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• OISHBCK EDITORML ROQ Of The Eighties ^ GEORGE ALBERT One of the bright spots in the Spring Arbitron In many ways, the search for numbers among President and Publisher Book in Los Angeles was the emergence of radio stations has worked to the detriment of the ALAN SUTTON station as a top rock contender with record industry. Too often nowadays have stations Vice President and Editor In Chief maverick KROQ its wide and unbridled playlist. An even brighter spot gone after numbers by only ‘‘playing the hits” — with J.B. CARMICLE Vice President and General Manager. East Coast was the announcement that program director Rick the result that the jukebox syndrome of constantly •^JIM SHARP Carroll would be leaving his post to start a national playing only the most popular cuts has come to Vice President. Nashville consultancy. dominate many markets. When this happens, there RICHARD IMAMURA Managing Editor is obviously less opportunity for music consumers of MARK ALBERT In this time of declining record sales, perhaps it is to hear anything new or too far out what has Marketing Director appropriate to once again look at the proposition become the mainstream. East Coast Editorial FRED GOODMAN, Bureau Chief that the involvement of radio is essential to the The freewheeling KROQ format also lends itself to I LARRY RIGGS •'JIM BESSMAN health of this industry. That sales have resulted from generating excitement among its listeners. This also Wesf Coast Editorial KROQ airplay cannot be denied — acts like X, the has largely disappeared from radio today. And e MARK ALBERT, Radio Editor 5 MICHAEL GLYNN, Audio/Video Editor Go-Go’s, Moon Zappa, Josie Cotton and a host of that’s the problem. MICHAEL MARTINEZ, Marketing Editor ' JEFFREY RESSNER English imports can be numbered among those The music industry thrives on an aura of excite- 1 careers have benefitted from the station’s ment and a constant influx of new product. Once this * KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager whose BILL FEASTER help. is gone, sales will evaporate. Just look around. 111 MIKE PLACHETKA l?' HARALD TAUBENREUTHER GREGORY D. LESCHISHIN

- Nashville Editorial/Research CONTENTS JUANITA BUTLER TOM ROLAND KEITH HINTON DEPARTMENTS THE COVER Black Contemporary 25 ON Art Director Classifieds 34 - LARRY CRAYCRAFT With its twelfth album, "Hot Country 20 Circulation Gospel 29 Space,” the internationally * THERESA TORTOSA, Manager International 30 renowned multi-platinum rock PUBLICATION OFFICES Jazz 13 group Queen explores the use of YORK Merchandising 16 NEW synthesizers lead 1775 Broadway, New York NY 10019 Radio 18 as both and Phone; (212) 586-2640 Video 15 rhythm instruments, resulting in a I Cable Address: Cash Box NY sound that lead vocalist Freddie ' Telex: 666123 FEATURES Mercury calls “part of a continuing i HOLLYWOOD Coast To Coast 14 h» 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) process of change to stay ahead of Hollywood CA 90028 Editorial 3 Phone: (213) 464-8241 Executives On The Move 12 the field.” - New Faces To Watch 10 f NASHVILLE This "continuing process"

I 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 began over a decade ago in 1971 when the quartet was formed 1 Phone:(615) 244-2898 CHARTS f CHICAGO Top 100 Singles 4 in London while its members were studying at different local ’ CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine. Mgr. Top 200 Albums 32,33 colleges. After playing the pub circuit for a couple of years, the 1442 S. 61st Ave,, Cicero IL 60650 Black Contemporary Albums 25 group was signed by Elektra and quickly established itself as a P Phone:(312) 863-7440 Black Contemporary Singles 26 ' WASHINGTON, D.C. Country Albums 21 major force in the world of rock. Throughout the late-70s the ' EARL B. ABRAMS Country Singles 22 band surged to the forefront of commercial success, with 3518 N. Utah St., Gospel Albums 29 Arlington VA 22207 albums like the grand “A Night At the Opera” and the 13 Phone: (703) 243-5664 Jazz Albums Rock Album Radio Report 19 chartbusting "The Game," gaining worldwide airplay and public attention. ) MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Top 30 Videocassettes 15 Director of South American Operations _ "Hot Space,” besides being the follow-up LP to the group’s ^ ARGENTINA — MIGUEL SMIRNOFF” REVIEWS “Greatest Hits” collection, is also the basis for Lavalle 1569, Piso 4, Of. 405 Albums 8 Queen's upcom- • 1048 Buenos Aires. Argentina Singles 10 ing tour, which will see the quartet perform its first major con- Phone; 89-6796 Talent 11 cert appearances in Europe and the U.S. since 1980, AUSTITaLIA — ALLAN WEBSTER 3/57 Dickens Street Elwood Vic 3184, Australia ” ' A BRAZIL — CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Av, Borges de Mederios, 2475 Apt. 503, Lagoa TOP POP DEBUTS . Rio de Janeiro. Brasil Phone; 294-8197 75 HOLD ON — Santana — Columbia CANADA — KIRK LaPOINTE SINGLES - 420 Gloucester Street. #107 Ottawa. Ontario. Canada, KIE 7T7 ^ Phone; (613) 235-7743 42 VACATION — Go-Go’s — A&M If GERMANY — GERHARD AUGUSTIN /1LBUMS Oettingenstrasse 66 8 Munich 22 ' ^ Phone; 089-221363 Telex; 5-29378 POP SINGLE POP/ILBUM ITALY — MARIO DE LUIGI ^ NUMBER "Musica e Dischi” Via Giannone 2 20154 Milan. Italy EYE OF THE TIGER MIRAGE Phone; (02) 389-059/389-936 Survivor Fleetwood Mac JAPAN — Adv. Mgr., SACHIO SAITO Scotti Bros. ' /CBS Warner Bros. Editorial Mgr,, KOZO OTSUKA 3rd Floor of Chuo-Tatemono bldg. 2-chome. 11-1. Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan. 105 ONES pv Phone: 504-1651 B/C SINGLE B/C/4LBUM NETHERLANDS — CONSTANT MEIJERS P.O. Box 1807 I IV - 1200 BV Hilversum AND TELL YOU I’M NOT GOING GAP BAND Phone: 035-19841 Jennifer Holliday The Gap Band SPAIN— ANGEL ALVAREZ Geffen Total Experience/PolyGram “ Lopez de Hoyos 178, 5 CD > Madrid — 2 Spain Phone: 415 23 98 UNITED KINGDOM — NICK UNDERWOOD COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY /1LBUM Flat 6, 196 Sussex Gardens k London W2 England Phone; 01-402-6779 NOBODY WAITIN’ FOR THE SUN TO SHINE Sylvia Ricky Skaggs . V SUBSCRIPTION RATES $125 per year anywhere in “he U.S.A. Published weekly by CASH BOX (ISSN 0008- RCA Epic : 289), 1775 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Printed in 'he U.S.A. Second class postage paid at New York. N.Y.. and additional mailing offices. ©Copyright 1982 by the r -.-ash Box Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved ^ opyright under Universal Copyright Convention. JAZZ GOSPEL POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CASH BOX, 1775 Broadway. New York, N.Y. 10019. LORD, YOU KEEP ON PROVING AS WE SPEAK YOURSELF TO ME David Sanborn Florida Mass Choir Warner Bros. Savoy The Gap Band . . . )

August 14, 1982

Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 8/7 Chart 8/7 Chan 8/7 Chari - 1 EYE OF THE TIGER a 34 67 SHE GOT THE GOLDMINE SURVIVOR (Scotti Bros. /CBS ZS5 02912) 11 JACKSON BROWNE JERRY REED (RCA PB-13268) (Asylum 7-69982) 46 3 2 ABRACADABRA 68 STILL THEY RIDE THE STEVE MILLER BAND 35 JOURNEY (Columbia 18-02883) 51 13 (Capitol P-5126) 2 12 THE DAZZ BAND (Motown 1609MF) 32 16 69 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU 3 HOLD ME 36 NICOLETTE LARSON FLEETWOOD MAC (Warner Bros. 7-29966) 3 9 GARY U.S, BONDS (EMI America P-B-8117) 25 10 (Warner Bros. 7-29948) 3 <1 < 4 HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY 37 70 EMOTIONS IN MOTION CHICAGO GLENN FREY (Asylum E-47466) 23 11 BILLY SQUIER (Capitol B-5135) 3 (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29979) 5 11 38 71 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 5 HURTS SO GOOD MARSHALL CRENSHAW DOLLY PARTON (RCA PB 13260) 3 JOHN COUGAR (Riva/PolyGram R 209) 4 17 (Warner Bros. 7-29974) 44 72 SARA 6 DON’T YOU WANT ME 39 BILL CHAMPLIN (Elektra E-47456) 3 THE HUMAN LEAGUE (Virgin/A&M 2397) 6 24 GOING 73 WHY 7 ROSANNA JENNIFER HOLLIDAY {Geffen 7-29983) CARLY SIMON (Mirage/ Atlantic WTG 4051 6 18 TOTO (Columbia 18-02811) 7 40 74 LET IT BE ME 8 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER THE ROLLING STONES WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 18-03073) 2 AIR SUPPLY (Arista AS 0692) 9 10 (Rolling Stones/Atco RS 21301) 21 10 75 HOLD ON 41 9 TAKE IT AWAY SANTANA (Columbia 18-03160) — 1 PAUL McCARTNEY (Columbia 18-03018) 13 6 LARRY ELGART AND HIS MANHATTAN SWING ORCHESTRA (RCA PB-13219) 36 11 76 EBONY AND IVORY 10 WASTED ON THE WAY PAUL McCartney (Columbia 18-02860) 53 19 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH (Atlantic 4058) 12 8 42 JERMAINE JACKSON (Motown 1628MF) 49 4 77 HOW CAN I LIVE WITHOUT HER 1" 11 VACATION CHRISTOPHER ATKINS GO-GO'S (I.R.S./A&M IR-9907) 15 7 43 (Polydor/PolyGram PD 2210) 87 MISSING PERSONS (Capitol PB-5127) 48 7 78 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I 12 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE 44 GO TALKS ABOUT YOU YEAH) THE CLASH (Epic 14-03006) JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista AS 0676) 16 12 79 YOUR DADDY DON’T KNOW (Boardwalk NB-11-150-7) 13 ONLY THE LONELY TORONTO (Network/Elektra 7-69986) • THE MOTELS (Capitol PB-5114) 8 16 45 *3 9 AMERICA (Capitol B-5142) 80 DANCE FLOOR (PART I) 14 TAINTED LOVE 46 ZAPP (Warner Bros. 7-29961) SOFT CELL (Sire SRE 40655) 11 29 a MICHAEL MCDONALD 81 MEGA FORCE 15 LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER (Warner Bros. 7-29933) 707 (Boardwalk NB7-1 1-146) ON THE TRIGGER) 47 82 FOOLIN’ YOURSELF (Geffen 7-29982) 8 DONNA SUMMER 20 RANDY MEISNER (Epic 14-03032) ALDO NOVA (Portrait/CBS 24-03001) 16 LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND 48 83 NIGHT SHIFT KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-B-1471) 19 7 THE GAP BAND QUARTERFLASH (Warner Bros. 7-29932) 17 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN’ (Total Experience/PolyGram TE-8201) 84 YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME REO SPEEDWAGON (Epic 14-02967) 10 10 49 THE GAP BAND 18 JACK & DIANE PAUL DAVIS (Arista AS 0697) (Total Experience/PolyGram TE8203) JOHN COUGAR (Riva/PolyGram R-210) 24 4 50 85 HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 19 AMERICAN MUSIC A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS (Jive/Arista VS1 02) DAYTON (Liberty P-B-1468) 75 POINTER SISTERS (Planet/RCA YB-13254) 22 8 51 86 LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN 20 PERSONALLY JEFFREY OSBORNE (A&M 2410) 54 8 LOVE) KARLA BONOFF (Columbia 18-02805) 14 16 52 THE HUMAN LEAGUE (A&M 2425) 21 LOVE’S BEEN A LITTLE BIT PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra E47427) 43 15 87 HOLDIN’ ON HARD ON ME 53 TANE CAIN (RCA JH-13287) JUICE NEWTON (Capitol PB-5120) 17 15 MICHAEL MURPHEY (Liberty P-B-1466) 65 88 JOHNNY CAN’T READ

22 DO 1 DO 54 DON HENLEY (Asylum 7-69971) STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Motown 1612TF) 18 12 FRANK ZAPPA/MOON ZAPPA 89 YOU KEEP RUNNIN’ AWAY (Barking Pumpkin/CBS 4W9 03069) .38 SPECIAL (A&M 2431) 55 90 DON’T RUIN MY LIFE 23 KIDS IN (MCA-52099) AMERICA WALTER MURPHY SPYS (EMI America B-8124) KIM WILDE (EMI America P-B-8110) 26 13 56 91 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 24 EYE IN THE SKY AXE (Atco 7408) APRIL WINE (Capitol B-5133) 64 9 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT 57 (Arista AS 0696) 30 6 92 PLANET ROCK LAURA BRANIGAN (Atlantic 4048) SOUL SONIC FORCE (Tommy Boy TB-823) 95 2 25 IF THE LOVE FITS IT WEAR 58 LESLIE PEARL (RCA PB-13235) 28 13 93 PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT (Columbia 18-03143) TOTO (Kirshner/CBS ZS5 02903) 50 15 26 THINK I’M IN KANSAS LOVE 59 EDDIE MONEY (Columbia 18-02964) 29 8 94 LOVE PLUS ONE BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 0698) 27 HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED (Arista AS 0672) 81 12 YOUR IMAGINATION 60 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 95 THEME FROM “STAR TREK II; .38 SPECIAL (A&M 2412) 38 16 (RCA PB-13252) 27 9 THE WRATH OF KHAN” 61 28 WHO CAN IT BE NOW? (Atlantic 4057) 96 ROBERTA FLACK (Atlantic 4068) MEN AT WORK (Columbia 18-02888) 39 6 96 rM GONNA HIRE A WINO TO 29 BLUE EYES 62 > RAY PARKER. JR, (Arista AS 0695) DECORATE OUR HOME ELTON JOHN (Geffen 7-29954) 37 5 DAVID FRIZZELL {Warner/Viva WBS 50063) — 1 30 ROUTE 101 63 RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA PB-13245) 45 11 97 NICE GIRLS HERB ALBERT (A&M 2422) 33 8 EYE TO EYE (Warner Bros. WBS 50050) 83 13 64 31 PAPERLATE PIE ALABAMA (RCA PB-13245) 34 13 98 CUTIE GENESIS (Atlantic 4053) 31 11 ONE WAY (MCA-52049) 85 12 65 32 HOT IN THE CITY IF LOVE QUEEN (Elektra 7-69981) 72 99 YOU WANT MY BILLY IDOL (Chrysalis 2605) 35 6 CHEAP TRICK (Epic 14-02968) 47 11 33 66 ONLY TIME WILL TELL STEVE WINWOOD 100 HEAT OF THE MOMENT ASIA (Geffen 7-29970) 41 4 ASIA (Geffen GEF 50040) 89 18 (Island 7-29940) 78

ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES) i Lmtd./WB Music Corp. — Abracadabra (Sailor — ASCAP) 2 CAPAC) 75 Love Action (Virgin/Dinsong — ASCAP) 86 Should I Stay (Nineden 78 American Music (Ensign/Parker McGee — BMI) .. 19 Hooked On Swing (Various — ASCAP/BMi) 41 Love Is In Control (Yellowbrick Road — ASCAP) Browne/Kortchmar — And I Am Telling (Dreamgirls — ASCAP/Dreamettes Hot Fun {Warner/Tamerlane — BMI) 85 ASCAP/GRAGER ~ BMI/Rodsongs PRS) 15 Somebody’s Baby (Jackson — BMI) Hot In The City (Rare Blue/Boneidol — ASCAP) ... 32 Love’s Been (Bobby Goldsboro /House of Gold — ASCAP) 34 (Belwin — Mills/MHC — Blue Eyes (Intersong — ASCAP) How Can I Live (JHl International admin, by Eiseman ASCAP/BMI) 21 Someday, Someway Calling All Girls (Queen/Beechwood — BMI) Music) 77 Love Or Let (Porpete/Clarence Scarborough — BMI)49 ASCAP) 38 Music/Blue Sky-Rider — Caught Up (Holey Moley/Rude — ASCAP) Hurts So Good (Riva — ASCAP) 5 Love Plus One (Bryan Morrison — ASCAP) 94 Still In The Game (Island 66 Cutie Pie (Duchess (MCA) Perk's — BMI) , I Found Somebody (Red Cloud/Night River — Love Will Turn You (Lionsmate/Deb Dave/Briarpatch — BMI) High Nightmare — BMI) 68 Dance Floor (Troutman's — BMI) ASCAP) 37 ASCAP/BMI) 16 Still They Ride (Weed (Equinox — BMI) 14 Do I Do (Jobete + Black Bull — ASCAP) If The Love Fits (Michael O'Conner — BMI/O'Conner Make Believe (Hudmar — ASCAP) 58 Tainted Love It (MPL Communications — ASCAP) .. 9 Do You Wanna (Duchess-MCA — BMI) . . Songs — ASCAP) 25 Mega Force (BMI) 81 Take Away (Chinnichap — BMI) 64 Don't Ruin My Life (Spysongs — BMI) .... If You Want My Love (Adults/Screen Gems — EMI Never Been In Love (Colgems-EMI — ASCAP) ... 47 Take Me Down Don’t You Want (Virgin/Chappell/Sound (BMI)) Themes From "E.T.” (Music Corp. Of America - MCA - Diagrams 99 Nice Girls (Intersong — ASCAP) 97 55 —ASCAP) I Forgettin’ — BMI) 6 Keep (Genevieve — ASCAP/Edzactly Night Shift (New Hidden Valley/Carole Bayer In Of "Star Trek II" (Famous Music Corp. — Early The Morning (Total Experience — BMI) . . 48 BMI) Sager/Narrow Dude/Bonnie Bee Good/WB — Theme

- - - ASCAP) 95 Ebony And Ivory (MPL Communications — ASCAP)76 I’m Gonna Hire A Wino (Peso Wallet BMI) ASCAP) 83 In Think I'm In Love (Soft/Randy Oda — BMI) 26 Emotions Motion (Songs Of The Knight — BMI) . 70 I'm The One (Anitisia Music — ASCAP) 61 Now Or Never (Bobnal — BMI) 56 Other/Daddy-Oh/Lypsinc — Enough Is Enough (Northern Goody Two-Tunes Ltd. I Only Want (Chappel Music — ASCAP) 69 Vacation (Some Ltd.) 59 Oh Julie (Shaky Music 11 — ASCAP/CAPAC). 91 I Ran (Zomba Ent. — BMI) 50 ASCAP) Sheets — BMI) 13 Only The Lonely (Clean (Munchkin Music) 54 Even The Nights (Hall-Clement — BMI) 8 I Really Don’t (Overdue adm. by Warner Valley Girl Time (WB/Almond Legg adm. by WB/Ackee — Only On The Way (Putzy Putzy — ASCAP) 10 Eye In The Sky (Woolfsongs Ltd. /Careers — BMI) . 24 Bros./Almo/March 9 — ASCAP) 51 Wasted 33 ASCAP) Porter — BMI) 63 Eye Of The Tiger (Holy Moley/Rude — BMI/WB/Easy I Will Always (Velvet Apple Music • BMI) What Kind Of Fool (Robie Out Of Work (Bruce Springsteen — ASCAP) 36 Action — ASCAP) 1 Jack & Diane (Riva — ASCAP) What's Forever (Tree — BM!) 53 (Pun — ASCAP) 31 Foolin’ Yourself (ATV Music — BMI) 82 Johnny Can't Read (Cass County/Kortchmar Paperlate Music Who Can It Be (April Music Ply. — BMI) 28 Forget Me Nots (Baby Fingers — ASCAP/Freddie ASCAP) Personally (Tree/Five Of A Kind — BMI) 20 Why (Chic — BMI) 73 Fire (Fate — Planet Rock (Shakin’ Baker — BMI) 92 Words (Private Life/Private Parts — ASCAP) 43 Dee BMI) 52 Keep The ASCAP) — Gloria (Sugarsongs — BMI) 57 Kids In America (Finchley — ASCAP) Play The Game (Don Kirshner/Blackwood/ You Can Do Magic (April/Russell Ballard Ltd. 45 Going To A Go-Go (Jobete — ASCAP) 40 Let It Be Me (MCA Music — BMI) Fifty Grand — BMI) 93 ASCAP) — BMI) 04 It You Dropped (Total Experience Hard To (Double Virgo — ASCAP/Foster Freeze — Let Whip (Ujima/Macvacalac — ASCAP) . — 7 Say Rosanna (Hudmar ASCAP) — BMI) 4 Let Me Go (Raydiola — ASCAP) Route 101 (Irving/Calquin — BMI) 30 You Keep Runnin' (Rocknocker/Easy Action/W.B. 89 Heat Of (WB/Almond Legg/Ackee — ASCAP) . . 100 Let Me Tickle (Black Stallion — ASCAP/Fat Jack The Sara (JSH — ASCAP/Thickovit — BMI) 72 ASCAP) Holdin' On (Any Garage/Pug Baker — BMI) 87 Second — BMI) 42 She Got (House Of Gold — BMI) 67 You Should Hear (Warner-Tamerlane/Body Electric/ Hold Me (Fleetwood Mac — BMI/Red Snapper — Snow Music — BMI) 12 ASCAP) 3 Your Daddy Don't Know (Welbeck — ASCAP) 79 %- Exceptionally heavy radio activity this week Exceptionally heavy sales activity this week Hold On (Over The Rainbow — ASCAP/Mark-Cain — Your Imagination (Hot-Cha/Unichappell — BMI) . . 27 'So Fine"is the best way to describe how we atA&MIeel about what's been happen- ing to Howard Johnson. His single, "So Fine', has created a sensation starting in New York and spreading all over the nation and all over the charts. So listen to the album and listen to the

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prerecovoea » Game o/\ccessories , \/\deo , ^EI^S & RENEWS Labels Eager For Spread Of Carroll’s KROQ-style Format by Fred Goodman had focused on. “KROQ has undoubtedly been a big help NEW YORK — Flying high on the record sales for us,” said Sean Coakley, national direc- and exposure generated by programmer tor, album promotion, Atco Records, “It Rick Carroll’s tight alternative format at really depends on the act, but there are cer- KROQ/Los Angeles, label promotion men tain kinds, like Jim Carroll and Gary his surveyed by Cash Box are eager to see Numan, that do great in that rotation. They newiy formed Carroll, Schwartz & Grove really helped it happen on ’Catholic Boy’ Assoc, consultancy firm tackle other when they pounded 'People Who Died.’ markets. While crediting the Los Angeles “They took the Sparks album to #1 out station with drawing “very active listeners,” there,” said Judy Libow, director, national proving the viability of a commercial new album promotion, Atlantic. “It didn’t have to music station in a major market and “doing happen that way." something exciting,” virtually every radio promotion man interviewed was par- “We’re a bit more esoteric than a lot of ticularly pleased by one factor: the format’s other labels,” added Michael Abramson, who ability to sell records by bands not being vice president, island Records, Island albums played on most AOR stations. allowed that while getting “KROQ sells records," said Harvey played on AOR stations can sometimes be Leeds, associate director, national album difficult, KROQ has helped with artists like MANDRELL AT THE GREEK — MCA recording artist Barbara Mandrel! recently visited promotion, Epic/Portrait/CBS Adrian Belew. with label executives following a sold-out concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Pic- Associated every tured backstage are (l-r): George Osaki, vice president, creative services, MCA Records; Labels (E/P/A), “and they influence Sells Records Arnold Stone, vice president, administration, MCA Records: Gene Froelich, head of MCA other rock station in Los Angeles.” Leeds’ Will Botwin, co-owner of Side One Records Group: Mandreli; Bob Siner, president, MCA Records: and At Bergamo, presi- sentiments were echoed uniformly at other Marketing, an independent national labels, each singling out acts that KROQ dent, MCA Distributing. (continued on page 18)

Committee meeting, it still may not be acted Chances Slim For on. “If there isn’t a quorum, it’ll probably be Capitol Video Unit Gears Up postponed again,” he said. (As of late, the DeConcini Home committee has had difficulty assembling a quorum, with more than half of its meetings For Wide Array Of Projects Taping Bill In ’82 lately.) DeConcini’s bill would establish a home by Michael Glynn Wine, America, The Knack and Claude by Richard Imamura has just signed its first music exemption use only for videotaping. Sen. LOS ANGELES — When the most recent Bolling, and video artist, country singer/songwriter LOS ANGELES — Even though S. 1758, the Robert Mathias’ amendment to that bill, round of record company firings took its toll Michael McGinnis. Capitol itself has just set bill to provide a home use exemption for S.A. 1333, would extehd the home use ex- on the video departments or divisions of marketing division under vice non-commercial videotaping of emption to audio home taping, establish a two major labels here, a Los Angeles Times up a video president Dan Davis, which will have its own copyrighted material from such off-air “right of first saie" doctrine to restrict ren- writer was prompted to suggest that this nationwide sales and distribution force to sources as television, is currently tals and establish a royalty to be levied on “indicates just how little commitment the handle from Thorn EMI Video scheduled to be considered at the Aug. 10 manufacturers of home recording record business has for the so-called video product Programming Enterprises (TEVPE), in- meeting of the Senate Judiciary Commit- hardware and blank tapes, both audio and revolution.” During an interview in which he cluding video game cartridges, beginning tee, the bill’s sponsor. Sen. Dennis DeCon- video. detailed EMI Music Video’scurrent produc- cini (D.-Ariz.), does not believe that there Mathias Amendment tion forays into such largely untapped in September. between the records will be any further progress this session of DeConcini’s spokesman explained that a areas as black and country music. Bob This synergism Congress. revised version of the Mathias amendment Hart, director, video development, for EMI “It increasingly looks like time is going to would probably also be submitted for con- Music, bridled at the mention of the piece. “The idea of applying record run out this session,” said a spokesman for sideration at the upcomihg Senate “Obviously, (the writer) didn’t contact us,” business marketing exper- DeConcini’s office. “I would guess that it’s Judiciary Committee meeting. Mathias’ of- said Hart. tise to in- about a 99:1 chance that there will be fice was unavailable for comment at Indeed, if any label has a high stake in the video makes an legislation passed this year. The Senate may presstime. future of video, it is the Capitol/EMI credible amount of sense,” eventually end up passing something, but I DeConcini’s spokesman also explained America/Liberty Records Group. EMI’s said Hart. don’t think that we’ll be able to get anything that a discussion draft of amendments to North American company has a very active signed into law.” their bill that was circulated about three production and marketing wing in EMI and video operations is completely natural DeConcini’s spokesman added that weeks ago (Cash Box, July 31) would Music Video, which has already released according to Hart and Davis, who are both

while S. 1758 is indeed scheduled to be probably not be added to the bill this ses- Queen: Greatest Flix and The Tubes Video, excited over the many prospects it offers. considered at the Aug. lOSenate Judiciary (continued on page 31} in addition to programs featuring April “The idea of applying record business marketing expertise to video in general and what EMI Music Video is doing in particular from such a perspective in order for the ar- makes an incredible amount of sense,” said tistry of black music to survive. He said Black Music Signings Leaning Hart. there is a need for labels to address this Two years old now, EMI Music Video is perspective in the signing of black talent to represented worldwide (“People their rosters. To More Commerciai Sounds sometimes forget that,” Hart pointed out) with Smaller Rosters offices in London and headquarters here, by Michael Martinez At the close of the ’70s, most labels took a can be promoted and sold to the public ef- with a full staff — including director of look at their rosters LOS ANGELES — While black music A&R fectively. hard and made deci- business affairs. North America, Vic Rap- executives at various labels claim But to artists, particularly established sions as to who would stay and who would paport; marketing and production adherence to the hackneyed truism that ones who have had hits and are trying to be dropped. In many cases older artists manager. North America, Peter Blachley; with popuiarity “new talent is the lifeblood of the recording make a comeback, the problem has not waning were dropped or and manager, technical operations. Bob given a last to industry,” there is far less consensus on been solely economic. Many artists felt that chance produce a saleable Yukich — reporting to Hart. what criteria should be applied to acquisi- record companies are becoming less con- record. Logical Place These decisions were applying the inex- tion of artists for label rosters, which are cerned with providing the public with “This is the logical place to be based for act science of artists and repertoire slowly shrinking in size and, in some cases, quality music and more with selling what sheer delivery power,” stated Hart, sitting in management to signings. But most of those scope. “sounds like a hit.” the eleventh floor offices of EMI Music Video contacted claimed they In a Cash Box survey of black music A&R That topic attracted a great deal of atten- also put to use atop Capitol’s Hollywood Tower. A U.K. specific criteria in selecting artists for their executives and artists, it was clearly asser- tion during a panel discussion at the recent transplant who travels back to the London rosters. ted that signings — with both new and es- Black Music Assn. (BMA) conference in office frequently. Hart admits that “the de- “We look for a group that sounds fresh tablished acts — have become an in- New Orleans. It was during the opening of mand for promotional video is much more every time out,” explained Sonny Taylor, creasingly frugal proposition. Label the discussion that BMA executive director vigorous in England and Europe,” where A&R director, PolyGram Records, who ad- spokesmen cited the lagging economy and George Ware said, “We get a little confused radio has far less impact thah in the U.S., ded, “If they’ve got a song that you can increased production and promotion costs about what we’re selling because we’ve hum but notes that the demand for music video or dance to, then we feel it has a chance to as the primary reasons major labels are started calling ourselves a ’record and tape is growing here slowly but surely. “The becoming more discriminatory in their business’. sell.” (video) cassette market is still building . . . More specific criteria was outlined by signings. “But that’s not true," he added. “We don’t we haven’t really penetrated to the mass is sell sell Columbia executive vice president of Black Some contacted said that there in- records and tapes; we music and consumer yet,” he stresses. “If you look at creasing reliance on evaluation from the entertainment.” Music A&R Larkin Arnold. “My criteria has the introduction of the gramophone, it was not changed at all over the years. In a group iabels’ promotion and marketing depart- Ware further said that record companies through mums and dads buying one for the ments to determine whether an act’s image should begin viewing their commodities (continued on page 29) (continued on page 15)

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NEWS & REVIEWS BUSINESS NOTES Trio Share Lead RIAA Announces July Certifications In Race For REVIEWS NEW YORK — Two platinum al bums, 15gold albums and two gold singles were certified in Music Emmys July by the Recording Industry Assn, of America (RIAA). While the 15 gold albums equal LOS ANGELES — Composers Bruce the total for last July, it is the first time that monthly gold album certifications were equal to Broughton, Patrick Williams and Billy /1LBUMS figures January. Thus, gold album certifications or above last year's corresponding since Goldenberg each garnered two nomina- for 1982 are less than 1981, with 66 certifications so far this year as compared to 87 at this OUT OF THE BOX tions to lead all contenders in the music total of with 1 tar this are also behind last year’s to date 21 , 5 so date last year. Gold singles categories of the 34th annual Emmy year. Awards competition. singles, are this year. two platinum albums last Platinum albums and however, up The Broughton was nominated for best in July they bring this year's total to half 1981 , but seven-month 34 as month are as many as music composition in a series (“Dallas,” compared with 29 for the period last year. And while there were no new platinum singles “The Search,” CBS) and best music com- certified this ties the total of certified in July, the two previously year number platinum position, limited series or special ("Killjoy,” singles for all of 1981 CBS). Goldenberg also was nominated for The two platinum albums received simultaneous gold certifications, and are the Annie best music composition limited series or soundtrack on Columbia and Richard Simmons "Reach" on Elektra, the first dance/exer- special (“Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy,” cise album to achieve platinum status. ABC) as well as for best music and lyrics

The gold albums included: "American Fool” by John Cougar on R I va/ Poly Gram; "Dare," (with Carol Connors) for the song “Friends by Human League on A&M/Virgin; "Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I" on Forever" from the "Welcome Home" Tamia/Motown; “Hot Space" by Queen on Elektra; “Special Forces” by .38 Special on episode of NBC’s “Love Sidney.” Williams’ A&M; “Alligator Woman” by Cameo on Chocolate City/PolyGram; "Hooked On Swing,” by nominations were tor best music composi- Larry Elgart & The Manhattan Swing Orchestra on RCA; "Quiet Lies” by Juice Newton on tion, series (“Lou Grant,” “Hometown,” Capitol: “Keep It Live” by the Dazz Band on Motown; "Throwin' Down” by Rick James on CBS) and best music competition, limited FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH— r Columbia; and “Now And Forever” by Air Supply on Arista. series or special (“Princess and the Cab- Original Soundtrack — Full Gold singles certified in July were “Don't You Want Me” by the Human League on A&M bie,” CBS), Moon/Asylum 9 60158-1 R — and “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor on Columbia Records. Other music Emmy nominees included; Producers: Various — List: the side. Golden and Star Wars, both on 20th Century-Fox (now — 15.98 On video On Pond music composition, series Joe Harnell, [ A slew of major pop acts including the '? CBS/Fox Video), received gold video award certifications, and Star Wais simultaneously “Incredible Hulk,” “Triangle,” CBS; and Go-Go’s, Quarterflash, Billy Squier, became the first rental-only video cassette to achieve platinum status. The award to On David Rose, “Little House On The Prairie,” Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Donna Golden Pond signified combined sales and rental of 25,000 units with a combined retail "He Was Only Twelve, Part II,” NBC; music Summer and Sammy Hagar contributed value/rental income of at least $1,000,000. Star Wars' platinum certification represents composition, limited series or special — ' heretofore unreleased songs to this rentals of at least 50,000 units with a retail rental license income of at least $2,000,000. Michael Legrand, “Woman Called Golda,” double-record set of tunes from the ‘ So far this year video gold and platinum award certifications are slightly behind last syndicated; and Lawrence Rosenthal, “The high-spirited high school comedy film, year’s. There have been 23 gold and three platinum video awards certified this year Letter,” ABC; Music direcition — Allyn and considering the degree of talent through July, compared to 29 gold and four platinum at this time last year. Ferguson, “American Movie Awards,” '' gathered here, this seems to be a NBC; Jan Fraser, Billy Byers, Chris leading contender in the summer Boardman, “Walt Disney . . . One Man’s Rogers Prevails In Bootleg Cases soundtrack sweepstakes. Everything Dream,” CBS; Luther Henderson, “Ain't — In pair of Involving corporations which were producing from country-rock (Jimmy Buffett) to NASHVILLE a judgments Misbehavin’," NBC; Elliot Lawrence, Bill of ruled that full-tilt modern maniac music (Oingo bootleg merchandise presenting the likeness Kenny Rogers, the courts have Elton, Tommy Newsom, Torrie Zito, Lanny Boingo) to California laid-back v*' in cases involving the “right of publicity," the corporation selling the counterfeit product Meyers, Jonathan Ternick, “Night of 100 balladeering (Graham Nash) is ,r and its owners are both personally liable to repay any damages determined by the court. Stars," ABC; and Peter Matz, "Shirley in this eclectic Judgment was rendered in favor of Kenny Rogers Prods, against Able Art, Inc., and its represented set. MacLaine . . . Illusions,” CBS; music and owner, Gerald McGlothlin, in the first suit, filed in Chicago, and against LSC Corp., owned lyrics — Larry Grossman, Alan Buz Kohan by Michael J. Rouen and Debra Colburn Rouen, in the second, filed in South Bend, Ind. In “Shirley MacLaine . . . Illusions,” song: “On each case, the defendant claimed the right to the printed material since the posters were The Outside Looking In,” CBS; and Mitzie copies of original paintings, but the courts held that a living entertainer maintains the ex- FE/1TURE PICKS Welch, Ken Welch, “Walt Disney . . . One clusive right to the commercial use of his name and likeness. Man’s Dream,” song; “Marceline,” CBS. POP According to Rogers’ attorney, Eric Wurst of Nilsson, Robbins, Dalgarn, Berliner, Car- THE ART OF CONTROL — Peter son and Wurst, a special rule exists that pertains to certain kinds of tort, including the sale Capitol Closes Frampton — A&NI SP-4905 — Producers: n of counterfeit merchandise, under which the owner of a corporation cannot “hide behind” Eddie Kramer and Peter Frampton — List: ^ the corporate front and becomes personally liable for the total extent of the damages Pressing Plant 8.98 — Bar Coded assessed by the court. Although the jacket art shows a pair of As a result of the suits, the defendants were required to pay substantial money damages In Los Angeles hands trying to deal with a video screen'^ to Kenny Rogers Prods., and the remaining posters, weighing approximately one ton, have gone haywire, blips and dots careening in by Michael Martinez "' been destroyed. all directions, Frampton’s most recent ANGELES — A spokesman for Capitol In a similar case recently in Chicago, Creative Screen Co., Inc. and its owners were re- LOS release lives up to its title, and the guitar- Inc. last week said the company quired to pay nearly $1 million in damages to Winterland Prods., which has the rights to T- Records, wielding vocalist delivers a no-surprise set manufacturing facility here, shirts by such rock groups as Journey and the Rolling Stones. Wurst also represented Win- has closed its of straight-ahead rock with an assist from*’' of three the company had been terland in that case. one ex-Cretone leader Mark Goldenberg. -r- remaining Capitol pressing operating. The Tailored for pop and Top 40 airplay, this^ in Winchester, Va. and ABC Gets FCC Approval On HVN plants are located could possibly be Frampton’s most com-*"'” Jacksonville, III. mercial LP in years, in spite of the often LOS ANGELES — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted approval last Capitol’s vice president of in- Ed Khoury, simplistic lyric quality. “Sleepwalk,” “Don’t week to ABC Television enabling it to begin offering its recently announced programming said that between 270- dustrial relations, Think About Me” and “An Eye for An Eye” distribution service Home View Network (HVN). A subscription television service (STV) employees are involved in the plant 275 are all catchy, upbeat numbers that have"' based upon an encoding/decoding system newly developed by Sony Corp. called the extent that there are open *- AESOP- closure. “To the potential to put Frampton back in the 1, for Addressable Extension System with Overnight Program, HVN will broadcast pro- positions, will try to relocate some of the we teen idol groove. This new package un- > gramming in scrambled form over stations from the hours of 2-6 a. (EST) each day, but indicated that ABC m, employees,” he added, derscores his return to the tightly crafted which subscribers will be able to tape on their videocassette recorders and decode for released, ~ most would be pop songs that made him a superstar in the' future viewing. prevailing Khoury blamed the closure on mid-’70s. ABC had sought FCC approval for the service since it was first unveiled in May. HVN is economic uncertainties, “The recession’s ^ TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO YOUNG TO DIE now scheduled to officially start operations in early 1983, and will be first made available to effect on the national economy and the — Robert Gordon — RCA AFL1-4380 ABC owned and operated stations and, later, to ABC affiliates. record industry in particular has cut into the — ^ Producers: Richard Gottehrer, Robert According to ABC Video Enterprises president Herb Granath, HVN “wiil enable us to demand for manufacturing services,” he ,, Gordon, Lance Quinn & Scott Litt — List: utilize the ABC network of stations around the country, including those in areas not yet said. In addition to manufacturing product 8.98 — Bar Coded wired for cable.” The service is expected to feature a mix of feature films, TV movies, for the Capit.ol/EMI America/Liberty latest is actually a greatest hits.'^, children’s and special-interest programming. (continued on page 31) Gordon’s package with three new tunes, two of them BMI Will Honor Film And TV Composers Harris AM Stereo Marshall Crenshaw compositions recorded in a studio (“Something’s Gonna Happen” LOS ANGELES — Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) will host a special luncheon Aug. 17 for its System Is Second and “Wasting MyTime”)andtheotheralive^^ members who have won Oscars or for Best Musical Score or Best Song. BMI presi- Emmys version of “Black Slacks” taped during a dent Ed Cramer and Theodora Zavin, senior vice president, performing rights, will honor 1 979 concert at Boston’s Paradise Theater. Approved By FCC , the composers at the Beverly Hills Hotel luncheon with Special Citations for their achieve- The quintessential practitioner of modern'^ ments. by Michael Glynn rockabilly, the brush-cut singer swaggers^ Among those to be honored are: John T. Williams (five awards); Jerry Goldsmith (five); LOS ANGELES — Harris Corp. became the best on “Rock Billy Boogie” and Springs- John Barry (three); Robert Sherman (two); Richard Sherman (two); Pete Rugolo (two); stereo receive second AM manufacturer to teen’s “Fire,” although the previously un- Michael Gore (two); Charles Fox (two); Billy Goldenberg (two); Joel Hirschhorn (two); Ray for its the type acceptance system from available tracks also come up to snuff." Charles (two); Lionel Newman (one); Nelson Riddle (one); Giorgio Moroder (one); Joe Ren- Federal Commission Communications Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley and Eddie zetti (one); Leslie Bricusse (one); James Griffin (one); Isaac Hayes (one); Paul Jabara (one); (FCC) last week, following the introduction Cochran fans rejoice: Robert Gordon lives! David Shire (one); Norman Gimbel (one); Dean Pitchford (one); Carole Bayer Sager (one); of Kahn Communications’ system on test Country as well as rock listeners should Peter Allen (one); Earle Hagen (one); Fred Ebb (one); John Kander (one) and Patrick station July 23. KTSA/San Antonio Six take notice. Williams (one). (continued on page 18) (continued on page 10)

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:ensing through ASCAP in the USA. Licensing through ASCAP worldwide QSCQP

WeVe always had the greats. NEWS & REVIEWS vocals combined with Rufus’ easygoing to a mystery woman. Eddie Van Halen guitars, expressive bass lines and overall SINGLES manages to sneak in a tasty solo and David musical competence have lost none of their Lee Roth tones down the high-pitched REVIEWS charm over the years, with cut after cut yelps for a smokier (though still swagger- demonstrating the aggregation’s illustrious ing) vocal performance. in the genre. status R&B .38 (continued from page 81 SPECIAL (A&M 2431) THIS ONE’S FOR YOU — Teddy Pen- You Keep Runnin’ Away (3:56) LOVE AND DANCING — The League Un- dergrass — Philadelphia International FZ (Rocknocker Music Co. /Easy Action limited Orchestra — A&M SP-3209 — Kenneth Gamble, 38118 — Producers: Music/W.B. Music Corp. — ASCAP) (D. Producer: Martin Rushent — List: 8.98 others — List: — Leon A. Huff and None Barnes, J. Carlisi, J. Peterik) (Producer: R. The Human League minus the human Bar Coded Mills) vocals, this LP contains all instrumental “I can’t understand what’s going .38 Special might not be a household versions of various songs from the top- wrong/ril hang on/l’vegot to be strong” are word, but people who never heard of the selling British techno-pop outfit’s reper- among the ironic opening lines on Pen- SANTANA (Columbia 18-03160) group were undoubtedly humming the toire, with special remixing to bring out cer- dergrass’ first LP release since a car crash Hold On (3:49) (Over The Rainbow chorus to its last hit single, “Caught Up In tain sounds. Quite naturally, the longest about six months ago left him paralyzed. Music Co. — ASCAP/Mark-Cain — You.” The music doesn’t stray far from REO track on the syhth-laden platter is a seven- Though recorded before the accident, this CAP AC) (I. Thomas) (Producer: J. Ryan) Speedwagon territory, but the hook’s the minute-plus lyricless “Don't You Want Me,” sure to strike sensitive remains a work a As much of a departure from last thing and .38 Special has it down pat here. which has already garnered club and radio chord ih every fan of the soul superstar. year’s “Winning” as that song was from 2” JANIS SEIGEL (Atlantic 7-89991) play as a 1 dance single. This might seem with sincerity, the Emoted maximum Santana’s Latin-tinged excursions, this Back To The Islands (3:53) (Skyhill a strange follow-up to a Top Five pop collection of mid-tempo and R&B numbers week’s top chart debut is a dense mix of Publishing Corp., Inc. — BMI) (L. Russell) of the album, but since so much group’s is part spiritual declaration. part love letter, pop, R&B and even a little jazz with a (Producer: J. Dorn) dynamics result from the use of synthetic Highly recommehded to devotees of the strong percussive pulse. Producer John Leon Russell’s languid tropical tune is computer tones, somehow it makes sense singer, well others appreciative of as as Ryan uses his slick made-for-radio dressed up in strings for this solo waxing by to showcase the high tech instrumehts that the heart. music sung straight from technique to give it the sound of a Top the former Mahhattan Trahsfer member, helped make the group such a success. LET ME KNOW YOU — Stanley Clarke — 10 record. who gives a Barbra Streisand-like reading. SHANGHAI — Chrysalis CHR 1389 — Epic FE 38086 — Producer: Stanley Clarke The Masked Anhouhcer, Joel Dorn, who Producer: Bruce Fairbairn — List: 8.98 — — List: None — Bar Coded has worked with the likes of Bette Midler, Bar Coded Bravissimo bassman Clarke utlizes a 24- has come up with a very commercial South Africa born-and-bred Amanda FE/1TURE PICKS piece string section, a 12-piece brass en- production suitable for pop, A/C. Blue is the focal point of Shanghai, a group POP semble and the axework of Carlos Santana SQUEEZE (A&M 2413) that recorded two albums on Dreamland VAN HALEN (Warner Bros. 7-29929) to mold a pop LP that crosses over into the I’ve Returned (2:36) (Illegal Songs, Inc. — under the name Spider and toured with Secrets (3:23) (Van Halen Music — - V', realms of dance-oriented rock, funk and BMI) (G. Tilbrook, C. Difford) (Producers: Alice Cooper. Starting off the action with a ASCAP) (E. Van Halen, A. Van Halen, M. jazz. A top-notch trio of background Squeeze, P. McDonald) loud and reverberating drum beat, the Anthony, D.L. Roth) (Producer: T. Tem- vocalists (Darlene Love, David Lasley and This quick ’n clever slab of wry pop/rock band slides into a hook-heavy slate of lusty pleman) Marcy Levy) make some of the proceedings has been second only to the last single, rock aided at times by a trio of soulful Unusually restrained for the loud, a mite more mellow than previous Clarke “Black Coffee In Bed,” in terms of airplay horns. Uneven in spots, the album does boisterous Van Halen, while it isn’t exactly a outings, but that doesn’t mean the master from the “Sweets From A Stranger” LP, so with boast a batch of steamy numbers, of the low notes has lost any of his in- ballad, the latest single from the “Diver many folks may already be familiar with it. “Talk to Me” and the ska/bluebeat ditty (continued on page 12) Down” LP is a bluesy, rambling sort of ode Those who aren’t should enjoy its sheer “Girl Who Likes to Cry” standihg out. playfulness nonetheless. “Whenever The COUNTRY NEW FACES TO W/1TCH Hangover Strikes” is on the flip. CONWAY’S #1 CLASSICS, VOLUMEONE DICKIE GOODMAN (Montage 1220) — CONWAY TWITTY — ELEKTRA El- Hey, E.T. (1:55) (Para-Sac Music — BMI) ago and got her first big boost upon 60115 — Producers: Conway Twitty, (S. Goodman) (Producer: S. Goodman) meeting former Warner Bros, staff Jimmy Bowen — List: 8.98 If Dickie Goodman’s name doesn’t in- writer Larson Paine, quite by accident, While Twitty currehtly has a greatest hits stantly ring a bell, you’ll recognize him as standing in line at a Hollywood bank. compilation out on his previous label, MCA, the man who produces topical novelty Larson and his brother Bobby Paine this collectioh is a grouping of 10 earlier records with humorously spliced in bits of had worked with a number of local acts cuts, some dating as far back as 15 years. contemporary chart hits. For his latest, he on the Los Angeles club circuit, in- Twitty re-recorded each of these tuhes this “interviews” America’s favorite alien, inter- cluding, at one time, the Go-Go’s, who’d year using the same arrangemehts as were cut with pieces of songs by Fleetwood Mac, performed a song of theirs called on the original releases, but now provides Go-Go’s, John Cougar, etc. as answers. “Johnny, Are You Queer?” while still a listeners with better fidelity on essentially RAVYNS (Full Moon/Asylum 7-69976) little known group. the same product. Raised On The Radio (3:43) (Headroom Their “innate sense” told them to use GREATEST HITS — Bellamy Brothers — Music) (R. Fahey) (Producers: A. Blazek, B. Josie as the vocalist for a publishing Warner Bros. 23697-1 — Producers: Phil Destocki) demo for “Johnny” and the results were, Gernhard, Tony Scotti, Michael Lloyd, A favorite on the Baltimore-Washington, as they say, beyond their wildest Bellamy Brothers, Jimmy Bowen — List: D.C. club circuit, the Ravyns provide the dreams. The major labels, though, were 8.98 — Bar Coded second single from the Fast Times At afraid to touch the song initially and it While David and Howard Bellamy have Ridgemont High soundtrack (Jackson ended up on progressive L.A. indepen- not entered the realm of superstardom, Browne’s “Somebody’s Baby” is also on the dent Bomp label and, in short order, fell they have produced a series of consistently LP). It’s punchy pop/rock with the sort of Josie Cotton into hot rotation at L.A. new music bas- high-charting singles that rely oh catchy nostalgic hook that could pull in a large Top 40 Elektra recording artist Josie Cotton tion KRQQ-FM. hooks and simple melodies. This set ih- audience. The B-side is a Don (Eagles) is not exactly your average rags-to-rock “They were our only supporters, at _ cludes all of the group’s classics, from its Felder cut called “Never Surrender.” story, although her life does make for the beginning,” says Cotton of KROQ. pop single, “Let Your Love Flow,” to its COUNTRY what they call “good copy.’’ The “Johnny,” however, soon became the current rasta-influenced “Get Into Reggae DON WILLIAMS (MCA MCA-52097) granddaughter of Texas oil baron Clin- most-requested tune in the station’s Cowboy.” Mistakes (2:52) (Jensing Music Inc./ L, ton W. Josey and a direct descendant of history and, with its popularity, came a BLACK CONTEMPORARY Narwahl Music/Sweet Glenn Music — BMI) Gen. Robert E. Lee, among others. Cot- small storm of protest — both from THE REAL DEAL — The Isley Bros. — T- (R. Feldman) (Producers: D. Williams, G. ton had the sort of “privileged upbring- members of the gay community, in cer- Neck/CBS FZ-38047 — Producers: The Fundis) - ing’’ in Dallas that befitted her tain areas, and from an anti-gay group, Isley Bros. — List: None — Bar Coded The Gentle Giant has had a string of background; she attended the elite oddly enough, called People Against Blending electro-funk rhythm and rock rather subdued ballads, but he breaks the . Hockaday School and studied both Obscenity. guitar riffs with velvet-smooth harmonies, mold with this uptempo humber. A cowbell music theory and dance as a youngster. The outcry only added fuel to the fire the Isleys provide first-rate party music alternating with the snare provides a solid But even at that time she knew that she and its popularity increased, to the point (“AreYou With Me”)and uptempo romantic backbeat for a country production with » wasn’t destined to be merely a socialite where E/A signed Cotton and rush- ballads (“Stone Cold Lover”) for action definite rock overtones, especially from a and patron of the arts. Cotton exhibited released “Johnny” as a single, while, in , geared towards urban contemporary, pop subtly placed synthesizer. the instincts of a performer in her teehs Canada, it shot to #2 on influential and hip AOR outlets. A strihg section JUICE NEWTON (Capitol P-B-5148) J when she and a friend had their own CHUM-FM, (“We never anticipated that

provides a stringent zing on several cuts, Break It To Me Gently (3:55) (Northern I comedy show on a Dallas radio station. ‘Johnny’ would make it on AM radio, but the overall strength in the LP lies ih the Music Company (MCA) — ASCAP) (D.,;! Show biz beckoned, but little did she much less ‘Merv Griffin’,” enthuses Cot- well-known band’s passionate lyrics and Lampert, J. Seneca) (Producer: R. Landis) I know that years later a song entitled ton). urgent jamming. Previously cut by Brenda Lee, Juice “Johnny Are You Queer?” would bring After what she calls “an intense THE VERY BEST OF RUFUS WITH Newton treats this song with both delicacy i her national media attention. search” for backing players, her band CHAKA KHAN — MCA MCA-5339 — and emotion, giving her yet another poten- “My family wasn’t real anxious for me The Party Crashers was assembled for j

Producers: Various — List: 8.98 — Bar tial across-the-board hit. Richard Landis I to go into show business,” Cotton says her recently-released album “Converti- Coded calls on a fairly simple backing structure, * in the breathy, sincere manner that is ble Music.” While Cotton doesn’t mind Selections from the classic Rufus/Chaka allowing the ’60s-ish melody to the only immediate clue to her Southern comparisons between her music and Kahn LPs “Rufusized,” “Ragsto Rufus” and predominate. belle background. “There was some the Go-Go’s — since both acts play a “Masterjam” are included in this all-hits rock RAZZY BAILEY (RCA PB-13290) resistance for where I am.” peppy mix of new wave pop and me to get j disc, which contains such crossover Love’s Gonna Fall Here Tonight (2:25) That didn’t stop the petite, dark- with an unmistakable girl group sound J; “Tell Something Good”, Inc. — (K. smashes as Me (Casa de Oro Music, SESAC) J. haired sihger, however. She moved to — she maintains, "it’s in the same “Do You Love What You Feel” and “Once Franceschi) (Producer: B. Montgomery) L.A. to further her career a few years ballpark but not the same team.” J (continued on You Get Started.” Kahn’s sassy, scorching page 12) I

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array of loudspeakers. Nevertheless, Roth Milwaukee led the Firm Sets Regional band into its latest hit songs, in- cluding "Pretty Woman,” a re-make of the famous Roy Orbison hit single, and “Danc- Band Sponsorship With Miller ing In The Street," a cover version of FI rank Sinatra the early-60s’ tune by Martha and The Van- by Jim Bessman bers tippling Pabst product. The company dellas, and their version of Roy Rogers' NEW YORK — Music act sponsorships also provided extensive printed "Happy Trails." Along with various tunes from major companies have traditionally promotional materials, mailings to its dis- L.A. — UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATRE, A from the group’s five albums, guitarist Ed- gone to nationally known acts, with the tributors encouraging tie-ins, and T-shirts performance by Frank Sinatra isn't a con- die Van Halen amazed the audience with Stones-Jovan tie-in topping a lengthy lisT and full-color posters showing the band’s cert, it’s an event. That dictum held es- his I precision solo picking. To Recently the Milwaukee-based Miller logo and “Give that band a Blue Ribbon” ' pecially true on July 30, when he played a end the evening, the band performed Brewing Company has expanded its in- slogan. charity benefit officially opening the refur- favorites like "Jamie’s Crying," featuring volvement in national music promotions The T-shirts and albums were used as bished 6,251-seat Universal Amphitheatre, to I Michael Anthony’s vocals, and the regional level. Currently the brewery Is merchandising aids during on-premise the all-season that im- arena boasts an "Unchained” from the "Fair Warning” LP. sponsoring five regional bands with proven nights at the clubs where Sierra appeared, pressive array of bars and food facilities, Opening act After The Fire drew mixed drawing power in their home markets as a and the iocal beer distributors tied-in with not to mention state-of-the-art acoustical reaction from the crowd, as it seemed that means of securing exposure for both the beer promotion giveaways as well. "The engineering. they wanted the heavy-metal band as soon company and the bands. whole thing was ultra-commercial," The show was opened by Sinatra's as they got to the auditorium. Gary Reynolds, president of Milwaukee- laughed Reynolds, looking back at the 18- daughter, Nancy, and comedian Charlie keith hinton based Gary M. Reynolds Management Co., month sponsorship. "It was our first time Callas, offering lightweight material, yet j a division of Barkley Broadcasting, initiated doing this sort of thing, and we got carried i evoking a warm audience response the sponsorship program. Reynolds away." throughout their respective sets. Following manages a presently nameless offshoot Network of Sponsors a brief intermission The Chairman of the of Sierra, a Milwaukee band that last Board walked on stage backed by the Min- made From that experience, Reynolds expan- year’s "Miller High Life Rock To Riches nie Falcone band, launched into a series of ded the concept with the goal of creating a Contest" talent competition finals in New standards like "I Get a Kick Out of You," network of sponsored bands that any ad- York, and a few years ago, he became "The Lady Is A Tramp" and “I've Got You vertiser could utilize. At the start of the year, aware of of Under My Skin," along with such new a "new wave corporate rock 'n' he approached Miller, whom he originally roll" in such tie-ins as a Budweiser- brought Sierra to ballads as “Searching," and made it ob- TENNESSEE PERFORMING ARTS CEN- but too late in its produced RockbiU pamphlet featuring vious he was in total com.mand of his TER. NASHVILLE — The mere fact that promotional schedule that year. This time Journey. Miller stupendous talent, styling songs like no one each member of Toto is a former studio eagerly teamed up with the goal of Seeing potentiai for an LP tie-in, he took else can, musician of high caliber in his own right establishing and developing a network of Sierra to Pabst in 1979. The Milwaukee Sinatra is no longer a mere singer, he’s leads one to expect much more than the Milier-sponsored bands in five test areas. brewer spent “in the range of $9,000” on the The an American institution. And a show by the normal fare of rock ’n’ roll bands. With im- bands and markets currently involved 1980 album package, which included the artist conjures up a wide spectrum of im- promptu tempo changes, as in the ending are The Lee Malone Band for Denver, insertion of poster biowups of the back- Piggy’s for Nashvilie/Knoxville, 1 ages: a skinny kid from Hoboken crooning of “I'll Supply The Love," and difficult Zebra for cover photo showing the maie bandmem- (continued on page 31) j- into a mike while young girls cry havoc; passages that required a great amount of neon-lit casinos replete with pit bosses and facility, such as the horn turnaround in

platinum-blonde cocktail waitresses; JFK “Rosanna,” T oto proved that it had both the meeting Judith Campbell Exener and par- inspiration and the chops to effectively ! tying with 01’ Blue Eyes; scenes from reproduce its slick recordings before a Oceans' 11. Guys and Dolls. Robin & The crowd that wasn't exactly responsive at the Seven Hoods and countless other great start but extremely appreciative by the Location Test flicks; hanging out with Bishop, Lawford, end of the band's set. Martin and the rest of the Rat Pack; and There is no doubt that each of these guys much more. stands out on his own. Steve Lukather Older but wiser now, one thing about ranks among the elite guitarists with a Proven T ^ Francis Albert Sinatra has remained the technical ability that puts most to shame. same since he wowed crowds during the Energetic Steve Porcaro and David Paich

: big band era — his ability to enrapture have an awesome number of keyboard THE NEW KRAMER MODEL R

; audiences through aural stimulation. sounds at their disposal, and drummer Jeff 1 Whether belting out an intensely uptempo Porcaro is one of the most sought-after HI-LO DOUBLE UP JOKER POKER

. love song or delivering a Porgy & Bess players in the business. As an overall entity, medley in a smouldering fashion, the man Toto is one of the tightest groups around, VIDEO AMUSEMENT makes it all sound so casual and cool. and, for this tour, it has added such jeffrey ressner sidemen as former Eagle Timothy B. GAME SURPASSES Schmidt, percussionist extraordinaire Lenny Castro and saxophonist John Smith, ALL VIDEO CARD who was once a member of Edgar Winter’s band. GAME COLLECTIONS One would not expect a group of name Halen studio players to show much exuberance, 6 WEEK TRIAL OEEER! but Toto, once it began to reel off an im- v» If not 100% satisfied return fora pressive string of hypnotic rockers, had the audience pulsating. Keyboardist Porcaro full refund. NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, proved to be a key focal point in the band’s NASHVILLE — Van Halen’s 1982 World All Kramer Model II games offer visual image as he constantly danced and Tour rolled into Nashville’s Municipal inexpensive conversion to regular strutted to its unique melodies, and Auditoriufn with an excellent heavy-metal, Lukather won over the audience when he Draw Poker. Bonus 21, Black high decibel show for the near sell-out ran down the aisles of the Performing Arts Jack, Super Dominoes. Joker crowd. Led by Eddie Van Halen's un- Center during an extended guitar solo. Poker plus others. paralleled guitar work and David Lee Roth's The one bothersome fact about Toto is . screaming vocals, the group stormed that with all the talent and creativity placed through nearly three hours of non-stop FEATURES: on the stage, the band still resorts to a show rock 'n' roll. • • heavily dominated by head-banging rock RELIABILITY ERROR Starting off with old favorites like "Run- 'n' roll. Certainly, that genre is the flashiest DETECTION • PLAYER ning With The Devil," "Dance The Night of the styles that influence the L.A. assem- • Away," “You’re No Good” and “Somebody APPEAL ACCOUNTING blage, which includes jazz and even - Get Me A Doctor," the group rolled into top • classical, but some of the more elusive STATE OF THE ART concert form with the crowd. The L.A.- pieces of the band’s past, such as “Georgy ENGINEERING • FACTORY & based team seemed right at home as Roth Porgy" and ’’Takin’ It Back" were sorely frequently thanked the crowd for its sup- DISTRIBUTOR BACK-UP missing from the program. While the band port. The group's familiar high tenor vocals • has the ability to rock behind lead singer NEW TROUBLE FREE and loud stage presence brought out the Bobby Kimball, a shouter in the vein of Jef- ELECTRONIC COIN ACCEPTOR crowd’s repeated applause as the concert ferson Starship’s Mickey Thomas, the band unve'led. has other talents that should be showcased » Along with his brother’s guitar superior as well. licks, Alex Van Halen showed the crowd T oto’s show was opened by Steve Davis, For further infonnation call or write: why he is regarded as premier a drummer a writer with Dick James Music, who in today’s world of rock. The stage show, brought the still-growing audience a touch M. KRAMER MANUFACTURING CO., INC. highlighted by over 150 lights that raised ^ of blue-eyed soul, with a vocal quality that TOO Towbin Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701 and lowered to , accomodate certain tunes, lies somewhere between Gregg Allman - - was 201 367-7810 Out of State: 800 631-2126 , hampered by constant cracks and Joe Cocker. originating from somewhere in the large tom roland

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NEWS& REVIEWS SONS OF BEACHES — Australian Crawl — EMI America ST-17072 — Producer: EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE REVIEWS Mike Chapman — List: 8.98 — Bar Coded Taking its name from a super-fast swim stroke, Australian Crawl is one of the main proselytes of power pop Down Under, and /1LBUMS its American debut — actually the band’s have little trouble staying (continued from page 10) third LP — should afloat here. Recorded in Hawaii with studio strumental ability or power. The most ex- mastermind Mike Chapman, the Aussie citing track for jazz enthusiasts is “Play The can boomerang from brooding Bass,” a short but piayful rhythmic expiora- sextet songs about "Daughters Of The Northern tion; while the closing "New York City” of- Coast" to a silly bop tune like "King Sap fers a iarge heiping of brassy R&B sounds (and Princess Sag)” with ease. Brokaw Schupp Ratner Girod and souiful harmonies for the B/C fan. Brokaw Promoted — Kragen and Company has announced the promotion of Michael Franklin — Arista JUMP TO IT — Aretha Brokaw to senior vice president of the Los Angeles-based personal management and AL 9602 — Producer; Luther Vandross — SINGLES film production firm. He joined Kragen and Company in 1979from a management posi- List: 8.98 — Bar Coded tion at Management 111. (continued from page 10) The Queen of Soul has lost none of her Schupp Named At Sony — George A. Schupp has been named vice president and scintillating vocal ability, with this LP cap- Razzy Bailey’s latest offering resembles general manager of Sony Corporation of America’s Consumer Electronics turing her versatile range. Aided in the a gypsy melody, and to back it up, producer Laboratories (SOCEL). He comes to Sony after a 16-years with Zenith Radio Corpora- insight, studio by Luther Vandross’ Bob Montgomery adds a tasty mandolin tion, Chicago, where he had been vice president and general manager of Video Opera- backed by the Four Tops, Darlene around the singer’s adaptive tenor. The tions. Love and Cissy Huston, and covering songs platter is a somewhat danceable affair with Signal Names Weiner — Mort Weiner, formerly vice president of sales and marketing of by Vandross, Smokey Robinson and the a positive message and a celebratory spirit. 20th Century-Fox Records, has been appointed general manager of Signal Records & Brothers, and pop outiets should Isiey B/C Tapes. Before joining Signal, he spent many years in the music industry in executive find a siew of viabie tracks here, with her BLACK CONTEMPORARY positions with 20th Century-Fox, RCA Records, and Motown Records. majesty's seif-penned “I Wanna Make It Up McCOY TYNER (Columbia 18-03151) Ratner Joins Warner Bros. — Warner Bros, has announced the addition of Mark Ratner To You,” a duet with Levi Stubbs, just one of Love Surrounds Us Everywhere (3:58) to the company’s national promotion department. He comes to Warner Bros, from the album’s many high points. A stellar (Aisha Music Co. — BMI) (M. Tyner) Elektra/Asylum where he served as associate director of national singles promotion. recording by a truiy amazing talent. (Producer M. Tyner) Previously he handled national secondary promotion at RSO Records. Girod Promoted — Rich Girod has to regional sales GOSPEL Tyner has always had a reputation as a been promoted manager/midwest for A&M Records in Chicago. He was formerly local marketing coordinator and has PRECIOUS LORD — Al Green — Hl/Myrrh solid, if not particuiarly flashy, jazz been with A&M since 1976. MSB-6702 — Producer: Al Green — List: keyboardist (and primarily pianist). With WEA Appoints Wood — The Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corp. has announced the ap- 7.98 sensual Phyllis Hyman on vocals here, pointment of Keith Wood as controller. He comes to WEA after four years with the CBS For lexicographers, the meaning of the Tyner looks like he could have his first Television Network where he was most recently director of financial planning. word “inspirational” lies within the sub- crossover hit with this smooth and just a lit- Changes at EMI — EMI Music Europe& International have announced the appointment tieties of Al Green’s entrancing vocal tie bit spicy samba. of Curtis A. Kendall as deputy manufacturing and distribution resources director. He abilities. On "Precious Lord,” Green brings TAVARES (RCA JH-13292) joined Capitol Records in 1955 and has been employed most recently as national an emotional depth to such classic hymns A Penny For Your Thoughts (3:53) (Kenny plant manager of Capitol’s three major American plants. Kick Van Hengel has been ap- as "How Great Thou Art” and "What A Nolan Publishing Co. /Downtown Music pointed general manager, international division Capitol/EMI America/Liberty Records Friend Have In Jesus” that most people We (K. Nolan) (Producers: J. Corp. — ASCAP) Group, based in Los Angeles. He was director European promotion for Capitol/EMI discovered. Take away the have never Senter, K. Nolan) America/Liberty Records, based in London. and this disc is still as strong message, brothers Tavares’ new LP is titled The BASF Names Carr — BASF Systems Corporation has appointed Patrick T. Carr as ad- musically as any that secular artists are "New Directions” but this first single vertising manager for its Audio/Video products. Most recently he managed advertis- relies on strong putting out, as Green to the sweetly innocent type hearkens back ing, sales, and merchandising areas for two divisions of Gillette. arrangements and inspired performing groups of R&B ballads made popular by Malian Appointed — Ken Malian has been named attorney for the PolyGram Music rather than overplayed gimmicks. like the Chi-Lites (“Betcha By Golly Wow”). Publishing Division in the United States (the Chappell and Intersong Music Groups). He It’s also a return to the Tavares’ wonderful JAZZ comes to Chappell from the New York law firm of Brady & Tarpey. but THE EARLY YEARS — Roy Eldridge — crooning. Primarily B/C, sugary VCA/TeletronIcs Appoints Weiss — The appointment of Charles Weiss to manager of Columbia C2 38033 — Producer: Michael enough for pop. the shipping and receiving, Rec-O-Tec, and labelling department was announced by Brooks — List: None — Bar Coded VCA/Teletronics. Before joining VCA/Teletronics, he had held administrative posi- Jazz history on two pieces of plastic. NEW/4ND DEVELOPING tions with Sotheby Parke Bernet; the law firm of LaBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby and MacRae; More than a few classics here, as well as and with Securities Compudata, Inc. nine previously unissued masters covering Falciola Promoted — The promotion of Dianne Falciola to consumer products TANE CAIN (RCA JH-13287) 15 years of the trumpeter’s career. A good manager has been announced by VCA Duplicating Corporation, a Video Corporation of T Holdin’ On (Any Garage Music/Pug smattering for the novice, a satisfying (3:19) America Company. Baker Music — BMI) (J. Cain, P. Baker) collection for the Eldridge die-hard, featur- Schwartz Named — Professional Video Services has announced the appointment of (Producers: K. Olsen, J. Cain) ing recordings with Teddy Hill, Chuck Advance Jud Schwartz as associate producer/marketing representative for Video Music Pro- Berry, Gene Krupa, Mildred Bailey, Teddy jects. His major thrust will be to market PVS’s grammy nominated producer/director, word on Cain, Wilson and Eldridge’s own Three Dueces as well as to promote PVS’s unique production capabilities. wife of band. Part of the recent batch of Colum- Jour- bia’s Contemporary Masters Series, and ney keyboard- not to be missed. ist Jonathan Audiofidelity Profits Four Are Arrested In (who CO - pro- Triple In Fiscal 1982 Rockford Bootleg Raid DEVELOPING duces and co- NEW/1ND composed this NEW YORK — Audiofidelity Enterprises, NEW YORK — Police detectives in of profits during the Rockford, III., arrested four persons and | THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH — particular track), Inc. reports a tripling compares the fiscal year ending March 31. seized bootleg records and recording I.R.S. SP70029 — Producers; The Lords Of lissome song- In figures released by company chair- equipment during a raid in Rockford on The New Church — List: 8.98 stress to Pat Benatar, and her debut single man of the board and chief executive of- July 13. As ringleader of the Infamous Dead confirms the similarity. She doesn’t have ficer Dante J. Pugliese, Audiofidelity Shane Johnson, Larry R. Mason and his Boys, Stiv wife, Benatar’s range, but what she lacks in showed a net profit of $278,292, or .028 Beverly, and James Grenoble were Bators was arrested at Hall, retail store power she makes up for in sexy, supple cents per share, compared with the Toad a where" known as the vocal style on this galloping pop/rocker. previous fiscal year’s $102,327, or .010 records are sold. Johnson was charged enfant terrible of cents per share. The 1982 figures were with manufacturing unauthorized sound New York City’s ALPHONSE MOUZON (High Rise SHR based on 10,070,500 average shares out- recordings, a felony under Illinois state law. early punk 2000 ) standing as against 9,439,300 in 1981. The Masons and Grenoble were each

scene during the I Don’t Want To Lose This Feeling (3:43) Operating revenues of $4,545,147 for charged with illegal use of unidentified late-’70s, mar- (Mouzon Music Co. — ASCAP) (A. Mouzon) fiscal 1982 were twice the 1981 figure of sound recordings, a misdemeanor. j auding his aud- (Producer: A. $2,269,928. Similarly, expenses in fiscal iences at such Mouzon) 1982 were $4,187,248 as compared with Alfa legendary Fead Leaves | hang- Being a jazz $2,198,434 from the previous year. outs as C.B.G.B.’s and The Mudd Club with drummer, pri- LOS ANGELES — Label president Bob"- i primal screams and ear-splitting instru- marily, who first Fead has left Alfa Records with the result mentals. Well, or Stiv has cleaned up his act received atten- Caba Productions Bows that activity at the label has been tem-»*' ' considerably during the 1980s and now, as tion through his NEW YORK — Alan Leeds and Phillip porarily suspended. Feed’s departure

' lead vocalist and co-composer of this new association Wilson have formed Caba Prods, as an in- closely followed cutbacks at Alfa that have'' quartet, he shows his "serious side” as a with the likes of dependent production firm. The new com- been proceeding for about a month. truly talented artist. Intelligent lyrics, gripp- Larry Coryell, pany’s initial recording project involves No announcement was made on whef-:'> ing melodies and political acumen make Mouzon moves Two Beat Johnson, which has already laid (or whether) the Japanese-backed indie Lords’ debut one to be taken seriously by directly into mainstream tracks in Brooklyn’s Studios. resume operations. At presstime,< R&B dance music down O.A.O. would |

if still AOR and progressive programmers. Key with a real snap here. The fast-paced Caba Productions can be reached by there were few, any, staffers with Alfa,'<' i cuts include "Russian Roulette,” "Holy rhythm is made for peak partying and the mailing to 20 Henry St., Brooklyn, N.Y. which operated as a subsidiary of Alfa*)>,|

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Cash Box/August 14, 198' 12 i New Music To Be Spotlighted At L.A. Kool Jazz Festival

by Michael Martinez During a press conference here, George festival to be held here. ment of new music. He also noted that LOS ANGELES — Claiming they will Wein, president of Festival Prods., Inc., The L.A. fest is being co-sponsored by many of the artists scheduled to appear provide the widest range of jazz innovators which has produced the entire 1982 Kool Kool Cigarettes and the Los Angeles during the fest have passed through the ever assembled, officials of the Kool Jazz Jazz Festival schedule for Brown & William- Philharmonic and will be co-produced by Chicago-based Assn, for the Advancement Los Angeles Festival are touting the event son Tobacco Corp., said that Los Angeles Wein’s company and New York-based Out- of Creative Musicians (AACM). as the most exhaustive schedule of new was chosen for this concert because the ward Visions, Inc. Saturday, Nov, 6, at the Dorothy Chan- music staged to date. Set to run from Nov. 6- Playboy Jazz Festival, which he also Responding to questions from those dler Pavilion of the Music Center is “Gettin’ the conference, held at night featuring the Art Ensemble of 1 0 at various locations here, acts as diverse produced, was held recently in the City of assembled at press Down” as the Art Ensemble of Chicago to Laurie An- Angels and featured many of the top the L.A. Music Center, Wein reiterated that Chicago’s trumpet maestro Lester Bowie derson will be represented on the five-day names in mainstream jazz. He said it Kool was not sponsoring the shows to make fronting his Roots to the Source, a festival bill. seemed appropriate for a new music a profit, but was associated with the jazz/gospel aggregation featuring Martha for promotional value. Wein, along with Er- and Fontella Bass on vocals. The World nest Fleischmann, executive director of the Saxophone Quartet, which plies the music OH Mil L.A. Philharmonic, and Brad Broecker, waters without a rhythm section, will feature manager of marketing publicity for the Oliver Lake, Julius Hemphill, David Murray FESTIVITIES — The complete line-up for the first-ever Greenwhich Village Jazz tobacco company, noted that while the and Hamiett Bluiett followed by the hard- Festival, to be held Aug. 30-Sept. 6, has been set. Participating clubs in the Fest, which public may not be acquainted with the spun harmolodic musings of guitarist will sell passes enabling patrons reduced rates, include Bradleys, The Cookery, Jazz music, the festival would offer an oppor- James “Blood” Ulmer and his trio. Forum, Kenny’s Castaways, The Knickerbocker Saloon, Lush Life, N.Y.U.'s Loeb Cen- tunity for jazz listeners to hear a variety of “The ABCs of New Jazz” is the subject of ter, The ether End, Seventh Avenue South, Star And Garter, Sweet Basil, Village Gate, new music. the Sunday, Nov. 7, show at suburban

Village Vanguard and Village West. Featured artists for the clubs include Alberta Hun- According to Wein, “We tried to incor- Pasadena’s Perkins Palace. It will feature ter, Hilton Ruiz, Barry Harris, John Hicks, Hank Jones, Reggie Workman, Paquito porate al! music into this show. And of AACM founder and composer/pianist D’RIvera, Jon Hendricks, Steve Lacy, Chico Hamilton, Vishnu Wood, Siide Hampton, course there’s always the criticism by Muhal Richard Abrams with AACM propo- Jimmy Heath, Archie Shepp, JoAnne Brackeen, Mel Lewis, Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake traditionalists that there’s not enough of the ment saxophonist Anthony Braxton in a and Jump Up, Howard Johnson and Chico Freeman. In addition, a lecture series en- traditional music and claims by modernists duo setting. The group Air featuring Henry titled “An Historical Perspective” will that there is not enough of that. Threadgill, Fred Hopkins and Steve McCall feature classes on theory and jazz “But most of these acts cover music from and L.A. -based John Carter Quartet featur- history led by Amiri Baraka, Dan dixieland jazz to what people regard as ing Bobby Branford round out the evening. Morgenstern, Bill Saxton, Frank Foster, avant garde, so there is something for The Nikolais Dance Theatre and the Art Roland Hanna and others, while The everybody,” added Wein. “Even if the Ensemble of Chicago will provide the

Bleecker Street Cinema will present a public may not recognize it at first.” sound for the Nov. 9, Tuesday night show at week of jazz on film, including several Acknowledging that L.A.’s sole jazz sta- the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The works making their New York debuts. A tion does not normally program music by multi-media choreography of the Nikolais late night jam session will be held at a the artists scheduled to appear, Wein said Dance Theatre is under the direction of different club each evening. Festivities that there would be an effort to urge local Alwin Nikolais. The Art Ensemble is under kick-off Aug. 30 with a tree concert in station KKGO to insert special program- the guidance of each of its members, as Washington Square Park featuring ming featuring the artists and the music. He each member of the diverse ensemble — Drummer DECODING COUNTRY Dizzy Gillespie and a 17-piece all-star added that there would be substantial print from the AACM contributes equally. In ad- Shannon Jackson and The Ronald band, as well as Tito Puente and special ad support for the event in addition to a dition to trumpeter Bowie, the group in- Decoding Society were recently signed to guests. That show will be broadcast live media blitz. cludes Joseph Jarman, Maiachi Favors Island's Antilles label. The group's first LP over Newark’s National Public Radio Marty Gann of Outward Visions talked Maghoustus, Famadou Don Moye and for the label will be titled “Man Dance. " Pic- Station, WBGO, with a delayed satellite about the line-up set for the festival and gave Roscoe Mitchell, who will be appearing on tured the group's signing are during broadcast to NPR stations around the a brief background on each artist and what the closing night of the festival with his Jackson and Ron Goldstein, president. (1), country. Should be quite a bash ... Tri- contributions they’ve made to the develop- (continued on page 30) Island Records, U.S. and Canada. staters looking for a quick getaway would be advised to check into the upcoming Delaware Water Gap Celebration of the Arts, scheduled this year for Sept. 10, 11, and 12. More than 75 area musicians will be performing, including John Coates, Jr., Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Goodwin, Bob Dorough and Kim Parker. Admission is a paltry $3.50 per day, and more information is available by calling (717) 421-1468. TOP 30 Zl LBUMS JUMPIN’ AGAIN — No doubt beboppers stili cherish their 52nd Street airshots from Symphony Sid’s shows. His live radio broadcasts from such famous haunts as the Royal Roost have survived of musically outstanding recordings in the as some the most Weeks Weeks history of jazz. But jazzers may not be aware that what Symphonic Sidney did for jazz, On On 8/7 Chan 8/7 Chan he also did for Latin music. Aside from broadcasting the likes of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Sid is credited with introducing Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria and lAS WE SPEAK 16 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Celia Cruz to New York and national radio audiences. Those three Latin luminaries O;DAVID SANBORN AZYMUTH recently paid tribute to the DJ at New York’s Village Gate, in a show videotaped by Rain- (Warner Bros. 9 23650-1) 2 7 (Miiestone/Fantasy M-9101) 17 19 bow Prods. The program will soon be made available for commercial television, cable OFFRAMP WINTER INTO SPRING and satellite broadcast. O PAT METHENY GROUP (ECM- 1-1 21 6) 3 13 GEORGE WINSTON (Windham Hill C-1019) 22 3 RECORDS RECORDS RECORDS — The Windham Hill label has just released “Winter HANDS DOWN Into Spring,” a solo piano album by George Winston, and “Tideline,” a duo date by BOB JAMES 18 WYNTON MARSALIS (Tappan Zee/Columbia FC 38067) 1 6 (Columbia FC 37574) 19 28

violinist Darol Anger and pianist Barbara Higbie . . . Newest additions to PolyGram’s import series are “Clifford Brown & Max Roach” on EmArcy, and “Night Lights” by The LOVE NOTES FREE & EASY CHUCK MANGIONE o PHIL UPCHURCH (Jam 007) 5 23 Gerry Mulligan Sextet featuring Art Farmer, Jim Hall and Bob Brookmeyer on Philips (Columbia FC 5 6 38101) THE BEST . . . Latest batch from Warner Bros, includes "Cityscape” by Claus Ogerman and 0 ROYAL JAM QUINCY JONES (A&M SP-3200) 26 2 Michael Brecker, as well as four new titles on the ECM label: “Psalm” by Paul Motian THE CRUSADERS (MCA 2-8017) 4 8 Band; “Ondas” a trio date by pianist Mike Nock featuring Eddie Gomez on bass and 21 AMERICAN CLASSIC DEXTER GORDON Jon Christensen on drums; “Voices From The Past — Paradigm” by bassist Gary OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Musician/Elektra El-60126) 20 8 Peacock with saxophonist Jan Garbarek, trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and drummer DAVE GRUSIN (GRP/Arista 5510) 9 4 22 MYSTICAL ADVENTURES Jack DeJohnette; and “Cycles” by cellist David Darling with multi-instrumentalist LOOKING OUT JEAN-LUC PONTY (Atlantic SD 19333) 14 27 Collin Walcott, pianist Steve Kuhn, bassist Arild Andersen, guitarist Oscar Castro- McCOY TYNER (Columbia FC 38053) 7 6 23 CARLA BLEY LIVE! Neves and saxophonist Garbarek . . . Finally, Prestige has added four albums of un- WE WANT MILES THE CARLA BLEY BAND MILES DAVIS (Columbia 14 released material to its midline series. "Boogie Woogie On St. Louis Blues” by Earl C2 38005) 6 (Watt/ECM W 12) 21 9 Hines features The Fatha in a trio setting, recorded in 1969; “Gatorade” is a fine soul WE ARE ONE 24 THE DUDE PIECES A organ date by tenorman Willis “Gator” Jackson captured in the early ’70s; “Blues OF DREAM QUINCY JONES (A&M SP-3721) 25 71 (Elektra 9 60142-1) 13 4 Groove” by Chicago tenor Gene Ammons featuring keyboardist Clarence “Sleepy” 25 OBSERVATIONS & Anderson; and “Dash One” by Eric Dolphy. The Dolphy disc features tracks from three FANDANGO BILLY COBHAM'S GLASS HERB ALBERT (ASM SP-3731) 10 12 MENAGERIE separate dates, with outstanding sidemen including Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, (Musician/Elektra El-60123) 18 8 Jaki Byard, Roy Haynes, Ed Blackwell, Ron Carter and Richard Davis BREAKIN’ AWAY 26 DAN SIEGEL ADDENDUM AND APOLOGY — Our jazz label listings, which appeared in the July 3 AL JARREAU (Warner Bros. BSK 3576) 8 52 (Elektra El-60037) 30 21 special, listed the wrong number for Pausa Records. As reported, its address is P.O. HAPPY HOUR 27 FATHERS AND SONS Box 10069, Glendale, Calif. 91209. However, the correct telephone number is (213) DEODATO (Warner Bros. BSK 3649) 12 5 (Columbia FC 37972) 24 15

244-7276. Make a note of it! By-the-by, Pausa’s recent releases include additions to its INl LOVE’S TIME 28 COME MORNING “ “Jazz Origin Series,” as well as to its standard catalog. Out on Jazz Origin are; Buddy & ® DAVEI VALENTIN GROVER WASHINGTON, JR

Soul” by the Buddy Rich Big Band; “Time For Tyner” by McCoy Tyner; “ Hoagy Sings (GRP/Arista 5511) 16 3 (Elektra 5E-562) 27 36 Carmichael” by Hoagy Carmichael; and “The Best of The Jazz Crusaders, '“ July IT’S A FACT 29 RIO releases .” .JEFF LORBER (Arista AL 9583) 15 21 LEE RITENOUR for the regular Pausa catalog were “With Love . . by the Monty Alexander (Musician/Elektra El-60024) 29 23 Trio; “Love You Madly” by Ella Fitzgerald; “Wham” by Clark Terry; and “'Jump Street” LITE ME UP by Peter Leitch. HERBIE HANCOCK 30 WEATHER REPORT (Columbia FC 37928) 11 11 (ARC/Columbia FC 37616) 28 26 fred goodman

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NEWS & REVIEWS CQ4ST TO CQ4ST

EAST COASTINGS — Iron curtain rock: Although a scheded tour of Poland by U.K. Subs had to be scrapped last month, the tour has been rescheduled for September. During that same month, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will become the first American rock band to tour East Germany. The seven-date swing was negotiated by Trinifold,

The Who's management company . . . The M.S.l. label has signed a P&D deal for the U.S. and Canada with Quality Records. The label’s roster includes Hurricaine Jones,

Neeva, SVT, The Mutants, James Montgomery and The Uptown Horns . . . I.R.S. has All signed The English Beat, while Bearsville has inked NRBQ . . . Congrats to Star Records producer Norman Schilt and wife Angela on the birth of a daughter, Joy

Christie, born July 24 in New York . . . Blood ’n Guts Dept.: Toto vocalist Bobby Kimble recently tripped over a stage monitor during a performance, tearing a ligament in his leg. After the show, Kimble checked into a hospital, but then checked out again and flew to Chattanooga to perform with the band. He then returned to the hospital, underwent

surgery and flew to Binghamton, N.Y. the next day, missing just one date . . . Fans of progressive funk take note: the new Jamaaladeen Tacuma 12” on Gramavision is be- ing reported as a heavy add by Gotham’s S.U.R.E. Pool, which services over 100 inner city club DJs ... In these postpunk days, could there by anything left to raise your eyebrows? We thought not until we recently encountered the Minneapolis-based trio Vanity 6. Organized by Jamie Shoop, who manages The Time and Prince, the three ladies in Vanity 6 have set about to offer listeners a second sex view of the street eros HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE — At a recent convention of the National Assn, of Music popularized by the aforementioned Minneapolis-based acts. Pledging to perform in jobbing publications and promotions at Merchandisers (NAMM), Upton Nemser. director, lingerie. Vanity 6 is sure to burn a few adolescent retinas when it tours this fall with Carl Fischer Co., posed next to a giantic telephone to symbolize the telephone sales and Prince and The Time, but until then, its first single, “He’s So Dull,” has been released, the promotion drive his company is undertaking in behalf of sheet music for movie Annie. and the debut album is imminent. Despite the inclusion of such subtle titles as “Wet The music is produced by Big Three Music Corp., the print arm of United Artists Music. Dreams,” “Drive Me Wild,” “Nasty Girl” and “Bite The Beat,” we found the threesome

softspoken and somewhat shy (if not completely wholesome) when they recently blew Government Halts Goody Appeal; into Gotham to yak up the act. Formed within the last year, the members of Vanity 6 hail from different ports, with the group’s namesake. Vanity, a Canadian with a bit of model- New Trial Now Appears Likely ling in her background. “I had heard of Jamie,” she said of her initial contact with their manager, “and I put a demo together and took it to New York when 1 knew Prince would

is charges in I NEW YORK — The federal government victed of tape counterfeiting be playing. I went backstage and gave her the tape and told her what wanted to do.” no longer pursuing legal remedies relating April 1981. Goody was convicted on one The search for suitable cohorts didn’t have to go too far. Future 6-er Brenda had to the status of the Sam Goody, Inc. tape count of Interstate T ransportation of Stolen already met Prince when he dropped by a gig she was playing with a cover band in criminal counterfeiting case via the U.S. Court of Property (ITSP) and one count of Boston. “He made some good comments and asked if I wanted to do anything,” she

Appeals and the Supreme Court (Cash copyright infringement, while Stolon was recalled. “But 1 didn’t hear or see him for a year, and during that time I got my demo in- Box, May 29). Last week the U.S. solicitor convicted on one ITSP count and three together. When he came back to town I talked to him again and gave him the tape, and general notified Federal Judge Thomas fringement counts. Platt alleged miscon- he told me to come out to Minneapolis where he knew a couple of girls who were into the

Platt that it would no longer appeal his ac- duct by the prosecution in setting aside the same things musically.” The story is much the same for the third group member, Susan, tion of July 27, 1981, which set aside con- convictions and ordering a new trial last a Minneapolis native who approached Prince one evening and began reciting the

victions against Goody, Inc. and its vice July. words to a song she’d written entitled “Drive Me Wild” . fred goodman president Sam Stolon and ordered a new POINTS WEST — First off, cheers to Cash Box singles chart researcher Mike trial. CBS Records Norway Plachetka and his wife, Dorothy, on the birth of their bulleting baby, Kristin Marie, who According to Joel Cohen, assistant at- . . directed the . Ramones Changes A&R Dept. debuted at 8 pounds, 7 ounces in mid-July Alan Arkush, who of torney in charge the U.S. Organized in the B-movie masterpiece Rock and Roll High School, is developing another music- NEW YORK — The international A&R Crime Strike Force in Brooklyn, the govern- oriented pic. Get Crazy, with Malcolm McDowell portraying a rock star and Allen of Records Norway has action paves the way for the new department CBS Beefheart is ment . now Goorwitz as a Bill Grahamesque promoter . . Don Van Vliet, aka Capt. several organizational changes. undergone ” trial, though still at hand are defense mo- shooting a video of his first single release in 10 years, “Ice Cream For Crow, out near Jan Ostli is the new manager, international tions to dismiss the indictments, scheduled his Mohave Desert digs. Daniel Pearl, who served as cinematographer for Tobe A&R, and is responsible for A&M and Gef- to be heard before Platt on Sept. 24. Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is filming Beefheart’s bizarro vid, said to feature fen Records artists, as well as Frank Zappa. Sam Goody, Inc. and Stolon were con- special Jim lots of rubber spiders . . . London Wavelength’s three-hour radio about Lars Ulseth is now label manager Morrison, which airs on Labor Day responsible for repertoire released on the Agents Seize $15 Mil Weekend, sounds like a real winner, U.S. labels of CBS Records and Jet containing about two hours of music — In Pirate Vid Tapes Records. He will also handle Scandinavian- unreleased studio sessions, live concert based repertoire. NEW YORK — Early morning raids in the recordings, etc, — along with interviews Morten A. Jensen will be responsible for Bronx and Rockland County on Aug. 3 net- with Morrison’s compadres and some Records International repertoire out- ted pirated videocassettes worth $15 CBS poetry readings by the Lizard King him- side Scandinavia, as well as repertoire million on the open market, according to self. Approximately 250-300 AOR sta- released on the Alfa and Ariola/Arista Neil Herman, a spokesman for the Federal tions are expected to broadcast the labels. Bureau of Investigation (FBI) In New show, with Wavelength concentrating Twelve FBI agents took part in the Rochelle. Jem Will Distribute on the top 50 markets. Also coming up action which seized cassettes of some 100 from the company is a two-hour special movie titles including Annie, Star Wars, Adelphi Indie Label on Pete Townshend in fall of ’82, and a Poltergeist, and Rocky III. Police special early next year coinciding NEW YORK — Adelphi Records, the FIRST LOOK — Peering out at mother and The raids were carried out at the Spring with the release of the group’s new LP. label, father, Kristin Marie Plachetka seems con- Valley of Sbordone, his Maryland-based independent record home Leonard 1 983 will also see the exclusive BBC dis- has entered into an exclusive worldwide fortable enough for someone barely two business, Pelham TV and Appliance in the tributor air specials on the Rolling marketing and distribution agreement with minutes old. Born July 14, Kristin is the Bronx, and the home of Salvatore Pascale, Stones, The Who, David Bowie, Eric Jem Records. First release under the new daughter of Cash Box Singles Chart also in the Bronx. Neither Sbordone nor Clapton and other artists with material pact is “Times Four” by The Nighthawks. researcher Mike (r) and his wife Dorothy (I). arrested. . . Pascale was culled from the BBC’s archives . Marketing and distribution chores for Herman said that an investigation was East Coast vivacious female vocalist. Catholic Girls, a band hailing from the further Adelphi will be handled by Andy Miele, continuing but could reveal no Archdiocese of New Jersey, recently sauntered into L.A. to finish up its self-titled MCA director of marketing, Jem, while promo- details. debut LP for a September release. While in town, the combo showed up at local niteries will directed by Hap tion and publicity be in to show off its saddle shoes and performing skills. Virtually unknown Passman, promotion manager, Adelphi. Southern California, the girls appeared in matching parochial school-type knee skirts and proved their prowess as holy rock ’n’ rollers. Are the ladies really devout church Tillis Movie Firm Bows goers as was rumored? “We don’t like to talk bout our own individual religious beliefs,” NASHVILLE — While the remainder of his said Joanne Holland, the band’s blonde and bespectacled bassist who sometimes enterprises will continue to be based in wears rosary beads wrapped around her pony tail. Look for the Girls first sojourn on despite Nashville, Mel Tillis has formed Mel Tillis MCA to feature tunes like “Private School” and “God Made You For Me,” and Films, an independent motion picture the combo’s moniker, don’t expect any contemporary Christian tunes ... As the production company that will operate from baseball season winds down, San Diego-based Pax Prods, will continue its series of Los Angeles. The first project for the com- combination baseball games/music concerts. As you might recall. Pax staged a Beach pany will be the adaptation of Richard Boys concert earlier this summer following a San Diego Padres game, with over 60,000 future. All set are Powell’s novel, / Take This Land, which will in attendance. Now, Pax has announced three more dates for the near following begin production in the fall of 1983 in two more dates with the Beach Boys — Aug. 24 in the Houston Astrodome an Florida. Astros-Mets game and Sept. 6 in Cleveland following an Indians-Red Sox game — and part of the WHO DO YOU LOVE? — Boardwalk Tillis, who has been a performer in one in San Diego with the Doobie Brothers Sept. 5. The Doobies date, recording artist Cliff Dawson recently per- several films, including Cannonball Run, group’s “Farewell Tour,” will follow a game between the Padres and the Cubs . , . Short formed to a full house at New York's Copa Every Which Way But Loose and Smokey cut: Two of the West Coast’s hottest young poet/artists Ivan E. Roth and Wanda Cabana. Dawson, of course, performed his And The Bandit II, will be executive Coleman, will open for the Sheiks of Shake at the Whisky on Aug. 22. jeffrey ressner current single, "It's Not Me You Love. producer for the project.

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Capitol Video Unit Gears Up TOP 30 l/^IDEOGISSEnES For Wide Array Of Projects

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m home. concept of the family or Weeks Weeks The VCR On On videodisc unit is just starting to become a 8/7 Chatl 8/7 Chan reality." All of EMI Music Video's productions are 1 STAR WARS 17 NEIGHBORS generated and funded internally, without 20th Century-Fox Home Video 1130 1 10 Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment VH/BE 10445 16 9 the aid of pre-sales to cable. "I know that’s 2 ON GOLDEN POND done in some cases but never by us,” Hart 20th Century-Fox Home Video 9037 2 11 18 WHOSE LIFE IS IT emphasizes. "That's sort of a toe-in-the- 3 ABSENCE OF MALICE ANYWAY? MVR/MBR 00140 19 8 Columbia Pictures Home MGM/UA water approach. We’re in it more up to our Entertainment 10005 3 6 19 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY knees.” With the completion of an editing/ 4 20th Century-Fox Home Video 1128 21 20 RAGTIME dubbing/duplicating facility and library, Paramount Home Video 1486 6 5 20 JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT they can now do rough cuts for off-line or 5 ARTHUR KVC/RCA Karl Video Corporation 042 25 7 Warner Home Video 72020 4 15 21 TRUE CONFESSIONS on-line work and maintain crucial audio — 6 PRIVATE LESSONS MGM/UA MVR/MBR 00145 1 quality control by “correcting the sound MCA Distributing Corporation 71008 5 8 22 TAPS and EQing the tapes ourselves,” says 7 STRIPES 20th Century-Fox Video 1 1 28 11 13 Yukich, who oversees the room's technical Columbia Pictures Home 23 MODERN PROBLEMS operations. “We mark every tape sent out Entertainment 10600 7 15 20th Century-Fox Home Video 1129 20 13 8 GOLDFINGER with a letter and number so we know which Dan Davis Century-Fox Video 20th 4595 13 4 machine it was duped on if there is an 24 TIME BANDITS and detail work to be done, and, very often, 9 SHARKY’S MACHINE Paramount Home Video 2310 10 14 error. And we’ve set up the room in such a Warner Home Video 72024 23 2 we have an incredibly short amount of time 25 THE FRENCH way so that down the road we can expand.” 10 THE BORDER LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN to do it in. One wonders what would happen MCA Distributing Corporation 71007 18 3 20th Century-Fox Video 4868 26 18 More Projects if we could make a music video with the 11 that into film. DRAGONSLAYER 26 ROCKY II Expanding the base of music video is time and money go a Then Paramount Home Video 1367 B 10 20th Century-Fox Home Video 4565 15 10 there’s that something that EMI is actively interested again, always danger there'd be 12 MAKING LOVE 27 ROLLOVER and involved in at present. Hart revealed a tremendous loss of momentum for the 20th Century-Fox Home Video 1146 14 4 Warner Home Video 72022 — 1 that production is presently shooting record and the act.” 13 SUPERMAN II 28 BODY HEAT a crew Warner Home Video WB-61120 9 19 Warner Home Video LD-70005 24 19 a "highly experimental video” at Cheyenne Which gets back to the ultimate purpose 14 PERSONAL BEST 29 CLASH OF THE TITANS Frontier Days in Wyoming featuring “two of music video at this point, which is to sell Warner Home Video 61242 28 2 MGM/UA Home Video 700074 22 20 key country artists” on the Capitol/EMI both the performers and the product. 15 SHOOT THE MOON 30 AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF labels, Mel McDaniel and Lane Brody, “There are two things we can conclude MGM/UA MVR/MBR 00141 17 4 IN LONDON together with EMI Music Video's new sign- about music video,” sums up Hart. "First, it 16 GHOST STORY Universal City Studios, Inc., MCA MCA Distributing Corporation 77006 12 12 Distributing Corporation 77004 27 20 ing, Michael McGinnis. Former lOcc mem- is a global business. The production costs bers Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, who are high so the marketing opportunities were responsible for the controversial have to be broad-based. We like to think Box T Videocassettes chart is compilation ot the fastest titles in both The Cash od 30 a moving Beta Duran Duran promotional video of "Girls that’s one of our strengths. The other basic and VMS formats, based primarily on rental activity, as reported by leading accounts around the Film,” philosophy, and perhaps most importantly, country. Accounts surveyed include; Video Plus-Chicago; Radio 437-Philadelphia; Classic Video- On are directing along with Derek Oak Lawn: The Video Store-Cincinnati: Precision Video-Chicago; Entertainment Systems- Burbridge. is the support it provides for our Phoenix: Nickelodeon-Los Angeles; Everybodys'-Portland; Radio 437-Bala Cynwyd: American Recently screened was The Ashford & mainstream business, which is records. Tape & Video-Atlanta: Crazy Eddie-New York; The Cinema Store-Encino; Video Company- Simpson Video, a conceptual/perfor- And if record companies don’t do it Larkspur; Video Studio-Farmington; Tyson Video-Atlanta; Video Library-San Diego; Video Media- someone else will. Chatsworth: Wonder'ul World of Video-Chattanooga; Boston Video-Boston: Wherehouse- mance production that Hart called "the first National: Video Showroom-Louisville: Erol's Video Club-Springfield; New England Home Video- major black artist video.” (Already released is Visual Music Groton: Movies Unlimited-Philadelphia: Video Showcase-Federal Way, Movies To Go —St. Louis. Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly: Happy “There is certainly no lack of commit- Feelings Live In New Orleans, a concert ment on our part. Can anyone seriously video.) doubt that visual music will be an important NEW VIDEO SOFTW/1RE RELEASES On tap are productions in conjunction part of the record business in 10 years?” with new albums by Miami Steve van Zandt, Beginning in September, the Capitol This listing ot new videocassette and videodisc sottware releases Is designed to keep home video retailers and dealers abreast of the latest product available and can be used as an ordering aid. Product is separated Into Cassette and Disc Kim Carnes, Sheena Easton (“Live At The Group will be doing it all, from production groups, followed by manufacturer, catalog number and price. Some product listed may not have been assigned either a Palace”) and April Wine (“April Wine was catalog number or price at presatlme. on through to sales and marketing, through one of ou'" first full-length videos, and now its new video marketing department, r Chu Chu And The Philly Flash Cassette — Paramount 8198 ... $33.30 we're working on our second, which will be helmed by Davis, who has been involved Cassette — 20th Century-Fox Montenegro concert plus,” said Hart.) with record marketing “in one form or Also planned is of 1119 $59.95 Cassette — Thorn EMI 619 $49.75 a series classical another” for the last 1 8 years. The first task A Fistful Of Dollars The Stud music programs under the heading Castles facing Davis is to set up a sales and dis- Cassette — 20th Century-Fox Cassette — Thorn EMI 618 $49.75 and Concerts, which. Hart stated, will tribution force to concentrate solely on 4556 $59.95 Goodbye Norma Jean feature “great concerts in great venues" video, with regional representatives based

I Partners Cassette — Thorn EMI 616 $42.50 around the world. in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago and Like most directors and producers. Hart Cassette — Paramount . . Los Angeles and a national 1446 . $59.50 Spaced Out sales manager Parallax View Cassette — Thorn EMI 614 $42.50 understandably would rather not talk about headquartered in the Capitol Tower. the acts he is in negotiation with for pro- Cassette — Paramount . . From September through of 8670 . $33.30 Four Feathers December (“I i The Conformist Cassette — Thorn EMI 617 $42.50 jects. don't like to talk about projects un- this year, sales and distribution respon- Cassette — Paramount 8121 ... $33.30 Little River Band til they’re signed, sealed and almost sibilities will undergo a period of transition "* Brother Sun, Sister Moon Cassette — Thorn EMI 808 $35.50 delivered.”) However, he will talk at length as they are switched over from TEVPE to about what he calls the "key relationship” Capitol. "We’ll be going through major dis- between the director and artist in a music tributors as much as possible,” said Davis, video production. “at least initially. As to whom the dis- "We value the input of our artists in a tributors will distribute to, we have to production,” stresses Hart, “and a number finalize. We don’t want to erode their of acts come in with part of the package, marketplace. either in the form of rough storyboards or “Records are not going to go away. The scripts. home entertainment market is splintered, Artist Input but the elements themselves are “Look at (Harvest/Capitol recording synergistic.” group) Duran Duran, who had a tremen- Fitting into this “synergy” will be video dous amount of input in their video. (Hart game cartridges from TEVPE, which are

refers to a recently completed hour-long targeted to be available Oct. 1, according to production, which includes tracks from the Davis. “The games themselves will be com- "Rio” LP, “Girls On Film,” concert footage patible with the Atari 400 and 800 systems, and animation.) (Director) Russell Mulcahy, as well as the Commodore and VIC 20 in that case, functioned as a superb inter- units,” said Davis. “The programs won’t be preter of their ideas. And The T ubes are ex- limited to just games, either. There will be McGinnis first EMI music video signing — Singer/songwrlter Michael McGinnis tremely visually-oriented. I think everything educational and sports titles, so there are a -tK- recently signed with EMI Music Video, becoming the first artist to directly ink with the video they’ve done since they were born has been number of new marketing opportunities production and marketing wing of Capitol/EMI America/Liberty Records Group. McGinnis with video in mind.” right there.” is set to narrate and perform songs in a pilot for a series of country music programs set by Even with the most compliant and help- “It’s a new area, admittedly, for the EMI Music Video. Pictured at the signing are (l-r): Bob Hart, EMI Music Video director of ing of artists. Hart says "no production is record company to tackle,” Davis con- ^^ video development; McGinnis; Vic Rappoport, EMI Music Video director of business af- ever easy.” cluded. “We hope to expand as we es- fairs; and Peter Blachley, EMI Music Video marketing and production manager. "There is always a lot of pre-production tablish more market penetration.”

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TOP 200 ALBUMS Go-Go’s ‘Vacation’ Cracks Top 50 In First Week Of Release by Mark Albert and Ken Kirkwood chart. Rogers’ “Love Will Turn You Around” single enjoyed another good week, going to TOP STORY OF THE WEEK is the Go-Go’s and the group's new LP, “Vacation,” which at #16 bullet from #19 on the Top 100 Pop Singles chart, and jumping two points to #7 bullet

#42 bullet, was the only album to debut in the Top 100 this week. Strong initial retail action on the Top 100 Country Singles chart. . April Wine goes to #33 bullet, up from #36, with

out of the West, East and Midwest. The “Vacation” single is well on its way to reaching the good retail out of the Midwest and West. . .Judas Priest takes a five-point jump to #38 bullet. Top Ten, as it jumped to #1 1 bullet from #15. Best retail in the Midwest and on the coasts. . .Taking one of the bigger jumps of the TOP TEN HIGHLIGHTS — Fleetwood Mac remains firmly entrenched in the#1 position for week is Billy Squier, moving 34 points to #43 bullet in only his second week. His “Emotions In single retail the third straight week. . .Robert Plant stays at #3 bullet. Strongest retail in the Midwest and Motion” goes to #70 bullet from #77. Good reported in the East, Midwest

. East. Good improvement at the rack level. . .Survivor moves up a point to #4 bullet. Solid and West. .Elvis Costello takes a six-point jump into the Top 50 at #45 bullet. Best retail

retail activity in every region, led by the Midwest. Top Five rack sales reported this week action out of the West, Midwest and East. . .In its second week, Zapp jumps 16 points to and the “Eye Of The Tiger” single remains at #1 bullet on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles #51 bullet, upfrom#67. Biggest response out of the South, Midwestand West. Thegroup’s

chart for the third consecutive week. . .John Cougar moves up to #6 bullet from #7. Retail “Dance Floor” single is very hot, moving to #8 bullet from #13 on the Top 100 Black Con-

the South, with Top Ten rack sales as well. temporary Singles chart 1 good everywhere led by Midwest and reported and to #80 bullet from #90 on the Top 00 Pop Singles chart. . .Ed- The second single from the LP, "Jack & Diane,” had another good week, jumping to #18 die Money moves to #55 bullet from #61 with continued good sales out of the West and

builet from #24. . .Steve Miller also moves up a notch to #8 bullet. Retail still very healthy Midwest. . .Aretha Franklin jumps to #76 bullet, up from #88, in her second week. Doing

with strongest activity in the West, South and Midwest. . .REO Speedwagon rebullets this quite well in the East, Midwest and the South. Her “Jump To It” single leaps to #5 bullet

week at #10. from #9 on the Top 100 B/C Singles chart. . .The Royal Philharmonic’s “Hooked On TOP 100 HIGHLIGHTS — Crosby, Stills & Nash move to #11 bullet, up from #12. Good Classics H” goes to #81 bullet from #95. Good sales out of the Midwest, West and

retail in every region, led by the Midwest and West. The “Wasted On The Way” single jumps East. . .Stephanie Mills had a good second week jumping 17 points to #82 bullet.

to #10 bullet, up from #12, giving the group its first Top Ten single in five years. . .The 101 TO 200 HIGHLIGHTS — Shooting Star jumps to #106 bullet from #1 18 in its second

III week. soundtrack to Rocky goes to #13 bullet from #14. Strong retail out of the East, Midwest Strong sales out of the Midwest. . .Nicolette Larson takes a 12-point jump to #1 13 bullet. Best initial . bullet, retail and South. .Genesis moves up another point to #14 with best out of the response coming out of the West and Midwest. . .Men At Work is beginn- Midwest. East and West. The group is currently on a nationwide tour that should keep the ing to pick up nicely and jumps to #119 bullet from #135. Sales primarily out of the West

album a solid item. . .Chicago seems to be back on the right course with its first album on and Midwest. The single, “Who Can It Be Now?,” is hot and jumps to #28 bullet, up from

Warner Bros. A nice jump this week to #16 bullet, up from #24. Strong retail everywhere, #39. . .The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas soundtrack moves to #129 bullet, up from led by the Midwest, the South and the West. The group's “Hard To Say I’m Sorry” single #142. Good retail out of the South and Midwest.

went to #4 bullet from #5. . .Donna Summer leaps to #26 bullet from #49 in her second DEBUTS — After the Go-Go’s, the next highest debut belongs to Uriah Heep, which comes in at bullet. is week on the chart. Sales at the retail level are strong in all areas, led by the East, South and #134 The album a very big item in the Midwest. . .Billy Idol debuts at #152 bullet with early West. Summer’s LP also took a nice jump on the Cash Box Black Contemporary Albums response out of the West and Midwest. . .Scott Baio, #163 bullet, is starting off well in chart, going to #15 bullet from #22. . .Kenny Rogers jumps nine points to #30 bullet. Best the West and Midwest. . .Robert Gordon, #166 bullet, is picking up initial action in

retail in the East, Midwest and South. However, the strength here comes from a huge rack the East. . .Other debuts this week include Lou Rawls at #176, Toronto at #179, Dayton at response. The album also jumped to #13 bullet from #18 on the Top 75 Country Albums #182 and Sylvia at #186.

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N4TION4L BRE4KOUTS

DONNA SUMMER 9 HOOKED ON CLASSICS II GO-GO’S 10 CLASH BILLY SQUIER 11 JEFFREY OSBORNE 8 . JUDAS PRIEST 12 ROXY MUSIC APRIL WINE 13 ELVIS COSTELLO ZAPP 14 ARETHA FRANKLIN PETE TOWNSHEND 15 HOOKED ON SWING KENNY ROGERS

NORTHE4ST SOUTHEAST BALTIMORE/ WEST 4. W/1SHINGTON

DONNA SUMMER BILLY SQUIER 1 DONNA SUMMER 1 GO-GO’S GO-GO’S DONNA SUMMER 2 JUDAS PRIEST 2 DONNA SUMMER BILLY SQUIER GO-GO’S 3 JEFFREY OSBORNE 3 CLASH CLASH JEFFREY OSBORNE 4 GO-GO’S 4 ROXY MUSIC PETE TOWNSHEND DAVID SANBORN 5 HOOKED ON CLASSICS II 5 BILLY SQUIER A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS EDDIE MONEY 6 EDDIE MURPHY 6 ELVIS COSTELLO ARETHA FRANKLIN POINTER SISTERS 7 HOOKED ON SWING 7 APRIL WINE HAIRCUT 100 ZAPP 8 KENNY ROGERS 8 PETE TOWNSHEND JUDAS PRIEST JUDAS PRIEST 9 CHERYL LYNN 9 JUDAS PRIEST STEPHANIE MILLS MELISSA MANCHESTER 10 BILLY SQUIER 10 EDDIE MONEY

MIDWEST 5. NORTH CENTRAL* I DENVER/PHOENIX^ | SOUTH CENTR4L »

BILLY SQUIER KENNY ROGERS GO-GO’S DONNA SUMMER GO-GO’S APRIL WINE APRIL WINE ZAPP DONNA SUMMER HOOKED ON CLASSICS II BILLY SQUIER ARETHA FRANKLIN PETE TOWNSHEND E.T. JUDAS PRIEST BILLY SQUIER FRANK ZAPPA DONNA SUMMER ELVIS COSTELLO GO-GO’S ROXY MUSIC JUDAS PRIEST MEN AT WORK KENNY ROGERS EDDIE MONEY HOOKED ON SWING ZAPP BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE ELVIS COSTELLO JANE FONDA ROXY MUSIC IN TEXAS APRIL WINE MELISSA MANCHESTER CLASH HOOKED ON CLASSICS II ZAPP BILLY SQUIER PETE TOWNSHEND JANE FONDA JEFFREY OSBORNE

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MERCmNDISING WH4T’S IN-STORE

STARK CONVENTION FOLLOW-UP — One of the big attractions at last week's Stark/Camelot Convention (Cash Box, Aug. 7) was the only sample of Mattel's new I Synsonics electronic drum system module to be found in the Eastern U.S. Mattel provided the compact unit — which can be plugged into a stereo system or used with a headphone set and is keyboard playable as well as with regular drumsticks — because

it apparently feels that the $129 suggested list price device can be sold in record stores.

Whether that’s true or not, it is a fascinating little gadget capable of producing all kinds of rhythms with variously-tuned drum and cymbal settings. An accompanying promo spot featured a ferocious drum battle between the Synsonics and Nigel Olsson on the real thing, as well as a gleeful demonstration by the inimitable Buddy Rich ... In the four full-line video departments already operating in the Stark/Camelot chain, a

Camelot Home Video Club has been instituted along the "Don't leave home without it concept”, to use the words of vice president of purchasing and marketing Joe Bressi. During the “E.T.” (electronics technology) workshop, Bressi described the club’s work- ings and gold membership card, which resembles a plastic American Express card. The card is of credit card thickness, unlike the thinner Camelot Classical Club mem-

bership card, and is designed to make the bearer "proud enough to show it to

people”. . .Also at the E.T. workshop, Steve Endres, general manager of the video department in the Charlotte, N.C. Grapevine outlet, noted the scarcity of merchandising materials available for home video product so far and wisely suggested that record departments hold onto their movie soundtrack posters for future use when the PIRATE AT GOODY’S — On a recent promotional swing through New York. Christopher videocassette is released. He also encouraged counter placement of hot video game Atkins, star of The Pirate Movie, made an in-store appearance at the Sam Goody cartridges for sale as "$30 impulse items.” Bressi then mentioned that hot video games Rockefeller Center outlet to promote the soundtrack LP on Polydor/PolyGram Pictured his Pictured standing are (l-rj: Jeff Brody, titles are now included in the hot sheets sent out to the stores for ordering. . Roy Clark seated are (l-r): Atkins and Joel Dean, manager. personally presented awards to winners of a merchandising contest, which he said was eastern regional vice president, sales. PolyGram; Frank Zaccaro. salesman. PolyGram; the first ever on behalf of his product. His gig was his first appearance before a conven- Leonard Teitler, store manager, Sam Goody: Rob Singer, director, project management. tion, and even though his voice was shot from one too many nights on the road, he sang PolyGram: and Sue De Benedette, New York local promotion manager, PolyGram.

and played as if absolutely nothing was the matter and richly deserved his standing ovation. A REAL THING The Lexington Ave. Disc-O-Mat outlet, with Universal Pictures, recen- Outside Artist Tie-ins Seen tly gave $500 to the best-dressed "Things” in the store along with tickets to a private screening of The Thing for second-best dressers. Station WPLJ coordinated the event. As Vaiuabie Promotion Tooi RECORD BAR BITES — Record Bar just ended a month-long "Accessory Explosion"

of special it by Jim Bessman According to manager products Reade White-Spunner, was the first such enhance the image and awareness of an ar- comprehensive accessories promotion there in at least six years. The goal to was dou- NEW YORK — With more and more tist, which translates into record sales,” the of accessories sales the ble percentage throughout chain by emphasizing the im- recording acts going to non-music in- said Jim Lewis, vice president of marketing of accessories sales to each store’s profitability. portance The Explosion sale-priced all dustries for sponsorship or other forms of at PolyGram Records. Lewis added, merchandise outside of records and tapes, including such sundries as Chu-Bops, T- tie-ins, an effective new method of promo- however, that it was “very difficult” to quan- shirts, buttons, sunglasses, video games and record and tape care products. The main tion has been opened up, according to a tify the direct effect of such artist tie-ins as push, however, was on blank tape, with each manufacturer featuring at least one item nationwide Cash Box survey of labels and beer commercials. “Our only experience in on sale the whole month and several sale-pricing their entire lines for one-week retailers. Especially when an act has hit that area has been with Kool & The Gang, periods. Many tapes were made available in special packagings and products, such as product out on the market, these new tie- who did a commercial for Schlitz Malt. The a car box created to hold four high bias Memorex tapes. To help the promote Explosion, ins (like the now-famous Eddie Rabbitt spot spot gave them tremendous exposure, and major tape manufacturers supplied mass merchandising dump bins and point-of- for Miller Beer) have generally proven ef- their last two albums have gone double purchase material. Record Bar created generic posters and banners and heavily ad- fective for both the artist and the outside platinum and close to double platinum vertised with co-op and non co-op dollars. Cash awards were given to employees selling company. Even without current hit product, while their audience has crossed over select product and managers of stores meeting pre-set sales goals, with the top store though, heightened artist exposure greatiy into the white market. Some of this manager going to Las Vegas next January for the Consumer Electronics Show. In addi- generated by commercials on behalf of success must be attributed to that beer tion, Maxell awarded a Hitachi stereo system among 100 prizes in a consumer contest. such companies as breweries is said to be a commercial.” White-Spunner says that the accessories sales will continue to be important at Record strong plus in itself, and one that often PolyGram now has two more artists Bar after the July Explosion, and that accessories sales skills gained by employees leads to stronger record sales in the future. readying outside sponsorship projects, through the various manufacturers’ training manuals will carry over together with the A spot check of record companies though their identities are still under wraps. increased emphasis on selling accessories product lines. Incidentally Record Bar’s showed little label involvement in non- "I think the record labels love to see their heightened emphasis on moving product besides records and tapes is reflected in a re- record tie-ins, though potential record artists promote other products if it’s not cent logo change to "Record Bar — Records, Tapes, And A Little Bit More.” sales benefits are readily recognized. overkill,’’ said Kathy Gangwisch, a jim bessman “My feeling is that they can greatly (continued on page 30) PLUS PROFIT * TOP SELLING MDEO G4MES TOP SELLING/1CCESSORIES TOP SELLING MIDLINES DEFENDER Atari CX2609 Bowers Outer LP Sleeves A Flock Of Seagulls • Jive/Arista 66000 CHOPPER COMMAND Activision Carroll County Crate Kit krt AC/DC • Let There Be Rock • Atco SD-3615 AX015 Discwasher D-4 IV4 oz. Refill Fluid ki The Beatles • Rock ‘N Roll, Vol. 2 • Capitol YAR’S REVENGE Atari CX2655 krt Discwasher D-4 System Kit SN/16021 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Parker Maxell LNC-60 (2/Bag) Bow Wow Wow • Last of the Mohicans • RCA CPL1-4314 Brothers 5050 Maxell LNC-90 Crosby, Stills & Nash • Atlantic SD-8229 STARMASTER Activision AX016 kS Maxell UDXL II C-90 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young • So Far • Atlantic STAR STRIKE Intellivision 5161 SD-15119 Maxell UDXL il C-90 (2/Bag) The Doors • Elektra EKS 75007 PAC-MAN Atari CX2646 Maxell T-120 (videocassette) The Doors • The Soft Parade • Elektra EKS 75005 SPACE Intellivision HAWK 5136 k^t Maxell XLS Test Pack ki Haircut 100 • Pelican West • Arista AL 6600 GRAND PRIX Activision AX014 Memorex C-90 (3/Bag) Joe Jackson • Look SharpI • A&M SP-4743 Billy Joel • Piano Man • Columbia PC 32455 DONKEY KONG Coleco 2451 Memorex Cassette Head Cleaning Kit Quincy Jones • The Best • A&M SP-3200 LOST LUGGAGE Games By Apollo Memorex T-120 (videocassette) Missing Persons • Capitol DLP-15001 AP2004 k:^ Pickwick Cassette Head Cleaner Romeo Void • Never Say Never • Columbia 5C DEMON ATTACK Imagic 3200 38178 Pickwick 45RPM Center Pete Shelley • Homosapien • Arista AL 6602 KABOOM! Activision AG010 TDK DC-90 (2/Bag) ki Soft Cell • Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing • Sire 9 ATLANTIS Imagic 3203 k^tTDK SAC-90 23694-1 • • COMPILED FROM: Alta — Phoenix • DIsc-O-Mat — New York • Sound Spyro Gyra Morning Dance MCA 9004 Video. Unltd, — Chicago • Musicland — St, Louis • Everybody’s — Por- TDK SAC-90 (3/Bag) tland • Licorice • Pizza — Los Angeles* New England Home Video — Groton COMPILED FROM: Cavages — Buffalo • Lieberman — Denver. Kansas City Compiled from: Gary’s — Virginia • Peaches — Cincinnati, Columbus • Movies To Go — St. • • Louis Sound Warehouse — San Antonio Spec’s — • Dan Jay Music — Denver • Musicland — St. Louis • Big Apple Music — Charts — Phoenix • Licorice Pizza — Los Angeles • Musicland — St. Louis • Miami • American Tape • • & Video — Atlanta Nickelodeon — Los Angeles Denver • Peaches — Cincinnati, Cleveland. Columbus • Karma — In- Tower Records — Sacramento, Seattle • Sound Warehouse — San Antonio Show Industries — National • • Tower — Sacramento Radio Doctors — dianapolis • Gary’s — Virginia • Licorice Pizza — Los Angeles • Tower • Record Theatre — Cincinnati • Lieberman — Denver, Portland • Sound Milwaukee • Crazy Eddie — • • New York Video Store — Cincinnati Turtles Records — Seattle • Alta — Phoenix • Sound Video, Unltd. — Chicago • Video, Unltd. — Chicago • Dan Jay Music — Denver • Disc-O-Mat — New — Atlanta • Radio 437 — Bala Cynwyd. Stratford — New York. Record Theatre — Cincinnati. York City • Big Apple — Denver • Alta — Phoenix.

Excludes T-Shirts & Paraphernalia •jf kif Heavy Sales

bash Box/August 14, 1982 17 "

Harris AM Stereo System Is Second To Get FCC Approval received type acceptance from the FCC up ^ continued from page 8)

till now, Harris is Kahn's biggest competi- other stations — RKO’s KHJ/Los Angeles tion. According to Harris vice president and and KFRC/San Francisco; Bonneville’s general manager Gene T. Whicker, the KMBZ/Kansas City, Mo.; ABC’s WLS/ company has received firm orders for 1 11 Chicago and WMAL/WashIngton; and systems thus far in the U.S. and Canada Group W’s KDKA/Pittsburgh — have all and 17 from overseas, while a half-dozen begun broadcasting In stereo utilizing the systems have been “reserved for delivery’’ Kahn system, while, at presstime, to Japanese and domestic manufacturers Jefferson-Pilot’s WQXI/Atlanta was of household consumer electronic equip- scheduled to start up Its stereo service as ment. the test station for Harris Corp. Aug. 6. “They asked us for some of our first However, it may be a long time before a stereo equipment to use in designing and system is chosen as the AM stereo stan- testing new AM stereo radios for the con- dard for the broadcast industry. The ap- sumer market,” said Harris’ Whicker. plication for type acceptance of Magnavox’ In addition to WQXI, the company In- own AM stereo system is still “pending un- dicated that another 10 stations are set to der technical review,” according to Charlie in stereo using the begin broadcasting AM Motels recently Cobbs of the FCC laboratory’s chief equip- MOTOR CITY MOTELS — Capitol recording group The appeared at the Harris system before Labor Day, although It ment authorization branch, who noted that Main Act in Detroit in support of its album “All For One. "Pictured backstage after the show declined mentioning which stations. the fourth manufacturer. Motorola, has yet are (l-r): Louis Heidelmeier, Detroit promotion manager, Capitol: Martha Davis of the for Motorola, much For Magnavox, as group; Jay Hart, midwestern promotion manager, Capitol; and Doug Podell, program to file its application. The first crucial test AOR more is at stake on Delco’s forthcoming director, for some of the systems is taking place WLLZ. WIRE test, since both Kahn and Harris have this month on WIRE/Indianapolis gotten such a considerable head start. Ac- Delco Electronics, car radio manufacturer Spread Of cording to Vernon Collins, spokesman for Labels Eager For for General Motors, has invited each of the Continental Electronics, which manufac- AM stereo system producers to participate tures the exciters used in the Magnavox AM in side-by-side demonstrations on the Carroll’s KROQ-Style Format stereo system, his company has received country music outlet in Indiana’s capital. “50-60 contingent orders” for its units, with (continued from page 7) succeed in other markets. Additionally, Kahn apparently not taking part in the Collins stressing the “contingent.” promotion, marketing and management they felt that the incubation period of five WIRE test (although It is “cooperating” with “A lot of people want to wait and see what company that frequently works albums by years required by KROQ would be un- Ford Motor Co. in R&D for their own Philco the outcome of these Delco tests will be new & developing artists, noted that KROQ necessary. brand car stereos), as company president before committing themselves,” said had proved particularly receptive to “I think Carroll’s got it honed down,” said Leonard Kahn seemed to feel secure in the Collins, who added that the comparisons ablums by The Jam and Duran Duran. “As Island’s Abramson. “The format is a cons- initial jump he’d gotten on the competition. in were originally scheduled to take place an independent,” said Botwin, “our job is tant now, and I don’t think it will take as long “Things couldn’t be going any better,” he June but were postponed while awaiting selling records as well as getting them in these other markets. They just have to go said last week, “We have seven systems on type acceptance from the FCC. “A lot of played, and we’re more concerned than into the market, study it, and pick out the the air and at least three more stations (in- people are putting their confidence in this labels are that they sell immediately, best of what people want to hear. I don’t say K,' cluding NBC’s WNBC/New York and LIN test and it’s bound to influence a lot of think- otherwise we won’t be working the record in it’s the only format, but it’s viable.” Broadcasting’s WFIL/Philadelphia) are ex- six weeks. KROQ sells more copies per “Obviously every market is different,” n-. pected to begin stereo service very shortly. Magnavox was originally given approval listener than any other station in their added Atlantic’s Libow. “But I think Rick un- KTSA’s signal is impacting 200 miles away for its system by the FCC, which reversed respective market. They move a lot of derstands the intricacies of cities like New from the station in Houston, and I’ve gotten lot its decision amidst the outcry from records. And once they do that, it in- York and San Francisco where there’s a reports from engineers in Birmingham, Ala. Magnavox’s competitors and the broadcast fluences other stations in L.A. and they start of club activity. And I think it could work in who said they picked up WLS’ signal from industry in general. Instead, the FCC, to play them.” those tightly formatted markets.” Chicago and it sounded great.” whose current administration has taken a With Carroll, Schwartz & Grove Assoc, “KROQ’s people are in the field and they (Although there are no receivers presen- strong stand in support of deregulation, expected to announce consultancy deals catch a buzz,” said Irwin Sirotta, director, tly available to consumers that are capable adopted the position that “the marketplace with several stations in the next few weeks, national album promotion, JEM Records. of picking up Kahn’s, or any other system’s, should decide” in regards to which AM label representatives were confident that “If it’s done in the right markets and with an AM stereo signal, two mono receivers stereo system was acceptable. the format, or a similar AM format, could open ear, they can catch on a lot quicker. spaced side by side and adequately They already understand that there is such detuned will create a stereo effect with a thing as ‘familiar’ new music.” signals broadcast under the Kahn system.) FCC Gives Unanimous Approval For “I wonder how much they’ll take local Car Stereo Non-Broadcast Use Of FM Frequency tastes into account,” said Side One’s Kahn added that the company is “work- Botwin. “I think there’ll be an affinity — they ing on the design of car stereo adapters” LOS ANGELES — The Federal Com- Harris, chief of the FCC's Broadcast have a strong identity and a lot of the stuff

that will be able to convert AM/FM stereo munications Commission (FCC) un- Bureau, remarked that repeal of the main- they program isquirky. I have no doubt they radios into AM stereo/FM stereo units. animously voted Aug. 4 to propose a tenance log rule would save the com- can do it, and if they went into a market like (Harris has licensed Crutchfield Corp. of measure that would allow FM radio stations munications industry approximately 145,- Detroit, it could be a bonanza.” Charlottesville, Va. to manufacture similar to use part of their allotted frequency for 000 hours of paperwork and about $1 Strong Identity adaptors for its own system.) In addition, unrelated businesses such as data million per year in operating expenditures. The strong identity KROQ enjoys has Westbury, N.Y. electronics manufacturer transmission, which would scrap a The proposed repeal of the cable TV annual much to do with the station being pro for- Mura Corp. is set to make “Walkman”- previous rule restricting FM outlets from report regulation comes in the wake of an matted. Unlike the loose alternative stations I’ styled personal AM stereo receivers using radiofacilitiesfor non-broadcast pur- action last spring that stopped requiring that challenged rock radio in the late-’60s, capable of picking up Kahn AM stereo poses. reports from radio and free television the Carroll format operates on a tight 90- signais. Because a standard FM signal doesn’tfill outlets. minute rotation that has more in common ’We expect to have AM stereo consumer the entire operating frequency, part of the with Top 40 than AOR programming. within the alternative radio components out on the market band can be used to broadcast special, “If you look at what was noted Kahn. “in reflection, it next two to three months,” separate programming at the same time like,” said Epic’s Leeds, whose block programming to Since it is the only other company the regular audio signal is aired. This seems like you were specifications have Carroll has tightened the for- AM stereo system’s programming, which is called Subsidiary a jock’s taste. Communications Authorization (SCA), can mat, and that’s one of the reasons why we only be received through special equip- feel it’s so exciting. It isn’t just the music.” lots of progressive stations ment and is commonly used by radio sta- “There are tions for transmitting background music playing new music,” reflected Atlantic’s systems such as muzak or special services Libow. “But Rick is picking tracks, putting rotation and getting tangible like reading forthe blind. The FCC proposal them in heavy was officially issued for public comment af- results.” stance that’s ter a 7-0 vote. “You like to see radio take a competitive and challenging,” said Abram- Other Proposals son. “They ran against the bangers.”

Other proposals unanimously approved “If nothing else, it puts some excitement by the FCC during the Aug. 4 meeting in- FANDANGO IN CHICAGO — A&M back into radio,” added Atco’s Coakley. “I

clude a measure scrapping a previous rule recording artist and vice chairman of the certainly wish it the best. Obviously there CHERRY PICKIN’ — Capitol recording ar- requiring radio and television stations to board Herb Alpert recently visited Chicago was a big need in L.A. that was going un- in tist Ava Cherry recently dropped by New keep detailed operating and maintenance on a promotional tour to promote his “Fan- fulfilled, and I assume it’s the same the York radio station WBLS to meet DJ logs for their transmitters and repeal of a dango” LP. While in Chicago, Alpert visited other markets around the country. At the Frankie Corcker and talk about her debut regulation that calls for all cable TV systems with Egmont Sonderling, owner of radio least, I’m sure they’ll get lots of label sup- LP for the label, “Streetcar Named Desire. to file an annual financial report. Larry stations WBMX and WOPA. port.”

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STEVE WINWOOD • TALKING 1 FLEETWOOD MAC > MIRAGE • BACK TO THE NIGHT • ISLAND WARNER BROS. ADDS: WBLM, WHFS, KNAC, KNX, ADDS: None. HOTS: WSHE, WNEW, WKLS, KNCN, KSHE, WMMS, WBLM, KNX, WABX, WKLS, KNCN, WOUR, KEZY, WBAB, WNEW, WCCC, KSHE, WMMS, WOUR, WSHE. HOTS: KEZY, WNEW, WSHE. KEZY, WYFE, WBAB, KSJO, KMGN. MEDIUMS: WBAB. PREFERRED MEDIUMS: KMET PREFERRED TRACKS: Still. TRACKS: Hold. SALES: Just shipped. SALES: Good in all regions.

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52 A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS • JIVE/ARISTA 40 GLENN FREY • NO FUN ALOUD • ASYLUM 27 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT • EYE IN THE SKY • ADDS: None. HOTS: WSHE, WNEW, KROQ. WHFS, ADDS: None. HOTS: WBLM. KNCN, WMMS, KMET. ARISTA KNAC, KMET, WLIR. MEDIUMS: WBLM, WKLS, WMMS, KEZY. WNEW, WSHE. MEDIUMS: KNX, WKLS, WYFE, ADDS: None. HOTS; KNX. WKLS, KNCN, WOUR, KEZY. WOUR, WYFE, WBAB, KSJO, KMGN. PREFERRED KMGN. PREFERRED TRACKS: Partytown, Found, One. WYFE. WBAB. WNEW, WSHE. MEDIUMS: WBLM.

TRACKS: I Ran, Telecommunications, Space. SALES: Weak in East: moderate to fair in others. PREFERRED TRACKS: Title. SALES: Moderate to fair in all regions. SALES: Good to moderate in all regions.

14 GENESIS • THREE SIDES LIVE • ATLANTIC ADDS: None. HOTS: KROO, WMMS, KMET, KEZY, KSJO. ROBERT PLANT • PICTURES AT ELEVEN • SWAN 33 APRIL WINE • POWER PLAY • CAPITOL WNEW. MEDIUMS: WBLM, WABX, KSHE, WBAB, WLIR, SONG/ATCO ADDS: None. HOTS: WKLS, KSHE, WMMS, WBAB, PREFERRED TRACKS: Paperlate, Misunderstanding. ADDS: None. HOTS; WSHE, WBLM, WKLS, KNCN, KSJO. MEDIUMS: WBLM, WABX, KNCN, WCCC, KMET, KSHE, WOUR, KMET, KEZY, WYFE, SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. WCCC, WMMS, KEZY, WYFE, KMGN, WSHE. PREFERRED TRACKS: WBAB, KMGN, WNEW. MEDIUMS: WABX, KSJO. Enough. PREFERRED TRACKS: Open. Moderate in Midwest and West: fair in others. SALES: in 42 GO-GO'S • VACATION • I. R.S./A&M 4 SALES: Good all regions. ADDS: KMGN, KOME. HOTS: KROQ, WHFS, KNAC, KMET, KEZY, WBAB, WLIR, WNEW. MEDIUMS: WKLS, ASIA • GEFFEN KNCN, KSHE, WMMS, 10 REO SPEEDWAGON • GOOD TROUBLE • EPIC ADDS: None. HOTS: WBLM, WKLS, WMMS, KMET, WOUR, KMGN. PREFERRED TRACKS: Title, Beatnik, Cool. ADDS: None. HOTS: WBLM, KSHE, KEZY, WYFE, WBAB, KMGN, WNEW, WSHE. MEDIUMS: KNCN, WCCC, SALES: Major breakouts in all regions. WMMS, KMET, KEZY, WBAB, KSJO, KMGN, WNEW, KSHE. KSJO. PREFERRED TRACKS: Only, Sole, Heat. WSHE. MEDIUMS; WABX, WKLS. WYFE PREFERRED SALES: Good in all regions. TRACKS: Fire. 107 DAVID JOHANSEN • LIVE IT UP • BLUE SKY/CBS SALES: Good to moderate in all regions: weakest in West. ADDS: None. HOTS: WMMS, WNEW. MEDIUMS: WBLM, 108 AXE • OFFERING • ATCO WHFS, KNCN, WBAB, KSJO. WLIR. PREFERRED ADDS: KMET. HOTS: KSHE. MEDIUMS: WKLS, KNCN, TRACKS: Animals Medley. 5 • • WMMS, WOUR, WBAB, WSHE. PREFERRED TRACKS: SALES: Fair in Midwest and East: weak in others. THE ROLLING STONES STILL LIFE ROLLING Open. STONES/ATCO SALES: Fair in Midwest and South: weak in others. ADDS: None. HOTS: KROQ, KNAC, WMMS, KMET, 38 JUDAS PRIEST • SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE • KMGN, WNEW. MEDIUMS: WBLM, KSHE, WKLS. KEZY, COLUMBIA KSJO. PREFERRED TRACKS: Thumb, Go-Go, * 5 MOST/1DDED ADDS: KSJO. HOTS: WCCC, WMMS. WBAB. MEDIUMS: Shattered. WBLM, WKLS, KNCN. KSHE, WOUR, KMET, WYFE, SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. WSHE. PREFERRED TRACKS: Title, Bloodstone, Pain. — PAUL CARRACK • SUBURBAN VOODOO • EPIC SALES: Moderate to fair in all regions. ADDS: WBAB, WOUR, KOME, WHFS. HOTS: None. — SPYS • EMI AMERICA MEDIUMS: None. PREFERRED TRACKS: Open. ADDS: None. HOTS: KSHE. WMMS. WBAB. KSJO. SALES: Just shipped. MEDIUMS: WBLM. WABX, KNCN, WOUR, WYFE, WNEW. PREFERRED TRACKS: Open. SALES: Fair in Midwest and East: weak in others. LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH • I. R.S./A&M ADDS: WNEW, WLIR, WBAB, WOUR, KOME, HOTS: None. MEDIUMS: KROQ, WHFS, WMMS, KMET. 43 BILLY SQUIER • EMOTION IN MOTION • CAPITOL PREFERRED TRACKS: Open ADDS: None. HOTS: WSHE, WKLS, KNCN, WCCC, 31 THE CLASH • COMBAT ROCK • EPIC SALES: Just shipped. KSHE, WMMS, WOUR, KMET, WYFE, WBAB, KNEW. ADDS: WOUR. HOTS: KROQ, KNAC, KMET, WBAB, MEDIUMS: WBLM, WABX, KSJO, WLIR, KMGN. WLIR, WNEW. MEDIUMS: WHFS, KMGN. PREFERRED PREFERRED TRACKS: Title.

TRACKS: Should I, Casbah. # 3MOST^DDED SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. SALES: Good in West: moderate to fair in others.

— RANDY MEISNER • EPIC 73 STRAY CATS • BUILT FOR SPEED • EMI AMERICA 6 JOHN COUGAR • AMERICAN FOOL • ADDS; KEZY. KMET, KSHE. KNX, KOME, WBLM HOTS: ADDS: KOME. HOTS: WHFS, KNAC, WMMS, WOUR, — RIVA/POLYGRAM None. MEDIUMS: WNEW, KEZY PREFERRED TRACKS: WLIR. MEDIUMS: KROQ, WBAB, WNEW. PREFERRED ADDS: None. HOTS: WBLM, WKLS, KNCN, WMMS, Open. TRACKS: Strut. WOUR. KMET, KEZY, WYFE, WBAB, KSJO, KMGN, SALES: Just shipped. SALES: Moderate in all regions: strongest in Wesf. WNEW, WSHE. MEDIUMS: KROQ. PREFERRED TRACKS: Jack, Hurts. SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. SURVIVOR • EYE OF THE TIGER • SCOTTI BROS./CBS ADDS: None. HOTS: WBLM. KSHE. WMMS. KMET, WYFE. WBAB, KSJO, KMGN, WNEW. MEDIUMS: WKLS. 119 MEN AT • BUSINESS AS USUAL • COLUMBIA 56 MARSHALL CRENSHAW • WARNER BROS. WORK PREFERRED TRACKS: Title. ADDS: KMGN. HOTS: KNX, WKLS, KEZY, WYFE, WBAB, ADDS; WYFE. HOTS; WHFS, WKLS, WNEW. MEDIUMS: SALES: Good in all regions. KROQ, WBLM, KNAC, WMMS, KEZY, WYFE, WBAB, WLIR, WSHE. MEDIUMS: KROQ, KNCN, WMMS, WNEW. WLIR, WSHE. PREFERRED TRACKS: Someday, Cynical, PREFERRED TRACKS: Who, Down. There. SALES: Moderate to fair in all regions: strongest in West. 19 .38 SPECIAL • SPECIAL FORCES • A&M SALES: Moderate in East: fair in others. ADDS: None. HOTS: WKLS, KNCN, KSJO, KMGN. MEDIUMS: WBLM, WABX, KSHE, KMET. WYFE, 8 THE STEVE MILLER BAND • ABRACADABRA • WMMS, CAPITOL WBAB, WNEW. PREFERRED TRACKS: Caught, You CROSBY, STILLS • • & NASH DAYLIGHT AGAIN ADDS: None. HOTS: KNX. WMMS, WBAB, KMGN, Keep. ATLANTIC WNEW. WSHE. MEDIUMS: KROQ, WBLM. WKLS, SALES: Moderate to fair in alt regions. ADDS: None. HOTS: WNEW. WBLM. KNX. WKLS. KNCN. WCCC, KEZY, WLIR. PREFERRED TRACKS; Title. WMMS, WOUR, KEZY, WBAB. MEDIUMS; WSHE, WABX, SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. KSHE, KMET, WYFE, KMGN. PREFERRED TRACKS: • • 22 PETE TOWNSHEND ALL THE BEST COWBOYS . . . Wasted. ATCO SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. 55 EDDIE MONEY • NO CONTROL • COLUMBIA ADDS: None. HOTS: WSHE, WNEW, WLIR, WHFS, KNAC. ADDS: None. HOTS: WNEW, WBLM, WKLS, KNCN, KNCN, KSHE, WMMS, WOUR, WBAB, MEDIUMS: KSJO, KSHE, WMMS, KMET, WYFE, KROQ, WBLM, KNX, WKLS, WCCC, KMET, KEZY, WYFE. — * 2 MOST/1DDED WCCC, WOUR, WBAB, — KSJO. MEDIUMS; WSHE, KROQ, WABX. KEZY, KMGN. PREFERRED TRACKS: Face. Skirts, Uniforms. PREFERRED TRACKS: Take, Title, Skakin'. SALES: Good to moderate in all regions: weakest in — FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH • ORIGINAL SALES: Moderate to fair in all regions: weakest in East. South. SOUNDTRACK • FULL MOON/ASYLUM ADDS: KROQ, WBLM, WABX. WKLS, KNCN, WMMS, WOUR. KMET, KEZY, WNEW, WSHE. HOTS: KEZY. 17 THE MOTELS • ALL FOUR ONE • CAPITOL 134 URIAH HEEP • ABOMINOG • MERCURY/POLYGRAM MEDIUMS: None. PREFERRED TRACKS: Somebody's, ADDS: None. HOTS: KNAC, WABX, WMMS, KMET, ADDS: KMET. HOTS: WOUR. KSJO. MEDIUMS: WBLM, Johnny, Waffle, Raised. KMGN, WNEW. MEDIUMS: KROQ, WBLM, WCCC, KSJO. WKLS, KSHE, WMMS, WBAB, WSHE. PREFERRED SALES: Just shipped. WLIR. PREFERRED TRACKS: Lonely, Over, Art. TRACKS: Open. SALES: Moderate to fair in all regions: weakest in South. SALES: Moderate breakouts in all regions.

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Local College Intern Programs Prove Solid Source Of Staffers by Tom Roland idea about the music industry,” said Leu,

and Winn Cannon “but they are rare. I think usually that those people aren’t aggressive enough to initiate NASHVILLE — In an effort to cut labor an internship with a company, but those costs, aid in the education of college stu- who really want a job and the experience dents and find prospective future em- will make the effort.” ployees, businesses on Music Row have Among the former interns who now hold been using interns provided by Belmont positions on Music Row are Cooper, Leu, College in Nashville and Middle Tennessee Brown, Chris Smith of Dick James Music, State University (MTSU) in nearby Mur- Rob Parrish, of the Country Music Assn, freesboro. Both Belmont and MTSU have and Angela Ball of the Welk Music Group, had programs in existence for approx- who previously interned at Cash Box. imately a decade where students can slant Parrish, in particular, noted that the stu- their studies toward the music industry dents who seek an internship in addition to while earning a B.B.A. (Bachelor of their studies make themselves a more Business Administration) or B.S. (Bachelor valuable commodity once they enter the of Science) degree. business environment, and that the in- As a general rule, interns are given ternship program is, in some respects, a “menial" tasks once their services are ac- method of weeding out the serious quired by a company, in return for credit professional from less-interested hopefuls. toward their degree and, as they prove their Vital Experience POLYGRAM PLAYS THE LONE STAR — PolyGram executives turned out in full force to desire and capabilities, their responsibility “Interning is an excellent idea,” he said, support Reba McEntire's recent “Unlimited" engagement at the Lone Star Cafe in Manhat- integral is widened until they become an tan. Prior to the show, which broadcast live by McEntire taped interviews with “but it does have its drawbacks as far as was WHN, part of the company. At that point, they are payment. There are some people who radio syndicators United Stations and RKO. Pictured standing are (i-r): Frank Leffel. hired or the company might find them ajob eastern regional vice president, sales: refuse to work for free in order to make it in national country promotion director; Jeff Brody, Joe elsewhere. Polidor, country music marketing director; McEntire: Guenter Hensler, president/chief their career. I think the industry has been Such was the case with Mason Cooper, concerned in the past with experience. Ten operating officer; and Bob Edson, vice president, pop promotion. Pictured kneeling are (I- now professional manager of Deb- years ago there had not been much educa- r): Joe Grossman, national secondaries director: Herb Green, national singles sales dave/Briarpatch Music, who started as an Roberts, national singles sales director. tion relating to the field that you get, but I manager; and Randy intern with House of Gold, Cooper began think my employer was concerned with doing general office work and, eventually, what knowledge 1 had gained in college.” Robbins Returns To Top 10 Status was involved in pitching some of the “I would say only 10% of the students publishing house's material and was have gotten a job directly from their in- With Current ‘Memories’ Singies placed on the payroll at House of Gold. ternship,” said Geoffrey Hull, director of the “We look for the same qualities that are — the first nationally-televised country awards show). Recording Industry Management (RIM) NASHVILLE Marty Robbins, required in the music business,” said Bob country performer who was ever presented The award adds to his collection which in- program at MTSU, “but in a more general Montgomery, president of House of Gold, with a Grammy, moved into the Top 10 on cludes two Grammys and 25 Broadcast sense, I would say 60% or better of our in- about what makes a competent intern, “that the Cash Box singles chart this week with Music, Inc. (BMI) citations of achievement. terns have gotten jobs elsewhere on Music is, ability, ambition and drive.” his latest effort, “Some Memories Just In addition, Robbins is a member of the Row by generating contacts and also Cooper noted that his work with House of Won't Die,” the first record of his to attain Nashville Songwriters’ Assn. Hall of Fame, recommendations through their perfor- Gold was vital in his obtaining his current such status since April 1, 1978. and, this year, has been nominated for in- mance. It does seem to work because I've position, but he also Indicated that the key clusion in the Country Music Hall of Fame. gotten very positive feedback from both That record, “Return To Me,” peaked at to the internship for a student is to apply Robbins first hit the Top 10 nationally Music Row and the students currently in- #8 over four years ago, and, though Rob- himself in a businesslike manner. “An in- some 30 years ago with his recording of “I'll volved, of which there are 30.” bins has had a number of releases since tern has to have the will to make it Go It Alone,” and, for 27 of those years, he While that would seem to indicate that that time, “Some Memories,” a tune pen- worthwhile for the company,” said Cooper, has remained on the Columbia artist roster, the potential labor force generated by the ned by House of Gold staff writer Bobby “Devil “so that the company cannot do without Springfield, is the first to reach actual “hit” producing such records as Woman,” area colleges is taking a larger share of the

them. I worked it so they depended on me “A White Sportcoat And A Pink Carnation” positions on Music Row, the leaders of the status since that time. Part of that can be at-

and that if I left, they would have to totally and “El Paso” with nearly 70 albums to his program are concerned about protecting tributed to his new association with train someone else. Anybody can do what credit. the schools’ images. “We look at in- producer Bob Montgomery, whose work on they’re told to, but if you go the extra mile, ternships as more of a brief experience en- Robbins’ “Come Back To Me” album has you'll get hired.” NMPF To Cover the singer in achieving one of his counter and hope they will be invited into aided Personal Motivation appealing efforts ever. important meetings to just sit in and learn most commercially Cindy Leu, director of publicity for over the Canadian Rights from it and possibly participate to some Even without a strong record Columbia, agreed that it is important for an — The Nashville degree, ” offered Dr. Jay Collins, director of last four years, Robbins was still chosen the NASHVILLE Music intern to show some personal motivation. Publishers’ Forum (NMPF) will meet Tues- the music business program at Belmont. “I male vocalist of the year in June’s Music “They'll start out with menial tasks,” she day, Aug. 10, at ASCAP for a discussion of try to be careful in reviewing people who City Newsmen Cover Awards, pointing out said, “but that will expand if they prove that CAPAC, a Canadian performing rights apply and make sure it's someone we want the continued dedication of his fans (the they're responsible. Even though they're organization. representing us.” MCN awards are the only fan-voted not getting paid, they are getting school John Mills, president of CAPAC, will be a credit, so we ask them to treat their in- guest speaker at the forum, which begins at ternship like a job and show some commit- 5:00 p.m. Hot topics at lastyear’s Canadian ment and aggressiveness.” forum, which featured representatives with Leu herself was an intern in the CBS the Performing Rights Organization of, publicity department for about 18 months, Canada Ltd. (PRO-CAN), included the where she was involved in such activities as Canadian Content (CANCON) laws ana writing press releases, coordinating press mechanical royalty rates (Cash Box, July parties and working with tour press follow- 11,1981). ing the concert trails of some of the label’s The forum is co-sponsored by the NMPF artists. “There are a lot of people who walk and the Nashville Music Assn. the streets that have a degree,” she said, Label Bows “but it’s important to get that experience Pegasus and prove yourself. There are some NASHVILLE — Pegasus Records, a newly professors at the college that are in the in- formed independent label, has begun dustry directly, but most are related to the operations from its Nashville offices. Initial industry indirectly, and an internship gives product for the company was released this, you the opportunity to establish your own week. contacts. For someone who is just getting Howard Knight Enterprises, Inc. has started, there are two alternatives: the mail- been acquired by the label to oversee the boy route or the intern route.” company’s development and operation, Not only has the intern program at CBS with George Bailey’s single, “It’s A Wonder

just shipped. The record was one i produced Leu, it also developed Alan CHARLES SIGNS WITH CBS/NASHVILLE — Ray Charles (I), long noted as an influence Woman,” last recorded at Studio B. Kevin Brown, who is currently the director of to many musicians, recently signed with CBS Records/Nashville. The entertainer is of the CBS publicity for CBS's new gospel wing. currently working on a country project for the label, tentatively tilled "A Satisfied Mind.” Coffey, vice president of the Howard KnighU will independent Priority Records. Leu said that the overall "Some people may regard this as an irregular signing for a Nashville label." said Rick organization, coordinate and distribution for the label, quality of the interns she has seen has been Biackburn (r), senior vice president and general manager for CBS/Nashville, "but I promotion which Knight vows will be a “first class” fairly good and that only a handful are un- think it makes a lot of sense. Black music and country music are both lyric-oriented and operation, “dedicated to building its roster willing to commit themselves to perform the soulful In their own way, only the arrangements are different. As Nashville grows. I think necessary tasks. “A few have a misguided people like Ray Charles are great ambassadors to attract newer markets for us. of artists."

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BELLAMYS BRING REGGAE TO THE OPRY — It had to be a first when the Bellamy TOP 75 Zl LBUMS Brothers played their brand of reggae on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry July 31 . That is not to say that the duo — David and Howard — has never played the Opry before, but rather to say that reggae, that rasta product from the Caribbean islands, had probably Weeks Weeks never graced the time-honored hall’s stage until the group played its latest single, “Get a On On 8/7 Chan 8/7 Chart Into Reggae Cowboy," that evening. Surprisingly, when they asked the audience if it STRAIT COUNTRY was familiar with reggae, they received a fairly strong response from the sell-out crowd, 1 WAITIN’ FOR THE SUN TO STRAIT (MCA 5348) 45 44 but, when they asked the fans if they were familiar with country music, they garnered SHINE 0 GEORGE RICKY SKAGGS (Epic FE 37193) 39 STEP BY STEP only a smattering of handclaps. Undaunted, they introduced the audience to their own EDDIE RABBITT (^ektra 5E-532) 39 51 brand of countryfied reggae where timbales meet the pedal steel in a mixture that fuses 2 SOMEWHERE IN THE STARS OH GIRL Nashville with Jamaica. The Florida natives will tape a special for Canadian television in 0 CON HUNLEY (Warner Bros. 23693-1) 1 ROSANNE CASH (Columbia FC 37570) 8 the near future, which will include a performance of the song. Maybe the Bellamys will 3 MOUNTAIN MUSIC 41 WHEN A MAN LOVES A inspire a new dance — the cowboy samba, complete with Carmen Miranda look-alikes ALABAMA (RCA AHL1-4229) 23 WOMAN who don Acme boots and play fruit basket upset . . . JACK GRAYSON (Koala KOA 15751) 41 22 4 INSIDE ... DID HANK WILLIAMS SHOW UP, TOO? — Some Nashvillians are claiming that the RONNIE MILSAP (RCA AHL1-4311) 8 42 THE DAVID FRIZZELL AND ghost of Hank Williams was also in the Ryman Auditorium July 27 for the taping of That 5 ALWAYS ON MY MIND SHELLY WEST ALBUM 37 28 Good Ole Nashville Music. Gary Gentry was performing “The Ride," a song that will be WILLIE NELSON (Columbia FC 37951) 22 (Warner Bros. /Viva BSK 3643) released by RCA this fall. The tune describes a hitchhiker who is given a ride by a man in QUIET LIES 43 AMAZING GRACE CRISTY LANE (Liberty/LS LT-51117) 43 10 Hank, and Gentry sang the word “Hank,” all the lights in o JUICE NEWTON (Capitol ST-12210) 12 a Cadillac named when the 44 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA house, plus the power for the Cpryland hotel and amusement park were turned off. JUST, SYLVIA HOYT AXTON (Jeremiah JH-50003) 38 11 O SYLVIA< (RCA AHL1-4312) 11 19 Although a spokesman for the local power company attributed the blackout to a faulty JACK GRAYSON SWINGS switch, some are not so positive that the spirit of Hank Williams was not involved. 8 BIG CITY o (Joe-Wes JW-8100) 1 MERLE HAGGARD (Epic FE 37593) 6 41 NEWMAN BAND ESCAPES BUS FIRE — Jimmy C. Newman and his Cajun Country 46 STILL THE SAME OLE ME band are currently in the market for a new tour busafter their vehicle was wiped out by a 9 INSIDE AND OUT GEORGE JONES (Epic FE 37106) 46 37 LEE GREENWOOD (MCA-5305) 10 16 fire that started while the band was 47 1 AM WHAT 1 AM 10 LISTEN TO THE RADIO GEORGE JONES (Epic FE 36586) 47 17 sleeping on the bus at a truck stop near DON WILLIAMS (MCA-5306) 8 18 48 LIVE FROM AUSTIN CITY Mount Vernon, Hi. Newman awoke to & WHITE 11 IN BLACK LIMITS find the fire in the front end of the BARBARA MANDRELL (MCA-5295) 7 22 ROY CLARK (Churchill CR-9421) 48 3 group's transport and alerted his sleep- 12 HIGH NOTES 49 SUGAR FREE ing co-habitants to the blaze. All es- HANK WILLIAMS, JR. DAVE ROWLAND (Elektra El-60011) 51 2 (Elektra/Curb El-60100) 12 17 caped without injury although their LOVE WILL TURN YOU 50 TOO GOOD TO HURRY clothes and personal effects were lost. CHARLY McCLAIN (Epic FE 38064) 50 5 © AROUND Most of the sound equipment and in- (Liberty LO-51124) 18 5 THIS DREAM’S ON ME KENNY ROGERS struments, which were stored in a com- o GENE WATSON (MCA-5302) 1 14 BOBBIE SUE partment on the bottom of the bus, were OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA 5294) 14 26 52 BROTHERLY LOVE GARY STEWART & DEAN DILLON saved, although they sustained water 15 WHEN WE WERE BOYS (RCA AHL1-4310) 35 13 MILSAP MEETS THE SUNSHINE — Ron- damage from attempts by local THE BELLAMY BROTHERS 53 STICKIN’ TOGETHER nie Milsap (I). whose latest single. “He Got firefighters to squelch the conflagration. (Elektra El-60019) THE KENDALLS You. "sports the tine, "he got the sunshine. I TOTO SINGER INJURED DURING 16 HEARTBREAK EXPRESS (Mercury/PolyGram SRM-1-4046) 62 2 got the rain. " got a surprise visit backstage NASHVILLE CONCERT — Bobby DOLLY PARTON (RCA AHL 1-4289) 13 17 54 THE SINGING COWBOY by ASCAP communications coordinator Kimball, lead singer for rock band Toto, 17 SHE’S NOT REALLY REX ALLEN. JR. 54 5 Ken Sunshine (r) following the enter- CHEATIN’ (Warner Bros. BSK 3671) was injured during the band's ap- MOE BANDY (Columbia FC 38009) 55 FAMILY & FRIENDS tainer's recent appearance at the Garden pearance at the Tennessee Performing RICKY SKAGGS (Rounder 0151) 55 5 18 STRAIT FROM THE HEART State Arts Center in New Jersey. Arts Center July 29. Kimball leaped onto GEORGE STRAIT (MCA 5320) 56 CIMARRON a floor monitor during an encore, and the monitor, which was supposed to have been EMMYLOU HARRIS THE FAMILY’S FINE, BUT anchored to the floor, tipped, sending Kimball to the ground. The following night in © (Warner Bros. BSK 3603) 61 34 THIS ONE’S ALL MINE! Chattanooga, he was forced to perform from a wheelchair as the fall produced torn liga- DAVID FRIZZELL 57 1 JUST CAME HOME TO (Warner/Viva 23688-1) 25 COUNT THE MEMORIES ments and chipped bones in his left leg, and, that weekend, he was placed in a Nashville JOHN ANDERSON hospital where he was set in a cast that should reduce his mobility for six weeks. Kimball (Warner Bros. BSK 3599) 53 5 20 BLACK ON BLACK vows to be out of the plaster set in time for the group's European tour. WAYLON JENNINGS 58 COME BACK TO ME ROBBINS MAKESTHETOP10 — It’s been a long dry spell for Marty Robbins, but this (RCA AHL1-4247) MARTY ROBBINS 21 WILLIE NELSON’S (Columbia FC 37995) 67 3 week the country entertainer entered the Top 10 on the Cash Box country singles chart GREATEST HITS (AND 59 LAST TRAIN TO HEAVEN for the first time in several years with his current record “Some Memories Just Won’t SOME THAT WILL BE) BOXCAR WILLIE Die,” written by Bobby Springfield of House of Gold. His last entry into the Top 10 was WILLIE (Main Street ST73001) 44 15 NELSON “Return To Me,” which peaked at #8 April 1, 1978. Robbins, who was named Male (Columbia KC2 37542) DUKES OF HAZZARD 60 THE Vocalist of the Year in June at the Music City News Cover Awards, as been nominated 22 SOUTHERN COMFORT VARIOUS ARTISTS 49 20 for induction into the country music Hall of Fame. CONWAY TWITTY (Elektra El-60005) (Scotti Bros. /CBS E237712) ALABAMA SONG CHOSEN AS STATE SONG — RCA recording act Alabama will be 23 FEELS SO RIGHT 61 AIN’T GOT NOTHING TO ALABAMA (RCA AHL 1-3930) LOSE honored this September in Huntsville, Ala,, where its song, “My Home’s In Alabama,” BOBBY BARE (Columbia FC 37719) 52 18 24 NUMBER ONES has been named the official state song. The group’s “Take Me Down” single is one of CONWAY TWITTY (MCA-5318) 19 12 62 FANCY FREE four RCA country releases that have crossed over to the Top 100 pop singles chart, in- OAK RiDGE BOYS (MCA 5209) 70 62 cluding "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)” by Jerry Reed, “I Will Always Love 25 THE LEGEND GOES ON 63 KENNY ROGERS ” ” THE STATLER BROTHERS You by Dolly Parton and “Any Day Now by Ronnie Milsap. (Mercury/PolyGram SRM-1-4048) GREATEST HITS WHATEVER HAPPENED TO . . .? — Remember Don Silvers and Lois Johnson? KENNY ROGERS (Liberty LOO 1072) 73 74 26 LOVE TO BURN Johnson was a duet partner on vinyl with Hank Williams, Jr. during the last decade, and RONNIE McDOWELL (Epic FE 38017) 64 BET YOUR HEART ON ME JOHNNY LEE Silvers helped Faron Young build his Queen of Sound recording studio during the 27 BUSTED (Full Moon/Asylum’ 5E-541 56 43 same period. The two have been travelling as a pair for the last 10 years and now have JOHN CONLEE (MCA 5310) 65 SEASONS OF THE HEART recorded their first duet album on Whitehorse Records. Both have singles out as well; 28 SOFT TOUCH JOHN DENVER (RCA AFL1-4256) 57 21 Johnson has released “It Won’t Be Easy” and Silvers has come out with “Sleeping TAMMY WYNETTE (Epic FE 37980) 66 QUIET MAN Along,” both written by Silvers. 29 FINALLY! JOHN SCHNEIDER T.G. SHEPPARD (Scotti Bros. /CBS FZ 37956) 58 5 MAJOR OUTDOOR BASH SET IN EAST TENNESSEE — Crossville, a small town west (Warner/Curb BSK 3600) 67 DESPERATE DREAMS of Knoxville, will be the site of a giant outdoor festival Aug. 15. Billed as the Cumberland 30 THE MAN WITH THE EDDY RAVEN (Elektra 5E-545) 59 41 Plateau Birthday Bash, the event marks the 50th birthday of Knoxville promoter Bill GOLDEN THUMB 68 GREATEST HITS Mullins, and features the Oak Ridge Boys, Willie Nelson, the Charlie Daniels Band and JERRY REED (RCA AHL1-4315) 30 11 OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA 5150) 60 52 Freeport. UNLIMITED 69 JUICE tom roland o REBA McENTIRE JUICE NEWTON (Capitol ST 12136) 63 74 (Mercury/PolyGram SRM-1-4047) 70 GREATEST HITS 32 WINDOWS JIM REEVES & PATSY CLINE THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND (RCA AHL1-4127) 64 37 SINGLES TO W4TCH (Epic FE 37694) 71 WHISKEY BENT AND HELL 33 CHARLEY SINGS BOUND JOHN SCHNEIDER — In The Driver’s Seat — (Scotti Brothers ZS5 03062) EVERYBODY’S CHOICE HANK WILLIAMS, JR. CHARLEY PRIDE (RCA AHL1-4287) (Elektra/Curb 6E-237) 65 5 THE WHITES — You Put The Blue In Me — (Elektra 7-69980) 16TH AVENUE 72 I’M GOIN’ HURTIN’ KIN VASSY — Women In Love — (Liberty P-B-1469) o J. LACY DALTON (Columbia FC 37975) JOE STAMPLEY (Epic FE 37927) 66 17 35 THE PRESSURE IS ON 73 GREATEST HITS WAYNE KEMP — She Only Meant To Use Him — (Mercury 76165) HANK WILLIAMS. JR. RONNIE MILSAP (RCA AHL 1-3722) 68 17 (Elektra/Curb El-60019) BOBBY BARE — (I’m Not) A Candle In The Wind — (Columbia 18-03149) 74 TAKE ME TO THE 36 SOME DAYS IT RAINS ALL COUNTRY DOUG KERSHAW — Keep Between Them Ditches — (Scotti Brothers ZS5 03065) NIGHT LONG MEL McDANIEL (Capitol ST-12208) 69 16 TERRI GIBBS (MCA-5315) 33 11 75 SEVEN YEAR ACHE KIPPI BRANNON — He Don’t Make Me Cry — (MCA MCA-52096) MY HOME’S IN ALABAMA ROSANNE CASH o 73 THE WRIGHT BROTHERS — Made In The U.S.A. — (Warner Bros. 7-29926) ALABAMA (RCA AHL1-3644) (Columbia JC-36965) 71

‘Cash Box/August 14, 1982 . . .

August 14, 1982 ap™ Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 1 8/7 Chart 8/7 Chart 8/7 Chart

NOBODY 34 IT’S HARD TO BE THE DREAMER 68 I DON’T THINK SHE’S IN LOVE SYLVIA (RCA PB-13223) 4 11 DONNA FARGO (RCA PB-13264) 35 7 ANYMORE HONKY TONKIN’ LOVE BUSTED CHARLEY PRIDE (RCA PB-13096) HANK WILLIAMS, JR. (Elektra E-47462) 2 12 0 BILLY "CRASH" CRADDOCK 69 COUNTRY BOY’S SONG (Capitol P-B-5139) 39 5 BORN TO RUN KAREN TAYLOR (Mesa NSD/M 1112) EMMYLOU HARRIS (Warner Bros. 7-29993) 5 13 I WISH YOU COULD HAVE 0001 70 WOULD YOU CATCH A FALLING I’M GONNA HIRE A WINO TO TURNED MY HEAD STAR DECORATE OUR HOME OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA-52095) 51 3 JOHN ANDERSON 6 13 DAVID FRIZZELL (Warner/VIva WBS 50063) 01I DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD (Warner Bros. WBS 50043) AIN’T NO MONEY BREAK A BROKEN HEART GEORGIA ON A FAST TRAIN ROSANNE CASH (Columbia 18-02937) 7 12 JOE STAMPLEY (Epic 14-03016) 42 4 JOHNNY CASH (Columbia 18-03058)

FOOL HEARTED MEMORY 38 DON’T WE BELONG IN LOVE 72 IF I EVER NEED A LADY GEORGE STRAIT {MCA-52066) STEPHANIE WINSLOW (Primero PR-1007) 38 8 BILLY PARKER & FRIEND LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND Cn YESTERDAY’S WINE (Soundwaves NSD/SW 4678) KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-B-1471) MERLE HAGGARD/GEORGE JONES 73 MIDNIGHT FLYER WOMEN DO KNOW HOW TO (Epic 14-03072) 57 2 DON HAYES (Adamas AD-102) 73 CARRY ON 0'YOUR BEDROOM EYES 74 RAGIN’ CAJUN WAYLON JENNINGS (RCA PB-13257) VERN GOSDIN (AMI 1307AA) 44 5 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND FRIENDS (Epic 14-02995) 76 I’M NOT THAT LONELY YET SOME OF MY BEST REBA McENTlRE ARE OLD SONGS 75 OPERATOR (Mercury/PolyGram 76157) 12 12 LOUISE MANDRELL (RCA PB-13728) 48 4 TENNESSEE EXPRESS (RCA PB-13265) SOME MEMORIES JUST WON’T 42 HEARTBREAK EXPRESS YOU STILL GET TO ME IN MY DOLLY PARTON (RCA PB-13234) 28 12 © DIE DREAMS MARTY ROBBINS (Columbia 18-02854) 11 14 43 I’LL BE LOVING YOU TAMMY WYNETTE (Epic 14-03064) BIG AL DOWNING (Team TRS 1001AS) 45 7 IF MY HEART HAD WINDOWS 11 I DON’T CARE ® AMY WOOLEY (MCA-52084) 86 RICKY SKAGGS (Epic 14-02931) 1 12 CUHEY! BABY! HEAVENLY BODIES ANNE MURRAY (Capitol P-B-5145) 59 3 MAKING LOVE FROM MEMORY ® LORETTA LYNN (MCA-52092) EARL THOMAS CONLEY (RCA PB-13246) 14 10 45 STUMBLIN’ IN SHE’S NOT REALLY CHEATIN’ CHANTILLY (Jaroco JR-51282) 47 8 LET IT BE ME 8 MOE BANDY (Columbia 18-02966) 46 SHE IS THE WOMAN WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 18-03073) SUPER GRIT COWBOY BAND 14 OLD FRIENDS || SOME DAYS IT RAINS ALL (Hoodswamp HS-8005) 49 7 ROGER MILLER & WILLIE NELSON W/RAY €^ NIGHT LONG PRICE (Columbia 18-02681) 47 BACK IN DEBBIE’S ARMS TERRI GIBBS (MCA-52008) SHE GOT THE GOLDMINE TOM CARLILE (Door Knob DK 82-180) 50 5 81 WALK ME ’CROSS THE RIVER JERRY REED (RCA PB-13268) LIVIN’ IN THESE TROUBLED JERRI KELLY (Carrere/CBS ZS5 03017) 83 DANCING YOUR MEMORY 0!TIMES 82 SONG OF THE SOUTH AWAY CRYSTAL GAYLE (Columbia 18-03048) 61 2 TOM T. HALL & EARL SCRUGGS CHARLY McCLAIN (Epic 14-02975) 49 COWBOY IN A THREE PIECE (Columbia 18-03033) 87 SHE’S PLAYING HARD TO BUSINESS SUIT 83 WAITTILLTHOSEBRIDGESARE FORGET REX ALLEN, JR. (Warner Bros. 7-29968) 52 6 GONE RAY PRICE (Dimension DS 1035) EDDY RAVEN (Elektra E-47469) 18 50 CHEATER’S PRAYER WHATEVER THE KENDALLS (Mercury/PolyGram 76155) 29 11 84 DIFFERENCE IN A MAN THE STATLER BROTHERS I’M DRINKIN’ CANADA DRY JERRY ALLISON & SWEET DESIRE (Mercury/PolyGram 76162) BURRITO BROTHERS (Curb ZS 5 03023) 58 4 (Stargem SG 2141)

WHAT’S FOREVER FOR i 85 LOVIN’ OUR LIVES AWAY I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MICHAEL MURPHY (Liberty P-B-1466) DOLLY PARTON (ROA PB-13260) 68 3 DAVE ROWLAND (Elektra 7-69998) BIG OLE BREW 86 THE RIDE I SHE’S LYING McDANIEL (Capitol P-B-5138) MEL LEE GREENWOOD (MCA-52087) 71 2 SONNY WRIGHT (Country International 184) ME THIS DREAM’S ON 54 GIRL 87 I AM THE FIRE GENE WATSON (MCA-52074) OH CON HUNLEY (Warner Bros. WBS 50058) 32 13 DAVE HEAVENER (Brent DH 1020-RE) DREAMS DIE HARD SEARCHIN’ 88 COUNTRY FIDDLES GARY MORRIS (Warner Bros. 7-29967) ^SOUL Tjr LEON EVERETTE (RCA PB-13282) 70 2 SOLID GOLD BAND (NSD-138) 94 YOU TURN ME ON I’M A RADIO HE GOT YOU I BACK TO BELIEVING AGAIN GAIL DAVIES (Warner Bros. 7-29972) 26 8 ® r MARIE OSMOND (Elektra 7-69995) RONNIE MILSAP (RCA PB-13286) 80 2 NOTHING BUT THE RADIO ON 57 ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN CTj SOUTHERN FRIED YOUNGER BROTHERS (MCA-52076) 27 7 NARVEL FELTS (Lobo XI) 60 5 BILL ANDERSON (Southern Tracks ST 1007) NOTHING BEHIND YOU, 91 (SO THIS IS) HAPPY HOUR 58 I JUST CUT MYSELF NOTHING IN SIGHT RONNIE McDOWELL (Epic 14-02884) 37 15 SNUFF (Elektra 7-29996) JOHN CONLEE (MCA-52070) 25 8 92 DON’T WORRY ’BOUT ME BABY 59 I STILL LOVE YOU JANIE FRICKE (Columbia 18-02859) 65 17 I JUST CAME HERE TO DANCE TOMPALL & THE GLASER BROS. DAVID FRIZZELL & SHELLY WEST (Elektra E-47461) 43 10 93 THE OTHER WOMAN (Warner/Viva 7-29980) 30 5 60 MORE NIGHTS JOHNNY FREE (Omni A.G. 700) PUT YOUR DREAMS AWAY LANE BRODY (Liberty P-B-1470) 64 4 94 L.A. COUNTY JAIL (Epic 14-03055) 41 3 000 MICKY GILLEY JOE KING (King J KJ-1011) 61 TALK TO ME LONELINESS GET INTO REGGAE COWBOY (Churchill CR 94004) 40 11 CINDY HURT 95 I WISH I HAD A JOB TO SHOVE THE BELLAMY BROTHERS RODNEY LAY and the WILD WEST (Eiektra/Curb 7-29999) 34 5 62 ’TIL YOU’RE GONE BARBARA MANDRELL (MCA-52038) 46 16 (Churchill CR 94005) 29 ARE THE GOOD TIMES REALLY 63 JUST HOOKED ON COUNTRY 96 EVERY NOW AND THEN OVER ALBERT COLEMAN'S ATLANTA POPS TOMMY BELL (Gold Sound GS-8011) MERLE (Epic 14-02894) 3 14 HAGGARD (Epic 14-02938) 53 13 97 STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN 30 TAKE ME DOWN NEW WAY OUT THE MERCY BROTHERS (MSB 1036) 99 ALABAMA (RCA PB-13210) 13 12 ® KAREN BROOKS (Warner Brps. 7-29958) 74 3 98 TAKE THE MEM’RY WHEN YOU 31 THE HIGH COST OF LOVING 65 SHEUSEDTOSINGON SUNDAY GO CHARLIE ROSS (TownHouse R-1057) 31 12 LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROS. BAND JACKY WARD (Asylum E-47468) 63 32 BLUE RENDEZVOUS (Columbia 18-02910) 54 12 99 WE MADE MEMORIES LLOYD DAVID FOSTER (MCA-52061) 33 9 66 LOVE NEVER DIES BOXCAR WILLIE & PENNY DeHAVEN I’LL BE YOUR MAN AROUND THE GARY WOLF (Columbia 18-02986) 69 5 (Main Street B952) 0 HOUSE 67 WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE 100 MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT KIERAN KANE (Elektra E-47478) 36 JOHNNY LEE (Full Moon/Asylum E-47444) 55 14 ORION (Sun 7-1978-S)

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

Ain’t No Money (Coolwell/Granite — ASCAP) 5 Heyl Baby! (Le Bill Music/Unart Music — BMI) .... 44 Lovin' Our Lives Away (April Music — ASCAP) .... 85 Song Of The South (Hall-Clement c/o Welk — BMI) 82 Are The Good Times (Shade Tree — BMI) 29 Honky Tonkin' (Fred Rose/Hiram/Rightsong — BMI) 2 Making Love From Memory (Coal Dust/King Coal — Soul Searchin’ (Swallowfork — ASCAP) 55 Back In Debbie's Arms (Opa-Locka — ASCAP) ... 47 Am The Fire (l.S.P D. — ASCAP) 87 SESAC/ASCAP) 78 Southern Fried (Stallion/Lowery — BMI)

Back To Believing (Chappell — ASCAP/Hall-Clement Didn't Know (Baray/Mullet — BMI) 37 Midnight Flyer (Jody Miller — BMI) 73 Starting All Over (Music Number One — CAPAC) . c/o Welk — BMI) Don't Care (Cedarwood — BMI) 11 More Nights (Seven Nights — ASCAP) 60 Stumblin’ In (Chinnichap — adm. in U.S, & Can. by Big Ole Brew (Blendingwell/Bad Ju-Ju — ASCAP) Don’t Think (Royal Haven — BMI) 68 Morning. Noon and Night (Ft. Knox/Jupace — BMI) 100 Careers — BMI) 45 Blue Rendezvous (House of Gold — BMI) Just (Hall-Clement c/o Welk — BMI) 26 New Way Out (Gee Sharp Music — BMI) 64 Take Me Down (Chinnichap adm. in U.S. & Can. by

Born To Run (Rondor (London-PRS) adm in the Just Cut Myself (This Side Up (div. of Prestige)/ Nobody (Tom Collins — BMI) 1 Careers/Irving/Down 'N Dixie — BMI) 30 U.S. & Canada by Irving — BMI) Cross Keys — ASCAP) 58 Nothing Behind You (Tree — BMI) 25 Take The Mem’ry (Cotgems — EMI — ASCAP) .... 98 61 Cheater's Prayer (Old Friends — BMI) Still Love You (Milene — ASCAP) . 59 Nothing But The (House of Gold — BMI) 24 Talk To Me (Leona — ASCAP)

- .... 31 Country Boy's Song (Bil-Kar— SESAC/Sparks Will Always (Velvet Apple Music • BMI) 52 Oh Girl (Unichappell — BMI) 54 The High Cost Of Loving (Rick Hall — ASCAP) ASCAP) 93 Gotta Fly — BMI) Wish I (Blendingwell — BMI) 95 Old Friends (AIrhond — BMI) 14 The Other Woman (Raydiola — Country Fiddles (Keith Lee/Trail of Tears — BMI) Wish You (Tree Publ. — BMI) 36 Operator (Conrad — BMI) 75 The Ride (Newwriters Music — BMI) 86 (Coal Miners — BMI) 21 Cowboy In A (Peso/Wallet — BMI) f I Ever Needed A Lady (South Town — BMI) 72 Put Your Dreams Away (United Artists Music/Lion- This Dream’s On Me Hall 62 . (Rick — . ASCAP) Dancing Your Memory (Barnwood — BMI) f My Heart (Acuff-Rose Publ. /Glad Music — BMI) 77 Hearted Music/ldes of March — ASCAP) . Til You’re Gone 43- — ASCAP/Almarie — BMI)83 II Till (Millstone Difference In A (Timestar/Glondrina — ASCAP) , Be Loving You (Metaphor — BMI) Ragin' Cajun (Hat Band — BMI) Wait Those — ASCAP) 81 Don't We Belong (Blackwood/O’Lyric — BMI) .... II Be Your (Cross Keys — ASCAP) 33 Roll Over Beethoven (ARC — BM!) Walk Me 'Cross (Kelly & Lloyd Don't Worry About (Old Friends/Tree/Duchess- m Drinkin' (Ensign — BMI/Colgems-EMI — ASCAP)51 She Got The Goldmine (House of Gold — BMI) We Made Memories (Column ll/Sage Hen — BMI) 99 MCA/Posey — BMI) 92 m Gonna Hire A Wino (Peso/Wallet — BMI) 4 She Is The Woman (Hoodswamp — BMI) Whatever (American Cowboy Music — BMI) 18 Dreams Die Hard (Jensing/Chick Rains — BMI) ... 22 m Not That (Swallowfork — ASCAP) 9 She Used To (Larry Gatlin — BMI) What's Forever For (Tree — BMI) 19 City — Every Now And Then (Sabal — ASCAP) 96 t's Hard To Be (Galleon — ASCAP/Algee — BMI) . 34 She's Lying (Unichappell/Jan Crutchfield/Music Corp. When You Fall (Sweet Baby — BMI/Music Fool Hearted Memory (Make Believus/Welbeck — Just Hooked (Medley — Various Publishers) 63 of America-MCA — BMI) 53 ASCAP) 67 ASCAP) 6 L A. County Jail (Shady Dell — BMI) 94 She's Not Really (Baray/Wood Hall — BMI) 13 Women Do Know (Waylon Jennings/Vogue & Baby

Georgia On A (ATV — BMI) 71 Let It Be Me (MCA Music, Div. of MCA — BMI) .... 79 She's Playing Hard (April — ASCAP/Blackwood — Chick c/o Welk — BMI) 8 Falling Star (Tree — BMI) 70 Get Into Reggae (Bellamy Bros. /Famous — ASCAP)28 Livin' In These (Roger Cook/Cookhouse — BMI) . . 48 BMI) 17 Would You Catch A He Got You (Chriswood — BMl/Murfeeszongs — Love Busted (Tree — BMI) 35 So This Is (Ensign — BMI/Augie — ASCAP) 91 Yesterday's Wine (Willie Nelson — BMI) 39

ASCAP) 56 Love Never Dies (Galleon — BMI) 66 Some Days It (Chiplin Music — ASCAP) 80 You Still Get (First Lady — BMi/Tapage — ASCAP) 76 Heartbreak Express (Velvet Apple — BMI) 42 Love Will Turn (Lionsmate/DebDave/Briarpatch — Some Memories Just (House of Gold — BMI) 10 You Turn Me On (Crazy Crow — BMI) 23 Heavenly Bodies (Blue Moon/Merilark/April — ASCAP/BMI) 7 Some Of My Best (Tree — BMI) 41 Your Bedroom Eyes (Nub-Pub — ASCAP) 40 ASCAP) 12 Exceptionally heavy radio activity this week 0 = Exceptionally heavy sales activity this week 4 ,

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HE OAK R DGE BOY THE OAK RICKX BOYS COUNTRY R4DIO MOST/1DDED COUNTRY SINGLES THE COUNTRY MIKE 1. HE GOT YOU — RONNIE MILSAP — RCA — 38 ADDS CHANGES AT KNOXVILLE COUNTRY STATIONS - Jessica James, who has been 2. YESTERDAY’S WINE — MERLE HAGGARD & GEORGE JONES — EPIC — 28 ADDS acting as music director for WRJZ/Knoxville, has been promoted to program director for 3. SHE’S LYING — LEE GREENWOOD — MCA — 23 ADDS the station, owned by former WMAQ/Chicago executives Bill Hennes and Burt 4. YOU STILL GET TO ME IN MY DREAMS — TAMMY WYNETTE — EPIC — 22 Sherwood. James took over the position Aug. 2 from Dr. Don, who will assume a post ADDS with Mooney Broadcasting station WUSW-FM/Lebanon. Dr. Don’s departure left a hole 'SI- 5. MAKING LOVE FROM MEMORY — LORETTA LYNN — MCA — 22 ADDS in the on-air morning slot, which has been filled by John Dalton, who has been obtained 6. LIVIN’ IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES — CRYSTAL GAYLE — COLUMBIA — from WETQ/Oak Ridge. According to James, who holds down the afternoon drive spot, 21 ADDS the station will establish some kind of on-air rivalry between the ‘‘James Gang” and the 7. HEY! BABY! — ANNE MURRAY — CAPITOL — 20 ADDS “Dalton Gang.” Eddie Beacon has been named assistant PD for James’ new regime. At 8. LET IT BE ME — WILLIE NELSON — COLUMBIA — 20 ADDS crosstown WNOX-FM, Rick Davis has 9. SOME DAYS IT RAINS ALL NIGHT LONG — TERRI GIBBS — MCA — 19 been tabbed as the new ADDS music director for the station, which will change its call letters to 10. SOUL SEARCHIN’ — LEON EVERETTE — RCA — 16 ADDS WKNX. Davis has been working for WJRB/Nashville and, prior to that, was music director at KXLR/Little Rock. Davis will join MOST/1CTIVE COUNTRY SINGLES PD Philip Hunt, who was named recently to take over program- ming reins at the station, which was recently acquired by Jayco 1. YESTERDAY’S WINE — MERLE HAGGARD & GEORGE JONES — EPIC — 51 Broadcasting (Cash Box, Aug. REPORTS 7). PROGRAMMER PROFILE — As David Lawrence, presently the 2. SHE GOT THE GOLDMINE — JERRY REED — RCA — 48 REPORTS 6-9 morning man for WDAF/Kansas City, prepared to leave 3. I JUST CAME HERE TO DANCE — DAVID FRIZZELL & SHELLY WEST — WARNER/VIVA — 43 REPORTS Naval Intelligence, he wanted to stay in the field he had learned 4. HEY! BABY! — ANNE MURRAY — CAPITOL — 41 REPORTS David Lawrence while serving at Ft. Collins, Colo. He knew how to brief high of- 5. DREAMS DIE HARD — GARY MORRIS — WARNER BROS. — 39 REPORTS ficials in the news that might affect them in the future, and knowledge of this technique 6. WHATEVER — THE STATLER BROTHERS — MERCURY/POLYGRAM — 37 led him to believe that radio news might be a good outlet for this skill. Lawrence enrolled REPORTS at Elkins Broadcasting and timed his departure from the Navy to coincide with gradua- 7. GET INTO REGGAE COWBOY — THE BELLAMY — BROTHERS tion from radio school. Lawrence landed his first on-air job in the same town. Ft. Collins, ELEKTRA/CURB — 37 REPORTS at KIIX radio while he commuted from Denver each day. After doing middays for a 8. I WISH YOU COULD HAVE TURNED MY HEAD — OAK RIDGE BOYS — MCA while. Lawrence met Jack Murker, now doing production work in the Bay Area, — 37 REPORTS and was offered a DJ job in his hometown of Denver at KDEN, which was an MOR/pop station at 9. BIG OLE BREW — MEL McDANIEL — CAPITOL — 35 REPORTS 10. NOTHING BUT THE RADIO ON — YOUNGER BROTHERS — MCA — 35 the time. Three days later, KDEN switched to all-news and Lawrence was back doing REPORTS brief news for a larger audience than while he was doing the same thing in the Navy. A call came from WDAF/Kansas City three months later for an all-night music jock and Van Camp’s Foods To Sponsor New Lawrence got back into spinning records, doing the Golden Beacon show for WDAF. Later in 1977 he went to mornings and soon thereafter WDAF went to full-time country Interview Program With and Jim Tyler, now at WMAQ/Chicago, took over mornings and Lawrence moved to Brenda Lee midday. By 1979, 61-Country had moved from #9 to #1 in Kansas City’s Arbitron ratings. 61 NASHVILLE — Brenda Lee's Country sweepstakes that features the entertainer With the help of Moon Mullins, program director at -Country, Randy Michaels of Taft Broadcasting and Connelly, general manager, the Kansas City Profile, a country-oriented interview as spokesperson. To take part in the con- Tom country outlet has remained in the top since 1979. While not his program produced and syndicated by test, listeners will be encouraged to pick up spot doing morning shift and other tasks for WDAF, Lawrence collects old Alandale Prods, of Lousiville, will debut on entry blanks at local supermarkets, where 45s as a hobby and supports Kansas City’s four major sports entities, the Royals, Chiefs, Kings Watson. 34 radio stations in 21 states Aug. 30. in-store Brenda Lee promotional aids will and Tom Hosted by Lee. with interviews conduc- be displayed. JAMBOREE KEEPS ON JAMMING — WWVA/Wheeling has done it again with the sta- ted by country music journalist Alanna tion’s sixth annual Jamboree in the Hills. This year, nearly 50,000 country music lovers Nash has been involved previously in jammed the hills near Wheeling to listen to a wide array of country music performers. Nash, the series will highlight a different ar- such syndicated specials as Elvis tist weekly in 52 segments, which for Included in the two day line-up were: Loretta Lynn, Ronnie Milsap, Oak Ridge Boys, allow a Remembered and Inside Country and has Frizzell different chapter on each artist for five Ronnie McDowell, David & Shelly West, Janie Fricke, The Kendalls, Sylvia, an 18-year history of freelance writing. Her days. The program, a three-and-one-half Mel McDaniel, Eddy Raven, Sonny James, Leon Everette, Carl Perkins, Darlene pieces have appeared in such publications minute segment that includes a sixty- Austin, Billy Joe Shaver, Jacky Ward, Helen Cornelius, Tompall & The Glaser as the New York Times. Rolling Stone, Brothers, Rodriguez, Powell, second commercial break, is Johnny Sandy Jimmy C. Newman, Cal Smith and The sponsored by Stereo Reivew, Esquire and Country Music. Van Camp’s pork & beans and Van Camp's New Generation Express. Country Music Assn. (CMA) board directors were among the “Beenie Weenies.” The show has been on The one-year series covers such artists special guests invited. A “very healthy” Jerry Lee Lewis finished off the Saturday night the air in 15 markets in Texas and Louisiana as: Alabama, Rosanne Cash, John Conlee, show. since October, sponsored by Frey Meats, Emmylou Harris, George Jones, the Oak OMAHA ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION — KYNN/Omaha will hold the station’s fifth Pride, Barbara Man- and was added in eight Taylor Drugstore- Ridge Boys, Charley anniversary show this month with country performers Gary Morris, Ernest Tubb and 'll drell, Sylvia, Don Williams and Hank Lane Brody to headline the showcase performance capping off the birthday festivities. sponsored markets in Kentucky and 4-'" Jr. Indiana in March. The program is provided Williams, Family games are scheduled to coincide with various bluegrass, gospel and old-time fiddling contests that will be held during the day, along with a talent contest for local and to stations exclusively in their markets on a Among the 34 stations that will pick up barter basis. the project are: KFH/Wichita, WZZK/- regional country bands. country mike The program marks the first time that the Birmingham, WDOD/Chattanooga, pork & beans and Beenie Weenie divisions WWWW/Detroit, WKSW/Cleveland, of Van Camp’s have coordinated a joint KFKF/Kansas City, KGA/Spokane, promotion with most of the budget aimed at WUSN/Chicago, WIRE/Indianapolis, PROGR/1MMERS PICKS radio. Coinciding with the Brenda Lee KOMA/Oklahoma City, WSM/Nashville Country Profile is a Van Camp’s and KXOL/Dallas. Lee Shannon WQIK/ Jacksonville 1 Wish You Could Have Turned My Head — Oak Ridge Boys — MCA

Mel Royer KFRM/Salinas Every Now And Then — Oak Ridge Boys — MCA

Don Keith WJRB/Nashville New Way Out — Karen Brooks — Warner Bros.

Henry Jay WGTO/Cypress Gardens Soul Searchin’ — Leon Everette — RCA

Rob Hough KTTS/Springfield Yesterday’s Wine — Merle Haggard & George Jones — Epic

Don Walton KFH/Wichita If I Could See You Through My Eyes — Skip & Linda — MDJ

Mark Tudor WTQR/Winston-Salem Georgia On A Fast Train — Johnny Cash — Columbia

Tim Perkins KCAN/EI Reno Southern Fried — Bill Anderson — Southern Tracks

Dan Hollander WDXE/Lawrenceburg You Still Get To Me In My Dreams — Tammy Wynette — Epic GREENWOOD’S WUSN ‘DIAMOND RING’ PROMOTION — Becky Riley of Bensenville. III., was presented with a diamond ring after winning a “Ring On Her Finger" promotion Jeff Davies KXLR/Little Rock Lady, Lady — Kelly Lange — sponsored by WUSN/Chicago and K mart. Lee Greenwood, whose follow-up single. Soundwave “She's Lying." took a hefty 18-point jump on the Cash Box singles chart this week, gave her It Willie Nelson — the ring during his appearance at Nashville North in the greater Chicago area. Pictured are Ernie Hadaway WKMF/Flint Let Be Me — (l-r): Lee Logan, program director, WUSN; Greenwood: Riley; Nikki Courtney, music direc- Columbia tor. WUSN: Rod Linnum, branch manager, MCA/Chicago; and Ron Warren, regional Stephanie Pfium WDAF/Kansas City Hey! Baby! — Anne Murray — Capitol director, MCA.

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1 GAP BAND IV (WE ARE ONE THE GAP BAND PIECES OF A DREAM (Total Experionce/PolyGram (Elektra 9 60142-1) 42 3 13001) TRUST ME 2 THROWIN’ DOWN JEAN CARN (Motown 6010ML) 29 10 RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown 6005GL) LITE ME UP 3 DREAMGIRLS HERBIE HANCOCK ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST (Columbia FC 37928) 35 12 (Geffen GHSP 2007) 3 12 41 WISE GUY JEFFREY OSBORNE KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS 0 (A&M SP-4896) 5 9 (Ze/Sire ARK 3681) 43 8 5 STEVIE WONDER’S 42 STRONGER THAN EVER TYING THE KNOT ~ Moses Tyson, 21-year-old keyboardist cousin of Sly Stone, recently ORIGINALMUSIQUARtUMI ROSE ROYCE (Epic FE 37939) 38 11 Inked a deal with Liberty Records, whose debut LP was produced by Billy Preston with STEVIE WONDER George supplying and performances. LP, titled “This 12 AS WE SPEAK Duke and James Ingram songs The (Tamla/Motown 6002TL2) 4 DAVID SANBORN Kind Of Music," ships in early September. Pictured are (l-r): Clay Baxter, director, artist 6 KEEP IT LIVE (Warner Bros. 9 23650-1) 51 3 development. EMI America/Liberty: Ted Currier, director. East Coast A&R, EMIA/Liberty: DAZZ BAND (Motown 6004ML) 6 22 ROYAL JAM Tyson; and Don Grierson, vice president, A&R. EMIA/Liberty. 7 MY FAVORITE PERSON THE CRUSADERS (MCA 2-8017) 54 3 THE O'JAYS (Philadelphia Int'l./CBS FZ 37999) 7 14 BODY TALK IMAGINATION (MCA 5271) 50 25 8 STREET OPERA THE RHYTHM SECTION SIMPSON 46 STEAMIN’ HOT ASHFORD & THE REDDINGS (Capitol ST-12207) 8 12 (Believe in A Dream/CBS FZ 37974) 40 12 SELECTIVE PATRONAGE — TheRev. Jesse Jackson’s Operation Push has organized LOVE INSTANT 47 NEW DIMENSIONS a broad-based protest of this year's ChicagoFest, scheduled to run from Aug. 4-1 5. At © CHERYL LYNN (Columbia FC 38057) 10 8 THE DRAMATICS (Capitol ST-12205) 37 11 presstime, Jackson had asked that artists set to perform during the festival cancel their 10 THE OTHER WOMAN 48 IS WHERE FIND appearances in support of an effort to Have the city give more of the business connec- RAY PARKER, JR. LOVE YOU (Arista AL 9590) 11 17 IT ted with the event to black-owned companies. “They are boycotting black businesses,” THE WHISPERS (Solar/Elektra S-27) 45 31 said Jackson, adding, “They are using white carpenters, security, lawyers, insurance ZAPP II O ZAPP (Warner Bros. 9 23583-1) 19 2 NOW IS THE TIME agencies and promoters. All they want from us is entertainment and customers." He LOU RAWLS (Epic FE 37448) 58 2 12 WE GO A LONG WAY BACK went on to say that he appreciated the move by Stevie Wonder, scheduled to appear at BLOODSTONE 50 THE ONE GIVETH, THE the ChicagoFest, to cancel his appearance, although Wonder indicated that the can- (T-Neck/CBS FZ 38115) 12 6 COUNT TAKETH AWAY WILLIAM "BOOTSY" COLLINS cellation was not connected to Operation Push's call for artists and patrons to boycott 13 I’M THE ONE (Warner Bros. BSK 3667) 46 13 the festival. Wonder said in a press statement that because of the boycott he feared for ROBERTA FLACK (Atlantic SD 19354) 13 9 51 YOUR MAN IS HOME his safety, Aretha Franklin, according to press reports, has agreed to replace Wonder 14 BRILLIANCE ^ ATLANTIC STARR (A&M SP 4883) 9 21 TONIGHT on the show. Kool & the Gang also made a similar announcement that it would not be TONY TROUTMAN (T. Main L-4000) 55 9 DONNA SUMMER performing during the ChicagoFest as originally scheduled. Said Jackson, “1 hope that ® (Getfen GHS 2005) 22 2 52 I’LL DO MY BEST the artists that are scheduled to perform during the festival have enough dignity not to RITCHIE FAMILY (RCA AFL1-4323) 44 14 lines festival,” which he called "an an- 16 ALLIGATOR WOMAN cross the picket we planned to set up during the CAMEO TRUE DEMOCRACY nual coronation" for Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne. More on this iater. STEEL PULSE (Elektra E1-601 60 8 (Chocolate City/PolyGram CCLP 2021 16 19 13) KENTUCKY FRIED CELEBS — Gladys Knight and saxophonist Grover Washington, 54 ATTITUDES 17 STRAIGHT FROM THE Jr. are to be featured in the second year’s batch of Kentucky Fried Chicken commer- HEART BRASS CONSTRUCTION (Liberty LT-51121) 53 16 cials featuring black music artists. Most prominent on lastyear’s“Black CelebrityCam- PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra El-60015) 14 17 55 SINGING IN THE KEY OF paign” was Roberta Flack. Launching the campaign for the second year is Mingo- JUMP TO IT Jones Advertising, Inc., which won a “Clio” award last year for another commercial it © ARETHA FRANKLIN (Arista AL 3602) 32 2 LOVE LATiMORE (Malaco MAL 7409) 59 4 did using Knight. The agency, Knight and Washington have combined to produces pair 19 HAPPY TOGETHER ODYSSEY (RCA AFL1-424C) 20 a 56 YOU’VE GOT THE POWER of 60-second commercials plus a full song to accompany live announcer copy. The new THIRD (Columbia FC 22 WORLD 37744) 52 commercials have been written by Deborah McDuffie and Allan Corwin, with music 20 SOONER OR LATER LARRY GRAHAM ALL NIGHT LONG arranged by Don Sebesky and Leon Pendarvis, and will feature a number of known (Warner Bros. BSK 3668) 21 S B.B.&Q. Band (Capitol ST-12212) — 1 music artists in backing vocal spots, including Valerie Simpson. Ray Barretto will be 21 REUNION 58 THE BEST featured in a companion Hispanic campaign to be bowed through New York City radio. THE TEMPTATIONS QUINCY JONES (A&M SP-3200) 62 3 Mingo-Jones first gained notoriety with the Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial five (Gordy/Motown 6008GL) 18 IS HOT FUN years ago when it created the “We Do Chicken Right” campaign. 22 OUTLAW DAYTON (Liberty LT-511 26) — 1 WAR (RCA AFL1-4208) 24 A FLYING TIGER IN THE SKY — !t’s too late to eulogize the passing of Aifonia Tims, a 23 60 FRIENDS IN LOVE young, talented guitarist/composer who was gaining notoriety in Gotham as a purveyor SO EXCITED DIONNE WARWICK (Arista AL 9585) 57 15 ® THE POINTER SISTERS of the “harmoiodic” sound created by Ornette Coleman and James “Blood" Ulmer. 61 (Pianet/RCA BXL1-4355) 26 4 SOUP FOR ONE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Tims died June 24 in his apartment of a heart attack reportedly brought on by an 24 WHO’S FOOLIN’ WHO (Mirage/AtcoWTG 19353) 63 9 enlarged heart, ail just three weeks before release of his first recording as a leader on ONE WAY (MCA-5279) 15 22 62 DOIN’ ALRIGHT ROIR (pronounced "Roar") cassettes. The company, a part of Reachout International O'BRYAN (Capitol ST-12192) 49 21 TANTALIZINGLY HOT Records, Inc., normally known for its new rock product, was making its initial foray into © STEPHANIE MILLS (Casablanca/PolyGram NBLP 63 TUG OF WAR the quasi-jazz field with Tims’ "Future Funk/Uncut” featuring the guitarist with his 7265) 39 2 PAUL McCARTNEY Flying Tigers. The on-cassette-only album is an intelligent, freshly mixture of 26 Jl (Columbia TC 37462) 48 12 brewed JUNIOR funk, R&B, reggae/ska, jazz, rock and the seamier side of punk. Having played with the (Mercury/PolyGram SRM-1-4043) 17 IS 64 THE DUDE QUiNCY JONES (A&M SP-3721) 67 72 likes of Coleman, Ulmer, Gil Evans and Oliver Lake with his Jump Up unit, there is a 27 ON THE FLOOR precedent for the eight-song legacy of unbridled energy making up the LP. Not FATBACK- 65 YES IT’S YOU LADY SMOKEY ROBINSON only was his reputation as a fine artist beginning to flourish on the New York City club (SprIng/PolyGram SP-1-6739) 28 S (Tamla/Motown 6001 TL) 64 26 circuit, but industry insiders, especially other artists (many of whom played with Tims 28 “D” TRAIN (Prelude PRL 14105) 23 17 66 LOVE ME TENDER on various gigs), were starting to sing his praises. It is especially ironic that many who B.B. KING (MCA-5307) 68 18 29 DOWN heard his music hailed him and the music as the sound of tomorrow, a tomorrow Aifonia HOME 67 HITS ZZ HILL (Malaco MAL 7406) 25 27 GREATEST will regretably miss. SHALAMAR (Solar/RCA BXL1-4262) — 1 30 HERE WE GO AGAIN SHORT CUTS — The University of Southern California (USC) Black Student Services 68 BREAKIN’ AWAY BOBBY BLAND (MCA-5297) 30 8 will be co-sponsoring the second annual “KJLH Community Appreciation Day Con- ALJARREAU (Warner Bros. BSK 3576) 71 52 LET ME TICKLE YOUR cert,” featuring the CBS Jazz All-Stars, Black Uhuru, Chuck Cissel, Hiroshima, © 69 CONFIDENCE FANCY NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN Alphonse Mouzon, O.C. Smith, Sylvia St. James and comedians Finis Henderson and JERMAINE JACKSON (Atlantic SD 19351) 69 12 Paul Mooney. To be held Aug. 14 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Alumni Park near the Doheny (Motown 6017ML) 47 2 70 FALL IN Library on the USC campus, proceeds from the event, which will also feature arts, 32 NIECY WHY DO FOOLS DENIECE WILLIAMS LOVE crafts, food and other amusement, will be donated to the USC Black Student Services DIANA (RCA AFL1-4153) 72 41 (ARC/Columbia FC 37952) 33 18 ROSS Scholarship Fund . . . Contemporary gospel performer Andrae Crouch began a major 71 SHARING YOUR LOVE 20-city 33 FRIENDS tour last week in Tulsa, Okia. on the heels of release of his Light LP, “Finally” . , . CHANGE (RFC/ Atlantic SD 19342) 73 15 SHALAMAR (Solar/Elektra S-28) 36 26 Also heading back out on the tour trail is The Gap Band, which renewed its Summer '82 72 LOVE HAS FOUND ITS WAY 34 STILL IN LOVE tour efforts Aug. 5 in Baton Rouge, La. at the LSU Assembly Center. Labelmate Robert CARRIE LUCAS DENNIS BROWN (A&M SP-4886) 65 14 “Goodie” Whitfield is a supporting act on the tour, along with Zapp, Ray Parker, Jr., (Solar/Elektra El-60008) 34 5 73 YOUR WISH IS MY Cameo, . . . KEEPING LOVE NEW COMMMAND Soul Sonic Force and Lakeside The second LP from Solar's girl group ® HOWARD (Solar/Elektra S-26) 34 Klymaxx is expected to ship in September from the company along with the single, JOHNSON (A^M SP-4895) 41 4 LAKESIDE 66 38 CURRENT 74 STREET SONGS “Wild Girls.” The title of the LP is “Girls Will Be Girls,” which, in addition to the title track, HEATWAVE (Epic FE 38065) 27 7 RICK JAMES contains four other tunes by the eight-member aggregation. According to Klymaxx (Gordy/Motown G8-1002M1) 74 68 37 WINOSONG member Bernadette Cooper, the album’s cover will feature the ladies at their most RANDY CRAWFORD 75 HOT AND NASTY feminine, while the flip side shows the saucy, sassy personas underneath the demure (Warner Bros. 9 60142-1) ST. TROPEZ (Destiny DLA-10004) 61 15 31 9 demeanor. michael martinez

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©AND I AM TELLING YOU I’M NOT 0 SOONER OR LATER 67 (SITTIN’ON)THEDOCKOFTHE GOING LARRY GRAHAM (Warner Bros. 7-29956) BAY JENNIFER HOLLIDAY (Getten 7-29983) I’M © THE ONE THE REDDINGS (Believe In A Dream/CBS ZS5 02836) 32 12 ROBERTA FLACK (Atlantic 4068) 43 © I REALLY DON’T NEED NO LIGHT 68 CHECKING YOU OUT JEFFREY OSBORNE (A&M 2410) 35 I’M A WONDERFUL THING, BABY AURRA (Salsoul/RCA S7 7027) 72 KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS (Sire SRE 50069) 3 DO I DO ATTITUDE STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Motown 1612TF) 2 11 36 ON THE FLOOR BRASS CONSTRUCTION (Liberty P-B-1473) LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON FATBACK (SprIng/PolyGram SP 3025) 38 8 SUMMER LADY O GIRL, ARE © THE TRIGGER) ® YOU THE ONE NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN (Atlantic 7-89996) 83 ALFONZO (Joe-Wes DONNA SUMMER (Geflen 7-29982) 81003) 45 ©ILI’L SUZY WAITING BY THE HOTLINE © JUMP TO IT ® OZONE (Motown 1627MF) 80 DENIECE WILLIAMS (ARC/Columbia ARETHA FRANKLIN {Arista AS 0699) 18-03015) 72 BACK TRACK 6 PLANET ROCK 39 WHEN YOU TOUCH ME CERRONE (Pavillion/CBS ZS5 02962) SKYY (Salsoul/RCA SOUL SONIC FORCE (Tommy Boy TB-823) 6 11 S7 7029) © GO ON AND CRY HARD TO GET BLOODSTONE (T-Neck/CBS ZS5-03049) 87 7 CUTIE PIE RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown 1634GF) ONE WAY 74 SOUP FOR ONE (MCA 52049) IT’S LOVE o NOT ME YOU CHIC (MIrage/AtlantIc WTG 4032) 30 16 IDANCE FLOOR (Part 1) CLIFF DAWSON (Boardwalk NB7-11-147) 48 ZAPP (Warner Bros. 7-29961) 13 42 IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW 75 GET YOUR BODY UP LET STARPOINT {Chocolate City/PolyGram O ME GO JEAN CARN (Motown 1620MF) CC 3234) 78 3 RAY PARKER JR. (Arista AS 0695) 12 43 SHOUT FOR JOY 76 1 DON’T NEED YOUR LOVE 10 THE REAL DEAL DUNN & BRUCE STREET SEQUENCE (Sugar Hill SH-783) 40 12 rv THE ISLEY BROTHERS (T-Neck/CBS ZS5 02985) (Devakl/Mirus DK 1009) © DESIRES 11 FLIRT DO SOMETHING RAFAEL CAMERON (Salsoul/RCA S7 7031) 85 2 CAMEO (Chocolate CIty/PolyGram CC 3233) 11 10 GOODIE (Total Experience/PolyGram TE 8202) 78 THE PARTY TRAIN ® INSIDE OUT © IMAGINATIONI BOHANNON (Phase ll/CBS ZS5 02998) 79 3 ODYSSEY (RCA PB-13217) THE B.B. & Q. BAND (Capitol P-B-5118) © MT. AIRY GROOVE 13 EARLY IN THE MORNING 46 STILL WATER (LOVE) PIECES OF A DREAM (Elektra E-47482) 86 2 THE GAP BAND O'BRYAN (Capitol P-B-5117) 27 13 80 OVER LIKE A FAT RAT (Total Experience/PolyGram TE-8201) KEEP IN TOUCH (BODY TO BODY) FONDA RAE (Vanguard SPV-55) 82 6 FINE © ® SO THE SHADES OF LOVE (Venture VD 5021) 52 TREAT ME RIGHT HOWARD JOHNSON (A&M 2415) 19 48 YOUR MAN IS HOME TONIGHT THE DRAMATICS (Capitol P-B-5140) 90 2 ©ILAST NIGHT TONY TROUTMAN (T. Main L-200) TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME ALAN ANTHONY (Chalet STEPHANIE MILLS I HOT SPOT C-1227) 88 2 MIDNIGHT STAR (Solar/Elektra S-48012) 53 (Casablanca/PolyGram NB 2352) 23 SAD HEARTS ©t THE FOUR TOPS (Casablanca/PolyGram _ YOUR BODY’S HERE WITH ME ^LOVE COME DOWN NB 2353) 1 KING THE O'JAYS (Phila. Int'l./CBS ZS5 03009) EVELYN (RCA JH-13273) 66 1 CAN’T 17 CHANGE © SHAKE THIS FEELING LOVE ME DOWN KLIQUE WHITE (Unlimited 4 (MCA 52083) 1 ATLANTIC STARR (A&M 2420) 18 10 BARRY Gold/CBS ZS5 02956) 62 85 I’LL DO MY BEST (FOR BABY) HOT FUN IN THE 52 FORGET ME NOTS YOU © SUMMERTIME RITCHIE FAMILY (RCA PB-13092) 14 PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra E-47427) 28 23 33 DAYTON (Liberty P-B-1468) 21 9 STRAIGHT TO THE 19 INSTANT LOVE YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME © TOP © STANLEY CLARKE (Epic 14-03038) 1 CHERYL LYNN THE GAP BAND (Total Experience/PolyGram TE 8203) 77 2 (Columbia 18-02905) 20 11 87 ONE OF THOSE SUMMERS 20 LET IT WHIP 54 WILL YOU KISS ME ONE MORE P-FUNK ALL STARS (Hump Records H-3) 89 2 DAZZ BAND (Motown 1609MF) 8 23 TIME STILL IN LOVE DON’T THROW IT ALL AWAY LOU RAWLS (Epic 14-02999) 57 5 ® ROSE ROYCE (Epic 14-02996) 1 STACY LATTISAW (Cotillion/Atco 4701 29 6 GETTIN’ 1) TO THE GOOD PART SPECIAL EFFECTS 22 TOO LATE HERBIE HANCOCK (Columbia 18-03004) 60 5 0 L.J. REYNOLDS (Capitol B-5136) 1 JUNIOR (Mercury/PolyGram 76150) 14 14 56 WE GO A LONG WAY BACK LET’S ROCK 23 OUTLAW BLOODSTONE (T-Neck/CBS ZS5 02825) 26 20 © FEEL (Sutra SUA 115) 1 WAR (RCA PB-13238) 16 10 GROOVE © YOUR BLUES AWAY 91 FLAMETHROWER RAP 24 DANCE WIT’ AMUZEMENT PARK (Our Gang/Mirus OG 1008) 63 4 ME FELIX AND JARVIS (RFC/Quality 014) 56 9 RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown 1619GF) 22 14 58 YOUR IMAGINATION 92 TAKE DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (RCA PB-13252) 61 5 SOME TIME OUT (FOR LOVE) THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA 25 KEEP ON © GIVE YOUR LOVE TO ME (Salsoul/RCA S7 7026) 49 11 D" TRAIN (Prelude PRL 8049) 25 12 BILL SUMMERS and SUMMERS HEAT (MCA-52077) 64 5 93 WORD UP 26 STREET CORNER LEGACY (Brunswick 222) 97 2 ASHFORD & SIMPSON (Capitol P-B-5109) 24 18 KEEP IT LIVE © 94 BURNIN’ LOVE JUST AN ILLUSION DAZZ BAND (Motown 1622MF) 73 3 © PLUSH (RCA PB-13228) 59 8 IMAGINATION (MCA-52067) 31 10 61 THANG (GIMME SOME OF THAT 95 STANDING — 1 THE MESSAGE THANG) ON THE TOP PART © THE TEMPTATIONS featuring RICK JAMES GRAND MASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE VIDEEO (Houston Connection 4W59 02953) 65 10 (Gordy/Motown 1616GF) 68 17 (Sugar Hill 584) 50 3 © LOVE IT AWAY 96 THANKS TO YOU LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY ASHFORD & SIMPSON (Capitol P-B-5146) 81 2 SINNAMON (Becket BKD 508) 67 13 JERMAINE JACKSON (Motown 1628MF) 39 3 © HARD TIMES 97 IT’S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE I CAN MAKE FEEL (RFC/ Atlantic 4063) 69 4 © YOU GOOD CHANGE DENIECE WILLIAMS (ARC/Columbla 18-02812) 84 22 SHALAMAR (Solar/Elektra 7 S-48013) 36 SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT TO DO 98 IT’S ALRIGHT AMERICAN MUSIC CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR (De-Lite/PolyGram DE 821) 76 2 o GINO SOCCIO (RFC/ Atlantic 4052) 92 8 POINTER SISTERS (Planet/RCA JH-13254) 35 7 © BREAKOUT! 99 TAKING APPLICATIONS 32 SHOW ME WHERE YOU’RE PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra 7-69992) 71 3 RICHARD "DIMPLES" FIELDS (Boardwalk NB7-1 1-143) 91 9 COMING FROM 66 THE LOVER IN YOU 100 CHEATING IN THE NEXT ROOM CARRIE LUCAS (Solar/Elektra S-48010) 34 12 THE SUGAR HILL GANG (Sugar Hill SH-7S6) 70 5 ZZ HILL (Malaco 2079) 95 15

ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 B/C (INCLUDING PUBLISHER AND LICENSEES) I

American Music (Ensign/Parker . — BMI) . McGee 31 Hard Times (Little Macho/Fonzworth — ASCAP) . . 63 Let It Whip (Ujima/Macvacalac — ASCAP) 20 Warner-Tamerlane — BMI) 88

And I Am (Dreamgirls — ASCAP/Dreamettes —BMI) 1 Still Hard To Get (Jobete/Stone City—ASCAP) 40 Let Me Go (Raydiola — ASCAP) 9 Water (Jobete/Stone Agate — ASCAP/BMI) . . 46 Attitude (One To One — ASCAP) 69 Hot Fun (Warner-Tamerlane — BMI) 18 Let Me Tickle (Black Stallion — ASCAP/Fat Jack Straight To The Top (Clarkee — BMI) 86 Back Track (Anonymous — ASCAP) 72 Hot Spot (Midstar/Hip-Trip — BMI) 49 The Second — BMI) 29 Street Corner (NIck-O-Val — ASCAP) 26 Breakout (Baby Fingers/WB/Rutland Road — I'm A Wonderful (Schott in the Dark — ASCAP/Crl Let's Rock (Fools Prayer/Chris Hill — BMI) 90 Summer Lady (Gratitude Sky Music — ASCAP) ... 70 ASCAP) 65 CrI/Perennial August — BMI) 35 L'il Suzy (Old Brompton Road — ASCAP) 71 Take Some Time (Lucky Tree — BMI) 92 Burnin' Love (A la Mode — ASCAP) 94 I'm The One (Antisia — ASCAP) 34 Love Come Down (Music Corp. of America/Kashlf — Taking (On The Boardwalk/Dat Richfield Kat — Change (Seven Songs/Ba-Dake — BMI) 51 I Can Make (Alive F Kickin'/Hip Trip — BMI/ BMI) 50 BMI/Songs Can Sing — ASCAP) 99 Cheating In (Malaco/Gorilla Queen — BMI) 100 — Spectrum VII — ASCAP) 30 Love Is (Yellowbrick Road — ASCAP/Rashida Thang (Funtown/Shindler/Mannish Kidd — BMI) . . 61 Checking You (Lucky Three/Red Aurra ... — BMI) I 68 Can't Shake (Felstar — BMI) 84 BMI/Rodsongs— PRS adm. by Almo— ASCAP) . . 4 Thanks (Amber Pass/Darryl Payne/ Cube Pie (Duchess/Perk's — BMI) 7 I Don't Need (Sugar Hill — BMI) 76 Love It Away (Nick-O-Val — ASCAP) 62 Eric Matthew/Keith Diamond — BMI) 96 Dance Floor (Troutman's BMI) — 8 I Really Don't (Overdue adm. by Warner Love Me Down (Almo/Jodaway — ASCAP) 17 The Lover In You (Island/Sugar HIM — BMI) 66 Dance Wit Me (Jobete/Stone City — ASCAP) 24 Bros./Almo/March 9 — ASCAP) 2 Mt. Airy Groove (G.W. Jr. /Outer National — ASCAP)79 The Message (Sugar Hill — BMI) 28 Desires (One To One — ASCAP) If . 77 You Don't Know Me By Now (Assorted — BMI) . 42 On The Floor (Clita — BMI) 36 The Party Train (April Bohannon/Intersong —

Do I Do (Jobete + Black Bull — ASCAP) 3 Imagination (Little Macho/Pizzazz — ASCAP) 45 One Of Those (Malbaz/Jun-Trac/Bridgeport — BMI)87 ASCAP) 78 Do Something (Total Experience — BMI) 44 i Inside Out (Major Toms — BMI/Luzull — ASCAP) . 12 Outlaw (Far Out — ASCAP/Mllwaukee — BMI) .... 23 The Real Deal (AprII/Bovina — ASCAP) 10

Don't Throw It (Famous/Gay Noel — ASCAP) 21 Instant Love (April/Uncle Ronnie's/Sunset Over Like A Fat Rat (Jackaroe/W.B. — BMI) 80 Too Late (Junior/Sam — PRS) 22 1?’^ Early In The Morning (Total Experience — BMI) ... 13 Burgundy — BMI) 19 Planet Rock (Shakin' Baker — BMI) 6 Treat Me Right (Sadie Bee Ray/Ron $Banko$ — BMI) 81 Flamethrower Rap (Center City — ASCAP) 91 It's Alright (Good Flavor/Sons Celestes/Shedlac — Sad Hearts (MCA — ASCAP) 83 Turn Back (Six Contlnents/Jadan/Warner Tamerlane Flirt (All Seeing Eye/Cameo 5 — BMI) 11 ASCAP) 98 Shout For Joy (Murios/Davahkee/Moving — BMI) 82 Forget Me Nots (Baby Fingers — ASCAP/ It's Gonna Take (Vogue — BMI) 97 World/Handshake — ASCAP) 43 Waiting By (Kee-Drick/Bellboy/MIghty Three BMI) 38 Freddie Dee — BMI) 52 It's Not Me (Marvin Gardens/MEB — ASCAP) 41 Show Me (Silver Sounds/Spectrum VII — ASCAP) 32 We Go A Long Way (Triple Three — BMI) 56 Get Your Body (Marrinder/Licyndiana I'll Do My Best (Little Macho/Fonzworth — ASCAP) 85 Sittin' On (Irving — BMI) 67 When You Touch (Aligator — ASCAP) 39 adm. by Ensign — BMi) 75 Jump To It (Uncle Ronnie's/AprII/Sunset Burgandy SoFine(Duchess/Kashif — BMI) 14 Will You Kiss (Black Eye/Bellboy — BMI) 54 Gettin' To (Rod Songs — PRS/Hancock — BMI/ — ASCAP) 5 Someday Tell (Delightful/CHA Pub. — BMI) 64 Word Up (Boy-Girl — ASCAP) 93 Almo — ASCAP) 55 Just An Illusion (MCA — ASCAP) 27 Sooner Or Later (Graham-O-Tunes — BMI) 33 You Dropped (Total Experience — BMI) 53 Girl, You Are (Llaka/Fonz/Lindee — ASCAP) ... 37 Keep In Touch (Celtone/Scorpgemi/Pap—ASCAP) 47 Soup For One (Chic — BMI) 74 Your Body's Here (Mighty Three — BMI) 16 Give Your Love Delite (Bilsum/Pure BMI) . Special Effects — 59 It . . Keep Live (Ujima/Jobete/Three Go — ASCAP) 60 (Groovesville — BMI) 89 Your Imagination (Hot-Cha/Unichappell — BMI) . 58 Go On And Cry (Triple Three — BMI) 73 Keep On (Tromar/Huemar/JawiI — BMI 25 Standing On The Top (Jobete/Stone City —ASCAP) 95 Your Man (Malaco/Lowery — BMI) 48 Groove Your Blues (Content — BMI) 57 Last Night (Frozen Butterfly — BMI) 15 Still In Love (Seven Knights/May 12th/ Produced by Gene Mctadden. John Whitehead. Victor Carstarphen. John H. f-aith. Ihomoell. henueih uanible

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Lattisaw. ADDS; J. Jackson, Alfonzo, Skyy, Crown Heights Affair, E. King, Pieces Of A Dream. LP JUMPS; 13 To 10 — Odyssey, 14 To 1 1 — M. Wycoff, 17To 12 — Plush, 18 To 13 — Cerrone, 19To 14 — ADDS; S. Lattisaw, Bloodstone. A. Anthony, 20 To 17 — D. Summer, 22 To 18 — H. Hancock, 23 To 19 — Change, 24 To 20 — Sugar Hill Gang, 31 To 21 — Zapp, 25 To 22 — Hall & Oates, 26 To 23 — Pointer Sisters, 27 To 24 — A. Franklin, 28 WWIN — BALTIMORE — CURTIS ANDERSON, PD — #1 — J. OSBORNE To 25 — Temptations, 29 To 26 — S. Robinson, 30 To 27 — Skyy, 32 To 28 — S. Mills, 33 To 29 — HOTS; J. Holliday, L. Taylor, Gap Band, E. King, S. Arrington, A. Franklin, Grand Master Flash, Starpoint, 34 To 30 — B. Summers, 35 To 31 — Dunn & Bruce Street, 36 To 32 — Amuzement Park, 37 Sequence, S. Lattisaw, Cooper & Ross, Bloodstone, Reddings, S. Mills, Pointer Sisters, Cameo, To 33 — D. Williams, 38 To 34 — B. White, Ex To 35 — T. Genges, Ex To 36 — Grand Master Flash, ExTo Goodie, Feel, L. Rawls, H. Johnson. ADDS; S. Brown, Osiris, Rockers, Night Hawks, B. Jones, Tavares, T 37 — J. Moore. ADDS; E. King, C. Dawson, Gap Band, Greens III, Videeo, C. Barry, Sekou Bunch, Four Tops, B. Humphry, Caviar, High Fashion. LP ADDS; S. Lattisaw, T. Pendergrass, Isley Brothers. Ashford & Simpson. LP ADDS; Isley Brothers, Zapp, S. Clarke, T. Pendergrass, R.J.'s Latest Arrival. WATV — BIRMINGHAM — RON JANUARY, MD — #1 — ZAPP KDAY — LOS ANGELES — JON BADEAUX, PD — #1 — SOUL SONIC FORCE HOTS; War, R. Parker, Skyy, S. Wonder, Dazz Band, Grand Master Flash, D. Summer, C. Lynn, A. HOTS; D. Summer, Zapp, J. Jackson, C. Lynn, H. Hancock, Ozone, Isley Brothers, D. Williams, Franklin, R. James, Soul Sonic Force, S. Lattisaw, 0. Lucas, Videeo, J. Osborne, D, Williams, Cameo, ,-51 Imagination. ADDS; O'Jays, Side Effect, C. Dyson, T. Troutman. LP ADDS; Pieces Of A Dream. "D" Train, Sequence, Isley Brothers, J. Holliday. ADDS; Treacherous 3, M. Tyner, Passion, General Caine, Slimline. LP ADDS; A. Franklin. WDIA — MEMPHIS — CARL CONNER, PD HOTS; A. Franklin, R. Parker, R. James, Zapp, S. Lattisaw, Soul Sonic Force, Gap Band, Temptations, WILD — BOSTON — STEVE CRUMBLEY, PD — #1 — J. HOLLIDAY Dazz Band, Isley Brothers, J. Holliday, Videeo, O'Jays, D. Summer, Grand Master Flash. ADDS; M. JUMPS; 10To4 — A. Franklin, 9 To 5 — Imagination, 12 To 6 — Zapp, 17 To 12 — L. Graham, 20 To 14 McDonald. LP ADDS; C. Lynn, Zapp, T. Pendergrass, — S. Mills, 18 To 15 — O'Jays, Ex To 27 — Grand Master Flash, Ex To 28 — G. Guthrie, Ex To 29 — Dunn & Bruce Street, Ex To 30 — J. Jackson. ADDS; B. White, Bloodstone, K. Burke, Pieces Of A Dream. LP WNHC — NEW HAVEN — JAMES JORDAN, PD — #1 — J. OSBORNE ADDS; T. Pendergrass. HOTS; H. Johnson, One Way, D. Summer, Zapp, R. Parker, S. Wonder, O'Bryan, A. Franklin, Odyssey, J. Spicer, Dayton, Dunn & Bruce Street, B. White, Atlantic Starr, D. Morris, S. Mills, F. Rae, S. Lattisaw, WPAL — CHARLESTON — DON KENDRICKS, PD — #1 — ZAPP R. Flack, Shalamar. ADDS; Tavares, F. Parris, Pieces Of A Dream, M. Walden, N Y. Express, J. HOTS; S. Wonder, 0. Lynn, Taste Of Honey, Atlantic Starr, O'Jays, Shalamar, Isley Bros., J, Holliday, 7' Jackson, R. Crawford, D. Warwick. LP ADDS; T. Pendergrass. Cameo, R. Parker, L. Graham, B.B.&Q. Band, Fatback, S. Mills, D. Summer, Temptations, Dunn & Bruce Street, B. Summers, Grand Master Flash, R. James. ADDS; Treacherous 3, E. King, Night WRKS — NEW YORK — BARRY MAYO, ASST. PD — #1 — J. HOLLIDAY Hawks, M. Sadane, CHA, Atlantic Starr, Gap Band, Disco 4, Four Tops, Shakatak, Sekou Bunch, J. JUMPS; 5 To 2 — Odyssey, 9 To 4 — H. Johnson, 27 To 8 — Survivor, 13 To 9 — Shades Of Love, 17 To h

Simon. LP ADDS; J. Jackson, L. Rawls, Midnight Star, Zapp, A. Franklin, D, Summer, R. Cameron, 1 1 — A. Franklin, 22 To 15 — Rocker's Revenge, 29 To 19 — Yazoo, 30 To 24 — L. Graham, Ex To 27 — B.B.&Q. Band, S. Mills, Starpoint, S. Redd. Grand Master Flash, Ex To 28 — R. Parker, Ex To 29 — G. Guthrie, Ex To 30 — B. Griffin. ADDS; Tomorrow's Edition, Gap Band, System. LP ADDS; A. Frankiin, S. Mills. WGIV — CHARLOTTE — CHRIS TURNER, PD — #1 — J. OSBORNE HOTS; Zapp, Soul Sonic Force, D. Summer, Alfonzo, C. Lynn, Isley Brothers, A. Franklin, Kid Creole & WWRL — NEW YORK — BOBBY JAY, MD — #1 — A. FRANKLIN The Coconuts, Atlantic Starr, Grand Master Flash, R. Parker, Skyy, H. Johnson, Aurra, Dunn & Bruce HOTS; Grand Master Flash, H. Johnson, Soul Sonic Force, Chimese, S. Lattisaw, J. Holliday, S. Street, J. Holliday. ADDS; H. Hancock, H. Albert, Future Now, Sunrize, Odyssey, B.B.&Q. Band, Four Wonder, Rose Royce, Odyssey, J. Osborne, Bloodstone, D. Summer, "D” Train, Legacy, D. Williams. Tops. LP ADDS; S. Lattisaw, B.B.&Q. Band, Isley Brothers, Plush, T. Pendergrass, R.J.'s Latest Arrival, ADDS; A. Myers, J. Simon, P. Datson, Ad-Libs, K. Burke, Wood's Empire, Dazz Band, J. Jackson, S. Clark. Stylistics, F. Parris, M. Walden, T avares. Dramatics, Ritchie Family, F. James. LP ADDS; Isley Brothers, E. King, S. Lattisaw, S. Mills, D. Summer, M. Sadane, S. Redd, Shakatak, McCoy Tyner, T. McRae, W. WBMX — CHICAGO — LEE MICHAELS, PD #1 — “D” TRAIN Murphy. HOTS; Odyssey, Peech Boys, S. Wonder, Con Funk Shun, J. Osborne, One Way, Soul Sonic Force, R. Parker, Atlantic Starr, H. Johnson, D. Summer, A. Franklin, Grand Master Flash, C. Lucas, J. Jackson, WRAP — NORFOLK — JIMMY WILLIAMS, PD — #1 — H. JOHNSON R. James, Dazz Band. ADDS; Brass Construction, Legacy, B. Summer, Shades Of Love, D. Warwick, HOTS; R. Parker, Gap Band, C. Lynn, Soul Sonic Force, One Way, Isley Brothers, J Holliday, S. Videeo. LP ADDS; Bloodstone, Dramatics. Wonder, Dayton, Zapp, J. Osborne, Cameo, War, Odyssey, Dazz Band, A. Frankiin, D. Summer, Starr, Junior. ADDS; L. Graham, CHA, Change. LP ADDS; S. Lattisaw, J. Jackson, Zapp. WGCI — CHICAGO — PAM WELLES, PD — #1 — GRAND MASTER FLASH Atlantic HOTS; Odyssey, Zapp, L. Graham, A. Franklin, D. Summer, Isley Brothers, R, Parker, H. Johnson, WOKB — ORLANDO — BILLIE LOVE, PD — #1 — ZAPP Amuzement Park. ADDS; B.B.&Q. Band. Ashford & Simpson, Survivor, Shakatak, Tavares, D. JUMPS; 16 To 11 — S. Miils, 33 To 12 — Grand Master Flash, 21 To 13 — Isley Brothers, 25 To 15 — Warwick, M. Lance, M. Walden, Sunrize, AWB, CHA, M. Tyner, Starpoint, M. McDonald. LP ADDS; Odyssey, 39 To 23 — R. James, 27 To 24 — Shades Of Love, 31 To 26 — Fatback, 32 To 27 Isley Brothers, D. Benoit. Bloodstone, 40 To 31 — Gap Band, 37 To 33 — Sugar Hill Gang, Ex To 39 — H, Johnson, Ex To 40 — WCIN — CINCINNATI — EVERETT CORK, PD — #1 — CAMEO Ashford & Simpson. ADDS; Kid Creoie & The Coconuts, Treacherous 3, Midnight Star, J. Simon, J. ^ F. Alfonzo. L. Lattisaw. HOTS; R. Parker, War, Midnight Star, D, Summer, Isley Brothers, Zapp, A. Franklin, C. Lynn, Soul Jackson, M. Waiden, Grace & Rhinstone, LP ADDS; Hutson, S. Sonic Street, Holliday. A. R. R. Force, Dunn & Bruce S. Wonder, J. ADDS; L Connection. Hudson, WDAS-FM — PHILADELPHIA — JOE TAMBURRO, PD — #1 — J. HOLLIDAY James, B. White, Alfonzo, M. Heights Affair, Park, R. E. King, Sadane, Crown Amuzement Cameron, HOTS; J. Osborne, Zapp, "D" Train, Odyssey, D. Summer, H. Johnson, War, S. Wonder, R. Flack, R, Four Tops, S. Lattisaw, Ashford & Simpson, Gap Band, Grand Master Flash, L. Graham. Parker, Isley Brothers, Dayton, S. Lattisaw, O'Jays, Grand Master Flash, J. Jackson, Gap Band, B. WJMO — CLEVELAND — ERIC STONE, PD — #1 — GAP BAND Preston, A. Franklin, B. White. ADDS; M. Moore, Four Tops, Q., Sunrize. P. Cowley, The Rockers, Isley Brothers, A. Franklin, S. Mills, S. Lattisaw, T. HOTS; J. Osborne, S. Wonder, Sequence, Soul Sonic Force, Atlantic Starr, J, Holliday, R. Parker, R. Rocker's Revenge. LP ADDS; Zapp, Pendergrass. Crawford, P. L.J. Cameo. ADDS; Klique, CHA, Rushen, Dramatics, L. Graham, Reynolds, Gap Band. WAMO — PITTSBURGH — J.C. FLOYD, PD — #1 — J. HOLLIDAY LP ADDS; Gap Band, R. James. Ashford & Simpson, J. Osborne, “Dreamgirls," R. Crawford, B. Bland, JUMPS; 15 To 9 — H. Johnson, 19 To 16 — R. Parker, 22 To 17 — Dayton, 24 To 18 — A. Franklin, 25 To War, Redding, “D” Train, Crusaders, Q. Jones, Ritchie Family, Valentine Brothers. 19 — Zapp, 31 To 22 — S. Mills, 34 To 23 — L. Graham, 29 To 24 — Skyy, 32 To 28 — Aurra, 31 To 22 — — WDAO — DAYTON — LANKFORD STEPHENS, PD — #1 — ZAPP S. Mills, 34 To 23 — L. Graham, 29 To 24 — Skyy, 32 To 28 — Aurra, 36 To 30 — Gap Band, 37 To 31 — R. Flack, 40 To 37 — F. Rae. ADDS; R. James. Goodie, B.B.&Q. Band, E. King, HOTS; Soul Sonic Force, J. Jackson, A. Franklin, R. James, R. Parker, Midnight Star, B. Summers, D. Shalamar, 38 To 33 ADDS; Summer, S. Mills, Imagination. ADDS; Klique. LP ADDS; T. Pendergrass, Isley Brothers, S. Clarke, C. Grand Master Fiash. LP Zapp. Edwards, Starpoint. WLLE — RALEIGH — CHESTER DAVIS, PD — #1 — PRINCE

D. Summer, Heatwave, S. Mills, S. Wonder, R. James, Shades Of Love, Zapp, S. j. WGPR-FM — DETROIT — JOE SPENCER, PD — #1 — S. WONDER HOTS; H. Johnson, Lattisaw. Four Tops, Ashford & Simpson, E. King, L.J. Reynoids, Gap Band. LP ADDS; S HOTS; H. Johnson, D, Summer, Zapp, A, Franklin, B.B.&Q. Band, B. White, J. Jackson, Grand Master ADDS; A. Franklin, Zapp, D. Summer, M. Sadane. Flash, S. Mills. ADDS; S. Atkinson, Ashford & Simpson. Shalamar, Klique. S. Brown, Hitman, Sugar Hill Lattisaw, Gang, E. King. LP ADDS; Zapp, S. Lattisaw, L. Ware, S. Mills, C. Dawson, Magic Lady. KATZ — ST. LOUIS — BERNIE HAYES, PD — #1 — J. BUTLER WJLB — DETROIT — JOHN EDWARDS, PD — #1 — ZAPP JUMPS; 6 To 2 — St. Tropez, 8 To 4 — J. Hoiliday, 10 To'5 — O.C. Smith, Ex To 38 — C, Dawson, Ex To HOTS; Survivor. Odyssey, Dramatics, B.B.&Q. Band, C. Lucas, War, Skyy, S. Wonder, J. Holliday, 27 — Tavares, Ex To 35 — Ritchie Family. ADDS; F. James, A. Anthony, D. Warwick, Shakatak, Ozone,"' Dayton, “D" Train, L. Graham, A. Franklin, Imagination, H. Johnson, Gap Band, J. Osborne, R. Parker, Bull & The Matadors. LP ADDS; D. Williams, T. Pendergrass, Plush, Bohannon, H. Johnson, Isley Elektra. ADDS; AWB, Ashford & Simpson, Grand Master Flash. Brothers, High Fashion, J. Cliff, K. Ogerman. WRBD — FT. LAUDERDALE — JOE FISHER, PD — #1 — REDDINGS WZEN-FM — ST. LOUIS — A.J. KEMP, PD — #1 — ZAPP JUMPS;6To3 — D. Summer, 9 To 4 — R. Flack, 18To 6 — J. Holliday, 14To 10 — S. Lattisaw, 16 To 1 JUMPS; 9 To 4 — Grand Master Flash, 20 To 10 — Prince, 21 To 1 1 — A. Franklin, 17 To 14 — Kid — Shalamar, 22 To 15 — J. Spicer, 34 To 16 — Grand Master Flash, 21 To 18 — S. Mills, 38 To 20 — The Creole & The Coconuts, 19 To 15 — Shalamar, Ex To 15 — D. Summer, 22 To 16 — C. Dawson, 25 To 17 f ’ System. 25 To 21 — C. Dawson, 42 To 27— L. Graham, 46 To 28 — M. Walden, 35 To 32 — Shock, 36 To — R. Flack, Ex To 18 — O'Jays, Ex To 19 — J. Jackson. 23 To 20 — M. Wycoff, 28 To 21 — Dayton, 27 To 33 — Bohannon, 39 To 34 — Wind Chymes, 43 To 35 — F. Grace & Rhinstone, 44 To 23 — Midnight 22 — G. Soccio, 29 To 23 — Pointer Sisters, 30 To 25 — S. Lattisaw, Ex To 27 — Bloodstone, Ex To 28 — Star, 45 To 38 — Dayton, 48 To 40 — J. Jackson, 47 To 41 — R. James, 50 To 42 — M. Sadane, Ex To 43 K. Burke, Ex To 29 — L. Graham, Ex To 30 — S. Mills. ADDS; Dazz Band, Alfonzo, E. King, B.B.&Q. — E. King, Ex To 44 — Klique, Ex To 45 — Gap Band, Ex To 46 — Unity Rap, Ex To 47 — P. Rushen. Band, Videeo, Goodie, Ozone, B. White, Gap Band, A. Cymone. LP ADDS; S. Lattisaw, J. Jackson. Four Tops, Tomorrow's Edition, L. Hutson, R. Cameron, ADDS; Treacherous 3, B. Bland, Dazz Band, S. KSOL — SAN FRANCISCO — MARVIN ROBINSON, PD — #1 — ATLANTIC STARR Clarke. V. Robinson. LP ADDS; MidnightStar, S. Lattisaw, Pointer Sisters, D. Grusin, S. Redd, B.B.&Q. HOTS; S. Wonder, J. Holliday, Gap Band, D. Summer, C. Lynn, Cameo, A. Franklin, Zapp, R. Parker. Band. ADDS; Odyssey, M. Moore, Midnight Star, Dazz Band. i#-;' KMJQ — HOUSTON — ROSS HOLLAND, MD — #1 — ZAPP OK100 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — JON TURK, MD — #1 — A. FRANKLIN JUMPS; 14 To 5 — A. Franklin, 26 To 8 — Grand Master Flash, 19 To 9 — R. Parker, 24 To 10 — H. HOTS; Atlantic Starr, J. Jackson, R. Cameron, B. White, Klique, C. Lynn, Imagination, C. Lucas, Johnson, 28 To 25 — M. Wycoff, 30 To 27 — Videeo, 32 To 29 — R, James, 36 To 32 — Odyssey, 40 To Odyssey, Isley Brothers, Dayton, H. Johnson, Alfonzo, R. Flack, Shades Of Love, Ashford & Simpson, 34 — J. Jackson, Ex To 36 — C. Lucas, Ex To 40 — S. Lattisaw. ADDS; Imagination, War, X-25 Band, E. King, D. Summer. ADDS; Four Tops, Legacy, Aurra, L. Graham, Gap Band, D. Williams, C. Dawson, Crusaders, E. King, T rouble Funk, M. McDonald. LP AD DS ; D. Summer, S. Clarke, Zapp, Shalamar, A. Hitman, LP ADDS; A. Franklin. Franklin, J. Osborne, S. Lattisaw, Cerrone.

28 Cash Box/August 14, 19^ GOSPEL Black A&R Staffs 8th Estes Park Looking For Acts Gospel Seminar That Will Endure

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situation, I’m looking for a distinct and uni- NASHVILLE — More than 1,050 people que lead vocalist whose style is identifiable registered for and attended the 1 982 Chris- and pleasing. If it's a band that leans more tian Artists Seminar in Estes Park, Colo, toward instrumentals, then I'm more in- Spiritual Inspirational Aug, 1-6, which included more than 200 in- I Weolrc terested in its ability to create and write dividual sessions and nightly three-hour On On music, and if it’s a solo vocal act, then I'm concerts. LORD, YOU KEEP ON 8/7 Chan 1 AGE TO AGE 8/7 Chari looking for an ability to perform, to please PROVING YOURSELF TO AMY GRANT (Myrrh MSB-6697) Organized by Cam Floria, the eighth an- "Sing Your Praise To The Lord" an audience.” ME nual event for the first year had seminars “Right now we are signing artists based FLORIDA MASS CHOIR which related to music industry executives (Savoy SQL 7078) 2 UNFAILING LOVE on needs so that we can round-out the label Title Cut EVIE TORNQUIST (Word WSB 8867) and gospel recording artists, and, ac-

"How I Love You Lord" roster,” said Varnell Johnson, vice presi- IT'S GONNA RAIN 3 cording to Floria, the addition of those seg- MILTON BRUNSON dent, black music A&R, Capitol Records. ments proved to be a timely move as a (Myrrh MSB 6696) 3 MIRACLE looking at all areas of black music of "We are Title Cut B.J. THOMAS (Myrrh 6705) presentation by Gerald Blalock Spring for artists that can stand on their own. We YOU BROUGHT THE "I'm In Tune” 2 35 Arbor Music Distributing provided some in- are trying to break acts instead of records.” SUNSHINE sightful new ideas for revitalizing gospel CLARK SISTERS \U in Most executives contacted remarked (Sound of Gospel SOG 132) EfAMY GRANT CONCERT sales a time when label merchandisers that a balance between new and es- Unavailable At Press Time VOL. II are seeking alternative sales methods. GLORY TO HIS NAME (Myrrh MSB 6677) tablished artists is sought. “We consider "I'm Gonna Fly" 8 36 In addition to the 1,050 registrants, some ALBERTINA WALKER & THE the make-up of our roster and decide how CATHEDRAL OF LOVE MASS CHOIR 500 artists and industry representatives (Savoy SL-14614) we can diversify it to create some balance 5 AMAZING GRACE were on hand, along with 400 entrants for Title Cut B.J. THOMAS (Myrrh 6675) between the type of music you can pre- the vocal and musical competitions. An ex- WHEN ALL GOD’S Title Cut 5 51 sent,” said Arnold. “The same considera- CHILDREN GET tra 900 local residents also purchased tions are extended to the question of both tickets for the nightly showcases, which TOGETHER 6 I SAW THE LORD new and established acts.” REV. KEITH PRINGLE DALLAS HOLM (Greentree R 3723) featured such performers as Jessy Dixon, (Savoy SL 14656) Title Cut “I’ll it like this,” said put Robert Wright, Title Cut Benny Hester, Cynthia Clawson, Sandi director of RCA's black music A&R. "It’s like Patti, Larnelle Harris, the Imperials, BROTHER TO BROTHER 7 BLESS THE LORD WHO Joe WILLIAMS BROTHERS I o what tell my producers when they go to cut English, Phil Keaggy, Reba Rambo (Myrrh MSB-6717) REIGNS IN BEAUTY an LP: ‘Give me something familiar that Unavailable At Press Time BILL GAITHER TRIO (Word 6670) McGuire and Russ Taff. Title Cut people are used to hearing; and give me LORD, FROM THE DEPTHS Seminar Sessions something innovative that will be exciting OF MY HEART The six-day affair included five specific JAMES CLEVELAND AND THE and new.’” 8 THE VERY BEST OF WASHINGTON D.C. CHAPTER areas: the Music Leadership Conference; But in many cases the criteria for (Savoy AL-14654} IMPERIALS (Dayspring 4025) the Agent/Promoter Conference, Title Cut SST selecting an artist is based on financial con- Fashioned Way" 4 31 10TH ANNUAL PRAISE AND "Same Old organized by Linda Miller of Linda Miller & siderations. "In earlier times, A&R depart- REDEDICATION CONCERT Assoc.; the Executive Seminars, headed by ments were going after strong talent,” ex- 9 THE TRAVELER SOUTHEAST INSPIRATIONAL CHOIR DON FRANCISCO (New Pax NP 33106) Hal Spencer of Manna Music; the Artists (Jewel plained Wright. “Today, because of the 0172) "Traveler Joy" 9 43 Unavailable At Press Time Conference, guided by John and Marty economy, companies are after the quick A TOUCH OF CLASS Fischer; and the High School/College Con- money makers. JACKSON SOUTHERNAIRES 10 MAKE ME READY ference, where such artists as Terry Talbot, (Malaco 4375) FARRELL & FARRELL “I like a hit record,” continued Wright, "Don't Look Down On A Man" (New Pax NP33104) Steve Camp and Jamie Owen-Collins at-

I the bottom line is 10 8 “and also know that I’M PACKING UP, GETTING Unavailable At Press Time tempted to aid students with their personal sales. But from an A&R standpoint, I like to e READY lives. 11 PRIORITY think we’re after quality.” REV. ERNEST FRANKLIN Along with the seminars and showcases, (Savoy SL- 14695) IMPERIALS (Dayspring DST 4017) Wright added that he looks for artists that Unavailable At Press Time "The Trumpet Of Jesus" 11 15 a competition was held for vocal soloists embody quality and longevity. He also PRECIOUS LORD and instrumentalists, the winner of which AL GREEN (Hl/Myrrh MSB-6702) noted that it was rapidly becoming a o 12 HOLM, SHEPPARD, received a custom-recorded album, recor- Unavailable At Press Time “producers’ market,” where record com- JOHNSON ded for free at American Artists Studio in 12 HIGHER PLANE (Greentree R 3583) going after “a certain sound.” panies are AL GREEN (Myrrh MSB 6665) "Drawin' From The Well 12 50 Springfield, Mo., in addition to cash prizes, "His Name Is Jesus” He noted that several smaller labels have trophies and a scholarship. found success with producing money- 13 WE’VE COME TO PRAISE 13 ON WINGS OF THE WIND HIM TERRY TALBOT (Birdwing BWR making records with both new and es- 2038) DONALD VAILS CHORALEERS Unavailable At Press Time 13 3 Marketing Strategy tablished artists. According to PolyGram’s (Savoy SGL 7069) Unavailable At Press Time Taylor, the small label is a more viable out- 14 MIRACLE MAN 14 JONI’S SONG Plotted At Sparrow let, in many instances, than major labels. MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY JONI EARECKSON (Word WSB 8856) Smaller Labels (Myrrh MSB 6664) Title Cut 14 35 Title Cut Sales Conference “A lot of the newer acts are going to 15 15 IS MY LIVING IN VAIN ONLY JESUS LOS ANGELES — A review of marketing smaller labels which are distributed by CLARK SISTERS (New Birth 7056) DION (Dayspring DST-4027) larger labels,” Taylor said. “Smaller labels "Expect Your Miracle” 15 67 Unavailable At Press Time 15 4 strategies for the coming year and product national can get totally behind you because they can previews highlighted the recent airpiay. Gospei chart is compiled Last notation indicates the cut receiving the most The Cash Box sales conference for Sparrow Records. concentrate resources.” from a broad cross*section of sales reports from national distributors and one-stops. Held at in But established artists have also benefit- the Americana Hotel Fort Worth, ted from the intimate dealings of a smaller the four-day conference began with a July 1 3 keynote by label president Billy label. Most notable in this category is address Bobby Womack, who scored a top-charting Ray Hearn. Black Contemporary single and album on Included in the product previewed at the L A. -based Beverly Glen Records. But conference were albums by Phil Keaggy, Michael other established artists have found dif- & Stormie Omartian, Scott Wesley Candle, Michael ficulty in either obtaining such a label Brown, John Talbot and two compilation projects, “Communion, arrangement or have had tough going in establishing themselves on a smaller label. Vol. IN” and a two-record Christmas collec- The “Ice Man” Jerry Butler, who just tion. In addition, Barbara Mandrell’s “He recently released product on his own Foun- Set My Life To Music” gospel LP, which will tain Records based in Chicago, said that he Sparrow distribute to Christian opted to transform his production company bookstores, was also previewed. into a record label “to retain creative con- Heightened Visibility trol over my product. With the marketing In addition to product previews, the

department of a major label, I would be los- Sparrow conference also provided a forum ing control.” for marketing ideas and strategies for the Butler, who has been writing and perfor- rest of the year, with a special emphasis on ming hits since the mid-’50s, said that he heightening visibility at stores and among has updated his material to reach the consumers. Also discussed was the up- youth-oriented market, but has worked to coming three-month, nationwide tour maintain the integrity of the rich R&B featuring Keaggy and Sheila Walsh. tradition his music embodies. Other Sparrow executives making While the jury is still out on Butler’s ef- NEW BLOOD — Avani Prods. -Promotion recently entered into a new association with presentations at the conference included forts, other artists report that despite their Word Records to help in the area of career development. Among the Word artists covered Bill Conine, vice president, sales; Billy Ray attempts to blend tradition with the contem- under the agreement is Al Green. Pictured celebrating the new agreement are (l-r): Green: Hearn, vice president, marketing; and porary, there has been little receptiveness Avani principals Rosemary Lawrence and Erlene Calvin; and James Bullard, general George Baldwin, music marketing direc-

continued on page 31) manager, black music division. Word.

Cash Box/August 14. 1982 INTERN>ITION>1L Outside Artist Tie-Ins Seen As Vaiuabie Promotion Tooi .I (continued from page 17) Gangwisch. “It immediately jumped right Nashville-based publicist who works a up there and stayed and stayed. Otherwise

dozen major country artists, many of whom it would have been off the charts by March.” have done extensive promotions for Moress, who calls the ad “one of the best various manufacturers. "If it’s done in an at- experiences I’ve ever had in the business,” tractive manner, it heightens recognizabil- said that the reason that the spot heavily

ity and notoriety, which helps sell records.” impacted on record sales was that it Gangwisch cites clients Larry Gatlin, presented Rabbitt as himself, not as a HI? whose homey tour bus family-style TV for tical about commercials for artists, but in spots Kentucky Fried Chicken make use J of his group's harmonizing, and Joe Stam- this case, everyone involved realized what pley, whose Miller radio spot with Moe was good for both the artist and the spon- Bandy featured the good-ole-boy duet side sor, so it all came together. By using music of the artists, as likely promotions that that was current, we were able to create a f | enhanced record sales by strengthening synergy between the commercial and a hit'lit' positive images of the singers. "The Stam- record.” pley/Bandy ad kicked off last Labor Day Planning Important and boosted awareness of the Moe/Joe REGULAR TO WEA — Regular Records recently signed a distribution deal with WEA PolyGram’s Lewis seconded this ap- duo at the moment when they were Australia for Australia and New Zealand. Forthcoming releases will include product by proach. “To increase record sales, there recording together,” she explained. recording groups Mental As Anything, Icehouse and The Riptides. Pictured in the front row has to be an integrated plan with the record are (l-r): Martin Fabinyi, managing director. Regular; and Cameron Allen, director, Eddie Rabbitt is also a Gangwisch client, and sponsoring company. The two work together hand-in-hand. } Regular. Pictured in the back row are (l-r): Peter Ikin, managing director, WEA Australia; and it is his "I Love A Rainy Night” commer- Paul Turner, managing director, WEA Australia; and Philip Mortlock, creative services cial for Miller that most retailers fingered as To further the Rabbitt/Miller tie-in. the brewery “tried to take the commercial on manager, WEA Australia. the most successful record sales crossover •h: commercial. Ed Berson, vice president of the road and market it,” said Moress. purchasing and distribution for the Record Various distributors promoted Rabbitt con- INTERN/1TION/1L D/1TELINE Bar chain, felt that the Rabbitt ad, which certs in a “Miller presents Eddie Rabbitt In showed the singer capping a concert with Concert” program, for which they bought Argentina Italy the hit tune before retreating backstage for tickets and helped buy ads. “Out on the a brew, greatly helped sell his records. Ber- road you got what you saw on the commer- BUENOS AIRES — Mario Kaminsky of MILAN — Annual conventions are being son, however, tempered praise with his cial,” said Moress. “It became a Miller/Rab- Microfon reports that the new album by scheduled by many Italian record com- “gut feeling" that for a non-record ad to sell bitt event.” Sandra Mlhanovich, produced by Ricardo panies for the end of summer. Dischi records, the artist first needs a hit. “When According to Wendy Birky, merchandis- Kleinman, is selling very well. Two singles Ricordi will organize the meeting in Palma they don’t have a hit, merchandising ing coordinator at Miiwaukee’s Radio Doc- culled from the album have reached Top di Majorca (Spain) during the last week of someone else’s product doesn’t help us as tors, similar sponsorships on a local level Ten status, although singles sales are August, while CBS Dischi will hold its con- much as that product’s manufacturer,” he (see acompanying story) are also having an generally so low that they are released vention on Aug. 30-31 and RCA during the explained. “Ella Fitzgerald’s commercials effect on record sales. “We have a local mainly for promotional purposes. The LP, first week of September. for Memorex didn’t sell any of her records.” band called the Booze Brothers, which backed by a strong TV campaign, is con- Guido Rignano, besides his post of parodies the Biues Brothers but is also Garrett, sidered one of the best of the year. managing director Dischi Lew director of record purchas- at Ricordi, has getting into other things. They are now be- ing at the Stark/Camelot chain, also noted Juan Carlos Baglletto reached gold also been named president of the same ing sponsored by Pabst. In these tie-ins, the heavier sales record status last week after his LP reached company (replacing Gianni Babini, of Eddie Rabbitt product dur- who brewery pays for the printing of posters and ing the time of the Miller spot, "but he had a the 30,000 mark. EMI's promotion keeps the position of president of group the air spots, which help sell the act’s albums manager, Roberto Play, devised a good G. Ricordi hot album out at the same time so it’s hard & C.)and of Art! Grafiche Ricordi. besides the beer. The Booze Brothers has to say if it was the impact of the commer- promotional stunt through the The Police, during its last Italian computer tour, just put out an album on their own label, cial.” system of the company: he detected that received in Milan from CBS Dischi an and it’s selling reai well.” the thirty-thousandth has been sold to award for the sales of its LPs "Zenyatta According to Stan Moress, president of At Waxie Maxie in Washington, D.C., Musical Once, one of the main distributors Scotti Brothers Management and manager Mondatta" and "Ghost In The Machine,” advertising manager Marcy Banner said that in this market, and Baglletto himself wentto which sold 200,000 copies each of Eddie Rabbitt, the Miller ad had a major on the when recording artists make radio spots, the store to receive it as a gift. Play told Italian market. effect in taking “I Love A Rainy Night” to #1 “it’s almost like getting more airplay on an Cash Box that, although it is difficult to find Alfredo Cerruti, formerly on the pop, country, and A/C charts, as well A&R manager album.” She specifically credited Schlitz statistics, the company believes that this is at CGD, signed a three-year as selling 2 million units of the “Horizon” agreement ads by the O’Jays, the Gap Band and Millie the fastest reached Gold Record mark by a with Dischi Ricordi as exclusive album. “There’s no question in my mind producer. Jackson for staying musically within the ar- newcoming artist ever. The 30,000 copies The announcement was given by Diego that it helped record sales,” said Moress. tists’ styles and increasing exposure. sold are required by the Chamber of Ando, general manager of the company. The TV spot, which Gangwisch said is “People get excited,” Penner added. Record Producers for the certification of The Bottega Discantica record shop still referred to in articles and interviews “You get artists coming on and mentioning the award. located in Milan started up a activity new as with Rabbitt, aired during the Rose Bowl on who they are, and the listener gets a feeling Interdisc has started the release of the distributor of foreign production. The first New Year’s Day 1980. It was originally of personal contact with the group. And first WEA albums through the arrangement release is “Orfeo and Euridice” Gluck, by slated to air in March of that year, but the when the ads are played on stations that recently signed. Roberto “Chacho” Ruiz, in produced by the Belgian company Accent brewery and the ad agency were so pleased play their records, one hand washes the charge of Latin American Operations (ex- “ with singers such as Rene ‘I Jacobs and with it that they ran it earlier. Love A other. The band becomes more recog- cepting Brazil and Mexico) will operate Marjanne Kweksiber. Rainy Night’ was already Top 5 when the nizable, and more records are sold in- from new headquarters in downtown mario luigi de commercial first aired,” recalled store.” Buenos Aires and plans to tour several The exposure factor was also seen by countries this month. -Ji Japan Music Is Red Sanacore, record department Victor Heredia and Cuarteto Zupay will New Focus manager at Sam Goody’s 51st St. outlet in appear next week at the Obras Stadium to TOKYO — Five major record companies Of L.A. Kool Festival Manhattan. “I haven’t noticed any increase premiere their new albums, recorded for here — RVC, King, CBS/Sony, Teichiku (continued from page 13) in sales," she said, "but there’s a dozen kids Uit PolyGram, Zupay performed recently in the and Toshiba/EMI — will soon launch a joint Sound and Space outfit. in my building who are familiar with some United States, and its album devoted to campaign to herald the debut of a new The closing night, Wednesday, dubbed, artists just by their commercials on the songs penned by Marla Elena Walsh is still hybrid music so far called "Melting Sound.” “Looking Toward the 21st Century,” will radio.” selling very well. They will probably travel to To be released under a theme like “Melting also Include the noted violinist Leroy “I think it’s a marvelous thing for artist Spain next month. Sound Series,” this style is said to be a fu- Jenkins with his group Sting. What may recognition,” concluded Penner. “It’s the CBS reports that folk chanteuse Julia sion of classical and jazz elements. prove to be a wide-ranging multi-media type of thing that accumulates over time. A Elena Davalos has finished the recording of CBS/Sony is also set to debut another presentation is the segment by perfor- little exposure here, a little exposure there. her new LP and is appearing at the Provin- series of releases under the heading mance artist Laurie Anderson, who will Ads by the Gap Band and the O’Jays have cias Theater. Marla Martha Serra Lima "Sound Of Elegance.” This series will sing, play, dance and show films and slides been on quite a bit recently, and their sales received a Gold Record for the sales of her feature semi-classical music arranged to throughout her show. are doing really well.” waxings at the Michelangelo nitery. Duet appeal to easy listening (“beautiful music”) Tickets for the events will Pimpinela has returned from a tour to Chile outlets. be $14.50 on The only free event so far and has been signed for new dates in San- Sales continue to lag in Japan, according down. scheduled Up Front Bowed tiago. to the latest reports from the Japan during the festival will be a lecture Monday, LOS ANGELES — Up Front Management, Carlos Casale of Discosa reports good Phonographic Record Assn. (JPRA). For Nov. 8, as the Cal State Institute of the Arts, an artist management firm, was recently sales for the new Roque Narvaja album, the month of June, sales of records were where Anthony Braxton will speak on the formed by former tip sheet publisher Lynda various facets of his musical experience which is distributed by Interdisc. Narvaja is down 3% and 13%, respectively, from the Emon. First client for the company is expected to visit this country in September. previous month and the same month last from classicism to be bop. Denver-based band Randy Rock. The main

There is also an album by Pablo Abraira, year. At the same time, prerecorded tapes As Fleischmann put it, “We are going to office is located at 40 Central Park South, and one by another composer and chan- remained about equal with sales figures take the art of jazz by the forelock and move New York, N.Y, 10019. The New York phone

teur from Spain, Luis Eduardo Aute. from the previous month and the same it at least into the ’80s and perhaps into the number is (212) 371-2096. The L.A. phone miguel smirnoff month last year. kozo otsuka next century.” number is (213) 476-9941.

30 Cash Box/August 14, 1982 jsiack Music Signings Leaning To More Commerciai Sounds (continued from page 29) . artists’ needs and demands, as well as the at the labels — large or small. labels’, can be better addressed when the old ^ "It’s ok for new artists to cover an artist has a knowledgeable and respected song, but all they want an established artist mediator. to do is new material, and that’s confusing Wright remarked that many established to me,” said Sam Moore, formerly of the artists are correct when they claim that Sam & Dave duo. “Company executives are labels resist signing them, adding, “An ar- buying what they want without rhyme or tist with a hit five years ago has to under- reason and the kids have no choice but to stand what current conditions are so they buy what's there.” will be aware of what material they can do Label executives see the problem going best in a contemporary vein. beyond repertoire and the ability of the ar- "We take a lot of time sitting down with tist to appeal to a contemporary audience. the prospective artist, the management — Working feverishly to finish its next for equipped to sign established artists, LOOSE IN THE STUDIO LP Handshake. "Loose "We’re team and the producer to see what they usually outprice themselves,” said In The World," recording group Sneaker paused for a picture. Present in the studio that but everybody wants and to try and make * president, Venture day were (l-r): Mike Hughes of the group: Shelly Weiss, Sneaker's manager: Jim King of the Al Edmundson, vice everybody happy,” he continued. Records, “We don’t have the major budgets group: composer, arranger/conductor Lalo Schitrin: Mitch Crane of the group: com- In fact, many of the A&R executives con- poser/arranger/conductor Jimmy Haskell: Tim Torrance, Michael Carey Schneider and that big labels do, so we can’t spend a lot of tacted said that acts are often brought to of the group: and Jeff Baxter, producer of the LP. money on acts.” Michael Cottage their attention through phone calls from in- But major labels are also more reluctant dustry insiders, such as lawyers, these days to sign an established artist for managers, producers and other artists. Milwaukee Co. Sets Regional megabucks because, according to Some executives contacted said they get PolyGram’s Taylor, “Some acts ask for between 100-250 tapes a week from * more than they are really worth. We have to Band Sponsorship With Miller various sources, also noting that most of ask them, ‘what have you done lately?,’ and (continued from page 11) the demo tapes received are from new acts. Nights’ at retail (club) accounts in their ask ourselves, ‘if they are that good, why Some noted that when a highly regarded areas.” are they looking for a label?'” New Orleans, Teddy Baker for Atlanta and . lawyer, producer or manager has an act it of the bands’ RepreBentation At Fault? Pat McCurdy & The Men About Town for Miller is subsidizing much would like to see signed, they often by-pass promotional materials, including generic Edmundson, however, believes that Milwaukee/Chicago. The McCurdy group, the A&R department all together in favor of posters, schedule cards and backdrops, some established artists on the rebound incidentally, includes the frontman and two a corporate contact. while Reynolds supplies buttons, T-shirts trail could be with labels with better other members of former Millenium * Pounding the pavement is still practiced and jackets at cost to distributors for representation. “Many name artists curren- recording artists Yipes! by some A&R staffers, who remain active in “Each band is a regional success story giveaway use. In return, the bands must : tly not on labels could have deals if they club and concert hopping in efforts to ferret Miller product in use of also had better management. How many that we’re tapping into,” stated Reynolds. support out new talent. Columbia’s Arnold said that promotional materials given them and con- black attorneys do you see in this industry? “Just like Miller taps into the U.S. Bonds ^ he finds acts in number of ways but has sumption of it for those members who drink Many artists have expensive representa- a success story on a national level, we do the made some of his most successful finds in beer. tion that doesn’t meet their needs,” he ad- same on a regional level.” “I of Honey assistance builds ded. unusual ways. found A Taste Reynolds says that the program enables Miller's promotional (while with Capitol) doing a gig at the old greater traffic for the bands’ performances, But label executives also recognize the the Miller distributors to tie-in and initiate Etc. Club in L.A. and heard (while at since the bands play for a guarantee value of good representation, noting that GO local promotions that can’t be done too of- and Arista) jammin’ in somebody’s basement in ten with major artists, who restrict their plus percentage of gross door receipts, tCapitol Closes New York.” concert dates to the major markets. “These more traffic means more earnings and Another area of A&R that is evolving in groups cover small markets as well as big. growth. Based on the relationship es- through the sponsorship, Pressing Plant these tight economic times is the approach Tie-ins with them are affordable even to tablished to production. According to Arnold his smaller distributors who can stage ‘Miller Reynolds hopes for further future tie-ins In Los Angeles company tries to do most production in- and has submitted a proposal for Miller in- in forthcoming Atlantic (continued from page 7) house in an effort "to be intricately involved volvement Zebra’s Chances Slim For though he jokingly in our product. Records album, > Records group, the L.A, plant handled stressed that such involvement will entail pressings for the Warner Bros, Records “I think a lot of companies make a big DeConcini Home "nothing graphic.” labels, Khoury added that the remaining mistake by giving the production work to an “I like to have Reynolds is also looking to expand the Capitol facilities would pick up the slack outside source,” he added. ’82 Taping Bill In network of Miller-sponsored bands by a resulting from the L.A. plant closure. them in-house so I can keep a closer watch the investment and also have (continued from page 7) minimum of 10 more regional acts covering According to Khoury, it will be up to the on company’s advance idea of what the product is the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, operations manager of the L.A. facility to some Sion of Congress. The proposals, drafted so a marketing plan can start to be Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Syracuse, determine which equipment at the plant about by DeConcini's office, incorporated many Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Baltimore, should be relocated to either the developed.” of the principles of the Mathias amend- the maintain a Houston, Dallas, Pittsburgh and Bir- Winchester or Jacksonville facilities. Summing up need to ment, except that a "manufacturers use roster blood and mingham markets, thus covering most of Khoury denied thatthe L.A. plantclosure balanced between new fee” suggested would be lower than the established winners, Wright at said, the top 25 markets in the country. In addi- would have any impact on the company’s RCA royalties proposed in the Mathias amend- all the tion, he is about to pitch a similar spon- ability to ship product in a timely manner “We have to worry about economy, ment. because no sales means there is no money sorship idea "with a slightly different twist” and asserted that the records group would it highly unlikely that j “At this time, seems to bring in new acts.” to major soft drink companies. continue to be competitive in its distribution we will get much further on this,” DeCon- As for Miller, Joe Faust, the company’s of product. cini's spokesman said. “The only way publicity director for the sponsorship In a related development, Capitol IVICA Sets Promo Push something could happen would beifwegot I program, terms it a “big benefit” for Miller Records will now be responsible for promo- a consensus bill (between the Senate and I’ For Film Soundtracks High Life brand, the specific sponsoring tion of all black product in the Capi- the House of Representatives), but that entity. “We reach a large number of young tol/EMIA/Liberty Records group. All black LOS ANGELES — A promotional campaign looks unlikely.” i people in our 18-35 target demographic product will now be released under the centered on shopping malls will be The main sticking point is still the issue of through a medium they like, which is .^Capitol label and be promoted by Capitol’s launched in support of the soundtracks to royalties, said DeConcini's spokesman. music.” national black promotion staff under the E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and The Best Lit- “Any bill (that passes) would have to be ac- direction of Rusty Moody, director of tle Whorehouse In Texas by MCA Records ceptable to the manufacturers (of records, national black promotion for the company. and MCA Distributing, in conjunction with prerecorded tapes and motion picture and Moody said that Ronnie Jones, who had Universal Pictures. The campaign, set for television programming). Otherwise, they

I’^previously been handling promotion of selected malls in New York City, Fort Worth would kill it in the House.”

; black product on the EMIA/Liberty labels, and Dallas, will commence Aug. 15. DeConcini’s spokesman then added that will now serve as his immediate assistant. The push will entail placing 1’xT displays an acceptable bill would have two main i^The consolidation has resulted in the and posters throughout the malls at high points: 1) establishment of a home use ex release of five promotion staffers, in addi- visibility free-standing galleries. The dis- emption for audio and video taping; and 2) tion to the transfer of Gordon Alderson plays will indicate the locations where the establishment of a “right of first sale” doc- back to regional promotion based in records can be purchased in the malls and trine to bar unauthorized rentals of Detroit. announce drawings that will be held daily to copyrighted product. Another Capitol Records spokesman give away copies of other LPs. In the area of some kind of royalties or i confirmed that there would be some con- The promotion will be confined to New manufacturers use fees, DeConcini’s

1 solidation in the pop promotion regional York, Dallas and Fort Worth until the middle spokesman said the problem was one of _staff, a parring down to streamline the of September. From Sept. 15-30, additional greed. FELICIANO AND SANTANA — Guitarist j:

ij ' operation and align the Capitol staff more cities will be added to the promotion. “It will be hard to reach agreement on Carlos Santana (r) recently joined inter- closely with that of EMI/Liberty field Also beginning in September, the this point,” he said. “The motion picture national artist Jose Feliciano to record I ! promotion staffs. At press time there were promotion will be expanded to include companies are being too greedy; the music "Samba Pa Ti" for Feliciano's just-released

no details as to how many staffers will be in- product by Olivia Newton-John and Tom industry is being too greedy. It looks as "Escenas De Amor." the first album on the ^ “volved in label. ; the trimming. Petty, among others. though greed will kill Cock Robin.” new Motown Latino

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1 MIRAGE 8.98 34 JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT 67 JUMP UP! ggg FLEETWOOD MAC (Warner Bros. 23607-1) WEA 1 5 RECORD ELTON JOHN (Getfen GHS 2013) WEA 64 15 (Columbia CX2 38054) CBS 2 ASIA 8.98 68 CHARIOTS OF FIRE ggg (Geften GHS 2008) WEA 2 20 35 MOUNTAIN MUSIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MUSIC BY VANGELIS ggg (Polydor PD-1-6335) POL 56 44 ALABAMA (RCA AHL 1-4229) RCA 32 23 3 PICTURES AT ELEVEN egs ROBERT PLANT (Swan Song/Atco SS 8512) WEA 3 5 69 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF 36 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL ggg ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (MCA-6109) MCA 37 KHAN ggg 4 EYE OF THE TIGER ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Atlantic SD 19363) WEA 70 5 SURVIVOR (Scotti Bros. FZ 38062) CBS 5 8 37 THROWIN’ DOWN ggg RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown 6005GL) IND 26 11 70 BEAT ggg 5 STILL LIFE (AMERICAN KING CRIMSON (Warner Bros. 9 23692-1) WEA 52 7 CONCERT 1981) 998 38 SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE _ THE ROLLING STONES JUDAS PRIEST (Columbia FC 38160) CBS 43 5 71 FREEZE-FRAME ggg (Rolling Stones/AtcoCOC 391 13) WEA 4 8 THE J. GEILS BAND (EMI America SOO-17062) CAP 66 40 39 JEFFREY OSBORNE ggg 6 AMERICAN FOOL ggg (ASM SP-4896) RCA 42 9 72 GREASE 2 ggg JOHN COUGAR (RIva RVL 7501) POL 7 16 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (RSO RS-1-3803) POL 58 9 40 NO FUN ALOUD 7 ALWAYS ON MY MIND ggg 73 BUILT FOR SPEED ggg GLENN FREY (Asylum El-60129) WILLIE NELSON (Columbia FC 37951) CBS 6 22 WEA 40 9 STRAY CATS (EMI America ST-17070) CAP 80 8 41 STEVIE WONDER’S ORIGINAL 8 ABRACADABRA ggg 74 INSTANT LOVE THE STEVE MILLER BAND (Capitol ST-12216) CAP 9 8 MUSIQUARIUM I ^ggg CHERYL LYNN (Columbia FC 38057) CBS 79 6 STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Motown 6002TL2) IND 30 12 9 GET LUCKY 75 MISSING PERSONS ago LOVERBOY (Columbia FC 37638) CBS 8 40 42 VACATION ggg (Capitol DLP-1 5001) CAP 76 19 GO-GO'S (I.R.S. /ASM SP 70031) RCA — 1 10 GOOD TROUBLE 76 JUMP TO IT ggg REO SPEEDWAGON (Epic FE 38100) CBS 10 6 43 EMOTIONS IN MOTION ggg ARETHA FRANKLIN (Arista AL 9601) IND 88 2 BILLY SOUIER (Capitol ST-12217) CAP 77 2 11 DAYLIGHT AGAIN ggg 77 ONE ON ONE CROSBY, STILLS & NASH (Atlantic SD 19360) WEA 12 5 44 KEEP IT LIVE ggg CHEAP TRICK (Epic FE 38021) CBS 75 12 DAZZ BAND (Motown 6004ML) IND 31 22 12 IV 78 HANDS DOWN TOTO (Columbia FC 37728) CBS 11 18 45 IMPERIAL BEDROOM BOB JAMES (Tappan Zee/Columbia FC 38067) CBS 84 6 ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS 13 ROCKY III 8.98 (Columbia FC 38157) CBS 51 5 79 AEROBIC SHAPE UP ggg ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Liberty LO-51 130) CAP 14 6 JOANIE GREGGAINS (Parade/Peter Pan 104) IND 71 18 46 BLACKOUT ggg 14 THREE SIDES LIVE 1098 SCORPIONS (Mercury SRM-1-4039) POL 41 21 80 WE GO A LONG WAY BACK GENESIS (Atlantic SD 2-2000) WEA 15 8 BLOODSTONE (T-Neck FZ 38115) CBS 81 6 47 VINYL CONFESSIONS 15 TUG OF WAR KANSAS (Kirshner FZ 38002) CBS 44 10 81 HOOKED ON CLASSICS II: PAUL McCartney (Columbia TC 37462) CBS 13 14 CAN’T STOP THE CLASSICS 48 ESCAPE THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (RCA AFL1-4373) RCA 95 3 16 CHICAGO 16 898 JOURNEY (Columbia TC 37408) CBS 47 54 CHICAGO (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 9 23689-1) WEA 22 9 49 REACH iogg 82 TANTALIZINGLY HOT ggg STEPHANIE MILLS (Casablanca NBLP 7265) POL 99 2 17 ALL FOUR ONE ggg RICHARD SIMMONS (Elektra E1-60122F) WEA THE MOTELS (Capitol S-12177) CAP 18 16 50 SUCCESS HASN’T SPOILED ME 83 AS WE SPEAK ggg 18 ANNIE DAVID SANBORN (Warner Bros. 9 23650-1) WEA 89 7 YET g.gg ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Columbia JS 38000) CBS 20 13 RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA AFL 1-4125) RCA 84 ON THE LINE ggg GARY U.S. BONDS (EMI America SO-17068) CAP 68 8 19 SPECIAL FORCES ggg 51 II ,38 SPECIAL (A&M SP-4888) RCA 19 12 ZAPP 8.98 ZAPP (Warner Bros. 9 23583-1 WEA 67 2 ) 85 I’M THE ONE ggg ROBERTA FLACK (Atlantic SD 19354) WEA 72 9 20 GAP BAND IV ggg THE GAP BAND 52 A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS ggg (Jive/Arista VA IND 57 13 (Total Experience TE-1-3001) POL 21 10 66000) 86 HEY RICKY ggg MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista AL 9574) IND 92 17 21 DIVER DOWN ggg 53 PELICAN WEST 698 HAIRCUT (Arista AL IND 54 19 VAN HALEN (Warner Bros. BSK 3677) WEA 17 15 100 6600) 87 UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN ggg X (Elektra 9 60150-1) WEA 93 6 22 ALL THE BEST COWBOYS HAVE 54 NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET ggg SOFT CELL (Sire SRK 3647) WEA 46 30 WILD THE CHINESE EYES ggg 88 HEART OF YOUNG (Columbia FC 87 20 PETE TOWNSHEND (Atco SD 38-149) WEA 24 7 KARLA BONOFF 37444) CBS 55 NO CONTROL EDDIE MONEY (Columbia FC 37960) CBS 61 6 89 HOOKED ON CLASSICS 23 DARE 8 98 ggg THE HUMAN LEAGUE (Virgin/A&M SP-6-4892) RCA 16 25 LOUIS CLARK conducts THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC 56 MARSHALL CRENSHAW ggg ORCHESTRA (RCA AFL1-4194) RCA 78 39 (Warner Bros. BSK 3673) WEA 59 13 24 NOW AND FOREVER ggg 90 THE ENVOY ggg AIR SUPPLY (Arista AL 9587) IND 23 9 WARREN ZEVON (Asylum 9 60159-1) WEA 105 2 57 NIGHT AND DAY g98 25 SHIP ARRIVING TOO LATE TO JOE JACKSON (A&M SP-4906) RCA 65 5 9112GREATESTHITSVOL.il SAVE A DROWNING WITCH NEIL DIAMOND (Columbia TC 38066) CBS 74 12 FRANK ZAPPA (Barking Pumpkin FW 38066) CBS 27 12 58 QUIET LIES 898 JUICE NEWTON (Capitol ST-12210) CAP 38 12 92 STREET OPERA ggg 26 DONNA SUMMER 8.98 ASHFORD & SIMPSON (Capitol ST-12207) CAP 83 12 (Geflen GHS 2005) WEA 49 2 59 THE OTHER WOMAN ggg RAY PARKER, JR. (Arista AL 9590) IND 50 18 93 LONE RHINO ggg 27 EYE IN THE SKY ggg ADRIAN BELEW (Island/Atco IL 9751) WEA 94 7 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT 60 I LOVE ROCK ’N ROLL g gg (Arista AL 9599) IND 25 9 JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS (Boardwalk NB1-33243) IND 53 36 94 BRILLIANCE ggg ATLANTIC STARR (A&M SP-4883) RCA 85 21 28 HOOKED ON SWING ggg LARRY ELGART and his MANHATTAN SWING 61 KIM WILDE 8.98 ORCHESTRA (RCA AFL1-4343) RCA 29 10 (EMI America ST-17065) CAP 95 WINDSONG ggg RANDY CRAWFORD (Warner Bros. 9 23687-1) WEA 86 9

29 DREAMGIRLS 9,98 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST 62 ALDO NOVA 96 BELLA DONNA ggg (Geffen GHSP 2007) WEA 28 14 (Portrait ZRR 37498) CBS 55 26 STEVIE NICKS (Modern/Atco MR 38-139) WEA 82 53

30 LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUNDggg 63 SWEETS FROM A STRANGER ggg 97 NUGENT ggg 12 KENNY ROGERS (Liberty LO-51 124) CAP 39 4 SQUEEZE (A&M SP-4800) RCA 60 TED NUGENT (Atlantic SD 19365) WEA 103 5

31 COMBAT ROCK 64 SO EXCITED ggg 98 MY FAVORITE PERSON THE CLASH (Epic FE 37689) CBS 33 10 POINTER SISTERS (Planet BXL1-4355) RCA 73 5 THE O'JAYS (Philadelphia Int'l. FZ 37999) CBS 96 14

32 AVALON ggg 65 BEAUTY AND THE BEAT ggg 99 GHOST IN THE MACHINE ggg 62 55 ROXY MUSIC (Warner Bros. 9 23666-1) WEA 35 9 THE GO-GO'S (I.R.S. /A&M SP 70021) RCA THE POLICE (A&M SP-3730) RCA 97 43

33 POWER PLAY ggg 66 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART ggg 100 TRON APRIL WINE (Capitol ST-12218) CAP 36 6 PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra El-60015) WEA 63 17 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (CBS SM 37782) CBS 110 3 .

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101 PRIVATE AUDITION 134 ABOMINOG 898 167 GOLD 8 98 HEART (Epic FE 38049) CBS 91 10 URIAH HEEP (Mercury SRM-1-4057) POL — 1 STEELY DAN (MCA-5324) MCA 169 6

102 ALLIGATOR WOMAN egs 135 2XS 8 98 168 IN BLACK AND WHITE ggg CAMEO (Chocolate City CCLP 2021) POL 98 19 NAZARETH (A&M SP-4901) RCA 136 6 BARBARA MANDRELL {MCA-5205) MCA 165 12 103 WHO’S FOOLIN’ WHO ege 136 STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYESggs 169 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE ggg ONE WAY (MCA-5279) MCA 101 21 RAINBOW (Mercury SRM-1-4041) POL 128 16 AIR SUPPLY (Arista AL 9551) IND 158 62 104 LOVE NOTES 137 OUT OF THE SHADOWS 898 170 ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST CHUCK MANGIONE (Columbia FC 38101) CBS 112 6 DAVE GRUSIN (GRP/Arlsta 5510) IND 147 3 HITS 898 105 OFFRAMP ago 138 WILLIE NELSON’S GREATEST (Capitol SOO-12110) CAP 168 128 PAT METHENY GROUP (ECM-1 1216) WEA 108 13 HITS (AND SOME THAT WILL 171 THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST 898 106 III WISHES BE) IRON MAIDEN (Harvest ST-12202) CAP 162 19 SHOOTING STAR (Virgin/Epic FE 38020) CBS 118 2 WILLIE NELSON (Columbia KC 237542) CBS 130 48 172 STEAMIN’ HOT THE REDDINGS (Believe In A Dream FZ 37974) CBS 159 12 107 LIVE IT UP 139 THE LEGEND GOES ON ggo DAVID JOHANSEN (Blue Sky ARZ 38004) CBS 115 7 THE STATLER BROTHERS 173 OUARTERFLASH ggg (Mercury SRM-1-4048) POL 141 5 108 OFFERING ago (Geffen GHS 2003) WEA 170 43 AXE (Atco SD 38-148) WEA 116 8 140 CONVERTIBLE MUSIC 898 174 BODY TALK ggg JOSIE COTTON (Elektra 9 60140-1) WEA 150 3 177 4 109 4 a 98 IMAGINATION (MCA-5271) MCA FOREIGNER (Atlantic SD 16999) WEA 90 56 175 STANDING HAMPTON 141 KEEPIN’ LOVE NEW ago 898 SAMMY HAGAR (Geffen GHS 2006) WEA 175 30 110 WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS’ HOWARD JOHNSON (A&M SP-4895) RCA 152 3 MOUSERCISE 798 142 CURRENT 176 NOW IS THE TIME (Epic FE — 1 (Disneyland 62516) IND 100 22 HEATWAVE (Epic FE 38065) CBS 134 7 LOU RAWLS 37448) CBS 177 MEMORIES 111 SHEFFIELD STEEL 898 143 CHILLOUT BARBRA STREISAND (Columbia TC 37678) CBS 173 36 JOE COCKER (Island/Atco IL 9750) WEA 119 6 BLACK UHURU (Island/Atco 9752) WEA 145 4 178 YOU’VE GOT THE POWER 112 SOMEWHERE IN THE STARS 144 NOTHING TO FEAR ggo THIRD WORLD (Columbia FC 37744) CBS 171 22 ROSANNE CASH (Columbia FC 37570) CBS 104 8 OINGO BOINGO (A&M SP-4903) RCA 154 3 113 ALL DRESSED UP & 145 THE INNOCENT AGE 179 GET IT ON CREDIT ggg TORONTO (Network/Elektra 9 60153-1) WEA — 1 NO PLACE TO GO DAN FOGELBERG (Full Moon/Epic KE2 37393) CBS 131 48 898 180 IT’S A FACT NICOLETTE LARSON 146 REUNION ggo 8 98 (Warner Bros, BSK 3678) WEA 125 2 THE TEMPTATIONS (Gordy/Motown 6008GL) IND 137 16 JEFF LORBER (Arista AL 9583) IND 167 21 181 WORKING CLASS DOG 114 FEELS SO RIGHT 898 147 GREATEST HITS 898 898 RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA AFL 1-3697) 174 72 ALABAMA (RCA AHL 1-3930) RCA 107 75 KENNY ROGERS (Liberty LOO-1072) CAP 140 96 RCA 182 HOT FUN 115 “D” TRAIN 898 148 20 AEROBIC DANCE HITS 898 898 DAYTON (Liberty LT-51126) CAP — 1 (Prelude PRL 14105) IND 109 16 MARCY MUIR (Parade/Peter Pan 101) IND 139 31 183 116 FANDANGO 898 149 TRUST ME 898 TATTOO YOU 8 98 ROLLING STONES HERB ALPERT (A&M SP-3731) RCA 117 10 JEAN CARN (Motown 6010ML) IND 143 8 (Rolling Stone/Atco COC 16052) WEA 176 49 117 NON-STOP ECSTATIC 150 SOONER OR LATER 898 184 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 898 DANCING LARRY GRAHAM (Warner Bros, BSK 3668) WEA 146 9 509 (Warner Bros. BSK 3383) WES 185 133 SOFT CELL (Sire 8 23694-1B) WEA 129 2 151 BREAKIN’ AWAY 898 185 CAROL HENSEL’S EXERCISE & 118 WAITIN’FORTHESUNTOSHINE _ AL JARREAU (Warner Bros, BSK 3576) WEA 155 52 DANCE PROGRAM VOLUME 2 RICKY SKAGGS (Epic FE 37193) CBS 120 12 152 BILLY IDOL ggg s.9e (Vintage/Mirus VNI 7733) IND 186 35 119 BUSINESS AS USUAL (Chrysalis CHR 1377) IND — 1 186 JUST SYLVIA 898 MEN AT WORK (Columbia ARC 37978) CBS 135 6 153 FRIENDS ggs SYLVIA (RCA AHL1-4312) RCA — 1 120 INSIDE 898 SHALAMAR (Solar/Elektra S-28) WEA 149 26 187 LOVE IS WHERE YOU FIND IT RONNIE MILSAP (RCA AHL14311) RCA 102 8 154 Jl ggg 8 98 THE WHISPERS (Solar/Elektra S-27) WEA 182 31 121 LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY JUNIOR (Mercury SRM-1-4043) POL 151 16 898 188 EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIVE JERMAINE JACKSON (Motown 6017ML) IND 133 2 155 HAPPY TOGETHER ggs BLUE OYSTER CULT (Columbia KG 37946) CBS 183 14 122 WE ARE ONE ODYSSEY (RCA AFL1-4240) RCA 157 8 8 98 189 RIO PIECES OF A DREAM (Elektra 9 60142-1) WEA 132 4 156 JUICE 8 98 888 DURAN DURAN (Harvest ST-1211)CAP 179 11 123 EYE TO EYE sgs JUICE NEWTON (Capitol ST-12136) CAP 153 76 (Warner Bros. BSK 3570) WEA 124 11 190 FAME ggg 157 THE IN CENTRAL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (RSO RX1-3080) POL 192 29 124 ROYAL JAM CONCERT 1208 191 THE CRUSADERS (MCA 2-8017) MCA 126 7 PARK 1488 THE MONROES SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (Alfa AAE-15015) IND 148 10 125 (Warner Bros. 2BSK 3654) WEA 144 23 PHYSICAL 8.98 192 TIME PIECES/THE BEST OF k NEWTON-JOHN (MCA-5229) MCA 106 42 158 THE DUDE ggg ERIC CLAPTON ggg 126 QUINCY JONES (A&M SP-3721) RCA 160 72 WISE GUY 8.98 ERIC CLAPTON (RSO RX 1-3099) POL 193 10 KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS 159 PAC-MAN FEVER (Ze/SireSRK 193 THE JAZZ SINGER ggg 3681) WEA 121 8 BUCKNER & GARCIA (Columbia XRC 37941) CBS 138 22 127 NEIL DIAMOND (Capitol SWAV-12120) CAP 181 87 OUTLAW 8.98 160 EDDIE MURPHY A/AR (RCA AFL1-4208) 194 PICTURE THIS 898 RCA 113 23 (Columbia FC 38180) CBS 172 2 128 THE HUNTER HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS (Chrysalis CHR 1340) IND 166 25 8.98 161 STEVE FORBERT 195 BOBBIE SUE ggg 111 9 (Nemperor ARZ 37434) CBS 156 5 OAK RIDGE BOYS {MCA-5294) MCA 187 26 129 THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE 162 HOMOSAPIEN 598 196 BIG SCIENCE ggg IN PETE SHELLEY (Arista AL 6602) IND 163 5 TEXAS LAURIE ANDERSON (Warner Bros BSK 3674) WEA 198 15 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (MCA-61 12) MCA 142 2 163 SCOTT BAIO 898 197 SOUP FOR ONE 898 — 1 130 LITE ME UP (RCA NFL1-8025) RCA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK HERBIE HANCOCK (Columbia FC 37928) CBS 114 12 164 DIARY OF A MADMAN (Mirage/Atco WTG 19353) WEA 180 10 FZ 164 39 131 HOT SPACE 8.98 OZZY OSBOURNE (Jet 37492) CBS 198 PRIVATE EYES ggg QUEEN (Elektra El-f WEA 123 12 165 NIECY DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (RCA AFL14028) RCA 190 48 WILLIAMS (ARC/Columbia FC 161 18 132 SEASONS OF THE HEART 8.98 DENIECE 37952) CBS 199 SOMETHING SPECIAL ggg JOHN DENVER (RCA AFL1 RCA 127 23 166 TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO KOOL & THE GANG (DeLite DSR 8502) POL 184 44 133 ABACAB 8.98 YOUNG TO DIE 898 200 STREET SONGS ggg GENESIS (Atlantic SD 19313) WEA 122 44 ROBERT GORDON (RCA AFL1-4380) RCA — RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown G8-1002M1) IND 189 69 ALPHABETIZED TOP 200 ALBUMS (BY ARTIST)

A Flock of Seagulls 52 Crawford, Randy 95 Hensel. Carol 185 McCartney. Paul 15 Police 99 Temptations 146 Ouarterflash 173 Aerobics (Greggains) . 79 Crenshaw. Marshall 56 Human League 23 Men At Work 119 Third World 178 Aerobics (Muir) 148 Crosby. Stills & Nash 11 Idol, Billy 152 Metheny. Pat 105 Oueen 131 .38 Special 19

. . Rainbow 136 Air Supply . 24.169 Cross, Christopher 184 Imagination 174 Miller. Steve 8 Toronto 179

. . Rawls. 176 Alabama . 35,114 Crusaders 124 Iron Maiden 171 Mills. Stephanie 82 Lou Toto 12 Alpert. Herb 116 ‘D” Train 115 J. Geils Band 71 Milsap, Ronnie 120 Reddings 172 Townshend. Pete 22 Anderson, Laurie 196 Dayton 182 Jackson. Jermaine 121 Missing Persons 75 REO Speedwagon 10 Uriah Heep 134 April Wine 33 Dazz Band 44 Jackson. Joe 57 Money. Eddie 55 Rogers. Kenny 30.147 Van Halen 21 Ashford & Simpson 92 Denver, John 132 James. Bob 78 Monroes 191 Rolling Stones 5,183 War 127 Asia 2 Diamond, Neil 91,193 James. Rick 37.200 Motels 17 Roxy Music 32 Whispers 187 Atlantic Starr 94 189 Jarreau. Al 151 110 Wilde. Kim 61 Duran Duran Mousercise Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . 81, 89 Williams. Axe 108 Eye To Eye 123 Jett. Joan 60 Murphy. Eddie 160 Rushen. Patrice 66 Deniece 165 Baio, Scott 163 Flack, Roberta 85 Johansen. David 107 Murray. Anne 170 Sanborn. David 83 Wonder. Stevie 41 Belew, Adrian X 87 93 Fleetwood Mac 1 John. Elton 67 Nazareth 135 Scorpions 46 Black Uhuru 143 141 Zapo 51 Fogelberg, Dan 145 Johnson, Howard Nelson. Willie 7,138 Shalamar 153 Blondie 128 34 Jones. 158 Zappa. Frank 25 Fonda. Jane Quincy Newton, Juice 58.156 Shelley, Pete 162 Bloodstone 80 Forbert, Steve 161 Journey 48 Newton-John, Olivia 125 Zevon. Warren 90 Shooting Star 106 Blue Oyster Cult 188 Foreigner 109 Judas Priest 38 Stevie 96 Nicks. Simmons. Richard 49 Bonds. Gary U.S 84 Franklin. Aretha 76 Junior 154 Nova. Aldo 62 Simon and Garfunkel 157 Bonoff. Karla 88 Frey, Glenn 40 Kansas 47 Nugent. Ted 97 Skaggs, Ricky 118 Buckner and Garcia . . 159 Gap Band 20 Kid Creole/Coconuts 126 Oak Ridge Boys 195 SOUNDTRACKS Soft Cell 54.117 Cameo 102 Genesis 14,133 King Crimson 70 Odyssey 155 Annie 18 Springfield, Rick 50.181 Cam. Jean 149 Go-Go's 42,65 Kool & The Gang 199 Oingo Boingo 144 Best Little Whorehouse 129 Squeeze 63 Cash. Rosanne 112 Gordon, Robert 166 Larson, Nicolette 113 O'Jays 98 Chariots Of Fire 68 B Cheap Trick 77 Graham, Larry 150 Lewis. Huey 194 One Way 103 Squier, Billy 43 Dreamgirls 29 I Statler 139 Chicago 16 Grusin, Dave 137 Lorber. Jeff 180 Osborne. Jeffrey 39 Bros E T 36 1 Clapton. Eric 192 Hagar, Sammy 175 Loverboy 9 Osbourne. Ozzy 164 Steely Dan 167 Fame 190 p Clash 31 Haircut 100 53 Lynn, Cheryl 74 Parker. Ray 59 Stray Cats 73 Grease 2 72 B

Cocker. . . Joe Ill Hall & Oates 198 Manchester, Melissa 86 Parsons. Alan 27 Streisand, Barbra 177 Rocky III 13 I? Costello, Elvis 45 Hancock. Herbie 130 Mandrell. Barbara 168 Pieces of a Dream 122 Summer, Donna 26 Soup For One 197 ^ Cotton. Josie '/ 140 Heart 101 Mangione, Chuck 104 Plant, Robert 3 Survivor 4 Star Trek II 69 Cougar, John 6 Heatwave 142 Manhattan Swing Orchestra ... 28 Pointer Sisters 64 Sylvia 186 Tron 100 ^ CmSSIFIEDS

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AROUND NCMI Will Take ‘Grass Roots THE ROUTE by Camille Compasio Approach To Operators’ Needs LOS ANGELES — Greater representation Center of excitement at Taito America power of our industry to help our fellow street for operators al the state and local level is a operators remain in business.” these days is the firm’s latest video game, major concern of the National Coin Machine Silverstein said that the “unfortunate and “Jungle King,” which is already making Institute (NCMI), a new trade group formed continuing attack against video games and noise like a “super seller.” The game’s recently by Sonny Silverstein of SILCO West, cigarettes, such as the recent proposed Federal test regionally for the past cou- been on Van Myers of Wometco Enterprises — S cent tax increase, are certainly several key ple of weeks, during which time it has Vending Division, Robert Reitman, the AAV mitigating factors which prompted the forma- Arthur Fein of the Wainrite ranked as “number one in every test loca- Companies, and tion of the National Coin Machine Institute.” Group. tion,” according to marketing manager He added, “Why should this industry be so While noting that currently there are the Mike Von Kennel, whose enthusiasm (continued on page 37 four national trade organizations representing comes through loud and clear when he various segments of the industry — AMOA speaks of the new model. Production at Bally Midway Granted (operators), AVMDA (distributors), AGMA the Elk Grove Village plant was (manufacturers) and NAMA (vending) — Injunction Against scheduled to begin Aug. 9 — so, watch Fein said, "The National Coin Machine In- ‘How To’ Pac-Man Book for it. stitute is the first such organization in the Dateline Los Angeles, home of C.A. more than six decades of the vending machine CHICAGO — In an action brought in the Robinson & Co., where the new Bally industry dedicated to serving all street U.S. District Court in Chicago, the publisher. operators in cigarettes, music and games. For Gulf -f Western Corporation (Simon and Midway “Tron” video game is in the hit a long time, my fellow co-founders and I have Schuster), and the author. Publications Inter- spotlight — or, as executive vice believed that a combined organization was the national Ltd. (editors of Consumer Guide), president Ira Bettelman put it, “the num- only effective way to meet the overwhelming were enjoined on July 14, 1982 from any ber one or number two piece in L.A.” He problems confronting our industry at this further publication of the book entitled, "How that there was when noted much concern time.” To H'in At Pac-Mau" based on infringement the game first came out over how much Reitman added that another factor in the ol the Pac-Man copyrights owned by Bally influence the success or failure of the decision to form the NCMI “was to work with Midway Mfg. Co. of Franklin Park, III. ac- movie would have on it. As it turnes out, street operators at the grass roots level to help cording to Bally Midway. even though the movie received mixed solve local problems such as punitive and dis- Bally Midway further advised, that, in- criminating taxes, municipal ordinances itially, Publications International filed the ac- reviews in some areas and may not be aimed solely at our businesses. Such actions tion against Bally Manufacturing Corpora- setting any box office records as yet, the arise daily in small towns, city councils, and tion and its subsidiary Bally Midway seeking a fact that it is showing and enjoying exten- state assemblies, and seriously and adversely declaratory judgment that the Pac-Man sive publicity has had a tremendous im- affect not only our businesses but thousands trademark and copyrights were invalid and pact the popularity earning power on and of businesses across the country. The time has not infringed. Bally then filed counterclaims ^ (continued on page 36j come to organize and to use the inherent (continued on page 36)

CONTENTS Around The Route Industry Calendar Industry News

Jukebox Programmer . . New Equipment . .

INDUSTRY NEWS AROUND THE ROUTE EDITORIAL (continued from page 31) The Price Of Fame of the "Tron" video game. Regardless of what the status of the movie is, people are Publicity is a marvelous vehicle for promoting a product, an individual, or even an en- obviously seeking out the game and tire industry. What better method is there for creating public awareness on demand? packing in those coins ... On the subject The coin machine industry, by means of the tremendous popularity of video games, of summer business, Ira reported a soft- finds itself in the mass media spotlight, a position it has held for many months and to ening of equipment sales, the causes be- an extent never before realized in its history. Although there has been some adverse ing that collections have fallen off publicity as well, what we're speaking of here is the “positive” somewhat because of the saturation of kind, where the media is having a field day extolling the various hit video games and their virtues while at the games. Operators are reacting by exercis- same time conveying an exaggerated impression of the earning power of these games, ing extreme caution in buying, purchas- thus inadvertently attracting everyone and his brother into the business. The victims ing less equipment and concentrating of this type of “positive” approach seem to be the less than super games and, in many predominantly on the hit pieces. Under instances, the operators themselves. these conditions, as he pointed out, if a Some operators have been the beneficiaries of increased earnings and player traffic game with great earning power, high ap- of a broader variety as the result of the publicity, which is fine. Other operators, peal potential and all of the requirements however, have complained that the exposure has spawned a breed of coinman that is for generating interest was to be released Bally Taps Margold relatively inexperienced and totally unfamiliar with the workings of the coin machine by a secondary factory, it wouldn't stand business. As one operator commented, “Under normal conditions we have to contend much of a chance because of the prevail- For Sales Post with competition from our peers, which is a big headache in our business, but it's a lot ing skepticism. It's bad news for the CHICAGO — Initiating a new approach forj tougher and more frustrating to compete with someone who knows nothing about the ) operator when he starts losing players communications between home offices and coin machine business and undermines everything we have tried to accomplish for im- because of a lack of new equipment on distributors, Dave Marofske, president of proving the operator/location commission split by offering unrealistic location cuts.” the route to stimulate their interest. In to- Bally Midway Mfg. Co., and Chuck Farmer, There are operators feel the industry's newfound has instilled day's market you just have to know many who fame a president of Bally Pinball Division, jointly an- sense of pride which has permeated all levels of the coin machine industry and helped where to draw the line. nounced the appointment of John Margold as relieve the stigma of the past — the image problem, so to speak. On the other hand, Eastern regional sales representative. “This It's been a mighty busy summer for there are those who are experiencing a “back-firing” effect and would prefer a more addition to our marketing team enables us to, Bally Midway's field service manager of the exist are providing create greater direct contact with distributors,.! Andy Ducay and the firm's service and moderate blend renown. “Let world know we and providing them with the latest information on the wholesome, inexpensive entertainment for the public,” noted one midwest operator, engineering staff who have been on products and promotions,” commented give service schools “but don't the impression that we're making a fortune doing it!” move conducting factory Marofske. “It is another indication of the across the country. Among distributors rapid and continued growth of our games divir and state groups co-sponsoring July ses- Bally Posts Record AMOA Is Monitoring sion.” sions were Montana Coin Machine Excise Tax Proposal Margold comes to his new position with ex- cellent credentials including six years of ex- Operators Assn. (Great Falls — July 15; Totals For Second CHICAGO — In response to the proposed perience in the coin machine industry. Most- Kalispell — July 1 6-17); Bally Midwest excise tax various “luxury” items, in- recently he was sales manager for music and 10% on | Inc. (Detroit — July 21 ); Philip Moss & Quarter, Six Months cluding amusement machines (Cash Box, July games of Row International’s distributorship Co. (Kansas City, Mo. — July 22); and CHICAGO — Bally Manufacturing Corp. 24), AMOA issued a statement to further in Dedham, Mass. Before entering the coin Southwest Vending “gamefiesta” (San announced record revenues, net income and clarify the issue for operators and to stress the machine industry, Margold was a radio an- Antonio, Tex. — July 31-Aug. 1). The earnings per share for the second quarter and fact that the association will continue to nouncer/advertising salesman. August schedule is equally full with the St. Lawrence University in six months ended June 30, 1982. monitor the proposal. A graduate of Ohio Music & Amusement Assn, co- For the second quarter, revenues were As explained by AMOA, the idea for the tax 1973. Margold has been married for nine sponsoring a week-long series of schools $397.5 million as compared to S232.4 million came from a staff report of the Joint Commit- years. He and his wife, Irene, have a three- the report was merely year-old daughter, Allison. in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati in the same period last year. Net income of tee on Taxation and “providing descriptions of possible revenue- commencing Aug. 30; Godwin Dis- $35.2 million compared to $22. 9 million ear- increase options for the information of the Exidy Kit tributing Co. of Kansas City, Mo. also ned in the second quarter of 1981. Earnings New Out per share were $1.21 compared to the 85 cents Committee on Finance.” holding a school during the — Asa result of the “tremen- month and advised SUNNYVALE per share reported a year ago. Operators are being to make note dous acceptance” of its recently issued “Ven- August dates currently pending for the that the idea has not been taken up by either For the first six months of 1982, revenues modification kits, i?'-’ first Bally Midway service school in Jed- ture to Pepper H” Exidy were $645.8 million as compared to the $443.4 the Senate or the House and is only “one of a now making another offer, the “Victory to ! dah, Saudi Arabia under auspices of list ideas centered the of Un- million reported in the comparable period of laundry of on concept Victor Banana” modification, which allows' ited Technology Products. Details for the 1981. Net income of $52.3 million compared ‘excise tax’.” AMOA feels there is no reason operators to convert their Victory video, at since, at this point, to latter sessions have not been finalized as to the $39.1 million earned in the first half of for alarm present be games to Victor Banana. Latter is a zany, new'^ defensive is yet but this should certainly be a unique 1981. Earnings per share were $1.83, com- publically when there no issue as space game filled with imaginative new yet, could be counter productive. experience for pared to the $1.45 per share reported for the Andy. characters which has been successfully tested f the need arise, however, the position first half of 1981 Should Dateline San Francisco, where we by the company in many locations. Commenting on the second quarter results. paper prepared by AMOA counsel, Jenner spoke with branch manager Jack Sutton The kits are available through factory dij first the report Bally chairman Robert Mullane noted that and Block, on the day was of Rowe International. Jack told us the tributors and further information may be ob- j: “revenues and earnings from Bally Midway made public is ready to present to assure that distrib's enjoyed mucho success with tained by contacting Exidy at 390 Java Drive, Mfg. our videogame manufacturing divi- the industry gets a fair, well-documented and Co., Sunnyvale, Calif. 94086. Nintendo's “Donkey an ex- defense. Kong” and sion, continued at record levels.” reasoned said it will actively cellent year thus far with the Rowe Mullane went on to note that “the 1982 Until such time, AMOA its stance of daily monitoring the phonograph line. He's anxiously looking results also include the operations of Six Flags continue situation in the best interest of the industry. forward to viewing the new Rowe music Corporation which was acquired in January, line which will be unveiled at the factory's 1982. Six Flags commenced its contribution to Bally Midway Wins 01LEND/1R per share during the upcoming annual meeting in New Jersey, earnings and earnings second quarter in line with its strong summer Round In Book Dispute Sept. 30-Oct. I seasonal pattern. Six Flags also began to be in- (continued from page 35) Sept. 10-12; North & South Carolina state Latest release from Williams Electro- tegrated into Bally operationally by transfer- against Publications International and Gulf -I- associations joint meeting; Radissorv; nics. Inc. is “Moon Patrol,” a new video ring its family amusement arcade business to Western seeking to enjoin the unauthorized Plaza Hotel; Charlotte. game that promises “the most exciting Aladdin’s Castle and taking over management sales of the book, to recover the profits made, trip in video a player Sept. 24-25: West Virginia Music & Vending iN games can take,” ac- control of Bally’s Tom Foolery family as well as all cost and fees incurred. Assn.; annual convention; Ramada Inn; cording to the factory. Watch for it. restaurant business.” Bally’s attorneys in Chicago stated that the , South Charleston. Celebrity video players; Rock starTom Mullane further stated that “Bally’s Park company will continue to actively enforce its also showed growth in ear- rights in the Pac-Man trademark and Petty, in the September issue of Playboy, Place hotel/casino Oct. 7-10: NAMA national convention; Th^jf to ex- copyrights against all infringers. Bally tells of his personal fascination with nings, as Atlantic City continued Rivergate; New Orleans. perience very good year-to-year expansion of Midway has granted licenses to a large num- video games both of the home variety and the game-playing population.” ber of companies to use of the Pac-Man name Nov. 17-20: AMOA International conven- the arcade “Pac-Man,” which he has He concluded by noting that “the outlook and characters on a wide range of merchan- tion; Hyatt Regency Hotel; Chicago. played, and played and played! for the balance of 1982 is expected to be quite dise. Pac-Man is believed to be the most pop- State Association News: Michigan good with Bally continuing its record sales ular character to ever originate from a video Nov. 18-20: lAAPA annual convention; Bartf (continued on page 37) and earnings gains.” game. tie Hall; Kansas City.

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New Equipment Grand Opening Held AROUND For Bally Midwest THE it ROUTE Inside colors as descends towards him. St. Louis Branch The Computer Should the colored column touch Tron (continued from page 36} CHICAGO — More than 200 people, in- “It’s a startling new dimension in he will be ’’derezzed’. If T ron reaches the operators are facing a proposed four per- video excitement, destined for huge cone of light above, he has accom- cluding operators, manufacturers’ represen- cent tax on amusement game receipts, as success with interest and play action plished his mission. tatives and guests were on hand .luly 25 to help reported by Music Operators of that will reach a new high," said Stan The new game is available in three celebrate the official grand opening of the Michigan. At this point, the state associa- Jarocki, vice president of marketing for Bally Midway models: standard upright, Bally Midwest, Inc. branch in St. Louis, Mo. Mini-Myte and cocktail table. The new facility is located at 2079 Con- tion, with the cooperation of the mem- gressional Drive in the modern, new West bership, has been successful in stalling Port Plaza business area and consists of the proposal, through lobbying efforts, warehouse, full Beat The Clock showroom, service and parts but despite the “temporary success” the departments as well as administrative offices, Williams Electronics, Inc. has bill is still alive and can be acted upon which are contained in 13,000 square feet of released its latest video game, “Moon during the fall session. Operators are be- space. in players attempt to Patrol,” which ing urged to continue the fight con- Bally Midwest president Jerry Marcus came by patrol unchartered terrains of the moon in from the firm’s Chicago headquarters to tacting their senators and representatives in an environment of striking realism assist St. Louis branch manager Joe to acquaint them with the operating portrayed in the graphics and play McCarthy and sales manager Dennis Sterns in business and express their opposition to features of the game. hosting the daylong event. Guests enjoyed a the “Moon Patrolers” must race to beat proposal on the grounds that it is buffet with cocktails and all the trimmings the clock as they maneuver tanks from “unfair” and “destructive” to their plus an elaborate equipment display featuring check point to check point. Beating the businessess , average time collects big bonus points an assortment of products from the dis- and scoring high points along the route tributor’s full line ofcoin-operated games and music equipment. entitles players to another tank. NCMI Is Formed Among the controls provided for Climaxing the grand opening celebration (continued from page 35) maneuvering the tricky tank move- was a drawing for various prizes, the grand prize being a 25 inch color Creative ments are a joystick to accelerate the TV won by severely penalized for being profitable and for Amusement (Decatur, ill.). drawing speed from slow to medium to fast The was keeping so many people employed in areas limited exclusively to operators. forward; a jump button for leaping over Other where joblessness is rising alarmingly'?” He prizes included two the ground level traps; and a trigger but- Coinco mechanisms won pointed out that the combined coin machine by Bee ton to simultaneously fire missiles Jay Music (Puna, 111.) and Midstate industry of street operators serving cigarettes, (Farina, 111.); straight up at the invading UFOs and Music a three-piece Vise Grip set music and games comprise more than 6,500 straight ahead to disintegrate obstacles won by Wonder Novelty (St. Louis); a Rowe businesses, employs over 75,000 men and remote volume control won by Time Warp Bally Midway Mfg. Co., commenting on in the tank path. women throughout the country, and as of (Louisiana, the Beginners Amusements Mo.); and six $50 1980, had revenues in excess of $9 billion. . the firm’s new “Tron” video game. Both Players start on gift certificates (for parts and service) won by the movie and the game are being Course, contending with various “We’re a thriving industry,” Myers noted, Northgate Amusement (Springfield, Zitta " greeted by four star tributes from fans, obstacles such as mammoth boulders 111), “one of the few healthy and growing in- Amusement (East St. Louis, III), Shaffner and players in tournaments and loca- that must be blasted apart or leapt over, dustries around. We support our state and Music (Alton, III), Breese Cigarette Service - tions all over the country, he added. as well as space ships, flying saucers Federal governments with hundreds of (Highland, 111), BFC Enterprises (St. Louis) ’’Iron” features four domains of play and UFOs that drop missiles and millions of dollars in taxes annually. For and Key Amusement (Farmington, Mo.). that take the player into the fascinating bombs. These aliens must be repelled years, we have watched helplessly while our electronic computer world of energy but the player must also be wary of the fellow industry members have been and light to face the challenges and bottomless craters their bombs have FBI Seizyre In N.J. threatened with extinction by often unwarran- created and is legislation, dangers of the 1.0. Tower, Tanks Maze, further along the route Is First Video Games ted, prejudicial and unfair, alien perhaps unconstitutional, or- . Cycle Grid, and the M.C.P. (Master Con- challenged by land mines and municipal trol Program). ground force tanks shooting cannons. Action Under New Act dinances. Ultimately, the four of us and the Play begins in the center of the play- When this course is successfully other key street operators met and decided NEW YORK — New York FBI agents raided select maze where there are four completed the player progresses to the that an organization totally dedicated to two storefront offices in New Jersey on July 27

• colored areas, each representing a dif- working and assisting our industry members and seized 60 alleged counterfeit video arcade ferent domain. Selection is made by at the local and state level had to be created.” games including Pac-Man, Frogger and moving a bright green spot from the To fund the programs of the NCMI, the In- Kongorilla. Valued at $200,000, the video center into one of the domains and an stitute has adopted a schedule of tax deducti- seizure was the first under the new Piracy and easy to use, multi-directional hand ble contributions for coin machine operators , Counterfeiting Amendment Act which went operated flight control stick is provided of cigarettes, music and video games. into effect in May. for maneuvering Tron to destroy or For further information about membership Search warrants were carried out at U.S. avoid the enemy. Tron must conquer in the National Coin Machine Institute, Inc., Amusements in Livingstone, and Bagatelle each domain to score and advance to a address mail to NCMI, 2455 E. Sunrise Amusements in Hillside, both as a result of an new phase. Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33304. FBI investigation which commenced a year In the 1.0. (Input-Output) Tower Telephone is (305) 561-0086, ago. domain, Tron is armed with a light disc and must destroy the ever increasing number of deadly grid bugs that emerge from the grid surrounding the Tower. The object is to enter the Tower before

. the designated time expires, or the bugs reach and "derezz” Tron. The lest Driving a red tank through the Tank Maze, Iron’s mission is to destroy the blue enemy tanks that can fire only in the direction of their travel. Iron’s tank has a rotating turret and can fire around hi The west corners with bouncing energy pellets.

. The enemy tanks must be hit three times to be destroyed. Driving into the pink diamond at the center will relocate Iron’s tank to a new random position in the maze. more difficult Champion Course and a C.A. ROBIHSON S CO. In the Light Cycle Grid, Tron is the multitude of confrontations with fast

I blue cycle whose speed can be rolling rocks, erupting volcanoes and regulated by using the control stick low flying planes. As the game con- trigger. His objective is to box in his op- tinues, each new section of the moon Representing ponents, forcing them to run out of presents an exciting challenge. Should territory. A crash into the cycle light the player lose his tanks and choose to traces or the perimeter walls is deadly. play again he has the option of The Industry’s Major Manufacturers The objective in the M.C.P. is for T ron proceeding from where he left off or to blast a hole in the rotating column of starting back at the beginning. 2eai West Pico m. • Los Angeles, CA 00000 • Phone: 210 • 730-3001

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indicates new entry August 14, 19827J POP COUNTRY BMCK CONTEMPORARY

1 EYE OF THE TiGER 1 NOBODY 1 AND I TELLING I’M SURVIVOR (Scotti Bros. /CBS ZS5-02912) SYLVIA (RCA PB-13223) AM YOU NOT GOING JENNIFER HOLLIDAY (Geffen 7-29983) 2 HOLD ME 2 I’M GONNA HIRE A WIND TO DECORATE FLEETWOOD MAC (Warner Bros. 7-29966) 2 LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE OUR HOME TRIGGER) 3 ABRACADABRA DAVID FRIZZELL (Warner/Viva WBS 50063) DONNA SUMMER (Geffen 7-29982) THE STEVE MILLER BAND (Capitol PRO-9785) 3 LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND 3 I REALLY DON’T NEED NO LIGHT 4 WASTED ON THE WAY KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-B-1471) CROSBY. JEFFREY OSBORNE (A&M 2410) STILLS S NASH (Atlantic 4058) 4 AIN’T NO MONEY 4 JUMP TO IT 5 HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY ROSANNE CASH (Columbia 18-02937) ARETHA FRANKLIN (Arista AS 0699) CHICAGO (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29979) 5 1 DON’T CARE 5 THE REAL DEAL 6 TAKE IT AWAY RICKY SKAGGS (Epic 14-02931) PAUL McCartney THE ISLEY BROTHERS (T-Neck/CBS ZS5-02985) (Columbia 18-03018) 6 WOMEN DO KNOW HOW TO CARRY ON 6 LOVE ME DOWN WAYLON JENNINGS (RCA PB-13257) 7 ONLY THE LONELY ATLANTIC STARR (A&M 2420) 4 THE MOTELS (Capitol PB-5114) 7 HEAVENLY BODIES ^ 7 FLIRT EARL THOMAS CONLEY (RCA PB-13246) 8 HURTS SO GOOD CAMEO (Chocolate City/PolyGram CC 3233) JOHN COUGAR (Riva/PolyGram R 8 FOOL HEARTED MEMORY 209) 8 LET ME GO GEORGE STRAIT (MCA-52066) 9 VACATION RAY PARKER, JR, (Arista AS 0695)

GO-GO'S (I. R.S. /A&M IR-9907) 9 HONKY TONKIN’ 9 YOUR BODY’S HERE WITH ME HANK WILLIAMS, JR. (Elektra E-47462) 10 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN’ THE O'JAYS (Phila. Infl./CBS ZS5-03009) REO (Epic 10 WHATEVER SPEEDWAGON 14-02967) 10 AMERICAN MUSIC i Hh y 1 A 1 LbH BHO I HEHS (Mercury/PolyGram 76162) 11 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS POINTER SISTERS (Planet/RCA YB-13254) ABOUT YOU MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista AS 0676) 11 SHE GOT THE GOLDMINE 11 LAST NIGHT JERRY REED (RCA PB-13268) STEPHANIE MILLS (Casablanca/PolyGram NB 2352) 12 AMERICAN MUSIC POINTER SISTERS (Planet/RCA YB-13254) 12 ARE THE GOOD TIMES REALLY OVER 12 JUST AN ILLUSION MERLE HAGGARD (Epic 14-02894) IMAGINATION (MCA 52067) 13 DON’T YOU WANT ME ' t THE HUMAN LEAGUE (A8M/Vlrgin 2397) 13 SHE’S NOT REALLY CHEATIN’ 13 DO I DO MOE BANDY (Columbia 18-02966) STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Motown 1612TF) 14 LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-B-1471) 14 DANCING YOUR MEMORY AWAY 14 EARLY IN THE MORNING CHARLY McClain (Epic 14-02975) THE GAP BAND (Total Experience/PolyGram TE-8201) 15 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER 15 BORN TO RUN 15 I’M THE ONE AIR SUPPLY (Arista AS 0692) EMMYLOU HARRIS (Warner Bros. 7-29993) ROBERTA FLACK (Atlantic 4068) 16 GOING TO A GO-GO 16 THIS DREAM’S ON ME 16 INSIDE OUT THE ROLLING STONES (Rolling Stones/Atco RS 21301) GENE WATSON (MCA-52074) ODYSSEY (RCA PB-13217) 17 JACK & DIANE 17 GET INTO REGGAE COWBOY 17 WAITING BY THE HOTLINE JOHN COUGAR (Riva/PolyGram R-120) THE BELLAMY BROTHERS (Elektra/Curb 7-29999) DENIECE WILLIAMS (ARC/Columbia 18-03015) 18 LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE 18 I’M NOT THAT LONELY YET 18 SO FINE TRIGGER) REBA McENTlRE (Mercury/PolyGram 76157) HOWARD JOHNSON (A&M 2415) DONNA SUMMER (Geffen 7-29982) 19 TAKE ME DOWN 19 HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 19 CAUGHT UP IN YOU ALABAMA (RCA PB-13210) DAYTON (Liberty P-B-1469) ' .38 SPECIAL (A&M 2412) 20 YOU TURN ME ON I’M A RADIO 20 ONLY TIME WILL TELL GAIL DAVIES (Warner Bros. 7-29972) 20 INSTANT LOVE ASIA (Geffen 7-29970) CHERYL LYNN (Columbia 18-02905) 21 BIG OLE BREW 21 1 RAN (SO FAR AWAY) MEL McDaniel (CapItol PP-B-5138) 21 CUTIE PIE A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS (Jive/Arista VS 102) ONE WAY (MCA 52049) 22 1 JUST CAME HERE TO DANCE 22 EYE IN THE SKY* DAVID FRIZZELL & SHELLY WEST (Warner/Viva 7-29980) 22 DANCE FLOOR (PART 1) THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (Arista AS 0696) ZAPP (Warner Bros. 7-29961) 23 OLD FRIENDS 23 PERSONALLY ROGER MILLER & WILLIE NELSON w/ RAY PRICE (Columbia 18-02681) 23 DON’T THROW IT ALL AWAY KARLA BONOFF (Columbia 18-02805) STACY LATTISAW (Cotillion/Atco 47011) 24 PUT YOUR DREAMS AWAY 24 BLUE EYES MICKEY GILLEY (Epic 14-03056) 24 ON THE FLOOR FATBACK (Spring/PolyGram SP ELTON JOHN (Geffen 7-29954) 3025) _ 25 1 WISH YOU COULD HAVE TURNED MY 25 THINK I’M IN LOVE HEAD* 25 LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY JERMAINE JACKSON (Motown 1628MF) EDDIE MONEY (Columbia 18-02964) OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA-52095) 26 ROSANNA 26 HEARTBREAK EXPRESS 26 LET IT WHIP TOTO (Columbia 18-02811) DOLLY PARTON (RCA PB-13234) DAZZ BAND (Motown 1609MF) - 27 SOMEBODY’S BABY* 27 NOTHING BUT THE RADIO ON 27 LOVE COME DOWN* JACKSON BROWNE (Asylum 7-69982) YOUNGER BROTHERS (MCA-52076) EVELYN KING (RCA JH-13273)

28 DO 1 DO 28 YESTERDAY’S WINE* 28 TOO LATE STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Motown 1612TF) MERLE HAGGARD/GEORGE JONES (Epic 14-03072) JUNIOR (Mercury/PolyGram 76150)

29 TAINTED LOVE 29 TIL YOU’RE GONE 29 I CAN MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD* SOFT CELL (Sire SRE 40655) BARBARA MANDRELL (MCA-52038) SHALAMAR (Solar/Elektra S-48013)

30 1 KEEP FORGETTIN’* 30 LIVIN’ IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES* 30 DO SOMETHING* MICHAEL McDonald (Wamer Bros. 7-29933) CRYSTAL CAYLE (Columbia 18-03048) GOODIE (Total Experience/PolyGram TE 8202)

OPERATORS PICKS RECORDS TO W4TCH WHO CAN IT BE NOW? — Men At Work — Columbia Dan Tortorice (Modern Specialty, Madison) BELIEVE — Toto — Columbia FACE DANCES PART TWO — Pete Townshend Atco./ Atlantic MAKE JOHNNY CAN’T READ — Don Heniey — Asyium Irene Camen (Automatic Vendors, Pierre) YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME — The Gap Band — HOLD ME — Fleetwood Mac — Warner Bros. Total Experience/PolyGram Vic McCarthy (Catskill Amusements, Inc., Hurleyville) LET IT BE ME — Willie Neison — Coiumbia EYE IN THE SKY — Alan Parsons Project — Arista HE GOT YOU — Ronnie Milsap — RCA HEY! BABY! — Anne Murray — Capitol

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