MUSIC & VIDEO WEEK JANUARY 17, 1981

New Year heralds fresh

HM assault on market D RAINBOW'S NEW album, □ Difficult To Cure, is now completed and set for UK and D international release on n n Polydor on February 8. It is I '"J the band's sixth album and Marketing &THEBARNET DOGS features new band members Joe Lyn Turner (vocals) and drummer Bobby Rondinelli who replaces Cozy Powell. A single, I Surrender, taken from the album is released January Splodge at a New single 23. • SWISS HEAVY metal band special price Krokus are to make another A SPECIAL dealer price of £2.43 assault on the UK market with plus VAT is being offered on the Here Comes , new Splodgcnessabounds LP a 20-date tour, album and (Deram SML 1121, cassette three-track single. The LP, KSCM 1121) released this Friday. 5*. Hardware (ARL 5064), is The offer will apply to the first The Hurt released on February 6, 20,000 albums and 2,000 cassettes. preceded by the single Rock In addition each LP will have a City/Mad Racket/Mister 69 special insert featuring a "win a (ARC 254) on January 30, night-out with Splodge" NE WL Y-LA UNCHED Penthouse pressed in red vinyl. The competition and the sleeves Records — directors John Bassett band's tour starts in Edinburgh themselves will be available in five and Alan Raven — start their different colours. Promotion release schedule this month with on February 20. includes national press advertising, the January 16 release of Killer fly-posting and in-store displays. Kiss (PEN I) by Cheryl (pictured • PRAYING MANTIS release above). The first single from their first single on Arista this songwriter Regan Gallard, entitled week. Entitled Cheated (ARIST CAMEL RELEASE a new concept Fight The Flab, will be released in 378), a free single recorded live album, Nude (Decca SKL 5323), early February. Penthouse is based at London's Marquee will be based on the true story of a at 14 Sebert Road. London E7 Japanese soiider stranded on a 0NQ (01-534 5472) and distribution included with the package. remote island in the Philippines is through Stage One and who fought on for 29 years before promotion through Rush Release. being coaxed back to civilisation. St Winifred's The promotion campaign includes consumer advertising in national press and magazines, and release dealer displays. There will also be in-store coverage through the use lillii of a video promotion film. Incorporating Record and Tapc.Rclaitei A Morgan-Grampian Publication MfP album Published by Music Week Ltd. ST WINIFRED'S School Choir has EMI HAS released Rock On (EMI released a new album on the Music THIS 29) which features all the 40 Long Acre, London For Pleasure budget label, My Very- groups who are semi-finalists in the WC2E 9JT Own Party Record (MFP 50505). Joshua Tetley/EMI Records 1980- The Christmas chart-toppers 81 Supergroup contest, currently Tel; 01-836 1522 have now sold 950,000 copies of being held in Yorkshire. Among Telex: 299485 the Grandma single and sales are the acts featured are The Runners, SUBSCRIPTION AND expected to pass the million mark. Smart Ass and Knife Edge. List YEARBOOK ENQUIRIES: 'A T MfP sales and marketing director, price is £2.99. Ted Harris, said however that the Music Week Subscriptions, 30 L company would not become more SHEENA EASTON'S debut EMI Calderwood Street, London singles-oriented, as a result of the album, Take My Time, released on SE18 6QH record's success. January 19, is being backed with a Tel: 01-855 7777 "We have no more singles lined- substantial campaign that includes up for the immediate future but if SUBSCRII'TIOM RATES a two-week regional PA tour linked UR £28.50. Eire £30.50. Europe 366. we think that something is right for with local advertising, ads on Middle East & Norlli Africa S97. us, then wc will go ahead and London bus-fronts, in-store USA. Canada. Souih America, Africa, release it," he commented. displays, posters and extensive India, Pakistan SI 14. Australia, Far Easi," Japan S133. NEW RECORD label Zygo consumer press advertising. The Records has released Influx One, a album includes her three hit singles ISSN 0144-5782 compilation album featuring 12 and also her next single release, the Published weekly. US Mailing agent: title-track. Expediters of the Printed Word Ltd, 527 unknown pop and rock acts, and Madison Avenue, Suite 1217, New York, aimed at bringing them to the NY 10022. Second class postage at New attention of a wider market than DJM is expanding its Champagne York. NY. previously. The LP is the first in a label with the launch of an oldies Printed for the publishers by Pensord Press planned series and includes a 28- series under the Vintage Ltd., Gwcnl. Registered at the Post Office i page booklet. It is available direct Champagne logo. First releases arc as a newspaper. Member of the Periodical from 44 High Street, Redbournc, Freda Payne's Band Of Gold (VAT ofPublishers Circulation. Assoc. All Ltd.,material and copyrightAudit Bureau 1981 Herts, retailing at £3.25. The 301, VATS 301) and Gil Scott- Music Week Ltd. company is run by Rob Palmer and Heron's The Bottle (VAT 302, With 20 million records sold in the last five / Chris Corry. VATS 302). years Russ Ballard releases his latest single next week. Piranhas award Called 'Here Comes The Hurt' it's taken from <-> THE PIRANHAS were recently the forthcoming album 'Into The Fire' presented with silver discs for their chart single Tom Hark. Seen taking Both the single and album were produced by the whole ordeal in good spirits are (I Russ Ballard & John Stanley. to r): Pete Hammond (engineer), Johnny Helmer, Paul McNally (director A & R Sire Records UK), Dick Slexia, Bob Grover, Zoot 'Here Comes The Hurt' 9489 Alors, Reginald Frederick Hornsbury, Susie Home (obscured — fan club organiser), Peter Waterman (Leeds Music), Elly Smith (managing director Sire Records UK) and Tony By ford O'de' frofn CBS Order DesV; Tel, 01-960 2159. CBS Dislnbtnion Centre, Barlby Road, London W10 (band manager). PAGE 2