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A Billboard PublicationDHIoar The International Music -Record -Tape Newsweekly November 29, 1975 $1.50 See Bullish Market British Students Record- Bursting Subsidizing Rock For Kiddie Products By PETER JONES Era For Nashville By STEPHEN TRAIMAN LONDON -Astonishingly high NEW YORK -Rebounding from 2 More CB /Tape figures have been disclosed here to late summer on, following an early - show the enormous subsidies that Television Action t year slump, and encouraged by holi- student union bodies in the U.K. Units At APAA By GERRY WOOD day orders, the children's record/ pour into the rock music industry ev- By ANNE DUSTON NASHVILLE - CBS -TV's tape market's leading labels are gen- ery year. Fania LP Hike: Two more firms are "Country Music Hit Parade," a new erally bullish on overall business. CHICAGO The figures show that colleges are mem- the CB /tape combination Allen Funt -produced pilot show in- According to the NARM joining supporting the live sector of the rock bership profile, dollar volume at re- area, despite objections by other No Other Takers volving Art Linkletter, and the an- business to the tune of more than nouncement of Jerry Reed's new na- tail for children's records /tapes was manufacturers that combined units By RUDY GARCIA $1.3 million. tionally- syndicated music -talk show up I percent to 4.5 percent of total are too bulky, too expensive, and NEW YORK -The decision by members, biggest cat- have a limited market. And that a further $2.3 million is are the latest developments making music sales by Fania Records to raise the list price increase other than country At the Automotive Parts & Acces- spent each year on capital equip- 1975 a boom year for network and egory cn its new product to $6.98 starting for a Assn. Show at McCormick ment such as discotheque units, rec.- syndicated TV shows out of Nash- for 1974, and a substantial pie sories with its late November releases (Is- (Continued on page 55) ville. growing number of labels and mar- Place Nov. I8 -20, Kraco Enterprises rael Miranda, Orchestra Harlow its model KCB -2390 CB The record- setting year -with keters to cut up. unveiled and Ricardo Rey /Bobby Cruz), has with AM /FM /MPX ra- more than 300 syndicated and net- Among recent shots -in- the -arm transceiver Iceland: Unique ether Latin record industry moguls for one of the least noticed but sub- dio and 8 -track stereo tape player as work originations- represents Nash- taking a hard look at their own price in its thrust ville's strongest national TV activity, stantial and growing music markets the top of the line initial Isle For Disks structure. are Wonderland /Golden's plans for into the CB market. The in -dash surpassing 1969 -71 when the By IS HOROWITZ However, the consensus seems to a "Read And Hear" cassette /book unit, at a $329 list, will initially be Johnny Cash network variety show wait and see package ready for NARM, based on marketed through automotive out- NEW YORK -If one applied Ice- he that they prefer to originated from Ryman Audito- how sales are affected before the success of Superscope's Story lets in chains. Hy Sutnick, vice presi- landic hit standards to the U.S. an Fania rium. 4 in the same direction. Teller and Disneyland's Story Tape dent, marketing, says the firm is de- album going gold here would have moving So far this year nine network programs; Children's Records of veloping a marketing program that to sell a minmum of 3 million copies "I understand Jerry Masucci's shows, and portions of three other and rake in a gross of more than $30 America ( "Sesame Street" licensee) will involve both electronic and au- (Fania president) reasons for doing web shows, have been telecast from merchandising boost from J.C. Pen- tomotive areas. million at retail. it," says Sam Goff. Coco Records local production facilities. Though ney adoption of the Children's TV "The in -dash market for CB and This may seem an outlandish ex- president. "But I believe he should the network activity doesn't surpass be- weekly series, Workshop family a la Sears and CB /tape units with AM /FM multi- trapolation, but it's the way the fig- have waited until next summer the totals of the Cash Winnie the Pooh, and Peter Pan In- plex radios will develop in the next ures come out. At not much more fDre going with another dollar in- syndicated programs continue to dustries' first licensee product for Bi- year," he predicts. than 200,000, the population of the crease." soar with 259 half -hour shows, 22 lingual Children's TV property, Audiovox had a prototype of its North Atlantic country is only about The hike is the second dollar jump hour programs, and several pilots. "Villa Allegre." new CB with AM /FM multiplex one- thousandth that of the U.S. It in less than 18 months. All three networks -ABC, CBS, (Continued on page 6/) (Continuer/ on page 40) (Continued on page 14) (Continued on page 56) (Continued on page 16) Collegians End WB Boycott By JIM FISHEL NEW YORK -A three -week boy- Under terms of the new agree- cott of Warner Bros.- Reprise Rec- ment, campus stations will now be ords product by almost 250 member turned over to one of the company's stations of the Intercollegiate Broad- 28 regional promotion representa- casting System ended abruptly last tives and judged for service on a week when Warner promotion exec- one -to -one basis. utives agreed to re- evaluate policies According to Gary Davis, Warner regarding college radio. (Continued on page 61) Canadian Labels Miss Disco Boat By MARTIN MELHUISH TORONTO -Failure to spread timates that it is buying close to the current trend of the disco market $9,000 worth of disco imports each to the street level is costing Cana- week. Duchy's Record Cave in Mon- dian record companies thousands of treal, one of the largest disco import- dollars in lost revenue. That is the ers in the city, orders a minimum of The legend is back! Country Joe's first LP for Fantasy Records looks to he contention of many club operators 2,000 singles per week and 400 al- Dan Hill, 20th Century Records fabulous new Canadian import, has a the artist's biggest ever. With a steady uphill climb on all sales and listen- and deejays in both Toronto and bums on import, depending on the great deal to say on his newest release T 500. He sings of love, life, and ing charts; a single, "Breakfast for Two" (picked by Bill Gavin); huge na- Montreal. amount of new product available. most important, about you. When you listen to Dan Hill, listen with tionwide U.S. and European tours in the offing.... Paradise with an Ocean As an example, the Muntz outlet Also, certain radio stations are your heart! 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www.americanradiohistory.com Record Copyrights C'right Rate Ceiling Talk In a Dramatic Leap WASHINGTON -The Library of including this one. In a five -year pe- Comes In For Hard Knocks Congress report for fiscal 1974 riod from 1970 through fiscal 1974, By MILDRED HALL shows registrations of recordings, music registrations went from 88,949 WASHINGTON - Compulsory Also, the prospects are poor for a said Congress ought to dump com- copyrightable since Feb. 15, 1972, to 104,511. For fiscal 1975, the staff licensing of music under a statutory statutory "floor" for mechanicals, pulsory licensing altogether, as un- have made dramatic leaps. The total estimates a 10,000 increase to rate ceiling came in for a lot of hard urged by the songwriters. The me- fair to author's constitutional rights. went from 1,141 registrations in fis- 114,000 registrations. knocks at last week's hearing on cianical rate paid on recordings The Register agreed in principle, but cal 1972 to 9,362 in the 1974 fiscal Deposits of recordings (two best copyright revision by the Kasten - made under compulsory license, af- said neither publishers nor record year, which closed June 30 of that copies are required with each U.S. meier judiciary subcommittee. ter a first recording of the music is companies are ready for the "shock year. domestic registration, but certain There were steamy questions made, will most likely remain a ceil- wave" of such a drastic change. But due possibly to the vinyl chlo- foreign registrants are given an op- about songwriter contracts with ing without a floor. The industries are too rooted in l ride scare and dips in the economy, tion to submit one) were 18,431 in publishers who own record com- Copyright Register Barbara Ring- the compulsory licensing structure, the 1975 fiscal year registries are fiscal 1974. Music compositions de- panies; the re- marketing of cutouts er, who has one more hearing to and as an earlier Library of Con- down slightly (4.53 percent) from posited number 124,481. without payment to composers; and goo (Dec. 4) in her review of the gress report noted, even publishers the 1974 total, according to the the unfairness of a flat -rate mechan- Copyright Office report on revision who oppose it in principle expressed Copyright Office processing staff. About 80 percent of the submis- - sions are unpublished, and so re- ical ceiling, resulting in a penny split issues, had to field some challenging private fears of what might happen -i The government fiscal year has quire only one deposit copy, the for author and composer. questions on the position of the to the industry if it were deleted. been changed to run from Oct. I to Copyright Office staff points out. But despite expressions of warm Copyright Office. Rep. Charles Wiggins (R- Calif.) Sept. 30, and by Sept. 30, 1975, the sympathy for songwriters (who have Rep. Robert Drinan (D- Mass.) (Continued on page 17) recording registrations were report- In all copyright registrations, the been urging compulsory licensing edly down by about 423 from the total of fees earned for fiscal 1974 reform, on a one -to -one basis with 1974 July -June fiscal total. was $2,312,375 -an increase of more committee members), the rueful Elektra Moves Music registrations show the than 19 percent from the 1970 total conclusion of the subcommittee and /Asylum Up, songwriters are busier year by year, of $1,956,441. the Copyright Office seemed to be that for now, at least, the status quo But WEA Yet Chart Champ must prevail. By BOB WHITE & JOHN SIPPEL Dylan Back To His Roots It appeared from the tenor of the January- through hearing that the range of 21/2 cents to LOS ANGELES -Since Elektrai -September cumu- lative share -of- Billboard On `Rolling Thunder' Trek 3 cents in revision bills now before Asylum is now combined and oper- -chart-action Congress will be the final word. ating as one entity, the label posted study. It ranked fifth in singles, By JIM FISHEL its first strong representation in the eighth in albums and combined NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Bob During his second show (9 p.m.) Davis Lawyers singles and LP /Tape action. Dylan has returned to his roots with Nov. 13 at the Veterans' Coliseum Though WEA loses one percent- LATIN TAPES age point of its lead in the corporate a traveling caravan, the Rolling here, Dylan showed more poise and Urge U.S. To Thunder Revue, composed of close natural stage presence than he has sweepstakes sharing Hot 100 singles TRAP PIRATE and LP friends and associates. since his early beginnings. All in all, Forego Charges Top /Tapes chart action, it Dylan appears to be in pure bliss LOS ANGELES -City Attorney still holds almost a 10-point lead NEW YORK Pre -trial motions, while he is performing the four -hour - Burt Pines' tape piracy unit and the over CBS. Capitol retains the third ranging from dismissal of all charges Stax Publishing show with numerous guest spots. L.A. Police Dept. collaborated in a slot seven points behind CBS. to a reduction of indictment counts, The reason behind the tour and series of raids on alleged traffickers First -quarter chart activity per- have been filed in federal court here Wing Assets Go the at -ease Dylan may be directly in Latin pirated tape which have re- formances ran in the May 3 issue. by attorneys for Clive Davis, credited to the fact that he is living sulted in one conviction and four of Second- quarter results appeared in charged by the government for per- Up For Auction out a fantasy that was generated last five more pending prosecutions. the July 26 issue. sonal income tax evasion (Billboard, summer. On July 4, he dropped by Ron Robinson, deputy city attor- Complete results in bar graph MEMPHIS -The East Memphis July 5). New York's The Other End for a ney who supervises tape piracy in- form appear on page 16. Music catalog, owned by financially It's alleged that Davis failed to re- look at several old friends, including vestigation, says more than 18,000 troubled Stax Records, is up for port more than $90,000 in taxable Bobby Neuwirth, and before the tapes were confiscated during the grabs and a Dec. 5 public sale on the income on which $45,000 in income night was over he was onstage play- raids. First defendant, Amnon steps of the Shelby County court- taxes was due during the years 1970; Arraign Owner ing before a small audience. Bachsihan, 33, who operates a busi- house could land some publishing 1971 and 1972. Davis, now president in Based on this desire to "return to (Continued on page 17) No firm full or partial shares such (Continued on page 10) Of Chain; copyrights as "Theme From Shaft," the people," Dylan developed a con- "Respect," "Sittin' On The Dock Of cept of semi- secretly touring the Charges Filed Northeastern U.S. and part of Can- Business And The Economy The Bay" and "Respect Yourself." LOS ANGELES -No charges He contacted several close Some 3,360 copyrights will go to ada. were filed against retailer Jim friends including his childhood the highest bidder as Union Planters Greenwood and Doran Rowland, Bank begins foreclosure chum Lou Kemp, former FM Pro- Expenses Slashed National an employe, for "conspiracy ductions partner Barry Imhoff (who to re- procedures against more than $6 ceive stolen property," worked on the last Dylan tour), and during their million in East Memphis Music arraignment Tuesday (18) in divi- Corp. assets. The bank claims East bassist-composer- singer Rob Stoner. By L.A. Club Boss sion 80 of the arraignment court Together they met in seclusion with Memphis -the most profitable sub- By JEAN WILLIAMS here. Dylan and laid the seeds for carry- sidiary of Stax -is in default on a Greenwood, owner of the Licorice ing out such a tour. This is another in a continuing Another method used by Hearn to loan obtained in 1973 by putting up Pizza chain, and Rowland were ar- its assets as While the original desire was to series devoted to various facets of the step up business was a Monday salable collateral. rested Nov. 12 by detectives Thomas perform only in smaller halls, Dylan industry and how each is coping with right discotheque, which he can- Holdings also include furniture, Bud and Gheral Thomas of the sher- had to abandon that plan, in part, the state of the industry. celed after only a three -week trial. office fixtures, recording equipment iffs Firestone detective bureau, at and a in when the economics of carrying He explains that Memory Lane is large amount accounts re- Superior Music in Glendale, a one - around more than 50 persons on the LOS ANGELES -After 16 years not a disco club, and the people who ceivable. Bank officials say the stop Greenwood owns. road pressured that point out. in the same location, Larry Hearn, frequent the nightspot are not look- planned sale is a mutually satisfac- Assistant district attorney Mike Instead, he settled on playing an owner of one of the city's oldest jazz - ing for that type atmosphere. He tory solution between Stax and the Marcos says, "The case has not been assortment of large and small halls oriented nightclubs, Memory Lane, adds that most of his customers are bank. In the last five years the bank filed yet; there is still an ongoing in- in the Northeast, each with only five says he is fighting the current econ- ever 25. has loaned Stax and its enterprises vestigation." Beyond that, he said he days prior public knowledge. omy situation by altering his oper- He says noted acts who are willing some $10.5 million. The bank has could not comment. Although his experiment started ation plan. to perform, in many cases for the right to reject any bids it feels In an earlier interview, Green- out slowly in Plymouth, Mass., sev- One month ago, Hearn eliminated months at a time, have helped the inadequate. wood said, "I have not committed "Theme From Shaft" won eral weeks ago where many were the club's $3 cover charge. "This dub during the past two years. any criminal act nor have I bought Grammy and Academy awards for unaware of who the Rolling Thun- move has helped to bring in more Such an act is O.C. Smith who is Isaac Hayes who last year sued Stax (Continued on page 59) business," he says. (Continued on page 59) (Continued on page 61) and settled out of court for an undis- closed amount of money and release from his contract. Hayes then started One Week Of Alice Cooper's `Nightmare' For Tahoe 'j.5;e---.,Soulhis own record label, Hot Buttered By ELIOT TIEGEL Recording Co., distributed by LOS ANGELES -Rock theater rary music attractions during the ski selling for $15 with drinks optional paying for stagehands, and for ac- ABC Records. Last month the makes its debut in Lake Tahoe at the season when the room is normally in the 1,500 -seat showroom. Friday commodations. Cooper gets a lake- writer-artist filed a new suit against Sahara -Tahoe Hotel with the sign- closed (Billboard, Oct. 25). and Saturday shows start at mid- side home with maid and butler. Stax asking for payment of a ing of Alice Cooper to present his The engagement will be PO Naseef, who originally hoped to night. adver- $150,000 loan and studio expenses. "Welcome To My Nightmare" 90- tised via radio and billboards al- launch the rock shows on the week- Naseef indicates the engagement Stax owner Al Bell is under fed- minute play Dec. 12 for one week. ready committed in the Sahara - end of Dec. 5, says he pushed the could extend to a second week. The eral indictment on charges he con- Cooper's signing by Gary Naseef, Tahoe's year -round budget in such opening date back one week to allow overall plan is to have a contempo- spired with bank official Joseph Las Vegas -based rock impresario markets as San Francisco, Los An- Cooper and his people to bring in rary attraction play Lake Tahoe for Harwell to obtain more than $18 who has been bringing rock concerts geles, Phoenix, Reno, Tahoe, Sacra- their $450,000 worth of lights and two days and then play a third date million in fraudulent loans. Plead- to the Sahara's Space Center in mento and Fresno. staging from Australia. in Las Vegas. ing innocent to the charges, Bell says Vegas, launches the Del Webb Naseef says the pact for Cooper is . Stax will recover from its financial chain's policy of opening its main The shows will commence at 10 The contract for Cooper is in six the most expensive he and his back difficulties. showroom in Tahoe to contempo- p.m. during the week with tickets figures, Naseef says. The Sahara is (Continued on page 28)

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www.americanradiohistory.com ' General News Diversification, Expansion Aim Of ABC Music By BOB KIRSCH LOS ANGELES -Diversification, expansion physically, in terms of staff and in terms of projects, the legion Post Opens a Disco of over -extending capa- ExecutiveTurntable prevention By RADCLIFFE JOE bilities and the need to continually NEW YORK -American Legion According to N. Wayne Sal Licata, manager, Bob services vice plug songs even if they are not hits Gowdy, general Cato, creative president, Post No. 11 has established what is Legion member and Alan Metter, director have the first time around. and operator of the creative /advertising, left United Artists Rec- believed to be the first non -profit facility, the disco ords. Licata came to UA from Blue These are some of the primary charges neither a Thumb about a year ago. Cato had been discotheque operation in the coun- cover nor with UA for several years, which he his guidelines and goals for ABC Music a minimum and was fi- prior to had own graphics business try, with all revenues donated to nanced entirely following his departure from Columbia Records, where had Publishing, according to Gerald Tei- out of the pockets of he been art direc- various public service programs ad- the Legionnaires. tor. Metter, for two years with UA, intends to freelance. Nancy Sain is United fer, vice president and general man- ministered by the Legion. Gowdy buys - Artists' national secondary and disco manager. She was with Casa- - ager of the firm. all the records him promo ,x The project, designated DISCO self and they reflect blanca as assistant national promo director. "We've been able to expand on a the broad range 1776, is located in Post 11 facilities at of sounds on the disco charts. physical basis since we moved into * * * Bridgeport, Conn., and is open to Lighting, sound and our new headquarters in West- electronic both Legion members and the gen- programming modules were - Gene Settler, record industry vet and former vice wood," Teifer says, "and we've been pro president with Transcon, eral public. (Continued on page 59) is national sales manager, music, at Audio Magnetics able to add four writer's rooms and a Corp. He will serve racks and music retailers in the new position for rehearsal room. We've also been the firm. able to get into production, which is * * * an area we were not overly active in 3 Registration Rates For Disco Forum Lee Lockard, number two man at Audio Magnetics as senior vice presi- until several months ago. We've put LOS ANGELES -Three registra- Jan. 1. For persons registering at the dent, financial, has left. He had been with the company seven months, coming together acts and we now act as in- tion rates have been set for Bill- forum the fee will be $200. from a similar post with Monogram Industries in Los Angeles. dependent producers." board's disco forum to be held in Three firms, Dimples in Rock- (Continued on page 14) New York, Jan. 20 -23 at the Roose- ville, Md.; Disco Vision in Norfolk, * * * velt Hotel. Va.; and ESS of Sacramento, Calif., Sean La Roche has formed his own company with Helen Hersey, - Mexico & Japan Win The early bird rate (before Dec. who will all exhibit sound equip- Hersey 15) is $180. After Dec. 15: $200 with ment, have been added to the list of La Roche Production in New Brunswick, N.J. ... Lee Cross, veteran Where- Yamaha Fest Honors student /military and disco deejays exhibitors bringing the current total house retail manager, is manger of the new Music Plus store in Pasadena, $100. to 14. Calif.... Jerry Smith joins the Nashville office of BM I, working in writer ad- By HIDEO EGUCHI The $100 rate is applicable until And John Felizzi, director of ministration.... Ed Mathews, 20 -year veteran who has been in executive ca- YOKOHAMA-Mexico and Ja- Dimples, has been appointed advi- pacities in promotion and a &r with various labels, has joined The New York pan are the Grand Prix winners of sor of the disco owners /operators Times music publishing group's staff in Los Angeles. Mathews was last with the World Popular Song Festival in panel for the forum. RCA Custom Service. Frank Shively, last with Polydor as a regional man, is Tokyo '75 sponsored by the Yamaha Prodigal Records' new national promo chief. Music Foundation at the Nippon Col & Lux * * * Budokan Nov. 14 -16. Event was N.Y. BEACON broadcast live over the American In 1st SQ Superscope adds Charles Farrington as director of corporate communi- Forces' Far East Network. STANDS OUT cations and John Furtak as public relations manager. Farrington was vice QThe two winners of gold medal - Promotion president of the Financial Relation Board. Furtak was editor of the California o lions and grand prizes of $5,000 each LIKE BEACON Newspaper Publishers Assn.'s newspaper.... Reina Mekelburg, who has been m are "Lucky Man" by Jorge Garcia- NEW YORK -As its first signifi- -1 By JIM FISHEL with A &M, is now with Janus Records in Los Agneles as director of publicity. a Mister Loco cant SQ Castil, member of the matrix quad tie -in with a NEW YORK -In the one year Fl group, ( Goes major hardware manufacturer, * * * and "Jidai" "Time Co- that the Beacon Theater has been uï Around ") by singer -songwriter Mi- lumbia Records Custom Labels is r- functioning as an alternative concert Mary Keller is named vice president, industrial relations, succeeding Cy (3) yuki Nakajima. using Lux Audio equipment for a facility here, it has grown far beyond Lehrer, who resigned that position at the blank tape manufacturer. Bobby '- In addition, Venezuela and the multi- market promotion on Mike ... that dimension to the point where it Pugh becomes marketing assistunt for TDK in the Southwest. He was with the U.S. won the Most Outstanding Per- Oldfield's "Ommadawn." Ñ now stands as the most active con- audio electronics division of General Electric. Pfanstiehl adding four re- m formance awards. Gold medallions Conceived by Ira Sherman, prod- ... temporary music hall in the city. uct manager, Epic /Columbia Cus- gional sales managers: George Elgin, Baltimore, Eastern; Carroll McMullin, m (Continued on page 54) Concert promoters are flocking to West tom Labels, and Bob Walker, Lux Dayton, East Central; Carl Orwant, Grand Rapids, Mich., Central; and 2 the facility in greater numbers than national merchandise manager, the E. Dude Barber, Los Angeles, Western.... James Bogan Jr. named vice presi- ever. Major reasons behind this are 3 For Disneyland promotion involves demonstrations dent, distribution, for Radio Shack, consumer electronics retail chain. He ó because Lincoln Center's Avery of the SQ disk for record dealers and came to the firm in 1972 as controller of manufacturing. Z LOS ANGELES -Jose Feliciano, Fisher Hall is closing down for re- media, using high end Lux compo- * * * Bloodstone and the Glenn Miller or- modeling in May, and also because chestra will perform nents in Denver and Chicago this at Disneyland's the Beacon does not have the exces- Bob Russo moves from Cashman and West's Blendingwell Music to their Thanksgiving holiday celebration, week, with Los Angeles, New York, sive amount of restrictions and Lifesong Records as East Coast sales and promo chief. ... In an overall re- Nov. 28 -29. Boston and other cities to follow. (Continued on page 28) structuring of the Polydor Records a &r wing, Rick Stevens becomes East Coast Disneyland will It is the first product on the U.K. extend its hours director.... At Atlantic, Beth Rosengard moves from assistant to college radio for the two days from 9 Virgin label to be distributed in the a.m. to mid- promo head to assistant national special projects coordinator. ... Gary Klein night. (Continued on page 40) joins Koppelman -Lefrak Entertainment as a &r and publishing director. ... Thi ss Gary Kenton shifts from staff writer at CBS' press department to associate di- 600 PRESENT rector, East Coast press information, Island Records. ... Long -time industry CAMPUS 32 regional CLASSICAL 34 marketing executive Marty Hirsch ankles his Midwest sales job at COUNTRY 45 Buddah to join Gus Partol at Singer One -Stop, Chicago. Fran Wakschal, one Memphis Composers DISCOS 29 of the first six employes of Atlantic in 1949, has been appointed director of INTERNATIONAL 54 foreign and mechanical royalties for Atlantic /Atco Records. JUKEBOX 35 LATIN 56 * * * Hail Dorman Songs MARKETPLACE 38,39 RADIO 20 Allen Meis is made Midwest regional promotion manager for United Art- By ELTON WHISENHUNT SOUL 36 ists Records, working out of Cincinnati.... Phonogram /Mercury has firmed MEMPHIS -Harold Dorman merciai Appeal, the morning SOUND BUSINESS 33 Jim Taylor as assistant national promotion manager in Chicago. won the Best Professional TALENT 26 Song- daily newspaper; and James * * * writer of the Year Award for his Pierce, owner of Memphis Sound TAPE /AUDIO /VIDEO 40 tunes "Mississippi Cotton Pick- Clinic. FEATURES Randy Talmadge, formerly with Garrett Music and his own office, has be- ing Delta Town" and "Mountain A special award was presented Stock Market Quotations 8 come general manager of Durango -Decini Music, Los Angeles.... Shigehiko Of Love" at the Memphis Song- to Mrs. Estelle Axton, owner of VoxJox 20 Hori adds duties and title as president of JVC America (home entertainment, writers Assn. Showcase Sunday Fretone Records, for her work in Studio Track 33 hi ft) to current responsibility as president of JVC Industries (video systems). (16) at the Hilton Inn. behalf of songwriters and the Disco Action 29 He succeeds Motoi Furuta, who returns to Japan.... William Starling moves Some 600 music and record in- music industry. She was de- Inside Track 61 to Capitol Magnetics as field sales manager, professional products, from Data dustry persons turned out for the scribed as "the First Lady Of CHARTS Packaging Corp. national accounts manager. event. The winner was selected Memphis Music." Bubbling Under * * * by ballots cast by members of the Axton in years past helped her Hot 100 /Top LPs 21 association. brother Jim Stewart found Stax Soul LPs 37 The Record Bar retail chain, based in Durham, N.C., has appointed Tom These other awards were Records. Some years ago, she Hot Soul Singles 36 Becker, former district manager out of St. Louis, as inventory manager in pur- presented: sold her stock to Al Bell and his Hot Country Singles 48 chasing. Andy Cadle replaces him. The Bergman chain has appointed Duane The Best Memphis Songwriter associates. Earlier this year she Hot Country LPs 50 Hughes as supervising manager of a series of stores near Hughes' Phoenix Assn. Awards: founded Fretone Records and Hot Latin LPs 56 store, which he continues to manage, while Jan Dorfman, Denver store man- Hits of "You Don't Have To Die," by built a studio to re -enter the busi- the World 58 ager, assumes overseership of five stores in his area and Blake Hatterly, man- Hot 100 68 Cordell Jackson, first place; ness. ager at Orem, Utah, Salt Lake to Top 50 Easy Listening 34 adds a City store his control. Operations has "Tender, The Heart I Hold," by A number of artists and groups Rack Singles /LPs Best Sellers...35 been retitled sales where internal merchandising will be handled by Dave De. Carol Howard and Nancy Jent, performed the 15 songs nomi- Top LPs 70,72 Fravio, upped from sales manager to director of sales, Winslow Stillman and second, and "Woman Turn To nated. Most of the songs had Reade Whitespunner. Geroge Schnake, former marketing director of the chain, Me," by Evelyn Graves, third. strong country or gospel flavors. RECORD REVIEWS will work in a consulting capacity with Record Bar and has opened his own Community Service Awards Singer Bill Strom seemed to Singles Radio Action 22,24 store in Jacksonville, N.C. Chuck Hafter, former ad manager, is now manager Album Radio were presented to Walter Daw- make the biggest hit with the Action 74 at the Chapel Hill store, since the chain's in -house ad agency has been re- Album Reviews son, music writer for The Corn- crowd. 60 placed by AD- Ventures, Singles Reviews 66 an associate agency staffed by Mike Brown, Jill Bar- tholomew, Bob Downey and Susan Powers.

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www.americanradiohistory.com General News 6 Billboard® Piracy Former Caedmon Owners Founded 1894 The International Music -Record -Tape Newsweekly Ask $6 Mil Of Raytheon Bills In By ROBERT SOBEL Billboard Publications, Inc., 9000 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069 (213) 273 -7040 Cable: Billboy LA; NY Telex- 620523; LA Telex- 698669 NEW YORK -Raytheon Co. has vertising and promotion on its 0111 been slapped with a $6 million suit record club. EDITOR IN CHIEF: Lee Zhito (L A.) EDITOR EMERITUS: Paul Ackerman (N.Y.) 2 States by two former owners of Caedmon MANAGING EDITOR: Eliot Tiegel (L.A.) According to the complaint, NEW YORK -Michigan and Records charging fraud, breach of Caedmon's merger with Raytheon Maine have enacted antipiracy leg- contract and a spate of other viola- NEWS BUREAUS & REGIONAL OFFICES also included a stock plan and an islation, thus bringing to 36 the tions. employment agreement for both CHICAGO, Ill. 60606, 150 N. Wacker Dr., Area Code 312, CE 6 -9818. Editorial, Anne number of states with antipiracy Duston; Sales, Bill Kanzer. CINCINNATI, Ohio 45214, 2160 Patterson St. Area Code 513- The four count, 33 -page com- Mantell and Holdridge. The stock laws. 381 -6450. LONDON: 7 Carnaby St., London W. 1. Telex- 262100. Phone 437 -8090. Cable: plaint was filed in U.S. district court plan involved an exchange plan Billboard London. European Editorial Director, Mike Hennessey; U.K. News Editor, Peter The Michigan legislation, signed here recently by Marianne Mantell, whereby the plaintiffs would receive Jones; Regional Publishing Director, Andre de Vekey. MILAN, Italy, Piazzale Loreto 9, Tel: into law Nov. 18 by Gov. William G. Barbara Holdridge, and others, a number of Raytheon shares which 4 28.29,158. Bureau Chief, Germano Ruscitto. NASHVILLE, Tenn. 37203, 1717 West End Milliken, penalizes the unauthor- Ave. Area Code 615, 329 -3925. Bureau Chief, Gerry Wood; Sales, John McCartney. NEW against Raytheon, D.C. Heath and had a value of $2 million or 75,000 ized duplication of sound recordings YORK, N.Y. 10036, 1 Astor Plaza, Area Code 212, 764 -7300. Bureau Chief, Is Horowitz. Caedmon Records, acquired by shares, whichever was higher. Also Tel: -61 by JAPAN: 1694 Hiyoshi-cho, Kohoku -ku, Yokohama 223. 044 -6605. Bureau Chief, imprisonment of up to one year Raytheon May 28, 1970. involved was a certificate of entitle- Hideo Eguchi. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005, 733 15th St. N.W., Woodward Bldg., Rm 817. and /or a fine of up to $5,000. The Area Code 202, 393 -2580. Bureau Chief, Mildred Hall. The suit charges that the acquisi- ment to receive additional shares of advertising, sale or possession for tion was made under false pretenses Raytheon, contingent on Caedmon's the purpose of sale is punishable by claims a profits. Actually, the plaintiffs re- EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL BOARD a fine of up to $100 for each offense. and that Heath, Raytheon Zhito, Tiegel, Hall, Mildred Hall, Is Horowitz, Paul Ackerman. subsidiary ceived 88,172 shares and the certifi- Lee Eliot Claude John Sippel, The statute takes effect about responsible for Caed- mon's over -all direction, was in an cates of entitlement. April 1, 1976, 90 days after the legis- adverse financial EDITORS lature adjourns Dec. 31. condition at the The suit alleges the defendants CAMPUS: Jim Fishel (N.Y.); CLASSICAL & INTERNATIONAL: Bob Sobel (N.Y.); COPY: The Maine law, which went into time of acquisition and intentionally deliberately acted to defeat the en- Dave Dexter (L.A.); COUNTRY: Gerry Wood (Nash.); ASSOCIATE COUNTRY: Col- engaged in acts to depress the earn- titlement plan. It claims the defend- effect Oct. 1, makes the unlawful leen Clark (Nash.); COUNTRY WEST COAST: Bob Kirsch (L.A.); LATIN: Ray Terrace ings and profits of New Caedmon; ants fraudulently depressed Caed- (L.A.); MARKETING: John Sippel (L.A.); RADIO- TELEVISION PROGRAMMING: Claude copying of sound recordings subject and it costly Hall (L.A.); RECORD REVIEWS: Bob Kirsch (L.A.); SPECIAL ISSUES: Earl Paige (L.A.); TAL- to a penalty of $500- $5,000 for each that launched and un- mon's earnings and profits for the profitable ENT: Nat Freedland (L.A.); TAPE /AUDIO /VIDEO: Stephen Traiman (N.Y.); ASSOCIATE offense. The advertising and sale of recording projects; mis- fiscal year by withholding merchan- TAPE /AUDIO /VIDEO: Radcliffe Joe (N.Y.). managed the educational division; dise shipments. This resulted, the unauthorized reproductions is pun- failed to ishable by a fine of $50 -$500 for provide promised technical suit alleges, in defeating the plain- FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS resources and financial means for tiffs' rights to receive each offense. Gov. James B. Longley additional ARGENTINA: Ruben Machado, Lavalle 1 783, Buenos Aires; AUSTRALIA: John Bromell, 97 expansion and sharply curtailed ad- earn -out shares. Wyadra Avenue, Manly, N.S.W. 2100. AUSTRIA: Manfred Schreiber, 1180 Wien XVIII, signed the legislation March 25, Kreuzgasse 27. Tel: 43 -30 -974; BELGIUM: Juul Antonissen, 27A Oude Godstraat, 3100 1975. Heist op den Berg. Tel: 015 241953; BRAZIL: Henry T. Johnson, Av. Rio Branco 25, Rio de Janeiro. Tel: 233 -4977; CANADA: Marty Melhuish, 16 Neville Park Blvd., Scarborough, On- Is `Octopus' Again Tops the Chart tario. Tel: 416 -690 -0512; CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Dr. Lubomir Doruzka, 14 Zeleny Pruh, 147 Promo Sparked 00 Praha 4 Branik. Tel: 26- 16 -08; DENMARK: Knud Orsted, 32 Solhojvaenget, DK 2750 NEW YORK -Stand -up posters, LOS ANGELES -For the first ited to a top five single in "Miracles" Ballerup, Copenhagen, Ballerup, Denmark. Tel: (07) 97- 71 -10; FINLAND: Kan Helopaitio, time within recent memory, an LP (now at 23), a new single, "Play On 01860 Perttula, Finland. Tel: 27- 18 -36; FRANCE: Henry Kahn, 16 Rue Clauzel, 75 -Paris 9 divider cards, stickers and flyers France. Tel: 878 -4290; GREECE: Lefty Kongalides, Hellinikos Vorras, Thessaloniki. Tel: make up the point of purchase aids has topped Billboard's Top LPs & Love," strong FM airplay and con- 416621; HOLLAND: Frans van der Beek, Willibrorduslaan 67, Hilversum. Tel: 02150- being made available to retailers in Tape chart on four separate occa- tinuing strong sales of the LP, 41022; HUNGARY: Paul Gyongy, Derekutca 6, 1016 Budapest, Hungary. Tel: 45- 46 -45; Island Records' merchandising cam- sions within a period of several backed by strong promotion. IRELAND: Ken Stewart, 56 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, Eire. Tel: 97- 14 -72: ISRAEL: Uri Alony, months. POB 28028, Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel: 23.92.97; ITALY: Germano Ruscitto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Mi- paign backing the Sparks' LP "In- The set, on the RCA -distributed lan. Tel: 28 -29 -158; MEXICO: Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 11 -766, Mexico 11, D.F. Tel: discreet." Jefferson Starship's "Red Oc- Grunt label, was co- produced by the 905 531 -3907; NEW ZEALAND: J. P. Monaghan, c/o Box 79, Wellington; POLAND: Ro- The campaign is tied -in to a 15- topus" returns to the lead slot this Starship and Larry Cox and coordi- man Waschko, Magiera 37, 01 -873 Poland. Tel: 34- 36 -04; PORTUGAL: Fer - 9m Warszawa, city in in week, moving up from the number to nandoTenente, R Sta Helena 122 R /c, Porto, Portugal; RUMANIA: Octavian Ursulescu, Str. tour the U.S. and Canada nated by Pat Ieraci, known long- Radude la La Afumati nr, 57 -B Sector 2, Bucharest O.P. 9. Tel: 13- 46 -10, 16- 20 -80; SPAIN: by the U.K. group. The tour runs three position. time Airplane and Starship fans as Maria Dolores Aracil, Andres Mellado, 22, Madrid. Tel: 449- 14 -68; SWEDEN: Leif Schul- through Dec. 14. This fourth time at No. 1 is cred- Maurice. man, Brantingsgatan 49, 4 tr. 115 35 Stockholm. Tel: (08)629 -873; REPUBLIC OF S. AF- RICA: Riaan Malan, 2nd floor, State House, Corner Quartz & Bree Streets, Johannesburg. Tel: 239271; URUGUAY: Carlos A. Martins, Martin Garcia 2108, Montevideo; U.S.S.R.: Vadim D. Yurchenkov, 14 Rubinstein St., Ap. 15 Leningrad, 191025. Tel: 15- 33 -41; WEST GER- AT L.A. CATENA SUIT TRIAL MANY: Wolfgang Spahr, 236 Bad Segeberg, An der Trave 67 b, Postfach 1150. W. GER- MANY. Tel: (04551) 14 28; YUGOSLAVIA: Borjan Kostic, Balkanska St. 30, 11000 Bel- grade, Yugoslavia. Tel: 645-692. Court Hears Cap Co -Op Policy MARKETING SERVICES By JOHN SIPPEL DIRECTOR, MARKETING SERVICES: Bill Wardlow (L.A.) LOS CHART MANAGER: Bob White (L.A.) ANGELES -Capitol's Co- suit alleges Capitol misled stock- it would prove a hardship in trying op ad administrator Donald J. Prado holders and investors by reporting to meet open commitments from fis- SALES and label sales cheif John Jossey inflated finanacial statements to the cal 1970 in 1971. On cross exam- were alarmed when the Capitol fis- SEC. DIRECTOR OF SALES: Tom Noonan (L.A.) ASSISTANT SALES DIR.: Steve Lappin (L.A.) ination Prado admitted that he NATIONAL TALENT COORDINATOR: Bill Moran (L.A.); EASTERN SALES MANAGER: cal 1971 advertising reserve was Capitol's co -op fund was based on showed a substantial balance, but Ron Willman (N.Y.); CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Murray Dorf (N.Y.). $28,075 because prior fiscal year a percentage of net LP /tape sales, again pointed up that the variables 1969 commitments received in fiscal Prado testified. In fiscal 1970, when in fulfillment of advertising credits INTERNATIONAL SALES 1970 had been $912,034.52. he estimated Capitol did $100 mil- made it difficult to determine how GREAT BRITAIN: Barry O'Keef, 7 Carnaby Street, London W 1 V 1PG. Tel: (01) 437 8090; Prado so testified when shown a lion net, there was a $6 to $6.5 mil- much was really left in the fund. AUSTRALIA: Mr. Ken Appleton, Adrep Pty Ltd., 41 McLaren St., North Sydney, NSW. Tel: general ledger sheet of that period lion co -op fund, he said. 929 -5088; AUSTRIA, BENELUX, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, POLAND, SCANDI- To audit ad claims for quality by plaintiff attorney Edith Newman It was difficult to determine exact and NAVIA: Johan Hoogenhout, Smirnoffstratt 40, s- Hertogenbosch, Holland. Tel: 147688; to the during the continuing class action co -op ad balances, Prado said, be- obtain fairest possible line FRANCE: Olivier Zameczkowski, 30 Avenue Bugeaud, 75 -116, Paris; Tel: 553.1068; ITALY: rate, Capitol used DAF, an outside Germano Ruscitto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Milan. Tel: 28 -29 -158; JAPAN: Hugh Nishikawa, c/o suit against the label before federal cause of variables like salesmen fail- agency, Prado said, Prado estimated Music Labo, Atlantic Bldg., 20 -6 Azabu likuracho, Minato -ku, Tokyo, Tel: 585 -5149. MEX- district Judge William P. Gray here. ing to report commitments or under- ICO: Mary Fisher, Postal 11 -766, Mexico 11, D.F. Tel: 531 -3907; Apartado 905 REPUBLIC Prado, who oversaw co -op ex- stating commitments; commitments that about one third of his co -op OF SOUTH AFRICA: Norman Greenberg, 2nd floor, State House, Corner Quartz & Bree fund went to major accounts. Ap- Streets, Johannesburg. Tel: 239271; SPAIN: Rafael Revert, Plaza Mariana de Cavis 1 & 3, penditures from September 1969, to once reported and later voided and proximately 10 major accounts re- Escalera Derecha 12B, Madrid 7, Spain. VENEZUELA: Christian Roux, Radio Exitos 1090, March 1971 when he was fired, the fact that Jossey's autonomously El El ceived a flat for Calle Retiro, Qta. Vilma, Rosal, Caracas, Venezuela. stated in direct examination that he operated fund, amounting to one percentage point -of- purchase expenditure, a division immediately got into fund adminis- percent, often was not reported to of his co -op based PUBLISHING tration, but in cross examination ad- him until after the request for credit fund, upon each month's purchases, PUBLISHER: Lee Zhito ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS: Tommy Noonan, Bill Wardlow mitted that it was 1970 before he was was filed by the account. Prado said. BUSINESS MANAGER: Steve Lappin PUBLISHING CONSULTANT: Hal Cook Conference Director: Peter Heine effectively administering the co -op Prado said sales districts often ten- Capitol did lower its percentage of SPECIAL PROJECTS: Denis Hyland (N.Y.); PRODUCTION MANAGER: John F. Halloran ad fund. During cross, Alan Halkett, ded to overspend co -op, so his bal- net sales for co -op ads from 6.8 to (L.A.); PRODUCTION COORDINATORS: Ward Mechlin, Val Karches (Cincy); CIRCULA- Capitol's attorney, brought to ances were somewhat "fictitious." 5.75 percent in fiscal 1971, Halkett TION MANAGER: Jack Shurman (N.Y.); PROMOTION MANAGER: Diane Kirkland (L.A.). Prado's attention a July 1, 1969 di- Prado alleged that sometime in elicited from Prado in his cross ex- rective which totally revised the co- April or May of 1970, Jossey told amination. Halkett also extracted BILLBOARD PUBLICATIONS, INC. op ad fulfillment procedure to im- him controller Ed Khoury "pro- from Prado that Prado provided Jos - PRESIDENT: W. D. Littleford, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS: Corporate Development, Joel prove it. posed to take a number of dollars, in sey with a periodic, usually monthly, Novak; Administration, David Luppert; VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF SALES: Maynard Filed by former Capitol merchan- the area of a million," update of what balance L. Reuter; DIVISIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS: Jules Perel, American Artist, Watson -Guptill, half from the Prado fig -___.-_. Whitney Group; Mort Nasatir, International Operations. SECRETARY: Ernest Lorch; ASSIST- dising manager Rocco Catena, the ad reserve. He said he and Jossey felt ured was in the co -op fund. ANT SECRETARY: John Ross; TREASURER: Lawrence Gatto; PRESIDENT, MUSIC LABO (JOINT VENTURE): Ben Okano.

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Los Angeles, posted earnings of earnings of $6,045,121, or 65 cents a Sales and earnings statements of 54 28% CBS 10.29 106 43% 43'1 43% - '/. most companies in the retail sector $12,963, or 1 cent a share, on sales of share, on sales of $107,046,556 for 9% 2% Columbia Pic 5.98 92 5y 5% 5% + 'A reflect a gradual shift in consumer $4,809,000 for the year ended May the year ago period. In fiscal 1975, 9% 2 Craig Corp. 7.2 78 9 8% 9 + 'A 5514 21'4 Disney, Walt 24.64 330 51% 50'1 50'/. - 'A attitudes, with the crucial holiday 31, compared to a loss of $290,597, the Radio Shack Group increased 414 1% EMI 406 45 4% 4y 4% + % selling season more promising than or 24 cents a share, on sales of sales 37 percent and contributed 68 22% 181/4 Gulf + Western 4.70 204 211/2 21 21% - y. - % first anticipated. $6,023,000 for the previous year. percent of total Tandy Corp. sales. 7'A 3% Handleman 625 19 5% 5 5% 20% 5% Harman Ind. 5.12 2.1 16% 16% 16% - % Among the major retailing chains, Waxie Maxie Quality Music Co., Allied Stores posted earnings of 8% 31/2 Lafayette Radio 7.83 10 6'1 6% 6% % both S.S. Kresge Co., parent com- Washington, D.C., completed its $18,601,324, or $2.30 a share, on 19'% 12 Matsushita Elec. 16.55 1763 19 18% 19 + pany K mart, and J.C. Penney most successful year as earnings for sales of $1,161,868,254 for 39 weeks 89% 27% MCA 6.53 64 68 67 6714 + '/. of 18% 121/4 MGM 5.64 90 14'fí 14% 14'1 + % Co., Inc., are indicating substantial the year zoomed 90 percent to ended Nov. 1, compared to earnings 68 43 3M 27.64 545 60% 59% 60 - '/4 business gains in the last quarter. $212,661, or 85 cents a share, on of $10,302,573, or $1.22 a share, on 4% 1% Morse Elec. Prod. o 121 2 1'/. 1% Unch. sales of $3.5 million. The firm de- sales $1,065,787,290 for the year 57% 33% Motorola 3528 163 42'% 41'/ 42 + % Two of the three major specialty of 241/4 12% No. Amer. Philips 10.98 26 21'/. 2014 21% + % electronic chains, Tandy Corp., clared its first dividend of 20 cents. ago period. 191/2 7 Pickwicklnterntl. 9.06 4 14'%. 14% 14% - % owner of Radio Shack, and Allied Integrity Entertainment Corp., American Music Stores posted a 6% 21/4 Playboy 8 2 3 2'A 2'A % Los Angeles, parent company of The 21% 10% RCA 16.31 483 19'/. 19 19'/. % Stores Corp., are operating ahead of loss of $734,966 on sales of 131/4 5 Sony 30.30 498 10 %. 10 10'A + 'A previous quarters. Lafayette Radio Wherehouse chain, posted earnings $27,407,575 for the year ended July 191/2 9% Superscope 6.04 34 18'/. 18 18 - % Electronics posted higher sales, but of $423,835, or 14 cents a share, on 31, compared to earnings of 50% 11% Tandy 11.12 155 48% 46% 46% - 1'A 6 2% Telecor 6.82 34 5y 5'/ 5%x + '/. lower earnings in the first quarter sales of $29,943,112 for the year, $592,462, or $1 a share, on sales of 31/2 yz Telex 6.25 25 2'A 2 2 Unch. ended Sept. 30. compared to earnings of $890,887, $30,506,027 for the previous year. 334 1 Tenna 13.82 28 2% 2% 2% Unch. Music stores also see an economic or 28 cents a share, on sales of Lafayette Radio Electronics 10'/. 6 Transamerica 10 152 81/2 8% 81/2 Unch. 15% 5' /. 20th Century 4.52 46 12'/2 12% 12% + $22,279,827 for the previous year. Corp., Syosset, N.Y., reported rebound, both in sales of records earn- 22'% 8' %. Warner Commun. 6.52 53 17 '/. 171 17% - and prerecorded tape. Schaak Electronics, St. Paul, ings of $406,171, or 18 cents a share, 28% 10 Zenith 22.52 240 24% 23% 24% + % In many cases, music outlets have posted a $1.3 million loss, or $3.35 on sales of $20,259,663 for the first per share, on sales of $17.7 million 20, had to consolidate operations, im- quarter ended Sept. compared to OVER THE P-E Sales Bld Ask OVER THE P -E Sales Bid Ask prove buying techniques and for the year ended May 31, com- earnings of $597,984, or 26 cents a COUNTER COUNTER sharpen profit margins to survive pared to a loss of $771,800, or $1.94 a share, on sales of $20,015,407 for the share, consumer apathy. on sales of $12.8 million for year ago quarter. The company de- ABKCOInc. 0 0 0 0 M. Josephson 0 0 O O Although the consumer buying the previous year. clared a quarterly dividend of 61/2 Gates Learjet 310 8 7% 81/4 Schwartz Bros. 0 0 1 2 surge yet reflect Tandy Corp., parent of Radio cents. GRT 0 0 4% 5 Wallich's M.C. 0 0 0 0 doesn't in financial Goody Sam 0 0 0 0 Kustom Elec. 0 23 2% 2% statements, it is expected to fatten Integrity Ent. 0 0 1'/. 21/4 Orrox Corp. 0 2 % 'A sagging profit- and -loss reports in CHAPTER XI PLAN Koss Corp. 8.70 11 6 61/2 Memorex 0 0 0 0 the next few quarters. A review of the retail market in Over -the -Counter prices shown may or may not represent actual transactions. Rather, Olympic Offers Creditors $ they are a guide to the range within which these securities could have been sold or bought at the time of compilation. The above information contributed to Billboard by Russ NEW YORK -Olympic Inter- With the bank's claim, the part of Gallagher of G. Tsai & Co., Inc., Los Angeles, 213 -556 -3234, members of the New York national, in Chapter XI since March, the plan offering $855,000 repre- Stock Exchange and all principal stock exchanges. The TOWN OF is offering its unsecured creditors a sents a dividend of about 23 percent. pro -rata share of $855,000 over five However, according to attorneys for METHUEN, years, as well as the net amount that the debtors, the percentage will be When Answering Ads . . . may be realized from a suit pending increased if any objections to the Say You Saw it in Billboard MASSACHUSETTS against Lear -Siegler of Los Angeles. claim are upheld, or if some claims Earnings In filing a Chapter XI petition last are not filed. is considering granting a spring, Olympic listed debts of The plan also provides that if the cable television license. Cop- $8,112,550 with assets of $8,098,065. payments and the judgment from ReporEs ies of the citizens's commit- The debts included unsecured the suit totals more than 100 percent G.Tsai & Company, Inc. tee report are in available the claims of $2.6 million, and a secured of the claims, the difference will go SCHWARTZ BROS. Town Administrator's office. (Harmony Hut) MEMBER NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE INC, claim by the First Pennsylvania to Olympic; while if the priority 3rd qtr: 1975 1974 Applications must be re- Bank for $4.9 million. claims total less than the anticipated Sales $5,012,873 $5,105,253 ceived prior to January 20, According to officials of the com- $200,000, the creditors will get the Net income (loss) (16,812) 14,507 RUSS GALLAGHER Per share .02 1976. Submit application to: pany, First Pennsylvania has liqui- difference. nine- months 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Dana A. Miller dated all but $1.05 million of the Meanwhile, Olympic's suit Net income (loss) (103,138) (17,881) Los Angeles, California 90067 Town Administrator claim, and has given up its secured against Lear -Siegler, filed by the Telephone: (213) 556 -3234 position on that amount in settle- bankrupt firm's creditors, charges GRT CORP. 90 Hampshire Street 2nd qtr. to ment a suit that the Methuen, Ma. 01844 of by the committee. The defendant received a fraud- Sept.30: 1975 1974 bank is now expected to file an unse- ulent conveyance of $3.4 million in Revenues $8,296,000 $7,951,000 FOR INFORMATION REGARDING cured claim for the deficiency. promissory notes from Income (loss) (2,195,000) 112,000 ABOVE MARKET QUOTES Olympic Extraordinary credit 18,000 108,000 while the debtor was insolvent. Net income (loss) (2,177,000) 220,000 PLEASE CALL. Olympic's creditor committee also Per share (loss) (.60) .06 charge six- months Lear -Siegler with "control- Per share (loss) (.66) .19 ling" Olympic and with retaining certain tax benefits belonging to the K -TEL INTERNATIONAL INC. Main Office ALL -BORO RECORD & TAPE financiallly troubled firm. 1st qtr. to 55 Water Street Sept. 30: 1975 1974 New York. N.Y. 10041 Announces Sales $10,758,000 $8.601.000 Schwartz, GRT Net loss (1,100,000) (186.000) Disclose Losses LOS ANGELES- Schwartz Bros., Washington, D.C.-based rack mer- It4WWWPR chandiser and distributor New Excuse Tee -Shirts! and owner of the Harmony Hut music stores, and GRT Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., WILL FIX IT record manufacturer and tape du- plicator, both posted losses for the WHEN WE MIX IT ?3, quarter. Schwartz Bros. reported a $16,812 Also your choice: loss on sales of $5,012,873 for the More bass More drums More We're not like others who require quantity. Our every day third quarter, compared with earn- highs More piano More guitar shelf price for every $6.98 LP is $3.39. ings of $14,507, or 2 cents a share, on sales of $5,10,253 for the same pe- More vocal More of every- Box Lots Required riod a year ago. thing Back to mono I gave -No - For nine months, the company at home Don't bother me. I lost $103,138 compared with a loss of woke up on the wrong side of Minimum Order, $100. $17,881 for the same period a year ago. the bed. GRT recorded a $2,177,000 loss, A great gift for the musician. or 60 cents a share, on sales of Shirts come in burgundy with creative ALL-BORO RECORD & TAPE $8,296,000 for the second quarter beige lettering. Please specify men's Box 847 176 Central Ave. Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735 ended Sept. 30, compared with earn- small, medium or large. American Billboard, (516) 293 -2250 or (212) 347 -3530 ings of $220,000, or 6 cents a share, made. $4.95 plus $.50 handling, check 1515 B'way, on sales of $7,951,000 for the same or money order. A division of Morgan N.Y. 10036 quarter a year ago. Clothes. © 1975 www.americanradiohistory.com NAZA ETIFS TB NGLE "LOVE_ U TS"" IS 11,1111PEIVIDtar ERE:

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BE OUT OF Court Sets Aside Isley Triumph NEW YORK CITY MAY rr Judge Declares Inconsistencies In Testimonies NEW YORK that there supports a contrary conclusion, had been recorded after they had -Ruling OUT OF were numerous inconsistencies in characterizing such earlier conflict- obtained a release from their con- BUT IT'S NEVER the testimony of the plaintiffs, a ing testimony variously as a lie and tract with Motown in December Southern district court judge here false." 1968. has set aside a favorable opinion In their suit the Isleys had charged However, the presiding judge handed down by a jury, and ordered that they had the right to the income found that Motown had offered a new trial in a 1969 "right to in- from their "hit" song, "It's Your "substantial documentary and testi- come" suit brought by the Isley Thing." and claimed that the tune monial proof" that the song in con- Brothers against Motown and Bud - tention was first recorded at A &R dah Records, and three other de- Studios here on Nov. 6, 1968, with fendants. Producer Sues money advanced by Motown. In his ruling, Judge Richard Owen Judge Owen explains that what in points out that the favorable opinion America Group fact did happen was that the Isleys of the jury was based solely on the LOS ANGELES -Producer Irwin made a second recording of the tune, testimony of Ronald, Rudolph and Laskey is suing Gerry Beckley, Dan in January 1969, after obtaining O'Kelly Isley, and that in the course Peek and Dewey Bunnel of the their release from Motown, and ne- of this testimony they repudiated group America for approximately glected to submit the original tape to Billboard photo by Len Deslessio their own earlier sworn testimony. $57,500, which he alleges is due him Motown as agreed in their contract. LEST WE FORGET -Tony Orlando (Elektra) delivers his personal message to "This," says Judge Owen, "clearly for varied assignments he performed In directing that a second trial be Times Square strollers in New York via a billboard that cost him $3,500 for a for the group and its membership. set, Judge Owen observes that "in di- month's display. Orlando, now star of his own television show, first broke into He seeks $30,000 for work and recting a new trial, a court is faced the entertainment business while growing up in the Big Apple. services for the combo from July with the fact that a second jury can through December 1973, while his do no more than reappraise the same local superior court suit claims he evidence heard at the first trial." 19 Musicians, 2 Singers lost $18,000 from August to Decem- However, he adds that there are as ber 1973, when America did not many as 10 other session men who C! make him their road manager as played on the original recording Win L.A. NARAS Honors promised. who could give testimony as to LOS ANGELES -Local NARAS Sally Stevens and Tom Bahler, duertisin He also asks an accounting from what was recorded at the original chapter presented its Most Valuable background vocalists. the court and payment thereof on recording session. "On such disinter- Players Awards to 19 studio musi- The chapter adopted a resolution enumerated songs which he alleg- ested testimony a second jury could cians and two background vocalists calling for greater recognition by the great ads, album We create edly wrote with Beckley obviously better determine the is- at the Roxy Nov. 15. industry of the outstanding contri- covers, tape labels, catalogs - and Amer- You name it. We also set type ica. sues," he says. Recipients were: Chuck Findley, butions of studio musicians and make stats, and can even do Other defendants in the case are trumpet; Lew McCreary, trombone background vocalists. plant. the printing in our own T -Neck Records, Triple Three Mu- (runner -up Dick Nash); Vince De- Participating in the presentations Let us show you what creati- Previn Sets Guests vity & service mean. sic and Jobete Music. Rosa, French horn; Tommy John- were Artie Butler, Don Burkhimer, LOS ANGELES -An evening son, tuba; Tom Scott, saxophone; Don Ellis, Snuff Garrett, Mike Post with Dory Previn, with Thelma Dom Fera, clarinet; Louise Di- and Bones Howe. Ise -Myles Associate's Scepter Distrib Set Houston and Georgia Brown as spe- Tullio, flute (runner -up Sheridan 160 East 56th Street Dept. A3 will be presented by the NEW YORK -Scepter Records NYC,NY 10022 Te1:758 -3232 cial guests, Stokes); Gene Cipriano, double - has added Hot Line Record Distrib- Friends of Northridge Hospital at reed; Sidney Sharp, violin (runner - the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion here utor in Memphis, Tenn. to its indie up Gerald Vinci); Daivd Schwartz, Fa Supplying the graphic needs of the rKord industry for 20 Ivan. Fest Hosted Dec. 17. distributor roster. viola (runner -up Allen Harshman); Edgar Lustgarten, cello; Chuck Domanico, string bass; Michael By WBEE Melvoin, keyboards; Dennis Budi- CHICAGO -The first Invitation- SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER mir and Larry Carlton (tie), guitar; al Jazz Festival held here Saturday Emil Richards, percussion (runners - (23) at Kennedy -King College and up Larry Bunker, Gary Coleman hosted by WBEE, the AM jazz sta- and Victor Feldman); John Guerin, tion, included three jazz clinics on drums; Reinie Press, electric bass; brass, rhythm and reed instruments, ORIGINAL HITS -ORIGINAL ARTISTS Tommy Morgan, harmonica, and and participation by 15 high schools promoted on TV and colleges. The event was conceived by Winter, Grey Form Charles Sherrell, WBEE general manager, who notes, "The popu- New P.R. Company larity of jazz on the college level has HIT LP's AND TAPES LOS ANGELES -Two West grown tremendously in the last year. Coast public relations persons have However, there are still a significant combined to form a new firm known number of young adults who prefer as Winter /Grey & Associates here. the jazz sound but who purchase Former vice president of Levinson r &b and rock records, primarily be- and large variety of major labels Associates, Linda Grey, is teaming cause they don't know about the in- Ronco up with Norman Winter to represent fluence jazz has played in crossover New daily. acts and companies in varied areas music. available in cutouts. product of show business including records, "This festival featured all ele- TV, motion pictures, publishing and ments of the modern jazz sound, in- production firms and associated cluding traditional as well as avant - projects in conjunction with the garde electronic jazz by the students marketing efforts of affiliated labels. themselves." The clinics were conducted by O Bill Porter, trombonist; Rufus Reed, Please send catalog/ order sheet. This coupon entitles me to Davis Charges bassist and arranger; and Bunky 0 Green, saxophonist and jazz educa- cash discount on initial order. Continued from page 3 tor. NAME of Arista, was president of CBS Rec- ords for the years in question. The first of the three motions filed ADDRESS seeks dismissal of all charges on the 800 DUE AT grounds that the government failed CITY, STATE, ZIP to follow administrative rules and SAM GOODY procedures used for IRS cases. The BUYER second motion, also seeking dismis- TESTIMONIAL sal, alleges that Davis was subjected NEW YORK -More than 800 to unfair publicity prior to having to attend the PHONE B -2 persons are expected his day in court. testimonial dinner for Sam Goody The final motion, which seeks a Saturday (29) to provide funding for reduction of indictment counts from the establishment of a cultural and six to three, claims the charges are recreational center in Israel. Mail to: duplicative for each of the years. Sam Levenson will be the guest PROMO The indictment, rather than charg- speaker at the event to be held at the RECORD DISTRIBUTING CO. ing Davis with two counts for each Americana Hotel here. Dinner com- year in question, should carry one mittee co- chairmen are Herb Gold - 160 E. 5TH STREET, PATERSON, N.J. 07524 201 -279 -2010 count per year, the motion states. fard, Joseph Konowe and Toby It's understood the government is Pienick. Tickets may still be ob- expected to reply shortly and that a tained from the Israel Histadrut court ruling should be forthcoming Campaign offices here. sometime in December.

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Continued porn pine' l compilations of international hits finishing touches and arrange t'or Upon receipt in Reykjavik, prod- must be sung in the Icelandic lan- awards gold at 3,000. and LPs there with lyrics rewritten in the country's production. Soundtek, which pro- uct goes direct to stores. There are no guage, although U.S. song material sell at an average of $11 each. own language. Some disks are also vides full production services to distributors. with adapted lyrics often gains wide Only last week G. Runar Julius - made of indigenous folk music. Hljomar, as well as to a half-dozen Import duties on Icelandic label popularity. son was at Sountek studios in New Other labels offer the same general other Icelandic labels, contracts al- material is 20 percent of cost. For- Promotion is largely via radio and York doing the final mix on another repertoire mix. bum and disk manufacture and air eign labels are subject to a 75 per- television, even though music album for his Hljomar label. His is As yet there is not a single pressing freights finished shrink- wrapped al- cent duty. Shipping costs from the broadcast time is severely limited. just one of about a dozen companies plant in Iceland and all product, do- hums to his Northern customers. States add up to about 25 -30 cents Iceland's one radio station programs recording Icelandic artists and vying mestic label or international, must "In the past six weeks we've per delivered album. about three or four hours of music with international labels for a piece be imported. Only now, says Julius - shipped more than 40,000 albums to Hljomar pays about $1 for a fin- daily, and the country's single TV of the burgeoning action. son. are studios being built with 8 Iceland." says Wallace Barneke, ished album. including mastering. facility beams a signal for four The album Juliusson was working and 16 -track capability. Soundtek president. All go by Ice- pressing, jacket manufacture and hours. on offered a program of contempo- Like others in the industry, the landic Airlines and Barneke claims shrink -wrap. If this appears to leave Why the intense and growing in- rary rock tunes written and per- Hljomar chief does most of his lag time between pressing and deliv- an exorbitant profit, consider the terest in recorded music? "Perhaps formed by Icelandic artists. But oc- recording in England and Germany ery is no more than 36 hours. Initial economics of the Icelandic record because the winter nights are so casionally Hljomar will record but comes to the U.S. to apply the pressing runs are for about 1,500 al- industry. long," Juliusson comments. bums, with twice tht number ofjack- Of the $11 retail price. 20 percent ets manufacturered and the balance represents sales tax, says Juliusson. Royalties From 45 stored for reorders. Dealers work on a 37 percent mar- gin. Deduct air freight costs and To Be Given N.Y. import duties and that leaves the la- LOS ANGELES -The first song Foreign Hits On New bel a gross of'just over $4 on each to be released on recently formed album sold. Lifesong Records is Terry Cashman Morningstar Release "We need that margin to accom- and Tommy West's "A Friend Is Dy- modate- studio and travel expenses." ing," originally released in 1972 as NEW YORK -Springboard Inter- he says. "We often pay $10.000 or part of their "American City Suite." national will launch its new pop/ more in studio costs alone." All artist royalties from the single contemporary label, Morningstar Juliusson, a performer himself un- will be donated to New York City as Records, with the release of two sin- til he formed Hljomar two years ago, a gesture of support for the subject gles which have figured strongly in observes that most hit product still of the song. foreign markets. Label. managed by A REVOLUTION IN ENTERTAINMENT Dick Broderick, who joined Springboard Exclusive rights for certain States still available for new entertainment con- recently as director of ABC Music Reveals Goals cept that is replacing costly outdated concerts. Our unique system enables a &r, is conceived as a U.S. conduit SUPERSTARS on screen to merge with local live bands on stage to create a for international product of proved Continuedfrom page 4 ABC Publishing has some 10,000 low cost high profit ENTERTAINMENT REVOLUTION. The big name film sales in their countries of origin. Teifer points out that he now has active copyrights, as well as adminis- stars, already paid for, are used in local advertising for powerful sell. We First releases will feature the Aus- four acts he is submitting to a num- tering Isaac Hayes' Incense Music supply our $1.000,000 CIN -A- COUNTRY and CIN -A -ROCK shows, along with tralian, William Shapespeare. and working closely with a number theaters and total campaign for mass MOVIE THEATER exhibitions. Can be and ber of labels. including ABC, and he of foreign affiliates. The firm has in played in multiple locations every weekend in your territory for 1 -2 years Dutch artists Mart Rhone and feels that the production area is a (Atlanta scored $50,280 in first week). You promote, collect box office and Freddy and Friends. Ben Rosner has solid but as yet basically untapped addition acquired a number of cata- rebate percentage to us. If you seek major dollars from the entertainment been engaged as Morningstar pro- one for him. logs outright over the years, includ- industry have right and the background, contact me now for the full story motion consultant. Broderick says The company is also stressing to ing Dennis Lambert and Brian Pot- Contact Bert Tenzer, Pres., Indie -Pix Releasing Corp. he expects to pick up additional disk writers the need to reach varied au- ter's Soldier Music. 400 East 56th St., Dept 20, New York, N.Y. 10022 or call (212) 371 -2480 material at MIDEM in January. diences, Teifer says. "A lot of artists Still, Teifer says there is an in- are writers," he explains, "and some creasing concentration on new staff do have their own publishing corn - writers, with six new writers added panics. What we feel we can offer a during the past year. The Nashville writer, however, and what we tell office under Diane Petty and the him we can offer. is the chance to New York office under Helaina build a catalog for him and run with Bruno have also grown. a song once it has been published. One factor that has helped all And we try and take a song in a publishers in recent years, Teifer number of directions. A hit record is stresses, and one that ABC hopes to great, but there are lots of other ave- take advantage of. is the willingness "The Bowery puts in nues, open such as commercials. jin- of established singer /songwriters to gles. film scores and TV. And we do cut material other than their own if do a lot of business with ABC -TV." they feel the song has hit potential. The publishing wings of ABC "Willie Nelson and James Taylor long hours to make it (American Broadcasting Music, are two great writers who come to Inc., ASCAP, and ABC- Dunhill mind who have had major successes Music, BMI) have also moved with songs they did not write but saw deeply into country and black music hit potential in," Teifer says. more convenient for over the past several years. as well as In other areas, the publishing gospel. wing has a somewhat unique em- "We had been doing reasonably ploye in Michael Burns. who alter- well in country_' Teifer says, and nates his time between a/r and pub- you save:" then we greatly expanded when lishing. "Michael acts is a kind of to ABC DiMaggio acquired Chart Records and direct tine between us and a &r." Tei- later Dot. The same is true with soul. fer says, "and that can he a plus for a We opened our soul division several writer as well. years ago and then picked up some "As for our overall philosophy_" excellent copy rights, with the Duke - MON Teifer sums up. We do not over-ex- TUES WED THURS FRI Peacock acquisition. The label has tend ourselves. Our motto might be. developed a number of strong pop/ when in doubt. pass. And. we don't soul artists itself. such as Rufus & 8:30 8:30 8:30 8:30 8:30 ever want to become simply a paper Chaka Kahn :' repository." to Sheet music is another that Teit'er to to to to sees opening up greatly. "That's really a gold mine." he says. "partic- Bahamian Carnival 3:00 3:00 3:00 5:30 5:30 ularly with all of the large chains that have started to carry that type of A First For N.Y. Public Accommodation Office at Avenue of the Americas and 47th St., material over the past several years. NEW YORK -A Bahamian "Jun - 8 A.M. -6 P.M., Monday through Friday. We have a print deal with Screen kanoo" costume carnival festival. Gems that has worked out very well, believed to be the first of its kind The Bowery Savings Bank, Member FDIC and there are certain areas of music held here, will be staged Dec. 6 at It pays to bank at the largest savings bank in America that we have moved into, such as McMillian Auditorium. gospel, that are giant sellers in the The show, sponsored by Baha- sheet music area." mian recording artist, Exuma, is part Teifer says that while the firm has of a promotional push to launch the THBOWERY been successful in establishing cover performer's own record label, versions of its copyrights, there will Inagua Records. Broadway at 47th Street also be a stronger push in that direc- A live concert featuring Exuma, tion in the future. Another strong Brad Lundy, Nicole Hyyanti and N. push is to get older, established Cordell Thompson will be held in For information call Bill Kirschbaum, Mgr., at 953 -8044. songs recut. conjunction with the carnival. All "Every three months or so," he ex- proceeds will go to the Bahamas Stu - plains, "we get together and listen to dent Assn. in New York. a batch of older songs and try and Co- sponsors of the show include come up with ways to treat this ma- Lundy Records and M. Cordell terial in a new light." Thompson. www.americanradiohistory.com Geneiol News 15 THE BILLBOARD BOOKSHELF A Special Selection of Books for Billboard Readers Now -relive the rich and colorful d .,a-:2^."'k^ history of the recording industry! Revolution in Sound REVOLUTION IN SOUND A Biography of the Recording Industry By C. A. Schicke. Follow the trends, artists, technical break- throughs -even the scandals that went into making the record industry what it is today. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 16 General News Third Quarter Report On Single -LP Sales SINGLES LPs & TAPES I COMBINED LPs, Tapes & Singles How The Top 10 Corporations Shared The Hot How The Top 10 Corporations Shared The Top How The Top 10 Corporations Shared The Hot 100 Chart Action LP And Tape Chart Action 100 And Top LP /Tape Chart Action No. of RANK /Corp % Share of Chart Singles RANK /Corp % No. RANK /Corp % No.

WEA 18.5 90 WEA 25.4 168 WEA 24.0 258

CBS 10.8 59 CBS 15.2 114 CBS 14.2 173

CAPITOL 10.5 42 CAPITOL 7.3 55 CAPITOL 7.8 97

POLYGRAM 6.8 40 RCA 7.3 51 RCA 6.9 86 MCA 6.7 26 A &M 6.3 45 MCA 6.4 61

RCA 6.4 35 MCA 6.2 35 A &M 6.2 68 ABC 5.9 37 ABC 5.7 45 ABC 5.6 82

A &M 5.8 23 POLYGRAM 5.3 45 POLYGRAM 5.5 85 MOTOWN 4.4 23 ARISTA 3.8 26 ARISTA 4.0 45 ARISTA 4.2 19 MOTOWN 3.4 23 MOTOWN 3.5 46 How The Top 10 Labels Shared The Hot 100 How The Top 10 Labels Shared The Top LP And How The Top 10 Labels Shared The Hot 100 And Chart Action Tape Chart Action Top LP /Tape Chart Action No. of RANK/ Label % Share of Chart Sin les RANK /Label % No. RANK /Label % No. CAPITOI. 6.9 24 COLUMBIA 8.7 72 COLUMBIA 8.0 103

A&M 5.2 20 ATLANTIC 6.3 39 ATLANTIC 6.0 61

COLUMBIA 5.1 31 RCA 5.5 37 RCA VICTOR 5.3 62

ELEKTRA/ASYLUM 4.9 19 MCA 5.1 30 CAPITOL 5.2 58 WARNER BROS. 4.6 15 A &M 5.1 34 A&M 5.1 54 ATLANTIC 4.6 22 WARNER BROS. 5.1 31 WARNER BROS. 5.0 46

RCA 4.4 25 CAPITOL 4.8 34 MCA 5.0 46 MCA 4.4 16 ELEIRRA /ASYLUM 4.5 24 ELEKTRA/ASYLUM 4.5 43 EPIC 3.0 22 EPIC 3.8 27 EPIC 3.7 40 ABC 3.0 22 ARISTA 2.7 20 ABC 2.6 44 A Record- Shattering Nashville w Era For TV Activities C'onlinued from page 1 oriented series are "Good 2 01' Nash- "Country Music Hit Parade" and group, but 21st Century Produc- gree we feel they should and can," w and NBC-have broadcast shows ville Music," the "Porter Wagoner four of ABC's "In Concert" series. tions, operating out of the WLAC- Smith observes. "We're shooting to > from Nashville this year -and the Show," "Pop Goes Country," The increasing popularity of TV facilities, is the home base for break that barrier." O "Nashville On The Road," z success story of the popular syndi- "Music Nashville music, the short but im- "Hee Haw." This show is now car- With the possibility that some of City Special," "Gospel Singing Ju- ried on more stations than it was the pilots or syndicated series could cated series "Hee Haw" continues as pressive track record of Nashville - bilee" and several Jimmy Swaggart oriented shows, and the back in its days on the CBS network. go network, the future of Nashville's the corn- and -country show hits 217 opening of shows. Mike Douglas hosted five of the Opryland production complex - The local ABC outlet, WNGE -TV, broadcast production center looks markets. Allen Funt his moved his programs in Nashville. a producer's and engineer's dream - originates some of the gospel series. even brighter. Smith predicts, "It'll "Candid Camera" show to Nashville The network shows include Perry combine to generate the surge in ac- A problem area continues to be be bigger and better in both syndi- for syndication, and plans to expand Como, and ABC Timex special with tivity. penetration of the New York market cated and network shows. The ap- by country- oriented shows. "Coun- peal of country music and what his activities. Nashville is churning Dennis Weaver and Sally Duncan Nashville's production credibility try music TV shows have never Nashville is doing is at a high point out country music and gospel music headlining, the "Grand Ole Opry At soared with the unveiling of the new really cracked New York to the de- and continuing to grow." shows like records. Amon the song- 50." the "CMA Awards Show," the Opry House, a tailor -made facility for TV and radio. Roy Smith, gen- eral manager of Opryland Produc- Rolls- tions, recalls, "I remember when the networks would send in a half dozen ROLLS' technicians to check us out. They don't do that anymore. The reputa- tion of our facilities has reached a naedeaekotrt¢ermorei point where independent producers and networks have no hesitancy at blTl1 ever...Our good seNíce ROYCE all in coming to Nashville." Most of the activity swirls around saves you money Royce the busy Opryland Productions For the best prices and fastest service on ALL singles, LP's, 8-tracks, cassettes, Oldies, special orders Claridge Tees 1961 Phantom V Mulliner Touring Limousine -fitted 4 -Week Promo interior includes 8110 &3l8ä2 original LOS ANGELES -Claridge Rec- crystal service and walnut ords is launching a Christmas cam- TOLL FREE FROM THESE STATES bar, fold down tables paign to cover the next four weeks, - Alabama Illinois Maryland New York South Carolina highlighting new LPs from Bo Kirk- Arkansas Indiana Massachusetts North Carolina Tennessee mint condition. Connecticut Iowa Michigan Ohio Vermont land, Jonathan Cain, Mike Boyd Delaware Kansas Minnesota Oklahoma Virginia District of Columbia Kentucky Mississippi Pennsylvania West Virginia and Jerry Corbetta & Sugarloaf. Florida Louisiana Missouri Rhode Island Wisconsin Georgia Meine New Hampshire The campaign is designed prima- rily to focus on new artists the label ROLLS -ROYCE - NEW AND PRE -OWNED Always in Stock -ALL Latest, Top -Selling will be pushing during the upcom- PHANTOM V LIMOUSINES ing year, as well as established acts Singles -Soul, Pop and Full Catalog Service. CONVERTIBLES - Over 20 to choose from such as Corbetta & Sugarloaf. Orders shipped same day received via UPS 1961 through 1975 Supported by print and radio ad- A FREE phone call will put you on our vertising, the program will center mailing list for weekly specials. around a repackage of Corbetta's BRITISH MOTOR CARS "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" LP (repackaged as a result of disco air- DOUBLE B RECORDS & TAPE CORP. 901 Van Ness Aveune San Francisco, California 94109 play) as well as focusing on October 16 Fenwick Street. Newark. N J 07114 Telephone (415) 776 -7700 Records, the new line distributed by Claridge.

www.americanradiohistory.com General News 17 Gabler Compulsory Licensing Brings Reaction Continued from page 3 The question of cutouts came up (S.22 and H.R. 2223) require the record RIAA Attacked the lack of a "floor" in the because the present revision bill re- specific accounting from Reissues compuslory rate (songwriters would quires payment to authors only on companies on the number manufac- number actually sold and reportedly like a floor at 3 cents, and sold records (i.e. manufactured and tured, the the a high end at 4 cents per tune). distributed), rather than on all rec- what happened to the rest of Again, Register Ringer agreed in ords manufactured. To balance the recordings. Planned publisher fear of cutouts getting Rep. Kastenmeier (D -Wis.) chair- NEW YORK -Commodore Rec- RGoldd principle that a floor would be fairer to authors and composers, but it back into the market without me- man of the subcommittee on courts, ords chief Milt Gabler is preparing a chanicals being paid, the bill re- civil liberties and the administration series of reissues from his 35 -year- Winners would be totally rejected by the record industry. quires stringent monthly accounting of justice, cooled things down some old catalog, but before doing so he is and auditing reports of record com- by saying that although Congress requesting the know -how of indus- Singles Also, she pointed out that since most recording contracts with pub- panies. has not been given the right "qual- try people on which records to re- Spinners' "They Just Can't Stop It Register Ringer feels that these ity" of statistic from publishers and lease initially. lishers are negotiated, the statutory (The Games People Play)" on Atlan- floor would do songwriters very little are too hard on the small record record companies on which to base a In order to get a better fix on tic; disk is fourth gold rate, the group's good. Finally, she feels a floor would companies, which haven't the audit- really fair mechanical license which records would be the most single. ing and bookkeeping facilities of the he felt legislators have gone as far as welcome be unfair to those beginning writers to collectors. Gabler has People's Choice's "Do It Anyway big ones. She suggested that the bill they can in this area. sent out a large number of question- who want to negotiate low, to You Wanna" on TSOP; disk is the achieve a recording. All and all, the naires to industry people asking their group's first gold single. copyright office feels that the high - opinions on several subjects. Denver's "I'm Sorry" on John end of a range for negotiations is Included on the questionnaire is a RCA; disk is his sixth gold single. list of his artists, with a request from about the best that can be achieved the reader to number the items that in legislation at this point. should be reissued first. Artists on Albums Rep. Drinan brought up the 1969 the label include Albert Ammons, Senator Hart concept of a percent- Chicago's "Chicago IX Chicago's age of sale price for authors, rather Sidney Bechet, Eddie Condon, Roy Columbia; disk is Greatest Hits" on than a flat rate. Ringer said it would Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Billie the group's ninth gold album. 1 certainly be a fairer deal for authors. Holiday, Jelly Roll Morton, Willie Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All "The Lion" Smith, Teddy Wilson But again, this works overseas where records inc. These Years" on Columbia; disk is prices are more stable, and the gov- and Jack Teagarden, among others. his third gold DISTRIBUTORS OF album. ernment administers copyright. It Other questions include: "would Michael Murphey's "Blue Sky PHONOGRAPHIC RECORDS would not work here as yet, although AND TAPES you buy directly from Commo- Night Thunder" on Epic; disk is his the shift to a percentage may take dore?," "do you prefer to buy from first gold album. place some day. Rep. Drinan was a four jazz club ?," "does your club In The $325 Jethro Tull's "Minstrel bit shocked to learn that U.S. record $339 $349 buy in bulk or sell records ?," and disk is the Gallery" on Chrysalis; prices are lower, not higher than in "do you prefer two -record sets ?" group's eighth gold album. (100 Lots) (Box Lots) (Loose) Gabler says he plans on even- other countries. Judy Collins' "Judith" on Elektra; Rep. Edward Pattison (D -N.Y.) tually reissuing the entire catalog, disk is her sixth gold album. was sympathetic to songwriters, but ARTIST & TITLE LABEL & NUMBER and in preparation he recently Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack" on felt that much of their problem is cleaned up the original masters and Elektra; disk is the group's first gold CHUCK MANGIONE /BELLAVIA A &M 4557 outside the subcommittee's jurisdic- made new tapes so that the forth- album. RON BANKS & THE DRAMATICS /Drama V ABC 916 coming LPs have the same clarity as tion. JOHN LENNON /Shaved Fish APPLE 3421 the originals. John Denver's "Rocky Mountain Rep. Pattison said the vertical in- GEORGE HARRISON /Extra Texture APPLE 3420 THE EAGLES /One Of These Nights ASYLUM 1039 Gabler can be reached by inter- Christmas" on RCA; disk his seventh tegration in the industry opens the gold album. BLUE MAGIC /13 Blue Magic Lane ATCO 36 -120 ested parties at 3 Kensington Oval, door to a "sellout" of the author's in- JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH /Supersound ATLANTIC 18150 New Rochelle, N.Y. 10805. terests, when publishers negotiate THE STYLISTICS /You Are Beautiful AVCO 69010 Set RCA -Visconti his rate with their own record com- VAN McCOY /The Disco Kid AVCO 69009 `Dragon' Music Set panies. GEORGE DUKE /I Love The Blues BASF 25671 NEW YORK -RCA Records and He feels the songwriters should BABE RUTH /Stealin' Home CAPITOL 11451 LOS ANGELES -AI Kasha and Tony Visconti have entered into a THE REFLECTIONS /L.O.D. CAPITOL 11460 have a stronger union, and press for JOHN LUCIEN /Song For My Lady COLUMBIA 33544 Joel Hirschhorn have been signed to worldwide agreement, with his Lon- the right of approval or disapproval compose a musical score for the up- don -based Good Earth Productions RAMSEY LEWIS /Don't It Feel Good COLUMBIA 33800 in this contract situation. LET'S DO IT AGAIN S.T. /Staple Singers CURTOM 5005 coming Walt Disney Productions as the focal point. In the U.K., Vis - KOOL & THE GANG /Spirit Of The Boogie DELITE 2016 musical, "Pete's Dragon." conti's product will be on the Good THE CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR /Dreamin A Dream DELITE 2017 dis- Earth label, manufactured and Chalice On Own L L SMITH & COSMIC ECHOES /Visions Of A tributed by RCA. Elsewhere, jackets New World FLY DTCH 1196 Continued from page 6 will carry the RCA label plus the THE GRATEFUL DEAD /Blues For Allah G.D. 494 Good Earth logo. Visconti has ber (whom Steve Barri is producing LONNIE SMITH /Afro -Desia GROVE MER 3308 worked with David Bowie, Mary in a rare venture beyond ABC) and JIMMY McGRIFF /Stump Juice GROVE MER 3309 JEFFERSON STARSHIP /Red Octopus GRUNT 0999 Hopkin, T. Rex, and Osibisa, among Austin . writer- singer Steven From - Public Notice holz. BETTY DAVIS /Nasty Girl ISLAND 9329 other pop artists. BOB MARLEY & THE WALLERS /Catch A Fire ISLAND 9241 No. 1 Wisconsin On 20th, Chalice has Rusty Weir, JADE WARRIOR /Floating World ISLAND 9290 a country- rocker who has built an ESTHER PHILLIPS /What A Difference A Day Makes KUDU 23 Record Chain increasing following over several al- THE OHIO PLAYERS /Honey MERCURY 1038 Latin Tape Raids bums, plus another Trident acquisi- THE DELLS /We Got To Get Our Thing Together MERCURY 1059 ROY C /Something Nice MERCURY 1056 We are looking for talented, Continued from page 3 tion, Mark Ashton & Headstone. GLORIA GAYNOR /Experience MGM 4997 aggressive "record ". people From ATV Music in England, ness at 438 S. Broadway in the SILVER CONVENTION /Save Me MID INTL 1129 with experience. Many posi- downtown area, was fined $2,000 Chalice has purchased the American DONNA SUMMER /Love To Love You Baby OASIS 5003 manage- tions available ... and received three years of summary rights to the Bradley label, which in- LYN COLLINS /Check Me Out If You Don't Know Me By Now PEOPLE 6605 ment, buyers, office admin- probation after pleading guilty to cludes such hot U.K. artists as Step- istration, sales, retail /whole- hanie De Sykes and the Goodies. THE O'JAYS /Family Re-Union PHILY 33807 two counts of selling pirated tape. HAROLD MELVIN & BLUENOTES /Wake Up Everybody PHILY 33808 "One is sale, warehouse, etc. Send Alberto Lizarrada Benitez, 31, of our main thrusts buy- THE THREE DEGREES /Live PHILY 33840 ing European masters and catalogs resume, with salary require- whose sales location is 3425 E. First BILLY PAUL /When Love Is New PHILY 33843 for North ments to: St., a second -time tape piracy viola- American use," says ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS PHILY 33844 Chackler. "I go MFSB /Philadelphia Freedom PHILY 33845 tor (Billboard, Oct. 25), was sen- overseas at least six times a year and we are in close CREATIVE SOURCE /Pass The Feeling On POLYDOR 6052 tenced to five weeks in county jail JAMES BROWN /Everybody's Doin The Ms. Dolly Yopack touch with new product that be- Hustle POLYDOR 6054 819 N. Marshall Street and three years summary probation. RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW POLYDOR 6049 comes available." Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 He acknowledged before Criminal JOHN DENVER /Windsong RCA 1183 Court Commissioner Meyer New- Adds Lasseff: "Chalice is now DAVID BOWIE /Young Americans RCA 0998 MORRIS ALBERT /Feelings man that he had violated probation looking to make deals on catalogs of RCA 1018 masters as well as songs. We are MAIN INGREDIENT /Shame On The World RCA 1003 terms from his earlier conviction. RICHARD working towards making Chalice a PRYOR /This Nigger's Crazy REP 2241 B T EXPRESS /Non Stop ROADSHOW 41001 full- fledged independent label once MILLIE JACKSON /Still Caught Up SPRING 6708 again, rather than remaining a pro- K C & THE SUNSHINE BAND T.K. 603 duction company. And in today's THE SUNSHINE BAND /The Sound Of Sunshine T.K. 604 market, we feel the best way to build BARRY WHITE /Greatest Hits 20TH CEN 493 EXPERIENCED RECORD EXECUTIVE NEEDED a support of cash -flow is to repack- THE RITCHIE FAMILY /Brazil 20TH CEN 498 WAR /Why Can't We Be Friends U.A. 441 age is established product. This a lot SHIRLEY BASSEY /Good, Bad But Beautiful U.A. 542 Young, fast -growing Eastern based company more dependable than putting your ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA /Face The Music U.A. 546 first main efforts into breaking new ROD STEWART /Atlantic Crossing W.B. 2875 needs dynamic executive for L.A. office. artists." MAHOGANY/O.S.T. /Diana Ross MOTOWN 858 Qualifications: minimum 5 years in Chalice operates its own U.S. SPECIAL the rec- publishing division with writers un- SELECTION ord industry in sales, promotion and mer- der contract including Jack Carone, "45" POPS 580 chandising. Administrative experience Mike Ballew and Three Dog Night Box Lots es- sidemen Mickey McMeel and Tom sential. Top pay. P.O. Box 602, BILL- S C.O.D. Only c/o tockard. 235976 In is seek- TELEX BOARD. another thrust, Chalice 41 -43 39TH STREET ing to establish itself in the relatively LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. 11104 All replies held in strictest confidence. unexplored field of representation WI ill records inc. (212) 786-7667 for producer- arrangers. Its first client in this area is Joe Renzetti.

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"The first album from Patti Smith justifies all the incredible things that have already been said about her!" -Noe Goldwasser /CRAWDADDY

"Patti Smith is ready to make the leap from cult figure to full- fledged star! Her performances are renowned for raw, vital energy and intense rapport. She brings a sense of poetry to rock and roll mixing her own volatile lyrics with deeply personal visions. Her album is stunning and, in time, will become known as a classic!" -Joel Selvin/SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER & CHRONICLE

On ARISTA RECORDS... Where CAREERS Are Launched! www.americanradiohistory.com 20 Rodio-TV Programming CAESARS PALACE LEADER ITV Shows Win Big Vegas Vox Jox Hello By CLAUDE HALL By HANF RD SEARL 1 LOS ANGELES -I've had two and programmed by Tom Yates, was phone calls locally from guys who second in the market with an aver- LAS VEGAS -Major Strip hotels, to be aired Nov. 19, in the hotel Douglas, independent staffs take up said they'd tried to buy "Super Jock" age quarter hour of 115,200. KHJ previously sold on taping syndicated Nov. 1. house in a hotel office to spearhead by Larry Lujack in Pickwick book- was third with 111,700. These fig- TV variety shows as well as specials, Even superstars who appear at activities. Production personnel and stores in Los Angeles; the bookstores ures are from the Marketron read- will continue to welcome these pro- Caesars host productions such as musicians usually break down to told them they were "out." Logi- out, of course. ductions to promote their names Sammy Davis Jr. and his "Sammy & half local, half traveling with each cally, the book was probably never To home in a little closer, the worldwide. Company" 90- minute show. show. in. It's a good book and fun reading reading from the book for 18-34 - Leading all hotels as a TV taping The "Mike Douglas Show" con- The final taping session for and I suggest you write direct to the year -olds 6- midnight Monday location is Caesars Palace, followed cluded the taping of two weeks of Douglas was a two -hour production publisher for your copy -Henry through Friday in the radio survey by the Las Vegas Hilton and MGM shows at the Las Vegas Hilton Oct. composed of eight separate seg- Regnery Co., 180 N. Michigan Ave., area found KLOS sitting on top in Grand. 28. It was Group W, Westinghouse ments which included co -host John Chicago, Ill. 60601. Cost is $6.95. average quarter -hour listeners with Caesars, still a bastian for MOR Broadcasting Co.'s second time in Davidson, the Jackson Five, "Holly- 73,300. KHJ had 51,000, KMET had top billing in its main showroom, Las Vegas at the Hilton. wood Squares" host Peter Marshal * * * 46,400, KRTH had 37,600, KDAY handles the most shows with popu- "We've also hosted a TV special with his Chapter Five group and an There was a very interesting Pulse 32,600, KNX -FM had 32,500, KFI lar host Mery Griffin producing 52 for Ann -Margret," says Dick Lane, appearance by Hilton vice president this past time for Los Angeles and 15,900, and KMPC 14,200. KKDJ programs from the 1,200- capacity the Hilton's entertainment director. Henri Lewin. sort of indicative, I feel, for other had 25,100, but that station has Circus Maximus. Lane agrees with Amos that there The MGM Grand has been home major markets across the country. In changed to KIIS -FM and is now si- "We lead the rest of the hotels is a lot of pre -planning and adds for several Dean Martin roasts. "Fu- Los Angeles, for the July /August 6- mulcasting somewhat with KIIS- 10 -1 in the number of TV tapings in crews have to change the physical ture toasts for Telly Savalas and midnight radio survey area, total AM. KIQQ came in with 19,500. Las Vegas," says Ron Amos, Caesars layout of the 2,000 -seat main show- Jackie Gleason are scheduled," says person, KABC came in No. 1 with Very interesting book. It might illus- publicity director. room for tapings as well as back to a hotel source. "The hotel isn't too an average quarter hour of 125,300. trate that KMPC and KFI, which Comedian Don Rickles taped his the dinner and midnight shows. involved in regular tapings at this KLOS, a formated progressive sta- are virtually rock stations CBS -TV Special, a 60- minute show In both situations for Griffin and time, however." tion managed by John Winnaman if you lis- ten to much of the music, may be barking up the wrong chart. Oklahoma Radio Some Of The Best Ever * * * Ed Bonner, a veteran, is looking OKLAHOMA -Past ... present KSWO general manager Bill Shoe - ... so the remotes of KVOO con- tion of only two or three stations in for a sales or a personality job; con- ... and future -Oklahoma is per- mate states that national business tinue to live. the market, advertising rates are low. siderable experience in both and sonified by some of the best radio has dropped probably about a third Gone, however, all the late -night "For the size market this is, we willing to relocate. 213-848-4844.... that the world has ever offered. on account of the current national live music shows of Johnnie Lee should all be charging much more." Jimmy Rabbit has left KGBS -FM, Names in the music world that have economy. "But we're within 5 per- Wills and Leon McAuliff (who was KTOK is an MOR radio station Los Angeles. Mikel Hunter has become identified with Oklahoma cent of what we did last year in local to own Cain's Academy for several with heavy emphasis on local news; moved into the evening shift from all and Oklahoma radio ranging from business and last year was a super years before moving to Rogers, Ark., the station has an eight -man news night. Mikel is a good of boy, but he Wanda Jackson and Leon Russell year for the station." and buying a radio station). Today, staff for just Oklahoma news. Bob ain't no Jimmy Rabbit. Of course, to the late Bob Wills and, course, of KSWO in Lawton went on the air Johnnie Lee Wills operates a coun- Riggins, with the station 10 years, there are some who'd argue that was since "Okie From Muskogee," Merle on 1941; to provide Top 40 music try clothing store in Tulsa. "Just got does the morning show and is pro- good and others who'd argue it was Haggard. The Merle Haggard hit "with nothing derogatory not a new railing on the porch," says gram director. Tom Furlong, the af- bad. It's not up to me to make a made Muskogee famous, ... but Tulsa even the commercials" and has done KVOO program director Jay Jones; ternoon drive personality, has algo judgment. Anyhowever, Rabbit is has been famous in radio for years so for about the past 10 -12 years. "really looks great." been with the station 10 years. And recording an album for Capitol Rec- and years. On many a moonlite Ron Richards is the program direc- KVOO is doing "marvelous" fi- five -year,veteran Bob McCarthy ords and it's being produced by night on ships at sea in the South tor; Rod Henry is the morning per- nancially; business is up. Jones does the housewife show. About 25- Waylon Jennings. But, for radio, I've Pacific, sheep ranches in New Zea- sonality and probably one of the lashes out, when he's in the mood, at 30 percent of the playlist is com- turned now to listening to Mary land, college towns such as Austin better known men in the area. the "crossover country artists" posed of country MOR- sounding Turner on KMET. Now that's some in Texas, people grew up listening to who're invading the playlists of artists because of the particularities kinda coincidence but I ain't gonna such men as Johnnie Lee Wills and Shoemate believes that KSWO other country music stations around of the market. Good LP cuts and say what kind. does better in profit than "many sta- Leon McAuliff broadcast "live and the nation, though not much at oldies are weaved into the format, * * * direct from Cain's Academy in tions in million -plus markets ... the KVOO. "We play 96 records, but too. net is The staff at WLPL, a rock oper- downtown Tulsa." profit here always between also the disk jockeys have the option WKY, 5,000 -watt station at 930 $100,000 $165,000 ation in Baltimore, now has program Cain's Academy, of course, was and annually." to play four records per hour per on the dial, has been a Top 40 sta- gross, director Lou Krieger 6 -10 a.m., Jay and still is a huge dance hall. Thurs- Of the about 35 percent is deejay ... this is in order to weave in tion since about 1959; it went on the spent in Cleaver 10 a.m. -3 p.m., Don O'Brien day and Saturday nights, Johnnie talent overhead. The station the old Hank Williams and Bob air in 1920. Lee Allan Smith has just 3 -7 p.m., Kris Earl Phillips 7 -mid- Lee Wills, brother to the late Bob literally dominates the market but, Wills tunes Ernest Tubb. Bob been vice ... appointed president and night, Stanley B. Stewart midnight -6 Wills, broadcasts with his own band even here, Shoemate admits to some Wills was very big around here. He general manager; he's been with the a.m., and weekend people Hal Mar- from the dance hall over KVOO. competition now from FM ... thus claims that crossover records are the station around 20 years. Program di- tin and Sky King. Bill Parris consults The station's 50,000 -watt clear chan- some promotions that many stations fault of the a &r men in the record in- rector Dan Williams has been with the station. About a week or so ago, nel signal (it has to protect WWVA in small markets don't ordinarily dustry today; "they want that coun- the station a vast years, number of the station ran a phone -in contest in Wheeling, W.Va. at night) reaches bother with: a few weeks ago the sta- try airplay and they're prostituting too. and the leading act in Baltimore from Canada to Mexico and every- tion announced that KSWO was a the industry. It's really bad." National business is up at the sta- turns out to be Aerosmith with their where West. In those days, the sta- thing of the past and created talk In Oklahoma City, rock and MOR tion; local business has held its own from city limits to city "Dream On" record. tion was a jumble of all kinds of mu- limits. All it radio dominate the scene. And it's pretty well, says Smith. "It's a little sic. On Aug. 14, 1971, it switched to a did, of course, was play oldies all often a neck-and -neck race for au- soft but only in comparison to last * * * weekend full -time country music station and for its potential 105,000 dience. Ken Gaines is now general year which was a political year and Ed Christian, general manager of metro -survey program director Jay Jones reports audience. The station manager at KTOK, the MOR sta- brought in extra dollars." But still, WNIC- AM -FM, Detroit, and Bruce usually has a playlist 40, that the station still gets mail from as of singles tion that went on the air back in Oklahoma city is a good market and Earle, chief engineer for the Sterling weaves in far away as Australia. and some LP cuts and 1927. President is Fred Walker and generally healthy for radio. Recreation Organization, Seattle, re- Like most other stations in Okla- quite a few oldies. Shoemate has national sales director is Kenny Bel- As for the format, yes, WKY has ceive the legendary Purple Toad- been with the station about 15 years. homa, KVOO does quite well finan- ford. Belford heads up the state news been a Top 40 station for a long stool Award for November. For those But, cially. In the smaller town of Law- back to Tulsa. operation that also feeds Oklahoma time. But "I'd like to believe the for- of you who don't remember, the ton, once a military basic training In Tulsa, KVOO isn't the only news to 55 other radio stations mat constantly changes with the award was quite popular a few years processing post that many ex -GIs country music station. KTOW in around the state. times," says Smith. Last year, Wil- ago when Ted Atkins, then program nearby Sand Springs is by will recall without much fondness, owned "KTOK has done really well, fi- liams expanded the playlist; this (Continued on page 21) some heavyweights in country mu- nancially, for several years," says year the playlist has been trimmed sic -Hank Thompson and Roy Gaines, a veteran of markets rang- back somewhat. "I'd like to believe 45 rpm RECORDS Clark, and their manager Jim Hal- ing from Cleveland to San Francisco we change every day," says Smith. sey, along with Mack Sanders, a vet- WHAT ALL THOSE OTHER BY MAIL who has been at the station a little FM stations have been doing a eran music artist and station owner more than a year. good job and have fragmented the himself throughout the Midwest. COMEDY "But, in reality this is only a three - audiences in the city, "but we're SERVICES SAY GOES FOR THIS ONE, TOO, All Artists Sanders, of course, lives in Original Wichita, or four -station market in spite of the holding our own pretty well there, THIS ARE THE Kan., and KTOW is managed by 1949 thru 1972 other stations on the air here ... and too. And I think the future of radio is Joe Bowen. REAL pop country rock it's a conservative market." great. Look at it this way: The econ- STUFF! GIVE YOU REAL soul big band KVOO is managed by Jack Cresse He says that FM is also doing well omy is going to get better sooner or all -time favorites and probably its best -known air per- "really growing." Thus AM sta- later, but stations will probably con- PERSONALITY! sonality is Billy Parker, the music di- tions are having work to harder to tinue to economize." Thus, the prof- AND ARE FOR CATALOG of 6000 titles rector, who does the midnight -5 a.m. retain their positions in the market. its will be better with the lower over- send $1.50 (no c.o.d.'s) show and programs to the truck "It's good about the FM stations be- head. FUNNY VERY, For fastest service, drivers of the night with his Big Rig- coming viable ... radio overall will "However, we've got to make ra- TOO! send money order. ger's Club. Parker recently did a re- be better for it because the radio in- dio easier for agencies to buy. I think Is mote broadcast live from the Land- dustry will be able to offer all differ- that clients, more and more, are go- IF AIR MAIL desired for catalog ORIGINAL MATERIAL FOR U.S. and APO /FPO addresses, add $1.00 mark Hotel in Las Vegas with such ent kinds of formats for advertisers. ing to insist on radio; we just need to JOCKS -FREE SAMPLE: International, add $1 50 guests as Larry Scott, the all -night Of course, it doesn't make my own help radio be bought. (payable in U.S. funds) personality at KLAC in Los Angeles job any easier." "Somewhat of the initial glamour, OBITS BLUE NOTE RECORD SHOP who also is a friend of truckdrivers He says that he would like to see of television, you see, has faded. But 366 W. BULLARD AVENUE 156 Central Avenue coast -to- coast, and artists Barbara rates go up in the market. "But we radio still has growth potential; the FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93704 Albany, New York 12206, U.S A Fairchild, Johnny Tillotson, and would need other stations here to strong competition between stations Tommy Overstreet, among others support the move." With the excep- (Continued on page 21) www.americanradiohistory.com 21 Radio-TV Progrommin9 Discards Free -Form Radio, Vox Jox SAN JOSE KOMt Moves Up To No. 1 Position Continued from page 20 gramming is not easy, but evidently By JACK McDONOUGH are managing director of KFRC in San Francisco, Holt and Christian pretty well as the station has SAN JOSE -The days of fun and about 30 LPs in heavy -to- moderate wire service here and don't do hard won it 28 times in a row. We, quite games in progressive radio are gone. rotation and another 20 in light rota- news," says Romig. "Anyone who the doubled ratings since they started. frankly, had to discontinue "My biggest problem when I first tion- basically played at night. At a wants that can get it from another award because everybody kept try- WNIC, incidentally, is the old WKNR and Gary Stevens, now gen- came to KOME," says program di- time like this when a lot of new stuff station. We try to get alternative ing to enter the competition for it. rector Ed Romig, "was to convince is coming out we expand the num- news that's more relevant to our au- And there isn't any competition. eral manager of KDWB in Min- neapolis, remembers WKNR well. the air personalities here that free- bers a bit. dience, doing local stuff or looking Bruce Earle is a former acolyte of But that's another story. form radio was okay six years ago "An LP will stay in heavy rotation at total Bay Area issues. We usually I more mature at least seven weeks, but of course only do three -four items within the Art Holt. And suspect Ed Christian * * * but that people are is also one of those people able to about radio listening now and that something like the Eagles will stay in newscast and try to focus on how this grace the presence of Holt. Bill Stone, formerly of KIOI in it's not the game that it was." longer. A different example is the story relates to you, the listener." San Francisco, has moved over to We're in rock ra- Most of you, of course, will not Getting some of the staff to accept Jefferson Starship LP. playing KOME's competition KFOG in that city, reports program that premise was a difficult job, he seven cuts from that album, but only dio in the South Bay area comes know who Holt is. He is the No. 1 ra- director Don Fitzpatrick. ... Old KLIV (AM) KSJO dio consultant in the world. Bill admits. two of those are in heavy rotation." mainly from and friend Russ Barnett, now director of But the ratings are proof that he Romig says also that the station has (FM). Romig indicates that KOME Drake once consulted several major public relations for the Don Martin market stations. Mike Joseph has his succeeded and that his ideas of added 10 new singlés in recent is beating KLIV, the basic Top 40 School in Los Angeles, writes to tell station, was successes and his achieves range structured progressive format were weeks: "We'll play singles if they're about tenfold. "KSJO me that recent graduate Joni Cooper originally from the Philippines to Puerto Rico. correct. relevant to us." Of course older a progressive station," is going to co-host "The Tommy KOME has emerged as a leading things are mixed in; Romig esti- says Romig. "About a year and a But their achievements pale in com- Hawkins Show" on KHJ -TV, Los parison with Holt, who has con- station in total audience in the fast - mates that a typical hour would half ago they went to Top 40 and Angeles. Barnett used to program growing San Jose metropolitan area, carry five -six new album cuts and that was a disaster and they came sulted Radio Moscow and Radio KMPC in Los Angeles. ... Jim Swazhi. about 50 miles south of San Fran- four older tracks that would be FM back to a more progressive format in Green, 516- 292 -0887, wants Bill Cat - cisco. hits. July. They're still more conservative Holt is out of the Gordon der to call him. Green is working at "That's a pretty astounding General manager at KOME is than KOME. We're much less re- McLendon school (yes, everybody is WHPC, Garden City, N.Y. achievement for a progressive sta- Dan Tapson, who oversees a staff of strictive on adds to the playlist and to else in usually an acolyte someone * * * tion," says Romig. "We had gone 19 in new quarters that the station we'll take more chances on records. this business, which habitually Randy Scott, music director of from No. 5 to No. 1 in the 18 -34 has occupied for 18 months. Signal We play the hits, but not as often." teaches its own). Without fanfare, WQSN in Charleston, S.C., writes: bracket, and then in the last San Jose is 12,500 watts which, says Romig, is Romig says he would program Holt moves about the world, wheel- "This past weekend, we presented a book we were No. 1 in total au- "good in some parts of San Fran- pretty much the same if he were in ing and dealing in management, musical salute to Tom T. Hall which dience." cisco and very good in the East Bay San Francisco with the allowance programming, and even equipment. included the revival of the Solid The statistics are made more sig- up as far as Oakland where it gets that San Jose "is pretty much a rock Right after he flew down to Bogota Gold Weekend, plus a play on his nificant by the dual facts that San spotty. We are picked up to some ex- 'n' roll town and you can play more to make a deal, I got a postcard from big hit "I Like Beer." All weekend, Jose was recently cited by a national tent in Santa Cruz and Monterey but rock 'n' roll and please more people, him from Monte Carlo. we gave away six -packs of beer, study group as one of the most "live- have no heavy listenership there." rather than getting into esoteric Eu- Well, the other day Bruce Earle copies of his latest LP, copies of the able" cities in the U.S. and that, in The station is fairly innovative in ropean stuff or jazz or more funky called to hype me on WNIC -AM- single, and coffee for the morning comparison with San Francisco, its image building, does a lot of music. We can lean a little heavier FM in Detroit. It seems that Holt is after. The response was so great that whose population dropped by 5.4 bumper- sticker advertising in car - on the Doobies, Eagles, Stones." consulting WNIC and that alone we're going, great guns, to make our percent from 1970 -74, and Los An- conscious San Jose, and has just KOME is owned by Audio House, should illustrate some of his talents - weekend something special. Many geles, which suffered a 2.3 percent hired a new promotion director, Ar- which bought it two and one half how many programming consult- thanks to Doyle McCollum and population decline in the same pe- mand Plato. News director Lynn years ago, about a year aftet the sta- ants do you know who consult beau- Roger Sails of Mercury Records and riod, San Jose experienced a re- Rashkis (who airs as Lynn Ryder) is tion made a call letter change tiful music stations? Henry J. Lee, distributor, for the markable 13.7 percent growth. also new. KOME does five 5- minute (KRPN to KOME) and format Then, Ed Christian, general man- brew. We also have a new lineup: It is this last fact that Romig likes newscasts a day. "We don't have a change away from classical. ager of WNIC, called; he'd, of Operations manager Jim Holland to stress to advertisers and the radio course, been hyped into calling me from WTMA 5 -10 a.m., Joe Wil- industry. "It's sad that being in San Earle. by Bruce banks from WEZL 10 a.m. -3 p.m., Jose we are considered to be in a dif- Oklahoma Radio Best Ever Using the IGM 710, WNIC places music director Randy Scott from ferent market from San Francisco Continued from page 20 you want it to be as long as it's popu- two tunes per cart into service with a WTMA 3 -7 p.m., Bill Herman 7- and therefore are often not given the lar ... even Chinese gongs." total of 3,200 tunes. Station has been see all kinds midnight, and Terry Allen on week- attention I think we deserve. For in- keeps it that way. You KWON in Bartlesville is in an en- Pro- constantly growing in ratings. ends." stance, if KSAN had become No. 1 of formats -soul, country, rock, viable position. James Willaford, the * * * in total audience in their market that news, MOR, progressive ... and all operations manager, believes that would have been a pretty big deal. kinds of variations of those formats. Carl Mann has left KOIL in Om- the station has more "Ph.Ds per cap- Bubbling Under The But they aren't, and we are. In fact "Radio is a very healthy me- ita than any other city in the nation." aha; Frank Terry is also gone. ... we do much better in San Francisco dium." Bob Craft, music director of WIEL The reason is that the world head- than KSAN does in San Jose. So I Back in Tulsa, program director in Ky., reports his quarters of Phillips 66 is in town, Elizabethtown, hate to see ad buys, especially for Gary Stevens of KAKC fares quite HOT 100 station has a contemporary MOR along with various government re- records, not going to San Jose sta- well against competition in the mar- projects and other firm head- 101 -WE ALL GOTTA STICK TOGETHER, Four format that turns to soft rock at search tions just because we don't have San ket of around 350,000 metro listen- quarters. Tops, ABC 12123 night. "We rotate current hits with with Francisco behind our call letters. ers. Stevens has been the station Herb Remick is general manager 102 -SOUL TRAIN "75," Soul Train Gang, Soul oldies." Staff includes Bill G. Wal- San Francisco may be the focal about four years and program direc- Train 10040 (RCA) with Bob 6 -11 of the station. ters, manager, Craft point of the area but by no means is tor that past year- and -a -half. The 103 -WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, South Shore 11 a.m. -5 Willaford has been with the sta- a.m., George Bratcher it the only population center. There station is consulted by Paul Drew, Commission, Want 11291 (Scepter) tion several years; he used to do p.m., Steve Dennis 5 -11 p.m. and has to be at least as many people in vice president of programming for 104 -YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE, Tina play -by -play for the Phillips 66 Oil- weekend men Larry Taylor, Michael this area. San Jose alone has more RKO Radio, Los Angeles. Charles, Columbia 3 -10202 ers, a semi -professional basketball O'Malley, and Gil Barouy. The sta- million people San has a playlist of about 30 105 -WHEN THE BAND WAS SINGIN' "Shakin' than a half and KAKC team that is still considered one of tion has among its listeners a few Francisco now has fewer than records, but it's in promotion that All Over," Guess Who, RCA 10410 gold bars at Fort Knox. (Now watch, the major teams ever put together in 106 - BETTER BY THE POUND, Funkadelic, 20th 700,000." the station is unique apart from somebody write and tell me that the sport. Century/Westbound 5014 Aside from ad buys Romig notes other similarly formated stations in gold bars don't have no ears.) The two -man morning team on 107 -THE BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS, that record service sometimes is not the market, believes Stevens. For in- the Mingle and Maury Sul- * * * air -Bill Kenny Starr, MCA 40474 as good. "There have been instances stance, because of Drew's extreme livan, are extremely well -known in 108 -ONLY SIXTEEN, Dr. Hook, Capitol 4171 The special tribute to RKO Radio when KSAN will get a record and capability, the station was able to the market ... and they have to be. 109 -BIRMINGHAM BLUES, Charlie Daniels an represented a lot of work and long then we'll get it three days later. send two people to London to see You see, KWON sits under the um- Sutra Band, Kama 606 (Buddah) hours for the entire Billboard staff- That's unfortunate because it means Elton John concert (Drew arranged brella of the Tulsa radio stations, 110 -YESTERDAYS HERO, John Paul Young, and some devotion on the part of Earl we can't serve our audience as well. for the tickets). And recently the sta- thus KWON has to be extremely lo- Ariola America 7607 (Capitol) Paige our special editions depart- W. just ask for equality so far as tion gave away a new Toyota to the of (Continued on page 52) ment and myself. But I got to think- service. Most of the labels have been person who could keep their hands ing, after all of the work was done cooperative in doing that, but I must on it the longest. Would you believe Bubbling Under The and the material was en route to the say it took a while. I don't want to 59 hours and 58 minutes, with only printer, that we'd not really touched overemphasize this because in the five minute breaks an hour. The "BICENTENNIAL MINUTES on some of the fantastic history of last six months it's come around lineup at the station has Mike (or less(" the chain. KFRC, San Francisco, quite a bit but once in a while it is McCarthy 6 -9 a.m., Stevens 9 -noon, The book that answers the ques- Top LPs tions: where Merv Griffin was once a band still a sore in our side." Casey Jones noon -4 p.m., Johnny Dolly Madison's face break ' 201- FIRESIGN THEATRE, In The Next World singer. KHJ, Los Angeles, and the Romig, formerly program director Rivers 4 -8 p.m., Pete Becker 8 -mid- -Did out when she ate her own ice You're On Your Own, Columbia PC 33475 at KFIG, Fresno, and assistant pro- night, and Steve Carter all night, days of program director Ron Ja- cream? 202-MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA, Erogenous, cobs and air personalities such as gram director at WDAI in Chicago, with Kenny King on weekends. -Was Jefferson an Uncle Tom? Sound Bird 7509 Robert W. Morgan, Charlie Tuna came to KOME a little short of a KAKC is one of those stations -Why was Ben Franklin called 203 -SPLINTER, Harder To Live, Dark Horse SP and the real Don Steele. Mel Phillips year and a half ago. "When I got that many major market person- the Saturday Evening PEST? 22006 (A &M) reminds me, too, about the fantastic here the station was totally free alities have worked at in the past in- -Did Washington's wooden teeth 204 -10 cc, The Original Soundtrack, Mercury history of Boston's RKO stations. form, everybody played what they cluding Scooter Seagraves, Bo mean a wooden hickey for -1029 (Phonogram) SRM -1 Phillips was with RKO Radio about wanted when they wanted. As such Weaver, Robert Walker, Simon Martha? 205 -DAVID ESSEX, All The Fun Of The Fair, Co- seven years. He was originally hired it was inconsistent and unfamiliar, Trane, and Steve Wee. One hundred of the funniest mo- lumbia PC 33813 in American history are in- to WRKO -FM in Boston, and the ratings showed it. What I did "And we do break our fair share ments 206 -BETTY DAVIS, Nasty Girl, Island ILPS program was to a ro- new records in the market," says cluded in 9329 which was an automated rocker. In upon arriving establish of pop music "BICENTENNIAL MINUTES 207 -AIRTO, Identity, Arista AL 4068 those days, WNAC -AM was a talk tation so that new music got played Stevens, "especially since musically (or less)" 208 -LESUE WEST BAND, Phantom BPL1 -1258 station. In 1967, he became program on a regular basis; any new release is wandering our direction (RCA) director of WRKO-AM after the we add is going to get the exposure it ... that is: toward the south in -for freebee- 209 -AZTEC TWOSTEP, Second Step, RCA calls were changed from WNAC deserves, without being overplayed. sound. HYPE, INK APLI 1161 and it switched to a rock format. "No cut gets played more than "But, in any case, a Top 40 format Box 69581 LA., CA. 90069 210 -ANDREW GOLD, Asylum 7E -1047 (Continued on page 52) twice a day. We normally have is the best kind because it's whatever www.americanradiohistory.com 22 Billboard Singles Radio Açtión

Based on station playlists through Thursday (11/20/75)

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

OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Mercury) (D) K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's The Way I Like It (TK) GLEN CAMPBELL -Country Boy (Capitol) (D)01AYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. Int'l.) STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Custom) (D) O'JAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. Intl.) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahogany" (Motown)

D - Discotheque Crossover KENO -Las Vegas KNDE -Sacramento KRSP -Saft Lake City KELP -El Paso WCFL- Chicago GLEN CAMPBELL -Country Boy (Capi- ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN -He Ain't FLEETWOOD MAC-Over My Head OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster ADD ONS -The two key prod tol) Woman (UA.) Heavy (MCA) (Reprise) (Mercury) ucts added at the radio stations PAUL ANKA-Times Of YourLife(U.A.) FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS -Part SIMON & GARFUNKEL-My Little listed; as determined by station * NONE (Reprise) (Mercury) Time Love (Buddah) Town (Columbia) personnel. * * BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's The Way I Like It (TK) 20.11 The Way I Like It (TK) 12 -2 PRIME MOVERS -The two KBBC -Phoenix (Arista) 19 -10 The Way I Like It (TK) 18.8 products registering the great- DAVID RUFFIN -Walk Away From Love * BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 13 -7 * MORRIS ALBERT- Feelings (RCA) 21- OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster * est proportionate upward (Motown) HB -16 (Arista) 22 -13 XEROX-El Paso 13 (Mercury) KYNO- movement on the station's KROY- Sacramento Fresno ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil WOKY -Milwaukee GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS -Part playlist; as determined by sta- D MAYS -1 Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. Woman (U.A.) Time Love (Buddah) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs ART GARFUNKEL -I Only Have Eyes tion personnel. Int'I.) TAVARES -Free Ride (Capitol) * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil (Arista) For You (Columbia) BREAKOUTS- Billboard Chart HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 14 -6 Woman (U.A.) 29 -19 OLIVIA NEWTON- JOHN -Let It Shine * BEE GEES- Nights On Broadway Dept. summary of Add On and (Atlantic) OHIO PLAYERS-Love Rollercoaster D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly (MCA) * (RSO) Prime Mover information to re- * OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Mercury) 8-2 (Midland Intl.) 13 -7 * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -That's flect greatest product activity (Mercury) 29 -22 KAKC -Tulsa KRIZ -Phoenix (Custom) 15 -9 The Way I Like It (TK) 16 -7 at Regional and National levels. D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's BAY CITY ROLLERS-Saturday Night OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster SILVER CONVENTION Robin, Fly * D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly D -Fly, The Way I Like It (TK) 9-3 (Midland Int'I.) (Arista) 21 -15 (Mercury) (Midland Intl.) 23 -14 KIR-Seattle FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My- Head BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night WZUU -FM- Milwaukee (Reprise) (Arista) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil Southwest Region KISS -Rock & Roll All Night (Casa- Pacific Southwest Region BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's Woman (U.A.) * blanca) (Arista) 28 -18 The Way I Like It (TK) 20-9 O'JAYS Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. D -I PAULANKA -Times Of Your Life (U.A.) TOP ADD NATALIE COLE -This Will Be (Capitol) TOP ADD ONS: * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 10 -4 Int'I.) ONS: * 11.5 D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's KQEO -Albuquerque * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You The Way I Like It (TK) 10 -3 (W.B.) 15 -6 KELI -Tulsa SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) BARRY MANILOW-I Write The Songs (Arista) OHIO PAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Mercury) * BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway * SWEET-Fox On The Run (Capitol) HB- JOHN DENVER -Fly Away (RCA) HEAD EAST -Never Been Any Reason BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head (RSO) 12 -7 21 AMERICA -Woman Tonight (W.B.) (A &M) FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head (Reprise) (Reprise) WNDE -Indianapolis KING -Seattle AMERICA -Woman Tonight (W.B.) * BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night ART GARFUNKEL -1 Only Have Eyes (Arista) 22-16 10 CC -Art For Art's Sake (Mercury) * SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) 29- 21 For You (Columbia) * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) PRIME MOVERS: JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -King Kong * PRIME MOVERS: (Custom) 28-22 * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 15 -5 * * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil Woman (U.A.) HB -28 (Part 1) (Atlantic) KTKT -Tucson BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway * That's The Way 1 STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Curtom) (D) K.C.: THE SUNSHINE BAND- (RSO) 13-7 WKY- Oklahoma City D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly With A (Is- Like It (TK) PETE WINGFIELD- Eighteen Bullet SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) (Midland Int'I.) 14 -6 KJRB- Spokane JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs land) BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Curtom) * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I The I (Arista) (D) K.C. S THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's Way BARRY MANILOW Write The Songs (Arista) -I Want To Touch You (A &M) 12-7 Like It (TK) PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS -Venus D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's (Arista) & Mars Rock Show (Capitol) WIRL -Peoria, III. The Way I Like It (TK) 10-3 OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster BREAKOUTS: D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 19 -13 (Mercury) BREAKOUTS: (Midland Int'l.) 18 -4 (Curtom) * BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night (Arista) 20-14 JOHN DENVER -Fly Away (RCA) D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -That's AMERICA -Woman Tonight (W.B.) IT BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night (Arista) Pacific Northwest Region GLEN CAMPBELL- Country Boy (Capitol) The Way I Like It (TK) 8 -1 BARRY MANILOW Write The Songs N SWEET-Fox On The Run (Capitol) 24 -18 * -I (D)SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly (Mid * DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahogany" (Mo CC KOMA- Oklahoma City (Arista) 31 -17 land Intl ) KTAC- Tacoma town) w SWEET On The Run (Capitol) 29 -18 FLEETWOOD MAC My Head (Reprise) NAZARETH -Love Hurts (A &M) * -Fox -Over TOP ADD ONS: O'JAYS Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. D -I WDGY -Minneapolis Intl.) HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYN- 2 i i 41 OLDS- Winners & Losers (Playboy) WILLIE NELSON -Blue Eyes Cryin' In OHIO PAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Merucry) PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS -Venus KILT -Houston BARRY MANILOW Write The Songs The Rain (Columbia) KHJ -Los Angeles DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahogany" (Mo- & Mars Rock Show (Capitol) * -I town) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) 24 -16 ART GARFUNKEL -I Only Have Eyes Z BARRY MANILOW-I Write The Songs D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's (D)D'IAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. Int'l.) (Arista) D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -That's For You (Columbia) (Arista) The Way I Like It (TK) 11 -1 AMERICA -Woman Tonight (W.B.) The Way I Like It (TK) 9 -2 D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly OHIO PLAYERS-Love Rollercoaster BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway 16-2 (Midland 13 -9 * WUX -New Orleans (Midland Intl.) (Mercury) Intl.) (RSO) 21 -13 D* K.C. & THE That's * PRIME MOVERS: KGW- Portland WILLIE NELSON-Blue Eyes Cryin' In SUNSHINE BAND- SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) 22- ROAD APPLES Live Together * * -Let's The Rain (Columbia) The Way I Like It (TK) 6-1 12 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil (Polydor) 24-17 (D) K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's The Way I KDWB -Minneapolis Woman (U.A.) DIANA ROSS -Theme From 'Mahog- Like It (TN) KRBE -FM- Houston * BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night any" (Motown) NONE OHIO PAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Mercury) DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- (Arista) 15 -8 POINTER SISTERS -Going Down THE METERS -They All Ask For You (D)SILVER CONVENTION -Fly. Robin. Fly (Mid- any" (Motown) * 1(100 (KIQQ -FM) -Los Angeles Slowly (ABC /Blue Thumb) (Reprise) 11 -6 land Intl.) * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's High 12 -7 PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS -Venus * JIGSAW -Sky (Chelsea) The Way I Like It (TK) 14 -2 FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head (Curtom) HB -19 & Mars Rock Show (Capitol) KEEL -Shreveport (Reprise) D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly * BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night BREAKOUTS: STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Midland Int'I.) 20 -11 * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil (Arista) 24 -14 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS -Part (Curtom) 20 -14 KISN -Portland Woman (U.A.) KOIL -Omaha Time Love ( Buddah) BEE GEES On Broadway (D) O'IAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. Int'l.) * -Nights OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster DAVID GEDDES-Last Game Of The PAUL ANKA-Times Of Your Life (U A.) * NONE OHIO PAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Mercury) (RSO) HB -16 (Mercury) Season (Big Tree) C.J. McCALL- Convoy (MGM) * DIANA ROSS-Theme From "Mahogany" (Mo KLIF -Dallas * BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs town) FREDDY FENDER Love (ABC) * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 27 -20 -Secret JOHN DENVER -Fly Away (RCA) (Arista) 26 -21 KITS-Los Angeles D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -That's D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly PAUL ANKA -Times Of Your Life (U.A.) * DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- The Way I Like It (TK) 13 -8 AL GREEN -Full Of Fire (HI) (Midland Int'l.) 25-18 D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's any" (Motown) EX -32 FLEETWOOD MAC My Head KIOA -Des Moines AVERAGE WHITE BAND -School Boy KFRC -San Francisco * -Over The Way I Like It (TK) 24-6 (Reprise) 28 -21 Crush (Atlantic) D FRANKIE VAW-Our Day Will Come D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) KTLK- Denver (Midland Intl.) 10 -3 Midwest Region * BEE GEES- Nights On Broadway (Private Stock) (RSO) 18.12 HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing BARRY MANILOW -1 Write The Songs KNUS -FM- Dallas * DAVID GEDDES-Last Game Of The (Atlantic) (Arista) Season (Big Tree) 31 -12 *JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 20 -14 BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs TOP ADD ONS: * OHIO PLAYERS-Love Rollercoaster HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYN- (Arista) * SIMON & GARFUNKEL-My Little KFXM -San Bernardino Winners & Losers Town (Columbia) 16 -11 (Mercury) 19-13 OLDS- (Playboy) DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- ART GARFUNKEL-1 Only Have Eyes For You STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 15 -10 * PETE WINGFIELD- Eighteen With A any" (Motown) (Columbia) KKLS -Rapid City, S.D. (Custom) KYA -San Francisco Bullet (Island) 26-18 * MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator OHIO PAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Mercury) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night (Atlantic) 21 -15 SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster WHO- Squeeze Box (MCA) * Woman (U.A.) (Arista) 19 -13 * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Mercury) DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) KKAM- Pueblo, Colo. (Custom) 15-10 STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again any" (Motown) * BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway * KFJZ -Ft. Worth (Curtom) HB -15 * OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster NAZARETH -Love Hurts (A&M) * PRIME MOVERS: (RSO) 13 -8 FOGELBERG Time (Epic) GLEN CAMPBELL- Country Boy (Capi- D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly PETE WINGFIELD- Eighteen With A (Mercury) 2212 DAN -Next * BAND- That's The Way I tol) (D) K.C. & THE SUNSHINE (Midland Intl) 19 -14 Bullet (Island) 19 -9 * ART GARFUNKEL -I Only Have Eyes D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -That's D FRANKIE VALLI -Our Day Will Come Like It (1K) For You (Columbia) 17 -11 The Way I Like It (TK) 15 -2 KQWB -Fargo, N.D. KAFY-Bakerstield (Private Stock) (D) SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly (Mid- KLIV -San Jose D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly land Int'l .) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again D O'JAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. (Midland Int'l.) 16 -9 BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) Woman (U.A.) D O'IAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. (Curtom) 14 -7 Int'l.) KYSN- Colorado Springs DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- Int'l.) * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 15 -9 BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs any" (Motown) DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil KXOL -Ft. Worth BREAKOUTS: (Arista) any" (Motown) Woman (U.A.) * BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs NEIL -Breakin' Is Hard To SEDAKA Up (Arista) 28-19 OHIO PLAYERS-Love Rollercoaster BEE GEES On Broadway D O'JAYS Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. * * -Nights -I Do (Rocket) ART GARFUNKEL -1 Only Have Eyes For You (Mercury) HB -20 Intl.) * SIMON & GARFUNKEL-My Little (RSO) 20 -14 GLEN CAMPBELL- Country Boy (Capi- (Columbia) Town (Columbia) 8 -5 * PETE WINGFIELD- Eighteen With A * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I * NONE tol) PAUL ANKA -Times Of You Life (UA.) To 6 STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Curtom) (Continued on page 24) Bullet (Island) 16 -7 Want Touch You (A &M) -4 * * ELTON JOHN-Island Girl (MCA) 13 -1 KCPX -Salt Lake City KCB San Diegó KJOY- Stockton, Calif. * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 20-11 EARTH, WIND & FIRE -Sing A Song STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again KONO -San Antonio Copyright 1975 Billboard Publica- CROSBY & NASH -Carry Me (ABC) (Columbia) (Curtom) JOHN DENVER -Fly Away (RCA) WLS- Chicago tions, Inc. No part of this publication GARFUNKEL-My Little may be reproduced, stored in a re- SIMON & AMERICA -Woman Tonight (W.B.) OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) trieval system, or transmitted, in any Town (Columbia) (Mercury) (Arista) BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night * OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster form or by any means, electronic, * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I (Mercury) 28 -16 * BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Arista) mechanical, photocopying, record- Want To Touch You (A &M) 16 -7 * LEON HEYWOOD -I Want'a Do Some- (Arista) 17 -9 (Curtom) 30-23 * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 22 -12 ing, or otherwise, without the prior MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again of the D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly thing Freaky To You (20th Century) * RHYTHM HERITAGE -Theme From * * written permission publisher (Midland Intl.) 6-1 29 -18 S.W.A.T. (ABC) 25 -18 (Atlantic) 18-12 (Curtom) 29-19 www.americanradiohistory.com SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT ( l l9z)

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Continued from page 22 13 -Q (WKTQ)- Pittsburgh WIBG -Philadelphia WBZ -FM- Boston WBBQ -Augusta WHBQ- Memphis AEROSMITH -You See Me Crying (Co- KXOK -St. Louis BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil C.W. McCALL- Convoy (MGM) D O'JAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. (Arista) Woman (U.A.) lumbia) OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster KISS -Rock & Roll All Night (Casa- Intl.) JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) JOHN DENVER -Fly Away (RCA) JOHN FOGERTY- Almost Saturday blanca) (Mercury) C.W. McCALL- Convoy (MGM) Broadway BARRY MANILOW Write The Songs Night (Asylum) PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS -Venus * BEE GEES -Nights On * -I * WILLIE NELSON -Blue Eyes Cryin' In (Arista) 16-9 * 5000 VOLTS -I'm On Fire (Philips) * OHIO PLAYERS-Love Rollercoaster & Mars Rock Show (Capitol) (RSO) 27-21 The Rain (Island) 14.6 From 28 -16 (Mercury) HB -12 STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again * * DIANA ROSS -Theme "Mahog- * The Run 30- * HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing any" (Motown) 18 -12 * SWEET -Fox On (Capitol) (Curtom) 12 -8 WKBW -Buffalo 17 -10 * AL GREEN -Full Of Fire (HI) HB -16 19 (Atlantic) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs WPGC -Washington * FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head WVBF -FM- Framingham, Mass. WSGN- Birmingham, Ala. WMPS -Memphis (Arista) 19 -16 (Reprise) NONE KSLQ Louis 5000 VOLTS-I'm On Fire (Philips) GLEN CAMPBELL- Country Boy (Capi- FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head -FM -SL WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) KISS-Rock & Roll All Night (Casa- tol) RONSTADT Wave /Love (Reprise) UNDA -Heat * BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night * HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing blanca) GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS -Part Is A Rose (Asylum) (Arista) 17 -2 (Atlantic) 15 -6 HELEN REDDY- Somewhere In The ROLLERS- Saturday Night WAR Rider (U.A.) * BAY CITY Time Love (Buddah) -Low High 11 -5 Night (Capitol) * BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway * JIGSAW -Sky (Chelsea) (Arista) 20 -11 LC. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's Write The Songs D* (RSO) 11 -3 * BARRY MANILOW -I WCAO -Baltimore D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's * SWEET-Fox On The Run (Capitol) HB- The Way I Like It (TK) 14 -7 (Arista) 23-14 WSAI- Cincinnati 23 ROLLERS- Saturday Night ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil The Way I Like It (TK) 23-17 * BAY CITY * TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -Skybird -18 SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) Woman (U.A.) WPRO- Providence FRANK REYN- (Arista) 21 (Elektra) 16 -10 * HAMILTON, 10E & WHB- Kansas City BILLY SWAN- Everything's The Same DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) OLDS- Winners & Losers (Playboy) any" (Motown) WHHY -Montgomery, Ala. STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Monument) FREDDY FENDER -Secret Love (ABC) HB -25 Away (RCA) 27 -20 STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil (Curtom) * JOHN DENVER -Fly * * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again WMAK-Nashville (Curtom) 22 -13 BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly (Curtom) 16 -7 Woman (U.A.) (Arista) (Midland Intl.) 21.16 * BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs * MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator EARTH, WIND & FIRE -Sing A Song OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster 27-21 D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly WCOL -Columbus (Arista) (Atlantic) 19 -14 (Columbia) (Mercury) (Midland Intl.) 16 -2 WGH-Newport News, Va. WORC- Worcester, Mass. ELECTRIC UGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil * HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing HELEN REDDY -Somehwere In The K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's D* Woman (U.A.) KISS -Rock & Roll All Night (Casa- EARTH, WIND & FlRE -Sing A Song (Atlantic) 16.8 Night (Capitol) The Way I Like It (TK) 6 -1 blanca) BACHMAN- TURNER OVERDRIVE (Columbia) OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster That's KEWI-Topeka - * D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing BILLY SWAN- Everything's The Same Down To The Line (Mercury) (Mercury) 26 -21 The Way I Like It (TK) 19 -10 SWEET-Fox On The Run (Capitol) (Atlantic) (Monument) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs WTOB- Winston /Salem, N.C. * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Arista) 34.20 * ROD STEWART-Sailing (Mercury) 30- * SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) 22-12 * (Mercury) (Curtom) 28.21 18 KENNY STARR -Blind Man In The CHARUE DANIELS BAND- Birming- * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again * * KENNY STARR -Blind Man In The * FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head ham Blues (Kama Sutra) (Curtom) 20.11 Bleachers (MCA) 19 -11 WLAC- Nashville Bleachers (MCA) 24 -1 (Reprise) 25 -20 WDRC WAKY Louisville -Hartford D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's - WYRE -Annapolis, Md. D O'JAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. GLEN CAMPBELL -Country Boy (Capi- * BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs The Way I Like It (TK) 19 -5 SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) Intl.) D O'IAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. tol) (Arista) 32 -13 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I KNIGHT & THE PIPS -Part Int'l.) BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again GLADYS Want To Touch You (A &M) * North Central Region BARRY MANILOW-I Write The Songs (Arista) (Curtom) 24-12 Time Love (Buddah) * DAVID GEDDES -Last Game Of The (Arista) D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's WSGA-Savannah, Ga. * ROD STEWART- Sailing (Mercury) Season (Big Tree) 20 -10 HOT CHOCOLATE-You Sexy Thing TOP ADD ONS: * The Way I Like It (TK) 28 -21 HB -11 * HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing (Atlantic) 25 -8 EARTH, WIND & FIRE -Sing A Song * ART GARFUNKEL-I Only Have Eyes (Atlantic) 29 -20 * MEUSSA MANCHESTER-Just Too * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 10 -1 For You (Columbia) 13 -7 (Columbia) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) Many People (Arista) HB -12 WBGN -Bowling Green, Ky. WLEE -Richmond, Va. DAVID RUFFIN -Walk Away From Love (D) O'IAYS -I Love Music (Part I) (Phila. Intl.) WIRY- Albany On The Run (Capitol) The (Motown) WLCY -St. Petersburg, Fla. SWEET -fox AUSTIN ROBERTS- Children Of OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN -He Ain't Rain (Private Stock) (Mercury) BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night Heavy (MCA) * ROAD APPLES -Let's Live Together (Arista) 15 -9 BLACK OAK ARKANSAS -Strong PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS -Venus FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head (Polydor) Enough (MCA) & Mars Rock Show (Capitol) (Reprise) D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -That's * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's (Midland Intl.) 16 -11 * PRIME MOVERS: (Atlantic) The Way I Like It (TK) 8.1 (Curtom) 19-9 The Way I Like It (TK) 11-7 WTMA- Charleston, S.C. PETE WINGFIELD- Eighteen With A BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) * NATALIE COLE -This Will Be (Capitol) * * BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 20 -7 SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) 13-7 Bullet (Island) 17-11 (Arista) 3-1 * DAVID GEDDES -Last Game Of The (D) K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's The Way I HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing WJET -Erie, Pa. WPTR -Albany Season (Big Tree) 21-10 Like It (Tx) (Atlantic) D O'JAYS -I Love Music (Part I) (Phila. Northeast Region SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly WQAM -Miami Intl) DAVID RUFFlN -Walk Away From Love D* SILVER (Midland Intl.) 11-4 DAVID RUFFlN -Walk Away From Love (Motown) D O'JAYS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. BREAKOUTS: TOP ADD ONS: (Motown) * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again * BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway Intl.) (RSO) 17 -10 * BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Curtom) 17-8 EARTH, WIND & FIRE -Sing A Song (Columbia) BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) (Arista) 35 -21 D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -That's WKIX- Raleigh, N.C. STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do II Again (Curtom) On The Run (Capitol) JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 32-17 SWEET -I The Way I Like It (TK) 6 -2 * * SIMON & GARFUNKEL-My Little OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Mercury) &M) JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) NAZARETH -Love Hurts (A Town (Columbia) 24.15 * SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) 33- DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- WRIE -Erie, Pa. 18 Southeast Region any" (Motown) JOHN DENVER -Fly Away (RCA) WFUN -Miami i * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again CKLW- Detroit 10 CC -Art For Art's Sake (Mercury) PRIME MOVERS. -14 * TOP ADD ONS: (Curtom) 22 GLEN CAMPBELL- Country Boy (Capi- GINO VANELLI-Marna Coco (A&M) * PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS -Venus BAY CITY ROLLERS- Saturday Night tol) STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again (Curtom) * HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing & Mars Rock Show (Capitol) 36 -21 (Arista) HB -25 SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) (D) O'IARS -I Love Music (Part 1) (Phila. Int'l.) OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Atlantic) D* K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND-That's (D) K.L. & THE SUNSHINE BAND- That's The Way I OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster (Mercury) WORD- Spartanburg, S.C. (Mercury) D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly The Way I Like It (TK) 12 -2 Like It (TK) C.w. McCALL- Convoy (MGM) (Midland Intl.) HB -17 WCUE -Akron ISAAC HAYES -Come Live With Me * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again * DIANA ROSS -Theme From 'Mahog- (Hot Buttered Soul) (Curtom) HB -16 GEORGE BAKER SELECTION -Paloma any" (Motown) HB -20 HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYN- Blanca (W.B.) 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Z -96 (WZZM -FM) -Grand Rapids Intl.) * OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster Mid - Atlantic Region WABC -New York City BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs BREAKOUTS: DIANA ROSS -Theme From "Mahog- (Mercury) 21 -9 PETE WINGFIELD- Eighteen With A (Arista) (Motown) any" * BAY CITY ROLLERS-Saturday Night STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again Bullet (Island) (D) O'IAYS -I Love Music (Part I) (Phila. Intl.) * ROAD APPLES -Let's Live Together (Arista) 18 -10 (Curtom) TOP ADD ONS: EARTH, WIND & FIRE -Sing A Song GLEN CAMPBELL- Country Boy (Capitol) (Polydor) 14-3 LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil Woman (Columbia) * NATALIE COLE -This Will Be (Capitol) ELECTRIC C.W. McCALL- Convoy (MGM) WQPD -Lakeland, Fla. 18 10 (UAL) * UNDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love * OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do II Again (Curtom) 12 MFSB -The Zip (Phila. Intl.) * AEROSMITH -Dream On (Columbia) Is A Rose (Asylum) 18 -11 (Mercury) -8 GEORGE BOXER SELECTION -Paloma Blanca 2216 * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again WNOX -Knoxville FIREFLY -Hey There Little Firefly rw B WTAC -Flint, Mich. (Curtom) 12-8 (A &M) WQXI -Atlanta MARSHALL TUCKER BAND -Fire On WPIX-FM -New York City BACHMAN- TURNER OVERDRIVE- BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs The Mountain (Capricorn) * BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs Down To The Line (Mercury) * PRIME MOVERS GLORIA GAYNOR-How High The (Arista) PAULANKA -Times Of Your Life (U.A.) (Arista) 27-6 BULLET BOB SEGER & SILVER Moon (MGM) PLAYERS Rollercoaster OHIO -Love McCARTNEY & WINGS McCARTNEY & WINGS BAND City Limits (Capitol) * PAUL -Venus * PAUL -Venus -Nutbush BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Arista) PAULANKA-Times Of Your Life (U.A.) (Mercury) & Mars Rock Show (Capitol) HB -28 & Mars Rock Show (Capitol) 24 -13 SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) HB HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing (Atlantic) * * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again C.W. McCALL- Convoy (MGM) 24 -15 * Robin, Fly 15 JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Curtom) 18-8 D* SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly WMFJ - BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs (Midland Intl.) 11.3 * * BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway (Midland Intl.) 11 -3 (Arista) HB -30 WGOW- Chattanooga, Tenn. FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head (RSO) 12 -7 WFOM- Atlanta WIXY-Cleveland (Reprise) WBBF -Rochester, N.Y. -Lady, BREAKOUTS: GLEN CAMPBELL- Country Boy (Capi- BOOGIE MAN ORCHESTRA D O'JAYS -I Love Music (Part I) (Phila. Man) KISS -Rock & Roll All Night (Casa- ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil tol) Lady, Lady (Boogie Intl.) blanca) Woman (U.A.) OHIO PLAYERS -Love Rollercoaster LEON HEYWOOD -I Want'a Do Some- BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Evil Woman 5000 VOLTS -I'M On Fire (Philips) (Mercury) thing Freaky To You (20th Century) * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I (Arista) uA, Want To Touch You (A &M) 13 -7 JOHN DENVER -Fly Away (RCA) * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 15 -9 SWEET -Fox On The Run (Capitol) 32 -22 * STAPLE SINGERS -Let's Do It Again * AVERAGE WHITE BAND- School Boy * KISS-Rock & Roll All Night (Casablanca) * AMERICA -Woman Tonight (W.B.) 24- Write The Songs (Curtom) HB -8 (Capitol) 16 -10 Crush (Atlantic) 36-27 * BARRY MANILOW -I * SWEET -Fox On The Run 19 (Arista) 37.27 & TENNILLE -The Way * JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) 14 -8 * CAPTAIN WRKO- Boston Touch You (A &M) 18-6 WGCL- Cleveland Z -93 (WZGC- FM)- Atlanta Want To WFIL -Philadelphia SINGERS Do It Again Rock Copyright 1975 Billboard Publica- 1) (Phila. STAPLE -Let's BARRY MANILOW -I Write The Songs WY -Little D. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 26 bienE 8 ACTS SUCCEED TWO -DAY CRATER FEST Weston Opens Second Club Diamond Head Will First WJA Concert LOS ANGELES -Doug Weston's new second club, "Honey Creek Farm" opened Nov. 21. The Trou- Pleases 5,000 Fans badour owner's new operation at Offer Major Talent By JEAN WILLIAMS 7551 Sunset Blvd. here is a combina- By WAYNE HARADA LOS ANGELES -More than rium were not the best, it was all but tion of gift boutique, antique shop, HONOLULU -Between 10 and the likes of Stevie Wonder, the 5,000 fans greeted the first concert impossible to miss the driving, pinball parlor and 1920s soda foun- 18 major "names" in the music Doobie Brothers and other heavy- sponsored by the World Jazz Assn. rhythmic force of Getz's uniden- tain-cafe. It will showcase cabaret world, representing between weights. at the Shrine Auditorium Nov. 15, tified bassist. entertainers onstage and on the floor $200,000 and $300,000 worth of tal- "We intend to name a whole lot of the facility among patrons. ent, will headline the two -day Dia- more acts by festival time," says which featured eight acts. Getz proved to be his old self de- Les mond Head Crater Festival Dec. 31 Kent, who anticipates attendance of With pianist McCann acting spite a squeaky reed or two as he and Jan. 1 inside historic Diamond between 30,000 and 40,000 each as host, the show opened with the ex- swung into "Lover Man." The fea- Head. day. plosion of the Stan Getz quartet crowd roared its approval. turing pianist Joann Brackeen. Main Point In The producer of the event, 27- The festival event has become a Getz opened his set with the old Phineas Newborn Jr. changed the year-old Robert Kent of Polynesian New Year's Day tradition in Hawaii. chestnut, "Con Alma" and brought pace as he played solo piano for 20 Philly Fined Enterprises Inc., calls the festival "a This is the first time, however, that the house down. minutes. The Memphis -born pian- historic one on many levels." the event -under new sponsorship- While the acoustics in the audito- ist managed to capture the imagina- On Noise Level He expects, for instance, to film will be held both on the eve and on tion of the audience as he played PHILADELPHIA -Noise levels the project -and envisions a feature - Jan. 1. four tunes from a new album. His never concerned the Main Point, length movie encompassing the mu- "We wanted to say aloha (good- Cooper Raises version of "Willow Weep For Me" one of the best known showcases for sic and simultaneously exploring the bye) to '75 and to say aloha (hello) to showed much of the brilliance that contemporary folk and blues sing- beauty of Hawaii. '76," says Kent. "My whole purpose, $200,000 For was once associated with his name. ers. Located in staid suburban Bryn Kent says he's already signed however, is to bring good entertain- But the other three tunes were some- Mawr, Bill Scarborough's room was Bachman -Turner Overdrive, Herbie ment to Hawaii. And the best way - Jaycee Groups what lackluster and even stiff. always high on talent but low on the Hancock, Tower of Power, the maybe the biggest -is to do a show in Stampeders, Cheech and Chong, the crater." LOS Bob Summers of KBCA -FM took volume of musical sounds leaking ANGELES -Alice Cooper's and Melissa Manchester. Insiders 30 -city Halloween Haunted House over the MC chores from McCann beyond its walls. Now, however. Hours will be sunrise to sunset the indicate that he also is trying to woo charity drive raised more than and announced that WJA board with a talent policy change this sea- first day, sunrise to about 8 p.m. the $200,000 for Jaycees' causes. Alice member Monk Montgomery had son that saw rock bands coming in second day -the later hours to ac- for the first time, the a a finale requiring personally appeared at six cities, ap- brought a busload of jazz fans all the club, basically Kirshner Prepares commodate dark- pearing in haunted house skits, and way from Las Vegas for the concert. coffee house that serves no liquor, ness. taped radio spots plus doing phone has been running into complaints. A `Dancing' Pilot There will be arts and crafts McCann was completely at ease in booths, food booths and carnival interviews for all the other markets. During the past month, the club LOS ANGELES Kirshner the almost full house as he opened -Don rides for kids. In each city, the charity haunted has been cited three times after is producing a pilot for a proposed his set with "Cuss My Dad" from his Admission will be $8 per person houses were heavily promoted by a neighbors complained to police syndicated television dance- variety - newest LP. His "Compared To highest tariff ever for a crater event top rock station such as KHJ in Los about what they called "excessive show, "Dancing Time." The pilot - What" has become a standard for but Kent believes his parcel of talent Angeles and WNOX in Knoxville, noise." will feature Tommy Tune, the Ike & McCann concerts and the crowd makes the charge "a buy." Ky. Donated for the drive were This week the Point was hit with a Tina Turner Revue, Phyllis Diller, showed its approval by singing Kent, a Hawaii resident for five 10,000 "Welcome To My Night- $100 fine for disorderly conduct at a Chuck Berry and Ken Berry. along with him and his trio. years now, is negotiating with two mare" albums and 50,000 masks of hearing that included testimony Kirshner, producer of the syndi- Mainland filmmakers to work on the Alice in his "nightmare" make -up. Jimmy Smith proved his ability at about noise Additional cated "Rock Concert," says the levels. crater project. He will produce the An average 6,000 kids turned out the organ once more as he slipped charges will be heard at a hearing dance- variety show would be an en- film, he says. to the haunted houses in each city, into "It's Alright With Me," then before the same (25). tirely new format for TV. judge Tuesday to make money," paying admissions of $1 to $1.50. segued into "Organ Grinder Swing." "It takes money He closed the set with "Baby, It's he says, "and yes, we have private Cold Outside." investors. We have strong financial support." The lone avant -garde offering of The crater event will benefit the t15TOP QUALITY the evening came with Bob James, Friends of the Bicentennial and the who utilized the 17 -piece house or- Valiants of Honolulu, two local chestra and featured leader Jerome 8X10 groups. Kent declines, however, to Richardson on soprano saxophone. PRINTS indicate the exact breakdown of the It was virtually impossible to hear ;'LITHOGRAPHED proceeds. ON HEAVY GLOSS STOCK the title of the tunes over the roars of Previously, the annual festival BLACK & WHITE 8x10s the crowd. James, who plays electric was called the Sunshine Festival and piano, was joined by guitarist it was a one -day affair. When Kent 500 -$25.00 1000- $38.00 George Benson as the set closed. and Polynesian Enterprises (of COLOR PRINTS James' talent appears strong and his which he is president) secured rights technique clear. He is a refreshing from the State of Hawaii, there was 1000- $200.00 change from some of the more radi- some local furor. cal new writers and players. "I think we got the rights (over SEND FOR SAMPLES AND COMPLETE PRICES ON 8x10s, OTHER SIZE PRINTS. At the beginning of the concert, other bidders) because we just AND POSTERS McCann indicated the entire show presented the best proposal," says would be dedicated to the late Can- Kent. Now, he says, he wants to nonball Adderley and Oliver Nel- (Continued on page 39) PICTURES son. 1867 E. FLORIDA 1.6 SPRINGFIELD, MO. 65803 Randy Crawford made the first step toward paying tribute to Can- Rogers & Cowan photo nonball as she sang a tune from his Kiss Football: When the heavy -metal rockers who perform in whiteface make- [ last album, "John Henry." up played the homecoming game concert for Cadillac, Mich., High School they also got the keys to the city from a whiteface -painted mayor, rode in the Crawford has a voice that has Mark -Almond to ABC after albums on Colum- pre -game parade and fired up the team at the pep rally. Cadillac won the big been described as "black velvet" by bia and Blue Thumb.... Carly Simon re- signed game 10 -6. some. She uses it extremely well and to Elektra.... Ron Dante to Don Kirshner Or- a writer. BILL'S MUSICAL shows a tremendous amount of ganization as promise. She cannot be categorized Moe Bandy to Columbia after several country as a jazz singer, and yet she is not a Kiss Inspires High School hits on the shuttered GRC label.... Larry Bal- INSTRUMENT writer -singer to pop singer. Simply put, she is good. lard and Linda Hargrove Capitol in separate signings.... Australia's Megan Ea- Damn good. RENTALS, Inc. To Bigger, Better Things ton to Mercury.... Dottie West to Top Billing (212) 245 Call -1970 The climax of the concert came CADILLAC, Mich. -Kiss, Casa- diagrams supplied in advance by agency.... Blackwood Singers to John Kelly & RENTALS for when Quincy Jones appeared on blanca Records heavy -rock four- Kiss. Associates of Las Vegas for booking. Recordings stage to direct the house orchestra. It some, who perform in kabuki -style Cadillac has been Kiss-crazy since Moonlion to P.I.P. Records, with first release Concerts was obvious that his set was what the abstract make -up and currently have coach Dave Sines started playing the a disco /instrumental version of The Little for. After Drummer Boy." ... Jazz guitarist Roland Prince Theater crowd had been waiting a top 15 album "Kiss Live," played group's records to fire up the team Vanguard, with debut LP to be produced by Television his first tune, Jones introduced Da- one of the year's most unusual gigs between halves last year and the to Ed Bland next month. vid Mosley, who presented a portrait as stars and active participants in football squad wound up with a was by Barbara McNair to Total Entertainment Con- electric & keyboard of Cannonball. Jones joined Cadillac High School's homecoming triumphant 7 -2 season. drums cepts, Doug King's production company. She guitars B -3 Organ Crawford, who sang "Everything The high school John game ceremonies. principal, was most recently on Motown.... Joe Renzetti, amplifiers all mallet instruments Must Change" from Jones' "Body Laurent, said goodbye to Kiss by Not only did Kiss play a concert at arranger -producer, to Chalice Productions for pianos harpsichords Heat" album. Again, she was su- stating, "For years we have been try- the school before some 2,000 with a representation. perb. ing to unite the student body and the $4 admission, they cavorted with the Buck Ram's Five Platters to Phonogram Inter- 3 REHEARSAL STUDIOS The concert closed with a jam at- faculty. Kiss accomplished this in national on a re- signing. community for two full days. Thou- AIR CONDITIONED mosphere as Jones offered the Dizzy one night." Then he and the town's Connie Smith, Columbia artist, to Billy Dea- sands local residents, including Gillespie standard, "Manteca," with of top officials raised their right arms ton Talent Agency of Nashville. ... Granat & 333 West 52nd St. the mayor, football coach and super- and shouted "rock 'n' roll!" Carrozo to Gene Lesser & Associates for man- NYC 10036 Smith, Benson and McCann taking (Between 8th 8 9th Aves.) part. It was a ball. And Warner Bros. intendent of schools, turned out in Kiss had a documentary movie agement. ... Mikal, writer- singer, to Evans & recorded it all for an LP. full clown make -up learned from crew filming the entire event. Perry Management of Los Angeles.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 28 Talent Tahoe `Nightmare' N.Y. Beacon Stands Out Like a Beacon Continued from page 4 Dec. 17, NARAS will be using our saic, N.J., and the Calderone in Continued from page 3 April. There are 30 in the cast and tacked -on pnces that haunt other hall for an auction." Hempstead, Long Island. crew, according to Shep Gordon, area halls. The success of the hall, both in "Many kids like to come into New ers have committed themselves to. Cooper's manager. Twelve perform- Overseeing the operation of this smooth -running concerts and gener- York for the excitement of seeing He admits to be a bit "nervous." ers are onstage. Gordon says the Beacon transformation is Steve ally good attendance, are credited to groups live in Manhattan, and be- The Sahara -Tahoe has been inch- play is "frightening, not gory." Da- Metz, a veteran record producer and the fact that all of the personnel used cause of this, all of the promotion ing into the contemporary music vid Winters did the choreography. manager. Since taking over the for- for the concerts are full -time Beacon dates at the Beacon have done very field with recent bookings for Cap- There are 20 feet high spider webs mer vaudeville house and movie employes. For each show at the well," he says. "Our policy is spelled tain and Tennille and Blood, Sweat and a 20-foot high Cyclops monster theater, he has completely over- 2,635 -seat theater, Metz uses his own out very clearly: we want to continue and Tears, both of whom did good among the props. hauled the facility installing almost security, front office and stage work- to thrive in our growth without has - business, according to Lenny Mar- Both Naseef and Gordon ac- the entire interior. ers. seling anyone." tin, the hotel chain's entertainment knowledge that the booking for an "I paid a lot of money out to get "The simple reason for keeping vice president. extended period can put more the hall back into the shape it was in my staff as a full -time operation for Pittsburgh Mosque The Cooper presentation is not money in Cooper's pocket than if he during its heyday in the 1930s and each concert is because I want to Leased For Dates able to play the Sahara's Space Cen- did one -nighters during the same we feel that has been accomplished protect my own property," he states. ter because the roof isn't high time span and had to lay out ex- on all counts," Metz asserts. "Be- After each show, Metz has every LOS ANGELES -Dick Clark enough to take the production's sets. penses for travel. sides all of the initial work we did broken seat fixed; after every two Concerts director Tim Tormey has Both believe other rock acts which when we reopened the theater on shows he has the bathrooms painted set an exclusive lease for Pittsburgh's "Welcome To My Nightmare" has heretofore have shied away from Nov. 19 for the stage production of to cover the graffiti; and every Syria Mosque starting in February. already played 73 U.S. cities and 12 playing Nevada hotels, will have to `Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club month he has the entire facility Rock, jazz, country and theatrical European nations. It was also the reconsider their attitudes in light of Band,' we recently replaced the air steam cleaned. shows will be presented at the 3,800 - for an ABC -TV special last basis Cooper's commitment to work a Ne- conditioning and did about $15,000 As far as the future business out- seat auditorium. vada hotel. Gordon further says worth of repairs to the electrical sys- look, Metz says he can see his facility Cooper will be playing Las Vegas, tem and also for the extension of the already beginning to affect attend- STARFOXX but when he doesn't know. stage." ance at the Capitol Theater in Pas- in the Metz says he was attracted to the Following the appearance COSMIC CELEBRATIONS Macy's Thanksgiving day parade of Beacon because it was "a good announces a 35 -foot helium filled balloon rep- catalyst for all of his other business Ballots Mailed For the lica of Cooper, both the Tahoe and activities," and also because of the Las Vegas Awards association of rundown state of the only real con- Vegas Sahara hotels will fly similar CHRISTOPHER DEVAN, balloons from their marquees pro- cert hall alternative the city has to LAS VEGAS -First round ballots moting the event. A video display of offer -the Academy of Music. have been mailed for the fifth an- composer and singer, the show will be installed in both ho- Howard Stein, promoter at the nual Las Vegas Entertainment and the rock group tel's lobbies. Academy, has already begun to uti- Awards which will be presented MESSIAH. No one seems concerned that lize the new uptown facility, as have Dec. 10 at a Strip hotel. ..1 Don't 1.4 ant Io See For concert booking You Cry Anymore" snow in the mountains will keep cus- many other area promoters. Sponsored by the Academy of Va- "Through The Rain" tomers out. The main roads leading "Ron Delsener has done a major- riety and Cabaret Artists, the show dates call ity the shows in our hall, but now will include winners in 19 major cat- (213) 654 -7029 or write: DANCE -A -THON into the lake area are always kept of Records & Tapes clear, Naseef says. There is already we are opening up to a greater vari- egories selected by some 1,700 vot- snow on the ground there and the ety of shows including another pro- ing members comprised of perform- COSMIC CELEBRATIONS AXTELL- WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES lure of skiing plus contemporary gram of the Latin music awards, ers, dancers, choreographers, N.E. 9701 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 700 1699 TUWE CIRCLE rock are the two factors combined which were held very successfully at producers, entertainment directors, SUITE 117 Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212 ATLANTA GEORGIA 30329 which all parties believe will attract the Beacon earlier this year," he hotel executives and the press, as (404) 325 -9360 people into a showroom which is says. "Recently we did a jazz jam for well as agents. It is reported NBC normally dark this time of the year. the benefit of WRVR radio, and on may again tape the show as a special. zzirows

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www.americanradiohistory.com 29 Discos New Post Time On Strip Open Copyrightlisa. 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. A.ti.n No part of this publication may oe reproduced, To 400 Who Buy a Membership stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, VEGAS ENTRY photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. By HANFORD SEARL LAS VEGAS -The first member- as in 40 other major city markets in- market and claims the club is not in ship -only disco to open in this enter- cluding the Braemar Country Club competition with other discos within Top Audience Response Colony Records (New York) tainment capital at a private strip in Los Angeles, New York City's At- the city because of that selectivity. Records In N.Y. Discos Retail Sales club is growing in popularity after rium Club, the Miami Bankers Club "These people have no place to go This Week This Week only one month's operation. and the Cuyamaca Club in San right now," concludes Paul. "We of- 1 I 1 BABY FACE- & A Prayer LOVE MUSIC -The O'Jays- Phila. Intl Wing Fife & Drum About 400 persons have joined Diego. fer hard rock but stress soft, mellow 2 BABY FACE -Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps -Wing & A Prayer the disco, Post Time, in the A MOR live band plays for full rock too. Of course we play Top 40 Corps -Wing & A Prayer new 2 SALSOUL - Salsoul Orch.- Salsoul (LP) 3 SALSOUL -Salsoul Orch. -Salsoul LP) high -rise, plush Jockey Club at 3700 members from 7 -11:30 nightly with tunes." 3 I LOVE MUSIC The 4 I AM SOMEBODY -Jimmy James & The /UNITY- O'Jays- Phila. Las Vegas Blvd. South. The two - quiet soft rock sounds before the The actual disco room is 20 by 80 Vagabonds -Pye (LP) Intl (LP) year -old club is situated on the Strip Post Time crowd arrives. feet and features a four speaker 5 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART -Crown Heights 4 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART- Crown between the Marina and Dunes Ho- Post Time is now in direct running sound system in a warm, elegant fur- Affair-De-Lite (LP) Heights Affair -De-Lite tels. with the well -known Dirty Sally's nished surroundings typical of Los 6 LADY BUMP /THE LADY BUMPS ON- 5 ONE FINE DAY Julie Budd -Tom Cat According to Jean Thompson, disco located farther north on the Angeles clubs. A local DJ picks and Penny Mclean- Atlantic (Canadian - membership director, the average Strip which is frequented by tourists plays the recordings. import) 6 NOWHERE - Hocus Pocus -Black Magic age breakdown of the is 29 and out -of- Another 7 OVERTURE /LOVE MACHINE -The clientele towners. disco 7 STAR TREK- The Charles Randolph Grean years and provides a more exclusive, popular with locals, the Troubador, Miracles -Tamla (LP) Sounde -Ranwood 8 SUNNY -Yamboo -Montuno privately controlled atmosphere in is situated west of the busy Strip. 8 FOOLS RUSH IN- Joey Porillo -Drive 9 CASANOVA BROWN, DO IT YOURSELF, which to boogie. Unlike Post Time's exclusivity, these HOW HIGH THE MOON- Gloria 9 CHLOE - Cy Coleman -RCA "The mood is definitely contem- two clubs are open to the public and (LP) Gaynor -MGM 10 LET'S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE- Eddie porary and allows single women to at times charge covers. 10 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY -Donna Drennon- Friends & Co. come to a place where they can feel Along with dancing, disco mem- Summer -Oasis (LP) 11 EXPERIENCE Gloria Gaynor -MGM (LP) safe," says Thompson. "There's a bers at the Jockey Club may also use 11 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO -Vicky Sue - sense of security with a guard at the lighted tennis courts, play backgam- Robinson -RCA 12 THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY- Moonlion- 12 JUMP FORJOY/I COULD HAVE DANCED P.I.P. front gate." mon and enjoy occasional fashion ALL NIGHT -Biddu Orch. -Epic Post Time not only offers tapes shows at 1 a.m. On special ladies 13 LET ME BE THE #1- Dooley Silverspoon- 13 CHANGE (MAKE YOU and recordings to to in fash- night, cocktails are -price to the WANT TO HUSTLE) - Cotton dance half Donald Byrd -Blue Note (LP) ionable style but includes free use of females. 14 DO IT WITH FEELING- Michael Zager & 14 UNDECIDED LOVE -The Checquers- the rest of the club from 11 p.m. to 6 Night manager John Paul reports The Moon Band -Bang Scepter a.m. Privileges include a men's and the club is aiming at the 25 -30 year 15 FLY, ROBIN FLY- Silver Convention - 15 FREEMAN/HANDLE WITH CARE- South women's health club where persons Midland Intl Shore Commission -Wand (LP) can enjoy saunas, steam baths, whirlpools, a heated outside pool P/M Records and exercise equipment. Club Corp. of America operates Promoting With the facility which costs $400 initia- tion and $20 per month in fees for a 12- Incher 45s Melody Song Shops full club membership, reports a club CHICAGO -Special disco copies Downstairs Records (New York) Retail Sales official. Disco membership runs of specifically chosen product, re- Retail Sales (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) corded 12 -inch 45s are This Week roughly $50 initiation and $10 a "hotter" on This Week 1,000 1 SALSOUL-Salsoul Orch.-Salsoul month but plans may include hiking being mailed to more than 1 SALSOUL-Salsoul Orch.-Salsoul clubs by Phonogram /Mercury Rec- 2 THIS IS THE LIFE -Michael Zager & The the price. 2 I LOVE MUSIC /UNITY -The O'Jays- Phila. Full -time members may enjoy ords in an experimental program, Moon Band -Bang Intl (LP) charging privileges in Vegas as well (Continued on page 33) 3 JOYCE -Papa John Creach- Buddah (LP) 3 THE ZIP /FERRY AVENUE-MFSB -Phila. 4 CITY UFE- The Blackbyrds -Fantasy (LP) Intl (LP) 5 THE ZIP /FERRYAVENUE- MFSB -Phila. 4 BABY FACE -Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Intl (LP) Corps -Wing & A Prayer 5 IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE -David 6 ERUKU /SHE'S THE IDEAL GIRL - Ruffin -Motown (LP) Mahogany soundtrack -Motown (LP) 6 FREEMAN /TRAIN CALL FREEDOM -South 7 DELICIOUS The Duprees -RCA - Shore Commission -Wand (LP) 8 I AM SOMEBODY- Jimmy James & The Can come complete with 7 LETS DO THE LATIN HUSTLE -Eddie just a few Vagabonds -Pye (LP) Drennon-Friends & Co. Meteor Clubman Two mixer, 9 OVERTURE /LOVE MACHINE- The 8 TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT /FEEL THE turntables, amplifier, sep- Miracles -Tamla (LP) NEED -Armada Orch.- Scepter/ arate speakers, microphone, pointers 10 NEVER GONNA LEAVE YOU- Mary Ann Contempo (LP) headphone and lighting ac- Farra & Satin Soul- Brunswick 9 ERUKU /SHE'S THE IDEAL GIRL - cessories or without any Mahogany soundtrack -Motown (LP) units for self customizing. 11 ARMADA ORCH.- Armada Orch.- Scepter/ on the Contempo (LP) 10 DANCE WITH ME -Richy Family -20th Century 12 I LOVE MUSIC- The O'Jays- Phila. Intl Adjustable height turntable 11 TAKIN MY STRENGTH -Stepheny Mills - a 13 FREEMAN /TRAIN CALL FREEDOM/ shelves to provide for va- Motown (LP) Meteor HANDLE WITH CARE- South Shore riety of turntables with or 12 DISCO GOLD VOL 2- Various Artists- Commission (Wand LP) without bases. Scepter (LP) 14 UNDECIDED LOVE- The Checquers- 13 THEMEFROM S.WA.T.- Rhythm Heritage - Portable DJ Unit... Scepter becomes front of unit ABC Lid 15 IF IT WASN'T FOR THE MONEY- Nanette for customizing by 14 DELICIOUS -The Duprees -RCA DJ. Workman 15 JOYCE -Pape John Creach -Buddah(LP) Center shelf for convenient record storage.

Fold away legs /wheels for maximum stability as well Top 10 Best Selling Imports Top Audience Response Records as easy transportability. In Washington, D.C., Discos In Boston Discos This Week This Week Unique fold away design. x x 1 I LOVE MUSIC-The O'Jays- Phila. Intl 1 I LOVE MUSIC -The O'Jays- Phila. Intl Measures 18" 53" 211/2" In its transportable form to 2 BABY FACE -Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum 2 BABY FACE -Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum a full height floor mounted Corps -Wing & A Prayer Corps -Wing & A Prayer 3 SALSOUL -Salsoul Orch.-Salsoul (LP) control console minutes la- 3 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY- Donna ter when assembled! Summer -Oasis (LP) 4 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART -Crown Heights Affair -De -Lite (LP) 4 SALSOUL -Salsoul Orch. -Salsoul (LP) 5 SUNNY -Yamboo -Montuno 5 LADY BUMP -Penny McLean -Columbia 6 CASANOVA BROWN, DO IT YOURSELF, (Canada import) HOW HIGH THE MOON- Gloria 6 SUNNY -Yamboo-Montuno Gaynor -MGM (LP)

7 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART -Crown Heights 7 I AM SOMEBODY -Jimmy James & The Affair -De -Lite Vagabonds -Pye (LP) 8 LETS DO THE LATIN HUSTLE -Eddie 8 UNDECIDED LOVE -The Checquers- Drennon- Friends & Co. Scepter 9 TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT/THE SAME OLD 9 I AM SOMEBODY -Jimmy James & The SONG- Armada Orch.- Scepter/ Vagabonds -Pye (LP) Contempo (LP) 10 ILLUSIVE -Babe Ruth -Capitol (LP) 10 SOUL CITY WALKING- Archie Bell & The 11 TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT /BAND OF Drells -TSOP GOLD- Armada Orch.- Scepter/ 11 NOWHERE -Hocus Pocus -Black Magic Contempo (LP) 12 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO -Vicky Sue Robinson -RCA dj unit - 12 ONE FINE DAY -Juiie Budd -Tom Cat portable meteor 13 YOU AND ME GOTTA GOOD THING GOIN'- 13 NOWHERE -Hocus Pocus -Black Magic just 1 of over 320 products in the Meteor disco range. light and sound company Margie Joseph /Blue Magic -Atco 14 DISCO SAX- Houston Pearson -Westbound 14 SHAKE ME, WAKE ME- Barbra Streisand- 155 Michael Drive, Syosset, New York 11791 (516) 364-1900 West Coast Office (213) 846 -0500 15 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO -Vicky Sue Columbia (LP) Robinson -RCA 15 ILLUSIVE -Babe Ruth -Capitol (LP) www.americanradiohistory.com 30 Discos Canadian Labels Overlook NewAnaheim Club Dialog Continued from page 1 some record company representa- Club tives and, according to many of the By TOM MOULTON now programming more disco rec- To Have 2 Rooms; deejays and club operators present, ords and are moving ahead of the NEW rush a lot of deejays had never previously YORK- Atlantic is -releasing "Lady Crewe, Ken Cayre, Reid Whitelaw and Norman trend once set by the record com- Bump b/w The Lady Bumps On" by Johnny Bergen. They have all found it to be quite suc- seen a record company promotion Early '76 Opener panies in Canada. Many stations are McLean this week. It's been a much sought after cessful. man and did not know who they By JOHN SIPPEL either buying records from import- record. McLean is one of the lead singers of the "Inside America" (part I & II) by Juggy Mur- were. ers or borrowing them from local LOS ANGELES -One of this group Silver Convention, and that alone has ray Jones (Jupiter Records) is starting to create The consensus in the Toronto clubs. area's largest discos, which plans a created strong interest in the disk. The record some noise here as well as in LA. Juggy is known market was that only Motown was number of "revolutionary innova- was first released in Germany (original origin) for his disco classic "Built For Speed" from sev- One of the main problems seen by properly servicing the clubs. Jackie tions," will open in Anaheim early in and is now No. 1 there. Canada was next and, eral years back. Juggy will include the original club operators is the difficulty in get- Valasck, who writes a weekly tip 1976. Newport Beach club owner currently, the record is a top selling disco import "Built For Speed" (part I & II) in his forthcom- ting records serviced from record sheep in Toronto, claims, "In to- Jerry Owens and former Denver here. The label will be releasing a special 12- ing "Inside America" LP. The song has a feel companies, especially in Toronto. A ronto, record companies still don't booking agency chief John Philbin inch disco disk of both the vocal and instrumen- (Continued on page 32) meeting was held recently in To- to tal version shortly. It was put together (disco seem realize that records can be plan a combination of nationally - ronto between disco operators and (Continued on page 57) style) by Atlantic's Anita Wexler. known acts and disco dancing in the "Star Trek" The Randolph big room, which will hold 1,700. by Charles Grean Sounde (Ranwood) is starting to create some ex- DISCO PARTY The as -yet- unnamed club will ac- citement here. Test pressings were given out to tually house two different rooms, OFFERS DISCO STARTER LIGHTING PACKAGE several disc jockey's and word of the song is TERP with the smaller, capable of holding Contains All These Special Effects: starting to spread. The song is the theme song 300, exclusively devoted to disco. from one of television's most popular shows. The INSTRUCTORS 1 PORTABLE CONTROL PROGRAMMER Philbin, who operated American theme is very up in tempo and it retains a cer- NEW YORK -Dance instructors to play lights manually, pulsating effects Talent Inc., Denver agency, looks tain hauntiness which at high volume is almost for running forth those looking to learn the Hustle created by fingers back and for a $5 admission when the larger so... I over momentary switches eerie. have been added to the lineup for room uses name talent. He expects RCA has just released a new single version of the "World's Biggest 10 ADJUSTABLE ANGLE SPOTLIGHTS Disco Dance the room to turnover twice nightly Henry Mancini's "African Symphony" from his w /TEN 75W REFLECTOR COLOR LAMPS Party" at Madison Square Garden Owens currently operates Smokey latest LP. It has been re- edited and made longer Friday (27), says Richard Nader, the 1 FLASHING COLOR STROBE Stover's and the Beach Ball in New- for the discos with several rhythm breaks. It has show's producer. 1 HI INTENSITY ADJUSTABLE SPEED a port Beach. also been put on 12 -inch disco disk. The event, featuring a number of STROBE Pye has also released its first 12 -inch disco The new club will be the first in top disco recording acts in concert, is 1 AUTOMATIC BUBBLE MACHINE disk with "I Am Somebody" by Jimmy James Orange County to book name talent being touted as the first of its kind in w Gallon Bubble Juice And Vagabonds. in years. Philbin says he plans to The It hasn't been re -mixed but the metropolitan area (Billboard, 1 KALEIDOSCOPE PROJECTOR on 12 -inch the levels are much hotter. work closely with record labels in Nov. 8). There is a lot of excitement around town here 1 12" MIRROR BALL complete helping to break new acts in the According to Nader, dance in- w/2 SPOTLIGHTS w/ COLOR DISKS on a new group from New Jersey called Reigne. area. structors will Special Its first single will be released soon (probably on be positioned through- Discount Delivered the Silver Blue label) and is titled "Thunder." out the main arena floor (which will U.S.A Price Williams On Campus The record has the rhythm and timboli sound of be open and will be capable of ac- Disco Special Effects Specialist "Titanic," with a very haunting melody plus out- commodating some 3,000 dancers) DOVER, Del. -Jazz pianist Mary breaks of thunder. There are test pressings and will be giving instructions on Lou Williams, with an afternoon around in several of the clubs of the disco ver- mini stages. Times Square "Meet The Artist" discussion before sion which is over 5 minutes long. Producer Joel Tickets for the disco /concert are her evening concert, launched a Diamond feels this is a good way to test a poten- $8.50. Nader says that advance sales Theatrical & Studio Supply Corp. series of three concerts and lectures tial release and to see if any demand is created have already passed the 2,000 318 West 47th St., New York, N.Y. 10036 -sold devoted to `Blacks In The Arts" at from the advance play. A number of producers Tel: (212) 245 -4155 mark. the Univ. of Delaware. are doing this with their product, including Bob

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January 20- 23,1976 Roosevelt Hotel - New York City

THE AGENDA THE DISCO '76 ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 11 am-11:15 am COFFEE BREAK Hardware /Video Manufacturers: 10 am -6 pm REGISTRATION 11:15 am-12:15 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS Jim Parks, Technics The evening is free to visit New York discos (5) "Discos on Wheels" WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 Norman Dolph, Stoy, Inc., New York Lighting, Sound, Accessories: 9 am -10 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST -Chairman Vincent Finnegan, Meteor Lighting 10 am -11 am PLENARY SESSION Jane Brinton, Aristocrat, Los Angeles Mike Klasco, GLI "Disco Power -Myth or Reality ?" (6) "Marketing Special Disco Product" Disco Deejays: Florence Greenberg, Scepter Records Keynote Speaker: David Glew, Atlantic Records, New York Tom Moulton, New York 11 am -11:15 am COFFEE BREAK Chuck Gregory, SalSoul Records 11:15 am -12 noon PLENARY SESSION Dickte Kline, Atlantic Records Disco Owners /Operators: 12:15 pm-1:30 pm Return to same session for panel discussion LUNCH John Felizzi, Emerson's Ltd. and questions from the floor 1:30 pm-2:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS Franchising /Hotel Discos: (7) "The World of Disco Equipment 12:15 pm -1:30 pm LUNCH Tom Jayson, 2001 Clubs, Chicago 1:30 pm -2:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS & Accessories" Radio/ TV: (1) "The Disco /Radio Connection" Mike Klasco, GLI, New York Nell McIntyre, WPIX -Chairman (8) "How To Produce A Disco Hit" Neil McIntyre, WPIX, New York Mike Wilson, "Disco Party TV Show," Atlanta Bob Crewe, Clockwork Orange, Promoters: (2) "Opening A New Discotheque" Los Angeles -Chairman Richard Nader, Disco Dance, New York Stephen Cowan, The City, San Francisco Tom Moulton, New York -Chairman Kenny Cayre, SalSoul Records Producers: Bob Lodi, Design Circuits, New York 12 noon -6 pm EXHIBITS OPEN Bob Crewe, Clockwork Orange 6 pm -8 pm DISCO ENTERTAINMENT 12 noon -6 pm EXHIBITS OPEN Advisory Committee Chairman: 6 pm -8 pm DISCO ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 Bill Wardlow, Billboard Magazine THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 10 am -12 noon PLENARY SESSION 9 am -10 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST "Hot Seat" Session -notables from all seg- 10 am -11 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS ments of disco accept questions from the floor (3) "Disco Programming" Vicky Wickham, Epic Records (4) "Disco Franchising" 12 noon -6 pm EXHIBITS OPEN REGISTER BEFORE DECEMBER 15 John Felizzi, Emerson's- Chairman 6:30 pm -8:30 pm AWARDS DINNER Michael O'Hara, Steak & Brew, Washington MORE SPEAKERS AND CHAIRMEN TO BE ANNOUNCED AND SAVE! Registration includes continental breakfasts, lunches, the Awards dinner, entrance to all sessions and exhibits, your work materials, and special disco entertainment and events. Early -bird registration is $180 ($200 after December 15)

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Address Phone All information on agenda, hotel rooms and meeting rooms available will be sent immediately upon receiving your registration! For further information, contact Diane Kirkland, Billboard Magazine (213) 273-7040 or Ron Willman (212) 764 -7350 Join us in New York January 20- 23,1970 -- and talk disco! www.americanradiohistory.com 32 Discos Campus SAYS AN EXPERT `Music Man' IN CONCERT SERIES Savvy, Not Money, Lends Color Berklee College To Makes Club Work To Florida By JIM MELANSON SURFSIDE, Fla. -The mobile Trace Jazz History NEW YORK -It doesn't take a forthcoming Disco Forum here in disco van rolls through the streets of By RADCLIFFE $100,000 sound system to have a January, has some decided opinions the Miami area. On its sides is JOE successful discotheque, says a man on opening and running a disco, not prominently painted The Music NEW YORK -A series of two - black Americans with traditional who in the third week of business at to mention on the music industry at Man. hour concerts outlining the history European music. We will also be a recently opened Washington, large, which is finding the new That would be Art Kapper, of jazz from early African drums to showing, through the music of Lead - D.C., club (Tramps) grossed some dance trend to be quite profitable. Brooklyn -born and bilingual, whose contemporary styles, will be belly, Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton $14,000 in liquor sales alone. "Disco is everybody," continues life has long revolved around pop presented over a 10-month period and Bunk Johnson, the shift from a Speaking is Michael O'Harro, ini- O'Harro. "I think that labels are music. next year by Berklee College of Mu- rural vocal tradition to an urban in- tial coordinator for Emerson's Dim- generally overlooking straight clubs "I am a one -man discotheque," sic, Boston, as part of the school's strumental music." ples disco chain and now freelance and paying more attention to gay says Kapper, who has been in the contribution to the bicentennial cel- Mole than this, the series will also consultant to Steak & Brew on its and black discotheques." mobile field over one year. "Name it ebrations. seek to explain how the early music budding chain of Vamp's discos and He feels that the disco potential on and I'll play it -rock, Latin, soul, old According to Lee Berk, of Berklee of the late Louis Armstrong chron- consultant to the Carriage House, a a mass -market basis is largely un- waltzes, birthday music. There's College, the concerts will employ the icled the New Orleans jazz move- Georgetown restaurant housing tapped, especially away from tradi- never fewer than 2,000 records in my talents of top Berklee faculty mem- ment; and how "white jazz" emerged Tramps. tional dance bastions like New York. van and I know every note on every bers including Andy McGhee, saxo- through the music of Bix Bieder- "Discos are just an extension of Notably, his home town Wash- one of them." phonist /arranger, who has per- becke and Eddie Lang. The music of the single bars of the sixties, the ington, D.C., has also turned into a Kapper, a former disk jockey, uses formed with Lionel Hampton and Duke Ellington, Don Redman and meeting places of the seventies, and strong disco market over the past massive Altex Lansing speakers Woody Herman; John LaPorta, Fletcher Henderson will also be they're going to be around for a long year. He places the total of clubs op- which he controls from a computer- saxophonist with Woody Herman; presented. time to come," offers O'Harro, who erating now in the range of 50, with like console featuring twin turn- John Neves, bassist, who has played tables housed in a 2001 -like futuris- Says Berk: "We will examine ev- also credits himself with helping to 80 percent, or so, opening their doors with Stan Getz and Maynard Fergu- ery important period of jazz history. start the singles craze here during to the public during the last 12 tic plexiglass enclosure. son; Herb Pomeroy, trumpeter /ar- "And there are two big light We will explore the styles of Count the last decade. months. ranger with Charlie Parker, Stan Basie, Benny Goodman, Woody "The inept operators are going to While O'Harro is anxious for the boxes," he points out, "which pro- Kenton and Charlie Mariano; and duce strobe effects and what I call oil Herman, Glenn Miller and others come and go, but those who are ef- disco concept to spread, he is also Tony Teixeira, the series coordinator who played such an important role ficient are going to be around for concerned that labels are beginning paintings in motion. The Music Man and conductor who has performed puts on a whale of a show." in the swing era; and we will look at upwards of 10 years," he says. to "glut" the market with a lot of with Red Norvo, Marian McPart- the music of improvisors like Lester O'Harro, who will be one of the "bad" disco records. "I think a num- Kapper keeps busy at country land and Teddy Wilson. clubs, private homes, industrial Young, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gil- featured panelists at Billboard's page 39) A narrator will outline, to the au- (Continued on events, political rallies, charity balls lespie, John Coltrane and Charlie dience, significant social and cul- Parker." and school socials. tural developments in jazz history, "I set up within 30 minutes," he and according to Berk, will lead Also to be included is an original NEW Dee jays For boasts. "All I need is a single electri- them through a wide range of musi- work composed and played by Berk- MONEY MAKER! cal outlet." cal settings designed to illustrate lee faculty, that will try to summa- Philly Club Kapper's experience in the indus- how jazz, more than any other art rize all of the various jazz styles. try includes stints with Tico- Alegre form, reflects the American music The concerts partially funded by a PHILADELPHIA -The Wind- Records as general manager in New experience. grant from the Massachusetts Coun- jammer Starboard Disco in the Mar- York; night club operator in San Berk adds, "The concerts will cil For The Arts, will be open to the riott Motor Hotel here has expanded Juan; a producer for Tito Puente, exemplify, through field songs, general public for a token admis- its entertainment format to a seven - Eddie Palmieri and La Lupe, and blues, ragtime and gospel music, the sion, and will run from February day week by adding two new con- the post of sales and promotion merging of the cultural heritage of through December of next year. temporary rock deejay personalities manager for Fania, the largest Latin to its crew. diskery in the U.S. The new line -up, taking in the But now he's the Florida Music leading deejays at the various local Man and he likes that best of all. SUPERB Is Word For UCB radio stations, has Tom Tyler corn- ing in from WFIL on Wednesday Booking Organization (from 10 p.m. to 2 p.m.), and WIFI's Club By JACK McDONOUGH the Bob Hamilton spinning rock music Story Castle,.. Sunday nights. BERKELEY -The SUPERB or- The cavernous Memorial Sta- The Story Castle is an exciting new Middle -of- the -roader Ken Gar- Dialog ganization at Univ. of California at dium, a football bowl which can seat coin operated money- making piece land, of WIP, continues on Monday, Berkeley (Student Union Program, 77,000, can possibly be used for ex- of equipment. The Story Castle tells Continued from page 3(0 delightful stories to children of all Frank Baker, Neill Howard, Nick Entertainment and Recreation travaganzas. SUPERB is also talking very similar to his past hit and there is a little ages in a fascinating and automatic Reynolds and Mike Dugan, the en- Board) continues a high -level of about the idea of using Pauley for the most copied riff of way, while you the operator reap big tire spinning crew at WRCP here, al- "Nava Nagila," as well as booking activity for the 1975 -76 sea- disco dances. Discos are in short profits. Investment from $2,495. Call, the seventies from "TSOP" (it wouldn't be in- or write today for free details without ternate on Tuesday for a country son. supply in the East Bay and the idea side America if that riff were not included). obligation. night WCAU-FM's Jim Nettleton SUPERB, in conjunction with Bill could catch on. A Pauley dance Nov. Manufactures Reps. Needed. Roulette releases this week the new Poison moves in for "Oldies But Goodies" has 21 two live single "Get Up And Move Your Body" and there Graham, already booked David featured disco -type B Thursday, and WWDB's STORY CASTLE SALES sessions on will be a disco version as well. This single has Crosby and Graham Nash into Zel- bands. HIGHLAND COLONY BUILDING Sid Mark is spotlighted with Frank lerbach Auditorium for four nights Jon Rochmis, who directs adver- RIDGEIAND, MISSISSIPPI 39157 more of a party atmosphere and a vocal sound a 601- 856 -4143 Sinatra music on Fridays. lot like Rare Earth. There will also be a new Ec- and the shows were recorded for a tising and publicity, says that SU- NAME For Saturday nights, the Star- stasy, Passion And Pain soon that was done in possible live album. PERB is sprucing up its image with a ADDRESS board Disco features guest deejays Phildelphia. Crosby and Nash had an electric new slogan. "Remember, it's not just CITY from the various area stations, with Special thanks to Bill Owens, Wash. D.C., and band with them for these dates. The good -it's SUPERB" being used on STATE ZIP dancers on deck also given an op- Allan Shivek, Boston, for their help in their local duo did an all -acoustic afternoon in local radio spots. An events news- portunity to spin the records. reports. September to close out the highly letter is also planned. successful outdoor summer concert SUPERB is non -profit, run by series at U.C.'s Greek Theater, also volunteers. Jeff Dubin is concert di- LIGHTING SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO OFFER co- sponsored with Graham. rector, Brad Goodwin is general Upcoming dates are the weekend chairman of SUPERB, and Ken MAXIMUM CONTROL OF LIGHTING IN of Dec. 5 and 6, when SUPERB Rosen heads the stage crew. presents guitarist Michael Lorimer THE DISCOTHEQUE ENVIRONMENT with the Berkeley Promenade Or- Offered chestra and the British group 2 Courses Sparks, appearing for the first time By Boston School in the Bay Area (6). The Lorimer concert will be held at the First Con- BOSTON -A steady stream of gregational Church, Sparks at the students here is being exposed to the Berkeley Community Theater. intricacies of the music business Thus far this season SUPERB has through two courses offered at the presented Boz Scaggs at the Greek School of Contemporary Music. Un- P.D.C. 3 Theater with a 12-piece band (sold der the titles of "Business And The out), Cecilio and Kapono, Tom Working Musician" and `Business simple -pre -programmed Snow and Mark Naftalin. Of Music," the courses feature nu- Facilities available on the campus merous lecturers from local industry Zel- The P.D.C. 3 is a fully self- contained audio include Greek Theater (9,500); officials. activated three -circuit controller. The flexi- lerbach (2,115); Pauley Ballroom, "Business Of Music" is taught by P.D.C. -6x9 mini -console bility of the mini -console 6x9 permits un- which will seat 1,170 and hold sev- Geoff Parker, a consultant and man- sophisticated -versatile limited design capability. eral hundreds more for dances; and ager to many local entertainers. His Harmon Gym, which can accom- prior background as an agent, man- modate several thousand for dances ager, club manager, music critic and and concerts. Also available is ASCAP rep are all incorporated into LIGHTING CORPORATION Berkeley Community Theater, part the course. DIGITAL of the Berkeley High School corn - The course deals with the legal 141 West 24th Street, New York, N.Y. 10011 (212) 691 -0840 plex, which seats 3,600. (Continued on page 59) www.americanradiohistory.com Sound Business 33 Halee To MCI's HARNED Studio Track Studio Equip. Mfr. By BOB KIRSCH Produce LOS ANGELES -At the Record ing with producer Kenny Nolan at Plant in Los Angeles, Jeffrey Coma - the Sound Factory. Sees Business Zoomt nor is in working with producer John Peter Granet is back in town after At ABC By SARA LANE Boylen and engineer Paul Grupp. a stay in London with Greg Lake of LOS ANGELES -Roy Halee, Motown artist Kathy Green is also Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Granet producer /engineer who first gained FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.- - the world to find out what addi- busy in the studio with producer was lending Lake a hand on his cur- national recognition as engineer and One formula for success is find a tional features are needed to make Frank Wilson. Phil Cody is working rent solo single and upcoming solo later producer for Simon & Garfun- market with need and then fill it their jobs easier. Since all MCI with producer /engineer Brooks Ar- LP work. kel, will begin shortly his first major with high quality product. And equipment is designed for expan- thur. The Record Plant remote units * * * project at ABC, producing and engi- that's what Jeep Hamed, president/ sion, the buyer can make adap- have also been busy, with the trucks 4 Things have been busy at Sun - neering an LP for the newly signed, owner of MCI, has done. tations to suit his own needs. doing all the "Rock TV of Concert" swept Sound in Studio City, Calif., newly reunited Mark -Almond From a one -man operation in "We ship major components and is in studio, shows. Buddy Miles the reports general manager Paul Den - Band. 1959, he went to six employes by the buyer can add others," he says. this time as a producer. The artist is grove. Rosemary Butler, former bas- Halee, who had been running the 1970 and within the past five years "In other words, the consoles are a i working with Earthrockers. Han- has a meteoric rise to the top, are sist and vocalist with Birtha has been Columbia Recording Studios in San made standard product but there many dling the boards on the session is becoming one of the top three man- versions to make in. Lending a hand on her sessions Francisco, says he moved to ABC variations and Kelly Kotera. Lesley Gore is in work- have been keyboardist Rick Alan ufacturers of consoles and recorders, them more flexible." ing with Quincy Jones (who pro- and back to Los Angeles "to get back Sutherland (who has worked with now employing 130 as well as 12 en- MCI is constantly adding to its duced all her early top 10 hits on into the mainstream of the music Delaney & Bonnie and Dr. John) gineers in his 30,000- square -foot line. A new 500 series will be ready Mercury in the '60s). Peter Chailer business." and Eddie Tuduri, once drummer building. He ships equipment to at the beginning of the year featur- and Phil Schier are splicing the engi- with the Stone Canyon Band. Han- Though he will be primarily in- some 175 of the most prestigious ing an automated console. The 528 neering duties. The Brothers John- dling production is Shorty Buba. volved in engineering and produc- recording studios in the world. and 540 will feature many changes son are in working with the same Also in the studio has been Danny tion (Halee says he will not give up Canada, Germany, Belgium, Eng- in terms of capability of the console. production and engineering team. Zeidman with help from Jefferson his engineering duties because "en- land, France, Norway, Switzerland, MCI engineers point out that the 500 Glenda Bickle is in being produced Kewley, who has played guitar with gineering is my right arm "), he also Sweden, Australia, South Africa, Ja- series will be an automated -ready by Don Henley of the Eagles. Kotera a number of big names in the busi- expects to be heavily involved in a &r pan, Puerto Rico, South America, console with automation in the fad- is working the boards on the session. in ness including Mac Davis. Kewley is and artist signings, working close Jamaica and 33 U.S. states carry the ers, two echo sends and quad pan- Up in the San Francisco studios, also producing the sessions. Paul conjunction with Steve Barri. MCI product. ning. There will be eight grouping Bill Wyman (who is, of course, the Stallworth, who has been working as "I'll be working with new artists as Despite the unsettled economy faders controlling VCA inputs so bassist with the Rolling Stones) is in bassist with George Harrison, has well as established ABC acts," Halee and slowdown in government and each channel can be assigned to a cutting his second solo album. Wy- also been in. Stallworth is working says. "As far as where we will be cut- capital spending, Harped reports his group; group muting function man is producing himself, and on demos. Engineer for all of the ses- ting, I expect to do a lot of work at domestic and overseas sales volume whereby channels not in use are Record Plant owner Gary Kellgren is sions is Sandy Szigeti. the ABC Recording Studios here, will double from 1974 to the end of muted to eliminate the normal hiss working the controls. Tower of * * * which are excellent. Mark -Almond this year and he expects it to double from the final mix. The equalizer Power is also in, producing them- again by the end of 1976. At Kendun in Burbank, Eric will be cut here beginning next has been expanded and now has two selves with Tom Flye handling engi- Harped started as an electronics producer for month. However, there is also the midrange shelves that overlap on all neering duties. Miller, Norman Granz' retailer in 1955, met Mack Emer- Pablo Records, has wrapped up the possibility that I will be doing some frequencies and are set on musical * man, president of Miami's Criteria * * mastering on a selection of LPs he work at other studios with ABC art- halftones rather than mathematical ists. Recording Studios in 1959 and his half tones. The console also includes At the Columbia Recording Stu- cut in Montreaux, Switzerland at the career as an electronics builder was a mixdown section with panning , dios in New York City, Bob Dylan jazz festival. The recordings include "We'll be cutting Mark -Almond launched. "Mack had just bought a controls permitting engineers or pro- has been in Studio E working with Count Basie, Joe Pass, Ella Fitz- in much the same style they have custom console and the performance in is gerald, the Milt been successful with in the he ducers to pan rear quad channels engineer Don Meechan. Meechan Jackson Quartet, past," was pretty poor," Harped says. "He the Oscar Peterson Sextet, the Dizzy adds, "but there will be a few sur- the quad to stereo mix which gives also handling the controls on the didn't know what to do about it, so I Gillespie Sextet, Benny Carter and prises." the ability to place the rear quad ! next Manhattans project. Producer went in and rebuilt it for him. And the Trumpet Kings (Dizzy Gillespie, Besides working with & channels anywhere on the stereo. Hank Cosby is in the studio with Simon from that point on, the business be- Roy Eldridge and Clark Terry.) Garfunkel in the past, Halee also MCI is also installing the Euro- Linda Hopkins, star of the Broadway gan to grow." show "Me & Bessie." Don Paluse is produced projects for Blood, Sweat pean style of metering on the 528 Also mastered at Kendun was the All of Criteria's equipment has handling the boards on that one. At & Tears (with whom he also began and 540 with all channel meters fol- latest Lily Tomlin LP, with Lily han- been custom -built, but Harped no the 30th Street studios, Antonio Car- as engineer and later moved into lowing the monitor section. dling the majority of the production longer builds on order. Instead he los Jobim is in with Klaus Ogerman production). Albert Hammond and "Some of the problems with auto- duties and Kent Duncan working the takes the most needed components cutting a new LP. Frank Laico is the Jon Mark. mation in current use is the number mastering. Mandrill cut its recent set and incorporates them into consoles engineer on that one. Zuider Zee was Halee will be acting solely as pro- the has to push at the studio, with Malcolm Cecil co- which can be adapted by other MCI of buttons engineer also in the studios, entertaining at a ducer on some projects, solely as en- producing with the group and work- components to make them "almost" in order to get all the automated party for the CBS staff. gineer on others and working both functions. This is not automating ing the boards as well. Also engi- custom-made. sides of the fence on others. consoles but making the operation * * * neering was Geoff Gillette. Joe Por- "It took three months for Tom more complicated," explains an en- ter has been in producing David Dowd, Mack and me to plan the gineer. In Los Angeles notes, Ken Mans- Wilson, with Michael Nemo engi- Wallin Assigned console Mack now has in Studio B. field has been busy at the Sound Lab neering. Bandit's recent LP was mas- Three months of daily meeting, writ- According to Harned, the entire with engineer John Mills finishing tered at the studio with Bob Monaco `Youthquake' ing down the features we wanted to automation package will be avail- the mix on the next Jessi Colter al- producing and Rick Collins han- incorporate before any work was able after the first of the year. Orders bum. Mansfield co- produced the set dling the lathe. Mixing Chores done," Harped says. "Custom de- have already been received from with Waylon Jennings. Mansfield is sign takes an enormous amount of Gus Dudgeon and several firms. LOS ANGELES -Danny Wallin also busy producing an LP for C.M. Don Murray, who is now a time in both manpower and engi- "The console is being manufactured will mix down the tracks for a musi- Lord. Kendun staff member, mastered the neering terms and it just isn't worth first due to the immediate demand latest Dionne Warwick LP with Kent cal documentary, "Youthquake," the time and trouble. There's no way for sales -and it's being designed so Arranger Bruce Milla (who did has in production three Duncan engineering. Don is now which been to rationalize custom building." the automation package can be some work on Disco Tex's "Get years. mixing the set for CD -4 release in So, Harned's team of engineers plugged in -all modules are de- Dancin'") has been working with the studio's automated mix room. Wallin is the recipient of seven talk with studio engineers all over signed with plug -in components." producer Norman Ratner on tracks. Thom Bell mastered the live Spin- Academy Award nominations for In a separate project, Milla is work- ners' LP, while Paul Ieraci and Mal- motion picture scoring or sound lory Earl cut the lacquers on the new mixing and has, among his credits, Hot Tuna LP with Collins at the "Woodstock," "Camelot," "The Promoting With board. Ed Michel has been in cutting Young Frankenstein" and "The various jazz projects, including Thad Way We Were." 12- Incher 45's Jones and Mel Lewis. Baker Bigsby you "Youthquake" was photographed has been at the controls. The De- Continued from page 29 in Europe, Asia and the U.S. and Franco Family cut tracks with Keg Stan Bly, vice president, na- features rock, gospel, jazz, blues and says Johnson handling production, and tional promotion. country music and is a CJP produc- can't Quincy Jones was in working with The longer record eliminates the tion with Carl A. Albert serving as engineers Phil Schier and John De- need for the disco deejay to fool with executive producer. Cola. Orme, top Italian recording LP cuts, or remix short singles, Bly In all, the film offers 50 songs and hear group, has been in working with reports. producer Gian Piero Reverberi and depicts how and why young persons First mailing of the longer ver- Heenan and John Calder engineer- become involved with contemporary sions will involve the Ralph Carter, ing. religious movements through the what "Extra, Extra," timed at 3:15 on the * * * dynamics of music, dancing and 12 -inch record, and edited to 2:40 various peer group activities. for commercial, 7 -inch disks to be KQRS -AM /FM in Minneapolis released subsequent to the disco has been broadcasting concerts once Wallin recently mixed "Nash- it does mailing. a week from the ASI Recording Stu- ville" for Robert Altman. He will Also planned for the program is dios in that city. Concerts so far have tackle his "Youthquake" assignment the Donny Beaumont, "This Old featured Steve Goodman, Koerner, at the Todd -AO studios here. to noise Heart Of Mine," which will be five Ray & Glover, John Renton, Becky minutes long on the 12 -inch version, Reimer & the Sky Blue Water Boys and 3:30 on the commercial record. and Mirboi. Other concerts will fea- When Answering Ads . . . d b^elimination Bly says that if successful, the pro- ture the Prophets Of Peace, Natural Say You Saw It in Billboard dbx, Incorporated 296 Newton Street Waltham, MA 02154 gram will be continued with other Life, Wheezer, Peter Lang, Nine Be- forthcoming disco product. low Zero and This Oneness.

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Inc NOVEMBER HAPPENING No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval sys- tem. or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic. mechanical Station WTMI & RCA Join To photocopying recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Listening the publisher Bow First Miami Music Fest TM MIAMI -Station WTMI and The highlights of the festival will association with the Greater Miami These are best selling middle -of- the -road singles compiled from RCA Records have joined with 11 be a series of four free concerts that Opera Assn. local and national accounts to intro- WTMI is producing in association Additionally, WTMI has had No- national retail sales and radio station air play listed in rank order. duce the first Miami Music Festival. with the Miami Performance Trust vember declared Classical Music The festival, which is running all Fund and a local production com- Month by both the City of Miami this month, attempts to raise the pany, PACE, Inc. and Dade County, and is using the TITLE, Artist, Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) awareness of classical music and cul- The concerts mark the first time month to collect petitions support- tural activities during November. MPTF funds have been matched by ing fine arts appropriations. Also, a over 45,000 posters, MY LITRE TOWN RCA is co- sponsoring the festival commercial radio station. "I un- handbills, Simon & Garfunkel, Columbia 310230 (Paul Simon, BMI) were some raised eye- magazines and record bags will be with WTMI. Working with WTMI derstand there 2 3 5 OUR DAY WILL COME on the festival are Ernest Gilbert, brows in New York when the project distributed, all listing every musical Frankie Valli, Private Stock 45043 (Almo /Shamler, ASCAP) Red Seal director of marketing, and was first unveiled," states Dean event scheduled during the month. 3 6 6 THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (Do You Know Where You're Going To) RCA branch manager Fred Love. Drury, managing director, station "While many people are talking Diana Ross, Motown 1377 (Jobete, ASCAP /Screen GemsColumbia, BMI) operations of WTMI, "but the suc- about music, WTMI is making it 4 8 7 SKY HIGH cess has been nothing less than phe- happen," Drury continued. When Jigsaw, Chelsea 3022 (Duchess, BMI) 5 10 3 I WRITE THE SONGS nomenal. We estimate that over we raised $35,000 for the Miami Barry Manilow, Arista 0157 (Artists /Sunbury, ASCAP) Pittsburgh 15,000 will last we people have experienced Philharmonic January, be- 6 2 9 JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE live classical music at the WTMI came aware that there is a public out Melissa Manchester, Arista 0146 (Braintree /Rumainia Pickleworks, BMI) Strike Ends concerts by the end of this month. there who wants classical music. But 7 4 9 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU PITTSBURGH -The Pittsburgh The initial free concert was two they didn't know where to direct Captain & Tennille, A &M 1725 (Moonlight and Magnolias, BMI) performances of Menotti's "Old their energies. While many classical 8 7 10 SOMETHING BETTER TO DO Symphony Orchestra approved a Olivia Newton -John, MCA 40459 (AN, BMI) three -year contract Nov. 13, thus Maid and the Thief," produced in stations maintain low profiles, we decided that WTMI should be 9 14 4 COUNTRY BOY (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) ending a 45 -day strike by its mem- Glen Campbell, Capitol 4155 (ABC /Dunhill /One Of A Kind, BMI) visible bers, by a vote of 73 -27. highly as encouragement and 10 11 4 FLY ROBIN FLY Under the terms of the new con- help to everyone involved in the Silver Convention, Midland International 10339 (RCA) (Midsong, ASCAP) tract, the base salaries will rise from Phila. Shift To arts." 11 15 5 SKYBIRD Tony Orlando & Dawn, Arista 0156 (Dramatis /New York Times, BMI) $305 to $400 during the three -year The station's involvement is not short term. Already plans are on the 12 5 8 MEXICO period. Also included were an im- Carnegie Hall James Taylor, Warner Bros. 8137 (Country Road, BMI) drawing boards for more free con- proved pension plan and travel ex- 13 9 10 LYIN' EYES penses and added vacation time. Pays Dividends certs in December, and a perform- Eagles, Asylum 45279 (Benchmark /Kicking Bear, ASCAP) Dance James Levine, principal conduc- PHILADELPHIA - The Phila- ance by Fusion Co., all aimed 14 17 6 SECRET LOVE at providing cultural entertainment Freddy Fender, ABC 17585 (Warner Bros., ASCAP) tor of the Metropolitan Opera, will delphia's Orchestra's switch from to Miami. 15 25 2 TIMES OF YOUR LIFE direct the Pittsburgh Orchestra in its Fisher (formerly Philharmonic) Hall Paul Anka, United Artists 737 (Three Eagles, ASCAP) "RCA and the participants have next date, Nov. 28 -30, at Heinz Hall. to Carnegie Hall in New York was a 16 12 7 BLUE EYES CRYIN' IN THE RAIN made the Miami Music Festival a < The orchestra's musical director is profitable one. Willie Nelson, Columbia 3 -10176 (Milene, ASCAP) reality," explains Drury. "They be- m0 William Steinberg. At the annual meeting of the 17 21 5 THIS IS WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME lieve classical music is viable Engelbert Humperdinck, Parrot 40085 London (Oceans Blue/Friday's Child, BMI) Philadelphia Orchestra Assn., it was that a commodity in Miami, and are really 18 18 11 VOLARE reported that the orchestra received Al showing support." Martino, Capitol 4134 (Robbins /S.D.R.M., ASCAP) Liszt Award more ticket income from its eight 19 22 4 SUMMER PLACE '76 (The Theme From a "Summer Place") concerts in Carnegie Hall, than for Percy Faith, Columbia 310233 (Warner Bros., ASCAP) 16, To `Todtentanz 10 concerts in Fisher Hall. 20 26 5 SOS Abba, Atlantic 3265 (Countless, BMI) aï NEW YORK -The Grand Prix An increasing demand for concert a 21 13 7 SUNDAY SUNRISE Award of the Liszt Society in the Or- tickets this season was also reported. Anne Murray, Capitol 4142 (Screen Gems-Columbia/Sweet Glory. BMI) w chestral Category was presented to While few series are sold out for the 22 16 11 HELP ME MAKE IT (To My Rockin' Chair) 03 Columbia Masterworks' Liszt/Tod- season here, there are more concerts B.J. Thomas, ABC 12121 (Baby Chick, BMI) tentanz album (which is coupled than before -series for Tuesday and 23 20 9 MIRACLES > with Frank /Symphonic Variations). Thursday evenings, a series of six Jefferson Starship, Grunt 10367 (RCA) (Diamondback, BMI) 24 19 6 HEAT WAVE Watts, wife of the featured Friday evening -Saturday evening ZMaria the Linda Ronstadt, Elektra 45282 (Jobete, ASCAP) pianist on the recording, Andre concerts, in addition to the tradi- 25 39 4 THE HOMECOMING Watts, received the award in Buda- tional Friday afternoon and Satur- Hagood Hardy, Capitol 4156 (AN, BMI) pest. day evening concerts. According to 26 24 8 JUST OUT OF REACH Perry Como, RCA 10402 (Four Star, BMI) Ms. Watts accepted a plaque for Joseph H. Santarlasci, assistant 27 30 4 LOVE SONGS ARE GETTING HARDER TO SING Andre Watts and award certificates manager of the orchestra, subscrip- Maureen McGovern, 20th Century 2234 (Senor, ASCAP) for Erich Leinsdorf, conductor; The tions as a whole have held up well 28 41 3 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY London Symphony Orchestra; Co- despite the recession, and most series Bee Gee, RSO 515 (Atlantic) (Casserole, BMI) lumbia Records; Paul Meyers, pro- gained subscribers. 29 29 9 WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES Other items reported at the an- Esther Phillips, Kudu 925 (Motown) ducer; and John Guerrierre, engi- Marks, /Stanley Adams, ASCAP) nual meeting included the an- (E.B. BMI neer. Gold stickers were also 30 37 2 WINNERS AND LOSERS presented to place on copies of the nouncement that a Beethoven cycle Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Playboy 6054 recording. will be featured in next season's con- WHERE ? -At the Wherehouse. Lee 31 34 4 ISLAND GIRL The "Todtentanz" recording by certs; and that the two pension foun- Hartstone in Los Angeles modeling Elton John, MCA40461 (Big Pig /Leeds, ASCAP) Andre Watts -Erich Leinsdorf -Lon- dation concerts last season netted Zubin Mehta Scheherazade T -shirt. 32 27 15 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Art Garfunkel, Columbia 310190 (Warner Bros., ASCAP) don Symphony Orchestra also re- the musicians $28,228. Eugene Or- This is the only T -shirt the Califor- 33 35 3 IN THE WINTER ceived a Grammy nomination last mandy is conductor and musical di- nia record executive has ever Janis Ian, Columbia 310228 (Mine /April, ASCAP) year. rector. donned, according to London 34 38 6 OPERATOR Records. Manhattan Transfer, Atlantic 3292 (Conrad, BMI) 35 40 3 SONG AND DANCE MAN Sammy Davis Jr., 20th Century 2236 (Jack & Bill, ASCAP) 36 23 12 DIAMONDS & RUST Sir Rudolph Bing Joan Baez, A &M 1731 (Chandos, ASCAP) 37 36 7 MANHATTAN SPIRITUAL Mike Post, MGM 14829 (Zodiac, ASCAP) Hosts WQXR Show 38 42 5 I'M STILL GONNA NEED YOU NEW YORK -Sir Rudolf Bing Osmonds, MGM 14831 (Mafundi /Unichappell, BMI) will host a new radio program to be 39 CO* SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Helen Reddy, Capitol 4192 (Almo, ASCAP /Irving, BMI) broadcast on WQXR, New York, 40 46 2 PART TIME LOVE beginning Dec. 14. Gladys Knight & The Pips, Buddah 513 (Kipahulu, ASCAP) The show, "Artists Can Also 41 SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Talk," will be broadcast on both AM Batdorf & Rodney, Arista 0159 (Irving /Rondor, BMI) and FM at 7:05 p.m. and will feature 42 BABY FACE Wing & A Prayer Pipe & Drum Corps, Wing & A Prayer 103 (Atlantic) (Warner a format of conversation and music Bros., ASCAP) with guests from all areas of the per- 43 45 3 THOSE WERE THE DAYS forming arts. Columbia Artists Man- Paul Delicato, Artists Of America 105 (Essex, BMI) agement will sponsor the broadcasts. 44 STARDUST Plans are under way for the new Johnny Mathis, Columbia 3 -10250 (Belwin Mills, ASCAP) 45 47 2 THIS WILL BE program and early guests are ex- Natalie Cole, Capitol 4109 (Jay's Enterprises /Chappell, ASCAP) pected to include Frederica Von 46 48 2 THE BIG PARADE Stade, Jon Vickers, James Levine, Michael Allen, Slipped Disc 45288 (Elektra) (Don Kirshner, BMI) Photo by Bill Stone Rafael Kubelik and other promi- 47 THEME FROM 'S.WAT." Rhythm Heritage, ABC 12135 (Spellgold, BMI) AUTOGRAPH, ANYONE ? - Beverly Sills is ready to sign autographs to mark nent artists. Angel Records push on her "Barber Of Seville" package and the rest of her is 48 THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT The intention of the show to Bing Crosby, United Mists 700 (Glenwood, ASCAP) on Angel Records. Left to right are John Coveney, director of artist catalog present artists not only as performers 49 SIMPLE THINGS relations, Angel; David Rothfeld, Korvettes, vice president; Ms. Sills; Raoul but as individuals with their own Minnie Riperton, Epic 8 -50166 (Columbia) (DickieBird, BMI) Montano, national classical manager, Capitol Records, and Tony Caronia, ideas and opinions about the per- 50 NOW THAT WE'RE IN LOVE eastern classical manager, Capitol Records. Event took place at Korvettes forming arts and other matters. Steve Lawrence, 20th Century 2246 (Brut, ASCAP) Fifth Avenue store in New York and attracted large throngs of buyers.

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o Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. Programming stored in retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means. electronic. mechanical. ibleni: In Aclion photoco ing, recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher LOUIS ST. LOUIS MICHAEL MURPHEY As Of 11/17/75 Boxes Slow GERRI GRIFFIN TRACY NELSON Compiled from selected rackjobber by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. ILENE GRAFF Avery Fisher Hall, New York 1 ISLAND GIRL -Elton John -MCA 21 MY LITTLE TOWN-Simon & 40461 Garfunkel -Columbia S -10230 Reno Sweeney's, New York Although Murphey's songs deal almost exclu- 2 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH 22 OUR DAY WILL COME-Frankie whose last venture was scoring the sively with the Southwest, its history, people To Welcome St. Louis, YOU -Capt. & Tennille- Valli- Private Stock 45043 his appearance Oct. 31 demon- ill -fated Broadway show "Truckload," showed and geography, A&M 1725 23 THIS WILL BE- Natalie Cole - off his new nightclub act with an impressive strated why his appeal has finally spread be- 4109 3 FEELINGS -Morris Albert-RCA Capitol yond the geographic boundaries of his subject two -week engagement. St. Louis is a singer - 10279 24 EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET -Pete Disco Hits matter. as attested by his composer- pianist with an outrageous stage Murphey's popularity, Wingfield -Island 026 4 BAD BLOOD -Neil Sedaka- Rocket recent chart successes, is due to the humanistic By ANNE DUSTON manner which works well in the New York 40460 25 LET'S DO IT AGAIN -Staple "camp" nightclub setting. His songs have a soul and intelligent level of his lyrics that make him Singers -Curtom 0109 5 WHO LOVES YOU -4 Seasons - CHICAGO -Disco music is mak- flavor which by backup singers at once likeable and respectable. 26 BALLROOM BLITZ- Sweet -Capitol i was enhanced Warner Bros. /Curb 8122 ing a slow penetration of jukebox lo- Mary Johnson, Peggy Blue and Carl Hall. With Backed by a four -man group for most of the 4055 6 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY -Bee cations, although operators who such strong vocal backing and a tight band St. evening, Murphey combined elements of coun- 27 RHINESTONE COWBOY -Glen Gees -RSO 515 Campbell-Capitol 4095 have tuned into the trend are report- Louis was able to deliver a well -balanced and try, rock and folk in different degrees of strength 7 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY- Spinners- 28 GET DOWN TONIGHT -KC & The ing good meter play and longevity exciting set that should be a portent of good depending on the contents of the song. His Atlantic 3284 Sunshine Band -TK 1009 on the boxes, according to a survey things to come. voice is also flexible, going from the gentleness 8 SKYHIGH -Jigsaw -Chelsea 3022 29 SKYBIRD -Tony Orlando & Dawn for Louis in his first week was of a John Denver to the harsh immediacy of a - of the Midwest. Opening St. Arista 0156 Geni Griffin formerly of the Voices Of East Har- Phil Ochs. The various parts are unified behind 9 MR. JAWS-Dickie Goodman -Cash Many operators queried weren't 30 I WRITE THE SONGS -Barry an energetic and personable stage presence 451 (Private Stock) sure what constituted disco music, lem. Griffin is an overpowering song stylist who Manilow- Arista 0157 has as much raw talent as any vocalist to appear that is entertaining as well as fairly stimulating. 10 LYIN' EYES -Eagles- Asylum 45279 admitting that attendance at disco- 31 THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON on in many years. In her Nov. 9 per- Most of the 16 songs in the set dealt with 11 THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT -K.C. & theques wasn't part of their life style, the scene (A Blind Man In The Bleachers) - formance she displayed a pleasant manner and American Indians and Murphey showed that his The Sunshine Band -TK 1015 David Geddes-Big Tree 16052 and lack of radio support was con- intense delivery that captivated the usually cool concern for Indians goes way beyond an interest 12 I'M SORRY -John Denver -RCA 32 VENUS & MARS ROCK SHOW- to tributing ignorance of the form. Reno Sweeney crowd. As word spreads through in turquoise and silver jewelry. In particular 10353 Wings-Capitol 4175 Unless specifically marked "disco," the industry Griffin will soon become a hot com- there was a three -part song covering Indian his- 13 ROCKY- Austin Roberts- Private 33 OPERATOR- Manhattan Transfer - operators were unsure of identifying modity. tory through three stages of contact with West- Stock 45020 Atlantic 3292 the music as such. Opening the show in the second week was ern civilization that provided an excellent look 14 SOS -Abba-Atlantic 3265 34 FAME -David Bowie -RCA 10320 The relatively new identity of Ilene Graff who appeared in "Grease." In her at all of Murphey's considerable talents. 15 MIRACLES -Jefferson Starship- 35 BLACK SUPERMAN- MUHAMMAD ALI- Johnny Wakelin & The groups that promulgate the music is Nov. 11 performance Graff displayed a good Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth opened the Grunt 10367 Kinshasa Band -Pye 71021 also holding back operators, unless voice but no real sense of musical direction. show with an uneven 10 -song blues set. While 16 SATURDAY NIGHT -Bay City 36 LADY BLUE -Leon Russell -Shelter ROBERT FORD JR. Nelson still possesses one of the finest blues Rollers- Arista AL 4049 the group has established itself on 40378 (MCA) voices anywhere, there is a lack of consistent 17 FLY ROBIN FLY -Silver the Top 100 charts as well, such as 37 AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A dynamic tension between her and the band that Convention- Midland K.C. & the Sunshine Band, Van JAMES TALLEY LADY -Helen Reddy -Capitol International 10339 McCoy and the Average White Starwood, Los Angeles detracts from the total performance. On some 4128 songs the band, particularly Biff Watson, 18 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU -Art IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE Band. One of the most interesting country /pop art- 38 - matched Nelson's strong vocals, but for the Garfunkel- Columbia 3 -10190 Tavares- Capitol 4111 ists to hit the city club scene in some time ar- Dick Greaves, Modern Vending, most part she overpowered them. A more sym- 19 HEAT WAVE -Linda Ronstadt- 39 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE -Bad rived here Nov. 13 and charmed the crowd at Indianapolis, points out that as pathetic band could provide the proper vehicle Elektra 45282 Company -Swan Song 8413 this predominantly rock oriented setting with names become more established, for Nelson to finally win the success she has 20 LOW RIDER -War- United Artists 40 EVIL WOMAN -Electric Light his easy love songs, ballads of hard times, fun requests begin to come in for disco long deserved. LAWRENCE FROST 706 Orchestra- United Artists 729 songs and wry sense of humor. music, although the jukebox is usu- ally behind the disco club in placing Talley, who spent seven years doing odd jobs in Nashville before finally landing a Capitol con- PROCOL HARUM records. "We still have a large, con- tract, is much like a modern troubadour. He Felt Forum, New York servative population that is offended Rack LP Best Sellers talks of today's rough economic times through With most of the city's attention diverted to by ethnic -rooted music," he suggests songs like "Are They Gonna Make Us Outlaws the World Series, the audience that filled only a C Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, as another reason for the slow move Again ?" sings smooth love ballads like "Some- third of this arena Oct. 21 represented the hard - photocopying, recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher. cn to disco. times I Think About Suzanne" and has fun with core fans of this long- lasting British Group. The Dance locations generally buy rockers like "Forty Hours." Backed by guitar, opening act, the Alex Harvey Band, was also di- As Of 11/17/75 v' their own records, says Lee Meichi, bass and drums (Talley plays acoustic), the art- verted and as compensation Procol Harum deliv- Compiled from selected rackjobber by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. Im ist took time to amuse the crowd with details of ered two complete sets; a total of 24 songs that Jack Eiser Sales, Inc., Fort Wayne, 1 ROCK OF THE WESTIES -Elton 21 HISTORY -AMERICA'S GREATEST if who admits his orientation to the his past, pitches for his LP (he offered the had to satisfy even the most diehard of their John -MCA 2163 HITS- America -Warner Bros. W charts' divisions of pop, r &b and record number in case there was anyone in the supporters. 2 WINDSONG -John Denver -RCA BS 2894 0 country music limits his recognition sparse crowd who was not from Capitol) and When a group with a history as long as Procol Asylum 7E -1039 22 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN anecdotes concerning his relatives. Harum's appears in live performance the au- 3 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS- Eagles- MELLOW -Olivia Newton -John- of disco as a category. 7E -1039 MCA 2133 Talley is a breath of fresh air on today's coun- dience usually hears two things simultaneously. Asylum RED 23 CAT STEVENS' GREATEST HITS College locations are still heavily try scene, a combination of traditional and pro- In one ear they hear the actual performance of 4 OCTOPUS- Jefferson - Starship -Grunt BFL1 -0999 A&M SP 4519 country and easy listening, with few gressive who, given the proper exposure, could the songs while in the other ear they are hearing 5 GREATEST HITS -Elton John -MCA 24 LAZY AFTERNOON- Barbra disco requests, agree Clayton Hunt, become one of the major names of the future. the ingrained memory of the recorded versions. 2128 Streisand- Columbia PC 33815 C.F. Music, and Jim Griffin, man- BOB KIRSCH So, even though many of the elements that 6 WISH YOU WERE HERE -Pink 25 FANDANGO-Z.Z. Top -London PS ager, Univ. of Illinois vending oper- made Procol's personality so distinctive were Floyd -Columbia PC 33453 656 missing or diminished for this concert, the col- ation, both in Champaign, Ill. "With JERRY GARCIA BAND 7 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE 26 SEDAK'S BACK -Neil Sedaka- 10 boxes on campus, we make no at- lective memory of the audience was still hearing YEARS-Paul Simon -Columbia Rocket 463 Beacon Theater, New York PC 33540 tempt to program for disco because the original songs. 27 IV -Led Zeppelin -Atlantic SD 7208 The devoted followers of Garcia had another The big guns of Procol Harum, past and 8 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER the students don't request it," Grif- - 28 HONEY -Ohio Players- Mercury occasion to pay homage to their hero when he The Captain & Tennille- fin says. present, are vocalist Gary Brooker's singular SRM -1 -1038 appeared here Oct. 28 with a small group fea- A&M SP 3405 style, soaring dramatic organ work and sharp, 29 THE HUNGRY YEARS -Neil 9 CLEARLY LOVE- Olivia Newton - Closer to the Univ. of Wisconsin, turing Nicky Hopkins, Ron Tutt and John Kahn. biting guitar runs. Brooker still has great power John -MCA 2148 Sedaka- Rocket PIG 2157 the tempo picks up, and Al Hartel, At 2:45 a.m. Garcia and the band had only as a singer and would be easily identifiable even 10 PRISONER IN DISGUISE -Linda 30 GREATEST HITS -Tony Orlando & Badger Novelty, is gone through 10 songs and were still going Milwaukee, plac- in a chorus line. But Chris Copping on organ was Ronstadt -Asylum 7E -1045 Dawn -Arista AL 4045 ing 10 disco records box in strong when this reviewer headed home. How- per about either half asleep or someone disconnected his 11 BREAKAWAY -Art Garfunkel - 31 SHAVED FISH -John Lennon - 15 locations that draw young crowds ever, there was ample time to establish that amplifiers. In either case without those heavy Columbia PC 33700 Apple SW 3421 who like to dance. "About half are Garcia retains his distinctive sound, whether as organ chords Procol's power was greatly dimin- 12 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND -TK 32 BORN TO RUN -Bruce requests, and we determine the rest an integral part of a group or as the leader of ished. Guitarist Mike Grabharn must have awoke 603 Springsteen -Columbia PC 33795 13 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP through charts, changing every two one. The difference is as a leader, you get to the same time as Copping because he was prac- 33 MAIN COURSE-Bee Gees -RSO FALLS -Freddy Fender- ABC /Dot 4807 hear much more of him. The question is, how tically sleep -walking through the set with some SO weeks," he reports. DOSD 2020 much is too much? very listless playing. B.J. Wilson, who has been 34 WIND ON THE WATER-David Creative Profits in Madison is not 14 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE Crosby /Graham Nash -ABC Garcia hardly ever acknowledges his admirers with the group since the beginning, remains a BROWN DIRT COWBOY -Elton 15 ABCD 902 only moving disco with records with anything more than his music. And more fine stutter -beat rock drummer. With Brooker John -MCA 2142 35 PICK OF THE LITTER- Spinners- per box, but has opened the first music. He is an excellent blues guitarist who of- 15 HITS & Crofts and Wilson working hard there was some sem- GREATEST -Seals - Atlantic SD 18141 disco club in Madison, "Famous ten extends the blues into a refined, hybrid rock Warner Bros. BS 2886 blance to the Procol of old but like an aging NUMBERS 2161 16 ROCKY 36 BY -Who -MCA Faces," two blocks off campus. style that is his signature. Even so, the songs heavyweight the big punch was just not there. MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS - John Denver -RCA APL1 -1201 37 EXTRA TEXTURE- George "We're looking for disco labels to were far too long and could have stood some LAWRENCE FROST 17 GREATEST HITS -John Denver Harrison -Apple SW 3420 put on the jukeboxes to increase contributions from the rest of the band. - RCA CPL1 -0374 38 SEARCHIN' FOR A RAINBOW - For most of the evening pianist Hopkins was play," says Terry Volk, president. NANA MOUSKOURI 18 ALIVE!- Kiss -Casablanca NBLP Marshall Tucker Band -Capricorn barely heard above the volume of Garcia's gui- 7020 CP 0161 Betty Schott, Western Automatic, New York tar. When he did break through, he was coming Carnegie Hall, STRAIGHT SHOOTER -Bad requests 19 ENDLESS SUMMER -Beach Boys - 39 Chicago, uses as an indica- up with some fine blues and boogie runs that Superb musicianship, good taste and a quiet Capitol SVBB 11307 Company -Swan Song SS 8413 tion of which disco records to put on would have been appreciated all night. Drum- dignity are three qualities Nana Mouskouri 20 BACK HOME AGAIN -John 40 SAVE ME- Silver Convention - boxes, but relies heavily on radio mer Tutt was as methodical as his name. He and brings to a concert. Her performance Oct. 23 Denver -RCA CPL1 -0548 Midland International BKL1 -1129 play, promotion men, record re- bassist Kahn locked their rhythms on Garcia like projected these qualities to a sell -out house of views, and title strip tip sheets to a pair of limpet mines, ticking away with some her admirers. place a couple of disco records at all interest and much insistence. Singing in English, Greek and French, Mous- Randells Tie With Atlantic locations. The Rowan Bros. and The Good Old Boys, with kouri presented unique and subtle renditions of LOS ANGELES -Denny and with the alliance of Atlantic and the Dave Nelson and Frank Wakefield, served as songs by Paul Simon as well as slow and moody Her recognition of disco music Letty Jo Randell, writers of more Music firms, opening acts. The Rowans' set was swallowed in interpretations of current rock favorites. She Randells' Desiderata helps her pick such tunes as "That's than 30 charted songs in the last dec- the noise and excitement of a crowd still finding preceded each of the Greek and French songs the couple will work with Goldsen in The Way I Like It," K.C. & the Sun- ade, have effected a tie -in with Bo its seats. Their rendition of "Panama Red" fi- with a brief English synopsis of the lyrics. artists and producing shine Band, T.K.; "Summer Of '42," Goldsen of Atlantic Music Corp. in developing nally grabbed some attention and they finished Her gentle and humorous chatter with her ac- them for various labels. Among the Biddu Orchestra, Epic; "Fly, Robin, a companists, the Athenians, served as an which the Randells' future songs up their set with couple of other songs also top hits penned by the pair are "A Fly," Silvér Convention, Midland done in a loose, folk style. The Good Old Boys unobtrusive bridge between numbers. On their will be jointly published by Atlantic. Intl.; "Dreaming," Crown Heights contributed several competent bluegrass num- own, the Athenians scored heavily with the au- The Randells also produce. Iron Lover's Concerto," "Let's Hang Affair, De Lite; and "Brazil," bers but did little to relieve the anticipation of dience, particularly when they emphasized the Butterfly's "Scorching Beauty" was On," "Opus 17" and "Workin' My Ritchie Family, 20th Century. Garcia. LAWRENCE FROST bazouki. (Continued on page 39) one of their recent successes. Along Way Back To You." www.americanradiohistory.com 36 Soul Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 11/29/75 Sauce Billboard Withers On Sin9Ies.

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How - in Songs: sto ed a retrieval in - system, or transmitted, any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, He Does It photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission o the publisher. - By JEAN WILLIAMS *STAR Performer- singles registering great- r mss, Y Withers est proportionate upward progress LOS ANGELES -Bill v L this week avr v Á d ÿ á 3 ; iÿ c..s 184-) 3 3 °3 who writes or co-authors all of his r3 TITLE, ARTIST sr 3 n 3 TITLE ARTIST s^ u 3 TITLE, ARTIST lyrics, says he writes what he knows (Writer). Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, 6 Licensee) !` _3 (Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) a 3 (Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) best, which are characterizations he says he understands. "Situations 1 2 6 THAT'S THE WAY I 47 4 WE GOT TO GET OUR THING 69 75 7 I DESTROYED YOUR exist which I that can relate to," he LIKE IT -tic. & The sunshine Band TOGETHER -Dells LOVE- special Delivery (H.W. Finch), says. Casey, R. TK 1015 (Sherlyn, BMI) ' (J. Avery, J. Dean, C. Arlin), Mercury 73723 (T. Hutt), Mainstream 5513 ( Phonogram) (Groovesville, BMI) Van McCoy/Brent, BMI) He explains he is constantly con- 3 5 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1)- Olays (K. Gamble. L. Huff), Philadelphia International 43 4 VALENTINE LOVE - Norman Connors 70 72 4 GOTTA MAKE A MOVE- Individuals fronted by persons asking if a situ- 3577 (Columbia) (Mighty Three, BMI) (M. Henderson), Buddah 499 (Electrocord. ASCAP) (Smith, Singleton, Dowden, Anderson), PIP 6510 ation that happens to be in the lyrics 36 24 17 SO IN LOVE -curse Mayf ier (Barham T, BMI) 3 1 8 LET'S DO IT AGAIN -Staple Singers /Mr. (M Mayfield), Cu tom 0105 Warner Bros.) of a song which he has written really (C. Mayfield), Curtom 0109 (Warner Bros.) ( Mayfield. BMI) 2 ITS ALRIGHT an happened to him. He says most of BMI 81 (THIS FEELING)FEELING -Notations-Narner 37 27 12 I ONLY HAVE LOVE -Syl Johnson (C. Jackson, M. Yancy), Gemigo 0503 (Warner 11 5 FULL OF FIRE -Al Green Bros.) (Jay's Enterprises /Chappell, ASCAP) his tunes are not personally tied into * (W. Mitchell, E. Randle, M. Hodges, L. Seymour), Hi (W. Mitchell, A. Green. M. Hodges), Hi 2300 2295 (London) (Jec. BMI) his personal life. (London) (JEC /AI Green, BMI) 83 2 FUNKY WEEKEND stylistic 38 40 9 ITS SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO - At the same time, he admits that (Hugo 8 Luigi, G.D. Weiss), Avcc 4661 10 5 PART TIME LOVE- Gladys nnight t The Pips YESTERDAY -G.C. Cameronmeron (Avco Embassy. ASCAP) although often his lyrics appear to (D. Gates), Buddah 513 (Kipahula. ASCAP) (F. Perren, C. Varian), Motown 1364 (lobete, ASCAP) 73 61 15 I GET HIGH show the negative side of life, these 6 6 8 CHANGE WITH THE TIMES-van McCoy ON YOU-Sly stow 39 30 10 LEFTOVERS -Milk Jackson (S. Stewart), Epic 850135 ( Columbia) is (V. McCoy), Avco 1868 (Van McCoy /Warner situations are real and he in no Tamerlane, BMI) (P. Mitchell), Spring 161 (Polydor) (Stone Flower, BMI) way reluctant to sing what is true. (Muscle Shoals, BMI) FREE 9 7 CARRIBEAN FESTIVAL -eoof & The Gang 40 42 4 DRIVE MY CAR -Gary Toms Empire RIDE -Tavares He says when writing a song, (R. Kool A The (D. Hartman), Capitol 4184 (Silver Steed, that Bell, Gang), DeLite 1513 (PIP) (J. Lennon, P. McCartney), PIP 6509 (Maclen. BMI) BMI) (Delightful /Gang, BMI) the simpler the song, the more diffi- 41 45 8 I TAKE IT ON HOME -Bobby Bland I WHERE THERE'S A NEw E N TRY WILL is for He 8 8 8 HAPPY -Eddie Kendrick: (K. O'Dell), ABC 12133 (House of Gold, BMI) cult it him to put together. THERE'S A Womack K. Wakefield), Tamla WAY -Bobby (L. Castor, 54263 (Motown) 71 1 SING A SONG- Earth, wind L Fire cites "Use Me," which earned him a ' United Artists 735 (Jobete, ASCAP /Stone Diamond, BMI) (M. White, A. McCay), Columbia 310251 (Unart /Bobby Womack. BMI) gold disk, as an easy tune to write, (Saggifire. BMq 9 4 9 FLY, FLY -inland Intl. 103n 43 46 approximately 10 minutes, while (S. Levey. S Prager), Midland Intl. 10339 (RCA) 5 NAME OF THE GAME 76 80 7 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT- s.s.o. (Midsong, ASCAP) Weyer, "Grandma's Hands," took all of 10 (Part 1) -The looses (S D. Lucas), Shadybronk 019 (G. Dorsey), Mercury 73719 (Screen Gems-Columbia, BMI) ' 14 8 SOUL TRAIN "75"-soul Train Gang months. (Candy /Unichappell, BM)) ( Phonogram) (D. Griffey, D. Cornelius), Soul Train 10400 (RCA) 77 12 I GOT CAUGHT -parer Carter (Spectrum VII, ASCAP) 55 3 ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD- Dianne As for his current "style" on rec- (R Hatcher, C. Carter), ABC 12130 Berwick (Blackwood, BMI) ords, he says, "People are saying that 25 3 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER -Ohio Players (1 Jefferson, C. Simmons), Warner Bros. 8154 (J. Williams. C. Satchel!, L. Bonner, M. Jones, R. my style has changed. I have not (Mighty Three /Sacred Pen. BMI) 78 65 11 SHOTGUN Middlebrooks, M. Pierce, W. Beck), Mercury 73734 SHUFFLE -The Sunshine Band 45 29 9 (H.W. Casey. R. Finch), TK 1010 (Sherlyn, BMI) ¢ changed. I have expanded." (Phonogram) (Ohio Players/Unichappell, BMI) WHAT'S THE WORD FROM Q He refers to the broad production JOHANNESBURG ?- 61Scott Heron 22 4 FOR THE LOVE OF YOU (Caiman Heron), Arista 0152 97 2 THE ZIP -r18ó (K. Gamble. L. Huff), Philadelphia International and orchestration which now ac- (Part 8 2) -Islet' Bros (Cayman /Brouhaha, ASCAP) 3578 (Columbia) (Mighty Three, BMI) (E. Islet', H. Islet', R Islet', O. Islet', R. Islet', company his generally simple sing - 46 49 7 LAY SOME LOVIN' -I C. Jasper), TNeck 2259 (Epic /Columbia) ON ME- Jeannie Reynolds op ing style. (Bovines. ASCAP) 90 1 THEME FROM "í2i35 (T. "- Rhythm Heritage (CR. Cason), Casablanca 846 * (B. DeVorzan), ABC 12135 (Spellgold, BMI) 6- He admits that not recording in 13 7 12 LOW RIDER -war (Double Sharp, ASCAP) two years because of legal entangle- (S. Allen, H. Brown, M. Dickerson, L. Jordan, C. 47 34 15 (I'm Going By) THE STARS 81 87 4 I'M IN HEAVEN (Part 1) -Touch Of Class rn Miller, L. Oskar, H. Scott, J. Goldstein), Steals, M. Steals), Midland International 10393 IN YOUR EYES -Ron Banks L The Dramatics (M. ments has caused a drastic decline in United Artists 706 (Far Out, ASCAP) (RCA) (Diagonal /Steals Bros., BMI) R. Hester), ABC 12125 (Groovesville, BMI) of his popularity (his first LP on Co- 14 5 13 SAME THING IT TOOK- Impmes:ions 48 54 a 9 HOLLYWOOD HOT -The Eleventh Hour HIT (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, (E. Townsend, C. M. Yancy), ldr lumbia is "Making Music "). But he Jackson, Curtom 0106 (B. Crewe, C. Bullers), 20th Century 2215 CC (Warner Bros.) (Jay's Enterprises /Chappell, ASCAP) (Heart's Delight. BMI) Loved) -lama Brown 14301 (Dynatone /Belinda/ says, "One of the most beneficial 49 20 7 LOVE MACHINE Part 1- Mirada 31 15 THE AGONY AND THE Unichappel, BM!) m things to happen to me was the (W. Moore, W. Griffin), Tamla 54262 (Motown) ECSTASY- Smokey Robinson I wslump in my career. (Jobete/Grimora, ASCAP) (W. Robinson), Tamla 54261 (Motown) 99 2 (ARE YOU READY) DO THE BUS (Bertam, ASCAP) * STOP Fatback Band > "I have found there is nothing 16 16 10 LOVE INSURANCE -Gwen rcCne -The (C. Reid), TK 1999 (Sherlyn, BMq 35 18 THEY JUST CANS STOP IT (B Curtis, J. Flippin), Event 227 (Polydor) zmore unwelcome in this business (The Games People Play)-Spinners (Oita, BMI) 41 3 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Part 1)- Harold than a has -been. That's the time one W Hawes, Melvin L The Bluenotes Atlantic H3284 (Mighty( g y BMI)) 84 85 4 AFRODESIA -lonnk Smith finds out why he makes music. G. (L. Smith). Groove Merchant 1034 (PIP) (J. Whitehead, McFadden, V Carstarphen), 51 37 10 NO REBATE ON LOVE Dramatic Philadelphia International 3579 (Epic/Columbia) - (New York Times, BMI) "If you can stick to making music (1. Abastos, S. Petty), Mainstream 5571 (Mighty Three, BMI) (Fratelli /Blackwood. BMI) during a period like this, you then 85 89 3 SIMPLE THINGS-Minnie R8-50ee 18 18 9 IS IT LOVE THAT WE'RE 52 59 6 WE'RE ON THE RIGHT know that your priority is to be crea- (M. Riperton. R. Rudolph), Epic 850166 (Columbia) MISSIN' -Quint Jones TRACK -South Shore Commission (DickieBird, BMI) tive. (G. Johnson, D. Smith), ABM 1743 (N. Harris, A. Felder), Wand 11291 "You must he adds, (Kidada /Goulgris, BMI) (Scepter) (Nickel Shoe /Six Strings, BMI) 86 84 5 CREOLE -The Crusaders understand," (W Felder), ABC /Blue Thumb 267 19 19 7 ME YOUR HEART 53 50 5 ALL I DO IS THINK OF YOU- Jackson 5 "that the music business, and the GIVE - Bloodstone (Four Knights, BMI) (C. McCormick), London 1062 (M.L Smith, B. Holland), Motown 1356 (Crystal Jukebox, BMI) (Gold Forever /Stone Diamond, BMI) business of making music are two WHAT$ THE NAME OF THIS FUNK 54 39 11 SWEET STICKY THING -Ohio Players completely different things." 20 21 6 I'M ON FIRE -Jim Gilstrap (Spider Man)-Ramsey Lewis (J. Williams. L. WnBec, M. Jones, A E y ere Roxburyry 2016 (C. Stephey. M. Stewart. D. Raheem), Columbia (- ) R Middlebrooks, M. Pierce, W Beck}, * * * (Pocket Full Of Tunes, BMI) 310235 /Pamoia, Mercury 73713 ( Phonogram) (Ohio (Elbur BMI) Ray Henderson, co -host of the 21 17 13 WE ALL GOTTA STICK Players/Unichappell, BMI) 88 93 4 IT'S T00 LATE- Johnny ''Guitar" Watson 55 52 10 FANCY LADY -Billy Preston daily dance show "The Scene" on TOGETHER -Four Tops (1. "Guitar" Watson), Fantasy )52 (lowest. BMI) (B. Preston, S. Wright), ALM 1735 (L. Payton, R. Knight, R. Bridges, R. Beasley), WJPR -TV, Detroit, reports that ABC 12123 (ABC -Dunhill /Ralf, BMI) (Irving/WEP, BMI/Jobete, ASCAP) HOW HIGH THE MOON - Gloria Gaynor 56 51 9 STAY WITH ME -Edwin Starr (M Lewis, N Hamilton), MGM 14838 while the show has been on the air 32 5 COME LIVE WITH ME -Isaac Hayes * W (E. Starr), Granite 528 (ATV /tonal, BMI) I (Chappell, ASCAP) eight weeks without a sponsor, this (I. Hayes). Hot Buttered Soul 12138 (ABC) (Incense, BMI) 57 53 11 MR. DJ. (5 For The DJ.)- Arethe Franklin week five advertisers signed on, (A. Franklin) Atlantic 3289 (Pundit, BMI) 90 SHAME ON THE WORLD -Main Ingredient 23 23 8 KING KONG, (Dozier, Williams), RCA 10431 (Incredible, BMI) three national and two local. 58 58 9 LOVE ON DELIVERY Part Jimmy Castor Bunch (L.O.D.) -The Reflections (1. Castor, J. Pruitt). Atlantic 453295 91 91 3 DON'T BURN NO * * * (R. Bailey, K. Williams), Capitol 4137 (Jimpire. BMI) (A- Dish -A- Tunes, BMI) BRIDGES -Jackie Wilson L The Chi ices Joey Jefferson, owner of the Jazz (R. Anderson), Brunswick 55522 24 12 16 TO EACH HIS Faith, Hope L OWN- purity 59 56 11 ITS TIME FOR LOVE/ (Hog /Monard, ASCAP) City retail record shop, Los Angeles, (V. McCoy). RCA 10343 HERE I AM- Chi -Lites (Van McCoy /WarnerTamerlane, BMI) after re- activating his Mutt and Jeff (E. Record, C. Allen), Brunswick 55520 92 95 2 DISCO SAX - Houston Person Brian. BMI) record label, is negotiating to sign 33 4 ITS ALRIGHT -Graham Central Station (Julio- J Roach), 20th Century/Westbound 5015 (L Graham), Warner Bros. 8148 88 2 GOING DOWN SLOWLY -The Pointer Sisters (Bridgeport /fiber°. BMI) jazzmen Harold Land and Eddie (Nineteen Eighty Foe, BMI) (A. Toussaint), ABC /Blue Thumb 268 (WarnerTamerlane /Marsaint, BMI) 93 THE BEST PART OF "Lockjaw" Davis. 26 15 17 LOVE POWER -Willie Hutch A MAN -Wilson Pickett (F. Hutch), Motown 1360 (tetra, BMI) 61 57 17 GIVE IT WHAT YOU * * * (C. Reid), Wicked 8101 (TK) (Sherlyn, BMI) GOT/PEACE PIPE -B.T. Express 27 13 12 I WANTA DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO (S. Roberts /S. Taylor. M Balean), Roadshow On another note, June Pointer, on 94 BOOGIE FEVER -salvers YOU -Leon Haywood 7003 (Scepter) (Triple 0 /Jeff -Mar, BMI) (L. Haywood), 20th Century 2228 (Jim -Edd. BMI) (K. St Lewis, F. en). Capitol 4179 the advice of her physician, has per- 81 3 CHANGE ((Makes You Want To (Perren-Vibes/Bull Pen, ASCAP) manently retired from live perform- 48 3 WALK AWAY FROM LOPE -David Ruffle Hustle) -Donate Byrd ances with the Pointer Sisters, in- (C. Kipps). Motown 1376 (Charles Kipps, BMI) (L. Mizell). Blue Note 726 (United Artists) (Alruby, 95 I DON'T WANT TO ASCAP) YOU 36 5 "THEME FROM MAHOGANY" (Do You 'p LEAVE -Debbi Taylor cluding any and all concerts and 63 60 19 THIS WILL BE- Natalie Cole (D Jordan, A. Smith), A ista 0144 itt Know Where You're Going television for reasons of extreme (C. Jackson, M. Yancy), Capitol 4109 (Diversified, ASCAP) To) -liana Ross (lay's Enterprises /Chappell. ASCAP) mental and physical exhaustion. (M. Masser, G. Goffin). Motown 1377 IT'S Masqueraders 74 3 SCHOOL BOY CRUSH -Awe 96 N ENTRY BABY YOU- ( Jobete, ASCAP /Screen Gems-Columbia, BM!) * (B. Bacharach, H. David, Williams), Hot Buttered However, June may in the future (White, Stuart. Ferrone, Gorrie), Atlantic 3304 Soul 12141 (ABC) (Dolfi/United Artists, ASCAP) resume recording and writing with 38 5 WHAT'S COME OVER (Average. BMI) 76 3 ME -Margie Joseph a Blue Magic HEY THERE LITTLE FIREFLY -Firefly 97 NEW ENTRY LADY, LADY LADY- Boogie Man Orchestra Of the group. (T. Mills), Atco 7030 (W. I. M.O. T., BMI) (K. Nolan), ALM 1736 (Sound (Greasy King), Boogie Man 226 * * * Nolan/Chelsea, BMI) 31 12 IS YOUR LIFE 26 THIS - Commodores 66 68 7 COME TO MAMA -Mn 98 98 3 ALONE TOO LONG -Daryl L John Oates (L. B. Richie Jr.), Motown 1361 (lobete, ASCAP) The Spinners who recently re- (W. Mitchell, E. Randle), Hi 2294 (London) (1. Oates), RCA 10436 (UnichaDDeL ASCAP) ceived their ninth gold record on At- 32 28 7 SUPERBAD, SUPERSLICK (lec, BMI) 99 100 2 WITHOUT YOU -Ruby winters Part 1 -lames Brown EVERY BEAT OF lantic for "Games People Play," Ham Evans), Playboy 6048 (Apple, ASCAP) (J. Brown), Polydor 14295 (Dynatone /Belinda/ MY HEART -Crown Heights Affair were awarded keys to the city of De- Unichappell, BMI) (F. Nerangis. B. Britton). De -Lice 1575 (PIP) 100 NEw ENTRY I'LL CARE FOR (Delightful, BMI) troit where they grew up. 44 5 YOU SEXY THING -Hot Chocolate YOU -Jimmy L The Little Beavers 78 4 WHOLE LOUR LOVE -Tina Turner Accepting his key, Philippe Wynn (Brown -Wilson), Big Tree 16047 (Atlantic) (Pa Kyik, L. Stuckey). Pi Kappa 700 (1. Page, R. Plant, J.P. Jones, J. Bonham), (Finchley, ASCAP) (Wandenk, NI) announced he will give it to the fam- United Artists 724 (Superhype, ASCAP) (Continued on page 37) www.americanradiohistory.com z7 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 11/29/75 General News Gospel Crusade By _JD Sou Chief Of 3 Labels LPs,.Ps By JOHN SIPPEL Copyright 1975. Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this pubhcation may be LOS ANGELES -Record label Later, Sullivan tried Sunday reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted. in any form or by any chief Hoyt Sullivan hopes to per- morning Black Gospel TV. He even- means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher. suade independent record distribu- tually was on eight stations through tors that profitability is high in black the region. He even got a white sa- gospel repertoire. Sullivan learned it cred segment going on television. It CHAPPELL -LP's registering á *STAR Performer á five years ago. He's even opened two featured the Lewis Family of Lin - 3 greatest proportiaute upward prop. s : rays this week s one -stops, dedicated exclusively to colnton, Ga. Sullivan had concocted MUSIC c g 11111 w m TITLE selling black gospel LPs. an iron supplement tonic which he Artist, Label & Number Artist, Label & Number /. XI . While he admits his intention is to packaged via the white sacred show. (Dist. Label) celebrates 0 3 3c (Dist. Label) a a build a self-liquidating business en- About 1968, Sullivan found his terprise, he's equally interested in business had grown to $750,000. He 1 2 11 SAVE ME 32 26 6 BRAZIL Midland finding retail and rack accounts found more pleasure from his TV the first Silver Convention. Ritchie Family, 20th Century T 498 International BKL1 -1129 (RCA) which he can turn over to distribu- and radio show producing. He threw 48 2 PLACES AND SPACES tors to provide them with a ready - the dice in favor of the record busi- 3 8 LET'S DO IT AGAIN/ 73 anniversary Donald Byrd, Blue Note BN LA549 G made customer list. His Nashville ness. He sold the cosmetics firm. He ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (United Artists) Staple Singers with Curtis Mayfield, one -stop, Jimmy's No. 1, is 18 eventually moved to Nashville. The of Curtom CU 5005 (Warner Bros.) 34 36 3 FROM SOUTH AFRICA months old. Its month -old Los An- three black gospel labels represent TO SOUTH CAROLINA a 100 $4.98 sug- 3 4 15 HONEY geles counterpart shut down about -LP catalog of Gil Scott-Heron &Brian Jackson, Ohio Players, Mercury SRM- 11038 abruptly when Brother C.W. Kend- gested list product. He does about writer /producers Arista AL 4044 ( Phonogram) ricks and his wife and two children 1,000 packages weekly from the 35 41 2 A FUNKY THIDE OF SINGS were killed in a fire in their home Nashville one -stop, serving about 30 4 1 17 INSEPARABLE CHUCK JACKSON Billy Cobham, Atlantic SD 18149 Natalie Cole, Capitol ST 11429 two weeks ago. Kendricks, impor- states and several foreign countries, tant black gospel figure on the primarily Canada and the Bahamas. 5 5 8 DON'T IT FEEL GOOD 36 40 2 SUPERSOUND Coast, ran Jimmy's No. 2 in East Los He's 105 minutes nightly over and Ramsey Lewis, Columbia PC 33800 Jimmy Castor Bunch, Atlantic SD had 18150 Angeles, along with a longtime retail WLAC, Nashville, for almost two 6 6 6 MAN -CHILD store. Sullivan continues his 1 to 3 years now in the middle of the night. MARVIN YANCY Herbie Hancock, Columbia PC 33812 37 17 24 THE HEAT IS ON a.m. five-time -weekly show on Hoss Allen, veteran radio person- Isley Brothers,

7 XPRS, the big -watted Tiajuana, ality, handles the DJ chore and is 9 5 2ND ANNIVERSARY TNeck PZ 33536 (CBS) and their Gladys Knight & The Pips, Buddah Mexico, AM station, with mail or- now heard on XPRS since Kend- BDS 5639 38 14 14 MELLOW MADNESS ders shuttling back to Nashville un- ricks' passing. Sullivan's shows fea- Quincy Jones, A&M SP 4526 8 7 16 KC AND til the Los Angeles one -stop can find ture all labels' black gospel product, JAY'S THE SUNSHINE BAND 39 FAMILY REUNION proper management. except Hob, which refuses to sell Te 603 O'lays, Philadelphia International PZ Sullivan's lengthy association him. He features packages of three ENTERPRISES 33807 (Epic/Columbia) 9 10 17 PICK OF THE LITTER with black gospel stems from radio LPs for $6.98 plus postage. Much of Spinners, Atlantic SD 18141 40 promotion. He has three black gos- his business comes from catalogs 22 11 BOOGIE DOWN, USA People's Choice, TSOP KZ 33154 pel labels, HSE, Sav -All and Su- sent with each packet. 10 8 10 AL GREEN IS LOVE (Epic/Columbia) Special thanks to Hi HSL 32092 (London) Ann, all begun since 1956. Sullivan Sullivan is trying to rebuild a started manufacturing cosmetic once -active network of record dis- these artists who have 15 4 HIGH ON YOU 41 RUFUS FEATURING products for blacks in 1950. He soon tributors cross -country from its b CHAKA KHAN made 1975 a great year Sly Stone, Epic PE 33835 found out the only way to advertise present Bib and Mangold, Char- (Columbia) ABC ABCD 909 for Chuck and Marvin: was on black gospel radio shows. lotte; Stan's, Shreveport; and Tara, 12 12 14 IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? 42 43 20 ODE TO MY LADY There were so few of them at that Atlanta, setup. He's constantly Richard Pryor, Reprise MS 2227 Willie Hutch, Motown M6-838 SI (Warner Bros.) time that he traveled from his building his labels' roster. He has NATALIE COLE S.C., to Green- 43 33 7 IN THE SLOT Greenwood, base just signed the Luckett Brothers, Capitol 13 13 9 THIRTEEN BLUE Of Power, ville, S.C., where he hosted and Milwaukee; Martha Abbott, Co- MAGIC LANE WarnerWormer Bros.. BS 2880 taped a half-hour show featuring lumbus, Ohio, and the Corder Fam- ARETHA FRANKLIN Blue Magic. Atco SD 36120 acts which traveled the four -state ily and the Voices of Nashville, both 44 49 2 FANCY DANCER 14 16 17 AIN'T Bobbi Humphrey, Blue Note BN- Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama Nashville acts. 'BOUTA -DOUBT IT 1A550 -G (United Artists) area in which he marketed his Warner THE IMPRESSIONS Graham Central Station, beauty wares. He eventually taped Bros. BS 2876 C(IrlJtIll 45 50 3 WHO I AM the show for 28 stations in that area. David Ruffin. Motown M6 -849 SI W 20 3 MOVIN' ON He brought acts such as the Golden LSoul Commodores, Motown M6 -848 SI SouJ NATURAL FOUR HOT CHOCOLATE Stars and the Rev. Richard Camp- Continued from page 36 Curtonl 16 19 8 VISIONS OF A NEW WORLD Big Tree BT 89512 (Atlantic) bell and the Wonder Boys into the ily of singer Jackie Wilson, who was Lonnie Liston Smith, Flying studios to tape the shows. Even- Dutchman BDLI.1196 (RCA) PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM stricken while appearing in a rock 'n' NOTATIONS tually, as a reward to the acts who 1 MFSB, Philadelphia International PZ roll revival show at the Latin Casino GemiLo'\V,lrner Bros. 27 3 DRAMA V 33845 (Epic /Columbia) worked the show, he helped produce W in Cherry Hill, N.J. Wilson is still Ron Banks & The Dramatics, ABC and manufacture records, which the ABCD 916 hospitalized in the Cherry Hill Me- STREET CORNER 60 2 FREE TO BE MYSELF acts sold on their personals. He Edwin Starr, Granite GS 1005 morial Hospital. SYMPHONY Bang 18 18 5 THE DISCO KID turned over masters, such as Camp- Van McCoy, Avco AV 69009 HUSTLE TO SURVIVE bell's "You Can't Hurry God," to * * * SD THE TYMES RCA I Les McCann, Atlantic 1679 19 21 4 MAKING MUSIC Don Pierce's Starday Records dur- Remember ... we're in communi- Bill Withers, Columbia PC33704 ing the mid -sixties. cations, so let's communicate. J,WE GOTTA GET OUR THING TOGETHER 24 4 JOURNEY TO LOVE w Dells, Mercury SRM11059 Stanley Clarke, Nemperor NE 433 (Phonogram) JACKSON and YANCY (Atlantic) MANAGEMENT: A FIRE WHYZ 51 55 2 CATCH Now Programs Jazz 21 11 21 WHY CAN'T Bob Marley & The Wailers, Island WE BE FRIENDS? By JEAN WILLIAMS BOB SCHWAID/ ILPS 9241 War, United Artists UA-LA441 -G LOS ANGELES -WHYZ, Green- WHYZ is a daytime outlet, it is the THRUPPENCE, LTD. 31 2 GREATEST HITS 52 SAFETY ZONE ville, S.C., has broadened its r &b only 50,000 watts station in the en- W Bobby Womack, United Artists Barry White, 20th Century T 493 11A-LA544-G format to include jazz, reports Ray tire state of South Carolina.

23 32 4 YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL Somers, general manager. Each hour, beginning on the half CHAPPELL MUSIC/ NEw EN re, Stylistics, Avco AV 69010 53 CITY LIFE "We have a receptive built -in au- hour, 15 minutes of jazz is aired. Blackbyrds, Fantasy F 9490 dience for jazz," says Somers. "We JAY'S ENTERPRISES 35 2 FEELS SO GOOD Contemporary jazz is the favorite. are the only soul station in a market * Grover Washington Jr., Kudu 24 SI 54 23 13 SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE Other forms, however, including (Motown) Cool & The Gang, that has nine other stations and nine avant -garde are sprinkled into the De-Lite DEP 2016 (PIP) colleges. 38 2 YOU format. "With our awareness that blacks ketha Franklin, Atlantic SD 18151 55 NE w ENTRY THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY Somers explains that telephone Richard Pryor, Reprise MS 2241 have been hip to jazz for a very long requests are proving the youth in the 34 7 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (Warner Bros ) time, this seemed a natural way to go Donna Summer, Oasis OCLP 5003 area is also in tune to jazz. (Casablanca) with the station," he adds. 56 25 8 THE SOUND OF SUNSHINE But he admits that the 20 -35 age He claims Q The Sunshine Band, TK 604 that WHYZ's audience 27 30 4 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE group is its biggest supporters al- has expanded to include a large con- RAIN 57 42 10 PRESSURE SENSITIVE though there is no tune -out factor Stanley Turrentine, Fantasy F 9493 tingent of white listeners. Ronnie Laws, Blue Note BN-LA452-G pith other age groups. (United Mists) He also contends that jazz has 28 28 6 DREAMING A DREAM been ignored in the area, not only by Somers says his announcers are Crown Heights Affair, pleased with the jazz addition and De-Lite 2017 (PIP) 58 47 17 NON -STOP radio stations, but by concert pro- B.T. Express, Roadshow RS 41001 moters. the immediate response from their 29 29 6 CITY OF ANGELS (Scepter) audiences. Miracles, Tamla T6-339 Si (Motown) "Nobody books jazz in concert 59 QAFRO -DESIA here, which is another reason for us Starting the day is Jimmy Bishop Ittr 44 3 MAHOGANY/ Lonnie Smith, Groove Merchant to play it." 6 -10 a.m. followed by Fred Jenkins GM 3308 (PIP) ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK On the strength of its airplay, jazz 10-11 a.m. with a gospel show. Mike Diana Ross, Motown M6-858 Si 1 60 COKE has accelerated in retail sales in the Williams has the 11 a.m. -2 p.m. slot W 39 3 LUCILLE TALKS BACK Coke Escovedo, Mercury SRM-i-1041 market which Somers says covers 19 and music director /announcer Paul B.B. King, ABC ABCD 898 ( Phonogram) counties. Williams hosts the 2 -6:30 p.m. He further contends that although _(signoff) show. www.americanradiohistory.com 38 HELP WANTED COMEDY MATERIAL

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Excerpts of a speech delivered in this past October by Frank Shakespeare, president of RKO General, at a management meeting in Apocka, Fla., of RKO Radio executives.

"It's very important that a corporate staff understand the structure of broadcasting and the very special role of broad- casters above and beyond profit and loss. It's also important for you (RKO Radio executives) to know them on a warmer and more personal basis so when you come to the New York headquarters you'll be able to talk with the corporate staff as individuals." He spoke of the purpose of the management meeting to discuss "where this country is going" and the responsibility of them as major broadcasters to relate to that in a suitable way. We want to do everything we can to give you-the tools to grow as much as you can personally -travel, schooling, and the op- portunity to listen to other people's views. The goal is that you read, you study, you think, you grow." The ability to relate to editorials, to news programs, docu- mentaries, and commentaries in a more significant way "for the benefit of the country," is what Shakespeare asked of each man and woman in his broadcasting operations. Broadcasting has the problem in that people work up to management positions- either through sales or program- ming -and suddenly find that they're in charge of everything. "And, really, all we have is sleek cocktail party conversation

opinions . .. at that point ... unless we have stayed close to (Continued on page RKO -12) Frank Shakespeare ad- dresses RKO Radio execu- tives at recent Apopka, There's No Room For Fla. meeting. Sleek Cocktail Party Opinions

I feel like I've had a right ... if you have a good staff of lawyers to keep you out of classic career in radio. I DWIGHT CASE trouble. started as a copywriter at But with this company under Frank Shakespeare -and this KFRE in Fresno, Calif., for is why I get along so well with him because I feel the same way $175 a month. Because I President he does -the modus operandi is that making budget and was already married and showing a profit is given. with two kids, I had to A Classic Career You just do that. Okay? work nights in the post of- But after you do that, you should perform the other things fice to make ends meet. By CLAUDE HALL that the radio business allows you to enjoy. Obviously, the But I believed in radio manager of a multi -million dollar business in a market such as and wanted to be in the 6255 Sunset Blvd. about 8 a.m. By this time, I can began Mid- Los Angeles is a very important man. And, because of the industry. west phone calls to our stations in Memphis and Chicago .. . power of the voice of his station -regardless of the demo- I worked and was pro- and perhaps the rep firm in Atlanta. graphic area the station serves -makes the manager very im- moted to an announcer's By that time, I'm cycled into the rest of the world because portant politically and he thus has more responsibility ... he position, then became a RKO photo the West Coast is alive and New York hasn't quite gone to owes his community more simply becauses he's where he is disk jockey. My first job as Dwight Case, RKO Radio presi- lunch yet. and is as powerful as he is. a program director was at dent. Toward the end of the day, there's thinking time, time to do Unfortunately, because the radio and advertising indus- KFIV in Modesto, Calif. I dictation, catch up on things because, after 3 p.m. you're not tries are as large as they are, especially in a city the size of New programmed a couple of stations, then went into sales, be- bothered by calls too often from the East or Midwest. York or Los Angeles, many managers get lost -in their own life. came a general sales manager, later a manager. Then I man- This schedule works out pretty well for me. You could always go to lunch or dinner with someone in the aged a group of stations ... but even then had to work my Of course, I also travel a great deal because I like firsthand industry, never meeting a congressman or senator ... never way up from executive vice president of sales, etc. knowledge of the people in the stations personal ... contact meeting the man that runs the store on the corner of Eighth Ultimately, I took a run at buying my own station. with them. Sometimes an objective observer can come into a and Main. If you look at my call letters in the industry, it looks as if I station and in a couple hours a of pick up on failure in moral. And if you do meet the guy that runs the store, automati- haven't been able to keep a job. Obviously, my fulcrum is New York, because that's the loca- cally it's felt you're trying to sell him something. But that's not I came to RKO in August 1972 as acting manager of KHJ tion of corporate headquarters -RKO General. true because the people who run the Broadway, the May Corn - and KRTH in Los Angeles and Western regional vice presi- This week is a good example of my traveling: Tuesday, I go pany, are very, very important people in our community -to dent. In July 1973, I joined Bruce Johnson, then president of to Memphis and will be there all day before flying to New York. cause the community to grow and prosper and have better RKO Radio, as his executive vice president. When Johnson re- I'll be in New York Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. But I'm schools. signed, May 1975, I became president. only going to touch one station this time, so I'm bringing Erica So, the manager's job is to make the P &L. Okay? But after But I got my first job just like I constantly advise young Farber, the general manager of WROR in Boston, down to that the demand that we're trying to infuse at this stage into people today: Keep going around knocking on doors until New York so we can go over her budgets. Next time I go to New our stations is personal growth of the managers and his staff something finally happens nice to you. York, I'll probably go to first. And maybe Chicago come out and stronger community involvement. Because knowledge of through Washington, just to spend a day, so I forget the don't world affairs is vital today. We're sending Pat Norman, gen- names of the people working for us. A TYPICAL DAY IN THE LIFE eral manager of KFRC in San Francisco, and Tim Sullivan, OF A RADIO PRESIDENT general manager of KHJ in Los Angeles, into the Pacific Basin ABOVE AND BEYOND THE P & L on what I conceive to be an extended learning trip. From the I would give anything, some days, to have everyone in the East Coast, we're sending Jerry Lyman of WGMS in Wash- same time zone. These days, I get up early and call eastern You can run a company in many ways. For example, you ington, into Europe. We're not sure where. When the time radio stations and our rep company ... if there are any prob- could be totally dedicated to money management -and comes that each man can release themselves temporarily lems ... some days, there's no reason to call. Between 6 -7:30 money management is a craft. Some people are very good at from their station, the political climate of the time will deter- a.m., I cover those time zones in case there are any problems money management. You could take a group of radio stations mine where would be the wise place for them to go to learn or anything I can help with ... or anger I can emote. Then I ... only deal in dollars ... and allow your real responsibilities about what's going on in the world. have breakfast and go into the office on the seventh floor of to roll off your back. It's eight to -five you're going to be all (Continued on page RKO -12)

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www.americanradiohistory.com (The was . following interview conducted by Claude Hall). and then had an hour off for dinner ... but because I broad-

6 HALL: How long have you been with RKO Radio now? cast at night from the transmitter, I had to use my dinner hour ¢ DREW: I was with RKO Radio originally in 1967 for approxi- to get from the radio station out to the 33rd St. site of the mately two- and -a -half years. And I've been with the corn - transmitter ... then do my disk jockey show from 7 p.m. until

pany about two- and -a -half years this time, joining them 1 a.m. On Sunday, I was on the air from noon until 8 or 9 p.m. again in March 1973. Until June of that year, I was program and would take a bus back to Detroit that night ... or drive director of KHJ in Los Angeles before moving into the position back if I'd borrowed my mother's car that weekend. In Port

of vice president of programming. Huron, I would stay at the YMCA, which was about $1.50 a

H: Paul, when did you start in radio? night in those days. I did that every weekend the rest of the

D: I really started while in elementary school. The Detroit pub- time I was in college. lic school system had a radio station -call letters were H: And after college? WDTR -and they used to produce a couple of dramatic shows D: I got my notice to report for the draft and resigned in Port a week. This was back in the 1940s. The shows were later Huron and went down for my induction and failed the physi- rebroadcast by WJR or WWJ, I don't recall which station. I cal. So, there I was without a job in Port Huron ... and I don't auditioned for various parts, as they came up and don't re- know that I really wanted to go back anyway. member what ones I got and what ones I didn't. I also at- tended some of the workshops WDTR conducted. Lee Dreyfus had once said that if you keep knocking on Then, my freshman year in college at Wayne State Univer- doors, you'll get a job somewhere because there's a lot of luck involved in landing a job in radio. sity -about 1953 -1 became an engineer for an FM station the

Icts university owned. It was operated as a fine arts station, with - I thought the best approach would be to get in my car and o out commercials, but students did all of the work. Dr. Lee go to radio stations ... wherever; I had them plotted on a map

Q Dreyfus was in charge of television and radio for the univer- . knock on the door and say: Hello, I'm Paul Drew from De-

sity; he was, in essence, the station manager. Today, he's the troit. I drove to Pittsburgh and didn't get to first base, went on

chancellor of University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. He had to Sharon, Pa.... went on throughout that entire area ... I as great faith in young people ... gave them the opportunity to can't tell you how many radio stations I went into. Drew chats with George Carlin LL T m -o 22 o . but I think, as a young broadcaster, I always wanted to co work for ABC because they had WABC in New York, which was ó fiIIK«o the leading w contemporary station in the country. I'd grown up listening to WXYZ in Detroit and WLS in Chicago. One of my goals was to work for an ABC station. H: Today, you're into more than just the programming of a ra- dio station ... or all of the RKO Radio stations ... you're into operations, too. Right? D: Life is complex today in broadcasting ... everything is more specialized than it used to be. There are so many parts that make up a radio station of modern times ... and they all need attention. Things that used to be simple just aren't any-

more. In the job that I do, it's dealing with general managers and program directors -the heart of the radio station. H: I notice that you do much more than Bill Drake did in his tenure with RKO Radio as chief of programming. And he had virtually an army of men with him, while you seem to do much of everything by yourself. D: Keep in mind that Bill did not work for RKO, except for the last He a year. was consultant. A consultant is an advisor. I think he was well respected by the people in this company and they would take his advice ... but many times it might have been felt that he told people what to do ... that was the way it often looked from the outside. But his job certainly wouldn't have included operations because he was a program consult- ant ... basically in the areas of programming and promotion and strongly in the areas of music and news. Today, there's a different type of consciousness in this company. When Bill was involved, the radio division was under the wing of Ross Tabor, a vice president. Following that, Bruce Johnson was made president of radio. A president of a company has the re- sponsibility of operating the company as if it were his own. Bruce has been followed by Dwight Case, who certainly has his own goals and aims for the company that is known as RKO Radio. That means that the person who is vice president of programming must be involved in all of the areas that concern "Paul McCartney's next U.S. tour will find him jumping into the No. 1 spot worldwide," says Paul Drew, RKO programming vice programming. It's a whole new spirit. You also have Frank president (left) seen here with Linda and McCartney. Shakespeare at the top of the corporation -RKO Broad- casting -whose background is almost incomparable ... the service that this man has performed in various governmental areas, the circles in which he travels and the people that he President, knows. He's not a radio man, per se, but he's a broadcaster ProgrammingVice nterview With Paul Drew, and he's an American. He has a tremendous responsibility. And being a part of these radio stations. `Everything Is More Complex Today' H: What are your basic programming guidelines? D: I've always believed that if you are interested in what the people are interested in, they will be interested in you. Re- mess things up and learn. A lot of good broadcasting people I had an uncle and aunt in Cincinnati and it was a Friday gardless of the format. came out of his classes, including Wally Schwartz, who I afternoon and since hadn't seen them in a long time, I called H: Have you ever considered changing any of your formats at headed up the four networks of ABC radio. Once, when the them up and they said to come stay the weekend. When I got any of the stations?

disk jockey decided I to go to the class banquet and didn't show there, explained what I was trying to do and my uncle said D: Certainly. We have discussions -the general managers and up, I had to quickly wire a mike into the control room where I that if he were a young man again, he'd consider seriously a I, Dwight Case and I, the program directors and I, people in was spinning the records and do the announcing, too. That city like Atlanta. He handed me a Fortune magazine, pointing our advertising rep firm and I -on -going throughout the year

was my first real stint as a jockey. I disk Later, got on the an- out that they had a whole section on Atlanta. "It looks to me and we'll say: "Where are we going with this radio station ?" Or nouncing staff and worked my way up to chief announcer, as if a that's city that is young and growing with a lot of oppor- I'll say to a manager: "Where do you want to be a year from

production director, program I director and then station man- tunity for a young person." read the article and went into the today? Three years from today? Five years? What are your tar- ager. Shortly after I left college, they changed that station and bedroom and packed. "Where are you going ?" gets? What are your goals? Can you achieve them with your

hired professionals to it, I operate unfortunately. We'd had a Atlanta, told him. I left that night. present format? If you can, fine. If you can't, well, let me ask

lot of fun. Remotes. I That was back about 1955 or 1956 and The first station I visited was WQXI and they didn't need you how you think you might." And if we don't come up with remember a named taking girl Ernestine Pinkston -I remem- anyone ... but they said there was a new manager at WGST. anything of substance at that point, I'll say: "Why don't we her name I ber well -and putting her on the air ... she was the So, drove over there and auditioned and got job. I the was on meet in about 90 days and kick it around . .. see where you female on the first station ... and the first black ... she was in afternoon drive, but I wanted to be a teen idol, so the night are at that time ... see if we have some better answers." just excellent; I I often wonder whatever happened to her; did guy and swapped shifts. It was an everything format station H: The formats you have now on your FM stations -with the she stay in radio? in those days, though the music would probably be consid- exceptions of WXLO in New York and WGMS -FM in Wash- Anyway, that's how I got into radio ... not to mention the ered MOR more than anything else ... Peggy Lee, Tony Ben- ington -are essentially oldie formats.

fact that I would hang out at the I commercial stations in De- nett. But played rock at night ... almost anything. I had D: We have classical music in Washington and Top 40 in New go troit ... get coffee for the disk jockeys and that sort of complete freedom to pick all of the music that I played on my York. thing. show. H: And I know it's muchly a problem today to operate a classi- H: How and when did you first get into professional radio? H: When did you return to Detroit as program director of cal music station ... of course, at one time RKO Radio tried to D: While still in college, I got a job at WHLS in Port Huron, CKLW? change the format of WGMS -AM to Top 40, but I suppose Mich.... 1955 or 1956. There was an opening and I thought: D: March of 1967. I was there a year. that's a dead issue now, isn't it? Well, gee whiz, let's see how good I I am. auditioned and got H: And then you programmed KFRC? D: That station is a perfect example of my opinion that if

a I I I the job as night DJ. After got it, told the owner that really D: I followed Ted Atkins as program director into the San you're interested in what the community is interested in, they couldn't do the job because I was going to college and didn't Franicsco station. is a Which funny twist, because Ted fol- will be interested in you. That station went out into the corn - want to sacrifice that, but could he give me a weekend shift lowed me a CKLW. It was probably in 1970 that I was at KFRC. munity and talked to the people ... spent a lot of money on I'd work 15 hours if I had to. The owner's name was John ... H: When you started in radio, did you ever think that you research . .. but, as a result, management of the station for- Wismer ... Harry Wismer's brother ... a nice man to work for would one day be the vice president of programming for a ra- mulated a programming concept that is today: "WGMS, your and I guess he liked me; he gave me the weekend job. I used to dio chain the size of RKO Radio? Fine Arts station in the Nation's Capitol." go up Saturday morning and was on the air noon until 6 p.m. D: I don't believe that I had my eyes on a particular position (Continued on page RKO -8)

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Out of a flooded album marketplace has evolved a singles we haven't already determined to play it strictly based on our "It's my job, of course, to find fresh talent blood for the

situation that has effectively placed a hammerlock on the ra- own expertise." record industry. And anyway, I have faith in some of the young dio program and music directors of today, believes Mardi Nehr- But a growing situation in the record market has really put a record people coming up today ... there are a lot of people in bass, music coordinator for the entire radio station chain of hammerlock on programming lately. the business already who are not yet in positions of control. RKO Radio. Though she would deny it, Ms. Nehrbass is un- What is happening is that certain artists have been having I'm hoping they'll change things around in the industry." doubtedly the most influential music person today in radio. hit after hit repeatedly and the other artists and groups are As far as being a music person is concerned, Mardi Nehr- But she attributes her success in her job -specifically the task just "hanging around." bass paid her dues with WOKY in Milwaukee, one of the lead- of finding hit music -"because I'm fortunate in having a lot of Thus, "consequently, radio stations are playing the same ing Top 40 stations in the nation. Then she joined WRIT,

Mardi Nehrbass, music coordinator Harvey Mednick, vice president of Kathy Lenard, vice president, RKO George Capalbo, vice president, Phyllis Leibert, director of research for RKO chain program promotion radio representatives engineering

good people to work with ... the music input around here is artists over and over and over ... and I think there's going to again in the music department and later went to KCBQ in San incredible." be even more of the same thing. Diego as music director. She joined RKO on Nov. 7, 1973, as Her role is that of finding the very best music possible and "The good old days in the music industry have slipped out. music coordinator. relating its importance to all of the radio stations in the chain. Perhaps there's not the money available now -like there once A music director has to stay levelheaded about music .. . To find a hit record, she might ask countless people. And I do was -for the development of new artists. In any case, record but be open. Sometimes I can hear a record once and know ask everyone that I can -the music directors and the program companies are now pulling as many as three singles out of an it's going to be a hit ... and sometimes I'll never hear it even directors at the various radio stations, other radio people ... I after it's No. 1." talk to record promotion executives almost every day -there album." are some really good record people around and they can pro- Add to this the fact that many, many singles today are four One of the big problems that a person in music faces is

vide you with some really good information. I also call record and four and a half minutes long today and you can see the "talking too much to the industry ... you get overexposed stores across the country to find out what's selling. From all of problems mounting up against today's music and program di- that way and become cynical and critical and that could be that, we can generally tell when we should go on a record ... if rectors. bad. You should constantly seek outside industry input."

Nai N Radio More Than Ever Alive .o Kathryn Lenard E > By IS HOROWITZ o There are still some advertisers around who believe radio persons on this assignment full -time. They are not obligated z died in 1951, observes Kathryn Lenard. to nail down any time sales. The myth persists, says the dynamic vice president and The presentation developed by Lenard and her associates is general manager of RKO Radio Representatives, and is hard cumulatively persuasive in pointing out the advantages of ra- to put completely to rest. As a result, a good part of her work MK«o dio against other media. Nine points tell the story. has missionary overtones-to continually prove the viability of RADIO STAT!ONS 1. Radio reaches everyone: Here prospects are told that radio as an effective advertising medium. It's a campaign that 96.1 percent of people 12 years old or more listen within a KHJ-AM has her total commitment. 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028 week; 83.2 percent within a day. And 99.4 percent of teen- (213) 462-2133 RKO Reps is the national sales arm for all RKO General ra- agers (12-17) are exposed to radio some time during the Vice President and General Manager, Tim Sullivan week. dio stations, and at this time handles only one outside sta- Program Director, Charlie Van Dyke tion -KIMN in Denver. As an owned and operated RKO divi- KRTH-FM 5901 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034 2. Radio is selective: You don't have to reach everyone un- sion, it is one of the country's leading short-list reps, firms (213) 937.5230 less you want to," this point emphasizes. By proper selection Vice President and General which sell for a selected group of 25 or fewer stations. Long - Manager, Allan Chlowitz you avoid the waste that is typical of newspapers and tele- Program Director, list reps serve as many as 125 clients. Dick Bozzi vision." KFRC-AM 415 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 From her New York headquarters Lenard supervises a staff (415) 982-9200 3. Radio does not imprison the imagination with pictures: of 45 employees, of which 22 are actually involved in national Vice President and General Manager, Pat Norman The rep missionaries here cast doubt on the true effec- time sales. Local sales are the province of the individual sta- Program Director, Michael Spears tiveness of colorful magazine ads. These might appear beau- tions. RKO sales offices are maintained in New York, Chicago, KFRC-FM 415 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 tiful to the advertiser, but not necessarily to the prospect. Bet- (415) 982 -9106 Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta. Lenard is a frequent visitor ter let the commercial's words create "uniquely persuasive Acting Manager, Pat Norman pictures" in the prospect's mind. to the regional offices. On the average she's away from her Program Director, Paul Ward home base one week out of four. WAXY-FM 419 S. Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 3301 4. Radio is economical: "By every study of cost efficiency Competition for the advertiser's dollar is keen. There are (305) 525 -6351 ever made, radio reaches more people per dollar than news- some two dozen other major radio rep firms hustling for ad General Manager, Jack Collins papers, magazines or television." Program Director, Bill Heizer bucks, and the concentration of stations in important mar- 5. Radio production costs are low: Further economies are WFYR-FM 188 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601 enjoyed by bypassing other media costs, as kets is dense. (312) 726-4522 such artwork, typography, camera crews, etc. And RKO General has two stations in Los Angeles, KHJ and Vice President and General Manager, Al Kucin the charges for these services are "high and go higher KRTH -FM. But the nature of the competitive scramble is high- Program Director, Brian Bearne hourly." WOR-AM lighted by the fact that there are 46 other commercial radio 1440 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 6. Radio reaches people in automobiles: This is of special (212) 764 -7000 importance to retailers, because radio provides "the last word stations in that broadcast area with a reportable audience. In Vice President and General Manager, Herb Saltzman every day on products and services as the customer is en other cities where the chain's stations are located, competi- Program Director, Dan Griffin route to make a purchase." tive forces are hardly less in evidence. In New York, 43 sta- WXLO 99x 1440 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 7. Radio personalities provide third impact: This is tions have reportable audiences, in San Francisco 41, in Chi- (212) 754-7000 -person Vice President rarely enjoyed in cago 34, and in Boston 32. and General Manager, Rick Devlin television and never in print media, the pres- Program Director, Lee Douglas entation states. "Dozens of studies support the effectiveness Lenard seems to relish the battle. And she feels she has ad- WRKO Government Center, Boston, MA 02114 of the expressed or implied recommendation of radio person- equate ammunition for combat. Most RKO stations are con- (617) 742-9000 alities." temporary in program format. Where they vary from this Vice President and General Manager, Jack Hobbs 8. Radio has proven itself a better salesman: Again studies norm, they have nevertheless built strong and loyal au- Program Director, J. J. Jordan WROR-FM Government Center, Boston, MA 02114 are cited demonstrating lower costs for retail advertising. diences- notably in New York's WOR, the nation's largest sta- (617) 742.9000 9. Radio, the news medium, is the way to spread "news" tion devoted to news, talk, information and music. And in Vice President and General Manager, Jack Hobbs about your business: Since most people learn about major Washington's WGMS, classical music has been made to pay. Program Director, Art Ortega news events first from radio, they have been conditioned to WHBQ-AM 485 S. Highland Avenue, NW, Memphis, TN 38111 Still, the drive to win new accounts to radio is a constant rely on the medium for information, "including news from re- concern. Too many remain, she feels, who believe television (901) 323-7661 General Manager, Jim Bedwell tailers." and print advertising are the only productive roads, and she is Program Director, Dave Williams RKO's sales division dates back to 1961. When it was constantly out to gather in new converts. WGMS-AM / FM 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC 20014 launched on Aug. 24 of that year, it was the industry's first One of the first things she did upon assuming her present (301) 654-2800 owned and operated rep organization. Until 1968, both radio Vice President and General Manager, Jerry Lyman post last May was to set up a task force whose sole mission is and TV properties were Program Director, Mike Cuthbert represented, but then split to become to sell the concept of radio to unbelievers. There are now three separate wholly -owned subsidiaries of RKO General Inc.

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White House photo WGMS photo by Richard Braaten President Ford (right) chats with Cliff Evans, vice president, WGMS 'Radiothon '75' promotion scene (from left): Gunthe Washington News Bureau of RKO (with glasses) as Bob Hart- Schuller, New England Conservatory; Bob Conrad, WCLV, mann, the President's political advisor and chief speech writer Cleveland; Mike Cuthbert, WGMS program director and on -air (background) and a Secret Service bodyguard (left) look on. host; Chic Legh, WGMS, chief engineer; Joyce Idema, pub- "a very significant achievement for a concert station," Cuth- licity director, National Symphony; Ms. Kimball Firestone, bert points out. special events chairman, National Symphony Board. At the same time, the WGMS program director credits RKO WASHINGTON with the promotional exposure provided by a large parent or- ganization. RKO encourages the station to think of itself as a is happening; what is the mood. From 7 p.m. to midnight, pro- WGMS -AM /FM By MILDRED HALL radio station in the round. So WGMS, -FM promotes itself heav- gram is different hourly. WGMS -FM in Washington, D.C. is a classical music station ily at local level, in other media -including even rock publica- The drive -time programs keep up to the minute on news, with no ivory tower, and plenty of drive. Michael Cuthbert, di- tions. weather and time -checks. The a.m. drive -time programming rector of the programming, which duplicated on WGMS -AM in WGMS does not regard its audience only as classical music and music selection is largely left to the skills of Fred Eden,

Bethesda, Md., is the antithesis of the old -style classical music listeners, but as citizens, commuters, shoppers, with moods and in the afternoon drive time, the announcer - selector is programmer who was resigned to low ratings, comforted by and problems. Parent RKO draws on WGMS originated pro- Renee Channey. - cultural prestige. grams for use in the chain -programs like Sue Loomins' Perhaps WGMS -FM should not be called just a classical mu- Cuthbert, like his station, is crisp, hurried, businesslike, "Equal Time," a woman's program, and "Heritage," a minor- sic station, but a neoclassic FM. and alert as a hare to the competition. The station presents ity affairs program, by June Carter Perry. news, sports, special drive -time programming, and involves it- Cuthbert sets up the format framework for the overall pro- MIAMI self in community activities. gramming, but leaves plenty of room for flexibility and quick WAXY -FM By FRANK BARON Thanks to the RKO policy of largely "letting us alone," says changes where called for. Music directors and assistants join Cuthbert, WGMS -FM is free to improvise and compete, with all in the decision -making. "We want to make our station fun to listen to. We want to the ingenuity a lively and knowledgeable staff can come up Decisions are made depending on a mix of factors: what art- give the listener an equal opportunity to participate in the with. WGMS is in the top ten in ratings for the nation's capital, ists are in town, or are best featured at a particular time; what (Continued on page RKO -14)

D: I have great respect for the people in programming posi- beat WBZ in cume in Jordan's first ARB ratings for Boston. Paul Drew tions in our RKO Radio stations. I think I'm responsible for all So, I enjoy working with these people. And I have learned to Continued from page RKO -4 of them being with us -they are new to the station since I've let them do things as they would like to do them. They seek my

been in charge of programming. So, we've all learned how to advice, of course, and we have a relationship where I say to

It is probably just as well that the format of the station work with each other. There's a tremendous amount of trust them: I don't like surprises. I don't think anyone likes sur-

didn't change. I'm glad -looking back -that it didn't. Even be- between us. Obviously, working directly under RKO Radio prises. And I don't like to critique them. I don't like to do that

fore, I had told Ross Tabor that in going to a Top 40 format: "I president Dwight Case, I have certain responsibilities and the anymore. But if they seek advice I'll help as best I can, refer

can give you an artistic success, meaning the numbers that I authority that goes with the position of being vice president of them to someone else who can help them, or tell them I don't

think you need in listeners tb sell advertising time. But my programming. I must tell you that I don't like to ever use any know ... and you're on your own.

question is, because of the costs involved in operating in of that authority. I have always preferred to work with younger If we've hired the right people and they're properly moti-

Washington, which are comparable to operating a station in people ... either the disk jockeys when I was a program direc- vated and well paid, they're going to be more dedicated then either Boston or San Francisco, though rates in Washington tor or program directors now ... young disk jockeys would any other human in the world. on competitive stations are not equal to Top 40 stations in make mistakes and learn and come back fighting and come H: How often do you travel? Boston or San Francisco, will a Top 40 station be a success ?" up in the world, in their career. My job is to try and advise and D: About 75 -80 percent of the time. Artistic and financial successes aren't the same, you see. And consult and motivate and stimulate and, at certain times, irri- H: Out listening to your radio stations?

perhaps it was a blessing in disguise that a Top 40 format tate, I'm sure . .. to do whatever it takes to get them to do D: Listening to our stations, visiting the people at the stations, didn't take place on WGMS -AM, because today WGMS -AM -FM things for themselves. Because it's their career that's on the and listening to other radio stations ... not only to study what is a profitable radio station and very well respected in the line. The guy that's in Memphis- that's the biggest thing that else is being done, but always on the lookout for other people Washington community and does a lot of good public things. ever happened to him in radio, programming that station. who we can bring into the company to grow and learn with us.

It's a good radio station today. And I'm not so sure that I understood that the first few H: Are all of your FM stations automated with the exceptions

H: Your AM stations -again with the exceptions of WOR in months I had this position ... but I had to learn, too, for this of the New York and Washington stations? New York and WGMS -AM -are all Top 40 stations. What do was also a new job with me. D: Yes. you see as the future of Top 40 radio? Very often, today, I will see our programming people do H: I know that you're constantly upgrading the equipment at

D: As far as I can see on the horizon, I see Top 40 radio suc- things -or want to do things -that I'm not so sure I would do all of your stations. How do you personally feel about automa-

ceeding. Years ago, a change took place in Top 40 radio. You or do exactly that way. But I will often let them do it without tion and the other modern technology being used today?

see, at one time Top 40 radio and rock radio were one and the making comment one way or another -so that I don't affect D: The Schafer 750 we're using at WROR in Boston is the most same thing. But somewhere in the 1960's, Tom Donahue their chances for success ... as the word from the master, so flexible system I've ever seen in operation.

came along and gave us this new great sound and new format to speak. Because I want them, within reason, to touch the Another manufacturer may have something equivalent, but today known as progressive radio. As progressive radio stove and burn their fingers. To learn. Makes for strong I'm not familiar with it.

evolved, Top 40 radio experienced a separation in format and people ... motivates them ... keeps them creative, fresh . . . I feel automation has its place ... is not going to replace there became a rock format and a Top 40 format. Today, keeps them happy in their jobs. And we've lost very few people humans, but it gives a program director a chance to have con-

those separations still exist in programming. And, luckily for over a period of time, when I look back ... some people have trol of the programming prior to it going out over the air .. .

Top 40 radio, there will always be "hits" -that is, songs that not been the right people. I have exercised, in some instances, and a reasonable chance of having it come out the way he in- people will want to hum or buy records of or even buy the perhaps not the best judgment in people. On the other hand, tended it to ... if it's operating properly. sheet music versions. And whether you call it a Top 40 format we've also lost some good people -like Jerry Clifton, who H: I know you're familiar with the equipment and system used or a Top 30 format, we try to play the music that is most popu- came from Bartell Media and went back to Bartell in a higher by the Moffatt chain in Canada.

lar at any given time. position -as national program director. Al Casey was with us, I D: It was one of the most impressive demonstrations that I

I don't see that programming concept ever ending. There think too short a time, but he got an offer he couldn't refuse. have seen in years . .. or maybe in my lifetime. Maybe Keith may eventually be less audience for it- because of the in- You hate to lose good people like that. But Michael Spears has James, head of programming for Moffatt, undersold it during creasing amount of competition as more FM stations special- been with KFRC in San Francisco a little better than three the demonstration that I saw at the recent International Ra- ize in particular formats. Just look at all of the kinds of radio years now. Charlie Van Dyke, program director of KHJ in Los dio Programming Forum in San Francisco. But it worked. It's

programming that is available today. And I think it's mar- Angeles, has been there over two years and he worked with not half- finished, but they know what they're going to do with

velous that someone can turn on the radio and, regardless of RKO Radio before -as an air personality at KHJ where he still it, eventually, and I'm sure it's going to work. I don't know if their mood, find the radio station that fits their mood -back- does the morning show. J.J. Jordan worked at WRKO in Bos- everyone is aware of it or not, but back in 1968 Ron Jacobs, ground music, news, Top 40, classical music, oldies. Isn't it ton years ago as an air personality and now programs the sta- then program director of KHJ in Los Angeles, proposed some- marvelous that you can turn on a station, 24 hours a day in tion. And he's back in his home town. Isn't it marvelous that thing fairly similar that would take a lot of decisions and auto- many cities, and find out what's happening in the world? With- there's a man programming WRKO who grew up in the city? mate them away from the disk jockey ... so a disk jockey out having to wait for it? That, to me, is of great value. It gives him a competitive advan- wouldn't have to wonder whether he'd played an Elton John

I see Top 40 radio as being a survivor for a long time to tage over anybody in the market who isn't from Boston. record 10 minutes ago ... or whether he needed a record now come. When I first got this job -and Boston had serious problems with a 10- second intro and between 2:30 and 2:45 minutes H: How much control do you exercise over your program direc- at that time -I told management that there's one thing we'd long. With the Moffatt system developed by Gordon Kyle, you tors? probably never do: Beat WBZ. But I called it wrong. WRKO (Continued on page RKO -13)

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CHICAGO WFYR -FM "Records alone don't make a radio station," insists Brian Beirne, program director at WFYR -FM in Chicago. "We do many special public service programs. We rely heavily on lis- tener feedback -and on our own research." The fully automated station plays "all oldies -all the hits all the time. But they must be proved hits. We play records from 1951 to late 1974. We play early rock and roll. But we main- tain a delicate balance around the clock" WRKO photo by Mary Coen Station has a unique oldies library- 17,000 records from More than $100,000 was raised in WRKO's March of Dimes Superwalk Oct. 5. Scene here is participants relaxing in Boston Hall City Beirne's own collection. "They're hard to find. We use them Plaza at a Seals & Crofts concert. where they fit best. We also feature 'Chicago Gold,' the Top 10 hits from the Chicago market only. And we have daily special features. We have special jingles, featuring the artist being in- BOSTON line' for three hours on Sunday. We do black community terviewed, then followed with his hit." WROR shows. We do weekend news reviews locally and about New WFYR does a completely live show Friday and Saturday England. We do social shows. We are believable in the commu- from The Fire Station club in the Windy City, the town's only a "Radio has become very specialized. You have to go to one nity. We are a well -put -together station." really exclusive oldies club. This is a good promotional ve- á particular audience and do the best you can. Audiences bring WROR recently went to a fully automated system with new hicle for us," says Beirne, who realizes that some oldies mar- O in the revenues," says Art Ortega of WROR in Boston. "We are equipment, and airs 24 hours a day. "The new system is a kets are better than others, "but we are the only station here m unique because we are the only oldies station in this market." source of happy moments on the air. We want to sound like a to play all oldies." d Ortega realizes the station is responsible to the community live station. We play 1955 to early '75 oldies. The people want Station, he says, has climbed in the ARB's, now features m "and we reflect that in our public service programs. We pro- to hear them. Oldies have a wider audience appeal." more public service, more promotions and more new fea- Ili duce public service shows on a local level, such as 'Drug Hot - Ortega feels that "people in radio move so much they don't (Continued on page RKO -14) rn Noi m .o E

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Dave Williams, program director of WHBQ -AM, Memphis, feels that "while many stations are eliminating personality announcers, radio should be about personality. And very few people can be personality disk jockeys." When speaking of WHBQ's playlist, he admits that it has been shortened in order to repeat hit records as often as pos- sible. But he hastens to add that at least four oldies are aired Frank and Dr. Leader KHJ's Charlie Van Dyke (center) with Hamilton, Joe and Reynolds KHJ's John (right) during award presen- each hour during the day. He stresses the importance of the tation. At right, Frank Shakespeare greets Erica Farber, WROR general manager. station's oldies. "At times, we will play as many as eight an hour during the afternoon. "I feel that oldies are the most important classification of BOSTON national program director for RKO. This collaboration has music that a station plays. WRKO been successful in bringing WRKO to the top of the ratings in "These records are proven hits, and people tend to en- both average quarter -hour and cumulation for the total survey hance and stimulate memories by dealing with old records." WRKO, 680 on the Boston dial, is acclaimed as being one of area. Accordingly, the station is very aggressive on a sales Williams explains that neither sales nor requests determine the country's foremost contemporary AM stations, broad- level, being one of the top -billing stations despite carrying how repeatable a hit record is. casting at 50,000 watts, 24 hours a day. only 12 minutes of commercials per hour. "lt depends on the particular record we are dealing with Jack Hobbs, general manager since 1973, feels WRKO's Jack Hobbs came to WRKO from the RKO advertising repre- and, of course, the time of day in which it is played is impor- ability to play as much music and entertain as many people as sentative office in Philadelphia. He started originally at a tant. possible lies in the way the air -sound of the station is put to- newspaper where he worked for 12 years until he finally de- "There are certain hit records that are not conducive to a z gether. cided he was dissatisfied with that form of media. So, wanting certain segment of our audience. We most definitely deal with ó As general manager, Hobbs theoretically has complete con- to try radio, he moved to Philadelphia to work for WPEN as an that," he says. cp trol over the program direction of the station. But, wishing to account executive, which finally led him to a position as man- He does not view high rotation of these records a tuneout Q m avoid imposing his personal tastes, Hobbs relies heavily on ager RRR, Philadelphia. factor to any segment of his audience. The average listener a it he program director J.J. Jordan for day -to -day control of music. J.J. Jordan, WRKO's program director, maintains 30 -35 does not listen enough to tune out," claims. CD Also contributing valuable programming advice is Paul Drew, record playlist. Depending on the strength of the playlist rec- (Continued on page RKO -14) CD cn V1 W r

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'v° He contends that in order to be community oriented, person- alities must be at the forefront. At the same time, he points x out that KHJ, a Top 40 station is moving into the community. cc While the station is vying for a major position within the 6 community, outside of the studio, contests are being used in . gaining bonus acceptance. ó A KHJ listener asks what audience is the station now trying I to reach as it moves into the community. The listener further m states that the outlet is leaning toward softer more melodic $ sounds. 2o Van Dyke not g does disclaim this, however, he says that to- x 8 day's music is different. m "There is a heavy disco influence, which happens to be high energy. But hit music has gotten better and the science of KRTH's masked marvel typifies RKO's involvement philosophy of communications. So too does WOR's "Rambling With Gam- making music is superior than in the past. Therefore, if the bling" show, where 10,000 fans showed up to see Dr. John A. Gambling (left) during a 50th anniversary promotion. music appears softer, it's because the hit records are more melodic," he says. He explains that the station is moving away from formatted NEW YORK the old and neglected, taking the place of absent children, radio. "For a number of years, we have leaned toward a tight and filling a void created by lack of day to day, one on one con- WOR By RADCLIFFE JOE format with rather rigid personalities. Since we have decided versation. to be more community oriented, we are maintaining the preci- Like the master stroke of genius from the brush of some However, Herb Slatzman, the station's general manager, sion needed for a tight station situation, but have broadened much maligned artist, WOR -AM stands -an excruciatingly sees his station as being progressive without resorting to and unleashed the formality in format," he continues. successful reminder to critics, soothsayers and self- righteous abrasive changes, and identifies his audience as people of all The station's policy of airing product: "When airing a hit clairvoyants that traditional is not necessarily passe. ages, with many ex -New Yorkers, now suburbanites, who record, it is played once every two and a half hours, which car- A defiant bastion for the unheeded voices of sequestered want to keep in touch with developments in the Big Apple. ries throughout the day. And its rotation is governed by establishment values, WOR, in the heart of hip New York, requests, sales in the marketplace and national charts. bucks the steamroller tactics of revolutionary voices that WOR is indeed a little of all these things, but it is also a lot He claims that high rotation is not a tune -out factor for his would put a rock radio antenna atop every skyscraper, and a more. It is a true community station in a big, overburdened audience. discotheque on every street corner. and indifferent metropolis. Its air personalities, institutions themselves, are involved. Like Bernie Meltzer, who has estab- CAlthough some stations contend that news can be a tune - Envious competitors, and usually eloquent media analysts, m out factor to a certain segment of their audiences, Van Dyke have been hard - pressed to define the station's phenomenal lished himself as the voice of compassion for harried New says that his 18 -34 audience sits tight. He explains that KHJ's success. One observer defines it as "clean -connotating im- Yorkers, John Gambling who gently prods them out of bed Q'p headlines are grabbers and the announcers keep the news ages of motherhood, the American flag, and apple pie." and psyches them for the horrors of the dawning day, and Ar- tight. (Continued on page RKO -14) To another observer the station's talk format is a refuge for (Continued on page RKO -14) o

we go." Thus, media tends to create a lot of misimpressions. nars and will talk to all of the other managers by phone. So, if

He need . . Frank Shakespeare spoke of the to balance ideas. And the responsi- there is an opportunity for us to put a vote in on anything . bility lying with the general manager to not constantly be or a suggestion ... or even an attitude about the way we feel E Continued from page RKO -2 "caught up in the sensational." as a group ... we can take time to do it. It's very important to "know in order to run a radio station One of the great experiences I've had in a long time was at ó philosophy, history, or political science ... and most of us . to have a frame of reference in order to write an editorial, an Alaskan broadcasting meeting recently when I sat down have not. You find that you're 35 and you've suddenly got a Z to relate to your news director, to relate to community leaders, and talked with Abbott Washburn ... a man with a phenom- sensational job -you're head of one of the most important to relate to that enormous instrument which is yours to con- enal mind. Now, I know that I can talk to him and get a feeling communications facilities in a major city in the United States. trol." about something in Washington, if I have the need. Not meet- "But, where broadcasting has failed is that we're not really But it's necessary to be in "control by knowledge ... not ing people like him ... not getting to know them better .. . equipped for it. just because you have power. not having social contact ... is a great mistake, I think, that a loss We're "We're equipped on the profit and side superbly. "And you have enormous power -you're in a pivotal posi- lot of broadcasters make. equipped on the and management side operations superbly, tion in the freest country in the world ... in a country in which At a cocktail party, many radio men run over to join some- generally speaking. the whole survival of western civilization depends. one they know instead of walking over and meeting a "But, in relation to the state of the nation and a free "The United States is the West." stranger. society-to government- that's an area of growth much He ended with a statement that in his short time with RKO, If our managers got anything out of our recent manage- needed. it had been a matter of personal pride to see "the caliber and ment meeting in Apopka, Fla., it's that they learned Dean "I would suggest that as you go forward in your editorials or character of people in the organization" and he was proud to Birch hasn't changed a bit since he left the Federal Communi- in in your commentaries you need to establish your own mind be associated with it. cations Commission. But Dean Birch is one hell of a guy. He in your way, a and own philosophical framework within which was a hell of a guy when he was there with the Commission. you would address your community's and nation's problems. I called him at home one day because I had a project I If you don't have philosophical framework, you will decide ev- thought was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Dean shot it ery issue ad hoc and you will tend to be under pressure . . . down -and correctly so. But I got him at home. He was sitting tend to be under the whims of fashion ... tend to be crea- Dwight Case on his patio eating breakfast one Saturday morning. He was a tures of the flow of the moment." Continued from page RKO -2 guy you could reach. I don't think FCC chairman Richard Wiley He advocated that management must decide their philo- is any different. I just haven't met him yet. sophies themselves. These men, you see, are responsible for editorializing on So, what we're trying to do is move the men into meetings - if you don't have a philosophical premise, you're going station, they're responsible for kind "But their the of public affairs and not just in a social way -but with total absorption so they to be all over the lot- subject to fashion in ideas. Superficial programming that goes on the air ... they need to know more can build their own ideas ... their own thrust. ... without any frame of reference." about the world. We intend to cycle all of our managers into The way this company used to function was that the com- revolu- He spoke of the "children of the communications foreign countries in the next two -to -four years so they'll be pany did the interface with the FCC. Not with the commission, tion" having misconceived ideas of national affairs and busi- able to discuss things with a far better reflection than if they'd necessarily, but with the bureauracy. Our men are now their ness affairs ... that a survey revealed many young people of stayed home. own interface. That doesn't mean we won't help them, but it today thought it wrong to make a profit ... that businesses Also, each of the men has in his budgets funds to attend puts a Tim Sullivan or a Herb Salzman of WOR in New York made as high as 35 percent profit instead of the, in reality, 7 management cram courses at such schools as Harvard, MIT, into direct contact with the FCC so they can grow and learn. or 8 percent that most firms realize. "But these are our kids or Stanford. No longer can they just read the directives that come from my ... not someone else's. And if they didn't get these ideas in Each of the men will report to the others what they've office -because those directives have been filtered through school or at home, then they must have gotten them out of learned. The man RKO sent to Israel last year ... well, it was our minds here. Now, they have to study on their own and find the air ... a combination of reading, listening, seeing ... a important to all of us because of the information he brought out how the FCC sees it. combination of cocktail talk...." back. He saw it entirely different than the rest of us who got Schools, travels, FCC interface -I think these will make our How do these misconceived ideas happen? our information through the Los Angeles Times, the Post, or men stronger. "Indirectly." other newspapers. And what we'll end up with is better citizens at each of our He spoke of how sugar prices shot up drastically and how We learn from our roving instructors ... but also I feel the radio stations. the press and media had covered the situation and the reac- trips are a great strengthener for them personally. (Continued on page RKO -15) tion of the public. "But media, who had reported on the entire You see, regardless of whether you're in Wichita Falls or story, left the story half -told." Media didn't tell how the pub - New York, regardless of whether you're with a rock'n'roll sta- lic-in a free market -stopped buying sugar and prices tion or an all -talk station, if you have a listener circulation, you CREDITS dropped to a more -acceptable level. The "rest of the story," must talk to the people about how you feel and how you think Special issues editor, Earl Paige. Major conception and writing he said, will never be told. "We left people with a fleeting im- your community should grow. by Claude Hall, Radio & TV programming editor. Staff writers: pression that something is fundamentally wrong with the I'm very concerned about the industry. Is Horowitz, New York bureau chief; Mildred Hall, Washing- American system. We didn't mean to do it, but we did." Rick Devlin, manager of WXLO in New York, we sent to the ton bureau chief,- Radcliffe Joe, Jean Williams, Frank Baron. 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sixth concert in Liverpool ... there was an electricity in the air. and wanted to play it ... and he did and he proved that it was Paul Drew I'll take memories of that concert with me to the day I die. If going to be a hit. Continued from page RKO -8 Hilburn had been at those other concerts, he would never Back when he was in Memphis still, he called me and said have printed the reviews that he did. that Barry Manilow was in town doing some shows "and we're

. . . getting a lot of calls for a song that he did called 'Mandy' and I don't have to look through a whole bunch of index cards I told John Reed, Elton John's partner, about two- and -a- you punch a button and the information is there. I think the half years in front that Elton John was going to be the next think it could be a smash." I said: Are you sure ... the guy system is marvelous. It is a long way from being finished, but I super star ... the new Beatles. The chemistry was right. that plays piano for Bette Midler ?" And he said he felt it was a liked it. hit record. Having gone to England and seen Paul McCartney, I can But, getting back to your earlier question of I why I don't discard the reviews Hilburn printed and tell you and my pro- Well, I often make mistakes. have a personal staff ... no, I don't. But I use people at the And, anyway, far be it from me to try and determine what a gram directors that I believe with Paul McCartney's next tour stations. Because they're good people. Van Dyke helps station is going to play ... because, again, the program direc- Charlie of the United States he will leap into the No. 1 spot worldwide. me with things. I had Michael Spears go out of town recently The music is there. And he has that handsome face and tor is there. He knows his station and his market. As far as I to do some monitoring in a market. And, too, there's a tre- there's all of those young women around just wanting to be in know, Jordan's was one of the first two or three stations in the v mendous sharing of ideas by the program directors among love with someone. We haven't had anyone like that in music nation to play that record. ó each other. They are my staff. in some while. So, I listen to people like Christy Wright at WRKO in Boston, who I think has good ears and is a dedicated music per- á H: Paul, you're always had a strong interest in music over the H: What artists do you like personally? ... years. You personally listen to records and enjoy them, I've son. I listen to Marti. °° D: I like Helen Reddy ... I think she has a great voice and a 11 noticed. You personally went to London to see Elton John per- And we do an extensive amount of music research our- fantastic style. I don't know, however, that I have favorite art- form. selves. ists ... I think I have favorite records. I'm a fan of what I call hit records. If you show me that the w D: I you have a in In think to make total commitment radio. H: Do you ó collect records? public is going for a record, I like it. Because my taste is prob- programming oldies, we frequently have people in operations D: Sure. I listened to some Michael Jackson last night cuts ably right there with them on music. or sales at those stations in their 20s. Sometimes, they can sit ... x off an old album. And I listened to a cut off a Smokey Robin- H: Do you leave most of the technical details up to your chief 0 down with Billboard charts and note that a given record went son album that's out and I don't hear on radio anywhere. engineer? m exactly so high on the chart and stayed so many weeks and D: We have a vice president of engineering- George Cabalbo oo feel they should program it. Statistically, that may be correct. H: Not even on your own stations? in Boston ... and extremely aware man, plus he's a program But I compare that to a Babe Ruth or Y.A. Tittle ... you can D: No. The cut is "Quiet Storm." It's about seven minutes director's engineer. We know that a program director, as a get a lot of things out of statistics, but it isn't quite the same long, so it's a little hard to program. There's been two singles as as a as seeing them and experiencing them set those statistics. otherwise from the same LP. And yesterday, here in the office, rule, doesn't know much about the audio good, com- petent engineer. If we have an audio problem at a station, it's I probably listened 25 times to the new Osmond single . . . I feel that if I'm going to be involved in this total world of easy enough for George or George and I to fly there ... sit radio programming, even the format of WGMS or the probably drove everyone nuts in the office. I'm not quite sure classical down with the program director and the chief engineer of the of the I just like the sound. I like popular music. talk and information format of WOR, I have to do all of these title ... station and adjust the sound to everyone's satisfaction. I've things. It's part of my career my life. I recently went to H: And yet, in the case of a Smokey Robinson, you would ... been in the situation myself where you and the chief engineer Washington to personally view a project of WGMS in fund-rais- never it being played at least, not at time insist upon ... this don't have the same opinion and it takes someone from out- ing for the National Symphony. Because I wanted to experi- with your power insist that it be played, you still ... all of to side to look at your audio chain and help you clean it up. And, ence it first hand ... see how it was set up this year as com- don't, because ... are you waiting for it to become a hit? where we have had a difference of opinion between a program pared to last year and the kind of people participating. D: No. I like to listen to the people who work for us ... they're director and a chief engineer, it's usually because-and I've In music, it's one thing to read a review of a Led Zeppelin good people. For example, the Four Seasons have a record out told the program directors this -they didn't know what they concert and go and sit in the 18th row be quite another to ... now that's a hit. And I remember that the week that record thought they knew about engineering. It's a terrible thing surrounded by Led Zeppelin. It's the same as reading the came out, J.J. Jordon in Boston called Mardi Nehrbass, our when one program director tells another: "Hey, we just put travel folders of France isn't like going there. music coordinator, and asked: "What does Paul think of the this gizmo in ... our station sounds great!" So, then that pro- z If I hadn't been there, I would have looked at the review Four Seasons ?" I hadn't heard it at that time. He said: "Well, I gram director goes to his engineer and says why can't we have < recently in the Los Angeles Times of Paul McCartney and think it's a smash." I told Mardi: "If he thinks it's a smash, tell the same thing? Because, he wants to have the latest and 3 Wings I through the eyes of Robert Hilburn. The review was him to play it." Later on, listened to it and said: "Sounds greatest. Each station's engineering situation, I think, is a. m about an early performance by McCartney. I, however, saw pretty good to me ... I don't know that it's a smash, but let's unique. Because no two audio chains are really alike. Like no the sixth and ninth concerts in the British tour they had find out." But J.J. Jordan is an example of a man who got ... two Cadillacs are really alike. IN3 grown musically tighter and gained more confidence by the emotionally involved with a record ... he thought it was great (Continued on page RKO -15) V Atlantic Records, The Musie Company Salutes 11KO, The Music Stafions.

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www.americanradiohistory.com SAN FRANCISCO He tries to involve the audience and the community. "We KHJ Continued from page RKO -12 make fun of ourselves. We invent characters and character KFRC -AM / FM He says the station deliberately tracks news items, and it voices, to increase the tolerancy and give us flexibility. I 'con- will also give treatment to news of entertainment which it Despite its heavy teen listenership, KFRC -AM considers it- test,' but I don't have the clout. We're a small, four -man sta- feels is pertinent to its audience. self "an entire family medium," says Michael Spears, for tion. I do promotions, but not to compete. We try to involve Van Dyke is also proud of KHJ's traffic reporting, saying three years program director. The FM side, K -106 is an auto- the station with the community. We're involved in exposing that it is a vital part of drive time programming, although mated oldies and goodies format. community ripoff. We are looking for things to involve us." again he admits that some stations deal with this type of re- Going back "a long ways" as a contemporary of KHJ pro- KRTH plays from is recog- oldies 1955 to 1963. "Everything a waste in gram director Van Dyke (KLIF Top 40 together in Dal- porting as being drive time radio. Charlie nizable. Every hit we play is recognized. I We billboard that. "We feel that we are providing a security factor in reporting las and SMU classmates) but not really paying all that much have a good, solid 18-34 following. We share audiences with traffic. People want to know what they are facing when they attention to the Los Angeles outlet, Spears believes KFRC -AM everybody-not just with one station. We have a constantly start their driving day," he says. may be one of the few AMs that still has all the teens (in its loyal following. We have familiar programming, rather than a Another element that's given at the start of the day are market), five to one over our nearest rival in all day parts." 'sound' following." "flashback" records. But this doesn't mean KFRC -AM can't have substantial older Bozzi feels that "oldies" is a different word to different Flashbacks or records recently removed from the playlist, audiences in day parts that are appropriate (mid -day 18 -49 people. But the station also does documentaries on different are not removed from the studio. women and so on). acts and songs, such as "Rockin' from the Roots," and "We have found that a great number of people are very Spears sees KFRC -AM evolving and growing up from its "Earth Movers." He says "This is good programming. It helps comfortable with records they are familiar with. There seems teenie - bopper image and changing dramatically from the us. Besides, we are an automated situation. I don't have the to be a certain kind of security in these records. We feel that Drake days prior Spears joining KFRC -AM. "Drake pro- to 'being live' problems. I have time to develop and produce you cannot go wrong with a record that is a recent hit. And the grammed at San Francisco. But this is a 4.5 million market commercials and promotions, so they sound fresh, so it fits a morning hours are prime time for these records," says Van made up of all kinds of people." KFRC -AM at 45,000 watts 24 -hour station." Dyke. less than KNBR's 50,000 is second most powerful in signal, The program director promotes special four -hour shows, a However, these records do not fall into the oldies category. Spears claims, and reaches 120 miles in every direction (at la TV specials, with top guest artists. "I'm thinking about six Evening oldies are dealt with in the same manner as newer sea, too ? -"we're after anybody)." Spears says KFRC -AM, 8 of months ahead," notes Bozzi, "but in total projection I'm a records. The more requested, the more they're aired. 63 when he came, is now one and two in the market. year ahead about what I have to do to be competitive. I know But Van Dyke explains that 1961 is as far back as he will A key to KFRC -AM's potential growth is more community in- we'll do more to make people aware of our station in the mar- date his oldies. volvement, something that echos throughout the chain. A re- ket. We are looking to be an alternative radio station." With more music of more contests, KHJ cent concert benefit for the blood bank drew 10,000 and and the addition Bozzi goes back to old radio basics: "It ain't what you play, has limited its commercial load to a maximum of 12 minutes points toward what Spears wants more of. "We'll be into get- it's what you say. You play to the community, and you talk to hour. ting people jobs, voting drives, charity concerts. and 30 seconds an them." While happily relating a recent contest incident he says, "We never want to bury PA in the middle of the night," says "We were giving away a $10,000 cash prize. Shirley Erwin took Spears, who sees taking comments on the news from 10 the entire bundle in seven days which forced us to repeat the people and packing these into a minute or 90 seconds to "see WHBQ Continued from page RKO -11 contest. Not enough people were aware of the contest to end what people are into." with many Top that feel teens, it in seven days." Personalities: Dr. Don Rose 6 -9 a.m.; John Mack Flannagan Williams agrees 40 stations they will not admit to listening to WHBQ, show up He contends that people must be educated to the rules of 9 -noon; Rick Shaw noon -3; Chuck Buell 3 -6 p.m.; Marvelous although heavily when rolls participating in contests, adding that seven days is just not Mark 6 -10 p.m.; Don Sainte -Johnn 10 p.m. -2 a.m.; Shana 2 -6 ratings time around. Williams says, group enough time for people to become totally aware of it. a.m.; weekends Dave Sholin and Mucho Marales. Explaining this psychology, "Peer pressure dictates that young people not admit to listening to The station is repeating the contest giving away not only Top 40 AM. It just isn't hip or in to tune into AM as opposed to $10,000 but $20,000. FM." Contest rotation does not vary around the clock, however. G NEW YORK He further explains that there seems to be a general accept- Announcers inject their own personalities in presenting the WXLO -FM ance to music that was previously considered of another ele- games. ó ment. "There are no trend setters in music today because "Our audiences are divided and the disk jockey in a particu- WXLO -FM in New York City is different from the other RKO people are so aware of music crossing over." lar slot gives his audience what he feels is comfortable for General FMs in that it has no oldies image. "We're strictly The community is now the major form of the station's ad- them dealing with at the particular time of day," says Van m mass appeal," notes program director Lee Douglas. We play vertising. Dyke. the best combination of music we can find -even album cuts. "The most effective means of advertising a station, is to sell rn We try to find out what the audiences want to hear." it to the community, and this only comes through community Douglas admits his station is "totally unique in this market. involvement." WOR Continued from page RKO -12 Ñ We put in a lot of energy, music and money. We have affected According to Williams, this is a direct tie -in to personality ra- L the market here. Competition is stiffer, but we've made it so. dio. "We must relate to our audiences on their own levels. Iene Francis, whose name like so many of the others on the . The market is reacting to us now. We are one of the most suc- But he admits that he does on occasion feel defensive with staff is something of a legend among listeners. cessful FM in country. We can lose some audience E stations the persons involved in other formats. Defending his position he And more, WOR is the official weather voice for thousands people. ó and still have big numbers due to the amount of Basi- says, "This seems to be the most financially secure format, of little, well- scrubbed school children and their parents seek- we appeal 18 -34 group, not excluding the z cally, try to to the and there are bound to be a certain amount of social pres- ing information on whether or not inclement weather is af- teenagers." sures." fecting their school schedules. Formerly at KLIF in Dallas (where current RKO -FM program He points out that WHBQ's announcers are carefully se- During a 24 -hour leukemia radiothon last year, the station directors Charlie Van Dyke and Mike Spears once toiled), lected. "The single most important thing with our deejays is raised a whopping $110,000 for the cause, and according to Douglas says of his 99 X: "We play the best music we can play. that they must have the same general character of the other Slatzman, the station has always been a firm advocate of be right for We are concerned with New York. The music must staff members. women's rights, and played an important role in helping to in. We relate to the city. We research heavily. the city you are "Then it's a matter of their creative potential. foster the women's lib movement. We talk to people in our own organization. Research tells us "I would like for Top 40 radio to return to the mid -60s when Still WOR is more than just simpering sympatico and pa- what to do." announcers were painting little audio cartoons, creating per- tronizing platitudes. Its role is important. Its towering mailbag Station, only a 5,400 -watter, is atop the Empire State Build- sonalities. testifies to that. What's more, there is a judicious balance. ing, along with 13 other outlets, but covers all five boroughs, "The objective is for the disk jockey to make people react." Comprehensive news coverage, weather and traffic reports, plus Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut. Making WHBQ's audiences react are: George Klein 6 -9 mystery theatre, the opera, and comedy with Bob and Ray are "We concentrate on the sound of our signal. We try not to a.m., Robert Knight 9 -noon, Dave Williams 12-3 p.m., Dude all interwoven to create a format of unique design and tex- sound like AM stations. We have no distortion. We try to do Walker 3 -6 p.m., Mason Dixon 6 -10 p.m., Shelia Mayataw 10 ture. things that make us sound like radio -not stereo. We want p.m. -2 a.m. Jay Michael Davis 2 -6 a.m. and Tony Maddox That format, and the station's unswerving adherence to it, ours to sound like the best one. That's the ultimate answer to takes the swing shifts. has helped create a standard of excellence that has won WOR FM. FM sounds better. The same music would sound better on a string of awards, and made it one of the most sought after us than on our competition. We always try to improve the stations in this market. sound." WAXY -FM Continued from page RKO -8 In spite of the profusion of radio stations in the tri -state WXLO also is unique, with parent station WOR "upstairs fun," says Bill Heizer, program director of WAXY -FM in Fo. area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, advertisers lit- with its MOR -talk programming. They don't compete with us Lauderdale. erally wait in line to fork out as much as $300 for a 60- second in demographic areas. We are two viable facilities in the same His station is the only "all- oldies" in the highly competitive spot, sold only in sets of three. market. But 99 X is a new situation. We are like a babe in the Miami market, playing music from 1955 to 1974. "This is a in which woods. I am proud to be here." The waiting period varies according to the time slot topsy -turvy market, and nobody is getting the whole pie." Hei- Douglas insists that everyone who works for him "must love the prospective advertiser is interested, with the John Garn- zer, who has worked in the Boston and Chicago areas, be- being in radio. They are all energetic." As for New York City: bling Show in hottest demand. Conservative estimates are lieves he knows his radio markets. "There are many negatives in New York. The news paints a that new advertisers may have to wait as long as 10 months to "Our main thrust," he explains, "is in the music, and in pro- horrible picture. The populace is very chauvinistic, very ag- a year to get on. motion. We do a lot of contests on the air. We are extremely gressive, but very proud, very competitive. This is an exciting In its 50 years of operation WOR has been credited with promotion- minded. We brought back the Chicken Man after many are breaking of such news as the place to do radio. I am looking ahead to more success in the firsts, among them the future." about 10 years. He goes all around town, promoting WAXY - kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, the first transatlantic even to Dolphin football games. We do Super Card promo- flight, and the first station to get the nod of approval for a ra- tions. This is good for giveaways." dio broadcast from the late Mahatma Ghandi. WAXY -FM is a 100,000 -watter, playing 24 hours. The sta- The station has also played a major role in helping to de- LOS ANGELES tion, says Heizer, has very little talk, and very few person- velop the talents of such showbusiness personalities as Al Jol- KRTH alities. "We play lot of music and use station i.d.'s with the ac- son, Rudy Vallee, Roy Smeck, Veronica Wiggins, Uncle Don tual artists whose music we play." Carney and others. At the Los Angeles FM station, KRTH, program director WAXY has no AM affiliate, while all other RKO General sta- very competitive, Originally devised as a promotional platform for Bamberger Dick Bozzi says "We find ourselves being tions, except a Chicago outlet, have both AM and FM outlets in Stores, WOR was established by Louis Bamberger in his New- which is good for the growth and development of the RKO sta- the same city. tions. It's the only format we can build on." The format con- ark, N.J., shop in 1922. It was the second station to be li- sists of oldies, all the time. censed in the New York Metropolitan area, and operated on Bozzi, however, doesn't consider himself an oldies pro- 250 watts of power. WFRY -FM Continued from page RKO -10 grammer. "I'm hit oriented- contemporary radio oriented. Early listeners and those directly connected with the station I've been in FM all my adult life, always in alternative radio sta- tures, plus a continuing series of contests designed for the remember the problem of early radio broadcasts. Studios who has been with were noisy and microphones were inefficient. But Louis Barn - tions. I try not to be "everything for everybody. That's impos- young public. The emphasis, notes Beirne, sible. Here we surround the music with the general sound of the Chicago outlet slightly more than a year, is on 1960s mu- berger was undaunted. He felt that broadcasting had limitless FM broadcasting, as opposed to the hype -smile -push thing." sic. potential, and he persevered.

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I that was good about me was that I was well- organized. I had Dwight Case, I am emotionally committed. don't have many Paul Drew everything planned. My music was all pre -programmed, ex- answers ... I may have only a couple ... many even some of cept for the portion of the show where I would play back the my answers might be radical ... but Joe Smith, president of Continued from page RKO -13 top requests. Everything that I was going to say- one -liners, Warner Bros. Records, who is a little older and a lot richer than About a year ago, one of our stations with an engineer that promotions, etc. -was typed on index cards before I went into I, has told me that at some point in his life he would like to does a lot of experimenting and comes up with some fantastic the studio. I knew where I was going to go on the air. dedicate himself to public service ... whether it's putting to- things being copied all over the country -by our stations and And isn't that what Bill Drake did himself with his program- gether a program to feed starving people or elective office. others -put in a new piece of equipment developed by some- ming ... his stations all showed listeners that they knew Maybe it's because of the age that I've reached ... or what one on the West Coast. Initially, it improved the sound of the where they were going. I've exposed myself to over the years, that I, too, am begin- station. It was a good- sounding station to begin with, but it H: Eliminate potential mistakes. ning to feel that it's no longer important for me to feel that I got that much better. But one of our other engineers didn't D: Yes. want to be on the Federal Communications Commission, want the item; he said: That guy has been trying to peddle H: Do you feel that disk jockeys today should be well pre- which is something that I always thought I'd like to do; I want that for three years; it's not a very stable piece of equipment." pared? to be able to serve people better. I'm not sure I have the an-

D: I who on radio or television has to be I has been saying. Well, engineers are typically stubborn, but I asked him if think that anyone goes swers, but now understand what Joe Smith v he'd used it, if it had worked out. He said: "Don't worry about prepared. You're performing in front of the public and the I didn't two years ago. it, it won't." public is entitled to your best. If you're a professional, you will H: Me, too. I want to do something for radio. Even more than ó Later, the thing proved to be unstable. And was taken out of be prepared. what I do now. I'm searching for the right platform. Because . the audio chain where it was used. It's over with. It wasn't the H: What other attributes should a disk jockey have in his job? radio needs a focus point. It needs to be tied together. CO -n great new invention it was supposed to be. But, again, there's D: I think a disk jockey must be totally aware of his market. D: Radio can do good things ... it has tremendous power. a tendency of program directors attempting to pick up on Because so many disk jockeys ... program directors, too . . . And that's what Dwight Case and I have had long discussions g these things from other programming people. But, really it move around the country I think it's important that disk jock- about: How we can use the power of radio to do good things. ÿ has to come from engineering and you have to have a really eys and program directors read the local newspapers, watch And we have done some good things. WXLO in New York ó competent engineer. the news programs on television, hang out, go to the schools, raised over $300,000 for the March of Dimes ... WGMS in 33 Now, We have an engineer at WAXY in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.... I get out into their community ... they must sacrifice their own Washington over $100,000 for the National Symphony. o be- call him a kid, he's probably 22 or 23 ... he's a perfectionist time off the air to be out in the community with the people we're trying to find out what we can do that's beneficial m in- q and very aggressive. Every program director would be lucky to who might be a listener. They must touch people ... be sides just raising money. ó have an engineer like that. Wayne Delasanti. Because every volved with people. This is why I like J.J. Jordan being in Bos- I'm of the view that what this country seems to be looking good station deserves a good chief engineer. That's the last ton so much; he's an expert in Boston. Getting out and learn- for is strong leadership ... in recent and present times. ing is very We a John Leader link with the audience. And it should be someone bright and the community important. bring The media, which in this country is free, does have a certain Atlanta Los Angeles and it's marvelous that KHJ pro- young, with modern ideas . someone not tied to that- which- from to responsibility to respect the position that government offi- Van Dyke has him every day going was, tubes, or the we- used- to -do- this -way syndrome. Because gram director Charlie out cials are in, because the people elected those officials to lead. places and doing things, just so he will get into the feel of Los technology in the past few years in audio has zoomed. The Some politicians are saying today that their public image is Angeles and Southern California. I consider that to be very, past doesn't really help you much when it comes to radio engi- about equivalent to a used car salesman. Well, the image of very important. Other programmers wouldn't disagree with neering today. people in an elective office is determined by how the media that; everyone feels the same way. But maybe the difference H: How much, do you think, contests and promotion build an treats them. If we don't respect their positions, then we don't audience? is that you've got to do it. have the proper leadership in this country. Since I am part of D: A contest for the sake of having a contest is of no value H: What long -range plans do you have for the RKO Radio sta- the media, I have a tremendous responsibility in helping to ex- whatsoever. radio are great, very simply, be- tions? Great stations pose our management people to views ... views which I don't I D: I don't mean it to be a catchy phrase, but I would like cause they are well -programmed 52 weeks a year. don't like think are radical in any way ... but of concern to the nation. greater involvement with our communities with the to hear anyone say to me: "This is what we're going to do for ... Democracy is dependent upon good leadership. And the lead- people. In words, how can we better serve these people the book (ARB)." KHJ recently did a contest tied in with the other ers are determined by the people going to the ballot box ... who to be extremely with government movie "Jaws" and it was timely ... everyone was talking seem frustrated their and the public respecting whom they vote for. That's the area o all governments and the local governnment frustrated about the movie and about sharks. But we certainly wouldn't ...... in which RKO Radio is trying to move at this point. want to run a "Laugh In" promotion now. It was timely when by the national government. I think we need to perform a Radio is a hell of a lot more than just whose records went on it was on KHJ seven or eight years ago. Contests have to be greater service to the people who listen to us. Who depend on Q the air this week. relevant. us ... for entertainment and information. I think we have to That, of course, is important to the people earning their liv- H: I know you're 3 good vice president, but in your own opin- help them a little bit more. I see that as the area in which I ing out of the music industry. ion were you a good disk jockey? know we are moving. Not only do I consciously believe it, be- But radio has greater responsibilities. D: No, I was terrible. Bill Drake once told me that the thing cause of the job that I have, but, as I recently mentioned to

ask for $120 a spot ... instead of saying: Well, the average casters may represent as much as 50 percent of the total reve- Dwight Case FM rate is $46, so if I got to $50 ... well... . nues in radio. But radio people in Colorado Springs, Wichita In New York, Rick Devlin is a very courageous man and Falls, Tex.; and even in Dallas (I've talked to people down Continued from page RKO -12 WXLO is moving up into the soft underbelly of the AM rates. there) take the attitude that they're not going to bother . . . We're up in the $80s and even as high as the $97s. We haven't not going to write their congressman ... not going to become FM CONCERN crossed the $100 barrier yet, but Devlin is charging the same involved with it ... just take whatever is handed down to them kind of money as many leading AM stations in the market. by the government. They assume that one percent is not go- I'm very much concerned with the fact that FM- except in In the other markets, more courage is needed. Or maybe ing to hurt them too much. markets like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco -can't it's a matter of insanity. I don't know. But why not raise the But it isn't only the 1 percent that bothers me ... it's the get the same kind of rates in the market as AM stations. But, rates? fact that they aren't involved with the most important fulcrum by accident, Jack Thayer's NBC NIS operation -the news and that their station operates around. information service help FM tremendously whether -may ... THE SCOTT BILL My feeling is that no matter how large or small you are in radio gets all- legislation or not. ever channel broadcasting, you should have some kind of attorney relation- You the of NBC's NIS, whether for posi- Radio is very complex and that's one of the things I en- see, current pattern ... ship in Washington. Someone who would not only tell you tive or negative ... or even accidental ... reasons, is being joy about it. It keeps you on your toes. But I do not think -any- what a rulemaking or legislation is going to do to your station, a number of FM stations. And I happen to more a broadcaster can live quietly, reading the direc- sold to tremendous -that but what it's going to do to the entire industry. feel it's one of the best things that could happen and for this tives that are coming down from the Federal Communications to the National Association one reason: When FM started, it was basically for the people Commission- potential rulemakings -and sit quietly in the With a broadcaster paying dues the Radio Advertising Bureau, I look who wanted to listen to classical music. After a while, FM small towns of America and not have direction from legal of Broadcasters and a ra- moved out of classical music and into the good music room. counsel in Washington. upon the attorney situation in Washington as something Much as a broadcaster pay NAB The next people on the scene in FM were the progressive rock The timing of the things that can happen -the costs of a dio man could "belong" to. and RAB dues or dues to his Junior Chamber of Commerce. stations, whose listeners, incidentally, I don't consider to be man's business being affected by some accidental legislation a needs someone in Washington very far frankly from classical music listeners. And MOR for- ... make it imperative that a broadcaster have someone who But broadcaster desperately in touch with what's going on so you mats happened on FM. But, before the NIS came along, a lis- can interpret possible legislation or rulemaking and turn the today who can keep you of the tener who wanted to hear what was going on in the world had gist of them into simple businessman terms. have the right to stand up and be counted as one voting to turn to AM. Washington is a whole different vocabulary than radio. And group. With news now on FM, FM is suddenly a full- service band it's a whole different world you have to live in when you're in I think that kind of relationship has to happen. If not for the of the ... a competitive band. Promotion for FM will change dramat- direct interface with the Federal Communications Commis- personal benefit of the radio man, then for the benefit ically. Soon, it'll be the AM guys who'll be bitching for all -chan- sion. Whether, in fact, you're owner of just a single radio sta- industry. nel legislation instead of the FM owners. tion or you own several. We just can't be loners anymore. Thus, out of his all -news service, Jack Thayer of NBC might The problem comes when an owner of a radio station in We've got to make some kind of effort to keep the quasi - have accidentally punched the button to cause FM to become Bakersfield, Calif., or Wichita Falls, Tex., is handed a piece of government control away that's moving in on us. And I can't a real honest -to -God radio spectrum. legislation or rulemaking which could cost him 1 percent of his do it because I'm so- called Big Business. And Hal Neal can't And this gets back to rates. We have a few troubles with FM gross. He is more than likely not as concerned about it as, say, do it because he's Big Business. rates, especially in market places where we have two stations. a station owner or manager whose station is doing $5 million The trouble is that the radio man in Wichita Falls think they Getting an FM ratecard up in New York, Los Angeles, or San or $10 million a year. don't matter. They probably feel it's tough enough to break Francisco is different from getting an FM rate up in Detroit or And what seems to happen in government today is that it's even at the end of the year. Chicago or similar cities. Chicago and Detroit, if they are not only people who rear up on their hind end who get noticed. And that's a short- sighted philosophy. Because later on, as govern- actually anti -FM, at least look upon it as a different kind of a And what seems to happen in government today is that the radio gets more and more involved with this type of way to buy advertising time. If WXLO in New York was, for ex- only people rearing up on their hind end and getting notices mental interface, the small broadcaster is going to be forced ample, to beat WABC, WXLO general manager Rick Devlin are the ones who obviously have the most to gain ... or lose. to governmental interface whether he wants it or not. in Modesto, Calif., and would have a dynamite shot at getting business at whatever Consequently, the government says: Well, obviously RKO is In reality, the small broadcasters rate he wanted, as long as it was an efficient buy. The same is concerned because of their billing. But we haven't heard from Wichita Falls are bigger than they know. with us and say true of a KLOS in Los Angeles; if the station is an efficient buy the little guy out in the hinderlands, so if you take a broadbase If we just had two more guys to stand up for an advertiser, the station doesn't get hassled about being average it doesn't affect the little broadcaster that much. So, they didn't like a particular rulemaking or piece of legislation, AM or FM. obviously, the rulemaking must be correct. it might be the tiebreaker. The same is true in San Francisco, frankly because of the It's a scary situation. Again, if we don't have a strong radio group -our own lobby work of James Gabbert and his station KI01 ... he can be very If you get right down to it, there are probably only 24 broad- as such -if the guy in Wichita Falls or Duluth is not writing, proud of the work he does; I've watched him for years. casters really concerned about the bill by Sen. Hugh Scott to talking, seeing his congressman, then I'm not so sure but But in most major cities the reason FM ratecards are so low create a royalty payment by broadcasters for record artists what we'll deserve the legislation and /or rulemaking that is for one reason: Lack of courage. You've got to go out and and record companies based on airplay. But those 24 broad- might be falling on top of us.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 39 DISTRIBUTING SERVICES Talent In Adion Ss IN YOUR POCKET repertoires singers anywhere and can take a song and sing T & M MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS Continued from page 35 Taken in order of appearance, Home is a vir- sang from his own repertoire and the tuoso. Slim, sexy and stylish, she seems to im- of other popular composers. The selections, the living hell out of it. can provide you with the newest and Just prior to intermission, the audience was prove with age. She sways, swings her hips as spanning such tunes as, "Big Spender," "My This was most evident on Hank Williams' best selling sheet music and music given another treat when she introduced Harry books on a guaranteed basis. PLUS: she catches the beat and lets her phrasing and Personal Property," "I'm Gonna Laugh You "Kaw-Liga" which he sang with 10 times more Belafonte, who was responsible for bringing her same day In fact, every- weekly telephone service, professional technique do the rest. She moves a Right Out Of My Life," and "Here I Go Again," gusto than the exciting original. shipment & a full jobber warehouse to to America on her first tour 10 years ago. song smoothly and with finesse. She is not one were superbly demonstrative of his versatility. time he sings a tune, he seems to put more into accommodate your special needs. JOHN FOSTER CALL TODAY COLLECT to ignore contemporary writers and she effec- As his contribution to the Disco scene, Cole- it than the last time around. Whether Pride's singing "Kiss An Angel Good (305) 949 -1109 BLUE JUG tively blends them into her distinct style of sing- man offered an updated, uptempo version of ing. "Chloe," which is an able contender for disco Morning" or cutting up with his low key humor, T & M MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS PAUL CRAFT Paul Williams' "Loneliness," chart honors. he has the crowd eating out of his hand. 1977 N.E. 148th St., N. Miami, Florida 33181 Exit /In, Nashville Examples are des Hal David -Michel Legrand's "Let Me Be Your Coleman's piano and vocals were supported People are finally beginning to think of him You've got to figure that if Phil Walden signs Mirror," George Harrison's "Something." Al- by Jeff Layton on lead guitar, Jay Leonhart on as Charley Pride -country singer- instead of a group to his Capricorn label nowadays that it's though she focuses on new tunes, she sings a electric bass, and Roy Markowitz, drums. Laurie Charley Pride -first successful black country got to be something special. Blue Jug is. performer. EXPORT ONLY few standards too, a scorching, tantalizing Beechman, an attractive and obviously nervous From the first guitar licks, you know this is a is with All brands phonograph records and pre- "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Stormy Weather," chanteuse, was the accompanying vocalist. The layout of his show also perfection group to be reckoned with. Vibrant keyboard recorded tapes. Also largest selection of which still belongs to her alone. The rhythm sec- RADCLIFFE JOE the sound and lights exactly on cue, and the attractive close -out offers. 29 years of work by Bill Little adds a zest to the songs, but show well- staged and well -paced. specialized service to record and tape tion is used to special advantage and her music the focal point is Ed Ratzeloff who writes most of Importers throughout the world. director, Lou Levy, keeps all the back -up juices LITTLE FEAT Dave (Roland) and Sugar sang a medley of Dealers and distributors only. the songs Blue Jug performs. Besides molding flowing smoothly in her 45- minute segment. HEAD EAST country hits to open the show. They can sing ex- ALBERT SCHULTZ, INC. together into a unit, Ratzeloff plays the group in minute tremely well, as they demonstrated, but they 116 West 14th St. On the surface, Bennett, his 40- Beacon Theater, New York rhythm guitar and shares vocal duties with New York, N.Y. 10011 stint seems to stick to familiar ground, choosing should work on becoming more relaxed and less Cable: ALBYREP Telex: 236569 of his stage maturity, Ratzeloff From the thunderous reception that they re- Little. Because either standards he's identified with or estab- theatrical. eow is conveys a polished image of a musician who ceived here Nov. 14, it obvious that Little lished oldies. However, he shows his growth not Gary Stewart was the perfect person to fill knows what to do. Consequently, Blue Jug, un- Feat's reputation as merely a critic's band is all in repertoire but in delivery and performance. out the bill. Besides being a former member of RECORDS FOR SALE like many new bands on the uptight side, looks past history. Wisely, he doesn't select contemporary tunes the Pridesmen, he is a great singer in his own Largest Selections in Industry as though it is having fun. Taste is the operative word in describing this just to be in tune with today. right. In fact, it's surprising that he hasn't been The Seattle- turned -Nashville musicians band's extraordinary stage show. Slide guitarist Promotional LP's and 8- tracks, any quantity. For Bennett wants to please for tomorrow too, pushed more into the area of rock, because he is Bill Payne con- Best sounded best on "Education," "Take A Little Lowell George and keyboardist prices, 24 hour shipping service. and does so in words that carry more subtlety, a natural to garner up some of that audience. Time" and "Come On To Town Ned" -the latter tributed a minimum of notes but made each Call or Write Today for Catalogs. more meaning than probably ever before. Although he plays some outstanding boogie - featuring some of the best guitar work of the tone do the job of many. Payne's succinct piano RECORD WIDE DISTRIBUTORS His oldies "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," woogie piano, as on his tribute to Jerry Lee night from Clint DeLong on electric. Bill Burnett solo in Allen Toussaint's "On Your Way Home" 1755 Chase Drive "Get Happy," "Just In Time" and "Maybe This Lewis, most people overlook the fact that Stew- Fenton (St. Louis), Mo. 63026 on bass and Mac Paul Walkley on drums round and George's slide breaks are textbook exam- Time" have the look of tunes looked at in a new art is also a super guitar picker. JIM RSHEL (314) 343 -7100 tïn out the impressive aggregation which mainly ples of reserved, brilliant playing. Against the way. He gives a "new" tune "There'll Be Some performed songs off their debut album. backdrop of Feat's characteristically sparse Changes Made" and "Life Is Beautiful" (title Several weeks ago when Blue Jug played the sound, these soloists stood out with even ATTN! OVERSEAS IMPORTERS tune from his LP on his newly formed label, Im- and U.S.A. EXPORTERS Exit, Dickie Betts was in the club and, after sit- greater clarity. prov) a flavor of their own. Tonle Zito is Ben - Savvy, Key punctuated by conga We transport Records, Tapes, etc. from ting in for a number, called them one of the best Feat's rhythm section, U.S.A. Offering: Great savings, low freight nett's music director and his conducting bands he had heard, then asked what label they player Sam Clayton, worked marvels of syncopa- rates -New American Suppliers for buyers strengths give the arrangements added value. -Assemble various orders -Welcome you was out they, tion, and its impact was helped by the clearest were on. Betts amazed to find that song To When Bennett and Home strut their Success when you arrive in N.Y. also, were on Capricorn -home of the Allmans. sound mix the Beacon has seen in some time. Contact stuff together there's not much left that is un- Continued from page 32 MARKETING Paul Craft opened the show with an enter- Head East is an interesting five -piece outfit BERKLAY AIR SVCES, disturbed. They both sing in a high -voltage way P.O. Box 665. JFK Airport taining assemblage of his songs. Craft, whose who are held back by a repertoire of less than ber of labels are just overdoing it Jamaica N Y 11430. U S A fn and show taste in not hamming at the sake of tunes have been recorded by the Eagles and earthshaking songs. Although a wide variety of now," he says. It just makes it all the the other. Most of all, they look like they're hav- some country acts, became more relaxed as his material in country, pop, and rock idioms ac- more difficult to sift through the rec- ing fun, and they make two basically different set progressed and settled into some enjoyable counted for a few interesting stylistic cross- ords to fmd the best music available, styles jell beautifully. This week -long date winds "We Distribute The Hits" failed songs and dialogue. He had the classic comment overs, the rambling nature of many songs O'Harro declares. RECORD up their nationwide tour. ROBERT SOBEL COMPLETE for the stage musician fighting to get his guitar to keep audience interest for very long. At Tramps, O'Harro and his DJ BIVONA DISTRIBUTION in tune as he deadpanned, "this guitar is for JOE (A woman with a college degree) Send Records For Review and Evaluation WAYNE NEWTON sale." GERRY WOOD keeps rolldex files (in the booth) on WIDE RECORD DIST. WORLD Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S both singles and albums to be used, P.O. Box 40041, Nashville, Tenn. 37204 his versatility as singer, Phone (615) 834 -3700 de13 Newton proved RAINBOW with the album cards listing specific EARTH, WIND AND FIRE trumpeter, drummer, guitarist, violinist and pi- ARGENT cuts for airplay. EL CHICANO anist at his Nov. 13 opening. A seasoned show- Beacon Theater, New York He admits that most hip spinners ATTENTION, RECORD OUTLETS. WE man, Newton delivered 16 songs and instru- have the largest selection of 45 rpm oldies and Convention Center, Las Vegas Avoiding a comparison between Deep Purple would object to be limited by any mental numbers backed by the powerful 34- goodies and also major label LP listings at pro- The Las Vegas debut of one of today's hottest and Rainbow, Blackmore's latest flight of fancy sort of pre -programming listing as motional prices. Send for free listings. All orders piece Al Alvarex house orchestra conducted by would ignore the obvious; without a score- welcome. Apex Records, Inc., 947 U.S. Highway soul -rock groups, was a festive happening punc- be to his, but he adds that it has helped arranger Don Vincent. It was an energy -charged #1, Rahway, N.J. 07065. tfn tuated by music, theatrics and about 5,000 per- card, it would have been almost impossible to keep better tabs on his disk inven- 75- minute program which involved comedy ma- CUTOUTS -LPS AND TAPES. HUGE SE- sons Nov. 12. At first hampered by a crush for tell the two bands apart. tory and on the musical reactions at terial, full band involvement and adequate lection, low, low prices. No order too small. last minute tickets, the three -hour show which Rainbow came out in a blaze of light and the club. Pick and choose list or promotional specials. back -up by the Jive Sisters. feedback, electrifying the crowd into a standing (314) 832-9000, opened with El Chicano mellowed and bounced Write or call collect. Dave Bryant, Newton opened the show with "Indian Reser- The Tramps DJ has complete Tacony Distributors, 4421 Ridgewood, St. Louis, smoothly except for blaring sound reproduction ovation. But all the stage gimmicks in the world freedom, though, to make her own 63116. eow vation," followed with Hamlisch's "The Way We Missouri in the auditorium rotunda. could not disguise the fact that its music was Were" and a rousing rendition of "Come Back To selections during the night from WHILE OTHER PEOPLE ARE RAISING The eight -man E, W & F raced through 10 mostly tedious heavy metal that failed to sus- Me." He performed a medley of his hits which their jointly compiled list. their prices, we are lowering ours. Major label songs and two encores during the 90- minute set tain interest. LP's are low as $1.00. Your choice. Write for included "Red Roses" and "The Summer Wind," As for setting up a disco, O'Harro highlighted by explosions and special effects. Like Purple, this quintet, especially drummer free listing. Scorpio Music Distributors, 2933 then captivated the capacity audience with feels that a select clientele is the key. River Rd., Croydon, Pa. 19020. Dealers only. tfn Electronic music in the jumping "Happy Cozy Powell and singer Ronnie Dio, assume that "Feelings" and "Daddy Don't You Walk So noise are one and the same thing. "You shouldn't even consider open- MAKE MORE PROFIT WITH OUR LOWER Feelin' " number included synthesizer and com- energy and Fast." Mike Martsoff on banjo provided excite- ing until you have a mailing list of prices on LPs, 8- tracks, quad -8's, and cassettes. puter sounds. The band performed several other The din this band created was mostly pointless. 1000 list updated weekly. Write Tobisco, ment with Newton on guitar during the "Deliv- want Top hits from its platinum album soundtrack, Also like Purple, excessive volume was used to 2,500 of the people you would 290 W., Austin, Texas, (Mexican 6144 Highway erance" picking number . to attract." He places Tramps' list at list available also). tfn "That's The Way Of The World." Comedian Flip drive this band's high points home. In closing his show, Newton soared on "My Wilson jetted in to present the band the plati- The only exception, curiously enough, was around 9,000 and comprised mostly Way," his traditional last number which is a per- num record award for more than two million Blackmore himself, who brought the only touch of professional people. sonal statement for his brand of fresh entertain- copies sold. The crowd, which stood through the of variety and humor to the music. His emotive Other inducements are granting ment too uncommon at sophisticated Strip entire E, W & F segment, roared its approval blues intro at the start and his precisely picked VIP cards (saves waiting on line); showrooms. when the title song was played. intro into "Greensleeves" were the most musical sponsoring special fashion shows; Country- Western "Rhinestone Cowboy" and The brass section and percussion were excel- moments of the evening. The sludge created by promotional drink "dollars" and ar- "Country Roads" further allowed Newton to RODIO-I in what an endless jam session of the rest of Rainbow effectively blurred many of lent seemed ranging promotional visits to the showcase vocals as well as instrumental prow- musical communication. The group's leader, Blackmore's other exceptional moments. by top -named recording acts. ess, as on a double drum solo with his back -up club Morris White, belted out vocals and seemed to Rainbow's set was genius compared to Ar- percussionist. A medley of Bobby Darin songs Tramps also features a backgam- gent's. The voices were inaudible, the playing unify the over -all production effect although the mon room as a side attraction for maRT was a popular segment which included "Mack band appeared to lose control of several num- was imprecise (except for a few brilliant solos by The Knife" and "Splish Splash." those coming to dance. bers, including "Shining Star," racing along the guitarist John Grimaldi), the music rarely went HANFORD SEARL Compared to New York standards vocal line while concentrating on the rhythms. beyond the riff- verse -riff- chorus -solo -end school Rates: "POSITION WANTED" is the club is relatively small, holding El Chicano provided great salsa in its one - of composition, the lighting was out of sync, and $10 -in advance -for I inch, one approximately 150 people. But, hour segment and performed its hit "Tell Her" CY COLEMAN no one exhibited any stage presence worth men- time. No charge for Box number. O'Harro continues, the turnover is and played the new single release "Michael's Hunter College, New York tioning. "Hold Your Head Up" and "Liar" raised OPEN" is $20 two to two and a half times each "POSITION -in Theme" from its latest album. Unlike E, W & F, Coleman's contribution to American music an inkling of attention only because of their fa- advance one time. Box num- night. Drinks are $2. and $2.50. The -for the Latin soul group allowed vocals to swell has been formidable. In his relatively short ca- miliarity. Considering the quality of their past ber ads asking for tape samples is 10' x 12'. through the intricate compositions. reer, his music for stage, screen and the concert performances and albums, this was a surpris- dance floor will he charged an added SI for HANFORD SEAR. hall has won him two Emmys, six Grammy nomi- ingly fourth -rate show. JOE BIVONA handling postage. and nations, four Tony nominations and an Oscar adlertising Diamond Head Send money and copy nomination. CHARLEY PRIDE to: TONY BENNETT music for such Continued from page 26 His prolific pen has scored the GARY STEWART Radio-TV Job Mart, Billboard, LENA HORNE memorable Broadway productions as "Seesaw," prove himself and establish a repu- DAVE AND SUGAR 1515 Broadway. N.Y. 10036 Westbury Music Fair, "Sweet Charity," "Little Me" and "Wildcat," tation, so that he can present other Felt Forum, New York Westbury, L.I. and for the Hollywood productions of "Father events in the future. Pride played a There's an advertising slogan flying around Goose" and "The Art Of Love" and 'The Trou- At long last, country exponent Kent has been attempting to get a that should POSITIONS WANTED that could very easily be applied to Bennett and blemaker." concert here Nov. 8- something TV show off the ground here, utiliz- audience ex- Home: "You're Not Getting Older- You're Get- With talent and expertise like this, it is small have happened long ago. An SRO ing new up- and -coming Island tal- wonder that Coleman (RCA Records) has citedly greeted his first set that was nothing ting Better." ent. He has videotaped perform- DISCO -JAZZ JOCKEY amassed a following of devoted friends and fans short of captivating. The slogan aptly sums up the powerful per- ances by a number of local acts -Ox, with formance given by the two veteran artists Nov. that reads like it was lifted off the nation's social With his five -piece band, the Pridesmen, THIRD PHONE Pride un- Richie Walker, Olomana, Country 11 who poured their talents out separately at register. serving up some tight country sounds, deeply concerned about playing all types of his hits that seemed Comfort, Jon and Randy, and first, then together in a spirit of genuine respect These are the persons who jammed the audi- leashed a steady barrage of jazz compooitions, domestic and Import, has had the 13 for performance as That's probably because many in the Bobby Enriquez -and through F.M. or A.M. air position. Con- for each other while singing a group of Harold torium Nov. Coleman's endless. many hits. cooperation and support of Don Ho, tact Dwight Curtis Henley, 8725 South Arlen tunes. Together or as separate acts, part of the school's "Men Of Music" series. And audience didn't realize he had so Honore, Chicago, Illinois 80620 (312) rec- the kingpin among Island entertain- they're troupers, lock, stock and barrel with those that showed were not disappointed. Pride has charisma onstage and people 445ó788 or (312) 238 -7919. no29 many years of disciplined stage control. For close to three hours Coleman played and ognize it right off. He's one of the finest country ers.

www.americanradiohistory.com 40 Tape /Audio /Video AT CHICAGO APAA IN U.K. Col. Lux Cartridges: Kraco, Audiovox CB /Tape Units Continued from page 1 sette market with new cassette prod- and ABS modeled plastic gaskets. In 1st SQ and 8 -track player "under the uct to be introduced the first quarter Edward Anchel, president, reports counter," and will officially intro- of 1976. CB units are also in the that the first of two amplified `Cautious duce it in January, says Phillip works for next year, with a CB/ speaker models will be introduced in Christopher, operations manager. stereo radio in -dash unit on the the spring. Promotion 20- The in -dash unit, listing around drawing boards. Other companies introducing Continued from page 4 $300, features a digital read -out Afco phased out of the under - oz. coaxial speakers included Tenna, U.S. by Columbia its Optimism' mike for the CB transceiver, and bal- dash line, except for a promotional Boman, Audiovox, RCA, Kraco, under recent ance, tone, eject and channel indica- units in both cassette and 8- track, and BMSF. agreement. Sherman was partic- ularly impressed By CHRIS WHITE tor lights on the 8- track. and is concentrating on in -dash this JSB International added a booster by the quad mix LONDON -Optimisim remains Smaller manufacturers of car year. New models include the AG- to its 6 x 9 speaker, and packaged the achieved for the Oldfield LP, which he feels will in the music industry here about the stereo expressed concern at the show 52 8- track, AM /FM /MPX with dial stereo speakers with grills, amps, top the success of "Tubular Bells," the album that future of the 8 -track system, despite that directives rumored to be forth- in the door, listing at $139.95, and power control and wiring. The units the British Phonographic Industry's coming from automobile manufac- the ID650 cassette AM /FM /MPX produce a total 90 RMS of power, highlighted the theme music from Exorcist." report that quantity sales of software turers that new car dealers must pro- mini unit for wider application, in- and Charles Barbera, president, pre- "The during the last year have dropped by vide customers with the brand name cluding foreign cars. dicts that all speakers will have After hearing the SQ master disk as well as a discrete 'h -track master 41 percent compared with 1974. and warranties for car radio /tape A totally packaged gift box with 8- built -on boosters eventually. tape played through Lux equip- However, it is an optimism tem- units will track player, two speakers, grilles Separate power boosters were affect the lucrative car Sherman pered with caution. dealer market. and tape head cleaner is a new idea being shown by Kraco and Medal- ment, was taken with the idea of a full promotion, and Blame for the demise of the car- Alfred Gross, executive vice presi- from Automatic Radio, and is lion. quad got the backing Stan tridge has followed the "chicken and dent, Afco Electronics, Inc., worries geared for the bicentennial year, of Kavan and Joe Dash who are responsible for the egg" situation with both the lack of that customers who use a brand they with red, white and blue cosmetics. SQ push at Columbia. He is even hardware and software attributed as don't recognize will consider it an The box opens into a display, and is CD -4 Demodulator toying with the idea A/B major causes. In the words of one "off brand," and won't buy. directed to the mass merchandising of an Using Dorren's IC match of tape promotion manager, Garry Dennis Burke, RCA AutoSound's market at a $34.95 list. George Lyall, the matrix disk and discrete tape to Mann of Phonogram: "It's a vicious district manager, believes this will vice president, sales, believes the SAN ANTONIO - Southwest demonstrate how good an SQ master circle, with dealers stocking less be- help his firm, since the RCA brand package will eliminate confusion in Technical Products Corp. is offering can be. Walker, who recently Lux cause they sell less, and the record name is prominent in three new in- matching speakers and player, and a CD -4 demodulator kit at $50, joined companies releasing less 8 -track dash units aimed specifically for the relieve salespeople of added selling claimed a "breakthrough in pric- after heading the CD -4 dealer product because they, in turn, are car dealer market. "The RCA name time. Automatic Radio is keeping a ing," designed by Lou Donen of Quadracenter project for JVC, of- fered the selling less." is instantly recognizable to the con- higher ratio in 8 -track units because Quadracast Systems, Inc., and using equipment, to be supplied Claims Mann: "Hardware manu- sume?' says Burke, who reports that of "unreliability of cassette units," QSI's model 5022 integrated circuit. through Lux reps and local dealers in the various cities, with facturers could do so much to help the economy has had an inverse ef- Lyall says. Complete with case and power sup- the latter promote the system but unfortu- fect on car unit sales versus home Boman Industries is continuing its ply, the kit is designed to "fit" be- also latching on to the demonstra- nately now that the cassette system is stereo sales. extended warranty program that tween the cartridge and four discrete tions to help push the line. The will be used (Continued on page 55) RCA will bow to the growing cas- gives 100 percent guarantee on parts inputs of any quad system. Model discrete tape only and labor, with units sent back pre- EPC -4510 semi -conductor strain at the first "large- area" demos Mon- paid from the factory. For only gauge cartridge, developed by Pana- day (24) at Denver's Gate Plan- $1.00, the consumer can extend the sonic for quad use, can be purchased etarium in City Park and Chicago's 90 day warranty to two years. with the kit at a bargain $25. (Continued on page 44) Dealer Demo'Q' Disks Additional in -dash units with 8- track featured creates a "more com- Suggested cuts for demonstrating the best effects of the major prehensive line," says Tony Romero, 4- channel modes -most effective after playing the corresponding Midwest manager. "We are not in- Radio Shack Building Own stereo band, if available. Information from various CD -4, SQ and QS troducing cassette product at the official industry/label sources and Billboard reviews includes type of show, since we have a more than ad- music, demo cut, LP title, artist, label, "Q" code number. CB Units; Holding Prices equate choice of models now," Ro- mero stresses. By RADCLIFFE JOE Coaxial speakers were in abun- Matrix 4- Channel NEW YORK -In a peremptory gains running at about 45 percent dance, and were being introduced MOR- "Wild West Show" from "Swans Against The Sun," Michael bid to cope with the unprecedented above projections for the July to Oc- by almost all manufacturers, espe- Murphey, Epic, PEQ 33851. demand for its Realistic brand Citi- tober period, his firm is confident cially in the 6 x 9, 20 -oz. magnet ver- Rock- "Save Your Love" from "Split Coconut," Dave Mason, Colum- zen's Band and scanner products, that its competitive position can best sion. bia. PCQ 33698. Radio Shack will manufacture both be served by holding the line on Jensen Sound Laboratories, first Soul -Title cut from "Shaft," Isaac Hayes, Enterprise, EQS 2-5002. lines at its Tokyo -based plant, be- prices, despite higher costs in certain to introduce the coaxial speaker, Classical- Opening and closing, Side 2, "Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe ginning in the spring of next year. sectors of the business. added the feature to the 51/4-inch and (Complete Ballet)," Boulez and New York Philharmonic, Colum- The firm's CB products had previ- Radio Shack also has established 4 -inch sizes, and also introduced bia, MQ 33523. ously been sourced by independent its first retail outlets in France and new color -coded packaging for co- Pop -Title cut from "Captured Angel," Dan Fogelberg, Epic, PEQ Far Eastern manufacturers to Radio Tokyo, and is expanding its retail axial, whizzer (dual cone) and regu- 33499. Shack's specifications. outlets in Australia. It has also lar cone speakers with various mag- Hard Rock- "Wishing You Were Here" from "Chicago's Greatest CB products, including proposed opened some 218 new stores in the net weights. Hits," Chicago, Columbia, CAQ 33900. tape player combinations, are ex- U.S. and Canada during the past For Sparkomatic Corp., coaxial pected to cop a major share of Radio year, and expects to have another speakers represent one -third of all Shack's projected 50 percent in- 300 completed by June next year. sales since introduction last year, CD-4 Discrete 4- Channel crease in the sales of company and the firm was showing three new - Soul- "Your Love" from "Ain't No 'Bout -A -Doubt manufactured products in 1976, and It," Graham Cen- models, featuring painted baskets tral Station, Warner Bros., BS4 2634. the Tokyo- manufactured lines are HIGH END Country- "Just What I've Been Looking For" from "If It's Alright expected to play a significant role in With You," Dottie West, RCA, APD1 -0151. Admiral Expands helping to realize this goal. TEAC LINE MOR- "Help Me" from "Court & Spark," Joni Mitchell, Asylum, EQ According to Lewis Kornfeld, NEW YORK -TEAC Corp. of 1001. 8 -T Record Line president of Radio Shack, the CB America will introduce an audio- Jazz- "Second Line" from "New Orleans Suite," Duke Ellington, At- CHICAGO -The stereo 8 -track products boom has been so unprece- phile line of cassette and open reel lantic, QD 1580. record feature, first introduced by dented that the firm is heavily back- decks featuring dbx noise reduction Classical -"Passacaglia Fugue" in & from "Heavy Organ At Carnegie Admiral consoles in May, is in- logged on orders. However, the es- circuitry, at the 1976 summer CES. Hall, Vol. 2," Fox Virgil /Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra, cluded as a feature in four of nine tablishment of in -house manufac- The line, tentatively called Esoteric, RCA ARD1 -0477. new models being to help dropped into the turing facilities is expected signals another step forward in the Rock -"Sweet Maxine" 1976 from "Stampede," Doobie Brothers, Warner line. alleviate this bottleneck. expansion program begun by TEAC Bros., BS4 2835. CB The additional models add Early products have been featured with the upgrading of its TasCam American and Spanish styling to in the Radio Shack catalog since series of professional and semi -pro- Colonial, Contemporary and Medi- 1959, but according to Kornfeld it fessional equipment (Billboard, Matrix Quadraphonic terranean really only took the past styling already intro- off during Nov. 15), in conjunction with the an- Pop /Disco -Title cut from "Experience," Gloria Gaynor, MGM, M3G duced, and increase the number of 18 months. 4997. nouncement of its dbx licensing ar- 45 -inch cabinets available from one The CB spiral has also had a sig- rangement. Jazz- "Thermo" from "Reevaluation," Freddy Hubbard, Impulse, to six. A 45 -inch Mediterranean nificant sales impact on related Ra- TEAC officials are close-lipped AS 9237. model with play -only tape feature dio Shack products including an- about the new product line, but ac- MOR Instrumental- "And I Love Her" from "Two Guitars For Two In rounds out that style, with a 60 -inch, tennas, crystals, power supplies, cording to reliable industry sources, Love," Tony Mottola, Project 3, PR 5074SD. play /record console introduced cables and other accessories. Says ear- the 11 models will incorporate Soul- "Jubilee With Soul" from "Keeper Of The Castle," The Four lier. Kornfeld, "We plan to ride the tide sweeping new design and perform- Tops, ABC /Command, CQD 40011. Suggested list prices on the total of this hot product just as far as it ance features. Marketing plans and Classical- Opening from "Smetana: Ma' Vlast (Complete Sym- 14-model 1976 line are from $259.95 will take us." pricing policies are still on the draw- phonic Cycle)," Susskind and St. Louis Symphony, Turnabout to $399.95. Each console offers 100 Meanwhile, Radio Shack will ing boards, but it is understood that (Vox), QTVS 34619/20. percent solid state chassis, AM /FM/ hold prices on its entire product line the line will be sold through limited Rock- "Put Out The Lights" from "Hard Labor," Three Dog Night, FM tuner, and deluxe automatic through the first six months of 1976. distribution to a hand -picked group ABC /Command, CQD 40014. record changer. were Two dynamic mi- The current prices established of hi fi retailers who can expertly in Billboard issues of Earlier Dealer Demo 'Q' Disks charts appeared crophones with stands are included in the firm's 1976 catalog, released display and demonstrate the prod- Aug. 9 (March -July compilation), Aug. 16, Sept. 20, Oct. 18. with the eight models offering the last July. ucts. record feature in the total line. Kornfeld explains that with sales

www.americanradiohistory.com Tape/Audio/Video 41 Multi- market report by key dealers AUTOSOUND OUTLOOK: sees CB, cassette, in -dash growth really," Landy says. "It isn't on any- speaker set -ups. The $450 and $500 about a 4 to 1 edge over cassette Kansas City wants. van tickets are ho -hum we've -done- thing the American public Las Vegas sales. way is wiping out it -again stuff here. Look the in -dash "Our sales in Panasonic, Sony and Overall continued growth and im- under -dash despite the higher price. The sales jump in Citizens Band The three Team Electronic stores Craig merchandise is high, but CB provement in quality of imported The issue is that people can't see units continues in major retail out- in the area are deep in CB, with hasn't stirred much interest here. In- products ... cassette pecking away where they are getting that much lets here while the popularity of cas- Midland, Cobra and Craig among stead of discrete quad, many times inexorably at onetime track superi- more sound in four -channel." settes increases -making inroads the roster. "Roger matrix units will be installed," Hart- ority ... in -dash way ahead of un- the brands on into the usually heavy demand area Fowler at Team in Kansas City cites ung recalls. der- dash -a 95 -5 ratio many places More customers are going the cus- for 8 -track merchandise. FCC processing There were no reports of servicing ... an auto stereo ticket steadily tomizing route and not only the statistics showing In an informal survey of 10 city re- licenses a month. problems with any major tape lines climbing ... better -engineered crazy van cultists, according to 25,000 CB tail stores and a mass merchandiser, of 8- track, cassette or installed units. speakers are making a big impact .. Landy. End result: tickets. The cus- the boom was apparent in CB /tape Lack of selection of pre -recorded Pirating of tapes and merchandise and everybody is orchestrating a bid tomer who was paying $179 for a units in a majority of businesses tape is the reason these retailers feel is nonexistent, although special in- that CB radio business out standard installation last year now while the cassette demand was evi- for all four -channel has made such a weak vestigators for major tape and there. orders different sound and cosmetics denced in several locations. showing in Kansas City. They report record firms descended on the city and comes up with a $279 tab. Out - According to Dave Wilden, co- Who's buying car stereo? "Every- a steady trickle of buyers owning 8- about two years ago to shut down branding all others has always been owner of Vegas Tires & Accessories, body wants it, baby, 16 to 60!" says track systems switching to cassette. "temporary" record stores known to a NAS tactic. Tick off the list - CB sales have increased 1,000 per- Mike Landy at National Auto Sound One of the overriding reasons: sell pirated products for car and Audiovox, Automatic Radio, Bow- cent during 1975 with some 3,000 (four stores). Theft. The anti -theft slide -off brack- home use. man, IDI, Kraco, Lear Jet, Pana- 50 percent with ac- ets were simply too big a pain of units installed, manager It's a wicked generality but Kan- sonic, Aiko, Car Tapes, DYN, Metro companying tape units. "We've Larry Tenamore, stereo most people to fool with in combat- at Johnson Brothers Car Wash, notes sas City dealers give short shrift to Sound, Pioneer, Motorola, Xtal- found a lot of success with the J.I.L. ting the theft hassle. in -dash installation has increased 60 the matter of co -op allowances and they're in the stable here. line in CB requests," Wilden says. longer credit billings. One dealer percent, 8 -track sales stand at 75 per- At Home Radio (four stores), Har- At Team, as elsewhere in Kansas "We've also seen cassettes coming thrusts in a deep needle when he cent and placement of units in larger vey Renne, president, feels the edge City, the stereo ticket buildup gets back within the last five months." says: "Allowances are given only on vehicles has jumped to 40 percent of by cassette systems over talked about. Once in the $45 to Vegas Tires spotlights the Boman crap." Another retailer notes: "Re- gained all work. can be summed up in $100 at Team stores, now the $130 to like a majority of outlets funds mean only you're paying too eight -track line and "We've been installing Royce, The tend- $230 buyers are streaming in. Their Wilden says in -dash units much for the merchandise in the first one word: "Function." contacted, Cobra and Midland in the CB line 8 to break has objectives are bigger and better increased in sales over under - place." Landy at NAS puts it this ency of -track tape had while quad work has remained caused some of the veer to cassette, equipment, more volume, cleaner dash for security as well as appear- way: "We'd rather buy for less and about the same," reports Tenamore. he feels. But simpler, easier record- sound and more speakers. ance reasons. retail a larger measure of flexibility "Credit billings remain about the and independence without re- ing with reverse and forward con- Wilden says sales of quad equip- same for some manufacturers at 90 is another big advantage cas- funds." trols ment also were up with new interest days." sette has. CREDITS in installing units in vans, trucks and The bulk of car stereo buyers re- Four -channel? Batting almost This multi -market autosound vast recreation Panasonic is the biggie brand in pickup vehicles. The mains in the youth market although zero in the market though there is an dealer roundup, continued from last car stereo here with Motorola and areas and highly mobile nature of a number of operations say young exception or two among outfits who week, was coordinated by Stephen Lear Jet also -rans. And it's in -dash the greater metro area also are seen adults and married couples were in- are big in customizing. Traiman, tape /audio /video editor, all the way. The average ticket hits as motivators for the CB demand for creasing general sales. Trade -ins of assisted by correspondents Grier families, travelers and hunters. new units for old tape units remains NAS, Landy says "CB /tape com- $250. And the paradox of lots of Lowry, Kansas City, Mo.; Hanford Richard Hartung, at one of Las a popular practice as the new -car binations are handled only in J.I.L., four -channel business is operative Searl Jr., Las Vegas; Ken Fitzgerald, Vegas's oldest music centers, Gar- market stutters through the year mainly, because we looked hard for here. Probably because of heavy ac- Seattle; Vickora Clepper, Louisville; in- even in the big money town of Las reliability. To date, no problems." Is cent on customizing. A Home Radio Joanne Oliver, Columbus, Ohio; wood Van's Musicland, reports demand in the in -dash lines Vegas. higher price the nub of quad not get- van with 10 speakers tools around as Martin Hintz, Madison, Wis. creasing ting going in the market? "Not a mobile showroom for multi- but says 8 -track products still hold (Continued on page 43)

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www.americanradiohistory.com 42 T Tape Duplicator Audio Showcase Suppliers See Business Upswing By STEPHEN TRAIMAN NEW YORK -Based on the gen- people crazy," so the relatively new tended," with exceptional interest in erally high level of inquiries and in- firm is handling Eastern Marking the entire MX5050 recorder line, in- terest in a number of new and im- Machine Co. manual and automatic cluding new models with DC servo proved products shown at the recent flat -bed cassette printing machines and '/4 -inch 4- channel capability. Tenna Double Play units take cassette or 8 -track through same AES conference here, major tape from Germany, using the ordinary Also seen for the first time in the slot; RR -89T/ CMX has FM stereo radio, left; RR 88T /C is tape player only. duplicator suppliers see a definite dry- offset process. Manual models East was the MX3708 8- channel upturn in business, with particular print in one color on a 2 by 2 to 85/s recorder at $7,600 and the industry's emphasis on cassettes. by 91/2-inch printing area, and an first 16:1 bin loop system at under Praise for the first weekend AES electric model offers 3 -color print- $16,000 for cassette or '/4-inch open show was virtually unanimous, with ing. reel usage. most of the companies noting Satur- Pratt -Spector finds just as Also making its East Coast de- day- Sunday visits from a number of much interest in their improved PG- but was the Gemini ES 100 -8II dual custom duplicators who ordinarily 97 cassette /8 -track labeler, and Stan 8 -track winder by the Electro Sound found it difficult to take off time Gilman reports business definitely division of Viewlex, with 240 ips during a working day. up, with smaller operators going into tape speed at $1,800 base price. Tim There were innovations and new the educational /institutional area. Cole of Audiomatic, firm's exclusive lines from both large and small "People need help and we have to overseas rep, also notes a new digital firms, with some of the more inter- come up with accommodating prod- Accurate Footage Counter now esting products and comments cap - ucts for the little guy." he observes. available for all existing ES '/4 -inch suled here. One example is the Duall sensing open reel or cassette units. Art Brandwein of Tapemakers and splicing tape dispenser, and a Liberty /UA Tape Dupli- notes more interest in products and new material with raised lettering cating's Jim Cook was plugging that new ideas to meet industry needs, for labeling cassettes for the blind/ firm's just- introduced Durant and claims to have come up with handicapped market. "One of the SS 1000 automatic counter for exact - "one of the missing links " -a final best things about AES is the infor- length blanks at guaranteed plus/ quality control machine for testing mation exchange," Gilman says. minus 6 inches at $450, that mounts audio in cassettes. Tested four Pentagon Industries' Jim Dow to any existing machine. Also new at J.I.L. 606CB is firm's first in -dash combination 23- channel mobile CB trans- months on line by several duplica- notes as much interest in the low - what he called "the best show for us ceiver with AM /FM /MPX radio, stereo cassette player. tors, the unit automatically fast cost Super C -1 copier for small runs interest -wise," was a new impact - forwards 12 seconds to start, plays as for their professional equipment type cutter for 8 -track and cassette a programmed length of time, fast topped by the Pro -Series combina- loaders, tested the past seven forwards again, plays again, auto- tion system '/4 -inch reel master to months, available at $88. matic reverses, plays again, fast for- three -cassette slave -10 times the Audisco's John Landsell and wards to the end and ejects. He cost of the new table-top copier that Norm Deletzke report "super re- hopes to deliver first units in early is geared "to small runs in a hurry" sponse" to the new model 751 high 1976 at suggested $800. at $695. speed cassette loader now on the At Jefmarn Enterprises, Allan Otari's Brian Trankle termed market for about four months. Sev- Frost notes that "labels were driving the show "one of best we've ever at- eral dozen a month are being or- dered, they report, including units going abroad to duplicators in Oslo and Munich. Duotone Westec, exclusive distributor in introduces the the East for Garner Industries, was showing that firm's model 70 high hi fi 8 stereo tape player, CQ -1851, offers 15 watts per speed moving belt magnetic tape Panasonic's first -track new dry charge record clean -out under -dash bracket. eraser here for the first time. Sales channel RMS, FM stereo radio, pull rep Dick Maitland claims 4 seconds from saturation to virgin level for the compact 75 -pound unit (27 Duostat inches long, 5 high, 10 deep) that is selling well at $650. Superscope Tape Duplicating was repped by Magnetic Marketing Corp., with Tim Hofbauer reporting "several dozen sales" of the firm's automatic cassette loader. Head- quartered in Wayne, N.J., he also reps the Otani line and the Liv- Blaupunkt Berlin Electronic, distributed in U.S. by Robert Bosch, has control ingston "Sidewinder" automatic unit on flexible column, below; in -dash stereo cassette recorder, mike. tape winders.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Tape/Audio/Video 43 Multi- Market Report From Key Dealers Sees Growth In Autosound Continued from page 41 high on the preference list of Bon time, when Louisville's mayor could have sold 200 CB's to one Marche because that manufacturer Louisville feared they were used for gathering dealer the other day -if I'd had Seattle maintains a factory shop in Seattle. Despite the controversy that sur- anti- busing protesters. Police also them." Hass, both a wholesaler and "The problem with other lines," Seg- rounded Citizen Band radios during monitored transmissions, following retailer, complains that demand has The Citizens Band boom sparkles lins says, "is that it's extremely in- the busing disruptions this fall, sales riots. outstripped production, making and sputters in this car stereo mar- convenient to deal with factories lo- remain strong. The use of the radios Nevertheless, Ray Hass, owner of availablity a problem. He plans to keting area. Some see it as a signifi- cated on the East Coast." was severely restricted for a short Music City of Kentucky, says: "I (Continued on page 44) cant factor in tomorrow's merchan- dising picture. Others downgrade its potential impact on the mass mar- ket, or view it as a medium of spe- cialized interest appealing to a mi- nority consumer group only. Lee Brillhart, manager of eight area Tape Town stores, reports that his outlets are feeling strong demand for CB and are keeping abreast of it with J.I.L., Xtal, and other lines. CB, Brillhart believes, will turn into a wildly chaotic free -for -all within six TurniThe months and then, hopefully, stabi- lize into a steady and profitable mar- ket. "There are 107 names in it now," he says, "and it is inevitable that a lot of these names will drop out of com- petition before long." FJectricraft, with three stores in the area, isn't registering any CB en- P: thusiasm as yet and carries none of ume the available lines. According to sales rep Dave Lucas, the demand is ...with Billboard's Winter CES Show Issue, insignificant. S.A. Seglins, manager of the big Bon Marche department store auto coming January 10! (distributed Jan.4) center downtown, feels there is a de- mand for CB, but not on a mass basis. "They're hard to sell over the counter and consequently we do The volume is back up in consumer electronics very little advertising to promote the medium," Seglins says. Most of Bon ... Billboard will cover it all-our usual in -depth Marche's sales, he notes, come through referrals. coverage of auto sound, tape duplication, Cassette enthusiasm here is more pronounced in the specialized car professional equipment, accessories, stereo stores than in the large mass merchandising outlets. Lucas of services, supplies...plus special updates on Electricraft reports that cassette is the selling three to one over 8- track, a the latest in consumer electronics, complete reversal of the marketing warranty laws, the FTC, Citizens Band, and more! picture two years ago. Brillhart of Tape Town, whose eight stores have enjoyed a hefty 8 -track volume over Special BONUS DISTRIBUTION of this Issue at the CES Show! the years, reports that cassette is rap- idly overtaking the once dominant medium and growing rapidly in popularity. The trend has been ac- celerating over the past year, he says. The big Bon Marche department, however, indicates a more gradual So turn YOUR volume up... shift to cassette. During the past couple of years, Seglins says, cassette sales have averaged about 30 per- SOUND investment cent of the 8 -track volume. Cassette with a is climbing, he notes, and will prob- ably overtake 8 -track in a year or so. One of the factors contributing to in Billboard's the popularity of cassette, he be- lieves, is that it permits the customer to record more easily at less expense. CES Show Issue! In -dash installation preference is growing steadily among Tape Town customers, as it is at Electricraft. Electricraft's Lucas notes that there's more demand for in -dash, but more AD DEADLINE: under -dash is sold because the stores are unable to keep a sufficient stock of in -dash units on hand. Customers December 19 prefer in -dash, he observes, because such installations give the car a more finished look and makes theft more ISSUE DATE: difficult. Bon Marche, however, again bucks the trend. Seglins re- January 10 ports that his department sells more under -dash units by a 60 -40 ratio. Quad is batting near zero in the LOS ANGELES: NEW YORK: area. Electricraft has sold none for a long time. People don't understand Steve Lappin Ron Willman it and "aren't into it," Lucas says. In Joe Fleischman Norm Berkowitz his opinion it's next to impossible to 9000 Sunset Boulevard 1 Astor Plaza get good 4- channel sound in a car. L.A., Calif. 90069 New York, N.Y. 10036 Quad sales at Tape Town, too, have (213) 273 -7040 (212) 764 -7300 fallen "away off' due, Brillhart be- lieves, to the confusion created by a CHICAGO: NASHVILLE: multiplicity of-systems. Quad soft- Bill Kanzer John McCartney ware, however, is better than last 150 No. Wacker Drive 1717 West End Ave., #700 year. Demand for quad is very low Chicago, Ill. 60606 Nashville, Tenn. 37203 at Bon Marche. (312) 236-9818 (615) 329 -3925 Pioneer co -op programs and serv- ice are popular with both Tape Town and Electricraft. Panasonic is

www.americanradiohistory.com 44 Tope,/Audio /Video Multi-Market Report From Key Dealers Sees Growth In Autosound Continued from page 43 cassette in the Louisville area and re- of both stores, finds cassette sales from custom installation, although much trouble. "Audiovox and Sony tailers blame the manufacturers and lead 8 -track units, 60-40 percent. we do it." are definitely the most dependable," begin distributing CB's for Audio - the limited selection of tapes. "Man- "We've seen a marked increase in K-Mart outlets carry blank tape in says Casper. "Sometimes, there is a vox to new car dealers. ufacturers have not put a sizable cassette sales during the last year," the car stereo departments, while two to four -week wait," says John- Meanwhile, business is generally promotion on cassette and there's a Brinkman says. Swallen's under- prerecorded tape is located in the ston. good for car stereos, particularly in need for it," says Gene Billingham, dash units outsell in -dash 70 -30 per- adjacent record department. Casper carries Advent pre -re- the replacement market, from un- owner of Magnetic Tape Recorder cent. Columbus outlets do no instal- corded cassettes, primarily classical. der -dash to in -dash models. The and Stereo Center. Cassette custom- lation work. a lot record main reason: the under -dash models "There's of stores ers are still taping their own music at "We carry one of two quad mod- Madison, Wis. around us, so tape buying is not a are easier to steal. home on blank tape. els in Pioneer, but don't push quad "Yes, we're into Citizens Band, thing for our customers," he said. Consumers, as well as looking for While both Hass and Billingham much," the brown goods manager have been for about a year, but you "The beginning of the school year safer units, are moving to more so- report that quad has not gotten off says. He sees no correlation between can't get the product half the time," is always when phisticated combinations of radio the best time for us, the ground in sales, Hewitt says his tape sales and car stereo units. "All says William (Wild Bill) Johnston of the students come back," Casper and tape players, according to company is hoping to introduce an tape is carried in the record depart- Audio Specialty Inc. The firm carries said. "Overall, business is good. You Weldon Hewitt, president of Au- AM -FM quad receiver, using the ment," he says. Royce, Midland, SBE, Browning, know, people aren't spending less tomotive Sound Industries, Inc., logic system, in early spring. An On the other hand, 8 -track units Regency and Pace. time running around. They're still Louisville -based manufacturer and AM -FM quad tape player is comprise more than 90 percent of "You can't really rely on any par- going places and they want music distributor. presently "selling very well," he car stereo sales at Gold Circle Dis- ticular source for units. But they are systems in the cars," says Johnston, Because of the variety of equip- adds. "An automobile is an ideal count Department Stores, with 27 popular around here, I even have who also wholesales to auto dealers. ment and better profit margin, Hew- sound chamber for quad," says outlets in Columbus, Cleveland, one on my motorcycle as kind of an itt says new car dealers are ordering Hewitt. Cincinnati, Akron, Canton, Dayton insurance policy in case of acci- cars from the manufacturers without Billingham, on the other hand, and Rochester, N.Y. Joe Mongolier, dent," he said. "It's a tremendous a sound system, than installing the SQ Tie says their efforts to sell quad have electronics buyer, says, "We've seen word of mouth thing, like finding a /Lux customer's choice. met little success because "we no change in the last year. Our cus- good bar." Continued from page 40 "With the wide range of options weren't sold on it ourselves." tomers still prefer 8 -track by far." "We're not into CB sales," says Hotel Ambassador. Equipment available, car dealers antici- can't Requests for van stereo are on the Last June, Gold Circle switched Dave casper, manager of Midwest from the U.S. subsidiary of the Japa- pate the market," says Hewitt. "And rise, Hass finds, and his store stocks from several suppliers to Kraco, Hi -Fi. "We're in a heavy student sec- nese firm, critically received in its removal a unit can be an expen- of Craig equipment to boost the wat- which Mongolier finds helpful with tion and I guess they really haven't debut at the summer CES, includes sive proposition." tage for the vans. its service facility and promotional gotten into that yet." M -6000 (300 watts RMS) and M- Eight -track still has the edge over Piracy of tapes in the metro area aids. "Kraco people arrange attrac- Both firms cited the move to cas- 4000 (180 watts RMS) power amps, has all but faded out, says Hass, and tive displays and hold sales training sette units, with Midwest reporting two C -1000 pre -amps and a P -121 credits the federal law. Previously, meetings with our personnel." Car 75 per cent of its business in cassette. direct -drive turntable. An Ampex competition forced the selling of stereos are located in Gold Circle's However, while Johnston notes the deck and JBL speakers are being TAPE EQUIPMENT such tapes in many stores. Selling electronics departments, which in hike with his firm, he says the cas- used in Denver; a Studer 1/2-track FOR SALE tapes, both blank and pre- recorded, turn are adjacent to the software de- sette units were not being sold in deck and Celestion speakers in the on the same site as the stereos re- partments. place of 8- track. "More people are Windy City. In Denver, the & Ray- 1 Ampex BLM 200 8 120/ mains good policy for some retailers. Ace Radio general manager, Stan buying and the guy with an invest- McLoud 240 60 HZ Tape Dupli- "The customers may pick up a Strahl, reports their Motorola, Pana- ment in nice equipment at home mond rep firm is coordinating the wants one demo with local dealers Audio Pro- cator Model 1210 couple of tapes at the time he buys a sonic, and Boman car stereo sales for his car," he adds. car stereo," says Hass. "And, if he run the same as last year: 85 percent "I figure our sales ratio between fessionals, headed by Bob Kyle, and 3 Ampex Slaves Model lives nearby, you've picked up a new 8 -track and the remaining cassette, cassette and 8 -track is about 50-50 Boulder Sound Gallery. In Chicgo, 1260, 8 track 'A" 115V, tape customer." with 25 to 30 percent of units sold in- now, although I've never really sat rep Brian Tucker, who also handles 60 Hz dash. "Customizing has picked up down and figured it out yet," John- the Studer line, is working with Vic- considerably, primarily because of ston says. "there's a lot of people tor's Stereo and Sight & Sound. The 3 Ampex Hd Assembly Columbus, Ohio the popularity of vans. We sell a lot buying $50 8- tracks." local Columbia branch is coordinat- Cartridge 120/60 of Tenna's Mindblower unit, with its Casper predicts a rise in the in- ing all record/ tape dealer tie -ins. Most area dealers find car stereo 30 -watt built -ill dash systems. "The only problem In contrast to both the CD-4 dis- 3 Livingston Sidewinders amp to increase the still leaning toward heavy 8 -track sound in back without distortion." with them is that they aren't exact re- crete group (JVC, Panasonic, RCA) sales. One exception is Swallen's, Strahl credits turtle -paced quad placements. There's always a differ- and the QS matrix camp (Sansui), DONALD FROOMER & ASSOCIATES Cincinnati -based mass merchan- sales to lack of software. Tape is ence in size, it's something you CBS has by choice maintained a rel- 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505 diser with two Columbus outlets mostly find out about after trying it atively low profile for SQ hardware 91403 stocked as a customer accom- Sherman Oaks, California handling Pioneer, Craig and Audio - (213) 872-1703 modation but not emphasized. for fit," he says. tie -ins, although more than 100 man- vox. Tom Brinkman, audio manager ufacturers are SQ licensees. "Panasonic gives a good shake on Comments about quad sales in- In conjunction with the summer co -op advertising money and Bo- clude a "so -so" from Johnston and a man has `unlimited' dollars for "none to speak" from Casper. CES, Sherwood did offer a selection of top SQ LPs for $ I each with the that," Strahl says. "I've been adver- "There's no great surge in quad hi purchase of its model S7244 receiver planitiC'ftl) tising to push dressing up old cars fi," says Casper. "It gets to be very with full logic, but it has since dis- and we do dealer work as well as re- expensive with all those speakers continued its lone quad unit at 40 needle guide tail. Last year, we had the highest and the sound is nothing that much. 11 percent off its $500 nationally adver- gross and net in the history of the It's less than per cent of our total value. give/ y umore company." volume." tised Audio Specialty installs custom The Oldfield promotion is "only K -Mart, a new arrival in central stereo units on "anything we can the beginning of what we hope will More set model numbers ... More hard -to -find Ohio with four outlets opened since make a buck on," Johnston says with be a mutually rewarding relation- needle types ... More cross reference information. July, handles K -Mart (manufac- More of everything you need to make sale. a laugh. His firm installed units in ship with Lux," Sherman observes. the tured by Tenna), Audiovox, and Become a PFANSTIEHL DEALER and you'll be able boats, vans, snowmobiles, cycles. "In And for Walker, the Columbia tie -in to sell more LONG PROFIT Replacement Needles. RCA car stereos, according to one of fact, any sort of transportation that offers the new U.S. subsidiary a their auto accessory managers, Bob needs music, that's what we deal showcase for its line that is slowly WRITE TODAY FOR INFORMATION Carriveau. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 45 Country Ben Peters Does It All -Well BOOK REVIEW NASHVILLE -With the majority wrote with Vivian Keith. Peters also Working from his home on the Story Behind the Country of today's songwriters performing as won a Grammy for "Kiss An Angel outskirts of Nashville, Peters has no artists as well, Ben Peters is one of Good Morning," by Charley Pride set schedule for his writing, but tries Hits Provides Good Read few who plays a singular role and and an Oscar for a song in the movie to write some every day. He runs his LOS ANGELES -One of the pret what others have in their minds. runs virtually a one -man operation. "Framed," as well as several foreign publishing company, Ben Peters more interesting and successful at- The idea of going straight to the Consistently in the national awards. Music (BMI), there with the help of tempts at explaining the country creator is not an entirely novel one, charts, Peters has had from 80 to 90 by such art- wife, Jackie, doing secretarial duties. With songs recorded song to come along in several years to be sure, but it is a rare one, partic- songs recorded so far this year, either ists as Tom Jones, Perry Como, Law- Peter is currently working with his is "Sing Your Heart Out, Country ularly in book form. single or album cuts. He is repre- Darin, O.C. 17- year -old daughter, Debbie, who rence Welk, Bobby Boy," a new book from Dorothy For those in the business who sented in the top 10 with Charlie Dean Martin, Ella Fitz- wants to be a singer. He is tutoring Smith, Horstman (E.P. Dutton, 393 pages, know or knew many of the writers Rich's "All Over Me" and "Love Put her in piano and recently did a demo gerald, Vikki Carr and country art- $12.95). whose songs Horstman deals with, A Song In My Heart" by Johnny session with her. She also is writing ists too numerous to name, Peters While there have been numerous the book is certain to bring back Rodriguez. Peters works mostly by and helps with the publishing com- considers himself primarily a coun- books over the years printing lyrics memories. For fans the work may be himself, occasionally teaming up pany. Peters has two other children, try writer. Liking all kinds of music, and music to famous country songs an even greater discovery, for the with a producer who writes, as he Justin, 13, and Angela, five, who in- Peters came to country via gospel, (and various other kinds of music as author has chosen familiar songs for did recently with George Richey on says he came spired his "Kiss An Angel Good soul, pop and jazz, and well, for that matter), most have the most part and mixed in "name" the new Freddie Hart single. Morning." to love it more than any form of mu- done nothing more than that or have singer /songwriters with people The winner of numerous awards, the sic, feeling it was the music of simply included brief comments known in the industry primarily as he won CMA's Single of the Year people, if not all, certainly most of from the author on certain cate- composers. In either case, the book is this year for "Before The Next Tear- Craddock Hot them. gories of the music involved. well done and fun to read, and is a drop Falls" by Fender, which he co- Living on a plantation as a child, In Home Town What Horstman has done, and must for those interested in any end Peters said "It was on the plantation NASHVILLE -Billy "Crash" she has done it well, is go directly to of the music business. A complete that I first got into music. There were Craddock may have set a two -state the songwriter (or in some cases a discography is also included. about 45 families, black and white, record in attendance when he ap- surviving relative or close associate) BOB KIRSCH living on the place, and at night they peared in his hometown of Greens- for an explanation as to how and would gather on a big porch at a boro, N.C., last week and 13,222 why the song in question was Johnson Sells His house across the creek from us and persons turned out for the show. created. Lyrics are included to the Of Pub Firm sing old gospel songs. I'd sit for Sharing the bill with Craddock were several hundred songs documented Share hours. and listen to them." Peters Mickey Gilley, Kenny Starr, Loretta following the writer's brief explana- NASHVILLE -Jack Johnson, for- formed his own band at the age of Lynn and Conway Twitty. tion. mer manager of Charley Pride, sold 14, playing the saxophone, and con- Promoter Keith Fowler said it was Horstman divides her book into his interest in Pi -Gem Music, BMI tinued playing at clubs through col- the largest crowd ever assembled for 15 categories, including "Songs Of and Chess Music, ASCAP, to Pride lege. It was after his marriage that he a country show in either North Home," "Religious Songs," "Cheat - and Tom Collins, general manager became interested in writing, not Carolina or Virginia. in' Songs," "Honky Tonk Songs," of the publishing companies and wanting to play road and club dates The same bill worked well the "Prison Songs" and "The Working Pride's co- producer. The companies any longer. His first country hit "If night before at a show in Norfolk Man." Each category receives a were owned jointly by the three. The Whole World Stopped Lovin'," where a crowd of 11,876 appeared short introduction from the author, The Pi -Gem catalog contains sev- was also a pop hit in England. He and the following night to standing but the majority of prose comes from eral of Pride's past hits including followed this with "Turn The World room only crowds at Fayetteville. the songwriters themselves. "Amazing Love," "Let Me Live," Ben Peters: looking over some of Around" by Eddy Arnold. While actual figures were not The effectiveness of this work lies "I'd Rather Love You" and "Don't the many awards he has received Of the approximately 550 songs made available, Fowler said the in the fact that the composers are Fight The Feelings Of Love." for his songs in the past year, in his Peters has written, "San Francisco Is three -day tour was one of his most given a chance to speak. Too often Collins will continue to run the studio /office at his home. A Lonely Town" is his favorite. successful of the season. today, we leave it to critics to inter- publishing firms.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 46 TENNESSEE Country Williams' Memorial Prizes Added To U.K. Country Awards By PETER JONES ERNIE LONDON -Added to the usual broadcaster Wally Whyton at the Rostill; and, on a tie, Pete Sayers; performance and song awards at the sixth annual dinner, held at the Record Company of Year: RCA. annual awards dinner here of the Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch. CMA (GB) chairman Andy Gray Country Music Association (Great Complete results: Entertainer of said: "There is no doubt country Britain) were two presentations the Year, Marty Robbins; Song of music here has progressed a great made as the Bill Williams' Memorial the Year: "Stand By You Man "; deal during the year. Our member- FORD Awards, given by Billboard. Founder-Chairman's Award, for ship has doubled and both in the Williams, long -time country mu- outstanding services to Country Mu- charts and on stage country music sic correspondent of the magazine, sic, Tony Byworth, who covers the has become much more popular." is Hot on the died earlier this year. U.K. country scene for Billboard. Announcing that the awards American section: Male Singer: would be linked annually with the George Hamilton IV and Don Wil- Akeman Book Out Country Charts. memory of Williams, Mort Nasatir, liams, a tie; Female Singer: Tammy NASHVILLE -A book on the Billboard's president of Inter- Wynette; Album of Year: "You're David "Stringbean" Akeman mur- national Operations, said he be- My Best Friend," Don Williams; der case is now on the national mar- lieved that Williams was the best Best Group: the Eagles. ketplace. friend that country music ever had. British section: Male Singer: Pete Written by Warren B. Causey as "He loved the music and fought its Sayers; Female Singer: Olivia New- told by Nashville detective Tommy battles all over the world. ton -John; Best Group: Grand Ole Jacobs -one of the four detectives "He gave the impression he was Opry Road Show and Frank Jen- assigned to probe the bizarre slaying relaxed, but he fought like hell for nings and Syndicate (tie); Most of Akeman and his wife Estelle -the the music he loved," said Nasatir, to Promising Group: Haz Eliot with book is published by Quest Publish- warm applause. Feeling; Album of Year: "From The ers, Inc. of Nashville. "The String - One memorial award, for further- Waters Of The Medway," by Bryan bean Murders" covers the killing of ing the growth of country music in Chalker; Songwriters of Year: John the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw the U.K. went to the British Country Farrar. Bruce Welch, the late John star. Music Assn. This is a non - profit making organization, dedicated to consumer needs, set up in 1968, and among its annual activities is a trip Artists' Wives Take Mike to Nashville, Tenn., publication of a yearbook and distribution of bi- On WSIX Radio Program monthly bulletins about the country scene. By COLLEEN CLARK The second Bill Williams' award NASHVILLE -"The Other Side thing we're going to have is a good went to Gordon Davies, managing Of Country," a new 30- minute radio time. director of Westwood Recordings, a program airing on WSIX -FM Sun- "We talk about anything the wife company specializing in the produc- day evenings, features persons who wants to talk about. We feel this tion of British country music. Based encourage and make the lives and that is her in Wales, the company was formed careers of the artists easier from the show, and by selecting our guests carefully, we know that she is in 1971. Currently it has some 60 al- background, the wives. going to be interesting. For instance, bums available and by 1976 expects The producers, Maryanna Moore Joyce Hilsap, in our premiere show, to have more than a hundred. and Jan Garratt, developed the pro- told us how she and Ronnie Gordon Davies also hopes to be gram after working with many of the bowl, bike ride, climb towers and do the operating his own recording studios wives in the Nashville Sounds & most extraordinary by early next year. Styles Show, a fashion benefit held things despite the fact he is blind. The 1975 awards from the Coun- annually for the past several years. Dixie Hall, dur- try Music Assn. (Great Britain) itself "The audiences are always at- ing a recent taping, told us about the night she included a trophy as "entertainer of tracted to the wives of famous hus- saw another side of the fa- mous the year" for Marty Robbins, plus bands," says Moore, "and it was storyteller, Tom T. While their house he was "doubles" for Tammy Wynette and only natural for someone to come up burned, counting heads to see if all the dogs were Don Williams, and a "treble" for with a program in which wives are safe. They Pete Sayers. The presentations were encouraged to talk about their lives have 30. Garratt herself is mar- ried to all made by U.K. country singer and with the artists and `other side' of an entertainer, Richard Gar- ratt, the their husbands, the family side that of Four Guys. fans normally only get third -hand Moore and Garratt have extensive Clark & Fender from fan magazines." background in broadcasting and Dominate Tube Not to be confused with a "talk country music. Moore has been with show," Ms. Garratt says, "First of WNGE -TV for seven years, serving NASHVILLE -Two of ABC/ all, when people hear the word `talk' now as public affairs programming Dot's artists, Roy Clark and Freddy it turns them off. For that reason, we director. Garratt was with the Coun- Devil Fender, will appear on network tele- have The developed a format that will be try Music Assn. for seven years, as vision nearly every week in Decem- entertaining listening. We include public relations director last. Al- ber. music selected by the guest of the though both have been involved in Clark appears on "Tony Orlando evening, usually her husband's latest radio from time to time, this is the A and Dawn" Nov. 26, CBS's "Coun- release. We will have drop -in guests, first full -scale radio commitment for Ain't try Music Hit Parade" on Nov. 28 on- location interviews, and the main either. and he will host the "Tonight Show" Dec. 1 on NBC. Clark was a guest on "Howard Cosell Live" and "The Lonely Grand Ole Opry At 50" last week and will appear on the "Mac Davis Christmas Special" Dec. 14 as well as being a regular on the "Hee Haw" series. Woman's Fender, who also appeared on "The Grand Ole Opry At 50," joins Clark for the "Country Music Hit Parade" Nov. 28. In addition, the Tex -Mex singer will return to NBC's Friend "Tonight Show" for the third time Dec. 8 and will join Dean Martin Dec. 14 for a Christmas show on is a strong NBC. Jerry Clower Day country radio JACKSON, Miss. -MCA record- ing act Jerry Clower celebrated Jerry Clower Day in Mississippi Saturday add -on! (15) by taking part in a parade, a re- (4160) ception hosted by Gov. and Mrs. William Waller, autograph parties WSIX photo oProduced by Steve Stone for his new book, and an all -star WIVES TALK -Joyce Milsap, right, wife of country artists Ronnie Milsap, country music show Jackson CapíZol for Curbstone Productions. at the talks with Jan Garrett, center, and Maryann Moore, producers and co -host- Coliseum. esses of a new radio program "The Other Side Of Country" on WSIX -FM. www.americanradiohistory.com n nnng Virthout A Turkey.

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DAVE DUDLEY 30 27 "Me And Ole C.B." UA- XW722 -Y

BILLIE JO SPEARS 44 40 "Silver Wings And Golden Rings" UA- XW712 -Y

ED BRUCE 63 "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow UpTo Be Cowboys" UA- XW732 -Y

CRYSTAL GAYLE 82 83 "Somebody Loves You" UA- XW740 -Y

KENNY ROGERS 89 "Love Lifted Me" UA- XW746 -Y

JEAN SHEPARD "Another Neon Night" UA- XW745 -Y Enjoy Yourself. lt's Still Hot In UA Country. United Artists t JN Records. Nashville.

www.americanradiohistory.com 48 Country Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 11/29/75 Billboard Noshvil le Scene Hot Country By COLLEEN CLARK Singles

MCA's London office surprised Copyr ght 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system. or trans- mitted, in any form or by any means, electronic. mechanical, photocopying. recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permis- Tanya Tucker with a birthday party sion of the publisher. recently on her first promotional * STAR PERFORMER -Singles registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week. tour of Britain.... Pete Murray, disk v m r jockey on the BBC network, 3 3 dt 3 dt 3 t2 in 3 presented Billie Jo Spears with a Sil- TITLE- Artist 3co TITLE -Artist TITLE- Artist A 3 ° (Writer). (Dist. >` 3 ver Disc Award on stage in Wimble- Label & Number Label) (Publisher, Licensee) (Wider), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher. Licensee) t`- 3 (Writer). Label & Number (Dist Label) (Publisher, Licensee)

don during her recent 40 -city tour of 1 2 9 ITS ALL IN THE MOVIES -Merle Haggard 34 23 10 ALL AMERICAN MAN- Johnny Paycheck OVERNIGHT SENSATION - Mickey Gilley England. The Silver Disc was for the (M. Haggard, D. Haggard), Capitol 4141 (1. Paycheck, G. Adams), Epic 850146 (Columbia) (B. McDill), Playboy 6055 (Hall.Clement, BMI) (Shade Tree, BMI) ( Algee, BMI) sale of 250,000 records of "Blanket GEORGIA RAIN -Jerry Wallace 35 39 7 On The Ground." Murray was 3 8 SECRET LOVE- Freddy Fender PIECES OF MY LIFE -Elvis Presley (W. "Carrot" Reimen), MGM 14832 (Four Tay. BMI) (S Fain. P F. Webster), ABC /Dot 17585 (T. Seals). RCA 10401 (Danor. BMI(

the first to introduce "Blanket" (Warner Bros , ASCAP) MAKIN' LOVE- Ronnie Sessions 36 40 6 COWBOYS AND Billie Jo is the only female DADDIES -Bobby Bare (F. Robinson), MCA 40462 (Tree, BMI( and 8 9 LOVE PUT A SONG (M. Cooper), RCA 10409 (Wilbur /Martin Cooper, ASCAP) WILL YOU country artist to make the British IN MY HEART - Johnny Rodriguez LOVE ME charts since Tammy Wynette scored (B. Peters), Mercury 73715 )Phonogram) 37 25 15 WHAT'S HAPPENED TO TOMORROW -Jody Miller (ß.Gem, BMI) (G. Goffin, C. King), Epic 850158 (Columbia) BLUE EYES lessi Colter with "Stand By Your Man" and - (Screen Gems Columbia Music. BMI) (1. Colter), Capitol 4087 (Baron. BMI) "D- I- V- O- R -C -E." 4 4 11 ALL OVER ME- Charlie Rich (B Peters), Epic 50142 (Columbia) 83 2 PARADISE -Lynn Anderson 38 38 9 WHATEVER I SAY -Donna Fargo (Ben Peters/Charsy, BMI) (1. Prise), Columbia 3 -10240 WKMO in Kokomo, Ind. held a (D. Fargo). ABC /Dot 17579 (Prima- Donna. BMI) (Cotillion /Sour Grapes, BMI) Dolly Parton Week last week. Music 5 6 12 LOVE IS A ROSE -Linda Rohstadt 58 4 GREENER THAN THE GRASS (N Young). Elektra 45282 (Silver Fiddle, BMI) 84 3 QUEEN OF THE SILVER coordinator Chuck Marshall aired a (We Laid On) -Tanya Tucker DOLLAR -Dave & Sugar (DA. Coe), Columbia 310236 (Window. BMI) taped interview with Dolly along 6 1 15 ROCKY- Dickey Lee (S. Silverstein), RCA 10425 (Evil Eye. BMI) with programming which included (J. Stevens). RCA 10361 (Strawberry Hill, ASCAP) 50 5 SILVER WINGS & 75 49 14 EVERYTHING'S THE SAME GOLDEN RINGS - Billie Jo Spears the complete catalog of Parton mate- 7 5 13 I LIKE BEER -Tom T. Hall (M.A. Leikin. G. Sklerov). United Artists 712 (Almo, (Ain't Nothing Changed) -Billy Swan (T. T. Hall), Mercury 73704 (Phonogram) rial since she signed with RCA in ASCAP/Peso, BMI) (B. Swan), Monument 88661 (Epic /Columbia) (Hallnote, BMI) (Combine, BMI) 1967.... Jeannie Seely picked the 41 10 17 THE LETTER THAT JOHNNY WALKER 21 7 EASY AS PIE -Billy "Crash" Craddock 86 2 I'LL TAKE IT -Roy Head musicians and recorded her own * READ -Asleep At The Wheel (R Bourke, J. Wilson, G. Dobbins), Abshire), (Preston, Benson, Frayne), Capitol 4115 (B. Shannon 838 songs on her latest session.... Stella ABC /Dot 17584 (Chappell, ASCAP) (Screen GemsColumhia, BMI) (Asleep At The Wheel /Black Coffee, BMI) Parton made her New York City de- 9 9 12 TODAY I 77 71 STARTED LOVING 42 14 11 BILLY GET ME A WOMAN -Joe Stampley 4 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW -Jim Reeves (M. Gordon, H. Warren), RCA 10418 but last week at the Queens Theater. YOU AGAIN -Sammi Smith (N. Wilson, 1. Stampley, C. Taylor), Epic 50147 (Bregman /Vocco And Conn, ASCAP) ... World Artists Pictures has ac- (M. Haggard. B. Owens), Mega 1236 (PIP) (Columbia) (AI Gallico /Algee, BMI) (Blue Book. BMI) cepted two of Jacky Ward's compo- 53 5 SHE DESERVES MY VERY BEST -David Wills AMAZING GRACE (Used To Be Her sitions for a new comedy movie to be 11 10 WE USED TO -Dolly Parton (B. Duncan). Epic 8 -50154 (Columbia) (Shefiner.Poe/ Favorite Songs)- Amazing Rhythm Aces * Unichappell. BMI) (4.8 Smith). AB 12142 (Fourth Floor, ASCAP) Parton). filmed next spring. Jacky will also be (D- RCA 10396 (Owepar, BMI) 44 37 9 HELP ¢ ME MAKE IT 79 79 4 I'M A FOOL TO CARE -Donny King Q appearing in one of the leading 20 8 LYIN' EYES - Eagles * (To My Rocking Chair) -8.1. Thomas (T. Daffan), Warner Bros. 8145 (D. Henley. G. Frey), Asylum 45279 (Peer International. mroles. (Benchmark /Kicking Bear. ASCAP) (8. Emmons), ABC 12121 (Baby Chick, BMp BMI( The Stonemans have appeared 45 45 8 OUR MARRIAGE WAS 90 2 THE GOOD LORD GIVETH (And Uncle J 17 9 SINCE I MET YOU BABY - Freddy Fender * A FAILURE twice on the Ronnie Prophet Cana- (I.I Hunter). GRT 031 ( Unichappel, BMI) -Johnny Russell Sam Taketh Away) -Webb Pierce m (J. Russell, B McDill), RCA 10403 R. Pierce, S. Fisher), Plantation 131 - dian Network television show and (Hall -Clement, BMI) (Brandywine, ASCAP) * 22 8 WHERE LOVE BEGINS -Gene Watson N- are scheduled back again in (R. Grill) Capitol 4143 (Blue Echo, ASCAP) July.... 46 28 16 (Turn Out The Light And) 81 54 12 SHAME ON ME -Bob Litman (L. Williams. B. Ems). Epic 850136 (Columbia) Jonathan Fricke, General Manager 18 10 WESTERN MAN -La Costa LOVE ME TONIGHT -Don Williams (Regent /Fort * (B. McDill), ABC /Dot 17568 (Hall -Clement, BMI) Knox, ASCAP) aí of Warner Bros. Records and wife, (D Owens). Capitol 4139 (Al Gallico. BMI)

57 5 SOMETIMES I TALK IN MY SOMETIMES -Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner N Nancy, are proud parents of a 15 15 11 SHE EVEN WOKE CC ME UP (B. Anderson). MCA 40488 (Stallion, BMI) SLEEP -Randy Corners daughter, Heather Renee. ... Joni TO SAY GOODBYE Ronnie Milsap - (E. Raven), ABC /Dot 17592 (Milene, ASCAP) CO Lee, Conway Twitty's daughter who (D Gilmore. M Newbury), Warner Bros 8127 eZri* SOMEBODY LOVES YOU- Crystal Gayle (Acuff-Rose, BMI) * (A. Reynolds), United Artists 740 (lack. BMI) whas been appearing with him on sev- 48 35 14 I SHOULD HAVE MARRIED YOU -Eddie Babbitt 16 16 13 YOU RING MY BELL -Ray Griff 95 2 LAST OF THE > eral road shows, makes her singing (E. Rabbits. E. Stevens). Elektra 45269 (R. Grill), Capitol 4126 (Blue Echo, ASCAP) OUTLAWS -Chuck Price (Bnarpatch /Deb Dave. BMI) debut on MCA Records soon with a (B. 2 Borchers. M. Vickery), Playboy 6052 (Tree, BMI) 33 5 COUNTRY BOY (You Got Your Feet single entitled, "I'm Sorry Charlie," In 59 5 THE WOMAN ON MY MIND -David Houston * 85 4 EVERY 85 ROAD LEADS BACK written L.A.) -Gien Campbell (C. Taylor, N. Wilson, G. Richey, D. Houston). Epic by Conway. ... Conway has (D. Lambert. B. Potter). Capitol 4155 (ABC /Dunhill/ 851056 (Columbia) (Algee /AI Gallico, BMI) TO YOU -Leaps Lee just finished a new album which will One Of A Kind, BMI) (P. Potger, R. Mason). MCA 10470 50 42 15 FUNNY HOW TIME be called just "Twitty." It was pro- (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) 18 26 7 WARM SIDE OF YOU- Freddie Hart SLIPS AWAY -Hanel Felts 86 89 2 ITS duced by Owen Bradley. ... Jerry And The Heartbeats (W. Nelson). ABC /Dot 17569 (Tree, BMI) SO NICE TO BE Jordan will follow his (F. Hart), Capitol 4152 (Hartline, BMI) WITH YOU -Bobby Lewis up "Phone 51 44 10 INDIAN LOVE CALL -Ray Stevens (1. Gold), Ace Of Hearts 7503 (Interior, BMI( Call From God" with "Don't Call 30 6 JUST IN CASE - Ronnie Wrap (R. Faint. 0. Harbach. O. Hammerstein II), Barnaby * (H. RCA 616 (Janus) (Warner Bros.. ASCAP) Moffatt). 10420 (Pi-Gem, BMI) 87 87 4 SUGAR SUGAR -Mike Lansford Us, We'll Call You." (Kim, Barry), Starday 133 (Don Kirshner, BMI) 66 4 24 8 FROM WOMAN TO STONED AT THE JUKEBOX -Hank Williams Jr. * (H. Williams Jr.), MGM 14833 (Bocephus, BMI) LOVESICK on a BLUES -Sonny Curtis Jerry Jeff Walker Southern WOMAN -Tommy Overstreet 1g( l (I. Mills, C. Friend), CZ* Capitol 4158 (Mills. ASCAP) U.S. tour which ends up with a (1- Gillespie. R. Moreno), ABC /Dot 17580 53 52 15 SAN ANTONIO STROLL -Tanya Tucker (Ricci Moreno, SESAC) prison benefit in Seagoville, Tex.... (P Noah), MCA 40444 (Unichappell, BMI) 89 70 8 THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN -Lois Johnson Roy Clark to appear as host for the 21 7 13 ARE YOU SURE HANK TY 64 4 THE MAN ON PAGE 602 -toot Fenster (B. McDill. D. Lee), 20th Century 2242 (lack, BMI) DONE IT THIS WAY /BOB WILLS (G Winters, H. Fischer, E. Strasser). Antique 1068 "Country Music Hit Parade Special" (IRDA) (Georgene, BMI) IS STILL THE KING -Waybn Jennings BLACKBIRD to air Nov. 28 on CBS. The 30 -min- (W. EC* Jennings), RCA 10379 (Baron, BMI) 65 6 SUNDAY SUNRISE -Anne Murray * (Hold Your Head High)- Stoney Edwards ute special was taped at Opryland (M. James), Capitol 4142 (Screen (C. Taylor), Capitol 4188 (Blackwood/Back Road. BMI) U.S.A. ... Albert Young Eagle has 22 13 11 I STILL BELIEVE IN GemsColumbia /Sweet Glory, BMI) FAIRY TALES -Tammy Wynette 91 94 2 WHO WANTS A SLIGHTLY USED 56 63 6 PLEDGING MY just recorded in Nashville under di- (G. Martini. Epic 50145 (Columbia) (Tree, BMI) WOMAN- Connie Cato LOVE -Billy Thunderbfoud The rection of Little Richie Johnson. I Chiefones (T. Boyce. M. Powers), Capitol 4169 (Boyce & 23 27 8 THIS AIN'T JUST ANOTHER (D. Robey, F. Washington), 20th Century 2239 Powers /Adventure. ASCAP) Eagle is a Indian from (Lion /Wemar, BMI) Navajo Gal- LUST AFFAIR -Mel Street 2 (0 Conley). GRT 030 (Janus) 92 96 IT'S THE BIBLE AGAINST THE BOTTLE lup, N.M.... Huey Meaux's father (Blue Moon. ASCAP) CONVOY -c.w. McCall =1, W. McCall, B. (In The Battle For (C. Fries, C Davis), MGM 14839 died last week in Winnie, Tex., fol- 24 12 16 I'M SORRY -John Denver (American Gramophone, SESAC) Daddy's SouI) -Earl Conley (1. Denver). RCA 10353 (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) lowing a long illness.... Bob Nash, (M. Howard, 1. Wolverton), GRT 032 New York artist, has his first release 77 3 FIRE AND RAIN -Willie Nelson (A Gee lay /Blue Moon, ASCAP) * 31 6 JASON'S FARM -Cal Smith (1. Taylor), RCA 10429 (Blackwood, BMI) out on Phoenix Records, "More (1. Adrian), MCA 40467 (Pick A Hit, BMI) 93 48 11 BLACK BEAR ROAD -c.w. McCall 69 4 SAY I DO -Ray Price A (B. Fries, C. Davis). MGM 14825 Than Room To Share." 26 19 10 SOMETHING BETTER (R. Hildebrand), ABC /Dot 17588 (Dayspring, BMI) (American Gramophone, SESAC) TO DO- Olivia Newton.John 73 3 TEXAS- 1947 Johnny Cash Warner Bros. artist Chip Taylor (I. Farrar), MCA 40459 (ATV. BMI) - 94 SHE'S JUST AN OLD LOVE (G. Clark), Columbia 310237 (Sunbury, ASCAP) just back from a successful tour of TURNED MEMORY -Nick Nixon 47 4 THE BLIND MAN IN THE (1 Schweers), Mercury 73726 W 75 3 MAMMAS DON'T LET YOUR BABIES Holland where his ( current album BLEACHERS -Kenny Starr Phonogram) (Chess, ASCAP) GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS -Ed Bruce (S. Whipple). MCA 40474 (Tree. BMI) "This Side Of The Big River" is en- (E. P. Bruce, Bruce), United Artists 732 (Tree/ 95 68 8 I'D RATHER BE PICKED UP HERE 10 Sugarplum, BMI) joying top status. ... Bill Ander- 51 3 WHEN THE TINGLE BECOMES (Than Be Put Down At Home) -Jeris Ross * (G. Morgan), ABC 17573 (Pi -Gem. /Dot BMI) son and his show will perform for A CHILL - Loretta Lynn 72 4 LOVE WAS (Once Around the Dance (L.t. Pillion). MCA 40484 (Wilderness, BMI) Floor) -Linda Hargrove the National Farmer's Organization 96 98 2 THE DEVIL AIN'T A LONELY WOMAN'S (L. Hargrove). Capitol 4153 (Beechwood /Window, BMI) at the Municipal Auditorium in 29 29 9 THE SONG WE FELL FRIEND- Tennessee Emie Ford 74 3 WOMAN, WOMAN -Jim Glaser (D. Frazier, S. Shafer), Capitol 4160 (Acuff-Rose, BMI) Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 12.... Melo- IN LOVE TO- Connie Smith (1. Glaser. 1. Payne). MGM 14834 (Ensign, BMI) (T. Saussy, R Baker), Columbia 310210 97 COLORADO dyland artist Jerry Naylor touring (Acuff-Rose, BMI /Milene, ASCAP) 64 56 10 IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE - Stella Parton COUNTRY MORNING -Hank Snow Texas with stops last week at Gilley's (B. Dean, P. Overstreet), Country Soul A Blues 088 36 6 ME AND OLE C.B. -Dave Dudley (1. Cunningham. R. Duncan), RCA 10439 (IRDA) (Owletuz. ASCAP /Myawnah, BMI) (Mandina in * (D. Dudley. R. Rogers). /Glenwood. BMI) in Houston and the Silver Saddle United Artists 722 (Newkeys, BMI) Grand Prairie. ... Sonny James has 65 41 16 ANOTHER WOMAN -r.s. Shepard 98 99 2 HE LITTLE THING'D HER OUT (D. Penn, B. Cason), Melodyland 6016 (Motown) 31 34 8 FLAT OF MY ARMS -Jack Greene taped a segment of the Hee -Haw NATURAL BORN (Dan Penn, BMI /Buzz Cason, ASCAP) (H. Cochran), MCA 40481 (Tree, BMI) series. GOOD TIMING MAN -Gary Stewart (G Stewart), RCA 10351 (Forest Hills, BMI( 66 46 12 PAPER LOVIN' -Margo Smith (M. Smith), 20th Century 2222 (Jidobi, BMI) 99 100 2 SHE'LL WEAR IT OUT Ronnie Milsap taped appearances 32 32 7 ROLL YOU LIKE A LEAVIN' TOWN -George Kent 80 2 I'LL BE YOUR SAN ANTONE ROSE -Dams (G. Kent, J. Winchell, B.E. Jones), Shannon 834 on the Tommy Hunter Show, The WHEEL Mickey Gilley & Barbi Benton - (S. Clark), RCA 10423 (Sunbury, ASCAP) (Newkeÿs, BMI) Ronnie Prophet Show, Celebration (V. McAlpin), Playboy 6045 (Acclaim, BMI) 81 5 DANCE HER BY ME 100 CRY-Diana Trask and Country Way, while recently on 43 5 LOOKING FOR TOMORROW -Mel Tinis =1:0 (One More Time)- Jackie Ward (C. Kohlman), ABC /Dot 17587 (David Allds /Billy Arr), MGM 14835 (Sawgrass, BMI) * (D. Wolfe), ( (Shapiro Bernstein, ASCAP) a Canadian tour. Mercury 73716 Phonogram) (Le Bill, BMI) www.americanradiohistory.com A beautiful and inspirational country and pop hit I D in the tradition of "Why Me, Lord ?" and "Amazing Grace"

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www.americanradiohistory.com 50 Country Billboard Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY 3140 for Week Ending 11/29/75 QCA Office Hot Now a Ban NASHVILLE -Bob Rogers, exec- o Copyright 1975. Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. utive vice president and general stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted. In any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, manager of QCA Records with photocopying. recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. headquarters here and in Cincin- Star Performer -LPs registering proportionate upward progress this week. nati, is moving his local office to his r 3 50 -acre farm near Springfield in uV ry 3c Robertson county, some 35 miles 1° J TITLE- Artist, Label 8 Number (Distributing Label) from Nashville. 1 2 24 REDHEADED STRANGER -Willie Nelson, Columbia PC 33482 Rogers says he will refurbish his barn into an office "for a more per- 2 1 9 WINDSONG -John Denver, RCA APLI 1183 sonalized environment for me and 3 7 PRISONER IN DISGUISE -Linda Ronstadt, Asylum 7E-1045 my artists." He intends to continue maintaining a second office here 5 6 ARE YOU READY FOR FREDDY -Freddy Fender, ABC /Dot DOSD 2044 which houses his two publishing 5 4 16 RHINESTONE COWBOY-Glen Campbell, Capitol SW 11430 firms, Loveline (ASCAP) and Date- line (BMI) Music operated by Lou 6 7 7 CLEARLY LOVE -Olivia Newton -John, MCA 2148 Hildreth. 7 6 12 SAY FOREVER YOU'LL BE MINE - Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, RCA APL 1 1116 Terry Bradshaw 8 8 13 LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON -Gene Watson, Capitol ST 11443 9 9 17 THE BEST OF THE STATLER BROTHERS, Mercury SRM -1 1031 ( Phonogram) Cuts a Single 10 11 32 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS- Freddy Fender, ABC /Dot DOSD 2020 11 13 6 GREATEST HITS -Don Williams, ABC /Dot DOSD 2035 NASHVILLE -Pittsburgh Steeler 12 12 8 GREATEST HITS, VOL 2 -Tom T. Hall, SRM -1 1044 Mercury ( Phonogram) quarterback Terry Bradshaw, trying to lead the Steelers to their second 17 4 SINCE I MET YOU BABY- Freddy Fender, tRT 8005 straight NFL championship, will 14 14 8 DOLLY -Dolly Parton, RCA APL1 1221 soon have a record out on the mar- ket. * 25 3 NIGHT THINGS -Ronnie Milsap, RCA APL1 1223

Bradshaw's label will be Mer- 16 18 21 DREAMING MY DREAMS -Waylon Jennings, RCA APL1 1062 cury-and he has already been in the srrEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ll studio for a session produced by * 31 3 BLACK BEAR ROAD -C.W. McCall, MGM M3G sou Mercury vice president Jerry Ken- to With his latest & greatest te 22 6 WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ME NOW -Willie Nelson, RCA APL1 1234 nedy. hit bound single! it 19 19 7 THE FIRST TIME -Freddie Hart, Capitol ST 11449 p-, Bradshaw becomes the latest sports star to try his hand at the mu- 20 10 12 TEXAS GOLD -Asleep At The Wheel, Capitol ST 11441 sic business. Boxer Jerry Quarry 10 "LOUISIANA 21 23 5 ROCKY -Dickey Lee, RCA APLI-1243 10 recently cut in Nashville, and base- il; 22 20 7 NARVEL W ball star Johnny Bench has been FELT'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME ONE- ABC /Dot DOSE) 2036 10 p- threatening to make a record. 23 24 8 A ROSE BY ANY SWAMP OTHER NAME -Ronnie Milsap, WB BS2870 W A group of NASCAR race drivers 24 26 4 BILLY, GET ME A WOMAN -Joe Stampley, Epic MC 33546 recorded an album, and Don Mer- (Columbia) MAN" o, edith has also had a single released. 25 15 8 STACKED DECK -Amazing Rhythm Aces, ABC ABCD 913 The most successful athlete /record- 26 30 17 BEST OF -Dolly Parton, RCA APLI 1117 House of Cenikor Publishing Company BMI ing star has been Muhammad Ali Luke would like to thank the following stations for playing whose show business career dates 27 21 9 M -M -MEL -Mel Tillis, MGM M3G 500Z and charting "LOUISIANA SWAMP MAN." back to his poetry- spouting days in 28 28 17 THE HIGH PRIEST OF COUNTRY MUSIC -Conway Twitty, MCA 2144 W TEXAS KRZ Louisville early in his boxing career. KIMZ KTJS VMS KCCO AFRO 29 29 5 ROCK 'N' ROLL MOON -Billy Swan, Monument PZ 33805 (Epic /Columbia) KHOO Other songs have been released in KILN KIM KWCL KNEO KSPL the past by pro football players Bake KPAL POEM i 30 32 7 I STILL BELIEVE IN FAIRYTALES -Tammy Wynette, Epic NE 33582 (Columbia) KRBA WSMO KIFA KNUS w WSPS Turner, then with the New York FLAK KNOR 10/1(11 WNAD 31 16 10 RIDIN' HIGH -Jerry Jeff Walker, MCA 2156 KEES Jets; Tom Dempsey who still holds SUS KESC FARO WINK ELKE KEEN the NFL record for the longest field WYILW 32 38 2 HOLY BIBLE: New Testament -Statler Brothers, Mercury SRM -I 1052 FIRM COLORADO 111 KILL ) Phonogram) KPXE goal, John Mackey who played for USX IMO WRAP NESI KNES - KIKK the Baltimore Colts, and Lance Rent 33 27 7 FOR KM KESS SEARCHIN' A RAINBOW -Marshall Tucker Band, Capricorn CP 0161 KBOX (Warner Bros) KENTUCKY zel with Dallas and Los Angeles - W OAnLIEOnNU WTCR and by baseball star Maury Wills. SCSI 34 36 2 FREDDY WELLER'S GREATEST HITS -Columbia MC 3383 WEB/ WINK IALMNLiH KIÌÌ/uL KTIR KPNO WS TI 35 37 5 EVERYBODY'S COUNTRY -David Wills, Columbia PC 33704 KOZN KEOX WHOP KYCL KNEW Williams' Widow WELS ARAN I KE2S CONGO 36 33 39 I'M JESSI COLTER -Jessi Colter, Capitol ST 11363 WII KSBS WNSA MI KMX Buried In Alabama WOKE MISSISSIPPI KCIIC 37 40 3 COUNTRY MALE ARTIST OF THE DECADE -Sonny James, Columbia NC 33846 WETS WAS WAR KOZN MONTGOMERY -Audrey Wil- WJEN MT W WREN i WSr GEORGIA liams, former wife 38 34 29 KEEP MOVIN' ON -Merle Haggard, Capitol ST 11365 WICK of the fabled SWAN WJAZ SACS f FLORIDA WISH Williams, has been 30 WWXL Hank buried W WOIK HOLY BIBLE: Old Testament -Statler Brothers, Mercury SRM 1 1051 WPLO r 48 WAN WTOJ MCC feet from the grave of her ex- * (Phonogram) WEAN VII Ifr WHIG NUS 551SKL WACX a husband. WEST WWOK 40 41 LOOK AT THEM BEANS -Johnny Cash, Columbia KC33814 IOWA NUR WAVY 1. More than 400 persons attended AUK NN VIM W YO Aso the services conducted by the Rev. 41 46 COUNTRY WILLIE -Willie Nelson, United Artists UA LA410 G ROCW WPNX KOEL WWRN ,' KEEL Bob Harrington, including her son, WEWEIL ENO P. 42 HEART TO HEART -Roy Clark, ABC /Dot DOSD 2041 NONA VELAR is EC* KANSAS Hank Williams Jr., who on the WHOW ROF1E KHOO WOTK WKUN 43 35 8 I TO ACNE mend from severe injuries suffered WANT HOLD YOU IN MY DREAMS - Stella Parton, Country Soul 8 Blues HOLY 6006 (IRDA) Wñw W in a KKK O mountain climbing mishap. WINK WON KR01 i WTN Alabama Gov. George Wallace, mu- KERN MEN 44 44 THE NIGHT ATLANTA BURNED -Atkins String Band, RCA APL1 1233 WAR WIES ALABAMA SEXY sic industry figures and townspeople ARKANSAS WARF ILLlra3 WAAO 45 47 4 HERE COMES JOHNNY RUSSELL, RCA APLI 1211 KOKN WJJO NANA also attended the ceremonies. KORE RAU FAR WHEW W WrAO ChM Police say natural causes led to 46 50 6 NIGHTRIDER -Charlie Daniels Band, Kama Sutra KSBS 2607 (Buddah) FAIN WEE ADM WTOE her death at her Nashville home. WMI WZZA FUNS wru 47 43 3 MEMORIES OF US- George Jones, Epic 6E33547 W ERRS WS11 WEIL WOOS KAWW WADI WWI INDIANA 48 TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN -Sammi Smith, Mega MLPS 612 WJSr RUM W WACH I cc* WSW MAN Gospel At Rider RENEGER WO66 WETU 49 45 5 BIWE JO- Billie Jo Spears, United Artists UA -LA508 G WIEQ WM WEWR WNLY WRCK TRENTON -With soul and gos- WLTN WTONR WAOA 50 39 4 BILLY THUNDERKLOUD & THE CHIEFTONES, 20th Century T 471 WTAI KFWO j WSHF pel music vying in popularity with 4V WGSI OKLAHOMA WALT WJCD KwIO S KLF the folk and rock genre, students at 10) LOUISIANA KEN KITS SHOO KNOB /, Rider College here, under the direc- KM WWWR 001 KCTO Ole O%7 tion of Joan Broach, have organized IK(E N WEIS N , a Rider College Gospel Choir for 4 1 a1 .1.1 .VVVV VVV VVVVVVVV.tVVai. l concerts offering "traditional black BILLBOARD MEANS MUSIC music in America." piano ac- D.J. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 52 Country NASHVILLE SURPRISE Willie Nelson's Lone Star To Shaped There's Collaborate With Col Label Notes_ no place like By GERRY WOOD By COLLEEN CLARK NASHVILLE -Willie Nelson and released under the Lone Star pro- will be singles by Milton Carroll and his new Lone Star Records firm have duction logo on the Columbia label. Bill Callery. The agreement calls for Top Billing, agency for the Good - NOME: reached an agreement with Colum- Columbia vice president and gen- involvement of a publishing firm, mans and Jerry Clower, are experi- SECFWTARY OF STATE bia Records allowing future product eral manager Bruce Lundvall says Liberty Hill Music, with Carroll and encing difficulty in filling all the Seward-1867. of artists discovered by Nelson to be that first releases under the dual logo Callery as writers. requests for the program "God & Nelson, president of the venture, Country Spectacular," a bicenten- plans to be actively involved in tal- nial roadshow debuting in 1976. The Something For Everyone: ent acquisition for Lone Star. His program honors our nation and reli- manager, Neil Reshen, serves as vice gious heritage.... Myrrh Records, a president. The Lone Star main office division of Word, Inc., has released Nashville's House Of Hope will be headquartered with Reshen an album of synthesized orchestra NASHVILLE -The International nominational and are offered free. at 50 West 57th St., New York. performances of some of the most House of Hope (IHOPE) which Future plans call for a farm ministry "Willie is not only a musical giant, popular Jesus music hits of recent opened recently is the first company to work with drug and alcoholic re- but a triumphant forerunner in the years. The album was produced by Alaska of its kind to offer complete record- habilitation. contemporary music scene," Lund - Austin Roberts, who currently has BOUGIiT ing services as well as a secular divi- With the combination of IHOPE vall says. "The launching of the the hit single "Rocky" on the pop sion. and EDCO Pressing, complete Lohe Star label will bring an array charts. romtiSSr Founded by Emily Bradshaw, record facilities, album covers, print- of new and vital contemporary Myrrh has released its first who recently resigned as executive ing and artwork, promotion and country artists to the market." double-record album, "Now Do director of NARAS to follow evan- public relation services are avail- First reports indicated that some You Understand," by Randy Mat- gelist work, and Charles Edgely, able. of Nelson's own future product thews. The LP was recorded live in $7MII.,LION. owner of the EDCO Pressing plant Bradshaw serves as president and might be released under the dual concert and features a collection of here, IHOPE is located just off Mu- Edgely on the board of directors. logo setup. new songs and prose, as well as some sic Row in two large buildings which of his best -loved Jesus music, are being joined and remodled. The "Didn't He," "Country Faith," firm houses Prize Records, JEM "Sunny Days" and "Holy Band." Records, Gaylo Music, BMI, Gay - lene Music, ASCAP, Musique Pub- Vox Jox Bill Textor, former gospel editor, has signed a recording contract with lishing, SESAC. Management Un- Continued from page 21 ton for RKO Radio -like the time Al Pyramid Records. PTL A lot of people thought it was limited and Promotions by Emily, Gates posted a Billboard story and ... The The rock format was on for about Club, a mistake. which includes public relations, pro- laminated it to the file cabinet in the often called the Christian's six months and the station was lead- to motion, advertising and catering for DJ lounge (it was a story I'd written reply Johnny Carson's "Tonight "Seward'sfolly, "they called it. ing the market in several time seg- banquets and conventions. Show," is filming five segments for Just a lot of ice and igloos. ments before programming con- criticizing the More Music concept) and almost got the whole DJ staff television at the Happy Goodmans' But Alaska has yielded furs, Product on Jimmy Crawford, sultant Bill Drake added it to his home church, Life Temple in Madi- kicked out. I think they finally got Lloyd Green and Carl Jackson will responsibilities. In 1972, Phillips re- fish, forest products and minerals rid of the file cabinet. Meanwhile, sonville, Ky. in December. The tele- be the initial releases. Green will be placed Sebastian Stone as program casts are shown in worth many times the purchase Tom Rounds, Ted Atkins and others approximately distributed in the U.K. by Mervyn director of WOR -FM and was there were creating the Bill Drake legend 1,000 markets on regular program- price. Conn and will perform at the Wem- when the calls were changed to ming the Praise net- even stronger. And Gary Mack and and The Lord And that purchase was made bley Festival next spring. Conn is WXLO. work. Bill Watson and Bernie Torres and possible when Americans bought the U.S. manager of George Ham- ilton IV and will work through Man- Among the air personalities who the rest of Bill's army were con- The Blackwood Brothers are a government issue of six - agement Unlimited in stateside ne- worked in Boston in those days were stantly on airplanes, it seemed, as scheduled to appear in several percent five- twenty bonds in 1865. gotiations, giving IHOPE and J.J. Jeffrey, Al Gates, J.J. Jordan, competition rose up and waned in foreign countries soon including Rus- sia, Holland, Sweden, Today, Americans still help international range. Chuck Knapp, Joel Cash, John Rode, market after market. Probably the Germany, only program director to give any Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and the Pana- their country grow by buying The entire second floor consists of Dan Tucker, Shadoe Stevens, Tom RKO station a real battle was Dick ma Canal Zone.... Contemporary the secular division, Spiritual Out- Kennedy, Jerry Butler, Frank King- United States Savings Bonds at Starr of KYA, San Francisco. Be- singer Rick Eldridge reach Service (SOS) and World /writer has banks or through the Payroll ston Smith, Bill Todd and Harvey signed an exclusive recording Wide Christian Promotions. Several cause the RKO Radio air person- con- work. Mednick. I only know where three or alities and program directors were tract with Herald Records. Dave Savings Plan at conference rooms and a 24 -hour an- ... four of those guys are today. But all more or less sensational. Then Wortman, director of radio promo- Seward knew what he was swering service provide professional those were some great days in Bos- and now. tions for Heartwarming/ Impact doing then. financial, spiritual, drug and alco- Records, presented the Orrells with holic counseling to writers, musicians Be in the know, now. Buy a plaque on behalf of the company and artists and the ever- increasing United States Savings Bonds. Radio Guests Tapped By Loyola for their outstanding contribution to number of persons who come here gospel music. The presentation was seeking a musical career. CHICAGO -Many of the guest will explain new developments in speakers radio technology. made at the Orrells' seventh anni- World Wide Promotions will deal for the sixth annual Loyola Another featured is versary homecoming in Detroit. primarily with gospel artists, radio Radio Conference which begins speaker Dr. Now E Bonds pay 6% interest when held here Friday have Earnie Martin of the Kan- and television promotion and evan- (21) been unveiled Univ. of Boyd and Floyd Amason, known to maturity of 5 years (0.5% the first and the list includes a sampling of sas, a former professional in corn - year). Interest is not subject state or gelic work. All services are non -de- professionally as the Amason Twins, to professionals in several key areas of munications surveying, who will ex- local income taxes. and federal tax may be have signed a contract with Herald the business. Four of these lecturers plain how a college station can deferred until redemption. Records and have completed are former staff members of survey its audience in order to im- just Oklahoma Radio WLUC -the school's Lakeshore prove its programming. Other production of their first album for the label. The is Continued from page 21 campus radio station -that have speakers in the areas of music, man- album titled "Hal- gone out into the professional indus- agement and advertising will also be lelujah, The Lord Is Coming Again" cally- accented. This includes even a try. presented at the three -day confer- and features all original selections three-man local news department Included in this list are Tony Bar - ence. by Boyd. and CBS network news. talotta of Evanston, Illinois' WLTD, The format features two oldies to who will talk on programming; every current disk; the station shies Kevin Killion of an area computer away from harder -sounding records. firm, who will speak about computer The format is especially tailored to trafficking in radio; Jack Gleason of an intelligencia-prone listener; out Lansing, Illinois' WLNR, who will of the population, Phillips hires address the gathering on news; and StO - -- 6,000 and many of these have been Thomas Evans of Chicago -based transferred in from almost anywhere Fred Niles Communications, who inAmeT1C,a. in the world. So, while the market may be considered a small market in 200 years at the saine location. Barbershop Songs numbers, it's a large market in the quality of the people. KENOSHA, Wis.- "Barbershop This is exampled in the billings - Harmony 76" has been put 'together up 30 percent over last year. "Of by the Society for the Preservation course, good aggressive local sales and Encouragement of Barber Shop people are half the in a !;!1A public service of this publication battle," believe Quartet Singing America as spe- and The Advertising Council. Willaford. "I take care of the inside cial collection of bicentennial bar- of the station and Remick takes care bershop quartet arrangements for of the outside." The station, in ad- use in "Music in Our schools Day" vertising, serves three other markets programs. within 25 miles. "And there are not The package is available free of FAME GIFT -Bill Ivey, Director of the Country Music Foundation, formally that many newspapers around these charge to music educators seeking welcomes cosmonaut Valeriy Kubasov, center, and astronaut Vance Brand, days and not that much television material to use in the annual Music right, at a special reception for the Apollo -Soyuz space team at the Country ... so, if you want to advertise, radio Educators National Conference to Music Hall of Fame. An Album featuring famous recordings by members of is the way to go." be held March 4. the Hall entitled "Here Lives Country Music" was presented to them.

www.americanradiohistory.com Country Foglesong, Another red -hot Texas Bledsoe Top master becomes a huge CMA Board NASHVILLE- ABC /Dot presi- national break -out on dent Jim Foglesong and CBS Rec- ords vice president Ron Bledsoe are ABC Records. the new CMA chairman of the /Dot board and president, respectively. Other officers elected at the recent NO MAN ALIVE meeting include WSM president Ir- In 1973 it was Tony Douglas's ving Waugh as executive vice presi- dent. The eight vice presidents are SINGS ABOUT "Than_. You Eor Touching My Life" Bob Neal, Frank Jones, Bob Wolfe, Janet Gavin, Bud Wendell, Dan McKinnon, Bill Anderson and In 1974 it was Freddy Fender's Charley Pride. International vice WOMEN MORE president is Richard Bibby, vice "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" president, MCA Records, Canada. Tom Collins is the new secretary; BEAUTIFULLY THAN Ralph Peer, assistant secretary; Now, in 1975, all America is Hutch Carlock, treasurer; Mary Reeves Davis, assistant treasurer, TOMMY waking up to Randy Corner's and Charlie Douglas, sergeant -at- "Sometimes I Talk In My Sleep: arms. The board also voted to permit OVERSTREET: (DOA- 17592) those who have served as board chairman and president a lifetime membership in the CMA. The only three persons now qualified are Frances Preston, Wesley Rose and Bill Denny. 1,000 View `Banjoman' WASHINGTON-Leaders from the world of music and politics gath- ered some 1,000 strong for the world premiere of "Banjoman," a movie in tribute to country music's top banjo picker Earl Scruggs. Held at the John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts Sunday (16), the premiere was co- sponsored by Sens. Howard Baker and Bill Brock and the Tennessee congressional delega- tion. Scruggs made his first public ap- pearance since an October plane crash that nearly took his life, and he was star of the show, both on screen and in person. The movie, produced by Richard Abramson and Michael Varhol, cen- ters on a Scruggs tribute concert held at Kansas State Univ. with onstage highlights and backstage interviews " FROM WOMAN with musicians Scruggs has in- fluenced. The artists include Joan Baez, David Bromberg, Ramblin' TO WOMAN" Jack Elliot, the Byrds, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Doc and Merle Watson, Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth, and the Earl Scruggs Review. Cash Pulls Big Boxoffice Cash The ZbmmyOverstreet Show At `Jamboree Live From The Silver Slipper WHEELING, W. Va.- Johnny Cash set an unprecedented record for the "Jamboree U.S.A." last weekend when he performed to ca- SILVER SUPPER; COUNTRY MUSIC US A pacity crowds for six shows. STARRING More than 15,000 persons jammed into the Capitol Music Hall * TOMMY* to watch Cash work two shows daily OVERSTREET Friday through Sunday. NASHVILLE EXPRESS Country Charts This exceeds by 4,000 the number Billboard #47* of fans who braved extremely cold ®I)IN I4Y1NrL< weather for Cash's last "Jamboree" Cashbox #42* appearance in 1974. TO TOMMY'S NEWEST HIT ALBUM Record World #47* The appearance marked Cash's LISTEN return to the stage after several weeks of absence due to illness, in- cluding an invitation to appear at a White House state dinner for Egyp- I )ot Rca>'rlls tian president Anwar Sadat. The heavy schedule the Cashes keep has had its toll on other mem- bers of the show as neither June Car- ... ter Cash nor Carl Perkins was able to Dot It000l'ds make the "Jamboree" performances. www.americanradiohistory.com 54 Inlernolional Tied To Tour In U.K. Of SAMPLE SINGLES Top College & Club Bands Scheel Gets 100,000th LONDON -A novel example of CBS, was put together in coopera- safras "Wheelin' And Dealin' " al- cooperation between management, tion with Sassafras manager Carl bum on Chrysalis and the new Cancer Charily Disk publishing and record companies Leighton Pope and with the various Randy Pie album on Polydor, has resulted in the pressing of 4,000 record and publishing companies "Kitsch." BONNE -Federal German Presi- Discussions between the president sampler maxi -singles which are to involved. In fact, Marshall is negotiating a dent Walter Scheel was presented and Polydor International on a be given away free during the "Hot Marshall says: "It was an expen- new recording deal for a Band with the 100,000th copy of a charity unique classical recording, on which On The Trails" tour which features sive thing to do, but we are not put- Called 'O,' following the expiration disk at a private ceremony here -by artists would perform works they top college and club bands, a Band ting anything on the ticket prices of the CBS contract. his wife. had never released on disk before, Called 'O' and Sassafras, with Ger- and, in fact, the advance sale ticket Dr. Mildred Scheel is patron of started immediately. The project man guests Randy Pie. price is being kept just under one the German Cancer Fund, which was quickly extended to include a The tour opened in Cambridge pound. It is hard to expose album benefits from two best-selling Poly - corresponding pop album. and visits 20 different cities. The first bands of this type, so we hope they Renaud Heads dor International albums, one fea- Those appearing on the classical 200 ticket buyers at each show re- will each benefit from audience turing classical stars on the Deutsche album include Teresa Berganza, Mi- ceive the free EPs. The aim is both to crossover on this tour and that the Grammophon label and a Polydor rella Freni, Placido Domingo, Die- encourage ticket buyers and pro- EP will help sell the albums." French Cafe album spotlighting pop stars, and trich Fischer-Dieskau, Hermann Prey, mote the bands' album product. The tracks used are "There Ain't PARIS -Line Renaud, the French produced by James Last. Claudio Abbado, Karl Bohm, Her- Originally the idea came from Nothing I Wouldn't Do," by a Band variety star already well known in The presentation took place at the bert von Karajan, Rafael Kubelik, Barry Marshall, who manages a Called 'O'; "Joker," by Randy Pie; the U.S. and U.K., will replace Ro- Presidential villa in the presence of and the Berlin Philharmonic, Lon- Band Called 'O' and, in conjunction and "Wheelin' And Dealin'" by land Petit as director of the Casino senior Polydor International and don Philharmonic, London Sym- with Bob James, also looks after Sassafras. The albums being pro- de Paris. DGG executives and some of the phony and Vienna Philharmonic. Randy Pie in the U.K. The EP, moted are the last Band Called 'O' The artist, who came to fame as artists featured on the albums, no- which is pressed and sleeved by album on CBS, "Oasis;" the Sas- "Madamoiselle from Armentiers" tably Freddy Quinn and Hermann Acts featured on the pop album when she brought new life to a Prey. include James Last, Abba, Bata Illic, World War One song at the out- Both albums, containing exclusive Freddy Quinn, and the massed SHIP NOT BUOYANT break of World War Two, is to stage recordings specially made for the oc- Fischer Choirs. In the case of the a revue called "Paris Line." casion, are being actively backed by pop album, not only the performers As has been already reported, the Scheel and his wife. Idea for the but also the writers and arrangers New `Pirate' Raid Throws Casino de Paris was expected to project came during a visit by the donated their fees to the cancer fund. close on January 1 next year when President to the Salzburg Festival Both LPs bear the same title, More director Roland Petit claimed the fi- last year. And it was finalized during "Stars Im Zeichen Eines Guten Weight To Disk Tie nancial burden was now so great he a Polydor International reception Sterns," a rough translation of which LONDON -Following a Home One other case is taking place. In could not carry on. After staging a marking the 80th birthday of con- is "stars under the banner of a good Office- planned raid on the "pirate" October, at Southend, disk jockey sit -in with the stagehands, electri- ductor Karl Bohn. star." Radio Caroline ship Mi Amigo, it is Rudiger Von Etzforf pleaded not cians, artists and engineers, he re- understood here that the authorities guilty to broadcasting on the station signed. are in possession of further evidence and his case has been referred for The theater has now been taken pointing to record companies being trial at a higher court. over by Jean Bauchet and Noel involved in supplying product to the The Mi Amigo had broadcast a Marcellin. Line Renaud is to put on From The Music Capitals station. distress signal during a gale and the a very typical Parisian show in the The raid last week, in foggy Margate lifeboat took off two crew old tradition, with plenty of "can- weather, involved a scuffle between men. At that time, the ship was seven can." The theater is to close from Of The World LONDON perstars.... London's New Victoria crew and disk jockeys with the miles north of Margate, awaiting tug January 1 for rehearsals and opens Home Office officials and police. service from Holland and Spain to for the new show on March 11. Sir Lew Grade, chairman and Theatre taken over by promoter The Mi Amigo had drifted into tow it back to its previous anchor- Line Renaud starred in a Casino chief executive of ATV Corp., an- Danny O'Donovan and putting on British territorial waters earlier in age. de Paris show 11 years ago. nounced this week that Jack Gill, ex- all -live policy in pop, with Stevie the week and was broadcasting at Home Office inquiries into the ecutive deputy chairman, and Louis Wonder, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack the time of the raid. supply of disks for the Caroline sta- Benjamin, executive director, have and Jackson 5 planned.... And pro- Four persons were removed from tion have taken an upward turn in been appointed joint managing di- moter Mel Bush putting on all -star the ship -disk jockeys Simon Burn- the past week or so, with promotion Virgin Gets rectors of the corporation, with galas at Olympia Grand Hall over ett, Peter Chicago and Michael men from several record companies Bruce Gyngell, a director of the cor- the new year period, attractions in- Lloyd, along with the ship's captain being questioned. U.K. Deal poration and deputy chairman and cluding Status Quo, Bad Company Werner de Zwart. They were taken Nevertheless, it is understood that joint managing director of ATV and Procol Harm. to Southend on the east coast and station owner Ronan O'Rahilly has Network, leaving at the end of the Roxy Music bassist for the U.S. appeared in court the following day, "everything under control" regard- With ECM year to rejoin his family in Australia, tour is Rick Willis, who replaces an charged under section one of the ing the restart of broadcasting from LONDON -Virgin Records has where he will work as independent unavailable Johnny Gustafson. ... Marine Broadcasting Offences Act. the ship. Urgent supplies have acquired U.K. representation of the film producer and media consultant. Big U.K. tour for Steve Harley and All four were freed on bail of $2,100 reached Mi Amigo as part of plans German ECM label. First releases EMI held a launch party to cele- Cockney Rebel starting in February. each. to restore program service. under the deal are "Solstice" by brate the opening of a regional pro- ... Third successive Christmas -time Ralph Towner; "Gateway" by John motion office in Birmingham, oper- release of the Phil Spector Christ- Abercrombie, with Dave Holland ating as EMI Records Midlands mas Album. ... Full British tour and Jack de Johnette; and "The Promotions, managed by Brian planned for Bruce Springsteen, fol- Mexico, Japan Take Top Koin Concert," a double album by Hancox, assisted by Julie Griffiths. lowing hugely successful debut in Keith Jarrett. ... Following successful involve- London last week. ... Definite split Honors At Yamaha Fest These will be followed by "The ment with the Audio Fair, writer announced between Ian Hunter and Pilgrim And The Stars" by Enrico Karl Dallas planning 1976 London Mick Ronson, who originally got to- Continued from page 4 Write A Song Called Marilyn," Rava and "Odyssey" by Norwegian consumer music fair involving man- gether as a team after leaving David and cash prizes of $2,000 went to composed by Billy Tragesser, with guitarist Terje Rypdal. ufacturers and dealers. Bowie's backing group. Neyda Perdomo and Tom Sullivan. lyrics and vocal by Kelly Stevens. Virgin is to import finished prod- Producer Peter Sullivan talent hunt- (Continued on page 55) The Venezuelan girl sang her origi- The winners of the other Out- uct from Germany and will even- ing in Los Angeles to bring nearer nal composition "Juntos En La standing Composition awards are: tually make available all ECM back the long- awaited launch of the Eternidad"; the blind American France -"Moi J'Aime Films Les catalog. AIR label.... Norman Newell is one O'Keef Starts singer- songwriter performed his D'Amour" with music by Francis The Munich -based ECM, of four writers of musical "Sing Now "Beauty Is In The Eyes Of The Be- Lai, lyrics by Leo Carrier; Argen- founded by Manfred Eicher, has Darling," due for West End of Lon- Publishing Co. holder." tina -"Buscame, Llamame" by won considerable acclaim in inter- don staging in March. ... Though LONDON -After six years as The U.S. also won one of nine Charlie Leroy & Richard Mou - national jazz circles since it was es- existing contract runs until next Sep- U.K. and European sales manager Outstanding Composition awards, chulske; Japan -"Kimi No Sunde tablished in 1970. Its most notable tember, Bay City Rollers have of Billboard and Music Week, Barry with a silver medallion and a cash Ita Machi" by Yukio Hiasa; Italy- repertoire is that of Keith Jarrett, signed five-year extension with Bell/ O'Keef has left to head his publish- prize of $1,000 going to "Please "Dialogo (Con Una Tromba)" with Gary Burton and Chick Corea, Arista.... New cabaret venue, more ing company, Maiden Music, an af- music by Gino Mescoli, lyrics by V. whose "Return To Forever" album, on "working men's club" lines, for filiate of the Valentine Music group. Pallavicini; Portugal -"Ontem, Hoje released by Polydor in the U.S., was London. Called Nero's, it will fea- O'Keef will work out of the Valen- Barclay Signs E Amanha" (Yesterday, Today And a 50,000 seller. ture acts like the Drifters and Paper tine premises at 152 Shaftesbury Stars Of U.K. Tomorrow) by Jose Cid; France- The ECM repertoire consists of Lace. Ave., London, W.I. Maiden is to be "Jeremie" with music by Andre more than 50 albums, mostly by First RCA album from Greek - represented abroad by the Valen- PARIS -Barclay Records here has Popp, lyrics by Michel Zacha; Ja- small groups of contemporary musi- b"orn keyboard man Vangelis tine- Valgroup subsidiaries and li- signed up a new U.K. group, Stars. pan-"Wakatte Kudasai" by Akira cians. It was formerly distributed in "Heaven And Hell" being sup- censees. The band comprises six musicians, Inaba; Australia -"Elizabeth" by the U.K. by Continental Record ported by big radio campaign. He Maiden is negotiating licensing all experienced, having played indi- Betty and Barry Henninger. Distributors. Up- coming releases in- was formerly with Aphrodites Child, deals in the U.K. and other terri- vidually with top -rated artists like Five winners of Outstanding Per- clude product of Kenny Wheeler a chart group of some years back tories for U.S. labels Vee Jay, Mojo, Eric Clapton and John Entwistle of formance awards, each comprising a with Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland which also spawned Demis Roussos. Vault, Autumn, Choice, PBR Inter- the Who. silver medallion and a cash prize of and Jack de Johnette; Jarrett with ... A plastic "gold disk" being sent national, Legend and Jazz for the Stars, heralded by Barclay as a $500, are Fernando de Madariaga Charlie Haden, Jan Garbarek and to all dealers by Polydor as promo- U.K. companies Valgroup Produc- "sensational" new band, is in the (Argentina); Mary Spiteri (Malta); chamber orchestra; and Eberhard tion idea on the new Chris Fartowe tions, Eden Studio Productions, Pe- rock 'n' roll field and has a strong Ben Cramer (Netherlands); Shigeru Weber with Charlie Mariano. album and single. ... Marvin Rain- ter Sames Productions, Barrester stage act. First album is just out, Matsuzaki (Japan); and Yoko Shi - Virgin has negotiated a deal for water and George Hamilton IV Music Productions, Sally Produc- coming at a time when British bata (Japan). The latter and Bobby U.S. distribution of its own product among guests at the Country Music tions and LE Agency Productions. groups are particularly popular in Solo (Italy) also are winners of spe- by the Epic and CBS Custom labels. Assn. (Great Britain) awards dinner. Says O'Keef: "The aim of Maiden France -Polydor and the Rubettes cial prizes presented by Genichi One of the first Virgin releases on Sellout concerts here for Cat Ste- is to provide efficient overseas repre- are second in the latest chart with Kawakemi, president of Yamaha Epic will be Mike Oldfield's "Om- vens, who has now joined the ever - sentation and licensing for inde- "Foe Dee O Dee." Music Foundation. madawn." increasing roster of tax -exile pop su- pendent production companies." www.americanradiohistory.com 55 InlernoEional Cartridges In U.K.- $1.3 MIL FOR LIVE DATES U.K. Student Bodies Are Big Cautious Optimism Continued from page 40 system as is spent killing it off, then (Spending) Men On Campuses it would be a much more thriving leading the way, most people are Continued from page 1 All figures quoted herein are con- fice will encourage regional cooper- area of the market. It's a healthy backing winner. tained in a survey carried in the or- ation between social secretaries and the market ords, lights and general staging so far as we are concerned ganization's report to the confer- the setting up of an information "My main fear is that if tape com- we - equipment. and though sell mainly to non ence. service so that colleges are not panies did decide to pull out of the record outlets, It is stresse l that the live music about 60 percent of The main culprits in the over- "taken for a ride by highly profes- 8 -track market completely our sales in figure does not include the total loss -al- are cartridge form. spending area appear to have been sional business sharks " -as agents though there has been no suggestion sustained by the country's "I don't disapprove of record college around 50 universities and colleges are referred to in the report. this might happen -then we would social secretaries companies being selective about car- in their annual pro- principally involved in concert pro- be faced with a flood of imported motions. This The National Union of Students tridge releases, particularly if sales figure must be several motion, which lost around $330,000 software, and hardware as well." warrant times the $1.3 million would also like to see entertainment don't automatic release. But or thereabouts in the year under review -or a quar- some tape companies really are too admitted as a loss by the National in colleges break away from the ster- He says that from Phonogram's ter of the total losses during that pe- eotyped rock program and into a point of view, cartridge sales had not cautious about what to release." Union of Students. riod. Decca tape marketing manager There is no doubt but that the broader -based format incorporating declined too dramatically. "We've Colleges of education lost many different types of events, in- enjoyed a good year from the point David Rickerby points out that the Union is worried about the amount $170,000 while technical schools had main danger of selective cartridge money lost through entertain- cluding cabaret and theater. of view of hits, and Phonogram is al- of losses of around $130,000, with the was 8 ment. figures ways selective about what it releases releases in strangling the -track The relate to the aca- remainder of the deficit taken care It is hoped the department will still very demic 1973 -74 on cartridge. The tendency is that al- market altogether. "We're year and inflation by the various other colleges affil- also advise on organization of events much in the cartridge of alone must have bums like Peters and Lee sell as pro- business, pushed up last iated to the National Union of Stu- and provide the information to help course, to loss to the $1.5 million portionately well on cartridge as but we're having watch year's around dents. social secretaries do their job prop- they do on record." the situation closely. A release now mark. In an attempt to tighten up on the erly. has to be particularly it The usual reason given by strong before concert massive losses and so to free funds At present in the U.K. colleges are Walter Woyda, chairman of the is issued on cartridge." secretaries for their concert losses is for other more political aims of the handicapped in their attempts to British Recorded Tape Develop- He adds that Decca enjoys partic- that they are told to keep concert the de- avoid losses by the fact that very few ment Committee (BRTDC) and student unions, conference ularly strong 8 -track sales with Irish ticket prices down in order to pro- cided to press for an entertainments social secretaries are in office for managing director of Precision vide and Scottish material. "I think the "rock on the cheap" and are department to be set up at Union more than a year and are generally Tapes, puts forward two reasons for thus hampered cartridge has declined generally in any real desire to headquarters in London. inexperienced when they take over the continued decline of the 8 -track throughout Europe it is by no make profits. But this theory was but The idea is that this permanent of- the job. system. "The hardware manufac- means dead and I don't see that the soon put down by several delegates turers have done little to promote the new British Phonographic Industry attending a national conference of system, even though several times figures can be taken to predict the social secretaries. we have tried to do joint promotions end of the market. Spencer, of Kent University, says: with them," he says. "In most cases "With some of our tape sales, we "The bulk of the money used to sub- From The Music Capilols the ideas just didn't get off the have a 50-50 success with cassettes sidize entertainment does not lower ground. and cartridges." ticket prices. In fact, in the long run The World "But apart from that the dealers EMI tape general manager Geoff it forces them up. You never get Of are also at fault to an extent because Gibbas says that it is vital to look at lower prices from subsidies -you Continued from page 54 Letters on his 81st birthday, receiv- they just don't stock cartridges in the number of cartridge releases. merely inflate the price of the act. Van Der Graff Generator complet- ing the decoration after a concert at is what any real depth. "The answer to give people "Colleges are used by the agencies ing second Charisma album early the Salle Pleyel. they want and obviously if people to expose new acts. And many col- "The non -record outlets still find next year prior to U.S. tour.... Box - The French Government has look as though they might want leges have a policy of giving new Justin that there's a lot of trade to be done office action for Blue Jays asked the City of Paris to make an something released on cartridge, groups a chance. But we have a right Hayward and John Lodge on first annual contribution towards meet- in 8 -track but most record dealers then go ahead and do it. to the top bands at economic prices, big U.K. tour. ... Television one - ing the tremendous deficit incurred are unwilling to stock. I still believe "It's an time for every- uncertain too. After all, it was the college cir- hour specials coming up of Rod by the Opera, but municipal coun- the cartridge to be a good system for one but there some cuit which the are encouraging built up current head- Stewart and the Faces and of the cillors have replied that the Opera is background music or in -car enter- signs for 8- track." liners back in 1968 -70." tainment, but the future does look Who, who will be filmed at one of not merely Parisian but national.... dim unless both hardware and soft- their Christmas shows at Ham- Jazz pianist Claude Bolling's "Suite ware manufacturers can get together mersmith Odeon. For Flute And Piano" has been in and work on promotions." German Classical Scene Former Lindisfarne front man the classical chart here for the past Alan Hull now playing solo gigs three months. The RCA release was Woyda says that most Precision round the country. ...- Tour ex- recorded by Jean -Pierre Rampal. tapes are released in both configura- Is Off To a Flying Start pected from Morris Albert, who Because French singers are often tions, with the exception of classical wrote and recorded "Feelings," a "eliminated" by foreign artist's be- items and recordings of only limited HAMBURG -The new music Now the company goes further single which may sell five million cause they are not up to standard, appeal. But he warns: "Even we are season in Germany opened with an with the outstanding series of Bach copies worldwide.... Fine reviews the city of Toulouse is to hold an in- having to consider the position of abundance of star attractions and Cantatas, releasing numbers 12 and for Emmylou Hams here on her first ternational song competition in an automatically releasing the majority was climaxed by the visits of the Is- 13, conducted by Nikolaus Har- theater tour. ... Queen, now man- attempt to find new French talent. of tape product on cartridge." rael Philharmonic and the Cleve- noncourt. This series has been aged by Elton John's manager /men- ... Veteran variety artist PlWlipe CBS tape sales marketing man- land orchestras. hailed throughout the world by crit- tor John Reid, doing sellout busi- Clay has the leading role in a new ager Ken Rowland admits his com- The Israel Philharmonic tour ics. ness on U.K. tour. PETER JONES musical "Monte Cristo," written by pany is being more selective about started in Berlin during the Berlin French organist Michel Chapuis French composer Michel Legrand. what is released on cartridge. "The Festival. Zubin Mehta conducted has now completed recordings of all SYDNEY The show opened in Brussels before two moving to Paris, where Polydor is 8 -track market is more selective than concerts, the first consisting of Bach's works for organ, and Rudolf Jeannie Lewis has been selected to works Schubert, Mendelssohn making an original cast recording of the cassette, and you have to be care- by Buchbinder has completed the be the first solo artist to appear in the ful over what is issued in cartridge (Itzhak Perlman played the violin Haydn Piano Works with a set of six Seymour Centre, where she will per- it. form. But so far as CBS is concerned, concerto), Stravinsky, and the sec- albums. And Teldec has presented form her own musical written with For the first time in five years, has recorded with we still support the system all the ond of works by Schonberg, Mahler, the Philharmonic Hungarica Or- Michael Carlos called "Tears Of Georges Moustaki a big orchestra, comprising 43 musi- way, and feel the recent downward and Berlioz, during which Dietrich chestra with a gold disk for a million Steel." ... Peter Carpen has left Fes- Fischer - cians. The single, a Polydor release trend has reached its final level." -Dieskau sang the "Kind sales of the Haydn Edition, con- tival Records to join the Australian this month, was recorded in London From the manufacturers' point of ertotenlieder." ducted by Antal Dorati. Record Company, COS, as national The tour was success, and the or- and one side, "Humblement Il Est view, Tony Williams, marketing di- a Another highlight is the Teleman promotion manager. ... Peter Daw- chestra was described as "Israel's Venue," is in French and the other, rector of Radiomobile, says: "We opera "Pimpinone" with singers Uta kins, Festival producer, is excited best ambassador," causing "an ex- "Balade En Fumee," in English... . were first in the field with 8 -track Spreckelsen and Siegmund Nim- about his recently completed album singer Kenji Sawada is equipment and the way people are plosion of enthusiasm" wherever it sgem, conducted by Hans Ludwig with Billy Thorpe. Japanese All the well making a film for Japanese tele- talking, it looks like we'll be the last. performed. -known Hirsch. The Telefunken series of the Ron Tudor of Fable Records works vision in Paris, a production called However Radiomobile does believe seemed new under Mehta's Mozart piano concertos is being recently released a single to catch the baton, creating wild scenes of au- "Paris Mon Amour," in which he in the system and there is still a great continued with Karl Engel as soloist current skate -board craze entitled, dience reaction. falls in love with a young French amount of enthusiasm for 8 -track in and the Mozarteum Orchestra, un- "Cannonball Kid." Paul The Cleveland Orchestra under ... be auty (Claudine Auger). the North of England. At least 75 der Leopold Hager. McCartney will make a television its new conductor Lorin Maazel, Dana, Irish inner of the 1970 Eu- percent of our tape equipment sales And further release: the new special in Australia for the thou- started the in Leverkusen. Says one rovision Song Contest, has cut her there show the point. tour sands of fans who missed getting year concert with the Vienna Phil- first record in French, a Polydor Teldec press officer Herbert: "It is a tickets for his concerts recently in "I wouldn't say it was so much a harmonic Orchestra conducted by single called "Tu Me Dit I Love rare event to hear this orchestra in Australia. Marcia Hinus re- decline in cartridge popularity as the Willi Boskowsky. ... You." U.K. group, the Rubettes, Europe, as it has to fullfil fixtures of turned to Australia recently after ... fact that the cassette system has just gave a free concert in Marseilles and 60 concerts a year and further con- touring Russia with the Daly Wilson become more readily accepted. We were presented with a Gold Disk for certs in New York, as well as a large to Big Band. JOHN BROMELL sell both systems, but there is still a number of lunch -time, youth and Jackson Japan the 500,000 Polydor sales of "Juke big demand for 8- track." gala concerts. The orchestra just NEW YORK -Spring recording Box Jive." ... Memphis Slim, who And Mrs. Arlene Bloomberg, a di- does not have much time for travel. artist Millie Jackson has been set for PARIS recently had an operation, is now fit rector of Car Radio, in Preston, Lan- During the fall, Teldec released a an appearance at Tokyo's Yubin- Jazz is to be given another face lift and well again, preparing for a Ger- cashire, one of the North's biggest total of 80 recordings. Of these, 23 Chokin Hall on Dec. 1 -3. The en- in a new movie, provisionally titled man tour, and has produced a new - wholesalers of tape, claims: "It cer- were cassettes or double albums. gagement marks Ms. Jackson's first "Bobby Saxalto Et Son Ami Jack- style blues disk "Going Back To tainly will be the end of the cartridge Among the highlights: the Nine visit to the country. She will remain son," the story of two jazz -mad boys, Tennessee" for Barclay. market if people continue talking Symphonies of Beethoven, with Sir in Japan through Dec. 7 for tele- set in the 1950s.... German pianist At the Besancon Festival for or- about it in this way. Perhaps if as Georg Solti and the Chicago Sym- vision, radio and press interviews in Wilhelm Kempff was made a Corn- chestral conductors, both amateur much time was spent promoting the phony Orchestra. Tokyo and other major cities. mander of the Order of Arts and (Continued on page 58) www.americanradiohistory.com 56 Latin Fania Price Hike Evokes Storm Continued from page 1 Fania also led the way with a price costs have already been recovered LoI:in Scene On the other hand, Masucci feels rise in 1974, but at that time the oth- and it wouldn't make any sense to SANTO DOMINGO tion titled "Santo Domingo" with the increase (Billboard, Nov. 22) is ers immediately jumped on the price it out of the market." Puerto Rican singer Danny Riv- his original name Ramon Sepulveda more than justified by the facts. bandwagon. The other major non -salsa Latin era, who records for Velvet, has been printed on the label as composer. "At one time there may have been "There was a slight drop off unit record distributors feel the same. signed by agent Cesar Suarez for fu- FRAN JORGE some justification for our Latin sales for the first couple of months," "We can hardly get our price now," ture presentations.... Polo Marquez product to be priced below the Coco's Goff recalls. "But it picked says one Tenth Ave distributor. "If (Parnaso), singer from Argentina, is NEW YORK American. But that was when there up again and over the year the loss in we go up another 30 or 40 cents you billed for nightclub acts at the El Tex -Mex music penetration into were small operations using cheap units was recovered." can forget about it." Castillo of the San Geronimo Hotel. the Latin scene here quite visible in vinyl and low paid musicians. Today Retailers are a little worried about As far as the remaining.Latin rock Marquez was signed by La Agencia neighborhood bars and clubs where our costs are virtually the same for the hike, feeling that the Latino labels are concerned, they have Dominicana de Artistas Asociados Freddy Fender (ABC) and Johnny everything: studio time, vinyl, musi- record buys is not yet at an eco- uniformly decided to wait for S.A. (ADAA). Rodriguez (Mercury) are found on cians, jackets. And our product nomic par with his American coun- Fania's results before making a Sonia Silvestre gave a concert at most jukeboxes. ABC reports New stands side by side on the shelves terpart and cannot afford $6.98. "It's move. Some feel they might be able La Casa Del Teatro.... Popular TV York sales of Fender's big hit single with the American product," Ma, just going to inspire more pirate to take advantage of the temporary show "El Show Del Mediodia" on "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" succi notes. firms to go in business," says one re- sales lag Fania is likely to experi- RTVD, Channel 4, has signed new passed the 150,000 mark, and he will "In addition, most American la- tailer. ence; others feel the market won't be talent: Rafael Solano (Kubaney) be star of annual Macy's Thanksgiv- bels run off huge printings by our The Fania price hike is unlikely to able to sustain the hike for quite and his group, Vinicio Franco, Rico ing Day Parade this year. ... Odd Latin standards thereby reducing spread to the other areas of Latin some time. All point to the hard eco- Lopez and Cecilia Garcia.... Al- note: Many Puerto Ricans here their unit cost, yet even now their music. Most of that product is re- nomic times being experienced in berto Beltran (Musart) is recording a think Johnny Rodriguez is compat- distributor price will still be higher corded elsewhere and distributed Puerto Rico, a major salsa market, as new version of an old merengue, "El riot, not of Mexican descent. in most cases." here under licensing agreements. one pitfall facing Fania. Sanchocho Prieto." ... El Gran Reports from Spain quite inter- Distributor cost for the new Fania "There is only a slight chance that But Masucci believes both the Combo de Puerto Rico, one of the esting: Camilo Sesto (Ariola -Cay- product will be $3, according to Ma- we will increase the price on our Sal - product and the market warrant the best salsa groups, has a new disk cir- tronics) recently opened in his own succi. soul label when we put out our new hike and is willing to lead the way. culating, "Vagabundo" on the EGC production of "Jesus Christ Super- The Fania product on its various price list in January," Joe Cayre, "If we don't have a second rate prod- 006 label. star" announcing four -month only labels, Fania, Vaya, Tico, Allegre, Caytronics president, says. "As to uct, we should not have a second The president of the republic, Dr. run and has sold out all perform- Cotique and International, domi- the rest, in most cases the recording rate price," he says. Joaquin Balaguer, received a com- ances. Label rush -releasing live nate the salsa genre of Latin music. memorative gold medal from Al recording of production. ... Biggest Strong promotional efforts by Ma- Covette, president of the Louis Arm- hit in Madrid right now is "Amor, succi, including the critically ac- strong Foundation of New York. Amor" by Lolita (CBS) which sold claimed movie, "Our Latin Thing," A Hit On Banner's The presentation took place at the 190,000 copies in first two weeks, fol- and a sequel to be released in Janu- National Palace in the form of a ges- lowed by "Pares O Nones," a disco - ary called "Salsa," Fania All -Star ture of admiration and congeniality sound blockbuster by Los Maris- concerts and low profile but effec- in the presence of Sigfrido S. Obijo, menos (Hispavox). tive community services, have been First Time At Bat special emissary of the OAS (Organ- Raphy Leavitt (Borinquen) in responsible for a significant expan- NEW YORK -Defying the odds I turned them down and decided we ization of American States) for the town from Puerto Rico for month- sion of the market for Latin up- and eschewing traditional methods, would try to do it ourselves," Banner Dominican Republic. long series of engagements. ... tempo music. a local Latin record distributor says in his R &J warehouse in upper Spanish singer /composer Luisito Stablemate Lissette was in town for In New York and elsewhere, dis- turned producer has come up with a Manhattan. Rey (Karen), who has a hit with "Mi weekend of shopping and Broadway cos and clubs which only played national hit single in his first effort. Banner's method was to set up a Pueblo Ya No Es Mi Pueblo," will show viewing. She reports her sister, American music are now featuring In the perspective of another field, chain of independent distributors be here for concert and TV acts... . Olguita, who had two big hits last one or two nights of "salsa," usually that is about like hitting a grand around the country: Cleveland, Bal- Dominican recording artist Fausto year, has been in Argentina for six with live bands, thereby giving mu- slam home run the first time at bat in timore, Miami, Chicago, Los An- Rey (Montilla) released a new months recording new LP. "She calls sicians more work. the major leagues. geles, Alabama and such. As the single, "Dime" which is the Spanish every two weeks promising to come Masucci has made a policy of his Joe Banner, better known as "the record caught on in each market, he version of "Feeling" by composers home but never gets here. She's driv- company providing free records to boss" of R & J Records, distributors would move on to the next. Morris Albert and Tomas Fundora. ing Mom and Dad crazy," says Sis. jails and prisons on request and he for Fania, Coco and T.R., as well as Whenever there would be a slight Flip side is a self -penned composi- (Continued on page 57) made "Our Latin Thing" available major American labels servicing lag, he'd be on the phone checking to corrections facilities gratis. Along Latin retailers, is the producer of and planning special promotions Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 11/29/75 with offering his artists to qualified "Let's Do The Latin Hustle" (Eddie with independent record promoters community groups from major char- Drennon & BBS Unlimited) on the in each market. In Washington and TM) itable functions, the result has been Friends & Co. label. It has report- Baltimore it was a Latin Hustle strong community response to salsa edly sold nearly 500,000 copies in dance contest with $50 top prize; in from which the other major labels in the first seven weeks and has been Detroit and Chicago and elsewhere Specol Survey LOLifl the field have also benefited. appearing on pop, soul and Latin it's pastel colored T- shirts with the charts around the country. song title logo emblazoned across s Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, "The moment Eddie came to me the chest. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. `Guantanamera'r with the rough out I knew it was a Knowing the New York market winner," says Banner, explaining his well, he handles that by himself and Credits Agreed departure from his own rule of stick- has moved around 125,000 pieces, so IN LOS ANGELES ing to distribution despite previous far. "That helps me in pushing the This TITLE -Artist, Label & This TITLE- Artist, Label & NEW YORK -A new agreement importunings to go into record pro- promoters and distributors in the Week Number (Distributing Label) Week Number (Distributing Label) between Fall River Music here and duction. other markets because I have a le- Ediciones Quiroga of Madrid He settles and Drennon polished the gitimate frame of reference here to 1 ANGELICA MARIA 8 LOS FREDDYS Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Sonido once and for all the confusion as to tape and came up with a solidly deal with," he says. Aqual Amor, Peerless 1021 Internacional SI -8014 the writing credits on the standard commercial master. Then Banner's That the record is doing well can 9 LOS BABYS song, "Guantanamera." shrewd knowledge of the record be evinced from the fact that one of 2 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Un Viejo Amor, Peerless 1849 Vicente Fernandez, Caytronics 1450 The tune has been recorded more business from "the front lines" came the major labels has already come 10 CELIA & JOHNNY than 200 times in the U.S. alone. Fu- into play. out with a covering disk ( "The Latin 3 KING CLAVE Tremondo Cache, Vaya XVS -37 Mi Corazon Lloro, Orfeon 38024 ture credits will include Jose Fer- He test played a few dub copies in Hustle " -Mercury-Young Sisters). 11 SALSOUL ORQ nandez Diaz for original lyrics and retail outlets of some of his friends. But Banner's product continues to 4 CAMILO SESTO Salsoul Orquestra, SZS -5501 music with the addition of Pete Noting a favorable response, he climb and the dance is catching on Camilo Sesto, Pronto Pts 1011 12 JUAN TORRES Organo Melodico Vol. 22, Musart 1653 Seeger, adapter of music; Hector went ahead with the first printing equally as well. 5 JUAN GABRIEL Angulo, lyric adapter and credit to and broke the single in New York Now Banner and Drennon, for- Canta Sus Exitos, DKL1-3305 13 HECTOR LAVOE 61 Jose Marti, whose poem provided and Philadelphia. It caught on im- mer violinist with the Tipica Noel 6 FREDDY FENDER 14 CORTIJO & ISAMEL RIVERA the basis for the lyrics. mediately. Before The Next Teardrop Falls, ABC 2020 (T.R. label) orchestra and a New Juntos Otra Vez, Coco CLP -113XX It required several years for the "That's when we began getting of- Jersey music teacher, are hard at 7 BARRETEO 15 VIKKICARR Barretto, two firms to arrive at agreement on fers from the major labels to buy the work completing cuts for the album. Fania XSLP -00486 Hoy, Columbia 3334 the credits. master and handle distribution. But They both go to Silver Spring, Md., for studio work. "It's not only cheaper by about $50 an hour," says IN CHICAGO Banner, "We don't get the inter- we ruptions there that do in a New 1 CAMILO SESTO 8 CORTIJO & ISMAEL RIVERA York studio." Camilo Sesto, Pronto Pts 1011 Juntos Otra Vez, Coco CLP 113XX In order to make the crossover 2 LOS FREDDYS 9 LOS BABYS from Latin more effective, the LP Epoca De Oro, Peerless 1041 Como Sufro, Peerless 1769 Ai 10 VICENTE FERNANDEZ will have at least one soul cut and a 3 JULIO IGLESIAS Hijo del Pueblo, Caytronics 1441 vocal by BBS Unlimited featuring A Mexico, Alhambra 21 LARRY 11 HECTOR LAVOE Esther Williams, a former Miss 4 NELSON NED La Voz, Fania XSLP -00461 Black America runner -up. Nelson Ned, United Artists 1550 12 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Banner has decided to keep his 5 MARIA El Idolo De Mexico, Caytronics 1420 hand in the production end ANGELICA HARLOW of . the Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Sonido 13 LOS ANGELES NEGRO vocets: CanrulEt 8 k.irot Internacional ST -8014 A Ti, Arcano DKL -1 -3271 Also Available on Track .ea& business, although his first love con- 14 EDDIE PALMIERI Cartridges & Cassettes tinues to be distribution. He is nego- 6 CELIA & JOHNNY J M00490 The Sun of Latin Music, Coco 109XX tiating with a couple of record pro- Tremendo Cache, Vaya XVS 37 Dist. By Fania Records, Inc. Compatible Stereo Series 0698 ducers for additional Latin 15 ROSENDA BERNAL 7 LUCHA VILLA La Esposa Olvidada, Latin International Dist.: R & J Records, New York, N.Y. 10034 (212) 942 -8185 crossover product and has his net - Los Discos De Oro, Musart 1636 5027 Allied Wholesale: 61 t) Calle Cerra, Santurce, P.R. 00927 (809) 725 -9255 (Continued on page 57) www.americanradiohistory.com 57 Lol:in Canada Latin ssDisk Cos. Not Spreading P.O. Strike Hurts Scene The Disco Mart Wealth Mail -Order Business Continued from page 56 Continued from page 30 tried to get around the lack of service TORONTO -A current Canadian est release sheets. With the mail Nydia Caro (Alhambra) set for postal strike which the Canadian strike, these listings can't be sent out broken through discos. They recog- from record companies by forming a April concert date at Alice Tully pool. The record companies would government has indicated will go as and, therefore, the accounts are not Hall here to be followed a month nize the fact in Montreal because long as Easter, is posing almost in- sure of what to order. "We are send- they can see the sales rising from a drop off the records at one place on later by Julio Iglesias, label stable - Mondays and the persons would surmountable problems for mail -or- ing record care packages to a num- mate.... Common sight at Latin dis- record being played in at the clubs der record houses in Canada. ber of selected accounts by bus, there. pick them up on Tuesdays at the cos here is "threesome" of one man 2001 Disco. Unfortunately, it hasn't Tony Frank of All Disk in To- which consist of a batch of the top dancing with two women with in- "They are just starting to realize ronto, whose business is 100 percent sellers," states Frank. "We're lost as the worked well. credible precision. ... Raid Mar - influence of the clubs on record mail- order, says he does not want to far as the trades go. It's just so hard sales in Toronto. In the city they RCA and Polydor of late have rero's (Mericana) new LP just re- been very active in picking up small consider what will happen if the to keep up with what is coming out leased has potential hit with cut of can't get accurate sales figures be- strike is prolonged past Christmas. and what is selling. We're staying in cause of the import situation. Discos independent labels in the U.S. with "Que Lo Sepa Quien Lo Sepa." ... disco- oriented products and distrib- "Our bigger accounts are phoning touch with the local radio stations And Ismael Miranda (Fania) new just aren't going to wait. They want in orders but we are just not getting a for some indications of record action to play the role as trendsetters and uting in Canada. Andy Nagy and LP is full of new concepts such as Ed Preston at RCA and Frank lot of orders from our smaller ac- but the accounts are lost. salsa versions of tangos and Joan want the releases as soon as they are counts," says Frank. "We have close Gould of Polydor spend a lot of time "The collection of receivable is also Manuel Sexrat ballads providing ex- off the press. Most would like to get to 50 big accounts but the 150 in the U.S. and Europe listening to another headache," says Frank. "We citing and interesting sounds. test pressings, if possible." smaller accounts make up from 30 to product and negotiating deals. have set up a system of bank drafts Coco Records reports Cortijo LP George Foster, the manager of People like Peter Frost at Canada 40 percent of our total business. it's working to a certain extent. "Les Champions" hottest seller Duchy's doesn't care whether Cana- Record Sales at Toronto Rack Job- The accounts that All Disk serv- and they've had recently. ... And Cesar dian companies release there disco bers, specializing in disco, are right ices, which include establishments Most of the accounts are coopera- records as the Marin, scribe for El Diario, local at the same time U.S. on top of the latest trends in this such as variety stores and TV shops tive. We are certainly finding out daily Spanish-language newspaper, and for good reason. They would kill country and elsewhere and are un- depend on the company for the lat- who our good customers are." reports plans are underway for new his buisiness as well as that of the tapped gold mines of information English- language weekly Latin pa- other outlets in Canada. for Canadian record companies. per.... Justo Betancourt (Fania) to "Recoord companies in Canada Frost spends a lot of time calling record new song penned by Anam. are not necessarily losing because record companies here to alert them Salsa (Latin rock) music breaking they are late in releasing some of the of a fast -breaking LP or single. IlnEernationol Turntoblei out all over. The mayor of Long disco products," says Foster. "Stores Though Toronto is slowly catch- Bernard de Bosson has been made responsibile for coordination of Branch, N.J. called Alex Masucci, like ours do a lot of the promotion ing up, Montreal is still the strongest a vice -president of WEA Inter- press, publicity, promotion and promotion director for Fania Rec- for the product so that when the disco market in Canada. Most of the national. He is managing director of artist liaison. ords and asked about the possibility product does finally come out in clubs there are always filled to ca- WEA Filipacchi Music SA (France) Right Angle Productions, of of putting on a show in his town.... Canada, it really will sell. It's no use pacity and there are usually line -ups and has been with WEA Inter- Shaftesbury Avenue in London, a Honeymooning Nydia Caro (Al- if the companies release a lot of around the block on Saturday national since it was launched in company which makes pop TV- hambra) stopped over in New York product that nobody knows. If the nights. 1971. video films as well as commercials for a few days and checked in with Canadian record company has a big Montreal and Toronto differ He started in the record business and industrial films, moves into new Ivan Mogull, her publisher. ... single, they can sell close to 100,000 slightly on drinking laws. Toronto in 1958 as a shipping clerk with offices next month. copies so they care if a few Overheard at Barney Google's on don't has a 1 a.m. curfew whereas Mon- Polydor in France, and was head of The company recently filmed the Latin night: "I don't know what stores sell a few hundred. treal clubs can serve liquor until 3 the promotion department there Daryl Hall and John Oates concert salsa means but it must be sinful if it "In general up here, it has been a.m. Nevertheless, after -hour clubs when he left in 1964 to become chief in London for RCA and another gig. makes me feel so good!" my observation that most of the ex- in both cities stay open until six and of the international department of by Sparks, for Island Records. Per- Hector Lavoe (Fania) off to Lon- ecutives at these companies are lost. seven and sell soft drinks and food. Barclay. sonnel at Right Angle includes Nich- don to promote his LP distributed by They just don't know what is hap- There's an interesting situation in Champagne Entertainments has olas Ferguson, creative television di- Island Records there. Will also ap- pening at the street level. Everybody Ottawa. A number of discos have been launched as a new publishing rector, former art director of the TV pear in Paris and Berlin. ... Rafael up here reads the American trades popped up there in the past few and recording company in London series "Ready, Steady, Go" and who Diaz Guttierrez to put on a show at for their information and if they months. The Ottawa clubs which are by Harold Shampan, who was previ- worked on several television promo- Puerto Rico and Jefferson Theaters break a single which is already a hit in Ontario are at a disadvantage be- ously with JamSham Music, the tional films of the Beatles for Nems: next month starring Daniel Santos, in the U.S., everybody takes credit. cause of their earlier drinking cur- company formed in partnership co- producer Anise Driessen; and Felipe Rodriguez and Nati Rivera For that reason most of the deejays few. With the addition of three new with Dick James in 1970. The com- John Whatton, in charge of lighting (Velvet) who has a possible Christ- at the clubs don't rely on the Cana- discos in that area recently opened pany has been formed in association and technical coordination. The or- mas hit with her "La Aspirina" disk. dian record companies." by Trevor Kidd it brings the number with Complete Media Consultants ganization has become a limited Ruben Blades, young singer with In Montreal a number of the clubs of discos clubs to 10 in that area. and is an extension of that com- company. Ray Barreto's (Fania) orchestra, has pany's show business activities been asked to write English lyrics for which, to date, have been only on two songs on upcoming Frank Si- Recorded Yule Card Is No the fringe of the music industry. natra LP with Tito Puente (Tico). Ray Still has joined Bell /Arista as From The Blades is composer who was an at- Arista promotion manager in Lon- torney in his native Panama before Joker; Turned Into `Action' don. Still, 26, was previously in a Music Capitals giving it up for career in music... . LONDON -A single which ing of 6,000 was ordered, and mailed similar position with Warner Broth- Ray Aviles reports interest in Latin started out as a recorded Christmas to dealers. ers. nostalgia concert scheduled for card gimmick is now being pro- Radio reaction has also. been Chris Bryan -Smith, 23, is the new Of The World_ Madison Square Garden Nov. 30. moted commercially by Phonogram strong. Capital played it immedi- promotion manager for MCA in the Bill includes Myrta Silva, Lucho Ga- and is considered by executives to ately on air and received many U.K. He has been working in the TORONTO tica (who recently completed an al- have chart chances. phone inquiries about it. Copyright promotion department at Bradley's bum with Eydie Gorme for Capitol), Chris Hill's production Renta- problems normally associated with for the past two years. The new Bruce Cockburn album distributed by Co- Virginia Lopez (Orfeon), Johnny Al- Santa is released this week following compilation comedy records were John McCready has resigned as on True North, bino and his original Trio San Juan considerable "action" on the BBC overcome in this instance because all general marketing and promotion lumbia is entitled, "Joy Will Find A (Orfeon), Carmen Delia Dipini, Trio network and on local stations. tracks involved are Phonogram -dis- manager of British Decca. His de- Way" and has just been released. Vegabajeno, Juan Borgia, Davilita, The single from the album is The single is a compilation tributed recordings. parture comes in the wake of the exit Jose Antonio Sidman, Maria Vic- track "Burn" ... Murray McLauchlan on the subject of who will be this of managing director Ken East and toria and Joe Motoro (Fania). Julio the two will team up again at Tamla and Dan Hill are on an extensive year's Father Christmas. Hill, a French Hotel tour of Canada. Al Munson, for- Guttierrez will be musical director Motown from Dec. 1, with the ap- ... record producer and disk - jockey on has left and the talent coordinator is former pointment there of McCready as in- merly with Quality Records, top deejay at WHOM, Pacquito Na- Canvey Island in Kent, took tracks Jazz Bill Set to join Lee Farley as director of sales from Phonogram's top -selling acts ternational marketing manager. Be- varro, who recently sold his advertis- PARIS -The Hotel Meridien, and promotion for CTI Canada... . of 1975 to link his script. fore his appointment with Decca, he ing agency. owned by Air France and one of the was marketing manager at Phono- Rush is currently on a U.S. tour... . Anam Mimar, young singer -com- Featured are snips from 5000 most modern hotels in France, has gram. New address for Island Records poser now making her home in Volts, Damis Roussos, Ray Stevens, invited Maxime Saury and his Donna Cotten, formerly Phono- Canada is 29 Davenport Road. seven has Miami, anxious to get back to work 10cc, the Stylistics, the Moments and -piece New Orleans jazz band gram's tape department co- ordina- Shawne Jackson completed in New York and happy about hear- Alex Harvey. to provide music from 10 p.m. to 2 tor, has been appointed assistant recording her first album for RCA The ing that Jose Alvarez, Fania a &r The idea of the record release a.m. nightly. tape product manager to Gary with Don Troiano producing. man, will use one of her new songs, came from Phonogram's a &r man- The band now leaves the Left Mann, who recently succeeded Dave first single from the LP is "Get Out Don the "No Estas En Nada," an answer to ager Nigel Grainge, who has co -pro- Bank Caveau de la Huchette, where Adams as tape product manager. Of the Kitchen." Hunter, her hit "Lo Tuyo Es Mental." duced the group Dizzy Heights with it has been playing for many years. former manager of the Guess Who, New head of creative services for RUDY GARCIA Hill. He says: "When Hill outlined The decision by the Meridien is now Ms. Jackson. ... Bernie Tau- his scheme, I thought it an unusual management to engage a trad band Anchor Records in London is Mike pin was in Toronto completing work idea and reckoned it could be an ex- came as a surprise. But for Saury it is Hutson. He was previously general on his Album at Sounds Inter- Banner's First cellent and different Christmas card further proof that traditional jazz, manager of the Anchor Music pub- change. Elton John, who is taking a for this year. And that was the origi- and indeed all kinds of jazz, is mak- lishing subsidiary and has also been bit of a vacation on doctor's orders, Continued from page 56 nal plan." ing a spectacular comeback in involved in other activities, includ- was also in town lending a helping work of independent distributors In fact, 700 records were pressed France. ing producing acts for Anchor. hand. ... 20th Century Records has alerted that there is more to come. to cover the Christmas card "send- Saury believes the decision taken Prior to joining Anchor, Hutson signed Dan Hill. Russ Reagan, Peter His methods may be unorthodox, ing list" and they were due to be sent by the Meridien will be followed by ran his own company handling pro- Pasternak and Norman Winter from but as Banner says, "I don't know out early December. But the "card" other important hotels. If that proves motion, publicity and management 20th Century came here recently to anything about being a record pro- created such initial interest that to be true, then jazz can certainly ex- and has also worked several publish- see Hill perform at the Riverboat ducer, all I know is what the people Grainge decided to schedule the re- pect to increase its grip on the ing companies, including United Coffee House. in the street seem to want to buy." lease immediately and a first press- French recording market. Artists and Chappell. He is now MARTIN MELHUISH

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Stores P Inc. U.K.'s 1975, No in Woolworth Publications, may reproduced, a retrieval in Copyright Billboard part of this publication be stored system, or transmitted, any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 47 - LITTLE DARLING- Rubettes 11 WENN DU DENSKT etc.- Juliane Werding Hear Latest Pop Records BRITAIN (State)-Pamscene /ATV (Wayne (Hansa / Ariola) -Intro (Courtesy Music Week) Bickerton) 12 IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO Denotes local origin LONDON -Shoppers in Wool- Promotions is shipped to 390 outlets 48 - THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME LOVE- Smokey (EMI Electroloa)- SINGLES worth branches in the U.K. will soon this week, reaching an estimated PINE -Laurel & Hardy (United Meoldie der Welt hear the latest pop records, via the shopping audience of four million. This Last Artists) -(Francis Day & Hunter) 13 MORNING SKY -George Baker Selection Week Week 49 39 ARE YOU BEING SERVED SIR - (Warner) -(WEA Musik) Wilde Rock promotional tapes. But Wilde Rock director Bruce John Inman (DJM) -New Acme 14 MOVIESTAR -Harpo (EMI Electrola)-Me- First tape through the deal be- Higham points out that the 1 2 D.I.V.O.R.C.E.- Billy Connolly (UK) (H. Murphy /J. Rowlands) lodie der Welt (Polydor)- London Tree (Phil tween the multiple and Wilde Rock Woolworth tape is different from the 50 - GAMBLIN' BARROOM BLUES - 15 JULIE ANNE-Kenny (EMI Electrola)- Coulter) Sensational Alex Harvey Band Meoldie der Welt one syndicated to other outlets, in- 2 1 SPACE ODDITY- David Bowie (Vertigo)- Southern (D. Batchelor) (RCA) -Essex (Gus Dudgeon) cluding retailers and football LPs 3 10 YOU SEXY THING -Hot EMI Album's grounds. Chocolate-Chocolate/RAK This Last He says: "We realize that people (Mickie Most) Week Week JAPAN Proceeds To who have backed our scheme from 4 3 LOVE IS THE DRUG -Roxy Music (Courtesy of Music Labo) (Island) -E.G. (Chris Thomas/ 1 4 40 GREATEST HITS -Perry Como As Of 11/17/75 the start may be anxious when they Roxy Music) (K -Tel) Denotes local orgin U.K. Cathedral see one of the multiples coming in 5 5 LOVE HURTS -Jim Capaldi 2 2 40 GOLDEN GREATS-Jim Reeves SINGLES LONDON -Artists from three on the act, particularly in view of the (Island) -Acuff-Rose (Steve (Arcade) This Smith) 3 3 FAVOURITES -Peters & Lee (Philips) Week record companies have rallied competition which independent 6 6 IMAGINE -John Lennon (Apple) - 4 12 OMMADAWN -Mike Oldfield (Virgin) 1 ICHIGO HAKUSHO O MOUICHIDO -Ban round an appeal fund to save Can- record dealers have to face in the Northern (John Lennon) 5 1 WE ALL HAD DOCTORS PAPERS - Ban (CBS /Sony) -JCM, Young Japan 7 4 RHINESTONE COWBOY-Glen Max Boyce (EMI) 2 SENTIMENTAL -Hiromi Iwasaki (Victor) - via EMI al- High Street. But is terbury Cathedral, an this a different Campbell (Capitol) -KPM (Dennis 6 6 SIREN -Roxy Music (Island) NTV bum of carols, rush -released this deal altogether." Lambert/Brian Potter) 7 5 ROCK OF THE WESTIES -Elton John 3 UTSUKUSHII AINO KAKERA-Goro No- week. Royalties will go towards the Initially, 390 major Woolworth 8 27 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE -Rod (DJM) guchi (Polydor) -Fuji, N.P. Stewart (Riva)- Jobete London 8 10 ATLANTIC CROSSING -Rod Stewart 4 SHIROI KYOKAI- Hideki Saijo (RCA) - appeal launched this month to re- shops will take the tape, covering ev- (Tom Dowd) (Warner Bors.) Geiei pair erosion and prevent further ery major town and city in the coun- 9 17 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY- *Queen 9 9 THE VERY BEST OF ROGER 5 AERUKAMO SHIRENAI -Hiromi Goh damage to Britian's premiere cathe- try, and by the end of 1976 just un- (EMI) -B. Feldman (Queen /Roy WHITTAKER (Columbia) (CBS /Sony)- Standard Thomas Baker) 10 7 ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR -David 6 KATAMUITA MICHISHIRUBE -Akira Fuse dral. der 900 branches will be involved. 10 14 SKY HIGH -Jigsaw (Splash) -Leeds Essex (CBS) (King)- Watanabe Among the artists featured are Higham says the tape is based on the (Chas Peate) 11 11 ALL AROUND MY HAT -Steeleye 7 TOKI NO SUGIYUKU MAMANI- Kenji Sa- wade (Polydor)- Watanabe Cleo Laine, who is under contract to same price structure as the normal 11 8 BLUE GUITAR -Justin Hayward/ Span (Chrysalis) John Lodge (Threshold) - 12 19 SHAVED FISH-John Lennon /Plastic 8 TONARINO MACHINO OJOSAN- Takuro RCA, and singer- comedian Harry Wilde Rock tape- roughly $1.30 a Justunes (lOcc /Tony Clarke) Ono Band (Apple) Yoshida (For Life) -Yui Secombe, signed to Phonogram. second on either tape, or $2.10 a sec- 12 9 NEW YORK GROOVE- Hello (Bell) - 13 13 WISH YOU WERE HERE -Pink Floyd 9 ORETACHI NO TABI- Masatoshi Naka- Both artists were given permission to ond to record companies who use Island (Mike Leander) (Harvest) mura (Columbia) -NTV 13 - MONEY HONEY -Bay City Rollers 14 16 THE BEST OF THE STYLISTICS 10 SASAYAKA NA YOKUBOU -Momoe Yam- record contributions for the "Carols both. (Bell) -Bay City Music /Carlin (Avco) aguchi (CBS/Sony)-Tokyo For Canterbury" album and join Says Higham: "The Woolworth (Phil Weinman) 15 8 BREAKAWAY -Art Garfunkel (CBS) 11 OMOIDE MAKURA- Kyoko Kosaka (Aard- 14 16 RIGHT 16 15 MOTOWN GOLD -Various Artists Vark)- Yamaha EMI Vera Lynn, is BACK WHERE WE STARTED contract artists tape aimed specifically at the FROM- Maxine Nightingale ( Tamia Motown) 12 ANO HI NI KAERITAI -Yumi Arai (Ex- Roger Whittaker. Moira Anderson chain, coupling jingles about the (United Artists)- ATV /Universal 17 17 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST press) -Alfa and the King Sisters. merits of shopping there, and will (P. Tubbs /J.V. Edwards) HITS -(CBS) 13 NAKANOSHIMA BLUES -Hiroshi Uchiya- 15 7 HOLD BACK THE NIGHT -Trammps 18 24 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS -Eagles made & Cool Five (RCA) -Uchiyamada The album was part- recorded at concentrate more on actual singles, (Buddah) -Carlin (R. Baker /N. (Asylum) 14 ROMANCE -Hiromi Iwasaki (Victor) -NTV Canterbury, with musical accom- rather than promoting albums as Harris /E Young) 19 - MAKE THE PARTY LAST -James 15 KITAE KAERO -Koji Tokuhisa (Atlantic) - paniment from the cathedral choir. well. 16 22 DARLIN' -David Cassidy (RCA) - Last (Polydor) Nichion Rondor (D. Cassidy /B. Johnston) 20 14 GOOD, BAD BUT BEAUTIFUL - 16 GUZU- Naoko Ken (Canyon) -Nichion under the directorship of Allan "We're obviously working with 17 42 ALL AROUND MY HAT- Steeleye Shirley Bassey (United Artists) 17 URAGIRI NO MACHIKADO -Kai Band (Ex- Wicks. The album is packaged in a the full cooperation of Woolworth Span (Chrysalis) -Steeleye Span/ 21 18 BLAZING BULLETS -Various Artists press)-Shinko full -color sleeve. and Record Merchandisers." Chrysalis (Mike Batt) (Ronco) 18 IMAWA MOU DAREMO- Alice (Express) - 18 12 I AIN'T LYIN'-George McCrae 22 33 BEGINNINGS-Steve Howe (Atlantic) JCM, OBC, Mirika (Jayboy)- Sunbury (H.W. Casey/ 23 - GREATEST HITS -Barry White (20th 19 FUTARI NO TABIJI -Hiroshi Itsuki (Minor - R. Finch) Century) uphone)- Noguchi 19 30 WHY DID YOU DO IT- Stretch 24 46 ELVIS PRESLEY'S 40 GREATEST 20 OMOKAGE-Yuri Shimazaki (Columbia) - (Anchor) -Fleetwood (Hot Wax HITS -(Arcade) Nichion Prod.) 25 37 GOOFY GREATS- Various Artists (K- From The Music Capitols 20 19 RIDE A WILD HORSE -Dee Clark Tel) (Chelsea) -Intersong (Kenny 26 27 THE SINGLES 1969-1973 - Nolan) Carpenters (A &M) 21 11 WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY 27 22 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE FRANCE (Courtesy of CIDD) The World YEARS Of MAKES Esther Phillips (Kudu)- -Paul Simon (CBS) - SINGLES KPM (Creed Taylor) 28 30 DISCO HITS '75- Various Artists This Continued from page 55 program "Binnen En Buiten," now 22 28. ROCKY -Austin Roberts (Private (Arcade) Week - Stock) -ATV (Bob Montgomery) 29 29 WINDSONG-John Denver (RCA) preparing his first album for Phono 1 DOLANNES MELODIE-Jean -Claude Borelly 23 23 LYIN' EYES -Eagles (Asylum) 30 26 GREATEST HITS -Cat Stevens and professional, Igor Markevitch - (Discodis) gram. Warner Bros. (Bill Szymczyk) (Island) reminded candidates to conduct 2 RAMAYA -Afric Simone (Barcaly) New single end of November for 24 18 HIGHFLY -John Miles (Decca)- 31 42 LIVE AT TREORCHY -Max Boyce 3 GENERATIO:.- Anarchie System (Discodis) from memory, not to tire themselves Velvet /RAK (Alan Parsons) (One Up) Leo Sayer here. ... "Rum 3" by 4 WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES -Es- 25 43 NA NA IS THE SADDEST WORD 32 23 TUBULAR BELLS -Mike Oldfield by too much effort and arm -waving, - ther Phillips (RCA) Flemish folk group Rum now ready Stylistics (Avco) -Cyril Shane (Virgin) to go in for physical culture, to have 5 MA- RY -LENE -Martin Circus (Vogue) for the album market, but the group (Hugo/ Luigi) 33 34 HORIZON-Carpenters (A &M) 6 ROMANUELLA -Gino Nazzaro (CBS) faith in the musicians, to give way to 26 41 LET'S TWIST AGAIN -John Asher 34 28 RABBITS ON & ON- Jasper Carrott is now to disband. ... Mud hit the 7 CHARLIE BROWN -Two Man Sound (R.W.P. Prod.) (DJM) soloists and not to make the orches- (Creole) -Carlin (Vogue) top of the chart and visited for the 27 IN FOR A PENNY Slade 35 - COME TASTE THE BAND -Deep - - 8 FOE DEE 0 DEE- Rubettes (Polydor) tra nervous. (Polydor) -Barn (Slade) Ltd. Purple (Purple) National Lottery show in Antwerp, 9 YOUR HAIR -St. Preux (Carrero) French mimic Thierry Le Luron, (Chas Chandler) 36 20 DOWN THE DUST PIPE -Status Quo also giving a sellout concert in the 10 DANSE -LA, CHANTE -LA- Sylvie Vartan 28 20 SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS of (Golden Hour) who records for EMI -Pathe Mar- -Band (RCA) Arena Hall in the same city. the Black Watch (Spark) 37 21 24 ORIGINAL HITS -Drifters - LPs coni, has set up his own production Southern (Barry Kingston) (Atlantic) "Perdoname," by Demis Roussos, This company called "Cinq Sur Cinq." 29 15 FEELINGS -Moms Albert (Decca)- 38 39 RHINESTONE COWBOY -Glen high in the BRT Top 30, and the Week KPM (Morris Albert) Campbell (Capitol) He was banned from French tele- 1 WISH YOU WERE HERE -Pink Floyd Greek -born star says he will concen- 30 32 SUPERSHIP -George Benson (CTI)- 39 HOT CHOCOLATE -(RAK) - (Pathe -Marconi) vision for three months for making a Cyril Shane (Creed Taylor) 40 - BORN TO RUN -Bruce Springsteen trate more on records and television 2 LA TERRE PROMISE- Johnny Hallyday 31 45 FLY ROBIN FLY -Silver Convention (CBS) joke about the then -president of the a while, touring so in- (Phonogram) for no longer (Magnet)-Butterfly/Meridian/ 41 25 ONCE UPON A STAR -Bay City Republic, the late Georges Pom- 3 FIRST ALBUM -Dave (CBS) tensively, though he could visit Bel- Siegel (Butterfly /Jupiter) Rollers (Bell) 4 SALTIMBANQUE- Marione Le Forestier pidou. HENRY KAHN 32 29 FUNKY MOPED /MAGIC 42 32 VENUS & MARS -Wings (Capitol) gium for two concerts next month. ( Polydor) ROUNDABOUT- Jasper Carrott 43 41 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON -Pink 5 ALBUM SOUVENIR -Mike Brant (Sono- Phonogram heavily promoting (DJM)-B. Feldman /J. Lynne/ Floyd (Harvest) presse) the single "Dingue Li Bangue" by Carlin (J. Lynne /J. Carrott) 44 - COP YER WHACK FOR THIS -Billy 6 L'ETE INDIEN -Joe bassin (CBS) BRUSSELS 33 21 S.O.S. -Abbe (Epic) -Bocu Connolly (Polydor) Wilson Siwenal. ... New album 7 YOUR HAIR -St. Pruex (Carrare) 34 46 HEAVENLY- Showaddywaddy 45 38 SMOKEY /CHANGING ALL THE The Rubettes toured here earlier 8 MADE IN U.S.A. -Eddy Mitchell (Barclay) coming from Raymond Van 't Groe- (Bell) -Biley /DJM (Mike Hurst) TIME -Smokey (RAK) 9 VIVA AMERICA -Titi (WEA) this month when the U.K. group re- Release this week of the 35 13 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU -Art 46 FOREVER & EVER -Demis Roussos newoud.... - 10 SERGE LAMA A L'OMPIA -(Phonogram) ceived a Gold Disk for sales of more first album by Guido En Gezellen. Garfunkel (CBS) -B. Feldman (Philips) than 150,000 on "Juke Box Jive." (Richard Perry) 47 40 VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE -Steve Linda Lewis to appear in the "Bi- 36 47 PART TIME LOVE -Gladys Knight & Hackett (Charisma) The band did a six -song appearance lateraal" program of Jef Cassiers, the Pips (Buddah) -Kipahulu (K. 48 31 THE WHO BY NUMBERS -(Polydor) on the Slalom program of RTB tele- produced in the Cultural Center of Kerner /R. Wise) 49 - GLEN CAMPBELL'S GREATEST ITALY vision and introduced new 37 24 ISLAND GIRL -Elton John (DJM) - HITS -(Capitol) (Courtesy of Germano Ruscitto) their Strombeek, near Brussels. ... EMI Big Pig (Gus Dugeon) 50 45 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - As Of 11/11/75 single "Little Darlin'." ... Dutch art- planning extra -strong promotion for 38 38 PAPA 00M MOW MOW -Gary Simon & Garfunkel (CBS) SINGLES ist Herman Van Veen touring Bel- first Belgian rock Glitter (Bell) -Ardmore/ This the album of Beechwood /KPM (B. De Week gium through Dec. 2. ... Irish team group Blue Rock.... Both the Metal Coteaux /T. Silverster) WEST GERMANY 1 REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE -Gloria Gaynor the Dubliners also here on tour. Rock Band and Blue Oyster Cult in 39 26 THERE GOES MY FIRST LOVE - (Courtesy of Musikmarkt) (MGM / Phonogram) Jimmy Frey's "Smaak Van Je Lip - An- Drifters (Bell)-Cookaway/ B. (As Of 11/10/75 2 SABATO POMERIGGIO- Claudio Baglioni for a concert in the Brussels Mason (R. Greenaway) *Denotes local origin (RCA) pen" (Smell Of Your Lips), cur- cienne Belgique, organized by 40 49 HOLY ROLLER- Nazareth This 3 L'ALBA -Riccardo Cocciante (RCA) rently top of the Flemish Top Ten Gemco. ... More concerts planned (Mountain) -Naz Song /Panache Week 4 BELLA DENTRO -Paolo Frescura (RCA) and following interest in France a (Manny Charton) 1 LADY BUMP-Penny McLean (Jupiter/ 5 THE HUSTLE -Van McCoy & The Soul City here by Charles Trenet and by 41 - HAPPY TO BE ON AN ISLAND IN Ariola)- Meridian / Siggel /Butterfly Symphony (Avco /Ariston /Ricordi) French version could be coming.... Adamo. THE SUN -Demis Roussos 2 DOLANNES- MELODIE -Jean -Claude Borelly 6 PROFONDO ROSSO -I Goblin (Cinevox/Fo- Instant hit status for 5,000 Volts and Pop periodical Poptelescoop, (Philips) -EMI (George (Petsilas) (Telefunken) -Prisma / Budde nit/Cetra) "I'm On Fire," which jumped 42 36 CHANGE WITH THE TIMES -Van 3 TORNERO -I Santo California (Ariola)- 7 FEELINGS -Morris Albert (PA /Ricordi) which ended publication in March, McCoy (Avco) -Warner Bros. Sugar 8 L'IMPORTANTE E' FINIRE -Mina (PDU/ straight into the Top Twenty. ... has been replaced by a new weekly (Hugo/ Luigi) 4 I'M ON FIRE -5000 Volts (Epic) -Intersong EMI) Flemish singer Kris de Bruyne, from the same com- 43 - FIRST IMPRESSIONS-Impressions 5 S.O.S. -Abbe ( Polydor)- Schacht 9 64 ANNI -I Cugini Di Campagna (Pull /Fo- Sound 2000, -(Ed Townsend) 6 SAILING -Rod (Warner) -Melodle presenting two songs on the BRT (Curtom) Stewart nit /Cetra) pany Sobeledip (Gemeentestraat 8 44 48 I'M STILL GONNA NEED YOU - der Weft 10 DUE -Drupi (Ricordi) in Antwerp). ... Big success via two Osmonds (MGM) -Chappell (Mike 7 TU T'EN VAS -Alain Barriere, Noelle Cor- 11 NINNA NANNA -I Pooh (CBS /MM) Belgian appearances by MPS/ Curb) (Ariola)- Montana 12 PALOMA BLANCA -George Baker Selection 45 - I'M SO CRAZY -K.C. & the Sunshine 8 WARTdier. AUF MICH -Michael Holm (WEA /MM) BASF jazz pianist Monty Alexander Band (Jayboy)-Sunbury/K.C./ (Arlola)-Sugar 13 INCONTRO -Patty Pravo (RCA) BILLBOARD IS BIG in Pol's in Brussels and in the Hnita Finch (K.C. /Finch) 9 NEW YORK GROOVE -Hello (EMI Dec - 14 TAKE MY HEART -Jacky James (Joker/ 46 33 GOOD- BYE -EE- 14/18 (Magnet) - trola)- Melodie der Welt Saar) Jazz Attic in Heist-op- den -Berg. INTERNATIONALLY Francis Day & Hunter (P. 10 THE HUSTLE -Van McCoy (Avco/ArlOb)- 15 FOOT STOMPIN' MUSIC -Hamilton Bohan- JULES ANTONISSEN Shelby /P. Waterman) MUZ non (Brunswick)

www.americanradiohistory.com 59 General News L.A.'s Memory Lane Club Dylan Back To Roots On `Thunder' Trek Continued from page 3 club durhng the past month. And he Continued from page 3 told the crowd, he'd like to introduce old mid -1960 self. It was during this its current attraction. Smith has been feels that dropping the cover charge der Revue was, it gradually gained "another good friend," and Dylan segment that he offered perhaps his at Memory Lane the past four is at least in part responsible. enough steam to instantly sell out began attacking with a steady greatest new compositions to date. months, Thursday through Sunday. He claims most of his patrons are each unsuspecting town. stream of hits, including "It Ain't Me Backed by a small ensemble com- Other long -time performers are not of the general area surrounding When this city's concert began, all Babe" (with some very clean, raspy posed of Stoner, Wyeth, Neuwirth Esther Phillips, Willie Bobo, Sam the club, coming from Long Beach, of the security was handled very well vocal work and excellent harmonica and Rivera, he sang his new single Fletcher and Arthur Prysock. Redondo and as far away as 90 by the Dylan crew -who temporarily work), "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" "Hurricane." miles. (where Dylan donned an electric It was definitely sung and per- While Smith holds an indefinite confiscated cameras being carried "Approximately 85 percent of my guitar and played rhythm behind formed from the heart. Even a per- open contract with the club, Hearn into the arena. The staging was a customers report they have heard Ronson's flashing lead work), and son sitting in the rear of the 12,000 - confesses he does not like to change simple setup, with no fancy sound or about the club on radio," says several new "classics" like "Du- seat plus hall was sure to feel the ef- acts anymore. "A name act costs too lights and just a curtain stretched Hearn. rango" (with wonderful fiery violin fort Dylan mustered up for this much, and the other acts will not over the stage that read "Rolling KBCA, KGJF, KJLH and KUTE by his newest find Scarlett Rivera) strong tune about the former mid- draw," he says. Thunder Revue." have been his advertising outlets. He Several minutes after the sched- and "Isis" (containing the old Dylan dleweight contender Rubin "Hum - He contends the price of drinks is has dropped all but KBCA, but he uled starting time, a group of musi- sound, with a new twist of stage the- cane" Carter, who is now serving a reasonable for his type of restau- declares he will resume advertising cians walked out unannounced and atrics from the master poet). prison sentence for a crime many be- rant /nightclub, $1 before showtime on the others because he recognizes plugged in. These included rhythm After the old medicine show cur- lieve he didn't commit. and $1.75 once the show begins. it is a method by which he will bring guitarist Bobby Neuwirth, bassist tain fell, there was a 15- minute inter- Other new songs included by Dyl- Although the restaurant seats 60 in customers. Rob Stoner, percussionist Luther mission and then it was time for the an were several touching romantic persons and the bar area 200, Hearn He also explains that although he Rix, guitarists Steve Soles and T- second half with more surprises ballads- something which many says the restaurant is raking in the is located in a black area, often 70 Bone Burnett, drummer Howie from Dylan and his colleagues. didn't feel he was capable of writing bulk of Memory Lane's dollar count. percent of his customers are white, Wyeth, former Mott the Hoople Da- With the curtain still down, the anymore. Again the violin played a On the other hand, he says there depending on the act that's appear- vid Bowie, guitarist Mick Ronson, lights were lowered slightly and the key role in augmenting Dylan's has been an improvement in the ing. He says he has at least 20 per- and Quacky Duck's David Mans- music began again with only two voice, especially on such numbers as cent white patronage at all times. field on pedal steel, dobro and man- guitars and two voices-those of Dyl- "Little Sister" and "One More Cup Hearn recently attempted a sup- dolin. an and Joan Baez. Halfway through Of Coffee Before I Go." Dylan then 2 Courses Offered per-club situation in Memory Lane Neuwirth took command of the "Blowing In The Wind" the curtain went one step further with the intro- which he also abandoned. show at its beginning with several arose to unveil the two musical duction of possibly his most touch- By Boston School "My customers come to eat or entertaining originals including "saints." Several more tunes ensued ing love ballad to date, "Sarah," a watch a show, but not both at the "Sleezy" and "The Werewolves Of including "I Dreamed I Saw St. Au- song dedicated to his wife. Continued from page 32 same time. And I could not get sup- London" -both with good commer- gustine" and a beautifully moving "I Within the song are insights into and business aspects of contracts, port for the supper club," he says. cial potential. Then he turned over Shall Be Released," that had the his life the past few years, with lyrics copyrights, royalties, management, "I started feeling the economy the reins to Ronson, who unleashed crowd wildly begging for more. so personal that even the most hard- leaving was records, and club and concert pro- pinch in 1973. Prior to that time, just a powerful rendition of a new non - Then Dylan departed, ened individual touched. motion. Thus far, Parker has offered about every top name in jazz was Bowie "Life On Mars." Based on Baez to further mesmerize the au- Then it was on to "Just Like A with an assortment of espe- Woman" onto a variety of guests, including disk playing Memory Lane. this performance, it's obvious that dience before moving with jockeys, lawyers, agents, musicians "I am now trying to offer some- he's found a new home playing in cially apropos tunes like her tribute "Knocking On Heaven's Door" McGuinn, and other industry people. These in- thing different that people will come the company of these laid -back mu- to Dylan on "Diamonds And Rust" some fine harmony from who also played a 12 -string clude Fred Lewis of Atlantic Rec- to see and it will not cost them a sicians. Besides singing in a more at (an emotional gospel performance) guitar solo. ords, Billie Lee Horn of 20th Cen- great deal of money." ease style, he is also playing his gui- and an acapella version of "Swing At the end the song, the entire tury Records, Don Delacey of RCA Today, instead of a Monday night tar in a more stinging manner than Low Sweet Chariot." of the au- touring company joined Dylan on- Records, Dick Waterman of Avalon discotheque, he is featuring a female ever before. Baez further captured Productions, jazz manager Ted Kur- impersonator, Hi Fi White, with the Then Neuwirth again took over dience with her crystal -clear vocal stage for a tribute to their mentor, land and Fred Johannson from the White review. the show and introduced Ronee on "Joe Hill." Then out came her sis- Woody Guthrie. They each gave Don Law Agency. Other speakers Hearn has been forced to cut his Blakely (star of the "Nashville film). ter Mimi Farina, also a fine singer, their all on Guthrie's "This Land Is have included Allen Witt and Judy operating staff from 27 to 20 per- The two of them played a moving who joined her for "Children Of Your Land," while the audience Edmunds from Clark Productions, sons, but he says, "I am still dream- tribute to the late Hank Williams on Darkness." Both were accompanied surged toward the stage, all the time fiddle solo by singing in unison. Jack Lazare from WHDH, Jim Che- ing up methods to keep Memory a tune appropriately titled "Hank by an accomplished who showed his vast There is little in the minds vallier from WCAS, David Gestner Lane a top showplace." Williams Is Dead," and had the au- Mansfield, off doubt the eve- from Water Rat Productions, Don dience mellowing in anticipation of wealth of talent throughout of anyone that Dylan accomplished Richardson from Hub Studios and the headliner. ning. what he set out to do -play a short It was at this moment that Baez tour in the company of friends. For Myles Segal from Studio B. Still there was much more to Atlantic Grabs really hit her with a country- those to the concerts, Topics discussed have included: come, as Blakely and another special peak unable attend flavored "Long Black Veil" and a such projects as a soundtrack album, "The Press -Is The Music Critic guest, Joni Mitchell, each individ- `Bump' Single version a Necessary?" "Small Record Labels," ually sang several songs, much to the fine commercial- sounding a live Baez album, movie (with Come To various informal shots of "Musicians On The Road," NEW YORK -Atlantic Records delight of the audience. Although of Dave Loggins' "Please music plus Boston." fellow touring member Allen Gins- "Agents" and "Club Promotion, Ra- has acquired U.S. distribution rights Mitchell has become a large concert electric- like Arlo dio Stations and Contracts." to "Lady Bump" by Penny McLean draw in the past few years, she still Another moment of sheer berg and guest artists is rush -releasing the single, ac- ity followed when former Byrd Guthrie) and a book are on the hori- According to Parker, the course is and seemed to be in awe at the relaxed Roger McGuinn displayed his often zon. to aspiring musicians and cording to Jerry Greenberg, label tone of the show. geared and music aficionados who want to president. Perhaps the best indication of the overlooked talent as a composer 12- It was his know how the industry operates. Atlantic is also readying a 12 -inch down -home nature of the show was string electric guitarist. version It will sound that was the driving force be- Texts for the course are "This Busi- disco disk of the song. the constant applause at the end of hind the Byrds, and from that group Broadway Shows ness Of Music" and "More About be 5:27 in length, as compared to the each selection -not only by the au- offered a later composition, This Business Of Music," two Bill- 3:42 commercial version. dience but by the musicians as well, he Mare." board publications. The deal, made with Jupiter Rec- as they paid tribute to one another. "Chestnut Booked On Coast ords of Munich, also calls for exclu- After several more Neuwirth of- The energy level in the hall was LOS ANGELES -The Civic "Buisiness And The Working Mu- sive U.S. distribution rights on fu- ferings, including his splendid now so high and yet so intimate that Light Opera Assn. and the Schubert sician" is taught by John Payne, vet- ture recordings by McLean. She is "Mercedes Benz" and a trucker's it appeared pandemonium was Theater here are joining forces to eran saxophonist who has worked one of the lead singers in the group tune "When I Get Home," Neuwirth about to break loose any minute, present two Broadway musical with Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt Silver Convention, also enjoying a introduced the original New York even though Dylan still had not shows, "A Chorus Line" and "The and David Bromberg. Currently the strong disco following. cowboy, Rambling Jack Elliott. Al- reappeared. After a hand -clapping Wiz." leader of his own jazz quintet, Payne though the show was moving very singalong on "The Night They "Chorus" will open next June 29 also features guest speakers in his smoothly up to this point, things Drove Old Dixie Down" by Baez, for a projected 15 -week engagement course. Music Items On really began to musically click when Dylan came back and was like his at the Schubert in Century City. Basically, the course is designed to the band got together a good western "Wiz" is pegged for a June 8 open- aid the struggling musician in seek- NARAS Block swing and bluegrass sound to back ing at the Music Center's Ahmanson ing employment and in organizing a Legion Disco NEW YORK -One of Louis Arm- Elliott on several songs, including Theater for 14 weeks. Thus the two group. Topics discussed include: strong's famous handkerchiefs, a "Muleskinner Blues" and "Coal - Continued from page 4 productions will be playing against how to deal effectively with club pair of autographed Ringo Starr port, West Virginia." vided and installed by members each other. owners, an audience, an agent and a "Chorus Line" will play San drumsticks and a cape and hat worn It was at this point that a mime - with electronic backgrounds, and manager; how to promote and re- by Alice Cooper are among 200 faced, feathered hat -attired Bob the decor which reflects the bicen- Francisco for seven weeks prior to its lease your own LP; methods of mak- items of music memorabilia being Dylan meandered out onto the stage tennial spirit, was underwritten by L.A. engagement. "The Wiz" will demo tape; how to lead a ing a offered at NARAS' first recording unannounced. Finally, Neuwirth the Legion's administrative com- play there for seven weeks after L.A. group; how to secure session work arts auction scheduled for Dec. 17 at mittee. Both plays will be presented under and recording contracts; and how to the Beacon Theater here. Only revenues realized from the the aegis of the San Francisco Civic find as a musical employment Other items of interest will include Renaissance For disco, which operates on a three -day Light Opera. teacher. Frank Zappa's childhood T -shirt, Martell Benefit schedule from Friday through Sun- Benny Goodman's mouthpiece, an day, come from the bar, and this is Movie As Scheduled Louise Hirt Dies autographed Elton John T- shirt, NEW YORK -Sire Records act all channeled into child welfare pro- and a letter signed by Leopold Sto- Renaissance will perform a benefit grams, and services to indigent and/ LOS ANGELES -"That's Enter- NEW YORK -Louise Hirt, kowski. concert for the T.J. Martell Founda- or disabled veterans. tainment" went on national TV mother of brothers Jerry, Noel and Proceeds from the auction will be tion for Leukemia Research Dec. 1. According to Gowdy, the facility Tuesday (18) when no action was Stuart Love, has died. She was 62. used to support seminars and schol- The event, at Madison High School which has been operating on an ex- taken by a local superior court judge All three brothers are actively in- arship funds for the education of in Madison, N.J., is expected to raise perimental basis for about three petitioned by two publishers to halt volved in the industry, with Jerry op- young people eager to enter the about $9,000. months, has sparked the interests of the telecasting. erating his own production com- recording business. The foundation was established other Legion Posts around the coun- The firms, Warner Bros. Music pany, Noel an executive at Private The items will be on display on by music industry executives in try, and it is anticipated that the con- and New World Music, charged that Stock, and Stuart an executive with the afternoon of the auction, and ad- memory of the son of Tony Martell, cept will spread through Legion fa- MGM infringed on 14 of their copy- Capitol. mission is $2. CBS Records vice president. cilities nationwide. rights in the film.

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ANNE MURRAY -Together, capitol ST- 11433. What Gordon Spotlight. Lightfoot is to the male Canadian country-singer, Anne Mur- ray is to the distaff side. Both are pop stars, as well as coun- JONI MITCHELL -The Hissing Of Summer Lawns, Asy- try-and while Lightfoot earns his greatest plaudits as a lum 7E -1051. More musical progression for Mitchell, who writer, Ms. Murray's come as a singer. The Canadian song- surrounds her always unique and intriguing lyrics with HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES Up Every- bird, under Tom Catalanó s tasteful production, scores with -Wake symphonic, Indian, jazzy and African melody lines. Ex- body, Philadelphia International PZ 33808 (CBS). This album one of her best packages yet. She draws on the writing talents tremely sophisticated musical changes throughout the is already beginning to tear off the starting block. Because of of Mark James, David Gates, and the man who gave her LP. Lyrically, Mitchell is always interesting- centering in the success of the group's "To Be True" LP and "Bad Luck" "Snowbird" -Gene MacLellan. this time on scenes from France, various other less inter- single, this album should score quite heavily, since it's more Best cuts: "Player In The Band," "The Call," "Together." esting cities and short stores dealing with people of all of the same great soul sounds. As usual, much of the material Dealers: Anne Murray successfully crosses the boundaries kinds. Mitchell is best at painting song portraits, and has a disco flavor to it, and is between Canada and the U.S., as well as between country this almost certain to break all that skill remains strong here. Lyrically and musically, the way across the board. In fact, it will probably receive air- and pop. probably her most consistent effort yet, exposing a num- play on AM, FM, r &b, and disco. Two of the also feature cuts ber of elements to her versatility we have not heard to- BOBBY BARE- Cowboys and Daddys, RCA APL 1.1222. The the quintet's female compatriate Sharon Paige, who turns in gether before. Guests include David Crosby, Graham eternal cowboy Bobby Bare dedicates this album to "the Ro- an admirable showing. Nash, James Taylor, Joe Sample, John Guerin, Larry Carl- pers and Dopers, the Red Neck Mothers, the Cosmics, the Best cuts: "Wake Up Everybody" (current single), "Keep ton, Bud Shank, Max Bennett, and Jeff Baxter. Drinkers and Thinkers and all the other Bicentennial 'cow- On Lovin' You," "Don't Leave Me" (one of the most driving Best cuts: "In France They Kiss On Mainstreet," "The boys.' " The All- American Kid delivers a set of cowboy songs, selections), "Tell The World How I Feel About Cha Baby" Jungle Line," "Shades Of Scarlet Conquering," "The including a couple of jewels from closet cowboy Shel Silver- (sounds similar to "Bad Luck" in certain areas), "I'm Search- Boho Dance," "Harry's House -Centerpiece," "Sweet stein. Cut in Nashville, influenced by Austin, this will gain ing For Love" (with Paige). Sharon Bird." play and sales everywhere. Deejays should carefully screen Dealers: In -store play should attract much attention. Dealers: Mitchell is one of our major stars. "The Stranger" -the Bare facts about bestiality- before THE KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace, RCA LPLI -5102. An- airing it. Best "He's other semi-concept set from Ray Davies and company, featur- cuts: "Chester," A Cowboy," "Last Dance At BINGO STARR -Blast From You Past, Apple SW -3422 The Old Texas Moon." ing words and music from the man many feel is the most (Capitol). Good greatest hits collection from the Beatle brilliant composer to come out of the British pop explosion. Dealers: Bare is a consistent artist with a lot of pull in the who often receives the least credit as far as being a tal- This time he's dealing with education -its hypocracies, the country racks. ent is concerned. Actually, Ringo can handle a wide vari- excessive emphasis society places upon it, the real reason for MICKEY GILLEY- Overnight Sensation, Playboy PB408. ety of material, from rockers to ballads to oldies to origi- education (being able to make friends, etc.), the humiliation Mickey's lively style, pumping piano, and his blending with nals. A far better than average voice and the excellent of school and the fact that no matter how awful it is, we all some of Nashville's best musicmakers produce, with Eddy production of Richard Perry, George Harrison and Pete tend to look back at it as something special. Styles are gener- Kilroy's help, an album that will leap on the charts. Includes Drake highlight the set. Best of all, however, are the ally more basic than the last few LPs, with emphasis on good, his latest single "Overnight Sensation" and his past hit songs. Here we have a collection of 10 fun- filled singles, solid rock and the harmonics, of Ray and brother Dave. As "Bouquest of Roses." and we don't find many collections like that anymore. LP always, Ray changes his vocals to suit the mood of the song, Best bets: "Where Do You Go To Lose A Heartache," covers Ringo's entire solo career, from the early '70s to reverting to the '50s, being contemporary or moving into "There Ain't No Queen (In My Kingsize Bed)," "Sweet Mama the present, and contains several hits new fans may be some yet uncategorized area. Probably the most solid set all missing. Goodtimes." the way around in years. several Dealers: Gilley continues to gain in his bid to become a Best cuts: "You're Sixteen," "It Don't Come Easy," Best cuts: "Schooldays," "Education." "The First Time We country music superstar. Stock country. "Photograph," "Only You (And You Alone)," "Oh My Fall In Love," "The Hard Way," "The Last Assembly." My," "Back Off Boogaloo." Dealers: Group is currently on tour and has solid cult fol- Dealers: Perfect for Christmas merchandising. lowing.

SUPERTRAMP-Crisis? What Crisis ?, A &M SP -4560. Sec- e\lr* ond LP from group that went high into the charts their first ..* is time around another mix of rock, jazz and electronic instru- CAT STEVENS- Numbers, A &M SP -4555. First new set mentation with unusual blends of lead and harmony vocals. Soul from Stevens in some time is a story of a planet whose (- One of the few groups with anything really new to offer to purpose was to give numbers to the universe and some of MFSB-Philadelphia Freedom, Philadelphia International surface in the past few years, the quintet thrives on intricate the characters that inhabit that planet. Musical styles PZ 33845 (CBS). A powerful effort (possibly the best to date) arrangements, moving the vocals in and out almost as if they range from MOR to pure rock to the kind of folk /acoustic from this Philly-based group of studio musicians. It's difficult were instruments of their own. Several cuts sound almost he made his major comeback with a number of years ago to think of any group tighter when it comes to laying down '50ish, which is fun. But majority is the of the set their own to even a reggae- flavored tune. Basically, the LP de- tracks, and the material used here (solid throughout) only unique sound. Production from set is their own unique sound. scribes the story book that comes along with it, offering adds to this LP's impact. Songs range from a full -steam Production from Ken Scott, who did many of the early Bowie various philosophic views, setting forth various ideas ahead "Get Down With The Philly Sound" to a rousing version projects. and, even though there are some discouraging notes put of Elton John /Bernie Toupin's "Philadelphia Freedom" to an Does Best cuts: "Easy It," "Ain't Nobody But Me. forth, the story ends on a rather happy note. LP reunites intriguing and tastefully done version of War's "Smile "Lady," "Poor Boy," "Just A Normal Day," "The Meaning." Stevens with guitarist Alun Davies and brings in other Happy." Production and arrangements qualities are superb. Dealers: Last LP did quite well. top British musicians like Simon Nicol, Gerry Conway and Expect across -the -board airplay, and in heavy doses. Discos are already HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS -Fallira' In Love, Bruce Lynch. Guests include David Sanborn, Art Garfun- turning on to the cut "The Zip" as well. Best cuts: a winner Playboy PB407. A high-quality listenable album that man- kel and Lewis Furey. It's from beginning to end. ages to be both interesting and pretty comes from this trio Best cuts: "Whistlestar," "Majik Of Majiks." "Ba Dealers: Jacket cover is a natural for a graphic award and a natural to grab a buyer's eye -display prominently. that burst back from several years between labels with a No. napple Gas," "Jzero," "Home," "Drywood." Dealers: Display with catalog for Christmas. 1 single and a current follow -up hit. The production is full, THE MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY- Kickin', ABC Peacock with lots of intriguing Jimmie Haskell charts. The threesome ABCD -899. Veteran gospel quintet tackle their third "secu- shows surprising versatility in their song approaches, al- lar" LP and they seem to get better each time out. Wide vari- though most of the material reflects the distinctive style of ety of material, from current hits done soul to lesser- kntnrn: their comeback hits featuring a perky beat supporting bounc- cuts. Excellent balance between lead and harmonilpcils, ing melodies in high -flying harmony. with good production from David Crawford and mix handled Best cuts: "Only Love," "So Good At Lovin' You," "Every- at Sigma Sound in Philadelphia. Some disco possibilities for day Without You," And In "Winners Losers," "Falling Love." the set, but basically this is simply a good strong soul set. A THE BEST OF CARLY SIMON- Elektra 7E -1048. Simon Dealers: The package has been treated with a rose scent few cuts featuring gospel overtones. One major point has been one of pop's groundbreakng artists over the -the that will help your customers find it in the rack by sense of group has managed to avoid most of the pitfalls (straight past several years, and one who merits a "Best Of" set - smell. disco material and overused expression) that plague most not only from the standpoint of hit singles but from qual- soul- orient groups today. KANSAS- Masque, Kirshner PZ 33806 (CBS). This six -man ity material in general. There's not a great deal one can Best cuts: "Mighty High," "You Are So Beautiful," "I Got band gets better with each release, and this effort should ap- say about this type of set. The material is familiar, the set The Music In Me," "Touch My Soul," "Everything Is Love." preciably add to their national following. While performance - is deserving, the singles included work as singles as well Dealers: Place in soul and gospel. wise the disks stands up throughout, material on side -two as LP cuts and even the singles that were only slightly comes across the strongest, especially on harmony parts. effective work well. Most important, Simon has been a Overall, the LP is a natural for FM and it points to a promising powerful force on music and a collection such as this of- future for the group. fers a perfect chance to listen to her most commercially Best cuts: "Child Of Innocence," "It's You," "Icarus" and successful material all in one shot. "It Takes A Woman's Love (To Make A Man)." Best cuts: "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Dealers: Band tours, so take notice when they're in your Should Be," "The Right Thing To Do," "Mockingbird" market. (with James Taylor), "Legend In Your Own Time," SOUL FORTUNE- Awakening, Horizon SP 704 (A &M). Alto "You're So Vain," "Anticipation." THE VERY BEST OF RAY STEVENS- Barnaby BR -6018 man Fortune really wails. He's hot as coals on the two cuts on Dealers: As with most hits (Janus). Over the past decade or so, Stevens has come up. greatest LPs released dur- side one and more informal and breezy on the flip side. The ing this year, perfect with some of the best novelty and best "serious" songs of any time of for Christmas sales. former Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner associates is in full com- contemporary artist. One of the few major stars to con- mand of this quintet -sextet situation, his tone biting and cut- sistently hit the pop, country and MOR charts, this set offers ting, yet always righteous and melodic, even on the blazing Stevens' major hits as well as a few lesser known efforts. Best uptempo works. This is a fine debut LP for him. Fortune wrote material is the newest, but the older things are still lots of two of the five compositions and while they aren't composi- fun. J tions to set the world on fire, they have a haunting quality. Best cuts: "Misty," "Everything Is Beautiful," "Mr. Busi- Outstanding assistance is brought forth from Kenny Barron nessman," "The Streak," "Gitarzan," "Ahab The Arab." the Penn Central back on the tracks, this Victor victory also on piano, Charles Sullivan on trumpet, Reggie Workman on Dealers: Excellent cover art. features tremendous string arrangements by David Briggs bass, Billy Hart on drums. This is modern music with respect and solid country production from Jerry Bradley. Believe it or for dynamics. not, this is the 25th LP released by the Pride of Sledge, Miss. Best cuts: "Sunshower," "For Duke And Cannon," "Triple Spotlight -the most outstanding of the week's releases; picks -pre- 1.1PCountry Best cuts: "I've Got A Woman To Lean On," "I Can't Keep Threat." dicted for the top half of the chart in the opinion of the reviewer; My Hands Off Of You," "Right Back Missing You Again," Dealers: Hornman has to be given more exposure recommended -predicted to hit the chart among the lower half posi- before CHARLEY PRIDE -The Happiness Having tions or other albums of superior quality; review editor: Bob Kirsch; of You, RCA APL 1- "Signs Of Love." he'll automatically take off, but the music is there for good reviewers: Eliot Tiegel, Nat Freedland, Claude Hall, Colleen Clark, 1241. Charley sells albums by the ton -and this will be no Dealers: RCA solidly pushes Pride product. The title song radio programming. Jim Melanson, Is Horowitz, Bob Kirsch, Jim Fishel. exception. Using enough engineers and technicians (8) to put is his new single, and should help boost album sales. (Continued on page 66)

www.americanradiohistory.com 61 General News A Bullish Kiddie Market I Continued from page 1 As a result of his new properties, nsidelrock he anticipates Peter Pan business "We've done more business from Lots of rumors this week about record executive big - at Memphis State Univ. and pulled no punches on his will be up 20 percent over last year, Oct. 1 through Nov. 15 than in our gies leaving their present affiliations: Steve Barri is re- views on Memphis music fans. "Beale Street is an ideal where he was expecting only a 15 entire last fiscal year that ended a place for an entertainment complex," he said, "but I percent increase. portedly exiting ABC a &r to seek custom label deal.... Sept. 30," notes Arthur Shimkin, David Geffen supposedly giving up the helm at Elektra/ doubt if Memphians would support it. I must rap the lo- At Disneyland Records, Jerry Children's Records of American Asylum to become a movie mogul for Warner Bros. cal citizens for not supporting such things as that, includ- Weiner, sales /marketing manager, president, "due primarily to the tie - Films.... Mike Stewart rumored to be replaced as over- ing professional football and basketball. Memphis is a noticed a definite late summer turn- ins with Penney." all chairman of United Artists Records & Music by Joe strange town. You go other places and if it's a rat race, around, and reports this month A new Big Bird free-standing dis- Bos of Transamerica Corp., leaving Stewart totally on they'll support it. In Memphis, it has to prove itself. I could be one of the biggest in the la- play holding 125 LPs and 144 7 -inch the UA publishing side.... And Queen is supposedly wouldn't be worried about tourists. They'd come. But I bel's history. "Dealers who were EPs bowed in September and not shifting to management by John Reid. don't know about the local citizens." conservative be only is doing the job in the record on ordering could Nobody's talking but Elvis Presley's contract from David Clayton- Thomas and Blood, Sweat and Tears caught for he ob- department but is getting double ex- short Christmas," July 1969 with the Las Vegas Hilton hasn't been renewed will headline the 12th annual George Klein Christmas serves. posure in the children's clothing ... yet. He has a playdate in December and then he's Charity Show at the Memphis Fairgrounds Youth Cen- area, he reports. Interestingly, it's catalog product really free to look elsewhere. And two major country ter Dec. 18. Also on the bill are the Memphis -based that's primarily producing sales. He also claims the greatest variety names, Johnny Cash and Charley Pride have been let go group Zuider Zee and Montage. "The pipelines were so drained by of "really new material in the mar- by the hotel which seems to feel that it went a bit over- Kraftwerk is in the U.S. for a two -week, seven -city ra- retailers looking to get their pay - ket," with eight of 18 LPs in the line board with its emphasis on country the past two years. dio and press promotional tour in support of its new LP ables down that they're now restock- new this year, plus four more for the Several "friends" of Russ Regan threw a'surprise roast on Capitol. ... Bluegrass group, Hickory Wind has ing in earnest," Weiner says. holiday season -a $5.98 list "Merry for him at the Beverly Hills Hotel Wednesday (19) eve- added four more cities to their State Department -spon- Christmas From Sesame Street" and Big boost for the label was a reis- ning. Regan was enticed to go to the hotel under the sored tour of Europe, the Mideast and Africa. ... Pete three $3.98 LPs, "The Count sued "Mickey Mouse Club" early premise he was going to meet his attorney. In the room Seeger will give a solo holiday concert at New York's this tied in to re- Counts," "Bert & Ernie Sing -Along" year, the syndica- were around 150 industry executives for the stag roast. Carnegie Hall on Friday (28). ... Savoy Brown's mara- and "The Sesame Street Monsters." tion of the series, now in more than Joe Smith was the roast master and on the dial were thon four -month tour has been expanded once again.... 125 markets, and boosting LP sales Jerry Moss, Danny Davis, Snuff Garrett, Al Berkman and New York's Pathfinder Records has released its first LP, Getting a big push from Penney near the million mark. A second LP Tony Richland. a Latin jazz effort by vibraharpist Bobby Faunetto. direct mail efforts is a five -LP pack- bowed this fall at $4.98 suggested Invitations went out under the banner of "Mother ZZ Top was feted in a luncheon by London Records age, "60 Favorite Songs From Se- list, "Mickey Mouse Club Photo Al- Grabbers Of The Industry" (actual name substituted an- Nov. 21 at New York's St. Regis Hotel.... Composer same Street" at $12.95, with the bum," with good reaction from rack - other word for grabbers). A 10- minute film to "warm up George David Weiss has entered the producing arena giant retailer including stuffers in jobbers who service most Disney- the audience" which was created by Norm Winter, drew with his work on the new Flight LP on Capitol.... A girl bills and with deliveries of kiddie land accounts. loads of focused eyes and laughs. Suzanne Michelle was born Nov. 11 to Julie and Bob De- clothing and merchandise. New item for the holiday season is * * * main. The father is sales vice president of Springboard Planned for fall 1976, once they a re- recorded adaptation of "Dick- International. ... Dick Laysky aided in composing the have time to work on projects other ens: A Christmas Carol," using Dis- Tom Scott & the L.A. Express are now two separate -rock recording units. LAX switches to CBS -dis- music for the new "The Fisherman" TV series.... The than Penney tie -ins, is a big 99 -cent ney characters in the narration. Last jazz The tributed Caribou Records. Master saxophonist Scott re- Spinners' Detroit homecoming included the presenta- singles line. "We believe there's a year's version was scrapped as the tion of keys to their home city and the declaration of real chance to capitalize on the hun- label is looking for a lasting seasonal mains on Ode and just cut an LP, "New York Connec- tion" with the cream of Manhattan -based studio "Spinners Week In Detroit" by the governor.... The dreds of `Sesame Street' songs," product, and Weiner believes the first newsletter of the National Association of Women jazzmen.... Donny & Marie Osmond are up for a weekly Shimkin observes. $4.98 package, with a 12 -page book, members. ABC -TV series in to the high In Music has been sent out to will be a winner. It will get a boost January due ratings of their The outlook is equally good at Paul will do a BBC -TV special plus five Eng- from tie -ins with the holiday re -re- special. Simon Wonderland /Golden, produced by is There were mail lease of "Snow White" in more than Robbie Robertson of the Band to produce Neil Dia- lish concerts in December. over 100,000 A.A. Records, where Bob Goemann, on the 500 theaters across the country. mond's next album, we hear.... Manager John Hart- requests for the 15,900 Simon tickets available sales vice president, feels business mann has an infant daughter, Ohara Pressel, born to U.K. tour. ... George Carlin is set for his 56th appear- Success similar to last year's Dis- will come close to last year -best in mother Lexie at home by natural childbirth.... Tower ance on the Johnny Carson show. neyland Summer Special in the New the label's history and 30 percent Records isn't stocking Robert Palmer's album because of Tower of Power saxophonist Lenny Pickett sprained York metro area was noted for the over the prior year -despite the early the unclothed female rear -view on the cover.... Jacques an ankle trying to jump off a Providence, R.I. stage and 10 -week tie -in at Korvettes and 1975 slump. The new "Read And Andre, associate producer of "Midnight Special," is the the band cancelled several dates.... Robert Goulet's first other retail outlets from the film Hear" package, to be competitively dad of baby Jean Claude. country album is being produced for Artists of America series, with soundtracks available priced with the Superscope and Dis- Anson Williams wrote and sings "Potsie's Japanese Records by Mike Curb. ... Cecilio & Kapono, CBS art- for about 12 of the 16 movies. The ney lines, will be selected from the Wedding Song" on segment of TV's "Happy Days." ... ists, Columbia duo, was feted by the label in Cincinnati $4.98 line was $2.87, the $2.49 prod- 88 current titles in the disk /book Rufus Thomas just played a desegregated tour of South at Scarlotto's. uct at $1.67 and $2.98 Story Tapes at packages that go for $1.29 suggested Africa. ... Sammy Calm plays his one -man show at Los Bob Cato, ex- United Artists creative services director, $1.99. retail. Angeles Huntington Hartford Theater Dec. 26 for has a show of his collages Dec. 6 -Jan. 9 at Knoedler Gal- The initial dozen Story Tapes cas- Hemophilia Foundation benefit.... Harry Chapin hosts lery in New York. ... Gene Pitney's first album in five Based on success of a selected sette /book packages, manufactured market spot 26 -hour World Hunger Year radiothon benefit on years "Pitney '75" was released in England by Bronze TV campaign in co -op for Disneyland by Magtec, are in na- with key rackjobbers, re- WNEW -FM in New York Sunday (30). Records.... Toni Basil to choreograph the Bette Midler Goemann tional distribution and Weiner is en- peated this year for the - Led Zeppelin is cutting a new album now in Munich's 80 -show tour. special five couraged by initial response, but still Musicland Studios from songs written and rehearsed by Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" is his first si- disk Hallowe'en display with Marsh cautious. "The holiday season and Lieberman in the supergroup in Los Angeles this summer. No firm multaneous international hit, high on the charts in some Chicago, and should be the big indicator on sales ABC Record & Tape Sales in In- tour plans will be made until vocalist Robert Plant's 15 nations.... Cuba Gooding & the Main Ingredient cel- and give us the way to go on expan- dianapolis. Similar campaign will be auto-injuries, already much improved, are fully healed. ebrate their fifth RCA anniversary at the Roxy Monday sion," he notes. Mayfair is licensed launched right after Thanksgiving Singer Isaac Hayes was guest lecturer at a rap session (24). to produce a low -price tape player, for the holiday package that in- which it bowed at the last Winter cludes such new product as "A Consumer Electronics Show at sug- Merry Geoffrey Christmas," pro- gested $24.95 list. Some retailers duced for the Toys'R Us chain, "Star have tried joint Story Tape /player Colleges Halt Boycott Of WB- Reprise Trek /Planet Of The Apes" themes promotions, but Weiner has no plans Continued from page 1 and Reprise, but not any of the dis- there would be no ceiling on the and "Eddie Albert Sings And Nar- national promotion director, the tributed labels such as Chrysalis or number of stations that would re- rates Americana," latter at suggested for a national sofeware /hardware servicing will be handled wholly by Capricorn, would be from the ceive and no station would $4.98 retail. tie -in. pulled product "It looked like the year was going each regional rep with several cri- playlist. be discriminated solely because of In conjunction with Ralph Stein, to die, and then after Labor Day we teria for judgment. These will in- At the same time, the IBS urged its size or power-including carrier cur- a &r vice president, Goemann has re- saw a big upturn," notes Ned clude an evaluation of the station more than 700 member stations to rents. packaged the Wonderland /Golden Padwa, assistant vice president /gen- based on a letter from its manage- write letters to Joe Smith, Warner "Although John (Montgomery) LP line as "Double Play /Double eral manager at Superscope Tape ment that should explain key facts president, expressing their dissatis- told me that the company had been Value" at 59 cents each, trimming Duplicating, home of the Story such as power, location, format, ef- faction on the treatment of college planning to begin servicing stations the catalog from 103 to 54 titles plus Teller cassette /book line. Firm has fect on record sales and any other radio. this way at the start of next year, I six Christmas selections. Also catch- defined parameters on features and pertinent facts. According to Davlin, who is also would like to think that our boycott ing on is a bicentennial pre -pack price for a low -cost Superscope tape "Because we trust the judgment of station manager of WGSU at had something to do with hurrying it countertop display with 50 LPs of player to complement the line (Bill- our local guys, we will turn it over SUNY -Geneseo, N.Y., Warner used along," Davlin says. seven titles. board, July 5), and is looking at a de- fully to them," Davis says. "The only to have a college promotion depart- At Peter Pan Industries, president velopment and production schedule, time we will get involved is when a ment that was gradually phased out Martin Kasen is most enthusiastic he reports. station feels it was turned down un- last spring. Arraign Owner the first three soundtrack LPs over Since the summer CES the line justly, and then John Montgomery "When the campus department Continued from page 3 for Bilingual Children's TV "Villa made its European bow in local lan- (FM promotion director) will per- was dropped, so were many college any merchandise that I even sus- Allegre" Spanish /English series guage versions for the U.K., France, sonally evaluate a station's stations in place serv- appeal." and of regular pected was stolen." now seen on 250 stations, shopped Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Davis says this policy toward ice came a letter from the company The arraignment which was origi- this month to sell at $2.49 retail. An- Germany, Austria and Italy, campus radio is really nothing new, asking for $150, if the station desired nally set for Nov. 25 in a Culver City other new property is "Space: 1999," through Superscope Europe. A bi- since it has always been this way to continue receiving product court was rescheduled for Los An- the syndicated hit from ITV in the lingual version in Portuguese /Eng- with several minor changes. All sta- through subscription," Davlin geles for jurisdictional reasons. U.K., with Peter Pan bowing its first lish was introduced in Brazil tions receiving the green light will be states. "Since all of us thought this At the time of their arrest, the two narrative LP with three stories next through MAC Industrial Ltd. in given full service of new product, was move, we to or- an unfair began were released on $5,000 bail. month. Manauz, and has done exception- but will still have to purchase bulk ganize the boycott, with the original The "Children's Living Bible" ally well, Padwa says. orders of older catalog LPs. support coming from a group of disk/book package, introduced at Two Bible programs in the second John Davlin, spokesman for the Michigan schools, and gradually Miracles To Write NARM for sale at suggested $6.98 dozen titles introduced at CES have IBS boycotting station and editor of spreading out to encompass the rest LOS ANGELES -Motown's list, is doing well at record stores, he been expanded to six in a new Story the organization's FORMAT Maga- of the country." recording group, the Miracles, who reports, and also is included in new Teller Bible Series, ready for the zine, says the boycott was scheduled After discussion with Montgom- are also song writers, are set to write catalogs for Sears, Ward's and Pen- winter CES and aimed for the Easter to run from Nov. l -Nov. 21. Under ery at the start of the boycott, Davlin tunes for Don Cornelius' new Soul ney. market. its guidelines, product on Warner arrived at a settlement whereby Train label.

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MboIoprrlNOVEMBER 29, 1975 \umber of singles reviewed rM 'Top Single1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. part of this means, may be this week 140 Last week stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, 110 photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

JIMMY BUFFETT -Havan Daydreamin' (3:38); producer: Don SONNY MUNRO -Open The Door To Your Heart (3:29); pro- CHARLEY PRIDE -The Happiness Of Having You (2:16); Gant; writer: J. Buffett; publisher: ABC /Dunhill, BMI. ABC ducers: Johnny Powers & Clarence Paul; writer: D. Banks; producer: Jerry Bradley: writer: Ted Harris: pl.h ;her. Con- 12143. publisher: Hudson Bay, BMI. Epic 8-50174 (CBS). tention, SESAC. RCA PB- 10455. From the per of premier Nashville songwriter Ted Harris comes the latest Charley BLACK OAK ARKANSAS- Strong Enough To Be Gentle (2:59); Pride instant chart song. Som rollicking banjo licks in the producer: Richard Podolor; writers: Black Oak Arkansas; pub- background join forces with Charley's steady singing ¡ob to lisher: Far Fetched, ASCAP. MCA 40496. make this a cinch for the high ranks of the charts. It's the title DAVID BOWIE-Golden Years (3:27); producers: David GARY STEWART -Flat Natural Born Good Timin' Man (2:47); song of the new Pride LP. Bowie & Harry Maslin; writer: Bowie; publishers: Bewlay producer: Roy Dea; writer: Gary Stewart; publisher: Forrest JEANNE PRUETT -My Baby's Gone (3:09); producer: Wal- Bros. /Chrysalis /MainMan, ASCAP. RCA 1H- 10441. Following Hills, BMI. RCA JH- 10351. FirstTimeAround ter Haynes; writer: Hazel Houser; publisher: Central Songs, his No. 1 "Fame," Bowie comes up with another strong pop/ TOM JANS -Struggle In Darkness (2:53); producers: John BMI. MCA MCA -40490. This one definitely grows on you. In soul /disco entry featuring his patented vocal style and some CAMEO -Find My Way (3:30); producers: Larry Blackman Haeny & Tom Jans: writer: T. Jans: publisher: Irvin, BMI. Co- fact, it gets better every time you hear it. Jeanne gives the rather strange but interesting lyrics. Very strong production & Johnny Melfi; writer: John Melfi; publisher: Charles K. Har- lumbia 3-10257. Hazel Houser tune a memorable ride, and Walter Haynes' pro- on this infectious track. Perfect AM material. Watch for heavy ris, ASCAP. Chocolate City 001 (Casablanca). Excellent soul duction touch keeps it simple and clean. Could be her biggest soul sales and airplay as well as pop action. SHERI JARRELL -We're Over (2:45); producers: Barry Beck- oriented disco cut featuring top harmony vocals and easy go- since "Satin Sheets." ett & Roger Hawkins; writers: Cynthia Weil -Barry Mann; pub- ing leads. JOHN DENVER -Fly Away (2:59); producer Milton Okun; lishers: Screen Gems-Columbia /Summerhill Songs, BMI. Pri- BARBARA FAIRCHILD -I Just Love Being A Woman (2:39); writer: John Denver; publisher: Cherry Lane, ASCAP. RCA 11-1- KIM CARNES- You're A Part Of Me (3:18); producer: Men - vate Stock 45 -048. producer: Billy Sherrill; writers: Barbara Fairchild & P. Lane; 10517. Denver strikes again, this time witfra beautiful me- for Williams; writer: Kim Carnes; publishers: Brown Shoes/ publisher: Pixenbar, BMI. Columbia 3- 10261. Barbara's dis- lodic cut centering around everyone's dream of getting away Chappell, ASCAP. A &M 1767. Pretty ballad culled from art- tinctive vocal styling perfectly fits this lesson in how to be an from the miseries of everyday life and flying away to whatever ist's recent LP. Style of this particular cut is a bit like Olivia emancipated woman -country style. She co -wrote the song, your own personal dream might be. Expect strong country Newton -John, though the LP shows more variety. and Billy Sherrill does the producing with his usual flair. and MOR play as well as pop. THE ALTANTA DISCO BAND -Bad Luck (3:20); producer: Pulled from the new Fairchild LP, it'll be a hit. OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN -He Ain't Heavy He's My Dave Crawford; writers: Carastarphen- McFadden -Whitehead; ... CHARLIE RICH -Now Everybody Knows (2:07); producer: Brother (3:54); producer: John Farrar; writers: Bob Russell - publisher: Blackwood, BMI. Ariola America 7611. Disco Chet Atkins; writer: Don Bowman; publisher: Central Songs, Bobby Scott; publishers: Harrison /Jenny, ASCAP. MCA NATALIE COLE- Inseparable (2:26); producers: Chuck record was a hit on another label but apparently never re- BMI. RCA 1H- 10458. From the vaults of Victor comes another 40495. Let It Shine (2:26); producer: same; writer: Linda Jackson & Marvin Yancy; writers: C. Jackson -M. Yancy; pub- ceived distribution beyond New York. Good, solid cut right in Rich lode. Charlie cut this some years back, but it's strong Hargrove; publisher: Window, BMI. Looks like a double sided lishers: Jay's Enterprises /Chappell, ASCAP. Capitol 4193. the instrumental disco mainstream. enough to gain chart exposure. Writer -deejay Don Bowman pop hit for Olivia this time around. Taking the Russell -Scott Cole follows "This Will Be" with a smooth, flowing ballad CRACKERS -You And Me And Her Makes Three (3:18); wrote this about a dozen years ago, proving you should never standard with "He Ain't Heavy ... He's My Brother," she will showcasing her talents as a singer capable in handling many producer: Lenny Roberts; writers: Marc Piscitelli-Nick Uhrig; give up on a good song. appeal strongly to her loyal pop and MOR audiences. "Let It styles. Expect this one to break soul immediately and soon publisher: Ski -Cat, BMI. Warner Bros. 8162. Smooth, folky Shine" is a rocking country/pop effort from songwriter su- cross to pop. Watch for heavy MOR play as well. CONWAY TWITTY-This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She ballad featuring several lead vocals and string filled back- perb Linda Hargrove. The second side is perhaps a bit Loves Me (2:27); producer: Owen Bradley; writers: Earl Con- ground. Good harmonies as well. stronger in terms of universal appeal, but both should hit pop recommended ley & Mary Larkin; publisher: Blue Moon, ASCAP. MCA MCA - and country charts. ARNOLD BLAIR -Trying To Get Next To You (2:58); pro- 40492. A hard country ballad wailed by Conway, punctuated LABELLE -Far As We Felt Like Goin' (2:53); producer: Allen ducer: LeRoy Hutson; writers: L. Hutson -A. Blair; publishers: by fiddles, and written by Mary Larkin and one of the hottest Toussaint; writers: B. Crewe-K. Nolan; publishers: Stone Dia- Silent Giant /Aopa /Jadber /Alverma, ASCAP. Gemigo 0540 new writers on the Nashville scene, Earl Conley. The story is mond /Tanny Boy /Kenny Nolan, BMI /BMI /ASCAP. Epic 8- (Warner Bros.). Strong soul cut featuring several lead vocals. in the title, and Conway is at his gravel-voiced best in telling recommended 30168. Some disco potential. it.

THE RICHIE FAMILY -I Want To Dance With You (Dance With IMPRESSIONS -Loving Power (3:15); producers: Chuck Jack- Me) (3:23); producer: Jacques Morali; writers: J. Morali -H. son & Marvin Yancy; writers: C. Jackson -M. Yancy; publish- Belolo -B. Whitehead; publisher: Can't Stop, BMI. 20th Cen- ers: Jay's Enterprises /Chappell, ASCAP. Curtom 0110 recommended tury 2252. (Warner Bros.). ROY ACUFF -Walk A Mile In Your Neighbor's Shoes (2:19); BONNIE RAITT -Good Enough (2:48); producer: Paul A. PEOPLE'S CHOICE- Nursery Rhymes (Part 1) (3:30); produc- IPArCountrÿ producer: Wesley Rose; writer: Kallie Jean; publisher: Milene, Rothchild; writers: John & Johanna Hall; publishers: Hall/ ers: Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff; writers: L. Huff-C. Gilbert; ASCAP. Hickory (MGM) H -362. Mojohanna. BMI. Warner Bros. 8166. publisher: Mighty Three, BMI. TSOP 4773 (CBS). JEAN SHEPARD-Another Neon Night (3:03); producer: TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD -The Devil Ain't A Lonely Woman's DONNY AND MARIE OSMOND -Deep Purple (2:47); pro- MOMENTS -Got To Get To Know You (3:35); producers: Al Steve Stone; D. Frazier & S. Larry Butler; writers: J.A. Spain /C. Howard; publisher: Birch - Friend (2:43); producer: writers: ducer: Mike Curb, writers: Peter De Rose-Mitchell Parish; Goodman, Harry Ray & Walter Morris; writers: Al Goodman - Shafer; publisher: -Rose, BMI. ( field, BMI. United Artists UA- XW745 -Y. This is one of those Acuff Capitol -4160. publisher: Robbins, ASCAP. Kolob 14840 (MGM). Harry Ray -Walter Morris; publisher: Gambi, BMI. Stang 5064 It's so good, you're afraid it won't gain songs that scare you. LaWANDA LINDSEY -Matter Of Pride (2:05); producer: Jim (All Platinum). as as it deserves. A beautifully- written tale of a SPANKY & OUR GANG -I Won't Brand You (2:28); producer: much success Shaw; writer: Robert Cameron; publisher: Blue Book, BMI. lonely woman and her to cope, this is simply the best Chip Young; writer: S. Runkle: publisher: Youngun, BMI. Epic CARL GRAVES -Heart Be Still (3:27); producer: Spencer Prof- efforts Capitol P -4195. has Larry Butler has taken one fine 8 -50170 (CBS). fer; writers: Lee Garrett -Robert Taylor; publisher: UFO, BMI. that Jean ever sounded. records AVA BARBER- That's What Your Love Means To Me (2:38); A &M 1757. singer, one fine song, and created one of the greatest NIGEL You producer: Robert Ap- OLSSON -A Girl Like (3:24); to come out of Nashville this year. producer: Bill Rice; writers: Jerry Foster & Bill Rice; publish- pere; writers: Felix Cavaliere- Edward Brigati, Jr.; publisher: JILL BABY LOVE -My Way Or Hit The Highway (3:13); produc- ers: Jack & Bill, ASCAP. Ranwood R-1043. Coral Rock, ASCAP. Rocket 40491 (MCA). ers: Walt & Andy Kahn; writer: Walter Kahn; publisher: OLIVIA NEWTON- JOHN -Let It Shine (2:26); producer: JERRY RIVERS -Texas Country Music Revolution (2:38); pro- Scully, ASCAP. Grand Prix 206 (Sunshine Group). John Farrar; writer: Linda Hargrove; publisher: Window, BMI. BILLY PRESTON -Do It While You Can (3:18); producers: MCA MCA -40495. More upbeat and country than her last out- ducers: Jerry Rivers & Lamar Morris; writer: Jerry Rivers: pub- Malcolm Robert Margouleff & Preston; writers: MOONLION Drummer Boy producers: Rick X Cecil, Billy -The Little (3:15); ing. Olivia drives home this Nashville -written song by Linda lishers: HitKit /Zarit, BMI. Brand BX -TX-1. Preston -Bruce Fisher; & Bill Stahl; Davis -Simeone pub- Billy publishers: lrving/WEP/Almo/ Bleiweiss writers: -Onorati; Hargrove. Production by John Farrar sparkles, and it sounds Preston Songs, BMI /BMI /ASCAP /ASCAP. A &M 1768. lishers: Mills /Intl. Korwin, ASCAP. P.I.P. 6513. as though he has hijacked a Salvation Army Band drum. This Picks -a top 30 chart tune in the opinion of the review panel which winsome veteran of country, pop, and easy listening charts ANDY WILLIAMS -Tell It Like It Is (2:42); producer: Rick Hall; CARL DOUGLAS -I Want To Give You My Everything (2:37); voted for the selections published this week; recommended -a tune in song has a writers: G. Davis -L. Diamond; publishers: Conrad /Olrap, BMI. producer: Biddu; writer: Larry Weiss; publisher: Larry Weiss, will do it again. Though recorded England, the predicted to land on the Hot 100 between 31 and 100. Review editor Columbia 3- 10263. ASCAP. 20th Century 2261. remarkable country feel to it. -Bob Kirsch.

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Continued /ram page 60 the country and people in general populate this effort. With Best cuts: "Love On The Line," "Take Me Away," "Him," "Even Better Than I Know Myself," "Lonely Hearts," "Ordi- any kind of push, Clark could easily become one of our next "Wake Up Smiling," "You're Letting Me Go." nary Fool." major stars. Dealers: Place in pop and soul. CRYER & FORD, RCA APLI-1235. A perky and tasteful effort Best cuts: "L.A. Freeway," "She Ain't Goin' Nowhere," THE CLASS SET -My Style, Mod -Art MALP 675. Far better from the songwriting /performing team of Gretchen Cryer and "That Old Time Feeling," "Texas- 1947," "Desperados Wait- than average soul set featuring strong ballads with falsetto Nancy Ford. The material -is basically MOR- oriented but a ing For The Train," "Like A Coat From The Cold." FusITimeAround leads and some good uptempo material with more conven- few cuts ( "You Can Never Know My Mind" and 'Joy ") could Dealers: Place in country and pop. tional baritone lead vocals. Backing vocals reminiscent of have a crack at FM. While the duo has room to grow perform- PATTI SMITH -Horses, Arista AL -4066. Near legendary DON CORNELIUS PRESENTS THE SOUL TRAIN GANG, Soul some of the better black rock of the '50s. Good showing from ance -wise (becoming tighter on their harmonies would be one New York poetress and songstress comes up with an almost Train BVL1 -1287 (RCA). Two musical strains come across small label with product that could go either MOR or soul. area), this their recording debut bodes them well. Best cuts: free form rock set that is much much better than one might here -the first funky and in that up -beat, free swinging sound Simple background instrumentation for the most part, occa- "You Can Never Know My Mind," "Joy," "Changing," "Long

have expected. Produced by John Cale, the set comes closest associated with "Soul Train" and the other more in the laid - sionally almost in a T.N. vein. Time Gone." Best Let You Be Your Friend to catching the urgency and sheer energy of the early Velvet back and stylized sound of a group like the Fifth Dimension. cuts: "I'll Go," "I'll Never KENNY RANKIN- Inside, Little David LD 1009 (Atlantic). Again," Do What My Heart Tells Me," (the single). Underground since the emergence of that group. Smith's in- The latter feel dominates side B. It's hard to see the new "I'll "Julie" Good, smooth, easy to listen to LP in the Rankin tradition, teresting and totally unique talk /sing song makes this set the theme replacing the original, but this LP (Cornelius' first) Dealers: Stock in pop and soul. with heavy jazz influences and easy vocals. Material from the most accessible LP of its type yet for those who do not feel at should come through as a winner. AM radio should take note likes of John Sebastian, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix and home with this and guest stints from Tom Verlaine and Allen of a good "message number" in "Spectrum." Randy Newman. Good arrangements from Sid Sharp and Jim- Lanier. Frantic and frenetic instrumentation behind Smith's Best cuts: "Soul Train '75," "Garbage Can," "Searching Billboard's mie Haskell. Best cuts are the jazzy ones of those that feature vocals also work well. A truly powerful effort that offers the For Another Love" and "Spectrum." Rankin as a solo. Best cuts: "Lost Up In Loving You," "She's listener something new for a change. Dealers: Cornelius' television show strong promotional A Lady," "Marie," "You." Best cuts: "Gloria (the old Them hit), "Free Money," draw. Recommended LPs PERCY FAITH- Summer Place '76, Columbia KC 33915. To- "Kimberly," "Land," "Elegie." a new dimension JANICE- Fantasy F -9492. Good set from promising soul day's popular disco beat on some cuts adds Dealers: Watch for huge Arista push, including tour for art- to the "easy listening" sound of Faith here. Remaining cuts belter who sounds a bit like a combination of Gladys Knight pop ist here. and Millie Small. Some disco influence, but the main thrust is stay in the smooth musical vein expected from this MOR fa- "Sha Bumpin," "Feel- GUY CLARK -OLD No. 1, RCA APL1 -1303. Man who has straight soul or MOR, with a good blend of rockers, ballads PAUL WILLIAMS- Ordinary Fool, A &M SP -4550. Most versa- vorite. Best cuts: "Summer Place," ings," "Ding Dong." been best known as a writer in the past ( "L.A. Freeway" and and straight ahead talk /sing /rap soul cuts. Subtle produc- tile LP for singer /songwriter yet, balancing fairly evenly his "Desperados Waiting For The Train ") and a singer in Nash- tion from Harvey Fuqua, Reggie Saddler and artist Janice excellent ballads with some forceful uptempo material. Good STYX -Equinox, A &M SP -4559. Good heavy rock set from the ville and Texas comes up with a fine effort that fits right into Barnett works well against the strong vocals. A Latin feel here soulful backup vocals from Clydie King and Vanetta Fields band that scored with "Lady" earlier this year. First effort for the mainstream of what is termed "progressive country." on occasion, particularly based around percussion and guitar, among others, with Williams vocals more powerful than on A &M features material that sounds a bit more sophisticated More country than pop oriented, but Clark, with his easy to Most cuts original. Side two, which leans more toward any LP to date. Several cuts from movies, which should help than earlier projects, with emphasis on "Lady" sounding vo- listen to voice and fine story songs, is really one of those art- straight soul, is the stronger side. Good male backup vocals LP sales. Still, the star here is Williams -with his beautiful cals. Best cuts: "Loreli," "Lonely Child," "Suite Madame ists who cuts across musical boundaries. Stories of the city, throughout set. songs and more than creditable vocals. Best cub: "Lifeboat," Blue."

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2 8 FLY, ROBIN, FLY -Silver Convention 40 4 COUNTRY BOY (You Got Your 72 LET'S LIVE TOGETHER -Road Apples (Michael Kunze), S. Leray, S. Prager, Feet In L.A.) -Glen Campbell (David Kershenbaum), F. Finnerty, Polydor 14285 Midland International 10339 (RCA) HAN (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter), D. Lambert, B. Potter, Capitol 4155 SGC 80 CARRIBEAN FESTIVAL -Kool A The Gang 2 1 6 THAT'S THE WAY (I Like It)-A.C. & The Sunshine Band 42 4 PART TIME LOVE Gladys Knight C The Pips (Kool & The Gang), R. Bell, Kooi C The Gang, De-Lite 1573 (PIP) SGC (Harry Wayne Casey. Richard Finch), - (Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise). D. Gates, Buddah 513 SGC H.W. Casey, R. Finch, TX 1015 SGC O 70 8 IS IT LOVE THAT WE'RE MISSIN'- Quincy Jones 46 3 TIME OF YOUR LIFE -Paul Anka (Quincy Jones), C. Johnson, D. Smith ACM 1743 HAN 3 4 8 ISLAND GIRL -Elton John (Bob Skat for Paul Anka Prod.), R. Nichols, B. Lane, United Artists 737 (Gus Dudgeon), E. John, B. Taupin. MCA 40461 MCA 81 3 NEVER BEEN ANY REASON -Head East 4 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE -David Ruffin 4 5 10 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH 60 (Roger Boyd For Ssizle Prod.), Somerville, ACM 1718 (Van McCoy), C. Kipps, Motown 1376 WBM YOU - Captain & Tennille ALM 82 2 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Morgan Caret.), T. Tennille. ACM 1725 44 3 ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT (Live Version) -Kiss (Eddie Kramer), P. Stanley, G. Simmons, Casablanca 850 (Part 1)- Harold Melvin d The Bluenotes 10 6 LET'S DO IT AGAIN - Staple Singers (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff), J. Whitehead, G, McFadden, Mayfield), C. Mayfield, Curtom 0109 (Warner Bros.) WBM (Curtis 39 12 12 LYIN' EYES - Eagles V. Carstarphen, Philadelphia International 3579 (Epic /Columbia) (Bill Szymczyk for Pandora Prod.), D. Henley, G. Frey, 9 14 SKY HIGH Jigsaw - Asylum 45279 WBM 86 LONELY SCHOOL YEAR - Hudson Brothers (Chas Peace), D. Dyer, C. Scott. Chelsea 3022 MCA (Serbie Taupin), B. Hudson, M. Hudson, B. Hudson, M. Parker, 50 4 FULL OF FIRE -Al Green B. Taupin, Rocket 40464 (MCA) SGC 8 11 LOW RIDER -war (Willie Mitchell), W. Mitchell, A. Green, M. Hodges, (Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott), S. Allen, H. Brown, Hi 2300 (London) SGC -Gary Toms Empire M. Dickerson, L Jordan, C. Miller, L. Oskar, H. Scott, 84 DRIVE MY CAR (Rick Bleiweiss, Bill Stahl), J. Lennon, P. McCartney, PIP 6509 WBM J. Goldstein, United Artists 706 CHA 41 43 5 LOVE POWER- Willie Hutch (Willie Hutch), F. Hutch, Motown 1360 SGC 6 14 THIS WILL BE- Natalie Cole 75 79 HAPPY- Eddie Kendricks (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy), C. Jackson, M. Yancy (Capitol 4109 CHA (Frank Wilson, Leonard Gaston), L. Caston, K. Wakefield, IT 42 13 17 THEY JUST CAN'T STOP Turia 54263 (Motown) SSC 11 9 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY -Bee Gees (The Games People Play)- Spinners (Aril Mardin). B., R. d M. Gibb, RSO 515 (Atlantic) WBM (Thom Bell), J.B. Jefferson, B. Hawes, C. Simmons, Atlantic 3284 B -3 76 52 11 PEACE PIPE -B.T. Express (Jeff Lane), S. Taylor, M. Barkap, Roadshow 1003 (Scepter) SGC 3 15 WHO LOVES YOU -Four Seasons 55 5 YOU SEXY THING- Hot Chocolate for Mike Curb Prod.), (Bob Gaudio ( Mickle Most), Brown, Wilson. Big Tree 16047 (Atlantic) 87 2 GOING DOWN SLOWLY - Pointer Sisters B. Gaudio, J. Parker, Warner Bros. 'Curb 8122 SGC (Davud Rubinson C Friends), k Toussaint, ABC /Blue Thumb 268 WBM 44 20 16 CALYPSO /I'M SORRY -John Denver 17 8 SATURDAY NIGHT -Bay City Rollers (Milton Okun), J. Denver, RCA 10353 CLM -sweet (Bill Martin, Phil Coulter), B. Martin, P. Coulter Arista 0149 WBM 78 59 25 BALLROOM BLITZ (Phil Wainman), M. Chapman, N. Chinn, Capitol 4055 SGC 45 45 6 WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE- Alice Cooper 7 -Simon A Garfunkel 15 MY LITTLE TOWN (Bob Ezrin), A. Cooper, Wagner. Atlantic 3298 WBM (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone). 89 3 HEY THERE LITTLE FIREFLY -Firefly P. Simon, Columbia 310230 BB (Kenny Nolan), K. Nolan R&M 1736 46 26 15 DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - Peoples Choice (Leon Huff), L Huff, Tsop 84769 (Epic/Columbia) B -3 13 7 24 FEELINGS - Morris Albert 80 66 7 SAILING -Rod Stewart (Morris Albert). M. Albert, RCA 10279 SGC Warner Bros. 8146 SGC 47 31 11 SOMETHING BETTER TO DO -Olivia Newton-John (Tom Dowd), G. Sutherland, (John Farrar), 1. Farrar, MCA 40459 WBM 16 13 HEAT WAVE /LOVE IS A ROSE -Linda Ronstadt 14 SCHOOL BOY CRUSH - Avenge White Band (AVM) (Peter Asher), Holland- Dozier -Holland, N. Young. Asylum 45282 SGC 58 7 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN- Marshall Tucker Band (Aril Mardis), White, Stuart, Ferrone, Gorrie, Atlantic 3304 WBM G. Bros.) WBM 18 15 EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET -Pete Wingfield (Paul Hornsby), McCorkle. Capricorn 0244 (Warner MAN Purple Reign (Pete Wingfield, Barry Hammond), P. Wingfield, Island 026 SGC 99 THIS OLD - 49 49 5 SKYBIRD- Tony Orlando C Dawn (Mike Natale), Not Listed, Private Stock 45052 34 3 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER -Ohio Players (Hank Medress, Dave Appell), B. Roberts, C.B. Sager, Arista 0156 SGC /HAN (Ohio Players), J. Williams. C. Satchell, L. Bonner, M. Jones, R. Middle - 83 85 6 I'M ON FIRE- Lim Gilstrap brooks, M. Pierce. W. Beck, Mercury 73734 )Phonogram( 33 18 BRAZIL -The Ritchie Family (Wes Farrell), A. Eyers, Roxbury 2016 B-3 (1. Moe ali), A. Barroso, 20th Century 2218 PSP 27 5 VENUS AND MARS ROCK SHOW -wings 95 LOVE HURTS - Nazareth (Paul McCartney), P. McCartney, Capitol 4175 62 5 VOLARE- Al Martino (Manny Charlton), Nazareth, ACM 1671 SGC (Mike Curb), Modugno, Migliacci, Parish, Capitol 4134 B-3

I YOU Garfunkel 19 15 ONLY HAVE EYES FOR -Art 85 88 (I'm Going By) THE STARS IN YOUR (Richard Perry), A. Dubin, H. Warren, Columbia 310190 WBM 63 6 LOVE MACHINE Pt. 1- Miracles (Freddie Perren), W. Moore, W. Griffith, Tamia 54262 (Motown) SGC EYES -Ron Banks d The Dramatics 25 7 OUR DAY WILL COME- Frankie Valli (Don Davis), T. Hester, ABC 12125 SGC (Hank Medress, Dave Appell), V. Hilliard, M. Gerson, 64 4 WINNERS AND LOSERS - Hamilton, loe Frank & Reynolds Private Stock 45043 MCA (Dan Hamilton, loe Frank Darollo, Alan Dennison), HURRICANE (Part 1) -Soh Dylan D. Hamilton, A. Hamilton, Playboy 6054 SGC (Don DeVito), B. Dylan, J. Levy, Columbia 3 -10245 "IBM 24 13 I WANT'A DO SOMETHING FREAKY 11 DIAMONDS AND RUST -loan Baez TO YOU -Leon Haywood 54 WOMAN TONIGHT -America (David Kershenbaum. loan Baez for JCB Prod.), J. Baez, ACM 1737 B -3 (Leon Haywood), L Haywood, 20th Century 2228 SGC (George Martin), Peck, Warner Bros. 8157 WBM

69 4 OVER MY HEAD Fleetwood Mac 21 21 14 BLUE EYES CRYIN' IN THE RAIN -Willie Nelson - 88 THEME FROM "S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage (Fleetwood Mac, Keith Olsen), McVie, Reprise 1339 (Warner Bros.) SGC "- (Willie Nelson), F. Rose. Columbia 310176 A -R (Steve Barri, Michael Omartian), B. DeVorzan, ABC 12135 SGC

I MET YOU BABY Freddy Fender 22 22 11 OPERATOR - Manhattan Transfer 56 57 7 SINCE - I.1. GRT 031 (Janus) B -3 SQUEEZE BOX -Who (Tim Hauser, Ahmet Ertegun), W. Spivery, Atlantic 3292 BB (Wayne Duncan, Dick Heard for GRT), Hunter, (Glyn Johns), P. Townsend, MCA 40475 23 14 15 MIRACLES -Jefferson Starship 73 2 SING A SONG -Earth, Wind & Fire PALOMA BLANCA George Baker Selection (Jefferson Starship. Larry Cox). M. Balín, Grunt 10367 (RCA) SGC (Maurice White, Charles Stepney), M. White, A. McKay, - Columbia 3 -10251 HAN (Hans Bouwens), J. Bouwens, Warner Bros. 8115 WBM 24 28 7 SECRET LOVE- Freddy Fender (Huey P. Meaux), S. Fain, P.F. Webster, ABC 17585 WBM 58 47 11 BORN TO RUN -Bruce Springsteen 91 EVERYTHING'S THE SAME (Ain't Nothing (Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel), B. Springsteen, Changed)- Billy Swan I O'lays Columbia 3 -10209 B-3 30 5 LOVE MUSIC (Part 1)- (Chip Young, Billy Swan), B. Swan, (Kenneth Gamble. Leon Huff), K. Gamble, L Huff, Philadelphia Inter- Monument 8 -8661 (Epic /Columbia) B-3 national 83571 (Epic /Columbia) B -3 59 61 11 JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE - Melissa Manchester (Vini Poncia), M. Manchester, V. Poncia, Arista 0146 SGC 35 3 FOX ON THE RUN -Sweet 92 KING KONG Pt. 1- Jimmy Castor Bunch (Jimmy Castor for Puritt Prod.), J. Castor, J. Pruitt, Atlantic 3295 (Sweet), Connolly, Priest, Scott, Tucker, Capitol 4157 SGC 77 3 EVIL WOMAN- Electric Light Orchestra (Jeff Lynne), J. Lynne, United Artists 729 B-3 38 3 I WRITE THE SONGS -Barry Manilow 93 HOW HIGH THE MOON - Gloria Gaynor (Ron Dante, Barry Manilow), B. Johnston, Arista 0157 HAN 61 53 18 LADY BLUE -Leon Russell (Mesa Monardo, Tony Bongiovi, Jay Ellis), N. Hamilton, MGM 14838 CHA (Denny Cordell, Leon Russell), L. Russell, Shelter 40378 (MCA) SGC M. Lewis, 32 1 I'M ON FIRE -5000 Volts B-3 (Tony Eyers), T. Eyers, ABC /Dot 40801 ( Phonogram) 74 3 CARRY ME -David Crosby C Graham Nash 94 BYE BYE BABY-us. 1 (David Crosby, Graham Nash), D. Crosby, ABC 12140 (Joey Levine, Mark Bellack), J. Levine, M. Bellack, Private Stock 45045 29 29 12 BAD BLOOD -Neil Sedaka (Neil Sedaka, Robert Appere), N. Sedaka, P. Cody, 63 51 16 WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips 95 IT'S ALRIGHT - Graham Central Station Rocket 40460 (MCA) WBM (Creed Taylor), M. Grever, S. Adams, 'ludo 925 (Motown) (Larry Graham), L. Graham, Warner Bros. 8148 36 3 THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON (A Blind In 64 48 8 CHANGE WITH THE TIMES -Van McCoy 96 THE ZIP -MFSB The Bleachers) -David Geddes (Hugo d Luigi), V. McCoy, Auto 4660 WBM (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jack Faith), K. Gamble, L. Huff, (Paul Vance), S. Whipple. Big Tree 16052 (Atlantic) B -3 Philadelphia International 3578 (Epic /Columbia) 78 4 NICE, NICE, VERY NICE - Ambrosia 39 5 THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (Do You Know (Freddie Piro), K. Vonnegut Jr., Puerta, Pack, North. Drummond, 97 ART FOR ART'S SAKE -Io HAN 20th Century 2244 G. F. Stewart, Mercury 73725 ( Phonogram) Where You're Going To)- Diana Ross (10 cc), Gouldman, (Michael Masser), M. Masser, G. Griffin, Motown 1377 SGC 76 3 BABY FACE -The Wing C A Prayer Fife C Drum Corps 98 SUNDAY SUNRISE -Anne Murray Akst, An 32 23 13 SOS -Abba (Harold Wheeler), B. Davis, H. Wing (Tom Catalano), M. lames, Capitol 4142 SGC A Prayer 103 (Atlantic) WBM (Bjorn Uhaeus, Benny Andersson), B. Andersson, S. Andersson, B. Ulvaeus, Atlantic 3265 IMM /SGC 99 BREAKFAST FOR TWO- Country Joe McDonald 3 NEVERTHELESS /LOUISIANA LOU AND THREE 67 67 (Jim Stern), J. McDonald, Fantasy 758 1 & 2) -Isles Bros. 37 3 FOR THE LOVE OF YOU (Part CARD MONTY JOHN -Allman Brothers Band ( Isley Bros.), E. Isley, H. Isley. R. Islay, O. Isley. R. Isley, Johnny Sandlin, Allman Brothers Band), R. Betts / G. Allman, 100 FOR A DANCER - Prelude C. Jasper, T -Neck 2259 (Epic /Columbia) Capricorn 0246 (Warner Bros.) WBM (Mickey Sweeney, Prelude), J. Browne, Pye 71045 (ATV)

PERFORMERS: Stars are awarded on the Hot 100 chart based on the following upward movement. 1 -10 Strong Increase In sales / 11 -20 Upward movement of 4 positions / 21 -30 Upward movement of 6 posl- ¡STARtlons / 31 -40 Upward movement of 8 positions / 41 -100 Upward movement of 10 positions. Previous week's starred positions are maintained without a star it the product is in a holding period. This will, in some cases, block out products which would normally move up with a star. In such cases, products will be awarded a star without the required upward movement noted above. *Recording Industry Association Of America seal of certification as "million seller." (Seal indicated by bullet.)

Sheet music suppliers are confined to piano /vocal sheet music copies and do not purport to represent mixed publications distribution, ALF = Alfred Publishing.; ALM = Almo Publications; A-R = Acuff-Rose; B-M = Belwin Mills; BB= Big Bells; B -3 = Big Three Pub.; CHA = Chappell Music; CLM = Cherry Lane Music Co.; CPI = Cimino Pub.; FMC = Frank Music Corp.; HAN = Hansen Pub.; IMM = Ivan Mogul! Music; MCA = MCA Music; PSP = Peer Southern Pub.: PLY = Plymouth Music; PSI = Publishers Sales Inc.; SGC = Screen Gems /Columbia; WBM = Warner Bros. Music.

The Mountain (No Exit, I Only Have Eyes For You warner Let's Do It Again (Warner. Miracles (Diamondback, BMI) 23 School Boy Crush (Average. BMI).... 81 This Will Be (Jaws Enterprises/ HOT100 Frr8M1) A-Z -(Publisher -Lice WV) 48 Bros., ASCAP) 18 Tamerlane, SMI) 5 My Little Town (Paul Simon. BMI) 12 Secret Love (Warner Bros., ASCAP). 24 Chappell, ASCAP) 8 Art For Art's Sake (Man -Ken. BMI).. 97 Carry Me (Staysail. BMI) 62 Fly, Robin, Fly (Midsong. ASCAP).... 1 I Do Venus And Mars Rock Show Want'a Something Freaky To Let's Live Together (Landers- Never Been Any Reason Since Met You Baby (Unichappell, A You -Edd, BMI) 20 /ATV, BMI) Baby Face warner Bros., ASCAP)... 66 Change With The Times (Van For Dancer (Benchmark. ASCAP). 100 (Jim Roberts, ASCAP) , 68 (Zuckschank /Irving. BMI) 7) ASCAP) 56 (McCartney 17 McCoy /Warner-Tamerlane, BMI). 64 For The Love Of You (Parts 1 C 2) I Write The Songs (Artists/ Volare (Robbins /S.D.R.M.. ASCAP).. 51 Bad Blood (Don Kirshner, SMI/ Lonely School Year (Lornhole. BMI/ Nice. Nice. Very Nice (The Sing A Song (Saggifire, BMI) 57 ASCAP) Sunbury, ASCAP) 27 Wake Up Everybody 1) Kirshner Songs, ASCAP) 29 Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in (Bovine, 33 Big, ASCAP) 73 Breakfast /Rubicon /Epic III. BMI) 65 (Part Going By) The Stars In Your Sky High (Duchess. BMI) --b (Mighty Three, BMI) 72 L.A.) (ABC /Dunhill /One 01 A Fox On The Run (Sweet. BMI) 26 (I'm Love Hurts(HouseOfBryent.BMI) 84 Nights On Broadway (Casserole. Ballroom Blitz (Chinnichap /RAK, 34 Full Of Fire (JEC /AI Green, BMI) 40 Eyes (Groovesville, BMI) 85 Skybird (Dramatis /New York Walk Aw ay From Love (Charles BMI) 78 Kind, BMI) Louisiana Lou And Three Card BMI) 9 Games People Play (Mighty Three. I'm On Fire (P.R.S., ASCAP) 28 Times, BMI) 49 KipDS, BMI) 37 Blue Eyes Cry n' In The Rain Diamonds And Rust ( Chandos. Monty John (Richard Betts /No Operator (Conrad. EMI) 22 BMI) 42 I'm On Fire (Pocket Full Of Tunes, Something Better To Do (ATV. The Way I Want To Touch You ASCAP) 554 Exit. BMI) 67 Our Day Will Come (Alma /Shamler, (Milene. ASCAP) 21 Going Down Slowly (Warner. BMI) 83 BMI) 47 (Moonlight And Magnolias, END. 4 Love Machine (Part 1) (Jobete/ ASCAP) 19 Born To Run (Laurel Canyon, Do It Anyway You Wanna (Mighty Tamerlane/ Marsaint. BMI) 77 Is It Love That We're Missin' to My Nightmare (Am/ Gnmore, ASCAP) 52 Over SOS (Countless. BMn 32 Welcome ASCAP) 58 Three, BMI) 46 Happy (Jobete, ASCAP /Stone (Wade/ Goulgris, BMI) 70 My Head (Rockhopper, Early Frost, BMI) 45 Love Power (Getra. BMI) 41 ASCAP) 55 S9ueeze Box (Tnwser Tunes, BMI) 89 Brazil (Peer, BMI) 50 Drive My Can (Maslen, BMI) 74 Diamond, BMI) 75 Island Girl (Big Pig /Leeds. ASCAP). 3 What A Ditt'rence A Day Makes (Ohio Players/ Paloma Blanca (Warner Bros./ Sunday Sunrise (Screen Gems Heat Wave /Love Is A Rose (iabete, It's Alright (Nineteen Eighty Foe. Love Rollercoaster (E B. Marks. BMI /Stanley Breakfast For Two (Alkatraz Eighteen With A Bullet ( Achee, Famous. ASCAP) 90 Columbia /Sweet Glory, BMI) 98 15 ASCAP/Silver Fiddle, BMI) 14 BMI) 95 Unkhappell, BMI) 16 Adams, ASCAP) 63 Comer, BMI) 99 ASCAP) Your Hey There Firefly (Sound Just Too Many People (Braintree/ Low Rider (Far Out. ASCAP) 7 Part Time Love (Kipahulu, ASCAP).. 35 Time Of Life (Three Eagles.8 Who You (Seasons /Jobete, Bye Bye Baby (Gushing /Crazy Everything's The Same (Ain't Of ASCAP) 36 Nolan/ Chelsea. BMI) 79 Rumanian Pickle Works. BMI) 59 Lyin' Eyes (Benchmark /Kicking Peace Pipe (Triple 0 /Jeff -Mar. ASCAP) 10 Chords, BALI) 94 Nothing Changed) (Combine. 91 How High The Moon (Chappell, King Kong (Part J) (Jimpire, BMI) 92 Bear, ASCAP) 39 BMI) 76 That's The Way I Like It (Sherlyn, Winners And Losers (Spitfire, BMI) 53 Calypso (Cherry BMI) BMI) /I'm Sorry Lane, ASCAP) 93 Lady Blue (Skyhill, BMI) 61 Theme From "Mahogany" (Do You Rock And Roll All Night (Cafe 2 Woman Tonight (Warner Bros., P 44 Evil Woman (Unart/Jet, BMI) 60 Hurricane (Ram's Horn. ASCAP) 86 The Last Game Of The Season (A Know Where You're Going To) Americana /Rock Steady. ASCAP) 38 Theme From "S.W.A.T." (Spellgold, ASCAP) 87 Carribean Festival Feelings (Fermata International ( 80 BMI) as Thing (Finchley, ASCAP).. 43 (Delightful/ I Love Music (Part 1) (Mighty Blind In The Bleachers) (Tree. (Jobete. ASCAP /Screen Gans- Sailing Achee, BMI) You Sexy Gang. BMI) 69 Melodies. ASCAP) 13 Three, BMI) 25 BMI) 30 Columbia, BMI) 31 Saturday Night (Welbeck. ASCAP)... 11 This Old Man (Rallodyenom. BMI) 82 The Zip (Mighty Tree. BMI) 96 A reflection of National Sales and programm ing activity by selected dealers, one-stops and radio stations as compiled by the Charts Depa rtment of Billboard. www.americanradiohistory.com G 5' 9 YOUR

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Capitol ST 11446 6.98 7.98 ! 7.98 Á8M SP 4537 6.98 7.% 7.% r 179 183 2 UNDISPUTED TRUTH 115 119 21 CAT STEVENS GREATEST HITS 147 151 4 USZTOMANIA /ORIGINAL Higher Than High 7.98 7.98 Ave SP 4519 6.98 SOUNDTRACK Gordy G6-972 SI (Motown) 6.% 7.98 7.% 7.98 7.% -r- 126 3 DONALD BYRD ABM SP 4546 6.93 _ 90 2 HISTORY OF BRITISH - Places And Spaces 148 152 5 COUNTRY JOE McDONALD ROCK VOLUME III Blue Note 139-10549O (United Artists) 698 7.98 : 7.98 Paradise With An Ocean View Sire SASH 37122 (ABC) 7.% 8.95 B.95! 117 118 21 EDDIE KENDRICKS Fantasy F 9495 6.98 7.98 7.! The Hit Man 181 177 14 JANIS IAN 159 81 EAGLES e Tamla T6338 SI (Motown) 6.98 7.98 : 7.98 Stars On The Border Columbia CC 32857 5.98 6.98 6.98'_- 118 124 5 JIM CROCE Asylum 7E 1004 6.98 7.99 7.97 8.97 7.97 The Faces I've Been 182 145 12 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 150 1,58 2 ROBERT PALMER Lifesong LS 900 9.98 10.98 ' 10.98 RCA APLI.1144 6.98 7.95 7.95 - -° Pressure Drop Island ILPS 9372 6.% 7.% 7. 1 119 43 8 BONNIE RAITT 183 185 5 ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Home Plate BOBBI HUMPHREY Eat A Peach Warner Bros. BS 2864 6.% 7.97 ; 7.97 taH Capricorn CP 0102 (Warner Bros.) 9.98 12.98 10.97 '13.97 10.97 Fancy Dancer RICHARD PRYOR Blue Note BN LA5550 G (United Artists) 6.% 7.% 7.98 184 91 37 GALICE COOPER e That Nigger's Crazy 152 140 4 B.B. KING elcome To My Nightmare !Reprise MS 2241 Warner Bros.) 6.98 7.97 7.97 Atlantic 18130 6.98 7.97 1.97 Lucille Talks Back SD HOT TUNA ABC ABCD 6.98 7.95 7.95 898 M WAITS 'Yellow Fever 33 BAD COMPANY Nighthawks At The Diner ; 153153 `Grunt BF11-1238 (RCA) 6.98 ' i 7.95 7.95 Straight Shooter Asylum 7E-2008 7.98 8.97 8.97 ,r, 171 2 BLACKBIRDS Swan Song SS 8413 (Atlantic) 6.98 7.97 7.97 186 82 27 JAMES TAYLOR SELi City Life e Gorilla Fantasy F 9490 6.98 ! 7.90 7.9* 154 60 118 'PINK FLOYD Dark Side Of The Moon Warner Bros. BS 2866 6.98 7.98 7.97 8.97 7.97 e ',.',137 23 AVERAGE WHITE BAND Harvest st 11163 (Capitol) - 6.9$ ! 7.98 1.98 .1.98 Cut The Cake SHIRLEY BASSET Atlantic SD 18140 6.98 7.97 7.97 155 156 7 TAJ MAHAL Good, Bad But Beautiful Music Keeps Me Together United Artists UA LA542-G 6.98 ;7% 7% 124.128 7 THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP !Columbia PC 33801 6.98 7.9$ WITH RICK DERRINGER TAVARES 1

Blue Sky 33798 (Epic/Columbia) .98 7.98 - 7.98 7.98' 7.98 166 3 HUTCH In The City

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Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 11/29/75

NEIL YOUNG-Zuma (Reprise) PAUL SIMON -Still Crazy After All These Years (Columbia) JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer Lawns (Asylum) JONI MITCHELL -Hissing Of Summer Lawns (Asylum) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run (Columbia) NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) MICHAEL MURPHEY -Swans Against The Sun (Epic) WHO -By Numbers (MCA) KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) ANGEL -(Casablanca) JIMI HENDRIX- Midnight Lightening (Reprise)

ADD ONS -The four key prod- KZEL-FM- Eugene KY102- FM- Kansas City WXRT -FM-Chicago WHFS -FM- Washington WLIR -FM -New York ucts added at the radio stations JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) STYX- Equinox (A &M) JIMI HENDRIX- Midnight Lightening listed; as determined by station NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) (Reprise) Lawns (Asylum) personnel. RITA COOLIDGE -It's Only Love TOMMY BOLIN- Teaser (Nemperor) JIMI HENDRIX- Midnight Lightening BARKLEY JAMES HARVEST-Time TOP REQUESTS /AIRPLAY- ROXY MUSIC -Siren (Atco) (A &M) (Reprise) Honored Ghosts (Polydor) The four products registering ANGEL- (Casablanca) NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) KINKS-Schoolboys ln Disgrace (RCA) the greatest listener requests JONI MITCHELL -Hissing of Summer DR. JOHN- Hollywood Be Thy Name' ti RORY GALLAGHER -Against The Grain and airplay; as determined by Lawns (Asylum) MICHAEL MURPHEY -Swans Against (United Artists) MICHAEL MURPHEY -Swans Against (Chrysalis) station personnel. The Sun (Epic) The Sun (Epic) DR. JOHN -Hollywood Be Thy Name McCOY TYNER- Trident (Milestone) BREAKOUTS- Billboard Chart * GARY WRIGHT -Dream Weaver LITTLE FEAT Last Record Album (United Artists) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus * -The Dept. summary of Add Ons and (Warner Brothers) (Grunt) * JONI MITCHELL -Hissing Of Summer (Warner (Brothers) Requests /Airplay information * COUNTRY JOE McDONALD- Paradise Lawns (Asylum) WHO -By Numbers (MCA) * PAUL SIMON -Still Crazy After All PINK FLOYD-Wish You Were Here * to reflect greatest product ac- With An Ocean View (Fantasy) * These Years (Columbia) TERRY GARTHWAITE -Terry (Arista) tivity at regional and national (Columbia) * LITTLE FEAT -The Last Record Album * levels. * ROBERT PALMER- Pressure Drop (Is- (Warner Brothers) * ELTON JOHN -Rock Of The Westies * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Face * PAUL SIMON -Still Crazy After All land) (MCA) The Music (United Artists) These Years (Columbia) *STEELEYE SPAN -All Around My Hat WGRQ -FM- Buffalo * KENNY RANKIN- Inside (Little David) `k NAZARETH -Hair Of The Dog (A &M) * DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- (Chrysalis) Wind On The Water (ABC) JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer * PATTI SMITH -Horses (Arista) WRNO -FM -New Orleans * TERRY GARTHWAITE -Terry (Arista) Lawns (Asylum) TOP ADD ONS: WEBN -FM-Cincinnati KBPI Denver NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) -FM- NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) WRAS -FM- Atlanta JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer Lawns RORY GALLAGHER-Against The Grain ROBERT PALMER- Pressure Drop (Is- (Asylum) JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer DR. JOHN- Hollywood Be Thy Name (Chrysalis) KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) land) CAT STEVENS- Numbers (A&M) Lawns (Asylum) (United Artists) THE BAND- Northern Lights -Southern Cross JAMES COTTON BAND -High Energy JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer SUPERTRAMP- Crisis? What Crisis (Capitol) TOMMY BOLIN- Teaser (Nemperor) LITTLE FEAT-The Last Record Album (Buddah) Lawns (Asylum) (A &M) KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) (Warner Brothers) ELTON JOHN -Rock Of The Westies ROBERT PALMER- Pressure Drop (Is- * THE BAND- Northern Lights- South- NEIL YOUNG- Zuma (Reprise) (MCA) CHICAGO -IX Chicagos Greatest Hits land) REQUEST ern Cross (Capitol) *TOP /AIRPLAY. (Columbia) VASSAR CLEMENTS -Superbow (Mer- * WHO -By Numbers (MCA) PAULSIMON -Still Crazy Alter All These Years GROVER WASHINGTON JR. -Feel So STYX- Equinox (A &M) cury) ELECTRIC UGHT ORCHESTRA -Face (Columbia) Good (Kudu) * * ELTON JOHN -Rock Of The Westies ELTON JOHN -Rock Of The Westies (MCA) The Music (United Artists) * COUNTRY JOE McDONALD- Paradise (MCA) * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Face LINDA ROMSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise * DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- BRUCE To With An Ocean View (Fantasy) The Music (United Artists) * SPRINGSTEEN -Born Run (Asylum) Wind On The Water (ABC) * KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND -(TK) (Columbia) cOUNTRY JOE McDONALD- Paradise With An * NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) HOT Yellow Fever (Grunt) * LITTLE FEAT -The Last Record Album Ocean View (Fantasy) * TUNA- WMMR -FM- Philadelphia * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus (Warner Brothers) * PAUL SIMON -Still Crazy After All (Grunt) * NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) NEIL YOUNG-Zuma (Reprise) BREAKOUTS: These Years (Columbia) * DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) GINO VANNELLI -Storm At Sunup * IONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer IONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer Lawns * Wind On The Water (ABC) Lawns (Asylum) Be (Asylum) * LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- (A &M) DR. JOHN- Hollywood Thy Name THE BAND Lights -Southern Cross guise (Asylum) TODD RUNDGREN'S UTOPIA -An- (United Artists) -Northern WYDD -FM- Pittsburgh * (Capitol) other Live (Bearsville) DEEP PURPLE -Come Taste The Band Midnight Lightening (Reprise) HMI HENDRIX- DR. JOHN- Hollywood Be Thy Name (Deep Purple) KENNY RANKIN- Inside (Little David) WAIV- FM- Jacksonville (United Artist) * ANGEL -(Casablanca) TOP ADD ONS: RORY GALLAGHER -Against The Grain MICHAEL MURPHEY -Swans Against KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) KLOS -FM -Los Angeles * TOP ADD ONS: (Chrysalis) The Sun (Epic) NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run t CAT STEVENS- Numbers (A &M) STYS- Equinox (A &M) MICHAEL MURPHEY -Swans Against The Sun KINKS- Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) THE LESLIE WESTBAND- (Phantom) (Columbia) THE BAND- Northern Lights- South- NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) (Epic) * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Face ern Cross (Capitol) JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer Lawns ROSY MUSIC -Siren (Atco) NEIL YOUNG -Zuma (Reprise) KINKS -Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) (Asylum) The Music (United Artists) JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer RORY GALLAGHER- Against The Grain MICHAEL MURPIIEY-Swans Against The Sun (Chrysalis) * FLEETWOOD MAC -(Reprise) Radio Lawns (Asylum) KRAFTWERK- -Activity (Capitol) WAAF -FM- Worchester (Epic) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus ANDREW GOLD- (Elektra) COUNTRY JOE McDONALD- Paradise JONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer (Grunt) * * ELTON JOHN -Rock Of The Westies *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: With An Ocean View (Fantasy) Lawns (Asylum) *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: (MCA) * GARY WRIGHT -Dream Weaver MICHAEL MURPHEY-Swans Against - JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octpus (Grunt) KISS -Alive (Casablanca) JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus (Warner Brothers) * The Sun (Epic) * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -Face The Music PAUL SIMON -Still Crazy Atter All These Years (Grunt) (United Artists) (Columbia) * CHARUE DANIELS BAND- Nightrider * MARSHALL TUCKER BAND- Search- RITA COOUDGE -It's Only Love * LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- JIMI HENDRIX-Midnight Lightening (Reprise) PINK FLOYD-Wish You Were Here (Columbia) (Kamasutra) ing For A Rainbow (Capricorn) (A&M) KRAFTWERK- Radio -Activity (Capitol) GARY MIGHT -Dream Weaver (Warner Bros.) guise (Asylum) JIMI HENDRIX- Midnight Lightening LESLIE WEST BAND- (Phantom) SKYHOOKS -Ego Is Not A Dirty Word PAUL SIMON -Still Crazy After All * * (Mushroom) (Reprise) These Years (Columbia) BREAKOUTS: * ROBERT PALMER- Pressure Drop (Is- KOME -FM -San Jose BREAKOUTS: land) NEIL YOUNG-Zuma (Reprise) TOP CAT STEVENS- Numbers (A &M) SITS- Equinox (A &M) MICHAEL MURPHEY -Swans Against The Sun ADD ONS: * FOGHAT -Fool For The City (Bears- NEIL YOUNG (Reprise) JIMI HENDRIX- Midnight Lightening -Zuma (Epic) DR. JOHN- Hollywood Be Thy Name (United ville) IONI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer Lawns (Reprise) 10NI MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer Lawns Artists) TOP ADD * BONNIE RAITT -Home Plate (Warner (Asylum) (Asylum) ONS. KINKS-Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) NEIL YOUNG-Zuma (Reprise) Brothers) BARKLEY JAMES HARVEST -Time Honored Fever (Grunt) HOT TUNA -Yellow KINKS- Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) IONI MITCHELL -Hissing Of Summer Lawns KENNY RANKIN- Inside (Little David) Ghosts (Polydor) WHO -By Numbers (MCA) jolt MITCHELL- Hissing Of Summer Lawns (Asylum) * DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- * WWWW- FM- Detroit (Asylum) KINKS- Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA) WPLR -FM -New Haven Wind On The Water (ABC) NEIL YOUNG -Zama (Reprise) KSHE- FM -St. Louis KINKS In Disgrace (RCA) MURPHEY -Swans Against The Sun -Schoolboys * PAUL SIMON -Still Crazy After All MICHAEL MURPHEY -Swans Against MICHAEL *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: Fm. 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`C hey said there'll be snow at Christmas `Chey said there'll be peace on earth But instead it just Fhept on raining A veil of tears for the `3irgin birth I remember one Christmas morning A winters light and a distant choir And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell And their eyes full of tinsel and fire

`Chey sold me a dream of Christmas `Choy sold me a silent night And they told me a fairy story `Gill I believed in the Israelite And I believed in Father Christmas And I Ioohzed to the shy with excited eyes `Gill I wohe with a yawn in the first light of dawn And I saw him and through his disguise

I wish you a hopeful Christmas I wish you a brave new Year All anguish, pain and sadness Leave your heart and let your road be clear `Choy said there'd be snow at Christmas `Chey said there'd be peace on earth I5allelujah noel be it heaven or hell `Che Christmas we get we deserve

1 Grey; Lake's birst Selo Single, "I Relieve In Father Christmas" from Atlaiitic- Records.

1975 Atlantic Recording Corp OA Warner Communications Company

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