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"Livin'forZs458- the Weekend"is the blistering new O'Jays single with"monster"written all over it.It's the follow-up single to their million-seller,"I Love Music;'and it's from their platinum plus ,"Family Reunion'."`Livin'for the Weekend"is hot off the presses, and it's already hitbound on Top 40 stations all over. The OJays Family Reunion /Love Music/Leviincluding:ForThe And Weekend She's OnlyOn/ Unity/youWoman/Stairway Me To Heaven

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3/13 3/6 3/13 3/6 3/13 3/6 ALL BY MYSELF 34 SQUEEZE BOX STRANGE MUSIC Eric Carmen (Arista AS 0165) 2 3 The Who (MCA 40475) 17 11 Electric Light Orchestra 1 UA XW770-Y' 77 - 2 DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT 35 I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (IN 67 UNION MAN A NIGHT) THE GUN OF ROBERT FORD (Asylum E45294 -A: 70 78 Seasohs (Warner Bros./Curb WBS 8168) 8 14 Elton John (MCA 4050 18 22 68 BANAPPLE GAS 3 DREAM WEAVER 36 YOU SEXY THING ' Cat Stevens (A&M 1785) 50 52 Gary Wright (Warner Bros. WBS 8167) 7 8 Hot Chocolate (Big Tree BT 16047) 29 17 69 IF ONLY YOU BELIEVE 4 LONELY NIGHT (ANGEL 37 VENUS (JESUS FOR TONIGHT) FACE) Frankie Avalon (DeLite 1578) 39 44 Michel Polnareff (Atl ntic 3314) 73 84 Captain & Tennille (A&M 1782-S) 6 7 38 EVIL WOMAN 70 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO 5 LOVE Electric Light Orchestra (UA XW 729-Y) 28 13 MACHINE DO Neil Sedaka (Rocket PIG 40500) 66 33 Miracles (Tamla 54262) 1 2 39': YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD 6 THEME FROM S.W.A.T. 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Simon, Capt. & Tennille, Ian, Sondheim Gramm y Winners NEW YORK - "Send In The Clowns," a and "Still Crazy After All These Years" year, Neil Sedaka's "Love Will Keep Us cal performance. Stephen Sondheim song some five with the Columbia artist winning another Together." Two major artists were conspicuous by years old from the musical "A Little Night Grammy for best pop male performance The event was a success for both absence in the Grammy parade - Music." was named song of the year at with the title song from the album. Natalie Cole and Janis Ian. Capitol's Ms. Aretha Franklin and . Paul the 18th annual Grammy awards on Simon's awards underlined the strong Cole was tabbed best new artist and Simon in his acceptance speech publicly Saturday, Feburary 28. showing that Columbia label made in the earned a second award for best female thanked Stevie Wonder "for not having Reason for the nomination was the event, garnering some 13 Grammys, 30 r&b performance. "This Will Be." Ms. Ian an album out this year." current recording of the song by Judy percent of the total. won her first Grammy for best pop Results of the 18th Annual Grammy Collins on Elektra. A&M Records artists Captain and Ten- female performance - "At 17" and Awards held in Hollywood follow: Album of the year went to Paul Simon nille walked away with the record of the another for best engineered non -classi- continued on pg 43 WB Demonstrates R&B Credentials Fire Destroys One Stop In Chicago With California Soul Concerts In N.Y. by Gary Cohen LOS ANGELES - According to Bob by David Budge and their combined effort demonstrated Regehr, vice-president of artist develop- the spirit with which the label pursued CHICAGO -A fire of suspicious origin, ment at Warner Brothers Records. the Regehr emphasized the success of this project. "Bob Herron who works in believed to be the work of arsonists, four night series of California Soul con- Jarreau: "I think New York is ready for our accounting department, actually completely destroyed the offices and certs that took place at the Beacon him -- perhaps a little more ready than took his vacation so he could help us out. warehouse of Sound Unlimited, a major Theater in New York (Feb. 26-29) went a the west coast. He got a standing ovation He directed our auto pool and drove the one-stop operation in Skokie, at 7:30 long way towards establishing the total and when that audience hears his shuttle bus between the Waldorf and the p.m. on March 2. One person, uniden-

credibility of the label's ever increasing second LP (due for release in May) I Beacon." Regehr noted. "We worked tified at presstime. was killed in the blast r&b thrust. "When you're working with think we'll establish him as a major artist. literally around the clock," he continued, and fire, although it was believed he was fourteen acts you've never worked with If he doesn't make it. there is no justice." "and we had artist interviews scheduled neither an employee nor customer of before, every night is opening night," Extra Support from nine in the morning to six at night. Sound Unlimited.

Regehr told Cash Box. "We really went In support of the festival of concerts. The only time I left the hotel was for the The fire took place in a building Sound into the lion's den and came out suc- Warners distributed a free sampler to shows themselves. There were a million Unlimited purchased from MCA. when cessfully." each paying customer at the Beacon. In details - a crisis a minute. but great MCA closed their Chicago branch, Establish Credentials addition, special t-shirts were sent to key satisfaction in working them all out. At opened a sales office instead and began The California Soul concert series (see retail and radio people with the same art one of our craziest moments, Henry Kiss- shipping merchandise out of their talent on stage) was planned last No- that appeared on the sampler and a inger and his entourage moved into the Pinckneyville, Ill. plant. Initial news re- vember to establish Warner's r&b poster designed to commemorate the Waldorf and everywhere you looked ports on television and radio in Chicago 'credentials' in the east. The artists who event. "Now when we bring our r&b there were CIA, FBI, Secret Service and had indicated it was the MCA warehouse appeared at the Beacon were: First product to a station, they're going to re- NYPD. In some cases we were pushed that had been destroyed. Choice, Ashford & Simpson, George member us a little better," Regehr re- out of elevators. That was all we Plans To Resume Benson, Staple Singers, Leroy Hutson, marked. needed." Regehr laughed. Sound Unlimited plans to resume Graham Central Station, Al Jarreau, Im- The Warners team, consisting of Growth Essential operations out of a part of the CBS Rec- pressions, Dionne Warwick, Miroslav Regehr, Carl Scott, Benita Brazier, Anne Regehr contends that a strong pop ords warehouse building, some five Vitous, . Pat Martino, Marie Micklow and Jo Bergman. was label, even a large successful one such blocks away from Sound Unlimited's pre - David 'Fathead' Newman and Alice bolstered by key west coast personnel continued on pg. 53 continued on pg. 53 Coltrane. Regehr analyzed the purpose of the four nights saying, "We've been a very successful pop label and we really didn't get into r&b till we signed the Curtom de- al (with Curtis Mayfield). The Mayfield deal was the first step and we've signed several prestigious acts since. There was a certain amount of skepticism about the depth of our commitment. People said,

'Will they stay in it?' I think we proved that our commitment is very strong. We more or less said. "here we are." Logistics The logistics of the series, according to Regehr. were even more complex than the European tour which he ar- ranged last year for several Warner acts. "I spent two weeks in New York getting everything together," Regehr said. Half of the time, we worked out of our New York office and on Monday (23) we set up command headquarters at the Waldorf. We needed the space. We had our own phone lines installed - it was sort of like campaign '76" The major thrust of this campaign was to gain important r&b credibility in the strongest black market in the U.S. and Regehr was pleased with the results: "This show proved that we've got good r&b credentials. We've built a good r&b promotion staff which Tom Draper is in charge of and our immediate goal is to build a fine r&b a&r staff to go with it. We've always had an excellent pop a&r staff and we intend to compliment it in r&b. The California Soul experience makes me feel good. It was a lot of hard work, but it paid off handsomely for us and I'm looking forward to seeing the re- gional sales breakdowns on the artists WEST MEETS EAST, THE ORANGE Larry Graham of Graham Central Station bottom left - Curtom artists The Im- who performed. I think all of them will COMES TO THE APPLE - Warner following the group's performance at the pressions sing some of their tunes to stu- show a healthy increase, but I'm really Brothers Records recently held a series Beacon Theatre; upper right -A get- dents at LaGuardia Community College looking for Ashford & Simpson to finally of concerts in New York entitled together thrown by Warner Bros. exec. as part of the California Soul shows - bust wide open. I also feel that Al Jar- "California Soul," featuring the label's Tom Draper (far left) was attended by (I the group also performed at the Beacon reau, The First Choice and David San- soul and roster. Above, in the upper to r) WB artists Valerie Simpson. Lamont Theatre; lower right - Warners artists born will break big as a result of their left - Warner Bros. chairman of the Dozier. Nick Ashford and promo men Ed- Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson sing New York exposure." board Mo Ostin pays a visit backstage to die Pugh and Ron Ellison, among others: out at the Beacon.

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www.americanradiohistory.com cash box, -'news AGAC Sings `Play Fair' To Copyright Legislators FRONT COVER I WASHINGTON. D.C. - The record and by Rebecca Moore the jukebox royalty," said Drake. "We're jukebox industries were the targets of asking for a floor for the poor songwri- songwriter lobbying for copyright re- ties), and also jukebox. payment." ters to negotiate up from." vision in Congress last week. President of AGAC. and author of "It "Jukeboxes should pay their fair share "We live under a ceiling of two cents Was A Very Good Year," Ervin Drake in the economy," Drake concluded, and no more... said "music writers want to hold their before reading Meredith Willson's "What need is a two and a heads up like the rest of the American specially -composed copyright song half cent floor." citizenry." The life -plus -fifty extension of "Play Fair." The songwriters loudly ap- So went the refrain, by songwriter the term of copyright was a step in that plauded as Willson's song ended: Meredith Willson, that members of the direction, Drake added. "We're for the "The American Guild of Authors and American Guild of Authors and Com- free enterprise system and have a stake Composers was born to protect our posers (AGAC) and the Nashville in it." share. Songwriters Association (NSA) brought The key concern of the songwriters. "Mr. Record Maker, please "PLAY to Congress. Representatives of the however. was the mechanical royalty and FAIR!" 3,000 -member AGAC. and the 1,000 - member NSA. an organization for coun- FTC Would Disallow Sound -Alike try and western songwriters, descended on Washington to push for more royal- Look -Alike Disk, Tape Packaging The success that Pure Prairie League ties. today is the result of more than enjoys The copyright bill, passed 97-0 two WASHINGTON. D.C. The Federal original artist. just hit records. It is also because the - weeks ago in the Senate, is currently in Trade Commission has unanimously ac- The complaint and consent order will group refused to read its own obituary. mark-up in the House Subcommittee on cepted an agreement containing a con- remain on the public record from March falling for months in After apart several Courts. Civil Liberties and the Ad- sent order prohibiting Sound Alike 3 -May 4, 1976. The FTC may withdraw PPL regrouped, 1972, and in spite of the ministration of Justice. Music Corporation of Los Angeles. from its acceptance of the agreement after fact that they had stopped recording, Composers from Nashville serenaded misrepresenting that tapes of his own re- further consideration. Comments from they embarked on an extraordinary con- their at a reception held by their cordings have been recorded by the the public are invited during the next two cert tour which lasted over two years. concern new representative in Congress, Clifford original artists. The consent order pro- months. Booking themselves and playing any Allen. The audience of con- vides that in the future, all tapes re- date they could get, Pure Prairie League packed gressional representatives and staff en- corded by a person other than the attracted an audience and fans who joyed the of Don Wayne. Eddy original artist. disclose conspicuously on Cohen Named CB could truly be termed "fanatic." Raven, Ron Petersen and others. the label. "This is not an original artist re- Through the touring and the fans, their cording." The consent order also re- East Coast Ed. single, "Amie," became a top 10 hit in Seeking Attention quires that the firm stop using any label. NEW YORK - George Albert, president 1974. "Amie" spread Pure Prairie "We want to zero in attention on package. catalog or any form of ad- and publisher of Cash Box, has named League across the country, breaking copyright." said Wayne, writer of "Coun- vertisement or promotion material that Gary Cohen east coast editor of CB. them out of the huge regional success in try Bumpkin" and "Saginaw, Michigan." carries any likeness of the original artist. Cohen joined the publication in Decem- the south and midwest to national atten- "The Senate -passed bill is better by far or any illustration similar to that on the ber 1975 as a member of the editorial tion. than current law, but we'd like to see a or tape label, or implies that staff before being promoted to his pre- In addition to the clamor which their 21/2 cent minimum (in mechanical royal - the tape has been recorded by the sent position. fans mounted, RCA's field force amply augmented the demand by continually asking the home office to re-sign the MCA Earnings And Sales Set Records In 1975 group. UNIVERSAL CITY. CALIF. - Despite a But sales for MCA Records were up $811,484,000 from $663,173,000 in Demand built upon demand as RCA 24% decline in income in the fourth 8.9% for the year, from $126,687,000 to 1974, a 22% increase. sold close to a 100,000 Pure Prairie quarter of more than $31/2 million, the $137.921.000 in 1975. MCA board chairman Lew Wasserman. League records, when, for all intents and MCA Records division of MCA Inc. Overall, MCA Inc. reported the highest commenting on the results, said "four purposes, there was no group. showed a 3.2% increase in operating in- annual revenues and income in its his- divisions of the company reported their Then, after an exhaustive search, one come for the year 1975. Income rose tory. Net income was $95,513,000 for historically highest revenues and earn- that saw RCA's home office people flying from $38.953.000 in 1974 to the year, 61% higher than last year's ings; theatrical. motion pictures. records all over the south and midwest, PPL was $40.193.000 in 1975. Sales for the fourth $59,230.000. Earnings per share were and music publishing. Spencer Gifts and found, and reunited with RCA. Accord- quarter were down 3.2%. from $11.01, up 60% from $6.87 for the pre- recreation services." ing to Pure Prairie Leaguer Mike Reilly: $40,283,000 to $39,009,000 in 1975. vious year. And revenues rose to "We never felt we were not on RCA. In the time that we toured without a con- MCA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES tract, we still had ourselves introduced FINANCIAL SUMMARY as 'RCA recording artists.' We believed in ourselves and knew we'd be working ($ in thousands) again with RCA." * Restated for Putnam Year Ended Three Months Ended Reilly, Billy Hinds, Michael Connor, December 31 December 31 John David Call, Larry Goshorn and George Ed Powell compose Pure Prairie Revenues 1975 1974* Change 1975 1974* Change League. Filmed entertainment Their fourth album for RCA, "If The Television $189.616 $158,505 + 19.6% $ 71,512 $ 54.621 + 30.9% Shoe Fits", and the recently released Theatrical 289.131 205,087 + 41 0 61.108 46.220 + 32.2 single from it "Sun Shone Lightly" have Related activities both picked up excellent airplay and Studio tour and sales for the group and have yet to hit Amphitheatre 19.315 14,114 + 36.8 3,295 1,959 + 68.2 continued on pg. 53 Other 11,807 9,781 + 20.7 3,206 2,755 + 16.4 509.869 387,487 + 31.6 139,121 105,555 + 31.8 INDEX Records and music publishing 137,921 126,687 + 8.9 39,009 40,283 3.2 Album Chart 1-200 57 - Retail and mail order 105,488 94,861 + 11.2 45,694 41,014 + 11.4 Album Reviews 18 Other operations 58.206 54,138 + 7.5 12.038 9.900 + 21.6 Behind The Counter 29 $811,484 $663,173 + 22.4% $235.862 $196,752 + 19.9% Coin Machine News 48 Operating income Section 36 Filmed entertainment $124.022 $ 68,021 + 82.3% $ 26,056 $ 16,936 + 53.8% Country Top 100 Singles 38 Records and music publishing 40,193 38.953 + 3.2 11,477 15,120 - 24.1 Country Top 50 LPs 37 Retail and mail order 10,972 5.770 + 90.2 8.964 4,864 + 84.3 FM Analysis 24 Other operations 8,397 7,912 + 6.1 1,931 (357) N/A For The Record 42 183,584 120,656 + 52.2 48,428 36.563 + 32.5 Intl Section 54 Not allocated to divisions 7.6 Looking Ahead 23 Corporate general administration 10,870 9.190 + 18.3 3,862 3,589 + (11) 1,441 N/A New Additions To Playlist 26 Interest expense 1,444 9,410 84.7 (3,243) + 40.8 (1.705) (346) +392.8 Radio Active Chart 23 Interest income (2,304) 4,684 54.2 Radio-TV Report 22 9,071 16,296 - 44.3 2,146 - R&B Top 100 Singles 45 Income before taxes 174.513 104,360 + 67.2 46,282 31.879 + 45.2 R&B Top 50 LPs 37 Income tares 79,000 45,130 + 75.0 22,231 14,532 + 53.0 Singles Chart Top 100 4 Singles Reviews 27 Net income $ 95.513 $ 59,230 + 61.3% $ 24,051 $ 17,347 + 38.6% Talent On Stage 32 Earnings per share $11.01 $6.87 + 60.3% $2.77 $2.00 + 38.5% Vital Statistics 23 Average shares outstanding 8.672.196 8,617,822 + .6% 8,681,300 8,654.2.24 + .3%

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To The Editor cle on industry statistics demonstrates a I must take issue with your by-lined Letters To The Editor total lack of that responsibility, showing story in the February 28, 1976 issue of an unwarranted attempt to undermine a Cash Box headlined "How Large Is The by -year basis, even though they are stat- $2.2 billion myth. vital service of both NARM and RIAA to Recording Industry? New Figures In- ed in terms of list price, are nevertheless And Mr. Brief is similarly correct in its member companies, to the industry dicate A $2.2 Billion Myth." an accurate reflection of industry sales noting, as we did in our original article, and to the business community. It is known and accepted that if one trends. that the Price, Waterhouse figures in- Very truly yours, starts out with an erroneous premise he In addition, starting with 1973, we clude publishing, manufacturing and dis- can proceed with complete logic and still began releasing unit sales figures to give tribution, as part of a company's overall 7.) arrive at an erroneous conclusion. In those in and outside of the industry a record division. But aren't music your case, you looked at an orange and more accurate picture of domestic sales publishing and manufacturing just as an apple, decided that one was orange of recordings. much a part of the total record business

and the other red, and it bothered you. I cite these facts to underline that the picture as are phonograph records Jules Malamud You apparently concluded that, because data which RIAA compiles and releases themselves? If so, a case can be made of their dissimilarity, either the orange or is not frivolous, is not mythical and is not for including them in total record in- Executive Director. NARM the apple was unreal. designed to mislead or deliberately to in- dustry sales, which would lead to a still We discussed on the phone on three flate or understate the industry's volume. different "official record industry figure." Editor's Note: As we indicated in our arti- or four occasions the fact that the figures To the best of our knowledge, our cle, an 85% response to a questionnaire compiled and released by Price, Water- figures are a true reflection of the in- To The Editor is good. But when you can't determine house as part of its 1975 "Survey of dustry's domestic record and tape sales. which 15% (40-50 members of NARM) I was extremely distressed to read the Financial Reporting and Accounting Were the did not return their questionnaires, it the situation otherwise, com- misleading article on industry statistics in cer- Developments in the Entertainment In- figures tainly is possible for the panies that contribute their sales the Cash Box issue of Feb. 28, 1976. The questionnaires were at variance with the U.S. 5 10 largest dustry" in order to get the composite results inference that the figures issued by of or of the merchandisers to figures phonograph records sales on and would be the first victims of delusion. NARM of its own members' operations be missing. But we took no issue with the pre-recorded tapes issued annually by In therefore, the fact that NARM study in our article: we only men- summation, were inaccurate and incomplete is a total RIAA. our figures differ from those of the Price. distortion of fact. tioned it in passing. The fact is that You will recall that in our initial con- not mean that NARM does not have informa- Waterhouse study does There is no professional research or- accurate versation on this matter. I suggested that us is necessarily wrong and that tion or indicating how large one of ganization which can get an 85% reply to statistics the you go back to Price, Waterhouse to is a myth. We could record business is. one set of figures a mailed questionnaire, as NARM does ascertain the basis for the underlying both be right. It merely is a matter of when polling its regular membership. figures they whether they measur- published, what it was that each of us was Their cooperation is fantastic. It is merely included U.S. record and tape ing. virtually impossible for the figures of 5 or RCA Int'1. sales as ours did, or whether they also Forms 10 of the largest merchandisers to be encompassed other areas of activity on Sincerely, missing, and for NARM "to be unaware the part of the companies that were in- Services Group of it." as your reporter writes. He says, in report. you NEW YORK -A new International Cre- cluded the Apparently did "they don't know whom they've missed." that and ascertained that the Price. ative Services Group has been formed It would be difficult for anyone with even Waterhouse report covered such addi- by RCA Records. aimed at broadening a cursory knowledge of the record in- tional operations as music publishing, Henry Brief the growth of overseas operations. Stan dustry to "miss" the 5 to 10 largest manufacturing, distribution, retailing Executive Director, Levine has been named manager of the merchandisers. Probably not even your new organization. and, although you did not mention this in reporter. your story. it probably also included The group will consist of six persons. Editor's Note: We applaud Mr. Brief, for He should at least familiarize himself sales of recordings abroad. None of whose duties will include "promoting recognizing RIAA's figures "are inflated with the actual NARM study, so that those activities is included in the artists and product abroad, above the actual retail selling prices but when he indicates he is quoting from it. statistics issued by RIAA. But you ap- we have found no suitable alternative." he is in fact doing that. Case in point: the parently deduced that either our figures One alternative might be to use the NARM survey categories for gross dollar or theirs must be wrong. manufacturer's selling price, more com- volume run from "under $1 million" to You futhermore took issue with the monly known as the wholesale or dis- "over $40 million," not the $5 to $50 fact that our statistics are stated in terms tributor prices, instead of the list price. If million the reporter quotes. of list price value, noting that "RIAA that were the case, total domestic record Just as the industry trade associations reflects industry sales at an unrealistic industry sales would be closer to $800 have a responsibility to their industry, so list price level, presumably to make the million and not $2.2 billion. Hence. the does the music business press. Your arti- number larger than it should be." Bull. RIAA sales figures have been stated in terms of list price value since the incep- tion of its statistical program shortly after RIAA was organized in 1952, a time when list price still meant something. As discounting became increasingly pre- valent in this country, it became pro- gressively difficult to chart the actual re- Levine tail value of sales. As you know, dis- counts vary from market to market, from and guiding career opportunities for store to store, from item to item and from foreign artists in the U.S.." according to day to day. We recognize that our figures Robert Summer, division vice president are inflated above the actual retail sell- for RCA International. ing prices but we have found no suitable The staff. organized by Levine, in- alternative. Moreover, we believe that cludes Janice L. Daidone. administrator the comparative data we issue on a year - for international releases; Ileana Ordon- ez. administrator for Latin America. who will specialize in Latin product; Sabine von Rogalla, administrator for Europe. who has coordinated international THIS WEEK artists' tours; yet -to -be -named ad- ministrator for the Far East capable of bi- lingual functioning; and Sharyn Waters. IEEE coordinator of group activities. The International Creative Services Group will set up itineraries. create and ARTERREYML provide sales and promotional materials to promote international tours. and lay 1Judt katgelwggete B.T.O. ON ICE - Phonogram, Inc./Mercury Records recently hosted a gala event in the groundwork for tours by working THE 20 GREATEST HITS New York in honor of Bachman -Turner Overdrive. Over 300 guests ate, drank, and closely with artists and management. skated (more or less) at the "BTO Ice Follies" held at the Rockefeller Center ice skat- Stan Levine joined RCA Records as ing rink and Promenade Cafes. Shown above are: upper left - Irwin H. 'Steinberg, senior advertising copywriter in 1971. Billboard president of Polygram Record Group (Inc. Phonogram/Mercury) with Fred Turner, and was promoted to manager of Robbie Bachman and Blair Thornton of BTO; upper right - Bruce Allen, BTO's creative advertising a year later. He has Cashbox manager; Blair Thornton; Charles Fach, executive vp and general manager of Phono- been a senior writer at Columbia Rec- gram/Mercury; and Robbie Bachman; lower left - Jules Abramson, senior vp of ords. winning an "Andy" for a marketing for Phonogram/Mercury; Randy Bachman; Blair Thornton; Bruce Allen; Masterworks campaign he created. He 97 Record World and (center) Robbie Bachman; and lower right - The presentation of a telegram from has written and produced NET shows. prime minister Trudeau of Canada thanking BTO for their contributions to the Cana- been a staff writer for the Journal Fantasy CCR-2 dian music industry, presented by John Blackwood, acting consulate general. Cana- American and Argosy, and served in the dian consulate. Shown are (Ito r): Randy Bachman, Blair Thornton, Robbie Bachman, NBC press departmént. He is leader of John Blackwood. Fred Turner and Bruce Allen. the Original Traditional Jazz Band.

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Coury Plans Thomas Guy Cornyn Il: Still In Doubt L Executives On The Move tr 12 Welcome To Our World LOS ANGELES - In a release issued by Motown Restructures National Sales Staff - Mike Lushka, Motown Records vp, sales LOS ANGELES Stan Cornyn, Warner former vice president, last week outlined a "strategic national restructuring" of the label's sales staff, encom Bros. Records senior vice president, Al Coury, it was revealed that the eigh- passing nine different positions. became the father of an 8 lb., 101/2 oz. teen -year record veteran was still in the Miller London Jr., formerly national singles sales manager, has been promoted to son last Saturday, Feb. 28, at 10:55 p.m. process of negotiating a deal with Robert national sales manager, additionally retaining his former title and functions. London, Cornyn's wife, Theodora, assisted. Stigwood. The release stated: "At the a seven year Motown veteran, will work directly with Lushka in all areas of sales "It was an uncomplicated delivery, ac- same time, he (Coury) continues to talk coordination. tually," stated Cornyn. "I had prepared with other people" and closed with myself with the natural childbirth classes "Coury has made no final decision with in the LaMaze method and was able to respect to his professional future. That endure the pain, other than a spell of decision is subject to his attorneys de- slight nausea, quite easily." The Warners veloping the deal that most closely re- executive named his son Thomas Guy lates to Coury's personal objectives in Cornyn II, for his father. the music industry." "I would," continued Cornyn, "like to The release did not specify what acknowledge the cooperation in this 'personal objectives' were in question, .4 birth of Mrs. Cornyn, without whom this but Coury will probably announce the re- London Pfordresher Livert Bates might not have been possible." sults of his negotiations soon. The re- Steve Jack, most recently Motown's southern regional sales manager, was promot- The new father is reported to be rest- lease was issued to refute a previously ed to national album and tape sales manager, working out of Motown's west coast ing peacefully at home in Sherman Oaks. published story which stated that Coury headquarters. Informed medical sources indicated "... has reached tentative agreement to Charlie Salah has assumed the newly -created position of national accounts Cornyn's recuperation should be a full become president of Robert Stigwood's manager, keeping in communication with Motown's rack and retailers. Formerly the one, though Cornyn himself will not be RSO Records." label's midwest sales manager, Salah will be headquartered in Motown's Detroit of- rushing it. ("At my age, these things just fices. take a little longer," he said.) It's expect- Buddah Into Motown veteran Dan Chasky will assume increased marketing responsibilities ed it will take Cornyn's figure several while maintaining his position as east coast sales manager. months to return to normal. Distrib. Deal Lushka simultaneously announced four new additions to Motown's regional sales W/Pi Kappa staff. These appointments include: Wilson Lindsey, midwest sales manager; Phil Trujillo Signs Verolla, southern sales manager; Steve Ales, west coast sales manager; and Tony With Private Stock NEW YORK -A distribution agreement Przano, southeast sales manager. has been signed between the Buddah NEW YORK - Marc Allen Trujillo has Group and the Jersey City -based r&b National Promotion Post For 20th's Pfordresher - Bill Pfordresher has been named signed a long-term, exclusive and world- label, Pi Kappa Records. to the post of national promotion director for 20th Century Records. Pfordresher wide recording contract with Private in The label was founded two years ago joined 20th March of 1974 as a promotion staffer. Prior to assuming his new duties, Stock Records. The label is rush - and artists include Jimmy Briscoe and he served the firm as assistant national promotion manager. releasing his debut record. "Hollywood." the Little Beavers, Calendar, Super Dis- Livert New Pickwick Sales Manager - Paul Livert has been named sales manager for produced by Jerry Love and Michael co Band. and LaRosa Grier. Pickwick International's economy -priced and children's record lines. Livert joined Zager. Trujillo. a full blooded Mexican. First releases include a single by Pickwick as director of special products last June, after holding a similar position at has appeared in such N.Y. clubs as Reno Briscoe at the end of this month and London Records for the past ten years. His background includes sales, marketing, Sweeney. The Grand Finale and Trude from Calendar and the Super Dis- Heller's. co Band in April. The agreement was signed by Art Kirshner Radio Spots Kass. Buddah Group president, and Paul Kyser, Pi Kappa's owner. For Daily Broadcast NEW YORK - "Don Kirshner's Enter- La Seine Signs With tainment World," a 60 second radio re- port on music and entertainment, daily. Ariola America will be distributed by Keystone Broad- LOS ANGELES - La Seine, a new Otey Stollman Barter Rooks casting System from April 5. group managed by the Overland Direc- a&r and promotion in the classical, pop and economy areas. He has also been a The program, featuring Kirshner, will tion Co., Inc., has been signed by Ariola manager. agent and musician. be nationally and locally sponsored and is aimed at the 18-34 year old market. America Records to an exclusive con- RCA Adds Bates And Otey To R&B Staff RCA Records has named Wendell Bates - Concentration will be on music news. tract. and Ray Otey to its r&b staff. Bates will serve as a&r producer, coming to RCA from The four member group is currently London Records, where he was national r&b promotion director. Previously he was Arista Scores 3rd working in the recording studio on their west coast promotion manager for Polydor/MGM, coming from Sussex as national first album release, which is tentatively promotion manager. Before that he was east coast promotion manager for Capitol #1 In Eleven Weeks titled "La Seine." Records, rising from regional promotion director for the Midwest. LOS ANGELES - For the third time in Group members are: Thomas Charles Ms. Otey, who will assist Bates, was west coast r&b promotion and publicity director eleven weeks. Arista Records has the #1 Seufert. the principal writer, vocalist and for MGM. pop single of the week. Eric Carmen's founder of La Seine; keyboardman Named Midland Promo Harry has been named national "All By Myself," which is #1 this week Steven Eric Hague; Donald Cornell Spero Coordinator - Spero promotion coordinator for Midland International Records. Spero, who has performed follows Barry Manilow's "I Write The Whaley Jr. on bass and keyboards; and various duties for Midland since its was formed, will supervise indepen- Songs" (1/3) and the Bay City Rollers' Tristan Imboden on drums. dent promotion men, and coordinate the field activities of promotion director Chuck "Saturday Night" (12/27/75) as chart Dembrak. toppers for Arista. CBS International Names Stollman And Barter - Norman Stollman has been appoint- ed senior director of CBS Records, U.K., relocating to the company's offices in Lon- Burton Cummings don. Stollman, who has been with the division since 1973, has been vice president of Inks Columbia Pact, business affairs, headquartering in New York. He previously served in the CBS law LOS ANGELES Columbia Records department and with Columbia Records in the U.S. - has announced the signing of former Stollman will supervise business affairs, April Music, U.K., and the March Artists leader of the now disbanded Guess Who, Agency. Burton Cummings, to an exclusive re- Christie Barter has been named to the newly created position of director of press contract. His debut LP is and public information for CBS Records International. Barter joins CRI in New York cording scheduled for release in August. with a from the American Broadcasting Companies' Los Angeles office where he was direc- major tour planned for September. tor of communications for ABC Records, and subsequently west coast public rela- Dylan's `Desire' Goes Platinum NEW YORK - Columbia's first platinum album of the year - under the new RIAA standards - is Bob Dylan's "Desire" album. Platinum awards are given for sales in excess of one million units.

Paige Sellers Newman Kragen Bowie Gold No. 5 tions director for ABC Leisure Activities. He has held positions with Musical America NEW YORK - "Station To Station" and Cue Magazine and was contributing editor to Stereo Revue Magazine. He later becomes David Bowie's fifth RIAA- became eastern publicity manager for Capitol Records, rising to director of press and certified gold album. U.S. dates for the public relations. He also has been affiliated with Cash Box as west coast editorial RCA artist's film, "The Man Who Fell To Earth," which opens in London on March director. continued on pg. 53 18. will be announced shortly.

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era MILNKRINIIIMMIMAIRM61 TrFe www.americanradiohistory.com cash box,- news Breaking Nickey Barclay Key To Lasker's Philosophy by David Budge LOS ANGELES - Jay Lasker, president That 20% is in direct personnel costs, of Ariola America Records more than not in advertising and other promotional agreeing with last week's Cash Box expenses. We've weighted the company editorial (Breaking New Acts - Key to to having an 80% promotion expense by The Future); is doing something about it. design. The record business is not a Lasker and his partner, Howard Stark sales or merchandising business. It's a founded Ariola on the premise that they promotion business." would succeed primarily on building the Whether established or just starting careers of new artists rather than spend- out, an artist cannot make it without ing their money on 'established' acts. heavy promotion. Obviously, in the case Lasker told Cash Box, "I'd never buy of new talent, the more promotion the an artist for Ariola. The philosophy in better. Said Lasker, "All the in-store dis- establishing this company has been to plays in the world don't mean a thing un- SHEER GOLD ATTACK - While in Boston to kick off Queen's 1976 world tour, develop new artists. You can't make any less a person has heard a record on the Elektra/Asylum chairman Joe Smith presented Queen with a gold record for money buying up artists." In pursuit of radio. The breaking of new artists is their third Elektra album, "Sheer Heart Attack." Pictured above are to r.): bassist his goal, Lasker has already achieved absolutely critical. The public has to (I. John Deacon; Mel Posner, Elektra/Asylum president; drummer Roger Taylor; Queen's some chart success with Fox, the Atlanta have different and new kinds of enter- manager John Reid; Connie Pappas from John Reid Enterprises; Joe Smith; lead Disco Band, John Paul Young, The Sons tainment. Ariola is going to have three or singer Freddie Mercury; and guitarist Brian May. of Champlin and, hopefully, Nicole four new acts exciting the public Barclay. Nickey, as her friends call her, is simultaneously." a well traveled veteran, having most Top 20 Radio notably been the creative force behind Lasker faced up to the enormity of his RCA, Labels, Issue Fanny. and all of the record industry's task in Another Mama Cass? breaking new acts via radio when he Lasker said of Barclay, "Nickey re- pointed out, "You're restricted in how 31 LP March Release minds me a lot of the way Mama Cass much you can promote today. In the last NEW YORK Thirty-one albums com- Debut acts on RCA and affiliated labels was when I first met her - she was ten years, top 40 radio has become top prise the March release from RCA included the Memphis Horns, Kelly Gar- always a star. I think Nickey is one of the 20 radio. Radio is formated much tighter Records and its affiliated labels. rett, Rosie, Terry Melcher, Randy Sharp, most exciting talents around today. I today. It started getting that way after the Included is product from Silver Conven- Charles Drain, the Brothers and Mike know that sounds prejudiced, but I 1959 payola scandals. Let's face it, the tion, David Cassidy, Waylon Jennings, Wofford. believe it. She could be Ariola's first single is still the most vital promotional Lonnie Liston Smith, Phil Woods, and the Additionally the label is stressing the superstar. She has incredible talent." tool we have. 99% of all artists are de- Memphis Horns with a new recording of catalog items of Flying Dutchman Rec- Nicole Barclay and her Good News veloped by having a hit single rather Handel's "Messiah" - in time for Easter ords' organ player Lonnie Liston Smith. Band are showcasing at L.A.'s Roxy than by having a hit LP. Despite what sales - on Red Seal plus three rare Other March releases are by Carolyn nightclub this week (9) and she told CB anyone says, you must have a hit single albums, one (Beethoven Sonatas by Franklin, Hank and Jimmy Snow, Choice that Ariola has made a total commitment to break an act." German pianist, Artur Schnabel) never Four, Cedar Walton, Billy Walker, Floyd to breaking her LP, "Diamond In A Whether Nickey Barclay has that before released. Cramer and the National Youth Jazz Junkyard." "The label (Ariola) is really necessary hit single, remains to be seen. Orchestra. behind me on this LP and it's a great feel- Cash Box FM analysis reveals that as War's Lee Oskar The label is also releasing the sound- ing. Bobby Applegate started a promo- many as six cuts are receiving initial re- track of the "Space 1999" TV series. tion in Denver involving the two top FM action and Ariola will make a single stations. They're sponsoring the choice this week or early next. Barclay, Solos For UA 'Diamond In A Junkyard' contest. concerned though she is with having a LOS ANGELES - War member Lee Seven New Jazz LPs They're going to hide little diamond cov- hit, is concentrating on the Roxy gig and Oskar will be the first of the group to do a ered boxes in a river bed that's become an impressive string of one -niters con- solo album when his debut album is re- Due For Warner Bros. sort of a garbage dump. The contest will templated for early spring. Her Good leased by United Artists Records. Far LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. Rec- be a cleanup program too since all the News Band features Bugs Pemberton Out Productions' Jerry Goldstein will ords' plans for March release albums by participants will be asked to carry away a (formerly with Britain's Undertakers) on produce the concept album chronicling seven contemporary jazz artists, includ- little of the garbage from the river bed. drums, Ray McCarty on lead , Billy Oskar's life in Europe, his subsequent ing Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Alice Coltrane, That's just an example of the kind of pro- Schwartz on keyboard and former John move to the states and his ultimate meet- David "Fathead" Newman, Miroslav motion Ariola's involved with for my Phillips session man Jeff Eyrich on bass. ing with Goldstein, Eric Burdon and War. Vitous. George Benson and Pat Martino album. I love it." Both Nickey and Ariola hope that it's a The album features Oskar's harmoica and Antonio Carlos Jobim. 80% For Promotion sound and guest appearances by several Of the seven albums, two - Rahsaan Lasker, for his part, put the question of continued on pg. 53 other members of War. Roland Kirk's "Return Of the 5.000 Lb. breaking a new act on the line whin he Man" and David "Fathead" Newman's said, "The structure of our comp' ny is "Mr. Fathead" - were produced in New such that 80% of our overhead is F yrol I York by Joel Dorn. Alice Coltrane's LP. to promotion people. At other r. cord "Eternity." was produced by Ed Michel companies. the figure is closer to 20%. and contains Ms. Coltrane's interpreta- tion of "Spring Rounds" from Stravin- sky's "Rite Of Spring." while guitarist Miroslav Vitous worked on his new "Magical Shepherd" set with producer David Rubinson. An important part of the March jazz re- lease is the first Warners album by Do'M guitarist George Benson; both Benson's guitar and voice are featured on "Breezin'." which was recorded in California and Germany by Claus Ogerman and Warners staff producer Tommy LiPuma. Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Urubu" represents a return to Warners for the Brazilian guitarist, and *Oa signals the Warners "Starbright" debut of 11. jazz guitarist Pat Martino. who recorded ATLANTIC'S - Atlantic Records has signed Firefall, the Colorado -based his LP in New York with Ed Freeman pro- band. to a long-term exclusive contract with the label. "Firefall," the debut album from ducing. the group, is set for release on Atlantic in late March. Produced at Criteria Studios in DüA Miami by Jim Mason (of fame), the LP consists entirely of original material. The group. performing together since late -'74, includes: on acoustic rhythm guitar and lead vocals (ex -Flying Burrito Brothers, Steve Stills and Chris Hillman 2nd LP Gold For bands, with two solo albums to his credit), Jock Bartley on lead guitar and vocals (ex - Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman bands, and Colorado's Zephyr), Mark Andes on bass Capt. & Tennìlle and vocals (ex -original Spirit and ), drummer Michael Clarke (of the LOS ANGELES - "Song Of Joy." the original Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers), and Washington, D.C.'s on second album by the Grammy -winning rhythm guitar and lead vocals. Shown above in Boulder are (I. to r.): Burnett. Bartley, A&M recording duo. the Captain and 9- Roberts (seated), Clarke, and Andes. Tennille. has been shipped gold.

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Skyhooks, Australia's number 1 group, even though six of their songs have been banned from Australian radio, launches their long awaited debut American tour. They'll be singing the hot new single "Mercedes Ladies" (h73776) from their first American album "Ego Is Not A Dirty Word"-plus all the other songs that made them infamous. "EGO IS NOTA DIRTY WORD" Mercury SRM-1-1066 8 -Track MC8-1-1066 Musicassette MCR4-1-1066

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Old Songwriters Never Die They Become Producers Who Win Grammys by Stephen Fuchs LOS ANGELES - Buddy Kaye is a fact that the work, by Saint Exupery, had songwriter. He had his first hit, "Till The sold some forty million copies around End Of Time," in 1945. To date, that the globe in book form. song, which was introduced by Perry Sweet And Sour Como, has sold a smattering more than Fanfares. handshakes, contracts and ten million records. Add to that three toasts later, the album was pressed with million sheets. a projected release date of Christmas, Buddy Kaye is also a publisher. As 1974. such, he's handled creative administra- Then, as suddenly as the laughter tion of his works on a worldwide basis began, a chill set in again. Problems at since 1959 operating out of New York, the pressing plant, something to do with London and Los Angeles. sleeves. held up shipping until right after

Track Record Christmas. I ngh January '75. In the pits of All told, Buddy has had over four hun- the recession. dred of his songs published for a total of And that was Buddy Kaye's lucky HER SONG'S ON ATLANTIC NOW - Melanie has been signed to a long-term, ex- nearly sixty million records sold. He's break. Because of timing problems. "The clusive recording contract with Atlantic Records. She has begun recording her debut written such tunes as "A - You're Little Prince" was bumped right into con- album for the label at Fidelity Recording in L.A., produced by Peter Schekeryk, who Adorable," "Speedy Gonzales" and sideration for the 1976 Grammy Awards. also produced all of Melanie's previous gold albums and sinjles. Currently engaged "Quiet Nights." He also wrote the lyrics We hope you aren't let down by some- on a 5 -week, sold -out tour of Australia and New Zealand, Melanie returns to the U.S. to the last two Elvis Presley films, one else's success story. Because if you next month to complete the LP. Personal appearances are planned for the U.S. to "Change Of Habit" (UA) and "The Trou- haven't guessed by now, and if you didn't coincide with the album's release in June. Artie Ripp, who, as founder and president ble With Girls" (MGM). He's spanned catch the presentations, "The Little of Buddah/Kama Sutra Records first signed Melanie a decade ago, will now be some years in this industry and he's Prince," PIP and Buddy Kaye won that representing her and Peter Schekeryk in recording, music publishing and film mat- made some success for himself. Grammy - Kaye's first - for best re- ters. Ripp negotiated and finalized Melanie's new contract with Atlantic chairman cording for children. Most recently. Buddy decided to be a Ahmet Ertegun. Shown above after the signing are (I. to r.): Artie Ripp, Melanie, "There's nothing you can't do with producer. And, since the only thing that Ahmet Ertegun and Peter Schekeryk. tremendous determination," says Kaye. really makes a story worth reading is "After eight months of turndowns, in the conflict, this is where the "dramatic" UA Names To Black end the recognition was there, which Smith Buddy Kaye story begins. was really beautiful. Especially since it When Buddy chose his first project in Promo Post To Sustain Growth was not a album, but some- 1973, he was certain he'd found a win- LOS ANGELES - John Smith has been moved to assistant director of promotion, thing more 'offbeat'." ner. It had taken a few months to land named to the post of director of black director of promotion, administrative as- Credit To NARAS spoken -word rights and a bit longer to promotion and artist development for sistant to the chairman of the board, and This story is also an endorsement of line up an all-star cast including Richard United Artists Records in a move the then to vice president during his tenure NARAS. All concerned. Because the Burton, Jonathan Winters, John Car - label executives feel essential to overall at Stax. people who turned down the project dur- radine. Jim Backus, Claudine Longet and growth. While at Stax, Smith was instrumental ing those eight months of disappoint- Billy Simpson, but from where Kaye Smith was most recently vice presi- in the development of the careers of ment for Buddy Kaye weren't entirely stood it looked like a sure thing. dent of Osiris Records in Memphis, such artists as Richard Pryor and Shirley While the album won the award, it Concentration wrong. Tenn. He had previously been vice pres- Brown, and was also coordinator of hasn't yet swept the marketplace in So in the true fashion of the pro- ident of the custom label division of Stax Wattstax '72, both the album and the re- terms of sales, although it's still plugging fession, Buddy took calculated aim and Records, also in Memphis, a post he held sulting David Wolper film. Smith away steadily. The point is, NARAS confidently spent a good deal of time after six years with Stax. Smith started in coordinated all activities in relation to judge works on sales. The (two years). money ($60,000), travel doesn't Stax's statistical department, and then Wattstax, including public relations and academy didn't prune the title from its (15,000 miles around the world) and ef- promotion plus the merchandising and list of nominations and the members at fort (200 studio hours) in order to finance marketing of the film. large didn't consider sales as a factor in and pull his work together. Smith's appointment highlights UA's their voting. He went to painstaking ends to perfect awareness of the necessity for Which all leads Buddy to spout an old the musical portions of the album via specialized personnel to promote and but true adage having to do with pride, in collaboration with Mort develop black artists. The label's goal is and aggressiveness: "It's Garson. confidence to be recognized as a strong force in all by far to stand in the shadow and And when it was finished .. easier areas of music and it is felt that Smith will be unseen than to stand full square in the When it was finished, Kaye had a piece help establish credibility in that field and be judged." of product that "everybody loved ... but sun much as Tom Draper is doing at Warner If you think that's cornball, tell it to nobody wanted." Brothers. Buddy Kaye. You can reach him at UCLA "Too esoteric," said one label. "Too With acts such as Mandrill, War, Brass he's teaching the Al Kasha arty." said another. And twenty-one where Construction and a number of Blue Note songwriting course on Tuesday nights at stops later Buddy had a perfect score: acts such as Ronnie Laws, Bobbi Hum- Schoenberg Hall. negative at each encounter. Until he phrey and Donald Byrd, UA already has stumbled onto Ira Moss and Bugs Bower gained a foothold in the black at PIP through Pickwick. They recog- Windchime Signs Al Teller, Smith, Ray Anderson marketplace and it is Smith's goal to in- nized the value of "The Little Prince" as a crease progress and productivity on With Chappell classic. They also paid homage to the every level. NEW YORK - Nashville -based pop and rock publishing and production company Windchime Music has signed an ad- ministration agreement with Chappell Music. The exclusive worldwide publish- ing and publication agreement will cover Do'M the catalogs of Windchime Music/BMI and Sandstorm Music/ASCAP. Originally formed as a production com- pany. now producing Blue Jug, Bobby Harden and Fallenrock among others, Windchime was formed by Larry Henley. formerly of the Newbeats. and writer/ Woe producer Johnny Slate. Their active roster now includes Henley. Slate. Steve Pippin and Larry Keith, members of Capricorn's Fallenrock, Ed Raetzloff and Bill Little of Capricorn's Blue Jug, Tom Do A McKeon, UA recording artists and Jim Hurt. Songs in the Windchime/Sandstorm catalog have been recorded by The Carpenters, Vickie Carr, Bobby Harden. SWEET, SWEET GOLD - Sweet collect their first Capitol gold single. "Fox On The Tom Jones, Charlie Rich. Austin Run," from national sales manager. Walter Lee. Pictured (I. to r.): Capitol's national Roberts, Billie Jo Spears. B.J. Thomas wee artist relations manager, Bob Dombrowski; Sweet's Steve Priest, Andy Scott and and Tanya Tucker among others in the Mick Tucker; WWWW-FM dj Karen Savelly; Lee and Sweet's manager Ed Leffler. last year.

16 March 13. 1976

www.americanradiohistory.com REUN ON TOUR

featuring CHUCK GIRARD JAY TRUAX BOB WALL JOHN MEHLER TOM COOMES

- March 30 Lincoln, NE - March 8 Norfolk, VA - March 14 Kansas City, KS O'Donald Auditorium Scope Convention Center Uptown Theatre

St. Louis, MO - March 10 Washington D. C. March 17 Wichita, KS - March 31 Kiel Opera House DAR Constitution Hall Century Il Concert Hall

Atlanta, GA - March 11 Lancaster, PA - March 18 Denver, CO - April 1 Atlanta Municipal Auditorium Pucillo Gym First Church of Nazarene Millersville State College Tampa, FL - March 12 Portland, OR -April 3 Fort Hesterly Armory New York - March 19 and 20 Portland Civic Auditorium Lams Club Jacksonville Beach, FL - March 13 Seattle, WA - April 4 Flag Pavillion Auditorium Buffalo, NY - March 21 Paramount Northwest Theatre Century Theatre Eugene, OR - April 5

Pittsburg, PA - March 22 S. Eugene High School Auditorium Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA - April 7 Ft. Wayne, IN - March 24 Earl Warren Corn. Cony. Center Embassy Theatre San Jose, CA - April 8 Akron, OH - March 25 Civic Auditorium E. J. Thomas Perf. Arts Hall Fresno, CA - April 9 Detroit, MI - March 26 Warnors Theatre Masonic Auditorium San Diego, CA - April 10 Holland, MI - March 27 El Cortez Hotel Dimnent Chapel Beach, CA - April 11 Hope College Long Long Beach Arena Chicago, IL - March 28 Auditorium Theatre

Cincinnati, OH - March 29 Music Hall (A LONDON CITY ENTERPRISE) PROMOTIONS

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COME ON OVER - Olivia Newton -John - MCA SONG OF JOY - Captain & Tennille - A&M SP 2186 - Producer: John Farrar - List: 6.98 4570 - Producers: Captain & Tennille - List: The constantly maturing vocals of Olivia ((//WJJ^^''// 6.98 Newton -John continue their musical growth on "Song Of Joy" by the Captain & Tennille is "Come On Over." Ms. Newton -John puts effec- characterized by a clear and entertaining bal- tive emotion into every song and, when played ance of music. Soulful ballads as well as uptem- off against clear instrumentals, strikes an effec- po movers benefit equally from Toni Tennille's tive tone on ballad and uptempo numbers alike. vocals and an overall clear production. Of AM adds are a cinch while easy listening and particular note this outing is the depth of each middle of the road lists should do the same. Top piece of music. Hats off to arrangement. AM cuts include "Who Are You Now?" "Blue Eyes chances are assured while easy listening outlets Crying In The Rain" and a moving cover of will also be there. Top cuts include "Smile For "Jolene." Me One More Time," "Thank You Baby" and a rousing cover of "Shop Around."

ROCH N' ROLL ROCK 'N' ROLL LOVE LETTER - Bay City VE LETTER A TRICK OF THE TAIL - Genesis - Atco SD Rollers - Arista AL 4071 - Producers: Phil 36129 - Producers: David Hentschel and Gen- Wainman and Colin Frechter - List: 6.98 esis - List: 6.98 On "Rock 'N' Roll Love Letter" the Bay City Musical references and influences prove en- Rollers prove skilled practitioners of the pop and tertaining and recognizable on "A Trick Of The rock arts. Clear intentioned vocals and tight in- Tail" by Genesis. Lilting ballad forms and spacey strumentation make for a series of rockers and instrumental and vocal passages, all touched ballads that hit at the pop heart. AM lists are slightly by progressive elements, make for a virtually locked in while easy listening might striking balance and the over-all listenability of want to try a ballad cut. Top listens include "Rock the album. FM shots all over the board while 'N' Roll Love Letter," "I Only Wanna With easy listening outlets might want to try a cut or You," "Maybe I'm A Fool To Love It" and "Too two. Top cuts include "Dance On A Volcano," "A Young To Rock And Roll." Trick Of The Tail" and "Mad Man Moon."

LOCKED IN Atlantic - - SD STONE ALONE - - Rolling Stone 18164 - Producer: Tom Dowd List: 6.98 - COC 79103 - Producer: Bill Wyman List: 6.98 It's rock and in a constant subtle vein on - Musical identity is the key factor in the working "Locked In" by Wishbone Ash. The band, noted of "Stone Alone" by Bill Wyman. The elements for its early use of the twin guitar assault, stands of pop and reggae are valid ones in Wyman's slightly muted but more melodic on uptempo hands as taut instrumentals and subtle vocal cuts while mellower moments work on the shadings make for a series of cuts that are suc- strength of natural vocals and overall tight in- cessful by virtue of their individuality. Good AM strumentation. A ton FM possibilities of here possibilities while more progressive outings while AM outlets stand equally likely. Top listens stand a chance at FM homes. Top listens include include "She Was My Best Friend," "Half Past "If You Wanna Be Happy," "Every Sixty Sec- Lovin"' and a hill tainted workout on "Rest In onds," "Peanut Butter Time" and "Gimmie Just Peace." One Chance."

_FEARLESS - Hoyt Axton - A&M SP 4571 - ,tae..a.,,,. EARGASM - Johnnie Taylor - Columbia PC n Lamm« Producer: David Kershenbaum - List: 6.98 33951 - Producer: Don Davis List: 6.98 ,nwa- - rcrcppnn "Fearless." the latest by Hoyt Axton, is an ode ä3,ihniuk fAimnkTry4x Soul and funk with just the right amount of dis- to the subtleties that lie in the meeting'of coun- u.,ó' co action highlights the efforts of "Eargasm" by try, pop and folk influences. Axton's potent story- ,.,.;.ekarrWnt m, <,.; Johnnie Taylor. Taylor's subtle sensuality carries telling approach to lyrics and sparse taut in- arl un

ANY ROAD UP - The Steve Gibbons Band - AURORA - Jean-Luc Ponty - Atlantic SD 18163 MCA 2187 - Producers: Ken Laguna, Anton Mat- - Producer: Jean Luc Ponty - List: 6.98 thews, The Steve Gibbons Band - List: 6.98 The violin as instrument of progressiveness is "Any Road Up" is the cross pollenation of rock shown off at its finest on "Aurora" by Jean-Luc and ballad elements with both sides more than Ponty. Passages of jazz, blues and decidedly holding up their end. Slight pop shadings rein- south of the border weave a musical backbone force the mixture on an instrumental level while through which Ponty's stringed movements play smooth flowing, tight vocals counter the musical at creative. Backing musicians go beyond mere weight. All songs benefit from deep, partially hid- staid sidemen to form an enthusiastic counter to den roots that add dimension and body. AM and Ponty's music. FM and jazz outlets should go for FM possibilities abound here. Top listens in- this in a big way. Top listens include "Between clude "Standing On The Bridge," "Spark Of You And Me," "Is Once Enough" and "Passenger Love," "Speed Kills" and a rough -house workout Of The Dark." on "Take Me Home."

PABLO LIFELINE - Pablo Cruise - A&M SP 4575 - GODBLUFF - Van Der Graf Generator - Mer- VIA '+i iax Producers: Val Garay and Pablo Cruise - List: cury SRM 11069 - Producer: Van Der Graf OERN CrP,efi lg, 6.98 Generator - List: 6.98 rAlePArr7P "Lifeline" by Pablo Cruise is an effective Progressive music with more than a touch of musical exercise in what can be done with sub- melody and substance are the telling points of titles. Clearly emotional ballads and soul based "Godbluff" by Van Der Graf Generator. Distort- pop/rockers prove full-bodied and dimensional ed, exotic jazz progressions and a bluesy sense outings in tight vocal and instrumental forays of majesty carry both the instrumental and vocal which are professional as well as entertaining. movements while an overall even flow aids in the Some cuts have AM written all over them while comprehension and listenability of the disk. FM easy listening lists should follow suit. Top listens stations and late at night progressives are where include "Never See That Girl Enough," "Look To this album is at. Top cuts include "The Sleep- The Sky" and a natural in ballads in the guise of walkers" and a moving "The Undercover Man." "Crystal."

18 March 13. 1976

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Columbia Pictures Publications The music print division of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. k Vi -Pr- -n www.americanradiohistory.com cash box/radio news KOME - Research Survey Provides Better Input \w/F// /cto Rs by J.B. Carmicle LOS ANGELES - Opening communica- subjective judgment in selecting our New FM Action LPs is exclusively from radio activity and is not tion lines between record companies, music.' It should be understood that just compiled based on sales. The LPs listed below are new releases currently receiv- radio stations, and retailers is something because a record, any given record, is ing the most airplay and are compiled from music and program directors many more radio stations are achieving receiving strong response by the retail at key FM stations around the country. This chart reflects both new addi- by means of in -station research. It takes outlet, that does not necessarily justify tions and predictions of hit potential. work. It takes people. And most of all it KOME going on the record. The sound takes cooperation on the part of ev- of the record must always be taken into eryone concerned. consideration by the programming staff 1. A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis Atco KOME. a San Jose, California pro- as well - as the concept of it fitting into the 2. Kingfish Round gressive outlet is another one of those proper balance of our format. - stations trying to broaden the feedback And we've had some crossover 3. Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs - Columbia and provide answers for not only their material too," Jang said. "Ronnie Law's 4. Stone Alone - Bill Wyman - Rolling Stone staff but to the industry as well. Cash Box album started strong in the jazz market, 5. Sweet Harmony - Maria Muldaur - WB talked with Dana Jang, who is music but we picked up on it later as crossover. 6. Live - Poco - Epic director of the northern California sta- We did it because of listener response 7. Open Your Eyes You Can Fly - Flora Purim - Milestone tion. and reaction, our own judgments and the 8. Land Of The Midnight Sun - Al DiMeola - Columbia Survey results from the retail outlet survey we 9. Third World - Island do weekly." "We undertook a retail record store Rewards 10. You Can Sing On The Left - Dirk Hamilton - ABC survey in the San Francisco Bay area re- It is not really rare to find stations do- 11. Any Road Up - Steve Gibbons Band - MCA cently." said Jang. "As a programming in- ing surveys of some type. however it is 12. Better Days/Happy Endings - Melissa Manchester - put to our station we research 30-50 rec- uncommon to find stations putting so Arista ord outlets in the area weekly by much time and effort into it. But the re- 13. At The Sound Of The Bell - Pavlov's Dog - Columbia telephone. It aids us in deciding which wards reaped are well worth it. KOME 14. Locked In Wishbone Ash records receive measures - - Atlantic emphasis in KOME's the feedback from a question- 15. Smile Laura Nyro Columbia current rotation." naire placed in record retail outlets a - - on 16. The actual research is conducted by "weight" basis. "Tower Records, for in- Starcastle - Epic Jang and his assistant music director. "It stance," Jang told CB, "receives more .17. Live Oblivion, Vol. 2 - 's Oblivion Express takes about one full day to do it," Jang weight in the final analysis because they - RCA continued. "I make about 15 calls and my stock mostly the type of music we play 18. Fearless - Hoyt Axton - A&M assistant makes the other 25-35. We on the air and people who buy product 19. Free Parking - Stu Daye - Columbia usually go through the process of check- and visit that store are primarily AOR 20. Full Of Fire - Al Green - Hi ing our retail outlets every week and oriented listeners. At least the people 21. Nine On A Ten Scale - Sammy Hagar - Capitol have geared the calls to Monday or who filled out the questionnaire indicat- 22. KGB MCA Tuesday, because the day music ed our - our lists station, KOME, as their primary 23. Night Lights Elliott Murphy RCA are compiled from the phone calls is listening choice. That's what is - - 24. If The Wednesday. It's not really a record sur- necessary for us to determine how much Shoe Fits - Pure Prairie League - RCA 25. vey. as such, with the numbers and all, weight and how much effect a particular You Can Leave Your Hat On - Merle Saunders - but more of a check of movement of store measures in our 'emphasis' play." Fantasy records, an upward or downward move- What about the actual questionnaire? 26. Heaven And Hell - Vangellis - RCA ment. The first two days of the week are "It made no mention of KOME radio and 27. Malpractice - Dr. Feelgood - Columbia the 'feeler' and the actual results are sent contained questions on sex and age on Wednesday to record companies on a demographics; the radio station listened local and national level and also to the to most; other radio stations listened to; retailers we check. The music list will in- and records purchased today," Jang told Station Breaks clude the name of the group. and us. "The questionnaires were placed KRLA, Los Angeles reports Art Laboe, - pointed assistant pd supervising music whether the album product is receiving near the checkout counter and ad- who owns a local nightclub in department at the station. frequent/heavy, moderate, or exploring dressed to the record buyer. Filling out Hollywood, in as program consultant for Arnie Ginsburg joins staff of WROR, play a result the as of the survey tabulated. questionnaires was strictly a volun- the station. KRLA also underwent format Boston and will do a new live request We use a rotation tary system of categories thing with no prompting by store change from mor to "all the hits, all the show Sunday afternoons at 2 pm. ... certain cuts from LPs are highlighted employees .. . thus, the results time" on Feb. 25. The station is owned Earth News, for week of March 8-14 in airplay ... and some albums are represent only persons who voluntarily by Oak Knoll Broadcasting Co. of features interviews with LSD pioneer entirely highlighted with all cuts avail- filled out the questionnaire and not all re- Pasadena with Hal Matthews as general Baba Ram Dass, Jack Haley, the "tin able for airplay as a result of the survey. cord buyers." manager. man" from the Wizard of Oz, and hair The results Response that are taken weekly help us Carson Schreiber, and at KLAC, Los dresser Vidal Sassoon and his wife Cash Box wanted to get a response to determine what and how often we play Angeles leaves that country outlet and Beverly, who will discuss beauty then from one of the retailers the survey secrets. cuts or LPs, along with national airplay account executive Don Langford is ap- continued on pg. 35 and sales trends, telephone response was furnished to. "It was mostly an in - from our request lines as well as 'our own continued on pg. 42 Atlantic's Genesis: #1 And A First

LOS ANGELES - An interesting de- velopment was noted from the compila- tions Cash Box did on FM Analysis this week. For the first time. one group and one label captured three top positions, "A Trick Of The Tail." 'Genesis' new hCb11 album on Atco was number one in the ó8 most added LPs and most predicted hits CHESS FOR A CAUSE categories. And most importantly - 68/WCBM Baltimore staged a chess game between showed up in the top position on the new the Metromedia station's new afternoon FM action LPs chart. The chart and drive personality Elliott and morning categories on FM Analysis are computed performer Lee Case to raise cash for the each week on a point system basis from local United Cerebral Palsy Telethon. an accurate cross section of stations Listeners could bet on either of the around the country providing the fairest two performers only a few hours on two possible measurement product days of album -yet 68/WCBM raised even more movement. Cere- bral Palsy cash than the $275 KGB'S SAFE LANDING MCA recording artists, KGB, have virtually been dropping shown on - the pictured check. Performer Elliott from the skies in Cleveland with the help of MCA promotion manager Frank Horowitz. Atlantic Records, who owns subsidiary (left) presented the 68/WCBM donation Outfitted for duty in jumpsuit and crash helmet, Horowitz made a "safe landing" at Atco, also had two other albums on the to telethon hostess Rhea Feiken WMMS where he delivered KGB albums, knapsacks and posters to WMMS staffers. final Bill Wyman's as chart. "Stone Alone" WCBM production director Brian Mac- Pictured left to right are Charlie Kendall, WMMS music director. Horowitz, Dan was at and "Locked In," new album #4, Donald and Baltimore Cerebral Palsy Garfinkle, WMMS promotion director, and Maury Saul, WMMS sales. The album ap- by Wishbone Ash checked in at the #14 child Gary Blevins (far right) and his pears on this week's Cash Box charts at #149 with a bullet. spot. mother, Debra, watched.

22 March 13 1976

www.americanradiohistory.com DO/CTV vitalstatistics looking ahead

A survey of key radio stations in all important markets throughout the country to determine by per- centage of those reporting which releases are being added to station play lists this week for the first #71 101 LOVE LIFTED ME time alai also the degree of concentration combining previous reports. Percentage figures on left in- John Benson - ASCAP) Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again (3:45) Kenny Rodgers (UA XW 746) dreateeow many of the stations reporting the week have added the following titles to their play list for AS 0172 thè first time. Percentage figures on right include total from left plus the percentage title received in Barry Manilow - Arista prior week or weeks 1776 Broadway, New York, N Y 10019 PUB: Warner Tamerlane -B M I PROD: Ron Dante & Barry Manilow 102 IF LOVE MUST GO -BMI) OF TSTATIONSF WRITER: David Pomeranz (Irving STATIONS TO HAVE Dobie Gray (Capricorn 249) ADDING ADDED TITLE ARTIST LABEL TITLES TO TO PROG. TITLES SCHED. PROG. THIS WEEK SCHED. TO DATE 103 BROKEN LADY First Generation - BMI) I arryGatlin (Monument 8-8680)

1. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy 24% 76% #83 Come On Over (3:38) 104 A TRAIN CALLED FREEDOM Brothers - W.B. Mighty Three - 8M)) Olivia Newton -John - MCA 40525 South Shore Commission (Wand 11294) 100 Universal Plaza, Universal City, Ca. 2. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor - Col. 24% 62% PUB: Casserole/Flamm - BMI PROD: John Farrar WRITERS: B. Gibb & R. Gibb 105 TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN The 21% 27% Thin Ice -ASCAP) 3. Living For Weekend - O'Jays - David Crosby/Graham Nash (ABC 12165) Phila. Int'I.

4. There's A Kind Of A Hush - 17% 77% 106 MIGHTY HIGH Amer B'casting/DaAnn -ASCAP) Carpenters - A&M Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC 12164)

5. Show Me The Way Peter Frampton 17% 43% #84 - Young Blood (2:37) A&M 107 DAYLIGHT - Bad Company - Swan Song 70108 (Unart/Bobby Womack - BM!) 75 Rockefeller Plaza. New York, N Y Bobby Womack (UA XW 763Y) 10019 6. Sweet Love - Commodores - 15% 47% PUB: Quintet/Unichappell/ Motown Freddy Bienstock - BMI PROD: Bad Company 108 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD WRITERS: Lieber. Stoller & Pomus CRY 12% 26% FLIP: Do Right By Your Woman (Rose -BMI) 7. Fooled Around - Elvin Bishop - Terry Bradshaw (Mercury 73760) Capricorn

8. Strange Magic Electric Light Orch. 12% 17% 109 SPINNING THE WHEEL - Lornhole - BMI) - U.A. Hudson Brothers (Rocket PIG 40508)

9. Looking For Space John Denver 11% 23% - - #89 110 MORE MORE,MORE RCA Shout It Out Loud (2:38) (Buddah/Gee Diamnd - ASCAP) Andrea True Connection (Buddah BDA Kiss - Casablanca NB 854 515) 8255 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 10. Mozambique - Bob Dylan - Col. 8% 15% 90046 PUB: Cafe Americana/Rock Steady - ASCAP 111 WOW 11. Boogie Fever - Sylvers - Capitol 8% 23% PROD: Bob Ezrin (Burlington -ASCAP) Andrea Gagnon 5N230) WRITERS: Gene Simmons, Paul (London Stanley & Bob Ezrin 12. I Do, I Do, I Do - Abba - Atlantic 8% 34% 112 HEY BABY (Magicland -ASCAP) 13. Action - The Sweet - Capitol 8% 64% Ted Nugent (Epic 8-50197)

14. Sweet Thing - Rufus - ABC 7% 98% 113 FROM USTO YOU #93 Ganga -BMI) 15. Dream On Aerosmith Col. 7% 70% Here, There And Everywhere (3:59) Stairsteps (Dark Horse 1005) - - Emmylou Harris - Reprise RPS 1346 3701 Warner Blvd. Burbank. Ca. 16. Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 7% 61% PUB: Maclen -BMI - PROD: Brian Ahern 114 TITLES IMCPS) Elektra WRITERS: John Lennon & Paul Barclay James Harvest (Polydor PD 151881 McCartney 17. Only 16 - Dr. Hook - Capitol 7% 76% 115 HUSTLE ON UP (DO THE 18. Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac 7% 18% BUMP) - n -BMI) Reprise Hidden Strength (UA XW 733-Y) #99 19. 95% Street Talk (3:29) Right Back Where We Started - 6% 116 I'VE GOT A FEELIN' Bob Crewe Generation - 20th Century (Irving BMI? Maxine Nightingale - U.A. TC 2271 Al Wilson Playboy P60621 8255 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 20. Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull - 6% 15% PUB: Heart's Delight/Gooserock - BMI Chrysalis 117 WORDS (ARE IMPOSSIBLE) PROD: Bob Crewe (AN -BMI) WANTED WRITERS: Bob Crewe & Cindy Bullens Donny Gerrard (Greedy G101 AS)

Newly emerging U.S. record company seeks 118 SWAY (Peerintl. -BMI) all around person for marketing/promotion, Bobby Rydell (PIP PDJ 6515)

etc., supervision. 2-3 years minimum record #100 business experience. Send resume. State Once A Fool (3:28) 119 HOW CANI BE A WITNESS Kiki Dee - Rocket PIG 40506 (East Memphis -BMI) salary. 100 Universal Plaza, Universal City. Ca. R.B. Hudman (Atlantic 3318) PUB: ABC/Dunhill/One Of A Kind - Write: Cash Box BMI PROD: Robert Appere 120 OPHELIA Box#968 .WRITERS: Dennis Lambert & Brian Medicine Hat -ASCAP) 119 West 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019 Potter The Band (Capitol P4230)

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Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs Columbia And His Outlaw Band - Tompall Glaser - MGM - * Slow Ride - Foghat - Bearsville Aurora - Jean-Luc Ponty - Atlantic 4. * Lady Of The Lake - Starcastle - Epic Whiskey Before Breakfast Stone Alone - Bill Wyman Rolling Stone Here There And - Norman Blake - - t Everywhere - Emmylou Harris -- Rounder WB Pour Down Like Silver - Richard & Linda Thompson - Island WXRT-FM - CHICAGO * Fooled Around -Elvin Bishop -Capricorn Most Requested Cuts John * Double Trouble - Lynyrd Skynyrd - MCA Platt t Sound In Your Mind (entire LP) -Willie Nelson - Kingfish -Round Columbia 1. Do You Feel/Show Me The Way t American Tune./Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal - Peter Frampton At The Sound Of The Bell - Pavlov's Dog - - - A&M Columbia Band -Windsong A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis - Atco WMMR-FM PHILADELPHIA Odyssey - Terje Rypdal - 2. TVC15/Stay - David Bowie RCA - ECM Paul - Oblivion Express Live. Vol. 2 - Brian Auger's Fuhr Oblivion Express - RCA 3. Fooled Around - Elvin Bishop Capricorn Night Kingfish -Round - Life - Luther Allison - Gordy Third Sweet Harmony - Maria Muldaur World -Island - WB Havana Daydreamin' -Jimmy Buffett ABC Open Your Eyes You Can Fly - Flora Purim - Milestone - OpeMilestonenYour Eyes You Can See - Flora Purim - Third Most Predicted Hits World - Island ATrickOfTheTail This Is Reggae. Vol. 2 Various -Genesis -Atco - Artists - Island Stone Alone Bill Wyman Rolling Colonial Man - Hugh Masekela Casablanca - - Stone * Frampton - Crossection -JukkaTolonen -Janus 1. Comes Alive entire LP) -- Peter Frampton A Trick Of The Tail (entire LP) - Genesis - Atco - A&M Godbluff -Vanderaraaf Generator - Mercury * A Night At The Opera (entire LP) Queen Heaven And Hell - Vangelis - RCA 2. Sweet Harmony - - Elektra * Money/I Am The Blues (entire LP) - Maria Muldaur - WB t A Trick Of The Tail (entire LP) - Genesis Atco - Laura Nyro - Columbia - * Golden Dawn Suite - Al DiMeola - Columbia 3. Silk Degrees (entire LP) - Boz Scaggs - Columbia * When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease (entire LP) - Roy Harper -Chrysalis 4. She Came Shining (entire LP) - Pavlov's Dog - KSHE-FM -- ST. LOUIS t Road Runner - Jonathan Richman - Beserkley Columbia Mark Cooper WYDD-FM - PITTSBURGH 5. Hypnotize/(entire LP) Kingfish Kingfish --Round Steve Downs - - Round A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis - Atco - Sebastian Hardie - Mercury Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs -Columbia Free Parking - Stu Daye - Columbia Lydia Pense And Cold Blood - ABC Stone Alone Bill Wyman Farewell Fairbanks KISW-FM -- SEATTLE Locked In - - Rolling Stone - Randy Edelman - 20th -Wishbone Ash -Atlantic Locked In - Wishbone Ash -Atlantic Century Silk Degrees --BozScaggs -Columbia * At ( Lee Michaels The Sound Of The Bell entire LP) -- Pavlov's Dog Heaven And Hell - Vangel lis - RCA Live -Poco -Epic -Columbia All Funked Starcastle At The Up - Snafu - Capitol - Epic Sound Of The Bell - Pavlov's Dog - * (entire LP) - Heart - Mushroom Stone Alone - Bill Wyman - Rolling Stone Land Of The Midnight Sun - Al DiMeola - Columbia * Starcastle (entire LP) - Epic Kingfish -Round Columbia Take No Prisoners - David Byron - Mercury Tore Up Over You - -UA If The Shoe Fits Pure Free Parking -Stu Daye -Columbia - Prairie League -- RCA Sweet Harmony - Maria Muldaur -WB Hypnotize -Kingfish - Round Mariah Cate Brothers -Asylum At The - Epic Nine On A Ten Scale - Sammy Hagar - Capitol Sound Of The Bell (entire LP) -- Pavlov's Dog A Trick The Leprechaun -Chick Corea -Polydor Smite -LauraNyro -Columbia -Columbia Of The Tail - Genesis - Atco * Do You Feel Peter * Look Into The Future -Journey Columbia - Frampton - A&M I Love The Blues -George Duke - BASF - * TVC15 David Bowie RCA * Struttin' My Stuff (entire LP) - Elvin Bishop - - 'Third World -Island Capricorn - t TVC15 - David Bowie -- RCA Truckload Of Lovin' -Albert King -Utopia Love Is Alive * Fleetwood Mac (entire LP) -WB -Gary Wright - WB Live Oblivion. Vol 2 - Brian Auger's Oblivion WABX-FM DETROIT * Do You Feel/Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton Express -RCA - A&M Spanish Train -Chris - KSAN-FM - SAN FRANCISCO DeBurgh - A&M Bob Burch * Popsicle Toes - Michael Franks -WB Kingfish - Round * Against The Cristie Marcus It Grain (entire LP) - Rory Gallagher - Joy * Isn't Rock And Roll - Pretty Things - Swan Song Locked In -Wishbone Ash -Atlantic Chrysalis * Do You Feel - Peter Frampton - A&M Free Parking - Stu Daye - Columbia Hurrah For Good Times --James Rutledge - Starcast le entire LP) Epic A Trick Of The Tail :entire LP) -Genesis A Trick Tail - Capitol t - Atco Of The - Genesis - Atco Sweet Harmony (entire LP) Maria Muldaur Stone Alone Bill Wyman Rolling Stone - - WB Eargasm - Johnnie Taylor - Columbia - - Live (entire LP) - Poco - Epic At The Sound Of The Bell - Pavlov's Dog - KGB -FM - SAN DIEGO Live - Poco - Epic Columbia Kingfish -Round WBAB-FM - LONG ISLAND Land Of The Midnight Sun - Al DiMeola - Art Schroeder * Frampton Comes Alive (entire LP) - Peter Frampton - A&M Bernie Bernard Columbia Havana Daydreamin' -Jimmy Buffett - ABC Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs -Columbia * Shout It Out Loud - Kiss - Casablanca Ratcity In Blue -Good Rats You Can Sing On The Left - Dirk Hamilton --ABC * Fooled Around - Rat City Live -Poco -Epic Malpractice -Elvin Bishop -Capricorn Stone Alone - Bill Wyman - Rolling Stone Raising Hell Fatback Band Event -Dr.Feelgood -Columbia Heart Mushroom - - Reflections Jerry Garcia - - Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs - Columbia This Is Reggae. Vol. 2 -Various Artists -Island - - UA At The Sound Of The Bell (entire LP) - Pavlov's Dog Better Days/Happy Endings - Melissa Manchester t Sound In Your Mind -Willie Nelson -Columbia Another Green World - Eno - Island -Columbia A Word Called Love Third World -Island - Arista - Brian & Brenda Russell - Sweet Harmony Maria WB MCA You Can Leave Your Hat On -- Merle Saunders - - Muldaur - Ted Nugent -Epic Live -Poco -Epic Fantasy WMMS-FM Kingfish -Round Amazonas 'If The Shoe Fits - Pure Prairie League - RCA - CLEVELAND - Cal Tjader - Fantasy Lifeline -Pablo Cruise Night Lights Elliot Murphy - RCA Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs -Columbia John Gorman -A&M - A Open Your Eyes You Can Fly - Flora Purim Heaven And Hell - Vangelis -- RCA Trick Of The Tail -Genesis - Atco - Buckingham Nicks - Polydor A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis - Atco Milestone Kingfish - Round Full * Show Me The Oskar -UA The Leprechaun - Chick Corea - Polydor Of Fire - Al Green - Hi Way/Do You Feel - Peter Frampton Lee Lady Bump Penny McLean A&M Lotus -Santana -CBS -IMP 'Keep Your Hands On lt -String Driven Thing - - - Big Tree - 20th Slick Band -Capitol * Run With The Pack - Bad Company - None) Century - Swan Song * TVC15 David Dreamboat Annie - Heart - Mushroom We've Got Time -Allan Clarke Asylum t - None) - Bowie - RCA t - * Show Me The Way -Peter Frampton -A&M Nanette Workman - Big Tree Lifeline -Pablo Cruise -A&M Ridin' On A Whale Dirk Hamilton ABC Stone Alone - Bill Wyman - Rolling Stone KLOS -FM - Los Angeles - - Locked In Wishbone Malpractice (entire LP) -Dr. Feelgood -Columbia - Ash - Atlantic WNEW-FM - NEW YORK Dabar Hoorelbeke If You Think You Know Allan Everything You Wanted To Hear - O'Jays - - Clarke -Asylum Philadelphia Int'I. Dennis Elsas Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs -Columbia Sweet Harmony - Maria Muldaur - WE Silk Degrees -BozScaggs -Columbia Fish Out Of Water - Chris Squire -Atlantic KSML-FM - LAKE TAHOE * Riot In Cell Block #9 - Dr. Feelgood - Columbia Malpractice Ted * TVC15 -Dr. Feelgood -Columbia Nugent - Epic Barry Everitt - David Bowie -- RCA Sweet Harmony - Maria Muldaur - WB (None) t The Fever - Southside Journey - Epic Live - Poco -Epic (entire -- Where Did t Silk Degrees LP) Boz Scaggs --Columbia Land Of The Midnight Sun -Al DiMeola - t Our Love Go -J. 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Vol. 2 - Brian Auger's Oblivion Any Road Up -Steve Gibbons Band -MCA For All We Know t -(None) Fearless - Hoyt Axton - A&M - Esther Phillips -Kudu Express - RCA Any Road Up -Steve Gibbons Band - MCA Captured Live -Johnny Winter - Blue Sky Diamond In A Junkyard - Nickey Barclay - Ariola Total Explosion WLIR-FM - LONG ISLAND Nine A -Syl Johnson - Hi When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease -- Roy On Ten Scale - Sammy Hagar -Capitol * Marcus Garvey -Burning Gil Land Of The Midnight Sun - AI DiMeola - Spear -Island Harper -Chrysalis Colquitt * Land Of The Midnight Sun (entire LP) - Al DiMeola Reflections - Jerry Garcia - UA Columbia Stone Alone - Bill Wyman - Rolling Stone Trick Of The Tail -Columbia Smile -LauraNyro -Columbia A -Genesis -Atco Open Your Eyes You A Trick Of The Tail -Genesis Atco Rock And Roll Love Letter Bay City Rollers - t Can Fly (entire LP) - Flora Ted Nugent - Epic - - Purim -Milestone Starcastle Best Of -Leonard Cohen -Columbia Arista - Epic Recycled -Nektar -Passport If The Shoe Fits - Pure Prairie League - RCA Better Days/Happy Endings - Melissa Manchester KPFT-FM HOUSTON - Arista * Kingfish (entire LP) - Round * TVC15/Stay - David Bowie - RCA - t Silk Degrees (entire LP) - Boz Scaggs - Columbia * Live For The Music - Bad Company - Swan Song Bruce Litvin To The Hilt - Golden Earring - MCA * Stranglehold - Ted Nugent - Epic KGB -MCA WBCN-FM * Fooled Around Elvin Bishop - BOSTON t A Trick Of The Tail (entire LP) -Genesis - Atco Pour Down Like Silver - Richard & Linda Thompson - -Capricorn - Island * Do You Feel - Peter Frampton - A&M Bob Slavin Nine t Wetter The Better (entire LP) - Wet Willie - KWST-FM LOS ANGELES On A Ten Scale - Sammy Hagar - Capitol Capricorn Art Of Tea - Michael Franks -WB - For All We Know - Esther Phillips - Kudu Full To The Hilt entire LP) -Golden Earring MCA Of Fire -Al Green -Hi David Perry Reach For The Sky -Sutherland Bros. & Quiver - t - KGB -MCA Columbia Kingfish -Round A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis Atco Knu High Kenny - - Wheeler - ECM (IMP) Night Lights Elliott Murphy RCA Any Road Up -Steve Gibbons Band - MCA * Party Happy -Chocolate Milk - RCA WBUS-FM MIAMI - - Fearless - Open Your Eyes You Can Fly - Flora Purim - Hoyt Axton - A&M * Sexy Mama - Laura Nyro -Columbia Dean Goodman Milestone Dreamboat Annie - Heart - Mushroom * Tangerine - SalSoul Orchestra - Sal Soul Silk Degrees Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs - Columbia - Boz Scaggs - Columbia Live * Bad Weather -Poco - Epic Open Your Eyes You Can Fly - Flora Purim - Harmony -Maria Muldaur -WB --Poco -Epic * Some Time Ago - Flora Purim - Milestone Milestone Third World -Island You Can Sing On The Left - Dirk Hamilton - ABC Sweet Harmony (entire LP) - Maria Muldaur - WB Better Days/Happy Endings - Melissa Manchester -(None) * Do You Feel - Peter Frampton - A&M She Came Shining -Pavlov's Dog -Columbia - Arista Hypnotize Round -Kingfish -Round * Kingfish (entire LP) - Malpractice (entire LP) -Dr Feelgood -Columbia Smile -LauraNyro -Columbia Highfly John Miles Spanish Train --Chris DeBurgh - A&M - - London t Kingfish :entire LP) - Round Sweet Harmony - Maria Muldaur - WB Where Did Our Love Go -J Geils Band -Atlantic tRollin' -SteveGibbonsBand -MCA Silk Degrees entire LP) - Boz Scaggs - Columbia You Can Leave Your Hat On - Merle Saunders - Fantasy WBLM-FM - LEWISTON/PORTLAND, KNAC-FM LONG BEACH KZEW-FM -- DALLAS * No Regrets - -Columbia - * Looking At The World - Chick Corea - Polydor MAINE Bobby Blue Mark Christopher t Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (entire LP) - Flora Jose Diaz Purim -Milestone Degrees - A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis - Atco Silk BozScaggs -Columbia t Better Days/Happy Endings (entire LP) - Melissa When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease - Roy Stone Alone - Bill Wyman - Rolling Stone Take No Prisoners - David Byron - Mercury Manchester -Arista Harper -Chrysalis Below The Belt -Boxer -Virgin continued on pg. 47 ALBUMS ADDED * MOST REQUESTED LP CUT(S) t P.D./M.D. PREDICTED HITS

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www.americanradiohistory.com More than just a pretty balance sheet

Album of the Year Paul Simon, "Still Crazy After All These Years:' Best Pop Male Vocalist Paul Simon, "Still Crazy After All These Years" Best Pop Female Vocalist Janis Ian, "At Seventeen:' Best Country Male Vocalist Willie Nelson, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" Best Performance by a Group Earth,Wind & Fire, "Shining Star" Best Country Vocal Performance by a Group Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, "Lover Please" ( Monument Records) . Best Performance by an Orchestra Ravel:"Daphnis and Chloe"; Pierre Boulez conducting the N.Y. Philharmonic. Best Choral Performance Orff: "Carmina Burana"; Robert Page, Director; Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor. Best Vocal Soloist Janet Baker; Mahler: "Kindertotenlieder:' Song of the Year "Send in the Clowns;' Stephen Sondheim:"A Little Night Music:' Best Engineered Recording (Non -Classical) Janis Ian,"Between the Lines"; Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander, Russ Payne. Best Engineered Recording (Classical) Ravel:"Daphnis and Chloe"; Bud Graham, Ray Moore, Milton Cherin. Best Album Notes (Pop) "Blood on the Tracks"; Pete Hamill, annotator. Best Album Notes (Classical) "Footlifters"; Gunther Schuller, annotator. Hall of Fame Award Billie Holiday, "God Bless the Child" (1941 on Okeh release).

Grammy Award winners on Columbia Records.

n n. Aa.n.rl, www.americanradiohistory.com cash box ,,'news N.E.S.: The Keepers Of The Concert Peace by Marc Shapiro LOS ANGELES - "Fortunately it was a pretty much shows us what makes the radio antenna they stabbed him with in- person tick. Character is important in the stead of a knife." organization. A lot of people have the Mike Hodge's tale of near death could idea that once they put on an N.E.S. have been the idle musings of a Viet label they're able to just wade into a Nam veteran. It was, in fact. a matter of crowd of people and muscle them fact description of the closest thing to a around. That's the kind of person we fatality suffered by a member of the don't want." keepers of the concert peace, the N.E.S. Size Necessity The N.E.S. (National Event Services) Size. remarked Hodge, is an obvious has. along with other phases of concert necessity in the business but the spectre promotion, been in a constant state of of athletic prowess as pictured by the left side of the L.A. Ram's line is not TOGETHER -NESS above evolution in regard to concert security - Grammy winners the Captain and Tennille are shown necessary the correct one. celebrating with A&M executives at a party in their honor at Chasens Restaurant, and safety. Born in 1973. as an out- growth of the erratic Peace Power "Size and some involvement in after having received the award for Record of the Year. Left to right: Jerry Moss. Toni athletics is desirable but the size factor, Tennille, Daryl Dragon, Kip Cohen and Herb Alpert. forces; N.E.S. has matured the concept of concert security considerably. for the most part, is psychological. If the Security Updated possibility of a dangerous situation pre- Chicago NARAS Chapter Extols According to Hodge. director of opera- sents itself a couple of big guys around is tions for N.E.S., present security going to make a person think twice about creating problems." City's Recording Contributions systems are decidedly updated as com- pared to earlier. more primitive Following the interview a new member CHICAGO - To further amplify the role hits of the past, recorded in Chicago, in- attempts. "Back in the Peace Power days it was begins a six show probation period. The of the city of Chicago as an important in- cluding "Mule Train" by Frankie Laine; first show, paired with an experienced fluencing force in the total national re- "I'm A Man" by Bo Diddley and "Duke Of easy work in security. The screening system was weak and there was no ac- member, gives those on the screening cording industry, on both the levels of Earl" by Gene Chandler. committee an idea of how the trainee sales and productivity, the Chicago The event drew an attendance of tual training involved. A lot of times a Peace Power label would mean trouble works under actual concert conditions. chapter of NARAS hosted a multi -media almost three hundred persons, among "For that first show we usually try to presentation at the CBS television them such industry notables as even if a bystander wasn't causing any." isn't come up with a happy medium in terms studios on March 1. The program, Mercury's Charlie Fach, recording star "It that way anymore." continued Hodge. "All phases of the security of concert conditions. You know, not as "Chicago Music: Then And Now," was Jerry Butler, producer Bill Traut, wild operation have been worked on, with as Black Sabbath in Long Beach presented in audio-visual form, focusing Brunswick's Carl Davis, Mighty Joe but, at the same time, not as mild as on the numerous "name" artists of past Young, Phil Upchurch, WLS program particular emphasis being placed on the type of person we want working for us." Seals and Crofts at the Santa Monica and contemporary vintage, who con- cirector John Gehron and emcee Jerry During The process, as stated by Hodge. Civic. this probation period we sistently utilize the facilities of Chicago - G. Bishop, as well as numerous studio look for different things. How the trainee based recording parallels closely that of a police depart- studios. musicians, media representatives and reacts in a given situation. But the most Such current artists as the Ohio members of the general public. ment. In the same sense it's an elite or- ganization and definitely not for important thing is communication. The Players, who will be in Chicago in March An atmosphere of enthusiasm, person has to be able to communicate on to record their next album; Aretha cooperation and local pride permeated everybody. "There are the obvious things like who a non -provoking level with a whole lot of Franklin, who recently completed a throughout the presentation, as program people." session in t, wn with Curtis Mayfield; and coordinator John Galobich noted; which referred you to N.E.S. and where you've Crew Meetings Grammy award winner Natalie Cole, has encouraged the local chapter to worked before. From there the person One of the more important phases of whose "Inseparable" album was re- strengthen its force and accelerate its ef- gores through an intensive interview that continued on pg. 43 corded in Chicago, were spotlighted in forts in the area of public relations. the presentation. Also illustrated were "Chicago needs to know what it has" was a theme of the presentation and the local NARAS chapter, as Galobich further not- JUST MAKwc, RIA HT Now RECORD ed, intends to spread the word, na- tionally THEAI..BUM I' M egooKED LABELS 75 W.B. Plans Campaign NOT INTO M IDEM, For Donna Fargo ENOuc,1}. I'VE SPEED, LOS ANGELES Warner Bros. Rec- ?ND NARM, ords has planned a month -long national (pi' TO GET QUALITY, campaign to promote newly -signed At4D GAV IN , country -pop singer/composer Donna OowN AND PROPER Fargo, which will be highlighted by Ms. ANO NAIRD Fargo's one-night stand March 11 at the MEET FANS.., Palomino Club, and include appearances My SPECS on the Mery Griffin show, the Dinah AND ISS, For over 60 years we have Shore show. Hollywood Squares and the been printing record labels Midnight Special. While in L.A.. Ms. ANO RVDMAN, daily in the millions. Our Fargo will also meet with Warner customers are some of the Brothers' film executives to discuss her AND MUSEXPO, largest and smallest record potential in films. In Dallas, Houston and companies in the U.S. Our Atlanta. Ms. Fargo will meet with local labels press right everytime. If press for interviews, as well as with the ND.... you currently need your label WB promotional staff of each area. The updated and delivery short- Fargo tour will continue into mid -April, ened, call the people who with concert stops and appearances satisfy every request. planned for Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago. Ms. Fargo will also be doing interviews and making appearances in conjunction with the bicentennial. Her services for KEYSTONE this are in demand since her recordings PRINTED of "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." and "U.S. Of A." Her Warner SPECIALTIES Bros. debut album will be entitled "Mr. CO. INC. Doodles." 321 PEAR ST. ABKCO Into Film Biz SCRANTON, PA. NEW YORK - ABKCO Industries has 18505 formed a new film production company, (71 7) 346-1761 Transworld Entertainment Inc., involving the company's subsidiary ABKCO Films, industrialist Marvin Kratter and producer Ely Landau.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Pressing Plant Quality Control Improving Constantly LOS ANGELES - Last week (2/6) Cash by John Mankiewicz encouraging high -volume production, Box talked to retailers about their search it. I look also at when their last re- diameters. But you've got to use your might also encourage high-quality pro- problems with defective records. The turn was. If it was a year ago. well, they own discretion. The scope is actually duction. consensus was that there is a definite might have that many. but if their last re- pretty wide. and takes in a lot of things. Two reliable sources have predicted problem. Some possible reasons for de- turn was just a month before I check it You can't mix standards." another vinyl shortage this year. If at all fectives were stated by Csaba Hunyar. out. PRC Operation Possible. during this shortage, record an expert in the pressing field. But what Quality Control in the Plant Curt Albright is the plant manager of companies might think about paying a lit- about the manufacturer? How is he deal- Companies can keep on top of the the new PRC operation in Los Angeles. tle more for the material. Even if record ing with the situation? Some different quality control, but the pressing plant is "We do our own mixing," he said. "deal- prices had to be raised slightly, the quality control systems were also ex- where this process is most effective. This ing with the dry blend, rather than higher price would do less damage to the amined. is where the records are made; it makes pellets. Once the vinyl is mixed. we consumer's attitude than buying low - A&M sense that this is where there should be check for granular size and moisture. quality product at current price levels. "We're striving constantly for better the most concentrated effort to make Quality control approves or disapproves Thanks from Janis quality," said Mary Bornstein, director of good disks. the new setup. If it's approved. and Things are getting better. In a rare quality control at A&M. "The consumer is Jake Danible is in charge of quality pressing begins. roving inspectors check gesture from an artist, Janis Ian recently demanding a better record, one without control at Monarch, a manufacturer that the product on an hourly basis. This is a wrote a letter to the Columbia pressing warps or surface noise. If any plant that numbers Buddah, A&M. Atlantic, Arista. visual inspection, with a three percent plants: "Dear Pitman, Terre Haute. and we use puts out a record of poor quality. and Polydor among its customers. sound check. The sound, at this point, in- Santa Maria - I just finished listening to lead-ins. something I don't like. I make them eat it. "There's one standard that companies volves checking cross-overs. "Aftertones" on three different sets of We're always working to get better plat- should use." Danible said. "If you and lead -outs. If any noise is picked up. speakers. I also compared it to a whole ing and masters. All of our records are wouldn't buy it. why send it out? Our then the check becomes one hundred lot of other records. The pressing is test -pressed, and the masters are test - quality control involves production percent and involves any other product tremendous. It's clean, all the highs

pressed. We also do our own testing; we sound checkers, who check each setup. pressed in that hour." come through, no dust .. . you've made pull samples from all our distributors." and make changes if necessary. We also, Automation and Volume me very happy." She also wrote in- What about the vinyl shortage? "There once the pressing starts, have inspec- "The increase in defectives has to do dividual notes to plant managers and hasn't been one for two years, and even tors, working in three shifts. Every rec- mainly with automation and the big, big other officials at that end of the record then you could get the stuff. We made a ord is visually inspected." volume," Albright said. "The profit line. decision to make high -quality records What about the actual material, the margin for the manufacturer is very slim, Some record companies Cash Box and stuck by it. It's really up to the label." vinyl? "There's no way to regulate it," we're working in mils. You also get a talked to. and pressing plants, declined A&M was mentioned by retailers as Danible said. "It's just trial and error. You problem with seven-inch records, be- to comment on the issue. deferring to one of the companies whose product is can't really recycle vinyl, because each cause they're generally pressed out at an the "sensitive" nature of defective rec- consistently good. Their Horizon line is generation gets progressively worse. We incredible speed. You've got to use ords. The reason the subject is sensitive particularly well -pressed. use some. but we blend it in with new automatic pressers, but you also have to is that it's not discussed. The fact is that Fantasy vinyl." check them. A great percentage of peo- it's extremely difficult to press a good re- "It's not really that much of a problem," Is the quality of the original recording ple have been replaced by machines, but cord, and that the industry is working at said Dave Luchessi of Fantasy Records. a problem? "There are isolated cases of there are also more people hired as creating higher standards. "Every once in a while you get a series of bad recording." Danible said, "but it's checkers." Getting down to the bottom line. the bad records, if there's a bad part involved very rare. There's really no reason for Like any other business, record press- goal is to sell records. Consumers are up- in the pressing process. Sometimes, making noisy records, it's just careless- ing is very competitive. Some plants set when they buy defective records. when we get returns, we can't find ness on the part of the manufacturer. declined comment about quality control Perhaps if they knew what was involved. anything wrong with the record. A con- Years ago. the RIAA tried to standardize for that reason. There is good news in what steps were being taken to improve sumer might have taken it home just to the industry, and we stay within those this competition, and that is that a plant quality control, they would be more un- tape. If a distributor has a defective re- scopes. There are standards for has to keep on its toes. work harder to derstanding - retailers would not lose turn shipment that looks unusually large dimensional characteristics - outside make a better record in order to keep ac- customers over a few badly pressed I give them a call and ask them to re - diameter. the center hole. margin counts. That "slim profit margin." while records.

pearances in that city. There was a large ner. That lucky customers received a Everybody got Peaches tee-shirts. RETAIL RUN ONS display built in the store, a mock-up of weekend for two at Santa Cruz' own elite The Atlanta Peaches is also giving Lou Reed's Hot Dogs . Emmylou's Warner Brothers "Elite hotel -The Dream Inn. away the actual shirt Lou Reed wore on Emmylou's Hotel Hotel" album cover. It was complete with Stan Gleason. promotion whiz at the the cover of his recent RCA release. LOS ANGELES - Phonogram/Mercury windows. a door, and a porch. The album Peaches outlet in Atlanta. called in to say "Coney Island Baby." A real -life hot-dog recently issued two three -sided mobiles was stacked by the door. the display that the recent convention activities in stand will be placed in the store for a that spotlight five new albums. The em- door. that is. and Tower conducted a his town were spiced up by some record weekend. with hot-dogs free to record phasis is on the covers. for recognition contest for tickets to the concerts in con- store peach cobbler Iget it?) and cham- buyers. purposes. One mobile features junction with KSJO. Emmylou herself pagne. Tom Heiman and Frank Meiko of The Discount Records outlet in Bachman -Turner Overdrive's "Head On." came to the Tower outlet on Saturday. Knee -Hi were on hand. as well as United Madison, Wisconsin is running an Atlan- Ten cc's "How Dare You." and Lynsey De March 6. and picked a grand prize win- Artists Records president Al Teller tic/ECM jazz sale, and meeting with Paul's "Love Bomb." The other depicts great success. Jazz promotion in college the covers of Skyhooks' "Ego Is Not A markets always seems to be a good idea. Dirty Word," Roger Glover's "The But- On top of that, Charles Mingus is coming terfly Ball." and again. BTO. All are to Madison, and his record sales have Mercury albums except Glover's. which been pushed by a videotape of a live is on U.K. records, distributed here by performance that's been playing all over Phonogram. Under each photograph is town - on cable and at special screen- an epigram. designed to catch the con- ings on campus. A special sale is also be- sumer's attention. ing conducted with the latest LPs by Joni The BTO record is doing extremely Mitchell and Queen; they both sold out well, and Phonogram/Mercury is backing Madison gigs last week. it up with an extensive advertising and The branch is also in the midst of pre- merchandising campaign. The company paring for the full takeover by the has provided retail accounts with a four Heilicher Bros. who recently bought the by twelve poster of the band that through chain from CBS. "We're doing no more size alone is an extremely effective sales buying," Discount salesman Fránk tool. Television spots for the group have Weiner said. "There's no advertising been included in a J. L. Marsh package either. We're just trying to get everything that will hit twenty-five cities. out of the store. get down to a minimum The company is also getting behind for the new inventory." Skyhook's upcoming tour. A letter will be "All our vendors received telegrams mailed to all the retail accounts in every from CBS," said Kirk Creager, manager city on the tour schedule, about a week of the Discount operation in Ann Arbor, before each date. Included with the let- "informing us that CBS would not pay for ter (which will relay some biographical anything shipped after last Wednesday information). will be a copy of the band's night. I'm very optimistic about the album. and a card stating the date, place, Heilicher operation - what I've seen and time of the concert in that city. This seems extremely professional. We do way. it is hoped, retailers will be pre- have some questions as to whether we'll pared for the surge in sales that tradi- remain a full line catalog store or be tionally follows personal appearances. WINKERS MEET FLASHER - Capitol Records exposes its extensive merchandising restricted in some way." The inventory, Speaking of personal appearances. campaign for Sweet's new LP, "Give Us A Wink." Standing, left to right: Don Grierson. which will take place March 14. will make Tower Records in San Jose ran an in- national merchandising manager; Barley Smith, creative director of advertising and clear what product is CBS' and what is teresting promotion in conjunction with merchandising; Jim Mazza, marketing vice-president: and Dan Davis. vp of creative Heilicher's. Buying will resume the next Emmylou Harris' March 5 and 6 ap- services/merchandising/press. day (15).

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David Bromberg Lydia Pense And Gino Vannelli Aztec Two -Step SHUBERT THEATRE. L A - Gino Van- Cold Blood/Bill LaBounty TROUBADOUR, LA - If you look on the nelli gave Angelenos a treat last week ROXY. LOS ANGELES - Lydia Pense vocals make the group really come alive. back of any record made in the late '60s with a special one-night performance at and Cold Blood stormed into the Roxy All sections of the band were together that used an acoustic guitar player you'd the prestigious Shubert Theatre. The last week with a show that contrasted and worked to full complement in probably find David Bromberg's name. setting was a perfect backdrop for the very heavymetal guitar with powerful achieving that prominence on stage that The man is a consummate studio musi- talented singer-composer and his band. soul. It was a nice, easy transition these ABC recording artists are bound cian, clean and inventive; but he is also Gino. a 1970's version of Frank Sinatra, though, utilizing melodic organ strains for. an excellent performer in his own right. delivered a powerful and moving show with a soul horn section that gave the Bill LaBounty, new to 20th Century, is At the Troubadour Bromberg had six with his exhilarating showmanship and group a full orchestration sound of pure really the freshest thing to come along in other musicians with him, a three piece deeply expressive and moving vocals. funk. The horns were great, at times some time. With a fiery, loud, opening horn section, bass, drums and . Gino's music, rich with the moods and even sounding a little like Blood, Sweat show, the artist went from a very calm, in- This was an excellent setting for Brom- feelings of jazz, r&b and English rock. and Tears or Big Brother and the Hold- tense, bluesy style to an almost agoniz- berg's stylized vocals. The band was filled the room while all the young ladies ing Company's early stuff. ing, screamy voice not comparable to loose, but not sloppy. It seemed clear in the audience had their eyes glued to The group has an outstanding rhyth- many others in the business. It was that Bromberg had been practicing his Gino while he pranced and sauntered on mic "together" sound accomplished by strong rock and roll soul with very nice electric guitar playing, for he used it on stage. what must be many hours of work plus lyrics on songs like "Open Your Eyes" nearly half the numbers, demonstrating Gino and the group did selections from much expertise in every facet of grass and "Take A Step," complete with a his considerable lead and rhythm capa- their three LPs on A&M. Crowd favorites roots soul. Lydia Pense's vocals stood backlit partition screen with multi -col- bilities. Apparently he can play anything included "Storm At Sunup," "Powerful out in front with a tinge of Joplin's sound ored clouds and ray effects to enhance with strings; he turned in a couple of People," "Mama Coco." "People Gotta Move." in her very strong, powerful delivery. the repertoire. Watch out for Bill La- beautiful mandolin solos, and played the "Son Of A New York Gun" and Her "gotcha. gotcha, gotcha" phrasing Bounty; he can be louder than just at the fiddle quite well. "Where Am I Going." and inflection on a couple of songs Roxy. Bromberg is currently without a label. With an incredible lighting show Gino's almost made you forget there was If his recent show was any indication, he music became much more than a listen- backup behind her. but no matter. her j.b.c. won't be for long. ing experience. The magnificent and in- Opening for Bromberg was Aztec tricate lighting techniques created ten- Two -Step, a two man acoustic band from sion and gave the overall show a breath- Bill Anderson New England. Their harmonies were not taking visual and alluring effect. j.I. Mary Lou Turner standard fare; they showed a healthy jazz influence and were always interesting. Kenny Starr PALOMINO. L.A. - Bill Anderson, MCA to after 40 years of marriage. It was fun- The tunes, mostly written by band Crystal Gayle recording artist, came to town last week. ny. He worked, described country music member Rex Fowler, were drawn PALOMINO CLUB, L.A. Kenny Starr Walking through the audience to the as the rickety -rack of an old railroad track primarily from their first RCA LP. - from the and the legend of America a beautiful is an exceptionally youthful newcomer stage the show went well ... "Second Step." These were a mixed bag on the country scene, having toured with minute he got there till the finish -a sur- line about "the sadness in a man's never of tricks; the show was built and paced he was seventeen. prise happy birthday bicentennial song realized ambitions." professionally. Neil Shulman handled Loretta Lynn since Turner. Now. at twenty-one, he has his first big to America. Mary Lou who sings duet with the lead guitar chores with ease, drawing he is Bill, is not really new to the show. She hit with "Blind Man In The Bleachers." I Knowing that one of country applause after a couple of particularly in- was one of many who found the song a music's idols, yet remaining very hum- and Jimmy Gately, leader of the Po' Boys spired solos. The band could not have Anderson the charisma ef- opened the show with smiles and total bit maudlin and was wondering if Starr's ble, gives Bill had a more auspicious L.A. opening. entire act would be the same. While it's fect he hasn't had to work at to achieve. ease on duets. They really entertained j.m. With songs like "Still." the biggest hit of and left you feeling like they were very true that the artist's newest MCA release. his career, behind him he sang and real to you, even from the stage. a one- "Tonight I'll Face The Man Who Made It vocalized his lifestyle very well. "Happy to-one relationship. It made you feel Happen" is in the same rather depress- State Of Mind" and "My Life" were songs comfortable. Mary Lou worked well with Michael Allen/Greg Lewis ing vein, the rest of Starr's show was dis- that showed the happy side of life, his life Gately, who worked well with the PLAYBOY CLUB, LOS ANGELES - tinctly upbeat. opening with a rocking as a person and an entertainer. backup. and especially with Bill, who has What can best be said about Michael Al- version of "Your Mama Don't Dance," The Po' Boys. Bill's backup band that songwriting expertise and stage ex- len, new recording artist for the Elektra and moving into "Kaw-Liga" and "Texas picked up on every move the entertainer perience that many never achieve dur- label, is that he "sees what he sings very Proud." made. They have worked with and for ing their lifetime. Then with "America clearly." Opening night at the Playboy The very lovely Crystal Gayle, who was him many times before; it's evident and The Beautiful," the show closed. The Club, this artist was in fine style staging chosen most promising female vocalist comes across great on stage with the Palomino Riders opened the evening an accomplished musical treat that ran by the Academy of Country Music. did a ease of performer -backup rapport. sounding better than ever before. Jerry from Broadway to contemporary pop. Al- set consisting mainly of standards and Bill achieved immediate response on Inman's vocals as well as the great len achieves an effect of making songs her hits on United Artists Records. "Bright Light And Country Music" and af- backup showed the versatility of this come alive for the audience by almost Highlights of Ms. Gayle's show included terwards asked several people in the au- group from songs like "Where Love actually seeing what he sings about. If it's "Silver Threads And Golden Needles." dience how long they had been married. Begins'' to a country -crossover "If They Could See Me Now." the entire "Wrong Road Again" and her latest the newlyweds, the newly deads. com- "McArthur Park," a versatility that gave gang is present on the back wall of the single, "Somebody Loves You." I.c. edied it up on "Once A Day," a song he the group the accolade voted this year as club watching the artist perform. If it's wrote about love. He compared the best non -touring band in the country by "Nobody Knows You When You're Down Royal Marines song's lyrics after four years of marriage the Academy of Country Music. j.b.c. And Out." Allen's vocal encompasses Black Watch the exact effect not only evident in his FORUM, L.A. - In 1776 when the Royal Gary Stewart And voice and expression but totally convinc- Marines and the Black Watch made their ing to the group present. TROUBADOUR, LA - It was a study in Stewart has got it all together, his style last joint appearance on U.S. shores One of the impressive points about contrasts when Gary Stewart and Ronnie - his show - his audience - and he is a their motive was far from musical. Milsap opened a three night engage- successful member of the new genera- this thoroughly entertaining evening was Wounds heal as times change and on ment at the Troubadour. They both are tion writers. contact with the audience by Allen in two this, their 200th birthday, Americans are billed as country. each showed a distinct Ronnie Milsap has been highly suc- "must" forms for his show. There was proudly accepting her majesty's hands facet of their trade as flavored by their cessful in combining country with his physical contact on several numbers in- across the sea bicentennial salute to origins. blues/rock sound of former years. He is a cluding either a handclasp as Allen made "her child -once defiant, but ever loved." Stewart opened the show with a look highly polished, seasoned performer, his entrance to the stage or a gentle kiss The brilliance of British pomp flowed of a painting. The hat. the knowing exactly where his audience is. of one's hand while serenading to an in- forth with royal finesse aided by little jacket, the pronounced thinness, his Long accustomed to holding the top spot dividual in the audience. There was the more than traditional uniform, dress, pre- body curled around his guitar. making it a on record charts, he has earned most of eye contact then that enhanced the cision marching. and an insightful choice part of his being - all was there. But. country music's top awards. show's numbers with a one-to-one rela- of material. Those tunes not easily Stewart has his own sound of coun- Ronnie's set, which reflected more of a tionship from artist to audience. recognized by title were quickly iden- try/rock. delivering it with a driving im- rock/blues sound than his records, in- Backed by two guitarists, a drummer tified at first sound such as, "River Kwai pish humor. He knew his audience and cluded some of his top hits such as "Pure and Joanne Grauer on piano, who also March," and "Scotland The Brave." where they were. opening his set with Love," "Please Don't Tell Me How The directed the musical accompaniment for The Royal Marines were resplendent "Honky -Tonkin'." and ran through "Up Story Ends," "Daydreams About Night the set, the evening was something ev- in their presentation of traditional an- Against The Wall Yoa Red -Necked Things," "" and eryone identified with and enjoyed. thems and martial music, but their own Mother." "You're Not The Woman You "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry." Michael Allen, with vocal style "the way renditions of Sullivan and Sousa classics Used To Be," "Draggin' Shackles Down An expert keyboard man, Ronnie accom- he wants it." was a hit. were equally acclaimed. In Georgia." "She's Actin' Single. I'm paniéd himself on piano or organ and a Greg Lewis. who opened the evening The ceremonious favorite was the Drinkin' Double" and "Flat Natural Good string section was added to the rhythm with lines like. "I like you people. you Black Watch whose magical pipes' skirl Timin' Man." All done in a hand -clapping. section which enabled him to give a make me humble," did a monologue was a spiritual romance of the tartan foot-stompin' "honky tonkin' " style. he small insight into his ability to work and from airlines to mama to TV commercials heart. Their most esteemed selections used four members of the "Pridesmen" perform with ease in the "crossover" that was mildly received. The only de- were "California Here I Come," "Scotch plus a drummer who is the nucleus of his fields between rock/country/pop and tracting item about his schtick was an oc- On The Rocks" (an international smash new band. One selection on which he blues. Ronnie's affair with his audience casional stutter or hesitation on key on Private Stock in the U.S.) and "Sleep forsook his guitar and took to the piano was as the title of one of his best songs - lines. but all in all this comic. who does a Dearie Sleep." The latter being dedicat- was "If You've Got Money Honey. I've "Pure Love." harmonica specialty in his act. did well. ed to the memory of John F. Kennedy Got The Time." j.b.c. and performed bya lone piper. j.w.

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www.americanradiohistory.com cash box . talent on stage California Soul Invades New York Successfully BEACON THEATER, NYC The final guitar. his six -stringed efforts cannot new style departs from what he's been droning strings of the Indian tamboura. night of Warner Brothers' "California match the feeling of years of mastery of known for in the past. being a hard and She was accompanied by the incompara- Soul" showcase in the Big Apple was de- the bass. The new group, fronted by heavy interpretation of jazz-rock. His two ble bassist Charlie Haden. who displays voted to jazz, which will be given heavy vocalist Cheryl Grainger, will be releas- acoustic selections seemed to sit best an extraordinary feel for the free -form concentration by the label in the next ing "Magical Sheperd" in the spring, an with the audience. environment, and Ben Riley. equally on few months. The new Warners' jazz album featuring Herbie Hancock among David "Fathead" Newman will be out the wavelength at the drums. roster is made up of artists who have dis- other guest appearances. competing for pop -jazz sax- Ending the marathon evening was the tinguished themselves in the past, all no Dave Sanborn, the only artist not new ophonist title under the Warner's flag man least in need of introduction, the doubt coming to the company in hope of to Warners playing this night, treated the with the release "Mr. Fathead." His multi -talented George Benson. His greater future accomplishments. crowd to his popular brand of California melodic interpretations of contemporary personal style of guitar, featured on Opening was Miroslav Vitous, the funk. Each Sanborn solo brought en- hits included "Dance With Me." "Take Five" and Bobby Womack's Czech bassist who made his name as an thusiastic crowd reaction, whether on a Newman's style is smooth, his tone im- "Breezin'," is rivaled only by his ex- original member of Weather Report. Still plaintive ballad or the fast numbers that peccable in the way that only experience cellent voice, which hopefully will be dis- in his early twenties, his technique is showed his backing group off. Sanborn develops. He was aided this evening by played the right way for the first time on awesome well beyond the requirements is represented by his first solo recording. the talents of Sir Roland Hanna. one of his first album for WB. Benson is quite of maintaining a funky bottom. His old "Taking Off." released a few months ago. jazz' fine keyboard men, and the inven- capable of appealing to a wide spectrum bandleader, Joe Zawinul has said, "He He has played with many noted jazzmen, tive and theatrical percussionist, Dom of tastes to a degree he has yet to fully never had a bass player's spirit ...," an including Joe Beck and Gil Evans. The Um Romao of Weather Report fame. realize. opinion supported this evening, his first label plans to break a Sanborn single Newman land later George Benson) was After five hours. the concert was an live appearance since Weather Report. shortly. backed by a sizable string section. overwhelming outpouring of new prod- Vitous played a double -necked Pat Martino's guitar playing has been Alice Coltrane can be called the least uct. which will take some time to digest guitar/bass. with a second bass player in talked about for years in small circles. commercial performer of the evening. and evaluate when all the records are re- the group to fill in during his frequent His upcoming and yet untitled first She continues in the spiritual tradition leased. The function here has merely lead playing. Still. Vitous' bass work pro- Warners release will be his eighth album with an LP "Eternity," which will be her been to introduce music on the way. vided his set's most stunning moments. all told, many of the previous having first WB release. Ms. Coltrane played Although he is technically capable on been on smaller jazz labels. Martino's harp and Wurlitzer organ. backed by the p.d. Deep Purple /Nazareth David Ruffin Asleep At The Wheel LONG BEACH ARENA. L.A. - There's "Lazy" (sans a self-indulgent intro by TOTAL EXPERIENCE. L.A. - Riding Linda Hargrove nothing wrong with tampering with suc- Jon Lord) stood the test of rock and roll the crest of a very hot single and LP THE ROXY. L.A. - Capitol recording cess. But in adding to the tried and true, time as did the rush of "Highway Star." David Ruffin strode on into the Total. group Asleep at the Wheel is unique in you certainly better be adding to the Self-indulgence. as stated before, David, a solo performer now for the last both their material and their way of progression of the form. When it works in played havoc with the band's perfor- few years has finally come into his own performing it. They are an interesting music it's. in a word. creative. When it mance as good and equally bad solo mo- with the help of Van McCoy. David al- combination of boogie-woogie, rocka- doesn't. it's the equivalent of the malady ments flooded the arena's confines. ways has had the great voice. but now billy. and hard country. that is both pro- that befell Deep Purple in Long Beach. Ian Paice's drumming was constant in with the help of Van, has the material to gressive and traditional. Singer Chris Inaword. uneven. the rough and ready school of thrashing demonstrate his vocal talents. O'Connell has a country-bluesy quality Deep Purple's (a Warners firestorm) while a tasty classical segment re- Ruffin opened with "Who I Am," which which she puts to excellent use on such recent affinity for soul and funk. when deemed Lord. On the other hand Tommy is also the title of his best-selling LP on numbers as "Nothing Takes The Place taken on individual terms, is a deft bal- Bolin's ten minute exercise in guitar Motown. Other hot numbers performed Of You." "You Ain't Woman Enough lTo ance to the band's metal penchant. But wizardry was strictly filler. from the LP included "Wild Honey." "It Take My Man." and "Dark End Of The this night's attempt at incorporating the Deep Purple in Long Beach. An off Takes All Kinds Of People" and his cur- Street." The high point of the set was a black man's roots into blue-eyed heavy- night. rent hit single "Heavy Love." boogie-woogie medley featuring piano metal waxed erratic. Second -billed Nazareth (A&M's The sound was hot as David had the player Roland Floyd, consisting of "They Steeped in rhythm and blues items like pride) produced a hard rock and roll Rough Riders. his band, with him along Raided The Joint." "Beat Me Daddy "Lady Luck" and "Gettin' Tighter" set at its most primordial. Dan McCaffer- with horns and brass. Three sexy sisters Eight To The Bar." and "Choo-Choo worked by virtue of sticking to accepted ty's tortured vocal stance played at per- harmonized lightly behind him giving the Boogie." Ray Benson handled the vocals musica! boundaries. On these songs the fect compliment as slab of sound riffs sound the atmosphere of a disco. on the traditional country tunes ingrained influences of guitarist Tommy and a dense bass -drums combo filled. ef- Not denying the crowd at all. he also "Milkcow Blues" and "Faded Love," and Bolin were most prominent and effec- fectively, any musical holes. did hits from the days when he was a Leroy Preston received good crowd re- tive. "Hair Of The Dog" and "Miss Misery" Temptation. "My Girl" and "Beauty Is sponse with his version of Hank Williams' Unfortunately. the band's determined were immediate bone breakers as Man- Only Skin Deep" were just a couple of "Tennessee Border." effort at force-feeding black to the white ny Charlton's lead lines tore gaping tears the highlights from the mid -sixties. Country songstress and composer Lin- heat of such Purple staples as "Burn" in the airwaves. "Love Hurts," on the For his closing number David did his da Hargrove opened with a set featuring and "Smoke On The Water" equated strength of McCafferty's emotional smash single "Walk Away From Love" to her self -penned songs. including "Just watered down. The former labored un- stand. was a hard ballad rendition. everyone's delight. Get Up And Close The Door" and "Let It der misplaced riffing and lacking soul Nazareth; the best argument in the Overall the show was quite good. Shine," which were hits for Johnny vocals while the latter, a killer tune world for music falling on you. However. it needed more tension and Rodriguiz and Olivia Newton -John, when done right, plodded along at a sur- excitement to accompany the spirited respectively. Hargrove belongs to a new prisingly sluggish pace. m. s. and highly rhythmic music. breed of country ladies who eschew the j.l. rhinestoned confections and winsome Donna Summer/Miracles posturings of past country queens in Ike And Tina Turner favor of an honest. down-to-earth ap- FORUM, LA - What was billed as the country with Summer, perform an out- pearance and more intense, heartfelt world's largest disco dance party took standing instrumental set in the middle lyrics. The Capitol recording artist re- place at the Forum last week. It was more and end of the act. Sergio Mendes ceived spontaneous applause from the of a circusy atmosphere than a dance The Miracles turned in two dynamite EMPIRE ROOM. Waldorf Astoria. NYC Roxy audience for her versions of Bob bar. but somehow the throng of people hits on stage, "Love Machine" and - Mendes was chosen to reopen the Wills' "Old Fashioned Love" and Merle who attended found their way to the "Night Life." Although Bill Griffin, lead room which has been dark since Haggard's "Don't Give Up On Me." dance floors and worked out. The only singer for the group was a standout and Christmas and aptly chose the carnival I.c. difference was that the Forum provided the sound of the group was generally theme - apt since Mendes and carnival much more fresh air than the cozy bars together and well paced, the chore- have Brazilian associations. Mendes is these dancers are used to, and no matter ography attempted seemed to lack that currently working with his usual two Richard Gerstein who the group or what the performance true togetherness that any group needs singers and a small back up unit. featur- TRUDE HELLER'S, NYC Pianist - is like. the fever pitch achieved on to be effective. both visually and vocally. ing himself on keyboards and occasional composer -singer Gerstein is acquiring smaller dance floors was held in check Ike and Tina Turner were standard vocals. himself a reputation in New York. work- the entire evening. with the opening set of the night. "Proud Main thrust of his music is of course ing the smaller cabarets and basically Donra Summer. complete with chase Mary" and "Acid Queen," Tina's hit from bossa nova-ish and in this he gets virile getting his own act together. When last light "Donna" sign hanging over the "Tommy" were standouts, with three support from his rhythm section. He seen he was working as a single but for stage in her performance. strutted and foxy dancers who sleazed their way does manage to infiltrate some tasteful this outing he has splurged on a strong moaned her "Love To Love You Baby" through constant polished choreog- jazz lines in his own work. particularly, female vocal trio and a back-up rhythm song in far less time than the 16 minute raphy. The movement stopped only for example. when let loose on a Stevie section. If Barry Manilow comes to mind LP version. She was effective though between tunes and the show was well Wonder title. In fact. there was a lot of visually. the resemblance stops there and joined by an on-stage set of what timed providing a great start for the free swinging from the Mendes group, because Gerstein is into heavier. looked to be professional ballet dancers evening. more than in some straight line jazz bluesier material - he usually performs who accompanied her on the hit. Two Although it was a disco dance party, groups. his own work. backup females provided the vocal the only time the floor was full of dancers There were no surprises from the Gerstein has polished himself and his harmonies and, with Donna, left the was the intermissions between sets. artist but a lot of musi- group and the resulting end product is stage for a brief time letting Smoke, the where the latest disco music was pro- cianly moments. polished and gutsy. backup band that will be touring cross- vided over Forum loudspeakers. j.b.c. i.d. i.d.

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www.americanradiohistory.com cash box, insight&sound Melissa Manchester - Daydreamer Makes Good LOS ANGELES - At nine. the people bassoon. He would stand and watch us ment from the crowd. passion and emotion. I'm learning more were lined up around the block for the practicing scales. staring at our hands. With her number one single last fall. about detail all the time. but he looks at it eleven o'clock show. Melissa Manchest- the fingers working away like little "Midnight Blue." Melissa Manchester objectively." er was playing the Troubadour, and the soldiers. was catapulted into a place of national One of the highlights of the Manchest- cool night air L.A. of seemed super- "While I didn't really appreciate the prominence. and Cash Box voted her top er show is a tune called "Sing. Sing. charged with a special energy. Inside the lessons at the time." Melissa continued. new female pop vocalist at year's end. Sing." club: well, the atmosphere was thick with "I learned to love classical music. on a How does it feel. being considered "Sing for your supper tension. The band set up. and posed in matter-of-fact level " "new." after many years of recording and Sing for your lover readiness. Then there was the welcome After passing the audition. Melissa at- club work? "Well. people react to what Sing for your mother release. Melissa almost running to the tended the High School for The Perform- they're presented with. and if it's only the She'd love to hear from you)" stage. and kicking off a set that never let ing Arts. a part of the last couple of months. well. that's it. I've The song was originally written with up, responding, making use of the power public school system. a vocational been trying to get a recording contract. Ringo Starr in mind. and Melissa had a inherent in keen audience anticipation. school for artists. "It was for daydream- seriously. since I was seventeen: re- good time writing it. "I was just

I "It took eight years to learn how to re- ers. I was always a terrible student. and alistically. since was fifteen." hysterical. and fell off the piano bench. lay on stage." Melissa said. a few days prefer to learn about things by doing The contracts fell in place. first with It's nice to get to that point when you can later. "It's a different kind of nervous- them. Book -learning is so." and here she Bell. then Arista. and Melissa just kept laugh at yourself and what you're writ- ness. Instead of being panic-struck, you searched for the right word. "it's just so on writing. "I think each song has its own ing." just say 'Come on. let's have a good time way of finding its form." she said. There's a serious side to all this: while and get it over with.' " "Sometimes you come up with a lyrical she can laugh. her vision has a wide The singer's remarkable presence is idea. sometimes a melody. They come scope."Creativity is not a matter of logic. not limited to the stage. Although her from different places - a bass line. a it's a matter of hunger, and passion. and voice was pitched in a low tone. her passage from a sonatina. something you chaos, and all of those very dramatic words seemed propelled. not through read. something you saw -- you don't words that there aren't any less dramatic volume, but through conviction. realize the impact it had on you until word for. With creative people, for the

The subject of influence was later. I love it when the lyric and melody most part, they somehow manage to be broached. What about the taste of jazz in happen at the same time. because the doing what they're doing, if people are

her tunes? "Jazz is there." she said. "but whole idea just unfolds itself. I try to paying attention or not. I've been very there are also a lot of different kinds of maneuver things to work that way " lucky because I've worked with people music. It's hard for me to pinpoint one in The tunes are sometimes written with who have been protective. compassion- particular. Music lends itself to different partners. like Carol Seger and her ate, and understanding - good for me." roots." guitarist. David Wolfert. "With another With success snowballing. what's in This appreciation for all kinds of music person. it's mostly trial and error.- Melis- store for the next couple of years? was nurtured in Melissa Manchester's sa said. "You work on ideas. It's more of a "Mostly we'll be doing concerts. in col- childhood - she grew up the daughter quiet. We had academic classes. but journey when you're starting fresh. with leges. and I'll be writing more songs. I'll of a concert bassoonist. What was it like studied acting half the day." nothing, and then come up with a theme. shift gears musically. wherever it takes living in a house filled with music? "Very The training is evident in her work. Every one has endless possibilities. At me. I'd like to have the time to study act-

loud." she said. laughing. "My father was both on her Arista albums and in her live the end of a tour I block out a month or so ing and dance. get involved with films. or always developing his diaphragm. and show. She adopts different postures with to write. a real concentrated effort. It's theatre. or get a portable typewriter and

he talked in a booming voice." Did he ease. and more important. total credibili- the end result of being on the road. I col- write Whatever I'm going to do next. take an interest in her musical develop- ty. She's the ballad singer, her head lect all my ideas, written on scraps of whatever I'm supposed to do. this will

ment? Melissa. a woman not without a dramatically framed in a circle of blue paper. and see what I've been up to. present itself to me. I back into things.

strong sense of humor, said "Mostly he light. She's the rock 'n roller, shaking her Then I make demos. which I love to do. take detours. I get across the street by would get off on the fact that my sister hips as she belts out the chorus. She's and bring them to Vini. (Vini Poncia, her way of Madagascar." Madagascar is pro-

and I used both hands when we played the soulful leader of the church choir. producer) He listens for form. structure. bably just the first stop.

the piano. He only used one with the drawing spontaneous shouts of agree- and content. I still am involved with the john mankiewicz Noel Redding: To The Point And Roll

'What kind of drugs did Jimi take? confuse the listener. I personally like to ding's unit is the inherent subtleties and this basic simplicity that works in the You'd be surprised how many times I've sit down and know exactly what I'm exotic passages that emerge relief -like music's favor by allowing any subtle been asked that question. It's stupid and. listening to and I'm sure people who from the band's driving ground. It's there shadings to show through." even worse, not relevant to what I'm do- listen to music are the same way." if you listen hard enough; as are other "This kind of song working also allows ing now." Redding continued. "The simplicity of hidden niceties. Like progression and suitable holes for members of the band Relevancy and Noel Redding: a twain the music also makes the solos by in- creativity. to take solos and go off on their own a bit that have taken a long time in meeting. dividual members of the band more if they feel like it." From the ashes of The Jimi Hendrix. Ex- valid. It's easier. when you're soloing, to Redding, raised on a steady musical perience. Through somewhat satisfying do a whole lot of simple progressions diet of Presley. Cochran, and the savage failures in the guise of Fat Mattress and and make them valid rather than getting rhythms of skiffle, has learned his Road and finally to The Noel Redding really complicated and missing the mark lessons well. He knows his music and Band; a band with specific and subtle on comprehension. I think it gets the what can be done with it. purpose. point of the music across to the people "There's a world of difference in writ- "Since the band's been together we've better when you're dealing in simpler ing music as opposed to writing lyrics." been bombarded with a lot of com- terms." remarked Redding. "There are very few parisons and classfications. But that's not Just as it takes lyrical and instrumental chords for the music writer to choose the important thing. The important thing pains to come up with music both lush from. There are about four or five chords is getting our songs across and not the and entertaining: so does it take involved that are pleasing to the human ear and. kind of music we're playing." intricacies to create a music that is quick consequently. it's hard to come up with "Sure. there's some obvious in- and to the point. something that hasn't been done fluences. The rock and roll and blues Redding. a frustrated writer while before."

elements are upfront but I've never con- standing in the shadow of the Ex- "In the course of writing music. once I it sidered a rock and roll band. We're us- perience. has found every facet of the hear something that sounds good. I ing those musical forms as a vehicle for medium important in getting his sound begin thinking in terms of sections. One driving home the full impact of each down. part that might work. That could be a song. In sense of the music as a viable "You hear all the time how either the verse. We can put a chord break there. medium for telling a valid story, it is im- words or the music must be strongest for From there the skeleton structure of the portant." the song to succeed. Well. that's not ac- song is thrown open and everybody adds Telling points. And. upon witnessing tually the case. When you get right down something that seems to fill the body of the band in the performing raw. valid. to it, the arrangement of a song is what the song out. A lead riff or a drum break. Slam-bang rock and blues of the finest does or does not make a song work. That's how it comes together." sleazy bar strain; pushing the elements In the case of this band. the arrange- As the conversation progressed Red-

of a tale upfront and ahead. It's a self- ment is a give and take proposition. I ding kicked back for an aside to the past; contained musical world. A world where write all the music and Dave keyboardist an element happily missing from the simplicity is the byword. David Clarke) writes all the lyrics. From brunt of questioning.

"In terms of what we're doing at this the combination of the two I make the "Yeah. there are subtleties and they do "The whole star trip doesn't matter to moment the simplicity of the words and final decisions. But the important thing is tend to show through. It all gets back to me anymore. It was fun when it was hap- music is all important. The most obvious that there is constant input from the an almost workman like sense of arrang- pening but now it just isn't important. reason being that the song should not be other members of the band. All factions ing things. There are some basic What is important is my progress as a too taking on the listener's head. When of the music are important but the throw- changes in the music that bring about musician." we went into the studio we could have ing about of ideas is even more so." the exotic feel you were talking about. "I'm still learning but it's definitely a added keyboards, strings and double An interesting aside to the seemingly Still and all the overriding concept step forward." . But it probably would tend to subtle as a train wreck approach of Red - behind the music is very direct. and it is marc shapiro

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Bethlehem Track Chrysalis Plans Dorough Album Trower Campaign For Re -issue LOS ANGELES -A major promotional NEW YORK Reissue of singer Bob campaign has been planned by Chrysalis Dorough's 1957 Bethlehem Records Records for the new album "Robin album. "Devil May Care" was held up Trower LIVE!" which will be released because, out of 300 masters in the March 6. label's tape library, it was the only one Giant -sized four color posters. window missing after transport to New York from streamers and album jackets with easel Nashville. backs will be used for retail displays. However, Chuck Gregory, in charge of The campaign will support the national the reissue series, tracked down a clean concert tour which Trower begins in Mil- "Devil May Care," album to master from waukee on March 19. Radio contests. and the Dorough album has just been re- giving away albums and concert tickets. leased. will be held in major markets and in Los Dorough is a singer -writer whose Angeles a billboard will be erected on credits include a Grammy nomination for Hollywood's Sunset Strip. ABC -TV's "Multiplication Rock" score, "Robin Trower LIVE!" Trower's fourth writing "Comin' Home Baby" and singing Chrysalis album. was recorded in with jazzman Miles Davis. Stockholm and re -mixed by Trower and Geoff Emerick. London's Jack CAPRICORN RE -UPS WET WILLIE - Capricorn Records vice-president and general Welfeld Dies manager, Don Schmitzerle. "assists" Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie in signing the group's Ross Re -Inks NEW YORK - Jack Welfeld, admin- new contract with the Macon -based label. Looking on (I. to r.) are: Carole Goldman of With Big Tree istrative manager. London records, died Phil Walden and Associates (the group's management); Jack Hall of Wet Willie: Bunky from a heart attack on Sunday, February Odom of Phil Walden and Associates; Michael Duke, John Anthony. Rick Hirsch and NEW YORK -Charlie Ross has been re- had been with London 29. He was 53 and Lewis Ross of Wet Willie. Capricorn ships the new Wet Willie album. "The Wetter. The signed to a long-term exclusive contract Records for 26 years, involved in many Better." on March 5. with Big Tree Records (dist. by Atlantic). facets of the operation including con- Ross' single (his second for the label), tracts, record club liaison, premiums and SESAC Bicentennial "Without Your Love (Mr. Jordan)," is cur- marketing He was charter member and Salutes rently bulleted on the pop and c&w past vice president of the Music and At N.A.B. Meeting charts. A debut album is in the works Performing Arts Lodge of B'nai B'rith. Chicago with producer Paul Vance (of David Over 700 people attended his funeral NEW YORK The National Association special packet and book descriptive of Geddes'"Run Joey Run" renown). March 1. Welfeld is survived by his wife of Broadcasters' 54th Annual Conven- the company. and refreshments will be Rose and two children. tion in Chicago will be treated for the served. Representing SESAC will be 26th consecutive year to SESAC. Inc.'s president A. H. Preger. El Russell Brown, Inc. hospitality. The SESAC suite will be dec- orated in red, white and blue as a Organized the American Bicen- patriotic salute to Station Breaks Ir 22 NEW YORK - L. Russell Brown has an- tennial, and SESAC's 45th anniversary nounced the formation of his own com- as a licensing organization. The theme Frances Smith, retail sales manager of pany. El Russell Brown. Inc.. which will will be "Celebrate the Bicentennial with WLS, Chicago elected to board of direc- include a BMI publishing company and a Music" and will highlight SESAC's pub- tors of Retail Advertising Conference. record production company. Administra- lisher and writer affiliates. Bill Bailey named program director at ting the operation will be Stephen Metz The company has prepared a special WIXY, Cleveland. of Music America International. Inc. 45 rpm EP of patriotic marches and a WIBG, Philadelphia announces sale of "CONCRETE" ROCK - 20th Century re- Brown has written and produced songs station to Fairbanks Broadcasting Co., cording artist Randy Edleman is holding for such artists as Mitch Ryder and the Indianapolis. Sale was effective March 1. a copy of his new 20th Century single Detroit Wheels. Tony Orlando and Dawn. Fairbanks also owns stations in Indy. "Concrete And Clay." Peter Pasternak, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Boston. Dallas -Ft. Worth and Titusville. 20th's director of international. reported And will be re- Offices of El Russell Brown, Inc will be Florida. Don Cannon pd's the rocker and that "Concrete Clay" the at 303 Fifth Avenue. New York. N.Y. George Johns is consulting as national leased throughout Europe within 10016. pd for Fairbanks. Station was owned by next few weeks. Billy Pfordresher, 20th's Buckley Broadcasting out of Los national promotion director. stated that `M. U.' Ninth Gold LP Angeles. A gm will be appointed for the U.S. stations were responding to the station shortly. record with enthusiasm. (L. to r.) For Jethro Tull j.b. carmicle Pasternak, Edleman and Pfordresher. LOS ANGELES - M.U. -- The Best Of Jethro Tull" has been certified gold by the RIAA. which makes the Chrysalis an: thology the ninth gold album for the group. Other Tull gold albums are A "SPLASH" HIT! "Minstrel In The Gallery." "Stand Up." ,// "Benefit.' "Aqualung." "Thick As A Brick." "Living In The Past." "A Passion Play" and "War Child." "War Child,' NEW YORK TIMES AND SPARTA - - The "Thick As A Brick," "Aqualung" and "Liv- FLORIDA SIGN AGREEMENT "Wet Weekend" ing In The Past" are also platinum re- New York Times Music Corporation has cords. concluded an agreement to exclusively (Gladys Shelley) Pilgrim -711 handle administration and creative and promotional exploitation for the entire Platinum Mac catalog of the Sparta -Florida Music by LOS ANGELES -"Fleetwood Mac." the Group. a U.K. based publishing opera- current Reprise album by Fleetwood tion. The Sparta -Florida catalog includes Mac, has qualified for a platinum award original copyrights of the Moody Blues. ROCK GAZERS by selling in excess of one million units David Bowie. Charles Aznavour and since its release in July. The album, Norman Newell, as well as over 60 major which was certified gold in December. motion picture scores, including scores Already Heavily Back Ordered includes the yngles "Over My Head" by three -time Academy Award winner and "Rhiannon John Barry (of James Bond fame). Sparta -Florida is also one of the first A NEW DISCO SOUND Wakelin LP publishers in the U.K. to enter the coun- For Your D.J. Copy Contact try music field. holding the copyright on Via ATV/Pye the recently successful "Oklahoma Sun- Harry Finfer Pictured are the NEW YORK - ATV/Pye Records is re- day Morning." above Spiral Pub. Co -Suite 715 leasing Johnny Wakelin's first album in men who made the agreement: Murray the U.S. The LP is entitled "Reggae, Deutch (left). president of the New York 17 West 60th St. Times Publishing and Jeff Soul. and Rock and Roll," and features Corporation; New York, N.Y. 10023 the single of the same name. ATV is the Kruger, chairman of the board of Sparta - American operating arm of Pye Records. Florida and president of Ember En- (212) 582-2971 Ltd. of London, England. terprises.

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Country Radio Seminar Country Artist Of The Week Continues Promotion Ban Charlie Daniels Band NASHVILLE - The Country Radio The policy includes banning of Seminar has again adopted a strict pro- hospitality rooms or suites, promotional gram banning individual promotion ac- displays, handouts. and any activities in- tivities through this year's event. The volving the marketing of a specific prod- seminar. scheduled for March 19-20 at uct such as a record or record company. Nashville's Airport Hilton Hotel, has in- radio station or broadcasting firm. stituted this policy since its inception in Frank Mull. chairman of the 1976 1969. Country Radio Seminar. stating the purpose of the ruling said, "The seminar was instituted by the record industry to give country broadcasters a forum for the betterment of country radio. Since its inception it has been a place to teach. to learn and to discuss country radio. We feel that. collectively, the broadcasters are here for that purpose and not to be exploited at this time of the year. There is ample time at other events throughout the year for exposure and exploitation of product." Registration for the Country Radio Seminar has been established at $60 per person affiliated with broadcasting and $75 per person with other industry af- filiations. The registration cost includes entrance to the seminar, one ticket to the "New Faces Show" to be held on Satur- "Ridin' High" - The Charlie Daniels stone," five years ago Charlie helped Ole Opry member day evening, March 20. The seminar has - Roy Drusky; Grand Band is part of the blueblood tradition of it outlined plans for a maximum of 500 arrange for the album. and Capitol Records artist has signed an southern music. At the center is Daniels The Charlie Daniels Band has two The registrants. Early response has been ex- exclusive booking agreement with himself, a writer, producer, fiddle player, drummers, Freddie Edwards and Don in ceptionally heavy for this year's seminar. Joe Taylor Agency Nashville. "The singer and guitarist. Daniels is also a Murray. Edwards. who has been with features Further information and details con- Roy Drusky Show" the RFD ex- highly respected session musician. As a Daniels for several years, met him in press and has whorled all over the world. cerning the 1976 Country Radio Seminar will be released next week. guitarist he has played on Bob Dylan's Berkeley, California. With Drusky. left. is Joe Taylor. president "Nashville Skyline." "Self Portrait" and Drummer Don Murray's background of the company. Registration forms and information can be obtained by writing The Country "New Morning." He also played on was primarily in soul groups. Working in Radio Seminar. P.O. Box 12617. Ringo Starr's "Beaucoups Of Blues" and and Washington, D.C. he met Nashville, Tennessee 37212. recorded with , Leonard Mark Fitzgerald, a former member of The Annual Fun Fair Cohen and Flatt & Scruggs. He Charlie Daniels Band; it was Fitzgerald performed with Scruggs on the Grand that introduced him to Charlie. Set For June Ole Opry and produced the Young - "We're not a rock and roll band," NASHVILLE - With advance registra- blood's "Elephant Mountain" album. Charlie says. "We don't do nothing but tions to 1976's Country Music Fan Fair Charlie. however, emphasizes The stand and play music. Sometimes it's running far ahead of last year. atten- Charlie Daniels Band and that each musi- hard for people in the big city to get into dance figures should easily reach a rec- cian in his line-up is as worthy of atten- us. The 'people' love us, it's always the ord high. tion and credit as he is, plus Joel same people too ... real 'street peo- Scheduled for June 9-13 at Nashville's DiGregorio (keyboards), Freddie ple.' " Municipal Auditorium, the event in- Edwards (drums). Charlie Hayward "Beer drinkers, dope smokers and cludes more than 25 hours of live enter- (bass), Tom Crain (guitar) and Don Mur- hell -raisers, people that live hard - tainment featuring top country music ray (drums) are The Charlie Daniels they're the kind of people that make up a artists. a bluegrass concert, an old time Band. Charlie Daniels Band audience." fiddling contest, picture -taking and auto- The group travels in their own special- Their new album graph sessions with the stars. a large fan ly equipped Greyhound bus, working ap- "Nightrider," the first with club and record label exhibition, tickets proximately 250 days a year. the new line-up, fulfills all the pro- to Opryland U.S.A. and the Country Joel DiGregorio has been playing mise a live Charlie Daniels Band show LORETTA LYNN - is all smiles as she has Music Hall of Fame. and three lunches. keyboards for the band for five years. A always suggested. holds her four trophies that she won at The Fan Fair registration fee is $25.00. professional musician for twelve the 11th Annual Academy of Country over Charlie Daniels and The Charlie Checks should be made out to Fan Fair years. Joel went Music Awards Show. Her honors in- south at the age of 18 Daniels Band, a down home bunch of and mailed to 2800 Opryland Drive, and met in cluded "Entertainer of the Year." Charlie 1969. Having an un- musicians whose love for laying back Nashville. Tennessee 37214. Fan Fair is derstanding of all kinds music. is "Female Vocalist of the Year." "Top of Joel and relaxing and having a good life co -sponsored by the Country Music As- an incredibly flexible musician. Vocal Group of the Year" (with Conway makes the playing of that music all the sociation. Inc. and the . Charlie Hayward, a new member of Twitty) and "Album of the Year" (with better. The Charlie Daniels Band. was born in ). Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Working as bass "We don't have an image," Charlie guitarist he has been a professional smiles, "it's all in our music. It's honest. musician since 1969. his credits include basic music." Writers Share work on Gregg Allman's solo album Following a million selling album, "Fire ASCAP Awards "Laid Back." On The Mountain." Daniels is especially Tom Crain, a native of Nashville claims happy with "Night Rider," the current NASHVILLE - Twenty-nine writers that he's "just pickin' " all the time. Kama Sutra LP. from Nashville and other cities served by Second guitarist for The Charlie Daniels the southern region ASCAP office have Band he has also written one track for "Texas" is the title of the hot chart shared in $64,500 given to ASCAP mem- the "Night Rider" album. Tom wrote the climbing single (#36 -bullet in the Cash Box bers as popular music awards. according song on the album, "Franklin Lime- chart) pulled from this LP. to Ed Shea, southern region director. Among the writers winning the cash Chellman Company Moves Headquarters

grants. ranging up to $1.500 are : Buzz NASHVILLE The Chuck Chellman Records. The building formerly was Cason, Guy & Susanna Clark, Bob Dean. - known as the Atlantic Records building. Bobby David. . David Company Incorporated has moved its Gillon. Bobby Harden. Webb Pierce. headquarters to 1201 Sixteenth Ave. S.. Bob Luman Ben Reece. Charlie Rich. Austin Nashville, Tenn. Chellman and his wife, Roberts. Larry Rogers. John Schweers, Georgia Twitty. recently purchased the Hospitalized THANKS - Singer/pianist. Ronnie Russell Smith. Darrell Statler, John Tip- property at this location and in addition NASHVILLE -- Epic recording artist Bob Mlisap. accepts the enthusiastic ap- ton. Rusty Wier and Johnny Wilson. to housing the offices of the Chuck Luman was admitted to Parkland clause following his first appearance as a Some of the chart songs which were sur- Chellman Promotion Company. it also Hospital in Dallas. Texas. Saturday after regular member of the Grand Ole Opry. veyed by the popular awards panel were: has offices of Adventure Music Co., he had suffered a ruptured blood vessel His long time friend. Jeanne Pruett. in- "Third Rate Romance." "Rocky." Touchdown Music Co.. Veeson Interna- in his esophogus. Reports Tuesday in- troduced the newest member to the "Daydreams About Night Things" and "I tional, a public relations company. dicated Luman continued to be listed in capacity crowd at the Grand Ole Opry Love The Blues And The Boogie Windchime Productions. and the critical condition and remained in the House. Woogie." Nashville offices for Elektra/Asylum hospital's surgical intensive care unit.

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Writer-publisher, Ben Peters and wife The Heckels to the attention of ex- Jackie vacationed in Hawaii after attend- ecutive producer Roy Dea, after ing the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles watching them perform several times in top country LP's on Feb. 28 where "Before The Next West Virginia. Their first RCA single will Teardrop Falls" was a finalist for best be released 1 THE OUTLAWS 26 THE WORLD OF CHARLIE shortly. Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson/ country song. Peters received a Grammy RICH A distinguished honor recently for Roy Jessi Colter/Tompall Glaser (RCA APL 1-1242) 27 in 1972 for "Kiss An Angel Good Morn- 3 Clark was his election as a national vice 1 RCA APL 1-1321) ing" and was named "Songwriter of the 27 EASY AS PIE president of the Muscular Dystrophy As- 2 LOVE PUT A SONG IN MY "Crash" Year" by the Nashville Songwriters As- Billy Craddock sociation. Clark has just wound up a HEART (ABC/Dot DOSo 2040) 34 sociation at their awards dinner on Feb. Rodriguez SRM 1-1057) 2 seven day stay in Los Angeles taping the Johnny (Mercury 28 RAY GRIFF 17 for songs that include "Teardrop," Donny & Marie Osmond show, Dinah!, 3 TWITTY (Capitol ST 114861 31 "All Over Me" and "Love Put A Song In Conway Twitty (MCA 2176) 1 Mery Griffin. the Tonight show. Mike 29 REDHEADED STRANGER My Heart." ... "Are you married?" .. . Willie Nelson (Columbia PC 33482) 29 Douglas and Hollywood Squares. He 4 LOVIN' AND LEARNIN' "Sometimes." This dialogue inspired Tanya Tucker (MCA 2167) 6 opened Feb. 26 at Harrah's Reno with 30 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE MCA recording artist Bill Anderson to 5 ELITE HOTEL Jim Reeves ( RCA APL 1-1224A) 36 "Maude" co-star. Adrienne Barbeau . . write the national #1 country single Emmylou Harris (Reprise MS 2236) 8 Diana Trask received a gold record for 31 ARE YOU READY FOR "Sometimes" for Mary Lou Turner and 6 JESSI FREDDY her ABC/Dot recording of "Oh Boy" dur- 9 himself. The song was conceived and Jessi Colter (Capitol ST 11477) Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot DOSE/ 2044) 26 ing a recent series of personal ap- written by Bill while he was on a bus re- 7 OVERNIGHT SENSATION 32 SWANS AGAINST THE SUN pearances in her native Australia. As of Mickey Gilley Playboy PB 408) 4 ading a magazine which discussed the Michael Murphey (Epic PE 33851) 32 the concert dates, the record had only motion picture 8 THE BLIND MAN IN THE 33 HANK WILLIAMS JR. & "Shampoo." been released in Melbourne and Sydney "Sometimes" is Bill Anderson and Mary BLEACHERS FRIENDS (MCA 1 . David Gibson, president of Kenny Starr 2177) 21 Lou Turner's first album together after MGM M3G-50091 Soundwaves Records. Hitkit Music and 9 THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING three years of performing together as a 34 UNCOMMONLY GOOD Music Craftshop. has opened a new YOU team. COUNTRY publishing affiliate called Phono Music. Charley Pride ( RCA APL 1-1241) Dave Dudley Artists LA 512G) 18 Tanya Tucker performed to the largest (United Phono Music will be a SESAC company 10 BLACK BEAR ROAD 35 WINDSONG "-turn away crowd ever" at North (MGM with John McPherson signed as the first C.W McCall 5008) John Denver (RCA APL 1-1183) 35 Hollywood's Palomino Club according to writer ... Several noteworthy artists 11 ROCK 'N COUNTRY 36 GREATEST HITS owner Tommy Thomas. Guests included Freddy Fender DOSE/ 2050) 19 have been recording at Quadrafonic (ABC/Dot Don Williams (ABC/Dot DOSE) 2036) 33 distingushed Steve McQueen with Ali Sound Studio since the new year began. 12 PRISONER IN DISGUISE 37 THE WHITE KNIGHT Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E 1045) 12 McGraw, Mary K. Place, who plays Loret- They are: The Ozark Mountain Dare- Cledus Maggard & The Citizen's Band Haggars, (Mercury SRM 1-1072) 43 ta the struggling country singer devils, produced by David Anderlene, 13 WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ME with two goldfish "Conway" and "Twitty" Brewer & Shipley, produced by Norbert NOW 38 JASON'S FARM Willie Nelson (RCA APL 1-1234) 13 Cal Smith ( MCA 2172) 41 on the "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" Putnam, Donna Fargo, produced by Stan 200 YEARS show. Waylon Jennings and Tanya's Silver, Jerry Jeff Walker, produced by 14 OF COUNTRY 39 BEST OF BUCK OWENS MUSIC 6 good friend Anson "Potsy" Williams from Michael Brovsky, Troy Seals, produced VOL. the television show "Happy Days." Sonny James (Columbia KC 34035) 20 Buck Owens (Capitol ST 11471) 40 by Billy Sherrill, and Turley Richards, co - 15 THE VERY BEST OF RAY 40 IT'S ALL IN THE MOVIES MCA recording artist Brenda Lee will produced by Ron Bledsoe and Troy be spotlighted for the cover of the British STEVENS (Capitol ST 11483) Seals, Gene Eichelberger and Marty (Barnaby 6018) 15 BR 41 RHINESTONE COWBOY publication Radio -Times, a journal of the Lewis engineered the various sessions. BBC equivalent to our TV Guide. Brenda 16 COUNTRY WILLIE Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 11430) 37 Willie Nelson (United Artists LA 510-G) 14 will be featured in a story about women's Country music recording artist for 42 NARVEL THE MARVEL Narvel Felts DOSE/ 2033) influence in music. Brenda's latest single RCA, Billy Walker, has just finished play- 17 GREATEST HITS VOL. II (ABC/Dot Tom T. Hall (Mercury SRM 10441 17 "Find Yourself Another Puppet." ... ing several major fair conventions 43 SINCE I MET YOU BABY throughout the country logging over 18 STEPPIN' OUT Freddy Fender (GRT 8005) 38 Olivia Newton -John's next single re- - Gary Stewart (RCA APL 1-1225; 23 leased Feb. 23 be 50 major fairs and rodeos - such as The 44 TODAY I STARTED LOVING will also the title cut 19 WHEN THE TINGLE BECOMES from her new MCA Records' album Ozark Empire Fair, Springfield. Missouri; YOU AGAIN The Fort Madison Iowa Rodeo. Tex- A CHILL Sammi Smith . Mega MLPS 612) 42 called "Come On Over" written by Loretta Lynn (MCA 2179) 28 45 CHESTER AND LESTER brothers Barry & Robin Gibb (The Bee arkana, Texas; Camdenton, Missouri; Aberdeen. South Dakota and many, 20 ROCKY & Les Paul Gees).... Jack Greene will have a new Dickey Lee (RCA APL 1-1243) 16 ( RCA APL 1-1167) 49 many more. Billy's RCA single is titled MCA single released on the first of 21 SOMEBODY LOVES YOU 46 "Don't In My World If You Don't COUNTRY GOLD March called "Birmingham" written by Stop Crystal Gayle (United Artists LA 543G) 11 Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass Mean To Stay." A nepotism now Gary Stewart and Bill Eldridge.... Jack ... little 22 ODD MAN IN (RCA APL 1-1240) 39 Greene and Jeannie Seely testified and then can't hurt, or so thought 13 year Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury SRM 1-1064) 22 47 THE GREAT TOMPALL AND before the House License & Related old Shawn Ewen, eldest son of Diana 23 SOMETIMES HIS OUTLAW BAND Matters Committee of the Missouri Trask. Knowing that Mom was searching Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner (MGM M3G-5014) (MCA 21821 30 Legislature in Jefferson City recently in for new material for her next ABC/Dot 48 BARBIBENTON (Playboy 406) 48 support of an anti -piracy bill which has LP, he called from school in Florida to 24 RONNIE MILSAP/NIGHT PB been heard for three consecutive years announce he had stayed up all night writ- THINGS 49 THE SWEETEST THING RCA APL 1-12231 24 Dottsy (RCA APL 1-1358) without passage. The hearing is the first ing a country hit for her. Never one to 25 THE BEST OF THE STATLER HONEY TOAST AND procedure on the new bill which if it put off until tomorrow. Shawn went right 50 passes the will be voted up- into his long distance audition but the BROTHERS SUNSHINE committee, Mercury SRM 1-10371 Susan Raye (Capitol ST 11472) 47 on by the full house of delegates. Thirty decision was that perhaps he should wait eight states already have laws affecting a few more years . .. Mike Shephard of anti -piracy and the music industry is con- International Record Distributing Asso- Country Singles Active Extras tinuing to formulate attacks on the re- ciates has announced the completion of maining states. a major distribution deal with Music Mill Ask Any Cheater Who Knows Only Sixteen Records. The first release on the Music Sales continue to roll along steadily on Freddie Weller (Columbia) Dr. Hook (Capitol) Jerry Glower's autobiography, "Ain't God Mill label, which IRDA will be distribut- is Bonsoir Blues Good" and Words Books, publisher, ing John Wesley Ryles' new hit single. Snap Crackle And Pop "Tell It Like It Is." which is already receiv- Flying Burrito Bros. (Columbia) Waco, Texas, has ordered a fourth print- Johnny Carver (ABC/Dot) ing to keep pace. The order brings the ing strong airplay and sales ... Speaking Glory Train number of copies in print to 60,000 since of World -Wide. Tommy and his band the Pat Boone (Melodyland) Nashville Express leave for another Sun Shone Lightly October 1975 with sales now averaging Pure Prairie League (RCA) more than 5,000 per month ... Nat European tour on April 28. They will cov- It's So Good Lovin' You er England, Spain and Germany O.B. McClinton (Mercury) Stuckey's first single for MCA is off to a The Last Letter good start. "Sun Comin' Up," while his Bill Anderson will appear as a guest I've Got Leaving On My Mind Willie Nelson (United Artists) first LP "Independence" is due out panelist on the CBS -TV network series Webb Pierce (Plantation) March 1. Nat penned the single "Sun "Match Game" on March 24, 25. 26, 29 Johnny Orphan The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again Comin' Up" and several of the tunes in and 30. "Match is Monday Game" seen Randy Barlow (Gazelle) Ed Bruce (United Artists) his LP such as "After The Lovin' Has through Friday over the CBS-TV network Want To Wine Passed," "That's All She Ever Said Ex- at 3:30 p.m. EST (2:30 Central). The se- Just Taste Your The Winner a ries is produced Billy Swan (Monument) cept Goodbye." ... The Heckels, trio by Goodson-Todman. Bobby Bare (RCA) from Elkins, West Virginia. have been Anderson will join regular panelists Brett Let Your Love Flow signed to an RCA recording contract. Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Richard Bellamy Brothers (Warner Brothers) I You The Heckels consist of Beverly Heckel, Dawson and guest panelists Fannie To Show You That Love Brian Collins (ABC/Dot) 16; Suie Heckel Franks. 21; and 18 year Flagg and Bonnie Franklin for the five ap- Looking For Space old Denny Franks. The threesome have pearances ... Writer Jerry Gillespie, John Denver (RCA) been entertaining for many years around (Ricci Mareno Music), and his wife Debi Mental Revenge Tonight I'll Face The Man (Who the West Virginia area and were chosen just had their first baby. a girl they named Mel Tillis (MGM) Made lt Happen) Kenny Starr (MCA by the "Today" television show to rep- Heather. Jerry penned "That's When My More Than resent their home state during the Woman Begins" recorded by Tommy One Kind Of Love Billy Parker (SCR) show's bicentennial salute to West Overstreet for ABC/Dot Records . What Goes On When The Sun Virginia recently. RCA recording artist Never Naughty Rosie Goes Down Johnny Russell is credited with bringing Juanita Jones Sue Thompson (Hickory) Ronnie Milsap (RCA)

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3 6 3 6 3/6 1 THE ROOTS OF MY RAISING 36 TEXAS 68 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Merle Capitol P4204) 3 Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 607) 43 Jim Reeves (RCA 10557) 86 2 HANK WILLIAMS, YOU WROTE MY 37 PALOMA BLANCA 69 LONE STAR BEER AND George Baker Selection 'Warner Bros. WBS 8115) 39 LIFE MUSIC Moe Bandy Columbia 3-10265) 2 38 DON'T STOP IN MY WORLD (IF YOU Red Steagall ABC Dot DOA 17610) 75 3 FASTER HORSES DON'T MEAN TO STA 70 THIS TIME I'VE HURT HER MORE Tom T Hall Mercury 73755) 4 Billy Walker (RCA JH 10466) 17 THAN SHE LOVES ME 4 STANDING ROOM ONLY 39 THUNDERSTORMS Conway Twitty MCA 404921 58 Barbara Mandrell ABC/Dot DOA 17601) 6 Cal Smith (MCA 405171 49 71 YOU'RE NOT CHARLIE BROWN 5 MOTELS AND MEMORIES 40 A SATISFIED MIND T G Sheppard Melodyland ME 6028F) 5 Bob Liman Epic8-50183' 46 (AND I'M NOT RAGGEDY ANN) Donna Fargo ABC Dot DOA 17609) 74 6 BROKEN LADY 41 YOU COULD KNOW AS MUCH Larry Gatlin Monument 8-86801 10 72 I'M A TRUCKER ABOUT A STRANGER Johnny Russell (RCA JH 10563) 79 7 TILL THE RIVERS ALL RUN DRY Gene Watson (Capitol 4214) 51 Don Williams ABC Dot DOA 17604) 15 73 WILD WORLD 42 QUEEN OF THE STARLIGHT Mike Wells !Playboy 60611 84 8 IF I HAD TO DO IT Ay LLOVERAAGAIN A 051 16 BALLROOM 74 TOO FAR GONE (TO CARE WHAT David Wills (Epic 8-50188 45 9 REMEMBER ME YOU DO TO ME) Willie Nelson Columbia 3-10275' 43 THE DOOR I USED TO CLOSE Gary S. Paxton RCA JH 10449) 85 Roy Head ABC/Dot 17608' 4/I 10 THE SWEETEST GIFT/TRACKS OF 75 SOMEONE'S WITH YOUR WIFE 44 THE CALL MY TEARS Anne Murray Capitol 42071 47 TONIGHT, MISTER L soda Ronstadt & Emmylou Hams Asylum 45295) Bobby Borchers !Playboy P6065A) 83 45 THE DEVIL IN YOUR KISSES (AND 11 ITS MORNING (AND I STILL LOVE 76 JUNKFOOD JUNKIE

THE ANGEL IN YOUR EYES) Larry Groce ( Warner Bros./Curb 8165) 50 YOU) treet(GRT 043) 63 Jessi Colter (Capitol 4200) 1l 77 HEY, LUCKY LADY 46 ALL THE KING'S HORSESLynn Dolly Parton RCA JH 10564) 82 12 WILD SIDE OF LIFE Anderson Columbia 3-10280) 55 Freddy Fender (GRT 039 78 DOG TIRED OF CATTIN' AROUND 47 DON'T THE GIRLS ALL GET Shylo Columbia 3-10267) 89 13 GOOD HEARTED WOMAN Waylon Jennings& Willie Nelson PRETTIER AT CLOSING TIME 79 I'M IN LOVE WITH MY PET ROCAr K1021 (RCA JH 10529) Mickey Gilley Playboy P6063Á) 52 Bolt 90 14 YOU ARE THE SONG 48 I'M SORRY CHARLIE 80 LOVE ISN'T LOVE (TILL YOU GIVE IT Freddie 22 Joni Lee ( MCA 405011 14 Hart (Capitol P4210) AWAY) 15 ('TIL) I KISSED YOU 49 STRAWBERRY CAKE Eddy Bailes(CinKay 101) 96 Columbia 3-10277) 23 Johnny Cash Columbia 3-10279) 57 81 LET ME BE YOUR FRIEND 16 SWEET SENSUOUS FEELING 50 DON'T BOOGIE WOOGIE (WHEN Mack White ;Commercial 1317) 88 Sue Richards ABC Dot DOA 17600) 29 YOU SAY YOUR PRAYERS 82 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY 17 THE PRISON SONG/BACK IN THE TONIGHT) Dave Dud lev United Artists UA XW 766-Y) 87 SADDLE AGAIN Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 737631 56 83 LOVE IS A WORD Sonny James Columbia 3-10276) 28 Jame Newton & Silver Spur (RCA PB 10538) 51 LONGHAIRED REDNECK 18 ANGELS, ROSES AND RAIN David Allan Coe Columbia 3-10254' 18 84 TOGETHER AGAIN RCA PB 10543) 30 Dickey Lee 52 MAIDEN'S PRAYER/SAN ANTONIO Emmylou Harris Reprise RPS 1346) 19 YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING 85 MY EYES CAN SEE ONLY AS FAR Freddy Fender :ABC/Dot DOA 17607) 31 STREET Maury Finney (Soundwaves 4525': 54 AS YOU 20 ANOTHER MORNING Charley Pride RCA JH 10592) 53 I AIN'T GOT NOBODY Jim Ed Brown I RCA 10531) 21 Del Reeves United Artists UA XW 760Y) 60 86 QUEEN OF THE SILVER DOLLAve R 21 IF I LET HER COME IN & Sugar :RCA 10425) 62 Ray Griff Capitol P42081 25 54 WHAT A NIGHT Houston 61 David Epic 8-50186) 87 SHINE ON 22 DON'T BELIEVE MY HEART CAN 55 PLAY THE SADDEST SONG ON THE Ronnie Prophet (RCA PB 50136) 67 STAND ANOTHER YOU JUKEBOX 88 FIND A NEW LOVE GIRL Tanya Tucker ( MCA 40497) 20 Carmol Taylor Elektra 45299) 59 Sunday Sharpe (UA XW758-Y) 23 SOMETIMES I & Mary 19 56 COULDN'T BE ME WITHOUT YOU Bill Anderson Lou Turner (MCA 40488) Rodriguez Mercury 73769) 64 89 SHEIK OF CHICAGO Johnny Joe Stampley [ Epic 8-50199) 24 I JUST GOT A FEELING 57 THE COWBOY AND THE LADY LaCosta Capitol 4209) 37 Patsy Sledd Meqa MR 1244) 65 90 COME ON OVER Olivia Newton -John MCA 40525) 25 DRINKIN' MY BABY (OFF MY MIND 58 SHOW ME WHERE/SOMEWHERE Eddie Rabbitt Elektra 4 301) 32 91 SHAKE 'EM UP AND LET 'EM ROLL THERE'S A RAINBOW OVER TEXAS George Kent (Shannon SH 840) 26 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Ruby Falls 50 States 39, Terry Bradshaw Mercury 73760) 36 92 SHE IS 59 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (MR. Carl Smith (Hickory H363) 27 PLAY ME NO ' 1ORE SAD SONGS Alien Jr "Warner Bros WBS 8171) 33 JORDAN) Charlie Ross (Big Tree 16056) 70 93 ROCKING IN ROSALEE'S BOAT 28 THE WHITE KNIGHT Nick ry 73772) Cledus Maggard & The Citizen's Band 60 AS LONG AS THERE'S A SUNDAY ( Mercury 73751) 24 Sammi Smith Elektra E45300) 66 94 FIRE ON THE BAYO Black Combo' Hi 5N-2301) 53 29 THE BATTLE 61 THE FEMININE TOUCH George Jones ( Epic 8-50187) 38 Johnny Paycheck (Epic 8-50193) 71 95 I CAN'T QUIT CHEATIN' ON YOU Mundo Earwood Epic8-50185) 30 OH SWEE1 TEMPTATION 62 A MANSION ON THE HILL Gary Stewart RCA PB 10550) 34 Michael Murphey! Epic 8-50184) 78 96 SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T LIVE WITH 31 THE GOOD NIGHT SPECIAL 63 SOMEBODY HOLD ME UNTIL SHE YOU, BUT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT Little David Wilkins (MCA40510) 35 PASSES BY YOU 32 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17598) 42 Price Mitchell (GRT 037) Charlie Rich ( Epic 8-50182) 8 64 SUN COMIN' UP 97 FEELIN' KINDA LONELY 33 SOMEBODY LOVES YOU Nat Stuckey (MCA 40519) 77 Robert Allen Jenkins MGM M14841) Crystal Gayle [ UA XW 740-Y1 9 65 HOW GREAT THOU 98 YOU'VE GOT TO STOP HURTING ME 34 'TIL I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN StatleARTers Mercury 73732) 26 Don Gibson Hickory H365) Tammy Wynette Epic 8-50196) 41 66 PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN 99 LOVE LIFTED ME 35 FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER Bobby G Rice GRT 036) 27 (United Artists 746) 9fl PUPPET 67 WHAT I'VE GOT IN MIND 100 THE HAPPINESS OF HAVIINGYOUCha0455)HAVINGley Brenda Lee (MCA 405111 40 Billie Jo Spears United Artists UA XW 764-Y1 81 Pride 44 ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 COUNTRY SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES)

All The King's¡Starshio -ASCAP) 46 ti Had To Do It ;House ofGold -BMI) 8 Unichappell - BMI) 42 The Feminine Touch :Window - BMI) 61

A Mansion On The Hill ( Milene - ASCAP) 62 f I Let Her Come In (Blue Echo -ASCAP) 21 Remember Me (Vogue - BMI) 9 The Good Night (Forrest Hills -- BMI) 31 Angels (Combine - BMI/Music City -ASCAP) 18 Just Got A Feeling (Al Gallico/Algee -BMI) 24 Rocking In Rosalee's Boat (Hall Clement - BMI) 93 The Happiness Of (Contention - SESAC) 100 Another Morning (Show Biz -BMI) 20 Love You Because (Acuff -Rose - BMI) 68 Seems Like I Can't (Cirrus/ The Prisoner's: Shapiro Bernstein - ASCAP) 17 A Satisfied Mind (Fort Knox - BMI) 40 'm A Truckee Jack & Bill -- ASCAP) 72 Septima -BMI) 96 The Roots Of My Raising (Blue Book - BMI) 1 As Long As There's Tree BMI) 60 I --ASCAP) - 'm In Love Barrett/Hill 79 Sentimental Journey (Morley - ASCAP) 82 The Sweetest Gift Stamps Baxter -- BMI) 10 Broken Lady (First Generation - BMI) 6 'm So Lonesome (Fred Rose - BMI) 26 Shine On (Chappell -CAPACI 87 The White Knight Unichappell - BMI) 28 Come On Over (Casserole/Flamm - BMI) 90 'm Sorry (Cherry Lane - ASCAP) 48 Shake 'Ern 91 Up(Trio -BMI) This Time I've Hurt Blue Moon - ASCAP) 70 Dog Tired (Partner/Julep - BMI) 78 is Morning (Bar - BMI) 11 She ls(Milene -ASCAP) 92 Thunderstorms :Tree -BMI) 39 Don't Believe My Heart (Onhisown - BMI) 22 Junkfood (Peaceable Kingdom -BMI) 76 Sheik Of Chicago (Al Gallico -BMI) 89 I Can Make It Algee/Altam BMI) 34 Don't Boogie Woogie Ahab - BMI) 50 Let Me Be Your (Acuff -Rose - BMI) 81 Show Me Where (Blue Echo -ASCAP) 58 - Don't Stop In My World Showbiz - BMI) 38 Lone Star Beer (Rodeo Cowboy/ Jill) I Kissed You; Acuff-Rose -BMI) 15 Since I Fell For You (Warner Bros. -ASCAP) 32 rSingletree 47 69 Till The Rivers All (Horsecreek - BMI) 7 Dont The Girls All - BMI) OtterCreek --BMI) Somebody Hold Me (Al Cartee/Ensign - BMI) 63 51 Together Again Drinkin' My Baby (Unichappell/S-P-R - BMI) 25 Longhaired Redneck (Window/Lotsa -- BMI) Somebody Loves You [Jock - BMI) 33 ¡Central -BMI) 84 Faster Horses(Hallnote -BMI) 3 Love Is A Word (Sterling -ASCAP) 83 Someone's With Your (Chappell - ASCAP) 75 Too Far Gone' Brushape - BMI) 74 Feelin' Kinda Lonely (Singletree BMI) 97 Love Isn't Love - ASCAP) 80 - (Terrace/Barlow Sometimes (Stallion -BMI) 23 What A Night .Algee/AI Gallico - BMI) 54 Find A New (Unart -BMI/ Love Lifted Me (John T Benson - ASCAP) 99 Standing Room Only) Sunbury - ASCAP) 4 What I've Got House of Gold -- BMI) 67 Jnited Artists -ASCAP) 88 Maiden's Prayer 'Bourne -- ASCAP) 52 49 Wild Side Of Life (Travis - BMI) 12 Find Yourself Another Goldline -ASCAP) 35 Motels And Memories (Offjack - BMI) 5 Strawberry Cake (House of Cash -- BM1) Sun Comin' Up (Stuckey -BMI) 64 Wild World (Irving --BMI) 73 Fire On The Bayou ( Fi - ASCAP) 94 My Eyes Can See (Ensign - BMI) 85 Sweet Sensuous Feeling (Al Cartee -- BMI( 16 Without Your Love (Mr. Jordan) Good Hearted i Baron/Willie Nelson - BMI) 13 Oh Sweet Temptation (Rose Bridge -- BMI) 30 Hank Williams You Wrote ;Acuff -Rose -- BMI) .... 2 Paloma Blanca ¡Hans Bouwens) 37 Texas (Kama Sutra/Rada Dara - BMI) 36 Music Of The Times - ASCAP) 59 Hey. Lucky Lady (Owepar - BMI) 77 Pick McUplTree -BMI) 66 The Battle (Al Gallico -- BMI) 29 You Are The Song (Proud Bird - BMI) 14 How Great Thou Art (Manna - BMI) 65 Play Me No (Unarc/Brougham Hall -- BMI) 27 The Call (Beechwood -- BMI) 44 You Could Know As (Hotel -- ASCAP) 41

I Ain't Got Unart/Brougham Hall -BMI) 53 Play The Saddest(Algee/AlGallico -BMI) 55 The Cowboy And The Lady (Clancy --BMI) 57 You'll Lose A Good Thing 'Crazy Ca¡un - BMI) 19

I Can't Quit : Double R - ASCAP) 95 Queen Of The Silver Dollar Evil Eye - BMI) 86 The Devil In Your Kisses (Ahab -- BMI) 45 You're Not Charlie (Prima Donna - BMI) 71

I Couldn't Be Me (Return/ATV - BMI) 56 Queen Of The Starlight (Shel ma r -Poe/ The Door I (Acuff-Rose/Altam -BMI) 43 You've Got To Stop (Acuff -Rose - BMI) 98

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"It'll - his The Rain," "Don't Throw It All Taken from the LP, "Country Willie," the award winning Willie Nelson sends Eyes Crying In it, it'll get "Who Are You Now?" "Smile For Me." "Last Letter" with the very "special" Nelson "delivery" ... no doubt about Away.' And Pride." "Wrap Me In Your there fast. Flip: No info. available. "Small Talk Arms." "The Long And Winding Road." JACK GREENE (MCA 40526) Birmingham (2:59) (Forrest Hills BMI) (Gary Stewart, Bill Eldridge) - what hap- Jack Greene sings some mighty powerful words here ... he didn't like it. The musical ar- pened in Birmingham, but the listener likes hearing him sing about THE BATTLE George Jones - Epic KE 34034 Sisters give - rangement is outstanding and the vocal accompaniment of the Holladay Emmylou Harris said it well on the liner notes it that extra somethin'. Flip: No info. available. for this LP ... "When you hear George Jones sing you are hearing a man who takes a song and (ABC/Dot DOA 17616) makes it a work of art" ... and each and every eThat's All She Wrote (3:09) (Fullness - BMI) (Jerry Fuller) selection here is just that. Selections: "The Bat- lover who leaves a Ray is. as always. great with a ballad, and this one is about a tle," "I Can't Get Over What Lovin' You Has With production by good-bye letter when she leaves for good, is fine Price material. Done," "Baby. There's Nothing Like You," "You it's headed for top Jim Foglesong, and an outstanding arrangement by Cam Mullins, Always Look Your Best (Here In My Arms)," "The charting. Flip: No info. available. Nightime (And My Baby)," "I'll Come Back." "Wean Me," "Love Coming Down," "Billy Ray WELLER (Columbia 3-10300) FREDDY Foster, Bill Wrote A Song." "I Still Sing The Old Songs." Ask Any Old Cheater Who Knows (3:07) (Jack & Bill - ASCAP) (Jerry Rice) it was worth Freddy sings about the morning after a night of cheatin' and wonders if this Foster/Rice it. With moderate tempo and excellent production by Billy Sherrill, MY OWN Tammy tune is definitely a charter. Flip: No info. available. 'TIL I CAN MAKE IT ON - Wynette - Epic KE 34075 JEANNE PRUETT (MCA 40527) Tammy is an expert when it comes to putting a and this Sweet Sorrow (2:56) (Fullness - BMI) (Jerry Fuller) that certain sobbing sound into song, Sorrow" are a Jeanne Pruett's clear vocal style and the lyric and melody of "Sweet album contains songs that demand this ability. like another winner for is a ex- perfect combination. Produced by Walter Haynes, looks " 'Til I Can Make It On My Own" perfect are typical Jeanne. Flip: No info. available. ample of this and all other selections Tammy. Selections: "Just In Case." "He's Just World's EDDY RAVEN (ABC/Dot DOA 17618) An Old Love Turned Memory." "The (Acuff -Rose BM I) (J.D. Loudermilk) Most Broken Heart." "If I Could Only Win Your I Wanna Live (2:59) - recorded Eddy Raven's rendition of this Loudermilk masterpiece is a tremendous Love." "The Heart," "You Can Be Replaced," by Don Gant, it's one you'll For Everybody," Performance ... it rates a "standing ovation." Produced "Love Is Something Good listen to time after time and still want to hear it again. Flip: No info. available. "Where Some Good Love Has Been." "Easy Come. Easy Go." JODY MILLER (Epic 8-50203) Of Love (2:42) (Acuff -Rose BMI) (J. Anglin, J. Wright, J. Anglin) Ashes - fast-moving Bil- Taken from the album. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," Jody, on this love is burned out and LIFE Moe ly Sherrill production. convinces the listener that the flame of HANK WILLIAMS, YOU WROTE MY - is a hot one for nothing is left but the cold ashes ... but we believe "Ashes Of Love" Bandy - Columbia KC 3409 album is Jody Miller. Flip: No info. available. The title song on this entertaining Moe's current hit single, and the artist's ability to ballads ED BRUCE (United Artists XW774-9) sing any type country song from the slow Ray, G. Ray) The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again (3:05) (Contention - SESAC) (D. to the uptempo tunes like "Ring Around Rosie's With an ex- and Every "big" cowboy will relate to this one about the "littlest" cowboy. Finger," proves he can take any type song feel. Biggest tremely clever lyric. the musical arrangement has a true country/western make the most out of it. Featuring "The lasso plenty are: "I'm Sounds like Ed Bruce has another hit and this "little cowboy" should Airport In The World." other selections Avenue," "The of chart action. Flip: No info. available. The Honky Tonk On Loser's Lady's Got Pride." "You've Got A Lovin' Comm'.'n "I Think I've DON GIBSON & SUE THOMPSON (Hickory H367) "Hello Mary." "The Hard Times," BMI) (K. Phyllis Powell, Dewayne A Love On For You." "I'm Not As Strong As I Get Ready - Here I Come (2:06) (Acuff -Rose - Got Used To Be." Orender) Produced by Don and Sue "get ready" and go with this catchy, up -beat tune. heavy. With it's cheerful Wesley Rose. it's a happy sound and air -play should be sound. its also another good one for the jukeboxes. Flip: No info. available. THE SHEIK OF CHICAGO - Joe Stampley - Epic FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS (Columbia 3-10287) KE 34036 Bon Soir Blues (2:56) (Chesdel BMI) (F. Guilbeaux, T. Maxwell) A showcase of the talented Joe Stampley - Brothers again prove From the album, "Flying Again," the fabulous Flying Burrito vocals, this album is filled with boogie and popularity in their tremendous talent on this bluesy, swingin' tune. They're gaining ballads, and each is equally enjoyable. Produc- Flip: No info. avail- the country field and this release should fly swiftly up the charts. tion credit goes to Norro Wilson, and the back- able. ground voices of The Nashville Edition are very effective. Selections: "Sheik Of Chicago." "One JOHNNY DUNCAN (Columbia 3-10302) Final Stand," "Hey Baby." "Live It Up." "Whiskey Stranger (3:10) (Resaca BMI) (Kris Kristofferson) - moving Talkin'." "Was It Worth It," "Shoot Low Sherriff.' Johnny Duncan wields his vocal technique with confidence through the ar- "Why Not Tonight," "My Eyes Adored You." elements of this Kristofferson song. Produced by Billy Sherrill, it carries a brilliant Raise The Shade." rangement, and "Stranger" quickly becomes a musical "friend." Flip: No info. avail- "Darlin' able.

GENE KENNEDY (Door Knob 003) DON'T CALL ME ... I'LL CALL YOU - Jerry A. Steele) High Flies The Eagle (3:42) (King Coal - ASCAP) (Gus 2174 and we sing Jordan - MCA Gene Kennedy patriotically sings the praises of our national symbol ... first claim to fame was "Phone recording for our nation's bicen- Jerry Jordan's the praises of Gene's excellent vocal on this timely Call From God." and now he is known as "the tennial celebration. Flip: No info. available. country comedian" ... that's Jerry Jordan. The title selection here is hilariously humorous and DELBERT McCLINTON (ABC 12167) enjoyable. The second track proves the versatili- BMI) (D. McClinton) Victim Of Life's Circumstances (2:20) (ABC/Dunhill - ty of the artist as he sings a beautiful ballad. "I Delbert sings his own song and the From the LP. "Victim Of Life's Circumstances." Sing A Love Song." Other selections: plenty of good 'ole country sounds. Can't writer's influence is apparent. It moves fast with "Homer Jones," "Phone Call From Dad," "The get healthy with coins and air-play should be Produced by Chip Young. the boxes will Flag Service." "I Know A Man." heavy. Flip: No info. available.

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4 STAR STAFF WITNESS SIGNING OF Ampex vendors contract (center). Joe Johnson president. 4 Star Multi Media Recording Companies;(I) Richard Sirinsky na- tional sales manager, audio/video systems division; (lc) Bob Breault vice president. production 4 Star; (rc) Alex Steel vice president -general manager. 4 Star; (I) Paul the charts. Wyatt. consultant. World International "Stranger"... -.: is the strongest Opens In Nashville single ever by Johnny Duncan. NASHVILLE - World International Records has officially opened its new of- fices at 5023 Temple Rd. in Nashville, Tennessee. The label, which is locally owned by a construction executive, cur- rently has two releases. Frankie Wray, whose single "Right Smack Dab" is be- ing well received, is a young lady from MEL WITH MCA -- Country music star Florida. Bernie Terrrell, a Nashville Mel Tillis has been signed to an exclu- native, is showing chart action with his sive worldwide recording contract, an- recording of "If She Never Gets To nounced J.K. Maitland. president of Heaven." MCA Records. This is a return to the Billy Raines. well known songwriter MCA family for Tillis. who used to record and record executive. is heading the on the Kapp label. Pictured at the signing local World International offices. Raines are: Dick Howard, from the Jim Halsey also produced the current singles. All Organization. Jim Halsey, Dick Frank, World International recorded product is Tillis' attorney. Lou Cook. MCA vice pre- distributed by NSD and promoted by the sident of administration, and seated. Mel Chuck Chellman Company. Tillis. Without Your Love. Mr. Jordan -Charlie Ross - Big Additions to Country Playlists: Tree Together Again - Emmylou Harris - Reprise Hey Lucky Lady -Dolly Parton - RCA What Goes On When The Sun Goes Down - Ronnie WMC - MEMPHIS Milsap -RCA Another Morning -Jim Ed Brown - RCA Mental Revenge -Mel Tillis -MGM The Door I Used To Close - Roy Head - ABC/Dot Without Your Love. Mr. Jordan -Charlie Ross - Big WHK - CLEVELAND Tree Let Your Love Flow -Bellamy Bros. -WB Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Bros. -Warner Bros. Looking For Space -John Denver - RCA When The Sun Goes Down - Ronnie Milsap - RCA WINN - LOUISVILLE My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You - Charley Pride Paloma Blanca -George Baker Selection -Warner - RCA Bros. Only 16 -Dr. Hook -Capitol My Eyes Can See Only As Far As You - Charley Pride - RCA WJJD - CHICAGO Just Want To Taste Your Wine - Billy Swan - When The Sun Goes Down - Ronnie Milsap - RCA Monument My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You - Charley Pride - RCA WBAM - MONTGOMERY Don't The Girls All Get Prettier - Mickey Gilley - The Last Letter -Willie Nelson - United Artists Playboy Ashes Of Love -Jody Miller - Epic Come On Over -Olivia Newton -John - MCA The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again - Ed Bruce - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry -Terry Bradshaw - United Artists M,ercury Someone's With Your Wife Tonight Mister - Bobby Borchers - Playboy KBIS - BAKERSFIELD It's So Good Lovin' You -O.B. McClinton -Mercury The Devil In Your Kisses - Mel Street -GRT What Goes On When The Sun Goes Down - Ronnie Sentimental Journey - Dave Dudley - UA Milsap -RCA I Couldn't Be Me Without You - Johnny Rodriguez - Mercury KYAL - DALLAS Come On Over -Olivia Newton -John - MCA Play Me No More Sad Songs - Rex Allen. Jr. - 15 To 10 - Standing Room Only - Barbara Mandrell Warner Bros. 27 To 22 - Oh Sweet Temptation - Gary Stewart My Eyes Can See Only As Far As You - Charley Pride - RCA KGBS - LOS ANGELES I Couldn't Be Me Without You - Johnny Rodriguez - Lone Star Beer 8 Bob Wills Music - Red Steagall - Mercury ABC/Dot The Winner - Bobby Bare - RCA The Littlest Cowboy - Ed Bruce - UA To Show You That I Love You - Brian Collins - Idol Of The Band - Hoyt Axton - A&M (LP cut) ABC/Dot Stranger -Johnny Duncan -Col. Sun Shone Lightly - Pure Prairie League - RCA Forever Lovers -Mac Davis - Col. Someone's With Your Wife Tonight. Mister - Bobby Rocking In Rosalee's Boat -Nick Nixon -Mercury Borchers - Playboy Someone's With Your Wife Tonight - Bobby Borchers Sheik Of Chicago -Joe Stampley -Epic -Playboy Glory Train -Pat Boone -Melodyland Somewhere In Virginia In The Rain -- Kennie Huskey KLAK - DENVER -Warner Bros. I Love You Because -Jim Reeves - RCA Come On Over -Olivia Newton -John - MCA WBAP - FT. WORTH My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You - Charley Pride My Eyes Can See Only As Far As You - Charley Pride -RCA - RCA Extra To 38 -I Couldn't Be Me - Johnny Rodriguez Lone Star Beer And Bob Wills Music - Red Steagall Extra To 39 - My Pet Rock - Al Bolt - ABC/Dot Extra To 40 -Back In The Saddle - Sonny James What I've Got In Mine - Billie Jo Spears - United Extra To 34 - 'Til l Can Make It On My Own - Tammy Artists Wynette continued on pg. 47 A Mansion On The Hill -Michael Murphey - Epic

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POINTS WEST - Scepter Records is into disco. Again, the disco has been assessed, by various parties, as from the new wave to a fancy. But, as we say, KOME Research Input fr 22 anything passing Scepter is into disco. Oblivious to hollow hype and/or flat criticism, promotion man Patrick Jenkins knows his disco market. So last weekend he picked up the ball and store type of thing," Margy Brovan, a more about what we're doing in a more ran some extra yardage in behalf of his label and artist Bobby Moore. Patrick took salesperson at Tower Records in San professional way." Bobby around to a half -dozen L.A. clubs. Once inside the dance halls Jenkins and Jose, noted. "They go through the lines The scope of this type of research can- Moore handed out tickets to the Donna Summer disco spectacular at the Forum along rather quickly though, and not too many not be measured for all stations on the with singles and South Shore Commission LPs to the patrons. And with a little extra ruler. must people seemed to want to fill it out same Each station decide touch of class, a bottle of champagne and a white label test pressing signed by the because of that. It's on mimeographed how much work and time can be attribut- artist went to each disc jockey personally. Now, matched against the scale of the en- paper and displayed close the cash reg- ed toward a research oriented survey tire industry, that little fling doesn't make much of a dent. Still, Jenkins is thinking and ister with a display board heading of 'a and each station can only measure for we think he's demonstrating the kind of involvement vital to the business. local radio station wants to know.' But itself the effect and help that research What was Larry Uttal, president of Private Stock Records, doing in a Los Angeles re- some people did take time, filled it out, has given it. cording studio last week with Felix Papalardi? Could it have something to do with a and dropped it in the box provided by It is certainly something many stations new group discovery involved with the energy crisis? ... Clive Davis was ubiquitous KOME. Not all the people who filled out have started to do, to find out more about last week. First he was spotted at the Troubadour catching David Bromberg last Fri- the questionnaire were record buyers themselves and their listeners. But it's day. Then on Sunday, the Arista-crat hosted a sumptuous post -Grammy brunch at- either." something many more stations in the tended by more people than we have room to note in this column. Among those on What stations showed up in the retail future will probably attempt and unless the guest list at the Beverly Hills Hotel that morning, however, were Paul Simon, Barry store survey? KOME had the number they go at it with full steam and dedica- Manilow, Joe Smith, Elton John, Lambert & Potter, Peter Asher and Carly Simon. one spot with 29.05 percent of the total tion, the results will be virtually nil. It Four of the most dynamic words known to this - or any other - industry would replies. The next two positions are oc- does take time. It does take a lot of work. have to be Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. There's no pinning either one of cupied by KSAN-FM, another key AOR Dana Jang will verify that. But the results them down; their creative energies flow in diverse, spontaneous ways. Kris was a station in the Bay Area and then KFJC- and information reaped will reward every Rhodes scholar and had been published in Atlantic Monthly before ever "finding" his FM, a college outlet with a 7.14 percent part of the recording and buying pro- musical directions in Nashville. And since Barbra has tried on nearly every other form total. The three stations combined cess, from record company to one stops, of vocal expression successfully, she has lately turned her golden chords toward represent almost a complete domination to record retailers, to radio stations to classical. If you haven't had an earful) of her new Columbia LP, "Classical Barbra," do of the top position of the survey by AOR the public itself. spin it soon. At three weeks of age, the album is bulleted at 92 on the Cash Box top programming. 200 album charts and it's a treat ... Perhaps even a bigger treat, however, promises A Surprise '1600 Penn. Ave.' to be the teaming of Kristofferson and Streisand in their latest venture, "A Star Is "We were surprised that it scored as Born" which is now before the cameras as a First Artist production. Fifth on the billing high as it did," Jang notedto CB, - Rights To Capitol for that flick is THE high -caliber KHJ radio jock, "Machine Gun" Kelly. Kelly is now the speaking about the college outlet. highest-rated dj in this particular rock market. Stands to reason, then, that the Gunner Inc., "Some people who work at KOME also HOLLYWOOD - Capitol Records, is easily the prime selection for the part of Baby Jesus (Spanish pronunciation, Hay- wark at KFJC and the station has used has obtained original -cast album rights Soos) tasty chunk of supporting role portraying him as the most powerful disk the Broadway musical "1600 Penn- -a some of the same research ideas we to jockey in the medium. The only antagonist in the film, Kelly plays a pivotal character have implemented because of that. They sylvania Avenue," which marks the first written into three scenes with Kris, two with Barbra and one by himself. do their own area primarily though. It's a collaboration between Leonard Bern- AFTERTONES Cecelio & Kapono are receiving some heat from their spawning is - 10 -watt station that effectively programs stein and Alan Jay Lerner, and sched- ground as the biggest thing out of Hawaii since the lei. Abattoir recording artists to the college market and outlying areas. uled to open in New York May 4. Kalapana have just broken C&K's single-date concert attendance record by packing They do a great job. In fact, one of the The show, which is being produced by 11,500 into the Waikiki Shell for an outdoor show. ...Lee Ritenour's first Epic LP re- people who helped us with our in-store Robert Whitehead, deals with eight in- lease is scheduled soon. That effort is to be Jerry Schoenbaum's first Zembu Produc- survey was gm of KFJC. And the station habitants of the White House, from tion release as well ... Eli is known as "the man they thought was Elvis." Eli is also hasn't hesitated to remind record com- George Washington to Theodore Roose- the man who got off a plane in England to be mobbed and subsequently through the panies about their showing up third." velt, with one actor playing all the presi- BBC as Elvis visiting Great Britain. Eli is also playing Art Laboe's on Friday and Satur- CB did a story on that very thing in the dents and one actress all their wives. day nights for the next month . .. Angela Bowie has reportedly signed a recording issue of Feb. 21. The effect of college Symphonic conductor Leonard Bern- contract and will commence with the audio portion shortly. Her people aren't reveal- radio on sales was particularly explored stein has written the music for "West ing which label she's with but speculators say it begins with an "A" and is located on and the reader might do well to recheck Side Story," "On The Town" and "Won- the east coast. That same label is the one rumored to be dealing with at least three of the article or catch the back issue for that derful Town." over a one -album pact. Of course, a spokesman close to the president of story. The effects were surprising and Alan Jay Lerner has won two Drama that label denies everything ... of A&M deserves and gets a shot where it quite extensive. Critic's Awards for "Brigadoon" in 1947 counts in her career as she hits the road on a twenty -city tour of the east coast, open- What continuation does KOME plan to and "My Fair Lady" in 1956, and three ing the show for Neil Sedaka ... Jose Feliciano has been extremely busy over the do on this type of research? "Well, we're Academy Awards: best original screen- course of the first three months of this year. Before the end of April he will have going to extend it in the future to even play for "An American In Paris" in 1951; performed in the U.S., the Orient and Europe, will have made his comedy debut on include more than record retailers." Jang best screenplay for "Gigi" in 1958; and "Chico And The Man," the sound track to his first movie score, "Aaron Loves Angela" continued. "We'll probably go into best song, "Gigi," in 1958. and will have written his first television commercial. clothing stores and the sort and find out "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" is Capi- stephen fuchs more about individuals. We want to know tol's first cast album since Stephen Son- EAST COASTINGS -The Bottom Line "place to be" tradition resurfaced most recent- their vocations, whether they're working dheim's"Follies" in 1971. ly as Tom Scott & the New York Connection came in for a few dates. Among the many or a student or both, and questions of luminaries in attendance were George Harrison, Rick Derringer, Bill Graham, Bruce this nature. It can all be instrumental in Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, John McLaughlin, Tom Waits, Steve Paul and helping us program our station, believe it ABC Record & Tape Kitty Bruce ... Will Steely Dan be moving to Warner Bros. after one more LP for ABC? or not." Mag. Tapes And Mael Brothers Russ and Ron over to Columbia? The Steve Stills/Neil Young Programming Ship Audio ... LP is now tentatively scheduled by Atlantic for May. The same label will also be re- Ed Romig, pd at KOME, had a com- NEW YORK ABC Records and Tape releasing Willie Nelson's "Phases & Stages" album in April ... McKendree Spring ment about the survey also. "From a pro- - Sales Corp. will distribute blank tape have broken up ... Guitarist Jan Akkerman has quit Focus. He's been replaced by gramming standpoint, it serves as one cassettes, 8 -track cartridges and reel to, Englishman Philip Catherine (who's on Atlantic in Europe). more indicator for me, one more input as reel product produced by Audio Magnet- GENESIDES Genesis' manager Tony Smith was in New York a couple of weeks to what must be taken into consideration - ics Corp. to more than 8000 retail out- back, on the eve of the release of the group's new LP "Trick Of The Tail" (Atco), to in programming our station. We'll be re- lets. coordinate LP and tour plans. The U.S. tour opens April 1 at Toronto's Maple Leaf vising the survey, certainly adding - Included will be a promotional line of Gardens (already sold out) and will include at least 30 dates (the New York stop is new questions from time to time and tapes distributed by ABC Record and April 8-9 at The Beacon). Meanwhile, Buddah has released a "Best Of Genesis" which placing it in other just than retail record Tape Sales titled "Bicentennial '76" that Smith terms a "totally destructive and thoughtless fast buck," and it is believed that an outlets. is 76 minutes long. injunction is in the works. The Genesis people are very displeased with both the The results are also helping our sales Herb Mendelsohn, president of ABC packaging and the pressing quality of the two -record set, and they're not sure if Bud- department they're interested in ... Record and Tape Sales, organized sales dah still has the rights to the old material. The new "Trick" LP has been getting very some type of specific demographic feed- meets in Fairfield, New Jersey, Des heavy airplay in these parts and will probably be the band's biggest effort to date. back than just from the ARB report. Moines, Denver, Indianapolis, Detroit, MOREBITS Current RSO president Bill Oakes in Rio de Janeiro these days; ex- Our biggest feedback on the question- - Seattle and Compton, Calif. to introduce pect a move to TV in the near future ... Calm Down Dept. Nemperor's staying with naire so far has been in a period from - the new lines. Meets in Dallas and Atlan- Atlantic, and Sire's staying with ABC ... Michel Polnareff will be doing the music for August to November of 1975. There ta branches are set for next month. the Dino DeLaurentis production of "Lipstick" with Margaux Hemingway ... John Mc- were 981 responses received from all of Sales persons were also shown AMC's Laughlin's new acoustic band is called Shakti, with dates beginning at the end of the our outlets combined in these months. range of support material for the line in- month ... Don Kirshner's Rock Concert airing 3/13 features Ike & Tina Turner, Queen, We were, needless to say. very happy cluding pegboards, cash register racks, C.W. McCall, Coke Escavido, Lisa Hartman ... Aretha Franklin being produced in about that number." counter and in-store floor displays. Chicago by Curtis Mayfield. Communication MORE HUMPS, PLEASE Janus artists Camel were in town recently, having just With open lines of communication like - completed work on their upcoming album, "Moon Madness." Camel have enjoyed this between radio stations and then re- tremendous success this past year in their homeland of England, winning various tailers permitting use of the survey in Redding Benefit awards and polls. With more extensive visuals to accompany their "moods and im- their stores, people will benefit all the ages," Camel embarks on an English tour at the end of the month, with an eye towards way round. "It will benefit the record re- NEW YORK -Noel Redding Band, new finally hitting these shores with their own show (not as a support act) in the next few tailer, the station directly, and the buyer ly formed and on their first U.S. tour did a months. Camel have been together for five years, and 1976 may finally be their year indirectly," Jang told Cash Box. "We start benefit, February 29 in Santa Fe, for the in the U.S. to share information to help us all know Institute of American Indian Art. bob kaus

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N.E.S. -'- Security Comes First fr 28 List Of Grammy Winners h 7 concert security is the subject of a crew usually move them but sometimes the FOR A MOTION PICTURE OR A TELEVISION 1. RECORD OF THE YEAR (Grammys to the Artist meeting that is the backbone of N.E.S.'s person refuses to budge. That's were we SPECIAL (A Composer's Award) pre -concert planning. At this meeting come in." and A&R Producer) JAWS -John Williams. Composer (MCA) LOVE WILL KEEP TOGETHER -- Captain & Ten- US 38. CAST SHOW ALBUM (Grammys to Composers situations that might arise and how to nille "As far as searching people for drugs and and A&R Producers) deal with them is uppermost. Priorities Daryl Dragon, Producer (A&M) THE WIZ Composer; Jerry Wexler. booze; it's when a - Charlie Smalls. for these security forces? Seating. only done particular 2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Grammys to the Artist and Producer Producer) Booze.Druge. concert hall has a law against them. We A&R 39. ALBUM OF THE YEAR. CLASSICAL (Grammys don't bust people. It's not our job. We will STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS - Paul to the Artist and Producer) "Seating is probably the most consis- Simon confiscate bottles and cans at the door BEETHOVEN:SYMPHONIES (9) COMPLETE tent problem we handle," said Hodge Paul Simon & Phil Rarcco. Producers (COL.) Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony: Ray "and then we only get into it as a last re- but this is only done as a safety 3. SONG OF THE YEAR (A Songwriter's Award) Ninshull. Producer(LONDON) measure.' SEND IN THE CLOWNS sort. People will see an empty seat in a 40. CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE - ORCHESTRA Stephen Sondheim. Songwriter (A Conductor's Award) pg. 47 location and take it. The ushers can continued on 4. NEW ARTIST RAVEL: DAPHNIS ET CHLOE (Complete Ballet) NATALIE COLE (CAPITOL) Pierre Boulez conducting New York Philharmonic 5. INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT (An Ar- (COL.) ranger's Award) 41. OPERA RECORDING (Grammys to the Conduc- THE ROCKFORD FILES -- Mike Post tor and Producer) Mike Post. Pete Carpenter. Arrangers (MGM) MOZART: COSI FAN TUTTE 6. ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALISTS Colin Davis conducting Royal Opera House. Covent (An Arranger's Award) Garden MISTY - Ray Stevens Erik Smith. Producer(PHILIPS) Ray Stevens. Arranger (BARNABY) 42. CHORAL PERFORMANCE. CLASSICAL 7. ENGINEERED RECORDING (NON -CLASSICAL) (OTHER THAN OPERA) (Grammys to the Conductor (An Engineer's Award) and Choral Director) BETWEEN THE LINES -- Janis Ian ORFF: CARMINA BURANA -Cleveland Orchestra Brooks Arthur. Larry Alexander & Russ Payne, Chorus & Boys Choir - Robert Page. Director Engineers (COL.) Cleveland Orchestra - Michael Tilson Thomas, Con- 8. ALBUM PACKAGE (Grammy to Art Director) ductor HONEY -Ohio Players Biegen. Pindar. Riogel (COL.) Jim Ludwig. Art Director (MERCURY) 43. CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE 9. ALBUM NOTES (An Annotator's Award) SCHUBERT: TRIOS NOS 1 IN B FLAT MAJ OP 99 & BLOOD THE TRACKS Bob Dylan ON - 2 IN E FLAT MAJ.. OP. 100 (THE PIANO TRIOS) Pete Hamill. Annotator (COL.) Artur Rubinstein. Henryk Szeryng. Pierre Fournier 10. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (A Producer's Award) (RCA) ARIF MARDIN 44.CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENTAL 11. JAZZ PERFORMANCE, SOLOIST SOLOIST OR SOLOISTS (WITH ORCHESTRA) Dizzy Gillespie for the album OSCAR PETERSON RAVEL: CONCERTO FOR LEFT HAND & CONCER- AND DIZZY GILLESPIE (PABLO) TO FOR PIANO IN G MAJ./FAURE: FANTASIE FOR 12. JAZZ PERFORMANCE. GROUP PIANO & ORCHESTRA NO MYSTERY - Chick Corea and Return to Forever Alicia de Larrocha (De Burgos conducting London (POLYDOR) (Album) Philharmonic - Faure/Foster conducting London 13. JAZZ PERFORMANCE. BIG BAND Philharmonic - Ravel) (LONDON) IMAGES -- Phil Woods with Michel Legrand and His 45. CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENTAL Orchestra (GRYPHON/RCA) SOLOIST OR SOLOISTS [WITHOUT ORCHESTRA) 14. POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE. FEMALE BACH: SONATAS & PARTITAS FOR VIOLIN UNAC- AT SEVENTEEN -Janis Ian (Single) (COL.) COMPANIED Nathan Milstein (DG) 15. POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE. MALE 46 CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLOIST PERFORMANCE STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS -- Paul MAHLER: KINDERTOTENLIEDER Simon (Album) ;COL.) Janet Baker (Bernstein conducting Israel Philharmon- 16. POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY A DUO. ic) (COL.) GROUPOR CHORUS 47. ALBUM NOTES. CLASSICAL (An Annotator's LYIN' EYES Eagles Single) (ASYLUM) - Award) 17. POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE "FOOTLIFTERS" (A Century of Amerian Marches - THE HUSTLE -- Van McCoy and the Soul City Sym- Sousa. Joplin. Ives) - Gunther Schuller conducting phony (Single) (AVCO) All -Star Band 18. R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE Gunther Schuller. Annotator (COL.) THIS WILL BE -- Natalie Cole ( Single) (CAPITOL) 48 ENGINEERED RECORDING. CLASSICAL (An 19. PERFORMANCE. MALE R&B VOCAL Engineer's Award) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Ray Charles (Single) RAVEL: DAPHNIS ET CHLOE (Complete Ballet) (CROSSOVER) Boulez conducting Nee York Philharmonic 20. R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY A DUO. Bud Graham. Ray Moore & Milton Chorin Engineers GROUP OR CHORUS (COL ) SHINING STAR -Earth. Wind & Fire (Single) (COL.) Recording & 21. R&B INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE National Academy of Arts FLY. ROBIN. FLY - Silver Convention (Single) Sciences (MIDLAND/RCA) Hall of Fame Awards 22. R&B SONG (A Songwriter's Award) 1. GERSHWIN; PORGY AND BESS (Opera) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Harry Wayne Casey. Richard Lehman Engel. conductor; Cast: Lawrence Winters. Finch, Willie Clarke, Betty Wright. Songwriters Camella Williams. Inez Matthews. Avon Long. Warren 23. SOUL GOSPEL PERFORMANCE Coleman. June McMechan and others TAKE ME BACK -- Andreas Crouch and the Disciples Released in 1951 (COL.) 2 GOD BLESS THE CHILD (Album) (LIGHT) Billy Holiday 24. COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE. FEMALE Released in 1941 (OKEH) I CAN'T HELP IT (IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU) 3 OKLAHOMA Linda Ronstadt (Single) (CAPITOL) Original Broadway cast with Alfred Drake: Oklahoma 25. COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE. MALE Orchestra and Chorus directed by Jay Blackton BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN - Willie Nelson Released in 1943 (DECCA) 4. RACHMANINOFF: PIANO NO 2 IN (COL) CONCERTO C MINOR 26. COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY A DUO Sergei Rachmaninoff (piano) OR GROUP Philadelphia Orchestra. Leopold LOVER PLEASE - Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge Stokowski. conductor (Single) (MONUMENT) Released in 1941 (VICTOR) 27. COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE THE ENTERTAINER - Chet Atkins (Track) (RCA) Second Gold LP, 28. COUNTRY SONG (A Songwriter's Award) (HEY WONT YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOMEBODY Film Plans For Pryor DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG (Chips Moman & Larry Butler. Songwriters) LOS ANGELES - Comic Richard Pryor 29. INSPIRATIONAL PERFORMANCE (NON- is currently working on several films. as CLASSICAL) well as a follow-up album to the gold and JESUS. WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU - The Bill Gaither Trio (Album) (IMPACT) Grammy-winnning "That Nigger's Crazy" 30. GOSPEL PERFORMANCE (OTHER THAN SOUL and "Is It Something I Said?" which GOSPEL) Reprise will release this summer. NO SHORTAGE - Imperials (Album) (IMPACT) Pryor is expanding his career into films 31. ETHNIC OR TRADITIONAL RECORDING (INCLUDING TRADITIONAL BLUES AND PURE with appearances in "Bingo Long and FOLK) The Traveling All -Stars and Motor THE WOODSTOCK ALBUM - Kings." "Which Way Is Up?" and "Car Muddy Waters (CHESS) Wash," all for and 20th 32. LATIN RECORDING Universal Century SUN OF LATIN MUSIC - Eddie Palmieri (Album) Fox's "Silver Streak." Pryor will have the PRAIRIE COMES TO THE CITY - In New York for their club debut. RCA artists (COCO) title role in 'an all -black version of Pure Prairie League were showing up around town last week. Above (top photo), they 33. RECORDING FOR CHILDREN "Cyrano de Bergerac." a Brut Production are congratulated after their opening at the Bottom Line: front (I. to r.) Michael Con- THE LITTLE PRINCE - Richard Burton. Narrator (featuring Jonathan Winters. Billy Simpson. and for 20th Century Foe nor (PPL); Myron Roth. RCA's division v -p of business affairs; Joe Di Sabato. the others) (PIP) group's product manager at RCA; Jack Kiernan, division v -p of marketing; Billy Hinds 34. COMEDY RECORDING Midler At Caesars (PPL); and Mike Reilly (PPL); back row: Larry Goshorn (PPL); Tom Speigle, road IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? - Richard Pryor NEW YORK - Bette Midler will appear manager; Mel Ilberman, v -p David Call (PPL); (REPRISE) division of commercial operations; John 35. SPOKEN WORD. DOCUMENTARY OR DRAMA at Caesars Palace sometime this year - George Powell (PPL); and Jack Daley, manager. The middle shot shows the band in- RECORDING her first Las Vegas appearance. Neither terspersed with the staff of Sam Goody's Sixth Ave. store. The store is participating in GIVE 'EM HELL HARRY -- James Whitmore (U.A.) Midler's manager Aaron Russo or the RCA's "If The Shoe Fits" campaign in which a consumer will win a pair of Tony Lama 36. INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION IA Composer's Palace's Award) entertainment vice president boots. In the bottom photo, they're shown visiting RCA president Ken Glancy and IMAGES -- Michel Legrand. Composer Sidney Gathrid would divulge money to presenting him with a ceramic sculpture of "Old Luke." their logo. 37. ALBUM OF BEST ORIGINAL SCORE WRITTEN be paid the artist.

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Get ready, get set, go - Donna Summer has released a new LP that should have been printed gold to begin with. The new LP on Casablanca is entitled "A Love Trilogy," and it is hot, hot, hot. Donna's new single will be a new version of Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic," and it's too cold. For those who like to bump until they climax Donna has done a new 17:55 minute tune entitled "Try Me, I Know, We Can Make It,

Try Me. I Know We Can Make It." Both the single and LP will be monsters for her and Casablanca. Eddie Harris dropped by the Cash box offices last week to play his new Atlantic LP, "That Is Why You're Overweight," "I've always been experimenting," Eddie said. He's got a patent on the reed . which has a great sound, and he's always looking around for new involvements. The new LP is split up. one side jazz, the other in a more commercial vein. "I'm for versatility," he said. Eddie by the way, is not over-

weight. "I play everything. I just don't stick one funk tune on the record." And speak- ing of your jack-of-all-trades Eddie Harris is putting out a comedy record in a few weeks, called "The Reason Why I'm Talkin' Shit," made up of different raps Eddie has FULL OF FIRE Shown above celebrating the release of Al Green's tenth Hi/London laid on recent live audiences. "I don't believe in categories," he said. "I'm a musician." - LP "Full Of Fire" and the announcement of his first Nevada appearance at the Sahara Eddie is in town for a three week gig at Concerts By The Sea, and then will hit the Tahoe Hotel May 13 are (from left to right) Don Wardell, London's director of creative midwest on his way to New York where he'll do the Bottom Live for a week in June. services; David Gest. president of David Gest and Associates pr; Walt McGuire. Lon- The current Eddie Harris band contains five pieces, with four rhythm machines. So don's vp of a&r; D.H. Toller Bond, president of London Records; Lamar Renee. WBLS watch your calories or "That Is Why You're Overweight." air personality; and Al Green. A new record company is happening in the mile -high city of Denver. CMC Records is Andre Montel and Joe Beck's new label. They are just getting things together and Fanatasy is at it again with some very fine new jazz releases. Up and coming hit LPs will go into the studios in the next few weeks and record such new groups as Eddie include "Amazonas, by Cal Tjader. This LP was produced by Airto and arranged by Winfield, a gospel group called The Sondra Sullivan Singers and a new jazz group George Duke. has a new LP out entitled "Black Miracle," which was called Mark McMillan and his trio. Look for some spicy new releases from CMC in the produced by and Joe. One of the more tastier things to come out in a upcoming months ahead. while is the new Duke Ellington LP "The Afro -Eurasian Eclipse (A Suite In Eight Johnnie Taylor's new LP "Eargasm," is a monster in its first week on the charts. Parts)." Woody Herman's new LP is entitled "King Cobra." The Bill Evans Trio also The LP jumped on to the r&b charts at 7 with a bullet, the single "Disco Lady" is still #1 have a new release entitled "Since We Met," and Merl Saunders and Aunt Monk have r&b. On the pop side the single is 10 with a bullet and the LP is 97 with a bullet. This a sizzling new LP entitled "You Can Leave Your Hat On." one is headed for platinum status in a hurry. Al Green has a new smash LP on his hands entitled "Full Of Fire." One especially tasty cut is "Glory. Glory." Al is headed for more gold, and if the trend continues he will probably have more gold than Fort Knox.... Heard that Major Harris' new single "Jealousy." has been totally remixed and should be out shortly. Bumps Doogan called in last week to say he celebrated a birthday. Happy birthday Bumps. Keep on bumpin'. Bumps also said that "Love Me Right," by the Gary Toms Empire is starting to create a new heat wave in the city of the angels. ABC has released three new singles that should create a lot of steam and sizzle on the charts. "I Hope We Get To Love In Time," is the new single by Marily McCoo & Billy Davis Jr." formerly of the Fifth Dimension. Carl Carlton's new single is entitled "Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody (About You)" and Angelo Bond has a new single entitled "He Gained The World (But Lost His Soul)." ... Maxine Nightingale who records for UA has a super smash pop -wise entitled "Right Back Where We Started From." This is a very funky record and should cross r&b.... Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' new single on Philadelphia International is "Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby." Here is another #1 record by the super soulful group from Philly. ... Vicki Sue Robinson has got a very hot disco dance LP out on RCA entitled "Never Gonna Let You Go." Also Penny McLean on Atlantic has a new LP out featuring her smash single "Lady Bump." Gary Gotham called in last week to say that Tony Williams has a smash on his hands for Columbia with his latest single release "Snake Oil." Rub it in. Look for Bloodstone to have a #1 smash when their new single "Do You Wanna Do A Thing," is released shortly. It's the funkiest and hippest single to cime out in a long time. and should put the fellows back on top of the charts. AIs "Train Ride To Hollywood," their film should be released around the country Marc' 19.... Heard it is doing sensational business in selected key markets.... Casablanca has got two new winners in two new releases. Buddy Miles is back from "Rockin' On The Streets Of Hollywood." with a new LP entitled "Gathering Of The Tribes." Check out Buddy in the full Indian headdress. The LP is "bad." Also watch out for Margaret Singana to rfiake some noise with her new LP entitled "Where Is The Love." ... Atlantic record artists Sister Sledge recently appeared with the Spinners at the Latin Casino. Their show was so hot that British concert promoter Arthur Howes is planning to bring the of them also appearing in the Far above are the Pointer Sisters leaving their hand im- girls to Britain for an extended tour with a possibility 00H! TOO COLD - Shown way to number one spot on the . Machine," climbed all the pressions in front of the brand new Sound Warehouse in Oak Lawn. Texas. From left East... The Miracles "Love hot, hot. So besides collecting gold records the fellows to right are: Bonnie, Anita and Ruth. charts. When you're you're did the L.A. Dance Party and taped Mery Griffin and Midnight Special, which will air her single UA has definitely got some monsters brewing. The Brass Construction LP is one of shortly.... Kelle Patterson wants to give everybody some more love and all the hottest LPs to come out this bicentennial year and currently it is #3 with a bullet on Shadybrook "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby," is breaking out on the CB r&b charts. Their new single, "Movin'," looks to be just as successful. over the country. Hidden Strength another new group on UA is just starting to take off in leaps and Sylvia Robinson of All Platinum was in town last week for the Grammys. Sylvia was bounds. Mandrill is releasing "Disco Lypso." as a single off their very fine "Beast From in town with Shirley & Co. because Shirley was up for a Grammy with "Shame, Shame, The East" LP. Also UA has released two excellent greatest hits packages. They are Shame," everybody's favorite dance record of last year. Sylvia loves California so Cornielus Brothers and Sister Rose Greatest Hits and Ike and Tina's Greatest Hits. much that she is releasing a new single shortly entitled "L.A. Sunshine." She said it is Both should do well. While we're talking about greatest hits be sure to check another not like "Pillow Talk," but a nice uptempo tune that rocks gently. Sylvia also said that Dance, fine package out on Buddah entitled "The Best Of The Isley Brothers. Shirley & Co, will be releasing a new single shortly also entitled "Dance, The new group of the year looks to be the Brothers Johnson with their LP "Look Dance." Also Brother To Brother are releasing a new LP soon entitled "Let Your Mind Out For Number One." Already the LP is getting pop, r&b, jazz and progressive pop Be Free." Right now a lot of LPs are in preparation for release including LPs by airplay all across the country. The LP is an exciting debut for the two talented Solomon Burke, The Moments and others. Within the next couple of months will have new for re- Johnson Brothers ... Rocket Records is entering the r&b race with an exciting quite a few releases coming. "Also the Chess material is being gone over LP from Brian and Brenda Russell entitled "Word Called Love." Their new single is packaging and within the next six months we should have some very fine LPs by the entitled "Highly Prized Possession." Watch it grow on everybody.... Eddie Dren- great artists that recorded for Chess back in the golden days of rock and roll. non's "Let's Do The Latin Hustle" looks to be a number one record in England. The which is a great follow-up to his last smash record is already 25 with a bullet after only being on the charts for two weeks over Ronnie Laws has released a new single latest is "Momma" ... Bill Withers' new single there.... Heard from a reliable source that Aretha Franklin's new LP is going to be a "Always There." The title of Ronnie's Natural Four have a new single monster. Curtis Mayfield is producing the LP for Aretha.... David Ruffin was in town off the "Making Music" LP is "I Wish You Well" ... The The Notations also have a new single last week and the man who has scored a gold record for "Walk Away From Love." got release entitled "It's The Music" on Curtom ... Man" on Gemigo ... Reggie Banks called in from a surprise when appearing at the Total Experience. On the opening night David got out entitled "Make Me Twice The on UA by Bruce Fisher "At the surprise of his life when his old buddies Melvin Franklin and G.C. Cameron joined Detroit to say that the hottest of the hot is the latest single with a dy-no-mite new release him on stage to sing. It was hot.... More Temptation news is that after a recent show The End Of A Love Affair" ... Betty Wright is at it again It's that's soul .. in New York City the guys were startled when Mick Jagger came backstage to say on Alston entitled "Everybody Was Rockin'.' bad ... jess levitt hello. Besides having a few laughs, Mick joined with the Tempts in singing "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," in the dressing room.

March 13. 1976 44 www.americanradiohistory.com C/1S BOX TO CO R88 March 13. 1976 36 3/6 3/6 1 DISCO LADY 37 QUALIFIED MAN 70 THE POWER OF LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 3-10281) 1 Latimore (Glades 1733) 43 The Dells (Mercury 73759) 72 2 BOOGIE FEVER 38 (CALL ME) THE TRAVELING 71 EVERYBODY WAS ROCKIN' Sylvers (Capitol 4179) 3 MAN Betty Wright (Alston 3719) 81 3 LOVE The Masqueraders 72 STAR BRIGHT, STAR LITE SWEET 12157) ABC) 40 77 Commodores ( Motown 1381) 2 [Hot Buttered Soul (Dist: Syl Johnson Hi 5N 2304)

4 MISTY BLUE 39 TRAIN CALLED FREEDOM 73 I THOUGHT IT TOOK A LITTLE Dorothy Moore (Mataco 1029) 11 South Shore Commission Wand 11294) 42 TIME (BUT TODAY I FELL IN 5 SWEET THING 40 LIVIN' FOR THE WEEKEND Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12149) 6 O Jays Phila Intl ZS8-3587) 68 LOVE) ,Molown M1387F) 6 THEME FROM S.W.A.T. 41 HONEY I Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135) George McCrae TK 1016) 19 74 TODAY I STARTED LOVING 7 HE'S A FRIEND 42 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY YOU AGAIN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54266) 1h Donna Summer (Oasis 401) 25 tt itihy Bland ABC 12156) 79 8 NEW ORLEANS 43 FEEL THE SPIRIT (IN '76) 75 ABYSSINIA JONES The Staple Singers (Curtom 113) 10 Leroy Hutson & Thè Free Sprit Symphony Edwin Starr (Granite G532A) 54 (Curtom CMS 0112) 46 9 INSEPARABLE 76 GRATEFUL Natalie Cole (Capitol P4193) 4 44 QUEEN OF CLUBS Blue MagiclAtco 7046) 87 KC & The Sunshine Band iTK 1005-A) 60 10 TURNING POINT 77 YOU SEE THE TROUBLE WITH Tyrone Davis (Dakar DK 4550) 9 45 I'M SO GLAD Junior Walker (Soul 35116) 50 ME 11 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Barry White 20th Century TC 2277) Barry White , 20th Century 2265) 46 PARTY DOWN Willie Hutch: Motown M1371F) 58 78 CADILLAC ASSEMBLY LINE 12 FROM US TO YOU Albert King Utopia UB 10544) 90 Stairsteps Darkhorse 1005) (Dist: A&M) 13 47 NURSERY RHYMES (PART I) Peoples Choice TSOP ZS -4773) 26 79 IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME 13 KEEP HOLDING ON Stuff N Ramlett Chelsea CH 3036) 82 Temptations ,Gordy G7146F) 16 48 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING 80 MARCHING IN THE STREETS 14 I NEED YOU, Y OU NEED ME (COME TOGETHER) Arista 0167) 85 Joe Simon Spring SPR 163) 8 K viol & The Ga g DeLite DEP 1579) 61 15 SING A SONG 49 I'VE GOT A FEELING (WE'LL BE 81 DR. LOVE POWER 12 Ann Peebles (Hi 5N-2302) 75 Earth Wind & Fire (Columbia 3-10251) SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN) 16 YOU SEXY THING AI Wilson :Playboy P6062) 63 82 SUPERSOUND Hot Chocolate Tree 16047) 17 Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3316) 88 (Big 50 HEAVY LOVE 17 HAPPY MUSIC David Ruffin (Motown M1388F) 64 83 BOHANNON'SBEATannon The Blackbyrds(Fantasy F762) 28 (Dakar 4ssl) 51 JUST YOUR FOOL 18 THE JAM (EDITED) Leon Haywood (20th Century TC 226) 29 84 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Graham Central Station J G Lewis: IX Chains 7014) (Warner Bros. WBS P175) 23 52 P. FUNK Dist Mainstream) 89

Parliament I Casablanca NB 852) 66 19 TANGERINE 85 STORYBOOK CHILDREN Salsoul Orchestra Salsoul SZ 2004) 21 53 CLOSE TO YOU Sam Dees & Betty Swan B T Express ( Roadshow RDJ 7005) 31 :Big Tree 16054) 93 20 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC AV 22 The Softones Avco 4663) 54 BAD LUCK I LOVE ON A DISCO Atlanta Disco Band (AriolaAmerica 7611) 35 86 FOUND 21 HOLD BACK THE NIGHT FLOOR The Trammps Buddah BDA 507) 14 55 HEART BE STILL Temprees Epic 8-50192) 94 Carl Graves lA&M 1757) 41 22 WHEN I'M WRONG 87 HOT LAVA B B King (ABC 12158) 27 56 IT'S COOL Disco Ter & The Ses -O -Lettes The Tymes (RCA PB 105611) 73 (Chelsea 3040) 23 YOU'RE FOOLING YOU Dramatics ABC 12150) 57 ROCK YOUR BABY 88 FINDERS KEEPERS KC & The Sunshine Band (TK 1018) 41 Soul Children (Epic 8-50178) 76 24 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE David Ruffin Motown M1376FA) 20 58 DON'T GO LOOKING FOR LOVE Faith Hope & Chanty RCA JH 105421 62 89 MAKE IT SWEET Coke Escavido Mercury 73758) 91 25 LET'S GROOVE 59 DAY AFTER DAY (NIGHT AFTER Archie Bell & The Drells (TSOP ZS 8-4775) 32 90 HUSTLE ON UP (DO THE BUMP 26 DO IT WITH FEELING NIGHT) Hidden Strength UA XW 733 ) 98 720) 30 Reflections (Capitol 4222) 70 Michael Zager (Bang 91 LET YOUR MIND BE FREE 60 DISCO CONNECTION Brother To Brother:Turbo TU 045) 27 FOPP 96 Ohio Players (Mercury 73775) 44 Isaac Hayes Movement :ABC 121711 69 Dist- All Platinum) 28 DAYLIGHT 61 CRADLE OF LOVE 92 SEXY WAYS - PRETTY LEGS Bobby Womack (United Artists) 45 Gwen McCrae (Cat 2000-A) 74 All Points Bulletin Band Little City 10102) - 29 YOU ARE BEAUTIFULThe 62 WAKE UP EVERYBODY YOUR KNOW Harold Melvin & The 93 DOES MAMA Stylistics Avco AV 4664) 34 Bluenotes Rudy Love & Love Family [Calla 107) 99 Phila. Intl ZS8-3579) 48 30 MIGHTY HIGH 94 DO YOU LOVE ME Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC 12164) 37 63 RATTLESNAKE Lowell Fulson (Granite 533) 95 Ohio Players Westbound 5018) 56 31 MERRY-GO-ROUND 95 DISCO HOP Monday After Buddah BDA 512) 33 64 MAKE YOURS A HAPPY HOME 3rd World Band (Abrazas 1701) Gladys Knight And The Pips 32 YOU'RE MY ONE WEAKNESS :Buddah BDA 523) 80 96 WE GONNA MAKE IT Roger Hatcher ( Brown Dog 9009) GIRL 65 HIPIT [Dist Mainstream) 100 Street People Vigor 1728) 39 Hosanna (Calla 12078) 55

33 THE LOVE I NEVER HAD 66 I AM SOMEBODY 97 WORDS (ARE IMPOSSIBLE) Tavares (Capitol 4221) 36 Jimmy Jones & The Vagabonds( Pye 70157) 59 Donity Gerrard Greedy Records G101 AS) 67 MORE MORE MORE 98 THANK YOU BABY PART I 34 LOVE MACHINE 102) The Miracles (Tamia 154262F) 24 Andrea True Connection I Buddah 515) 86 Leone Thomas (Don DK 35 PARTY HEARTY 68 SHE'S A DISCO QUEENOliver 99 MASADA Oliver Sain (Abet 9463) 38 in (Abet 9463) 78 Joe Thomas Groove Merchant GM 1035) 97 36 LET'S MAKE A BABY 69 FOR ALL WE KNOW 100 MUTHA'S LOVE Billy Paul Phila. Intl. ZS 8-3584) 51 EstherPhillips(Kudu KU 929) 71 Boby Franklin (Columbia 3-10285)

ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 R&B SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES) Abyssinia Jones (ATV/Zonal - BMI) 75 Sing A Song Saggifire -BMI) 15 Bad Luck Blackwood -BMI) 54 Grateful (WMOT/Fridays Child/ çet The Music Play Sa-Vette/January - BMI) 11 Star Bright [Jec/Fi -BMI) 72 Bohannon's Beat (Hog/Bohannon - ASCAP) 83 Poo Poo -- BMI) 76 Let The Music Play. Swope/Brent -BMI) 84 Storybook Children( Blackwood - BMI) 85 82 Boogie Fever Perren-Vibes/Bull Pen - BMI) .... 2 Happy Music (Elgy - BMI) 17 Let Your Mind Be Free Gambi - BMI) 91 Supersound Jimpire - BMI) 55 Livia' For The Weekend Mighty Three -BMI) 40 Sweet Love (Jobete/Commodores -- ASCAP) .... 3 Cadillac Assembly Line ( Penumbra - BMI) 78 Heart Be Still (UFO -BMI) Call Me) The Traveling Man Incense -BM)) 38 Heavy Love :Interior/Van McCoy/ Love And (Delightful/Gang - BMI) 48 Sweet Thing (Amer. B'casting - ASCAP) 5 Close To You (US Songs/ Warner Tamerlane - BMI1 50 Love Machine (Jobete/Grimora - ASCAP) 34 Tangerine (Famous Music - ASCAP) 19 Blue Seas/Jac - BMI) 53 He's A Friend (Stone Diamond/ Love To Love (Sunday/Cafe Amer. - ASCAP) 42 Thank You Baby NUWAUPE -ASCAP) 98 CradleOf Love (Sherlyn - BMI) 61 Mighty Three -BMI) 7 Make It Sweet Perennial --BMI) 89 That Old Black Magic Famous - ASCAP) 20 Day After Day (Dish -A -Tunes -BMI) 59 Hipit (Little Joe -BMI) 65 Make Yours A :Warner/Tamberlane --BMI) 64 The Jam (Nineteen Eighty Foe - BMI) 18 Daylight (Unart/Bobby Womack - BMI) 28 Hold Back Golden Fleece/Mured - BMI) 21 Marching In The (Masong -ASCAP) 80 The Love (ABC Dunhill/One of a Kind -BMI) 33 I 41 Masada (Music of the Times ASCAP) 99 Disco Connection (Incense - BMI) 60 Honey (Sherlyn - BMI) - Theme From S.W.A T. l Spellgold - BMI) 6 Disco Hop (For Better Or Worse/ Hot Lava (Sounds Of Nolan/ Merry -Go -Round (John Davis/ The Power Of Love Groovesville - BMI) 70 Barbrob - ASCAP) 31 Fudge Tips -BMI) 95 Chelsea -BMI) 87 Today I Started Loving ( Blue Book -- BMI) 74 Disco Lady (Groovesville - BMI/ Hustle On Up (Dandelion - BMI) 90 Mighty High (Amer. B'casting/DaAnn - ASCAP) 30 Train Called Freedom (Mighty Three - BMI) 39 1 Misty Blue (Talmont - BMI) 4 Conquistador - ASCAP) Am Somebody (Chappell -BMI) 66 Turning Point (Julio-Brian/Content -- BM I) 10 More More i Buddah/Gee Diamond --ASCAP) .. 67 Does Your Mama Know (JAMF/Lov-Fum) 93 Found Love (Syl John - BMI) 86 Wake Up Everybody (Mighty Three - BMI) 62 Mutha's Love Steve Caspi/Wood - BMI) 100 Do It With (Web IV/Sumac Pub - BMI) 26 'mSo Glad :Gold Forever -BMI) 45 From BMI) 24 New Warner -Tamerlane --BMI) 8 Walk Away Love (Charles Kipps - Don't Go Looking For Love (Van McCoy/ Need You. You Need Me (Pee Wee - BMI) . 14 Orleans Nursery Rhymes Mighty Three -BMI) 47 We Gonna Make It (All Night - BMI) 96 Wamer-Tamerlane - BMI) 58 nseparable(Jay's/Chappell -ASCAP) 9 When I'm Wrong (ABC/Dunhill/ 94 Tree BMI) 79 Party Down :Getra -BMq 46 Do You Love Me (ATV/Lowell Fulson -- BMI( is Been A Long (Sugar - Kind 22 56 Party Hearty Excellorec/Saito - BMI) 35 One of a -BMI) Dr Love Power (Jec/Petmar - BMI) ...... 81 Es Cool (Chappell - ASCAP) Words:ATV -BMI: 97 (Sherlyn BMI) 71 Thought It Took (Jobete ASCAP) 73 P. Funk (Malbiz/Rick'sMusic -BMI) 52 Everybody Was Rockin' - - You Are Beautiful Avco Embassy - ASCAP) 29 Feel The Spirit (Silent Giant/Aopa -- ASCAP). 43 've Got A Feeling (Irving -BMI) 49 Qualified Man Sherlyn - BMI) 37 You're Foolin' You Groovesville BMI) 23 Finders Keepers (Hearsay -BMI) 88 Just Your Fool (Jim-Edd -- BMI) 51 Queen Of Clubs(Sherlyn -BMI) 44 - You're My One Sister John/Vignette BMI) 32 Fopp (Play One -BMI) 27 Keep Holding On (Stone Diamond: Rattlesnake i Southfield - ASCAP) 63 - For Al: We Know (TRO Cromwell/ Geld Forever -BMI) 13 Rock Your Baby Sherlyn -BMI) 57 You See The Trouble ISa-Vette/ Leo -Feist -ASCAP) 69 Let'sGroove (Mighty Three -- BMI) 25 Sexy Ways -PrettyLegs(LittleCity - BMI) 92 January - BMI) 77 36 She's A Disco Queen - BMI) 68 You Sexy Thing (Finchley -ASCAP) 16 From Us To You (Ganga BMI) 12 Let's Make A Baby ( Mighty Three - BMI) (Excellorec/Saito

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1 RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA 26 RAISING HELL top 40 r&b radio? KHAN The Fatback Band (Event EV 6905) (ABC ABCD 909: (Dist Polydor) Ernest James, program director at WBMX thinks so. "Jazz is definitely coming into its own because it has a more contemporary 2 WAKE UP EVERYBODY 27 MOVIN' ON sound. Artists like Herbie Hancock, Bobbi Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes Commodores (Motown M6 -848S1) Humphrey, Freddie Hubbard, Houston Person are becoming more commercial and Phila Intl PZ 33808) 3 28 THE BEST OF GLADYS gaining a broader base in their audiences. I look for jazz to be even a bigger influence 3 BRASS CONSTRUCTION KNIGHT & THE PIPS in the very near future." United Artists UA LA 545G) 6 (Buddah BOS 5653) 28 Robert Scott, program director at KYAC feels that in some markets it may and 4 GRATITUDE 29 TURNING POINT others not depending on the demographics. "lt is getting more airplay in places and

Earth. Wind & Fire (Columbia PG 33694) 2 r Tyrone Davis Dakar DK 76918) 29 you can't ignore it completely, however you can't just play three or four jazz cuts in a 5 HE'S A FRIEND 30 SMOKEY'S FAMILY row in the morning drive. Jazz has changed recently in becoming more commercial Eddie Kendricks (TamlaT6-343S1) 5 ROBINSON and I think that a lot of the music has fused from the heavy disco thing. You have to 6 FAMILY REUNION Smokey Robinson I Tamla T6 341S1) 33 watch jazz records because the FM's in your market The O'Jays (Phila Intl PZ33807) could burn you if you aren't 4 31 DISCO-FIED aware of what's happening." 7 EARGASM Rhythm Heritage (ABC ABCD 934) 36 Don Wilson, music director at WSOK feels jazz is making Johnnie Taylor (Columbia PC 33951) more of an impact on radio 32 INSEPARABLE because it's becoming funkier. "Artists like Herbie Hancock and Ramsey Lewis are 8 DANCE YOUR TROUBLES Natalie Cole (Capitol ST 11429) 31 gaining more acceptance with kids because their music is funkier and more com- AWAY 33 MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE mercial. Five years ago I don't think kids would have been into Archie Bell & The Drells TSOP PZ 33844) 9 Love Unlimited Orchestra it, but now it's picking up more acceptance all the time. I don't see it making huge impacts 9 CITY LIFE (20th Century 7480) 21 right away but in the long run I think we will see more The Blackbyrds (Fantasy F9490) 11 34 DISCO CONNECTION and more jazz cuts played on r&b stations. Parker, ( Al program 10 MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION Isaac Hayes Movement Hot Buttered Soul director at WUFO said "you better believe it. Jazz is moving in ABCD 923) Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7022) 13 23 because kids are beginning to tire of discoing. Jazz at our station is very hot with many requests 11 SPINNERS LIVE 35 CONCERT IN BLUES coming for the new Horace Silver, Hank Crawford, Brecker Brothers Willie Hutch Motown M6 854S1) 38 Spinners Atlantic SD 2-910) 7 and Weldon Irvine LPs. I don't think however that you can force people to listen to 12 LET THE MUSIC PLAY 36 FEEL THE SPIRIT jazz, however you have to take your time in programming it so they can savor it. Jazz Barry White (20th LeRoy Hutson i WB CU 5010) 39 Century T502) 17 is becoming more middle of the road. I don't mean MOR but more just plain good 37 TRUCKLOAD 13 OF LOVIN' listening music..." THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA Albert King (Utopia BUL1 1387) 42 Salsoul Records SZS 5501) 8 Joe Fisher, program director at WCKO feels jazz is having an impact but not in his 38 BEAST FROM THE EAST particular area. "We play jazz on our FM station but we don't play it much the 14 WHEN LOVE IS NEW Mandrill (United Artists UA LA 577G) 25 on sta- Billy Paul r Phila Intl PZ 33843) 26 tion because we want to differentiate the sound between the two. We do have a 39 TROPEA special jazz show on every Sunday. Right now 15 GROOVE -A -THON John Tropes (Marlin 2200) we play just enough jazz on the station Isaac Hayes( ABC ABCD 925) 18 Dist: T.K.) 41 to get by. I do see the trend shifting to more jazz things in the next six months to a year." 16 FEELS SO GOOD 40 LOVING POWER Impressions (Curtom CU 5009) 43 Victor Boykin, program director at WBUL is Grover Washington. Jr (Kudu KU 24) 10 feels jazz definitely having an impact. 41 LOOK OUT FOR #1 "We are using jazz cuts once an hour to give us a more balanced sound and to have a 17 PLACES AND SPACES Brothers Johnson (A&M SP 4567) more well-rounded audience. I see the trend continuing toward more jazz LPs cuts Donald Byrd ( Blue Note BNLA 549G) 16 42 FULL OF FIRE being played on r&b radio." 18 MYSTIC VOYAGE Al Green (Hi SHL 32097) Horace O'Kelly, program director at WNOV in Milwaukee feels jazz is having an im- Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor PD 6057) 19 43 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING pact. "I think music is changing from less disco to more contemporary jazz. The young Kool & The 19 MAKING MUSIC Gang (DeLite DEP 2018) jazz musicians see that there is a market for their music so more and more are getting Bill Withers (Columbia PC 33704) 15 44 BACK TO BACK into it. I don't think it will blossom and bloom overnight. however the jazz sound of to- Brecker Brothers (Arista 4061) 45 20 RATTLESNAKE day is becoming more contemporary and commercial and it should make tremendous 45 Ohio Players( Westbound W-211) 14 ITS GOOD TO BE ALIVE strides in the next six months or so in r&b radio." D.J. Rogers ( RCA APL 1-1099) 46 Jess levitt 21 WHOIAM 46 HIDDEN STRENGTH David Ruffin (Motown M6 -849S1) 20 UA LA 555G) 47 WJLB - DETROIT KDAY - LOS ANGELES All In The Family - General Johnson - Arista He's A Friend - Eddie Kendricks - Motown 22 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY 47 I HEAR A SYMPHONY Love Line - Luke Day - Renfro Happy Music - Blackbyrds - Fantasy Donna Summer ( Oasis OCLP 5003) Hank Crawford (Kudu KU 26) Union Man - Cate Bros. - Asylum You Are Beautiful - Stylistics - Avco ( Dist: Casablanca) 12 Dist: Motown) 50 Disco Connection - Isaac Hayes Movement - ABC It's Cool - Tymes - RCA Not For Your Friends - - Island Make Yours A Happy Home - Gladys Knight - 23 NEW YORK CONNECTION 48 BLUE MAX Extra To 37 - Words Are Impossible - Donny Gerrard Buddah Oliver Sain (Abet 407) 49 - Greedy Tom Scott (Ode SP 77033) 24 XSOL SAN DIEGO 49 Extra To 38 - Take My Hand - New York City - - 24 JEALOUSY Chelsea Love And Understanding - Kool á the Gang - Delite SHOWCASE Major Harris SD 18160) 34 How About Love Chocolate Milk RCA (Atlantic Extra To 39 - I Can't Seem To Forget You - Heaven & - - The Sylvers(Capitol ST 11465) 22 It's Cool - Tymes - RCA 50 BAD LUCK Earth - Amy Mutha's Love - Boby Franklin - Columbia Union Man - Cate Bros. - Asylum X25 DIANA ROSS Atlanta Disco Band Supersound - Jimmy Castor - Atlantic ( Motown M6 861 S 1) 32 (Ariola America ST 10004) 35 WBUL - BIRMINGHAM WVON - CHICAGO Merry Go Round - Monday After - Buddah More - Carol Williams - Salsoul Train Called Freedom - South Shore Commission - Fopp - Ohio Players - Mercury Wand Queen Of Clubs - KC & the Sunshine Band - T.K. In Paradise Adventures - Minnie Riperton - Epic Today I Started - Bobby Bland - ABC additons to the R&B radio playlists I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Creedence It's Cool - Tymes - RCA Clearwater - Fantasy I Found Love On A Disco Floor - Temprees - Epic KYAC - SEATTLE WSRF PHILADELPHIA Livin' For The Weekend - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine - KDIA - OAKLAND That's Where The Happy People Go - Trammps - Movin' - UA Nightingale - UA Atlantic KGFJ - LOS ANGELES Street Talk BC&G 20th Happy Music Blackbyrds Livin' For The Weekend - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. - - Do What You Feel Atlanta Disco Band - - Fantasy All In The Family General Johnson Arista - - Ariola Mighty High Mighty Clouds Make Yours A Happy Home - Gladys Knight - - - Heaven Only Knows Love Committee Ariola - of Joy - ABC Mighty High Mighty Clouds of Joy ABC - - Let's Make A Baby Billy Paul Phila. Intl. Buddah - - United We Stand Paris & - - Hitbound Living For The Weekend Phila. - Clark - Elektra Grateful Blue Magic Atlantic Tambourine - John Tropea - Marlin - - O'Jays - Masada - Joe Thomas Groove Merchant - - Intl. - Love Will Keep Us Together - - Tell The World - Harold Melvin - Phila. Intl. Heavy Love David Ruffin - Motown Hitbound - Tell The World - Harold Melvin & the WZTO HURRICANE, Wicked - Bluenotes - Phila. Intl. - W. VA. Fopp - Ohio Players - Mercury Cradle Of Love - Gwen McCráe - Cat WIMP - TAMPA You're My One Weakness Girl - Street People - Vigor Supersound - Jimmy Castor - Atlantic KKDA - DALLAS WBMX - CHICAGO Superfine Sexy Lady Terry Weiss Platinum P Funk Parliament Casablanca Can't Survive Without My Sweet New York Let's Groove Archie Bell TSOP - - - - - City - - - Get Up And Boogie Silver Convention Let's Have A Baby Billy Paul Phila. Intl. Chelsea Hustle On Up Hidden - - Midland - - - Strength - UA Fopp - Ohio Players Mercury Do It With Feeling Michael Zager Bang Cradle Of Love Gwen McCrae Cat it'll Come, it'll Come Ashford & ------Simpson - WB More Carol Williams Salsoul Get Up And Boogie Silver Convention Midland Spanish Hustle Fatback Band Event You See The Trouble With Me White ------Barry - 20th He's A Friend Eddie Kendricks Motown We Got To Get An Understanding Darrell Fletcher Qualified Man Latimore Glades His House And Me Dionne Warwick WB ------Devil Is Doing His Work ChiLites Brunswick Crossover Let The People Steptones IX Chains Sunday Kind Of Love Kenny Rankin Little David ------Sing A Happy Funky Song - Miz Davis - Now Strangers In The Night - Bette Midler - Atlantic Dear Abby - Clarence Carter - ABC WVKO - COLUMBUS WSOK - SAVANNAH Make Yours A Happy Home - Gladys Knight - Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention - Midland WAOK - ATLANTA Buddah Starbright Syl Johnson Hi Livin For The Weekend - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. KIOV - PORTLAND Have You Ever Joe Tex - - Movin' For The - - Dial Younghearts Run Free Candi Stanton WB - Brass Construction - UA Livin' Weekend - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. Cadillac Assembly Line Albert - - Let Your Mind Don't It Feel Ramsey - King - Utopia Dear Abby Clarence Carter ABC Be Free - Brother to Brother - Turbo Good - Lewis - Columbia Merry Go Round Monday After Buddah - - Hurt So Bad Philly Devotion - - Do You Feel It Atlanta Disco Band Ariola - - Columbia I Love You Weldon Irvine - - Sentimental Reasons - - RCA WDIA - MEMPHIS - James Brown - Polydor Livin' For The Weekend O'Jays Phila. Intl. /Livin' For The Weekend - O'Jays Mr. Big Stuff - Lyn Collins - People - - WUFO - BUFFALO - Phila. Intl. Touch - John Klemmer - ABC More, More, More - Andrea True Connection - WDAO - DAYTON Cadillac Assembly Line/Nobody Wants A Loser - Disco Connection - Isaac Hayes Connection - ABC It's Been A Long Time - Stuff 'n Ramjett - Chelsea Buddah Albert King - Utopia Tell The World - Harold Melvin Phila. Intl. Wow - Andre Gagnon - London - Let's Have A Baby - Billy Paul - Phila Intl. Movin' - Brass Construction - UA Living For The Weekend - O'Jays- Phila. Intl. Make Yours A Happy Home - Gladys Knight - Married But Not To Each Other Denise LaSalle Buddah - - WNOV - MILWAUKEE Grateful - Blue Magic - Atlantic Westbound Heaven Only Knows - Love Committee Ariola Live On, Dream On I Found Love A Floor - - Sun - Capitol On Disco - Temprées - Epic Hustle On Up - Hidden Strength - UA Say You Love Me - D.J. Rogers - RCA Midnight Lady - David Morris. Jr. - Buddah We Got To Get An Understanding - Darrell Fletcher - KOKY - LITTLE ROCK I Got AFeeling WSRF - FT. LAUDERDALE I Thought It Took A Little Time - Diana Ross - Crossover - Al Wilson Love - Ion - Scepter Motown Queen Of Clubs - KC & the Sunshine Band - T.K. Love And Understanding - Kool And The Gang - You're My One Weakness Girl - Street People - Vigor Say You Love Me - D.J. Rogers - RCA More, More, More - Andrea True Connection - Delite Love And Understanding - Kool & the Gang - Delite Buddah Grateful - Blue Magic - Atlantic Bye Love 5000 Volts Phillips Starbright Syl Johnson Hi - - WCKO - FT. LAUDERDALE Extra To 39 - I Choose You - Chicago Gangsters - - - Ain't Love Enough - Attitudes - Dark Horse Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band - Event Gold Plate P Funk - Parliament - Casablanca Turn The Beat Around/We Can Do Almost Anything - More - Carol Williams - Salsoul Extra To 40 - Disco Hop - 3rd World Band - Abraxas Qualified Man - Latimore - Glades Vicki Sue Robinson - RCA Born To Get Down - Muscle Shoals Horns - Bang Extra To 37 - Don't Want No Other Love - Touch of it's Been A Long Time - Stuff 'n' Ramjett Money Honey/Disco Kid Bay City Rollers Arista - - Mr. Big Stuff - Lyn Collins - People Class - Midland continued on pg. 47

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N.E.S. Takes Security Seriously 43 Hodge shrugged at the infamous frisk- go hand in hand. It's all a matter of at- ing concertgoers are often subjected to titude. People tend to react differently in and dismissed the hit or miss process situations. We screen our people pretty with "You can't search everybody." carefully so that potential troublemakers "You see, our entire approach to con- don't get in. But we're human. We make cert security is aimed at the protection of mistakes." the people attending as well as protect- Breaking The Camel's Back ing the hall from damage. We don't want to see anybody arrested or thrown out of "I mean a guy may be called an ass a show and we'll do everything possible twenty times during the course of a con- to keep that from happening." cert and it won't phase him. But on that "This philosophy extends to the peo- twenty-first time his reaction may be dif- ple we'll work for. We will only work for ferent." qualified promoters and, during the Hodge lapsed into recollection about course of a show, we keep close com- the recent Deep Purple gig in Long munication with the police and fire Beach. His remarks put the sometimes marshalls." violent life of a concert security guard in Concerning the ever -touchy question perspective: of unwarranted actions by security "Three of us were assaulted the other personnel at concerts, "brutality and at- night but. overall, it was a relatively quiet titude." according to Hodge "sometimes evening."

Additions To R&B fr 46 Playlist KATZ - ST. LOUIS WOL - WASHINGTON D.C. Heavy Love - David Ruffin - Motown Living For The Weekend - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. Stairway To Heaven - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. Masada - Joe Thomas - Groove Merchant Theme From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage - ABC Love And Understanding - Kool á The Gang - DeLite You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate - Big Tree Hurt - Philly Devotions - Columbia WAAA - WINSTON-SALEM COLD BLOOD RUNS HOT - After delivering a chilling set at Los Angeles' Roxy Grateful - Blue Magic - Atlantic Feel The Spirit Leroy Hutson WB Let Your Mind Be Free - Brother To Brother - Turbo - - Theater. ABC recording artists Lydia Pense and Cold Blood had reason to smile Dr. Love Power - Ann Peebles - London has WILD - BOSTON Let's Groove - Archie Bell - TSOP backstage. Their new ABC album, "Lydia Pense and Cold Blood," just been re- Living For The Weekend - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. You Are Beautiful - Stylistics - Avco leased and the audience had treated the new material, a featured part of their live set, Heavy Love - David Ruffin - Motown 12 To 8 - From Us To You - Stairsteps - Dark Horse with enthusiastic Pictured with the (I. to r.) are: Love And Understanding - Kool And The Gang - 5 To 1 - Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor - Columbia applause. above group (standing) DeLite 29 To 16 - Supersound - Jimmy Castor - Atlantic Jerry Rubinstein. chairman of the board of ABC Records; Steve Diener, president of More - Carol Williams - Salsoul 33 To 24 - Fopp - Ohio Players - Mercury Thank You Baby - Leone Thomas - Don 39 To 33 -P Funk - Parliaments - Casablanca ABC's international division; Kenn Ellner, Cold Blood's manager; Lindy Blaskey, WWRL - NEW YORK WNJR - NEW JERSEY ABC's managing director of A&R; Ms. Lydia Pense; Otis Smith, vice president of ABC Movin' - Brass Construction - UA Child Of Mine - Joneses - Mercury Records; Cold Blood's Michael Sasaki; (kneeling) group members Harvey Hughes, Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band - Event Don't Stop The Music - Got Cha Don't Go Looking - Faith, Hope & Charity - RCA Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention - Midland Domingo Balinton and Max Haskett. Not pictured but very much noticed on the Roxy Street Talk - Bob Crewe Generation - 20th Sing A Happy Funky Song - Miz Davis - Now stage are group members Raul Matute and Danny Hull. Grateful - Blue Magic - Atlantic Young Heart - Candi Staton - WB Does Your Mama - Rudy Love & Love Family - Calla Loving You Comes Naturally - Essence - Epic I've Got A Feeling - Al Wilson - Playboy Make Yours A Happy Home - Gladys Knight - 17 To 8 - Daylight - Bobby Womack Buddah New London California 15 To 9 - You're My One Weakness - Street People You See The Trouble - Barry White - 20th Century London Ships 20 To 15 - He's A Friend - Eddie Kendricks Save Me - Franny Gold Distribution Plan Set Tell The World - Harold Melvin - Phila. Intl. Special Tapes WCIN - CINCINNATI NEW YORK - As of March 1, 1976, Let's Make A Baby - Billy Paul - Phila. Int'l. WGIV - CHARLOTTE The Love I Never Had - Tavares - Capitol Tell The World - Harold Melvin - Phila. Intl. Record Merchandising Co., Inc. will be Heavy Love - David Ruffin - Motown Heaven Only Knows - Love Committee - Arlola NEW YORK - Full Frequency Range the exclusive distributor for all London Happy Music - Blackbyrds - Fantasy Cradle Of Love - Gwen McCrae - Cat (FFRR) cassettes, manufactured in Fopp - Ohio Players - Mercury I've Got A Feeling - Al Wilson - Playboy product in the state of California. In relat- 24 To 19 - Queen Of clubs - KC & Sunsktne Let's Make A Baby - Billy Paul - Phila. Intl. England by ' parent com- ed developments, Carrol Littlejohn, 34 To 17 - Let's Groove - Archie Bell Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention - Midland now in 15 To 7 He's A Friend Eddie Kendricks pany. are available America. manager in - - 48 To 1 - Happy Music - Blackbyrds - Fantasy former branch for London 15 To 5 Living For The - Weekend - O'Jays 49 To 8 - Stairway To Heaven - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. Developed by Arthur C. Haddy, tech- northern California, and his staff will join WYLD NEW ORLEANS 50 To 19 - Make Yours A Happy Home - Gladys nical director of Decca Records, the - Knight - Buddah the Record Merchandising organization, Mutha's Love - Boby Franklin - Columbia cassettes were first demonstrated in the Disco Boogie Mama - Jerline & Friends - GEC WDAS - PHILADELPHIA as will the entire sales staff of London's All In The Family - General Johnson - Arista You See The - Barry White - 20th U.S. at London's January sales con- How About Love Chocolate Milk RCA southern California branch. - - Tell The World - Harold Melvin - Phila. Intl. ference in New York. They were de- 12 To 7 - Fopp - Ohio Players Words - Donny Gerrard - Greedy KDKO - DENVER Does Your Mama - Rudy Love & Love Family - Calla veloped for the best sound reproduction London Sets Import Let's Make A Baby - Billy Paul - Phila. Int'l. Making Love In The Rain - Black Ice possible in cassettes, aimed at remaining You See The Trouble With Me - Barry White - 20th 20 To 10 - Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor Distribution Plan Century 17 To 11 - Bohannon's Beat - Bohannon as faithful to the master as possible. Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention - Midland 23 To 17 - Grateful - Blue Magic Also being shipped are the first NEW YORK - As of April 1, 1976, the Make Yours A Happy Home - Gladys Knight - 30 To 22 - Super Sound - Jimmy Castor Buddah 47 To 27 - I Thought It Took - Diana Ross cassette and eight -track tapes of pop London import catalog will be handled All In The Family - General Johnson - Arista _50 To 28 - Let's Make A Baby - Billy Paul product domestically manufactured by by all London Records distributors London, following the expiration of their throughout the U.S. Previously the Additions To Country Playlist fr 41 contract with Ampex. Currently available catalog was sold only through factory KMAK - FRESNO WITL - LANSING The Door I Used To Close - Roy Head - ABC/Dot Sheik Of Chicago - Joe Stampley - Epic on eight -tracks and cassettes are Syl owned branches. The catalog includes Thunderstorms -Cal Smith - MCA Tonight I'll Face The Man Who Made It Happen - Johnson's "Total Explosion" and Al over 800 titles on the Argo, Telefunken I Couldn't Be Me Without You - Johnny Rodriguez - Kenny Starr - MCA Mercury The Littlest Cowboy - Ed Bruce -U A Green's "Ful Of Fire." and Editions de L'Oiseau -Lyre labels. The Feminine Touch -Johnny Paycheck - Epic You're Not Charley Brown - Donna Fargo The Mansion On The Hill - Michael Murphey - Living Proof - Hank Williams Jr. - MGM EpicLone Star Beer & Bob Wills Music - Red Steagall -ABC/Dot KFDI - WICHITA 22 To 16 - Sweet Sensuous Feeling - Sue Richards Pins &Needles -Darryl McCall -Col. 14 To 7 - Broken Lady - Larry Gatlin Mental Revenge -Mel Tillis - MGM Extra To 29 - Drinking My Baby - Eddie Rabbitt When The Sun oes Down -Ronnie Milsap - RCA The Littlest Co y - Ed Bruce - UA WHN - NEW YORK Your Wanting Me Has Gone - Vernon Oxford - RCA 'Til !Kissed You -Connie Smith -Col. 34 To 23 -The Feminine Touch - Johnny Paycheck Come On Over - Olivia Newton -John - MCA 36 To 24 - My Pet Rock - Al Bolt 2 15 To -Without Your Love - Charlie Ross 49 To 39 - To Show You I Love You - Brian Collins 14 To 9 - Broken Lady - Larry Gatlin KLAC - LOS ANGELES WAME - CHARLOTTE Texas -Charlie Daniels - Kama Sutra Together Again - Emmylou Harris - Reprise You Could Know As Much About A Stranger -Gene Hey Lucky Lady -Dolly Parton - RCA Watson -Capitol What Goes On - Ronnie Milsap - RCA Don't The Girls All Get Prettier - Mickey Gilley - It Couldn't Be Me -Johnny Rodriguez - Mercury Playboy Rockin' In Rosalie's Boat - Nick Nixon - Mercury What l've Got In Mind - Billie Jo Spears - UA 19 To 12 - If I Had To Do It - Roy Clark Come On Over - Olivia Newton -John - MCA 20 To 13 - You'll Lose A Good Thing - Freddy 56 To 49 - My Window Faces The South - Sammi Fender Smith 24 To 16 I'm So Lonesome Bradshaw - -Terry 43 To 37 - Til I Can Make It On My Own -Tammy 25 To 18 - Drinkin' My Baby - Eddie Rabbitt Wynette 29 To 19 - Goodnight Special - Little David Wilkins 52 To 32 - The Goodnight Special - Little David Extra To 25 - Deck Of Cards -Wink Martindale Wilkins WXCL - PEORIA FM Analysis fr 24 When The Sun Goes Down - Ronnie Milsap - RCA Tonight I'll Face The Man -Kenny Starr - MCA ALMO PUBLI ATIONS SIGNS 'AMBROSIA' - Almo Publications last week an- Night Lights - Elliot Murphy - RCA Colorado Call - Shad O'Shea - Private Stock nounced the signing of Ambrosia to an exclusive contract for the production and sale Odyssey - Charles Earland - Mercury My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You - Charley Pride Sweet Harmony - Maria Muldaur - WB - RCA of printed music in both the popular and educational fields. Almo Publications, the KGB -MCA Someone's With Your Wife - Bobby Borchers - "print" arm of the Almo and Irving publishing companies, is planning to issue a deluxe Better Days/Happy Endings - Melissa Manchester Playboy - Arista Asphalt Cowboy - - ABC/Dot music folio, as well as many other individual song publications devoted to the Am- Reach For The Sky - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver Looking For Space - John Denver - RCA brosia group, according to Joe Carlton, newly appointed director of Almo Publica- - Columbia Forever Lovers - Mac Davis - Col. Land Of The Midnight Sun -AlDiMeola - tions, Columbia WIRE - INDIANAPOLIS From left to right: Fred Piro, manager and producer of Ambrosia; Joe Sill, general * Notice To Appear -- John Mayall - ABC Forever Lovers -Mac Davis -Col. (None) The Littlest Cowboy - Ed Bruce - UA professional manager of Almo and Irving music publishing companies; , t My Song/It Isn't Rock And Roll - Pretty Things - Mental Revenge -MelTillis -MGM Swan Song Country Concert -R. Williams -MCA Burleigh Drummond, Joseph Puerta, Christopher North, the talented quartet who t Sweet Harmony (entire LP) - Maria Muldaur - WB The Last Letter -Willie Nelson -UA comprise the Ambrosia group and Carlton.

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www.americanradiohistory.com cash box,- coin machine news PROFILE 20 Years Ago ... a nostalgic look at some 20 Years Ago.. . of the amusement machines produced in the year 1956. Cash Box Interview With Don Van Bracket Ohio Operator American Shuffleboard Co. OHIO - The firm A. Van Brackel & Sons, ed machines where necessary, and Inc.. 1301 Avenue, Defiance, bolstered collections considerably. Ohio, will celebrate its 50th anniversary CB: Have you any specific buying habits in 1976. For twenty of those years, Don with reference to new models? Van Brackel, secretary -treasurer of the Van Brackel: We replace between 10% corporation. has been an active member and 15% of our route every year and ac- of its operating team, learning the ropes tually try to keep it at 15%. Price is not while he was attending college in 1956 the primary object when we buy new and working alongside his father. August equipment; our biggest motivating fac- Van Brackel, himself an early starter in tors are keeping a competitive edge and coinbiz at the ripe young age of 16. taking advantage of the depreciation Don is treasurer of Music Operators of write-off and the investment credit. As To depart somewhat from the specific America and president of the recently we've discovered. installing a new model 1956 time period, the accompanying organized state group in his area, the creates a very good impression at a loca- photo features a custom deluxe model of Ohio Music and Amusement Associ- tion and we follow through. of course. early '50s vintage. which was quite a ation. with good service and proper program- popular seller at American Shuffleboard. The Van Brackel route covers approxi- ming. It's our practice to change at least Notice the electric scoreboard attach- mately 22 counties in the northwest cor- five records per week on our complete ment. The most frequently produced ner of the state, composed of primarily route. We use our metering system and models of the period measured 22' x 30", small town locations with some of the make our selections accordingly, elimin- as opposed to slightly shorter contem- large spots situated in the Lima area; and ating the records that are not being porary pieces. Then, as now. American the equipment line includes music. played. Shuffleboard maintained that to assure games, cigarette vending machines and CB: How often do you purchase records uninterrupted earnings shuffleboards be background music. At present, the firm for your phonograph route and in what kept in tip-top condition and offered ex- operates approximately 350 phono- quantity? pert on -premises resurfacing service. graphs and it is this particular facet of the Van Brackel: We purchase 1,200 rec- The 16' x. 17 American Shuffleboard operation that was discussed during a ords per week and these are wisely model illustrated here is housed in a rather unique location -a Polaris atomic Cash Box interview with Don Van selected by our programming staff. Brackel. CB: What is your main source of ref- submarine! As a matter of fact, during the approximate time period of 1955-56, erence when selecting records? Are location requests important? similar models were installed in the sub- Van Brackel: We rely on marines "Threasher" and "Roosevelt" almost entirely the trade charts and we fill location re- and were the products of a heated world- wide underground tournament between quests but these are primarily for prod- crew members of the respective vessels. uct in the "standard' or "oldies" categories. Event was highly praised by the U.S. American Shuffleboard has advertised CB: Relative to your own route. who are Navy and its recreational value to the the fact that shuffleboards are a favorite in the most consistently popular recording crew was inestimable. The model in the pastime clubs, taverns and wherever jukebox patrons? photo is located on the sub's torpedo people gather for amusement, so. the ac- artists among Van are rack and. according to American Shuf- companying photo might have been Brackel: At present. there three: fleboard's Nick Melone, installation was taken at the neighborhood tavern about Elton John, Conway Twitty and the Carpenters. no problem. the unit was delivered in two thirty some odd years ago. Fashions pieces and assembled on board. have changed. but the public's en- CB: Do you provide any particular pro- thusiasm for shuffleboard play has been motion material on location to stimulate consistent through the years. This is a jukebox. play? Findlay Named Rock - super deluxe model produced in the late Van Brackel: Not really. In some spots Ola Service Manager 1940s. Nick Melone. firm's general man- we use colored strips but we've found ager. goes back even a little further than that the greatest earnings inducement is CHICAGO - William Findlay has been this in tenure with the company. He a properly programmed jukebox. A appointed manager of customer services joined American Shuffleboard in 1934 Don Van Brackel patron will not hesitate to insert a coin for the music and vending divisions of and has been a driving force in the firm's when the record he wants to hear is CB: Have any new phonograph loca- Rock -Ola Manufacturing Corporation, operation ever since! clearly visible on the machine. tions according to an announcement by ex- opened up on your route? CB: What is your present pricing on Van Brackel: Yes, but this is fairly ecutive vice president Edward G. Doris. Service Hint con- phonographs? What is your experience In his new position Findlay will super- sistent for us. Each year we have the with straight quarter -play; with quad un- PEORIA. ILL. A service hint, com- vise all phases of service including in- - normal number of closings and the its? bined with some good advice for phono- normal number of new locations. We ventory and shipping of phonograph and Van Brackel: Two for a quarter. We tried graph operators, is being passed along vending parts, the preparation and dis- haven't had any unique spots opening straight quarter play in several test loca- this week by Les Montooth of Montooth up. however, tribution of service information, and the and most of our phono- tions, with very little success. Our pres- Phono in Peoria, Illinois, whose own graph installations in supervision of Rock -Ola service school are lounges, ent pricing is the most acceptable for our route consists exclusively of phono- taverns restaurants materials and operations. and high school and type of route. We don't anticipate install- graphs. beeping a phonograph in prof- Prior to joining Rock-Ola's force in college cafeterias. In the past ten years, ing any quad units. itable working order is as much the re- we bought 13 new routes. 1967. Findlay was involved in the most of which CB: Would you briefly outline the assort- sponsibility of the location as the opera- were for engineering, sales and installation of sale because they were not ment of equipment you have on your tor. according to Les, so when a unit profitable large scale industrial and commercial enough for their owners. route and give us an estimated com- breaks down it behooves the location When He was instrumental in we took them over we immediately audio systems. owner to immediately phone for service parison of music collections and games founding the mid -west regional division upgraded the equipment lines, put in collections? and the operator. in turn, to answer the some new models. instituted the proper of the Audio Engineering Society. and Van Brackel: We have a good variety of call without delay regardless of the hour, jukebox programming procedures, rotat- served as a vice president of the group. games including pinball so that earnings are not interrupted for equipment Chicago -based Rock -Ola manufac- machines, pool tables, bowlers, shuffle too long a time period. Speed of service, tures complete lines of coin -operated alleys, foosballs. video tables then. is the key to maintaining steady. cocktail phonographs and cold can and bottle (which we are now testing). as well as uninterrupted collections at Montooth machines for interna- beverage vending Phono. Les also said that the equipment See jukeboxes and cigarette machines. In tional distribution. gross volume, we 40% break-down on his route is rarely. if ever, dollar do about of mechanical origin and most commonly Midway's music and 60% games. the result of defective records which dis- tort sound reproduction and cause the Tri-State Vending machines to jam. Although the problem 'Gun Fight' Convention 3/26-27 of defective records has subsided to a degree. due to the efforts of the various CHICAGO - The leadership of the Ala- bama. Louisiana and Mississippi vending record manufacturers. Les is hopeful of a upright final solution which would eliminate the associations have finalized an agenda for problem completely and thereby reduce the annual Tri-State Vending Conven- his log of service calls ... Have you a and tion, March 26-27 at the Broadwater service hint you'd like to share with Beach Hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi. A fellow operators? If so. please send it to table combination of educational and social Cash Box, 29 E. Madison St.. Suite 806, cocktail activities. as well as individual council Chicago. Illinois 60602 and we'll be hap- meetings during which the respective William Findlay py to print it. continued on pg. 50

48 March 13. 1976 www.americanradiohistory.com The Rock-Ola 464. anything ls is less.

When you order a jukebox, you have a clear-cut choice. Greasy air. Grime. Hard use. Liquids. And time. It's built You can order a Rock -Ola 464. Or you can order some- to take it all and keep right on playing, while other thing less. Because, until we start work on next years machines overheat, overwork or just plain wear out. model, the 464 is as good as jukeboxes get. Besides all that, the 464 helps you count your take. Its neon -inspired graphics grab the customers' atten- An optional computerized change counter (Model 2181) tion. Its blinking, colorful selection/control panel makes keeps track, and even gives you a complete printed playing easy and exciting. record. And the 464 sounds as good as it looks. Because So, it comes down to your choice. You can have inside, a specially -designed acoustical chamber dis- Rock -Ola 464, with features other machines can only perses the music properly. Nothing stays trapped inside copy. Or you can have somethiig less. to vibrate and muffle. But then that's always been true of Rock -Ola. Being a Rock -Ola, the 464 is unaffected by dirt. Dust.

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www.americanradiohistory.com cash boxa coin machine news Fuji Appoints LAI World Distributor Mirco Names New VP-Controller AUSTRALIA - T. Urigami, chairman of The firm is a large operator in Japan and PHOENIX - Mirco, Inc. has appointed supplies a complete line of quality elec- Fuji Enterprises Ltd., and M. Steinberg, utilizes a significant amount of its own Robert G. Salatka as vice president - tronic products to military, industrial and managing director of Leisure and Allied product within its operations, he noted. controller of the corporation. Salatka is a commercial users. The two subsidiaries Industries (1973) Pty., Ltd., jointly an- Steinberg said his company had practicing Arizona attorney and a are Mirco Games Australia Pty. Ltd. and nounced the appointment of Leisure and already established some distributors in certified public accountant. Mirco Games Germany GmbH, both of Allied Industries of Australia as world- Europe and is currently looking for other Prior to joining Mirco he served for two which manufacture and market leisure - wide distributor of the Fuji line of amuse- distributors in the United States and years as director of New Venture Devel- time products. ment games. other parts of the world. opment for Motorola, Inc. In this position The arrangements were formalized he was directly responsible for identify- between the two companies during the ing, evaluating and implementing new Atari Debuts recent Amusement Trades Exhibition in business opportunities for Motorola na- London. Fuji's first two models for ex- tionwide. He also had senior manage- New Stunt Cycle port, "Kamekaze" and "Speed Race," ment responsibilities for Motorola Tele - LOS GATOS. CA Atari has announced programs. - were on display at the exhibition. Both Inc. (Chicago), new subsidiar- its new Stunt Cycle game. Stunt Cycle is Steinberg and Urigami, who attended ies of Motorola which resulted from New a totally new video concept. Realistic Venture Development the ATE, were very impressed with activities. handle-grip throttle control accelerates a From 1966 to 1973 he response to the two new games. served in a var- video motorcycle on a 19" screen. iety legal Fuji also manufactures a wide range of of and accounting posts with Riders try to jump over a line of buses novelty and payout machines which will key assignments including corporate (that increases in number after each be handled internationally by Leisure and individual tax accounting for pass) without crashing. If the player Holdner, Backstrom and Allied. and King, a CPA crashes more than eight times, it's a Jun Kano, export director for the firm in Portland, Oregon management wipeout. Japan -based Fuji group, said that advisory services including tax and audit New Stunt Cycle options include ad- although his company had only been ex- preparation for Price Waterhouse & Co.; justability for game time and number of porting their products since Nov., the and corporate legal work for the Arizona misses (Stunt Cycle is shipped set for sales to date have been far greater than firm of Fennemore, Craig, Von Ammon & three misses). It is switch -adjustable expected and there is currently a delay Udall. from 25¢ for one 2 -player game, and the in delivery while the factory makes ar- Tokuzo Urigami (I), chairman Fuji En- Salatka is a member of the American operator can adjust Stunt Cycle for free rangements to increase production in or- terprise Corp., is pictured here at the Bar Association and the American Insti- plays. der to meet the high export demand. Amusement Trades Exhibition in Lon- tute of Certified Public Accountants. He Gene Lipkin. Atari vice president of Fuji, a company which is well estab- don with Malcolm Steinberg, managing has been licensed as an attorney and' marketing told Cash Box, "With all the in- lished in Japan, built its machines with director of Leisure and Allied Industries CPA in Arizona since 1971. terest and excitement surrounding bike the operator in mind, according to Kano. Pty. Ltd. Salatka received a bachelor of busi- riding in general and daredevil riding ness administration degree in account- specifically, we believe this all -new at- ing from the University of Portland in traction will appeal to players of every 1966. As an Display Lights Rock -Ola Switchboard undergraduate he attained age in a wide variety of locations." CHICAGO - Marshall Field & Co.. ceived color photographs of early the highest scholastic average in the un- Chicago's famous State Street depart- models which have been refurbished to iversity's College of Business, graduat- ment store, recently featured a 1939 almost factory -fresh condition, indicating ing cum laude. He was also presented "deluxe" model Rock -Ola phonograph as the time, effort and care some people the Oregon Society of CPA's award for part of a window display utilizing antique put into rejuvenating an old model. outstanding accounting student. props and, if the switchboard at Rock - Replacing a broken or missing part on a He earned an MBA degree from the Ola s office is any indication, the display Rock -Ola manufactured in the '30s also University of Portland in 1968, again had a terrific impact on Chicago shop- appears to present a challenge to hob- achieving high scholastic honors. Later pers. byists, who will search for months to find he was president of his class at the Uni- The firm reports that telephone in- a needed replacement, sometimes end- versity of Notre Dame Law School re- quiries regarding old Rock -Ola phono- ing up by actually tooling new machine ceiving, his juris doctor degree in 1971. graphs suddenly increased after the de- parts or hand fashioning a missing panel Micro, a Phoenix-based electronics partment store window was introduced. of wood or piece of plastic. firm, has three operating divisions and Callers wanted to know where they could two wholly -owned offshore subsidiaries. buy a phonograph "like the one in Field's The operating divisions are Mirco window." Many admitted to having an old Systems Division. which produces Rock -Ola in their basement or garage automatic test equipment and computer that they wanted to "fix up." Practically programs for a wide range of industrial every caller asked the same questions: customers; Mirco Games Division, which "how old is my Rock -Ola," "how much manufactures leisure -time products for did it cost when new." "where can I get home and commercial use and Mirco parts." "how much is it worth today?" Electronic Distributors Division. which international interest With national and Tri State Vending fr 48 in old jukeboxes tripling in the last year, state groups will meet and privately elect as Rock -Ola pointed out, the firm cur- Recording Jukebox History new slates of officers, will round out the rently receives inquiries regarding "an- While the old jukebox has often been program. tique phonographs" on a daily basis as the subject of newspaper and magazine On Friday (26), following check-in and opposed to one or two inquiries a month, writers and lecturers, it is currently the registration, a get acquainted cocktail which was considered average in the subject of several pictorial books being, party will be hosted for all convention past. Most correspondence comes from prepared here in the U.S. and in Europe. participants. but it people who own one phonograph, Both free lance and sponsored authors Saturday's program will feature a pres- Atari's Frank Ballouz had previously is not uncommon to hear from hobbyists are pouring over ancient files, photo- entation by Gus Ulreich of Vend-Tronics reported to Cash Box that re-orders and with two or more Rock-Olas that are over graphs and brochures collecting data on Inc. on the advantages and pitfalls of terrific collections at test locations for -operated thirty years old. Many Rock -Olas of this coin phonographs. Within the computer use on the route, and a Coca Stunt Cycle were creating a wave of ex- vintage have become part of music next year there could be several well re- Cola-produced film illustrating "How To citement. The daredevil theme of Evel museums scattered throughout the Unit- searched pictorial histories of the Train Your Post -Mix Vending Route Knieval is, to be sure, an inviting one. ed States and Europe. jukebox to aid the growing number of Salesman." Convention will be climaxed For further information, contact Gene In many instances Rock -Ola has re- people who are fascinated by finding and by a banquet Saturday evening. Lipkin at (408) 374-2440. refurbishing old coin -operated phono- graphs. STATE ASSOC. May 7-8: Ohio Music & Amusement A Full Line of Coin Speeds Assn., annual cony., Carousel Inn, Co- Sorter Counting lumbus Coin Operated Sorts, stacks, groups CALENDAR May 14-15-16: Music & Amusement Assn., (New York), Recreational and counts 1976 annual cony. Ste- vensville Country Club, Swan Lake Aids wrapping Tables from March 19-20-21: Music Operators of June 11-12-13: Illinois Coin Mach. Ops. Verified counts Michigan, annual cony., Weber's Inn, Assn., annual cony., French Lick nl/'ìww n Cuts time by 50% to Ann Arbor Sheraton, French Lick, Ind. SHUFFLEBOARD COMPANY 75% over hand work April 9-10-11: Wisconsin Music Merch. July 23-24-25: Montana Coin Mach. Ops. 210 PATERSON PLANK ROAD Assn., spring cony.. Scotsland Resort, UNION CITY NEW JERSEY Only $39.95 Assn., annual cony., West Yellowstone 1t( Oconomowoc August 27-28-29: No. Carolina Coin Ops. Write for free details or April 24-25: order now for two 'reek Kansas Amusement and Mu- Assn., annual cony., Sheraton Motel, "The House Thal free trig sic Assn., meeting (site to be selected) Charlotte Quality Built" April 24-25: Music Operators of Minne- 9-12: NADEX Industries Inc. Dept. 17404 September Florida Amusement sota, annual cony., (site to be se- Merchandising Assn., annual cony., 220 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 14202 lected) Sheraton Towers, Orlando

March 13. 1976 www.americanradiohistory.com CHICAGO CHATTER CALIFORNIA CLIPPINGS The IAAPA recently announced the establishment of the Robert E. Freed scholar- is to announce ship awards as a tribute to the past president and director of the association, who was Spoke with Don Edwards from Circle International Co. who pleased noted for his many contributions to the industry. Program's objective is to provide as- the addition of Chuck Rowe to the Circle sales staff. Chuck will be in close contact sistance to students pursuing careers in the outdoor amusement industry or related with southern California and Arizona operators. Don also reports that a new shipment fields. To be eligible. students must have completed at least three months work at an of the Seeburg Entertainer Phonograph is in house and that Williams'"Space Mis- from IAAPA member facility and agree, upon application (in their junior year of college) to sion" pinball game, which is doing well at all locations, is getting hot reception work in the outdoor amusement industry upon graduation. with the choice of selec- the operators with many re -orders coming in. tion of several directly or indirectly related fields such as business/marketing, recrea- William Prast, president of Digital Games, Inc.. told us that Jim Schwabe, formerly tion, foodservice management, public relations or personnel management. Two with TRW. has been named the new vice president in charge of marketing. The folks video scholarships, in the amount of $1000 each, will be awarded during the 1976-77 at Digital are keeping mighty busy these days with their new "Combo" cocktail academic year. IAAPA members will shortly receive explanatory material about the game and thé new "Air Combat" two player jet fighting piece. Combo is actually a and program as well as promotional posters to display in their operations. combination of three successful Digital games. "Knock -Out." "Tennis," UNDERSTAND FROM BALLY'S Tom Nieman that the firm's been very success- "Hockey." Prast said that there are twelve possible play combinations on this table fully testing two new pingames. a two -player called "Hokus Pokus." which is and anticipates nothing short of peak results. to scheduled for production within the next couple of weeks, and a gorgeous looking An abundance of operator requests have prompted Edcoe Manufacturing Pro- four -player called "Old Chicago," which is tentatively slated for domestic production duce their successful Compute Tac -Toe as an upright. This will certainly fill the de- in late May. Latter item, we hear, is not only exciting to play but very beautiful to look mand in various locations and should be available in about three weeks. last visiting at with its outstanding, yet soft -colored backglass illustrations depicting the Chicago Len Schneller, U.S. Billiards sales manager. was in Los Angeles week is of years past. with Chris Loumakis, president of Pico Indoor Sports. Len is looking healthy and BUSINESS IS EXCELLENT AT World Wide Dist. We spoke with Howie Freer last never without his fantastic sense of humor. The visit afforded them both a nice op- week and he noted that the distrib's been moving a lot of pinballs. shuffles and just portunity to discuss the local sales picture. "Shark" continues to sell steadily and about every piece in its games lineup - adding that the Seeburg "Entertainer" other top action games garnering success are World Wide cocktail tables and U.S. phonograph is doing splendidly! Billiards' "Air Jai Lai" game. Chris reports that Pico's video logic/monitor repair BICENTENNIAL NOTE: The International Amphitheater here in town was the service has really picked up steam. The operators are beginning to "check in" is already scene of a three-day pageant (3-7) featuring Her Majesty's Royal Marines and The regularly with various types of games and equipment and the company Black Watch in an entertaining tribute to our nation's bicentennial. In addition to the planning to expand this department in the very near future. ceremonial fanfare. the two-hour program featured a musical mix of American and Pat Karnes, sales manager for Fun Games, Inc.. has been receiving positive indica- British songs, running the gamut from "Pack Up Your Troubles" to "Scotch On The tions on a brand new arcade piece that Fun Games will be shipping Mar. 20. Income Rocks" (which is currently on the British charts). earnings at test locations are very high and we'll have more information for you in the FASCINATION LTD.'s Bob Wick is certainly doing his part to further the cause of near future. good public relations. He recently taped a thirty -minute interview for educational ON THE SINGLES SCENE: Op's One Stop which services predominately country television in which he discussed in-depth the coin machine industry, the international locations in the San Diego and Los Angeles areas. reports that these singles are re- market and Fascination Ltd. To illustrate his remarks Bob brought along samples of ceiving good response from the operators: "Tracks Of My Tears" by Linda Rondstadt component parts and literature relative not only to the products of Fascination but (Asylum); "Paloma Blanca" by George Baker (WB); "Since I Fell For You" by Charlie competitive firms as well. In its entirety, the program will focus on careers and in- Rich (Epic): "Cupid" by Tony Orlando & Dawn; and "Venus" by Frankie Avalon dustries, with the coin machine business receiving its fair share of positive exposure (Delite). From Automatic Merchandising Co. which services San Francisco. Marin -thanks to Bob! and San Mateo counties. the hot box singles are: "Lovin' As You Want To Be" by Pete ON THE SINGLES SCENE: Chet Kajeski of Martin & Snyder One Stop in Detroit Wingfield (Island): "The Devil Is Doing His Work" by the Chi Lites (Brunswick); gave us the lowdown on some hot jukebox singles in his area. categorizing them as "Theme From S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage (ABC); "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright follows: (pop) "Lookin' For Love" by Neil Young (Reprise). "Never Let Him Go" by (WB); "Love Hurts" by Nazareth (A&M); "Inseparable" by Natalie Cole (Capitol): and Susan Jacks (Mercury) and "Come On Over" by Olivia Newton -John (MCA): (country) "Lonely Night" by Captain & Tennille (A&M). "Let Your Love Flow" by the Bellamy Bros. (WB). "Sun Comin' Up" by Nat Stuckey (MCA) and "My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You" by Charley Pride (RCA): (r&b) "I'm Needin' You. Wantin' You" by Chuck Jackson (All Platinum), "Living For The EASTERN FLASHES Weekend" by The O'Jays (Phil. Int'l.) and "You're My One Weakness, Girl" by The Street People (Vigor). Chet also mentioned three selections geared especially for the See the new "Omicron" video cocktail table recently introduced by UBI ... At young crowd: "Love Fire" by Jigsaw (Chelsea). "Sway" by Bobby Rydell (Pip) and presstime last week Dick Gilger and the crew at Shaffer Dist. Co. were prepping for "Get Up And Boogie" by Silver Convention (RCA). the March 4 grand opening celebration at the distrib's new 65,000 sq. ft. facility in HERE'S A FLASH! The dates of March 15-16 have just been confirmed for a Bally Columbus. Event was to run from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. with continuous bar and buffet, all Mfg. Corp. service school, to be conducted by field representative Bernie Powers, in sorts of great door prizes and a special, one day. grand opening sale on equipment the headquarters of United Distributors. Inc. in Wichita. Kansas. In his invitation to (with some good discounts being offered). A big turnout was expected. needless to area operators, United's Mark Blum assured them of a very productive session. say! ... Bill Prutting of See North Dist. is all raves over the new Williams "Space Mis- sion" 4 -player pingame! He tags it "the highest pre -sold game in Williams' history" HAPPENINGS and adds that distribs are literally "waiting in line" for it. He received samples of the HOUSTON new model and is now anxiously awaiting delivery - since it is about the biggest pre - H.A. (Hoddy) Franz, owner and president of H.A. Franz & Co 606 Dennis St.) normal- sold item he's ever had! Music -wise. Bill's still moving a lot of Seeburg "Entertainer" ly is a modest and conservative gent, not given to boasting loud. fast talking and such phonos, so much so that he can't keep 'em in stock! ... Jack Shawcross of Robert - but not so when he was expounding on the merits of the Williams four -player Jones International says they've just arranged to hold a foosball tournament at "Space Mission" pinball game. Gist of his statements were about summarized in this Syracuse University during their annual Muscular Dystrophy Marathon. Tournament. sentence: "According to advance orders. this game promises to be among the to be held April 2-4, will be co -sponsored by Irving Kaye Co. - producers of the greatest pinballs ever manufactured. with nearly 100% local operator acceptance!" popular selling "Hurricane" model. Jack also mentioned that the distrib's been doing Operators everywhere are pretty much alike and the Houston territory has a big bun- beautifully with the Bally "Flip Flop" pingame and that business looks brisk for the dle of them ... George Klersey, head of distributor operations for Rowe International. spring season ... In the fore at Rowe International is the ChiCoin "Demolition Derby" Inc.. is manager of the organization's sales office in Houston. He stated that sales in which. Bob Catlin says. has been selling like crazy! He's presesntly awaiting delivery the Houston trade area were good and improving. Klersey's distributing firm is locat- of the new Gottlieb "Bank Shot."

ed at 91 Dennis St. in Houston . L.C. Butler, owner of huge Gulf Coast Distg. Co. (3315 Milam St.). usually busy as a one -legged man in a high kicking contest, yet he always pauses for a handshake and cheerful word or two with customers and friends ... Soft spoken D.S. (Don) Siegel, owner of LeCorporation. 2700 Milam St. at Dennis. MILWAUKEE MENTIONS Houston (Rock -Ola and Brunswick pool). appeared well satisfied at the way his Received info from Jim Stansfield of Stansfield Vending, Inc. in La Crosse. about the merchandise is moving . .. Officials of International Billiards. Inc. enjoying satisfac- tory sales of pool tables and accessories together with coin operated replacement upcoming Wisc. Automatic Merchandising Council's annual convention. Janesville. parts. Firm was formed long ago as Port City Music Co. (3845 Harrisburg. Houston). Wisc. is the site of this year's convention to be held on Fri. and Sat.. April 30 -May 1. at Founder was W.L. (Bill) Morrison. When son Al assumed active management. moved the Midway Motor Lodge and Left Guard Steak House. Topics to be discussed at the to present address and changed name to Port City Music & Dist. Co.. pool was added business meeting are "Money And Business Management" by Bob Heusch, Nip, Bank and name became as now is. Al took over pool operations and Bill continued with dis- of Commerce. Milw.; "State of the Industry" by G. Richard Schreiber, Ares, NAMA; Data The Operator Can Get. Pitfalls The tributing of coin machine parts . Have not seen Melvin J. Blum, Bay City. Tex. and "Proper Use of Computers -What operator. for the past several years. Assume he's still in there pitching though, since Operator Should Avoid. Etc." by Gus Ulreich, Vend-Tronics. Roselle. III. In order to his firm is on the Music Operators of Texas roster ... Steve Bennett of the Gulf Coast receive the best accommodations. advance registration is requested. The package Dist. Co. service department attended the Midway service school in Chicago Feb. includes hotel room for two nights, dinner on Friday. breakfast. lunch. cocktails and 11-13. Steve. although comparatively young in years, is a veteran serviceman ... A dinner Sat.. Sat.'s program and a "big band" dance on Sat. evening. A style and recreational center, known worldwide. is located on the Houston ship Channell. fashion show has been planned for the ladies on Sat. afternoon. Interested parties Center has facilities for most types of indoor and outdoor sports. library. study hall. may contact Jim Stansfield at Stansfield Vending in La Crosse - this looks like a chapel, dance hall, hostesses from 16 to 70 years young. and many other clean great convention! pleasures for merchant seamen while their vessels are in port. But a coin operated ENJOYED CHATTING WITH Rollie Tonnell of Cigarette Services, Inc. in Appleton. phonograph, sans slot, located in the dance hall might lead all the others in overall Rollie tells us they are undergoing a change in their record programmer at Cigarette popularity ... Another phonograph in a nonprofit location is the one in recreational Services. Alice Maas, who has been with the organization for the past seven years. is hall of a large Lutheran church here. The young people of the church retained the leaving for a position in sales. Taking Alice's place will be Ilene Isenberg. Program- coin chute (with reduced pricing) and use the money collected to buy records. Keen ming is a difficult task, but with Alice's help and Ilene's know-how. things will be run- idea ... Public good will is an asset to any business or industry. It is not acquired on ning smoothly in no time ... Rollie tells us he's heard nothing but good reports on the the spur of the moment. either. Can't help but note that it has not been too many years apprenticeship program that's being sponsored by the WMMA ... And. after a since coin operated machines. especially pinballs, were definitely "on the wrong side seasonally slow Feb.. Rollie says he expects collections to take a rise in March that of the railroad tracks." but not so now. we're happy to say. will continue for the rest of the year.

March 13, 1976 51 www.americanradiohistory.com classified advertising section

COIN MACHINES CLASSIFIED AD RATE 25 CENTS PER WORD SERVICES WANTED COIN MACHINE 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 WANT - all makes new and used phonographs. wall ADVERTISING. If cash or check is NOT enclosed with order your classified ad will be held tor following ACE LOCKS KEYED ALIKE SEND LOCKS AND THE boxes, TV games. Air Hockey. pool tables. bumper issue pending receipt of your check or cash. NOTICE - 5128 Classified Advertisers (Outside USA add key you want them mastered to. $1 00 each. pool tables, electronic baseball games. electronic $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, games, Kee games, floor models ST THOMAS issue for a period of One Full Year. 52 consecutive weeks. You are allowed to change your Classified Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580. Tel: (516) VA 5-6216. COIN SALES INC.. 669 Talbot St.. St Thomas, On- Ad each week if you so desire. All words over 40 will be billed at the rate of 256 per word. Please count Our 35th year in vending. tario, Canada N5P 1C9. Canada's oldest established words carefully. Be sure your Classified Ad is sent to reach New York publication office by Wed- distributor since 1927. Phone Vince Barrie. (519) nesday, 12 noon, of preceding week to appear in the following week's issue. SCHOOL FOR GAMES & MUSIC. One to four week 831-9550. Mail current price list if equipment now courses. Phonos. Flippers. and Bingos. By available. schematics! CAL'S COIN COLLEGE. P.O. Box 810. Classified Ads Close WEDNESDAY Nicoma Park. Okla. 73066. (405) 769-5343. WANT - Cash waiting. We pick up with our own truck - Bally Funcruise and Jokerwild, Bingos, Flippers. Send all copy to: CASH BOX, 6565 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 90028 NEWSLETTER FOR ELECTRONIC GAMES. Interest- Every music 78 and 45 rpm. Call collect, PAN ing and informative 12 issues $20. Details free. AMERICAN AMUSEMENTS. 1211 Liberty Avenue. EAR 32 Franklin St.. Quincy. MA 02169 6171 Hillside. New Jersey 07205. Telephone (201) 773-1804 353-5540. 100 ANTIQUE COIN MACHINES. Mills roulette and NEW PROF. QUIZMASTER machines in factory dice payout machines, old slots, Bakers pacers. cartons. List $750. Must sell $150 ea. Used $50 ea. Evans races. etc. 40 old counter games. Keeney Used and new pins wanted shipped or as is, one or WANTED - BALLY MULTIPLIERS WITH HOPPER. Twin Dragons. Bally slot machines. Fantastic hot fifty. NOVEL AMUSEMENT, 200 U.S. #1 Linden. HUMOR all 3-, 5-. and 65 -coin models considered. Also want- new counter game. Want to buy Horoscope Ticket N.J. Phone (201)862-6619. ed: Williams and Gottlieb 4-plr pinballs max. 3 years and Bead Vending machines. CANADIAN DIST. á r old. HANSA MYNTAUTOMATER AB. Box 300 41. MFG. CO.. 1025-104 Street, North Battleford. Sas- DEEJAYS! New, surefire comedy! 11.000 classified S-400 43 Gothenburg. Sweden. katchewan. Canada Phone (306) 445-2989. FOR SALE: Super Soccer $775; Fast Draw $845: Slap one -line gags. only $10. Designed to give you the Stick $525; Olympics $550; Speed King $665; Turf right line for the right occasion every time! Send for Club $525; Blue Max $760; Grand Prix $250; Moto our comedy catalog. IT'S FREE! EDMUND ORRIN. WILLIAMS 'BIG DEAL' PINBALL MACHINES. In SALE: We have quantities Flippers, CC Heehaws, Champ $675: Wild Cycle $165; Crack Shot $625; 2786-C West Roberts, Fresno. Calif. 93711 good working order. Absolutely top dollar paid. Rivieras, W Dipsydoodles. Stardust. Fantastic. Monte Carlo $450; Jet Fighter $1025; Goal "4" Please call Ben Heck (312) 622-1206. Goldrush. Bally Mariners. Nipits. 4 Million BC. Gott. $725; Owak $775; Dynamo $425; Pachinko $450; Hotshot. Jack Box. etc.. etc. PAN AMERICAN Little Red $125; Sterro Coin $225; Sniper Rifle AMUSEMENTS, 1211 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, $295: Magnotron $675; Wizard $925; Road Runner RECORDS -MUSIC WILL BUY LOTTA FUN. Barrel -O -Fun, Shoot -a -Line New Jersey 07205. Telephone (201) 353-5540. $325: Twin Skeet Shoot Rifle $665; Rifle Gallery and Lite -a -Line. FRANK GUERRINI VENDING $825; Top Ten $650; Grand National $625: Air At- MACHINES. INC. 1211 W. 4th Lewistown, Pa. tack $725; Panzer Attack $625; Drag Races $275; St.. RARE RECORD SHOPS AND FINDERS. List of 31 17044. FOR SALE: Write or call -200 asst. used TV games - Super Shifter $825; Shark's Jaws $925; Anti Aircraft 300 asst. arcade pieces - late model pins - $975; Steeplechase $1.195; Touch Me $260; Big United States shops Up to date list personally com- ROBERT JONES INTERNATIONAL INC.. 880 Red $225; Bio Rhythm $725; U -Boat $195; Penny piled $2 MACLEAN'S. 312 Belanger St.. Houma. Providence Hwy., Dedham, Mass. 02026 - (617) Bowl $465. NEWORLEANS NOVELTY COMPANY. La. 70360. COIN MACHINES 329-4880 or ROBERT JONES INTERNATIONAL 1055 Dryades Street, New Orleans. Louisiana INC.. 601 Thompson Rd. N., Syracuse, N.Y. -(315) 70113; Tel. (504) 529-7321. CABLE NONOVCO. 463-6251. HOUSE OF OLDIES - Head- FOR SALE quarters for out of print LPs and 45s. Also. the FOR SALE: Antique jukeboxes, pinballs, bowlers and largest selection of old rock 'n roll and rhythm and blues albums. Our famous 3 in 1 catalog. $1.25. CONVERSION CARTRIDGES Play stereo records NATIONAL WHITENBURG MODEL 400 FOOD VEN- arcade games. Also 10.000 78 records in excellent - DOR National 210E candy machine Vendo Vis- condition. Some are collector's items. MODERN HOUSE OF OLDIES. 267 Bleeker St.. N.Y.. N Y. on Seeburg monaural phonos B thru 201. No adjust- - - 10014.(212)243-0500. ments required - just plug in - eliminate sound i -Vend Rowe cigarette machines 20 700 $175 or 7 MUSIC CO.. 1023 So. Walnut St.. Bloomington. In. distortion, needle skipping. excessive record wear. for $1000 - Rowe 20 800 $295. crating extra. 47401. $24.95 postpaid. Satisfaction guaranteed. Quantity Arcade equipment. Motor Cycle. Funland. Pennant. Sami. Sea Raider and Dune Buggy. pool tables. pin - FOR EXPORT ALL LABELS OF PHONOGRAPH discounts. C.A. THORP SERVI. 1520 Missouri, RECORDS. cartridges. cassettes. Also excellently Oceanside, Ca 92054. balls and many other items. VATHIS VENDORS. FOR SALE - One of the largest selections of new & Call (214)792-2806, 793-3723 or 792-1810. used add -a -balls & arcade machines in the priced selections of close-outs. Nearly 30 years of northeast. Call or write for our list. COIN MACHINE personalized service to importers world over. Wholesale only. DARO EXPORTS, LTD. 1468 RECONDITIONED BARGAINS: Midway Basketball DISTRIBUTORS, INC.. 213 N. Division St.. ALL TYPES OF COIN -OPERATED EQUIPMENT. Flip- Peekskill. N.Y. (Westchester Co.) (914) 737-5050. Coney Island Avenue. Broojlyn, N.Y. 11230. Cable: $495; Winner IV $395; Winner $195; Dart Champ EXPODARO. NEW YORK. $95. MICKEY ANDERSON, INC.. P.O. Box 6369. pers, shuffle alleys, guns. TV games. Williams. Got- Erie. Pa. 18512. Phone (814) 452-3207. tlieb. ChiCoin. Ramtek. Allied, Natting. Phono- graphs (large selection) Wurlitzer, Seeburg, AMI, 50 SEEBURG 100 selection wall boxes $5.00 each. 50 Rock -Ola. Rock-Ola vending. Cigarettes. candy, WANT RECORDS & TAPES: 45s AND LPs, surplus re- cold drink. National. Smokeshop. Rock-Ola. All Seeburg 160 selection wall boxes $37.50 each. turns, overstock cut-outs. etc. Call or write Harry FOR SALE: Bingos for export only. County Fairs $800. 10,000 used 45 rpm records 156 each. CENTRAL kinds shipped to perfection or buy as -is and save. Warriner at KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CO. 453 Roller Derby $800. Silver Sails $800. Border MUSIC CO. P.O. Box 284. 407 E Ave.. D Killeen. We have the right price and equipment on hand to McLean Ave., Yonkers. New York 10705. (914) GR Beautys $800. Can Can $800. Big Wheels $700. Texas 76541 6-7778. Magic Rings $900. Sega Gran National $600. serve your needs. Write or call: FLOWER CITY DIS- Chicago Rifle Gallery $750. Super Shifters $700. TRIBUTORS. INC.. 389 Webster Ave.. Rochester. Gran Trak 10s $900. Sega Moto Champ $700, Key N.Y. 14609. (716) 654-8020. Ask for Joe Grillo FOR SALE: MIDWAY Bulls Eye. Golf Champ. ESP LEADING TAPE AND RECORD DISTRIBUTORS OF Twin Racers $1250. TV Basketball $700. D&P Electro Dart. Wall Games $150. D&L DISTRIBUT- all labels. Will sell current & cut-out merchandise at P.O. 243. York. PA MUSIC. 1237 Mt. Rose Ave.. Box ING CO. 6691 Allentown Blvd.. Harrisburg. Pa lowest prices. Member of NARM. Send for 17403. Phone (717) 848-1846. FOR SALE - Silver Sails, Ticker Tapes, Lotta Fans and Stock Markets available. Also Wall Street. Bar- (717)545-4264 catalogues. CANDY STRIPE RECORDS, INC.. 371 rel Of Fun. Keeney Red Arrows. Sweet Shawnee. S. Main Street Freeport. New York 11520. (516) 379-5151. (2121895-3930. Telex: 126851 Canstripe 50 SEEBURG 100 selection wall boxes $5 00 each. 50 Bally Saper Jumbos. and late used Gottlieb flippers. These games are completely shopped. CALL FOR SALE ROCK -OLA 504 WALLBOX $100: Rock - Free. Seeburg 160 selection wall boxes $37.50 each. Ola Receivers. 1725-8-2. 1765. 1755. 1721. 1769 10,000 used 45 rpm records 156 each. CENTRAL WASSICK NOVELTY. (304) 292-3791 Morgan- town. W. Va. $65 each. WESTERN DISTRIBUTORS, 1226 SW P.O. 284. 407 E. Ave . D. Killeen. MUSIC CO.. Box 16th Avenue. Portland. Ore. 228-7565. Texas 76541. FREE CATALOG COMPLETE ONE -STOP Specializ- ing in oldies but goodies. Wholesale only. FOR SALE: Kee Tanks. Ramtek, Baseball, Sports PARAMOUNT RECORD INC..One Colonial Gate. N 150. Center. Midway Wheels. TV. Paddle Battles. HAVE TRUCK WILL TRAVEL. Have new and used SEEBURG LPC 150, AMI 200. Johnson coin Winner Plainview. L.I.. N.Y. 11803. sorter & counter 295. Tennis Tourney 200. Electro Basket Ball. UBI Sport A Balls. Brunswick Karate. coin -operated equipment. Bally Bingos. Uprights. Will horse trade. Let's get together Send me your Dart 100 BROWSER 2009 Mott Ave . Far D&L DISTRIBUTING CO_ INC Box 6007. Har- Rockaway. N Y risburg. Pa (7171545-4264 lists. We Pick -Up and Deliver LOWELL AS- SOCIATES. P.O. Box 386, Glen Burnie. Md. 21061. OPERATORS - WE BUY USED RECORDS NOT (301) 768-3400. OVER 1 year old - 106 each plus postage JOHN M. AYLESWORTH & CO 9701 Central Ave.. CLASSIFIED POWER! Garden Grove. Calif 92644 :714) 537-5939 EMPLOYMENT KING OF MUSIC RECORDS is looking for masters Got machines to sell? Is there something you're looking Send copies to KING OF MUSIC RECORDS. to buy? Maybe you'd like to move some used 45's or SERVICE 806 -16th Avenue South. Suite 217. Nashville. Ten- nessee 37203. or call (615) 242-2023. need a route mechanic? See ad rates above. JO -BAR MUSIC PUBLISHING CORPORATION and BAR -JO Records. Inc needs investors and INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS find rare LPs by stockholders to re -open music business - Write Byrds. Cher. Everly Brothers. Rick Nelson. Sandy BAR -JO at 83-45 Vietor Ave.. Suite 2B. Elmhurst, Nelson. Dusty Springfield and others in our special NY 11373 or call (212) 898-1628 or 243-5668. collector's list. $1 00 incl. airmailing. The fastest and most dependable service in the world. AIRDISC SPECIAL SERVICES. Box 835, Amityville. New SERVICE SCHOOL FOR GAMES AND MUSIC Ten York 11701. week night course teaches practical. theory. schematics. $575 full price. COMIT. 2115 Beverly Blvd.. Los Angeles, Ca. 90057. (213) 483-0300. 8 -TRACK TAPES - 75 cents each. made from your master or album Ray Reeves. GUSTO RECORDS. INC 220 Boscobal St.. Nashville. Tenn. 37213. YOUNG MAN 33 with 17 years experience in all areas (615)256-1656. of the coin -operated industry: owned and managed own company; willing to relocate anywhere within FOR SALE. Approx. 20.000 45's from 1966 through the U.S. or Canada. Mr. Halsema, 735 Black Dr.. Prescott. Ariz. 86301. (602) 445-5194. 1975 Take all 56 each pluslSC postage. Charles Zierer, P.O. Box 482. Tarpon Springs. Fla. 33589.

WANTED Al -MECHANIC. for bingo games and all - Promo LPs Any quant'ty. Large or phases of coin operated machines. If qualified. call WANTED DJ or collect (803) 593-3986. CONNELL'S AMUSEMENT small. Top dollar paid Call or write RAVE -CO. 606 . Madison. Wisc COMPANY. Langley, South Carolina. University Ave 53713.

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Executives On The Move tri2 Parker To MCA Artist Development Post - Jack Parker has been appointed to the position of director of artist development of MCA Records, Inc. Parker is currently the district manager for MCA in the mid -western area, and has been based in Chicago. His new responsibilities will encompass working directly with touring artists in order to assist them in their career development. Rooks Named CBS Talent Contracts Director - Wayne D. Rooks has been appointed to the position of director of talent contracts for CBS Records division. He will be responsible for assisting v -p Marvin Cohn in the negotiation of artist, producer and other contracts to be entered into by the division. He will continue to be actively in- volved in the business affairs activities of the April/Blackwood Music Companies. Rooks previously held the position of director of business affairs for CBS Records In- COLORADO'S CALLIN' - President of Private Sbck Records Larry Uttal welcomes ternational. newly -signed artist -writer -producer Shad O'Shea, whose "Colorado Call" record is J. Paige has been appoint- breaking out fast in many markets. Left to right are Noel Love, vice president in Beverly Paige To CBS Special Markets Publicity - Beverly for CBS charge of promotion for Private Stock; Uttal; Shad O'Shea and his partner. Earnie ed to the position of publicist -press and public information and artist affairs, Phillips of Earnie Phillips Promotions. NARM Award Winners Murray Luth, Pop Set To Attend Dinner Veteran, Dies NEW YORK - GRT Corporation. a NEW YORK - Murray Luth. secretary - NARM associate member company. will treasurer of Kolmar-Luth Entertainment. be bringing the recipients of the 1976 Inc.. passed away Feb. 29 after a brief ill- NARM scholarships to the Diplomat ness. In the popular music field since Hotel in Hollywood. Florida. so that they 1937, he started with Paramount Music Russo Passamano Melancon Williams may personally accept their scholarships Corporation, rising to head of the or- Records special markets. Ms. Paige will be responsible for coordinating all press and at the scholarship foundation dinner to ganization. He was associated with the information as relates to r&b artists on Columbia Records, and CBS be held Monday. March 22. during the careers of Perry Como. Frank Sinatra. custom labels. She joined CBS Records in 1973 as publicity assistant in special 18th annual NARM convention. Eddie Fisher. Lawrence Welk. Guy Lom- markets. Dinah He left Para- The scholarship winners are selected bardo and Shore. Marie Sellers Appointed CBS Records Special Markets Promotion Coordinator - mount from applications submitted to the foun- in 1952 to work exclusively for Marie Sellers has been appointed to the position of special markets promotion dation by employees and children of Miss Shore. coordinator for CBS Records. Ms. Sellers will be responsible for coordinating promo- He was employees of NARM member com- later associated with the Fred tional activities on all r&b product for Columbia Records. Epic Records and CBS Waring Organization for 15 years, in panies. The recipients will be selected custom labels. She will also be maintaining a liaison with the trade publications. Prior by the scholarship committee at its meet- public relations and as head of his music to coming to CBS Records in 1974. she worked for WCBS-TV as an administrative as- ing on Thursday. March 18. The featured company. Services were held at William sistant. speaker at the NARM scholarship foun- Thomas Funeral Home. Stroudsburg, Pa. Newman Named To A&M Records' A&R Staff Joe Newman has joined the a&r dation dinner will be former governor Joe - A&M Records. Newman, who will report directly to Kip Cohen, vp of a&r. will Jimmy Carter of Georgia. The Manhattan Scher Mgmt. Pact staff of screen tapes, audition talent, and receive material for A&M artists. Newman, who for Transfer. Atlantic recording artists. will NEW YORK President Monarch En- - of years has been a studio musician and member of various groups. will perform. the past eight tertainment Bureau. John Scher, has assume the duties formerly performed by Roger Birnbaum. signed former members of Clear Light, Ken Kragen Made A Vice President Of Management Ill Ken Kragen has been ap- ir Jeff Kent, keyboards -guitar and Doug - California Soul it was last week by Jerry Lubahn. bass, to a personal management pointed a vice president of Management Ill, announced Kragen will be in the management area of the company as Warners. must continue to grow and contract. Monarch is a leading New Weintraub. involved personal of properties explore other areas of music if it is to re- Jersey concert promotion organization. as well as television production, packaging and general development main powerful. The energy with which and new talent. Prior to joining Management III. Kragen had cut back on his activities he and his team attacked the California Chicago Fire to concentrate on the management of a small group of artists. which included Kenny Soul project is an indication that they ac- Rogers and The First Edition. He also produced their successful television series. cepted the challenge seriously. The r&b vious location. Previously. CBS had dis- "Rollin' On The River." tributed audio products out of their nine- market is very lucrative. particularly now, of year old warehouse. and when CBS Passamano Announces MCA Sales Moves -- Sam Passamano. MCA vice president and Warners secured an important sales, has announced the following promotions and transfers effective immediately. foothold with the California Soul experi- ended their audio business. a portion of their warehouse Chuck Melancon has been promoted and transferred to district Ill manager, based in ment. Would Regehr do it again? "If you space became under- utilized. Vendors have already been Chicago. He was formerly district V manager. based in Los Angeles. Chuck came to had asked me on Monday íthe day he re- in Melancon as district V manager. based in notified. according to a source close to MCA 1970. Santo Russo, Jr. will replace turned from N.Y.) I would definitely have Russo was manager. Los Angeles and started with MCA in 1970. the s tuation. to begin shipping goods to Los Angeles. sales said no. but I've had a chance to get Sound Unlimited care of the CBS Bill Wagoner has been promoted and transferred to sales manager in Los Angeles. some sleep since then. I think we'd do it where he became sales warehouse in Skokie. Wagoner began in sales for MCA in San Francisco in 1974 again. The concerts were a big success. At the time of the fire. Noel Gimbel. manager last year. Guy Covington has been promoted to sales manager for the San both critically and financially and we who runs the Sound Unlimited opera- Francisco office. achieved an important goal in the pro- tion. was in chairman of the cess." Who knows? Now that Warners' away Caracas. His father. Bob Gibson Takes Leave Of Absence From ABC - Jerry Rubinstein, Jerry Gimbel. has reportedly begun con- board of ABC Records, announced last week that Bob Gibson. vice president. label has Donna Fargo. we may see a country tacting all of Sound development, will be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the label effective im- & western festival in Wheeling. West Unlimited's customers. informing new Records a as of Gibsbn & Virginia next year. them of their mediately. Gibson came to ABC after career president location. and assuring them that Sound Stromberg public relations firm. As vice president, label development, he supervised Unlimited will remain in operation. the efforts of ABC's service departments -- art, creative services, artist relations and next four Lasker Philosophy fr 14 Reportedly. they had become the largest publicity - and acted as liaison between those departments. Gibson for the account in the market, with volume weeks will be at his Los Angeles home before embarking on an open-ended trip to combination that'll click. estimated by one source at $10-$12 Portugal. All employees of ABC Records wish him "Bon Voyage!" Identity million a year. Williams, Lewerke, To UA Art Posts Ria Lewerke has been named to the post of art Building a label identity is extremely - The fire in Chicago is not the first in- director. advertis- difficult, even for established com- director, album graphics, and Thom Williams to the post of creative stance of violence against a record sup- ing for United Artists Records. panies. What Ariola has in common with plying In November 1972. operation. Williams was most recently a free lance art director doing various projects for such its acts is a sense of fresh seminars. The five were a people killed (including companies as Warner Brothers Music. Motown, ABC Records. Paramount Records staff of the label is made up of dedicated salesman for WEA) when Sanders One - and Elektra Records. He had previously been creative director for the Electric Circus professionals who are applying Stop was fire-bombed. themselves to the challenge. even for in New York. Ms. Lewerke's responsibilities will include all album graphics plus responsibility for the stout-hearted. but Barclay put it in fr 9 Pure Prairie League all UA merchandising material, packaging and posters. Williams' responsibilities will perspective when she said. "You can't their peaks. concern all print, radio and television advertising for United Artists. Ms. Lewerke has believe how excited I am to be here with The extent of the group's success in been with United Artists Records for three years. beginning in the art department as a Jay -these are my people." new markets for them is winning graphic- designer and then moving to senior designer before attaining her present position. ally shown in the lines that have formed She is a graduate of the Werkkunstschule. the art conservatory in Hamburg. Germany to see them at clubs like The Bottom Correction and spent eight months with noted graphic designer John Van Hamersveld after arriv- Line in New York (six sell-out. standing - ing in the States. Due to a typographical error. the overall room -only shows) and Paul's Mall in W.M.O.T. Names Greenberg VP And Gen. Manager Bruce Greenberg has joined chart percentages for the WEA and CBS Boston. - WMOT Records as vice president and general manager, announced Alan Rubens, groups were incorrectly stated in last Add to this the fact that their last two company president. to WMOT with eight years of experience, most week's issue. The overall chart percen- albums have been high chart toppers Greenberg comes recently with MGM Records as director of a&r. tage for WEA was 15.5%. and the and their "Bustin' Out" album is just wait- percentage for CBS was 13.4%. The pop ing to be certified gold. Wald Rejoins ARC - Harold Wald has rejoined ARC Music/Regent Music and af- chart totals. 22% for WEA and 14% for Pure Prairie League, a band that re- filiates, now known as the Goodman Group, as professional manager. The new office CBS. were correct as given. fused to go away. is at 110 E. 59th St., N.Y. 10022. Tel. (212) 751-7300.

March 13 1976 53 www.americanradiohistory.com cash box,- international news 1975 Reflects CRIA Funds National Chart: A&M, UA Get Into + In Canadian To Have French Artists Content CHUM Independent Auditor PARIS - A&M is opening a new depart- - Twelve -Year Industrial Dispute To Climax ment. producing French artists handled by Lisa Anderson. First product is a TORONTO Canadian Content album - With Non -Profit Organization This Autumn single by newcomer David Sinclair, re- and single projects reached a new peak While RPM has not leased last week. Several other produc- in 1975 according to statistics compiled TORONTO The Canadian Record In- been successful in tions are planned, notably a Canadian by CHUM radio here. dustry Association is currently preparing producing an accurate chart, it has been in laying production set for release next month. In a release dated February 13, the to launch a national chart that is to be successful down a reasonably audited by an independent accurate groundwork for labels negotiat- English singer/author/composer Terry CHUM report detailed a company -by - firm and Scott is back in French recording studios company singles and LPs total for the financed by membership within the asso- ing foreign distribution deals for Cana- product. to cut a new album with Jan Loseth. ex year ending December 31. 1975, ex- ciation. dian lead guitar of Titanic. The new group clusive of French-Canadian product. 12 -Year Dispute Impartial Goal calls itself Jan & Terry. A single from the Grand totals for CanCon singles for 1975 Over the past 12 years, the national sales chart has been What the Canadian Record Industry LP will be released in mid -March called were 405 over 398 a year ago, and 168 a subject for hot dis- Association (CRIA) hopes to do is pro- "Benny" in their new style. a combina- LPs over 98. pute within the industry but lack of or- vide the country with an impartial. pre- tion of exotic blues and disco sound. To The top entry in both categories was ganization, capital and direction have cise chart that reflects a national sales promote & Terry a French London Records although the 1975 always managed to dwarf the actual pro- Jan tour is picture. The association is run as a non- scheduled, starting in Bordeaux at the figure of 60 singles and 29 albums is ject. In the wings, trade magazine RPM has a top 50 profit organization, composed of person- Macuba Club. largely fed by a number of independent published chart for singles nel from major record companies and in- United Artists announces they have pacts the label holds for production and and albums but the lack of available data dependent record companies operating Edition rights here to the distribution here. has always left it wide open for industry Bay City attack, the most recent case involving here. Test charts have been successfully Rollers, distributed through Pathe Mar- the appearance of "Theme From run in the Toronto market, not available coni. EMI. They also have production S.W.A.T." by the Rhythm Heritage, ABC for print, and a national chart is expected and distribution rights to Tangerine American In Belgium: Records, in the RPM chart. Contracts for to be ready in the fall of this year. Dream. released previously on OHR. all ABC/Dot and Paramount lines ex- A `Storm Of Love' pired in Canada as of Dec. 31, 1975 and therefore the single has not been avail- BELGIUM - "Storm Of Love" is the able for consumer purchase anywhere latest recording of Bertice Reading, a nationally. black American living in Spain and work- Confusion ing with local producers. With her first The confusion that ensues from time single "Sunday Morning" she made the to time over the RPM standings arises charts in Belgium, appearing several from the trade magazine's inability to times on TV and radio. 'Lady Dynamite' support itself vocally in times of confron- makes another promotional tour this tation as in the case of "Theme From month (10); she's also special guest on S.W.A.T." The chart is usually run with a Jos Ghijsen's radio show "Het Zal Je footnote stating that listings are com- Plaat Maar Wezen." Three days later she piled from record company sales figures, appears in Den Haan and the day after retail reports and station stats. Bertice will perform a selection of her songbook on TV. Bertice Reading is a Quality Canada Ltd. CBS recording star. CNR, distributed by Vogue, launches a Distributes Rising new jazz label this spring. The new Riff MONTREAL -- The newly -formed Ris- label is a brainchild of Ted Easton; first ing Records has signed a distribution de- release includes 15 LPs. One of them is a al with Quality Records of Canada Ltd. sampler record with one track of every with an initial release of five singles and other record. Most important releases two albums. will be "Slows At Midnight" with Buddy Rising Records is a division of Cham- GINO ... THE COINS, GINO After his recent concert at the Shubert Theatre in Los Tate; - "Vick Dickenson In Holland"; "Bud- plain Productions Ltd. of Montreal which Angeles, Gino Vannelli was presented with a full set of sterling silver Olympic coins. dy Tate: A Meeting With Ted Easton currently represents a large stable of The A&M recording artist received the coins in honor of his being named representa- Jazzband"; Nat Gonella's "My Favorite artists for management purposes, to be tive to the Arts and Culture Committee of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Mon- Things" and "Mr. " (Ray guided into recording activities on the treal. Pictured left to right are Olympic officials Serge Trudeau. communications di- Williams). new label. rector; Vyon DesRochers. director general; Vannelli; and actress Terry Moore who Cardinal Records informs us that "In- Initial album releases are "Kidstuff," a acted as hostess for the presentation party. ca,' the new single by Nico & Heinz was children's album taken from a CTV pro- placed at MIDEM. The record will be re- gram of the same name, and "Rockabye leased in twelve countries all over the Hamlet" containing tracks from the Musical Reproduction Rights world. Broadway musical featuring Lisa Hartt This Saturday the French group Ange and Cal Dodd. performs a special show at Vorst Na- Single releases include "Old Time Agency To Monitor Canada tionaal in Brussels. Ange appeared at Movie" by the Lisa Hartt Band, and "Ev- TORONTO - Details of the newly - then resolved to take action in order to the British Reading Festival, where they eryone's Gone To The Movies" and formed Canadian Musical Reproduction fill the vacuum, and in May 1975 the performed before 15,000 people. "Would You Like To La La La" by Rights Agency have been released, an agency was formally constituted under a A few weeks ago re- George Baker Rockgarden. association which, as of April 1, will cov- federal charter. Since then, the CMRRA ceived the 'export prize 1975.' The prize er reproduction of copyright works on has devoted time to internal organization is an encouragement for a musician a or records, tapes. cassettes in synchroniza- and has sought capitalization from a group having made it outside Holland. tion with motion picture films or televi- number of the larger Canadian music After being a number one record in sion programs, through reprography publishers. President Columbo also several countries worldwide, his "Palo- and. in the very near future, on video- acknowledges the competent and ma Blanca" made it to 4#22 on the Cash discs and video -cassettes. "generous" technical help of the Harry Box charts and reached the top ten in Nothing Similar Fox Agency of the U.S.A. Britain. Great Says Franco Columbo, president of Columbo indicated that the CMRRA is the CMRRA. "While efficient and well prepared to license all use of copyrights articulated organizations have for many on sound reproducing devices of any decades been operating in Canada for nature and to collect and distribute all Miracles Extend the administration of the performing fees from that source. European Appearances rights on a national and international Flexibility scale, no similar organization has ever There are supplementary agreements LOS ANGELES - With "Love Machine' TRAIN OF THOUGHT - During his re- existed in this country for a similar that can be entered into that deal with moving into high gear throughout the cent concert tour of Australia (his second purpose in relation to the reproduction transcriptions for use on radio, synchron- country, the Miracles have extended in twelve months) visiting recording rights. In contrast, in practically every ization with television programs, their tour of the United Kingdom an addi- artist Gene Pitney took time out to in- other major country of the world, large synchronization with films, video -disc tional two weeks. Besides touring the spect the Armstrong Audio/Video studio and well -organized societies or agencies and videos -cassettes and reprography. U.K., the group will be performing and complex. in South Melbourne. This have been successfully operating in this The Canadian Musical Reproduction doing promotional work in France. Ger- studio claims to be the "biggest and best particular field for many years." Rights Agency (CMRRA) Ltd. is a non- many and Holland. This is the second in the southern hemisphere." Pitney Evolution profit organization founded by the Cana- tour the Miracles have made on an inter- (right) is pictured with co -directors of the The CMRRA evolved from a meeting dian Music Publishers Association and national level this year, the first being in studios Bill Armstrong (left) and Roger of the Canadian Music Publishers Asso- incorporated under a dominion charter. the Orient earlier. Savage. ciation in the early part of 1975 which

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www.americanradiohistory.com cash box, international news Slim Dusty Inks Juno Nominations Topped Huge EMI Deal VICTORIA - Australia's king of country By Randy Bachman, BTO (5) music has signed an exclusive worldwide contract for the highest fee ever paid to 19 Categories Comprise 90 Candidates an Australian recording artist by EMI TORONTO - Nominations for the 1976 obligations in what is primarily a Cana- (Australia) Ltd. Juno awards, set for March 15 in this city, dian music award program, designed to In a recording career spanning nearly have been announced by the Canadian produce and promote a star system in 30 years Slim Dusty. MBE, has achieved Academy of Recording Arts and Sci- this country. a total of 37 gold and two platinum rec- ences. Bachman-Turner Overdrive lead the ords. Platinum is awarded for wholesale A total of 90 nominations have been way with five nominations, two held by sales in excess of one million dollars.) selected, spread over 19 separate cate- leader Randy Bachman; immediately With Slim it seems that "records" are gories. All but two of the categories are following with four nominations each are made to be broken and he now has more restricted to domestic artists, producers Murray McLauchlan, Beau Dommage. gold and platinum records than any other and engineers. A "best selling" interna- April Wine, Paul Anka and Hagood Australian artist. His latest album. "Lights tional album and single, based on sales Hardy. On The Hill," has been awarded five gold performance only, fulfills international The Stampeders. Harmonium, Home- discs in just 20 weeks of release. In 1972 made Theatre and Sylvia Tyson hold Slim was given the first Eddy award, pre- three nominations each. sented by the Federation of Commercial The votes cast by the 600-member Broadcasting Stations of Australia for Anne Murray Plans academy will decide the outcome. Mem- the best country single of the year. bership is drawn from member artists, Since the inception of the Tamworth/- 30 -Day Canada Tour musicians, producers, broadcasters. Australian country music awards in 1973. LOS ANGELES - Anne Murray has managers. record company personnel Slim has ranked high in the contests. In booked thirty straight days of Canadian and others employed in fringe areas as- 1976 he will again be on stage for the touring to commence May 1 in Red Deer. sociated with the Canadian recording in- presentation. In the Australian music Alberta and conclude in Melville, Sas- dustry. world Slim Dusty is a legend. having re- katchewan. Before kicking off the road The awards are scheduled for national corded 31 albums and 133 singles. trip, Ms. Murray will record another al- broadcast on the CBC-TV network with The photo shows Slim Dusty (right) bum for Capitol Records in April with OTRA VEZ, POR FAVOR Freddy Fend- John Allan Cameron hosting the event. - signing his new agreement with John Tom Catalano producing. Catalano also Confirmed to perform so far are Blood, er recently returned from a flash promo- Kuipers. EMI's Australian chief. produced her current album "Together." Sweat & Tears with David Clayton -Thom- tional campaign through Mexico (see Cash Box international section Feb. 21.) as, Carrol Baker, Hagood Hardy, Bachman During his visit he had little time out for -Turner Overdrive (on video- tape). Valdy. trade publication photographs so the en- Dan Hill and Quebec terprising staff at ABC/Dot Records, on superact Rene Simard. whose label Fender performs. pulled a still shot to illustrate Freddy's appear- Chappell Music ance on the popular Mexico City televi- sion show "Siempre En Domingo" ("Al- Staff Changes ways On Sunday"). Fender is pictured LONDON - Numerous staff appoint- here with Raul Velazco. host of the show ments have been announced at Chappell which involved the artist in seven hours Music by executive vice chairman Steve of taping for three separate segments. Gottlieb. Bob Lake has become financial As part of his five-day media blitz of Mex- controller, previously at South African ico. Freddy also taped several radio in- publishers Gallo Music as financial terviews "Capital (for Radio," "Exitos." manager. Pran Gohil has been appointed "La Pantera" and "Radio Uno") and did a manager of the special projects division, benefit performance for the D.A.R. or- which includes the theater department. ganization (Dar Ayudar Recordar To - recorded music library and the hire Give To Help To Remember) with profits library service center. Gohil was pre- going to the Children's Polio Center in viously with Phonogram International in Acapulco. the Far East. Mary Jennings has joined the company as manager of the publicity and pr department. coming from Contour CBS Signs Records. All will report directly to Gott- lieb. Harmonium Following the recent acquisition of MONTREAL - Following one of the Transatlantic Records by the Granada toughest contract bids ever witnessed in GOLD FLOYD - Und gesundheit! Ja. Roger Waters and Rick Wright interrupted their Television Network. Granada is to Canada. CBS Disques - a division of recording duties for their latest Pink Floyd LP long enough to receive a gold record launch its own label through Transatlan- CBS Records of Canada Ltd. - has been presented to them for sales of 250,000 in Germany. Although the record itself was tic. The label will feature recordings de- successful in contracting Harmonium to not identified in this release, the people in this picture are accounted for. Left to right: rived from Granada TV programs. First the label within days of their name being Helmut Fest, general manager a&r international (EMI-Electrola); Waters and Wright release on the new venture will be an announced as nominees for two Juno (Pink Floyd); and Klaus Werner, manager, export division (EMI-Electrola). album, "The International Pop Proms," awards in the 1976 selections. which is a new program to be networked Previously signed to Quality Records every Saturday night. The show, which with a contract that expired in October Thunderbird, Power Swap will feature Les Reed and star Johnny 1975, a number of major labels contact- Mathis. Catarina Valente, Alan Price, ed the group for possible contractual de- Gilbert O'Sullivan and Vicky Leandros, als. According to CBS Disques director Pact With Polydor, RCA will be one hour long. running for an in- John Williams, the pact was finalized LONDON - Thunderbird Records but have yet to conclude a deal for the itial period of seven weeks. The series February 12 following a fierce battle with signed a marketing, manufacturing and U.S. and Japan. will be titled The International Pop bidding that was described as "frantic" distribution pact with Polydor Interna- In a separate venture, the London - Proms, and the album will be released on by one person involved. tional for the world excluding the U.K., based Power Exchange label has signed the Granada label in early March. Reed Harmonium, a completely French- U.S. and Japan. The deal was initiated at a three-year marketing, pressing and dis- is a prolific songwriter and has just had Canadian entity at present, recorded two MIDEM, between Polydor's director of tributing deal with RCA Records in one of his copyrights. "There's A Kind Of albums under the Quality contract, the popular music Mike Hales and Thun- Canada. The deal was negotiated by Hush," re-released as a single by the last being "Les Cinq Saisons." certified derbird executives Chris Hutchins and Power Exchange managing directors Carpenters on A&M. gold by the Canadian Record Industry Mick Green. Commenting on the deal Paul Robinson and Barry Authors, and David Essex has just produced a single Association recently. Hales stated, "The Thunderbird artists Ed Preston,RCA Canada's president, and entitled "Leaving It All Up To You" by Williams. responsible for the CBS who will appear on the Polydor label national sales manager Andy Nagy in Steve Colyer who until recently was pro- Quebec arm of the company, has been have international potential and, backed Toronto. First release under the pact will motion manager at CBS Records. Essex responsible for a number of major sign- by vigorous label management, they will be from Kristine, with a single titled has also released a new single of his ings for the label out of that province; the enjoy widespread success." The agree- "Devil Woman" and an album, "I'm A own, a self -penned composition, "City best known internationally being Michel ment is initially for two years. First re- Song." Power Exchange has also re- Lights." Pagliaro. Others include Aut' Chose, Ra- lease on the Polydor label will be from newed its deal with the Philadelphia - Magnet Music has renewed its sub - quel, Beau Regard -Violetti & Ste. Claire, the group Champagne with their Eurovi- based Virtue label. The deal is for prod- publishing contract with Castle Music in in addition to distribution rights for the sion entry "A Love For All Seasons." uct for the rest of the world for release Australia and New Zealand. The deal Nobel line in Canada figureheaded by written by songwriters Wayne Bickerton on the Power Exchange label excluding was renegotiated by Magnet managing Quebec teenage superstar Rene and Tony Waddington. Thunderbird has North America. The deal was negotiated director Michael Levy and Castle Music's Simard. a similar agreement with CBS in the U.K. with Frank Virtue of Virtue Records. Frank Donleavy.

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1 December 63 - Four Seasons Bros. - Warner 1 Jump In My Car - - Albert 2 Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto - Manuel & Music of the Mountains EMI 2 S.O.S. Abba - RCA 3 I Love To Love - Tina Charles - CBS 3 Slipping Away Max Merritt --Arista 4 For Ever And Ever Silk Bell - - 4 The Way I Want To Touch You - Capt. & Tennille - Dot 5 Convoy - C W. McCall - MGM 5 Convoy - C.W. McCall - MGM 6 No Regrets - Walker Brothers - GTO 6 Hurricane -- Bob Dylan - CBS 7 Love Machine -- Miracles -Tamla Motown 7 Emma - Little River Band - EMI 8 It Should Have Been Me Yvonne Fair Tamla Motown - - 8 That's The Way I Like It - KC & The Sunshine Band - RCA 9 Squeeze Box - The Who - Polydor 9 Hold Me Close David Essex - CBS 10 Mama Mia Abba Epic - 10 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen - Elektra 11 Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer - GTO 12 We Do It - R&J Stone - RCA TOP FIVE LPs 13 Dat - Pluto Shervington - Opal 14 Rain -Status Quo -Vertigo 1 Abba - RCA 15 Moonlight Serenade -GlennMiller - RCA 2 T.N.T. -AC/DC -Albert 16 Low Rider - War -Island 3 Desire - Bob Dylan - CBS 17 Lets Call It Quits - Slade - Polydor 4 Atlantic Crossing - Rod Stewart - Warner Bros. 18 Answer Me Barbara Dickenson - RSO 5 Marcia Shines Marcia Hines -Wizard 19 Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin - Tamla Motown 20 Funky Weekend - The Stylistics - Avco TOP TWENTY LPs France 1 The Very Best Of Slim Whitman - United Artists 2 The Best Of Roy Orbison - Arcade 3 Desire Bob Dylan - CBS 1 Viens Faire Un Tour Sous La Pluie - II Etait Une Fois 4 Music Express - Various -K -Tel 2 Michele --Gerard Lenorman 5 The Best Of Helen Reddy - Capitol 3 J'attendrai - Dalida 6 Carnival -- Manuel and the MOTM - Studio Two 4 Quand Jetais Chanteur - Michel Delpech 7 A Night At The Opera - Queen - EMI 5 Qu'est-ce Qui Fait Pleurer Les Blondes - Sylvie Vartan 8 How Dare You 10cc - Mercury 6 Kiss Me, Kiss Your Baby -- Brotherhood Of Man 9 Station To Station - David Bowie - RCA 7 Let The Music Play - Barry White 10 Motown Gold Various - Tamla Motown 8 Bye Bye Cherry - Martin Circus 11 Run With The Pack - Bad Company - Island 9 A Quoi Sert De Vivre Libre - Nicoletta 12 A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis - Charisma 10 Et Mon Pere Nicolas Peyrac 13 Abba - Epic 11 Malheur A Celui Qui Blesse Un Enfant - Enrico Macias 14 Ommadawn - - Virgin 12 Frida Oum Papa - Annie Cordy 15 24 Original Hits - Drifters - Atlantic 13 Lady Bump - Penny McLean 16 40 Greatest Hits -- Perry Como -K -Tel 14 Mlle. Angele - Jacques Martin 17 Sunburst Finish - Be -Bop Deluxe - Harvest 15 Island Girl - Elton John 18 Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon - CBS 16 Le Bougalou Du Loup -Garou - Carlos 19 - Mike Oldfield - Virgin 17 Nagazaki Alain Dayan 20 Timeless Flight - & Cockney Rebel - EMI 18 Je T'aime, Tu Vois - Daniel Guichard 19 Volare Al Martino 20 Le France Michel Sardou 21 That's The Way - KC Sunshine Band 22 Telephone-Moi - Nicole Croisille 23 Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention 24 Prete -Moi Une Chanson - Adamo Argentina 25 Hafanana Afric Simone 26 Big Jim Sullivan - Pop Concerto Orchestra 27 Je Suis De Toutes Les Couleurs - Krikorian 1 La Nina -Quique Villanueva RCA - 28 Love Is All -- Roger Glover 2 Jamas - Camilo Sesto - RCA 29 So Dreamy Demis Roussos 3 Chau Chau Adios Raul Abramzon - - - CBS 30 La Ballade Du Bon Et Des Mechants - Jacques Dutronc 4 Escuchame - Tony Ronald - Music Hall 5 Dama Del Amanecer - Mario Echeverria - EMI 6 Volvere -- Diego Vedaguer, Nini Rosso - Music Hall 7 Muchacha De Cabellos Dorados - America - Music Hall 8 Cara De Tramposo - Cacho Castana - Polydor 9 Campesino -Georgie Dann --CBS Italy 10 Cuando Quieras Donde Quieras - Dyango - EMI 11 Por Amor Se Da La Vida A Veces - Daniel Toro - Microfon 1 Sandokan - Oliver Onions RCA 12 Rompan Todo - Shakers - EMI - 2 La Tartaruga - B. Lauzi 1 13 Aire Libre - Lucien Belmond T.K. - Numero 3 Tu Ca Nun Chiagne 14 El Ano Que Viene Me Caso Contigo - King Clave - Parnaso - Giardino dei Semplici - CBS 15 Que Tiene La Otra Elianna Microfon 4 Lilly A. Venditti -IT - - 5 16 Te Vas - Jose Luis Perales Microfon Come Pioveva - Beans - CBS - 6 Gamma -E. Simonetti -Cinevox 17 Dialogo - Al Bano - CBS 7 II Maestro Di Violino D. 18 En La Soledad De Mi Departamento Luciana EMI - Modugno - Carosello - - 8 Tre Campane - 19 Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention RCA Schola Cantorum - RCA - 9 Supersonic Band 20 Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti - Miguel Gallardo - EMI - J. Mantron - Pull 10 Histoire D'O - Lovelets - Rifi TOP TEN LPs TOP TEN LPs 1 Amor Libre - Camilo Sesto RCA - 1 Mina Canta Lucio - Mina PDU 2 Roberto - Roberto Carlos CBS - - 2 Chocolate King -- Premiata Forneria Marconi RCA 3 Para Bailar En Jeans -Selection - EMI - 3 Lilly - A Venditti 4 Para Piel De Manzana Manuel -It - Joan Serrat - RCA 4 Forse Ancora Poesia Pooh CBS 5 Festival De Exitos 76 Selection CBS - - - - 5 Lotus -Santana -CBS 6 Entre Gauchos Y Mariachis Alba - Cantores del - Polydor 6 XXI Raccolta F. Dapetti Durium 7 Contata Criolla - Luis Landriscina Philips - - - I 7 Hacia La Libertad - nti lllimani Vedette 8 Pato C Special Vol. 2 - Selection RCA - - 8- Come Taste The Band - Deep Purple - EMI 9 Hagan El - Pasito Carlitos Rolan -- RCA 9 Profondo Rosso -Goblin -Cinevox 10 Flecha Juventud -- Selection - RCA 10 Numbers Cat Stevens - Island

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