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autumn tour, subsequently cancelled at don to take up post with RCA New York Great Britain — 1975 last moment because of Karen's illness Belwin Mills celebrates 25 years of Sacha Distell signed worldwide to music publishing.

Pye Records . . Chappells enter into Month By Month Review long-term publishing venture with Barry SEPTEMBER Authors and Kristine to house.their com- DJM signs with Amherst Records positions . John Schroeder's Alaska whereby Amherst will release DJM JANUARY MARCH label distributed by President DJM Following a successful 1974, A&M an- 1 0cc signs worldwide deal with Phono- product in the U.S. under its own logo . . holds one-day conference to introduce nounces appointment of John Deacon as gram who issue "The Original Gerald Purcell opens London office to sales team to in-house staff and DJM

commercial manager . . Mike Hales Soundtrack" album which reached No. 5 handle personal management of artists artists After twenty-five years with named popular music management chief in the top selling best selling album lists . New York-based Bearsville Records

Decca Dick Rowe leaves to join Buk . . .

in for Polydor International . . . RCA launches BTM label via "Turn opens London office and appoints Ian Des Brown who left Jet joins Chrysalis as

Roy Featherstone named as the biggest Of The Cards" by Renaissance . Kimmet as label manager . . . EMI and

director of international exploitation . . . selling single in the history of CBS U K. Johnny Gordon becomes general pro- Rocket announce long-term licensing Rick Wakeman premieres his latest A&M

operation . . . Billy Connolly (currently motion manager of KPM Group agreement for all territories excluding album, "Myths and Legends of King No: 1 in the U K. charts) starts to hit the Polydor issues double album of "Tom- America, Canada, South Africa, Australia Arthur" at London’s Wembley Empire

headlines. my" coincidental with the film's opening and New Zealand . . . Maurice Oberstein Pool — on ice . . . Route Records launched by Roger hosts annual CBS sales convention —

Easterby with distribution by Pye his first as managing director . . . Barclay

Records . Des Brown leaves Jet MAY France and RCA U.K. spearhead autumn FEBRUARY Records and Don Arden announces dis- Barry Johnstone joins Magnet Rec- release schedule with "Charles Azna- tribution for in deal . ords . . . label . RCA and Pickwick enter into agree- the the U.K. as press and publicity manager vour Sings For You” album . Chappells ment whereby Pickwick represents RCA with Island Records . . . Jack Boyce joins Edwin H Morris and Chappell Interna- hold one-day meet in London attended

RCA from Pye . . . Charles Aznavour re- tional establish Chappell-Morris S.A. for by delegates from Belgium. France, entire budget catalogue in the U.K. . . . Geoffrey Heath of ATV Music and cords two albums in English for RCA in more effective exploitation of the Morris . Spain and Sweden with

I Bradleys Records company signs deal London Gary Glitter renews for catalogue around the world outside U S. general manager of Chappell Interna-

another five years with Bell and Canada . Polydor concludes con- tional, Nick Firth, in the chair . . . I whereby Chalice Productions represent Magnet tract for British rights Phil Bradleys label in the U.S. with distribu- to Spector's Records sign Barry Mason to j Phil new Spector International label . . . recording contract. tion by 20th Century . . The Rainbow Dave Dee becomes general manager of Theatre, London's top venue for pop APRIL Atlantic Records U.K office Dick concerts closes its doors . . Chappells Terry Oates resigns from Compass James OCTOBER finalize two-year deal with Hobbitram En- Organization goes into films via after four years . Gordon Mills proves Newly-appointed international general "Three For All" with music from the pens terprises which houses the worlds of TV advertising pays off with the re- manager Peter Jamieson opens EMI an- | of Chris Arnold, David Martin and Geoff Paul Williams . Phonogram announces emergence in the charts of Tom Jones nual sales conference . . RCA holds an- an Morrow UK Records moves its dis- increase of twenty-four percent in and Engelbert Humperdinck with their nual sales conference — two, in fact. tribution from Decca to Polydor Interna- tape sales over 1973 and three-hundred respective albums "20 Greatest Hits" Message for dealers: "Go Gold With tional for the world outside U.S and percent over . . 1972 Bell . . Records and "His Greatest Hits" . CBS moves RCA"; message for consumers: "Give Canada. launches Arista label in the U.K with from Theobalds Road to new offices in That Gift That Goes On Giving" — both Barry Manilows “Mandy" single Poly- Soho Square Catherine Howe signed displayed over the Christmas period . . . dor and Jet enters into distribution deal to RCA; successful "Harry" single JUNE Jack Boyce leaves RCA, Graham for the world excluding the U.S and Carpenters' album, "Only Yesterday" re- Bay City Rollers hit top of charts with Churchill leaves Essex, both to join Canada leased by A&M Looking forward to "Bye Bye Baby," teenyboppers off again Transatlantic After one year with into hysteria in London Decca, Ken East leaves to join Tamla

. . Motown signs deal with for concert dates . Bill Martin and Phil EMI Target Coulter named " of the year” Records, the company formed by at the annual Ivor Novello Awards lunch songwriting team Roger Greenaway and 50 managers from Phonogram con- Tony Macaulay. verge on Amsterdam's Sheraton Hotel congratulations to for discussion on future policy and ex- NOVEMBER portation methods . Saga Records ac- Bert Kaempfert re-joins Polydor In- quires 100 percent shareholding of B&C ternational . Another Polydor scoop Records not including Charisma which with the signing of U.S. superstars David signs independent, pressing deal with

Crosby and Graham Nash . . . Michael Phonogram Granada takes over Levy of Magnet and Pete Gallo sign deal Transatlantic who will still trade under for the Magnet product to be issued in FERNANDO DE MADARIAGA own logo Pye Records launches new

South Africa by Gallo Records . . . Terry series of budget-priced classical record- Noon successful in his own right via U.K. ings under title the "Pye Collector" . . . publishing rights of "Una Paloma Blan- Advance orders of The Carpenters' ca" Rod Stewart's "Horizon" album on A&M exceed Riva label debuts with his album, "Atlantic Crossing” . . . 225,000, surpassing that of 's Peter Knight leaves Private Stock after "Captain Fantastic” . . . Previous Carpen- fifteen months and setting up London of- ters album, “The Singles 1969-73" on fice charts for 72nd week, selling in excess of for receiving the 1,300,000 units. DECEMBER Outstanding Performance Award Three platinum disks to The Carpen- JULY ters for LPs “Then And Now," “The Bell, Arista International conference in 1969-73” Singles and “Horizon" . . . at the London with some 35 delegates from Stephen James of DJM signs production attending around the world Ken deal with Steve Rowland of Smoke . . . Maiphant joins board of directors of Yamaha World Popular Song Festival Magnet holds international coordination

phonogram . Colin Hadley resigns meeting . Brentford Nylons goes into Tokyo, Japan from board of Anchor Records . . David record business . . . Vulcan Records de- plans for Essex announces mammoth buts as reggae-oriented label . . . Henry 1 U.K tour "Hold Me Close” (CBS) issued, November 975 . 6, Hadaway forms Sava Music . . 62-year- will become No. 1 old Laurel & Hardy tune, The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine” makes way onto

AUGUST British charts . . . EMI purchases famed Song: “Buscame” nightery, Miki Dallon sets up new production London "Talk Of The Town" . . . (Look For Me) company Pilot Productions to produce Kenny Bell and Richard Cowley split acts for various labels as well as produc- from the Chrysalis Agency to form their own. Cowbell, by Mochulske and Leroy tion of artists independently . Moggie Chrysalis begins to assert Music set up by Hal Carter and Lynne itself more heavily in recording, publishing Barker . Charly Records put together Bay City's finest keep on in U.K. with London operation handled rolling with advance orders of 400,000 for new album, . by Joop Visser, former a&r manager of "Wouldn't You Like It" . . Arlon, EMI Records , Petula Clark re-signed Deke formerly of April Music and n with Yorkshire Pye Records after three years with TVs records/publishing ii Polydor Peter makes debut as theatrical ALAIN DEBRAY LUIS AMENDOLA/ANGEL SOTER Skellern signs with producer for Private Stock for U.S. and Canada the Caryl Brahms-Ned Sherrin play,

1 "Nickleby . . Personal Managers RCA issue "Starcall" label with "Elvis And Me” . Chrysalis signs Presley's Sun Collection" as initial re- singer/songwriter Philip Goodhand-Tait lease Mike Everitt leaves RCA Lon- Merry Christmas.

166 December 27, 1975