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record Dedicated To Serving The Needs 01 The Music & Record worldIndustry June 13, 1970 15c In the opinion of the editors, this week the following records are the WHO SINGLE PICKS OF THE WEEK IN THE WORLD B.I.Thomas will make it "1.0.1.0."(Casserole,BMI1 Tommy Roe slowsit down Gene Chandler is back and three in a row with "I lust isa chant -ballad from the a bit for a change of pace he's got a "GroovySitua- Can't Help Believing" Bee Gees.Itshould score with"Pearl" (Low-TwO. tion- ICachand 8 Patcheal, (Screen GemsColumbia, withmusicloversevery He'll develop across-the- BM!) going. Song haslots BMII.Mann -Weilcomposi- where as there's much toit board appeal with this one of pop potential, Gene pro- tionisJustright (Scepter (Atco 67521 (ABC 112661. ducedit(Mercury730831. 122831 SLEEPER PICKS OF THE WEEK "Mongoose" (Pocket Full of Ed Ames sings about Amer "In the Summertime" (Our You'll find the Original Tunes, BMO is the new cry icanIndianlifein"Chip Music, BM11 is when Mungo Cadillacs "Deep in the oftheElephant's Memory. pewa Town" (Don Kirshner. terry'sEnglish smashwill Heartofthe Ghetto-Part A heavyrhythmnumber BM11 "Daniel Boone" star hit here. He's got a really II" (Bondola, BMII. Contem that's absolutely conta willdo well with thisSe refreshingquality (Janus porary song could be their gious (Metromedia 1821 daka Greenfieldsong(RCA 12991. ticket back to the top Mercury VP Charlie Fach 47 08641 IPolydor 2 140311 (Second from Left) Steps Up N. Y. Activity with Aid *ALBUM PICKS OF THE IVEEK Of National Promo Direc- tor John Antoon, Label President Irwin H. Stein- berg and Sr. VP -Market- ing Director Lou Simon. Story This Issue Page 24. Rhinoceros declares that Grateful Dead are playing a DaveMason,aftergroup Shango goes "Trampin. " "Better Times Are Com softer rock than has been mg for a number of years along with a mfmber of ab. mg on thisexciting new theirwayinthepaston finallygoesit"Alone To solutelyirresistiblesongs package, produced by Guy "Workingman sDead The getheron a series of his with a Latin soul rock Ian Draperformaximum rock tans will grab it up (Warner own,original,terriftunes beat to brass. Has a sound effect (Elektra (KS /40751 Bros18691 (Blue Thumb BTS 791 (Dunhill DS 500821 Special Section This Issue: The Dutch Invasion! AmericanRadioHistory.Com xosE. Jo": BREAKINcour BrIEAKINcour H Houston, L A,ancMiami. Thisisthe hauntinc sincle that'spounc to oc theoigcest romanticmale vocal of theseason. This is the oricinal. JOSE -JOSE'S NEWSINCLE "LAHAVE DEL OLVIDO" 47-M RC A=o-rradpses AmericanRadioHistory.Com RCA's D'Imperio On At Liberty UA: Label's New Flexibility Picker Becomes President; Bledsoe, Lipton to Top Posts By DAVE FINKLE David V. Picker, President of UnitedArtistsCorporation, NEW YORK-Just what Nor- will assume the additional du- manRacusin,Presidentof ties of President of its record RCA Records, and Rocco Lagi- subsidiary,Liberty UAInc., nestra, Executive Vice Presi- according to John R. Beckett, dent,weregettingat when Chairman of the Board and they announcedtherealign- PresidentofUnitedArtists' mentandreorganizationof parent, Transamerica Corpora- RCA personnel andinternal tion. Picker becomes Liberty/ structureinFebruaryisbe- UA's chief executive officer im- ginning tofallinto place as mediately. therecently -namedDivision Alvin S. Bennett, President Vice Presidents begin a series of Liberty Records since 1960 of interviews with the trade and head of the combined Lib- press to discuss plans. erty/UA record operation since Liberty's acquisition by Trans- (Continued on page 57) america in 1968, is retiring to Joe D'Imperio David Picker (Continued on pane431 Ernie Xlt.chuler Lenny Scheer !tunaItl(Iton)L.Illedsoe Mike Lipton Music Men Tourney First Rudman Record, Ward ABC Dates June 9-10 MONTICELLO, N. Y. - The Radio MeetonJune 5, 6 Studio Mgr. Committee of Music Men has Rick Ward has been named announced that the annual golf LAS VEGAS-The firstrec- Atlantic; Ahmet Ertegan, At-Studio Manager for the new outing at Kutscher's Countryord and radio workshop -confer-lantic; Henry Allen,Atlantic;ABC Records recording studio Club will be held Tuesday and ence sponsored by RecordJerry Greenberg, Atlantic; Rickcomplex under construction in Wednesday, June 9-10, and notWorld's Kal Rudman was heldWillard,Atlantic;Dick Kline,Los Angeles. He will manage Wednesday and Thursday asFriday, June 5, through Satur-Cotillion; Tom Dowd, Atlantic;and coordinateallrecording previously announced. day, June 6, at Caesar's PalaceDanny Davis, Colgems; Pat Pi -activities for ABC, Dunhill and here. polo, Uni; Johnny Rivers; Ber-other ABC -owned labels. Attended by top echelonin- nieShultz(JohnnyRivers) ; dus executives, the events, sansJoe Smith, Warner Bros; How- speeches and panel discussions,ard Bedno; Pete Wright; Red MCA Elects Polydor Announces werecomprisedprimarilyofSchwartz, Roulette; Jack Wied- roundtablediscussions on theenmann, Famous Music; Julie CHICAGO-Lew R. Wasser- problems and challenges facingRifkind;AllBell,Stax; Dickman, President of MCA, Inc., Artist 'Explosion' the music and radio worlds to-Glasser; Bud Dain, Liberty; Bobannounced that the MCA, Inc., AllanKatz,Polydor'sNa-day. Skaff, Liberty; Mort Hoffman,stockholders,attheirannual tional Promotion Manager, an- The Friday confab, from 10Epic; Jim Stewart, Stax; Herbmeeting June 2 elected the fol- nouncesthePolydor "Rock'a.m. to 5 p.m., was for radioKole, Stax; Ewell Russell, Stax; lowing asDirectors of MCA, Soul 'BluesExplosion," multi-people only. The Saturday "Dia-Jim Benci; Ron Saul, Warner Inc.:JulesC.Stein, Lew R. media national campaign de-logue," from 1p.m. to 5 p.m.Bros.; Anthony Martini, Bond;Wasserman, Berle Adams, Al- signed to expose 40 artists tobrought both radio and musicJohnny Bond, Bond; Mrs. John-bertA.Dorskind, Walter M. the under 35 crowd. executives together. The week-ny Bond; Ron Porter, Bond; Heymann, ChartsMiller, Mil- Drivewillcompriseradio,end concluded with a "BacchanalHerb Gordon, Decca; Larry Co-ton R. Rackmil, 'Taft B. Schrei- press andin-store promotionsDinner" Saturday evening. hen, Jamie; Russ Regan, Uni; ber 'and Charles , B. Thornton. for $30,000. Artists featured in At press time, those who hadNate McCalla, Roulette; Richjard At the MCA, Inc., Board of "Explosion" campaign are Johnsigned on for the meeting were,Frio, Uni; Steve Wax, Bell.; IryDirectors meeting held after the Mayall, the Cream, B. B. King,from the music industry: Sy Biegel,Bell; Ben Scotti, Lib-stockholders' meeting, the fol- StonetheCrows, ManfredWarner, London Records; Johnerty; Bill Spitalsky; Dino Air -lowtng were elected as officers: Mann and Traffic, amongAntoon, Mercury Records; Lou Jules C. Stein, Chairman of the others. Simon, Mercury; Jerry Wexler, (Continued on page 43) (Continued on page 62) RECORD WORLD --ha. 13, 1970 3 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Abramson Merc Sales Mgr. Hinton Named 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 CHICAGO-Jules Abramson, In addition, he will bere- record EasternRegionalMarketingsponsible for Mercury's distri- Sales Manager world Manager for Mercury Recordbution set-up and will guide the Corp., has been named Nationalcompany's regional marketing NEW YORK-Larry Uttal, 200W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 Sales Manager of the company,managers-Frank Peters, Mid-President of Bell Records, an- Area Code (212) 765-5020 nouncestheappointment announces Mercury Presidentwest; Tom Colley, South; and of Publisher Irwin H. Steinberg. George Steiner, Weat. An East-Bruce Hinton to Sales Manager for the Amos, LHI and Proph- BOB AUSTIN Abramson, who will assumeernrepresentative toreplace esy labels, his new post in Mercury's Chi-Abramson willbe announced all distributed by Editor -in -Chief cago home office on June 15,shortly. Bell. Hinton will report to John Rosica, just named Executive SID PARNES will report to Lou Simon, Senior Abramson, currently based in Vice President and Director of Director of West Coast Opera- Vice President. Advertisinp, Mercury's New York office, hastions. Marketing. been Eastern Marketing Direc- JOE FLEISCHMAN Abramson will be responsibletor since 1968. He joined Mer- Doug for sales of all recorded prod- McClelland Editor cury in 1964 as Philadelphia's Dave Finkle AssociateEditor , uct, both pop and classical,on branch manager. John the Mercury, Philips, Smash, Kornblum Chart Editor Prior to that, the Temple Uni- Fronk Mitchell Assistant Chart Editor Fontana,LimelightandIn- Bob Moore Merlis trepid labels, as well as for theversity graduate was a sales- Assistant Editor Del Shields lass Edits*, Mercury - distributed Wayside,man for Philadelphia's Chips Kal Rudman Peachtree and Virtue labels. Contributing Editor Distributing. Susan Cooper Circulation Larry Newman Art Director SpenceBerland Advertising Soles West Coast Mathews Famous Coast A&R Dir. Jack Devaney NEW YORK - In order toMathews will be the company's West Coast Manager strengthen Paramount RecordsCoast co-ordinator of indepen- Ron Baron A&R on the West Coast, Eddent product and staff producer Assistant Manager Bn!ce Hinton 6290 Sunset Blvd. Mathews has been named Direc-Tim O'Brien, and staff A&R Hollywood, Calif. 90028 tor of West Coast A&R by Fam-producer Tom Mack whois Prior to his new assignment. Phone: (213) 465-6179 ous Music Corp. Executive Vicealso headquartered in Los An-Hinton was General Manager Eddie Briggs Country Report President Jack Wiedenmann. geles. for Amos under label President 45-10 No. Arthur Mathews, who will report di- Mathews' efforts will involveJimmy Bowen. Previous to that, Fresno,