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Editorial DAVID BUDGE Editor In Chief GARY COHEN East Coast Editor Bridging The Categorization Gap New York PHIL DIMAURO ERICRUDOLPH If the record industry is sophisticated and powerful enough to make pronouncements about the impending reality of a three billion dollar yearly Hollywood JESS LEVITT volume, why is it that many mass merchandisers across America are still STEPHEN FUCHS J.B CARMICLE operating in the dark ages with respect to product categorization? JOHN MANKIEWICZ NICK NICHOLS For all the proud talk of unprecedented profits and projections, record

Research company executives are still forced to admit that an album by a black superstar HOWARD LOWELL STEVE OSTROW will not approach the sales of a white superstar. This doesn't reflect racial BOB SPEISMAN LARRY CARLAT prejudices so much as the lack of awareness that today’s artists defy MARK ALBERT JACKIE WHITE categorization. Motown’s Barney Ales put the issue in perspective: ‘Today LINDA CAUTHEN black product is universal — all music is universal.” Art Director WOODY HARDING Generally speaking, the B and C designations that racks and other mass Coin Machine merchandisers use for specialty product (r&b, jazz and c&w) are hurting sales Chicago CAMILLE COMPASIO Manager of many artists considerably. Why should an LP by a black star be placed in the KAREN SHENK back of a retail outlet while product by white artists (both superstars and Circulation THERESA TORTOSA promising newcomers) is displayed in that outlet's best locations? Manager Ales contends that such classifications as pop and r&b are outmoded PUBLICATION OFFICES NEWYOFIK because whites listen to black stations and vice versa. A look at the CB LP

1 1 9 West 57th St . N Y . N Y 10019 Phone i212) 586-2640 chart this week tends to confirm that whites are also buying black’ product (of Cable Address Cash Bo - N Y CALIFORNIA the eight LPs by black artists in the top 40, six are bulleted). This leads us to 6565 Sunset Bivd (Suite 520) Hollywood. Ca. 90028 believe that there is no such thing as a ‘black’ LP. The built in historical Phone:(213)464-5121 prejudice that exists at the rack level should be the target of a massive NASHVILLE JUANITA JONES educational effort by all manufacturers. BARBARA O DELL

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Phone : 31 2) 346-7272 process is on the manufacturers, but then the ultimate burden of advertising, WASHINGTON, D C REBECCA MOORE promotion and merchandising is on them anyway. Manufacturers also suffer 2831 28 St. N W .Washington. DC ENGLAND -KIM THORNE the slings and arrows of outrageous returns. It seems logical, therefore, that

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4/17 4/10 4/17 4/10 4/17 4/10 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE 35 COME ON OVER 68 TELL THE WORLD HOW I h Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40525) 37 39 FEEL ABOUT 'CHA BABY STARTED FROM Harold Melvin 8 The Bluenotes 2 3 36 DEEP PURPLE Maxine Nightingale (United Artists XW 752-Y ) Donny 8 MarieOsmond (MGM 14840) (Phila. Int'l /CBS ZS 8-3588) 71 75 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros /Curb 81 69) 3 4 37 ALL BY MYSELF 69 FOOL TO CRY 'l Eric Carmen (Arista AS 01 65) Rolling Stones(Rolling Stone/Atlantic RS 1 9304) 3 BOOGIE FEVER The Sylvers (Capitol 41 79! 5 8 38 HURT 70 HEAVY LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA PB 10601) David Ruffin (Motown M 1388F) 74 78 4 DISCO LADY 71 SHOP AROUND 1 1 MACHINE Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 3-10281 , 39 LOVE Miracles (Tamla/Motown 54262) Captain 8 Tennille (ASM 1817) 5 ONLY 16 Dr Hook (Capitol 41 71} 6 7 40 LORELEI 72 ROCK AND ROLL LOVE Styx (ASM 1786) LETTER \ 6 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Bay City Rollers (Arista 0185) Queen (Elektra E45207) 7 9 41 LOVE HANGOVER Diana Ross(Motown M 1392F) 73 THE FONZ SONG 7 SHOW ME THE WAY The Heyettes (London 80 85 Peter Frampton (ASM 1795) 9 14 42 MORE, MORE, MORE 5N-232) Andrea T rue Connection ( Buddah 5 1 5) 8 WELCOME BACK 74 THAT’S WHERE THE HAPPY John Sebastian (Warner/Reprise 1 349) 1 1 22 43 HAPPY MUSIC Blackbyrds (Fantasy 762) PEOPLE GO 9 SWEET LOVE The Trammps (Atlantic 3306) 78 83 Commodores (Motown M 1381 FA) 10 1 1 44 LOVE HURTS Nazareth (A&M 1671) 32 24 75 ARMS OF MARY FELL The Sutherland Brothers (Columbia 3-10284) 84 95 10 FOOLED AROUND AND 45 DON’T PULL YOUR IN 76 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO LOVE Geils (Atlantic 81 86 Elvin Bishop (Capricorn/WB CPS 0252) 14 19 LOVE/THEN YOU CAN TELL The J Band 3320) 11 LONELY NIGHT (ANGEL ME GOODBYE 77 LOVE IS ALIVE Glen Campbell (Capitol 4245! Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 81 43) 87 - FACE) 46 MOVIN Captain &Tennille (A&M 1 782} 4 2 Brass Construction (United Artists XW 755-Y) 78 DON'T STOP ST NOW Hot Chocolate ( Big T ree/Atlantic 1 6060) 83 88 12 DREAM WEAVER 47 CAN T HIDE LOVE Gary Wright (Warner Bros WBS8167) 8 5 Earth. Wind 8 Fire (Col. 3-10309) 79 JEALOUSY /? Maior Harris (Atlantic 3321 86 91 13 THERE S A KIND OF HUSH 48 LOVE IN THE SHADOWS Neil Sedaka (Rocket MCA 40543) 80 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT (ALL OVER THE WORLD) Starbuck (Private Stock 039) 92 - ' Carpenters (ASM 1800) 12 12 49 UNION MAN Cate Brothers (Asylum 45294) 81 DANCE WIT ME 14 SHANNON RufustABC 121 79) Henry Gross (Lifesong 45002) 21 33 50 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Eagles (Asylum 45293) 82 LOVE HANGOVER 15 SWEET THING 5th Dimension (ABC 12181) 89 93 Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12149} 13 6 51 FALLEN ANGEL Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45074) 57 64 83 GET CLOSER 16 TRYIN TO GET THE FEELING Seals 8 Crofts (Warner Bros. 8190) 95 99 52 THERE WON’T BE NO AGAIN 84 MAKING OUR DREAMS COME Barry Manilow (Arista AS 01 72} 22 28 COUNTRY MUSIC CW McCall (Polydor 14310) 55 58 17 DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT TRUE THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Cyndi Grecco (Private Stock 45086) ANIGHT) Rhythm HeritagelABC 12135) 40 29 Four Seasons (Warner Bros /Curb 8168; 85 EVERYDAY WITHOUT YOU Hamilton. Joe Frank 8 Reynolds (Playboy 6068) 91 96 18 STRANGE MAGIC CUPID T ony Orlando 8 Dawn ( Elektra E45302) 38 25 Electric Light Orchestra (UA XW 770-Y) 86 DOUBLE TROUBLE 92 19 ACTION I VE GOT A FEELING (WELL Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40532) 90 Sweet (Capitol 4220) BE SEEING EACH OTHER 87 HEY BABY (Epic 8-501 79} 93 97 20 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO AGAIN) Ted Nugent Abba (Atlantic 3310) Al Wilson (Playboy 6062) 61 73 88 THINKING OF YOU 21 DREAM ON ANYTIME (I’LL BE THERE) Paul Davis (Bang 724) 94 — Aerosmith (Columbia3-10278) Paul Anka (United Artists XW789-Y! 63 72 89 JASPER 22 SARA SMILE Jim Stafford (Polydor 14309) 96 — Hall 8 Oates (RCA PB 10530! 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR 23 MISTY BLUE LOVER 90 I’M MANDY, FLY ME Paul Simon (Columbia 3-10270! 49 37 1 0cc (Mercury 73779) 97 98 Dorothy Moore (Malaco T K M1029! 91 CRAZY ON YOU 24 RHIANNON FALLING APART AT THE 7021 — — 345', Heart (Mushroom Fleetwood Mac (Warner/Reprise 1 SEAMS Marmalade (Ariola America/Capitol 76191 65 74 92 TAKIN’ ST TO THE STREETS 25 LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros 8196) — — O Jays(Phila Int’l /CBS ZS 8-3587) ONLY LOVE IS REAL Carole King (Ode/ASM 66-1 19) 42 31 93 LOOKING OUT FOR #1 26 SILLY LOVE SONGS Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73784) — — Wings (Capitol P-4256) I WANT YOU Marvin Gaye (Tamla/Motown T5428F) 70 94 SIXTEEN TONS 27 GET UP AND BOOGIE Don Harrison Band (Atlantic 3323) 100 — Silver Convention (Midland Int l./RCA 10571) SPANISH HUSTLE 28 The Fatback Band (Event/Polydor 229) 64 68 95 BIGFOOT MONEY HONEY Smith (Big Tree/ Atlantic 16061 Bay City Rollers (Arista AS 01 70) ONE PIECE AT A TIME Bro 29 SHOUT IT OUT LOUD Johnny Cash & The T ennessee Three KisslCasablanca 854) (Columbia 3-10321) 75 87 96 WORDS Donny Gerrard (Greedy G-1 01) 98 100 HAPPY DAYS ITS OVER Pratt 8 McClain (Warner/Reprise 1351! Boz Scaggs (Columbia 3-10319) 72 82 97 HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN YOUNG BLOOD WHEN LOVE HAS GONE TIME — Bad Company (Swan Song/Atlantic 70108) 36 40 AWAY Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis (ABC 121 70) 99 LOVE REALLY HURTS Richard Cocciante (20th Cent. 2275) 67 80 98 (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WITHOUT YOU HE S A FRIEND WORLD Billy Ocean (Anola America/Capitol 7621) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla/Motown T54266F) 66 71 Johnny Nash (Epic 8-50219) — — GOLDEN YEARS FOPP 99 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE David Bowie (RCA PB 10441 Ohio Players (Mercury 73775) 53 41 Manhattens (Columbia 3-10310) — — LOOKING FOR SPACE BARETTA’S THEME 100 TILS MAKE ST ON MY OWN — — John Denver (RCA PB 10586) 18 18 Rhythm HeritagelABC 12177) 82 — Tammy Wynette ( Epic 8-50 1 96)

ALPHABETIZED TOP 1 00 SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES) 1

Action (Sweet/WB - ASCAP; 19 Fool To Cry (Promopub B U — ASCAP) 69 Looking For Space (Cherry Lane — ASCAP; . 34 Rock Steady — ASCAP; 29 All By Myself (CAM-USA — BMI) 37 66 . Fopp( Play One BMP Looking Out For(Ranbach/Top Soil BMP 93 Show Me The Way (Almo/Fram-Dee — ASCAP; . 7 AnytimeO'll Be There) (Spanka — BMI) 56 Get Closer (Dawnbreaker - BMI) 83 Lorelei (Almo/Stygian ASCAP; ...... 40 Silly Love Songs (ATV — BMP 26 ArmsOf Marydsland — BMI; 75 Get Up And Boogie (Midsong — ASCAP) 27 Love Hangover(Jobete — ASCAP) 41,82 Sixteen Tons(Unichappell/Elvis Presley — BMP 94 Baretta s Theme (Leed -ASCAP) .67 Golden YearsIBewlay — BMI/ Love Hurts (House of Bryant BMP 44 Spanish Hustle (Clita/Sambo — BMI) 61 Bigfoot (Cascargo — BMI) 95 — Chrysalis/MainMan — ASCAP) 33 Love In The Shadows (Don Kirshner/ Kirshner Strange Magic (Unart/ Jet — BMI ) 18 BohemianIB Feldman T/AS Trident — ASCAP) .6 Happy Days(Bruin — BMP 30 BMI/ASCAP) 48 Sweet Love (Jobete/Commodores — ASCAP) .9 Boogie Fever (Terren Vibes/ Happy Music (Elgy — BMI) 43 Love Is Alive (WB ASCAP; 77 Sweet Thing (American B oasting — ASCAP) ... 15 Bullpen ASCAP BM' 3 Heavy Love ( I nterior/Van McCoy/ Love Machine (Jobete/Gnmora ASCAP) .39 Take It To The Limit (Benchmark/ Can't Hide (Alexscar/Unichappell — BMP 47 Warner/Tamerlane — BMP 70 Love Really HurtsfBlack Sheep - BMP 32 Kicking Bear — ASCAP) 50 - Come On Over (Casserole/Flamm BMI) , ... 35 He's A Friend (Stone Diamond/ Making Our Dreams Come True (Burin - BMP 84 Takin' It To The Streets (Tauripin Tunes — BMP .92 Crazy On You (Andorra - ASCAP) 91 Mighty Three — BMI) 65 Misty Blue (Talmont - BMP 23 Tell The World (Mighty Three — BMI) 68 Cupid (Kags — BMI) 54 Hey Baby (Magicland — ASCAP) 87 Money Honey (Hudson Bay — BMI) 28 That's Where (Burma East — BMP 74 Dance Wit Me (Ackee/Mocrisp — ASCAP) 81 Hope - -- We Get To Love (Groovesville BMI) ... 97 Moonlight Feels Right (Brother Bills — ASCAP) . . 80 The Fonz Song (Adamo ASCAP) 73

December 63 (Seasons/ Jobete — ASCAP) . .17 Hurt (Miller MusicCorp — ASCAP) 38 More. Moren More (Gee/Diamond —ASCAP) . 42 Theme From S.W A T (Spellgold — BMP 53 Deep Purple (Robbins ASCAP) 36 — I I Do. Do (Countless — BMP 20 Movin' (Desert Moon/Jeff Mar — BMI) 46 There's A Kind Of Hush (Glenwood — ASCAP) . 13 Disco Lady(Groovesville — BMI/ I'm Mandy (Man-Ken - BMI) ...... 90 One Piece At (Tree — BMP 62 There Won't Be(Amer. Gramaphone — SESAC) 52

Conquistador ASCAP) 4 - It's Over (Boz Scaggs BMP . 63 Only Love Is Real (Colgems— ASCAP) 59 Thinking Of You (Wed IV — BMP 88 Pull Don't (ABC/Dunhill/Acuff-Rose BMI) , 45 I've Got A Feeling (Irving — BMI) 55 Only 1 6 (Kags — BMP 5 Til I Make It (Algee/Attan — BMP 100 It — Don't Stop Now (Finchley ASCAP) 78 - I Want You (Almo/Jobete — ASCAP) 60 Rhiannon (Rockhopper BMP ,24 Tryin'To Get (Warner/Tamerlane — BMP 16 Double Trouble (Duchess/Get Loose — BMI) 86 - Jasper (Famous/Antique/Leeds — ASCAP) . .89 Right Back Where (Unart/ATV BMP 1 Union Man (Flat River — BMP 49 Dream On (Daksel — BMI) 21 Jealousy (WIMOT/Sacred Pen — BMP 79 Rock And Roll Love LetterfAckee/ Welcome Back (John Sebastian — BMI) 8 Bros, — Dream Weaver (Warner ASCAP) 12 Kiss And Say Goodbye (Nattahnam/ Andustin — ASCAP) 72 (What A) Wonderful World (Kaga — BMP ... .98 Everyday Without You (Spitfire - BMI) 85 Blackwood — BMI) 99 Sara Smile (Umchappell — BMP 22 When Love Has Gone (Sunbury — ASCAP) 64

Fallen Angel (Big Secret/Almo — ASCAP) . . 51 Let Your Love Flow (Loaves 8 Fishes — BMI) 2 Shannon (Blendingwell — ASCAP) 14 Where Did Our Love (Jobete — ASCAP) 76 Falling Apart At (Macauley — BMI) 58 Living For The Weekend (Mighty Three — BMI) . 25 Shop Around (Jobete — ASCAP) 71 Words (ATV - BMP 96 50 Ways To Leave (Paul Simon — BMP 57 Lonely Night (Angel Face) (Kirshner — BMI) .... 11 Shout It Out Loud (Cafe Americana/ Young Blood (Quintet/Unichappell/ Fooled Around (Crabshaw — ASCAP) 10 Freddy Bienstock — BMP 31 .

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Jerry Weintraub % SOLSTICE MQSJC, 1976 Management III cashbox/news WEA’s Returns Policy Seen As Furthering Industry’s Cost-Cutting, Consolidation Moves by Gary Cohen NEW YORK — The move by WEA to im- system of central returns. The move is that the new system will lead to "im- forced to use common carriers (regufar plement a nationwide system of central designed to further streamline the com- proved service at the local WEA level truck lines) to ship their goods back. returns, revealed exclusively by Cash pany's return processing procedures and and will ' streamline the company's re- Their costs will also jump materially, Box last week (April 17), can be seen as will enable customers to make returns on turn processing procedures” is subject from "practically nothing" before, to an part of the national trend by manufac- a direct basis to a central return process- to interpretation and cannot be judged actual cost now. turers — both independently distributed ing warehouse in Richmond rather than until a few months under the new sys- Why Consolidation? and branch distributed — and by in- to individual WEA warehouses. Custom- tem. There have been complaints from Why has consolidation of distribution dependent distributors in some markets, ers will benefit as a consequence of im- some accounts that WEA has consistent- facilities become a key concern of so to consolidate shipping, warehousing, proved service at the local WEA level, ly been slower than other labels in issu- many different manufacturers? As Don. returns and other functions as cost- and similarly benefit by a central, un- ing return authorizations and credits — England, vice president of sales and dis- cutting moves. WEA's decision to con- iform system of returns processing. WEA perhapsthat will change now tribution of ABC Records, put it. We re solidate their returns into one central customers will henceforth be able to But there were also complaints from in the distribution business, not in the location is just the latest in this series of make returns of all configurations, of all the accounts that the central return warehouse business or the real estate moves Among the others: WEA labels to one plant, rather than policy would mean significantly higher continued cm 18 • The decision of ABC Records to making separate returns.” shipping costs, in those cases where the close warehouses in Boston and Wash- This week, Friedman stood on his account is not close to the Richmond Stan Cornyn Is ington, D C and have all northeast statement and wouldn't elaborate processing warehouse New York and markets serviced by the Queens. N Y further He did confirm, however, that other eastern accounts estimated that Named Exec, VP branch. At the same time, returns from WEA would be using PRC's plant their freight charges would be between the entire eastern area are being facilities in Richmond as the location 25-100% higher than before; accounts in At Warner Bros. shipped to Cleveland. Ohio (CB, April 10 where goods will be shipped In addition, California and the west estimated their LOS ANGELES — Stan Cornyn has & 17). he reiterated that the central return pro- freight charges to Indiana would be two been promoted to executive vtce presi- • The moves by Phonodisc to con- cedure was "an experiment, ' and in- to three times higher than before The dent of Warner Brothers Records. solidate the Cleveland and Chicago de- terviews with major accounts around the distance from Los Angeles to Richmond, Cornyn. formerly senior vice pres- pots into one located in Indianapolis. In- country revealed that WEA has been Indiana (which is in the eastern part of ident/director of creative services, was diana. and the closing of the shipping de- "experimenting with return policies on a the state) is roughly 2000 miles confirmed as the company's “second in pot in Atlanta, with that region now number of different occasions through- No Drop-Offs command" by label board chairman '- serviced out of Union. N J out the past few years, having not yet Charges will be even higher for those president. Mo Ostin last Wednesday • Similar moves made by Capitol. settled upon the return policy or pro- accounts that had formerly used their (14). MCA and RCA. who have closed press- cedure that's best for it. own trucks to drop off returns at WEA Cornyn's new responsibilities will in- ing plants and/or consolidated shipping Improved Service? warehouses as they will no longer have clude working with Ostin in artist negoti- and warehousing facilities in recent Whether Friedman is correct in stating that option open to them and will be ations and contract implementation and years. Cornyn is expected to pllay a major role WEA Too The Managers, Part III WEA also made a consolidation move shortly after setting up its WEA branch Rudge, Who, Stones’ Mgr. operation It originally had a shipping depot in Carlstadt. N J to service ac- counts in the New York City metropolitan Sees Shift Of Major Markets area This northern New Jersey branch by Eric Rudolph was closed, a sales office in New York Ci- YORK — Peter Rudge. manager of the Who and the Rolling Stones, feels that ty was opened in its place, and goods for NEW are no longer the New York area are now shipped out the key cities on which the record business has always concentrated the most important areas. "The industry is still centered on areas that were important of the Cherry Hill (southern). New Jersey branch five to eight years ago Now it is more spread out Five years ago Kansas City didn't station, really cared But now. there is On the independents' side, there are have an FM didn't have a promoter, no one more excitement and enthusiasm at a concert there than in New York. Those kids are the recent moves by Arista (CB. April 1 7) experiencing these things for the first time They are where New York was five or ten giving the line to some of its dis- " last tour in places where tributors in other territories, thereby cut- years ago He added that the best shows on the Who were they'd ting down on the number of distributors the group had never played before, where the audience was seeing something Angeles, and inventory sitting on distributors' only read about for ten years, as opposed to places like New York and Los Ostin, Cornyn floors. But this concept has been un- where the group would be judged against past performances in the last six in Warners' operation both here and derway for some time, ever since Mer- Rudge has only been involved professionally the music business for of his thirty years. his from Oxford, where he had been abroad. cury moved to regional distribution in He received masters degree announcement, Ostin the northeast (back when they were dis- promoting concerts, and went to work for Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, who managed In making the tributed by independents), and gave the the Who until a year ago. He received a quick education in the business by almost im- continued on pg 26 continued on pg 18 whole northeast territory of New York. New Jersey. Connecticut and Boston to Brunswick Execs Malverne Then it gave the entire Cal- Don Ellis Named Col. VP, Pop A&R ifornia market to Record Merchandising, Sentenced In N.J. and regional distribution was here to Becomes Chief Label Executive On West Coast NEWARK, N.J. — Nat Tarnopol. presi- stay. NEW YORK — Don Ellis has been pro- dent of Brunswick Records, was sen- Regional Distribs moted to the national position of vice tenced to three years' imprisonment and Today regional distribution abounds president, pop a&r at Columbia Records. fined $10,000 at the Federal District and the recent Arista moves, specifically, According to Bruce Lundvall. the la- Court here, April 13. Three of his ex- will further the concept. From the first re- bel's vice president and general manag- ecutives received two-year sentences gional distribution arrangement. er. This appointment is designed to $10,000 fines. They are Peter Schwartz Bros, opening a sales office in further expand and strengthen the and Garris, sales manager for the label, Irving Philadelphia serviced out of Washington, Columbia Records creative A&R thrust Wiegan. bookkeeper and treasurer, and to the most recent. Salstone opening in and to establish a chief executive for the production manager. St Louis, based out of Chicago, regional burgeoning west coast Columbia label Lee Shep. The four were convicted Feb 26 on distribution now encompasses the activities. The high level of A&R leader- related to the off-the-books sale northeast, the state of California and ship provided by Don has been very in- charges 350.000 dollars' worth of phonograph areas of the midwest and south And the strumental in our recent successes The of trend toward fewer distributors and west coast signings with which he and records, and related counts of mail fraud. trial, counsel argued that fewer inventories appears to be continu- his staff have been associated include "During the industry required that cash be ing. Tower of Power, Bill Withers. Burton the record WEA's Move Cummings, and the Burrito Brothers, generated for what counsel euphemisti- The move by WEA to consolidate re- signings which attest to Don's tremen- cally labelled promotion','' Judge Ellis said before sentencing. turns. then, is similar in many ways to dous ability in recognizing significant Frederick Lacey consolidation moves of other labels. In talent and in working creatively with in both Los Angeles and New York.” "This, in simple terms that I would un- making the announcement that from now artists By establishing Columbia's na- Ellis will be responsible for the overall derstand against the background of the trial, could only mean payoffs, and. in ef- on all WEA returns on all labels, on all tional head of pop a&r on the west coast coordination and supervision of the

I the re- configurations, would be shipped to a we are underscoring our deep commit- Columbia pop A&R department He will fect, was told that was the way If this is true.” Lacey central warehouse in Richmond, Indiana. ment to California as a major creative have authority to sign new artists to the cord industry was. "then the record business is a WEA president Joel Friedman noted that center of the music industry It now pro- Columbia label as well as making evalua- continued, WEA was "experimenting with a new vides us with significant pop a&r strength continued on pg 26 continued on pg. 45

7 April 24. 1976 US IS ON SIARDOM

ICIANO 6 cash box. news

California Record Tax U.S. U.K. Tax Treaty To Benefit Artists; Bill Dies In Committee LOS ANGELES — California Assembly $15,000 Exemption Main Provision Bill 2658 could not get a second motion — when it came up before the Education WASHINGTON, D C A new tax treaty by Rebecca Moore groups as well as unfamiliar talent since Committee in Sacramento on April 6 between the United States and the Unit- $15,000 can be exempted from each

Without a second, it could not come to ed Kingdom will not solve all the tax Most problems with alien performers group member's withholding.

vote. The bill, introduced by Paul D problems facing entertainers from began when “the IRS realized it was los- New York accountant Steve Tenen- Carpenter (D. -Garden Grove), would Britain who perform in this country, and ing scads of money," according to baum says the treaty will also “close up

it have imposed a five percent tax on Americans performing in the U.K , but Rosenthal "Artists were making bread gaps entertainers have been using for wholesalers and retailers on the sale of should help. and splitting the country,” says Shaw, tax purposes." Tenenbaum notes some "music supplies," (phonograph records, The treaty, already signed by “and the IRS came on very strong performing groups set up dummy cor- tapes, and sheet music). The money representatives of those respective broadside," The results: frustration and porations to avoid paying taxes, since raised from these taxes, according to the countries, is still awaiting a draft report foreign talent discouraged from perform- certain corporations are exempt from Carpenter plan, would have gone toward by the Treaty Affairs Office in the U.S ing in this country. both personal and professional services music education programs in California's State Department. It then goes to the Shutting Off Revenue performed abroad. "It should do away high schools. Senate and to the British Parliament for The IRS may have realized its tax bite with the loophole," Tenenbaum feels. At- Russ Solomon, president of Tower final ratifications. was "shutting off the development of torney Rosenthal is not so optimistic Records, reacted to the committee's de- Election Delay revenue for themselves for the future," about the treatment of dummy corpora- this feels. tions. still cision. "I'm very pleased,” he said. "I No problems are expected side of Shaw That, and the pressure to "There may be room for play- think the case against the tax was very the Atlantic according to a state dept, change from agents and managers, ing around.’’ Situations involving continued on pg 45 spokeswoman, although election year helped IRS change its tune. legitimate corporations are also left un- politics may push it off the calendar for The new treaty exemption will help touched by the new treaty. FRONT COVER awhile The present conventions remain in force until ratification of the new Varied Problems Face Programmers In treaty. The major tax break to alien artists Choosing Artists For TV Music Shows here and Americans abroad will be a pro- Rochelle vision exempting from withholding the by Weiner first fifteen thousand dollars an artist (Editor's Note: The following is the final Dick Clark has programmed essentially earns. Current IRS practice is to with- part of a two part series exploring the ties the same show Only the names of the hold 30% of the artist's gross receipts. between the record industry and the songs, the artists and the dancing part- Uttle Cash television industry. The first part dealt ners change And, yes, so do the dances While artists can later regain tax with the proliferation of music shows on themselves. Dick Clark has survived the money by claiming legitimate exemp- television and the increased airplay for lindy, the twist, and the bump. Yet, is tions — basic expenses, travel, lodging television themes on radio and records.) Clark's time-tested formula of dancified - under income tax statements, many NEW YORK — With the abundance of rock "n" roll the only way to present cur- performers have little cash left over music programs and artist appearances rent musical trends? when the IRS takes its withholding cuts. on television, the fortunes of that me- "Variety TV doesn’t have to be a de- "The small dollar performer ends up get- dium and those of record companies cent rock act with McLean Stevenson ting clobbered by the current pro- have become closely intertwined. Along and Ruth Buzzi." says Ken Ehrlich, ex- visions.” says tax attorney Neal Rosen- with this development, certain key areas ecutive producer of public television’s thal. counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee have become targets of concern for Soundstage, produced out of station The legend of Motown recording star forthe taxation of alien performers. those producing these talent showcases. WTTW in Chicago. Ehrlich maintains that Marvin Gaye is heightened by the fact The 30% withholding prevented many Recently, Cash Box interviewed the his show, in contrast with the Dick Clark that he cherishes his privacy and rarely lesser-known artists from coming here, producers of four leading TV music pro- format, looks "for a variety of contem- makes live appearances, but the true according to Harold Shaw, whose Shaw grams for their views on some of these porary music. There is a pre-determina- genius of the man is a living legacy of in- Concerts Inc heads up the Ad Hoc Com- critical problems in the business. From tion as to what act can sustain an au- comparable music. Gaye s latest album, mittee, "On a $500 fee, says Shaw, "if this survey it was learned that music pro- dience's interest for a full hour The “I Want You," is the first batch of original you take 30%, the artist hasn’t got gramming, artist selection, technical pro- show is developed from an initial idea In material since his incredible "Let’s Get It enough money to go home." He pointed duction and censorship are high on the other words, we sit down with each act On" and the first LP since "Marvin Gaye ” to Julian Bream as one artist who made list of each show's priorities. and ask them what they want to do. Live Any doubt about Gaye's devoted only $500 per concert when he first Programming of Talent Somewhere in the middle of all these following accepting the new product was began performing here Bream now pulls Programming of talent is a very par- programming problems is Jan Bridge, dispelled when Motown shipped over in $5000 a concert. ticular concern of Don Kirshner, ex- Wonderama's executive producer. Even 400,000 LPs and began filling reorders Contractual Arrangements ecutive producer of the highly suc- though the show is aimed at children, within a week. The Cash Box LP chart re- Many performers have gotten around cessful Don Kirshner Presents In Con- Bridge characterized his audience's age " veals "I Want You” to be a top 20 record the 30% withholding through various cert. now in its fourth year. Kirshner group as that of "conception to death (actually 18 with a bullet) and expecta- contractual arrangements with managers explained that he believes "in picking Stated simply, he relies on "quality and tions have the disk zooming to the very and agents. "What they have done may people early, in taking new people Burt good performers the kids can get into A top in short order Gaye’s ability to stay not be respected by the IRS,” says Sugarman, executive producer of NBC's lot of it, I guess, is good guessing We contemporary is perhaps his strongest " Rosenthal, "but the agents have not un- long-running Midnight Special, com- like to stay ahead of the music market asset and he continues to remain a ilaterally taken it upon themselves to pay mented that his show goes "after both Don't Come Across strong influence on many of todays less tax. He added, "the IRS hasn’t yet big and small talents, regardless of their What began in the late '60s as an at- prominent composers The longevity of come down on anybody." record sales. We try to reflect the trends tempt on major TV networks' parts to

his career from the "Can I Get A Witness' in the music business in general. We "get hip" to the new sounds of the young days to the present has given evidence have no particular direction in terms of may have, according to some, grown to that Marvin Gaye will be around a long Wonder Delivers music programming. saturation, with too much rock on the time as one of the great creative talents Both Sugarman and Kirshner are tube Some producers shy away from the of modern musical history New LP, Inks following in the footsteps of the great hard sound on their shows now. master himself, Dick Clark, and his much- Soundstage s Ken Ehrlich, for example, INDEX $13 Million Deal copied American Bandstand, a decep- does not feel that rock comes across ful- Album Chart 1-200 54 LOS ANGELES — Last Wednesday (14) tively simple blend of dancing contests ly on television, saying, "I have turned

Album Reviews 22 Stevie Wonder made a surprise ap- and top 40 lip-synched by visiting talent. down acts because I feel the dynamics of Behind The Counter 35 pearance at a buffet luncheon at Motown Every week, for the past 18 years on na- rock simply cannot be translated into a Records. After listening to label board Coin Machine News 46 tional TV (23 years in total production), continued on pg. 1 chairman and president Berry Gordy an- Country Music Section 36 nounce that Stevie had finally signed his Country Top 100 Singles 39 Mercury Selling 1 Tape To Every 2 LPs: Abramson widely publicized $13 million dollar con- Country 37 Top 50 LPs tract. the recording star played selec- NEW YORK — Mercury Records is selling one tape to every two LPs it's moving since FM Analysis 32 tions from his forthcoming album, the beginning of 1976 when the company introduced its policy of simultaneous re- For The Record 26 "Songs In The Key Of Life lease of LPs, cartridges and cassettes, according to Jules Abramson, senior vice International Section 52 The LP, a two record set that will list at president of marketing for Phonogram/Mercury. Prior to '76, the company waited for a reaction to an untried act on an LP and found Looking Ahead 31 $11 98. is set for release sometime in ratio and marks Wonder’s return to the it was losing tape sales when the LP started to make some noise The LP to tape New Additions To Playlist 34 May recording scene after an absence of over was2V2 to 1 prior to 1976. Pop Radio Analysis 31 two years Wonder highlighted two "Now with three months under our belt of this new pattern, we are convinced that Radio Report 30 selections from the LP, "Contusion," we should continue to follow this course.” said Abramson, "because with this 43 R&B Top 1 00 Singles which was the first song he wrote after philosophy we are getting more impressions in the crucial introductory weeks with 42 R&B Top 50 LPs his auto crash in 1974 and "Isn't She our new product, and as a result, more total sales." Singles Chart Top 1 00 4 Lovely." dedicated to his daughter With the most untested new act, the company in the past might have filled the Singles Reviews 20 Wonder continued to play the album for pipeline with some 5,000 albums. Now the company issues about 5,000 LPs, between 1 giving the artist a of eight Talent On Stage 41 over an hour before returning to the 2.000 and 3.000 eight-tracks and ,000 cassettes, minimum studio to mix it for final approval thousand exposures.

April 24 1976 9 ’’ cashbox/news

Wings Set tour schedule is as follows; Tarrant Eiektra Asylum Realigns New County Convention Center, Ft. Worth, May 3; The Summit, Houston (4); Olym- Dates For Tour Of pic Stadium, Detroit (7, 8); Maple Leaf Its Promotion Department Gardens, Toronto (9); The Coliseum, United States Cleveland (10); Spectrum, Philadelphia LOS ANGELES — Paul McCartney and (12. 14); Capitol Center, Washington. Wings will open their rescheduled U S. D C. (15, 16); The Omni, Atlanta (18, 19); concert tour in Ft. Worth, Texas on May Nassau Veteran Memorial Coliseum, 3 Nassau (21); Boston Garden. Boston Cincinnati and Kansas City have been (22); Madison Square Garden, New York added to the tour, and local announce- (24, 25); Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati ments will be made with regard to ticket (27); Kemper Arena, Kansas City (29);

sales in those cities. Stadium, Chicago June 1 , 2; Civic Center Tickets purchased by the public for the Arena, St Paul (4); McNichols Arena, original concert dates in April will be Denver (7); Cow Palace, San Francisco valid for the rescheduled concerts in Ft (13. 14); The Sports Arena, San Diego Worth, Houston, Tucson, San Diego, San (16); Community Center. Tucson (18);

Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver and The Forum, Los Angeles (21 , 22). Chicago The Wings concert tour is being pre- Due to problems associated with build- sented by MPL Communications Inc. in ing availability, the concerts originally association with Caribou Management scheduled for Tempe, Arizona and Van- and Concerts West, based in Los couver, B C will not take place The full Angeles Adderley Heads Industry ‘Think Tank ELEKTRA PROMO TEAM Pictured are members of Eiektra/ Asylum's national pro- Scheduled To Hold motion staff and key regional promotion managers during recent meetings in Los Savoy Release Angeles. Seated on the sofa, from left, are Ric Aliberte, Lou Galliani, Burt Stein, ‘Marketing Dialogue Steve Wax, Ken Buttice, Fred DeMann, Dick Lemke, midwest. Seated in front is NEW YORK — "Spontaneous Combus- SAN FRANCISCO — A two and a half Roger Bland. Absent from the photo session was Jerry Goodman. tion” by late alto saxophonist Julian day "think tank" meeting of industry "Cannonball" Adderley heads a list of leaders, under the auspicies of the LOS ANGELES — In an effort to provide named director, national album promo- eight two-album sets released by Savoy RIAA. is understood to be planned for more effective support for all releases, tion, who will travel in conjunction with Records Those guesting on the LP in- April 30 here The meeting is reported to Eiektra/ Asylum has realigned its promo- releases to provide additional campaign clude Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, Paul be a “marketing dialogue" for all seg- tion department. The restructuring is the support. Chambers and Kenny Clarke of the business including a “laun- result of a meeting between E/A's re- E/A's regional promotion team now ments Other collections in the jazz release, gional promotion personnel and the has five regional managers with the ap- dry list type of agenda" of topics con- some of which have been virtually un- company's national promotion chiefs. pointments of Dick Lemke to the cerning the development, growth and available for a decade, are saxophonist According to executive vice president midwest, based in Chicago and Jerry future of the record industry Among the Charlie Parker's "Bird/The Savoy Steve Wax, Ken Buttice, national promo- Goodman to the south, based in participants invited and scheduled are Recordings” with sessionmen Miles Stan tion director, will oversee and direct all Charlotte Stanley Gortikov of the RIAA, Davis, Max Roach, Bud Powell and John ongoing promotional efforts on behalf of Other current regional managers in- Cornyn, newly named executive vice Lewis; saxophonist Lester Young's the company's artists and their releases. clude Ric Aliberte, east, based in NY; president of Warner/Reprise, Joe "Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings" Working with Buttice in E/A's LA office Lou Galliani, west, based in San Fran- Cohen, who prepared the NARM adult including eight never before released are Fred DeMann, national promotion cisco; and Roger Bland, southwest, market study, Vic Faraci, marketing vice tracks and featuring the Count Basie coordinator, and Burt Stein, recently based in Dallas. president for WEA, Gil Friesen, ex- Orchestra; John Coltrane and Wilbur ecutive vice president of A&M, Russ Harden's "Countdown "; vibist Milt Solomon, president of Tower Records, Jackson's "Second Nature” with Lucky GRT Repurchases Preferred Stock Bill Graham, promoter, Mickey Kapp of Thompson, Hank Jones and Kenny Warner Special Products, and David SUNNYVALE, CA — GRT Corp has re- $1,500,000 These preferred shares Clarke; multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lieberman, president of the rack jobbing purchased 15,000 of the 17,500 shares were convertible into 600,000 shares of " Lateef's "Morning with Lateef on flute, firm of the same name. of convertible preferred stock and all common stock of $2 .50 per share The tenor and argol; pianist Erroll Garner's 481,500 warrants to buy GRT common exercise price of the warrants held by "The Elf” including much of his work out

stock held by Source Capital. Inc , of Los Source Capital was also $2 50 per share of print until now; and "The Changing Anti-Piracy Report Angeles The company has also prepaid GRT announced that the company has Face Of Harlem," an anthology of newly- the $1,250,000 still outstanding on the simultaneously negotiated a new compiled historic sessions featuring LOS ANGELES — Shane and Janet four year term loan arranged with Source $4,000,000 bank credit, consisting of a prominent musicians of the era. Mason were sentenced to six and seven Capital, Inc., in 1973 Concurrently, two year term loan of $2,000,000 at the months' imprisonment, respectively, for Savoy is distributed by Arista, who ac- Source Capital has exchanged its re- prime rate plus VA%, and a one year re- quired the label three months ago and violating their probation stemming from maining 2,500 shares of convertible pre- volving line of credit at prime plus 3A%. has coordinated a marketing and promo- a previous conviction in 1974 of copy- ferred stock for 100,000 shares of GRT None of the company's bank credit was tional campaign which includes several right infringement. Immediately after the common at the original conversion price utilized in the repurchase transaction. one hour radio segments dealing with sentencing, the pair were sentenced to of $2,50 a share Savoy material on KBCA, KSOL, WBMX, six months' imprisonment (concurrent The company said the total transaction WJZZ, WDAS, WHUR WRVY and WBUS with the previous sentences) and four with Source Capital involved a cash pay- Zappa Gets Gold LP to coincide with the release years' probation. ment by GRT of $3,000,000 The stated LOS — Frank Zappa s Dis- ANGELES EL PASO, TEX — FBI agents seized a value of the 15,000 preferred shares re- cReet album "Apostrophe" has qualified quantity of tape masters, 5,000 finished purchased by the company for a gold record award from the Rl A A was Capitol, EMI, Lennon eight-track tapes, labeling and wrapping Win; Levy, Adam 8 Lose equipment, sleeves and a store of raw materials from a factory said to be oper- NEW YORK - Federal District Judge ated by James Hayes and Phyllis Acton Thomas P Griesa (Federal District Court. About 28.000 infringing tapes were Southern District of New York) ruled confiscated from Roy Lopez, also known

against Morris Levy and Adam VIII, Ltd , as Roz Bos, identified as a distributor in in favor of Capitol Records, EMI and the area John Lennon. In a suit brought against GREENSBORO, N.C. — Detectives of Levy for unfair competition through the police department's special in-

VI I I unauthorized release of the Adam s vestigation division seized more than "Roots" album Capitol in the same 300 pirated tapes and arrested Clarence period released an official John Lennon

Alonzo Sutton of Scotland Neck, N.C , album entitled "Rock N" Roll on charges of violating the state's anti- Capitol was awarded $227,000 com- piracy statute. pensatory damages and $10,000 punitive; EMI $27,500 compensatory BAD CO. IN GOOD COMPANY — Following Bad Company's recent sellout of New and $10,000 punitive, and $35,000 for Sweet City Plans York's Madison Square Garden, well-wishers gathered in the Belvedere Suite of the violation of New York's "name and like- First Single Release Rainbow Room in the RCA building here to congratulate the Swan Song artists. Pic- ness" statute tured above at the party are (I. to r., standing): Atlantic’s New York promotion Capitol and EMI were represented by CLEVELAND - Sweet City Records,

representative Steve Leeds: Dick Kline, vice president of promotion for Atlantic: Hogan & Hartson of Washington, D C , formed by Mike Belkin and Carl Maduri, Atlantic chairman Ahmet Ertegun: Dennis Elsas of WNEW-FM: Tunc Erim, Atlantic's and Granett & Gold of New York John and distributed by CBS/Epic Records, special projects coordinator: and Gary Cohen, east coast editor of Cash Box. Seated Lennon was represented by Marshall, has signed Wild Cherry as their first (I. to r.l: Drea Besch of "Monumental Blunders": Dave Herman of WNEW-FM: and Pat Bratter, Greene, Allison and Tucker of group, with a single. Play That Funky Dawson of WNEW-FM. New York, Music," planned for release soon

10 April 24. 1976 DANCE WIT MS THE SINGLE FROM THE RECENTLY CERTIFIED PLATINUM ALBUM "RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN'!™,

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Slick Band Is Slick Business Executives On The Move by Stephen Fuchs LOS ANGELES — Question: Do you feel has proven, so far, to be a wise one. . you learned anything through your as- Formerly a program director with sociation with David Bowie 7 WMMS-FM in Cleveland. Billy spent a Answer: The guy with the red hair year with RCA's national album promo- (sigh). He got really screwed up at one tion department and a second year point with his money. The whole thing directing U A s album force. Given his un- was disorganized. Nobody knew where derstanding of the FM radio market and

the money was, where it was going, what the depth of his personal experience

it I was for. learned that from him, I really there, Bass has been instrumental in

it did, because I watched ’Cause it hurt helping break (to the extent has been Gardner Mulhern Starr Brown me, too. A lot of times the money would broken so far) Slick's first LP since its re- Bang Taps Buddy Brown — Buddy Brown has been named national sales manager for disappear and I wouldn’t be able to get lease six weeks ago. last week by Eddie and llene Biscoe, co-owners of Bang Records, it was announced paid." Bass feels that heavy FM airplay is es- label Brown will headquarter at the label s Atlanta of- the Atlanta-based independent The man under the gun is Earl Slick, a sential to the success of the Slick Band. to Bang from Phonodisc Distributors, prior fices effective immediately. Brown comes rock and roller who, after scrounging He points out that, even without a smash director for Records country division in to which he was national sales MGM away his Wonder Years with various AM single, concentrated FM airplay can director of marketing, sales and distribution for Bang. Nashville Brown will serve as Staten Island bands, was catapulted into help an act sell 600,000 to 700,000 LP — Gardner has been appointed national r&b promotion Gardner To London Norman a high-professional touring and record- units in conjunction with market visibility to London from Avco (H&Lj Records manager at London Records. Gardner comes ing situation as lead-guitar/sideman to and aggressive label support. manager. Prior to that, he held the position of where he was national r&b promotion David Bowie — a position he recently Billy's own opinion — that FM radio at Crossover Records. national promotion manager vacated after two years in order to form will sustain its own existence by creating — Bill Mulhern has been named director, east coast a&r for RCA Mulhern Joins RCA his own Slick Band its "own" acts — is demonstrated most position of advertising manager with Alpha Dis- Records Mulhern joins RCA from the clearly, he claims, through the case of tributors. and was also with Bell Records, A&M Records, Jamie Guyden Records and Tolerance Slick's own reputable progenitor , David With measured tolerance toward the Decca Records. Bowie. Hurley To Vanguard — Ed Hurley has been appointed as eastern regional sales continual, inevitable Bowie identifica- Tight List manager for Vanguard Records, announced Nat LaPatin, director of national sales tion, Slick's comments aren't so much and promotion. From 1971 until 1975, Hurley was national sales manager for gossip-oriented as they are an overview, "One of the major topics of casual dis- Brunswick Record Corporation. an assessment. Slick represents some- cussion during the two most recent R&R Volturo To Sire — Vincent Volturo has been named to the newly created position of thing apart from the artist detached His conventions,” says Bass, “has been the controller and director of business affairs at Sire Records by label managing director, label, Capitol, is attempting to break a debate between the tight-list and the Seymour Stein He will handle all accounting functions for Sire and Passport Records dozen other acts besides his own at the loose-list programming philosophies. and their affiliated music publishing companies. Prior to his appointment at Sire, moment, and most of them have equal or What we're seeing now is the tight list Volturo was controller and general manager of A. Schroeder International Ltd., music even stronger momentum. So Slick is stations laying back in observation and publishers. well aware of the cold facts, that the ultimately pouncing on the cream of the Columbia Hires Starr — Peter Starr has been named as general publicist for Columbia mechanics of business mean plenty to loose-stations' programming. In other Records, west coast. Starr comes to Columbia Records from Rogers & Cowan, Inc rock and roll survival — they mean as words, the 'loose' stations are cutting the where he had been an account executive for the past year. much, to be sure, as the dynamics of ground." Gemini Adds To Staff - Gemini Artists Management has expanded its staff. Mike music itself. In Cleveland, WWWM is the tight sta- Martineau. who has just been named executive vice president of Gemini, announced In order to cope with these realities, tion and WMMS is the loose counterpart. is in constant personal contact with that Elise Jordan, Paul Schifrin and Linda Surge have come aboard and will be based Slick It so happens that both stations were the his in New York. not only four-member band who are first in the nation to report "going” on the all old personal friends but also the three Slick LP — simultaneously. That informa- Inner Sleeve Helps To people closest to his career, manager WMOT Pacts tion was immediately transferred to ICM Billy Lippman Sell ABC Magazine Bass, attorney Michael which, in turn, secured bookings for the and financial advisor Chet Leslie of TWM Slick Band in the wake of the airplay. Distrib Deal NEW YORK — ABC Records has found Management in New York Slick and his musicians are on the road that best-selling albums can be a viable "I'm in touch with Billy and Michael now, fulfilling those and other booking With Atlantic means for soliciting magazine subscrip- every day," says Earl. "And about twice a commitments. NEW YORK — WMOT Records has tions. week to New York in order to make sure From the beginning, the Slick Band signed a long-term, worldwide contract ABC Records and ABC Publishing we aren't spending too much. Which is has to be considered a new market entry. with Atlantic Records. Under terms of have joined together in offering a 5% unlikely, because right now we re on an continued on pg. 1 the agreement. Atlantic Records will discount subscription, by a special offer allowance. Small as possible, just continue to distribute all current and card for High Fidelity Magazine con- enough to live comfortably. future recording on the WMOT label tained inside The Crusaders' "Chain industry Related "You really have to be involved in busi- WMOT ("We Men Of Talent”) Records, Reaction” and Isaac Hayes' “Groove-A- ness from the ground up, because if you the Philadelphia-based production and Thon” albums. Books Published don’t know what’s happening at the start, management company, is headed by Al Lewis, director of special projects - you're gonna get further and further BOOK CORNER Several books relat- Alan Rubens, executive vice president for ABC Records, said, “The purpose of industry in away until you have no idea where ing to the music released the Steve Bernstein and vice this campaign was to increase the ” anything’s going last few weeks deserve note Tom T. president/director of national promotion magazine's circulation. After the positive Hall's How I Write Songs” is the first Bruce Greenberg. response ABC has received, more cam- Bass hardcover prose work published by Topping the Records artist WMOT paigns will be planned in the future." Slick's selection of Bass as manager Chappell Music Company. Hail analyzes roster are Blue Magic, voted NATRA’s his own works, breaking them down into "top new group of the year" in 1 974, and their essential ingredients, lyrical and Major Harris, voted NATRA's "top new musical. Loretta Lynn has come out with male artist" in 1975 an autobiography, Coal Miner's Daugh- ter." written with George Vecsey. The volume is published by Henry Regnery of Chicago The True American, A Folk Fable” is a new novel by the multi- talented Melvin Van Peebles. The black author-composer writes a parable of American politics set in a fantastic hell. The Record Collector’s Price Guide,” in its first edition published by O'Sullivan Woodside & Co of Phoenix, catalogs every pop and rock hit in the national top 40 from 1950-65, with extras." The paperback is by Jerry Osborne, edited by Bruce Hamilton. A new folio, The Na- tional Lampoon Songbook” contains Lampoon songs from shows and disk. Published by Cherry Lane, the folio is edited by Sean Kelly. Congratulations also to Cherry Lane for The Basement Tapes” folio, based on Bob Dylan and AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMIN’ — Warner Bros, national promotion men David the Band's album, which received an Urso (I.) and Don McGregor (r.) are seen receiving commemorative plaques from award of excellence from the Majestic Cash Box editor-in-chief David Budge. The plaques represent the recent two week Paper Corp. The publisher and the number one chart streak for Warner singles by The Four Seasons ("December, printer, G. Schirmer's, were cited for ex- 1963”) and Gary Wright ("The Dream Weaver"), on the CB chart. emplary workmanship.

12 April 24, 1976 With all the great hits in BENE.KING B€N €.KING his already tremendous DOESN’T JUST career, Ben E. King RELY ON HIS could take it easy. Instead, he comes up REPUTATION. with an album that challenges anything

he 's ever done. Ben E. King “I Had SD 18169 A Love” When you have a reputation like Ben E. King’s, it’s a lot ' in • wii to live up to. On Atlantic Records and Tapes. 'news

MCA Sets Three Supremes Key New Albums For Motown April April Release Album Release LOS ANGELES — Motown Records has LOS ANGELES - - MCA Records has set readied for April release "High Energy," for April release the first U S LPs by The Supremes' first album with Susaye three European groups. The first U S. re- j Greene (former lead singer with Stevie lease by the Rubettes will be on State j Wonder's Wonderlove, and replacement Records, distributed by MCA, and is for Cindy Birdsong), which reunites the simply titled "Rubettes” and contains j trio with Brian and Eddie Holland, their first single in America, "Jukebox | Holland-Dozier-Holland Productions, Jive.” The Rubettes are made up of Tony who were responsible for many of the Thorpe (guitar), Mick Clarke (bass), Alan group's early hits Williams (guitar), Bill Hurd (keyboards), Yvonne Fair's "The Is and John Richardson (drums). Bitch Black," which contains the single “It Mac and Katie Kissoon are a brother- Should Have Been Me,” and was produced by sister team who have just released their Norman Whitfield is set for re-release. first album in America on State Records | Both will be backed by a merchandis- titled "The Two Of Us." ing campaign that will include a schedule Casino is a five man English group that GENESIS MEETS THE JOCKS Atlantic/ Atco recording group Genesis stopped in of radio time buys, trade advertising, in- hails from the west of England, near Philadelphia and New York City last week for three nights of sold-out shows at the store displays and posters to be used in Somerset, whose first album release on Tower Theater and Beacon Theater, respectively. Before continuing on their 5-week connection with personal appearances State Records is simply titled "Casino,” North American tour. Genesis was hosted to a private party at the Red Baron in of the artists involved. and contains their recently released first Manhattan. Shown at the party are, from left: rear (standing I, Barbara Carr of Atlantic

J single, "Crazy." Casino is Peter O'Don- publicity, (seated ) vice president of promotion Dick Kline, Genesis members Tony nell (lead vocals), Steve Mills Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford, WRNW-FM’s Meg Griffin, WLIR-FM's Gil America Tour (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Rob Sinnick Colquitt, and WRNW-FM’s Bob Marrone, (standing I Genesis drummer Bill Bruford

(bass), Chris Moore (lead guitar, vocals) with Atlantic's special projects coordinator Tunc Erim; front ( seated ) New York pro- and Tim Pavitt (drums). motion rep Steve Leeds, national LP sales manager Sal Uterano. Steve Hackett of Dates Announced MCA has planned in-store and window Genesis, and WNEW-FM's Al Bernstein. LOS ANGELES — America has planned displays along with radio spots prepared a concert tour to launch their new with airing in key markets Media cam- Warner Bros, album, "Hideaway." paigns are also underway for consumer The tour schedule is as follows- Aerie and trade publications. Crown Theatre, Chicago, April 16; f Masonic Temple, Detroit (17); Colum- bus, Ohio (18). Morgantown Coliseum; SESAC Executive West Va. (20); Richmond Coliseum, (21); Capitol Center (22); The Spectrum (23); Boosts Musexpo Boston Gardens (24); Providence Civic Center (25); New Haven Coliseum (27); NEW YORK "Musexpo was very suc- Nassau Coliseum (28); Rochester War cessful for us last year and we re looking Memorial (29); Pittsburgh Civic Center forward to even better results this year in (20) and Dallas, May 2. New Orleans," said Charles Scully, direc- tor of public relations for SESAC, in sup- port of the international music and rec- STEVE MILLER UNVEILS NEW LP — Capitol recording artist Steve Miller unveiled his Edson To RSO ord market which will take place Sept forthcoming album at a special quadrophonic preview listening for various executives NEW YORK Bob Edson will be joining 8-11 at the Fairmont Hotel in New Or- in the Tower's studio. Plotting the promotional campaign for the album (due in May) RSO Records, it has been learned by leans. "We managed to meet a lot of peo- and the coinciding tour are (l.-r .) David Forrest, president of the David Forrest Co. Cash Box. Although the information ple at the last Musexpo and we got a lot Ltd. and Fun Productions, concert management companies: Rupert Perry, Capitol's could not be confirmed, it is understood accomplished. We contacted many new vice president and general manager, a&r: Tom Ross, head of the contemporary music that Edson, who is Capitol's vice presi- young songwriters from all over the division of International Creative Management booking agency: Capitol's Don dent of promotion, east coast, has country and we came up with some very Grierson, national merchandising manager: Capitol's John Palladino, executive pro- handed in his resignation and will be good results," added Scully. "We're go- ducer: Steve Miller: Capitol's Ray Tusken, national promotion coordinator: Capitol's joining the Al Coury-headed Stigwood ing back again this year because we

Don Zimmermann, executive vice president and chief executive officer: Capitol's label i n a matter of weeks. believe that Musexpo is well worth the investment" Bob Young, vice president, business affairs and Capitol's Bob Dombrowski, national Edson is expected to continue to artist relations manager. operate out of the east coast for RSO in sales, marketing, promotion and liaison UNLV Honors Sinatra capacity coordinating west coast ac- LOS ANGELES — Frank Sinatra will be tivities with the Phonodisc distribution presented with a doctor of humane let- facilities Details about the move will pro- ters degree and citation by the Universi- bably be announced next week

ty of Nevada. Las Vegas, at U NLVs 1 3th annual commencement exercises May at Cat, RCA 23 Las Vegas Stadium The honor is Tom bestowed by the Nevada board of re- gents. Sever Ties LOS ANGELES — Tom Cat Records has severed its distribution ties with RCA Records and will announce a new affilia- tion shortly. Tom Cat's roster includes a new female singer, Pat Hollis, and Michael Kenny, Roger Dollarhide, Julie Budd, Ronnie Spector. Brian Richards and Jerry Tawney Tom Catalano will continue to function as an independent producer, and is cur- rently producing Anne Murray for Cap- COOKIN' WITH GASOLIN' Danish rock group. Gasolm’. recently signed to Epic itol Records. Records, were in New York last week to put finishing vocal touches on their debut

Epic album. Shown above are: bottom (I. to r.) Gasolin’s Soren Berlev, Wili J. Gladys Knight Nets Jonsson, Franz Beckerlee and Kim Larsen. Middle (I. to r.) Carol Jasper, singles sales Fourth Gold manager for Epic/CBS Custom Labels: Ron Alexenburg, vice president and general Buddah manager for Epic/Custom: Paol Brun, director of a&r for CBS Records in Denmark; NEW YORK — Buddah recording artists Roy Thomas Baker, the group's producer; Lennie Petze, director of a&r for Epic; Irwin Gladys Knight and The Pips have been

Segelstein, president of the CBS Records Division. Top, (I. to r. I Bruce Harris, direc- awarded their fourth consecutive gold tor of product management and merchandising for Epic/Custom; Jim Tyrrell, vice LP since joining The Buddah Group. president of marketing for Epic/Custom; Steve Popovich, vice president of a&r for Their newest album to reach gold status Epic/Custom; Soren Nissen, general manager of CBS Records in Denmark; Susan was entitled "2nd Anniversary,” to Blond, associate director of press and public information for Epic/Custom and Dan celebrate the group's second year on the Beck, director of press and public information for Epic/Custom. Buddah label

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TV set.” that "this is a business like any other and Jan Bridge acknowledged the fact that there are bound to be complaints." As a his show caters to diverse musical tastes recent example of his consideration for and he has showcased everyone from the performer Kirshner cited a taping of Roger Daltrey of the Who to Harry Janis Ian's act "We were doing a show in Chapin Along with Burt Sugarman, Don Santa Monica and Black Sabbath was to Kirshner disagrees with Ehrlich's posi- follow Janis. Well, needless to say. the tion, saying, "It takes time to indoctrinate crowd was not in the mood to hear Janis

people I have never agreed with the and she was very upset with her act. So concept that rock cannot be presented we went back later and got a brilliant with intelligence and good taste on TV If performance In other words, the artist there is a complaint that TV simply can- has got to be happy and we must give the v < t ».? sm « -*** mmm- t not the rock on its TIME OUT FOR TAJ — Shown congratulating Columbia recording artist Tat Mahal on accommodate sound artist the right situation." speakers, then why do people listen to, Midnight taping his recent stmt at the Bottom Line are, (I.) Don Dempsey, vice president of merchan- With the Special, goes for Columbia. for instance, the Doobie Brothers on the on from 9 am until there is enough usa- dising for Columbia and Don DeVito, director of merchandising " radio 9 ble tape for the can That means the act "It's good too," interjects Slick, "be- Accordingly. TV executives went must be ready and fresh even though it Slick Band u ?? cause we find out everything we want to along with Kirshner s theory for the past has been prepared for performance for The aioum release, however, didn't know through Billy Hows it doin' in four years. With their increased reliance over 12 hours. Ken Ehrlich sees things come as a complete surprise to radio sta- Michigan? How's it doin' in San Fran- on top-selling talent which, in this case, differently and has heard too many sour tions. According to Ray Tuskin, national cisco?' I mean, Capitol's got too many meant head-rock groups, the ties with stories from the performers themselves. promotion coordinator for Capitol, he other things to do than sit down with me record companies increased Softer, less Instead of making them wait in the wings, and Bass knocked thoughts together and and explain how my record's selling or commercial sounds had fewer outlets for Ehrlich said that "every star is involved came up with an advance mailing of test how my airplays going. But with Billy exposure on syndicated shows. More with his production " And, for those pressings to some sixty of Billy's pro- were very comfortable. I'm aware of noticeably, most of the acts on the performers who are camera-shy. Ehrlich gramming km around the country. The about 90% of what's going on all of the networks had been signed, sealed and takes them on a tour of his sound unit.

package contained a personal letter from time. In other words. I don't have to call delivered record companies — by He says that "they feel as if they are in a Tuskin drawing the Bowie association Billy up and hound him to give me the Kirshner, for his part, defends his recording studio. Their road manager, or if latest just calls the springboard, not the hook to public reports. He me up and show's policy, saying that he views it all whoever it is, is welcome to sit in with awareness of Slick The mailing pre- says, here "as a music business If I know CBS is ex- our sound engineer for the mixing to see a personal visit from Billy Bass all the stuff. ceded BASS "We know We cited about Bruce Springsteen, and I what is being done to the soundtrack."

who took along other pertinent informa- know the good . we know the strength know that there's going to be a lot of ex- Censorship tion such as a summary of the label's and we know the weaknesses. One thing citement, then I find out more about the The biggest problem for Jan Bridge, spoken merchandising aims, something that we re not doing is bullshittin our- act." however, and a very sensitive point for of his nearly selves. re strong and Bass keeps aware through We know where we Can’t Ignore Sales all producers of current music, is constant vigil on the home front where we need to work Furthermore, Kirshner does not see censorship of material and between- "When I'm here. I'm at Capitol four SLICK: Even with the band itself, the how sales and signings at record com- song patter Bridge, who has promoted it it hours a day, " Bass grins, "analyzing the way sounds, the way looks We did a panies can be ignored in this business several publicity projects on his shows, airplay, going after the sales managers, 12-hour rehearsal videotaping various- "You can't knock pre-promo." he says. "If usually gives away records as prizes in letting them know what play at what sta- length shows, graduating from a small- they (the performers) are signed to a trivia contests and dance-a-thons. There- tion means the most. Which they all sized stage to a large stage at SIR in label and have had extensive airplay, in lies his censorship hang-up: "We are I'm in interest of to know But working the Hollywood That way we got a chance then they are more apt to be noticed by working out in every direction with The the band, so it's important for me to see what’s going on how Jimmie and things like that. " me and my associates. We program for Pick of the Week' " follow up (Mack, lead singer) looks, how I look, if an audience That is our big first. But, for me, the biggest turn-off is an In one respect, Bass has a delicate job the clothes work, if they don't work Just that I feel flashing With an estimated audience of over 1 album embarrassed

on his hands in trying to keep Capitol with that tape. I'd say wow I thought million. Jan Bridge feels the exposure of in front of a lot of children, such as the aware of the Slick Band while not over- that looked good, but it doesn't, so I've the artists has great benefits for their Ohio Players' album covers and the new

hyping so that the label gets fed up got to change it. I thought that outfit was Silver Convention cover I am also a bit record sales but pre-promo is definitely "The best way," smiles Bass, "is to ac- good, but it doesn’t work' hesitant playing that not a prime consideration in his program- about a song says centuate the positive You know, you can BASS: "It's good business." I ming choices. . ‘take off your clothes.' mean, we do drive yourself crazy with the negatives. SLICK: "For what a couple of hundred ‘Get Off On’ put on a children's show on Sunday For example, we don't have heavy air- bucks' investment did. that session more things that "I mean, we had Tim Moore on the mornings and there are some play right now on WNEW but we do have than saved us plenty It saved us going show, who won the American Song are just not appropriate for our au- heavy airplay right now on WLIR — a through the first month or so of the tour Festival, but who is hardly a big seller dience." strong station within the competitive having to learn what we learned by sit- Network Relations We look for people the kids can get off market WLIR sells nearly as many re- ting down and looking at the shows that on and we get something extra out of the Bridge worries about his audience: cords as WNEW But I go in and let we taped 'Cause, obviously, if we can't " performers who do come. Kirshner worries about the network. Capitol know that WLIR is banging the see it ourselves, there's nothing we can Ken Ehrlich, on the other hand, does When asked about censorship and edit- (deleted) out of the record I let them do about it He can tell me something, not go after artists with huge record sales ing/mixing problems, he commented know that a record store in Staten Island but if / don't try to see it. what can I do and comfortable reputations. Comment- that he exercises what he calls "qual- even has a big sign across the store say- about it? I mean, if it s something ob- ing on a recent Soundstage with Judy ity control,'' adding that "as far as ing that the Earl Slick Band is from vious, it's one thing, but when you get Collins and Leonard Cohen. Ehrlich ex- censorship is concerned. I've only had Staten Island Those little things help right down to the little things — that are plained that he asked Judy (who sells a problems with some lines from Chuck The more positive things they hear, the just as important as anything major — great number of records) whom she’d Berry's 'Ding-A-Ling' and some of Alice more positive input they'll give to the you know, there aren't too many bands like to do a show with. She said she want- Cooper's act. But you have to go along sales and promotion departments." that care about being business-like." ed Leonard Cohen and Randy Newman, with the network." Ken Ehrlich does not and "since we'd already done a full show have a serious problem with network with Randy, we got Leonard Cohen, who snippers, as his is a public TV show with more liberal editing rules. National Marketing Director is not exactly a huge record seller We are simply looking for balance in our But, as the music of the 60s reflected shows and something the artists are go- a certain lifestyle, today's music just as ing to be happy with surely reflects a change in the au- OK Treatment? diences mood. The sound is softer, less Our well known, securely based record company needs “Something the artists are going to be concerned with "burning issues.” more a national marketing director with heavy experience in happy with." But. are the artists really introspective Television programming sales, distribution, merchandising, advertising and pro- happy with the treatment they receive on has seen its chance to bank in on the the musical shows? There have been youth market and its penchant for a gen- motion. Strong administrative skills are required, and gripes concerning insufficient rehearsal tle beat and "rock no boats" lyrics. Ap- formal education in marketing, business and/or finance time, off-hand technical treatment and parently. MOR is here to stay. Or is it? helpful. New York City location; excellent compensation general production sloppiness on the part of the crews and directors. package. All replies held in strictest confidence. Send Oftha Records Felix Di Palma, talent coordinator for summary of experience and education, including salary Don Kirshner, maintains that "all acts on Dist. By IRDA history to: Don Kirshner are treated as something LOS ANGELES - Oftha Records will be special. They their Distributing Box # 972 do songs and the next distributed by the Record act comes on and they are treated as Associates The L A based label was re- do Cash Box Magazine something special There is a great cently formed by Norm Ratner and Skip 119 W. 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019 personal involvement of the staff and Stanfield The forthcoming single, production crew with the performers.” “Makin' Music With My Friends," by Bob An equal opportunity employer Kirshner himself waved aside charges Biefuss and Sharon Buchser will be Of- of insolicitous handling of acts, saying tha's first release

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” fr 7 mediately being put to the task of arrang- energy ing a tour for Arthur Brown This was in One of the reasons that Rudge (who 1969. and in 1970, he moved to New said he was formerly a soccer, not a pop York to handle the Who concerts at the fan) became involved in the music busi- met. ness was to travel. Now his doctor tells Problems him that he travels too much He says In addition to managing the Who and that he has cut down, but that he tries to the Stones. Rudge is currently managing cover his acts on the road as much as southern hard rock group Lynyrd possible He said that having the op- Skynyrd In his endeavors to break portunity to sit on a plane with someone Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rudge has encoun- like lead singer Ronnie Van Zandt of tered several problems which affect Skynyrd and talk for an hour away from groups trying to break out of areas like all the pressure of backstage is very im- the south He sees a built-in resistance in portant to him the media centers of New York and Los Rudge also feels that the road is

Angeles to groups which are not dis- "where you win and lose it. It s very easy covered there. He cited the national to sit in New York and try to run things, BLASTS SANTA MONICA CROWD Capitol recording artists Be-Bop BE-BOP DELUXE breakouts of Patti Smith and Bruce Spr- but when you go on the road you see the Deluxe the bill last week at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and rocked opened ingsteen as examples of New York artists promoters, the audience, the local sales the hall. Numerous Capitol executives offered congratulations backstage Pictured who became, in Rudge's word, "national managers, you talk to the press, look in (l.-r.)are Phil Caston. national marketing coordination manager; Tom Salino, L A. pro- phenomena in the matter of a month ." the shop windows and talk to the DJs mo mgr.; Ray Tusken; Be-Bop members Simon Fox. Bill Nelson, Charles Tumahai " He continued, "The same goes for Los That's where the pulse is; it isn't here and Andy Clarke; Rupert Perry. Dan Davis, vp. merchandising and creative services; Angeles — you can get more media at- He also thinks that being friends with the

Dennis White, vp. sales ; and Bruce Garfield, pr mgr. tention and national coverage in those artists and being able to talk to them is two places than a group that breaks out one of the most important parts of WEA Returns Policy Analyzed „ of anywhere else." management, if not the most important Major Market Importance part to him If you’re not friends with the business.” In other words, why operate Cutting Costs artists then there really isn't much point warehouses and maintain extra inven- The other alternative to increasing In spite of the decentralization which to it.” tories that are unnecessary or super- profits is to cut costs. If the hypothetical Rudge sees occurring, he does not un- Only 1 Show fluous to a company's distribution opera- company's sales are $100 million a year derestimate 7 the importance of the two Rudge was asked what the thinking tion. But are they Accounts in outlying and the total expense is $85 million, that major centers of the record business in was behind scheduling only one night for areas constantly complain that ship- $85 million figure might be broken down breaking a group nationally. "You've got the Who in New York this time around ments from the major labels are late and into cost of manufacturing and produc- your big rack jobbers there, your He said that even if they had done five that their service is just plain lousy That ing records ($40 million), salaries and WABC's and your KHJ’s, and until you nights, there still would’ve been a lot of complaint is especially heard from ac- selling expense ($25 million) and operat- have them fitted into your airplay list, disappointed people He added that it counts in the deep south. Pacific ing expenses such as warehouses ($20 having a number one record in Florida was the wrong time for playing outdoors northwest and the north central areas of million). If by closing down a distribution means nothing and that the last time they played the the country facility or two, and maintaining fewer in- Rudge feels that one of the problems Garden they did five nights That Why are these moves being made, ventories around the country an extra $1 which plagues groups in the U S is that engagement he described as ' not then, by the record companies? The million to $2 million can be saved, that is they are too available. He handles his particularly a happy thing,” because the answer is cost-cutting, belt-tightening, extra profit U S acts the same way that he handles stage show, which featured the economization, money-saving, overhead On a more real-life level, if a company an English band. He tells everyone con- Quadrophema' album, was not right. reducing — they all mean the same could save an additional penny on every cerned that a group such as Skynyrd will "Following Tommy' it was so a nti thing The nation's record manufacturers dollar in sales, an extra one percent, the be touring for two months and that they climatic, so ill-conceived for the stage are cutting back on their inventories and added savings would really add up CBS, should act as if the group will be return- and it just didn't do it. " He was asked why warehousing facilities in order to cut cos- for example, had 1975 sales of $484 ing to England after that time. He feels that was a factor in the decision when the ts and save money million in their record division, while that this concentrates the energies of the stage show this time had no material Potential Savings Warner Communications' record division record company, booking agency etc. for from "Quadrophema " He replied that he For example, say a hypothetical manu- had sales of $31 3 million last year If they the maximum impact in the most impor- just couldn't justify or explain the de- facturer has $100 million in yearly sales, could have saved an additional penny on tant markets. "Everytime an English cision logically, but added that while the of which $85 million is the cost of pro- each dollar of sales through consolida- group comes to the states, you never group loves New York, Pete Townshend ducing the records and overhead (ex- tion and/or cost cutting, they could have know if it will be for the last time This is had said that if they only play one show penses of every kind), leaving $15 added $4 8 million and $3 1 million in how I'm working with Skynyrd now, I tell in other major cities, why should they million for profit. If the company wants to j profits respectively to their overall in- everybody 'let's hit everything, it's all or play more than one night in New York? increase its profit by $5 million to $20 come And that would be the result of on- nothing It builds up an incredible He added that they hope to return in the million, it has two choices: sell more rec- ly a one-cent-on-the-dollar saving summer and do some more shows here. ords and generate more profit, or reduce So if WEA can save an extra amount of "If we were to satisfy everyone they'd expenses by $5 million and squeeze it X dollars, whatever it is by what they are | have to play for ten weeks and they out of existing sales. Since unit sales are now doing, it is still a significant saving couldn't do that, so at least they played it, down and have shown no growth over But it becomes more important because " if only one show. the past few years, it has become more the costs of producing, recording, mark- | Rudge does not consider himself a difficult to increase profits by increasing eting and shipping records have gone up | service or tour manager He is American sales. In that regard, the only way for a significantly and continue to rise, and [ manager for the Who and the only company to increase sales is to increase salaries and royalties have similarly manager of the Stones, though they their market share. If the total pie, for ex- risen And since sales have not risen as have a financial manager “Jagger and I ample. is not getting any bigger, you've dramatically as they had been a few really run everything," he said It is wide- got to get a bigger piece of the pie, that years ago, one of the first places for | ly known that Jagger attended is the way that philosophy goes. Hence, potential savings is in the areas of ware- j economics school before he began his the increased concern on the part of the houses and buildings. That is of j one the singing career, and Rudge asked about record manufacturers to increase their factors that has led many of the major dagger s business acumen, replied, "I've market shares, or get a larger percen- companies in the industry to institute never known a guy with such a business tage of the record business available, at their various consolidation moves. the expense of the competitor. oriented mind. He's incredible. He has his own desk here, he loves it, he loves ^[ElEl EIElElE^SlEIEISlIillalElEIEllallalElElElEilEllalblElt^ the phone He's as good on the phone as " he is on stage, believe me For Best Prices/Speedy Delivery and good people to deal with. CALL: NARM Sets L.A.

GOLD STARR — Black Oak Arkansas For 77 Confab members presented Ruby Starr with her CHERRY HILL, N J — The 19th Annual own gold record for her vocal contribu- Convention of the National Association tions to their recently-certified Atlantic of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) (201)923-3636 album. "High On The Hog." Ms. Starr is will be held March 4-8, 1977, at the Cen- prominently heard on the single hit from tury Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, (201)923-1212 the album. "Jim Dandy To The Rescue." California The announcement was made Ask for Jack Kosioff as well as on her own Capitol album. by Jules Malamud, NARM president, in

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' 3-1 MARLENA SHAW (Blue Note B N-XW 790-Y) p ;... : Columbia 0332j v, ji gr (Paul Simon — BMI) (P Simon) It’s Better Than Walking Out (4:20) (Island : — ;j : Am These Years (3:25) BMI) (L Garrett, R. Taylor) “50 Leave Your Lov- say? Hot on the heals of his monster hit Ways To Marlena Shaw has come up with an excellent pop and r&b tune. The fast, danceable moving, tender as released the title tune of his chart-topping LP. This is a rhythms will make this a disco favorite Nicely charted horns, along with Marlena’s im- perfectly constructed reduction is flawless; the melody, as always, is pressive voice, give this song a classy feeling. The production, by Tony Silvester and will surely rise to This has already received tremendous airplay as an album cut, and Bert deCoteaux, is slick and catchy. the way, won a Grammy the top of the singles chart. The album, by BOBBY VINTON (ABC 1 21 78) CAPTAIN &TENNiLLE(A&M 1817) Moonlight Serenade (3:22) (Robbins — ASCAP) (M. Parish, G. Miller) Shop Around (3:23) (Jobete — ASCAP) (W. Robinson/ B Gordy) This is a lively pop tune, with a bouncy arrangement Vinton's voice is expressive; This marks something of a departure for this pop duo They've taken the old this song should be an MOR favorite. A nice melody provides a good hook; backup It all works, and this Smokey Robinson tune and put it in a modern pop arrangement. singers provide some extra emphasis. Vinton’s reputation will get this into all pop addition to their recent string of hits. The band is playing well, tune should be another markets. Flip: Why Can’t I Get Over You (2:08). work is always tasteful. esoecially Daryl Dragon, whose fancy keyboard KENNY ROGERS (UA-XW 798-Y) NATALIE COLE (Capitol P-4259) Home-Made Love (2:26) (Unart — BMI) (R Mainegra) Enterprises/Chappell/Cole-arama — ASCAP/BMI) Sophisticated Lady (3:27) (Jay's Kenny Rogers sings this ballad, an homage to love, with the kind of sincerity that Yancy. Cole) (Jackson, will land this straight on top of every MOR station in the land. The quality of the pro- the top can only be aided by this tune that demonstrates Natalie Cole's fast rise to duction should make this a favorite on FM outlets as well. The country flavor might her amazing versatility. The title cut from her forthcoming LP. the song is a unique take it on a couple of those lists too. blend of soul, funk and disco music Another big hit for Natalie Cole. Look for this to BIDDU ORCHESTRA (Epic 8-502 1 2) be an immediate add at AM, FM and r&b stations. Rainforest (3:22) (Chappel &Co — ASCAP) (Biddu) ERIC CARMEN (Arista AS 01 84) An excellent funk tune from the Biddu Orchestra. The staccato melody is punctuat- Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (3:45) (C A M -U S A BMI) (E. Carmen)

ed by guitars and strings. Good to dance to , this should be a disco favorite. A very Eric Carmen, in his second single from the “Eric Carmen’’ LP, has come up with an slick instrumental. There’s a break in the middle that hits hard, then the bass takes excellent followup to "All By Myself " It's in somewhat the same genre, a ballad, and, overfora good fill. like the previous hit, has a hook-filled melody and chorus. The tune will doubtless be SIMON SAID ( Atco 45-7047) covered by many artists, but the others will have to work hard to measure up to You And Me (Just Like In The Movies) (2:55) (Tomeja — ASCAP) (J. Heider, J Relin) Carmen's version of his own song. AM. FM Flip No Hard Feelings (5:35). A fine disco cut, with the players in the band working overtime. Unlike many danc- AL GREEN (Hi 5N-2306) (London Distrib.) ing songs, this one has a good lyric; in fact, a lyric that works as a good hook. Let It Shine (3: 12) (Jec/AI Green - BMI) (A. Green, M Hodges) Supercharged with energy, the song should find an immediate home on every club Al Green has come up with another hit record The tune gets into a groove and play list, and should get some disco radio action too. keeps it going; nicely charted horns seem to float around the top of the music. Everything blends with Green's voice Look for this one to show up on all r&b SAMMY HAGAR (Capitol P-4261 playlists Flamingos Fly (3:15) (Warner-Tamerlane/Caledonia Soul — BMI) (V Morrison) STEVE MILLER (Capitol P-4260) This is already getting a lot of FM progressive airplay, and will get a great deal Take The Money And Run (2:48) (Sailor — ASCAP) (S. Miller) more Hagar adds extra punch to the song; he makes it his own. It's a classic rock ’n’ Spirited drums kick this tune off to a fine start It's a story, the tale of two young lov- roll tune that Sammy Hagar sings with the proper spirit. ers The lyric line is intelligent: Miller really knows how to construct a song. And the BOXER (Virgin ZS8-9506) (CBS Distrib.) music is just as good, maybe better, than “Space Cowboy,” Miller's classic This will All The Time In The World (3:02) (Almo — ASCAP) (O Halsall) be an immediate add on all FM outlets, and AM too This first single from their “Below The Belt” LP demonstrates that Boxer is a rock n’ TOMMY BOLIN (Nemperor NE-005) (Atlantic Distrib.) roll force to be reckoned with. The melody is more interesting than one that might be Savannah Woman (2:45) (Bofe ASCAP) (T Bolin, J Tesar) found in your average rock song, and the singer, Mike Patto, belts out the tune with Acoustic guitars give this tune a Spanish flavor It's a carefully crafted pop tune, great emotion. Good instrumental work as well assures that this band will make itself pulled from Bolin's high charting Teaser' LP There's a terrific rhythm guitar solo heard. Look forthis single to show up AM and FM. that has a kind of choppy beauty. The lead solo is fluid, and reminds this listener of BO DIDDLEY (RCA JB 10618) Djano Reinhart, the gypsy jazz guitarist. Look for this one to show up on FM lists. Not Fade Away (2:58) (McCartney — BMI) (Petty, Hardin) BONNIE RAITT (Warner Bros. WBS 8189) Pulled from the "20th Anniversary Of Rock And Roll” LP. this single is a dynamic - Run Like A Thief (3:01 ) (Benchmark/Golden Spread ASCAP) (J.D. Souther) cover of a great tune by a legendary rocker. The arrangement is high-powered, and This is really a beautiful ballad, pulled from Bonnie Raitt’s "Home Plate" LP It’s Diddley pulls off some stylish riffs This should get heavy AM and FM play Flip: Drag already received a lot of airplay as an album cut, and it's easy to see why. Raitt’s voice On (3:1 5). is always compelling, and she sings this J.D Souther tune with convincing, artistic MILES DAVIS (Columbia AS 214) grace. There are some great lines that work as hooks — "Well, we cheated on a friend, Maiysha(5:34) (Em-Dee — BMI) (M Davis) and cheaters never win" is one example. Look for this one to prosper and grow on AM This cut is taken from Miles Davis' recent “Agharta" LP. The excerpt is complex — and FM playlists. Flip: Walk Out The Front Door (3:08). musically, there's a lot going on The first section is kind of frenetic, with a lot of syn- IMPRESSIONS (Curtom CMS 01 16) (Warner Bros. Distrib.) thesizer work. Then the tune segues into a calmer passage that's extremely pleasing Sunshine (3 1 5) (Blackwood — BMI) (B. Sigler. P. Hurtt) to the ear. This will definitely get a heavy play on all jazz stations, and FM pro-

The Impressions, featuring Ralph Johnson, have come up with a winner. The gressives should check it out. Flip: Theme From Jack Johnson (4:04). voices are strong and clear and the rhythm changes add to the appeal of the cut. Look LISA HARTMAN (Kirshner ZS8-4260) (Columbia Distrib.) for in this one to show up immediately all r&b markets It’s got a lot of hit power Pickin’ Up The Pieces (3:09) (Kirshner — BMI/Kirshner — ASCAP) (J. Barry, D. THE FACTS OF LIFE ( KayvetteKVBS 5126-A) (T.K Distrib.) Hofheinz)

Caught In The Act(Of Gettin’ It On) (3:45) (Irving — BMI) (H Banks, C Hampton) This is the first single from the “Lisa Hartman" LP, and it looks like a sure shot. This is really a terrific ballad, with a good melody and hook-filled lyric. The song's Hartman’s voice is a strong pop vehicle, and the song is chock full of hooks. Look for about what the title says — somebody tipped off the husband, and. well, they got this to go Top 40 in no time at all. The young singer is expressive; more than that, caught This one is headed for the higher reaches of the r&b and pop charts Extreme- she's a good vocalist, she knows howto phrase. ly crisp production DOC SEVERINSON (Epic 8-50220) WAYLON & JESSI (RCA JH 01 563) I Wanna Be With You (3:16) (All Write — ASCAP) (D. Severinson, F. Crane) (Press- Suspicious Minds(3:57) BMI) (M James) Doc Severinson is playing some mean trumpet here. Not the regular big-band fare, Jessi are, of course, Jessi Colter. sing this Waylon and Waylon Jennings and They this is a funk and disco tune. But the classical jazz influence is there, mostly evident in duet with special emotion — it's a song about suspicion, and how a couple in love has the fine orchestrations. Look for this to be big in discos, and it has a good shot at r&b no time for jealousy. The record will certainly receive its rightful share of country play. play, and should get more than a few pop spins too. NANCY SINATRA (Private Stock PS 45,075) LUTHOR (Cotillion 45-44200) Kinky Love(2:34) (Brown Shoes/Chappell —ASCAP) (D. Ellingson) It’s Good For The Soul - Pt. 1 (3:02) ( Elvee-Deekay — ASCAP) (L. Vandross) The song is just what it says — it's kind of kinky. On the other hand, it’s a good love A heavy funk bass sets the tone for this first Cotillion single Luthor's voice is an ex- song Sinatra’s reputation (“These Boots Are Made For Walking”) should take this on cellent r&b vehicle "If it feels good," he sings, "do it " This one should feel good to to FM lists and MOR too Extremely mellow, and well produced by Snuff Garrett. Flip: r&b and pop program directors. It's extremely classy in every respect. She Played Piano And He Beat The Drums (3:09). CHARLES EARLAND (Mercury 450) THE BOOTY PEOPLE (Calla CAS 1 10) From My Heart To Yours (3:28) (Betty Earland — BMI) (C. Earland) Spirit Of ’76 (3:42) (Sirrom Merchant/Far Out — ASCAP) (J. Phillips, W. Goodloe, M. A sensitive electric piano, couched in a kick-along arrangement, states the melody McDowell, R Palmer, M Dickerson) at first. Then a full horn section, along with a guitar, states it more fully All of which This is the funk bicentennial tune. It should be a big disco request. Distorted guitars contribute to a sense of tension. This is an excellent instrumental, for repeated use in play snatches of the national anthem and “Yankee Doodle." but the funky rhythms discos and play on FM progressives and jazz stations Flip: Intergalactic Love Song never stop. R&b program directors should check this out. (3:40) THE SHAKERS (Asylum E-4531 4-A) DANA VALERY (Phantom JB-1 0566) Will You Love Me Tomorrow (3:39) (Screen Gems-Columbia — BMI) (C. King, G. Gof- Some Guys Have All The Luck (3:30) (Kirshner — ASCAP) ( J Fortgang) The first single from their first LP, “Yankee Reggae," this is an unusual and attrac- fin) in tive pop offering. It's a reggae beat, but Americanized, and fits into a pleasant rock This is a disco version of the famous King-Goffin tune. Dana Valery, her vocal, genre. arrangement and production, framework. The band should be immensely successful if this single is any indication. does not sacrifice any nuance to the disco The The tune should be on all FM outlets. The harmonies are outstanding. both by John D'Andrea, are inventive and professional. Flip: Long version (4:55). ALLAN CLARKE (Asylum E-4531 3) JJ BARRIE (Buddah BDA 525-N) If You Think You Know How To Love Me (3:45) (Chmnichap — BMI) (N Chinn, M No Charge (3:43) (London T ree — PRS) (H. Howard) Chapman) This is a talking song that really pulls at the heartstrings. It's a perfect release date,

Allan Clarke, former lead singer with the Hollies, steps out on his own with this cov- ripe for Mother's Day consumers. Melba Montgomery had a hit with it a couple of er of a great Chinn/Chapman tune. The arrangement is as good as anything the years ago. and JJ Barrie looks to repeat her success. Slick country production will Hollies ever put together, and his voice seems more powerful on its own Identifica- take this onto country lists The universality of the theme, a mother’s love, will make tion with his style will be an important sales factor MOR. AM and FM lists. the tune an MOR favorite.

20 April 24. 1976 Have you ever listened to an artist for the first time and known that he was destined for greatness ?

Listen,then,to JOHN MILES. A talented writer, musician and singer, John Miles has been

acclaimed all over Europe. And with the release of “Rebel” in the United States, John Miles should soon achieve similar success here.

In 3 weeks “Rebel” rocketed to the top of Britain’s charts.

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# . . . and from this LPcomes his current 3 single,“Music.” MUSIC WEEK 20086

“Music was my first love, To live without my music,

A nd it will be my last, Would be impossible to do. Music of the future — ’Cause in this world of troubles the music of the past. My music pulls me through." JOHN MILES

© 1976 Velvet Music Used by permission.

JOHN MILES, an artist destined for greatness. m»ox : RECORDS & TAPES cm § m*£box/album reviews

HIDEAWAY — America — Warner Bros. BS 2932 STEPPIN OUT - Neil Sedaka - Rocket PIG 2195 \ — Producer: George Martin — List: 6.98 - Producers: Robert Appere, Neil Sedaka - List: Caribou Ranch provides the "Hideaway” 6.98 where America does what they do best — soft, With "Steppin' Out" singer-songwriter Neil

| but solid, country-rock. This album takes Sedaka reaffirms his position as one of the lead- j Americas songwriting talents to new vistas via ing pop personalities of the past year. The album the production expertise of Beatle-veteran is backed by an all-star cast which works together I George Martin, His touch is evident throughout to produce a clean presentation of pop the work, but stands out particularly on "She's music that should easily cover the easy listening j Beside You," Packed to the max with the stuff of and MOR markets as well. Neil has a truly which AM hits are made, "Hideaway” offers a lit- sensitive touch with the ballad form, as in "#1 With Heartache." in i tie of everything, from the reggae overtones of A but also turns fine up- "Lovely Night" to the panoramic grandeur of tempo work like "Sing Me." AM programmers "Amber Cascades," Programmers can count on a should keep an eye on the single cut "Love In long list of hits from this one. The Shadows" for heavy hit potential

BLOODLINE - Glen Campbell - Capitol SW GET CLOSER — Seals & Crofts — Warner Bros. 11516 — Producers: Dennis Lambert, Brian Pot- BS2907 - Producer: Louie Shelton — List: 6.98 ter List: - 6.98 Seals & Crofts have long been respected as In the expressive cuts on "Bloodline," Glen master tuneweavers in the pop idiom This album Campbell shows himself to be a true further enhances that reputation with a collec- thoroughbred with a proven track record tion of songs that are musical tapestries, rich in j Backed by some of the best sidemen in the busi- the lyrical melodies which have become their ness, Campbell shows good form on Baby Don't own special trademark. The tunes are moving,

Be G Ivin Me Up" and “Every Time I Sing A Love the harmonies meticulous as is their style Song," both potential hits in the AM pop market. Several cuts show early signs of hit potential in Over the years Campbell has acquired a degree the AM market "Goodbye Old Buddies" and | of musical expertise that remains a pipe dream to Baby Blue” are good examples, as is the title most, and this LP is a fine display of pure pro- track. FM progressive programmers should latch fessionalism backed by plain ol’ good taste — a on to a good portion of this album as well

| winning combination. Watch for a repeat of his HIGH ENERGY — The Supremes - Motown | recent "Country Boy" success. M6-863S1 — Producer: Brian Holland — List: 6.98

| have developed a strong BLACK ROSE - John David Souther - Asylum The Supremes reputation for being number one in the field of 7E-1059 — Producer: Peter Asher List — 6.98 sweet soul music and "High Energy" only serves John David Souther is a unique artist with that to strengthen and broaden that reputation The soft-rock sound that bears a subtle country in- album is a pleasing offering of disco, soul and fluence All of the tunes were penned by balladry that should find a universal appeal Souther, several of which will find happy homes within the r&b, pop and MOR markets. The im- on AM stations, not to mention a strong shot at maculate production is a tribute to the work of the progressive market. The songs are clean and Brian Holland — the strings are full and clean, pleasant, showing Souther to be versatile in the the entire rhythm section tight and punchy art of tuneweaving. Though AM programmers Prime AM material includes the disco feel of "I'm should be impressed by the likes of “Your Turn Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking" and Now” and the title cut, Souther's reggae stance "You're What's Missing In My Life The on "Banging My Head Against The Moon" will Supremes' gentle touch with a ballad should not also find acceptance in the AM pop market. be overlooked, "Till The Boat Sails Away" is a SATISFIED N TICKLED TOO - Taj Mahal - case in point. - - Columbia PC 34103 — Producer: Taj Mahal List — GREATEST STORIES-LIVE Harry Chapin 6.98 Elektra 7E-2009 - Producers: Stephen Chapin, — Taj takes a jazz-blues approach to the tunes on Fred Kewley & Paul Leka List: 7.98 "Satisfied N Tickled Too" that should please This double album, 7.98 package is a well- featuring the of progressive programmers with an ear for that shod extravaganza story-songs Mr Harry Chapin. The album has something for good down home feel. Taj covers familiar ground everyone, tastes lean toward with the likes of "Ain't Nobody's Business” and whether your Harry's studio work or his emotion-packed live updates some older material as in the case of performances. The entire collection of songs, "New E-Z Rider Blues." The music is clean as both live and studio, have been neatly bundled keyboards, guitars and vibes trade licks, lending up in an eye-catching cover to stimulate sales. the jazz feel to T aj's home-grown roots. The new An added marketing device is provided in the tunes are equally appealing, particularly the reg- form of a flyer included in the album which ad- gae strains of "Black Man, Brown Man,” which vertises the availability of three Harry Chapin should make a successful bid for some pop folios his "Looking airplay. songbook and book of poetry,

. Seeing." A marketing tool not to be over- SKULLDUGGERY — Steppenwolf — Epic PE looked by perceptive merchandisers. 34120 — Producer: Steppenwolf List - 6.98 WILD NIGHT — Johnny Rivers — United Artists A new collection of rock n’ roll tunes from UA-LA 486-G - Producer: Johnny Rivers - List those heavies who helped set the musical pace 6.98 in the rockin' sixties. The sound is clean and It's been a long time, but Johnny's still got the crunchy with the emphasis being placed on John touch Johnny manages to touch all of the bases Kay's unique vocal raunch. Up-tempo hard rock on this outing, giving a fine sampling of his many | for the most part, the album also offers a softer varied talents The contagious beat of tune or two, like "Rock & Roll Song" which “Something You Got’ a fine counterpoint to the should make good AM pop fodder. Other num- swinging feel of his cover of the Van Morrison bers which should appeal to the AM market are hit, "Wild Night." His ballads are as soulful as "Life Is A Gamble” and the title cut. Much of the ever, with just a touch of country AM, FM and album will find its way onto the FM progressive some MOR programmers will find much of this stations, with their cover of the traditional blues- album to be worthy of their consideration. "Get It powered “(I'm A) Road Runner" being a prime Up For Love" and Doug Kershaw's "Louisiana example. Man.” JUST FOR THE RECORD - Ray Stevens - ESCAPE FROM BABYLON - Martha Velez - Sire Warner Bros. BS 2914 - Producer: Ray Stevens SASD7515 — Producer: Bob Marley — List: 6.98 List - 6.98 In this tasty offering by Martha Velez the reg- Ray Stevens ably demonstrates his notable gae form is taken a step further. Ms. Velez ap- versatility with this album on which he personally plies her unique vocal talents to a collection of filled the roles of singer-songwriter, arranger and tunes which represent a fine selection of reggae producer, all with professional expertise. A with just the right pop edge to make a product strong offering which will please the contem- which will appeal to pop. progressive and even porary, MOR markets, “Just For The Record" has some MOR audiences Of special note Is the fine a bit of everything from the up-tempo "Can't Stop production work of Wailer Bob Marley. AM pro-

" Dancin’ " to the cinematic with "One Man Band” grammers should be interested in "Disco Night, and, finally, Stevens lends credence to his coun- a tune which combines the reggae format with try-flavored tunes, "Country Licks" and "Honky the popular disco rhythm Also keep an eye on Tonk Waltz.” Stevens also turns in a fine rendi- "Get Up. Stand Up " FM programmers will find ” tion of Billy Preston's "You Are So Beautiful the entire album worthy of their attention

22 April 24, 1976 HANOI sinnamon Shandi Sinnamon butyou’ll never know unless you listen.

We know! And that’s why she’s on our label with a brand new album, SHANDI SINNAMON! We just thought that you ought to know. We’re Asylum Records. cashbox/album reviews B

THE PEOPLE SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE TO LOVE THE ELLINGTON SUITES - Duke Ellington - — Jim Weatherly — ABC ABCD-937 — Pablo 2310-762 - Producer: Duke Ellington - Producers: Jim Weatherly, Larry Gordon — List: List: 7.98 6.98 This album by the immortal Duke Ellington is a Jim Weatherly is a pop balladeer whose collection of three suites which will tantalize big pleasant vocal posturings add a subtle country band fans everywhere Though the LP is listing flair to this collection of tunes, ail of which were at $7.98. it's a release that's worth every cent of penned by Weatherly himself. The feel is soft the price A strong choice for Pablo Records, this and gentle and Weatherly writes of experiences album will take its rightful place alongside the

almost anyone can relate to He is backed up by many classics that fill the Pablo catalogue. A some impressive session men in this effort which note for merchandisers: Pablo has a knack for is sure to delight the MOR and easy listening au- picking the cream of the crop, all natural sellers diences. "The Going Ups And The Coming — and the Duke's "Ellington Suites" is certainly Downs" and “The Next Time Around” are nice, no exception flowing cuts. THE DON HARRISON BAND — The Don Harrison Band - Atlantic SD 18171 — Producer: The Don - YANKEE REGGAE - The Shakers Asylum DON HARRISON BAND Harrison Band - List: 6.98 7E-1057 — Producer: Chuck Plotkin — List: 6.98 Pure, simple rock "n" roll — that's what the Don With a natural feel for the lilting rhythms of the Harrison Band is all about. With two members reggae beat the Shakers have produced an formerly an integral part of Creedence album which should establish them as a first-rate Clearwater Revival (Stu Cook — bass: Doug Clif- reggae band The tunes are crisp and clean, with ford — drums) the band is bound to retain some many a shot at AM action, not to mention the ob- of that great simplicity that made Creedence a

vious appeal to the progressive market. Rhythm winner — and it does Harrison's vocals are section and percussion work stand out as the featured on the entire LP, though harmonies are source of the music's power, with tight, mel- strong and complete AM pop programmers will odious harmonies providing the finishing delight at the thought of finally having a compe- touches for a tasty overall work. "Some Guys tent rock cover of Tennessee Ernie Ford's Have All The Lick" and the Toussaint-flavored classic rendition of the traditional "Sixteen "Easy Come. Easy Go" should receive notice as Tons," not to mention “Rock 'N' Roll Records.” possibles for pop play Watch this one for a string of hits which are sure- ly soon to follow.

THE BEST OF DR. HOOK - Dr. Hook and the MANHATTANS — The Manhattans — Columbia Manhattans DfLHOOK Medicine Show - Columbia C 34147 - Producer: PC 33820 — Producers: Bobby Martin, Bert Ron Haffkine — List: 6.98 DeCoteaux - List: 6.98 What can be said about a "best of" album that Solid soul from the Manhattans. In a slick, pro- won’t be superfluous? In the case of Dr. Hook, fessional manner, the Manhattans take you on an you can say that all of the tunes are as amusing excursion through the netherworld of disco and entertaining the "sloppy second" time music And what a trip it is! The tunes are clean around as they were the first This album con- and smooth in the true disco tradition, featuring a tains ten of the tunes that made Dr Hook the solid rhythm section and lilting strings that pro- best loved group of degenerates around, includ- vide the necessary bottom for the group's strong ing their initial monster hit. "Sylvia's Mother." vocal lines. The tunes are all short enough for Credit must also be given to She! Silverstein AM play, though choice cuts are "Reasons" and whose lyrical genius made the whole thing possi- " the single cut. "Kiss and Say Goodbye ble from the very beginning. AM and FM pro- grammers should have a little fun with this one.

A STREET CALLED STRAIGHT - Roy Buchanan and it should be a hot selling "best of" product as — Atlantic SD 18170 - Producer: Arif Mardin - well Other tunes include "Cover of the Rolling List: 6.98 Stone" and "Freaker's Ball." In what is basically a guitar album, Buchanan GERARD - Gerard - Caribou PZ 34038 - manages to produce a collection of tunes which Producer: James William Guercio — List: 6.98 will appeal to a wide variety of audiences "Run- Gerard is without a doubt the strongest pop ning Out" is fine pop material while the up-tempo horn band to come along since Chicago and boogie of "My Friend Jeff" is a nice FM cut guess what? They're both brainchildren of pro- Buchanan captures a credible country folk ducer James William Guercio. In this, their initial sound with “Caruso" and turns in a unique bluesy outing, Gerard has put forth a work that stands on cover of Jimi Hendrix's "If Six Was Nine." Vocal its own musical merits. The horns have that presence is used as a vehicle to help convey the clean, up-front sound without being overbearing. expressiveness of the guitar lines rather than as The vocals are impeccably clean and harmoni- a central character in Buchanan's musical play ous giving the overall product an awesome Watch this one for some heavy FM progressive potential for market cross-over Top cuts include play. “Lucky 01' Me” and "Good Yankee Boy." Great potential for AM pop, FM progressive and MOR F1REFALL — Firefall — Atlantic SD 18174 — Herbie Mann CTRPRiSEJ airplay — a natural. Producer: Jim Mason - List: 6.98 SURPRISES - Herbie Mann - Atlantic SD 1682 "Firefall" is a strong offering by a new group in — Producer: Herbie Mann — List: 6.98 the country-rock vein so successfully tapped by Herbie Mann, noted for cultivating many top- such artists as the Eagles. Though the group is notch instrumentalists, has produced an album new, its members have been around for awhile which for the first time showcases a vocalist. And — Rick Roberts is a former Burrito Brother, |H that vocalist is Cissy Houston. Cissy has put in Michael Clarke is an ex-Byrd and Mark Andes \ her time with notable groups such as the Sweet was with Jo Jo Gunne The sound is definitely in Inspirations, but this is the first time her vocal the grooves, it's clean, rich and full. Most impor- * capabilities have been utilized as an effective tant of all, Firefall's sound is distinctive A natural vehicle for tunes which were tailor-made for her for AM pop airplay, this group will no doubt also by Pat Rebillot. Predominantly aimed at the pro- find a willing and eager following in the FM market as well Keep a watchful eye on "You Are gressive market, this effort will also find a warm listening sta- The Woman" for chart action. reception on the MOR and easy tions. The entire LP is a tasty offering by a EARL KLUGH - Earl Klugh - Blue Note BN- strongly established artist LA596-G — Producers: Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen SHANDI SINNAMON - Shandi Sinnamon - — List: 6.9i Asylum 7E-1 054 - Snuff Garrett - List: 6.98 Clean, mellow guitar work characterizes this Shandi Sinnamon is a fresh talent with a clean effort by jazzman Earl Klugh His deft handling of approach to her varied material. Shandi can the classical guitar lends a rich elegance to pop pump new life into country songs like "A Little hits like "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" and Bit Crazy" and slide effortlessly into a pop bag Neil Sedaka's “Laughter In The Rain.” His fleet with her cover of the Carole King hit, “Will You ” fingers show their stuff on "Vonetta" accom- Still Love Me Tomorrow Her vocals are effec- panied by some nice counterpoint Fender tively rich and full, particularly when accom- Rhodes riffs by Dave Grusin, who also lent his panied by background vocals as on “I Don't

expertise to the work as a co-producer. The light, Know Why (I Love That Guy)." AM programmers breezy feel of Klugh’s work will find a comforta- will be playing much of the material while its un- ble spot on jazz, FM progressive and easy listen- iversal appeal will certainly enable it to hit the ing playlists. MOR and country markets with equal ease.

24 April 24 1976 Atlantic 3323 IT TAKES A REAL HEAVY BAND TO MAKE "16 TONS" MOVE. INTRODUCING THE DON HARRISON BAND.

Take a classic hit single like “Sixteen Tons!’ one from John Sebastian to Tom Fogarty. Add a lyricist

Reinterpret it with a group that has ex-Creedence and band leader whose rock and roll future has arrived.

Clearwater's drummer and bass player. Take a lead And what you have, is a Heavy album. On Atlantic guitarist who has toured and recorded with every- Records and Tapes.

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POINTS WEST — In addition to whatever else you think you know about Licorice Pizza, add this — they’re providing their employees with a college education. According to district manager John Bosshard, boss Jim Greenwood got the idea some time back to enroll the services of Norm Sigband and Carl Hamilton of the USC graduate business school. After an inspection tour of some of Greenwood’s southern California stores and warehouses, Sigband and Hamilton put together a curriculum tailored to the practical needs of the LP chain. Classes have been held over the last six Tuesday nights, attended by key buyers, warehousers, managers and assistant managers of the record outlets. Various speakers have explored topics including the process of in- terviewing, hiring and training of personnel, in-store bookkeeping and general marketing principles as applied to not only the company but the entire music industry. Evenings have also featured dinner and entertainment provided by labels including A&M, RCA Capitol and others. What does the working staff have to say about all this 7 Jana Brooks, manager of the North Hollywood store, thinks the program is a beneficial one Some of the concepts that have stuck with her include discussions on the laws behind hiring and firing of personnel and a psychological study having to do with other people moving up in the company — how to help them, what they're going through Aside from the lectures, Jana applauded the idea of a special forum where BOZ IS BOSS — Columbia recording artist Boz Scaggs recently appeared for three everyone has an opportunity to voice his feelings, pro and con, about the company totally sold-out nights at the Roxy April 5-7. Boz debuted his new 1 1 member band and analyze those opinions Assistant manager Kip Brown of the Canoga Park and played selections from his new Columbia album. "Silk Degrees." Pictured Licorice Pizza says he’s learned quite a bit about handling people, not only his fellow backstage (I. to r.): Joe Wissert. producer of " Silk Degrees," manager Irving Azoff, employees, but dealing with customers — from their point of view. “Plus," Kip con- Boz and Don Ellis, vice-president of Columbia a&r. " fides, “ those dinners ain’t bad PARLEZ-VOUS BISQUES? Some 180 French-speaking record retailers from France, RCA Earnings Peak Moody’s Pinder Leads Belgium and Switzerland will be visiting the west coast May 2-10 for another seminar NEW YORK — In announcing record to be hosted by CBS Disques of France. The tour will touch down on San Francisco, London April Release earnings overall in the first quarter. RCA Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Highlighting the L A. visit will be a series of conferences NEW YORK - Michael Pinder, Corporation reported that the "phono- keyboard featuring speakers from Columbia and Epic as well as a panel of local rack jobbers, player from the graph-records division' had record Moody Blues, leads off wholesalers, retailers and other specialists in the U S. record market. London Records' April releases with his revenue and profit. RCA. which had cor- ACTION Seals & Crofts soon to guest Midnight Special and The Hollywood debut solo album. "The Promise." porate earnings of $34 million in the Other 7 ) . . Dion DiMucci in the studio cutting his first Warner Bros, solo LP in two new releases include SquaresC quarter, more than double those of year John Miles' debut their . . Doobie Brothers have invited West to join them onstage for three album "Rebel." years Mae ago. did not provide a breakdown of the new Savoy Brown

upcoming California dates. No word yet . Leonard Nimoy will cut a sci-fi album for album "Skin N' Bone," Narvel Felts' sales and earnings in their record divi- will Mexico City's Fiesta Palace Hotel “This Time” Hi Caedmon Records 5th Dimension headline sion from Records and "More

April 21-24 . Bob Monaco, who produced Rufus' first three albums. Carl Carlton's Mantovam Golden Hits." London class- “Everlasting Love" LP and Freda Payne's “Out Of Payne Comes Love" and is currently ical releases include Donizetti's "Maria ’ on the charts with Three Dog Night (“American Pastimes") and “Lydia Pense & Cold Platinum ‘ Presence Stuarta.” featuring Joan Sutherland and Blood” (got your breath 7 Monaco has /ust produced his own act, Sonoma, for his Luciano Pavarotti, and Tchaikovsky's ). Bob For Led Zeppelin own production company, RAMPRO Janus Records has released Came! stateside "Symphony No 5." by Sir Georg Solti this week. Their LP, “Moon Madness," caused a bit of a stir with sweet reviews straight NEW YORK — "Presence,” the second and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in across the U K. in Sound, Melody Maker and the New Musical Express Shure album by Led Zeppelin on Swan Song addition to 16 others. Brothers Incorporated has prepared a 1 6-page brochure showing how their consoles, Records, and their seventh album with amplifiers, speakers and accessories apply to every size room from a church social Atlantic Records, was certified platinum Hammer, Urbaniak hall to a sports arena. For a free copy write: Shure Brothers Inc., 222 Hartrey Ave., by the Rl AA on April 1 2, 1 976, for sales Key

Evanston. Illinois 60204 Johnny Bristol at the Improv April 21 . . ditto Mary Wilson m excess of one million units. Audiofidelity Release of the Supremes, May Gringos at the Red Onion in Woodland Hills now 5 NEW YORK — Jan Hammer and Michael Stephen fuchs re- Stan Cornyn fr ? Urbaniak lead a fourteen album May EAST COASTINGS — The Steve Gibbons Band made a surprise stop in New York, after lease for Audiofidelity and their affiliated noted. “Stan Cornyn is Warners’ most a Detroit gig had been cancelled. They were anything but down about the tour, labels. Eight albums from BASF Records able administrator, and has the best un- though, having supported the Who, Peter Frampton and Nils Lotgren, and finishing off include “Make Love" by Jan Hammer; derstanding of all phases of our business as headliners in Cleveland. The MCA artists, represented by Gibbons, Trevor Burton "Tribute To Komeda" by Michael Urban- of anyone I know When Joe Smith left and Bob Wilson, visited hours before departing for Birmingham, England, where the iak featuring Urszula Dudziak; "A Rare Warners for Elektra earlier this year, it entire group makes its home. Gibbons was enthusiastic through an exhausted ex- Mood" by Oscar Peterson; "Hannibal" by was immediately apparent to me that terior: " After America, we'd really enjoy a full fledged British tour, which we haven't Marvin Peterson; "How Brown Sounds Stan would be extremely valuable in this really had as yet." The group was taped for a King Biscuit Flour Hour, and may be " Now" by Les Brown and His Band of new role. back in the U S. by the summer. Renown; plus three classical albums in 1 7 Year Veteran THE GRAND TOUR OF . . Bruce Springsteen, whose heavy schedule prevented addition to six other releases on the Cornyn joined Warners in 1959, six his appearing on the PBS John Hammond TV specials, recently played at the Choate Chiaroscuro, Audiofidelity and World months after its formation. He has held School in Wallingford, Connecticut, where he personally thanked Hammond at the Jazz labels. positions as free-lance writer, editorial concert dedicated in his honor. Springsteen is currently on a tour of the south with a director, merchandising director, crea- few mid-Atlantic and midwest dates included, playing halls ranging from 1,500 to tive services director, vice president and Blue Note Releases 6.000 capacity, roughly the same sized venues he played on his last American tour senior vice president priorto disappoint- Asked at a recent press conference where Kiss would tour after their upcoming in- Bicentennial LP ment as executive vp last week vasion of Europe, bassist Gene Simmons flicked, “We're gonna do a tour of Mars . "... LOS ANGELES — United Artists While on staff at Warners, Cornyn has Island Records' Irish folk artists, The Chieftains, have added a second date (26) to Records has prepared for April release won two Grammy Awards for liner notes their already scheduled April 22 Carnegie Hall performance in New York . . . Leslie "The Ballad For Americans," an album and has been active in long range West lamming with Lynyrd Skynyrd here at the Beacon last week. featuring Brock Peters which was pro- creative planning for the label Com- ROOTS TO THE BACK — John Lennon, Capitol Records and EMI have been duced by Mike Stewart, chairman of the menting on his appointment. Cornyn told awarded $428,500 damages in a /udgment against Morris Levy and Adam VIII, Ltd. board. UA publishing group, and Dr Cash Box, "We have a remarkably strong Plaintiffs had countersued for unfair competition through Adam Vlll's release of the George Butler, vice president. Blue organization I don't want the advantages “Roots" album at the same time as Lennon’s Capitol album “Rock 'n' Roll." . . Monty Note Records. The Blue Note bicenten- of success to slow us down. I II be work- Python, now playing three weeks at New York's City Center, nearly had to postpone ” nial selection is coupled with a recording ing toward continued growth due to member Eric Idle s sickness (physical). Happily, all the lunatics are now fine . . . of "Lonesome T rain" by Odetta Alan Longmuir, 26-year-old founding member of the Bay City Rollers, has decided to Don Ellis tr ? quit the group, although he says, “ It's not a question of age. " His replacement is Ian Playboy Signs Stec tions of new material. He will report Mitchell, a 1 7-year-old Irishman Los Indios Tabajaras, two guitarists from the directly to Lundvall. LOS ANGELES - Playboy Records has jungles of Brazil, recently celebrated their 14th anniversary with RCA Records, and Ellis most recently vice president, signed singer/songwriter Joey Stec to were honored with a cocktail reception at which they performed at RCA studios last was an exclusive, world-wide contract, it was week Columbia Records has signed Shirley MacLaine for a “Live At The Palace" west coast a&r for Columbia Records, a position held since late 1974 announced today by Playboy executive album, recorded in New York Also from Columbia, the debut album of New York club he has Prior to that post, he vice president, vice president T om T akayoshi. singer Jane Oliver due shortly. Blue Oyster Cult's is nearly finished, while Rick Der- was a&r, Epic Records. Jimmy Miller, whose production ringer's new band, including drummer Vinnie Appice, younger brother of Carmine, is credits include the Rolling Stones. Gary rehearsing at SIR studios. Ellis joined CBS Records in 1970, Wright, the Spencer Davis Group. Traf- ELECTRIC SHOCK — Private Stock Records' field promotion men will be supplied coming from Discount Records. After fic. Blind Faith. Spooky Tooth and with electronic beepers for instant communication with the New York and Los serving for over a year as director of Bonnie, will produce the merchandising at Epic Records, he was Delaney & Angeles offices . Harold Sulman has Natural Gas . April 27 has been designated sessions on Stec. Van McCoy Day in Washington, D.C. with mayor, congressmen and James Schwartz of appointed to the post of director, artist development. Columbia Records Schwartz Bros. Distributors participating in the festivities . . Airing on April 24, Don Gold Kirshner's Rock Concert will feature Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole and B.T. Express. Taylor LP Goes GHOST WRITER — Camel’s upcoming album for Janus, “Moonmadness,” fails to Streisand Gold NEW YORK — Johnnie Taylor's debut mention the lyricist on one cut. The reason given by keyboardist Peter Bardens is that NEW YORK — "Lazy Afternoon," the Columbia Records album. "Eargasm." the poet in question was a ghost! He swears that a friend, who died just as the album seventeenth album for Columbia record- has achieved gold status from the RIAA. was being completed, “dictated" the words to him one evening after he felt a strange ing artist Barbara Streisand, has re- indicating sales in excess of 500.000 presence in his car driving home. phil dimauro/eric rudolph ceived gold status. units.

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Crossovers — Fart 3 The Record Companies: Established Acts, Believers And ‘A Feeling’ Nen/f71/l/fctionLPs by J.B. Carmicle

LOS ANGELES — Last week's explora- oriented stations say. "Why am I running Most Added LPs tion of retailers and one-stops offered with a black record if black stations in the the industry better product, listener/ area aren't on it?" He made the point that 1. Black Rose - John David Souther - Asylum buyer attitudes and the disco wave as black stations sometimes force product 2. Live Bullet — Bob Seger - Capitol contributing factors to crossover. This on white stations. The stations hesitate 3. Wedding Album — Leon & Mary Russell — Paradise opinions of play black perhaps, but week, Cash Box examines to a new group 4. Hideaway — America — WB key record people at major companies may run with record once hit status oc- 5. Firefall — Atlantic that have been affected by crossover. curs on the black outlet or retail sales 6. Close Enough For Rock And Roll - Nazareth — A&M The validity of the term crossover is the happen in the market 7. Greatest Stories Live — Harry Chapin - Elektra object of this four-part series which next Disco Influence 8. Presence — Led Zeppelin — week features artist's thoughts on their Furness also said crossover does not Swan Song own music which has crossed over. That occur as much on the west coast as the 9. Get Closer - Seals & Crofts - WB viewpoint, along with radio stations (CB east coast He gave discos as the reason 10. Words We Can Dance To — Steve Goodman — Asylum

April 10) and retailers (CB April 1 7) plus "Disco isn't as popular here as back 1 1 . The Don Harrison Band — Atlantic the record companies will give an in- east," Furness noted, "the Trammps sold 12. The Promise — Michael Pinder — Threshold depth look at crossover, both as a re- 60,000 pieces in New York alone the 13. Satisfied N Tickled Too - Taj Mahal - Columbia alistic and theoretical term Face LP sold over 100,000 pieces Baby 14. Black Market — Weather Report — Columbia Artist To Buyer in that market and neither one had that 15. Amigos - Santana — Columbia Record companies were anxious to healthy a sales figure here." Both pieces 16. Rebel — John Miles - London talk to Cash Box about crossover, since of product were heavy disco material. 17. You Can’t Argue With A Sick Mind — Walsh — sales is of prime concern in their part of "Then you've got stations like CKLW, Joe ABC 18. Ian - the "artist to buyer" cycle The record Detroit, where you can sell 30-40,000 Lloyd Polydor promotion people consulted gave estab- singles on airplay from that station alone. 19. Les Dudek — Columbia lished acts, personal feelings, and belief CKLW has started more black crossover 20. Jailbreak — Thin Lizzy — Mercury in product as reasons of why crossover records than any other station it’s a occurs. powerful station in a very important Hits The consensus seems that crossover market." (MD/PD) Most Predicted

is not an outdated term 1 Miller London of People Crossover

. — — Motown clearly expressed this view tell- "Records do not crossover, people 1 Live Bullet (entire LP) Bob Seger Capitol ing CB, "crossover is not an outdated do." said Vince Cosgrave of MCA 2. Cry Tough (entire LP)/lt’s Not A Crime — Nils Lofgren — term this industry will not let it be out- Records "If something is good musically A&M " dated Making the point that some pop it can be any record if it's tasty and 3. Midnight Prowl/If You Have Crying Eyes/Silver stations are still waiting on a record like has mass appeal . . it’ll go." Cosgrave Blue/Banging My Head Against The Moon — John David Diana Ross' "Love Hangover" even told CB that crossover is a way of life at Souther — Asylum though Ross has had number one hits on MCA "We have adult contemporary peo- 4. Firefall (entire LP)/Mexico/Livin’ Ain’t Livin’/lt Doesn’t their charts before. London said, “When ple, we have progressive people, we you start to pick up majors like the RKO have country people but we re out to Matter — Firefall — Atlantic

chain, WABC and WLS on a record the see that everything crosses if possible." rest will follow but you need those Cosgrave cited artists like Tanya (MD/PD) Most Requested Cuts majors All it takes is one or two believ- Tucker who started primarily as a pure ers and you get a crossover record Our country artist " Lizzie And The Rain- 1 . Nobody’s Fault But Mine/ Achilles’ Last Stand - Led product is stifled sometimes because it's man' was aimed as a pop record .it did Zeppelin - Swan Song not being picked up by the pop radio sta- not go pop. but became a major country 2. Do You Feel/Show Me The Way — Peter Frampton - tionsand in return, by their audiences." hit But I heard KVlET playing "Field Of Sales Increase Stone" by Tanya first and that record A&M

London says crossover affects sales garnered massive progressive accept- 3. Lido Shuffle/What Can I Say — Boz Scaggs - Columbia " tremendously at Motown " because ance right away 4. It Keeps You Running/Wheels Of Fortune — Doobie we deal with a lot of r&b product our Established Artists Brothers — WB sales increase, naturally, when a record Cash Box then talked to Otis Smith at crosses over We can sell 700,000 pieces ABC Records Establishing an artist and New FM Action LPs is compiled from radio activity only and is not based on sales. on r&b The Marvin Gaye album. an act was the key word from Smith. “Let "Let's Get It On" was a huge success for me tell you something about the future," us. We sold a million units as an r&b rec- Smith said, "for our business to stay station breaks

ord . then 3,000,000 after pop pickup healthy, radio stations must look at rec- Abbi Lazarus and Stewart Oljaca join ciano also did Black Doctors. NBC-TV Atlantic's George Furness said that a ords from a sales point of view Categor- sales staff at W1XY, Cleveland. News Center news piece which aired reason crossover doesn't occur quickly, continued on pg 45 Council of Churches of the city of New March 26 is because program directors at white York presented local broadcast service KMBC-TV, Kansas City Metromedia award to WNEW-FM and program host continued on pg 45 Pete Fornatale for The Cat Olsen Story — A Media Eye View " Stephen J. LaCorbiniere named ac- count executive to WBZ radio sales staff The station is a Westinghouse owned af- filiate in Boston Doranne Jung named advertising and sales promotion manager of WBZ, Boston Stella Marrs who hosts a jazz show on WRVR-FM, New York will headline a “Bicentennial Salute To Jazz’ at New York's Town Hall April 22 King Biscuit Flower Hour scheduled guests in May are Monty Python, Toots and Maytal, Kingfish, Elvin Bishop and Stevie Winwood sometime in June Gerard J. Sperry named as sales manager of WROR. Boston A KINGFISH CATCH — Shown meeting Earth News for week of April 19-25 KLOS. Los Angeles radio staff, as United features discussions about original Artists Records presented the station Tarzan creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs, with a huge Kingfish plague in apprecia- DALLAS GUEST DJS — Do these guys look like cowboys? If they are, two of them are director Gerard Damiano (Deep Throat), tion of the station's efforts on behalf of British imports to the plains of Dallas, and really wanted to be disk jockeys anyway. and Geraldo Rivera talks about his the UA album are: (I. to r.) UA promo- MCA recording artists John Entwistle and Steve Gibbons got their chance recently journalistic techniques. tion's Jack Ashton; Dabar Hoorelbeke, when they dropped in at KZEW-FM, Dallas for a two-hour guest appearance. Both Felipe Luciano, WBLS-FM, New York, KLOS music director; Stewart Sank, UA were in Dallas after the Ft. Worth Who/Steve Gibbons concert. Pictured left to right taped segment for Black News promotion; Tom Yates, KLOS program are Ed Spacek, MCA promotion, Dallas; John Entwistle; Mark Addy, KZEW-FM; (WNEW-TV) with Mongo Santamaria, director; and Ruth Pinedo, KLOS pro- Steve Gibbons; and Jon Scott, MCA national album promotion man. plugging Jerry Masucci's Salsa film Lu- gramming assistant

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this most added records week to date station adds this week — . - 1 Fool To Cry Rolling Stones 27% 27% KYA CKLW, KILT, WSAI, WKLO, WSGN, WBBQ, WIFI, WAKY, WCAO, WSGA, Rolling Stone KRSP, KISN, WROV, WAPE, KSTP, KNDE, KCBQ, KJOY, WBLI — 2 . Shop Around — Captain & Tennille 23% 23% KYA KIIS, WSAI, KILT, WSGN, WBBQ, WLAV, WSGA, KAFY, WAYS, WROV, A&M KSTP, U-100. WJET, KRBE, KTIX, WHHY — 3 . Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka 13% 47% KHJ, KFRC, W1BG, WJET, WGH, WIRL, WAKY, KSTP, WMPS, WHHY Rocket — 4 . Love Hangover — Diana Ross 13% 42% KYA KJR, KSLQ, KFRC, WCOL, WDRC, WERC, WBBQ, WAYS, WDRQ Motown

5 . Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore — Malaco 13% 40% KIIS, KFRC, WORC, WBBQ, WIFI, WGH, WBLI, WHHY, KJOY, KNDE - 6 . Happy Days — Pratt & McClain 12% 59% W1BG, WPIX, WIXY, WAPE, KIOA, WMPS, KCBQ, KRVE Warner/Reprise

7 . Get Up & Boogie — Silver Convention 9 % 32 % WABC, KYA, WRKO, WCOL, KHJ, WPRO, KILT — Midland Int’l.

KIIS, 8 . Love Really Hurts Without You — Billy 8% 46% WPRO, WCOL, WIBG, WJET, WSJA Ocean — Ariola/GTO

9 . Sara Smile — Hall & Oates — RCA 8% 44% WFIL, KILT, KISN, KCBQ, WSGN, WERC

10 . Shannon — Henry Gross — Lifesong 7% 73% WLS. KXOK, WFIL, WIXY, KCBQ — 11 . Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac 7% 57% WFIL, WMAK, WROV, WOKY, WHBQ Warner/Reprise

12 . Love Is Alive — Gary Wright — Warner 7% 7% KEEL, WBBQ, WING, WHHY, KJOY Brothers

13 . Silly Love Songs — Wings — Capitol 5% 68% KXOK, WIBG, WPEZ, KLEO

14 . Strange Magic — Electric Light 5% 56% KSLQ, WQXI, KLEO, WOKY Orchestra — United Artists

15 . Movin’ — Brass Construction - United 5% 7% WPGC, WCAO, WING, WBLI Artists

16 . Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal 5% 6 % KRSP, WPGC, WHHY, KJOY Band - Windsong 24- 25- 17. Rock And Roll Love Letter — Bay City 5% 5% WSGN, WIFI, KRSP, WOKY Rollers — Arista

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101 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING 111 FOREVER LOVERS 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastian - Reprise (Delightful/Gang BMi; — BMI (Tree | WABC 21-12, 13Q 11-1, KYA 13-5, KIIS 27-20. KLIF 19-7. KXOK 21-12, WIXY Kool and The Gang (DeLite DEP 1 579) Mac Davis(Columbia 3-10304; 10-2, KJR 16-8, KFRC 14-9, WPIX 14-6, KILT 15-10. KNOE7-3, Y-100 8-3. WDHF Ex-14, KRSP 15-3. WIRL 31 -16, KRIZ 15-4. KTIX 24-10. KING 20-9. WHHY 22-10. 102 (EVERYBODY’S GOIN 112 I’M EASY (Lion s Gate/Easy — ASCAP; KIOA 1 8-8. WAPE 24-1 4. WOKY 24-15, WLAV 1 4-7, U-1 00 12-5. KLEO 25-15. HOLLYWOOD Keith Carradine(ABC 12117) WDRC 20-10, WHB 19-11, WSGA 14-8, WNOE 23-18, WING 14-9. WBBQ 13-8 (Chappell & Co. —ASCAP', Marc Allen Trujilo (Private Stock PS 45.072; 2. Silly Love Songs - Wings - Capitol 113 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE KYA 20-11. 28-20. Ex-19, Ex-32, 14-8. 11-3. KSLQ WSAI KILT 99X WNCI WSGA 103 I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU (Unichappell/Chappell Co — BMI/ASCAP; 22-11, WGH 30-20. WOKY 30-20, WBBF25-16. WIFI 24-13. WLAV 25-18. Y-100 (Irving — BMI) Black Oak Arkansas (MCA 40536) Gallagher & Lyle (A&M 1 778; 18, KEEL 35-26, KING Ex-28, WAPE 20-10. WHHY 26-18. WROV 24-16. WERC 19, KISN 21 -14, WSGN 21-14. KSTP 15-10. WLAC 30-25. WIRL 19-14. WAYS 114 SAVE YOUR KISSES 104 EVER FOR ME 22-18 FOREVER AND (Tony Hiller — ASCAP) (Famous- ASCAP; Brotherhood Of Man (Pye 71066) Slik (Arista AS 01 79; 3. Shannon — Henry Gross — Lifesong KHJ 25-14, WQX1 19-8, KRSP 12-4, WJET 25-9. WORC 11 -6, KLEO 16-7, WHHY 115 PEACEMAKER 105 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME (Gnossos/Portofino — ASCAP/ 19-8, WBBF 1 8-11. WSGN 17-9. WROV 1 7-10. KING 1 6-9. KTIX 13-6. WOKY (Stone Agate — BMP, Unichappell/Munon/Salmon — BMI) 1 7-1 17-1 -1 9-1 Yvonne Fair (Motown M 1384F; 2, 26-21 . 1 WIRL 2. WGH 21 5, WIFI WCAO 4 Logglns & Messina (Columbia 3-1 0311) 4. — — Fooled Around And Fell In Love Elvin Bishop Capricorn 106 NORMA JEAN WANTS TO BE 1 1 -6, 1 1 -4, 1 3-6. 1 2-7. 116 WLS KIIS WFIL 19-11, WIXY 23-1 4, KXOK 6-1 , KLIF CKLW AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL A MOVIE STAR (Public Domain; WSAI 18-13, KRIZ 30-20. KNUS12-5, U-100 20-14, 22-14, Y-100 20-1 4, WGH (Natural — ASCAP', Ray Charles (Crossover 985; WKLO 12-5. WNC1 16-9 Sundown Company (Polydor PD 14312; 5. Boogie Fever — Sylvers — Capitol 117 TURN THE BEAT AROUND 107 LOVE REALLY HURTS (Sunbury/ Dunbar — WABC 22-1 0, KJR 1 0-6, WFIL 1 5-9, 1 3Q 1 6-9, CKLW 1 0-4, WJET 1 9-5, KTIX BMP WITHOUT Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA 10562; 27-14, KSTP 25-8. KNUS 1 5-8. 17-9, 1 3-6, 12-8. KAFY 9-4, YOU WBBF WOKY WPEZ (Black Sheep — BMP, WAPE 12-6 Alex Brown (Roxbury/Chelsea RB 2024; 118 AFTERNOON DELIGHT 6. Happy Days — Pratt & McClain — Reprise (Cherry Lane — ASCAP; UP (DO THE KYA Ex-21. WPRO Ex-17, KFRC 17-12, WFIL 22-1 4, WIFI 20-9. WBBQ Ex-26. 108 HUSTLE ON Starland(Windsong CB 10588; (Dist RCA)

WBBF 29-17. WERC 24-17. U-1 00 23-1 7, KAFY 19-11, WSGN 20-15 BUMP) — BMI (Dandelion 119 7. — — Hidden Strength (U A XW 733Y; TOWNCRYER Show Me The Way Peter Frampton A&M (Planetary/Karolann ASCAP) WLS 21-14. KSLQ 15-9, 13Q 19-14, KCBQ 28-19, WCHF 18-8. WDRC 24-16, Scott Key (Pyramid P-8002)

WJET 18-7, 1 6-8, 1 6-1 14-9. 20-16 109 YOU GOT THE MAGIC WMAK Y-1 00 , WIRL WPEZ (Greesy King — ASCAP; 8. Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac — Reprise John Fogerty (Asylum 45309; 120 MARRIED BUT NOT TO EACH 19-10, 1 9-1 1 1 -3, WLS KFRC Ex-1 8, WQXI 1 9-8. KRIZ 20-1 . WDHY 0. WAPE OTHER WGH 15-9, WDRC 16-9, KLEO 29-22, KEEL 16-10. WIRL 30-24 110 COULD IT BE MAGIC (Ordena/Bridgeport- BMI) (Kamikazi Music/Angel Dust Music — BMP, Denise LaSalle (Westbound WT 5010) Donna Summer (Oasis OC405', (Dist: 20th)

31 April 24 1976 rm analysis

* Nobody's Fault But Mine — Led Zeppelin — Swan • Watercourse Way — Shadowfax — Passport WDVE-FM - PITTSBURGH KiSW-FM - SEATTLE Song « Morning Sky — Fools Gold — Arista • Fantasy Girls — Charlie — Columbia Tom Daniels Les Michaels f Midnight Prowl/lfYou Have Crying Eyes — John David Souther — Asylum • Our Pleasure To Serve You — Stanky Brown Group • Hideaway — America — WB America — ® Hideaway — WB — Sire • Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts — WB — Leon 8 Mary Russell — Paradise • Wedding Album — Leon 8 Mary Russell — Paradise © Wedding Album KPFT-FM - HOUSTON • On The Road — Jesse Colin Young — WB Michael Pinder — Threshold ® The Harrison Band — Atlantic ® The Promise — Don • Morning Sky — Fools Gold — Arista — • With Sick Mind — Walsh — « Get Closer — Seals & Croats WB Mike Curtiss You Can't Argue A Joe • Voyage Of The Acolyte — Steve Hackett — * — Do You Feel — Peter Frampton ASM ABC Chrysalis * e Honky Tonk Man — Steve Young — Mountain • Let'Emln — Wings — Capitol Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol • — Sutherland Brothers 8 — Railroad — Reach For The Sky f Love Is Alive — Gary Wright WB ® Close Enough For Rock And Roll — Nazareth Quiver — Columbia ® Total Explosion — Syl Johnson — Hi ASM ® Miles London • Jailbreak — Thin Lizzy — Mercury Rebel — John — • Live Bullet (entire LP! — Bob Seger — Capitol * — R. — BlueGoose • Locked In —Wishbone Ash — Atlantic KSAN-FM - SAM FRANCISCO NumberTwo Crumb • Close Enough For Rock And Roll — Nazareth — • akin' It The Streets — (entire LP) — Doobie ® Wedding Album — Leon S Mary Russell — Paradise ASM T To stok Cooper ® Yankee Reggae — Shakers — Asylum Brothers — WB Live Bullet (entire LP! — Bob Seger — Capitol • ® Nine — Tim Hardin — Antilles — Frampton Comes Alive (entire LP) — Peter © Modern Lovers — Home Of The Hits — t Close Enough For Rock And Roll (entire LP! Frampton — ASM Russell — Para. ® Words We Can DanceTo — Steve Goodman Nazareth — e Wedding Album — Leon 8 Mary ASM Hideaway (entire LP! — America — WB - Asylum « Black Rose - John David Souther Asylum (entire LP! — Michael Franks ® Firefall Atlantic f Art Of Tea — WB « Can DanceTo — Steve Goodman — — M1Q5-FM - CLEVELAND Words We — Harry Chapin — Elektra Asylum ® Greatest Stories Live ® Satisfied N Tickled Too — Tai Mahal — Columbia Eric Stevens WNEW-FM - NEW YORK ® Escape From Babylon — Martha Velez — Sire ® Surprises — Herbie Mann — Atlantic ® Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol • Dennis Elsas ® Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum Hideaway — America — WB ® The Chinese — Janne Schaffer — Vertigo (IMP! • Get Closer — Seals S Crofts — WB * ® Pistol Packin’ Mama — The Good Old Boys — • Taxi Driver Soundtrack — Arista —(None) • Reach For The Sky — Sutherland Brothers S Round • Wedding Album — Leon And Mary Russell — —(None! Quiver Columbia f ® Infinity Machine — Passport — Atco — Paradise ® Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol ® Skullduggery — Steppenwolf— Epic • Greatest Stories Live — Harry Chapin — Elektra * Warm And Beautiful/Silly Love Songs — Wings — KLOS-FM - LOS ANGELES * Presence — Led Zeppelin — SwanSong • Words We Can DanceTo — Steve Goodman — ® Benzaiten — Antilles Capitol Asylum Dabar Hoorelbeke * Show Me The Way — Peter Frampton — ASM ® Ian Lloyd — Polydor • Firefall —Atlantic * Rain Oh Rain/Sailing To Monterey — Fools Gold — 8 Mary Russell — WB Nobody s Fault But Mine — Led Zeppelin — Swan t • The Don Harrison Band — Atlantic ® Wedding Album — Leon Arista o Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum Song • Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum * (entire LP! — S Mary Russell * —(None! Wedding Album Leon - • Ian Lloyd — Polydor — Paradise WEBN-FM CINCINNATI • Starbright — Pat Martino — WB f The Don Harrison Band (entire LP) — Atlantic f Silver Blue — John David Souther — Asylum Denton Marr • Modern Lovers — Home Of The Hits • Yankee Reggae — Shakers — Asylum KMET-FM - LOS ANGELES ® You Can’t Argue With A Sick Mind — joe Walsh — * KAMC-FM - DALLAS —(None) Bob Coburn ABC f —(None) Stuart McRae • Pousette-Dart Band —Capitol — ® Firefall — Atlantic ® Voyage Of The Acolyte — Steve Hackett WBAB-FM - LONG ISLAND ® The Don Harrison Band — Atlantic ® A Rumor In My Own Time — Steven Fromholtz — Chrysalis ® Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum Capitol • Presence — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song Bernie Bernard ® — Mary Russell — Paradise ® Counterpoint — Argent — UA ® Amigos Santana — Columbia Wedding Album Leon 8 — • Ian Lloyd — Polydor * Satisfied N Tickled Too — Tai Mahal — Columbia ® Sunburst Finish — BeBop Deluxe — Harvest • Cry Tough — Nils Lofgren — ASM * - • Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol ® For Roll — Nazareth — Lido Shuffle Boz Scaggs • I Want You — MarvinGaye — Tamla Close Enough Rock And • Love Talk — Jim Giistrap — Roxbury * Nobody's Fault But Mine — Led Zeppelin — Swan * Do You Feel — Peter Frampton — ASM ASM • Greatest Stories Live — Harry Chapin — Elektra * - Roy Buchanan — Song * Too Rolling Stoned — Robin Trower — Chrysalis A Street Called Straight • Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum Bears — Steven Fromholtz — Capitol Pousette-uart Band (entire LP) — Capitol Atlantic f T • Words We Can DanceTo — Steve Goodman — * Hideaway — America — WB Asylum * Achilles' Last Stand — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song KZEW-FM - DALLAS WBUS-FM - MIAMI ® The Little River Band — Capitol * Silk Degrees (entire lp; — fcioz Scaggs — Columbia • Firefall — Atlantic Ain't Livin’/It Doesn t Matter — Mark Christopher Dean Goodman f Mexico/Livin' • The People Some People Choose To Love — Jim Firefall — Atlantic ® Hideaway — America — WB • Amigos — Santana — Columbia Weatherly — ABC * Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts — WB ® Reflections Of A Golden Dream — Lonnie Liston • Surprises — Herbie Mann — Atlantic KWST-FM - LOS ANGELES ® Wedding Album — Leon 8 Mary Russell — Paradise Smith — RCA ® Escape From Babylon — Martha Velez — Sire * Close Enough For Rock And Roll — Nazareth — • Surprises — Herbie Mann — Atlantic * Rat City In Blue (entire LP) — Good Rats — Rat City David Perry ASM ® Black Market — Weather Report — Columbia * A Night At The Opera (entire LP) — Queen — * Bullet - Seger Capitol • Breezin' — George Benson — WB * Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol Live Bob — Elektra ® David Souther — Asylum * Your You Can Fly (entire LP) — Flora Hots On For Nowhere — Led Zeppelin — Swan * Greatest Stories Live — Harry Chapin — Elektra Black Rose — John Open Eyes T * Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Purim — Milestone Song * Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum Hot Stuff/Fool To * Romantic Warriorfentire LP; — Return To Forever Cry Tough (entire LP! — Nils Lofgren — ASM * Close Enough For Rock And Roll — Nazareth — Stone f ASM t Hot Stuff — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone — Columbia (entire LP! — George Benson — WB e Hideaway — America — WB f Breezin' WL1R-FM - LONG ISLAND * — - Cry Tough (entire LP! — Nils Lofgren ASM WXRT-FM CHICAGO Gi! Colquitt * Thin Lizzy — Mercury WORJ-FM - ORLANDO Jailbreak (entire LP! — John Platt t —(None! Anita Lenz • Firefall — Atlantic * Wedding Album — Leon And Mary Russell — WB • Watercourse Way — Shadowfax — Passport * Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol • Firefall — Atlantic • Dreamboat Annie — Heart — Mushroom KEZY-FM - ANAHEIM, CA. • Live Bullet — — Capitol * The Promise — Michael Pinder — Threshold Bob Seger — • Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol Larry Groves * Look Out For Number One — Brothers Johnson — • Close Enough For Rock And Roll — Nazareth • Valley Gardens — Wally — Atlantic (IMP! ASM ASM • Welsh Connection — Man — MCA * Presence — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song * Starbright — Pat Martino — WB • Ted Nugent — Epic • A Street Called Straight — Roy Buchanan — * Speed Of Sound —Wings — Capitol * Return of the 5000 Pound Man — Rahsaan Roland * Dance Sister Dance — Santana — Columbia Atlantic * Their Greatest Hits — Eagles — Asylum Kirk — WB * Wheels Of Fortune — Doobie Brothers — WB • Get Closer — Seals S Crofts — WB - * * The Don Harrison Band Atlantic * Jaco Pastorius — Epic t Take The Money And Run — Steve Miller — Capitol Takin' It To The Street (entire LP) — Doobie * Dream On — Aerosmith — Columbia * Jailbreak (entire LP) — Thin Lizzy — Mercury f Firefall —Atlantic Brothers — WB * Shannon — Henry Gross — Lifesong * Robin Trower Live (entire LP! —Chrysalis * Les Dudek (entire LP) — Columbia f Jump Street — Boz Scaggs — Columbia t Cry Tough (entire LP! — Nils Lofgren — ASM WQDR-FM - RALEIGH, NORTH f Rainbow In Your Eyes — Leon 8 Mary Russell — Paradise CAROLINA Firefall LP) — Atlantic KNAC-FM - LONG BEACH KADI-FM - ST. LOUIS f (entire Bill Hard Bobby Blue Jonnie King WRNW-FM - WESTCHESTER COUNTY, • The Promise — Michael Pinder — Threshold ® Hideaway — America — WB • Black Market Weather Report Columbia NEW YORK ® Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum — — e Marriott — Steve Marriott — ASM • You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind — Joe Walsh — ® 21 12 — Rush — Mercury Bob Macro no * The Promise — Michael Pinder — Threshold ABC * When The Train Comes — Sutherland Brothers 8 * Satisfied N Tickled Too — Ta: Mahal — Columbia • Les Dudek — Columbia — Quiver — Columbia • Close Enough For Rock And Roll — Nazareth * Get Closer — Seals 5 Crofts — WB * Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts — WB * She Came Shining — Pavlov's Dog — Columbia ASM * Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol • Hideaway — America — WB • Babylon — Martha Velez — Sire * To Survive — Gary Wright 8 Spooky Tooth — Escape From * — — Love * LP! — Peter Words We Can DanceTo Steve Goodman ASM Frampton Comes Alive (entire • Firefall — Atlantic Asylum Frampton — ASM • — Steve — Hypnotize — Kingfish — Round Words We Can DanceTo Goodman * Counterpoint — Argent - UA * Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone Banging My Head Against The Moon — John David Asylum » Greatest Stories Live — Harry Chapin — Elektra I * Wheels Of Fortune/It Keeps You Running — • Lloyd — Polydor Souther — Asylum Ian * Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum Doobie Brothers — WB • Jaco Pastorius — Columbia * - — Paradise * Wedding Album Leon S Mary Russell KSHE-FM - ST. LOUIS Robin Trower Live (entire LP) — Chrysalis • Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol - - * * The Don Harrison Band Atlantic Free Born Man/Breaker Breaker/Stick Around For • Infinity Machine — Passport — Atco * Les Dudek — Columbia Mark Cooper Rock And Roll — Outlaws — Arista • Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum ® Hideaway — America — WB What Do You Want The Girl To Do — Boz Scaggs — • The Little River Band — Harvest • Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol f’ * Marriott (entire LP! - Steve Marriott — ASM Columbia • The Don Harrison Band — Atlantic • Black — John David Souther — * You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind (entire LP! — Joe Rose Asylum Time To Hide — Wings — Capitol * Music — John Miles — London • Wedding Album — Leon 8 Mary Russell — Paradise Walsh — ABC Everything That You Do — Wet Willie — Capricorn * Blinded By The Light — Allan Clarke — Asylum ® Rebel — John Miles— London f * Do You Feel — Peter Frampton — ASM t Magic Man — Heart — Mushroom * Presence (entire LP! — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song • Houdini — Stray — Pye ® — Harry Chapin — Elektra WHFS-FM - WASHINGTON, D.C. t Live Bullet (entire LP! — Bob Seger — Capitol Greatest Stories Live WBCN-FM - BOSTON • Close Enough For Rock And Roll — Nazareth — David Einstein ASM Bob Slavin KGB-FM - SAN DIEGO * Jailbreak (entire LP) — Thin Lizzy — Mercury • Wedding Album - Leon 8 Mary Russell — Paradise * Wetter The Better (entire LP) — Wet Willie — • Skullduggery — Steppenwolf — Epic • The Art Of Tea — Michael Franks — WB Art Schroeder Canricorn • Satisfied N Tickled Too — Taj Mahal — Columbia • Black Rose — John David Souther — WB * Status Quo (entire LP! —Capitol ® Live By — Willie Nelson — RCA • Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol * Lady In Waiting — Outlaws — Arista * • Modern Lovers — Home Of The Hits — Beserkley * Jailbreak Thin Lizzy — Mercury Presence (entire LP) — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song • Sleepless Nights — Gram Parsons— ASM — * — • Rebel — John Miles— London * Do You Feel — Peter Frampton — ASM CryTough/lt's Not A Crime — Nils Lofgren — ASM ® A Street Called Straight — Roy Buchanan * — • Rockin’ Chair — Jonathan Edwards — WB * Presence (entire LP! — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song Live Bullet (entire LP! Bob Seger — Capitol Atlantic — * — (None! * Landslide — Fleetwood Mac — Reprise t Stick Around For Rock And Roll — Outlaws • Live At McClure Virginia — Ralph Stanley — Rebel • Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum * Lido Shuffle — Boz Scaggs — Columbia Arista • Firefall — Atlantic * - (None) t —(None) WABX-FM - DETROIT t Rainbow In Your Eyes — Leon S Mary Russell — Paradise WCQZ-FM - BOSTON - Ken Calvert Fool To — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone K1MM-FM DENVER Cry — Beverly Mire ® Live Bullet — Bob Seger Capitol f Take The Money And Run — Steve Miller Band Scott Kenyon — Columbia » Wedding Album — Leon 8 Mary Russell — Paradise Capitol • Black Market — Weather Report — * I Columbia ® Speed Of Sound — Wings — Capitol ® GreatestStories Live — Harry Chapin — Elektra What Can Say — Boz Scaggs — * — Mel issa Manchester — Arista » Amigos — Santana — Columbia ® Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum - PHILADELPHIA Better Days — WMMR-FM Young And Rich (entire LP) — Tubes — ASM ® I Want You — MarvinGaye — Tamla • Close Enough For Rock And Roll — Nazareth f ® Hideaway — America — WB ASM James Kahn * Tubular Bells — Champs Boys Orchestra — Janus * Lady In Waiting (entire LP) — Outlaws — Arista • Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum * Let It Shine — Santana — Columbia * Dreamboat Annie (entire LP] — Heart — Mushroom - LEWISTON/PORTLAND, • Words We Can DanceTo — Steve Goodman — WBLM-FM Dreamboat Annie (entire LP! — Heart — Mushroom + Live Bullet (entire LP! — Bob Seger — Capitol t Asylum Cry Tough (entire LP! — Nils Lofgren — ASM MAINE f • Greatest Stories Live — Harry — Elektra Chapin Diaz KLOL-FM - HOUSTON • The Promise — Michael Pinder — threshold Jose - • WWWW-FM DETROIT Reggae Got Soul — Toots 8 Maytals — Columbia • Light Of The Night — Randall Bramblett — Polydor Jackie McCauley * Hideaway - — Jerry Lubin America WB • Rat City In Blue — Good Rats — Rat City * Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum • Firefall — Atlantic ® Nine — Tim Hardin — Antilles • Satisfied N Tickled Too — Tai Mahal — Columbia e Yankee Reggae — Shakers — Asylum ® The Alan Parsons Project — 20th Century • Full Of Fire Al Green — London * — ® Les Dudek — Columbia • Rat City In Blue — Good Rats — RatCity Carry On — Michael Pinder — Threshold • You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind — Joe Walsh — * ® Rebel — John Miles — London ® Black Market — Weather Report — Columbia Achilles' Last Stand — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song ABC * Do You Feel — Peter Frampton — ASM ® Black Rose — John David Souther — Asylum t —(None! ® Romantic Warrior — Return T o Forever — Columbia • ALBUMS ADDED * MOST REQUESTED LP CUT(S) t P.D./M.D. PREDICTED HITS continued on pg 45

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DETROIT 15 To 10 — Silly Love Songs — Wings 19To 14 — Shannon — Henry Gross — Diana Ross — Motown Sara Smile - Hall 8 Oates — RCA Love Hangover - 23 To 17 — Strange Magic — ELO Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop — Capricorn U-100 MINNEAPOLIS 21To14 Silly Love Songs — Wings Shop Around — Captain 8 Tennille — ASM 28 To 20 — Union Man — Cate Bros WERC - BIRMINGHAM 19To13 — Movin —Brass Construction 1 6 Tons — Don Harrison Band — Atlantic — 20 To 15 — I Want You — Marvin Gaye WPRO - PROVIDENCE Love Hangover — Diana Ross Motown Theme From Baretta — Rhythm Heritage 1 It — Kiss Sara Smile Hall 8 Oates 23 To 7 — Shout Out Loud Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention — Midland — RCA Crazy For You — Heart - Mushroom Shop Around — Captain 8 Tennille — ASM WJET - ERIE Int'l. 12 To 5 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Young Blood Bad Company — Swan Song 29 To 20 — Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka — Rocket 6 Right — To 2 Back Maxine Nightingale Really Hurts - 25 To 19 — Silly Love — Wings Tennille Love Billy Ocean Ariola Shop Around — Captain 8 — ASM 20 To 1 4 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop 1 8 To 1 3 — Sweet Love — Commodores 24 To 1 7 — Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClai n Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean — Ariola 23 To 1 7 — Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain 21To14 — Fonz — 28 To 13 — Try in To Get — Barry Manilow 25 To 9 — Shannon — Henry Gross Song Heyettes - 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CHICAGO 39To31 — Tryin’ToGet — Barry Manilow WNOE - NEW ORLEANS Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore — Malaco I I 4 Right Back — Maxine Nightingale Welcome Back — John Sebastian — WB KRBE - HOUSTON There s A Kind — Carpenters — ASM To 7 3 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Shannon — Henry Gross — Lifesong Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain — Reprise 21 To 16 - Only 16 Dr Hook To 11 To 6 — Foo|ed Around — Elvin Bishop Shop Around — Captain 8 Tennille — ASM 23 To 18 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian KRSP - SALT LAKE CITY 1 3 To 7 — Deep Purple — Donny 8 Marie Osmond Still Crazy — Paul Simon — Columbia Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Atlantic 1 9 To 10 — Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac WABC - NEW YORK Take It To — Doobie Brothers — WB Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band — Windsong 21 To 1 4 Show Me The Way — Peter Frampton Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop — Capricorn WAPE - JACKSONVILLE Rock16 And Roll Love Letter — Bay City Rollers — Arista 31 To 18 — Tryin To Get — Barry Manilow Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention — Midland Brothers 1 5 3 — Welcome Back John Sebastian Union Man — Cate — Asylum Int'l To — - Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain — Reprise 12 To 4 — Shannon — HenryGross WDHF CHICAGO 21 To 1 2 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Fool — Rolling 14 To 6 — Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers To Cry Stones — Rolling Stone 22 To 10 — Boogie Fever — Sylvers KCBQ - SAN DIEGO I I To 3 — Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac 1 2 To 7 — Deep Purple — Donny 8 Marie Osmond Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain - Warner/Reprise 1 2 To 6 — Boogie Fever — WPIX - 18 To 8 — Show Me The Way — Peter Frampton Sylvers NEW YORK Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone 20 To 10 — Silly Love — Happy — Pratt 19 To 10 — Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac Songs Wings Days 8 McClain — Reprise Sara Smile — Hall 8 Oates — RCA X To 14 — — 26 To 1 1 — Strange Magic — ELO 20 To 1 1 — More — Andrea True Welcome Back John Sebastian Shout It Out Loud — Kiss — Casablanca 24 To 14 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian 28 To 1 5 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross Shannon — Henry Gross — Lifesong WSAI - CINCINNATI 'll 29 To 19 — I Be Good To You — Brothers Johnson 14To6 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian 30 To 2 1 — Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts Shop Around — Captain 8 Tennille — ASM 30 To 24 — Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck 99-X - 28 To 1 9 — Show Me The Way — Peter Frampton Fool To Cry - Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone NEW YORK WHB - KANSAS CITY Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop — Capricorn (WB) You Got The Magic — John Fogerty — Asylum KFRC - SAN FRANCISCO Tryin'To Get — Barry Manilow — Arista 14 To 8 — Silly Love Songs — Wings 9 To 4 — Right Back — Maxine Nightingale Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka — Rocket 19 To 1 1 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian 16 To 6 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross 18 To 13 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Love Hangover — Diana Ross— Motown 1 WBLI - ISLAND Extra To 9 — Silly Love Songs — Wings LONG WGH - NORFOLK Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore — Malaco I Want You — Marvin Gaye — Motown Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore — Malaco X To 18 — Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac WIXY - CLEVELAND Falling Angel — Frankie Valli — Private Stock Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka — Rocket 14 To 9 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Shannon — Henry Gross — Lifesong Movin' - Brass Construction — UA When Love Is Gone — Richard Cocciante — 20th 1 7 To 1 2 — Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClai n Happy Days- Pratt 8 McClain — Reprise Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore — Malaco 10 To 2 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Century KHJ - LOS — — Epic KYA - SAN FRANCISCO 31 To 23 Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka ANGELES Hey Baby Ted Nugent — — Love Hangover - Diana Ross— Motown 23 To 14 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Get Up And Boogie — Silver Conv — Midland Int'l Falling Apart Marmalade Ariola Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka — Rocket 30 To 20 — Silly Love Songs — Wings Shop Around — Capt 8 Tennille — ASM And — Silver — Midland WGCL - CLEVELAND 29 To 1 5 — Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen 22 To 14 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Get Up Boogie Convention Int'l 25 To 1 4 — Shannon - Henry 19 To 12 — Looking For — John Denver I Want You — Marvin Gaye — Motown Gross Space Fool Cry — Rolling — Atlantic Rock N Roll — BCR — Arista X To 22 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross 21 To 1 5 — Shannon — Henry Gross To Stones X To 30 — Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone KIIS-FM - LOS ANGELES 1 5 To 9 — Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac X To 2x — Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain I I To 1 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian It's Better Than Walking Out — Marlena — Blue Shaw WIRL - PEORIA 13 To 5 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian 20 To 8 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Note Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka — Rocket 20 To 1 1 — Silly Love Songs Wings 1 6 To 10 — Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore Can't Hide Love — Earth. Wind 8 Fire — Col Sweet Love — Commodores — Motown 31 To 24 — Can't Hide Love — Earth Wind 8 Fire 18 To 11 — I Do — Abba Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore — Malaco 30 To 24 — Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac 23To16 - Silly Love — Wings Shop Around — Capt 8 Tennille — ASM - — 28 To 21 — Come On Over — Olivia Newton-John WSGA SAVANNAH WCOL - COLUMBUS Making Our Dreams Come T rue — Cindy Grecco 29To19 — Tryin To Get — Barry Manilow Fool To Cry- Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone Private Stock Love Hangover — Diana Ross — Motown 31 To 1 6 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Hurt — Elvis Presley — RCA Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean — Ariola - Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention — Midland 1 9 To 1 4 — Silly Love Songs — Wings Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean Ariola Hurt — Elvis Presley — RCA Inti 1 7 To 1 2 — Shannon — Henry Gross Shop Around - Captain 8 Tennille — ASM 11 To 4 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts — WB 1 4 To 9 — Show Me The Way — Peter Frampton 22 To 11 - Silly Love Songs — Wings 27 To 20 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian — — Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean — Ariola - 14 To 8 Welcome Back John Sebastian - WFIL PHILADELPHIA Anytime — Paul Anka — U A WKLO LOUISVILLE Shannon — Henry Gross — Lifesong KJR - SEATTLE Misty — 36 To 27 — Blue — Dorothy Moore When Love HasGone Richard Cocciante — 20th Sara Smile — Hall 8 Oates — RCA Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck — Private Stock Century Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac — Reprise It's Over — Boz Scaggs — Col WNCI - COLUMBUS Anytime — Paul Anka — U 22 To 14 — Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain Love Hangover — Diana Ross — Motown No new additions Wonderful World — Johnny Nash — Epic 20 To 12 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross 10 To 6 — Boogie Fever — Sylvers 11 To 3 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Bigfoot — Bro Smith — Big Tree 19 To 1 1 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop To 8 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian 1 6 To 9 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Fool To Cry - Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone 1 5 To 9 — Boogie Fever — Sylvers Extra To 18 — Movin Brass Construction - SEATTLE KLIF - DALLAS — KING — 25 To 13 Hurt — Elvis Presley — RCA - Extra 1 7 - Trying To Get The Feeling Again Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean — Ariola WIFI PHILADELPHIA To 21 To 9 — We Can't Hide It Anymore — Larry Santos Barry Manilow Sara Smile — Hall S Oates — RCA Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac — Reprise 20 To 7 — Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore Extra 20 — Sara Smile — Hall 8 Oates Falling Apart — Marmalade — Ariola Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone To 1 2 To 5 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Extra — Really Hurts - Billy Ocean Bigfoot — Bro Smith — Big T ree Rock And Roll Love Songs — Bay City Rollers — To 26 Love - Silly Love Songs — Wings 24 To 17 One Piece — Johnny Cash WAKY - LOUISVILLE Arista Extra To 28 Falling Apart — Marmalade — Ariola 12 To 4 — Strange Magic — ELO 1 7 To 10 — Medley — Glen Campbell Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone Misty Blue — Dorothy — 16 To 5 — Shannon - HenryGross 1 5 To 8 - Tryin' To Get — Barry Manilow Lbve In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka — Rocket Moore Malaco 20 To 9 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian 19 To 7 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Lonely Teardrops — Narvel Felts — ABC/Dot You KnowThe Feeling — Steve Weightman — Farr 28 To — — 13 To 6 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop 23 Strange Magic ELO KEEL - SHREVEPORT WMPS - MEMPHIS 26 To 21 — Shannon — HenryGross Love Is Alive - Gary Wright — WB KNUS - DALLAS Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain — Reprise 30 To 20 — Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage Don't Stop It Now Hot Chocolate — Big T ree Welcome Back — John Sebastian — Reprise Love In — Neil Sedaka — Rocket 22 To 1 7 — Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean - 35 To 26 — Silly Love Songs — Wings Tryin ToGet — Barry Manilow -Arista Jasper — Jim Stafford — Polydor 24 To 13 — Silly Love Songs — Wings I6T0IO— Broken Lady — Larry Gatlin 12 To 5 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Better Days — Melissa Manchester — Arista 20 To 9 — Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain 1 7 To 9 — Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac 22 To 12 — Come On Over — Olivia Newton-John 20 To 1 5 — More — Andrea True 14 To 7 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop 15 To 8 - Boogie Fever — Sylvers 12 To 7 — Tryin'To Get — Barry Manilow 18 To 6 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross continued on pg 45

34 April 24. 1976 Pricing Low In L.A.: ‘My Fault,’ Says Russ Solomon Retail Run-Ons by John Mankiewicz

LOS ANGELES — Retail pricing is Constantly Reviewing LOS ANGELES — Congratulations are in order for Herb Heldt, branch manager of probably one of the most sensitive sub- Phonodisc, Inc. in Atlanta. In a surprise ceremony during the recent NARM conven- Licorice Pizza is another competitor in jects in the industry. Recently Cash Box tion in Miami, Harry Losk. national sales manager of Phonogram. Inc. /Mercury pre- the Los Angeles market. Ron Geiger, examined the escalating price wars in sented the Atlanta manager with the first Phonogram/Mercury branch manager of the head buyer for that chain, talked about New York City fCB 3/10/76) Los year award. pricing. Angeles is also an interesting area, with The award, which Losk pointed out would be an annual event during the NARM "It's been a very competitive price at least four major retail chains compet- convention, was decided by a committee which included Losk. Jules Abramson, market." Geiger said. But the levels ing for consumer dollars. senior vice-president of marketing for Phonogram/Mercury, and the company's re- haven't really changed in the last two or Tower Records has three stores in the gional marketing staff.

three years, as far as I can see. We are, Los Angeles area — one each in Each of the eleven Phonodisc branches was judged on the basis of overall sales however, constantly reviewing the pric- Westwood, Hollywood, and Anaheim. performance in singles. LPs. and tapes in all musical categories. Professional conduct ing situation, to keep ahead of trends." The stores price the product that lists for also entered the judging picture; relationship with accounts, creativity of merchandis- Geiger, $6.98 in four categories $3.66, $3.88 Licorice Pizza, according to ing ideas and cooperation with Phonogram/Mercury were all considered. all time. $3.99 and $4.88. We asked Tower presi- "has sales going on the At the ceremony, Losk stated. "This award is a symbol of the spirit of cooperation special sale go for $3.77, dent Russ Solomon if he would comment Records on between Phonogram/Mercury and the whole Phonodisc operation, as well as re- ” about the low pricing in Los Angeles. non-sale records are $4,98 cognizing outstanding individual achievement by a branch On the subject of price wars. Licorice Free Barry Lyndon It's My Fault Pizza recently experienced an interest- Classical music lovers are in luck! Warner Brothers has released a new promotional they opened their "Why not?" Russ Solomon said “It's ing situation when sheet music edition of the "Sarabande” from Stanley Kubrick's movie “Barry Lyn- store in west Los Angeles, about a year my fault Prices generally went down in don." which normally wouldn’t create much excitement, except for the fact that the and a half ago. It turned out that the new 1970 when the Wherehouse and Tower edition of the George Frederick Handel piece is to be given away free in record and opposite a small in- chainsopened up." store was directly music outlets nationwide. called Music Odyssey What What about price wars, how do they af- dependent This should satisfy retailers who have been dealing with requests for the music 7 fect the industry? Moreover, does Russ happened since the movie came out The "Edition Warners" includes, as well as the authentic stores, Solomon see any drastic changes com- Both have done well. The two version, two original variations designed for amateur piano players and other stimulated ing down the road in terms of Los stuck right next to each other, classical music lovers whose interest extends to some keyboard proficiency. Since Angeles record prices? record interest Surely, customers had

"I don't envision any changes,” he different preferences among the two said. “The thing about a price war is that outlets. But both stores prospered.

it has an end, it doesn’t go on forever. I “We have a policy." said Ron Geiger, would like to see the price of a record "of not getting into price wars; we re in stick at $3.99 throughout the country, as business to be profitable." it is in L A right now. It would be great Is the low pricing situation in Los forthe industry." Angeles a healthy situation? "Well.” Ron Music Plus is another chain in the Los Geiger said, "it's gotta be. We grew out in Angeles area that's the thick of the of it." competition. Their advertising in print Another retailer in the Los Angeles record over and on radio proclaims "No area talked about pricing, but preferred four dollars." The chain is currently to go unnamed. He did not think the opening three more stores in the area, situation in Los Angeles was healthy bringing the total number to ten. Music “For awhile," he said, "prices were on Plus sells records for a regular price of the upswing. Then lower prices came in O Jays visit Sound Warehouse in Dallas, Texas $3.99. and special sales records (like the with some of the rapidly expanding new Led Zeppelin LP) for $3.69 chains. These people are doing a lot of excerpts from other classical pieces were used by Kubrick for his film, the Edition recording the Columbia. Merchandising Mix business now. but sooner or later it’s go- Warners contains a complete discography of the original on Vivaldi ing to catch up to them. They're going to Deutsche Grammophon. Everest. Vox, London and Seraphim labels. Mozart, “We're pretty competitive." said Music have to raise their prices. Low prices Schubert and Frederick the Great are all represented. Plus president Lou Fogelman, "We work generate cash for expansion, but when Peaches In Cleveland hard in inventory control, we keep our the total stores have reached the goal, The day to remember is April 23 That’s when the Peaches chain hits the Cleveland operating costs down, so that we can sell those people are going to have to look at market Peaches will bring its own special brand of Hollywood glamor to the opening records at a low price." their profit margin." festivities. Of course, there will be a plane flying all over the city, advertising the retail Still, $3.69 is an awfully low price for a On the other hand, another retailer event Klieg lights will be in full force that night, when the Michael Stanley Band com- record these days Are there any other doubted that the cash flow generated es to visit the store and leave its collective footprints. On the classical side. Cleveland methods that the chain uses to free will his at the store that day. from low pricing was enough to fill the Symphony director Lorin Maazel leave mark Peaches them, so that they can sell records so monetary needs of expansion. You just Wet Willie Blitz low? needed a lot more money to open up a Capricorn Records has elicited the help of Los Angeles retailers in the promotion "We have a heavy- merchandising mix store. More money than you'd make by of Wet Willie's April 19 Roxy gig Last weekend, a man strolled up and down in front of that helps," said Fogelman. “We sell t- selling records at the cheapest price. Records, dressed in a flamboyant signboard that advertised the show. All shirts, smoking accessories, and Tower Tower and Licorice Pizza employees will be wearing the Wet Willie t-shirts for a cou- magazines. If I sold all my records for L.A Is Calm ple of days before the Roxy date. $3 99, I definitely couldn't stay in busi- Not just in Los Angeles, the word on Wet Willie is spreading to the northeast. The ness. The secret is in operations, how No retailer who offered his opinion Music Street stores in Seattle ran a “Wet T-Shirt” contest recently. The winner re- you handle the record.” seemed unduly concerned about low ceived the entire Capricorn catalog, which adds up to a hefty sum of fifty-four LPs. We Music Plus plans to stay in Los pricing in Los Angeles. The potential for ’’ promise a picture of that winner in the very near future. "It’s Angeles. a big marketplace. price wars in Los Angeles is far less than Fogelman said, "there's a lot of potential. MCA Distributes State that of New York City, if only because of Records has embarked upon a promotional campaign to launch the distribu- After we reach our goal of fifteen stores California's stricter fair trade laws. MCA tion of State Records in the United States. The program indues t-shirts, posters, and in the Los Angeles area, well, we ll be a However, the retailers were unanimous promotional license plate stickers fashioned after the state logo. Radio spots are be- little more selective and careful about in their decisions to keep an extremely ing created that will treat each individual artist. Additional combination spots will ex- choosing new sites, really take our time close eye on the situation. With radical it. pose the entire State catalog. and think about Eventually, well be up expansion shifts going on in L A s chain has organized a series of special launch parties, centered around the theme to twenty stores in this area." retailers; well, anything could happen. MCA ”A Passport To State." The first of three parties will take place in Los Angeles on April Has Fogelman seen price battles re- What further adds to the situation in with industry and radio people invited. West coast MCA personnel will be cently? "Well," he reflected, "sale prices Los Angeles, and what contributes to the 21, press flown in for the party that will include various multi-media presentations about State have gone up and down over the last pricing in New York, is the heavy con- its artists: The Rubettes. Mac and Katie Kissoon, Casino, and Federation three years, but there's been no real centration of media in those two cities. and The next that party moves on to Atlanta where MCA promotion and sales change," When a chain runs a print ad in Los day there, list personnel from the mid-west and southeast will attend the presentation. From The Wherehouse chain puts $6 98 Angeles, it has, perhaps, a more wide- launch to York One thread running through all presentations will be records on sale at $3.88. When the reaching effect than a print ad in a small the goes New of State Records' principles Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington. records are sold from the bins they go for town, not so much in the effect on the the presence year 1975, Music Week. $4,96. When asked about the pricing consumer himself, but because the ad- who were named songwriters of the — by initial State release will April 19. with three albums and four singles. The situation in Los Angeles, a spokesman vertising is visible to everyone — includ- The be " f Of Us" by Mac and Katie Kissoon. "Casino." and orthe chain said. "I have no comment." ing the other retailers in that market. And albums are "Rubettes. "The Two Federation. Now. the Wherehouse is involved in a with television being used more and singles by these artists, plus one recorded by in England. (Waddington and Bickerton's special sale of 250 top hit LPs. all selling more in retail record merchandising, the The year-old label has had much success sold fifteen for $3 88 For three weeks in March. potential for an even more competitive award was presented to them for the fact that their tunes have over the will doubtless be glad to get a every record in the store went for that market is just that much higher. For now, million singles.) Retailers on this side of ocean low price. everything is calm chance to move some of this hot product.

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Country Artist Of The Week Olivia Participates Broadcast Nat Stuckey In Live LOS ANGELES — MCA recording artist Olivia Newton-John took part in the first ever satellite radio broadcast between Australia and the United States as KWIZ

in Santa Ana, Calif . and 2GZ in Orange, New South Wales, traded half hours of live programming According to KWIZ station manager Pat Michaels, the "great radio exchange" was part of the sister cities program between Orange. Australia and Orange, READY FOR FREDDY - ABC/Dot re- Calif. Special guests at the KWIZ studios cording artist Freddy Fender is mobbed also included Australian Consul General Harold Marshall and Skip Reichen- by adoring fans at Hollywood’s Palladium in first after his con- berger southwest area sales manager his U S concert troversial barring from New Zealand due for Quantas Airways. to a 1 5-year-old marijuana conviction For the first half hour of the March 23 broadcast, southern Californians heard the Peter Graham Show on 2GZ, com- Original Music Assn. plete with Australian news and com- mercials for Tulip Margarine and New Formed In Virginia Idea Magazine NASHVILLE - The Original Music of Then, during the second half hour, KWIZ's Charlie Fox program was America Association was formed recent- ly in Roanoke, Va. for the purpose of pre- beamed 22.500 miles across the Pacific serving and promoting bluegrass. moun- Ocean, complete with American com- tain, folk and bluegrass gospel music. mercials and Ms. Newton-John as his Temporary officers elected during the studio guest meeting were Joe F Gibson, president; Len Holsclaw. first vice president; L W Lambert, second vice president; Arthur GRT To Distribute B Crush. Jr., executive director and Bill Catfish And LS Vernon, treasurer and publicity director The next meeting of the association NASHVILLE — GRT Records has an- ' “The Sun s Cornin’ Up Texas-born Nat Stuckey begin his music career on the will be held in Raleigh. N.C , Sunday nounced the signing of distribution other side of the turntable. May 2 Ail interested parties, both in- agreements with two new labels. Catfish After completing a two-year program in radio and television and earning an A A an dustry and public, are invited to attend Records and LS Records. Arlington State College. Nat went to work for a radio station in Atlanta, Texas. Army For further information contact Arthur B Catfish Records is a Kansas-based duty sent him to New York and Korea, still working in radio and television. After a two- Crush. 410 Elm Street SW, Roanoke, Va company owned by Gene Strasser and year return to the Atlanta station, Nat moved to KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana 24016 John Poznich, whose first release, cast of enormously popular and long-running “Louisiana where he joined the the "Alabama Summershine," by Tony Hayride" program He composed a number of songs made popular by others, includ- Teebo will be released immediately. ing Jim Ed Brown's “Pop A Top," and Buck Owens' “Waiting In Your Welfare Line," LS Records, a Nashville operation, is and began to cut some records fora Shreveport-based label. owned by Lee Stoller, whose artist roster Nat’s second release, a novelty original called "Sweet Thang," became a country now includes country artists Cristy Lane hit in and something of a standard years and six charted singles later, he 1966, Two and Daniel hit big again with “Plastic Saddle," another humorous original Since then, he has been almost continuously on the record charts. Nat signed with MCA Records in Jan 1976 For his first MCA album, “Indepen- dence," Nat selected a cross section of tunes, including the Eagles' “Lyin' Eyes.” Cin-Kay Plans New Cornin' which showed Conway Twitty's “Linda On My Mind" and Nat's own "Sun Up," Office, Releases a variety of stylings that broke away from the “classic country" sound associated with New Stuckey The single, "Sun Cornin’ Up.” which was pulled from the album, is on the LOS ANGELES — California-based Cin- Cash Box country chart this week at #9 with a bullet Kay Records, who plan to open offices in Nat’s recordings for MCA are directed by David Barnes of Twitty Bird Productions Nashville soon, have recently signed with United Talent handling exclusive booking. saxophone player Ernie Dunlap to a re- cording contract and plan to release his GILLEY IN THE STUDIO — Playboy re- first record in May Other new releases cording artist Mickey Gilley and his pro- NARAS Plans Seminar Nashville To on the label include "Down In Texas" by ducer Eddie Kilroy are shown hard at Eddy Bailes and "Family Man" by Al work in Nashville, recording Mickey’s NASHVILLE — The Nashville chapter of Premiere ‘Gator’ Bolt sixth album for Playboy. the National Academy of Recording Arts NASHVILLE The United Artists' film and Sciences has named May 3 as the “Gator” starring Burt Reynolds has been deadline for registration for the scheduled to premiere in Nashville, May academy's forthcoming music seminar in 21, at the Tennessee Theater, with pro- Las Vegas June 20-23 Further informa- ceeds from the event benefiting the Bill tion on the seminar may be obtained by Willerson Speech and Hearing Center. contacting NARAS in Nashville, phone Tickets for the film only are $10, and (615) 242-5731 tickets to the film and the reception af- terwards are $25. Tickets are available through the Wilkerson Center, 1114 19th Avenue South, Nashville, Tenn 37212. Cast members expected to attend the premiere include Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Lauren Hutton, Mike Douglas and Bobby Goldsboro. GMH Records Formed LOS ANGELES — CMH Records has been formed in Los Angeles by Martin Haerle and Arther Smith. First artists signed to the new label are Mac KENNEDY HAS FIFTEEN Polygram Wiseman, Lester Flatt & the Nashville Record Group president Irwin H. Stein- Grass, Don Reno & Bill Harrell, Grandpa "OUTLAWS’ HONORED BY RCA RECORDS Waylon Jennings. Willis Nelson. Jess; berg presents Jerry Kennedy, vice presi- Jones with Ramona & Brown’s Ferry Colter, and Tompall Glaser were honored with a reception by RCA Records in dent of Phonogram. Inc. /Mercury a&r in Four, Carl Story and Benny Martin. The Nashville where they were presented with RIAA gold album awards for their RCA Nashville with a gold watch in celebra- label's initial release will be six two- album The Outlaws" by RCA Records president Kenneth Glancy. commercial opera- tion of 1 5 years service to the label. The record sets and twin-pack tapes of blue- tions division vice-president Mel llberman. and Nashville operations division vice

presentation took place in Nashville re- grass classics by the aforementioned president Jerry Bradley Pictured (I, to r.): Tompall, Waylon, Glancy. Jessi, Bradley. cently. artists. Willie. Chet Atkins

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1 WHEN THE TINGLE BECOMES 26 LOVE PUT A SONG IN MY MCA recording artist, Tanya Tucker has been invited to perform at the Fifth Tokyo A CHILL HEART Music Festival to be held June 27 in Tokyo, Japan. Tanya will be singing "You've Got Loretta Lynn (MCA 2179; 2 Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury SRM 1-1057; 25 Me To Hold On To” in the international competition, which will include artists around 2 IT’S ALL IN THE MOVIES 27 PEOPLE PUT TO MUSIC the world. “ You've Got Me To Hold On To" is Tanya's latest MCA single, and was writ- Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 1 1483; 6 Freddie Hart 8 The Heartbeats ten by Dave Loggins. The song appears on Tanya's "Lovin’ And Learnin’ " album (Capitol ST 115041 32 3 THE WHITE KNIGHT which was released earlier this year. Tanya will be staying in Japan for six days. Her Cledus Maggard 8 The Citizen's Band 28 TEXAS COUNTRY father Beau and her producer Jerry Crutchfield will accompany the 1 year old singer (Mercury SRM 1-1072) 4 Various Artists (U A LA 574 H2) 28 7 to Japan. The contest will be held in the Imperial Theatre and Tanya's performance 4 ROCK N COUNTRY 29 PRISONER IN DISGUISE will be broadcast simultaneously live over the Tokyo Broadcasting Systems, radio Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot DOSD 2050; 1 Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E 1045) 26 and television. 5 SOMETIMES 30 MACKINTOSH £• T. J. Audie Ashworth announced recently that for Bill Anderson 8 Mary Lou Turner Waylon JenningsIRCA APL 1-15201 35 Gordon Payne, leadman the Waylon (MCA 21 82! 5 Jennings and Jessi Colter shows, has been signed to a publishing and production con- 31 WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ME 6 THE OUTLAWS NOW tract with his company. Payne, an excellent singer and instrumentalist, will be going Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson/ Willie Nelson (RCA APL 1-1234; 31 into the studio to record an album, to be produced byJ.J. Ca/e and Ashworth, the first Jessi Colter/Tompall Glaser of May when Cate and Ashworth return from Cale's first European tour (RCA APL 1-1321! 3 32 SONGS WE FELL IN LOVE TO Connie Smith (Columbia X598; 38 Little Richie Johnson has announced that Professional Record Distributors of Nash- 7 THE GREAT TOMPALL AND 33 RAY GRIFF ville will distribute Little Richie Records. Artists include Albert Young Eagle, Lloyd HIS OUTLAW BAND (Capitol ST 11486! 29 Green, Frank Lean and Tina Howel, with several new singles and a new album to be re- (MGM M3G-5014; 10 34 ALL THE KING'S HORSES leased within the next few weeks. Little Richie Records' headquarters are in Belen, 8 NARVELTHE MARVEL Lynn Anderson (Columbia KC 34089; 34 New Mexico. Mike Shepherd, executive vice president of IRDA. has the Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot DOSD 2033) 9 announced 35 THE SHEIK OF CHICAGO completion of a major long-range distribution deal between his company and 9 ELITE HOTEL Joe Stampley (Epic KE 34036) 36 Emmylou Harris (Reprise MS 2236; 8 Stardom Records in Nashville IRDA is currently handling the distribution of several 36 THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING Stardom singles including " Darkness Is A Friend Of Mine" by Butch Lawson; "Every 10 THE SOUND IN YOUR MIND Willie Nelson (Lone Star/ YOU Man Must Have A Dream" by Bobby Helms; "Sing Me A Song About Texas" by Jimmy Charley Pride (RCA APL 1-1241 33 Columbia KC 34092! 12 Peppers; and "Thank You Darlin' " by Billy Brown. There are plans in the near future 11 EASY AS PIE 37 GILLEY S GREATEST HITS for IRDA to distribute another Stardom record, "One Eyed Snake In A Turtle Neck Billy Crash Craddock Mickey Gilley (Playboy PB 409; 45 Sweater" by Sonny Hall. (ABC/Dot DOSD 2040) 7 38 INDEPENDENCE Loretta Lynn in Los Angeles to promote her new book, "Coal Miner's Daughter, " re- 12 Nat Stuckey (MCA 2184; 40 COME ON OVER ceived her big thrill of the year while taping "Dinah. " Her idol. Gregory Peck, called Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2186; 1 5 39 LARRY GATLIN WITH FAMILY during the show, and spoke with her. Reports are the usually talkative Loretta was 13 CHESTER AND LESTER AND FRIENDS close to being tongue-tied Her one big dream now is to make a motion picture, Chet Atkins 8 Les Paul (Monument KZ 34042) 47 (RCA APL 1-1 167J 14 preferably with Mr. Peck. 14 LOVIN' AND LEARNIN 40 COUNTRY WILLIE Due to the overwhelming response at KVOO in Tulsa and KLPR in Oklahoma City, Willie Nelson (United Artists LA 510-G1 30 TanyaTucker(MCA 2167; 1 1 Phonogram, Inc./Mercury Records is flipping the latest Melody Allen single to the 15 LONGHAIRED REDNECK 41 FASTER HORSES side with "Our Piggy Back, " according to Frank Leffel. national promotion/country. TomT Hall (Mercury SRM 1-1076) 48 David Allan Coe (Columbia KC 33916; 19 Mel Tillis will be seen as Merv Griffin's opening guest April 23 when the show airs in 16 200 YEARS OF COUNTRY 42 FLOYD CRAMER COUNTRY most ma/or markets. Tillis will sing his upcoming MCA single release, “ Love Revival. (RCA APL1-1 541 44 MUSIC After working from the west coast area for several years. ABC recording artist Sonny James (Columbia KC 34035) 13 43 HANK WILLIAMS, YOU WROTE Diana Trask has returned through her manager/husband, Tom Ewen, to Buddy Lee At- 17 JESSI MY LIFE tractions, Inc. tor booking engagements. Australian-born Diana was with Buddy Lee Jessi Colter (Capitol ST 11477) 16 — Moe Bandy (Columbia KC 34091) shortly after she began her country music career and became an American citizen in

18 TIL 1 CAN MAKE IT ON MY 44 THE SUN SESSIONS 1970. Elvis Presley (RCA APM1 — OWN 1675) Even before Loretta Lynn's autobiography, "Coal Miner’s Daughter," a Bernard Tammy Wynette (Epic KE 34075; 24 45 RONNIE MILSAP/NIGHT Geis book published in association with the Henry Regnery Publishing Company, hits 19 OVERNIGHT SENSATION THINGS the book stores it has already gone into its second printing. Loretta has given the Mickey Gilley (Playboy PB 408; 18 (RCA APL 1-1223) 37 book tremendous personal support by taping the Mac Davis show. Merv Griffin show, 20 TWITTY 46 REDHEADED Dinah, The Tonight Show, Hollywood Squares, the Phil Donahue show and also the Conway Twitty (MCA 2176) 17 STRANGER Willie Nelson (Columbia PC 33482) 43 Today show. 21 JASON S FARM Price find that had Cal Smith (MCA 21 72) 20 47 THE GREATEST HITS OF Ray and his wife Janie recently returned home to burglars broken into their home and made off with over $70,000 worth of jewelry and furs. The 22 STEPPIN OUT JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ (Mercury 1-1078) Gary Stewart (RCA APL 1-1 225i 21 SRM 50 story had a happy ending tor the Prices, however, as the thieves were involved in a 48 STRAWBERRY CAKE car accident while making their escape and the police recovered the stolen items. 23 BLACK BEAR ROAD — C.W. McCall (MGM 5008) 22 Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 34088; Tommy Overstreet entertained a group of journalists from the Japanese edition of 24 THE SWEETEST THING 49 HAROLD, LEW, PHIL & DON Playboy magazine at one of his recording sessions recently. The journalists were in Dottsy (RCA APL 1-1358! 27 STATLER BROTHERS Nashville to do a series of articles on country music for the magazine and were lucky 25 THE BLIND MAN IN THE (Mercury SRM1 1077! — enough to catch Tommy in his first session with his new producer Tom Chancey. BLEACHERS 50 MOTELS AND MEMORIES Chris Gantry went to Key West a few weeks ago to write some new songs and is — Kenny Starr (MCA 2177; 23 T G Sheppard (Melodyland ME 6 40351) coming back to Nashville with a new bride as well, the former Susan Nadler from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chris was reading some of his poetry at a place called Cap- Country Singles — Active Extras tain Tony's in Key Wesf, and Susan was in the audience After the reading they were introduced and were married March 15. Susan's latest book, "The Butterfly Conven- tion, " has just been published. She’ll Throw Stones At Get Ready Here I You Come ABC/Dot’s Roy Clark was wearing a cap on a recent Johnny Carson show ap- Jacky Ward (Mercury) Don Gibson & Sue Thompson (Hickory) pearance. and the host had to know why. Reason for cap? Roy's undergoing hair

Since I Met You Boy Sweet Dreams transplants. Roy has also lost over 45 pounds recently. If he keeps losing weight and Jeannie Seely (MCA) Troy Seals (Columbia) growing hair he may rival Dot vice president Larry Baunach as the label's sex symbol Sweet Sorrow GRT Records has announced its spring country LP release of five albums. Included Have I Told You Lately That I “Instant Rice, The Best Of Bobby G." “Stonewall Jeanne Pruett (MCA) Love You are: "Mel Street's Greatest Hits,” Jackson's Greatest Hits," "Sincerely." Jan Howard and "Mr. Country Soul," Price Suspicious Minds Carmen Moreno (Capitol) Mitchell. Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter (RCA) Right Or Wrong Webb Pierce, along with George Jones and Faron Young, will headline a special Ain't No Heartbreak Ronnie Dove (Melodyland) benefit show for Ms. Sue Brewer at George Jones' Possum Holler Club in Nashville on Dorsey Burnette (Melodyland) April 22. Sue, a well loved friend and member of the music industry, is seriously ill Walnut Street Wrangler I Love A Beautiful Guy with cancer. Debbi Hawkins (Warner Brothers) Connie Cato (Capitol) Roy Clark has been voted country guitarist of the year by the annual Playboy 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover West Texas Woman Magazine poll. He won over 20 other pickers in the nominated category and will re- Playboy's 1976 award trophy designed exclusively for the winners by Tiffany & Bob Yarbrorough (IRDA) Mac Curtis (Ranwood) ceive Company. It’s Enough Jasper Don Williams will make his debut on "Dinah" April 19. He sings his current ABC/ Dot Stafford Ronnie Prophet (RCA) Jim (MGM) single, “Till The Rivers All Run Dry, "plus "Amanda. It’s So Easy Lovin’ You The Man From Bowling Green Roy Clark, the proverbial dieter, has become involved in a new weight control food Tibor Brothers (Jo mar) Bob Luman (Epic) line, "Roy Clark's Dieter's Choice. " He is the product's best supporter, having lost several pounds by eating only the planned, packaged dinners. Roy says he'll take this Ginny Cadillac Johnson good news across the country to share with the people in cities where he performs. A Leon Rausch (Derrick) Chuck Price (Playboy) selection of five frozen Roy Clark’s Dieter’s Choice dinners, plus salad dressings and Where The Soul Never Dies Marbles an imitation ketchup, are scheduled to be stocked in grocery outlets in California, Oak Ridge Boys (Columbia) Charlie Walker (Award) Arizona and Nevada by mid-May. Within six months of the starting date an additional five dinners will be distributed. The product will eventually be sold nationwide The Colorado Call I Want Some Shad O'Shea (Fraternity) Ava Aldridge (MGM) calorie count per packaged dinner ranges from 1 20 to 202. America The Beautiful A Morning Made For Lovin’ Charlie Rich (Epic) Helen Cornelius (RCA) juanita /ones

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- KCKN - KANSAS CITY WSDS - DETROIT WONE DAYTON At Lonely T eardrops — Narvei Felts — ABC/Dot additions to country playlist All These Things — Joe Stampley — ABC/Dot One Piece A Time — Johnny Cash — Columbia All These Things — Joe Stampley — ABC/Dot The Door Is Always Open — Dave 8 Sugar — RCA Mental Revenge — Mel Tillis — MGM The Winner — Bobby Bare — RCA Here Come The Flowers — Dottle West — RCA I Have To Be Crazy — Willie Nelson — Columbia — Jon For The Heart/Hurt — Elvis Presley — RCA The Biggest Airport In The World — Moe Bandy Think I Feel A Hitchhike Coming On — Larry KSOP - SALT LAKE CITY Wilson — Monument Mr Doodles — Donna Fargo — Warner Brothers Columbia Your Picture In The Paper The Statler Brothers — Hurt — Elvis Presley — RCA A Morning Made For Lovin' — Helen Cornelius — RCA Don't Pull Your Love — Glen Campbell —Capitol — Mercury El Paso City — Marty Robbins — Columbia When She’s Got Me Where She Wants Me — David Red White And Blue — Loretta Lynn — MCA Door Is Always Open — Dave & Sugar — RCA Don't Pull Your Love — Glen Campbell — Capitol Allen Coe — Columbia Living Proof — Hank Williams Jr. — MGM The Under Your Spell — Barbara Fairchild — Columbia I'd Be Just Fool Enough — Faron Young — Mercury Without You — Jessi Colter — Capitol I Want Some — Ava Aldridge — MGM — Let Your Love Flow — The Bellamy Brothers — Your Picture I n The Paper — The Statler Brothers Mercury Warner Brothers You've Got Me To Hold On To — Tanya Tucker — MCA radio active WJJD - CHICAGO — country You've Got Me To Hold On To — Tanya Tucker — One Piece At A Time — Johnny Cash Columbia MCA The Biggest Airport In The World — Moe Bandy — Red White And Blue — Loretta Lynn — MCA Columbia most added singles America The Beautiful — Charlie Rich — Epic The Door Is Always Open — Dave 8 Sugar — RCA Walk Softly — Billy "Crash" Craddock — ABC/ Dot T For Texas — Tompall — Polydor Listed below are new releases that were most added to key country radio stations around the You Are So Beautiful — Ray Stevens — Barnaby KFOX - LONG BEACH US This is not a sales chart. WWOK - MIAMI At The Nothin Takes The Place Of You — Asleep Hurt — Elvis Presley — RCA — Capitol Wheel — — America The Beautiful — Charlie Rich — Epic Fairchild — 1 . I Have To Be Crazy Willie Nelson Colombia Under Your Spell Again — Barbara Suspicious Minds —Waylon Jennings 8 Jessi Colter — Columbia 2. All These Things — Joe Stampley — ABC/Dot RCA Stranger — Johnny Duncan — Columbia Strangers — Johnny Duncan — Columbia All These Things — Joe Stampley — ABC/Dot 3. America The Beautiful — Charlie Rich — Epic l Have To Be Crazy — Willie Nelson — Columbia To Hold On To - Tanya T ucker - MCA KENR - HOUSTON 4. You’ve Got Me WVOJ - JACKSONVILLE Forever Lovers — Mac Davis — Columbia — — 5. The Door Is Always Open - Dave & Sugar - RCA 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover — Bob Yarborough All These Things — Joe Stampley ABC/Dot IRDA Willie Nelson — Columbia I Have To Be Crazy — 6. For The Heart — Elvis Presley — RCA Kentucky Moonrunner — Ciedus Maggard — Mercury Living Proof — Hank Williams Jr. — WMNI - COLUMBUS 7. Don’t Pul! Your Love - Glen Campbell - Capitol MGM Suspicious Minds — Waylon Jennings 8 Jessi Colter — Billy — Alone Again — Walker RCA At - Freddie Hart - Capitol RCA The Winner Bobby Bare — RCA 8. Shell Throw Stones You — Homemade Love — Tom Bresh — Farr Mercy — Jean Sheppard — United Artists 9. Suspicious Minds — Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter — RCA Think I Feel A Hitchhike Cornin' On — Larry Jon — Willie Nelson — United Artists The Last Letter Wilson — Monument 10. Stranger - Johnny Duncan - Columbia WPLO - ATLANTA TwilightTime — Carl Mann — ABC/Dot Yesterday Just Passed Again — Don Everly — That's All She Wrote — Ray Price — ABC/ Dot My Way Hickory All These Things — Joe Stampley — ABC/Dot active singles most Dottie The Biggest Airport In The World — Moe Bandy — Here Come The Flowers — West — RCA Columbia Listed below are singles being played on key country radio stations around the US and have - Looking For Space — John Denver — RCA WHN NEW YORK shown the biggest radio movement and listener response. This is not a saies chart. Drinking My Baby — Eddie Rabbitt — Elektra Lone Star Beer And Bob Wills Music — Red Steagall You've Got Me To Hold On To — Tanya Tucker — ABC/Dot - - Mental Revenge — Mel Tillis — MGM MCA 1 . I Couldn’t Be Me Without You Johnny Rodriguez Mercury The Winner — Bobby Bare — RCA After All The Good Is Gone — Conway Twitty — MCA — Forever Lovers — Davis — Columbia America The Beautiful — Charlie Rich — RCA 2. ’Til 8 Can Make It On My Own — Tammy Wynette Epic Mac America The Beautiful — Charlie Rich — Epic She ll Throw Stones At You — Freddie Hart — Capitol 3. My Eyes Can See Only As Far As You — Charley Pride — RCA WXCL - PEORIA WIRE - INDIANAPOLIS 4. After All Is Gone — Conway Twitty - The Good MCA Ail These Things — Jce Stampley — ABC/Dot What I've Got In Mind — Billie Jo Spears Don't Pull Your Love — Glen Campbell — Capitol T For Texas — Tompall — Polydor 5. For The Heart — Elvis Presley — RCA Nothin' Takes The PlaceO? You Asleep At The Stranger — Johnny Duncan — Columbia — 6. I'll Get Over You - Crystal Gayle — United Artists Wheel — Capitol Yesterday Just passed My Way Again — Don Everly — Suspicious Minds — Waylon. Jennings & Jessi Colter — Hickory 7. One Piece At A Time - Johnny Cash - Columbia RCA There Won't Be No Country Music — C W McCall — The Door Is Always — Dave & Sugar — Polydor 8. Lonely teardrops — Narvel Felts - ABC/Dot Open RCA I Have To Be Crazy — Willie Nelson — Columbia I Have To Be Crazy — Willie Nelson — Columbia 9. The Sun Goes down — Ronnie Milsap — America The Beautiful — Charlie Rich — Epic The Man From Bowling Green — Bob Luman — Epic What Goes On When RCA WCMS - NORFOLK WHK - CLEVELAND — Capitol I Have To Be Crazy — Willie Nelson — Columbia She'll Throw Stones At You — Freddie Hart 10. Don’t Pui! Your Love - Glen Campbell — Capitol — Kentucky Moonrunner — Ciedus Maggard — Mercury Suspicious Minds — Waylon Jennings 8 Jessi Colter Don't Pull Your Love — Glen Campbell — Capitol RCA You’ve Got Hold On To — Tanya Tucker — Is Always Open — Dave 8 Sugar — RCA Me To The Door MCA I'd Be Just Fool Enough — Faron Young — Mercury Alone Again — Billy Walker — RCA WSLR - AKRON Your Picture In The Paper — Statler Brothers — Think I Feei A Hitchhike Cornin' On — Larry Jon Mercury Wilson — Monument Marbles — Charlie Walker — Award America The Beautiful — Charlie Rich — Epic KB0X - DALLAS All These Things — Joe Stampley — ABC/Dot KLAC - LOS ANGELES Mr. Doodles — Donna Fargo — Warner Brothers Hurt/For The Heart — Elvis Presley — RCA The Winner — Bobby Bare — RCA You've Got Me To Hold On To — Tanya Tucker Jasper — Jim Stafford — MGM MCA She'll Throw Stones At You — Freddie Hart — Capitol WMC - MEMPHIS El Paso City — Marty Robbins — Columbia WRCP - PHILADELPHIA Hurt/For The Heart — Elvis Presley — RCA There Won't Be No Country Music — C W McCall — You've Got Me To Hold On To — Tanya Tucker — Polydor MCA For The Heart — Elvis Presley — RCA She'll Throw Stones At You — Freddie Hart — Capitol Red White And Blue — Loretta Lynn — MCA One Piece At A Time — Johnny Cash — Columbia WKDA - NASHVILLE Ei Paso City — Marty Robbins — Columbia WBAM - MONTGOMERY Let Me Love You Where It Hurts — Jim Ed Brown — Kentucky Moonrunner — Ciedus Maggard — Mercury RCA

You Are So Beautiful — Ray Stevens — Barnaby I Have To Be Crazy — Willie Nelson — Columbia Suspicious Minds — Waylon Jennings 8 Jessi Colter — The Door Is Always Open — Dave 8 Sugar — RCA RCA Goodnight My Love — Randy Barlow — Gazelle WUBE - CINCINNATI Don't Pul! Your Love — Glen Campbell — Capitol KEYS TO THE CITY MCA recording artist Tanya Tucker was presented with the KFDI - WICHITA Lonely T eardrops — Narvel Felts — ABC/Dot 27. The TwilightTime —Carl Mann — ABC/Dot keys to the city of Houston, at the Houston Livestock Show, February America The Beautiful — Charlie Rich — Epic The Door's Always Open — Dave 8 Sugar — RCA presentation and special proclamation were made backstage following the show by All These Things — Joe Stampley — ABC/Dot the Honorable Fred Hofheinz, Mayor of Houston. Texas. Tanya was cited for her con- Dallas Records Forms tributions for the betterment of the public good will through her music. Pictured left to — Dallas Records has right are Tanya. Mayor Hofheinz. Freddy Fender and MCA promotion man Wayne LOS ANGELES Tom T. Hail Golf McManners. been formed by Dallas Cooper and David Scott, and will be distributed by IRDA. Tourney Set For May ’N The first release on the new label will be CHATTANOOGA/NASHVILLE — The “I'd Do It Over,” written and performed Tom T Hall-Bethel celebrity golf tourna- Dallas Records & Tyke by “Tyke" (David Scott). ment and concert will take place May wish to thank the many 13-1 5 in Chattanooga. The proceeds will Farr Releases go to the Bethel Bible School, a Chat- D.J.’s who are helping tanooga area home for children whose Bresh Single parents are in prison The tournament ‘7V/ Do It Over” (IRDA 2001) will be at Creek's Bend Golf Club and the HOLLYWOOD - Farr Records has re- concert will be at Chattanooga's Memor- become the hit it is and for leased Tom Bresh’s recording of ial Auditorium. "Homemade Love." Operating on the introducing “TYKE” to the principle that singles are made to be wonderful world of played. Farr Records has created an ex- Singles From IRDA tensive multi media promotion push for NASHVILLE IRDA has announced country music. Homemade Love.” Carl Schrieber. the compietion of a distribution deai with general manager, country division, has Genesis Records of Nashviiie and will be announced that Bresh will appear on the releasing a new single on the Genesis Special Thanks — Dennis Reynolds Merv Griffin Show and Dinah’ A promo- label caned And Time Win Ten" by Larry tion tour will take place in late April. Hart IRDA win also be distributing a new For Bookings Contact: Bresh will appear in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston. Nashviiie. Cincinnati, single on sou: Country and Blues Dallas Records. 19170 Liggett, Northridge, Ca. 91324 (213) 349-4021 Records of Nashville by Paul and Frieda Wheeling, New York City, and Phil- Or ACA. 2421 N Mayfair Rd ., Milwaukee, Wise. 53226(414) 778-0600 Overstreet, entitled You’ll Never adelphia. Farr has set up a substantia! Dist: IRDA. 55 Music Square West. Nashville. Tenn 37203 Change." backed by I'm Just Cheating campaign of TV, radio and print ex- Me posure in these key markets.

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1 I IT MY MAKE ON OWN I TIL CAN 32 M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY 68 LIVING PROOF Tammy Wynette (Epic 8-50196', 2 Terry Bradshaw (Mercury 737601 1 Hank Williams Jr (MGM M-14845; 70 MIND) 2 DRINKIN’ MY BABY (OFF MY 33 I LL GET OVER YOU 69 SHE LL THROW STONES AT YOU

Eddie RabbittlElektra 45301 : 3 Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-XW 781 -Y; 63 Freddie Hart (Capitol 4251 ) 74 3 DON T THE GIRLS ALL GET 34 ROCKING IN ROSALEE S BOAT 70 YOU VE GOT ME TO HOLD ON TO

Nick Nixon (Mercury Tanya Tucker (MCA 40540 ) 75 PRETTIER AT CLOSING TIME 73772 J 46 Mickey Gilley (Playboy P6063A 7 35 IF I LET HER COME IN 71 MERCY Ray Griff (Capitol P4208; 21 Jean Sheppard (United Artists U A XW 776-Y) 77 4 TOGETHER AGAIN Emmylou Harris (Warner/Reprise RPS 1346' 10 36 LOOKING FOR SPACE 72 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY John DenverfRCA JH 10586; 39 Dave Dudley (United Artists U A XW 766-Y) 45 5 TIL) I KISSED YOU ( Connie Smith (Columbia 3-10277; 5 37 JUST WANT TO TASTE YOUR WINE 73 HERE COME THE FLOWERS Billy Swan (Monument ZS8-8682) 48 Dottie West (RCA JH 10553; 85 6 I COULDN’T BE ME WITHOUT YOU Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73769) 9 38 LET ME BE YOUR FRIEND 74 YOUR WANTING ME IS GONE Mack White (Commercial 1317; Vernon Oxford (RCA PB 1 0595) 84 7 YOU COULD KNOW AS MUCH 51 39 ONLY SIXTEEN 75 EL PASO CITY ABOUT A STRANGER Dr Hook (Capitol P41 71 40 Marty Robbins Co umbia 3-1 0305 1 81 Gene Watson (Capitol 4214; 8 40 SHEIK OF CHICAGO 76 THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN 8 YOU LL LOSE A GOOD THING Joe Stampley (Epic 8-501991 42 Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot DOA 1 7607; 1 Dave & Sugar(RCA JH 10625) 82 41 WALK SOFTLY 77 YOUR PICTURE IN THE PAPER 9 SUNCOMIN UP Billy Crash Craddock (ABC 'Dot DOA 17619 50 Nat Stuckey (MCA 4051 9 12 The Statler Brothers (Mercury 73785) 83 42 THE BATTLE 78 AS LONG AS THERESA SUNDAY 10 WHAT I VE GOT IN MIND George Jones (Epic 8-50187; 23 Sammi (Elektra Billie Jo Spears (United Artists U A XW 764- Y 1 Smith E45300) 35 43 THE LITTLEST COWBOY RIDES 11 MY EYES CAN SEE ONLY AS FAR AS 79 KENTUCKY MOONRUNNER AGAIN Cledus Maggard (Mercury 73789) YOU Ed Bruce(Umted Artists XW774-9; 52 Charley Pnde(RCA JH 105921 18 80 NOTHIN TAKES THE PLACE OF YOU 44 FOREVER LOVERS Asleep At The Wheel (Capitol P4238; 12 LONE STAR BEER AND BOB WILLS Mac Davis (Columbia 3-10304 49 81 THE BIGGEST AIRPORT IN THE MUSIC 45 FOR THE HEART Red Steagall (ABC/Dot DOA 17610; 19 WORLD Elvis Presley (RCA PB 1 0601 61 Moe Bandy (Columbia 3-103131 13 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (MR. 46 STRANGER Johnny Duncan (Columbia 3-1 0302) 80 82 TRYIN LIKE THE DEVIL JORDAN) JamesTalley (Capitol 4218; 88 Charlie Ross(Big Tree 1 6056; 15 47 TO SHOW YOU THAT I LOVE YOU Brian Collins (ABC/Dot DOA 1 7613; 47 83 ITS SO GOOD LOVIN’ YOU 14 ALL THE KING S HORSES OB McCImton (Mercury 73777) 92 Lynn Anderson (Columbia 3-10280; 14 48 ASK ANY CHEATER WHO KNOWS Freddy Weller 'Columbia 3-10300 62 15 BROKEN LADY 84 I D JUST BE FOOL ENOUGH Larry Gatlin (Monument 8-8680 4 (Mercury 73782) 89 49 PINS AND NEEDLES (IN MY HEART) Faron Young Darrell McCall (Columbia 3-10296 55 16 COME ON OVER 85 LET ME LOVE YOU WHERE IT Olivia (MCA 40525; 24 Newton-John 50 THE PRISON SONG/BACK IN THE HURTS 17 HEY, LUCKY LADY Jim Ed Brown (RCA JH 10619) Dolly (RCA JH 10564 17 SADDLE AGAIN Parton Sonny James (Columbia 3-102761 31 18 WHAT GOES ON WHEN THE SUN 86 I M KNEE DEEP IN LOVING YOU 51 THE GOOD NIGHT SPECIAL Jim Mundy ( ABC/Dot DOA 1 761 7) 90 GOES DOWN Little David Wilkins (MCA 40510; 33

Ronnie Milsap (RCA JH 1 0593 ; 25 87 SHOW ME WHERE/SOMEWHERE 52 LONELY TEARDROPS THERE S A RAINBOW OVER TEXAS IF I IT 19 HAD TO DO ALL OVER AGAIN Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot DOA 1 7620; 60 Ruby Falls ( States 39; 87 Roy Clark (ABC/Dot DOA 1 7605; 6 50 53 THE LAST LETTER 20 TILL THE RIVERS ALL RUN DRY 88 I HAVE TO BE CRAZY Willie Nelson (United Artists 1 4921 58 Don Williams (ABC/Dot DOA 1 7604 20 UA Willie Nelson (Lone Star/Columbia 3-10327) 21 THE CALL 54 ASHES OF LOVE 89 WITHOUT (Capitol YOU Anne Murray 4207; 22 Jody Miller (Epic 8-50203) 73 Jessi Colter (Capitol P-42521 91 22 ANGELS, ROSES AND RAIN (RCA PB 10543; 13 55 ONE PIECE AT A TIME 90 YESTERDAY JUST PASSED MY WAY Dickey Lee Johnny Cash (Columbia 3-1 0321 76 AGAIN 23 TONIGHT I LL FACE THE MAN (WHO 56 THE ROOTS OF MY RAISING 100 Don Everly (Hickory H-368) 95 MADE IT HAPPEN) Merle Haggard (Capitol P4204; 53 91 WHEN SHE S GOT ME (WHERE SHE Kenny Starr (MCA 40524 26 57 SHAKE EM UP AND LET EM ROLL 24 MENTAL REVENGE George Kent(Shannon SH 840; 69 WANTS ME) MelTillislMGM M 14846 29 David Allan Coe (Columbia 3-103231 58 FASTER HORSES 25 THAT S WHAT MADE ME LOVE YOU TomT Hall Mercury 73755 32 92 UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 3-1 0314 , Bill Mary Turner (MCA 40533; 37 Anderson & Lou 59 OH SWEET TEMPTATION 26 SOMEONE S WITH YOUR WIFE Gary Stewart (RCA PB 10550) 38 93 ALL THESE THINGS Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot DOA 1 7642) TONIGHT, MISTER 60 THE DOOR I USED TO CLOSE Bobby Borchers (Playboy P6065A 27 Roy Head (ABC/Dot 1 7608 41 94 TELL IT LIKE IT IS John Wesley Ryles (IRDA 21 4 100 27 AFTER ALL THE GOOD IS GONE 61 RED, WHITE AND BLUE Loretta Lynn (MCA 40541 68 95 (HERE I AM) ALONE AGAIN Conway Twitty (MCA 40534 43 ' Billy Walker (RCA 1 061 31 28 THE WINNER 62 THAT S ALL SHE WROTE Bobby BaretRCA JH 105561 28 Ray Price c ABC/ Dot DOA 17616 65 96 TWILIGHT TIME Carl Mann (ABC/Dot DOA 176211 29 PLAY THE SADDEST SONG ON THE 63 DON T PULL YOUR LOVE Glen Campbell (Capitol P4245' 66 97 A MANSION ON THE HILL JUKEBOX Michael Murphey(Epic8-50184; 97 Carmol TaylorlElektra 45299; 30 64 MR. DOODLES Donna Fargo (Warner Bros WBS8186; 72 98 T FOR TEXAS 30 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW Tompall and His Outlaw Band (Polydor PD 1 431 Bellamy Bros Warner Bros /Curb 8169 36 65 I GOTTA GET DRUNK Willie Nelson (RCA JH 10591 67 99 LOVE STILL MAKES THE WORLD 31 THERE WON’T BE NO COUNTRY 66 ASPHALT COWBOY GO ROUND MUSIC (THERE WON T BE NO ROCK Hank Thompson (ABC/Dot DOA 17612) 71 Stoney Edwards (Capitol 4246: PALOMA BLANCA ’N’ ROLL) 67 I VE GOT LEAVING ON MY MIND George Baker Selection (Warner Bros WBS81151 57 C W McCall (Polydor 14310; 34 Webb Pierce ( Plantation PL 1 36 59

ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 COUNTRY SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES)'

I After All The (Twitty Bird 1 Good — BMI 27 GottaGet DrunkfTree BMI; 1 Bernstein — ,50 — 65 Only Sixteen (Kags — BM 1 39 The Prisoner s (Shapiro ASCAP;

All The King's (Starship — ASCAP; 14 I Have To Be Crazy (Prophecy — ASCAP; 88 Paloma Blanca (Hans Bouwensl 100 There Won t Be No (American

All These Things (Minit — BMH 93 I II Get Over You(Pulleybone — ASCAP; 33 Pins And Needles (Milene — ASCAP; 49 Gramophone — SESAC1 31

A Mansion On The Hill (Milene — ASCAP; , 97 I'm Knee Deep In Loving (Tree — BMI; 86 Play The Saddest (Algee/AI Galileo — BMI; 29 The Roots Of My Raising (Blue Book — BMI ; .... 56

. I'm Angels (Combine — BMI/Music City — ASCAP; 22 So Lonesome (Fred Rose — BMI) 32 Red White And Blue (Sure Fire — BMI ; 61 The Winner(Evil Eye — BMI; 28

It Ashes — s I ; . Til I It 1 Of Love (Acuff-Rose BMP 54 So Good Lovin' (Cross Keys — ASCAP; 83 Rocking In Rosalee'stHall Clement — B M .34 Can Make (Algee/Altam — BMI 1

I've I Ask Any Cheater (Jack & Bill 48 Got 1 (Till! 5 ASCAP; Leaving 1 72 (Acuff-Rose — — (Cedarwood — BM 1 67 Sentimental Journey (Morley — ASCAP Kissed You BML

As There s (Tree — BMP, 78 Just Want To 57 BMI ; AsLong Taste (Youngun — BMI ; 37 Shake Em Up(Trio — BMI1 Till The Rivers All (Horsecreek — 20

Asphalt Kentucky ( At 40 (Central Cowboy (Shelby Singleton/ Moonrunner (Unichappell — BMI; , , . 79 Sheik Of Chicago Gallico — BMi; Together Again — BMi; 4

Let 1 ll I'll Western Hills — BMP 66 Me Be Your (Acuff-Rose — BMI 38 She Throw Stones (Al Cartee — BMI 1 69 Tonight Face (Music City — ASCAP/ Let - Broken (First Me Love 87 ; Lady Generation — BMC 15 You (Acoustic — BMI ; 85 Show Me Where (Blue Echo — ASCAP; Combine BMI 23

. . Let l Come On Over (Casserole/ Flamm — BMP, 16 Your Love Flow (Loaves & Fishes — BMI .... 30 Someone's With Your(Chappell — ASCAP; .26 To Show You (Tree — BMI ; 47 Don t Pull Your Love (ABC/Dunhill/ Living Proof (Bocephus — BMI; 68 Stranger (Resaca — BMI1 .46 Tryin' Like The Devil (Hardhit — BMi; 82

Acuff-Rose — BM 63 LonelyTeardropsIMerrimac — BMI; 52 Sun Comin Up (Stuckey — BMI 9 Twilight Time (Devon — BMI ; 96

Don't The Girls All (Singletree — BML 3 Lone Star Beer (Rodeo Cowboy/ Tell It Like It Is (Conrad/Olrap — BMP 94 Under Your Spell (Central Songs — BMI ', 92

. OtterCreek i 1 ... ; Drinkin My Baby (Unichappell/S-P-R — BMi; 2 — BMI 1 12 T For Texas (Peer Int — BMI 98 Walk Softly (Tamerlane/Van McCoy — B Ml .41 Looking El Paso City (Mariposa — BMI ; 75 For Space (Cherry Lane — ASCAP; . . . 36 That's All She Wrote (Fullness — BMi; 25 What Goes On When (Chess— ASCAP; 18

Faster Horses (Hallnote — BMI1 58 Love Still Makes (Babcock North/ That's What Made Me (Stallion — BMI ; .62 What I've Got (House of Gold — BMI; 10

Charlie 1 Find Yourself Another (Goldlme — ASCAP; 44 Finch — BMI 99 The Battle (Al Gallico — BMI1 42 When She's Got Me (Window — BMI ; 91

Forever Lovers (Tree — BMI; 45 Mental Revenge (Cedarwood — BMI 24 The Biggest Airport (Acuff-Rose — BMI ; 81 Without You (Baron — BMI1 13

; 21 . . . Mercy (Stallion BMI Here Come The Flowers (Baby Chick — BMi; . 73 — BMI ; 71 The Call (Beechwood — Without Your Love (Mr Jordan;

Mr I ; I — (Here I Am Alone Again (Show Biz — BMI1 95 Doodles (Prima Donna — BM ; 64 The Door (Acuff-Rose/Altam BMI 76 (Musicof the Times — ASCAP; 89

My Eyes — ; Hey Lucky Lady (Owepar— BMI; 17 Can See (Ensign — BMI l 11 The Door Is Always Open (Jack BMI 60 Yesterday Just Passed (Acuff-Rose — BMI; 90

Nothin' Hills 1 51 I Couldn't Be Me (Ret urn/ AT V — BMI; 6 TakesThe Place(Su-Ma — BMI; 80 TheGood NightfForrest — BMI You Could Know As ( Hotel — ASCAP; 7

; . . . Oh Sweet Last — I'd Just Be Fool Enough (Acuff-Rose — BMI ; 84 Temptation (Rose Bridge — BMI 1 ... 59 The Letter (M M Cole BMI 53 You'll Lose A Good Thing (Crazy Cajun — BMI; . 8

Piece . 43 If I It One At A Time (Tree — BMI ; The Littlest Cowboy (Contention — SESAC1 Had To Do (House of Gold — BMi; 19 55 Your Picture In (Amer Cowboy — BMI 1 77

If I Let Her Come In (Blue Echo — ASCAP; 35 YourWanting Me (Tree Pub — BMi; 74 You've Got Me (Leeds/Antique — ASCAP; 70 '3&';0 W .vLwi ±3 -j&£P m/country“ reviews mingles LPs HARMONY - Don Williams - ABC/Dot DOSD RONNIE PROPHET (RCA JH 50205) 2049 HARMONY It’s Enough (2:10) (Chappell — CAPAC) (Rory Bourke) This fantastic album carries a “true" title . . . ev- ability gets full support musically on The undulating quality of the Prophet vocal eryone and every instrument backing the sing- to soar high on the charts. Flip: No in- y this up-tempo Rory Bourke tune. "It's Enough" er/songwriter/entertainer Don Williams is in fo. available. perfect "Harmony." Featuring "Till The Rivers All Run Dry," a smash hit for Don, it's self- WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 3-10327) produced, and other selections are: "You Keep (S Fromholz) I’d Have To Be Crazy (3:24) (Prophecy — ASCAP) Coming 'Round," "Don’t You Think It’s Time," "I Willie Nelson Willies vocal An extraordinary recorded performance by the great Don't Want The Money,” “Where The Arkansas brings out the strong points of the lyric. flows evenly and freely and the harmonica River Leaves Oklahoma,” "Say it Again,” "Maybe the LP, "The Sound In Your Mind,” it leaves a pleasing sound in the mind Taken from I Just Don't Know,” "Magic Carpet,” “Time," of the listener. Flip: No info, available. "Ramblin' ” (instrumental), "She Never Knew Me." SUE RICHARDS (ABC/Dot DOA 1 7622) — (M. Shepstone, P. Dib- 1 Please Tell Him That I Said Hello (3: 9) (Chrysalis ASCAP) bens) WILLIE NELSON AND HIS FRIENDS - Plantation Sue's emotional levels prevail vocally as she fits her voice with ease to the splen- PLP 24

. . did. moderate-tempo musical backing. From the LP, “Sensuous Feelings, its pro- A musical journey into the past , Willie duced by Milton Blackford, and is definitely a chart contender. Flip: No info, avail- Nelson brings together twelve hits from 1955 able. through 1960, making this album a cherished collector's item for all Willie Nelson fans. Selec- tions: Live," BARBARA MANDRELL (ABC/Dot DOA 1 7623) "What A Way To "Misery Mansion,” That’s What Friends Are For (2:39) (Pi-Gem — BMI) (E. Penney, R Parsons) "Rainy Day Blues," "Night Life," "Man With The From the LP, "This Is Barbara Mandrell," it's a clear vocal by Barbara on a touching Blues," “The Storm Has Just Begun," "Mississip-

ballad. With deep emotion Barbara sings soulfully where the lyric demands such feel- pi Woman," "West Virginia Man," "What'd I Say," ing; and produced by Tom Collins, it's top chart material. Flip: No info, available. “Save The Last Dance For Me," "Honey Don't,” "Blue Suede Shoes." CLEDUS MAGGARD AND THE CITIZEN’S BAND (Mercury 73789) J. Kennedy) Kentucky Moonrunner (4:1 9) (Unichappell — BMI ) (J. Huguely,

1 From the LP. The White Knight," this is another glossy cb radio production. Cledus races again with “Kentucky Moonrunner," an extremely clever tune. Produced by GOLDEN HITS VOLUME I - Webb Pierce - Plan- Jerry Kennedy, watch for strong charting. It can't miss. Flip: No info, available tation PLP 25 Webb Pierce, a recording artist and entertainer DEL REEVES AND BILLIE JO SPEARS (U mted Artists U A XW 797Y) whose name is synonymous with country music, On The Rebound (2:55) (Gee Whiz — BMI) (C. Craig. L. Atwood) started his recording career in 1952, and proves Billie Jo tell Reeves and Spears . . a duo we'll be hearing a lot more from. Del and once more on this album his ability as a true lyrically of finding love on the rebound. It moves right along with excellent music and country music superstar. Selections: "Wonder- plenty of good country steel. Flip: No info, available ing," “Back Street Affair," "More And More," "Memory," "I'm Walking The Dog,” “Tupelo DON POTTER (Columbia 3-10325) County Jail,” "That's Me Without You,” “1 Don't Why Don’t We Live Together (3:23) (Chappell — ASCAP) (P. Galdston, P. Thom) Care,” "Walking The Streets," “I'm Tired." An unforgettable listening experience, with a progressive feel. Don's delivery fits the mood of the lyric and. produced by Billy Sherrill, the music and vocal perfor- mance are both top quality. Flip: No info, available. REBA McENTIRE (Mercury 73788)

I Don’t Want To Be A One Night Stand (2:58) (Ahab — BMI) (L. Marline, Jr.) HONKY TONK HEAVEN IS A HELL OF A PLACE Who wants to be a “one night stand" Reba doesn't and she tells why. With waves TO BE - Larry Ballad - Capitol ST 1 1 520 of country soul, her multi-range vocal, balanced with a complementing musical ar-

A delightfully different, truly fine recording , . , rangement, brings strong results. An ail 'round good recording. Flip: No info, avail- Larry does a tremendous job vocally with both able. the ballads and up-tempo numbers heard here. SUE THOMPSON ( Hickory H370) Produced by Pete Drake, selections are: "Booze

I Want It All (Milene — (Tupper Saussey) (2:47) ASCAP) The Blues Away," “How Much Lower, Lord, Can I can subtle, but convincing on the strong points as she says it's “all or Sue be Go?," “Someone That I Can Forget," "Honky nothing at all” ... no more cheatin' around. Produced by Wesley Rose, it swings Tonk Heaven," "Used People Lot,” "Silver

along, and charting should be heavy. Flip: No info, available. Eagle," "Bring It Back To Me," "I'm Gone," LARRY JON WILSON (Monument ZS8-8692) “Send HerOn Home To Me." "Hang On Sally."

Think 1 Feel A Hitchhike Coming On (2:40) (Low-Twi — BMI) (Ray Whitley)

Taken from the album. “Let Me Sing My Song To You," it's easy listening here . .

definite mood music, and Larry Jon Wiison puts you in the mood to hear his song . . again and again. Station requests could be heavy on this one. Flip: No info, available.

RED SOVINE (Starday SD 1 37) THE EARL SCRUGGS REVUE, VOL. II - The Earl Giddy Up Go (4:05) (Fort Knox — BMI) (Tommy Hill. Red Sovine) Scruggs Review — Columbia 34090 A touching musical narration with fitting background sounds by Red Sovine about a It's updated bluegrass as Earl and his three

truck (or two) named "Giddy Up Go.” It has a happy ending and will appeal to truck sons Gary, Randy and Steve (aided by such

drivers . and everybody else Watch for charting on this Tommy Hill production. stellar sidemen as Johnny Cash, Billy Swan, Flip No info, available. Larry Gatlin and Bonnie Bramlett) pick through "Rita Ballou,” “Fairytale," “Broad River" and DOUG KERSHAW (Warner Bros. WBS 8195) “I've Got A Thing About You Baby." Johnny ItTakesAII DayTo Get Over Night (2: 1 2) (Acuff-Rose— BM!)(Doug Kershaw) Cash provides excellent vocals on "I Still Miss

Doug Kershaw and his cajun fiddle move fast . . . fast on his self-penned tune. The Someone” and "My Ship Will Sail." Bluegrass title tells what the lyric is about, and it's a splendid production by Norro Wilson. No fans will love it, and it's guaranteed to make new doubt about requests for air-play on this one. Flip- No info, available. converts to Scruggs' brand of pickin'. JAMES O’GWYNN (Plantation PL 138) One Night Gone (2:37) (Shelby Singleton — BMI) (Fred Armand) A country winner! James O'Gwynn expresses musically that "it's one more round, " one more song, and one night gone With that good old honky-tonk beat, it’s a top WILDERNESS - C.W. McCall #. Polydor0698 box choice. Flip: No info, available Something of a surprise from that “Convoy" man, this LP shows off a more serious side of LINDA CASSIDY (Door Knob DK 6-004) C.W. McCall in such ballads as "The Little Brown C.B. Widow(2:05) (Door Knob BMI) (Linda Cassidy) Sparrow And Me” and “Columbine,” as well as Linda sings a clever and timely lyric . . she can t compete with a cb radio any his familiar brand of humor in "Crispy Critters" longer and might just "put the hammer down and go!" Produced by Gene Kennedy, and "Four Wheel Cowboy.” Watch for MOR and it's catchy with good humor and cber's should keep the request lines hot with this pop as well as country airplay on this one. All one. Flip: No info, available. selections were written by C.W with Bill Fries JOE BROCK (Ronnie Records 7601 -A) and Chip Davis, and show a multifaceted Everything You’d Never Want To Be (2:03) (ATV BMI) (Charlie Williams, Fred performer. Koller) Joe Brock captures both the flavor of the music and the lyric, and his unique vocal delivery on this up-tempo tune is good quality country. Produced by Ear! Richards and Gene Kennedy, it's a strong contender for heavy charting. Flip: No info available

40 April 24. 1976 cashbox talent on stage umg Bad Company/ Kansas Genesis drum instrumental passage lit in whitish gray. "Robbery, Assault & Battery," a MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NYC Company makes dramatic use of BEACON THEATER, NYC — In concert new piece, was highlighted by a film star- While Bad Company achieved unusual dynamic shifts, starting with flowing, more than anywhere else, Genesis oc- ring Collins as the bold and powerful success with their first single and album softly sung passages breaking into cupies a unique corner in contemporary thief, and “Squonk," another new one, " music. two years ago, they could hardly be heavy, riff-oriented choruses, as in Feel Few musicians have done as was augmented with impressive original called an "instant success " Years of ex- Like Makin" Love." "Bad Company” (one much to make their working area, the animated films. perience are invisibly present in each of three encores), and the always effec- concert stage, a significant part of their performance. in strict The group used visual presentations in note played or sung by Paul Rodgers on tive "Good Lovin' Gone Bad ." This is not Speaking musical conjunction with several songs, with vocals, Mick Ralphs on guitar, Simon to say that dynamics were perfect terms, the group are pop innovators, and equally particular subtlety on a song from the Kirke at the drums and Boz Burrell on Although one can sympathize with the important codifiers of develop- ments preceding their "Trespass" LP, "White Mountain," pro- bass. Therefore it's no wonder that Bad problem of getting sound to the removed emergence on the British jecting slides with an icy quality gently Company consistently makes albums like bleacher seats of a large arena, the “progressive" rock scene. To shifting in color Fans seemed particular- "Run With Pack," number nine Cash Box volume of Bad Company, and Kansas as their closest admirers, Genesis is now a tradition in ly pleased with selections from "Selling LP this week after four weeks at three well, was nothing short of criminally in- itself, having worked through England By The Pound," which they This evening a sellout audience was sane Enjoyment of this show demanded seven years and several opus albums to could not hear on the last tour. "Firth Of taken through a steadily intensifying a sacrifice of the ears achieve their current status. After their last year's Fifth" was one of the evening’s best, with series of crowd-pleasers from all three Opening the show were Kansas, a release, "The Lamb Lilies Down On Broadway," Tony Banks" almost classical keyboard albums. While Bad Co "s main strength Kirshner Records act, unleashing their singer/dramatist Peter Gabriel, work and arresting guitar melodies from lies in the ability to convey ideas and brand of progressive rock and down the group's front man. left Steve Hackett “I Know What I Like In emotions with the simplest rhythmic, tex- home boogie to a crowd of fans They in what many considered would amount to Your Wardrobe" presented Collins as the tural and harmonic elements, there is in- opened the set with the title tune from a major turnaround in style for the ostracized lawn-mower with whom ternal variation in their already huge re- their second album "Song For America," group With the release of "A Trick Of anyone who's been young could identify, pertoire "Can't Get Enough'" is a an extended musical voyage highlight- The Tail," which at #33 bullet this week and the extended "Supper's Ready" built creative exploitation of the standard ing Steve Walsh's organ virtuosity with in Cash Box represents the band's greatest S. to awesome climaxes. Michael shuffle, while "Shooting Star" centers Rob Steinhardt's violining. "Child Of In- U chart success to date, we find the current sold-out tour revealing Rutherford seemed particularly capable around Paul Rodgers vocal narration of a nocence" and JJ Cale's "Bringin" It of holding things that is together on bass and rock folk-tale The one severe break in Back” displayed moments of hard rock much new, while the best of the guitar, old in during acoustic pieces like "En- style was Rodgers singing "Seagull," ac- boogie coupled with Kerry Livgren s hot some form remains. tangled" and the only instrumental. "Los companying himself on phased acoustic guitar riffings. Refining their music by Genesis opened with "Dance On A Endos." guitar, although "Deal With The constantly working on the road. Kansas Volcano," a new piece, followed by a Atco’s this "Lamb Lies " edit ironically Genesis on tour is charac- Preacher" was distinctive as the most is one group that will surely stay in the Down en- " terized by an ease on stage which carries serious all-out rocker of the night Bad mainstream of music titled "Lamb Stew Singer and/or drum- p d /s y.s. to the music, which, though tightly ar- mer Phil Collins and road drummer Bill Bruford blended their percussive ranged, benefits by the strong personali- Golden Earring Be-Bop Deluxe ty now manifested by each member One capacities with mutual respect all night, senses a closeness with the audience SANTA MONICA CIVIC, CA - Superb singer Barry Hay crept around the stage and were especially exciting in an all- that all musicianship and dramatic theatrics in a fashion that lent an air of cabaret to can only help in ways were effectively blended to produce an the group's performance Donovan p.d. exciting presentation by the rock troupe The visual aspects of the show were " BOTTOM LINE. NYC — Donovan is one which bill themselves, "Golden Earring augmented through the use of large mir- of the few artists that has successfully The Dutch powerhouse displayed a ror panels which were suspended from Charley Pride maintained his worth throughout the considerable degree of professionalism the auditorium ceiling, revealing a bird's years The outerspace backdrop set the Gary Stewart and high energy levels as they soared eye view of the stage area to the entire mood for this trek back into the through a collection of tunes represen- audience The stage lighting was also psychedelia of the late 60s. LONG BEACH ARENA, CA I never tative of their studio achievements for used very effectively to create dynamic Donovan started the show with met Hank Williams, but I've always MCA, "Moontan" and “To The Hilt." Lead continued on pg. 45 "Sunshine Superman"' followed by wished that I had, I know that many

"There Is A Mountain," setting the pace others have been as affected by him as I Robert Palmer/ Gallagher & Lyle for an enjoyable evening He showcased have, and in many of today's country per-

ROXY, L A — Looking not unlike a The band was tight and always com- a great deal of new material from his up- formers I can sense the same feeling that model from the pages of Esquire plemented, never overshadowed. coming Epic album, which kept digress- was present in Williams" songs. Country magazine. Robert Palmer strolled on Palmer in hisdelivery ing back to the early days of rock & roll, and blues have always been the opposite stage and treated an SRO crowd at the The house PA system provided an un- through the folk era, to the late "60s sides of the same coin - the music of the Roxy to a stunning presentation of his necessary fly in the musical ointment, "Take Your Time," "Black Widow" and have-nots of both races in the south " personal brand of "blue-eyed soul however Palmer's vocals were at times "Slow Down World were especially Williams was one of the first country Through the course of the evening. mushy and at best distorted due to the strong entries confirming his continuing singers to incorporate the blues into his Palmer rendered impeccable versions of mismanagement of the sound system force in the music scene music and exert an influence which en- a goodly portion of the material which The show could also have been After introducing his new material, dures to this day. One performer who constitutes his two Island recordings, augmented by the addition of some Donovan brought back memories with certainly felt Hank s influence is Charley “Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" and background vocals, as Palmer's studio songs like "Season Of The Witch." Pride. The RCA recording artist has " more recently, "Pressure Drop work clearly demonstrates "Lalena," "Atlantis,” “Mellow Yellow" achieved his greatest success with Palmer's coarse but controlled vocal Palmer's "Give Me An Inch” vied with and “Hurdy Gurdy Man," The sold out ballads like "Crystal Chandeliers" and Finger,” technique, well-grounded in the Paul the funky, chant-like "Work To Make It crowd rose to appreciate rock's Irish "Does My Ring Hurt Your as Rodgers school of rock vocal interpreta- Work" for the honor of highlight of the troubadour, well as more upbeat numbers such as tion, lent a beefy tangibility to s.y.s. "Kiss An Angel Good Morning." but he such r&b evening ; both demonstrate graphically works as Allen Toussaint s "River Boat” that class' is a word which Robert Palmer has an indisguisably bluesy quality that and, of course, “Sneakin' Sally Thru The would like to add to the dictionary of Gotham contributes greatly to his appeal. Backed Alley.” rock STUDIO ONE, L A, The zany antics of by his excellent band. The Pridesmen, The overall professionalism of the Gallagher and Lyle performed a com- Gary Herb, Michael Pace and David Pride puts on one of the most pro- performance was visually conveyed to petent opening set, featuring material McDaniels invaded the Studio One fessional and polished shows in country the appreciative audience through from their current A&M LP, "Breakaway backiot" recently here in Los Angeles music today. Pride has one of the most Palmer's chic mode of dress — clean and Their tunes were meticulously crafted These three, collectively known as richly melodic voices in country, coupled tasteful. His equally professional back- emotional renderings, pleasant and ap- Gotham have one of the fastest paced with a riveti ng stage presence that keeps up unit consists of: Freddy Wall on pealing in their melodious execution routines down pat ever. It's hard for two his audiences constantly entranced guitar; Norbet Slowly on bass; Leo Ada- The Robert Palmer/Gallagher and people to spit out the lines both at each RCA recording artist Gary Stewart mian on drums; Jody Linscott on Lyle show at the Roxy was a fine other and at the audience, but three of possesses much the same lean, lanky, charisma that Williams had. percussion; Kinny Landrum on piano and showcase of two promising artists who these jungle-outfitted boys do it with ex- lonesome Whether his songs are old (Williams' keyboards and James Allen Smith on are the epitome of clean professionalism pertise and consistency. I ne audience “If You've clavinet, organ and ARP synthesizer in their respective musical genres, n.n. was in fine form to receive the trio; one “Honky Tonkin"," Got The lady carrying on a one-liner rapport with Money, I've Got The Time") or new L.A. Express the group that sounded almost like she ("Dunkin' Thing," “Out Of Hand”), they — it DONTE'S. L A - Intense jazz and paniment. was together, and the con- was planted. But she wasn't and are almost entirely about drinking and polished studio musicians make up the fidence of working together for one Gotham's comebacks to her quips women, the two most important repertoire and company of L A Express. cause — enjoyment — was most evident heightened the humor to more than just diversions in a country boy's life Stewart The Caribou recording artists tracked Highlights of the show were a very uni- a chuckle. Biggest laugh of the show had is one of the brightest new stars on the their rhythmic horn, percussion and que bongo and drum set that worked to be a slow motion illustration of the in- country scene, and has the talent and keyboard melodies into Donte's last percussion to a feverish pitch and a sax famous bank robbery scene involving presence that makes a superstar. His week to a full house It was their debut that "set the mood” to each tune One convicted heiress Patty Hearst, The back-to-the-roots approach is more time- club performance, having both years of flaw was overshadowed guitars and use jerky simultaneous movement of 6 arms. ly now than ever. studio experience and being Joni of mikes on already loud-in-a-small-club 6 legs, 3 bodies portraying what re- Opening the show and singing back- Mitchell's backup group to their credit. instruments, but the nice uptempo sets sembled a slowed down film clip was ground for Charley Pride were RCA re- They were at ease, not only with their au- and a mastery of individual instruments hilarious. Gotham, if they keep moving at cording group Dave and Sugar, who pro-

dience but with each other. Whether it helped overcome this the same rate, could become something vided pleasant harmonies and melodic was outstanding sax riffs, powerful their name implies. charm drums or highlighted keyboard accom- j.b.c. j.b.c. l.f.c.

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It's crossover time. Across the country black stations are picking up crossover hits. A trend seems to be developing where artists for the first time are penetrating the black marketplace. Categories and labels do not strictly apply — the mood seems to be. "if it ORSB/I in- fits the format and people dig it. why not?" Some of the hot ones making the move clude "Union Man" by the Cate Bros., "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" by Elvin EARGASM 26 COME AS YOU ARE Bishop, "Love Is Alive" by Gary Wright, “ Takin ’ It To The Streets." The Doobie JOHNNIE TAYLOR (Columbia PC 33951 1 ASHFORD 8 SIMPSON (WB BS2858! 34 1 Brothers, "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs, "Every Day Without You (Is A Day Without 2 BRASS CONSTRUCTION 27 LEE OSKAR " Hamilton, Frank Reynolds, "Let Your Love Flow. " Bellamy Brothers, "Oh Love. Joe & (United Artists U A LA 545G) 3 (United Artists UA LA 594-G! 29 What A Night." Four Seasons, "Sara Smile." Hall & Oates, "50 Ways To Leave Your 3 RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA 28 SMOKEY’S FAMILY ROBINSON "Show The Way." Peter Frampton, and the list continues to Lover." Paul Simon, Me KHAN SMOKEY ROBINSON (Tamla T6-341S1 30 The groove is changing from heavy disco to mellow sounds that are grow each week. (ABC ABCD909! 2 29 ROMANTIC WARRIOR old plain funk are back. rhythmic. Tasty ballads and good 4 DIANA ROSS RETURN TO FOREVER (Col. PC 34076) 32 is coming out with some fabulous new jazz releases for those who 5 Savoy Records (Motown M6-861 Si I 30 LET THE MUSIC PLAY love good hot jazz and nostalgia. Distributed by Arista, the releases are two-record BARRY WHITE (20th Century T502) 20 5 I WANT YOU sets that feature Charlie Parker, Lester Young, John Coltrane-Wilbur Harden, Yusef MARVIN GAVE (Tamla T6-34251 10 31 INSEPARABLE Lateef, Cannonball Adderley, Erroll Garner and The Changing Face of Harlem. These 6 MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION NATALIE COLE (Capitol ST 1 1 429) 25 will be real collector’s items. PARLIAMENT (Casablanca N3LP 7022! 4 32 MOVIN’ ON 7 LOOK OUT FOR #1 COMMODORES (Motown M848S1! 22 BROTH ERS JOHNSON (ASM SP45671 8 33 RAISING HELL 8 WAKE UP EVERYBODY THE FATBACK BAND (Event EV 6905) HAROLD MELVIN 8 THE BLUENOTES (Dist: Polydor! 28

(Phila. Int i PZ 33808! 7 34 TURNING POINT 9 GRATITUDE TYRONE DAVIS (Dakar DK 76918! 23 EARTH WIND 8 FIRE (Columbia PG 33694! 6 35 SECOND CHILDHOOD 10 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING PHOEBE SNOW (Columbia PC 33951 38 KOOL 8 THE GANG (DeLite DEP 20181 1 36 TRUCKLOAD OF LOVIN’ 11 WINGS OF LOVE ALBERT KING (Utopia BUL 11387! 40 TEMPTATIONS (Gordy 9711 37 MYSTIC VOYAGE (Dist Motown! 15 ROY AYERSUBIQUITY 12 CITY LIFE (Polydor PD 6057! 36 THE BLACKBYRDS (Fantasy F9490! 9 38 BLACK MARKET 13 FULL OF FIRE WEATHER REPORT (Columbia PC 34099) 39 AL GREEN (Hi SHL 320971 13 14 DANCE YOUR TROUBLES 39 THE BEST OF GLADYS TOUCH Shown above is ABC recording artist John Kiemmer with friends after his AWAY KNIGHT & THE PIPS recent appearance at the Santa Monica Civic. From left to right are: Chet Hanson, ARCHIE BELL 8 THE DRELLS (Buddah BDS 5653) 41 president of Athena Artists. Kiemmer, Marge Schuette. ABC's Belinda Wilson, Bill (TSOP PZ 33844! 12 40 THE LEPRECHAUN Siddons, Klemmer's manager and Hal Yoergler, ABC's director of creative services. 15 A LOVE TRILOGY CHICK COREA (Polydor PD 6062! 45 DONNA SUMMER (Oasis 5004! Dorothy Moore, who has created quite a sensation with her "Misty Blue" release, (Dist- Casablanca) 19 41 FEELS SO GOOD dropped by the Cash Box offices last week Dot was born in Jackson, Mississippi, GROVER WASHINGTON JR 16 HE'S A FRIEND (KuduKU 24) 31 where she still resides. She started singing in church and was encouraged by her EDDIE KENDRICKS (Tamla T6-343S1 14 great grandmother Her roots are heavily into gospel music. While she was growing 17 FAMILY REUNION 42 JEALOUSY " THE O' JAYS (Phila Inti PZ 33807! 16 MAJOR HARRIS (Atlantic SD 18160) 37 up she won many talent contests singing "I Sing The Blues "The prize was usually with $5 and I used to buy ice cream and candy with the money. " Later she sang lead a 18 GROOVE-A-THON 43 ODYSSEY ISAAC HAYESfABC ABCD925! 18 group called the Poppies. They had a record out on Epic entitled "Lullaby Of Love. CHARLES EARLAND 19 WHEN LOVE IS NEW (Mercury SRM 1-1049! 49 Dorothy will have an LP out shortly entitled "Misty Blue. " which will be a monster — BILLY PAULtPhila Inti PZ 33843! 17 mellow, and containing many fine cuts. When she isn't touring the countryside 20 SILVER CONVENTION 44 SHOWCASE 1 THE SYLVERS (Capitol ST 11465) 44 Dorothy likes to stay home playing pool and biz whiss with her children. She is (Midland International BKL 1-1369! 24 scheduled to appear on upcoming segments of Soul Train and American Bandstand. 21 DISCO-FIED 45 THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA Also on tap for this talented Libra lady are some dates with Johnnie " Disco Lady" RHYTHM HERITAGE (ABC ABCD 934! 21 (Salsoul Records SZS 5501) 42 Taylor. 22 STRETCHING OUT IN 46 RISE AND SHINE! The Manhattans a out. "The Manhattans," that features their monster have new LP BOOTSY’S RUBBER BAND KOKOMO (Columbia PC 34031 48 single "Kiss And Say Goodbye. " The LP was produced by Bobby Marlin and Bert de- BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND 47 Coteaux The Supremes also have a new one that should create some heat entitled (WB BS 2920) 26 TROPEA JOHN TROPEA (Marlin 2200) is BREEZIN’ "High Energy" The long-awaited Nancy Wilson LP, "This Mother's Daughter." 23 (Dist: T.K.! 46 GEORGE BENSON (WB BS2919! 35 out and it’s hot. Produced by Gene McDaniels, this one will burn the airwaves. Nancy's 48 WELCOME HOME . . 24 one-woman show at the Music Center in Los Angeles Easter night was superb . AMIGOS SANTANA (Columbia PC 33576! 33 OSIBISA (Island 9355! — Norman "Valentine Love" Connors has a super new LP release on Buddah entitled 25 REFLECTIONS OF A GOLDEN 49 SPINNERS LIVE "You Are My Starship. " More super sounds from this talented drummer . Taj Mahal DREAM SPI NNERS ( Atlantic SD 2-910) 47 has a new LP out on Columbia simply titled “Tai Mahal. " This one will climb . . Herbie LONNIE LISTON SMITH 8 THE 50 LET YOUR MIND BE FREE Mann has a new LP out for Atlantic called "Surprises. " Cissy Houston is on this one COSMIC ECHOES (Flying BROTHERTO BROTHER 1-1460) 27 (All Platinum 701 5) 50 and it's gonna burn . Ben E. King, one of the best singers in town, also has a new LP Dutchman BDL

. out called "I Had A Love" . Gary Gotham called in to say that "My Ship" by Willie Harry Wilson on Haven Records is the latest monster to fly out of the discos in the Big Apple soul waves A! Green has released "Let It Shine" as the new single off his "Full Of Fire" LP. This one is already cookin' up the airwaves ... If you're Into gospel, run out and get the Rap On latest from the Five Blind Boys. Their new LP is " Another Direction" and it’s on Bee Gee Records, distributed by Chelsea Eddie Harris has a new LP out which will make KCOH in Houston is having a "Tunnel of Love" contest. Listeners have to guess you laugh so hard your sides will split. It's entitled "The Reason Why I’m Talking S—t. which jock is throwing a kiss and if they do they can win an assortment of prizes, in- It also has music on it and Eddie’s horn is as bad as ever Due to the success of "It cluding cash. Should Have Been Me" by Yvonne Fair in England, Motown has been prompted to re- Walt “Baby" Love is the new operations manager at WVQN in Chicago.

release her LP "The Bitch Is Black," which is too cold . . "Give It Up" by Heywood KDAY is into Phase Two of their Love Chain Contest.

Cash on Epic is a monster . . Reggie Banks called from Detroit to say that "Nice And KATZ in St. Louis is having their "Unexpected" contest, where anything can hap- given Slow" by Jesse Green is stirring up the discos in the Motor City . . . “ Easy Lovin’ " by pen. Questions vary and prizes like money, t-shirts, concert tickets, etc. are Bo Kirkland and Ruth Davis is iust beginning to cook around the country. away. Each week there are hundreds of winners. O.J. Jones, the dancing disco machine in the south, called to say that "Dancing WVKO in Columbus is having the Great Concert Getaway contest prior to the

Free" by Hot Ice on Rage Records is blowing everybody away . . “Sunshine" is the Dynamic Superiors concert in the city. The lucky winner will be driven to the concert

latest by the Impressions . , . Willie Henderson, who had a monster on Playboy with in a limo and then be guests of honor at the Dynamic Superior party afterwards. Also "Dance Master. " is back on the scene with a new single entitled “Low Life Dog" and Gil Scott-Heron stopped by the station last week to rap on the air. it’s a killer. Also Playboy Records has signed Curtis Womack, Bobby’s brother. Curtis' WTMP in Tampa is starting a "Sunshine Bumper Contest” where people will put the new single will be out next week and is entitled “ Boogie Woogie Jones. " It was pro- bumper stickers on their cars and then be eligible to win ail kinds of prizes during the duced by Bobby Womack Al Wilson, who is inching his way to the number one spot promotion across the board with "I Got A Feeling," is planning an upcoming engagement at KQIV had a contest prior to the Smokey Robinson and Esther Phillips concert in Knott's Berry Farm Windy O'Grady called from the Windy City to say that " From My Portland last week. Three lucky couples were guests of the station at the concert. Roy Heart To Yours" by Charles Earland on Mercury is making the most noise this week in J. the music director chauffeured the couples to the show in a limo. Paul Cutehlow is

the Chicago dance halls . Eddie "Knock On Wood" Floyd has come up with another the new program director at KQIV. Also the station is now moving its transmitters and monster for Malaco Records. It's entitled "Somebody Touch Me” and it's a smash. buying new equipment which will make them 100,000 watts. Their signal will be able

Another hit potential for Malaco is Elliott Small's latest, “E-Ni-Me-Ni-Mi-Ni-Mo " . . . to reach Seattle and as far south as Oakland and should be ready by June. The Wonder Garden in Atlantic City has been re-named B.B. King's Wonder Garden KGFJ and Schlitz will be holding their tenth annual "Soul Talent” search May 22, 29 B.B. is now a partner in the club, where he will perform, be a good-will ambassador and June 5 at the Shrine Auditorium. The winner of the talent search wins a recording and book talent B.B. plans to do a special engagement at the club sometime in contract with Epic Records. August. continued on pg. 44 jess levitt

42 April 24, 1976 ) ; ; . ; ! ; ... 1 ; GCHBCxrpm April 24 1976

1 DISCO LADY 35 TURNING POINT 69 THANK YOU BABY PART I JOHNNIE TAYLOR (Columbia 3-10281 TYRONE DAVIS (Dakar DK 45501 LEONETHOMASIDon DK 102; 2 LIVIN FOR THE WEEKEND 36 MARRIED NOT TO EACH OTHER 70 NIGHT AND DAY

O JAYS ( Ph 1 1 a Inti ZS 8-3587; 3 DENISE LaSALLE (Westbound/20th WT 50101 49 JOHN DAVIS 8THE MONSTER ORCH (Sam Records 76-5002] 73 3 MISTY BLUE 37 NEW ORLEANS DOROTHY MOORE IMalaco 1029; 2 THE STAPLE SINGERStCurtom 113; 29 71 SUNSHINE DAY OSIBISA (Island 053; 92 4 HE S A FRIEND 38 DO YOU WANNA DO A THING EDDIE KENDRICKS (Tamla 54266; 4 BLOODSTONE (London 1064 52 72 LOVE WILL KEEP US

5 I VE GOT A FEELING (WE LL BE 39 QUEEN OF CLUBS TOGETHER & THE BAND (TK 1005-A; 32 PICKETT (Wicked Records8102; 78 SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN) KC SUNSHINE WILSON AL WILSON (Playboy P6062! 7 40 BORN TO GET DOWN 73 LET YOUR MIND BE FREE

MUSCLE SHOALS HORNS 'Bang 721 i 55 BROTHER TO BROTHER (Turbo/ 6 HAPPY MUSIC All Platinum TU 0451 77 THE BLACKBYRDSIFantasy F762; 5 41 DANCE WIT ME RUFUS (ABC 12179 65 74 THEME FROM S.W.A.T. 7 HEAVY LOVE RHYTHM HERITAGE (ABC 12135', 36 DAVID RUFFIN 'Motown M 1388F 1 1 42 WORDS (ARE IMPOSSIBLE) DONNYGERRARD (Greedy'Greedy G1 01 AS; 48 75 TOUCH AND GO 8 MOVIN' ECSTASY PASSION 8 PAIN (Roulette RDJ 7182; 88 BRASS CONSTRUCTION !UA XW 755-Y 13 43 JEALOUSY MAJOR HARRIS (Atlantic 3321; 51 76 DO WHAT YOU FEEL 9 GET UP AND BOOGIE ATLANTA DISCO BANDIAriola/Capitol 76161 86 SILVER CONVENTION (Midland Int i 10571 12 44 THIS IS IT MELBA MOORE (Buddah BDA 519 59 77 EASY LOVIN’/WE GOT THE 10 LOVE HANGOVER DIANA ROSS' Motown M 1392F 20 45 LOVE HANGOVER RECIPE

FIFTH DIMENSION (ABC 12181 1 50 BO KIRKLAND 8 RUTH DAVIS (Claridge 41 4; 80 11 PARTY DOWN WILLIE HUTCH Motown Ml 371 F 14 46 THAT S WHERE THE HAPPY 78 FRIEND OF MINE LITTLE MILTON (Glades 17341 (Dist: TK; 12 IT S COOL PEOPLE GO THE TYMES (RCA PB 105611 17 TRAMMPS (Atlantic 3306, 79 LOVE ME RIGHT GARY TOMS (PIP 651 7i 89 13 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING 47 (CALL ME) THE TRAVELING 80 COULD IT BE MAGIC MAN DONNA SUMMER (Oasis/ (COMEv TOGETHER) KOOL& THE GANG 'DeLiteDEP 1579, THE MASQUERADERS (Hot Buttered Soul/ Casablanca OC 405‘ ABC 12157; 14 TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL 48 BARETTA S THEME 81 SAY YOU LOVE ME ABOUT CHA BABY RHYTHM HERITAGE 'ABC 12177 D J ROGERS (RCA 10568; 82 HAROLDMELVIN 'Phila Int i ZS8-3588 18 82 CAN I BE A WITNESS 49 I WANT YOU HOW MARVIN GAYE (Tamla/Motown T54264F; 76 R B HUDMON (Atlantic 33181 83 15 THE LOVE I NEVER HAD (Capitol 4221 15 TAVARES (I LOVE YOU) FOR 50 I LL BE GOOD TO YOU 83 16 LET S GROOVE THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (A&M 1806-S; 87 SENTIMENTAL REASONS 8, THE 'TSOP ZS 8-4775 6 ARCHIE BELL DRELLS 51 HUSTLE ON UP (DO THE BUMP) JAMES BROWN (Polydor 14304; 84

HI ' A XW 733Y 63 17 SWEET THING DDEN'STRENGTH U 84 TEARTHE ROOF OFF THE RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN ' ABC 1 21 49 9 52 HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS LOVE COM MITTEEIAriola/Capitol P7609; 62 SUCKER 18 SPANISH HUSTLE PARLIAMENT (Casablanca NB 856; FATBACK BAND (Event/Polydor EV 299 21 53 I CAN T SEEM TO FORGET YOU HEAVEN 8 EARTH (20th CenturyGEC 1000; 54 85 FOXY LADY 19 DAYLIGHT CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR (DeLite 1 581 BOBBY WOMACK (United Artists UA XW 763Y 8 54 I WISH YOU WELL BILL WITHERS (Columbia 3-1 0308; 57 86 HOW ABOUT LOVE 20 MAKE YOURS A HAPPY HOME CHOCOLATE MILK(RCA PB 10569! 91 GLADYS KNIGHT S THE PIPS'Buddah BDA 523' 23 55 DISCO CONNECTION 87 LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT (ABC 1 2171 ; 58 21 CAN T HIDE LOVE PAT LUNDY (Pyramid P8001 EARTH WIND & FIRE (Columbia 3-10309 25 56 NIGHT WALK 88 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE 22 MORE MORE MORE VAN McCOY (H8L HL4667; 60 ANDREA TRUE CON NECTION (Buddah 515 26 STARTED FROM 57 SARA SMILE MAXINENIGHTINGALE(UAXW 752Y; 93 23 LET S MAKE A BABY DARYL HALL 8 JOHN OATES (RCA JH 10530! 61 BILLY PAUL (Phila. Inti ZS8-3584 10 89 MOVIN LIKE A SUPERSTAR 58 SUPERSOUND JACKIE ROBINSON (Ariola/Capitol 7618; 24 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH (Atlantic 331 6 47 M AN HATTANS 'Columbia 3-1 0310 30 90 THE LONELY ONE 59 KEEP HOLDING ON SPECIAL DELIVERY Featuring JERRY HUFF 96 TEMPTATIONS (Gordy G7-1 46F 31 25 BOOGIE FEVER (Mainstream MRL 55581 i

SYLVERS ' Capitol 4179; 22 60 IT S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME 91 KISS AND MAKE UP 26 FOPP STUFF N RAMJETT (Chelsea CH 3036; 66 WILLIAM DE VAUGHN (Roxbury 2018; 94 PLAYERS (Mercury 73775; 19 OHIO 61 DON T STOP IT NOW 92 MIDNIGHT LADY (PARTI) 27 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE HOT CHOCOLATE 'Big Tree 16060; 71 DAVID MORRIS JR (Buddah BDA 5181 95 STATON (Warner Bros WBS 8181 41 CANDI 62 IT S THE MUSIC 93 SING A HAPPY FUNKY SONG 97 28 ALL IN THE FAMILY NATURAL FOUR (Curtom 0114; 68 MiZ DAVIS (Now N10; GENERAL JOHNSON Arista AS0177 40 63 OPEN 94 LOVE REALLY HURTS 29 MIGHTY HIGH SMOKEY ROBINSON (Tamla/Motown 54267 74 BILLY OCEAN (Ariola/Capitol 76211 99 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY (ABC 12164 24 64 WINNERSTOGETHEROR 95 MIDNIGHT SUNSHINE 30 YOU SEE THE TROUBLE WITH LOSERS APART SOUL CHILDREN (Epic 8-50178; GEORGE 8 GWEN McCRAE (Cat 2002; 96 WHAT ABOUT LOVE ME BRIEF ENCOUNTER (Capitol 42291 100 BARRY WHITE (20th Century TC 2277 37 65 LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT 97 NOBODY BUT YOU 31 GRATEFUL YOU O V WRIGHT (ABC 12154; 98 BLUE MAGIC (Atco 7046- 33 ALEX BROWN (Roxbury 2024 81 98 GET OFF YOUR AAHH AND DANCE 32 CADILLAC ASSEMBLY LINE 66 ROCK ME EASY BABY (PT. 1) FOXY (Dash 5022; ALBERT KING (Utopia UB 10544; 35 ISAAC HAYES (ABC 12176; 79 33 SWEET LOVE 99 I LL LOCK MYSELF AWAY 67 DISCO HOP HOSEA ( ASM 1787-S; COMMODORES (Motown 1381 ; 27 3RD WORLD BAND 'Abraxas 1 701 69 100 YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL 34 P. FUNK 68 IN A GOOD GROOVE KELLEE PATTERSON (Shadybrook 45-021 PARLIAMENT 'Casablanca NB 852; 28 JONESES (Mercury 737781 70

ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 R&B SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES) 1

Let Your Mind Be Free (Gambi — BMl; . . 73 Right Back Where (ATV/Universal — BMl; 88 All In Family (Music In General — BMl; 28 Heavy Love (I nterior/Van McCoy/ The - Livin For The Weekend (Mighty Three BMl . . 2 Rock Me Easy Baby (Incense BMl 66 . 7 Baretta s Theme (Leed — ASCAP/ Warner Tamerlane — BMl] Love And (Delightful/Gang — BMl .13 Sara Smile (Unichappell — BMl ; 57 Duchess — BMl; 48 He's A Friend (Stone Diamond/ 4 Love Hangover (Jobete — ASCAP; 10 45 Say You Love Me (Woogie — ASCAP! 81 Boogie Fever (Perren-Vibes/Bull Pen — BMl ; 25 Love Me Right (BAMBAR/ Sing A Happy Funky (Drive In — BMl; 93 Born To Get Down (Muscle Shoals — BMl;. .40 How About Love (Marsaint — BMl 1 . 86 Happy Endings- ASCAP; . . .79 Spanish Hustle (Olita/Sambo — BMl ; 18 I . 82 Cadillac Assembly Line (Penumbra — BMl] 32 How Can (East Memphis/Candlestick — BMl Love Really Hurts (Black Sheep/Common Sunshine Day (W B. — ASCAP; 71 — . . .51 Hustle On (Dandelion BMl J (Call Me; The Traveling Man (Incense — BMl; . . 47 Up Good/Pocketful ofTunes — BMl; 65 94 Supersound (Jimpire — BMl ; 58 . . 53 21 I Can't Seem (20th/Jason Sean — ASCAP; Can t Hide (Alexscar/Unichappell — BMl ;

, Will Keep (Don Kirshner - BMl , .. 72 Sweet Love (Jobete/Commodores — ASCAP; 33 . . 50 Love Could It Be Magic (Kamakazi/ Angel Dust — BMl ; 80 Yours A (Warner/Tamerlane — BMl ; . . . 20 Sweet Thing (Amer B casting — ASCAP; 17 (I For Sentimental (Duchess — BMl; . 83 Make Dance Wit Me (Ackee/Mocrisp — ASCAP; 41 Love Youl Married (Oroand/Bndgeport BMl; . 36 Tear The Roof Off (Malbiz & Ricks — BMl; 84 — BMl; . . 99 — Daylight (Unart/Bobby Womack — BMl; 19 I'll Lock Myself Away (Irving/Miracle BMl/ Midnight Lady (Lone Wolf — BMl; . 92 Tell The World (Mighty Three — BMP 14 Disco Connection (Incense — BMl; 55 In A Good Groove (Landy/Unichappell — 68 Midnight Sunshine (Groovesville — BMl; .95 Thank You Baby ( NUWAU PE — ASCAP; 69 Disco Hop (For Better or Worse/ Dolphin — ASCAP; Mighty High (Amer B'casting/DaAnn ASCAP) 29 That's Where The Happy (Burma East — BMl; 46 ; ...60 FudgeTips — BMl] 67 It's Been A Long (Sugar Tree — BMl (Brent ; .. 12 Misty Blue (Talmont — BMl ; ...... 3 The Lonely One — BMl 90 — BMl/ It s Cool (Chappell — ASCAP, Disco Lady (Groovesville - . of Kind ; More More ( Diamond — ASCAP; 22 The Love (One a B Ml 15 It's The Music (Silent Giant/ Aopa — ASCAP] . . 62 Buddah/Gee Conquistador — ASCAP) 1 ; 5 Movin' (Desert Moon/ Jeff Mar — BMl ; ... Theme From SWAT (Spellgold — BMl 74 I ve Got A Feeling (Irving — BMl; Don't Stop It Now (Finchley — ASCAP; 61 Is It . . — 49 Movin' Like A Superstar (Coda Editions/ This (V McCoy AA/arner/Tamerlane — BMl ; 44 Do What You Feel (Da Ann — ASCAP; 76 I Want You (Almo/Jobete ASCAP; BMI1 54 Musicale — BMl) Touch And Go (Golden Fleece/Mighty Do You Wanna (Stone Diamond — BMl; 38 I Wish You Well (Golden Withers — — BMl! 43 New Orleans (Warner/Tamerlane — BMl; Three — BMl ; 75 Easy Lovin' (Blue Book — BMl] 77 Jealousy (WMOT/Sacred Pen Night And Day (Warner Bros — ASCAP; Turning Point (Julio-Brian/Content — BMl ; 35 (Play One — BMl; 26 Keep Holding On (Stone Diamond/ Fopp What (Ashley Hall — Gold Forever — BMl] 59 Night Walk (Van McCoy /Warner- About Love BMl; 96 (Delightful — BMl ; 85 Foxy Lady Winners Together (Sherlyn - BMl! 64 Kiss And Make Up (Melomega/ Coral Rock/ Tamerlane — BMl; Friend Of Mine (Malaco — BMl ; 78 American Dream — ASCAP; 91 Nobody But You (Fi — ASCAP! Words (ATV — BMl ; 42 Get Off Your Aahh (Shurlun — BMl 1 98 .... 24 Open (Jobete & Bertram - ASCAP; Young Hearts Run (DaAnn — ASCAP; 27 Get Up And Boogie (Midsong — ASCAP; 9 Kiss And Say (Nattahnan/Blackwood — BMl; — BMl; 87 Party Down (Getra — BMl; You Are So Beautiful (Irving/Almo/WEP — Grateful (WMOT/Friday s Child/ Let's Get Down (NY. Times/Figgy P Funk(Malbiz/Ricks Music BMl; . ASCAP! 100 31 Let’s Groove (Mighty Three — BMl; 16 — Poo Poo — BMl; You (Sa-Vette/ ; SeeThe Trouble Let s Make A Baby (Mighty Three — BMl; 23 Queen Of Clubs (Sherlyn — BMl 39 Happy Music (Elgy — B Ml ; 6 January — BMl!

Heaven Only Knows (US Arabella — BMl ; 52 cashboxR&Bnews report

Mom Ingredients continued frpg 42 additions to the r&h radio playlists from Europe, but due to her popularity there, is Donna Summer recently returned WAOK - ATLANTA WRBD - FT. LAUDERDALE going back for some television appearances in France, Germany, England, Holland In The Groove - Joneses - Mercury Whole New Thing - Rose Banks - Motown j Cloudy — Tamiko Jones — Atlantic Play Me A Sad Song - Paul Kelly - WB Austria. Then Donna will return to the states for a tour which is planned for late I and Sophisticated Lady - Natalie Cole - Capitol Good For The Soul — Luther — Cotillion " June. Her LP "Love Trilogy" and single, " Could It Be Magic, are burning up the Foxy Lady - Crown Heights Affair - DeLite \ will held WEBB - BALTIMORE country . . . The Second Annual Latin N.Y. Music Awards be ! charts all over the It’s For Soul — Luther — and Good The Ingram Cotillion - May 16 at the Beacon Theatre. The music awards will honor the best musicians 1 2 To 4 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross KCOH HOUSTON Breaking Up Is Hard To Do — Jimmy Bee - Caila singers in Latin music. New categories this year include best latin-jazz LP and best — WILD - So Good To Be Home Tyrone Davis — Dakar BOSTON Let It Shine — Al Green — London album cover. Izzy Sanabria is producing the show with Ralph Mercado and Ray Aviles No new additions I’m Not In Love — Dee Dee Sharp — TSOP I’ll Be Good To You — Brothers Johnson — A&M WUFO - BUFFALO I'm Not In Love — Dee Dee Sharpe — TSOP Lean On Me - Meiba Moore - Buddah WZTQ - HURRICANE, W. VIR. Whenever You Go - Skip Mahoney — Abet Love Talk — James Gilstrap — Chelsea What s That Dance - Choice 4 - RCA Lowdown - Boz Scaggs - Columbia Masquerade - George Benson - WB Union Man - Cate Bros - Asylum 27It Don t Hurt - Johnnie Taylor - Columbia WQIV - CHARLOTTE 1 9 To 7 — Livin For The Weekend — O Jays 1 6 To 9 — Sing A Happy Funky Song — Miz Davis — I Want You — Marvin Gaye — Motown Now Nowhere To 1 6 - T rouble With Me - Barry White - WBMX - CHICAGO 20th L A. Sunshine — Sylvia — All Platinum 26Wonderful World — Johnny Nash — Epic Sophisticated Lady - Natalie Cole - Capitol WTLC - INDIANAPOLIS Nightwalk - Van - Let It Shine - Al Green — London McCoy H&L Records Yes - Bill - LEE & STEVIE - Shown aoove is DONNA ON BOARD Shown above is Friend Of Mine - Little Milton - Glades Cosby Capitol Sunshine Day — Osibisa — Island Do You Wanna - Bloodstone — London Chrysalis recording artist Lee Garrett Donna Summer when she recently ap- 21 To 13 — Hey What s The Dance — Choice 4 presenting his latest LP ' Heat For The peared on Don Cornelius Soul Train WVON - CHICAGO 19 To 14 — Theme From Baretta — Rhythm Heritage To 15 — Will — Hustle On Up - Hidden Strength - UA 20 Love Keep Wilson Pickett Feets" to his to his longtime friend show Donna performed “Could It Be - - Dance Wit Me - Rufus - ABC 23 To 16 Married Denise LaSalle 22 To 17 - More - Andrea True Stevie Wonder. It's A Shame’’ and Magic, her latest single off her new LP Where All The Happy Go - T rammps - Atlantic To 18 — Happy Music — Blackbyrds "Signed. Sealed, Delivered" were writ- on Casablanca. "Love Trilogy Shown I Want You — Marvin Gaye — Motown Friend Of Mine — Little Milton — Glades ten by Lee & Stevie. Lees current hit above from left to right are Don It's Good For The Soul - Luther — Cotillion KOKY - LITTLE ROCK single is entitled "You're My Every- Cornelius. Donna and Cecil Holmes, Slows Easy - O.V Wright - ABC " - - - thing vice-president of Casablanca WCIN CINCINNATI Union Man Cate Bros. Asylum I - - Want You Marvin Gaye Motown Let It Shine - Al Green Disco Hop - Third World - Abraxas Movin - Brass Construction - UA is for in from David Ruffin with Van Motown cookin' Look hot new LP product May 29 To 1 3 - Kiss And Say - Manhattans Heavy Love - David Ruffin - Motown McCoy producing, plus new LPs from Dynamic Superiors, G.C. Cameron and Rose 10 To 5 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross Cadillac Assembly Line - Albert King - Utopia " 17 To 8 - Young Hearts — Candi Staton Nowhere To 20 - Get Up & Boogie - Silver Kellee Patterson’s LP will out in It is simply entitled "Kellee Banks be a few weeks. To 10 — I’ll Be Good To — Brothers Johnson Convention — Midland 30 To 20 — Party Down — Willie and will be on Shadybrook Records "Highly Prized Possession" by Brian and Bren- Hutch 14To9 - Younghearts — CandiStaton 28 To 17 — Theme From Baretta — Rhythm Heritage 17 To 13 - Starbright - Syl Johnson da Russell on Rocket is the sleeper of the year Get on it Hodges, James & Smith " are finalizing plans this week to open their musical comedy, “I Heard That, at the WABQ - CLEVELAND - Hope We Get - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis - ABC KDAY LOS ANGELES Tiffany Theatre in Los Angeles. They hope to have the show on and break a leg within No new additions Just The Right Size - Sal Soul Orchestra - Sal Soul

four to six weeks . Patrice Rushen, the talented keyboardist on Prestige Records, Night Walk - Van McCoy - H&L

I Get Lifted - Sweet Music - Scepter has iust released a new single. "Kickin' Back, " which is a monster. It's off her "Before KGFJ - LOS ANGELES Winners Together — George & Gwen McCrae — Cat Sophisticated Lady - Natalie Cole - Capitol The Dawn" LP A 12-inch disco version is available Ray Barretto will be on the I Want You - Marvin Gaye - Motown Kiss & Say Goodbye — Manhattans — Columbia west coast May 1 playing a date in Berkeley in the afternoon and at the L.A. Conven- WYLT-FM - CLEVELAND 28 tion Center that evening. Takin It To The Streets - Doobie Brothers - WB Tell The World — Harold Melvin — Phila.lntl. - Heard from reliable sources that Al Jarreau, Warner Bros, recording artist, is knock- — WLOU LOUISVILLE Love Is Alive Gary Wright — WB Married — Denise LaSalle — Westbound It — ing 'em dead while touring Europe Al created such a commotion in Germany that he Don’t Stop Hot Chocolate — Big Tree Love Me Right — Gary T oms — Pip I Wanna Stay With You — Gallagher & Lyle - A&M Born To Get - Muscle Shoals - Bang has been nominated for the outstanding male vocalist award the Rec- new by German Hot — PFunk — Parliament Open - Smokey Robinson - Tamla — — ord Academy. When he returns to the states he will begin work on his next LP with Hot Fooled Around Elvin Bishop EasyLovin' - Bo Kirkland - Claridge Hot — Sara Smile - Hall & Oates Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmidt Freddie Perrin is at the Total Experience recording Hot — Union Man — Cate Bros. - - studios mixing the Tavares new LP for Capitol Carl Graves' new LP for A&M will be Hot Movin Brass Construction WDIA - MEMPHIS This Is It - Melba Moore - Buddah out shortly. The debut A&M LP was produced by Spencer Proffer. Easy Lovin' - Bo Kirkland'Ruth Davis - Claridge WVKO - COLUMBUS Baretta s Theme - Rhythm Heritage - ABC In The Groove — Joneses — Mercury I Want You - Marvin Gaye - Motown Let It Shine — Al Green — London Could It Be Magic - Donna Summer - Casablanca Sophisticated Lady — Natalie Cole — Capitol I'll Be Good To You - Brothers Johnson - A&M Yes, Yes, Yes - Bill Cosby - Capitol It's Good For The Soul - Luther - Cotillion Hot — Lowdown — Boz Scaggs Hot - Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton - Hot — Takin To The Streets — Doobie Brothers WMBM MIAMI No new additions Hot — Love Is Alive — Gary Wright WNOV - MILWAUKEE KKDA - DALLAS Whole New Thing — Rose Banks — Motown I Want You — Marvin — Gaye Motown Dance Wit Me — Rufus - ABC The Lonely One - Special Delivery — Mainstream Don’t Stop Now — Hot Chocolate — Biq Tree Soul Dog — Soul Dog - Amherst I'm Not In Love - Dee Dee Sharpe - TSOP Save A Soul — Soul Searchers - Nashboro Dance Wit Me - Rufus — ABC WYLD - NEW ORLEANS The Lonely One - Special Delivery - Mainstream WDAO - DAYTON Wonderful World - Johnny Nash - Epic Say You Love Me - D. J. Rogers - RCA Dance With Me — Rufus — ABC Wanna Make Love — Sun — Capitol Movin - Barss Construction - UA Foxy Lady — Crown Heights — DeLite — Kiss And — Manhattans MARLENA RIGHT ON! Marlena Shaw has a new single out for Blue Note entitled 12To1 Tear The Roof Off - Parliament - Casablanca To 3 - Young Hearts - Candi Staton " It's Better Than Walkm Out Shown backstage at the L A Playboy Club on celebrat- Love Hangover — Diana Ross — Motown 27 To 5 - Love Hangover - Diana Ross Dance Wit Me — Rufus — ABC ing the engagement and the new single are from left to right Jess Levitt of Cash Box, I’ll Be Good To You — Brothers Johnson — A&M George Butler, vice president Blue Note Records. Marlena and Bert deCoteaux, who WNJR - NEWARK What A Wonderful - Johnny Nash - Epic along with Tony Sylvester produced Marlena s single and soon-to-be-released LP. KDKO - DENVER I'll Be Good To - Brothers Johnson - A&M "It’s Just A Matter Of Time.” Love Really Hurts - Billy Ocean Don’t Stop Now — Hot Chocolate - Big Tree Open — Smokey Robinson — Motown WWRL - NEW YORK Lonnie Jordan of War dropped by the Cash Box office to talk about the group's in- - Right Back — Maxine Nightingale — UA You See The Trouble Barry White - 20th Century volvement with the film "The River Niger, " in which they did the soundtrack War is no Night Walk — Van McCoy — H&L Dance With Me — Rufus - ABC — — I'll Be Good To You - Brothers Johnson - A&M newcomer to the soundtrack area as this is their third soundtrack. Their last one was Let It Shine Al Green London EasyLovin — Bo Kirland/Ruth Davis — Claridge Could It Be - Donna Summer - Casablanca for the film "Nigger Charley. " it Theme From Baretta — Rhythm Heritage — ABC Believe or not the group has been doing their thing I Can t Seem To Make It — Heaven & Earth — 20th for 1 7 years They previously had gone by the names of the Creators and Nightshift. KDIA - The guys are from L A. and began by playing all the little local clubs. Lonnie said he is WCHB - DETROIT OAKLAND Younghearts - Candi Staton - WB Kiss & Say Goodbye — Manhattans — Columbia currently working on his own solo LP, where he will play all the instruments in addi- Love Is Alive - Gary Wright - WB Married — Denise LaSalle — Westbound Born To Get Down — Muscle Shoals Horns — Bang tion to producing When he isn't working on a project, which isn't often, he likes to Do You Wanna Do A Thing - Bloodstone - London listen to Latin music. Currently Papa Dee and Lonnie are also working on a documen- WJLB - DETROIT That’s Where All The Happy - Trammps - Atlantic The Lonely One — Special Delivery - Mainstream Hot — I'll Be Good To You — Brothers Johnson tary film which they hope to have finished soon. Lonnie said the group has no trouble I — — Get Lifted Sweet Music Wand Hot — The Love I Never Had — Tavares coming up with material, "Everyone in the group is so talented that we just go in and Where All The Happy People Go - Trammps - Atlantic Hot — Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore Born To Get Down — Muscle Shoals Horns — Bang - - jam. With so many musical ” Hot Movin Brass Construction ideas in our heads it makes it easy The group is planning Friend Of Mine - Little Milton — Glades to go to Europe this summer for some dates and then back to the states for selected Younghearts — Candi Staton - WB Foxy Lday - Crown Heights Affair - DeLite KQIV - PORTLAND engagements across the country. Love Right — — Me Gary Toms Empire PIP It s Better Than Walkin' Out - Marlena Shaw - Blue The Crusaders are coming out with a monster LP in the very near future. It’s called Let Me Bring Out The Woman — Lonnie Youngblood — Note Caila Low Life Dog - Willie Henderson - Playboy " Those Southern Knights" Also be on the lookout for the Faragher Bros, ABC. on Night Walk - Van McCoy - H&L Evolution - Roy Ayers — Polydor This is an exciting new group that has funk and grooves. They will be at the Roxy soon Detroit Renaissance - Johnnie Griffin - Inner Soul Sunshine — Impressions — CURTOM Make Me Twice - Notations - Gemigo — opening to Rufus featuring Chaka Khan. From My Heart To You Charles Earland Whenever You Go - Skip Mahoney - Abet One On One — Rashi — RCA All Platinum has the hits coming. Sylvia has just released her newest single "L A. So Good To Be Home — Tyrone Davis — Dakar

Sunshine." It’s delightful . . The Moments’ new single on Stang is entitled "Nine KATZ - ST. LOUIS - I’ll Be Good To You — Brothers — Times" and Chuck Jackson will have a monster on his hands with “If You Were My WCKO FT. LAUDERDALE Johnson A&M Harder To Leave — Jackie Moore — Kayvette Could It Be Magic — Donna Summer — Casablanca Woman" Solomon Burke’s newest LP should Jealousy — — be out shortly entitled "Back To My Major Harris Atlantic I Want You — Marvin Gaye — Motown Chicago Stop — Salsoul Orchestra — Roots. " with the single being "I’ll Bus Salsoul Tear Off The Roof — Parliament — Casablanca Never Stop Loving You" that's soul. . . Let It Shine — Al Green — London jess levitt Disco Hop — 3rd World Band - Abraxas continued on pg 45

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kept the crowd seething with so much Tax Bill Dies „ Earring/BeBop ,r4 i energy that it barely detected the Brunswick „ 7 effectively presented to the as- effects which became a primary element technical difficulties encountered by dirty business indeed." semblymen on the education committee, in the presentation. The final number, guitarist Bill Nelson, who spent a good Law-Abiding both by the lobbyists for the RIAA and by "Radar Love," brought the show to an 15 minutes trying to repair a broken str- Earlier, Lacey had commented on the a number of us in the record and musical abrupt end when Earring's drummer. ing, and another seemingly interminable "everybody's doing it" stance of defense instruments industry. Music and art Cesar Zuiderwijk, was catapulted from amount of time going through a gut- counsel: "I refuse to accept the thesis education should be offered in the behind his drums to the forefront of the wrenching rendition of that old Chinese that everyone does what was portrayed schools, but there's no reason to punish stage, A series of gymnastic maneuvers folk melody, “Tu-Ning.

in this trial. I believe that the great ma- the record industry (to achieve that carried him across the stage where he Frequently sounding not-too-vaguely jority of businessmen in this country lead goal)." eventually lept upon guitarist George reminiscent of the immortal Jimi Hen- law-abiding lives." Stanley Gortikov. president of the Kooymans. bringing about the end of the drix, Be-Bop carried the show through Tarnopol and Garris were technically RIAA. was pleased about the Assembly show. In a dramatic encore, Golden Ear- on sheer moxie. Stamping feet and clap- sentenced on 22 additional counts of action effectively squashing the bill. "I'm ring proved to a bedazzled audience that ping hands brought the boys back for an mail fraud to serve two and three years gratified." he said, "at the unanimity of pyrotechnics can, indeed, be fun. encore that lasted a tad bit long, but kept respectively on each count, concurrent the committee’s action in recognizing England's Be-Bop Deluxe turned in a the entranced audience on its feet with their sentences on the main con- that recorded product should not be convincing opener of artsy heavy-metal boogying to the last note. " spiracy count. Shep and Wiegan re- singled out for discriminatory taxation which featured tunes from their current Golden Earring and Be-Bop Deluxe cieved the same penalty for 23 mail fraud Capitol LP, "Sunburst Finish.” Tunes like make an excellent touring combination counts each. r&badds ^ Blazing Apostles" and the reggae- that delivers a lot of space-age rock n' The defendants are charged with de- - tainted strains of "Ships In The Night" roll and shows a lot of promise. n.n. XSOL SAN DIEGO frauding the United States government, Takin It To The Streets — Doobie Brothers - WB Rock Me Easy. Baby - Isaac Hayes - ABC Arms Of Mary — Sutherland Bros — Col as well as writers, artists and publishers Fool To Cry - Rolling Stones - Atlantic Adds fr34 New If You Want To Boogie — Brecker Bros. — Arista - - affiliated with the Brunswick label. The For Real Flowers L A. Express KXOK - ST LOUIS Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band — Windsong 6T0I — Movin — Brass Construction Silly Love Songs — Wings — Capitol One Piece At A Time — Johnny Cash — Col third object of the conspiracy was the — I Want You — Marvin Gaye — Tamla - Strange Magic ELO — UA defrauding of radio stations of the loyal WSOK SAVANNAH Shannon — Henry Gross — Lifesong Living For The Weekend — O Jays — Philly Int'l Whenever You Go - Skip Mahoney - Abet 21 To 12 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Love Is Alive — Gary Wright — WB services of their employees, through Nine Times - Moments - Stang Misty Blue Dorothy Moore — Malaco - - 6 To 1 — Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop cash payments to disk jockeys and pro- Let It Shine Al Green London Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone - Dominos - Donald Byrd UA KSLQ - ST. LOUIS grammers. Total payola revealed in Soul Dog - Soul Dog - Amherst Strange Magic — ELO — U A WPGC - WASHINGTON - testimony amounted to less than $3,500, I Want You - Marvin Gaye Motown Love Hangover — Diana Ross— Motown Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band — Windsong — Affair — Foxy Lady Crown Heights DeLite 1 5 To 9 — Show Me The Way — Peter Frampton Movin' — Brass Construction — U A or less than 10% of the total cash II - Hot - I Be Good To You Brothers Johnson 8 To 3 — Dream On — Aerosmith Bigfoot — Brother Smith — Big Tree Hot — Do You Wanna Do A Thing — Bloodstone 19To10 — Right Back — Maxine Nightingale generated by off-the-books sales. Hot - Open - Smokey Robinson 28 To 20 — Silly Love Songs — Wings KLEO - WICHITA The four defendants remained out on Strange Magic — ELO — U - KYAC - SEATTLE KJOY STOCKTON Tryin' To Get — Barry Manilow — Arista bail. Their counsel requested a stay in - - Columbia Sixteen Tons — Don Harrison Band — Atlantic It s Over Boz Scaggs Silly Love Songs — Wings — Capitol sentences pending their filing appeals Yes, Yes, Yes - Bill Cosby - Capitol Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain — Reprise - - with the Federal Circuit Court, This Is It Melba Moore Buddah station breaks 29 To 22- Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac Hot - Union Man - Cate Bros. 25 To 15 — Welcome Back — John Sebastian Philadelphia Hot - Fooled Around - Elvin Bishop outlet offers viewers lifesaving food 16 To 7 — Shannon — Henry Gross Hot - I'm Not In Love - Dee Dee Sharpe choking information throughout April. WTMP - TAMPA KLAC, Los Angeles plans two special Sing A Happy Funky Song - Miz Davis - Now Affects Record Co.’s., weekends in April. April 16-18 the sta- Crossover I Want You - Marvin Gaye - Motown

ies less . it's believe that Eddie Rabbitt's next single Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson - RCA tion broadcasts the California Gold become important the — — Fooled Around Elvin . I Bishop Capricorn . Weekend. April 23-25 listeners will re- marriage between the product and the will crossover but don’t service a re- Hey What s That Dance - Choice 4 - RCA

I I that Instant Love - Main Ingredient - ceive approximately 600 records to first station that's important. don’t think the cord to all outlets unless do have RCA " Yes - Bill - Yes Yes Cosby Capitol callers as the station "gives away the term crossover should exist feel. Formatted stations want to see what Let It Shine — Al Green — London Smith reiterated the point that an the orientation of artists are before they All Alone By The Telephone - Checkmates Ltd - country.” once Polydor Lee S. Simonson named as local sales act is established there is no need for the go on a record. Because of tight playlists Disco Lucy - N Y Robber Rot Band - Henry Street

will . . . Love Really Hurts - Alex Brown - Chelsea manager for WFYR, Chicago crossover concept. The artist be ac- they want to prove something they

I — — . Al . Love To . Love Downing Atco Rick Rosenthal, former NBC newsman, cepted by all audiences. He gave Stevie check sales . . if it’s selling they pick Foxy Lady — Crown Heights — DeLite saying it airplay retail sales. The Baretta s Theme — Rhythm Heritage — ABC anchors WGN, Chicago radio morning Wonder as an example, Wonder up on from Tubular Bells - Champs Orchestra - Boys Janus news beginning April 26. can't simply be classified as an r&b act. function of a top 40 station is to play the WOL - WASHINGTON Jerry Knight named operations mana- Smith mentioned though that an artist hits, no matter who the artist, or what - America The Beautiful Ray Charles - Crossover like Johnnie Taylor may be considered their past record." In that way. what Wax Sophisticated Lady - Natalie Cole - Capitol ger of WICC, Bridgeport, Connecticut. crossover with the "Disco is very true. has a Let It Shine — Al Green — Hi The station is an adult contemporary out- now Lady" said about feeling He - All In The Family - General Johnson Arista single, but his future releases may not feeling on a record that causes him to Open - Smokey Robinson - Tamla let Wherever You Go — Skip Mahoney — Abet Dick Lavsky provides an inspirational crossover service all or only some stations and like- Nine Lives — Moments — Stang orchestral track with a modern baroque A Feeling wise, pds and mds have the same feeling feel for WNBC-TV bicentennial spots to Steve Wax of Elektra/Asylum also about playing records on their stations FM Analysis tr32 air soon on that New York station shed some light on crossover. "I definite- no matter who the artist as long as the • You Can't Know — Holly Near — Redwood ly feel there is crossover," Wax pointed sound fits the format and/or sales are • Return Of The 5000 Pound Man — Rahsaan Roland Joe Collins and Steve Courtney in as Kirk — WB program director and general manager out. He admitted country crossover hap- showing up in the market. • Santana — Amigos — Columbia pens by a feeling, explaining that E/A • Black Market — Weather Report — Columbia respectively of KFIG-FM. Fresno. Next Week: • Presence (entire LPi — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song California. One new addition to air staff is doesn't service every station with a Crossovers — Part 4 t —(None; Helen Meline. j.b. carmicle • country single just hoping it will cross. "I The Artists

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around the playfield to knock out a series Electra Releases ‘Eliminator IV’ Diversified’s of targets When the ball rebounds off ‘Spirit of ’76’ the far end and heads back to the Exciting Drag-Racing Video Game player's side, he must paddle it back. If he misses, his opponent then takes over CHICAGO — Stan Jarocki, sales vice do well," said Jarocki. "We've tested it and attempts to knock out as president of Electra Games, manufac- exhaustively over a period of several LOS ANGELES — "Spirit Of 76” is the many targets as he can before missing. turers of electronic video upright games months and it has undergone many theme of a new line of games being of- color overlay the monitor is pro- and cocktail tables, announced the re- changes and improvements on location. fered by Diversified Entertainment, Inc. A on vided to spark the visual appeal The unit lease of "Eliminator IV," the company's The graphics are full of motion and ex- Initial offerings under this bicentennial new drag-racing video game. citement to attract people. They really banner are two cocktail tables called can be operated by a single player or two The game can be played by one, two, merchandise the game! "Pinball" and Tennis." and even four players. Price per game is 25 cents each, except for the four player three or four players and it features four Diversified Entertainment maintains drag-type racing cars on a fast moving executive offices in San Diego at 7455 mode which requires 75 cents. Pinball offers track competing against each other as Convoy Court and the equipment is two coin acceptors, well as against the clock, which times manufactured at a plant in Arkansas. knobs located beneath the cabinet top each speeding car in digital micro- Deliveries to distributors can and will be and lighted instructions at the top which seconds. The "dragster" configuration of made from both points, according to are extinguished when the game begins. 50,000 points wins free for the cars is unmistakable and remarkably company president. Ferdinand one game lifelike, as Jarocki indicated, and the play Roseberry The firm also maintains a each paid game. of the game is realistic enough to satisfy sales office in Hialeah. Florida manned The cabinet is predominantly metal, the most technical-minded drag-racing by national sales manager, Dick Shaw. with imitation leatherette covering the fan. Diversified Entertainment, Inc.s na- sides. Tempered glass covers a 19-inch To further illustrate the numerous tional marketing director, Arnold Fisher, monitor The top hinges up for easy challenging aspects of play, Jarocki who maintains his offices in San Diego, service. The machine is covered by a pointed out that there are normally four revealed the possibility of a distribution one-year warranty on monitor and board "heats" (operator's option) and miles- tie-in with one of the established major The tennis game is the standard one, per-hour is cumulative, with the eventual manufacturers, but advised that the line two or four-player paddle game It has winner being determined by the highest is available at present to all distributors the same specifications as the pinball score. Each car is controlled by an in- who express interest Fisher further cocktail table with respect to the cabinet, dividual player utilizing characteristic declared that in the company's initial five monitor and warranty. "H" pattern gear shifting As a car ap- months of operation, they have already proaches a "shift point," designated by a booked $1,000,000 in equipment sales, Atari Quiz Show’ track, waits until in with order. mark on the the player combination machines on LOS GATOS, CA Atari Inc. has just '76' the last possible instant to shift If he "The 'Spirit of line has only announced the release of “Quiz Show," shifts too soon his car will go into begun," Fisher said "Our engineers an all-new multiple-choice video amuse- "wheelies" and the dragster's front have a football game in the works as well ment game. Attention-getting graphics wheels jerk skyward causing the car to as a combination soccer-squash game and over one thousand questions in four slow abruptly, losing valuable time If he We've also started working on our home categories attract and challenge players Eliminator IV will to re- shifts too late the engine "blows" and he models which be available the of all ages. also loses time. "At Electra we think the trade will tail trade thisyear," he said Quiz Show asks 250 different ques- There are three shift points on each recognize how aggressively we are mov- Fisher and Shaw designed the game tions in " categories that include "Sports," run. As the scores are registered digital- ing into the marketplace with new game concepts for both "Pinball" and "Tennis "General Knowledge," "Movies," or ly on the screen opposite each individual ideas." Jarocki continued "Consider The actual engineering and develop- "People " Each question displays four track the players try to monitor their op- that, with all the racing games that have ment was spearheaded by Tony Farque, possible answers which appear in dif- is first in-line plant. ponents' scores to determine how ag- hit the field, this the straight head designer at the Arkansas Far- ferent colors on a 19" monitor. If the gressively to drive At the completion of game with the authentic character of the que advised that all their boards are pre- each heat the "Start" button is pushed drag race format The name of the game burned to minimize field breakdowns. and all cars again move to the starting is making money for the operator and we Pinball cocktail table requires the line The “Christmas Tree" begins the think that authenticity does it." player to paddle the bouncing ball countdown. Each driver pushes his "Go" button to get the fastest possible get- away and the next heat is on The best score at the end of the four heats wins SEGA Introduces Two New Games the game The game also features realistic sound LOS ANGELES. CA - SEGA of America has introduced two new arcade pieces. effects — acceleration, tire squeals, Wild Gunman' and 'Shooting Trainer,' which utilize 16 mm motion picture film and engine explosions and "end of run"

were produced by Nintendo Co . Ltd in Japan Both games operate on an electronic cheers It is adjustable for the number of optical system with special projection movie slides Both feature digital display and heats and has a selection switch to speed high output speakers. accommodate players of all ranges of In Wild Gunman.' the player fights quick-shooting duels with wild west gunmen skill It utilizes a 23" Motorola monitor. who appear on the screen in succession When the gunman's eyes flash, the player "Were really expecting Eliminator to draws his gun and shoots at him If the player's draw is quicker, the gunman falls and player hits the colored button on the the next bad guy’ appears. There is a total of five gunmen who test the players' skill console that corresponds to the correct Back in Production within 90 seconds. The gun and strap-on holster are theft proof. “answer" color on the monitor, the con- 'Shooting Trainer' tests the players skill and accuracy in a different fashion This is a by Popular Demand! testant scores. High for a fast answer, game to hit bottles which are projected onto a western scene. The bottles emerge at low if it’s a slow answer. random onto the screen and explode into bits if the shot is accurate. The playing time Many operator options are built in is 90 seconds and the rifle is theft proof. They include adjustments for extended Specifications for 'Wild Gunman' and Shooting Trainer' are identical. Standard pro- play depending on scoring, and ad- jection distance is 85" the screen size is 47 2 x 47 2", width is 511" height is 70 1". justability for 25 cents per single player and depth is 104 7" Both games employ a drop coin chute which rejects slugs and or 25 cents for 2 players End of game is bad coins. Total net weight including the body, screen frame and screen cover is 191 also controllable by number of questions kg. or time, and additional tapes are availa- ble from Atari distributors. Frank Ballouz, Atari national sales manager, commenting on Quiz Show stated, “The fact that nobody can resist coming back again and again to test his WORLDWIDE’S own knowledge or out-think an opponent TV COCKTAIL TABLE makes repeat play a built-in feature." CONVERSION Ballouz also said, "A combination of great questions and answers that appear featuring 2- or 4-PLAYER in color and bright cabinet graphics TENNIS makes the game a standout attraction New cabinet Electronically dependable anywhere. Early test location counts are 1 quarter. 2 players/2 quarters, 4 players already predicting a high earnings future " QUANTITY LIMITED - ORDER NOW! for the game 4»£Qr FOB Chicago. Va DurastressiM tested solid state elec-

ONLY Dep . Bal. sight draft tronics. dual coin mech and hinged, lock- ing cashbox round out Quiz Show WORLD WIDE distributors co. features. For information contact: Frank A Div. of American Recreation Group Ballouz, national sales manager. Atari 2732 W Fullerton. Chicago. IL 60647

. Clara, Phone 312/384-2300 Inc , 2175 Martin Ave Santa CA Wild Gunman Shooting Trainer 95050,(408)984-1900.

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Ramtek Hosts First Ash and Frank Ash, Active Amusement Machines. Phil., Pa.; Chat McMurdie and Annual Dist. Meeting Will Laurie, Advance Automatic Sales.

, S.F Ca ; Pete Entringer, Advance Dis- SAN MATEO, CA - Ramtek Corp held tributing, St. Louis. Mo.; Dan Perotta, its first annual distributor meeting at the Ralph Cragan, All Coin Equipment, San Royal Coach Motor Inn on March 30. The Antonio, Tex.; Bob Nims, AMA Distribut- large turnout was treated to cocktails and ing. New Orleans, La.; Blair Norris, entertained by the ever Brady Distributing Co.. dinner and were Charlotte. N C ; ELECTRA’S SENSATIONAL funny Pat Paulsen. The evening ac- Mark Singer, Central Distributing. „w tivities were followed by a buffet Omaha, Neb.; Ken Laqua, Central Dis- \m-4h NEW DRAG RACING GAME breakfast the next morning at the Royal tributing, St. Louis, Mo.; Lew Dunis, Coach Motor Inn. Dunis Distributing, Portland, Ore.; Joe Charles Arnold, vice president of Robbins, Empire Distributing, Inc., marketing for Ramtek Corp., presided as Chicago, III.; Steve Lieberman, master of ceremonies and introduced Lieberman Music Co.. Minneapolis, two new video amusement pieces. 'Sea Minn.; Joe Flynn, J&J Distributing, In- Battle.’ a two, three, or four player action dianapolis, Ind.; Norm Goldstein and Ed game, and Hit Me,' which tests the Griffin, Monroe Distributing. Cleveland, players' skills at Black Jack. New York Ohio; Lon McKee, McKee Distributing and Chicago were mentioned as two Co.. Portland, Ore.; Cory Moss, Philip areas that may present some problems Moss & Co.. Des Moines, Iowa; Joel regarding gambling, but Ramteks cor- Kleiman, Pioneer Sales & Services, porate attorneys determined that there is Menomonee Falls, Wis.; Robert Portale, most definitely a skill factor involved. As Portale Automatic Sales, L A., Ca.; Ira hit Eliminator — the most original racing game to come Arnold explained, "If you don’t take a Bettlemen, C.A. Robinson & Co.. L.A , or stand, the machine will bust you. This Ca.; Arnold Kaminkow. Robert Jones down the pike in years! Its authentic drag-strip of it." Int'l takes the gamble element out . Dedham, Mass ; Ed Shaffer. Shaf- realism startles even the most avid video game fan Another important announcement was fer Distributing, Columbus. Ohio; whothinkshehas seen everything. Eliminator looks that Ramtek Corp. was splitting into two Marshall Caras and Shane Breaks, Rowe and feels like a "dragster" with its car configuration, subsidiary companies. One will be Inti, Inc., Dedham. Mass, and Ed Miller, format, realistic graphic displays which builds computers Taito America Corp., Chicago, III. H-pattern shifting. 4-heat game to be used in satellites, weather forecast- Ramtek personnel in attendance were; sounds and wheelies" feature. For 1, 2, 3 or 4 ing, etc. The other, devoted to games Charles E. McEwan. president. Thomas players — one or two-for-a-quarter pricing. See your will receive heavier commitments than in J. Adams, vice president finance; Mike Electra distributor. the past As of this meeting the games A. Moscarello, consultant; Charles E had accounted for about 40% Arnold, vice president marketing; Melvin business _ Division of Every- of the company's overall revenue. J. McEwan, operations manager games; UNIVERSAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES. INC. thing from profits to bills will now be con- Bruce D. McIntyre, credit manager; John slectra GainCS 2570 United Lane, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 sidered separately. A Shortal, vice president operations; The Ramtek meeting was genuinely Raymond Schultz, engineering; Kish successful for attracting their dis- Kapadia. electrical engineering; John tributors from around the country and for Verga. engineering; Ken Agard, informing them about the company’s mechanical draftsman; Carol Triplett, future plans marketing assistant and Sam Holland, Distributors in attendance were: Joe consultant Atari Annual Distributor Meeting Success SANTA CLARA. CA — Much interest following the presentations. Plant tours SPIRIT OF 76 and excitement were generated at of Atari's Los Gatos. Sunnyvale and San- Atari's annual distributor meeting held ta Clara facilities were enjoyed during

April 1 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the balance of the meeting PINBALL San Francisco. Distributors previewed Frank Ballouz. Atari national sales new video games which included Quiz manager commented "We were most ap- Show." “Tank 8,' “Indy 4' and a new preciative that over 90% of our dis- modular kiosk game configuration. tributors were represented at this impor- THE INDUSTRY'S ONLY High point of the meeting was a dis- tant meeting. It's through these kinds of MICROCOMPUTER PINBALL cussion session led by Atari manage- sessions that we can continue to let our ment that combined a wide variety of distributors know Atari's present and subjects including; product develop- future plans, get important feedback and ment. marketing, engineering, and generally keep communication between finance. Attendees also participated in a ourselves, our distributors and operators lively question-and-answer period as thorough as possible." Revenue features • Pre-game show • Free games, double bonus, match score, shoot again bonus • 90% less down time Operator features Switches provide 1-4 • Self diagnostics Atari president Joe Keenan with wife Al Rodstein, president. Banner Specialty games per coin Pat. and Joe Ash, president of Active Co., Philadelphia enjoys conversation • Low current— no Amusements, Philadelphia exchange with Nolan Bushnell. Atari board relays, no coil burnout talk over cocktails at the meeting. chairman. • Front-hinged, swing out backglass Extensively- tested in the field, the Spirit of 76 • Easily portable Advance Auto. Sales To Host promises to revolutionize Full Of Sevice Schools the pinball industry. As Week The SPIRIT OF 76 the first microprocessor — will host series of SAN FRANCISCO Advance Automatic Sales Co a week-long Now available from your pinball, it is the forerunner service schools, commencing at 9 a m. on Monday, April 26. at the Del Webb Towne Authorized Mirco of a new generation of House (8th and Market Sts.), and concluding on Friday, April 30. Distributor. games. The schedule of classes will encompass individually conducted sessions by factory engineers on the products of such firms as Atari, Bally, Chicago Coin, Electra. Exidy. Gottlieb. Gremlin. Meadows, Midway. Ramtek and Williams. In announcing the series. Advance's C.N. McMurdie stipulated that, because of current widespread industry interest, participation would be limited to two servicemen from each operating company, with options to register for either the en- tire series or specific individual classes. ttft Following is an outline of the schedule: Monday, April 26: 9 a m. -noon - D. Gottlieb MIRCO GAMES, INC. & Co.; 1-5 p.m. - Chicago Coin; and 7-10 p.m. - Exidy. Tuesday, April 27: 9 a m. -noon -

Mirco I nc., Games Division 1 960 West North Lane Phoenix, Arizona 85021 Tel.(602) 997-5931 Telex 668403 Meadows Games; 1-5 p.m. - Williams Electronics; and 7-1 m - Gremlin Industries. 0 p Mirco Games GmbH 6078 tfeu Isenberg Dornhofstr #38 Germany Tel. (06102)26891 /2 Telex 417627 Wednesday, April 28: 9 a m -noon - Electra Games; and 1-5 p.m - Ramtek Corp. Mirco Games Australia Pty. Ltd. #4 Carlotta St—Suite 5 Artarmon. New South Wales Australia 2064 Tel. 439-3744 Telex Arthand AA20341 - April 29: Bally ; Fri- Thursday, 9 a m. -noon Mfg. Corp ; and 1-5 p.m. Midway Mfg. Co day. April 30: 9 a m. -5 p.m. - Atari. Inc.

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PJIdway Bounces Back After Tornado; Heavy Op Attendance At Fooswall Plant Is Almost At Full Capacity Showing Hosted By World Wide Dist.

CHICAGO — On Friday afternoon, March 1 2, as previously reported in Cash Box, the CHICAGO — One of the first distributor-

Midway Manufacturing Company factory in suburban Franklin Park, III. was very ex- hosted new product showings ever held tensively damaged by a tornado which struck the area, destroying property and caus- in this area took place on March 25 at the

ing injury to several individuals, many of whom were Midway employees. Holiday Inn in suburban Elmhurst, Il- According to community newspaper reports the Midway plant was among the first linois. Hosting firm was World Wide Dis- in the tornado's path and total damage was estimated at over $1 million dollars. One tributors Company, represented in the employee suffered fatal injuries and several others were hospitalized for treatment, accompanying photo by several ex- among them director of sales Larry Berke who was hurt while assisting the injured. ecutives and staff members including Within a week after the terrible tragedy, however, Midway managed to resume pro- (left to right, photo a): Bob Cristo, Bob duction to some extent and by March 22 all departments, although not functioning at Parker, Howie Freer, Jack Moyle, Irv full capacity, were back in operation. A building was rented in the immediate vicinity Ovitz. Fred Skor, Harold Schwartz, Jerry of the plant to house the electronics department where printed circuit logic cards are Ney and John Neville stuffed and processed. This was the most severely damaged area of the factory. As previously indicated in Cash Box

At the present time repairs are in progress on a 300 ft. section of the solid brick wall (April 10 issue), the event drew a heavy and roof which had collapsed from the tornado Fortunately enough, there was no turnout of operators and guests, and the damage at all to the firm's main offices. new product premiered was the Gremlin As of press time last week, Midway was concentrating on production and shipment "Fooswall," an obvious crowd pleaser as ’' of current products "Gun Fight ' Sea Wolf' and the "Gun Fight” cocktail table and evidenced by the intent and enthusiastic daily capacity was reported at near normal. player-spectator reaction portrayed in the accompanying photos (b and c). Operators took turns at the controls which were set up at various tables in the room and. as World Wide's Fred Skor noted, all were extremely impressed with the game's many outstanding features, its earnings potential and the

apparent ease with which it can be serviced These points were very

A view of the front of the building which Here is a photo of the 200 ft. west wall thoroughly demonstrated by Gremlin's appears to be undamaged. It was report- which collapsed completely resulting in president Frank Fogelman and market- ed, however, that some automobiles and heavy exterior and interior damage, as ing and sales manager John Myers who the Midway sign were damaged well as personal injuries. conducted an extensive presentation at the showing. Fooswall is an electronic version of soccer and can be played by one person against the micro-computer or two persons against each other Players may select "pro” or "amateur” skill levels and all play is in real time against "the clock," with an overtime period for tie scores The unique G-Scan (R) in the game al- lows operators to count coins as the Photo C game goes through a self-checking cy- cle mounted skill games popularly played in On the strength of operator enthusi- such locations as pizza parlors, bars and asm when the game was introduced, and amusement centers. An interior view of the electronics de- the subsequent inquiries and comments partment with wall remnants and debris The new facility, to be located at 8401 received by World Wide, as well as the strewn about. In the tragedy's aftermath, Aero Drive, is scheduled for occupancy amazing track record of previously re- Midway employees in by May 15 of this year. It will enable the who had pitched leased Gremlin games, Fred Skor an- to help the injured readily assisted in the firm to consolidate its operation under This view of the west wall also shows the ticipates a very lucrative sales run with massive clean-up operation one roof, with over 56,000 square feet to collapsed roof area under which the Fooswall and is anxiously awaiting de- spare for possible future expansion into electronics department was located Re- livery from the factory new product fields and enlargement of pairs are currently underway in this sec- Gremlin’s New Plant the company's current line of games. tion of the plant Gremlin Industries, presently based in San Diego, California, recently an- The present Gremlin product line con- Rock -Ola 464, nounced the commencement of con- sists of three coin-operated amusement struction of a $1 5 million dollar plant on games, "Fooswall,” "Play Ball" and Kearny Mesa land, which was purchased "Trapshoot," which are marketed in 14 A ‘Unique’ Award countries five continents from the City of San Diego through its on as well as CHICAGO - Top professional athletes economic development corporation pro- throughout the United States Future generally acquire an abundant assort- gram By the end of 1976, according to pians include the production of at least ment of six additional coin-operated skill trophies and plaques during the company officials, the new facility is ex- games course of a successful career, and pected to provide employment for over by the end of 1976 "Included among the Petty is projected new units,” said Gremlin's pre- Richard no exception Notably 1 50 men and women in a unique facet of one of the greatest stock car drivers of all electronic manufacturing, encompassing sident Frank Fogelman, "will be different time, Petty's trophies, plaques and the production participating sports, as well as physical model is featured in the accompanying of coin-operated wall awards number more than 300 but one of formats differing from the present photo with Richard Petty (right) and C.A his latest, and self-admittedly most horizontal 5-by-2V2 foot wall-mounted Tucker, vice president of R J Reynolds "unique,” is a model 464, 160-selection models which adorn wall space in some Tobacco Company, who presented the Rock-Ola jukebox, which he received as SAVE TIME 100 San Diego area locations as well as jukebox which was delivered to Daytona Winston Cup Grand National Champion. in the national and world markets." Beach for the special presentation. COIN COUNTER When it became evident toward the end of last year's Winston Cup season •LIGHTWEIGHT that Petty would repeat as champion, the ABOUT 9 LBS Operate folks at Winston decided that another S06 •TAKE DIRECTLY trophy just wouldn't reflect the impor- TO LOCATIONS tance of that accomplishment. Being MIDWAYS ‘INEXPENSIVE CHICAGO COIN’S aware that Petty had recently moved into •GUARANTEED a new house in Level Cross, N.C., and GUN FIGHT FOR 1 YEAR had mentioned that he would really like L0-B0Y to have a jukebox for his family room, the upright Winston racing team decided that a jukebox would indeed make a perfect FOR trophy for a man who had already re- cocktail DEMOLITION table INFORMATION ceived many trophies so he had to build CONTACT an extra room to house them. also With the help of the Rock-Ola com- R. H. BELAM DERBY pany, the folks at Winston had the SEA WOLF COMPANY 51 MADISON jukebox customized with a back lit glass AVENUE far Top Play! NEW YORK/NEW plaque which reads: "1975 Winston Cup YORK 10010 TEL- (212)689-5633 Big Profits! Champion Richard Petty #.43" The

48 April 24. 1976 Get more Cash from your Cashboxes

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In Canada ROWE INTERNATIONAL OF CANADA LTD 9341 Cote de Liesse Dorval. Quebec CHICAGO CHATTER HOUSTON HAPPENINGS See the new Eliminator IV” video drag-racing game currently in release by Electra Alicia Morrison, wife of Al Morrison, owner and president of International Billiards, Games! Inc. (231 1 Washington Ave.) is an attractive person with a genuine sense of humor. THINGS ARE EXTREMELY BUSY at Williams Electronics Inc. — and beautifully She is of German-Czech lineage. During a recent discussion about large company so, as Bill DeSelm said, with such a historic piece of equipment as the "Space Mis- practices of investigating a spouse (almost as thoroughly as a proposed appointee) and in such over- ! sion" 4-player pingame. This model is indeed the talk of the trade — before appointing a man to an important executive position, Alicia humorously re- plant. In whelming demand as to warrant increased production and overtime at the marked that maybe it was a good idea, adding that she recently sold a pool | table and addition, Bill noted an unprecedented demand for shuffles, with emphasis on their collected some delinquent accounts via telephone, while Al swept the front sidewalk. | newest model, the ‘'Seville!’' Your reporter wishes to emphasize the word humorously, because Al is truly a very Distributors, Inc DATELINE NEW ORLEANS: Lucky Coin Machine Co, and AMA hard worker . Our old ego often gets a boost when we visit H.A. Franz & Co., dis- of New Orleans figured very prominently in a recent cover story which appeared in tributor of the complete Seeburg line in Houston, Here’s how — 3.J, (Jerry) Johnston, | Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper. The cov- firm's of . the Dixie magazine section the New sales representative, greets us as cordially as he does paying customers! . . er itself featured a colored montage of amusement machines running the gamut from Really a pleasant chore passing a few words with likable Harry Jones, head sales rep- al. the story's to foosball models and video machines, et , and pool table resentative . pinball to at Le Corporation. Le Corporation is a Rock-Ola distributor in Houston . . editorial content focused mainly on the Lucky Coin-AMA operation and its chief ex- A "hail fellow well met" greeting from always active Bob Jozwiak, sales manager of dis- ecutive Robert E. Nims, a very youthful 30 year veteran in the industry Nims Gulf Coast Distributing Co., always brightens up the day considerably. Gulf Coast is a in business thirty years ago with the purchase (on cussed his start the some odd Wurlitzer distributor in Houston . G. (Sonny) Lomberg, who recently rejoined Rowe credit] of three pinball machines and the ultimate emergence of his present very sub- international as sales representative for the Houston office, often suggests a cup of of assortment of several hundred machines of which a good stantial operation an coffee or some delicacy from the firm’s extensive line of venders . Mighty fine percentage are jukeboxes, “still the nucleus of the business,” he stated He also men- bunch of fellows to do business with, these coin operated machine salesmen Sin- tioned the giant coin-operated pool tournament his firm sponsored last year, which cerely hope their customers continue to regard them likewise W.L. (Bill) Morrison, attracted over 3000 people and received widespread media coverage, and comment- founder of Port City Music Co. years and years ago on Harrisburg Blvd., retired some ed on some of his personal business practices which have contributed to the success two years ago. Port City Music is now International Billiards Inc. on Washington Ave. of his operation The article was quite in-depth, featured some excellent photo cov- in Houston Sly Dist. Co., long established operating firm here, was dissolved erage of various Lucky Coin departments (warehouse, service, showroom, etc.) and when senior co-owner E.J. Sianina retired. Son, E.J. Slanina Jr., moved the operating thanks to Lucky- should be classified as a very positive portrayal of the industry Our business to his home at 1 055 Cheshire Sf. (Houston) and he and his wife, Hilda, now Coin s Sheldon Brooks for supplying a copy to us conduct their coinmatic operations from there R.M. (Bob) Davenport, resigned as ATTENTION JUKEBOX OPERATORS CBS Records promotion manager Sam salesman for Rowe International and is now in business for himself. He plans to buy, Cerami notes that the new Johnny Cash single "A Piece At A Time" is developing into recondition and sell al! types of coin operated equipment and also intends opening a a heavy jukebox item. He also sees excellent programming potential in Tammy parts department for pinball machines and pool supplies. He is located in the same

Wynette s "Till I Can Make It On My Own.” Larry Gatlin s Broken Lady" and Charlie building as Billy Rider (2621 Milam St., Houston) but not in direct partnership. They Rich's "America The Beautiful.” plan to work on sort of a cost plus basis. Rider is owner of South Coast Music Co. and WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS' field engineer Leonard Nakielny, following his April 27 has a lease on the large Milam St building. Bob Davenport is back at his first love — participation in the week-long, multi-factory service school sponsored by Advance servicing, rebuilding and rennovating coinmatic equipment, and he really knows his Automatic Sales in San Francisco, will head for Los Angeles to conduct an exclusive- stuff! ly Williams games school on April 29 at the premises of Circle International (2225 W Pico Blvd.). As is customary at Leonard's sessions, the usual full house attendance is expected! | MILWAUKEE MENTIONS

The BIG EVENT taking piace in Wisconsin April 9-1 1 was, of course, the WMMA EASTERN FLASHES Spring Convention and Show. And, according to Red Jacomet of Red's Novelty in As a prelude to the upcoming New York State Pinball Championship, over 100 con- Milw.. this year's convention and show was definitely one of the best in its history — testants representing some five colleges and numerous entertainment clubs, breaking many previous attendance records set by Wise, and other state associations, participated in the 2nd annua! Rochester Pinball Championship on Sunday, April 4 for the show itself and the banquet Red told CB over 275 were registered for the

and, according to Herb Gross (Nice Day Productions), it was a most successful, highly show and 200 for the banquet. Also attending were the executive veepee of MOA. publicized event, far exceeding last year's in every respect Next up will be a media Fred Granger and wife, along with the president of MOA, Ted Nichols and his wife. tournament on April 23 in Syracuse, scheduled for the night before the actual state Granger gave an address at the banquet on the status of MOA and federal legislation,

championship Herb's seen to it that ail national news networks were contacted and while Nichols’ presentation was entitled. "Operating and Analysis and Strategies: An supplied with the specially prepared press packages so that the NYSCMA-sponsored Intense Look at a Music Merchant's Route — Existing Operations and Suggestions " event will be duly publicized! Business is definitely on the upswing at Active for Improvement Both of those presentations contained what Red described as Amusement Co. in Ph illy. Frank Ash said equipment is moving just beautifully Firm some very inspiring messages. recently hosted a very successful, well attended Gottlieb service school and is cur- rently involved in preparations for the big seashore season Among the new pin- ball machine models in the bicentennial series from Playmatic are a single player called "Conquest 200" and a 4-player called "Progress 200" — which are both CALIFORNIA CLIPPINGS beautifully illustrated in the bicentennial colors, as Barry Feinblatt of Universe Affiliat- There was quite a turnout at C A Robinson & Co last Friday (4/9) for a multiple pre-

ed described them 1 Needless to say. he can’t wait for 'em 1 Bob Gatlin of Rowe In- sentation of new product Among the new games making their official debut were ternational (Albany) reported, on the eve of the "$5,000 Albany Open" soccer tourna- Atari's 'Tank 8,' ’Quiz Show.' and Indy 4;' SEGAs Wild Gunman,' and 'Shooting ment they sponsored in conjunction with Mountain West, that the tourney had attract- Trainer;' Ramtek's 'Hit Me;' Chicago Coin's 'Cinema' 4 player; and Fun Games, Inc. ed pros from all over the U S. and was getting tremendous media coverage from TV Bi-Plane 4 ' Enthusiastic response greeted all of these games which will most cer-

. stations and area papers. He said NBC planned to send a crew up from New York to tainly generate a great deal of steady business for everyone concerned . Nice to shoot the proceedings for a sports program. Bob also reported that the first customer see and chat with Chuck Arnold, vice president of marketing for Ramtek. Frank

in the showroom who saw the new Atari "Outlaw” video game, upped and bought it. Ballouz, national sales manager for Atari, and Malcolm E.A. Kaufman, vice president on the spot 1 Robert Haim of Belam Export just returned from a trip to the Carib- of SEGA, who were among those in attendance. Kaufman related that besides the bean where he called on several distributors. He visited Trinidad and Tobago, accom- new games being debuted along with their successful Bullet Mark,’ this particular panied by US Billiards' Len Schneller, and then continued on by himself to Barbados gathering was also chosen to show distributors two factory reconditioned games that Air Attack,' both of . and Curacao He said the trip was “very successful” and that U S Billiards games were originally produced in Japan They were 'Night Rider,' and were doing very well, as were Chicago Coin's machines. which received good feedback Meetings and presentations of this caliber are always a treat Needless to say, the amiable hospitality of the Bettlemans and every- body at C A Robinson was fantastic and a good time was had by all. UPPER MID-WEST MUSINGS Don Edwards of Circle Internationa! is back in town from attending the Atari meet- fire in is quite excited about Williams' Sorry to hear that the Manford Music & Vending Co . Huron, So Dakota, had a ings and the NAMA convention San Francisco. He

1 and that the entire building burned down to the ground It was a one story building Space Mission Circle has an abundance of orders for this 4-player pin game and housing offices, work shop, and warehouse space It all happened at 6:30 p m just Don just can't get his hands on enough of them, Seeburg s ‘Quad Entertainer’ is also after Ronnie Manolis owner of Manford Music and Vending had left for the day. The doing very well for Circle and they are all looking forward to the new Fooswall game

fire spread so quickly that it was a complete loss. Ronnie has moved to temporary Welcome aboard to Jack Gordon who has joined the Circle sales staff and will be cov-

quarters until he decides what to do David Schroeder, Mitchell, S D , in town for a ering the southern territory. couple of days on a buying trip Drove in with his truck and drove back with a full load Mr & Mrs. Sam Koutavas Fairbault. in the cities for the day making the rounds, as was Joe Hechter and Clem Kaul Mac Hasvold and Pete Thompson, Sioux Falls, in State Association Calendar 1976 April 24-25: 23-25: Coin Mach. Ops. the cities on a fast one day trip . Gun Fight, Steeple Chase, Outlaw, Destruction Kansas Amusement and Juiy Montana

Derby, Trap Shoot, Stunt Cycle, Trivia, and cocktail tables are in big demand at Music Assn meeting (site to be se- Assn, annual conv . West Yellowstone Lieberman Music Co. Seeburg Entertainers are moving better than ever and lected) August 27-29: No Carolina Coin Ops. operators are happy with collections. The resort operators are very busy getting their May 7-8 Ohio Music & Amusement Assn annual conv., Sheraton Motei,

locations ready for the opening season and they expect great things this summer . . . Assn annual conv.. Carrousel Inn, Charlotte Sorry to hear about the death of Earl Hicks, Earl died last week of a sudden heart at- Columbus September 9-12: Florida Amusement tack at the age of 48 years, Earl was the key service man for over 20 years for Jim May 14-16 Music and Amusement Assn. Merchandising Assn annual conv., DeMars and was almost like one of the family. Our deepest sympathy to the Hicks (New York) annual conv., Stevensvilie Sheraton Towers, Orlando

family . Bob Gillman, Allied Leisure service engineer held a service school at Country Club, Swan Lake September 16-18: Music Operators of 5-6: Lieberman Music Co. for their mechanics and a few operator's mechanics on the new June Music Operators of Minnesota Virginia annual conv . Hyatt House. his Dyn-O-Mite Marv Doerr and family are driving to Florida and will be gone for annual conv , Radissan South. Min- Richmond about three weeks Jack Deming of Lieberman Music Co is attending the neapolis October 14-16: West Virginia Music & Wisconsin Music Merchants Assn Spring Convention at the Scotsland Resort, June 11-13: Illinois Coin Machine Ops, Vending Assn annual conv., Sheraton Oconomowoc, Wise Friday through Sunday. 9-11 Bob Sande, Dickinson, in town Assn annual meeting. French Lick Inn. Clarksburg for a few days visiting his son Fred who lives in St. Paul Sheraton. French Lick, Ind

50 April 24, 1976 1 1 classified advertising section

COIN MACHINES CLASSIFIED AD RATE 25 CENTS PER WORD WANTED Count every word including all words in firm name Numbers in address count as one word Minimum ad accepted $6 25 CASH OR CHECK MUST ACCOMPANY ALL ORDERS FOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING If cash or check is NOT enclosed with order your classified ad will be held for following ACE LOCKS KEYED ALIKE. SEND LOCKS AND THE WANT - all makes new and used phonographs, wall issue pending receipt of your check or cash NOTICE - S128 Classified Advertisers (Outside USA add key you want them mastered to $1 00 each boxes TV games. Air Hockey, pool tables, bumper $78 to your present subscription price) You are entitled to a classified ad of 40 words in each week s RANDEL LOCK SERVICE. 61 Rocka way Avenue pool tables, electronic baseball games, electronic issue for a period of One Full Year, 52 consecutive weeks are allowed You to change your Classified Valley Stream, N Y 11580 Tel (516) 5-6216 floor VA games Kee games, models ST THOMAS Ad each week if you so desire All words over 40 will be billed at the rate of per 25® word Please count Our35th year in vending COIN SALES INC 669 Talbot St.. St Thomas. On- words carefully Be sure your Classified Ad is sent to reach New York publication office by Wed tario. Canada N5P 1C9 Canada s oldest established nesday. 1 2 noon, of preceding week to appear in the following week's issue distributor since 1927 Phone Vince Barrie. 1519) SCHOOL FOR GAMES 8 MUSIC One to four week 631-9550 Mail current price list if eguipment now courses Phonos. Flippers, and Bingos By available schematics! CALS COIN COLLEGE PO Box 810 Classified Ads Close WEDNESDAY Nicoma Park. Okla 73066 405)769-5343

Send all copy to: CASH BOX, 6565 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 90028 NEWSLETTER FOR ELECTRONIC GAMES In- teresting and informative 12 issues $20.00 WANTED BALLY MULTIPLIERS WITH HOPPER Details free EAR 32 Franklin St, Quincy. MA 02169 all 3-. 5-. and 65-coin models considered Also want- (617) 773-1804 ed Williams and Gottlieb 4-plr pmballs max 3 years 100 ANTIQUE COIN MACHINES. Mills roulette and NEW PROF QUIZMASTER machines in factory Old HANSA MYNTAUTOMATER AB Box 300 41 dice payout machines, old slots Bakers pacers. cartons List $750 Must sell $150 ea. Used $50 ea S-400 43 Gothenburg. Sweden Evans races, etc 40 old counter games. Keeney Used and new pins wanted shipped or as is, one or Twin Dragons. Bally slot machines Fantastic hot fifty NOVEL AMUSEMENT, 200 US #1 Linden HUMOR new counter game Want to buy Horoscope Ticket N J Phone (201) 862-6619 and Bead Vending machines CANADIAN DIST 8 MFG CO 1025-104 Street. North Battleford. Sas- 1 FOR SALE: Turf Ciub $525: Steeplechase $625: Air DEEJAYS New surefire 1 1 katchewan, Canada. Phone (306) 445-2989 comedy! 000 classified MACHINES Attack $695: Gang Busters $695; Crack Shot $595: one-line gags, only $10 Designed to give you the COIN Shark Jaws $825: Qwak $750: Formula K $775: Bio right line for the right occasion every time! Send for Rhythm $695: Sterro Coin $225; Sniper Gun $295: our comedy catalog. IT SALE: We have quantities Flippers. CC Heehaws. S FREE! EDMUND ORRIN. Twin Skeet Shoot Gun $650 Moto Champ $675: 2786-CWest FOR SALE Rivieras. W Dipsydoodles. Stardust. Fantastic. Roberts. Fresno. Calif 9371 Grand Prix $250: Super Shifter $825: Monte Carlo Goldrush, Bally Mariners. Ni pits. 4 Million BC. Gott $425 Anti Aircraft $850: Touch Me $250: Dynamo

Hotshot. Jack Box. etc . etc PAN AMERICAN $425: Pachinko $425: Sex Tester $350: Trak 10 AMUSEMENTS. 1211 Liberty Avenue, Hillside. FOR SALE One of the largest selections of new 8 $725: Star Pool $765: Duotron $575 Swagrab New Jersey 07205 Telephone (201) 353-5540 RECORDS-MUSIC used add-a-balis 8 arcade machines in the $1,150 NEW ORLEANS NOVELTY COMPANY, northeast Cali write for our list or COIN MACHINE 1055 Dryades Street. New Orieans. Louisiana DISTRIBUTORS INC 213 N Division St 701 1 3. Tei 504)529-7321 CABLE: NONOVCO - RARE List of 31 FOR SALE: Write or call — 200 asst used TV games RECORD SHOPS AND FINDERS Peekskiil. N Y 10566 (Westchester Co ) (914) - United States shops Up to date list personally com- 737-5050 300 asst arcade pieces - late model pins piled $2 MACLEAN S. 312 Belanger St Houma ROBERT JONES INTERNATIONAL INC 880 FOR SALE: Ba* y Monte Cano $495 Wi lams Trip e La. 70360 Providence Hwy , Dedham Mass 02026 — (617) Strike $650 Arcade Americoin Fire Chief 8 Super 329-4880 or ROBERT JONES INTERNATIONAL Shifter TV Wi lams Pro Hockey $395 no cratingt - INC., 601 Thompson Rd N , Syracuse. N Y (31 5) Ca* 518'377-2162 Ogden Whitbecki CONVERSION CARTRIDGES Play stereo records HOUSE OF OLDIES - We are the World Head- 463-6251 on Seeburg monaural phonos B thru 201 No adjust- quarters for out of print LPs and 45s Also the ments required - just plug in - eliminate sound largest selection of old rock n roll and rhythm and RECONDITIONED SPRING SPECIALS FOR SALE: distortion, needle skipping, excessive record wear blues albums Our famous 3 in 1 catalog $1 25 NATIONAL WHITENBURG MODEL 400 FOOD VEN- Bally Twin Win (2 p!) $695 Big Show (2 pi) $545; $24 95 postpaid Satisfaction guaranteed Quantity HOUSE OF OLDIES. 267 Bleeker St . N Y N Y DOR — National candy machine — Vis- Spacetime (4 pi) $495; Gottlieb Hot Shot (4 pi) discounts C A THORP SERVI 1520 Missouri 21 CE Vendo 10014 (212) 243-0500 Oceanside Ca 92054 i-Vend Rowe cigarette machines 20 700 $175 or 7 $695; Midway Ban Part $795: Twin Pirate Gun $795; for $1000 - Rowe 20 800 $295 crating extra Playtime $445; Leader Upright $445; Leader Lo- FOR EXPORT ALL LABELS OF PHONOGRAPH Arcade equipment. Motor Cycle. Funland, Pennant. Boy $445; Winner IV $395; Sea Devil $295: Winner RECORDS, cartridges, cassettes Also excellently Sami Sea Raider and Dune Buggy pool tables pin- $195: Dart Champ $95; Allied Leisure Super Shifter priced selections of close-outs Nearly 30 years of balls and many other items. VATHIS VENDORS $795; Vendo Classic 30 Model 320-WC30B personalized service to importers world over FOR SALE Bally Monte Carlo (4 pi) $495; Bally Sky Call (214) 792-2806 793-3723 or 792-1810 cigarette machines in excellent condition icompiete Wholesale only DARO EXPORTS LTD 1468 Kings $550; Delta Queen $595: Wms. Triple Strike as is) $65 MICKEY ANDERSON. INC. PO Box Coney Island Avenue Brooilyn N Y 11230 Cable $650; Lucky Ace $595; Strato Flite (4 pi) $695, 6369. Erie. Pa 16512 Phone (81 4) 452-3207 EXPODARO NEWYORK Super Flite (2 pi) $645. (No crating) Call OGDEN ALL TYPES OF COIN-OPERATED EQUIPMENT Flip- WHITLOCK (518)377-2162 pers. shuffle alleys, guns. TV games. Williams. Got- WANT RECORDS 8 TAPES 45s AND LPs. surplus re- tlieb. ChiCoin. Ramtek. Allied. Natting Phono- FOR SALE: We have in stock a great quantity of 5 year turns. overstock cut-outs, etc Call or write Harry graphs (large selection) Wurlitzer. Seeburg, AMI. od pinbai machines Gottlieb Write to: SOVODA Warrmer at KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC 453 Rock-Ola Rock-Ola vending Cigarettes candy 51 Rue de Longvic 21300 Chenove France teiex CO McLean Ave . Yonkers. New York 10705 (914) GR cold drink National. Smokeshop. Rock-Ola All 350018 FOR SALE Bingos for export only County Fairs $800 6-7778 Roller Derby $800. Silver Sails $800 Border kinds shipped to perfection or buy as-is and save We have the right price and equipment on hand to Beautys $800 Can Can $800 Big Wheels $700 LEADING TAPE AND RECORD DISTRIBUTORS OF Magic Rings $900. Sega Gran National $600 serve your needs Write or call FLOWER CITY DIS- FOR SALE MIDWAY Bulls Eye. Golf Champ ESP TRIBUTORS INC 389 Webster Ave Rochester all labels Will sell current 8 cut-out merchandise at Chicago Rifle Gallery $750 Super Shifters $700 Electro Dart Wall Games $1 50 DSL DISTRIBUT- lowest prices Member of Send for N Y 14609 (716)654-8020 Ask for JoeGrillo NARM Gran Trak 10s $900 Sega Moto Champ $700 Key ING CO 6691 Allentown Blvd . Harrisburg Pa catalogues CANDY STRIPE RECORDS INC 371 Twin Racers $1250 TV Basketball $700 545-4264 D8P 717) S Main Street Freeport New York 11520 (516) 1237 York. MUSIC. Mt RoseAve PO Box 243. PA 379-5151. (212)895-3930 Telex: 126851 Canstripe 17403 Phone(717) 848-1846 FOR SALE - Silver Sails. Ticker Tapes. Lotta Fans and Stock Markets available Also Wall Street Bar- Free rel Of Fun Keeney Red Arrows. Sweet Shawnee FOR SALE ROCK-OLA 504 WALLBOX $100 Rock- OPERATORS We buy used records right off your 50 SEEBURG 100 selection wall boxes $5 00 each 50 Bally Saper Jumbos, and late used Gottlieb flippers Ola Receivers 1725-8-2 1765 1755 1721 1769

luke boxes on a steady basis We pay fast Call Mr i Seeburg 160 selection wall boxes $37 50 each These games are completely shopped CALL $65 each WESTERN DISTRIBUTORS. 1226 SW Andrews 822-3733 10 000 used 45 rpm records 15® each CENTRAL WASSICK NOVELTY. (304) 292-3791 Morgan- 16th Avenue Portland. Ore 228-7565 (516) MUSIC CO P O Box 284 407 E Ave D Killeen town. W Va Texas 76541 OPERATORS WE BUY USED RECORDS NOT

OVER 1 year old 10® each plus postage JOHN FOR SALE Kee Tanks Ramtek Baseball Sports HAVE TRUCK WILL TRAVEL Have new and used M AYLESWORTH 8 CO 9701 C il Ave Center coin-operated equipment Bally Bingos Uprights. SEEBURG LPC 150 AMI 200 N 150 Johnson coin Midway Wheels Winner TV Paddle Battles. Garden Grove. Calif 92644 (714) 53 /-o=J9 sorter 8 counter 295 Tennis Tourney 200 Electro Basket Ball. UBI Sport A Balls Brunswick Karate Will horse trade Lets get together Send me your Dart 100 BROWSER 2009 Mott Ave Far DSL DISTRIBUTING CO INC Box 6007 Har- lists We Pick-Up and Deliver LOWELL AS- DISCO CINEMA® - Exciting new zondept in DISCO Rockaway N Y risburg Pa (717)545-4264 SOCIATES PO Box. 386. Glen Burnie Md 21061 entertainment: Large screen vision projection, (301)768-3400 stereo sound and prereco' video cassettes. Installed now at special uuctory price For further information writ 0 ironies Cinema. 6331 RECORD BINS FOR SALE: 4 LP wide step-ups $80 Hollywood Blvd Sty' 3. Hoi (ywood. Ca. 90028 each 5 LP wide step-ups $100 each extra arge CLASSIFIED POWER! or can (213) 469-2 browser bins $125 each Contact: Jack Baker 2 1 3 240-6290 KING OF MUSIC jRDS is looking for masters Got machines to sell? Is there something you re looking Send cop iN G OF MUSIC RECORDS Nashville Ten- 806-1 6th a oouth Suite 21 7 to buy? Maybe you d like to move some used 45 s or 242-2023 nessee 2 call (61 5) need a route mechanic*7 See ad rates above £S 75 cents each made from your l EMPLOYMENT .[bum Ray Reeves. GUSTO RECORDS Boscobal St Nashville Tenn 37213 SERVICE ,6-1656

ALE. Approx 20 000 45 s from 1966 through JO-BAR MUSIC PUBLISHING CORPORATION Charles • 5 Take all 5® each plusISC postage BAR-JO Records. Inc needs investors Zierer. P O Box 482 Tarpon Springs Fla 33589 stockholders to re-open music business BAR-JO at 83-45 Vietor Ave Suite 2B INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS find rare LPs by NY 1 1 373 or call (212) 898-1628 or 242 Byrds Cher Everiy Brothers Rick Nelson. Sandy Nelson. Springfield others in special 1 Dusty and our cocector's list $1 OOinci airmailing The fastest and SERVICE SCHOOL FOR GAMES A Ten most dependable service in the world AIRDISC week night course teaches eory. SPECIAL SERVICES. Box 835 Amityviiie. New : > Beverly schematics $575 full price C York 11701 Blvd Los Angeles. Ca 90057 yjo.

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Polydor’s Moxy: Japanese Sales Industry Speaks Out 9 Int’l. Targets Spell Recovery MONTREAL — Polydor Ltd. has scored TOKYO — According to a survey con- Tax System, Tariff Structure a notable success with the signing of ducted by the Cash Box office here, the heavy metal act Moxy. set for release in output of Japanese disk in February has Would Up Canadian Content nine International markets in the next shown a remarkable increase in com- few months, including the U S. on parison with the same month of the pre- by David Farrell I label. vious February (1975). This phenome- Phonogram Inc.'s Mercury • j TORONTO A report issued by the On- In this third point there was dis- The punchy electric rock act has non reflects the recovery of economic tario Ministry of Industry and Tourism in- agreement between two sectors of the garnered strong critical praise and built conditions from the recession which has dicates that a number of members of the industry A number of independent up a sizable fan club in the southern On- stunned Japan over the last two years. Canadian music industry are in favor of manufacturers desire a more realistic tario market which is centered around The total output of disk this February establishing a tax system and a tariff and comprehensive customs evaluation Toronto. Within a month of Polydor issu- was 18,544,000 units — 45% more than structure which would substantially in- to all foreign produced masters of sound ing the group's initial album "Moxy,'' the previous month, January, 1 976 crease the Canadian content on records recordings. For example, those used for sales had climbed into the 5,000 bracket, In monetary terms, these figures released in this country by 1 990 the manufacturing of records and pre- a large number for a new act to sell with- represent an increase of 43% over the Among the report’s findings, based on recorded tapes in Canada pay only the in so short a period of time in one market. previous February. information drawn from the recording in- duty value of virgin tape and not the cost International release pacts have been Breaking down the music sales, dustry community here, are the following of creative production The virgin tape negotiated by Polydor's a&r director, Japanese (domestic) music accounted objectives: might cost $5 00 and the creative pro- Peter Horvath Beyond the Mercury deal for 1 1 .442,000 copies while western mu- • Elimination of Ontario provincial duction cost might be as high as in the US, the "Moxy" album is slated sic sold 5,102,000 records. At the same sales tax of seven percent on master $100,000. Others within the industry for release in Australia, Singapore, time, February tape sales brought in tape recordings (Recording is currently favor the retention of the status quo, on Sweden and France on Polydor's affiliat- 3,484.000.000 yen, or 15% more than considered by the province of Ontario as the basis that upward revision of the duty ed labels in those markets, with addi- the previous February and 14% more a service. There is no sales tax on the structure would imperil Canadian press- tional agreements reached in Holland, than the preceding month, January, production of master tapes used for ings based on imported master tapes. Britain. Hong Kong and Germany 1976 record-manufacturing in the province of Ross Reynolds, the president of GRT Phonogram Milano in Italy has picked up Quebec and New York state.) This in- of Canada, revealed in the report that the group's latest single, "Sail On, Sail creases relative cost to Ontario produc- 46 6 million records produced and sold Away." culled from the album, to test out Vancouver, Toronto ers. in Canada in 1974 emanated from 5.000 Italian reaction to the group. • Acceleration of amortization of the different masters and of that 5,000 ap- The group's debut album was re- McCartney Dates Set total investment in the production of proximately 400 had Canadian content corded in California at Sound City, co- TORONTO — Paul McCartney and master tapes and of singles or LPs. There amounting to only eight percent of all produced by the group, with a guest spot Wings will be appearing in two Canadian is a suggestion that the same amortiza- new released records The remaining 92 from Deep Purple'sTommy Bolin cities during the groups first tour of tion formula as is applicable to Canadian percent of the records were produced Former James Gang roadie, Roland North America film production should be applied to the from foreign master sound tapes. Paquin, is managing the group and re- The tour which started in Fort Worth, production of records. In this way, 100 A number of other proposals con- cently signed the group with ATI for Texas, April 8, visits the Pacific National percent of any investment in production tained in the report include: bookings in the U S Music Shoppe In- Exhibition in Vancouver for two nights, could be written off in the first year • Achieve more favorable tax treat- ternational has exclusive rights April 25-26, and Toronto's Maple Leaf booking ment as well as initiate direct involve- concert, 9 to the group in Canada. Gardens for one May ment via a vehicle similar to the Canadian Film Development Corpora- tion The mandate of such a proposed Capitol-EMI Canada Ltd. corporation, which could be contrary to the General Agreement on T rade T ariffs, is still undermined but could be based on Realigns Operation Staff experience with the CFDC and other similar bodies 15 Appointments ‘Designed To Streamline Suggestions tabled by the industry: TORONTO Fifteen executive and appointed director of credit services. • Grants and loans should be restrict- management appointments have been Bob Normand, formerly central region ed to Canadian owned record and pro- WORLD TRADE - Karol Malcuzynski. announced by Arnold Gosewich, presi- distribution manager, appointed director duction companies, under the condition president of Stowarzyszenie Autorow dent of Capitol Records-EMI of Canada of national distribution, customs and traf- that individual company retain all (ZAIKS), and Edward M Cramer, presi- Ltd., which are designed to streamline fic. creative properties, such as lyrics, music dent of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), are operational responsibilities in all depart- Hans Klopfer, formerly manufacturing and others. shown during a recent New York con- ments manager, appointed director of manu- • Grants and loans should be available ference which led, in part, to the signing Executive Appointments facturing Klopfers initial responsibility in advance only to companies featuring of a reciprocal agreement, providing Dave Evans, formerly director of mar- will be to supervise the completion of artists who are Canadian or have resided mutual access to national music re- keting. appointed vice president market- Capitol s new disk pressing plant, ex- in Canada for at least one year pertoires represented by ZAIKS and • Financing participation by govern- ing. pected to become operational in the lat- BMI Brian Josling, formerly general man- ter part of 1976 ment and industry at different stages of By the agreement. ZAIKS will pay for ager. retail, appointed vice president and creative production (lyrics, music, artist, performances of works in the BMI general manager, retail division Capitol AOR Assumes recording, and record pressing, design catalog, receiving in turn royalties for Malcolm Perlman, formerly vice presi- of jacket) could be examined on an in- Beechwood (Canada) public performance of Polish music dent and con oiler, named vice presi- dividual basis published by BMI-affiliated publishers dent finance. Artists & Repertoire • Ensure that educational institutions The agreement is retroactive to January John Apsitis, vmerly director of TORONTO — Beechwood Music of in Canada provide training to students in is similarto into 1 , 1976, and those which operations, named Canada is to be integrated into the artists all aspects of the music industry with -e president manu- BMI has entered with 34 performing facturing and distrib: n. and repertoire division of Capitol particular regard to managers, pro- rights societies around the world lyricists, Glen Lane, form * director of Records-EMI of Canada Limited. ducers, artists, composers, The BMI-ZAIKS agreement follows personnel and administ, n, appointed The announcement made by Ron specialized lawyers, booking agents, lengthy negotiation, during which ZAIKS vice president personnel a: administra- Kramer, vice president and general promotion and public relations experts. officials, including its president, general manager of Beechwood s U S and Cana- (At present there is only one educational tion. manager Witold Kolodziejski, and Paul White, formerly directo ' artists dian operation, stressed that the closure institution in the country that offers a Wlodzimierz Lalak, head of the foreign and repertoire, is appointed vie- 'esi- of Beechwood’s separate office in course in record production.) department, visited BMI headquarters in dent artists and repertoire. Canada is not to be considered a cutback • Federal and provincial governments New York early this year. At the time, John MacLeod, formerly in terms of commitment to Canadian terminate counterfeit and bootleg tape conferences were held with Cramer and counsel, named vice president and lea songwriters duplicating operations, which import and Dr Helmut Guttenberg, vice president, counsel. Kramer said that "Canada has been a illegally manufacture copies of pre- foreign performing rights administration, Appointments ~>at source of talent for the music in- recorded commercial releases. Management BMI Bill Bannon. formerly national promo- •v and Capitol Records has certainly • Revise the statistical base for the in- tional manager, appointed director of a creative force in the develop- Famous, Sound Tracs dustry to provide data more meaningful promotion, artist development and men this talent We feel that the for industry use publicity. syne; created by Capitol and Enter Joint Venture The report is one of 14 prepared by Bob Rowe, formerly national sales Beechwi. od can only enhance our over- NEW YORK — Famous Music the Ministry of Industry and Tourism on manager, appointed director of sales. all operation." Publishing, a division of Gulf & Western the major industrial sectors of the prov- national According to a the ince and is a result of meetings and talks Roly Legault. formerly ad- Capitol spokesman, Industries, Inc , has formed a group of vertising manager, appointed director of Beechwood move into the a&r division is publishing firms as a joint venture with between ministry officials and represen- advertising and creative services. only a temporary move. David Mazma- Sound Tracs Ltd.'s affiliated publishing tatives of the record industry Claude Tors Williamson, formerly accounting nian, staff assistant, is to assume a dual companies of Kingston. Jamaica. Prin- Bennett, the minister of Industry and manab r, appointed director of account- role with the responsibility of seeking cipals are Sid Herman of Famous and Pat Tourism in Ontario, is expected to meet ing. viable publishing acquisitions in con- Cooper. Geoffrey Chung and Keith An- with industry representatives for further

Bob Derry, forr, . !v credit manager. junction with his pfesent a&s duties. derson of Sound T racs Ltd. discussions

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4/17 4/17 " 1 PRESENCE 35 68 HELEN REDDY 4/17 LEDZEPPELIN (Swan Song SS 8416) 24 FOGHAT (Bearsville 6959) 34 S GREATEST HITS (Capitol ST 1 1467) 53 2 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 36 /ILL KEEP US TOGETHER PETER FRAMPTON (A&M SP 3703! 2 THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (A&M 3505) 37 69 WINDSONG JOHN DENVER (RCA APL 1-1 AT THE SPEED OF SOUND 37 CITY LIFE 183; 54 • WINGSfCapitol SW 11525) 5 THEBLACKBYRDS(Fantasy F9490) 42 70 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING KOOL& THE GANG (DeLite DEP2018; 4 THEIR GREATEST HITS 38 CHILDHOOD 79 EAGLES (Asylum 7E-1052) 1 PHOEBE SNOW (Columbia PC 33952; 33 71 RELEASE HENRY GROSS (Lifesong LS 6002; 70 = A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 39 AMIGOS QUEEN (Elektra 7E-1053) 6 SANTANA (Columbia PC 33576', 57 72 SILVER CONVENTION

(Midland Int i BKL 1-1369; 6 FLEETWOOD MAC 40 CHICAGO S GREATEST HITS 89 (Warner Bros- MS 2225; 4 (Columbia PC 33900! 39 73 FULL OF FIRE AL GREEN (Hi SHL 32097', 74 7 SONG OF JOY 41 STRUTTIN MY STUFF CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (A&M SP4570; 8 ELVIN BISHOP (Capricorn CP0165! 47 74 STARCASTLE (Eoic PE 33914; 77 8 DESTROYER 42 HAIR OF THE DOG KISSICasablanca NBLP 7025; 12 NAZARETH (ASM SP 451 1 45 75 SMILE LAURA NYRO (Columbia PC 33912; 69 9 RUN WITH THE PACK 43 SILK DEGREES BAD COMPANY (Swan Song SS 841 5i 3 BOZ SCAGGS (Columbia PC 33920! 49 76 WAKE UP EVERYBODY HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES

10 EARGASM 44 TRYIN TO GET THE FEELING (Phila. Int i PZ 33808) 60 JOHNNIE TAYLOR (Columbia PC 33951 1 1 BARRY M ANILOW (Arista 4060; 40 77 CLASSICAL BARBRA 11 THE DREAM WEAVER 45 YOU CAN T ARGUE WITH A SICK BARBRA STREISAND (Columbia M33452) 73 GARY WRIGHT (Warner Bros 2868; 9 MIND JOE WALSH (ABC ABCD 932) 62 12 STILL 78 SMOKEY S FAMILY ROBINSON CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE SMOKEY ROBINSON (Tamla T6-341 SI 80 YEARS 46 MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION PAUL SIMON (Columbia PC 33540; 10 PARLIAMENT (Casablanca NBLP 7022) 55 79 CAPTURED LIVE JOHNNY WINTER (Blue Sky PZ 33944; 76 13 BRASS CONSTRUCTION 47 ON THE ROAD (UA LA 545G; 16 JESSE COLIN YOUNG (Warner Bros BS 2913; 56 80 KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND (T K 603; 61 14 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS 48 ERIC CARMEN EAGLES (Asylum 7E-1039! 13 (Arista AL 4057; 36 81 SWEET HARMONY MARI A MULDAUR (Reprise MS 2235! 82 15 DESIRE 49 [UNION

BOB DYLAN (Columbia PC 33893; 7 THEO JAYStPhila Int i PZ 33807; 44 82 NATIVE SONS 16 COME ON OVER 50 HN S GREATEST HITS LOGGINS& MESSINA (Columbia PC 33578; 71 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (MCA 2186; 19 (MCA 21281 51 83 MOVIN ON COMMODORES (Motown M6-848S1’, 90 LIVE 51 KINGFISH

ROBIN TROWER (Chrysalis CHR 1089; 21 (Round RXLA 565-G; (Dist U A ; 58 84 AFTERTONES JANIS IAN (Columbia PC 33919) 78 18 1 WANT YOU 52 :E THE MUSIC MARVIN GAYE (Tamla T6-342S1 (Dist ) Motown) 26 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (UA LA 546G) 43 85 LOOK INTO THE FUTURE JOURNEY (Columbia PC 33904) 85 19 RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA 53 KHAN HITS (ABC ABCD 909! 14 (Warner Bros BS 28861 52 86 FROM EVERY STAGE JOAN BAEZ (A&M SP 3704) 83 20 MAIN COURSE BEE GEESIRSO SO 4807; 18 54 87 CHRONICLE ENDINGS CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 21 THE OUTLAWS MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista AL 4067; 41 (Fantasy CCRS) 86 WAYLON JENNINGS. WILLIE NELSON JESSI COLTER &TOMPALL GLASER (RCA APL1 1321 17 55 00 00 CRY TOUGH RHYTHM HERITAGE (ABC ABCD 934) 64 NILS LOFGREN (A&M SP 4573) 99 22 TAKIN IT TO THE STREETS DOOBIE BROTHERS (Warner Bros BS 2899; 29 56 89 GROOVE-A-THON EDDI E KENDRICKS (Tamla T6-343S1 59 ISAAC HAYEStHot Buttered Soul ABCD 925; 84 23 AEROSMITH (Columbia PC32005; 23 57 90 BABY FACE DONNA SUMMER (Oasis OC-5004; WING & A PRAYER FIFE & DRUM CORP 24 ROCK N ROLL LOVE LETTER (Dist Casablanca; 67 (Wing & A Prayer HS 3025) (Dist; Atlantic) 87

BAY CITY ROLLERS (Arista AL 4071 i 25 58 91 HOW DARE YOU 25 STATION TO STATION WILLIE NELSON (Columbia KC 34092; 66 10cc (Mercury SRM 110611 83 DAVID BOWIE (RCA APL 1 1327; 15 59 LADY IN WAITING 92 LET THE MUSIC PLAY 26 DIANA ROSS OUTLAWS (Arista 4070; 72 BARRY WHITE (20th Century T502) 91

(Motown M6-861S1 ) 31 60 M.U. THE BEST OF JETHRO 93 MYSTIC VOYAGE 27 GRATITUDE ROY AYERS UBIQUITY (Polydor 6057) 95 EARTH. WIND & FIRE (Columbia PG 33694; 22 TULL (Chrysalis CHR 1074; 45 94 BEST OF KNIGHT 28 GIMME BACK MY BULLETS THE GLADYS LYNYRD SKYNYRD (MCA 21 70; 20 61 TOYS IN THE ATTIC AND THE PIPS AEROSMITH (Columbia PC 33479; 50 (Buddah BDS 5653) 93 29 HISTORY - AMERICA S GREATEST HITS 62 ELITE HOTEL 95 SUNBURST FINISH AMERICA (Warner Bros BS 2894) 27 EMMYLOU HARRIS (Warner Bros- MS 2236; 48 BE-BOP DELUXE (Capitol ST 11478) 96

30 GIVE USA WINK 63 TED NUGENT 96 BLACK MARKET SWEET (Capitol ST 11496; 30 (Epic PE 33692! 65 WEATHER REPORT (Columbia PC 34099) 1 1 1

31 ALIVE 64 MANTIC WARRIOR 97 BACK TO BACK KISSICasablanca NBLP 7020; 32 RETURN TO FOREVER (Columbia PC 34076; 75 THE BRECKER BROTHERS BAND (Arista AL 4061 102

32 LOOK OUT FOR NUMBER ONE 65 YGSOFLOVE 98 SHOWCASE BROTHERS JOHNSON (A&M 4567; 46 (Dist TEMPTATIONS (Gordy 971 ; Motown) 81 THE 3YLVERS (Capitol ST 11465) 101

33 A TRICK OF THE TAIL 66 E LEPRECHAUN 99 HAVANA DAYDREAMIN’ GENESIS (Atco SD 36129; 38 CHICK COREA (Polydor PD 6062; 68 JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC ABCD 914) 92

34 THOROUGHBRED 67 E SALSOUL ORCHESTRA 100 IF THE SHOE FITS CAROLE KING (Ode SP 77034; 28 (Salsoul SZS 5501 63 PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE (RCA APL 1 1 247) 94

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4/17 101 REFLECTIONS 133 JOHN DENVER S GREATEST HITS 167 RED OCTOPUS 1-0374) mM JERRY GARCIA (Round RX LA 565G/RX 1071 (RCA CPL 129 JEFFERSON ST ARSHIP (Grunt BFL 1 -099) (Dist RCA) 1 44 (DistUA) 97 134 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO 168 CITY OF ANGELS VICKI SUE ROBINSON (RCA APL 1-1256) 147 THE MIRACLES (Tamla 102 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION T6-339S1 ) 152 BETTE MIDLER (Atlantic SD 18155! 98 135 BORN TO DIE 169 RED HEADED STRANGER RAILROAD (Capitol 1 1482) 1 20 103 CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS? GRAND FUNK ST WILLIE NELSON (Columbia KC 33482) 1 59 SUPERTRAMP (ASM 4560) 1 10 136 SOUND OF MUSIC 170 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP 104 ISSUES OF YOUR LIFE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (RCA LSOD 2005) 131 FALLS PAUL ANKA (UA LA 569G! 100 137 THE WETTER THE BETTER FREDDY FENDER (ABC/Dot 2020) 165 105 INSEPARABLE WET WILLIE (Capricorn CP 0166) 149 171 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO S NATALIE COLE (Capitol 11429) 104 138 DREAMBOAT ANNIE NEST HEART (Mushroom MRS 5005) 156 106 KGB SOUNDTRACK (Fantasy F-9500) 175 (MCA 2166) 103 139 JAILBREAK 172 CONCERT IN BLUES THIN LIZZY(Mercury SRM 1-1081) 158 107 PRISONER IN DISGUISE WILLIE HUTCH (Motown M6-854S1 ) 168 LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 7E-1045) 106 140 RECYCLED 173 AURORA NEKTAR (Passport PPS 9811) 151 108 EQUINOX JEAN-LUC PONTY (Atlantic SD 18163) 180 STYX (ASM SP 4559) 108 141 LA. EXPRESS 174 TO BE WITH YOU CARIBOU (PZ 33940) 143 109 OPEN YOUR EYES YOU CAN FLY TONY ORLANDO a DAWN (Elektra 7E-1049) 163 FLORA PURIM (Milestone M 9065) 119 142 WHEN LOVE IS NEW 175 VENUS AND MARS BILLY PAUL (Phila Int i. PZ 33843) 142 110 WHO LOVES YOU WINGS (Capitol SMAS 11419) 177 THE FOUR SEASONS (Warner Bros./Curb BS 2900) 112 143 HEAD ON 176 STORY 111 BLACK BEAR ROAD BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE (Mercury SRM 1 1067) 125 THE FOUR SEASONS (Private Stock PS 7000) 1 66 C W McCall (MGM 5008) 107 144 ROCK OF THE WESTIES 177 COME AS YOU ARE ELTON JOHN (MCA 2163) 130 112 LIVE ASHFORD AND SIMPSON (Warner Bros BS2858) 185 POCO (Epic PE 33336) 113 145 DISCO CONNECTION 178 THE HUNGRY YEARS 113 DANCE YOUR TROUBLES AWAY ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT NEIL SEDAKA (MCA/Rocket PIG 2157) 1 73 ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLSITSOP PZ 33844; 105 (Hot Buttered Soul ABCD 923) 124 179 AMERICAN PASTIME 146 1 1 4 WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK N TROPEA THREE DOG NIGHTtABC D928) —

JOHN TROPEA (Marlin 3300) (Dist: T K ) 146 ROLL 180 SAFETY ZONE

BLACK SABBATH (Warner Bros WBS 2923) 109 147 BACK HOME AGAIN BOBBY WOMACK (United Artists LA 544G) 1 64 JOHN DENVER 1-0548) 115 RAISING HELL (RCA CPL 136 181 BANKRUPT THE FATBACK BAND(Event EV6905) 148 BREAKAWAY DR HOOK (Capitol 1 1397) 176 (Dist Polydor) 122 ART GARFUNKEL (Columbia PC 33700) 1 38 182 HONEY 116 LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN 149 TOUCH THE OHIO PLAYERS (Mercury SRM 1-1038) 1 78 JOHN KLEMMER (ABC ABCD 922) 153 AL DIMEOLA (Columbia PC 34704) 123 183 ENDLESS SUMMER 117 THE WHITE KNIGHT 150 LIFE AND TIMES BEACH BOYS (Capitol ST 11307/ 187 CLEDUS MAGGARD 8 THE CITIZEN S BAND BILLY COBHAM (Atlantic SD 18166) 160 184 PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORIES, (Mercury SRM 1 1072) 1 21 151 TO THE HILT HIS GREATEST HITS 118 LED ZEPPELIN IV GOLDEN EARRING (MCA 2183) 133 JIM CROCE (ABC ABCD 835) 186 (Atlantic SD 7208) 115 152 SIMON & GARFUNKEL S GREATEST 185 STRETCHING OUT IN BOOTSY’S 119 BETWEEN THE LINES HITS RUBBER BNAD JANIS IAN (Columbia PC 33394) 114 (Columbia PC 31 350) 150 BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND (Warner Bros BS 2920) 191 120 2112 153 CATE BROTHERS 186 FEEL THE SPIRIT RUSH (Mercury SRM 1-1079) 139 (Asylum 7E-1050) 154 LEROY HUTSON (CurtomCU 5009) (Dist WB) 184 121 LEE OSKAR 154 GET YOUR WINGS 187 TAPESTRY LEE OSKAR (United Artists U A LA 594-G) 132 AEROSMITH (Columbia PC 32847) 145 CAROLE KING (Ode 77099) (Dist ASM) 190 122 REFLECTIONS OF A GOLDEN 155 PRIMAL SCREAM 188 LIFELINE PABLO CRUISE (ASM SP 4575) 195 DREAM MAYNARD FERGUSON (Columbia PC 33953) 1 72 LONNIE LISTON SMITH 8 THE COSMIC ECHOES 189 THIS IS IT (Flying Dutchman BDLI-1460) 137 156 VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE MELBA MOORE (Buddah 5657) — STEVE HACKETT (Chrysalis CHR 1112) 157 190 STARBRIGHT 123 WISH YOU WERE HERE 157 BAY CITY ROLLERS PINK PAT MARTINO (Warner Bros BS 2920) 194 FLOYD(Columbia PC 33453) 1 17 (Arista AL 4049) 140 191 SEDAKA’ S BACK 124 BREEZIN’ 158 THE WHO BY NUMBERS NEIL SEDAKA (Rocket 463) (Dist: MCA) 1 88 GEORGE BENSON (Warner Bros BS2919) 1 55 141 (MCA 2161 ) 125 MUSIC FROM THE SOUNDTRACK 192 BUCKINGHAM NICKS 159 IT S GOOD TO BE ALIVE (Polydor PD 5058) 193 OF BARRY LYNDON DG ROGERStRCA APL 1-1099) 170 (Warner Bros BS 2903) 126 193 THE ART OF TEA 160 STONE ALONE MICHAEL FRANKS (Warner Bros MS 2230) 126 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON BILL WYMAN (Rolling Stone COC 79103) 1 61 194 AT THE SOUND OF THE BELL PINK FLOYD (Capitol 11163) 127 161 JEALOUSY PAVLOV'S DOG (Columbia PC 33964) 189 127 CONEY ISLAND BABY MAJOR HARRISIAtlanticSD 18160) 162 195 CHESTER & LESTER LOU REED (RCA APL 1-091 116 5) 162 FOREVER LOVERS CHET ATKI NS 8 LES PAUL (RCA APL 1-1167) 197 128 ROCKIN COUNTRY MAC DAVISIColumbia PC 34105) 183 196 ODYSSEY FREDDY FENDER (ABC DOSD 2050) 118 163 FOOLS GOLD CHARLES EARLAND (Mercury SRM 1-1049) 129 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (Morning Sky ML 5500) (Dist Arista) 181 197 CAT STEVENS’ GREATEST HITS (RCA APL 1-1 144) 148 164 CLAUDE BOLLING: SUITE FOR (A8M4519) 192 130 LOCKED IN FLUTE & JAZZ PIANO 198 FEARLESS WISHBONE ASH (Atlantic SD 181 64! 1 35 JP RAMPAL (Columbia M33233) 169 HOYT AXTON ( A8M SP 4571 131 DONNY & MARIE 165 MASQUE 199 EARL SCRUGGS REVUE VOL. II 8 1 DONNY MARIE OSMOND (Polydor PD 6068) 71 KANSAS (Kirshner PZ 33806) (Dist Epic) 1 34 EARL SCRUGGStColumbia PC 34090) 1 32 THE BEST OF CARLY SIMON 166 THE BEST OF URIAH HEEP 200 THE PROMISE (Elektra 7E-1048) 128 (Mercury SRM 1 1070) 167 MICHAEL PINDER (Threshold THS 18) (Dist: London) ALPHABETIZED TOP 200 ALBUMS (BY ARTIST) Aerosmit'n 23.61 1 54 Cole, Natalie 105 Pure Prairie League 100 Sweet 30 America Commodores 29 83 Green, Al 73 Loggins & Messina 82 Purim. Flora 109 Sylvers 98 Anka. Paul 104 Corea. Chick 66 Gross. Henry 71 Lynyrd Skynyrd 28 Queen 5 Taylor, Johnnie 10 Ashford 8 Simpson 177 Creedence Clearwater Hackett. Steve 156 Maggard, Cledus 117 Rampal, J P 164 Temptations 65 Atkins, Chet/Les Paul 195 Revival 87 Hall 8 Oates 129 Manchester. Melissa 54 Reddy Helen 68 lOcc 91 Axton. Hoyt 198 Croce, Jim 184 Harris. Emmylou 62 Mamlow. Barry 44 Reed, Lou 127 Thin Lizzy 139 Ayers. Roy 93 Cruise. Pablo 188 Harris. Major 1 61 Martino, Pat 190 Return To Forever 64 Three Dog Night 179 Bachman-Turner Overdrive 143 Davis. Mac 162 Hayes. Isaac 89,145 McCall. CW Ill Rhythm Heritage ,i 55 T'opea John 146 Bad Company 9 Denver, John 69,133,147 Heart 138 Melvin. Harold/Bluenotes 76 Robinson, Smokey 78 Trower. Robin 17

Baez, . Joan 86 Dimeola, Al , 116 Hutch, Willie 172 Midler. Bette 102 Robinson, Vicki Sue 134 Uriah Heep 166

Bay City Rollers . 24. 1 57 Doobie Bros . ... 22 Hutson. Leroy 186 Miracles 168 Rogers. D J 159 Walsh. Joe 45 Beach Boys 183 Dr Hook 181 Ian, Weather Report 96 Janis 84.1 19 Moore, Melba . 189 Ronstadt. Linda 107 BeBop Deluxe Dylan. 95 Bob . . 15 Jefferson Starship 167 Muldaur. Maria 81 Ross, Diana 26 Wet Willie 137 Bee Gees 20 Eagles 4,14 Jennings/Nelson/ Nazareth 42 Rufus 19 White. Barry 92 Bell, Archie/Drells 113 Earland, Charles 196 Colter/Glaser 21 Nektar 140 Rush 120 Who 158 Benson, George 124 Earth, Wind 8 Fire 27 Jethro Tull 60 Nelson. Willie 58 169 Salsoul Orchestra 67 Wing 8 A Prayer Fife Bishop, Elvin Electric Light 41 Orchestra . 52 John. Elton 50,144 Newton-John, Olivia 16 Santana 8 Drum Corp 90 Blackbyrds 39 37 FatbackBand . 115 Journey 85 Nugent, Ted 63 Scaggs, Boz 43 Wings 3.175 Black Sabbath 114 Fender, Freddy 128.170 Kansas 165 Nyro, Laura 75 Seals 8 Crofts 53 Winter. Johnny 79 Bootsy's Rubber Band 185 Ferguson, Maynard 155 KCSThe Ohio Players 182 Sedaka. Neil 178,191 Wishbone Ash 130 Bowie. David 25 Fleetwood Mac 6 Sunshine Band 80 O'Jays 49 Silver Convention 72 Womack, Bobby 180 Brass Construction 13 Foghat 35 Kendricks, Eddie 56 Orlando. Tony & Dawn 174 Simon. Carly 132 Wright. Gary 11 Brecker Brothers 97 Fool’s Gold ... 163 KGB 106 Oskar. Lee 121 Simon Paul 12 Wyman, Bill 160 Brothers Johnson 32 Four Seasons . 110.176 King, Carole 34.187 Osmond, Donny 8 Marie .... 131 Simon 8 Garfunkel 152 Young, Jesse Colin 47 Buckingham Nicks 192 Frampton, Peter 2 Kingfish 51 Outlaws 59 Smith. Lonnie Buffett, Liston 122 Jimmy 99 Franks. Michael . 193 Kiss 8,31 Parliament . 46 Snow, Phoebe . 38 Captain 8 Tennille. The ... 7,36 Garcia. Jerry . . 101 Klemmer, John 149 Paul. Billy 142 Starcastle 74 Soundtracks Carmen, Eric 48 Garfunkel, Art . . 148 Knight, Gladys 8 The Pips . . . . 94 Pavlov's Dog 194 Stevens. Cat 197 Cate Brothers 153 Gaye, Marvin 18 Barry Lyndon 125 Kool & The Gang 70 Pinder, Michael 200 Streisand Barbra 77 One Flew Over The Chicago 40 Genesis 33 L A Express 141 Pink Floyd 123.126 Styx 108 Cuckoo's Nest 171 Cob ham Billy 1 50 Golden Earring 151 Led 136 Zeppelin 1,118 Poco 112 Summer. Donna 57 Sound Of Music Grand Funk Railroad 135 Lofgren. Nils 88 Ponty Jean-Luc 173 Supertramp 103 cash box international bestsellers

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1 Dama De Azul (Lady In Blue) -Joe Dolan — Music Hall 1 Beautiful Sunday — Daniel Boon — Discomate 2 Jamas — Camilo Sesto — RCA 2 Momen No Handkerchief — Hiromi Oota — CBS-Sony 3 Si Te Agarro Con Otro Te Mato Cacho Castana - Polydor 3 OyogeTayiyakikun — Masato Shimon — Canyon 4 Hoy TengoGanas DeTi - Miguel Gallardo - EMI 4 Haruichiban — Candies — CBS-Sony 5 Dama Del Amanecer - Mario Echeverria - EMI 5 Kimiyo Dakarete Atsukunare — Hideki Saijo — RVC 6 TuTeVas - Carlos Javier Beltran -- Microfon 6 Ai Ni Hashitte — Momoe Yamaguchi — CBS-Sony 7 La Nina Quique Villanueva — RCA 7 Nagoriyuki — Iruka — Panamu/Crown 8 Semaforo Rojo Jose Augusto — EMI 8 Oretachi NoTabi — Masatoshi Nakamura — Columbia 9 Campesino -Georgie Dann — CBS 9 Wakatte Kudasayi — Akira Inaba — Discomate 10 Como Pretendes Que Te Quiera — Los Iracundos - RCA 10 Ai No Shihatsu — Hiroshi Itsuku — Mmoruphone/Tokuma 11 Hermana De Cabellos Dorados America — Music Hall 1 1 Fantasy — Hiromi Iwazaki — Victor 12 Nuestra Esquina De Amor - Marcelo Dupre - Music Hall 12 Kageriyuku Heya — Yumi Arayi — Express/Toshiba 13 TuCuerpo - Roberto Carlos — CBS 13 Onna Tomodachi — Goro Noguchi — Polydor 14 Que Tiene La Otra Eliana Microfon 14 Mitsumeawu Koyi — Carpenters — A&M/Kmg 15 Quizas No Nos Amemos Nunca Mas Asi Maureen McGovern Microfon 15 Biba America Banzayi — Overseas/T eichiku 16 Acariciame Acariciame Binzi — Music Hall 16 Good Bye — Yoosuyi Inouye — For Life 17 Volvere Diego Verdaguer — Music Hall 17 That sThe Way — K C & Sunshine Band — RVC 10 18 Le Profesor De Violin Domenico Modugno - Microfon 18 Otootoyo Yasuko Nayito — Columbia 19 Chau Chau Adios Raul Abramzon — CBS 1 9 Muenzaka — Grape — Elektra/Warner-Pioneer 20 Quiero Morir Por Tu Amor Sabu — Microfon TOP TEN LPs TOP TEN LPs 1 Sannenzaka — Grape Live — Warner-Pioneer

1 Entre Gauchos Y Mariachis Los Cantores del Alba Polydor 2 Negayi — Koosetsu Minami Album 2 — Crown 2 Para Piel De Manzana - Joan Manuel Serrat — RCA 3 OyogeTayiyakikun Canyon 3 Musica Para Amar Selection — CBS 4 Goro & Hiroshi -Toori Sugita Monotachi/Goro Noguchi — Polydor 4 Argentinisima Vol 9 -Selection - Microfon 5 Amigo — Santana — CBS-Sony 5 Amor Libre Camilo Sesto- RCA 6 Sayonara No Suyigara Masatoshi Nakamura — Columbia — 6 EIRitmoDe Katunga - RCA 7 Cobalt Hour Yumi Arayi Toshiba 7 Contata Criolla Luis Landrisvina Philips 8 Hookoo — Keyi Ogura — Polydor 8 Poemas De Amor Y Musica Edgardo Suarez — Cabal 9 Tokowa Nagarete - Kaze Second Album — Crown 9 Roberto Roberto Carlos — CBS Kokoro Ga Kazewo Hiyitahi Hiromi Oota - CBS-Sony 10 Inconfundibles -LosWawanco- EMI

Belgium

Holland 1 Qu est-ce Qui Fait Pleurer Les Blondes Sylvie Vartan RCA 2 Avant De Nous Dire Adieu Jeane Manson CBS 3 Requiem Pour Un Fou Johnny Hallyday Philips 4 Les Oiseaux DeThailande -Carrere 1 Fernando Abba — Polydor Rmgo 5 LivreD Amour Alain Delorme Omega 2 I Love To Love Tina Charles — CBS 3 December 1963 - Four Seasons — Warner Bros 6 Michele - Gerard Lenorman - CBS 4 Saturday Night Bay City Rollers — Negram 7 Toutes Les Histoires D Amour Sont Tristes Francois Valery AZ 5 Save Your Kisses Brotherhood of Men — Pye 8 On N aura Pas Toujours Le Temps Jean-Claude Pascal Deesse 6 Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers — Warner Bros 9 1.. 2. .3. .4. .Fire Penny McLean Jupiter 7 The Alternative Way Anita Meyer — Poker 10 Bonita El Chico - Fomor 8 Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention Papillon 9 In Dulce Jubilo Mike Oldfield — Virgin 10 Love Is The Drug Roxy Music — Island 10 TOP TEN LPs Great Britain 1 Desire Bob Dylan — CBS 2 Windsong John Denver — Inelco 3 Back Home Again - John Denver - Inelco 1 Save Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood Of Man - Pye 4 Diana Ross Bovema 2 You See The Trouble With Me Barry White — 20th Century 5 Amigo -Santana — CBS 3 Love Really Hurts Without You Billy Ocean — GTO 6 Spin Arila 4 Music — John Miles — Decca 7 Once Upon A Time In The West Enmo Morricone — Inelco 5 I Love To Love Tina Charles — CBS 8 Blue For You Status Quo — Phonogram 6 I Wanna Stay With You Gallagher & Lyle — A&M 9 Elite Hotel Emmylou Harris — WEA 7 Yesterday Beatles- Apple 10 A Night At The Opera - Queen — Bovema 8 Falling Apart At The Seems Marmalade Target 9 People Like People Like Me — Gary Glitter - Bell 10 Pinball Wizard Elton John - DJM

11 I mMandyFlyMe 10 cc- Mercury 12 Take It To The Limits Eagles — Asylum 13 You Don t Have To Say You Love Me Guys&Dolls — Magnet Italy 14 Hello Happiness Drifters— Bell 1 5 Concrete & Clay Randy Edelman — 20th Century 16 Fernando Abba — Epic 17 Jungle Rock Hank Mizell — Charley 18 Hey Mr. Music Man Peters & Lee — Philips 1 Sandokan - Oliver Onions — RCA 19 Convoy -CW McCall — MGM 2 Ancora Tu — L. Battisti — Num 1 20 Girls Girls Girls -Sailor — CBS 3 LaTartaruga B Lauzi — Num. 1 4 Fly Robin Fly — Silver Convention — Durium TOP TWENTY LPs 5 S.O.S. -Abba — RCA 6 ComePioveva Beans — CBS 1 Blue For You — Status Quo — Vertigo 7 Tu Ca Nun Chiagne — Giardino dei Semplici — CBS 2 Their Greatest Hits — Eagles — Asylum 8 Come Due Bambini - Bottega del'Arte — EMI 3 A Trick Of TheTail — Genesis — Charisma 9 Un Angelo — Santo California — YEP 4 The Very Best Of Slim Whitman U A Gli Occhi Di Tua Madre — S Giacobbe — CBS 5 Carnival — Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains — EMI 6 How Dare You — 10 cc — Mercury TOP TEN LPs 7 Desire Bob Dylan — CBS 8 Breakaway — Gallagher & Lyle — A&M 1 La Batteria E II Contrabbasso L Battisti — 1 Num 9 Run With The Pack — Bad Company — Island - Oliver — 2 Sandokan Onions RCA 10 The Best Of Helen Reddy Capitol 3 Wish You Were Here — Pink Floyd EMI 11 Diana Ross — Tamla/Motown Lilly - — It 4 A Venditti 12 The Four Seasons Story Private Stock — Mina — 5 Mina Canta Lucio PDU 13 The Best Of Roy Orbison Arcade — F — 6 XXI Raccolta Papetti Durium 14 The Best Of John Denver RCA 7 Rimmel - F Gregori — De RCA 15 A Night At The Opera -Queen — EMI The Tail - — 8 A Trick Of Genesis Phonogram 16 The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips Buddah 9 Let The Music Play Barry White — Philips 17 Rebel - John Miles — Decca 10 Come Taste The Band Deep Purple — EMI 1 8 Elite Hotel — Emmylou Harris — Reprise 19 Nobody's Fool - Slade — Polydor 20 Station To Station David Bowie — RCA

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