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record Dedicated To Serving The Needs Of The Music & Record worldIndustry May 11, 1969 60c In the opinion of the editors, this week the following records are the WHO IN SINGLE PICKS OF THE WEEK THE WORLD -.A.11111111." LOVE MI TONIGHT TON TOWS Tom Jones, clicking on Young -HoltUnlimited have JerryButlerhas a spicy Bob Dylan sings his pretty stateside TV these days, a new and funky ditty and moodyfollow-up in "I Threw ftAll Away" (Big shouldscoreveryheavily called "Young and Holtful" "Moody Woman" (Gold Sky, ASCAP), which has with"Love Me Tonight" (Dakar - BRC, BMI), which Forever-Parabut, BMI(,pro- caused muchtalkinthe (Duchess, BMI)(Parrot hassomejazzandLatin duced by Gamble -Huff (Mer- "NashvilleSkyline"elpee 40038(. init (Brunswick 755410). cury 72929). (Columbia 4-448261. SLEEPER PICKS OF THE WEEK TELLING ALRIGHT AM JOE COCKER COLOR HIM FATHER THE WINSTONS Joe Cocker sings the nifty The Winstons are new and Roy Clark recalls his youth TheFive Americans geta Traffic ditty that Dave will make quite a name for on the wistful Charles Az- lot funkier and funnier with Mason wrote, "FeelingAl- themselveswith"Color navour - Herbert Kretzmer, "IgnertWoman" (Jetstar, right" (Almo, ASCAP). Denny Him Father"(Holly Bee, "Yesterday,When I Was BMI(, which the five guys Cordell produced (A&M BMI), A DonCarrollPra- Young"(TRO - Dartmouth, wrote (Abnak 137(. 1063). duction (Metromedia117). ASCAP) (Dot 17246). ALBUM PICKS OF THE WEEK ONUTISNINF lUICICCIENS GOLD "Don Kirshner Cuts 'Hair' " RogerWilliams plays "MacKenna's Gold," one of Larry Santos is a newcomer is just what the title says "HappyHeart" andalso the big summer movies, has with a big,huskyvoice I hree Records from 'Hair' withHerbBernsteinsup- getsmuchivorymileage a scorebyQuincy Jones and a good way with tune- plying arrangements and from "Those Were the and singing byJoseFeli- smithing. "Just a Man" Reach No. I: Cast LP, 5th production (RCA Victor LSP Days,""Hey Jude,""Gal- ciano (RCA Victor LSP should score (Evolution 4174). veston"and more (Kapp 4096). 2002). Dimension, Cowsills; With KS 3595). Score Published by UA Music. Photo Identification on Page 5, Section II. AmericanRadioHistory.Com The Hit -Makers AreOn ATCO! OTIS REDDING "Love Man" Atco 6677 Produced by Steve Cropper I-10 i_iiil 1. KING CURTIS & THE KINGPINS "Instant Groove" Atco 6680 Produced by King Curtis E...,_.1] AmericanRadioHistory.Com Scepter Realigns Sales Stax 'Gets It Together' Goff Handles Singles, Schlachter LPs For Memphis Convention NEW YORK - Florence LOS ANGELES - An audio- Greenberg, President of Scep- visual productionforStax Stax Agenda ter Records, announced a com- Records,utilizingeightpro- plete realignment of Scepter's jectors and four screens and On Page 6 national sales activities. enhanced still further with op- Sam Goff, Vice President, will timum stereophonic sound,issales convention (May 16-18) now handle all singles nation- nearing completion at the Para- ally, responsible for sales and andshownagainatlabel's mount Music Division in Holly-"Mini -Meeting"thefollowing singles promotion. Marvin wood for presentation in Mem- Schlachter, Scepter's Executive weekend (May 24-25) for rack VP, will handle national LP phis later this month. jobbers and nationalpress sales through Scepter's 39 dis- Titled"Gettin'ItAllTo- reps. tributors. gether-The Memphis Sound," Ad -Merchandising VP Jack the overall theme ties in withL. Levy is producing the 60 - Joined Label in '59 thetelevisionspecialof theminutespectacularwiththe Schlachter joined Scepter in samename,whichrecentlyassistance of Chris Whorf, Di- 1959 as a principle of the com- beamed in New York toac-rector of Graphics, Stu Langer, pany. He has been responsible claim. It will be unveiled dur-Director of Ad -Merchandising (Continued on page 73) Marvin Schlachter, Sam Goff ing Stax'firstdistributor (Continued on page 6) WB-7A Buying Lorber Named TMC Prez Demain Kent Into Northern? NEW YORK-Alfred B. Lor-ing Corporation. Lorber is the Sales Mgr. NEW YORK-Rumor spreadber has been appointed Presi-parent company's senior Vice HOLLYWOOD - Kent Rec- last week that the latest com-dent of Transcontinental MusicPresident. ordshas announced theap- panytoget involvedintheCorporation, it was announced Priortojoining Transcon-pointment of Bob Demain as Northern Music publishingby Howard Weingrow, Chair-tinentalinJanuary,LorberGeneralManager,Salesand concern is Warner Bros. -Sevenman of the Board. was Vice President of businessMerchandising,forallKent, Arts pubbery, who seem to be Weingrowwhoservedas affairs and administration ofModern and Bright Orange rec- looking to buy 15% interest. Presidentof TMC sinceitsCreative Management Associ-ord product. Representatives of W-7 evi-formation is also executive Viceates, Ltd., and a member of the Demain will continue as Vice dently arrived in London lastPresident of the parent com-Board of its parent company,President, Modern Tape Corp., week to probe the possibilitypany, Transcontinental Invest- (Continued on page 73) whilehedirectsthesingles of buyingintothe company and album product of the three that holdsallthose Lennon - regular priced record labels. McCartneytunespluscon- Atlantic Sales Meets June 20 Aiding indistributor coor- tracts requiring a minimum of dination in the field and pro- sixsongsannually over the Len Sachs, Vice President inwill be presented at the meet-motion will be Don Reardon, next fotir years. charge of Merchandising forings. They will cover the pop,recently appointed Western Re- TheBeatlesown 33%ofAtlanticRecords,announcedrock, jazz and blues fields andgional Manager of the Crown Northern and Associated Tele-that Atlantic-Atco would holdwill feature the key artists onRecords division. vision Corporation owns 35%.regional distributor sales meet-both labels. All key albums will ings this summer on Friday,also be available simultaneous- Plans for the future include June 20. The meetings will bely on 8 -track stereo cartridges. thedeveloping oftheBlues heldsimultaneouslyinthree In conjunction with the re-Anthology series as well as a Bill Cowsill cities, New York, Chicago, andlease of the new albums andmerchandisingcampaign of Los Angeles, with exec teams tapecartridges,LenSachs the Modern Oldies 45 series. Exits Group from the company chairing thenoted that a complete and in-Other LP and singles plans will Bill Cowsill, oldest member ofvarious meetings. tensive marketing campaign isbe announced shortly. the Cowsills,will be leaving A total of 30 new albums onbeingplannedvia several group to pursue an individualthe Atlantic and Atco labels (Continued on page 73) career. Announcement was made by Dunhill Forms father Bud Cowsill as follows: "It is with pleasure that Mrs. RIAA Presents Sen. Javits Buluu Records Cowsill and I announce that our Dunhill Records has formed eldest son Bill, now 21 and a With First Cultural Award Buluu Records, a blues -pop la- married man, has decided to as- WASHINGTON, D.C.-Sena-Geezinslaw Brothers. bel, announces Jay Lasker, Vice - sert his independence and 'dotor Jacob K. Javits of New York ThecitationaccompanyingPresident of Dunhill. (Continued on page 73) was presented with the Recordthe Award saluted Senator Ja- The main objective of Buluu Industry Association of Ameri-vits for his untiring efforts toRecords is to gear its product ca'sFirstAnnualCulturalsecure Federal support to stim-towards the blues market aimed Award at a dinner in the Wash- ulateart and cultureinthe at the college -teen audience level. TIC Earnings, Gross ington Hilton Hotel TuesdayUnited States. It noted that asThe first act signed to Buluu Up Sharply Over '67 evening, May 6. a member of the House of Re-is the noted English group Jon More than 300guests,in-presentatives in 1949 he had Hiseman's Colosseum. NEW YORK - Transconti-cluding senators, congressmenpioneeredlegislationtoen- Dunhillwillintroducethe nental Investing Corporation'sand officials of various federalcourage artisticand culturalColosseum's first album release, earnings from operations forgovernmentdepartments,at-activity in the country; that he"Those Who Are About To Die 1968 increasedbyapproxi-tended the affair. The programwas a principal sponsor of theSalute You," at the label's in- mately 80 percent, while grossof entertainment includedbill to establish a Federal Ad-ternational upcoming distribu- income reached the $100 mil-Metropolitan RCA sopranovisory Council on the Arts;tors meeting scheduled for May lion mark for the first time inLeontyne Price, Columbia's that he had authored a bill to16-17 at the Century Plaza Hotel (Continued on page 73) Johnny Mathis and Capitol's (Continued on page 73) in Los Angeles, Lasker stated. RECORD WORLD-May 17, 1969 3 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Buddah Realigns Promo StructureMartell Decca 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111116111111111111111111111111111111 record Glaser Coast VP, Marketing woridtzi, Jack Loetz,Vice President Operations Mgr. of MCA, Decca Division, an- 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 NEW YORK - Neil Bogart. nounced theappointmentof Area Code (212) 765-5020 VicePresidentandGeneral Tony Martell to Vice President Manager of Buddah Records, of Marketing, Decca Records. Publisher announced a reorganization of Martell was formerly Director BOB AUSTIN thelabel's promotional struc- of Marketing at Decca. ture under the supervision of Editor -in -Chief Marty Thau, National Director SID PARNES of promotion, "to establish a network of operations that will enable us to continue deliver- Marketing Vice President ing records in the shortest pos- DAN COLLINS sible