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FM in April. categoryInternational this year.Solo Artist •AM Campbell station. and joint pro- successWhen isthe so margin narrow of it grammeSkinner willdirector discuss RichardVirgin thewouldn't Pope himselfmatter if counting you had Radio at The Radio Academy's Pirate gaoled the votes, it would still annual conférence on March 3. turnBut out broadening the same. voting producedoesn't necessarily a sensible vote. membersThe décision to include of Bard two for two years out-and-out covers acts, KWSthe Best and Newcomer Undercover, in mît Onecassette of the biggestpirates whoThe had conviction previously of Shedden, served Sheddendth the forpolice, nine investigated months in saycategory the least. is questionable to theyet UKconvicted is behind in yearfour-and-a-half sentence yearsfor burglary, of a 10- named1991 in Caroline. an opération Police nettedcode- hardThe about BPI needs the voting to think Virgin Records' second Genesis live receiving thebars longest this week sentence after marksthe BPTs an Anti-Piracyimportant victory Unit. for high-speeda £100,000 duplicators,haul including almost 13 awards,procédure not for just next to addressyear's Walkalbom Vol in two.monlhs,2: The tongs. The was Way expected We everrelated handed crimes. down for piracy- says,APU "We co-ordinatorTim really wanted Dabina case some400,000 300 inlay albums cards and covering many seenthe PR to problembe fair - but- that also it isto to hecorne the first new number one gaoledAlbert for Shedden,two years and50, finedwas yearlike this,and especiallyMusic Week's after Let's last finishedtory, a private tapes in house raids onand a fac-an floggingensure it albums does the both job atof thealbum package of the yearwas today.selling By 'lwice Thutsday the £10,000 plus costs at Snares- Stamp Out Piracy campaign. industrial unit between June home and abroad. ■brookeafter pleading Crown Court guilty in toEssex 10 Whatgood resuit we needed to show was we a can really get The1991 APU and estimâtes January thelast annual year. After the surprise Cher and looked set ta improve on Vol charges of breaking copyright this into court and get good riesoutput could from have each cost of the the indus- facto- Undercover,success of I wasKWS and selhng1s highest less chart than position,half as many despite copies m andJudge trademark Platt also législation. ordered the He adds that the try £lm annually. disappointed last week to its first week. The Shorts sold 120,000 £57,000confiscation of a £78,000of more stash than of downmay encourage higher judgespenalties to hand in SheddonOver the had pastalso beenfour arrest-years youngsee three bands, highly ail tipped peaking at number three in the strong used notes found when police future. Previously the highest ed 16 times under three différ- apparently locked into the pre-Christmas market. raidedBarkingside, Shedden's Essex. home in sentenceThe APU, was 15in months. conjunction entin person. names for hawking tapes sameSoul/dance rétro habit. act McKoy Angelsand pop-rockers spent half Little their sets Starplaying Club covers. played Island's no Dickins déniés Britgate slurs learnedcovers, but the hadByrds' obviously Brits chairman Rob Dickins teners to vote on single awards ke says, "I can't explain the vo- songbook backwards. says he planned to reform the catégories, they could be given ting;things this about is one democracy." of the strange takingThere's inspiration nothing wrong from in lastBrit Awardsweek's pressvoting criticism long before of suggests.a voice across Producers, the board, publish- he •Nominations for the Brits 93 the past. Covers can make ers and journalists could also classicallast week. award They were are finalised- Beet- commercialgood short-term sense. Dickins'The Sun suggestions last week as claimed a victo- be"It allowed would to be vote. nice if the whole hoven's Nine Symphonies by But they bear about as ry, four days after journalist industry had one award rather theNikolaus Chamber Hamoncourt Orchestra with of thismuch business relationship is really to what Piersnomination Morgan of "obscure criticised artists" the nies,"than justhe says. the record compa- Europe (Teldec); Beethoven's about as a BigMac does to Tori Amos, Enya and KD Lang. usedFurther on the média best criticismBritish new- foc- Violinnedy/Klaus Concerto Tennstedt by Nigel (EMI); Ken- stara slap-up Michelin meal restaurant. at a three- TheHowever, Brits' électoral proposais collège to open and Dickins: 't ilence doubts' comer award, for which Bard Gorecki's Symphony No 3 by Is it really so difficult allow votes from ail areas of coversmember acts retailers KWS andnominated Under- ZinmanLondon Sinfonietta(NonesuchAVarner); and David whothese can days knock to find out anyone a thea subject music of business debate for have weeks. been changes.to silence Maybe some itof is the necessary doubts cover alongside Take That, Rossini's Heroines by Cecilia decent tune? Dickins says, "I have been we have heard." Carroll.Tasmin Archer and Dina Bartoliener's The (Decca); Protecting and John Veil Tav- by mightthinking be forgood some to timemake that some it retailersRather andthan Radio simply 1 allowingFM lis- Bard chairman Simon Bur- Steven Isserlis (Virgin). MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY 1993 NEWS WEBBO Ousted Alto boss plans return music retail activities to C( overheads by up to £300,000 managingFormer Alto directorand Microbyte Les centrale on computer games annually.Nine of the group's 100- Whitfield is hatching plans to wereA totalclosed of last six year,Alto leavingoutlets strong 'orkforce have been ingreturn his toabrupt the industry departure follow- from -sr the group with only three made redundant over the past the music and games retail prestigiousmusic outlets, Harrods including conces- its Gawn, who has taken over groupWhitfield, two weeks asked ago. to leave fol- sion The Gatwick site will be group,the day-to-day says he is running concentrating of the L lowing a "différence of views" Playtaken chain over nextby Philip week. Ames' 4- on its 20-store Microbyte com- Why on earth are the BPI Gawn,with company says he chairmanhopes to be Roger able The independent group has puter. games- , chain,, .acquired - in and MCPS going back to to announce his new plans inclosed Wakefield Microbyte's and Alto's head office office in August,"multi-media" and plans stores to mlopen Q< décidéthe Copyright on a réduction Tribunal on to overHis the departure next month. follows a Berkhamstead, centring oper- mechanical rates for DCC change in direction at the Norwichon irGawn's n effort head to office reduce ' Alto from rc andIt isMiniDisc? totally unnecessary, group, which has reduced its formatsfor the launch is in everybody's of new Radio One boosts Despite the posturing of bigger Sound City publishers, I doubt if many RetaiS gurufills with more airtime songsmiths would dispute The Sheffield Sound City '93 havethat plummeting been saved by sales the event is set to capitalise on the introduction of CD. withsuccess an ofenlarged last year's events festival pro- timeThe out problem they ended is that up last gramme boasting increased with royalty breaks for CD Philips hotseat radio exposure and a high pro- thanwhich was lasted strictly far longer necessary fileRadio sériés 1 ofFM, gigs co-organiser and talks. of costs.to recoup Once labels' bitten start-up they are Former Virgin Classics i "Experiencedi Collins' departure,marketing man-says, BPIthe April and Musicians'5-10 festival Union, with the is nowRecord twice companies shy. claim Tonerchief at has Philips been appointedClassics, writes label hardagers toof find.proven Therefore ability Fmare timeallocating to the up toevent 25 hours — up of air-one launchthey need a new a réduction carrier. Sure,to PhilToner, So/nnwrich. who becomes head of happywith his that extensive Liam is experiencejoining us showsthird onheld last in Norwich.year's sériés of costsbut while and manufacturingthere are initial is Isobelmarketing Collins. next Collins week, resignedreplaces in Tonerthe retail says sector." he hopes to capi- fromSix the gigs Leadmill will be and broadcast Hallam takeexpensive, off then if the formatsformer suddenlylabel in December. from the PolyGram Philipstalise on roster. the strength "People ofhave the Universityduring the week,Students' with OneUnion FM theare latterquickly will covered drop rapidly. and al PolyGramdirector Peter Classics Russell division- says forgotten how adventurous it DJfurther Mark coverage. Goodier providing mostRemember labels talk too, of that high for Toner,post because 35, was ofchosen his forstrong the classics chief yearAmong are prioritythe label's releases Point this broadcastingAs a foretaste, a concert the station featur- is OnlyR&D coststwo of is the a red five herring. majors retailA former experience. classical manager by Virgin last September in Musicposer Philip venture Glass with and US albums com- Franking the And Lemonheads, Walters and the developingwere directly the involved new for- in Dublin,at Virgin Irish-born Retail's Toner store sub- in company'sthe shake-up takeover that followed by EMI, the Alfredfrom big Brendel name andartists John such Elliot as Sheffield'sStereo MCs Leadmill live tomorrow from mostmats, of and the in costs both were cases sequently moved to London to Toner has worked as a consul- Gardiner. night (Tuesday). incurred by their hard- ordinator,become HMV's joining classical Virgin co- tanting thefor therecent company, opening oversee- of its anotherWorking former with Virgin Toner Classics will be RadioBBC Five Radio will Sheffieldalso run fur-and wareIt is divisions. suggested that ClassicsSince being in 1990. made redundant Los Angeles Megastore. colleague, press officer Paula ther broadcasts during Sound royalty breaks should last Russell, who déclinés to dis- Morris. syndicatedCity and programmes for broadcast are to be reachuntil the 30% new market carriers across the rest of Europe. pénétration — but even Celebrity PAs pack 'em in thannow CD40% is of in homes. barely Are more we Real World group really saying that labels Retailers turned increasingly STORES WITH STARS the afternoon, and things can savesWomad untilmade twonothing years out ago? of CD recessiontowards the in stars1992, to hosting beat the a No. of stores Total PAs get broken or stolen." Womad's 1993 concert sériés is Let's have a little sense record number of in-store PAs holding PAs in 1992 theIndeed, most popular Take That PA acts— one with of ofsafe the feHewingJhe^acquisition world-auusic_organisa- royaltieshere. That for means artists no or nationwide. more than 20 appearances in tioni_nâi»e andjassets by a publishers only until new RetailMegastore hosted twicechain as manyVirgin as VirginHMV 5018 245150 appearances1992 — had toat cancelHMV becauseseveral subsidiary of Peter Gabriel's formats move înto profit in 1991, HMV's total was up by Our Price 50t 44 offears about crowd control. RealWorld World In group'! The Park' paid thousandwhich will retail be after sales. a few Then a quarter, and Our Price and Farringdons 2 30 And the chain lost thou- around £30,000 for the name an équivalent amount of ingFarringdons more celebrity also reportevents. stag- Tower 5 100 Bobbysands ofBrown's pounds invisit sales to when its and assetsTrom receivers Cape reduced rate copies while Such promotions can pro- Andy's Records 15 30 London Oxford Circus store than& Dalgleish a fortnight last after week, six of less the followedthe format by takes full royalties off, attractingvide a huge thousands sales boost of fans, by Music Junction 5 10 meant browsers were penned Womad group's companies for ail. That way we can ail increasing in-store traffic and offBut for Virginseveral Retail hours. believes its were forced into voluntary work to launch new winning local press coverage. credibility can only benefit receivershiptotalling £300,000. with debts rewardsformats and— a sharelong way in the ParkerClassical boosted harpist sales by Rupert£3,500 straightforward.But it is not HMValways mar- so when indie acts such as Among the events now set to before 30% pénétration. at Music Junction in keting director David Terrill yirgin^MegastoreLemonheads' Evan this Dando Friday), (at go ahead in the UK this year Back to the negotiating Manchester last week, while says PAs can make little com- arestaged the atWomad Reading festival, from toJuly be table, please. TheTower Orb's Records midnighl estimâtes visit to that its congestionmercial sense discourages as the in-store casual PA co-ordinator Nick Early 16-18, and the Womad Holiday Jon Webuler's column is a Per- store in London's Piccadilly browsers. And indie retailer itysays, and "We have gain tofrom balance the public- that Weekend in Morecambe Bay sonalthat ofMW uiew and nol necessarily Circus in July helped sell an Philip Ames of 4-Play says, with what we may lose in sales from August 27-29. Further extra 2,000 units. "You can effectively from the rest of the store." Australie,events are Europebeing organised and the US. for MUSIC WEEK JANUARY 23 1 993 m NEWS NEWSFILE Wembley venue forMWsoccer Thehas droppedOffice ofFair its investigation Trading Music Week is backing a Top earners U2 into rights agency PRS. The bestcompétition five-a-side to findfootball the OFTinquiry launched into a complaint an informai about teamThe in charity the music venture, industry. Distributionthe society's LivePolicy Music in July last playedculmlnating at Wembley in a final Arena to be spectators,in front of up is beingto 8,000 lead US circuit mountingBeggars Banquet its first ever is TV Eventsorganised alongside by First its Artist UK and Irish acts took 10 out Leppard (19), The Cure (25), supportadvertising the campaignrelease of itsto Cuit London Five-A-Side Tour- of highestthe Top grossing50 places US in toursthe list in DireBlues Straits (31), Rod(30), Stewart The Moody (33) Februaryhits package 1. Pure Cuit on The main compétition, to 1992, with U2 heading the .02 61/73 and Crosby, Stills And Nash bewill broadcast feature teams by Carlton, from totalleague of $67m.with an astonishing 2. Genesis 27.6 (35).But while the list shows UK InternationalLate invitations Live to the Music fifth London'sThe Music top Week clubs. Trophy 73The si Irishn band,61 ci who played 3. Elton John 27.5 U2acts and are Thestill popularCure are in the the only US, London'sConférence Portman to be heldHôtel at on tournament will take place 5.4. DelEric LeppardClapton 22.713.8 two bands on the survey to Mardi 5-7 are available from finalin the in afternoon the evening. with Some the 6. The Cure 10.8 have emerged within the past TalentRob Hollingsworth International at on Primary 071- of the proceeds will go to 7.DireStrails8. MoodyBlues 9.19.2 96/118 U2 manager Paul 359 9000. More than 609c of Therapy.Nordoff-Robbins Music NewFrom York's just Yankeeone concert Stadium at 9. Rod Stewart 8,7 McGuinesstradition of says,live performance"There's a filled.places have already been says,Organiser "We're hopingPhil Smith that U2But grossed the USTiand$3.1m. scored a 10.CSN* 7.6 ablefrom how(the UK).it's not But happening it's remark- at. TheIndependent each music business team higher per show average gross icludes British-born Graham Nash the moment. The US concert Publishers' Association is celebritywill include player." at least one $l.lm.of $1.3m compared with U2's aindustry stream has of alwaysBritish expected groups meetingholding a at pan-European Midem on Tuesday availableMore information from Smith is on appearingThe full inlist the of Top UK 50 bands pub- Genesismagazine (numberPollstar 6),includes Elton Peoplestarting are with beginning the toBeatles. notice JanuarySalon Esterel 26 at atllam the Hôtelin the 081-900 1818. lished by US music business John (7), Eric Clapton (9), Def that it has dried up." onMartinez. 071-486 Contact 1213 oratthe Nigel Rush MotorcityCannes market. stand during the Oliver Smallman has split Burke: backthe Breakers from plugging partner Nick Bard chairman Simon Burke retailers can only benefit by low its progress over the com- Woolworths say that although FlemingSmallman after will pursue18 years. his hasretailers issued to asupport rallying the call new for backing"I urge the ail initiative. our members to directoring weeks, David says Terril!. marketing ciple,they support they have the nochart immédiate in prin- production and management gaveBreakers a mixed Chart response after dealers to its whichsupport we ail haveof the an chartsinterest, in willIndie begin chain racking Andy's singles Records in P MW and Radio 1 FM's Mark Management.Records and First Fleming Avenue hopes launchBurke, last whose week. Virgin Retail becauseassets and they the are more one support of our downaccordance in the with next the month, new saysrun- onlyGoodier média show supporting are currently the new the 1' tonew finalise partnership détails thisof his week own chainChart rackedin its mainthe BreakersLondon they become,"get the hemore says. valuable indiesfounder Andy4-Play Gray. and Tower Music and executivechart, though Phil CINMatcham marketing says | Nominations are being invited Megastore from day one last HMV also began using the Junction are displaying MW's he is confident of increasing its j Awards,for the Ivor with Novello the elosing date Mondaystores within and will a month,rack it insays ail Breakersoutlets last for week racking and in will certain fol- BreakersBut poster.Our Price and •coverage. Breakers poster, pl5 j on February 19. Entry forms ] whichare available organises from the Basca, awards, New BBC chief tofocus on 'adult' music on 071-436 2261. The BBC's new head of music ment to classical and operatic folk, blues, jazz and world She will not be involved | SirOhne Georg Schatten Solti's — namedDie Frau hasprogrammes given the Avrilfirst glirapseMacRory of yearsworks at — the a feature channel, of her four music,"MacRory, she says.who replaces Top• Horse Of The Opéra Pops orand Def Zoo II. TV, recording of the year in last her programming policy for the "It is too soon to be définitive Dennis Marks, newly appoint- two Initial Film and Télévision j Musicweek's AwardsInternational — is released Classical corporation.MacRory, who leaves aboutarea not what getting I will the do exposui but or ' take " charge" ofoftheENO, in-house" productionsbrought to Channel which Four,MacRory are ! through PolyGram's Decca vell a; i week'slabel, not story. DG as stated in last
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Meanwhile among artists, 1991's top two album acts wrestled for pôle position agaù TOP 50 COMPILATIONS Musie Week' s album release listings compilations,for 1992 were thedominated sector accounting by for Tïtle/Artist Label CD No (Distributor) over 20% of releases for the first time. 1 1 7 NOW THAT S WHAT 1 CALL MUSIC! 23 thereBut, are after signs years that of the steady compilation growth, Various EMI/Virgin/PolyGram CDN0W 23 (E) market has reached saturation point, 2 1 7 THE BODYGUARD (0ST) theand numberthere was of biga definite sellers downturn in 1992, with in Various Arista 07822186992 (BMG) few titles attaining platinum status. 3 1 13 NOW THAT'S WHAT 1 CALL MUSIC! 21 That'sWhile What others I Call faltered, Music the albums Now Various EMI/Virgin/PolyGram CDN0W21 (E) continuedreleases in to 1992 prosper. would The have three laken the 4 1 14 NOW THAT'S WHAT 1 CALL MUSIC! 22 top three places but for a late run by Various EMl/Vigin/PoiyGram CDN0W 22 (E) TheThe Bodyguard Now sériés soundtrack. was launched in 5 1 p| THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY COLLECTION 1983, and has yielded the biggest- Various Columbia M00DCD 26 (SM) ofselling 10. The compilation only year in it ninefailed years to take out 6 1 10 THE BEST 0F DANCE 92 Hitsthe prize sériés was from 1984, BMG/Sony/Warner when the rival Various TelstarTCD 2610 (BMG) (now aborted) emerged victorious at 7 2 7 THE PREMIERE COLLECTION ENCORE theThe first majors attempt. still originate the Various ReallyUsefuI 5173362 (F) majority of hit compilations, with the 8 3 7 IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME onlyimpression indépendants being Telstar making and much Dino. 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DANCE HITS 0FThe 92 Hit Label/London AHLCD 4 (F) MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 Ions and the top artists i nant force, but there are signs the market has now reached saturation point,writes Alan rji last year and Whitney snuck in at the end of '92 to steal the glory in the singles league ALBUMS TOP 100 ALBUMS ARTISTS When Stars was Britain's biggest- 92 9 F _ toselling be content album with in 1991, second Simply place Red in the had 2122 33 WetWetWetGloria Estefan 48 -51 Diana Ross 74 34 Simon & annual rankings behind Queen, In '92, 1 2 Simply Red 23 20 Enya 4350 42 JoeINXS Cocker 75 - ZZTopGarfunkel twowith groups Stars repeatingswitched places.ils triumph, the 2 1 Queen Shakespeare 51 25 Michael 76 Richard Marx It's the first time ever that the top 3 15 Genesis 25 36 SisterUsa Stansiield Crawford 77 35 Jason Donovan two yearsalbum in acts a row have — been albeit the with same their for 4 _. 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New acts Of thosewere who 3332 TearsFor Fears 69 84 PatsyCline 86 - Gary Moore raade their album chart début in 1992, 10 36 Simple Minds Springsteen 6160 86 PinkFIoydFaith No More 8887 6427 UB40Phil Coltins Takeonly Right That andSaid Pearl Fred, Jam Curtis sold Stigers, enough 11 Madness 34 Curtis Stigers 62 16 Luciano Pavarotti 89 59 NatKing Cole albums to rank in the Top 100. 12 Abba ■-3536 -10 BryatiFreddie Adams Mercury 63 The Beautiful 90 24 Beverley Craven Once again, ail of the top three acts 13 13 Guns N' Roses 37 Defleppard 64 Peter Gabriel 9291 JimîBob DylanHendrix gettingwere British, hard for but local overall, talent. times The are UK 14 21 Prince 38 55 The Beatles 65 3 Eurythmies 33 > Robert Palmer withelement only plummeted 43 homegrown to a 10-yearacts in the low, 15 '■M Annie Lennox 4039 4912 BobChris Marley Rea 96 SealKylie Minogue 9495 61 Foster&AllenShirley Bassey TopThe 100 rise corapared and rise with of dance 45 in music 1991. as 16 19 U2 41 88 Matiah Carey 66 - JosefLocke 36 - Fieetwood Mac a singles chart force continues to have 17 Right Said Fred ' 4342 98 TakeElvis ThatPresley 7069 23 TheDoorsThe Police 97 74 PheloungBarrington onlylittle 7%effect of the on albumTop 100 popularity artists can — be 18 8 Madonna 44 68 Eric Clapten 71 - Red Hot Chili 98 - AC/DC performancedescribed as danceby dance acts. contrasts This poor 19 Nirvana 4546 60 Crowded House 72 TaikingPeppets Heads 99 " The4SeasonsFrankie Valli & compilationssharply with itsmarket achievements (see opposite). in the 20 85 Neil Diamond 47 BonJovi 73 88 Metallica 100 Pearl Jam SINGLES TOP 100 SINGLES ARTISTS butShe sinceonly releasedI Will Always one single Love inYou 1992, alone 92 : 9t - 21 47 - MrBig representedthe year, Whitney 2% of Houstonthe UK market was easily in 1 - Whitney Houston 22 55 48 3 TheKLF the number one singles artist. 2 29 MichaelJackson 2423 3153 sa49 - BrianUglyKidJoo May 7677 -30 WWFRodStewan Superstats champBryan by Adams, a large whomargin was in similarly 1991, gave 3 - Shakespears Sister 25 38 51 46 Bizarre Inc 78 23 Roxette up his crown very meekly, slipping to 4 48 The Shamen 26 5352 - SraartE'sDef Leppard 79 - TheSouth Beautiful 70thBritish in the acts rankings. pipped overseas 5 14 Erasure 27 - 54 - Kym Sims 80 - George Michael entrantsafter a 54-46 by 52-48 win in in 1991,1992's a Top53-47 100, 6 ;:Av Snap a 55 - Freddie& Montserrat Mercury 8281 - EltonJohnSlereo MC's victory1989. That in 1990 the marginand a 50-50 remains draw so in low, 7 w ■■ KWS 30 83 13 Extrême even with the success of so many 8 - Charles & Eddie 31 5756 - NickCrowded Berry Hnuse 8584 - OpesSoulllSout 111 especiallyBritish dance when acts, compared is disturbing, to the pre- 9 Take That 32 2 58 64 Michael Bolton 86 - Curiosity dance boom year of 1984 when British 10 - BoyzllMen 34 59 - The Wedding 87 - BobThe WallersMSrley & actsFamé trounced is a very the transitory rest 68-32. thing in 11 - Undercover 35 " 60 - Madness 88 - Vanessa Paradis basedthe singles dance chart, acts, especiallyand only 28 for of UK- last 12 - WetWetWet 6261 - TheWas Cure (Mot Was) 89 - BrandNew year'slist in Top1991. 100 In artistssuch a appearedclimate, to on the 13 5 Right Said Fred 37 90 6364 -77 UtahNirvana Saints 9190 - TonTen SharpAmos rowappear takes on actsthe listof unusual for seven proficiency. years in a 14 - Jimmy Nail 39 - 65 - Bina Cartoll 92 - Rage But that's exactly what Erasure and 15 10 Madonna 40 67 - RoyOrhison 9493 - ThePearl Smiths Jam theirPrince 1992 have showing managed was — their and forbest both yet. 16 20 Guns N' Roses 41 - 68 - Heavenl? 95 - East 17 Making a rare and only marginal 17 24 2Untimited 42 6970 -1 EricClaptonBryan Adams 9796 -16 B.E.M.Faith No More Cliffdip outside Richard, the whose Top 100 only (he's two lOlst) singles is 18 - Richard Marx « - 71 63 Altem S Thisin the New whole Year 12-month at the beginning period were and I 19 51 The Prodigy 4445 ~ EnLionel Vogue Bichie 72 - Joe Cocker underachieved,Still Believe In Youhence at histhe absence. end. 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The with station a bid is to one spread of the ïts club j Tl SCOTS IN DANCE fancied applicants for a new franchise which the Radioan i Authonty ; dancewlll award for the in March. whole area,Its bid extending détails a dietthe serviceof classic at présent' available i "Ouronly in research the cîty showscentre. there Programming is a niche director for spreadmg Paul Chantier the Galaxy says: for- | AWARDS RIVAL shows,mula across two hardcore the région." programmes, Its output wouldand anacid include ^zzstyle two weekly show. rap ; PEEPER AND DEE Scotland's dance r was at 39 in the Gallup/MWchart. launching a breakaway awards "These are the kind of hugeiy way gangsta rappers,Make stand HEAL THE WORLD "ignored"show in response south of theto being border. saystalented Grainger. acts that "We deserve have been better." aside the conscious crew, The event, co-ordinated by ignored too long by events like the phunkhere cornes as laid the down phuture by hip highlightClubscene the magazine, success ot wiil acts such DMCThe Awards."show, to be held at hop's two most fanciable MOTOWNPHILLY : as The Time Frequency and Glasgow's Tunnel club on March (pictured)prospects. outla Digable NYC Planels are labels like Soma, Limbo and 23rd format.21, wili followAwards the wiil DMC be voted live/PA for by about to unveil their UK WHO'S GONNA RI Precinct,Last week TTF's 'New Emotion' readers of Clubscene and the début 'Rebirth Of Slick'. TEMPTATION (REI EP — Scotland's number two — Scottish Sun. OuiMeanwhile 3 are set London's to launch own their 3 Bubbling Scots house label Hubba Hubba has É -Êr'M equallyrhymes freshaimed set at ofthe loops mind and PHOREVER PEOPL Thecemented spiritual two ley US lines licensing stretched deals from just Falkirk four months to Miami after when ils birth.the with an adaptation of Butfalo Tones'.Florida-based The single Murk has mob been heard iicensed Hubba to Hubba's Murk offshoot Ohm tune Vibe, 'Tribal with answer but certainly ask some fresh questions. As their rhymster Johnplans MacLennanfor it to pick alsoup future has plans Hubba to Hubbalicense product. fracks from And new label owner •Butterfly Chapter has & Theit "we Verse, be to rapdropped as key by be Virgin to lock." at Christmas, So where isplan the to door? release TOM TRAUBERFS faméChicago whose label new Mega EP Trendis expected set up in by March. Roy Davies Hubba Jr Hubba of Photon Hey! 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No 1 Selegie Road Radies City P.O.Box 1506 Singapore 9117 01-30/31Singapore Paradi 0718 z Centre MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY 1993 MONITOR AD FOCUS EXPOSURE Anachc Indian's No Réservations be advertised byA&M in the NME, _ hiswill début be press album advertised on Island in Echoes.Records TimeJésus Out Joncs' and The Perverse Guardian. will be th< Easicrnond Cincbhtz Eye. The from Daily its release Jang, NME next pressfocus ofanadvertisingin EMI push Q, which Vax, Select,featurc MarriageMonday. With a Top the 20 singlehit, Island Arranged is hasMclody organised Maker in-storeand the andNME. window EMI storebacking displays the album with launchVirgin, withHMV, in- Our displaysmany indie with retailers. ail of the Posters multiples on ar releasePrire and will indépendant alsofeatui retaile"on Virgi 1 and fly po listening posts. 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X, the That show way Aristaalbum isThe planning Madman's a TV-led Relurn, push which forihe is being band's re- j nationwide. we get the plug out of the way and also give the band time to indulge released for the third time next Monday. The LoveM People's You, will newbe advertised single, How in Can I expiainsthemselves researcher by playing Scan a cover Rowley. or collaborating Last week's guest, with another Paul Weller, performer," used this which features new singer Niki Harris, who is MùcMagBMG/RCA and from Record its release Mirror on by Bus.format "Saturday to play a Zoo track offers from bands his new a great album opportunity and a cover to of do The something Who's Magic différent January 25. The campaign will be ownerand reach of Weller's a progressive, TV proraoter album-buying Anglo Plugging. audience," Ali says Sackelt, Garry head Blackburn, of TV Shabba Ranks. year, Arista is not advertising it in the spécial promotions at Virgin, says the chance to perform live appealed to Lenny Comic,Extreme's will be new advertised single, Tragic by A&M in music press or putting too much emphasis or forKravitz his touring (pictured) work who and is a lined live performanceup to appear onnext Saturday month. "LennyZoo will isreintroduce renowned Rawnext Monday.and Smash The Hits push from for itsthe release single BluesSmash & Hits, Soul Music from itsWeek. release RPM next and him to UK audiences in time for his new album," she says. Âdds Rowley, "Too —III theSides third To Everyfrom Extreme's Story — will album supportedMonday. The by adteaser campaign posters will be bands as a little island within the show. But we want the musiciens to be a include a ne ide fly pc Media agency:executive; london Mark Media Brandon Agency nationwide and in-store displays Mac's single Love Headof marketing: BiffWorsIey withShai's multiples If I Ever and Fall indépendants. In Love will be MONDAY JANUARY 18 Shii 5 by WEA from its willTV advertising; run for one week A co-op on Channel campaign Four with HMV specialistadvertised dance in the press music by press MCA and from Eltonj j:j John hits Unplugged, with nothing the more performer high tech goes than back a piano, to basics MTV: and 7-8pm récréât releaseloni's on début Monday. single Sei iOf Press advertising; Ansta will push the release its release on January 25. Mark Goodierfs Evening Session featuring Jésus Jones including a Love will be promotc " hadsin décisionin either hasTheSunotlhe yet to be confirmed DailyMinor— the final being re-released by Chrysalis on interview with frontman Mike Edwards, Radio One: 7-9pm M,fag which Update is running and Smash a London- Hits Posters: fly posters in the London area Monday an The Mix featuring Kinky Machine and Aphex Twin, Radio Five: 10.; ;ed fly poster campaign. Target audience; mass market. mainly in the gg midniBht 's album We Are The Majority wi 15-24 âge range TUESDAY JANUARY 19 Hangar 17 featuring 2 Unlimited, BBC1: 4.35-5pm PROMOS IN PRODUCTION ARTIST: DuranDuran ARTIST: Paul McCartney o TRACKiInYourCare TRACK: Ordinary World TRACK: CmonPeopie THURSDAY JANUARY 21 C0MMISSI0NER: Michaela Connolly for EMI COMMISSIONER: Diliy Gem ior Patlophone COMMISSIONER: Richard Ogden forMPL ADaylnThe LifeOf...fe1 oringlan McCulloch, Channel Four; 4-4.30pm PRODUCER:DIRECTORiZanna DeirOre Allen for M-Ocean Picture! PRODUCER:DIRECTOR: NickEgam Nina Dluhy for Limelight Films in U O RELEASE DATE: FebruaiyR RELEASE DATE; January 18 FRIDAY JANUARY 22 RELEASE DATE: Febtuar* GMTV featuresITC7 30Trey930am Lorenz performing his single Photograph Of Mary, of child abuse and the promo does not shy away jesforEnglandand Described by Godiey as a "cross behveen t O - - - Weslbridgefrom using bleak Studios, images, the set Shot rescmbles in London's a stark Crosby Christmas Spécial oo acid and Ail Y The Word featuring Dinosaur Jr, Channel Four: 11.05pm-12.10am asylum compléta with iron bed. Although iilmed cactiscreens for are Australia. overiayed Huge on llowcrs performance projected shots onto using Need Is Love on wheels", McCartney's proi colour, director Zanna achieved a moody a lighipamting technique. shot over three days at Bray Studios m W.r SATURDAYa JANUARY 23 atmosphère by draming the various tones to Going Live featuring Jimmy NaU and DefLeppard, BBC 1: 9ara-12.12pm ARTIST: Big Country (romashellintoacomf Arena;O The Grateful And the Dend, a documentary which explores The TRACK: Atone ARTIST: Ultra Vivid Sa OGrateful Dead's funding of the work of some ncglected Britiah DIRECTOR;C0MMISSIONER; Roger Pomfrey Margot Quino for Compttlsion Saturdaycoraposers, Zoo, Channel BBC2:9.30-10.30pm Four: 10-llpni (see Pick of the Week) RELEASEPRODUCER: DATE: Amanda Februatyl Temple for Nitrate Films COMMISSIONER: "ODUCER;REEEASEDATEiFabruaiylS Carolme Thomas for Partisan Films DIRECTOR; Miles Aldridgc O fet promo lot Big Country on Compulsion Hemel Hempstead, is the selling (or neweomer RELEASEPRODUCER: DATE; Jay WakelieldFebiuary 8 forOil Facioty Inc SUNDAY JANUARY 24 'eatures tha band perforoting against an îndustria Oee Frederix's lirsl promo for EastWest. 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The poil, voted Malcolm Gerrie is happy about the on anonymously by US industry décision to relax the old black tie executives and pundits, was headed dress code. "This is the music by the most recent efforts from business, not Bafta," he says. "1 Wilson Phillips, Michael Bolton, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bon Jovi and want to see Rob Dickins in a G- Madonna, with Sinead O'Connor feltstring." frustration It takes at ail his sorts...Dickins grilling from the highest placed Irish artist, tying an NME reporter at the nomination seventh with Marky Mark...BPI annôuncements - Dickins' dad earnedAfter years rest ofto listeningcheck some to His of theMaster's facts Voice,in a new Nipper history got ofa well-EMI's scourge of piracy Tim Dabin says Percy actually co-fouixded the mag Hayes centre with EMI Music Opérations managing director Jim one of the reasons the streets have back in the Fifties. "1 felt like saying, Leftwich (right) last week. 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Birlison won his spurs outside the poor seats after leaving their he was well within earshot of- you booking too late. Prime position in guessed it - David Mellor...Paul the auditorium and after-show Russell's promotion brings to an end dinner has been scooped by Steve one of the past year's party games: Mason's Pinnacle, first off the who's gonna replace him. Our starting blocks in November... favourite taie was the one about the Breakfasting with inimitable MW well-known Antipodean who found columnist JK at Claridges last week, himself counted out of the reckoning quietVirgin men. Music But chairman he doesn't Ken mind Berry having (rightl his may picture be one taken of the when industry's there EMI chief Rupert Perry tried when in a state of alchoholic Is something to celebrate. Last week the occasion was 250,000 valiantly to intervene when the bemusement he sat on the barbecue European sales of Virgin artist Keziah Jones's début album, Blufunk outspoken one launched into a at a company do...Responding to the VirginIs A Fact. France Also président partying wereEmmanuel Jones' de manager Buretel (secondPhil Pickett left). (left) and vituperative attack on sexual past year's spéculation, Russell Little Angels gig at the Limelight athlete and former Minister of Fun himself says, "The trick is in the last week. Attempting to arrange a David Mellor. "1 never liked him," jobs you turn down not the ones you 9pm photoshoot of the band plus declared King just in time to notice take."...Anyone wondering where wives in the middle of Cambridge Obie's former major domo Anthea Circus, the friendly arm of the law Joseph is since the great man went was ail for arresting him until band walkabout can find her on 0728 manager Kevin Nixon stepped in to 688004...Who was the senior explain the situation...Metallica manager (no — not Ed Bicknell), will christen the revamped National who declared that the OFT's décision Bowl at Milton Keynes with a rocking show on June 5... Nick to drop its investigation into the Hey ward, Tony Hadley and Julia PRSunbelievable"... was "outrageous John Birt and may Fordham are among the musiciens accuse Radio One of many things, who will be turning up at the but skimping on research isn t one Roadhouse in Covent Garden on of them - high level leaks to the Saturday January 30 at the 12-hour crusading Pete Waterraan reveal Jam & Bread For Somalia J'e-style problem page aethey,Ci; sawleu lua newappeai side in to the his paper'scharacler. photo- The the station's briefing on its future bash...Congratulations to Mark 0nCen 0 eret10 s en( passed on to the DG includes a Williams, newly named a director at lure ' "*paperp,ayeda"'shar' P frustrated' 'he day charmerdressed unahletoas a woman persuade for a fea- his section on sleep patterns m the Arista in addition to his rôle as e his bed. Of course, he failed, leaving many PR year 2000...After Eric Clapton's général manager. aSSeS. 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Peat Marwick MIDEM SUPPLEMENT (wv • -g CONTENTS musicweek BUSINESS AFFAIRS 5. Lawyers set new agenda The George Michael writ filed against Sony Music shows itshow implications the music industry ai is becoraing ever more litigious, but 8. The A&R accountants There's more to music business accountancy than balancing m developmentthe books — the rôle now covers ail aspects of a band's IMPORT/EXPORT 13. Music to break down barriers EuropeanExportées marketare optimistic — and aboutbeyond prospects — but importers in the single are ★ * equally bullish 17. Indies add new services to help labels succeed Not content with being mere box shifters, independent boostdistributors their worth have todeveloped record companies sales and marketing services to 20. CDs poised to make the great leap forward COMMENT Sales statistics reveal the format's progress M undoubtedidem is one of the PUBLISHING highlights in the music 21. Europe sans frontiers is game for publishers meetcalendar old friends,— a chance make to new ones and perhaps Indiefoundered and dancein Europe, music forcing — the publishersstaple of the to UKrethink charts their — has tentativeeven to take steps the tdwards first a approach to exploiting homegrown talent on the Continent future deal. 22. Publishers head for year of conflict m that,Almost however, as important is the as présents to take the températureunique opportunity of the music it business; to take a long, hard look at how things DANCE reallyweek's are chart aside position. from the day-to-day focus on next The surprising thing, reading the words of the 25. The UK labels which make Europe dance Musicmany seniorWeek Guide industry To The figures UK Atquoted Midem in thisis just year's how Licensing product can be fraught with danger, but striking positiveThe UK many market of them has been are. dominated for the past rewardsthe right for deal independent with the right dance partners labels can bring substantial twodownturn, years by but talk the of evidence recession, of eventhis supplément structural is 26. Cool cuts getthe big chill accountants,that just about to everyone importers from and lawyersexporters and to is highly variable on the workingdistributors, hard, dance coming labels up withand manufacturers, new ideas and is stratégiesThis year's to beatMidem that is, recession. of course, the first to take MANUFACTURING placeour cover in the illustration. new Single Many European other Market, UK industries hence 29. Optimists look for the upturn have had severe doubts about the wisdom of Signs of a pick-up in demand have encouraged pressers and compétition.dropping trade barriers and have feared the duplicators to hope for better things in 1993 business.There are For few an such industry fears which in the hasUK longmusic exported 38. Currency rates move EC trade goalposts V itsquiet products 12 months, — and it iseven still over calculated the past, that relatively there is Despitemanufacturers fluctuating see noexchange restrictions rates, to the international larger European business UKWorldwide content — in not a quarter just Europe, of ail thebut music the entire sold globe 40. UK pressers and duplicators guide hasThe long UK been continues viewed to as be one the single most importantmarket. A&R Comprehensive listing of leading manufacturers wesource can inbe Europe. proud to So say without we are being truly nationalistic,first among 42. 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Téléphoné: 071 928 4844 or ferry Goldman, Ernsl & Young, 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 70172, Tel: +(212) 773 2228. Anihorlspil by tlw Inmilule of Churlereit Acci Ernst&Young MUSIC WEEK 23JANUARY1993 BUSINESS AFFAIRS LAWYERS SET NEW AGENDA The George Michael writ filed against Sony Music shows how the music industry is becoming ever more litigious, but it's implications are enormous. By Paula McGinley G4 eorge Michael'sst Sony Music action has |— —] demande on the industry's i these"Lawyers days because are indispensable of the haveit the already légal implicationssent shudders complexity of contracts which down some record company sayscanbe Paul 60-odd Woolf. pages "You long,"could And according to some buyplant and with sell less a manufacturing paperwork reminderlawyers, the of thecase increasingly is a stark than a recording contract." combative nature of the music KennedyJohn Kennedy & Co believes of JP a industry."This year it's George 9: Michael, next year it will be lawyeractually and plays business two rôles: affairs Woolf,someone senior else," partner observes at PaulWoolf manager. "The lawyer's Seddon. Record companies functiondeal and isthen first to to put make the thedeal squaringand artists, up it to seems, each other are with to bed," he explains. some alacrity. lawDeal firms making, have prided a service US fiurryPaul of Woolf recent believes court cases the themselves on for many years, such as Stone Roses v Zomba UKhas begunmusic lawyer'stake up moretirae overof the peoplein 1991, in confirms the music what business some the last few years. John feel about the légal profession. %A estimâtesCohen, partner that well at Clintons, over half "Oneexecutive senior describes record company ail the workload in his firm's lawyers as 'fucks'," says Woolf. musicinvolves department seeing deals currently through "Thisthat the probably music businessreflects the has fact from start to finish. become far more adversorial 10 WAYS A LAWYER CAN HELP YOU deal"The making increase has in happened demand for andThe litigious." spate of litigation has gradually; it'sbeenan its roots in a line of 1 Deals-initiale and negotiate royalty rates for new formats. example in sampling ca "Inevolutionary the old days process," a manager he says. judgements which have 9 ADR-investigatemethodsof would find the deal and addressedrecording contracts the enforceability over the of audio5 Audio visual visual-negotiate rights. alternative dispute resolution negotiate the contract and I years. Schroeder v McCaulay 2 Contracts - negotiate terms eg médiation. would be brought in to finish it in 1974, Holly Johnson v ZTT and enforceability of 6 Tax - co ordinale tax is; theiroff, now entirety." I am handling deals in incase 1989 in 1991and Theail forced Stone record Roses -ing /touring contracts. 10 International-keeping It's not only private law 7 Litigation-litigate in t clients abreast of changes in greaterfirms which rôle inare shaping playing the a deals in terms of restreint of 3 Corporate-negotiate of dispute. international law, particularly course of the record industry. tradeIt's theseand release cases which,obligations. mergers, label deals. relevant in the light of the The development of record perhaps more than anything 8 Copyright-détermine emerging single European companiesnational corporations into multi -has, by omniprésenceelse, have contributed of the music to the 4 New formats - negotiate copyright infringements for market. necessity, swelled the size of business lawyer. film, télévision, video and in-houseAnd corporate légal departments. activity is so "Everyone, from an rights, they ai r légal firms. A yousuch need as employment to know other law, issues advertising that lawyers have bound by a rayriad of intricate Bruceunknown Springsteen, band in Hull now to has lawyer's remit now goes litigation, corporate law and to be skilled in ail média issues that it often takes a légal représentation," beyond merely negotiating tax law." activities, rather than solely housecombination lawyers of to private execute and in- observes Robert Allen, partner and validating contractual contractsThe growth is also of continuingmulti - média to beingexplains. a music lawyer," he initiatives. When Thom EMI Warrens.at Denton "VirtuallyHall Burgin nothing & terms."Talent clients are shape the lawyer's raie. Whatever the outcome of bought Virgin last year, the in- happens in this industry becoming more sophisticated With the merging of ^ caseGeorge will Michael's clearly mean action, further the worked alongside Denton Hall without two lawyers fighting ofand advice," they need says a Robert broader Allen. range longer be viewed in isolation, court scrutiny of the way the Burgin & Warrens. aboutAnd it." because artists are less "Twenty five years ago it was according to Brian Eagles, music industry does its lawyersThis image overseeing of bat talionsail aspects of content to be passive clients enough for a lawyer to know "Therepartner is at now SJ Berwinso much & Co. With this will corne yet of the record industry is theseactive daysinterest and inare their taking légal an aboutpublishing recording contracts, and but now regarded by some as ^ MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1393 COUSINS MOORES ROWLAND Accountants and Business Advisers to the Entertainment World ■ * BUSINESS MANAGEMENT • UK AND INTERNATIONAL TAX PLANNING • ROYALTY AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS •k Contact John Cousins or Bryan Graham at Clifford's Inn Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AS. Tel : 071 831 4477, Fax : 071 831 6123 We KnohV he Score ■w w - FUg, | Y''fl — nP*— rr ——1 W'hen it cornes to providing the mu sic world with the Midem and pick up our Brochure. PRAGER Or call one of our international latest international accounting offices. services nobody knows the score AND Your music gets you the royal better than Prager and Fenton. treatment- Prager and Fenton Talk to Martin Goldberg and FENTON will make sure you get the Brad Campbell while you're at Certified Public Accountants royalties your music deserves. Join the Tour 675 Third Avenue 12424 Wilshire Boulevard Midway House New York, NY10017 Los Angeles, CA 90025 27/29 Cursitor Street 15, Rue Du Cendrier (212) 972-7555 (310) 207-2220 London EC4A 1LT 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland (071) 831-4200 (022) 327006 BUSINESS AFFAIRS For the first timo Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International lichponsoring includes the the entire finn's Midern own seminar 93 conférence AU Around programme The World, \a\\Î inarfrom addfesses I-flpm on thefinancia) Monday January aspects 25 of in cross press border room B, Bûchefor artists Ross on include tour. Théeightpartners Charles représentatives Bradbrook, from UK AlanindG3.02. Broach True and Marktofbrm, Robertson the firra is whothrowing can be nightly contacted via sktail.soireesCasablanca exclusively which is moored for clients on the and Jetee contacts Albert on board Inlertainmentldouard...The International Lawyers is holding Association two talks of this >ear, both lais-hich des take Festivals. place at Session 9.45am 1in on auditorium Sunday January K, level 24 4 isin titledthe ircemeht2 considers Of Rights the MusicAffecting Business The Music And TheIndustry, Law. while contactImportant IAEL Developments secrètary Sarah In 1092. Faulder For atfûrther Taylor information Joynson MartinGarrett...David Green Ravden, Ravden whoand Lionelare staying Martin, atthe partners Carlton, al are -r hopingby meeting to continue up with developing the US business the firms àBairs international contingent. profile "Midemdeal with provides during thea useful year. platformAt Midem to meeteveryone the USis lawyers Ravden...which makes Frere it easier Choimeley to reassociate will be without in people force "this yeanpartnersTestand, Norman attending Chapman, include David Patrick Zeffman, Isherwood Frank and -2Irai 98 g 7104) Ëadie. which The is firm moored is chartering by the side The ofThe Adventus Palais (tel and 010 ' 33 Althoughthe location David for nightly ZefEraan invitation does not -regard only cocktail Midem parties.as a forum for _ isthrashing important. out "Midemadvanccs ' or tax bills, he reckons The Stone Roses: 1991 case eleclrified the industry convention, rathertha ► pernicious. Othersseeit an opportunily17.23, KPMG to see Peat people Marwick we ki s UK lawyersas inévitable. are indispensable Tm afraid imentDavid practicé, Murrell, Richard head of theBawden, média andhead of the UK managingnow," says Johndirector Glover, of inaullingactice. practice, Simon Bob Bazalgette, Taylor of the head music of the taxation music practice handlesBlueprint Beverley Management Craven which and and- Paul George senior manager of the média practice. Go West. "Record companies ' nngat the a long Gray established d'Albion hôtel tradition, on Monday the firm January is holdinj 25 departments.are run by business I deal affairswith ray :vid Murrell, who modestly bills it as "tho best lunch in lawyer every week on some itorsiys clients will form such the as bulk record of the companies, dmers...Emst publishers, & Young amj However, the George represemed by four UK partners including Richard Michael case raay increase the - New York■Pulley and and Los GarthAngeles, Tweedale The team plus will partners be on harid from on Paris, stand handswork passing ofUK lawyers through the 23.11 (tel 010 33 16 92 99 8111) to adviseon financial matteri dramatically. cesthe in firm's various businesà countries guides tvill covering also be available...Martintax and accountàni thatThere if Michael is a real wins expectation his case a _loldberg, UK partner ai Prager & Fenton. will be joined preparingwhole string to challengeof artists will their be Newthis year York byand Brad Los AngelesCampbeU and from an expanding the US, With UK officeoffices - in a contractsOn the othertoo. hand many usefulr is expeçled opportonity tb start to next meet year up with - the the firm views lawyershappens, fear record that companies if that compétition,..Royaltybat increasing consultancy business has Stephen swelled Abery the firra & from Co five will respond by side stepping they're jtbi- qualified," he speedy and inexpensive junting staff during the last year. The new look firm altogetherthe UK légal to processsign British acts resolution of disputes," he Tristram,will be represénled Nicola Wilson by partners and CarolStephen Weller. Abery'. "Midem Andrew allows whichthrough are their subject US companiesto the more lawyersIn the maymeantime, draw comfort some Critics suggest lawyers are rfessionals lo mix with other profeasiomils to flnd out the industry friendly US from the fact that a growing beginning to dominate the cheek,. ends Chrisin the industry,"Thomas ofCR observes Thomas Abery. & CoisWith offeringlongue ftrmiy to host in a jurisdiction. demand for Alternative industrynégative andinfluence. have become a ar at 4âm on Monday on the heach outside the Martinez UKIf would that were effectively to happen become the Disputelikely to Resolutioncall upon their (ADR) is But Robert Allen says the subject a 'beginners guide to tax avoidancc.' He can be redundant as a creative outlet talents in the future. strengthopposite isof the lawyers, case and just the as contactedîntional at thehDUr...LubbockFine PLM Hôtel on 010 33 is trumpoting93 38 3U9 al its a Central more becomewhere deals merely are a signed centre and foi- expenseBrian Eaglesof litigation reckons will the much as any sector of the tpectise this year with the attendance of Martin marketing and distribution. encourage more parties in the business,is of is their reliant artist on clients.the lagingo Offices director in Prague ofits andCentral Moscow tluropean enable practice, the firm for te beSuch healthy a trend for would the industry clearly notas UKSystem to consider which is ADR gaining - a "Lawj m the co ito the iridigenousntusic scene. And as partner Jeff a whole and would not do ground in the US. comraents.ils of the industry,""If the industry he •r says "very few music business aecountants are m muchparticular, for music according lawyers to Robertin EaglesA trained says thatmediator 80% ofhimself, isn't happening then it follows „1 atEurope," the Hostellerie Gitter, Levey de Golf and in partnerLa Napôule.,, David John Gedge are Allen. disputes referred to médiation happening."that the lawyers aren't Iring and Geraint Howells from Casson Beckman are reduce"The inlevel line of with business the would theare settledday. - usually within' It means lawyers just as will belinty hnvmg taking discussions Midem soriously with vnnous as a business record companies location. "We and diminishing level of UK 'The music industry will seemuch UK as acts A&R come men up are with keen the to mblishing companies in relâtipn to some of our clients whose herecreative will activity have less and to lawyersdo if increasinglythat médiation come effects to realise a leals are eîther at an end or coming to an end." says Goldrïng, MUSIC WEEK23 JANUARY1993 BUSINESS AFFAIRS The A&R accountants Today's music accountant doesn't simply balance the books. The rôle er*cortipasses ail aspects of a band's development, providing a total backup. Paula c m ey reports the delicate ni e their own ci m musicabout business understandingthe contacts:contacts; i.v it ransactionsf financial and the accountantplans and choose who compléments an idiosyncrasiesof the industry inereasing complexity of the scale of success they valuebemg upof deals to date and with informed the nowmusic so business much at deals,stake thatthere is actenvisage. with a Anplethora international of touring about current issues such as choosing the wrong music commitments and sponsorship formatsroyalty réductions and withholding on new tax provebusiness disastrous. accountant could requirepackages a firmwill inevitablywith the As David Ravden, partner And for clients demanding a resources and experience to whoseat Martin clients Greene include Ravden Tasmi rathertotal business than just affairs auditing service "Ifyou're playing in local Archer, Right Said Fred, EMpn expertise, getting the right pubs and clubs and have no andthe musicSeal, asserts,business aspects such as of moreperson than for justthe job a head dépends for on thenintention you just of going don't any need further an copyright are changing ail the figures. auditor," advises Charles keeptime andup. accountants need to accountant"What I want is honesty, from an ToucheBradbrook, Ross's tax entertainment partner in "The rôle of a music sayspracticality James Tod,and simplicitymanaging division."But if you believe you're becomingbusiness accountant more complicated," is whichdirector looks of Pure after Management Sinead internationalgoing to have acareer long with the propertysays Ravden. is the "Intellectual most WorldO'Connor, Party Roachford among others. and touringrecording contracts and publishing that and générationimportant areaand firmsfor income which for"An 18 aitist months who hasn't is away got on time tour accountantinvolves, then who you understands need an industryare unfamiliar wouldn't with know the about thousandsto sit and monitor of pounds; hundreds they of the music business." European copyright or blank need to have complété faith industryClearly, is knowledge the greatest of singlethe subjectstape levies aren't because part theseof the andBefore trust signing in their up accountant." with a offer.asset thatAnd athat specialist doesn't firm just can général accountancy firm, it's up to the clients to mean providing a network of Sinead O'Connor syllabus."And hand - in- hand ► Edmonds Bowen Solicitors NO NONSENSE LEGAL ADVICE FOR YOUR MUSIC BUSINESS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES FROM COMMERCIALLY AWARE SPECIALISTS Contact: Simon Bowen Roger Holmes R A . D E :i Mark Wilkins Stephen Beverley 4 OLD Park Lane ici: Lionel Martin. David Ravden, Steve Daniel, Eddie Gro= LONDON WIY 3LJ Paul Simnock or HarishShah Tel 071 629 8000 FAX 071 221 9334 87 B01175005 PARISVIICFIEL CALCADA MARQUES DE AERANTES, ARIS 38-2-ESQ, 1200 LISBON MUSIC WEEK 21 JANUARVi: 10 JOBS FOR AN ACCOUNTANT VAX- From January 1 1993 UK are registered with the Inland VAX rules will change in line with Revenue and also for VAX where GREEN DAVID CONWAY & CO theperforming rest of Europe; in the UK artiste will now taxnecessary. status; decidingAssessing whetherthey an artist's S O LICI TORS have to payVAX. shouldbeclassedpartnership, limited as company a or Contact at Midem 2effect Withholdingtax-limitingthe of withholding tax is vital, Austraiiaparticularly and in the Germany, US. Japan, 7arranging Money management- and overseeing John Green Nigel Calvert 3 New formats - moniloring the PersonalInsurance, finances pensions such and as Peter Leathem DCCandMiniDisc.issue of royalty déductions on mortages. 8 XVrighls-co-ordinatingfees TELEPHONE45 CRAWFORD 071 PLACE 258 0055 LONDON FAX 071 W1H 724 1HX0385 the4 Royalty flow of collection-ensuring the right amount of XVfor broadcasts.ancillary activities, such as DX 41726 MARYLEBONE 1 rightincome time. to the right parties at the 9 Copyright-handling the variousdifférent copyright territories. procédures ih 10 Merchandising/iicensmg- 6 Xax planning-ensuring clients processing deals on behalf of ►goes with the resources,industry knowledge A firm clients appreciate the fact that withtechnical the size, back service up and and bustling phoneAs artists call away. are not always departmentshandle spécifie designed areas such to as renownedacumen, an for amicable their business audits,international will be tax able or to royalty cope accountantrelationship can with save the not only withHowever, most contingencies. there is always a Andtime, in but situations sleepless where nights. an lackdanger the that personal a large service firm may that artist'sincluding personal insurance, finances, mortages particularso many clients - demand - artists from in the theand accountant'spensions, are hands, entirely some in strings.person holding Patrick the Savage, purse degree of rapport and trust is (M Contact Jeff Gitter or David Gedge Seal: represenled by Martin Greene Rauden from our Media and Entertainment Division believespartner ata small, OJ Kilkenny specialist & Co, discoverMany upthat and some coming firms, bands in itsfirm clients can foster as a matterclose ties of with clients,their quest are forprepared long term to offer course,relationships but argues often thatget 'gentleman'stheir services agreement' on a on lil LUBBOCK FINE "diffused" in the anonymity of the understanding they'll V CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS largerDavid firms. Sloane, senior getsreceive signed. their Underthisfee once the act partner at Sloane & Co agréés arrangement, the client can Russell Bedford House, City Forum, 250 City Road, London EC1V 2QQ. that "personal rapport" is one notfirm's only financial benefit expertise, from the but toof theconsider most whenimportant choosing things an also its contacts which may Téléphoné: 071-490 7766. Fax: 071490 5102. Telex: 263297 Lufm G accountant,Ravden stresses while that David his helprecording them or on publishing their way todea*- a MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY 1993 BUSINESS AFFAIRS ^could surviveAlthough on noa diet company of forunknowns example, alone. makes Sloane a point & oo ot "Wetaking do ontake some on promisingnewcomers. tape.unknowns Ifs a whoway comeof investmg in with in a Sloanetalent for points the future,"out. David S to However,admit that Sloane an accountant is the hrst % whomanager really or wants an A&R to be executive a I foris probably an artist. not the best choice accountantsDavid Ravden are closet says: "Some / i onemanagers or the otherand they and should do oneconversely, who sticks a good to the manager creative is briefto the and accountant." leaves the accounts m Tweedale,According partner to Garth at Ernst & Sloane : personal touch Ravden: sticking to Young, réputation invariably accountant a little e; EH ï ! bothcarries artists the biggest and record sway for least you can see at a glance "We were the first UK firm companies looking for an whatFirms you're including getting. Sloane & claimsto pioneer David royalty Ravden. audits," "Ifs With a client base that Co and KPMG Peat Marwick what we're known for and our includes Warner Music, are well known for their insightexperience into has the given workings us a ofgood namePolyGram Ernst UK & Youngand EMI, enjoys the a Greenetouring Ravdenwork, while is lauded Martin as a auditing - something other high profile in industry circles. royalty specialist. of."firms don't have the benefit saysSuch Tweedale:a position can"Youhaveto only help, royaltyIn fact audit the firm's experience extensive led to In choosing an accountant haveposition a fairly in the dominant raarket place to provide evidence for Holly recommendationessential but clients is inevitably who Those firms with specialised JohnsonZTT in 1989, in his even case though against the knowavoid whatdisappointment they want andcan theareas job of of expertise choosing also an make accountantsperformer's regular were Ernst & painless.make the task relatively • Accounts Préparation • Bookkeeping • Company Auditing • Distribution Arrangements • Film • Photography • Investment, Insurance & Pensions Services • International Financial Planning Services • Management Advice • Overseas Corporations • Publishing Arrangements • Royalty Auditing • Record Licensing • Secretarial & Nominee Services • Theatre • Tour Accounting in the United Kingdom &, Europe including negotiating with the Inland Revenue for a reduced rate of withholding tax • Tour Co-ordination Services • UK Companies • VAT • Video "MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER ACCOUNTANT" Sloane □ 112a & b Westbourne Grove □ = = LondonChepstow W2 RoadBRU 3] Tel 071-221 3292 and 071-792 1084 = ■ Fax 071-229 4810 _ 3 □ = Certified Accountants Vt- ÎEL (+44) 486 0303 & RegisteredAuditors OC 48 6^442 1< EUR tjgMM EuroDearTniSt'P n°,,vork " i mil I DEFI0 Stephen Abery Andrew Tristram œslmcnl husjnoss'by Ihc Clmicrcd Assoclmion of Ccrlificd Accouniaots WHAT'S ON 0FFER SJ BERWIN & CO royalty auditing. international base with clients on achievable future and Maxi Priest on its books, Keypartner. contact: Brian Eagles, "Sometheir milk people bill, want others you don't to pay rangeresources from to tax match. planning Services to expansiondirections, plansfor example and which justNew set service: up a sister The company, firm has Téléphoné:Strengths: With071-837 an office2222 in involvement.want that level We of will tailor overseeing client Cataloguemarkets they valuations, should target. 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Sue Sillitoe discovers who bas the wind behind them There's no denying that in European market of the climate importing and importsNineties. you He havesays; to "With be able to Complété Records exporting music is a risky get the product into the Elliotmanaging will directorbe making Jeremy a bee- business.have had toSharp hone operators their product rightcountry price. quickly The fallingand at thepound line for classical and jazz and market knowledge to stay has made importing more UKlabels distribution looking for deals. exclusive As in Worriesa healthy about trading compétition position. expensivecollectors market,but as we slight sell to the Complété s sole représent- have increased this year with increases in price aren't ative' time,..M!demin Cannes, he's will in forsee a barriersthe removal between of customs the 12 EC off.really What enough is more to put important people is aunch of Revolver/APT members coinciding with the the speed at which we can jmpanyhi the rather merger than betweenrelaxation EC of countries trade restrictions and gooddeliver suppliers new product. is vital Having because lalised until some members of the they can guide you to the directorFebruary Mike 1, managing Chadwick, WhileEuropean a question Free Trade mark Area. still Weproduct try to that do exclusive is likely to deals sell. export manager Phil hangs over exactly how tax with suppliers because that managerHopwood Peter and distributionThompson affectedand VAT in législation Europe, UK will be alsoTrevor gives Reidy, us an advantage."sales director will be promoting unified companies anticipate freer of Panther Music, feels that in Note Distribution director movementsignificant ofimpact. goods will have a orderadvantage to maintain as an exporter, an the Eddie Wilkinson says the managerSteve Sparks, of Caroline général domesticUK must productmake sure is exciting. its :ake a stand this year International - a company He says: "At the moment the peoplebecause if its you casier are not to stmeet uck which handles both imports coverUK is versions,churning dance out too versions, many one place... Celebrating its businessand exports is no - believeslonger just that Importers and exporters expect calmer trading condi re-issues and back catalogue 21st birthday, Caroline about operating effectively advantage UK companies material - none of which is * iternationalrecession by is hiring defying out from a UK perspective but have is in experience and veryHowever, interesting." on the import Bettina - a 71ft floating "Europeabout thinking has now more become laterally; like pointsdedication out thatto service. the pure He front he feels that there is a palace docked in the Old a family and requires a new export market, which lot of great product around, Gadsby,m, Steve Tara Sparks, KcKewon, David approach. Trade ban-iers have UKaccounts sales, for is aabout very 1%fast of and ail aremostly expensive from the at US. the "Importsmoment Michelle Grahame arid likebroken ours down are settingand companies up compétitive business. Export but there is plenty of product aboard..Nik Podgorski .Midera willis a chancebe satellite offices abroad or informedcompanies and have able to tobe reactwell marketavailable and for people the collectors are to do six raonths' worth of doingimpanies deals in with other similar quickly - they can't hang prepared to pay more, according to Charlie around waiting for a chart hit silly,"provided he says.prices don't get too Paulinski ofLasgo. TU be mainSparks advantage feels that is its the product. UK's beforeproduct they abroad. start pushing a To an extent import/export there with at least 10 people "We have always had the best "We have enough experience Sparks: satellite offices abroad companies play an A&R rôle Lassmanineluding directors and Nick Peter bands, the best songwriters, to occasionally take a flyer on product is collectable. The bynew helping territories. to break Greyhound, bands into Lassman. We'll rtll be concentrationthe best studios of and very a good high wella product in another if we thinkterritory. it will We do falling pound has helped us which imports a lot of indie atusual"... the Univorse Lightning businessmen," he says. "The also concentrate on getting to thatbut our we mainact as advantage a middleman is thisdance as and an exploitablerock music, sees "11 a few hôtel evenlanguage MTV, factor which helps is pan- too - weknow can our offer customers them the so right that for a lot of small indie labels advantage in terms of getting ays salesmtire manager sales team Mike of European, is predominantly product for their market." whoburned raight if they get triedtheir toAngers go it holda foreign of new act product does well because on if ething.. Windsong anExport English specialist language Lasgo channel." whichAt Arabesque, both imports a company and alone. We take the crédit import, it won't be long before argetnternational South East is hoping Asia and to reports that the falling pound exports, export manager risks,creditworthy we know and who who is isn't, we fora record domestic company release. picks it up louth America, says hasthe internationalgiven it a big advantageraarket- in Amandaadvantage Belt lies says in having its its understand ail the différent Greyhound has invested in Bradley.managing Hedirector will be Steve at place. Sales manager, Charlie own label - BakTaBak - eachtax and territory VAT régulations and we have in particularstaff who spécialisé fields of music in so ?m with gênerai Paulinskidévaluation says: of the "The pound has whichinterviews spécialisés on picture in unusual dise and good contacts which have been that they can spot a hot new mosagei- DiegoGiaros, Pedrinî, Matt helped, but fluctuations on the picture CDs. This opens doors builtArabesque's up over a importlong period." ofproduct being andlanded eut with down a thenon- risk azelden and Richard waymoney and market you can't can just go either rely on upand good allows export Arabesque contacts. to build manager Brian Horn feels starter. Import manager 1 Ruck. "We always take a a favourable exchange rate to She says: "With exports, it is efficientthat offering service a fast will and be the key plentySimon ofKeeler examples says: of"There bands are givePaulinski you the feelsedge." that the real packagingimportant toright get sothe that the to success in the single who have broken in the UK ► MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1933 13 IMPORT/EXPORT WHATS ON OFFER Waterthrough is iraports.a good one Trumans - they are saysGreat companies Asset, goes like further. his must He a US band which pressed 700 learn to put something back arabesque Dance music export specialist. announced at Midem. copies of their own album, 500 into the business in order to ^ Contact: TerryWinsor Newpressing services/deals: and overseas A new "Wenew willclients be lookingas well asto meet of which we imported to the staysee our ahead. company He says; as just "We being don t Téléphoné: 081993 5966 marketing service for mdie catching up with old friemi- » UK.Peel Itand was created played so on much John about importing and exporting distributionImport, export ofall and types UK of dance labels in which pressing Mike Gething. interesteventuaily that given they a were deal by label,product. ULR, We andhave we our have own just music product. distributioncosts are shared deals. in retum for PINNACLE IMPORTS Homestead in the States set up a small studio so that ofNew interviews services/deals: with Queen Box and set "Our new pressing and Téléphoné:Contact: David 0689 Pegg 898988 whichdeals for has them." set up distribution thewe canwealth help of develop talent thissome of a range of playable CD simplemarketing concept service but is is aproving very Specialist importer of Mike Gething, sales director: country has." picture clocks featuring artist popular with dance labels that- mainstream, non-parallel of Lightning - one of the UKs One of the UK's greatest "Partinterviews. of our aim is to cross the don't have the money to titles with particular musicbiggest - exportersagréés that of thererecorded is ofstrengths ils music lies business. in the maturity David borders between the handleoverseas their marketing," own pressing Michael and Newemphasis services/deals: on rock. Seeka some A&R skill involved in Pegg, managing director of giflrecording trade. industryThe CD pictureand the Lobianco. to strengthen its roster of the company's business but havePinnacle built Imports, up a body says: of 'We clocks are just the start," "Ourexclusively association distributed with labels cannotpoints out back that something ultimatelyit that knowledge and experience Terry Winsor. Contact:LASG0 Charlie Paulinski Pinnacle Records means we doesn't sell. Importswhich is actsinvaluable. as a bridgehead Pinnacle CAROLINE Téléphoné: 081 459 8800 can offer the benefits of advantageHe feels liesthat in the the UK's for small overseas labels INTERNATIONAL catalogueNew release and product, overstock back company.dealing with while a successfùl providing the creativity of its musicians and which are not ready to be Téléphoné:Contact: Steve 081961 Sparks 2919 material. flexibility of a small operating sourcelabels. "Theof good UK product, is viewed as a buttaken which on by still Pinnacle want a Records foothold Independent label product, New services/deals: Plans to division," David Pegg. especially in the dance and in the UK market. Thisis an plus overstocks and deletions. announceWe see dance new danceas an ranges. WINDS0NG indie markets," he says. "We advantage because we have priceNew overstockservices/deals: product Low and expanding area that INTERNATIONAL cataloguealso have amaterial lot of good available back theinfrastructure back-up and to offer these back catalogue indy product compléments our existing Contact: Steve Bradley and we can supply our a valuable s business.people at MidemWe're keen about to howtalk to Téléphoné:One stop source 0689 for 836969 ail types theycustomers know withwhat information to stock. so feelIra that fluctuations on the interestingWe will be promotingbox sets and some also we can offer a truly consistent of product from classical to Many of the independent money markets will have a new range of holographie Paulinski.service in this area," Charlie Newdance, services/deals: on ail formats. UK exporterslabels in the like UK Lightning rely on to get thanmore theimpact removal on their of trade business interviewCDs which material are tnainly which we product on DCC and their product into difïicult barriers within the EC. But recently bought as a complété Contact;LIGHTNING Mike EXPORTS Gething "WeMiniDisc. will be promoting our factterritories. that they They don't also have like to the increasingthey accept compétition that with - both package," Steve Sparks. Téléphoné: 081 503 2030 new dance label Rumble pay a distribution fee." at home and abroad - they are CONTACT UKLTD ExportersWorldwide. of ail UK product RecordsConcert backand the catalogue," BBC In danceBut import/exportRaz Gold, co-owner specialist of goingout to tostay have ahead. their work eut Téléphoné:Contact: Michael 081 997 Lobianco 5662 New services/deals: To be Steve Bradley. CHELSE 56 Standard Road, London NWW CES. Tel: 081 961 2919, Fax: 081 961 1873 Holoview CD's are a range of interviews with bands, featured on spécial holographie CD's. Cratefut Dead Video - 'Backstage Pass'. Robert Wyatt 'A Short Break' includes limited édition 20pp Booklet by Robert Wyatt. Cabaret Voltaire live at Liverpool Warehouse'. Psychic TV & Genesis P-Orridge 'Cold Dark Matter'. UFO, Voiceprint, Background & Road Goes On Forever. 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Martin Aston reports Artistsinstant rarely success achieve without talentrelationship has never with changed creative - the managingAs Total directorRecord CompanyHenry Mickeytheir second breaking single the Métal UK Top instance,paying Joy Division,some dues. before For needright toboxes reach of therecords right still shops takeSemmence the label puts by it: the "We hand can and side,20, the "The label relationship had RTM onhas its onceturning the into ungainly New Order,Warsaw, were at Today,the right nobody time. can seriously guideminefield them of through promotion the - but betweenbeen a model sales of force co-operation and label," Hucknalland fellow was Mancunian a bottom-floor Mick capabilityquestion distributors' to deliver product: physical withoutknow how taking they over.want Labelstheir BestRTM suggests. managing "We director were veryJohn Franticreaching Elevator the stars before with commonplace,24 hour turnarounds and while are out- bandWhile to be labels portrayed." of the stature excitedpress started, even before and our ail salesthe SirnplyIn their Red. infancy, both acts reduced,of-stock orders the fault could more be often luxuryof a 4AD of or their Mute own have sales, the whoteam buy are thesethe kind records of people and go advantagewere lucky ofenough a newly to takeformed liescaution with to labels pressing applying runs than smallermarketing labels and need promotions, advice. Semmence: guiding labels Mickeyto their wasgigs. presented, When Métal Suede UKindustry indépendant that emerged music in the thewith distributor. slackness on the part of "It'sa single the out.old punk But some dream labels to get suggest différent ways of evensales cameforce." down to meet the wake"Everybody of the punk has explosion. to start hasBut fragmented since the musicinto différent scene needsdon't have to be much done," idea claims of what SRD what'sdoing things, wrong. not With just both say hasThe meant need that, for specialist while some skills labelssomewhere, are one and of theindependent best specialistgenres, each attention, of which the needs Russellassistant Garnham. head of distribution havingmyself andworked partner in distribution Paul Cox under,UK distributors others have have forged gone places,"Distribution says Backsgénéral manager increasinglydistributors' placedrôle has greater prorainentProbably new the mostUK label of youbefore, can we stand know or that'sfall." where marketingrelationships opérations. with sales Thus, and DerekPinnacle Chapman. managing director emphasismarketing on - distributionsales and that Pure,1992 waswhich London-based enjoyed notable Too needRoberts for financial also illustrâtes help. "We the PolyGramBMG has linked has an with alliance Total, with Steve Mason reckons: "Our is more than just distribution. success with PJ Harvey's initially needed cash to Revolver.Rio, and APT has merged with coincidedinternational with success the advent of financial"Our rôle assistance, is a cross guidance between anddébut still album climbing). Dry (40,000 sales album,finance anda Faith APT Healers were Where ail the différent an independent industry in and expertise." says Mason. Too Pure co-owner Richard forthcoming. But the band andstrands delivery of sales, corne marketing together is thewere UK. a band Before and then, couldn't if you get a facturing,"We can finance help with manu- sleeve Robertsto current says distributor the label APTmoved wehadn't put flnishedthe money writing toward it soPJ at retail level. "For starters, deal from the half dozen design, suggest which formats because of the quality of APT's riskHarvey's because album. she Ithad was yet a togreat outsdistributors of white can labels organise to gauge mail- acompanies, band. Now you anyone weren't can really have labelsto press, making We are mistakes. able to stop It's neededcreative hands-on ideas. "We product felt we release a record, and she's a litial re s, help a label. It's given people the hard enough to have a hit, so management," he says. "We atforthright, a time when challenging there aren't artist promotionsales levels is and needed," what says chanceAt its to root, record the theirdistributors' music." youmoney." mustn't waste your havethought a distributor it would be who useful could to that many around. APT général manager Pete work"Our with rôle artists as a label whom is toother Thompson.This is particularly helpful labelsartists might who may not beconsider, successful productin the dance turnover field iswhere so quick, the becausefreedom weto makeallow thethem records the specialistbut the views retailers of other are just as theyIn Hutwant Records' to." case, important.telesales staff "The are reps aware and of ail experiencegénéral manager as a buyer David for Boyd's dates.press, radio play and tour Virginager Retail for the and now as label defunct Garnham. '"The says a\SRD's ;his Tradehe is less Distribution dépendent on bredthen amongpassed theon to re fans." butors,,ive but input he isfrom still distri- aware of PriceWith looking a multiple to stock like what Our it their"In strengths.my experience, ratheranticipâtes than willmaintaining sell in volume, a eutdistributors out making have sure their records work importantbroader product that distributors range, it's arerelease," in boxes Boyd for says. the day"I feed of the enthusiasmprésent product and knowledge,evidence of RTMmarketing and APT, information but I still to use nationalpress/radio accounts. coverage to andRTM reps. because To get of actstheir to telesales a storesFortunately, recognise independent that new acts attentioncrossover fromstage people needs whocare and generateare their lifebloodstrong customer and help to understandreference points the history of the music and Faithloyalty. Healers "If a Moonshake album on Tooor enthusiasm.and have the They'renecessary music Puremight isn't give in up stock, the ghost a punter after MickGreat Hucknall oaks from from Utile strictly acorns: fans at RTM." two weeks. It's important to indie beginnings with Frantic signing,While Suede,Nude Records' were a case first of particularmake sure townthe right gets shopthe in a Elevatorshuge mainstream (above) tostar simply (left) almost instant success, with record if the chains aren't ► MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 17 DISTRIBUTION extremely well in order to sell going to stock itsays Too RTM's John Best says: "The product they can shift, Leslev Pure's Roberts. 'Chain With No Name' concept exampleGarrett was of beating the perfect the major, haveIndependent supported storesa label which like hasis a verytargeted good sales, one because and you it at their own game," she says Too Pure stand a great chance get a commitment in terms of basedThe distributorspresence ofvan and sales- ofbeingcampaigns included such as in APT's marketing knock-onstock ordered. effect, It inalso that has you a wholesalers like Great Asset "Frontline", inspired by Rough get good stock coverage andthe danceMo's Music field has Machine also in Trade"Chain Distribution's With No Name" original advertisingaround the country.points people The to helped new talent. The concept.promote Thisproduct was by developed offering to hopefullythe right shops generates which a good particuarlyturnover in fast,this areaand makesis retailers and punters knock-onchart position, effect which again. has There's a physicaltougher demandsside of distribution. on the badge,press promotion. etc) tied to in-store and recorda général is being feeling supported that if a by a partHere, and technology PolyGram can play a promotedThe PJ Harveythis way album in 1992, was as campaign,'Chain With it Noraust Name' be worth Richardsdistribution is planning director Russellto install was Throwing Muses' Red supporting."Exports are another area an improved computerised Heaventhe chart album, at number which four. entered "It's where distributors can onestock is locationholding System.on to less "Every- stock vital that when we get press exports,contribute. which "Backs make do up ail a my but requires the same level of saysexposure, 4AD salesretail and responds," marketing third of my sales," says indie Lesley Garrett: crossover album si ss for rising opéra diva moresupply, quickly," so we need he observes. to respond manager Chris Staley. Wilde Club owner Barry distributor is the right her Primadonna release as a As Steve Mason notes, the all-important"Getting records for intonew shopsacts." is imagine,Newman. that "As youmakes can a lot of provider. crossover album, while Smiths new génération of labels that différence." "It's the distributor that has putWenham it in its believescatalogue." that Factoryfollowed have Création, inherited Mute a and like-mindedEstablished distributors contacts with in ail nationala strong relationshipaccounts and with neither the chains nor world which is much more European territories can help retailers which the labels rely labelsindependent contantly retailers knocking want on havefriendly a sophisticated to indies. "They distri- now labelsIn Total's develop case, anits export ofïshoot trade. argues.on to launch new acts," she their doors. "They want the bution System, and the chance company General Overseas "We spend a lot of time with workdistributor with them to présent on product to and canto take go," records Mason assays. far as they dealwas formedwith foreign in 1991 licensing solely to for thenational right accounts,marketing creating that is suitable for them. Wilde Club owner Newman its own and other labels. programme for each account. of "It'sthe marketdifférent - Woolworthsin our section ofis morethe day, emphatic: the independent "At the end AlisonConifer Wenham managing says directorthat theIn the fastest case risingof Lesley star Garrett, at the doesn't have a film and shows distributors succeed because sales and marketing is also WoolworthsEnglish National did an Opéra, ad in Q section,for classical, Our Priceand so isn't on. knownYou bandsthey're that willing make to takenew andrisks on ■ knock-on effect on sales jazzthe key sector, to the and classical that the and magazine since it perceived have to know your customers adventurous music." S'E'RIOUS LLK TJlST"Rl"BU.TlO K OROOVE CONNECTION MOVINO SHADOW Presenting authentic mixes by Stilt holding it down dance the UiCs fioor style top OJ's So who's running thlngs? TOUCH AND OO No other label sounds SUB POP like it, or lasfcs like it World THB JESUS UZARD VSIDJITS. KiiLDOZER . 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Téléphoné:Contact: Terry 081 Winsor 993 5966 Téléphoné:Contact: Alison 0895 Wenham 447707 distribution under the single Strengths: Concentrated Strengths: Breaking new Main labels: Baktabak Main labels; BIS, Sullivan,European market," Sean throughsales force; PolyGram. distribution "Weindie/guitar have concentrated and dance acts.on Strengths:Emerald, Kiub Wide range Strengths:Denon/Savoy, Classical, Lyrita. jazz, P0LYGRAM "Rio is already plugged into UK distribution and we are includes pop, classical, dance, spoken word, MOR, nostalgia, DISTRIBUTION viaEurope Polygram's and most distribution," of the world similarnow seeking success to achievein Europe "WeMOR, ofTer plus UK imports. distribution and "Wefilms/shows, have established Téléphoné:Contact: Russell 081 590 Richards 6088 George Kimpton-Howe. and beyond," John Knight. distribution,"Worldwide wholesale Terry Winsor. offerindependent strong marketing distribution in and Main labels: A&M, Decea, RTM TBD every territory in Europe," Island,Strengths: Phonogram, UK's largest Polydor. Téléphoné:Contact: John 071 Best 284 1155 Téléphoné:Contact: Dave 0782 McWilliam 566566 Téléphoné:BACKS 0603 624290 Alison Wenham. audio distributor offering 24- Main labels: Beggars Main labels: Bearcat, Contact: Derek Chapman NEW NOTE charthour tumaround orders and 48-houron dealer Strengths:Banquet Primary, Sales and4AD, Mute Strengths:Horatio Nelson,.Direct, Distributor of NME,Main labels:Wilde Club, Bomp/Voxx, Téléphoné:DISTRIBUTION 0689 877884 "PolyGramturnaround already on catalogue. has dist- marketingthrough Pinnacle with distribution and APT. software, including music, Strengths:Distributingindependent labels; MainContact: labels: Eddie ECM, Wilkinson GRP, The Europe,ribution andcentres an international throughout "Oursales styleworks of well management in the UK. and video,disc-based games software. and traditional andWorldwide RTM. Distributionexports for Backs Strengths:Intuition Group. Sales and supplyRussell centre Richards. in Hanover," intoWe are Europe," now looking John Best. to expand "TBDmuch isas aa distributorwholesaler, as and "Wethrough concentrate Pinnacle. on offering a classical,marketing with for jazzpress and and REVOLVER/APT SELECT MUSIC serviceoffers a to24-hour major deliveryretailers and personaliseddistribution for service labels' in ributionpromotional through back-up. Pinnacle. Dist- Téléphoné:Contact; Mike 0272 Chadwick 446777 Téléphoné:Contact: Graham 0737 766080 Haysom independents,traditional outlets," as well Dave as non terriproduct tories," in ail Derek European Chapman. should"Labels think with smallabout cataloguescentralised CookingMain labels: Vinyl, Acid Earache. Jazz, MainLRC, Marco labels; Polo, Christophorus, Naxos. McWilliam. COMPLETE RECORD C0 warehousing,"European manufacturing Eddie Wilkinson. and internationalStrengths: Established business cover- distributorStrengths: with Classical Téléphoné:TOTAL 071 978 2300 Téléphoné;Contact; Jeremy 071924 Elliott 3174 PINNACLE "Weing a offer range shipping of musical to ail genres. "Wesales/marketing offer a comprehensive experience. MainContact: labels: Henry Ali SemmenceAround The Hyperion,Main labels: Vanguard Fantasy, Téléphoné:Contact: Sean 0689 Sullivan 870622 salesterritories and marketing within Europe input with as forservice European and are partners," now looking World,Strengths: Tug, PermanentSales and jazzStrengths: labels. Distribution Classical and MainOne Little labels; Indian BBC, Création, required," Mike Chadwick. Graham Haysom. music.marketing Distribution for contemporary via BMG. "Wethrough offer BMG. a sales, marketing distributionStrengths: Salesto UK and and Irish Téléphoné:RIO COMMUNICATIONS 081 983 8633 Téléphoné: 081 802 3000 "Welabels can to introdueelicensing inindie ail theand UK," distribution Jeremy forElliott. labels in "Pinnacleretail sector. will maintain its MainContact: labels: George Cohésion, Kimpton-Howe Eve MainContact: labels: John City Knight Slang, Semmence.European territories," Henry FOU ALL YOUR INDEPENDENT U.K. DISTRIBUTION NEEDS 1 . ijr>A H 11 [j M 1 1 1 Label Management ii PÔ i j 2 Field Sales Force M H / 3 Telesales ■ s,,. 4 Van Sales 6 h •; ^ " 5 Dance Telesales z 6 Video Sales D 1® / S HarKetingand Video and Disiribulion / Pete Dodge Tel: 071 284 1155 ^ 1 <0 TO FIND OUT MORE, COME AND MEET US AT MIDEM '93 MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 IMPORT/EXPORT CDspoisedtomake f' EXPORT "Sufifiic} lïtc 'Seût,., the great leap forward ALL TYPES OF MUSIC Robin Cobb picks bis way through the sales statistics /Torldwide forthemusic sales figures EVERY UK LABEL estimatediindustry by the IFPI in 1991 to have are ofUS$25.8reached the bn, retail which équivalent SELECTED IMPORT TITLES onrepresents 1990. In anunit increase sales, of 7.3% CDscassettes hot on totalled their heels 1.3bn, with with ALL FORMATS salesWhen of l.lbnealculations units. for 1992 toare have completed, finally overtakenCDs are bound MERCHANDISE CASSETTES (PRE-REC0RDED) aredespite the dominantthe fact that format cassettes in SEE US ON STAND 11.18 muchLatin America,of Asia. Africa and nowThe accounts European for Communitymore than a lUtt /Itl 74e 'Retâ" USthird standing of global at sales, 30.2% with and the Japanworld accounts13.2%. The for rest the balanceof the howof21.3%, few countries highlighting dominate just theThe world UK market. ranks highinits UKpurchasing trade deliveries of recorded in 1991music. Europewere the after second Germany. highest The in UKhaving was the once same regarded size market as drawnas France, ahead but in it ail has formats. now Rate of growth in CD sales or1s Importer ismature now decelerating markets of Europe in the H" I I ^*p inand Japan, North however, America. took CD asales expectationshuge step fonvard are for in more 1991, but demandrecession. has But been Lasgo blunted by modest expansion in the The décliné of the vinyl LP Lassmanmanaging déniés director that Peter a to Exporteraa growth in are CD now sales looking in the slowerhas continued rate. Markets at a rather where upsurgecheaper poundin parallel has ledexports. to an |Vhp|||ali i southerndeveloping and markets eastern of Europe, vinylinclude remains Brazil, suprême where sales major"The record British companies divisions playof the America.south east World Asia andéconomie South outsoldtotalled other28.4m formats. in 1991, This and processby the rules large and orders would for not I .r rter therecession short-term may inhibit but these this in wasEcuador, also trueas well in Colombiaas Greece. and competeparallel exportswith their which European would optimisticrégions still profit give forecasts.grounds for increasinglyCD singles started have to feature counterparts,"Another factor says is thatLassman. while managerSteve Sparks, of Caroline général inmarkets. some international Here, Japan leads inBritish export product markets, is now the cheaperUS southernInternational, Europe identifies particularly tradethe world, deliveries with ain total 1991. of In71m scenecontinues with to even dominate lower prices.the potential.as having "Greecehigh growth is a good whilethe UK in the the figure US it was 9.7m,a huge'The pricethat thedifferential Americans is socan CD,"example he says. of a country"It is one ripe of the for relativelyIn the US. subdued somewhat 5.7m. cheaperstill bring than product UK companies," into Europe Greyhound Records Limited marketlast bastions and we of canthe vinylexpert a cassettesurprisingly, single it whichwas the showed saysBut Sparks. it's not ail doom and 130a Plough Road switch now to CD." greater strength in 1991, with gloom. Despite pessimism London SW11 2AA in Thethe UK,decrease while in substantial, vinyl sales Japantrade deliveries the figure of was 69m. 16.7m In isabout widely pre-Christmas held that 1992 sales, will it thanhas proceeded in the other at amajor slower rate cassetteand in the singles UK 10.6m. in Germany Sales of ailshow major increases territories. in CD sales in Phone 071 924 1166 ofmarkets. singles Sincehave been1990, greater UK sales 3mwere in insignificant France. but stood at expectingImporters that and UK exporters CD growth are Fax 071 924 1471 Japanthan those there in was Germany. a staggering In companiesOn the export agree front, that theUK willin France, continue while to outstrip Germany sales will singlesréduction delivered from 50.8m in 1990 vinyl to a assisteddévaluation them of al sterling a time has when market.remain Europe's strongest (1773 20 MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARYIS® PUBLISHING EUROPE SANS FRONTIERS IS GAME FOR PUBLISHERS Indie and dance music the staple of the UK charts — has foundered in Europe, forcing publishers to rethink their approach to exploiting new talent abroad, says Valérie Potter Ever since the Fifties the seek out international artists, theUK powermusic toscene make has had UK,who butmay huge be unknown in their homein the i with EMI Today,waves aroundhowever, the sustaining world. collaborationsmarket. Profitable with UK-based America,ords Group EMI MusicNorth wil exportablethat influence back — catalogue not just with but currentlywriters can trying soon tofollow. put He is hostingdes atone Midem. of the biggestThe event withas well new — songwriters'is publisher's product togethersongwriter with Phil a numberManikeza of be;ity held Palais inside de Festivalthe 2,000- greatestIn the currentchallenge. recession, the French-Canadianoverseas acts, including singer inhebmingwill showease releases. acte This with repertoireincome generated abroad ishy vital British in RochePublishers Oisime. have always I year'sDevelopment, guests are Tasmin Arrested musichelping scene to maintain at home. a Andhealthy whofocused can on build mainstream and sustain artists MotonArcher, and Josh Jon Kadison, Sccada. Wendy In havepublishers to be qrecognise ' that—— they - | careers.broad-based, Tasmin long-term Archer and iddition,number EMI of inter-çompany willbe holding marketimes co work isagainst that them. Dinaartists Carroll starting are to two make new in- thatleelings, if we're "We goipg take tp the pay view, for TopTen 10 hityears in thisago, oountry,if you had it a achievingroads into successEurope inafter the UK. )rldïryone to convene from ail onover Cannes, the Topwould 10 almosthit in Germany certainly andbe a your"You've own got market to concentrate first," says on Midem,then well but not for only our useown it ends for then spread out around MCA Music managing Reichardt,. _ well," says managing Peter Music'sEurope," président says Chrysalis Stuart writer-producerdirector Nick Phillips, Nigel Lowiswhose director and vice président Slater. "Now, that is not the worked"If you on break CarrolTs the act album. here, international...Dave Massey, acquisition. creative That the dominant new you'vebreaking got it to overseas figure a asway well. of Music,manager went for Hit to Midem & Run for themusic past coming few years out of — the dance UK orin Dina Carroll: new talent making in-roads into Europe But if you don't break it here, the first time last year and indie music — hasn't proved music have ail thrown up new acts. Indeed it plans to set up breakingyou've got it very anywhere little chance else." of endedLondon-based up signing artists, two asEurope popular is central elsewhere to the in Britishchallenges and to American the supremacy music of andan associated believes that label not in only1993 is In 1993, it may be that some Funky Space Nation and new talent not being of the stronger indie acts will latter,Carlo whoDawson.Of ruhs The the , Dave Wibberley of "People are waking up to the actsdeveloped with a properly, proven track but that Europestart to too.win "Theconverts Cure in took a Hazardous Dub.Production businessMomentum lies Music, with whose core Menaceéconomies Music's of it," Dennisreckons record are being neglected. number of years to happen Company. Massey says. '"The independent music but which Collopy. "More and more Andy McQueen, head of across Europe," observes ironyway down was. toI had the tosouth go ail of the also handles rave acts such as companies in Europe are NTVsuccess in withthe UK, former singles Jam/Style out its ChrysalisSlater. "We Music's have the Stuart Inspiral France to find a miter who Numatic,says, "It's SL2the poppier and Liquid, rave findingprofitable it easier to develop and moretheir own Council songwriter Paul Carpets and you'd have to was based two miles from product, like the KLF, which talent." Weller, whom he snapped up Europe]." forth n [in Loridon!"whore I live This in year,south Massey does well on the Continent. The development of local point.while unsigned,"[Weller] signed as a case to Go!in It could also be said that it is interested in meeting Moreonly small hardcore pockets records of success." enjoy andrepertoire parochial has companiesleft complacent in Dises and went straight into is, as yet, too early to people with involveinent in And Peter Reichardt, EMI the UK wrong-footed; the the albums chart at number dancedétermine and indiewhether scenes the willBritish makingfilm music, contact as well with as other Music's managing director misplaced belief that English- numbereight, had one three in Japan weeks and at it s produce any acts of lasting âreas of the industry, such as internationaland vice président acquisition, languagedominate musicthe European will always been Top 20 al! across Europe. international stature. "If you concert promôters ànd asserts, "The whole area of market and UK publishers How corne he couldn't get a gothough back Direto the Straits punk era,and eventhe ofagents the past ...Having few months spent much. music which came in with the focusing on business problems recordBut thedeal?" picture is not Police were not punk bands, establishinga sub- HappyStone Roses Mondays has spawnedand the at home rather than looking to completely bleak for British they es publishing network in: thousands of groups, like Ride, overseastheir toll. markets have taken repertoire in Europe. Some somethingnorphosed else, which il became Europe,NTV Music Midem (UK)Ltd's will give Primai Scream, Carter The Stuart Ongley, of Wiltshire bullishpublishers approach have been to make taking the a internationally popular," says Andy McQueen and Pete EMFUnstoppable and Jésus Sex Jones. Machine, qualityMusic, believesof British that songwntmg the European market work for sureBig Life's the same Brian will Justice. apply Tm Chalcraftoportunity their te first "They have had varying talent is as good as it ever creativetheir writers. manager Hit &Dave Run's 11 of their coniacus 10 : anddegrees very of little success outside. in the The UK was, but that its development Massey has recently signed on The single European discuss copyrights and European territories are still has"If lagged you approach behind. dance or a long-term, Worldwide deal uncertaintiesmarket may have as well created as new formulàtecampaign fora plan 1993. of The very much going for the rave music properly as, say, ArgentinianMarie Claire singer/songwriterD'Ubaldo, an opportunities. but British company's président, Koiehi bimplymainstream, Red, Simple whether Minds, it's Puise 8 has with Rozalla then based in the UK, who speaks publishers are convinced that Nakamura, will also be Cher, Michael Bolton or youWorldwide," can have he success says. "People and sings in English, French amongthe talent the theybest insign the is world. still flying in from Tokyo for the REM," he adds. have forgotten the important andattractive Spanish. proposition, "She's a very In 1993, they are firmly MCAMusic mil be hosting EuropeanWhat's more, territories many have thingmarketing is the campaign." talent, not the particularly for the Latin committedlost ground to — recovering and conquering any its150 annuàl American dinuéf and for British around established strong indigenous NTV Music, for one, would EuropeanMassey pointsterritories," out that he says.it lavvyers for the third year ... scenes;bouse and Belgian German techno, industrial Italian recordlike to seecompanies more independent developing can often repay publishers to MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY 93 PUBLISHING Publishers head for year of coi The MCPS and PRS disputes with their European- - _ counterparts .-n 1 «f fcllf^ntrwill tnbe 'inthen AprilAnnl talk 1991 whenwhpn ofMidem. MichaelAAir.K^.1 E 1993 — a year which has communique from Sacem's do withstill havethe Biem a lot of talking I Freegard - then PRS's chief withbecome European synonymous unity — -président this year's Jean Midem Loup Man Tournier Of organisations." amendmentexecutive - tabled allowing an looks likely to explode into The Year - Gema président muchBy the of that time talking Midem will is over, have translators of English confrontation for the ceoReinhold Ger Willemsen, Kreile and launched Stemra been done. Following Harry language songs to be be paid publishingIn the arena business. of mechanical their own campaign for a Fox's annual joint board the originalsame share composées. of royalties as copyright, battle was central body. meetingtake place with in LondonMCPS — this due to But in spring last year, PRS commenced last July, when backWithin with athe week news MCPS that strackit had week — the Americans move member publishers insisted it itMechanical emerged that Copyright the UK's set up the first ever European quickly on to discuss plans societies'looked doser opérations. at the European Protection Society was in central accounting body, a new Sacemwith Stemra, in Cannes. Gema and Over the next six months, counterpart,advanced talks the with Harry its FoxUS company(European called Mechanical Emro Rights De Wit; predicts huge change The UK publishers' fighting the body launched a sériés of Agency, with a view to Organisation). talk on the is 1e of organisationstechnical visits and to the establishing a pan-European Now. aller a quiet few secretary Keith Lowde says, initiallymechanical shared rights by wastheir renegotiated ail 14 of its bodysongwriters' for collecting royalties from Fransmonths, de MCPS Wit predicts chief executive a huge going"Ultimately to be made the décision in America. is approach to Europe's European reciprocal record sales. accélération towards change The UK and the Continentals Atperforming the beginning rights of mechanism. a new respondingThe UK publishers to the growth were of thisOther summer. leading UK industry andare vyingceo of for Harry the présidentFox Agency, year, the approach has raised by the probes: Dutch central licensing deals such figures suggest these changes Ed Murphy's vote. The mellowed,In a move however. parallel to fromSociety the Buma social used fund money to launch Gemaas Wamer's and PolyGram's agreement with with may"If be what far MCPSfrom smooth. has planned Americansof the repertoire have aand large mean slice to MCPS's campaign, PRS an indigenous music radio Stetnra, which had led to cornes off, it will effectively be have their view heard." revealedits Continental its own partners bid to bring into atstation, Italy's it SIAE, was claimed, databases while concemsand publishers' that songwriters' money was Warnerdeclaring and war Gema with withthe likes their of givingSo far nothing the Americans away and are were check last July. suggested that many British being spent ofTering central licensing deals," says quick to retum to a neutral complaintThe long-standing that European beingand American registered, works and were not recordinducements companies. to attract With it still unclear as to bodies'position announcement, following the Biem despite rights bodies were therefore not paid for. In retaliation, their rivais who will receive the vital their initial support for withholding royalties for PRSBy wasthe endreporting of 1992 good however, France,on the Continent Stemra in - Holland Sacem in thesesupport are from nail-biting US publishers, times for Agency'sMCPS. The Ed Harry Murphy Fox Anglo-Americanwas finally being songwritersacted on. progress. Head of movedand Gema quickly. in Germany In a joint - bothAs sides.former MCPS général howsays,"MCPS Emro will needs proceed. to décidé And cameIn reality, at the Sisacthe first conférence victory internationalSafir says, "Our relations new pro- David JUST PUBLISHED The brand new, fully updated UK Music Industry address book. Over 8,000 entries covering record companies, music publishers, w distribution, média, pressing, recording studios, promoters, venues, lawyers, merchandisers, booking agents ... in fact everyone in the business of music. 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CHRYSALIS MUSIC some tremendous résulté so Aims: Menace hopes to strike Contacts: Chris Wright, | far. In fact, our techmcal Worldwide sub-publiahing TomStuart Sturgis, Slater, Roger Steve WatsonLewis, l) closelyexperts with have their workedyery techmcal wasdeals launched for the company, around the which Téléphoné; 071-221 2213 '1 experts toimprovethings for timepublishing of Midem deals lastyear. for France Sub- withRoster: Chrysalis forthcoming Music productnext bothOne sides." of the biggest successes and Germany have already year includes records from for PRS bas been in convincing been completed. TheBilly Frank Idol, Deborah And Walters, Harry, A modelthe otber Cisac bodies contract to revise - which the SKRATCH MUSIC House, new signing Malcolm includes tbe widely criticised Key contact: Colin Smith McLarenwho celebrate and Jethrotheir 25th Tull, «social fiind" and several otber Roster:Téléphoné: Skratch's 071-381 foundation 8315 Righl Said Fred publisher Hit & Ri/n is seeking licensees anniversary this year with a clausesThe first of concern. discussions will lay on the Shakatak Genesis, Right Said Fred and Spider and Hot Hot Hot, a begin at next month's meeting catalogue and last year the Marillion. track written by Mike Reid Aims:publishing with dealsworldwide available, sub- continuingattheof Cisac's executive bureau, withcompany Steve enjoyed Mack, successproducer Aims: Hit &Run will be and recorded by Timmy Chrysalis is keen to talk to administrative council and meraber of Undercover, neivcontinuing European talks licensees. to appoint Aims:Mallett Wiltshire will be overseas companies . meeting, due to take place in Papuaand Tetris' New Doctor Guinea's Spin Future and WILTSHIRE MUSIC looking for interest in above BIG LIFE MUSIC AprilAnd, or as May. with the MCPS, the Sound Of London singles. Contact: Stuart Ongley companies.projects from record Téléphoné;Contact; Brian 071-323 Justice 3888 PRS's moves will cerlainly Music'sAiras: A sub-publishing number of Skratch deals Téléphoné: 071-487 5044 Roster; new product bargive room plenty gossip of substance as the for expired at the end of last year one-year-oldRoster; The andcompany has a is just Contacts:NTV MUSIC Andy (UK)LTD McQueen, includesthe Enya/Clannad albums from vein, Aon the in industryBut anyone gathers who at thinks Midem. the renegotiated,and while sorae those may that be dealworldwide with Peer sub-publishing Dollman,Pete Chalcrafl, Dave LoaderBemi JamesCharlotte Taylor Kelly, Quartet a 17-year- and soflenUK publishers their approach are going over to the aren't will be available at publishingMusic.Wiltshire on new has albums the Téléphoné:Roster: Writers 071-243 include 2921 Bigold vocalistLife, sounds who, likeaccording a cross to rest of the year should think HIT&RUN MUSIC Thieves,from indie Peter band Knight The Wood and andCaptain Utah Sensible, Saints Paul Weller andbetween Randy Minnio Crawford. Riperton PRSAs saidone publisherin Deceraber, director "If of MasseyContacts: Jon Crawley, Dave DannyStrawbs, Thompson hard rock and band the Airas:to speak NTV to prospective Music is hoping Airas:tie-up aBig few Life remaining is seeking sub- to upanything, our action." we are going to step Téléphoné;Roster: catalogue 071-581 includes 0261 theMarshall children's Law, TV the sériés music to Americanwill also be sub-publishers interested in and publishingterritory-by-territory deals on a basis. BMP emerges as giant IMP is now the UK's print music company, handling around 60% of ail repertoire. W / *vv Music Week 1 A/11/92 NOW IT'S OFFICIAI FOR MUSIC BOOMS Contact Ron Fry BIOGRAPHIES • DISCOGRAPHIES • ETC lan Bishop IF VOU WANT TO PUBLISH OR POBCHASE Greatest Pix II C0ME TO US FIRST S International Music Publications Limited Southend Road, Woodford Green, Essex IGS 8HN, England Téléphoné; 081-561 6131 • Fax: 081-551 3919 23 MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 DANCE THE UK LABELS WHICH MAKEEUROPE DANCE Licensmg pioduct can be fraught with danger but striking the right deal with the right partners can brmg substantial rewards for independent dance labels, says Sarah Davis "ot content with se"'"" — Nofspecialistshopstheir product flying in ' the UK, British dance labels similarare working success hard within to enjoy Europe. andIf a companyhard-working finds associâtesreliable canon the be Continent,substantial. the rewards start-upWhen Warploan from Records Rhythm got a MitchellKing in 1989, was adviseddirector that Rob werelicensing told waslicensing crucial. was "We the ■): SL2, Nu-Matic and The Prodigy Racket Wallace: licensed la Indisc in Belgium stayonly inway business," to make hemoney says. and Belgium has also proved proving they can build success difficult to ship there at the fruitfulWarp relationshipsubsequently with struck a whichfruitful has for scored Suburban success Base with groundin Europe, with Having some actionlaid the for moment,"React agréés says Riches.that Germany licensingFlying Recordsoption in is Italy, a popular FNAClike a trendy in France. version "FNAC of Our are Smartlicensee E's CNR Sesame's Belgium Treet and via NovemberPlaying With last Knives year, Fm in thanis a harder Bénélux. territory It has tolicensed work Discoalthough Magic Suburban for Son'z Base Of A uses havePrice," stores says ailMitchell. over the "They Wallace'shas also licensed Tell Me Rachel Why to TopGonna 30 inGet Holland, You recently via went TheLove Source through and ZYX The in Age Of LittleLoop De Indian Loop uses Era Ricordi.and One country.tours for They'veail our bands organised and a Although the market in MCABoudisque publishing. and with help from DivaGermany through but FierceEast West Ruling GuillimotVinyl Solution's says, "Italy's Yves a spécial LFO party in Paris Bénélux is only a fifth the size Label identity is a priority SuburbanGermany. ZYXBase is and also Skratch. used by Flyingdifficult Records market, in but Naples." I trust long-termwhich is helping awareness us to for build our muchof Germany, product Warp there sells as inas territories,for XL. In European as in the UK, fans React Music director Fairplay licenses Network acts and get away from being Germany by using Play It regardlesstend to buy of ail the XL act, product, as they Thomaslicense to Foley Europe prefers on a toproject- alsoproduct handled for Scandinavie UK number and one knownFNAC for is one-off also popular hits." with AgainIndian Sam, has also and had One success Little in trust the label to deliver. by-project basis. Sesame's Treet by Smart E's compilations specialist Bénélux using the company. 'XL has a deal with whichRough is ownedTrade byGermany, Pinnacle, is for TheSuburban Prodigy Base. with XL's Virgin deal Beechwood. Beechwood The Shamen recently charted outBoudisque on Boudisque's in Holland, label going another popular option with Scandinavie fell through Independentexports its Mastercuts Top 20 albums and to onin Holland'sradio play) Tip and chart national (based Torso, and XL strives to get labels like One Little Indian when EMI bought Virgin. Now France through distributor chart (based on sales) with the product to look as aand label Beechwood, deal with NetworkRT which has quantities"MNW in Sweden of each buys XL/City "huge New Rosa — which has now Move Any Mountain reaching identicalpossible," to Riches our UK says. product as ties in with its distribution Beat release, Theirbeen taken 1,500 over shops by makeFNAC. them muchnumber home five. grown "Bénélux product, has so SL2 have made number through Pinnacle in the UK. Not ail independent dance very powerful and effective," but we're getting there," three in Holland's national countriesWarp uses and RT wasfor the delighted GAS export.product ZYX relies has on a licensing philosophy and testifles Mastercuts head lan asserts Fyson. arepop consistentcharts and achievers. The Prodigy with RT promotional ideas of total independence; the Dewhirst.Among the other movin' UK settingGuérilla up businessis in the processfor the of But XL's label deal with like a one-sided clear vinyl A&R engine is at the UK dance labels, Guérilla is J Intercord for Germany hasn't LFO LP, prompting DJs to buy headquartersoffice, but the iscompany's in Germany, bcensedto De Label in O'Dellterritory, says, but " director andDick DOP shown as much growth. "We thetracks, album and for sponsorship the missing of the where it claims a 20% share of AdamFrance, X's Fabulous Lost To Records'Hell to Rave have already done very well in Nightmares On Wax and LFO the dance market, and where Age and the Skratch group of Holland.And now " Bizarre Inc ai tours by Levis and Philip andZYX warehoused. product is manufactured It has its labels (including hot label THE UK'S UP-AND-COMING DANCE ACTS own companies in Austria, ■^rapw'&PumpinOto B. M.EX: aka Manchester DJ/remixer Netherlands.Switzerland, SpainIn France and the 1One Littleriterna Indian uses SECRET LIFE: South London-ba: Sasha, whose début release distribution is via Sony. x .r?Il^ tional manager production team AndyThroup and Appolonia on Union City Recordings Licensing product can be NikiT Fyson says, "Singles have theirJim OiSalvo second wererelease massive As Always with on is a mini-album of piano-trancey fraught with péril: as well as awas longer released life in the France. same timeLSI Cowboy, with vocalist Paul Bryant. 'M maythe possiblity not be worked that productproperly or andrkaSintheUK(July5) JAMIROQUAI;composer based Soul/funksinger in West London. and Hîs evensimultaneous released UKat ail, and ensuring andtomato they are Records'brandof still working it." TapinESPIRITU: has teamed Ex-Frazier up withChorus Vanessa Chris début single When You Gonna Learn, European release dates is also Progressivetr ack house for is on the styleQuinoncs with tosingles produce Francisca a Latino-house and have corne up with their own amhient with the ubiquitous didgeridoo over importantimport/export to avoid clashes. ^ 1 . 0n the Bénélux. trend the To Conquistador on Heavenly. techno sound. Latest single Internai Jazz,a funky but groove, he was came quickly out picked on Acid up UK labels who have laholk^belhasjustsigned Infinité' Océan is on Création oRshoot Infonet by Sony Soho Square. thatachieved the way success round abroad this agree "JoëlheSe ton tla the?elin R&SApolloBelgium.and ROBERT FERRIER: Glaswegian soul NU-MATIC; Hardcore duo from East SP00KY; Two-piece signed to dilemma is simple: use only ar (Omar-ish,BabyUBelongTo smoochy) Me/Promise singer's début .son London, they sampled Vivaldi's Four Guérilla, after memher Duncan licenseesthe product who and really who do can like be nVeSt Ilent suc newScotlish label Contribution. A Seasons (or second single Spnng In Forbes did van sales for the label. trusted. That's where Midem vpnt î 0WS the feelb a joint second release is due thismonth. Mv Step on XL Third single Body Their new single land Of Oz is ut the Fusion hung on in the Dance Chart a. techno with hinls of progressive. opportunity to get aquainted. sav«stronsays I-director ? t Tim Reoves.y Pioduct," BANDULU; These Worth tendon DJs the end of '92. WllSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 25 DANCE GRAPEVINE must7gw event, even Vf — or perhaps bscaùse Coolcutsgetthc 11A withlot more expûrt-s are justand pickinguptoo busy to tracksgo, or are through gôjng appuintmeuls ...g moranoUto.^inp^y."Nevei9th6lc6s;.i>ew ihe dance field are bringing some fresh Dance goes down a storm in the UK, buU^Continental ^ face.'- îo Cannes tins yeor. Union City's Rob Manley. in his Dance music has a much DJsNicola and club-giPollastri, head of new rôle as Virgtn A&R dance manager, and Simon Gavin, chartgreater in influencethe UK than on the it promotions at Brescia's Media tônewly Mideni promoted to makc to some général noise." manager says Manley.of Union "Simon's City, are been "going has anywhere else in Europe. Records, which supplies a fifth running UCR since T moveri upstairs and we have product to thatOf passed the 1,000 through or so singlesthe UK thatof ail before Italian the dance Italian hits, house says Square,pusb " Nickso XI/s Halkes new head bas ofm.-.de A&R the Richard raove to Russell Manchester i» off to chart in 1992, between 30% movement started five years Midem for the-first limé àlongsîde Leah Riches. Riches classifiedand 40% could as dance. broadly be ago,market. dance Now had it's 2% about of the 15%, of opportunuyàrys: 'Now Richard's to.lako our stepped product into to Niçics;shoesEarope and forit's hima good t.o The majority of dance hits which 60% is domestic East Side Beat: Italian. mâke lies with licçhsees.'" Wâteh put for.those distinçtive XL UKthat are make homegrown, the grade butin the the recordsproduct. to "It become is rare major for dance hits jackets and you won't miss the party..,Pùlse:8 is bei,ng s)l{»ër:, US continues to supply a here; we just don't get the The New Beat explosion of generoms this year, notioftly is Frank Sansom thfowing a substantial number, while same kind of crossover." of1988/89 1991 boosted and the dance's techno shareboom mega-bashworid al Le forCaveau ali hisiieenseès on January and 25 tosulvpublishérs celebrate the roundRage the' Holland,Italy Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Austria and Fargetta'sA big dance Music hit Islike Movin' or of the Belgian market even alburài hs's bringing Hooj Choons' Jercmy Dickins with even Switzerland ail supplied Don't You Want Me by Félix Kennybeyond Gates,its UKlevel. managing But hiraCup followingb.v Giou Worm Pulse-S's lan succcssful Uewhirst bid and for three hot tûne other Lifl:My at Italy,least inone particular, hit last year. has than 30,000 in Italy, yet dance director of Play It Again Sam, Bseohv. ood staff will be going on the rataioguë trail at provided a succession of dance compilations are very popular. quietenedsays the Belgian down considerably.scene has Midem.,.One Little indian's Derek Birkett, NikiFyson boomhits since which the brought Italo house us Black album,Media's comprising own Danceteria covers by "There are not nearly as andon interest Jay Barbonr in The Shàmeh. wdB bo renting They will an apartmentbe.joiued by to Shamcn capitalise Box, the FPI Project and the KWS, East Side Beat. 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The continuing success You and others, was an andradio there's or TV," very he says.little dance on forces wtlï nevir;lteiitin compahy Promo Activity lauhched ofK3M, East TC1992, Side Beat, Anticappella, Double You, outstandingmore than 100,000 success, copies selling in In Germany, Peter Zombig, promotionsby leaditig dançéjournalisfEugenio company Power Aciivity, Tovini, Power to Aclivîtyforai Italian will, MIG 29 and R.A.F. makes 20 days just before Christmas. of the IFPI group, says dance provide Itàly's only national charts on 30 régional radio suppliesItaly the morecountry hits which to the UK somethingIn Belgium of adance rollercoaster has had themusic singles has "less market. than 10%" of Dihco.stations The and companies the two leading.magazines;i3jgixiiec will trade dance records for and pro.nioUon Tfitlo V than any other. ride, and currently appears to Nevertheless, Hamburg's five- on eacbdther's turf.. 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Tel: UK 081 960 9966 MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY 1393 DANCE WHAT'S ON 0FFER UNION CITY labels such as Jumpin' & New deals: Licensed the big chill promotionsContact: Simon manager Gavin, club Pumpin', E-Zee, Elicit and Rage album Téléphoné: 081 968 6688 Eighties,Expansion. there "Since has the been mid- more "We've got a heavy rolease l'influence is variable, says Alan Jones ofNew Virgin deals: enablés EMl's UCR takeover to give-and-take with UK labels Urbanschedule Hype for January:single, Living a new Northern Europeans have choose its own licensees for as keenEuropean to license labels from are Europeto In A Fantasy, Ground Level withnever the really enthusiasm embraced shown dance new product including license from the UK" — Ralph FrankDreams Sansom. and Glow Worm" — elsewhere, although the UrbanUFI will Jungle be the and first UFl. record Tee. Dremergence Alban, Rob of local & Raz talent and like we've licensed abroad — to H00JCH00NS Contact:PRODUCTION Raj Malkani, HOUSE Clubland in Sweden has given headItaly" of — dance. Rob Manley, Virgin Contact: Jereray Dickins, director the country sorne prominence Téléphoné;label head 071 287 3866 Téléphoné: 081 968 8870 internationally.DJ Kaj Kindvall says that XL New deals: Aller licensing licensedNew deals: in Europe Most tracksto what UK ears would perceive offîcerContact: Leah Riches, press Félix and Hyper Go Go to compilations, Baby D may bc Snap: Geman hit for LogU as dance accounts for less Téléphoné: 081870 7511 finaliseddeConstruction, a licensing Hooj deal has with just gettinga new direction. a lot more "We're interest in mainly to Snap and Dr. Alban. tendsthan 15% to be of the singles more sales. poppy "It . New deals: Recently set up Pulse-8 for Glow Worm. Europe for Baby D's Let Me But dance bas a tough time type of dance records that do | Hellicona licensing in dealwthIsraël. Has had "Lots of people were after the Be Your Fantasy. We're intougher Germany, as their and chart it's getting is now well here," he reports. success with licensing House Pulse-8"track, but — I Jerrydecided Dickins. to go with currentlyGermany negotiatingand France" with — Raj compiled from a mix of sales at "Whatthe UK amazes in terms me, of looldng new theOf Pain US tofrom XL's Tommy new Ruffness Boy in Malkani. ingrédientand airplay, being the latter difficult for artists, is that it's almost ail label. "1 am currently asking Contact:REACT Thomas Foley, NETWORK dance music, which bas to be through.dance music People that like cornes Tasrain people about licensing in international manager Contact: Neil Rushton, thebroken clubs, almost with exclusivelyairplay likely by Archer, who can become big France" — Leah Riches. Téléphoné:New deals: Main081 780 licensing 0305 Téléphoné:partner 021 766 7311 only when a record bas getstars the internationally, breaks in Britain.This rarely SKRATCH MUSIC deals are The Source and Age New deals: Label deal with alreadyLogic managingreached the director Top 10. is because your A&R people managerContact: Ralph Tee, label easiestOf Love. territory "Bénélux to is work the our endsRough soon Trade and for world Germany (exc. cultureMatteas is Martenshon growing in says club seemHowever, obsessed there's with no dance." NewTéléphoné; deals: Licensing071 381 8315 deals obtainedtype of product deals forand ail we our have Altem-8UK) deal revertedwith Virgin January for 1, Germany,philosophy but is much the compan/s more pan- UK'simmédiate enthusiasm prospect for of dance the Jamtronicinclude Germany's Another Day In singlesFoley. there" — Thomas assignedReese Project to every not yetterritory. European, and the success of waning as it seems to be doing Paradise with over 150,000 coming"We've had for worldsome majors(exc. UK) continent-wide basîs allows longin the as rest it holds of Europe. such a And large as Needunits Yousold withand BVSMP'sover 200,000 I Contact:PULSE-8 Frank Sansom, deals, but instead of diving Logic to prosper regardless of slice of the home market, sales. Skratch has had Téléphoné:managing director 071224 9405 —in we'reNeil Rushton. meditating for a bit" overalldance's Germansmall niche marketplace. in the A&Rsnew talent will continuecornes through. to ensure success in Europe with UK URBAN HYPE (FAZE13) GR0UNDLEVEL (FAZE 14) LIVING IN A FANTASY' DREAMS 0FHEAVEN (Taken from the album FAZE- 2 & (Crossover Dance Hit ConspiracyTo Dance) from Australia) ^snncd. HAPPENING AIL OVER THE WORLD 1993 RAGE(LOSE39) >L0W0RM(L0SE37) WHY DONT YOU "-IFTMY CUP' " CONTACT: FRANK SANSOM & STEVE LONG (Follow-up to the PULLMAN BEACH - oaimimco Worldwide smash Run To You) Passive Crossover Hit)mi' Looking forwardnew to rneetinglicensees established and WEEK 23 JANUARY 1993 /li^nbizr | manufacturing Gwcnt NP44 3AB TéléphonéFncsiiuile (0633) (0633) 876131 877121 Tlic conipacl diso iiianuraclurc manufacturing OPTIMISTS LOOK FOR THE UPTURN Signs of a pick-up in demand have encouraged pressers and duplicators to hope for better things in 1993. Michael Bromley reports on the mood among the manufacturers Leaner, fitter, and focused fromEven being vinyl down is a andlong ont. way oncustomer the critical service, area UK of "There is still a lot of affection manufacturers1993 Ml of confidence. areentering forme vinyl.to see Itanother wouldn't minor surprise The traditional New Year plateau," argues Jim Leftwich, restocking following the Musicmanaging Services. director of EMI acrossChristmas ail formats. period augurs Spurred well by .Mid, to add to the secondthe falling CD costplayer of hardware,buying and by June or July DCC and the spread of portables,it is MiniDiscdiscernible will impact. begin to make a CDswillanticipated continue that demand to grow, for The buoyant forecasts are cvenThe if demise it's at a of slower the cassette pace. baseddemand largely along on with high re-orders autumn don'tmayhave think been we areoverstated. going to "Isee Christmasin early December product. for aeven massive go up drop. if the Demand market may Disctronicsa million CDs shipped in the morefirst two than recovers," says David Black, weeks of December alone. Ë Musicmanaging Opérations. director of Sony withMost cassettemajor labels sales, ended led by 1992 % / wnh 20 vears experienco as a manulac.urer of vinyl, Damon. Audio has now moved in.o CD and cassette production. Sales industrythe pressers' group. and duplicators' 80 00U remainsConsumer the mainconfidence unknown wasV pressing "P > »We Je trying to make factor. "We are limited as to 'On thisma Wndfac of performance1 n 0 «l^stlngruled what we can do by ourselves," thisoverall year iMMenia"" ^ in^ uch as by émotion," secretary admits Tonyof PAD, marketingsays Doug Craib,manager sales of and Cfls- de'na-nd is still growing, the Batchelori onDisctronics. économies "We - on are the gambling public spendingWith distributors money." and overstocking,wholesalers wary levels about of retail n9-theslikel dévaluationh of 3. Reliability - with turnaround 5, Flexibility-manufacturers sales over Christmas have im„l 'raw V't>PUS up tintes pared down, fuIfillinQ havelarge toand be small able tovolume handle orders both producing m been more critical than ever. a „„ ln mar,< material costs, but customer delivery fimes is sidebyside. Thepoor dangersChristmas of fall-out are high. from "We a Wii-i|i , " h the lion's hangs share over ofwho crucial. 6. Long-term support-clients 9,is Marketingbeing activelypromotedto - existing capacity are rather frightened in case it "icrease. 4 Quality - improvements are need to be guaranteed supply. exploit market opportunities. goes the wrong way," says as happening as by-ptoducts of even during husy penods. Batchelor.some financial 'There disasters. could be We ^ran Speed' ^a f'aalaStturnaround ^rngro,eCOrdcom tîmesanies otherloopbin, developments. for example, The was digdal 10, Service-the first priority. as have very little leeway." down', !, P introduced to speed uptape speedsup7 Technology-newequipraen' production and adds ever, is meeting customer The mtgors could be forced avérantani h01lrSCurrent l0r 3 si 9le duplication, but it has also flexibility- retrenchment.into another round CD pressersof ► "2hôurs''"outs forf an album. " ' improved quality. 29 ^SICWEE:EK 23 JANUARY1993 F1 MANUFACTURING f rw^ Nimbusmillions of commercial tons of plastic direct each or Johnyear" Denton Given this "We self just chop up deorccatin''•mproach Midem'with tone, it's not a straightforward surprising l hnl "wemanufacturées ré just here to combineWork" line... business But PR with Records pleasuro, is "Weone pressertake OOT determined instruments to to salesMidem director and hotd and a accordianceilidh in theplayer Movtinez Dave Bulmer,bar." confesses who is HR ropresentingpublisher/distributor both PR Cellicand his Music own companyalongside folk PR chief executivebusiness because and star someone fiddler Neil always Sharpley. asks "'Whafs "It docs that get rnusic us more0' , THE FIRST— IN 1908 AS THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, WE ESTABLISHED THE FIRST MANUFACTURING PLANT IN THE U.K. THE BIGGEST. TODAY, WE ARE STILL THE MAJOR MANUFACTURER OF VINYL RECORDS AND MUSIC CASSETTES IN THE U.K AND EXPORT BOTH FORMATS TO MAINLAND EUROPE. AND ALWAYS-... RELY ON EM1 MUSIC SERVICES (UK) TO MEET YOUR NEEDS IN MANUFACTURING VINYL RECORDS AND MUSIC CASSETTES, WITH SERVICE SECOND TO NONE. gb rem Music Services (UK) ** THOR|s| EMI TELEPHONE 081-651-87Z2 m 30 MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 The Définitive CD manufacturing service TOTAL QUALITY FAST TURNAROUND UNRIVALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPPORT % o \lm WEEK23 JANUARY1993 Giving Satisfaction is our Profession. Digital is in! The new DCC System conquers the music market. Clean room technology already used for CD production, now créâtes new sound expériences for music cassettes. Breathtaking perfection from SONOPRESS. Corne and talk to us. pness SONOPRESS UK 26/27 Conduit Street DCarl-Bertelsmann-StraBe - 4830 Gûlersloh 100 161 D 4830 Gûlersloh 100 Conlact: Roland Ramforth Contact:■ Reinhard Osthus Contact: Sabine Leuerer Contact:I-20123 Dr.Milano Paolo Montagna Telefajc:Telefon: 00 49 -- 52 41 -- 780 35 34 43 45 Telefax:Telefon: 00 49 -- 52 41 ■- 807 36 53 86 21 Telefax:Telefon: 00 44 71 - 4 9399 7268 4413 Telefax:Telefon: 00 3 92 -- 72 0100 1506 2184 32 MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 manufacturing □ . as part of ite ohe-stop,brokerx manufa„,„ .àdE Uamont Audio is taking adv< mMufacturer—"f CDstand,givehthat Manufacturinfi it isnow, Plai 1 «« 1$ipjjens Darnônt's and to (irst piake year pcnple at Miden mo bave cassette and CD techr..,.,^, „ '"ig'"its out pewa hdlggràm five-caldurprinter CD with bpoklet as wèll am as ils .. . centone stop'service..company's stand .Pilz whern UK will général .bo sharinf man nch Naglboasts will a compuferised dêmohslrate liiacbineils new CD packing packaging up to o,.S^ikl an I noury éfl'ih'smm Slimlinejewel,boxes; He reckons thé System fea ~~ "' ' ' ' "stréssagi says. involved "We ahvays with doMidetii good but it's other end bfurexpectations thespectmm.Dublin-based are high fortins Trend customeraStudio is hitlihg for its tapeduplicationMidem for the first service. time. Managing hopjng to finddirector new frtrJohii D'^rdis might justas Irishagent.;.Essex-based find a moment to, drop in onvidéo Nimbus;:an'1 Midem " ipeciaiist•= ' Digital" Duplication is also a Coniinuing developments in manufacturing technology: Nimbus Halliday laser mastering system to Arcade Records. duplicators are exhibiting, to be gained in existing although the company is now not ail good news. The pound's retailers will be forced to and the APRS, of which PAD formats. business.shorn of its manufacturing reducedabroad will purchasing soon begin power to push absorbDuplicators, them. however, are decidedmakes up not about to take 10%, a stand.bas also RecordsMonmouth-based is launching Nimbus its But if British manu- up the cost of imported raw faced with declining cassette restructured CD manu- facturers are drawing in their materials, chiefly plastic.CD takesales. on They higher may costs, be forced and to facturing interest is likely to facturing technology research thehorns, fight. they Dévaluation bave not given came up as pressers may be aide to pass accept lower profit margins. beMiniDisc, dominated with by little DCC business and andnew-look development label at Midem,arm and its a boost to exporters, but it's expectation that, ultimately, One company which ^ Unique in the U.K. Damont Audio Limited is the largest, independent manufacturer of CD s, Viny!, and Audiocassettes. Working ASl dosely with our sister companies CD Plant &CDMourgroup capacity now exceeds 55m units per annum, with CDaccountmg for over 65% of total volumes. VINYLJAPE&CD.S The extensive experience of our customer services team offers you a wide range o + one-stop services induding Design, Mastering, Cutting, Print, Mastering , Repro and Print. Origination and Processing pur international organisation and our dation close to London's r3 ks ■ustant access to major road ,10f THE COMPLETE Proyides you with an unPara ^ u^Lond. ervice throughout Europe and b y " SERVICE Fine Quality at Great Prices! 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WEEKLY CAPACITY 200,000+ whichBut deliveryis winning performance customers. média products, with full- Cassette Division remains the over-riding factor. colour graphies and Téléphoné:Contact: Eddie 081 Wilcox760 9710 - turnaroundLarger volume times album of five to six long-termsoundtracks, bet. look But a for better now, général manager days are typical for new exclusivelyCD-ROM remains a professional almost and andStrengths: cassette One-stop manufacture vinyl daysreleases, for re-orders. and three to four educational product. Philips is plus CD service. Also Delivery on time has struggling to meet consumer complétéand mastering print, service. packaging becomeare increasingly crucial, and looking customers for activedemand format for CD-I, which the PDO inter- New service: "classical- STAPLEFORD AIRFIELD security of supply throughout manufactures and into which "Thegrade" market vinyl. is slimming STAPLEFORD TAWNEY itionallythe year, busyincluding periods. trad- EMIBritish has plans manufacturers to expand. have down and we fee! it's going to ESSEX RM41RL. Just-in-time manufacture long adjusted to their becomethere will more be a specialised, demand for and Contact names: cassettehas become duplicators essential while for productionexclusion from at highly high volume high quality vinyl. We're also WILBUR CRAIK-SALES monoline production intro- discounted prices and from forlooking potential at DCC manufacturing production 0860 224202 or 0850 580544. Damontduced by Audio pressers, and including Mayking, innovation.leading global But, format having ' 11993," Mel Gale. MIKE DAWSON — Technical has made srnall volume CD andlargely cost-effectiveness, improved efficiency they ;hop em out STEVE BERIMARDO — Production manufactureCohesive marketing more viable. also are in a position to add value 'elephone: 081 960 8128 MICHELLE DAWSON — Accounts offers opportunities. EMI aims with customer service. directorContact: Avi Landenberg, Tel: 0708 688538. to generatecapitalise business on genre for demand its continuons"We firmly iraprovement," believe in Strengths: Real-time tape Fax: 0708 688546. vinylBut manufacturing while both pressers plant. and servicessays Dave manager Wilson, ofmarketing PDO. masteringduplication, for digital CD, DCC and FASTTURN-ROUND. duplicators have spare "Customer satisfaction is our NewMiniDisc service: DCC and ONLY TOP QUALITYMATERIALS USED. newcapacity, formats new are products worth and drivingNo industry force." is recession- MiniDisc mastering. ALL GOODS DEUVERED IN OUR OWN experience,investigating. optical Based dise on US manufacturersproof and a number may ofbe at risk "of We're our record meeting company the demands TRANSPORT. theirdevelopments, infancy, could although offer in withif the recovery slump continues. forecast for But mid- becauseclients. We've we've donebeen wellinvolved so far excitingLaserdisc possibilities. to which PDO, year,hold itsmanufacturing own in 1994. shouldH both launches. Companies THE ULTIMATE t* IN CASSETTE DUPLICATION SPOOL DUPLICATION fZ SHI 1 No. 1 FOR QUALITY - No. i FOR SERVICE SPOOL DUPLICATION & DISTRIBUTION UNIT 30, DEESIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK DEES1DE, CLYWD CH5 2NU CONTACT: GILL ALLMAN OR ROY VARLEY Tel; 0244 280602 □ | Fax: 0244 288581 1|@ © SPOOL DUPLICATION The UK is still an important source of business (or manufacturers if they can tap into the right areas. Mayking sales manager plantClive inRobins London says: is ideally "There placed is an ever ta receive increasing master demand tapes fromon fast record turnround companies on product and process thal's climbing orders at the lightning charts. speed."Our new CD 34 MUS1C WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 MANUFACTIIRIMfî to the new ^Jffreque^ beheversWe ve always in optical been disegreal service to the record industry. Téléphoné:DISCTRONICS 0403 732650 Newaudio service:tapes canbe Video manu- and technology. We were one of willWithout take aoff, doubt, which MiniDisc is why ^^"jSioeonboAs^ïs r Contact: Simon Markey, factured from digital sources. startthe first in CD manufacturers and it's always to we're entering the ficld at the sales manager topWe quahty simply musicwant to and ensure picture' our philosophy to stay at the earliest opportunity," Ray Strengths: Audio CD content," Mike Carey. Iront," John Denton. | ^denberg Newmanufacturer. service: looking to SP00L DUPLICATION COfS 081778 8556 expand capacity in 1993 and mayking Téléphoné:pilzukltd 071 371 5834 Téléphoné; 0244 280602 MepbfljieOahdi.directoru increase tevel of flexible Téléphoné:Contact: Clive 071 Robins, 924 1661 sales Contact: Hans Nagl, général managingContact: Roy director Varley, S,«Ss: Complote C stom service to existing and new manager Strengths: Audio cassette, 5 clients. Chrismanager Markesberry, (vinyl and salesCD); Strengths; CDs and DAT and fioppy dise prf'f'^gTnto DCC and "We'recapacity looking in 1993 to andexpand increase manager (cassette) slimlineNew service: jewel box.Jewel box kSS^cturingfor the flexibility of the service to Strengths:for vinyl, cassettes One-stop and service CD which canbepacked manufacturingNew service: CD is planned to 1 existing and new clients. Ail from master tape to finished CDsautomatically on a newly with designed one or two come on line in the second fr o waituntilweknow yearthe changes will be gearedover the towards coming goods, including print. packaging machine. "TiVequarter are ofconfident 1993. that CD is gsçss's ofiering the most flexible "TheNew computerservice: CDgames games. market "The benefit of a slimline box a growth market, both in service because that is the is the obvious growth area in doubleis that itand can standard be used asbox, a audio and CD-ROM areas ■ {nishedDabdi- package, Ehe greatest influencing factor in CD software.We also see meaning iess material, less Roy Varley. Markey.attracting business," Simon laserdisc as a growth area. waste and less weight, which TREND STUDIOS DAMONTAUDIO081 573 5122 VideoprintOur sister compàny duplicates videos, for mail order companies is Téléphoné: 010 353 1 Contact:TeleV^ AndyKyle, sales FORWARD SOUND AND so it's naturel to look at any space-savingespecially important. for the It's also 713544Contact: John D'Ardis - . managerStrengths: Pressing and Téléphoné:VISION 081 946 5388 formatsfor growth that in havethat area,potential " " Hans Nagl. managing director. duplication on three formats Contact: Mike Carey, sales Clive Robins. PRRECORDS agentStrengths: for Nimbus Digital in editing. Ireiand. imderoneroof. Strengths:and marketing The director company is NIMBUS MANU- Téléphoné:Contact: Ray 081946 Young, 8686 (lessLa test than Tapematic three years equipment old). ■ BrianNew service: Bumughs Links Design with and part of a group which FACTURING UK LTD managing director New service; Broking CD Capital Repro provide a one- incorporâtes FPA Video Téléphoné:Contact: John 0633 Denton, 877121 sourceStrengths: for métal Vinyl coppers pressing; for productionmanufacture, (PQ handling masters pre- and designstop service, to printing, from sleeve packaging Duplicationfor the entertainment (video cassettes commercial director DMM; custom production label film) in-house. anddelivery. industry), The Tape Strengths: CD, including department for ail formats. "Ourout of service CD manufacturing takes the hassle for Thereisademandfor Duplicating Company (audio ROMmulti-raedia and CD-I. such as CD- Newfor Minidisc. service: custom service smaller Irish labels," says bavedealingwith the experience a Company to put who it Recordscassettes) (vinyl). and Orlake Complété New service: MiniDisc. "We want to enhance the John D'Ardis. 25 YEARS 0F CASSETTE DUPLICATION AND STILL THE 0NLY HISSING C0MES FROM OUR RIVAIS CHROMEDOLBY B TheDoplicotion Mosters A ES 5750 Accrsd^ 3, to. |0»a 583501 T.l.x: 3«49 . _Ablex Audio Video Ltd. Horcourt, Halesfield 14, Te o[ — o o © o o 35 ^SH'c Week a if you can deal with the success ■ 'mmÊk i .mWfp ^s) 4 j^i WÊÊtd" ^ c -r ■ $ * Wt ' ? 'i * J I call A2Z tnusic services for ali your manufacturing needs. .. w© Il handle the problems M ^:MP: îté ; , W., J -M ■• v ■ "Ja from 500 to 5 million, any quantity, any format. contact james mitchell »r Pa d dy prender9aSt london 071 267 8000a n o unit 32, camden lock place, london nwl 8aF england MANUFACTURING Adjwndûal Currency rates i the larger western E Despite fluctuating exchange rates, Production of vinyl finally T. p-p-, music Diestelkamp, says; "The UK is ceased at the beginning of manufacturersto the new no-frontiers woke up anand ^portant transpo. t market is not a for us Mexico,December. Hong Other Kong plants and Brazilare in pr y but Sonopress says it has no ^rr k7oS inplans the toUK. set up manufacturing I levelling offin demand and It bas sales comparae FranzFounded Koch, 13 Austria's years ago Koch by COMPACT DISCS u sharper price threeGermany markets - in London,outside Pans Records markets both its «Nn RECORDS compétition.The UK - currently and Milan. While Sonopress is manufacturing and its own (BUCK, COLOUR & Europe's second biggest partpu. ^ of the Bertelsmann itsrecord London label subsidiary, in the UK Kochthrough CTUR hetargetedbymarket for CDs Continental - continues to empirecompany and of, thereforeand supph- . International. The company's iU-,„f' E DISCS pressera as a lucrative market BMG.rtsa^that cassettes,major markets DCC forand CD, CD-I audio are expansion.with furtherar This scope is despitedes,,...mrfoi- the propo'rtionother record of compames. its output isin for the neighbouring Germany and dévaluation of the pound UK it supplies such Switzerland.Marketing manager "S»^ AVAILABLE AT against severalother Reader'sindépendants Digest as and Ace, Telstar. Castle, Michael Hosp predicts slow includingEuropean thecurrencies, German mark, In its London office, growth for the DCC format. "It which increases the pricing executive Laura Gold says: isfew a goodDCC productplayers buton the there are problems of Continental effects"We are of very the conciousdévaluation of the of market and the price is too "SSsWJS™. The international sterling but, as part of a large high," he says. But he does manufacturers have no plans and: ablesuccessful to compete company, on price. we byanticipate 1992 for significant CD-I. "It has growth a lot UK.to' i manufacture Instead, the witninwithin larger tnethe plants areOne ame advantage tu eu.upce is that we^. of possibilities, not only for havenave beenoeen settingsettiug up seucosales «mwand have the capacity to do large films."music but also for games and marketing-ountry. They subsidiaries calculate thatin this ; quickly." Hosp admits that entralised production brings capacity is a vast 540,000 CDs severaldévaluations other inEuropean the UK and outweightéconomies anyof scale benefits which of local recentlyperday and started the companyCD has countries have created pricing manufacturing, and more production in the US, where it baseddifficulties in "hard" for manufacturers currency P.R. RECORDS LTD than,gts. compensate for transpo: Theis also German a cassette factory duplicator. has also countries. But he maintains example,At Germany's spokeswoman Sonopress, Gita for MiniDiscstarted producing and CD-I DCC, formats. compensated for by We are manufacturers GOOD ONES! • 12" & 7" VINYL • AUDIO CASSETTES • COMPACT DISCS • ALL YOUR PR1NTWORK • CUTTING DMMs OR LACQUER mmmJtë* ,1 1 • SUPERB COPPER BLANKS ihi.hpiimmuM ! 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Robin Cobb reports Germany, Holland, throughout Europe, there are SwitzerlandAccording andto Braun, France. a major currenttwo conflicting manufacturing trends in thethreat emergence to EC manufacturers of CD factories is stratégies.One is for the majors to inEastern the former Bloc countries.USSR and "They continueproduction to while,centralise against this, arePoland in production and the Czech in Russia, and independenthe sees a spread manufacturers of smaller "TheSlovak demand countries," in their he says.own domesticwhich supply markets. more specialist countrieslook to western is tiny, Europe," so they too manufacturers"Within Europe, are thesetting large up PDO in the UK: facturerMultinational PDO has manu- seen a variousa sales presence markets inrather their than a CD Plant. "We sell 75% of our corporateowned jointly change. by Philips Formerly and canproduction be anticipated presence, that but some it mostproduct of thatoutside outside Sweden and Du Pont, PDO in the UK will be establishing additional Scandinavia." (capacity100% owned 40m by a Philipsyear) is and now outsidemanufacturing Europe." in markets dévaluationHe points outof sterling that while is relying on third-party to Manufacturersmeet demand for are new prepared knownis less generally throughout appreciated Europe, it inbusiness. Germany The (capacity PDO opérations 100m viewformats is that but the CDconsensus will alsothat devaluedthe Swedish to an Krone even has areplus) PolyGram and France companies, (about 60m) consolidatemusic carrier its of position the Nineties. as the companygreater degree, a price giving advantage. his company'smainly supplying labels. that Thiswhich enables the major the internationallong runs improvements in production ef/iciency double"As a ourresuit, sales our in targetEurope is into Hayes,In the Netherlands-based observation of Donald tomanufacturers provide, while are opportunities geared up improvements in production sales office in London and a 1993," he says. In particular, international vice président of willations remain to supply for small shorter opér- runs efficiency.Until recently, Koch sub- atstorage Didcot. and distribution unit hecurrency is looking countries at the suchhigh asvalue whichOptical supplies Disc Corporation, to CD pressera for localised markets. tocontracted Sweden, itsSwitzerland mastering and work Habicht-BenthinKoch spokesman rejects Diether any broughtthisGermany, but in-house. it bas now "Now willsuggestion suffer fromthathis price company we are able to produce as fast compétition. "Because of our TakeNote! makesas any otherus compétitive company onand it highlytechniques sophisticated we can get down to delivery,"Klemens Hosp Kundratitz, says. pricesfor others that to are match," very difficult he says. Internationalmanaging director in London, of Koch Theits own company manufacturing has developed describesmini-major" the -company it combines as a the equipmentmarket it to and other plans CD to company,business activities a manufacturer of a record and manufacturers this year. a dislributor. CD manu- itsThe fully-autoraated company s confidence equipment in offacturing, its stratégie in particular, profit centres. is one is such that Koch has just On the new "borderless" US,established but plans a pilotto setup plant in in the d^rope.he will help theobserves; major "I think Spain have been put on hoid mternational record dueOne to acompany downturn outside in demand. of the counlnes'""Paniostobuyinthose where they can get majors which has production :heapestandthen bothUK is within the Meakland and beyond Group. the It rodistnbute?edfrrtUt!ately it.3 But b is the holding company for aEnmr°P,edoesnotj ' présentorderIess any Damontand also Audio,opérâtes in CDMiddlesex, Plant at ©DISCTRONICS 'ndependents."avantagedv to the Malmo in Sweden. The UK h he eXPeCtationofonl vinylcompany to audio has evolved cassettes from and CD PRESSING yearR'boder a Ln'barketdratni L.t2seestheke growth thisy CD. It has retained vinyl CONTACT US AT: issue wmanula y production and now claims to MONTFLEURY HOTEL ontim-a S^ theirmaf cturerske as bebiggest - with vinyl EMI presser. - the country Mean- s 25, AVENUECANNES BEAUSÉJOUR nIn™ tbù16 r^ m sarvices.'- «ng while its CD capacity has gone TEC 93 68 91 50 FAX: 93 38 37 08 isG*"" formerllZ omEastact D scs up to about 6m a year. CALIFORNIA 'mini anothei-f 1 famil !?yowPned i thatThis of itscapacity Swedish is dwarfed associate, by UNITED KINGDOM rk New National Sales Oltice which can produce 30m LUS a SoU^i^Pa 2800Summ,t Avenue 3800 Barham Boulevard year. Damont supphes to un. Worthmg Road TX 75074 Suite 102,CA 90068Los Angeles Pa^^Saging customerssees its market while as CD the Plant entire Phone: (213) 851 7300 European mainland. MortFax; Weiner, (213) 851Cal Roberts7579 lOom 1 ea small"We country," are a big saysfactory Stellan in a Simon Markey, DougCrab y r. It has si Braun, managing directoi of 39 1! UK PRESSERS AND AWL COMPACT DISC CYP LTD FLEXI RECORDS INDIE PRESSING o COMPANY LTD LONDON LTD SERVICES i®J?i O 0 *7, . Leyton,340-348 LeaLondon Bridge E10 Road, 7LD 5 The Ridings, Blackhurst Unit 4,26 Sternhall Lane, Q £1 Leicester356 Scraptoft LES Lane,1PB Tel: 081 5561125 Lane, Tunbridge Wells, London SE15 4NT Tel: 0533 413979 Fax: 081 539 8834 Kent TN2 4RU Tel:Fax: 071 071 358358 0058/9879 1084 SB IS Fax: 0533 433760 CurrentContact: annualJohn Bassett capacity; 2.5m Tel:Contact: 0892 John 538019 Moon Contact: Mike Spenser CurrentContact: annualAndrew capacity: Lipinski on Time in business: 14 years Current annual capacity: 5m Current annual capacity: CD ABLEX AUDIO CASSEHE request(brokers) Time in business: 12 years -6m;Time inVinyl-10m business: 5 years |pg| TimeMember: in business: PAD 17 years DAM0NT AUDIO Harcourt, Halesfield 14, A-ZMUSIC SERVICES FRASER-PEACOCK ISIS DUPLICATING C0 Tel:Telford, 0952 Shrops, 680131 TF7 4QR BlytheO © Road, 0- Hayes, ASSOCIATES Fax: 0952 583501 O 0 Li Q Middlesex UB3 1BY ~o ' Unit!0 11, Shaftesbury Ind- Contact;Current annualPeter Banks capacity: 20m Unit 32,3rd Floor, Camden Tel:Fax: 081 081 573561 51220979 ustrial Centre, The Runn- Time in business: 23 years Lock Place, Chalk Farm Contact: Andy Kyle Tel:ings, 0242 Cheltenham 571818 GL5 9NH Member: PAD Tel:Road, 071 London 267 8000 NW1 SAS 6m;Current Cass annual - 7m; Vinylcapacity; - 13m CD - Tel:Fax: 081 946879 42881990 Fax: 0242 571315 ACCURATE SOUND Fax: 071 284 3188 Time in business: 21 years Contact: lan Peacock DouglasContact: BrotchieGlyn Ellis-Evans, . g"ï! CurrentContact: annualCarol Hatchett capacity; on Member: PAD, RMA TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity: 26 years 6m Current annual capacity: 6m Melton Road, request(brokers) Member: PAD, RMA TimeMember: in business: PAD 4 years Estate,Queniborough Leices, LE7Industrial 3FP Time in business: 5 years Tel: 0533 602064 CAVENDISH CASSETTES FPA VIDEO Fax:0533Contact: William 600108 Komedera, .Southwater Business Park, DUPLICATION Robert Mason Main Office: 5 Wigmore Southwater, W. Sussex rsn Unit 21, Faraday Rd, Ayles- TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity: 6 years 5m Tel:Street, 071 London 4914117 W1 9LA RH13 7YT Unit D, Endeavour Road, bury, Bucks, HP19 3RY Member: PAD Fax: 081 767 8525 Fax:Tel: 0403 0403 732650 733786 Estate,Durnsford Wimbledon, Road Industrial Tel:Fax: 0296 0296 27211 392019 ADRENALIN RECORDS CurrentContact; annualNorman capacity Austin Contact; Simon Markey, Doug London SW19 8UH Contact: MA McLoughlin 100,000 CurrentCraib annual capacity; 25m Tel:Fax: 081 081 946947 5388 8992 TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity: 17 years 7m 252 Argyll Trading Estate, Time in business: 5 years Time in business: 6 years Contact: Mike Carey Member: PAD Slough, Berks, SLI4HA CHOP'EMOUT Member: PAD TimeCurrent in business;annual capacity; 11 years 16m Tel:Fax: 0753 0753 523200 692243 JAMES Y0RKE Contact: Sue Owlett EMIMUSIC SERVICES 8 Currentinch 3.4m, annual 7-inch capacity: 2m. 1-inch 12- 2m TrinityGardens, Mews, London Cambridge W10 6JA GWBB AUDIOVISION Yorkei © House, Corpus Time in business: 5 years Tel: 081 960 8128 VinylO &© Cassette: E* 1-3 fe rcn Street, Cheltenham, Member; RMA Contact:Fax; 081 Avi968 Landenberg 0341 Uxbridge Road, W242 Lancaster SNA Gâte, London Tel;Gloucestershire 0242 584224 GL52 6XH AUDIO & TAPE Current annual capacity; Hayes,Middlesex UB4 0SY Tel: 071 723 5190 Fax: 0242 222445 DUPLICATION Time500,000 in business: 7 years Tel: 081 561 8722 Fax:Contact: 071 Michael224 8317 Stout Contact:Current annualKenLeeks capacity; 10m b <>\ Member; PAD Fax:Contact: 081 848Mike 8793 Russell (cass), -Current 2m; Video annual - 700,000 capacity: Cass Time in business; 17 years 2 Station Yard, Hunger- C0PS Bob Bailey (vinyl) Time in business: 10 years Tel:ford, 0488 Berkshire, 681144 RG17 0DY -Current 30m; Vinyl annual - 12 capacity: m Cass KG ENGINEERING Fax: 0488 681091 O 0 :S0 CD: Kelvin Road, GRAMPIAN RECORDS Contact; Peter Parkes TheStation Studio, Approach, Kent House Greenbridge Industrial Unit 6, Ipplepen Business TimeCurrent in business;annual capacity; 3 years 10m Bammead Road, WUtshireEstate, Swindon, SN3 3LP Park, Edgelands Lane, Member: PAD Beckenham, Tel: 0793 414104 Unit 4A, Industrial Estate, Tel:Ipplepen, 0803 813833 Devon TQ12 5UG Tel:Kent 081778 BR3 1JD 8556 Fax: 0793 414103 Tel:Wick, 0955 Caithness, 5030 KW1 4QS Fax:0803 813141 AUDIO SERVICES Fax: 081 676 9716 Contact;Current annualTim Crouch capacity: 36m Fax: 0955 4418 Contact: Keith Gould Contact: Elie Dahdi Time in business: 7 years Contact: John Hunter TimeCapacity: in business: 15,000 a 10week years Vinyl Division; 6 Orsman requestCurrent (brokers) annual capacity: on Member: PAD TimeCurrent in business;annual capacity: 28 years 26m Member; PAD Tel:Road, 071 London 739 9672 NI 5JQ Time in business: 14 years Fax:Contact: 071 Mel739 Gale4070 COTTAGE REC0RDINGS FELLSIDERECORDINGS ICC STUDIO LONDONTAPEC0 TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity: 4 years 12m oTo 6T ô"» Cassette Division: 159 2 Gawsworth Road, Workington,15 Banklands, 4Silverdale Regeney Mews,Road, East UnitCharlotte 18 & 27,Despard D & RCA, Avenue, CR04NNSlafford Road, Croydon, Macclesfield,SK11 8UE Cheshire, Cumbria, CA14 SEW Sussex BN20 7AB London SW11 5JE Tel: 081 760 9710 Tel: 0625 420163 Tel:Fax: 0900 0900 61556 61556 Tel: 0323 643341 Tel:Fax: 071071498 720 69761460 Contact:Fax: 081 Eddie680 8494 Wilcox Contact:Fax: 0625 Deborah 420163 Borden Contact: Paul Adams Contact: Calvin Game Contact: Colin Collino Current annual capacity: 12m Current annual capacity: Cass 26.000Current annual capacity; TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity; 6 years 1.5m TimeCapacity: in business: 150,000 5a yearsweek Member:Time in business: PAD 4 years TimeC45 -157,500, in business: DAT-52,500 12 years Time in business: 17 years Member; PAD Member PAD 40 MUSIC WEEK 23 JANUARY1993 duplicators guide PILZ (UK) LTD S0NYMUSIC ssrPE OPERATIONS TECHNIC0L0UR VIDEO TVP VIDE0DUBBING Unit 18, Elysium Gâte, SERVICES (UK) LTD 101 I 126-128 New Kings Road, Rabans: Lane,SE Aylesbury, 2 Golden Square, London Tel:London 071 371SW6 5834 4LZ Bucks, HP 19 3BX Unit 8, Northfields W1R3AD fefâ» Fax: 071 371 5835 Tel: 0296 26151 Beresfordludustrial Avenue,Estate, Tel:Fax: 071 071 439434 7138 1907 Contact: HansNagl Fax:Contact: 0296 Lionel 81009 Smithers, Wembley HAO 1NW Contact: Simon Kay, Jacqui lï=?r" TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity: 18 months 1 bn Laurie Crow Tel:Fax: 081 081903 900 11220294 WinstonCurrent annual capacity: on Menibers:PAD """ CassetteCurrent annual- 20m; capacity:video - 20m, Contact; Richard Gray request PRRECORDS Mini-disc-onrequest TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity: 5 years 50m Time in business: U years MAYKING RECORDS Member:Time in business: PAD 27 years THE VIDEO 5-0 b LD ; Hamilton House, TELLTALES LTD (TTL) DUPLICATING C0 o ~ 9 Endeavour Way, S0UNDS G00D LondonWimbledon, SW19 8UH O VDCSE House, South Way, 250SffU3SJ York Road, London Tel: 081 946 8686/5045 'Q12 Chiltem Enterprise London308 High E15 Street, 1AJ Stratford, Wembley, Middlesex, Tel: 071 924 1661 Fax:Contact: 081 Bill944 Dedman 1165 Centre, Station Road, Tel: 081 536 1214 Tel:HA90EH 081 903 3345 Fax: 071924 2147 Current annual capacity: Theale, Berkshire RG7 4AA Fax:Contact: 081 Terence519 5187 Murphy Fax: 081 900 1427 (vinyl/CD),Contact: Clive Chris Robins Marksberry vinyl - 4m; cass - 1.5 m; CD - Tel:Fax: 0734 0734 302600 303181 Current annual capacity; 7" - Contact; Ashwin/Sanjay (cass) 1.5 m; Mini-Disc (brokers) Contact: Martin Maynard 20,000; 12"-50,000 TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity: 11 years 23m Carrent capacity; CD- TimeMember; in business: PAD, RMA 13 years Current annual capacity: 5m TimeMember: in business: PAD. RMA 9 years Member: PAD a100,000 day; 7" per - 30.000 day; 12" a day; - 60,000 Time in business: 20 years cassette - 60,000 a day REFLEX AUDIO SYSTEM Member: PAD VIDE0PRINT Time in business: 13 years oT; ; I S0UNDPRINT THE TAPE DUPLICATING rm COMPANY 250 York Road, London UnitGlebe 5, Road, Sirrus, Huntingdon, OO ' m SW113SJ NIMBUS Cmbridgeshire PE18 7DX Barnet,50 Bohun Herts, Grove, EN4 East 8UB 4-10 North Road, Islington, Tel: 071 924 1333 MANUFACTURING Tel: 0480 434333 Tel: 081-441 4219 Tel:London 071 609N7 9HN0087 Fax:Contact: 071 Steve924 2148 Napleton UKLTD Fax:Contact: 0480 John 411441 Garrad Contact: Dennis Holland Fax: 071 607 7143 Current annual capacity: 20m Current annual capacity; 1.5m 25,000Current per annual week capacity: CurrentContact: annualJon Powell capacity: 25m Time in business; 11 years Hi-Tech Unit 2, TimeMember: in business: PAD 8 years Time in business: 10 years Time in business: 27 years Cwmbran,Llantarnam Park, Member: PAD WARREN REC0RDINGS Gwent, NP44 3AB RTS SP00L DUPLICATION Tel: 0633 877121 THE TAPE GALLERY London59 Hendale NW4 Avenue, 4LP Contact;Fax: 0633 John 876131 Denton Unit 30, Ist Avenue, b~ 6—■ SE Tel: 081 203 0306 Current annual capacity: 30m UnitPrésent, Ml, Merseyside,Albany Road, Deeside Industrial Park, 28 Lexington Street, Contact: Stanley Warren hme in business: 19 years L342SH Tel:Clwyd 0244 CHS 280602 2NU London W1 Current10,000 annual capacity: Member: PAC, RMA Tel: 051 430 9001 Fax: 0244 288581 Tel:Fax; 071 071 439734 3325 9417 Time in business: 34 years Fax:Contact; 051 John430 7441 Fairclough AllmanContact; Roy Varley, Gill Contact; Melanie Moser Current annual capacity; 5m Current annual capacity: 12m requestCurrent annual capacity: on WEST COAST VIDEO ORLAKE RECORDS Member:Time in business; PAD, RMA 10 years Time in business: 11 years Time in business: 12 years HE O STARLIGHT VIDEO UnitPortera B, TaxtonWood, St Court, Albans, todustrialSterUng Works, Esta te, Sterling SELECTAS0UND SERVICES TREND STUDIOS Herts AL3 6PB «amhame1 amRMl08HP Road South, 0Î-!| rv Tel:Fax; 0727 0727 836464 839080 Tel n^ 5 Margaret Road, Romford, 31HE Station Road, Harold 9 South Princes Street, Contact; Jeremy Kennedy r„Pn :. n '«o^ 02428182 Essex RM2 5SH Wood, Essex BM3 0BP Tel:Dublin (010 2, 353) Eire 1713544 TimeCurrent in business:annual capacity: 3 years 8m intact: John p0W6 Tel: 0708 453424 Tel:Fax:0708381329 0708 381509 Fax:(010 353)1710042 jj®tefrtannumc m bus Fax:Contact; 0708 John 455565 Smailes Contact: Mark Scott Contact: John D'Ardis Member; Pi cass-300,000;Current annual DAT capacity: and CD Current annual capacity. 5.5 TimeCurrent in business;annual capacity: 14 years 3.6m p brokers Thnein business; U years Unit 7, Sovereign Centre, D0 DISCS Time in business; 13 years Lichfield Road Industrial LTD. Members: PAD tam studio TUD0R ENTERPRISES Estate, Tamworth, 13 Tel:Staffordshire 0827 310052 B79 7AX House, S0N0PRESS UK X3Ao Hamilton N B Way, London. Weston-super-Mare,Unit 2, Warne Road, Avon Fax: 0827 60868 0 [0j BS2 3UU CurrentContact: annualMalcom capacity: Cook 1m TetoT^^lPX48 7368 26/27London, Conduit W1R9TA Street, TehOSl 3460033 Tel:Fax: 0934 0934 628219 624630 Time in business: 7 years V as, o Tel: 071 499 6813 Fax: 081 346 0530 Contact; Simon CardweU Member; PAD 8 Fax: 071 493 7244 Current annual capacity: on Current annual capacity. 10m Menton n Contact; Laura Gold business: 35 years Time in business: 1 year PAD - Pressera & Duplicators Group Membe^ p^,68^ 10 Current100m; DCC-3.5m anual capacity: LU Member; PAD Time in business: 3 years Member: PAD ICVVEEK23JANUARY1993 MANUFACTURING CDsprop up values in recessionary market Continued growth of CDs has helped to compensate for declining unit sales over the last 12 months. Robin Cobb takes a look at the overall balance sheet for UK manufacturers Dtheespite recession, the severity the UK of but now they have a goodfor THE UK MUSIC INDUSTRY'S TRADE BALANCE IN MANUFACTURING biggestremains manufacturers. one of Europe's managerlocal basis," Roger says Twynham. PDO sales PolyGraraGermany - and with WEA BMG, JohnNimbus Denton commercial adds: "The director time raanufacturing there - is the isadvantage right to take as we as can much of butcontinent's the UK largesttakes second producer place dévaluation and expand Netherlandsalong with France as both and a leadingthe PDO, Nimbus and Mayking manufacturerOne positive and development exporter. is biggestare currently independent the UICs CD three competitivenessthat the UKs price has recently combinedmanufacturers total capacitywith a of beendévaluation improved of bythe the pound 85m units. Between them they +24.0m currencies.against the Manufacturersstronger European see demandcapacity andleft over,still have which this as promising not only underlines just how important im ren 1 rcm no secureadditional more opportunities business from to itoperators is for ail to current nurture UK overseas encouragementthe rest of Europe to butUK as business.close to 20% Nimbus of its ordersreports now that independenl record companies manufacturers produce increased the value of this year. Total UKindustry thisto concentrate country. their orders in Franceindependents and the in Netherlands. Germany, ultimately ends up abroad. sector of the market by 4%. revenue has hovered around "In the past UK indies have The BPI statistics shown betweenSome of the production imbalance and trade cassettesAfter peaking have shown in 1989, a audio years,£700m revenue a year for being nearly three pricesbeen attracted coming out by ofthe Europe lower heremuch highlight of what UK that, indirectly, deliveries is taken up with graduai overall décliné. The sustained by growth in the attributablestockholding, to but exports most -is up to buckedgrowth theof cassette trend, butsingles not has higherthe décliné value in formats total units. despite labels'70% of orderssome UK end independent up in enough12 months to plug to the the end gap. of In the forWhen the final the quarterfigures corneof last out helpsoverseas to keep markets. manufacturers' This in turn deliveriesSeptember of 1992, cassette UK singlestrade yearwhether they the will CD indicate market has outputAltogether healthy. the UK has 55 withtotalled 9.3m 12.5m unit compared continuedtrend for virtually to grow againstail other the breakmanufacturing down into plants, 12 for vinyl,which this,previous cassette 12 months. albums Against in the exceptionconsumer ofproducts, food. Some with the cassette.eight for CDThey and are 35 owned for by same67.8m period to 59.7m. dropped from facturersindependent have CD been manu- bracing 41cassette companies. and CD EMI production with is The indications that growththemselves period for since the first the no-format musicthe only majors one of to the manufacture top five badduplicating news for plants the 35 in the UK. wasOnce introduced. the pre-Christmas n in the UK. Many hope that there will be a bulk orders had been indisputablyManufacture a dying of vinyl art. is After and, for those willing to make executed,reach the levelsre-ordering hoped did for notby hangingthan many on hadin there predicted, for longer the long-termthe investment, prospects there with are the Twynham,some manufacturers. sales manager Roger of décliné in 1991, which adventThere of is DCC. no stopping the PDOof this says, year "The was athird bit better quarter continuedmonths to lastthe endyear. of The 12 ever-strengtheningCDs in the albums market. position of than many peopleis that expected the final decreaseSeptember in showedunits delivered a 41% to thoughtBPI analyst that says: falling "Some LP sales had perioddownturn. is going Our toindustry show a was UKdécliné retailers in value. and a 39% woulddespite reach the majority a plateau, of fullyet recession-proofbeginning to think but itnow was we deliveriesThe BPI of reports vinyl singlesthat were onprice vinyl, releases shipraents being continueavailable doeshave notto face now the seem fact to that be the this "remarkablyrelatively recently résilient" but nowuntil 50%to plummet a year." at a rate of around With CD pénétration salesboth seven-inchhave been overtakenand 12-inch by beingDespite down total 6% inalbum the third units aroundmanufacturers the 40% anticipais mark, that cassettesoverall singles and CDs. market While was the quarterCD sales of helped 1992, theto keep growth the of demandplateau untilwon't 1996 settle and on byto athen down 8% in the third quarter overallmarket valuesteady of at the around album the theystratégies will have for approachingestablished new a Lighl at the end ofthe tunnel for CDs, if not for other formats ofpopularity this year, of the CD growing singles has truly mature market. 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