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A Billboard Publication The International Music -Record -Tape Newsweekly February 7, 1976 $1.50 Col Pics Pub Bows Tape Returns5,114 Attend 10th Vex London Hit LP Song Folios By STEPHEN TRAIMAN NEW YORK-Continuing dis- MIDEM, Firm Up By JOHN SIPPEL tributor hassles over return privi- -Asingle hit al- Folio contents are the actual songs in leges in the phaseout of Ampex/ bum folio series. 12 inches square so the same sequence as the recording. London prerecorded tapes casts an it can be stocked right with its LP The new $2.98 for single LP and intangible shadow over the am- Most Deals Ever counterpart ina browser box or $4.98 for two -LP folio series bitious two -level push planned by By PETER JONES rack, is being introduced nationally could well revolutionize folio sales London for bothits new import CANNES-The 10th MIDEM, Feb. 10 by Columbia Pictures Publi- because it makes it possible to stock "highest quality cassettes" and pop U.K. Label Execs with the biggest attendance from the cations' print division. the hit LP and the folio together. cassette/8 track product to be cus- largest number of countries, created The hit folio, the brain- This marketing concepthas tom duplicated by Ampex. In Freebie Ban? an atmosphere forthegreatest child of Frank Hackinson, division caused Columbia Pictures Publica- Both Ampex and London are fac- amount of activity, vice president, carries an exact re- tions' Joe Lopez. sales manager of ing the problems coincident with the ByREX ANDERSON says organizer Bernard Chevry. production of the album on its cover. (Continued on page 57) (Continued on page 57) LONDON-Record company ex- In hard statistics, there were 5,114 ecutives risk heavy fines and impris- participants, including stand exhib- Block Booking Deal On onment if they continue to sanction itors, journalists, radio and tv repre- the distribution of free singles to re- sentatives and performers. On the IMIC Board Has WI Prestige For 75 N.Y. Colleges tailers. The warning was issued this artistside, major international week by Geoffrey Bridge, director names like Joan Baez, Henry Man- LOSANGELES-The global fla- tor, Transatlantic Records. London; By JIMFISHEL vor of the music business is reflected Robert Kingston. managing direc- general of the British Phonographic cini, Gloria Gaynor, Rick Wakeman in the international advisory board tor.SouthernMusic, London; NEW YORK-Major recording Industry Assn. following discussions and arrived to per- for the sixth International Music In- Andre Midani, general manager, acts will be delivered at greatly re- withthe government regarding form and to talk to the world's music dustry Conference presented by Phonogram of Brazil: Manual Villa- duced block -booking prices to the 75 Value Added Tax regulations. business representatives. Billboard in Hawaii May 6-10. real, president, CBS Mexico; Misa member schools of the Student Assn. In a just taken survey of 50 re- There were 42 countries repre- Among the first overseas execu- Watanabe,president. Watanabe of the State Univ. of New York tailers, all confirmed that they have sented, with 515 stands, a total of tives announced for the advisory Music. Tokyo. and Len Wood. man- (SASU) under terms of a new agree- received free records in varying 974 companies, 72 more than last panel by Lee Zhito, Billboard's pub- aging director. EMI Record Group, ment between the organization and quantities. Six said that 25% of their year. There were 175 different publi- lisher -editor Anderson, London. an independent talent agency. weekly stock intake and newspapers Stock- Although this concept was at- of free records. They said the prac- represented, writing on behalf of 22 president, Sweden Music, Additional invitations to serve on holm; Louis Couttolenc. president, tempted one year ago, and failed tice was generally restricted to sin- different countries. RCA Records, Mexico; Arnold the subject planning board have through reported non -cooperation gles but some companies also sent As ever there was talk of MIDEM Gosewich, president, Capitol of Can- gone out to key industry leaders in from booking agencies, this go - albums. starting slowly, but by the end of the ada; Nathan Joseph, managing edi- (Continued on page 66) (Continued on page 33) (Continued on page 50) (Continued on page 46) Pop Music Imports Boom ByBOB KIRSCH LOS ANGELES-Imported pop land and a growing legion of fans music continues its steady upswing are among the reasons. in this country. There are a number "Over the past several months of reasons for the interest and suc- there has been a rash of radio shows cess of imports on these shores: specializing in imported product on New radio shows centering the West Coast," says Mark Ferju- around imported product, a growing lian, general manager of the West- European rock scene, more singles ern operation ofJem Records, one of and music oriented books from Eng- (Continued on page 57) Country Bookers: $ Ahead By GERRY WOOD NASHVILLE-Noting larger box- last three weeks than in any period officereceipts,biggeraudiences for quite a while," comments Shorty and a more confident attitude from Lavender, president of the Laven- promoters,Nashvillebooking der -Blake Agency. "Everything has "200 YEARS OF "-Colunbia =KC 34035. This new agents agree that January showed a been more active, and it looks good SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION, third album from the incomparable hot selling SONNY JAMES album is the most talked about country product definite upturn in business over the since we have more bookings in ad- Bette Midler, is causing a sensation from coast to coast. Features a cornu- of the industry."THE PRISONER'SSONG"-#3.10276-a new single same month the previous year. And vance than normal for this time of copia of sounds such as the instant hit, "Strangers in the Night," the pulled from this album-will add to his #1 string of hits. Dealers stock year. hot FM programmed "Buckets of Rain," which Bette sings with Dylan, and heavy! A new single. A new album. (Advertisement) the figures buoy their enthusiasm album about the coming months. "If the past three shows are any her own lavish version of "Old Cape Cod." Bette's most exciting yet! Bette's in the midstof a mammoth nationwide sold out tour, "We've done more business in the (Continued on page 36) giving instant impetus to sales. (Advertisement) ( Advertisement Melissa Manchester's

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General News 3 DISTRIBS ALLEGED VICTIMS Puerto Rico PAID $ AND BARTERED GOODS 3 Indicted On Tax Brakes Distribs, Dealers Mail Fraud Charge Music Sales By RUDY GARCIA Testify In Newark LOS ANGELES-An alleged scheme which defrauded local record distri- NEW YORK-A 6.6% excise tax bution firms of possibly more than $250,000 forms the base for a mail fraud imposed a year ago by the Puerto Ri- NEWARK-Nine record distributors and retailers testified last week at the indictment brought by the federal grand jury against Audio Marketing Serv- can government on allimported trial of Brunswick Record Corp. officials that they paid cash or bartered mer- ices Corp., Land o' Music and three defendants. goods except food and medicine has chandise in exchange for Brunswick products. They all said the defendants Indicted for conspiracy and mail cut into sales of recorded product to initiated the . fraud charges are Jack Feinberg, favorable credit ratings from distrib- wholesalers and retailers in other The government contends the also known as Jack Fine of Los An- Caribbean islands, a major distribu- "I asked Davis what this money utors and branches. proceeds of the sales in some cases was being used for and he told me geles, Lawrence Arthur Anthony of In Superior Court here, records tor with a Puerto Rican branch of- were used to pay off radio station Santa Monica and Noel Dean Land fice reports. that it was being used to complete indicate that the following record personnel. the construction of the Brunswick of Santa Ana Heights. distribution entities and a tape firm Prior to the tax taking effect last However, all nine prosecution Starting in September 1973, de- February, Puerto Rico was a natural recording studioinChicago," or collection agencies representing witnesses said none of the Brunswick Greenspan said under direct exam- fendants allegedly devised a scheme them filed five suits charging delin- distribution point for such places as executives ever asked them to hide to bilk Capitol, Phonogram, Record the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, inationby prosecutor Thomas quencies in 1974 and 1975. The 1974 or in any way disguise the deals. Greelish. Merchandising, RCA, London of filings were: Caine & Weiner for the Dutch West Indies and other That testimony was elicited by de- , MCA, WEA, Motown such Caribbean island groupings. Greenspan added that he never RCA asking $4,160.58; and Kaplan fense attorneys, who have indicated received any bills for these transac- and others not identified. & Kaplan for London Records of Many Puerto Rican AM and FM ra- that a major thrust of their case will dio stations can be heard easily in tions. Defendants used the mails to mis- California, $4,375.80. The 1975 fil- be that none of the defendants had He also said he purchased about represent financial statements and ings were: Phonogram, $114,241.09; those areas and the distributors any criminal intent when the deals cash positions to attempt to obtain made special sales efforts to reach $30,000 worth of Brunswick records AMS forCapitol Records, were undertaken. ina similar manner from Earl $112,941.26; and American Tape potential buyers there. The trial in Federal Court here "With increased interest in both Glicken, who he said was an inde- Corp., New Jersey, $9,875. Defend- opened three weeks ago and the pendent promotion man working FM STATION, ant in all cases was Audio Marketing American and Latin recorded prod- prosecution expects to complete its uct in those areas, we really looked the Chicago market. Services Corp. case by next Friday. Other government witnesses testi- AUDIO FIRMS (Continued on page 57) (Continued on page 48) Seymour Greenspan, a partner in fying, like Greenspan, said that Summit Distributors of Skokie, Ill., when they paid cash they received HIT IT OFF testified for the government that in prices below the normal wholesale By JOHN SIPPEL Lipton And Blaine 1971 he purchased about $34,000 Ford Foundation price. LOS ANGELES-A three-day af- worth of Brunswick records through LouisKrefetz, a former general Open S.F. One -Stop Carl Davis, who heads Brunswick's fair between a local FM radio sta- Halts Subsidies (Continued on page 10) tionandrepresentativeaudio LOS ANGELES-Music People, Chicago office, and paid for the makers and retailers portends a new a broad -based music firm, has been To Record Cos. merchandise by giving checks to kind of relationship between broad- launched here by Mike Lipton and Davis. Greenspan said the checks Coverage of the first Disco Forum caster and hi fi manufacturer. Elliot Blaine and their first move is a NEW YORK-With "nearly all" were made out either to Davis per- held in New York appears on pages Will Lewis, general manager of one -stop operation in San Fran- its $400,000 allotment already com- sonally or to "Carl Davis Manage- 23-29. Coverage of MIDEM held KPFK, local public -supported Pa- cisco. mitted, the Ford Foundation has ter- ment." Davis is a defendant in the last week in Cannes, appears on cifica Foundation FM outlet, hasn't Lipton, former vice president of minateditscurrent program of case. page 46. finally figured the take for the sta- United Artists Music and Records sponsoring commercial recordings tion's expansion program resulting Group and president of Musical Isle of serious works by living American from the Jan. 23-25 Audio Bazaar. of American, says that Music People . He knows the three-day noon -to -10 has purchased "certain assets of Mu- The abrupt halt of the program Fox Agency Effects p.m. event drew 7,000 at $1 each. sical Isle of America." some 11 months afteritwas In addition, local retailers exhib- Musical Isle has discontinued its launched caught a number of labels iting sold more than $100,000 at re- one -stop operations in the San Fran- deep into negotiations for future Soviet Royalty Pact recordings that will now have to be tailin audio playback. That in- cisco area. Lipton and Blaine, previ- By IS HOROWITZ cluded an as yet unreckoned amount ously general manager of Musical scrapped. It had been expected that Isle's San Francisco branch, have the plan would remain effective for NEW YORK-The Harry Fox more than a year ago. This voids the going directly to KPFK's expansion Agency has signed an agreement need for a separate Fox-VAAP fund from a "white elephant" sale opened a one -stop at 467 Sixth St. the better part of three years. and will open another in Oakland Only two months ago it was dis- with VAAP, the Soviet copyright agreement covering mechanical col- and auction of demonstration and agency, for the collection of me- lections in the U.S., says Al Berman, new componentry donated by the Monday (2). closed that $180,000 had been dis- Other Music People develop- bursed to 15 labels (Billboard, Dec. chanical royalties due U.S. publish- Fox chief. (Continued on page 42) ers on sales of records in Russia. ments will be announced shortly. (Continued on page 45) The newly signed pact runs Only marginal income is expected through the end of 1977, according to derive from the deal in the imme- to Berman, and contains automatic diatefuture,since relatively few two-year extension provisos. These recordings bearing protected Ameri- take effect automatically, if neither '76 American Song Fest Mapped can material are currently distrib- party exercises cancellation options. uted in Russia. VAAP payments to Fox are due Success Of First Two Spurs Danz To Continue Series However, atrend towardin- semi-annually. creased release has been noticed and By DAVE DEXTER JR. will be stimulated further by the re- LOS ANGELES-Plans are being Peter Thom, who last week were More than 65,000 entries were re- ciprocal , implemented made by Tad Danz, general man- presented a check for $25,000 for ceived, it was reported. last year between CBS Records and ager, for another-the third-annual composing "Why Don't We Live Barry Manilow, Aristaact,re- Melodiya, the Soviet record author- Judge Hears American Song Festival to be held Together," judged the best song of corded the Galdston-Thom winner ity. on an international basis later this the '75 event. in his recently released LP, "Tryin' In effect, the Fox Agency already Motown-CTI year. The Galdston-Thom entry was To Get The Feeling." represents VAAP on mechanicals chosen by a panel comprising Mar- The two winners first got together for Soviet material recorded in the Danz will announce the renewed vin Hamlish, Al Kasha, Merle Hag- in New York in 1973 when they U.S. through its representation of Case Mon. competition Feb. 16, Billboard has gard, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Mathis, worked together in a rock combo. learned. the Macmillan Co. here, parent of NEW YORK-FederalDistrict Van McCoy, Kenny Loggins, Jim Chappell Music owns publishing G. Schirmer and Associated Music Court Judge Gagliardi hears argu- Winners of the just completed Messina, Jim Stafford, Mary Trav- rights to their compositions. Publishers.Macmillan'sexclusive ments Monday (2) on Motown's pe- 1975 contest are Phil Gladston and ers and Glenn Yarbrough. (Continued on page 10) deal for all Russian music was inked tition for a preliminary injunction halting CTI from distributing any Greatest Hits Show Remarkable Sales product through non -Motown dis- tributors. LONG-LIVED ALBUMSSeveral Years After Original Release Motown filed for the preliminary By CLAUDE HALL injunction Jan. 22, following its fil- ing Jan. 7 of a $28 million coun- LOS ANGELES-Select albums- week before the holidays.Pretty time ago and replaced "Bridge Over lantic Records, says "Led Zeppelin tersuit against CTI asking damages especially Greatest Hits series-show good when you consider the LP had Troubled Water" which stillsells IV"containing"StairwayTo extraordinary sales vitality. For ex- for undelivered masters. been out more than 60 weeks. And around 1,500 copies a week. Heaven" "is probably our biggest CTI began the legal battle by fil- ample, "The Greatest Hits Of you can add another 30% for 8 -track An album doesn't have to be a weekly seller among albums and it ing suit Dec. 12 against Motown and Johnny Mathis" is still selling at the and cassette sales to that volume. greatest hits collection to reach aston- has been out three or four years." rate of around 1,500 copies a week, charging breach of its distribution Some of the greatest hits series sell ishing continued sales. Olivia New- A spokesman for MCA Records pact in a number of ways. and that particular album graced the better than new albums by the same ton -John's "Let Me Be There" has asks: "What is the saturation point Billboard album charts for years be- Motown's bid for a preliminary artist in the top 100 of the LP chart, been out more than 110 weeks and is on albums like these? Who knows? injunction also seeks to stop others fore falling off. one executive confesses. still averaging 5,500 a week in sales. The Who are extremely popular, es- from participating in the distribu- Another case is Elton John, whose For instance, Simon & Garfunkel's The most interesting thing is that pecially with older material. You greatest hits album right before tion of CTI product. greatest hits album averaged be- some of the albums have virtually no pick up a new generation of buyers Motown also asks for the appoint - Christmas sold 93,113 one week, tween 10,000 to 15,000 sales a week market saturation point. each year for something like that." (Continued on page 66) 73,600 the next and 39,292 the last all of last year; it was released a long Jerry Greenberg, president of At- (Continued on page 55)

Billboard is published weekly by Billboard Publications, Inc., One Astor Plaza, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. Subscription rate: annual rate, Continental U.S. $60.00; single-copy price, $1.50. Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y. and at additional mailing offices. Current and back copies of Billboard are available on microfilm from KTO Microform,Rte 100, Milwood, N.Y. 10546 or Xerox University Microfilms, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. Postmaster, please send form 3579 to Billboard, P.O. Box 2158, Radnor, Pa. 19089, Area Cods 215, 687-8200. General News DECEMBER RECORD MCA Opens PROBLEMS SOLVED? Phono-Mercury In New Depts., Dharma Label Signs Jem Distrib Aid CHICAGO-Dharma Records tember and almost immediately sug- Procedures hopes a new distribution agreement gested a distribution deal. Best Of 28 Years By JEAN WILLIAMS with import specialists Jem Records "They were surprised that we By BRUCE MEYER and Jem Records West will solve its have remained as obscure as we LOS ANGELES-In an effort to long-standing distributionprob- have, considering the quality of our CHICAGO - Phonogram- albums ready to ship on a certain make 1976 its most successful year, lems. product," says Johnson. "They've Mercury posted the most success- date. It usually takes a salesman MCA Records has added new de- been giving us some nice reviews to ful dollar volume year in its 28 - a week or two to cycle all the ac- partments and initiated several new "Our main problem has been a their accounts through their mailer- year history during 1975, capped counts he services. Now we give policies. lack of distribution and exposure," especially on 'Angel Dust.' " by an all-time record month in him that 10 days to sell all of It is also strengthening its national says Paula Johnson, Dharma's sales Also includedintheinitial December. those accounts. promotion force by bringing it to- and promotion director. "Jem is a Jules Abramson, senior vice big step for us and it's already had Dharma catalog to be distributed by "And on the release day, we gether under one roof, according to JEM are the debut LP by the At- president for marketing, cites can ship to everyone at the same Vince Cosgrave, vice president of an effect. We've been getting calls lantis Philharmonic, a synthesizer marketing techniques, a new dis- time, which gives us a better op- promotion. from all over the country about 'An- duo from Cleveland, and "Street - tribution system and a balanced portunity to make an impact on Cosgrave explainsthat MCA's gel Dust,' a progressive rock album roster of top veteran artists and dancer," the first album for a Chi- the marketplace. In some cases, Nashville staff is now based in Los by Gabriel Bondege." cago group on Dharma's sub- promising newcomers for the we even ship a day ahead of the Angeles. And all promotion will be Johnson says Jem co-owner Marty sidiary Future label. sales success. He did not give any actual release date, to ensure that executed from here. Scott contacted Dharma last Sep- specific figures. all accounts get the product on He says the label is appointing a BRUCE MEYER Abramson credits a new "pre - the same day." national adult contemporary direc- promotion" system for product Abramson also says Phono- tor to handle its new move into the release dates for a large share of gram's policy of issuing a major adult contemporary market and a Harrison Quits EMI's Roster the year-end boost that gave release package in mid -Decem- national secondary promotion direc- By PETER JONES Phonogram its record year. tor. Both posts have been created in ber had a significant impact on CANNES- has Of the other former Beatles, Paul "We used to present new re- an effort to bolster attention in other sales, both during the last-minute become the first of the ex -Beatles to McCartney has concluded a new leases on a given release date, than the traditional Top 40 and pro- holiday rush and in the first few formally break a 13 -year association world-wide deal with EMI, while and that was the day we sent ev- gressive radio areas. weeks of the new year. with EMI. He announced at and have erything into the field, all at once. He points out that by bringing the Last June, Phonogram shifted MIDEM that his personal recording still to confirm their future plans. It meant that we weren't able to force together, the chances for cross- from independent distributors to future would be on his own Dark get a unified approach at all the over records from country to Top 40 Harrison admitted that there had the distribution system of Pho- Horse label which he formed 18 various levels in distribution, or adult contemporary are greater. nodisc, a sister company under been no shortage of big money of- marketing and promotion," he He adds that it's time-consuming months ago in partnership with the Polygram umbrella, Abram- A&M in Los Angeles. fers from major companies but when says. when dealing with representatives son says the change had an im- asked why he had rejected them he "Now, 10 days prior to the re- based in other states. His own commitment would be joked "I'm a kamikazi pop star." He lease date, we notify everyone mediate positive effect in "serv- And John Bullard, newly ap- for three to five years with a first LP due to be released in early summer. that, say, we will have four new (Continued on page 66) pointed vice president of a&r and (Continued on page 50) publicity injects, "1976 will bring more concern about proper public- ity for MCA's artists. We are dealing in career direction and longevity, ExecukiveTurntable $3 Mil Sought By Hayes not just selling records. "Our a&r department will gear a Steve Wax named Elektra /Asylum's executive vice president, upped from lot of effort toward syndicated pro- promotion vice president. Replacing him in the national promotion past is Ken In Lawsuit Against Stax grams in exposing our artists." Buttice.. .. Gordon named vice president -general manager of Prodigal MEMPHIS-Isaac Hayes has Hayes recordings, but so far only An entirely new department, field Records, the Detroit label Motown took over from Barney Ales when he re- sued Stax Records, its officers, two one royalty statement has been pro- operations headed by Stan turned to Motown. Prince has been with Motown 10 years, last as national sin- subsidiaries and its receiver for $3 duced by Stax. has been added. gles sales manager.... David Shein switches from Polygram Corp., U.S., con- million in U. S. Bankruptcy Court Named defendants in the suit in Latan explains that he coordi- trollerto controller of Polydor, Inc. Richard Pardo succeeds Shein at charging Stax violated his contract addition to Stax are: nates the label's policy and proce- Polygram. Peter Fassler, who was with Polygram group, Austria, becomes spe- cial assistant to Jan Cook, senior vice president, Polygram, U.S. and has not paid royalties due him. Higgs; Birdees Music Corp.; East dures and oversees the people in the The suit asks $1 million in unpaid Memphis Music Corp; ASCAP; field to insure their awareness of all royalties and $2 million for contract BMI; Stax officers Al , James policies. Rick Dobbis joins Arista Records in new post of director, product manage- defaults and damages. Stewart, Edward Pollack, James He confides that after several ment, from vice president and general manager at Blue Sky Records, which he The petition, filed for Hayes by Burton; and the Harry Fox Agency. years, MCA has rewritten and up- co-founded. Replacing him at Blue Sky is Marcia Franklin, formerly executive his attorney, McDonald Yawn, asks dated its policy and procedures. He Bankruptcy Judge William B. assistant to Steve Paul, Blue Sky president.... Sherrie Levy promoted to pub- that Stax receiver W. Otis Higgs Jr. points out that job descriptions are licity director at Buddah Records from staffer. She replaces Nancy Lewis, who be ordered to "sequester, impound Leffler set a hearing on the petition now in writing covering sales man- for 10 a.m. Feb. 26. is managing the tour in the U.S. for three months. Upon her and marshal" assets of Stax to satisfy agers, promotion persons, sales per - return, Lewis assumes new post of director, international affairs. the claims and to return to Hayes all Stax was forced into bankruptcy (Continued on page 66) copyrights and masters of tapes of Dec. 19 by three creditors. Judge * * * records produced by Hayes, as Leffler ruled recently that Stax must Bob Sheri, West Coast promo chief for Scepter, has resigned and will re- agreed to between the two parties in shut down operations. He amended turn to independent record production in Los Angeles.... Jock Ashton has left 1974 when Hayes ended by agree- that order at the Hayes hearing to In This Issue CAMPUS 33 ABC Records as San Francisco local promo man.... Rudy Garcia named Bill- ment his contract with Stax. permit another label to distribute CLASSICAL 45 board's international and Latin departments editor. He is in the New York bu- Yawn says the settlement required 5,000 copies of a record which had COUNTRY 36 reau.... Kathryn Schenker, once a partner in F.K.S. publicity and with MCA Stax to make periodic royality pay- already been taped by Stax before 22 Records since 1975, has been promoted to East Coast artist relations and pub- ments and give accountings of Stax was ordered closed. GOSPEL 53 licity director.... Randall Davis, Los Angeles newspaper writer joins Capitol INTERNATIONAL 46 Records publicity staff in the newly created post of editorial copywriter. Kathy JUKEBOX 33 Wagner, formerly national publicity coordinator at Capitol, promoted to LATIN 48 Western publicity manager. MARKETPLACE 54,55 Drake-Chenault To Redo RADIO 12 * * * SOUL 34 48 -Hour 'History Of Rock' SOUND BUSINESS 32 Industry veteran Maury Bloom returns to the wars assisting Amherst's na- TALENT 20 tional publicity chief, Rich Sargeant. He was last with MCA's Buffalo branch. By CLAUDE HALL TAPE/AUDIO/VIDEO 42 ... Mike Walker, who was national accounts manager at G.R.C. Records, has LOS ANGELES-"The History with an hour to honor each addi- FEATURES joined Bang Records as general manager.... Sylvi Brown, formerly with A&M Stock Market Quotations 8 Of Rock And Roll" will be com- tional year as it came and went. But Records in sales and production coordination, joins Macey Lippman Market- Vox Jox 18 ing as marketing coordinator. ... Long-time Memphis distribution executive pletely redone and modernized, an- three or four years ago, the special Studio Track 32 nounces Bill Drake, owner with was pulled off the market and the Sid Melvin, most recently moving to Handleman when that firm bought out Disco Action 22 the Musical Isle branch, has joined Heilicher Bros./J.L. Marsh there as re- Gene Chenault of the radio syndica- Drake-Chenault firm has not ac- Inside Track 66 gional sales manager. tion firm of Drake-Chenault here. tively sold it since. CHARTS "We hope to be in production Art Astor, now executive vice Bubbling Under * * * within 30 days," Drake says. "It is president and general manager of Hot 100/Top LPs 18 one of our first priorities." Drake-Chenault, was manager of Gospel LPs 53 Elevated to the new regional manager positions at Word Records are John At press time, an emcee for the KHJ during its formative rock glo- Soul LPs 35 Moore, Tom Ramsey, Cy Jackson and James High. Nine new regional sales- massive radio series, which covers ries and in December 1968 when the Hot Soul Singles 34 men working with the managers are: (Moore) John Baker, Norbert Hettinga the history of rock from its early special was first broadcast. Hot Country Singles 41 and Gil Sypher, Midwest and East; (Ramsey) H.W. Day, Martin Drury and Hot Country LPs 39 country and blues rootstothe "It had an average Hooper rating Foy Owen, South; (Jackson) Steve Bock, Bill Conine and Vern Haas, West and Hot Latin LPs 48 Northwest; and (High) Denny Bray, Bob Wood and Steve Sutton, Southwest. present day, had not been decided. of a 26 share which was phenom- Hits of the World 52 The original version was hosted enal. On that basis, we got as high as Hot 100 60 ... Jim Vienneau moves from the recently closed 20th Century Nashville office by Robert W. Morgan, then an air $150 per minute for a spot and the Top 50 Easy Listening 45 to Polydor/MGM's Nashville operation as a&r director. personality with KHJ here where the show was always sold out. It grossed Rack Singles/LPs Best Sellers...33 * * * special was produced. Ron Jacobs, easily $72,000 the first time we ran Top LPs 62, 64 then program director of the station, it." RECORD REVIEWS Raymond J. Steiner promoted to executive vice president of Sony.... Jack was involved in much of the produc- The documentary was in hour Singles Radio Action 14, 15 Bondus named marketing manager, commercial and educational, 3M Mag- tion work on the 48 hours of the spe- segments; some stations ran it an Album Radio Action 19 netic audio/video products division. John Miller becomes sales supervisor in cial, which was Drake's brainchild. hour a day or an hour a week: others Album Reviews 56 same areas. ... Dennis Gilhooley upped to manager, sales statistics, Zenith Singles Reviews 58 Later, the special was updated (Continued on page 12) Sales Co. and represents the firm on the EIA's marketing services committee. Black Oak Arkansas announcesthe release of theirnewalbum,

When Black Oak Arkansas toured America in 1975 they played to over 500,000 (that's half a million) people in 81shows for a total gross of more than $3,500,000.00. "Live! Mutha" comes from that tour, recorded during Black Oak's sole -out Mother's Day Concert in Long Beach, California.

Black Oak Arkansas "Live! Mutha" SD 36-128 Produced by Black Oak Arkansas

Black Oak Arkansas' gold records to date: Black Oak Arkansas (SD 33-354) Raunch "N" Roll (SD 7019) High On the Hog (SD 7035)

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Billboard Publications, Inc., 9000 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.90069 8 Labels Awarded $250,000 In Charlotte Ruling UID (213) 273-7040 Cable: Billboy LA; NY Telex -620523; LA Telex-698669 NEW YORK-In three separate Litigation in this case began in were finally turned over to the court court actions involving unauthor- EDITOR IN CHIEF: Lee Zhito (L.A.) EDITOR EMERITUS: Paul Ackerman (N.Y.) 1970 in the General Court of Justice, following the threat of another con- MANAGING EDITOR: Eliot Tiegel (LA) ized duplication and sale of re- Superior Court Division of Meck- tempt citation. corded product, one defendant was lenburg County and was fought In a similar action inDetroit, NEWS BUREAUS & REGIONAL OFFICES fined $5,000 and received a sus- through a number of courts of ap- damages in the sum of $120,000 CHICAGO, Ill. 60606, 150 N. Wacker Dr., Area Code 312, CE 6-9818. Editorial, Anne pended sentence of two years in jail pellate jurisdiction before the final were awarded to A&M Records, Duston; Sales, Bill Kanzer. CINCINNATI, Ohio 45214, 21 60 Patterson St. Area Code 513- and two other defendants were or- judgment was entered. CBS, Tammy Wynette and Johnny 381-6450. LONDON: 7 Carnaby St, London W. 1. Telex -262100. Phone 437-8090. Cable: dered to pay a total of $370,000 in Billboard London. European Editorial Director, Mike Hennessey; U.K. News Editor, Peter At one point, following a perma- Cash in a final court judgment in Jones; Regional Publishing Director, Andre de Vekey. MILAN, Italy, Piazzale Loreto 9, Tel: damages to the injured parties. nent injunction entered against the their action against MVC Distribut- 28.29.158. Bureau Chief, Germano Ruscitto. NASHVILLE, Tenn. 37203, 1717 West End In Charlotte, N.C., eight record defendants in 1972, the defendants ing Corp. and Sicom Electronics, pi- Ave. Area Code 615, 329-3925. Bureau Chief, Gerry Wood; Sales, John McCartney. NEW companies were awarded $250,000 were found in contempt of the in- rate tape operations which had been YORK, N.Y. 10036, 1 Astor Plaza, Area Code 212, 764-7300. Bureau Chief, Is Horowitz. in a consent judgment resulting JAPAN: 1694 Hiyoshi-cho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223. Tel: 044-61.6605. Bureau Chief, junction, Pettus received a 20 -day doing business in Livonia and Hideo Eguchi. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005, 733 15th St. N.W., Woodward Bldg., Rm 915. from an action brought against East- jail sentence and 180,000 pirated Plymouth, Mich. Area Code 202, 393-2580. Bureau Chief, Mildred Hall. ern Tape Corp., Super Hits, Inc., tapes were ordered destroyed. At the The Federal District Court for the Sound Duplicator Service, Inc., Jar- time the defendants operated one of Eastern District of Michigan had EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL BOARD rold H. Pettus, the principal of the the largest pirate tape operations in Lee Zhito, Eliot Tiegel, Claude Hall, John Sippel, Mildred Hall, Is Horowitz, Paul Ackerman. previously granted the plaintiffs a three firms and a number of other the Southeast. permanent injunction and had or- corporate entities under his control. A referee appointed in 1974 by the dered an accounting of the defend- EDITORS The defendants were alleged to court to rule on the question of dam- CAMPUS: Jim Fishel (N.Y.); CLASSICAL: Is Horowitz (N.Y.); COPY: Dave Dexter (L.A.); have duplicated and sold pirated ants' profits. COUNTRY: Gerry Wood (Nash.); ASSOCIATE COUNTRY: Colleen Clark (Nash.); INTER- ages determined that the record The defendants tried to introduce NATIONAL & LATIN: Rudy Garcia (N.Y.); MARKETING: John Sippel (L.A.); RADIO-TELE- versions of recorded product by the companies were entitled to an ac- financial statements attempting to VISION PROGRAMMING: Claude Hall (L.A.); RECORD REVIEWS: Bob Kirsch (L.A.); companies involved-United Artists, counting of the defendants profits. RECORDING STUDIOS: Bob Kirsch (L.A.); SPECIAL ISSUES: Earl Paige (L.A.), TALENT: show that their pirate tape dupli- Capitol, CBS, MCA, Atlantic, After attempting to resist the order, cating operations had incurred sub- Nat Freedland (L.A.); TAPE /AUDIO/VIDEO: Stephen Traiman (N.Y.); ASSOCIATE TAPE/ Elektra, RCA and Warner Bros. AUDIO /VIDEO: Radcliffe Joe (N.Y.) the defendants' business records stantial losses. However, the court rejected the claim. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS NEW OUTLOOK APPARENT In the final judgment, the court ARGENTINA: Ruben Machado, Lavalle 1783, Buenos Aires; AUSTRALIA: John Bromell, 97 noted "the defendants have repeat- Wyadra Avenue, Manly, N.S.W. 2100. AUSTRIA: Manfred Schreiber, 1180 Wien XVIII, Kreuzgasse 27. Tel: 43-30-974; BELGIUM: Juul Antonissen, 27A Oude Godstraat, 3100 edly evaded compliance with (our) Heist op den Berg. Tel: 015 241953; BRAZIL: Henry T. Johnson, Av. Rio Branco 25, Rio de orders by dissolving MVC and en- Janeiro. Tel: 233-4977; CANADA: Marty Melhuish, 89 Rainsford Rd., Toronto, Ontario. Tel: Alesa Quarterback cumbering and dissipating the assets 416-690-0512; CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Dr. Lubomir Doruzka, 14 Zeleny Pruh, 147 00 Praha 4 of Sicom. Branik. Tel: 26-16-08; DENMARK: Knud Orsted, 32 Solhojvaenget, DK 2750 Ballerup, Co- penhagen, Ballerup, Denmark. Tel: (07) 97-71-10; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Fran Jorge, PO Included in the award, which con- Box 772, Santo Domingo; FINLAND: Kari Helopaitio, 01860 Perttula, Finland. Tel: 27-18- In Motown Resurge tained a cease and desist order 36; FRANCE: Henry Kahn, 16 Rue Clauze), 75 -Paris 9 France. Tel: 878-4290; GREECE: against the defendants pertaining to Lefty Kongalides, Hellinikos Vorras, Thessaloniki. Tel: 416621; HOLLAND: Frans van der By ELIOT TIEGEL unauthorized duplication and sale Beek, Willibrorduslaan 67, Hilversum. Tel: 021 50-41022; HUNGARY: Paul Gyongy, Dere- LOS ANGELES-A realistic kutca 6, 1016 Budapest, Hungary. Tel: 45-46-45; IRELAND: Ken Stewart, 56 Rathgar Road, of Motown's growth and success, of recordings owned by the plain- Dublin 6,Eire. Tel: 97-14-72: ISRAEL: Uri Alony, POB 28028, Tel Aviv,Israel. Tel: monthly LP schedule. More commu- had run the distribution end of the tiffs, was a permanent injunction 23.92.97; ITALY: Sylvia Manasse, Via Private Maria Teresa 7, Milano 20123, Tel: 864-292 nication in the form of regular meet- company. He is now listed as a "con- against the defendant's use of the 33222 Milan; Roman Kuzak, Daily American, Via Baccina 67, Apt. 7, Rome. Tel: 679-5953: ings involving sales, promotion and sultant," but is nowhere to be seen. names of the two artists who were MEXICO: Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 11-766, Mexico 11, D.F. Tel: 905 531-3907; NEW ZEALAND: J. P. Monaghan, c/o Box 79. Wellington; POLAND: Roman Waschko, Magiera creative departments. A reaffirmed Three forthcoming LPs should also plaintiffs in the action. 9m 37, 01-873 Warszawa, Poland. Tel: 34-36-04; PORTUGAL: Fernando Tenente, R Sta dedication to reestablishing many of spearhead Motown's 1976 push into And in Columbia, S.C., a man Helena 122 R /c, Porto, Portugal; PUERTO RICO: Lorraine Blasor, PO Box 12333, Santurce, its long-time artists who have not the new year: "" slated convicted of six counts of copyright 00914. Tel: 723-4651; RUMANIA: Octavian Ursulescu, Str. Radude la La Afumati nr, 57-B had the proper promotional backing for February release, the Tempta- Sector 2, Bucharest O.P. 9. Tel: 13-46-10, 16-20-80; SPAIN: Maria Dolores Aracil, Plaza infringement in the first jury trial Mariano de Cavia 1, Madrid 13; SWEDEN: Leif Schulman, Brantingsgatan 49, 4 tr. 115 35 in the past three years. tions' "Wings Of Love" slated for ever held on the issue in Federal Stockholm. Tel: (08)629-873; REPUBLIC OF S. AFRICA: Riaan Malan, 2nd floor, State These are three of the objectives March and 's long de- District Court there, was sentenced House, Corner Quartz & Bree Streets, Johannesburg. Tel: 239271; URUGUAY: Carlos A. sought by Barney Ales, Motown's layed "Songs In A Key Of Life" to a two-year suspended jail term Martins, Martin Garcia 2108, Montevideo; U.S.S.R.: Vadim D. Yurchenkov, 14 Rubinstein executive vice president and assist- scheduled for mid -March. St., Ap. 15 Leningrad, 191025. Tel: 15-33-41; WEST GERMANY: Wolfgang Spahr, 236 and fined $5,000 by Judge Charles Bad Segeberg, An der Trave 67 b, Postfach 1150. Tel: (04551) 81428; YUGOSLAVIA: Bor- ant to president Berry Gordy Jr. Gordy produced the Ross and E. Simons. jan Kostic, Balkanska St. 30, 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Tel: 645-692. Ales, who rejoined Motown Sept. Tempts LPs; Wonder wonderized The defendant, Charles V. Jemal, 2, 1975, after being away from the himself. The new LP is the first stu- owner of Bozo's Tape Store in MARKETING SERVICES company three years, speaks of a dio session for Ross in 11/2 years. Myrtle Beach, was found guilty in DIRECTOR, MARKETING SERVICES: Bill Wardlow (L.A.) "greater team concentration." There are upwards of 50 acts on December of illegally duplicating CHART MANAGER: Bob White (L.A.) In having all departments report- the roster, but Ales is concerned copyrighted tape recordings. The SALES ing directly to him, Ales says, "the about the vets, whom he believes jury deliberated 21/2 hours before re- team can be there, it just may need a (Continued on page 55) turning the verdict. DIRECTOR OF SALES: Tom Noonan (L.A.) ASSISTANT SALES DIR.: Steve Lappin (L.A.) NATIONAL TALENT COORDINATOR: Bill Moran (L.A.); EASTERN SALES MANAGER: new quarterback. Ron Willman (N.Y.); CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Murray Dorf (N.Y.). "I'm a great believer in football and I believe a company has to have INTERNATIONAL SALES a winning attitude. And as Vince Big 3 -CBS Music Pact GREAT BRITAIN: Barry Hatcher, 7 Carnaby Street, London W1V 1PG. Tel: (01) 437 8090; Lombardi once said, I have no room NEW YORK-CBS Music Pub- Artists covered by the firms' open- AUSTRALIA: Mr. Ken Appleton, Adrep Pty Ltd., 41 McLaren St., North Sydney, NSW. Tel: for losers." 929-5088; AUSTRIA, BENELUX, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, POLAND, SCANDI- lishing has inked a music print and ing thrust are Janis Ian, James Tay- NAVIA: Johan Hoogenhout, Smirnoffstratt 40, s -Hertogenbosch, Holland. Tel: 147688; Ales had been with Motown 12 song book distribution pact with Big lor, Michael Murphy, Dave Mason, FRANCE: Olivier Zameczkowski, 30 Avenue Bugeaud, 75-116, Paris; Tel: 553.1068; ITALY: years before leaving and going into 3 Music Corp. for the U.S. and Can- , Albert Hammond, Chip Germano Ruscitto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Milan. Tel: 28-29-158; JAPAN: Hugh Nishikawa, c/o several other ventures in Detroit, no- ada. Taylor and David Essex. Music Labo, Atlantic Bldg., 20-6 Azabu likuracho, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Tel: 585-5149. MEX- tably personal management and Terrence Stevens, director of mar- ICO: Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 11-766, Mexico 11, D.F. Tel: 905 531-3907; REPUBLIC starting a small label, Prodigal. The long-term agreement calls for OF SOUTH AFRICA: Norman Greenberg, 2nd floor, State House, Corner Quartz & Bree the combined Big 3/CBS produc- keting for Big 3, will be coordinating Streets, Johannesburg. Tel: 239271; SPAIN: Rafael Revert, Plaza Mariana de Cavis 1 & 3, As part of his deal to return, he upcoming projects with Robert Es- Escalera Derecha 12B, Madrid 7, Spain. VENEZUELA: Christian Roux, Radio Exitos 1090, sold Motown Prodigal last week tion, marketing and sales for all titles posito, East Coast director of April - Calle El Retiro, Qta. Vilma, El Rosal. Caracas. Venezuela. with three of its sets moving to the from the CBS April -Blackwood Blackwood, and Wayne Rooks, di- Motown label. They are Ronnie catalogs. Prior to the deal, CBS rector of talent affairs at CBS Rec- PUBLISHING McNeir. Gaylord & Holiday and printed through Big . PUBLISHER: Lee Zhito ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS: Tom Noonan, Bill Wardlow ords. Finalizing the deal were Nor- BUSINESS MANAGER: Steve Lappin PUBLISHING CONSULTANT: Hal Cook Shirley Alston. Initially, emphasis will be placed man Stollman, director of business Conference Director: Peter Heine Newest single on Prodigal is boxer on stepping up production of sheet affairs, CBS Records International, SPECIAL PROJECTS: Denis Hyland (N.Y.); PRODUCTION MANAGER: John F. Halloran Joe Fraser's novelty, "Little Doggie music and song books on certain art- (L.A.), PRODUCTION COORDINATORS: Ward Mechlin, Val Karches (Cincy); CIRCULA- and Herman Steiger, executive vice TION MANAGER: Jack Shurman (N.Y.); PROMOTION MANAGER: Diane Kirkland (L.A.). Heaven." Gordon Prince, Motown's ists' works in the AB catalog, as well president, Big 3. former national singles sales man- as on select material with Gamble - Big 3 is a division of the United BILLBOARD PUBLICATIONS, INC. ager, is now running Prodigal out of Huff and Gold Forever copyrights. Artist Music Publishing Corp. PRESIDENT: W. D. Littleford, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS: Administration, David Luppert; Detroit as its vice president -general VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF SALES: Maynard L. Reuter; DIVISIONAL VICE PRESI- manager, and hopes to pick up new DENTS: Jules Perel, American Artist, Watson-Guptill, Whitney Group; Mort Nasatir, Inter- artists. Frank Shivleyisnational GREATEST HITS IN U.K. national Operations. SECRETARY: Ernest Lorch; ASSISTANT SECRETARY: John Ross; TREASURER: Lawrence Gatto; PRESIDENT, MUSIC LABO (JOINT VENTURE): Ben promotion director. Okano. In running Motown, Ales be- comes the second man on the record Packages Dominate The microfilm edition of Billboard is available from KTO Microform, Route 100, Millwood, side behind Motown Industries By ADAM WHITE N.Y. 10546. For details, contact the company, at the above address. board chairman Berry Gordy Jr. It Subscription rates payable in advance. One year, $60.00, two years, S100.00, in U.S.A. (ex- had been reported that under previ- LONDON-The enormous popu- will be at least another dozen in the cept Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico and Canada). Rates in other foreign countries on request. ous administrations there were au- larity, as evidenced by huge sales, of next two. Please allow four to six weeks for delivery of first copy. Subscribers when requesting change of tonomous entities. Now everything "greatest hits" albums in the U.K. Television is only partly respon- address should give old as well as new address. Published weekly. Second-class postage paid establishes a strong parallel with the at New York, N.Y., and at additional mailing offices. © Copyright 1976 by Billboard Publica- goes through Ales and onto Gordy sible for this state of affairs. Adver- tions, Inc. The company also publishes in NEW YORK: American Artist, Gift and Tableware when required. LP sales market in the U.S. tising via the medium has certainly Reporter, Industrial Design, Interiors, Merchandising Week, Photo Weekly, Watson-Guptill Ales, with his quarterback ap- Albums of recording artists' past boosted hit compilations by the Publications, Whitney Library of Design; LOS ANGELES: Billboard; NASHVILLE: Amuse- proach, seems determined to regain successes made up almost one-third Drifters, Roy Orbison, Perry Como ment Business; LONDON: The Artist, Music some of the sales glory which he ad- and Jim Reeves, but those by Barry Week, World Radio -TV Handbook, How to of last year's top 50 selling LPs here Listen to the World; TOKYO: Music Labo. 11,ABP mits has slipped away during the and are continuing to flourish. More White, , John Postmaster, please send Form 3579 to Bill- past 11/2 years. than two dozen full -price greatest Lennon, the Carpenters, Simon and board Publications, Inc., Box 2156, Rad- Ales returned following Ewart hits packages have been released in Garfunkel, and Neil Vol. 88 No. 6 nor, Pa. 19089. Area Code 215, 687-8200. Abner's departure. Abner, a veteran the last two months or so and there (Continued on page47) ON STAGE

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MRE INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE MANAGEMENT A 01V SION OF MARVIN JOSEPHSON ASSOCIATES INC EAST (2121556-5600 NEW YORK LOS ANGELES - LAS VEGAS MIAMI LONDON PARIS ROME WEST (213)550-4000 8 Financial CBS MEET TOLD Josephson Market Quotations Artist Development, Profits Up As of closing. Thursday. January 29, 1976 1975 (Sales NAME P -E High Low Close NEWYORK -Marvin Josephson High Low 100s) Change Associates, an over-the-counter firm 27% 131/4 ABC 12.36 1329 233/4 23 23% + 3/4 Singles Key Targets here, earned $1,015,000 for its sec- 7% 2% Ampex 61/4 148 6% 6 SAN DIEGO -Irwin Segelstein, Leave Your Lover" topping the cur- ond quarter which ended Dec. 31, 3% 1% Automatic Radio 14 33/4 3% 3% 1975, double the $509,000 of the pre- 14% 4% Avnet 6.89 343 143/4 14% 14% % CBS Records Division president, rent singles chart. 223/4 101/4 Bell & Howell 8.87 105 191/2 191/4 19% + V. told more than 400 staffers at the Paul Smith, CBS Records sales vious year. 57% 281% CBS 13.22 285 56% 551/2 563/4 +1% Earnings for the six months 9% 2% Columbia Pic. 2.07 187 63/4 61/2 6% + V. third annual CBS National Market- and distribution vice president, de- 11% 2 soared to $2,071,000, up 141% from Craig Corp. 6.71 78 11% 111/4 11% + 3/4 ing Meeting here last week that 1976 livered the keynote address. He out- 593/4 21% Disney, Walt 27.46 524 59% 59% 59% + 3/4 goals for the company are continued lined a 1976 game plan, saying: "Ba- one year earlier results. Earnings for 5% 1% EMI 15.63 78 5 4% 4% - Y. concentration on artist development sically there are four plays. 1. New the six months exceeded by almost 25 18%Gulf + Western 5.44 751 24% 241/4 24% + Ye 7% 31/4 Handleman 10.83 69 63/4 6% 6% + 1/4 and expansion of singles sales. directions in promotion. 2. More in- $650,000 the figures for the firm's 203/4 5%Harman Ind. 6.53 60 21 201/4 20% + % Bruce Lundvall, general manager novative merchandising. 3. Contin- prior best full year, which ended 10 31/2 Lafayette Radio 11.14 32 9% 91/4 9% - % of Columbia Records, predicted that ued emphasis on artist development. June 30, 1974. 203/4 12 Matsushita Elec. 17.57 100 193/4 193/4 193/4 + % 891/4 223/MCA 7.16 256 78% 75% 761/2 + 21/2 1976 would be "the label's best year 4. Better utilization of your time, Revenues for the three months 183/4 11% MGM 7.20 63 141/2 141/4 14% Unch. ever" and announced a new series of enabling you to spend more of it on and six months were $6,703,000 and 68 43 3M 26.09 450 621/4 59% 613/4 + 2 4% 11/2 Morse Elec. Prod. 316 31/2 $13,815,000, up 66% and 80%, re- 17 31/2 + 1/4 signings of already -known artists the street where the action is." 57% 333/4 Motorola 41.95 291 51 50 50% + %

like Tower of Power, B.T. Express, Smith, who served as co-chairman spectively, from 1974 revenues of 251/4 123/4 No. Amer. Philips 12.76 58 243/4 243/4 24% + 1/2 Mahogany Rush, former Guess of the meetings with Jack Craigo, $4,038,000 and $7,656,000 for the 191/2 7 Pickwick Interntl. 9.65 654 173/4 171/2 171/2 + V. comparable periods. 6% 21/4 Playboy 69 33/4 31/2 31/2 Who leader Burton Cummings, CBS Records marketing vice presi- 253/4 10%RCA 17.86 1175 25% 251/4 25% + % Freddie Weller, Hubert Laws and dent, spoke at length on the dynam- Earnings per share were up 93% 131/4 5 Sony 41.00 779 101/. 101/4 10% Unch. Bonnie Koloc. ics of change in the record industry. and 121% to $0.54 and $1.06 on 30 9% Superscope 10.00 147 30% 29% 29% - % 381/4 221/4 Tandy 13.27 570 37% 363/4 363/4 Unch. Ron Alexenburg, general man- "Being cognizant of these changes 1,892,300 and 1,962,000 average 7% 2%Telecor 8.09 27 7 7 7 1A, ager of Epic and CBS custom labels, and having the flexibility to adapt to shares and equivalents outstanding 31/2 1/2 Telex 8.98 739 3 3 3 + 1/4 also emphasized Epic's major thrust them is essential in order to remain a for the three and six months, respec- 3% 1 Tenna 20.14 14 3Y 3% 3% -4/16 103/4 6 Transamerica 9.35 365 10% 10% 103/4 Unch. for new artist development. top record company," he said. tively, compared to $0.28 and $0.48 151/2 5% 20th Century 4.80 301 13% 13% 131/4 + Ye Walter Yetnikoff, CBS Records Performers at the four evenings of on 1,793,400 and 1,778,800 average 22% 81/4 Warner Commun. 7.25 524 21% 20% 21% + 1% 29% 10 Zenith Group president, praised the con- music Wednesday through Saturday shares and equivalents a year ear- 27.83 431 29% 29% 29% + 1/4 vention group for its part in earning (28-31) included Willie Nelson, Mi- lier. CBS the top four LPs on the Bill- chael Murphey, Tammy Wynette, OVER THE P -E Sales Bld Ask OVER THE P -E Sales Bid Ask board chart for the past two weeks the Flying Burrito Brothers, Marty COUNTER COUNTER plus 's "50 Ways To (Continued on page 55) Upping Wax Seen ABKCO Inc. 50.00 2 11/2 2 M. Jospehson 14.83 14 9% 9% Gates Learjet 3.92 92 111/2 12 Schwartz Bros. 0 0 1% 2 GRT - 2099 13/4 21/4 Wallich's M.G. 0 0 1/16 5/16 As `Solidifying Goody Sam 3.73 - 21/4 2% Kustom Elec. 10.71 11 2% 3% Integrity Ent. -- 11/2 21/2 Orrox Corp. 0 1 % 52/64 G.Tsai & Company, Inc. Elektra/Asylum Koss Corp. 10.33 50 73/4 73/4 Memorex 0 148 151/4 15% MEMBER NEW YORK STOCK ERCHANBE By NAT FREEDLAND Over -the -Counter prices shown may or may not represent actual transactions. Rather, A&R Men they are a guide to the range within which these securities could have been sold or LOS ANGELES-Elektra /Asy- When you need ma- RUSS GALLAGHER bought at the time of compilation. The above information contributed to Billboard by Russ lum chairman Joe Smith sees his Gallagher of G. Tsai & Co., Inc., Los Angeles, 213-556-3234, members of the New York terial you should check 1900 Avenue of the Stars, raising of national promotion direc- Stock Exchange and all principal stock exchanges. us out. Los Angeles, California 90067 tor Steve Wax to the label's execu- We write.Arrange. Telephone: (213) 556-3234 tive vice president as solidifying an LONDON LABEL CONCLAVE Publish. We have pipe- executive staff he pronounces him- lines to good, com- self "very pleased with" after taking FOR INFORMATION REGARDING over E/A some six weeks ago. mercial music you ABOVE MARKET QUOTES Smith points to Wax's ability to Involvement Theme wouldn't even dream PLEASE CALL. relate to artists as well as his inten- of. Let us help you. tion to use him in all phases of the company, a&r and merchandising as Sudden Rush Music Of Sales Boss' Plea well as promotion. By Jim Fishel 750 Kappock Street Main Office As for E/A president Mel Posner, Bronx. N.Y.10463 55 Water Street Smith points to Posner's strength in NEW YORK -Independent dis- troduction of the company's cas- New York, N.Y. 10041 tributors must involve themselves settes, developed by British Decca's (212) 884-6014 sales distributor relationships. "His many years with the company give more deeply in daily operations or Arthur Haddy. him a perfect grasp on E/A internal suffer the risk of failure, more than He promised the distributors ex- administration and he has been the 140 persons attending the London ceptional delivery on the product key to our successful utilization of Records sales convention here, Jan. and said he sees a large break- WEA Distributing," Smith says. 25-27, were told. through in the market for the "mis- The Wax promotion makes a Sy Warner, national sales director erable little cassette." striking parallel to Smith's own rise of the label, told the gathering that, Don Wardell, director of creative some years ago from respected pro- "It's time that all of you (independ- services, presented one of the more Billboard motion chief of Warner Bros. to ent distribution chiefs) get back into educational sessions of the conven- Continental U.S. & Canada president of the label. He took on a the record business and involve tion with his multi -media approach 2 years (104 issues) $100 1 year First Class $120 large share of WB operation under yourself in the complete operation." to the company's advertising and 1 year (52 issues) $60 6 months (26 issues) $35 board chairman Mo Ostin before re- He went on to say that it was a publicityprocedures. Duringhis CANADA placing David Geffen as chairman necessity for each person to get back presentations, he showed how his 1 year (52 issues) $70III payment enclosed bill me into the field and meet the "heavy department ties in advertising cam- 1 year -First Class $120 of the smaller WEA label in Decem- ber. (Continued on page 57) record dealers and important radio paigns for the London family and Rates on request for other countries. Group subscription station personnel." distributed labels. One example was rate available. Circulation manager, Jack Shurman, N.Y. Herb Goldfarb, vice president of the continuing ad campaign sur- sales and marketing who chaired rounding the release of solo LPs by most of the events, concurred with members of the Moody Blues on its Change of address Warner. In his keynote address, he own Threshold Records. 20 RECORD said that all indie distributors are In addition, he officially launched fighting for survival and because of the company's current advertising If you are moving, let us know six weeks in PEOPLE WANTED this they must be more aggressive push on black artists entitled "Soul advance. Attach old label here, or write in code and demanding, putting more em- On Fire." All types of special public- numbers from mailing label and print new Philly and dis- phasis on "new sounds." ity, promotion and advertising will address below. tributor of special lines is "Know your product and key be massed for this campaign which Code Numbers buyers, and by all means get back keys in on Al Green, Syl Johnson offering territories for Pro- into the record business by bolster- and Ann Peebles. motion/Sales persons. If you ing your knowledge of marketing, Herb Gordon, national promo- are tired of making big $$$ merchandising, promotion and the tion manager, stated that the promo- New Renewal Change of Address for everyone else, here's your other parts of the operation," he tion man is the most important per- chance to earn $50,000.00 or stated. son in any distribution operation. Mail to: more per year with our unique Attending the gathering were rep- He said he was tired of hearing that Billboard Publications, P.O. Box 2156, Radnor, Pa. 19089. profit distribution plan. Write resentatives from more than 22 inde- the bosses wouldn't pay for promo- for free details. pendent distributors coast to coast. tion men to really do their jobs by Name Included were several new distribu- traveling and entertaining. Nate Chacker tors to the London line including The r&b perspective was spelled Address Sound Gems Records Progress Records of Cleveland; Al- out by Wendall Bates, national di- City, State, Zip pha of New York; Tara of Atlanta; rector of r/b promoiton. He said his 1831 Chestnut St. Heilicher Bros. of Miami; Hot Line major problem is followup by the Nature of Business Phila., Pa. 19103 of Memphis; Music Suppliers of staff and coordination in different (215) 561-1638 A 5 0 00 1 Boston and Big State of Dallas. cities. Perhaps the biggest news event to "Anytime anyone is doing some - come out of the confab was the in- (Continued on page 55) HERB SPAR

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New York,New York 10021 10 General News N.J. Trial: Distribs, DealersTestify Continued from page 3 gan and Peter Garris, would pick up repaid with Brunswick records and sales manager for United Artists merchandise from the Goody chain that he later purchased two RCA Records and now the owner of a Bal- from Brunswick Records. Menashe color tv sets for Tarnopol and again timore retail outlet, Record Rack, said all the transactions were posted was reimbursed with records. said he purchased more than in Goody's bookkeeping accounts. Boladian said that in 1971 Lee $16,000 worth of Brunswick records Paul Cohen, the owner of a one- Shep, Brunswick's production man- and made the checks out to cash. He stop in Virginia, who previously tes- ager, also a defendant, offered a dis- said he gave these checks to Melvin tified he made a cash purchase from count on Brunswick records "if we Moore, Brunswick's promotion di- Brunswick, was called back to the had made a check out to him." He rector and one of the defendants. stand and said he had a cash ar- said he subsequently purchased Krefetz said he paid about 35 rangement with David Skolnick of more than $4,000 worth of records cents for a single compared with the United Artists, but gave no addi- from Shep and gave him checks tional details. regular price of 54 cents. made out in Shep's name. The other government witnesses Boladian also said he purchased Krefetz said he also made cash were Henry Hildebrand, president another $4,850 worth of Brunswick purchases from All Platinum, al- of All South Distributing Corp. of records through Peter Garris, mak- though he gave no further details. New Orleans; Joseph Voynow, of ing the checks out to Garris. He also testified that he made cash Bib Distributing Co. of Charlotte, Barney said that Carl Davis had purchases from promotion men who N.C.; Willy Barney, president of offered him singles at 35 cents, a 14- he said were selling records that Barney's Records, a Chicago whole- cent discount from regular whole- were supposed to be distributed to saler -retailer;ArmenBoladian, sale price at the time. Barney said he stores. He was not asked to identify De-Lite/Schick photo president of Record Distributors, a purchased several thousand dollars' the promotion men. Detroit wholesaler, and Gerard worth of records and made the HOMECOMING-Dan McKenna, left, Philadelphia deputy city representative, presents replica of Liberty Bell to Frankie Avalon, as Fred Fioto, presidentof Krefetz, in response to defense at- Shifrin, president off Folkcraft Pub- checks out to Davis or make them out torneys, saidthat cash purchases lishing Co., a Newark distributor. artist's De-Lite label, looks on. De-Lite hosted bash for singer, backhomein to a messenger who worked for city for release of his recently re-recorded "Venus" smash. were fairly common in the industry, Hildebrand said that in 1973 he Brunswick. Barney said he also pur- a major defense contention through- gave Melvin Moore a $1,000 check chased records from All Platinum in out the trial. because Moore told him he was a similar manner and made checks The defense attorneys tried to ar- short of money. Hildebrand said Pe- payable to a man he identified only Rackers, Retailers Vote gue, but were refused permission by ter Garris authorized the check and as Charles Atkins. Judge Fredrick Lacey at this junc- thathe subsequentlyreceived Shifrin said that in 1972 he pur- ture, that cash discounts were given Brunswick records for the $1,000. chased Brunswick records from Car- In NARM Top SalesPoll by record manufacturers such as The witness said the transaction was mine DeNoia, the seventh defend- NEW YORK -Rackjobbers and gories from best selling album and Brunswick because the purchases reflected in his company's books. ant in the trail and the only one not retailers who are regular members of hit single, through best children's had no return privileges. Voynow said that in 1971 when he officially connected with Brunswick. NARM will soon begin casting their Robert Menashe, vice president and best selling economy album. was president of Carol Distributing Shifrin said he wanted to pur- votes for the best selling recorded Nominees in the first 14 categories for record purchasing for Sam Co. he purchased a new "$9,000 chase a large quantity of LPs product of the past year. Ballots Goody's, said on several occasions are selected after a long nomination Cadillac sedan" for Nat Tarnopol, through DeNoia and said he talked were sent to the voting members in procedure during which NARM's that Melvin Moore and two other Brunswick's president and chief de- to Tarnopol who told him it was January. Brunswick executives, Irving Wei- regular members submit nomi- fendant in the trial. He said he was okay to deal with DeNoia. Shifrin The results of the voting will be re- nations of product released in 1975 said he later gave more than $3,500 vealed at NARM's Annual Awards that were best sellers in their shops. in cash to DeNoia. Banquet March 23 as part of the or- Malamud says that voters may rSoWe are only #4 John Rakus, chief of production ganization's annual convention. also submit a write-in vote if their LOADSTONE we really have control for the CBS record manufac- According to Jules Malamud, ex- bestseller is not included in the nom- to try harder turing plant in Pitman, N.J., also tes- ecutive director, the NARM awards inees. Write-in votes are also used NEW DISTRIBUTORS tified, identifying a series of packing are the only ones in the music indus- where there is no clear-cut showing of slips and shipping statements of try made on the basis of product that of a selected number of nominees in Celest Hardie's We offer any bulk shipments of records to various actually sells in the nation's retail the pre -balloting nomination proc- or all of the distributors throughout the country stores. ess. following in behalf of Brunswick. The prose- "THANK YOU LOVE" quality Awards will be made in 18 cate- Meanwhile Malamud also dis- Loadstone 3955 services. All cution intends to link the packing closes that the convention, sched- under one slips to the alleged cash purchases. uled for Miami's Diplomat Hotel, Bib Dist. (704) 527-0440 N.C. & S.C., roof and at fled by the chief government wit- competitive In a related development, two per- has been completely sold out. In ad- Southland,Atlanta,Miss.,Florida, sons mentioned in earlier testimony ness, Edward Hurley, as having dition, all rooms and exhibit space at Ala., Hotline, Memphis, (901) 525- prices. 0756. Schwartz Bro. (202) 529-5700, during the trial issued statements engaged in merchandise exchanges the Diplomat have been fully D.C., Pa.. N.Y., Md., Vt.. W. Vi., Del., eaCee t7Ifylles Assoc.:Inc. concerning their dealings with with Brunswick, stated that his deal- booked. N.J. Record Merchandising, L.A. & 160E 5131h51.0.01. A5.11YCI0022 Tel 7583232 Brunswick. ings with the record company were No. Calif. (213) 385-9161. Record perfectly legal and were properly re- Mer. S.F. (415) 285-0959 other Dis- Design Buddy Scott, of Buddy Scott Pro- tributors and D.J.'s for Record call Art ductions, who was singled out in tes- corded in his company's books and Manager Suing (415) 334-2247. Type timony by Max Cooper, a whole- records. Loadstone & Open Record Co. Color seps saler, as having made cash sales to He also pointed out that his com- Morris Albert San Francisco, California. Printing Cooper, denied any such cash trans- pany has not been accused of any NEW YORK-MorrisAlbert, Fabrication actions and claims all of his dealings impropriety or wrongdoing nor is it Brazilian singing star whose record- Serving the graphic needs ol the record Industry for 20 years. were by check and totally proper. a party to any of the criminal pro- ing of his own composition "Feel- Arthur Lerner, president of Car- ceedings in the case. ings" was a huge hit in the U.S. in dinal Export Corp., who was identi- RUDY GARCIA 1975, is being sued in Federal Court here for breach of a personal man- )iee needeacitother more/ agement contract he allegedly en- tered into with Emilio Garcia, a lo- cal music consultant and artists tan, ever...Our good Mkt '76 American Song Fest representative. Continued from page 3 award was accompanied by a check In documents filedat the U.S. saves youmoney Danz says that next June 3 will be for $1,776. District Court for the Southern Dis- Seven other composing teams For the best prices and fastest service on ALL singles, the closing date for entries in the trict of New York, Garcia, through LP's, 8 -tracks, cassettes, Oldies, special orders 1976 competition and he expects "a won $100 gift certificates from Ra- his attorneys, Lew Harris and Barry new high in response not only from dio Shack in the bicentennial divi- Fredricks, claims that Albert signed Always in Stock-ALL Latest, Top -Selling within the U.S. but from Canada, sion. apersonal management contract Singles-Soul, Pop and Full Catalog Service. Mexico, Japan and the Western Eu- Checks for $100 also were ten- with him in March 1975 which was ropean nations in particular." dered numerous other entrants to last two years, with a two-year op- whose efforts rated honorable men- Danz has dispatched checks for tion renewable at Garcia's pleasure. tions by the judges. Since then, the documents claim, $5,500 each to semi-finalists, includ- Danz last week was working out ing Les Baxter of Los Angeles. The Albert has not paid any part of the details for a nationally syndicated 25% of his gross earnings which he others include James and Jennifer television show to be beamed, prob- Summerset, Liz Meyer and J.B. owes Garcia according to the terms N1800 631-867k ably in March, and built around the of the contract, nor has Albert given TOLL FREE FROM THESE STATES Morrison, Lawrence Menasco Jr., awards ceremony Jan. 22 at the Con- Casey Kelley, Timothy Sheppard, Garcia an accounting of the moneys Alabama Maryland New York South Carolina tinental Hyatt House in Los An- he has earned during that time. ArkanSaS Indiana Massachusetts North Carolina Tennessee Edward Williams, Robert Thomp- Connecticut Iowa Michigan Ohio Vermont geles. He was unable to firm a deal Because Albert is a Brazilian na- Delaware Kansas Minnesota Oklahoma Virginia son, Steve Jam, Charlie Nemiroff District of Columbia Kentucky MisSisespOl Pennsylvania West Virginia with a network. tional, the court allowed service of Florida Louisiana Missouri Rhode Island Wisconsin and the trio of David Blume, David Georgia Maine New Hampshire Paul Williams, singer -, Sears and Natalie Whitsett. the documents on Albert out of the served as spokesman for the 1975 country. Harris served the papers on LET A FREE PHONE CALL GET YOU A LIST Galdston and Thom also re- competition and will be featured in Albert at MIDEM in Cannes. OF OUR NEW LOW, LOW ACROSS- ceipted for an additional check for the tv show, Danz says. It was learned that Albert, after $5.500 for making the semi-finals "The event is here to stay, and we being served with papers in the suit, THE-BOARD PRICES! with their "Why Don't We Live To- think it will build in importance ev- asked for a meeting with Harris and Orders shipped same day received via UPS gether." eryyear,"Danz declares. "We have Garcia to see if the matter can be A special bicentennial award was awarded more than $257,000 to win- straightenedout.Meanwhile, DOUBLE B RECORDS & TAPE CORP. made by Danz to the team of Rod ners the last twoyearsand, in addi- amended documents with added sti- 16 Fenwick Street Newark. N J 07114 McBrien, Sarah Daly. Hal Fried- tion, hundreds of goodsongshave pulations as to alleged multiple man and Fred Stark, New York, for been given exposure to professionals breaches of the management con- their "Happy Birthday U.S.A." The within the music industry." tract are expected to be filed shortly. 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REGISTRATION FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE AIRFARE OR HOTEL. 12 Radio-TVProgramming New 'History Of Rock' Due Drake-Chenault Will Modernize 48 -Hour Air Show Continued from page 4 especially the rock history documen- in automation and syndication, be- ran it in one straight 48 -hour blast, tary. In its new form, it will probably lieves Astor. at least the first time. There is a re- be more than 55 hours long. Today, Astor estimates that more port that one major market station Drake-Chenault, Astor says,is than 500 radio stations are using paid as much as $17,000 for the upgrading all of its documentaries syndicated automated programming privilege of broadcasting the docu- and specials, including "The Golden services, with Drake-Chenault the mentary twice. Years Of Country" and "The biggest supplier. Astor, who just joined Drake- Golden Years Of Rock." Many of "In smaller markets, it allows a ra- Chenault last October, says the the specials will be expanded to dio station quality programming by documentary was broadcast on bring them up-to-date for today's professionals. And the cry for qual- more than 300 radio stations around music. ity programming in smaller cities the world, including such countries All of this is just part of a total ex- has been desperate." as Australia and Japan. panded drive for the Drake- Automation doesn't replace local The documentary includes rare Chenault firm and one of Astor's programmers;itaids them with interviews by the people who made major goals is to invade more major quality programming material, As- Capricorn photo the music or who contributed to that markets with Drake programming. tor says, adding that all of the MACON TOUCH-To promote a benefit concert in Macon, Ga., Jimmy Hall, particular art form or era. Many pro- Drake-Chenault today has six ra Drake-Chenault programming lead vocalist of Wet Willie, and Mike Duke, keyboard performer for the Capri- gram directors consider the docu- dio programming services available packages leave programming con- corn Records group, did several interviews on local radio stations. Here, Hall, mentary not only a masterpiece, but and one or more is being aired in trol in the hands of the local pro - left, and Duke are interviewed by WMAZ air personality Jerry Jackson, right. a classic. each of nearly 200 markets. Astor (Continued on page 18) The duo also did stints for WNEX and WBML. The original version was a profes- says. sional job, but was rushed as four or "Radio syndication is still so new, five persons labored almost day and the last year or two have really been Former RKO Chief Emphatic night to put it together. The remake the development years and Ifeel will be upgraded and "some of the that Drake and Chenault were the BRUCE JOHNSONIn Relying on 'Good' People musical accents will be put into major pioneers in modern radio au- By CLAUDE HALL proper perspective,"Drake says, tomation," Astor says. LOS ANGELES-The radio industry has adjusted "In any turnaround situation, the toughest job is get- adding that some of the artists cov- "Prior to Drake-Chenault, nearly quite well on a combined onslaught of poor economic ting people to come work with you... to have faith in ered in detail in the original version all syndication was through the use conditions and audience fragmentation, believes Bruce you. In 1969, when I set out to get the ball rolling at didn't stand up to time; the re- of reelsin sequence." Now, of Johnson. But he adds that radio in general still has a lots KFAC in Los Angeles, the station had been losing a lot vamped documentary will accent course, technology allows program- of fat that could be trimmed-"probably as high as 15% of dollars. It had a terrible image. I hired John Wolfe music in light of today's develop- mers to vary from one reel to an- of the people working at radio stations today are super- from KPOL and, though I wasn't able to keep him long, ments and, of course, be completed other, then to an Instacart unit. The fluous." he was what I needed to get other people interested in up through 1975. As much as pos- possibilities and the capabilities are Johnson, president of the radio division of the Sterling working for me; it broke the dike. sible of the show will be in stereo. endless and Drake and Chenault Recreation Organization, previously was head of RKO "People are everything, when it comes to radio. Steve Blackson of Dallas, who were the prime movers in the sophis- Radio. Oddly enough, his major problem at the moment "I had the same problem when I took over as general worked on the successful "Fantasy tication of flexible automation, he is the same problem he had when he took over control of manager of KLAC. The station wasn't doing well ... it Park" for McLendon Corp., will be says. radio for RKO-hiring good people. wasn't really a country music sta- joining Drake-Chenault in mid - "The History Of Rock And Roll" tion. February to work strictly on specials, was the start of this spurted growth "ButIhiredBill Ward, Dick N.Y. WHOM Seeks Haynes, Larry Scott, and Sammy BOOKER T. OF THE M G 'S WAS A MEMBER OF WHAT Jackson came along with him and When he went to RKO, he had SPECIAL OFFER IA Change To WJIT another hiring problem. "RKO has TOP 10s &TRNIA C By RUDY GARCIA the image of chewing people up. At first, even some of the people who'd & ROLLAND NEW YORK-Spanish language radio station WHOM has applied to the of ROCK worked with me before weren't will- RHYTHM &BLUES 1975 FCC for permission to change its call letters to WJIT in an effort to get further ing to join the chain. SUPPLEMENT identification with its music format. "But after a while people were 1950-1973/ plus the original book InSpanish, JIT would be pronounced "hit" and plans are for the use of the standing in line wanting to work for shown here phrase "Radio Hit" as the station logo in all promo by air personalities and in the RKO operation and it's now a plus the 1974 Supplement... print media. Under its present call letters the station logos and promos refer to "WHOM-The station that makes the hits." hell of place to work. All for Only "Getting people to believe in what Ralph Constantino, program director, explains that the decision to change call letters despite the station's position as the oldest Spanish language broad- you're doing, though, is a major dif- cast facility in the New York market area came after "an expensive market re- ficulty any time you do something $2395 search study." new. "But the economy isn't affecting )0E EDWt111"------1)5 "The study found that when people were asked what Spanish language sta- tion they listened to they would respond WADO because it was easier to pro- the Sterling chain ... we're doing ex- nounce phonetically. Yet, when they were asked who their favorite on -the -air tremely well and now have a total of The complete reference books-based upon radio personalities were they would mention Rafael Pineda or Diaz-Tirado nine radio stations and looking for BILLBOARD Charts-Top Rock & Roll and who are on our station," Constan- more." Rhythm & Blues Music of the last 26 years! tino explains. Running a radio station in Long- Jay Trachman Tees "It was determined that it was the view. Wash., is "no different" from Previously selling for $25, this virtual encyclopedia of popular music is being running a radio station in New offered for only $17.95 because of the great demand that sold out the 1st difficultyinpronunciationof printing and allowed for a large 2nd printing. Fruitbowl Service WHOM for the Spanish-speaking York. The same rules apply. "In fact, 1974 and 1975 Supplements are for sale at $4.50 each. FAIR OAKS, Calif.-Fruitbowl, if more radio stations in New York The TOP 10's & TRIVIA OF ROCK & ROLL AND RHYTHM & BLUES 1950-1973 community that was working and the 1974 and 1975 SUPPLEMENTS include charts of the top 10 popular weekly information service that sup- against us." used the same techniques of busi- singles of every month from 1950-1975 PLUS the top singles of each year! plies air personalities and program The station is continuing a market ness used by radio stations in Long- AND-The top 5 Popular albums of every month from 1950-1975 PLUS the view, they would be making more top albums of each year!!! directors with everything from hu- study based on response to music to AND-The top 10 Rhythm & Blues singles of every month from 1950-1975. mor to record intros to use on the air, guide it in determining future for - money. PLUS-the top R&B singles of each year!!! has been launched by Jay Trachman mat changes. As it is, there has been "People think that a radio station AND-The top 5 Rhythm & Blues albums of every month from 1965-1975 PLUS here. Trachman was previously with a tightening up of "unnecessary in a major market has to have a staff the top R&B albums of those years PLUS 25 selected R&B albums for each year from 1956-1965!!! This averages out to only about 925 for each year of the radio syndication firm of Con- talk" by the air personalities which of thousands. Well, you might need chart information. (Up to 52 monthly and annual charts per yearIIII1) cept Productions. has resulted in the station increasing a larger staff than a small market PLUS-More than 1400 trivia questions and answers!! "There are no subscription rates its music content. "We now play 12 station, because you have more of a

PLUS -6 Indexes! Each singles index contains every record that ever made the weekly top 10 charts; each album index contains every album that ever yet, only freebies to whoever wants to 13 songs an hour whereas before physical area to cover. made the weekly top 5 charts!! (Artist, record title, record label and serial them." (Continued on page 18) (Continuedon page 59) number, the year(s) each record made the top 10 and ifit made *1 are all 0 included!) 0 BLUEBERRY HILL PUBLISHING CO. A New IPA Series Bows InPuerto Rico cc Dept. C, P.O. Box 24170, St. Louis, MO 63130 GREENWICH, Conn.-Inter- targeted at females especially. for air time at each station. Another Please send me: national Performing Arts, a radio operation within the IPA complex set(s) of all three books at the special m syndication firm here operated by The show was unveiled on offer price of $23.95 WHOA in San Juan, Puerto Rico, produces commercials for Madison copy(ies) of Top 10's & Trivia All prices include post- I Bob Leckie, has launched a three- Avenue and Leckie is considering 1950-1973 at $17.95 age. Overseas orders m last week in the 9 -noon slot and both copy(ies) of the 1974 Supplement that desireairmail, hour weekly radio show featuring several plans about using a current please add $8.00. Leckie and Fitzsimmons flew down at $4.50 O current hits and a mixture of oldies. bank of national advertising time in CC copy(ies) of the 1975 Supplement for a day of press functions in honor at $4.50 Host is WNEW New York air per- a cross -beneficial manner to stations sonality Bob Fitzsimmons and the of the show. WHOA is an English - language station on the island. airing his show. Name show is called "Fitz's Forum." A His firm also as a music produc- Address unique feature of the show will be Show will be available in stereo or tion service-available on a set of 16 0 brief clusters of phone conversations monaural and will be priced accord- )). albums-that is now being used by z City State Zip four times an hour. These will be ing to the size of the market. A 33 radio stations and the American U) Check or money order for full amount must accompany order. similar in nature to the old Bill Bal- unique sales aspect is that Leckie is Forces Radio and Television Serv- lance "Feminine Forum" approach, willing to barter some of the show ice. OV]-1 SVM V>IVCIAS i.,0/V\..1_ cLONPON_WAVELENGTH PRESENTS

THE WORLD'S ONLY GLOBAL ROCK SERIES HOSTED BY ALEXIS KORNER PAULMa3 ARTNEY &WINGS FEB 15 MELANIEjo DON McLEAN The 1976 Series for the U.S. The BBC ROCK HOUR has grown immensely during its initial Worldwide, the BBC ROCK HOUR will be aired to a population period, now up to some 140 stations in the U.S., which makes it of 763,000,000 in 38 countries. the premier showcase for rock artists today. Shows to date have For further information: contact Mike Vaughan, Don Eberle or featured: Robin Trower; Baker Gurvitz Army; Genesis; Renais- sance; Rod Stewart; Todd Rundgren; the Rolling Stones. Anne Ferguson of London Wavelength at ( 212) 826-4240. The London WavelengthU.S. Programming Network WMMS/fm-Akron, OH Sun. at 10:00 p.m. XHEM/fm-El Paso, TX Fri. at 8:00 p.m. WKQQ/am-Lexington, KY Sun. at 3:00 a.m. KEXL/fm-San Antonio, TX Sat. at midnight WQBK/fm-Albany, NY Wed. at 9:00 p.m. WIRB/fm-Enterprise, AL Sun. at 9:00 p.m. WVCC/am-Linesville, AR Sun. at 9:00 p.m. KOLA/fm-San Bernardino, CA Sun. at 8:30 p.m. KMYR/am-Albuquerque, NM Wed. at 9:00 p.m. WMDI/fm-Erie, PA Thurs. at 9:00 p.m. KVW1/fm-Logan, UT Sun. at 11:00 p.m. KGB/fm-San Diego, CA Sun. at 11:00 p.m. WSAN/am-Allentown, PA Sun. at 9:00 p.m. WKDQ/fm-Evansville, IN Sun. at 9:00 p.m. WGOL/fm-Lynchburg, VA Sun. at 11:00 p.m. KSAN/fm-San Francisco, CA Sun. at 10:00 p.m. WAAM/am-Ann Arbor, MI Sat. at midnight KWIM/fm-Fargo, ND Sun. or Mon. 12 midnight KMET/fm-Los Angeles, CA Sun. at 6:00 p.m. KXFM/fm-Santa Maria, CA Fri. at 11:00 p.m. WAMX/fm-Ashland, KY Sun. at 11:00 p.m. KKEG/fm-Fayetteville, AR Sun. 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LONDON WAVELENGTH, 400 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y.(212) 826-4240 14 BillboardSingles Radio Action Ploylist Top Add Ons Playlist Prime Movers * Regional Breakouts &Notional Breakouts

Based on station playlists through Thursday (2/5/76) TOP ADD ONS -NATIONAL PRIME MOVERS -NATIONAL BREAKOUTS -NATIONAL FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) (W.B./Curb) FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) (W.B./Curb) PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Columbia) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Arista) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Arista) RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From "S.W.A.T." (ABC) HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES-Wake Up Everybody (Part1) (Phila. RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From "S.W.A.T." (ABC) ELTON JOHN-Grow Some /I Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) Int'l.)

D-Discotheque Crossover KENO-Las Vegas KNDE-Sacramento KRSP-Salt Lake City KELP-El Paso WCFL-Chicago CATSTEVENS-Banapple Gas (A&M) ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) JOHN MILES-High Fly TRAMMPS-HoldBack TheNight CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night TONY ORLANDO & DAWN-Cupid BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Buddah) (A&M) ADD ONS-The two key prod- LINDA RONSTADT-Tracks OfMy (Elektra) (Arista) LINDA RONSTADT-TracksOf My ucts added at the radio stations Tears (Asylum) ROXY MUSIC-Love IsTheDrug D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) Tears (Asylum) (Atco) listed; as determined by station * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your personnel. (Motown) 31-19 18.6 D* MIRACLES- Love Machine (Part1) * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Columbia) 11-4 PRIME MOVERS -The two * FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I (Motown) 22-15 Lover (Columbia) 19-9 * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From products registering the great- (W.B./Curb) 36-27 From Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 22-13 * -Over My Head "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 17-10 "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 24-17 est proportionate upward KBBC-Phoenix KYNO-Fresno (Reprise) 16-11 XEROK -El Paso movement on the station's MICHAELMURPHEY-Renegade (Epic) KROY-Sacramento QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody WOKY-Milwaukee playlist; as determined by sta- HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE- (Elektra) ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) FOUR SEASONS-December1963 tion personnel. NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (P.I.) AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (W.B./Curb) BREAKOUTS -Billboard Chart * FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 * PAUL SIMON -50 Ways To Leave Your PAUL ANKA-Times Of Your Life (U.A.) Dept. summary of Add On and (W.B./Curb) 32-19 (Arista) Lover (Columbia) 11-4 * HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS- RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom Prime Mover information to re- * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I * DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You * NEIL SEDAKA-Breaking Up Is Hard Winners & Losers (Playboy) 16.10 "S.W.A.T." (ABC) flect greatest product activity Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 20.14 Baby (Oasis) 8.1 To Do (Rocket) 7-3 D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) * AEROSMITH-Dream 'On (Columbia) 27-16 at Regional and National levels. KRIZ-Phoenix * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From (Motown) 11-6 KAKC-Tulsa * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 21-14 (A&M) 28.17 KISS-Rock & Roll All Night (Casa- KJR-Seattle Southwest Region 4 SEASONS-Dec. '63 (W.B./Curb) blanca) HAROLD MELVIN& THE BLUE- WZUU-FM-Milwaukee JONATHAN CAIN-'TillIt's Time To Pacific Southwest Region * DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (P.I.) DR. HOOK- (Capitol) Baby (Oasis) 19-14 Say Goodbye (Claridge) TOP ADD ONS: * NEIL SEDAKA-Breaking Up Is Hard

* PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) To Do (Rocket) 15.9 TOP ADD ONS: FOUR SEASONS -December 1963 (Oh, What A * GEORGE BAKER SELECTION -Paloma Lover (Columbia) 8-5 * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Night) (W.B./Curb) Blanca (W.B.) 11-5 KQEO-Albuquerque ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Feel Like A Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 17.11 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES-Wake Lover (Columbia) 10.4 Bullet (MCA) KELI-Tulsa Up Everybody (Pal 1) (Phila. Intl.) ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I * DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) 25 DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) WNDE-Indianapolis RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN -Sweet Thing (ABC) Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 20 ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night HAROLD MELVIN& THEBLUE- -Fanny (RSO) KING-Seattle (A&M) NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (P. I.) RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From * DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You DAVID BOWIE-Golden Years (RCA) * PRIME MOVERS: * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) "S.W.A.T." (ABC) Baby (Oasis) 18-9 * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night PRIME MOVERS: CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From "S.WAT " (A&M) HB-26 lum) 22-14 (A&M) ABC lum) 26-17 WKY-Oklahoma City * PAULSIMON -50 Ways To Leave Your (D)MIRACLES-Love Machine (Pad 1) (Motown) ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) KTKT-Tucson * DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) 30- CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL- WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) Lover (Columbia) 10-4 12 FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh. What A D MIRACLES-Love Machine (PartI) I Heard It Thru The Grapvine (Fantasy) WIRL-Peoria, Ill. * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) Night) (W.B./Curb) (Motown) AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) CATSTEVENS-Banapple Gas (A&M) 20-10 BREAKOUTS. * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From KJRB-Spokane "S W.A.T." (ABC) 15-6 BREAKOUTS: "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 11-4 FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) ROXY MUSIC-LoveIsTheDrug Night) (W.B./Curb) KOMA-Oklahoma City (Motown) 28.21 ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Feel Like A 20-14 (Atco) FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom Bullet (MCA) ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 9.4 BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey DR. 1400K-Only Sixteen (Capitol) (W.B./Curb) KISS-Rock & Roll All Night (Casablanca) (Arista) BARRY WHITE-Let The Music Play WDGY-Minneapolis CAT STEVENS-Banapple Gas (A&M) Pacific Northwest Region * BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) HB-23 (20th Century) ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From KILT-Houston lum) 11-5 Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) TOP ADD ONS: "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 15-10 * NEIL SEDAKA-Breaking Up Is Hard KHJ-Los Angeles AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 24.18 KTAC-Tacoma BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) To Do (Rocket) 6-2 RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN-Sweet Thing * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) * LARRY GROCE-Junk FoodJunkie WTIX-New Orleans (ABC) BAY CITY ROLLERS -Money Honey (Arista) "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 21-17 (W.B.) 34-23 ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody (Elektra) CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night KDWB-Minneapolis HAROLDMELVIN & THEBLUE- * WAYLON & WILLIE-Good Hearted Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) ROXY MUSIC-Love Is The Drug (Atco) (A&M) NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (P.I.) Woman (RCA) 21-15 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From KRBE-FM-Houston (A&M) * WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) 30-19 "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 12-3 D* EARTH, WIND & FIRE-Sing A Song * HOT CHOCOLATE-You Sexy Thing JONATHAN It's Time To * DAVID BOWIE-Golden Years (RCA) * PRIME MOVERS: * NEIL SEDAKA-Breaking Up Is Hard (Columbia) 12-7 (Atlantic) 15.7 Say Goodbye (Claridge) To Do (Rocket) 13.5 * DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Feel Like A MICHAEL MURPHEY-Renegade * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- Baby (Oasis) 7-4 lum) 24-18 K100 (KIQQ-FM)-Los Angeles Bullet (MCA) KGW-Portland (Epic) RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From "S W A T " KEEL-Shreveport KOIL-Omaha QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody * EAGLES-Take It To the Limit (Asy- NONE (ABC) CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night (Elektra) lum) 18-11 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (A&M) * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom (A&M) (Columbia) DAN HILL-Growin' Up (20th Century) CATE BROS.-Union Man (Asylum) "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 13.7 MORRIS ALBERT-Sweet Loving Man * NONE * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your KLIF-Dallas (RCA) BREAKOUTS: H B-20 Lover (Columbia) 17-11 * FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 * GEORGE BAKER SELECTION-Paloma * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 18.12 (W.B./Curb) Blanca (W.B.) 26-12 KIIS-Los Angeles lum) 11-11 BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Arista) HAROLD MELVIN & THEBLUE- * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody (Elektra) MELISSA MANCHESTER-Just You KISN-Portland NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (Phila. "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 11.1 ROM' MUSIC-Love Is The Drug (Atco) Midwest Region And I (Arista) ROXY MUSIC-LoveIsTheDrug Int'l.) KIOA-Des Moines * LARRY GROCE-JunkFoodJunkie TONY ORLANDO & DAWN-Cupid (Atco) ERICCARMEN -All By Myself (Arista) (W.B.) HB-17 TOP ADD ONS: (Elektra) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- * WAYLON & WILLIE-Good Paarted KFRC-San Francisco (Arista) RHYTHM HERITAGE-theme From "S WA.T lum) D*MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) Woman (RCA) HB-19 RUFUS/Chaka Khan-Sweet Thing * FOGHAT-Slow Ride (W.B.) 24.8 (ABC) * HOT CHOCOLATE-You Sexy Thing (Motown) 29-14 KNUS-FM-Dallas (ABC) CAPTAIN 6 TENNILLE-Lonely Night(Angel (Atlantic) 20-9 * ROCKING HORSE-Love Power (RCA) Face) (ARM) * WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) 15-8 GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) H B-24 ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From * NEIL SEDAKA-Breaking Up Is Hard HELEN REDDY-Somewhere In The KFXM-San Bernardino KTLK-Denver "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 22-11 Night (Capitol) To Do (Rocket) 18-13 KKLS-Rapid City, S.D. BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) HELEN REDDY-Somewhere In The * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) * PRIME MOVERS: AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) 20-15 Night (Capitol) 23.12 DAVID BOWIE-Golden Years (RCA) * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From ABBA-1 Do. IDo, I Do, I Do, I Do (At- KYA-San Francisco TONY ORLANDO & DAWN-Cupid RHYTHM HERITAGE -Theme From S lantic) )* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) ROXY MUSIC-Love Is The Drug (Atco) (Elektra) "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 20-10 (ABC) * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme (Motown) 15-6 CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White KFJZ-Ft. Worth PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Love( From * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom (Columbia) Knight (Mercury) FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 21-14 * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- "S.W.A.T.' (ABC) 27-17 HOT CHOCOLATE-You Sexy Thing (Atlantic) * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I (W.B./Curb) * -Hurricane (Part 1) (Co- lum) 21-17 * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 34-22 ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I lumbia)13.7 Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 23.15 KAFY-Bakersfield * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) BREAKOUTS KQWB-Fargo, N.D. KLIV-San Jose KKAM-Pueblo, Colo. * ART GARFUNKEL-Breakaway(Co- DAVID BOWIE-Golden Years (RCA) GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) lumbia) 16-9 QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody STYX-Lorelei (A&M) ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White

* DAVID BOWIE-Golden Years (RCA) (Elektra) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey HAROLD MELVIN & THE FILUENOTES-Wal, Knight (Mercury) 26-19 * WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) 16.9 FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Arista) Up Everybody (Phila. Int'l) * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) KXOL-Ft. Worth BAY COY ROLLERS -Money Honey (Arista) (W.B./Curb) 14-5 * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your * BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) 30-21 NONE * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 13-2 Lover (Columbia) 4-1 * PAUL SIMON -50 Ways To Leave Your * WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) 14.7 * NONE (Continued on page 15) KCBQ-San Diego Lover (Columbia) 9-4 KCPX-Salt Lake City KJOY-Stockton, Calif. * WLS-Chicago QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody Copyright 1976, Billboard Publi- GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) KONO-San Antonio LARRY GROCE-Junk Food Junkie (W.B.) (Elektra) CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night cations, Inc. No part of this publi- JONATHAN It's Time To DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) (A&M) cation may be reproduced, stored BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Haley FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 Say Goodbye (Claridge) LINDA RONSTADT-Tracks OfMy RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From in a retrieval system, or trans- (Arista) (W.B./Curb) * WING & A PRAYER/FIFE & DRUM Tears (Asylum) "S.W.A.T." (ABC) mitted,in any form or by any * KISS-Rock & Roll All Night (Casa- CORPS.-Baby Face (Wing & A Prayer) * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) * FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 means,electronic,mechanical, blanca) 20-13 Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 20.10 photocopying, recording, or oth- 30.23 35.21 (W.B./Curb) 23.13 erwise, without the prior written * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your * NEIL SEDAKA-Breaking Up Is Hard * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your permission of the publisher. Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 18.12 (Motown) 10-5 Lover (Columbia) 7-1 To Do (Rocket) 10-2 Lover (Columbia) 8.1 Ploylist Top Add Ons Billboard SinglesRadio Action Ploylist Prime Movers * Based on station playlists through Thursday (2 / 5/76)

Continued ft -oat page 14 13-Q (WKTQ)-Pittsburgh WIBG-Philadelphia WBZ-FM-Boston WBBQ-Augusta WHBQ-Memphis KXOK-St. Louis RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom MAXINE NIGHTINGALE-Right Back FOUR SEASONS-December1963 AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 "S.W.A.T." (ABC) Where We Started From (U.A.) (W.B./Curb) HEAD EAST-Love Me Tonight (A&M) HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE- (W.B./Curb) JIGSAW-Love Fire (Chelsea) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (Phila. AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) * TERRY BRADSHAW-I'm So Lonesome * DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) 28- (Arista) (Arista) (Mercury) 22.9 16 * PENNY McLEAN-Lady Bump (Atco) * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your * FOUR SEASONS-December1963 * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 16-11 * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) 27-20 Lover (Columbia) 9-8 (W.B./Curb) 19-10 20 12 19-10 * QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom WKBW-Buffalo (Elektra) 5-1 * DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You * WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) 10-11 "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 22-18 ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I WPGC-Washington WVBF-FM-Framingham, Mass. Baby (Oasis) 14.9 KSLQ-FM-St. Louis Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 4 SEASONS-Dec. '63 (W.B./Curb) WMPS-Memphis WSGN-Birmingham, Ala. RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) BAND OF THE BLACK WATCH-Scotch "S.W.A.T." (ABC) lum) (Arista) CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey On The Rocks (Private Stock) HAROLD MELVIN & THEBLUE- * FOUR SEASONS-December1963 * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your (A&M) (Arista) (W.B./Curb) 27-8 Lover (Columbia) 8-1 * QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (P.I.) MAXINE NIGHTINGALE-Right Back RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN-Sweet Thing * DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You * PAUL SIMON -50 Ways To Leave Your D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) (Elektra) 15-8 Where We Started From (U.A.) (ABC) Baby (Oasis) 20.14 Lover (Columbia) 20-9 (Motown) 17-10 * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) * HOT CHOCOLATE-You Sexy Thing WSAI -Cincinnati WCAO-Baltimore 31.25 * BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) 17-8 * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) HB-23 (Atlantic) 22-17 QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 WPRO-Providence D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) WHB-Kansas City (Elektra) (W.B./Curb) BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) (Motown) 22-14 * SPINNERS-Love Or Leave (Atlantic) WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 CATSTEVENS-Banapple Gas (A&M) HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE- WHHY-Montgomery, Ala. HB-24 HAROLD MELVIN & THEBLUE- (W.B./Curb) * COMMODORES-Sweet Love (Mo- NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (Phila. WMAK-Nashville NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (P.I.) * DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You town) 26-20 Int'l.) DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) Baby (Oasis) 22.13 * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your * GEORGE BAKER SELECTION-Paloma BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 * HOT CHOCOLATE-You Sexy Thing Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 28-23 Lover (Columbia) 14-10 Blanca (W.B.) HB-18 (Arista) (W.B./Curb) WGH-Newport News, Va. * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From (Atlantic) 16-8 * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil * HAGOOD HARDY-The Homecoming MELISSA MANCHESTER-Just You "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 20-17 WCOL-Columbus FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 Woman (U.A.) HB-19 (Capitol) 12-1 KEWI-Topeka DONNY & MARIE OSMOND-Deep (W.B./Curb) And I (Arista) WORC-Worcester, Mass. * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Purple (Kolob) -Take Me JETHRO TULL-LocomotiveBreath ROBERT PALMER-Gime Me An Inch Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 21-15 * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-Take Me (Capitol) (Chrysalis) Girl (Island) 13-6 BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Capitol) * AEROSMITH-Dream On (Col.) 29.19 WTOB-Winston/Salem, N.C. ABBA-I Do, IDo, IDo, I Do, I Do (At- * LARRY GROCE-Junk FoodJunkie * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your * HAGOOD HARDY-The Homecoming (Arista) lantic) AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your (W.B.) 38.29 Lover (Columbia) 15.8 (Capitol) 22-17 * QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody -Inseparable (Capitol) Lover (Columbia) 16-7 * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) WYRE-Annapolis, Md. (Elektra) 13-1 WLAC-Nashville * CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White 32-24 HELEN REDDY-Somewhere In The * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From Knight (Mercury) 39-20 WAKY-Louisville Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) HB-21 Night (Capitol) "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 17-9 BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) LARRY GROCE-Junk FoodJunkie FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your WDRC-Hartford BOB DYLAN-Hurricane (Part 1) (Co- (W.B.) (W.B./Curb) Lover (Columbia) 11-6 DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) lumbia) North Central Region MAXINE NIGHTINGALE-Right Back * AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) WSGA-Savannah, Ga. & THE BLUE- (U.A.) 19-10 HAROLD MELVIN D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) TOP ADD ONS: * NEIL SEDAKA-Breaking Up Is Hard * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (Phila. BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Motown) 25.10 To Do (Rocket) 17-10 Lover (Columbia) 16-9 (Arista) * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Feel Like A D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) WLEE-Richmond, Va. * GEORGE BAKER SELECTION-Paloma MARSHALL TUCKER BAND-Search- Bullet (MCA) 158 (Motown) 21.15 Blanca (W.B.) 14-5 ing For A Rainbow (Capricorn) RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From "S.W.A.T.' AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) WBGN-Bowling Green, Ky. * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your (ABC) LINDA RONSTADT-TracksOfMy * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night WLCY-St. Petersburg, Fla. Lover (Columbia) 17-10 FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh. What A -LoveLifted Me Tears (Asylum) (A&M) 21.15 WTRY-Albany JONATHAN It's Time To Night) (W B./Curb) (U.A.) * BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) 28-20 * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) Say Goodbye (Claridge) JIGSAW-Love Fire (Chelsea) * HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE- Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 25.19 * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 16.8 NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (Phila. LARRY GROCE-Junk FoodJunkie WTMA-Charleston, S.C. RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN-Sweet Thing * PRIME MOVERS: * DAVID RUFFIN-Walk Away From Love Intl) 21-17 (W.B.) (ABC) (Motown) 10,5 * FOUR SEASONS-December1963 AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) WJET-Erie, Pa. (W.B./Curb) 28-12 * CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Lover RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN-Sweet Thing * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom Knight (Mercury) 23-10 (Llombld) FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 Northeast Region (ABC) "SWAT." (ABC) 4.1 NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) (W.B./Curb) * FOGHAT-Slow Ride (W.B.) 19.9 WPTR-Albany * FOUR SEASONS-December1963 LARRY GROCE-Junk FoodJunkie TOP ADD ONS: (W.B./Curb) 23-15 (W.B.) TRAMMPS-HoldBackTheNight WQAM-Miami * NEIL SEDAKA-Breaking Up Is Hard * DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES-Wake (Buddah) BREAKOUTS: Up Everybody (Part 1) (Phila. Intl.) To Do (Rocket) 24-20 ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) Baby (Oasis) 19-9 MICHAEL MURPHEY-Renegade FOUR SEASONS -December 1963 (Oh, What A * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I (Epic) WKIX-Raleigh, N.C. White FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) (W.B./Curb) CLEDUS MAGGARD-The Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 27.17 * WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) 25.14 Night) (W. B./Curb) WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) FOUR SEASONS-December1963 Knight (Mercury) LARRY GROCE-Junk Food Junkie (W.B.) WRIE-Erie, Pa. * BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) 32-25 (W.B./Curb) * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody (Elektra) MICHAEL MURPHEY-Renegade BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey lum) 14-10 (Epic) * PRIME MOVERS: (Arista) MELISSA MANCHESTER-Just You Southeast Region * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 18-14 * ART GARFUNKEL-Breakaway (Co- And I(Arista) FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A lumbia) 23-15 WFUN-Miami CKLW-Detroit * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) Night) iW B. -Curb) QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody (Elektra) TOP ADD ONS: 38-23 * LINDA RONSTADT-TracksOf My RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom GEORGE BAKER SELECTION-Palema Blanca NONE Tears (Asylum) 25.19 * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 21-11 (W B.) "SWAT." (ABC) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Arista) WCUE-Akron WORD-Spartanburg, S.C. BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A (Arista) DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES-Sara Night) (W.B./Curb) JOHNNIE TAYLOR-Disco Lady (Co- * NONE BREAKOUTS: AEROSMITH -Dream On (Columbia) * HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE- Smile (RCA) lumbia) NOTES-Wake Up Everybody HB-18 CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES-Wake * -The Call (Capitol) Knight (Mercury) Up Everybody (Part I) (Phila. Intl.) * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Y-100 (W HY! -FM)- Miami/Ft. Lauderdale FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A * RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN-Sweet Thing Lover (Columbia) 22-17 * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) * PRIME MOVERS: WGRD-Grand Rapids 21.4 Night) (W.B./Curb) (ABC) HB-12 D NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night (Angel * ROXY MUSIC-Love IsTheDrug DONNA SUMMER-Love To Love You CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White Knight (Mer- * WAYLON & WILLIE-Good Hearted Face) (A&M) MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) Baby (Oasis) (Atco) 24.13 cury) Woman (RCA) HB-13 (Motown) ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) WAYS-Charlotte, N.C. ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Feel Like A * CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White Bullet (MCA) FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Mid -Atlantic Region WABC-New York City Knight (Mercury) 18-12 (W.B./Curb) Lover (Columbia) 18.7 WHO-Squeeze Box (MCA) LINDA RONSTADT-TracksOfMy * PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- HAROLD MELVIN & THEBLUE- BREAKOUTS: Lover (Columbia) 11-6 lum) 12-6 TOP ADD ONS: NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (P.I.) Tears (Asylum) Z-96 (WZZM-FM)-Grand Rapids * RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN-Sweet Thing D* MIRACLES-Love Machine (Part1) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Arista) WQPD-Lakeland, Fla. FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A LARRY GROCE-Junk Food Junkie (Motown) 10-6 FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A (ABC) 20.10 Night) (W. B./Curb) Night) (W.B./Curb) PILOT-January (EMI) (W.B.) BAY COY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Arista) * DAVID RUFFIN-Walk Away From Love * NATALIE COLE-Inseparable (Capitol) AEROSMITH -Dream On (Columbia) RUFUS/Chaka Khan-Sweet Thing CAT STEVENS-Banapple Gas (A&M) (Motown) 8-5 21.11 MELISSAMANCHESTER-Just You (ABC) WPIX-FM-New York City WNOX-Knoxville And I (Arista) * QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Elektra) 10.3 * PRIME MOVERS: (W.B./Curb) NONE * CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely NightWQXI-Atlanta Knight (Mercury) 11-4 Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 17-10 PAUL SIMON-50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (A&M) AEROSMITH -Dream On (Columbia) * NONE * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom WTAC-Flint, Mich. (Columbia) * FRANKIE AVALON-Venus (De Lite) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey * "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 12.6 4 SEASONS-Dec. '63 (W.B./Curb) AEROSMITH-Dream On (Columbia) 20-15 (Arista) WGOW-Chattanooga, Tenn. CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White DR. HOOK-Only Sixteen (Capitol) * KISS-Rock & Roll AllNight (Casa- * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 20-19 WMFJ-Daytona Beach, Fla. Knight (Mercury) blanca) 11-8 * EAGLES-Take It To The Limit (Asy- FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 BARRY MANILOW-Try To Get The * G. WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) 5-2 WBBF-Rochester, N.Y. lum) 12-5 (W.B./Curb) WFOM-Atlanta Feelings (Arista) * LARRY GROCE-Junk FoodJunkie BREAKOUTS: TRAMMPS-HoldBackTheNight HAROLD MELVIN& THE BLUE- (W.B.) HB-27 (Buddah) QUEEN-Bohemian Rhapsody NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (Phila. CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night WIXY-Cleveland FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Oh, What A LARRY SANTOS-We Can't HideIt (Elektra) (A&M) ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I Night) (W.B./Curb) Anymore (Casablanca) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (Arista) * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) * PAUL SIMON- 50 Ways To Leave Your Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) * FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 (Arista) CAT STEVENS-Banapple Gas (A&M) 25-8 Lover (Columbia) 15-9 FOGHAT-Slow Ride (W.B.) (W.B./Curb) 22-12 * GARY WRIGHT-Dreamweaver (W.B.) * JONATHAN CAIN-JillIt's Time To * RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN-Sweet Thing * ELTON JOHN-Grow Some Funk/I 40-30 * BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) 23-17 Say Goodbye (Claridge) HB-19 (ABC) 35.25 Feel Like A Bullet (MCA) 29-20 * RHYTHM HERITAGE-Theme From "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 21-13 KAAY-Little Rock * BEE GEES-Fanny (RSO) 27-19 WRKO-Boston Copyright 1976, Billboard Publi- Z-93 (WZGC-FM)-Atlanta WGCL-Cleveland WFIL-Philadelphia FOUR SEASONS-December 1963 ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) cations, Inc. No part of this publi- FOUR SEASONS-December1963 BAY CITY ROLLERS-Money Honey (W.B./Curb) BELLAMY BROS.-Let Your Love Flow CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night cation may be reproduced, stored HAROLD MELVIN & THEBLUE- (W.B./Curb) ina retrieval system, or trans- (W.B./Curb) (Arista) (A&M) mitted, in any form or by any CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-Lonely Night NOTES-Wake Up Everybody (P.I.) HELEN REDDY-Somewhere In The * CLEDUS MAGGARD-The White means,electronic,mechanical, (A&M) * HOT CHOCOLATE-You Sexy Thing * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Evil Night (Capitol) Knight (Mercury) HB 16 photocopying, recording, or oth- * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom (Atlantic) 7-3 Woman (U.A.) 18.8 * RHYTHM HERITAGE-ThemeFrom erwise, without the prior written "S.W.A.T." (ABC) 10.3 * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) * ERIC CARMEN-All By Myself (Arista) "SWAT." (ABC) 18.6 * BARRY MANILOW-1 Write The Songs permission of the publisher. * AEROSMITH-Dream On (Col.) 8-2 HB-24 29.20 * NAZARETH-Love Hurts (A&M) 9-1 (Arista) 12-3 1)J Za13211Va On February 8 On February 15 The King Biscuit TheBritish Flower Hour Biscuit STEPHEN STILLS LYNYRD Fr PATTI SMITH SKYNYRD GROUP

On Sunday, February 8th, The King Biscuit On Sunday, February 15th, the British Biscuit Flower Hour presents Stephen Stills, recorded presents Lynyrd Skynyrd, recorded live in London live in Portland, Oregon and the Patti Smith during their second triumphant tour of Englanc. Group recorded live at The Cellar Door in Don't miss Lynyrd Skynyrd, from England in Washirigton, D.C. quadraphonic and stereophonic sound. And don't The show comes to you in quadraphonic and miss their latest MCA release "Gimme Back My stereophonic sound. So you won't miss one bass Bullets." Check your local station for exact time or treble note of this sound spectacular. Check and date in your area. your local station for exact time and date in 131SCT For further information, contact Bob Meyrowitz, your area. Peter Kauff, or Alan Steinberg at D.I.R. Broadcasting Corp., For further information, contact Bob Meyrowitz, Peter Kauff, or 445 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. Or call (212) 371-6850. Alan Steinberg at D.I.R. Broadcasting Corp., 445 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. Or call (212) 371-6850.

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6);. Vox Jox . a ); By CLAUDE HALL ., Will Jump To Rock LOS ANGELES-John Hale is from sign -on until 10 a.m.. Jenkins vaco a) m ; .. 0) leaving KSPL in Lufkin, Tex., to do 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lane Borges 2-6 p.m. S 7.) 0 .2 N the morning show at KSIX in Cor- ... Bill Tanner writes that, as Heftel a) . Bobby Christian P.D. At Station a) .0 8 pus Christi. His wife will be the national program director, he's now = = It DEN V ER-K HOW- M will soon Todd Wallace firm, is doing market 0- weather person on the affiliated tv 0) X li change to a rock format. New pro- research now to determine what old- headquartering out of Miami in- a) 0 station. Hale would like George stead of Pittsburgh. "I've appointed .0 0 6 gram director Bobby Christian is al- ies are still popular in this market 0) C Cooper to contact him.... John Car- Dennis Waters, one of the original ci .40i ready at the station and the audio and what current records are being o ter is now assistant program director 13Q jocks under Buzz Bennett and cr .E) a chainis being rebuilt. For some asked for. Like when I was at KUPD N c at WENE in Endicott. N.Y., a Top most recently program consultant a Co I! while, the station has been playing in Phoenix and KLIF in Dallas .c ._ Li_ 40 station owned by Mery Griffin. for NBC's WRC in Washington, as - c c jazz at night via automation. The when Wallace programmed it, we V E 0 0 production for the FM was per- had no set formula prior to setting Fred Merrin is program director of new local program director of 13Q." oo the station. You know, most people Bill sent some ARB ratings to show «: N formed in the day when the station the format. The idea is to determine 0 " ai E .2 a a simulcast the MOR programming of what the audience wants and then don't realize what a nice little radio Y- l00 (WHY') in Miami has a 6.6 ii) 0 at KHOW-AM. design a format to fit." chain Mery Griffin owns. Steve La- share in the Oct./Nov. book. "How- .aa = _)0 00 bunski is now executive vice presi- ever,this a. E, .0 "We are hoping for a March I air Christian previously programmed time I'mparticularly 0% CD C E date for the new format," Christian KUPD, which just scored some ex- dent of the chain.I don't believe proud of being No. I men 18-34 and 0) c there's a big flashy station in the en- a% (4 li 7, says, adding that most of the air per- cellent ratings. From September 18-49, as well as No. I adults 18-34 aim T) V- 0 tire chain, but, on the other hand, and No. 1English language adults .0C F.). c0, c ,_ sonality staff has already been lined 1974 to May 1975, he was an air per- o r.... up and is waiting for the arrival and sonality at KLIF when the station they all do fairly nicely. 18-49. Those men are quite a feat in V 0,i * * these days of progressive stations D 2 u. 0; installation of equipment. had excellent ratings. * u. draining away Top 40's men." v.. -°c'FiE-03 Format approach is still to be de- Oddly enough, KHOW-FM was Kevin Methney has left KUUU in 1, cided. This brings up something: I've no- E° 2 8 -oco once a rock station. In fact, under Seattle, which is now automated, am 1,-.; ,_(.1 "I've never been one to say this is a general manager Craig Bowers, it and is looking for a Top 40 position. ticed a serious drop in ratings for 0a`c" o := C0 0 ct) u_ w single record and this is an album was a pioneer in progressive rock Past experience includes KJR, progressivestations aroundthe cut. As long as the song shows strong under the call letters off KMYR. Seattle. You can call him at 206-932- country. One program director says appeal to a mass audience, we'll be The progressive format was well ac- 2667.. .. Mark Allen of KSJO in San that music has gotten soft, hurting playing it. Everything will be on car- cepted by the Denver audience, but Jose, Calif.,is now programming the progressive stations.I honestly tridges anyway. not especially appreciated in those KUUU in Seattle and Ed Mason of don't know the real reason at this "I imagine our playlist will be days by the owners. The format was KSJO is programming sister station time, but am observing closely, wait- mostly singles, because singles usu- dropped and the calls changed back KZOK, the Seattle FM operation. ing for the next ARB. ally have some kind of audience to KHOW-FM. ... Tony Waitekus is the new music * * * track record. But the length of the In recent times, the station has director of WCIL-AM-FM in Car- Dan Robinson says a mention in playlist will depend on what Denver been programming 12 hours of jazz bondale, III. 62901, and "Everyone Vox Jox got him offers of jobs from wants to hear. "Radio Index, the a day. now finds me up late at night typing Daytona Beach, Fla., to Houston. letters to record companies ... we but he accepted a job at WCLN in would like better service on contem- Clinton, N.C., a station that went on New `History Of Rock' porary MOR and Top 40 singles and the airlast October. "Instead of albums." Staff at the stationin- some of the junkie radio of the Caro- (Continued on page 12) Drake-Chenault include "Hitpa- cludes George Korn, program direc- linas, owner Larry Carr and I have tor Kevin J. Potts, Steve Siener, Den- gram director and, in fact, aid him to rade," "Classic Gold," "Solid Gold," worked up a fantastic easy listening devote more time to local commu- "XT 40," "Great American Coun- nis Lyle, and Steve Taaffe. "I didn't format that's pulling a good re- nity affairs programming and more try," and "Super Soul." There is a want to list the hours because they sponse. A local supermarket that ad- local news efforts. strong possibility that the firm will may be shuffled in the near future. vertises on the station has doubled introduce an MOR programming We broadcast to a four -state area, "The good programming service its business and, in turn, doubled its service soon. including the campus of Southern spot load." Says Carr would be in - must leave room for local creativ- Illinois Univ. Programming is con- ity." temporary MOR during the day and (Continued on page 56) Anyone can play hits wall-to-wall, N.Y. WHOMAsks Top 40 after 6 p.m." believes Astor. "But that's not going * * * to make your radio station No. Iin To Change Letters Bubbling Under The the market. It's local production, lo- Chris Warren, production director cal announcers, local news that im- Continued from page 12 of WJLJ, Tupelo, Miss., writes that plements syndicated programming. we'd play nine or less," Constantino Narvel Felts came by to do 20 min- utes on the air after a local appear- HOT 100 The only failure for syndication advises. ance. Warren does the noon -3 p.m. comes from the people at the station From preliminary results of the show. ... Peter Salant of WDJF, 101-I AM SOMEBODY, Jimmy James & The who might misuse it." current market study, the station will Vagabonds, Pye 71057 Westport, Conn., writes that his sta- Drake-Chenault, despite being in be programming more Latin inter- 102-JUST YOURFOOL Leon Haywood,20th tion is shifting to mass appeal adult more than 200 markets and expand- national performers and music and Century2264 contemporary rock, not Top 40. "We ing slowly, needs to be involved in reducing the amount of salsa and 103-MOTELS & MEMORIES, T.G. Shepard,Mel- more major market stations, says As- Puerto Rican and local talent used. will rely on current album product odyland6028 (Motown) tor, and this will be his prime objec- This is in line with the expanding and older classics, only including a 104-LOVING POWER,Impressions,Curtom tive over the next few months. South American community which dash of current pop hits. We will fea- 0110 (Warner Bros.) "Our expansion has got to come in constitutes the New York Spanish ture a unique format for our unique 105 -(Call Me) THE TRAVELING MAN, Mas- the big cities. Right now, we're in St. language market. Plans also include listening audience." queraders,Hot ButteredSoul 12157 (ABC) Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Min- the possible use of a Top 50 playlist * * * 106-THE POWER OF LOVE, The Dells,Mercury neapolis. Why not in New York, Los using sales reports as only one crite- Jimmy Rabbit, who'll be recording 73759 (Phonogram) Angeles, San Francisco?" rion in determining product used. an album in Los Angeles Feb. 5-7, 101-GIVEME AN INCH GIRL, Robert Palmer, Is- He points out that up to 75% of ra- "We're trying to see how we can produced by Waylon Jennings, will land049 dio stations, at least in medium mar- get access to such other information fly to do a week on the air at KAFM 108-DOLANNESMELODIE, Jean Claude Borelly kets and larger, are now using some as airplay listings for some of the in Dallas starting Feb. 8. He'll do the & His Orchestra, London228 form of automation, either for news major capitals in Spain and Latin 6-10 p.m. show, replacing Steve Coff- 109 -LASTDAY OF DECEMBER, Chilliwack,Sire and/or weekend programs of one America and throughout the U.S. to man, who'll be on vacation. Rabbit, 723 (ABC) type or another. It's only natural that help guide us in selection of music," several years ago, built a huge au- 110-BABYI'M SORRY, Phillip & Lloyd, Scepter use of automation programming says Constantino. dience and reputation on KLIF 12413 slowly becomes more and more of a The problem is to make certain when it was owned and operated by factor. "Syndication of program- that it is accurate information and Gordon McLendon. His last on -air ming takes on many aspects, but at not the result of "hype" by local dis- job was at KGBS-FM in Los An- the very least it can put the music in tributorsof internationalLatin geles and prior to that he was on Bubbling Under The proper form. And allow someone product. KMET, Los Angeles.Recently, else, locally, to push the button. Station music director, Mike Ca- Rabbit has been focusing on a song - "Syndication helps eliminate on - sino, a former bandleader and musi- writing and singing career: his song Top LPs air errors. I predict that most radio cian, has been instrumental in in- "Longhaired Redneck" by David Al- 201-AMERICAN GRAFFITI, Vol. III, MCA 2-8008 stations will be partially automated creasing music play and broadening len Coe is high on the country charts. 202-TOMT. HALL, Greatest Hits, Vol. II, Mer- for programming for efficiency, for music content inthe past few The LP featuring Rabbit will be on quality, for economic reasons for at months. He currently works with a cury SRM I-1044 (Phonogram) Capitol Records. His stint on the air 203- CONCERT ORCHESTRA, least part of the time in the near fu- playlist in excess of 200 which he in Dallas will be surrounded by con- ture. Perhaps after midnight auto- hopes to whittle down in the near fu- Symphonic Soul, RCA APLI-1025 siderable promotion to capitalize on 204-CONWAY TIMM, Twitty, MCA 2176 mation could be the answer for the ture. his previous tenure in the market. stations that now signoff at mid- WHOM -AM and its companion 205-PARLIAMENTS, Mothership Connection, night. Perhaps it could be wise to FM outlet were bought last year by * * * Casablanca NBLP-7022 206-10 CC, The Original. Soundtrack, Mercury automate Sunday mornings, maybe San Juan Racing Assn., operators of J. Michael Jenkins, program di- SRM-1-1029 (Phonogram) the entire weekend." theEl Commandante trackin rector of KNCR, P.O. Box 857, For- 207-SYLVERS, Showcase, Capitol ST 11465 Astor, prior to joining Drake- Puerto Rico. The FM facility tuna, Calif. 95540, needs singles and 208-KEITH JARRETT, Backhand, ABC/Impulse Chenault, was general manager of changed its call letters to WKTU albums for his rock format: "we've ASH9305 KDAY in Los Angeles for four years and programs American rock which already broken several singles lo- 209-NORMANCONNORS, Saturday Night Spe- and managed KHJ-AM-FM from has proven quite successful, but cally and would do more if we could cial, BuddahBDS 5643 1965 to 1970 prior to that. which has left New York without a get service." Lineup at the station 210-ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCHOO'S NEST Programming services offered by Spanish language FM outlet. has music director Frank Brandon (Soundtrack),Fantasy F-9500 19 Billboard Album Radio Action Playlist Top Ad Ons Top Requests/Airplay * Regional Breakouts & NationalBreakouts Based on station playlists through Thursday (2/5/76) Top Add Ons-National Top Requests/Airplay-National Notional Breakouts

JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) -Frampton Comes Alive (A&M) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) LOGGINS & MESSINA-Native Son (Columbia) JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) BAD COMPANY-Run With The Pack (Swan Song) PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes Alive (A&M) DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station (RCA)

WLIR-FM-New York KZEL-FM-Eugene KYLONM-Kansas City WABX-FM-Detroit WHES-FM-Washington ADD ONS-The -,our key prod- 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) ucts added at the radio stations STAR CASTLE-(Epic) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round MARIAH-(United Artists) BAD CO.-Run With The Pack (Swan JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round listed: as determined by station Song) Records) personnel. JOURNEY-Look Into The Future (Co- 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) Records) lumbia) PHOEBE SNOW-Second Childhood PHOEBE SNOW-Second Childhood TOP REQUESTS/AIRPLAY- PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes BO DIDLEY-20th AnniversaryOf The four products registering Alive (A&M) (Columbia) (Columbia) BE BOP DELUXE-Sunburst Finish Rock 'N' Roll (RCA) the greatest listener requests BAD CO.-Run With The Pack (Swan (Harvest) BE BOP DELUXE-Sunburst Finish LOU REED-Coney Island Baby (RCA) and airplay; as determined by DAVID COURTNEY-David Courtney's Song) station personnel. (Harvest) First Day (United Artists) BURNING SPEAR-(Island) EBERHARDWEBER-Yellow Fever * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes BREAKOUTS-Billboard Chart (ECM Import) LOU REED-Coney Island Baby (RCA) Alive (A&M) Dept. summary of Add Ons and * JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes Alive (A&M) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * HENRY GROSS-Release (Lifesong) Requests/Airplay information Records) * GARY WRIGHT-Dream Weaver to reflect greatest product ac- * 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) (Warner Brothers) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * EMMYLOU HARRIS-Elite Hotel (Re tivity at regional and national * DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station prise) * WHO-By Numbers (MCA) levels. (RCA) * FLEETWOOD MAC-(Reprise) * JOURNEY-Look Into The Future (Co- lumbia) WGRQ-FM-Buffalo * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes * BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS-Live * ERIC CARMEN-(Arista) BAD CO.-Run With The Pack (Swan Alive (A&M) * QUEEN-ANight AtThe Opera (Island Import) Song) * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Face (Elektra) Western Region * LOGGINS & MESSINA-Native Son * ELVIN BISHOP-Struttin' My Stuff The Music (United Artists) PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes (Columbia) WEBN-FM-Cincinnati (Capricorn) Alive (A&M) TOP ADD ONS: WRNO-FM-New Orleans WRAS-FM-Atlanta JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) KBPI-FM-Denver PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE-If The Shoe BAD COMPANY-Run With The Pack (Swan Fits (RCA) RITA COOLIDGE-Desire (Columbia) DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station HENRY GROSS-Release (Lifesong) Song) -Thoroughbred (Ode) * DANNY KIRWAN-SecondChapter (RCA) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) CAROLE KING-Thoroughbred (Ode) (DIM Records) DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station (RCA) DAVID BOWIE-Station ToStation PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes JOURNEY-Look Into The Future (Columbia (RCA) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) ELVIN BISHOP-Struttin' My Stuff Alive (AO) * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Face (Capricorn) The Music (United Artists) PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) * SUPERTRAMP-Crisis? What Crisis? Alive (A&M) PETER FRAMPTON - Fra mpton Comes Records) *TOP REQUEST/AIRPLAY: PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE-If The Shoe Alive (A&M) (A&M) BOB DYLAN-h)-sue (Columbia) Fits (RCA) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) * WMMR-FM-Philadelphia JONI MITCHELL-Hissing Of Summer Lawns * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * PATTI SMITH-Horses (Arista) DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station (Asylum) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes Alive * JONI MITCHELL-Hissing Of Summer (RCA) * JONI MITCHELL-Hissing Of Summer * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes (A&M) * FLEETWOOD MAC-(Reprise) Lawns (Asylum) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) LOGGINS & MESSINA-Native Son (Columbia) Lawns (Asylum) Alive (A&M) * JONI MITCHELL-Hissing Of Summer * PAUL SIMON-Still Crazy After All JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) * HENRY GROSS-Release (Lifesong) Lawns (Asylum) * LOGGINS & MESSINA-Native Son These Years (Columbia) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round BREAKOUTS: (Columbia) Records) * PAUL SIMON-Still Crazy AfterAll * FLEETWOOD MAC-(Reprise) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station (RCA) * QUEEN-ANightAt TheOpera * DAVID BOWIE-Station ToStation These Years (Columbia) WAIV-FM-Jacksonville BAD COMPANY-Run With The Pack (Swan (Elektra) WYDD-FM-Pittsburgh (RCA) Song) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) Southwest Region DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE-If The Shoe JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) Midwest Region (RCA) Fits (RCA) * JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) TOP ADD ONS: 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) CAROLE KING-Thoroughbred (Ode) * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton ComesAlive TOP ADD ONS: KLOS-FM-Los Angeles TOMITA-Firebird (RCA) JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) Alive (A&M) (A&M) BAD CO.-Run With The Pack (Swan TOMITA-Firebird (RCA) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) McKENDREE SPRING-To Young To DAVID BOWIE-Station ToStation WAAF-FM-Worchester Song) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) Feel This Old (Pye) (RCA) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) JETHRO TULL-M.U. TheBestOf BAD COMPANY-Run With The Pack (Swan PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton ComesAlive Jethro Tull (Chrysalis) Song) ARM * ROXY MUSIC-Siren (Atco) * GARY WRIGHT-Dream Weaver JOAN-BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) STYX-Equinox (A&M) * CHRIS SQUIRE-Fish Out Of Water Warner Brothers) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) *TOP REQUEST/AIRPLAY: (Atlantic) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) EDDIE KENDRICKS-He's A Friend *TOP REQUEST/AIRPLAY: * RORY GALLAGHER-Against The Grain * CAROLE KING-Thoroughbred (Ode) PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton ComesAlive * ANGEL-(Casablanca) (Tamala) (A&M) (Chrysalis) * JONI MITCHELL-Hissing Of Summer BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * CAROLE KING-Thoroughbred (Ode) JOURNEY-Look Into The Future (Columbia) * SKYHOOKS-Ego Is Not A Dirty Word Lawns (Asylum) PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes Alive * DAVE MASON-Split Coconut (Colum- PARIS-(Capitol) (Mercury) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * EARTH, WIND & FIRE-Gratitude (Co- (A&M) bia) JOHN KLEMMER-Touch (ABC) * ERIC CARMEN-(Arista) lumbia) ROXY MUSIC-Siren (Atco) ERIC CARMEN-,Arsta) KOME-FM-San Jose Northeast Region * CHRIS SQUIRE-Fish Out Of Water Southeast Region (Atlantic) DAVID BOWIE-Station ToStation BREAKOUTS: (RCA) BREAKOUTS: TOP ADD ONS: WPLR-FM-New Haven TOMITA-Firebud (RCA) BETTE MIDLER-Songs For A New De- TOP ADD ONS: 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) PHOEBE SNOW-Second Childhood 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) pression (Atlantic) BAD COMPANY-Run With The Pack (Swan JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) (Columbia) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) CAROLE KING-Thoroughbred (Ode) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) Song) PHOEBE SNOW-Second Childhood (Colum- JOAN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) HENRY GROSS-Release (Lifesong) HENRY GROSS-Release (Lifesong) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Old ioRN BAEZ-From Every Stage (A&M) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) JOHN McLAUGHIN/MAHAVISHNU Records) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) ELVIN BISHOP-Struttm' My Stuff (Capricorn) ORCHESTRA-Inner World(Colum- * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes

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HUSTLER-Pa Play Loud (A&M) lumbia) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round *TOP REQUEST/AIRPLAY: * QUEEN-ANightAt TheOpera HUSTLER-Play Loud (A&M) PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton ComesAlive * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) Records) (Elektra) ACM) * JONI MITCHELL-Hissing Of Summer 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * EARTH, WIND & FIRE-Gratitude (Co- ELVIN BISHOP-Struttm* My Stuff (Capricorn) Lawns (Asylum) Records) DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station (RCA) lumbia) LOGGINS & MESSINA-Native Son (Columbia) KDKB-FM-Phoenix STAR CASTLE-(Epic) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) QUEEN-A Night At The Opera (Elektra) * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes JOHN McLAUGHIN/MAHAVISHNU JOURNEY-look Into The Future (Co TOMITA-Firebird (RCA) Alive (A&M) ORCHESTRA-Inner Worlds (Colum- lumbia) * DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station * JOURNEY-Look Into The Future (Co-bia) BREAKOUTS: 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) BREAKOUTS: (RCA) lumbia) BAD CO.-Run With The Pack (Swan 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) JOAN BAEI-From Every Stage (A&M) WBRU-FM Providence HENRY GROSS-Release (Lifesong) Song) * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) JERRY GARCIA-Reflections (Round Records) 10 CC-How Dare You (Mercury) JERRY GARCIA-Round (United Art- TOMITA-Firebird (RCA) Alive (A&M) PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes Alive PHOEBE SNOW-Second Childhood (Colum- ists) * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes (A&M) * PARIS-(Capitol) * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes bia) Alive (A&M) Alive (PAM) BE BOP DELUXE-Sunburst Finish (Harvest) DAVID BOWIE-Station To Station * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * MIKE HARRISON-(Island) (RCA) * LOGGINS & MESSINA-Native Son * TED NUGENT-(Epic) LOU REED-Coney Island Baby (RCA) WNEW-FM-New York (Columbia) KLOC-FM-Houston * ROXY MUSIC-Siren (Atco) WSHE-FM-Ft. 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No part of this publi- * PAUL SIMON-Still Crazy After All * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) cation may be reproduced, stored ville) Alive (A&M) These Years (Columbia) * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) ina retrieval system, or trans- * ZZ TOP-Fandango (London) * PATTI SMITH-Horses (Arista) in any form or by any * ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-Face * QUEEN-ANightAtThe Opera * LOGGINS & MESSINA-Native Son mitted, The Music (United Artists) means,electronic,mechanical, * JEFFERSON STARSHIP-Red Octopus * ERIC CARMEN-(Arista) (Elektra) (Columbia) photocopying, recording, or oth- * JONI MITCHELL-Hissing Of Summer (Grunt) * ELVIN BISHOP-Struttin' My Stuff * DAVID BOWIE-Station ToStation erwise, without the prior written Lawns (Asylum) * PETER FRAMPTON-Frampton Comes permission of the publisher. * BOB DYLAN-Desire (Columbia) * JOHN KLEMMER-Touch (ABC) Alive (A&M) (Capricorn) (RCA) 20 Talent Denver's Fey High FAMED PHILLY CLUB On Year's Outlook Whiteford,Main Point Booker LOS ANGELES-Denver concert Explaining his position, Fey says, By NAT FREEDLAND Barry Fey thinks 1976 will "You have to know how to put a LOS ANGELES-Far-ranging non-profit foundation. This would Whiteford says he will book up- be a great year for personal appear- show together. You have to know changes are in progress at the 11 - mean expansion of educational coming acts he believes in such as ances and record crowds. "It looks the artists, and the way they will year -old Main Point, best-known and community services of the the John Payne Band (a New great," he says, "because there will draw. Some acts will sell in certain contemporary nightclub inthe club. York -based jazz group reviewed in be more bicentennial activities and cities and won't in others. You have Philadelphia area. Owner Jeanette Towards this end, Whiteford is Billboard Jan.17), every three shows this summer.Italllooks to learn these things. You have to Campbell ousted the booking team seeking to open daytime use of the months so that they build up local good." promote fewer shows when there are of Bill Scarborough and Larry Main Point for elementary and followings. Fey only did a few shows last fall, no shows worthwhile doing. You Ahearn, who bought the nitery's high school packages. It took a series of emotional, last- but came back with a string of SRO must be more careful in these times. talent practically since the doors Although the Main Pointis ditch benefits by the likes of Bruce dates in the late winter. Though You can't take losers. You can't do opened. known mainly as an acoustic The new booker is Dick White- Springsteen to pull the Main Point doing only a few shows in January, favors anymore. With higher costs, folkie-music haven, it has grown in through its 10th anniversary year in February he's got "Cat Stevens, the risks are greater. The right show, ford,independentPhiladelphia recent years to book nearly all in 1975. David Bowie, the Who and some however, will still sell fast." agent and personal manager fortypes of contemporary acts avail- other big ones." Fey says the old days of putting on the past five years. able to a 270 -seat club. Because the club serves such a As have several other promoters, a concert "just to stage a show" are Whiteford plans an ongoing The Main Point remains one ofwidespread youth audience, it has Fey has gone into the managing over. "I won't book a show if I don't program of outside revenue boost-the few major nightclubs in the been on a hard -ticket policy with field, representing gui- think it will sell. If a promoter books ers to move the perennially cash -country that doesn't serve liquor sales outlets throughout the Phila- tarist -singer -writer Tommy Bolin. a show and it fails, then eventually squeezed club onto a sounder fi-and Whiteford says heis com- delphia region for some time. Be- The entertainer is touring now with the agents will give their big acts to nancial basis. mitted to continuing this policy. Ifside The Point, a folklore store the Deep Purple, but will embark on other promoters. Historically,the Bulwark of the money -raisingalcohol was available on the club adjoiningtheMainPointin a solo concert tour in April. promoter can't win." efforts will be a series of concertspremises, the club's mainstay un- suburban Bryn Mawr is the central The head of his own Feyline Pro- The promoter also refuses to book promoted by the Main Point at theder -21 audience would be barred, ticket booth for the operation. ductions, he admits the concert mar- any show around major holiday sea- many colleges throughoutthedue to a crazy -quilt of local and A Main Point spokesman ex- ket was a bit soft this past season, sons, explaining that college kids are Philadelphia area. Saturday (7)state drinking laws. plains that long-time personality "and it was hard selling tickets. Con- out of school "and they are your au- will see a Cheech & Chong concert "My immediate goal is to lock in conflicts between owner Campbell certs peaked a few years ago, and we dience" and ads are lost among holi- at Drexel Institute with tickets go-enough headliners for Februaryand bookers Scarborough and had a crunch the past two seasons. day advertisements in papers. ing fast. A Taj Mahal concert is setand March to keep the club's doors Ahearn finally caused the change The whole scene has changed. Rock "A good basic rule is 'is there a for Irvine College Feb. 28. open," says Whiteford. "My long- in staff. Ahearn will seek to return is now entertainment. It's not politi- need for this show?' There has to be Meanwhile, Campbell is exam-term goal is to continue building toaperforming -writingcareer. cal anymore. a need, believe it or not. I mean, has ining the possibility of convertingthe Main Point as a showcase for Scarborough's plans are unan- "Today we are competing with the headliner played the city that the Main Point to the status of aexciting new acts of all types." nounced. discos, shows, movies, television- season? Have there been good shows you name it. The rock audiences in that town in recent weeks? Is the now want to see something big, or act hot? If the time is ripe, then there new. We need fresh, new groups. is a need for the show." NEW TALENT BARED How long can a Led Zeppelin or FRANK BARRON Deep Purple continue?" Talent Kirshner Tests An 12 Cities On In Action MICHAEL MURPHEY NBC-TV Program ithanki Tap For Who CATE BROTHERS By JIMMELANSON Roxy, Los Angeles NEW YORK-Don Kirshner en- says Kirshner, will involve all areas Part 2 Tour Murphey's Jan. 21 SRO opening night here was 90 -minutes -plus of gemlike moments that ters the early evening television of the entertainment field. Telly Savalas sweepstakes Tuesday (3) with a half- "There are many young, talented LOS ANGELES-The Who U.S. stunningly displayed the hard-working Colorado concert tour has finalized its second writer -singer -guitarist'sfully -matured mastery hour special devoted to exposing performers throughout the country MCA Records new talent. stage and will play 12 cities March 9- of songmaking and performance. who have never had the opportunity 28. The first segment of 20 shows in Hischarming,sincerepersonalityshone So far, the show is only a one-shot for prime -time exposure," offers major arenas sold out during No- through in the spoken intros which exposed his deal with NBC, but it's understood Kirshner. for recording with us at vember -December. deep feelings for forest lands and the -American that the network will be closely eye- Producer for the Kirshner special The upcoming March dates show Indian before he sang such songs as "Medicine ing ratings with a weekly series in is Bob Wynn, and talent booking an amazing range of facilities from Man" or "Geronimo's Cadillac." mind. chores are being handled by the united the 55,000 -capacity Anaheim Sta- His stunningly tight backup group, the Rene- Allfive owned -and -operated Kirshner Organization. Viacom En- gades, pumped maximum musical excitement dium (21) to the 5,400 -capacity Win- NBC outlets will carry the special. terprises here is distributing the spe- and values into each number. John McEuen of The debut airing is here, with Los cial. wenetn terland Hall in San Francisco. the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was a sterling guest Reportedly, the Who originally Angeles following Friday (6). Sta- Meanwhile, Kirshner has just re- artist on fiddle, and on the banjo with which he tionsinChicago, Cleveland and newed a 52 -week pact with Metro- Audio, considered being the first rock act to re-created his impressive part in "Carolina In headline the 100,000 -capacity Rose Washington, D.C. will be scheduled media for the airing of his "Rock aMgcompany The Pines." for later dates. Concert" shows. 6000 Sunset Blvd., , Ca. 90028 Bowl in Southern California under There was an unnecessary problem. Mur- Cleveland -based Mike Belkin's pro- phey's set was not paced well enough to hold up Format for the show, "Don Kirsh- motion deal. In 1970, it was the first through an unusually long nitery evening. Dur- ner Presents New Stars," calls for the One Way To Beat (213) 469-3983 rock headliner to play Anaheim Sta- ing the finalhalf-hour, perhaps almost one- introduction of three new acts, with dium where it eventually decided to fourth of the audience quietly made their way the studio audience electronically return next month. through the crowded aisles and exited. voting at the close for the best per- The Competition: A spokesman for Who manager Much of the audience restlessness was un- former. Peter Rudge says that tickets for the doubtedly due to the 50 -minute opening set of Each performer willreceive Madison Square Garden show (10) Elektra/Asylum's new progressive Southerners, $1,000 and, depending on his/her A Theater Stage may be distributed under super- (Continued on page 21) placement in the voting, a career PENNSAUKEN, N.J. With vision of New York City's Consumer move of some sort-be it a week's en- disco sounds gaining popularity in Cadeaded Affairs Office to ensure that the de- gagement in a Las Vegas lounge, a Philadelphia -SouthJerseyarea mand is met fairly. Honolulu Center Miami hotel gig, or a tv appearance nightclubs and lounges, groups and This has already been the most ex- In Name Change elsewhere. single acts are finding fewer and tensive Who tour of North America There will be some 100 persons in fewer spots to show their talents. since1970. During the past five HONOLULU-Hawaii'slargest the audience, all screened by NBC's So Vince Cangelois and Prodigy years, the group has generally done show -and -convention facility is now standard and practices department Productions here are turning to only some five to 12 annual dates called the Neal S. Blaisdell Memo- to avoid ballot tampering. movie theater concerts to provide here. rial Center, in honor of the late for- Host for the show is Frankie Ava- exposure for the artists. A part 3 Who tour for this summer mer mayor of the City and County lon, and Kirshner himself will host a The local talent agency has sched- has been on the drawing boards of Honolulu. segment for an interview with an al- uled a pilot concert at the nearby since the first dates were announced. The City Council recently voted to ready established act. The opener's Millside Cinema II in Millside, and But it is uncertain if there will be any change the name of the Honolulu guest artist is Tony Orlando. if the "feedback is positive," it will more shows after the March book- International Center (H.I.C.) to the According to Kirshner, the rap be the first in a series of this type of ing, let alone what cities a part 3 Blaisdell Memorial Center, citing concert. schedule would play. session with the guest artist will be a Blaisdell's "innumerable accom- mini "this -is -your -life" take, de- For the pilot concert, "to expose The rest of the March schedule is: plishments," including the launch- signed to give the home viewing au- local, contemporary talents," Can- appearing: Boston Gardens, 9; St. Paul Civic ing of the construction of the munic- dience human interest background gelois has packaged three area acts in Center, 12; Madison, Wis. Memorial ipal complex. Tom Ham's Lighthouse information. Abel Cain, a jazz rock group favored San Diego, Calif. Colisum, 13; Oklahoma City My - The Blaisdell Memorial Center on the college circuit hereabouts; Feb. 3 - 29 raid, 15; Fort Worth Civic Center, includes an 8,700 -seat Arena, a Featured new talent for the spe- Sunrise, a new country rock group cial are singers Lisa Hartman, Mar- personal representation: 16; Salt Lake City Palace,18; 2,100 -seat Concert Hall, a sizable formed by members of the old Duck David Belenzon - P.O. Box 15562 McNichols Arena of Denver, 19; Exhibition Hall used primarily for ion Ramsey and the comedy team of Soup and Dem Bones bands; and San Diego, Ca. 92115 Portland Coliseum, 24; Seattle Cen- Busby & Berkeley. (714) 286-1794 trade shows, and numerous meeting Mark Diamond, a singer -writer - ter, 25. rooms. Talent for the projected series, comic. 21 Talent Miamii Beach Theater ClickingBOB BLOWS LYRICS THE DEAUVILLE hmSteadyDiet Of Top Acts By SARA LANE 47,000 See Dylan Troupe MIAMI BEACH-"People con- "About the same time we were One of the shows Gross would tinue to ask what effect inflation and looking for a vehicle for expansion," rather not discuss was Dick Clark's At 3 -Hour Astrodome Show tight money is having on the enter- explains Gross. "The William Mor- "Gold Old Rock 'N' Roll" which,a I - tainment business. We are finding ris Agency asked us about Miami thoughbooked during the Christ- By PETE OPPEL that our gross receipts are higher Beach and the feasibility of a con- mas holidays in 1974 primarily for HOUSTON-Bob Dylan's Roll- Astrodome alone was $100,000. than ever," says Shelly Gross. He cert -theater within ahotel. We younger patrons, was a "disaster." ing Thunder Revue rolled through Gross was some $587,500. and partner are the prin- looked into it and decided it would "We've tried to broaden the spec- the Astrodome Sunday (25) minus Dylan said prior to the show, how- cipals in a public compa'ny called work very well." trum of our audiences," Gross ex- some of the principal characters in- ever,that the Rolling Thunder Music Fair. It has worked well and is now em- plains. "We're certainly not inter- cluded duringitsNortheastern Revue will hit other major cities be- One of the reasons for his bullish barking on its fifth season as several ested only in the octogenarian and swing-Joan Baez and Joni Mitch- ginning in April. "We're just resting statement is the Deauville Star The- other major Miami Beach hotels the retiree.It's unfortunate that ell-but with some super additions- now. We're going to take some time ater which despite a sagging econ- have adopted the concept. Miami Beach has been given the im- Isaac Hayes, Steve Wonder, Ringo off. But sooner or later they're all go- omy continuestoattract con- The Deauville Star Theater is the age of an old peoples' vacation spot Starr, Carlos Santana, Cat Stevens ing to see us. We're going to go ev- certgoing audiences. only theater in a hotel that Music because it's certainly not true. There and Stephen Stills. erywhere." "I think the reason for continued Fair handles. "All our other projects are plenty of younger tourists here." Dylan was more relaxed during The confused and last-minute high grosses is that people are seek- are free-standing, large 3,000 -seat Although the Star Theater does a the performance and his band preparations for the Astrodome ben- ing escapism from problems and the theaters -in -the -round which origi- "good" theater party business, Gross played his songs with more rock efit apparently arose when a sched- Deauville Star Theater is such a nally were tent theaters, converted to feels the average Miamian is too style than when he last visited Texas ule conflict forced promoter Clyde good buy. heated and air-conditioned perma- busy "scrounging for a living" to exactly two years ago to the day. He Carson to move the show from the "First of all, the theater concept nent structures," Gross says. seek entertainment during the brief served as the concert's MC from 6 New Orleans Superdome. within a hotel is a good one. The the- In the past five years Gross and winter months to support the the- p.m., when he first climbed to the atergoer can have his dinner at Guber have booked such entertain- ater. stage,until the concert ended at home. He doesn't have to drink un- ers as Lena Home and Tony Ben- "We draw a good portion of our 9:15. less he wants to go to the bar during We can put your nett; Helen Reddy and Joan Rivers; business from the tourist and the But at times he seemed tired, sing- fciolmemdearcciatiin intermission or before the show the Spinners and David Brenner; year-round condominium dweller," ing the first line to "I Threw It All commercial theatres, ionnccolollsege:theatres,cable starts. He sees a full 21/2 -hour show Redd Foxx; Tom Jones; Engelbert he says. Away" when he was supposed to be circuit and it doesn't cost him $100 for an Humperdinck; Gladys Knight & the The Deauville Star Theater began singing "One Too Many Mornings" and pay TV. evening out. Tickets for shows range Pips and B.B. King. its 1976 season with a package of and singing one verse of "Hurri- from $10.50 to $15," Gross contin- "Our biggest triumph last year headliners: Sergio Franchi, Dana cane" twice and leaving out another ues. was Lena Horne and Tony Bennett," Valery and Pat Cooper, Jan. 17-24. segment of the song. Dylan sang 14 act Six years ago Deauville owner Gross continues. "And because of Sammy Davis, Billy Eckstine and songs and six of them were from his Creative our. special ill Morris Lansburgh was looking for a the success in Miami, we booked the Count Basie Band arrive Feb. 10 latest album, "Desire." marketing and format to attract tourists and resi- them on a very successful national for a 10 -day stint. Stills sang two songs one of which, proavailable.duction dents to his hotel. Lansburgh, one of tour. Following Davis will be Charo "Black Queen" turned into a long the more innovative hoteliers in "We probably did one of the big- Feb. 21-28. The second act has yet to blues jam with Carlos Santana. Miami, decided to lure visitors by gest net profits weeks we've ever had be signed. Bobby Vinton comes in Wonder's one -hour set was the best presenting recording acts along with with Helen Reddy and Joan Rivers," with raconteur Myron Cohen March received act of the night next to Dy- a second comedy act and selling Gross claims. "Gladys Knight & the 8-14. Singer John Davidson and lan, but Wonder was the only artist m movies m tickets on a reserved seat basis, doing Pips with B.B. King on the same bill Joan Rivers round out the lineup of to bring his standard back-up band MICHAEL HARPSTER m away completely with his nightclub was experimental for the Beach and talent with a March 15-31 booking. with him. at 800-221-5150 Toll -Free CO operation. or 212-674-7460 in NY State that combination did very well." While grosses from the shows are Other solo performers sharing the NEW LINE CINEMA high, Shelly Gross worries about the spotlight with Dylan were Shawn 853 Broadway 116th Floor) I future, contending that superstars Phillips,Mick Ronson, Roger New York, New York 10003 - are outpricing themselves. McGuinn, Bobby Neuwirth, Kinky "I think the whole industry has Friedman and Rick Danko of the co outpriced itself and where the bot- Band. cn Nashville the Medicine tom line is.I don't know. Let me The show was designed to raise 03 rephrase that.I don't know where money for the Rubin "Hurricane" IlkTOP QUALITYF the top line is. But the maximum sal- Carter defense fund, but with only r - Kenny Rogers Has Needed ary you have to pay a star rapidly 47,000 who paid $12.50 apiece to see co By GERRY WOOD becomes the minimum and this is the show, promoters saiditwas 8X10 true throughout the entire entertain- doubtful if the benefit netted that 444/1'4". PRINTS NASHVILLE-"I realizednot the first three months of last year on ment world," he concludes. much money after expenses to help long ago that I was on a plateau in airline tickets. That's $200,000 a year Carter's defense. The rental onthe LITHOGRAPHED ON HEAVY GLOSS STOCK Los Angeles," explains Kenny Rog- in airlines. Then there are 20-25% BLACK & WHITE 8 x1Os ers who, with his First Edition, en- commissions off the top. And $1,800 500 - $28.00 1000 - $42.50 joyed such hits as "But You Know I a week for rooms. We spent $25,000 Love You," "Ruby," "Something's a year on wardrobes. The expense of Talent In Action COLOR PRINTS Burning" and "Tell It All Brother." running a group like the First Edi- Continued from page 20 some technical proficiency, quickly caught the tion is astronomical." 1000 - $224.00 "I knew everybody and I knew if the Cate Brothers. Although theCates foursome favor of the near -capacity audience Jan. 27. something great came up, I'd get a A native of Houston, Rogers jour- Ifclassicalmusic,in are clearly admirable musicians, they are going contemporary and SEND FOR SAMPLES AND COMPLETE PRICES shot at it. But I needed that new neyed to Los Angeles to join the to need far more melodic variety, stage person- sometimes avant-garde idiom, was new to the ON 8x108, OTHER SIZE PRINTS, blood, that new adrenalin. I needed New Christy Minstrels. The original ality and commercial material if they hope to attentive listeners, their enthusiasm did not re- AND POSTERS to go somewhere that's fresh for me First Edition group splintered from break through nationally soon. veal that gap. so I have to compete a little bit more. the Minstrels July 7,1967. Fame Asfor Murphey, he should have paced his The piece performed by Tashi, whose mem That's why I'm moving to Nash- came quickly as the Edition hit with hits more evenly through the overlong set and bers include violinist Ida Kavafian, cellist Fred PICTURES ville." "Just Dropped In To See What Con- not saved familiar material like "Wildfire" and Sherry, and clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, in ad 1867 E. FLORIDA Rogers disbanded his group, came dition My Condition Was In." "Cosmic Cowboy" to be bunched together at the dition to Serkin, was Messiaen's "Quartet For SPRINGFIELD, MO. 65803 to Nashville for a United Artists Rogers has bought a new home in finale. NAT FREEDLAND The End Of Time," hardly a standard repertoire Nashville as his career takes a dra- staple. Its eight sections run about 50 minutes recording session with Larry Butler TASHI producing, revised an old Baptist matic new turn. "I don't want to and they were played without interruption ex- church song called "Love Lifted eliminate the pop and Top 40 rock Bottom Line New York cept for bursts of applause, normally a classical Me," and gained his first chart song market that we have, but I do want Tashi came to the Bottom LineJan. 27.28 concert no -no. as a solo artist. The disk has reached to start more seriously to include the and opened a new breach in the wall separating Even violinist Kavafian joined in the ovation r that greeted a particularly virtuosic display by AID country audience. The whole first al- pop and classical audiences. .t..101 number 19 on this week's Hot Coun- Informality in dress and demeanor is no nov- Stoltzman. try Singles chart. bum we've done has been predomi- elty for this chamber music ensemble founded Use of sound reinforcement, a nod to pop BILL'S MUSICAL "The group is breaking up on nantly geared to the country cross- practice, worked reasonably well and the bal- over audience. by pianist Peter Serkin. It frequently performs good terms," Rogers remarks. "The that way in more traditional concert venues. But ances between instruments were generally true. INSTRUMENT more professional stature I gained, "Technically, I'm a new country its relaxed diffidence, not at all masking an awe- (Continued on page 59) the more they became, unintention- artist. We tried to go on the basis that RENTALS, Inc. ally, well -paid sidemen. I've always while I've had hits in the country Call (212) 245-1970 encouraged people I've worked with field, I had never been a country art- RENTALS for to seek out individual careers and try ist. It seems to have worked. For the Recordings to advance themselves personally first time in three or four years, I'm Signings Concerts excited about recording. because I don't want to be respon- Theater "I'm working with Larry Butler- Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods to Capitol, James Rutledge to Capitol with first album sible for people. Television "There were some thingsthat and we've recorded this album that I with Chapman & Chinn producing the group's due this month. He is Bloodrock's former lead think is the best thing I've ever done. label debut LP. singer and the producer of Nitzinger.... Sammy created lesser income than I would drums electric & keyboard have liked because I had full part- He gave me enough creative control The new World Wide Artists Agency has a Hagar, former Montrose lead singer, also to string of signings with Curtis Mayfield, Capitol.... Sun, seven -member soul/rock band 8-3 Organ ners in the past who participated in so I could feel I was a part of the al- theIm- amplifiersall mallet instruments all the money that came in. While it bum and yet he wouldn't give me so pressions, Dr. Hook, Cecilio & Kapono, Leroy from Dayton, to Capitol too. harpsichords may have looked like I myself was much that it hurt the product. We've Hustonand Hammersmith. Roger Home Trio to Edward R. Bosken's QCA had a good atmosphere in our work- Rick Springfield, former Capitol and Colum- Records of Cincinnati. They're a gospel spinoff the sole owner of the group, it wasn't bia artist, to Joe Gottfried for management.... from the Scenicland Boys .... Michael Smoth 3 REHEARSAL STUDIOS the case. This created some prob- ing conditions that you just don't Whipoorwillto find every day." HeadQuarters Productionsof erman and Mark Durham to Roger Miller Music. AIR CONDITIONED lems." Chicago for management.... Black Ice to Am- The writers are former Buckwheat member now Expenses were another problem. Rogers feels that his well-known herst Records of Buffalo, a division of Trans - in Miller's backup group .... Jo Mapes to David 333 West 52nd St. "My gross is very impressive, but my name could have been as much a lia- NYC 10036 continent Record Sales.... Billy Walker,RCA E. Webb Management of Chicago. The former (Between 8th 8 9th Ayes-) net is nowhere near the gross be- bility as an asset in launching his country artist, to John Kelly & Associates of Las Kapp Records folk artist left the business seven cause of expenses. We spent $56,000 (Continued on page 39) Vegas for management. years ago to rear her family. 22 Discos PLAYS 100 RECORDS Disco Action Copyright 1976. 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, Tulsa Cluba 'Mingling Place photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

TULSA- -Tennessee Gin and Cot- club emphasizes a sports theme by "New York companies are harder Top Audience Response Colony Records (New York) ton Company has established itself showing movies of various sporting to break in," he says, "becauseI Records In N.Y. Discos Retail Sales as a front runner in disco entertain- events. think they don't know any place else This Week This Week ment here. Having been in operation Cardi uses a rather simple pro- has discos." 1 MIGHTY HIGH/EVERYTHING IS LOVE- 1 EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It)-Ralph oneyear as of Jan. 10, Fred Wright. gramming formula of playing about Mighty Clouds Of Joy-ABC (LP) Carter-Mercury His evening starts with high up- 2 EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About 10-Ralph general manager, says he hopes to 100 records per evening with live in- 2SPANISH HUSTLE-The Fatback Band- beat music and then levels to what Carter-Mercury (disco version) retireallexisting indebtedness troductions. Event (LP) appears to be getting the best crowd 3 I LOVE MUSIC-The O'lays-Phila. Intl within the next 24 months. The disco He notes that West Coast record (LP) 3 MORE, MORE, MORE-Andrea True has done so well it will open another companies and reps give him better response. He plays one or two cur- 4 LETS GROOVE-Archie Bell & The Drells- Connection -Buddah club in Woodland Hills. Calif.. in service and are faster in replying to rent Top 40 hits but only for effect. TSOP (LP) 4 SALSOUL-Salsoul Orch.-Salsoul (LP) February. 5 MORE, MORE, MORE-Andrea True requests for breaking records. RICHARD FRICKER 5 FIND MY WAY-Chocolate City The concept used by TG&CC is Connection-Buddah 6TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHA' 6 LETS GROOVE-Archie Bell & The Drells- described by Wright as "a mingling TSOP (LP) place." BABY-Harold Melvin & the Blue Uncle Sam's Exec Flays Notes-Phila. Intl (LP) 7 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC-The Softones- Bien Cardi is the club's jockey. 7 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC-The Softones- Avco Club claims 1,000 life -time mem- Avco 8JOYCE-Papa John Creach-Buddah bers. 8JOYCE-Papa John Creach-Buddah (Disco Belligerent DJs' Stance 9 I'LL BE SEEING YOU-left Evans- Wright credits the success to sev- version) Grandstand eral factors including the previous LOS ANGELES-A "Hot Seat" 9 SPANISH HUSTLE-The Fatback Band- He applauds labels for bending Event (LP) 10DISCO-TREK-Various Artists-Atlantic disco background of Michael Ste- session duringBillboard'srecent over backwards to accommodate 10LADY BUMP-Penny McLean-Atco (Disco (LP) phenson. Stephenson opened the Disco Forum has drawn criticism disco DJs. version) 11MASADA/POINCIANNA -Joe Thomas- Dirt Dobber in Dallas in 1968 and from PeterLancellotti, corporate "Record labels should take extra 11 THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME- Groove Merchant (LP) became activeinthe Sportspage music director of Uncle Sam's disco timetoinvestigatediscos before Quickest Way Out-Philly Groove (WB) 12 SMILE-Simon Said-Atco Club whichretireditsoriginal chain. servicing them. In that way, they can 12HE'S A FRIEND/ITS NOT WHAT YOU GOT/ 13 LETS DO IT AGAIN-Eddie Drennon- $125,000 investment in the first six According toLancellotti, "The get the most mileage out of their CHAINS-Eddie Kendricks-Tamla (LP) 13 JUMP FOR JOY/I COULD HAVE DANCED Friends & Co. (LP) months of operation. session reached the point where the product," he says. ALL NIGHT-Biddu Orch.-Epic 14 MOVIN'/CHANGIN'-Brass Construction- Stephenson is chief operating offi- disco DJs were tearing into label "There are too many valid disco 14 MOVIN'/CHANGIN'-Brass Construction - UA (LP) cer: Charles Ragus its president. representatives on the panel about DJs who are not receiving service UA (LP) 15 CHARLESTON HUSTLE-MFM Orch.- The dicso combines what it con- inconsistent record service. because the records are going to DJs 15 SALSOUL-Salsoul Orch.-Salsoul (LP) Cenpro siders three major functions of a "Many discos are giving less than who are not valid in the market," he club into 9,600 square feet. adequate feedback to the labels con- charges. Music is the primary function for cerning records." "Another upsetting area,"says Melody Song Shops Downstairs Records (New York) all rooms except the game room. Us- He claims labels are beginning to Lancellotti, "is the lack of creativity Retail Sales Retail Sales ing a Kohen speaker system. which realize certain discos are pushing in disco music. (Brooklyn, Queens, ) This Week Cardi says has caused only minimal records of low quality. "Discos are getting away from This Week 1 MOVIN'-Brass Construction-UA (LP) problems, music can be heard in the "Often, thereis undue pressure what they were designed to do. Dis- 1 MOVIN'-Brass Construction -UA (LP) 2IT's NOT WHAT YOU GOT-Eddie dance, lounge and stand-up bar placed on the DJs by some labels to cos originally meant a new direction 2 SPANISH HUSTLE-The Fatback Band- Kendricks-Tamla (LP) areas. push unqualified product. However, in music. Now we are digging into Event (LP) The game room has a very low when the labels give the spinners 3 THAT OLD BUCK MAGIC-The Softones- the archives, taking old standard 3 I FEEL A GROOVE-Bobby Womack-UA Avco level of music and provides pool ta- good product. the labels do not get a songs, giving these songs a disco bles, backgammon and chess. The fair shake." 4TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHA' 4MORE, MORE, MORE-Andrea True (Continued on page 30) BABY-Harold Melvin & The Blue Connection-Buddah Notes-Phila. Intl (LP) 5 SPIRIT OF 76-Leroy Hudson -Curtom 5 CHAINS/ITS NOT WHAT YOU GOT-Eddie Kendricks-Tamla (LP) 6LOS CONQUISTADORES CHOCOLATES- Johnny Hammond-Milestone (LP) 6MORE, MORE, MORE-Andrea True Connection-Buddah 7 RAIN-Blanch Carter-RCA

7 LETS GROOVE-Archie Bell & The Drells- 8I'LL BE SEEING YOU-Jeff Evans- just a few TSOP (LP) Grandstand 8BUCKHEAD-Atlanta Disco Band- 9 SPANISH HUSTLE-The Fatback Band- American Ariola Event (LP) pointers 9 ZONE-The Rhythm Makers-Vigor 10MASADA-Joe Thomas-Groove Merchant

10 MASADA-Joe Thomas-Groove Merchant 11 THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME- Quickest Way Out-Philly Groove (WB) on the 11WIPE YOUR FEET-Wee Willie & The Winners-Mercury 12NEVER, NEVER GONNA LEAVE YOU-Mary Bass, Middle & Treble Controls 12EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About 10-Ralph Ann Farra & Satin Soul-Brunswick Clubman Two Carter-Mercury giving 12dB of cut or boost so a 13ONEDERFUL-Jay & The Technics-Event pre -amp is not required. 13 ANYTHING GOES-Ron Carter-Kudu 14 AFRICAN SYMPHONY-Henry Mancini- 14 AFRICAN SYMPHONY-Henry Mancini- disco mixer... RCA RCA Twin Phono Inputs so both turn- tables can be played together & 15 SMILE-Simon Saim-Atco 15SALSA-Luis Ramerez-Cotique professional fade-ins achieved.

Set your voice level with its own Top Audience Response Records Top Audience Response Records Volume Slider. In Boston Discos In Los Angeles Discos This Week This Week The Tape Input allows special 1 MIGHTY HIGH-Mighty Clouds Of Joy-ABC 1 DO WHAT YOU FEEL/BUCKHEAD-Atlanta .wcx 9txe . (LP) Disco Band -Ariola (LP) effects and tapes to be added. . 2 JUMP FOR JOY-Biddu Orch.-Epic 2 BOHANNON BEAT/BOHANNON WALK - A Master Volume Slider to set 3 SALSOUL-Salsoul Orch.-Salsoul (LP) Bohannon -Dakor 3 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE-Charlie Challels- overall system level. 4 LETS GROOVE-Archie Bell & The Drells- TSOP (LP) 4MORE, MORE, MORE-Andrea True 5 LET ME SEE YOU GET YOUR THING OFF Pre -Cue play one turntable while Connection-Buddah (disco edit) MA.Vrtf, ,APE BABY (Hustle)-Crystal Grass-Phillips cuing up the other or the tape. MIC ..1 5 LOVE/CHANGES-Brass Connection- 6 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC-The Softones- United Artists Avco 6STREET TALK-B.C.G.-20th Century (disco Headphone Output from 400 to rneteir catiaman two 7 I LOVE MUSIC-The Mays-Phila. Intl edit) 10K impedance. , """""°`" (LP) 7 SALSOUL-Salsoul Orch.-Salsoul (all cuts) . i _ 8 EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It)-Ralph (LP) Mic Input accepts any impedance Carter-Mercury 8 JUMP FOR JOY-Biddy Orchestra-Epic 9EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About 10-Ralph microphone. 9 MOVIN'/CHANGIN'-Brass Construction- ,.....- UA (LP) Carter-Mercury (disco version) 10SALSA-Luis Ramirez-Cotique 10MIGHTY HIGH-Mighty Clouds Of Joy-AVC (LP) Talkover Button withits auto 11 HAPPY MUSIC-The Blackbyrds-Fantasy fade recovery makes voice talk - (LP) 11 SPIDERMAN-Ramsey Lewis-Columbia (LP) over easy. 12TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHA' 12 I AM SOMEBODY-Jimmy James & The BABY-Harold Melvin & the Blue Vagabounds-Pye Notes-Phila. Intl (LP) 13LETS GROOVE-Archie Bell & The Drells- 13UNION MAN-Cate Bros.-Asylum TSOP (LP) 155 Michael Dr., Syosset, N.Y. 11791 (516-364-1900) 14 GET DOWN WITH THE PHILLY SOUND - 14 THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME- meteor MFSB-Phila. Intl (LP) Quickest Way Out-Philly Groove (LP) West Coast Office: (213-846-0500) light and sound company 15REFLECTIONS 75-Dezro Orch.-Route 15GET UP AND MOVE YOUR BABY-Poison- (import from England) Roulette (disco version) CLUBMAN TWO - JUST 1 OF OVER 320 PRODUCTS IN THE METEOR DISCO RANGE. Disco Forum 23 Product SupplyaKey Query At Disco Forum

By JIM MELANSON

Bill Wardlow, Forum director, welcomes Panelist Florence Greenberg of Scep- Panelist Bob Reno of Midland Intl. DavidGlew: keynote speaker. registrants. ter.

Lee Zhito, Billboard's publisher, recog- Panelist Joe Cayre of SalSoul. Panelist Dickie Kline of Atlantic. Panelist Larry Uttal of Private Stock. nizes discos impact.

"The time is right fordisco," said sentatives and establish credibility, Atlantic's vice president of mar- they agreed, was to find out to whom lenged the idea, charging that radio publisher/editor Lee Zhito christen- and you'll get the product, was the keting Dave Glew, who in an earlier they should send the disks. Having staffers don't have to report results- ing Billboard's first Disco Forum consensus from a panel of Florence keynote address opined that "disco master lists of clubs and their players the labels go to them for disk reac- Jan. 21 at New York's Roosevelt Ho- Greenberg, president, Scepter Rec- is heading toward becoming the uni- being made available to all labels tion. tel. ords; Joe Cayre, president, Caytron- versal pop music," explained that la- was one suggestion. Musically, a number of questions From the convention's outset, the ics Records (Salsoul); Bob Reno, belsareincreasingly becoming Several times during the session, from the floor were directed at the interchange of ideas, whether from Midland International; Howard aware of discos importance. He said owners emphasized that they too need for more orchestrated product. those already deeply involved in the Smiley, vice president, TK Produc- that the manufacturer's camp has wanted to be kept abreast, and that Again, the responses from the panel dance phenomenon, or from those tions; Larry Uttal, president, Private begun to have a better feel and pulse DJs shouldn't be the only ones to re- were positive, with most saying that just now looking to join the band- Stock; and Dick Kline, vice presi- for the market, and that by the end ceive product. If a DJ leaves my em- their respective companies already wagon, was strong. Key issues tossed dent, national promotion, Atlantic of this year there should be marked ploy, he takes his records with him had such product in the works. Records. improvements. around were the question of promo- and leaves me musically stranded, "You have to walk before you tional product servicing, a&r direc- Still the audience, with most of the Uttal offered that "disco is still a pointed out one owner. run," said Kline. He said sales re- tions and disco viability during the 500 forum's registrants in attend- new and infant area with growing The ties between disco and radio ance, hammered home the point- sults from disco product have begun coming years. pains." His call for growth without were also brought up at the session. to warrant higher studio budgets for even if we want to pay for the disks, hostility between disco. owner/DJ Several panel members felt that ra- If any one question stacked up as we still can't get them until too often orchestrated material. the most repeated, especially during and labels drew heavy applause. dio as a whole was stillresisting it's too late. disco, but added that they felt that Glew also tipped the audience the first day of activities, it was the The crowd's enthusiasm again that Atlantic is searching its old r&b club owner and disco spinner query It was evident that middle Amer- public pressure would soon break ica was onto disco, and it no longer surfaced when Florence Greenberg, down some of the barriers. Discos masters for disco -oriented material, on how to go about getting records- wanted to be left behind in New Cayre and Smiley said that they were also advised to act like radio and that the label is also planning to the free promotional kind. York's wake when it comes to getting would provide records to any spin- stations and to report back to labels make available a number of disco Get in touch with our field repre- product early. ner or disco owner. The problem, on product response. One DJ chal- merchandising aids. Answer To 'Why Don't Radio Stations Hire Disco DJs?' By JEAN WILLIAMS NEW YORK-A "Disco/Radio "Why don't radio stations hire DJs leaves the studio and tries to capture ing advertising. "We started with crossover records. And Walker in- Connection" panel was challenged who know how to blend the music the same type of show outside. eight disco advertisers, now we have jected he finds it difficult to under- by several members of the Forum during their disco shows? DJs can A nightclub owner in Cherry Hill, 70." stand U.S. stations' reluctance in audience who wanted to know why give the radio audiences the same N.J., advised the panel of his suc- McIntyre added that recently, playing disco product when Bill- stations don't hire disco DJs. feeling that discos give their au- cessful use of different DJs nightly disco programming has become a board charts indicate a large per- Neil McIntyre, program director diences." who bring their own crowd, making ratingsuccess, while Stanley centage of top records are disco -fla- of WPIX, N.Y., and moderator of McIntyre pointed out that itis for a packed house each night. claimed there is no real crossover be- vored. tween radio and disco in London. the session with panelists Johnny most difficult to simulate a feeling "Do radio DJs make terrible disco A high point of the session came Walker, BBC Radio -1, London; via radio that is available when spinners?" drew split answers, while Stanley pointed out that U.K. when a member of the audience John Stanley, DJ manager, London; people are dancing and everything a member of the audience inter- laws are extremely tight regarding discos. asked the panel how he could blend Tom Savarese, DJ, 12 West, N.Y.; going on is live. jected "Radio people are told what a big band sound with disco records Joe Palmenteri, DJ, Chameleon, to play and how to play it. Disco DJs And Palmenteri contended the McIntyre also jumped at the bait learn how to program themselves difference in radio and disco au- for his station and come with a N.Y.; Bo Crane, disco consultant, when asked why his station does not pleasant combination. Miami; Bob O'Brien, general man- because they are right there to get diences is that radio audiences listen have a live remote situation from lo- audience reaction." to the songs, while disco audiences The answer was to play older rec- ager CJRN, Niagara Falls, Ontario, cal discos. McIntyre explained that his sta- want to hear the beat. ords by an artist, then blend the new appeared reluctant to answer when He explained the problems en- tion is very much into discos. He fur- Crane said stations and labels are disco version of the same song into asked by a member of the audience, countered when the radio crew ther explained how discos are affect- coming to discos in order to get the format for pleasant mix. 24 Disco Forum Radio Complaints Just Too BadGregory NEW YORK-"You'rea new ist, all agreed that disco definitely out knowing where and to whom sheets to new product they might re- market, and you're here to stay. And, has its place in the industry, espe- they're going to," he said. ceive. if radio is complaining about too cially when it comes to record sales. Kreiner saw the need for chan- He suggested that labels should much disco product being released, Florence Greenberg emphasized neling promotional disks into discos. follow Atlantic's move and hire that's just to bad," Salsoul Records' the influence of discos on sales, "All the spinners are good in their someone from the disco community Chuck Gregory said to an audience pointing out that it's been proven own ways, and you've got to service to help coordinate disco promo- of discophiles attending the forum's that a label (hers, for one) can move them all. You can't service only a tional strategies. marketing session. some 150,000 units of a single title in few special ones, and ignore the Anita Wexler, heavily involved Joining Gregory on the panel New York without the benefit of ra- rest," he said. with Atlantic's disco a&r direction, were Atlantic's Dick Kine, vice pres- dio airplay. WPIX's Coleman said that he sees noted that disco mixing and the ident, promotion; Anita Wexler, At- To Lott, discos are a good test the station as a "town crier" with its quality of sound necessary for club lantic a&r; Stan Bly, national pro- marketing tool for moving those LPs heavy disco format. He explained airplay have influenced the upgrad- motionmanager,Phonogram playlists, and all), as well as being a that the station's policy is to get in- ing of the sound quality of record- Records; Jeff Coleman, retail sales marketing tool for moving those LP volved wherever it can when it ings in general. manager, WPIX-FM, N.Y.; Alan which don't have the single release comes to merchandising disco. That The bulk of the questions from the Lott, national promotion manager, drawing consumer attention. involvement has included fashion floor were tied to the problems DJs r&b, Buddah Records; Florence Bly admitted to being not totally shows at discos, label tie-in cam- and club owners are having when it Greenberg, president, Scepter Rec- convinced about the impact of dis- paigns and helping to expose new comes to getting label service. As ords; Mark Kreiners, MK Produc- cos on sales, but quickly added that clubs. during the opening session, the tions, and Ron Coles, Atlantic disco his reason for attending the Forum Coles, former salesman at Colony agreed answer was get in touch with Richard Nader: he predicts more product coordinator. was to "find out what's happening. I Records Store and a club DJ, talked each label's field representatives, or disco concerts. While the level of involvement in don't want to go out and cover the on the importance of involving DJs write to the president of the com- disco varied from panelist to panel - market with promotional disks with - by providing them with response pany. Kids Want Party, Not a Concert: Promoter Nader NEW YORK-"Disco is not a fad, or a flash in the pan-it's here to stay," promoter Richard Nader told the Forum's registrants in an open- ing -day luncheon address. Nader, well known for his rock 'n' rollrevival shows, and, more Panelist ChuckGregory of SalSoul. PanelistAlan Lott of Buddah. Panelist Jeff Coleman of WPIX-FM. recently, for his "World's Biggest Disco Dance Party" productions, said that he felt that today's young music fanis programmed com- pletely different from those tuned into the musical trends in the '50s and '60s. And, because of it, the concert market has been on the decline. "A sit -down -and -listen format is not what they want, or need," con- tinued Nader. He stated that the fixed seat concept of a concert is soon going to become "obsolete," and that the direction of live musical events in the future would be closer PanelistAnita Wexler of Atlantic. Panelist Stan Bly of Phonogram. Ronnie Coles of Atlantic: floor comments. to the idea of having a "party," even if held in a major venue. At that point, Nader unveiled plans for his "World's Biggest Disco Dance Party" production to play Music a Key Ingredient To Success, Panel Agrees arenas in San Francisco (Cow Pal- ace), Detroit (Olympia) and New NEW YORK-Whatever the size night." Savarese emphasized the im- big band nostalgia records, and even a spinner talks from the booth, Orleans (Super Dome). The three of a disco, or where it's located, its portance of a club player knowing thingslike Chubby Checker's though, it should be directly related dates are scheduled for later this music remains the key ingredient, his listeners' musical tastes. "Twist" and jitterbug tunes were the to the music, they said. month. and a well represented panel tackled "Is there a thin line between giv- rage of English discos. As for carrying records, the mo- Nader's first moves in this direc- the question of discotheque pro- ing the audience what they want, "Should a DJ talk during a night, bile DJs stated that they carried tion involved disco concerts at Mon- gramming. and what you as a DJ want to give and should he play slow songs?" from 500 to a couple of thousand treal's Forum and New York's Making up the panel were Ron them?" came a question from the someone from North Carolina singles to several hundred LPs. Madison Square Garden last year. Jenkins, music director,Dimples floor. asked. It can be beneficial to play "Can a disco format work out-of- He said that following those dates, Chain; Johnny Walker, BBC radio "Yes," said Savarese, "but being slow records for about an hour doors?" queried a DJ in the au- II out of 18 halls contacted applied and mobile DJ; Jack Klemack, na- close to your customers helps you to somewhere in the evening, Jenkins dience. Hamilton said that he's been for dance permits in order to put on tional sales manager, Smithall Elec- avoid crossing that line." Savarese responded. He said it helps liquor doing mobile shows at people's similar events. tronics; Tom Savarese, 12 West DJ; said that each night he builds his au- sales, and also gives those people homes in England, and that the out- Bobby (DJ) Guttadaro, Infinity dience, "gets them to trust in the mu- who don't dance fast a chance to get door approach has proved success- If possible, tie in a disco dance/ Club; Richard Guida, Dimples DJ; sic," and then (and only then) will he on the floor. concert with a local discotheque, he ful. He explained that he uses Walter Gibbons, Galaxy Club DJ; introduce new records for the first Most of the spinners on the panel floodlights to shape the features of emphasized. Nader's latest produc- and James Hamilton, mobile DJ and time. tion, held at the Nassau Coliseum said that they might play a slow the house and surrounding grounds, columnist for London's Record Mir- "Will you play oldies during the number, but only for a special effect, and the special effects created over Saturday (31), was co -promoted by ror. night?" was another question. "If it the Speak Easy disco on Long Is- and rarely more than twice during speakers strung both inside and out- If anyone on the panel summed works into what I'm playing, I will," the night. side the house. land, and he stated that benefits of up spinner feelings it was Savarese offered Gibbons. Savarese agreed, such a tie-in are mutual. The consensus on DJ chatter was One owner in the audience let the when he said: "I don't really pro- but said that he would use only two that if it works in a particular market panel know that his club uses a "dial Nader also said that the time is gram, I get into the booth and put on oldies a night, at most. Hamilton do it,but, in general,it's hardly a tune" attraction, whereby patrons coming when artists will prove less a performance, and it changes every and Walker let the crowd know that heard in New York clubs. Whenever (Continued on page 27) "biased" when it comes to perform- ing before an audience that wants to dance, rather than just listen. Be- sides, he continued, audiences turn- ing out now for major concerts often pass up coming to hear the opening acts. If people could dance to those acts, they'd probably be there at the concert's start, he said. Whether producing a major disco concert or just running a local disco, Nader stressed that people should be given entertainment options. If they want to get out on a crowded dance floor, great. But, if they want to lay back and watch, they should also Panelist JohnnyWalker of BBC Ra- Panelist Jack Klemack of Smithall Panel moderator Ron Jenkins of Panelist Walter Gibbons of Galaxy. have the space to do so. dio1. Electronics. Dimples. Disco Forum 25 REALISTICVIEWS 45 Mil Persons Are Insights Into the Potential Patrons NEW YORK-"There are ap- crowd you want to attract, and try to Art Of Franchising proximately 45 million single per- work on volume. sons in the country and they are all Make up your mind before apply- NEW YORK-The question of management while at the same time potential disco customers," said Mi- ing for permits whether you want to qualified managers dominated the admitting there is a high turnover in chael O'Harro, kicking off a Forum run a public or private club. If you session of "Disco Franchising." club managers. session on how to open a new disco- open to the public, and then decide Moderator John Fellizzi of the Dim- 2001 does not give its managers a theque. to go private, you have to re -apply ples chain and panelists Tom Jay - free hand in running its clubs, ac- O'Harro, Washington,D.C.- for permits. son, president of 2001 Clubs and Jim cording to Jayson. "We must control based disco consultant, told the au- Check your local zoning ordi- Kowalczyk, secretary/treasurer of it," he said. dience that a new club's theme is all- nances before signing a lease. 2001, attempted to provide a realis- A member of the audience chal- important (whatever it might be), Don't try and do it all. Surround tic view of franchising. (Dimples is lenged Jayson's statement, suggest- and that it should be carried through yourself with people who are spe- not a franchise operation.) ing that giving a manager a free via mailing list promotions, club de- cialists in their respective fields- Jayson explained that 2001 Clubs hand to run a club, and offering him cor and advertising, etc. Create an lighting, sound, bar management. with six operations deals primarily growth within the organization, will identity for yourself, and have it Trust your staff, but don't stop with the 18-25 singles crowd. breed loyal managers. work for you, was his message. watching them. He says his organization is not a Felizzi agreed, adding anyone To have a mailing list in house (at Bob Lobi, president of Design trendsetter, but follows already es- who wants to get into the disco scene least 2,000 names) before even open- Circuit in New York, explained that tablished patterns. It uses the same at management level must be of - Mobile experts: Jane Brinton of L.A. ing a club's door to the public was before they do anything, they should and James Hamilton of London. Mobiles: Liability Is a Risk NEWYORK-The area of mobile discos is sweeping the U.S. and Eng- land, according to Norman Dolph, president of Stoy Inc., N.Y., Jane Brinton, vice president, Aristocrat, Los Angeles and James Hamilton of Record Mirror Disc and mobile dee- jay, London. All three disco operators agreed during the session on mobile discos that there are problems existing with mobile units that do not exist with Panelist John Felizzi of Emersons. Panelist Jim Kowalczwk of Dimples. Panelist Mark Kreinerof MKPro- PanelistGeorge Freeman of Galaxy ductions. 21. method when selecting its music, fered something at the end of the Dolph said he travels with $4,500 playing only tunes on the Top 40 tunnel. worth of equipment and 1,100 rec- emphasized byO'Harro. He said have complete plans down on paper. and disco charts. Jayson explained that 2001 will ords. But he does not furnish light- that an owner should have a good Quite often, he continued, a new Jayson pointed out that 2001 at- help the franchiser from the ground ing effects as does Brinton. All of his feel on who's going to make up the owner builds in stages, and before tempts to get the most out of its clubs up. He said when building a club, equipment is packed in a station core of his business before the first he knows it, he runs out of money. by gearing different nights to certain there are too many decisions for the wagon. ring of the cash register. The result is that, more often than markets. franchiser. Brinton takes 1,000 records, lights, "I don't believe in slow nights," not, that owner has to look for out- Kowalczyk explained that 2001's He went on to list advantages to turntables and speakers to her gigs. continued O'Harro. "If you can, stay side -financing before he can open. Columbus, Ohio, club has the most joining the 2001 family such as a She suggested a trunk for hauling open seven nights a week, and look successful soul night. "But it was for special promotional events to George Freeman, owner of New complete feasibility study is made records. York's Galaxy 21 club, suggested bumping into a little bit of the black followed by advice on locations. And Hamilton, who admits that draw crowds during the middle of that prospective owners rent a heavy swing on Friday and Satur- Then the operation will do an he entertains the elite set in London, the week." day, and was scaring some of the Steve Forbes, owner of Studio nearby ballroom to their planned lo- analysis advising on the building onlygives two performances cation, and test the market for re- whites away. cost and finally how much it will cost monthly. One in Los Angeles, said that the "What we did was open with a to operate the club. money goes into an owner's pocket, sponse. He, too, emphasized becom- Because they all primarily service ing involved, adding that personal heavy black night on Monday, and Kowalczyk joined in with another private parties, each agree that there and he should make it his business to wound up drawing the Friday and advantage, 2001 buys materials at a be involved in the club's operation, creative involvement can help cut is a high public liability risk because costs. Saturday traffic," said Kowalczyk. discount rate;this lower rateis of wiring and other necessary equip- from greeting people at the door to This move changed the ratio on passed on to customers. ment. "There should be at all times behind the scenes management. Jim Kowalczwk of 2001 said that Friday and Saturday. When asked if these clubs are the evidence that you have taken all For someone looking to open a his firm plans on recouping an ini- Felizzi, in answer to the question squeezing out smaller businesses in safety precautions," said Dolph. disco, Forbes offered several sugges- tial investment in anywhere from of video in discos said, video is a small towns, Kowalczyk explained They also agree that vibrations tions: nine months to a year. Clubs with coming trend. It's an additional cus- that nine out of 10 franchises are from the dancers is a problem. Plan on how much money you'll 5,000 square feet of space are budg- tomer service, and holds the atten- owned by local people, and he Hamilton suggested the use of ex- need, and then double it so that your eted at approximately $100,000, tion of the crowd, particularly when added that these club owners gener- tra weight on the arm of the turn- financing will be secure. while 15,000 square foot clubs run it sees itself on the screen. ally receive their original investment table while Brinton and Dolph pre- Decide beforehand what type of some $200,000. He pointed out the value of good (Continued on page 26) fer foam rubber padding. Private parties tend to draw an older crowd, according to Dolph. And although each spinner enter- tains differently, they all agree that persons visiting private parties differ from the standard disco audience. "The difference in the club and mobile audience is that people ex- pect to dance in nightclubs, but may not dance at a private party. Also in clubs, the customers may not know each other or have anything in com- mon," said Dolph. He added: "A mobile disco is more controlled and the guests are familiar with each other." Hamilton suggested that the spin- ner during the first half-hour feel out his audience and then move into a format that is appropriate for the occasion. Brinton injects a large contingent of Salsoul music into her format, she There are plenty of questions which people in the audience want said. She explained that it works Panelist Bob Lobi of Design Circuit. Panelist Michael O'Harroof Wash- answered during the Forum. (Continued on page 26) ington, D.C. 26 Disco Forum One Forum Ear -Grabber: AvoidingEquipment Rip -Offs By STEPHEN TRAIMAN Thehardware boom in sound and for the popular SL -1200 turntable lighting equipment undoubtedly is had been "put on hold" until Pana- the strongest linchpin of the matur- sonic determined whether to con- ing disco industry, panelists discuss- tinue production or bring out an im- ing "The World Of Disco Equip- proved unit. Meanwhile, a limited ment And Accessories" agreed. shipment is due soon. At the same time, representatives Mike Klasco of GLI gave a cap- of both old-line hifi and lighting sule history of the custom firm's fast firms, and the new breed of custom four-year rise to disco prominence. disco packager and projection tele- starting with designing a disco mixer vision systems, concur in the need for a friend. The line has grown to for prospective buyers to shop the mixers, preamps, crossovernet- market carefully to avoid rip-offs works, special effects and a full that can only lead to disastrous range of speakers, all tailored for the down -time. market. GLI also has a well -received Vince Finnegan of Meteor Sight technical manual that suggests the best groups of systems, using that Panelist Graham Smith of Digital Lighting. & Sound. the division of U.K. Revox Panelist George Smith of Smithall Elec- that specializes in custom disco com- cost-effective approach in consult- tronics. ponents. moderated the session and ing. set the stage with a rundown of the Smithall Electronics of Cincinnati firm's involvement in the market. has been low-key for much of its first in the U.K. and on the Conti- disco involvement, George Smith nent, and more recently in the U.S. noted, but has become one of the Meteor is expanding itsfull lines. largest custom firms in the Midwest. just purchased a factory in England "My basic philosophy is how much for added production capability, equipment does it take to make a dy- and is also training operators and namic bottom line?" he noted, cau- consulting on new discos. tioning that service and safety are vi- For Sid Silver of Technics by Pan- tal concerns to any budget. asonic, "one of those outfits that ac- Randy Vaughan of Disco Scene cidentally backed into the disco ran down the firm's "total sight and business," the Forum was an oppor- sound experience" package in relat- tunity to learn about operators' ing how video fits into the disco mar- problems as well as to tell about the ket. Currently putting together soft- firm's turntables and other compo- ware packages that include top nents. talent and visual effects for large - Panelist Sidney Silverof Technicsby Panelist Michael Klasco of Gerantium He had good news for attendees screen projection, he also designs Panasonic. Labs. that the prior "discontinue" order (Continued on page 29)

Bob Crewe Tom Moulton Vince Montana HaroldWheeler Van McCoy Producers Divulge the Tricks That Make (Hit)Treats

NEW YORK --Record producers Crewe suggested spending a great McCoy. like the other panelists. Montana cautioned the arrangers asked, "Will DJs get invoked in . Harold Wheeler. deal of time in the marketplace agreed with Crewe that the concept inthe audience against over - mixing records with producers'" Vince Montana. Bob Crewe. Tom studying a consumer's desires. and ideaisto record music that arranging tunes. But Cayre politely said. "It de- Moulton and Van McCoy advised "Then," he continued, "to produce a people can dance to. Moulton expounded on Mon- pends on the relationship between Forum attendees of their successful disco hit, one must first reach a par- He contends that some people are tana's statement, alluding to the fact the DJ and producer. and the DJ's methods of producing hits during allel feeling with another to decide paranoid about disco music, feeling that quite often mixers are too close knowledge of the product." what gets people dancing. the "How To Produce A Disco Hit" that it may be killing black music to the product to hear its errors. His session. Ken Cayre of SalSoul mod- "A good song is needed before a and ballads. method is to go through a series of disco hit can be produced," injected changes while attempting to build Franchising erated. Harris. "Then the producer can A member of the audience ques- the record. "If a record is good at work out rhythms around the song," tioned the panel on its reasons for three minutes. I feel it will be better ( aarataed from page 25 not using West African musicians in at five." he said. Mobile Deejay he added. However, he pointed out, sessions, when much of the disco hack in approximately nine months. he does not necessarily gear his 2001 receives 5`'i of sales from its Continued 11.01 page 25 music carries an African beat. On the other hand, Wheeler said product to discos, he aims at just re- that he will use a take of a tune that franchises. An audience member well for parties because it fits into so leasing hit records. McCoy explained disco music is feels good as opposed to a take that asked since 2001's fee is only 5% of many music categories. "I couldn't seem to get a hit with a still young and everyone is learning. comes out perfect. sales would it take a loss if the club Although stereo equipment was But he hastened to add that he in- died? investigated by the panel members, slow song. so I came up with 'Armed "A hit record is all about how it it tends to check into African musi- Jayson pointed out that the initial each said monaural works best. And Extremely Dangerous' by the feels to you," said Wheeler. He cited investment is the club owner's, how- cians. the importance of studio engineers. They explained there is no separa- First Choice, and I recognized I had ever, 2001 will come in to keep the tion (as in stereo) when a portion of a hit," said Harris. He added as an "Records can be lost if the engineer club alive. The clubs range in price And Montana said, "musicians does not have a head for the type of the room hears one thing, and an- afterthought that his music isin- from $100,000 to$300,000,ex- are the answer to a disco hit, but one music you are trying to produce." other area hears something else. fluenced by jazz. must start with therightlyrics." plained Kowalczyk. One of the hazards of the disco He uses discos as a test market, ex- And McCoy said disco music is a Then he surprised the audience by Jayson advised those interested in spinner is the possibility of develop- plaining that discos are good feelers, a franchise to be consistent with the ing hearing problems. Therefore, it happy sound and he expands on informing it that his classical back- but he would not use them as a final club. "We want to get the customers was suggested that all DJs wear that sound. But he gave credit for his ground helps in pulling his disco judgment. in to the club and make them come hearing protectors. hit songs to his musicians. tunes together. The panel fumbled a hit when back," he said. Disco Forum 27

Bimbo Jet performs opening night. Reflections wins with fancy choreography.

Gloria Gaynor closes the Forum with help from a dancer.

The Trammps prove their versatility on the secondeve- Carol Williams, a new singer, is backed by the SalSoul ning. Orchestra. Live Acts Brighten the Ballroom NEW YORK-Each evening Fo- Trammps, with its hit, "Hold Back rum registrants and guests jammed The Night." the Roosevelt's grand ballroom to It seemed only fitting to close the catch a glimpse of the live talent plus Forum with the crowned queen of the dancing couples on the floor. the discoset,Gloria Gaynor Wednesday, the first evening of (MGM). the Forum, presented Scepter Rec- She sparked the crowd as she sang ords' Bimbo Jet with Hidden and danced her way in and out of Strength of UA Records following her disco hits. and playing for 50 "Hustle On Up" "Real Good People," followed by dance contestants. The winning "Jive Time," "Never Can Say Good- couple won $1,000. Capitol Records' bye" and "Reach Out" brought Reflections closed the first evening. Gaynor a standing ovation. The second night had the SalSoul Also on this show were the Crown Orchestra, withitsrendition of Heights Affair (De-Lite) and Brass The Crown Heights Affair combines dance and song on thefinal night. "Tangerine" and Atlantic Records' Construction (UA). 50 Owners, Reps Keep It Going After Forum Winds By JIM MELANSON NEW YORK-Session-wise, the A suggestion was made that they Billboard Disco Forum had come to contact their local television stations. a close, but in the middle of the Television is rapidly tuning into the Roosevelt's main ballroom sat some disco craze, and local stations, look- 50 disco owners and representatives, ing for programming other than that swapping ideas and discussing ways which is network originated, could to develop business. be interested. If the forum was based on bring- Someone made this comment: ing people closer on disco, and pro- "Keep abreast of what's happening viding a platform for further growth, musically, and don't leave it all up to the circle of businessmen and your DJ. If he leaves, you're left women doing their thing seemed the holding the bag until you can hire perfect payoff. someone else. Get to know the taste Members of Labelle and manager Viki Wickham at the "Hot Seat" session. "How do you decide who you let of your public; be involved." in, and who you keep out?" asked Another suggestion: "When you one owner. Use a mailing list of se- go home, contact your local paper lect people you want to attract and and generate your own press. Let Notables Participate In Concluding 'Hot Seat' Session form a nucleus for your club, came them know that you just came from NEW YORK-The Forum's clos- ered such topics as (once again): the Van McCoy offered that, "Nothing one reply. Have a phony reservation the first international disco forum, ing "hot seat" session had a host of problem of getting promotional will surprise me. We might even see book at the door, and if the person is and that you were representing the notables on the panel, including product from manufacturers;the gospel music in the discos soon." He not dressed properly, oris intoxi- community. Your business is local; Van McCoy; members of the group gaps between domestic companies said that any kind of music can hap- cated, courteously tell him that re- create local interest." Labelle; Vicki Wickham, Labelle's and their licensees releasing disco pen in the discos, if it's danceable. servations are necessary, said an- Bring artists into your clubs, and manager; Jane Brinton, vice presi- product in their respective markets He did predict a strong influence other owner. make them welcome. Don't overdo dent, Aristocrat: Sonny Taylor, pro- (Canadian-U.S. releases played a coming from big -band -sounding "Is it feasible to buy radio time the treatment, and they'll want to gram director, radio station WWRL, dominant role); the things a disco- disks. and produce my own disco show for come back. Performances are not N.Y.; James Brown, president, theque car do to help expose prod- local airing? If so, how much does it necessary; just a promotional visit Video -Disco Assoc.: Richard Long, uct (announce records,etc.);the cost and does it pay off in club at- where patrons can say hello to the president, Disco Sound; Michael feasibility of getting disco recording tendance?" Two owners said that artists on the records they dance to is O'Harro, disco consultant: Bob Ca- acts to make club promotional ap- Music Key they've been doing just that, and enough, offered one owner. sey, founder and head of the Na- pearances; requests for magazine re- Continued from page 24 that it has paid off. The cost-low Through itall, the owners took tional Assn. of Disco Deejays: ports on new dances so that discos in can pick up a phone and place enough to make it feasible. notes, and one couldn't help getting Johnny Walker, BBC Radio; Alex the heartland of the country won't requests with the booth. Other own- Meanwhile, a piece of paper was the feeling that the group itself real- Kabbaz, editor.Discotekin; Joe be behind trends in New York or ers said that they place cards in their circulating, and owners were sign- izes the scope of disco by turning on Cayre president, Caytronics; Diane Los Angeles; the need for a closer tie clubs for dancers to write their ing. The idea-let's keep in touch, to its own broad representation. Hyatt, Epic; and Rudy Stern, direc- between radio and disco; and feasi- requests on. And, still another maybe we can help each other and Among the participants: Beach- tor, Let There Be Neon. bility of booking live talent into dis- owner, stated that his disco has a possibly form an organization-in combers, Fla.;Disco 36, Okla.: The meeting, devoted solelyto cos. light board that flashes the names of the future. (Continued on page 29) questions from the audience, cov- As for what's coming musically, new tunes when they're played. 28 Disco Forum 30 COMPANIES COMPETE A Cornucopia Of Light & Sound NEW YORK-Acornucopia of Certainlythe biggest splash was cluding some of the first in the Bot- lightand sound literally engulfed at- made by the large -screen projection tom Line series (Billboard, Nov. 8) tendees at the Forum as more than tv firms, with a similar basic product plus selections from Video Tape 30 participating companies vied for but varying approaches by Disco Network and New Line Cinema. attention with the newest audio and Scene,Video -Disco andProj- Greg Leopold arid Steve Rut report video components, as well as con- ectivision. The latter probably drew a number of trial packages sold, sulting and franchise services. the biggest crowds with its video- both with or without the Advent Such traditional hi 0 firms as San- cassette of the Ali -Foreman "thrilla VideoBeam projector. For one to sui, Cerwin-Vega, Technics by Pan- from Manila," but the others also three months at $300 a month, clubs asonic, Dynaco, ESS and Stanton got attention with their varied visual get an initial six programs off choice, Magneticssharedtheaudio effects and tapes of top disco talent. and exchange three every two weeks. spotlight with the new breed of cus- On the franchise side, both Dim- Video -Disco of Vancouver, B.C., tom design companies likeGLI,Me- ples division of Emersons Ltd. and signed eight new locations at the teor, Audio Transport Systems and 2001 Clubs of America were giving show for its large -screen network, Lighting is the subject at tie runes Square Theatre & Studio Supply Disco Entertainment. their pitches and finding interesting with interest from Puerto Rico, Ni- booth. Thecustom packagers also were listeners. For Dimples, Ron Jenkins geria, Australia and England, ac- much in evidence, with Design Cir- reports good progress on the chain's cording to Lyle Wallace. He also cuit, Smithall Electronics and sev- just published consumer magazine, talked with representatives from eral of the more hardware -oriented and continued growth as planned Capital Centre in Landover, Md., firms above all agreed in selling the with moves into Atlanta and other about their concert videotapes (Bill- basic systems concept rather 'than new areas set for the first half of board, Jan. 3l)and is much more separate component packages of 1976. Dick Blackburn notes there optimistic about his growing video audio, lighting and video. are now eight 2001 Clubs operating, network. On the "light" side, Digital Light- with four or five more underway, For Randy Vaughan of Disco ing, LiteLab Corp. and Let There Be and a number of visable leads at the Scene (formerly Disco Vision), the Neon were showing some of the Forum. Forum already has brought five more advanced "sight" effects, with Projectivision made the biggest contracts for sound and lighting in- custom disco floors from Electronic commitment to video software with stallations.1 -Gs own software talks Environments and Varaxon Indus- its "Lending Library" catalog of with various labels and arenas are tries, among others. more than 150 videocassettes, in- (Continued on page 42)

Poer and soundare observed at the PowerAudio and Con m unity Light & Sound exhibits.

Ccnsole from Armandos in Acapulco GLI Speakers draw curious eyes. shows sleek lines.

Seven couples compete in a "Hustle On Up'" contest.

Couple does the Latir Hustle during the entertai-iment segment one eve- ning.

Digital Lighting panelsandmixers are all lit up. Competition in the "Hustle On lip" contest getsdowntothe final entries. 29 Disco Forum 14 Awards To 'Most Deserving' Every Phase Of Disco Operation Covered At Finale NEW YORK-Duringthe last DaveGlew, vice president, accept- Also, Disco Concert Promoter Of evening of the Forum, more than ing; Most Promising New Artist Of The Year, Richard Nader; Specialist 300 persons joined in Billboard's sa- The Year, Donna Summer, Casa- Company Of The Year, Disco lute to the disco world as 14 awards blanca Records, Buck Reingold, vice Sound Associates, Richard Long, were presented to 1975's most de- president, accepting; Producer Of president, accepted; Consumer Pub- serving. The Year, Casey and Finch, TK Pro- lication Of The Year, Dimples, John Categories and winners:Disco ductions, Norman Rubin, vice presi- Felezzi, national director of Emer- Record Of The Year, "Hustle," with dent, accepted; Disco Artist Of The sons, accepting; Disco Consultant Van McCoy accepting; Album Of Year, Labelle, Epic Records, Viki Of The Year, Michael O'Hara; The Year, "KC and the Sunshine Wickham, manager, accepting; Disco Franchise Of The Year, 2001 Band," TK Productions, Howard Disco Orchestra Of The Year, Sal - Clubs, Tom Jason, president, ac- Smiley accepted; Disco Company Soul Orchestra, Vince Montand, cepting; Drummer Of The Year, Of The Year, Atlantic Records, producer of SalSoul, accepting. of the singing group Trammps, Denise Chapman, Sal - Soul promotion, accepting. The American DJ Of The Year award nominees will be listed in Richard Long ofDiscoSound Asso- Billboard for the disco industry to Howard Smiley of TK Productions ciates accepts award for specialist select the winners. accepts award for KC and the Sun- company of the year. Johnny Walker, London's BBC shine Band for disco LP of the year. Radio -1 deejay, received the U.K. DJ Of The Year award. Bill Wardlow, host of the Awards Dinner and Forum director, ex- tended special appreciation to Alex Kabbaz, editor of Discoteck in magazine, for his assistance in pull- ing the Forum together.

Van McCoy accepts award for disco record of the year, "The Hustle," from Wardlow.

DeniseChatman accepts award from Bill Wardlow for Richard Nader as disco concert promoter of the year.

Buck Reingold of Casablanca ac- cepts award for Donna Summer as most promising new artist of the year.

Norman Rubin of TK Productions Producer Vince Montana accepts accepts producer of the year award award for as for Casey and Finch. disco orchestra of the year. Equip. Rip -Offs Continued from page 26 Dave Glew,of Atlantic accepts audio/video systems for entertain- award for disco record company of ment complexes, providing a com- the year. plete new facet for discos and clubs. Jim Brown of Video Disco Associ- Johnny Walker, BBC Radio -1 DJ ac- cepts award for international disco ates (no connection with Video - Disco of Vancouver, B.C.) is work- DJ of the year. ing with record companies to get their acts into the tv studio to tape promo videocassettes that would be used to break a new artist or new re- lease nationwide. Digital Lighting was formed five years ago by Graham Smith to de- sign flexible lighting control equip- ment for ballrooms and restaurants, and discos were a natural for the multi -function products. Firm is teamed with Projectivision's large - screen projection tv venture in an- other attempt to broaden the mar- ket, which he sees as wide open, far beyond the current disco boom.

BB Disco Forum Continued from page 27 Disco franchiser of the year award Phase 5, Pa.; Cosmos Clubs, N.C.; goes to 2001 Chubs and is accepted John Felizzi of Emersons, and Ron Down N' Inn, Texas; 2001, Pa.; Al- by president Tom Jason with Bill Jenkins of Dimples accept con- ibi Rock Theaters, Mich.; Tramps, Wardlow, Foru11 director,the Michael O'Harro accepts his award VikiWickham accepts award for sumer publication of the year award Washington, D.C.; and Top Shelf, presenter. as disco consultant of the year. Labelle as disco artist of the year. for Dimples chain. Pa. 30 Disco Mix

NEW YORK-It appears as though the thing the Monster Orchestra in a long and short ver- great rhythm breaks in the longer version. Vocal Kudu label. The album hasfive good cuts: "The lowing. The disk is basically a marriage of disco to do these days is standards and there are cer- sion. sounds on thecut are handled by"Phila- Stripper" and "I Hear A Symphony" being the and jazz sounds. tainly a lot of great ones around. Sam, a local The tune has a strong similarity to the cur- delphia's most famous background trio" (Bar- two best, with "Madison (Spirit The Power)," Another good instrumental creating excite - New York label, is releasing "Night and Day" by rent favorite, "Baby Face," and features some bara Ingram, Carla & Evette Benson). A number "Sugar Free" and "I'll Move No Mountain" fol- (Continued on page 35) of the "Philly-sound" musicians are also fea- tured. Producer of this cut is John "The Monster" Davis, who also has another production coming soon in "Hurt So Bad," by the Philly Devotions on Columbia. This song shows another side to i) er-rille erle tl 0 ri rhz)4) the group with a whole different sound with lots JIJe jijr,!))1jb LA:r f THERE IS ONLY 1 THING of percussion instruments and a very strong J IA i rhythm break in the long version. The Pearls, a well-known English soul group with a sizeable New York following, has finally r , A CLUB OWNER released its first stateside record "I'll See You In -77c7 My Dreams" (Private Stock). A number of local V -...... , DJs had Bell Records imports by the group, but ) this new record stacks up as a breakthrough for 1 \ the act since it made it into a disco single.It 5) NEEDS TO KNOW -_____------_ runs 4:20. Thiswillprobably beitsbiggest

recordtodatewithitsmore -Americanized -__ sound. "Bye Love" is the new single by 5,000 Volts ABOUT DISCO on Phillips, and it sounds vocally more like the r) \\VI group used to. Rhythm -wise it'sin the Latin , ------. --... vein, very uptempo. Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps' "Baby LIGHTING EQUIPMENT Face" LP has just been released, and it is com- - mercial disco music, for lack of a better term. There are two very strong medleys-one "old- fashioned" and the other a "show medley." +' There's also a very strong version of ' THIS PHONE NUMBER: "Eleanor Rigby," which sounds a lot like "Papa Was A Rolling Stone."Inaddition,the cut ,,-.? "Charleston" has that"Ease On Down The ,,o' Road" sound. This is a very strong LP that has the hooks that people want to hear again and 0 .. (607) 272-3344 again. ,o. The Jon White Group has come out with the single "Autumn Leaves" (Cenpro label). The group has added a full orchestra and there are no vocals at all. Because this is a local label, with a track record, the group has picked up a very strong following in the New York area. The song times in at an even 6 minutes. Freddie Mendoza, deejay at Mr. Laughs, is LIGHTED FLOOR DISPLAYS getting very strong reaction to "Consideration" by Gail, an orchestra on SMI Records. Several o-0, other local deejays have also picked up on the 6:10 song. . LIGHTED WALL DISPLAYS The single "Love For Hire" by the Richard Hewson Orchestra is being released by Splash Records this week, and, with a running time of 2:35,it's probably the shortest disco record CONTROL SYSTEMS made by today's dance standards. It's mostly instrumental, with a few female vocal backing tracks, and the sound is very up. It's under- 0e -r-riila co r! ,o ,o ri0rh 1 1 stood though, that when a disco spinner called the label to find out if there is going to be a tJ eI JIJ J11r .D TJ1J 1.1.'6 "I longer version of the disk made available, he was Thanks to All of You that made our trip to the told to "play it twice!" ,... Atlantic has just released two disco goodies Disco Forum so successful! in "Disco Trek," which contains several of the label's classic dance tunes, and the new Major 12 ISSUES:$2.99 ! Harris "Jealousy" album. The "Disco Trek" LP carries eight cuts, all of which are much longer DISCOTHEKIN+ than the original singles. Among the selections 24 WEST 87TH ST.- SUITE ONE NEWYORK, N.Y.10024 are "This World" by Sweet Inspiration, "You Call Me Back" by Clyde Brown, "Look Me Up" by Name Blue Magic, "Mama Never Told Me" by Sister Sledge, "Got To Get You Back" by Sons of Robin - Address VARAXON INDUSTRIES, INC. stone and "Time" by Jackie Moore. The best 312 SECOND ST., ITHACA, N.Y., 14850 dance cuts on the Major Harris disk are "Ruby City,State,Zip Lee" and "Walkin' In The Footsteps." Both have a strong Philadelphia sound. ,Nature ofBusiness

AmericaAriolaisrush -releasing"Dance, Dance Dance," not the song by Calhoun, but one by Charlie Calello. The record could carry the sub -title "Nava Nigela." The commercial DISCO STARTER LIGHTING PACKAGE copies will be 6:10, while a special 12 -inch disco 'LIGHT version (the label's first) will be 8:23. The song Contains All These Special Effects: seems definitely inspired by "Baby Face," espe- 1 PORTABLE CONTROL PROGRAMMER cially with the string lines. There are two good to play lights manually, pulsating effects HUSTLERS' created by running fingers back and forth breaks on the record, one with just rhythm and 041 Wi".ll:: over momentary switches the other with a synthesizer and female vocals. 0 Unique 10 ADJUSTABLE ANGLE SPOTLIGHTS Vincent Montana Jr., last associated with the w/TEN 75W REFLECTOR COLOR LAMPS Light Systems production on Salsoul Orchestra, has come up 1 FLASHING COLOR STROBE for Discotheques with a new group known as Brown Sugar. The three -gal group is on Capitol, and their release 1 HI INTENSITY ADJUSTABLE SPEED "I'm Going Through Changes Now" is up and STROBE C & A Light has spent many 474s mellow. Montana wrote and arranged the song. 1 1 AUTOMATIC BUBBLE MACHINE years in the design and ta..--e w/Gallon Bubble Juice The new Hank Crawford LP goes a long way to development of fine light maintain the disco image (and strength) of the 1 KALEIDOSCOPE PROJECTOR systems for discotheques. 1 12" MIRROR BALL complete w/2 SPOTLIGHTS w/COLOR DISKS We've created some of the Hot Seat ' 'w Speciali, most exciting and original Discount 1:395 Delivered Continued from page 22 U.S A. displays ever seen. Our newest Price . . . P. beat. There is no longer a fresh di- addition, LIGHT HUSTLERS, Dealerinciuihesmvoect. Disco Special Effects Specialist rection in disco music. Write For Free Forty Page Catalog are capable of a full range of "We are also taking the unique- effects guaranteed to become ness of discos and misusing it by try- the focal point of any club. calight ing to savor old songs. And finally, TimesSquare 3i-12 58th STREET, we are not using our imagination to Theatrical & Studio Supply Corp. Find out more, call or write WOODSIDE, NEW YORK 11377 produce new material," says Lancel- 318 West 47th St., New York, N.Y. 10036 for details. 1212) 779-4303 lotti. Tel: (212) 245-4155 31 Discos Dimples Into 3 POLITICAL PRESSURE? Midwest Cities Biloxi Fireman's Order Costs Club $1,000 a Week NEW YORK-Dimples disco By ANNEDUSTON chain is heading westward, having CHICAGO - Alleged political The club's dance floor measures the slower part of the evening, and Promotional enticements to draw acquired new locations in Kansas pressures seem to plague pop music 12 by 56 feet and was designed by spun for about a third of the night. from theBiloxi -Gulfport area of City, Omaha and St. Louis. places, claims George Cogan, owner Jim Connors,J.R.Laboratories, "Record procurementisareal 250,000 population include a recent According to Ron Jenkins, musi- of the 2001 Club in Biloxi. Miss. Co- Pittsburgh with 1,008 incandescent problem. People don't think the "Miss 2001" contest, with the winner cal director, Emerson's Ltd. has pur- gan's 686 capacity club was cut in lightsand unlimitedpatterns. South exists. I wrote to about 35 representing the club in advertising chased an existing restaurant in each half by the local fire marshal, drop- Matching the floor are comput- record manufacturers and heard and on a Mardi Gras float, a belly - of the three cities, and will be con- ping a weekly net from $4.500 to un- erized light walls composed of 500 from three of them, but I have yet to dancer on Saturdaynights. and verting them into 300 -seat Emerson der $3,500. lights. see a representative with disco prod- '50s nights with a live hand. A com- SteakHouses/200-seatDimples "Our club achieved instant popu- Light shows produced by the in- uct." Cogan relies on Billboard's plete library of famous monster Discotheques by' the summertime. larity, and as a result, other area house staff, who do their own shoot- RSI record service, a few distribu- movies are run on one film projec- The restaurant:., all in high den- businesses brought political pressure ing and developing at a $200 per tors and record stores, and a few tor, and "Weird happenings" are sity/high income areas, were bought on us, despite the fact that we com- week cost, are projected in a split manufacturers. shown on a second projector. from a California -based company. plied with all regulations prior to our screen technique onto a100 -foot opening," Cogan claims. screen of eight panels. The four -month -oldclub, only Four clear lucite speakers hang open three nights a week, has be- over the dance floor projecting Thanks come a teen draw with a Friday sound from a clear lucite 10 -channel FREE night, non-alcoholic dance set. Sat- mixing console, both designed by NEW 40 PG. COLOR CATALOG :1776 DISC016 urday nightis"beer night,- and Terry Koehn, for the NEW YORK - Demos at the Sunday is devoted to soul. New Orleans' Superdome. He also Includes Disco & Stage Kits along with many other exciting designed the amplifier in the club, Spotlights, Dimmers, Kits, Special Effects and numerous 12W Club, in the Video which Cogan claims reaches135 items for Discos, Theatres, Groups and Everyone that Disco and Projectivision Historic Towne Is decibels without loss of quality. wants Action! exhibits, and in the jam- While refusing to move into hard liquor, Cogan concentrates on draft packed Grand Ballroom Going Contemporary DISCO KIT NO. GK -1, includes: and canned beer at $1, and soda at 2-Tripod Stands & Accessory Brackets with Digital Lighting... ATLANTIC CITY-The Historic 25 cents a glass. Music is taped for showed that really BIG Towne of Smithville, a major tourist 2-4 Ft. 3 Circuit Light Strips with 24 Sockets, 25 W Lamps & a 3 Circuit Chaser Control color TV can be beautiful. attraction about 14 miles from this resort, goes modern with a disco for RCA Makes A Deal 2-3" Quartz Fresnel Spotlights with 150 W Lamps, Gel And IMI has a new, low- one of its four restaurants. With Koppelman Co. Frames & Gels cost projector tailored to A subsidiary of ABC Wildlife and NEW YORK-RCA Records and 2-Xenon Sphere Strobes KIT COMPLETE Leisure, Historic Towne's disco will TheEntertainmentCompany, 2-8" Motorized Mirror Balls the Disco business. 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VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA 91401, TEL: 213/781-3111 OR 213/873-6858 FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION & FREE BROCHURE 32 Sound Business TO COST 6 MILLION PESOS Meaux vows Studio Track Capitol's Mexican To Revive ByBOBKIRSCH LOS ANGELES-Capricorn "Leadbelly" is done, with Howard 3 Hitmakers Sound Studios in Macon is off to a Gale the engineer. Dirk Hamilton's Studios On Stilts busy start for the new year. Wet first ABC project was completed, By MARV FISHER HOUSTON-Huey Meaux, who combined with Freddy Fender here Willie cut album number six for with Gary Katz producing and MEXICO CITY-When Capitol He says the "live" and "dead" areas a year ago in several projects that re- Capricorn, with Paul Hornsby pro- Roger Nichols at the board. De Mexico completesits new will be for specific instruments; i.e., sulted in Fender becoming one of ducing. Hornsby also handled pro- In other projects, Jim Weatherly recording studio in November 1976, the percussions and rhythm in the the major stars of the past 12 duction for the upcoming Bobby cut with producer Larry Gordon. it will be the most advanced, modern dead portions of the room, strings months, is currently working with Whitlock set and is now working is at it again with pro- facility of all EMI installations and others in the live part for the several other names currently be- with Marshall Tucker. Lots of help ducer Gary Katz. Johnny Rivers is throughout the world, according to maximum pickup. tween major label deals-all of from various members of the Allman also working with Joe Sidore at the Roberto Figueroa, the label's techni- Another aspect of the facility whom had past hits with him. Brothers, Wet Willie and Grind- console and Bobby "Blue" Bland is cal consultant in charge of construc- which Mexico has never seen before In Meaux's Sugar Hill Studios. he erswitch for Whitlock. busy with Barri and Kaye. tion. is the fact that the studios will be and engineer and musician Mickey Jimmy Sandlin has also been a * * * busy man. He finished up a project A few weeks ago, ground was bro- constructed with a Mexican "am- Moody are busy with such name art- At Heritage Studios in Los An- ken on the studio, adjacent to the bience" ("a colorful feeling"). "With ists as Doug Sahm, Tommy McLain with T.S.S., which happens to be a group including Tommy Talton, Bill geles. Tret Fure is cutting with Mor- new Capitol executive building lights and decorations similar to and Joe Barry. gan Cavett. June and Jean Millgton which opened in May 1975. Besides what they have in the hotel rooms Sahm, of course, had a number of Stewart and Sandlin himself. Talton comes fromCowboy and Stewartis are lending a hand, as are several the innovation for EMI, the new and nightclubs," Figueroa contin- hits in the '60s when he billed him- others. Ray Bradbury was in setting recording setup is expected to be an- ues, "we feel certain the musicians now working with the Allmans. Bon- self and his group as the Sir Douglas some poetry to music. Soundtrack to other revolutionary step for this na- and artists will have that much more Quintet, including "She's About A nie Bramlett has been cutting with Sandlin. Sam Whiteside and Caro- "Pyramid" wasfinished,with tion. rapport with the engineer when a Mover," "The Rains Came," "Men- (remember the Two years ago, well-known engi- session starts." docino" and several others. Meaux lyn Harriss also helped at Muscle Shoals. Sandlin soon begins work "First Family?") one of the partici- neer and producer Val Valentin, in The shell of the building is ex- produced the group's first two hits. pants. Pepper Watkins, Donna partnership with Luis Arturo Gil of pected to be completed by March, Over the past several years, Sahm with Gregg Allman on a solo set and Discos Rex, inaugurated an ultra- a new Allman Brothers set, while Washburn and Mary Tweedy Wood- after which interior work will begin has been with Warner Bros. and At- ward did backup vocals. modern studio in back of RCA and on its 126 square meters. The master lantic and has become a favorite Hornsby is ready to go to work with * * * Musart. It made a dent in vastly im- controls will be in exact reference with country audiences as well as the Grinderswitch. proved recorded product. with the amplifiers and speakers to pop crowds. * * * In notes from around the country: Estimated at a cost of some 6 mil- bring about ensured sound control. Tommy McClain is considered a At Electric Lady Studios in New New York will be cutting at Master - lion pesos (close to $1/2 million), the "Everything will be in proportion legendary performer among many York City, ChickCoreawrapped up house Studios inthat city with new Capitol studios will be built on and set in its proper place for total collectors. He is best known to pop a solo set with Bernie Kirsh at the Wayne Vulcan producing and Jeff stilts, have an EMI-NEVE console quality of the recordings," notes the fans for his top15hit, "Sweet boards. Stevie Wonder dropped in to Ader engineering. Vulcan will also of 16 channels leading up to 24, will EMI -Capitol technician. Dreams," in1966, produced by cut some tracks with Dave Wittman be working with pianist Bill Schnei- be geared for quadraphonic sound Wally Rand, EMI technical direc- Meaux. and Kirsh at the controls, and Peter der. At DB/Sonart Studios in Chi- and will have specially constructed tor from London: Robert Ascott, Joe Barry gained national promi- Frampton's double liveset was cago, Whipoorwill isin with pro- absorption for different areas of the nence in 1961 with "I'm A Fool To mixed at the studio. Elliot Murphy ducer Ed Rusk and engineer John EMI -Capitol de Mexico general di- Peluso. large and smaller recording rooms. rector, and Mario Wilson, in charge Care," a top 25 single produced by completed an album with Steve "We want to make it the very best of studio operations, were among Meaux which also launched Mer- Katz producing. Ian Hunter, ex - A new studio is set in Redondo possible," remarks Figueroa,"in those on hand when the new facility cury's Smash Records. Barry Mott the Hoople leader, is in cutting Beach, Calif. Middle Door Studio is that the sounds will come through groundbreaking ceremonies took charted that same year with "Tear- with engineer Dave Palmer. Richie the name, and the official opening without any distortion whatsoever." place. "I personally feel it a proud drops In My Heart." Marrero & the Group are cutting an was last weekend. John Nagy is pro- ducing the Giants at Larrabee Sound moment to be a part of this new ad- Meaux feels all three artists are as album, and Creation stopped by for vancement for the company and the some overdubs with Felix Pappa- in Los Angeles. Skip Drinkwater is relevant to today's musical scene as busy in the studio producing a set country,"saysAscott, who has now they were at the times of their hits. lardi producing and Ralph Moss at for Zembu Productions. been in office here almost six As a result, he began his production the console. Moss, incidentally,is months. duties with all three within the past handling the board for the sound- Zuider Zee has wrapped up a set three months. track of a film dubbed "Baron Wolf- at Glaser Sound in Nashville, with Currently, Meaux does the major- gang Von Tripps (Racing Car Kyle Lehning co -producing. The ity of his work at Sugar Hill, a facil- Driver And Hero To Millions.") Gil Memphis Horns have cut their own Heider In ity he purchased several years ago. Scott -Heron did the music. Film is album in Memphis, produced by Moody. who has also produced suc- produced by the same people who Booker T. Jones. cessful records, plays a number of did "Superfly." At Gilfoy's Sound Studioin S.F. Hosts instruments and is a participant on * * * Bloomington, Ind., Caroline Peyton Established in most Meaux sessions. The Arista roster is also keeping has finished a solo set with Mark 1973 by a team of Auditions In other projects, Meaux has busy around the country. Eric An- Bingham producing and Mark Hood professional audio wrapped up an album with Kinky derson is now in the mixing stages at engineering. Set will be released electronic and San Francisco-Gary Blohm, new on B.R.B.Q. Records. graphic experts, manager of the local Wally Heider Friedman due for release shortly on the Sound Labs in Los Angeles, with ABC and has just finished another Tom Sellers producing. The Outlaws Ken Scott, who produced the last Design Circuit Inc Studio, has announced a two -week- two Supertramp albums and has also can now see and end set of musician auditions Feb 7, Fender set. are wrapping up a at Cri- =hear the results of teria Studios in Miami, with Paul worked with David Bowie, is now 8, 14,15. Several record labels, including tackling the challenge of the Tubes. their effortsin a The first weekend auditions will Rothchild running the show. Loudon large number of Crazy Cajun (where Fender ap- Project will start soon. be a preliminary round with three peared before ABC) and Star-Flite, Wainwright is producing his own de- clubs and but Arista LP at the Record Plant in Up in Monterey, where most restaurants judges for non-professional and are also operated out of Sugar Hill. New York. Fool's Gold, a new group people would probably like to be lo- throughout New semi-professional players. The sec- cated, Redwood City is cutting tracks York City and ond weekend will be for professional headed by Tom Kelly and Denny for its first 20th Century album. Tom other States. players and judges will include Tom Henson (both have worked with Dan O'Neil & Joy Fogelberg) have completed an al- Scott was also in, working on pro- Catalano, David Shire, Billy Gold- ducer Jack Daugherty's The primary enberg and Terry Fricon. All audi- bum. Glyn Johns produced the LP. function of Design tions will be taped for producers Buy Studio 914 group in England and Eagles Glen ** * Circuit is to looking for sidemen. BLAUVELT, N.Y.-Singer Larry Frey andJoe Walsh(an Eagle for In Ojai, Calif., at Two Dot Enter- design and create the moment, anyway) handled Los prises, Kenny Loggins and Jim Mes- total environments Saturday sessions both weekends O'Neil and arranger Morty Joy have for entertainment, will be for drummers and guitarists, bought Studio 914 here from A & R Angles production chores. Larry sina, along with Richard Green and incorporating with drum and amps supplied.Sun- Studios and have renamed the facil- Coryellis working on his second other band members, stopped in to sound, light, video. daysare for keyboards and basses: ity Ultima Sound. Arista LP at New York's Sound lay some tracks with Larry Rebhun graphics, interior keyboards and amps will be sup- , Janis Ian and Ideaswithace hornman Randy working the controls. Chango was design, space plied. Melanie are among the artists who Brecker producing. Ben Sidranis also in, with Bob "Deputy Dawg" planning and show producing himself at Paragon Stu- Berault and Rebhun at the board. programming. Bands and singers will be heard at have cut at the studio during the past a later date. Players who can't make year. dios in Chicago, and Larry Young Vance Or Towers finished an album it to San Francisco on those dates Blauvelt is a suburban town north is at Dick Charles StudiosinNew with Dan Proteroe engineering. may submit resumes and tapes. Ses- of New York City, within close prox- York with producer Terry Philips. Other sessions have included the sions run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each imity of major roads. The facility it- * * * Country Z Men, Marilyn Messina day. self is 16 -track. At the ABC Recording Studios in with D.L. George producing. Rist Los Angeles, has fin- Rocket and Dennis Ryder working ished an album as have Gloria on three LPs for his Hosanna Music Phil York Book Non -Technical Lynne and John Handy, both with Productions. The Two Dot people, their debut Impulse efforts. Jimmy by the way, are making plans to LOS ANGELES-"How To Be A guishing the role of the producer Ponder was also in cutting for the la- move to Santa Barbara. Recording Engineer," a new book from that of the engineer, basic bel. All Impulse sessions were pro- * * * written by Phil York, is now avail- points on how to set up a recording duced by Esmond Edwards, general At Vanguard's 23d St. Studioin ablefromAttainment Research session, simplified points of how to manager. Barney Perkins did the en- New York, Oregon and Elvin Jones Design Circuit Inc. Books in Dallas. find a job in the engineering profes- gineering. have finished an album together. 37 West 20th Street The book is a non -technical guide sion and what to expect from such a The Rhythm Heritage The group and Ed Bland co -pro- New York 10011 featuring interviews with studio en- job. ("S.W.A.T.") finished an album duced. Oregon is also cutting an al- gineers explaining how they entered Price of the book is $6.95, and is with Steve Barri and Michale Omar- bum of its own. Arrogance is finish- 212-924-6750 the field. available directly from the pub- tian producing and Phil Kaye engi- ing sessions with producer John Other features include distin- lisher. neering. Fred Karlin's soundtrack to Anthony for its debut Vanguard set. 33 xisingles Best Sellers Jukebox Campus Copyright 1976, 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, Programming photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. BLOCK -BOOKING BENEFIT

As Of 1/26/76 Compiled from selected rackjobber by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. Florida Tax Lower Act Fees For 1 I WRITE THE SONGS-Barry 21 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT-Eagles- Manilow-Arista 0157 Asylum 45293 2 CONVOY-C.W. McCall-MGM 22 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE-David Could Rise 14839 Ruffin-Motown 1376 75 NYSU Schools 23 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1)-0.Jays- 3 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR Philadelphia International 3577 Continued front page 1 tions, SASU spelled out this new LOVER-Paul Simon-Columbia Another 4% LOVE MACHINE (Part 1)- program and appealed for the im- 3010270 24 By ANNE DUSTON around will be governed by John N. Miracles-Tamla 54262 Harris, 22 -year -old president of Tril- plementation of cooperative block - 4 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER-Ohio 25NIGHTS ON BROADWAY-Bee CHICAGO-Legislationthat booking. Players-Mercury 73734 Gees-RSO 515 would add an additional 4% sales ogyArtistsInternational,head- quartered in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. According to the memo, the first 5 YOU SEXY THING-Hot Chocolate- 26 LONELY NIGHT (Angel Face)- tax on gross profits for operators of Big Tree 16047 Captain & Tennille-A&M 1782 "I've spoken to agents at most of reduced -price booking was for the 27 DREAM WEAVER-Gary Wright- amusement devices is being investi- Firesign Theatre-"prime dates this 6 FOX ON THE RUN-Sweet-Capitol gated by the Florida Dept. of Reve- the major national and regional en- 4157 Warner Bros. 8167 tertainment agencies and there- month (February) for $750 instead 28 DREAM ON-Aerosmith-Columbia nue, warns Bob Rhinehart, execu- 7 SATURDAY NIGHT-Bay City sponse to the SASU project is really of the regular $1,500." Rollers-Arista AL 4049 3.10278 tivedirectoroftheFlorida Under the terms of the agreement, 29 COUNTRY BOY (You Got Your Feet Amusement Merchandising Assn. great, since a lot of these people 8 THEME FROM "MAHOGANY"- In L.A.)-Glen Campbell-Capitol really want to see a circuit within the SASU schools have first refusal on Diana Ross-Motown 1377 Currently, operators are taxed at 4155 SUNY system became a reality," the groups, after which Harris is 9 FLY AWAY-John Denver-RCA 30 SING A SONG-Earth, Wind & 4% on gross profits, and the added Harris says. allowed to approach other North- 10517 Fire-Columbia 3-10251 tax under consideration would make east schools. 31 WAKE UP EVERY BODY (Part 1)- "Although there has been some 10 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY-Donna an 8% load on the operator, Rhine - Harold Melvin & The Blue "Because many of these other Summer-Oasis 401 hart predicts. resistance from certain agencies, we Notes-Philadelphia International want it known very simply that we Northeast schools will be included 11 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO- 8-3579 The FAMA legislative committee Neil Sedaka-Rocket 40500 plan to work with all of them and in the program, this will give the 32 PALOMA BLANCA-George Baker has been attempting to meet with the SASU project an even greater 12 THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT- K.C. Selection-Warner Bros. 8115 Revenue Dept. to present the oper- not against them by taking business & The Sunshine Band-TK 1015 THE WHITE KNIGHT-Cleddus amount of leverage as far as booking 33 ator's point of view, but the meeting away." 13 LOVE HURTS-Nazareth-A&M Maggardi-Mercury 73751 through buying power," he states. has been postponed until the Dept. Artists already committed to this 1671 34 ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT- plan are Isis, Proctor and Bergman, "Still we are staying away from Kiss-Casablanca 850 consults the Appropriations Com- 14 SQUEEZE BOX-The Who-MCA The Firesign Theatre, Hello People, the idea of becoming a sort of NEC, 35 TIMES OF YOUR LIFE-Paul Anka- mittee to determine, first, how many 15 ALL BY MYSELF-Eric Carmen- United Artists 737 Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, type organization, since we have Arista 0165 36 ONLY SIXTEEN-Dr. Hook-Capitol amusement devices there are in the been keying in on more personal state; and second, how much money the James Montgomery Band, and 16 THEME FROM "SWAT"-Rhythm 4171 several others. and face-to-face contact." Heritage-ABC 12135 37 DECEMBER 1963 (Oh What A would be collected under the addi- This project is only the first step in Night)-Four Seasons-Warner According to Harris, this is just the 17 SLOW RIDE-Foghat-Bearsville tional tax, Rhinehart reports. the overall scheme that Harris hopes 0306 Bros./Curb 8168 beginning since a number of record 38 'TIL IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE- Selected to speak with the Dept. to accomplish inthe Northeast 18 WINNERS & LOSERS-Hamilton, labels have expressed an interest in Joe Frank & Reynolds-Playboy Jonathan Cain-October 101 are Jim Mullins, Mullins Music, booking market. BABY FACE-Wing & A Prayer Fife participating. 6054 39 Miami, MOA vice president and Last year, a nightclub block - & Drum Corps-Wing & A Prayer past president of FAMA; Wesley "Columbia Records is talking to 19 GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR 103 us about the project, and we would booking circuit made some noise in OWN-Elton John-MCA 40505 Lawson, Lawson Music, Winterha- 40 FLY ROBIN FLY-Silver like to hear from several other la- the Northeast, according to Harris, 20EVIL WOMAN-Electric Light Convention-Midland ven board member of MOA and also and he would like to resurrect that Orchestra-United Artists 729 International 10339 past president, FAMA; Al Blalock, bels," he says. "My booking agency handles several label attractions like concept. F.A.B.Distributors,Pensacola, "A group known as the New Eng- FAMA president, and Rhinehart, Estus, which records for Columbia; Hugh Brodie and the Real Thing of land Saloon Circuit made an at- executive director, FAMA. tempt to block -book dates within a Rack LP Best Sellers "We are obviously going to fight Kheba Records; Isis, which records for Buddah and several others that framework of 11 clubs, but the idea Copyright 1976, Billboard Publications, Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced, this, but until we know what the never made itvery far due to a stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, game plan is, we can't set up a de- are currently negotiating record photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. simple lack of communication and fense. Our industry is already heav- deals." Several major acts have already coordination," he asserts. "I have As Of1/26/76 ily overtaxed," Rhinehart states. committed themselves verbally to made contact with some of the clubs Compiled from selected rackjobber by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. Rhinehart blames theprolifer- tour the SASU circuit on an exclu- and have received mostly positive 1 CHICAGO IX CHICAGO'S 21 CLEARLY LOVE-Olivia Newton ation of games arcades in the heavily sive basis, Harris states. They will attitude toward trying it again. GREATEST HITS-Columbia PC John-MCA 2148 traveled vacation state for bringing tour only SASU/SUNY schools "These clubs, plus a lot of others 33900 22 GREATEST HITS-John Denver- (Continued on page 57) that we have contacted throughout 2 HISTORY-AMERICA'S GREATEST RCA CPL1-0374 when they come into the state if HITS-America-Warner Bros. BS New York and New England, will be 23 BREAKAWAY-Art Garfunkel- there are enough dates lined up for 2894 Columbia PC 33700 them. offered a chance at forming a new 3 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE 24 THE HUNGRY YEARS-Neil Col Ties With "The performers that we have and bigger circuit that will be more YEARS-Paul Simon-Columbia viable than the previous ill-fated at- PC 33540 Sedaka-Rocket PIG 2157 contacted directly have responded to tempt. 4 WINDSONG-John Denver-RCA 25 M.U. THE BEST OF JETHRO One -Stop For this nicely in most cases," he says. Asylum 7E-1039 TULL-Chrysalis CHR 1078 "Also, the record companies we Harris plans to organize a meeting 26 FLEETWOOD MAC-Reprise 5 HELEN REDDY'S GREATEST HITS- Area Samplers have spoken to are interested in the of these club owners sometime in the Capitol ST 11467 MS2225 late spring in Albany, N.Y., which is, CHICAGO-Singer One -Stop project as a possible outlet for testing 6 GRATITUDE-Earth, Wind & Fire- 27 PRISONER IN DISGUISE-Linda coincidentally, the home of SASU. Columbia PC PG 33694 Ronstadt-Asylum 7E-1045 will cooperate with Columbia Rec- new performers, as well as to pro- 7 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles- 28 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE ords in sending out a package of mote product from established per- Asylum 7E-1039 BROWN DIRT COWBOY-Elton sampler country singles to operators formers." 8 TRYIN' TO GET THE FELLIN'- John-MCA 2142 5 Musicians Join Barry Manilow-Arista AL 4060 29 WISH YOU WERE HERE-Pink in a four -state area. The package is Besides booking the circuit, Harris 9 GREATEST HITS-Elton John-MCA Floyd-Columbia PC 33453 being prepared by Columbia and also plans to publish a biweekly Benny Carter Tour will include new releases by Charlie newsletter that will include reprints 2128 30 MAIN COURSE-Bee Gees-RSO SO LOS ANGELES-Veteranar- 10 ALIVE!-Kiss-Casablanca NBLP 4807 Rich, Larry Gatlin, Lynn Anderson. of record and concert reviews, avail- 7020 ranger, and instrumental 31 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN Joe Stampley, Moe Bandy and Faith able dates for acts and a feedback soloist Benny Carter is off on a 11 K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND-TK MELLOW-Olivia Newton-John- O'Hara. column. 603 MCA 2133 grueling tour of the Middle East The mailing indicates thein- 12 BLACK BEAR ROAD-C.W. 32 THE FOUR SEASONS STORY- In addition, he plans to supply with a quintet comprising Harry McCall-MGM M3G 5008 Private Stock PS 7000 fluence that one -stops can have on media research to the schools help- Edison,;EarlPalmer; 13 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER- 33 TIMES OF YOUR LIFE-Paul Anka- operator -buying decisions, and is an ing them analyze their own advertis- drums; John Williams, bass; Gildo The Captain & Tennille-A&M SP United Artists UA-LA569-G outgrowth of a program instigated 3405 ing market, showing them how to Mahones,, andMillicent 34 IV-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic SD 7208 by president Gus Tartol of Singer a 14 GREATEST HITS-Seals & Crofts- prepare radio spots and print media 35 THE BAY CITY ROLLERS-Arista AL Browne, vocals. Warner Bros. BS 2885 few weeks ago of including a free 4049 layouts and a variety of other func- Carter undertook the trek under 15 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP sample record in the regular weekly 36 THE HISSING OF SUMMER tions. auspices of the U.S. State Dept. FALLS-Freddy Fender-ABC/Dot mailing of radio play lists. DOSD 2020 LAWNS-Joni Mitchell-Asylum In a memo sent from SASU to all Seminars and lectures of jazz are 7E-1051 "These sample records are not 16 DESIRE-Bob Dylan-Columbia PC student union boards, concert com- being included with the music, with 33893 37 FAMILY REUNION-O'Jays- promotion records with the same mittees, lecture boards, cultural or- stopovers pegged for Egypt, Iran, 17 ROCK OF THE WESTIES-Elton Philadelphia International PZ song on both sides, but come from John-MCA 2163 33807 ganizations, coffee houses and other Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Syria and regular stock," Tartol emphasizes. studententertainment organiza- Turkey. 18 THE BEST OF CARLY SIMON- 38 ENDLESS SUMMER-Beach Boys- The records are supplied by the Elektra 7E-1048 Capitol SVBB 11307 L9 RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson 39 NUMBERS-Cat Stevens-A&M SP manufacturer. Starship-Grunt BFL1-0999 4555 Promotional ideas suchasthe 20 SEDAKA'S BACK-Neil Sedaka- 40 BACK HOME AGAIN-John mailings are part of an overall plan Old -Time Music For Pennsylvanians Rocket 463 Denver-RCA CPL1-0548 to increase the firm's growth in 1976 by 20%, Tartol says. Other ideas for PHILADELPHIA-Montgomery County Community College in subur- growthincludetradeadvertising ban Whitpain Township near Ambler, Pa.. will stage the first Philadelphia A ' Forum In L.A. and personal contact, with Tartol Bluegrass and Old -Time Friday and Saturday, March 5-6. The traveling the Michigan, Wisconsin, festival will be produced by the Philadelphia Folksong Society, which stages LOS ANGELES-"The A -Side Single Syndrome" is the subject for discus- the widely acclaimed Philadelphia Folk Festival in late summer each year. sion Feb. 3 at a songwriters' forum sponsored by Song Registration Service at Iowa and Indiana area to meet oper- More than 65 musicians and singers are expected to be on hand during the the Holiday Inn in Hollywood. ators, and sell them on the com- Participating speakers will include Bud Dain, vice president in charge of pany's services. festival which will be held on the college campus. Already signed for the event are the Highlands String Band, Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals, Tex Logan, publishing, Garrett Music; Carolyn Ruskin, writer and editor, and Peter Alsop In separate mailings to 50% of his and Danny Moses, singers and songwriters. operator accounts, Tartol makes up the Hot Mud Family and the Southern Mountain Boys,. While interest in the bluegrass genre has been steadily growing in the hin- Al Schlesinger, authority on copyrights and music contracts, tees a series of packages of singles directed to juke- four lectures Feb. 21 under auspices of SRS and a series of four Saturday box play for the particular account, terlands hereabouts, this is the first full-blown bluegrass venture in the shadow workshops for new songwriters will be launched Feb. 7 under Moses' direc- "It took 25 years of experience to of a metropolitan area. The two-day festival program will include evening concerts, daytime workshops and square dancing sessions. tion. Offices of SRS are at 6381 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. (Continued on page 57) 34 Soul Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/76 Sauce WB Soul, "bcsicirdHot Soul Singles

Copyright 1976, Billboard Publications, Inc No part of th s publication, may be reproduced, Jazz Acts sto ed in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means. electrowic, mechanical, To Beacon photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior wri ten permission of tie publisher By JEAN WILLIAMS *STAR Performer-singles registering great- LOS ANGELES-Many of the est proportionate upward progress this week iv dL top soul and jazz performers on 30 TITLE, ARTIST TITLE, ARTIST g TITLE, ARTIST Warner Bros. Records and its affil- (Writer), Label 8 Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) (Writer), Label 8 Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) ;Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) iated labels will appear in concert at New York's Beacon Theater in a 1 3 10 TURNING POINT-Throne Davis 34 32 BABY FACE-The Wing & A Prayer Fife 69 66 11 HOT (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, series of four evenings of "Califor- (L. Graham), Dakar 4550 (Brunswick) & Drum Carps (Julio-Brian/Content. BMI) Loved, Loved)-lames Brown nia Soul" from Feb. 26-29. (B. Davis. H. Akst), Wing & A Prayer 103 (Atlantic) (1. Brown). Polydor 14301 (Dynatone/Belindv (Warner Bros., ASCAP) Artists participating in the series 2 2 10 INSEPARABLE-Natalie Cole Unichappel, BMI) 35 23 11 FREE RIDE-Tavares (C. Jackson, M. Yancy), Capitol 4193 80 2 TODAY I STARTED LOVING include Ashford & Simpson, Alice (Jay's Enterprises/Chappell. ASCAP) (DHartman), Capitol 4184 (Silver Steed, BMI) YOU AGAIN-Bobby Bland Coltrane, the First Choice, Graham 44 HEART BE STILL-Carl Grams 3 1 12 SING A SONG-Earth, Wind (M. Haggard, B. Owens). ABC 12156 IL Garrett. RTaylor), ABM 1757 (UFO, BMI) Central Station, Leroy Hutson, the (M. White, McCay). Columbia 310251Fir.1 (Blue Book. BMI) (Saggif ire, BMI) 37 31 11 EVERY BEAT OF Impressions, Al Jarreau, Rahsaan 71 64 13 SCHOOL BOY CRUSH-Me MY HEART-Crown Heights Affair Roland Kirk, Davie "Fathead" SWEET THING-Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (White, Stuart, Ferrone, Gorrie), Atlantic 3304 (T. Maiden. C. Khan), ABC 12149 (F. Nerangis, B. Britton), De,Lite 1575 (PIP) (Average, BMI) (Delightful, BMI) Newman, David Sanborn,the (American Broadcasting, ASCAP) 72 69 13 Staple Singers and Dionne War- 38 35 10 SLIP AND DO IT- CHANGE (Makes You Want To 5 6 13 ONCE YOU HIT (J. Thompson, EDixon). Alston 3718 (T.K.) Hustle)-Doculd Byrd wicke. THE ROAD-Dionne Warwicke (Cachand. BMI) (L. Mizell), Blue Note 726 (United Artists) (Alruby. ASCAP) The first three nights will be de- (1 Jefferson, C. Simmons). Warner Bros. 8154 39 21 11 WHERE THERE'S A WILL, (Mighty Three/Sacred Pen, BMI) voted to the soul artists of WB and THERE'S A WAY-Bobby Womack 81 4 TANGERINE-The Salmi Orchestra 12 8 SWEET LOVE-Commodores (1Ford), United Artists 735 (1. Mercer, V. Schertzinger), Salsoul 2004 Curtom Records, while thefinal (L. Richie.Commodore), Motown 1381 (Chartwell, BMI) (Caytronics) (Famous. ASCAP) night will see a six -hour presentation (Jobete/Commodores, ASCAP) 40 37 13 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER-Ohio Mayers MERRY GO ROUND-Monday Alter showcasing the label's renewed in- 13 7 LET THE MUSIC PI AY-Barry White (1. Williams, C. Satchel'. L. Bonner. M Jones. R. (M. Tennant,ASmith), Buddah 512 (B. White), 20th Century 2265 Middlebrooks. M. Pierce. W. ). Mercury 73734 (John Davis/Barbrob, ASCAP) volvement in the jazz field. (Phonogram) (Ohio Players/Unichappell, BMI) (Sa-Vette/January, BMI) 75 82 5 EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All * 41 38 11 THE BEST PART OF 8 LOVE OR LEAVE-Spinners About It)-Ralph Carter A MAN-Wilson Pickett "" boss (C. Simmons, B. Hawes, J.B. Jefferson), Atlantic (R. Whitelaw, N. Bergen), Mercury 73746 3309 (Mighty Three. BMI) (C. Reid), Wicked 8101 (TK) (Sherlyn. BMI) (Phonogram) (Brookside/Ceberg. ASCAP) is embarking on an acting career. He 59 JUST YOUR FOOL-Leon Haywood 88 2 I'M GLAD YOU WALKED INTO will star in "Journey To Nowhere," a * 11 6 I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME-roe Simon (L. Haywood. M Types). 20th Century 2264 (J. Smith, R. Gerald, B. Kennedy). Spring 163 (Jim -Ed, BMI) MY LIFE (Dedicated To Fred Williamson film production. (Polydor) (Pee Wee, BMI) 43 46 IN LOVE FOREVER-whispers Stevie)-Four Tops (L. Payton, L. Lee, G. Askey), ABC 12155 10 4 13 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (1. Hernandez), Soul Train 10430 (RCA) * * * (ABC/Dunhill/Andrask/Rall, ASCAP) (Part 1)-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Spectrum VII. ASCAP) (1 Whitehead. G. McFadden, V. Carstarphen), 44 43 THE SOUL CITY ANDERS KEEPERS-Soul Children Jazz singer Sylvia Simms has re- Philadelphia International 3579 (Epic/Columbia) (1. Colbert. N. West), Epic 850178 (Columbia) WALK-Archie Bell & The Drells (Mighty Three, BMI) (Hearsay. BMI) signed with Atlantic Records, with (1. Whitehead), TSOP 84174 (Epic/Columbia) an LP due shortly. Simms, who first * 15 9 HOLD BACK THE NIGHT-tremmps (Mighty Three, BMI) 89 4 DO IT WITH FEELING-Michael lager's Moon signed with the label in 1951, fol- (Baker, Harris, Felder, Young). Buddah 507 45 47 SUNNY-Tambu Band Featuring Peabo Bryson (Golden Fleece/Mured, BMI) (B. Hebb), Montano Gringo 8003 (PIP) (P. Davis. M. Zager). Bang 720 (Web IV) (Web IV, lowed by Columbia and Decca Rec- (Podable/MRC, BMI) BMI/Louise/Jack, ASCAP) 16 9 LOVING POWER-impressions ords, is currently appearing at the * 46 55 79 4 (C. Jackson. M. Yancy), Curtom 0110 (Warner THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC-Softones 79 (I'm Your) FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD Carlyle Hotel in New York. She is Bros.) (Jay's Enterprises/Chappell. ASCAP) (J. Mercer, H. Arlen), Avco 4663 (Famous, ASCAP) FREAK-Calvin Arnold KEEP HOLDING ON-Temptations (C. Arnold). 10 Chains 7013 (Mainstream) (Pass combining the works of older stand- 19 11 BOOGIE FEVER-sorra * 61 (E. Holland, B. Holland), Gordy 7146 (Motown) Due/Brent. BMI) (K. St. Lewis. ard composers with the new contem- F. Perren), Capitol 4179 (Stone Diamond/Gold Forever, BMI) (Perren-Vibes, ASCAP/Bull Pen, BMI) 80 68 16 THAT'S THE WAY I porary writers. 48 56 THE DEVIL IS DOING HIS WORK-oh. 14 5 10 LOVE TO LOVE YOU UKE IT-K.C. & The Sunshine Band Lites (H.W. Casey. R. Finch), TK 1015 (Sherlyn. BMI) * * * BABY-Donna Summer (E. Record. Q. Joseph). Brunswick 55525 (Julio (G. Moroder, P.Bellotte. D. Summer), Oasis 5003 Brian, BMI) 1=110 NEW ORLEANS-The Staple Singers (Casablanca) (Sunday/Cafe Americana, ASCAP) (CMayfield), Curtom 0113 (Warner Bros.) 49 Wendell Bates, national r&b pro- 45 10 ALWAYS THERE-Ronnie Laws And Pressure (Warner-Tammerlane, BMI) motion director of London Records, 15 7 13 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE-David Ruffin (R. Laws, W Jeffrey), Blue Note 738 (0A.) (C.Hipps), Motown 1376 (Charles Kipps, BMI) (Fizz/At Home. ASCAP) 82 86 6 MUSIC MATIC-Brick and Bob Craig, West Coast regional 50 41 11 I DON'T WANT TO (R. Ransom), Mainstreet IRDA 119 (Trolley, ASCAP) 20 1 YOU'RE FOOLING YOU-Dramatics promotion, resigned their positions (T. Hester), ABC 12150 (Groovesville. LEAVE YOU-Dehtu Taylor 93 3 (Call Me) THE TRAVELING MAN- effective Friday (6). (D. Jordan, A Smith), Arista 0144 lenqueraders 17 10 15 YOU SEXY THING-Ha Chocolate (Diversified, ASCAP) (0. Deloney. L. Westley, D. Sanders, R. Wrightsil. S. Hutchinson) Hot Buttered Soul 12157 (ABC) Bates charged the label with "lack (Brown -Wilson), Big Tree 16047 (Atlantic) DISCO LADY-Johnny Taylor (Finchley, ASCAP) * 85 (Incense. BMI) of a black in executive control in the (H. Scales, L. Vance, D. Davis). Columbia 3-10281 18 14 12 THEME FROM "S.WA.T."-Rhythm Heritage (Groovesville, BMI/Conquistador, ASCAP) 84 84 4 YOU OUGHTA' BE HERE WITH ME- a&r department, which eliminates (B. DeVorran), ABC 12135 (Spellgold. BMI) 52 39 15 FULL OF FIRE-Al Green forceful directions and the com- (W. Mitchell. A. Green. M. Hodges). Hi 2300 Elirelrl(PKelly).Columbia3-10268 (Tree. EWE 19 17 10 MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND-ein Withers (London) (JEC/AI Green, BM!) pany's ability to gain good black (B. Withers). Columbia 310255 95 2 53 DON'T GO LOOKING FOR (Golden Withers, BMI) 49 18 LET'S DO IT AGAIN-Staple Singers product in that department." (C. Mayfield), Curtom 0109 (Warner Bros.) LOVE-Faith, Hope & Charity 25 YOU-Aretha Franklin (Warner.Tamerlane, BMI) (V. McCoy), RCA 10542 (Van McCoy/Tamerlane. BMI) * * * (C Jackson, M. Yancy. 1.Butler), Atlantic 3311 72 CLOSE TO YOU-B.T. Express (lay's Enterprises/Chappell. ASCAP) * (B. Bacharach, H. David), Roadshow 7005 (Scepter) 86 92 3 -Sunshine Band Rod McGrew, who resigned his 21 22 11 SHAME ON THE WORLD-Main Ingredient (US. Songs/Blue Seas/Jac. BMI) (11.W. Casey, R. Finch), TO 1018 (Sherlyn, BM!) 55 48 (G. Dozier, K. Lewis), RCA 10431 PUTTIN' IT DOWN TO YOU-Jackie Moore HE'S A FRIEND-Eddie Kendricks position as general manager/pro- (Incredible/Proud Tunes. BMI) (K. Gold, TA. Denne), Kayvette 5124 (TO) 102:10 (A. Felder, B. Gray, T.G. Conway), Tamla 54266 (Colgems, ASCAP) gram director of KJLH, Los Angeles 22 21 15 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1)-Olays (Motown) (Stone Diamond/Mighty Three, BMI) 56 53 10 in September 1975, returned to the (K. Gamble, L.Huff), Philadelphia International LET'S DO THE LATIN 88 91 3 I AM SOMEBODY-Jimmy lames & The 3577 (Columbia) (Mighty Three, BMI) HUSTLE-Eddie Brennen & B.B.S. Unlimited Vagabonds post Jan. 15. (E. Drennon), Friends & Co. 124 (Dant. NI) 23 18 17 LOVE MACHINE Part 1-Miracles (Biddu) Pye 71057 (Chappell. ASCAP) All problems between station (W. Moore. W. Griffin), Tamla 54262 (Motown) 57 54 DON'T LET ME BE LONELY-Nancy Wilson EZ:10FEEL THE SPIRIT (In '76)- and (Jobete/Grimora, ASCAP) (J. Taylor), Capitol 4189 owner John Lamar Hill (Country Road/Blackwood, BMI) Leroy Hutson and the Free Spirit Symphony (L. Hutson), Curtom 0112 (Warner Bros ) McGrew have been resolved, it was 24 28 NURSERY RHYMES 58 50 14 VALENTINE LOVE-Norman Connors (Silent Giant/Aopa, ASCAP) said. (Part 1)-People's Choice (M. Henderson). Buddah 499 (Electrocord. ASCAP) (L. Huff. CGilbert). TSOP 8-4773 (Epic/Columbia) 59 52 12 =1 OH NO, NOT MY BABY DeBlanc (Mighty Three. BMI) GOING DOWN SLOWLY-The Pointer Sisters KJLH presently sports an MOR / (A. Toussaint), ABC/Blue Thumb 268 (G. Coffin. C. King), Arista 016T (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) soft jazz/pop format. 25 24 10 I GOT OVER LOVE-Major Harris (Warner.Tamerlane/Marsaint, BMI) (C.B. Simmons, J.B. Jefferson). Atlantic 3303 60 57 12 (ARE YOU READY) DO THE BUS 91 67 7 DO IT WHILE YOU CAN-Billy Preston (WIMOT/Sacred Pen, BMI) "We will also initiate more com- STOP-The Fatback Band (B. Preston, B. Fisher), A&M 1768 (Iniing/WEP. BMI/Almo/Preston. ASCAP) munity and industry awareness," 26 26 QUIET STORM-Smoker Robinson (B. Curtis.J. Flippin), Event 227 (Polydor) (Clita. BMI) says McGrew. (W. Robinson, R.E. Jones), Tamla 54265 92 94 3 GIMME SOME (Of Your Love)-Nonni (Motown) (Bertam, ASCAP) 61 63 11 WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS FUNK Jenkins Desert Moon 5065 The station has recently under- 42 FROM US TO YOU-stairsteps (Spider Man)-Ramsey Lewis gone personnel changes. Lawrence (K. Burke, C. Burke Jr.), Darkhorse 1005 (AKA) (C. Stephey, M. Stewart. D. Raheem), Columbia 93 96 2 SEXY WAYS-PRETTY 310235 (ElburiPamoja, BMI) (Ganga, BMI) LEGS-All Points Bulletin Band Tanter, co -music director;Steve 62 65 17 I DESTROYED YOUR 34 8 HONEY I-George McCrae (L.E. Stewart Sr., W.E. Stewart. W.L. Johnson, Jackson, air personality, and Marvin (H W. Casey, R. Finch), T.K. 1016 LOVE-Special Delivery R. Randolph), Little City 10102 (little City, BMI) Cherry. DJ, are no longer with the (Sherlyn. BMI) (T. Huff), Mainstream 5573 (Van McCoy/Brent, BMI) 94 98 2 TRY TO HOLD ON-Bobby Moore station. 36 7 ABYSSINIA JONES-Edwin Starr (H. Beatty. S Tobin), Scepter 12417 63 71 SAGGITARIAN AFFAIR-Ronnie McNeir (High Sierra/Famous, ASCAP) (E. Starr), Granite 532 (ATV/Zonal. BMI) (R. McNeir), Prodigal 0620 King Oliver has been upped to (Crishell/Mac West. BMI) 95 30 30 12 DISCO SAX/FOR THE LOVE HIPIT, Part 1-Hosanna music director and DJs Ted Terry 77 WHEN I'M WRONG-ea. King (1. Hartnett), Calla 12078 (Shakal) OF YOU-Houston Person (Little Joe, BMI) and Tony Valdez have joined the (J Roach), 20th Century/Westbound 5015 (B.13, King), ABC 12158 staff. (Bridgeport/libaro. BMI) (ABC/Dunhill/King , BMI) 961=0 DO YOU LOVE ME-Lowell Fulson 65 70 BAD LUCK-Atlanta Disco Band (L. Fulson). Granite 533 (ATV/Lowell Fulson. BMI) 31 29 15 "THEME FROM MAHOGANY" (Do You (Carstarphen, McFadden, Whitehead), Ariola America Tony Jones hosts the 6-10 a.m. 99 2 Know Where You're Going 7611 (Capitol) (Blackweed, BMI) 97 LET THE MUSIC PLAY -1.6. Lewis show followed by Terry 10 a.m.-2 (IL Gilliam), IX Chains 7014 (Mainstream) TO)-Diana Ross 97 YOU'RE MY ONE WEAKNESS (Swope/Brent, BMI) (M. Masser, G. Gottin), Motown 1377 p.m., McGrew 2-6 p.m., King Oliver GIRL-Street People (Jobete, ASCAP/Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 98 QUALIFIED MAN-Latimore 10 (R. Dahrouge). Vigor 1728 (PIP) 6-10 p.m., Langley Patterson (8. Latimore). Glades 1133 (TO) (Sherlyn, BMI) p.m. -2 a.m., Tony Veldez 2-6 a.m. * 40 I HAD A LOVE-Ben E. King (Sister John/Vignette, BMI) (N. Ashford. V. Simpson), Atlantic 3308 * 81 PARTY HARDY-Oliver sem 99 E=3,THE POWER OF LOVE-The Dells and Dick Lawrence weekends. (Nrck-O-Val. ASCAP) B(OmiSain). Abet 9463 (Nashboro) (Excellorec/Saico. (L. Williams), Mercury 73759 (Phonogram) iGroovesville, BMI) 33 33 I'M NEEDING YOU, * * * 68 75 THANK YOU BABY FOR WANTING YOU-Chuck Jackson 100 1=I*TRAIN CALLED FREEDOM- (A. Goodman, HRay. W. Morris). All Platinum 2360 LOVING ME-Quickest Way Out South Shore Commission Remember ... we're in communi- (Gambi. BMI) (W. King), Rutty Groove 8163 (B. Sigler, RTyson), Wand 11294 (Scepter) cations, so let's communicate. (Warner Bros.) (Silk, BMI) (Mighty Three, BMI) 35

General News Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/76 Label Widens Jazz Concept; IMPULSE SHIFT No More Avant -Garde Accent O LOS ANGELES-Impulse, the Criss, coming out of the bebop "There are a lot of these musicians predominately avant-garde jazz la- area of the '50s will now deal in com- around, and there is a market for g)soul Lp bel, is expanding into pop -oriented mercial jazz. them," he says. TM jazz, according to Esmond Edwards, "We may alienate some jazz pur- He admits these acts will not sell the label's general manager. ists, but artists want to have their as many records as pop artists, Copyright 1976. Billboard Publications, Inc No part of this publication may be He explains that the label's new records accepted and that isre- "But," he says, "they are consistent reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without contemporary music will be mer- flected in sales," says Edwards. sellers. the prior written permission of the publisher chandised as pop product and chan- "Our records will now have a "There is a rapidly growing fusion neled in that direction. broad appeal while at the same time of music today, and it's becoming in- re re *STAR Performer-Lrs registering A new album cover concept is also we intend to keep our credentials in creasingly difficult to place a label 6-) greatestproportionateupwardprog- on the agenda. Cover will now be producing jazz." on any music." ress this week glossy, which has not been a policy Impulse is accepting new artists, In addition to moving into the dis- TITLE TITLE in the past, he explains. Artist, Label & Number Artist, Label & Number but only those who are flexible, and cos to expose product, Impulse acts (Dist. Label) (Dist. Label) Edwards says glossy covers will not fixed in any one musical area. will for the most part work concerts. draw attention to the LPs. However, Edwards declares he is looking to "Because of the country's eco- 3 10 GRATITUDE 32 25 13 MAHOGANY/ the label will not become involved sign musicians who come from big nomic situation, acts often cannot Earth. Wind & Fire, ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK again with double jackets. bands, such as Count Basic's. work nightclubs because these clubs Columbia PG 33694 Diana Ross. Motown M6-858 SI Edwards cites such new artists cannot pay the acts enough. Con- 10 WAKE UP EVERYBODY 33 36 6 TOGETHER signed to the label as Gloria Lynne, certs pay more. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes George & Gwen McCrae, Sonny Criss, John Handy and "I find that small, intimate jazz Philadelphia PZ 33808 Cat 2606 MO $22.95 Jazz (Epic/Columbia) Jimmy Ponder as the first acts to fall rooms are dying out, therefore most 34 32 21 SAVE ME into the commercial category. 2 11 RUFUS FEATURING Book Revised acts are now depending on concerts. Silver Convention, Midland But we will try to hit all avenues," CHAKA KHAN International BKLI-1129 (RCA) And Reissued says Edwards. JEANWILLIAMS ARC ABCD 909 3529 15 2ND ANNIVERSARY 4 4 8 SPINNERS LIVE! NEW YORK-Due topublic Gladys Knight & The Pips, Buddah Atlantic SD 2.910 requests, Esquire Magazine and BDS 5639 5 11 FAMILY REUNION Disco Mix] Thomas Crowell publishers have is- 3 GET OUTA MY WAY (nays, Philadelphia International PZ * 47 sued an updated and revised version New 'Blues' Book Houston Person, 20th Century Cominued Iron! page 30 33807 (Epic/Columbia) of the "World Of Jazz." Westbound W 219 ment these daysis "Salsa Disco" by Luis Rami- This $22.95 hard -cover book has 6 6 12 FEELS SO GOOD By Neff & Connor 37 4 FINGER LICKIN' GOOD rez (Cotique). That MOR sound that a growing been off the market for years and it Grover Washington 1r., Kudu 24 SI NEWYORK-"Blues," a new (Motown) Dennis Coffey. 20th Century/ number of labels is releasing to pick up "good remains a welcome addition to any Westbound W 212 book written and prolifically photo- music" airplayisthere, with lush sounding jazz book collection. Not only is the 7 8 17 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY strings and a nice laid-back rhythm for a floating graphed by Robert Neff and An- Donna Summer, Oasis OCLP 5003 38 10 SHAME ON THE WORLD text expertly written by Leonard The Main Ingredient, RCA APLI-1003 effect. The label has also put this disk on a 12 - thony Connor should arouse atten- (Casablanca) Feather, Dan Morganstern, Nat tion from any enthusiast of this inch DJ copy. Hentoff and Leonard Bernstein, 8 9 8 RATTLESNAKE HE'SA FRIEND musical genre. These two journalists The Penny McClean "Lady Bump" LP is now among others, but the photography Ohio Players. 20th Century/ Eddie Kendricks. Turtle 16343 SI available in Germany on Jupiter, and will be re- and art are very well done. Brilliant have taken the real world of the Westbound W 211 (Motown) leased this week in Canada on Columbia. Atlan- blues men and women, at home and photography and art by people like 9 10 13 WHO I AM 40 43 11 HOT CHOCOLATE tic, reportedly, is aiming to release it domes- at work, and made it into a full- Charles Stewart and Ben Shahn David Ruffin, Motown M6.849 SI Big Tree 8T 89512 (Atlantic) tically sometime next month. While the Atlantic dominate every page. length documentary book. disk will have a long version of "Lady Bump," Although candid photography 10 12 25 HONEY 41 44 13 DRAMA V The only real change from the Ohio Players. Mercury SRM 1 1038 the Jupiter and Columbia copies will stick with dominates, the text is also appealing, Ron Banks & The Dramatics, ABC original verison is that the color art (Phonogram) ABCD 916 the shorter take. Including the title song, there it is written in paragraph quotation plates are printed as part of the page, 11 7 14 are nine cuts on the album, with the honors go- form instead of as a narrative. MAKING MUSIC * 53 2 CONFESSIN' THE BLUES instead of being inserted. Bill Withers, Columbia PC33704 ing to "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (6:03) and The authors have captured the Esther Phillips, Atlantic SD 1680 "Devil Eyes." The latter song sounds a lot like George Simon and his revision 19 27 INSEPARABLE many blues people in candid ways, 43 49 3 RAISINGHELL "Save Me" by Silver Convention, which McClean staff have taken the original edition, Natalie CeleCapitol ST 11429 and have even included some of the Fatback Band Event EV 6905 is a member of. Overall, the album carries the loaded with its facts and interesting more obscure Chicagoans like Lon- (Polydor) "Lady Bump" sound, and if you like Silver Con- stories, and provided an update of 13 13 26 KC AND nie Brooks and Kennard Johnson. THE SUNSHINE BAND vention, you should turn on to this one. top current jazz artists. JIM FISHEL 44 40 8 KICKIN' It608. In addition, most of the big names MightyCloudsOf Joy, ABC/Peacock are also presented like Buddy Guy, ABCD 899 2 5 MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE A 'MIXER' OPENER Junior Wells, Luther Allison, B.B. Love Unlimited Orchestra. 20th Century T 480 LET THE MUSIC PLAY King, Big Mama Thornton and Barry White20th Century T 502 Freddie King, among others. 22 6 YOU GOTTA WASH Gospel Radio Seminar Set Herein lies the only real pitfallof 46 48 10 FALLIN' IN LOVE YOURASS the book. Itis hard to understand Redd Foss, Atlantic SD 18157 Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds why several acts like Doctor John Playboy PB 407 For Nashville May 14-15 16 17 13 MOVIN' ON and white Chicago musician Bob Commodores, Motown M6848 SI 47 50 3 MARCHING IN THE NASHVILLE-A "mixer" will ing to Neil Newton, chairman of the Riedy are also included, since their STREETS precede the 1976 Gospel Music Ra- event. comments do very little to broaden 23 7 ARCHIE BELL & THE HarveyMasonArica AL1154 dio Seminar scheduled for May 14- The event is planned for May 13 DRELLS the knowledge of the reader. Tsop P2 33844 (Epic/Columbia) 48 51 3 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 15 at the Airport Hilton Inn, accord - to enable gospel broadcasters to get Other than this small objection, Shadybrook SB 33001 better acquainted with the people "Blues," published by Boston's Da- 18 11 12 PLACESANDSPACES involved in the industry. Plans are to vid R. Godine Publishers, is a valu- , Blue Note I3N-LA549 G *59 2 I WANNA BE WITHYOU (United Artists) Carl CarltonABC ABCD 910 Disco Breakout! invite everyone involved in any able source book to anyone inter- phase of the gospel field. There will ested in knowing more about the 19 15 10 TRACK OF THE CAT GLADYS KNIGHT 8 THE be no additional charge. men and women who performed this Dionne Warwicke, PIPS GREATEST HITS EARL(CONNELLY)KING The seminar starts on Friday with art form through the years. Warner Bros. BS 2893 Buddah BDS 5653 2 7 NEW YORK CONNECTION workshop sessions throughout the The book is published in hard and 51 24 11 THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY "Make Up Your Mind" Torn Scott. Ode SP 77033 (ABM) day and continuing with sessions on soft cover with thelatterselling for Richard Pryor, Reprise MS 2241 b/w (Warner Bros.) various phases of gospel radio dur- $7.95. JIM FISHEL 21 14 18 LET'S DOIT AGAIN/ "Don't Let Me Go" ing the day Saturday. A closing ban- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 52 54 6 I LOVE THE BLUES, SHE Staple Singers with Curtis Mayfield. Maycon 1 14 quet featuring three or four new gos- HEARDMY CRY Curtom CU 5005 (Warner Bros.) pel acts will be held. George Duke. BASF/MPS MC 25671 No Allied Change (Audiolidelity) A special committee headed up by 22 16 12 YOU REVEREND Jim Black is working on the agenda Aietha Franklin, Atlantic SD 18151 NEW YORK-Allied Artists Mu- 53 37 14 JOURNEY TO LOVE for the weekend. sic,a wholly owned subsidiary of Al- 23 18 9 WHEN LOVE IS NEW Stanley Clarke, Nemperor NE 433 BARRY E. CONNELLY's (Atlantic) Registration fees for the fourth lied Artists Pictures, continues as a Billy Paul, Philadelphia International Gospel Sermon annual seminar are $30 for the PZ 33843 (Epic/Columbia) wholly owned entity following the 54 57 2 BAD LUCK "Jesus in the Temple broadcast media and $50 for others formation of Allied Artists Indus- 30 4 BOHANNON Atlanta Disco Band, in the gospel music industry. Addi- tries. Dakar DK 76917 (Brunswick) Ariola America ST 50004 (Capitol) at 12 Years of Age" tional information and registration Maycon LP 1001 blanks may be obtained by writing 33 4 HOT 55 58 2 MY KIND OF JAZZ These stations are with us! lames Brown, Polydor PD 6059 Part 3 to Gospel Radio Seminar, P.O. Box Summer To L.A. , Crossover CR 9007 WDAS WIDU WEUP 912, Nashville, 37202. The seminar LOS ANGELES-Due to the suc- 34 3 DISCO CONNECTION WHAT WSOK WIBB * Isaac Hayes Movement. Hot Buttered 56 45 11 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM WTBS-FM WYNN WDRW is sponsored by the Gospel Music cess of Donna Summer's single and Soul ABCD 923 (ABC) MFSB, Philadelphia International P2 WGOK WPAL WGOV Assn. album, both titled "Love To Love 33845 (Epic/Columbia) WYAZ WSRC WTMP You Baby," on Casablanca Records, 27 27 11 CITY LIFE WOIC WLLE WMBM Blackbyrds, Fantasy F 9490 WSDR-FM WOIC WEAS-FM she is leaving Germany after a five- 57 52 4 FREE TOBE MYSELF Edwin Starr, Granite GS 1005 KZEY WOKJ WEEN 15 For MBA Music year residency to make her home in 28 31 5 SHOWCASE WLIA KZOH WERD Sylvers, Capitol ST 11465 WANN WBOP WTOY NEW YORK-MBA Music cele- Los Angeles. 58 60 3 THE BLUES BUSTERS Phillip & Lloyd. Scepter SPS 5121 WWIN WANT WEAL brated its 15th anniversary in Jan- 29 21 9 THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA WEBB WAAA Salsoul SZS 5501 Call or write for DJ's. uary. Firm specializes in music for RinLew To AVI 59 39 8 DON CORNELIUS PRESENTS commercials. Firm is headed by 38 2 MYSTIC VOYAGE THESOUL TRAIN GANG Marc Brown whose staff includes LOS ANGELES-American Va- Roy Ayers Uniquity. Polydor PD 6057 Soul Train BVL I1278 (RCA) MAYCON RECORDS Donna Donelli, creative director; 5306 W. Columbia Ave. riety International has signed Rin- 31 28 10 HOUSE PARTY 60 42 18 VISIONS OF A NEW WORLD Phila., Pa. 19131 Ricard Simon, corporate secretary Lew Productions to a long term con- Temptations, Gordy G6 97381 Lonnie Liston Smith, Flying (215) 877-8760 and Shirley Walker, sales -produc- tract. The agreement calls for two (Motown) Dutchman BDL 1- 1196 (RCA) tion director. albums a year from RinLew. 36 Country CONSTRUCTION NO PROBLEM New ZealandBlack Influx Rises Predicts Top Gross Fans Like In Country Capital For Hall & Museum Us Pride NASHVILLE-More and more Codil IProductions. The Walkie 13). LORRAINE BLASOR black artists are seeking out the ma- Group is headed by president Co - NASHVILLE Despite an up- the opening of the new addition is terial, producers, musicians and stu- dell Griffin and vice president Clin- coming two -to -three week period June 1, 1977. SAN JUAN-"Country music is dios that Nashville has to offer. In ton Moon, who also serves as general when the Country Music Hall of Ivey is enthused about two recent spreading throughout the world.I the past year such artists as Joe Tex. manager. just got back from New Zealand and Fame & Museum will be closed by trends-an increase in the off -the - PaulKelly,thePointerSisters, The "Gangster" LP was recorded construction, officials still predict a street trade and a greater percentage the response was fantastic. People Bobby Blue Bland, Millie Jackson at Sound Shop Studios and Pete's abroad have hearts and minds just record -setting year for the popular growth in the off-street trade and a and Dobie Gray have recorded here. Place here and mastered at Master - tourist facility. greater percentage growth in the off- like us. Our music is the music of the Nashville'sfirstblackstudio phonics Studios. "We wanted to be- people." "I'd guess that we'll enjoy a 5-10% season. "We had just a small in- opened late last year, C -Era Studio, come totallyinvolved withthe increase this year," predicts Bill crease in group tour business, but a That is Charley Pride speaking. and the first black -owned label, Nashville sound," says Moon. "We Ivey. executive director of the Coun- big increase in off -the -street traffic Pride, here recently for the quarterly Piedmont Records, moves here from used Bottom & Co., a local soul try Music Foundation. Averaging last year. Since about 50% of our board meeting of the CMA says New York this month. The initial re- group as the rhythm section and all nearly 10,000 visitors a day. the Hall business has been tours, thisis a countryis the music that "shows lease "Here We Go Girl, Lovin' local musicians and backup. We are of Fame & Museum attracted good trend for us. most compassion for one's fellow Again," by Dillard and Johnson, looking forward to our move here 352,260 in 1975-the highest attend- "We are now showing our greatest man. will be followed by an album and becoming totally involved with ance in its eight -year history. percentage growth in the off-season, "Country music, like blues and "Gangsters." Release date is sched- the music community and the many Construction continues on the gaining a 20-25% increase. It's an in- gospel, has sincerity," Pride says. uled for the middle of February. opportuinities Nashville has to of- $1.1 million expansion project that teresting phenomenon. This Janu- "Sincerityis what makes music The actual physical move here in- fer." will double the size of the facilities. ary has been up more than 20% over great. We can do what the pop musi- volves more than just a label as Pied- While the initial product is disco - When the exterior is completed- last January. And January is tradi- cians do. but they can't do what we mont Records falls under the um- oriented. Moon says they do not perhaps in September or October- tionally our poorest month. Either do because the sincerity isn't there. brella of Walkie Enterprises, which plan on concentrating on disco the museum will be closed, walls will more people are traveling in winter You can't fake sincerity." includes the label, Dillco Music and product alone. be knocked down and the old and or Nashville has become a winter new buildings will be linked. stopping off place or tourist spot." With 12 gold albums to his credit "We've been running close to ca- GERRY WOOD (in 11 years in the business he has pacity," Ivey notes. "We've got 7,000 made 22 recordings), Pride may well Agents Find Bookings Up boast that "I used to be the only Ne- square feet of museum area-the ad- Continued from page 1 sap-all featured attractionsin gro country music star. Then I was dition will take it to 16.000 square indication as to what the future shows heldinGreenville, S.C.. Opryland Sued the only colored country music star. feet of public area." Target date for holds, then we can only expect great Charlotte, N.C. and Norfolk, Va.- By Set Artist Now I'm the only black country mu- things in 1976," notes Dick Blake, we had sellout crowds every night." sic star." president of Sponsored Events, re- "It was Tombstone City this time NASHVILLE-Set designer But then later he adds: "I'm not porting the firm grossed more than last year," advises Tandy Rice, presi- Gayle Aaglan has filed suit against hung up about being black. I'm me, $100,000 on a recent three-day tour. dent of Top Billing Agency. "It's not the Opryland complex, claiming she A Brand New Star Is Born .. . Charley Pride, and I sing American "WiththeStatlerBrothers, that bad now. Although a lot of big And he has a new smash single ... was "blacklisted" when, after a dis- music for Americans." Tammy Wynette and Ronnie Mil - promoters aren't buying as much, pute over back pay, letters were al- there have been more smaller pro- legedly sent to her local union re- ALBERT YOUNG EAGLE moters booking more dates." questing that she "not be given an, Though January usually repre- "Congratulations" future assignments to the Grand Ole Wagoner Curtails Activities sents the dog days of the booking Opry and/or Opryland Produc- b/w By GERRY WOOD business, Rice exudes enthusiasm tions." for 1976. "We have more positive "It's All Over Now" The suit against the NLT Corp., NASHVILLE-Porter Wagoner is recording career and writing. Last black ink on the books now than at National Life And Accident Insur- curtailing his road appearances, ef- year he logged 568 hours in the stu- any time in the history of the com- on ance Co., Opryland Productions, fective immediately, and disbanding dios of RCA alone, and he notes that pany." Little Richie Records WSM, Inc., William C. Weaver, Bob his entire road show, including his the increasing amount of time spent "There was a spell in late Novem- Kimbro, James Stanley and Bill band the Wagonmasters and come- in production work plays a part in ber and December when things were Turnerasksfor a totalof National Promotion: dian Speck Rhodes, after deciding to his decision to restrict road engage- very slow," reports Bob Neal, man- $500,711.04 in damages and back spend more time in other aspects of ments. ager of the Nashville office of the pay. his show business career. LITTLE RICHIE JOHNSON "Wagoner, who is 43 years old, is William Morris Agency. "Now it The $711.04 in back pay was due The "Grand Ole Opry" star will much too young to retire altogether looks likeit's moving again. Our Box 3 for her work on a set for a show pro- remain active in all other phases of from the music industry, but he must January was slightly ahead of last Belen, New Mexico 87002 duced at Opryland by a California the music industry. A veteran of 25 curtail some of his activities and de- year's. And this should be another a/c 505 864-7441 production firm. yearsinthe music business, mands placed on his time," says Top good, solid year." Wagoner will continue his syndi- Billing Agency president Tandy C. "It looks like the business has bot- Distributed by: cated television show, his "Opry" Rice Jr. "We will continue to main- tomed out and is on an upward Ferguson & Troupe appearances and production of tainhis long-established working line," Neal notes. "Some of the pro- SOUNDS OF Honored In Gotham Dolly Parton's recording sessions. relationship with Top Billing in lim- moters are a little slow in putting Wagoner and Parton own Owepar ited personal appearance areas, not their things together, but there are MUSIC DISTRIBUTION NASHVILLE-Anappreciation Publishing Co., and Wagoner plans to exceed 10 per year." other promoters coming along. For a night has honored Troy Ferguson, Box 3 to continue managing the affairs of Noting Wagoner was the first act while promoters seemed to be very his wife Sue Smith and their band, Belen, New Mexico 87002 Owepar and Fireside Recording to join Top Billing when it was reluctant to make advance commit- the CountryGentlemen, at a/c 505 864-7441 Studio. formed 10 years ago, Rice com- ments." O'Lunney's Country Music City in The RCA recording artistwill ments, "We continue to hold him in With such acts as Jimmy Buffett New York. (Continued on page 41) concentrate heavily on his own the highest regard and extend to him and Dick Feller, Don Light Talent our best wishes for his continued leans heavily on campus bookings. success and well-being in his future Since many state -supported schools plans." depend on tax dollars for program- Wagoner's plans include a more ming money, the economy has a ma- active role in promotion for the jor influence on the quantity and DJ'S LISTEN TO THIS! "Grand Masters Fiddling Cham- quality of their shows. A trucker's song with a pionship" contest which he helped "Lots of the schools are confident organize. The event has become one that they'll get back some of the different story. It starts of the major features of annual Fan money they lost last year." Light out slow, but when it shifts Fair activities. comments. "We feel good about both on -campus and off -campus into gear it's got one heck bookings. Our spring looks very of a surprising ending. 3 -Day Gala At good." "We're doing better this January Paseo del Rio than last," says Buddy Lee, head of Buddy Lee Attractions. "One prob- SAN ANTONIO-Paseo del Rio's "GEARJAMMERS lem is that we're not getting as many annual Great Country River Festi- package shows as there used to be." val will be held Friday through Sun- Improved boxoffice and bookings HELPER" day (6-8). are two bright aspects of January The three-day salute to country over a year ago, according to Lee's entertainment sponsored by the assistant Jerry Rivers. "The public is Paseo del Rio Assn. in conjunction responding well," Rivers observes. GREG#ALLEN with KKYX, will feature continuous He cites recent concerts by Billy live entertainment on three stages on ThunderKloud and Danny Davis. Exclusively on W W RECORDS the downtown River Walk. A Division of Worldwide Films, Inc. "One production company that set More than 20 Nashville recording up about 10 Davis shows this period Distributed by NATIONWIDE SOUND artists and a dozen area country last year is now setting up about 20. P.O. Box 1262Nashville, Tn. 37202(615) 242-2471 bands have been signed to appear at We think the year in general is going (Continued on page 39) to be very good." ROY DOES IT AGAIN!

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39 Billboard Country Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/76 Hot Promoter MGM's Vienneau Vows Sued For Country LPs, To Upgrade the Label $325,000 NASHVILLE-Jim Vienneau, After leaving MGM, Vien- - Copyright 1976, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, newly appointed a&r director of neau worked with a production NASVILLE-Civil suits totalling stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, $325,000 in damages have been filed ohotocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior writtei permission of the publisher. Polydor/MGM's Nashvilleof- company, then headed the re- fice (see Executive Turntable), cently shuttered 20th Century against local promoter Tom An- * Star Performer -LPs registering proportionate upward progress this week. returns to the label he left two office in Nashville. thony for alleged fraud in producing a record for Charles Hostetler and tut-) years ago, and he has plans to 30 He plans to bolster MG M's Haven Cash Clark, two South Caro- 2 TITLE-Artist, Label 8 Number (Distributing Label) make ita major force on the Nashville label scene. roster with some of the artists lina performers. 1 13 BLACK BEAR ROAD-C.W. McCall, taw M3G 5008 "We'll be developing a nice freed by the 20th country demise The pair charge that Anthony thatleft such singers asBilly misrepresented himself, saying he 2 3 9 THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING YOU-Charley Pride, RCA APL1-1241 country roster," Vienneau com- ments. "We'll also be keeping an ThunderKloud, Margo Smith, was with a national record company. 3 2 17 PRISONER IN DISGUISE-Linda Ronstadt, Asylum 7E-1045 eye out for hot masters kicking Lois Johnson, BenReece, He allegedly contactedHostetler Tommy Cash and Fiddling and offered to arrange a recording 4 5 8 OVERNIGHT SENSATION-Mickey Gilley, Playboy PB 408 around. I'll be producing a few artists myself and utilizing inde- Frenchy Bourke looking for new session for him and Clark. Hostetler 4 13 NIGHT THINGS-Ronnie Milsap, RCA APLI-1223 pendent producers for other art- labels. "I'd like to get four of borrowed $2,000 and paid it to An- ists." these artists who were successful thony last February. 13 5 LOVE PUT A SONG IN MY HEART-Johnny Rodriguez, Mercury SRM 11057 Anthony arranged for production (Phonogram) Referring to his previous stint on 20th." of the record and promised it would at MGM, Vienneau adds, "It's a The MGM slateincludes 6 17 CLEARLY LOVE-Olivia Newton -John, Mn. whole differentball game-a be distributed nationwide, butit C.W.McCall, Ava Aldridge, never was, according to the suit. An- 20 3 THIS TIME I'VE HURT HER MORE THAN SHE LOVES ME-Conway much tighter ship than it used to Hank Williams Jr., Robert Allen Twitty, PLO 21'r be. They're really getting organ- thony claimed to be with Capitol Jenkins, Tompall Glaser, Jerry Records, but actually does business ized." Wallace and Guy Shannon. 9 16 WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ME NOW-Willie Nelson, RCA APL1-1234 as Tom Anthony Publications. The

10 8 16 ARE YOU READY FOR FREDDY-Freddy Fender, ABC/Dot DOSD 2044 suit also charges that Anthony told Hostetler to call certain radio sta- 11 11 15 ROCKY-Dickey Lee, RCA APL -1243 tions and thank them for playing his

12 9 26 RHINESTONE COWBOY-Glen Campbell, cEoitoi SW 11430 record, but upon doing so, Hostetler Kenny Rogers' Medicine claims he was told they had never 13 14 9 UNCOMMONLY GOOD COUNTRY-Dave Dudley, United Artists UA-LA512G Continued from page 2.0 to Nashville.puttogether a group lo- heard of him or his record. cally that will travel with me, and 14 10 19 WINDSONG-John Denver, RCA APL I -1183 solo career. "Sometimes it's harder Plaintiffs Hostetler and Clark for an artist who has had a lot of hits start over on a different scale-not have asked for $50,000 and $25,000 15 16 10 SOMEBODY LOVES YOU-Crystal Gayle, [Jilted Artists UALA 543-G to get a hit than it is for a new artist. necessarily a less prestigious thing, in compensatory damages respec- but a more economical and more 16 12 42 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS-Freddy Fender, ABC/Dot DOSD 2020 Because there is something in the tively, as well as $125,000 each in ego of people who are in a position sensible approach. punitive damages "to punish and 17 1.5 9 GORD'S GOLD-Gordon Lightfoot, Reprise 2RS 2237 (Warner Bros.) to help.It's more exciting discov- "I would really like to get back make example of the defendant and into the hit record thing. When I was 18 21 8 BARBI BENTON-Barbi Benton, Playboy PB 406 ering new talent as opposed to say- others like him who deceive and de- ing,'Oh,he's got another hit.' producing myself,Istarted doing fraud unsuspecting songwriters and 19 19 11 TODAY ISTARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN-Sammi Smith, Mega MLPS 612 (PIP) There's just no personal satisfac- songs I liked instead of songs that performers." tion." were hits. 27 12 COUNTRY WILLIE-Willie Nelson, United Artists UA-LA410-G "The thought of making a bus Anthony also is facing a criminal Displaying the enthusiasm of a charge of obtaining money by false 21 24 8 COWBOYS AND DADDYS-Bobby Bare, RCA ARLI1222 new artist, the veteran Rogers ea- tour through the Carolinas is excit- ing. I haven't done that in years." pretenses in connection with a simi- 32 2 gerly watches his new career de- ELITE HOTEL-Emmylou Harris, Reprise MS 2236 (Warner Bros.) Co -writer of "Stranger In My lar suit filed by a Nashville song- velop. "It's exciting for me to come writer. 23 25 3 HANK WILLIAMS, JR & FRIENDS-MGM M3G 5009 Place," Rogers also senses a rebirth of his writing skills. "In Nashville I 24 26 10 TOGETHER-Anne Murray, Capitol ST 11433 Cash Troupe Works got the bug to really start writing Fairchilds Join 25 29 18 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2-Tom T. Hall, SRM-I.1044 Mercury (Phonogram) again. You have such a tremendous For Freedom Train outlet for your material here. The Jim Ed Brown Act 44 2 LOVIN' AND LEARNIN'-, MCA 2167 NASHVILLE-Train buffJohnny most frustrating and devasting thing NASHVILLE-Jim Ed Brown in- 27 31 27 THE BEST OF THE STATLER BROTHERS, Mercury SRM4-1037 (Phonogram) Cash aided the rails again with a for a writer is to be in a situation troduced his new singing partners

38 2 THE VERY BEST OF RAY STEVENS- Barnaby BR 6018 (Janus) benefit concertin Tempe, Ariz., where he's writing songs he knows the Fairchilds on the "Grand Ole Tuesday (27) for the American Free- are good but he has no outlet for. Opry" last week. The group consists 29 17 16 GREATEST HITS-Don Williams, ABC/Dot DOSD 2035 dom Train. "Here there are so many artists. If of three sisters, Renae, Treba and 30 18 34 REDHEADED STRANGER-Willie Nelson, Columbia PC 33482 Cash, his wife June Carter, mem- one doesn't like it, there are many Larisa, who are from Atlanta and bers of the Carter and Cash families, others who could do it. And it's a will be appearingon alldates with 31 22 31 DREAMING MY DREAMS-Waylon Jennings, RCA APL1-1062 and the Tennessee Three performed question of being able to find some- the Brown Show. 42 2 THE BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS-Kenny Starr, MCA 2177 at Arizona State Univ. in a musical one who will listen to your material The Cates, who were with Brown salute to the bicentennial and the and say, 'That's pretty good except for many years and are featured on 33 33 RED HOT PICKER-Jerry Reed, RCA APLI-1226 Freedom Train. you should change this. ...' Then his new single, "Another Morning," WANTED: The Outlaws-Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Cash, known for his versions of you can get excited about it again." are retiring from the road.Allexpert * ET*Tompall Glasor, RCA APLI 1321 such train songs as "Orange Blossom Another Rogers song, "Mama's fiddlers themselves, they plan on Special," recently received an award Waiting," was originally written for concentrating on session work in 35 37 5 COUNTRY GOLD-Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, RCA APLI-1240 for a1975 television special on when Rogers and Nashville. 36 39 5 ODD MAN IN-Jerry Lee Lewis, Mercury SRM-1-1064 (Phonogram) American railroads. Haggard agreed to record a song by Brown and his band, the Gems, The Freedom Train is on a 20,000 - each other. "I did 'Today I Started 37 30 14 SINCEI MET YOU BABY-Freddy Fender, GRT 8005 (Janus) along with the Fairchilds, are cur- mile journey through all the 48 con- Loving You Again' and Merle still rently on a 10 -day tour of the North- 38 23 8 WHO'S TO BLESS-Kris Kristofferson, Monument PZ 33379 (Epic/Columbia) tinental states. owes me one," Rogers laughs. west. * el=*JESSI-Jessi Colter, Capitol ST -11477 40 43 3 SUPERBOW-Vassar Clements, Mercury SRM 1.1058 (Phonogram)

49 12 HOLY BIBLE: New Testament-Statler Brothers, Mercury SRM-1-1052 Have you heard what happened to poor little 42 28 JUST OUT OF REACH-Perry Como, RCA APL1.0863

43 41 HARPIN' THE BLUES-Charlie McCoy, Monument KZ 33802 (Columbia)

44 34 SAY I DO-Ray Price, ABC/Dot DOSD-2037 45 45 HOW GREAT THOU ART-Guy & Ralna, Ranwood R -8I48 `cfrlary-Ellengen8en?" 46 EVERYTHING LEADS BACK TO YOU-Slim Whitman, United Artists UALA513-0 61975 Phoenix Music/ASCAP

47 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS-Dick Feller, Asylum 7E-1044 B/W: (otton Jenny

48 STACKED DECK-Amazing Rhythm Aces, ABC ABCD 913 49 LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON-Gene Watson, Capitol ST 11443 Cantingstx>n from tlw TerrySisters 50 THE NIGHT ATLANTA BURNED-Atkins String Band, RCA APL1.1233 Produced by: RAY WINN ...onPERFORMANCE RECORDS 3 -Day Gala At Paseo del Rio Continued front page 36 through Feb. 8. Considering there 1)tsi ;Aimed by - are 27 scheduled hours for the event the festival, accoring to Bill Rohde, and three stages for the action, that International Record Distributing Associates program director of KKYX. is an aggregate of some 80 hours of 55 MusicSquare West. Nashville, Tennessee 37203 The festival opens at 5 p.m. and country' music. (615) 244-7783 runsafternoons and evenings Admission to theevent is free. Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Tu Nol Single Sometimes

MCA RiCOFIDS 41

Country Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/76 Billboard Nashville Scene ot COuntryS'nges TM By COLLEEN CLARK

T. G. Shepard set to appear on "The Midnight Special" Feb. 13 Copyright1976, Billboard Pubbcations. 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,photocopying, recording, or otherwise.without the prior written permission of the publisher Willie Nelson has three albums on

Billboard's Country LP chart, and ..., -az ..= * STAR PERFORMER-Singles registering greatest proportionateupward p ogress this week. as 'C a, a, = on three different labels: "What Can a, 12 ro 3 . L.)-. 33I, . .., . n:,'t You Do To Me Now," RCA; "Red- ... ., - 3C sr -. 17" 3C g 1111.E-Artist .t".. r, e= TITLE-Artist TITLE-Artist .._, _-, .., ''c headed Stranger," Columbia and (Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) (Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher. License, 4 a (Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) "Country Willie," on United Artists. ... Charlie Daniels sat in on Gary 1 2 11 SOMETIMES-Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner 34 34 8 FREE TO BE-Eddy Raven THE BATTLE-George Jones (B. Anderson), MCA 40488 (Stallion, BMI) (E. Raven), ABC/Dot 17595 (Milene, ASCAP) 1=0 (L. Kimball, N. Wilson, C. Richey), Epic 850187 j * Stewart's recording of Daniels' song, (Al Gallico/Algee. BMI) 5 8 THE WHITE KNIGHT-cledus Maggard 35 29 12 OVERNIGHT SENSATION-Mickey Gilley "Trudy," which is included in his * (B. McDill). Playboy 6055 (Hall -Clement, BMI) (J. Huguely). Mercury 73751 (Phonogram) 81 3 FIRE ON THE BAYOU-The Bill Black Combo (Unichappell, BMI) * new RCA album "Steppin' Out." (G. Michael). Hi 230 (London) (Fi/Bill Black, ASCAP) * 61 3 IFI HAD IT TO DO ALL Daniels played fiddle and electric 3 3 10 THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING OVER AGAIN (I'd Do It *82 2 THE GOOD NIGHT guitar, courtesy of Buddah Records. YOU-Charley Pride With You)-Boy Clark SPECIAL-Little David Mike= . Roger Miller recently taped his (T.Harris), RCA 10455 (Contention. SESAC) (B. Springfield), ABC/Dot 17605, (D. Wilkens, T. Marshall), MCA 40510 (House Of Gold, BMI) (Forrest Hills, BMI) third appearance on the daily quiz 11* 7 7 GOOD HEARTED WOMAN-waykc s Willie show, "Celebrity Sweepstakes." The (W. Jennings, W. Nelson), RCA 10529 37 33 13 WHEN THE TINGLE BECOMES 0=0 DRINKIN' MY BABY (Off (Baron/Willie Nelson, BMI) * A CHILL-Loretta Lynn My Mind)-Eddie Rabbit show airs the week of Feb. 16. (L1. Dillion), MCA 40484 (Wilderness, BMI) (E. Rabbit, E. Stevens), Elektra 45301 5 5 9 DON'T BELIEVE MY HEART CAN STAND The Australia -New Zealand tour (Unichappell/S-P-12, BMI) ANOTHER YOU-Tanya Tucker 38 43 7 SHINE ON-Ronnie Prophet for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils (R. Bourke), RCA 50136 (Chappell. CAPAC) (BR. Reynolds), MCA 40497 (Onhisown, BMI) 73 51 8 MEET ME LATER-Margo Smith has been cancelled due to recording 52 6 PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY (M. Smith), 20th Century 2255 Oidobi, BMI) 8 8 HANK WILLIAMS, YOU WROTE * sessions in Nashville.... RCA's Dot- * DOWN-Bobby G. Rice MY LIFE-Moe Bandy FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER (H. Howard), GRT 036 (Janus) (Tree, BMI) *=CO tsy has signed an exclusive represen- (P. Craft),.Columbia 310265 (Acuff -Rose. BMI) PUPPET-Brenda Lee 40 46 6 ANOTHER MORNING-Jim Ed Brown (J. Hinson), MCA 40511 (Goldline, ASCAP) tation contract with Top Billing 7 4 11 CONVOY-C.W. McCall (B. Graham), RCA 10531 (Show Biz, 8M1) Freddy Fender set to visit Mexico (C.W. McCall, B. Fries, C. Davis), MGM 14B39 75 57 17 EASY AS PIE-Billy "Crash" Craddock next month to promote his Spanish (American Gramaphone, SESAC) 41 38 16 JUST IN CASE-Ronnie Mibap (R. Bourke, J. Wilson, G. Dobbins), (H. Moffatt). RCA 10420 (Pi Gem, BMI) ABC/Dot 17584 (Chappell, ASCAP) version of "Roses Are Red".. The 8 1 10 THIS TIME I'VE HURT HER MORE THAN Amazing Rhythm Aces back in Sam SHE LOVES ME-Conway Twiny 42 37 13 MAMMAS DON'T LET YOUR BABIES 76 63 8 I JUST LOVE BEING A (E. Conley, M. Larkin), MCA 40492 GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS-Ed Bruce WOMAN-Barbara Fairchild Phillips' Studios in Memphis record- (Blue Moon, ASCAP) (E. Bruce, P. Bruce), United Artists 732 (Tree/ (B. Fairchild, P. Lane), Columbia 310261 ing a new album. ... Barbara Man- Sugarplum, BMI) (Pixenbar, BMI) 20 6 REMEMBER ME (When The Candlelights drel! was guest of honor at a lunch- 43 Are Gleaming)-Willie Nelson 48 6 HOW GREAT THOU ART-Statler Brothers 1'E3:::* YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD (SA. Hine), Mercury 73732 (Phonogram) eon shower last week with close (S. Wiseman). Columbia 110275 (Vogue, BM1) THING-Freddy Fender (Manna, BM1) friends Minnie Pearl, Dolly Parton (Bil Ozen). ABC/Dot 17607 (Crazy Cajun, BMI) 10 10 11 SOMEBODY LOVES YOU-crystal Gayle 44 44 8 ANOTHER NEON NIGHT-Jean Shepard and Tammy Wynette attending. Bar- (A. Reynolds), United Artists 740 (Jack, BMI) 2 I'M SO LONESOME I (1.A. Spain, V.C. Howard), United Artists 745 * 90 (Birchfield, BMI) COULDCRY-Terry Bradshaw bara has retired from the road until 15 7 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU-Charlie Rich * (H. Williams).Mercury73766 (Phonogram) after her baby's birth but is keeping (B. Johnson), Epic 8.50182 (Columbia) 45 41 11 BLACKBIRD (Fred Rose, BMI) (Warner Bros, ASCAP) busy completing a new album. (Hold Your Head High)-Stoney Edwards 95 2 TEXAS-Charlie Daniels Band 12 14 10 SOMEBODY HOLD ME (Until She (C. Taylor), Capitol 4188 (Blackwood/Back Road. BMI) Dolly Parton appeared on Chi- * (C. Daniels), Kama Sutra 607 (Buddah) cago's "A.M. Chicago" a 90 -minute Passes By)-Norsel Felts * 72 2 YOU ARE THE SONG-Freddie Hail (Kama Sutra/Rada Dara, BMI) (A. Aldridge, R. Aldridge, SRichards), ABC/Dot 17598 (G. Richey. B. Peters), Capitol 4210 talk show, Jan. 30. Other guests in- (Al Cartee/Ensign, BMI) (Proud Bird/Ben Peters. BMI) excc* THE DEVIL IN YOUR KISSES (And cluded Dr. Murray Kappelman, pe- The Angel In Your Eyes)-Mel1 street 13 9 11 67 2 AMAZING GRACE (Used To Be Her TIL THE RIVERS ALL (L. Martine Jr.), GRT 043 (Ahab, BMI) diatrician;actress June Lockhart Favorite Song)-Amazing Rhythm Aces RUN DRY-Don Williams (H.R. Smith), ABC 12142 (Fourth Floor, ASCAP) ' (W. Holyfield, D. Williams), ABC/Dot 17604 94 2 JUNK FOOD JUNKIE-Larry Gras and CBS reporter Marjorie Mar- 'dr golies. (Horse Creek, BMI) (L. Groce), Warner Bros/Curb 8165 18 7 MOTELS AND MEMORIES-rz. Shepard (Peaceable Kingdom, ASCAP) * 58 6 Asleep At The Wheel filmed a seg- (D. Miller, R. Birmann), Melodyland 6028 (Motown) tr YOUNG LOVE-Ray Stevens (Otfiack. BMI) (C. Joyner, R. Carley), Barnaby 618 (Janus) IICE=0 WHAT A NIGHT-David Houston ment of "Soundstage" while in Chi- (Lowery, BMI) * (N. Wilson, C. Taylor), Epic 850186 cago. It will be shown on the PBS 19 8 STANDING ROOM ONLY-Barbara Mandrel! (Algee/A1 Gallica, BMI) * 49 39 15 COUNTRY BOY(YouGot Your Feet In (C.Silver. SManchester), ABC,Dot 17601 network soon.... Rex Allen Jr., (Sunbury, ASCAP) LA.)-Glen Campbell 83 86 4 I CAN ALMOST SEE HOUSTON FROM along with Arte Johnson and Ken (D. Lambert. B. Potter). Capitol 4155 (ABC/Dunhill/ HERE-Katy Moffatt 16 16 9 I'M SORRY CHARLIE-Joni Lee One Of A Kind. BMI) (R. Willis), Columbia 310211 (Central Songs. BMI) "Festus" Curtis raised $300,000 in a (C. Twitty), MCA 40501 (Twitty Bird. BMI) 50 seven -hour period for the Rehabili- 50 7 PHANTOM 309-Red Swine THE CALL-Pone Murray 27 5 FASTER HORSES (The Cowboy And The (T, Faile). Starchy 101 (Gusto) (Fort Knox, BMI) 1=0 * * (G. Mac Lellan), Capitol 4207 tation Center in Abilene, Tex. This (Beechwood, BMI) Poet)-Tom T. Hall 51 36 15 SOMETIMES I TALK IN MY was the sixth year Rex has partici- (T.T. Hall). Mercury 73755 (Phonogram) (Hallnote, BMI) SLEEP-Randy Corner NEW cum QUEEN OF THE STARLIGHT pated in the annual telethon. (E. Raven), ABC/Dot 17592 (Milene, ASCAP) * BALLROOM-David Wills 23 6 THE SWEETEST GIFT/TRACKS OF MY (B. Duncan), Epic 850188 Charlie Rich became a grand- * 52 47 15 SILVER WINGS & I TEARS-Linda Ronstadt & Emmylnu Harris (Shelmar-Poe/Unichappell, BMI) GOLDEN RINGS-Billie Jo Spears father for the first time when his old- (1.B. Coats), Asylum 45295 (Stamps Baxter, BMI) (M.A. Leikin, G. Sklerov), United Artists 712 A SATISFIED MIND-Bob Lumen est daughter, 22 -year -old Renee (Alma, ASCAP/Peso, BMI) 1:1:* 19 22 9 LOVE LIFTED ME-Kenny Rogers * (1. Hayes, J. Rhodes), Epic 8.50183 (Fort Knox, BMI) Karber, gave birth to an eight - (Rowe, Smith), United Artists 746 78 2 (Tl) I KISSED YOU-Connie Smith 2 DON'T LET SMOKEY MT. SMOKE GET IN (John T. Benson, ASCAP) * 'dr 98 pound, four -ounce baby girl, Mar- (0. Evenly), Columbia 310277 (Acuff -Rose, BMI) garet Suzanne Karber. From the YOUR EYES-Osborne Brothers 26 7 LONGHAIRED REDNECK-David Allan Coe 54 55 10 SHADOWS OF MY MIND-Vernon Oxford (C. Null), MCA 40509 (Double Tree, SESAC) New Doctors Building inLittle (D.A. Cue. J.Babbitt). Columbia 3-10254 (E.E. Collins), RCA 10442 (Hermitage, BMI) (Window/Lotsa, BMI( STRAWBERRY CAKE-Johnny Cash Rock, Rich says "She's as beautiful (1. Cash), Columbia 310279 (House Of Cash, BMI) 65 4 SWEET SENSUOUS FEELINGS-sue Richards 1 21 12 12 I'LL BE YOUR SAN ANTONE ROSE-Dottsy * as her grandmother," (wife Marga- (A. Aldridge & H. RAldridge). ABC/Dot 17600 (S. Clark). RCA 10423 (Sunbury, ASCAP) (Al Cartee, BMI) KW ENTRY THE DOOR I USED TO CLOSE-Roy Head ret, for whom she was named). (D. Frazier.E. Montgomery), ABC/Dot 17608 (Acuff - Rose/Altam, BMI) Jan.17 was proclaimed "Ben 35 4 THE ROOTS OF MY RAISING-Merle Haggard 56 59 5 MY WINDOW FACES SOUTH-Sammi Smith (T. Collins). Capitol 4204 (Blue Book. BMI) (Livingston, Silver, Parish), Mega 1246 (PIP) Smathers & The Stoney Mountain (Hallmark/Morley, ASCAP) trno* ALL THE KING'S HORSES-Lynn Anderson Cloggers Day" in Hendersonville, 23 24 8 DON'T STOP IN MY WORLD (If You ( . Cunningham), Columbia 3.10280 (Starship. ASCAP) 68 3 IFI LET HER COME IN-Ray Griff Don't Mean To Stay)-Billy Walker * 91 N.C. by Gov. James Holzhouser Jr. (R.Griff), Capitol 4208, (Blue Echo. ASCAP) CC* TOO FAR GONE (To Care What You Do (R. Pennington). RCA 10466 (Showbiz. BMI) To Me)-Gory S. Paden on the basis that the Smathers were 83 2 ANGELS, ROSES AND RAIN-Dickey Lee 30 7 BROKEN LADY-Larry Gatlin * (G. Paxton. R. Adams), RCA 10449 (Brushape. BMI) the first to bring clogging, a dance (B. Morrison, 1Zerface), RCA 10543 (L. Gatlin), Monument 88680 (Epic/Columbia) (First (Combine. BMI/Music City, ASCAP) 92 SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU, originating in the mountains, to na- Generation, BMI) IMMIk tional recognition. Hendersonville is 59 60 7 SOMETIMES-Johnny(GThomas), Lee BUT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT 25 25 8 SHE'S HELPING ME GET OVER LOSING ABC/Dot 17603 (Grand Prize. BMI) YOU-Price Mitchell I the hometown of Ben Smathers and YOU-Joe Stampley (Cummings & Troiano), GRT 037 85 2 he was also named a "Goodwill Am- (C. Taylor, D.O. Darst). Epic 8-50179 (Columbia) I JUST GOT A FEELING-LACosta (Circus/Septima,BMI) (Al Gallico/Algee, BMI) (S. Lyons), Capitol 4209 (Al Gallico/Algee, BMI) bassador" for the state. 93 Efie:* THECOWBOY AND THE LADY-PatsySledd 80 2 THE PRISONER'S SONG/BACK IN (F. Russell), Mega 1244 (Clancy, BMI) * 32 6 IT'S MORNING (AndIStill * Love You)-Jessi Colter THE SADDLE AGAIN-Sonny lames (J. Colter). Capitol 4200 (Baron. BMI)(G.(G.Massey). Columbia 3.10276 94 =110 SHOW ME WHERE-Ruby Falls Ferguson & Troupe (Shapiro/Bernstein. ASCAP) R. Grill). 50 States 39 (Blue Echo. ASCAP) 27 28 13 QUEEN OF THE SILVER Continued from page 36 62 64 6 YOU MAKE LIFE EASY-Joe Stampley 95 91 3 THE DOOR I USED TO DOLLAR-Dave & Sugar (J. Stampley, C. Taylor), ABC/Dot 17599 CLOSE-Marilyn Sellars (S. Silverstein), RCA 10425 (EvilEye. BMI) WHN deejay Lee Arnold and (Al Gallico/Algee, BMI) (D. Funnier,E. Montgomery), Mega 1242 (PIP) (kuff.Rose/Altam, BMI) club owner Hugh O'Lunney 28 11 14 THE BLIND MAN IN THE * 88 2 OH, SWEET TEMPTATION-Gary Stewart presented the country music singers BLEACHERS-Kenny Starr (W Carson). RCA 10550 (Rose Bridge. BMI) 96 1=C10 I CAN'T QUIT CHEATIN' ON (SWhipple), MCA 40474 (Tree, BMI) 64 70 5 TOO BIG A PRICE TO PAY-Kenny Price YOU-Mende Earowod with a proclamation from New York (H. Strzelecki, J.W. Barnes), Epic 850185 29 21 9 (R. Bennett Jr.), RCA 10460 (Kenny Price, BMI) FEEL AGAIN-Faxon Young (Double R, ASCAP) CitycouncilpresidentPaul (1. Virgin), Mercury 73731 (Phonogram) 76 3 PLAY ME NO SAD SONGS-Rex Allen (Cherry Tree, SESAC) h. O'Dwyer making the night "offi- * 97 99 3 TELL IT LIKE IT IS-John Wesley Ryles (L. Butler, R. Bowling), Warner Bros. 8171, (G. Davisk Diamond). Music Mill 1001, cial." 40 5 WILD SIDE OF LIFE-Freddy Fender Wnart/Brougham Hull, 8M1) * (Conrad/Dual), BMI) Notes of tribute also came from (Warren & Carter), GRT 039 (Janus) (Travis, BMI) 66 74 5 PALOMA BLANCA-George Baker Selection (1.Bouwens). Warner Bros. 8115 98 1=:11k PAMELABROWN-JedStrunk Gov. Hugh Carey of New York. 31 13 9 FLY AWAY-John Denver (Warner Bros. ASCAP) (T.T. Hall). Melodyland 6027 (1.Denver), RCA 10517 (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) Gov. James Edwards of South Caro- I (Hallnote, BMI) 67 69 5 LOVE WAS THE WIND-Melba Montgomery lina, Mayor Abraham Beame of 32 17 10 LET IT SHINE-Olivis Newton -John (M.Clark), Elektra 45296 (Window, BMI) 99 urnunity WILD WORLD-Mike Wells New York, and fans of the Fergu- (L. Hargrove), MCA 40495 (Window, BMI) (C. Stevens), Playboy 6061 (Irving, BMI) 68 71 4 I'M HIGH ON sons who have been performing 33 31 9 BUMP BOUNCE BOOGIE-Asleep At The Wheel YOU-Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan 100 84 6 MAIDENS PRAYER/SAN ANTONIO regularly at O'Lunney's for almost (Preston. Haber. Benson), Capitol 4187 (Asleep At The Wheel/Black Coffee, BMI) (1. Blanchard), Epic 8.50181. (Columbia) STROLL-Maury Finney three years. (Hall -Clement. BMI) (M. Finney), Soundwayes 4525 (HitKit. BMI) 42 Tape/Audio/Video Accessory Sales: FM Station Dealer Demo 'Q' Disks

Suggested cuts for demonstrating the best effects of the major Up 15%-19% In '75 Audio Firms 4 -channel modes-most effective after playing the corresponding By JOHN SIPPEL stereo band, if available. Information from various CD -4, SQ andQS have liquid, seven sell electronic and official industry/label sources and Billboard reviews includes type of LOS ANGELES-Not only are Hit It Off music, demo cut, LP title, artist, label, "Q" code number. record stores carrying good percent- 12 handle spray can. Corrected from duplicated Dec.20 disks (Jan.10 issue) ages of their dollar inventory in ac- Among responding retailers, carry Continued Irma page 3 cessories (Billboard, Jan. 31), but ac- case brands carried were as follows: show's exhibitors. "All exhibitors QS Matrix Quadraphonic cessory business was up over 1974 gave some merchandise. Harmon Mainstream Jan-" 'Round Midnight" from "Jim Hall Live," Jim the past year. No. of No. of International donated the bulk of Brand Indie Carry Chains Carry Hall, A&M/ Horizon, SP 705. Independent (single) stores report it," Lewis says. Typical of the units Classical-"Hamlet, Opus 67A" from "Tchaikovsky: Complete Or- Le -Bo 9 7 a 15% hike over 1974, while chain were more than 100 Rabco ST -4 chestral Works, Vol. 3," Abravanel & Utah Symphony, Vox, QSVBX (more than one) stores report a 19% Savoy 2 2 Pickwick 2 Straight Line turntables, which were 5129. boost. $25. All other units Amfile 1 selling as is for Pop-"Peace Of Mind" from "Main Street People," The Four Tops, What helps sell accessories? Sug- CustomCase 1 0 were usuallyinquantities under ABC/Command, CQD 40012. gestive selling by clerks is best, the Platter-pak 1 0 five. Soft Rock-"Fire And Rain" from "Watch Out," Geoffrey Stoner, Recoton 0 5 survey of 200 indie dealers, of whom Dick Barber,general manager of Ovation, OVQD 1431. 20 responded, and 50 chains, of Peerless 0 4 Now Sound, six -store audio retailer, Ess & Ess 0 2 MOR Instrumental-"Freeway Fantasy" from "Swingin' Songs," which 16 responded, showed. Finetone 0 2 says he did more than $40,000 at re- Nelson Riddle & 101 Strings, Quad Spectrum, QS 16. Display in-store is the second best Service 0 1 tail during the show. Other retailers Contemporary Jazz-"SeaOf Passion"from "Intensity," John bet and the nearer the check-out reg- Fidelity 0 1 showing and selling audio goods Klemmer, Impulse, AS 9244. ister the better. A number of dealers When asked to list other acces- were: Coast Audio Systems; Jonas Miller Sound; Audio Concepts; volunteered that accessory sales are sories which they found profitable, Matrix 4 -Channel impulse -oriented. An almost equal single indie and chain retailers men- Music and Sound of California; number point out the pertinent time tioned many different products, but Sound Circuit, Audio Mart, Sound Classical-Opening of "America" from "D.W. Griffith's Film Music/ to sell disk and tape cleaning acces- there were only three multiples: Center; NET Electronics and Uni- Lee Erwin," theater organ, Angel, S-36092. sories is when a customer complains Watts Care products, five chains and versity Stereo. Soft Rock-"Peacemaker" from "Native Sons," Loggins & Messina, about a record or tape being imper- two indies;Hohner harmonicas Like Barber, Michele Chudler of Columbia, PCQ 33578. fect. In-store contests for personnel mentioned by three chains and University Stereo says she will re- Pop-"Begin The Beguine" from "I Write The Songs," Ray Conniff, motivate accessory sales, dealers Black Diamond guitar strings, noted turn if Lewis' plan to stage another Columbia, CQ 34040. MOR Instrumental-"My Little Town" from "Still Crazy After All opine. by one indie and two chains. Other bazaar jells in late summer or fall. Of 20 indie dealers responding on single mentions were: Shure and Barber likes the "schlocky" atmos- These Years," Paul Simon, Columbia, PCQ 33540. stocking of record/tape cleaning Electro-Voice mikes; Gibson guitar phere of the Great Western Exhibit Progressive Rock-"Black Magic Woman" from "Santana's Great- products, 17 handle cloths, 14 stock accessories;plasticouter sleeves; Center in nearby City of Commerce. est Hits," Columbia, PCQ 33050. liquid, four inventory electronic and non -static inner sleeves; batteries; The $1 contribution for admission Symphonic Rock-Closing of Part I, "Ommadawn," Mike Oldfield, eight have spray can products. Of record cabinets; 45 inserts and audio drew an 18 to 30 moderate income Virgin (Columbia), PZQ 33913. the 16 chains, 15 stock cloths, 14 accessories. group primarily. Mel Schilling of Music and Sound liked the lower in- Discrete 4 -Channel come mix, as did other exhibitors contacted. But he didn't like the loss Pop-"Only Yesterday" from "Horizon," The Carpenters, A&M, QU Aiko Bows 'Evadin' At CES of a $1,000 unit because of what 54530. he considers inadequate security Jazz-"Thoroughbred" from "Svengali," Gil Evans, Atlantic, QD CHICAGO-The Evadin brand four band radio, dual voltage, 10 1643. name will be officially introduced at watts RMS per channel, two mikes provided. "We came into this show as a kind of good Samaritan. We Rock-"In Memory Of Elizabeth Road" from "At Fillmore East," The the Summer CES by Aiko Corp. in a and speakers, turntable and cassette Allman Brothers, Capricorn, CX4-1031. record/play, at $399 list. want to help the station. But we need line of 10 to 12 products, including a more safeguards if we are to con- Folk-"Children And All That Jazz" from "Diamonds & Rust," Joan mini -cassette, home entertainment The Aiko line will continue to be Baez, A&M, QU 54527. systems, portable cassettes, and car tinue to demonstrate high -end units," expanded, and Foster declares that Schilling states. Retail exhibitors ad- MOR-Title cut from "Killing Me Softly," Roberta Flack, Atlantic, QD stereo, according to Hy Foster, na- the two lines will not be competitive, 7271. tional sales manager. A single CB mit the low -end units moved to this but will "dovetail in categories and income group, but they value the Classical-Opening From "Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5," unit will be introduced in May. price points, and in some instances, chance to show high -end to poten- Deutsche Bachsolisten Chamber Orchestra, JVC, CD4K-7503E. The first Evadin product was will have different distribution pro- tial buyers. Chudler feels the heavy unofficially introduced at the recent Earlier Dealer Demo "Q" Disks charts appeared in Billboard issues winter CES. The name derives from grams." traffic was good experience for Uni- versity Stereo salespersons. of Aug. 9 (March -July compilation), Aug. 16, Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. the South American parent com- The Evadin line will be advertised 29, Dec. 20, 1975. pany's brand. The unit, a compact close to the CES as the product be- Manufacturers representedin - system, model AHS- 124, features a comes available for delivery. (Continued on page 44) Disco Forum a CornucopiaOf Light& Sound Showcase For New Custom Equipment Continued from page 28 Phoenix under George Fraker. New pro system of smaller stacked units progressing, and he is a firm believer got good response, along with the in the systems concept of audio/ sional line. First unit this spring will claims is the only unit "completely tracts at the show and is looking now frequency variable." in Manhattan for locations in the giant MIS -5 system. lighting/video. He also is aiming for be a compact, wide range, high - Disco Entertainment Ltd.. U.S. a "mutually cooperative relation- power Heil speaker system, with GLI's Bruce Dorfman was most 25,000 -square -foot range, according impressed by the great exchange of to Joe Zamore. distributor for Sound Advice Instal- ship with labels to promote new art- more components to come. lations (SAI) of the U.K., showed ists or releases. Stanton Magnetics, which got ideas: "It's good that everyone got to Audio Transport Systems see what everyone else is doing," he (ATS), which debuted its portable both the Maverick "economy" port- The more familiar hifi names solid feedback from disco deejays on able disco system with twin B&R were at the Disco Forum as much to its 680SE and 500AL cartridges, will observes. Much interest was noted in DC -304 disco system incorporating learn about the market many of have its new 680EL unit with a GLI's new 5880 creative controller its new mixer at suggested $1,500, MP60 turntables at suggested $595, strengthened elliptical stylus ready that now includes a dynamic range versus the larger DC -202 unit at and the step up professional stereo them backed into as to pitch their model at $895 to $1,095, latter with particular products. in early March at $90 list, with two expander and voice-over feature, at $2,200, actually found more interest styli, notes the firm's Pete Hidwell. suggested $775 when available in in the step-up model, according to twin BSR P144R tables. Earl Matz - Sansui had key elements of its kin also noted interest in connec- professional Definition Series in its "It's obvious disco is a market we're April. Rick Mansur. "We talked to people Meteor Sight & Sound bowed who were here to buy, but we under- table 31-foot-lenth "rope lights," ac- "Disco Rack," including a TU9900 going to be heavier in," he observes. tually small incandescent bulbs in AM/FM tuner, CA 3000 preamp, Cerwin-Vega is another tradi- four new products, Vince Finnegan stood there wasn't to be any sound in BA3000 and BA5000 power amps, tional firm that never made a serious notes, the Sonalite 3,3 -channel the exhibit area," he jokingly ob- flexible tubing in red, blue, green sound -to -light chaser and Sonalite served. and yellow, at $195 each. and SR525 direct -drive transcrip- attempt at the disco mart, but Gail Smithall Electronics, distribu- tion turntable, and a firm's spokes- Martin is now a firm believer and 4, 4 -channel model reversible with Community Light & Sound and dimmer in both 1.2 and 2 channel Power Audio, its New Jersey distrib- tors for a number of major audio man was highly encouraged by re- will be putting together the Super lines, also was showing its own cus- ceptiontothefulllineof Disco at the Rogers High Fidelity units, and the Clubman 4 mixer with utor headed by Walter Kole, had LEDs for VU meters and instant "our eyes opened to a lot of things, tom disco floors, and is another basi- components. Music Show, March 12-14 in San cally low-key firm selling the overall Diego. Included will be C -V's new cueing with or without sliders, ready particularly where we fit in disco," Dynaco's Bob Tucker gave out systems concept. Its Cincinnati plant 250 catalogs and was very impressed DM -1 disco mixer ready in March at in early April at suggested $750. he notes. The all -fiberglass compo- Sound Workshop had its new nents are topped by the FRC-B producesthefirm's incandescent with the caliber of attendee. "We've $550, and the just -bowed GE -2 fre- and neon controllers, George Smith - noticed our name is better known in quency equalizer at $470. model 220 vocal doubler, analog de- speaker system with 200 watts power lay line to double the voice, shipping capacity at suggested $800. Also all notes. He found the opportu- disco than we thought, he observes. For Technics by Panasonic, Sid nity to contact smaller special effects Most interest was in the new Mark Silver reports he learned a lot and this month at suggested $500. Mike drawing interest was an LED dis- Colchamiro notes more potential for play, forerunner of data controls to manufacturers one of the best re- VI power amp with 120 watts RMS had some good raps with industry wards of the Forum, and ultimately people on the firm's decision to ei- the studio market, but also a good create computer visuals for discos. per channel, available for spring de- good for the industry. livery as a kit "in the $400 range." ther modify the highly rated SL - add-on for the creative disco. Sculptured Sound speakers, now 1500 turntable or come out with a Disco Sound Associates, which the brand of F & F Sound, has BGW Systems, represented in Bob Moore, ESS national sales the GLI exhibit, had its new model manager/consumer products,got completely new unit. He also notes put together the Billboard Disco for moved its marketing headquarters to good feedback and says the firm is interest in Technics' new SH9090 the Forum using GLI and its own Darien, Conn., under Carl Erca, 201 and 202 stereo preamps on view, definitely committed to a profes- frequency equalizer, which he equipment, got several major con- with manufacturing remaining in (Continued on page 44) Tape/Audio/Video 43 Australian SWEDEN'S SONAB Quasar Audio Duplicator Target: Music Aware Buyer Decision Due By EARL. PAIGE CHICAGO --QuasarElectronics Corp., Panasonic (Matsushita) sub- Expanding (This exclusive interview began last to look for the city of gold over on ceivers, two turntables, two head- sidiary acquired from Motorola, is NEW YORK-K.G.C. Magnetic week with a look at Sonab philosophy the other side of the hill. It will never phones and one cassette deck, is rel- waiting for determination from Ja- Tape Ltd. of Australia has launched and marketing goals.) arrive in his lifetime. atively new inthe American pan on whether it will be introduc- a drive in that country to popularize "The customer we have is really marketplace. Yet several prominent ing a line of audio products at the the use of spoken word cassettes LOS ANGELES-Essentially, the into quality, but not necessarily into recording artists have picked up on May distributor meetings. among Australia's three million cas- Sonab line to a considerable extent, specifications, and therefore not as the line. Sonab isn't disclosing who, The decision to enter the audio sette recorder users, according to and many other lines of hi fi to a much concerned with a component because it hasn't solicited the artists' field last May was rescinded because W.F. Gordon, general manager. greater or lesser extent, are increas- being serial number such and such activity. Not naming names, one ex- of the economy, a spokesman says, The company, a prime duplicator ingly being directed toward a new having had modification after pro- ecutive says, "Fortunately, two of and plans have been held in abey- of musicassettes for the Australian type of consumer. Quite often, cer- duction run such and such." (the stars) had very big years, bought ance since then. record market, has begun plugging tainly in Sonab's case, this potential Put another way. "We're inter- a lot of equipment and gave it to "We had some compact stereo low-cost spoken -word tapes as a vi- purchaser is highly aware of music, ested in selling our equipment to friends." products designed and ready for able alternative to costly manuals, or much into music, but not techni- people who want to listen to it.It's "I think too,that these people production under the Quasar brand texts, seminars and personal instruc- cally oriented. music. We"re really selling a prod- (rock stars) want personally to make name, and we have hopes that this tion. As Sonab field sales director Cal uct that develops a product (i.e., mu- a purchase and did not send an year we will be able to introduce The firm's advertising campaign Garnica says. "The audiophile,it sic)." agent or personal manager, that they them. We are still maintaining our suggests that cassettes offer an inex- seems, finds half the romance being Sonab's line of speakers, two re - had a trust in the store and felt com- audio marketing people within the pensive way to provide the audio fortable, felt that they weren't being company structure," says the portion of audiovisual presenta- sold a promotion or a campaign." spokesman. tions, and an easy new way for all- Getting to the image of Sonab and round communications. to the general increase in products The company is offering special Tape Duplicator coming now from Europe as op- package deals to spoken word cus- posed to Japan formerly, Sonab isn't Superscope U.S., tomers that include scripting, master StopCopy is the latestentry in the video-cas- mark's automatic skew corrector, an improved counting on a "Made In Sweden" recording,editing and splicing. sette/cartridge anti -piracy sweepstakes, a joint version for these models will be available soon. tag as establishing credibility. Marantz Move To sound effects, high speed dupli- engineering venture of Goldmarks Communi- * * * "We think (the curiousity aroused cating, insert design and printing, cations, Teletronics International and Byron Mo- by the Swedish identification) is an plastic box packaging and individ- tion Pictures. Encoding the original magnetic With the market growing for conversion of asset, but we think the sound and the New Mfg. Plant ual and bulk mailing. tape with a special signal that is claimed to pre- 525 -lineU.S. and NTSC-format videotapes to product are our strongest assets." vent its duplication on another recorder. Stop - European 625 -line PAL versions, Image Trans- LOS ANGELES-All divisions of The cost of the package is about says veteran rep Norm Olson of Ol- Copy will be available soon for an undetermined form, North Hollywood, Calif., has begun a new Superscope and Marantz will relo- $2 per cassette for quantities over son Electronics, San Mateo, Calif. 100. Rush and repeat orders can be licensing fee. conversion process using a Fernseh unit ac- cate, tentatively by March 1, from quired at the auction of defunct Cartridge Tele- Sonab's point of departure is its delivered within a week from receipt Similar to the other major announced sys- Sun Valley to new manufacturing, vision Inc. "ortho acoustic" speaker principle. distribution and corporate office fa- of order, he says. tem, Copy Guard of Trans American Video, Stop - which product manager Kent Wil- The firm's duplication and distri- Copy is not a foolproof process, as officials of First order for Image Transform was from Ca- cilities at 20525 Nordhoff St., Chat- both companies admit that any professional thedral Teleproductions, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, helmsson says represents a different sworth 91311. bution facilities are located at New concept in speakers, developed by South Wales, Australia, and accord- copier who really wants to spend the time and for several of its religious programming tapes. Included is the newly established ing to officials, utilizes the best effort can subvert even the best system. Although now limited to 2 -inch videotapes, the engineer Stig Carlson. Carlson. since automotive products division, under company expects the addition of 314 -inch vidcas- the early '50s, has been involved equipment and tapes available. All Although the first version of StopCopy is not the Superscope marketing depart- sette capability in the not -too -distant future. with the entire evolution of sound products are Dolbyized. compatible with recorders equipped with Gold - ment, responsible for research, devel- Until Image Transform's entry, most of the processing. producing, studios, la- opment and marketing of car stereo NTSC-to-PAL conversions were handled by Ger- bels, microphones, playback and fi- and CB products and accessories, ald Citron's Intercontinental Televideo in New nally speakers, which is the most dif- according to Fred Tushinsky, senior UNIVERSAL AUDIO York, and the BBC in London. ficult and least developed area of the vicepresident,marketing/sales. * * * audio chain, Wilhelmsson says. New division will utilize both pro- Sonab's design target is to give the duction facilities of Superscope in Pentagon Widens Service: Ampex Corp. and CBS Inc. have jointly devel- (Continued on page 44) Taiwan and Marantz in Tokyo. oped ESS (Electronic Store Still System), a new digital recording system they claim is capable of Disk Mastering, Pressing storing thousands of color slides and stillpic- tures magnetically on computer disk packs for CHICAGO-Mastering and S0.52to $3.92 and $4.92 respec- use in tv broadcasting. pressing of stereo and mono disks tively. A technical paper describing the ESS system has been added as a service by Uni- The firm's 70`,'i pionitiehD increase in tape was to be presented during the SMPTE midwin- versal Audio, the duplicating arm of duplicating last year was accounted ter conference last week (23-24) in Detroit. First needle guide Pentagon Industries. for by increased use of' cassettes in model is scheduled for delivery to CBS by mid- training programs, and by churches Installed in December were Scully year. give/ q6u more lathes for mono cutting and a Neu- in recording sermons, according to Luanne Paglia, assistant sales man- Under development for 18 months, the ESS mann lathe for stereo service. First electronically converts the analog tv signal into More set model numbers ... More hard -to -find ager. order was the master and stereo LPs A standard line tape has been digitalform,storing theinformation on the needle types ... More cross reference information. for "Tradewinds" on the Mesa label, packs for random selection from bulk memory in More of everything you need to make the sale. added to the premium tape line, usu- according toBillHoltane, sales less than 100 milliseconds. Basic ESS system Become a PFANSTIEHL DEALER and you'll be able ally used in high speed duplication, manager. can store up to 1,500 video frames on-line for to sell more LONG PROFIT Replacement Needles. for sale to schools and other ac- immediate random access, and is expandable. Unit costs run from 20 cents to counts for spoken word use. WRITE TODAY FOR INFORMATION $2.86 on seven-inch records in quan- Incassette duplication, custom ON YOUR LETTERHEAD tities of 50 to 10,000. On 10 and 12 - printed labels are available for the 3300 WASHINGTON ST. / BOX 498 / WAUKEGAN, ILL. 60085 inch records, unit costs are from first time, Paglia says. Rep Rap_i

Since he went into business as a rep nine high quality level years ago, Fred Peters (& Assoc.), has seen his co cassettes suburban Detroit business grow to more than 75 dealers. From his office at 9119 Colorado Ave., and component parts Box 2637, Livonia, Mich. 48150, he handles the for Tape Duplicating graphited mylar shims Empire Scientific audio line, Breaker CB acces- technically accurate hubs made of acetalic resin sories and Eico test equipment. flanged guide rolle-s on precision plastic pin 41 it phosphorous -bronze spring pad He was among two dozen reps hosted by All the accessories, too, Available with or without lugs and pressure or screw closing Breaker,the Arlington,Tex. -based manufac- turer, for cocktails and dinner during the Winter in the Electro Sound line CES at the Gaslight Club, as partial thanks for the job they did in putting the firm's CB line "on from the map" in 1975.

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Very active at the recent Winter CES was Mike Neighbors (Sales Co.), affiliated with Her- bert Krauss Co. & Hasco Products,5986Mon- talvo Dr., San Jose,Calif. 95123. Neighbors' lines include let Sounds Car Tapes, revitalized under Leo David; Breaker CB accessories, Solar AUOIONIATIC CORPORATION

Sound Systems, Finetone Distributors' record/ I290AVENUE Of THE AMERICAS tape accessories;Delay youth phonographs, NEWYORK N Y 10019 PHONE 212 582 4870 CABLE AUDIOMATIC TELEX 12-6419 $oclete Itat are Articoa Tecnici SAL Muntz projection tv systems, Superscope Story- OVERSEAS OFFICE: a RUE FICATIER 21047 Saronno {Varese) {rely. via Dell'Orto, 21 phor-e 02 - 9607450 - 9607485 92400 COURBEVOIE FRANCE PHONE 333 3090 teller and Kar Kricket speakers. CABLE AUDIOMATIC TELEX 62282 (Continued on page44) 44 Tape/Audio/Video Sonab Target Is Music -Aware Consumer Continued from page 43 repeat play (as one extension of michi for OEM (there is no indica- optimum result in the ordinary liv- multi-featureism). tion on the product of Nakamichi), ing room environment. Put one way, As an example of distinct features, Wilhelmsson saysif Sonab can't "A lot of people today design loud- Sonab believes its tone control in its make something itfeels is techni- speakers which sound good in rooms receivers is unusual in that it allows cally better in many ways or more in which no one ever listens to much more control of the mid -range suitable to Sonab's needs than an- them." in terms of balance. other manufacturer can make, "why The Sonab people stressthat Wilhelmsson makes it clear that should Sonab investin making many speakers are designed in the Sonab is not talking about presence, something that's just the same as sense of an anechoic chamber; that "that is allowing only for boosting or someone else's?" is, an acoustically neutral area. So - de-emphasizing the mid -range. We Itis clear that Sonab is moving Billboard photo by Maurie Orodenker nab isnot overly concerned that are talking about balancing within carefully and cautiously in terms of MID-LANTIC BRASS-New officers of Mid-Lantic Chapter, ERA, from left, in- each living room is different, be- the mid -range area, to balance the selecting its various components and clude treasurer George Sandell, Kirk -Sandell; secretary Ron Lyons, P.C.A. cause they have designed with the high end of the mid -range with the then in determining if Sonab will get Inc.; vice president Joe Casele, Harry Estersohn Assoc.; outgoing president idea of comparing the ortho acoustic low end." into building them or work out and new chairman George Conneen, Geo. M. Conneen Assoc., and president principle with the anechoic-oriented Sonab's cassette deck hasthe OEM arrangements. Eugene Klumpp, J.A. Maguire Co. differences. added feature ofan amplifier for the This puts Sonab in a position of Wilhelmsson says, "Our speakers headphone so that spot checks can being capable of expanding just as it are designed to produce a flat fre- be made in field recording. The deck wants and at its own pace, but who quency in a normal living room; that will accommodate the newer 600 - says what direction or speed? Sonab, is,the frequency curve represents ohm headphone requirements. it would seem, is very likely to be in- Rep Rap the total sound flow-the relfected As for why Sonab went to Naka- triguing for many years to come. Continued from page 43 sound from the surrounding walls uctsinVirginia,North and South Carolina, and ceiling and the furniture and the Ronald Lyons, head of P.S.A., Inc., Feaster- Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and direct sound from the speakers (are ville,Pa., won the second annual GeorgeB. Disco Hardware Impressive Florida, Aspen president Sidney Laks an- combined). Scarborough Award of the Mid-Lantic Chapter, nounced. A key toward this is the concept of Cominued from pag, Times Square Lighting, for 50 ERA, Philadelphia. In honor of the veteran exec- * * * in addition toits widely used 750A, years the largest theatrical lighting utive secretary of the chapter, it goes to the rep the perfectly matched pair of speak- Kaytronics Ltd. has been appointed exclusive ers which give a large area of stereo 500D and 250B power amps. supply house, sees a growing disco making the most notable contributions to the in- Digital Lighting, which isin- mart for its inexpensive components dustry and association.Initialrecipient was Canadian sales rep for all semiconductor prod- image, a larger image area than is ucts of National Semiconductor Corp., with a furnished by the conventional front - volved in a joint venture with Pro- and supplies. Out-of-town (and John Stinson, president of Stinson Assoc., Inc., jectivision to provide custom light- Wynnewood, Pa. joint announcement by Don Beadle, NSC sales facingspeakers, Wilhelmsson country) attendees were amazed at director, and Larry Kessler, Kaytronics presi- claims. ing/large screen video installations, what's available, noted Frank Dris- * * * dent. "With conventional speakers, you drew most attention to its unique coll, in reporting sales at the Forum Begun by Kessler in May 1964 to sell compo- "innorvision"panels and Mirrex to discos in Greece, Nigeria, Vene- Aspen Ltd. has named Paul Hayden Assoc., get a very definite cross areain the nents to the industrial and military markets, 1530 Naybell Ave., East Point, Ga., to rep its room where you have the beststereo mirror units, according to Chris zuela, Spain and the Philippines. Kaytronics has grown to approximately $10 mil- new Deck Dester and tape head cleaning prod - reproduced, but the paired concept Harms and Gail Howard. Varaxon Industries basesits lion annual volume. Main offices are at 7370 gives a larger area of optimal stereo Litelah Corp. haditsentire system suggestions on a unique Cote St. Luc Rd., Montreal H4W 1P9, phone image." catalog of disco products that it dis- "Fact Finder" club profile work- (514) 487-3434, and1001Finch Ave. W., Sonab has no worries in the sense tributes available, with a number of sheet, which determines basic needs, Downsview,Ont. M31 2N5, phone (416) samples, and shared space withthe and budget. Its basic modular disco 50th Outlet For Tech 638-5511. that its speakers could be like selling ski boots and ending up someplace Sound &Light Co., whose Boyd Hil- system can then be tailored to each PHILADELPHIA-Tech Hifi has * * * debrandt was showing his new club, with elements including the opened its 50th retail stereo shop at with two lefts. The speakers are Jack Frankford, who formerly operated his made in pairs, packed in pairs, same model II mixer that offers a five-year firm's own electronic dance surface nearby Eatontown, N.J., with a sale own retail car stereo chain, "Crazy Jack," in the warranty. matrix decoder control and console; celebration at all stores in the chain. finish,same manufacturing Detroit area, was at the recent Winter CESin throughout-"they're like brothers Electronic Environments East Meteor sound panels, lighting con- For the grand opening, a stereo Chicago as head of hisnew rep firm. JackI. debuted as the Provincetown, Mass. - troller and Clubman II mixer; Pio- headphone was given free with the and sisters." Being marked common Frankford & Assoc. is headquarteredat 26109 serial number "L" and "R," they based outpost of Mastronix of Mil- neerPL -12Dturntables, Shure SC - purchase of any one of three Nikko Farmbrook Villa Dr., Southfield, Mich. 48976. could be mixed up only in the possi- waukee, under Kris Kune, and was 35C or Stanton 681E cartridges, systems offered at sale prices rang- Phone: (313) 353-0130. showing the Mastronix MX707D 36 - Beyer N69(C) mike, Phase Linear ing from $279 to $842. bility someone could plug them in * * * wrong. channel computer that provides power amp and Koss headphones. In addition to the local store and "But all that would result in is a thousands of components neon floor Design Circuit Inc., which had Paul Hayden Assoc., Box 90668, EastPoint, color/pattern variations. System is about 85 attendees to a special party thosein suburban Cheltenham, Ga. 30344, was recently named number one rep mirror image," says Wilhelmsson, offered in conjunction with an ICE at the Infinity disco which itin- Feasterville and Bryn Mawr. Tech forthe Kris, Inc., line of CB receivers and acces- inasmuch as the speakers are passive Hifi operates other stores on the soriesin 1975. President Paul Hayden received and there is no danger in wrong per- stereo console, Bose 1800 power stalled, reported many potential New Jersey side in Pennsauken, a special plaque from the Cedarburg, Wis.-based formance. amps and 800 speakers, Technics or clients. The firm's Bob Lobi put the Lawrence Township and Princeton firm's Bill Gary, director of sales. Hi fi dealers can appreciate that Russco turntables. entire Forum in perspective with his only in recent months has the IHF Let There Be Neon, one of the apropos comment that for the first successfully pushed its concept of major custom neon houses, has only time, in one place, virtually every standardizing headphone jacks been in disco for the last six months, major factor in the industry had the (now the tip end is left and quad di- but David Scott and Rudi Stern chance to meet and exchange valu- rections are thusly identified in a both see a certain high -end market able information. 700 IPS standard manner atleast).But for their product. STEPHEN TR AIMAN speakers, unlike headphones, have a phase -matching problem. "We have a head start on ensuring 300 plus DISCS/HR. correct phase matching because our speakers have a phase plug on the bottom. So assuming they hooked it up right at the receiver, they can't INSTALLATION AND PREVENTIVE hook it up wrong at the speaker. And there we are a little bit ahead in Eu- MAINTENANCE TRAINING rope because we're using pre -made leads with plugs in both ends." INCLUDED IN PRICING Sonab's plans for its line grew out of desiring optimal use of the speak- ers, but as well, carrying forth in in- Mid Atlantic Service Center novative fashion as with the speak- CASSETTE SYSTEMS ers. In turntables, Sonab sees ever more refinement of automatic man- 199 Davis Avenue uals, though perhaps not to the ex- , Md. 21163 tent of loading down turntables with Phone: (301) 922-8865 741 FM/Audio Bazaar CARTRIDGE WINDER C., armee,' Irani page 42

Fast . easy . . versatile. Winds C. W. and C. C. W. with cluded: Harmon International; ESS reversing switch for rewinding. Simple controls. straight- of Sacramento; SAE, Los Angeles: forward tapepath,heavy-duty con- TEAC and Infinity Systems. The struction, ball bearing Bodine motors. Record Collectors' Journal and In- ternational Auto Radio Stereo were No maintenance. also exhibitors. Revolutionary new Hard-Pak/SofCen- Lewis attributes the show idea to ter wind means an ideal wind every Irving Zeiger, chairman of the sta- time ... perfecttension, no center pull- audico tion's expansion fund, collaborating Send for free literature with Irving Stern, executive vice out crinkle . . . fewer rejects. Audico Ltd. president of JBL, who welded to- 219 Crossen Ave. gether audio markers and local To order direct call 312-643-1030 ElkGrove Village,III. 60007 stores behind the endeavor. 45 Billboard Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/76 Top50 . Copyright 1976,Bill- board Publications,Inc. Classical No part of this publication S may bereproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted, in any ID form or by any means, electronic,mechanical, Classical photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of I. stening the publisher. Notes TM) Pianist Eugene List, whose album Thesearebestsellingmiddle-of-the-roadsinglescompiledfrom of Gottschalk pieces has been in .c"F. nationalretail sales and radio station air play listedinrank order. continuous release for more than 20 C.) years, has returned to the Vanguard ill a., 6> e studios to record more by the com- ..,1 r, . poser. This time he's joined by Jo- 3 TITLE, Artist, Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) seph Werner as co -artist.... Antonia Brico setto conduct the greater 1 2 9 BREAKIN' UP IS HARD TO DO Miami Philharmonic this month, Neil Sedaka, Rocket 40500 (MCA) (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) just about the time her debut album 2 5 9 PALOMA BLANCA comes out on Columbia. She has George Baker Selection, Warner Bros. 8115 (Warner Bros., ASCAP) more dates with the orchestra in 3 15 5 BREAKAWAY Art Garfunkel, Columbia 3-10273 (AlmoiCaledonian, ASCAP) April. 4 4 11 SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Andres Segovia to pick up an hon- Ian Anderson photo Helen Reddy, Capitol 4192 (Alma, ASCAP/Irving, BMI) orary doctorate from Loyola Univ. A BUSS BROM THE BOSS-Renata Tebaldi takes a moment from autograph- 5 7 7 TRACKS OF MY TEARS following a concert in New Orleans ing albums at the Sam Goody Sixth Ave. store in New York to accept a kiss Linda Ronstadt, Asylum 45295 (Jobete, ASCAP) next month. ... Jazz and classics 6 6 7 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER from Sam himself. Beaming in the background, from left, are John Harper, Paul Simon, Columbia 3-10270, (Paul Simon, BMI) touch again Feb. 20 when ABC Rec- London Records director of classical sales, and Goody executives Sam Stolon 7 3 10 LET IT SHINE/HE AIN'T HEAVY .. HE'S MY BROTHER ords artist John Klemmer appears and Steve Steinitz. Olivia Newton -John, MCA 40495 (Window, BMI/Harrison/Jenny, ASCAP) with the Milwaukee Symphony as 8 8 8 DEEP PURPLE guest .... A grant of $55,000 has Donny & Marie Osmond, Kolob 14840 (MGM) (Robbins, ASCAP) been awarded the Cleveland Or- FORD $$ RUN OUT 9 1 10 FLY AWAY John Denver, RCA 10517 (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) chestra by the Cleveland Founda- 10 18 6 ALL BY MYSELF tion to support a two-year audience Eric Carmen, Arista 0165 (C.A.M.-U.S.A., BMI) development program. Calls Halt ToDisk Subsidy 11 13 11 THEME FROM "S.W.A.T." Gunther Schuller has been unable Continued from page 3 Richard Kapp, program officer, Rhythm Heritage, ABC 12135 (Spellgold, BMI) to complete a commissioned bicen- 12 did assure in his letter, however, that 14 5 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT tennial work in time for its sched- 6, 1975), leaving more than $200,000 Eagles, Asylum 45293 (Benchmark/Kicking Bear, ASCAP) still to be assigned. all submissions received prior to this 13 12 uled premier in March by the Na- 11 STARDUST Some companies expressed cha- date "will be fully considered." Johnny Mathis, Columbia 3-10250 (Belwin Mills. ASCAP) tionalSymphony.Itwillbe Labels which have received Ford 14 11 12 WINNERS AND LOSERS grin that they had not been given ad- presented next season. . . Between Foundation support during the run Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Playboy 6054 (Spitfire, BMI) equate notice of the shutoff, leaving Feb. 14 and April 25 Julius Rudel of the program include Vox, Com- 15 21 5 FANNY (Be Tender With My Love) high and dry a number of projects Bee Gees, RSO 519 (Atlantic) (Casserole, BMI) will fly the Atlantic 10 times to keep posers Recording, Angel, RCA, up with conducting commitments on which considerable planning 16 9 11 BABY FACE time had already been invested. CMS-Desto, Delos, Musical Heri- Wing & A Prayer Pipe & Drum Corps, Wing & A Prayer 103 (Atlantic) (Warner here and abroad.... Barry Tuck - tage, Nonesuch, Orion and Serenus. Bros., ASCAP) well, considered by many the world's Under the program, the founda- 17 17 8 TELL IT LIKE IT IS most eminent French player, tion provided up to $16.000 per ap- Andy Williams. Columbia 3-10263 (Conrad/Olrap, BMI) makes his U.S. tv debut Sunday (8) proved album for talent costsat 18 16 9 STAR TREK union scale. Labels were required to Charles Randolph Grean Sounde, Ranwood 1044 (Bruin, ASCAP) on the CBS program "Camera Philips Artists absorb all technical and manufac- 19 40 2 LONELY NIGHT Three." (Angel Face) Captain & Tennille. A&M 1782 (Don Kirshner, BMI) turing expenses. Works had to be Interviewed On 20 29 4 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU submittedthroughparticipating Charlie Rich, Epic 8-50182 (Columbia) (Warner Bros., ASCAP) Vanguard Adds publishers who were requiredto Tape For Radio 21 39 3 VENUS print scores and/or parts of the cho- Frankie Avalon, De-Lite 1578 (PIP) (Kirshner Songs/Welbeck. ASCAP) sen compositions. NEW YORK-Twenty taped in- 22 22 7 10 To Musical CHAIN GANG MEDLEY In a letter to record companies terviews with Philips artists have al- Jim Croce, Lifesong 45001 (Kags/Conrad, BMI/Unichappell, ASCAP) ready been produced and distrib- 23 23 5 DURHAM TOWN (The Leavin') History Series andpublishers,thefoundation Roger Whittaker, RCA 10447 (Arcola, BMI) stated that it had received an "unex- uted free to classical radio stations. NEW YORK -Vanguard Records 24 26 7 SWEET LOVING MAN pectedly large number of contract and more are on the way. Morris Albert, RCA 10437 (Fermata International Melodies/Sunbury, ASCAP) plans to issue 10 more albums in its offers" in recent weeks. "As a result The label is now waiting for pian- 25 10 12 TIMES OF YOUR LIFE "Historical Anthology of Music" Paul Anka, United Artists 737 (Three Eagles, ASCAP) of this unanticipated surge of con- ist Stephen Bishop to pass through series during the next two months. tract offers and the foundation's ac- New York so that he too may be 26 28 4 DECEMBER 1963 (Oh What A Night) bringing the total to more than 50 Four Seasons, Warner Bros./Curb 8168 (Seasons/Jobete, ASCAP) ceptance of them, nearly all of the added to the series which Philips sets by the end of March. 27 19 14 THE HOMECOMING $400,000 ... had been committed." feels has provided a strong promo- Hagood Hardy, Capitol 4156 (ATV. BMI) Current plans call for the release The letter went on to say that tional assist to the firm's product. In 28 24 9 I CAN SING, I CAN DANCE of at least 24 new albums a year and only one case, that of the conductor Cotton, Lloyd & Christian, 20th Century 2253 (Michael, ASCAP) "funds remaining available to this as many as 30, according to Seymour program are now extremely limited Bernard Haitink, taping was done 29 30 5 SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS Solomon, label president. The Band Of The Black Watch, Private Stock 45055 (Peer International, BMI) and that the foundation may not be abroad. The series, begun two years ago, 30 27 6 INSEPARABLE able to consider any contract offers Martin Bookspan acts as inter- consists largely of reissued material. Natalie Cole, Capitol 4193 (Jay's Enterprise/Chappell, ASCAP) received after Jan. 21,1976," the viewer on the one -hour tapes, which 31 37 4 ONLY SIXTEEN although new recordings are also in- date the letter was mailed. also include music chosen by the art- Dr. Hook, Capitol 4171 (Kags, BMi) cluded from time to time. Record- ist. Format permits editing by the 32 32 6 OVER MY HEAD ings are grouped into seven basic Fleetwood Mac, Reprise 1339 (Warner Bros.) (McFleet, BMI) stations to fit special needs, includ- historical periods ranging from the 33 33 4 YOU'RE A PART OF ME Ditson Fund To ing artist appearances in the broad- Kim Carnes, A&M 1767 (Brown Shoes/Chappell, ASCAP) middle ages through the classic era, cast area. The tapes have been made 34 44 2 TANGERINE with 14 sub -categories covering vari- Back Orion LP available to 40 stations across the The Salsoul Orchestra. Salsoul 2004 (Caytronics) (Famous, ASCAP) ous musical forms such as oratorio, country, according to Scott Mampe, 35 20 13 I WRITE THE SONGS LOS ANGELES-The Alice M. chamber music, concerto, etc. Philips chief. Barry Manilow, Arista 0157 (Artists/Sunbury, ASCAP) Vanguard is now updating its Ditson fund of New York's Colum- 36 25 8 CONVOY bia Univ. will provide funds for the HAM consumer catalog to include C.W. McCall, MGM 14839 (American Gramaphone. SESAC) local Orion label to record the works 37 34 6 titles to be added during the year. ONE FINE DAY of five Los Angeles composers for Julie, Tom Cat 10454 (RCA) (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) List price of the series is $3.98. 38 49 2 DOLANNES MELODIE spring release. `LOLLIPOPS' Jean Claude Borelly & His Orchestra, London 228 (Burlington, ASCAP) Harris Goldman, violinist, and 39 42 11 NOW THAT WE'RE IN LOVE Educators Meet Carolyn Brown, pianist, will be the DRAW Steve Lawrence, 20th Century 2246 (Brut, ASCAP) artists featured in compositions by 40 THE CALL WilliamKraft, Romero Cortes, MOPPETS Anne Murray, Capitol 4207 (Beechwood. BMI) In Atlantic City Robert Lynn, Anthony Vazzani and 41 47 3 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Part 1) KANSAS CITY-They start 'em Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Philadelphia International 8-3579 ATLANTIC CITY-"Music Edu- Robert Rodriguez. The Goldman- young here in the Heart of America (Epic/Columbia) (Mighty Three, BMI) cation '76: Heritage, Festival, Hori- Brown duo will undertake its fifth city. 42 I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) zons" is the theme of the 25th na- tour of Europe in April, about the The Kansas City Philharmonic Elton John, MCA 40505 (Big Pig/Leeds/Yellow Dog. ASCAP) tional biennial convention of the time of release of its album spread six concerts over Jan. 28-30 43 31 10 ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD 64,000 -member Music Educators Dionne Warwicke, Warner Bros. 8154 (Mighty Three/Sacred Pen, BMI) withaudiences comprisedexclu- 44 48 2 CHLOE National Conference to be held here sively of pre-school through third Cy Coleman, RCA 10440 (Robbins/Chappell, ASCAP) March 10-14. Record Sum Raised grade pupils. They are called "Lolli- 45 45 3 BACK TO THE ISLAND Composer Ned Rorem, Martin SAN ANTONIO-In passing the pop Concerts" and are conducted by Leon Russell, Shelter 40483 (MCA) (Skyhill. BMI) Bookspan, representing ASCAP: chairmanship of the Symphony 46 50 2 EASY AS PIE James Paul, assistant to the en- Billy "Crash" Craddock, ABC/Dot 17584 (Chappell. ASCAP) Maya Angeloy, author and song- Society of San Antonio's 1976 fund semble's conductor Maurice Peress. 47 43 3 I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT writer, and John Porter, Michigan campaign over to Wilbur Matthews Nor does the Philharmonic offer Biddu Orchestra, Epic 8-50173 (Columbia) (Chappell, ASCAP) state superintendent of public in- Jr., former chairman David Kocurek kiddie repertoire like "Three Blind 48 DREAM WEAVER struction, are booked as speakers. discloses a record $388,536 was Mice." This week's programs em- Gary Wright, Warner Bros. 8167 (Warner Bros., ASCAP) President of the organizationis raised last year. 49 38 9 YESTERDAY CAN'T HURT ME braced Mozart, Handel, Bach, Evie Sands, Haven 7020 (Capitol) (ABC/Dunhill/One Of A Kind, BMI) Charles H. Benner of the Univ. of Matthews, who kicks off the new Tchaikovsky, Debussy and a duet 50 IMMO CARA MIA Cincinnati College & Conservatory campaigninmid -Februaryhere, from Humperdinck's "Hansel And Paul Delicato, Artists of America 111 (Leo Feist, ASCAP) of Music. says the new goal will be $425,000 Gretel" with highly professional About 3,000 school children will "and the needs of our orchestra are guest singers. perform as singers and musicians. far greater than this sum." 46 International Largest Attendance Ever MIDEM'S A BIG HITSets a Businesslike ToneSoviet Announces Signings Continued from page 1 Alvin Deutsch, music industry at- eral agreement thatit had been Of 30 Copyright Agreements event important deals were evident torney from New York, drew atten- worthwhile. More Australian prod- and important comments made tion of international lawyers to a uct than ever was sold this year. By PETER JONES about industry matters. threatened erosion of the rights of A basic theme was that MIDEM CANNES - Alexander Lebedev, western music would be played in Among the big publishing deals copyright owners when he said that this year had become more business- head of international relations for Russia. was one between the U.S.'s Soul a U.S. Senator was seeking a com- like. Claude Ebrard, international the Soviet copyright agency VAAP, Lebedev said that the balance of Train and Carlin for U.K. rights for pulsory license for non-commercial director of the French company reported to the international law- performing rights payments be- the Soul Train label and its publish- radio and television in the U.S. with Trema said: "We know who is here yers' meeting in MIDEM that the tween the U.K. and the Soviet ing outlet owned by Don Cornelius a predetermined payment for au- for business and who is here just for agency had now signedbilateral Union was currently in Britain's fa- and . This deal was set thors and composers. fun. As for any big contract deals we agreements with more than 30 per- vor "thanks mainly to the Beatles." up and finalized by attorney Joha- The International Federation of have fixed,Ifeel superstitious; no forming and mechanical rights so- He said that in some respects for- nun Viguda. There were more music Festival Organizations (FIDOF) announcement of names until the cieties all over the world. eign authors and composers wanted industry lawyers here than ever be- was at MIDEM searching for a ink on the contracts has dried." It included all the East European more favorable treatment in the So- fore. venue for its scheduled international One basic criticism of MIDEM re- countries, except Rumania and Al- viet Union than national authors MIDEM produced its full quota gala in aid of UNICEF after the lated to the quality of the sound bania. and composers. VAAP had suc- of key international pronounce- withdrawal of first Germany and equipment on the stands. Ralph Sie- Payments had already been made ceeded after long negotiations with ments; Alexander Lebrdrv. head of then Switzerland to host the event. gel. Jupiter Records boss from Ger- and he was hopeful that western state television and radio in getting international relations for the Soviet Secretary -General Armando many, added his criticism about the countries would make increasing use them to agree to respect article six of copyright agency VAAP, reported to Moreno said the proposed dates of sound quality at the galas: "Bernard of Soviet copyrights and that more the Universal Copyright Conven- an international lawyers meeting March 26 and 27 were being held as Chevry had a very expensive mar- tion. The Soviet broadcasting au- that the agency had now signed bi- many artist contracts had been quee for the shows but lousy equip- thorities had agreed to pay VAAP a lateral agreements with more than signed. FIDOF is considering tenta- ment for sound." global amount of money for the ex- 30 performing and mechanical tive offers from Mexico where shows Tun Smits, Intersong Music inter- ploitation of foreign works which rights societies all over the world. He could be transmitted by satellite, or national director, said the industry Soul Train are not published in printed form. hoped that Western countries would Yugoslavia. FIDOF has obtained dealt in sounds, which had to be per- "Before we joined the Universal make increasing use of Soviet copy- rights from both Eurovision and In- fectly reproduced, but the equip- Copyright Convention, dance halls rights and that more Western music tervision to relay the galas through ment on the stands gave a com- Signs Deal and restaurants in the Soviet Union would be played in Russia. the continent. pletely distorted picture. CANNES-One of the biggest were not obliged to pay fees for the London's DJM Records an- The is to be On the entertainment side, the publishing deals settled at MIDEM use of protected music. But four or nounced the release of an album of held this year on June 27 while a Russians triumphed with a gala per- was between Soul Train, of the U.S.. five months ago we reached an live performances by Elton John si- Mallorcan festival in Spain is set for formance-the country's first ever at and Carlin concerning U.K. rights agreement for such payments to be multaneously in the U.K. and U.S. May 6-8. MIDEM. for the copyrights of the Soul Train made and a government decree for May. Though John is now with The 16 Australian companies here At a cocktail party given for Bill- labelandpublishingcompany, made such payments compulsory." EMI in England. DJM has "sub- celebrated Australia Day with a board by Chevry, he announced that owned by Don Cornelius and Dick Lebedev appealed to the western stantial footage" from his live per- party at their joint stand. Despite the a new conference center would be Griffev. countries to understand the prob- formances across the world and the huge travel overheads the Austra- built in Cannes and be ready by the The deal was set up between the lems VAAP had in getting Soviet new release may be a double album. lians faced to attend, there was gen- end of the decade. two companies by Johanon Vigoda. legislation changed. He said VAAP was now studying the possibility of c lawyer to Stevie Wonder and many cc other top music industry person- ratifying the Rome convention. alities. Replying to a question of the ex- istence of record piracy in the Soviet c°3 He said: "Soul Train has, for five MIDEM MIX Union, Lebedev said: "we tend to -1 MIDEM as a platform for creating and Esther Phillips, was partly em- years. been the most important black CANNES-With an eye on a big televisionprogram. syndicated consider this more a problem for the _ 1976 buildup of pop singles product, the singer as an international name. ceed by actor Anthony Quinn, who capitalist countries and I'm not co Robinson said there were plans to has set up and was introducing his through the U.S., and this deal cov- MCA U.K. was particularly active ers all the Cornelius and Griffey- aware of any piracy problems cur- c"..- own film -record production com- at MIDEM. Manager Peter Robin- sign two major U.K. rock groups to owned compositions and there are rently-althoughtherecertainly the label as a further stage of the pop pany, WIP. He was also promoting rs: son announced two deals involving expected to be at least six albums in were cases before we signed the Uni- >- Don Fardon and John Carter. single product drive. in advance his own single "Nous versal Copyright Convention." Deux C'est Fini." the U.K. in the next year. Included is

Grammy in the category of year to sellout crowds; the Stylistics product represents but a minor por- i Copyright 1976. Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, who open here in February for the tion of the sales picture. Only one stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, Best Latin Recording photocopying, recording, or otherwise, withoutthe prior written permission of the publisher. for his LP, second year in a row; Gladys Knight major label, Borinquen, has pressing & the Pips and Donna Summer facilities there. Thus a return to who's just about the hottest act here more Latin music might help Bonin- IN LOS ANGELES in terms of record sales. quen but may not be so meaningful This MI-Artist, Label & This T1TLE-Artist, Label & "THE SUN OF "I think what happens is that al- to the other Latin majors. Week Number (Distributing Label) Week Number (Distributing Label) LATIN MUSIC" though we begin to hear and receive Cristal disputes this theory to new product almost as soon asit some extent. "Except for Fania 1 CAM ILO SESTO 8 EDDIE PALMIERI Amor Libre, Pronto Pts 1013 Unfinished Masterpiece-Coco-Clp-120 2 VICENTE FERNANDEZ 9 LOS DIABLOS We hope to add this Vicente Fernandez. Caytronics 1450 Mexico Es, Latin International -Hs 2037 to his other honors: 3 JUAN GABRIEL 10 LOS BABYS Lakin Scene Canta Sus Exitos, DKLI-3305 Un Viejo Amor, Peerless 1849 4 FREDDIE FENDER 11 CORTIJO Winner of Four Latin N.Y. Mu- NEW YORK hambra) and a host of American Before The Next Teardrop Falls, ABC 2020 Bochinche, Clp-Coco 117 5 ANGELICA MARIA 12 ROSENDA BERNAL sic Awards '75 (Musician of the Jorge Bustamante, Caracas dee- recording stars led by Barry White Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Sonido A La Edad De 14 Anos, Latin International Year, Orchestra of the Year, jay and newspaperman who covers (20th) and Donna Summer (Oasis). Internacional SI-8014 5036 Composer of the Year & Pianist the music scene there, was here giv- Victor del Corral and Manolo 6 GRUPO FOLKORICO Y 13 ISMAEL MIRANDA of the Year) ing a rundown on what is happening Alonso have just finished producing EXPERIMENTAL Este Es Ismael Miranda, Fania XSLP.00480 an LP by Georgina Granados in NUEVAYORQUINO 14 MORRIS ALBERT there and also studying FM broad- Dime, Audio Latino4085 The o Latin musician award casting techniques and equipment which she displays her fine lyric so- Salsoul 0112-400 winner of Stereo Reviews Mag- 7 SALSOUL ORQ. 15 MONGO SANTAMARIA in use here. He reports salsa music prano voice.... Two singles from LP Salsoul Orquestra, SZS-5501 Afro Indio, Vaya XVS38 azine's "Record of the Year getting a big boost in Venezuela and set to be released shortly, "Be My Awards for 1975" for "THE with improvement in his country's Love" which was the big Mario SUN OF LATIN MUSIC" economy due to increased crude oil Lanza hit and "Granada" the tradi- IN TEXAS prices there is a boom for both live tional big -voice Spanish song.... also act presentations and record sales. They have also recorded Alberto Roche doing a beautiful Latin song 1 LATIN BREED 8 COSTA AZUL Nominated in the 2nd Annual A first for Latin music fans will be Memories, GC 119 Crema De Cumbia Con El, NVL 309 a new single soon to be released on which was popular a few years ago, Latin N.Y. Music Awards '76 2 FREDDY FENDER 9 ROYAL JESTERS the Gala label by Coco which fea- "Cuitarra Suena Mas Bajo," taken The Band, GC 118 for his new album, "UNFIN- Canta. CCL 1012 from an old Italian melody. Both tures Steve Lawrence singing in 10 FREDDY FENDER ISHED MASTERPIECE" in two 3 LATIN BREED Spanish. ... Fans are familiar with singers are on the Vico label, to be She Thinks I Still Care, ARV1030 categories: Best Salsa LP and USA. GC 115 his wife, Edye Gorme, and her Span- distributed here by Rafael "Felo" Pianist of the Year. 11 JULIOIGLESIASEl ish language recordings but have Diaz-Guttierrez of Audiorama Rec- 4 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Amor, Alhambra 23 Para Recorder. Caytronics 1450 No other Latin artist has ever never heard Steve do Latin before. ords and in Puerto Rico by Pancho 12 JOSE A. JIMENEZ been so honored by his peers ... New salsa group, Funche, ready Cristal of Universal Records. 5 LOS HUMILDES Alicia 1. Con Jose Atredo, DKLI 3312 Mas Mas Humildes, Fama 529 and his public. to release first single "Sube Un Po- BMI executive Elizabeth Gran- 13 LITTLE JOE quito Mas" b/w "Ritmo Tropical." ville reports a seminar for Latin 6 FREDDY FENDER Brown Stuff, Buena Suerte 1054 composers scheduled for Puerto Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, 8FLP 14 TONY DE LA ROSA Frankie Bibiloni, calling from 2001 Puerto Rico, advises that Yolandita Rico on March 1 with some positive Mi Ultima Parsanda, FR 1033 CLP 109 Mongo (Coco) has number one hit pronouncements forthcoming.... 7 TORTILLA FACTORY 15 MEXICAN REVOLUTION Made In America, FLP 4073 Quiero Una Cita, GC 116 there, a fine wedding present follow- More details to be available next ing her recent marriage here in New week. ... And, speaking of compos- York. ... Others doing well are: ers, WHOM -AM music director, JuanCamacho(Aduio-Latino), Mike Casino, reports his station will Raul Marrero (Mericana), Ismael be joining effort to identify compos- Miranda (Fania), Camilo Sesto ers as each song is played to give (Pronto), Morris Albert in Spanish them more recognition. (Audio Latino). Julio Iglesias (Al - RUDY GARCIA ANek A 'Soul On Fire'London Promo Johnny Pacheco NEW YORK-London Records Blues Machine and the Olympic kicks off its "Soul On Fire" cam- Runners. EL MAESTRO paign Wednesday (28), a major pro- Included in the campaign will be Produced by: motion aimed at breaking the label's radio and print advertising, in-store HARVEY AVERNE roster of black artists. displays and other sales aids. Also Available or? stereo Although the program will cover 8 track cartridges 8 cassettes The album which set The kick-off date will immedi- a new standard all of London's soul artists, the ones ately follow London's national dis- Dist.By Fania Records, Inc. to receive immediate concentration for Salsa Music. tributor meeting Sunday (25) Dist.: R & J Records, New York, N.Y. 10034 (212) 942-8185 coco records will be Al Green, Bloodstone, Ann through Tuesday (27) at the War- Allied Wholesale: Calle Cerra, 610 Santurce, Peebles, Syl Jonson, the Infernal wick Hotel here. P.R. 00927 (809) 725-9255 The

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Orchestra Wishes to Thank DISCO '76 for voting us the NUMBER ONE DISCO ORCHESTRA OF THE YEAR and for voting EARL "The Time Machine" YOUNG DISCO DRUMMER OF THE YEAR

THANK YOU NEW YORK For Making Our Debut Appearance At RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL A Smashing Success MANY THANKS TOALL THE DJ's WHO WERETHE NATIONALTOUR FIRST REAL BELIEVERS NOW IN PROGRESS VINCENT MONTANA, JR. Leader & Vibes

EARL "The Time Machine" YOUNG RON BAKER Drums Bass NORMAN "The Harris Machine" HARRIS GORDON EDWARDS Guitar Bass BOBBY "Electronic" ELI RON "Have Mercy" KERSEY Guitar Keyboards T.J. TINDALL CARLTON "Cotton" KENT Guitar Keyboards LARRY WASHINGTON JOHN BONNIE Percussion Alto Sax CARLOS MARTIN JOE "One And Only Lips" DE ANGELIS Percussion Horns (leader) DON RENALDO Strings (leader)

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SalSoul Records and Tapes. Distributed and Manufactured by Caytronics Corporation. A Cayre Industries Company, 240 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.10016 50 Canada International Set Date For Juno AwardsHarrison International Briefs TORONTO-This year's Juno Juno Awards. CARAS will oversee LONDON-John Mew, manager been asked to write. I shall start Awards. the Canadian equivalent to the nominations and voting. Drops EMI of EMI's dealer services division. making niN, own films." This does the Grammys in the U.S.. will be claims that his business in record to- not mean he will abandon music. On held on March 15 at the Ryerson Voting ballots will be mailed to the CARAS membership on Feb. 16 Continued froni page 4 kens is up 25 percent in the last year. the contrary, he believes that if Theatre in Toronto. The figure is based on the distribu- writers, photographers and actors Mel Shaw. president of the Cana- with a deadline of March 6 set for went on to explain that he sees Dark their return. Horse as the continuation of the tion of tokens to dealers although can make their own films, a musi- dian Academy of Recording Arts Mew won't know how much real cian should also try. His objective. and Sciences (CARAS), indicates original ideal of Apple which he and This year's presenters of the Ringo Starr had been interested in business has been achieved until he says, is to explore the links be- that ballots have been sent to mem- awards will comprise name disk March when the three month token tween sight and sound-between ber record companies to report by buying at one point. jockeys fromacross Canada. The deciding factor in making exchange cycle comes to an end. what is seen and what is heard. He return mail their sales of records and Presenters will be announced on Mew claims that dealer promotion hopes to produce what he calls cine- tapes by Canadian and Inter- Feb. 19 along with a host and a list him choose in favor of Dark Horse had been the relationship developed was at its highest this year with a matographic opera, though he says national artists. The results will es- of the artists performing on the live consumer campaign based around little else about his plans. except that tablish the nominees for this year's 90 -minute telecast. with A&M. "I like the idea of an in- dependent group, big companies al- in-store display material. The cam- he has already found the necessary ways seem to be owned by some- paign concentrated on persuading financial backing in the U.S. body else," he commented. On the the consumer that itis cheaper to * * * send a token through the post than a From The Music Capitals current state of Dark Horse, which COPENHAGEN-Despite the has only developed one U.K. hit so record. fact its artists don't tour Scandinavia far-Splinter's "Costa Fine Town." * * * very much, Supraphon continues to Of The World Harrison said: "It is very active. I am PARIS-Bernard Soustrot, 21. has increase its market share, in Den- convinced there is enough going on VANCOUVER GRT (Canada). ... While Montreal been named greatest trumpet player mark according to Sonet managing band The Dudes were in Toronto for it to be valid without my being inthe world by an international director Paul Thomsen. The classical Bill Wray's debut album for Leg- there. But I have no intention of try- recentlyfor a week-long engage- jury. He beat U.S. musician John Al- label has been represented here by end Records, distributed by MCA, ing to develop it as a huge label." ley in a contest aboard the liner Sonet for 15 years now. Thomsen will be released in March.... Studio ment at the Gas Works. Bob Segarini French Renaissance asitcruised comments: "Though theclassical City Musical, which already has of- of the band spent time at Phase One Studios with engineer George Sem- around the Caribbean. This trum- market for years has been domi- fices in Calgary, Edmonton. Winni- pet -playing competition is a very se- nated by the big international west- peg, Spokane and Los Angeles, has kiw mixing sixtracks which will likely be included on the band's next Warn Execs rious matter. Divided into zones. ern labels, we have been able to opened a branch in Vancouver man- competitors included top trumpet create a special interest for disco- aged by Gary Bunkowsky, a former album-with Segarini producing.... Effective Jan. 1, Phase One Studios players from France. Germany. philes of classical music. We have agent for Bruce Allen Talent Promo- On Freebies Austria, the U.K., Hungary and been able to establish a still -growing tions. Paul Handler and Ken Chal- offers 24 -track recording and mix- ing. All 24 tracks have Dolby noise - continitedirom page 1 Switzerland, as well as the U.S. market for Eastern European classi- mers also work out of the Vancouver Soustrot won the European zone cal records." Among the best-sellers office. Two acts booked by Studio reduction units and the machines The VAT General Guide, revised run at either 30 or 15 i.p.s. At no title in 1975. And it was then decided are Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. City, Next and The Great Canadian in September 1975, clearly states the to hold a final round during a musi- Mozart's "Elvira Madigan" theme- River Race, will move to Vancouver. charge, an Eventide digital delay conditions under which industrial and an Eventide flanger are avail- cal cruise organized by the Paquet Concerto No. 21-and music by Creative Productions Center has samples may be supplied by manu- French shipping line. Dvorak. Over the years Supraphon been sold to Ken Singer, formerly able. facturers. Companies are breaking * has become a collectors' label. with CKCK in Regina, and John Lip Service Studio Productions the law if they send out free records * * Wells, also formerly with CKCK as Ltd. has moved to 216 Carlton Street that are not clearly marked, "Promo- PARIS-French-language purists * * * well as CKY, Winnipeg. Creative in Toronto. The new phone number tional copy-not for resale." are accusing U.S. and U.K. show - BONN-A two -album box set Productions Center. which is a 16 - is (416) 967-1906. ... Burton Cum- Further, if a VAT invoice is not business of undermining the French with picture booklet containing ex- track studio facility, is being used for mings, former lead singer of The sent with singles that are then sold. language and many believe now is cerpts from a lengthy interview of commercial singles and radio and tv Guess Who, has signed with CBS in Customs and Excise officials take the time to act. This development Walter Scheel, President of the Fed- servicing packages. as well as for in- the U.S. An album is expected from the view that the companies are en- follows a decision by the President eral Republic of Germany, will be dependent sessions. Roger Monk him in the late spring or early sum- couraging and inviting the dealer of the Republic to ban English terms released this spring. During the in- will stay on as studio producer.... mer. ... Supertramp will tour Can- not to declare VAT, for which they from advertising. The move started terview. other members of the Presi- Mart Shaer, a former producer with ada for Donald K. Donald Produc- arealso liableforprosecution. some years ago when the late George dent's family also took part. An offi- Timbre Sound. has left that com- tions at the end of February and the Should the dealer not declare VAT Pompidou was president. Since then cial presentationto Scheelis pany to form his own production. beginning of March. ... Columbia on such records sold, he too is break- the purists have tried to keep English planned when the album is released. management. publishing and record Records' Myles and Lenny set out on ing the law. terms out, but are finding it difficult. * * * company. Top Hat International a western Canada tour the end of Ten dealers in the survey claim In a letter to the French newspaper PARIS-The Frenchrecord Music, Inc. January and are currently lining up that with one record before Christ- Le Monde, a French teacher, living syndicate SNEPA has signed an Shelly Siegel of Mushroom Rec- a number of American dates. Their mas. although the disk charted, they in England, complains that artists agreement with various organiza- ords indicates that he is establishing second album, as well as the single "I didn't have to buy a single copy be- are largely responsible for the "sacri- tions representing artists and musi- a Los Angeles office for the label. He Care Enough," have been released cause the company had sent out so fice" of the original French lan- cians whereby it is hoped to obtain intends to hire independent promo- in the U.S. many free. A dealer in York claims guage. She objectstothe word ratification by the French govern- tion men across the U.S. and set up a Dolenz, Jones, Boyce and Hart are he receives about 60 singles a week "show" and finds the expression ment of the 1961 International Con- "one man show" absolutely abomi- distribution network. ... Neil Mac- scheduled to tour Canada at the end and up to a dozen albums. His way vention protecting their rights. A Gonigall is the new manager of west- of February. ... The Condor Music of dealing with the free disks is to nable. She believes the present craze second aspect is to help solve the ern promotions for A&M Records. Corporation has signed Blake Em- give them away to the local disco op- for what she calls Anglo-Saxon present controversy between the Based in Calgary. his territory will erators. Other dealers give away the show -business and pop is swamping mons to the label for distribution. An the French language. She writes: syndicate and the broadcasting and cover Alberta and British Columbia. album is scheduled for a spring re- records in the street on a Saturday television stations. An agreement is . Glen Gore -Smith has been hired morning and still others collect them "French radio is inundated with it lease. ... Keith Barrie will have a and itis not rare to find several being worked out between SNEPA as promotion man out of Mushroom French -languagesingleentitled for the local hospitals. and the first French TV program but Records' Vancouver office. Gore - French stations all broadcasting in "Quand L'Homme" released shortly English at the same time." But she until it is reached a lump sum will be Smith was formerly with Laurel by the Canadian Talent Library.... paid in lieu of royalties. The agree- makes no mention of what to do if Records out of Winnipeg, and prior Cleo Laine will appear with the To- ment between SNEPA and the art- BTO Movie Is the listeners prefer it that way. to that with GRT out of Toronto. ronto Symphony under the direction ists organizations will limit use of JEANI READ of Andrew Davis Tuesday (5). Festival Entry * * * records by broadcasting networks MILAN-Fred Naggiar, owner of and television stations and establish MONTREAL Record retailer Sam "the Record VANCOUVER - Bachman - Man" Sniderman will he the subject Baby Records, decided to use the a system of sharing royalties be- With excellent reaction to Andre Turner Overdrive's feature film same methods for finding new talent of a roast sponsored by the Cana- documentary has been chosen as tween the record companies and the Gagon's single "Wow" on Phase dian music trade paper Record as those employed by the govern- artists. One in Canada. it is being rush -re- one of eight entries in the Cannes ment for recruiting the civil service. Week Feb.14 atthe Downtown Film Festival to be held in May. * * * leased in the U.S., England, Ger- Holiday Inn in Toronto. Tickets are He put advertisements in magazines, many, Holland, Austria. Australia, The film, directed by Peter Allies LONDON-Andrew Oldham, $20 and include cocktails and din- asking for likely talent to apply for former manager and producer of the Eire.Switzerland, New Zealand, under the auspices of BTO manager the job. And the result was remark- ner. They are -available by calling Rolling Stones, and Tony Caler, his Belgium,SouthAfrica.Lux- Bruce Allen and Randy Bachman, able, with more than 3.000 aspiring (416) 925-3121.... Brampton radio includes footage from three North former partner on the Immediate la- embourg, Spain and Sweden. station CHIC -FM has changed its singers, musicians and writers turn- ... Michel Pagliaro was in Toronto American tours and their18 -date ing up. After screening them all, bel, have joined efforts again. Old- call letters to CFNY-FM. Ivan tour of Europe. ham has become part of the Nems recently for a Columbia -sponsored Rebroff, who is represented exclu- Naggiar signed up aI9 -year -old press reception to launch his new al- It is 60 minutes in length and will Organization, of which Calder is a sively in North America by Sound singer -songwriter and gave him the director, as director of special proj- bum "Pagliaro I." Pagliaro's current be released for distribution to tele- name Pupo. First single is "Ti Scri- Of the World Ltd. in Vancouver, is vision and then, in edited form, to ects. single from the album is "I Don't Be- currently in the middle of a cross - vero," and itis selling well. Now lieve It's You." He has been in and theaters as a film short. Pupo is making his first album. Canada tour. BTO is currently on a tour of out of Toronto in the last month * * * working at Phase One Studio on his Attic recording artist Shirley Eik- North America which winds up in International English album and his two French hard has just finished recording new Richmond, Va., on Feb. 29. Mer- PARIS-On the eve of the produc- LPs, as well as on an album for gui- material with with cury's promotion for the tour in- tion of his new comic opera "Monte Little Feat's pianist Bill Payne and cludes guest stints for the group at Cristo,"atthe Champs Elysees Turntable tarist Walter Rossi. Continued /Font paL,,c 4 - MARTY MELHUISH drummer (formerly major radio stations along the route. Theatre inParis, Michel Legrand with and Paul Wil- Giveaway promotions include announced his intention of going Ian Gurney has moved to WEA liams), plus Josh Onderishin, Terry tickets for the band's concerts, al- into films. As well known in the U.S. with the Elektra/Asylum labels as TORONTO Clarke and Pat Godfrey playing on bums and copies of the BTO biogra- as a composer of film music as he is general manager. Offices are at Reliable sources indicatethat the sessions. ... Martha Reeves has phy "Rock Is My Life, This Is My in his native France. Legrand says, present being found for Gurney and ABC Records in Canada is currently just completed a four -city tour of Song." A major media party is to be in an interview in Le Figaro, that at his team of Monti Smith and Paul in the process of merging with GRT western Canada. ... RCA has rush - staged to coincide with the band's the age of 43 he is now ready to try McNally. All three have left EMI of Canada. A bid has been made by released Anna McGoldrick's LP in concert at the Nassau Coliseum, and realize his life ambition. "When and will be working out of the WEA Canadian investorsto purchase Canada. New York, on Feb. 15. I have finished the film music I have office in New Oxford Street. Inkernakional 51 From The Music Capitals OF The World CBS International LONDON Michel Fugain and Le Big Bazar HELSINKI In an effort to boost circulation to be released here on RCA in fu- Wigwam, Love Records group, the Daily Mirror has launched a pop ture, the contract being arranged by currently at Manor Studios, Eng- Marks Banner Year club for which membership is free to RCA Germany and Fugain's Paris land, recording a new album which NEW YORK-CBS Records the period were Bruce Spring- Mirror readers. The club offers dis- producers Le Minotaure, hisfirst Internationaltalliedthebest steen, Simon, Garfunkel. San- counts on albums and cassettes as will again go through Virgin in the German product already out.... U.K., composer credits being shared sales results in its 10 -year history tana, Earth, Wind & Fire, Blue well as record players and radios For the first time in15 years, a in 1975, according to Dick Asher. Oyster Cult, Weather Report, and there will also be competitions by group members Jim Pembroke French title has hit the top of the and Pekka Reckhart.... News of an president. Swan, Billy Paul and Harold and concert tickets at reduced prices. German charts: Alain Barriere's album release "Many Sunny Places" The banner -year results, 60% Melvin & the Blue Notes, among The Mirror has been negotiating smash hit "Tu T'en Vas," with of which came on product from others. Swan had an LP which with retail outlets throughout the by Scott Flagan (RCA), a co -pro- 400,000 copies sold here through duction of Finland's Love Records non-U.S. recording acts, were topped the120,000 -unitssold U.K. for special discountsto be Ariola.... Last French number one and Warren Schatz, singer -com- achieved despite persisting eco- mark in Sweden alone. given to club members although the here was "Milord" by Edith Piaf. nomic problems around the Also enjoying strong sales dur- newpaper emphasized that the poser living in New York. U.K. group 5000 Volts have sold MTV has started a new magazine world, says Asher. He predicts ing the year, according to the la- scheme was not intended to put the 450,000 copies of the "I'm On Fire" continued growth for the division bel, were the acts David Essex, small dealer out of business. program "Hot From MTV," which single here through CBS.... Ariola includes music, the first spotlighting in 1976, citing the label's efforts Ian Hunter, the Wombles, Russ The Musicians' Union and mem- sells 40% of its records to the 8,000 Paul Anka on stage at Las Vegas. to strengthen, still further, its a&r Ballard, Sailor (all U.K.-based bers of Equity are in dispute with the German dealers, 19% to warehouses and marketing operations. artists);Thijs Van Leer (Hol- management of two London West The singer is a firm favorite here and and 17% to wholesalers.... Ariola's visited Helsinki back in1959. ... While foreign acts enjoyed the land); Sharif Dean and Albert End nightclubs, the Celebrate Res- Lena Valaitis invited to give a con- larger piece of the sales pie, a West (Benelux); Gianni Nazarro taurant and the Blue Angel, follow- Aanilevytuottajat, or the Finnish cert in the Paris Olympia.... Second group of IFPI, has made minor price number of domestic artists, no- and I Pooh (Italy); Costa Cor- ing the sacking of musicians in favor German TV in Mainz started series increases on domestic product, but tably the O'Jays, Johnny Cash, dalis (Germany); Cecelia and of pre-recorded tape. The of 13 jazz shows with the Peter Her- Art Garfunkel,Billy Swan, Lolita (Spain); Joe Dassin, An- which performed at both venues international material is unaffected bolsheimer big band and Esther for the time being. Adjustment is be- Tammy Wynette, Santana, Paul nie Cordy, Nino Ferrer, Michel consisted of singers, dancers and Phillips. Simon, Earth, Wind & Fire, Neil Fugain and Dave (France); musicians but when the musicians cause of continual price pressure on WEA's Record Service in Alsdorf studio and duplication costs. Retail Diamond, Harold Melvin & the Sammy Brown (South Africa); were sacked the M.U. called for their has started operation and the com- price of a standard album goes up Blue Notes and Labelle, to name Roberto Carlos (Brazil); Murray reinstatement and the Equity artists pany also has the central store in from $7.80 to $8.30 and a single a few, shared the spotlight as McLaughlan. Michel Pagliaro have given full support by refusing Alsdorf. . . Hansa has the German from $2 to $2.35. well. and Patricia Dahlquist (Can- to perform to the recorded music.... version of the U.S. hit "Rocky," with The ninth release in the U.K. ada); Vicente Fernandez (Mex- CBS has launched a campaign to The Nordic Cultural Centre is to Frank Farian.. .. Heinz Lukacs, ex - be opened in Finland and may be of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By ico); Julio Sosa (Argentina) and help move sales of the company's ten United Artists marketing and pro- built in Viaborg Island, near Hel- Your Man" saw it go to the top of Momoe Yamuguchi, Hiromi Go. top -selling albums. It is aimed at the duction chief isthe new product sinki. It will serve the arts of music, the charts there, while aggressive Mayumi Itsuwa and Mizuumi independent dealer and offers dis- manager of Bellaphon in Frankfurt, touring by other U.S. artists, both No Kesshin (Japan). counts of between 21/2 percent and sculpture, painting and so on, and is and also joining Bellaphon is label the outcome of lengthy top-level dis- in England and on the continent, CBS also entered into joint a 71/2 percent depending on the quan- manager Richard Belfort. reportedly enhanced their record venture agreement in 1975 with tity ordered. The disks involved in cussions by representatives of the Manfred Bung is the new advertis- Scandinavian nations. sales. Federal Records in Jamaica, and the offer include "Desire" by Bob ing manager of Metronome, and Acts performing overseas for with a Greek label. Dylan, Paul Simon's "Still Crazy Af- Roger Whittaker (Philips and Rolf Enoch has joined the company EMI) made another Finnish trip this ter All These Years," Art Garfunkel's as international product manager. month. The Finns were the first to "Breakaway" and Abba. Also dis- ... Roland Kommerell and Walter "discover" him in a big way and he counted are current albums by the Stein-Schomburg have been named Wombles, Sailor, Johnny Mathis, has written many of his hit songs vice-presidentsof PolydorInter- while in this country.... Ylioppilas- on her wedding day, in the musical in Aegean island discotheques Vince Hill, Johnny Nash and the national. ... Peer Musikverlage has kunnan Laulajat (YL) is touring the "Monte Cristo," at the Theatre des through the summer, has not been Sutherland Brothers. CBS is also re- a newcomer from Holland: Jody, Far East, giving concerts in Thai- Champs Elysees in Paris, with music released yet. ... Stelios Elliniadis, activating the "Hall of Fame" series who has produced a single for WEA. by Michel Legrand. .. . Romina former internationalrepertoire of double A -side singles with a re- land, the Philippines, Hong Kong ... April Music reporting great reac- and Japan, plus a recording session Power and Al Bano flew in to manager for Lyra, is now in a similar lease of 25 singles which include hits tion for the new CBS single "Good Athens, at the invitation of YENED- position for CBS, the American by Dylan, Santana, Charlie Rich planned for Tokyo. It is the oldest old Days," by Albert Hammond.... and best-known Finnish choir and tv for a special show which included company completing staffingin and Andy Williams. . . A $24,000 And plenty of action for the Bob Dy- features 40 voices. 17 of their Italian hits. readiness for the start of opreations sales campaign, Scottish Sound lan single "Hurricane" by Budde "Suorat Savelet," a musical tv Music Box artist Christina repre- here. Spectacular, is being launched north Musikverlage in Berlin. sented Greece at the Malta Inter- Polydor artist George Moustkai of the border in Scotland by Phono- show, investigated the world of vari- Plenty of radio play reported by ous sales charts in a recent edition, national Festival for Peace, singing appeared in a special television gram. Itfeatures product from a Gerig Musikverlage for Katja Eb- the song "Bethlehem, Bethlehem," show telecast by ERT, with guests variety of sources from Rod Stewart, sounding out Finnlevy, EMI Fin- stein's first Electroloa single "Aus land, Love, Raha-Automaattiyh- written by the M. Arhontidis-P. Kal- starsVicky Mosholiou, Antonis Alex Harvey, Robin Hall and Moira Liebe Weint Man Nicht."... And kos team. ... A new Lyra album is Kaloyiannis and Arletta, with MC Anderson. The campaign,nick- distys and pop magazines Intro the Meisel group is happy with big - and Suosikki. There are three com- "St. Ouranou Ta Perivolia," with Yiorgos Papastefanou. Phono- named Scotpak, is to be backed by selling girl singer Juliane Werding songs by Yiorgos Kontoyorgos, per- gram's Vicky Leaandros also did a an extensive radio and press adver- peting charts, all based on monthly with "Wenn Du Kenkst Du information and the most reliable is formed by Dimitris Psarianos and television special, hosted by Phono- tising promotion and the aim is to Denkst," another good sheet -music the one from Intro, used by Bill- new singer Isidora Sideri. gram's international repertoire man- sell 50,000 total units.... In recent seller being Albert Hammond's board. Minos Matsas and Son rissued ager John Petridis, who is also a top Daily Mail feature, Laurie Krieger "Down By The River." ... Number The Bournemouth Symphony Or- "Without You," by Nilsson; "A radio disk -jockey in Greece. revealed that Pye lent him $500.000 one of Melodie der Welt in Frank- Cada D'Irene," by Nico Fidenco; LEFTY KONGALIDES to buy the Soho chain of Harlequin chestra (EMI), conducted by Fin- furt in "Ich Hab Noch Sand In Den nish -born Paavo Berglund, to visit "Per Un Pugno Di Dollari," and shops and also that Harlequin sales Schuhn Von Hawai," by Bata Illic Finland in the fall.... Yuval Yaron "Per Qualche Dollaro In Piu," both BARCELONA to Jan. 31 will top $10 million with (BASF). Ennio Morriconne; and "The Good, likely pre-tax profits of $800,000.... of Israel won the 3d Sibelius Metronome director Gerhard We- Competition here in which more The Bad And The Ugly," by the An open-air festival, "Les Sis Coming soon from Polydor, James ber reports a deal with Italian label Hugo Montenegro orchestra and Hores De Canco A Canet," six hours Last triple album and new promo- than 30 young musicians took part. of Catalonian songs in Canet, at- Rifi and success for his new CTI- ... Rediffusion, a U.K. record com- chorus, all RCA product and smash tions deal involving retailers and ra- campaign through Germany.... hits when first released. ... Singer - tracted a crowd of 30,000, and there dio stations. pany, now selling Finnlevy's classi- ... Despite Queen's Slezak Musikverlage and Metro- cal product in the U.K., names un- composer George Marions, for the is to be a double album of the event, nine weeks at number one Slim though no record label has yet been nome had success with a debut con- der promotion including Merikanto, past ten years in Denmark, record- Whitman's "Rose Marie" still holds cert of Roger Whittaker in Ham- Madetoja and Sibelius.... Yleis- ing 11 albums and 53 singles, now in announced. the record -12 weeks in 1955. burg, the show being sold -out and Athens. There is also a Phonogram Belter Records here giving huge CHRIS WHITE radio has received more than 200 lo- his six albums all selling well, lead- cal entries for the 1976 Eurovision artist, Yiorgos Marinos, who has promotion in clubs and discos for ing to a full concert tour in the fall. Song Contest and a jury of nine will been popular here for quite a while, "Ramaya," the Afric Simone record HAMBURG Slezak has a deal with Char -Liz pick nine songs for a domestic final but George Marinos is having his .... Concerts in Spain this month for U.K. group Roxy Music (Ariola). Geroges Moustaki recorded his Music and Three Brothers Music in round of competition, to be held at disks released by a new company, the U.S.... Dave produced for CBS the end of February. Elliniki EteriaEpikinonion. Pepe Domingo Castana (Better), latest hit "Humblement II Est Venu" with two successful singles behind in a German version written by Wal- the German version of hishit KARI HELOPALTIO Cellist Byron Fithedjis to be hon- "Moonlight Serenade,"re -named ored with the Spiros Montsenigos him, has recorded "Mariauilla," the ter Brandin. New title, for Polydor old Spanish hit of 18 years ago .... release next month,is Kaum "Wie Schoen, Dich Zu Sehn." ATHENS Award from the Athens Academy, a Number one on all German radio "Jesus In Berlin," a new play de- trophy presented every two years to Ariola releasing "Hoy No Me Le- Bemerkt Und Unerkannt."... Top vanto," the new single by Manolo French star Michel Sardou's records stations and in the 80,000 jukeboxes scribed as a "political musical," writ- a brilliant young Greek musician. is Hansa's Juliane Werding and the ten by Harry Petropoulos, with mu- ... Maria Farantouri touring big Galvan, a record which has been a will now be distributed by Ariola hit in South America under the title here. single "Wenn Du Denkst, Du sic by Yiorgos Hadjinasios, is to be Greek centers in March, performing Denkst," written by Gunter Gabriel. presented next fall by British direc- for the first time without Mikis "Hijo De Ramera," or "Son Of A "Charlie Brown," already one of Bitch." FERNANDO SALAVERRY the top -sellers in France, Spain and EMI Electrola has a new staff for tor Victor Spinetti at the Kotopouli Theodorakis, and in February she Belgium, has been published in six international production chief Her- theater. Spinetti, responsible for takes part in a concert at London's different versions in Germany, with bert Fest: label managers Gunnar F. presenting "" in Rome and Am- Royal Albert Hall in aid of Cyprus STOCKHOLM Two -Man Sound (the original ver- Kelling (EMI), Jochen Krauss sterdam and "Jesus Christ, Super- and Chilean refugees. Two members of the British group sion), on WEA: the Charlie Brown (Tamla Motown), Walter Puetz star" in Paris, intends transferring "Onira," or "Dreams,"isthe Genesis were in town recently to Family on Ariola; Benito di Paula on (Bellavista) and Stefnan Knab the play to London after the Greek Greek version of "Africa," sung by promote the band's new album on Teldec; Nini Rosso on Hansa; (RAK). Public relations manager is premiere. Teris Chrysos, Music Box artist, and Phonogram Sweden. It was issued Marco Remez on Polydor; and the Holger Mueller and Bernd Cockel is Phonogram artist Vicky Leandros by Dakis, a Minos label singer, and here on January 30, two weeks be- first German version is by Benny on press officer. Chief on the German gave two charity performances in the song is also available in Greece fore its U.K. release.... Michael Hansa; the publishing done by Nou- production side is still the successful Frankfurt in aid of Cyprus refugees. through the English version by Trotow, one of Sweden's top record- vellesEditions' Eddie Barclay to Manfred Zumkeller. ... Greek singer Soula Markisi is Simba (EMI), but the French rendi- ing engineers who has worked Edition Montana. WOLFGANG SPAHR portraying Mercedes, the bride lost tion by Joe Dassin on CBS, popular (Continued on page 52) 52

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Asser) 3 2 24 ORIGINAL HITS-Drifters 18ROMANCE-Hiromi Iwasaki (Victor)- (A&M) SUN-Demis Roussos (Philips) 20EMIL I LONNEBERGA-°Soundtrack 6 16 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY-Donna (Atlantic) (NTV) 5 WHY DID YOU DO IT-Strech (Anchor) (Philips) Summer 4 - DESIRE-Bob Dylan (CBS) 19 KOI NO YAKO RESSHA-Zutorubi (Elec)- 6 DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING 5 HOW DARE YOU -10 cc (Mercury) (NTV, Nichion) TO?-Diana Ross (Motown) 7 7 WE DO IT-R.&J. Stone (RCA)- - Rondor/Tin Lid (Phil Swern) 6 5 OMMADAWN-Mike Oldfield (Virgin) 20JIBAI-Miyuki Nakajima (Aard-vark)- 7 I WRITE THE SONGS-Barry Manilow 40 GREATEST HITS-Perry Como (Yamaha) (Arista) 8 4 IN DULCE JUBILO/ON 7 4 MEXICO (K -Tel) 8 LOVE IS THE DRUG-Roxy Music (Island) HORSEBACK-Mike Oldfield (Courtesy Radio MIL) STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE (Virgin)-Virgin (Mike Oldfield) 8 6 As Of 1/17/76 9 MAMA MIA-Abba (Polar) YEARS-Paul Simon (CBS) 10 HURRICANE-Bob Dylan (CBS) (Bach/Murray/Oldfield) This 9 24 STAR TRACKING '76-Various ITALY 11 BLUE GUITAR-Justin Hayward & John 9 6 KING OF THE COPS-Billy Howard Week (Ronco) (Courtesy Germano Ruscifto) Lodge (Threshold) (Penny Farthing)-Burlington 1 ESCLAVO Y AMO-Los Pasteles Verdes 10 SING LOFTY-Don Estelle & Windsor As Of 1/20/76 12 SQUEEZE BOX-The Who (Polydor) (Billy Howard) - (Gas) Davies (EMI) SINGLES 13EVIL WOMAN-Electric Light Orchestra 10 14 EVIL WOMAN-Electric Light This 2 PAPAYA-Urszula Dudziak (Arista) 11 21 40 GOLDEN GREATS-Jim Reeves (Jet) Orchestra (Jet)-Jet/United Week 3 UNA CARTA-Los Terricolas (Gamma) Artists (Jeff Lynne) (Arcade) 14SATURDAY NIGHT-Bay City Rollers 1 LILLY-Antonello Venditti (IT/RCA) 4 CUATRO LAGRIMAS-Los Polifaceticos 11 9 LET THE MUSIC PLAY-Barry White 12 13 TUBULAR BELLS-Mike Oldfield (Arista) 2 LA TARTARUGA-Bruno Lauzi (RCA) (Capitol) (20th Century) (Virgin) 15LOVE HURTS-Jim Capaldi (Island) 2 PROFONDO ROSSO-I Goblin (Cinevox- 5 COMO UN DUENDE-Los Baby's (Peerless) MIDNIGHT RIDER-Paul Davidson 13 12 SHEER HEART ATTACK-Queen 16 ART FOR ART'S SAKE -10 C.C. (Mercury) 12 10 Fonit/Cetra) 6 MELINA-Camilo Sesto (Ariola) (Tropical) (EMI) 17I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1)-O'Jays (PIR) 4IL MAESTRO DI VIOLINO-Domenico 7SATIN SOUL (Alma de satin)-Unlimited ITCHYCOO PARK-Small Faces 14 7 ATLANTIC CROSSING-Rod Stewart 18DO THE BUS STOP-Fatback Band 13 13 Modugno (Carosello/Ricordi) Sounds Orch. (Gamma) (Immediate)-United Artists (Warner Bros.) (Polydor) 5 THE HUSTLE-Van McCoy & Soul City 8 DOING IT TO DEATH (Haciendolo hasta (Steven Marriott/Ronnie Lane) 15 22 THE HISSING OF SUMMER 19GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE-Sailor (Epic) Symphony (Avco/Ariston/Ricordi) morir)-The J.B.'s (Polydor) 14 22 ANSWER ME-Barbara Dickson LAWNS-Joni Mitchell (Asylum) 20 SHOW ME YOU'RE A WOMAN-Mud 6 GAMMA-E. Simonetti Orchestra (Cinevox/ 9 HEY LITTLE FIREFLY (Luciernaga)-Firefly 15 11 ART FOR ART'S SAKE-10c.c. 16 34 ELVIS PRESLEY'S GREATEST (Philips) Fonit/Cetra) (A&M) (Mercury)-St. Annes (10c.c.) HITS-(Arcade) 6 PAGLIACCIO-Alunni Del Sole (P.A./ 29 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE-David 17 18 WISH YOU WERE HERE- 16 Ricordi) Ruffin (Harvest) THE BEST OF THE STYLISTICS 8UN'ALTRA VOLTA CHIUDI LA PORTA- 17 23 SUNSHINE DAY-Osibisa 18 9 (Avco) Adriano Celentano (Clan/MM) 18 20 MILKYWAY-Sheer Elegance 19 19 GET RIGHT INTAE HIM-Billy 9 10 PROGIONIERO-Sandro Giacobbe (CBS/ From The Music Capitals (Pye)-Grade & Lynton/ATV (H. MM) Watkins) Connolly (Polydor) ROLLED GOLD-Rolling Stones 10LE THE COMPANE-Schola Cantorum 19 8 WIDE EYED AND LEGLESS-Andy 20 20 (RCA) Fairweather Low (A&M)-Rondor (Decca) Of The World 21 8 WOULDN'T YOU LIKE IT-Bay City 10 WHAT A DIFFERENCE-Esther Philips (Glyn Johns) (Kudu/MM) 20 26 NO REGRETS-Walker Brothers Rollers (Bell) have almost reached the100.000 12FOOTSTOMPIN' MUSIC-H. Bohannon Continued Iron' pule 21 30 BABY FACE-Wing & A Prayer Fife 22 28 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-Eagles (Brunswick/MM) mark. & Drum Crops. (Atlantic)-Francis (Asylum) closely with Abba on all their major 12BELLA DENTRO-Paolo Frescura (RCA) Day & Hunter 23 11 GREATEST HITS-Barry White (20th recordings. is currently recording a David Bowie is breaking through 14 UN ANGELO-Santo California (Baby 22 18 DO THE BUS STOP-Fatback Band Century) in Holland, his success growing fast Records) solo album which is to be released (Polydor)-Clita (Fatback Band) 24 17 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST 15TU CA NON CHIAGNE-Giardino dei since the release here of his single 23 28 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER- HITS-(CBS) on CBS. Abba have promised to sit Semplici (CBS/MM) Paul Simon (CBS)-De Shufflin 25 - MUSIC EXPRESS-Various (K -Tel) in on the recording sessions.... "Fame," and lnelco decided to re- (Paul Simon/Phil Ramone) 26 14 THE VERY BEST OF ROGER Ejorn Skifs, former lead singer with release his "Space Oddity" in De- 24 38 LOW RIDER-War (Island)-Scott/ WHITTAKER-(Columbia) cember on the back -strength of Far Out (J. Goldstein) 27 23 20 SONGS OF JOY-Nigel Brooks Blue Swede, together with his pro- Singers (K -Tel) FRANCE 25 25 BOTH ENDS BURNING-Roxy (Courtesy Centre d'Information ducer Ben Palmers goes to Los An- "Fame." Then "Golden Years" 28 33 QUEEN-(EMI) Music (Island) et de Documentation du Disque) came out in January'. with both sin- SIREN-Rory Music (Island) geles in February to start work on his 26 45 MOONLIGHT SERENADE/LITTLE 29 36 Denotes local origin 30 30 ALL AROUND MY HAT-Steeleye gles making the Top 10 here. a BROWN JUG/IN THE MOOD- SINGLES new EMI album. Skifs is one of the Span (Chrysalis) Glenn Miller (RCA)-United This European artists who will be pro- unique situation for Holland. 31 10 MAKE THE PARTY LAST-James Artists Week John Denver followup to "Cal- Last (Polydor) moted by EMI Internationalthis 27 32 DEEP PURPLE-Donny & Marie 1 JE T'AIME TU VOIS-Daniel Guichard 32 31 BEDTIME STORIES-Judge Dread ypso"is "Annie's Song," released Osmond (Barclay) year.... Harpo, anotherSwedish (Cactus) 28 - DECEMBER '63-Four Seasons 2 CHICAGO-Frederic Francois (Vogue) here for the second time at the spe- 33 25 FAVOURITES-Peters & Lee (Philips) EMI artist, will also be promoted by (Warner Bros.)-Jobete London 3 QUEL TEMPERAMENT DU FEU-Sheila 34 27 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON-Pink EMI Intl. this year. His disk, "Movie cial request of Dutch disk jockeys. (Bob Gaudio) (Carrere) Floyd (Harvest) Gladys Knight and the Pips I Bud- 29 21 GET IT TOGETHER-Crispy & Co. 4 LE FRANCE-Michel Sardou (Trema/ Star," has been a big Continental hit ... 35 SUNBURST FINISH-Be-Bop Deluxe (Creole) - Sonopresse) dah) in Holland this month for con- (Harvest) and is being released on Capitol in 30 42 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH 5 DU COTE DE CHEZ SWANN-Dave (CBS) 36 15 THE SINGLES 1969-1973- the States. certs and already there are signs of YOU-Captain & Tennille (A&M)- 6 ET MON PERE-Nicolas Peyrac (Pathe- Carpenters (A&M) Rondor (Morgan Cavett) Marconi) Grammofon AB Electra has just sell-out success. 37 26 MOTOWN GOLD-Various (Tamla) 31 44 SQUEEZE BOX-Who (Polydor)-Eel 7 VIENS MAMAN-Noam (Polydor) FRANS VAN DER BEEK 38 THE BEST OF BREAD-(Elektra) releasedthe new Sweet album, Pie (Glyn Johns) - 8VAISSELLE CASSEE-Pierre Perret (WEA) 39 16 ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR-David 32 17 LET'S TWIST AGAIN/THE TWIST- 9FRIDA OUM PAPA-Annie Cordy (CBS) "Give Us a Wink." The group's two - Essex (CBS) Chubby Checker (London)-Carlin 10DANSE-LA, CHANTE-LA-Sylvia Vartan album set, "String Up." has sold 40 32 BREAKAWAY-Art Garfunkel (CBS) COPENHAGEN 33 34 HOW HIGH THE MOON-Gloria (RCA) 41 29 SHAVED FISH-John Lennon/Plastic over 50,000 copies here, qualifying Gaynor 11 DOLANNES MELODIE-Jean-Claude Successful concert tour for South Ono Band (Apple) 34 49 HONEY I-George McCrae (Jayboy)- Borelly (Discodis) them for their fourth Swedish gold ABBA-(Epic) Arican singer Roger Whittaker and Sunbury (H.W. Casey/R. Finch) 42 - 12 QUAND J'ETAIS CHANTEUR-Michel 43 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY-Donna disk.... Polydor is currently record- a sell-out too for Roxy Music who 35 39 LIES IN YOUR EYES-Sweet - Delpech (Barclay) Summer (GTO) ing an album with Swedish -based (RCA)-Sweet/Carlin (Sweet) 13BYE BYE CHERRY-Martin Circus (Vogue) gave a concert at The Tivoli in Co- 44 40 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS- 36 47 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME- 14MISSA AMORIS-St. Preux (Carrere) pianist Wlodek Gulgowski and pro- (DJM) penhagen. ... The hottest Danish Yvonne Fair (Tamla Motown)- 15KISS ME, KISS YOUR BABY-Brotherhood 45 M.U.-Jethro Tull (Chrysalis) duced by Leif Carlyvist.... The new name at the moment is Gasolin who Jobete London (Norman - Of Man (Vogue) 46 42 DESPERADO-The Eagles (Asylum) Robin Trower Chrysalis album, Whitfield) LPs have been number one on the chart 37 15 CAN I TAKE YOU HOME LITTLE 47 35 CRISIS? WHAT CRISES?- "Live," was recorded at the Stock- Supertramp (A&M) This for three months with their CBS al- GIRL-*Drifters (Bell)- Week February' Cookaway/Barry Mason (R. 48 41 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-10cc holm Concert House in bum, "Gas 5." CBS representatives 1 FERRAT 76-Jean Ferrat (Barclay) Greenaway) (Mercury) 1975. The group is returning to from worldwide offices will be at- -Paul 2 COLUCHE VOL. 2-Coluche (Pathe- 38 35 DRIVE SAFELY DARLIN'-Tony 49 44 Stockholm in May for a free concert McCartney/Wings (Apple) Marconi) tending the hand's concert at the Tiv- Christie 3 LA VIE LILAS-Serge Lama (Philips) 50 CARNIVAL-Manuel and The Music at the same venue. 39 48 WEAK SPOT-Evelyn Thomas (20th - 4 WISH YOU WERE HERE-Pink Floyd oliin mid -February, to assess the Of The Mountains (Studio Two) Century)-Levitathian/Horse (I. (Pathe-Marconi) Grammofon AB Electrais now possibilities of launching the group Levine/D. Leake) 5 PREMIER ALBUM-Dave (CBS) representing the U.K. label Cube internationally. 40 19 GOLDEN YEARS-David Bowie 6 CHICAGO-Frederic Francois (Vogue) whichincludesmaterialby Joe (RCA)-Bewlay /EMI /Chrysalis/ 7 DOLANNES MELODIE-Jean-Claude Borelli February will be a heavy month Mainman (David Bowie) Cocker and T. Rex.... Swedish Radio JAPAN (Discodis) for the Tivoli Concert Hall. Among 41 40 TEARS ON THE TELEPHONE- 8 TOI QUI T'EN VAS-Nana Mouskouri (Courtesy of Music Labo, Inc.) will soon start the building of its the visiting names will he Blood, Claude Francois (Philips) As Of 1/19/76 long -projected concert house and 42 43 DREAMS OF YOU-Ralph McTell JULIEN CLERC NO. 7-Julien Clerc (Pathe- Sweat and Tears, Uriah Ileep, Bad Denotes local origin 9 (Warner Bros.)-Misty River/ This Marconi) recording studio. The buildingis SINGLES Company, Leo Sayer, Gloria Gaynor. Essex (S. Allen) Week 10QUEL TEMPERAMENT DE FEA-Sheila calculated to cost 56.5 million. ... 43 - SOMETHING'S BEEN MAKING ME Chick Corea and Harpo. Also 1 ANO HI NI KAERITAI-Yumi Arai (Carrere) Two local record companies, Marilla BLUE-*Smokie (RAK)- (Express)-(Alfa) amongst the visitors- Freddy Breck, Chinnichap (M. Chapman/N. 2 ORETACHI NO TABI-Masatoshi and Mariann, are currently promot- Kevin Coyne, Freddy Fender and the Chinn) Nakamura (Columbia)-(NTV) ing new albums through video pres- 44 - RODRIGO'S GUITAR CONCERTO SWEDEN Rubettes. 3 SHIROI YAKUSOKU-Momoe Yamaguchi I.EIF SCHULMAN D'ARANJUEZ-Manuel & The (CBS/Sony)-(Tokyo) (Courtesy of GLF) entation. Barbarella released second al- Denotes local origin Music Of The Mountains (EMI)- 4OYOGE! TAIYAKI KUN-Masato Shimon AMSTERDAM bum.... Silver disk for Australian Critico (Norman Newell) (Canyon)-(Fuji) LPs singer Kamahl for 25.000 sales of 45 - I LOVE MUSIC-The O'Jays (PIR)- 5 SENTIMENTAL-Hiromi Iwasaki (Victor)- This A record recently gone "Plat- Gamble-Huff/Carlin (K. Gamble/ (NTV) Week nium" here is the film -track of the "The Elephant Song." ... Reissue of L. Huff) 1 ABBA'S GREATEST HITS-(Polar) 6 MEMAI-Kei Ogura (Polydor)-(Nichion, golden hits album by BASF. ... 46 41 GOD'S GONNA PUNISH YOU- Kitty) 2 SCHIFFZI-Bjorn Skits (EMI) movie "Once Upon A Time In The 3 Tymes 7 KATAMUITA MICHISHIRUBE-Akira Fuse HAN AR MIN SANG-Pelle Karlsson West," the score written by Ennio Heavy airplay for Henning Vilen's 47 46 I BELIEVE I'M GONNA LOVE YOU- (King)-(Watanabe) (Signatur) "Elephant Song" on the Starbox la- (Reprise)-Campbell 4 FRIDA ENSAM-Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Polar) Morricone. It has been on the Top 8 YURETERU WATASHI-Junko Sakurada bel. KNUD ORSTED Connelly (Snuff Garrett) (Victor)-(Sun) 5 FLAMINGOKVINTETTEN 6-(Flam) 50 album chart for a Year and sales 53 (Published Once A Month) Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/7/76 Gospel EB'sellsi"e71 ,Gospel LPs The Hall Of Fame Looms Nearer c Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications. Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored n 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. As Site In Nashville Acquired 1.; Nr- MI0. nac-, CC NASHVILLE-The sitefor the the Gospel Music Assn (GMA). the Gospel Music Hall of Fame TITLE, Artist, Label & Number Gospel Music Hall of Fame, esti- Groundbreaking ceremonies are set board of trustees. mated at a cost of $1.5 million, is sit- for this spring with opening target "It fulfills the dream of not only 1 1 19 JAMES CLEVELAND & CHARLES FOLD SINGERS Jesus Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me, Savoy MG 7005 uated at Demonbreun and Division the fall of 1977. those of us in the industry, but also Streets here, across from the Coun- "The announcement that the land thousands of gospel music fans." 2 2 19 SHIRLEY CAESAR try Music Hall of Fame. has been purchased and the Hall of Don Butler, chairman of the Hall No Charge, Flab 2176 (Scepter) The three -level building, contain- Fame will become a reality is the re- of Fame fund-raising committee, ing approximately19,000 square sult of dedicated efforts of many points out that funding for the pur- 3 20 6 SHIRLEY CAESAR Be Careful Of Stones You Throw, Hob HBX 2181 (Scepter) feet on a 77,000 -square -foot tract, leaders in the gospel music field," chase of the property (from the will house a museum and offices for says Maurice LeFevre, chairman of Nashville Housing Authority) and 4 21 6 SHIRLEY CAESAR construction are a result of contribu- Go Take A Bath (Sermon), Hob HBX 2183 (Scepter) tions from both members of the in- dustry and friends of gospel music. 5 5 37 THE GOSPEL KEYNOTES Reach Out, Nashboro 7147 "In addition to cash gifts and Shaped Notes pledges," Butler says, "gospel music 6 6 37 JAMES CLEVELAND & THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA show promoters and performers COMMUNITY CHOIR The Rambos recently taped the ducing the session for Sky-Lite Rec- have staged benefit performances To The Glcry Of God, Savoy MG 14360 Rev. Jimmy Swaggart's television ords. Barbara and Eddie Miller, throughout the U.S. in behalf of the show here, making it three times in staff writers for Tree International, undertaking." 7 7 96 HAROLD SMITH MAJESTICS James Cleveland Presents-Lord, Help Me To Hold Out, Savoy MG 14319 the past two years.... Joe Mulford's are the writers. The building was designed by the new album on Tempo Records was Atlanta architectural firm of Jova, 8 8 96 JAMES CLEVELAND & THE VOICES OF TABERNACLE presented in a dedicatory concert at Daniel and Busby. God Has Smiled On Me, Savoy MG 14352 the Shreveport Civic Theater. Mul- ford performed several of the songs Calif. Firm 9 9 37 REVEREND MACEO WOODS & THE from the album, including "All Of 4:P.1110/11=041M114M.114M1.0.1.114M.1).1M0041=1/0' 6:0 CHRISTIAN TABERNACLE CHOIR Me," "Is It Any Wonder" and "He Is Goodbye Lonliness, Hello Happiness, Gospel Truth GTS 3506 Offers Aid So Great." Congregational singing GOSPEL 10 3 41 ANDRAE CROUCH & DISCIPLES and a short message by Dr. Al Jan- Take Me Back, Light LS 5637 (Word/ABC) ney of Miami added variety to the To Writers I AT ITS BEST I evening. Lee Neuen, representing THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.- ! Add This Outstanding 11 11 75 REVEREND ISAAC DOUGLAS WITH THE JOHNSON ENSEMBLE Tempo of Kansas City, led the Christian Artists Corp. is offering a The Harvest IsPlentiful. Creed 3056 (Nashboro) !Product To Your Inventory crowd in a dedication of the new al- Christian music analysis service for For Super Gospel Sales 12 4 100 ANDRAE CROUCH bum. composersdesiringprofessional Live At Carnegie Hall. Light LS 5602 (Word/ABC) The Hawaiians, Mark and Diane consultation concerning their com- The Fabulous locket Brothers Yasuhara, sang a series of five for- positions. 13 10 37 JAMES CLEVELAND & SHIRLEY CAESAR 03 The King And Queen Of Gospel, Hob HBX 2175 (Scepter) mal banquets recently, sponsored by The service includes an in-depth Kansas City Youth for Christ.... analysis of music, such as melody. C 14 18 87 JAMES CLEVELAND WITH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA The Blue Ridge Quartet, Mark Four, rhythm, harmony, form, market cat- JO COMMUNITY CHOIR the Jacob Brothers and The Vicks- egory and lyrics as well as general I'll Do His Will, Savoy MG 14284 burg Quartet set to perform in a recommendations concerning best "Battle Of Songs" concert April 30 use of the music and publishing pos- 15 GOSPEL KEYNOTES CD Destiny, Nashboro 7159 in Altoona, Pa.... Sunrise, a South- sibilities. C) ern gospel group from Brimingham, "Most of us in Christian music re- JESUS ISREAL 16 16 54 JAMES CLEVELAND & THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA have changed their name to the ceive regular inquiries from new COMMUNITY CHOIR Brothers. The change also includes a composers who need help in know- In The Ghetto. Savoy MG 14322 "JESUS IS REAL" personnel change, the addition of ing how they can best use their mu- THE FABULOUS LUCKETT Glen Wade to the group. sic,"says William Rayborn, vice 17 12 11 REVEREND ISAAC DOUGLAS ... The BROTHERS # 1466 By The Grace Of God. Creed 3064 (Nashboro) Singing Towers of Oakboro, N.C. president of Christian Artists. "We llas4ale performed in 20 -degree tempera- want to help raise the quality of MUNK 18 ICE* ANDRAE CROUCH AND THE DISCIPLES tures at Trade -Day in Collinsville, Christiancompositionscoupled The Best Of Andrae. Light LS 5678 (Word/ABC) Ala. recently. Despite the weather with constructive suggestions and they drew a crowd of approximately criticisms." 19 26 114 JAMES CLEVELAND Give Me A Clean Head. Savoy MG 14270 3,500 for the event. Anyone interested in further in- "It Was Jesus," the first country - formation of musical analysis may 20 14 11 JACKSON SOUTHERNAIRES gospel opera ever written, will be re- write Christian Artists Corp., P.O. Down Home, Malaco MLP 4350 corded by the Blackwood Brothers Box 1984, Thousands Oaks, Calif. in February with Joel Gentry pro- 91360, or phone (805) 497-9444. 21 30 62 SENSATIONAL NIGHTINGALES My Sisters And Brothers, ABC/Peacock PLP 59209

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PROFESSIONAL COMEDY MATERIAL Ales Quarterbacking Motown Resurge ASCAP The Serviceof the Stars Since 1940) "THE COMEDIAN" ( /runt page 6 looked upon by Ales thusly.: "Some- national (in London) and Ralph Original Monthly Service-$45 yr. pstg. $8 (Sample Order) 3 issues, $15, pstg. $1.80 have to be given the same key sup- times you have to take one step side- Seltzer, head of corporate affairs. 35 "FUNMASTER" Gag Files, $45, pstg. $7 port as is given to launching new ways before you can take two for- Motown Industries is the motion Nominees 'Anniversary Issue." $30, pstg. $3 -Flow to Master the Ceremonies." $6. pstg $2 names. "You have to maintain what ward." picture operation with Gordy, Mike Every item different! No C.0.13 's vou have. You can't forget the Executives reporting to Ales in- Roshkind, vice chairman: Gordon "WE TEACH STANDUP COMEDY" via mail people who have been with you clude Suzanne DePass, head of crea- Riess, chief operating officer and Revealed Payable to: BILLY GLASON 200 W. 54th St.. from the beginning." tive services (which includes a&r); Jack Lorenz, head of financial. N EA\ YORK --Sixteen writer can- N.Y.C. 10019 tfn The Supremes. Eddie Kendricks, Mike Lushka, boss of sales: Paul One area of concern: getting pro- didates and 12 publisher candidates the Miracles. David Ruffin, the Johnson, head of national promo- gram directors hip to Motown's have been nominated by ASCAP for DEEJAYS: NEW SURE-FIRE COMEDY. 11,000 classified one -line gags, $10. Catalog free. Commodores. They are all on Ales' tion; Guy Costa, head of recording crossover records. Ales finds discos a positions on its Board of Review. Edmund Orrin, 2786-A West Roberts, Fresno, mind. Even (one (Motown operates its own studio in new area in which to break records. Lyricists nominated in the popu- Calif. 93711. tfn of the label's key attractions, along L.A.): Robert Gordy, head of pub- but he doesn't think a company lar -production field are Walter Bish- KALEIDOSCOPE IS NOT AJOKESERVICE. with Diana. Stevie, Marvin Gaye lishing: Ken East, head of inter- should only cut its artists for discos. op. Martin Charnin, Joseph Do- KaleidoscopeISa PERSONALITY service. Subscribers worldwide. Free sample at P.O. Box and the Tempts) "should have been nlon, Sherman Edwards. Bud Green 4819 Walnut Creek, Calif. 94596. Specify format. built up much more than he has. His and Leonard Whitcup. Composers tfn 'Quiet Storm' LP which came out in nominated inthe same fieldare ORIGINAL COMEDY FOR RADIO ENTER- early 1975 has sold some 650,000 Long -Lived Album Sales Clint Ballard Jr.. Leon Carr, Jay tainers.(Yessir,therealthing, gang!). Free Sample. OBITS, 366-A West Bullard Avenue, units. It's quiet and it's terrible." Gorney, John Green, Harold Rome Fresno, California 93704. fe21 As for Wonder, there are still some Continued Irma page 3 MCA set that is still selling around and Charles Strouse. THE FUNNY FIRM, 1304 KIRK, EVANSTON, points in his reported $13 million KIISprogram director Charlie 1,600 copies (a two -LP set) a week In the standard field, composers III. 60202. Over 100 original gags every month pact which have not been cleared by Tuna points out that the biggest sell- after more than 224 weeks in release. nominated are Jack Hamilton Bee- for a modest fee. Free Sample! eoi both sides. So in effect he hasn't ing albums in Los Angeles in his sta- "American Graffiti" on MCA has son, Lukas Foss. Ned Rorem and "SHOW -OAFS" COMEDY DROPIN PACK - age is four reels of freshly produced featurettes, signed this new pact. but Ales says tion's surveys are "Chicago's Great- been out 125 weeks and is selling ElieSiegmeister.Publishers are almost 500 cuts-$44.00! Demo $2.00 (Refund- he is very much legally under con- est Hits" and "The Greatest Hits of around 4.800 copies a week. Walter Gould of Lawson -Gould able). Mother Cleo Productions, Box 521, New- berry, S.C., 29108. fe7 tract to Motown under the previous Helen Reddy." MCA's twofer series, featuring the Music Publishers; Robert MacWil- arrangement. Wonder is supposed to Chicago's collection was only re- best of such artists as Tommy Dor- liams. E.C. Schirmer Music: and do six LPs for the company but there leased Nov. 17 and it's already past sey, etc..is selling 4,800 copies a George Shorney Jr., Hope Publish- SCHOOLS lk is no timetable. As for the sticky two million units and selling at the week. ing Co. INSTRUCTIONS items still to be resolved ... Ales isn't rate of 100,000 a week and CBS be- But it's the rock stuff of the past Popular -productionpublishers REI FIVE WEEK COURSE FOR FCC 1ST talking. lieves it will hit four million by the two to five years that is really scoring nominated areB. Tom Collins, phone license. Six week course for Radio/TV Wonder was in the studio last end of the year. in sales these days, including mate- Chess Music: Murray Deutch, Mu- announcer. Call or write today. REI, 61 N. Pine- apple Ave., Sarasota, Fla. 33577, and 2402 Tide. week working on the long awaited There is evidence that some of the rial by- Sonny & Cher and Emerson, sic of The Times Publishing Corp.; water Trail. Fredericksburg. Va. 22401. tin LP.As for the industry -setting $13 greatest hits collections by superstars Lake & Palmer on Atlantic. Burt Litwin. Belwin-Mills; Johnny millionpact,Ales says simply: such as Elton John reach 6 million Atlantic's Greenberg says:"I Marks, St.Nicholas Music: Ivan "There are a lot of ways for dollars to plus in sales in the U.S. alone. think kids are still discovering the Mogull, Ivan Mogul] Music Corp.: be accumulated at the end of the Bob Dylan has two collections of music. When they reach about 12 Duke Niles, Paris Music: and Bob BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIE term (of the contract)." greatest hits and both are selling be- years old, they get out of the Donny Reno, Midsong Music. In setting up realistic LP sched- tween 1,000 and 1.500 copies a week. Osmond phase and perhaps hear a Members of ASCAP's writers FORMER PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN NOW ules, Ales acknowledges there have professionalaccountantseekspartnerwith Neil Diamond's greatest hits collec- record at a friend's house and they nominating committee are Louis Al- capital for highly lucrative concert sound co. been some months "we slipped with- tion on MCA is selling more than go out and try to buy their own. ter, Lee Adams, Robert Allen, Jacob investment. Call(2011 361-6148 evenings. S. out any product. We'll avoid this by Hellring, 44 Center Grove Rd., Apt. L 44, Ran- 3,800 copies a week and has been "Also, the honest truth is that this Druckman, Bronislaw Kaper and dolph, N.J. 07801. fe7 a greater concentration of meetings out about 90 weeks. His "Hot Au- music often has lasting value and David Rose. The organization's for singles, albums, sales and pro- gust Night" LP has been out more when a person wears a record out, he publishersnominating committee motion." And by having everyone than 164 weeks and is still selling or she buys another for their music includes Stanley Mills, Leo Talent keyed in, Ales says all hands know around 3,300 copies a week, library." and David Sette,tack. about meeting release schedules. Elton John's "Don't Shoot Me, He conducts a singles meeting ev- I'm Only The Piano Player" LP is ery Tuesday morning, an LP meet- still selling at the rate of 4,400 copies 1181110411 ing every Wednesday morning. All a week and it has been out more London Label Convention departments attend and work out re- than 157 weeks. Continued from page rY forming. Walt McGuire, head of lease schedules. At Elektra Records, Stan Mar- thing. they should let us know be- pop a&r, handled introductions. As for LPs, "We're not interested shall. national sales manager, re- cause we are constantly looking for Besides the above -mentioned dis- MaRT in a gigantic release like 20-30 ti- ports that "The Best Of Bread, Vol. feedback that many' times never tributors, others attending included tles," Ales says while nibbling on a I,is a big, big, big LP."Itsold comes," he said. Zamoiski of Baltimore. Bib of Char- bagel with cream cheese, "but on a 434.921 copies last year and about During a promotion meeting, the lotte, London Records of Chicago, Rates: "POSITION WANTED" is small powerful inroad." Yet there 67% of that was in tape, either 8 - delegates were given different views Arc -Jay -Kay of Detroit. Record $10-in advance-for 1 inch, one will be no minimum number of LPs from a panel composed of Gordon, time. No charge for Box number. track or cassette. The tape sales are Sales of Denver. Alpha of Hartford, required each month. "incredible," Marshall says, adding Bryan McIntyre of WCOL in Co- H.W. Daily of Houston, Hot Line of "POSITION OPEN" is $20-in The executive says there is more that he doesn't know why tape is so lumbus, Ohio, Neil McIntyre of Memphis, London Records of Los advance-for one time. Box num- concentration on doing LPs than high on this particular product. WPIX in New York. Sonny Taylor Angeles. Heilicher Brothers of Min- ber ads asking for tape samples singles. will be charged an added $1 for The Doors are also alive and well of WWRL in New York, Tom Ken- neapolis. All -South of New Orleans, handling and postage. Motown's country efforts center in oldies. The Doors sells between nedy of Universal Distributors in Alta of Phoenix, ABC Records & around three acts these days: T.G. 125,000 and 150,000 a year. Mar- Philadelphia, Ron laformaro of Tapes of Seattle and Roberts of St. Send money and advertising copy Shepard, who has had two No. I shall reports. in to: Progress Records Cleveland. Louis. hits, Jed Strunk and Ernie Payne. MCA Records, however, may be Gary Taylor of the Gavin Report Radio -TV Job Mart, Billboard, The recent consolidation of the one of the biggest labels for contin- and Marty Ostrow of Cash Box. 1515 Broadway, N.1. 10036 Label Pushes Tour Nashville office for the Melodyland uous sales of catalog product. Several key topics were discussed. label (which John Fisher operates) is "Tommy" got added new life after including the fact that singles con- Of Scottish Group the movie came out and is selling tinue to set up album sales, the abil- NEW YORK-Private Stock Rec- POSITIONS OPEN 4,000 -plus a week, mostly on the ity of certain records to cross over ords has launched a comprehensive East Coast and West Coast, after 346 and the growing importance of dis- advertising, promotion and public- weeks inrelease. The South. for cos. ity campaign in support of the Band WVOJ is actively interviewing for a Disc Person (Air Personality), female & other GOLDEN OLDIES whateverreason,neverreally On Tuesday (27) London had a of The Black Watch, during the minorities encouraged to apply. Job require- latched onto either "Tommy" or dinner -showcase with Svl Johnson, Scottish military unit's cross-country ments, first ticket, 3-5 years broadcast ex- U.S. bicentennial tour, according to perience, knowledge of country music, will- TRADING POST "," another Al Green and Green. Wheels per - ing to work Mid-6AM air shift w/ some pro- Larry Uttal, Private Stock's presi- duction. Sendtape,resume & salary Don't Miss It!! Classified Adver- dent. requirements to Gene Pope, 1435 Ellis Rd., tising Closes Every Monday. S., Jacksonville, Fla. 32205. eow The label, which has released an "WANTED TO BUY," "FOR CBS' San Diego Meeting album-"The Band of the Black SALE," "SWAPPING" Contintred/rompage 8 than 99 platinum records were dis- Watch"- by the group. will support Use the headline thatfitsyour its 50 -city military concert tour with needs. Robbins. Flo & Eddie. Charlie tributed among the members of Chi- Radio as a career? Willing to learn all facets cago. its producer James Guercio full -page trade and consumer print of radio? Married persons preferred. First Regular Classified: 75c per word. McCoy and Return To Forever. ads. Ticket required. If interested contact Doc Minimum $15.30 and manager Larry Fitzgerald as all DeVore, Broadcast Enterprises, Box 968, Many newer CBS -signed artists in nine of the group's albums have now In addition, there will be specially Powell, Wy. 82435. An Equal Opportunity Display Classified: $35.00 per col- all fields of music were also show- umn inch. sold one million units apiece. designed point -of -purchase display Employer. fe14 cased. such as Dr. Feelgood, Soul materials, and a special drive for in- PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY Maurice White, leader of Earth, ORDER TO: Children. Anthony White. Small Wind & Fire, picked up two plati- store play of both the single and al- Wonder, Moe Bandy, Katy Moffatt, Billboard Golden Oldies num albums for "Gratitude" and bum during and after each appear- Trading Post Mother's Finest and Mondo Ear - "That's The Way Of The World." ance by the group. 1515 Broadway, New YorkCity 10036 wood. Gold records went to Willie Nelson Uttal also says that radio time POSITIONS WANTED Many top CBS artists attended the for his "Red Headed Stranger" LP buys are being made in many mar- conventionwithoutperforming. and to Billy Joel for "Piano Man." kets on a multi -station, saturation FOR SALE These visitors included Neil Dia- The artistperformances were basis over a two or three-day period mond. Loggins & Messina.Billy coordinated by Sam Hood. artist de- in coordination with the tour sched- PROFESSIONAL BRITISH D.J. SEEKS SOLD (aAUCTION: COLLECTORS REC. Joel; Earth. Wind & Fire: Minnie ule. POSITION with Top 40 MOR MED MKT ords, LP's; Jazz-Soundtracks/Personalities/Orig- velopment director, and Jock station. 7 years experience in all aspects. inal Casts-Country/Western/Blues. Indicate Riperton, Doc Severinsen, Boz McLean, artistservices manager. For tapes and resume write Colin White, which list from: Ray Macknic (or) Theo's, P.O. Scaggs, Johnny Nash, Ted Nugent, Overall coordination of the meetings Houston Distrib Set 74 Madeira Road, London. S.W.16. England. Box 7511, Van Nuys, Calif. 91406, U.S.A. tfn Donovan, Tom Jans, Journey, Lee fe7 was by Roz Blanche, director of ATLANTA-Heilicher Distribu- SEARCHING FOR OLD RECORDS? DIS- Ritenour and Lisa Hartman. continued, 216 N. Rose, Burbank, California merchandising. administration and tors will distribute Bang and Bullet 91506. eow In a unique presentation, no fewer planning. records in Houston. 56

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but there is one good rock cut in "Another Good Day." Pro- po 00 Spotlight duction from artist and Mike Curb. Best cuts: "I Can't Stand Country Music," "The Hits Just Keep On Comin'," "Another Good Day" (on which Parker sounds abitlike Tony Joe ?°07n Pop n-° White), "By The Time You Read This Letter."

BARRY WHITE-Let The Music Play, 20th Century T-502. NICKEY BARCLAY-Diamond In A Junkyard, Ariola America First album in some while for White ishis familiar, disco ST -50006. Former Fanny member comes up with a creditable sound fronted by his booming talk/sing style. Six cuts, with firstset,blendinginsoft, moody vocals with reggae -in- severalincluding White's patentedtalkingintros.Usual fluenced cuts, solid rock and several other variations. Strong strong instrumental arrangements, with good strings and singer who works well whatever might be. Best flowing melodies. Sound, on the whole, is a quite familiar one. cuts: "Lonely Days," "Baby Don't Let It Mess Your Mind," Nevertheless, White's legions of fans have continued to sup- "You Can't Love Somebody," "Bad Boy." port him even though he has not changed direction a great deal in the past several years, and there is no reason to ex- pect that support to diminish markedly now. PARIS, Capitol ST -11464. The world of heavy metal boogie Best cuts: "I Don't Know Where Love Has Gone," "I'm So gets a new power trio featuring guitarist -singer -writer Robert Blue And You Are Too," "Let The Music Play." Welch, lately of Fleetwood Mac, with bassist-keyboardist Glen Dealers: Expect large 20th promotion. Cornick, an original member of Jethro Tull. The buzzsaw gui- tar leads and oh -so -cosmic lyrics remind one of the early JOHN McLAUGHLIN/MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA-Inner Deep Purple at its most rambunctious. Best cuts: "Beautiful Worlds, Columbia PC 33908. Usual potent McLaughlin mix of Youth," "Narrow Gate," "Nazarene." jazz, rock and soul with the artist excelling on guitar and gui- tar synthesizer. Lots of unusual sounds, but, amazingly PHOEBE SNOW-Second Childhood,Columbia PC enough,all is melodic and fistenable. Instrumentals more fa- 33952. Second LP from Snow brings into focus her BAD COMPANY-Run With The Pack, Swan Song SS soul miliar and generally better than the cuts featuring vocals, unique talents, showcasing a distinctive voice and style 8416 (Atlantic). Same basic rock as heard on two prior though Narad Michael Wilson turns in creditable soul ori- (reminiscent of Ellen Mclllwine from several years ago) EDDIE DRENNON & B.B.S. UNLIMITED-Collage, Friends & chart topping LPs, but with more emphasis on ballads. ented vocals as well as performing with skill on piano and and a strong lyrical sense. The Snow style is one that is Co. FS 108. Creditable featuring "hustle" instrumen- Paul Rodgers' distinctive, blue-eyed soul vocals and Mick drums. As for McLaughlin, unlike many star guitarists, he not heard much anymore, for itis often the style of the tals with female backup vocals. All in the same vein, and the Ralphs' basic yet effective guitar take the spotlight as usual, takes the lead but not to an extreme. His work is tasteful and nightclub or torch singer. What she has really done is only complaint might be that the material tends to sound a while drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell re- exceptionally well done. Eastern sounds included with jazz/ take bits of a style generally considered outdated, com- bit too much alike. Still, good arrangements and a well-done main, like the Stones' Watts and Wyman, in the back- rock mix. Only one cut really features Mahavishnu Orchestra, bined elements of her own and delivered a specialized, set. Best cuts: "Let's Do The Latin Hustle," "Get Down, Do ground doing a standout job. Slower cuts seem to work by the way, and that group seems to have gone the way of uncompromising sound to the mass audience. Vocal The Latin Hustle." best for the most part, with Rodgers' voice seemingly McLaughlin's earlier groups. tricks are interesting but not gimmicky. Strong jazz feel better suited for a ballad format. Slower cuts also show Best cuts: "The Way Of The Pilgrim," "River Of My Heart," in both instrumental and vocal arrangements, and com- Ralphs a better guitarist than most think. Some variety "Lotus Feet," "Inner World." pliments must go to Pat Williams for the brilliant orches- jazz also heard on slower songs, and singles in this direction Dealers: McLaughlin reportedly set for tour. tration and Phil Ramone for production. Musicians in could prove successful. Harmonies also show through on elude some of New York's best-Grady Tate, Ron Carter, WILLIS JACKSON-Headed and Gutted, Muse MR 5048. One JIMMY BUFFETT-Havana Daydreamin', ABC ABCD-914. slower cuts. Lyrics not always great, but they are often Richard Tee, Hugh McCracken, David Sanborn, John of the better "Gator" albums in some time, featuring what he Buffett brings his unique mix of lunacy and sensitivity to the hardly noticed in the instrumental barrage of the rockers. Tropea and others. All told, a brilliant album. does best-bluesy blowing and bop in tandem. The help from forefront again, offering his listeners a little of everything. Ap- Listen for touches of "Bad Company" and "Seagull" in Best cuts: "Inspired Insanity," "No Regrets," "All guitarist and keyboardist Mickey Tucker are ma- peal to both pop and country listeners here, and the artist's the easy tempo material. Over," "Goin' Down For The Third Time," "There's A Boat jor factors. Best cuts: "Headed And Gutted," "Miss Ann," cevocals seem a bit stronger than on his last effort. Excellent cc Best cuts: "Simple Man," "Silver, Blue & Gold," "Do That's Leavin' Soon For New York" (all written by Snow "The Way We Were," "Gator Whale." O Don Gant production, which brings in strings and a few horns Right By Your Woman," "Sweet Lil' Sister" (sounds like a except "No Regrets.") La without interrupting the basic simplicity of the songs. As for hit single), "Fade Away." Dealers: Artist build gold LP following with first al- Buffett, this is a better all around album than his last set and Dealers: Expect spring tour. AL HAIG/JIMMY RANEY-Strings Attached, Choice CRS1010. _I bum. one that should, if he gets out on the road, further his career After almost 25 years, pianist Haig and guitarist Raney are on 6- measurably. record again. Backed by Jamil Nasser on bass and Frank Gant r-. Best cuts: "Woman Goin' Crazy On Caroline Street," "The elude the above mentioned artists, fireworks are bound to on drums, these musicians get it on with a cross-section of happen with an assortment of soul, jazz, blues and even rock. (3),- Captain And The Kid," "Big Rig," "-lavana Daydreamin'," jazz standards running from past to present. Best cuts: "Dol- Doldinger is gaining a large U.S. following and many people "This Hotel Room." Billboard's phin Dance," "Round Midnight," "Freedom Jazz Dance," Dealers: Buffett's following grows each time out. will enjoy listening to him in the company of international "You Came To Me From Out Of Nowhere." stars from several idioms. CC Recommended LPs < PRETTY THINGS-Savage Eye, Swan Song SS 8414 (Man- Best cuts: "Compared To What" (with a great McCann vo- tic). Veteran band, that has been a factor on the British scene cal performance), "Jadoo," "Ready For Takeoff" (strong in- IDRIS MUHAMMAD-House of the Rising Sun, Kudu 27 (CTI). CC since the beginning days of the British invasion, takes a strumental performance with some excellent guitar work by pop After gracing so many top -selling albums on this label, Mu- W slightly different tact than they have in the past and it works. Catherine), "Abracadabra." hammad has recorded his second LP for them. Overall it's a u_Mix of easy rockers and ballads here go with the pounding Dealers: Each of these artists has a following and this LP refreshing change of pace, as it features very little of the lush WING AND A PRAYER FIFE DRUM CORPS-Baby Face, Wing rock they have been identified with offers group a chance to should be spread out in their particular dividers. And A Prayer HS 3025 (Atlantic). Standards converted to strings and more of the good old funk. Each of the tunes has a showcase far above average harmony vocals and complicated nice feel to it and several should pick up substantial r&b play, arrangements. A more mature music, sounding at times like a disco along the lines of the title cut are the hook here and it works well. Big band and four girl chorus (which is excellent). due to the vocals. Best cuts: "House Of The Rising Sun," "Su- funky Moody Blues without the MOR feeling the Moodies of- dan," "Hard To Face The Music." ten had. Vocals even resemble Paul Simon at times. Good Nine minute medley of standards, a show medley and hits pounding abandoned rock is also present. Group hits home like "Eleanor Rigby" and "I Hear A Symphony" in the disco format are surprisingly good. Quite enjoyable for listening as on about half the cuts, which is more than most pop artists. BETTY CARTER-'Round Midnight, Roulette SR 5110. It's very well as being danceable. Best cuts: All good. Best cuts: "My Song," "Sad Eye," "It Ain't Rock And Roll," nice to have new product on the market by one of the first "Drowned Man." Q,7 ROY WOOD-Mustard, United Artists UA-LA575-G. Former ladies of American jazz vocals. Her backing trio, led by pianist Dealers: Band continually adds to following and U.S. tour Move, ELO leader is back with another set on which he han- Norman Simmons is sensitive to her musical needs and re- should start shortly. dles all instruments and vocals as well as production, ar- sponds ably. As for Carter, she does it all by singing, scatting First Time Around and even bopping her way though a variety of standards. LP JERRY GARCIA-RoundRX-LA565-G(UnitedArtists). rangements and writing. Some '40s sounding material, a lot could also break on r&b radio. Best cuts: "'Round Midnight," Grateful Dead leader goes to work with most of the Dead as FINCH-Glory Of The Inner Force, Atco SD 36-124 (Atlan- with American surf influences and the usual excellent mus- "Surrey With The Fringe On Top," "By The Bend In The well as Mickey Hart and Nicky Hopkins and comes up with tic). Dutch rock with keyboards, synthesizers, mellotrons, cianship. Still, the set is primarily for existing Wood fans, and River." the kind of easy rock/country mix he is best known for. Usual guitars, bass and drums sounds a bit like Focus but is gener- cannot really be called commercial. The man is undoubt- ally mode melodic. Guitars and synthesizers dominate, alter- top guitar work from Garcia, as well as his trademarked lazy edably a major talent, and could easily make a highly com instrumental, with complicated vocals. Instrumental backup is simple and effective. Material nating inlead chores. All mercial LP-let's hope his next fits the bill. He deserves it. tempo shifts working well. Some jazz elements, but really a from Garcia and long-time writing partner Robert Hunter as Best cuts: "Any Old Time Will Do," "Look Thru The Eyes Of A Spotlight-The most outstandingofthe week's releases and those rock set. How commercial this is remains to be seen, with well as Allen Reynolds & Bob McDill, Allen Toussaint and Fool." with the greatest potential for top of the chart placement; picks-pre- Hank Ballard. Set could do with a bit more action, but this is none of the four cuts under 9:18. Several portions, however, dicted for the top half of the chart in the opinion of the reviewer; could easily be lifted for single or airplay without damaging WAYNE PARKER-Oklahoma Twilight,Ariola America ST - recommended-predicted tohitthe second half of the chartinthe the kind of set Garcia's fans know and seem to like. opinion of the reviewer, or albums of superior quality. Albums receiving the cuts. Guitar work of loop Van Nimwegen is a highlight. Best cuts: "Might As Well," "Mission In The Rain," "Cat- 50005. New singer comes up with strong country/rock mix. a three star rating are not listed. Review editor: Bob Kirsch; reviewers: fish John," "It Must Have Been The Roses." Best cuts: "Paradoxical Mood," "Pisces." Several songs should appeal to the rock crowds, several to Eliot Tiegel, Nat Freedland, Gerry Wood, Colleen Clark, Jim Fishel, Jim Dealers: Merchandise with Dead catalog and other group Dealers: Some airplay should be forthcoming. country and several to both. Mid -tempo material works best. Melanson, Is Horowitz, Bob Kirsch. members' solo sets. Vox Jox Continued from page 18 Diego and adjacent communities grown' promotion and are pursuing terested in hiring a young, good air written and recorded by local artists, legal remedies to enforce this protec- will sell 60.000 copies. tion. VARIOUS ARTISTS-Fire Into Music, CTI CTS 2. This is a personality; call 1-919-592-6403. "Unfortunately, there are a num- "Thanks again for the article on compendium of the CTI group's greatest hits, more or less. * * * Ron. Will look forward to seeing you Included are top -selling records by Grover Washington Jr., ber of stations attempting a ripoff of Michael J. (Mike) Brown,vice at the next convention." Hubert Laws, , , Bob president of KGB -AM -FM in San this promotion. Attached is a copy of James and Deodato, as well as cuts by Hank Crawford, Esther the letter our attorneys have written * * * Phillips and . The latter is a disco -single fea- Diego, writes that theRon Jacobsin- terviews "are a nice salute to a man to KWST in Los Angeles referring to Source is out in Los Angeles and, turing the vocals of Benson, that was never before available a promotion they are now running more and more. I find it one of the on LP. who has contributed much to con- temporary broadcasting. We will called 'The L.A. Soundtrack Al- most reliable audience ratings sur- Best cuts: Listen to the entire album and pick the ones bum.' This promotion, as those done veys going. In persons 25-49, aver- that fit most properly. miss him sorely; but I have a hunch that the radio world has not seen the at a few other radio stations without age quarter hour figures Monday - Dealers: Give this one plenty of wall space, as well as a last ofRon Jacobs. our approval, follows the format of Sunday 6 a.m.-midnight. KBIG constant reference to the fact that it is a greatest hits pack- "One of the better radio promo- 'Homegrown' exactly. Onlythe leads with28.800,followed by age. K HJwith tions in recent history is the 'Home- name has been changed. KMPC with 23,100. grown' album, as conceived by Ron. "I would appreciate a mention in 20,800. KNX-FM with20.500. PASSPORT & LES McCANN -PHI LIP CATHERINE-JOHNNY KLOS with17,600, KLAC with GRIFFIN-BUDDY GUY-PETE YORK-Doldinger Jubilee '15, This year's 'Homegrown III,' which Billboard of the fact that we have Atlantic SD 18162. Anytime you get a live concert jam to in - includes original songs about San copyright protection for the 'Home- (Continued on page 58) 57 General News Pop Music Imports Experience a BoomLondon -Ampex Phaseout Continued from page 1 of "two -level" selling, with far more Continued from page 1 "The market has grown for a "Buyers are becoming more so- volume and need for fast dupli- number of reasons," Ferjulian says. phisticated,"Lawler says."They end of the former's exclusive selling the nation's largest importers of pop rights as of Jan. 31 for both older cation by Ampex of the "hot" pop "For one thing, there has been a ma- won't come in and buy every new tapes to be simulreleased with LPs music. jor swing in the past few years in the import, but they will buy quality Ampex/London product and new "A number of these shows are release London -only tapes in the last by London. This contrasts with the popularity of progressive rock from product. A good seller for us can do more leisurely pace available for sponsored by record stores handling the Continent, especially Germany, 1,000 a month as an ongoing item. six to eight months. imports." Ferjulian adds, "such as In two recalls, Ampex has taken production of lower -volume ffrr im- as opposed to England. You just have to know what to buy port London and Phase 4 classics Moby Disk in the San Fernando and what to promote." back "considerablequantitiesof "European groups like Kraftwerk, from the U.K. Valley. Moby offers a list of all new Triumvarat, Abba, Kayak, Focus, As for promotion, both Lawler both product for credit against open imports to KWST-FM in Los An- PFM, L'Orme and others have made and Ferjulian say they "do the best receivables," according to Tommy At Ampex, Davis has confidence geles and helps edit the material for it to a reasonable level in this coun- they can" since most overseas labels Davis, vice president/general man- in the firm "as a high quality house a two-hour show every Sunday. try as well. When that happens, the offer little in the way of promotion ager of Ampex Music Division. over the years, using the latest and Peaches Records sponsors a similar catalog product (most European copies or merchandising aids. Virgin Last recall includes about 430 ti- best equipment." He acknowledges show in Atlanta." groups seem to have several LPs be- is recognized by both as a British la- tles, including 137 8 -track and 188 a shift to rubber pinch rollers from Rick Lawler, general manager of fore making it here) begins to move. bel that seems to realize the impor- cassette releases, available to distrib- plastic in the new London 8 -tracks, Jem in New Jersey, feels import ori- "For example, we did a big push tance of the import market. utors through March 31. This leaves and notes that top quality high -out- ented shows are a strong trend on on the Kraftwerk catalog when Imports are shipped from Jem to only about 170 of the best-selling put, low -noise lubricated tapeis the East Coast, and points to a num- `Autobahn' hit the top 10 albums every type of record outlet, though catalog product out, including ZZ being used for the custom product. ber of these shows, such as a weekly here and on an early Olivia Newton - Ferjulian feels it necessary to have at Top, Al Green, the Moody Blues hourly review at WIOQ-FM in and Mantovani. The "highest quality cassettes" John album that was never released least one person in the store who from the U.K. use either BASF LF Philadelphia. here. Both did extremely well." knows import product and can re- "We wanted to make the transi- Jem, which ships imports all over Super or Memorex Mrx2, with the Lawler points out that the import late to customers. tion as painless as possible, recog- latest high-speed Gauss equipment the country to various retailers, is market can amount to a test market "It's a specialized music that re- nizing there would be difficult prob- preparing its biggest catalog yet with including four master units and 28 for U.S. labels. quires people who know what lems," Davis observes. "We've slaves (seven each). According to some 1,700 titles available. "Island looks at our sales figures," they're doing," he says. "You cannot negotiated in good faith, including some part cash/part merchandise Arthur Haddy, who developed the he says, "and we can generally tell if have someone who just sits at the first ffrr mono shellac 68 in 1946 and settlements." an album is going to sell a reason- counter." stereo LP in 1968, cassette produc- able amount on an American re- Besides radio and just plain fans, Ampex had taken responsibility Florida Tax for returns of all Ampex/London tion now is 2.25 million units a year, lease. For example, we sold 5,000 of imports are also getting a boost in expandable to 4 million with current Continued from page 33 the 'Wailers Live' in two weeks, and this country from other areas. A new and Lonon new release product through Jan. 31, both Davis and facilities. the focus of the Revenue Dept. to the set even became a Billboard FM magazine called Trouser Press de- Acting as liaison between the la- votes space to import reviews, and Herb Goldfarb, London vice presi- the amusement industry as a way of breakout. We also sold a lot of Chris bel and Ampex for its new London the Los Angeles Times recently re- dent/general manager, agree. increasing state monies. "In Florida, Squire's solo album (Squire is from customduplicatingarrangement, if arcade operators have more than Yes) and were sure that would do viewed the "Wailers Live" album. Goldfarb was pressed at the open- ing session of the label's sales con- Fred Russell emphasizes that qual- 50 machines and they are owned by well here, which it has. Jem itself sends fliers with reviews ity control will be the paramount him, he doesn't have to pay sales "Steve Hackett is from Genesis, and keeps a current mailing list. clave by distributors here last week to accept responsibility-at least for concern-to make the pop tapes a tax." and his label was having trouble get- top product. Complicating the pictureisthe ting a U.S. record deal. But the set the London -only product-after that point. He acknowledged that the First pop release includes new fact that many of the chain arcades sold so well with us that it has been recordings from Al Green, Syl John- are owned by out-of-state corpora- picked up." Wax's Promo company had always backed its own Continued from page 8 son, Mike Pinder of the Moody tions from which the state is not get- Singles are also selling well, Fer- product, and would undoubtedly "I believe it only takes a small continue that policy, but within the Blues and Ronnie Aldrich (Phase 4), ting any revenue. "But the legislation julian says, primarily because it in both cassette and 8 -track, plus six group of top executives to success- parameters of the distributors' new will apparently not be limited to ar- seems to have become a fairly com- classical 8 -tracks including "Porgy & cades, and will affect all state oper- mon British practice to release hit fully run a company the size of return privileges. The obvious problem noted by Bess"(ClevelandSymphony), ators," describes David Boozer, ac- singles and then omit them from E/A," says Smith. "I expect to see op- Strauss'"Zarathustra" (Chicago count executive for FAMA. subsequent albums. portunities expand soon for George several distribs is the reluctance of key dealers to take any "new" Lon- Symphony), Bernard Herrmann "We were able to defeat similar Jem is also moving into the book and Victor Herbert music. proposed legislation about 12 years market, with some 20 titles currently Sharell (artist relations and inter- don product, either import or pop, if ago, but the state at that time was not available. Best-sellers include a vol- national). I particularly want to in- they couldn't return the old tapes to Premiere release of ffrr "highest developed toits present sophis- ume of drawings from Roger Dean, crease the scope of Jerry's artist rela- either Ampex or London. And Lon- quality cassettes" include the above tication. We will need to pull every who did all of the Yes album covers, tions department. As Bob Regehr don also has plans to re-release the classics plus Ravel's "Daphnis et available voice out of the woodwork and a diary from Ian Hunter, ex - proved over at Warner, artist rela- best-selling product previously sold Chloe" and Gershwin's "Rhapsody and get on this right away rather lead singer of Mott the Hoople. tions can be an extremely important by Ampex in the last eight to nine In Blue/American In Paris" (Cleve- than wait untilafterthefact," Books of poetry from Pete Sinfield area for labels to support." years. landSymphony),Rimsky-Korsa- Rhinehart declares. and Peter Hamill are also available. Wax, who joined E/A two years Ampex also will be pressured to kov's "Scheherezade" (Los Angeles ago after establishing a strong repu- meet the standards of import Lon- Philharmonic)andBeethoven's tation breaking AM singles for Bell, don and Phase 4 classics on the new "Emperor" (Ashkenazy and Chi- says, "I'll never get out of promotion "highest quality cassettes." The new cago Symphony). Bow Hit LP Song Folios completely. As far as I've seen, all ffrr (full frequency range recording) Continued from page / tinue to sell the new series to stand- successful record companies are pro- cassettes were dramatically and criti- ard music stores. motion -oriented, with a&r the other cally A/B's against the master tape Begonia Melodies the print division, to already appoint key." in demonstrations at the national 15 of Arista Records' 25 distributors Opening hit LP folios in the "Al- In Chappell Pact bumusic Book" series include: Ca- Ken Buttice, Wax's second in sales meet here, introduced coinci- to exclusively sell the opening 24 -hit command, moves up as national dent with the move to 24 top inde- NEW YORK-Carole Sager's Be- LP folioseries role King's "Tapestry" and "Thor- to record/tape oughbred," Barry Manilow's "2" promotion director with Wax over- pendent distributors, including Al- gonia Melodies and Chappell Music sources. Lopez emphasizes that the seeing. pha which took over for the closed have signed a pact in which the lyr- firm's music rackjobbers will con - and "Tryin' To Get The Feeling," Chicago's "8" and "Greatest Hits," "I think personal credibility is the New York/New Jersey branch on icist's works will be represented Rolling Stones' "Hot Rocks," Stevie key to getting records on the air," Feb. 1. worldwide by Chappell. Sager's Wonder's "" and "Ful- says Wax. "Fortunately, both at Bell All the indies have exclusive tape most recent hit is "Midnight Blue," Area Samplers fillingness," Bachman -Turner Over- and E/A I've had the opportunity to rights with the expiration of the Am- the Melissa Manchester smash. She drive's "Not Fragile" and "Head participate in product release deci- pex sales agreement Jan. 31, and at has five cuts in her new Arista LP Continued from page 33 On," "Best of Bread," Mac Davis' sions." wholesale prices about 9% below the and has co -written a number of know just what the operator wants," "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me," Wax says that with new singles former Ampex cost, which should songs on Peter Allen's upcoming Tartol explains. Shipping 10 records Charley Rich's "Behind Closed E/A believes in, he tries to one suit- make the profit spread far more at- A&M LP. a week by United Parcel for about Doors," "Fleetwood Mac," "The able station to playlist it for a month tractive. She has also written for Broad- 70 cents doesn't create a profit drain, Outlaws," Diana Ross' "Mahog- while the label makes sure the mar- The distribs must face the reality way, films and television. Tartol states, because the selectivity any," Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone ket is stocked with product. "That's of the artists usually produces orders Cowboy," Morris Albert's"Feel- enough of a test to see if we've got a on all the records, and the ones that ings," "K.C. And The Sunshine record before we try to spread it na- are rejected can be returned. The op- Band," Cat Stevens' "Numbers," the tionally." Mail Fraud Indictment erator pays for those he keeps. "We motion picture soundtrack albums This procedure, Wax feels,is Continued from page 3 records from the defendants at a don't take chances on unknown art- from "Sound Of Music" and largelyresponsible-alongwith Federal court records charge the price lower than they were buying ists, unless they are receiving air- "Funny Girl" and "12 Golden Win- valid product-for gaining E/A the defendants made token payments to from record distribution points here. play. Then they are more likely to be ners." same acceptance by AM radio that open credit lines. In addition, they No indication of the size of the included in a tip sheet than in the The last folio will be a regular re- the label long had in FM for artists allegedly sent checks in payment purchases or pricing isgiven. A mailing," Tartol says. lease approximately every three like Joni Mitchell or the Eagles. and stopped payment on those Phonogram invoice filed in Superior Tartol notes that storage area for months which will recap 12 recent checks. The Phonogram Superior Court shows the defendants were records is becoming limited, with at monster singles.It'sColumbia's Court dossier contains over $100,000 billed $4.35 less $5,060 for some al- least 50 copies of every new release print division intention to have ap- 5% Corea Discount inpostdated promissorynotes bum merchandise. The federal in- up to a maximum order of 3,000 to proximately 100"Albumusic NEW YORK -Polydor Records signed by Anthony. dictment claims that an unidentified 4,000 on artists such as Elton John Books" by year's end. Weekly, three has initiated a 5% discount on all The indictment states Dec. 31, Phonogram employe was bribed crowding the available space. "The or four will be released. Chick Corea albums and tapes to 1973, Audio Marketing proffered "with money and other induce- bookkeeping involvedisalso be- Each "Albumusic Book" contains mark the release of Corea's first solo assests in a financial statement of ments" to extend credit to defend- coming a problem, especially be- a one -page story of the album, along album in more than five years. The $414,630. On Jan. 11, 1974, Anthony ants. cause of returns. When a company with its album credits and then each discount will cover such albums as offered a financial statement claim- There are 31 individual counts of cuts a record from the catalog,it of the 12 by 24 -inch spread -out "No Mystery," "Where Have I ing worth of $522,630. The court file mail fraud in the indictment. The in- wants returns quicker, rather than pages contains the single cut's lyrics Known You Before," "Hymn Of alleges that Steve Libman of Dis- vestigation leading to the indictment on the usual return schedule that al- and guitar chords and also a two - The Seventh Galaxy," "Light As A count Records and Integrity Enter- was carried on jointly by the Postal lows us up to six months." stave arrangement for guitar, piano Feather" and the latest effort, "The tainment Corp., which operates the Inspection Service and the local Or- ANN DUSTON and organ along with lyrics. Leprechaun." Wherehouse retail chain, purchased ganized Crime Strike Force. 58 Billboard'sT Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending ?7/76

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DEE DEE SHARP -Happy 'Bout The Whole Thing (3:26); pro- BLACK ICE -Making Love In The Rain (3:10); producer: light, tongue-in-cheek material to a seriously sung Bowling ducer: Bobby Martin; writers:J. Mendell -D. Gamble-.R.L. Hadley Murrell; writers: E. Horan -H. Murrell; publisher H&H Butler ballad. It's hard -driving, yet smooth, in the Butler tra Martin; publisher: Mighty Three, BMI. TSOP 4776 (CBS). Team, ASCAP. Amherst 706. Strong soul cut with good use of dition. some opening side effects. Ballad format works well, with VICKI SUE ROBINSON-Turn The Beat Around (3:21); pro- LUCKY CLARK -Sing Me A Sad Song (3:35); producer: L.D. lead singer sounding like some of better soul singers of the ducer: Warren Schatz; writers: Pete Jackson -Gerald Jackson; Allen; writer: Wynn Stewart; publisher: Owens, BMI. Puma Soul '60s. publisher: Dunbar, BMI. RCA 1B-10561. NR -3650-1. A truly outstanding singing job from an unknown BOBBY WOMACK-Daylight (3:15); producer: David Ru- TOO SMOOTH -Song For The World (2:40); producer: Jon with enough talent to overcome the obstacles of no name, LITTLE ANTHONY -Running With The Wrong Crowd (2:45); binson & Friends; writers: B. Womack -H. Payne; publishers: Fox; writer: Brian Wooten; publisher: Thousand Words, BMI. small label, and distribution headaches. With the proper di- producer: Bobby Sanders; writers:B. Sanders -F.Mitchell; Unart/Bobby Womack, BMI. United Artists 763. Raunchy Wo- Buddah 514. Easy rocker that sounds a bit like the Doobie rection, timimg and luck, Lucky could become a notable publishers: Lenoir/Marmil, BMI. Pure Gold 101. mack vocals that he trademarked during his early days with Brothers in spots. Already getting some airplay. country singer. Raw, powerful and country to the core, he is the Valentinos take the spotlight on this funky easy rocker. one of the best new country talents to emerge on record in HIDDEN STRENGTH -Hustle On Up (Do The Bump) Title used as catchy hook throughout song. Best Womack the last year. (3:10);producer:Michael Cuscuna;writers:T.Moss -M. single in some time. ,,;r7rs Brown -R. Herring -G. Underwood; publisher: Dandelion, BMI. THE STYUSTICS-You Are Beautiful (3:14); producers: United Artists 733. Strong disco cut making good use of syn- recommended Hugo & Luigi; writers: Hugo & Luigi -George David Weiss; pub- thesizer. WEBB PIERCE -I've Got Leaving On My Mind (2:54); pro- lisher: Avco Embassy, ASCAP. Avco 4664. Another well-done FirsE Time Around ducer: Shelby Singleton; writers: Webb Pierce -Wayne Walker; ballad from the always popular group. Opens with a standard MICHEL POLNAREFF-If You Only Believe (3:12); pro- publisher: Cedarwood, BMI. Plantation PL -136. sounding voice but soon moves into the patented Stylistics ducer: Michel Polnareff; writer: Michel Polnareff -George Clin- SHERRY BRYCE-Hang On Feelin' (3:25); producer: Dick falsetto. Some crossover potential here. ton -JacobBrackman;publishers:Oxygen/WarnerBros./ Maya, ASCAP. Atlantic 45-3314. Easy rocker from one of Glasser; writers: S. Mainegra-M. Kosser; publishers: Tree/ THE TYMES-It's Cool(3:17);producer;BillyJackson; France's top recording stars. Unlike many Continental ex- Press, BMI. MGM M-14842. writers: Marvin Yancy-Charles Jackson; publisher: Chappell, ports, Polnareff shows a strong sense of American commer- MIKE LUNSFORD-Too Hurt To Fight(2:31);producer: ASCAP RCA JB-10561. Good easy rocker from veteran Phila- TAMMY WYNETTE -III I Can Make It On My Own (3:00); ciality with a good voice and a strong delivery. Excellent pro- Shelby Singleton; writers: Tom Christian -Bill Hayes; publish- delphia group that enjoyed a disco rebirth last year. More in producer: Billy Sherrill; writers: Tammy Wynette-Billy Sher- duction. ers: Shelby Singleton/Friendly Finley, BMI. Starday SD -135. ballad format than other recent hits, but heavy disco bottom rill -George Richey; publishers: Algee/Altam, BMI. Epic 8- is still present. WALLIS-Where The Boys Are (2:08); producers: Michael 50196. A standard Wynette-Sherrill standard, superior in de- CHUCK McCABE AND THE K -ROCK NEWS TEAM -Live At The Lloyd & Mike Curb; writers: Howard Greenfield -Neil Sedaka; livery, material and production. Subtle string and piano work Pet Rock Show (3:48); producers: Dick Heard, Fred Vail, & publisher: Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI. Warner Bros. 8178. accentuates the gutsy lyrics: "'Till I get used to losing you/ Dave Shipley; writers: E. Conley, D. Heard, M.L. Larkin, T. recommended Remake of the old Connie Francis hit with a disco beat is fun let me keep on using you/'tilI can make it on my own." McEntee; publishers: Andromeda/Pet Sounds, ASCAP. GRT and well done. 044. MFSB-When Your Love Is Gone (3:16); producer: Dexter CAL SMITH -Thunderstorms (3:29); producer: Walter Hay- ROCAP Si SHERWOOD-To Know It's Love (3:02); pro- AL BOLT -My Pet Rock (2:23);producer:Hal Freeman; Wansel; writer:D. Wansel; publisher: Mighty Three, BMI. nes; writer: Sterling Whipple; publisher: Tree, BMI. MCA ducer: John Davis; writer: Terry Rocap; publisher: John Davis, Philadelphia International 3583 (CBS). 40517. It takes a long time for this Sterling Whipple song to writer: Bill Pineo; publisher: Barrett Hill, ASCAP. Cin-Kay CK- ASCAP. Playboy 6058. Pleasing ballad from twosome in com- develop, but it's well worth the wait. Whipple's writing and 102. BARRETT STRONG -Man Up In The Sky (3:56); producer: mercial vein. Expect MOR as well as pop programming. Smith's singing are an effective pairing. Walter Haynes uses Barrett Strong;writers:B. Strong -B.Always;publishers: SUN -Live On, Dream On (3:26); producers: Beau Ray the background singers to perfection, especially near the Beechwood/Sanbar, BMI. Capitol 4223. Fleming & Byron Byrd; writer: Byron Byrd; publishers: Glen- song's dramatic end. WILLIAM DEVAUGHN-Kiss And Make Up (2:48); producers: wood/Osmosis, ASCAP. Capitol 4224. Disco soul cut with lots SUE THOMPSON-Never Naughty Rosie (2:56); producer: CC John Davis & Frank Fioravanti; writer: William Devaughn; going on both instrumentally and vocally. Wesley Rose; writer: Dallas Frazier; publisher: Acuff -Rose, Yrin Pop O publishers: Melomega//American Dream, ASCAP. ERROL SOBER -Daydreamer (2:54);producer:Steve BMI. Hickory H-364. An original, fresh song by Sue, this has co Roxbury 2018. (Chelsea) Barri; writer: Terry Dempsey; publisher: WB, ASCAP. Capitol all the vim and vigor of the gin -laced '20's. A fun song with recommended SOUL CHILDREN -Finders Keepers (2:49); producer: Don 4225. Solid MOR-oriented entry from well-known session cute lyrics, catchy neo-ragtime melody and uptempo produc- Ci Davis; writers: J. Colbert -N. West; publisher: Hearsay, BMI. man with excellent voice. tion from Wesley Rose that deejays will love. BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST -Titles (3:38); producer: Ellio Ma- cc; Epic 8-50178 (CBS). zer; writer: not listed; publisher: RAK, MCPS. Polydor 15118. r- THIRD POINT -Poor Boy (4:15); producer: Ruth Stratch- DEL REEVES -I Ain't Got Nobody (2:45); producer: Larry ° NEW YORK CITY -Take My Hand (2:29); producer: ; borneo; writers: Pasternak -Sapp; publisher: Colotros, ASCAP. Butler;writers:LarryButler -RogerBowling;publishers: BABE RUTH -Elusive(3:20);producer:SteveRowland; writers: Phil Terry -Talmadge Conway -Life; publisher: Mighty Tide 2889. Girl group comes up with smooth sounding soul Unart/Brougham Hall, BMI. United Artists UA-XW760-Y. The writers: E. Spevock-S. Gurl; publisher: Ackee, ASCAP. Capitol Three, BMI. Chelsea 3031. ballad. Very well done vocals. best from Mr. Reeves in a long time as he turns from his usual 4219.

Vox Jox ('ontinued front page 56 I'm sure many stations run into." ports: "In the April/May and 1975 show at WQPD in Lakeland, Fla. watt stereo station will continue pro- Former air personality Dennis Dunn ARB, we had the highest share -I3.7 The full lineup has LesHoward 6-10 gramming jazz seven nights a week; 17.100, KJOIwith 16A00, KFI with has moved into the news department total persons -of all Top 40 stations a.m.,Dave Wright10a.m.-3 p.m., "it's probably the only sold -out jazz 16,100, KABC with16,000, and at the station, where news director in the top 35 markets. I don't know if George McGovern 3-8 p.m., Bob show in America." The station will KRTH with14,200....In Min- Vern Moore recently celebrated his we held on this time or not. I know McCord 8 p.m. -1 a.m., Knight and be evolving into a beautiful rock for- neapolis, the battle is all for second 40th anniversary with the station. that in markets 36 and smaller, then Tom Scott does weekends. And mat daytimes that will include some WAKY, KTSA and WAYS had bet- I note here on the back of the playlist jazz, he says. But 8 -midnight will place inthe October/November * ter than my 13.7." This time, WCOL that the 24 -hour request number is continue to be primarily a jazz -ori- ARB. WCCO-AM has a 28.4 share. Ted Dreameris now programming KDWB, managed by Gary Stevens scored a13.1for Oct./Nov. and 682-9833. I can see what's going to ented show. KTKC, a new rock -soul formai FM McIntyre hasn't had a jock change happen: Don Whittemore, who's and programmed byJohnSebas- station in Springhill, La. "As usual, * * * tian, is second with 6.7, followed by since July 1974, something I'm posi- promoting the devil out of the changing from country music to tive few Top 40 stations can match. Charlie Daniels Band on Buddah Veteran newsman John Mc-Mul- KSTP-AM with 6.2, WAYL with rock is not always easy; we do have The lineup now has Wes Hopkins6- Records, is going to call up and McMullen calls it quhts on a 24 -year 6.0, KEEY-FM with 5.4, WYOO- some difficulty in getting our music AM-FM with 4.4, and WCCO-FM 10 a.m.,Jim Davis 10 a.m.-2 p.m., request "Texas" 3,789 times. And career. His daily 15 -minute newscart library in order. We are in bad need Tom Kennedy 2-6 p.m., Chuck Mar- the single will become a big hit in has been sponsored allthe way by with 3.9, then WDGY with 3.9. of records, both rock and soul." . tin 6 -midnight,Terry Ward K.B. Lakeland and spread to Orlando Panama mchinery and Supply. He Looks to me as if Ss.bastian and/or The lineup of KUZZ-FM-AM in Mark Driscoll now at KSTP should swapping out on the midnight -6 and then to Dallas and then, well, was on WPCF, Pnma City, Fla. ... Bakersfield,Calif.,includespro- a.m. shift and music director Dave who knows what may happen after Steve Brown is the new program di- be able to take WCCO-AM down a gram director Jay Albright5:30-9 Bishop on weekends. that? rector of KSOM in Ontario, Calif. notch further than 28.4. a.m.,Jim Steele 9 -noon, music di- * * * He'd been onlytheafternoon * * * rector Pete Shannonnoon -3:30p.m., * * * drive personality. His dad is Jack Jim Wilson, program manager of Terry G. 3:30-7 p.m., Krissy 7 -mid- Carl Princi, program director of At WTUP in Tupelo, Miss., you'll Brown of American Forces Radio KMJ in Fresno, Calif., is seeking a night, Lloyd Collins midnight -5:30 KFAC in Los Angeles, is being hon- and Television Services, Los An- copy of the album "A Reporter Re- a.m., with Steve Carson doing pro- ored as Man Of The Year by the find Tom (Chuck Connor) Mead doing the early morning show, mu- geles. members, Vol. Two" 02L-400, fea- duction andGary McKenzienews. Miracle Mile Lions Club, Los An- * * * turing excerpts from many of the * * * geles.... WISE in Asheville, N.C., is sicdirector Ron (Ron Mac) CBS broadcasts of Edward R. Mur- looking for a strong morning per- McDonald in midday, T. Tommy Es- Vic Ives, program director of The lineup at WEIR in Weirton, row during the 1950's. You can call sonality; good pay. Talk to Mark St. tess in afternoon drive, George (Tom KSFO,San Francisco, writes: "Your W.Va., has Ron Adams -in -a -morn- him at 209-268-5771. It was appar- John. ... A notefrom Ron Jacobs, Collins) Poole in early evening, soul article sent me to our actual playlists ing 6-10 a.m., Randy Sappo via auto- Maui, says he's "busy, busy with brother Johnny Webber in the all- cause I'm with you. I am sending ently issued by Columbia Records mation 10 a.m.-2 p.m., program di- but is now a cutout.... Ernie Allen, farm chores and dealing with the night slot, and program director Jim along a full day's list, which as you'll rector Jack Dibrell 2-6 p.m., and Ted Mack handling weekends and swing program director of KIDO in Boise, elements -eight inches of rain in 10 note, includes a blending of new and Idaho, reports the lineup on the Nichols 6 -midnight, with Nick Gary hours." work.... Al Casey, program director classic sounds. Some of the artists and Bob Brady on weekends. Station * * * of KCMO in Kansas City, Mo., re- MOR station now hasArlis Tramner programmed are Frank Sinatra, Nat bills itself as "The Rock Of The Val- ports that his current lineup features 6-10 a.m., Ernie (Ernie Allen) Bover- Julian Goodman, NBC board King Cole, the Mills Brothers, ley." ... Scotty Brink has leftKJRin chairman and chief executive offi- Gregory Aust6-10 a.m.,Dan Dono- George Shearing, the Four Fresh- mann 10a.m.-2 p.m., music director Seattle and is looking for a new posi- Dave Keefer 2-6 p.m., Dan (Dave cer, will receive the Distinguished van 10a.m.-2 p.m.,Larry Dunbar 2-6 men, , Mel Torme, Perry tion either in programming and/or p.m.,Batt (Batt Man) Johnson6-10 Reynolds)Herlbert6 -midnight, Service Award for 1976 from the Como, Bing Crosby, Kingston Trio, air personality work. Good man; NAB. The award will be presented p.m., the Sugar Bear 10 p.m. -2 a.m., Tony Bennett,etc.It'sa lonely Clark Creamer midnight -6 a.m., and about time to get into management assistant engineer Bruce Zimmer- March 22 at the opening general as- and Jim Clark2-6a.m. The Oct./ vigil, cause there is a lot of pressure of a small or medium market station; sembly of the 54th annual conven- Nov.ARBshows the station increas- to abandon this element of our pro- man in the 6 -midnight slot some- or back to programming a good me- times and weekends. "The 6 -mid- tion in Chicago of the NAB.... Rob- ing quite well and Casey states: gramming, but standards have been night job might seem alittle dium market operation. ert W. Knight has been named "We're on our way!" such an integral part of the KSFO confusing, but the way the schedule * program director of WWVA, Wheel- * * * sound for so many years, I reintro- works out we have no part-timers, Bryan McIntyre, program director ing, W.Va. country music operation. Terry Smith of WDJF in West- duced them to the mix and hope to which solved the reliability problem of WCOL in Columbus, Ohio, re - ... Gary Knightdoes the 1-6 a.m. port, Conn., says that the 50,000 - preserve them." 59 Talent Radio -TV Programming Talent In Action Radio & TV No Longer Continued from page 2/ erful gutsy voice that has for years been the Smoke It, Make Sweet Love To It, It Ain't Worth Lumped Together By NAB But subtle nuances suffered and the cello sound trademark of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Having Anyway." It seems highly unlikely that Melvin will ever A unique a cappella version of the Gillon song KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -111e Waddelove was promoted to admin- was wiry and without normal resonance. NAB last week announced increased istrative assistant to the Radio Infor- Tashi is recording the Messiaen work for RCA find anyone to replace Pendergrass, and without "Heart To Heart," recently a hit by Roy Clark, and release of the album is scheduled for May. Pendergrass, the Blue Notes classics like "Bad brought Pulleybone enough applause for an en- attention to radio and an expansion mation Office, which Jones previ- Cards on each table alerting club patrons to the Luck" and "If You Don't Know Me By Now" are core. GERRY WOOD of services to radio station members. ously headed. pending release were worth $1 toward the nor- just not the same songs. At a meeting of the radio board of directors here, NAB president Vin- The NAB also announced plans mal King Karel price if redeemed at any of the Also on the show was the Salsoul Orchestra, a for increased cooperation with the large, extremely tight Latin -flavored disco unit THE ALIIS cent T. Wasilewski announced that listed stores. Radio Advertising Bureau and im- that is enjoying great chart success with its first Outrigger Hotel, Honolulu radio will now have its own legal af- RCA, which brought in hosts of press people proved communications with state album. The band is lead by vibist Vince Mon- The Aliis, Trim Records' sextet, have a classy fairs and government relations spe- to each of the four shows, is known to be mull- broadcast associations. ing support of additional Tashi appearances at tana, Jr., and features such Philly studio regu- show fusing comedy and music. Like a can of cialists within the legal and govern- rock clubs elsewhere in the country, in its drive lars as Earl Young on drums, Norman Harris and bridge mix, their show Jan. 11 had something ment departments of the NAB. In addition, the NAB authorized to establish tte group in the pop as well as the on guitars, Larry Washington on per- for everyone-munchables that are easily di- Previously,tv and radio were establishment of the Radio Hall of classical markets. cussion and Ron Kersey on keyboard. Montana gestible. lumped together. Charles T. Jones Fame to honor persons who've made That support may be essential. During the is an inventive bandleader and arranger, with a Joe Mundo, the keyboarder, provides the nut- Jr. has been promoted to vice presi- outstanding contributions, as well as Tashi performance both bar and kitchen were good flair for showmanship. His intriguing or- tiness in a volley of wisecracks and a late -in -the - dent for radio affairs and will devote authorized a $30,000 study of the fu- revue parody of , complete with Aliis- closed and cash registers silenced to keep inter- chestrations and unique openings and closings fulltimeto radio issues:Valerie ture of radio. ruptions at a minimum. make the Salsoul Orchestra as interesting an at- style Ikettes. The spoof is part of a lengthy med- Meanwhile the Bottom Line has scheduled traction onstage as they are on record. ley of oldies and goldies, paying tribute to such another classical attraction for Feb. 25. Flutist For those who think disco music must be me- groups as the Mills Brothers, the Andrews Sis- Jean-Pierre Rampal will play the club that night lodic and heavily orchestrated, there is Bohan- ters and the Four Lads. Johnson Keys `Good' People with jazz pianist Claude Bolling.IS HOROWITZ non, a performer who is successful in discos Mundo's sidekicks are Carlos Barboza, organ- with a simple brand of tight rhythmic funk. Us- ist; Al Akana, drummer; Rudy Aquino, percus- Continued from page 12 make the decision to leave RKO. I

ing onlyakeyboardist, two guitars, abass sionist; Bobby King, bassist; and Benny Chong, "But a station with a large staff was making a ton of money, but at THEODORE PENDERGRASS, the end of the year the government THE FORMER BLUE NOTES player,a percussionist andhis own simple guitarist. They all sing and they also play a my- really ought to reconsider. The more drumming, Bohannon delivered a solid opening riad of different instruments. people you have, the more mistakes took 50% ... I tried to put deals to- SALSOUL ORCHESTRA set that got the Jan. 24 show off on the right Material is fresh and current, ranging from a are bound to multiply ... a lot of gether, but the company was so big BOHANNON track. stunning "I Write The Songs/Feelings" medley people make work for other people nothing could be done ... I tried to Radio City Music Hall, Also on the bill was B.T. Express, a group that featuring Barboza's solo voice, to a cohesive and to do. I learned early in business that find tax shelters, but couldn't. Also, I New York has been reviewed here recently. contagious ensemble workout on "Who Loves if you give someone a job that takes was due for promotion and that Inits first appearance since the split from ROBERT FORD JR. You." The Aliis perform at the Outrigger through two hours to do and don't give him would have meant moving to New Harold Melvin, Theodore Pendergrass & the For- Feb. 22. WAYNE HARADA more work to do, the two-hour job York, which I didn't want to do. mer Blue Notes delivered a convincing soulful quickly becomes an eight -hour job. "I had a great time at RKO and I set that leads one to believe that all Harold Mel- BILL ANDERSON "If you look at the expenses of ra- think I did a good job for the com- vin took with him was the name. Palomino, Los Angeles HELEN REDDY pany ratings and profits were up Pendergrass was in fine voice and seemed dio as reported by the FCC for 1974, One of country music's most complete, pro- BARRY MANILOW you'll note that profits in radio were substantially every year. And I was quite confident, despite the fact that on the fessional and enjoyable shows rolled into the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas happy in what I was doing. same night, Harold Melvin & his new Blue Notes down 23% as compared with 1973. It Palomino for the first time Jan. 23 with the ar- Riding the crest of the nation's number one "But I always wondered about to- were playing at the Felt Forum. was from rising costs. The answer is: rival of Anderson. song,"IWrite The Songs," songwriter -enter- morrow. JoiningPendergrass and thethreeBlue less people. I'd rather have one good Anderson, who brings what is literally a full tainer Barry Manilow notched a remarkable "Then, Fred Danz of Sterling Notes expatriates were three unidentified girl person do two jobs and pay him show with him, serves up a non-stop 90 minutes Vegas debut Jan. 15 in the near -capacity Celeb- came along and we had good chem- singers who were superfluous through most of that is without question a match for any other more, than two mediocre people rityRoom. Manilow delivered a thoroughly istry, he had a problem and I had a the set, though they did add nice harmonies to doing the same jobs for less. country name. pleasingmusicalpackage which showcased "You Know How To Touch Me," a song off the problem and the problems meshed. JimmyGateley, a singer/guitarist/fiddler eight songs, fresh humor and genuine simplicity "I'm not suggesting, either, that current Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album. "SRO is a smaller group, to a great acts as MC as well as leader of Anderson's excel- in what seemed a short 50 -minute set backed radio stations all automate. Because, Pendergrass is a classic soul singer with a pow - degree, but I personally ended up fi- lent five -piece Po' Boys band. A fine singer him- by the 25 -piece Tom Moses house orchestra. in many situations automation can't nancially better off and with tre- self, Gateley plays a strong role throughout the The youthful -looking Arista artist opened with a do the job. We've automated our mendous opportunities. evening. pulsating rendition of "It's A Miracle" on piano AM station in Seattle, but not to Spots Close, Mary Lou Turner, an excellent singer with a "There's no question that I miss and vocal lead supported by his four -man band lower the overhead. We automated RKO, but I like what I'm doing now powerful style of her own, also runs through sev- and three together female singers comprising But Audiences in order to increase the efficiency of better. eral numbers including hits penned by Ander- the "Flashy Ladies." Undaunted by a malfunc- production ... to make the station "It seems as if I've constantly been Aren't Similar son as well as current hits like "Let It Shine." tioning piano microphone, Manilow continued sound better. Anderson himself arrives about 20 minutes with a quiet "Why Don't We Live Together" fol- involvedinturning something SEATTLE-Promoter John into the set. One of country's true superstars, lowed by the medley of his work for such adver- "I think this is going to be one of around-a radio station or a group of Bauer's two mainstay smaller halls both as a singer and writer, he offers a sampling tisements as Kentucky Fried Chicken, State radio's better years. The radio busi- radio stations. This particular situ- are only eight miles apart, but Bauer of some of the several score hits he has been Farm Insurance and Pepsi -Cola. The creative ar- ness had become complacent with ation was the toughest of all because finds he needs different marketing involved with over the 15 years. Songs included rangement of this sequence worked well with success between 1967 and 1971; we I had to almost start at ground zero. approaches to sell out shows at the "Golden Guitar," "Po' Folks," "Country DJ" and the girltrio and bandinclearlyillustrating were very successful. No one was Only one of the six stations-the one 6,000 -seat downtown Seattle Arena "Still." Manilow's great capacity for melodic harmonies watching the store. When things got in the Tri Cities-was doing well and or the suburban 3,500 -seat Gold The real key to the evening, however, seems and ingratiating vocals. tight, few radio men knew what to that was because of Rod Louden, the Creek Dome in Woodenville. to be the pacing. Every segment outdoes the The new love ballad album title song, "Try To do about it. Slowly, people realized manager there, was doing a hell of a Bauer recently sold out J. Geils one before, though the show runs in a smooth Get The Feeling" provided ample singing artistry they had to change their methods of job. Band concerts on consecutive nights manner and nothing is overdone. Even the fi- by Manilow, who then sang "I Write The Songs" operation ... they began to learn, bit "There's only one thing that I'm at the Arena and the Dome. But he nale, which features Anderson singing a Jud to a large audience response. A salsa -sound by bit. We learned how to improve still concerned about-and not for explains, "I figure I'm drawing a dif- Strunk hit on the virtues of America with Turner rhythm flowedinadriving "New York City our business in 1974 and 1975 was SRO, but for the entire industry. ferent audience for each concert. singing "America The Beautiful" in the back- Rhythm" number which was performed before pretty good. And that's the lack of new formats "I advertise differently and do dif- ground (in honor of the bicentennial) is tasteful the Grammy RecordoftheYear nominee and, unlike most bicentennial tributes, not the "1976 should be a very good for radio. We seem to be in limbo ferent markets although only eight "Mandy" combined with the mysterious Chopin year." with respect to new formats. Maybe least bit offensive. melody of "Could It Be Magic?" miles apart. Seattle kids like to stay Anderson, with a distinctive and unique vocal For Johnson, moving to SRO there is no new radio format. in the downtown area, while those After a wild response by the audience, Mani - style and easygoing stage personality, struck up low returnedtothe spacious stage torun from RKO was a big change. "On "But I find that hard to belive. youngsters in like the an immediate rapport with the packed house. through a tribute to '60s recording artists Mar- May 10 of last year, I was in a suite at "I think radio is merely into a convenience of the Dome." Anderson traded some fun exchanges with tha & the Vandellas and offered the girls to rock the Plaza Hotel in New York City. I `copying syndrome' ... there's noth- female members of the crowd during his "Some- through such songs as "Heat Wave" and "Danc- had breakfast in my room, then went ing new coming out. The only new times" duet hit with Turner. Perhaps most fun ing In The Street" while showcasing Manilow's down and got in my Cadillac lim- thing, in fact, in the past couple of $6 Mil Theater for the crowd was seeing the star and his group piano -voice strengths, but even with a reprise of ousine to head for Kennedy Airport. years has been Jack Thayer's News in sequined suits fresh from Nudie. who was "It's A Miracle," the magic of the hour was gone, Two weeks later, Iwasin a Holdiay and Information Service at NBC. Unshutters In also present. BOB KIRSCH leaving the only weak portion of a hitherto flaw- Inn In Longview, Wash., waiting for And that NIS really deserves a less, exciting opening. a VW shuttle bus to go to the airport. chance to grow; it's a good idea. Sunny Florida Manilow's ability to communicate musically Itwasthat kind of change. "Too many people in radio are in MIAMI BEACH-The new S6 TENNESSEE PULLEYBONE and verbally is refreshingly alive in an era of pro- "And leaving RKO for SRO was a the 'me, too' syndrome. I can't say million 3,024 seat Miami Beach Exit/ In, Nashville grammed, pre -planned material found in night- very difficult career decision to that it's always bad to imitate some- club entertaining. A refugee group from Jack Clement's defunct make, because of the power and the one else, but at the same time I be- Theater of the Performing Arts Established vocalist Helen Reddy performed JMI Records, Tennessee Pulleybone is on the prestige associated with an RKO lieve there's more in programming opened recently with a performance a full hour of solo material in 15 numbers but verge of signing with a major label. And, judging job. It was probably the best job in than what we're hearing now on ra- by the Miami Beach Symphony be- scored best with two hit medleys, her Grammy from their impressive performance Jan. 14, that radio. It took me three months to dio. fore a sellout crowd of well-wishers nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Perform- company will have a strong new act. and long-time supporters. The new ance with "Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady," a Don Smig Smith, the only holdover member of the facility will play host to Broadway McLean ballad "You Have Lived" andhits group, is the lead singer and bass player. He is theatrical productions, ballet, opera, "Bluebird" and "Somewhere In The Night." The joined by Dave Gillon in a duo that forms the Syndicate St. Louis Ork concerts,lectures and television Capitol artist was amply backed by musical con- Pulleybone backbone. A master musician, Gillon presentations. ductor Mike Warren and her own band with fe- ST. LOUIS-Concerts of The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will be syndi- plays guitar, and sometimes keyboard. Bones Construction started last May on male singers. HANFORD SEARL cated to 27 cities under a new production agreement with the Parkway Produc- Kaelin on drums and Ham Hamilton on steel and tions firm in Washington, D.C., announces Ben H. Wells, president of the St. the facility at the site of the 25 -year - banjo complete this tight band specializing in old Miami Beach Auditorium which Louis Symphony Society. Tennessee and Texas music. For this set, Dave Sandler Dies gained national prominence for tele- Perkins sat in on guitar. The programs, two hours long, will be recorded live at Powell Symphony vised shows by Jackie Gleason, Ar- Smith shines on several songs, most notably NEW YORK-Mrs. Adele Sand- Hall here. Resident conductors Georg Semkow, Leonard Slatkin and Ger- thur Godfrey and Ted Mack. "Keeping Rosie Proud Of Me" and "In The ler, who served the copyright depart- hardt Zimmerman will be featured. The new theater, adjoining the Pines." ment of Bourne Music since 1945, Stations carrying the broadcasts include WEFM in Chicago, WWNO in North and South Halls of the Miami This is a confident, balanced, robust group- died of a heart attack Jan. 21. She is New Orleans, WQED in Pittsburgh, and KTWN in Minneapolis. Beach Convention Center, is56,000 fun to watch and great on the ears. They dis- survived by her husband Phil; a sis- Thus, St. Louis joins the ranks of the New York Philharmonic, the Boston square feet and occupies 1.3 acres of played some powerful single material including ter, Dorothy Quinn, and a brother, Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra with land. "Head Over Heels" and "If You Can't Drink It, Jack Zysman. syndicated radio stanzas. A series of 26 programs isslatedthis season. FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7, 1976 * Chart Bound

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10 8 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER-Paul Simon 41 JUNK FOOD JUNKIE-Larry Groce 68 71 QUIET STORM-Smokey Robinson (Paul Simon, Phil Ramose), P. Simon, Columbia 310270 (Randolph Nauert), Warner Bros./Curb 8165 WBM (Smokey Robinson), W. Robinson, R.E. Jones Tamla 54265 (Motown) CPP

3 10 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY-Donna Summer 35 36 9 DEEP PURPLE-Donny & Marie Osmond 69 73 WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS FUNK (Pete Bellotte for Say Yes Prod.), G. Moroder, (Mike Curb), P. De Rose, M. Parish, Kolob 14840 (MGM) P. Bellotte, D. Summer, Oasis 401 (Casablanca) WBM (Spider Man)-Ramsey Lewis (Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis), C. Stepney, M. Stewart, D. Raheem, 36 38 7 LOVE OR LEAVE-spinners Columbia 3-10235 4 15 YOU SEXY THING-Hot Chocolate eB (Thom Bell), C. Simmons, B. Hawes, J.BJefferson, Atlantic 3309 B-3 (Mickie Most), Brown, Wilson, Big Tree 16047 (Atlantic) WBM 70 70 11 HURRICANE-Bob Dylan 37 13 10 FLY AWAY-John Denver (Don DeVito), B. Dylan, J.Levy, Columbia 310245 WBM 2 13 I WRITE THE SONGS-Barry Manilow (Milton Okun), 1.Denver, RCA 10517 CLM (Ron Dante, Barry Manilow), B. Johnston, Arista 0157 HAN 71 75 3 GROWIN' UP. -Dan 11111 43 6 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY-Queen 7 (Matthew McCauley, Fred Mollin), D.Hill, 20th Century 2254 12 SING A SONG-Earth, Wind & Fire (Roy Thomas), Mercury, Elektra 45297 (Maurice White, Charles Stepney), M. White, A. McKay, 72 74 8 AMAZING GRACE (Used To Be Her Columbia 3-10251 HAN 39 39 7 BREAKAWAY-Art Garfunkel Favorite Song)-Amazing Rhythm Aces (Richard Perry), B. Gallagher, G. Lyle, Columbia 310273 ALM 6 1 13 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER-ohio Players '; (Barry "Byrd" Burton for Southern RoosterProd.), (Ohio Players),J. Williams, C. Satchel!,L. Bonner, M. Jones, H.R. Smith, ABC 12142 WBM r R. Middlebrooks, M. Pierce, W. Beck, Mercury 73734 (Phonogram) 44 6 ONLY SIXTEEN-Dr. Hook * (Ron Haffkne), S. Cooke, Capitol 4171 CPP 73 77 REMEMBER ME (When The Candlelights Are 8 13 TIMES OF YOUR LIFE-Paul Anka 49 DREAM ON-Aerosmith Gleaming)-Willie Nelson (Bob Sluff for Paul Anka Prod.) (Willie Nelson), S. Wiseman, Columbia 3-10275 * (Adrian Barber for Frank Connelly & Contemporary R. Nichols, B. Lane, United Artists 737 CHA Communications Corp.), S. Tyler, Columbia 3-10278 WBM 84 TELL IT LIKE IT IS-Andy Williams 17 13 THEME FROM "S.W.A.T."-Rhythm Heritage (Rick Hall), G. Davis, L Diamond, Columbia 3-10263 (Steve Barri, ), B. DeVorzan, ABC 12135 CPP 52 SWEET THING-Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (Rufus), T. Maiden, C. Khan, ABC 12149 CPP 75 79 4 IFI ONLY KNEW-Ozark Mountain Daredevils 6 10 CONVOY-c.w. McCaJl (David Anderle), L. Lee, A&M 1772 WBM I (Don Sears, Chip Davis), C.W. McCall, B. Fries, 43 46 SWEET LOVE-Commodores C. Davis, MGM 14839 CHA (James Carmichael, Commodores), L Richie, Commodores, 76 81 MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND-Bill Withers Motown 1381 CPP (Bill Withers, Larry Nash), B. Withers, Columbia 3-10255 WON 16 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO-Neil Sedaka (Neil Sedaka, Robert Appere), N. Sedaka, 44 47 8 THE HOMECOMING-Hagood Hardy u=0 IN FRANCE THEY KISS H. Greenfield, Rocket 40500 (MCA) CPP (Peter Anastasoff), H. Hardy, Capitol 4156 WBM ON MAIN STREET-Joni Mitchell

(Not Listed),J.Mitchell, Asylum 45298 WBM ' 15 16 LOVE MACHINE Pt. 1- M iracles 45 48 7 LOVE IS THE DRUG-Rosy Music (Freddie Perren), W. Moore, W. Griffith, Tamla 54262 (Motown) CPP (Chris Thomas), Ferry, Mackay, Alto 7042 * 88 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW-Bellamy Brothers (Phil Gernhard, Tony Scotti), L.E. Williams, Warner Bros./Curb 8169 2 5 15 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1)-olao 56 3 RENEGADE-Michael Murphey (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff), K. Gamble, L Huff, (Bob Johnston), M. Murphey, Epic 8-50184 (Columbia) B-3 79 82 5 ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD- Dionne Warwick Philadelphia International 8-3577 (Epic/Columbia) B-3 (Thom Bell), J. Jefferson, C. Simmons, Warner Bros. 8154 47 12 13 ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT (Live Version)-Kiss 13 14 13 EVIL WOMAN-Electric Light Orchestra (Eddie Kramer), P. Stanley, G. Simmons, Casablanca 850 80 80 3 SINCE IFELL FOR YOU-Charlie Rich (Jeff Lynne), 1.Lynne, United Artists 729 B-3 (Billy Sherrill), B. Johnson, Epic 8-50182 (Columbia) WBM 48 28 13 FOX ON THE RUN-sweet 14 11 15 THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (Do You Know (Sweet), Connolly, Priest, Scott, Tucker, Capitol 4157 CPP 81 16 THAT'S THE WAY (I Like It)-K.C. 8 The Sunshine Band Where You're Going To)-Diana Ross (, Richard Finch), (Michael Masser), M. Masser, G. Goffin, Motown 1377 CPP 60 3 TANGERINE-Salsoul Orchestra H.W. Casey, R. Finch, TK 1015 CPP (Vincent Montana Jr.),J. Mercer, V. Schertzinger, Salsoul 2004 18 12 LOVE HURTS-Nazareth (Caytronics) 82 VENUS-Frankie Avalon (Manny Charlton), Boudleaux Bryant, AN 1671 CPP (Billy Terrell),E. Marshall, De-Lite 1578 (PIP) WBM 50 21 14 WINNERS AND LOSERS-Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds 83 TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT-Bruce Springt 20 12 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Craollo, Alan Dennison), D. Hamilton, A. Hamilton, Playboy 6054 CPP (Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Mike Appel), B. Springsteeene,n (Part 1)-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Columbia 3-10274 B-3 ((Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff), J. Whitehead, G. McFadden, MONEY HONEY-Bay City Rollers V. Carstarphen, Philadelphia International 3579 (Epic/Columbia) 13-3 1=0 KEEP HOLDING ON-Temptations * (Phil Wainman), Faulkner & Wood, Arista 0170 (Brian Holland), E. Holland, B. Holland, Gordy 7146 (Motown) 19 11 SQUEEZE BOX-Who (Glyn Johns), P. Townshend, MCA 40475 WBM 52 58 9 INSEPARABLE-Natalie Cole 85 CLOSE TO YOU-B.T. Express (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Fancy), C. Jackson, (Jeff Lane), B. Bacharach, H. David, Roadshow 7005 (Scepter) 25 8 ALL BY MYSELF-Eric Carmen M. Fancy, Capitol 4193 CHA (Jimmy lenner), E. Carmen, Arista 0165 WBM LOVE ME TONIGHT-Head East 53 57 3 TAKE ME-Grand Funk Railroad (Roger Boyd), Somerville, A&M 1784 24 8 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT-Eagles (Jimmy lenner), D. Brewer, C. Frost, Capitol 4199 (Bill Szymezyk), R. Meisner, D. Henley, G. Frey, Asylum 45293 WBM DISCO LADY-Johnny Taylor 64 6 LADY BUMP-. -Penny McLean (Don Davis), H. Scales, L Vance, D. Davis, Columbia 3-10281 CPP 22 10 SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT-Helen Reddy (Michael Kunze), F. Levay, S. Prager, Atlantic 7038 CPP (Joe Wissert), R. Kerr, W. Jennings, Capitol 4192 ALM 88 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE 55 55 5 'TIL IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE-Jonathan Cain GRAPEVINE-creedence Clearwater Revival 23 13 BABY FACE-The Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (J.C. Phillips), 1. Cain, October 1001 (Claridge) (John C. Fogerty), N. Whitefield, B. Strong, Fantasy 759 CPP (Harold Wheeler), B. Davis, H. Akst, Wing An A Prayer 103 (Atlantic) WBM 56 29 14 COUNTRY BOY (You Got Your LOVE FIRE-Jigsaw (Chas Peale), C. Scott, D. Dyer, Chelsea 3037 31 3 GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN/ Feet In L.A.)-Glen Campbell (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter), D. lambert, B.Potter, Capitol 4155 CPP 90 SARA SMILE-Daryl Hall & John Oates I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (In The Gun 67 4 HOLD BACK THE NIGHT-Trammps (Christopher Bond, Daryl Hall, John Oates), DHall,J. Oates, Of Robert Ford)-Elton John RCA 10530 (Gus Dudgeon), E. John, B. Taupin, D. Johnstone, MCA 40505 MCA (R. Baker, N. Harris, E. Young), R. Baker, N. Harris, Felder,E. Young, Buddah 507 91 DISCO SAX/FOR THE LOVE 23 9 14 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE-David Ruffin OF YOU-Houston Person (Van McCoy), C. Kipps, Motown 1376 WBM 58 45 14 OVER MY HEAD-Fleetwood Mac (Fleetwood Mac, Keith Olsen), McVie, Reprise 1339 (Warner Bros.) CPP (B. Mendelson, J.Roach, Houston Person), J. Roach/E. Isley, 27 7 FANNY (Be Tender With My Love)-Bee Gees M. Isley, R. Isley, 0. Isley, R.lsley, C. Jasper, 20th Century/Westbound 5015 (Arif Hardin), B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb, RSO 519 (Atlantic) WBM 59 42 9 YESTERDAY'S HERO-John Paul Young (Wanda, Young), Wanda, Young, Ariola America 7607 (Capitol) 92 96 DAY DREAMER-c.c. A Company 50 3 LONELY NIGHT (Angel Face)-captain A Tennille (Mike Theodore, Dennis Coffey),T. Dempsey, WBM TAKE IT LIKE A MAN-Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille), N. Sedaka, A&M 1782 1=0 20th Century/Westbound 5016 WBM * (R. Bachman), C.F. Turner, B. Thorton, Mercury 73766 (Phonogram)CPP 30 9 GOLDEN YEARS-David Bowie SWEET LOVING MAN-Morris Albert (David Bowie, Harry Maslin), D. Bowie, RCA 10411 BANAPPLE GAS-cat Stevens (Morris Albert), M. Albert, RCA 10437 CPP (Cat Stevens), C. Stevens, A&M 1785 CPP 33 8 TRACKS OF MY TEARS-Linda Ronstadt 98 SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS-The Band Of The Black Watch (Peter Asher), W. Robinson, M. Tarplin, W. Moore, Asylum 45295 CPP Itt CUPID-Tony Orlando & Dawn (Barry Kingston), B. Bates, Private Stock 45055 CPP (Hank Medress, Dave Appel), S. Cooke, Elektra 45302 CPP 40 7 DECEMBER 1963 (Oh What A Night)-Four Seasons 95 4 ONE FINE DAY-Julie (Bob Gaudio), B. Gaudio, J.Parker, Warner Bros./ Curb 8168 CPP 63 65 6 CHAIN GANG MEDLEY-Jim Croce (Herb Bernstein), Griffin, King, Tom Cat 10454 (RCA) CPP (Terry Cashman, Tommy West), S. Cooke, Butler, Carter, 34 7 THE WHITE KNIGHT- Cledus Haggard Mayfield, 1.Lieber, M. Stoller, Lifesong 45001 CPP JANUARY-Pilot (Leslie Advertising Agency), J. Huguely, Mercury 73751 (Phonogram)CHA (Alan Parsons), D. Paton, EMI 1202 (Capitol) GOOD HEARTED WOMAN-wayk. a Willie 32 9 SLOW RIDE-Foghat Er* (Ray Pennington, Waylon Jennings), RCA 10529 UNION MAN-Cato Brothels CPP (Nick Jameson), D. Pevorett, Bearsville 0306 (Warner Bros.) WBM (Steve Cropper), E. Cato, E. Cato, S. Cropper, Asylum 45294 65 HONEY I-George McCrae 37 6 DREAM WEAVER-Gary Wright NURSERY RHYMES (Part 1)-People's Choice 66 5 (Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch), H.W. Casey, R. Finch, TK 1016 CPP (Gary Wright), G. Wright, Warner Bros. 8167 WBM (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff), L Huff, C. Gilbert, TSOP 4773 (Columbia/ CAN THE CAN -Suzi Quatro Epic) 32 26 11 PALOMA BLANCA-George Baker Selection (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn), N. Chinn, M. Chapman, Big Tree 16053 (Hans Bouwens), J. Bouwens, Warner Bros. 8115 WBM TEXAS-The Charlie Daniels Band (Atlantic) CPP (Paul Hornsby), C. Daniels, Kama Sutra 607 (Buddah) CPP 35 7 LET THE MUSIC PLAY-Barry White JUST YOU AND I-Melissa Manchester (Barry White), B. White, 20th Century 2265 CPI ABYSSINIA JONES-Edwin Starr (Vini Poncia), M. Manchester, C.B. Sager, Arista 0168 CPP Edwin Starr E. StarrGranite 5 2 4., STAR PERFORMERS: Stars are awarded on the Hot 100 chart based on he following upward movement. 1-10 Strong Increase In sales / 11-20 Upwardmovement of 4 positions / 21-30 Upward movement of 6 posl- IR Nona / 31-40 Upward movement of 8 positions / 41-100 Upward movement of 10 positions. Previous week's starred positions are maintained without a starif the product is in a holding period. This will, in some cases, blgck out products which would normally move up with a star. In such cases, products will be awarded a star without the required upward movementnoted 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 distribut ion. ALF = Alfred Publishing; ALM= Almo Publications; A -R = Acuff -Rose; B -M = Belwin Mills; BB = Big Bells; 13-3 = Big Three Pub.; CHA = Chappell Music; CLM = Cherry Lane Music Co.; CPI = Cimino Pub.; CPP = Columbia Pictures Pub.; FMC = Frank MusicCorp.; HAN = Hansen Pub.; IMM = Ivan Mogull Music; MCA = MCA Music; PSP = Peer Southern Pub.; PLY = Plymouth Music; PSI = Publishers Sales Inc.; WBM = Warner Bros. Music HOT 100 A-Z-(Pubasher -Licensee)Fanny (Be Tender With My Lo.) In France They Kiss On Main Lonely Night (Angel Face) Don Money Honey (Hudson Bay, BMI) 51 Somewhere In The Night (Almo. Way Like It (Sherlyn, (Casserole, BMI) 24 Street (Crazy Crow, BMI) 77 Kirshner. BMI 25 Nursey Rhymes (Pad 1) (Mighty ASCAP/Irving, BMI) 20 81 Convoy (American Gramophone. Abyssinia Jones (ATV/ Zonal, BMI) 100 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Paul I Love Music (Part 1) Mighty Three, Love Hurts (House of Bryant, BIND 15 Three. BMI) 98Squeeze Box (Towser Tunes, BMI) 17Theme From S.W.A.T. (Spellgo,ki SESAC) 9 Simon, BM!) 1 Once You Hit The Road (Mighty Sweet Love (Jobete/Commodores. All By Myself (CkM.US.A.. BMI)...18 BMI) 12 Love Is The Drug (TroCheshire, Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In Fly Away (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) 37 Three/ Sacred Pen, 8M1) 79 ASCAP) 43 I Write The Songs (Artists/ BM!) 45 The White Knight (Unichappell, Amazing Grace (User/ To Be H. L.A.) ABC/Dunhill/One Of A One Fine Day (Screen Gerns Sweet Loving Man (Fermata BM Fox On The Run (Sweet, BMI) as Sunbury, ASCAP) 4 29 Favorite Song) (Fourth Floor. Kind, BMI) 56 Golden Years (Bewlay Bros./ Love Fire (Coral Rock/ American Columbia. BMI) 95 International Melodies/Sunbury, 'Til It's Time To Say Goodbye (Blue ASCAP) 72 Inseparable (Jays Enterprises/ Drearn/Belsize, ASCAP) Cupid (Kags, BMI) 62 Chrysalis/Mainman. ASCAP) 26 89Only Sixteen (Kags. BMI) 40 ASCAP) 93 Lick. BMI) Chappell, ASCAP) 52 55 Baby Face (Warner Bros.. ASCAP)...21Day Dreamer (Warner Bros., Good Hearted Woman (Baron/ Love Machine (Part 1) (Jobete/ Over My Head (Rockhopper. Sweet Thing (American Tracks Of My Tears (Jobete, January (AI Gallica, BMI) Grimore, ASCAP) 11 Banappla Gas (Ashlar, BMI) 61 ASCAP) 92 Willie Nelson, BMI) 64 96 ASCAP) 58 Broadcasting. Avco) 42 27 Junk Food Junkie (Peaceable Love Me Tonight (Zuckschank/ Paloma Blanca (Warner Bros.. Take Me (Brew, BMI) 53 Bohemian Rhapsody (B. Feldman/ December 1963 (Oh What A Night) Grow Some Funk Of Your Own/I UnionASCAP)Man(Flat River. BMI 92 (Seasons/Jobete, ASCAP) 28 Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Kingdom, ASCAP) 34 Irvin Elmo 86 ASCAP) 32Take It Like A Man (Ranback/Top Venus (Kirshner Songs/Welb.k, As. Trident,ASCAP) 38 Quiet Storm (Bertam. ASCAP) 68 Soil, BMI) 60 Deep -Purple (Robbins, ASCAP) 35 Of Robert Ford) (Big Pig/Leeds/ Just You And I (Rumanian Love Or Leave (Mighty Three. BMI)36 ASCUpAP) Etreakway (Almo/Caledonian, Remember Me (4 Star. BMI) 73Take It To The Limit (Benchmark/ 82 Yellow Dog, ASCAP) 22 Pickleworks, New York Times. Love Rollercoaster (Ohio Players/ ASCAP) Disco Lady (Groovesville, BMI/ Renegade (Mystery, BMI) 46 Kicking Bear, ASCAP) Wake Everybody19 (Part 1) Conquistador. ASCAP) 87Growin' Up (McCauley. ASCAP) 71 BMI) 67 Unichappell, BMI) 6 (Mighty Three, BMI) Breakin' Up is Hard To Do (Screen Rock And Roll AO Night (Cala Tangerine (Famous, ASCAP) 49 16 Disco Sax/For The Love Of You The Homecoming (ATV, BMI) 44Lady Bump (Meridan-Segal/ Love To Love You Baby (Sunday/ Walk Away From Love (Charles Gem Up BMI) 3190 Americana/Rock Steady, ASCAP) 42 TellIt Like ItIs (Conrad/Olrap (Bridport/Jobara, BMI/Bovine, Hold Back The Night lden Butterfl 54 Cage AmericanaASCAP) 2 74 Kips, BMI) 23 Can The Can (ChinnichapiRAN, Sara Smile (Unichappell, BMI) 90 BMI) ASCAgeP) 91 Fl.ce/Mured, BMI)(Go 57 Keep HoldingOn)(Stone Diamond/ Theme From "Mahogany' (Do You Scotch On The Rocks (Peer Tenth Avenue Freeze -Out (Laurel What's The Name Of This Funk ASCAP) 66 65 Gold Forever, BMI) Dream On (Frank Connelly/Daksel, Honey I(Sherlyn. BMI) 84 Know Where You're Going To) International. BMI) 94 Canyon. ASCAP) g3 (ider Man) (Elbur/Pamoja. Chain Gang Medley (Kags/Conrad BMI) 41 Hurricane (Ram's Horn. ASCAP) 70Let The Music Play (Sa-Vette/ (Jobete. ASCAP/Screen Gems - Since IFell For You (Warner Bros., Texas (Kama Sutra/Rada Dara. BMI) 69 BMI/Unichappell, ASCAP) 63Dream Weaver (Warner Bros., IfI Only Knew (Lost Cabin. BMI)....75 January, BMI) 33 Columbia, BMI) 14 ASCAP) 80 BMI) 99Winners And Losers (Spitfire. BMI) 50 CloseToYou (U.S.Songs/Blue ASCAP) 31 I HeardIt Through The Grapevine Let Your Love Flow (Loaves 8 Make Love To Your Mind (Golden Sing A Song (Saggifire, BMI) 5 Time Of Your Life (Three Eagles, Yesterday's Hero (Marks, BM1) 54 Seas/Jac. BMI) 85Evil Woman (Unart/Jet BM!) 13 (Stone Agate, BMI) 88 Fishes, BMI) 78 Withers. BMI) 76 Slow Ride (Knee Trembler, ASCAP)30 ASCAP) 7 You Sexy Thing (Finchley, ASCAP) 3 A reflection of National Sales and programming activity by selecteddealers,one -stops and radio stations as compiled by the Charts Department of Billboard. =

HAPPY MUSIC The most -requested cut from their disco -jazz -soul hit LP City Life is the Blackbyrds'new hit single! Produced and written by Donald Byrd. FANTASY F-762

2DS:-.11 rtlnn I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE The all-time favorite album cut from the 3,000,000 -selling Cosmo's Factory is finally a single... and picking up play everywhere. (It's also included in the just -released CCR'sChronicle LP.) Produced by John C. Fogerty. FANTASY F759 113 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE Tommy James is back!!! with Earth Quake and the Tower of Power horn section and a Gary Glitter tune... a combination that spells H -I -T. Produced by Tommy James, Ritchie Cordell, and Kenny Laguna. FANTASY F761

4punItTin WHY DON'T WE LIVE TOGETHER Grand Prize The smash pop version of the Phil Galdston-Peter Thom Best Song The 1975 song is the N.E. PhiIly Band's debut single on AmongAmerican Song Festival An International Fantasy... and a stronger debut we couldn't ask for! Songwriting Competition. Produced by Eddie Martinez. FANTASY F164 t -71 n Min 13 LOS CONQUISTADORES CHOCOLATES Johnny Hammond's debut Milestone single (from his Gears LP) is a Larry and Fonce Mizell -produced disco -rocker that will have them shaking north and south of the border. MILESTONE M-302 FOR WEEK ENDING February 7, 1976

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Box 82 Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 66 Late General News Judge Hears Motown-CTI Continued from page 3 listed on the injunction petition are InsideTrack Columbia Record Productions, ment of a temporary receiver, pend- The expected wholesale price realignment, reported Chicago's helmsman James Guercio is producing the ing the full hearing of the case. Modern Album & Finishing, Mas- first in Billboard, seems to have hit some roadblocks. Rio next Bill Joel album. ... Journey's equipment was tercraft Record Plating, Kent Rec- CTI has been attempting to move Frio of MCA, most positive re a price shakeup then, said spared when the building next to the Starwood burned ords,SchwartzBros.,Heilicher goods through new independent dis- it's coming, but didn't predict how soon. CBS Records down during its gig.... Oscar -winning songwriters Er- Bros., Music Trend of Detroit, Hot reportedly sprung its plan to the in-house convention in tributors, many of whom are also Line Record Distributing, Progress nest Gold and Sammy Cahn premiered their new "Holly- Motown outlets. San Diego last week to get employe reaction. Joel Fried- wood Boulevard" ditty on the Mike Douglas tv show as Records, Alpha Distributing and 21 man of WEA Corp. says he's watching it all. Douglas got his own star on the boulevard. In one of the supporting affidavits John Does. submitted by Motown to the court in champ Muhammad Ali adds Spinners' "Live" The first Mac Davis celebrity golf/tennis tourney goes CTI is under contract to Motown LP to training session playlist, as he boogies his weight support of its request for a prelimi- until June of 1978, claims Barney on Feb. 12-18 at the new Kona Country Club in Hawaii. down for a title bout in Puerto Rico Feb. 20.... Four ... The upcoming LP of heavy -rockers Kiss will include nary injunction, attorney Robert Os- Ales, Motown's executive vice preis- terberg reviews the financial terms years of trying results in the release of a Chet Atkin/Les a surprise ballad by lead singer Peter Criss done with a dent. Paul album this month.... Enoch Light's Project 3 label under which CTI and Motown Ales, along with a number of 26 -piece orchestra and 30 -voice choir.... The Ozark joined forces in June 1974. in a talent search.... Merry Mailman Ray Heatherton Mountain Daredevils cancelled an Australia -New Zea- other Motown officials, will be here returns to the Rainbow Room bandstand when the land tour due to Nashville recording sessions. At that time, the affidavit asserts, for the hearing. They include Ewart Heatherton orchestra plays there Feb. 17 through March Bette Midler was named Harvard Univ. Hasty Pud- CTI was "in serious financial jeop- Abner, former president of the label 21. He debuted his big band sound at the nightery 35 ardy," with "inadequate" cash flow ding Club "Woman Of The Year."... Bette White, who who helped firm the original deal years ago. opened for the Band and the Strawbs on recent tours, to meet obligations "totalling ap- with Creed Taylor; Paul Johnson, The Commodores join the O'Jays for a three-month, proximately $2 million." moved from U.K. to Silver Plume, Colo. and is looking head of promotion; Mike Lushka, 42 -city tour. ... Joe Petralia back on the indie promo- for U.S. management.... Peter Frampton had to add a Upon signing the contract, Mo- head of sales and Pete Senoff, crea- tion trail, representing Ivan Mogull Publishing and Art- town agreed to lend CTI $500,000 third Detroit concert this month. Kiss/Montrose added a tive services executive. ists of America Records ... CBS artist Juan Carlos Cal- second Forum date. and provide the Taylor firm with Ralph Seltzer, Motown's corpo- deron completes score for "Assassination In Sarajevo," George Wiener, veteran Brill Building publisher with $100,000 a month for operating ex- rate affairs chieftain, says "product the first joint U.S./Yugoslav/Czechoslavian film pro- penses. In November of that year, an branches in London and Australia, has opened a Holly- has definitely been shipped by CTI duction ... , , Mirabai, wood office.... Gino Vanelli was the only pop artist additional $300,000 was loaned to to distributors who in many cases are and Aliza Kashi were among those giving named by Canada to the cultural committee for the 1976 CTI, says Osterberg, and the holding it because they're not clear of their time and talent to the Philadelphia telethon for Montreal Olympics. monthly stipend raised to $120,000. on the legal situation." handicapped children Jan. 24-25.... Billie Jean King Staple Singers just toured South Africa successfully. Payments to CTI were stopped in Ales claims his attempts to talk served up a surprise when she joined disco DJs at a Bob ... are setting their biggest summer tour December 1975 as a result of allged with Taylor on the phone and in per- Crewe New York Record Pool party recently breaches by CTI of its contract with ever for '76, plus overseas touring and a tv special to son in his office have been fruitless. Is Southwind Records strictly a production company, boost their upcoming album. Motown, the affidavit states. ... Dobie Gray sings and Ales claims he hasn't heard first- now that they're no longer distributed by Buddah? ... A wrote songs for film, "The Commitment." If the injunctionis granted,it hand what Taylor's complaints are. fully recovered Lionel Hampton gets back in the swing would, in effect, also enjoin distribu- Publicist Edward Shaw was named by President Ford Ales suggests that if Taylor and with 17 -city tour covering nine states this month. The California Chairman of the volunteer Partners Of The tors, pressing plants and jacket fab- Motown would sit down and discuss bandleader had undergone a cataract operation.... The ricators from dealing directly with Americas Latin -relations organization.... Jethro Tull's the problem areas, "there might be a Composers Lyricist Educational Foundation, nonprofit 1970 "Benefit" LP went platinum.... Country artists CTI. Among those in this category way to work them out." AGAC affiliate, established permanent endowment in Jon & Jim Hager star as twins in a tv pilot comedy -mys- memory of John Philip Sousa and Gene Buck at the tery "Gemini." Idyllwild School of Music in California. "It's Beginning Playboy Records promotion director Jack Hakim got Board Set For Intl IMIC-6 To Look I.ike Christmas" composer Meredith Willson his mom to cook an authentic Middle East buffet dinner Continued from page 1 Sid Bernstein Management; Joe contributed the funds to set up the endowment. for a music business assemblage at his Woodland Hills Italy, Japan, Singapore and Aus- Cayre, president, Caytronics;Sal The Crown Albums being sued by Stuart C. Kern in home. Barbi Benton and Hugh Hefner got there in time tralia. Chiantia, president, National Music Superior Court, Los Angeles (Billboard, Jan. 31), is not for the belly dancer entertainment. The advisors, Zhito explains, will Publishers Assn.; Ed Cramer, presi- the Bihari Bros. LP firm, but a firm that makes photo al- Hank Crawford's "I Hear A Symphony" is distributed help formulate the issues to be dis- dent, BMI; Neshui Ertegun, inter- bums ... Wonder why superstar albums are no longer solely by CTI, not Motown as originally reported.... Sil- cussed during IMIC-6 at the Royal nationalpresident, WEA; Fred released Dec. 26, but early in January? Corporate book- ver Convention makes its U.S. debut Feb. 28 at the Felt Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach keeping likes to start the new year with a sales bang. Forum in New York, starring with Faith, Hope & Charity in the city of Honolulu. Bautzer, Rothman & Kuchel: Stan Paul Simon this week takes the biggest jump into the and A Touch Of Class. Group will go on a national tour The international advisory board Gortikov, president, RIAA; George No. 1 spot of any single in the last three years. Not since around March 5. Female trio has been based in Munich complements a U.S. advisory panel Greif, president, Greif-Garris Man- Vicki Lawrence's "The Night The Lights Went Out In although it consists of Americans. Georgia" has a record shot to No. I from as low as No. which will offer its recommenda- agement. Olivia Newton -John suffered spinal sprains when tions for subjects and speakers. Also: Cy Leslie, chairman of the 10. * * * thrown from a horse at the Malibu Riding & Tennis Among the domestic advisors are: board, Pickwick International; Mike Club, where she gallops regularly. Maitland, president, MCA Records; A direct -to -consumer television pitch is being tried in ... Roy Harper, in- Stanley Adams, presidentof fluential U.K. writer -singer, has his first U.S. album and ASCAP: Sid Bernstein, president, Jerry Moss, president, A&M Rec- New York to break relatively unknown recording artist tour next month on Chrysalis. ords;Alice' -Prager,president, Peter Lemongello. Home -screen viewers will be offered SESAC; Harvey Schein, president, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds go on their first con- a two -record set for $6.98 through the mail. cert tour starting next month. The Playboy trio served as MCA Policies Sony Corp. of America; Irwin Stein- The campaign will cover six weeks, the first two de- grand marshals of the KHJ March of Dimes Walkathon. berg, Continued from page 4 president, Polygram U.S.; voted to airing 10 -second teasers, while the remaining ... Columbia has been holding first-quarter sales meet- Larry Uttal, president, Private Stock weeks go to 60 and 120 -second spots. The spots will be sons and operations. This is also a ings at its offices around the country. Records; Norm Weiser, president, used during prime -access, prime -time and late night Aerosmith headed up KPRI's Proiect 1000 charity first venture for the label. Chappel Music, and Walter Yetni- viewing slots. Also, the campaign will be tied in to a local drive in San Diego. . . . Peter Frampton's WNEW-FM "Everyone is now totally aware of koff,president. CBS Records personal appearance gig for Lemongello. The disk pack- charity gig in New York raised $12,000 for cerebal pal- what his fellow workers are doing, Group. age, "Love '76" (Rapp), was produced by Teddy Ran- sey.... John Klemmer blows his sax with the Milwaukee which makes it easier for anyone "IMIC's achievements of the past dazzo and Sal Romano, Lemongello's personal man- who wants to grow within the corn- Symphony Feb. 20. have centered on providing top in- ager. Sean Morton Downey met with Richard Nixon at San pany to move ahead," says Latan. ternational executives with a sound - * * * He says that MCA has initiated a Clemente to present the ex -President with a copy of his ing board for the exchange of Arista Records president Olive Davis joins politicos training department designed to up- thoughts and ideas to solve mutual Artists Of America single, "He Played A Yo -Yo In Nash- grade its staff members. John Dean and Frank Mankiewicz as a featured speaker ville" about Nixon's visit to the "Grand Old Opry." problems," Zhito says. in a Playboy lecture series, "America In Motion" at the Sam Passamano, director of sales, IMIC-6 marks the first time the Isaac Hayes touring the Orient for the first time.... Al says his objective for 1976 is to give Felt Forum. Davis appears March 8. Produced by Bos- Martino has Mike Curb producing his "Volare" album. U.S. has hosted this prestigious ton -based Entertainment Resources, the series will also more information, such as customer event. Previous IMICs have been ... Neil Sedaka is the latest rock name to go on kiddie-tv analysis to his salesmen. travel to a number of other cities, including Chicago, "Wonderama." ... Les De Merle, poll -winning jazz held in Nassau, the Bahamas; Palma Cincinnati and Boston. The Felt Forum dates will be Job descriptions and awareness Spain; drummer, is playing with his Transfusion group Mon- de Mallorca, Montreux, moderated by WNEW radio disk jockey Alison Steele. days at the Cellar Theater in Hollywood. forms have been distributed to his Switzerland; Acapulco, Mexico and staff. These forms reveal to salesmen London. a complete breakdown of cash ac- As has been the custom with past count, including how many times IMICs where technological develop - customer were called on. ments have been unveiled for the Phono-Mercury In Best Of 28 Years world music community, this year's Continued from page 4 ent distributor, he says, has proven money for a three-month period. Chrysalis All -Out IMIC hopes to present in Hawaii to be a cost -saving tool that max- This gives the distributors more au- new technology which will compete ices performed, how accounts were sold and computerization of sales imizes efficiency at the direct sales tonomy, makes them masters of their For Tull Promotion for the leisure dollar and be of value and promotion level. own marketplace. But it also gets to the music -record industries. figures and the other necessary LOS ANGELES-Chrysalis Rec- data." "One of the things I have done them very involved in the tour it- ords is launching the most expensive Hawaii was picked for its unique since taking over marketing in Octo- self-and because the money is lim- campaign in its history for the new climate and its unusual contribu- "Phonodisc did more for us in six ber is to allocate a sum of money to ited and they have to account for it- "M.U.-The Best Of Jethro Tull." tions to America celebrating its bi- months on our Philips classical im- each of the Phonodisc branches to it puts a value on each ticket." Aside from substantial print ad- centennial year. port label than our previous inde- be used for tour tickets and tour sup- No matter how enthusiastic, com- vertising in trade and consumer Registration for the meetings and pendent distributors were able to in port," says Abramson. petent and efficient a marketing and press plus in-store display concen- socials is $250 and does not include any prior full year. It was the biggest "In the past, we would survey all distribution team a company has, trations, a radio spot with Tull airfare or hotel accommodations. In - year we ever had on classics, a 40% of the independent distributors in- says Abramson, quality product is leader Ian Anderson discussing the formation on hotel rooms will be increase" he says. volved and just ask how many tick- essential for success. For Phonogram greatest hits album will be aired ex- mailed to persons sending in their An important reason Phonodisc ets they needed; invariably, the in 1975, two key groups-The Ohio tensively in connection with LP registration fees. has been able to work so well with number of tickets ordered was way Players and Bachman -Turner Over- giveaway contests. Further information may be ob- Phonogram product, says Abram- out of hand. So a lot of tickets were drive-provided a solid gold (and Anderson has also taped 30- and tained by contacting International son,isthe autonomy granted to wasted. platinum) foundation. The Players 60 -minute versions of a program Industry Music Conference,Bill - the II Phonodisc branches nation- "Now, we make that Phonodisc alone collected two platinum al- where he introduces and comments board, 9000 Sunset Blvd., Los An- wide. Treating each of these distribuotor get involved in the tour, bums ("Fire" and "Honey"), one on the album cuts. geles, Calif. 90069. branches as if it were an independ- in the artists, by giving him the gold LP and two gold singles. TAKIIIR MUMMYMARCH 27... BE THERE AS BILLBOARD TAKES STOCK OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN -11111111511

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