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'Reject records without recommended prices—MRS
'Block releases' say
angry publishers BRITAIN'S MUSIC publishers "suggested price" as its base. puzzled about why they" seem to~~"~ are prepared to block the release "My members are obviously think they can take liberties with the disturbed at this unilateral change of Copyright Act. of records following recent long established procedure," says "We accept that changed trading FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION of the appointment of Brian Shepherd as decisions by three major record Montgomery in his letter to the BPI, conditions may result in record A&R director of Phonogram, Roger Ames and Chris Briggs have also joined companies to abandon adding: "1 must ask you to tell your companies wishing to alter the prices the department. The three were, until recently, the core of EMI's A&R unilaterally recommended retail members that MRS may require of their product. We've all got to be division. They join Jeremy Ensor and Dave Bates to complete the new prices. recalculation of any royalties paid at realistic, but not to the extent of Phonogram A&R team. Pictured above (I to r) are Roger A mes. Jeremy Ensor, Angered by the manufacturers — a lower rate following the record companies avoiding payment Chris Briggs, Brian Shepherd and Dave Bates. In addition, Shepherd will assist EMI, PolyGram and CBS — taking abandonment of RRP by any of the statutory royalties." Ramon Lopez, managing director of PRO, in supervising Dacca's A&R action without prior consultation company." David Platz of Essex Music activities. with the publishers over royally MRS has issued its members with commented: "It's vital that both calculations, the Mechanical Rights a standard form with which to reply parties get together to solve the Society is advising its members to to companies seeking to release problem. It's important that this BPI planning to abandon refuse to accept statutory notices for records without RRP. This plainly should not be a device for record records which are proposed for stales: "As copyright owners we do companies to reduce royalty release without a recommended not accept that the statutory notice is payments to publishers and the home-taping licence retail price. issued as required by Section 8 of the copyright holders." MRS general administrator Bob 1956 Copyright Act". An EMI spokesman said; "As a THE BPI has decided that it wishes to abandon the home recording licence Montgomery has written to Guy Without an approved statutory long-term policy, we would hope which is issued by the MCPS and which allows individuals to indulge in home- Marriott, chairman of the BPI notice a record company would be that the industry will adopt the taping without contravening the Copyright Act. Copyright Association, clearly unable to release a record. European system of giving only a The licence currently costs £1.50 plus VAT and is considered by the BPI to spelling out the publishers' position: Ron White, speaking in his dealer price and basing royalty be "neither economic nor practical". In fact, many record executives believe "We do not accept any of the new various capacities as president of the payments on an average selling that the licence merely gives the public a blanket agreement to home-tape bases of payment". MPA, vice president of the MRS, price." without going any way towards recompensing the industry for lost income. EMI is now basing copyright and managing director of EMI BPI director general John Deacon Less than 10,000 licences were issued last year and the BPI believes that the royally payments on an "ordinary Music Publishing, told Music Week: declined to comment on the subject fee hardly covers administration costs. "To realistically recover losses from list price"; PolyGram is publishing "It's a sign of desperation in the except to say that negotiations home-taping, the licence should be priced in the region of £50, which is "catalogue" prices on which it is record industry along the lines of, between the BPI and MRS which obviously unrealistic," BPI director general John Deacon told MW. apparently paying artists and 'what can we do to reduce our began in 1978 to debate payments, The Mechanical Rights Society, however, is adamant that the licence should copyright royalties, and CBS has a royalty payments', and we are are continuing. be retained, although it is looking at "restructuring the licence and the wording". Should the BPI withdraw as a partner with MRS in the licence, it would mean that the domestic recording licence would only cover musical copyright Rebel indies Industry welcomes end and the licensee would also have to seek permission from individual record companies before taping a record. hatch BIRD of Radio One playlist THE RAPIDLY mushrooming body of independent record By DAVID DALTON labels who have felt that if they do shops seeking a new deal from THE RECORD industry has not appear on the playlist, they will manufacturers is likely to be broadly welcomed the scrapping of not get Radio One exposure. SI0UXSIE AND formed into a limited company the Radio One playlist (see Independent record promoter under the name BIRD (British Broadcasting pi6) which is expected Allan James comments: "1 was Independent Record Dealers). to produce what the station's never anli-playlisl because you're THE BANSHEES A decision to set up formally controller Derek Chinnery describes only anti when you're not on it. the company will be taken when as "a more open policy than any of "As always, if the product is good NEW ALBUM the founder members, led by the commercial stations". they will play it, but it does seem to Preston dealer Phil Ames, meet The general feeling, is summed up give greater scope for new records at the Eurocrest Hotel, by GTO head of promotion Paul and new artists. Not being Coventry, on August 17 Clark who says: "It will possibly committed to a format could cause a (3.00pm)'. create more opportunities for a lack of continuity during the Any dealer with a turnover in wider variety of records to be played daytime, but I feel they are excess of £250,000 a year is and it should help new artists." professional enough at Radio One invited to attend the meeting and Geoff Alherton, EMI's national not to let that happen". jonTBIRD, Leicester dealer Jack promotion manager, agrees: "I feel Another plugger quite happy with Ainley told Music Week. it will make for belter radio if it the old playlist system is Tony BIRD will pursue the dealers' provides a broader range of music, Bramwell, head of promotion at W. . original idea to attain better and though one benefit of the Featured Polydor. more profitable trading Forty to record companies was that "1 thought the playlist provided a conditions for its members while it earmarked records that were likely good cross section of records and offering the manufacturers a to be played heavily and likely to sell artists and 1 don't think that f. chance to sell more records well. situation will change very much as it through high turnover outlets, "I think it means that pluggcrs will still be the same producers. and adhering to a "code of will have to get round to a lot more "One good point is that in the £ conduct" (MW August 2). producers and get to know their past when a producer's individual tastes even better, but it recommendation to the playlist • ACTING CHAIRMAN and should allow producers to put committee has been turned down, secretary of the GRRC, Harry together a show reflecting more of that particular record has perhaps Tipple, is still unable to give a the flavour of the DJ." never been heard of again. Now date when a full meeting of the Chinnery expects the move to be individual producers will be more / committee can take place in most welcomed by the ■ growing able to follow their own London to vote for a new number of smaller independent judgement." chairman. . _ wmm _ __ _ Inlcrnalional 6 • Retailing 8 • Broadeasling 16 • Tipshccl. Talent & I'ubli'.hing 20 • Tislings & Select Singles 24 • Classical 28 • LP reviews 30 & 31 • John Wilkes feature 34 # Doolev & Letters 35 • Order from Polygram 01-590 6044 Uf&L, Album; 2442177 Cassette 3184146 MUSIC WEEK AUGUSTS, 1980 Edited by JIM EVANS
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^r- s A: Olivia nfwion- joah JET RECORDS has signed a worldwide singles deal with llie five piece London band The Eyes. Their debut single, written by lead vocalist Nigel Van Straiten and guitarist Colin Lester, tilled Right Direction, is produced by Roy Wood and released in a gale/old picture bag next week. Pictured (L to R): Peter Felstead(Aviation Music), Colin Lester, Roy Wood, Nigel Van Straiten, Grant AMERICA'S NO. I SINGLE Black (Aviation Music) and Don Arden, president, Jet Records (seated). J.
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SECOND SIGNING to Larry Uttal's Earlobe Records is five-piece London group. Amy, produced by Biddu. Debut single is Small Talk (ELS 2), for release on August 15. The band is playing live dates in support of the release, /HV V and the group is fronted by singer Amy who was formerly in Panties.
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^ \ Jr FROM XANADU THE BEST SELLING SOUNDTRACK OF 1980 AVAILABLE NOW! V Produced and written by John Farrar ^ l-ORMER T Rex and Pretty Things artist Jack Green has signed with RC. America and his first self-penned and produced album, Humanesque, recordt at Regents Park Studios, is scheduled for release there in September backed t Jet a "massive campaign" and a concert lour. A UK release is to be announce 196 and Green and his manager Peter Kuys will make a promotional tour of RCA European offices during A ugust. Pictured (L to R): Ed de Joy (RCA division, viic-prcsidenr pop A & R), Joe Cohen (RCA manager, international product THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Ethel Gabriel (RCA A & R producer). Jack Green, Peter Kuys, Llew Order from CBS Order Desk, Tel; 01-960 2155. CBS Distribution Ceniro, Barlby Road, London W10 Horrowitz (production adviser). PAGE 2 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 Edited by JIM EVANS
McVicar MfP makes released K-tel slashes prices in a THIS WEEK sees the release of doubles debut the McVicar soundtrack album on Poly dor (2442176). The film, with M0R set which has Its premiere on August 27, stars Roger Daltrey as summer sale of TV IPs BUDGET RECORD company "former public enemy number Music for Pleasure has moved one". John McVicar. The film is IN WHAT it terms "a summer bass player Jah Wobble has a second into the "doubles" market with presented by The Who Films sale" to main distributors, K-tel album on the label — Blueberry Hill the release of 13 2LP sets Presentations, and the band is making available supplies of — released at £2.25. The disc was featuring MOR music. The themselves arc featured originally planned as a 12 inch single albums, featuring both material musicians. The music is 22 albums previously promoted and runs for over 34 minutes. previously available in single LP produced, arranged and on TV at a dealer price of £1.87 form on MfP and recording conducted by Jeff Wayne and plus VAT. Marketing ARISTA RELEASES the new making their first appearance on the album features songs by Russ Among the repertoire arc the three Locksmith single as a three-track 12- the label, will retail at £2.99 per Bullard including the Daltrey Classic Rock albums, John inch pressing — A-sidc is Far set (cassettes, £3.25). chart single. Free Me. Williams, Charley Pride, Charlie Beyond coupled with Blackjack and Titles available arc The One As part of the campaign, there Rich, Elvis Presley, the Moody Someone Like You (catalogue And Only Seekers, 40 Smash is a limited edition of clear vinyl Blues, Don Williams and Emmylou AN EXTENSIVE British tour, number AR1ST 12364). The record Hits Country Style, Harry albums. Also, in conjunction Harris. In a leaflet publicising the which includes a Reading Festival will retail at £1.99. Stoncham: Solid Gold with Brent Walker, Polydor has offer, Lugton's is offering extra appearance, has been arranged to Hammond, Joe Loss Plays Your the following campaign ready for discount at the rate of 2Vi per cent coincide with the release of Gillan's JOHN WETTON, ex-King All-Time Parly Hits, Listen To action: Captain Video in 250 for a monthly settlement of account debut album release on Virgin. The Crimson, Uriah Heep, Roxy Music Cliff, Hits From The Swinging retail outlets; a special interview and VA per cent for a seven-day first 15,000 copies of Glory Road and Bryan Ferry Band, releases a Sixties, Favourites Of The album for radio use; ads in the settlement of account. will include a second album entitled solo single on Polydor, I'll Be Philharmonic, The Waikiki national press, rock press and K-tel starts promotion in the For Gillan Fans Only which contains There/Woman (POSP 151). It will Beach Boys, Alice In various magazines; posters on Trident TV area on August 11 on material previously unavailable in be available in a limited edition Wonderland, The Greatest London Underground sites; Especially For You by Cilia Black this country. A single, No Easy picture bag. Singers The Greatest Songs, window displays; fly-posting in (ONE 1085), an album of lop Way, with two tracks on the B side, Pcpc Jaramillo With His Latin five cities excluding London. The Seventies ballads produced by Bruce was released on July 25. CHARISMA RELEASES a four- American Rhythm, Gold And cassette, released at the same Welch specifically for the label. The track EP by Tuxedomoon called Silver by Robin Stapleton And time as the album, includes 11 promotion will roll out nationally TELLASTORY IS reducing the Scream With A View, available in a His Orchestra, and Jack bonus tracks from Daltrey's solo from Trident. retail price of its range of children's limited edition 12-inch pressing Parncll's Music Of The Giants. albums and retails for the normal Another K-tel release is Country cassettes, including the Tales Of complete with picture bag (PRE Catalogue numbers: MfP 1001- cassette price. Gentleman by Jim Reeves (NE Beatrix Potter scries, from £3.49 to 712). Also available in a picture bag 1013. 1088), which goes on screen in the £2.99 from August 1. New additions is Manicured Noise's Faith/Frcetimc Richard Baldwyn, MfP Granada TV area from August 18, to the range, distributed through (PRE 006). managing director, comments: Yes LP first followed by a national roll-out. The Lugtons, are Dick Bruna's Missy "This is a promotion that we RRP for each LP is £4.99. And Other Stories, The Little FOLLOWING THE success of have thought about very Mermaid and Gulliver's Travels. Crown Heights Affair's You've carefully for some period of to feature THE Q-TIPS album to be released THERE ARE two new Virgin Been Gone, De-Lite Records releases time. The product is all MOR on August 15, entitled Q-Tips (CHR albums with low retail lags. a new double A-sided single, You've because we feel that there is a 1255), is being supported by press Distinguishing Marks from Been Gone/Far Out, through huge gap for such product Buggies men advertising and Capital Radio ads in Fingerprintz, released on August 15, Phonogram. Both tracks are taken retailing at this price and we can DRAMA, THE 12th Yes album and the week after release. Chrysalis is will retail at £2.99 for the first from the album. Sure Shot fill it. Obviously we are going for the first to feature Geoff Dowries providing 300 window displays and 15,000 copies. Details for a UK lour, (6372767). The single is available in volume sales with all these and Trevor Horn of Buggies as promotional badges for dealers and probably in September, are currently picture-bagged seven and 12-inch releases." members of the group, will be press. The band is currently on a UK being finalised. Public Image Ltd versions (MER 28 and MERX 28). released on August 22. backed by tour. full page ads in the music press, shop displays, teleguide and fly poster CONSUMER ADVERTISING will campaign. support the release of the new Secret Downes and Horn join Steve Affair single, Sound Of Confusion Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White c/w Take It Or Leave It (C8SEE8), on what is the group's first studio which is packaged in a full colour LP for two years. Yes leave for the bag. The A side is a new recording, BOX CLEVER. US this week to tour in support of not taken from an LP. the album. VIKING RECORDS has announced that from August 1 its prices for NEW LABELS DIRECTORY albums and cassettes will be standardised at a new RRP of £3.99, See p.25. including VAT.
New secretary for BASCA Ihe MIown MARILYN WORSLEY has been appointed general secretary of the British Academy of „ Musical Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) with effect from August 19 in succession to Ml Chairs Bill Cochran. BASCA was formerly known as .the Songwriters Guild of Great iMcT Britain. a a U !i 0 v Worsley has been public manager at Jobete Music and is relations officer at MCPS for the moving to Los Angeles . . . Phil past three years, and prior to that Sharp appointed professional ill was office manager at manager, UK popular product, Transatlantic Records for a year, at EMI Music Publishing n preceded by work in the following the transfer of Dave copyright department of Essex Ambrose to EMI Records UK Music. A&R department. Bob Clifford INTERSONG INTER- joins EMI Music Publishing as a o> NATIONAL in London has a song plugger, and Peter Doyle new general manager — Hein has joined as assistant to van der Rec (26), formerly international manager Fred international repertoire co- Marks, having previously ordinator at Chappell worked at ATV Music and PRS EVEN MOTOWN WERE International — replacing Ron . . . Mick Carling to Island SURPRISED WITH THE ENORMOUS Solleveld who has decided to Records as head of promotion, RESPONSETO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OFTHEIR return to the US for personal from WE A; and Tony LIMITED EDITION TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY SINGLES BOX. reasons . . . Glynne Stevens, Michaelidcs returns to Island Phonogram southern area handling regional promotion IN ADDITION TO FORTY MOTOWN CLASSICS THE BOX CONTAINS manager who has been with the after a year with Charisma . . . A SPECIALLY PRESSED GOLD AND PLUM ENAMEL company for 18 years, has left to Lorraine McKechnic promoted BADGE AND AN EXTRA, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED, pursue a career outside the to head of a new promotion team COLLECTORS SINGLE OF THE MARVELETTES "FINDERS record industry . • • Garry for Belfast distributor Symphola KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS'AND KIM WESTONS Blackburn to promotions Records, from sales DO LIKE I DO'. manager of Badge Records, representative, assisted by ORDER NOW FROM YOUR EMI SALESMAN OR EMI DISTRIBUTION formerly with UK Records , . . display artist Keith Kane and CENTREANDDONTBEOUTBOXED. SPTMG2 Eamonn Sherlock has resigned former journalist Lorraine from his post of professional Nicholl handling PR. PAGE 3 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 Edited by JIM EVANS
News in Revamped IOTP makes its return A NEW look Top Of The Pops makes its bow this week when brief... the show returns after the settlement of the musicians' strike at the BBC. The Thursday night TV pop showcase has been re-vamped by producer Phil Tom Parkinson Bishop and Michael Hurll, who has taken over as executive producer from Robin Nash, and it will now feature segments of each record in the top ten. "We will no longer have a run- quits PRO down of the chart at the front of the Levy and show and instead we will feature a TOM PARKINSON, who has been menu of who's appearing set against running PolyGram Record the old Top Of The Pops signature Operations commercial division RCA/PRT: since January, has quit (he position. tune," explains Phil Bishop. A surprise announcement from "The show will generally be co- Ramon Lopez, PRO managing 'Nothing has hosted by a guest DJ plus a guest Vf director, last week said that presenter but for this first week we Parkinson's resignation followed will have Peter Powell, Tommy "the need to introduce some been resolved' Vance plus one other." adjustments to the structure of PRO THE AUGUST 1 deadline set by The new-look programme, which which will change the format of the RCA and PRT/Pye for the will have a half seated, half dancing recently created commercial establishment of their joint audience, will feature chart records division". venture company passed last in three sections — 30 to 21, 20 to 11 CAMPING OUT in the TV Centre office of fop Of The Pops producer Phil According lo Lopez, further week with no further news of the and 10 to two. The first two sections Bishop (pictured centre) last Thursday night were Epic label manager Judd announcements concerning plans coming to fruition. will have records backed by picture Lander and independent promo man Oily Smallman (see story, this page). Parkinson's future plans and the But RCA issued a statement slides, while the top ten will be appointment of a successor will be qualifying earlier reports that represented by 15 to 20 second made "shortly", but there were Magnet chief Michael Levy had snatches of the artists performing. unconfirmed reports (hat Clive been confirmed as head of the "During the first two weeks we Video venture for Swan, until recently with EMI, new company: "Discussions will probably concentrate on the top would be joining PolyGram in a have taken place with Michael end of the chart to remind people of sales capacity. Levy but nothing has been what they've been missing," predicts Bishop. "But after two or three Record Merchandisers Lopez's statement did not make it resolved". weeks we will settle down to a clear whether Parkinson would be similar spread of material from the RACK-JOBBING COMPANY in every nine records sold in the UK leaving the company. Parkinson is chart plus new material." Record Merchandisers is to diversify is supplied by Record currently in Majorca on holiday. Sabbath IP OK Merchandisers. • Quick off the mark (see picture) into video and record accessories, A DISPUTE over copyright of managing director Hasan Akhtar The company plans to increase MU strike over certain (racks on the Black Sabbath in an effort to impress Bishop were revealed at RM's annual sales gross sales by 15 per cent in the Live At Last album has been settled Epic label manager Judd Lander and conference. At the same time he 1980/81 period and this will be BBC MUSICIANS relumed lo work and High Court undertakings independent promo man Oily delivered a strongly-worded attack achieved by expanding its range of this week (Monday), after voting by restricting its sale in the UK have Smallman who literally camped out on record company managements. customers and by moving into other nearly 5 to 1 to end their strike. As a been lifted. The album is now in the TOTP producer's office last "Over the last few years we have product areas to reduce the result, the Proms concerts will start available again from Stage One Thursday night to ensure an early had to concentrate on putting our company's dependence on recorded this Thursday at the Royal Albert Records of Haslemcre, Surrey. appointment on Friday morning. house in order, cutting costs and Hall. BBC radio and television improving our service," he said. music. programmes, including Top Of The "During the same time the record After two years consolidation Pops will be back to normal by mid- industry overall has remained Akhtar said that Record week. John Morton, general Austria taxes blank tapes complacent and shortsighted and Merchandisers was "now hungry" secretary of the Musicians Union some managements have been less for more customers but stressed that welcomed the ending of the dispute, AUSTRIA HAS made record annual ceiling of 10 million than able to cope with the emerging deals would be limited to but added that the strike ought never industry history by becoming the schillings (£355,983) for levy problems." chains of stores in any area of to have been necessary and hoped first country to impose a levy on payment. Video tapes will also be Akhtar believes he now speaks retailing. the BBC had learned enough from it blank tape. The measure, forecast in subject to the same charge, but not from a position of strength with Of the company's plans for "not to repeal the folly of putting the Music Week Focus On Austria & before July 1982. Record Merchandisers — "the most product diversification Akhtar said: forward proposals without Switzerland (May 24), is a triumph Steinmetz anticipates a division of powerful and professional force "As well as the obvious areas of consultation." for the efforts of the Austrian music the levy to the order of 60 per cent to within the record industry" — expansion such as pre-recorded industry to this end, co-ordinated by the authors and 40 per cent to artists claiming more than 12 per cent of video and blank video cassettes, Dr. Helmut Steinmetz, executive and record companies. A clause in the total record market. Despite the we're also looking at accessories Airplay Action director of Austro Mechana, the the legislation decrees that 50 per absence of budget and classical and, in fact, anything that would TWO RECORDS were omitted Austrian equivalent of the MCPS. cent of the total revenue from the material from the company's complement the normal record from last week's Airplay Action The levy will take effect from blank tape levy must be devoted to product range, he estimates that one department." guide: Viola Wills' Up On The Roof January 1 next year, and the social purposes beneficial to authors (Ariola/Hansa AHA 564), and Sue Austrian Parliament has fixed an and artists. Wilkinson's You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On (Cheapskate S&P closes Eire office CHEAP 002). From PAT PRETTY in the Republic with our Radio and DUBLIN: Solomon & Peres has TV distribution side." CHRYSALIS IS the latest company closed its record distribution branch Solomon added that he will now to reduce dealer margin from 33'/j here after 57 years of trading. be able to concentrate more on the per cent lo 30 per cent. The change is Announcing the closure last development of the S&P labels, effective from August 4, the same Friday, S&P managing director Emerald, Mint, Great Bands and dale that Chrysalis albums in the Mervyn Solomon told Music Week Ripoff. S&P remains one of the CDL range increase in RRP from that the closure was due to the biggest record distributors in £4.49 to £5.29. CHR new releases changing distribution pattern of the Northern Ireland. rise from £4.79 to £4.99. Back international companies. • WEA Ireland officially opened its catalogue remains the same at £3.99 "I'm very sad to see it close, but Eire office last Friday, operating and there is no increase in singles S&P will continue to have a presence from the Dublin Industrial Estate, prices. 130 Slaney Road, Dublin 11 (Tel: 309 069), with a staff of 10. BPI CHAIRMAN John Fruin has Big campaign written an official letter of complaint to EMI regarding the Bow Price cutting Wow Wow single C30 C60 C90, the for Exiled lyrics of which apparently encourage q9 AN EXTENSIVE marketing home-taping. The single is now also campaign surrounds the release of a led to failure available on C10 cassette in a limited new RCA concept album, Exiled PRICE CUTTING is blamed as edition of 10,000 with a list price of (RCA PL 25297) conceived by a conlribulor lo the downfall of £1.15. songwriter Bob Mitchell and retailers Pearsons Records of featuring in its artist line-up, Francis Bradford. The company, with Rossi of Status Quo, Nazareth's shops in Bradford, Leeds, o^ Dan McCafferly, Colin Blunstone, Barnslcy and Halifax, has gone the Seiko Brothers, Lesley Duncan into liquidation with debts CHIPPING and Terry Cassidy. estimated at £537,117. The album is released this Friday At a creditors' meeting in the NORTON (8) and the promotion will centre Official Receiver's offices in around the theme, Somewhere A Bradford, a rapid downturn in STUDIOS Super-Nation Is Watching You. the trade in the past 16 months, There will be fly-posting, featuring price cutting, and loss of 24 Track c-e-s the LP's motif, in London and other business last year with the big cities; point-of-sale display packs Morrison chain of supermarkets Fully Residential for dealers, promotional tee-shirts (Pearson's supplied the Morrison and advertising. Group on a wholesale basis) were " The Best in the Country" The campaign is being run in all cited as reasons for (he if' conjunction with Panache Music, company's financial failure. which has the publishing rights. TEL: (0608)3636 PAGE 4 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980
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Plans for worldwide Sarawak IP scuttled From TAN BOON PENG Singapore at a cost of SI00,000 record business 12 years ago, and Street Angel and It Will Be All Right tougher penalties against tape (£42,194). has recorded six English albums and (both written specially), was pirates. KUALA LUMPUR: EMI Singapore, which intended one Malay and over a dozen EPs in produced by Carlo Nasi, who is The deputy public prosecutor had Ambitious plans for the the LP to mark its international Malay and English. currently working on Filipino folk earlier appealed sentence, and the release of EMI Singapore's debut, took generous space in the singer Freddie Aguilar's first appeal of the accused, businessman leading artist Anita consumer press for advertising and WEA HONG KONG is treading international recording for RCA. Tan Tang, against conviction was spent a considerable sum on point- cautiously for the release of its first Ewing said he expected the two dismissed by Mr Justice Harun Sarawak's first international of-sale aids and posters and contests madc-in-USA recording by a Hong Carpio songs to be released in a Hashim. album worldwide have gone throughout its own area and Kong artist. regional compilation album Tan was charged with having on the rocks. Malaysia. Here it sold almost 5,500 Petite Chinese singer Teresa originating from WEA Hong Kong 2,412 infringing copies of musical The self-titled album, which was units, one of the highest figures for Carpio, of Filipino descent, left EMI soon and it may be launched in works contained in cassettes and cut in Munich last October under the an international label release and a for WEA last year and confidently Europe and elsewhere before the end cartridges, copyright for which Capitol label, has yet to be released rare achievement for a regional announced during a recent visit here of the year. subsists in favour of EMI Malaysia. by any EMI office outside this artist. that a new album had been Anticipating better response from He was also charged with two other region and chances of it happening Twcnty-seven-ycar-old Anita, promised. the home market, WEA has offences under the Copyright Act, now seem remote. The reasons given whose present contract expires next However, Paul Ewing, WEA's scheduled the 24-ycar-old singer to but was acquitted on both by the by EMI range from poor response to year, has become reserved in saying south-east Asia director from Hong cut a Cantonese pop album, the first magistrate's court. apprehension about releasing a whether she wishes to continue Kong, was quick to dispel any in her career. Established Hong Mah Weng Kwai, the deputy singer as yet untested and a virtual recording for the same label. notions that there was any likelihood Kong songwriters Samuel Hui public prosecutor, had appealed unknown outside Asia. "I know that it's not easy to break of such a record in the immediate (noted for his canto-rock pieces) and against Tan's acquittal by the A projected single to be culled into the international market," she future. James Wong are expected to magistrate's court on a charge of from the LP has also been shelved said, "but it is just not a workable "We did indeed complete contribute material for this debut. having in his possession 31 cassette and the album has only been thing for me to be contracted to EMI recording her single last May at our players capable of being used for the released in Singapore, Malaysia, Singapore and have my songs Burbank studios in California, but THE HIGH Court here has raised a purposes of making infringing Hong Kong and the Philippines last published by EMI Music Publishing there is definitely no album for her fine of S9,600 (£4,051) imposed by a copies of copyright musical works February. It was produced by in London." just yet," said Ewing, who was on a magistrate's court for an offence belonging to EMI. Matthias Thurow and Margit Geiger She has been under an exclusive working visit to Malaysia and under the Copyright Act to S50,000 The High Court upheld the and Ilfo Productions on 24-track at recording contract with EMI Singapore last month. (£21,097) in an apparent response to decision by the magistrate's court Bavaria Musik Studio for EMI Singapore since she entered the The new single, which features the record industry clamour for and ordered thegoods lobe returned.
Arcade hits FRANKFURT: Arcade Records is currently celebrating a continuous Finnish retailers row run at the top of the German album chart which has lasted since the second week in April. It began with Disco Power, a over credit systems compilation of international hit HELSINKI: A major row has built purchase deal. couplings which retained the No. 1 up here between Radioliikkeiden But the Musta Poerssi chain has spot for eight weeks. This was Liitto, a retailer trade organisation, advertised its "credit account and replaced by The Most Beautiful and the Musta Poerssi shop chain $25 down" scheme most strikingly, Melodies In The World by Anthony y. over alleged evasion of Finnish hire and there is little the Board of Trade Ventura, obtained from RCA. purchase sales regulations. here can do. Ventura is an MOR maestro rated by The rules require a minimum 20 The main difference between the many in Germany as second only to per cent down payment, but it is two trading methods is that the James Last in this field. claimed Musta Poerssi policy is to credit account business puts the The Ventura package was shifted sell video recorders and television retailer into a poorer position in from the top spot by a third Arcade sets using credit accounts and a legal terms. Losses can be massive album, 20 Greatest Hits by Hot minimum S25 (£10,54) down and only major retailers can afford Chocolate from EMI/RAK sources, payment. to operate with this system. on July 21. Radioliikkeiden takes the line that This new marketing "twist" stems MILAN: Not a signing of a surrender to the Martians, but a recording contract this kind of trading is both naturally from the increase in CORRESPONDENTS: between Dischi-CGD and the Rockets, whose first release under the deal is an "impudent" and "insulting", and it competition in (he Finnish video ARGENTINA: Jorge Albcrli, album called Galaxy. Seated, from left, are Dischi-CGD promotion manager has booked space in newspapers field. The big trading success in Lavalle 1569, 40 Piso Oficina, Johnny Porta, general manager Sandro Delor, Rockets producer Claude warning customers of the "hazards" recent months has been a small- 1048 Buenos Aires. Tel: 456948. Lemoine, CGD-Messaggerie Musicali managing director Franco Crepax, and of credit account, emphasising that screen colour television set range, AUSTRALIA: Peter Dischi-CGD international product manager Maurizio Cannici. The hairless it is a more expensive way of and demand for video recorders is Conyngham, PO Box 80, gentlemen in the background are the Rockets. purchasing than the normal hire rising fast, too. Ashfield, NSW 2131. Tel: (02) 798 5244. BRAZIL: Christopher Pickard, Av. Borges de Medciros 2475, French songwriters beat taxman Apt. 503, Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro. Norway's Tel: 246 8349. PARIS: French songwriters are the 10 per cent allowance should be salaries and royalties should be CANADA: Richard Flohil, Suite hoping that for once the taxman is made only once. Otherwise they say treated as one sum, with one Talent in 401, 1240 Bay Street, Toronto going to lose where their earnings songwriters will be enjoying a allowance, M5R 2A7, Ontario. Tel: 925 are concerned. reduction for expenses that in all • FNAC, the most important 3154. An administrative court has ruled probability have nothing to do with French retail discount chain, is trouble EIRE: Pat Pretty, 23 Kirkpatrick that songwriters employed by music songwriting. reflecting the build-up of video OSLO: The independent Drive, Clonsilla. Co. Dublin. publishers can claim 10 per cent So although they accept the idea business nationally by turning over Norwegian record company Tel: 961 922. unjustified expenses both on their of 10 per cent "unjustified" some of its domestic electrical goods Talent Produksjon is reported to FRANCE: Gerard Woog, 14 rue salaries and on the performance expenses, they are planning an departments to full-scale video be in deep financial trouble, with La Fontaine. Paris 75016. Tel: royalties they receive. appeal to the Council of State in the hardware and software showcases. an immediate financial need of 520 7967. Not surprisingly, the tax hope that it will overturn the The switch starts in one of its some $200,000 (£84,388) and HOLLAND: Sue Baker, authorities disagree. They claim that previous decision, and rule that three main French stores, the extra with CBS Norway Involved in Looiersgracht 110, 1016 VT space gained providing a display of take-over negotiations. Amsterdam. Tel: 256572. Red Bus and at least 700 video cassettes, along Talent has an impressive track JAPAN: Bert Tanimoto, Shinko Focus gets with other video equipment. There is record. It was the first Music, 2-12 Ogawa-Machi, also to be an enlargement of the hi-fi Nonvcgian independent, and the Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokvo. Tel: TTR link up department facilities. operation, with Arve Sigvaldscn (292) 2861. Telex: J25224. Aussie aid FNAC is thus backing the belief MALAYSIA: Tan Boon Peng, LONDON: Red Bus Records (Inter- SYDNEY: Once again the that video has a tremendous future as managing director, has built 22 Jalan Tebu, Kuala Lumpur national) has concluded a swift deal Australian Government has in France, and asserting that there is to a 30 per cent market share 18-02. Tel: (03) 467136. with the newly formed TTR Records agreed to sponsor a Focus On room for hi-fi growth, too. The here since 1972. SOUTH AFRICA: Joe {Music Week, August 2) whereby the Australia supplement in Music move adds weight to the general It has concentrated on Bronkhorst, 63 Northficld latter will release Red Bus product Week by subsidising belief here that it will not be too long building local artists, and the Avenue, Glcnha/el 2092, on the Red Bus label in Holland. advertisements taken by before France pulls out of the roster takes in most of (he Johannesburg. The first three singles to be Australian music firms. recession in the home entertainment Norwegian big sellers, including SPAIN: Jordi Rueda, Avcnida released there under the pact are Go As in the case of its two field. Ingcr Lise Rypdal, Unit Five, Gaudi 10, 2° Barcelona 25. Tel: ToThe Police by Toys, The Russians predecessors, the Focus will Septimus, Njaal Hellc and Helge 2561729, Arc Coming by The English Boys, present a comprehensive U o r g I u n d and Rita UNITED STATES: Ira Mayer, and Rocking With The Boys by editorial picture of the current New CNR MD Engcbregsten. 235 Lincoln Place, Brookivn, Geordie. state of the Australian music But its economic problems NY 11217. Tel: (212) 622 5727. Red Bus director Eliot Cohen set industry, its (rends, changes, from SUE BAKER have grown substantially over the agreement with TTR joint chief future prospects and the AMSTERDAM: Kees Baas has been the last six months. One reason Telex 235139. opinions of its leading appointed managing director of Mike Reynolds, 1741 N. Ivar Rolf Baierle, and told MW it is the CNR Records, following the was an unsuccessful Star Avenue, Suite 210, Hollywood first contract signed by the fledgling executives. The supplement will ■ Explosion promotion featuring be published in the October 4 departure of Ruud Wijnants to form many different artists and, CA 90028. Tel: (213) 463 7661. company, in which Baierle, formerly edition of Music Week. TTR. Baas, 30, was previously head WEST GERMANY: Michael MD of Carrere Germany, is For full details, contact Peter of A&R at EMI Holland, where he additionally, rock singer Kristin Henkels, D'2000 Hamburg 62, partnered by Ruud Winjants, was responsible for building the Berglund's album, Long Am SelluIwaid 47. Tel: (040) 520 previously CNR Records MD, and Conyngham. PO Box 80, Distance Love, cost $90,000 Bart van der Laar, cx-MD of Ashfield, NSW 2131 (Tel: (02) local product division, signing both 9020, Telex: 2173471 HENK D. 798 5244). Rob de Nijs and Maywood, two of (£37,975) to produce, but has Carrere Holland. Holland's top acts. sold only 3,500 units. PAGE 6 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980
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This week's Dealers cautious as CBS S; choice cuts v: WHOLESALERS' NEW release lists and news letters arc always worth scanning carefully, and becomes latest to axe RRP among the chattiest and most informative arc those from CBS HAS now become the increases in dealer prices. — are lower than ordinary RRP Lugton's and Jazz Services third UK major Although it was the first company was. and so in some cases there has Unlimited. manufacturer to abolish formally to announce a firm been an appreciable cut in the Offered this week by intention to phase out RRP, WEA mechanical royalty payable. Lugton's are Impact LPs on RRP, following closely on has not yet done so and at least one From the dealers' point of view special offer with a dealer price the actions of EMI and other major has decided to make the the general feeling is that "it's early of 99p — artists including PolyGram. The change came move but is waiting until the autumn days yet" to judge what effect the Sacha Distcl, Nana Mouskouri, into effect immediately on in the hope that the difficulties the disappearing RRP is having on the Demis Roussos, The Platters, the announcement from the end of RRP is creating in the trade. Jerry Lee Lewis and Paul calculation of artist and mechanical At one end of the scale, the Anka. There is also an offer of company last week. royalties will be sorted out by then. opinion of one very depressed indie K-tel compilations for £1.80 According to CBS sales director Since royalties are worked out on retailer — who has just closed one of plus VAT (with full settlement AFTER LISTENING to this tape, John Mair: "It is probable that RRP the recommended retail price the his three shops and anticipates discount); Elvis Presley- says the publicity release from has now lost its significance to the fact that there will apparently be no leaving the trade altogether — was soundtracks on RCA consumer. The practice of such thing is greatly concerning that RRP was hardly an issue to International carrying on RRP Exrasy (the company releasing the discounting has become widespread writers and publishers. bother about in the face of the huge triple cassette pack featuring self- and is growing — to some extend the problem of selling records at any of £2,99 for both LPs and appointed sex expert Xaviera manufacturer's RRP may have price — except the giveaway prices cassettes; and now ex-stock at Hollander) "a ride on a of a closing down sale. Lugton's are the excellent department store escalator is encouraged this and while it is in the MRS advice Charly EPs featuring artists unlikely ever to be the same again, consumer's interest, and ours, to The more optimistic attitude was such as Lee Dorsey, Betty- while plaster casts, feathers and have a lively and competitive illustrated by the remarks of Harris, John Lee Hooker, The pineapple daiquiris will be looked industry, there is also the view that As matters stand at the moment, Penelope Powell, from Stylus Four Dells, Gene Chandler, and on in a totally new light". Dealers RRP may excite the marketplace, the MRS has advised its members to in Cheltenham. She pointed out that Rosco Gordon. wanting to test the truth of this, or resulting in overheated competitive reply to any statutory notice of at the moment the new style invoices In its blues and folk list, JSU is offer their customers the chance to practices." royally payments from the record and delivery notes meant that giving a well-deserved push to do so, can contact Extasy for CBS has prepared a catalogue companies which have abolished pricing records for the shop after the new Nic Jones LP, Penguin stock. price list which will be updated from RRP with a standard letter saying: they came in was taking longer, but Eggs, which is selling in time to time — it has been based on "As copyright owners we do not "we will all get used to the cosl- extremely large numbers for a an independent survey of the accept that this statutory notice is price-only system soon". folk album (Topic). The Mingus average retailing selling prices of issued as required by Section 8 of the Generally, indies were less than in Europe album (Enja) is CBS labels in the market. 1956 Copyright Act" and asking for impressed with the effect the end of apparently doing the same sort The company's action is similar to the company to state what its RRP RRP on the product from the of business on the jazz side. that of EMI which issued a "list on the records for which it is paying majors concerned has had on the Currently on the list from the DEALERS! Don't forget Music price" in June, thus taking the the royalty is. This in effect means discount announcements in the Week's new chart-by-tclephone company along the road towards that the MRS and its members are multiples. So far the "so much off" by now huge catalogue of service. If the Post Office does abolishing RRP. PolyGram reserving their rights until the matter signs are still very much in evidence, Ellington material arc Carnegie not deliver your Music Week on abolished RRP last month, after is settled officially be negotiation. everyone noted. As Mrs Powell put Hall Concerts albums — from Wednesday morning 'phone 01- several weeks of speculation and the The point is apparently not just a it: "We still have to keep an eye on 1944, 1946 and 1947 — on 855 7711 to hear a recorded list three main companies, Polydor, mailer of principle, because some of what prices are being charged in Prestige, and the RCA triple of the new chart placings. Phonogram and Decca, issued the "catalogue" and "ordinary list" other shops in the town as much, if album set, The Age of revised price lists. There were no prices — as they have been renamed not more than, ever before." Ellington.
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O > S " MUSIC WEEK AUGUST9, 1980 Edited DAVID DALTnrii One: playlist Black axed, harder music edge THE FEATURED Forty is to be element of it." scrapped in the September During the daytime Radio One shake-up at Radio One forecast will broadcast the best records from SaBBath in Music Week (July 26). the chart but will "harden up" in the The so-called Page One playlist — late afternoon when the target The ultimate aim of every radio audience is younger and continue pluggcr since its inception eight this policy through to the Mike Read years ago — is to go, along with the show. single Additionals list and DJ Records Of From September 1 Dave Lee The Week, and individual producers Travis (producer: Dave Atkey) will have less constraint when returns to the Breakfast Show after programming their own shows. his summer break and taking over at Originally intended "purely as a 9.30am Simon Bates (Malcolm production tool", says Radio One Brown) presents the first of two controller Derek Chinnery, the Golden Hour slots. Andy Peebles playlist has come to be regarded "as (Paul Williams) starts at a new time if it were some restrictive practice of 10.30am, followed by 15 minutes imposed on producers and DJs". ofNewsbeatat 12.30pm. PARANOID Chinnery continues: "It is much Paul Burnett's (Chris Lycett) misunderstood and has quite lunchtime show moves to the later incorrectly given rise to criticism of lime of 12.45pm and is followed at limiting the range of output. 2.30pm by Simon Bales' (Malcolm Although it is being dropped, disc Brown) second Golden Hour. Peter jockeys and producers will still work Powell (Dave Tate) now has a together to prepare their regular daily show, filling the programmes but will now be afternoon slot from 3.30pm to encouraged to be even more creative 6.30pm vacated by Kid Jensen. and adventurous in their choice of Mike Hawkes is the new producer the new material without singling of Mike Read's regular Monday to out any particular record for special Thursday 7.30pm to 10pm show, exposure." while John Peel continues in his late "It is not going to change the style night slot. of our output radically and we will On his arrival from Capital Radio still play the hit sounds." in September Adrian Love will Chinnery also confirms that while present a new Sunday afternoon doing away with the playlist system, magazine/phone in show, as well as the sales chart will continue to play the established Talkabout and an important role in deciding what is Roundlable programmes, and he played. will co-host Mailbag with Anne "The chart is still a very good Nightingale. indication of what is popular," he As forecast news will play a more says. "The Top 40 show still has the prominent role in Radio One's biggest audience of the week and output as it introduces its own news people seem to love the horse race service. Capital ads top cost ::V,; ^ ■ / ' SK V ■ effectiveness league SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS in ad air time rates per thousand listeners charged by radio stations are revealed in the first edition of the Radio Advertisers' Guide, announced in Music Week (June 7). v "wl The guide, published on August 5 by Hamilton House of Staverton, Devon, at £25, uses the latest JICRAR audience figures to provide a detailed analysis of the cost of radio time buying and breaks down the cost per thousand listeners for ads booked on the 19 long-established ILR stations plus Manx Radio and Radio Luxembourg. The general message of the guide is that record company marketing managers and other media buyers need to shop around for best buys rather than buy airtimc arbitrarily. An indication of (he variation in prices is provided by comparing the cost effectiveness of reaching men aged 15 to 34. While Capital is ^ ^ ' charging £1.27 per thousand, Plymouth Sound is charging an effective rate of £12 per thousand for this catcgon, . Among the best buys highlighted in the guide. Capital is shown to offer the most cost effective way of reaching (he general audience, the lowest rate for reaching men and women aged under 35 —just beating Radio Luxembourg into second place — and the best rate for reaching middle class listeners. Outside London, Liverpool's Radio City scores well, offering the Sole distribution by if '■ most cost effective way of advertising to working class listeners and STAGE ONE (Records) Ltd. / heads four categories in the provincial best buy list including lowest priced daytime package, lowest all men rate and lowest all women Parshire House rate. 2 Kings Road Of (he smaller stations Manx is the best buy for advertising aimed at the housewife and the older woman, while Bradford's Pennine Radio HASLEMERE has the lowest rate for reaching housewives with children. Beacon shares with LBC the (op spot for reaching men aged 35 plus, while in Surrey GU272QA the south Victory offers the best rate of anv provincial station for Tel; Haslemere (0428) 53953 (5 lines) reaching middle class adults. r The guide also gives details of staffing and programming on all (he Telex: 858226 Catafogue No. BSS101 commercial stations. PAGE 16 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 BRYAN MORRISON MUSIC PUBLISHING SH. n MUSIC WEEK SURVEY PUBLISHING TC PIT LiSHi TS CORPORATE AL 1. CHAPPELL 2. EMI sTii 3. AW R 4. WARNER BROTHERS AND SON/BRYAN 5. SUNBURY MORRISON 6. APRIL HE A i^pPLIN 8. Vl^ 7. ROlMIDOR S.^KEATH LE^ 8. PLANGENT VISION! AND SON/BRY> 9. DINSONG/VIRGIN f MORRISON 10. BLACICSHEEP VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR ARTISTS BACK IN BUSINESS 18 MONTHS MORE TO COME BRYAN MORRISON MUSIC/AND SON MUSIC ONE HYDE PARK PLACE LONDON W2 PAGE 17 oa S % s t 00 CO a occ < CO s 1 E o OQ & 2 S §■ E O cc o03 .3 1 ■% 5 3 in ± 1 ral1 >0 □ ffl o t. . P UJ 3= r rrff oS CD CJ hi"o 0! o o < —< CD Ug«= < s u. 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CD ^ 03 < 2 o o < «t >- CO S 13 a g 3'=03 OC S| S c -3 2?3 5 21 CC 3 S| DO S D g o CD Se CD Qj h- h- = o-af- o S E z uj g CO a o >, E g3 a- g O.g el ^■1. ZD -1 QC 11 l 03 a- £ s Sr« o S LU ^ 2 _§ aC5 ca s I > 03 Edited by CHRIS WHITE Johnstone Hot Rock: Pioneering -« -."A, m. debut out on Ariola the rockabilly revival ARIOLA HAS released its first DAVID HARRIS has always Midlands band Rhythm Hawks and single by Davcy Johnstone, ex- been an avid collector of rock their first single is Zodiac/Don't member of Elton John's band and roll and rockabilly records. Look That Way. and who has played on sessions And this consuming passion for Harris is quick to point out that ["V for Alice Cooper, Eric Carmen, Hot Rock Records is not strictly a Meat Loaf and Kiki Dee among the music of the Fifties rockabilly label. "We want to sign others. Entitled Love Is A Crazy eventually drove him to become British acts who are different and Feeling (ARO 237), it is written personally involved in the rock exciting, but we arc certainly going and produced by Johnstone. and roll music scene, and today to be selective in our approach. I Also new from the company is he runs from his home in heard the Rhythm Hawks several France Joli's Feel Like Dancing, Newport, Shropshire, one of the times live and was very impressed taken from her second album, UK's leading rockabilly labels, with them — they said that they were Tonight (ARL 5060), currently Hot Rock Records. going into the studios with the on release. Joli's last single was Sutherland Brothers.producing, and TO MARK sales of the Barbara Dickson Album, the artist in question was the disco hit, Come To Me, Hot Rock Records, based at 35 1 was interested in signing them up." recently presented with a gold disc by Muff Win wood, CBS UK A&R director released at the end of last year. Pen-y-Bryn Way, Newport (0952 He adds: "So far as US acts are (right). Also pictured at the presentation are Bernard Theobald, Dickson's 810870), was set up by Harris last- concerned, 1 am interested in rock manager, and John Mair, CBS sales director. The singer is playing selected live year, three years after he formed and roll and rockabilly acts who are dates this month and will follow with a nationwide tour in November. % m Rollin' Rock, a company which still working now. I'm not looking marketed and promoted American for old catalogue. For instance, rockabilly artists here in the UK. Freddy Cannon approached me and During that lime Harris successfully asked if I would be interested in brought across the Atlantic names releasing a single by him. He is still like Mac Curtis — and probably did very much a viable artist, working 0 . ,vv- more for the cause of rockabilly extensively both in the studios and music in Britain than just about on the live scene." anybody else. The record company operation is Interest in Fifties' music has been deliberately kept tight-knit. Harris W ' rapidly increasing — particularly usually visits London a couple of among young people who weren't times a week, and he says that there ^ I even born when the music first made are no disadvantages to being based its impression on teenagers. in Shropshire. "In fact it is quite EMI RECORDS chose one of the Last October Harris recorded an convenient," he points out. holiest days of the year to sign what EP with Mac Curtis in Texas, using "London is less than an hour and a the company has described as 'the local session musicians, and Hot half away, Birmingham is about 30 hottest act around'. The Speedos. Rock Boogie (EP HR 001) was well- minutes away and we're also near Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the received on the rock and roll scene. Manchester." rock band have actually been Hot Rock's second offering was Hot Rock plans to release another signed by the MOR division, and Punk Bashin' Boogie, a novelty six to 10 singles by the end of the debut with the single. Killer On The single by Sibley's Dixie Phoenix. year and there will also be a couple Dance Floor (EMI 5096). Pictued Since then Harris has also of albums, including one by the AFTER SEVENTEEN years, during which he has become far better known to getting drenched are: Danny recorded veteran US rockabilly artist Rhythm Hawks. Harris also a rising generation of housewives as a radio presenter than a recording artist, Mankowitz (manager), Vic Lanza Freddy Cannon, and a single, Hey continues to promote rockabilly gigs Jimmy Young has been back in the studio making an album. His first LP since (general manager, MOR division), Punk Rocker, was released recently and he is hopeful that Mac Curtis 1963 is for PRT (formerly Pye) and he is pictured above — second from left— Penfold and Peter Hunsley (general and picked up Radio One airplay. will come over before the end of the with impresario Derek Boullon, producer Terry Brown, and PRT genera! manager, marketing and repertoire). Harris has also signed rising year. manager Trevor Eyies. The 20-lrack album will be released in the autumn. Edited Edited by by NIGEL HUNTER irr %n SUE FRANCIS Dadswell spells out Promotion package Thunderclap seeks recording deal PIANIST MORGAN his MPA ambitions from Music Deals (Thunderclap) Jones wants to back up scheduled appearances THE TRANSITION from the "The publishers are very friendly, MUSICDEALS is a recording at the lime of the artists' deal. This on TV with a new recording inflation-proofed, index-linked honest, good businessmen and easy agency specialising in bands/artists payment, however, runs for only contract. realms of the Civil Service to the to get on with. They also work looking for deals. two years (or 20 recordings) from His music could be best somewhat exposed secretary's exceptionally hard, and it shook me The objectives of this new the time of the signing. described as contemporary- rock chair of the Music Publishers rigid when I joined to find out just organisation, says its three directors, "When this period is up, the and roll, and he first recorded Association is a radical one, and how hard." fall somewhere between a record company must then negotiate for Oriole Records in 1956 it's only now, four months after Membership of the MPA is now management, agency and these spare points with the artists," followed by LP releases on making the move, that Peter nearing the 230 mark, and Dadswell production company. MusicDeal's King explains. Ember and President in the Dadswell is beginning to feel at hopes to keep the number growing. founders Pete Smith (hit Two years is really a short time for Sixties. He's also keen to improve the songwriter/producer for Magnet), the actual breaking of an artist and Since 1979, when he appeared home in the MPA's new offices association's links with its Fraser Macintosh (publisher and MusicDeals seeing some return and in a concert at the London high above Kingsway. counterparts in other countries to general manager, Magnet Music) Macintosh comments: "That is part Palladium with such names as He was a civil servant for 10 years increase co-operation on mutual and Andy King (promotion man of what we believe is necessary in not Muhammad AM, Tom before joining the MPA, working problems and difficulties. extraordinaire with brother exploiting the artist. We'll just have O'Connor, Frankie Vaughan, mostly on Ministry of Defence "There arc things we could Jonathan and founder of own label, to be in there seeing that there are The Wurzels, etc., Morgan has contracts, and before that spent six probably do better," he admits. Heavy Metal Records), represent releases and that these are promoted been writing songs and working years with the Vickers engineering "Members are a bit slow to react, themselves as having the welfare of to their fullest. It is our impetus for in clubs in the West End. A group. The music industry had long and we're not sure they ail read the the band, as opposed to the record working harder." natural for promotion, Thames figured at the top of his list of MPA News, but there again they all companies, paramount in their MusicDeals prefers to act for TV has given him two spots on ambitions, however. seem to be so busy all the lime." negotiations. artists who can perform live but will the Thames At Six programme, "I had been trying for nearly The major triumph during "We've lived with bands, have consider each on their merits. and he has since appeared with seven years to get into the music Dadswcll's first four months in the been in them ourselves, and feel we Already signed is a band. The Ali on four shows. job has been the court decision on understand their needs," says King. Repealers, now in the studio, and Contact Morgan business," Dadswell recalls. "I've The package they are offering is Matt Irvine. MusicDeals Music is (Thunderclap) Jones, 27 always been interested in music, and the photo-copying of music against nine months exclusive representation their publishing company which, Denmark Street, London WC2H I kept asking publishers and record the Wolverhampton District Council during which they will take the artist when applicable, will service their 8NJ. (01)8361186. companies for a job." (MW July 19). The case and its into the studio for a demo/master. new artists. The three directors' His musical interest extends to reporting in the press has produced a "These days you need a good activities will overlap and include, playing an instrument, and flood of letters and enquiries at the recording to get a deal," says Smith. besides hustling for the best possible although he rates himself as "a bad MPA offices from schools, choirs, Photos, gig information and so on deals, production, marketing, amateur musician", he's still good music teachers and advisers and will be part of a kit to attract record publishing and promotion through enough to play trombone regularly town clerks anxious to clarify the companies. "Then it will be up to the period that the artist is signed Creole searching situation with regard to their own the band to select the one they with a Salvation Army band. He activities and avoid infringement of with them. for stars of future applied for the MPA post after copyright. want," says Macintosh. Contact MusicDeals at 85 seeing it advertised in Music Week. MusicDeals gets its reward from a Charlotte Street, London Wl. DAVE BUCKLEY, Creole's recent "We're hoping sheet music sales low royalty percentage which it (01)636 7542. "1 didn't think I had a hope in (he might increase as a result of the negotiates with the record company A&R addition from Record world of getting it," Dadswell Wolverhampton judgement," says Merchandisers, is looking for artists confesses. "It's still a bit strange, Dadswell. "The latest figures aren't to build on the Creole label. but at least I don't seem to be going quite as good as had been hoped, but Contact SUE FRANCIS Contact Dave Buckley, Creole from one crisis to (he next like the (hey arc showing a marginal on Records, 91-93 High Street, early days. increase." Harlesden, London NW 10. (01) 965 01-439 9756 9223. PAGE 20 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 From Cuba To The Riviera Gibson Brothers "On The Riviera" is the follow up Gibson Brothers album to their highly successful debut album Cuba, which contained the hit singles, Que Sera Mi Vida, Ooh! What A Life and Cuba. "On The Riviera" includes the current top 20 single, Mariana and there will be a great demand for the album. The campaign will include full pages in New Musical Express and Record Mirror plus an in-store video, full colour in-store poster, logo boards, window streamers and a nationwide club promotion with Pernod. 1j n ■c vr Gibson Brothers ■ i- On The Riviera & Cat. No. HPS 9620 —s s ISIANP Order from your EMI Representative PAGE 21 5- ° o 5 -3 m^-—* CO CO 00 £ L> o . o 3 I o to, CO P la SS MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 YOUNG BLOOD RECORDS WELCOMES HOYT AXTON and his mother MAE AXTON & HIS BAND TO ENGLAND V -'is / Appearing at The Venue, London — August 9* Portsmouth Country Music Festival — August 10. afflii«• OUT NOW includes hit single DELTA AND THE DEALER' Hoyt's latest LP (YB 82) i' >r 'A RUSTY OLD HALO' and his latest single 'EVANGELINAV'HOTEL RITZ' (YBLP 800) also available on cassette (YB 92) (YBC 800) ALSO AVAILABLE PYTHON LEE JACKSON featuring ROD STEWART EP TN A BROKEN DREAM' (YBEP 89) c/w 'THE BLUES' & 'CLOUD NINE' (previously unreleased tracks) also LIMITED EDITION 12" single TN A BROKEN DREAM' (YB 1289) c/w 'THE BLUES' DISTRIBUTION: POLYGRAM 01-590 6044 PAGE 23 MUSIC WEEK AUGUSTS, 1980 Compiled by a S DIANE WARD £' £ and JANETYEO LIMELIGHT M THE PRETTY ONES. Autothefl, GUIDED 5 CBS 14 PICCADILLY (PYE) LOGAN, Johnny S MUSCLE. Rocket XPRES 38 (F) BEST OF STAN GETZ 1935-1977 - I'VE BEEN AWAY A LONG SINGLE MERTON PARKAS P THE QUARTER MOON, Hippy Hippy Stan Getz 84236 TIME NOW MICHAELS, Hilly C Shake, VIP's. Gem GEMS 39 (R) BEST OF TOM SCOTT Ral Donner ND 135 INDEX MR. BURNS W THE RIPPER, Never Satisfied/Victim Of Tom Scott 84347 BOSS W NERVUSREX T Changes, JUDAS PRIEST. Gull BEST OF STEVE KAHN 15 PYE BOSS BROS H NEWS M GULS 7112 (A) Steve Kahn 84234 THE KINKS LIVE BUNK DOGGER Y NIGHTSHIRT S THE ZOO, Holiday, SCORPIONS. THE CHAMP The Kinks NSPL 18191 BRAINS R PALMER, Robert J Harvest HAR 5212(E) Moe Bandy 84426 HAND CLAPPIN' - FOOT STOMPIN' - CAMERON L PASSPORT R THERE SHE GOES, The Incredible WITH LOVE MARTY ROBBINS FUNKY BUTT - LIVE CHANCE Y POINTER SISTERS H Crawling Eye, NERVUS REX. Marty Bobbins 84427 Geno Washington NSPL 18618 CHOCOLATE MILK I PLAYER I Dreamland DLSP 3(F) SAN ANTONIO ROSIE CIRCLES A RICHARD, Cliff D TO BE HOME AGAIN IN ENGLAND, Willie Nelson/Ray Price 84358 16 PYE INTERNATIONAL CLASH B ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND D Somebody Needs, KEVIN KEEGAN. AFTER MIDNIGHT DEEPER ZONE CLIFF. Jimmy I SCORPIONS T Ariola GOAL 1 (A) Manhattans 84223 Space N5011 CONNORS, Norman T SEDAKA, Neil/Dara S BROADWAY MAGIC VOL. 2 CRAWFORD. Randy 0 SMALL CHANGE A Various 31845 17R.K. CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR Y TEA SET K THE END OF AN ERA THE BAND & PIPES & DRUMS OF THE DEODATA W TEMPTATION S w Robert Wyatt 31846 BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLAND DISCOUNTS S THE BEAT B WEEK-END, Answer Me, EARTH AND ORIGINAL SINGLES VOL. 1 REGIMENT) EARTH AND FIRE W 3rd DEGREE BURNS W FIRE. Polydor POSP 156(F) The Byrds 31851 The Band Of The Black Watch ERICKSON, Rocky/Aliens T TOUCH D WHEN I'M ASLEEP. More Sleep. MR. RKLB 1004 FLACK, Roberta D TYGERS OF PAN TANG . S BURNS/3rd DEGREE BURNS. 6 CALIBRE (RYE) GAFFA A.H.M U-2 A Korova KOW9(W) 1980 18 TABU (CBS) GENESIS M VIP'S T WHEN THE BOY'S HAPPY, Runaway. B.T. Express . ^ CAB SOS GRIFF, Zaine R WALKIE TALKIES W JO JO LAINE. Mercury MER 30 (F) Sos Band TBU 84445 GUIDED MUSCLE T WILDY N WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN. War 7 CHOPPER (RCS) HART. Rod C ZAMFIR, Gheorghe T War War, BOSS. RAK 320(E) SONJA KRISTINA 19 TROJAN (H.R. TAYLORS) HEATH. Katie W WHISTLE BUMP, Nights Of Fantasy, Sonja Kristina CHOP E5 LONG SHOT HEWETT. Colleen D A - Pya, C DISTRIBUTORS- CBS, W - WEA. CODE E - EMI. F - DEODATA. Warner Brothers K 17675 The Pioneers TBL103 JOHN, Elton S PoIyGram, H — H. R, Taylor, L — Lugtons, R — (W) 8 ELEKTRA/ASYLUM (WEA) REGGAE JAMAICA VOL. 1 JUDAS PRIEST T RCA, S — Selacta, X — Clyda Factora, 2 — WHOSE WORLD IS THIS? Dangerous NO FUN Various TBL181 KEEGAN, Kevin T Entarpriae. CR - Creola, P - Pinnacle, RT - Dancing. THE WALKIE TALKIES. Stooges/ Iggy Pop K 52234 CLUB REGGAE VOL. 4 LA, BOPPERS B Rough Trade. SH — Shannon, Q — RialtoTREB 119(A) Various TBL 188 LAINE. JoJo W Charmdalo, Q - Lightning, SP - Spartan, FP WHY DON'T WE GO DANCING, More 9 EPIC (CBS) MEMORIAL LAMBRETTAS A — Faulty Producta. Than Miles From Home. KATIE DOUBLETROUBLE Slim Smith TBL 198 LEVEL 42 L HEATH. Automatic K 17676 (W) George Jones/Johnny Paycheck 84458 REGGAE JAMAICA VOL. 3 IF DREAMS HAD WINGS Various TBL 204 Dan Hill 84273 TROJAN'S GREATEST HITS VOL. 3 A Various TBL 208 A DAY WITHOUT ME, Things To Make LET'S GET IT OFF. Magic Of You, 10 F. BEAT (WEA) And Do, U-2. Island WIP 6630 (E) CAMERON. Salsoul SA - 4/SA 12-4 YOU SHOULD BE HIGH LOVE, The MAD ABOUT THE WRONG BOY AMONGST THE ROSES, You Don't (R) Music's All Right, BILLY SQUIER. Attractions XXLP 8 (XXC 8) 20 UNITED ARTISTS Have To Explain, SMALL CHANGE. LOVE MEETING LOVE, Love Meeting Capitol CL 16160(E) NATURAL WILD Scope SC 14 (W) Love Instr. LEVEL 42. Polydor POSP YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME. 11 FLASHBACK (PYE) The Rasses UAG 30309 ANGRY VOICES, Summer Nights, 170(F) Innocent, CHANCE. Magnet MAG SOUNDS OF SUMMER 21 VANGUARD (PYE) CIRCLES. Vertigo ANGRY 1 (F) 178(E) Various FBL1003 LEAVE THAT BOY ALONE ANOTHER DAY (ANOTHER GIRL). YOU'VE BEEN GONE, Far Out, CROWN Poussez VSD 79433 Steppin' (Out Of Line). M HEIGHTS AFFAIR. De-Lite MER 12 GAFFA 'N' PRODUCT (SELF) LAMBRETTAS. Rocket XPRES 36 28/MERX 28(F) MAN WITH A MOTIVE. Your Side My YOUNG BLOOD, What's On Telly, NEITHER USE NOR ORNAMENT 22 VIRGIN (F) Side, GAFFA, Gaffa 'N' Product BUNK DOGGER. RCA PB 5269 (R) Gaffa ZZZZ 001 GLORY ROAD ATTriUDE DANCING. Long Weekend, ZZZZ S003( Self) Gillan V2171 GAFFA. Gaffa 'N' Product ZZZZ METAL MAN, Hold Me, Touch Me, 13 LOGO S002 (Self) LIMELIGHT. Future Earth FER 006 BAD NIGHT 23 WARNER BROTHERS (WEA) (P) Toy MOGO4010 CANDI STATON MISUNDERSTANDING, Evidence Of Candi Staton K 56803 B Autumn, GENESIS. Charisma CB 369 ALBUM BANK ROBBER, Rocker Galore, CLASH. (F) Edited CBS 8323(C) MODERN TOYS, Feed The Meter, THE - by BE BOP DANCIN', Saturday, L.A. NEWS. Polydor POSP 152 (F) - : BOPPERS. Mercury MER27(F) INDEX TONYJASPER BEST FRIEND, Stand Down Margaret, THE BEAT. Go Feet 3 (A) N ATTRACTIONS 10 CHART CERTS: alternative vocals over cross-over BAND OF THE BLACK WATCH 17 PETER GABRIEL NO SMOKING, Like A Fool, WILDY. BANDY, Moe 5 disco beat with latter more Fabulous FABS 101 (A) BROADWAY MAGIC VOL. 2 5 Biko (Charisma CB 370, PoIyGram) pronounced on B-side where She B.T. EXPRESS 6 ELTONJOHN Likes To Beat has immediate CALLING ALL GIRLS, Something On BYRDS 5 SARTORIAL Eloquence (Rocket commercial feel. 12" cover bag. Your Mind, HILLY MICHAELS. CARMEN, Eric 1 XPRES 41, PoIyGram) GIRL Warner Brothers K 17667 (W) ONE DAY WE'LL FLY AWAY, Blue CLUB REGGAE VOL. 1 and 4 19 FATBACK Love Is A Game (Jet 191, CBS). CHICKEN OF THE COUNTY. Do You Flame. RANDY CRAWFORD. CONTARDO, Johnny 2 Strokin' (Spring POSPX 149 — White vinyl, further excellent HM Know Why. ROD HART. RCA PB Warner Brothers K 17680 (W) DONNER, Ral 14 12", PoIyGram) cut from cosmetic glamour boys 5268 (R) GAFFA 12 GETZ, Stan 5 with fine lead vocal balance against GILLAN 22 OTHERS basic bass ridden powering backing, PUT ME IN THE PICTURE. In The HOLIDAY, Billie 3 PRETTY THINGS back-ups extra punch. DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS. My Midnight Hour, MERTON PARKAS. HILL, Dan 9 I'm Calling (Warner K17670, THE THE Life Depends On You, TOUCH. Beggars Banquet BEG 43 (W) JONES, George/Johnny WEA). Right channel opening Black And White (4AD AD 10, Ariola ARO 243 (A) Paycheck 9 before switching across into Indie). Rough, ready alternative DON'T MAKE ME WAIT TOO LONG, KAHN, Steve 5 engaging riff run, effective later sound, harsh vocals, stereo effects God Don't Like It Ugly, ROBERTA KINKS 15 vocal chorus, vocals plus particularly flip Controversial FLACK. Atlantic K 11555 (W) KRISTINA, Sonja 7 DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME, Winners RAELINE, Treason, BRAINS. Mercury MANHATTANS 5 atmosphere current alternative style, Subject where synthesizer colouring, And Losers. ROSSINGTON MER 31 (F) NELSON, Wniie/Ray Price 5 not R&B of Sixties outfit. Pic bag. insistent beat scores over AA cut. COLLINS BAND. MCA636(C) RUB-A-DUB, Departure, PASSPORT. PIONEERS 19 SHAKATAK No chance of cross-over but DREAMIN', Dynamite. CLIFF RICHARD. Atlantic K 11461 (W) POUSSEZ 21 Steppin' (Polydor POSPX 163, attention indie world. EMI 5095(E) RUN, She's My Man, ZAINE GRIFF. RASSES 20 PoIyGram) Disco smoother with PRELUDE DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU, Automatic 17678 (W) REGGAE JAMAICA VOLS. 1 & 3 19 jazz feel, melodic plus atmospheric, Trick Of The Light (EMI 5090, One Eyed Man. COLLEEN HEWETT. ROBBINS, Marty 5 riding high disco circles. Stock. EMI). Former Pye, After The Columbia DB 9084 (E) SCHICKERT, G 4 SCOTT, Tom 5 DON DRUMMOND JNR & THE Goldrush hit-makers (21, 1974), SARTORIAL ELOQUENCE, Whiteman SMITH. Slim x 19 SKA STARS recent EMI hit, Platinum Blonde H Danger/Cartier, ELTON JOHN. SOUNDS OF SUMMER 11 The Clash And Specials Go To Jail (45, seven weeks). Sounding more HE'S SO SHY. Movin' On. POINTER Rocket XPRES 41 (F) SOS BAND 18 (Rush NIBZ 001, Indie). Ska with like Middle Of The Road every day. SISTERS. Planet K 12470 (W) SAVE ME, Love Is A Small Town, SPACE 16 humour with protest as title Uptempo, good chorus, no early HEARTS OF BRETAGNE, Where Are JOHNNY LOGAN. Epic EPC 8770 (C) STATON, Candi 23 suggests. Four-track 12" goodie. TOTP before chart entry like last. You Going. BOSS BROS. Mercury SELLING RECORDS, Selling Records STOOGES/Iggy Pop 8 SMALL CHANGE ANGEL CITY MER 32 (F) (Dub), THE DISCOUNTS. Original TOY 13 Amongst The Roses (Scope SC 14, Am 1 Ever Gonna See Your Face HEARTS OF STONE, You Know I Love ABO 1 (SO) TROJAN'S GREATEST HITS You, GAFFA. Gaffa 'N' Product 7777 SENDING ME, Silly Boy, NIGHTSHIFT. VOL.3 19 WEA). Strident Smokie sounding Again (Epic EPC 8792, CBS). S001 (Self) Harvest HAR 5211 (E) WARWICK, Dionne 1 lead vocals, shrill persistent Heavy outfit much touted with SHOULD HAVE NEVER LET YOU GO, WASHINGTON, Geno 15 commercial pop chorus hit home. Status Quo boogie outing but What A Difference A Day Makes,* WYATT, Robert 5 INNER CIRCLE nowhere near as good, attractive NEIL AND DARA SEDAKA. Polydor New Age Music (Island WIP 6537, thanks to back-up chorus. POSP 153(F) EMI). Two minor hits in 1970 I AM THE LIVING, Gone Clear, JIMMY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, I'm Coming PAUL SIMON CLIFF. WEA K 79155/79155T (W) Home, TEMPTATIONS. Motown basically reggae outfit turn up Late In The Evening (Warner K I'M YOUR RADIO, Would It Be Alright, TMG 1197(E) 1 ARISTA valves, pump out precision cut, fine 17666, WEA). First since CBS days, CHOCOLATE MILK. RCA PC 2030 SUZIE SMILED, Tush, TYGERS OF PAN NO NIGHT SO LONG drum powered mix of sounds, fiery brass driven, cheerful toe-tapper, (R) TANG. MCA634(C) Dionne Warwick SPART1132 (TCART guitar break, handclapping disco grows on hearing but no block- IT'S FOR YOU. Tip Of The Iceberg. 1132) presence lurks, riff with vocal pop buster debut. PLAYER, Casablanca CAN 202 (A) TONIGHT YOU'RE MINE backups. Impressive. FERN KINNEY Eric Carmen SPART 1134 CLIFF BENNETT Drive My Car (Korova KOW 8, Movie Show (Warner K 79148, TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT, Black Cow, 2 BECKET(PYE) WEA). Searching for hit with CHANGEOVER WEA). It's 14 years since re-make reasonable sweet sounding disco JOHNNY AND MARY, What's It Take. NORMAN CONNORS. Arista ARIST Johnny Contardo BKLP1001 Got To Get You Into My Life (6, ROBERT PALMER. Island WIP 6638 363(F) 1966); Another L&M outing superb flourish which might have had more (E) THE CREATURE WITH THE ATOM 3 BLACK LION (LOGO) demanding beat. BRAIN, The Wind And More, BILLIE HOLIDAY AT STORYVILLE hard hitting throbbing affair. Great PZAZZ ROCKY ERICKSON AND THE song. Programme. Push sales. Sky Train (Magenta MAG 001, ALIENS. CBS 8888 (C) Billie Holiday BLM 51007 THE DANCE K THE LONELY SHEPHERD, T.B.A., Pinnacle). Infectious sax ridden KEEP ON RUNNING, Flaccid Pot. TEA GHEORGHE ZAMFIR. Philips 6042 4 BRAIN (LOGO) Dance For Your Dinner (GO GO disco geared instrumental which SET. Step 3(E) 346 (F) SAMTVOGEL RD03, Rough Trade). Compelling goes on for too long, losing impetus G. Schickert 0040 176 early sax treated sound with with no real late flourish. PAGE 24 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 ||AI New ENCHANTING TUNES FROM GANGES VALLEY - FIRST INTERESTED IN THE labels... TIME IN THE WEST 7" SINGLE MARY NIGERIAN MUSIC - I AM YOURS NOW and SUPREME MAP RECORDS debuts with a MARKET single by Northampton band, The BEING (HARIBOL) Army, entitled Shuffle Shuffle Two Mind-Softening Songs by PARTNER (MAP 1). MAP — short for Magnum Promotions — was started MADHAV MUSIC, 30 Colin Gardens, up last year as an independent London, NW9 6EJ 01-205 1678. V promotion company by Lou (Dealersget40% margin) Goodrich (ex-Pye and Record B Sales), Mike Tobin (Ex-Virgin and Vti MVlft For the most aggressive exploitation and promotion ol your catalog, RCA) and Roger Upright (ex- try us! Transatlantic Records and We have the organisation, backed by the most up- to- date auto- previously EMI singles sales and BOXCAR WILLIE IS CURRENTLY matic pressing factory in the country — and well organised country - regional promotions manager), to wide distribution network, you' II be glad you didl contact — do regional promotion for small THE BEST SELLING independent labels as well as the COUNTRY SINGER IN BRITAIN IK TABANSI RECORDS bigger companies. Do you have stocks of his three original albums All MAP product will be and cassettes? published by ATV Music and issued through Chips Records, although BRA (BRC) 1001 'BOXCAR WILLIE' the label will have its own identity BRA (BRC) 1004 'DADDY WAS A RAILROAD MAN' and logo. BRA (BRC) 1006 BOXCAR WILLIE SINGS HANK WILLIAMS CONTACT: Goodrich, Tobin or AND JIMMIE RODGERS Upright, c/o Horizon Studios, Warwick Road, Coventry (0203- ★ Big 'R' & 21212). Distribution, PRT Records. (Sole Representative of Boxcar Willie) 29 High Street, Biggar, Lanarkshire. ML12 6DA. STORMBRINGER RECORDS Telephone (STD 0899) 20666 London Address: No 12 Portland Gardens. London N4. Tel: 01 releases its first single, Everybody Loves Joey by David Linden, featuring the St. Anne's Secondary School Choir. Catalogue number: CLAY ST 001. Distribution is by Wynd-Up Records. RECORDS OF STOKE-ON-TRENT (0782273324) CONTACT: Joseph Tawil, are now available from FRESH RECORDS distribution on Stormbringer Records, 160 THE TOP BRITISH 01 -258 0572/01 -402 5485/01 -724 2377. Manchester Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire (0625 23881). COUNTRY LABEL CLAY 1 Discharge 'Realitiesof War'EP 100% Punk LATEST RELEASE: BARBARY COAST - LONG VEHICLE CLAY 2 Plastic Idols 'Adventure/Remix' TRIDENT RECORDING Studios is DISC KO 1008 CLAY 3 Discharge 'Fight Back'EP 100% Punk launching its own record label, Trident Records, and the first TAPE TCKO 1008 Coming Soon release will be a single by Lisa King, The British Trucking Album everyone is talking about. CLAY 4 Demon 'Liar/Wild Woman' a new version of the old Presley hit, Backed by Promotion Campaign from Leyland Vehicles Ltd A devil of a record in red vinyl with a picture bag for the Can't Help Falling In Love With DISTRIBUTION: CHAMP RECORDS 01-529 1943.1 & B RECORDS heavy metal fans. (Approx release date — August 22). You (Trident 002), produced by Bill 01-328 9021. TRUCKERS PARADISE01-403 1717. Other distributors please order from Fresh. Lovelady of Reggae For It Now fame. Distribution has yet to be fixed. CONTACT: Peter Booth, Trident Studios, 17 St. Anne's Court, W.l. (734-9901). 'WHO'S ASKING YOU?' FRAGMENT RECORDS has its THE SINGLE BY teens first release, Beat The Light (FESA 001) by Ken Thomas, released ROY WHITE AND STEVE TORCH through Pinnacle. Loosely described as "techno-rock", including noises like the whirr of helicopter blades OPEN EYE RECORDS sro and locomotives against insistent rhythms, the LP is produced by (051-709 9460) Richard Painter. Further releases are planned from the label. Available through Rough Trade CONTACT: Fragment Records, 18 and Spartan Ash Grove, Yiewsley, West MUSIC FOR PARTIES • TH EXALBUM Drayton, Middlesex. YOB RECORDS has been formed by East London bands Positive SPAIN 1980 Signals and The Strand and both thehea^ bands feature on a double A side EP the dust (YOB 001) via the independent vMMM/ TJfCi nv the love... distributors. New singles from both T/je Summer Single bands will follow. JAMES MONTGOMERY CONTACT: YOB Productions Ltd, is 15 Hackworth Point, 4 Rainhill WE'RE Way, Bow, London E3. Tel: 01 981 JUST TRAVELLING 4825. IN THE ills with AMB 002 from the album 40s RECORDS is the name of a new THICK WQ SEPTEMBER MORNINGS label set up by Cubwood Records OF IT! (AMB 0011 specifically for MOR acts in the AMBER MUSIC north of England. First release will Orders 0202 34041 be New Orleans by The Maxwells, due in November. The company is run by Dennis McGinlay Gwyn Jones and lan K. Foster. CONTACT: 40s Records, 12 Eldon Street North, Barnsley, South CUIMLXAL Yorkshire S71 1LG. Tel: 0226 41847 CflBencabv wh.ch»••'«.TABANSI othe/» Ate iudaed RECORDS Now. TABANSI have s«l have ■ .t.ndi'O oxuoded RECORDS and 0709 863658. isrvicei 10 .nelude Uincb IP pr«»V"0» The label you can t trust. (01-960 5577) MEDIA RECORDS based in (Singles) Wolverhampton debuts with singles SWAG 12 Lord Lucan is Missing —THE DODGEMS by Diamond Head (Sweet And SWAG 14 Fun - THE LANGPORT BUZZ SWAG 17 Lato Night City — THE COMATEENS Innocent, SCREEN 1) and Life (Too ' CURRENT CRIMES Late, SCREEN 2), both in picture (Albums) bags and both taken for albums due STEAL 1 The VT'S -THEVT'S in September. STEAL8 Marty Thau Presents 2x5 CONTACT: Media Records. 5a T-T/B4\lSI RECORDS Orders to SPARTAN Distribution - Waterloo Terrace, Ncwhampton Road East, Wolverhampton. Tel: 01 903 4753 0902 23231. London Address: No 12 Portland Gardens, London N4. Tel: 01-802 8852. PAGE 25 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 ORDER FORM CHART (300.000 units as of Jan '791 GOLD L P CHART FOR (100,000 units as of Jan 'TSI WEEK-ENDING |—T = SILVER LP AUGUST 9 '—^ (60,000 units as of Jan *79) [E> m &[L[D(DKI3 This Last Wks on WeekThis WeekLast Wks.Chan on TITLE/Artist (producer) Label number Week Week Chan TITLE 'Artist (producer) Label number BACK IN BLACK Atlantic K 50735 (Wl 33 WAR OF THE WORLDS CBS 96000/WOW 1001C) AC/DC C:450735 39 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version O C: 40-96000 1 DEEPEST PURPLE Harvest EMTV 25(E) RHAPSODY AND BLUES MCAMCG 4010(C) 2 Doop Purple (Mortin Birch) C: TCEMTC 25 40' Crusaders (Crusaders) CMCGC4010 2 XANADU Jet JETLX 526(C) 33 THE MAGIC OF BONEY M Atlantlc/Honsa BMTV1 |W) 3 Original Soundtrack C: JETCX 526 41 Boney M (Frank Farian) C: BMTV4/1 FLESH AND BLOOD Polydor POLH 002(F) NIGHTFLIGHT Dacca TXF138(FI ARMATRADING,AC/DC Joan 1,33.6121 42 ATHLETICO SPIZZ 80 27 Roxy Music (Roxy Music/Rhett Davias) C: POLHC002 Justin Hayward C: KTXC 138 AVERAGE WHfTE BAND 51 3 EMOTIONAL RESCUE RollmgRolling StonesJ CUN 39111 (E) SAVED CBS 86113(C) 5 C: TC-CUN 39111 43 "s BECK.BEAT Jeff 4258 Rolling Stones (Glimmer Twins) Bob Dylan (Jerry Wexler/Barry Beckett) C: 40-86113 BELMONDE, Pierre 64 BENSON, George 7 SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS C:TC PCS7213 44 si BEAT BOYS IN THE JET AGE Rocket TRAIN 10(F) BLACK SABBATH 38,49 Oexy's Midnight Runners (Pete Wingfiold) Parlophone PCS 7213 (El Lambrettas C: SHUNT 10 BLONDIE 30 GIVE ME THE NIGHT Warner Brothers K56823 |W) 33 THERE AND BACK Epic EPC 83288(C) BLUE OYSTER CULT 35 George Benson (Quincey Jones) C: K456823 45 Jeff Beck (Jeff Beck/Ken Scott) C: 40 83288 BONEY M 41 , CLOSER Factory FACT25(P/RT) BOXCAR WILLIE 23 86 46: OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR A&..1 AMLH 68502(C) BROWNE.BRETT, Paul Jackson 7314 Joy Division (Martin Hannett) Police (Police) C; CAM 68502 CHARLES, Ray 63 23 CRUSADERS 40 9 , OFFTHEWALL Epic EPC 83468(C) 47 ALL FOR YOU CBS 86115 DALEK I 71 9 Michael Jackson (Quincy Jonas) C; 40 83468 Johnny Mathis (Jack Gold) C:40 86115(C) DEEP PURPLE 2 SKY 2 Ariola ADSKY 2 (A) DEXY'S MIDNIGHT 1 HOT WAX K-Tel NE 1082 (K) RUNNERS 6 10" Sky (Sky/Clarke/Bendall) C; ZCSKY2 48" Various C: CE 2082 DR. HOOK 73 DUKE. George 58 THE GAME EMA79G 3 HEAVEN & HELL Vertigo 9102 752 (R DYLAN. Bob 43 11^ Quean (Queen) C:TCEMA 795(E) 49 i Black Sabbath (Martin Birch) X C: 7231 402 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN ... 32 UPRISING Island ILPS 9596(E) FLEETWOOD MAC 60 12 io SKY Ariola ARLH 5022(A) GABRIEL Peter 22 Bob Marley (Chris Blackwell/Bob Markey ft The Wallers) C; ZCI-9596 50 Sky C: ZCARH 5022 GENESIS 24 GIRLSCHOOL 56 13 McCartney m Parlophone PCTC 258 (E) 33 SHINE ' ' RCA XL 13123 (R) GREAT ROCK 'N' 13 Paul McCartney (Paul McCartney) C; TC PC TC 258 51 Average White Band (David Foster/Average White Band) C:XK 13123 ROLL SWINDLE 66 HAWKWIND 15 26 DIANA Motown STMA 8033(E) 42 GREATEST HITS Whitfield RRTV 1 (W) HAYWOOD, Justin 42 14 Diana Ross (Edwards/Rodgers) C: TCSTMA 8033 52 Rose Royce (Norman Whitfield) C: RRTV 41 HOT WAX 48 LIVE 1973 Bronze BRON 527(E) THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Motown TMSP 6010(E) JACKSON, Michael 9 15i Hawkwind 53 < Various C: TC-TMSP6010 JOYJOEL DIVISION Billy 685 KORGIS 75 30 REGGATTA DE BLANC A&M AMLH 64792(C) ; HEAD ON Gem GEMLP 108(R| LAMBRETTAS 44 16 Police (Police/Nigel Gray) C: CAM 64792 54 Samson (Samson) LAINE. Cleo/James Galway. ... 67 C: GEMK 108 MAGIC REGGAE 18 ANOTHER STRING OF HOT HITS EMI EMC 3339 (E) 32 THE PHOTOS Epic PHOTO 5(C) MADNESS 29 1716 Shadows C: TC ENC 3339 55 The Photos (Roger Bechlrian) MANILOW, Barry 19 C- 40-PHOTO 5 MARLEY, Bob 12 13 MAGIC REGGAE K-Tel NE1074 (K) ! DEMOLITION Bronze BRON 525 IE) 18 Various C; CE 2074 56 MEATMATHIS. LOAF Johnny 4275 Girlschool (Vic Made) C; TC-BRON 525 McCartney, Paul 13 18 MANILOW MAGIC Arista ARTV2(F) READY & WILLING United Artists UAG 30302 (E) McLEAN, Don 62 19 Barry Manilow Ron DantalBarry Manllow) 57 NEW MUSIK 59 C: ARTVC 2 Whitesnake(Martin Birch) C:TCK 30302 O'CONNOR, Hazel 70 VIENNA 33 BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES 20^ Chrysalis CHR 1296(F) 58 Epic EPC 84311 (C) IN THE DARK 37 Ultravox (Conny PlankyUltravox) C: ZCHR 1296 George Duke (George Duke) PARKER, Graham 72 ME MYSELF I A&M AMLH 64809(C) FROM A-B PHOTOS 55 21 12 59 B3 GTO GTLP 041(C) PINK FLOYD 36 Joan Armatrading (Richard Gottehrer) C- CAM-64809 New Musik C: GTMC041 POLICE 46,49 PETER GABRIEL harisma CDS 4019 IF) PRETENDERS 68 22i RUMOURS Warner Brothers K 56344 (W) QUEEN 11 Peter Gabriel (Steve Ullywhite) C: 7150 015 60 ^ Fleetwood Mac (CaillatyDashut/Fleetwood Mac) C; K4-56344 ROLLING STONES 5 KING OFTHE ROAD Warwick WW 5084 (Ml ROSE ROYCE 52 23 « 33 HIGHWAY TO HELL Atlantic K 50628 (W) ROSS, Diana 14 Boxcar Willie C:WW 45084 61 AC/DC (Robert John Lange) C: K4 50628 ROXY MUSIC 4 SAMSON 54 2427 DUKE Charisma CBR101 (F) 32 CHAIN LIGHTNING EMI INS 3025 (El SAXON 26 Genesis (David Hentschel) C: CBRC101 62 Don McLean C; TC INS 3025 SHADOWS 17 SKY 10,50 32 BAT OUT OF HELL Epic/Cleveland Int. 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IAN DURYANDTHE BLOCKHEADS fk i want to be straight b - b< w that s not all uasa BUYSO THE NEW SINGLE RELEASED ON AUGUST 15 CBS 01960 2155 ORDER YOUR COPIES WITHOUT FAIL TODAY II I' i / s.-' ws IS *. ■■ "■ sir : 1 \ .; ?> -:>. .4MF ■ ■ ■ .TX ^v- inspired by the desire to sell records, save the industry and add to the wealth of nations. We don't mean Dobbin, Garry and Just for starters we've got: Norn's Gllbb, although their new THE HITCH-HIKER'S GUIDE single MEANINGLESS SONGS TO THE GALAXY is inspired. by Douglas Adams Double Album ORA 42 After 9 months and 28,000 double Double Cassette TORA 42 We mean us. albums sold, sales are still on the ORIGINAL RECORDS, rise. With a new Hitch-Hiker's Guide the label with the best To The Galaxy paperback, album in comedy and jazz. and BBC! TV series all scheduled between now and January, it's a safe bet that this album will continue to walk off the shelves. Then there's SELLING RECORDS, a subject B M dear to all of our hearts, and also ABOI the title of Original Records' Released August 1 M first single. Produced by If Julian Marshall and riotously performed by THE DISCOUNTS. | And, of course, MEANINGLESS SONGS ABO 2 by the HEEBEEGEEBEES. ReReleased August 15 HeeBeeGeeBees perform the single on STV "High Summer Extra" August 14 6pm and in their show 'Radio Active' at THE END OF THE WORLD the Heriot Watt Theatre, Edinburgh last single by DISASTER AREA Festival Fringe, August 15 - 'not only the loudest rock and September 9 11.45pm nightly. roll band in the Galaxy, but the loudest noise of any kind atoll" On the jazz side, we present taken from THE HITCH-HIKER S EARLY DAYS, the first album GUIDE TO THE GALAXY PART 2- ORA 104 by CHRIS HUNTER, the most THE RESTAURANT AT THE Released August 22 outstanding young sax player END OF THE UNIVERSE in Britain today. Album out November 7 All these albums and singles are available from STAGE ONE PARSH/RE HOUSE 2 KINGS ROAD HASLEMERE SURREY GU27 20A Telephone: 0428 53953 Telex: 858226 Expect the Unexpected PAGE 27 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 Edited by NICOLAS SOAMES EMG folds as Decca arrival explains merger fails A CHAPTER in London's recording hislory has come (o 4#r an end following the closure his change of direction and move into voluntary liquidation of EMG Handmade Gramophones Ltd, Soho THE RECENT appointment of way and also worked frequently with Myers professes his approach to Square. Paul Myers as Decca's manager, Boulez. It's worth noting loo that it be naturally harmonious with The firm became one of the symphonic productions, was a was Myers who persuaded an Decca's. He sees his task as three- most respected specialist significant development in the initially reluctant CBS to invest in fold. First of all he mentions looking classical shops through the Walter Carlos and Switched-On after Decca's artists, and recording strong personal direction of John company's new role as part of Bach. works that they feel are best suited Jobc and influential EMG Mon- the PolyGram group. The fact that he survived 18 years to them; second, to marshal 'he thly Neasletter, which, this scar, In fact, discussions between Ray of CBS to end up as vice president of expansion of digital recordings vis & celebrated its golden jubilee. Minshull, Decca's classical director, vis the symphonic repertoire, and Zimerman " At its height of influence, the and Myers, who for 18 years worked third to broaden the recorded Newsletter was being mailed to for CBS's classical department in Myers: making repertoire. signs long 10,000 subscribers who took its various capacities, had started Decca's great strength, he points advice because the reviews were before the PolyGram move. records is about out, has been in the way it is slow to known to be uncompromisingly It had been evident for some time sign artists, but having done so term tofl honest. Both the Newsletter and that a new broom was needed within places a complete faith in their the retail shop were run with a Decca, and although Myers says he taking risks work, even if it appears to develop dedication and set of principles is not making any immediate, slowly. Ashkenazy, Solli, Mehta arc with Folydor almost unknown today. sweeping changes, he is obviously A & R international says much for all musicians whose international POLISH PIANIST Krystian All the new records were going to function very much as a his abilities, both creative and recording careers were carefully Zimerman (above), has signed a reviewed by a panel of advisers catalyst. defensive over the boardroom table. nurtured by Decca and ultimately new long-term exclusive contract and then finally vetted by Jobe, Certainly, he is an immensely Myers explains his change of energetic man. He joined CBS in companies after nearly two decades justified the company's investment. with Poly dor International while and if he did not approve of a 1962 as a record producer and This is something Myers aims to recording works by Szymanowski, disc, than it simply would not not so much in terms of wanting to continue, and looks to the Italian Brahms and Franck with the Polish be slocked by the shop. gradually acquired more and more leave CBS, but in wanting to join conductor Riccardo Chailly as one However the company could duties, becoming responsible for the Dccca. violinist Kaja Danczowska. company's classical marketing musical figure who is rapidly Zimerman, who won the not withstand the competition "CBS had set certain levels of achieving prominence. prestigious Chopin competition five from the large mail order firms operating in Europe, and finally classical involvement which were The emphasis on artist rather than years ago, made his first studio and other shops offering heading the CBS international inevitable in a company which was repertoire is justified, he remarks, solo recording for DG in 1977 and substantial discounts. classical department in London and 94 per cent pop. whereas Decca has because the record-buying public is followed it with two concerto discs At one point it looked as if then New York. obviously got a much greater overall always searching for its "favourite — Chopin's Piano Concerto No I EMG would be saved, with a It was this multi-faceted commitment to classical work," he performances. That is as true now as released last year, and No 2 to be merger with Alan Goulden's background, as producer (making says. it was in the Thirties and the days released this autumn. Music Discount Centre group. 400 records with all CBS lop artists), One senses loo that he became when I bought my first Toscanini The contract will include the EMG's creditors met and administrator, director and tired of having to think of artistic records," he says. completion of Brahms' early solo approved the MDC offer and marketing man, that attracted and financial success in the short But making records is also about piano pieces, Chopin's Sonatas, the shop was to be called Decca, term; Decca thinking, he felt, did taking gambles. Although his time Liszt's Piano Concertos and more Direction EMG. But the Myers looked after George Szell consider success over three, five or with CBS was obviously not short on works by Szymanowski. following day Goulden for seven years, made Pinchas even 10 years. risks, Myers appears to be attracted Zimerman's latest release is the withdrew the offer, and Jobe Zukcrman's first record, supported "I have always admired Dccca as to Decca's kind of risks — Solli's recording of Brahms' Sonatas No I went into voluntary liquidation. the careers of John Williams and one of the very great companies," he Ring, the War Requiem, the & 2 (DG 2531 125), released in Murray Perahia in a very creative adds. complete Haydn Symphonies. June. -m-- % LIQUID COLD mm. 24 carat new album available now featuring the hit singles: ANYWAY YOU DO IT, and extended versions of: DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY and SUBSTITUTE. LIQUID GOLD album POLP101, Cassette POTC101. 4/ irti POLO Creolej-rww ^ : , ( "KCTDS ) i Sflpbl .IMI AVAILABLE NOW FROM CBS RECORDS PAGE 28 Black Sabbath jfe back in the charts with ** their new album " Lii/e at Last BSQDi *f nX.r ■■m r ■* W.PmWW heck your stock of their catalogue LP's BLACKSflMflS^i, CreaiestHHs BLACK JABBATH WE^IDOUR^UL FOTROCK'N'HOLl ^ ■«« GREA JEST HITS WE SOLD OUR SOUL SABOTAGE SABBATH NEL6009 FOR ROCK'N'ROLL NEL6018 BLOODY SABBATH NELD101 ?ie%®?a0 r~ f cju ,\i\\ n PARANOID BLACK SABBATH | MASTER OF REALITY NEL6003 NEL6002 ■ . NEL6004 I i»I >iiiwiiji»jnii|i^^';..< Sole Distribution by STAGE ONE (Records) Ltd. Parshire House 2 Kings Road HASLEMERE Surrey GU27 2QA llifi Tel: Haslemere (0428) 53953 (5 lines) Telex: 858226 »' PAGE 29 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 c C c c DELSHANNON VARIOUS ARTISTS The Del Shannon Hit Parade. Lovers and Rockers, RDM 3001. London HA-R 8545. Compiled by Producers: Various. Strong Bill Williams and Garry Wallington, compilation of reggae songs sung by this 20 track LP includes such greats a glittering cast including Malumbi as Runaway, Keep Searchin', Little (playing their recent hit single Point Town Flirt and Hals Off To Larry. of View). Peter Tosh, Burning His unique vocal style which hit the Spear, Dennis Brown, Errol charts so consistently in the early Dunkley, Dandy Livingstone and Sixties sounds as fresh as ever, if a Blackbeard (Dennis Bovell). little twee on one or two of the more «** sugary numbers. Some legal BILLY ECKSTINE& hiccoughs have threatened to delay SARAH VAUGHAN its release but the right promotion Passing Strangers. Mercury 6463 could make it a heavy seller. 041. Superb song sty lings from two experts of the art who combine well BILLY SQUIER in these ducts, plus Eckstine solos AC/DC The Talc Of The Tape. Capitol ST- on All Of My Life and The Girl That Back In Black. Allanlic. K50735. New vocalist Brian Johnson proves to be an 12062. Producers: Artist and Eddy I Marry. All the songs apart from admirable replacement for the late lamented Bon Ecoll. AC/DC's music is as Offord. Another powerful rock the beautiful title track arc from the loud and energetic as ever. This will be a big one. offering from a label which has pen of that grand old man of classic acquired a much harder edge of late pop music, Irving Berlin, and ROGER VVHITTAKER OST and although the artist avoids the JIMI HENDRIX tag "heavy", that will be the appeal Stone Free. Polydor POLS 1023 standouts are Alexander's Ragtime Durham Town. Polydor Special Fame. RSO Deluxe 2479 253,It's a of this debut album in this country. Band, Cheek To Cheek and Easier Price series 2384 113. delightful movie, with a very strong 2343114. Producers: Various. Pan Parade, Deserves a chart place and, *** chance of box office success — A UK tour would boost his standing of Polydor's special price series ihis no end but rely on HM fans to pick compilation features an excellent at the very least, prominent display SHAKIN* STEVENS which will obviously help LP sales up on this anyway. to your customers. Polydor Special Price series 2384 — but it is much stronger visually *** selection of past material. Notable **■■(> 114. Producers: Mike Shaw and than musically. However, the cuts include the soul-based Stone John Fenton. standout numbers in the picture, STEVE GIBBONS Free, Angel, Are You Experienced, VARIOUS ARTISTS ** particularly Fame, Hot Lunch Jam The Very Best Of Steve Gibbons. Red House and AH Along The Sharp Cuts. Planet Records K52222. Whiltaker's knack of picking and I Sing The Body Electric, should Polydor 2384 110, Producers:Kcnny Watch lower. Really a best of Producers: Various. Collection of irresistibly catchy songs on which to sell the album to anyone who hears Laguna and Tony Visconti. Success Hendrix, but might not fare too well work by up and coming US bands. use his strong, melodious voice has them a few times. has unfortunately eluded this R&B against the numerous collections Though the image and music of the repeatedly brought him success and based singer and this album available. groups may be a little passe by UK a collection of such numbers — probably won't change anything. standards (punk circa '76), some of Durham Town, Petite Fleur, Sunrise DESMOND DEKKER But will no doubt be a useful buy for the tracks are surprisingly good — Sunset, Dirty Old Town, San Black And Dekker. Stiff SEEZ 26. those who hear a track or two and certainly much better than the cover Miguel, Good Morning Starshine — Producers: Lol Geller, Syd Bucknor want some product. Includes his SKAFISH artwork suggests anyway. such as this should have a strong and artist. A welcome return to own compositions, like the typical Illegal ILP 007. Producer: Skafish. appeal. recording by one of the biggest stars Johnny Cool and Tulane from Most people will have heard of the VINI REILLY Stevens is certainly one of the best of the first reggae boom with a Chuck Berry along with Dylan's American eccentric by now, even if The Return Of The Durutti Column. exponents of rock and roll around, mixture of fresh recordings of his Watching The River Flow. U was just the audience assault on Factory FACT 14. Producer: Martin and has never had the huge hits like 007, Israelites and It Mek, him with beer cans at the Police gig Hannctt. An interesting release commercial success he deserves. He plus more recent material. A classy PIERRE MOERLEN's at Milton Keynes. But his quirky featuring guitar by Reilly mixed with has always complemented his own album and not just the resurrection GONG pop will probably pick up a fair few various electronic music and effects talent by using fine backing of a faded star and though the new Live. Arista. 202 205. Producers: admirers on the way, especially by Hannel, sounding as if it fits into musicians, and on this 1978 album versions don't quite have the magic artist and Nick Bradford. Collection those with hang ups about their Eno's musak ideas. But it is not too he has several members of Sounds of those Pyramid label hits of the of Gong standards including looks and girls. Tracks like avante garde to appeal to the Incorporated with him, as well as Sixties, this should sell well, backed Downwind, Mandrake and Cross- Romantic Lessons, No Liberation average listener wanting relaxing, Ace Skudder on piano. Worth by a limited low RRP offer and a currents, recorded in Paris and Here and the old single Disgracing almost soporific sounds. Should sell stocking. competition organised by Our Price. London's Venue. The Family Name says it all. well over the indie counters. In the great circulation race With NME plodding along, and one time So with us you'll always get full value for It's the solid base you want for the champ Melody Maker running out of steam, you'd your media spend. success of your campaigns. be wise to take a closer look at the two weekly Remember, the weekly music press, Call the winners on 01-8361522. music papers more and more record buyers representing a combined readership of over Call Steve Bush-Harris at Sounds are turning to. 4 million, is still the backbone of your advertising Call Carole Read at Record Mirror. Latest annual figures* show Sounds circulation campaigns, But when budgets are tight make sure Spotlight Publications up by 34.9% and Record Mirror up by 26%. you have the value that Sounds and Record 40 Longacre Impressive figures to say the least. Mirror offer. Covent Garden And our rates policy makes sense too. London WC.2. Increases are related to percentage circulation gains, rather than increasing on a speculative basis. MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, ^80 VARIOUS RICHARD TEE Nigel Gray. Anyone who remembers excellent musical outfits, and this The Legend. ATRA LP 1003. Natural Ingredients. CBS 84194. — and there must be plenty who do teaming of Roden and Wood is Producer: Leonard Chin. Producer: Bob James. The new jazz — the lead vocal sound of Curved another worthwhile step in the n Compilation featuring one side of mafia, including Steve Gadd, Eric Air will realise that the lady has creative careers of both men. On Augustus Pablo with a rather Gale, Tom Scott, Ralph made no dramatic changes of style in first hearing it lacks the enjoyable disappointing selection that is more MacDonald, Hugh McCracken and her solo (and often fallow?) years. A punch of the best that both have than made up for by the excellent Randy Breckcr, help keyboard likeable LP. but hard to see it proved they can do in their different Hip, featuring 1 Roy, Freddy player Tec through a mixture of jazz, pushing her in the wake of Elkie ways in the past, but it grows on McKay's excellent I'm A Free Man and funk on his second solo LP. Brooks or Joan Armatrading. you. Well worth a try. and a previously unrecorded Max With Stanley Clarke and -George ** ** Romeo number Crime Docs Not Duke in the charts, this album could Pay. Distribution is through Rough break. THE RIVITS DUFFO Trade, but the album may be Multiplay. Island ILPS 9617. The Disappearing Boy. PVK 2. recognised from its release a few Producers: Jess Roden and Peter Producer: Peter Vernon-Kell. An ir years ago. SONJA KRISHNA Wood. The Jess Roden Band the eccentric character, to say the least, SL Chopper. CHOP E 5. Producer: Sutherland Brothers & Quiver were but as a singer this London based Australian is now aiming at a -S broader audience under the direction of label boss Vernon-Kell. He even 4 JAZZ . by Patrick Sullivan turns in a couple of tuneful ballads stephanegrappelli & good vocal by Bill Withers, is out certain Frank Sinatra. Good tunes among more up tempo rock and JOE PASS & NEILS as a single and looks set to do well, with at least reasonable lyrics and a guesting by Peter Green and Jimmy DAVE EDMUNDS & LOVE HEMMING ORSTED which is no more than it and the distinctive style are their Pursey could add to the appeal. SCULPTURE PEDERSON album deserves. A musicianiy set trademarks and this set, recorded Singles A's & B's. Harvest SHSM Pablo Live 2308 220. Producer: which can't fail. eleven years ago, finds the lady in 2032. Compiled by Colin Miles. Norman Granz. good voice, handling some classy GEORGE JONES AND Some superb memories from After Stcphanc's latest rather material in her own inimitable JOHNNY PAYCHECK Edmunds background, including (he watery outing with Yehudi ALGREY &TONYCOE fashion. The guitar of Szabo Double Trouble. Epic. EPC 84458. singles I Hear You Knocking and Menuhin, this set, recorded at Getting It Altogether. Pizza provides a neat setting as do the Producer: Billy Sherrill. Self Sabre Dance, sounding much more Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, is Express 5504. Producer: Peter arrangements by Gary McFarland. indulgent collection of fun standards dated than the former. A good buy as good as a tonic. Pass and Boizot. Legrand's Watch What Happens that pays off. Tracks include Along for (hose who can 7 get the originals Pedcrson fully deserve their equal Recorded 'live' at the Dean is a knockout and the price, £3.50, Came Jones, Proud Mary, Smack — which are all worth having. billing providing much more than Street Pizza Express last year, this should make this attractive to your Dab In The Middle, Maybellene, simple support and the result is is a satisfying set of class material impoverished middle-aged Roll Over Beethoven, Kansas City CLIVE LANGER & by ex-Basie trombone man Grey clientele. and Tulli Frutli. electrifying! For my money this is and U.K. reed master, Coe. Sound THEBOXES the best yet in Granz's 'Live' scries quality is good and some of the Splash. F-Beat XXLP 2. Producers: and must be a winner. Superb in playing, especially by Coe, is of a KAI WINDING & CURTIS MANTOVANI Langer, Winstanlcy, Bassman and every way possible. very high order indeed. FULLER A Lifetime Of Music 1905-1980. Costello. Another artist from the Distribution is by Chris Wellard, Giant Bones '80. Sonet SNTP 834. Decca DPA 3089/90. Deaf School camp and, although the Cadillac, Lugtons and H. R. Producer: Ruse Ofrerman. bands probably doubt it, there does Taylor. The tandem trombone format Film Favourites. Decca DKL 105 seem to be a Liverpool 'sound' THE CRUSADERS ** popularised by»Winding and J. J. 1/2. Two double albums containing emerging, even though the bands are Rhapsody and Blues. MCA MCG Johnson back in the Fifties was the quintessence of the famous diverse in style. Langer has always 4010. Producers: The Artists. LENA HORNE & GABOR revived at the 1979 North Sea Jazz maestro's style, first demonstrated had a knack for putting interesting A beautifully conceived set by SZABO Festival and still sounds fresh. with the help of orchestrator Ronald arrangements to songs, but on this one of the best selling groups Lena & Gabor. Rhapsody RHAP Fuller, of course, is well known for Binge in Charmaine, which opens album his voice lacks the bite to around. Call it funk if you like but 1. Producer: Norman Schwartz. his solid, reliable playing and the Lifetime collection. It's a carry it off. Strong cuts include the like Weather Report, the Miss Home has long been a although Winding's 'name' is not timeless formula, too, and there single It's All Over Now — a Crusaders are a class band who member of that select group of what it was, a little 'in-store' should be considerable sales mileage staccato re-working of the Bobby have discovered the secret of vocalists which includes the likes playing of this set could reap in these albums and other reissue Womack classic and the Elvis popular appeal without degrading of Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughan, dividends. compilations from his extensive Costello-produced Ain't Gonna Kiss their talents. Soul Shadows, with a Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme and a Decca repertoire. 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HUNT - LEIGH For SERVICE, QUALITY & VALUE already had their insertion confirmed. Tel: 01-836-1522.40 Long Acre. Covent Garden, (Showcard Et Display) Co., While it may well be possible to obtain advertising space on London WC2. Uiu: C 1A, Me" in Works. M & G PackagingContact: Ltd.. 53 Povilio MUSIC WEEK cannot be held responsible for claims Bond Road, Mitcham, Drive. Lelgh-onSea, Essex Tt the deadline day itself this is not always the case and clients Surrey CR43HG. 0702 712381. are advised to book as early as possible. arising out of advertising on the classified pages. Tel: 01-640 7407/8 PAGE 33 1 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 Hml Iwifi Hits the whole world over WHEN DID you get your last international department? Does it the marketing monies of a number hit in Yugoslavia? How are your have to beg for information, of territories, and ensure that your records selling in the marketing aids, and the freedom of associates have the material they Philippines? What was your movement of artists which will allow need to break the act/record. them to undertake TV in Germany, Give your European companies a turnover in Venezuela during Italy and Holland? Do you give definite time span which the artist the last three months? Is your maximum assistance to ensure has set aside for overseas licensee in Brazil trying to build simultaneous releases in Europe, promotion, and insist on local your artists, or just using your Japan and Australia? promotion, remembering we're all tracks on compilation albums to Simultaneous releases are not just lazy. The manager, artist, executive, obtain turnover for himself? a matter of stopping a few imports. or plugger who pushes the hardest is You don't know? Well, you're Often they can mean the difference the one who will gel his product now a member of one of the biggest which persuades your licensee to do worked on, if for no other reason clubs in the record business. If you a proper marketing job building than to get him off the other spent a fraction of the lime you your acts. They are never happy at person's back. spend bemoaning the sad state of the spending money to promote a record Find out who is playing your market on knowing and working all for the importers, and consequently records and the names of the overseas markets, your bottom line licensee, artist and record company producers, the production assistant would look a lot better. all suffer. of any TV show you do, and write a For some inexplicable reason, Videos are a very important short note of thanks. UK-based companies worry about marketing aid in many overseas Know your company personnel, sales in the US, Japan and possibly territories, but due to rapidly meet them and ask their opinions. Germany, but seldom give a thought escalating production costs, Get them thinking of your product to New Zealand, Spain or Norway. companies are becoming less so that it is uppermost in their minds Yet at MCA we have recently had a inclined to make them because of NEIL DIAMOND: Big seller for MCA in Spain. when an opportunity for a sale or 50,000-sclling double album in New promotion arises. Zealand, a 200,000 Neil Diamond Don't forget the obvious (which is album in Spain, and a 12,000-selling JOHN WILKES is international manager at MCA Records, surprisingly often overlooked) in album by Lobo in Norway. And I terms of ensuring that biographies know a lot of companies which and in this feature on the international record scene and its and pictures are sent to Japan would be delighted with these sales (where press exposure, especially in the UK. possibilities, urges the UK record companies to wake up to colour pics, constitute one of the For years, an international most important promotion areas) department was regarded as a luxury and other countries. Do all you can by UK record companies, a sort of the potentialities of the world market. to arrange phone interviews with extension of the UK PR department radio stations, especially in which could offer a few crumbs of their limited scope in the UK. • The US. If an act breaks in the suspicion. It is often more Australia and South Africa, and hope with which to pacify managers But are you aware that some TV US, there is a good chance that the advantageous not to use the UK even on occasions with Japan, the and artists. programmes/stations are willing to act will break in most markets. description of a trend, and in this US and Canada. More often than not, the job of sell clips for around £1,000? • The UK. The UK's influence is particular case overseas territories Videos are expensive but so working product in international Obviously, these videos are not as still second to the US, and the are more receptive to heavy metal important, notably in Australia markets was given to someone with good as specially made promotion majority of acts which break big being called simply rock music. (vital), Japan, Holland, Brazil and little or no knowledge of marketing films, but they are a lot better than here will break in most countries Another point to appreciate is that Italy. As mentioned earlier, if the and certainly none of what happens nothing. This also applies to US TV outside the US and Japan, there is much more competition in price is too prohibitive for your outside the UK. This has fortunately shows where, although sometimes • Germany. The only other country other markets. This is because budget, try to persuade the producer now changed, and companies are more difficult to obtain, it is to influence other markets. If whereas in the UK, radio stations are of any TV show your artist does to realising that maybe money can be possible to acquire the rights to use handled correctly, an international reluctant to play anything but use the clip on TV in other countries. made overseas. How many of them extracts for promotional use on TV. record big in Germany should break English language records, most There will be a fee involved, of realise that international For US artists, it is just as in most European markets outside other countries will release records course, but this is usually quite departments are the most cost important to open up overseas the UK. in any language and give them equal reasonable. effective in the company? markets for, although that country • Rest of the world. Outside of the exposure. Marketing aids are always a great once commanded over 50 per cent of three territories above, it is a matter Without wishing to go into the help, and anything you can utilise the world record market, its share is of working individual countries. pros and cons of the Musicians from the home operation will be now down to around 36 per cent. Spain can influence South America Union policy in the UK, its rules welcomed in other countries. Tours Knowledge Due to records in US selling for half outside of Brazil, and a hit in relating to TV are not applicable to need very careful planning, and can the price of those in many other Holland can sometimes be picked up TV performances outside the UK. often do more in building an act on a Overseas markets rarely pick up countries, in real terms that market by Germany and then onwards. Also Therefore it is much easier to obtain long-term basis than getting a automatically on product unless it is about 20 percent. East Europe is a vast, generally TV exposure for artists in Holland, particular single away. comes from a big act. Success comes It is possible to break the world up untapped market, but one which Germany, France and Italy and Our friends at K-tel and Arcade from hard work and knowledge, and into four areas in which to aim for needs a specialist approach, and elsewhere, thereby obtaining greater can be of mutual benefit. Both these yet how much help do you give your maximum sales. cannot be worked like other sales than would otherwise be companies arc constantly on the territories. possible. look-out for good ideas and tracks, Apart from those four areas, it is Most of these foreign TV shows and can use a single which has sold important to remember that all are also mimed, which usually well on a compilation album which countries should be worked. To results in a more accurate can take your artist into hitherto write that a few thousand sales in representation of the record. An untapped homes. Argentina, El Salvador and Finland additional advantage is that costs are As good as these two companies all add up and can make the kept down as the full line-up is not are in this very competitive field, I difference between a profitable deal always necessary, and certainly all would suggest that you don't wait or not, may seem obvious, but we the equipment is not needed. for them to contact you, but rather are so intent on going for the big So how do you take advantage of you put sensible ideas, projects or ones all the time and making a 1000 this vast overseas market? For a tracks to them. per cent profit that we forget that start, stop being parochial by just International departments 100 per cent profit should still be a thinking UK. Right through every throughout the UK record industry target. company from A&R to marketing, know the points which have been Wavelength A problem we do have in the UK and promotion, we must learn more made here, but it is not for them that in relation to international about what is happening around the this has been written. The intention exploitation is that creatively we are world. of this article is to bring more RADIO PRODUCTION Co. far more imaginative than any other Rather than trying to force our awareness to the woolly-minded country. Musically we rarely sit still ideas on overseas markets, we must executives who still believe that the for five minutes, and because of this encourage them to give advice, even world revolves around the UK (nine Production of Radio Commercials, and because the UK market is a very possibly to get their opinions on per cent of the world record fast one, it is often difficult to potential signings. Let them decide market), and, despite the fact that Voice-Overs, Stereo Programmes, Cassette persuade our overseas associates which single is right for them; they the industry is suffering the worst Programmes, Jingles and P.R. Handouts. that what is happening in Britain will arc far more likely to work a single recession ever, would rather cry into happen in their markets too. hard if they have chosen it rather their vodkas and tonics than do The complete service, including writing, To us, the punk/new wave boom than had it forced upon them. anything to expand their declining was around for a while, but, apart market. To these people I say casting, production, from a few exceptions, it didn't involve your international staff direction and recording. happen anywhere else, partly Joint campaign completely in your plans, and don't because it didn't have time to forget that outside the US/UK they Wavclengih Radio Production Co, 4 New Burlington Street, happen. Even now, our heavy metal Once a release has been decided, have more than 50 per cent of the London, WIX 1FB. Tel: 01.734.8740 revival is being regarded by many work on a joint campaign. Often far world record market in which to territories with a certain amount of more can be done when combining make you a hell of a lot of money. Please send me further details of your Wavclengih Services Never forget that outside the US/UK you have more than NAME ADDRESS . 50 per cent of the work! record market in which to make TELEPHONE: a hell of a lot of money PAGE 34 MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 9, 1980 WRITE TO; OPINION, MUSIC WEEK, 40 I.ONU ACRE, LONDON / WC2. The Editor reserves the ri(;hl to shorten or edit letters. Reversionary rights: set mm PROVING THAT you have to run fast to keep ahead in the to give old songs a lift record business these days, John Fruin celebrated his 50th birthday and 25th wedding anniversary last week by running a full Olympic marathon distance of just over 26 miles through MR RON WHITE commenting on the House Of Lords any more. Buckinghamshire lanes and his timekeeper (on a bicycle) reports decision on the reversionary rights {Music Week, August We do not take the view that any of the legal actions 2) fears that transfer of these copyrights from their can or will hurt the commercial or artistic value of these that he clocked in at 3 hours 47 minutes — only two minutes original copyright owners would result in the death of the songs. On the contrary, we believe that those publishers slower than former world class athlete Chris Brasher achieved in song in cases where lyrics and melodies are held by who receive the reversionary rights, having only a limited the NY veterans' marathon earlier this year . . . How's this for a separate publishers. period before final expiration of the copyright, will work bargain offer? — Order the Catalogue Of Printed Music In The The present day charts refute this theory. on these great tunes to introduce them to a generation British Library (1 million entries spanning five centuries from Many of today's hits are actually split copyrights and who are not as familiar as they could be and to whom Petrucci in 1503 to Abba in 1980) now, and save £1,000 on the are positive proof that this is not what will kill these these songs will be fresh and new. Indeed, we believe that November publication price of £5,250 . . . Department of Trade songs. Bui what docs kill the songs is the inaction and as a result of the House Of Lords decision these songs will has suggested to the BPI that it should have a code of conduct failure to promote and exploit, especially those vulnerable have a renaissance on the singles and albums charts. similar to the advertising standards body to control album sleeve standards, many of which are part of the history of PAUL RICH, vice president, Carlin Music, New copy following a recent sleeve which allegedly encouraged drug- popular music and which arc today rarely if ever heard Burlington Street, London Wl. taking . . . Could the long delay in ILR companies reacting to Performing Right Tribunal result indicate a split in their ranks, with smaller stations wanting to accept the benefits conferred on Nothing The politics of survival them and save further legal costs, while larger stations prefer to continue the fight and appeal? 1 HATH to have to join the Yes, I would acknowledge that new In "cynical" bandwagon, but with there are many other adverse fcclors THE CHARACTER managing the band in Can't Stop The reference to your comments below contributing to the demise of the Music is named Ron White, and is described in the movie as "the Martin Lewis' letter {Music Week, industry. But heaven help us, this best-dressed man in the music business" . . . Meanwhile, the real sleeve ads July 19), I do feel it was you who in Government's inept handling of the Ron White at EMI Publishing has employed piano-playing Bob THERE IS nothing new under fact introduced the "Westminster economy can hardly be helping our Clifford as a song plugger "because the old time pluggers were the the sun — or in marketing. Your variety" of politics into the question cause. backbone of the publishing industry, and we feel it is about time front page article (July 26) by referring to Lord George Brown With crippling bank interest rates, we got back to our roots" . . . K-tel putting together an Elton contained a claim by Young as a "socialist Peer". high inflation precipitated by the John TV album for October compiled from DJM and Rocket Blood Records that they are the If that supposedly implies that disastrous effect of the VAT first company to use record men of such political beliefs are increase to 15 per cent, coupled with tracks . . . Jubilant David Croker says he signed Piranha's hit sleeves to advertise non-record incongruous to our own interests, record post-war unemployment Tom Hark within half an hour of starting his new job as Hansa products. then the disastrous decline of the figures, it is hardly surprising that UK chief . . . Rapidly landing on his feet, axed EMI man Brian In 1965 EMI Records used its record industry during the last year many customers complain they just Berg appointed senior client services director at The Hutton singles sleeves to advertise a in particular can hardly enhance that cannot afford to buy luxury items Company ad agency which handles the Tellydisc operation . . . range of Morphy-Richards belief. like records any more. Riviera label started by Tony Cox and Ron McCreight household products, including I wonder how many independents has changed its name to Big Fish Records ... At Record hair dryers, toasters and spin Pressing problem like myself will survive by the time Merchandiser's annual conference Fred Howard named area drjers. A further series of the next general election comes sales manager of the year and Bryn Gilmore representative of the advertisements was devoted to IS ANYBODY else having problems along if this Government continues cosmetics. Altogether over 100 with WEA product? I haven't had to pursue policies against our own year. million singles bags were one decent copy of the new George interest? EMI TO re-issue Peter Sellers/Sophia Loren classic single distributed. Benson album. They jump all the K. W. DARLINGTON, K-Records Goodness Gracious Me; and Red Lightning Records, which RON WHITE. EMI Music way through. & Tapes, Mill Street, Tonyrefail, coincidentally decided to issue The Method's version of Pink Publishing, London WC2. 1 thought it was our stylus at first Mid Glamorgan. Panther Theme in the week the actor died, is to donate a • Thanks, also, to Stuart Scully but having replaced it three times it percentage of royalties to British Heart Foundation . . . of Hyde, Manchester, for writing plays everything else fine, except According to ad agency man David Hutton, quoted in to point out that Aristoc WEA product. On Saturday I had to New Labels stockings were advertised on the refund all day long on WEA faulties Campaign: "A lot of (record) companies used to be really back of a picture sleeve for Garry which put my takings down unprofessional; most of them couldn't market their way out of a Mills' I960 hit Top Teen Baby on considerably. Directory wet paper bag, but that is changing fast" . . . Fast expanding the Top Rank label; and to Come on WEA — I'm sure you Our Price Records chain buying another four shops shortly, Wynd-Up area manager Dennis can do better than that. Your See P. 25 converting Harlequin Shops at the rate of one a week, and Hartley who sent original copies product is good, but your pressing planning to launch its own label . . . Sad to report the closure of of the Morphy-Richards sleeve definitely needs looking into. McGlennons, publishers of Record Song Book, after 92 years in and another for Miner's Stick J. SIMMONS, manageress, A. W. Ira Mayer is on holiday. Make-up on a Parlophone sleeve Pounds Ltd, High Street, Ponders American Commentary will business, due to "music publishers asking unrealistic prices for End, En field. be back next week. songs". , S G e mr c were Driven To Tears and Don't Rockatta Stand Too Close To Me — destined Sinceros to become classics in the steps of "LET'S HANG ON" Roxanne and Can't Stand Losing THE SINCEROS promised much DARTS MAGNET MAG 174 de Bowl You for A&M. with their Sound Of Sunbathing THERE IS still a strange indefinable HELENA MARTIN album on Epic, but have had only attraction to open-air rock festivals brief flirtations with the singles chart and the audience estimated at 35,000 to show for it. THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS" must have been wondering just what Any Trouble So it is good to report that they (Warsaw ConcorloJ had induced them to endure have maintained their progress, MATT MONRO EMI 5087 thunder, lightning and torrential WITH AN album recently released producing an excellent set at the rain at the first event to be held at by Stiff Records, and a publishing Marquee last week, with another the Milton Kcynes Bowl. deal with Marksmen Music, part of album to follow in the autumn. American band Skafish played a the Mark McCormack IMG group, Their bouncy pop sound, with the "SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE" tedious, if bizarre, set based on their plus a recent nomination by Melody occasional hard edge, is difficult to MIKE BERRY POLYOOR 2059 251 Illegal Records album, but they Maker as the best new band of 1980, categorise and this might prove their should be congratulated for their Any Trouble could well be on the greatest stumbling block, taking into courage in the face of an road to success. account all the fans who love to label unwarranted barrage of beer cans. Certainly the band have been their artists. "I'LL SHOW THEM TONIGHT" A&M's Squeeze showed that two playing plenty of gigs around town At limes they seemed like a new years hard work has paid off. 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