assistant Editor; Lead story blind, a remarkable accomplishment considering the great by Ed Harrison, Billboard Reviews & Asst. Radio Editor; Friends amount of energy and motion he exudes during the course of interviews by Joe X. Price and Billboard's Nashville office; Early a show. About the only time he brings you back to reality is years and discography by Rose Clayton, Memphis based free- when he takes off his dark glasses to kiddingly survey his au- lancer; Studio story by Robyn Wells, Nashville based Billboard dience. reporter; Art, Bernie Rollins. www.americanradiohistory.com What A Difference You've Made In Our Lives.

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www.americanradiohistory.com "Anyway, let me tell you a little story about that show. You Friends, Memories know, in those days, or maybe just a little before, when I was a front act on other shows, the trend was that the topliner . would rather not let you use their band because it would take And Countrymen away from them, if you know what I mean. But I never let that Continued from page M -4 bother me. I'd let Ronnie use my band to back him up all he wanted, like I did everyone else who was my guest. I'd think looked. Even though he had never actually seen it himself, he nothing of it. knew we were seeing it for the first time, so he explained every "So some DJ asked me the same thing about Ronnie: How detail." could I let a talent like that use my band? Well, I told him just He ignores any handicap he might have," sums up Reid. what I told you -I don't think anything of it. "He constantly amazes you." "Now remember this was years ago. Ronnie thanked me for letting him use my band and giving him kind the of exposure Milsap celebrates platinum disk for "Greatest Hits." From left: he wanted when he was first started. Well, all I told getting Joe Galante, RCA marketing vice president, Nashville; pro- him was, 'Pass it on.' ducer Tom Collins; Jerry Bradley, RCA vice -president, Nash- And I'm sure he will. He's something to behold, that fel- ville operations; Joyce Milsap; Ronnie; Bob Summer, RCA low. He doesn't let his blindness bother him one bit, either. In president. fact, he uses it to his advantage and I admire that tremen- dously. nie had lived there before and I didn't know Atlanta at all. I got "So now that he's a star in his own right, I can look back and lost. I kept driving around in circles. So Ronnie said go up to so say, yeah, I helped him. And that makes me feel good. Real and so and find Interstate such and such, then take a good. street right and then two lefts and we'll be there. And I'll be damned The trouble is I don't get a chance to see him much any- but what I didn't find it. The guy's amazing! more. I'm still a fan of his but our itineraries usually put us in I when it opposite parts of the country. "But think a very important thing to look at comes to Ronnie Milsap is he's an who's on his way up. "The last time we worked together was at my tournament, that artist They say limit he'll go beyond. This guy is the Charley Pride Golf Fiesta. We hold that every year in Albu- the sky's the and querque at the Rio Rancho Country Club there. It's for the St. just beginning!" Therapy which we have every Ron- Joseph Cancer Unit June. DICK CLARK nie was a guest there last year and he knocked them dead. Television producer -personality Naturally, he couldn't play much golf, but he didn't have to; all "Ronnie Milsap is definitely the most versatile artist in the he had to do was sing and the show was a smash." field. He has that reputation in the industry. I've been a big Pride, who was born in Mississippi and raised there, has Mike Douglas admirer of his work for many years." made his home in Dallas since 1969. In his quiet, good -hu- mored way, he has been instrumental in launching the ca- JERRY BRADLEY DOLLY PARTON reers of such country singers as Johnny Duncan, Gary Stew- Vice -president /Nashville Operations, RCA Records RCA recording artist art, Razzie Bailey, and Janie Frickie, not to mention Ronnie "Ronnie Milsap does it all. He can do ballads and tempo "I thought that Ronnie was a star long before the world rec- Milsap, among many others. - and, what's more, he does it from the heart. That's why he's ognized his talent. I think that he's one of the clearest, purest so successful. voices I know. I think he's just scratched the surface of his tal- DON REEVES "When I went to sign him, I had to hear him in a club. I had ent. And besides, I love him as a person and consider him a "I've known Ronnie for about 20 years now. I've been his heard him for years in T.J.'s in Memphis, and I wasn't good friend." before, business manager for the past six years and I feel he's a super that impressed, frankly. He was doing rock'n'roll and I wasn't human being. And I say this without reservations, family or no CHARLEY PRIDE into rock'n'roll, I was into country. family. RCA recording artist "So then when Jack (Jack D. Johnson) called me, I still "He's married to my younger sister, you know. Ronnie was I I All I can say is he's just a great talent and a great guy," wasn't that impressed till heard the music. listened to the playing in a band in north Georgia back in the early '60s and says Charley Pride, winner of the Country Music Association's Tom Collins production and I was impressed. We played the my brother was a bass player in the band. I think it was at a male vocalist of the year award two consecutive years, 1971 tape, stopped it in the middle, made the deal, then put the á fraternity dance that he introduced Ronnie to our sister. They o and 1972. "And I'm proud to say he's my friend." tape back on and listened to the rest. Like I said, I was im- met and, as Ronnie likes to say, 'It was love at first sound.' m Asked when his friendship with Milsap started, Pride an- pressed. - 1 When you're around Ronnie, you forget he can't see. Like swers, He was on my show 15 months -from '73 through "The marriage between Tom Collins and Milsap is incred the time we were doing some business at City Hall in Bowling is what I saw visually oD '74. I won the CMA award a couple of years earlier and Ronnie ible. The thing I'm trying to stress that Green, Kentucky. We came out of the building and I told him I were won it I think the year I had him on my show -1973. and what heard on tape two entirely different things." co wait on the while I went and got the car. I got side - o, to steps tracked-I met some friends in the lot and got into an involved

N conversation -so it was at least a half -hour before I got to the

car. For a minute I was actually annoyed that Ronnie wasn't at

the car to meet me. I pulled around and there was Ronnie on the steps, exactly where I'd left him, and he was still smiling! "He's not afraid to da anything. In addition to his busy mu-

sic career, I coordinate his other business affairs as well. For example, he owns an amusement park in Bowling Green. He's "Ronnie, majority stockholder of Beech Bend Amusement Park there and he takes care of business like a sighted person. Ronnie is amazing; he's one- hundred miles per hour full steam." we are ca MIKE DOUGLAS Mike Douglas recalls when Ronnie Milsap co- hosted his tv "thank proud to show earlier this year: "Ronnie is a delight to work with, always cheerful and jok- ing around, but also dedicated to doing it right -and what a talent! His love for his family, home and music is admirable yar represent and I wish him the greatest success always." We loie TOM COLLINS you Ronnie Milsap's producer "Ronnie Milsap and I began our careers pretty much at the

same time. That was 1973, I believe. I'd heard about him though T.J.'s, a club he used to work in Memphis. At the time I Kye Fleming but even with and Charley Pride. I called was working Jack Johnson Ronnie and we got with him. "Everyone believed in him as an artist, even way back then. Archie Jordan more proud But a lot of people didn't think he was a country singer. So he came to Nashville and we got together and the rest is history: Dennis Morgan "The first three songs we cut were top -10 singles -'l Hate You' and 'Let's Fall Apart,' which was the original A side. But 'I Don Pfrimmer to be Hate You' got the most airplay so we turned it around. We came out with a third song on the session, 'That Girl Waits On Charles Quillen Tables,' and that was top -10 as well. Our first No. 1 record was your friend:' 'Pure Love,' which came right on the heels of that first record. John Schweers "Anyway, Jerry Bradley signed him originally and gave Ron- nie and I a chance together. I was not known as a producer Kent Robbins then -I was a publisher -so I'll always be grateful to Jerry for opening the door for me, too.

"What I think is really exciting and thrilling is to see that af- HARRIS &LEACH, P.C. ter winning all these awards, that his career is still progressing and has not yet reached its peak. His albums are now going Attorneys at Law platinum. 'No Getting Over Me' is his hottest single to date. The album (of the same name) is coming out now and 2 Music Circle South we feel that this is his best effort to date -and his finest prod- uct, an album we are both exceptionally pleased and really 37203 proud of. Nashville, Tennessee "Just to show you what a rare human being Ronnie is, let

me tell you about the time Ronnie and I were in Atlanta to- gether. 'I Hate You' was going strong and we were doing a show there on WPLO Radio. "Anyway, we're going to the station and I was driving. Ron-

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www.americanradiohistory.com 50 bienE Ghana's Drumbeats Strike A Fleetwood Nerve By CARY DARLING LOS ANGELES -With his first was lecturing at UCLA on drum new words. These are their songs. I going to learn to play African drum to bring out an album of a concert solo album, "The Visitor" which was music," recalls Fleetwood. asked the professor if this was some- rhythms in two weeks. I wanted to be Fleetwood participated in on his last made in Ghana with African musi- "He played me tapes of stuff I thing he would find appealing or Mick doing something somewhere day in Ghana. "I'm hoping my al- cians, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleet- could expect to hear and I played would the people be insulted ?" else and have people I met do things bum will open the door and then I wood had at least two goals: to make him stuff that I liked and had played With the go -ahead from the pro- I wanted to do. I wanted to have can present an album which is hard - an African -influenced album that on. I told him I wanted to go and be fessor, Fleetwood prepared to go. them confronted with playing 'Not core. I like to think we can play a mainstream Western pop audiences able to play around with material The African material was chosen in Fade Away' or whatever." little part in getting people to listen would listen to. and to establish a yet keep it pretty much as it was. We Africa while the Western songs came Fleetwood's work stylistically fits to more diverse stuff without being link with Africa that will enable him haven't taken any of the African from a variety of sources. The single, in with what Talking Heads' David frightened off," Fleetwood com- to record there in future and pro- songs and put English words to them "You Weren't In Love," comes from Byrne and producer Brian Eno have ments. duce African artists. or taken the melodies and worked in Australia. He and coproducer Rich- done in terms of incorporating Afri- So far, he is pleased with the re- ard Dashut found it while resting in can rhythms into pop music. How- the "The rest of Fleetwood Mac ception album has gotten. The that country before heading to Af- ever, Fleetwood feels his methods album has gone top 50 in the U.S. "I thought I was going to come back rica. "We were in a bar and heard are different. wish more of the African was with howling in trees," laughs Fleet- stuff the song. It turned out to be a huge "Eno was there when I was there. getting played- comparatively little wood. "I wanted the album to be ac- hit for the artist, Billy Fields, but at He was up north at a drum festival of it is," he bemoans. "If they started cessible. That was the point. If I had that time it was just a demo," he re- and he produced a Ghanain hi -life playing it, people would probably come back with a totally African al- calls. "We asked the bar owner (an electrified form of African mu- start phoning like crazy. If `You bum, I know it would have sat on the about it and he said that Fields sic) band. The rest of the time I think Weren't In Love' isn't hit, it might shelf in some little record store a brought it in just for him to play at he was sitting there with his tape well be worth going for somewhere like some of these jazz one of the his restaurant. We looked Fields up recorder getting ideas. It's healthy African songs as a single. At least, it albums. There's really no point in the next day." but what I wanted that." that's not to do," would get played a little bit. It is re- Traveling with Fleetwood were he declares. freshing, yet it's not like having to Fleetwood, a fan of various types fellow Western musicians guitarist/ "I'm not putting him down. I'm listen to jazz fusion in X, Y and Z of percussion, had dreamed of going vocalist Todd Sharp and bassist /vo- sure he has all the good intentions in key or something. It's easy to listen to Africa to participate with African calist George Hawkins. Former the world but when you see how to." musicians -for him, many of their Fleetwood Mac member Peter easy it is to steal from a certain situ- Warner Bros. didn't think so. rhythms are at the heart of rock mu- Green contributes vocal and guitar ation you say `somebody should be Fleetwood Mac's label declined to sic. He wanted to have selected Afri- overdubs on one track. He doesn't putting something back'." release the package so "The Visitor" can musicians perform Western African Session: Mick Fleetwood feel this overlaying of Western styles Part of his "putting something is on RCA. "I'm not angry at Warner songs mixed with traditional African takes a boat ride off the coast of harms the African spirit. "I wanted back" includes cutting the African Bros.," he says. "I'm quite happy songs. "I had a meeting with a Gha- Ghana, where he recorded "The Vis- to participate with them," he says. "I musicians in on the royalties from with RCA. Its just one of those nain professor, a musicologist who itor." wasn't going to pretend that I was "The Visitor" and lending credi- things. I was surprised and initially bility to the recently formed Musi- disappointed. But in retrospect, it's cians Union in Ghana. In return for just business." the use of Ghana Film Studios, For the future, Fleetwood sees re- where the LP was recorded, Fleet- turning to Africa and bringing some ó Permanent Retail wood and crew bought $15,000 of the musicians over here. "I Outlets Being' worth of film for the financially ail- wouldn't mind going there and just ing studio. The studio used it to using the studio to make an album Built At 4 Nederlander Houses document the Fleetwood trip and which might consist of something the film may air on PBS in the near devoid of using African musicians. I By JEAN WILLIAMS future. would do rn it just to be there," he LOS ANGELES - StarStruck, cerned about lights, sounds and Rod Stewart, Elton John, Cliff Rich- Fleetwood has already featured states. "I really hope though, I can ci which operates the merchandising other things. But they're forgetting a ard, 707, Tierra and Erik Estrada, several of the Ghanain drummers on bring some of the bands over. If I concessions at four Nederlander part of among German television and two tracks on could just get them on a couple of CC the concert if they let some- others. outdoor theatres, is building perma- thing that represents them be han- Kief notes that StarGlow designs which Ghanains participated may talk shows. I know the effect would m nent retail outlets at each facility to dled in less than a first class man- items especially for each artist which make it onto the next Fleetwood be amazing. If some of the bands wsell artist merchandising items. ner." are sold to fan club members. Mac album. No matter how "The from Jamaica can do it, I know it's Additionally, says Garry Clayton Also under the Hastings /Clay- Among the items are games, T- shirts Visitor" does, Fleetwood is planning possible." w Kief, president of Hastings /Clay- ton /Tucker umbrella are StarDust, and pins. The firm also answers fan t/) ton /Tucker, parent company of StarLine, StarArt and StarGlo. mail and it doesn't cost the act, says StarStruck, his firm is designing StarDust is the firm that puts the Kief. The company invests all 5 Big Bands For souvenirs and gifts which will be as- show on the road. StarDust has its money for the merchandise. Pasadena By DAVE DEXTER sociated with the theatres. Kief is own trucks which transport all mer- StarLine, on the other hand, han- JR. partner in the firm with Mark Hast- chandise and the portable sales units dles licensing and wholesale market- LOS ANGELES -Disneyland's drums and Eddie Miller playing ings Bevan and Carl Tucker to the theatres. "We can sell more ing. In addition to licensing of mer- summer schedule of big bands tenor saxophone. Sharing billing is Cheadle. items because we don't depend on chandise for artists, the company is keeps the tradition alive in Southern Teresa Brewer, the "Music, Music, Theatres involved in the retail air or others to get our merchandise handling the licensing, mail -order California. And this winter, the Music" singer of the early 1950s, shop program, which will open at to the theatres. "We can sell more and retail sales for both the book scene will shift a few miles north to whose recent album of Ellington the beginning of next season, are items because we don't depend on and film titled "Mafia Kingpin." the poshy Ambassador Auditorium songs on Columbia is stirring sales Poplar Creek in Chicago, Pine Knob air or others to get our merchandise StarArt is the corporation's in- in Pasadena. action. in Detroit, Merriweather Post in the to the theatres. In this way we never house art department. Although it Count Basie opens the series Oct. Earl "Fatha" Hines, recovered Baltimore area and the Greek run out of anything and we're never handles all its own art work, says 20 -21. Far from 100% well, the 77- from a recent illness, and Billy Eck - Theatre in L.A. With the exception in a position where we have to wait Kief, it also accepts outside jobs. year -old Red Bank pianist hangs in stine, who once was Hines' band of the Greek, all theatres are 10,000- for commercial transportation to ar- "The advantage to having your own there courageously, despite pain. singer, share the stand Feb. 16 -17. 20,000- seaters. rive," says Kief. art department is that it gives us the Les Brown abandons his daily Also contracted is singer Marva Jo- Kief believes this will be the first StarGlow is a mail -order sales/ flexibility to do different things and bridge and golf games to occupy the sey. permanent retail merchandising/ fan club administration company, make changes where necessary. We Ambassador stage Nov. 24 -25. He Harry James, his trumpet and or- gift shop at such outdoor venues. with such clients as Barry Manilow, also have more control." will present, as an extra added at- chestra will conclude the Ambassa- "This is unusual because we're traction, pianist- composer Frankie dor series April 20 -21. "We will have trying to get away from the general Carle. Carde now resides in Arizona. another prominent attraction to concert merchandising which is usu- He once led a popular dance band share the program with James," an ally done on a folding table that's and enjoyed hit records, but now he Ambassador spokesman told Bill- not too classy." works as a single. board last week, "but we are still Kief's two -year -old firm, which he Bob Crosby and his "best dix- negotiating." says grossed more than $3 million ieland band in the land" are booked Tickets are scaled from $50 to $65 last year, signed an agreement with for Dec. 8 -9, with Nick Fatool on for the entire series. the Nederlander Organization to handle the merchandising conces- sion two days prior to this season's Stones Sell Out Philly In 8 Hours official opening. PHILADELPHIA -The Rolling With the 180,000 seats going for "Because of such short notice. we Stones concert tour of the U.S. (Bill- $15.75 each (Ticketron charges had to set up portable sales units at board, Sept. 5, 1981) is getting off to brought it to $17), the gross for the each theatre this year," he says. He a rousing start with a second show at two days figures out at $2.835 mil- notes that five portables are oper- the giant 90,000- capacity J.F.K. Sta- lion. The total should make these the ated at each theatre, with a staff of dium sell out for Sept. 26. highest grossing concerts on record. about 100 persons. Opening in Philadelphia will be He insists this method of oper- According to Electric Factory Journey and George Thorogood. ating results in far more sales of mer- Concerts, promoters of the event, Different opening acts will play chandising items. "We can no longer tickets for the initial Sept. 25 show with the Stones at other venues in underestimate the tastes of the pub- sold out via Ticketron within eight the 21 -city tour. All the dates have lic. Merchandisers often short- hours. A second show was added not been set yet, but already there change them by giving them shoddy Billboard photo by Chuck Pulin Friday (28) night and 81,000 tickets are estimates that the tour, the goods from shoddy operations. BACKSTAGE VISIT -Peter Wolf, left, of the J. Geils Band, and Lionel Richie were sold the next day before Ticket - band's first in three years, should "When an act goes out and invests of the Commodores, visit Kim Carnes backstage following her appearance at ron outlets closed. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 52 ITopSurvey For Week Ending 9/12/81 Talent La Jolla Jazz Fest Boxoftice TM TaIenI Could Turn Corner c Copyright 1981. Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted. in any form or by any means. electronic. mechanical, In Action By THOMAS K. ARNOLD photocopying recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher FOREIGNER SAN DIEGO -For the past two into four shows: two evening per- Hammersmith Odeon, London years, Rob Hagey has produced the formances and two matinees. Total Ticket annual La Jolla Jazz Festival, an Featured will be a potpourri of c ARTIST -Promoter, Admission: $9 Facility, Dates Ticket Price Gross event that has brought a colorful top jazz names from the experi- cc DENOTES Although stabled with the supergroups in the SELLOUT PERFORMANCES Sales Scale Receipts and eclectic mix of jazz avant -gar- mental as well as the traditional U.S. Foreigner, a three -quarters British outfit, dists and has never managed to achieve the same sort of traditionalists to town and schools, including the Freddie Hub- Stadiums & Festivals (More Than 20,000) is status on its own turf. indirectly responsible for the bur- bard Quintet, the Etta James Band, geoning of the local jazz scene by the Chico 1 BUDWEISER SUPERFEST-RICK JAMES/ 54,175 $13.50 -$18 $802,575 The band played a loud but largely uninspir- Freeman Quartet, Oliver O'JAYS /SMOKEY ROBINSON /MAZE W /FRANKIE ing set here, Aug. 26 as part of a three -stop calling attention to the art. Lake and Jump Up, the Art Pepper BEVERLY /ASHFORD 8 SIMPSON /PATRICE mini -tour coinciding with the release of its new The musically ambitious produc- Quartet, the Persuasions, the Dexter RUSHEN -Michael A. Rosenberg, Astrodome, LP "4 ". tions have garnered Hagey official Gordon Quartet, the Andy Narell Houston, Tx., Aug. 24. A distorting, and rather unspectacular "Long proclamations of praise from the city Quartet, the Toshiko Akiyoshi /Lew 2 MICHAEL STANLEY /DONNIE IRIS -Blossom Music 65,387 $9 -$11 $617,500* Long Way From Home" off the popular debut al- and the county, national recognition Tabackin Quartet, and four others. Center, Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Aug. bum, launched the 80- minute, 17 -song pro- as a booker of out -of-the- ordinary But even if all the performances 23 -26 (3) gram and, unfortunately, set the standard for jazz talent, and verbal endorsements sell out -a total of 2,400 tickets -the 3 HEART /BLUE OYSTER CULT /GAMMA- Albatross 22,735 $12.50 -$15 $294,018 much that followed. from various private and public arts festival still stands to lose money to Productions/Ken Rosenne Presents, Aloha Stadium, Guitarist Mick Jones emitted a divine lumi- organizations. But they haven't the tune of $12,000, an all- too -corn- Honolulu, Ha., Aug. 30 nescence, reflected from a powerful battery of made him any money. mon occurrence in similar non - 4 STATLER BROTHERS -St. Fair, St. Fair, Sedalia, Mo., 19,000 $3.50 -$7 criss -cross follow spots $82,155 and balanced precar- In fact, he's lost nearly $15,000 on mainstream jazz festivals all over the Aug. 29 iously at the'ront of the stage for each of his the two previous festivals, and the country. many solos. Hagey explains this is because the Arenas (6,000 To 20,000) Persistently adopting the hackneyed, but prospects for this year's extrava- audience he expecis to draw seemingly irrepressible "guitar hero" pose, his ganza are no more promising. So if doesn't 1 STYX- Monarch Entertainment, Byrne Meadowlands 50,865 $11.50 -$12.50 $613,079* warrant placing the antics were matched only by Lou Cramms who, Rob Hagey tells you he's not in the event in a larger Arena, E. Rutherford, N.J., Aug. 19 -23 (3) hall, where the with a face contorted by the effort, screeched business of promoting concerts for rent would be so high 2 DONNA SUMMER /GEORGE WALLACE- Concord 18,195 $10- $16.50 $234,932 into the mike the money, you'd better believe him. it would eat up any extra revenue Pavilon, Pavilon, Concord, Ca., Aug. 27 -29 (3) and leapt around the stage as if plugged into the power supply, arms waving un- "I think as time goes by we're go- generated by the handful of addi- 3 GRATEFUL DEAD -Bill Graham Presents /Avalon 20,000 $10.50 -$11.50 $224,664* controllably above his head. ing to tional ticket sales. Attractions, Arena, Long Beach, Ca., Aug. 27 & 28 make money, at least enough A well- mixed, vastly To offset this expected deficit, (2) but overloaded sound to cover our costs, but it's going to Ha- system distorted, and indeed ruined, many gey is incorporated as a non- 4 BEACH BOYS -Schon Productions, Byrnes 16,520 $10.50- $12.50 $198,928 take time," says Hagey, 30. "Because -who songs. "Dirty White Boys" from the last album, profit Meadowlands Arena, E. Rutherford, N.J., Aug. 28 of the nature of the acts I'm booking organization under the name "Gonna Win," "Juke Box Hero," and the title La Jolla Jazz Festival Inc 5 STYX -A Pie In The Eye Production, Mem'I. Aud., 15,408 $10- $12.50 $181,272* and the creative goals I've set for the -- earlier song from the "Head Games" LP all suffered Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 28 festival, it's going to be awhile be- this year sent out 375 letters asking badly in transmission, a problem all to common for contributions 6 STYX -Beach Club Promotions /Entam, Scope, 13,000 $10 -$11 $135,950* fore people realize how important or sponsorships: 75 at gigs of this type. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 24 this event is for the city, culturally to arts foundations and the rest to lo- The band's singles, perhaps, due to their me- 7 STYX -Entam Presents, Civic Center, Charleston, W. 13,000 $10 -$11 $134,977* speaking." cal companies. In the ensuing lodic and cleanly separated arrangements, man- Va., Aug. 27 The third annual fest will take months, he's gotten only one re- aged to retain their essence. Clearly discernible 8 RICK JAMES /TEENA MARIE /CAMEO -Alan Hayman 11,479 $8.50 -$9.50 $105,721* place Oct. 9 through 11 at the 600 - sponse-a tentative commitment by through the inevitable haze of distortion came, Presents /Sun Song Productions, Mem'I. Colis., seat Old Globe Festival Stage in Bal- the Miller Brewing Co. to under- "Cold As Ice" which featured Mick Jones on Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 29 boa Park and will be broken down electric piano, and as an old favorite, went down (Continued on page 57) 9 RICK JAMES /TEENA MARIE /CAMEO -Alan Haymon 12,000 $9 -$10 $102,055* well with the SRO crowd. "Feels Like The First Presents /Sun Song Productions, Sportatorium, Time" and the new single, "Urgent," with its Miami, Fla., Aug. 30 catchy guitar hook, drew a warm response too, 10 BEACH BOYS /JIM PHOTOGLO- Electric Factory 10,093 $7-$15 $100,684 which possibly portends well for U.K. chart suc- Concerts, Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, Pa., cess. Talent Talk Aug. 26 No tour guides were on sale to provide the When $100,000 worth of equip- uled that night, they found another 11 VAN HALEN /G- FORCE- Electric Factory Concerts, 9,897 $9 -$10 $98,679 fans with information on the production team, ment was stolen from Rick Derringer plane to take them to Charleston, Colis., Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 29 let alone the three multi -instrumentalists who recently, his "Special Friends" where 13,000 festival- seated fans 12 PAT BENATAR /DAVID Electric Factory 10,539 JOHANSEN- $8 -$9 $94,591 backed the group throughout. Despite being rushed to the rescue. Their first aid? were waiting. To keep the audience Concerts, Colis., Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 27 hidden behind their keyboards at the rear of the A concert to be held at New York's happy until the band arrived the 13 CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Sunshine Promotions, 8,922 $9.50 -$10.50 $89,952* stage, they undoubtedly added much to the Palladium Sept. 13 headlining "Rick band's management and A &M Sports Center, Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 25 performance. ALEX FOWLER Derringer With Special Friends." promised each ticket holder a free 14 AL JARREAU /LEE RITENOUR -Bill Graham Presents, 8,500 $10.50 -$12 $89,816* Those signed up so far include Hall Styx LP. Styx finally hit stage Greek Theatre, Berkeley, Ca., Aug. 28 the at GIL SCOTT -HERON and Oates, Todd Rundgren and Dr. 10:15, and played its full 21/2 -hour 15 STATLER BROTHERS- County Fair, Co. Fair, 8,314 $9 -$13 $89,467* Bottom Line, New York John. show DuQuoin, Ill., Aug. 28 without incident. Logistics for Admission: $9 The second "In Harmony" LP of the album giveaway are still being 16 GEORGE BENSON /RANDY CRAWFORD -Feyline 6,230 $12.50413.50 $87,017 Gil Scott -Heron & his Midnight Band, sans kids' songs Presents, Red Rocks, Denver, Co., Aug. 26 performed by contempo- worked out. cofounder Brian Jackson, performed six shows rary artists, will not come out on Machito has received a "certifi- 17 KANSAS- Electric Factory Concerts, Mann Music 10,259 $6- $12.50 $86,376 at this relatively intimate room. The early show Center, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 27 Warner Bros., as did the first, but cate of appreciation" for contribu- Aug. 23 may have been the best Scott -Heron will be on 18 GRATEFUL DEAD -Feyline Presents /Monarch 8,428 $10 -$11 $85,730 Columbia. Again pro- tions to New York City. ... New show ever, and that is setting the standards very Entertainment, Compton Terrace, Tempe, Az., Aug. duced by Lucy Simon and husband Joan Armatrading LP, "Walk Under high. 30 David Levine, the "Harmony, Too" Ladders" is a "slightly rockier direc- After opening with his "B- Movie" rap that is 19 VAN HALEN /G- FORCE- Mid -South Concerts, Muni. 9,055 $8 -$9 $80,603* LP will feature sister Carly Simon as tion," says Armatrading. Produced the old fashioned political talk, the performer Aud., Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 30 well as a whole slew of CBS artists, by new wave producer Steve Lily- settled into the business at hand. And that is a including Crystal Gayle, Deniece white, the LP features the reggae brilliant synthesis of political imagery and funky Auditoriums (Under 6,000) Williams with Lou Rawls, Kenny rhythms. rhythm section of Sly Dunbar and Loggins, Teddy Pendergrass, 1 SHA NA NA -Harvey & Corky Productions, Melody 17,550 $10.50 $184,275* The political commentary that had bogged Heart, Robbie Shakespeare, and New York Fair Theatre, Buffalo, N.Y. Aug. 28 -30 (5) down previous shows in this poet- turned- Janis Ian, and Billy Joel. session players Tony Levin and Jerry

2 SHA NA NA- Buster Bonoff, Music Theatre, Warwick, 10,020 $12 $118,381* singer's evolution has been fine -tuned to a point Styx' mammouth concert tour Marotta.... Jerry Cott has left the R.I., Aug. 26 & 27 (3) where, as Chuck Berry used to say, "if you don't nearly came to a crashing end Boomtown Rats... - Expect a Psy- 3 MANATTAN TRANSFER- Brimstone Productions, 5,306 $12.50413.50 $70,120* dig the message, you can always play dumb and recently when the band's chartered chedelic Furs interview LP from Co- Jubilee Aud., Calgary Canada Aug. 23 & 24 (2) dance." aircraft developed a fire in its electri- lumbia for college radio. 4 MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Brimstone Productions, 5,255 $12,50 -$13.50 $69,475* Highlights of set were "(Alien) Hold On To cal system on a flight between Chi- ROMAN KOZAK Jubilee Aud., Edmonton, Canada, Aug. 25 & 26 (2) Your Dream," "Winter In America," " A Legend cago and Charleston, W. Va. With 5 TUBES /1994 -Avalon Attractions, Civic Aud., Santa 6,000 $9.50 -$10.50 $61,121* In His Own Mind" and "Angel Dust." the navigation equipment knocked Monica, Ca., Aug. 29 & 30 (2) The eight -piece Midnight Band, Heron's con- out, the pilot managed to land in TOP QUALITY group musicians, was 6 PRETENDERS /BUREAU -Avalon Attractions, Co. 4,614 $8.75 -$9.75 $45,139* stantly rotating of espe- Indianapolis, using only his radio Bowl, Santa Barbara, Ca., Aug. 30 cially inspiring on this go- round. Ed Brady on and air speed indicator. iLt 8X10 guitar and Robert Gordon on bass were the cor- 7 PRETENDERS -Bill Graham Presents, Warfield 4,558 $8.40 -$9.50 $41,248* Since the band had a show sched- Theatre, San Francisco, Ca., Aug. 28 & 29 (2) nerstones of the group that includes a three - PRINTS piece horn section, a Jamaican percussionist, 8 TUBES -Perkins, Perkins & Geragos, Perkins Palace, 3,660 $10.50 $37,800* LITHOGRAPHED ON HEAVY GLOSS Heron occasionally joined STOCK Pasadena, Ca., Aug. 27 & 28 (2) keyboards and drums. the musicians on electric piano. Extended solos 60,000 Tickets 9 MAZE W /FRANKIE BEVERLY /CHAKA KHAN -Di 3,542 $10.75 $36,903* on Heron's beautiful ballad "Better Days Cesare -Engler Productions, Stanley Theatre, DENVER -Sixty thousand tickets BLACK & WHITE 8x10's Ahead" proved the band to be one of the best Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 30 went on sale Friday (28) for the 500 - $45.00 1000 - $65.00 soft funk ensembles around. 10 MOLLY HATCHET /JOHNNY VAN ZANDT -Di Cesare- 3,592 $7.75 $35,022* Rolling Stones' Oct. 3 concert at Fol- Heron himself, although looking somewhat Engler Productions, Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa., som Field and every ticket was sold COLOR PRINTS He ragged, was singing right on the beat. sings 1000 - $311.00 Aug. 25 in 91 hours. in a clear, deep, somewhat monotonous baritone 11 MOLLY HATCHET /POINT BLANK- Monarch 2,783 $8.50$9.50 $25,793 According to Barry Fey, president that is offset by his considerable charisma. Entertainment, Convention Hall, Asbury Park, N.J., of Feyline Presents, the firm pro- SEND 8x10 PHOTO - CHECK OR M.O. When house lights came up the first PRICES INCLUDE TYPESETTING AND FREIGHT Aug. 29 the after the show, "These figures SAMPLES ON REQUEST encore, the audience staged a sit -in. Heron and moting 12 PETER FRAMPTON- Marjorie Sexton /Gult Artists, 2,918 $7.95 -$8.95 $24,734 band were greeted with rapturous applause mean that 6% of the local population Hixon Hall, Tampa, Fla., Aug. 29 when he finally came back to do his rocky gospel has purchased tickets. 13 MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Brimstone Productions, 1,973 $11.50412.50 $24,239* classic, "Johannesburg." At one point he had to "I have never seen anything like PICITUREE Centennial Aud., Saskatoon, Canada, Aug. 29 FLORIDA ST. halt the music to tame the over -anxious au- this. The most tickets I have sold was 14 MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Brimstone Productions, 1,966 $11.50 -$12.50 $24,197* SPRINGFIELD, MO. 65803 dience. All in all, this show was especially satis- 37,000 for two indoor shows with the Center of the Performing Arts, Regina, Aug. 28 fying. PETER KRASILOVSKY Who."

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www.americanradiohistory.com 54 General News Court Upholds Conviction C lassico I Of T -Shirt Bootlegger Co. New Concert RCA Will Again Directly NEW YORK -A U.S. Appeals special prosecutor by U.S. District Import French Erato Line Court has upheld the conviction of a Court Judge Eugene Nickerson un- Hall, Center CHICAGO -RCA Records is portation is strengthened. Brooklyn T -shirt manufacturer who der a rarely implemented federal moving back into direct import of "If you're going to be successful was fined $10,000 for criminal con- rule. the French Erato line with an ag- you've got to support it with cata- tempt after violating an injunction The case involved staking out the Plans Moving gressive new program. log," explains Katz. "It's a full line; to stop bootlegging T- shirts bearing Brooklyn factory of American Promising a schedule of 18 re- we've made a commitment." the likenesses of groups such as the Screen to track the flow of illegal PHILADELPHIA -Plans for the leases annually -including simulta- The seven Erato albums being re- Rolling Stones and the Grateful merchandise to the site of various city to build a new concert hall in neous new releasing here and in leased this month include two com- Dead. Also affirmed was a 90 -day rock concerts. center city as part of a performing France -and U.S. stocking of a 100 - plete Baroque opera recordings: jail sentence for an official of the arts center similar to Lincoln Center title catalog. Red Seal is seeking to Cavalli's "Ercole Amante." with company, Great American Screen moved a step closer to reality last establish a U.S. beachead for the Yvonne Minton Felicity Designs. month as approval was given by the and Palmer French line. in the cast; and Rameau's "Dar - The company and one of its top Destiny Reveals Philadelphia Planning Commission. Erato's U.S. distribution through danus," with a cast featuring Fred- officers, Leon Dymburt, was said by A move to build a 3,000 -seat hall RCA and other importers has given erica von Stade and Jose Van Dam, the court to have sold $60,000 to on choice city -owned property used the label only marginal representa- conducted by Raymond $75,000 worth of illegal Rolling Indie Distribs as an open -air garage has been afoot Leppard. tion in the U.S. Erato is, however, Also: Mozart Serenade for 13 Stones T- shirts at one performance LOS ANGELES Rec- since 1976 when a Festival of the -Destiny one of 's leading classical la- Winds, Jean Francois Paillard En- alone. ords, recently formed here by vet- Performing Arts was organized to bels. A sizeable ownership share in semble; Handel Concerti Grossi, Op. Dymburt and Great American eran label marketing executive Ar- promote the many cultural institu- the company belongs to RCA. 3, English Baroque Soloists /Gardi- Screen, which did business under nie Orleans, has unveiled its opening tions in the immediate area. Erato albums will carry a $10.98 ner; "Trumpet Voluntary," Maurice several aliases, were initially lineup of independent distributors. The plan calls for the new concert list price in the U.S. Andre; Chopin "Etudes," Francois - charged in a civil suit brought by at- Although Orleans has previously hall to be managed jointly by the According to Thomas Shepard, Rene Duchable, piano; Brahms torneys for the groups. noted that initial releases await com- city and the Academy of Music, a Red Seal division vice president, "Hungarian Dances," Janos Rolla, The defendants. however, were pletion 2,912 -seat concert hall directly of label financing, planned RCA's commitment to Erato has violin. appealing a later charge that re- via a stock purchase offer later this across the street. It provides for the new hall to be the residence the been made stronger under a new October Erato releases include sulted when they were found guilty year, he's already firmed 11 firms to of contract. Shepard said the arrange- Faure's "Penelope" with Jessye Nor- of criminal contempt for violating handle Destiny product. Philadelphia Orchestra, now housed ment also permits titles with larger man in the opera's title role; Dvo- the injunction that had been granted Distributors include All South, at the Academy of Music. The new hall would provide sales potential to be pressed in the rak's "Requiem," New Philhar- in the initial suit. The contempt pro- Alpha, - also the orches- Alta, Arc Jay -Kay, Bib, Big U.S. under license. monic Orchestra and Chorus of ceedings were prosecuted by Peter M. tra with a place for rehearsals and State, S., Pickwick, Progress, Irwin Katz, Red Seal's top mar- Radio France; Bach "Motets," Herbert, an attorney for the Stones Schwartz Bros. and W.M. Distribut- for recording. It will also be used by keting executive, promised three Monteverdi Choir and English Ba- and the Dead who was appointed a ing. ballet and opera groups. At present, the calendar is over- new titles every other month as im- roque Soloists /Gardiner. crowded at the Academy with not Survey For Week Ending 9/12/81 enough play dates open to meet the demand. The Opera Company of TM Billboad® Philadelphia can't get its season licg Latin ups started at the Academy until Decem- Special Survey ber, and the Pennsylvania Ballet has to use the 1.700 -seat Shubert Theatre next door. In approving the c 1981, Copyright Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced . plan, the Planning Commission stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted. in any form or by any means. electronic. mechanical. photocopying, recording, or otherwise withou the prior written permission of the publisher. noted that the need for performing space by groups such as the Pennsyl- vania Ballet and Opera Company of CHICAGO (Pop) N. CALIFORNIA (Pop) Philadelphia would fill about 100 This TITLE -Artist, Label i This TITLE- Artist, Label i performances of the 225 playing (Distributing Week Number Label) Week Number (Distributing Label) dates necessary for a new hall to 1 EMMANUEL 1 VIVA EL NORTE break even financially. Intimamente, Arcano 3535 15 Exitos nortenos. Telediscos profono The new hall would also make the 1501 2 DIEGO VERDAGUER Academy of Music more available Estoy vivo. Profono 3045 2 EMMANUEL for pop concerts. Because of its ex- Intimamente, Arcano 3535 3 LOS HUMILDES cellent acoustics, the Academy is La carta numero tres, fama 608 3 JULIO IGLESIAS rated as one of the best concert halls Krenek's Karl- Composer Ernst Krenek accepts a special presentation De nina a mujer, CBS 50317 4 JUAN GABRIEL in the country'. copy of the "Karl V." opera package from (left) Gottfried Kraus, pro- 15 Exitos mas grandes, America 1018 4 JUAN GABRIEL Anchoring the center is the $40 ducer for ORF, Adelgund M. Gasteiner, Amadeo classical a &r /promo- 15 Exitos mas grandes, America 1018 5 JULIO IGLESIAS million hotel now under construc- tion manager and Wolfgang Arming, president of PolyGram, Austria. De nina a mujer, CBS 50317 5 LOS HUMILDES to the pro- Fama 608 tion directly next door 6 CONJUNTO MICHOACAN posed site. The plan also provides Piquete de hormiga, Odeon 73171 6 JOSE JOSE the city to adjoin- Amadeo Austria Issues 15 Exitos mas grandes, America 1018 for purchase three 7 NAPOLEON ing buildings to provide for a 350- Raff 9079 7 JUAN PARDO 400- space CBS 80304 parking garage. Run Of New Product 8 LOS YUMAS Future plans call for building of a Olimpico 5017 8 BURBUJAS VIENNA -Marking the con- roles taken by Theo Adam and theatre seating up to 1,000 persons Burbujas, Profono 1001 sistent sales and popularity in- Peter Scheier. Krenek's jazz -op- 9 JOSE LUIS PERALES that could he used by dance and Me llamas, CBS 80302 9 VICENTE FERNANDEZ crease of classical music in Aus- era "Johnny Spielt Auf' was also 1, theatre groups as well as for recitals El numero CBS 20555 tria, local record company recorded by Amadeo some 15 10 LEONARDO FABIO and chamber music concerts that CBS 11306 10 LUPITA D'ALECIO Amadeo. which belongs to the years ago, with Evelyn Lear and Orfeon 16055 would have trouble filling a larger 11 LOS SAGITARIOS PolyGram group. is in the mar- Thomas Stewart. 11 hall. MAURIE ORODENKER Chava Romero, Olimpico 5016 BEATRIZ ADRIANA ketplace with a flurry of big - The company has also put out El cofrecito, Peerless 2216 - 12 LOS ERMITANOS name releases. an album by Elisabeth Leon 12 JOSE JOSE CBS 20342 skaja, a Russian pianist living Pronto 1095 To mark the 80th birthday of now in Vienna. The LP is titled 13 ABRIL 78 Telarc Via 13 JUAN GABRIEL the Austrian composer Ernst Volumen cuarto. Joey 2079 "Liszt Transcriptions." The pian- Pronto 1096 Krenek, who lives in Los An- ist few weeks 14 LOS POTROS played, a ago. at the 14 RIGO TOVAR geles. his opera "Karl V." was Peerless 1048 Phonogram Hollywood Bowl in California. Rigo 81. Profono 3046 performed at the Salzburg Festi- Friedrich Gulda composed a 15 LOS PUMAS 15 CHELO val here last year. Pedida y dada, Olimpico 5015 cello concerto for international Musart 1806 In Japan Now. Amadeo has released 16 ABRIL 78 the cellist Heinrich Schiff and this 16 LA MIGRA Nippon Phonogram production on two albums, a pro- will be by Volumen quinto, Joey 2080 Mar Int. 125 CHICAGO- released Amadeo at is taking over Japanese distribution duction of the Austrian Broad- the end of September. 17 LOS BONDADOSOS 17 ROBERTO CARLOS Sept. I. Nahual 4910 CBS 12303 of Telarc Records beginning casting Corp. (ORF), leading MANFRED SCHREIBER The move is expected to make Japan 18 LOS ACUARIOS 18 LUPITA D'ALECIO Arriva 6007 Orfeon 16047 Telarc's second largest market -be- hind the U.S.- according to Jack 19 LOS SAGITARIOS 19 ROCIO DURCAL Renner. president of the U.S. audio- Olimpico 5016 Pronto 1084 Begins phile label. Montreux Classical 20 LA MIGRA 20 JOAN SEBASTIAN Volumen cuarto, Mar Int. 125 Juliantla. Musart 81805 Renner and Nippon Phonogram MONTREUX -The Swiss city of compositions of Beethoven and Nobuya Itoh recently met Montreux is not only known world- Liszt. Other performances are corn- 21 LOS BONDADOSOS 21 VICKY president Anaguar 4910 Gas 4236 in Cleveland where the agreement wide for its star- studded jazz festival ing from cellist Mstislav Rostropo- the entire each year but also for its classical vich, the National Philharmonic of 22 LOS BUKIS 22 YOLANDA DEL RIO was signed. Reportedly. Profono 3024 Corre por el. Arcano 3608 Telarc catalog will be distributed by music counterpart Aug. 26 -Oct. 4. Budapest, the Chamber Orchestra of the Norddeutscher Rund- 23 LOS POLIFACETICOS 23 ROCIO DURCAL Nippon Phonogram. More than 30 major concerts are Prague, Oroson 73120 Pronoto 1090 According to Renner. release of on the agenda for this classical gath- funk Orchestra of Hamburg, the Chamber Orchestra, 1 Solisti 24 CARLOS Y JOSE 24 JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ Telarc produci in the Philips /Sony ering, 12 of which are being staged Prague El chubasco, TH 2099 Mujer. TH 2151 Compact Disc digital audio format in the Maison des Congres and the Veneti, the Chamber Orchestra of Philharmonic, 25 JOSE JOSE 25 RAMON AYALA also was discussed. Compact Disc Pavillon. Slovakia, the Czech 15 Exitos mas grandes, America 1015 Freddy 1206 software will be released in 1982 by The series starts with a "piano and the Chamber Orchestra of Prov- Nippon Phonogram, reportedly. evening," Alfred Brendel playing ence -Cote d' Azur. www.americanradiohistory.com 57 Jazz A Turnaround For AT 74, STILL `AMAZING MAN OF MUSIC' La Jolla Jazz Fest? 53 Years Later, Benny Carter Continued from page 52 However, Hagey says, there is for optimism in the future. Pines For Sound Of Big Band write the entire loss in return for co- cause sponsorship credit. Last April, La Jolla Jazz Festival By DAVE DEXTER JR. "I'm not bitter, I'm just discour- Inc. won a $3,000 grant from the Na- LOS ANGELES -Benny Carter onel Hampton in the Hollywood Taylor and Harold Jones as support- aged," Hagey says. "I think San tional Endowment for the Arts. led his first big band in 1928 when Bowl. ing talent, with tickets scaled at $9 Diego is a town in need of more sup- "It's not that much money," Ha- he took over Horace Henderson's "But I'm not hustling for work," and $10. But Carter never hung port for its arts. Even the mavericks gey says, "but it let us know and it let group in New York. Later this week, he notes. "Frankly, I never seek a around L.A.'s Central Avenue in the in town who do support the arts give people all over the country know he will be rehearsing yet another ag- job. I sit back, enjoy my wife and my old days ( "I was always on the donations and grants only to the five that we have a stamp of approval gregation for a National Public Ra- house, and accept whatever offers road ") and unless NPR pops for biggies -the San Diego Opera, the from the most respected arts founda- dio taping ("Jazz Alive! ") at Royce that sound good." seven additional musicians, the af- San Diego Symphony, the Old tion in the nation." Hall on the UCLA campus, only a He warns that the Sept. 26 UCLA fable but stubborn Carter may just Globe Theater, the La Jolla Mu- Previous La Jolla Jazz Festivals few furlongs from his house in the concert may not happen. "National spend the evening of Sept. 26th sip- seum of Contemporary Art and the have featured the likes of Oregon, Hollywood hills. Public Radio apparently had in ping French red wine in the privacy San Diego Museum of Art. Air and Old and New Dreams (in Through those 53 years spanning mind my fronting a 10 -piece band," of his Skyline Drive residence with "We just can't compete. I get dis- 500 -seat Sherwood Auditorium in seven decades, Carter has fulfilled he says. "But I had assumed the job Hilma and a television set. couraged because San Diego is the 1979) andthe Woody Shaw Quintet, his old billing as "the amazing man called for 17 musicians. I can't get After seven decades, what does eighth largest city in the country and Exuma, Sun Ra and His Omniverse music." His 21 -day tour of Japan the sounds I want with a little 10- the "amazing man of music" look all the towns our size and Arkestra, John Lee Hooker and of just about trek to piece combo." forward to? larger -and sometimes even John Hammond (in the Old Globe recently marked his seventh the Orient. But he is equally popular NPR has advertised the concert in "Ah, that's easy," Carter replies. smaller several jazz festivals a in 1980). Each show lost money, and -have Europe and South the Los Angeles Times as "Central "I enjoy recording with trios, quar- year, often supported by the city it- Hagey is quick to place the blame throughout America. Avenue Breakdown" and listed on tets and other small groups but all self. In San Diego, we can barely with two things: poor promotion and weak lineups. the bill Carmen McRae, Red Cal- my recent records have been ad- support one." they get a bit tire- "The first year, I was all out for lender, John Collins, Buster Cooper, libbed jams, and art; I was too naive," he states. "I Marshall Royal, Zoot Sims, Billy some." was too concerned with just educat- ing people. A lot of the avant -garde Survey For Week Ending 9/12/81 Chicago's jazz groups are intense, and not ev- eryone can understand and enjoy Different them. You have to branch out, com- Billboard R bine the experimental acts with Continued from page 43 Selling TM more traditional ones, to give people 3est Jo4zzíLPs ___ the Jazz Institute's modest coordina- a breather. r c tor's fee, along with the City of Chi- "The second year, I was waiting Ú t..1 cago. for Coors to finalize their commit- The City of Chicago first became ment to underwrite the shows. That 3 3 TITLE ; ; TITLE 1. Libel á Number ,,, 1 Artist, Libel & Number aware of substantial local interest in commitment came only two weeks 1Ñ a ag (Dist. Label) a ; (Dist. Libel) jazz in the mid -'70s, when the ad hoc before the first performance, so I i .

1 3 BREAKIN' AWAY 26 29 6 CLEAN SWEEP Friends of Duke Ellington began had hardly any time to promote the L'S Al larreau, Warner Bros. BSK 3576 Bobby Broom, sponsoring Duke Ellington memo- festival." Arista /GRP GRP 5504 is 2 2 8 THE MAN WITH THE HORN rial concerts. Jazz community stal- This year, Hagey determined to Miles Davis, Columbia FC 36790 27 17 16 LIVE avoid Stephanie Grapelli /David Crisman. warts including vocalist Geraldine eliminate these problems and 3 3 22 VOYEUR Photo by Herb Carleton Warner Bros. BSK 3550 de Haas,- vibraphonist Emmanuel others. David Sanborn, E. Parker "I think I've finally taken care of Indomitable: Benny Carter, a jazz Warner Bros. BSK 3546 28 14 13 THREE PIECE SUITE Cranshaw, saxophonist Ramsey Lewis. Columbia FC 37153 giant since the 1920s, looks to the 4 5 19 RIT McDougal, and pianist /composer everything," he states. "The lineup Lee Ritenour, Elektra 6E331 9 THREE QUARTETS is better than last, we're future cheerfully. 29 25 Muhal Richard Abrams, then presi- this year and 5 4 43 WINEUGHT Chick Corea, dent of the Assn. for the Advance- pushing the series well in advance. Grover Washington Jr., Warner Bros. BSK 3552 Elektra 6E305 ment of Creative Musicians "You know, I'll always be the one Benny was 74 last month. He 30 30 12 TIN CAN ALLEY 20 years how 6 7 8 MECCA FOR MODERNS lack De lohnette. ECM ECM 1189 (AACM), brought together local to mix things up, book a Persuasions looks younger. And Manhattan Transfer, (Warner Bros.) with a Dexter Gordon, that sort of does he see the 1981 jazz scene? Atlantic SD 16036 musicians and national headliners 31 31 81 HIDEAWAY booked into Chicago clubs to honor thing. But I'm not pigeonholed into "I hear so much variety -and so 7 6 13 AS FALLS WICHITAI SO FALLS David Sanborn, I much sameness," he replies. "There WICHITA FALLS Warner Bros. BSK 3379 the late bandleader, pianist and any one kind of music, and don't Pat 90 (War Lyle ays, ECM composer Ellington in single August think anyone else should be -or are many more musicians playing 1.1190190 (Warner Bros.) itr =10 SIGN OF THE TIMES Bob lames, Columbia FC 37495 concerts until 1979. That year, the wants to be- either. jazz now than in the old days, and 8 8 15 FRIDAY NIGHT IN with was the with the some of them are extremely talented, SAN FRANCISCO 33 35 30 YOU MUST Jazz Institute, matching funds "That problem John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco BELIEVE IN SPRING from the musicians union, spon- last two festivals. I believe people but much of the music I hear is dull De Lucia, Columbia FC 37152 Bill Evans, Warner Bros. HS 3504 sored further evenings of music, should be exposed to as many differ- rhythmically and harmonically. No 9 9 18 THE CLARKE /DUKE PROJECT 34 33 17 EXPRESSIONS OF LIFE while the Chicago Council on Fine ent types of music as possible, and one seems to be swinging." Stanley Clarke /George Duke, Epic Heath Brothers, FE 36918 Columbia FC 37126 Arts presented its own jazz- playing this year I think we're finally suc- Carter returned Monday (7) from 39 2 FREE TIME 35 21 18 RAIN FOREST artists -in- residence to complete a ceeding at giving them that chance." Colorado Springs, where for the Spyro Gyra, MCA MCA 5238 lay Hoggard, Contemporary 14007

10th consecutive year he appeared 11 11 7 MY ROAD OUR ROAD well received, week-long schedule. 45 2 GOLDEN LADY Lee Oskar, Elektra 5E -526 iii "We studied Newport, now the as an honored guest at Dick Gib - Abbey Lincoln. Inner City IC 1117 12 12 7 UVE IN JAPAN Kool Jazz Festival, when we started son's annual jazz bash at the Broad - 37 38 22 611LAXMN Dave Grusin R the GRP All Stars, Jeff Lorber Fusion, Arista AL 9545 working on the Chicago fest," ex- moore Hotel. On Nov. 28, he will Aristla /GRP GRP 5506 plains Penny Tyler, jazz club pro- PBS Goes take his alto saxophone to Wash- 13 15 7 PIED PIPER BLYTHE SPIRIT * Arthur Blythe, Columbia FC 37427 ington to perform at the Smithso- Dave Valentine, moter, JIC vice president and nomi- Arista /GRP GRP 5505 nal head of the festival committee. nian Institution. 39 28 6 THIS TIME Into Digital 22 5 FUSE ONE Al larreau, Warner Bros. BSK 3434 "Last year we looked into the De- And his trumpet? Fuse One, CTI CTI 9003 40 40 17 TARANTELLA MOUTH troit- Montreux fest, which was NEW YORK - Digital audio "I haven't touched it since I 2 0 8 WORD OF Chuck Mangione, A&M SP 6513 recording makes its series television played the Sweet Basil Club in New taco Pastorius, scheduled for the weekend of our Warner Bros. BSK 3535 41 44 12 SOCIAL STUDIES here this fall when "Jazz - Carla Bley. ECM /W11 events. But in each case, we decided debut York last spring," he says. "My 16 19 6 YELLOW JACKETS (Warner Bros.) they weren't relevant to our situ- America" premieres on PBS as a chops are down. It will take a little Yellow Jackets, Warner Bros. ation." Without imitating booking package of four specials comprising practice to get them back up." BSK 3573 42 MISTRAL 17 10 10 APPLE JUICE Freddie Hubbard. Liberty LT 1110 policies of commercially inspired an anthology of bebop. Benny also was noted, in the era of Tom Scott, Columbia FC 37419 43 36 38 LATE NIGHT GUITAR jazz fests, the Chicago Jazz Fests in Envisioned as a much longer the swing bands, for his arranging 18 18 27 MOUNTAIN DANCE Earl Klugh, Liberty LT 1079 1979 1980 video programming venture once and composing skills. His "Blues In Dave Grusin and drew audiences of Arista /GRP 5010 44 34 6 PAQUITO D'RIVERA 200,000 250,000, respectively. the initial PBS segments have aired My Heart" and "Hurry, Hurry" uoitumbiab Blow3 and 19 13 15 HUSH CoCCll 373747 Jazz Institute committee members (Billboard, Feb. 14, 1981), the series were top 10 hits before there was a John Klemmen. Elektra 5E-527 45 43 4 KOLN CONCERT is to be to feature digital 5 THE MOTH included Patricia Crui of the Chi- said the first top 10. He also played clarinet. And 20 23 INVOCATIONS Keith Jarrett, ECM ECM 1064 Council on Fine Arts, jazz sound, to be simulcast in stereo over on a Julia Lee session for Capitol in AND THE FLAME (Warner Bros.) cago afi- Keith Lanett. cionado Jim de Jong, Chuck Nessa the National Public Radio network. the 1940s, he recorded a trombone ECM-D-1201 (Warner Bros.) 46 46 10 MY DEAR UTE Sadao Watanabe. will headline Dizzy 27 4 of Nessa Records, Linda Prince of Initial shows solo alongside Vic Dickenson. BLUE TATTOO Inner City IC 6063 Atlantic SD 19304 Gillespie, Max Roach and Gerry Carter credits his wife of 21/2 years, Passport. WBEZ -FM, Joe Segal of the Jazz 47 47 2 VINTAGE SESSIONS 32 3 MAGIC MAN Mulligan in a performance -oriented with Sonny Rollins. Prestige P -24096 Showcase, jazz critic and disk jockey Hilma Arons Carter, inspiring Herb Alpert. ABM SP3728 series incorporating both newly shot to in a which AUTUMN Neil Tessar, and jazz educator Rich- him push ahead career 23 24 25 DIRECTIONS 48 1=0 Wang. Spink, footage and rarer, archival clips. can conservatively be described as Miles Davis, Columbia KC2 -36472 George Winston, ard George entertain- Windham Hill C 1012 ment coordinator of the Mayor's Of- With the shows' backers planning remarkable. She is a former lan- 24 26 18 THE DUDE Quincy Jones, A&M SP-3721 49 50 5 MELLOW fice and former treasurer of the Jazz video software versions and accom- guages teacher who first met Benny Herbie Mann, Atlantic SD 16046 LPs 25 16 16 SECRET COMBINATION Institute, was liaison and directed panying audio and cassettes, the in the late 1930s at New York's Randy Crawford, 50 41 16 LET ME BE THE ONE the largely free -lance production long -term goal is a history of jazz Savoy Ballroom. Together, they Warner Bros. BSK 3541 Webster Lewis, Epic FE 36878 from its earliest root styles to the sailed the Queen Elizabeth II last crews he has also employed at vari- Copyright 1981, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, ous other city- sponsored celebra- present. summer for gigs in London, Eng- stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, written permission of the publisher. tions during this summer. Karen Handling the digital engineering land, Denmark and Sweden. photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior is Arne Frager of Spectrum Studios More recently, in August, he per- Connors, director of the mayor's of- * Stars are awarded to those products showing greatest sales strength. Superstars are awarded to those prod- fice of special events, supervised ar- and Master Digital, Inc. formed at the Ojai (Calif.) Jazz Fes- ucts showing greatest upward movement on the current week's chart (Prime Movers). Recording Industry Assn. 0 rangements. PETER KRASILOVSKY tival and as a guest soloist with Li- America seal for sales of 500,000 units. (Seal indicated by dot.) Recording Industry Assn. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 59 Video Airline Terminal Now Vid Center 1,150,000 MONTHLY Old N.Y. Structure Becoming An Outstanding Facility VTR Production In By LAURA FOTI NEW YORK -Once an airline For the audio side of things, Na- 4,000 -square -foot space, for 10 Gets a Boost terminal doesn't necessarily mean tional has a 24-track fully auto- weeks. Japan always an airline terminal. The old mated MCI console and a number of National is providing cameras, By SHIG FUJITA Westside terminal at 42nd St. and studios and edit rooms. And sales production crews and total post -pro- TOKYO- Japanese makers are will eventually replace. Maximum 10th Ave. in Manhattan is now manager Bill Kelly points out, "In duction services including editing, increasing production of home recording time is six hours. home to the National Video Center, any particular room we can change film -to -tape transfers and a suite of video tape recorders from the cur- Japan's VTR exports have almost and studio management has both functions. If we decide we need an on -site offices for CBS personnel. rent 840,000 units per month to doubled annually since 1977 -from feet planted firmly on the ground. edit room over here, We just make One recently completed series for 1,150,000 units by December. 400,000 units in 1977 to 970,000 in Extensive planning went into Na- the changes." And the audio doesn't CBS Cable is titled "The Song The industry here predicts that 1978; to 1,670,000 in 1979; and to tional's design. There's even plenty skimp -a CMX edit suite is being Writers" and spotlights Broadway annual business for the VTR indus- 3,440.000 in 1980. of room for growth -no meaningless put together at a cost of $750,000. composers discussing and perform- try this year will total $4.35 billion claim in the space- starved reaches of National can be used to tape ing songs from their hit shows. (Y1 trillion). Sony Relocates Its Manhattan. A 5,500- square -foot series, entertainment segments, Those interviewed were Burton VTRs were introduced only six second floor sets waiting for a raison news, commercials and wrap- Lane ( "Finian's Rainbow "), Shel- years ago, but now Japanese makers Midwestern Facilities d'etre, while a vacant fourth floor arounds. A current client is CBS don Harnick ( "Fiddler On The account for more than 96% of inter- may be optioned in the future. Cable, who is in Studio TV -1, a Roof') and Charles Strouse ( "Annie "). national sales. To Illinois Cities Significantly, Norb Ohlandt, the Outside Japan, only Grundig has facility's vice president of engineer- A.G. of West Germany and N. V. NEW YORK -Sony relocated ing, designed the video section, RETAIL MONITOR Philips of the Netherlands are turn- its Midwestern regional office and while engineer Eldo Luciani was re- ing out home VTRs at the present. Midwestetn national distribution sponsible for the audio facilities. In view of the soaring demand, center. Three separate triads of rooms Mr. Movie Shops Japanese VTR makers are raising The expanded office, now located Itasca, Ill., houses around a master control room con- their combined monthly production at 500 Park Blvd., tain color correction, editing and to 1,150,00 units by December. the regional sales office of Sony Consumer Products, the sales and other services. A tenth room is used Nationally Matsushita Electric Industrial Rising Sony Video for duplication of VHS, Beta and Co., the top VTR maker, is upping service departments of By LAURA FOTI Division U -Matie tapes. Computer- editing is its output from the present 200,000 a Products, Sony Broadcast and Sony Office Products, and the done in some of the largest edit NEW YORK Movie is corn- are paid on gross volume, and Mas- month to 250,000; Victor Co. of Ja- -Mr. regional offices for Sony's hi fi and rooms in the country. ing to town. In fact, Mr. Movie, a sero claims margins are high. pan (JVC) and Sony Corp. from tape divisions. Equipment includes a Grass Val- A special company -wide policy 150,000 to 200,000 each; Hitachi, chain of frafehised video stores, Dan Gallagher, senior vice presi- ley 300 switcher, one of two in the in allows rentals for $2.50 a day and Ltd. from 90,000 to 100,000; To- should soon 'be showing up a dent of Sony Consumer Products city. Digital video effects are also $10 exchange policy. For $59.95 the shiba Corp. from 50,000 to 100,000; number of cities around the country. and Midwestern regional general possible. The officially called customer receives the right to unlim- and Sanyo Electric Co. from 100,000 company, manager, will assume overall man- Mr. Movie is based in ited exchanges. "Our ordering sys- to 130,000. International, agement responsibility for the facil- Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. It has 13 stores tem is great," says Massero. "Every- The Japanese makers expect a ity. in operation is thing is shipped right out." growth in domestic sales because of Of CBS and aggressively The company's Midwestern na- Kuralt seeking to sign on more franchisers. the appearance of new and lower - tional distribution center has been Only two outlets are company - priced versions, such as Sony's Beta - moved to 991 Supreme Dr., Thorn- owned, have been sold to max SL -J10 front -loading VTR Keynote Speaker others al- dale Distribution Park, Bensenville, low for more concentration on fran- which was placed on sale on Aug. Magazine -Style III. At ITA chising. 21. The SL -J 10 model has a list price Seminar That concentration has led to a to- of $686.95 (Y 158,000) compared to LOS ANGELES -CBS news cor- tal program encompassing store de- `Showcase' Airs the top- loading SL-.11's $860.85 Securette In U.K. respondent Charles Kuralt will give sign and display, floor planning, in- (Y198,000). the keynote address at the ITA's ventory, software and hardware The SL -J10 will eventually re- Ties L.A. Firm Deal "Home Video Programming Semi- Starting Sept. 1 rental and a newsletter. Applicants place the SL-JI. All the controls are LOS ANGELES -Media Home nar" scheduled for Nov. 17 -19 at to Mr. Movie must meet stringent re- NEW YORK -Programming for on the front panel, with the controls Entertainment, videocassette dupli- Marriott's Essex House in Manhat- quirements involving store location programmers- that's the idea be- for recording on the left side of the cator and distributor here, has inked tan. and financial background. hind the "Midwest Video Show- panel and the controls for replay, a worldwide agreement with Se- Seminar topics will include: the "We prefer our store owners to case," a new weekly show to air on fast forward and rewind on the right curette Ltd., London, for Media to recordable videodisk, software have a business background," says cable and satellite networks begin- side..Mjximum recording time is 4 exclusively market and distribute a rental, do you make it work: the ef- executive vice president Fred Mas- ning Tuesday (I). hours. while there is highspeed pic- modular display rack system for fects of rental on blank tape sales/ saro. "It's not absolutely necessary, The hour -long show has a maga- ture search. videocassettes. distributors / programmers / dealers: but it does give them a competitive zine format, with segments ranging JVC placed its new lower- priced The pact gives Media exclusive stereo sound /the future of home edge." All store owners are trained from one to five minutes. These seg- model, HR -7300, on sale Aug. 20. It rights to the video display system in weeks video: a new dimensio video- for one or two at the Florida ments showcase talent available for is priced at $817.40 (Y188,000) as the Western Hemisphere and non- disks, interactive home o pro- headquarters. casting and booking, ready- for -pro- compared to the $934.80 (Y215,000) exclusive international distribution gramming on tape, visua view of A typical Mr. Movie franchise gramming material and spots on of the HR -6500, which the HR -7300 rights. home video in foreign countries and costs $60,000, although the price can technological developments and the world market outside the U.S. go as high as $100,0000. For his or production facilities. her money. a buyer receives a stand- Target audience for the program Other topic areas will be an- nounced shortly. ardized interior design package, ad- is buyers and sellers throughout the vertising from the in -house ad de- industry. such as syndicators and ITA's European seminar is sched- partment and access to Mr. Movie's advertising agencies. Ron Smith, 2 Versions Of British uled for Oct. 10 -12 in Cannes, separate wholesale operation. president of Midwest Video Produc- France, coinciding with VIDCOM "We sell to our own stores only if tions, Inc., tags his brainchild "a Royal Wedding Coming '81. they want to buy through us," Mas- video supermarket" and adds, "It's sero states. "We sell at our own cost like a 'Wall Street Week' for the en- By LAURA FO'lI

and offer a full line of hardware, tertainment industry." NEW YORK -A number of poster. I i has a list price of Miramax To Release software and accessories." Massero Smith serves as executive pro- families these days are saving $69.95. says the typical franchise store has ducer and co -host of "Showcase." videotapes of weddings and The second version of the wed- UNICEF -Sponsored an inventory of about 1,000 movies. Anchorman Dean Lewis is the other other special events, but royalty ding comes from Thorn EMI Store volume average $25.000 to co-host: Chris Miller is producer just seems to do things with Video, which is distributing the U.K. Benefit Concert $35,000 weekly. and director. greater style. That's why there Thames Video production of the The company makes its money are two video versions of the Independent Television Network LOS ANGELES -The "Rock For from royalty fees: 21/2% on hardware wedding of Prince Charles and presentation. By contrast, this Kampuchea" video, a UNICEF -or- sold and 5% on software. Royalties Lady Diana on the market, each tape is marketed solely by mail ganized benefit concert which took Album Graphics Sues claiming to be `official." and is an hour in length. The place in London almost two years Thorn EMI tape includes scenes ago, will be released to movie Electric Video Inc. (EVI) has a Landau And Theatre not televised in the U.S., at a theatres later this year via Miramax two -hour tape of the wedding RENTABETA price of $59.95. Films. LOS ANGELES -Album Graph- authorized by the BBC for distri- ics, the printer /fabricator, is suing bution throughout the U.S. and Overseas, 3M United King- The program, which was featured Bowing In Dec. Alfred Landau and Home Theatre, Canada. Steven Flaks, chairman dom Ltd. has gotten into the act. on the Warner Amex MTV cable LOS ANGELES Superscope, a videocassette manufacturer here, The company has an agreement music channel Saturday (29), is also - of Video- to -Go, EVI's parent nc., will make the first shipments of seeking a judgment for alleged de- with the BBC on the manufac- expected to surface as a video- company, says the BBC has prere- I , RENTABETA viewer-controlled linquency. ture and distribution of cassette and videodisk next year. never before licensed an Ameri- v leocassette playback -only units to The court file contains a personal corded videocassettes for the Among performers on the tape are exclusive area distributors in De- guarantee from Landau. 1524 E. can company for home video. He home market. This agreement Paul McCartney & Wings, the Who, cember. Lemon Ave., Bradbury. Calif., adds that his company is discuss- provides 3M U.K. with exclusive Queen, the Clash, the Specials, the The RENTABETA program uti- which the plaintiff extended a ing additional cassette product rights within the United King- Pretenders, Rockpile and Robert -exclusive rights in lizes a portable, lightweight VTR $16,000 line of credit to him in July with the BBC. dom and non Plant. Video production /direction (Beta format) which remains housed 1979. the rest of the world, with the ex- chores were handled by KEEFCO. during use in a lockable case and in- The Superior Court complaint EVI's cassette is being backed ception of the U.S. and Central A soundtrack is available on At- cludes a customer -selected prere- claims the defendants owe $14,770 up by four -color literature and and South America. lantic Records. corded cassette from a wide catalog. plus $3,391.21 in interest.

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Survey For Week Ending 9/12/81 Video Billboard R DIRECTOR PROFILE With Solid Film Background, VideocosseEe c Copyright 1981. Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in Saxton Tackling Video Promos any form or by any means, electronic. mechani- cal. photocopying. recording. or otherwise. By CARY DARLING Top '19 without the prior written permission of the pub- lisher LOS ANGELES -He was the as- terested in realizing this dream I had lantic may not be that much. "I sistant director on "THX- 1138," in San Francisco of real time visual somehow don't know if their work is These are best selling videocassettes compiled from retail sales, George Lucas' first film. Under mixing. A friend built a multiplexer applicable to the American artist," including releases it both Beta 8 VHS formats. Francis Ford Coppola, he re- which enabled us to mix slides in he reasons. "I haven't seen a lot of TITLE searched what he calls "synchro-cin- real time and put them on film. It the stuff they've done in America. I ema" or "real time visual mixing." was kind of a strange background. It saw `Bette Davis Eyes' video and it Copyright Owner, Distributor, Catalog Number He has directed his own cable tele- was film. It was film on video. Then was excellent. I don't know what THE RAGING BULL vision music show, "Music Central," to stills and to stills on film. There kind of bucgets they get in England United Artists. Magnetic Video 4523 and his photographs have been ex- should be a complete synthesis all but I look I of a. their stuff and say 'My 2 1 14 ORDINARY PEOPLE (ITA) hibited at the Museum of Modern those mediums on video." God!' They look like their spending Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video 8964 Art in Paris. Saxton feels this method is good $60,000 to $70,000 on a video. I 3 4 14 ELEPHANT MAN (ITA) Over the past several years, Nick for achieving visual effects _t and en- don't think costs that much to do a Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video 1347 Saxton -sort of a renaissance figure hances repeatability. "When you're film in England and I don't know 4 9 3 ANNIE HALL of the visual arts -has moved into layering images, adding and taking what their budgets like. are They are United Artists, Magnetic Video 4518 promotional music videos for such them away to enhance a lyric, when very good" acts as Pat Benatar, the Jacksons, your image is in sync with the One of Saxton's videos, Rick 5 2 31 AIRPLANE (ITA) Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video Cheryl Lynn, Earth, Wind & Fire soundtrack, it is magnetic," he says. James' "Give It To Me Baby," 1305 and Rick James. A freelancer who has a casual link would probably not be a favorite of 6 5 26 9 TO 5 (ITA) the Moral Majority. It follows the 20th Century-Fox Films, Magnetic Video 1099 storyline ofthe song which has 7 7 30 CADDYSHACK (ITA) James begging for the favors of a Orion, Warner Home Video OR 2005 young woman. "There was some 8 26 3 TESS flak," he admits. "On `America's Columbia Pictures 10543 Top 10' they cut out the beginning 9 8 9 BLACK STALLION (ITA) and the end I heard that the BBC United Artists, Magnetic Video 4503

didn't show it and I don't under- 10 14 5 CASABLANCA stand that exactly because they have United Artists, Magnetic Video 4514

nudity on the BBC. There was an 11 11 14 POPEYE (ITA) awareness we had to treat this with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video 1171 sensitivity. I is don't think there any 12 6 18 SUPERMAN (ITA) bad taste. The song is a sexy song D.0 Comics, Warner Home Video WB -1013 and I think we treated it in a hu- 13 12 8 morous way.' THE GREAT SANTINI Orion, Warner Home Video OR 22010 Eventually Saxton wants to re- turn to feature films. "When you're 14 35 3 NIGHTHAWKS Universal City Studios Inc., MCA Dist. Corp. 71000 ready, they tap you on the shoulder. I'm getting ready," he says. "I will al- 15 15 8 AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ways have a strong affection for Columbia Pictures 10015 making films with strong music 16 17 7 THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN MCA 66027 soundtracks tut I would like to get into more dramatic material. These 17 10 28 FAME (ITA) music films have such tight budgets MGM /CBS Home Video M70027 that's just a rehearsal ground for 18 18 9 LA CAGE AUX FOLLES working in an organized way in United Artists, Magnetic Video 4506 doing a dramatic film. I can't wait." 19 13 20 SOMEWHERE IN TIME He doesn't mind that the craft of Universal City Studios Inc., MCA Distributing Corporation 66024 making promotional videos is per- 20 20 12 YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (ITA) haps not takes as seriously by fea- 20th Century-Fox Films, Magnetic Video 1103 ture filmmakers and consumers as 21 22 61 ALIEN (ITA) feature films. "t don't think there are 20th Century-Fox Films, Magnetic Video 1090

Billboard photo by J Scales many feature directors who could do 22 19 6 LAST TANGO IN PARIS United Artists, Magnetic Video 4507 Reel Time: Video director Nick Saxton caught at work on a recent project. this sort of thing," he maintains. "It's His works include videos for the Jacksons, Pat Benatar and Rick James. a different form. When you get into 23 29 8 WINNIE THE POOH dramatizing a musical piece, it's a Walt Disney Films 25 difficult like problem. It's not mak- 24 25 7 I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE He has fallen into promotional with Los Angeles -based producer ing a regular movie. That's why I Wizard Video 9209 would love to make regular movies. videos because of his fascination George Garvin, Saxton prefers the 25 30 1 LET IT BE with synchro- cinema -the exact relationship the way it is. "I love This is a totally different form." United Artists, Magnetic Video 4508 mixing of images to the rhythms working of with George but neither He does believe that videos help 26 16 41 STAR TREK (ITA) the music. "If you look at `Star Wars' one of us at this time wants to be sell records. "The record companies Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video 8858 it's 90% music," says Saxton. "I don't partners. I prefer to be free right haven't done any research on that 27 21 14 A know if most CHANGE OF SEASONS people realize that. So, now," he explains. but I think some of the groups' man- 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video 1104 the music industry seemed a natural Most of the artists Saxton has agers have and they are well aware 28 23 31 BEING THERE place for me at the time. It was also a worked with are r &b. "It has hap- of the fact," Saxton claims. "I think MGM /CBS Home Video 60026 place where one could make films pened that these were the artists I if the record ccmpanies found out 29 28 5 without having to explain to people was presented with at the time but I how much these actually help, our WEST SIDE STORY United Artists, Magnetic Video 4519 beyond the concept what you were do love r &b music. At the same time, budgets would increase and that no" doing. You have the chance to ex- I don't want to be typecast," he says. would be helpft:l to everybody." 30 27 2 Orion /Warner Home Video OR 2002 periment." "I feel like I have a lot of new wave The future, to Saxton, seems 31 50 9 After graduating from the Lon- images in my head that I would like bright. "Companies like HIGH ANXIETY Capitol and 20th Century -Fox, Magnetic Video 1107 don Film School in the early 1960s, to get out and I can't wait to do that." Warner Bros. are establishing rela- U.S. born and bred Saxton, was in- Saxton's approach, despite the tionships with video artists, if you 32 32 4 WHEN A STRANGER CALLS Columbia Pictures 10560 volved in the making of 13 half -hour images created by his brand of "syn- want to call us that," he says. music shows for Australian tele- chro- cinema," is rather straight- "They're becoming more interested 33 39 12 INSIDE MOVES vision called "Now Time." Back in forward in his videos. "I don't think in the longer form. Nobody knows 20th Century-Fox Films, Magnetic Video 9011 U.S., a the conceptual music film he the avant -garde approach goes over what it's going to be like. When you 34 40 4 M *AS *H (ITA) directed called "Mill Valley" was most viewers heads. I think it's enter- enhance a lyric with a visual image, 20th Century-Fox, Magnetic Video 1038 on I shown the "Smothers' Brothers" taining. feel that I haven't been you have to be careful. It's not easy 35 El=0 EMANUELLE television show. "Then I did an ex- given pieces yet that warrant that to avoid the cliche. Of course, if Columbia Pictures, VHS 10200 /Beta 51205 perimental video called 'Equinox' kind of treatment. I love craziness," there's a depression and the bottom 36 34 8 THE FIENDISH PLOT OF DR. FU MAN CHU which was my first experience with he maintains. "I don't think Benatar falls out of everything, then we'll all Orion, Warner Home Video OR 22014 real time visual mixing. The images would look pod in that kind of film. be doing something else." 37 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE were (nixed in real time to the It depends on the material. If I were Warner Bros. Inc. /Warner Home Video WB1043 soundtrack. It changed the way I given a new wave band with a more 38 31 2 ENTER THE look at things," he claims. outrageous tune, believe me, the im- DRAGON Warner Bros Inc /Warner Home Video WB 1006 Coppola apparently was inter- ages would be outrageous. R &b For The Record ested but funding fell through while lends itself more to themes of danc- LOS ANGELES recent story 39 24 7 MELVIN 8 HOWARD -A MCA 66026 Saxton was doing research. "I got ing. It doesn't lend itself to new wave in Billboard abou: video music (Bill- tired of trying to get the money to craziness." board, Aug. 15, 1981) suggested that 40 38 7 JOHN LENNON: INTERVIEW WITH A LEGEND KVC 030 make a film I couldn't explain to He admires the British video di- there was a license fee for Dolby B- anybody," Saxton recalls, "so I rectors, who get to indulge many of type encoded VHS cassettes. Dolby Record ng Industry Assn Of America seal for sales of 25,000 units plus $1,000,000 after returns. (Seal indicated by dot.) Recording started taking stills and became a their new wave fantasies, though he points out that they do not charge a Industry Assn. Of America seal for sales of 50,000 units plus 12,000,000 after returns. International Tape /Disc Assn. seal for sales of still photographer. But I was still in- feels their importance across the At- license fee for that. at least $1,000,000 at list price value.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 62 Sound Business RETAILERS CONVENTION IS NOW ! " L. A. Heider Studios Undergo HYATT NEW YORK ITY Renovation With New Owner LOS ANGELES -In the 13 weeks work with Wings and idle for some the size and multi-function aspect of that producer and studio owner two years due to an internal corpo- the rooms at Heider as allowing her Janna Feliciano (Janna's Room in rate dispute, is projected within 60 to to fill with one type of business when nearby Torrance, Calif.) had occu- 90 days. another is slack. pied the "hot seat" at Wally Hieder Studio 3 and Studio 7 have been Flagship Studio 4 has received an following the multi -million dollar redone while monitor problems new MCI automated 56 -input con- purchase of the Filmways Audio have been repaired in Studio C. sole, a move, she maintains, which Group from Filmways, the record- All Ivar scoring facilities will be has resulted in increased billings for ing facility has begun a complete re- facelifted and modernized by Dec. that room. All studios have also been furbishment. 1. Studio B is being equipped with inspected aid repaired with exten- No stranger to the 24 -hour day, scoring and projection facilities sive equipment assessment under Feliciano put in 56 days in the first identical to those already existing in way. 58 of her tenure. Frequently found Studio A. She also Flans to talk with digital in the studio up to midnight now, The old RCA facilities on Ivar tape recorder manufacturers adding she is personally overseeing the re- Ave., near the Heider Cahuenga "As soon as I hear digital that satis- furbishment with Don Sciarotta of Blvd., Hollywood, address, are the fies me, I'll put it in." She will pro- Quantum and holding individual only studios in Hollywood able to vide digital equipment to interested staff interviews "for morale pur- accommodate 134 -piece scoring or- clients via rental. poses." chestras, and Feliciano has gotten Despite the soft recording climate, Feliciano is also taking a "careful back her lease on the premises relin- Feliciano maintains business has UPWARD MOBILITY -Mark Wexler, director of national sales for Fidel- look" with a view to moving some quished by Filmways. picked up considerably. She also Mobile ity Sound Labs, is sandwiched by Stan Silverman, director personnel positions around. Most of Scoring business has begun to maintains that she will now pursue of membership for NARM, and former NARM special projects chief Pat Gorlick, the people who have left the oper- pick up in the wake of the writers' aggressive new business policies. as Wexler shows off one of the audiophile label's LP jackets. The action is at the NARM - ation thus far have done so volun- strike settlement and Feliciano cites BETH JACQUES cross merchandising exhibit at recent tarily, she maintains. CES. "Some people have left," she nM5g: x points out, "because, frankly, they Wir°,1-r,?,. couldn't take all the changes. Unfor- Filmways Unit Now : tunately, they didn't have a positive Ampex Anticipates enough attitude to deal with what they knew was coming." FAS Audio Services Despite current litigation with stu- By JIM McCULLAUGH dio founder, Wally Heider, himself, Calm Digital Mart LOS ANGELES -FAS Audio does not rule out the possibility that maintains he is remaining LOS ANGELES -Ampex, one "I think it would be a áFeliciano Services is the new name of the of disservice," o with the complex as a consultant. more involvement with pro video is the leading forces in the multitrack melding of Filmways Audio Serv- Kennedy points out "to come out to "He's the best," she says, "and I on the drawing boards for the fu- analog tape recorder market, will with a ices and ACI Filmways in the wake commercial digital recorder hope he's here until the day he re- ture. move into digital hardware right What of Janna Feliciano's recent takeover "when now. the marketplace m tires." She footnotes that there is a the market settles down," of the Filmways Audio Group here "Frankly," says Metz, "up until according really needs are some standards. We possibility Heider may increase his now, we to Carlos Kennedy, a director have from Filmways (see have not had the kind of of some ideas on formats and function with the facility. accompanying long range story). solid direction we needed from planning for the Red- have made recommendations to the Top priority is Filmways. We have that wood, Calif. -headquartered firm. industry but we will now being given to According to Larry Metz, presi- now with hold off for the remodeling all the rooms. Janna Feliciano. We The company, Kennedy acknowl- time being from Filmways, dent of FAS Audio Services based in have her total showing hard- DC the previous owner, support." edges, has had extensive, ware." according to suburban North Hollywood, that ongoing Feliciano, had let them research conducted in its labs Kennedy m slip into dis- wing of the_company will continue Metz says he is looking towards a on adds that Ampex is repair due to what she claims was "a digital recording. But prototype Am- studying developments by other 2 to specialize in providing quality au- 40% business increase over last year, L" pex very closely, bureaucratic style of management." dio systems services digital recorders have not been manufacturers such as and to the enter- (Continued page ï "Heider was running on reputa- tainment industry. on 65) outside the r &d labs, nor field tested. (Continued on page 64) tion," she says, "citing problems In the past, FAS Audio Services from holes in the plasterboard to inadequate equipment. Engineers has designed custom audio rein- forcement broadcast "worked around" problems which audio and communications systems for included badly- centered speakers, shows Audiophile Recordings such as the Grammy Awards, the buzzing amplifiers and no insula- Academy ings of the famous symphony, combining a BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3, "EROICA " - tion. Awards, the Miss America Pageant, the Boston Pops and the sharply drawn, elegantly proportioned perform- Philadelphia Orchestra, Ormandy, RCA ATC1- Approximately half the rooms SCILT1 THE PLAN-ITS annual Tournament of Roses Pa- LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ance with an exceptional digital recording job. 4032, distributed by RCA, $15.98. were booked on any given day when rade. The engineers haven't been afraid of instrumen- Ormandy's stodgy, lifeless conducting re- Feliciano assumed control. Heider is tal spotlighting, and the famous woodwind solo duces this angry and powerful a In addition to sales and rental of symphony to an 11 -room facility. Six were in use passages that dot the opus stand out in vivid re- slumbering serenade. RCA's digital conics also pro audio equipment, FAS has when she came in, and eight are in lief-a little more so than some purists might are a disappointment, although the conductor added a operation now. new demo room for sales like. Suitner and his fine East German ensemble again may be to blame. Without illumination of purposes for The Heider complex, itself, is fin- both new and used contribute an unusually fresh performance, musical textures, the orchestra's tone is thin ished, except for Studio 1. Comple- equipment. maintaining a high standard for Denon's East and dull, and presence is lacking in the high fre- tion of this room, where Paul The facility maintains 12,000 German complete Beethoven cycle, which will quencies. To date, the most exciting digital McCartney did most of his seminal square feet and a staff of 24. Metz offer Symphonies Five and Seven in the next in- "Eroica" is Denon's with the Suitner /Berlin stallments. Staatskapelle combination.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 64 Sound Business JBL Restructures Its Pro Arm Net Result: Fewer Distributors, Dealers Nationwide New Products By JIM McCULLAUGH LOS ANGELES -The profes- sales only to dealers who maintain our new pro dealer network," prom- sional division of JBL has also re- such minimum standards." ises Means. structured its distributor /dealer net- According to Means, the new pos- JBL manufactures and markets work in the wake of a recent ture will mean a greater commit- such products in the pro area as modification of a 1970 FTC consent ment on JBL's part to its new pro monitor loudspeakers, low fre- order against the giant consumer dealer network, as well as more quency transducers, packaged music and professional loudspeaker - man profit to those newer participants. products, musical instrument guitar ufacturer (Billboard, June 13, 1981). By the same token, JBL expects its speakers and enclosures and elec- According to Ron Means, man- new pro network to be more com- tronics. ager, JBL professional division, the mitted to it. firm has terminated its pro distribu- "About 90% of our existing deal- At the May AES in Los Angeles, tor /dealers nationwide, effective ers were right for us," says Means, the firm introduced the new Bi- Tuesday (1) and is setting up new emphasizing that a number of JBL's Radial studio loudspeaker monitors dealer agreements.The net result existing pro distributor /dealers are which now, according to Means, will will be fewer distributors /dealers likely to be refranchised. That other ship in October. nationwide. 10% "who may not have been right Means indicates that a number of This parallels the same activity for JBL pro products" will not have major new JBL pro product intro- which has been taking place on the their dealer agreements renewed. ductions are likely for the November POWERED ENTERTAINER -The "Entertainer" is a complete, portable, consumer side with new marketing "We are going to be fully behind AES in New York. pow- ered sound system from Tapco. It a vice president Stewart Greenberg. consists of 10- channel, 150- watt -per- channel powered mixing console and two constant directivity Up until the recent modification, speaker sys- tems. Components are available JBL had been enjoined from pre- MAKES ACCESSORIES separately; system list price is $2,195. Total weight is less than 100 pounds. venting the resale of its products to businesses not maintaining min- Koss To Acquire Horian imum standards set by JBL. The May 20, 1981 ruling now CHICAGO -Koss Corp. is video acces ory market. The deal states that JBL will not be prohibited negotiating the takeover of Ho- is ex cted to be completed Oct. from "establishing lawful, reason- rian Engineering, Inc., a Florida - able, and non -discriminatory min- based manufacturer of audi Horian's plastic molding capa- imum standards for its dealers, in- and video accessory products. bility was important to the take- cluding standards that relate to Details of the takeover are not over decision, said Koss, noting it promotion and store display, dem- being discussed by either party, would enable the company to onstration, inventory levels, service although Koss has announced an "further vertically integrate our and repair, volume requirements agreement in principle for the stereophone and speaker pro- and financial stability; nor shall this urchase. duction and, longer term, pro- order prohibit respondent from re- Horian is a privately held com- vide a manufacturing base for quiring its dealers who sell JBL pany that offers 32 audio and new products." products for resale to make such video care products under its According to Horian's presi- BACKGROUND MUSIC -Bogen's MBA -60 is one of three new amps from the own brand and also OEMs audio dent, Richard Horian, all of the company. The unit provides 60 watts into 4- and 8 -ohm speaker loads, as well and video accessories. The plant manufacturing for Horian prod- as balanced or unbalanced 25V and 70V systems loads. Yamaha Ad is located in Lake Mary, Fla., ucts, including chemical compo- near Orlando. sition and bottling, is done in- John Koss, Koss' chairman house. Policy New and chief executive officer, said Koss, headquartered in Mil- the takeover would further Koss' waukee, is the world's leading NEW YORK has -Yamaha diversification as well as marking maker of stereophones. found new ways to support its deal- its entry into the fast -growing ALAN PENCHANSKY ers. The company has cancelled its MASTER ROOM- Reverberation system Model XL -121 is the latest from Mic- co -op advertising and is replacing it mix Audio Products of Dallas. The monaural system interfaces with almost with an Incentive Allowance Pro- any audio equipment and sells for $450. No signal processing is needed to gram. Special product promotions, a compensate for typical reverb deficiencies. retail sales incentive program and AUDIO AND VIDEO new consumer ad campaign round out the changes. Ampex Plan The Incentive Allowance is just School Students Get Continued from page 61 that -an allowance paid quarterly to dealers in the form of a credit memo the recent Sony /MCI /Studer agree- to use as they see fit. Explains Don Technical Training ment on a common format station- Palmquist, executive vice president ery head. of Yamaha, "Co -op programs can By JACK McDONOUGH "Our intention" he adds, "is to be be cumbersome and restrictive. DANVILLE, Calif. -If the indus- most demanding kind of hands -on in the audio business and if that in- They also fail to differentiate ade- try should ever run short on upcom- experience. volves digital audio later on, then that's where we will be. Right now quately between the needs of dealers ing audio and video technicians, it While most of the concerts have the warrant in small and large markets." won't be Chester Farrow's fault. been produced at Monte Vista's own marketplace doesn't movement on our part, given the Also set for the fall are special Farrow teaches what he believes 900 -seat theatre, the two most recent promotions on speakers, headsets may be the only audio and video concerts, headlining the Tazmanian high cost of research and the poten- 11111111111111111111111 tial lack return on investment." and turntables and the introduction courses of their kind in the country Devils and the Greg Kihn Band, of CARE PACKAGE -Discwasher's D4 Kennedy also adds that Ampex is of a new moderately priced equip- to his students at Monte Vista High have been presented off -campus. record care system and SC -2 stylus not "worried" about losing any po- ment rack. These, when used with School here, deep in the suburban The Devils played to 450 at the Wal- care system are packaged in a wal- tential market share Yamaha's recommended matched area that lies east of San Francisco nut Creek Civic Arts Theatre Aug. in the digital nut tray. The "DiscSet" retails for hardware field, given the flurry of systems, are designed for profit. and Oakland. 13 (Farrow hopes to use this venue $29.95. positioning now going by the Dealers can select from 1,700 He also presents concerts at the more in the future). Six weeks before hand- prizes in the "Sound of Awards" in- school featuring both garage-band that Farrow and his charges ful of manufacturers currently fuel- ing the digital sale and rental mar- centive program, and consumers will and major -name talent. The con- presented Kihn to an audience of kets in the U.S. Kenny Rogers be seeing Yamaha advertising in certs are wholly produced -and 1800 in a huge barn on an East Bay tape again a such publications as Playboy and videotaped -by the students, who ranch. On the side, Ampex. Esquire. are exposed, notes Farrow, to the leading force in the multi -track Lion's Share In In the past Farrow has been able analog master tape market, makes to present such major acts as Jour- available digital mastering tape - ney, Boz Scaggs and Commander 466. L.A. Refurbished Cody, usually catching them early in According to Dick Antonio, who LOS ANGELES- Lakeside Asso- Accessories give you sound their careers. directs sales of Ampex pro tape, ciates, a studio consultant /design/ Pfa,istieli! profits for these sound reasons: "The concerts started in 1969," re- about 1,000 reels of 466 have been building company here, is handling We Give You calls Farrow, "almost by accident. as sold thus far since a last May AES the refurbishment of Lion's Share } ONE SOURCE FOR: Phono needles and cartridges; accessory lines - a result of the kids telling me. "We're introduction. The'/ -inch Mitsubishi Recording Studios, which was in telephone, CB, tape and record care. Largest inventory the We - h audio, video, music- starved. need something. format has proved the most popular recently purchased by singer Kenny , industry makes you first with the latest. Our first show was with Boz Scaggs, to date. Rogers. SALES SUPPORT: The most complete catalogs in the business. A wide who played for $1,200. One month "We are projecting," says An- The facility, formerly the ABC variety of sales aids, displays and merchandisers. before the show, his first LP came tonio, "about 3% of our overall mas- Recording Studios and Concorde we sold 1,700 $3 FACTORY SUPPORT: Most orders shipped within 24 hours of receipt out, and tickets at tering tape sales to be digital. We ex- Recording Center, will have com- Most knowledgeable representatives in the industry! each. pect to double that in the next year." pletely new acoustics and equip- "After that, I convinced the school Antonio acknowledges that sales ment. according to Lakeside princi- HIGH PROFIT MARGINS: Substantial dealer mark ups. High profits pal Steve Fouce. B, from a minimum of store space. to buy a large PA, and in return I es- of digital tape have not developed as Studio for h Givethegift tablished a club to keep putting on fast as first thought, due to still lim- example, expected to be ready next of music. WRITE US TODAY ON YOUR LETTERHEAD month, will feature a Neve 8180 56- FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION. shows so the kids wouldn't have to ited market conditions of digital au- go into the city. And there were so dio hardware, but early sales of digi- input console with NECAM com- Dept t 3300 Washington St., Box 498, Waukegan, IL. 60085 PFANSTIEHL many local bands that wanted an tal audio tape have been puter automation, and Studer A -800 (Continued on page 66) encouraging. JIM McCULLAUGH multi- tracks.

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The working on gineer Quitman Buzz Cason produc- LOS ANGELES -At Producers Workshop, the Smith.... Barbara Mandrel) cutting tracks for Turk.... Steve Buckingham producing Motown Bradley. ... Wright Brothers Dennis.... ing Delicious with engineer Todd Cerney. Crusaders are mixing their new LP, Galen Sen- MCA, while Louise Mandrel) and R.C. Bannon project for Betty Lavette.... Mel Tillis and Warner Bros. project with producer Buddy Killen group Knoxville, the Drells goles engineering, assisted by Russ Castillo; Am- are working on debut RCA LP. Tom Collins is pro- Nancy Sinatra cutting Elektra duet with pro- and engineer Winfrey. At Big Mama in cutting in Nashville, Dottie LP with producer Prince Phillip Mitchell and en- brosia working on a new album, James Guthrie ducing both projects with engineers Ladd and ducer Billy Strange and engineer Turk.... CBS At Creative Workshop producing /engineering, Ben Rodgers assisting; Ham. artist Mike Campbell working with producer West laying Liberty tracks with coproducers gineer Norbert Stovall. Maher is be- At Reflection Sound in Charlotte, Ted Daryl) and producer Jim Ed Norman working on the At SoundShop in Nashville, Razzy Bailey lay Jerry Crutchfield and engineer Winfrey.... Brent Maher and Randy Goodrum. Water producing Rick Bowles for Polygram with engi- new Michael Murphy LP, Eric Prestidge engi ing tracks for RCA with producer Bob Montgom- Bobby Smith cutting Liberty tracks with pro- hind the board. ... Gospel group Living Haigler. neering, Russ Castillo assisting with John Ro- ery and engineers Ernie Winfrey and Travis ducer Bob Momtgomery and engineer Mike working with producer Bruce Kobalush and en- neers Ron Carran and Steve senthal. At City Recorders, Code Blue tracking for a Warner Bros. project, Ed Stasium producing. ... C.VV Action at Rumbo Recorders: Daryl Dragon il lacy.° eart - 'Vr IIIICuu., esl ¡e R. Heartbo LP for i Itsukl amSey & The producing a new Captain and Tennille mmylou Harris irosh xansas_ W McCa11 Tom Petty Polygram, Roger Young engineering; Richard aka- Kahn-- . ZePPlin_ --R OY others d ... aue Landis producing Neilson/Pearson for Capitol, P It Ed Thacker engineering; and Robie Porter pro- end- ducing Teri DeSario for Polygram, Jim Hilton en- J gineering. &T At Artisan Sound: disk mastering engineer Kt uC e S go Whispers Gregory Fulginiti mastering new LPs by David h Band Seger & T George Th The ABBA Peter M allay Walter Murphy ob Grisman, with engineer John Haeny, for Warner Rush- upertramp Watson ZTop _ -- Hatchet_ Guitar Wr ¡ght tmm, Bros.; Jeff Left, with producer Joe Chiccarelli for Jolly aydio-- Sun Johnny Betty Section. A&M; a Steve Martin LP for Warner Bros., pro- proPhet mere- Jr. thm BI -Donna Sum - ton, _Atlanta RhY Washing Bad duced by Bill McEuen; a Mike Flicker -produced onnie Grover company -- Dixon House LP for A &M; an Eric Miller -pro- nders. Streisand Tonne Warwick -V - - duced Sarah Vaughan /Count Basie/Milt Jack- press Walsh---Dionne -___William son Pablo project; and the Babys for Chrysalis. --Joe Bell & James lond1e Tanya Tucker working on a soundtrack for her Walker_ -all -Bru' Brothers upcoming television special at Gold Star Stu- Blues -Men ¡ Wilson The Band dios, Stan Ross engineering. s Rubber Bad Com1 At Monterey Recording Studios, Steven Soles ABBA -- Aerosmith Bridges producing himself for Good News Records, Larry White Band tes_ Hirsch engineering with David Goldstein assist- Bugg Averageee Buff ett_ -The C ing; Kazu Matusi cutting tracks for RVC Records, Les-- irnmy Kazu Masumoto engineering, David Goldstein Bar Kays Clayderman ¡chard David Pritchard producing him- Cult n__ assisting; and Blue Oyster -_Bob DYIr self for Inner City Records, Larry Hirsch engi- Conn ors Sand lectr neering with David Goldstein assisting. Boone orman webby & Nash --E thers Stills Di * * * Construction Crosby, tck Band ,ss_ -Brass The BI Duke Automatt, San Francisco, activity: Gene Sara - George - Fire - Bryson_- & zan recording with Jim Gordon and Allen Pas- peabo Wind % Chicago --Earth, qua, Billy Cross producing, Ken Kessie engineer- Cheap Trick_ ag1es,J on English - ing and Wayne Lewis assisting; Con Funk Shun orm Em °t¡ons - recording for Mercury, producing themselves, Shun-_N unkad elics- Leslie Ann Jones engineering and Dave Frazer )nom- tck Dees it Foç assisting; and Nicolas, Clover and Wray record- Bill Cosby wlolod Mac--Dan ing with Terry Garthwaite producing, Leslie Ann rs lee e ¡I Diamond--DD ¡am --met Jones engineering and Susan Kunes assisting. ¡Is Bandand & Nash--Neil ob Dylan Ge * * * Station - oramattcsOrchestra Graham Central In New York, Chromatic Communications Moog Harris--1 recently completed a video "infomercial" on Ed- _Electric Flack Ernmylou re- oberta ot -___J ward Hopper. The soundtrack was recorded at fatback Frehley HookN EARS in East Orange, NJ.; the video facility ice Dr. tll ¡e -__Ace used was North American Video in Manhattan. c Dan Fogelberg Gay ¡ems ¡roshi Itsukl Producer for both audio and video was Rob Lie- Crystal - -- Starship berman. Audio engineer was Mitch Zelezny and Goya etterson InGO` Chantal am`- video editing was done by Bill McDonald. Andy Glbb obert John * * * all &pates Haggard Holmes achik° Kobayashi In Alexandria, La., Southern Recording and -Merlej pert fss_-_S yn Video Productions has completed overdubs and -ieart Brothers nks- x -a mixdown for Bill Wray. The artist's Capitol unksley King_-_K Macgregor--IVIaze aay1e F Loat Records material will be released on the Liberty Instant The "Champagne" Evelyn nyrd Skynyrd--Mary Manc label on videodisk, videocassette and cable. McKeown--Meat rk Jackson Billy Joel Kawashima y eslle R- Billy Easterling is producing a gospel album at lillie tgo °finny Logan Chu C W II1cCal1 arliam enter y the studio, with Kim and Keely; Charles and Jennings Lewis -_Parliament Waylon seY Manilow Nugent Robed have a gospel al- Kahn Ted aydio Whitstine completed Chaka Kahn--E arry bum at Southern. -Led Zepplin Ram -B _Willie NelsonN Steely Dante` & Gang Manhattans onnie Prophets he The Gyrate * * * Walter Murphy Ban Willie derson pyro O Mangione &The DestroyersD - Chuck -Walter -"The At Scruggs Studio in Nashville, Brien Fisher Mattay Hatchet- tnk Lady_ Springs Thorog°od Walsh producing separate projects on Joe Sun and Peter and- -M lave Georg In Mlller B eartbreakersp Wa¡kerd&-_Joe °tnk Terri Heart with Tom Semmes behind the board. Steve H Simmer- Supertramp Jeff Petty Carly At Woodland in Nashville, Brenda Lee laying eco- °rn halamar mere -Sun Vann ell¡erry TheWhispers-Ted MCA tracks with producer Ron Chancey and en- Parton Sum Gino ton, Jr.-- White Jolly BandS Washing gineers Les Ladd and Kerry Kopp.... Bobby - Silver BulletB Styx--DonnaSty Troopers Grover Watsonar Jones and New Life working on Word album with &The ¡tar Williams Seger Barbra Streisand peter °wnshend e Warwick. Johnny Gu Robin producer Tony Brown and engineers Rick Bob Dionne McCollister and Russ Martin.... Earl Thomas Conley overdubbing RCA album with producer Nelson Larkin and engineers Steve Ham and Bill The talents of recording stars and their studios Included in the award is a gift of $1,000 to the provide the magic that turns a reel of recording tape recording artist's favorite charity. into an outstanding creative achievement. Over the past three years, there have been more FAS Audio The Ampex Golden Reel Award honors those than 200 Golden Reel recipients. And more than $200,000 donated on their behalf. Continued from page 62 achievements which were mastered on Ampex professional recording tape. They have earned a Congratulations to all of them on a masterful despite what some have termed a flat performance. recording economy. place in the ranks of the world's most successful "The bigger studios," says Metz, recorded albums and singles.* "have purchased equipment to stay state -of -the -art. If anybody is hurt- AMPEX ing, it's the smaller 8- and 16 -track facility that can't expand." Ampex Corporation, Magnetic Tape Division, 401 Broadway, Redwood City. California 94063 415/367-3889 As a dealer, FAS has such lines as 'RIAA Certified Gold. tAmpex 1981 Golden Reel Winners as of 1 /81 Ampex, Otani, UREI, JBL, Tannoy, Electro- Voice, Crown, Shure, Beyer. dbx, AKG and others. ACI was a pro audio dealership that came into the Filmways Audio Group family when Dave Kelsey, president of ACI, became president of the Filmways Audio Group last year.

www.americanradiohistory.com 66 Sound Business Technical Classes Offered H.S. Students Music School, Continued iron? page 64 cam 4- track) for six. "Students re- the band has its own system. For the cameras -will run from 20 to 30 stu- audience that we kept getting better spond very quickly." notes Farrow, past three years, most of our head- dents, with 20 more on security and Studio Union and better talent. "when they've got to put something liners have had their own sound, so troubleshooting. "Then, the school district decided out there for people to see. we do tl-e opening act." "I get information constantly "I like the Results Valuable they needed a theatre for plays and demanding nature of The s:udents also videotape ev- from other school districts in Cali- PORT WASHINGTON, musicals, and that theatre got built the four- track. especially for this sit- ery act. -We'll study the tapes in the fornia and other states." says Far- N.Y. - uation." says Farrow. who has no When an eight -track recording stu- on our campus." classroom and also make copies for row. "and I haven't seen anything desire to move beyond that format. dio moved in downstairs from the The arrival of that 900 -capacity the bands if they want them. Shoot- similar yet. I haven't found any theatre. with its high ceiling, car- "If a student can learn how to make ing the concerts gives the kids great other high school teaching multi- Contemporary Institute of Guitar a year it peted floors and excellent acoustics a good tape from a four- track, the experience in working around a track recording." ago, was the beginning of a as the rest of it is a piece of cake." beautiful friendship. New Wave beginning of Farrow's serious stage and in working with sound and The program has borne fruit. Five production program that linked his Farrow also regularly takes his light people." Sound Recording now serves as an of Farrow's graduates are now in the outlet for CIG instructors and stu- electronics, audio and video classes charges on field trips to Los Angeles; Farrow says three Sony 3260 film and tv department at UCLA, dents, as well as a classroom. to real -world problems. a recent excursion took them on a B &W caneras and one Quasar color "It's a nice integration," says CIG Farrow has been teaching tele- technical tour of the ABC studios. camera Ere normally used for the while half a dozen others are work- manager Allen Friedman. "Most of vision production for seven years For the concerts, says Farrow. shoots, aid that an average show ing within the music industry in the the people who teach here are artists and multi -track recording (on a Tas- "the students do everything. unless crew -covering sound, lights and Bay Area. whose talents would he squandered if they didn't get a chance to record every now and then. This way they have access to a studio and, through the school. to plenty of other musi- cians. If you need a vocalist to help you achieve a certain goal. for ex- When he was 16, Humberto moved to the can hear all -he human things that are all there ample. there's always one avail- U.S. from Chile, where several of his relatives for the first time -I don't want to be a part of that. able." were successful Friedman says the business singers. He worked on an I have been Dart of one of those and it just /crea- assembly line for a while, before wandering into drove me crazy" tive partnership between CIG and MGM Studios. A year later, when an engineer New Wave is rare. "Usually, there's got sick before a major session, Humberto was ON NOISE REDUCTION very little cooperation," he says. "I "But we get incredibly creative the only one around who could get the job don't use any noise reduction. I never use it, people coming through our doors, done. He's been getting the job done ever since either when I m doing tracks or when I'm doing final for an incredible variety of people, from Debbie mixes. They really affect the music. They affect and a lot of ideas are now happening rather than being Boone to Alice Cooper, as well as Frank Sinatra, sound in general. To me, the punch is all gone. The squashed." Friedman credits Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Lawrence, Tony Bennett, drums sound different. The vocals sound different. studio owner William Bloom as the initiator of the Shaun Cassidy, The Osmonds, David Bowie, The keyboards sound different. I can hear those partnership. Bloom encouraged a Denise Williams, Gladys Knight, Bill Champlin, things and it -eally bothers me, so I don't want to group of students and CIG staff to Lee Ritenour, Hall be a part of it :'. and Oates, Leo Sayer, The complete an experimental project at Average White Band and Bernie Taupin, whose ON TAPE New Wave. Fifteen musicians and album he produced. 40 instruments ended up being used, "Since I started with MGM, we always used including a lute, synthesizer, violins, ON RECORD BUYERS Scotch. Only once, I've experienced a different guitars and so on. "When you make hits, you have to think brand of tape. I And was very disappointed. The resulting tracks will be mixed hits -14, 18, young. The I people have to be And had a serious problem. It got so bad, like in down and may be showcased realistic. How on lo- many albums is a 27-year -old guy the middle of the mixes, the tape started giving up cal radio stations. Friedman points going to buy, I as opposed to a 15- year -old? -heavy drop -out in places. And then the tape out, "If he (Bloom) hadn't been so mean, you go to a record store. Maybe a 16- started peeling. Not on the outside. It was giving supportive, it would never have -old is year going to I buy four albums. A 23 -year- up on the inside. mean, I was doing a mix, and been made." old is going to buy one or two -he's very picky. halfway through the song, the whole top end The two businesses may advertise He might buy very specific groups that he likes. disappeared, like someone threw a blanket on top in tandem. or find new ways to use He might follow critics. When you make records, of the speaker- So we mixed about halfway through each other's resources. The school. you have to think kids. Those are the guys who the album. We mixed in sections. We cleaned the for example, could use studio facil- buy the records :' heads all over the place. We did the introduction. ities to play multi -track materials Clean the heads again. We don't want to take and to record at reduced rates. The ON RETAKES studio is also chances. I wouldn't do a project with any other one setting for such "I hate perfect records. You cut the basic courses as Studio Musicianship and tape besides the 250. I have done the past 20 track, the vocals, and then the producer goes all albums, the past 30 albums all on Scotch. It gives Beginning and Intermediate the way back again. He starts replacing the Recording. me what I want, and what I want is a real clean drums. And then he replaces the bass, because taping, punchy bottom end, very little hiss, almost Bloom explains that the tie -in he- the bass doesn't feel quite right. And then he tween the two has "evolved." He none. You have to try things in order to know if starts doing the keyboards again. So that the says, "I've been associated with the by you're doing The right thing. If you don't try, you'll time he's finished, he's done it all over again. If people who run the school, and we never know. And I have tried, and the results have it's not right, I thought it would be a good idea to understand. Let's do it all over been different: again. But when you start patching things that get the students in for some good ex- already have the specific feel in there -that SCOTCH 250 RECORDING TAPE perience and allow the teachers and 'something' that has already been printed -you other creative people to explore their WHEN YOU LISTEN FOR A LIVING. own things, get involved." Rickenbacker HUMBE Acquires Road NEW YORK- Rickenbacker, Inc. of Santa Ana. Calif. has acquired Road Electronics. The complete line of Road professional amplifiers and GATICA P.A. systems will now be available through Rickenbacker and its sales reps. The amplifiers and sound rein- ON TAPE. forcement products manufactured by Road complement Ricken- backer's own musical instruments, amps and accessories. No immediate changes are planned for either line. Digital Unit For Quebec Le Studio LOS ANGELES- Le Studio. a state 'Scotch" a registered trademark of 3M. '3M Hears You. -of -the -art recording studio fa- cility located in Morin Heights, Que- bec. Canada, has acquired a JVC two -channel digital audio recording system, the DAS Series 90. The newly acquired system also includes a digital editor. The equip- ment will be available in -house as well as for rental to outside clients.

www.americanradiohistory.com 67 Disco Business Discotheque Industry Enjoys A Resurgence were struggling Continued from page 3 He also states that the orders are largest and most elaborate project in Records have joined industry pio- Where many pools the U.S.) equipment to Daddy's in neer Downstairs Records. for survival about a year ago, today national market for sustained busi- coming from all parts of the country, San Antonio. Downstairs Records, which they are reporting strengthened ties ness, are reporting a significant in- including Arkansas, Idaho, Wash- Daddy's, which cost in excess of started business in a New York City with the labels, "which, in most crease in new orders from domestic ington, Wisconsin, Alabama, Texas, $2 million, and which was conceived subway corridor, expects to gross in cases, are supplying us with the club operators. Iowa and West Virginia. with the premise that it would excess of $200,000 this year. The products we need for our members, Vincent Finnegan, director of Richard Long, one of the most present a mix of rock, pop and coun- firm, under the direction of French - and relying more heavily on us for marketing for Litelab, one of the specialized and expensive of custom music to rock -oriented San An- born Nick deKrechewo, has also consumer response to the products best known disco lighting effects sound manufacturers catering to the try audiences, has evolved into a emerged from its underground loca- they release." manufacturers and suppliers in this disco industry, is experiencing the tonio which presents a program of tion, and now commands in excess Encouraged by what they see as a country, states that in the past few turnaround in the industry, too. club weighed heavily in favor of of 2,000 square feet in a building strong upturn in business, many weeks alone, orders from domestic Long, who like many other U.S. music r funk disco. nearby. pools are also expanding into such for have equipment manufacturers relied &b, and club operators equipment At the disco record pool level, previously unthought of areas as the heavily on the international disco Long explains that although the been steadily on increase. more and more operators are testi- record retailing, club operations and these orders come market for sustenance during the audiences preferred rock for listen- He says that fying to the business turnaround. independent promotions. from new club operators as well as downturn in domestic business, ing, they soon discovered that disco, from operators refurbishing and ex- recently supplied more than r&b and funk were easier to dance panding older rooms. $250,000 worth of custom sound (his to. At GLI /Integrated Sounds, Norm Wieland, the firm's director of mar- L.1. Pool Is Content OFFER SPECIAL PROMOS keting reveals that the firm's model BMX -9000 disco mixer "has been selling like crazy." To Stick To Basics Delaware Seeing He also notes that serious In- By BOB RIEDINGER, JR. quiries for other products in the GLI NEW YORK -The 50- member Membership will not climb above catalog have been up significantly Long Island (N.Y.) Disco Deejay 50, says Silverman. "All people in from people refurbishing old clubs Pool is bucking the current trend the industry are turned off by large Roller Disco Boom or building new ones. toward expansion and diver- numbers. We've avoided that and WILMINGTON, Del. - With grammed from Billboard's disco and In explaining ' sification by many of its counter- strive for identity." dancing on wheels adding a new di- top 40 charts, but there is also some decision to reactivate its dance music parts around the country. "If a record company is having mension to the sport of roller skat- slower, more nostalgic organ music department that was mothballed Instead, the pool, said to be the distribution problems," says ing, the popularity of roller rinks is for older clients. two years ago, Doug Morris, the la- oldest in continuous operation, "will McCloy, "we try to do with fewer mushrooming throughout the state. Disco and other top 40 dance mu- bel's president states, "We are in- concentrate on basics," according to copies of the product. However, we Almost all of the six or more rinks sic is also featured at the Merryland volved with it (the music) not be- pool head Jackie McCloy. let the company know we'll have our doing business here have incorpo- Roller Rink in Glasgow, Del. This cause it's trendy, but because it's McCloy's policy statement comes key DJs preview the record. We'll rated highlights of the conventional rink, with a skating facility that viable." in the wake of sweeping restruc- request more later." disco concept into their operations, measures 95 feet by 215 feet, is said From Jack Levy, head of the turing programs being undertaken Also, to maintain good relations and are now offering promotions to be the largest of its kind on the newly formed Park Place Records by many of the nation's record pools with the labels the pool extends open ranging from ladies nights to special East Coast. comes the observation: "I am a street in an effort to fight the tight econ- invitations to record company exec- dance contests. It is open daily except Mondays, person, and I have a pretty good omy and other industry negatives utives to visit any of the clubs in They have also upgraded their and attracts a clientele that ranges idea of what the record -buying pub- that threaten to snuff out their exist- which its DJs are spinning. sound and light systems to a point from teenagers to senior citizens, lic wants. They want dance music. I ence. On a semi- regular basis, informal where most are on par with the best and from novices to professionals. hear it on the streets, in the parks, in But while many pools have ex- get -togethers with pool members light effects found in con- radio. It is the are held at sound and Disco, organ music, and top 40 the clubs and on the panded to operate their own disco- and the record companies ventional discotheques. They have is the op- dance music are also aiding the pop- uptempo danceable music that theques, run their own record shops a Long Island club, giving retained the services of profes- not ballads or feedback in also ularity of the Christiana Skating breaking new acts, and get into music programming for portunity for immediate sional deejays who spin popular musical formats." usually be- Center in Newark. other mainstream radio and television, McCloy's pool a relaxed atmosphere, dance music ranging from disco and RFC Records, a three -year -old la- is with maintaining the fore club activities are in full swing. In Laurel Township in lower content rock to polka and waltzes. bel with products geared almost ex- "These say, 'hey, we're here we're a Delaware, the Skateworld woos stu- status quo. Further enhancing their new im- clusively to the disco business, has McCloy, "We're here to dis- viable unit,'" asserts McCloy. dents with reduced rates for Satur- Says ages as entertainment complexes, been enjoying consistent chart suc- records to our members and In addition, the pool will help ar- day and Sunday matinees. It is also tribute the rinks feature dining rooms with cess with its releases. network to the range appearances by recording art- believed to be the only rink on the to serve as a feedback fare ranging from sandwiches to full In the past few months, records ists in key clubs. Eastern Shore that offers roller record companies." course meals, pinball machines and like Gino Soccio's "Try It Out," the board, "Giving good service is what we're hockey, and features competitions He adds, "Across electronic games. Change's "Paradise," and Grace look for quick and doing," says McCloy. "Don't expect among several teams in the area. record companies The Elsmere Skating Center in Jones, "Pull Up To The Bumper," accurate response to their products. us to go out and single -handedly hockey is a rel- nearby Elsmere, Del., is among the Competitive roller which RFC has been pushing for Is- The pool that says 'Look what we're turn an album platinum. The idea is newest of the rinks. It is open daily atively new sport, sanctioned by the land Records on an independent doing with our diversity' may give a to get that record into the market- America, and features party nights on Mon- Roller Skating Assn. Of promotion basis, have all been hog- little bit extra, but they'll end up fall- place. Get the response and get it rules that are a days and Thursdays. Operators are and featuring game ging the disco charts. ing back in the essential areas." done quickly." those that Charles and Connie Wahlig who lot more stringent than In addition, Suzy Q's "Get On Up Through its membership, the L.I. To broaden his involvement in the own three other roller rinks in this govern ice hockey. And Do It Again." Karen Silver's Disco Deejays Assn. reaches about Long Island nightclub and enter- state. The Skateworld is located in a "Set Me Free /Love Me Tonight," 125 disco- oriented outlets in tainment arena, McCloy has drawn An ultra modern facility with the converted shirt factory, and is (Quality /RFC), Duran /Duran's, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. on years of disco experience and has latest in sound and lighting effects, owned by Richard Slatcher. Slatcher "Planet Earth," (EMI), "Busting And according to pool operations created Lee Promotions with his the Elsmere Skating Center grew out plans a special roller skating olym- Out," with Nona Hendryx and Ma- chief, Phil Silverman, the pool wife, Lee McCloy. of the ashes of the Rollerama which pics for the handicapped, and has an terial, (Island) and Lene Lovich's stresses good communications and With an emphasis on direct mail was destroyed by fire earlier this ongoing program to teach blind chil- "New Toy," (Stiff) have all charted cooperation with the record com- and the building of a strong night year. dren to skate. through RFC's promotional efforts. panies, as "we try to keep the record over weeks of promotion, the busi- Dance music for the rink is pro- MiAURIE ORODENKER It is important to note that one of company's point of view in mind." (Continued on page 68) RFC's major channels of dance mu- sic promotion is through the disco- DISCO 12" IMPORTS Looking for theque. high energy Meanwhile, the disco industry's & LPs (WHOLESALE continued impact on the production FOR STORES) or popular and release of popular dance music Canada England Germany 12 Italy France Holland Disco Import "? today is evidenced in the recent Try us -We have the best selection of Disco Imports wholesale you can chart successes of Kool & the Gang's find. Some of our brand new releases are: "Celebration," Blondie's "Rapture" and "The Tide Is High," the Police's Import 12" Crulsin' the Street- (Inet. Remlx)- Magic Men -Herb Alpert Boystown Gang (U.S.) Real Thing-Bros. Johnson "Voices Inside My Head." "When Stars on 45 Vol. 3 California Gold (Beach Boys Medley) Overdose (Medley) -Rock Tall Follow Me- Amanda Lear (12 Min. Visage The World Is Running Down" and Version) Take It Light-Jumbo Visage (British Remix)- Having Fun-Marie Verano Sharks Are Cool- (Remlx) -Oulck So Long (Remix) -Harry Chalkitls other titles, and Abba's "Super Murphy's Law -Cheri Step by Step -Peter Griffin Into Hard Rock (Medley) Trouper" and "On And On And Love Has Corne Around -Donald Byrd Carribean Disco Medley -Lobo Leaving On a M idnight Train -Nick w 8 Co. Straker Band On." Chant 2-Beggar -(with You Sure Look Good -Phyllis Hymen coemar Spandau Baet) Uptown Festival (Reissue Medley) - Dota Double Dutch (9 Min. Remix)- Frankie Shalamar The revitalized discotheque in- P.S. -Dolly Smith The Other Woman- Krystal Take Me Downtown- KUmano Trippin on the Moon -Carona dustry has also played a pivotal role Step By Step-Peter Griffin Don't Stop the Train- Phyliss Nelson I success Star Tracks(Medley) for That's The Williams (From Faith A Fire- Vivian Reed in the strong return to the charts of the One -Slim the Group "Project") Dance-Night Force such artists as Evelyn King, Vicki coemar is europé s leading manufacturer in lighting Touch Me /Don't Stop -P.F.O. Don't Stop Your Love -Kelly Marie Import LP's - Malaika -Roney M Goodbye -Petrick Hernandez Sue Robinson, and France Joli, "I'm and special effects for nightclubs, loungues, Them Changes -Pierre Perpell Christopher Mills Hooked on Classics (Medley) hotel halls, theaters, arenas, studios, auditorium halls, Sam Cooke Medley -Bandana Kryptonite In Love," "Hot Summer Night," and Super Freak -Rick James I Love Music (Medley) Alec Costanlnos "Gonna Get Over You," respec- and every other place where entertainment is Freaky Dancer -Cameo (3 Track 12") Reggae Revolution (Disco Medley) Kidd Number One -Kidd Out Come the Freaks-Was Not Was Capuccino tively. You Love Me Austin (Remlx) Do -Patti Here's My Love /Give It Up- Sylvester Carol Jiani The Force -Nancy Nova At the retail level, the disco Lady- Commodores Roberta Kelly coemar ing. s marcucci sri Shout /New Lite- Depeche Mode Silvetti rebound has been responsible for coemar free store Call or write for our commercial office: via vaina 1, 20122 milano, Italy list of available Imports. the upshoot of several new outlets telex: comint -i for coemar 330813 All orders are shipped IMPORT O DISC RECORDS specializing in dance music prod- immediately UPS 40 SOUTH MALL, PLAINVIEW, NY 11803 factory: via bonfiglio 2, 46042 castel goffredo (mn) We export to all (516) 694 -4545 TELEX 230 199 SWIFT -Uri ucts. In the New York area alone, foreign countries. Mail -O -Disc, Cicco and Harlequin

www.americanradiohistory.com 68 Disco Business New Disco Mix By BARRY LEDERER NEW YORK- Starting to show action on the _Products "Dancing In The Streets," "Satisfaction," had been omitted. This 12 -inch 45 r.p.m. on Jive formed by Lou Christie (of "Lightnin' Strikes ") charts is "Menergy" by Patrick This 12 Cowley. "Black Is Black," "Mony Mony," and four other Records was produced by Ken Gold. the tracks offer good dancing material, but the incher available on Fusion Records has a slow tunes of the 1960s era. However, the results are * * * lyrics, which recite the virtues of this controver- and spacey electronic introduction that pre- not as effective as the Stars on 45 production. sial group, might be hard to take for Saturday cedes a pulsing synthesizer beat. In a very Euro- The record might be more palatable if the A surprise is packaged in a 12-inch 33th night dancing. Available on Plateau Records, the disco style, this disk is one of the more uplifting voiceover 'trying to sound like Wolfman Jack) r.p.m. release titled "Guardian Angels." Per- record will undoubtedly receive play. and energetic tunes around. The tempo quick- ens and intensifies as the record progresses. The B side, "I Wanna Take You Home," is similar Survey For Week Ending 9/12/81 sounding to "Menergy" and should enjoy deejay B ilbc ird'iá. play. Artist Cowley takes credit for producing c Copyright 1981. Billboard Publica- tions, Inc. and shares writing credits for the title cut with No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval Marty Blecman. system. or transmitted. in any form or by * * * any means, electronic. mechanical. photocopying. recording, or otherwise. A laid-back funk beat provides the mainstay TM without the prior written permission of inspiration for the M-Zee Band Rhythm" Discolop the publisher "Dr. LP, released on Mirage Records. Producer Mi- Weeks Weeks This chael Zager has stayed within the same musical This weal TITLE(S), Artist, Label Chart week Chart TITLE(S), Artist, format on all seven cuts: it's hard to pick a fa- Label vorite as they all sound alike. Deejays into this 1 16 DANCIN' THE NIGHT AWAY -Voggue- mood will probably find best results with the Atlantic (7- 41 30 21 TRY IT OUT /WHAT YOU FEEL IS REAL (Hold Tight) - inch) 3847 title cut, "Bop Box" and "Street Beat." Featured Gino Soccio- RFC /Atlantic (LP) 16042 2 2 12 BUSTING OUT- Material with Nona Hendryx -ZE/ 42 42 7 TRIPLE DUTCH KEF GRILLES -KEF Electronics of on the album is lead vocalist Jolyon Skinner, /DOUBLE DUTCH BUS -Frankie Island (LP) IL 9667 Smith -WMOT (LP) FW 3739 Washington, D.C., has designed a who demonstrates sparkling and sassy vocals 5 11 ON THE BEAT- B.B.Q. Band -Capitol (LP) SP 12155 64 2 HOT SUMMER NIGHT -Vicki Sue Robinson -Prelude new optional head grille assembly with right of * W the balance soul. 4 4 12 GET ON UP AND DO IT AGAIN -Suzy Q. -RFC/ (12 -inch) PRLD 617 for its model 105.4 speaker system * * * Atlantic (12-inch) DM 4813 44 27 15 IF YOU WANT ME- Barbara Roy And Ecstasy, shown here. The new head grille as- Geffen Records has released a 12-inch 3343 5 3 14 I'M IN LOVE /IF YOU WANT MY LOVIN' -Evelyn Passion And Pain -Roy B /Brasilia Dist. -(12. sembly carries a suggested retail r.p.m. of selected cuts from Yoko Ono's album King -RCA (LP) AFL1 -3962 inch) RBDS 2516 price of $150 a pair. 45 "Season Of Glass." Included are "No No No," "I 7 9 A LITTLE BIT OF JAll -Nick Straker- Prelude (12- 34 22 NEW TOY -Lene Lovich -Stiff (12 -inch) IT 97 Don't Know Why," and "She Gets Down On Her inch) PRLD-612

46 46 9 1 LOVE YOU MORE WANNA Knees." Yoko has found her niche in the indus- 7 6 12 GONNA GET OVER YOU- France Joli- Prelude (12- /I BE CLOSE TO YOU - Rene & Angela Capitol (LP) ST 12161 try for her inimitable brand of music. Her off inch) D 610 53 4 WHO'S BEEN KISSING YOU? -Hot Cuisine Prelude beat approach seems tempered down resulting 8 8 11 PRIME CUTS /THE DOUBLE DANCE ALBUM -All (12 inch) PRLD -613 Cuts -Various Artists -Importe /12 (LP) MP 313 in a more commercially appealing format. y 54 3 LET ME GIVE YOU LOVE- Barbara Mason -WMOT 10 6 WALK RIGHT NOW -The Jacksons-Epic (12 -inch ti7 * * * inch) 4W9-02237 Remix) 49 -02403 (12 "Back To The Sixties" is another attempt to 49 57 3 TAINTED LOVE -Soft Cell -Phonogram 10 9 20 GIVE IT TO ME BABY /SUPER FREAK -Rick James- (1 inch) Import rework familiar classic favorites in a 1980's Gordy (LP) G8- 1002M1 style. The Tight Fit its 50 48 12 FOLLOW THE LEADER -Killing Joke -EG /Malicious group gives rendition of 18 5 ZULU-The Quick- Pavillion (12-inch) Damage (LP) EGM-111 4/9-02433 66 2 BACKFIRED -Debbi Harry -Chrysalis (12 inch EP) 12 13 7 LET'S GO DANCIN' -Sparque- Westend '- (12 inch) CDS 2547 WES 22-135 Itr 59 3 HANGIN' OUT -The Monster Orchestra- Crescendo Status Quo Fine 13 15 8 FlRST TRUE LOVE AFFAIR -Jimmy Ross -RFC/ (12 -inch) GNPS 12005 Quality (12 inch) QRFC 002 53 55 5 COUNTDOWN CAPTAIN FINGERS -Lee Ritenour- For L.I. Pool 14 14 11 SQUARE BIZ /IT MUST BE MAGIC -Teena Marie- Elektra (LP) 6E331 Gordy /Motown (LP) G8-100MI 54 44 6 CHARM -Positive Noise -Statik Continued Jironl page 67 15 11 15 SHAKE IT UP TONIGHT -Cheryl Lynn -Columbia (7- inch /12-inch) Import (LP) FC 37034 55 58 3 PARTY MIX- B-52's- Warner Bros. ness customizes promotions for 16 16 33 YOU'RE MY MAGICIAN /YOUR LOVE -Lime (Mini LP) 3596 clubs in the area, of planning activi- -Prism (LP) PLP-1008 56 56 13 PAPPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW PIGBAG- Pigbag- ties. handling printing. and offering W 23 5 CHANT #1- Spandau Ballet -Chrysalis (12 -inch) Rough Trade the service of computerized mailing (7 -inch) Import MIRROR CBS 2528 GLOBES- Precision Inte- 57 36 lists. e 33 3 DO YOU LOVE ME -Patti Austin -Qwest /Warner 6 FEEL MY LOVE TONIGHT /SPOT LIGHT -Stacy grated Industries, Ft. Lauderdale, Lattisaw -Cotillion /Atlantic Says McCloy of direct mail pro- Bros. (7 inch) QWE 49754 (LP) SD 16049 Fla., is offering a full line of mirror 58 39 12 IKO IKO-Loverde-Prism (12 inch) motional advertising by clubs: "It 19 12 15 I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU -Denroy Morgan- globes in sizes ranging from two PDS 406 gives clubs in the area an alternative Becket (12-inch) BKD 502 inches to 36 inches in diameter. The 59 52 12 SHINE YOUR LIGHT -The Graingers -B.C. (12-inch) 20 17 9 OUT COME THE FREAKS -Was (Not Was) Island to newspaper and radio advertising, BC 4009 units can be obtained either directly (LP) TLPS 9666 which has become very expensive on 68 2 MERCY/HIGH COST OF LOVING -Carol Jinni- Mantra from the company or through its 21 21 7 DON'T STOP THE TRAIN -Phyllis Nelson the Island. We've had some great -Carrere (LP) Import distributors and dealers. (12 inch) Import successes." 70 2 LADY (You Bring Me Up)- Commodores- Motown 22 22 8 OUR LIPS ARE SEALED -GoGo's- I.R.S. (LP) M955 Clients include Copperfields. (LP) SP 70021 Emannon, 700, Winner's 62 60 24 PLANET EARTH-Duran Duran -Harvest Metro - 49 3 MENERGY /I WANNA TAKE YOU HOME- Patrick (LP) ST -12158 For The Record Circle, the newly opened Medford, Cowley- Fusion (12 inch) FPSF 003 '- START ME UP- Rolling Stones -Rolling Stones/ NEW YORK- VU -TV. Inc.. L.I. club Levels. and 21 North. a 37 4 YOU'RE THE ONE /DISCO KICKS -Boystown Gang- Atlantic (LP) COC 16052 Phoenix. Ariz., is not involved with former rock club in Port Chester. Moby Dick Records (12 inch) BTG 242 - LET'S START II DANCE AGAIN -Bohannon Featuring 25 19 15 either the marketing or production N.Y. CAPITAL TROPICAL -Two Man Sound -TSR I Dr. Perri Johnson -Phase II of "Squeeze Takes." a 30- minute Lee Promotions also designs and (12 -inch) 826 (12-inch) 4W902449 26 20 8 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH /PAY ass, WORDY RAPPINHOOD -Tom videotaped musical show being pro- prints a glossy newsletter in bro- GIRL- Tom Club- Sire /Warner Innerlife -Salsoul (LP /12 inch) Bros. (12 -inch) DSRE 49817 duced by Hu -Cott Productions. format for chure radio station SA 8543/SG 350 GOING PLACES /IN THE JUNGLE /TABLE was W MANNERS - Phoenix. It inadvertently re- WHLI -AM. which programs to an 27 31 5 LET'S DANCE (Make Your Body Move) -West Street Kid Creole & The Coconuts -Zee /Sire ported in Billboard, Aug. 20, 1981. older audience with music from the Mob -Sugar Hill (12-inch) SH5559A (LP) SRK 3534 that VU -TV was involved with the '40s and '50s. 28 28 6 DANCE PART I & II -Night Force -Ibach W GET HAPPY- Tantra Double Remix -Importe /12 marketing and production of the However, McCloy does not feel (12-inch) Import (Maxi 33 LP) MP312 68 45 12 DUMB show. that such a venture is fertile territory 29 32 4 GET IT UP -The Time -Warner Bros. WAITER/INTO YOU LIKE A TRAIN- Psychedelic Furs -Columbia According to Scott Geyer. of VU- for the DJ pool looking (LP) BSK 3589 to expand. (LP) NFC 31339 TV, his company did hold discus- "It's not for those who don't have an 30 25 9 SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA -Carl Carlton -20th (LP/ 32 inch) T628/TCD129 69 51 5 HERE I AM- Dynasty -Solar (12 -inch) sions with "Squeeze Takes" princi- established track record. And, you 11504 38 4 INCH BY INCH -The Strikers - Prelude 70 pals. and had entertained the possi- would also need the kind of volume (LP) PRL -14100 61 19 MAGNIFIQUE-Magnifique- Siamese (12-inch) Import bility of working with the firm, but that would sustain the promotional 63 2 NEVER TOO MUCH -Luther Vandross -Epic (LP) 71 nothing final was agreed upon. operation." FE3145 71 2 BABY I DON'T KNOW- Kriptonite -Roy B. /Brasilia Dist. (12-inch) 2517 33 29 7 NEW LIFE /SHOUT- Depeche Mode Mute (12-inch) Import LOVE ACTION /HARD TIMES -Human league Red

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www.americanradiohistory.com 69 International Labels In Piracy-Plagued Nigeria Convince Gov't. Problem Exists LAGOS -With a population of it robs the government of huge for if not for taping? After all. it's all around 80 million and a territory amounts of taxes. sold on the open market throughout wide open to cheap imported tape Robert Oeges, managing director Nigeria." software and hardware, Nigeria is of Decca (West Africa), recalls ask- In recent years, record piracy here hard hit by record piracy in all its ing a roadside record pirate here if has become big business. To get into forms. he was aware he was committing an it, all that is needed is a little capital And the biggest problem for the offense by pirating other peoples' outlay to buy Japanese -made cas- authorities in fighting the menace is work. sette and cartridge recorders. It is the that most Nigerians just don't realize The pirate, says Oeges, eyed his proliferation of Japanese and other that piracy is an offense, that it personal array of sophisticated goods from the Far East that has threatens the very existence of the recording gadgets and asked, incred- built this twilight trade. national record industry, or that ulously: "What is all this equipment Oeges says the cassettes and car- tridges, though of inferior quality, are so cheap that the pirates make 200% to 300% profit on each unit. Danish B'caster Eyes The pirates make massive profits, and the record companies simulta- PIRACY MEETING -Robert Oeges, managing director of Decca in West Af- neously see album sales plummet. rica, meets Nigerian government minister Alhaji Akinbolu at an antipiracy The situation is exacerbated by task force meeting. Gov't. Monopoly Suit the inability of the average Nigerian By KNUD ORSTED to meet the cost of an album. If he wants recorded music, he has to go COPENHAGEN -The newly es- the state monopoly, said so, and we IN pirate cassette, tablished company Radio- TV -Den- just haven't got the right answer on for the prerecorded available at near give -away prices. mark (RTVD) is checking out, with that." And the record companies, in- lawyers, its chances of taking the creasingly hard hit, are virtually Estonia Becoming government to court in an attempt to because there are no effec- gain freedom to broadcast here. helpless, tive copyright laws here to enable It was a month or so back that U.K. Promo Firm, to act against the pirates. Key Talent Center RTVD asked for frequencies to go them The only existing regulation in on air with their advertising-sup - By VADIM YURCHENKOV be applied to piracy ported programs of pop music. The LondonLine, Nigeria that can or bootlegging is the Copyright Law LENINGRAD -There has been a standing acts or material emerged. company sought to broadcast in the itself. This stipulates a penalty of a healthy mix of jazz and rock activity However, the Moscow jazz festi- north of Denmark as well as around Eyes U.S. Entry fine of maybe $50, or a month in jail. at summer festivals in various parts val produced a worthwhile mix of Copenhagen, but failed to get a posi- well- LONDON -LondonLine, a new All the record companies can do is of the Soviet Union this year, and in leading local bands, plus some o tive response. U.K. company offering concert and sue each and every pirate in court, the latter musical genre Estonia is established national names. A jazz Now Per Sorensen, RTVD chief in the -i theater promoters here a novel pro- and that is regarded as impossible. fast emerging as a key talent center. concert series, staged later and former a &r executive for EMI motional outlet through its tele- Backed by such huge profits. the In the Estonian city of Tallin, 35 Olympic Hall. featured another fes- Denmark, says: "The basic reaction phone information service, is al- pirates can pay up such "token" local groups took part in the main tival atmosphere, created by Capella u was that if we do broadcast it will be ready eyeing the U.S. marketplace. and get straight back to busi- rock festival. said by Walter Oja- Dixie, led by clarinetist Leo Lebe- rl an illegal act. We don't want to make fines The company plans to launch its kaar, leading songwriter in that part dey, the Uralsy Dixieland Band, the criminals of ourselves. but we do say ness. "What's ON" -style telephone guide major of Russia, to be the most important Kroll Big Band and Igor Brill's Sex - ^' this is a wrong interpretation of the Late in 1979, some of the to key night -spots in New York and event of its kind for ensuring consist- tet, all drawing full -house crowds. Danish law. record companies here agreed to set w Chicago by March, 1982. ent development of rock music here. And in the main Siberian city of "Over the years, no one has ac- up a trade group to tackle the prob- "LondonLine" provides tele- was time a tendency Krasnoyarsk. the local concert - tually gone to court to challenge the lem. They created the Anti- Piracy There at one W phone information details for music agency ran, for the first time, a major state broadcasting monopoly through Task Force (APTF), to get the fed- for four or five Estonian rock fans on four -and -a -half minute the jazz concert series, featuring many r Denmark Radio. We want to test the eral government of Nigeria to ac- groups, all professionals, to tour prerecorded tapes. The company set their own trends nationally popular bands and law and our lawyers are working on knowledge the seriousness of the sit- whole of Russia, Ó says it will save people wanting a to and involuntarily, soloists. a campaign." uation, and do something positive and, ironically on the town having to peruse RTVD has contact with Jydsk night help. create "obstacles" to the further de- D local newspaper advertisements to music, Grammofon Ltd., in the north. and Membership of the unit comes velopment of contemporary find out details of concerts, restau- to Ole Bernths Sound Studio in He- from companies like Decca, EMI. according some critics. Forgery At Fest rants and other happenings. dehusene. 20 miles from Copenha- PolyGram, Phonodisk, Skylark Rec- The Tallin festival restores the VIENNA -For the third time, a And, because each tape gives the gen, areas with vast shopping cen- ords, Ibukun Orisun lye, Olumo spirit of such inventiveness. The 35 major jazz festival has been staged person dialing in a "taster" of each ters from which lucrative advertising Records and others, under the chair- competing bands were picked from in Velden, Carinthia, with all con- event, LondonLine claims it is sure could be drawn. manship of Alhaji S.A. Akinbolu. 150 entrants, recommended by local certs packed out for sets featuring to prove a better, moré efficient, sell- Says Sorensen: "There is a tend- According to APTF, the total loss fans. Rock Hotel was the winning such big names as Stan Getz, Dexter ing aid. ency for people to put us in the same to government on the illegal dupli- band. Runners -up were Ruaya, Gordon, Chick Corea, Art Pepper Concert promoters and rock and bag as those who are agitating for lo- cation is at least $100 million a year, Vitamin, In Spe, Kaseke, Apelsin, and Herbie Hancock. jazz venues can book 15, 20 or 30 cal radio experimentation in Den- a sum so massive as to be capable of Kontor and Golden Trio. Yet even so the promoters were second advertising spots on each mark. But it is not that we want. ruining the economy of the nation In the Moscow rock festival, with not satisfied with the results, because tape to supplement the one minute in a way and putting at risk the jobs of those seven groups in the finals, semi -pro- more than 2,000 of the tickets of- We're out positive to break In of editorial time on each slot. involved in the record business. fessiònal bands Panorama, Pobrat- fered turned out to be forgeries. This London, the advertising rates range To its credit, the government took imy and Continent picked up meant that many legitimate ticket- from $200 to $300. careful note of the problems and awards. holders were barred from the mar- The telephone scheme is the there is now a powerful lobby within But the panel, headed by quee and there were running fights Afro -Rock Band brainchild of one -time actor Ber- judging on page 71) composer Yuri Saulski, said no out- between police and fans. Osibisa Slated nard Boers. It starts here Aug. 25 (Continued and has 60 telephone lines offering To Tour India six different tapes which cover cin- ema, theater and dining out infor- Trade, Consumer Get Together LONDON -Osibisa, Afro -rock mation. band with a substantial European In Set For New Year's Information on each tape is spo- MUSIC SHOW London signed to on what following, has go ken by big -name personalities, with LONDON -A new and unique True estimates up to 150,000 people spent on a massive advertising push is claimed to be the first major tour Elaine Stritch on theater, Douglas show bringing together all aspects of will attend the event, which runs one via television, radio and the press. of India by a western -based act. Fairbanks Jr. on dining out, Ian the music business will be launched full week Jan. 1 -7. And with 5709 The organizers have been guaran- The trek runs through October Ogilvy on family entertainment, New Year's Day 1982 at London's square -meter stand units available, teed continuity at Olympia for five and November and takes in most Elizabeth Harwood on classical mu- Olympia under the name Inter- she expects exhibitors to come from years, though next year's site will be major Indian cities, playing mainly sic and actress Rula Lenska on "on national Music Show. all sectors of the business. Applica- the Grand Hall, more than twice as in large outdoor stadiums. The tour large as this first year's venue, the the town" topics. The brainchild of Kane Kramer tions have been invited from record is set in conjunction with Concerts studios, ra- National Hall. Would -be exhibitors Says Boers: "By November, we'll and his specially formed company companies, publishers, East Ltd. and Campa Cola, biggest who are too late to participate this also offer a program on live rock and Beatstar, IMS will combine features dio stations, instrument manufac- soft -drink manufacturer in India. promoters, hi -fi time around will be assured of stand jazz concerts. We're also considering of both trade and public events. turers, managers, HMV is to release a "Best Of Osi- introducing record reviews next firms and others. space at the second IMS. bisa" album to link with the tour, year, though that would involve a to- "This is going to be a massive Retail outlets will sell disks at the There have been attempts to es- and "live" LP is planned from the tally separate operation." shop window for tens of thousands 'show, and record companies will be tablish new trade shows in recent is in Bombay visit for rush- release by He says: "LondonLine is cheaper of people whose interest music encouraged to bring along their top years, such as the ill -fated Interpop, HMV before the end of the year. than radio ads and the consumer can all its facets," says Kramer. "IMS talent for personal appearances, but nothing of this type or on this together All the equipment used on tour re -dial us if they miss details on will knit the music business while industry contacts can be made scale has ever been tried. Coming at one sec- will be flown in from the U.K. Ex- something." by making the consumers of and deals negotiated on the lines of a a time when the U.K. industry is in- all the others. And tensive advertising in India is Boers is currently negotiating with tion available to British MIDEM, in theory at least. creasingly trying to improve its im- planned. John Velasco, managing "several major personalities" to host it will be a profitable showcase for Industry organizations such as the age and its sales, IMS should there- director of Concerts East, expects the rock and jazz tapes. The use of exhibitors as well as a natural meet- Music Trades Assn. have given their fore have good chances of success. ing place for all those interested and this to be the first of many similar stars, he says, is an obvious attrac- backing to the new event, and spon- Companies wishing to participate the music tours through India and the East in tion and he'll follow the same big- involved-in industry." sors have put up around $800,000, can contact the organizers at 26 general. name policy in the U.S. Exhibition manager Caroline more than 25% of which will be Kingsland Road, London E2 8DA.

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Swiss Eye Prerecorded Tapes Cost Cuts, Recover In Holland This is another in a series ofspecial upwards of 10 million blank tapes Stock Control reports on prerecorded tape sales in sold, and it appears the former are the-European market. declining gradually, while the latter BERNE -Faced with a stable but continue to increase. no longer expanding market, record AMSTERDAM - Prerecorded cassette sales in Holland Moreover, dealers on the whole companies in Switzerland are look- are slowly recovering from prefer to sell disks, claiming many ing to maximize profits through im- the severe slump customers return tapes with techni- proved cost management they suffered in 1979. and tight cal or other complaints. The ratio stock control. After 1978 sales of 5.5 million of units worth $29 million, the follow- disk to tape sales is a striking 8:1. The negative effects of a strong ing year saw a drop to 4 million units Best-sellers on tape are undoubtedly Swiss Franc, which encouraged par- worth around $22 million. But esti- examples of German "Schlager" allel imports, have now been largely mates suggest 1980 figures, not yet music, followed by hit compilations overcome. Turnovers are generally finalized, will show an upturn to and other kinds of pop. regarded as satisfactory, totaling perhaps 4.5 million sales, probably Quality has improved considera- around $115 million for the industry the result of a conceived campaign bly as Dolby becomes more and as a whole. But in a country of high to improve cassette quality while at more widespread and new tape costs, profit targets are not always the same time reducing prices. formulations are introduced. Prices met, so efforts are now being made DIGITAL PACT -Jack Renner, right, president of Telarc Records, presents a Compared to blank tape sales, last year were about 15% above disk to reduce labor costs wherever pos- complete set of Telarc digital records to Nobuya !Yoh, president of Nippon/ however, the musicassette is still un- album levels, but now the law insists sible. Phonogram after the two signed an exclusive agreement where Nippon/ derdeveloped. In 1979, some 30-40 they be equal, at around $7.50 -$10. Subsidiaries of the international Phonogram would distribute Telarc Records in Japan. million blank tapes were sold, and One Plus One cassettes are very few majors- notably EMI, PolyGram, there are additional headaches from on the Belgian market, though more and CBS -dominate the market. piracy and counterfeiting. It is diffi- activity in this area is likely. Musikvertrieb is the leading inde- cult to pinpoint their extent exactly, Piracy is estimated between 8% to pendent. All face the problems of a Composer Award Set Up but most authorities agree both are 12% but decreasing, while chances market split into three language TOKYO -A new event has been awards. Recently, television is said on the increase. of a levy on blank tapes are reck- groupings: German, French and established by the Japan Composers to be leaning too much on singers The Dutch branch of the Inter- oned very slim, since neither the Italian, though since the introduc- Association (JCA) and the Tokyo alone, and the show business factor national Federation of Producers of Rome nor Geneva Conventions tion of Radio 24, record companies Broadcasting System (TBS), the Ja- has become too strong. Phonograms and Videograms, have yet been signed by the govern- have found themselves able to pro- pan Composer Award, and it will be On the other hand, recognition known as NVPI, is working with au- ment and in any case four different mote product more directly. Now held on Sept. 30 in the TBS Hall. and understanding of composers thors' society STEMRA on a paper ministries would have to be in- government -owned stations are re- TBS will broadcast the event over tv. have increased as a result of the in- to be presented to the government, volved: economic, financial, and sponding to the independent chal- The JCA and TBS are the ones crease in the number of singer -song- which proposes a compensatory levy both French and Dutch Cultural Af- lenge by reviewing their own pro- who established the Japan Record writers, such as Ryudo Uzaki, Tet- for rights owners, and indications fairs. gram policies. Grand Prize, the pioneer in tv music (Continued on page 71) suggest both politicians and govern- Anglo- American materia' re- ment officials are, in principle at mains dominant in the charts, least, sympathetic. What's Behind though the popularity of "Italo" hits `Ruby Ring' Wins Festival In Japan Moves to redress the balance be- from the likes of Adrian Celentano tween prerecorded and blank tape The Trap and Umberto Tozzi is not confined TOKYO - Singer-actor Akira Golden Pigeon Award (to singers sales are not conspicuous. The pro- Door? to the country's large Italian expa- Terao's song, "Ruby Ring," won the who have been popular for two duction of double album cassettes is triate population. The emergence of Grand Prix in this year's Nippon years after making their debuts) - not growing, and only two com- Pirate Treasure local artists of international standing Television Music Festival. The Toshihiko Tahara for "Decided On panies have so far investigated the LONDON -When British such as country singer Suzanne Klee award ceremony was held in the You," Seiko Matsuda's "White possibility of cassingles. Expecta- Pho- nographic Industry lawyers, (EMI) and hard rock band Krokus Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Parasol" and 'Naoko Kawai for tions are not high, As for the one armed with a "search- and -seize" warrant, ( Ariola), for instance, provoked in- Terao composed the song, and the "Smile For Me." plus one concept, nothing has been visited the home creased activity in local productions. lyrics were written by Takashi Mat- Fighting Spirit Award -Chanels done, and NVPI strongly criticized of suspected cas- sette counterfeiters recently, New names include Vic Vergat sumoto. The song was on the Tosh- for "Hurricane" and Hiromi Iwasaki its appearance in the U.K. as jeop- they discovered a secret trapdoor (FM), Betty Legler (Big Mouth), iba -EMI label. for "Purple Tears." ardizing levy arguments. under the living room carpet. Irrwisch (EMI), Bitch (Bellaphon), Other awards given included: Top Idol Award -(Female) Seiko In neighboring Belgium, 1980 It led, a High Court judge was told Tickets (Ariola) and Trampolin Newcomer's Award- Masahiko Matsuda and (male) Toshihiko Ta- prerecorded tape sales amounted to here by BPI's John Baldwin, into "a (CBS). Kondo for "Blue Jeans Memory." hara. 2.15 million units, compared with veritable Aladdin's Cave of equip- ment which could be used for coun- terfeiting." The couple who lived there had Ariola's Swiss Center In Zurich Pays Off excavated ground beneath the coun- cil -owned house in Rowlands Gill, By PIERRE HAESLER Newcastle, and built a fully - ZURICH -Within the compara- have direct control of marketing of music product controlled by basic fare for Ariola in Switzerland, equipped studio to produced cas- tively small Swiss record industry, ideas, promotion for artists and so Ariola in Switzerland, says the the company is also leaning more settes claimed by the BPI to be coun- with a total national turnover of only on. And it is essential to have direct record market nationally is in- and more on domestic product. terfeit. The legal team found tapes, some $110 million last year, Ariola contact with foreign partners. We fluenced by two main factors: the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, with various items of recording equip- Switzerland has shown consistent believe our continuing deal with three -language regions; and Ger- two successful albums, is just about ment, two high -speed duplicators, progress in the four years since it Musikvertrieb is the best and right man, French and Italian television, the leading musical export from this alleged counterfeit inlay cards and opted to go it virtually alone here way to cover Switzerland. widely viewed in the various regions. territory. boxes of raw material. and set up its own Zurich -based cen- "We know about the ideas of He notes that Swiss trends don't Says Schmucki: "In fact, Krokus Before the court were Jacqueline ter. other companies in trying to serve always follow market developments is by no means a typical Ariola Swit- and Donald Kane, the latter said to Ludwig Schmucki, managing di- the small Swiss market either from in neighboring territories, and that zerland product. It's an Ariola inter- have admitted to the BPI that he's rector from the start, says: "In 1977, Germany, France or Italy. There are the Swiss were earlier than most in national act, and every Ariola coun- made at least 12,000 cassettes this we knew we'd reached an impact catalogs represented in the French picking up the potential of Angelo try in the world is working hard on year. Before the judge, Vice - point in the Swiss marketplace sector of Switzerland by one com- Branduardi from Italy or the late the band. Chancellor Sir Robert Megarry, the where we just had to have separate pany and by another in the German Bob Marley. Product by the latter "But we're certainly putting hefty Kanes gave undertakings for 21 a &r, promotion and so on." territory. heads Ariola releases for the rest of emphasis on such national Swiss days not to deal in counterfeit cas- However, the company retained "But at Ariola we're now con- this year, along with Alan Parsons settes acts as Pepe Lienhard's Big Band, and are due back in court on its distribution pact with longtime vinced that such market -splitting Project, Krokus, Blondie and overall Tickets, or Carmen and Thompson. September 16. partner Musikvertrieb and shares its systems don't work. Take the large Italian repertoire. We hope these acts will score inter- The BPI additionally obtained an marketing with the company, which shopping chains, operating in all Schmucki says the size of the injunction against which nationally, but we'd rather keep to the two ef- is Switzerland's largest independent Swiss regions but with one central Swiss record market means that fectively freezes just a few and give fullest support. all their assets, record distributor. Schmucki him- purchasing department. So you'd record companies have to have a se- which includes all money in their self was formerly a Musikvertrieb get different companies competing lective release policy and always "Since Krokus has done so well, bank account, two cars and two sep- executive and so, he says, knew the over the same catalog. And, anyway, bear in mind the essential growth many young talents here would like arate residential flats. score. who'd deal with the bilingual cities? limits applying here. to get a contract with our company. Also in court were neighbor of the Obviously, the split meant some "It adds up to the fact that foreign However it is a market which pro- Unfortunately we have to reject Kanes, Philip Manning, and Fred- loss of business for Musikvertrieb, partners often just can't correctly as- duces turnover increases in the 8% to most of them, even some of great erick Lavendar, who runs a nearby and a few job cuts. But for Schmucki sess the prevailing conditions in the 10% range, above world average, he promise. public house, at which Manning is a it was a logical progression, as was Swiss marketplace." says, though profit turnover is no- "Even so, it is really encouraging barman. Manning is alleged by the the switch of Bruno Huber, for years However, Ariola here does have a where near similar. Schmucki notes to note that the overall standards of BPI to have acted as distributor of responsible for Ariola repertoire at separate French promotion division the Swiss record buyer seems partic- Swiss entertainers has improved the cassettes, using the public house Musikvertrieb, over fulltime to the to take care of that region's needs. ularly well informed about new de- considerably. Artists like Polo Ho- as an ordering and collection point record company. The company as a whole handles velopments and new products. And, fer, Paolo, or Peter Sue and Marc, for the tapes. In the Ariola business build -up, marketing, promotion and a &r, and he adds, Ariola's fast -release policies plus Krokus of course, have built the Lavendar, who is alleged to have the acquisition of such new key cata- Musikvertrieb has a team of four have helped cut parallel imports. Swiss reputation. known of Manning's activities, also logs as MCA, Arista, Chrysalis and sales representatives specifically Hometaping. predictably, is a na- "The way we're going, it won't be gave the court a 21 -day undertaking Italy's CGD has been vital. handling Ariola product. Ariola it- tional problem in a marketplace of only Swiss cheese, chocolate or not to deal in counterfeit cassettes, as Says Schmucki: "To handle suc- self has a team of 14 employes. this size. watches which are of international did Manning who now awaits a full cessfully such major deals, one must Schmucki, proud of the wide range While international product is repute. It'll be our music, too." hearing of the action with the others.

www.americanradiohistory.com 7i InIeiTìotionoI CHART WATCH Country Big In Sweden: LPs By Fest Off; Women, Novelty Singles Blame U.K. STOCKHOLM A check on the Caramba's "Hubba Ilubba Zoot- Swedish singles charts in recent Zoot," a number built on a set of months shows that novelty records "nonsense" lyrics and out of the Recession GLASGOW--The recession has are the discernible sales trend. Stan Freberg or Spike Jones comedy again hit the U.K.'s country music One of the main successes in this tradition. This one was released on scene, with poor audience response field was Bengt Pegefelt's "Koppa- the Trash Records label, run by Mi- key factor causing promoter bavisan," originally written by this chael B. Tretow, a skilled engineer the Drew Taylor to call off his ambitious local music teacher for his pupils. it who has been involved in creating Country Music Festival On Tour, set was aired on a Swedish radio show, the distinctive Abba group sound for the August vacation weekend gained a big reaction from the pub- throughout the whole of the Swedish (28 -31). lic and, sung in a Swedish dialect. fi- quartet's career. Taylor, who left the cancellation nally emerged as a single. "Koppa- Though there's no official confir- late. revealed that advance ticket bavisan" made number one in the mation, rumors suggest that behind sales were extremely low. varying CBS WELCOME -CBS International in New York welcomes Greg Kihn aboard Swedish chart, which is compiled the name Caramba is Michael Tre- between 14% to 23%. depending on following an agreement whereby CRI will distribute Beserkley Records in the from reports from 300 record retail tow himself, together with Polar venue. With the money already in- U.K., continental Europe, and Israel. First release under the deal is Kihn's LP, outlets and published by GLF here recording artist Ted Gardestad. Tre- vested in the project the Drew Tay- "Rockihnroll." Seen, from left, are Kihn; Michael Lopez, product manager at every fortnight. tow, however, denies this story and lor Organization just couldn't afford CRI, Ira Sherman, director of product management at CRI; and Bunny Another single in the novelty claims the tape was delivered, un- to take any more risks. Freidus, vice president of creative operations at CRI. genre, and also a chart- topper, was solicited, through the mail to his of- Now Drew Taylor says: "The box - fice. The single was his first release office response really caused us on his own label and sales reportedly great disappointment and disillu- fast hit the 50,000 unit mark, giving sionment. We had to consider al- Amending? Trash a gold disk at the first time. Value Added Tax Due ternatives very carefully indeed. But Now Caramba is set for a followup as a small, privately owned com- album, as the single is released in Waits As Gov't Mulls Levy's Future pany, with no financial hacking French Industry Germany, Benelux. France, Italy whatsoever, we had little real choice By HENRY KAHN and the U.K. in- but to cancel the tour. PARIS -The French record in- lic, was brought into the debate dur- tax reduction, then it has to be Another novelty disk to make rati- "The U.K. economic situation is is some comfort from ing the election campaign by indus- cluded in the finance law and high chart progress in Sweden was dustry taking affecting our business just as much the promise that the government is try organization SNEPA, the fied in parliament. Joe Dolce's "Shaddap You Face," as any other." the Syndicat Nat'l de l'Edition Pho- But while suspense over VAT seriously considering changing an Australian production. The decision to cancel was made Value Added Tax levied on nographique & Audio -Visuelle. mounts, the industry syndicate also 331/4% In the album chart, the emphasis even by the air traffic con- looks for action over the Rome Con- clearer records and tapes. SNEPA president Francois Min - has been on female singers: five of vention. never ratified in France, trollers' situation in the U.S. and. for Looking into the matter is Lau - chin says: "Now we have the cliff- the top 10 are from the distaff divi- a while. the threat of a rail strike in which is also under consideration by for the budget, hanging wait for a decision. But it's sion. Kim Wildè s first Rak album rant Fabius, minister the minister for cultural affairs. the U.K. behest of Jack Lang, minister satisfying to us to know that this topped the list, and she has two chart at the In the past, radio and television The original decision to stage the affairs. Francois Mit - punitive tax is being reconsidered." singles, too. Number two in the LP from for cultural interests were opposed to ratifica- four -day event followed on terand, now president of the repub- If, in the end, Fabius decides on a ratings is local girl Eva Dahlgren successful in- tion, but since the arrival of the new Taylor's First Scottish (CBS). and Kim Carnes' "Mistaken government, much has changed and ternational Festival of Country Mu- Identity" on EMi America, is at sic last year, but. because of the eco- Minchin is hopeful of "interesting number four, her single "Bette Davis nomic situation. he opted to put the developments within a relatively Eyes" also charting. Grace Jones's wider Labels In Nigeria Uniting short time." event on the road, allowing a LP "Nightclubbing" is in at number range of country- fans to attend. Cen- A linked question is the SNEPA nine in the album chart, followed by ters chosen were Manchester, Rampant Piracy demand for rights payments on To Fight Debbie Harry's "Koo Koo," both Edinburgh, Birmingham and Lon- disks used by Radio France. Those fironi page 69 distributed in Sweden through Continued he quickly and firmly attacked." payments were dropped when the don. Sonet. Also in the top 20 are Pat In line with Taylor's avowed pol- political circles. Says Robert Oeges: The APTF has already been asked old ORTF broadcast organization Benatar ( "Precious Time ") and icy of presenting "pure country mu- "There's real hope of some kind of to submit its own recommendations was disbanded. Talks have been go- Steve Nicks ( "Bella Donna "). sic for the country fans." a lineup of government assistance in the not - to the government. ing on for some years. and Radio IO international acts were chosen, too- distant future. This firm "promise" is seen as en- France has agreed with the principle A notable statistic in the current including Boxcar Willie. Narvel "But there's a national economic couraging. But if piracy is cut hack, of payment. Swedish charts is the satisfactory Felts. Roy Drusky. Jean Shepard depression. sparked by the drop in the record industry has to come up Peripheral stations like percentage of local productions: with its own plans to produce cas- seven the top 20 albums and nine and Ireland's Big Toni. In addition, Nigeria's oil revenue. The result is Luxembourg pose different prob- of for the many the 20 singles. EMI and CBS the successful music -slanted play that virtually all prerecorded tapes settes and cartridges lems because they do not come of top or Nigerians who just can't afford the both have five albums in the top 20, "Hank Williams: The Show He sold here are either pirated within French law. In a long court price of a "legitimate" album. and Sonet and WEA /Metronome Never Gave," starring Carl Chase, smuggled from Far Eastern terri- battle. Luxembourg first won its case Says Akinbolu: "The Nige- was to be presented. tories." Alhaji against payment, but SNEPA's ap- have three each. record industry does produce He still feels the package offered At every stage of the antipiracy rian peal to the Court of Cassation pro- cartridges and cassettes, but they're good value for money as well as giv- fight, there is the head -on collision duced an annulment and a retrial in the same price range as albums. ing country fans the kind of acts they with ignorance. Neither the general will now be held. It is thought likely Composer Prize demand. "I feel we also went well public nor most of the pirates seem Apart from our huge overheads. the that the syndicate will eventually royalties we pay on tapes are the over half way to meeting the public aware of the gravity of copyright pi- win its case. In same as on albums. And we pay our Set Japan needs by taking the show to their racy. Finally, there are the 70 or so buy- taxes to the government, unlike the own vicinity'. For a poverty -hit Nigerian, main pirate stations, now no longer By JCA, TBS pirates. "But it seems to me that country ing a pirated tape is simply an eco- jammed by the government. Talks "The fact is that the pirates' cas- ('ontinued/ront page 70 fans were not willing to meet us half- nomic convenience. have been held between SN EPA direc- settes are of inferior quality. crudely way and support our very ambitious Alhaji Akinbolu, executive and the Federation of Private Ra- suya Takeda (leader of Kaientai here as well as front produced from albums with toy am- venture. In future, we'll have to treat tor of Decca dios but it is too early to foresee what group). Masashi Sada, Mayumi It- we plifiers. We in the legitimate indus- country fans just like any other kind man for the APTF, says: "When relationship will develop. Some be- suwa and Akira Terao, who recently to impose much try produce direct from master tapes of audience. get the government lieve the record companies should won the NTV Music Festival Grand on pi- in studio conditions. stiffer penalties offending pay for broadcasting of their prod- Prix. Consequently. the JCA headed "Noting the current economic sit- will be forced to go "The pirates are cheating the con- rates, the pirates uct, but Minchin and others have by Ryoichi Hattori, and TBS de- uation, we just can't afford to take and we can minimize sumers as well as the copyright own- underground suggested it should be the other way cided to establish the new award. big chances, or go out of our way to and contain their activities. When ers, and it is our job to get that mes- particu- around. If so, there will be problems Outstanding composer awards suit the specific demands of they stop trading so openly, con- sage across to the public." for the small stations, whose revenue will be given to 15 composers of hit lar audiences." sumers will become more cautious in So far, the greatest achievement of is curtailed by the government's new songs during the one year from Au- Nevertheless, the Drew Taylor wares. the APTF is convincing the govern- buying their regulations, which forbid advertis- gust the year before to July this year. Organization is to continue its policy for amendments ment here of the gravity of piracy in "We're looking ing. Out of the 15, five will be selected for of promoting "pure" country music Nigeria. Says Oeges: "There's a to the laws, and really hit the pirates the gold award and, finally, one for and. in happier vein, Taylor reveals growing awareness of the damage Other questions include home with tough punishment." the grand prize. that the forthcoming tour by Boxcar to the phonographic in- taping, on which action is expected While nobody can be sure what being done Willie, which also features Skeeter to the national economy. before the end of the year, and price Also, the Shimpei Nakayama - changes will eventually come, hopes dustry and Davis and Scotland's Gerry Ford "We're planning summit meetings control, where no discussions have Yaso Saijo Award will be given to are high. Chief Olu Adebanjo, the and Colorado, starting at the end of later on to coordinate the strategy of yet been held. But some disk pro- those who made contributions to national presidential adviser on in- is good ad- ducers have suggested a system simi- popular music. while the JCA October. already getting formation. was at the recent opening record companies and the govern- lar to that implemented by finance Award will be given to outstanding vance ticket sales. of a new recording studio of EMI ment. At international level. we're in minister Jacques Delors for printed compositions submitted by the gen- Nigeria and said "positive steps" to close contact with IFPI, specifically hooks. eral public. counter piracy and smuggling would its legal expert on piracy matters, Ventures To Japan be announced soon. Ed Thompson. He's visited Nigeria Under this system, hook publish- This year, the first year, the com- His precise quote: "The federal to see at first hand just how huge is ers fix retail prices while allowing re- posers will be nominated Tuesday "IOKYO- the Ventures begin a administration is fully aware that for the problem here. tail outlets 5% leeway to increase or (8) and the finals will be broadcast 32 -city Japan tour Aug. 30 in Kyoto. an industry serving over 60% of the "What we need is an intelligent decrease that price. Delors has ad- live from TBS Hall. ending here Oct. 5. The group. community in its leisure time. and and concerted attack on the pirates. mitted such a solution might be pos- Eventually. the JCA and TBS which has remained popular here employing directly half a million That way, we'll win our battle for sible, though not in the immediate hope to hold the event in a big con- over the years, records for Toshiba - people, the problems of piracy must survival." future. cert hall. EMI.

www.americanradiohistory.com 72 Canada (Nest Germany Labels Are Turning Cagey Ertegun Cautiously In Marketing Optimistic Strategies At WEA Intl Confab Marking Label's 2nd Decade TORONTO -While the record WEA here has come out with a business in Canada continues to fairly expansive classic catalog re- By WOLFGANG SPAHR show real growth, companies here lease program for singles and al- HAMBURG -The prime impor- Brother, alongside new product France. Germany, Italy, Holland, bums. More are becoming more and more ingen- than 80 former hit sin- tance of acquiring, creating and de- from T.S. Monk, Slave, the Spin- Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Philip- ious in their marketing strategies to gles and 30 albums are in the reissue veloping local talent in each of the ners, Chic, Sister Sledge, Mink De- pines and South Africa. program. The a catch the extra consumer dollars. At- company also plans territories covered by WEA Inter- ville, Kix, Canadian songwriter Ed- Charles Levison, WEA U.K. man- fall launch for a cassette program tic Records, for instance, has just an- of- national was underlined by the die Schwartz and a package from aging director, announced the sign- fering deleted catalog titles nounced plans to launch a new that group's president, Nesuhi Ertegun, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and ings of Elaine Paige, Bugatti and are potential sellers today. For ex- seven -inch EP series. at its 10th anniversary meeting here. friends. Musker and Chris Thompson, while ample, several early Roxy Music al- He emphasized the "tremendous Phil Carson, senior vice president Fred Haayen, senior vice president Dubbed the "Extended Play bums will be issued in the cassette responsibility" of affiliate com- Atlantic, revealed an upcoming creative services, WEA Inter- Series," the picture sleeve disks carry series, previously only available in panies worldwide to the U.S. parent "best of" series featuring Yes, Man- national, previewed music by Bob a $2.98 list price. Initial releases in- vinyl and 8 -track form. to realize talent potential to the full- hattan Transfer, Roberta Flack and Marley, John Entwistle, John Mar - dude a three -song issue by reggae Quality Records has launched its est. Each national company has the Dave Edmunds, while a new AC/ tyn and others. band the Equators and a similar Greatest Hits series culled a from dual purpose of exploiting the U.S. DC album comes out in October and And the three -day meet also fea- package by the newly signed rock- large library of repertoire drawn labels and simultaneously develop- Pete Townshend's solo project is tured a speech "Our World In 1991" abilly band, the Bopcats. Marketing from the Chess /Checker, Sun and ing "a significant national label," he being readied for January. by Stan Cornyn, senior vice presi- director Lindsey Gillespie says he Roulette vaults, others. among added. The international aspect of the dent to the WCI record group, em- expects the line will be racked with Much of the material has been In his to get- together was further pinpointed phasizing the company's commit- singles, but he is persuading - opening speech represen- retailers unavailable for years, such as vin by audio /visual presentations show- ment to video while whenever possible tatives from the European affiliates, exploring means to rack the prod- tage Ronnie Hawkins aides with the ing off talent from the U.K., Austria, to prevent home taping. uct adjacent to LP racks. Hawks (later the Band). plus delegations from Warner Bros., Elektra /Asylum and Atlantic in the U.S., he said the mood as WEA In- ternational enters into its second Teldec's Sete! To Begin Selling New Kids LP decade was one of "cautious opti- Share Of Disk TORONTO -Sefel Records will approximately 800,000 English mism." be marketing a new children's al- speaking residents in the province, Warner Bros.' new product, pre- Market Increases To 9% bum this fall in television advertising on the Phil Donahue a market- viewed by Tom Ruffino, vice presi- HAMBURG -With an increase in were produced in the first and Johnny Carson shows for the half of this ing campaign, a twist that comple- dent international, included albums turnover of 20% in the first six year. Schulze notes with great satis- mom -and -dad crowds and on an af- ments an earlier announcement by Neil Young, Carly Simon, Prince, months of this year compared with faction that the entire production of ternoon cartoon program to reach made by the company to market a Patti Austin, Lena Horne, the Cli- the second half of 1980, Teldec has 1980 was 41 million, so it has the kids. been five -box set of classical recordings in max Blues Band, Emmylou Harris, now grabbed a 9% total share of the an on- target first six months. The LP is by three -time Juno a mail -order campaign. Rod Stewart and Fleetwood Mac. German record industry market. Apart from its own record award winning group Sharon, Louis and Special emphasis was put by Bob It now settles in fourth place, be- tape production, Teldec is also man- According to general manager and Bram Previous LPs by the three Krasnow, Warner Bros. vice presi- hind Deutsche Grammophon, EMI ufacturing for other record com- Amos Alters, a dry-run tv campaign have gone platinum or gold and Se- dent talent, on the October release of and Ariola. In terms of overseas panies, including RCA. Says will be launched in Quebec, al- fel Records is looking at a special a double album "The George Ben- sales, the company reports a 43% up- Schulze: "Because of the high qual- though the ad spots are to run on an Christmas package by the trio to fol- son Collection," which includes a turn in business. ity standards, U.S. companies are NBC border station. low the successful launch of the tv duet, "Love All The Hurt Away," For Gerhard Schulze, managing using our plant for their classical Alters says the spots will reach the LP. with Aretha Franklin. He said this director, the success story, coming at production, including direct -to-disk package will be heftily boosted by a a time of general recession, is the re- recordings." Launch Avenue Road Publishing worldwide marketing campaign in- sult of the tightest possible links with After building another 6,000 cluding costly television promotions. German and foreign license part- square meters of TORONTO -Avenue Road Mu- storage space, the merous successful writers, among He also reported the signing of ners, notably Jupiter, Line, Master, new central stock center and central sic Group is a new publishing firm them are Michel Pagliaro, Craig John McLaughlin to the label. Other Magnet, Big Mouth, Pool, Delphine, ordering division were established for small independent record com- in Ruhnke, Bryan Adams. He is also upcoming product includes a Paul Sonet (Sweden) and Stiff. the Nortorf panies needing administration. plant and the former vice president of the Canadian Mu- Simon album produced by Lenny In album and prerecorded cas- places in Munich and Frankfurt Key figures in the new firm are sic Publishers Assoc. and a director Warobker and Russ Titelman: a sette units, the big sellers in the 1981 were closed down. Brian Chater and lawyer Ed Glinert. of the Canadian Independent Donald Fagin solo LP, a "Best Of first half have been Slavko Avsenik Supply of all retailers with Teldec Chater has been involved with nu- Record Producers Assoc. The Doobie Brothers" set, a new al- and his Original Oberkrainer Brass and RCA product now comes from bum from Christopher Cross, and a Band, Richard Clayderman, Frank Nortorf in Schleswig -Holstein. live album from the Montreux Jazz Duval, Karat, Franz Lambert, Udo Says Schulze: "Obviously we're Verbal Salvos Are Lobbed Festival this year that links Randy Lindenberg, Madness, Peter Maf- saddened by critical happenings in Crawford, Al Jarreau and Chick fay, the Moody Blues, Zoff and the overall soundcarrier market, and Over Proposed Tape Tax Corea. Ernst Mosch and his Original Eger - we note the effects of home taping, Mel Posner, vice chairman of lander Musicians. and the growth of video, and the Continued from page 3 decision to back a higher hardware Elektra /Asylum, showcased new al- At singles level, key sellers have changing structure of the retailer sit- gal action against Japanese import- tax instead of a tape levy. Represen- bums from the Rockets, Riot, the been Dschinghis Khan, Frank Du- uation. tatives of BASF, including the ers in Germany. head Kings, Bill Champlin, Mickey val, Jona Lewie, Nicole, Secret Serv- "But our response to problems is a of the works council, claimed 5,000 In any case, the chemical giant Thomas, James Mandell, Donald ice, the Hornettes, Hot Shot, Tel positive one. We strengthen our art- jobs could be jeopardized by a still does not accept any clear "social tape Byrd, Shadow and Stanley Turren- Herold, Ulli Martin, Juergen Mar- ist and product policies, specially in levy that puts domestic product at a need" for any increase in the rights - tine. A youthful jazz trio, Pieces of a cus, Matchbox, Chris Roberts, Sho- the national section and in the classi- competitive disadvantage. holders' current rate of compensa- Dream is soon to debut with an al- waddywaddy, Trix and Gottlieb cal field, and in basis we go for pro- The music industry, in a tion from home taping. Cassettes pamphlet bum produced by Grover Wash- Wendehals. moting less but higher quality prod- being distributed at this week's Ber- have made possible a tremendous ington Jr. In the musicassette area, the chil- uct." lin radio -tv fair, challenges BASF's increase in total royalties, which for Dick Griffey, Solar Records presi- dren's series "Benjamin Blu- He looks to consistently higher work force argument with a claim 1980, BASF estimates, should have dent, told delegates he was glad his emchen" has become a big seller and quality product to combat the eco- that 60,000 people in Germany earn totalled $95 million from licenses was within the WEA the album "Die Kanincheninsel," nomic problems. Emphasis in the their living in the music business company and royalties on prerecorded cas- "family" and new releases from Kly- produced by the Pool label in Berlin, Teldec laboratories in Berlin and and related fields. The pamphlet is settes plus the current hardware levy maxx, Dynasty and Collage were was awarded a German Phono Nortorf now is on development of the first public appearance of the Academy prize this on audio video recorders. previewed. Shalamar, he said, is set year. digital recordings and direct metal Open Conference of Cultural Pro- Schulze says Teldec is BASF also released the results of a to add to the label's international consistently mastering, and also in a minidisk ducers, formed last month to repre- building success in public opinion poll, taken "in the ambitions with a tour of Nigeria in the classical system. sent the interests of performing art- field, citing big sales for Says past few months," showing that of November, following up with a Eu- the digital Schulze: `With this strategy ists and associated companies in recordings "Idomeneo," with 1,000 consumers, 73% oppose a ropean promotion. And the Sylvers Har- uppermost in our minds, we're con- matters dealing with rights protec- noncourt; the "Haffner Sinfonie," fident about the rest this blank tape levy, 5% approve, and have signed to the company. of year and tion. with Harnoncourt and the Concert - we're anticipating 22% are undecided. The Research Launch of a new label devoted to an even bigger The Open Conference notes the gebouw Orchestra; "Pictures overall market Institute also questioned 500 Ger- jazz was announced for the new year At An share." Justice Ministry opinion, issued last Exhibition" with Solti the In other is man tape retailers, 82% of whom re- by Bruce Lundvall, senior vice presi- and Chi- areas, Teldec also grow- year, that receipts from the current cago Symphony; "Swan Lake" with ing. Following license sist a tape tax because it could hurt dent Elektra /Asylum, with first re- deal successes hardware levy inadequately com- Zubin Metha and the Israel Philhar- with U.K. labels Stiff their business. Here, BASF repeats a leases coming from Eric Gale and and Magnet, pensate rights holders in Germany. monic; "William Tell," with Chailly Statik Records and Zomba claim that a domestic surcharge Bobby McPherson. There'll also be a have Given that basis to work from, the and the National Philharmonic now linked with Teldec. would send German consumers to series of historic live recordings by of Open Conference argues for a tape London; and the Edition Telemann Statik was formed by cheaper foreign mail order sup- such giants as Charlie Parker. Bud Laurie levy over a higher hardware royalty material. Dunn in April this pliers. Powell, Clifford Brown and Dizzy year, when he by insisting that per capita taxation The his Gillespie. Teldec Import Service (TIS), quit role as managing director of The non -acceptance of a tape levy should be commensurate with the set up six years ago, also contributes Virgin Music Publishing to set up his in other countries except Austria, amount of home taping being done, George Steele, Elektra /Asylum a great deal to corporate success, not own operation. coupled with the vice president of international, out- recent strong rejec- a principle followed by a tape levy just for Teldec- distributed labels but Now Statik is setting off under its tion of such a levy by the U.K. gov- but not a higher hardware tax. lined European trek plans for Joe also for other import partners of the Teldec deal with a debut album ernment, are raised as further argu- If a sharply increased royalty is Sun, David Lindley, the Pointer Sis- company. This division is putting "Heart Of Darkness" by Scottish ments against any tape surcharge. not approved, the performing arts ters and others. strong emphasis on Japanese prod- band Positive Noise, already well re- Interestingly, BASF's press re- lobby predicts a decrease in the In the Atlantic label sector, Cheryl uct in the fields of jazz, pop and clas- ceived in Germany, and the album lease does not include the argument amount of music being written and Mitchell, vice president inter- sics. "Action Battlefield," by studio that reportedly influenced the Ger- performed, and perhaps a reduction national, stressed debut albums In the Teldec plant in Nortorf, group New Age Steppers. man justice minister last year in his in activity in other performing arts. from Gwen McRae and Baby more than 21 million soundcarriers WOLFGANG SPAHR

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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 18 NEW AME NO HI WA IE NI ITE, Kumiko 36 34 SHAKIN' STEVENS, Epic 30 NEW LAY ALL YOU LOVE ON ME, Abbe, Yamashita, Nippon Columbia HOLLAND BRITAIN 37 NEW BLACK & WHITE, Pointer Sisters, Polydor (Courtesy Stichting Nederlandse) Week) 19 10 BUCCHIGIRI 3RD, Yokohama (Courtesy of Music Planet As of 9/5/81 Ginbae, King As of 9/5/81 38 32 SIGNING OFF, UB40, Graduate ALBUMS SINGLES 20 17 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE, Air SINGLES 39 35 JUMPIN' JIVE, Joe Jackson, A &M 1 1 KIM WILDE, Kim Wilde, Rak This Last Jet Supply, Phonogram This Last 40 37 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN', Various, K- 2 2 TIME, Electric Light Orchestra, Week Week Week Week 3 STARS ON LONG PLAY, Stars On tel 3 1 1 DE NEDERLANDSE STERRE DIE 1 2 TAINTED LOVE, Soft Cell, Bizzare Long Play, CNR AUSTRALIA STRALE, Rubberen Robbie, CNR 2 1 JAPANESE BOY, Aneka, Hansa 4 4 MISTAKEN IDENTITY, Kim Carnes, Tom Tom (Courtesy Kent Music Report) 2 2 WORDY RAPPINGHOOD, 3 6 LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE), EMI Island CANADA As of 8/31/81 Club, Human League, Virgin (Courtesy Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) 5 5 HITS ON 33, Sweet Power, Arcade Carrere SINGLES 3 5 HANDS UP, Ottawan, 4 5 HOLD ON TIGHT, Electric Light As of 9/5/81 6 7 THIS OLE HOUSE, Shakin' Stevens, YOUR EYES ONLY, Sheena This Last 4 7 FOR Orchestra, Jet SINGLES Epic EMI Week Easton, 5 HOOKED ON CLASSICS, Royal IC Week 3 This Last 7 8 IDEAL, Ideal, 5 6 HOLD ON TIGHT, Electric Light 1 3 PLANET EARTH, Duran Duran, EMI Philharmonic Orchestra, RCA Week Week 8 9 FACE VALUE, Phil Collins, WEA RCA DAVIS EYES, Kim Carnes, Orchestra, 15 SHE'S GOT CLAWS, Gary Numan, PARADISE, 2 4 BETTE 6 1 5 URGENT, Foreigner, Atlantic 9 6 RED SKIES OVER 6 NEW THE OLD CALAHAN, BIN, Mercury Beggars Banquet Ross EMI America 2 10 ENDLESS LOVE, Diana /Lionel Fischer Z, Liberty 7 3 ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE, Michael 3 1 WHO CAN IT BE NOW ?, Men At 7 10 ONE IN TEN, U840, Graduate Richie, Motown 10 11 STINKER, Marius Mueller - Jackson, Motown Epic Work, CBS 8 4 GREEN DOOR, Shakin' Stevens, 3 2 SLOW HAND, Pointer Sisters, Planet Westernhagen, Warner Bros. GHOST TOWN, Specials, 2 -Tone 4 2 STARS ON 45, Stars On 45, 8 8 9 12 ABACAB, Genesis, Charisma 4 3 THEME FROM GREATEST 11 16 ITALIAN MEMORIES, Billy Vaughn, Mercury 9 4 NO ME HABLES, Juan Pardo, 10 8 CARIBBEAN DISCO, Lobo, Polydor AMERICAN HERO, Joey Scarbury, Arcade Benelux 5 6 JESSIE'S GIRL, Rick Springfield, Dureco 11 27 WIRED FOR SOUND, Cliff Richard, Elektra 12 NEW NIGHTCLUBBING, Grace Jones, Wonder, Wizard 10 10 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Stevie EMI 5 6 QUEEN OF HEARTS, Juice Newton, Island Motown 6 7 MAKING YOUR MIND UP, Bucks 12 7 GIRLS ON FILM, Duran Duran, EMI Capitol 13 10 VISAGE, Polydor RCA ME UP, Fizz, 13 28 START Rolling Stones, 6 1 GEMINI DREAM, Moody Blues, 14 18 TURN OF THE TIDE, Barclay James ALBUMS 7 5 TURN ME LOOSE, Loverboy, CBS Rolling Stones Threshold Harvest, Polydor Light Orchestra, Jet 8 8 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO, George 1 3 TIME, Electric 14 19 THE THIN WALL, Ultravox, Chrysalis 7 4 IN THE AIR TONIGHT, Phil Collins, 15 19 CHRISTIANE F. WIR KINDER VOM JACKSON, Harrison, Dark Horse 2 1 THE BEST OF MICHAEL 15 26 CHEMISTRY, Nolans, Epic Atlantic BAHNOF ZOO, David Bowie, RCA 9 16 YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY, Shakin' Motown 16 29 EVERYBODY SALSA, Modern 8 8 FIRE AND ICE, Pat Benatar, 16 13 MAGNETIC FIELDS, Jean Michel Stevens, Epic 3 2 A VAN, Abbe, Polydor Romance, WEA Chrysalis Jarre, Polydor 4 8 LOVE ALBUM, Various, Tudor, 10 14 LOUISE (We Get It Right), Jona 17 16 WUNDERBAR, Tenpole Stiff 9 11 HOLD ON TIGHT, Electric Light 17 NEW HOLIDAY IN PARADISE, Goombay Commonwealth TO THE SIXTIES, Tight Fit, Lewie, Stiff 18 9 BACK Orchestra, Jet Dance Band, CBS 5 LOVE ME TENDER, Various, Circle 11 10 THEY WON'T LET MY GIRLFRIEND 5 Jive 10 13 STOP DRAGGING MY HEART 18 NEW DOLCE VITA, Spider Murphy Gang, Marty TALK TO ME, Jimmy & Boys, 6 7 GOLDEN COLLECTION, 19 11 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Stevie Wonder, AROUND, Stevie Nicks, Modern EMI Avenue Robbins, K -tel Motown 11 16 THIRSTY EARS, Power Blues, 19 NEW MIT PFFERMINZ BIN ICH DEIN Nicks, WEA BEING WITH YOU, Smokey 7 10 BELLA DONNA, Stevie 20 22 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA, Randy Capitol PRINZ, Marius Mueller 12 9 Robinson, Motown 8 4 KIM WILDE, Kim Wilde, Rak Crawford, Warner Bros. 12 9 THE STROKE, Billy Squier, Capitol Westernhagen, WEA Grace Jones, 13 12 STAND AND DELIVER, Adam & 9 9 NIGHTCLUBBING, 21 17 SI SI JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR, Bill 13 18 WHO'S CRYING NOW, Journey, CBS 20 14 QE2, Mike Oldfield, Virgin Island A&M Ants, CBS Wyman, 14 14 TIME, Alan Parsons Project, Arista 10 NEW LADIES FIRST, Various, Polystar Kim Wilde, Rak 14 11 GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER, 22 13 WATER ON GLASS, 15 15 I DON'T NEED YOU, Kenny Rogers, JAPAN Maneuvers In Nolans, Epic 23 NEW SOUVENIR, Orchestral Liberty (Courtesy Music Labo) Dindisc 15 13 BAD HABITS, Billy Field, WEA The Dark, 16 NEW LADY (You Bring Me Up), As of 8/31/81 16 NEW IF I WERE A CARPENTER, Swanee, 24 18 STARTRAX CLUB DISCO, Various, Commodores, Motown SWEDEN SINGLES WEA Picksy 17 17 THE BREAKUP SONG, Greg Kihn (Courtesy GLF) This Last 17 19 STOP DRAGGING MY HEART 25 21 TAKE IT ON THE RUN, REO Band, Beserkley As of 8/18/81 Week Week AROUND, Stevie Nicks, Modern Speedwagon, Epic 18 12 BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY, LULLABY, Imokin SINGLES 1 2 HIGH SCHOOL 18 NEW JUST SO LONELY, Get Wet, CBS 26 14 BEACH BOY GOLD, Gidea Park, Sonet Manhattan Transfer, Atlantic Four Life (Fuji) This Last Trio, 19 17 KIDS IN AMERICA, Kim Wilde, Rak 27 25 I LOVE MUSIC, Enigma, Creole 7 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE, Air Week Week 19 2 1 MAMOTTE AGETAI, Yumi 20 15 DEV -0 LIVE, Devo, Warner Bros. Freestyle, SOS 28 NEW HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR Supply, Big Time Matsutoya, Toshiba -EMI (Kirara) 1 2 JAG VILL HA DIG, HEART), Ottawan, Carerre A &M 2 1 HUBBA HUBBA ZOOT ZOOT, 20 NEW COOL LOVE, Pablo Cruise, 3 3 SHIROI PARASOL, Seiko Matsuda, Planet ALBUMS Trash 29 37 SLOW HAND, Pointer Sisters, CBS/Sony (Sun/JCM) Caramba, /Polar 1 1 STARS ON LONG PLAY, Stars on 30 40 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, Hi Gloss, 3 3 KIDS IN AMERICA, Kim Wilde, Rak ALBUMS 4 5 MOSHIMO PIANO GA HIKETANARA, 45, Mercury Kim Carnes, Epic 1 1 LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER, Moody Toshiyuki Mishida, CBS /Sony 4 5 BETTE DAVIS EYES, AND WHITE, 2 9 ALL THE BEST, Smokie, Rak 31 32 HAND HELD IN BLACK Blues, Threshold GLASS, Jun Horie, CBS/ EMI America 5 4 MEMORY 3 2 MISTAKEN IDENTITY, Kim Carnes, Dollar, Carerre 2 3 PRECIOUS TIME, Pat Benatar, Cabin) 5 9 SENSUELLA ISABELLA, Tomas Sony (Nichion /M.C. EMI America 32 33 ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS, Bucks Chrysalis Hitomi Ishikawa, Ledin, Polar 6 6 MACHIBUSE, 4 NEW DEV -0 LIVE MINI LP, Devo, Warner Fia, RCA 3 2 FACE VALUE, Phil Collins, Atlantic 6 7 CHEQUERED LOVE, Kim Wilde, Rak Canyon (Watanabe) Bros. 33 NEW PASSIONATE FRIEND, Teardrop Nicks, 7 NEW STARS ON 45, Stars On 45, CNR 4 NEW BELLA DONNA, Stevie 7 10 LONELY HEART, Creation, Toshiba - 5 3 SIROCCO, Australian Crawl, EMI MY ROOTS, Explodes, Zoo Modern EMI (NTV /Taiyo) 8 NEW GOING BACK TO 6 8 BELLA DONNA, Stevie Nicks, WEA 34 23 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, Sheena 5 6 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE, Air HITORI TABI, Jouji Odyssey, RCA 8 9 MICHINOKU 7 12 TIME, Electric Light Orchestra, Jet Easton, EMI Supply, Big Time Canyon (Nichion/ 9 NEW VI RYMMER BARA DU OCH JAG, Yamamoto, 8 5 FREEDOM OF CHOICE, Devo, 35 20 CHANT NO. 1 (I DON'T NEED THIS 6 7 MISTAKEN IDENTITY, Kim Carnes, Noice, Sonet Kitajima) Bros. ON), Spandau Ballet, Warner HANDS UP, Ottawan, Carrere PRESSURE EMI America 8 CITY CONNECTION, Emanuel, SMS 10 NEW 9 9 7 LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER, Moody Reformation 7 5 TIME, Electric Light Orchestra, CBS (Watanabe) Threshold 36 NEW HOLLIEDAZE, Hollies, EMI Blues, Blues, ALBUMS 8 10 THIRSTY EARS, Powder 10 7 NAGAI YORU, Chiharu Matsuyama, 10 4 BAD HABITS, Billy Field, WEA Rak 37 34 ARABIAN NIGHTS, Siouxsie & Capitol (STV Pack /Panta) 1 8 KIM WILDE, Kim Wilde, News Record 11 PIRATES, Rickie Lee Jones, Warner Banshees, Polydor 11 2 FOER VAENTAN, Eva Dahlgren, CBS 9 4 4, Foreigner, Atlantic 11 13 Al SENSHI, Daisuke Inoue, King 2 Bros. Jet 38 NEW EVERLASTING LOVE, Rex Smith/ 10 NEW BLIZZARD OF OZZ, Ozzy Osbourne, Cap) 3 NEW TIME, Electric Light Orchestra, (Sunrise /Mad 12 6 CHEMISTRY, Mondo Rock, Avenue Rachel Sweet, CBS CBS Life 4 9 MISTAKEN IDENTITY, Kim Carnes, 12 NEW JEALOUSY, Yousui Inoue, Four Loverboy, CBS 39 35 FIRE, J. Swallo, Island 13 10 LOVERBOY, EMI -America (Nichion / Hogan) HITWAVE '81, Various, Polystar 40 NEW EUROPE AFTER THE RAIN, John 14 NEW 5 5 MODERNA TIDER, Gyllene Tider, 13 14 MOU ICHIDO SHISHUNKI, Hiromi Foxx, Virgin WEST GERMANY 15 18 BLACK AND WHITE, Pointer Sisters, Parlophone Go, CBS /Sony (Burning) Planet (Courtesy Der Musikmarkt) 6 7 HET, Pugh Rogerfeld, EMI 14 11 SUMIRE IRO NO NAMIDA, Hiromi As of 9/7/81 16 13 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE, Air Springsteen, CBS ALBUMS Iwasaki, Victor (Watanabe /NTV) 7 3 THE RIVER, Bruce SINGLES Supply, Big Time 1 1 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, Jet Polystar 8 1 FACE VALUE, Phil Collins, Atlantic 15 19 GUNJO, Shinji Tanimura, 17 14 THE FOX, Elton John, Rocket 2 2 LOVE SONGS, Cliff Richard, EMI This Last 9 4 NIGHTCLUBBING, Grace Jones, (Thunder) 18 15 RENAISSANCE, Village People, RCA 3 5 DURAN DURAN, Duran Duran, EMI Week Week Masahiko Island 16 12 BLUEJEANS MEMORY, 19 ARC OF A DIVER, Steve Winwood, Randy 1 1 DANCE LITTLE BIRD, Electronics, 19 Harry, Chrysalis 4 4 SECRET COMBINATION, Kondo, RVC (Danny's) 10 NEW KOOKOO, Debbie Crawford, Warner Bros. Philips Island 17 17 TORI NO UTA, Kaoru Sugita, Radio THE 2 2 BETTE DAVIS EYES, Kim Carnes, 20 16 HOTTER THAN JULY, Stevie 5 3 OFFICIAL BBC ALBUM OF City (Asai) ROYAL WEDDING, BBC EMI Wonder, Motown 18 NEW KISS WA ME NI SHITE, Venus, 3 3 FLIEG NICHT SO HOCH, MEIN 6 6 SHOT OF LOVE, Bob Dylan, CBS Tokuma (Geiei) SPAI N 7 PRESENT ARMS, UB40, Dep Int'I KLEINER FREUND, Nicole, Jupiter 7 19 20 JINSEI KAKURENBO, Hiroshi Itsuki, (Courtesy EI Gran Musical) 4 13 RAIN IN MAY, Max Werner, ITALY 8 8 HI INFIDELITY, REO Speedwagon, Tokuma (TV Asahi /RFM/ (Courtesy Germano Ruscitto) As of 9/5/81 Epic Metronome Soundeye) As of 9/1/81 SINGLES 13 ROCK CLASSICS, LSO /Royal Choral 5 7 ONLY CRYING, Keith Marshall, 9 20 16 Al NO CORRIDA, Quincy Jones, Alfa SINGLES This Last Society, K -tel Polydor (Taiyo / I ntersong) This Last Week Week 10 10 PRETENDERS II, Pretenders, Real 6 8 HOLD ON TIGHT, Electric Light Week Week 1 4 HANDS UP, Ottawan, Epic 11 15 BELLA DONNA, Stevie Nicks, WEA Orchestra, Jet RCA ALBUMS 1 1 ON MY OWN, Nikka Costa, CGD -MM 2 1 MA QUALE IDEA, Pino D'Angle, 12 9 KIM WILDE, Kim Wilde, Rak 7 6 OH NO NO, Bernie Paul, Ariola MUCH, 1 1 STEREO TAIYO ZOKU, Southern All 2 4 ENOLA GAY, Orchestral Maneouvers 3 5 I LOVE YOU MUCH TOO ANTHEM, Toyah, Safari 8 4 STARS ON 45 VOL. 2, Stars On 45, 13 18 Stars, Victor In The Dark, Ricordi Santana, CBS 14 17 BUCKS FIZZ, Bucks Fizz, RCA CNR 2 2 A LONG VACATION, Eiichi Ohtaki, 3 3 CHI FERMERA' LA MUSICA, Pooh, 4 6 BETTE DAVIS EYES, Kim Carnes, 15 22 CURED, Steve Hackett, Charisma 9 5 CHEQUERED LOVE, Kim Wilde, Rak CBS /Sony CGD -MM EMI 16 14 BAT OUT OF HELL, Meat Loaf, 10 11 MALEDETTA PRIMAVERA, Loretta 3 15 BILLY'S BARBECUE, Arabesque, 5 THE AIR TONIGHT, Phil Collins, 5 2 ENOLA GAY, Orchestral Manoeuvers Intl Goggi, WEA 4 IN Epic /Cleveland Victor Atlantic/ WEA In The Dark, Ariola 17 11 HOTTER THAN JULY, Stevie 11 10 MAMA LORRAINE, G.G. Anderson, 4 3 YAZAWA, Eikichi Yazawa, Warner 5 2 E INVECE NO, Edoardo Bennato, 6 3 STARS ON 45, Stars On 45, Wonder, Motown Hansa Pioneer Ricordi Fonogram 18 12 THIS OLD HOUSE, Shakin' Stevens, 12 12 CRY FOR OUR WORLD, Frank Duval, 5 5 SUN GLOW, Yasuko Agawa, Victor 6 13 MALINCONIA, Riccardo Fogli, 7 NEW PAVO REAL, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Teledec Epic 6 4 LIVE AT WHISKEY A GO GO, Paradiso /CGD -MM Ariola 19 19 BEST OF MICHAEL JACKSON, 13 17 SEVEN TEARS, Goombay Dance Chanels, Epic /Sony 7 7 GALEOTTO FU IL CANOTTO, Renato 8 8 FRENTE A FRENTE, Jeanette, RCA Motown Band, CBS 7 8 TOKI 0 KOETE, Chiharu Matsuyama, Zero, Zerolandiarca 9 NEW MAGNETIC FIELD PART 2, Jean 20 NEW LEVEL 42, Level 42, Polydor 14 9 YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY, Shakin' New Record 8 10 ONE NIGHT AFFAIR, Spargo, Baby/ Michel Jarre, Polydor 16 STARS ON LONG PLAY, Star Sound, Stevens, Epic 21 8 7 DIARY, Naoko Kawai, Nippon CGD -MM 10 7 DE NISA A MUJER, Julio Iglesias, CBS 15 14 GREEN DOOR, Shakin' Stevens, CBS Columbia 9 NEW HULA HOOP, Plastic Bertrand, CBS 22 NEW BEATLE BALLADS, Beatles, 16 16 KIDS IN AMERICA, Kim Wilde, Rak 9 11 GARASU DOUR!, Jun Horie, CBS/ Durium Parlophone 17 24 I'VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE, Sony 10 6 DONATELLA, Rettore, Ariston/ ALBUMS 23 20 KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER, Grace Jones, Island 10 NEW OMOIDE NO SUMMER SONG, Ricordi 1 1 0E NISA A MUJER, Julio Iglesias, Adam & Ants, CBS 18 21 WENN ICH JE DEINE LIEBE Hiroaki Igarashi, CBS /Sony 11 8 AMOUREUX SOLITAIRES, Lie, CBS 24 21 KOOKOO, Debbie Harry, Chrysalis VERLIER, Rex Gildo, Ariola 11 19 MUHON, Alice, Polystar Ariola / CGD -M M 2 2 EN TRANSITO, Joan Manuel Serrat, 25 26 NO SLEEP 'TIL HAMMERSMITH, 19 NEW L.A. GOODBYE, Secret Service, 12 6 GREATEST HITS, Arabesque, Victor 12 17 CANTO STRANIERO, Marcella Bella, Ariola Motorhead, Bronze Strand 13 9 NOGIKU NO HAKA, Soundtrack, CBS 3 3 STARS ON 45, Stars On 45, TRAVELOGUE, Human League, 20 19 STARS ON 45, Stars On 45, CNR 26 27 CBS /Sony 13 14 L'ARTIGIANO, Adriano Celentano, Fonogram Virgin 21 NEW AGADOU, Saragossa Band, Ariola 14 12 THE DUDE, Quincy Jones, Alfa Clan/CGD-MM 4 7 AY AMOR, Victor Manuel, CBS 27 25 MAKING MOVIES, Dire Straits, 22 15 SERA PERCHE TI AMO, Ricchie & 15 NEW MAKO PACK, Mako Ishino, Victor 14 NEW FADE TO GREY, Visage, PolyGram 5 9 MAGNETIC FIELD PART 3, Jean Vertigo Poveri, Baby 16 14 MACHIBUSE, Hitomi Ishikawa, 15 9 AL CENTRO DELLA MUSICA, Ron, Michel Jarre, Polydor GREATS, Beach Boys, 23 18 LOVE WHAT'S YOUR FACE, Ingrid 28 30 20 GOLDEN Canyon RCA 6 4 ME VAS A ECHAR DE MENOS, Jose Capitol Kup, Teldec Ariola 17 16 SYAONARA GINGA TETSUDO 999, 16 15 SEMPLICE, Gianni Togni, Paradiso/ Luis Rodriguez, 29 24 JU JU, Siouxsie & Banshees, 24 20 LIEB MICH EIN LETZTES MAL, Soundtrack, Nippon Columbia CGD -MM 7 5 DISCO DE ORO DE EPIC VOL 4, Polydor Roland Kaiser, Hansa 17 11 TRY IT OUT, Gino Soccio, WEA Various, Epic 30 23 BAD FOR GOOD, Jim Steinman, CBS 25 27 GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS, 18 19 DON'T STOP, THE Kid, Baby /CGD- 8 6 BON VOYAGE, Orquesta Mondragon, 39 VIENNA, Ultravox, Chrysalis Odyssey, RCA 31 hits in MM EMI 32 36 THE RIVER, Bruce Springsteen, CBS 26 23 WEM, Howard Carpendale, EMI For Spanish -language 19 12 LET IT BE LOVE, Paul Bradley, 9 10 NIDO DE AGUILAS, Jose Luis 33 33 CHRISTOPHER CROSS, Warner 27 25 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Stevie Wonder, speaking countries, see Spanish- Baby /CGD -MM Perales, Hispavox Bros. Motown Billboard En Espanol. 20 16 ROCK 'N ROLL ROBOT, Alberto 10 NEW EXTRASOS EN EL ESCAPARATE, 34 29 FACE VALUE, Phil Collins, Virgin 28 22 LORELEY, Dschinghis Khan, Jupiter Camerini, CBS Miguel Rios, Polydor 35 NEW 4, Foreigner, Atlantic 29 26 HANDS UP, Ottawan, Carrere

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BERNADETTE PETERS -Now Playing, MCA MCA5244. Pro- / < Spotlight duced by Brooks Arthur. Peters' second LP, like its predeces- sor, is adorned by a classy Alberto Vargas cover, is produced °n7n Pop nM cleanly by Brooks Arthur and features a diverse body of work that showcases the full range of Peters' BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND -Nine vocals. Highlights in- GRATEFUL DEAD -Dead Set, Arista A218606. Produced by clude the evergreens "Dedicated To The One I Tonight, Capitol STBK12182. Produced by Bob Seger, Love," "Tears Don Healy, Betty Cantor Jackson, Jerry Garcia. Resulting On My Pillow," "I Don't Know Why from Punch. Seger built his loyal rock constituency through (I Just Do) /Mean To Me" live dates at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco and Radio and a live version of Leiber /Stoller's long and acclaimed touring and this two record live set "Don't." Best cuts: City Music Hall, this double live LP is the followup to the re- Those mentioned. displays Seger and band in all their concert glory. Re- cent "Reckoning" LP which featured all acoustic numbers. corded at Cobo Hall in Detroit and Boston Garden, the BRIAN JOHNSON & GEORDIE, MCA MCA5234. Produced by This LP features the electric side of the Grateful Dead. As a band cuts loose on such post "Live Bullet" favorites as Ellis Elias, Roberto Danova, Martin Smith, Geoff Caber. If sampler for the gentle, yet insistent music of the Grateful "Night Moves," "Hollywood Nights," "Rock And Roll Johnson's raspy vocal sounds familiar, it should. He's the Dead, this is a perfect pick. For Dead heads it is must. Never Forgets," "The Fire Down Below," "Betty Lou's singer who replaced Bon Scott as lead vocalist of AC /DC. The Best cuts: "Friend Of The Devil," "Fire On The Mountain," Gettin' Out Tonight" and more. The title cut appeared on music is of the same caliber: harsh, meant to be played loud "Candyman," "Little Red Rooster," "Dead." the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack. The sound quality is and guitar -powered energetic rock. Best cuts: "Natural Born excellent, NILS LOFGREN -Night Fades Away, Backstreet /MCA making this a must for Seger fans and AOR ra- Loser," "Mercenary Man," "Keep On Rocking." BSR5251. Produced by Jeff Baxter. The veteran guitarist, pi- dio. THE ELEKTRICS-State of Shock, Capitol ST12162. Produced anist and songwriter kicks off his third label association (sec- Best cuts: Those mentioned plus "Tryin' To Live My by Lance Quinn, Tony Bongiovi. At first listen, this album may ond as soloist) with perhaps his most consistent LP ever, sug- Life Without You," "We've Got Tonight." seem misnamed -the Elektrics' sound is not at all shocking, gesting three could be the charm -riddled with strong guitar merely fun and danceable. This five -member group's second hooks, trimmed to radio play length and burnished to a classy release contains some real gems, some near gems, and a studio sheen by producer Skunk Baxter, this could be the set whole bunch of cohesive, "elektric" writing and performing. to finally cash in on Lofgren's long- standing promise since Of special note are "I Just Keep Crying," with a '60s beat all surfacing on Neil Young's early '70s disks. Two well- timed, if MEAT grown up, and "1981 Overture," which combines news predictable, cover versions ( "I Go To Pieces," featuring au- LOAF -Dead Ringer, Cleveland International broadcasts with tightly stated commentary. Best cuts: Those thor Del Shannon on backing vocals, and the Beatles' "Any- Epic FE36007. Produced by Meat Loaf, Stephan Galias. cited, plus "Pretty Plastic" and "Go Now." time At All ") will invite quick AOR scrutiny, but the real win- Fans of Meat Loaf's three -year old "Bat Out Of Hell" LP will not be disappointed with the followup. ners are the originals. It is recorded MOTORHEAD -Live: No Sleep Til Hammersmith, Mercury in the same winning, if overblown style, its Best cuts: "Night Fades Away," "Empty Heart" (not the protagonist SRM14023. Produced by Vic Maile. This three-man heavy larger than life as he wages (not always successtully) Stones chestnut, but new Lofgren), "Don't Touch Me," "Dirty the metal band is currently the rage in Britain and it is easy to eternal battle of the sexes. The songs Money." are stil epic in see why. The band goes straight from first gear to overdrive, scope and execution, with a post -Springsteen form of DONNIE and it stays that way all the way to the end. There is no re- IRIS AND THE CRUISERS -King Cool, MCA MCA - bombast that reaches across psychographic lines. Acting spite: just shear head -banging power. 5237. Produced by Mark Avsec. Iris has already proven that Since the band plays as female foil this time around, on the title song, is Cher. with behind those Everyman no frills, its fast and furious music is best served in a live looks lies the heart of a skilled pop - Best cuts: "Dead Ringer For Love," "I'm Gonna Love concert. Best cuts: "The Hammer," master, and this sequel to his successful debut again bal- "Overkill," "Bomber," Her For Both Of Us," "I'll Kill You If You Dort Come "Motorhead." ances sharp melodies and soaring group harmonies with Back," "Read Em And Weep." tough rock momentum. If Styx and REO made the first six POWDER BLUES -Thirsty Ears, Liberty Records LT -1105 months a bonanza for Midwestern rock, Iris and company (Capitol). Produced by Toni Lavin. The big band sounds of could just top a fall bumper crop: like those platinum peers, ¢ Powder Blues range from the jumping "Lovin Kissin & Hug - this band juggles rock Q anthems and modern romance gin" to the bluesy "Nothin But a Tease" and funky "Joy o adroitly. Ridin." Hot licks and masterful riffs abound, many CO courtesy of Best cuts: "Sweet Merilee," "The Promise," "Love Is -J Like capturing airplay, so the adventure has begun. a melodic beat that doesn't quit throughout the album. Much the saxophones on such cuts as "She's Crazy." Lyrics are J A Rock," "Broken Promises." Best cuts: "A Man In Love," "Give Your Love T) Me," credit for this must be to drummer Michael Shrieve, formerly worth a close listen, too. Best cuts: Those cited, plus "She "You're My Angel." Took My Soul." WHISPERS -This Kind Of Lovin', Solar BXL13976 (RCA). of Santana, who could be called the featured player. But Produced by the Whispers, Leon Sylvers III. The Whispers' PEACHES bassist Stephen Dees and guitarists Jack Griffith and Peter 0 & HERB -Sayin' Something! Polydor PD16332. ELMER BERNSTEIN -Heavy Metal, The Score, Full /Moon/ rn last album of new material before Solar's distribution switch Mellow as the Hewlett make strong contributions as well, and the excellent Richie -Ross #1 duet is so is Peaches & Herb's Asylum 5E547. Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orches- T to Elektra /Asylum is a sparkling set balancing sprightly "Freeway" vocals pull it all together. Comparisons to the Police are una- mid climber rough and rocky, yet the results may well tra, conducted by Elmer Bernstein. Though most of the to- uptempo numbers with soft ballads. The title be the voidable, however, and there is a noticeable lack of differ- tune and same. Freddie Perren's sparkling rhythm arrange- "Heavy Metal" soundtrack comes from various heavy metal "Can't Stop Loving You Baby" exemplify the ments entiation between songs. crafty radio -con- dress up tightly- written tunes that reunite tle duo bands, those who remember the movie remember especially scious hooks that made "It's A Love Thing" so infectious; with new fire, innovation Best cuts: "Up Periscope," "Sorry for the Delay," "Don't w and momentum. As usual, the duo's fondly, Bernstein's epic score, recalling in equal measure a3 Do That," "Hard to Say Goodbye," "I'm The One For You" and "What Will I Do" vocals are focus, "Tattoo." are ballads with the but the music of Perren's studic band "Star Wars" and "Ben Hur." The score worked the best dur- the melodic intensity of "Lady," Whispers' followup steals the the to show with clever touches that lift this effort well THE DANCE -In Lust, Statik STATLP3. Produced by the ing the "Den" and "Tarna" sequences, and this is the music And The Beat Goes On." H above sleepy love -tune packages. Dance, John Walker. As can be expected from the name, the that forms most of this LP. Best cuts: "Tarna Prepares," Best cuts: Those cited plus "World A Best cuts: "Freeway," w Of Thousand "Bluer Than Blue," and "Wear You Dance plays dance music. It is a hybrid disco /rock /funk that "Tama Forever," "Den's Heroics." Dreams," "The Bright Lights And You co Girl." Out." can be played in both traditional discotheques and in rock TERRY BROOKS & STRANGE -High Flyer, Star People (Tone). dancehalls. The five -person group boosts an expressive fe- LENA HORNE -The Lady And Her Music, Qwest 2QW3597. LUTHER VANDROSS -Never Too Much, Epic FE 37451. Produced by Terry R. Brooks. male singer and a solid rhythm Basically a one -take LP, that Produced by Quincy Jones. "These songs say everything that Produced by Luther Vandross. With the cut section. Together with a pen- title climbirg the was mixed the next day, and mastered the day chant for gloomy and cynical lyrics, given bite by spare ar- after that, I feel," Horne writes in the brief annotation for this sparkling soul chart, pop and soul audiences will fast become faniliar "High Flyer" belies its quickie production with some dense rangements, this is a band worth hearing. And the cover is two -disk set recorded live at New York's Nederlander Theatre with the multi- faceted artist whose first solo effort is attack- worth seeing. suburban hard rock featuring Brooks on vocals and guitar. last summer. It's a sizzling, spectacular album with La Belle ing the charts like it's already been there before. Truth is, Behind him are bass, drums and keyboards. This LP is good, Best cuts: "In Lust," "Surrogate For Hate," "Into The Lena belting and crooning 25 glorious old tunes with musi- Vandross has for years been a key singer- arranger -songwriter guitar -heavy AOR rock, that need not take a back seat to any- cianly Black." skill and dramatic flair. Harold Wheeler leads the with Roberta Flack, David Bowie, Quincy Jones, and a vrtual thing released by the majors. Best cuts: "Child In The City," enormous pit band -no strings -and Jones' production is who's who of platinum talent. Songs that showcase this "High Flyer," "What Kind Of Man." faultless. After 45 years in show business, Home has at long supple, stylish singer pack enough class funk and rhythm to last achieved a pinnacle. vault Vandross from background to chart top. CHET BOLUNS -AK American Masher, Straight Face CB00001. Best cuts: All Billboard's are exceptional. Best cuts: "Never Too Much," "Don't You Know That," Produced by Chris Darway. If ever there were an album in "I've Been Working." need of a new THE FOUR TOPS- Tonight! Casablanca NBLP7258. Pro- cover, this is it. The purposefully tacky design was obviously meant as a parody, but the music is so far su- duced by David Wottert. "Tonight!" is their Casablanca LP DONALD BYRD AND 125TH STREET, N.Y.C. -Love Byrd, Recommended LPs perior that it may be a victim of its own humor. Background debut and "When She Was My Girl" is the Tops' biggest hit Elektra 5E531. Produced by . Fusion great 3yrd single in years, vocalist Heidi Lindner and Nanette Mancini . Saxo- spinning up the pop and soul charts like nei- joins forces with soul great Hayes and a cast of fresh tale it to phonist Ralph Liberto, bassist Angel Resto and four drum- ther time nor tunefulness has passed since "Reach Out," produce Byrd's latest attempt to leap into the mainstream. mers join with Bolins on keyboards for a fresh, exciting and "Can't Help Myself" and "Shadows of Love." Treading no Vocals by Hot Buttered Soul, 125th Street and Hayes flavor Pop classy sound. It's rock, it's pop, and it's great. Best cuts: All. trend but simply extending the Tops' strong identity -Levi Byrd's jazz- tinged instrumentals, and the result is a musical ALICE COOPER - Special Forces, Warner Bros. BSK3581. Pro- Stubbs' full-bodied, often breath -taking vocals is marriage that not only compliments duced by Richard -"Tonight" Byrd's commercial jedg- Podolor. "Special Forces" is an appropriate AURA-Reaching for the Other Side, Dolphin ST-1111. Pro- the Four Tops today, and it could be their biggest. Best cuts: ment, but stands as some of Ike followup Hayes' most tasteful wodc to to "Flush The Fashion" in that Cooper continues his duced by Tom Siano, Al Douglas. Melodic and slighty jazzy, "When She Was My Girt," "Don't Walk Away," "Tonight." date. The single "Love Is Around" is exploration of sparser lifting Byrd to few sounding audio techniques. His vocal "Reaching for the Other Side" features the vocal talents of heights. delivery is cool and distant while the instrumentation MICKEY THOMAS -Alive Alone, Elektra 5E530. Produced is min- lead singers Minou and Tom Siano. Minou's cuts, such as Best cuts: "Butterfly," "Feel Like Loving You Today," " I imal. Best cuts: "Who Do You Think You Are," by Bill Szymczyk, Allan Bbuek. The Jefferson Starship lead "Skeletons In "Not the Quittin' Kind," "Setting One Up on Me" and "Work- Love Your Love." The Closet," "Generation Landslide." ing vocalist sounds more comfortable in a solo setting than he Band," are especially catchy, but Siano shines on a few goodies of his own. "I Never Knew does with the group. A distinguished singer since his days THE KINGS -Amazon Beach, Elektra 5E543. Produced by Bob Love," on which he sings with Elvin Bishop, lead, is the disk's best song. Best cuts: Those Thomas' smooth and fluid voice is success- Ezrin. Last year the Kings had a hit with "Switchin' to Glide"; cited. fully applied to material from outside writers including Eric this year they've switched to a harder -edged sound. Make no Clapton /George Harrison's "Badge," Cindy Bullen's "Survi- mistake, the Kings are rockers. Such cuts as the title song, soul vor," two cuts by Jules-Shear of Jules & the Polar Bears and /i' Country with its jungle beat, "Got Two Girlfriends" and "Surprises" Eagles and . Giving the material its make it plain that lyricist Zero has one hell of a sense of hu- PATTI LaBELLE -The Spirit's In It, Philadelphia International GENE WATSON -Old Loves punch are such luminaries as Joe Vitale, Don Felder and Never Die, MCA 5241. P o- mor, and that collaborator David Diamond knows how to F737380. Produced by Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff, James Steve Porcaro. duced by Russ Reeder, Gene Watson. He's not even close to a showcase it. Best cuts: "All The Way," "Got Two Girlfriends," Ellison, Cecil Womack, Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs. pop posture, but Watson's Gamble Best cuts: "Alive Alone," "She's Got You Running," "Survi- normally hard country style seems "Why Don't Love Do." and Huff have gathered a mighty musical army to accent the a trifle softer in places here than on his previous vor,' "Too Much Drama." albums. The thunder IGGY POP- Party, Arista and wonder of vocal flamethrower Patti LaBelle, and modifications are mostly in the selection of material, Al- AL9572. Produced by Timmy Boyce. no support's been spared to showcase her true talent. LaBelle though the instrumentation lacks the kind of nervous edge Eschewing his usual doom and gloom. lggy Pop has recorded seems to have an original vocal approach to 89 varities of that Watson's singing style responds to so well. Happily, Wat- what, by his standards at least, is a happy album. Using New soul, rock, reggae -fine -tuned ballads or full -tilt cookers. Hit son's utterly convincing voice is untampered with. York's Uptown Horns for flavoring Iggy demonstrates that he single or not, this LP is a first class song should grab attention by the no- compro- Best cuts: "The Girl I Used To Run Around On," "'Til Me- stylist, able to go way beyond the limits of linda Comes Around," "Nothing About Her Reminds Me Of his usual buzzsaw punk. Along the way he has created his (Contineeed on page 79) You." most radio- accessible LP to date. Best cuts: "Pleasure," "Pumpin' For Jill," 'Time Won't Let Me," "Sea Of Love." Spotlight -The most outstanding new product of the week's releases and that with the greatest potential DYNASTY-The Second Adventure, Solar S20. Produced by EXILE -Heart & Soul, Warner Bros. BSK3588. Produced by for top of the chart placement; picks -predicted for the top halt of the chart in the opinion Leon Sylvers III. Dynasty's "Second Adventure" in the land of Mike Chapman. 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Three vocalists keeps the LP varied Kirby, Pat Nelson, Roman Kozak, Ira Lichtman, Ed Morris, Richard M. nasty Band, present a richly- varied program that appeals to enough to sustain interest. Best cuts: & duced by Chris Kimsey. A new group. yes, but not newcome s. "Heart Soul," "Baby, Kusser, Alan Penchansky, Sam Sutherland, Robyn Wells, Adam White, young and old with a family approach to funk. "Here I Am" is Four veteran rockers pool their considerable talents to create It's Me," "One More Night For Love." Jean Williams.

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Compiled (rom national retail stores and one -stops by the Music Popularity Chart Dept. of Bill- board. Suggested Suggested Suggested t c.a List List U List W Prices Prices Prices ó ARTIST ARTIST ARTIST LP, Soul LP/ LP, Soul LP/ LP, Soul LP/ Title Title RIM Cassettes, Country LP Title RIM Cassettes, Country LP RIM Cassettes, Country LP (Dist. Label) (Dist Label) Label, Number (Dist. Label) Symbols 8 -Track Chart Label, Number Symbols 8-Track Chart Label, Number Symbols 8 Track Chart 56 PAT BENATAR JOURNEY 36 24 17 TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS Crimes Of Passion Escape Chrysalis CHE 1275 8.98 Columbia TC 31408 Hard Promises 8.98 Backstreet BSR 5160 (MCA) - 72 72 16 VAN HALEN 5 STEVIE NICKS Fair Warning Bella Donna 37 38 83 CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. HS 3540 8.98 Modem Records MR 38139 (Atlantic) 8.98 Christopher Cross Werner Bros. BSK 3383 8.98 RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO 3 2 8 FOREIGNER 73 61 22 A Needs Love 4 38 39 28 RUSH Woman Arista AL 9543 7.98 SLP 25 Atlantic SD 16999 8.98 Moving Pictures Mercury SRM-l-4013 (Polygram) 8.98 4 4 8 PAT BENATAR 74 64 19 STARS ON LONG PLAY Precious Time 45 4 EDDIE RABBITT Stars On Long Play Records RR 16044 (Atlantic) 8.98 Chrysalis CHR 1346 8.98 Step By Step Radio Elektra 5E -532 8.98 CLP 2 5 20 BILLY SQUIER 75 75 13 PAT METHENY & LYLE MAYS 40 41 22 OZZY OSBOURNE Don't Say No As Falls Wichita Blizzard Of Ozz Bros.) 8.98 Capitol ST -12146 8.98 ECM ECM-t-1190 (Warner let 12 36812 (Epic) 8.98 6 6 RICKIE LEE JONES 76 67 30 .38 SPECIAL 33 14 OAK RIDGE BOYS Pirates 41 Wild Eyed Southern Boys Fancy Free 7.98 Warner Bros. BSK 3432 8.98 MM SP -4835 MCA MCA 5209 8.98 CLP 3 7 7 27 RICK SPRINGFIELD 77 69 6 THE B-52'S 42 42 7 JOE JACKSON Party Mix Working Class Dog Jumpin' Jive RCA AFL13697 7.98 Warner Bros. Mini 3596 5.98 88M SP-481I 8.98 THE ROLLING STONES 81 11 CARPENTERS 4V a=1 59 2 BOB DYLAN 78 Tattoo You Shot Of Love Made In America Rolling Stones COC 21003 8.98 MM SP-3723 8.98 Columbia TC 37496

9 8 20 RICK JAMES 52 4 LITTLE FEAT 3 IAN HUNTER Street Songs * Hoy -Hoy 88 Short Back 'N' Sides 1 * SLP 8.98 Gordy G8-1002M1 (Motown) 8.98 Warner Bros. 2BSK 3538 15.98 Chrysalis CHR 1326

11 3 PRETENDERS 56 4 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND 80 82 21 POINT BLANK Pretenders II * Road Brothers Of The American Excess Sire SRK 3572 (Warner Bros.) 8.98 Arista AL 9564 8.98 MCA MCA-5189 8.98

11 9 14 MOODY BLUES 46 U 12 JOHN SCHNEIDER 81 83 12 GARY WRIGHT Long Distance Voyager Now Or Never The Right Place 8.98 CLP 19 Threshold TRL-1.2901 (Polygram) Scotti Bros. FZ 37400 (CBS) Wams Bros. BSK 3511 8.98

12 12 10 POINTER SISTERS 47 47 23 GREG KIHN 82 76 19 STANLEY CLARKE/GEORGE DUKE Black & White Rockihnroll The Clarke /Duke Project Planet P-18 (Elektra) 8.98 SLP 11 Beserkley BZ 10069 (Elektra) 8.98 Epic FE 36918 SLP 20 14 7 SOUNDTRACK 53 6 LARRY GRAHAM 93 7 MICHAEL STANLEY BAND Endless Love iVi Just Be My Lady * Northcoast Mercury SRM-l-2001 (Polygram) 8.98 SLP 9 Warner Bros. BSK 3554 8.98 SLP 8 EMI-America SW 17056 8.98 15 4 AL JARREAU 49 49 15 MARTY BALIN 84 M 15 KRAFTWERK Breakin' Away Balín Computer World Warner Bros. BSK 3516 8.98 SLP 7 EMI-America 5017054 8.98 Warner Bros. HS 3549 8.98 SLP 60 15 10 40 REO SPEEDWAGON 50 50 44 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT 85 78 56 AC /DC Hi Infidelity The Turn Of A Friendly Card 8.98 Back In Black Epic FE 36844 Arista AL 9518 Atlantic SD 16018 8.98 16 16 25 ALABAMA 60 7 THE GO GO'S * 6 MANHATTANS Feels So Right Beauty And The Beat 94 8.98 RCA AHLI -3930 7.98 CLP 1 I.R.S. 5P-70021 (MM) Black Tie Columbia FC 37156 20 4 E.LO. 63 3 ARETHA FRANKLIN * Love All The Hurt Away THE KINKS GV Time 8.98 emr» let FZ 31371 (Epic) Arista AL 9552 Cine The People What They Want Arista AL 9567 8.98 32 6 SOUNDTRACK * 62 8 MILES DAVIS Heavy Metal The Man With The Horn 99 3 SPYRO GYRA SLP 17 Full Moon /Asylum DP -90004 (Elektra) 15.98 Columbia FC 36790 Freetime MCA MCA-5238 8.98 19 19 14 AIR SUPPLY 54 54 6 FRANKIE SMITH Tomorrow The One That You Love Children Of 97 8 ICEHOUSE WMOT FW 37391 (CBS) SLP 14 Ansta AL 9551 8.98 ( Icehouse Chrysalis CHR 1350 8.98 23 6 Z Z TOP 55 55 24 QUINCY JONES El Loco The Dude 8.98 SLP 23 90 90 8 PO Warner Bros. 65K 3593 8.98 MM SP3721 ul eAnd Gray 8.98 21 17 20 KIM CARNES 56 57 48 KENNY ROGERS MCA MCA-5227 Mistaken Identity Greatest Hits 8.98 CLP 13 THE FOUR TOPS -America SO 17052 8.98 Liberty L00.1072 EMI !l Tonight 22 22 14 MANHATTAN TRANSFER 57 58 7 PHYWS HYMAN Casablanca NBLP 7258 8.98 Mecca For Moderns Can't We Fall In Love Again AL 9544 8.98 SLP 15 Atlantic SD 16036 8.98 Arista 92 80 19 LEE RITENOUR Rit 66 16 SQUEEZE SLP 63 23 13 10 THE COMMODORES * Elektra 6E -331 8.98 East Side Story In The Pocket 7.98 Motown M8-955M1 8.98 SLP 4 MM SP-4854 93 71 9 THE BROTHERS JOHNSON Winners 68 6 RAMONES 24 25 22 SANTANA A&M SP -3724 8.98 SLP 10 Dreams Zebop Pleasant I Sire SRK 3571 (Werner Bros.) 8.98 Columbia FC 31158 94 98 27 SHEENA EASTON 70 6 DEF LEPPARD Sheena Easton 27 10 BLUE OYSTER CULT 8.98 High N' Dry EMI-America ST 17049 Fire Of Unknown Origin Mercury SRM-1-4021 (Polygram) 8.98 Columbia FC 37389 145 2 SOUNDTRACK 77 2 RONNIE MILSAP * Arthur The Album 26 26 14 TEEM MARIE st There's No Getting Over Me Warner Bros. BSK 3582 8.98 Be Magic It Must RCA AHL1 4060 7.98 SLP 2 Gordy 68.10114611 (Motown) 8.98 BOB JAMES 62 34 57 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES =IO 27 28 28 JUICE NEWTON Sign Of The Times Voices Columbia/Tappan Zee PC 37495 Juice RCA AQL1 3646 8.98 Capitol ST-12136 8.98 CLP 6 97 85 18 STEPHANIE MILLS 63 40 11 MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE 31 3 DEBBIE HARRY Stephanie BEVERLY SLP 19 i: KooKoo 20th Century T -700 (RCA) 8.98 Live In New Orleans Chrysalis CHR 1347 -12156 9.98 SLP 12 Capitol SKBK 1 2 HAM WILLIAMS JR. 29 29 8 EVELYN KING 65 22 AC /DC The Pressure Is On 64 8.98 CLP 23 I'm In Love Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Elektra /Curb 5E-535 SLP 6 RCA AFL13%2 8.98 Atlantic SD 16033 8.98 119 6 JON AND VANGEUS 30 30 33 STYX * The Friends Of Mr. Cairo lit 74 4 HERB ALPERT Paradise Theatre Magic Man Porydor PD-1-6326 (Polygram) 8.98 A&M SP 3719 8.98 A &M SP3728 8.98 SLP 39 * 110 11 AIR SUPPLY 31 18 10 KENNY ROGERS 66 43 9 MICK FLEETWOOD Lost In Love Share Your Love The Visitor Arista Al. 9530 8.98 Liberty L00.1108 8.98 CLP 4 RCA ÁF11.4080 8.98 101 103 9 RAFAEL CAMERON 32 21 27 PHIL COLLINS 67 46 8 STACY LATTISAW Cameron's In Love Face Value With You Salsaul SA 8542 (RCA) 7.98 SIP 31 Atlantic SD 16029 8.98 Cotillion SD 16049 (Atlantic 8.98 SLP 13 102 106 24 DENIECE WILLIAMS 8 RICHARD DIMPLES FIELDS 48 8 BLACKFOOT 35 68 My Melody Dimples Marauder ARC /Columbia FC 37048 SU' 26 Boardwalk N8133232 8.98 SLP 5 Atca 5032-107 (Atlantic) 8.98 111 8 SOUNDTRACK 36 9 PABLO CRUISE ifr 79 6 CARL CARLTON * For Your Eyes Only Reflector Carl Carlton Liberty L00 -1109 8.98 MM SP -3726 8.98 20th Century Foi T-628 (RCA) 8.98 SLP 3 4 RENE & ANGELA 37 11 JOHN DENVER 70 51 22 JEFFERSON STARSHIP * 146 Some Days Are Diamonds Modern Times Wall To Wall 8.98 Capitol ST 12161 8.98 RCA AFL l 4055 8.98 CEP 8 Grunt BZL13848 (RCA)

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www.americanradiohistory.com 84 Genera l News Closeup PRETENDERS A - II, Sire and "insipid record collection." She SRK3572 (W.B.). Produced by Chris shrugs, "I see your dog got shot/ Well Births Thomas. hell, never mind /That's show biz, big Chrissie Hynde means what she boy/ You've got to be cruel to be Girl, Chaquira Monique, to Bar- says. When she warns, "Bad Boys kind. " Nick Lowe was never like bara and Calvin Simpson, Get Spanked," West a cracking whip is this. Bloomfield, Mich., July 31. Father her punctuation. is When she snarls "Jealous Dogs" is a jab at women with Simpson's Productions, Inc. about "Jealous Dogs," there's bark- who use men -and the suckers who * * * ing, scratching and order -giving: fall for them. Hynde's voice trembles "Get down off the couch." as she warns against the treacherous Boy, William James, to Catherine and Will Hynde is an angry young "jealous bitch" who "always wants Millar Aug. 28 in Prince Ed- ward Island, woman -most of the time -and she more -the courts have made her Canada. Father is a member of the Irish Rovers knows how to express loathing like rich." She tells men, "You really got act. no one since Johnny Rotten. Al- taken /bringing home the bacon." * * * though "Pretenders II" features Grrr. Presumably Hynde has more Boy, Carl, to Frances and Carl non -angry songs (most notably "I respect for self -sufficient women. Young Aug. 15 in San Antonio, Tex. Go To Sleep") the album is for the One of the album's best rockers is Father is Music Express executive. most part a hard -driving statement. "Louie Louie," no releation to any It is anti -women ( "Jealous Dogs ") previous Louie Louies. There's a and anti -men ( "Pack It Up ") with great horn section in this song that OLD PALS -Veteran troubador Pete Seeger, left, relaxes backstage at Los An- Marriages equal ferocity. integrates well with the fast paced geles' Greek Theatre with Arlo Guthrie following the duo's opening night con- "I Go To Sleep," the album's most rhythm. cert there. Their occasional concert jaunts stretch back to the early '70s, and Ed Kleinman and Susan Erlich - dreamlike and sentimental cut, is the man, managers of the Stranglers, The French horn in "I as one -time partner with the late Woody Guthrie, Seeger's friendship with his only one Hynde did not write or co- Go To Sept. 6 in Philadelphia. Sleep" is also well -used. This slow son is virtually lifelong. write. Author is Ray Davies, who * * * also penned "Stop Your Sobbing" tune shows Hynde's emotional range as well as Danny Duch, Atlantic Records' lo- from the group's first album, re- that of the rest of the band. When she's cal promotion man in New York, to leased in early 1980. Hynde more not angry at some- one, she can "go to sleep Sue Kapelov Aug. 23 in New York. than does justice to the lovely "I Go /and imag- ine that you're here With me." Rarely Chorbeot * * * To Sleep," but anger is undeniably Co. ntinued from 6 her is Hynde imploring, but in this cut page three weeks on top last year and Tom Shelton, morning DJ forte. the Supremes, Lennon and on Of course, the Pretenders she shows that it's possible. Scott's peaked at number 27 on the pop KFRU -AM Columbia, Mo. to Donna are more McCartney from the Beatles and chart. than Chrissie Hynde. Drummer keyboards are a highlight here and Before that, Jarreau had Owen Aug. 22. add Smokey Robinson from the Mir- cracked the pop chart Martin Chambers, bassist Pete Farn- polish to the gem. with three * * acles. All of these group alumni have other albums: * don and guitarist James Honeyman "Birds of Paradise," the next cut, "All Fly Home" hit hit the top 10 in the past 20 months. 78, "Look To The Brad Moss, disco DJ at Packets in Scott contribute greatly to the sense keeps much of the same feel alive, as Rainbow" made The Stones' new "Tattoo You" LP 49 and "Glow" peaked Atlanta, to Katherine Gasque Sept. 5 of urgency. They are much, much Hynde talks about a friend. And at 132 five (Rolling Stones) enters the chart at years ago. in Atlanta. more than just a backup band; all "Talk of the Town, ". the next and fi- number eight, the highest any album Jarreau also * * * are extremely gifted musicians who nal cut on side one, is another high - has his first Hot 100 has debuted since Stevie Wonder's single as "We're play together like they were made quality, lower -keyed rocker. In This Love To- Debbie Baird, traffic director of "Hotter Than July" came on at four gether" climbs five points to number KSND -FM for each other. "Talk Of The Town" and "Mes- Eugene, Ore., to Andy last fall. 39 pop. It hits the top 40 the week Barber, Hynde herself plays a mean gui- sage Of Love" were released on on -air personality at KMJK- an The album returns the Stones to Manhattan Transfer's "Boy From FM tar, and her talents mesh well with EP earlier this year and have done Portland, Sept. 5 in Los Angeles. the top 10 after the motley "Sucking New York City" falls out: both were those of her cohorts. The pounding well on the charts. They The couple plans to relocate in L.A. make "Pre- In The Seventies" compilation produced by Jay Graydon. beat that runs non -stop through the * * * tenders II" an album with built -in peaked at number 15 in April. That The album never gets monotonous, Jarreau single is also top 10 demand, proven by its debut at set broke a 26 -album string of top 10 r &b. Lennaert Nijgh, noted Dutch lyr- never loses its inventiveness. number 22. Oh yes, they're the great LPs for the Stones. icist, to Jose Koning at Groet, north Mastérful putdowns in "Pack It Pretenders. You might even say The Four Tops' "Tonight" (Casa- of Holland, Aug. 28. Up," as Hynde condemns her vic- they're "good, good, good /like Bri- blanca) debuts at number 91, tim's "appalling in- RCA Briefs taste in women" git Bardot." LAURA FOTI stantly becoming the group's high- Continued from page /6 est- charting LP since "Main Street Depths People" hit number 66 eight years The departure did not go unnoticed ago. The group had been absent by RCA execs. Bob Summer: "The Frank T. Frasier, 84, who was a lamb from the top 200 since 1976's "Cat- that strayed, but should have singer with the Vincent Lopez or- fish." stayed "; Larry Harris: "Some have chestra in the 1920s, Aug. 8 in Ocean come, If 1965 is going to be mined for- some have gone, but the RCA Township, NJ. He is survived by his beat goes ever, at least be glad it was such a on!" widow, Alice. good year. Looks like an Arista deal for Hall * * * & Oates, although it's And when Shirley Ellis, Barry understood Hermann Schey, 85, Dutch classi- the hot act will deliver at least two McGuire and Sam the Sham & the cal singer, recently in Oberlikon, more albums to RCA. Pharoahs come crashing onto the Group's men- Switzerland. Born in Germany, tor, Tommy Motolla, charts. don't say you weren't was present at Schey performed with conductors warned. the meeting. .. Bonnie Goldner, such as Walter Scherchen, promotion, West Coast, * * * in picking Weingartner, Kleiber and Furtwang- up a trophy for expertise on the ten- 1er in the '30s. He became a Dutch Journey's End: Journey's "Es- nis court, told Larry Gallagher, her citizen in the late '30s and performed cape" moves up to No. 1 on this opponent, that his problem was fa- a frequently with the Amsterdam Con- week's pop album chart, becoming miliar one -"returns." The press The Pretenders: Good, good, good. ... cert Hall Orchestra. the group's first top- ranked album. didn't get an invite to a merchandis- * * * It's also Columbia's first No. 1 al- ing seminar, but among the direc- bum 1981, of though Epic had the tions said to be discussed was in- Eleanore Whiting, 86, Aug. 18. No. 1 LP for 15 weeks this year with creasing use of tv ads and testing She was the widow of ASCAP com- REO Speedwagon's "Hi Infidelity." procedures to evaluate the impact of poser Richard Whiting, and the Rock 'n' RoIIin9 Columbia had no fewer than four advertising -using a Gross Ratings mother of singer Margaret Whiting No. I albums in 1980: Pink Floyd's Points (GRP) concept. ... Good and actress Barbara Whiting Smith. Continued from page 10 week tour is budgeted to lose "The Wall," Billy Joel's "Glass timing: A generally favorable stock Memorial services will be held Sept. Houses," Barbra Farrell at International Talent. $66,000. Streisand's analyst report on RCA Corp. ap- 12 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's Church in The LP, titled "Discipline," is "Guilty" and Bruce Springsteen's peared Tuesday (1) in The New Westwood, Calif. In addition to her Fripp says, for instance, he turned scheduled for Sept. 23 release. "The River." York Times. Record division -wise, daughters, she is survived by two down playing in Italy and Spain be- "Anyone who ever expected King Journey has climbed to a higher RCA board chairman Thornton grandchildren. cause only 5,000 seat venues were Crimson, would recognize it to be chart peak with each of its seven stu- Bradshaw seen likely to send good available, he * * * and could reach no King Crimson," he says. "It is King dio albums. "Journey" hit 138 in vibes to the division, having been other accommodations, 1975, as he did in Crimson 1981. It is not antique. It followed in jurn by "Look Into very cultural- minded while heading Joan Edwards, 63, in New York New York, where he will play a carries its history lightly." Moreover, The Future" (#100), "Next" ( #85), Atlantic -Richfield and being the Aug. 27 of a heart attack. A singer venue ( with smaller (the Savoy) for mul- adds Fripp, it is in tune with a faster "Infinity" #21), "Evolution" owner of a hefty personal library of Paul Whiteman's orchestra in tiple dates. He would rather work pace. ( #20), "Departure ( #8) and now recordings. the 1930s, she later starred in the Lucky Strike harder, and play more dates, than "Our personal tempos are shift- "Escape." Think James Galway is popular "Hit Parade" radio play to the mass A compilation program. She is survived by audience, he says. ing, because the tempo of life is ac- of older tracks, "In today? Then wait until the versatile three The Beginning," hit 152 last year; daughters and one son. Though Fripp is confident that he celerating. And that really does have Red Seal flautist debuts as a tele- the live set "Captured" climbed to * * * can fill 5,000 seat venues in the U.S. a reflection in the tempo of music. vision host. Galway will lead PBS We number nine earlier this year. viewers through once the tour begins Oct. 22, he says are not so laid back. We are "Music In Time," a Vernon Polk, 55, of a heart attack more on the edge now. Post -punk * * * 16 -hour PBS series to air in 1982, ac- he is willing to pass up cities where Aug. 22 in Palm Springs, Calif. He music actually has a different way of Jarreau Breaks: Al cording to RCA. Red Seal will offer smaller venues are not available. If, Jarreau's had sung with the Les Brown, Tex relating the beat in terms of the notes "Breakin' Away" (Warner Bros.) a four record set containing music however, there is a large venue with Beneke and Ray McKinley big bands that are played to pulse. In pre -punk holds at No. 1 on Billboard's jazz featured in the programs. It was also and with a good rock history, he says he may the Modernaires and Town rock the emphasis is laid slightly be- chart for the second week as it revealed that plans are afoot for Criers vocal groups. He is survived by make the exception, but he would hind the pulse, behind the beat. Post climbs to number 14 pop. Galway to wax a Nashville album his widow, Kay; one sister, Lucy Ann want to a local play small club the punk, it is right on top. The beat is It's the singer's second LP to top sometime in the next six months. Polk, also a singer, and three chil- next night. As it is, he says, the five- edged forward a notch." the jazz chart: "This Time" logged IRV LICHTMAN dren.

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POSITION Compiled from national retail 105 s fl -200 stores and one stops by the Music 'c Copyright 1981, Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may Popularity Chart Dept. of Bill- Suggested Suggested List be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmi ted. in a form or by any board. List means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or of erwise, without W W Prices Prices the prior written permission of the publisher. ARTIST l3t ARTIST LP, Soul LP/ LP, Soul LP/ Title RIM Cassettes, Country LP Title RIM Cassettes, Country LP Suggested Label, Number (Dist. Label) Symbols 8-Track Chart Label, Number (Dist. Label) Symbols 8 -Track Chart List E ae Prices W 151 2 RACHEL SWEET 169 171 14 DIONNE WARWICK ARTIST LP, Soul LP/ * Hot Live And Otherwise And Then He Kissed Me LP Title RIM Cassettes, Country Columbia ARC 37077 Arista A2L -8605 11.98 SLP 64 Label, Number (Dist. Label) Symbols &Track Chart a E 137 137 42 NEIL DIAMOND 170 172 4 MICKEY GILLEY The Jazz Singer You Don't Know Me 115 3 FUNKADEUC 27 * Capitol SWAV -12120 9.98 Epic FE 37416 CLP The Electric Spanking Of War Babies 138 128 47 THE POLICE 180 22 RONNIE MILSAP Warner Bros. BSK 3482 8.98 SLP 41 Zenyatta Mondatta YY Out Where The Bright Lights Are AIM SP 3720 8.98 Glowing 106 86 35 STEVE WINWOOD RCA ML13932 8.98 CLP 29 Arc Of A Diver 154 8 JOURNEY Island ILPS 9576 (Warner Bros.) 7.98 1CYi Infinity RITA COOLIDGE Columbia IC 34912 Y ass* Heartbreak Radio 107 87 25 ROSANNE CASH MM 5P3727 8.98 Seven Year Ache * 150 2 GLADYS KNIGHT & Columbia 1C 36965 CLP 11 THE PIPS 173 174 5 OINGO BOINGO Touch Only A Lad 108 89 46 THE DOORS Columbia FC 37086 MM SP 4863 8.98 Greatest Hits Elektra 5E-515 8.98 141 141 11 SILVER CONDOR 174 178 3 THE STRIKERS Silver Condor The Strikers 109 91 25 FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Columbia NFC 37163 Prelude PRL 14100 8.98 SLP 45 Franke & The Knockouts 152 3 THE TEMPTATIONS Millennium BKL1.1755 (RCA) 7.98 * 175 175 3 PASSPORT The Temptations Blue Tattoo G8-1006M1 (Motown) 8.98 120 30 JOURNEY Gordy Atlantic SD 19304 8.98 yVf Captured 143 109 8 FOGHAT Columbia KC-237016 176 181 7 WIWE NELSON Boys To Bounce Girls To Chat & The Minstrel Man DAN FOGELBERG Bearsville BRK -3578 Warner Bros.) 8.98 RCA Mil 4045 8.98 CLP 52 * on* The Innocent Age 144 113 17 SPLIT ENZ Full Moon /Epic KE2 37393 ROCKIE ROBBINS Waiata I Believe In Love MM SP -4848 7.98 112 112 8 DON WILLIAMS AIM SP 4869 8.98 Especially For You 145 147 27 SMOKEY ROBINSON MCA MGt5210 8.98 CLP 5 PEACHES & HERB Being With You Sayin Tamia T8375M1 (Motown) 8.98 SLP 55 Somethin * 1 3 5 2 2 PRETENDERS Polydon PD- 1.6332 8.98 Extended Play 146 114 10 SOUNDTRACK Sire Mini 3563 (Warner Bros.) 24 JUDAS PRIEST 5.99 The Great Muppet Caper 179 179 Atlantic SD 16047 8.98 Point Of Entry 130 4 JOEY SCARBURY Columbia FC 37052 Y8f America's Greatest Hero 147 149 27 ATLANTIC STARR Elektra 5E-537 8.98 Radiant 1:3=i1 RIOT MM SP -4833 7.98 SIP 29 Fire Down Below 15 116 23 GINO VANNEW Elektra 5E -546 8.98 Nightwalker 158 5 JOURNEY Mista AL 9539 8.98 * 181 126 17 RANDY CRAWFORD Departure Columbia FC 36339 Secret Combination 6 92 9 PETER TOSH Wamer Bos. BSK 3541 8.98 SLP 32 Wanted Dread And Alive 159 7 THE BEACH BOYS Rolling Stones /EMI-America SO 17055 8.98 SLP 58 181'E Endless Summer 182 185 5 JOURNEY Capitol SKB8-11307 10.98 Evolution 7 117 4 THE S.O.S. BAND Columbia FC 35797 Too 169 2 BRICK Tabu FZ 37449 (Epic) SLP 37 1Rt1 Summer Heart 183 183 18 DAVID UNDLEY Bang FZ 37471 8.98 El Rayo -X I 95 16 THE TUBES Asylum 5E-524 (Elektra) 8.98 The Completion Backward Princip) 151 153 33 APRIL WINE Capitol 500-12151 8.98 The Nature Of The Beast 184 188 46 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Capitol 500.12125 8.98 The River 96 44 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. Columbia PC 236854 Winelight 152 142 13 CAMEO Elektra 6E-305 8.98 SLP 61 Knights Of The Sound Table LATOYA JACKSON Chocolate City CCLP 2019 (Polygram) 8.98 SLP 20 c=i My Special Love 2 BARBARA 144 MANDRELL Polydor P0. 1.6326 8.98 * 166 3 THE TUBES Live * MCA 5243 8.98 T.R.A.S.H. 186 176 36 SHALAMAR ABM SP.4870 8.98 Three For Love 100 15 ELTON JOHN Soar BZ113577 8.98 SLP 30 The Fox 154 157 6 THE DAZZ BAND Geffen MS 2002 Warner Bros.) 8.98 Let The Music Play 187 187 49 BARBRA STREISAND Motown MO-957M1 8.98 SLP 36 101 17 GRACE JONES Guilty FC 36750 Nightclubbing 170 4 TOM PETTY AND THE Columbia Island ILPS 9624 (Warner Bros.) 8.98 SLP 33_ IRIi HEARTBREAKERS 188 189 29 SISTER SLEDGE Damn The Torpedoes All American Girls i 102 23 DEBRA LAWS Backstreet MCA-5105 (MCA) 8.98 Cotillion 5D -16027 (Atlantic) 8.98 Very Special Elektra 6E300 8.98 SLP 27 173 3 BALANCE 189 190 4 SOUNDTRACK 18 Balance The Night The Lights Went Out In 134 2 THE DIRT BAND Portrait NFR 37357 (Epic) * Georgia Jealousy Mirage 16051 8.98 CLP 40 LW 1106 8.98 RED RIDER WTG (Atlantic) 1M( As Far As Siam 1=10 EBONEE WEBB 136 3 TIM CURRY Capitol ST.12145 8.98 * ter* Ebonee Webb Simplicity MM SP 4830 8.98 158 118 10 JEAN -MICHEL JARRE Capitol ST 12148 8.98 Magnetic Fields 191 191 79 BOB SEGER & 6 104 10 CHERYL LYNN Polydor PD.1 -6325 8.98 In The Night THE SILVER BULLET BAND Columbia FC 37034 SLP 16 159 161 5 PAT BENATAR SIT-12041 Wind In The Heat Of The Night Caputo 8.98 27 12 6 BILLY PRESTON & SYREETA Chrysalis CHR 1236 8.98 Billy Preston & Syreeta 192 182 22 DAVID SANBORN 5 Motown M8-958MI 8.98 SLP 54 160 160 SAD CAFE Voyeur Sad Cafe Warner Bros. 85K 3546 8.98 SLP 70 28 10 11 SOUNDTRACK Swan Song SS 16048 (Atlantic) 8.98 Raiders Of The Lost Ark 193 192 5 FOREIGNER 161 163 380 PINK FLOYD Columbia 15 37373 Foreigner Dark Side Of The Moon Atlantic SD 19109 8.98 129 129 15 THE CHIPMUNKS Harvest SMAS 11163 (Capitol) 8.98 Chipmunk 194 132 14 GEORGE JONES Urban 162 164 5 ROBBIE PATTON RCA AFLI -40 7 8.98 CLP 45 I Am What I Am Shores Distant Epic FE 36586 CLP 10 156 3 BROOKLYN BRONX & Liberty LT-1107 8.98 * 195 195 22 CHANGE QUEENS BAND 163 123 13 GEORGE HARRISON Miracles Brooklyn Bronx & Queens Band Somewhere In England Capitol ST 12155 Atlantic/RFC 5D 19301 7.98 SLP 57 8.98 Dark Horse DIM 3492 (Warner Bros.) 8.98 133 12 FURS 131 131 41 JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO 164 124 33 LOVERBOT 196 THE PSYCHEDELIC Talk Talk Double Fantasy Loverboy Talk Geffen 2001 (Warner Bros.) 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Change 195 Spyro Gyra 88 Loverboy 164 Eddie Rabbet 39 The Great Muppet Caper 146 LPs &TAPE Chipmunks 129 Daryl Hall & John Oates 62 Cheryl Lynn 126 Ramones 59 The Night The Lights Went Out 189 TOP Stanley Clarke /George Duke 82 George Harrison 168 Barbara Mandrel) 120 Red Rider 157 Split Enz 144 Rene & Angelea Rick Springfield 7 A-Z (LISTED BY ARTISTS) Phil Collins 32 Debbie Harry 28 Manhattans 86 104 Commodores 23 Ian Hunter 79 Manhattan Transfer 22 Rea Speedwagon 15 Bruce Springsteen 184 Rita Coolidge 172 Phyllis Hyman 57 Maze 63 Riot 180 Squeeze 58 AC /DC 64,85 Randy Crawford 181 Icehouse 89 Pat Metheny & Lyle Maya 75 Lee Ritenour 92 Billy Squier 5 Adam And The Ants 200 Christopher Cross 37 Iron Maiden 134 Stephanie Mills 97 Rookie Robbins 177 Michael Stanley Band 83 Air Supply 19,100 Tim Curry 125 Joe Jackson 42 Ronnie Milsap 61,171 Rolling Stones 8 Stars On Long Play 74 Alabama 16 Miles Davis 53 Latoya Jackson 185 Moody Blues 11 Smokey Robinson 145 Barbra Streisand 187 Alan Parson's Project 50 Dazz Band 154 Bob James 96 Willie Nelson 176 Kenny Rogers 31, 56 Strikers 174 Allman Brothers 45 Def Leopard 60 Rick James 9 Neville Brothers 166 Rush 38 Styx 30 Herb Alpert 65 John Denver 35 Jean -Michael Jam 158 Juice Newton 27 Sad Cafe 160 Rachel Sweet 136 April Wire 51 Neil Diamond 137 AlJarreau 14 Stevie Nicks 2 Carole Bayer Sager 199 Teena Marie 26 Atlantic Starr 147 Dirt Band 124 Jefferson Starship 70 Oak Ridge Boys 41 David Sanborn 192 Temptations 142 B -52's 77 Doors 108 Elton John 121 Oingo Boingo 173 Santana 24 The Time 132 Balance 156 Bob Dylan 43 Jon And Vangelis 99 Ozzy Osbourn 40 Joey Scarbury 114 Peter Tosh 116 Marty Balin 49 Sheena Easton 94 George Jones 194 Pablo Cruise 34 John Schneider 46 Tubes 118, 153 Beach Boys 149 E.L.O. 17 Grace Jones 122 Ray Parker Jr 73 Tom Scott 168 Joe Walsh 133 Pat Benatar 4, 71, 159 Richard Dimples Fields 33 Quincy Jones 55 Passport 175 Bob Seger & The Saver Bullet Band ....191 Dionne Warwick 169 Blackfoot 68 Mick Fleetwood 66 Rickie Lee Jones 6 Robbia Patton 162 Shalamar 186 Grover Washington Jr. 119 Blue Oyster Cult 25 Foghat 143 Journey 1,110,139,148,182 Peaches & Herb 178 Silver Condor 141 Ebonee Webb 190 Gary U.S. Bonds 197 Foreigner 3, 165, 193, 198 Greg Kihn 47 Tom Petty 36, 155 Sister Sledge 188 Deniece Williams 102 Brick 150 Four Tops 91 Kinks 87 Pink Floyd 161 Frankie Smith 54 Don Williams 112 Brooklyn Bronx And Queens Band 130 Franke & The Knockouts 109 Evelyn King 29 Poco 90 Rex Smith 167 Hank Williams Jr 98 Brothers Johnson 93 Aretha Franklin 52 Gladys Knight 140 Point Blank 80 S.O.S. Band 117 Steve Winwood 106 Cameo 152 Dan Fogelberg - 111 Kraftwerk ' 84 Pointer Sisters 12 SOUNDTRACKS: Gary Wright 81 Rafael Cameron 101 Funkadelic 105 Stacy Lattisaw 67 Police 138 Arthur 95 Van Halen 72 Cad Carlton 69 Art Garfunkel 135 Debra Laws 123 Billy Preston 127 Endless Love 13 Gino Vannelli 115 Kim Carnes 21 Mickey Gilley 170 John Lennon /Yoko Ono 131 Pretenders 10,113 For Your Eyes Only 103 ZZ Top 20

Carpenters 78 Go-Go's 51 David Lindley 183 Judas Priest - 179 Heavy Metal 18 .38 Special 76 Rosanne Cash 107 Larry Graham 48 Little Feat 44 Psychedelic Furs 196 Raiders Of The Lost Ark 128

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www.americanradiohistory.com 86 Lote General News Talent Forum VII: I n sideTrack Will Alfa Records' international coverage mushroom date.... The NARM rackjobbers' conference is set for Kragen Marketing via a new with On deal CBS International? Principals at the plush Registry Oct. 21 -23. The event kicks off with a Alfa's U.S. label and at CBS are mum, but informed banquet in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Wednesday and full Continued from page 1 concert promotion, video, domestic sources say negotiations bringing Alfa into the CBS In- meetings the next two days, with heavy emphasis on one - Kragen will reveal his own firm's and foreign concert tours, radio ex- ternational fold for most or all remaining overseas terri- on -ones. underlying strategies. posure, marketing and merchandis- tories are well along. Jovan's ad director David Miller reports that the Roll- He'll also address the importance ing. Founder Tom Heiman of the 35 Peaches Records ing Stone's tour merchandising materials will be in of the emerging video field, includ- "One -on -one" luncheons enab- stores in the U.S. - appears in full control after the credi- "15,000 doors," the parlance the perfume /cosmetics ing both narrowcast cable, pay and ling registrants to meet session panel- tors' committee meeting Thursday (27) during which he maker uses to describes stores in which it will have the software and broadcast television, ists and review such topics will again was given another month at the tiller of the financially displays. Key item is a 24 by 36 -inch four -color Stones' and discuss how those media can be be part of the convention schedule. beleaguered chain. The committee promised it would as- poster (Billboard, August 5, 1981), which consumers can used to advance musical careers. The Forum will see Billboard's sess his leadership again at a meeting slated for late this obtain for $1 when they buy $5 worth of Jovan merchan- And he'll offer his views on why Talent Awards presented at Ron month. The committee's important backing appears to dise in the cross -pollinated promotion. Jovan intends to the live talent trade, once booming, Delsener's Savoy cabaret, where have slashed considerations due for the hearing before continue cross -marketing with other contemporary mu- could now be on the brink of com- three special awards have been Federal Bankruptcy Judge William Lasarow to deter- sic projects, Miller states. mercial disaster. added this year to the awards for ex- mine whether to consolidate the Peaches /Nehi Distri- Jean-Pierre Rampal has made his first exclusive link cellence in various talent related buting voluntary petitions of early July. Counsel for Joe with a in Those topics will lead into a con- label, this case CBS Masterworks, claims Joe fields. Simone's Progress Distributing, Stan Fisher vention agenda that will include five called Track Dash, label chief. All the flutist's prior deals were non- Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis to deny it supported the Capitol Records' position of "Nuts & Bolts" sessions: "Industry exclusive. ... Pickwick's rackjobbing and distribution Jr., will be co- recipients of the Steve seeking a switch to Chapter 7 or a wings Surveys: Research As A Tool For appointing trustee have contracted with Informatics Inc. of Wood- Wolf Memorial Award, honoring (Billboard, Sept. 5, More Distinct Marketing," "Going 1981). land Hills, Calif. for a five -year $7 million computerized them as the first performers to do- The court's dossier in the voluntary Around The Major Agencies: Sui- petitions for reor- national inventory system. The outside concern supple- nate their services to aid the families ganization 11 cide Or Success," "Exploring Other under Chapter shows the following ments inhouse systems to provide online transmission of the slain children in Atlanta. in indebtedness to various Peaches Areas To Maximize Profits Using changes creditors: from five Pickwick distribution centers nationally to In- A special tribute to the late Harry Music Industry Skills," "Radio's Cardinal Export, $52,386 (was $18,223); Countrywide formatics' Columbus, Ohio, office, where materials are Chapin will also be presented, hon- Tape, Role In The Music Industry: Leader $28,173 (was $49,971); Progress Dist., $278,183 collated for Jim Moran's Minneapolis HQ. Columbus oring the singer /songwriter's dedi- (was $345,000); Or Follower" and "Quick Bucks Vs. Lieberman Enterprises, listed only as a will also be linked with four Pickwick secondary distri- cated activism on behalf of humani- . The Long Haul: Short Term Profits creditor earlier, is now shown as owned $125,000... bution sites. ... Trudy Green management associate Ar- tarian causes. Track found Sam Billis, founder of Show Industries, who thur Spivak found time to write Or Long Term Career Develop- and sell an original tele- The awards presentation will be sold out his interest in that firm (which included the play. "Urban Savage," to ABC -TV while he's handling ment." - hosted by Epic /Portrait /Associated powerful City 1 -Stop, Los Angeles) about a year ago. Bil- clients like Stephen Bishop and Randy Meisner ... Mon- Closing the agenda will be a Labels chief Don Dempsey, who'll lis is in real estate, living in the Monterey, Calif. area. tage Records had to change the name of its first Euro- "presidents' panel," dubbed "Top- be joined by a special surprise guest. By this time next week, Track expects to have details pean group, the Visitors, to ROK when a Bay Area group ping It Off With Those The At Top." This year's Forum talent show- on another important meeting between a major retail informed it had prior usage to the visitors monicker. The five "Nuts & Bolts" seminars cases, spotlighting new acts and chain and its creditors over the future of the ailing skein. Harry Belafonte recently headlined a benefit for An- will stress rapport with experts ex- sponsored by Miller Beer, will be ... Budget Records & Tapes' president Evan Lasky in- drew Young, running for mayor of Atlanta, netting over pected to virtually as- discuss every held at the Lone Star Cafe. Bette formed his more than 90 franchises that this year's con- $100,000 for the former Jimmy Carter U.N. chief... . pect of the talent field. Included will Kaye of Bette Kaye Productions will vention, slated for next month in Denver, has been post- Reg Childs regales his Paramount Home Video Dis- be discussions on scouting and sign- serve as MC for the evening, which poned until Spring, 1982. Danjay Music, parent of the tributors at the swank Santa Barbara Biltmore Sept. ing acts, developing artists, personal will feature the Toys, Bootcamp and franchise concept, feels present technological develop- 21 -23. Bound to be something exciting coming out of management, recording, booking, Gary Morris. ments can be better relayed and appraised at the new that confab. Edited by JOHN SIPPEL Trade Wants Specifics Of Warner's Video Rental Plan

Continued from page 1 of approximately 35 "master licen- undercut the video specialty retailer, chandisers, Amarillo, who operate won't work. They're forcing honest distribution's present definition, sors." Gimbel points up that it could whose life is committed to the tech- the most record /tape /accessories people to go into the duplication Gimbel notes. Both Gimbel and At- even be mostly "onesies and nology. Gimbel wonders how such outlets in the Lone Star State, has 20 business. People with families who kinson beef because they were never twosies" in weekly returns, which I % of gross profit entitles can handle of his approximately 60 stores sell- want to watch 'Superman II' when- consulted about the rental -only record industry experience has the expected paperwork. ing and renting video software. He ever they want aren't going to be switch from a sales -only policy. shown are so costly they erode profit. Nishimura notes that a good per- says he will watch the new program, willing to rent the tape over and Silverman, Gimbel, Atkinson and All except Silverman volunteered centage of his business is special -or- probably installing it in less than the over -they'll get together with a Weston Nishimura of Video One, that the present WHV concept will ders. He wonders if he as a retailer 20 stores now working videocassettes neighbor and make two copies of the Seattle distributor /retailer, all vol- nurture piracy, both at home and in can stock the slow movers for the in his Hastings /Record /Sound rental tape." unteered that the WHV program stores. Atkinson says he feels when one customer who special orders and Town stores at the start. His recommendation is to rent a provisions smack of the manufac- WHV no longer sells its movie titles, wants it for two days, insufficient to Jack Eugster, president of the Mu- tape five to 10 times and then sell it turer's long experience with movie the "professional" pirate, who man- cover his weekly retailer fee. He sees sicland Group, the largest U.S. re- at a reduced price as a used tape. theaters. Silverman points up that in ufacturers thousands of bogus rentals constricting the total inven- corded product chain with more Texas may be the launch market motion picture distribution, a the- videocassettes, may flourish. tory of individual titles on WHV than 450 outlets, said he requires for the venture, but not all dealers ater has a numbered key on its ticket "You can't take away the con- from a prospective 150 at the start of more information and time before are even familiar with the new pol- register. which automatically notes sumer's option to buy," Atkinson the program to just 10 or 20 of the he commits to any program. icy. Notes Steve Fountain, manager patronage. avers. Certain great motion pictures current best -moving titles. Other distributors, while more of Houston's Showtime Video retail One of the new policy's big hang - will always be saleable, Atkinson sympathétic to WHV's goals, vent outlet, "I haven't heard the specifics Assistance in preparing this story ups as seen by "master licensors" is continues, pointing up titles like similar concerns. Says John Galla- of the plan and have seen no written provided by Laura Foti New York. the deluge of paperwork prospective "Superman," "10" and "Citizen in gher, co -owner of Media Concepts, documents or procedures. All I've created, which distributors under Kane" as perennials. Both Gimbel and Atkinson are Inc., a St. Petersburg, Fla. distribu- heard is by word of mouth." the new program are responsible for. Atkinson and Gimbel challenged uncertain as to how they will react to tor, "I can see Warner's point of His eagerness to learn the details Gimbel sees the present estimated Fink's assertion that WHV video the WHV requirement that they re- view: they want to participate in the is understandable: he estimates 6,000- dealer universe handling soft- software could be successfully mar- turn present inventory for repack- profits to be made from rental. Warner titles as accounting for 40% ware conservatively returning three keted in high -traffic areas like su- aging. By restricting further sale, "But how do they plan on pre- of his store's sales, meaning that the videocassettes weekly to a network permarts. Atkinson feels it would both admit that present WHV titles venting unauthorized copying by rental scheme could be a potential take on the allure of "collector's unscrupulous dealers and by con- bottom line blow. items." sumers in their own homes ?" He Not everyone is critical, however. RIM Warning Over Freight Claims Gimbel and Atkinson forecast the points to the cold reception many One tentative proponent is Bill Hud- entry of many more under- capital- dealers have already given Disney's low, executive vice president of Continued from page 6 bility, and that companies may find ized individuals in a program such video rental program as indicative of Video Artists. Inc., in Minnetonka, on matters affecting shipping of rec- it necessary to seek adequate protec- as the WHV plan, where so little the potential hurdles. Minn. Says Hudlow, "The general ords, tapes and videograms. tion via insurance. money must be laid out in front in In Houston, Rudy Gilbert, head idea is an effort on Warner's part to "The outcome (of carrier deregu- order to operate a retail outlet. Too, of distributor Gilbert Electronics, bring the cost of rentals down to The bulletin notes that RIAA pro- lation) could have considerable im- the Chicago pioneer distributor, predicts, "I think the program will consumers so they can expand their pact on shipping practices," states posal for reduced shipping rates on questions how WHV will handle a create problems. All Warner is doing distribution. Under the licensor ar- the bulletin. It predicts that carriers audio tapes, announced earlier, is release on an expected torrid title is creating a black market because rangement they've designed. dealers may now reduce or even avoid lia- due to take effect in September. like "Superman II," where he could there will always be those people can set their own prices. I think the have retail accounts in the five areas who want to own their own tapes. record distributors, mass merchants which he now covers nationally or- The people who decide they want a and discount houses will benefit. CADET HIT BY L.A. RAIDERS dering as many as 50 to 100 copies copy will manage to get one." "We're anxiously awaiting details the first week to cover the demand He, too, offers the Disney plan as of the plan because it will definitely of A prepared affidavit and search LOS ANGELES -Members from the consumer. a warning: "If Warner's is like Dis- change our role in the marketplace. forgery divi- were by Ward the Los Angeles bunco warrant prepared Gimbel, too, warns of the possible ney's, it will be a real dog," he cau- From what we know, it appears fool- 1,500 city of- sion found approximately al- McConnell of the attorney's hardware dealers who will use the tions, noting that the Disney terms proof in the sense that it will bring fice the RIAA presented evi- - legledly counterfeit Beatles' LPs after low investment rental -only program which charge dealers between $35 down prices in the rental market. they of of possible illicit activity. Mu- when investigated premises dence as a loss leader to boost traffic into and $40 per month per tape. requir- Let's stop kidding ourselves: Home S. nicipal Judge Mary Waters Cadet Records, 5810 Normandie, Court their stores: "Are we creating a dis- ing five to seven rental turns to break video is a rental market, and most warrant. late last week. The police also found certified the affidavit and count haven? Will these hardware even -reportedly cost two dealers people don't want to pay $75 for a slicks, Police are investigating other ma- collateral materials, such as stores rent for 10 cents to 50 cents per $3.000 in losses each, with both fi- tape. invoices and business labels, masters and mothers believed terials, such as day and take the loss just to get the nally dropping Disney. "The plan is a recognition on the investigation. to be used in the manufacture of the records, seized in the possible buyer in ?" Concludes Gilbert, "If Warner's part of Warner of the realities of the been filed. albums. No complaint has John Marmaduke, Western Mer- fee is as high as Disney's, the plan marketplace."

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