12 General News HIT SINGLE, LP Back On Track Via Heartland New Management, Label Beat By ROB HOERBURGER ChicagoFest NEW YORK -In a race, it's signed with Irving Azoffs Front known as a false start. An athlete Line Management, recorded a Beset By crosses the line before the flag new album ( "16 ") for a new label drops and must begin again. In (Full Moon/ Warner Bros.), gar- Bad Weather the case of Chicago, the most nered its first top 10 single since commercially successful pop/ 1977 ( "Hard To Say I'm Sorry "), By MOIRA McCORMICK rock group of the early and mid and is in the middle of its first na- 1970s, the last five years have tionwide tour in two years. The The boycott of the giant music - brought on a series of false re- band is out to prove that those and -food ChicagoFest instigated by starts, as the band tried to inject who predicted its demise are the Operation PUSH's Rev. Jesse Jack- some momentum into its sound ones who jumped the gun. son (Billboard, Aug. 14) has had and its career. During that time, little, if any, effect on attendance, ac- "I think we got off the track it faced the death of founding cording to Fest marketing director quite a bit," concedes drummer MEISNER MIX -Epic artist Randy Meisner, left, chats with CBS executives member Terry Kath, the depar- Joe Pecor. The event, staged at the Danny Seraphine. "But it was Myron Roth, center, and Larry Douglas during a listening party for his recently ture of two other members, two city's Navy Pier, was scheduled to probably good for us because we released self -titled album. changes in management and a wrap Sunday (15). severe decline in record sales. needed to live normal lives and Pecor concedes that overall at- The band hit bottom in 1981, enjoy some of the things we had tendance by the halfway point was when it was dropped by its long- sacrificed for so many years. I down about 60,000 compared to last time label, Columbia. think we came out of it a lot bet- year, but he attributes the lesser Rock'n'Rolling to weather, Now Chicago appears to be ter than we were." numbers the which has out of the block cleanly- again. It (Continued on page 66) been cool and frequently rainy, in contrast to 1981's "perfect" condi- Go -Go's Take Off On tions. "There has been less black at- tendance," Pecor continues, "but I don't think the boycott has affected A Working Vacation the overall numbers." By ROMAN KOZAK In addition to bad weather, Chi- cagoFest has also to The Go -Go's had a couple of road. Valentine and Caffey are well had contend with weeks off between completing their aware of their importance, and like cancellations. Besides , the - new LP, "Vacation" on IRS Rec- to do them. But in -store autograph Dazz Band, the Red dings, O'Bryan and Odyssey, all of ords, and beginning rehearsals for a signings can get a bit grim. whose cancellations were tour starting Wendesday (11). So "We hope we don't have to do connected with bassist /vocalist Kathy Valentine those anymore," says Valentine. the boycott, Aug. 8 headliner and guitarist /keyboardist /vocalist "They are really difficult," adds Jerry Lee Lewis and Aug. I1 Rock Stage headliners .38 Special had Charlotte Caffey were in New York Caffey. "A real strain," amplifies to withdraw due to ill health. for a vacation of their own -with a Valentine. Why is that? Nevertheless, little work thrown in. "We do enjoy meeting the people Pecor notes, "We have been Work in this case working in stores," clarifies Caffey. able to replace acts." Gregg Allman, John Prine and Dr. means sitting in a "I guess it's because there is no get- Hook took the Main Stage place hotel bar on a Fri- ting away from it, no breaks. It's just in of Wonder Aug. 7, and Bo day afternoon, smile. " remembers Valentine. Diddley doing yet another "These things are three or four hours took the top slot of the II bands in Dick interview. They say in length, and you want to meet as Clark's Good 01' Rock & Roll Show instead their upcoming many people as you can. It's really of the ailing Lewis. At EA. tour, booked by flattering, but really hard. It's three presstime, the Rockets were ex- pected to fill in for .38 FBI, should keep hours of sitting at a table, or stand- Special, and was them on the road until December. ing, signing autographs and saying Charlie Daniels set to top the 12 bill Aug. 13. Inch LESS THAN 10 PER They expect they'll be playing hi. You just sign the record and pass Daniels replaced Ray Parker Jr., DISCOS TITLE $2.85 each Madison Square Garden when they it on, but if a kid wants to talk to you, who was to have come back to New York, this time as you don't want to shut them out," headlined along with headliners. says Caffey. Skyy, the Reddings, and O'Bryan. When They are excited about that. Less "It seems like such a drag for them the Reddings and GRAND MASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS 5 -THE MESSAGE O'Bryàn cancelled because exciting are the prospects of some of to wait three hours in line, and then of the ROCKERS REVENGE -WALKING ON SUNSHINE boycott, was the retailing /radio promotions vir- just get one name," points out Val- "the date ended by mu- FUNKY FOUR YOU WANT TO ROCK tual -DO tually any act has to do while on the entine. "That would always make us agreement" between Parker, TREACHEROUS THREE -WHIP IT feel uncomfortable, and we would (Continued on page 66) SEKOU BUNCH -CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU try to do as many as we could. But DISCO FOUR -WHIP RAP Distribs Form meeting the people in the stores, the Companies Link CHEMISE -SHE CAN'T LOVE YOU clerks is fun. We visited a distributor LEGACY -WORD UP Global Group and one stops, and brought them For Pay TV PATRICK COWLEY, feat. SYLVESTER -DO YA WANNA FUNK breakfast a couple of times, and that RAW SILK -DO IT TO THE MUSIC NEW YORK -Eight independent was a lot of fun," says Caffey. "The Satellite B'casts GLASS -LET ME FEEL YOUR HEARTBEAT distributors from seven countries people there realize that we want to ODYSSEY -INSIDE OUT have formed the Global Assn. of work, and they want to work with NEW YORK -United Satellite Record Distributors RITCHIE FAMILY -I'LL DO MY BEST (FOR YOU BABY) (GARD). us." Television (USTV) and General In- The group represents distributors LIME -BABE, WE'RE GONNA LOVE TONIGHT As the first all- female band writ- strument Corp. (GRL) plan to offer from the U.S. (Import -O -Disc here direct satellite -to -home pay tele- -JUMP TO IT ing own material and playing own and Sounds Good Import Co. in Los vision broadcasts beginning in 1983. 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