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Manufactured and Marketed by PolyGram Record VOLUME XLIII — NUMBER 28 — November 28, 1981

THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY C4SH BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher NICK ALBARANO Vice President EDITORIAL a Much Needed Forum ALAN SUTTON With the announcement last that the video beyond the horizon. Vice President and Editor In Chief week industry was forming its own Video Software In order to move to the next level of public accep- J.B. CARMICLE Vice President and General Manager, East Coast Dealers Assn., it looks as though the first concrete tance, the video industry needs to establish some JIM SHARP step towards remedying the confusion and chaos standards to sort out the chaotic picture presented Vice President, Nashville that currently reigns has been taken. At a most to the public. If the consumer is going to have to RICHARD IMAMURA Managing Editor critical time in its development, the video industry choose between a myriad of formats and configura- MARK ALBERT sorely needs a regular forum and organization to tions, buy a number of machines to play the * Marketing Director smooth out the many problems that stubbornly seemingly endless variety of titles, then fill out reams East Coast Editorial FRED GOODMAN — DAVE SCHULPS stand in the way of mass public acceptance of the of paperwork justto rent or buy a movie, the industry LARRY RIGGS product. could get stuck with a very unfavorable public Wes? Coast Editorial MARK ALBERT, Radio Editor image. MARC CETNER — MICHAEL GLYNN MICHAEL MARTINEZ While the initial dilemma of Beta vs. VHS formats If the public cannot get the product it wants, it will Research still lingers, far more serious problems concerning soon lose interest altogether, and all of the work to f, KEN KIRKWOOD. Manager BILL FEASTER — LEN CHODOSH the rental vs. sales debate and the recent Betamax date will have been wasted. If it is truly to con- MIKE PLACHETKA — JEFF LAINE up HARALD TAUBENREUTHER copyright decision confront video software dealers. fronting and solving the existing problems, the Nashville Editorial/Research In addition, the confused mass of videodisc con- Video Software Dealers will the JENNIFER BOHLER, Nashville Editor Assn, have best JUANITA BUTLER — TIM STICHNOTH TOM ROLAND figurations and such pose more problems just chance of all to make this thing work.

Art Director LARRY CRAYCRAFT

Circulation THERESA TORTOSA. Manager PUBLICATION OFFICES highlight3 1775 Broadway, New York NY 10019 News Phone: (212) 586-2640 Cable Address: Cash Box NY Telex: 666123 Rental versus sales, cable role highlight ITA seminar (page 5). HOLLYWOOD 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930)

. Hollywood CA 90028 Label holiday co-op support emphasizes midlines and TV ad- 9 Phone: (213) 464-8241 NASHVILLE vertising (page 5). 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 Phone: (615) 244-2898 brief Goody defense charges government misconduct (page 5). CAMILLE COMPASIO. Coin Machine. Mgr. 1442 S. 61st Ave., Cicero IL 60650 Video Software Dealers Assn, set (page 5). Phone: (312) 863-7440 WASHINGTON, D.C. EARL B. ABRAMS ’ “Waiting On A Friend” and “Don’t Stop Me 3518 N. Utah St„ Arlington VA 22207 Now” by The Rossington Collins Band (new and developing ar- Phone: (703) 243-5664 tist) are the MIGUEL SMIRNOFF top Cash Box Singles Picks (page 15). Director of South American Operations ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Barbra Streisand’s “Memories” and “Watch Out” by Brandi Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B” Buenos Aires, Argentina Wells (new and developing artist) are the top Cash Box Album Phone: 89-6796 AUSTRALIA — ALLAN WEBSTER Picks (page 16). 699 Drummond Street Carlton, Victoria, Australia 3054 Phone: 347-0518 BRAZIL CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Av. Borges de Mederios, 2475 DEBUTS Apt. POP 503, Lagoa TOP Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Phone: 246-8349 77 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME — — EMI-America CANADA — KIRK LaPOINTE SINGLES 420 Gloucester Street, #107 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, KIE 7T7 Phone: (613) 235-7743 24 SHAKE IT UP — The Cars — Elektra - DILEK KOC ABUMS 12 Boulevard Exelmans Paris, France 75016 Phone: 524-4784 GERMANY — GERHARD AUGUSTIN POP SINGLE POPABUM Oettingenstrasse 66 8 22 Phone: 089-221363 PHYSICAL Telex: 5-29378 Olivia Newton-John Foreigner ITALY - MARIO DE LUIGI MCA Atlantic "Musica e Dischi" Via Giannone 2 20154 Milan, Italy Phone: (02) 389-059/389-936 — Adv. Mgr., SACHIO SAITO B/C SINGLE B/CABUM Editorial Mgr., KOZO OTSUKA 3rd Floor of Chuo-Tatemono bldg. 2-chome, 11-1, Shinbashi, Minato-ku. LET’S GROOVE RAISE Tokyo Japan, 105 Phone: 504-1651 Earth, Wing & Fire Earth Wind & Fire — CONSTANT MEIJERS ARC/Columbia ARC/Columbia P.O. Box 1807 1200 BV Hilversum Phone: 035-19841 — ANGEL ALVAREZ COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY ABUM Lopez de Hoyos 178. 5 CD Madrid — 2 Spain Phone: 415 23 98 MY V FAVORITE MEMORY FEELS SO RIGHT UNITED KINGDOM— PAUL BRIDGE Alabama 608 Kings Road, London SW6 England Epic RCA Phone:01-731-2452 ,

SUBSCRIPTION RATES $110 per year anywhere in the U.S.A. Published weekly by CASH BOX (ISSN 0008- 7289). 1775 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Printed in . GOSPEL ' the U.S.A. Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y., and additional mailing offices. ©Copyright 1981 by the Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. BREAKIN' AWAY THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CASH BOX. 1775 Al Jarreau Al Green Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Warner Bros. Myrrh Earth, Wind & Fire November 28, 1981

Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 11/21 Chart 11/21 Chart 88 11/21 Chart 1 PHYSICAL 33 HOOKED ON CLASSICS 66 THE COWBOY AND THE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (MCA-51182) 1 9 V’/ LOUIS CLARK CONDUCTS THET ROYAL LADY PHILHARMONIC PB-12304) 5 JOHN 2 PRIVATE EYES ORCHESTRA (RCA 43 DENVER (RCA PB-12345) 66 5 & JOHN OATES 34 CENTERFOLD 67 IN THE DARK 2 14 ©0 9 (RCA PB-12296) THE J. GEILS BAND (EMI America A-8102) 45 4 BILLY SQUIER (Capitol P-A-5040) 60 12 38WAITING3 W/ FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU 35 UNDER PRESSURE LET ME LOVE YOU ONCE ! FOREIGNER (Atlantic 3888) 4 8 =Li>- QUEEN & (Eiektra E-47235) 41 4 GREG LAKE (Chrysalis CHS 2571) 83 2

4 ARTHUR’SAF THEME (BEST THAT 36 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU 69 COME GO WITH ME YCYOU CAN DO) CHRIS CHRISTIAN (Boardwalk NB7-11-126) 38 9 THE BEACH BOYS CHRISTOPHER CROSS (Caribou/CBS ZS5 02633) 86 2 (Warner Bros. WBS 49787) 3 16 37 DIESEL (Regency RY 7339) 26 12 70 WHO’S CRYING NOW 105 HERE 1 AM JOURNEY (Columbia 18-02241) 20 AIR SUPPLY (Arista AS 0826) 7 11 38 ENDLESS LOVE jj$ 11 and 71 6 START ME UP KEY LARGO ROLLING STONES ( M 151 9F) 6 22 9 BERTIE HIGGINS (Kat Family WS9-02524) 80 4

12 IS I (Rolling Stones/ Atlantic RS 21003) 5 39 WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED IT 72 LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU OH NO FOR THE WORLD TIERRA (Boardwalk NB7-11-129) 64 6 COMMODORES (Motown M 1527P) 8 11 RONNIE MilSAP (RCA PB-12342). 46 6 73 MISTAKEN IDENTITY EVERY LITTLE THING SHE 40 TWILIGHT KIM CARNES (EMI America P-A-8098) 63 S ELO (Jet/CBS ZS5 44 6 *DOES IS MAGIC 02559) 74 I’M JUST TOO SHY THE POLICE (ASM 2371) 9 10 41 COOL NIGHT JERMAINE JACKSON (Motown M 1525F) 68 5 YOUNG TURKS PAUL DAVIS (Arista AS 0645) 55 4 75 CONTROVERSY (Warner Bros. 78 6 (Warner Bros. WBS 49843) 1 5 7 42 SUPER FREAK (PART 1) WBS 49808) (Gordy/Motown G7205F) 33 17 76 IF I WERE YOU 17 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? DIANA ROSS (RCA PB-1 2349) 14 7 43 SOMEONE COULD LOSE A LULU (Alfa ALF-7011) 84 2 18 THE NIGHT OWLS HEART TONIGHT 77 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN EDDIE RABBITT (Eiektra 19 LITTLE RIVER BAND E-47239) 62 3 WITH ME (Capitol P-A-5033) 10 15 44 WRACK MY BRAIN SHEENA EASTON (EMI America P-A-8101) — 1 20 RINGO STARR (Boardwalk NB7-1 1-130) 51 4 I’VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR 78 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE 21 YOU 45 STEAL THE NIGHT GRAPEVINE RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA PB-12166) 11 15 STEVIE WOODS (Cotillion/Atlantic 46016) 50 8 ROGER (Warner Bros. WBS 49786) 81 6 22 13 LET’S GROOVE earth, wind & fire 46 MAGIC POWER 79 BLAZE OF GLORY TRIUMPH PB-12298) 47 (ARC/Columbia 18-02536) 17 9 (RCA S KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-A-1441) 89 2 2314 WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL 47 CASTLES IN THE AIR 80 MY KINDA LOVER THE FOUR TOPS DON McLEAN (Millennium/RCA YB-11819) 54 6 BILLY SQUIER (Capitol P-A-5037) 88 2 (Casablanca/PolyGram NB 12 15 24 2338) 48 LIVING EYES 81 PAY THE DEVIL (OOO BABY 15 THE THEME FROM HILL STREET (RSO/PolyGram RS 1067) 53 4 OOO) 25 49 TRYIN’ TO LIVE MY LIFE THE KNACK (Capitol P-A-S054) 69 S MIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON WITHOUT YOU 82 WORKING IN THE COAL MINE 16 THE OLD SONGS (Eiektra E-47188) 18 15 BOB SEGER (Capitol P-A-5042) 20 12 (Full Moon/Asylum E-47204) 70 13 BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 0633) 18 S 50 POOR MAN’S SON 83 ONE MORE NIGHT SURVIVOR (Scotti Bros./CBS ZDS 02560) 52 7 STREEK (Columbia 18-02529) 61 8 28 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ JOURNEY (Columbia 18-02567) 25 5 51 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 84 BREAKIN’ AWAY 29 HARDEN MY HEART SHEENA EASTON (Liberty P141B) 13 19 AL JARREAU (Warner Bros. WBS 49842) — 1 30 QUARTERFLASH (Geffen GEF 49824) 23 7 52 SHAKE IT UP 85 FALLING IN LOVE TROUBLE THE CARS (Eiektra £-47250) 77 2 BALANCE (Portrait/CBS 24-02608) — 1 31 LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (Asylum £-47223) 22 6 53 STEP BY STEP 86 LEADER OF THE BAND YESTERDAY’S SONGS EDDIE RABBIT! (Eiektra E-471 74) 21 19 DAN FOQELBERQ (Full Moon/CBS 14-02647) — 1 32 NEIL DIAMOND (Columbia 18-02604) 24 4 54 SHE’S A BAD MAMA JAMA JUST ONCE (SHE’S BUILT, SHE’S STACKED) 87 BET YOUR HEART ON ME (Full Moon/Asylum 72 7 featuring CARL CARLTON JOHNNY LEE 47215) (A&M 2357) 19 16 (20th Century-Fox/RCA TC-248S) 48 IS 88 ANYONE CAN SEE IRENE CARA (Network/Elektra NW-47950) — 1 I CAN’T GO FOR THAT 55 HARD TO SAY ©9 (NO CAN DO) DAN FOQELBERQ 89 LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (Full Moon/Epic 14-02488} 40 14 ALABAMA (RCA PB-1 2288) — 1 (RCA JB-12361) 39 3 56 PROMISES IN THE DARK 10090 ALIEN COMIN’ IN AND OUT OF PAT BENATAR (Chrysalis CHS-2555) 49 9 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION ©9 YOUR LIFE 57 WI’RS IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER (Columbia 18-02471) 73 14 BARBRA STREISAND (Columbia 18-02821) 42 3 AL JARREAU (Warner Bros. WBS 49746) 37 18 91 WKRP IN CINCINNATI LEATHER AND LACE 58 SAY GOODBYE TO (MAIN THEME) STEVIE NICKS (with DON HENLEY) HOLLYWOOD STEVE CARLISLE (MCA51205) 93 2 (Modern/Atlantic MR7341) 29 6 92 BURNIN’ FOR YOU MY GIRL (GONE, GONE, GONE) (Columbia 18-02518) 56 12 BLUE OYSTER CULT (Columbia 1802415) 76 16 CHILLIWACK (Mlllennium/RCA YB-11813) 27 10 59 WORKING FOR THE 93 SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME 26IOUR LIPS ARE SEALED WEEKEND KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-A- 1430) 74 13 GO-GO'S (I.R.S./A&M IR-9901) 28 14 LOVERBOY (Columbia 18-02589) 71 3 94 QUEEN OF HEARTS JUICE NEWTON (Capitol P-4997) 79 27 27)TAKE MY HEART anG 60 TALKING OUT OF TURN kool&THEG THE MOODY BLUES (De-Lite/PolyGram DE 815) 32 8 95 RUN TO Mi (Threshoid/PolyGram TR603) 67 4 SAVOY BROWN NEVER TOO MUCH 61 YOU SAVED SOUL (Townhouse/Accord P-A- 1055) 87 7 LUTHER VANDROSS (Epic 14-02409) 30 9 MY BURTON CUMMINGS (Alfa ALF-7008) 57 12 96 SURRENDER NO REPLY AT ALL 62 SHE’S GOT A ARLAN DAY (Pasha/CBS ZS5-02480) 85 8 GENESIS (Atlantic 3858} 31 10 WAY BILLY JOEL (Columbia 18-02628) 82 2 97 HEAVY METAL (TAKIN’ A RIDE) TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND DON FELDER (Full Moon/Asylum E47175) 90 19 63 ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING (Warner Bros. WBS 49846) 34 6 ABOUT YOUR LOVE) 98 WHEN SHE DANCES MARTY BALIN (EM! America P-A-8093) 58 12 JOEY SCARBURY (Eiektra E-47201) 92 8 HEART LIKE A WHEEL THE 64 MORE THAN JUST THE TWO 99 STAY AWAKE (Capitol P-A-5068) 35 5 OF US RONNIE LAWS (Liberty P-A1424) 94 13 SNEAKER (Handshake WS9 02557} 75 3 THE SWEETEST THING (I’VE I COULD NEVER MISS YOU EVER KNOWN) 65 SWEET MERILEE (MORE THAN I DO) JUICE NEWTON (Capitol P-A-5046) 36 7 (MCA-51 198) 65 S LuLLU (Alfa ALF-7006) 91 18

ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES) i Alien (Low Sal Music — BMI) 90 Solid Gold — P.R.O.-Can.) 25 Hooked On Classic (Copyright Control) 33 My Kinds Lover (Songs Of The Knight — BMI) 80 Anyone Can See (Carub Proon's — ASCAP/Fedora — Sweet (Bema, A Div. of Sweet City Records — — ... . I Can't Go (Fust Buzza/Hot-Cha Six Continents Never Too Much (Uncle Ronnie’s — ASCAP) z8 BMI) 88 ASCAP) 65 BMI) 22 No Reply (Hit & Run/Admin, by Pun — ASCAP) ... 29

Arthur's (Irving/Woolnough/Unlchappell/Begonia— • BM! Take My Heart (Delightful/Second Decade — BMI) 27 ... I Could Never (Abesongs, Ltd. — BM!) 100 Oh No (Jobete + Commodores Ent. — ASCAP) 7 New Hidden Valley/Pop W Roll/WB -- ASCAP) ... 4 Talking Out Of (WB — ASCAP) 60 Night If I Were You (Blackwood + Fullness Music — BMI) 76 One Mors (Pending) S3 Atlanta Lady (Mercury Shoes/Great Pyramid — BMI)63 The Cowboy (House Of Gold — BMI) 66 .... I Heard it (Stone Agate/Division — BMI) 78 Our Ups (Gotown/Plagent Visions — ASCAP) 26 Bet Your Heart (April/Widmont — ASCAP) 87 The Night Owls (Colgems-EMI — ASCAP) 11 I'm Just Too (Black Stallion — ASCAP) 74 Pay The Devi! (Small Hill - ASCAP) 81

Blaze . Of Glory (House Of Gold Music — BMI) 79 — The Old Songs (W.B./Upward Spiral — ASCAP) . 16 ! Want You (Marvin Gardens/Home Sweet Home/ Physical (Stephen A. Klpner/April/Terry Shaddick Breakin’ Away (Al Jarreau/Desperate/Garden Rake — Theme; Hill St. Blues (MGM Music — ASCAP) .... 15 Bug & Bear — ASCAP/John C. Crowley — BMI) 36 ASGAP/BMi) 1 BMI) 84 The Sweetest Thing (Sterling/Addison Street — in The Dark (Songs Of The Knight — BMI) 67 Poor Man's Son (Holy Moley/Rude BM!/WB/Easy Burnin' For You (B.O 'Cult — ASCAP) 92 ASCAP) 32 i Surrender (W.B./-Pasha/Hovona — ASCAP) .... 96 Action — ASCAP) 50 Castles In The Air (Mayday/Benny Bird — BM!) ... 47 Trouble (Now Sounds — BMI) 19 I've Done Everything (Warner-Tamerlane-BM!) .... 12 Private Eyes (Fust Buzza/Hot-Cha/Six Continents — Centerfold (Center City Tryin' Live — 49 — ASCAP) 34 -- To (Happy Hooker BMI) I Wouldn't Have (Pi-Gem - BMI/Cbess ASCAP) 39 BM!) 2 Come Go With Me (Gil/See Bee Music — BMI) .... 69 Turn Your Love (Garden Rake — BMI/Rehtakul Just Once (ATV/Mann & Weil — BMI) 21 Promises In Th© Dark (Rare Blue/Big Tooth/Neil Cornin' In (Songs Of Bandier-Koppelman/Landers- Veets/JSH — ASCAP) 30 Key Largo (Jen-Lee — ASCAP/Chappel! — Geraido — ASCAP) 56 Whiteside/Emanuel — ASCAP) 23 Twilight (April Music -- ASCAP) 40 ASGAP/Lowery — BMI) 71 Queen Of Hearts (Drunk Monkey — ASCAP) 94 Controversy (Ecnirp — BMI) 75 Under Pressure (BMI Queen Ltd./Beechwood/Bewlay La La Means (Mighty Three/Bellboy — BMI) 72 Sausalito Summernight (Southern — ASCAP) 37 Cool Night (Webb IV — BMI) 41 Bros. /Fleur Ltd.) 35 Leader Of The (Hickory Grove Admin. By April Music — Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Blackwood — BMI) . . 58 Don't Stop Believin' (Weed High Nightmare — BMI) 17 Waiting For A (Somerset/Evansongs — ASCAP) .. 3 ASCAP) 86 Run To Me (Smokie/Rak— PRS) 95 Endless Love (PGP/Brockman/Intersong — We’re In This Love (Blackwood/Magic Castle — BMI) 57 Leather And Lace (Welsh Witch — BMI) 24 Shake It Up (Lido Music — BMI) 52 ASCAP Administered) 38 When She Dances (Over The Rainbow — ASCAP) . 98 Let's Groove (Saggfire/Yougoulel — ASCAP pend.) 13 She's Got A Way (Aprll/lmpuislve — ASCAP) 62 Every Little Thing (Virgin — Admin, in U.S. by Chappell When She Was My (MCA — ASCAP) 14 . — Let Me Love You (Peso — BMI/Almo — ASCAP) . 68 Share Your Love (Duchess (MCA) BMI) 93 — ASCAP) 8 Who’s Crying (Week High Nightmare — BMI) 70 Living Eyes (Gibb Bros. — BMI) 48 She's A Bad Mama Jama (Jim/EOD — BMI) 54 Falling In Love (Daksel — BMI) 85 Why Do Fools (Patricia Music — BMI) 10 Love In The First (House Of Gold — BMI) 89 Someone Could (Brlarpatch/DebDave — BM!) — 43 For Your Eyes (United Artists — ASCAP) 51 WKRP In Cinn. (MTM/Fast Fade — ASCAP) 91 Magic Power (Triumphsongs — CAPAC) 46 Start Me Up (Colgems-EMI — ASCAP) 6 Harden My Heart (Narrow Dude/Bonnie Bee Working For (Blackwood/Dean Of Music — BMI) . . 59 Mistaken identity (Appian/Almo — ASCAP) 73 Stay Awake (Sweetbeat Music — ASCAP) 99 Good/Geffen Kaye — ASCAP) 18 Working In The Coal (Marsalnt Music — BMI) 82 Mora Than Just (ShellSongs — BMI/Sneaker — Steal The Night (Sunrise/Slapshot/Vinyl — BMI) . , 45 Hard To Say (Hickory Grove Admin. By April Music — Wrack My Brain (Gangs B.V. — BMI) 44 BMI/Homegrown — BMI) 64 Step By Step (Briarpatch/DebDsve — BMI) 53 ASCAP) 55 Yesterday's Songs (Stonebrldge Music — ASCAP) 20 My Girl (ATV Music of Canada/Sung Songs/ Super Freak (Jobete & Stone City — ASCAP) 42 Heart Like A Wheel (Sailor Music — ASCAP) 31 You Could Have Been (ATV Music — BMI) 77 Heavy Metal (Fingers — ASCAP) 97 Young Turks (Rlva/Nite-Stalk — ASCAP) 9 Grik - Exceptionally heavy radio activity this week Exceptionally heavy sales activity this week Here I Am (Al Gallico/Turtle — BMI) 5 ©' You Saved My Soul (Shillelagh — BMI) 61 8 C/qSH BOX NEWS Rental Vs. Sales, Cable Role Highlight ITA Video Confab Rental Plan Announced Present, Future Vid By Magnetic Video Technology Mulled by Dave Schulps by Dave Schulps and Larry Riggs — NEW YORK - A six-month lease/rental- NEW YORK — The questions of tape rental only “window” on selected new titles will be versus sales and the role of videotape and among the major features of Magnetic discs vis a vis cable TV highlighted last Video Corp.’s newly announced rental plan week’s “Home Video Programming —

for videocassettes and discs when it goes 1981” seminar, presented by the Inter- into effect at the start of next year. Com- national T ape/Disc Assn. (ITA) at the Essex pany officials, including 20th Century-Fox House in New York, Nov. 18-19. Telecommunications president Steve The program brought together 700 Roberts and Magnetic Video consumer representatives from all areas of the home products division vice president and entertainment business for two days of RICE RE-SIGNS WITH RCA — RCA Records announced that Charley Pride has re- general manager Jack Dreyer, unveiled seminars dealing with topics ranging from gned a long-term recording agreement with the label. Pride, one of ’s most details of the long-awaited program here the impact of the recent Betamax decision jfcessful performers, has been with RCA since 1965. Pictured above at a special recep- Nov. 17 during the opening of the three-day to demonstrations and discussion of such ^ dh in honor of Pride at RCA’s New York office are (l-r): Joe Galante, division vice presi- ITA Home Video Programming seminar. technological advances as stereo sound for ant, marketing, Nashville; RCA Records president Bob Summer; Pride; and Jerry According to Roberts of 20th, the com- home video, three-dimensional home radiey, division vice president, Nashville Operations. pany decided on the six-month rental-only video, the recordable videodisc and in- period "because we wanted to reduce the teractive programming on tape. -abel Holiday Co-op Support paperwork for the retailers and keep the The topic of rental vs. sales was brought administration as simple as possible.” Ti- to the fore even prior to the confab’s Nov. 1 tles chosen for the program will generally opening session when 20th Century-Fox Emphasizes Midlines, TV Ads be drawn from the most popular and subsidiary Magnetic Video called a press by MarcCetner relatively current motion picture product conference the day before at the Essex WEA affiliate Warner Bros, is being es- available to Magnetic Video for to House to announce the details of its !)S ANGELES — Spiralling inflation and pecially aggressive with television promo- the home market. lease/rental program (see separate story). edia rates, plus a general coming to tion this year. Ad campaigns for such Set to bow Jan. 1, the plan will initially Once into the seminar, the entire Nov. 19 r ms with the harsh expenditure lessons superstars as Rod Stewart and George feature eight new titles, including History of session was devoted to four panel discus- irned over the years, given retailers, in past few have Benson will be available to tied the World, Part 1, Dr. No, The Great Muppet sions of the pros and cons of sales and ren- )el/retailer co-op advertising programs a with WEA’s "Mountain Of Hits” co-op Caper, Caveman, Eyewitness, La Cage Aux tals, with producers, duplicators, tape will jferent look for this year’s holiday season, program. Another company that be II, , Folles Chu Chu & The Philly Flash and manufacturers and dealer/distributors ser- intrasting with is the past, when labels were utilizing TV in its co-op activities MCA, (continued on page 9) ving as speakers and panelists. jre free spending and amenable to all which will be plugging its mibline product. In “Rental/A Fair Shake For All Concer- rts of retail account proposals, current Capitol is also working its catalog via the Goody Defense ned,” David Fishman, senior staff consul- -op policies find labels today more co-op to promote its Beatles library. tant, Arthur D. Little Co., laid out the basic isely scrutinizing where their dollars are Among the retailers, a majority feel they Brief Charges problems that were to be discussed in the ent, often going so far as to dictate the haven’t received the amount of co-op afternoon’s panel discussions. He sdia mix and orchestrate specific promo- dollars commensurate with the current rate Gov’t Misconduct enumerated four major problems facing ns. of inflation and high media costs. However, by Dave Schulps the video industry: the high price the con- This more pragmatic and business-like many report that it is fairly on par with last sumer must pay for prerecorded proach to the situation by the labels has year's backing, and a generally positive NEW YORK — In a brief submitted last videocassettes and discs; the fact that en adopted by retailers. Chains began feeling accompanies this year’s Christmas week to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the retailers must maintain a decent profit bmitting well thought out and com- sales season. Second Circuit here, the defense in the Sam margin; that calculations between studios shensive proposals as early as August of Both Joe Martin, director of advertising Goody tape counterfeiting case defended and retailers have to be equitable; that s year and have continued to work for the Turtles chain in Atlanta, Ga., and Federal District Court Judge Thomas C. (continued on page 35) isely with label sales representatives and Diane Weidling, advertising director for Platt’s call for a new trial and accused the arketing executives to achieve com- Hasting's Books/Records/Video in government of a “tireless pattern of Video Software omises that allow both parties to most ef- Amarillo, Tex. report that co-op participa- prosecutorial overreaching and miscon- ;tively carry out their advertising cam- tion from the labels is up over last year. duct” in its handling of the case. Dealers Assn. Set igns. "Everybody came to the party this year,” The government was cited by the “The advertising situation has changed says Martin, who adds that he has received defense for “obtaining a statement surrep- by Michael Glynn astically from five years ago,” says a 25% more co-op ad support than last year. titiously and unethically from Goody vice — Affirming the statement okesman for WEA. "Retailers used to get "We added five new stores and there was president Sam Stolon; misuse of the grand made in August by National Assn, of erything irom the labels. Co-op advertis- (continued on page 12) (continued on page 12) Recording Merchandisers (NARM) Video

3 was unheard of, and an account paying Retailers convention keynoter Arthur

• his own advertising was unthinkable.” Morowitz that pre-recorded video dealers But, of their , the spokesman went on to say, those “need a body own,” representatives ' ire yesterday's realities and today, a of 15 leading U.S. video dealers formed the mber of variables determine how much Video Software Dealers Assn. (VSDA) Nov. -op ad support a retailer receives. 16. The independent trade group was

"It’s an account by account thing hinging created during a gathering at the Niles, III.

i such points as present economic condi- headquarters of SoundVideo Unlimited.

ins, how promotion-minded a chain is, Hosted by SoundVideo Unlimited presi- iw aggr^sive they are in breaking new dent Noel Gimbel and NARM executive vice

:ts, how realistic a retailer’s proposal is, president Joe Cohen, last week’s meeting iw effective their radio, print or TV ad was held, ironically, for the pur-

impaigns have been in the past and if they pose of discussing, among other things, the ive the proper stock to carry out a certain viability of a video dealers group within omotion,” explains the WEA spokesman. NARM. SoundVideo’s Gimbel stated that How much a store receives is dependent although the VSDA was founded as a self- n a million variables and conditions, and contained trade organization, separate lat’s the reason why they may feel a pinch from NARM or any other group, at this point r a boom from year to year." he doesn’t rule out the possibility of future ’ Media Mix Changes affiliation with NARM. The spokesman continued by saying that “It hasn't exactly been decided where ne promotional direction and concentra- A TASTE OF GOLD — Capitol recording artists Hazel Payne and Janice Marie Johnson, NARM fits in,” said Gimbel. “As it stands on of the media mix has changed from collectively known as Taste Of Honey, were recently honored by label executives and now, (VSDA) is a separate trade group. Joe " ear to year, and that print has taken a friends upon the gold certification of their latest single, “Sukiyaki. Pictured standing are (I- Cohen expressed some interest in continu- iackseat to broadcast media in the evolu- r): Phil Casey, Taste Of Honey’s management; Forest Hamilton, Taste Of Honey’s manager; ing to work with the group on some basis, on of the co-op ad campaign. Bhaskar Menon, chairman of the board, EMI Music Worldwide; Bruce Wendell, vice presi- but he said that he would have to discuss it He added that television and catalog has dent, promotions, Capitol; Johnson; Payne; Varneti Johnson, vice president, A&R, black first with his board of directors.” aken a higher profile of late in advertising, music, Capitol; Don Zimmermann, president, Capitol Records Group; and Walter Lee, vice Gimbel noted that the “video industry, nd that fact is evident in many of the label president, sales, Capitol. Pictured kneeling are (l-r): Steve Buckley, manager, A&R, black from the software dealers standpoint, is so o-op ad campaigns for the holidays. music, Capitol; and Dennis White, vice president, marketing, Capitol. (continued on page 10

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Labels Seek Further Gains In Growing Cassette Market by Fred Goodman marketing for PolyGram when questioned NEW YORK — Characterizing pre- on cassettes cutting into the LP market. recorded cassettes as the only configura- “The ratio of cassettes to 8-tracks has tion experiencing increased unit sales at reversed itself, but the overall ratio of tapes the consumer level, record companies are to IPs remains about the same. However," taking a closer look at how to optimally ap- he added, "lately that switch is ac- proach the market. All label executives celerating. it’s becoming very apparent to polled by Cash Box agreed that packaging, us that the 8-track is on its last leg.” advertising, release lags between IP and Whether or not the 8-track Is finished, cassette, and the traditional buying pat- cassettes have certainly become the domi- TV BEE GEES — RSO/PolyGram terns of retailers are issues in need of ad- nant tape configuration. recording group the Bee Gees recently dress, However, the question of where the “A couple of years ago,” said PolyGram’s taped an appearance on the Phi! Donahue increased sales in cassettes are coming Losk, “we went to the automobile manufac- television show. The Bee Gees, who have Even though Ronnie Milsap has been I is hotly point, turers. told in released "Living Eyes," their first album of from a debated with ex- They us that cassette players the music business since the late-’60s, original music in more than two years, ecutives split over whether it is still simply a autos were outselling 8-track players by a was only with the release of his latest RC of 8-track attrition or if cassettes have or one. That’s of the talked about their personal and case margin of 10 12 to one album, “There’s No Gettin’ Over Me,” th; into IP sales. things this acceleration to.” professional lives and performed many of begun to cut we attribute he was recognized for adeptness at a their old and new songs on the show. “We've certainly noticed the switch to Part of the reason labels are unabie to types of music — not just country, but po| cassette sales," said Rick Wietsma, ex- agree on where the new cassette sales are R&B and gospel as well. The title trad of for is recent proliferation ecutive director product Warner coming from the of Canadian Budget which was the first single released from th “At first, other portable Bros. itwasagain against 8-tracks, the Walkman and cassette album, quickly moved up both the pop arl but now, cassettes are gaining more rapidly players. Because it is new, it is difficult to May Hurt Small country charts, reaching the #1 position o than are falling off. Overall, perceive if being 8-tracks tapes money now spent by the the country chart in August and going s are also becoming a larger percentage of consumer on pre-recorded cassettes for Business, Artists high as #9 on the pop chart one month late the business. For us, tapes now represent Walkmans would have been spent on Kirk LaPointe His current single, “I Wouldn’t Have Misse of total for somewhere around 32-34% our records the home. It For The World," as expected, is current OTTAWA — The music industry, like business, and for a certain amount of our ti- "I think the Walkman has really been the many bulleting up both the pop and counti others in Canada, was forced to bite the tles, it approaches the 50% mark.” catalyst for increased cassette sales," said charts. bullet Nov. 12, The federal budget, presen- While those ratios appear to hold for Michael Martinovitch, vice president of Interestingly, when Milsap first starte ted once each year to stimulate the labels across the board, the interpretation merchandising forCBS Records. "Whatthe out in the late-’60s, he was teamed in cor economy and redirect the government’s of those figures varies greatly. Walkman has done is provide the con- cert with such great black artists as Smoke revenue strategy, granted the beleaguered “We don’t read it quite that way,” said sumer with leisure time away from home Robinson and the Miracles, Little Anthor music business nothing with which it Harry Losk, senior vice president of (continued on page 9) could and the Imperials, Sam and Dave, Bobfc heal its wounds. “Blue” Bland and others. The reason fc With many companies predicting poor 10kHz Standard For AM Spacing Is this was his first record, “Never Had It S third and fourth quarter sales, plus the Good,” cut in New York and released on th elimination through the budget of many tax Adopted At Annual Region 2 Meeting Scepter label. The "hot soul record," s loopholes through which some smaller Milsap describes it, was a Top Five hit, an NEW YORK — The Region Two inter- tions Commission (FCC) that the benefits of businesses eked out meager profits, at this most of the people who heard it thougl national radio conference, currently in nine kHz spacing were not there.” time next year there may be fewer firms in Milsap was a black artist. progress in Rio de Janiero, got off to a fast Lisa Freide, vice president of operations the already-troubled Canadian recording In 1973, following one album release o start in its first three days when the of the NRBA, echoed Wilcox’s sentiments. industry. Warner Bros., Milsap hooked up wit proposal for 10 kHz spacing on the were the first organization to Besides the AM “We come out corporate pinch, the budget producer Tom Collins and RCA Record band was adopted for the region. The move against nine kHz, and it took an awful lot of was bad news for consumers. While federal and was introduced to the country chari was supported by the U S. work to get the U.S. to change its position.” Finance Minister Allan MacEachen was via two Top 10 records. That introductio The U.S. reversed its position from the Cuban interference able to boast of a net giveaway to con- blossomed into a fruitful relationship, as last Region Two conference in 1980. It then The remainder of the conference sumers of about million, may $325 few were string of #1 records followed, beginnin wanted to establish a nine kHz spacing not produce clear results as quickly. Ac- buying his story. The reason? The recent with “Pure Love” in 1974. In 1977, tw standard on grounds that it would allow 12 cording to Gary Stanford, engineering energy accord between the federal govern- notable events happened to Milsap; he wa more frequencies on the AM dial, opening assistant to commissioner Mimi ment and the producing in FCC Daw- provinces the named Entertainer of the Year by the Cour room for 600-1,400 stations nationwide. son, the agenda now consists of individual West is likely to usurp billions from the try Music Assn., and his single, “It Wa Region Two includes ail of North, Central countries pockets of attempting to solve conflicts aris- Canadians in the coming few Almost Like A Song,” crossed the threac and South America. Both Region One ing from overlapping radio signals years as a result of increased oil and and natural like borders that separate country from po (Europe and Africa) and Region Three other incompatibilities. gas taxes. Chief among and introduced the player to an eve (Asia and the Pacific Islands) it have nine kHz American concerns is a dispute with Cuba Roughly translated, will mean a real broader . Big hits like “Smok spacing. over AM station signal interference and the spending increase for consumers of about Mountain Rain” and “What A Differenc Both the National Assn, of Broadcasters latter’s plan to build 180 (continued on page 34) high-powered AM You’ve Made In My Life” helped further th (NAB) and the National radio Radio Broadcasters stations. Even though the two coun- cause by entering the pop charts. Assn. (NRBA) supported 10 kHz, as did tries have no diplomatic relations, Stanford Cash Box Canada Moves Now, it’s almost as if he has come full cir Canada and Argentina. "We're really said, "I anticipate a direct one-on-one OTTAWA -- Cash Box has moved its Cana- de, from being accepted as an R&B singe pleased this.” about said Rory Wilcox, NAB relationship between the U.S. and Cuban dian offices. Canadian Editor Kirk LaPointe to a major country entertainer to the cor director of special projects. “It’s been one delegations.” has relocated in Ottawa, where he will con- summate performer. His personal in of our prime efforts for the last year and a Cuban radio interference has recently tinue to cover the music industry based in fluences are many and diverse, and ' half.” Wilcox that remarked the NAB "sort become something of an emotional issue Toronto and Montreal. LaPointe can be shows in his music. His penchant for per of lead helped the way in this. We spent among South Florida broadcasters. “In reached at (613) 235-7743, or by writing to fection has also extended to the technics hundreds of thousands of dollars on September of '80, the Cuban government Cash Box, 420 Gloucester St., #107, Ot- side of his vocation, as he co-produced th studies to show the Federal Communica- (continued on page so) tawa, Ontario, KIR 7T7. latest album with Collins and also cor tributed to the engineering of the album.

Index

Album Reviews 16 Black Contemporary 31 Classified 38 Coin Machine.. 39 Country Album Chart 26 Country 25 Country Radio 30 Country Singles Chart 28 East Coastings .... 12 Gospel 24 International 34 CBS SONGS IN MUSIC CITY — The new CBS Songs publishing organization recently Jazz 17 held its first international convention in Nashville. Key personnel from 40 countries Merchandising 18 worldwide met to discuss the operations of the new organization, formed to bring all of Points West 14 CBS’ publishing units under one banner. Pictured to the left are (i-r): Mel llberman, vice Pop Album Chart 36 president/general manager, CBS Songs U.S.', Michael Stewart, president, CBS Songs; Pop Singles Chart 4 Harvey Shapiro, vice president, CBS Songs Inti; and Charlie Monk, director, Nashville Radio 20

operations, CBS Songs. Pictured above are (l-r): Antonio Perez- Solis, director, Latin Radio Chart 22 Rock Radio Report 21 American operations, CBS Songs; dames Ware, managing director, April Music U.K.; Album Singles Reviews 15 Namahico Sasaki, director, music publishing, CBS Sony; Stewart; Shapiro; and Jeremy Talent 9 Pearce, vice president, CBS Songs Europe.

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NEW YORK — As -based per- move for anyone to make, even if you wen receive formers continue to more and more a milkman . . but that when the part wa/ attention from film and theatrical casting offered he was told that both one of th< directors — barely a week went by this past Beatles and Beatles producer George MSr summer without an announcement that tin were to be involved in the film, asituatioi Sneaker West Street Mob personality considering, ac- some rock was that never panned out. a One listen to either the self-titled debut “I feel like I’ve now done just about cepting or starting a role in a film or play — The problem of lack of artistic contrc

album or the rapidly buileting “More Than everything in the business, i started in the industry executives, management and ar- over the final product when dealing witl Of single by Handshake mailroom, learned to Just The Two Us" how engineer and tists themselves are increasingly faced with films is one that David Sonenberg, t recording group Sneaker will show that the produce records, moved into national career decisions regarding these areas. A partner in Amundo Enterprises, whici band has definitely done its adult pop promotion, and now I’m a recording artist.” Cash Box survey of industry figures in- manages the career of Meat Loaf, said of homework. Traces of Chris Cross, the The speaker is 18-year-old Joey Robin- volved with developing artists who have ap- ten takes recording artists by surprise Doobie Brothers, Air Supply and Steely son, Jr., who produces, writes for and sings peared in movie and stage projects since they are used to a great deal o Dan can be found rippling through the LA.- with Sugar Hill recording group the West revealed that while expansion into these creative control in the recording process based sextet’s material. Street Mob, whose self-titled debut LP has media offers some obvious advantages, for He pointed to Meat Loaf’s experience in th<

“I radio, and I format- just released. literally do monitor the am been Robinson has many artists it may not turn out to be a film Roadie, in which he co-starred. minded and commercial,” says Sneaker’s grown up in the record business — his smart career move. “We were initially told that Mick Jagge chief singer and Michael Carey parents, Joe, Sr. and Sylvia, founded and Although rock music has aiways had its would be one of the stars of the film, anc Schneider. “We are definitely influenced by own the Sugar Hill label. However, the connections with the film world, the number that never happened,” Sonenberg said ultimately what’s out and popular today, but success the West Street Mob has already and type of parts available to rock perfor- “Even still, as we saw the cteilies (fcN we play what we like to hear.” achieved with its first 12” single, “Let’s mers has seemingly increased as video and footage of what had been shot each day) in the originally Formed 1977, band Dance (Make Your Body Move)”, which has rock have become more interconnected. we were convinced it was going to bi named itself after the brilliant 1975 Steely already sold over half a million units and is And while rock music became a Broadway magnificent. When we saw the first edit o Dan composition "Bad Sneakers.” And af- currently in its 15th week on the Cash Box staple with 1969’s Hair, the success the finished film, though, we were disap ter personnel and name changes, the act B/C charts, should assure anyone that the of David Bowie and pointed by a lot of the changes that hac started refining its 18-32 female Mob is more than just a vanity affair. in non-rock roles on Broadway has made been made in the original story line. In th< demographic-oriented pop on the club According to Robinson, who still holds the theatrical world aware that rock names re-edit, about 50% more of the story wa: scenes of the San Fernando and San the post of national promotion director and sell tickets. Rosemary Tichler, head of altered. By the time the feature wsi Gabriel valleys In the L.A. area. other acts for Sugar Hill, he put produces casting for the New York Public Theater, finished, it had taken on a whole differen As the band began to develop into a the group together because “I saw my which was responsible for the plot than the film we’d agreed to do.” cohesive unit, it spent its time between friends making it really big — touring Ronstadt/Rex Smith version of The Pirates Even so, Sonenberg said, Meat Loaf go millions — playing playing such Southland area water- coliseums and selling of records of Penzance, not only feels that rock perfor- good reviews in the film, despite its lack o ing holes as Jason’s and The Beef and and figured I’d like to try it just one time.” He mers bring people into the theater, but critical and commercial success and, as s “ Barrel and living and recording in a house assembled the West Street Mob (the name called their presence a "wonderful re- result, received another 20 film offers. the members had rented in Granada Hills. comes from the street on which Sugar Hill’s — juvenation for Broadway,” Tichler said her can’t tell you to what extent it hurt or didn' During this time frame, the foursome office/studio is located) around the nucleus organization is in the process of contacting hurt his career,” said Sonenberg, "bu>- Michael Carey Schneider (keyboards, of himself, singer Sabrina Gillison, drum other rock names for different projects. don’t think it ran long enough to do mucl (, keyboard- vocals), Mitch Crane vocals), mer/singer Warren Moore and Some skepticism exists in the music in- damage.” Michael Cottage (bass, background, ist/singer Gary Henry, adding back-up dustry, however, as to whether these acting Vast Audience vocals) and Mike Hughes (drums, musicians and vocalists so that the stage parts benefit musicians as much as they do Despite the negative experience witl background vocals) — enlisted keyboar- line-up clocks in at a mob-sized 12 perfor- the theatrical and film producers. Martin Roadie, Sonenberg remains convinced tha dist Jim King and lead guitarist Tim mers. Kirkup, vice president of artist develop- film is an important career move for any ar of, his Torrance, and the present day band was Despite, or perhaps because posi- ment for A&M Records, said he suspected fist who has the talents necessary to adap complete. tion at Sugar Hill, Robinson says his deci- that “Broadway and Hollywood are to it. "We’re in an era of great technologica Shelly Weiss, who had been the band’s sion to move into performing met with more desperate to increase their penetration into change,” he stated, “and there are stil manager since leaving his general man- than a little skepticism at the label. “Nobody the youth market and are looking to musi- markets where there is very little radio arv

in I it except Milton Malden, ager post at Almo/lrvings 1978, was believed could do cians as a way to do it.” As a result, “too TV, such as parts of Europe and Canada soon out and shopping the band’s demo the executive vice president here. He used many good musicians are turning into bad where people desperately crave entertain and booking Sneaker into major dubs in to come into the studio after work and offer actors.” ment and find it in films and video ... I thin! the Southland. Every label in Los Angeles us encouragement. We’ve been fighting for Image Problems the only people who will survive as th< on the four-song it passed band's tape, and the project for a long time,” Robinson says. Kirkup said he felt that artist develop- music business gets more video-orientec wasn't until record at a company showcase Robinson actually began working on the ment and management people should will be those with visual impact. It’ssotougr Artie Ripp's Modern Music studio that peo- West Street Mob LP last January, but make sure that only artists that are capable to capture the public’s imagination these ple started showing interest. claims that the sessions had to be worked of handling parts well take them. He added days, and if artists can do it through filrm One person who was extremely in around other productions he was in- that a film or Broadway role can also be "the without risking their image, they should." with, including the Sugar enthusiastic about the band was volved new LPs by wrong kind of exposure” for an artist. “If In an effort to avoid another situation j Handshake director of west coast opera- Hill Gang, Sequence and Chuck Jackson. you play a certain role, it can blow the im- which the finished product no longe tions Joel Newman. After closely scrutiniz- "It’s been a tremendous effort to put age an artist may have spent 10 years trying resembles the film the artis* agreed 1 ing the band’s tape and catching together,” Robinson explains, obviously demo to create on stage.” He also stated that make, Amundo formed its own film con another headline performance at The referring to what he describes as several "Hollywood tends to cannibalize rock pany, Featurefilms, Ltd., to produce Me; Whisky, Newman signed Sneaker. “24-hour work days” he had in the course of music.” Loafs current film project, Dead Ringer, of Artie myself, “Outside Ripp and no one recording the album. In a recent interview, Peter Frampton ad- fantasy-cum-documentary based a roue gave the band financial and directional Robinson describes the album’s seven mitted that his appearance in the dis- (continued on page l4 support until Handshake came along,” ex- tracks as a testament to the West Street plains manager Weiss. “It’s great to be in- Mob's versatility, stating that the group volved with a small organization like went out of its way to give each track a Handshake because they’re ready to cater separate identity, rather than have the en- to our every need and are always open to tire LP sound like “Let’s Dance.” In fact, he our suggestions. It’s a family situation — we says, the main problem now is choosing a all seem to get energy from each other.” follow-up single, “because everyone here With Handshake support, the band then has a different favorite track.” One style left set about enlisting a producer and, ap- untouched by the Mob, however, is the rap- propriately enough, came up with former ping that is associated with many of the Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff Sugar Hill acts Robinson has had a hand in Baxter. producing. “The group has such talented "We took on Jeff before he had his track singers,” he says, “but they’re not rappers.” record of producing Livingston Taylor, Thus far, Robinson says, he has been Nazareth and Billy And The Beaters,” says able to hold on to his double role as both Schneider. “People didn’t understand why music business executive and performer,

we were using a guitar player. But Jeff has a but he realizes that if the West Street Mob

great ear for arrangement, knows the continues to take off as it has so far, there

studio and understands pop. It really shows will come a time when he’ll have to choose. on the LP.” His mind seems to be already made up as The combination of the novice producer, to which he will choose. “It feeis great to be

fledgling label and new adult pop band has doing it up on stage,” Robinson says. “The JOSE AT THE ROXY — Guitarist/singer Jose Feliciano, who has released his self-title i

obviously worked out, as the group’s new audiences have loved it.” The group has debut album for Motown Records, recently played The Roxy in Hollywood. Picture single has shot to #64 bullet on the Cash recently finished doing some dates with backstage after the show are (l-r): Lee Young Sr., vice president, creative, Motown; Berr Box Pop Singles chart after only three Cameo and is set to go on the road again Gordy, chairman of the board, Motown; Feliciano; and Jay Lasker, president, Motow, weeks. soon with the Commodores. Records Division.

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Magnetic Video Bows 6-Month tfideocas;ideocassette Rental Program

continued from page 5) "We will sign with as many distributors as -istlul of Dollars. The company intends to will participate,” said Roberts, “and we also T4LENT idd such top-grossing theatrical releases expect to license direct to some retailers.” To the band’s credit, it has not aban- its style i$ Rocky, For Your Eyes Only, Return of the doned own to jump on any trend; Distributors, as well as retailers who °ink Panther, From Russia With Love and rather, it has sought to develop and extend lease product directly from the company, nore than eight other titles to the plan the parameters of conventional rock ‘n’ roll will be extended 60 days credit on all ren- jefore the close of first quarter 1982. to accomodate its own unique viewpoint. tals. The creator of that viewpoint, Martha Davis, Those titles, as well as consequent Magnetic Video’s approximately 300 ac- is also the focal point of the band, and when eleases falling under the program, will be tive catalog titles, as well as an unspecified THE WHISKY, L.A. — When a group the the spotlight is on her, The Motels are at :lassified into two price categories, with “A” number of new releases, remain unaffected stature of Heart announces a show for such their best. itles carrying a suggested release price to by the program and will continue to be Davis' usually entrancing performance, a small venue as The Whisky, it im- tealers of approximately $75 and "B” titles available for sale via the company's present mediately becomes one of the hottest combined with some excellent new joing for about $45. Following the six dealerships. tickets in town. Most of the biggest bands material and older favorites, kept the lion’s nonths, Magnetic Video will then have the of “We don’t anticipate converting any share of the band's homecoming set aloft, )ption of extending rental today came up through the ranks — playing the period, plac- our current catalog to rental,” indicated for years at small clubs before finally despite an often less than adequate sound ng the title on sale or withdrawing it for Magnetic Video’s Dreyer, "and we can’t mix and indulgent uture re-introduction. graduating to stadiums and large indoor some and misplaced stop dealers from continuing to rent sale- Used Cassettes For Sale venues — and Heart is no exception. soloing by a couple of group members. The only titles.” Throughout the show, lead singer title track from the forthcoming album, “After six months, if we should decide to Ann Retailers Pleased "Apocalypso,” was a true high point, with its §ke the tape out of the rental mode and Wilson kept telling the audience what a insistent rhythm Davis' pleasure it was to finally play in a small, in- complemented by )lace it for sale, we will sell the used Dreyer added, "The retailers we’ve constant movement from one end of the 'ideocassette to the distributor for under spoken to are pleased that the plan we will timate club again, and the band members, stage to the other. Other new selections, >30,” stated Magnetic Video’s Dreyer. be implementing is a supplement to the apparently in agreement, responded with a two-hour set. In town such as "Tragic Surf,” with its haunting Each cassette will carry a serial number sale of our existing catalog.” stunning to record another album, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Ventures-like instrumental attack, “Only ind some kind of identification that it is a The video software supplier expects to Howard Leese, Steve Fossen and Michael The Lonely,” with a tip of the hat to Roy Or- ised cassette. The distributor and retailer support the program when it debuts with bison, Derosier let loose with a high energy set and the pointed “So L.A.” rang with vill set the price for the consumer. New comprehensive local advertising in addi- that spotlighted new material and brought authority as well. ji?ods will be put on sale at our regular list tion to retail point of purchase display Animated versions of such past gems as >rice." materials as promotional and educational back some of the group’s biggest hits of the past. “Closets and Bullets,” “Careful” and the In addition to the serial number code, a items. Heart has fully recovered from the per- always sensuous “Total Control” helped to pecially designed package has been Initially, the program will feature sonnel and direction changes that gloss over any excesses and the band hit its eveloped by Magnetic Video for videocassettes only. However, the com- stride for preceded the “Bebe Le Strange” LP last a rousing finale. mlchae , glynn ase/rental product. Both of these pany expects to introduce rental titles in the year, and the music at The Whisky show- matures were designed not only to aid in disc mode in the fourth quarter of 1982. cased the group in top form — with the he monitoring of rental product's location, As a result of this program, Roberts of Wilson sisters firmly in control. As a singer *it to help prevent against bootlegging and 20th said that he expected the release pat- and stage presence, frantically energetic iracy. ose Feliciano tern on a given title to develop “where (it) Ann has developed intooneofthemostdis- “We intend to step up our policing action would be first released theatrically, then tinctive and capable personalities in rock; ifter the rental program has in- been rented, then offered for sale on cassette, while Nancy and the band can produce top- liated,” stated Magnetic Video's Dreyer. then placed on pay TV, commercial TV and notch sounds at the drop of a hat. L.A. Feliciano's Costs of rentals to distributor lessees will finally put into syndication.” As for titles Such Heart classics as “Crazy On You,” ROXY, — Jose return to ac- tive iclude a mandatory $50 per cassette produced specifically for video, Roberts “Even It Up,” “Rock And Roll," “Bebe Le music entertainment reached a ” highlight during his recent at L.A.'s ecurity bond, which is refundable at the and Dreyer both pointed out that the Strange," “Sweet Darlin’ and “Barracuda” show nd of the rental period. program “will vary,” depending on the an- drew immediate and enthusiastic Roxy, where he thrilled an audience of old fans with ticipated market for an individual title. responses from the crowd, which exploded and new music from his just- > Twentieth’s Roberts pointed out that the into extended applause at the end of each released Motown debut LP, plus many of program has been offered to Magnetic “We feel this program will stabilize a very number. In addition, a number of new his songs of the past. lideo’s existing network of distributors, erratic rental market," said Roberts. “We songs, highlighted by “Angels” (dedicated It was an unabashed performance, a 'ith some 41 already signed up to par- can see this program enabling us to get to John Lennon), were equally well- show where Feliciano fronted a four-man cipate in the program. Under the terms of access to product we might not be able to received, auguring well for the next LP, due outfit, refusing to hide behind the band and le agreement, distributors will function as get from the studios otherwise.” performing with openness. jssees who will then re-lease rental in February. Bud O’Shea, 20th Century-Fox Telecom- The top end of the show featured the roduct to dealers. The combined effect of Ann’s wailing munications group vice president, vocals, Nancy’s and Leese’s stinging guitar singer/guitarist/songwriter performing 4IAA Picks O’Shea, reiterated Roberts' feeling by stating, “This work, Fossen’s steady bass work and songs from the new album, including represents a new business opportunity for Derosier’s powerful drumming blew the “Everybody Loves Me,” the first single from Chooses Award Logo both the direct retailer and the distributor. It crowd away. The enthusiasm reached such the LP. He followed with songs from his il- will give the consumer the opportunity to lustrious past, including IEW YORK — Bud O'Shea, group vice a peak that the crowd called Heart back for “Light My Fire,” rent major titles earlier. The introduction of “Ben” and his famous resident, home video, 20th Century- two extended encores, and by the time the theme from the TV this program is a major step in satisfying series Chico and the Man. ox/telecommunications, was elected to last note had been played, the audience our committment to the creative com- What came as a surprise to some during ie Recording Industry Assn, of America was able to leave knowing it had gotten munity.” the set was Feliciano's tribute to Motown’s ®IAA) video council, which adopted a new everything it could have wanted, plus a little greatest hits with his rendering of Marvin ogo for its gold and platinum video awa \i bit more. richard imamura Gaye's “Ain't That Peculiar,” the Miracles’ “I t its last meeting In Los Angeles, i h& Labels Seek To Expand esign was created by Richard Smith Second That Emotion,” and ’s “I Wanna Be Where You Are.” nanager of graphic arts, RCA Selectavi- Cassette Market Share (continued But his guitar work also ion videodiscs. from page 6) showed imagina- I he Motels tion, as he borrowed the power chords of Before joining 20th Century-Fox last that he never had before. Now we have T Jimi Hendrix’ “Foxy Lady” to slide into a ummer, O’Shea worked for MCA Records, leisure time working, playing, jogging, mellow, textural acoustic number. ' here he helped found its entertain- riding bicycles, wherever we want.” 4 home Feliciano went on to show that he has lost ment division. He most recently helped dis- Portable Music THE GREEK THEATRE, L.A. — The Motels none of his considerable talent over the •ibute MCA videodiscs and videocassettes “Music has become portable,” agrees are one of the few bands to have survived years — offering an impressive display on t MCA Distributing Corp. Vic Faraci, vice president of marketing for from the 1978-1979 Chinatown club scene, the acoustic guitar and singing in a mellow, The award is a plaque with a gold or Elektra/Asylum, “and I just see the market when the wave that started at Madame more mature voice that seems to get even latinum border that incorporates the as continuing to grow. However, I don’t Wong’s and the Hong Kong Cafe was still better as time goes on. ecording’s graphics inside an outlined know to what degree the Walkman and considered new. No small accomplish- All in all, it was a stirring return to the 3levision screen, which also contains a home LP markets overlap. I firmly believe ment, for since that period surf punks, new stage and recording scene for Feliciano. Jate with the award information, there will always be an album market, since romantics, rockabilly quiff heads and R&B One of the most distinctive performers of i RIAA/VIDEO has certified 33 videos gold many people feel the LP represents revivalists have all taken a turn in the L.A. the late-’60s and early-70s, Feliciam \>r 25,000 unit3‘ bf retail sales and five something traditional because of its sun, making The Motels’ music look fairly demonstrated that truly good music is valio ideos platinum for 50,000 units of retail packaging.” mainstream by comparison. no matter what year it is. mlchael martinez ales. Manufacturers agree that if they are to : or expand the tape market further, something The Record will have to be done to enhance cassette Due to a printing error, two bullets were packaging. "There’s a nagging feeling we mitted from the Nov. 21 Cash Box Top 100 have as an industry,” said Losk, "that Ingles chart. “Working For The Weekend” cassettes for some reason don’t have that y Loverboy was #71 bullet, and "She’s Got collectable aspect. Consumers still tend to i Way" by Billy Joel was #82 bullet. pick the LP over the cassette because it has ON SMGE

>h Box/November 28, 1981 9 EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE Yamamoto Named CBS Steps Up CX Warner Pioneer Licensing, Jamieson Named As Coordinator Managing Director NEW YORK — With the appointment of NEW YORK — Tokugen Yamamoto has CBS Record Group marketing and opera- been appointed co-managing director and tions vice president Bob Jamieson as pro- a member of the board of directors of ject coordinator and the announcement

Warner-Pioneer Corp. of Japan. that it will be releasing a series of encoded Yamamoto will assume the duties of Keith discs by name artists, CBS continues to Bruce, who has been promoted to vice retain a high profile in the audio industry for pointed three new officers. David Gatlin, previously vice president and general president at Warner-Pioneer. its CX noise reduction process. manager - U.S.A., was appointed senior vice president and general manager - Bruce will remain at the vice president The CX process’ image has also been U.S.A. He also serves as a director of K-tel International, Inc. Charles Carlson, a mem- level in Tokyo for several months until enhanced by the news that Nakamichi, Ap- ber of K-tel’s U.S. team for 7 years, was appointed vice president - finance (Americas). Yamamoto’s transition is complete. He will plied Technology, Phoenix Industries and Formerly he was U.S. financial controller. Tom Armour, vice president - special pro- then relocate to Los Angeles to assume a Backes & Muller have been licensed to jects, joined K-tel in 1974. He will also represent K-tel in potential investments and non- newly created post within WEA Inter- manufacture discreet and/or integrated music acquisitions. * national. hardware, bringing the total number of CX Johnson Promoted At First American — First American Records has announced the Yamamoto, who comes to Warner- hardware licensees to 15. appointment of Tanya Johnson to vice president/special products for First American Pioneer from a 25 year career with RCA, As project coordinator, Jamieson will Marketing Inc. She was formerly production and office manager for First American started with that company’s engineering work closely with the CBS Technology Cen- Records Inc. Prior to joining First American, she was a media buyer for the broadcast laboratories in Tokyo in 1956. His career ter, CBS Recording Studios and the Co- division of the GRT Corporation. evolved through purchasing, business ac- lumbia, Epic/Portrait/CBS Associated Montage Names Flrstman — Montage Records has announced the appointment of tivities, liaison work with electronic com- labels and Masterworks A&R departments Barbara Firstman to director of sales and marketing. She was formerly national sales panies and extensive travel throughout the in coordinating the flow of CX-encoded coordinator for Boardwalk Records and served as an independent marketing consuK region on behalf of RCA Records Inter- product and the signing of new hardware tant for Macey Lipman Marketing. national, for whom he established licen- and software licensees. He will also serve Jones Named At EMI — EMI America/Liberty Records has announced the appoint- sees in several territories. Most recently, as liaison with recording studios, ment of Ronnie Jones to national R&B promotion director. He moves up from his Yamamoto was director, regional market engineers, producers, artists and record previous job of east coast regional R&B promotion director, a position he assumed in development, Asia Pacific, RCA Records. labels throughout the country in maximiz- April, 1981. Prior to his re-joining EMI America/Liberty he was east coast regional He also holds the title of chairman of the ing the release of CX-encoded records. promotion director for LAX Records and later for T.E.C. Records and W.M.O.T. Asia Pacific Regional Council of IFPI, and CBS Records is gearing up for a sizeable Records. represents that region on the IFPI board. release of CX-encoded records — in- Blosser At Warner — Suzy Blosser has been national promotion coordinator foP ; Commenting on the recent appoint- named cluding many classical releases — Warner Bros. Records. She had previously held the post of Bearsville Records’ west ments, WEA International president Nesuhi scheduled to ship in early December. The coast director of artist relations and A&R for two years. From 1977 to 1979, she was at Ertegun said, “Keith Bruce has rendered company’s latest CX recordings are Regine ABC Records as associate director of marketing. distinguished service to WEA International Crespin and Phillippe Entrement perform- in the six years he has spent in T okyo. As he ing Ravel’s "Histoires Naturelles” and moves to assume new and more extensive Satie’s “Eight Songs,” and the latest LP by responsibilities in our Los Angeles office, I George Jones, “Still The Same Old Me.” take great pride in welcoming Tokugen Other CX software licensees, including the Yamamoto to Warner-Pioneer. I am sure Warner Bros./Elektra/Atlantic group of his vast experience in the software industry labels, RCA Records and Teldec, are in the will be of inestimable value, not only in the process of planning CX-encoded releases. expansion of our record business, but also in assisting us to meet the technological New video applications of CX include the challenges presented by the developing introduction of Universal Pioneer’s laser Goldstone Cason Hodes Oxhorn video and digital audio disc industries.” optical videodisc player incorporating CX RCA Promotes Eggleston — RCA Records has promoted Marianne Eggleston to field circuitry. Universal Pioneer plans to release promotion representative, black music, north central region. In her new post, Ms. Wages Increased a number of CX-encoded videodiscs in the Eggleston will work out of Cleveland, Ohio, and cover Cincinnati, Columbus and near future. The company joins RCA Selec- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She joined RCA Records as a field merchandiser in taVision, which will adopt CX in upcoming Cleveland, in October, 1979. Funds Cut Back CED-format videodisc players and Goldstone Promoted — Chrysalis Records has announced the promotion of Michael In AFM Label Pact software, and MGM/CBS Home Video, Goldstone to manager of west coast publicity. Goldstone, who has been with Chrysalis which will encode its videodisc releases for five years, will be responsible for handling all publicity west of the Mississippi. NEW YORK — According to a new labor with CX. Cason Named At RCA — Jeffrey Cason has been appointed administrator, publicity, recording contract agreement between the contemporary music, for RCA Records. He joins RCA after six years with Danad industry and The American Federation of Video Trade Group Bows Publishing, Inc., most recently in the capacity of promotion director for Dan- Musicians (AFM), session payments will be /continued from page 5) cemagazine. upped over the next two years, but obliga- diverse now that you have everyone from Changes At MCA — Mark Hodes has been appointed to national A/C promotion for tions to the Special Payments and Music camera stores, to audio dealers, to record MCA Records. Prior to joining MCA, he was involved in independent promotion, work- Performance Trust Funds will be sharply stores, to appliance outlets, to electronic ing in a consulting capacity with various record companies including A&M. Previous to reduced. hardware stores, to pure video dealers and that he was associated with Anti/Muscolo Promotions. Billy Brill has been appointed to The new pact calls for a boost in session God knows who else selling and renting.” the MCA Records promotion staff. He has been the music and entertainment critic for wages of 8% in the first year, and another Magazine for the last two years. national promotion director As a result, he added that dealers feel they PM Previously he had been 7%, cumulative in the second. The 8% rise “should have a little bit of say in their own for . David Durchin has been appointed assistant director of national in wages will bring the price for a standard destiny” and a unified interest group apart credit for MCA Distributing Corporation. three hour commercial session to just over from any other organization would most Oxhorn Joins E/A — Stephanie Oxhorn has been appointed assistant to the director of $158 the first year, and to almost $1 70 in the readily be able to voice the needs "of all advertising for Elektra/Asylum Records. At ABC Records she was the label’s merchan- second year. those involved.” dising coordinator between January '75 and July ’77. She held the same position at Tough Bargaining Craig Curtright, president of the five- A&M Records between August 77 and November '80. The most heated bargaining during the store Video of chain and one of the Scott To Troplque — Tropique Records has announced the appointment of Charley-: three weeks of deliberation, which ended dealer representatives in attendance at the Scott to promotion director for the label. He was most recently midwestern promotion Nov. 7, revolved around attempts by label VSDA’s formation, indicated that “the manager for Casablanca Records. He will also serve as tour coordinator for the label’s negotiators to cut back or eliminate future success of any new trade organization is artists. payments to the funds that accrue approx- tied to its ability to assess the needs of its Bruton Joins SMN — Bob Bruton has joined Satellite Music Network as vice president, imately $30 million annually from manufac- membership.” Towards this end, both Cur- station relations. His previous jobs were general sales manager for TM Programming, turers via a royalty on record and tape tright and Gimbel explained that the VSDA Dallas, WTWV-TV Tupelo, Miss., and PAMS Production, Dallas. sales. The cut in fund payments is said to be of has already set about listing priority areas Barackman Named At Arista — has announced the appointment substantial by sources close to the or problems for the group to address. Michael Barackman to manager, A&R for the label. Prior to joining Arista, hewasdirec- deliberations. “Our number one priority right now will tor of A&R for Planet Records. The settlement now is before the union has an- be to gather and analyze information from Changes At WEA — The WEA sales office for the Memphis/Nashville market membership for ratification. nounced the following appointment: Kerry Woo has been promoted to sales represen- vid' o software dealers all over the country ^ Also in order to provide manufacturers with an tative for the Nashville market. He has spent three years as a field merchandiser. Sound Of NY Pacts up to date and accurate picture of the the WEA Atlanta regional branch has announced the appointment of James Wood to with the WEA Atlanta branch since its in- fl With Stratford Dist. market,” said Gimbel. “On the area of ren- sales manager for that territory. He has been tals, in particular, we have felt that ception in 1971. NEW YORK — Sound of ( New York Records manufacturers and suppliers have based Wolff Appointed At Panasonic — Edwin J. Wolff has been appointed assistant H and Phenix Entertainment Corp. have their programs on a totally distorted picture manager, merchandising, for the Panasonic Consumer VHS Division. He joined Pan- H signed a distribution pact with Stratford of the market. (Warner Home Video senior asonic in May, 1978 as a market analyst. Before joining the company, he was a sales n Distributors, Inc. The record company’s representative for the Corporation. vice president of marketing) Leon Knize’s Congoleum f next release is scheduled to be “Jammin"’ market study, for example, in my opinion is Spevak Joins EMC — Albert Spevak has joined Entertainment Management Corpora- 1 by the Flaash. For further information, call total rubbish and yet that's supposedly tion, Santa Monica, Calif, as vice president. Spevak, an attorney, will handle all a Florence Anthony at 234-1300. (212) (continued on page 35) business affairs for .

10 Cash Box/November 28. IS' LID. LOVE MAGIC There’s magic in the airwaves. The new

LTD. album is here and it’s beautiful. The first single “Kickin’ Back’Ll has the sound of LTD. back on the nation’s air- waves and has people all over America kickin’ up their heels. One listen to the new album and you’ll know what Love Magic is all about. EAST COASTINGS IN BIZ — Singer/producer Genya Ravan, Label Holiday Co-op Support co-founded Polish Records, has resigned her position with that company to start a new venture. The new company,, is Genya Ravan Prods., located at 340 W. 57th St., NYC . . . Gail Davis, assistant Emphasizes Midlines, TV Ads national director of artist development, has left A&M Records, Davis can be reached a * (212) 628-2555 . . . The Peter Pan Artists Series has signed Melanie to an exclusive (continued from page 5) ing proposals and changing them around a logo-bearing production agreement. Her first LP and single will both be called “Detroit more billing, but we are more than pleased lot than they have in the past. They’re more or Buffalo” and will be released under the Blanche Records logo. with label participation and anticipate a pre-planning more and being more in- IN THE STUDIO — Graham Parker is at work on an all-acoustic album at a New York healthy Christmas." telligent overall in how they are spending

studio. Nicky Hopkins will add piano . . . Chic is More TV Ads money.” finishing up its new LP. It’ll be called

“Take It Off” . . . Ex-Village Person Randy Jones (the cowboy) is working Weidling explains that Hastings has Weidiing’s and Martin’s encouraging on a solo LP at-

Soundmixers . . . received approximately 10-15% more co- statements are tempered somewhat by Pete Solley is produc- ing Franke And The Knockouts at op ad support than in 1980 and that a high those of Ben Karol, president of the New Criteria in Miami. Also at Criteria are concentration of the money will go to televi- York City-based King Karol chain. Danny Joe Brown and Riggs. Both are sion advertising. “The big amounts of “Co-op ad support is 25% down from last currently mixing. money we’ve gotten from labels have come year,” says Karol, “for the simple reason LITTLE FETES — The Christmas party for specific promotions, such as Capitol’s that times are tough. Business is below par, blitz seems to be getting off to an early Beatles push and MCA’s midline promo- and you have to run like a son of a bitch just start this year. Vocalist * tion," says Weidling. “Labels are scrutiniz- to keep your head above water.” threw an intimate little dinner affair last However, Karol is not despairing. He in- week for about 60 people in honor of Goody Defense sists that his stores are going to approach vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, Christmas aggressively and that he has who produced her most recent LP, “Torch.” Brief Charges hired a professional decorator to design at- Following the festivities, the entourage tractive in-store and window displays to WYMAN LIGHTS UP A SWITCHBOARD continued on downtown to the Bottom Gov’t Misconduct draw customer attention. — At a recent press conference in his honor Line to hear Mainieri and his aggrega- (continued from page 5) Ira Heilicher of Great American Music in at the New York offices of A&M Records, tion perform . . . Hannibal Minneapolis also feels that holiday co-op Records, jury; abuse of the 'related case’ rule to con- Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman (I) stop- toasted the release of its “Amarcord ad support isn’t keeping pace with soaring trol judge selection; improper and un- Pfeiffer, guitarist with ped to chat with Bob Nino Rota” disc with a couple of bottles ethical promulgation of publicity during the media rates. "I don’t think a lot of the I.R.S. recording group Human of wine at Rizzoli International manufacturers are recognizing the in- trial; repeated violations of a comprehen- Switchboard. Bookstore on Fifth Avenue. The LP, sive discovery stipulation; and mis- creased cost of media,” says Heilicher, produced by Hal Willner, features Carla Bley, Steve Lacy, , representations to the court with respect to "and that’s a problem. A thousand dollars Chris Stein, Debbie Harry and others performing some of the music Rota wrote for questionable relationships between the this year is not the same as it was last year, Fellini soundtracks . . . Boston-based Eat Records also brought its show to town last government and the RIAA.” and when labels don’t recognize that, you week via a beer ’n chili blast at the Sundown Saloon. The occasion was a showcase for- The defense also contended that the can lose column inches and the frequency its band Rubber Rodeo. "most heinous culprits” in the case — a of broadcast.” reference to government witnesses Jeffrey Radio Too Cluttered RETURN OF AN IDOL — These who attended Max’s Kansas City last Saturday night Collins, Spencer Pearce and Norton Ver- Heilicher also says that he is hoping to got a rare treat when Billy Idol and his new band debuted unannounced after the con- ner, who admitted selling the counterfeit use more television spots with his co-op ad clusion of the regularly scheduled show there. Idol, who had been sitting in the tapes to Goody — "were immunized and monies this year than in the past. “Everyone audience watching the show, made his way backstage after the last note had been given governmental assistance with their and their brother is on radio these days. A played and the curtain re-opened to reveal Billy and his new band: Steve Stephens, civil problems, so that the prosecution few well-placed television spots are more guitar; Phil Felt, bass; and Steve Missal, drums. The band opened with "Ready, Steady, could place in the dock legitimate effective because there is not as much clut- Go,” a reminder of Idol’s days with Generation X, before launching into newer material' businessmen with absolutely no history of ter on TV as there is on radio.” from his current Chrysalis LP. The closer, appropriately, was Idol's dance chartmaker wrongdoing.” Another commodity that Heilicher will be “Dancing With Myself.” Prior to this appearance, Idol and band had been rehearsing in The defense brief was submitted as part pushing this Christmas is the midline. He the studio, with an eye toward eventual live dates. of an appeal instituted by the government maintains that the lower cost goods are a SOUIXSIE PACKS PEP — Meanwhile ... at the Peppermint Lounge, fans of Souixsie & over Judge Platt’s call for a new trial in the significant revolution in record pricing. the Banshees and Lydia Lunch were queued around the block by midnight for the late- Goody case. The Court of Appeals is "People can no longer look at the midline as starting there last week. The trouble was, the place was already packed, and by scheduled to hear oral arguments during a promotional type item,” he insists. “The show there to sure that no one else was going to be ad- the week of Nov. 23. $5.98 disc is as much a staple of the music 1 2:30, the fire department was make Siouxsie the Banshees themselves, a Legal Questions industry as the paperback is to the book mitted. Among those trapped outside were & situation that was fortunately remedied eventually. Nevertheless, the group was forced In ordering the new trial, Judge Platt industry.” of the inside the hall had left before they were allowed to overturned the jury’s original guilty verdicts The $5.98 is also going to be a major part to wait until at least some crowd a.m. Banshees would like to apologize to their fans for the wait, the against Goody, Inc. and Stolon on certain of Los Angeles-based Music Plus’ promo- go on at 2:15 The couple of bucks higher than they’d expec- counts of interstate transportation of stolen tions this year. The chain’s advertising crush and for the fact that ticket prices were a property and copyright infringement. The director, Alan Schwartz, says that they ted them to be. grounds for Judge Platt’s action were that usually run with a 12-page tabloid-size hit LES IS MORE — The New York Chapter of NARAS and Gibson are hosting a the jury might have been prejudiced by cer- product insert in the entertainment section tribute to guitar innovator Les Ford at RCA Recording Studios Nov. 24. The multi- tain unproven charges, as well as by the of the major Southern talented Ford — composer, musician, electronic engineer and inventor — is being allegedly false testimony of an FBI witness newspapers in mid-December. However, presented with the NARAS Governor's Award, a plaque given to honor outstanding that was only corrected outside the since midlines are so significant, Music contributions and achievements in the world of music. The tribute to the man who has presence of the jury. Plus will also be running an 8-page shopp- been called “The Thomas Edison of the Music Industry” for his many inventions, which The prosecution’s brief on the appeal ing guide around Thanksgiving dedicated include the electric guitar, 8-track recorder, multiple recording, echo reverb, flanger was submitted on Oct. 14. In it, the govern- to the $5.98. and delay, will include the screening of a documentary film and a jam featuring some of ment argued against a new trial and asked Schwartz is pleased with co-op support Paul’s associates from his 53-year career. Among the artists expected to attend are for a writ of mandamus — which allows a this year because he feels Music Plus’ af- Chet Atkins, Ruby Braff, Rick Derringer, Tal Farlow, , Ted Nugent, higher court to overrule a decision made by filiate, City One Stop, has finally been Bucky Pizzareill, Todd Rundgren and Hal Schaefer. The event is open to the public at a lower court — in the event the Appeals recognized as significant by the manufac- $15 a ticket, $10 for NARAS members. Court decides that it lacks jurisdiction to turers. rule on the appeal. The granting of a writ of “In the past, one-stops received very lit- SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE — Guitarist Wayne Kramer, who’s just come off the mandamus, an extraordinary and seldom tle or no co-op support, but we finally con- road from a stint in the Was (Not Was) touring company, is now spearheading his own used legal remedy, would enable the jury’s vinced the manufacturers that the one-stop trio, Wayne Kramer’s Air Raid, with Bobby Dee on bass and Greg Gerson on drums. original verdict to be reinstated (Cash Box, does fully 50% of Show Industries’ (Music The group is described as falling somewhere between the hard rock of Wayne’s old out- Oct. 31). Plus/City One Stop) business,” says fit, The MC5, and the funk of WNW. The group will begin touring the northeast and This week’s defense brief called the Schwartz. “There are thousands of little Canada in early December . . . Prism Records has signed Washington D.C. -based, government's brief a “one-sided factual Mom and Pop stores up and down the coast singer/songwriter/arranger/producer Warren Shadd and released his first single, statement” that "ignores the failure of its who have survived the depression and are “Pretty Girl, Baby Girl," which Shadd co-produced with the Blackbyrds’ Joe Hall III . . . evidence to prove key elements of the of- selling a lot of records. We are the vendor to Wave Records released Bonnie Forman’s dance 12” “All Night” last week. An LP will fenses charged.” Calling the central issue them and take care of their ads, promotions follow soon . . . Country music fans may be interested in hearing the Chieftains’ version of the case “whether the corporation and display materials. and its The labels have of “Cotton-Eyed Joe," just released as a single by Shanachie. It seems the traditional officers knew they were purchasing coun- realized this at last, and we have finally American tune came from a 16th century Irish air called “Mountaintop” . . . The Chief- terfeits,” the defense claims that no direct been compensated for it co-op wise.” tains recently completed scoring a six-hour TV mini-series called The Year of the evidence of this knowledge was es- Across The Board Push ’82 French, due in fall . . . tablished by the prosecution and that no at- Another area in which the manufacturers tempt was made to prove motive. have altered their thinking as far as co-op ANOTHER BUNCH OF STIFFS — Stiff America has signed Fingerprintz and Girl’s A number of procedural questions face advertising is concerned is in the ap- School. Fingerprintz’s "The Beat Noir" LP is due before the New Year, while a January

the Court of Appeals when it hears the case plicability of their promotions to the full release is expected for Girl’s School’s album, as yet untitled. Stiff will also release New ialer this month. These include whether the spectrum of music. “In years past, there York’s Bush Tetra’s long-awaited debut, produced by The Clash’s Topper Headon; government can appeal an order for a new was a heavy emphasis on advertising "Juke Box Durys," a compilation of Ian Dury singles, B-sides and album tracksfrom the T r.-.. whether a writ of mandamus may be toward rock," explains Bobbi Stauffacher, Stiff years; and a new one by Tenpole Tudor, which is scheduled to do a mid-afternoon to review the discretion of a district advertising director for the Denver- matinee for the kiddies at Irving Plaza here sometime next month. In addition, Madness judge who orders a new trial and whether in headquartered Budget chain. "But this will record its next studio LP in Los Angeles sometime next spring, after its “Take It Or this particular case Judge Platt abused his year, we have out of town advertising Leave It” film, which opens here in January, has taken America by storm. ‘ discretion in ordering a new trial. (continued on page 35) dave schulps

12 Cash Box/November 28, 1! 1

Powerful Performance and International Spirit Mark 12th Popular Song Festival Most Outstanding Performance Grand Prix Best Song Kawakami Award

The World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo ’8 climaxed Nov. 1 withOsvaldo Rodriguez of Cuba claiming the International Grand Prix with “Digamos Que Mas Da” (Never Mind) which he sang and composed. Osvaldo Rodriguez, Cuba Bucks Fizz, United Kindgdom Nadda Viyakarn, Thailand Maria Del Sol, Aladdin took home the Most Outstanding Performance Japanese Grand Prix with Best Song Best Song Outstanding Song Outstanding Song their rousing “The Incredible Rock'n'Roller” written by lead vocalist Shigehito Takahara. A Most Outstanding Performance Award was presented to Maria Del Sol from Mexico for “You've Gotta Have Someone”, Udo Jurgens, Austria Anita Meyer, Holland composed and arranged by Outstanding Song Tino Geiser which also won Hill and Nichola Martin and written by Jean Claude Orchestra literally outdid a special Kawakami Award. sung by Bucks Fizz; “Vivi” Capillon & Jerome themselves with the added The other Most Outstanding composed and presented by Desjardins: and Japanese power of a new 6-way P.A. Performance Award went to Gianni Togni of Italy; and entry “I Love You system, assembled Udo Jurgens of Austria who “Happiness” sung by Nadda Forever” written by Akihiko exclusively for the cavernous composed and sung “Leave A Viyakarn and written by Furukawa and done by his Budokan. Little Love”, also an ten-years old Indhuon group Spunky. Details for Festival ’82 will be Outstanding Song Award Srikaranonda of Thailand. This year’s staging announced in the near future. Marie Myriam, France winner. Outstanding Song represented Yamaha's most Best Song Awards included presentations went to Dutch spectacular yet. transforming For further information: the U.S. entry “Music composers Martin Duiser the massive Budokan into the FESTIVAL COMMITTEE ’81 Power”, written by Freddie and Piet Souer for “Too ruins of ancient Greece, Perren and performed Young To Know” sung by complete with marble £) YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION 3-24-22, Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan by Peaches & Herb; Anita Meyer; French entry columns and starlight, plus a Phone: Tokyo (03) 719-3101 “Another Night” from the “Sentimentale” performed special revolving stage. CABLE: WORLDFESTIVAL TOKYO U.K., composed by Andy by Marie Myriam and The 60-piece Yamaha Pops TELEX: 2466571 YAMAHA J POINTS WEST TIDBITS — Elektra/Asylum, Film And Stage Roles For which has been signing everything from Dodgers to high level record executives to jazz players of late, should soon be announcing its foray into new music. Look for the label to come forth with the news of signing L.A. punkateers X Josle Rock Artists: Must Or Bust? and ("Johnny Are You Queer?”) Cotton. . .Hall & Oates, who have signed with (continued from page 8) Arista, still have three left in their RCA contract. Expect to see the lads hanging

his latest album. Also as a result of Roadie, However, Arma Andon, vice president of around Nipper for at least another year. . .The reactivated King Crimson will make an which Sonenberg feels was advertised artist development, Columbia Records, appearance on ABC-TV’s Fridays Dec. 4, and Easy Rider Peter Fonda will host the

wrongly, Featurefilms has striven to main- shared RCA’s Warden’s view that the ex- show. . .Thin white duke David Bowie will go into a European studio next month to tain control over the advertising campaign, posure gained via film and Broadway ap- record an EP of songs from the BBC production of Bertolt Brecht’s Baal. Bowie, who a function usually totally controlled by a pearances generally serves to increase in- will also star in the teleplay is co-producing the sessions along with Tony Visconti —

film’s distributor. terest in an artist at radio. “In Rex Smith’s RCA will release the work. . .Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin’ Eve will air Dec. 31 from “We want to be able to stage an ad cam- case, he became a national celebrity two coasts. Performers Barry Manilow, Rick Springfield, Alabama, Rick James and paign that stresses the theatrical nature of through his role in Pirates of Penzance. The Four Tops will supply the music from ABC-TV studios on the west coast, while the film,” Sonenberg stated. "It’s not just a Because of that association, the job of in- Clark will check in live from Times Square on the east coast. The 90-minute special will concert-type picture, and we want to make teresting radio programmers in his music be hosted by Charlene Tilton of Dallas and Dukes Of Hazzard star Tom

that very dear. We’re looking to the future becomes easier. They know who he is.” An- Wopat. . .Christmas albums and singles are flooding in everyday, and our latest and trying to lay the groundwork for a long- don is quick to add, however, that the favorite features two old beach party honeys. Yes, Frankie Avalon and Annette term career with this film. We want it to ap- “success of the record stilt depends on the Funlceilo recently got together for a duet on “Together We Can Make A Merry peal to people outside Meat Loaf fans.” quality of what comes out of the recording Christmas” for Pacific Star Records. Don Wardell, product manager, RCA studio.” AN ELDER KISS —- Kiss went into the studio last year and cut five unrelated rock songs Records, has worked on David Bowie’s Film may offer certain artists a chance to that didn't sound much different than what the group had been doing for the past nine records through both film and Broadway shed old image stereotypes and expand years. Unsatisfied with the result, the foursome and production wizard Bob Ezrin sat appearances by the artist. Like Sonenberg, into new musical areas. Lynn Kellerman, down and decided that they they’d scrap the songs and attempt, sin of sins, a theme Wardell sees these areas as a good career director of press and artist development, album. Gene Simmons then unearthed an old idea for a science fiction story he wanted move for a performer who can make the East Coast, MCA Records, said that in the to do, and before long the band was hard at work on an album that embodied the best transition. “A lot of rock music performers case of Olivia Newton-John, her changed aspects of Star Wars-like mythology, are now beginning to close in on middle image as a result of the film Grease enabled Marvel Comics and high-tech heavy age,” Wardell stated. “If, at that point, you her to become more musically and visually metal. Five recording studios, one still want to grow, you have to set your adventurous on subsequent records. symphony orchestra and a million sights on areas outside music.” dollars later, the masked band has Associations Help At Radio Career Move delivered its most inspired and am- Warden said he feels that a film or Andon of Columbia stated that the ap- bitious work to date in “Music From The Broadway performance enables the public, pearance of Boomtown Rats’ lead singer Elder.” What are the Elder? They are a radio programmers and talk show bookers Bob Geldof in the starring role of the up- group of ancients designed by the mind to look at a rock performer in a new light. In coming film based around Pink Floyd’s The of Gene Simmons that possess Bowie’s case, he said, “they have a new Wall “will probably do a lot to enhance the superhuman characteristics and in- view of him as more than a recording artist, image of the Boomtown Rats,” particularly struct selected humans to carry on the

as an entertainer. 1 think he’s highly respec- with radio. Andon said he felt the connec- BILLY SINGS MILLIE — ASCAP fight against contemporary evils. In Part of did,” Wardell songwriter Billy Vera, of Billy and The ted because what he ad- tion between the group, which has yet to I of “The Elder," the ancients find a ded. receive complete radio acceptance in this Beaters, recently performed his new Alfa “chosen one” in an orphan. And this first Wardei! also minimized the risks an artist country, and the well-established Pink Records single “Millie Make Some Chillie’’ album (there are bound to be several takes in moving into film or the stage. Floyd, could not fail to open radio’s ears to on ABC-TV’s Fridays show. Pictured are (I- sequels) concerns itself with the lad of setting yourself for r): Fridays director/producer John Moffitt; “There’s a risk up a some level, "particularly if Geldof appears searching for and finding himself. It's

higher profile than you may desire, but I on the soundtrack LP.” Sam Schwartz, ASCAP director of TV and rather heady material for Kiss, but the don’t think the public’s head Is into films While a successful film role may offer an film repertoire; and Vera. group has definitely matured as a enough anymore that a bad film ap- artist a chance to quickly expand his or her recording unit, and its style is much more wide-ranging and full-bodied than the Kiss of pearance can hurt record sales. Barbra audience, according to Andon, “it seems “Fire House” and “Strutter” days. One can hear such surprises as sophisticated vocal

Streisand’s last film was pulled, but I didn’t that more artists are intrigued by Broadway arrangements, orchestral segments, dramatic ballads and assorted Ezrinized technical see it hurting her recording career.” at the moment.” Andon attributed effects throughout the LP. The lyric content is both probing and funny, and for added There may, however, be negative effects Broadway’s appeal to “something about word support, the gang called on Uncle Lou (Reed) to provide them with input. There due to an association with a particular film. performing in front of a live audience.” are some pretty laughable attempts at trying to be intellectually heavy and mystical on Although the soundtrack of the film Xanadu With both Broadway and Hollywood ac- the album, and some of the orchestration is ridiculously melodramatic, but for the most was a big seller, Ai DeMarino, vice presi- tively seeking out new talent among the part, the album succeeds. Other interesting facts that Kiss aficionados should be aware dent, artist development, Epic Records, ranks of rock performers and the trend of is that the new cover is the first that does not feature the group on the cover. Instead remarked that he had heard that Jeff Lynne toward videos both exposing acts outside of four people leering through macrabre make-up, the listener is treated to a wooden of the Electric Light Orchestra, whose the rock world and spurring interest in per- door that is an invitation to search. And fans of modern day heavy metal giants like featured in the film, music was prominently formance and visuals, it seems inevitable Rush, Qzzy Osbourne and Queen should accept the invite as they’ll find “Music ForThe “felt that the film may have hurt the group’s that the relationship between rock and Elder” every bit as pleasing as the last albums by their favorites. Oh, and people will also credibility at a radio level a bit.” DeMarino these media will only increase. Marty Balin, find Kiss sporting a new sleeker look in-concert — close cropped hair, tight black pants, said that he felt that there is a credibility fac- a rock singer with a theatrical background et al. It’s ail part of a new look, a new sound and a new Kiss for the ’80s. tor to be taken into account when an artist who has written a rock opera Rock Justice CHARIOTS FIRES THREE COVERS — Greek keyboardist Vangelis has composed chooses to work in another medium. “Most for the stage and is currently negotiating a one of the most affecting soundtracks of the year with his score to the British film

I AOR programmers are very committed to film role, compares rock today to vaudeville Chariots Of Fire. His beautifully melodic mix of snythesizer, acoustic piano and choir the idea of a rock ’n’ roll lifestyle, and there during the early days of motion pictures. might not be setting the airwaves on fire, but the main theme to Chariots has inspired at is a certain danger of their cooling to an act “It’s a source of talent for them,” he said, least three covers within the month. First off, The Assembled Multitude, which re- if they fee! the commitment is less than “because it’s where a lot of the good young worked the "Overture” to Tommy a few years back, has done a vocal version of the song total.” talent is to be found.” for Eric Records. Next, sax man cut a funk/R&B rendition of the theme for Qwest Records. And now we hear that Melissa Manchester’s latest single on Arista, "Race To The End,” is another vocal adaptation of the work from the current Ladd Com- pany/Warner Bros, film release. Former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson, who has worked with Vangelis on several albums over the past few years, wrote the lyrics for the com- position.

A LITTLE T&V — The World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Party, a closed circuit sattelite

fete/concert featuring the Rolling Stones (Cash Box, Nov. 7), will be shown on ON-TV in

Los Angeles. Subscribers will be able to watch the Dec. 1 8 affair for a special pay-per- view fee of $10. TEN PIN STOMP — Independent promotion man Jon Scott hosted his annual bowling

party at Valley Center Lanes in Canoga Park Nov. 14, and it turned into a Who’s Who of Who’s in L.A. Held in association with Epic Records, the combination bowling tour- nament/Gary Myrick and the Figures party was attended by such chartbusters as Tom Petty, The Cars, Del Shannon, Tim Goodman, , Tommy Tutone, Keith Sykes, Billy Burnette, Rocky Burnette, Randy Meisner, Chilliwack, Karla Olsen, Stephen Bishop, producer Mike Flicker and local AOR personalities.

FAMILY AFFAIRS — Cash Box sends its best along to Terry Ellis, co-chairman of the Chrysalis Group of companies, and his wife, Daniele, on the birth of their daughter, Amber Catarina. The bouncing baby girl was born Nov. 12 at St. Thomas Hospital in London. SCREEN GEMS SIGNS LAWS — Composer/performer Ronnie Laws and his publishing MSB RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR — In a media first, Cleveland’s own Michael Stanley company, Fizz Music, have signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Screen Band is banding together with AOR WMMS and noted rock publication The Cleveland Gems/Colgems/EMI Music, Inc. Shown seated are (l-r): Lester Sill, president of Screen Scene to put on “The MSB All Request Concerts” New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Gems/EMI Music; Laws; and Vince Perrone, Screen Gems vice president and legal coun- Readers and listeners are being asked to write their favorite Michael Stanley Band sel. Pictured standing are (l-r): Rick Riccobono, Screen Gems director of professional ac- songs on paper and send them in to the Cleveland radio station. The 20 most requested tivities; Michael Brokaw, vice president of Kragen & Company, Laws’ management firm; songs will then be performed by The Stanley Band at its sold out shows at Cleveland’s Harriet Sternberg of Kragen Creative Services; and Jack Rosner, Screen Gems vice presi- . dent of administration. marc cetner

14 Cash Box/November 28. 198 1 REVIEWS SI NGLES REVIEWS NEW AND DEVELOPING ARTISTS NEW AND DEVELOPING ARTISTS

and BARBARA GASKIN ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND (MCA MGA- DAVE STEWARD (Platinum PR-4) 51218) It’s My Party (3:46) (World Song Publishing, Inc.) Don’t Stop Me Now (3:38) (Moonpie Music (Reiner, Gold, Gluck, Jr.) (Producer: D. Stewart) Company-BMI) (G. Rossingtoop Me Now (3:38) Already a #1 U.K. hit and a top-selling import (Moonpie Music Company-BMI) (G. Rossington, here in the U.S. as a result of new rock club and D. Krantz) (Producers: Rossington, Collins) radio play, this progressive pop cover of Leslie Along with ZZ Top, Rossington Collins remains Gore’s hit is so delightfully eccentric that it one of the few vital (and commercially viable) shouldn’t fail to hit as a domestic release. A syn- southern boogie units, and one of the major ' thesizer tour de force, it’s unconventional but reasons is singer Dale Krantz. melodic. NIKKI WILLS (Bearsviile BSS 49868) LAMONT DOZIER M-502) i* (M&M Some Guys Have All The Luck (3:33) (KEC Music Shout About It (4:00) (Beau-di-o-do Music Inc./April Music-ASCAP) (J. Fortang) (Producer: } Inc./Goraieb Music/Doozer Music-BMI) (L. Dozier, J. Holbrook) S. Goraieb, G. Rotter) (Producer: L. Dozier) As lead singer for the Johnny Average Band, When last we heard from the prolific Motown hit Wills turned a few heads with her Deborah writer and singer, he had cut an album for Colum- Harryish vocals on “Ch-Ch-Ch-Cherie,” a chart bia called “Working On You." Now, on this M&M success earlier this year and promising debut. On label debut, he has created a frothy, funkin’ brew this Phil Spector-styled girls tune, a more with a potent rhythm punch and cracklin’ syn- r pop-A/C-oriented Wills emerges, although thesizer. A B/C, dance killer. equally as evocative.

I TIM GOODMAN (Columbia/Feyline 18-02620) VERNON BURCH (SRI SRI-A00019) Tell Your Mama (3:27) (That’s What She Said Do II To Me (4:24) (Sand B Music, admin, by Music/Last Score Music) (T. Goodman, D. Ocker- Bayard Publishing-BMI) (V. Burch) (Producer: V. man) (Producer: J. McFee) Burch) Slick, seamless and simple pop/rock from Den- A former member of the Bar-Kays and a ver to L.A. transplant Goodman, this cut is very seasoned so!o artist, Burch should soon be ex- much in the vein of the Michael Stanley Band’s panding his southeast following with this cleanly music without the midwestern references. The produced sophisto-funk. Jazzy muted electronic teen theme will undoubtedly appeal to Top 40 piano work provides a contrast to the razor-edged audiences, as will the snappy Doobie Brothers- rhythm groove and bright horn blasts behind the styled rhythm and production. commanding vocal mix. IRON CITY HOUSEROCKERS (MCA-51219) JO JO ZEP & THE FALCONS (Columbia 18- Friday Night (3:52) (Cleveland International 02645) Music/Brick Alley Music-ASCAP) (J. Grushecky) Gimme Little Sign (2:37) (Big Shot Music, Inc.- (Producer: S. Cropper) ASCAP) (A. Smith, J. Hooven, J. Winn) Like Graham Parker and The Rumour, (Producers: R. Finch, H.W. Casey) Pittsburgh’s Iron City boys create snapping, sizzl- Following their version of J.J. Jackson's "But It’s ing bits of expert pub rock; unlike Parker, though, Alright,” Joe Camilleri& Co. come out with a horn- the band’s songs invariably deal with physical and pumped cover of Brenton Wood’s '60s pop hit. emotional release. Here, they manage to make the Producers Rick Finch and Harry (K.C.) Casey give workingman’s escape, an oft used theme, sound the brass that distinctive Sunshine sound. urgent again. FEATURE PICKS HITS OUT OF THE BOX

CARLY SIMON (Warner Bros. WBS 49880) “D” TRAIN (Prelude PRL 8043-AS) Hurt (3:21) (Miller Music Corp.-ASCAP) (J. Crane, A. You’re The One For Me (4:13) (Trumar Music/Huemar Jacobs) (Producer: M. Mainieri) Music-BMI) (H. Eaves, III, J. Williams) (Producer: H. THE ROLLING STONES (Rolling Stones R5 With David Sanborn’s wailing sax setting the bluesy, Eaves III) 21004) Already causing a stir at clubs in the northeast, this downbeat tone, Simon plunges into a cover of this torch Waiting On A Friend (3:35) (Colgems-EM era standard and puts her distinctive vocal stamp on the heavily synthesized R&B dancer has as propulsive a beat Music Inc.-ASCAP) (M. Jagger, K. Richards rendition. Producer Mainieri gives it a slick, mellow jazz and as deep a bottom as you’re likely to hear. (Producers: The Glimmer Twins) feel for A/C. (Elektra E-47245) BEVERLY WRIGHT (Jamex J 45-001) After The Love Has Gone (3:45) (Irving Music, In- For the Sake Of The Children (3:03) (Jamex Music/A- c./Foster Frees Music, Inc. /Ninth Music/Garden Rake jagbe Music-BMI) (L. Wright) (Producer: J. Florez, D. Music, Inc.-BMI/Bobette Music-ASCAP) (D. Foster, J. Casher) Graydon, B. Champlin) (Producer: L. Dunn) DAN FOGELBERG (Full Moon/Epic 14 A poignant country/pop song about d-i-v-o-r-c-e sung Nicely arranged, but a fairly predictable instrumental 02647) in a raw, quivering vocal by Wright with a pumping drum version of the Earth, Wind & Fire hit with, interestingly Leader Of The Band (4:15) (Hickory Grovi back-up and strings. It’s a strong woman’s song, the type enough, that band’s producing. Turrentine’s Music, April you’d find a Loretta Lynn or a Tammy Wynette covering. sax is as mellow as ever, with soft female background admin, by Music, Inc.-ASCAF RITA COOLIDGE (A&M 2385) vocal support. (D. Fogelberg) (Producers: D. Fogelberg, Wlshln’ And Hopin’ (2:35) (Jac Music/Blue Seas Music, MIKE & BRENDA SUTTON (SAM 81-5023) Lewis) Inc.-ASCAP) (H. David, B. Bacharach) (Producer: A. We’ll Make It (3:59) (Colgems Music Inc./Mibren Music Gold) Inc.-ASCAP) (M. & B. Sutton) (Producers: M. & B. Sutton) A reggae version of the hit by Rita The Suttons immediately remind one of Ashford & Coolidge? Sure enough, that’s what this is, and while it’s Simpson. Formerly Motown staff writers, their tune, not exactly what you might call “roots,” Coolidge and “Shake It Up Tonight,” was a hit for . Now, LITTLE RIVER BAND (Capitol A-5057) producer Andrew Gold get a pleasant enough groove go- they’ve parlayed their gospel roots into an energy- Take It Easy On Me (3:45) (Colgems-EM ing here. For pop, A/C. packed R&B hit here waiting to be discovered. BILL WITHERS (Columbia 18-02651) EDWIN HAWKINS (Lection LN 3001) Music, Inc.-ASCAP) (G. Goble) (Producer U.S. A. (4:06) (Bleunig Music-ASCAP) (B. Withers) Take Me I’m Yours (4:03) (Edwin Hawkins Pub. Go.- none listed) (Producers: B. Withers, R. Tee) ASCAP) (E. Hawkins) (Producer: E. Hawkins) A topical little ditty by the voice behind “Just The Two Renowned gospel singer Hawkins delivers the

Of Us,” it’s a sparsely produced get well card to the U.S.A PolyGram gospel arm’s debut release, and it’s a slickly A rag with unusual kazoo, banjo and Dixieland horn in- produced and performed MOR/R&B work with sparkling strumentation, as well as children’s voices in the chorus, acoustic piano and hearty female backing vocals. ASHFORD & SIMPSON (Warner Bros. WB‘ it could be a left field novelty. MARIANNE FAITHFULL (Island IS 49873) 49867) CURTIS MAYFIELD (Boardwalk NB7-1 1-132) Sweetheart (3:15) (WB Music Corp.-ASCAP/Airstream It’s The Long Run (3:45) (Nick-O-Val Musk Toot An’ Toot An’ Toot (4:07) (M&M Music-BMI) (C. Music Ltd.-PRS/Unichappel Music Adm.-BMI) (M. Company, Inc.-ASCAP) (N. Ashford, V Mayfield) (Producer: D. Fekaris) Faithfuli, B. Reynolds) (Producer: M. Miller Mundy) Simpson) (Producers: N. Ashford, V In his inimitable falsetto, Mayfield satirizes the high liv- A fiercely individual performer and artist, Faithfuli is a ing Hollywood lifestyle, drugs and all, on this track from convincing singer, if nothing else, who always draws at- Simpson) the “Love Is The Place” LP. Mayfield not so subtly mocks tention to her lyrics, as she does on this reggae-tinged the high strutting, appearance-is-everything attitude song of love and freedom from the “Dangerous Acquain- with a slow, funky beat. tances” LP.

Cash Box/November 28, 1981 15 REVIEWS REVIEWS HITS OUT OF THE BOX ABUM HITS OUT OF THE BO MEMORIES — Barbra Streisand — Columbia FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WE SALUTE TC 37678 — Producers: Various — List: None YOU — AC/DC — Atlantic SD 11111 — — Bar Coded Producer: Robert John “Mutt” Lange — List: Looking back on the songs on this album of 8.98 mostly old but somewhat new material, one Heavy metal’s problem child became the can’t help but think about how Barbra has best selling act in the world last year with the always surrounded herself with the finest combined sales of "Back In Black” and the re- writers, arrangers and producers in the release of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.” The four-piece business. But it is that dynamic, soaring voice comes screeching back with that has truly made her what she is. And that another bazooka blast of an album in “For fact is evident from 1974's "The Way We Were” Those About To Rock We Salute You.” This on down through her latest classic, band is reminiscent of the lad who not only "Memories.” Shie is quite simply one of the won't turn the stereo down, but isn’t content most enigmatic singers in popular sound, and until he feeds granite hard rock through Marshall this package illustrates that wonderfully. stacks. The hooks in this band's FOR THOSE ABOL 1 TO ROC k music are in Angus Young’s bludgeon-like riffs and no teenage boy or girl is safe from this group’s special brand of mayhem. MUSIC FROM THE ELDER — Kiss — SHE SHOT ME DOWN — — Casablanca NBLP 7261 — Producer: Bob Reprise FS 2305 — Producer: — Ezrin — List: 8.98 List: 8.98 — Bar Coded After a long layoff and then last year’s disap- This album of self-termed “saloon songs” by pointing "Unmasked” LP, Kiss needed a major Sinatra features Old Blue Eyes at his most work to keep its presence in the pop market- reflective. He indeed sounds like the warrior place. Fortunately, the four-piece in the who fought the good fight and now looks back macabre make-up has delivered a stunning on life with a smile as he downs that bourbon. myth-oriented concept album that rivals He still has that style and phrasing that thrilled anything Rush or Ozzy Osbourne has come up a million bobby soxers, but his vocals have a with lately. The production of Bob Ezrin, the world weariness that come from a man who lyric input of New York neighbor Lou Reed and has seen and done it all in song. His favorite the band’s inventive metal madness make conductor and arranger, Don Costa, was on “Music For The Elder" a must for its teen hand to produce these sessions, and he calls legions. with a theme on such classic composers as Sondheim, somewhere between mythology and Marvel Wilder and Rogers & Hart for material. A must Comics is what this LP is all about. for his legions. FEATURE PICKS NEW/1ND DEVELOPING ARTISTS

COME MORNING — Grover Washington, Jr. — Elektra 5E-562 WATCH OUT — Brandi Wells — WMOT FW37668 — — Producers: Grover Washington, Jr. and Ralph MacDonald — Producers: Bill Neale and Nick Martinelli — List: 8.98 List 8.98 This veteran of the Philly R&B circuit has a startling vocal Mr. Magic became the superstar with the sax with last year's range that is somewhat akin to the late Minnie Ripperton. platinum selling "Winelight” album and the smash single “Just Producers Bill Neale and Nick Martinelli, and a hot studio crew The Two Of Us.” And while he doesn’t have Bill Withers featuring Thom Bell and , help power Wells alongside him this time, Grover does have more of that light, through a set of smooth as butter soul/R&B tunes on her debut sax-filled urban jazz sound that's so easy on the ears late at LP for WMOT. “Watch Out” and “What Goes Around Comes night or early in the morning. Around” will please the dance crowd, but probing ballads like “I Love You” are Wells' forte. — A COLLECTION OF GREAT DANCE SONGS — Pink Floyd ALL SPORTS BAND — Radio Records RR 19321 — Producer: Columbia TC 37680 — Producers: Various — List: None — Bar Joey Carbone and — List: 8.98 Coded The cover of their debut LP suggests that The All Sports Band Floyd fans will do well to check the back of this album out might be a G-rated version of The Village People, but it just isn’t thoroughly before buying, as the arty graphics suggest that it is so. The band possesses an engaging power pop sound that is a new LP from dearest Pink. In reality, it’s a nicely packaged more reminiscent of bands like Toto and The Babys than the greatest hits album that features such AOR favorites as “One Of noted patrol. Many of the songs have an athletic theme These Days" from 1971’s “Meddle” LP and “Another Brick In that works well with the band's motif. Pop programmers should The Wall Part 2.” This is a great collection for novice Floyd fans. go the whole nine yards for this band.

— Lipps Inc. — Casablanca NBLP 7262 — GREATEST HITS VOLUME ONE — — RCA DESIGNER MUSIC Producer: Steven Greenberg — List: 8.98 AHL1 -2347 — Producer: Joan Deary — List: 8.98 — Bar Coded Lipps Inc. arrived in 1980 with its automated disco classic Presley fans will be tickled pink to learn there is yet another “Funky Town,” and the Minneapolis band, led by Steven Green- album on the market featuring 10 of their idol’s most accessible berg vocalist Cynthia Johnson, is back with more kinetic songs, featuring four previously unreleased live versions of and dance music on “Designer Music.” The band’s last LP, "Pucker some choice Elvis fare, including “Steamroller Blues” and Up,” was a little lackluster, but Greenberg has found some wild “What’d I Say.” On this release, Presley is backed by some of the sounds and his music is a sort of scientific mixture of disco, finest vocalists in the business, including , J.D. new Devo. the Sumner and the Stamps, the Imperials and the Sweet Inspira- Debussey and Best cuts are “Everybody Knows” and tions. title.

THE BEST OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND — Polydor BELIEVERS — Don McLean ~ Millenium BXL1-7762 — PD-1-6339 — Producers: Various — List: 5.98 Producer: — List: 8.98 — Bar Coded The collection just begins to focus in on the seminal Southern After a long hiatus, McLean came roaring back last year with band’s contribution to rock 'n' roll. While hot jams like "Little his sensitive reading of Roy Orbison’s classic “Cryin'.” On Martha” and “Statesboro Blues” are preserved here, classics "Believers” he’s enlisted the production talents of Nashville like "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed” and “Whipping Post" are producer Larry Butler and such hot sessioners as Hargus "Pig” missing. This could and should have been a specially priced Robbins. McLean has always had a folkie sensibility, but he can double LP as the Macon-based blues/rock band’s body of work also fare well in the rock and country genres and he proves the is too weighty for this well chosen, but incomplete single disc fact admirably on “Believers." His pure, lilting voice sounds best collection. on "Castles In The Air.”

BREAKER MORANT — Various Artists — First American FA ASK ANY WOMAN — Con Hunley — Warner Bros. BSK 3617 7783 — Producer: Matt Carroll — List: 8.98 B — Producer: Tom Collins — List: 8.98 — Bar Coded This LP is the soundtrack to the Australian film that centers in Con Hunley’s country/soul style is refined even further with on an ugly incident during The Boer War in . The this album release, 10 songs that allow the singer to fully movie has been well-received in art houses throuqhoutthe U.S., demonstrate his vocal talents. As a producer, Tom Collins gives and the soundtrack is equally as stunning as the picture, which Hunley the same injection of easy listening that helped move focuses on the deterioration of the British Empire. Featuring Ronnie Milsap and Barbara Mandrell Into mainstream music. torchy ballads and stirring marches from an era in which Queen Particularly keep an eye on “Tryin’ To Love Two” and the title Victoria’s troops still ruled the world, the score is a sure track. nominee come Oscar time. “TOP 30/1 LBUMS ON JAZZ PUBLIC RADIO JAZZERS RETRENCH — With a large percentage of jazz radio being broadcast by public stations, Reaganomic cuts to the arts promise to have a profound af- Weeks Weeks On On fect on jazz in the '80s. Although public broadcasters have been insulated from the cuts un- 11/21 Chart 11/21 Chart til next fiscal year, they must begin to plan for the future now. At public radio station WBGO in Newark, which broadcasts more jazz than any other station in the immediate New York 1 BREAKIN’ AWAY 17 ENDLESS FLIGHT ALJARREAU (Warner Bros. BSK 3576) 1 15 RODNEY FRANKLIN area, the rethink is well under way. "I don’t necessarily imbue bad intentions on the part of (Columbia FC 37154) 16 the fiscal conservatives," Al Pryor, program director for WBGO told us. “I think there’s a 2 SOLID GROUND RONNIE LAWS (Liberty LG-51087) 2 8 18 AS FALLS WICHITA, SO silver lining to the cloud. It means we’ve got to retrench and make sure that whatever we FALLS WICHITA FALLS have out there is good." By solidifying the station’s identity through consistently superior 3 STANDING TALL PAT METHENY & LYLE MAYS CRUSADERS (MCA 524) 3 7 (ECM-1-1190) programming, WBGO hopes to have the necessary base to attract underwriters since the station is convinced that corporations will 4 SIGN OF THE TIMES BOB JAMES 19 TENDER TOGETHERNESS not be beating down any doors to give (Tappan Zee/CBS FC 37495) 4 12 STANLEY TURRENTINE (Elektra 5E-534) money to public broadcasters. “I think it’s 5 LOVE BYRD dangerously inappropriate to assume that & 125TH STREET. 20 “RIT” corporations will make up the difference NYC (Elektra 5E-531) 5 10 LEE RITENOUR (Elektra 6E-331) 18 30 when the feds drop out,” said Pryor. “We’ve CRAZY FOR YOU 21 MISTRAL been very fortunate in that we’ve had very © EARL KLUGH FREDDIE HUBBARD (Liberty LT-51 11 3) 8 5 (Liberty LT-1110) good relations with our corporate un- derwriters. But we have not seen corpora- 7 FREETIME MR. C SPYRO GYRA (MCA 5238) 6 13 tions running to our door, and part of that, (Arista AL 9575) THE GEORGE BENSON in my opinion, is an unfamiliarity with jazz. © Another part is that with the new tax laws COLLECTION 23 LA LEYENDA DE LA HORA BYRD CHATTING — Elektra/Asylum (Warner Bros. 2HW 11 2 3577) (THE LEGEND OF THE recording artist Donald Byrd dropped by giving an increased number of allowances 9 THE MAN WITH THE HORN the studios of WBLS/New York recently to and loopholes, a corporation can now af- McCOY TYNER (Columbia FC 37375) 22 8 chat with station program director Frankie ford to take all of its deductions as adjusted (Columbia FC 36790) 7 19 24 MORNING SUN Crocker (l) about his - gross income. Therefore, it doesn’t need to ALPHONSE MOUZON (Pausa 7107) 24 5 10 THE DUDE produced LP, "Love Byrd,” which contains reduce its tax base as much as it might have QUINCY JONES (A&M SP-3721) 10 34 25 MONDO MANDO the single "Love Comes Around” with Myria in the past with charitable contributions.” SOMETHING ABOUT YOU DAVID GRISMAN Walker on vocals. Pryor also feels that public broadcasting is © ANGELA BOF1L.L (Arista AL 9576) 20 2 (Warner Bros. BSK 3618) 26 3 not one of the traditional recipients of cor- 12 REFLECTIONS 26 TANUKI’S NIGHT OUT porate donations. “Public broadcasting has sometimes been the red-headed stepchild in GIL SGOTT-HERON (Arista AL 9566) 13 11 AKIYOSHI-TABAGKIN BIG BAND corporate funding, with the bulk going to traditional charities like hospital (JAM 006) 28 2 terms of

13 EVERY HOME SHOULD organizations. I think it’s perfectly fine that those charities receive funding, but I think it’s a HAVE ONE 27 YELLOWJACKETS legitimate concern for us.” While WBGO has been successful in its own listener- (Warner Bros. BSK 3573) 25 3 (Qwest/Warner Bros. QWS 3591) 12 5 sponsorship drives, raising close to $100,000 in pledges during October, Pryor feels that 28 APPLE JUICE future cuts for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Public Radio (NPR) 14 MAGIC WINDOWS TOM SCOTT (Columbia FC 37419) 27 21 will have effects on the station's programming and ability to attract support. “First of ail, (Columbia FC 37387) 9 8 29 THE CLARKE/DUKE there’s a smaller pool of funds for everybody, so that makes it more competitive," he said. 15 ANTHOLOGY PROJECT “Naturally, jazz is going to suffer because it hasn’t made as many inroads into the general GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. STANLEY CLARKE/GEORGE DUKE endowment programs as European has. So our applications will have to be (Motown M9-961A2) 15 4 (Epic FE 36918) 23 31 more competitive, which has a good side since it means you have to write a better grant. 16 PIECES OF A DREAM 30 FUSE 1 The bad side is that even if you write a great one, you might not get funded because there (Elektra 6E-350) 14 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS (CTI 9003) just aren’t those dollars anymore. The other thing is that you can’t go after NEA money for high quality programming, which is what public radio is known for. We’re known for our live broadcasts, our documentaries, the manner in which we present American and European JAZZ ABUM PICKS music. And that hurts our fundraising abilities. Listeners have come to expect that kind of quality. One of the biggest problems that a successful program director has is to keep

matching his successes. I don’t think it’s for me to say whether I’ve been successful, but TANUKI’S NIGHT OUT — The Akiyoshi-Tabackin Band - when you reach a certain level, even with one program, your listeners come to expect it. JazzAmerlca Marketing JAM 006 — Producers: Toshlko / continued on page 38) Akiyoshl and Lew Tabackin — List: 8.98 This is an interesting departure for the band, with sax- ophonist/flutist Tabackin penning ail compositions. Although National Jazz Airplay he is featured on all tracks as a soloist, Tabackin directs rather than derails the band's movement, and the arrangements of Heavy Rotation Toshiko Akiyoshi keep the horn voicings constantly near the Jimmy McGriff Movin' Upside The Blues JAM fore. All tracks are solid, but the saxophonist’s dedications to Al Jarreau Breakin' Away Warner Bros two of his mentors, Ben Webster and Don Byas, are something Paul Desmond w/MJQ Live At Town Hall Finesse special. Toshiko Akyoshi/Lew Tabackin Tanaki’s Night Out JAM Spyro Gyra Freetime MCA XANADU IN AFRICA — , Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, McCoy Tyner La Leyenda De La Hora Columbia Leroy Vlnnegar and — Xanadu 180 — Producer: Charles Earland Pleasant Afternoon Muse Bruce Forman River Journey Don Schlltten — List: 8.98 Muse A fine two-tenor team of Mitchell and Cohn wind their way Moderate Rotation through five fine standards. You couldn’t possibly expect a The Dolphin Concord band like this to sound bad, and of course, they don’t. “All or Bob James Sign Of The Times Tappan Zee /CBS Joao Gilberto Brasii Nothing At Ail” is the uptempo vehicle, while the remainder Warner Bros. Body & Soul Verve suggest an after-hours ambience. Recorded live in Senegal, it is Mel Torme Live at Marty's Finesse probably the first five jazz album recorded by an American Miles Davis Man With The Horn Columbia group in Africa. David Grisman Mondo Mando Warner Bros. < Andy Narel! Stickman Hip Pocket BELO HORIZONTE — John McLaughlin — Warner Bros. BSK Light Rotation 3619 — Producer: John McLaughlin — List: 8.98 — Bar Coded Live Who's Guitarist extraordinaire McLaughlin has once again assem- Who in Jazz Bob Brookmeyer Through A Looking Glass Finesse bled a unique unit on this, his debut for Warner Bros. Relying Benny Carter Opening Blues Prestige exclusively on acoustic guitars while his band employs a mix- /Lew Tabackin Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin Omnisound ture of acoustic and electric instruments, the group manages to Lew Donaldson Sweet Papa Lou Muse establish a fresh sound, a lighter-than-air fusion charged with Chet Baker Broken Wing Inner City electricity, but devoid of heavy handedness. Woody Herman Feelin' So Blue Fantasy Discovery EPISTEME — — Gramavision GR8101 —

Producer: F.P. Rose — List: 8.98 Compiled from the following playlists: Jonathan \iHii.tm Dii\i- f-W-lrfur KSBR/Orange! County; KXPR/Sacramento; Repeating figures and drones lay the foundation for these ex- KLCC/Eugene; KMCR/Phoenix; WUWM/Milwaukee; WBFO/Buffalo' WBUR/Boston; WBGO/Newark; WYRS/Stamford; KADX/Denver; WBBY/Columbus- KJAZ/San Francium- wt. cerpts from an extended composition. Davis is one of the avant JZ/iidewater; CJAZ/Vancouver; KUT/Houston garde’s most respected pianists, and he greatly enhances his New adds; Bobby Ennquez/Wild Man/GNP Crescendo; Count status as a composer with this release. Splendid assistance is Basie/Warm Breeze/Pablo: Pieces Of A Dream/Elektra- Car- rncnMcCraB/ November Girl/Jazzman; Rob McConnell/Live at the El Macombo/Dark Orchid; Art PeDDer/Saturriav provided by conductor Mark Helias and musicians Abdul Night/Contemporary; Freddie Hubbard/Splash/Fantasy; /Little Girl Blue/Salsoul James "Blood" Wadud, Rick Rozie, Sheum Guibbory, George Lewis, Dwight Bo,iil/Some,hin 9 About You/Arista; Paul McCandless/Naviga.or/Landslide; Andrews, Jay Hoggard, Warren Smith and Pheeroan Aklaff. Outstanding and challenging. National Coordinator: John H. Hunt

sh Box/November 28, 1981 17 MERCHANDISING SINGLE BREAKOUT OF THE WEEK COMIN’ IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE • BARBRA STREISAND • COLUMBIA 18-02621 Breaking out of: Waxie Maxie — Washington, City One Stop — Los Angeles, Karma Records — Indianapolis, Peaches — Columbus, Sam Goody — New York, Rhody Records — Rhode Island, Tower — , P.B. One Stop — St. Louis, Record Theatre — Cincinnati, Stratford One Stop — New York, Musicland — St. Louis, Record Theatre — Cleveland, Lieberman — Dallas, Tape City — New Orleans, Vibrations — Miami, Turtles — Atlanta, Sound Video Unlimited — Chicago, Oz — Atlanta SINGLES BREAKOUTS

I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) • DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES • RCA JB- 12361 FEELING NO PAIN — While in town to promote her new album, “Torch," and the single Breaking out of: Poplar Tunes — Memphis, Cavages — Buffalo, Alta — Phoenix, City “Hurt," Warner Bros, recording artist Carly Simon stopped by the Licorice Pizza in One Stop — Los Angeles, Karma Records — Indianapolis, Peaches — Columbus, Hollywood to chat with store personnel. Pictured are (l-r): Joanne Petrowich, store Rhody Records — Rhode Island, Record Theatre — Cleveland, Lieberman — Dallas, Pizza; Mike Smith, special project coordinator, WEA; Simon; Rick manager, Licorice Turtles — Atlanta, Oz — Atlanta, Potomac One Stop — Baltimore, King Karol — New Rieger, field sales manager, WEA; and Dave Anderson and Chris Miggi, Licorice Pizza. York, Waxie Maxie — Washington WRACK MY BRAIN • RINGO STARR • BOARDWALK NB7-11-130 Breaking out of: Record Theatre — Cleveland, Seek Further Gains City One Stop — Los Angeles, Camelot Labels — National, Crazy Eddie — New York, Peaches — Columbus, Stratford One Stop — New York, Harmony House — Detroit, Radio Doctors Milwaukee, Musicland — St. In Growing Cassette Market Louis, Oz — Atlanta CENTER FOLD • THE J. GEILS BAND • EMI AMERICA A-8102

(continued from page 5) and we seem to have done everything Breaking out of: Lieberman — Dallas, Rhody Records — Rhode Island, Karma Records — Indianapolis, Alta — Phoenix, Poplar T unes — Memphis, Stratford One Stop — graphics, iiner notes, ail that stuff. The in- backwards.” New York, Sound Video Unlimited — Chicago, Record Theatre — Cincinnati, P.B. One Stop dustry has been kicking around the idea of Retailers have also charged the labels — St. Louis, Peaches — Columbus improving the packaging for some time, with doing things backwards in the tape HOOKED ON CLASSICS • • market. They have been vehement about THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA PB- and large racks, and retailers have brought 12304 forth Ideas to try and make the cassette the lag time between LP and tape release, Breaking out of: Poplar T unes — Memphis, Lieberman — Dallas, Camelot — National, charging that it encourages home taping. package a collectable instead of a con- National Reocrd Mart — Pittsburgh, Sam Goody — New York, City One Stop — Los sumable. So far, nothing’s really stuck.” Labels now tend to agree, and most are Angeles, Vibrations — Miami, Alta — Phoenix, Rhody Records — Rhode Island towards simultaneous release. Labels are continuing to experiment, moving SHAKE IT UP • THE CARS • ELEKTRA E-47250 though. “Up and coming in January is a “We feel we’re hurting tape sales if we Breaking out of: Tower — San Francisco, Record Theatre — Cleveland, Cavages — Sammy Hagar release on Geffen," said don’t have it out at the same time as the LP,” Buffalo, Crazy Eddie — New York, Karma Records — Indianapolis, Stratford One Stop Warner’s Wietsma, “and we’re going to try a said Warner’s Wietsma. “In fact, we’re even — New York, Poplar Tunes — Memphis variation on the existing cassette package thinking of releasing a few cassettes ahead COOL NIGHT • PAUL DAVIS • ARISTA AS 0645

for it. An extra flap about twice the size of of the LPs as an experiment. However, at Breaking out of: Port O’ Call — Nashville, Tower — Sacramento, Spec’s — South Florida, Turtles Atlanta, Dallas, the normal one will be scored twice and this point, about 90% of the cassettes on — Lieberman — Camelot — National wrapped around the outside of the Warner are released simultaneously with (traditional plastic) Norelco box. It's a bit of the LPs.” an experiment, but frankly, it’s also Wietsma feels that advanced release of FASTEST MOVING MIDLINES something to make that particular release cassettes could help to give them a unique AC/DC • Let There Be Rock • Atco SD 36151 identity, shoring up the configuration’s unique. 1 don’t know if we’d ever do it again • • Beatles Rock 'N Roll Vol. I Capitol SN/16020 becaues the boxes have to be handloaded, position in the market. Along these lines, he Beatles • Rock ’N Roll Vol. II • Capitol SN/16021 and it’s something of a manufacturing also reported that a forthcoming David Tommy Bolin • Teaser • Nemperor/CBS PZ 37534 problem.” Byrne project on Sire, “The Catherine The Doors • Elektra EKS 74007 Too Different? Wheel,” will be available in its complete Exposed II • Various Artists • CBS X2 37601 Manufacturers are also afraid of design- form only on cassette, with the LP being an ^ Dan Fogelberg • Souvenirs • Full Moon/CBS PE 33137 ing packages that are too radical for excerpted version. Dan Fogelberg • Netherlands • Full Moon/CBS PE 34185 retailers. Advertising Critical Fox And The Hound Picture Disc • Disney 370 "We started experimenting with But most crucial in creating a unique Billy Idol • Don’t Stop • Chrysalis CEP 4000 packages very early in the game,” said identity for cassettes is the way they are ad- Iron Malden • Maiden Japan • Harvest/Capitol MLP-1500Q Jerry Schulman, director of market vertised, and labels are encouraging Billy Joel • Piano Man • Columbia PC 32544 research and planning for CBS Records. changes in their own campaigns towards Carole King • Tapestry • Columbia PE 34946 “That type of experimenting continues, but this end. ^ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • You’re Gonna Get It • MCA 37116 fixturing is a problem and the retailer is “We have to take the emphasis away • Metal Priestess • Stiff WOW 666 reluctant to do it. We’re convinced that the from advertising LPs and advertise music Pretenders • • Sire MINI 3563 bigger the package, the more eye-catching instead," said Larry Gallagher, vice presi- Rainbow • Jealous Lover • Polydor/PolyGram PX-1-502 it is and the better it will sell. But I can un- dent of sales for RCA Records. “Even Shooting Star • Hang On For Your Life • Virgin/Epic NFR 37407 derstand why a retailer would hesitate to in- though you’ll still see LP minis in ads, ad- ^

vest in fixtures when an industry-wide vertising has become more sensitive to COMPILED FROM: Musicland Group — National • Cavages — Buffalo • Gary's — Virginia • National Record Mart — • • • Chicago • Peaches — switch in packaging is such a slow cassettes as opposed to being 100% album Pittsburgh Licorice Pizza — Los Angeles Dan Jay — Denver Sound Video Unlimited — Cleveland • Karma Records — Indianapolis • Charts — Phoenix. process.” oriented.” However, Schulman and his counter- Despite the feeling that cassettes may parts at the other labels have less sympathy have begun to cut into album sales and the * for the retailer when it comes to their fact that cassettes are the only configura- TOP SELLING ACCESSORIES traditional buying patterns for cassettes. tion showing a true growth in unit sales, Allsop 3 Cassette Head Cleaner 70300 Noting that retailers’ initial orders for new label executives do not foresee a de- Discwasher DW Record Care Kit titles are heavily slanted towards LPs and emphasis on LPs. Fluid Re-fill oz. eventually level out at one-on-one for re- “I think the growth of cassettes has got to Discwasher D-4 VA order, Schulman feels the retailer is too cut into LP sales," said Sam Passamanno, Discwasher SC-2 Stylus Care Kit timid and grossly underestimates the Jr., vice president of MCA Records. "But Mallory Duracell Alkaline “D" Battery 2/Card

market. since the percentage of copies sold in each Maxell UDXL II C-90 Twin Pack (Promo Item) "Three years ago did a configuration varies from artist to artist, we study on tape Maxell UDXL II C-90 buyers for NARM,” said Schulman. “I every piece of advertising has to be direc- Maxell UDXL II C-60 thought the key finding was that one-third ted at the proper market.” Maxell UDXL I C-60 of the people we surveyed couldn't find A&M’s marketing director, Richie Galo, Maxell LN C-90 what they wanted in their local record store. agreed with Passamanno. “I would not want Memorex MRX 2 C-90 3/Bag More recently, as part of a blank tape study, to make across the board decisions on this Memorex MRX 1 C-60 2/Bag we found thatthesamething is still happen- kind of thing,” he said. “I think we'll wind up ing. It means we as a manufacturer are very doing what CBS has done with their ads, Pickwick Cassette Head Cleaner 211 much at the mercy of the retailer who is only keeping LPs the major configuration and Scotch Beta Video Cassette L-500 now seeming to get the picture that this is a specifically mentioning cassettes. They Scotch VHS Video Cassette T-120 growth market. also seem to be moving away from MTDK SA C-90 “We've been trying all along to get traditional minis: an ad CBS recently ran for TDK DC-90 2/Bag retailers to open their displays, carry more Disc-O-Mat here in New York had minis TDK AD C-60 titles, feature cassettes in advertising and that made it look like a cassette ad.” • — Buffalo • Gary's — Virginia • National Record Mart — equalize the price of its COMPILED FROM: Musicland Group — National Cavages LPs and cassettes,” he For part, CBS seems satisfied with its • Pittsburgh • Licorice Pizza — Los Angeles • Dan Jay — Denver • Sound Video Unlimited — Chicago Peaches added. "The more I talk about this, the present level of tape exposure in advertise- Cleveland • Karma Records — Indianapolis • Charts — Phoenix.

more I get upset. We are a most self- ments. As CBS’s Schulman put it: “We're defeating industry. We don’t realize we happy to accept orders for both cassettes * Excludes T-Shirts & Paraphernalia Heavy Sales have to convince people to buy a product, and LPs."

18 Cash Box/November 28, 1* MERCHANDISING ALBUM BREAKOUT OF THE WEEK

LIVE • THE JACKSONS • EPIC KE2 37545 Breaking out of: Record Bar/National, Sound Un- limited/National, Spec’s/South Florida, Turtles/ Atlanta, Central South/Nashville, Poplar Tunes/Memphis, Leisure Landing/New Orleans, Tape City/New Orleans, Cac- tus/Houston, Sound Warehouse/San Antonio, Wilcox- /Qklahoma City, Streetside/St. Louis, Musicland/St. Louis, Rose Records/Chicago, Chicago One Stop, Radio Doctors/Milwaukee, Karma/Indianapolis, Cavages/Buf- falo, Crazy Eddies/New York, Disc-O-Mat/New York, Webb’s/Philadelohia. MERCHANDISING AIDS: Flats, Catalog Album Cover Flats, 3x3 Cover Blowup, Die Cut Logo.

ALBUM BREAKOUTS IT’S A GHOULISH BUSINESS — Capitol Records marked Halloween in the Washington, D.C. area by digging up a couple of Iron Maiden’s playpals and sending them around to ac- MOB RULES • BLACK SABBATH • WARNER BROS. counts. The merchandising maniacs were armed with buttons, candy and bumper stickers BSK 3605 in trick or treat bags for each employee. Pictured speculating on whether the record Breaking out of: Sound Unlimited/National, Lieber- business has gone to pot are (l-r): Ron Daniels, manager, Springfield Mali Harmony Hut; man/ Dallas/Portland, Soundtown/Hasting Book/ Southwest, Tower/Campbell/Sacramento/Los Angeles, "Down to the Bone ” Ghoul (aka Roderick Thomas, Capitol sales rep); Larry Swiegart, Licorice Pizza/Los Angeles, Big Apple/Denver, Mile assistant manager; and Freddie Fiend (aka Billy Baker, Capitol sales rep). Hi/Denver, Wilcox/Oklahoma City, Stars/Dallas, Sound r 'ds' Warehouse/San Antonio, Leisure Landing/New Orleans, ew Poplar Tunes/Memphis, Streetside/St. Louis, Flip- WMT’S IN-STORE lop 1 side/Chicago, Radio Doctors/Milwaukee, Karma/In- THE LONG ARM OF NARM — An in-depth questionnaire has been sent to more than 50 in- dianapolis, Record Theatre/Cincinnati, Cavages/Buffalo. dependent distributing companies by the National Assn, of Recording Merchandisers 'B- MERCHANDISING AIDS: Posters, 1x1s. (NARM) as the first step in its plan to promote the role played by indie distributors in the • HOOKED ON CLASSICS THE ROYAL PHILHAR- record business. Financial information on sales volume, net worth, value of inventory and MONIC ORCHESTRA • RCA AFL1-4194 projected value, as well as general data on personnel, warehouse, branch and vertical Breaking out of: Camelot/National, National Record operations is being sought in order to gain will Mart/Pittsburgh, Waxie Maxie/Washington, Kemp an industry overview. Questionnaires be Mill/Washington, Record & Tape Collector/Baltimore, given to an independent accounting firm, and all individual information will be kept con- Rhody Records/Rhode Island, Strawberries/Boston, fidential. Aside from its use as a lever with manufacturers, NARM president John Lechmere Sales/Boston, Peaches/Cleveland, Harmony Marmaduke suggested that the information will eventually prove helpful to indie dis- House/Detroit, Rose Records/Cbicago, Chicago One tributors as a “yardstick by which an individual distributor can compare his own business Stop, Great American Music/Minneapolis, Poplar operation to the industry average.” An in-depth report will be made to all companies par- T unes/Memphis, T urtles/ Atlanta, Oz/Atlanta. ticipating in the survey. Any indie who has not received his questionnaire should contact MERCHANDISING AIDS: 1x1 Flats, Oversized Poster. the NARM office at (609) 795-5555. . .The first of this year’s 1 1 NARM “Gift of Music” par- ties for institutionalized children and teenagers kicks off next week in . More NIGHTGRUISING • BAR-KAYS • MERCURY/ than 3,500 albums have been contributed for the parties by AA/Wonderland, A&M, Atlan- POLYGRAM SRM-1-4028 Breaking out of: Lieberman/Dallas, Sound tic, Capitol, CBS, Disneyland, Elektra, K-tel, Motown, PolyGram, Sesame Street and War- Warehouse/San Antonio, Boatners/New Orleans, Poplar ner Bros. Records. Other manufacturers included: AGI, which has contributed thousands Tunes/Memphis, Turtles/Atlanta, Central of Chu Bops; Reliance Paper, which has contributed gift wrapping paper; and BSR (USA), South/Nashville, Port O’ Call/Nashviile, Streetside/St. which will present each facility with a stereo set. Refreshments will be served, and a local Louis, Chicago One Stop, Rose Records/Chicago, Radio radio or television personality has been lined up in each city. Merchandisers coordinating Doctors/Milwaukee, Kemp Milf/Washlngton, Soul the parties in their area are: Serv Rite, Philadelphia; Good Vibrations, Boston; Crazy Shack/Washington, Waxie Maxie/Washington, Disc-O- Eddie, New York; Music Peddlers, Detroit, Camelot, Cleveland and Fort Worth; Record Mat/New York, Strawberries/Boston, All Record Ser- Bar, Atlanta and Durham; Western Merchandisers, Houston and Dallas; and DanJay vice/Oakland. Music, MERCHANDISING AIDS: Trim Fronts. Denver. Member companies wishing to join in the festivities should contact either their local coordinator or Stan Silverman at NARM. LOVE MAGIC • L.T.D. • A&M SP-4881 WARNER’S CHRISTMAS OFFENSIVE — Nov. 27 is traditionally considered the start of Breaking out of: Record Bar/National, Sound Un- the Christmas merchandising season, and Warner Bros. Records is kicking things off with limited/National, T urtles/ Atlanta, Poplar Tunes/Memphis, a bang. Recent releases by Rod Stewart, Steve Martin and Frank Sinatra are being Tape City/ New Orleans, Leisure Landing/New Orleans, vigorously tied to upcoming TV appearances (a live TV and radio simulcast for Stewart on Boatners/New Orleans, Sound Warehouse/San Antonio, Dec. 1 9, and TV specials for Martin and Sinatra on Nov. 25 and 22, respectively). Merchan- Wilcox/Oklahoma City, Radio Doctors/Milwaukee, Kar- dising materials include singles browser boxes, boards, 3x3 ma/Indianapolis, Strawberries/Boston, Disc-O-Mat/New 1x1 name posters, generic York, Webb’s/Philadelphia, Soul Shack/Washington, Mile album browser boxes and header cards for Stewart; 3x4 posters and 1x2 album slicks for Hi/Denver, Charts/Phoenix, Tower/Seattle. Martin; and catalog posters, 1x1 name boards and special streamers for the Blue-eyed MERCHANDISING AIDS: Album Flats, 2x2 Poster, VA” One. Merch aids for other new releases include: 3x3 posters, die-cut streamers and 1x1s Button. for “Best of , Vol. II”; posters and 1x1s for U2 and Quarterflash; and oversize posters and 1x1s for Black Sabbath. In addition, a marketing campaign entitled • • I AM LOVE CAPITOL ST-12179 "What’s Happening For the Holidays” is being conducted in cooperation with Elektra and Breaking out of: Unlimited/National, Sound Rose Atlantic. Scheduled to run Nov. 26-Jan. 4, the contest is open to the WEA distribution cor- Records/Chicago, Radio Doctors/Milwaukee, Poplar poration, field merchandisers, local promotion people and sales representatives. The Tunes/Memphis, Boatners/New Orleans, Leisure Lan- three Warner Bros. LPs featured are: “Controversy,” by Prince: “Breakin’ Away,” by Al ding/New Orleans, Sound Warehouse/San Antonio, Tur- it Jarreau; and “The Facets of by Roger. Posters, 1x1 generic tles/Atlanta, Soul Shack/Washington, Waxie Max- Many Roger” sand wreaths and ie/Washington, Record & Tape Collector/Baltimore, two-color streamers are available for the contest. ButWarner’scoup degrace will be an ex- Webb’s/Philadelphia, Disc-O-Mat/New York, Mile tensive TV advertising campaign for guitarist/singer George Benson in support of his new Hi/Denver. “George Benson Collection.” Ads are slated to run Nov. 19-25 and Dec. 6-20, with many MERCHANDISING AIDS: 1x1 Flats, Poster, Catalog tagging local retailers. Approximately 3,000 postcards have been sent to retailers alerting Poster. them to the TV campaign, which Warner Bros, projects will be viewed by 80% of the U.S. population at least five times. Additional Benson in-store aids include 3x3 and 2x3 posters, 1x1 album fronts, streamers, “As Advertised on TV” header cards and generic album THE POET • BOBBY WOMACK • BEVERLY GLEN BG browser boxes with the “Gift of Music” and Warner Bros. 10000 NARM logos ... In another Warner promotion note, Alan Perper, Breaking out of: Wherehouse/Los Angeles, City One national director of product marketing for WEA, reports that Stop/Los Angeles, All Record Service/Oakland, “Dig For Local Gold” awards have been presented to Detroit sales manager Gil Roberts, Charts/Phoenix, Poplar Tunes/Memphis, Boatners/New Charlotte sales manager Roger Helms and Cleveland sales manager Fred Katz and their Orleans, Streetside/St. Louis, Musicland/St. Louis, respective crews for producing regional breakouts for The Time. Chicago One Stop, Webb’s/Philadelphia. PHILLY’S NEW HIT WAX — Narrio Wright, former Northeast head of marketing and MERCHANDISING AIDS: Contact Local Distributor. merchandising for WEA, and Sonny Giddiens, proprietor of Sonny’s Record Room in Philadelphia, have gotten together to form Tri-Music Enterprises, Inc. The company is a springboard for Hit Wax, a new tip sheet covering Philly, South Jersey, Wilmington and other outlying markets. Bowing Oct. 1 with a circulation of 32,000, the sheet is distributed YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME • SHEENA EASTON free to record stores, newsstands, clubs and lounges, and features regional top 20 singles • EMI AMERICA SW-17061 and album charts for both and pop. in addition, top 10 disco disc and jazz LP charts Breaking out of: Sound Unlimited/National, Flip- R&B side/Chicago, Radio Doctors/Milwaukee, Streetside/St. are included, as are new album and single release breakouts and a concert guide. The tip Louis, Wilcox/Oklahoma City, Leisure Landing/New sheet is supported by label ads, and Helen Giddiens tells us that while the advertising Orleans, Disc-O-Mat/New York, Waxie Max- response has been good, so far it's all come from local people and reps whom they’ve dealt ie/Washington, Tower/Seattle. with for years. "They like the sheet and feel it’s professional,” she said. We agree. This is MERCHANDISING AIDS: 1x1 Flats, 20x30 Poster. also the type of inexpensive, high profile tool the labels can use in an often underworked market like Philly, and hopefully they’ll pick up the ball. It’s a great way to get on the streets. fred goodman

sh Box/November 28, 1981 19 II K/IDIU Radio Syndicators, Networks A\R PL/4Y SATELLIGHT — ABC Radio Networks signed a letter of intent with RCA Americom to Announce Holiday Features develop a digital-satellite transmission system. The system, which ostensibly will be ready sometime late next year, will be used by all the ABC networks by late 1984. The by Larry Riggs most requested "funny songs” of the year. four currently existing webs are the ABC Contemporary, Information, Entertainment Country music buffs, too, have a choice NEW YORK — With the holiday season just and FM. The Direction and Rock Radio networks are scheduled to debut Jan. 4. of broadcasts for the holiday season. TM around the corner, most of the radio syn- IN MEMORIAM — KNX-FM/Los Angeles will mark the first anniversary of John Prods, has expanded its Holiday Magic dicators and networks have begun lining up Lennon’s death with a rebroadcast of its award-winning And In The End special Dec. 8. series to encompass country music. The their special broadcasts. The offerings The hour-long special features actual news reports of the murder mixed with music, show, broadcast for six hours Thanksgiving range from 12-hour shows for each of the commentary and old interviews. Among the personalities interviewed on the program day, 12 hours on Christmas and six hours of Christmas to broadcasts of are DJ Murray The K and writer Elliot Mlntz. The program was honored in May of this 12 days on New Year’s, includes traditional country stories with traditional, rock and year by San Francisco State University with a Broadcast Media Award at the school's Christmas music and vignette features appropriate to country Christmas music to special year- 30th annual Broadcast Industry Conference. The program was written and narrated by each holiday. It endsupwith the countdown end news broadcasts and top song Brent Seltzer, with KNX-FM PD Michael Sheehy producing. of the #1 country hits of the past 25 years countdowns, a Cash Box survey revealed. AN EQUITABLE IDEA — An advertising campaign aimed at six of the 13 states thai on New Year’s Day. The country feature is Rock fans can begin listening to NBC’s have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been launched by the now syndicated in 94 markets, according to The Source Dec. 1 5 when the web kicks off American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). A series of 30- and 60- Neil Sargent, vice president and general its week-long countdown of the year’s best second spots advocating passage of the troubled amendment will be delivered by manager of special projects of TM Prods. new live ones as well. television stars Carroll O’Connor, Mary Tyler Moore. Ed Asner, Jean Stapleton and concerts and some Drake-Chenault’s Country Christmas The shows include a two-hour rebroadcast Lome Greene, in markets in Illinois, , Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma and show, now in 80 market-'will be a 12-hour Steve Winwood show on Dec. 15, an Virginia. Three states must pass the amendment by June 30, 1982. of a broadcast of country Christmas songs of one-hour Outlaws show the LITERATURE OF THE RADIO AGE — Radio in The Television Age, encore a hosted by Eddie Arnold and Brenda Lee. a study of the next day, followed by an encore of REO medium’s survival since the advent of television, written by Peter Fornatale, air per- Broadcast times are at the discretion of Speedwagon’s concert. Dec. 18 features a sonality at WNEW-FM/New York, and Joshua Mills, assistant professor journalism a each client station. The show also features two-hour updated special, New York University, was recently published. The 200-page volume explores the interviews with top country artists, such as a Joe Walsh encore perfor- development of FM, today’s formats and radio’s role in the emergence of youth culture followed by Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell. mance and a two-hour rebroadcast of the in addition to highlighting radio news Country artist Anne Murray will be the Styx show on Dec. 20. The last three shows and public radio. Spiced with anecdotes only guest on a Dec. 13 broadcast on the live Dave Mason and Split Enz con- about the business, the book's seeminc include ABC Entertainment Network, produced by certs, and a rebroadcast of a Stevie Nicks purpose is an attempt to understand to- Narwood Prods. The two-hour show in- show. day’s radio environment and the cludes an exclusive interview and songs From Dec. 14-20, the Continuous History medium’s apparently underrated effec from her soon-to-be-released "Christmas of Rock and Roll show from on the American mind. Wishes” album. Narwood’s only other holi- Prods, will feature 90-second segments SYNDICATION INDICATIONS —To fil day broadcast will be a two-hour variety about rock Christmas songs and interviews "a void in the marketplace,” Bot Christmas show hosted by Andy Williams. It with record industry people about popular Dockery Jr., president of Los Angeles- will feature celebrities like , Christmas songs from Bing Crosby’s based company Syndicate It, is produc- Perry Como and Natalie Cole, who will talk "White Christmas” to those produced by THE BODY ELECTRIC — The newly for- ing a 24-hour-long History of Blacl about what Christmas means to them. The Phil Spector in the early 1960s. “It’s AOR med radio division of General Electric Music for release in February. "His feel- two-hour show will air Dec. 18-20 over 300 applied to the holidays," says John Broadcasting Co. (GEB) recently entered a ing is that we've seen the history of rock affiliates of the NBC Radio Network. two-year consulting agreement with McGhan, director of Rolling Stone Prods. Xmas Shows 'n' roll, but we’ve never seen a com- Richard A. Foreman Assoc, of Stamford, This feature reportedly will be heard in ap- Both the country-formatted and adult prehensive history of black music,” £ Ct. Pictured are (l-r): Winthrop P. Baker, proximately 200 markets nationwide. contemporary webs of the Satellite Music company spokesman said of Dockery that DIR Broad- president, GEB; Randall Bongarten, vice The 400 markets receive Network will feature the same 12-hour The music of 24 major black artists Biscuit Hour will be president, radio, GEB; and Richard A. casting's King Flower show between 6 p.m. Christmas Eve and 6 ranging from Leadbelly and Scot to its annual hour-long “best songs Foreman. Joplin Berry Arethc treated p.m. Christmas Day. It will feature to Chuck and of the year" broadcast on Dec. 27. It will in- Christmas music and interviews with this Franklin, will be played alongside contemporary music to demonstrate their influence clude outtakes of this year's best concert year’s top recording artists, although the Dockery is now clearing markets for the barter-distributed show, which airs in one-houi broadcasts, which featured such artists as Country Coast to Coast web will include segments and is narrated by J.J. Johnson, PD of KDAY/Los Angeles. For more infor Kim Carnes, Billy Squier and Pat Benatar. more country-oriented Christmas songs, mation, contact Dockery at (213) 463-7198 . . . Keeping up with the times, Drake Half of DIR’s markets include the stations of according to George Williams, manager of Chenault has decided to market its 52-hour History of Country Music as a radic the ABC FM network. the network. network. What this means, according to Doug Flodin, a company spokesman, is tha That same day (Dec. 27), those who San Diego-based syndicator Tuesday each client station will have to air the show at the same time for the benefit of nationa can tune into of the 150 stations dollars to offse prefer one Prods, will have its 12-hour Christmas advertisers. The syndicator reportedly needs the national advertising that carry Westwood One’s Dr. Demento history’s productior special broadcast in 90 markets. It will in- the costs to local stations, which could be prohibitive due to the Show, where the DJ will play the 25 clude what Shirley Ferris, manager of costs. D-C will sell four commercial minutes per hour while stations keep six. program sales, describes as "contem- WE ALL GREW UP TO BE . . . — In the year since it switched to what it called a "coun 10 porary music with some traditional music try oriented rock” (COR) format, former Top 40 giant KHJ/Los Angeles has fallen or KHz Adopted At times. ratings continually station it thrown in." It will include the Christmas hard Dismal have plagued the since switched for songs of Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, mats, so now, there will be a change. According to vice president/general manager Nei Region 2 Meeting Barbra Streisand and Kenny Loggins. The Rockoff, the station will attempt to inject a more mainstream country flavor back into it: (continued from page 6) broadcast time will be up to each station's programming to complement its COR direction. While it will continue to program suet put a station on the air at the same fre- discretion. Interestingly enough, Ferris said country/pop acts as Kenny Rogers, and others, as well as such crossovei quency as mine,” said Harold Frank, vice that her company gave up its New Year’s acts as Eagles, KHJ will also gradually inject more traditional, pure country music intc the formula. It is that this will not only retain the younger audience president and general manager of show because it was unprofitable. hoped change fold WINZ/Miami. "It wiped out our signal in Another MOR-type of Christmas show cultivated with the COR format, but also draw more traditional country fans into the Miami and South Broward.” will be Drake-Chenault's 12-hour Saturday THIS STORM WAS PRE-RECORDED — A Federal Communications Commissior Frank, also Cuban interference commit- At Our House, hosted by L.A. radio per- (FCC) administrative law judge last week denied a Lansing, Mich, television and radic

tee chairman of the Florida Broadcasters sonality Sonny Melendrez. Airing in 79 station renewal of its broadcast license, finding it “beyond rehabilitation." According tc Assn., is particularly critical of Cuban markets, the show will feature Christmas the New York Times, Judge Byron Harrison based his decision on several factors, one leader Fidel Castro’s intention to build 180 music and stories. And TM Prods, regular of which would have been sufficient grounds to revoke the license. He said that the sta high-powered AM stations on his island. version of holiday magic, reportedly adap- tion once stopped covering a local tennis club to help in collection of an overdue bill “He doesn’t need a 500 kilowatt station and table to any musical format but country, has But what might have been the straw that broke the camel’s back was the television sta he doesn't need 180 stations,” continued been modeled after its country counterpart, tion’s use of pre-recorded weather reports for its 11 p.m. broadcasts. Frank. “I think the intent of Castro is clearly except that the Christmas show airs for six NEW JOBS — This seems to be the week of the new PD. Bruce Garraway recently evident — he wants to build a giant more hours. joined WQRK/Virginia Beach in that capacity. A 10-year veteran of the tidewater radic propaganda machine.” Frank, Nearly every network and syndicator market, Garraway hails most recently from WNOR-FM/Norfolk, where he spent six- Corneliess . Glenn PD nevertheless, said he would support the surveyed had some sort of end-of-the-year and-a-half years as PD . . WGBB/Long Island just appointed U.S. government's proposed "Radio special broadcast planned. NBC’s Source, Coming to the island’s only full-time AM outlet, Corneliess worked his way up from the Marti,” a series of high-powered AM sta- for example, will broadcast The News That morning air spot at WAAL/Binghamton, N.Y. to assistant PD at WBAB. the island's AOP '81 tions aimed at Cuba, "only if they can’t Rocked on Thurs. Dec. 31. The ABC station whose dial position is just a bit away from WEWN-FM. make a deal.” Contemporary Network will air its five-hour FOR YOUR INFORMATION — KSFX/San Francisco will now be consulted by Jef Such is the hope of Dennis Williams, Playback '81 on Jan. 1. Hosted by Pollack Communications, the same firm that consults such biggies as KLOS/Los chairman of the FCC Region Two advisory WABC/New York air personality Dan In- Angeles, KISS/San Antonio, KSRR/Houston and the yet-to-bow ABC Rock Radic committee in of the electric Broadcasting Co. pacted a two- Washington D.C. “I don’t gram, the show will be a retrospective Network . . . The new radio division of general know if all of our differences will be year’s musical and news highlights. The year programming and promotion agreement with Richard A. Foreman Assoc, of Stam- WGFM/Schenectady, N.Y.; WJIB- resolved at the conference, but I hope at ABC FM network, too, will have a special ford, Ct. The division’s stations include: WGY and

least a mechanism for that can be for- news retrospective. FM/Boston; KFOG/San Francisco; WSIX/Nashville and KOAX and KOAQ/Denver . . mulated there.” said Williams. In addition, most of the networks and THE IMMEDIACY OF RADIO COVERAGE — For best results, please send all radio-

The Region Two meeting will close Dec. syndicators have a special year-end related correspondence to Air Play, Cash Box, 1775 Broadway, New York, N.Y . 10019. 18. musical countdown show. larry riggs

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I * by ADDS: None. HOTS: KLOL, KOME, KNCN, KBPi, KSFX. ADDS: KSFX. HOTS: KOME, KZAM, WRNW, WLIR, 2 MOST/IDDED' and MEDIUMS: WMMS, WBLM, KZAM, WABX, WCOZ, KEZY, WYSP, WNEW, WKDF. MEDIUMS: WMMS, KEZY, KROQ, THE HENRY PAUL BAND • ANYTIME • ATLANTIC and PREFERRED TRACKS: I Can't, KMGN, KSJO, KMEL. PREFERRED TRACKS: Promises, WBAB. Eyes. ADDS: KMET, WBAB, WKDF, WNEW, WMMS, KSHE, Fire, SALES: to moderate in all regions. Just. Good KLOL, WBLM, KNCN, WOUR, WCOZ, KEZY. WRNW, SALES: Good to moderate in ail regions: weakest in the WKLS, WPLR, WLIR, KMGN, WSHE, KBPI, WYSP. HOTS: South. 27 THE J. GEILS BAND FREEZE-FRAME • EMI AMERICA per-- None. MEDIUMS: KEZY, WRNW. PREFERRED TRACKS: ADDS: None. HOTS: WHFS, KMET, KMEL, WBAB, KZEL, mat Open. KSJO, WNEW, WYSP, WSHE, KMGN, WMMS, KSHE, SALES: Just shipped. the ^ # 3 MOST/1DDED' KLOL, KOME, WOUR, WCOZ, WRNW, WCCC, WPLR, ure. WLIR. MEDIUMS: KSFX, KBPi, KROQ, WBLM, KZAM, iews £4 BLACK SABBATH • MOB RULES • WARNER BROS. WABX, KNCN, KEZY, WKLS. PREFERRED TRACKS: otes ADDS: KMET, WNEW, WYSP, KMGN, WBLM, KOME. Centerfold, Titie. 4 THE POLICE • GHOST IN THE MACHINE • A&M ning HOTS: KSHE, MEDIUMS: SALES: Good in ail regions. WCCC, WPLR. KOME, WMMS, ADDS: None. HOTS: WHFS. KMET, KSFX, WBAB, KZEL, KLOL, KNCN, WRNW, WKLS, WSHE, KZEL, WBAB. dto- WNEW, KNAC, WYSP, WSHE, WMMS, KSHE, KLOL, PREFERRED TRACKS: Open. the 3 JOURNEY • ESCAPE • COLUMBIA KOME, WBLM, KZAM, WABX, KNCN, WOUR, KEZY, SALES: Major breakouts in all regions. ffect ADDS: None. HOTS: KMET, KMEL, WBAB, KSFX, WKDF, WRNW, WCCC, WPLR, WLIR, KROQ, KMGN. MEDIUMS: KZEL, KSJO, WMMS, KLOL, KOME, KZAM, WABX, KMEL, KSJO, KBPI, WCOZ. PREFERRED TRACKS: KNCN, KEZY, WKLS, KMGN, WSHE, KBPI, WYSP. Every, Secret, Invisible, One World. MEDIUMS: WNEW, WBLM, KZAM, WCOZ, WCCC. SALES: Good in ail regions. Bob i Crying. 54 LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM • LAW AND ORDER • PREFERRED TRACKS: Believin’, Stone, ales- 62 QUARTERFLASH • GEFFEN ASYLUM SALES: Good in all regions. due- ADDS: None. HOTS: KNX, WBAB, KZEL, KBPI, WSHE. ADDS: None. HOTS: WMMS, KZAM, KNCN, KEZY, tort KMGN, WMMS, KLOL. WBLM, KZAM, KNCN, WOUR, WPLR, WSHE, KBPI, MEDIUMS: • • KNX. KMET, KLOL, 53 THE KINKS GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT WCOZ, KEZY, WPLR, WLIR. MEDIUMS: KMET, WKDF, feel- WRNW, KROQ, KMGN, WNEW, KROQ, KMGN, WNEW, ARISTA KSJO, KSHE, KOME, WABX, WRNW, WKLS, KROQ, rock KZEL, WKDF, WBAB. PREFERRED TRACKS: Trouble. ADDS: None. HOTS: KMET, KSFX, WNEW, KOME, PREFERRED TRACKS: Harden. ;om- SALES: Moderate in all regions: strongest in West. WRNW, KROQ, KMGN, WYSP, KNAC. MEDIUMS: WHFS, SALES: Good to moderate in all regions; strongest in a WBLM, WABX, KNCN, WOUR, WCOZ. KEZY, WKLS, West. eery. WCCC, WPLR, KBPI PREFERRED TRACKS: Better, # Destroyer, Dial. 66 • AS FAR AS SIAM • CAPITOL lists 5MOST/DDED< SALES: Moderate in East and West; fair in others. ADDS: None. HOTS: WMMS, KMGN, WYSP, KSJO. COlt 24 THE CARS * SHAKE IT UP • ELEKTRA MEDIUMS: KLOL, KOME, WBLM, WCOZ, WRNW, WKLS, etha ADDS: KSJO. KZAM, KSHE. HOTS: KMET, KSFX, WBAB, WCCC, WPLR, WBAB, KSFX. PREFERRED TRACKS: WNEW, KNAC, KLOL, KNCN. WCOZ, WRNW, WCCC, 99 GREG LAKE • CHRYSALIS nee. Lunatic. WPLR, WLIR, KROQ, WSHE. MEDIUMS: WHFS, KMEL, ADDS: None. HOTS: KZAM, KNCN, KEZY, WRNW, lour SALES: Moderate in Midwest; fair in others. WKDF, KZEL, WMMS, KOME, WBLM, WOUR, KEZY, WPLR, KMGN. MEDIUMS: KMET, WBAB, WMMS, KSHE, llor- WKLS, KMGN, KBPi, WYSP. PREFERRED TRACKS: KOME, WBLM, WKLS, WSHE, WYSP, KZEW, WKDF. 9 RUSH • EXIT . . . STAGE LEFT • MERCURY/POLYGRAM ake- PREFERRED TRACKS: Let Me, Nuclear. Title, Cruiser. ADDS: KSFX. HOTS: WMMS, KOME, KNCN, WKLS, adio SALES: Major breakouts in all regions. SALES; Moderate to fair in ail regions; strongest in Midwest WCCC, WLIR, KZEL, WBAB, KMET. MEDIUMS: KSHE, KLOL, WPLR, KMGN, KBPI, WKDF. PREFERRED anal TRACKS: Open. Iset 48 DEVO • • WARNER BROS. 45 LOVERBOY • GET LUCKY * COLUMBIA SALES: Good in all regions. lion ADDS: WCOZ. HOTS: WRNW, KROQ, WSHE, KNAC, ADDS: None. HOTS: KMET, WBAB, KZEL, KOME, KNCN, WHFS. MEDIUMS: KLOL, KOME, KNCN, WPLR, KMGN, WPLR, KMGN. MEDIUMS: KSFX, WNEW, WMMS, KSHE, 6 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND • NINE KLOL, WBLM, WCOZ, WRNW, WKLS, WCCC, )un- WNEW, KMET. PREFERRED TRACKS: Through, Anger. KROQ, TONIGHT • CAPITOL SALES: Weak in Midwest: fair in others. WSHE, KBPI, WYSP. PREFERRED TRACKS: Working. ADDS: None. HOTS: WMMS, KOME, WABX, KNCN, n on SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. WKLS, KMGN, WNEW, KMET. MEDIUMS: KSHE, WBLM, for- _ JOHN ENTWISTLE • LATE THE HERO • ATCO TOO WCOZ, KSJO, KSFX, WBAB, KMEL. PREFERRED Neil' ADDS: None. HOTS: WOUR, KMGN, WLIR. MEDIUMS: TRACKS: Open. oils WMMS, KLOL, KOME, WBLM, KEZY, WPLR, KROQ, i# to in all regions strongest in SALES: Good moderate ; WNEW, KZEL, WBAB, KSFX. PREFERRED TRACKS: 4MOST/DDED- uch Midwest. H Title. iver

SALES: Weak in ail regions. • • into 189 DELBERT McCLINTON PLAIN’ FROM THE HEART 19 ROD STEWART • TONIGHT I’M YOURS • WARNER CAPITOL nee io DAN FOGELBERG • THE INNOCENT AGE • FULL BROS. ADDS: KNCN, WRNW, WNEW, WHFS. HOTS: None. ADDS: None. HOTS: KMET, KNX, KMEL, old. MOON/EPIC WBAB, WMMS, ADDS: None. HOTS: KSHE, KOME, KZAM, KEZY, WKLS, MEDIUMS: None PREFERRED TRACKS: Open. KOME, KNCN, KEZY, WRNW, WLIR, WNEW. MEDIUMS: sion* SALES: in South. KBPI, WKDF, KNX. MEDIUMS: WMMS, WBLM, WABX, Moderate breakouts Midwest and KSFX, WKDF, KZEL, KLOL, WABX, WOUR, WPLR, KROQ, idio KNCN, WRNW, WNEW, WBAB. PREFERRED TRACKS: KMGN, WSHE, KBPI. PREFERRED TRACKS: Turks, Title. to, 9 Open. SALES: Good in all regions. one i " SALES: Good to moderate in ail regions: weakest in West. sla- 118 SURVIVOR • PREMONITION • SCOTTI BROS./CBS FOREIGNER • 4 • ATLANTIC 35 THE STEVE MILLER BAND * CIRCLE OF LOVE • ADDS: None. HOTS: WMMS, KLOL, WBLM, KMGN. ADDS: None. HOTS: KMET, WBAB, WKDF, KZEL, KSJO, CAPITOL WYSP, KSJO. MEDIUMS: KOME, WCOZ, KROQ, WSHE, WNEW, WYSP, WMMS, KSHE, KLOL., KOME, WABX, ADDS: KNCN. HOTS: KNX, KMEL, KEZY, WRNW, WPLR, KBPI, KZEL, KSFX, WBAB, KMEL. PREFERRED KNCN, WCOZ, KEZY, WRNW, WKLS, WPLR, KMGN, WLIR, WNEW, KZEL, KSFX. MEDIUMS: WHFS, WMMS, TRACKS: Poor. KBPI. MEDIUMS: KMEL, KSFX, WSHE, WBLM, KROQ. KOME, WBLM, WABX, WKLS, WCCC, KMGN, WSHE, SALES: Moderate in Midwest: fair in others. PREFERRED TRACKS: Juke, Night, Urgent, Waiting. WBAB. PREFERRED TRACKS: Heart, Baby, Title. in all regions. SALES: Good SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. 47 TRIUMPH • ALLIED FORCES • RCA ADDS: KBPI. HOTS: KSFX, KZEL, .13 GENESIS • ABACAB • ATLANTIC KMET, WBAB, KSJO, ADDS: None. HOTS: WHFS, KMEL, WBAB, KSFX, 7 STEVIE NICKS • BELLA DONNA • MODERN/ATLANTIC WMMS, KLOL, KOME, WBLM, KNCN, WOUR, KMGN. WNEW, WYSP, WSHE, KMGN, WMMS, KSHE, KLOL, ADDS: None. HOTS: KNX, KMEL, WKDF, WMMS, KOME, MEDIUMS: WNEW, KBPI, WABX, WCOZ, WRNW, WKLS, KOME, WBLM, WOUR, WCOZ, KEZY, WRNW, WCCC, KZAM, KNCN, WOUR, KEZY, WKLS, KBPI, WYSP, WCCC, WPLR, WSHE, WYSP. PREFERRED TRACKS: WPLR, WLIR, KROQ. MEDIUMS: KMET, KZEL, KSJO, WNEW. MEDIUMS: KMET, KSFX, WBLM, WABX, WCOZ. Magic. KNAC, KZAM, WABX, KNCN, WKLS. PREFERRED KMGN, KSJO. PREFERRED TRACKS: Leather, Draggin', SALES: Moderate in Midwest and South; fair in others. Edge. TRACKS: Reply, Title, Another, Dark. SALES: Good in all regions. 43 & CRAZY HORSE • RE-AC-TOR • SALES: Good to moderate in all regions: weakest in REPRISE South. 31 OZZY OSBOURNE • DIARY OF A MADMAN • JET/CBS ADDS: KSFX, WCCC. HOTS: KMET, WBAB, KOME, 29 THE GO-GO’S • BEAUTY AND THE BEAT • I.R.S./A&M ADDS: KSFX, WNEW, WYSP. HOTS: KMET, WBAB, WRNW, WLIR, WNEW. MEDIUMS: WHFS, WKDF, ADDS: KZAM. HOTS: WMMS, WLIR, KROQ, WYSP, WMMS, KSHE, KOME, KNCN, WOUR, WKLS, WCCC, WMMS, KSHE, KLOL, WBLM, KNCN, WOUR, WKLS, KNAC, WBAB, KSFX, WHFS. MEDIUMS: KOME, WNEW, WPLR, WSHE. MEDIUMS: KLOL, WBLM, WCOZ, WRNW, WPLR, KROQ, WYSP, KZEL. PREFERRED TRACKS: KMET. PREFERRED TRACKS: Ups, Beat, Town. KMGN, KBPi, KZEL. PREFERRED TRACKS: Over, Title. Opera, Shots, T-Bone. SALES: Moderate to fair in all regions: strongest in East. SALES: Good to moderate in all regions. SALES: Good to moderate in all regions.

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GEORGE BENSON I NEED YOU CHRIS CHRIST Al 2 2 PRIVATE EYES DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 14 JUMPS: WISM 14 To 7, KOFM 23 To 20. B J 1 0 3 "5 To 27, WVBF 22 To 19. WZZR 19To16.WHB 1 5 PRIME MOVER- 11, WROR 12 To 8, WZUU 22 To 17. 4 WAITING FOR A SALES: Weak in all regions. #GIRL LIKE YOU FOREIGNER 8 35 31 HEART LIKE AWHEEL THE STEVE MILLER BAND ADDS: WZZR. JUMPS: Q106 29 To 26, KFYE 24 3 4 ARTHUR’S THEME (BEST THAT 26 37 SAUSALITO SUMMERNIGHT DIESE To 17, KIQQ 36 To 28. Y103 27 To 24, WTIX 16 To YOU CAN DO) CHRISTOPHER CROSS 16 1 1 , 96KX 26 To 22, WNCI 22 To 1 9, Z102 20 To 1 5, WICC 18 To 15, KIMN 28 To 25, WBLI Ex To 27, KFMD 23 To 19, BJ105 32 To 29, KOAQ 22 To 18. 6 38 ENDLESS LOVE HERE I AM AIR SUPPLY 11 KRQ 30 To 24, WRVQ 20 To 16, WGCL Ex To 30, DIANA ROSS and LIONEL RICHH KJR 20 To 17, KLUC 24 To 20, WRFC 24 To 21, 6 START ME UP ROLLING STONES 15 KEZR 14 To 10, KCPX 19 To 16, WIKS 18 To 15. KYYX 17 To 14, JB105 19 To 16, WSPT 27 To 22, 27 24, WAKY 24 To 20, KZZP 23 To 16, KOPA To 46 39 I WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED 11 27 To 8 7 OH NO COMMODORES KEGL 26 To 22. WBEN-FM 28 To 24, WWKX IT FOR THE WORLD RONNIE MILSAI 20, WANS 29 To 26, WKXX 24 To 21, WIFI Ex To ADDS: 1 05-31 Q , WWKX, WNCI-30. WANS 24, KZZX 24 To 20, KFI Ex To 30, KRTH 27 To 24, WTRY, WAKY-24, WZUU-27. JUMPS: WRFC E 9 8 EVERY LITTLE THING KC101 23 To 19. To 28. WVBF 30 To 27, WISM 27 To 22, WLOL-F, SHE DOES IS MAGIC THE POLICE 10 SALES: Fair in all regions. Ex To 30, KYYX Ex To 32, WIFI Ex To 30, KOFM E To 29, WHBQ Ex To 1 6, 94Q Ex To 28, KRTH 29 T 15 9 YOUNG TURKS ROD STEWART 7 26, WAYS 19 To 16. WTIX Ex To 37, WOKY 20 T 17, KIMN 27 To 22, CKLW 28 To 24, KRQ 27 To 2: 36 32 THE SWEETEST THING KOPA 29 To 26, WMAK-FM 23 To 20, BJ105 Ex T 14 10 WHY DO FOOLS 40, KCPX 16 To 13. (I’VE EVER KNOWN) JUICE NEWTON L SALES: Fair in the South. FALL IN LOVE DIANA ROSS 7 ADDS: WHHY-FM, KRAV, KEZR, WHB-20. JUMPS: Q106 16 To 13, WQXI 9 To 5, KJR 19 To 15, Z93 22 To 17, WBLI Ex To 30, 94Q 14 To 6, 10 11 THE NIGHT OWLS LITTLE RIVER BAND 15 WVBF 27 To 23, WZUU 25 To 20, WRFC 10 To 5, 44 40 TWILIGHT EL( KFMK 30 To 22, WZZR 28 To 25, WISM 16 To 10, ADDS: WSPT, KOAQ. JUMPS: WRVQ Ex To 2! 11 12 I’VE DONE EVERYTHING CKLW Ex To 30, WBBF Ex To 20, WCAO 18 To 1 5. WTRY 27 To 24. WHHY-FM Ex To 27, WFLY 27 T JB105 16 To 12, KS95 Ex To 20, WPGC 30 To 27, FOR YOU RICK SPRINGFIELD 15 22, WRFC 23 To 20, KFI 28 To 25, WCAO 22 To 1 WMAK-FM 11 To 8, WIFI 30 To 27, Q105 22 To 17, WTIX Ex To 39, KKXX 29 To 24, KRQ 29 To 2( WANS 27 To 23. WHBQ Ex To 1 8, KOFM 30 To 27, WWKX Ex To 29. WKJJ 28 To 23, JB105 34 To ?' 17 13 LET’S GROOVE EARTH, WIND & FIRE 9 BJ105 20 To 16, WAXY 30 To 23. KOPA 20 To 17. KIQQ Ex To 34, WKXX 29 To 2t SALES: Moderate in the South. Fair in all other Y103 21 To 18. regions. SALES: Fair in the Midwest. 12 14 WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL THE FOUR TOPS 15 HIT BOUND 16 15 THE THEME FROM HIT BOUND HILL STREET BLUES MIKE POST featuring 43 33 HOOKED ON CLASSICS THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC LARRY CARLTON 15 ORCHESTRA ADDS: Q106, WRFC, WGSV, WWKX, WGCL, JB105-32, BJ105, WICC, WZZR. JUMPS: WCAO 55 41 COOL NIGHT PAUL DAVI‘ ADDS: 13K, KZZX, WTIC-FM-29, KS95, WROR 18 16 THE OLD SONGS BARRY MANILOW 8 29 To 26, WAKY 22 To 19, 195 9 To 7. WMC-FM 22 22, WIFI, WTIX, WBLI, KTSA, WFLY-30, WKJ. To 18, WPGC 12 To 8, KEEL 16 To 9, Q105 17 To WGCL, WBCY, B97, KOPA, FM102, BJ105, KCPX 12, WIFI Ex To 21, KOFM 28 To 22, Y100 36 To 20, 25 17 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ JOURNEY 5 KJRB. JUMPS: WHHY-FM Ex To 25, KHFI 19 T KEZR 19 To 12, WHBQ Ex To 9, KIQQ 33 To 27, 1 5. WLOL-FM 28 To 25. WRFC 29 To 26. KEZR 2 KRTH 23 To 19, Z102 28 To 19, WTIX Ex To 35, To 19, KOAQ Ex To 24, KYYX Ex To 30, JB105 3 7 KCPX 28 To 20, WBSB Ex To 29, 13K Ex To 20, 23 18 HARDEN MY HEART QUARTERFLASH To Ex 29. WKBW Ex To 20, Y100 36 To 20. 29, KLUC To KKXX Ex To 27, KEYN E To 29, WBEN-FM 32 To 23. KZZP Ex To 2E SALES: Moderate in the East and South. Fair in WMAK-FM Ex To 27. KRTH 30 To 27. 25 T> 22 19 TROUBLE LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM 6 the West and Midwest. WGSV 22, WANS Ex To 28, WAKY Ex To 29, 94Q 26 To 25 Z102 29 To 26, Z93 24 To 21, WWKX Ex To 2E 24 20 YESTERDAY’S SONGS NEIL DIAMOND 4 WKXX 30 To 25, KC101 Ex To 29. WNCI 30 To 2£ C4SH SM4SH WVBF Ex To 28, KIMN Ex To 24. KFMK Ex To 2S Y103 31 To 27, WBBQ Ex To 28, KFMD Ex To 27 19 21 JUST ONCE QUINCY JONES featuring 45 m CENTERFOLD THE J. GEIL.S BAND WTRY 30 To 26, WZUU Ex To 29, WOKY Ex To 2C JAMES INGRAM 16 ADDS: WPGC, Q105-30. Day-Part: WOW. WZZR Ex To 30. JUMPS: Q106 Ex To 30, B97 30 To 26, KOAQ Ex SALES: Fair in all regions. To 23, WBSB Ex To 30, WRVQ 11 To 6, JB105 18 39 22 1 CAN’T GO FOR THAT To 14, KLUC 29 To 24, KYYX 29 To 24, WANS Ex (NO CAN DO) DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 3 To 27, WBEN-FM 31 To 22, KKXX 27 To 21 , KIQQ Ex To 36, KBEQ 22 To 16. KZZP 29 To 22, Z102 32 To 29, KEEL Ex To 33. WWKX 30 To 25, BJ105 36 42 RICK jame: 42 23 COMIN’ IN AND OUT 33 SUPER FREAK (PART 1) To 25, WIFI 23 To 18, WPRO-FM Ex To 20, WXKS LIFE BARBRA STREISAND 3 OF YOUR 1 1 27 0 To , WFLY 28 To 23, KFMD To 21 , KCPX 36 To 29, KFRC Ex To 35, WGCL Ex To 29, WSPT 28 26 22, KHFI Ex 27, 27 To 21 , Z93 To To WKXX To 29 24 LEATHER AND LACE STEVIE NICKS HIT BOUND- 23, WTIX Ex To 38, CKLW 1 5 To 4, Y103 30 To 26, (with DON HENLEY) 6 KIMN 29 To 26, WBCY 29 To 18, WTRY 29 To 18, WBBQ Ex To 29. 62 43 SOMEONE COULD LOSE 27 25 MY GIRL (GONE, SALES: Moderate in the East, Midwest and South. A HEART TONIGHT EDDIE RABBIT! GONE, GONE) CHILLIWACK 10 Fair in the West. ADDS: WTRY. WKBW, WHB-21, WLOL-FM KOAQ, WBEN-FM-32, KSLQ, KEEL, KRTH KC101, KRQ, WRFC, KOFM. WWKX, KFML 28 26 OUR LIPS ARE SEALED GO-GO S 14 41 UNDERPRESSURE QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE WOKY, CKLW, B97, FM102, Z102-36, WKXX ADDS: WFLY, KFI, KHFI, KEYN, WXKS-29, WIFI, Y 103-30, WICC. JUMPS: 96KX Ex To 32, KJRB E: WTIX. JUMPS: Q106 26 To 22, WBEN-FM 34 To To 29, KYYX Ex To 33. WSPT Ex To 29, KZZP E: 32 27 TAKE MY HEART KOOL & THE GANG 8 27, WHHY-FM Ex To 30, KBEQ 23 To 20, KZZP 30 To 30, KLUC 28 To 25, KRAV 19 To 16, WAKY I To 25, WBBQ Ex To 27, CKLW 21 To 17, KRQ Ex To 8, Q105 32 To 29, 94Q 29To 26, KBEQ 25 To 21 WNCI Ex To 24, WHBQ Ex To 17. KFMK Ex To 29 30 28 NEVER TOO MUCH LUTHER VANDROSS 9 To 27, WBCY 20 To 1 5, B97 28 To 25, KOPA 30 To 27, KIQQ Ex To 33, KCPX Ex To 33, WSPT Ex To KIMN Ex To 28, KHFI Ex To 23, KEZR Ex To 20 33, WKXX 28 To 24, KLUC 21 To 18. KOPA Ex To 29, KEYN Ex To 30. 31 29 NO REPLY AT ALL GENESIS 10 SALES: Moderate in all regions. SALES: Breakouts in all regions.

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WRACK MY BRAIN RINGO STARR 67 60 TALKING OUT OF TURNTHE MOODY BLUES 4 88 80 MY KINDA LOVER BILLY SQUIER 2 I ADDS: WHHY-FM. WSEZ, KFMD, WANS, BJ105, Day-Part: WMC-FM. JUMPS: WRFC 28 To 24. ADDS: WOKI, WBCY. WTIX, WBSB. JUMPS: Q106 30 To 27, WBCY 28 KFMD 29 To 24, KIQQ Ex To 40, WKXX Ex To 29, To 23, KIQQ Ex To 35. Z1 02 26 To 23, KCPX 35 To WBEN-FM 40 To 33. WTIX Ex To 40, KRQ Ex To 69 81 PAY THE DEVIL WBEN-FM 29 To 26. 29. 30. (Ooo BABY Ooo) THE KNACK 5 SALES: Moderate in the Midwest. Fair in the East SALES: Fair in the West. and West. 57 61 YOU SAVED MY SOULBURTQN CUMMINGS 12 70 82 WORKING IN THE IESEI STEAL THE NIGHT STEViE WOODS COAL MINE DEVO 13 ADDS: WZZP, WOKY. WSGN, WMC-FM. WHBQ. 61 83 ONE MORE NIGHT STREEK JUMPS: WISM 10 To 6, BJ105 23 To 20, WXKS 28 HIT BOUND 8 To 24, WDRQ 22 To 1 8, WVBF 29 To 25, WZUU 24 To 18. ichi; SALES: Fair in the Midwest. Weak in all other 82 62 SHE’S GOT A WAY BILLY JOEL 84 BREAKIN’ AWAY AL JARREAU 1 regions. ADDS: KRQ, Q106, WABC, WNCI-28, JB105-34, ADDS: KYYX, KIQQ, WXKS, KCPX, KSLQ, KEEL. WMAK-FM, KS95, WIKS, WBEN-FM-37, WIFI,

WTIX. JUMPS: WRVQ Ex To 22, KHFI Ex To 28, 85 FALUN IN LOVE BALANCE 1 TRIUMPH MAGIC POWER WBCY Ex To 29, WICC Ex To 27, KBEQ 30 To 27. ADDS: KFI, WBBQ, KRQ. JUMPS: KHFI 30 To 22. JUMPS: KEGL Ex To 29, WIKS 9 To 6. WLS 23 To SALES: Breakouts in the East. ON: WGH, WICC, KFMD, WMAK-FM, KYYX. ANS 15, WLS-FM 23 To 15, KRQ 23 To 20. FC E: SALES: Weak in all regions. )L-F DANFOGELBERG 1 fme^. 86ILEADER OF THE BAND 58 63 ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING ADDS: KYYX. WOKI, WNCI, KMMD, WBCY, CASTLES IN THE AIR DON McLEAN ABOUT YOUR LOVE) MARTY BALIN 12 KOPA, WKXX. ADDS: WICC, WROR-21, WIFI, WHBQ, KRTH, To 23 WTIX. JUMPS: WCAO 17 To 14, KFMK 27 To 24, 75 MORE THAN JUST ExTi WNBC 29 To 26, KEEL 33 To 28, WFLY Ex To 28. ® THE TWO OF US SNEAKER 72 87 BET YOUR HEART ADDS: WISM, WCAO, KYYX, KEZR, WXKS, ON ME JOHNNY LEE WBEN-FM-39. JUMPS: WRVQ Ex To 24, KCPX Ex ^LIVING EYES BEE GEES 32. To 39, KEGL 30 To 23, WTIX Ex To 88 IN 1 ADDS: JB 1 05-35, WKXX, WSKZ. Day-Part: LOVE THE FIRST DEGREE ALABAMA ADDS: WMAK-FM. JUMPS: WOKI Ex To 30, KIQQ 40 To WCAO, KOFM. WOKI. JUMPS: WMAK- ELC 65 65 SWEET MERILEE DONNIE IRIS FM Ex To 29, KEEL Ex To 29. ON: KINT, KCPX, 30, WXKS 24 To 1 9, KCPX 39 To 35, Y 1 00 35 To 27, To 25 WHBQ Ex To 19, WTIX 26 To 19. WSEZ. ' 27T. 66 66 THE COWBOY AND To IS THE LADY 5 To 2E9 TRYIN’TO LIVE MY 89&ANYONE CAN SEE IRENE CARA 1 ADDS: KFI, BJ105. ON: WGH, KCPX, WBSB. To LIFE WITHOUT YOU BOBSEGER 12 60 67 IN THE DARK BILLY SQUIER 12 To 2# 83 LET ME LOVE 73 90 ALIEN ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 14 ) POOR MAN’S SON SURVIVOR 7 ©YOU ONCE GREG LAKE JUMPS: WNCI 26 To 23, WLS 26 To 22, WLS-FM ADDS: WWKX, KFI, KFMD, WKJJ, WBCY, BJ105, 26 To 22, KRQ Ex To 30. 83 91 WKRP IN CINCINNATI STEVE CARLISLE 2 KOAQ, WBBQ. JUMPS: 94Q Ex To 29, KEZR Ex SALES: Fair in the Midwest. JUMPS: WISM Ex To 27, WGSV Ex To 31. KXOK To JB105 29 To 24, Ex To 36, KBEQ 31 25, KCPX 19 To 14. To 28. 1 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY SHEENA EASTON 19 76 92 BURNIN’ FOR YOU BLUE OYSTER CULT 16 86 COME GO WITH ME THE BEACH BOYS @ ADDS: KYYX, WGSV, WKJJ, KCPX. WZZR, WHB- DAVIS 22, KLUC, KXOK-20, KEEL, KRQ. JUMPS: KHFI moRi 74 93 SHARE YOUR LOVE Ex To 30, WTIX 40 To 33. WKJJ HIT BOUND' WITH ME KENNY ROGERS 13 KCPX 59 70 WHO’S CRYING NOW JOURNEY 20 19 T 79 94 QUEEN OF HEARTS JUICE NEWTON 27 iZR 2: SHAKE IT UP THE CARS 80 KEY LARGO BERTIE HIGGINS 4 1053:if " ADDS: WBCY, JB105-33. WANS, KIQQ, BJ105, ADDS: WRFC, WOKI, WMAK-FM. Z93. JUMPS: YN E> 87 95 RUN TO ME SAVOY BROWN 7 Y1 03-32, WTRY, KEEL. WIFI, KIMN, WSKZ, Q106, 94Q 30 To 25, WKXX Ex To 30. ro 28 96KX, WRVQ, WHHY-FM, WPGC, Q105-32, 94Q, SALES: Fair in the South. 96 I ARLAN 8 '25T( WWKX, WOKI. KFMD, WKJJ. Day-Part: 92X, 85 SURRENDER DAY To 22 WOW. JUMPS: KKXX Ex To 30, KBEQ Ex To 31, 64 72 LA LA MEANS 90 97 HEAVY METAL To 28 KZZP Ex To 27, Z93 Ex To 30, KHFI Ex To 29, KEZR 1 LOVE YOU TIERRA 6 To 2P Ex To 24, B97 Ex To 27, KOPA Ex To 30, WXKS Ex (TAKIN’ A RIDE) DON FELDER 19 To 2E To 30, KEGL 29 To 25, WSPT Ex To 28. WKXX Ex KIM CARNES 6 To 27 To 27, KLUC Ex To 28, WIKS Ex To 22. 63 73 MISTAKEN IDENTITY JOEY 8 To 20 SALES: Just shipped. 92 98 WHEN SHE DANCES SCARBURY 68 74 I’M JUST TOO SHY JERMAINE JACKSON 5 94 99 STAY AWAKE RONNIE LAWS 13 78 75 CONTROVERSY PRINCE 6 JUMPS: CKLW 22 To 11. 91 100 I COULD NEVER MISS YOU *3 SALES: Moderate in the South. STEP BY STEP EDDIE RABBITT 19 (MORE THAN I DO) LULU 18

AME54 SHE’S A BAD MAMA JAMA (SHE’S 84 76 IF I LULU > BUILT, SHE’S STACKED) CARL CARLTON 15 WERE YOU ADDS: CKLW, BJ105/WKXX. JUMPS: WAKY 13 To 6. >5 HARD TO SAY DANFOGELBERG 14 LOOKING AHEAD' ITT, YOU COULD HAVE ‘IS PROMISES IN THE DARK PAT BENATAR STUCKINTHEMIDDLE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD. SHEENA EASTON BEEN WITH ME ADDS: KKXX, 94Q, WIKS ADDS: WAXY, KIMN, WBBQ, WHHY-FM, WCAO, ’ 7 WE’RE IN THIS BBITl KYYX, KZZP, WFLY, KOFM, 94Q, WOKY, KIQQ, LOVE TOGETHER AL JARREAU 18 L-FM KCPX, WAKY-23, WBEN-FM-38. A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES KISS (RTH SALES: Just shipped. ADDS: KIQQ. ON: BJ105. KINT IFMJjf' SAY GOODBYE TO KKXX BILLY 12 HOLLYWOOD JOEL 81 78 I HEARD IT THROUGH IRB Ex, THE GRAPEVINE ROGER TITLES VANGELIS 2P E: FOR THE ' WORKING JUMPS: FM102 17To 11. ADDS: KYYX iKY WEEKEND LOVERBOY 3 SALES: Good in the South. To 21 ADDS: KKXX, WSPT, KFRC, WSKZ. JUMPS: To 29 KZZP Ex To 29, WBCY Ex To 26, KJRB 29 To 26, 89 79 BLAZE OF GLORY KENNY ROGERS To 20 KEGL 19 To 15, WKXX Ex To 28, KLUC Ex To 30, ADDS: WCAO, 13K, KEEL. JUMPS: WLOL-FM 30 CASH SMASH— denotes significant sales activity. WBEN-FM 33 To 28. To 24. SALES: Breakouts in the East and Midwest. SALES: Fair in the South. PRIME MOVER—denotes significant radio activity. HIT BOUND—denotes immediate radio acceptance. CONTACT: MUTUAL STATION RELATIONS FOR CLEARANCE INFORMATION. MClark CALL: 703 • 685-2050 iiMusic Survey" b! BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND M< 4 520 TOP RADIO STATIONS. fflTOP HITS COMPILED BY Q4$H BOX Gospel Labels To Emphasize Music As Gifts For Coming Holiday Season TOP 20X1 LBUMS by Angela Ball existing stronger in the religious market,

long before the campaign came along. I NASHVILLE — For retailers everywhere, think Christian record buyers are more the day after Thanksgiving has traditionally giving-oriented year round, and that trend been the kick-off date for the Christmas is intensified during the holiday season.” Spiritual Inspirational buying season, and it is especially so in the The approach of selling Christmas Weeks S Week; realm of Christian music, with Christmas packages in conjunction with other curren- On On and Christians synonymous to many peo- 11/14 Chart 11/14 Chart tly released product has been accepted as ple. 1 THE LORD WILL a viable marketing approach, with most MAKE A 1 PRIORITY Whether the product is intended as a WAY IMPERIALS (Dayspring DST 4017) 1 40 record companies utilizing displays and AL GREEN (Myrrh MSB Christmas release or just a fourth quarter 6661) 1 50 posters that focus on that product mix. “It’s 2 THE HAWKINS FAMILY 2 AMAZING GRACE release by a strong artist, all product will be B.J. THOMAS (Myrrh MSB 2 14 been a matter of just releasing our best LIVE 6675) focused at the gift giving market. “It’s a WALTER HAWKINS (Light LS 5770) 2 48 product in the Christmas selling season 3 strong time for gospel for the same reason AMY GRANT IN CONCERT and aiming at the gift giving season,” ex- K) PRESENTING THE WINANS (Myrrh MSB 6668) 3 24 that it’s the strongest time for the sale of (Light 14 plains Mike Blines, director of marketing 5792) 5 pop records,” says Charlie Shaw, director 4 IS MY LIVING IN VAIN 4 FORGIVEN for the Benson Company, which handles a DON FRANCISCO (New Pax NP 33042) 4 156 of promotion/marketing, MCA/Songbird. CLARK SISTERS (New Birth 7056) 3 30 number of gospel and contemporary Chris- “The big artists are releasing the best 5 TRUE VICTORY 5 MUSIC MACHINE tian labels, including NewPax, Home Sweet MIN. KEITH PRINGLE CANDLE (Birdwing BDWG 2004) 5 194 product at that time, therefore there’s a big (Savoy SGL 4 44 Home, Greentree, Refuge, Impact, Star- 7053) draw to get people into the stores. The real song, Heartwarming, Lamb & Lion, Pilgrim, I® GO 6 BULLFROGS AND advantage that I think we all have this year Paragon, Triangle and Scripture In Song. SHIRLEY CAESAR (Myrrh MSB 6665) 17 4 BUTTERFLIES is that we’re offering quality gifts for less CANDLE (Birdwing BWR 2010) 6 64 “Sales are always brisk during this quarter, 7 MIRACLES than $10, which I think is going to be a real JACKSON SOUTHERN AIRES first to distributors during September and (Malaco M-4370) 7 50 THE TRAVELER advantage of records and tapes.” DON FRANCISCO (New Pax NP 33106) 13 6 October, and then in turn at the retail level 8 CLOUDBURST “Our biggest period of sales happens MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY during November and December. 8 PRAISE V between Nov. 1 and Dec. 15,” adds Dan (Myrrh MSB 6663) 6 42 Emphasis On Hits VARIOUS ARTISTS Johnson, vice president of marketing for (Maranatha MM 0076) 8 20 “In terms of a specific Christmas item, WHERE IS YOUR FAITH Word Records, which also handles the O JAMES CLEVELAND & THE SO. our marketing plans have been specifically CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOIR 9 MY FATHER’S EYES Myrrh, Day Spring, Canaan, Light and Lex- AMY GRANT (Myrrh MSB 6625) 7 50 involved in hit product in the Christian (Savoy SGL 7066) 13 10 icon labels (Light and Lexicon will go with marketplace, trying to establish them in a 10 SWEET REVIVAL 10 Elektra/Asylum in February 1982). “I think GOSPEL KEYNOTES (Nashboro 7247) 10 6 COLLECTIONS solid share of the market,” he adds. “The KEITH GREEN (Sparrow SPR 1055) 12 10 that the whole gift of music idea was really 11 SAINTS HOLD ON situation here is that we’ve released SENSATIONAL NIGHTINGALES 11 THANK YOU FOR THE probably our two best selling artists this (Malaco 4373) 11 14 DOVE ASCAP Revises quarter — Don Francisco and Dallas Holm MIKE ADKINS (Mike Adkins MA 1061) 9 66 12 EDWIN HAWKINS LIVE and Praise — with very specific marketing WITH THE OAKLAND 12 BEST OF B.J. THOMAS Gospel Payments plans for each during the fourth quarter.” SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA B.J. THOMAS (Myrrh/Word MSB 6653) 14 56 by Tom Roland The National Assn, of Recording (Myrrh MSB-6691) 12 8 13 NEVER ALONE Merchandisers (NARM) “Gift of Music” 13 20TH ANNIVERSARY NASHVILLE — Gospel songs, which have AMY GRANT (Myrrh MSB 6645) 10 76 campaign has been almost universally ac- ALBUM traditionally received more credits per play JAMES CLEVELAND & THE WORLD'S cepted in the Christian marketplace, with GREATEST CHOIRS (Savoy SGL 7059) 8 38 14 PRAISE IV than secular works under the American VARIOUS ARTISTS record companies utilizing the theme in 14 YOU DON’T KNOW HOW (Maranatha MM 0064) 16 12 Society of Composers, Authors and display materials as well as on records. GOOD GOD’S BEEN TO ME Publishers (ASCAP) logging system, are CHARLES FOLD & THE FOLD 15 REJOICE “We use the Gift of Music theme in SINGERS (Savoy 14 16 slowly being cut back to the point where 7061) 2ND CHAPTER OF ACTS everything we do year round,” Blines ex- (Sparrow SPR 1060) credits are equivalent with those of secular plains. “We've involved all of our fourth 15 EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT titles, according to Connie Bradley, DR. CHARLES HAYES (Savoy 14580) 15 6 16 SHOT OF LOVE quarter products in a promotion called southern regional executive director, 16 DON’T GIVE UP (Columbia TC 37496) 15 10 ’Kingdom Music,’ and we’ve that in all ASCAP. used ANDRAE CROUCH (Warner Bros. BSK of our trade and consumer advertising this 3513) 16 4 17 JONI’S SONG Bradley said that in the past, music per- JONI EARECKSON (Word WSB 8856) 18 4 quarter.” 17 BE ENCOURAGED formed on gospel stations or during gospel FLORIDA MASS CHOIR (Savoy 7046) 9 26 Radio potential becomes practically limi- 18 HOLM, SHEPPARD, segments on secular stations was given a tless during the Christmas season as for- 18 HIGHER PLANE JOHNSON multiplication factor of three in figuring (Greentree R mats and categories become less impor- AL GREEN (Myrrh MSB 6674) — 2 3583) credits. credit is worth a set dollar One of the 19 I’M BLESSED tant in light of the religious nature 19 FAVORITES, VOL. 1 amount when the royalty checks are drawn 4TH OF MAY (Savoy SL 14629) — 2 holiday. “Christmas and Christian are EVIE TOURNQUIST (Word WSD 8845) up to pay the songwriter and publisher, 20 YOU’VE BEEN MIGHTY rather synonymous,” explains Word’s thus, the more credits established per GOOD TO ME 20 ONE MORE SONG FOR YOU Johnson. "Christmas is the most obvious NEW JERUSALEM BAPTIST CHURCH 20 12 THE IMPERIALS song, the more income derived for perfor- CHOIR (Savoy 7070) (Dayspring DST 4015) 19 14 time for all radio stations to turn to religious mances of that song. music. What we’re doing is instead of reser- Bradley noted that in prior years, a vicing all of our Christian product, which significant number of gospel performances has a tendency to immobilize radio sta- were racked up in non-licensed mediums, >4LBUM REVIEWS tions, we’ve taken the best cuts which radio such as churches and meeting halls, so stations have chosen over the last year, or AMY GRANT IN CONCERT VOL. II — Myrrh MSB 6677 - ASCAP had applied the multiplication fac- some new ones that we've gotten some Producer: Brown Bannister — List: 7.98 tor of three to “blow up their percentage of feedback from, and put them in one record. As one of the foremost contemporary Christian artists, Granl earnings.” She added that more gospel sta- We’ll also be servicing in late November a has proven album after album that Christian music deserves s tions currently exist and that the volume of record with 1 0 songs on it that will represent place on the pop charts. Clean, tight production enhances the gospel airplay on adult/contemporary sta- our very best, most popular, most frequen- subtle vocal message of each song, while conveying the live tions, plus added performance on televi- tly played Christmas music.” concert feel of the album. Grant’s capabilities as a writer are sion and through syndication, has in- Merchandising approaches to the holi- amply illustrated on two cuts, “If I Have To Die,” a slow ballad, creased so dramatically that gospel tunes day season will utilize a lot of in-store dis- and the more upbeat “I’m Gonna Fly.” “no longer need a multiplication factor.” play materials focusing on a product mix of ASCAP will begin trimming the factor current releases and Christmas packages. when it cuts it back to two for the fourth I SAW THE LORD — Dallas Holm — Greentree R3723 - “We are coordinating with Sparrow quarter. The multiple will be eliminated en- Producer: Phil Johnson — List: 7.98 Records in the Christian marketplace and tirely during the fourth quarter of 1982. Holm holds the distinction of being a Dove Award winner five we are part of a six album stand-up dis- Bradley stated that although the number of times, as well as being honored as SESAC's Songwriter of th< play,” says MCA/Songbird’s Shaw. “The credits will be reduced, the credits have in- Year. One listen to this album will tell why, with seven self theme is ‘The Sounds of Christmas From creased annually in value, and “actual ear- penned tunes, including the single “I Am So Happy.” Holm's Handel to Candle’ and includes 'On This nings will be affected very little.” rich, clean vocals enhance the concise, hard hitting lyrics with Christmas Night’, a multi-artist package in- Bradley also boasted that ASCAP “will tasteful production that lets the artistry shine through. cluding B.J. Thomas, Amy Grant and Reba still pay more than BMI or SESAC” for Rambo. Sparrow has four items in the dis- gospel product and that that fact was play, ‘The Birthday Party’ by Candle, ‘Merry COME ON IN — Susan and Steven — Jorenby Records AG “widely known throughout the industry” to Christmas’ from Evie, The Messiah and 4308 — Producer: Colin Walker — List: 7.98 gospel publishers and writers. ‘Christmas Highlights.’ Those are the This brother-sister due gives a special treatment tc Asked how ASCAP determines what is a straight Christmas-type things that we’re traditional favorites like “Amazing Grace” and “How GreatThou gospel song, Bradley noted that ASCAP doing. In terms of merchandising in stores Art,” while showcasing more contemporary favorites “Why Me “does not categorize music,” but that deter- to bring awareness to our product line in Lord” and a Bill Gaither classic, “He Touched Me.” Crystalline mination of what is and what is not gospel is total, we’re concentrating on two projects, vocals are the rule, with tight simplistic arrangements aiding the made by licensees who use gospel formats. (continued on page 38) clean sound.

24 Cash Box/November 28. IS Mandrell Benefit Opryland Begins JRaises $240,000 Search For Acts NASHVILLE — The Alabama Sheriffs’ Boys and Girls Ranches will receive approx- To Play At Park imately $240,000 from the Barbara Man- Opryland, U.S.A., the qrell Benefit held in October. NASHVILLE — park, is seeking approx- John Jeffries, Mandrell board chairman, Nashville theme the highest total claimed that this year’s event produced a imately 400 entertainers — for its 1982 season. gross revenue of $311,000, with 75% — in its 11-year history — for posts will be conducted in 29 #240,000 — due to be presented to the six Auditions nation late- ranches that house 190 neglected, abused cities across the from late-January. or abandoned children. November through team, including Last year, the Mandrell Benefit was able The Opryland audition park’s entertainment direc- contribute $107,000, and this year’s the amusement choreographer, show donation brings the total raised since the tor and manager, directors, musical director and assistant 'inception of the annual event in 1978 to The American Society of Composers. ASCAP HOSTS CBS SONGS — Authors and will hold open call audi- $500,000. musical director, Publishers (ASCAP) recently hosted CBS Songs’ inaugural worldwide convention in dancers, dance cap- “We went over the figures with Barbara tions to find singers, ^ Nashville. Ceremonies included the presentation of a citation from Tennessee governor musicians, stage and Ken (Dudney, Mandrell’s husband and tains, conductor/pianists, Lamar Alexander to Michael Stewart, president, CBS Songs, by Connie Bradley, southern technicians. business manager), and they were just managers and live telecast Picture (l-r): regional director, ASCAP, during a news on WNGE-TV. are for entertainers Jeffries. “They, like “We’re looking more ecstatic,” commented operations, Songs; Charlie Monk, vice president, director of southern CBS Mel llberman, than ever before,” says entertainment Everyone else, have put a lot of hard work vice president, general manager, Songs U.S.; Bradley; Stewart; Judy Harris, Nashville CBS director Bob Whittaker. “The number of into this benefit and have already begun to professional manager, Songs; and Harvey Shapiro, vice president, CBS Songs Inter- CBS shows produced at the park, plus shows hmake plans for next year.” national. produced by the Opryland Talent Agency at The three-day affair included a concert other tourist destinations, requires this.” Jay Mandrell, her sister, Louise, and R.G. Small Market Country Radio Stations Bannon, Louise’s husband and duet Before Christmas, the auditioning en- tourage will make stops in Provo, Winston- partner. Also held were a worship service Claim Problems In Record Service Salem, Chapel Hill, N.C., College Park, Md., with Rev. Rex Humbard, a golf tournament, tions in 1961, there are 1,785 in 1981, ac- Boston, Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, Detroit, "a tennis tournament and a fashion show. by Jennifer Bohler cording to figures released by the Country Milwaukee, Louisville, Champaign, NASHVILLE — In the wake of the country rNashville Publisher Music Assn. (CMA). In addition, there are Memphis and Nashville. January outings music boom, which, on one front, has seen 1,100 stations that program some country will include , Knoxville, Cin- an increasing number of radio stations Goes One Note Beyond music into their daily broadcasting routine, cinnati, Birmingham, Orlando, Atlanta, Lit- either adopting country formats or merely NASHVILLE — One Note Beyond Music, a including some Top 40 and A/C stations. tle Rock, New Orleans, Dallas, Denton, upping the amount of country product publishing firm that also serves as a book- The split format stations alone cost a good Texas, Oklahoma City, Bloomington, Ind., played, the of labels ing agent for its singer/, tug war between and deal to service, according to label Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City and small market radio to have inten- ^specializing in the college market, recently seems representatives, because they require mul- Nashville. offices here. sified over single record service. While opened tiple service — often including country, Top Start In February president of the firm, many of the small market stations contend Said John Weaver, 40 and A/C product. Performers will be cast into shows during it is difficult, if not impossible, to get single “Artists are signed on the basis of their Label Costs High February, with rehearsals for some of the service from some labels — an issue that material, as well as their performance “We are no different from any other in- shows beginning in the middle of that repeatedly surfaces at the annual Country labilities. I want to sign writers who are out dustry,” says Joe Casey, director of promo- month. Some performers will debut at the Radio Seminar — labels counter that their there communicating, not locked away in a tion, CBS Records Nashville. “We have park March 27 when Opryland opens for service to small market radio is good, little room somewhere from nine to five, come under some tremendous manufac- spring weekends, and they will be joined songwriters a good living on adding all it takes is a letter or phone call to plus, our make turing costs — a crunch if you will. As a later by additional entertainers who will lucrative if get serviced. the road. The college market is label, we totally utilize first class mail, and work in the summer, with all performers Economics is a problem faced by both you’re good." the postal cost is absolutely astronomical. working through the park’s autumn season. is organiza- parties. Small market stations are faced with Helen Hudson presently the As a company, we spend in excess of $6 Opryland is equipped to handle as many 60- small staffs and a tight budget, but many tion’s most successful artist, playing a million a year for record service. That’s a as 14 fully staged and costumed shows tour in support of her debut times, according to one program director, date college tremendous cost. Sometimes, it is possible simultaneously. One of those productions, Time,” Starlight end up buying the records they need from album, “Playing For on to give away more through service than you “I Hear America Singing,” is the longest local retailers or subscribing to a record Records. Hudson first entered the country sell.” He added that CBS services between running major theme park production in service. On the other hand, the record charts in 1979 with “Nothing But Time." 2,300 and 2,500 stations with country the country, utilizing 18 singers and dan- labels are also faced with astronomical Other writers with material in the One singles product. cers and a 12-piece orchestra. not only for manufacturing [Mote Beyond catalog include Austin Blake, costs, the The problems small market radio faces “Broadway producers have product, but for shipping it as well. One ma- jEd Hunnicutt, Andrew Marx, Curtis Stone in obtaining record service from some of acknowledged that an Opryland season is jor label claims to spend as much as $6 and Billy Walker. Weaver is currently seek- the major labels are many, according to the equivalent of two years in a Broadway million a year for record service to stations. ing to sign singer/songwriters and self- Doug Harrison, program director of the show,” comments Whittaker, “and theater The economic crunch is also compoun- contained groups to publishing and book- 500-watt KBEC, a daytimer in Waxahachie, critic Richard Coe has written that any ded by the number of radio stations curren- ing pacts^He can be contacted at One Note Texas, which has a population of approx- young performer could benefit by being in 18th South, tly programming country music. While Beyond Music, 819 Avenue imately 1 5,000. “I don’t expect service like a one of our shows.” there were 81 full time country radio sta- Nashville, Tenn. 37203. big station gets because the labels go with During 1981, Opryland set a park record

that’s it is — the the big money, and where when it hosted nearly 2.25 million guests

bigger markets,” Harrison says. “But I feel during its 1 35-day season, besting the 1 978 like they are missing potential customers mark of 2.15 million. by ignoring the small market stations. For more information on the audition “We don’t have 50,000 listeners like the tour write: Opryland Entertainment, Depart, big stations, but we do have listeners who 2802 Opryland Drive, Nashville, Tenn. call and want to hear a certain record,” he 37214, or telephone (615) 889-6600, ext. adds. “When we have to tell them we don’t 4343.

have it, they say 'what do you mean you

don’t have it?’ and then they may go and listen to WBAP." Presley/Parker Suit Harrison is one of what he guesses are many small market stations who subscribe Deadline Extended to a record service in order to obtain the NASHVILLE — The co-executors of the single product the station needs. estate of the late Elvis Presley have been “It just burns me up,” he explains. “Here granted an indefinite extension of the we are on a limited budget; we don’t have deadline to file suit against Col. Tom money to burn like a large station so we Parker, the late singer’s manager, and have to scratch and claw just to get a single RCA Records, Presley’s label, over copy of a record and some of these large allegedly fraudulent financial dealings. stations are just swimming in copies. The Representatives of the Presley estate labels say it is a matter of economics — they have claimed that Parker and RCA mis- can’t afford to print and mail that many led the singer in deals regarding rights records. Well, what they need to do is to and royalties from his work. piUST ADD CAJUN WATER — Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw recently appeared on fheMike redistribute those they are printing.” The Shelby County (Tenn.) Court had Douglas Show in support of his latest Scotti Brothers album, “Instant Hero. " While on the Lost Business originally ruled that representatives of show, to talk with nine-year-old instrumental whiz about Kershaw was able George Janack Gary West, music director with the estate would have until Nov. 10 to file his fledgling career. Pictured on the set are (l-r): Janack, Douglas, Kershaw and opera star WELA/East Liverpool, Ohio, looks at it like suit against Parker and RCA. Renata Scotto. (continued on page 30)

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ill FEELS SO RIGHT IfH STILL THE SAME OLE ME ALABAMA (RCA AHL 1-3930) 2 37 GEORGE JONES (Epic FE 37106) — 1 2 LIVE 41 BARBARA MANDRELL (MCA-5243) 1 14 (Warner Bros. BSK 3587) 42 8 3 BET YOUR HEART ON ME GREATEST HITS JOHNNY LEE © ANNE MURRAY (Capitol SO-12110) 57 61 (Full Moon/Asylum 5E-541) 3 7 GREATEST HITS 4 STEP BY STEP © WAYLON JENNINGS EDDIE RABBITT (Elektra 5E-532) 5 15 (RCA AHL 1-3378) 49 136 WILLIE NELSON’S 44 URBAN CHIPMUNK v GREATEST HITS (AND THE CHIPMUNKS SOME THAT WILL BE) (RCA AFL-1-4027) 39 24 WILLIE NELSON 45 RAINBOW STEW/LIVE AT (Columbia KC2 37542) 13 11 ANAHEIM STADIUM 6 FANCY FREE MERLE HAGGARO (MCA-5216) 40 20 OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA-5209) 6 26 46 HORIZON 7 IS ON THE PRESSURE EDDIE RABBITT (Elektra 6E-276) 46 72 HANK WILLIAMS JR. (Elektra/Curb 5E-535) 7 13 47 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 8 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU (Columbia S2 36752) 47 65 (MCA-5210) 8 20 WITH 9 HOLLYWOOD, TENNESSEE 48 FRAGILE-HANDLE CARE (Columbia FC 37438) 9 11 CRISTY LANE (Liberty LT-51 112) 45 7 49 SLEEPING WITH YOUR 10 THERE’S NO GETTIN’ OVER MEMORY ME JANIE FRICKE (Columbia FC 37535) 43 5 RONNIE MILSAP (RCA AHL 1-4060) 4 14 50 PLEASURE 11 SHARE YOUR LOVE DAVE ROWLAND AND SUGAR KENNY ROGERS (Elektra 5E-525) 54 25 (Liberty LOO-1108) 11 31

12 SEVEN YEAR ACHE 51 I JUST CAME HOME TO RCSANNE CASH COUNT THE MEMORIES (Columbia JC-36965) 14 37 JOHN ANDERSON (Warner Bros. BSK 57 3 0 BIG CITY 3599) MERLE HAGGARD (Epic FE 37593) 17 5 52 MEL & NANCY 14 GOOD TIME LOVIN’ MAN MEL TILLIS & NANCY SINATRA RONNIE McDOWELL (Epic FE 37399) 10 16 (Elektra 5E-549) 53 3 15 GREATEST HITS 53 MORE GOOD ’UNS CHARLEY PRIDE JERRY CLOWER (MCA-5215) 56 15 (RCA AHL 1-4151) 15 6 54 MAKIN’ FRIENDS 16 NOT GUILTY RAZZY BAILEY (RCA AHL 1-4026) 44 29 LARRY GATLIN & THE. GATLIN 55 LOVIN’ HER WAS EASIER BROTHERS BAND TOMPALL & THE GLASER BROTHERS (Columbia FC 37464) 16 8 (Elektra 5E-542) 55 7

17 1 AM WHAT 1 AM GEORGE JONES (.Epic FE 36586) 12 62 56 STARDUST WILLIE NELSON (Columbia JC 187 18 JUICE 35305) 60 JUICE NEWTON 57 THE VERY BEST OF MEL (Capitol ST 12136) 18 38 TILLIS MEL TILLIS (MCA-3274) 59 2 19 KENNY ROGERS 58 I BELIEVE IN YOU GREATEST HITS DON WILLIAMS (MCA-5133) 58 67 KENNY ROGERS (Liberty LOO 1072) 19 58 59 CHRISTMAS 20 STRAIT COUNTRY KENNY ROGERS (Liberty LOO-5115) — 1 GEORGE STRAIT (MCA-5248) 20 8 nk WITH LOVE 60 CHRISTMAS WISHES JOHN CONLEE (MCA-5213) 27 19 ANNE MURRAY (Capitol SN 16232) 65 3 61 WHISKEY BENT AND HELL 22 MY HOME’S IN ALABAMA BOUND ALABAMA (RCA AHL 1-3644) 23 74 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. 23 SOME DAYS ARE (Elektra/Curb 6E-237) 61 3 DIAMONDS JOHN DENVER (RCA AFL 1-4055) 25 18 62 LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE JOHNNY LEE 24 SURROUND ME WITH LOVE (Full Moon/Asylum 6E-309) 66 7 CHARLY McCLAIN (Epic FE-37108) 24 28 63 KING OF THE ROAD 25 TAKIN’ IT EASY BOX CAR WILLIE (Mainstreet SN 7300) — 1 LACY J. DALTON 64 DRIFTER (Columbia FC 37327) 21 18 SYLViA (RCA AHL 1-3986) 64 32 26 MR. T 65 KEEP ON DANCIN’ CONWAY TWITTY (MCA-5204) 26 22 (COUNTRY STYLE SWING) wTk GREATEST HITS VOL 1 RONNIE MILSAP (RCA AHL 1-3722) 31 57 NASHVILLE RHYTHM SECTION (Koala KOA 15001) 28 I’M A LADY 67 3 TERRI GIBBS (MCA-5255) 30 6 66 ONLY WHEN I LAUGH 29 GREATEST HITS BRENDA LEE (MCA-5278) — 1 OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA-5150) 22 56 67 GREATEST HITS 30 I’M COUNTRYFIED JIM REEVES & mel mcdaniel (RCA-AHL1-4127) - 1 --- (Capitol ST-12116) 28 39 68 SOMEWHERE OVER THE Kjl DESPERATE DREAMS RAINBOW EDDY RAVEN (Elektra 5E-545) 37 5 WILLIE NELSON (Columbia FC-36883) 73 40 69 RODEO ROMEO 32 1 LOVE ’EM ALL MOE BANDY (Columbia FC 37568) 48 5 T.G. SHEPPARD (Warner/Curb BSK-3528) 32 30 70 THE BEST OF EDDIE 33 MIDNIGHT CRAZY RABBITT MAC DAVIS (Casablanca NBLP 7257) 36 7 EDDIE RABBITT (Elektra 6E-235) 50 49 71 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS 34 ROWDY HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WENT OUT IN GEORGIA SOUNDTRACK (Mirage (Elektra/Curb 6E-330) 33 42 WTG 16051) 62 12 35 TOWN & COUNTRY 72 THE MINSTREL MAN RAY PRICE (Dimension DL 5003) 35 12 WILLIE NELSON (RCA AHL 1-4045) 52 19 73 NOW OR NEVER 36 YOU DON’T KNOW ME JOHN SCHNEIDER MICKEY GILLEY (Epic FE-37416) 29 24 (Scotti Bros. /CBS ARZ 37400) 69 25 37 LIVE HOYT AXTON (Jeremiah JH-5002) 38 29 74 URBAN COWBOY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 38 YEARS AGO (Full Moon/Asylum DP-90002) 71 80 STATLER BROTHERS 75 LETTIN’ YOU IN ON A (Mercury/PolyGram SRM-1-6002) 34 11 FEELIN’ 39 ONE TO ONE THE KENDALLS ED BRUCE (MCA-5188) 41 31 (Mercury/PolyGram SRM 1-6005) 75 11

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November 28, 1981

Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 11/21 Chart 11/21 Chart 11/21 Chart 89 MY FAVORITE MEMORY BLAZE OF GLORY THE COWBOY AND THE LADY (Epic 14-02504) KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-A-1441) 39 3 MERLE HAGGARD ® JOHN DENVER (RCA PB-12345) 71 3 MISS EMILY’S PICTURE IT’S HIGH TIME 68 FANCY FREE (MCA-51164) DOTTIE (Liberty P-A-1436) 38 5 JOHN CONLEE WEST OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA-51 169) 18 13 IF I NEEDED YOU MY BABY THINKS HE’S A TRAIN LADY LAY DOWN EMMYLOU HARRIS & DON WILLIAMS ROSANNE CASH (Columbia 18-02463) 2 14 TOM JONES (Mercury 76125) 82 2 (Warner Bros. WBS 49809) 7 11 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY CHEAT ON HIM TONIGHT 4 ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS (HAVE g DAVID HEAVENER (Brent D.H. 79 3 (HAVE YOU EVER BEEN BLUE) 1017) SETTLED DOWN) JIM REEVES & PATSY CLINE 71 PATCHES H4HANK WILLIAMS. JR. (RCA PB-12346) JERRY REED (RCA PB-12318) 34 10 (Elektra/Curb E-47191) 1 13 38 NOW THAT THE FEELING’S WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, BET YOUR HEART ON ME GONE © THERE’S FIRE 0 JOHNNY LEE BILLY "CRASH" CRADDOCK R.C. BANNON & LOUISE MANDRELL (Full Moon/Asylum E-47215) 9 7 (Capitol P-A-5051) (RCA PB-12359) 81 2 6 WISH YOU WERE HERE STARS ON THE WATER 73 WHEN YOU IN MANDRELL (MCA-51 3 13 WALK THE ROOM BARBARA 171) © RODNEY CROWELL STEPHANIE WINSLOW Bros. 8 STILL DOIN’ TIME (Warner WBS 49810) 42 (Warner/Curb WBS 49831) 41 8 © GEORGE JONES (Epic 14-02526) 11 9 I IS LORD, HOPE THIS DAY 74 WHY AM I DOING WITHOUT 8 ONE-NIGHT FEVER GOOD WAYNE KEMP (Mercury/PolyGram 57060) 74 5 MEL TILLIS (Elektra E-47178) 8 13 DON WILLIAMS (MCA-51207) 43 2 75 TEARDROPS IN MY HEART 9 HEART ON THE MEND SHINE MARTY ROBBINS (Columbia 18-02575) 80 4 SYLVIA (RCA PB-12302) 10 12 © WAYLON JENNINGS (RCA PB-12367) 45 2 76 SEND ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE §ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU 42 SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME CALAMITY JANE (Columbia 18-02503) 76 7 13 10 r STEVE WARINER (RCA PB-12307) KENNY ROGERS (Liberty P-A-1430) 6 12 STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE 11 IT’S ALL I CAN DO IT TURNS ME INSIDE OUT © ANNE MURRAY (Capitol A5023) 12 12 LEE GREENWOOD (MCA-51159) 46 7 OF YOUR LOVE BILLY SWAN (Epic 14-02601) - 1 IN FIRST DEGREE LOVE THE ONLY ONE YOU 78 ® ALABAMA (RCA PB-12288) 15 6 T.G. SHEPPARD (Warner/Curb WBS 49858) 53 2 EVERLOVIN’ WOMAN *1 PAT GARRETT (Golddust GD-104) 78 6 IT’S YOU LOVE 13 DOWN AND OUT WHO 79 GEORGE STRAIT (MCA-51170) 14 12 © KIERAN KANE (Elektra E-47228) 51 4 JAMACO DONNA FARGO (Warner Bros. WBS 49852) 84 2 I THE WOMAN IN ME 46 CHEATIN’ IS STILL ON MY MIND CRYSTAL GAYLE (Columbia 18-02523) 16 9 CRISTY LANE (Liberty P-A-1432) 47 8 jlPLAY SOMETHING WE CAN IF 'LOVE TO I MAY SEE ME WALKIN’ CATCH ME YOU CAN YOU DIANE PFEIFER (Epic 14-02499) 17 11 © TOM CARLILE (Door Knob DK 81-167) 50 7 (Capitol P-A-5060) — 1 CARAT MIND 48 EVERYONE GETS CRAZY NOW 81 LADY SORROW I FOURTEEN ALLEN TRIPP (Nashville UR 2719) 85 2 GENE WATSON (MCA-51 183) 20 9 AND THEN 82 YOUR DADDY DON’T LIVE IN YOU’RE MY FAVORITE STAR ROGER MILLER (Elektra E-47192) 48 10 BELLAMY BROTHERS 49 I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU HEAVEN (HE’S IN HOUSTON) MUNDO EARWOOD (Excelsior SIS-1019) 49 8 MICHAEL BALLEW (Liberty P-A-1437) 86 4 (Warner/Curb WBS 49815) 19 REMEMBER WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ SOMEONE COULD LOSE A THOSE SWEET ©• HEART TONIGHT © YESTERDAYS LONESOME JAMES MARVELL (CSA 177) — 1 LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROTHERS EDDIE RABBITT (Elektra E-47239) 54 2 (Columbia 18-02522) 21 51 (THERE’S NO ME) WITHOUT LOOKS LIKE A SET-UP TO ME YEARS AGO YOU © CEDAR CREEK (Moon Shine MS 30001) 90 4 © THE STATLER BROS. SUE POWELL (RCA PB-12287) 52 7 85 (Mercury/PolyGram 57059) 22 WATCHIN’ GIRLS GO BY REX ALLEN, JR. (Warner Bros. WBS 49844) 88 3 IT (Epic 14-02614) 3 TOO MANY HEARTS IN THE FIRE 3 I WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED RONNIE McDOWELL 56 BOBBY SMITH (Liberty — 1 © FOR THE WORLD MIDNIGHT RODEO ® P-A-1439) RONNIE MILSAP (RCA PB-12342) 26 LEON EVERETTE (RCA PB-12355) 58 3 87 SLIPPIN’ OUT, SLIPPIN’ IN BILL NASH (Liberty P-A-1433) 8 HEADED FOR A HEARTACHE SLIP AWAY 62 88 GONNA TAKE © (Warner Bros. WBS 49829) 25 MEL STREET & SANDY POWELL MY ANGEL OUT (Sunbird SBR-7568) 55 7 TONIGHT 22 HUSBANDS AND WIVES RONNIE ROGERS (LS-45094) 93 2 DAVID FRIZZELL & SHELLY WEST ONLY WHEN I LAUGH (Warner/Viva WBS 49825) 23 8 BRENDA LEE (MCA-51 195) 57 7 89 ALL THESE THINGS JOE STAMPLEY (Epic 14-02533) 64 7 23 JUST ONE TIME FAMILY MAN TOMPALL & THE GLASER BROS. WRIGHT BROTHERS 90 I WISH YOU COULD HAVE (Warner Bros. WBS 49837) 59 5 (Elektra E-47193) 24 11 TURNED MY HEAD (AND LEFT RED NECKIN’ LOVE MAKIN’ I JUST CAME HOME TO COUNT MY HEART ALONE) ® THE MEMORIES PEGGY FOREMAN (Dimension DMS-1023) 91 4 NIGHT JOHN ANDERSON CONWAY TWITTY (MCA-51 19) 29 91 WASTED AGAIN (Warner Bros. 49860) WBS RAY PILLOW (First Generation FGS-014) — 1 RODEO ROMEO DROPPING OUT OF SIGHT ® MOE BANDY (Columbia 18-02532) 28 92 UNTIL THE NIGHTS BOBBY BARE (Columbia 18-02577) OL’ BOYS ARE BAD CHARLIE McCOY & LANEY SMALLWOOD 26 THEM GOOD (Monument 21001) 92 3 JOHN SCHNEIDER (Scotti Bros. AE7 1289) 27 PREACHING UP A STORM mel mcdaniel (Capitol p-A-5059) 93 WHOLE LOT OF CHEATIN’ GOIN’ ©TELL ME WHY SHE’S A DRINKING W (RCA PB-12344) 30 GOT ON PROBLEM JIMMI CANNON (Warner Bros. WBS 49806) 89 4 I YOU’RE MY BESTEST FRIEND GARY STEWART (RCA PB-12343) 94 CHEROKEE COUNTRY MAC DAVIS (Casablanca/PolyGram 2341) 32 6 ©2 THE ROUND-UP SALOON SOLID GOLD BAND (NSD-110) - 1 A ILONELY NIGHTS BOBBY GOLDSBORO (Curb ZS5 02583) 95 SLEEPIN’ WITH THE RADIO ON ©*•> MICKEY GILLEY (Epic 14-02578) 36 4 ALL NIGHT LONG CHARLY McCLAIN (Epic 14-02421) 70 15 30 MOUNTAIN DEW JOHNNY DUNCAN (Columbia 18-02570) 96 TEACH ME TO CHEAT , - (RCA 31 9 WILLIE NELSON PB-12328) ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) THE KENDALLS (Mercury/PolyGram 57055) 73 16 k^QfliTHE SWEETEST THING (I’VE REBA McENTIRE (Mercury 57062) 97 SHE’S STEPPIN’ OUT w x w PUFR Bros. 14 KN0WN DIAMONDS IN THE STARS CON HUNLEY (Warner WBS 49800) 75 JUICE NEWTON (Capitol P-A-5046) 37 6 RAY PRICE (Dimension DS-1024) 98 CRYING IN THE RAIN | WHO DO YOU KNOW IN HEARTACHES OF A FOOL TAMMY WYNETTE (Epic 14-02439) 77 14 CALIFORNIA WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 18-02558) 99 DON’T WE BELONG IN LOVE EDDY RAVEN (Elektra E-4721 6) 35 7 YOU’RE THE BEST BREAK THIS RITA REMINGTON (Plantation PL202) 83 7 33 SLOWLY OLD HEART EVER HAD 100 THE ROSE IS FOR TODAY KIPPI BRANNON (MCA 51166) 33 11 ED BRUCE (MCA-51210) JIM CHESNUT (Liberty P-A-1434) 87 6

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

All Rowdy Friends My (Bocephus — BMI) 4 I Just (Contemetion — SESAC) 57 Now That The (Muscle Shoals — BMI) 38 Stuck Right (Southern Nights — ASCAP) 77 All Night Long (Sun Disc/Bosque River All Rights Adm. I Wish You Could (Tree — BMI) 90 One-Night Fever (Southern Nights — ASCAP) .... 8 Teach Me To Cheat (Hall-Clement — BMI) 96 by Rokblok — BMI) I 62 Wouldn't Have (Hall-Clement/Welk — BMI/Jack & Only One You (Cross Keys — ASCAP/Tree — BMI) 44 Teardrops In My Heart (Tro-Cromwell — ASCAP) . 75 All Roads Lead To You (Hall-Clement/Welk — BMI) 10 Bill/Welk — ASCAP) 20 Only When (Golden Torch/Gold Horizon (Adm. by Tell Me Why (Blue Moon/Easy Listening/April — All These Things (T une Kel — BMI) 89 If I Needed (United Artists/Columbine — ASCAP) . 3 Screen Gems-EMI/Colgems-EMI) — ASCAP/BMI)55 ASCAP) 27 Arizona (Boxer Music — BMI) 85 I'll Still Be (Music West Of The Pecos — BMI) 49 Only You (TRO-HolliS — BMI) 53 The Cowboy And (House Of Gold — BMI) 67 Bet Your Heart On Me (April/Widmont — ASCAP) . 5 It T urns Me (Duchess-MCA/Red Angus — BMI) ... 43 Patches (Gold Forever — BMI) 71 The Rose Is For Today (Jack & Bill/Welk — ASCAP) 100 Blaze Of Glory (House Of — Gold BMI) 34 It's All I (United Artists/Jack & Bill/Welk — ASCAP) 12 Play Something (Strawberry Patch — ASCAP) .... 80 The Round-Up Saloon (House of Gold — BMI) .... 61 Catch Me If You Can (Milene — — ASCAP) It's . 47 High Time (Welbeck/Blue Quill/Random Notes — Preaching Up (Blackwood/Magic Castle — BMI) . 59 The Sweetest Thing (Sterling/Addison Street Cheat On Him (I.S.P.D. — ASCAP) 70 ASCAP) 35 Red Neckin' (Warner-Tamerlane/Face the Music/ ASCAP) 31 Cheatin' Is Still (Kevin Lee/Robchris — BMI) 46 It's Who You (Cross Keys/Chappell — ASCAP) ... 45 Blue Lake/Pium Creek — BMI) 24 The Woman In Me (O.A.S. — ASCAP) 14 Cherokee Country (Trail Of Tears — BMI) 94 Jamaco (O'Lyric/Geoff & Eddie — BMI) 79 Remember Those (Ricci Mareno — SESAC) 83 Them Good Ol' Boys (Flowering Stone — ASCAP) . 26 Crying In Rain The (Screen Gems — EMI — BMI) . 98 Just One Time (Acuff-Rose — BMI) 23 Rodeo Romeo (Baray — BMI) 25 There's No Me (Hall-Clement/Welk — BMI) 51 Diamonds In The Stars (Almarie — BMI) 64 Lady Lay Down (Tree/Cross Keys — BMI/ASCAP) 69 Send Me Somebody (Combine — BMI) 76 Too Many Hearts (House Of Gold — BMI) 86 Don’t We Belong (Blackwood/O'Lyric — BMI) 99 Lady Sorrow (Chappell — ASCAP/Unichappell — Share Your Love (Duchess (MCA) — BMI) 42 Until The Nights (Impulsive/ April — ASCAP) 92 Down And Out (Hall-Clement/Welk-BMI/Golden BMI) 81 She’s Got A Drinking (House of Gold — BMI) 60 Wasted Again (Powdermill — BMI) 91 Opportunity — SESAC) 13 Lonely Nights (Blackwood — BMI) 29 She's Steppin' Out (Rick Hal! — ASCAP) 97 Watchin' Girls (Tree/Strawberry Lane — BMI) 52 Dropping Out (Unichappell/Morris — BMI) 58 Looks Like A (Tree — BMI) 84 Shine (Waylon Jennings — BMI) 41 What Are We Doin' (Larry Gatlin — BMI) 18 Evedovin' — You Walk In (Unart Woman (Combine — BMI/Music City Lord, I Hope (Sabal — ASCAP) 40 Sleepin' With The Radio On (Algee — BMI) 95 When — BMI) 73 ASCAP) 78 54 Where's There's Smoke (Hall-Clement) 72 In . Slip Red Ribbon — BMI) Love The First Degree (House of Gold — BMI) . 13 Away (Levisa & Everyone Gets Crazy (Cross Keys — ASCAP) 48 Midnight Rodeo (Denny — ASCAP) 53 Slippin' Out, Sllppin' In (Barnwood — BMI) 87 Who Do You Know (Milene — ASCAP) 32

Whole Lot Cheatin' (Partner/Algee — BMI) . Family Man (Tree — BMI) 56 Miss Emily's Picture (Tree — BMI) 2 Slowly (Cedarwood — BMI) 33 Of . 93

Fancy Free (Goldline/Silverline — ASCAP/BMI) ... 68 Mountain Dew (Tree/Tannen — BMI) 30 Someone Could Lose (Briarpatch/DebDave — BMI)50 Why Am I (Tree — BMI/Millstone — ASCAP) 74 Fourteen Wish You Were Here (Hall-Clement/Welk — BMI) Carat Mind (Acuff-Rose — BMI) 16 My Baby Thinks (Asleep at the Wheel — BMI) 36 Stars On The Water (Coolwell/Granite — ASCAP) . 39 6

Gonna Take (Sister John/Sugar Plum/New Keys — My Favorite Memory (Shade Tree — BMI) 1 Still Doin' Time (Cedarwood — BMI) 7 Years Ago (American Cowboy — BMI) 19 BMI) 88 You May See Me Walkin' (Amanda-Lin — ASCAP) 15 Have You Ever (Shapiro, Bernstein — ASCAP) .... 37 Your Daddy (Phooey/Black Mountain Road — BMI) 82

Headed For A (New Albany-BMI/Hoosier — ASCAP) 21 You're My Bestest Friend (Songpainter — BMI) , 28

Heart On The Mend (Hall-Clement/Welk — BMI) .. 9 You're My Favorite (Famous/Bellamy Brothers — Heartaches Of A Fool (Tree/Pardner — BMI) 65 ASCAP) 17 Husbands And Wives (Tree — BMI) 22 heavy sales activity this week You're The Best Break (Bibo/Vogue Welk Music — I Exceptionally heavy radio activity this week Exceptionally © ASCAP/BMI) 66 COUNTRY THE COUNTRY COLUMN SINGLES REVIEWS COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN — Ronnie McDowell's last single, “Older Women,’ caused quite a bit of speculation among some just as to what age qualifies one as an DEVELOPING ARTISTS “older woman.” For the answer to this and other questions, check out the January issue NEW/4ND of MS. magazine. Representatives of the magazine queried McDowell on the subject following his appearance at the Sundown Club in New York and his response, plus the TRoark Brothers (Comstock COM 1672) lyrics to the song, will be printed in that issue. From New York, McDowell headed to

jv Woman Like You (3:18) (Gold Line Music/Curtis Atlantic City to appear on the WTBS superstation show Atlantic City Alive, which is seen fcung Music — ASGAP) (C. Young) (Producers: by an estimated 17 million viewers. McDowell was also part of the CBS artists' en- r’Parker, J, Williamson) tourage that travelled to Munich, Germany to appear on the television program I The O’Roark’s debut single on Comstock is one Musikladen. IN fit those across-the-board appeal types that ONLY NASHVILLE — To those in the outside world, Nashville and new wave (or new Mould suit a country playlist as readily as pop or music) go together about as well as Adam and the Ants and Black Flag. But, to those |a/G. The song itself is a catchy, well-produced who are familiar with the local scene, it is no secret that new wave and progressive rock VTne that features a great saxophone interlude, have a very strong following in Music City. Substantiate that statement with the fact that j/ocally, these brothers blend as well as the Bee Praxis Records, based in Nashville, has released its first EP featuring four local bands — Factual, No Art, U.S.R. and Cloverbottom. Back that with a release party for the EP,

titled “Never In Nashville,” held at Cantrell’s Nov. 1 4, where a free copy of the EP was in- cluded with the cover charge of four dollars. Not a bad deal — an EP and a concert featuring the artists. Praxis Records, by the way, is the brainchild of Jack Emerson, a Vanderbilt University (Nashville) student who decided to take the initiative and form an lANIE FRICKE (Columbia 18-02644) independent company shaped by new blood, new energy and new vision. Tired of hear- Me With Love (2:49) (Jack & Bill Music Co. c/o Weik Music Group ASGAP) (J. ing “never in Nashville,” he decided to prove “only in Nashville,” and the result is the ichweers) (Producer: J.E. Norman) four-band, four-song EP. AN INTERNATIONAL AIR — Nashville took on an international air a couple of weeks ago when CBS Songs held its first international meeting here following its recent realignment. The highlight of the meeting was the songwriter showcase at Blazing Saddles, which showed off the v.TJRRITO BROTHERS (Curb ZS5 02641) considerable talents of Marvin Morrow, ri Something Should Come Between Us (Let It Be Love) (3:42) (Atlantic Music Corp. Earl Thomas Conley, Holly Dunn, fvil) (J. Beland, G. Guilbeau) (Producer: M. Lloyd) Stewart Harris and Keith Stegall. The jjjANDY PARTON (RCA PB-12351) showcase also illustrated the versatility Cry Baby (3:29) (Closed Door Pub. Ltd. c/o Castle Hill Pub. Ltd. /April Music, Inc. • and diversification of Nashville i'SGAP) (D. Finnerty) (Producer: M. Post) songwriters, covering the gamut from country to pop to rock to R&B. Stegall, f’AMMI SMITH (Sound Factory S.F. 450) by the way, is represented on both the /zark Mountain Jubilee (3:01) (Blackwood Music- BMI/Magic Castle — BMI)(R. Murray, pop and B/C charts with Al Jarreau's Anders) (Producers: P. Baugh, B. Emmons) “We’re In This Love Together.” [ENNY SIRATT (Hillside HS81-06) BLUEGRASS GROWING ON SIDE

(Never Go Around Mirrors (2:40) (Acuff-Rose • BMI) (L. Frizzell, S. Shafer) (Producer: D. TWO — Anyone who hasn’t flipped BACKSTAGE«DISCUSSION3— RCA acts Tkner) Hail & Oates and Steve Wariner met Steve Martin’s current album, “The Steve Martin Brothers," to side two [ICH LANDERS (AMI 1301) backstage after a recent show in Nashville. discussing what’s happening are should do so and get a big surprise if iy Back Down and Love Me (2:42) (Nub-Pub Music/Washington Girl Music/Bagdad Pictured you aren’t already familiar with Martin’s (l-r): Haii, Wariner Oates. «usic — ASCAP) (J. Young) (Producer: M.R. Radford) Daryi and John commendable ability on banjo. His alter ONNY THROCKMORTON (MCA-51214) ego, the peaceable Steve Martin, “player extraordinaire of handcrafted fretted instru- Girl Like You (3:25) (Buzz Cason Pub. /Young World Music- -ASCAP/BMI)(B. Cason, F. ments,” turns in a wonderful performance on some excellent bluegrass material that seller) (Producer: R. Chancey) should easily be a success on any playlist. HERE AND THERE — Teenage songstress Kippl Brannon will open for Jerry Lee Lewis ERRY FORD (JFI-01) at the Opry House Dec. 3 . . . Don Williams headed for the high country last week when ie More Dollar (For The Band) (2:51 (Denny Music - ASCAP) (L. Morris) (Producer: R. ) he played three dates in Canada — two in Edmonton, Alberta and one in Calgary. ’marr) Williams and his booking agency, the Jim Halsey Company are planning a major Euro- IVYVON ALEXANDER (Gervasi S.P. 671) pean tour for early 1982. A DIAMOND A DAY — In a very unusual, and expensive, promotion, some lucky con- , Jan’t Lead Me On (2:53) (Gervasi Pub. Co. — BMI) (W. Alexander) (Producers: B. Saporiti, in of coal. That’s right. For John Anderson’s I. Shook) certgoer is going to find a diamond a chunk upcoming southwest tour, which kicks off Nov. 25 at Grand Central Station in Phoenix, YANK (Churchill THOMPSON CR 7779) Frank Stephens of the Joe Taylor Artist Agency, has concocted a foolproof draw — he hockin' In the Congo (Brazos Valley Music BMI) (H. (Producer: H. (2:20) — Thompson) has hidden a diamond in a chunk of coal. Everyone who enters the clubs Anderson TOmpson) plays on the tour will receive a chunk of coal, and one chunk in each club will conceal a diamond for some lucky fan to find.

TIS THE SEASON — We know Thanksgiving isn't even here yet, but it is time to start 11 /4LBUM REVIEWS considering that other holiday that's not so far behind the one turkeys dread. And this year, it seems a record number of name entertainers have released Christmas albums, including Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers, John Schneider, Slim Whitman, the iREATEST HITS — Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline — RCA Chipmunks, a passle of artists from Elektra on the “Christmas Country” album and LHL1-4127 — Producers: Chet Atkins, Anita Kerr and Owen Mickey Gilley, half of which was cut live at his club in Pasadena, Tex. rdley — List: 8.98 — Bar Coded Jennifer bohler It’s amazing what modern technology and a whole lot of talent 'ind know-how can do. Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline never recor-

I together during their lifetimes, but on this record, producer ^ven Bradley and engineer Bill Harris have spliced together jpes recorded separately by the artists and come up with a jnderful duet, plus nine other great songs featuring the artists lidividually — five from Reeves and four from Cline.

\ustin City Limits To Start New TV Season

\SHVILLE — Austin City Limits, entering . The show will also augment its seventh year as a country music televi- country offerings with rock and jazz entries >n showcase, will kick off its 1982 season like George Thorogood and the Destroyers, m. 7 on the Public Broadcasting Service Nashville-based David Olney and the X-

j^BS) when it features Emmylou Harris and Rays and Jazzmanian Devil. jdney Crowell In the first of 13 one-hour The program features the artists in a sgments. spontaneous performance recorded for

On the bill for the upcoming season are stereo simulcasting by PBS affiliates. krris, Crowell, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Austin City Limits is produced by the feed, Chet Atkins, Charly McClain, Johnny Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting FRENCHIE FIDDLES WITH AWARD — Fiddlin' Frenchie Burke was recently honored with lee, Willie Council and is distributed nationally John Anderson, Ricky Skaggs, by the Cash Box Country instrumentalist of the Year award for 1981. Pictured at the presenta- plelson, Ronnie Milsap, Merle Haggard, PBS. The show is partially underwritten by tion are (l-r): Ronnie Spillman, Encore Talent; David Stattlings, president, Delta Records; Earl Scruggs, Roy Clark, Terri Gibbs and a grant from the Lone Star Brewing Co., Inc. Burke; and Joe Garrison, national sales, Delta Records.

Lh Box/November 28, 1981 29 COUNTRY RADIO ' f~

I [MOST ADDED COUNTRY SINGLES THE COUNTRY MIKE EVER — ED — 1. YOU’RE THE BEST BREAK THIS OLD HEART HAD BRUCE LATEST ON TM’s STORY OF COUNTRY MUSIC — Academy Award winning compose MCA — 32 ADDS. Tom Merriman recently completed the original score for TM Special Projects’ countr 2. STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR LOVE — BILLY SWAN — EPIC — music chronicle, The Story of Country Music. According to Neil Sargent, special 22 ADDS. projecf vice president and general manager, the 48-hour special will be the “definitive history c 3. ONLY ONE YOU — T.G. SHEPPARD — WARNER/CURB — 20 ADDS, 4. PLAY SOMETHING WE CAN LOVE TO — DIANE PFEIFER — CAPITOL — country music, with various aspects of the genre presented through the eyes of contena 19 ADDS. — porary artists. We’re watching an exciting story unfold, chapter by chapter, with close to 5. LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD — DON WILLIAMS MCA — 18 ADDS. thousand song titles to be included. The music composed by Tom Merriman will tie thi 6. WATCHIN’ GIRLS GO BY — RONNIE McDOWELL — EPIC — 18 ADDS. vast number of country songs to an equally imposing number of interviews with county — JAMES MARVELL — CSA — 7. REMEMBER THOSE SWEET YESTERDAYS music greats.” Over 100 interviews have been completed with the likes of Hank William! 16 ADDS. Jr., Faron Young, Tom T. Hall, Tex Williams, Brenda Lee, The Statler Brothers and Pats 8. MIDNIGHT RODEO — LEON EVERETTE — RCA — 16 ADDS. Montana, the first female country million seller from the ’3Gt 9. SHINE — WAYLON JENNINGS — RCA — 15 ADDS Producer Carl Goldman has through the John 10. PREACHING UP A STORM — MEL McDANIEL — CAPITOL — 14 ADDS. gone Edward Foundation in Los Angeles, as well as private collections for rare i* terviews with country music legends. For further information o COUNTRY SINGLES The Story of Country Music, contact Sargent at TM, (21 634-851 MOST ACTIVE 4) — — PERSONALITY PROFILE — Art Nelson began a career in bro^ 1. I WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD RONNIE MILSAP RCA — 67 REPORTS. casting nearly 40 years ago while attending high school in Coi Texas. station for 2. LONELY NIGHTS — MICKEY GILLEY — EPIC — 65 REPORTS. sicana, The manager block-formatted KANI 3. RED NECKIN’ LOVE MAKIN’ NIGHT — CONWAY TWITTY — MCA — 63 became desperate when all his regular personalities were draft^ REPORTS. and he was forced to do a little high school recruitment of his owr — Art Nelson 4. LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE — ALABAMA RCA — 61 REPORTS. Then, in 1948, Nelson moved to Dallas and the then Top 40 giai — DAVIS — 5. YOU’RE MY BESTEST FRIEND MAC CASABLANCA — 53 KLIF to do primarily the afternoon drives under the famed program director, Gordo REPORTS. McLendon. Thirteen years later, Nelson was on the move again, this time to L.A. and Tc 6. HEADED FOR A HEARTACHE — GARY MORRIS — WARNER BROS. — 53 station KFWB. 1961 1968 he traveled L.A. REPORTS. 40 Between and between and San Francis

(ACM) recently joined KLAC/Los Angeles in celebration of the station’s 1 1th anniversal of playing country music. On Nov. 14, the ACM provided 20 country acts to perform th; Small Market Country Radio Stations evening at Magic Mountain Park’s Miller’s Outpost Theater. ACM members present^ valid membership cards were admitted a two dollar discount, and admission to th Claim Problems In Record Service theater was free. ALL NIGHT JOCK WANTED AT WNOE — WNOE/New Orleans is presently looking for a (continued from page 25) How does a radio station qualify for experienced jock to work the midnight to 5:30 a.m. slot. Minorities and women are er

a “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” record service? Both Harrison and West couraged to apply. Send tapes and resume to Joe Patrick, 529 Bienville, New Orleans, Lq proposition. He, too, feels labels that are claim they have been told by at least one 70130. overlooking the smaller markets are miss- major label that they must be a “trade CONGRATS — Congratulations to Charlie Chase, afternoon jock with WSM/Nashvill - ing potential customers. He claims his 50,- reporter” (a radio station whose playlist is and his wife Karen on the birth of 7 pound, 9 ounce Rachael Ann. 000 watt station reaches a larger listening tracked by the trade magazines for use in WMC HOSTS ‘PAC MAN’ TOURNAMENT — WMC/Memphis and Miller High Life Bee audience than many large market stations, compiling the weekly national charts). have teamed up to sponsor a tournament of the video game “Pac Man” to benefit th since WELA is located 30 miles from However, the three major labels contacted March of Dimes. Entry fee for the worthy benefit is a rather steep $10 per game, and^ Pittsburgh and taps into that market. by Cash Box — RCA, MCA and CBS — say player may enter as many times as he chooses (providing the bankroll holds out). Ther

“We have to educate labels,” West says. that reporting status is not a prime con- are four categories, and the 20 top scorers in each qualify for the finals. The high score i “Just because we are based in East Liver- sideration in doling out record service. category 1 wins a trip for two to Hawaii, including airfare and hotel accomodations. Winnc pool, which is a small town, doesn’t mean of category 2 takes home $500. Category three winner reaps a $250 cash prize, ar\ "You don’t have to be a trade reporter to we don’t have the big number listeners. category four wins $100. get service like so many stations think,” Labels need to learn that we can help each NEW MARKETING APPROACH FOR HISTORY OF COUNTRY MUSIC — Drake says Casey. “That is not part of the criteria. I other. For example, our station playlist is Chenault Enterprises, one of the nation's largest producers of specialized radio prograr. have absolutely no problem servicing sta- big — a Top 60 rotation. And the records on ming, has announced a new marketing approach for it’s forthcoming special The History c tions that program country music, whether the bottom half of the chart are getting Country Music. Drake-Chenault president, James Kefford, has announced that the 52 they be small market or what. There are played just as much as the records on the hour special represents the first ‘network’ effort in Drake-Chenault's history. Kefford statg cities, towns and ‘viiles’ on our mailing list top half. Plus we play 25-30 more new adds the company decided to make the special its first network special because of its appe; that you have never heard of. So it doesn't

each week. That's a lot of exposure. All I ask and its economic opportunities. “The syndication is changing and as a production con: matter if you are a small station." is that I get the records, and get them pany we intend to remain competitive with networks,” Kefford added. “The productio on Criteria Needed time.” costs of The History of Country Music are extremely high andpricing to stations would hav Joe Galante, vice president of marketing been out of line.” Drake-Chenault is selling commercial advertisements to national adv with RCA Records Nashville, notes that 65 Cross-Country To Air tisers, four minutes per hour, with local stations retaining six commercial minutes per houi single service criteria is based on “popula- Stephan J. Van Ophuljsen, Drake-Chenault’s director of network sales, is overseeing th Christmas Special tion and what the station is doing in terms of marketing for the company’s network affiliates. reporting. You obviously cannot use ^ NASHVILLE — Cross-Country Com- country mik reporting status as a sole barometer, so we munications will again make available An American Country Christmas a four-hour take into consideration population and , Christmas special featuring 36 major coun- geographic location.” PROGRAMMERS PICKS try artists. MCA tries to “service every radio station The program, which can be run as a four- that plays country music at least three 3 Tim Perkins KCAN/EI Reno Lady Sorrow — Allen Tripp — Nashviil hour block or as four segments, allows sta- hours a day," according to its Nashville vice tions 10 commercial minutes per hour, or a president of marketing, Erv Woolsey. “If Bill Warren KNOE/Monroe Only One You — T.G. Sheppard — ^ total of 40 minutes for writes or calls the entire format. any station and requests a Warner/Curb During the 1980 Christmas season, the record, we will send it to them. If they play special's debut, An American Country the records, we want them to have it.” Willis Williams WLAS/Jacksonville Play Something We Could Love To - Christmas, was heard via WHK/Cleveland, Because of the nature of the problem Diane Pfeifer — Capitol KNEW/Oakland, WSOC-FM/Charlotte, Casey feels there will always be those sta- Girls By — Ronnie 1 WUBE-FM/Cincinnati, KIKK/Houston and tions that fee! slighted by one label or Jessica James KFH/Wichita Watchin’ Go WQYK/St. Petersburg, plus the Greater another. With stations almost daily chang- McDowell — Epic

Empire Broadcasting chain, which ing formats, it is often difficult for the labels includes Mike Lee KVOC/Casper Midnight Rodeo — Leon Everette — KWKH/Shreveport, KYNN/Omaha and to keep up with the change. And, as Casey RCA KFDI/Wichita. also points out, oftentimes these stations

Hosted by radio personality Kris Kane, do not inform the record company that they John Marks WSAI/Cincinnati Lady Lay Down — Tom Jones — 1

the special will feature celebrities such as are no longer programming certain types of Mercury 1 Eddy Arnold, Gene Autry, Moe Bandy, the music, and therefore continue to receive Michael Day WSDS/Ypsilanti Oklahoma Crude — Corbin/Hanner Bellamy Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Mickey pop product when perhaps the station is a j? — Alfa Gilley, Tom T Hall, Larry Hagman, Barbara recent format changed hard core country Band

I Mandrel!, Anne Murray, Oak Ridge Boys, station, thus costing the manufacturer even Bill Jones WKSJ/Mobile Play Something We Could Love To — Minnie Pearl, Eddie Rabbitt, Kenny more. Rogers, Diane Pfeifer — Capitol doe Starnpley and the Statler Brothers. The best advice the labels could give to The program's cost is variable according those stations who are having difficulty Debbie Fradln WMZQ/Washington, D C. Stuck RightlnTheMiddleOfYourLovi to market size, with a guaranteed market getting the product is to call the nearest — Billy Swan — Epic

• r -cli -'ity. For details, call (210) 262-0020. label branch.

30 Cash Box/November 28, 1 CONTEMPORARY LBUMS

3ks Weeks n On art 11/21 Chart 39 BEWARE! BARRY WHITE 3 (Unlimited Gold/CBS FZ. 37176) 39 8 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ANGELA BOFILL 7 (Arista AL 9576) 48 2 41 I’M IN LOVE 11 EVELYN KING (RCA AFL1-3962) 34 20 4$) LOVE MAGIC L.T.D. (A&M SP-48ST) _ 1 11 HI SWITCH V SWITCH (Gordy/Motown G8-1007M1) 49 3 4 44 IT MUST BE MAGIC a (Gordy/Motown G8-1004M1) 35 25 O’JAYS INK WITH ASSOCIATED — Philadelphia International recording act The O’Jays 45 CHANCES ARE recently signed an exclusive worldwide booking agreement with the Associated Booking Corp. Pictured at the signing (l-r): 9 are Jody Wenig, Associated Booking Corp.; Eddie Levert (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 5228) 47 6 of the group; Oscar Cohen, president, Associated Booking Corp.; Sammy Strain of the Ol AM LOVE group; Bill Wyatt, the O’Jay’s manager; and Walter Williams of the group. 5 PEABO BRYSON (Capitol ST-1 2179) 1 fo FACE TO FACE 15 GO (Arista AL 9547) 53 3 THE RHYTHM SECTION 48 GWEN McCRAi (Atlantic SD 19308) 51 5 MARCH IN JANUARY — Tamla/Motown recording artist expects wider 4 support for the next march in Washington D.C. to support federal legislation to make Jan. 49 BLACKS WHITE POINTER SISTERS 15, the late Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, a nationally recognized holiday. The late 14 (Flanet/Elektra P-18) 43 22 human rights activist’s wife (Coretta King), Wonder and other coalitions and public of- 50 SIGN OF THE TIMES ficials supporting the measure, including the Black Leadership Forum, will be conferring in BOB JAMES Atlanta in efforts to better organize the energies of MLK birthday supporters, according to 23 (Tappan Zee/CBS FC 37495) 46 8 Wonder, who spoke at a Los Angeles press conference. Wonder also announced that Mrs. 51 EBONEEWEBB (Capitol ST-12148) SO 14 King would be dedicating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change 13 in a special ceremony on her late husband’s birthday. Additionally, Wonder outlined plans 52 THE , BRONX & to attend a ceremony in Harrisburg, Pa. where a proclamation will be signed making MLK’s QUEENS BAND birthday a state holiday. Thirty-four states, plus D.C., already celebrate the day. He said on 32 (Capitol ST-12155) 52 17 the morning of King’s birthday he will travel to Atlanta for the summit meeting and then on 53 ENDLESS LOVE to D.C. he will join marchers. 9 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK where (Mercury/PolyGram SRM-1 2001) 37 17 BUSY AT THE ROCK — island and Mango Records will be busy during the holidays 54 REFLECTIONS preparing product from Grace Jones, Black Uhuru and a yet-to-be-shopped album by GIL SCOTT-HERON 4 blues/rock shouter Joe Cocker. Mango president and reggae proponent Lister (GRP/Arista 5506) 54 8 Hewan- Lowe said that Jones will follow up her successful “Nightclubbing” LP with an album being 9 55 MY MELODY taped in December with members of Black Uhuru, in addition to those quintessential Sly (ARC/Columbia FC 37048) 44 35 reggae sessionists, Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, who co-wrote Jones’ high- 3 56 PIECES OF A DREAM charting single, “Pull Up To The Bumper,” from the last LP. Dunbar and Shakespeare will (Elektra 6E-350) 38 9 join Black Uhuru later in the month to complete work on their second Mango album, which 57 CAN’T WE FALL IN LOVE has already provided a hit with the single “Spongi Reggae.” Finally, members of Black AGAIN Uhuru, will join his in 9 Dunbar and Shakespeare Cocker on album project January, which (Arista AL 9544) 55 20 will be shopped to a label, according to Hewan-Lowe. Island Records chief Chris Blackwell 6 58 WHAT A WOMAN NEEDS is producing Jones’ LP along with the project by Cocker, who is currently featured on the Crusader’s LP "Standing Tall.” Dunbar and Shakespeare will be producing the Black (EM! America ST-17060) 62 2 7 Uhuru project. 59 PERFORMANCE SOLO FANTASIES — That urge to travel the rocky road of the music industry as a solo ar- ASHFORD & SIMPSON 35 (Warner Bros. 2WB 3524) 45 7 tist/producer is often a difficult decision to make. But for some artists who have been with 60 WANTING YOU well-known groups in the past, the decision is promoted and executed with an eye on STARPOINT career growth. Marlon McClain, formerly the lead guitarist and co-writer on much of the 11 (Chocolate City/PolyGram CCLP 2020) 63 2 material by Fantasy Records act Pleasure, has been on his solo road as producer of late, 61 SUMMER HEAT having produced last year’s debut by Brit pop/rock outfit Taxxi. This year he returns with BRICK (Bang/CBS FZ 13 2 37471) 57 co-production of the self-titled debut album by Fantasy’s Shock, another Portland-based 62 BLUE JEANS B/C-pop outfit that gained some attention with the single “Let’s Get Crackin’.” The album CHOCOLATE MILK (RCA AFL1-3896) 1

was produced with Shock’s leader, keyboardist and chief songwriter Roger Sause . . . 21 63 HAPPY LOVE Another artist to record in a group context on a Fantasy LP is , who is the NATALIE COLE (Capitol ST-12165) 60 12 featured lead vocalist Hubbard's "You’re 5 on Freddie Gonna Lose Me,” from his Fantasy

64 MAGIC WINDOWS LP, “Splash.” T racy is currently working on her solo album with Harvey Fuqua . . . Last, but HERBIE HANCOCK certainly not least, is Kevin Toney, former keyboardist with Fantasy 14 (Columbia FC 37387) 59 9 group Blackbyrds. Toney recently completed his solo effort for Fantasy, which he produced with Orrln 65 1 BELIEVE IN LOVE ROCKIE ROBBINS (A&M SP-4869) 58 12 Keepnews. Joining Toney on the set were drummer Ndugu and bassist Aaron Mills from 3 66 THE MAN WITH THE HORN Cameo. MILES DAVIS (Columbia FC 36790) 61 18 SPACED RADIO — Radio, television and other communication media's reliance on 19 satellites has and will continue to become more evident. While the possibility of having 67 JUST BE MY LADY a LARRY GRAHAM radio station in a small market utilize satellite hook-ups has sometimes proven too expen- 1 (Warner Bros. BSK 3554) 56 17 sive, the black music station, which more often than not operates with small market in- 68 SWEET AND WONDERFUL come, has gained increasing access to satellite programming and services. The Satellite (TSOP/CBS FZ 36775) 66 17 19 Music Network (SMN) recently announced an expansion of its services by offering two ad- 69 THE SECOND ADVENTURE ditional 24-hour, full service formats, including black DYNASTY (Solar/Elektra S-20) 64 10 MOR and urban programming, to be 12 introduced by March 1982. The black urban format will be developed in conjunction with 70 WALL TO WALL veteran radio broadcaster Jim Maddox, who will serve as president of the new venture. RENE & ANGELA (Capitol ST-12161) 65 18 Maddox noted in a statement that the new network couid mean new jobs in programming, 13 71 VERY SPECIAL on-air talent and support staff. Member stations, which will have the capabilities to DEBRA LAWS (Elektra 6E-300) 68 38 cut away to local segments, will be charged a $1,000 per month fee, in addition to a pair of com- 72 WITH YOU 7 STACY LATTISAW mercial spots per hour. Ivan Braiker, vice president and general manager of the satellite (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 16049) 67 21 network, said that SMN hopes to have 70 affiliates by June 1982. Other formats offered by SMN include Coast-to-Coast Country, StarStation and Bonneville's Beautiful Music. 11 73 THE SPIRIT’S IN IT PATTI LaBELLE SHORT CUTS — Mynk’s new “Get Up And Dance” single, which was produced by Spring (Phila, Irit'l./CBS RZ 37380) 69 11 Records’ Fatback Band, was recently released in 7" 12" and configurations . . . 4 Ken- 74 TRY ME, I’M REAL dun Recorders has artist/producer Fred Knight in the studio recording his upcoming pro- BOBBY BLAND (MCA-5233) 73 11 8 ject for Juana Records. Also at Kendun is Augle Johnson, recording the next album by his 75 BLACK TIE THE MANHATTANS Elektra/Asylum group Side Effect. Overdubbing at the studios is producer James 4 (Columbia FC 37156) 72 17 Carmichael, adding tracks to the upcoming LP by A&M recording group Atlantic Starr. mlchael martlnez

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TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND 41 SUPER FREAK (PART 1) l BELIEVE IN LOVE 1 ROCKIEFROCKIE ROBBINS (A&M 2380) © GEORGE BENSON (Warner Bros. WBS 49846) RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown(Gordy/Motc G 7205F) ® , 83 D INSIDE YOU (PART 1) 42 LOVE HAS COME AROUND ©I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN C* THE ISLEY BROTHERS (T-Nedt /CBS ZS5 02531) DONALD BYRD AND 125TH STREET N.Y.C. (Elektra E-47168) 32 DO) 11 JUST ONCE DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (RCA JB-12361) 85 QUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM ©I WANT YOU (ASM 2357) 10 BOOKER T (A&M 2374) ROCKIN’ TO THE BEAT ® FATBACK (Spring/PolyGram SP 3022) WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? 44 IT MUST BE MAGIC 78 FIRST TRUE LOVE AFFAIR ® DIANA ROSS (RCA PB-1234E12349) 14 TEENA MARIE (Motown G 7212F) JIMMY ROSS (RFC/Quality ORFC 7002) 78 45 HANG ON IN THERE 13 WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES HOW CAN LOVE SO RIGHT (BE THE FOUR TOPS (Casablanca/PolyGram NB 2338) 16 © (MCA 51190) SO WRONG) PULL FANCY DANCER/PULL — RAY. GOODMAN & BROWN O ©YOU’RE MY LATEST, MY (Polydor/PolyGram PD 2191) PART 2 W ONE WAY (MCA 51165) 18 13 GREATEST INSPIRATION 80 STATION BRAKE CAPTAIN SKY (WMOT 4W9-02407) 15 SHE’S A BAD MAMA JAMA (Philadelphia Int'l./Epic ZS5 02619) 58 (SHE’S BUILT, SHE’S STACKED) PORTUGUESE LOVE ©SHAKE © TEENA MARIE (Motown G 7216F) CARL CARLTON (20th Century-Fox/RCA TC-2488) GQ (Arista AS 0603)

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Take iviy Heart (Delightful/Second Decade — BMI) 2 All I Want (Mel-Yel/Spazmo — ASCAP) 48 BMI/ASCAP) 79 Nothin’ But A Fool (Chardax — BMI) 49 Take My Love (Duchess — BMI) 28 Baby Not Tonight . (Madagascar Music — ASCAP) 60 I Believe (Almo — ASCAP) 75 Oh No (Jobete & Commodores — ASCAP) 8 Be Mine (Antisia — 81 That Man (Mighty Three — BMI) 58 ASCAP) 69 I Can’t Go For That (Fust Buzza/Hot-Cha/Six Portuguese Love (Jobete — ASCAP) The Old Songs (Warner Bros./Upward Spiral — Before I Let Go (Amazement — BMI) 29 Continents — BMI) 76 Pull Fancy (Duchess/Perk's — BMI) 14 ASCAP) 87 Beware (Stone Diamond — BMI) 66 I Can't Live (Mighty Three — BMI) 16 Rated X (All In All/Unforeseen — license pending) . 70 This Kind Of Lovin' (Spectrum VII/ Blue Jeans (Cessess/Electric Apple/Le-Ha — BMI) 18 I Heard It (Ston Agate — BMI) 4 Quick Slick (Jobete — ASCAP) 86 61 Bluer Than Blue (Bull — 77 Silver Sounds — ASCAP) Pen — BMI/Perren-Vibes I Want You (Irving/House Of Jones — BMI) 43 Rockin' (Clita/House Of Gemini — BMI) Tonight You And Me (Industrial Strength — BMI) . . 21 ASCAP) 67 — BMI) 56 I 36 Night (Zoom Will Fight (Nick-O-Val — ASCAP) Saturday, Saturday (Linzer/Sumac — BMI) 92 Body Snatcher (Big Seven/Arrival — BMI) 98 Too Much If You Think (Ashtray — BMI) 83 School Daze (Pure Love — ASCAP) 50 Tuff (Hip-Trip/Mid-Star — BMI) 82 Boogie's Gonna (One To One — ASCAP) 93 47 I'm Just Too Shy (Black Stallion — ASCAP) 35 Shake (Slim Jim/Middle Melodie — ASCAP) BMI/Rehtakul Breakin' Away (Aljarreau/Desparate/Garden — Turn Your Love Around (Garden Rake — Rake Inside You (April/Bovinia — ASCAP) 10 Sharing The Love (Bean Brooke — ASCAP) 20 Veets/JSH — ASCAP) 9 BMI) 64 17 It Must Be Magic (Jobete — ASCAP) 44 She Don't Let (Fekaris — ASCAP/M&M — BMI) ... Twinkle (United Artists/Earl Klugh — ASCAP) 88 Call Me (One To One — ASCAP) 38 (Jim/Edd — BMI) 15 It's My Turn (Unichappell — BMI) 59 She's A Bad Mama Jama Line — PRS) Can't Hold Back (Greenstar/ — ASCAP) 73 Walking Into Sunshine (Central 26 Just Once (ATV/Mann and Weill — BMI) 11 Silly (Rosebud — license pending) 95 la Mode/Arista — ASCAP) 40 Controversy (Ecnirp — BMI) 5 Wall To Wall (A Kickin' Back (Almo/McRovscod — Snap Shot (Cotillion/Evening Ladies — BMI) 6 Wanting You (Lionel Job Harrindur/Licyndiana (admin. Disco Dream (Sugar Hill — BMI) 99 ASCAP) 31 (ATV/Irving/Patamos/Charle- La La I Something About You 55 Don't Hide Our Love (Mighty M — ASCAP) 37 Means Love You (Mighty Three/Bellboy — by Ensign) — BMI) ville — BMI) 68 Castle — BMI) ... 97 Endless Love (PGP/Brockman — ASCAP/Admin. by BMI) 34 We're In This (Blackwood/Magic Webb/Cessess — Let Feeling Something About You (Ebonee (Spectrum Vll/Circle — ASCAP) . ... 57 Intersong) 19 The (WB Music/Peabo — ASCAP) .... 24 We Want You Let Your BMI) 23 Surprise (Braintree/Tira — BMI) 100 First True Love Affair (Soul Chak — license pendlng)78 Love Come Down (Content — BMI) 91 What A Let's Something Inside (United Artists/Earl Klugh/Ermak — (MCA — ASCAP) 13 Freefall (Len -Lon/Fat Jack the Second/Stay Attuned — Groove (Saggifire/Yougoulei — ASCAP) 1 When She Was My Love All ASCAP) 89 Fools (Patricia — BMI) 12 BMI) 96 The Hurt (Irving/Lijesrika — BMI) 27 Why Do Love Don't Station Break (Framingreg/Upper Level — BMI) . . 80 Open (WB Music/Good High — ASCAP/ Funky Sensation (Kenlx — ASCAP) 25 Love (Mighty Three — BMI) 63 Wide Raydiola — BMI) 65 Geek You Up (Electrocord/Geeks/Ron-Ken — Love Fever(T rumar — BMI/Diamond In The Rough — Stay Awake (Sweetbeat — ASCAP) 39 (Interior/Humble — BMI) 74 ASCAP) 62 BMI) 53 Steal The Night (Edition Sunrise — BMI) 32 You Man You Go Your Way (Do Drop In/Frozen Butterfly — Get It Up (Tlonna-license pending) 7 Love Has Come (Blackbyrd — BMI) 42 Strung Out (Jimi Mac — BMI) 94 BMI) 30 Ghetto Life (Jobete/Stone City — ASCAP) 71 Love In The Fast (Spectrum Vll/Sylver Sounds — Super Freak (Jobete & Stone City — ASCAP) 41 Dancing (Shown Breree/Glenwood — G-,ng On (Hal-Mel/Dayjoy/Ensign — BMI) 45 ASCAP) 51 Sweet Tender Love (Planetary/Ron Miller — You'll Be ASCAP) 84 art Heart (Pabon/Torres — BMI/Prismatic — BMI)72 Loveline (Duchess — BMI/Mighty M — ASCAP) ... 54 ASCAP/Bert Reid — BMI) 90

(De Note/Skool Boyz/Easley — BMI) . 85 Hit And Run (Bar-Kays/Warner Tamerlane — BMI) 22 Never Too Much (Uncle Ronnie's — ASCAP) 3 Sweeter As The Days (Spectrum Vll/Silver Sounds — Your Love — 33 You're My Latest (Mighty Three — BMI) 46 How Can Love (Dark Cloud/H.A.B./We Got Music Nightlife (Million Dollar/Cessess — BMI) 52 ASCAP) u BLACK CONTEMPORARY6 MOST/1DDED SINGLES MOST /1DDED ALBUMS

1. BE MINE (TONIGHT) — GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. — ELEKTRA 1. I AM LOVE — PEABO BRYSON — CAPITOL VI 03, WWRL, WWIN, WHRK, WGCI, WNHC, WUFO, WIGO, WILD, KMJQ, WIGO, WRBD, WOKB, WJLB, WGIV, WLLE, WENZ, WHRK, WGCI, WEDR, WBMX, WWDM, KPRS, WDAO WUFO 2. JUST LIKE DREAMIN’ — TWENNYNINE with LENNY WHITE — ELEKTRA 2. BREAKIN’ AWAY — AL JARREAU — WARNER BROS. WENZ, KDAY, WGCI, WNHC, WIGO, WRBD, WWDM, WVKO WIGO, WILD, WOKB, WBMX, WGIV, WWDM, WTLC, KDKO, WLUM, WUFO 3. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU — ANGELA BOFILL — ARISTA 3. CALL ME — SKYY — SALSOUL/RCA WYLD-FM, WBMX, WJLB, WWDM, KGFJ, KDKO, WGCI, WEDR, WAMO VI 03, WWRL, WDIA, KMJQ, WJLB, WATV 4. LOVE IN THE FAST LANE — DYNASTY — SOLAR/ELEKTRA WENZ, WJMO, WHRK, WGCI, WWDM, WRAP UP/1ND COMING 5. KICKIN’ BACK — L.T.D. — A&M WTLC, KDAY, KOKA, WGIV, WATV COOL — THE TIME — WARNER BROS.

6. SWEETER AS THE DAYS GO BY — SHALAMAR — SOLAR/RCA DO IT TO ME — VERNON BURCH — SPECTOR RECORDS INT’L. KPRS, WJLB WDIA, WJMO, WRBD, MAKE UP YOUR MIND — AURRA — SALSOUL/RCA 7. SWEET TENDER LOVE — DENROY MORGAN — BECKET KDKO, WUFO, WRBD, WBMX, WGIV LOVE MASSAGE — LOWRELL SIMON — ZOO YORK YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME — “D” TRAIN — PRELUDE BUCK RAD\Q HIGHLIGHTS

V103 — ATLANTA — SCOTTY ANDREWS, PD — #1 — P. BRYSON Vandross, Slave, Spinners, G. Benson, Rene & Angela, C. Mayfield, ADDS: P. Bryson, Rufus, JHOTS: E. King, Ebonee Webb. G. Benson, A. Franklin, Roger, Kool & The Gang, Earth, Wind & Fire, Shalamar, Skyy, The Time. LP ADDS: Bar-Kays. *ohock, J. Jackson, Central Line, D. Ross, R. Cameron, T. Pendergrass. ADDS: P. Austin, Skyy, Lulu, G. WHRK — MEMPHIS — SHARON SMITH, MD Washington, G.S. Heron, "D" Train, Dynasty, V. Burch, North End, M. Kane, Emotions, Invisible Man's HOTS: The Time, Bar-Kays, Ebonee Webb, G. Benson, M. Moore, One Way, D. Ross, Prince, Isley Band. LP ADDS: G. Benson. Brothers, Kool & The Gang, P. Bryson, Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire, Roger, Chocolate Milk. — — — LINE ADDS: Dynasty, Starpoint, T. Pendergrass, Washington. E. E. King, N. W IGO ATLANTA QUINCY JASON, PD — #1 CENTRAL — G. LP ADDS: Four Tops, Watts, JUMPS: 1 OT06 — G McCrae. 12 To 7 — C. Mayfield, 14 To 10 — Zoom, 16 To 12 — Shock, 19 To 13 Connors, J.G. Watson, Roger, B. Summers, Chocolate Milk, P. Bryson, Lakeside, Jacksons, T. Marie. Captain Sky, 17 To 14 — B. White, 21 To 15 — North End, 20 To 16— Kraftwerk, 23 To 19 — LTD, 25 To WEDR — MIAMI — GEORGE JONES, MD — #1 — LONNIE LOVE 20 — Skyy, 32 To 25 — J. Ross, 30 To 26 — Slave, 31 To 28 — Rhyze, 33 To 30 — Midnite Star, Ex To 38 JUMPS: Ex To 20 — N. Cole, Ex To 19 — L. Williams, Ex To 1 8 — Twice, Ex To 17 — G. McCrae, Ex To 1 — R. Robbins. ADDS: G. Washington, The Time, Al Jarreau, S. Dash, L. Simon, Kano, V. Burch, F. — Chocolate Milk, Ex To 15 — Bang Gang, 17 To 14 — B. Wright, 12 To 10 — Hot Cuisine, 11 To 9 — D Hubbard, Aurra, Weeks & Company, J.G. Watson, Bad Girls, Lipps, Inc. LP ADDS: Spunk, P. Bryson, L. Byrd, 15 To 8 — Ebonee Webb, 16 To 7 — P. Austin, 9 To 5 — Madagascar, 10 To 4 — Slave. ADDS: P ^Vhite, Suzi Q, Five Special, B. Wells. Reaves, Emotions, C. Staton, Funn, Rene & Angela, D. Laws, F. Knight. LP ADDS: Emotions, A LWWIN — BALTIMORE — CURTIS ANDERSON, PD Meyers, R. Brown, Kwick, M. Moore. ADDS: LTD, Kano, T. Gardner, Lulu, JonesGirts, Peaches& Herb *HOTS: G. McCrae, Earth, Wind & Fire, R. Laws, L. Vandross. P. LaBelle, Q. Jones, C. Mayfield, Skyy, LP ADDS: Earth, Wind & Fire, Pieces Of A Dream, Main Ingredient, Rhyze, B. White, Skyy. ADDS: A 4>oo\ & The Gang. ADDS: Sugar Daddy, Gangsters, North End, B. Watts, PureGold, Aurra, L. Simon, G. Adams, Gangsters, Syreeta, Karen Young, Ozone, G. Dunlap. S. Woods, The Time, R. Fields, A Hunt, AM/FM, "D" Train, G. Washington. LP ADDS: West Street Mob, B. Summers, L. Wilson. Franklin, Take 5, J. Day. LP ADDS: Jones Girls, B. Summers, Chocolate Milk, P. Bryson, B. Wells, N Connors, A. Bofill, B. White. WILD — BOSTON — BUTTERBALL, JR., PD — #1 — CENTRAL LINE JUMPS: 12 To 6 — Prince, 17 To 1 1 — Commodores, 21 To 13 — G. Benson, 22 To 14 — Isley Brothers, WAWA — MILWAUKEE — JIMMY GOODTIME, MD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG "2*3 To 15 — R. James, 28 To 19 — D. Ross, 29 To 21 — Skyy, 26 To 23 — A. Franklin, 30 To 24 — S. HOTS: Earth, Wind & Fire, Prince, L. Vandross, Four Tops, Roger, One Way, Commodores, Isley Woods, 31 To 25 — Shalamar, 34 To 26 — Bar-Kays, 35 To 27 — T. Marie, 32 To 28 — H. Melvin, 33 To Brothers, J. Ross, P. Hyman, B. White, Chocolate Milk, M. Moore, G. Benson, Bar-Kays, G. Knight, ^30 — G. Hunt, 36 To 33 — Rufus, 37 To 34 — LTD, HBTo31 — P. Bryson, HB To 32 — Hall & Oates, HB Dynasty, Rene & Angela, C. Khan, T. Grant, Midnite Star, Shalamar, G. Adams. ADDS: Kwick, ZZHill.T. To 37 — Funn, HB To 40 — P. Reaves. ADDS: Aurra, The Time, L. Simon, Four Tops, G. Fleming, Gardner, B. Woods, T.S. Monk. LP ADDS: B. Womack. E. LTD, Five Special, Watson, L. White. Chocolate Milk, G. Washington, Klugh. LP ADDS: J.G. WLUM — MILWAUKEE — BOB COLLINS, PD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG l^fPAL — CHARLESTON — DON KENDRICK, MD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG HOTS: Earth, Wind & Fire, G. Benson, L. Vandross, Four Tops, G. Knight, Commodores, D. Ross, HOTS: Earth. Wind & Fire. Slave. Islev Brothers. Shalamar. Mean Machine, Commodores, Ebonee Shalamar, A. Franklin/G. Benson, Pieces Of A Dream, R. Flack, S. Woods, Lovesmith, Booker T. Webb, Spinners, D. Laws, J. Jackson, Prince, H. Alpert, Rene& Angela, E. King. L. Graham, GQ, Rufus, ADDS: F. Hubbard, D. Byrd, N. Connors, Al Jarreau, S. Butler, A. Bofill, L. Simon, Magnum Force, T. Davis, R. L. Williams. ADDS: Sugar Hill Gang, R. Fields, Rose Royce, J.G. Watson, L. Jackson, T. Marie, Creme Fields. LP ADDS: Chi-Lites, S. Woods, D. Ross, L. White. Q’Cocoa, Red Hott, AM-FM, Spunk, Kano, T.S. Monk, D. Rene, Black Ice. LP ADDS: Skyy, Bar-Kays, N. WRKS — NEW YORK — BARRY MAYO, ASST. PD Connors, Jacksons (Live), Jones Girls, Chocolate Milk, L. Williams, Shock, Lakeside, B. Summers. HOTS: D. Williams, G. McCrae, Four Tops, Kool & The Gang, M. Moore, Earth, Wind & Fire, L. Graham, WGIV — CHARLOTTE — CHRIS TURNER, PD L. Vandross, Central Line, Prince, G. Knight, G. Adams, D. Byrd, C. Carlton, Weeks & Company. ADDS: J. Carr, T. Weber, Bad Girls, “D" Train, T. Browne. HOTS: Earth, Wind & Fire, Isley Brothers, Mean Machine, Roger, Raydio, Prince, Whispers, Kool & The Gang, Chocolate Milk, G. Benson, D. Williams, E. King, Starpoint, Slave, J. Jackson, M. Moore, WWRL — NEW YORK — WANDA RAMOS, MD pequence, H. Alpert, Bar-Kays, Spinners, Q. Jones, R. Robbins. ADDS: P. Bryson, The Time, D. HOTS: Kool & The Gang, B. White, Shalamar, L. Graham, T. Pendergrass, D. Ross, G. McCrae, Central Morgan, C. Staton, Aurra, LTD, L. Simon, C. Carlton, Funn. LP ADDS: B. Summers, G. Benson, Line, Maze. Rufus, G. Benson, Manhattans, A. Franklin, E. Klugh, N. Cole. ADDS: Hall & Oates, RGB, G. Lakeside, P. Bryson, B. Womack, L. White. Adams, G. Washington, Skyy, F. Knight, E. Kendricks, Emotions, N. Connors, L. Wilson. LP ADDS: |p/BMX — CHICAGO — LEE MICHAELS, PD Spunk, Tzyick, Earth, Wind & Fire. HOTS: Kool & The Gang, Prince, Slave, One Way, D. Ross/L. Richie, Isley Brothers, Temptations, The WYLD-FM — NEW ORLEANS — JAMES ALEXANDER, MD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG Time, Dazz Band, Bar-Kays, Roger, Earth, Wind & Fire, Four Tops, P. Austin, S. Brown, C. Mayfield, L. HOTS: Earth, Wind & Fire, FourTops, L. Vandross, Slave, C. Mayfield, D. Ross/L. Richie, Q. Jones, Isley Vandross, B. Womack G. Benson, P. Bryson. ADDS: Midnite Star, D. Morgan, RGB, Rene & Angela, Brothers, D. Byrd, R. Laws, Raydio, M. Moore, J. Feliciano, Tierra, T. Pendergrass, S. Brown, N. Cole, §•0. S. Band, T. Browne, Black Ice, E. King, G. Hunt, G. Knight, G. Washington. LP ADDS: Spinners, E. Pointer Sisters, J. Jackson, Emotions, Booker T., Spinners, G. Benson, D. Ross, P. Hyman, Tavares, £. Birdsong, L. White, A. Bofill, N. Connors, Jones Girls. King, Rufus. ADDS: Central Line, Rene & Angela. LP ADDS: Brandy Wells, Kool & The Gang, A. Bofill, Jones Girls. JjVGCI — CHICAGO — PAM WELLES, MD HOTS: Kool & The Gang, Isley Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, G. Adams, Slave, Temptations, S. Brown, WDAS — PHILADELPHIA — JOE TAMBURRO, PD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG Commodores, B. Womack, P. Bryson, N. Cole, G. Benson, G. McCrae, Bar-Kays, B.B.&Q. Band, HOTS: Slave, Prince, Earth, Wind & Fire, Isley Brothers, Chocolate Milk, Q. Jones, Commodores, The Prince, B. White, P. Hyman. ADDS: Dynasty, Central Line, G. Knight, G. Washington, T. Davis, Al Time, G. McCrae, Whispers, C. Mayfield, Centra! Line, G. Benson, M. Moore, One Way, Rufus, E. King, parreau, Chocolate Milk. LP ADDS: A. Bofill, Jones Girls, P. Bryson. Rene & Angela, P. Hyman, Sequence, Tierra, Fine Quality, D. Ross, N. Cole, H. Alpert, Skool Boyz. ADDS: Stylistics, P. Austin, E. Mercury. LP ADDS: B. Wells, Jones Girls, A. Bofill, D. Newman, E. Klugh, WJMO — CLEVELAND — ERIC STONE, PD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG H. Melvin, Booker T. ADDS: T. Browne, Four Tops, Gangsters, Aurra, Red Hott, The Time, Michael & HOTS: J. Cam, The Time, C. Mayfield, Earth, Wind & Fire, Roger, G. Benson, Mean Machine, Prince, Brenda Sutton. LP ADDS: Spinners, Syreeta, H. Hancock, Skool Boyz, D. Morgan. Whispers, P. Bryson, G. McCrae, N. Cole, D. Laws, Slave. ADDS: J. Jackson, Shalamar, Starpoint, Dynasty, T. Pendergrass. WAMO — PITTSBURGH — JON ANTHONY, MD — EARTH, WIND & FIRE JUMPS: 9 To 4 — G. Benson, 14 To 8 — P. Bryson, 21 To 12 — L. Graham, 16 To 13 — Slave, 17 To 14- KDKO — DENVER — BYRON PITTS, PD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG Central Line, 37 To 20 — Bar-Kays, 26 To 21 — Ebonee Webb, 25 To 22 — Skyy, 29 To 23 — Shalamar, HOTS: Prince, Shalamar, Slave, Isley Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Zoom, R. James, Switch, G. 40 To 31 — Dynasty. ADDS: Temptations, Cameron, Kwick. LP ADDS: A. Bofill, Lakeside, A. Crouch, Benson. ADDS: Fatback, Sugar Hill Gang, D. Morgan, E. Kendricks, RG&B, T. Pendergrass, Kano, T. Spinners, Jacksons, Bar-Kays, S. Woods. Davis. LP ADDS: Bar-Kays, N. Connors, Starpoint, L. White, Godmama, I. Dury, Zoom, L. Williams, Five flUecial, Shock, B. Summers, Madagascar, A. Bofill. KATZ — ST. LOUIS — EARL PERNELL, MD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG JUMPS: 7 To 4 — Chocolate Milk, 12 To 8 — Slave, 16 To 9 — G. Benson, 14 To 10 — P. Bryson, 22 To WJLB — DETROIT — JOHN EDWARDS, MD — #1 — L. VANDROSS 1 3 — D. Ross, 25 To 14 — B. Womack, 20 To 1 5 — Rufus, 1 8 To 1 6 — M. Moore, 30 To 21 — GQ, 28 To HOTS: P. Bryson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang, S. Clarke/G. Duke, Whispers, Slave, G. 22 — Booker T., 40 To 24— Bar-Kays, 33 To 25 — LTD, 36 To 26 — Funn, 34 To 28 — Skyy, 39 To 29 — Benson, Four Tops, RJ's Latest Arrival, P. Austin, B. Womack, Slave, T. Pendergrass, E. Klugh, S. R. Robbins, HB To 34 — T. Pendergrass, HB To 35 — Jones Girls, HBTo36 — R. James, HBTo37 — C. Woods, Tierra, Central Line, Earth, Wind & Fire. ADDS: Rufus, J. Feliciano, Shalamar, Skyy, C. Staton, HB To 38 — Shalamar, HB To 39 — Skool Boyz. ADDS: L. Simon, Patterson Twins, Aurra, G.S. Mayfield. LP A. Bofill, P. Bryson, Brick, The Time, Jacksons (Live), G. Dunlap, TTF. ADDS: Heron, V. Burch, Lipps, Inc., H. Hancock. fKMJQ — HOUSTON — ROSS HOLLAND, PD — #1 — EARTH, WIND & FIRE KMJM — ST. LOUIS — DICK EDWARDS, PD — #1 — ROGER HOTS: Roger, Kool & The Gang, Slave, L. Vandross, D. Morgan, Four Tops, The Time, Prince, Q. Jones, HOTS: Earth, Wind & Fire, Commodores, The Time, Kool & The Gang, D. Ross/L. Richie, L. Vandross, E. Webb, Shalamar, One Way, Al Jarreau, G. Benson, Maze, Aurra, Isley Brothers. ADDS: Skyy, J. Prince, D. Morgan, R. James, Q. Jones, D. Ross, Al Jarreau, T. Pendergrass, Four Tops, Pointer Dackson, Brick, G. Washington, Apache. LP ADDS: Kool & The Gang, Jacksons. B. Summers, Earth, Sisters, A. Franklin/G. Benson, C. Carlton, T. Pendergrass. ’Wind & Fire, Roger. KSOL — SAN FRANCISCO — BERNIE MOODY, PD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG KPRS — KANSAS CITY — DELL RICE, PD — #1 — KOOL & THE GANG JUMPS: 8 To 5 — Isley Brothers, 1 1 To 7 — G. Benson, 16 To 1 1 — D. Ross, 22 To 1 4 — Skyy, 29 To 19 OTS: L. Vandross, D. Ross/L. Richie, The Time, C. Mayfield, Earth, Wind & Fire, Commodores, Slave, — Swtich, 30 To 22 — Central Line, 26 To 23 — P. Hyman, 31 To 27 — G. Dunlap, 32 To 28 — Bar-Kays, Brown, S. Woods, Chocolate Milk, Ebonee Webb, Isley Brothers, M. Moore, B. Womack, N. Cole, B. 33 To 29 — Hall & Oates, 34 To 30 — Al Jarreau, 35 To 31 — Zoom, 36 To 32 — H. Hancock, 37 To 33 — 'James, Shock. R. Cameron, Aurra, L. White, G. Knight, P. Hyman, D. Ross. ADDS: V. Burch, G. Midnite Star, 38 To 34 — Jones Girls. ADDS: A. Bofill, Mike & Brenda Sutton, Starpoint, P. Austin, B. (^Washington, T. Davis, T. Gardner. Fatback, L. Love, Satin Dreams, Shalamar. LP ADDS: LTD, B. Miles. Summers, Ozone. WWDM — SUMTER — BARBARA TAYLOR, MD ’KDAY — LOS ANGELES — JON BADEAUX, MD — #1 — EARTH, WIND & FIRE HOTS: G. Benson, Earth, Wind & Fire, D. Ross, Prince, L. Graham, Bar-Kays, Central Line, Kool & Th^ ’HOTS: Prince, Whispers, Kool & The Gang. Shalamar, Roger, Isley Brothers, B. James, D. Ross, Gang, Chocolate Milk, M. Moore. ADDS: G. Washington, T.S. Monk, B. Womack, Dynasty, B. fcCommodores, Slave, G. Benson, Zoom, B. Womack, Central Line. ADDS: LTD, The Time, L. White, Summers, Al Jarreau, R. Robbins, BT Express. LP ADDS: G. Dunlap, L. White, L. Williams, B. Womack, ^Jkool Boyz, S.O.S. Band, Jones Girls, Al Jarreau. Bar-Kays, Five Special, A. Bofill. KGFJ — LOS ANGELES — J.B. STONE, PD — #1 — ROGER OK100 — WASHINGTON — HARRY BOOMER, MD HOTS: Earth, Wind & Fire, Slave, Prince, Kool & The Gang, Mean Machine, B. Womack, D. Ross, HOTS: D. Ross/L. Richie, C. Carlton, R. James, E. King, B.B.&Q. Band. N. Straker Band, L. Vandross, R. Commodores, OneWay. ADDS: Fatback, B. Summers, Four Tops, Brick, C. Carlton. LP ADDS: Spunk, Robbins, Cameo, P. Hyman/M. Henderson. ADDS: Madagascar, G. McCrae, Skyy, G. Benson, Kwick. A. Bofill, Al Jarreau, Skyy, M. Moore, B. James. ADDS: T. Pendergrass, G. Knight, P. LaBelle, Bar-Kays. LP ADDS: Earth, Wind & Fire. ADDS: Peaches WDIA — MEMPHIS — CARL CONNOR, PD & Herb, LTD. G. Benson, Central Line, Starpoint. ADDS: Q. Jones, RJ's Latest Arrival, S. Woods, M. HOTS: Roger, Prince, Kool & The Gang, Commodores, Bar-Kays, B. Womack, Chocolate Milk, Earth, Henderson, Zoom, R. Robbins, Jones Girls, Spinners, J. Jackson, Syreeta. ADDS: H. Hancock, N. Cole, Wind & Fire, One Way, West Street Mob, M. Moore, Q. Jones, Ebonee Webb, Isley Brothers, L. T. Marie, Kraftwerk, GQ, P. Bryson, Tierra.

ash Box/November 28, 1981 33 IN I ERNTmDN^L New Canadian Government Budget INTERN/ITION/IL D/4TELINE

Offers Little Help To Music Industry Canada albums just released are recordings (continued from Gary Numan, Frank Chacksfleld, Lalo Schifrin and othei, page 6) For people owning small businesses, the TORONTO/OTTAWA — who in the year — a figure passed through Toronto and Ottawa Nov. 5 orchestras. 1.3% coming budget may be a bitter pill to swallow. The as part of his piloting fling, says he Liliana Azzollnl, general manager of K*- that will see consumers’ entertainment tax cost of income flowing through a may tel International, Italy, announced an agree- budgets reduced in many cases. (It had business enjoying small business deduc- return to performing soon. "I’ve only been with Italian radio of 168 the real figures really thinking about it for the past couple of ment an network been predicted spending tions — particularly for those in lower tax weeks, but people really have been urging stations for the simultaneous broadcasting would be double the 1.3% figure before brackets — will be dramatically increased. \ of programs dedicated to the new 10-LP me to get back onstage” . . . Rod Stewart's budget day). While the arts in general were expecting new album features a song dedicated to set, "Canzoniere 50,” which include^ little from the budget, many found them- Terry Fox, the cancer-stricken amputee original hits by Domenico Modugno, U.K. Home Taping selves deprived of what little they had. who ran across the country last summer to Adriano Celentano, Marino Marini and Specifically, the Canadian film industry other artists. raise money for cancer research . . . Long * Fight Intensifies found itself amid a new and exceptionally after its release, about nine years to be ex- RCA released the first 18 LPs and by Paul Bridge vague set of personal investment laws that act, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra cassettes of the new midline Lineatrs effectively hinder the development of LONDON — In the second phase of the may has its first gold record (and the first for any America, all dedicated to U.S. recordingsof British Phonographic Industry (BPI) cam- Canadian movies. Canadian orchestra). The disc is the one it the past. The series includes albums by paign against home taping, K-tel Records The music business was another not ex- cut with Procol Harum, featuring the Elvis Presley, Tommy Dorsey with Frartfi of support, having has become the first label to commit itself to pecting any measures powerful “Conquistador.” Sinatra, Glenn Miller, and concrete action. K-tel releases will bear the been told several weeks ago by the federal The Bryan Adams recording is turning others. message, "Home Taping Is Killing Music — government that its pleas for blank tape out to be a sleeping giant for radio. Adams mario de luig) levies infeasible, the arts And It’s Illegal,” and its TV ads will also were considered also has songs on the next Prism, Bob feature the message prominently. in general were given short shrift on a novel United Kingdom Welch and Loverboy albums, and one has K-tel’s latest releases — "Chart Hits '81, concept that would have seen suddenly to wonder why the gifted 22-year-old hasn’t LONDON — The British Phonographic Iff! 2” unsuccessful artists qualify for the coun- volumes 1 and — will be promoted on dustry (BPI) generic advertising campaign, caught programming ears in the U.S. . . . national television with a 250,000 pound try’s unemployment insurance. Montreal’s Le Club, the city’s bona fide rock sidetracked earlier this year, has ongq Many arts organizations offered to ad- (just under $500,000) campaign. Album to star! showcase, closed its doors for a few again been reactivated. Scheduled ministrate through their memberships a sleeves used in the advertisements will this campaign, to the months in mid-November. Plans are to year, the designed be program in which fledgling artists out of bear stickers on the front, making the U.K. equivalent of the National Assn, of reopen with a new music policy . . . Our message clearly visible to viewers. work — among them, recording artists belated congratulations to Wayne Webster, Recording Merchandisers (NARM) "Give label In addition, the K-tel sales staff will be dropped from a — would be paid un- of the outstanding young and energetic the Gift of Music” campaign, was dropped employment insurance. one wearing T-shirts carrying the message for of the government’s programmers emerging in Canada, in his with the publication revision, meanwhile, will the duration of the TV campaign and will Copyright be new posting as music director for CHUM- "Green Paper" on copyright reform, which handled through two different federal also use anti-home taping bumper stickers rejected out of hand the possibility of a levg FM in Toronto . . . Strong new Canadian en- on their cars. departments. tries this past month include “Needless on blank tape. Plans for the campaign were “We are very pleased that K-tel is the first Nippon Victor Sales Up Freaking" by Dwayne Ford, the vastly- postponed as BPI officials and industry ex- company to get the new home taping cam- rallied to an official improved Saga with its “Worlds Apart” ecutives formulate paign under way,” said K-tel managing TOKYO — Total sales revenues for Nippon disc (produced by Rubert Hine) and B.B. response to the Green Paper. Now, director Colin Ashby. “Through, these Victor(JVC intheU.S. and Europe) jumped Gabor’s "Girls of the Future.” however, Brian Southall, publicity director albums, over 300,000 consumers will be to 235.3 billion yen ($1.0 billion) for the six 3 A great three-album series entitled of EMI Records and-a member of the BPl reminded of ourstanceon hometaping, not month period from March 21 to Sept. 20. Profile that will ultimately ad- “Superstars Salute Rex Massey Hall” is ex- Committee to mention the millions of others who will The total represented a 42% increase over pected to be a brisk Christmas item. The minister the campaign, is approaching adj see the television advertisements.” sales for the same period last year. for all-Canadian package will contribute $2.50 vertising agencies, asking them The BPI has requested that all its mem- Operating income of 23.8 billion yen will begin from each unit to the new Toronto facility. “pitches” forthecampaign, which million), ber companies reproduce the anti-home ($103 up 64% over the same 1 for the cartv In an article in the Nov. 7 issue of Cash in 982. The projected budget last of billion taping message on the back of all record period year, and net profits 9.5 paign is put “around two million pounds Box, it was reported that counterfeit sleeves. The campaign, bowed at the end of yen ($41.3 million), up 54% over last year, records and manufacturing equipment was (approximately $4 million)." Saatchi and October (Cash Box, Nov. 14), got under represented set all-time highs for the com- seized from several companies in Canada. Saatchi, which organized Margaret way with advertisements in the national pany. One of those companies was Modern Thatcher’s successful election campaigy newspapers identifying home taping as a Sales from the audio division totalled Album of Canada, a company in no way and is the current “whiz kid” of the agenc problem that could lead to the demise of 57.7 billion yen, or 25% of the total; the associated with Modern Album of the Un- scene, has already submitted a proposal the British music industry. A number of television accounted for 25.0 billion yen, several others will be seen befor^ ited States or any of its subsidiaries or but musical and recording stars also par- 11% of the total; the video division brought associated companies, including Modern Southall and the BPI committee make a ticipated in the campaign, lending their in nearly 140.0 billion yen, 59% of the total; Albums of Tennessee, Modern Albums of commitment. names as endorsements of the anti-home and records and the manufacturing of pre- Indiana and the Modern Album and After six months as A&R director of taping message. recorded tapes accounted for nearly 4.8 r Finishing Company, Inc. of Haupauge, New Island Records, Andrew Lauder has left th e The- advertisements, however, did not billion yen, five percent of the total. difference of opinion York. kirk lapointe company following a meet with unanimous sympathy from the over the direction of A&R policy. Saic public, with at least national For The Record Italy one newspaper Lauder, “I knew when I joined Island thal

receiving enough letters of complaint that it In the Nov. 7 issue of Cash Box in an arti- MILAN — To celebrate his 10 years of ac- Chris Blackwell and I might not see eye Lq published some that said stars the stature cle on the break-up of a counterfeiting ring tivity as producer for the CGD label, eye over the kind of music we appreciated. of or Rod Stewart already have a in Canada, it was erroneously stated that Glancarlo Lucarlello has collected for an Indeed, this was discussed when we first sufficient income. — “being sought is Gary Salter, head of Ahed album many hit recordings by the Pooh, met earlier this year so we both knew it In addition to the BPI, the Musicians Un- Music Corp. and Precision Record Rlccardo Fogll, Viola Valentino, Gianni was a potential problem. Unfortunately we ion, the Mechanical Copyright Protection Manufacturers, who is now residing in Tognl and other artists that he produced haven’t been able to reach an agreed A&R Society (MOPS), the Mechanical Rights Manila, The Philippines.” Cash Box over the years. policy so rather than let the situation Society (MRS) and the Assn, of apologizes for any inconvenience the error Beat Records has started a new medium degenerate, we’ve agreed to part company. Professional Recording Studios are behind may have caused. priced line called Orbita. Among the first 10 There's no animosity, simply a fundamental the campaign. difference of opinion.” paul bridge INTERN/fTIONA BESTSELLERS V Australia Italy United Kingdom TOP TEN 45s TOP TEN 45s TOP TEN 45s 1 Start Me Up — The Rollins Stones — Rolling Stones 1 Bette Davis Eyes — Kim Carnes — EMI 1 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic — The Police — A&M 2 You Weren’t In Love With Me — Billy Field — WEA 2 (Out Here) On My Own — Nikka Costa — CGD 2 Labelled With Love — Squeeze — A&M 3 Physical — Olivia Newton-John — Interfusion 3 Rock ‘n’ Roll Robot — Alberto Camerini — CBS 3 Joan Of Arc — Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark — Dindisc 4 Endless Love — Diana Ross and Lionel Richie — Motown 4 Arthur’s Theme — Christopher Cross — Warner Bros. 4 Happy Birthday — Altered Images — Epic 5 Prince Charming — Adam And The Ants (CBS 5 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic — The Police — A&M 5 When She Was My Girl — The Four Tops — Casablanca 6 Precious To Me — Phil Sevmour — CBS 6 M’lnnamoro Di Te — Ricchi E Poveri — Baby 6 It’s My Party — Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin — Stiff 7 The Stroke — Billy Squire — Capitol 7 Hula Hoop — Plastic Bertrand — Durium 7 Good Year For The Roses — — F-Beat 8 Queen of Hearts — Juice Newton — Capitol 8 He’s A Liar — Bee Gees - Polydor 8 Tonight I’m Yours — Rod Stewart — Riva 9 Too Many Times — Mental As Anything — Regular 9 Mallnconla — Riccardo Fogli — Paradiso 9 Favourite Shirts — Haircut One Hundred — Arista 10 Hold On Tight — Electric Light Orchestra — Jet 10 More Stars on 45 — Stars On — Delta 10 Physical — Olivia Newton-John — EMI TOP TEN LPs TOP TEN LPs TOP TEN LPs 1 Tattoo You — Rolling The Stones — Rolling Stones 1 Buona Fortuna — Pooh — CGD 1 Dare — Human League — Virgin 2 Sirocco — Australian Craw! — EM! 2 Ghost In The Machine — The Police — A&M 2 Ghost In The Machine — The Police — A&M Ji 3 Physical — Olivia Newton-John — Interfusion 3 Fabrlzlo De Andre — Fabrizio De Andre — Ricordi 3 The Best Of Blondle — Chrysalis 4 Bad Habits — Billy Field — WEA 4 Abacab — Genesis — Vertigo 4 Almost Blue — Elvis Costello — F-Beat 5 Cats & Dogs — Mental As Anything — Regular 5 Tattoo You — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stones 5 Shaky — Shakin' Stevens — Epic 8 New Traditionalists — Devo — Warner Bros. 6 La Grande Grotta — Alberto Fortis — Philips 6 Hedgehog Sandwich — Not The Nine O CIock News — BBC 7 Hooked On Classics — Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — K-tel) 7 Strada Facendo — Claudio Baglioni — CBS 7 Greatest Hits — Queen — EMI 8 Time — Electric Light Orchestra — Jet 8 Duemlla 60 Italian Graffiati — Ivan Cattaneo — CGD 8 7 — Madness — Stiff Sells Donna — Stevie Nicks — Modern/WEA 9 Rudy & Rita — Alberto Camerini — CBS 9 Exit . . . Stage Left — Rush — Mercury 18 Time Exposure — Little River Band — Capitol 10 Val Mo’ — Pino Daniele — EMi 10 Still — Joy Division — Factory — Kent Music Report — Musica e Dischi — Melody Maker

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34 Cash Box/November 28. 19v Rental Vs. Sales, Role Of Cable Highlight ITA Seminar

1 J (continued from page 5) it h#aln«^ ” nrnrlnrtinn firmrete ae “aetAmshinn” Fn^t^r aHHmeeeH thf* ariva v because it helps stimulate business. production figures as “astonishing" and Foster addressed the advantages offered ^T\ome checking system is needed to Adding that “we should have no fear of said that tape manufacturers are currently by videodiscs in the areas of interactive and 'eliminate blatant piracy. that in stereo programming. Pointing to the discs’ [ cheating and renting,” Klingensmith cautioned “the a period of “assessing strengths and '*» • “If either the motion picture company, rental system will be resisted just as the concentrating on those areas.” unique chaptering, auto-stop and freeze the retailer or the consumer feels they’re sales (system) was” and that the current Madden cited miniaturization in both frame features, and to the tremendous f) ftfot getting a fair shake, the whole thing will rental royalty system needs a bit of hardware and software and the movement amount of information that can be stored j collapse,” Fishman said. overhauling. toward slower speeds in tapes, heads, and on discs, Foster said he felt that because of Fishman suggested as a possible solu- Cy Leslie, president of CBS Video Enter- drums as the major current video trends. cable availability movies would eventually r tion some kind of joint venture using “ser- prises also had a few words of caution. In his speech on “Prosecuting Piracy and decline in the disc market to be overtaken vice merchandisers,” neutral companies “With the sunshine of promise, there are Other White Collar Crimes,” Julian by other uses, such as preprogrammed Ah at would act as distributors for cassettes also clouds of concern in this industry,” he Greenspun, deputy chief for litigation, sports, travel and "how-tQ”/instruction nd discs as a way of cutting the enormous said. “There is an oversupply of retailers, criminal division, U.S. Department of films, which better fit the disc medium. cost incurred by the studios in maintaining undercapitalization and a lack of un- Justice, spelled out current legislative ef- The Nov. 18 activities closed with a late

(" distribution systems. Fishman felt this derstanding of the economy.” He ad- forts to increase penalties for tape piracy addition to the schedule of seminars “What

s would eventually bring costs down suf- vocated a pragmatic attitude towards rental from a misdemeanor to a felony and the im- Was The Sony Decision And What Does It ficiently to a figure that would be satisfac- and sales policies. pact passage of such legislation would Mean?” Speaker William M. Bourchard, to all parties. Stuart Karl, president of the Karl Video have on increasing piracy prosecutions. chairman, copyright division, American Bar itory fc^The consensus on the producers panel Crop., the only independent video com- Greenspun also questioned the video in- Assn., Trademark and Copyright Section, ft was that rentals are now the most practical pany represented on this panel, focused dustry’s efforts to publicize its counter- attempted to shed some light on the recent ^direction for the producers to consider. not on sales or rentals, but on programm- feiting problems, saying that increasing appellate court decision that ruled it is un- “There will always be sales, but where the ing. “The vigor of this business is original public awareness of the problem would lawful to use a videotape recorder in your

business is going is rental,” said Jim programming,” he said, adding that the help alleviate it. home to copy copyrighted material (Cash luJimlrro, president of Walt Disney Com- future of video programming lies in non- Eliot Minsker, publisher/president, Box, Oct. 31). munications. "There are 12, 15-20 rentals fiction. Knowledge Industry Publications, provided Bourchard carefully outlined the reason- for every sale transaction.” Echoing his All the producers agreed that the perhaps the most controversial speech of ing by both the district court, which ruled sentiments, Bob Klingensmith, vice presi- videodisc business will grow in the next few the opening day in announcing the results for Sony, and the Appeals Court in the Ninth ent of video distribution for Paramount years. The retailers panel, in contrast, of “Tracking The Home Video Market: A Circuit, which overturned the district Pictures, said, “The rental system works produced little consensus, except for the Study Prepared for the ITA Seminar.” court’s decision in ruling for MCA. He future of non-fiction videocassettes. Minsker offered a dim view of the future of stressed that the current decision is in no VS DA Formed “They’re the way to go,” said Deborah Skin- movies on prerecorded video cassettes way the final word on the subject and that (continued from page 10) ner, division product merchandise and discs, pointing out that cable TV will the ruling actually only applies within the | -Tv hat Warner’s has based it’s rental manager of the Associated Merchandising eventually offer greater and cheaper con- jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit. program on.” Corp., a department store buying agent. sumer access to films, with the result that "The Ninth Circuit decision should not be Curtright added that, based on Sales Vs, Rentals people will no longer feel compelled to buy viewed as an end, but both decisions — that responses at the meeting and discussion Sales vs. rentals, naturally, provoked the or rent prerecorded tapes. of the district court and of the appellate he has had with other video dealers, there is liveliest discussions during this panel ses- “The consumer business distorts the un- court — should be looked at as the beginn- a pressing need for what he calls “a positive sion. Arthur Morowitz, president of Video iverse it operates in,” Minsker said. "As ing of an attempt to come to some decision rfental program.” Shack/A&H Distributors, said that no cable households increase, demand for on a question we will increasingly have to “(Video of Texas) enforces rental retailer could survive on rentals alone. prerecorded tapes may slowly disappear face,” Bourchard said. fjjferograms, such as Warner’s Home Video's, “We’ve been in the rental business from the . . . Prerecorded movies on tape or disc In “Bridging the Gap Between Record : Dut we don’t endorse them,” stressed Cur- beginning, and it’s not where we make the don’t seem to have a chance in the long run Companies and the Home Video Market,”

bright. “As far as I’m concerned it’s a Gateh- bulk of our profit,” he said. “My contention . . . When the history of home video is writ- Howard M. Borris, president, Myriad Media 2 situation at this point.” is that the video business is a stronger sell- ten, prerecorded cassettes and discs will Prods., Inc., an independent musical An immediate goal of the VSDA, he con- ing business than any other form.” Jerry be a blip.” production company for the home video cluded, will be to address WHV’s present Frebowitz, president of Movies Unlimited, Cable Vs. Video market, detailed the difficulties of the three ntal-only program in addition to the agreed on this point. “The rental window is Minsker said he expects pay TV’s gross areas of negotiation that must be entered forthcoming Magnetic Video lease/rental getting smaller,” he said. “No retailer can to slowly pass movie theater grosses as into in order to produce music for the home jj | ,A plan (see separate story), possibly get his money back.” Although he well. However, Minsker’s gloomy predic- video market — with the artist, with the pi The second priority of the VSDA, ac- opposed rental-only plans, he said the 20th tions were later countered somewhat by the record company and with the music j Wording toGimbel, will be to tackiethe issue Century-Fox Magnetic Video plan was the assessment of Harlan Kleinman, president publisher. Borris also stated that there are of bootlegging and piracy. In this best one. of The Harlan Kleinman Co., In his talk on three ways that the record companies can f< video rea he the trade group has While most of the retailers believed sales “Cable and Home Video/Friends Or Foes?” meet the challenges of video music r’f4l ’ added, Jp^iready suggested setting up a toll-free 800 to be better than rentals, Jack Friedman, Kleinman referred to cable and home video programming: through a series of record S number as an anti-piracy hotline, similar to president of Video To Go, asserted that as “not an either/or but an either/and situa- company involvements a la present J the one already in service to report record high retail prices due to short-term profit tion.” production label-distribution deals, While granting that cable had the advan- | » piracy through NARM. outlook of the production companies has separate audio-visual record labels, or a “That way, we can establish a direct line caused the proliferation of rental outlets tage in story-oriented material, Kleinman set-up such as exists in the motion picture law enforcement group’s such as the Mo- and termed it an “unwise policy.” “A rental- pointed out that “cable has no time utility, industry, whereby the companies pay in- tion Picture Assn, of America’s (MPAA) dominated marketplace will always make you can’t play with it whenever you want.” dependents to come up with projects on a ilm Security Office and the FBI,” said Gim- the video industry dependent on other Kleinman also listed the unique advantages task by task basis. tools. Vbel. “We plan to make our entire mem- policies,” he said. offered by videodiscs as educational “You will theatrical, pay-per-view JT'bership aware of it so that they don’t have to But Steve Wilson, vice president of see distribution J go through other channels. It will be more operations for Fotomat, offered another and videocassette Co-op Adversiting Kleinman said. “What : perspective. “There’s dear evidence that simultaneously,” (continued from ef Efficient for us as a group.” page 12) the renters we’re talking about is modularity. Everyone 1 to The VSDA is presently constructing its and the buyers are two different schedules for country and jazz. We’re tuner screen — from bylaws and planning an extensive mem- groups," he said. “The retailer must have owns a basic and a TV highly supportive of going after other What’s J bership drive, according to Gimbel, which the flexibility to meet these two.” He viewed there we will add on modules. demographics and stretching those ad Jr ter hopes will include placing inserts in the whole rental vs. sales issue one of “dif- holding us up is technology — the fact that dollars across the board.” few systems are currently compatible. A, video and record industry trade publiea- ferent value perceptions.” Stauffacher also says that there is a is of Klein- tions. He added the group would also like to On the subject of piracy, Frebowitz said “The real situation one time,” noticeable increase in co-op support from will it before start its own industry newsletter at some that rental-only policies for blockbuster man concluded, “How long be accessory companies like Maxell and TDK. ^bint. movies “invite piracy,” and that reasonable we can integrate the hardware?” As far as co-op media advertising, Stauf- fj “We’ve purposely set a low initiation fee of rental fees discourage it. He advocated a In his speech prior to demonstrating 3D facher says Budget has been pursuing 5100 so that the little retailer, as well as the sliding scale for tape rentals based on a video, Daniel Symmes, vice president and radio and print more aggressively than last

jlbig chain, can afford joining,” said Gimbel. movie’s popularity at a given time. “You technical director, 3D Video Corp. stated year, and that it will do regular print layouts Both Gimbel and Curtright mentioned could rent The Boob for one dollar a night that public response to 3D showing on in Denver and then send them out to stores Tvhat the organization is planning its first and Arthur for $20,” he said. cable TV had been extremely enthusiastic. in other states to use institutionally. jboard meeting for the beginning of 1982 to Better techniques for deterring piracy Symmes said that the technology for 3D Although co-op ad support varies from pe held concurrently with the Winter Gon- and the potential of high-speed videotape video without either the colored glasses or account to account around the country, the .< mer Electronics Show (CES) in Las duplicating machines were the dominant more expensive polarized glasses is majority of the retailers surveyed say they t/egas Jan. 7-10. They hope to schedule the concerns of the panel of duplicators. The currently available, although cost- taking a positive k are and aggressive ap- Association’s first national convention by only subject they could not agree on was prohibitive for the individual consumer at proach to holiday advertising. /August of next year, after a proposed the life of recycled tapes, although they ten- this stage. Also, while 3D exhibitors curren- Russ Solomon, president of the jecond board meeting at the Summer CES ded to believe that industrial tapes last tly are forced to rely on old material, new 3D Sacramento, Calif.-based Tower Records, Chicago. longer than consumer tapes. videos are now in production using today’s is a prime example of a retailer taking an “We discussed holding it in Chicago, St. In offering “An Industry Perspective,” Bill more advanced cameras and other upbeat approach to holiday advertising. Louis, Dallas or Kansas City, some central Madden, marketing manager, 3M Com- production equipment. Symmes also “Given the nature of our economy even

location in the country that will be easy to pany, claimed that even the industry did not spoke of the “limitless educational and in- when it is down, people don’t stop buying reach by all dealers,” Gimbel explained. initially realize the magnitude of the home dustrial uses of 3D video." gifts,” says Solomon. “Records are a high revolution. Calling initial ‘We want to make events such as this affor- video predictions Paul Foster, vice president, programm- value gift at a moderate price, and I expect dable to all our membership. That is a key concerning manufacturing capabilities ing, VHD Programs, Inc. spoke on "A New you’ll see a lot of retail advertising in , concern of ours.” “conservative,” Madden referred to current Dimension In Videodiscs.” In his speech, general this Christmas.

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Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 11/21 Chart 11/21 Chart 11/21 Chart

1 4 8.98 35 CIRCLE OF LOVE 898 68 ARTHUR — THE ALBUM s.se FOREIGNER (Atlantic SD 16999) THE STEVE MILLER BAND (Capitol ST-12121) 43 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Warner Bros. BSK 3582) 62 13

2 TATTOO YOU 8.98 36 WORKING CLASS DOG 8.98 69 THIS IS THE WAY 898 ROLLING STONES RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA AFL 1-3697)1 33 36 ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND (MCA-5207) (Rolling Stones/Atlantic COC 16052) 37 INSIDE YOU 70 BEST OF THE DOOBIES 3 ESCAPE THE ISLEY:Y BROTHERSBROTI (T-Neck/CBS FZ 37533) 37 JOURNEY (Columbia TC 37408) 3 17 VOLUME II 898 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (Warner Bros. BSK 3612) 18 ON THE WAY TO THE SKY - «4 GHOST IN THE MACHINE ess NEIL DIAMOND (Columbia TC 37628) THE POLICE (A&M SP-3730) 71 WALK UNDER LADDERS s.ss JOAN ARMATRADING (A&M SP-4876) 39 TIME EXPOSURE 8.98 5 RAISE! - LITTLE RIVER BANDBAN (Capitol ST-12163) 28 12 EARTH, WIND & FIRE (ARC/Columbia TC 37548) 72 TIME ELO (Jet/CBS FZ 37371) 61 15 NINE TONIGHT 12.98 40 FANCY FRE 8.98 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND IAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA-5209) 41 26 (Capitol STBK-12182) 73 ALMOST BLUE ELVIS COSTELLO (Columbia FC 37562) 41 HI INFIDELITY 7 BELLA DONNA 898 REO SPEEDWAGON (Epic FE 36844) 32 51 STEVIE NICKS (Modern/Atlantic MR 38-139) 74 STEP BY STEP 898 EDDIE RABBITT (Elektra 5E-532) 64 15 42 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE e.98 AIR SUPPLY (Arista AL 9551 42 25 8 PHYSICAL 8.98 ) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (MCA-5229) 10 75 CRAZY FOR YOU b.bb EARL KLUGH (Liberty LT-51113) 86 43 RE-AC-TOR see i5. 98 NEIL YOUNG and CRAZY HORSE 9 EXIT . . . STAGE LEFT RUSH (Mereury/PolyGram SRM-2-7001) (Reprise HS 2304) 57 76 CRIMES OF PASSION sss PAT BENATAR (Chrysalis CHE 1275) 72 67 10 THE INNOCENT AGE 44 IT’S TIME FOR LOVE DAN FOGELBERG TEDDY PENDERGRASS (Phila. Int'l./CBSInt'U TZ 37491) 35 77 EL LOCO ZZ TOP (Warner Bros. BSK 67 (Full Moon/Epic KE2 37393) 3593) 17

898 45 GET LUCKY 11 SOMETHING SPECIAL LOVERBOY (Columbia FC 37638) 63 78 a.98 KOOL & THE GANG (De-Lite/PolyGram DSR 8502) 12 DIESEL (Regency RY 19315) 82 13

46 b.9b s.se GREATEST HITS 12 PRIVATE EYES KENNY ROGERS (Liberty LOO-1072) 47 59 79 HOOKED ON CLASSICS 8.9e DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (RCA AFL1-4028) 11 11 THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (RCA AFL1-4194) 107 47 898 8.98 ALLIED FORCES 13 ABACAB TRIUMPH (RCA AFL1-3902) 38 11 GENESIS (Atlantic SD 19313) 80 JUICE 8.98 JUICE NEWTON (Capitol ST-12136) 70 39 8.98 8.98 48 NEW TRADITIONALISTS 14 PRECIOUS TIME DEVO (Warner Bros.s. BSKB5 3595) 24 PAT BENATAR (Chrysalis CHR 1346) 13 19 81 ENDLESS LOVE 8.98 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ess (Mereury/PolyGram SRM-1-2001) 66 19 8.98 49 LIVING EYES 15 GREATEST HITS THE BEE GEES (RSO/PolyGram RX-1-3098) 68 QUEEN (Elektra 5E-564) 22 82 LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS 9.9e IN 50 SHOWTIME 898 MAZE featuring FRANKIE BEVERLY 16 WHY DO FOOLS FALL SLAVE (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 5227) 46 (Capitol SKBK-12156) LOVE 898 DIANA ROSS (RCA AFL1-4153) 18 51 WILLIE NELSON’S 83 HOOLIGANS 15.98 THE (MCA 2-12001) 6 s.ge WHO 56 17 IF I SHOULD LOVE AGAIN GREATEST HITS (AND BARRY MANILOW (Arista AL 9573) SOME THAT WILL BE) WILLIE NELSON (Columbia KC2 37542) 40 11 84 NIGHTCRUISING 8.98 18 SONGS IN THE ATTIC BAR-KAYS (Mereury/PolyGram(Mercury/Po SRM-1-4028) 103 BILLY JOEL (Columbia TC 37461) 16 52 THE DUDE 898 QUINCY JONES (A&M SP-3721) 53 35 85 PARADISE THEATER 8 98 19 TONIGHT I’M YOURS 898 STYX (A&M0 SP-3719) ROD STEWART (Warner Bros. BSK 3602) 39 53 GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT 86 ROUND TRIP 8.98 THEY WANT 898 THE KNACK (Capitol ST-12158) 88 20 NEVER TOO MUCH THE KINKS (Arista AL 9567) 48 12 LUTHER VANDROSS (Epic FE 37451) 87 CAMOUFLAGE 898 898 54 LAW AND ORDER 8. 98 RUFUS with CHAKA KHAN (MCA-5270) 93 21 CONTROVERSY LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (Asylum 5E-561) 60 PRINCE (Warner Bros. BSK 3601) 23 88 SOLID GROUND 8.98 898 55 THE TIME 8.98 RONNIE LALAWS (Liberty LO-51087) 22 BREAKIN’ AWAY (Warner Bros. BSK 3598) 59 14 AL JARREAU (Warner Bros. BSK 3576) 19 15 89 AEROBIC DANCING 8.98 56 DISCIPLINE 898 featuring DORIAN DAMMER (Parade/Peter(Paradr Pan 100) 95 8.98 23 DON’T SAY KING CRIMSON (Warner Bros. BSK 3629) 58 BILLYmSQUIER (Capitol ST 12146) 20 29 90 WANNA BE A STAR 898 24 SHAKE IT UP 8.98 57 HEAVY METAL is.98 CHILLIWACK (Millennium/RCA 1-7759) 100 13 THE CARS (Elektra 5E-567) — 1 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Full Moon/Asylum DP-90004) 44 17 91 URBAN CHIPMUNK 8.98 25 STREET SONGS 898 THE CHIPMUNKS (RCA(I AFL 1-4027) 83 27 RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown G8-1002M1) 21 32 58 TONIGHT! THE FOUR TOPS (Casablanca/PolyGram NBLP 7258) 49 13 92 STARS ON LONG PLAY II 8.98 26 THE MANY FACETS OF Performed by Stars On (Radio Records/ Atlantic RR 19314) ROGER 8.98 59 LIVE 1598 ROGER (Warner Bros. BSK 3594) 25 11 THE JACKSONS (Epic KE2 37545) 93 STANDING TALL 8.98 CRUSADERS (MCA-5254) 65 27 FREEZE-FRAME 898 60 898 THE J GEILS SHARE YOUR LOVE BAND (EMI America SOO-17062) KENNY ROGERS (Liberty LOO-1108) 51 21 94 HANG ON FOR YOUR LIFE - (Virgin/Epic NFR 37407) 87 15 898 SHOOTING STAR 28 THE BEST OF BLONDIE 61 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 8.98 (Chrysalis CHR 1337) (Warner Bros. BSK 3383) 55 96 95 EVERY HOME SHOULD s.9 29 BEAUTY AND THE BEAT 8 @ 98 HAVE ONE 8.98 THE GO-GO’S (I.R.S./A&M SP 70021) 29 18 62 QUARTERFLASH (Geffen GHS 2003) 76 PATTI AUSTIN (Qwest/Warner Bros. QWS 3591) 30 FEELS SO RIGHT b.98 ALABAMA (RCA AHL-1-3930) 30 38 63 TORCH 8.98 CARLY SIMON (Warner Bros. BSK 3592) 45 96 PERHAPS LOVE PLACIDOpi ahinn DOMINGOnnro (CBS MF 37243) 1 1 31 DIARY OF A MADMAN OZZY OSBOURNE (Jet/CBS FZ 37492) $4 MOB RULES 8.98 BLACK SABB/ATH (Warner Bros. BSK 3605) 97 COMPUTER WORLD 8.98 KRAFTWERK (Warner Bros. HS 3549) 89 26 32 IN THE POCKET 8. 98 COMMODORES (Motown M8-955M1) 65 THE GEORGE BENSON 98 HIGH ’N’ DRY s.ge COLLECTION 16.98 DEF LEPPARD (Mereury/PolyGram SRM-1-4021) 85 17 33 ALL THE GREAT HITS is.98 GEORGE BENSONBENSOI (Warner Bros. 2HW 3577) 84 DIANA ROSS (Motown M13-960C2) 99 GREG LAKE 8 98 66 AS FAR AS SIAM e.98 (Chrysalis CHR 1357) 34 LONG DISTANCE RED RIDER (Capitol ST-121145) 69 12 VOYAGER 8 98 100 KING COOL THE MOODY BLUES 67 PIRATES 8 98 DONNIE IRIS & THE CRUISERS (Threshold/PolyGram TRL-1-2901) RICKIE LEE JONES (Warner Bros. BSK 3432) 52 17 (Carousel/MCA-5237) 78 10 a ...... , . 1

November 28, 1981

Weeks Weeks Weeks Or, 0r> On 11/21 Chart 11/21 Chart 11/21 Chart 101 “LIVE” 8.98 134 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN 167 HARD PROMISES 8.98 BARBARA MANDREL.L (MCA-5243) 101 14 PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS 8.98 TOM WITH ME (BacRstreet/MCA MSR-5160) 172 28 102 THE FRIENDS OF MR. SHEENA EASTON (EMI America SW-17061) _ 1 8.98 8.98 — 168 EXIT CAIRO 135 IN HARMONY 2 TANGERINE DREAM (Eiektra 5E-557) 168 4 JON & VANGEUS VARIOUS ARTISTS (Columbia BFC 37641) 145 2 (Polydor/PolyGram PD- 1-6326) 81 18 STRAIGHT 136 SWITCH V 8.98 169 KEEP ON MOVING 103 QUINELLA — SWITCH (Gordy/Motown G8-10O7M1) 139 4 AHEAD 8.98 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION LAKESIDE (Solar/RCA BXL1-3974) i 8.98 (Columbia FC 37550) 92 11 137 SKYYLINE SKYY (Satsoul/RCA SA-8548) 148 4 170 BELIEVERS 8.98 104 CHARIOTS OF FIRE 8.98 DON McLEAN (Millennium/RCA BXL 1-7762) 187 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MUSIC BY 138 GWEN McCRAE 8.98 147 s 4.98 VANGEUS (Polydor/PolyGram PD-1-6335) 115 7 (Atlantic SD 19308) 171 MICKEY MOUSE DISCO (Disneyland 2504) 171 93 8.98 105 8.98 139 ANTHOLOGY OCTOBER BABYS (Chrysalis CHR 1351) 146 5 8.98 U2 (Island ILPS 9680) 114 4 THE 172 GREATEST HITS CHARLEY PRIDE (RCA AHL1-4151) 174 4 FACE 8.98 106 PRETENDERS II 8.98 140 FACE TO (Arista 9547) 151 3 8,98 PRETENDERS (Sire SRK 3572) 77 15 QQ AL 173 ZENYATTA MONDATTA THE POLICE (A&M 5P-4831) 181 2 107 CAROL HENSEL’S EXERCISE 141 ANNE MURRAY S GREATEST 8.98 174 SOME DAYS ARE 8.98 HITS AND DANCE PROGRAM 142 91 8.98 (Vln«age/Mlrus VNI 7713) 109 41 (Capitol SOO-121 10) DIAMONDS JOHN DENVER (RCA AFL 1-4055) 108 22 8.98 142 FIRE OF UNKNOWN 108 FREETIME 8.98 SPYRO GYRA (MCA-5238) 91 14 — 175 ALL OF THE ABOVE ORIGIN THE JOHN HALL BAND BLUE OYSTER CULT (Columbia FC 37389) 99 21 109 LOVE MAGIC 8.98 (EM! America SW-17058) 183 2 L.T.D. (A&M SP-4881) 1 5.98 143 CHRISTMAS WISHES 8.98 ANNE MURRAY (Capitol SN-16232) 1 176 THE RED AND THEBLACK 110 BACK IN BLACK 8.98 JERRY HARRISON (Sire SRK 3631) 178 2 AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16108) 104 66 9.98 144 THE JAZZ SINGER 8.98 NEIL DIAMOND (Capitol SWAV-12120) 144 50 177 LORD UPMINSTER 111 THE PRESSURE IS ON 8.98 IAN DURY (Polydor/PolyGram PD-1-6337) 179 4 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. 113 14 8.98 145 GREATEST HITS 15.98 (ELEKTRA/CURB 5E-53S) THE DOORS (Elektra 5F-515) 132 57 178 INDIAN SUMMER AL. STEWART (Arista A2L 8607) 186 2 112 8.98 146 CARL CARLTON LOVE ALL THE HURT 8.98 (20th Century Fox/RCA T-S28) ST 19 179 BLACK & WHITE AWAY 8.98 POINTER SISTERS (Planet/Eiektra P-18) 110 22 113 MAIDEN JAPAN 5.98 ARETHA FRANKLIN (Arista AL 9552) 118 14 IRON MAIDEN (Harvest/Capitol MLP-15000) 124 5 180 BLUE JEANS 8.98 147 EXPOSED II CHOCOLATE MILK (RCA AFL1-3896) ... 1 114 THE STEVE MARTIN VARIOUS ARTISTS (CBS X2 37601) 164 2 181 ANTHOLOGY 9.98 BROTHERS 8.98 148 THIS KIND OF LOVIN’ 8.98 GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. STEVE MARTIN (Warner Bros. BSK 3477) 117 4 THE WHISPERS (Solar/RCA BXL 1-3976) 123 11 (Motown M9-981A2) 182 4 8.98 115 1 LIKE YOUR STYLE 149 DANGEROUS 182 VOICES 8.98 ; JERMAINE JACKSON (Motown M8-952M1) 102 11 ACQUAINTANCES 8.98 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (RCA AQL 1-3646) 184 68 116 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU 8.98 MARIANNE FASTHFULL (Island ILPS 9648) 138 7 183 CAPTURED ANGELA BOF1LL (Arista AL 9576) 131 2 150 TOUCH JOURNEY (Columbia KC2 37016) 185 41 GLADYS KNIGHT THE PIPS 117 THERE’S NO GETTIN’ & 184 8.98 J 125 13 SNEAKER (Columbia FC 37086) _ 1 OVER ME 8.98 (Handshake FW 37631} RONNIE MiLSAP (RCA AHL 1-4060) 96 14 151 SIGN OF THE TIMES .... 185 DEAD RINGER — BOB JAMES (Tappan Zee/Columbia FC 37495) 112 12 118 PREMONITION 8.98 MEAT LOAF SURVIVOR (Scottl Bros./CBS ARZ 37549) 119 10 152 DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT (Cleveland Int'l./Eplc FE 36007) 163 11 119 8.98 CHEAP 8.98 186 WHAT A WOMAN NEEDS 8.98 FANCY DANCER (EMI America ST-17060) 192 2 ONE WAY (MGA-5247) 105 10 AG/DC (Atlantic SD 16033) 130 33 MELBA MOORE 120 MSG 8.98 153 STILL THE SAME OLE ME — 187 LOVE IS THE PLACE 8.98 --- CURTIS MAYFIELD (Boardwalk NB1 33239) 157 7 MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP GEORGE JONES (Epic FE 37106) 1 (Chrysalis CHR 1336) SO 8 154 REFLECTION 8.98 188 MECCA FOR MODERNS 8.98 10 THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER 121 1 AM LOVE 8.38 GIL SCOTT-HERON (Arista AL 9566) 158 (Atlantic SD 16036) 190 25 PEABO BRYSON (Capitol ST-12179) 1 12.98 155 DEAD SET 189 PLAIN’ 8.98 8.98 GRATEFUL DEAD (Arista A2L 8606) 141 11 FROM THE HEART 122 AEROBIC DANCING DELBERT McCLINTON (Capitol ST-12188) 1 BARBARA ANN AUER (Gateway QSLP-7610) 128 19 8.98 156 AGAINST THE WIND 8.98 8.98 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER 190 CHANCES ARE 123 PIECES OF A DREAM BOB MARLEY (Cotillion/ Atlantic SD 5228) 129 e (Elektra 6E-350) 126 9 BULLET BAND (Capitol SOO 12041) 156 9 — 12.98 - 191 HOLLYWOOD. TENNESSEE 124 HOT ROCKS 157 ROCK & ROLL ADULT CRYSTAL GAYLE (Columbia FC 37438) 165 ii THE ROLLING STONES (London 2PS 606) 136 7 GARLAND JEFFREYS (Epic FE 37436) 159 s 192 NOVO COMBO 8.98 125 MOVING PICTURES 8.98 158 GO FOR IT 8.98 (Polydor/PolyGram PD-1-6331) 127 10 RUSH (Mercury/PoiyGram SRM-1-4Q13) 116 40 SHALAMAR (Solar/RCA BXL 1-3984) 121 7 193 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 8.98 126 STOP AND SMELL THE 159 MY MELODY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Liberty LOO-1109) 143 21 DENIECE WILLIAMS (ARC/Columbia FC 37048) 161 35 8.98 ROSES 8.98 RINGO STARR (Boardwalk NB1 33246) 150 1 6.98 194 RODNEY CROWELL 160 A CHIPMUNK CHRISTMAS (Warner Bros. BSK 3587) 160 9 THE CHIPMUNKS (RCA ... 1 127 SPIRIT S IN IT - AQL1-4041) THE IN 8.98 PATTI laBELLE (PhiSa. Int’i/CBS FZ 37380) 122 11 8.98 195 I’M LOVE 161 LOST IN LOVE EVELYN KING (RCA AFL 1-3692) 152 20 AIR SUPPLY (Arista AL 9530) 162 89 128 CHRISTMAS 8.98 196 LENA HORNE: THE LADY KENNY ROGERS (Liberty LOO-51 1 15) 154 2 162 BET YOUR HEART ON ME 8.98 JOHNNY LEE (Full Moon/Asylum 5E-541) 133 7 AND HER MUSIC LIVE ON 129 LOVE BYRD 8.98 DONALD BYRD AND 125TH ST.. N.Y.C. 163 BOBBY AND THE BROADWAY 13.98 (Eiektra 5E-531) 120 10 LENA HORNE (Qwest/Warner Bros. 2QW 3597) 175 11 MIDNITES 8.98 130 THE POET 8.98 BOB WEIR (Arista AL 9568) 173 2 197 IT MUST BE MAGIC 8.98 BOBBY WOMACK (Beverly Glen BG 10000) 155 3 TEENA MARIE (Gordy/Motown G8-1004M1) 149 25 164 UNTOLD PASSION ~~ 131 BIG CITY - & 198 MISTAKEN IDENTITY 8.98 MERLE HAGGARD (Epic FE 37593) 135 5 (Columbia FC 37600) 153 1 KIM CARNES (EMI America 5Q-17052) 140 31 132 BLIZZARD OF OZZ - 165 CURED - 199 GREATEST HIT 8.98 OZZY OSBOURNE (Jet/CBS JZ 36812) 134 33 STEVE HACKETT (Epic ARE 37632) 166 s CHEECH & CHONG (Warner Bros. BSK 3614) 176 5 133 TOM TOM CLUB 8.98 166 LOVERBOY 200 NORTH COAST 8.98 (Sire SRK 3628) 137 e (Columbia JG 36762) 167 45 MICHAEL STANLEY BAND (EMI America SW-17056) 189 18

... AC/DC . 110,152 Crusaders 93 in Harmony 2 135 Loverboy ... 45,166 Pointer Sisters 179 Stanley, Michael 200

. Aerobics (Auer) 122 Def Leppard 98 iris, Donnie 100 L.T.D 109 Police - . . . .4,173 Starr, Ringo . 126 Aerobics (Oammer) 89 Denver, John 174 iron Maiden 113 Mandrel!, Barbara .... 101 Pretenders 106 Stars On Long Play 11 ...... 92 ... Air Supply . . 42,161 Devo 48 Isiey Brothers 37 Manhattan Transfer . 188 Pride, Charley 172 Stewart, Al 178 Rod .... 19 Alabama 30 Diamond, Neil ... 38,144 Jackson, Jermaine , . . 115 Manilow, Barry 17 Prince 21 Stewart, Armatrading, Joan 71 Diesel 78 Jacksons 59 Marie, Teena 197 Quarterfiash 62 Styx .... 85 ... 118 Atlanta Rhythm Section . 103 Domingo, Placido .... 96 James, Bob ...... 151 Marley, Bob 190 Queen 15 Survivor Austin, Patti 95 Doobie Brothers 70 James, Rick ...... 25 Martin. Steve 114 Rabbltt, Eddie 74 Switch ... 136 Babys 139 Doors 145 Jarreau, AS ...... 22 Mayfield, Curtis 187 Red Rider 66 Tangerine Dream ... 168 .... 55 Bar-Kays 84 Dury, Ian 177 Jeffreys. Garland 157 Maze . 82 REQ Speedwagon 41 Time Bee Gees 49 Earth, Wind & Fire .... 5 J. Gails Band 27 McCrae, Gwen 138 Roger 26 Tom Tom Club ... 133 .... Benatar, Pat . . . .14,76 Easton, Sbeena 134 Joel, Billy 18 McLean, Don 170 Rogers, Kenny 46,60,128 Triumph 47

Benson, George 65 ELO 72 Jon & Vanqelis 102 McClinton, Delbert 189 Rolling Stones . U2 ... 105

Black Sabbath 64 Exposed II 147 Jones, George 153 Meat Loaf 185 Ross, Diana ..,.16,33 Vandross, Luther 20

. .... 181 Blondie 28 Faithful!, Marianne ...... 149 Jones, Quincy 52 Mickey Mouse Disco . 171 Rossington Coliins Band 69 Washington, Grover Jr.

Blue Oyster Cult 142 Fogeiberg, Dan 10 Jones, Ricki Leo 67 Miller, Steve ...... 35 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . 79 Weir, Bob ... 163 Bofill, 1 ... Angela ...... 116 ...... 3 183 ... 117 Rufus ...... 87 148

Bryson, Peabo ...... 121 Four Tops 58 ... 56 ...... 34 . . . .9,125 Who .... 83

Buckingham, Lindsey . . 54 Franklin, Aretha 146 King, Evelyn 195 Moore, Melba 186 Schertker, Michael 120 Williams, Deniece ... 159

Byrd, . . . . . Jr...... 1 1 Donald 129 Gayle, Crystal ...... 191 Kinks ... 53 . . 141,143 164 Williams, Hank

Carlton, . ... Carl ...... 112 . . 13 Klugh, Earl . 75 Nelson, Willie . 51 154 130

Carnes, Kim . .... 198 ... 29 86 ...... @0 . . . .6,156 .... 43 Gars ...... 77 ...... 24 GO ...... 140 ISO . 8 ..... 158 ZZ Top

Gheech & Chong ...... 199 ... 155 11 ...... 7 ...... 94 Chilliwack . Carly ...... 90 165 . 97 ...... 192 Simon, 63 SOUNDTRACKS

. Chipmunks . 91,160 , . . 131 . 127 ...... 40 Skyy ...... 137

Chocolate Milk . , . , . 180 . . . 12,182 99 ...... 119 ...... 50 68

Commodores ...... 32 175 . 169 . . 31,132 ..... 184 104 Costello, Elvis Harrison, 73 Jerry ...... 176 . . 88 ... 44 ...... 36 81 Cross, Christopher Hensel, Caro! ...... 107 162 . . . 167 ..... 108 , 193 Crowell, Horne, Rodney . 194 Lena 196 Little River Band 39 Pieces Of A Dream . . 123 Squier, Billy ...... 23 Heavy Metal .... 57 . ) '

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the ‘Up’ album by Fireworks and ‘Spreadin’ miniscule crossover into the Christian When they can’t get it because the money isn't there from the previous funding institution

Like Wildfire’ by the Archers. bookstore marketplace.” then I would anticipate that contributions from listeners would go down.” As a partial st Children’s Market Advertising campaigns during the fourth tion to funding problems, the station has begun to reach out to small business for u “Sparrow has also come up with a stand- quarter will utilize all media, with an derwriting to fill the space between major underwriters and listener contributions. This h up display that centers on its children’s emphasis on radio. “In terms of radio, we been facilitated by newly relaxed guidelines for public radio sponsorship by the Fede*i albums,” Shaw adds. "Knowing that concentrate most of our advertising there in Communications Commission (FCC). “On June 25, the FCC put in a new set of guidelin Christmas is a time when a lot of parents the fourth quarter,” explains Benson Com- that loosened up considerably what we’re allowed to say on the air about a sponsor,” Stevi

are buying records for their kids, we’re pany’s Blines. "We’ve had a pretty exten- Robinson, the station’s development director told us. “We don’t regard it as a commercfa

making a special effort to tie in with that sive trade campaign all year long. However, however, we do regard it as a viable way for somebody who wants to be identified as a jaz theme.” the Benson Company has been in a dif- entity to do so.” Despite the fact that public radio can’t offer spot advertising for a spec The labels will focus in on the ferent situation; we’ve been trying to es- product, Pryor feels it has certain things to offer a sponsor that commercial radio does<^( Christian bookstores, which concentrate tablish ourselves in the marketplace as new “First of all, even small businesses are beginning to find out that goodwill is an asset tli

on a very specific segment of the market. and different after the merger, so we’ve can have financial gains. But small business has to experience an upturn if that support

going to continue or increase at all. to big deal of it “About half of the projects that we do are been very consistent in print all year long. We tend make a because we want tf aimed at the bookstore market and the “We released approximately 80,000 have good relations with the business community, both the Fortune 500 and the sm^ other half that we do are by artists like Willie units of the Don Francisco album as part of businesses.” For the future, Robinson feels that, ultimately, the federal budget cuts Nelson and Merle Haggard,” Shaw says. a 40-market direct buy on Christian radio place public broadcasters in a better position as fundraisers. “Frankly,” he said, “whili

"We’ve been able to take the female singers stations, and secular radio stations tied to some of the public TV and radio stations like to moan and groan about how awful it is* with a country background — Donna Fargo stores that were a part of in-store merchan- really isn’t. With the loosening of the FCC rules, we’re in good shape. Better shape. By th and Jeannie C. Riley — and we’ve been dising campaign that involves a poster, time the cutbacks hit, we’ll probably be able to double or triple what we would havegottqn,' able to cross very lightly into the Christian flats, cutouts from the album and a 20x20 For Pryor, the changes are forcing a maturation for public broadcasters. “When you’r bookstore market. But the guys with a lightbox, which was the very first lightbox college and living the life of a liberal, it’s so easy to forget the problems that a businessmal country background doing gospel albums used in the Christian retail business.” has,” he said. “Once you get back into the work environment, you begin to see that this not a situation of good guys versus bad guys. This is a situation of trying to orient yoursefe society so you can provide a service, make a decent income and not mess over anybod CBS Retail, Units Sold We’re hoping that businesses both large and small will agree with us.” Canada Rack — RECORDS RECORDS RECORDS New York indie has a batch of new tl TORONTO — CBS Records of Canada Ltd. teo said in an interview that negotiations for ties including; “Very Personal” by saxophonist Houston Person; “Cool ’C' ’’ by alto ma, has divested itself of its retail and rack job- the two firms had been conducted over a Richie Cole; “Tenor For The Times” by Ricky Ford; “Bop For Kerouac” by vocalist M bing concerns by selling A&A Records six-month period and that Sound Insight Murphy; and “Line-Up" by guitarist Ron Eschete . . . ECM has just added two new titles and A.P.S. Distributors to three of its for- was not the only firm in the bidding. its catalog; "The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon” by saxophonist wi mer executives for an estimated $8 million. it DiMatteo said was likely there would be drummer Jack DeJohnette; and “Sanfona” by guitarist Egberto Gismonti . . . Fanta In a brief, two paragraph statement Nov. few layoffs at CBS Canada as a result of the Milestone label has “Super Strings” by bassist Ron Carter with Kenny Barron. Ji 6, CBS announced the divestiture of the two move. It was more likely that those dealing Tropea, Ralph McDonald and Jack DeJohnette. Due later this month from F firms, saying they were sold to Sound In- directly with the A&A — which has about 40 tasy/Milestone/Prestige are seven new two-fer titles including: “Conception" by B’ sight Ltd., headed by Terence Lynd, former franchises in the country — and A.P.S. — Evans; “Dakar” by ; “Yusef's Bag” by Yusef Lateef; “Moonglow" by Kern CBS Canada President; Richard Moody, which has many of the largest department Burrell and Coleman Hawkins; “Caravan” featuring allstar groups led by Johnny Hodge^l former CBS vice president and general stores as its major accounts — would move Billy Strayborn and Duke Ellington; and a pair of compilations assembled by Bob Port manager; and Frederick Rich, former CBS over to the new company. entitled "Giants Of The Blues Tenor Sax" and Giants Of The Funk Tenor Sax." Among thi vice president of finance. (Cash Box, Nov. DiMatteo admitted that CBS’ resources bluesmen are Arnett Cobb, King Curtis, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Jimmy Forrest. Illindl 21 ). were being “spread a bit thin” by two ad- Jacquet, Al Sears, Oliver Nelson, Hal Singer and Buddy Tate. The funkateers includ The retail and rack firms controlled a junct companies. He said CBS is not look- , , Willis “Gator” Jackson, Houston Person. an market share estimated at 15-20%. ing to re-enter the retail and rack industries Stanley Turrentlne. I CBS Canada president Bernard DiMat- at present. fred goodmai

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38 Cash Box/November 28. 1 AROUND Record Number Of Exhibits THE ROUTE At NAMA Annual Convention by Camille Compasio CHICAGO — A record number of 216 ex- it to be — but views vending machines as at- Jerry Gordon, senior vice president of hibitors, 36 of whom were first-timers, par- tractive in design, in step with modern times, Betson Enterprises-Moonachie, N.J., an- ticipated in the 1981 NAMA national conven- convenient and reliable.”

nounced that the firm has added the tion. The event, held Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 at Copies of the survey results are available Williams product line to its roster. Bet- Chicago’s McCormick Place, attracted 7,283 from NAMA free to members and may be son will now be distributing Williams full registrants. purchased by non-members for $3 per copy. “We were extremely pleased with the show, line of equipment in New Y ork, New Jer- (continued on page 41) as well as with the attendance, and so were the sey and Connecticut — and is anxiously exhibitors,” commented G. Richard awaiting delivery of the factory’s Atari, Namco Game Schreiber, NAMA president. Association of- “Stargate” and “Make Trax” video ficials said both the attendance and the upbeat Agreement Told games. Among the new pieces in test at reports from exhibitors indicate that the

Betson — and looking good — are Cen- prospects for merchandise vending and food- SUNNYVALE — Atari announced that it turi’s “Challenger” and Gremlin’s service management firms are looking up for has entered into an agreement with Namco,

“Eliminator”. Stern’s “Turtles” is 1982. Ltd., a leading Japanese video game manufac- starting to generate interest, Jerry told us, The show had reached an all-time high of turer for the exlcusive manufacture and sale of 201 exhibitors in Kansas City last year and the coin-operated version of Namco’s newest and the distrib’s current best-seller list is NAMA officials earlier had been concerned featuring the ever popular Midway “Pac- video game in the U.S. and Canada, among about 198 prospects in view of the state of the other territories. Man,” Taito America’s “Qix,” Atari’s 1 economy. The 1981 registration was far ahead “Atari is proud and excited to announce “Centipede” and “Tempest,” Gremlin’s of the 5,500 figure of last year and less than this agreement for the rights to Namco’s “Frogger” and Nintendo’s “Donkey 500 under the comparable 1979 attendance in newest game which we will introduce early Kong.” On the subject of the recently Chicago two years ago. next year. This agreement marks an important held AMOA convention, Jerry passed Public Opinion Survey step in our growing relationship with along the suggestion to AMOA that dis- Other good news at the convention came in Namco,” stated Raymond E. Kassar, chair- tributors be permitted to see the show the presentation of the results of a nationwide man ot Atari. “Namco brought the world two equipment the day prior to opening, for a public opinion study regarding vending of the most popular video games, 'Pac-Man’ machines, conducted for this summer and ‘Galaxian,’ to which Atari has the rights longer period of time than the two hours NAMA by Social Research, Inc., of Chicago. for its home video game system.” Kassar ad- currently allowed them on opening day. J “The study proves that the public percep- ded, “We will be introducing the home version .;= Under the present arrangement, ac- tion of vending, vending machines and of Pac-Man early in 1982.” cording to Jerry, you just don’t get vending companies is positive and favorable,” Masaya Nakamura, president of Namco enough time to really see everything Schreiber told the convention audience. “Not stated, “The relationship between Atari and before the crowds start gathering. Jerry only does the public perceive vending as an Namco which dated back to 1973 will become

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i INDUSTRY NEWS ‘Accent The Positive,’ Rosen Tells Sega/Gremlin Distribs

by Alan Sutton phenomenon” of electronic video games. “It and Camille Compasio is eminently clear that computer video games

are a ‘sign of the times’ • and by that I mean — With the mass media and CHICAGO the games are truly one of the early manifesta- politicians in all levels of government struggl- tions of an electronic revolution whose ing to understand the video game technology will personally touch, on an in- phenomenon, now is the time for the amuse- creasing basis, all of our lives,” he said. ment games industry to “communicate the “Therefore, what the media refers to as ‘The positives of our industry” to the public at Video Game Phenomenon’ is in reality an large, said David Rosen, chairman of Sega evidence of the phenomenal acceptance of Enterprises, in his keynote address at the com- electronic entertainment in today’s computer- pany’s annual distributors meeting here. oriented society.” “What the industry has before it is an As a prelude to introducing the company’s THE CHAIRMAN SPEAKS — "Partners In Progress” was the theme of Sega/Gremlin's re- educational process which must not be un- new product lineup, Rosen said, “In order for cent International Distributors Meeting, held in Chicago. Highlights of the meeting in- derestimated in terms of its magnitude, and the industry to continue to prosper, we must cluded a new product presentation and a keynote address by company chairman Davie obviously, in terms of its importance to the never lose sight of the objective of introducing Rosen, pictured above. future well-being of the industry overall,” new technology to the player-customer.” Rosen told the factory’s international dis- He continued by identifying three different tributors meeting here Oct. 28 at the Marriott Bally Is Declared In Chicago types of players in today’s marketplace: the Day’ Hotel. “macho” player who gravitates towards CHICAGO — Mayor Jane M. Byrne of poration this year marks the 50th anniversar.1 “We are the industry’s ambassadors,” action-packed futuristic space-theme games; Chicago officially proclaimed Oct. 19, 1981 as of its founding, achieving a half century ol Rosen went on to say, adding “let us point the “high skill” player who is attracted to new Bally Manufacturing Corporation Day in continuous participation in Chicago^ with pride to the numerous social benefits and game features that require the transference of Chicago in recognition of Bally’s 50 years of business community; and Whereas, originally accomplishments of our industry.” According previously developed skills; and the “cartoon participation in the city’s business com- known as the Lion Manufacturing Corpor^ to Rosen, these include: game” player who may or may not be a skilled munity. lion, the company was founded in 1931 in — Active rather than passive participation.

1 w's player, but who is attracted to lighthearted Bally’s president and chairman Robert E. Chicago when The Great Depression Unlike other forms of entertainment — such play themes. Mullane presented Mayor Byrne with a “Pac- overwhelming the nation; and Whereass. tra as television, movies, sporting events, radio “Add to these player types an expanding Man” video game in honor of the occasion. leadership and spirit of the founders andi sue' and prerecorded music — computer video customer base of women arid male adults in ceeding executives has lifted Bally’s statuj games involve active participation and teach The mayor’s proclamation reads as follows: higher age brackets, and it becomes obvious from a small local concern to one of the “To£ eye-harid coordination. “Whereas, the Bally Manufacturing that a variety of games is needed to satisfy the Cor- (continued on page 41, — Mental stimulation. By their very nature, various groups of players,” Rosen said. most forms of passive entertainment require In order to satisfy the various player groups that one absorb information. Video games, on and for operators to continue to enjoy high the other hand, require the player to think and THE JUKE BOX PROGRAMMER earnings, the factories will have to introduce to physically react in order to participate in i “more new games more often,” according to the entertainment experience. Rosen. — Emotional release. a result of As new New Games TOP NEW POP SINGLES technologies that allow for the design of TROUBLE LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (Asylum E-47223) Following Rosen’s remarks, Sega/Gremlin sophisticated and complex play themes, video YESTERDAY’S SONGS NEIL DIAMOND (Columbia ia-02604i vice chairman Frank Fogleman presented the games attract players of all ages. Therefore, I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES factory’s new video games: “Turbo,” they provide a means of expression and (RCA JB-12361) “Eliminator” and “Tactician.” welcome diversion from the tensions of work- HOOKED ON CLASSICS THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Turbo, the factory’s latest driving game, (RCA PB- 12304) day life for an ever-growing number of adults. i features a colorful sit-down cockpit design. — Discipline and concentration. In addi- 5. THE SWEETEST THING (I’VE EVER KNOWN) JUICE NEWTON (Capitol p-a-5046 Tactician is a unique strategy in which game (EiektraE-47235) tion to eye-hand coordination, video games 6 . UNDER PRESSURE QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE the player sets up his own defense barricade to teach discipline and concentration — the lack 7. COMtN’ IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE BARBRA STREISAND (Columbia 180262D intercept enemy forces, while Eliminator is a (RSO/PolyGram 1067) of which, according to most educators, con- 8 . LIVING EYES BEE GEES RS space-theme game that incorporates (EMi AmericaA-8102) stitutes a major obstacle in schooling today’s 9 . CENTERFOLD THEJ.GEILS BAND Sega/Gremlin’s Colorbeam monitor. (Eiektra E-47239) youngsters. 10 . SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT EDDIE RABBITT Other factory officials who addressed the Video Game Phenomenon meeting included president Duane Blough, * Rosen’s address also touched on what he marketing director Leonard Wisz and sales TOP NEW COUNTRY SINGLES (RCA said the press currently refers to as “the director Jack Gordon. 1. 1 WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD RONNIE MILSAP pb-1234: 2. LONELY NIGHTS MICKEY GILLEY (Epic 14-02578) 3. BLAZE OF GLORY KENNY ROGERS (Liberty p-a-1441) Valley’s Traveling Ambassador Rolls On ‘ 4. LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD DON WILLIAMS (MCA-si207) * 5. RED NECKIN’ LOVE MAKIN’ NIGHT CONWAY TWITTY (MCA-5119) CHICAGO — Distributors, operators and and the words, “The World’s Largest 6. SHINE WAYLON JENNINGS (RCAPB-12367) location owners across much of the United Manufacturer of Coin-Operated Pool 7. WATCH IN’ GIRLS GO BY RONNIE McDOWELL (Epic 14-02614) States and parts of Canada will very shortly be Tables.” 8 . ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) REBA McENTIRE (Mercury 57062) visited by Bill Nemgar, “Travelling Am- The initial itinerary will include stops from 9. MIDNIGHT RODEO LEON EVERETTE (RCAPB-12355) H bassador” for The Valley Company, promi- the midwest through the central states to San 10 . PREACHING UP A STORM MEL McDANIEL (Capitol p a-5059) nent manufacturer of coin-operated pool Francisco, then north to Vancouver, British tables. The Valley 8-Ball League consultant Columbia. The return route will be through SINGLES V and coordinator will be driving a 21 -foot the provinces and northern tier of the States to TOP NEW B/C TURN LOVE AROUND BENSON (Warner Bros. WBS 49846) motor home identified with the Valley logo (continued on page 41) YOUR GEORGE SHARING THE LOVE RUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN (MCAS1203> KICKIN’ BACK L T D. (A&M2382) DON’T HIDE OUR LOVE EVELYN KING (RCAPB-12322) CALLMESKYY (Salsoul/RCAS7 2152) YOU’RE MY LATEST, MY GREATEST INSPIRATION TEDDY PENDERGRASS (Philadelphia Int’l./Epic ZS5 02619)

7. I WANT YOU BOOKER T (A&M2374) -I 8. LOVE FEVER GAYLE ADAMS (Prelude prl8040-aS)

9. (I FOUND) THAT MAN OF MINE THE JONES GIRLS (Philadelphia mn./ Epic ZS8 02618 t (Bang/Epic ZS5 02599) 10 . WIDE OPEN BRICK TOP NEW A/C SINGLES < 1. WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU FOREIGNER (Atlantic 3868) 2. CASTLES IN THE AIR DON McLEAN (Millennium rcayb-ii8i9)

3. IF I WERE YOU LULU (alfa alf-zoii) (RCA pb-12342) 4 . I WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD RONNIE MILSAP ON HIS WAY — Bill Nemgar, Valley’s Ambassador-At-Large, leaves the pool table 5. LEATHER AND LACE STEVIE NICKS (with DON HENLEY) manufacturer’s Bay City, Mich, plant to begin his cross-country tour promoting Valley's 8- (Modern/Atlantic MR7341) Ball leagues.

! 40 Cash Box/November 28, l' INDUSTRY NEWS Ground Valley’s Nemgar che ROUTE Hits The Road vice calls by all but eliminating the :ontmuBd from page 33) (continued from page 40) Video Music problem of coin jamming. The coin Chicago. Future visits to other sections of aid he observed some “very good "Video Music Center” (VMC), a both countries are being scheduled. While the return receptacle is located on the top lieces” at Expo this year, but far too revolutionary new coin-operated front panel and is highly visible to the primary purpose of the tour is to push the ^any “secondary pieces” and an awful phonograph which incorporates the booming league idea, Nemgar will also customer. The new model provides at of games in the cutesy category that latest in microprocessor technology promote such Valley products as coin- bookkeeping information and there is a and the innovative video display feature /ere so similar to each other. Not too operated and home pool and Bumper Poo! plug-in mini-printer with a capacity of 32 in a sleekly designed cabinet, was available give 'juch innovation this year, he added. tables and coin-operated soccer tables. He will characters per line to premiered by the Seeburg division of operators of the Hialeah, Fla., home of Centuri’ Inc., give particular emphasis to the full Valley line a permanent copy ac- counting information. i where the concentration in the video of jointed and four-prong American-made Eiach location can program the VMC lepartment these days is on cues, featuring all natural wood construction, with customized information entered Challenger,” “Round Up” and and without artificial weighting. through an external plug-in keyboard. Miller pointed “This is a new way to keep the 8- Ball league ’Vanguard.” As Laura Information vary from selec- growing, and to sell may menu concept moving and _ >ut, reaction at AMOA Expo to the fac- tions, special events and cocktail hours Valley pro ' cts at. the grass roots level,” ory’s “Challenger” is further evidence of to stock exchange information and Nemgar said, “and I plan to contact everyone xnturi’s strong commitment. The sport scores. R&D possible, wherever I find them, who will The electronic was ame, an in-house creation, is doing very benefit from the formation of 8-Ball leagues.” VMG’s system designed developed by Universal /ell and Centuri has already shipped In spite of the fact that leagues are growing by and Research Laboratories, Inc. of Elk amples of “Round-Up” to its dis- leaps and bounds, as Nemgar pointed out, Grove Village, III., a subsidiary of Stern rtbutor network. Laura was also quite “there are still many operators who do not not yet Electronics. xcited about the reaction at the show to think it’s for them, or who have been shown how they will benefit. I’ll be telling he “2001” phonograph. While it is still operators how to form leagues; location ow- Striking Pin tidergoing extensive testing, and is not ners how to sign up teams; distributors how Production of “Viper,” a new four-player eady for shipment yet, the factory was they will sell more tables, all through leagues, pinball machine, has been announced Vatified to see the “2001 ” enjoying such which generate more business and higher by Stern Electronics, Inc. The new reception at Expo. good profits for everyone right down the line,” he model is encased in an attractively Stern Electronics, Inc. at the 1981 fHappy to report that Jack Gordon, concluded. designed cabinet of serpentine-themed AMOA exposition at Chicago's Conrad jremlin’s sales chief, is fully mended and graphics and illustrations. Hilton Hotel. ack at the office after undergoing some Viper boasts an exciting new play 1981 NAMA Meet The VMC’s 19-inch color TV monitor after feature, the Roto Shooter, which is a

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INDUSTRY NEWS AVftllDA Meet Stresses Need For Industry To Police Itself CHICAGO — Coin machine distributors tions, he said the coin machine industry must have enjoyed record revenues over the past accept the responsibility for policing itself lest year as a result of the amusement game boom, others move in with results that would be in- but unless they take action to stem the rising tolerable. “Location owners must be educated tide of anti-coin legislation that has accom- on how to keep undesirables from terrorizing

panied the boom, it could have an adverse ef- their locations,” according to Bettelman. fect on their business in the future. PR Campaign Ira Bettelman, president of the Amusement Following Bettelman’s remarks, AVMDA and Vending Machine Distributors Assn. executive director Ed Doris announced that (AVMDA), made this observation in an ad- the association plans to hire a PR firm to help dress before the recently formed association’s overcome the industry’s image problem. general membership meeting at the Hyatt “Something must be done to combat all this Regency hotel here. adverse publicity,” he said.

In a speech delivered on Oct. 28, the day Other highlights of the meeting included: a preceeding the annual AMOA Expo, Bet- treasurer’s report, delivered by Jon Brady,

DISTRIBUTORS MEETING — Many of the industry's leading coin machine distribute were on hand for the recent Amusement and Vending Machine Distributors Assi (AVMDA) meeting, held in Chicago. The meeting, which was held on the day preceedin the annual AMOA Expo featured presentations by AVMDA president Ira Bettelman and s. ecutive director Ed Doris. cash box photos by Pam Caposier

Sega/Gremlin Steps Up Production * Of ‘Frogger’ Video, Bows Cocktail

CHICAGO — Sega/Gremlin is accelerating * production of its new “Frogger” video game in response to strong demand from dis- tributors worldwide, Sega Enterprises, Inc. chairman David Rosen announced during the recent AMOA convention here. “Distributors and operators throughout the country have declared Frogger a hit with long-range potential, and most everyone ranks the game among their top money- earners,” Rosen said.

“Our customers agree Frogger is a fun game

which is harder to play than it looks,” he ad-

ded. “Frogger is easy to learn but difficult to Ira Bettelman Ed Doris beat.” Distributors report that Frogger attracts a telman said, “I think all of our businesses have who said A VM DA has a solid financial base; a broad base of players and is appealing to peo- enjoyed record performances since last year’s presentation on life and health insurance ple of all ages. Women in particular enjoy the AMOA. But the other side of the coin is that programs; and a presentation on the applica- ‘Frogger’ game and feel comfortable with it because it is we have also witnessed a growing amount of tion of computer systems for coin machine non-aggressive yet very challenging. The skill level of the game increases wit adverse legislation.” distributors. Operators, in turn, have been quick to each successive round. The pace of highwa traffic accelerates and deadly snakes, otter: Citing proposed ordinances and regulations The membership meeting was followed by a recognize Frogger’s appeal and money- crocodiles and diving turtles appear to impet involving zoning, licensing and age restric- luncheon at the Hyatt Regency. making potential, according to Rosen. Once the frogs’ progress. operators play Frogger, the games sells itself. Toe-tapping music, whirr Multi-Phase Game sical frog sounds and vivid, complex color lij Atari, Namco Announce Pact agery accompany the play action. Game Frogger is a one or two player MultiPhase (continued from page 39) possibilities for other joint projects between computer video game in which players race Sega/Gremlin is currently marketing in tfj even closer in the future by exchanging both the companies.” against time as they attempt to guide, in suc- U.S. a cocktail table version of Frogger A technical and marketing ideas.” Nakamura Atari, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Com- cession, several intrepid frogs safely home Rosen pointed out, “The enthusiastic accej tance of Frogger added, “Namco has also just completed a munications, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of across a busy, five-lane highway and a among adult players make preliminary round of discussions with top coin-operated and home video games and of treacherous river. Along the way, the frogs the game especially well suited for locatioT management of Atari and Warner Com- personal computers, computer peripherals must dodge whizzing cars and hop aboard where cocktail table games are appropriau munications Inc., in New York concerning the and software. swimming turtles and floating logs. such as lounges and restaurants."

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