FOCUS ON HEAVY METAL 20 AUGUST 1988 New Product: Carreras and Folk Festival, Pink Floyd plus Bernstein on TV INSIDE Dance, Hamilton, Tracking Black musicians criticise and reviews Starts 17 .00010110111411, BPI 3 Singles, albums charts 18, 27 MUSIC WEEK Woolies chart threat The Other Chart 24 retracted 4 Feature: In the picture at the Frontline: Formats test 6 ICA 28 Publishing: Traditionalist's Heavy Metal Special: debt to punk 6 Donington, the best of British Country: Reviews and chart 8 and guitar heroes (Jimmy Indie chart 10 Page pictured) Starts 29 New release listings 12,14 Music Video: Manic Classical: Budget CDs 15 Medialab plus reviews 40 Airplay action; CD chart 16 Diary, Dooley 43 Dance chart 16 Wish you were here: Hendr.n9 A&R: Dorothy, Lisa Carter, has the snaps to prove they've Robben Ford, the Cambridge more fun centre Virgin Retail boss ousted after sell -up JOHNNY FEWINGS has been re- Asked about Fewings' depar- you are going to make a profit out placed as managing director of ture, Virgin Groupmanaging of retailing and I think, until now, Virgin Retailin the wake of the director Don Cruickshank com- that has always been our failing. agreement to sell 74 of the chain's ments: 'We have got a three-year We got the concept right, we just smaller shops to Our Price. plan for expansion and it needs a didn't get the details right." His successor is accountant fresh start and new people." He adds that Burke has an ex- Simon Burke who has been with Before taking up his new pertiseinelectronic point -of -sale the Virgin group for 18 months appointment, Burke was business equipment and that he has already and was closely involvedinthe development director at Virgin and gained the respect of many people negotiations for the sale of the has been involved in moulding the within theretailsector. "Lots of E1.90 U.S.S3.50 ISSN 0265-1548 stores. style of the megastores. people in retailing have welcomed Says Cruickshank: "He has a him with open arms," he asserts. very good grasp of the retailer's Burke's role will be to develop details theory. There are 100 de- R1 computer hiccup tails that you need to get right if TO PAGE FOUR causesplaylistupset AN ABERRATION in the program- spotted and is being put right. Blues Band - received an aver- ming of the Radio One playlisting In one five-day period earlier age of a play a day during that computer is throwing a spanner in this month, Prince's Glam Slam - periodwhilethe B -listed Iron the works of the listing system. which featured only on the unpub- Maiden were aired only once. The admitted hiccup has caused lished C list - had almost twice as Says a spokeswoman for non -listed records to receive many many plays as the A -listed Love Maiden's management, Sanctuary more plays than listed ones and Bites from Def Leppard. Music: "The unacknowledged de- has caused consternation among Four actsnot on anylist - mand for Iron Maiden is highlight- the people missing out. However, Womack & Womack, Funky ed by Radio One's lack of cover- the BBC says the problem has been Worm, Blow Monkeys and Climax age for The Evil That Men Do. The single was the highest chart entry of the week at number six,yet despite such a high profile (a num- HOLLAND: WE are in the business to make profits' BARD: pick of autumncrop ber one album and top three pre- vious single) we have benefited BPI CHAIRMAN Peter Jamieson video and market trends covering from just one weekday show play." and Radio One's Roger Lewis are the future of black vinyl and the Companies involved with simi- DG set togoCD -only among speakers already lined up singles format. Celebrated produc- larly disadvantaged product who IN THE WAKE of recent criticism, rantlycontroversialorventure- for BARD 88 as the autumn pro- er George Martinis among the contacted MW arereluctant to the compact disc format has re- some - we are in the business to duct showcase and conference be- keynote speakers. TO PAGE FOUR ceived a massive boost with the make profits,"saysBillHolland, gins to take shape. A gala dinner on the evening of news that classical label Deutsche marketing manager of DG. 'We The British Association of Record October 6 will include live enter- STOP PRESS: EMI and Wool- Grammophon is to release its full - can only reflect the market place, worths have ended their trading Dealers is packing in a potent mix- tainmentandtheafterdinner price product only on CD in Janu- but I must admit Idon't know why ture of advance record company speaker will be Roger Lewis, head terms dispute which had kept the ary. DG has established itself so clearly release details and keynote of Radio One music department record company's product out of Its sister labels, Decca and Phi- as a CD label." speeches for the event - set for who made his music industry the chain's stores for 24 weeks. lips, are not following suit and will The move, which affects Deuts- the Hilton, Wembley, on October 6 speaking debut at the Music Week The twosidesarethis week continue to release on allthree che Grammophon worldwide, will and 7. Awards earlier this year. trading normally following top- formats for the foreseeable future, be received with dismay by many The conference element will ex- Music Week will be revealing in leveltalksbetween EMI and although occasionalreleasesof classical collectors who still prefer aminelikelytechnicaldevelop- the coming weeks further details of Woolworths' supplier Entertain- minority interest may be tagged the conventional mediums. ments in the future, what retail cus- the event and how independent ment UK, formerly Record Mer- CD -only. But the decision was underlined tomers really want,sell through dealers and others can participate. chandisers. 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Order from your Pol% 6rain salesman or telephone.01-i-900(1 NEWS BMArapsmajors for servicing pirate radio THE BPI has come under attack for time they have sat down in the that only a few black artists have allegedly not taking action against same room with people from orga- been nominatedfor the BPI major record companies who send nisations in the music industry." Awards. But she promised to, "find white labels to pirate radio sta- Representatives from theBPI, out more about it and get back to tions, despite its strong campaign MU, PRS, PPL and MCPS, were on you," as did the other representa- against piracy. hand to answer queries on copyr- tives. The criticism was mounted at a ight, contract and publishing, and The second part of the seminar seminar organised by the Black to discuss the problems black musi- was given to surgeries held by Music Association, where experts cians face in trying to enter into the legal experts in the music business from the music industry gathered to main pop music market. Addres- and one to one discussions where give advice to black musicians. The sing the seminar they explained musicians were able to get detailed BMA, founded three years ago, how their different organisations information. hopes that the seminar would give work and what services they offer Jackson said: "There is a great black musicians an insight into the to protect their members. future for the black music industry FORMER POLYDOR television music publishing industry and en- BPI representative Claire Sugrue in this country, but first of all we promotions man Mike Mathieson courage them to get involved in it. said she could not deal with the have to know what we are dealing has joined Siren/10 Records as "The seminar willhelp black criticisms against the BPI; criticisms with. We have to do a lot of re- head of promotions radio and TV musicians tremendously," said which include classing black music search and establish ourselves as ...AppointmentsatEMI:Rick BMA President, Root Jackson. "For as disco instead of incorporating it industry people who have done Blaskey as director of internation- a lot of musicians, thisis the first into main stream pop music, and some work in the music industry." almarketing; Mike Heatley as generalmanagerforstrategic marketing; Martin Bradfield as BSB claims FORMER IRS director of A&R Nick business development analyst and Record Servicesopens Battle has set up his own label, Amanda Kyme as artist liaison co- Indigo Records.Battle says the ordinator ... After 11 years, Poly - 'CD quality" label will give him more A&R flex- Gram's director of public relations ibility and allow him "to construct a Wolfgang Munczinski is leaving in Dublin's dockyards more thoughtful release policy". to join a record retail service com- broadcasts Labelmanager is Ann Kelly, pany in Vienna ... K-tel Interna- RECORD SERVICES, now one of labels will also be distributedin POP VIDEOS were used to de- formerly Virgin sales director.